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The Trouble with the Culture Wars
Writing at the NYTimes, Ross Douthat tweaks the noses of liberals, who he says enjoy the culture wars after all.
"Can we officially retire the notion that liberals don't like the culture war? That it's something foisted on them by knuckle-dragging conservatives? That they would prefer to only talk about Very Serious Economic Policies, and that they hate the way the right wing keeps dragging the conversation around to sex and God and all the rest of it?
With Christine O'Donnell, as with Sarah Palin before her, American liberals have been confronted with a politician who's vulnerable to all sorts of possible attacks, and whose record and qualifications and positions provide plenty of fodder for either a high-minded, issues-based critique, or a more no-holds-barred assault on her honesty and integrity. And what do liberals want to talk about? Why, her decade-old comments on masturbation, of course!"
The liberal response would be that the culture wars shouldn't matter in theory; however, since conservatives hope to legislate morality, one is pressed into active service. Gossiping about Christine O'Donnell's nutty views on masturbation is hence a defense of liberty, as she'd likely make it illegal if she could- bad news for the justice system since most of the public are repeat offenders.
I've never quite sympathized with those on the left who believe that cultural struggles are a "distraction" from the economic issues that "really matter". Unlike the Marxists, I don't understand culture as "epiphenomena", deriving only from the material forces that shape our lives and history. Certainly, our material situation affects the course of our life, yet, so does the culture in which we find ourselves. Culture provides us a rough guide to how to live a meaningful life, and most of us will find that, in spite of our free will, numerous existential potentialities strike us either as realistic or off-limits due more to culture than our intrinsic nature.
The real problem with the culture war, then, is that the stakes are so low.*
Gun control? Liberals have mostly abandoned that impossible dream. Abortion laws? Nobody expects Roe V Wade to be overturned, nor should they. Controversial art? The art scene is the province of the super wealthy, effectively removing it from public discussion. Radical professors? Universities are already fazing out tenure, making academics, already some of the most boring people on earth, into timid functionaries. Gay rights? We're one step away from enshrining them, ending the debate, and finally reducing the fluid vagaries of human sexuality to two boxes on a census form- the monosexuals won.
What's left? Arguing about whether mall greeters should be made to say "Merry Christmas" or an Islamic center in New York shouldn't move elsewhere in the interest of sensitivity. There's same sex marriage, but again the question seems to be whether or not society as a whole will accept one subset of adult middle class couples. Between the right's hurt feelings about elite condescension and the left's yearning for widespread tolerance and celebration of diversity, one would think Americans are united in that insipid bourgeois dream of being liked by people that one doesn't know. To dream the uninteresting dream…
None of these things is a debate about the terms of existence as much as the sorts of trivialities insecure suburbanites worry about. People say that the battles of the culture wars are symbolic of "larger struggles", and really the largest struggle here is the fight against the collapse of cultural meaning as the last embers of a once dynamic society sizzle out and the inky night triumphs. It's hard not to feel that there is no space of radical possibility- political or divine- remaining. Another world is no longer possible.
I mean think about it. In terms of love, Americans went from a radical discussion of potential relationships- saving patriarchy or doing away with it, whether open marriages or monogamous ones are more in keeping with our nature, whether divorce is liberating or purely destructive, if free love is even possible- to a tacit siding with conventionality and an argument about whether gays can call their square relationships "marriage" without hurting anyone's feelings. In terms of faith, we went from an important discussion about the role of the divine within modernity- do we lose some aspect of our humanity within secularism, does a godless universe remove the possibility of free will, is a wealthy nation with no space for spirituality ultimately empty, and has God lost interest in us- to a debate about how not to hurt the feelings of knee-jerk Christians without hurting the feelings of knee-jerk atheists. In terms of labor, we now discuss whether avoiding Wal-Mart is solidarity or snobbery. As for the environment, we choose to shop at Green Incorporated. Feminism, once radical, now does little more than maintain the abortion status quo. Racial debates now involve "visibility" on television shows. It's not that these things don't matter. But none of this poses any questions how you, or I, live our lives. All of these debates are about whether our own particular version of the status quo will be flattered or not. It's hard to be passionate about matters of decorum.
The mythos about the sixties culture wars is that they resulted inevitably from the conformist fifties culture, and yet it's hard to see Eisenhower's America as any more conformist than Obama's. It's hard to imagine that the generation that embraced television was somehow more stultified or less inspired than that which embraced the Internet. As then, the truly important questions are inappropriate for mixed company. To each his own "lifestyle".
The problem with the culture wars is that they distract from the culture wars we could be having.
*[Postscript: Jason, I think, nailed what's been bothering me about this post since I wrote it. Clearly, I'm talking about the objectives and aims of each side in the culture war; and instead expressing that as "the stakes are so low", which is pretty glib. So, okay, what I'm trying to say here is more that the goals of each side are entirely too limited- more "aim higher" than "don't worry about it", if that makes sense. Since both sides already hate each other, I'd rather both the left and the right were more radical. Call into question the accepted terms of our collective existence. Prove that another world is possible. Really épater la bourgeoisie, which seems inevitable anyway, instead of behaving as if we're all isolated and monadic pockets of identity.]


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LOS ANGELES, June 3 (UPI) -- "Snow White and the Huntsman," starring Charlize Theron among others, took the No. 1 spot at the U.S. box office this weekend with $56.25 million.
The dark fantasy pushed "Men in Black 3," starring Will Smith, with $29.3 million into second place.
All studio estimates of gross box office receipts are via Box Office Mojo.
"Marvel's The Avengers" was third with $20.27 million; "Battleship" fourth with $4.81 million; "The Dictator" fifth with $4.72 million; "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" sixth for $4.6 million; "What to Expect When You're Expecting" seventh with $4.43 million; "Dark Shadows" eighth with $3.86 million; and "Chernobyl Diaries" ninth with $3.04 million.
"For Greater Glory" rounded out the top 10 with $1.8 million.

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Aubrey Plaza – Crush of the Day [PICTURES]
Aubrey Plaza is an actress and comedian that has been performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater since 2004, She is probably most recognized as April Ludgate from 'Parks and Recreation.'
With the debut of her new World of Warcraft commercial, Aubrey is going to find a whole new crowd (besides us) with a huge crush on her –The dork crowd.
Aubrey is hilarious, adorable and actually seems like a huge WoW dork. Not like the usual fakes that appear in the commercials. There is nothing worse than the girl that pretends to be the "nerdy" or "dorky" type just to get attention.
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The first night at sea for the double-handed, Global Ocean Race (GOR) Class40s in Leg 3 was an upwind battle in around 20 knots as the fleet left the shelter of Wellington Harbour following a one-month stopover and hammered out into Cook Strait led by Leg 2 winners, Conrad Colman, and South African skipper, Adrian Kuttel, on their Akilaria RC2, Cessna Citation. As night fell, the main pack turned east close to the Great Circle route with Marco Nannini and Hugo Ramon on Financial Crisis splitting south, making solitary progress parallel to the coast of South Island as the separation built the Distance To Leader figures for the Italian-Spanish duo. Shortly before daybreak in the Pacific Ocean, Nannini and Ramon finally broke south-east as the leadership battle in the northern group continued with Halvard Mabire and Miranda Merron taking pole position with Campagne de France.
However, shortly before midnight GMT on Sunday, fresh north-easterly breeze arrived for the fleet from a low pressure system centred over the Chatham Islands directly in the path of the Class40s with Financial Crisis in the strongest wind as the speed averages began to climb for Nannini and Ramon.
In the 04:00 GMT position poll on Monday, Financial Crisis was making the best speed in the fleet at just over nine knots, but remains isolated in fifth place, trailing the leaders, Mabire and Merron at the head of the pack with Campagne de France by 46 miles. Meanwhile, Ross and Campbell Field on Buckley Systems are just over one mile off Mabire and Merron's starboard quarter with Conrad Colman and Adrian Kuttel on Cessna Citation just three miles off the Franco-British duo's port quarter. The South African duo of Nick Leggatt and Phillippa Hutton-Squire on their four year-old Akilaria, Phesheya-Racing, were averaging just over eight knots and holding fourth place just over 12 miles behind the fleet leader.
GOR leaderboard 04:00 GMT 30/01/12:
1. Campagne de France DTF 5,914nm 8.1kts
2. Buckley Systems DTL 1.3nm 8.2kts
3. Cessna Citation DTL 3.3nm 7.9kts
4. Phesheya-Racing DTL 12.6nm 8.3kts
5. Financial Crisis DTL 46.6kts 9.2kts


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Got a Kindle and an Amazon Prime membership and want to read the Harry Potter books (again)? Starting June 19, people who can answer yes to those questions can read all 7 of J.K. Rowling's volumes for free through Amazon. The British bestselling author agreed to offer one free Kindle version of a Harry Potter title a month through Amazon's lending library (which is only accessible to users with an Amazon Prime membership).
Currently, Amazon's e-library is stocked with 145,000 titles, and users can download one of those titles per month to any of Amazon's line of Kindles. Amazon Prime memberships cost $79 per year and includes free shipping on physical orders and online video streaming, so technically the titles aren't totally free. But if you order from Amazon frequently, or watch movies from Amazon's streaming service, the lending library becomes a bonus.
Rowling refused to allow the Harry Potter series to be sold electronically for years; by some reports, that resistance came from the fear that the novels would be pirated more easily. Only this March were readers finally able to access the young adult novels from online e-book stores, so the news that Rowling has permitted Amazon to lend the books out for free electronically represents a significant shift in attitude toward electronic copies.
Many publishers have also resisted plans for a lending library, fearing that readers won't buy more books if they can just grab loaners. But Amazon's most recent license acquisitions—including The Hunger Games and Water for Elephants reveal the company's commitment to its e-library idea, whether big publishers like it or not.


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Richard Ketchum, chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), on Monday addressed concerns from brokers and advisors over whether their test scores would be revealed on BrokerCheck after the site's recent revamp.
Test performance "is not the type of information [FINRA] is interested in disclosing," Ketchum said at FINRA's annual conference.
Right now, Ketchum told the nearly 1,000 attendees of the conference in Washington, nearly "90% of investors make decisions about the investment professionals without first using BrokerCheck. We want to change that by raising awareness of the tool and providing the kind of information that helps investors make good decisions."
FINRA announced on May 17 its latest round of updates to BrokerCheck to help users more easily access broker-dealer and investment advisor registration information.
Several of the changes implemented by FINRA address recommendations made in a January 2011 study by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Ketchum asked member firms on Monday to join FINRA and "collectively focus on how we can use BrokerCheck to create value for investors." Ketchum reviewed the changes FINRA made to BrokerCheck two years ago, which included adding disclosures of criminal convictions, civil injunctions, customer complaints and records on former brokers whose registrations have terminated within the last 10 years. For the next phase of changes to BrokerCheck, he said, FINRA is "interested in ideas for expanding the range of information we disclose in BrokerCheck, updating the way in which that information is presented, and increasing investor awareness of BrokerCheck."
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Ketchum also called on brokers and advisors to ensure they are identifying conflicts of interest and placing clients' interests first. He outlined three ways in which firms and regulators can together do just that.
First, Ketchum called on firms to do a better job of assessing—and disclosing—conflicts.
"We understand that conflicts exist in the financial services industry. We need to take a step back, acknowledge that there are risks and look at how we handle those conflicts," he said. Ketchum pointed to a directive issued by Stephen Cutler, who was director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement nine years ago, which asked firms "to undertake a top-to-bottom review of their business operations with the goal of addressing conflicts of interest of every kind." Ketchum said he would like to see "such a concept review become a standard part of operating procedure. You should be assessing whether your business practices place your firm's—or your employees'—interests ahead of your customers." He promised that, "particularly with respect to the large integrated firms, we will look to have a focused conversation with you about the conflicts you have identified and the steps you have taken to eliminate, mitigate or disclose each of them."
Second, he called on firms to ensure that the products they sell are "appropriate" for each investor. Ketchum reiterated the concerns FINRA has had about firms' sales of complex products, noting the regulatory notice FINRA published in January, as well as the enforcement actions the regulator brought involving complex products where firms didn't adequately supervise the sale of the products, the recommended products were unsuitable for the investors, or the sales materials were misleading.
"Before recommending a complex product to a retail customer, your financial advisors should be discussing the features of the product, how it is expected to perform under different market conditions, and the product's risks, potential benefits and costs," Ketchum said. "This means describing the circumstances under which the customer could lose money, not just those under which the customer would earn money. It also means explaining carefully the direct and imputed costs your client will incur and, where applicable, the fact that your firm or an affiliate is on the other side of the transaction."


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Time to Quit?
This story appears in the December 2008 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Every entrepreneur experiences challenges that make him question whether it's time to quit and try an alternate career. From fluctuating customer desires to increasing costs to changing technology, the events that influence your personal and business success regularly test you. No matter how hard you work to establish a routine, as a startup entrepreneur, you must always be prepared for the unexpected.
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- Change does not equal failure. Only you can block your own efforts. Roadblocks and setbacks will occur; however, these outside influences don't have to affect your entrepreneurial capacity to move forward. Every situation contains new rewards and unique opportunities for success. Look beyond the obvious negative effects and figure out how the experience can help your business mature and grow. Can you simplify your processes or better serve your customer needs? By seeking solutions, you gain energy and create distinctive methods for obtaining even greater success.
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The Assistance Programme has been developed to enhance the capacities of countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia and South-Eastern Europe in implementing the Convention.
The Programme is based on the principle that assistance can be effective only if a recipient country is capable of receiving the assistance and is willing to take advantage of it.
The willingness to take advantage of the assistance is shown through countries expressing commitment at a high level to the Programme and the Convention.
The capacity to receive assistance is demonstrated by the implementation of the basic tasks as defined under the Programme. The Assistance Programme is divided into two phases; the preparatory phase and the implementation phase. The preparatory phase consists of the expression of high-level commitment, the implementation of basic tasks and to present the results to a fact finding mission.
When a country successfully completes the preparatory phase it is accepted into the implementation phase. During this phase, assistance is provided to help the countries find solutions to problems with implementing the Convention. This assistance is comprised of activities that address the priority needs and are identified following the Strategic Approach.
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Hey all. My first post ever. Been trolling here off and on all year.
Need advice and opinions on these 15in speakers.
I'm getting a 2x15 cab to go along with my 4x12. Specs are: Verellen Skyhammer 100watts, 16ohm 4x12, Baritone Guitar. Style varies from "Low"/Alan Sparhawk style reverbed out soft guitar all the way up to full on noise fuzz and noise assault. I do a solo project with looping pedals, so the noise parts can get pretty fucking noisy. Playing feedback and pedal noise over fuzz rhythms, etc.
I want to get 15s so that when I play house shows or places with shitty PAs that my sound will have more low end and just be fuller all around since I have no bass player.
My research has led me to Big Ben 15s and Delta Pro 15As. One concern is their power ratings. Big Ben: 225W Delta: 400W
If I get the Deltas will I do them justice using my 100 watt amp to drive both the 4x12 and the 2x15, or am I underestimating my Skyhammer, haha.
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One area of technology that holds great interest for me is location based services. It's got social uses, but also a potential to great applications that will benefit society in many ways (distress signals, disaster management etc.) It's a hot topic right now and here are more and more applications being announced every day. It's gaining credability within businesses, yesterday Starbucks announced they were investigating using Foursquare to track regular customers and reward them.
The guys at TheNextWeb have just announced a new channel dedicated to location. They've just released their declaration of location which made me smile, but raises interesting points about the balance of benefits with privacy and safety.
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Nintendo today reported [PDF] it swung to a net loss of 2.01 billion Yen ($24.5 million) in the first half of fiscal 2010 after recording a handsome 69.49 billion ($850 million) profit in the same time frame last year. It was big N's first net loss in the fiscal first half in seven years.
Revenue fell 34% to 363.16 billion Yen ($4.5 billion) from 548.06 billion Yen ($6.7 billion) last year.
In a nutshell, there are three things to blame: the yen's recent strength, a delay in new hardware (the 3DS will not go on sale before spring 2011) and weak sales of existing game systems.
Nintendo reported that it sold 6.69 million DS systems in the six months leading up to September 30, 2010 – a drop of nearly 50% when compared to the 11.7 million units the company sold in the same time frame last year (DS software sales fell from 71.2 million to 54.8 million globally).
The Wii suffered, too, albeit not as dramatically. Hardware sales were down from 5.75 million to 4.97 million units, while software sales dropped from 76.2 million to 65.2 million.
Nintendo's financial report from May this year wasn't really positive either. Good for big N's future that the 3DS seems to be a real winner.
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Bellator's interactive feature allowing fans to pick the first fight on the promotion's Spike TV debut is under way.
The promotion this past week announced "Vote for the Fight" during the MTV2 broadcast of Bellator 79.
Bellator events currently air Fridays on MTV2 through the remainder of Season 7, but will move to Spike TV starting in January 2013.
"Vote for the Fight" is a "web series" that premiered Thursday at Spike.com. It follows four of the promotion's top welterweights, and fans then can vote for the fight they want to see in the Season 8 premiere's opening fight in January. Paul Daley, Ben Saunders, Douglas Lima and Jon "War Machine" Koppenhaver are the four fighters profiled in the web series and on the ballot.
Spike.com will premiere a new episode of the web series each Thursday, including behind-the-scenes profiles of the fighters' training and personal lives.
Daley (30-12-2), a UFC and Strikeforce veteran, won his Bellator debut in July in dominant fashion, stopping Rudy Bears with a first-round knockout. The Brit was thought to be fighting again this fall, but instead will be on hold until Season 8 begins.
Saunders (14-5-2 MMA, 5-2 BFC) came up short against Lima in the Season 5 welterweight tournament finals, then lost to Bryan Baker in the Season 6 semifinals. He stopped Brian Warren in just 22 seconds in July, though, and hopes to finally get an elusive tournament crown.
Lima (22-5 MMA, 4-1 BFC) is coming off a dominant Friday night win over Jacob Ortiz at Bellator 79, which got him back in the win column after a welterweight title loss to champ Ben Askren this past April. Now he'll have to fight his way back through another tournament if he wants another shot at the belt.
War Machine (12-4 MMA, 0-0 BFC) earlier this week was released from prison early after starting a yearlong sentence in February. The fighter has a storied background of legal troubles and arrests, as well as a brief career in pornography. But all 12 of his wins are by stoppage, and Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has said he remains hopeful that the fighter has turned the corner on his life outside the cage.
Check out the first segments of Bellator's "Vote for the Fight" web series above and below.
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Senate Report Blasts J.P. Morgan and More
What's News: A Senate report blasts J.P. Morgan over London Whale trades. The Federal Reserve deals a blow to Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Chase saying the banks "stress tests" reveal weakness. Facebook could take a page from Twitter. Photo: Getty
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Serious Beer: The Best Pumpkin Ales
Among my fellow beer nerds, it's not the need for long sleeves that makes it autumn. It's not the burnished leaves or the candy corn. The real reason to be excited for the coming of fall is the arrival of autumn seasonal beers.
Last year, I wondered innocently if pumpkin beer could even be considered serious beer; but I've since learned that quite a few craft breweries are making tasty pumpkin beers, some spiced up like my favorite pie, others drier and squashier. I like both styles when they're done well. Here's a sampler of this year's pumpkin brews.
Do you have a favorite pumpkin beer? Let us know in the comments!
Serious Beer Ratings
***** Mindblowing; a new favorite **** Awesome, stock up on this *** Around average for the style ** There are probably better options * No, thanks, I'll have water.
The Winners
If it smells like cinnamon swirl bread and pours like motor oil, it's probably Elysian's Dark 'O the Moon Pumpkin Stout. This smooth stout has prominent cinnamon flavors, but the spice is tempered by rich, roasty coffee notes and hints of pumpkin. At the finish, there's a bit of dried chocolate flavor, like Oreos without the filing. Though it's delicious as an after-dinner drink, it's not a sweet dessert beer, which I appreciate. Understated and nicely made. ****1/2
As much as I was seduced by the Dark 'O the Moon, Elysian's The Great Pumpkin is a serious contender for favorite. The scent is heady with nutmeg, like a freshly-fried pumpkin donut. It's rich and decadent, creamy with delicate spicing (and none of the mouthful-of-teabags flavor that bad pumpkin ales have.) A delicious example of the style. ****1/2
The scent of Wolaver's Will Steven's Pumpkin Ale is fresh and squash, not spiced. This beer has nice malt flavors, like a good copper ale, and a crisp finish, plus a touch of hopped bitterness. This is not desserty; it just has a hint of spice, but mostly tastes like a mouthful of roasted pumpkin followed by a swig of beer. Really well integrated and drinkable. ****
This year's Elysian Night Owl is polished and pretty elegant, with a big pumpkin aroma. It's not quite as sweet as the other Elysian pumpkin offerings, but there are nice spices and a rich ginger note. This isn't as decadent a beer as its bigger brothers, but it's enjoyable and drinkable. ****
At 9% ABV, Shipyard's Smashed Pumpkin isn't kidding around. It's an intense boozy bomb that will appeal to those who love their cocktails full of fresh ginger and bourbon. Caramel, cinnamon, and orange oil notes come through, as well has an herbal, musky note. If you're a fan of imperial IPAs, this may be the fall beer for you, but if you're not used to intense beers, you'll be overwhelmed. ****
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I'm not opposed to eating pumpkin butter by the spoonful, and the Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale from Steven's Point Brewery in Wisconsin isn't far off. This rich, spicy beer is sweet but balanced, decadent with plenty of pumpkin flavor (and a hint of creamy banana.) There are no off-flavors despite the intensity of the spicing, which is impressive. ***3/4
New Yorkers are accustomed to seeing Brooklyn Brewery's Post Road Pumpkin Ale around, but that doesn't mean they should take it for granted. The Post Road is a solid choice of the more-pumpkin/less-pie style. It's subtly spiced and pretty well balanced (though we could use just a bit less in the clove department— my husband said this one reminded him of clove cigarettes.) That said, the pumpkin flavor is good and squashy and the beer is dry and crisp. Pair it with a huge platter of spaghetti and meatballs. ***3/4
Weyerbacher's Imperial Pumpkin Ale has a rich, spicy scent, and doesn't taste as sweet as you'd expect from the nose. It's smooth and has a lemony brightness to balance in intensity of the spicing. Unfortunately some tasters found the cardamom note a little soapy, but if you're a fan of cardamom, you'll love this beer. ***3/4
Fans wait all year for Southern Tier's Pumking. The aroma evokes pie filling and nutty graham crackers. It's a sweet beer with hints of gingersnaps, nutmeg, and a ton of (slightly fake-tasting) vanilla. I like this beer, especially with food, but it's not quite perfect. There's a bitter hoppy edge that fights a little at the finish with the dessert qualities of this beer. Though I give them points for ambition, it wasn't my favorite. ***3/4
O' Fallon's Pumpkin Beer from Missouri has wonderful biscuity, cornbready malt flavors, plus a touch of cinnamon-spiced apple butter. It's not a fancy beer, but it's really well balanced, fruity and fresh. ***3/4
The Others We Tried
Though some complain that New Holland Brewery's Ichabod is a little thin, I really enjoyed the flavor. It's spiced but not sweet, with a solid bitterness at the finish. This isn't a candy-coated beer. It has a bit of roasty flavor and a little spicy heat from the cinnamon. If you like your squash and pumpkin roasted in the oven, you'll probably like this beer. The pumpkin flavor is subtle but present, and the whisper of smoke makes this a perfect fall bonfire beer. It would be particularly nice with roast chicken or chili and cornbread. ***1/2
Fire Island's Pumpkin Barrel Ale is refreshing for a pumpkin beer. It's drinkable and chai-spiced, though not overdone. The pumpkin is in there somewhere, though it's pretty subtle. Solid, if not inspiring. ***1/2
A strong alcohol scent dominates the nose of River Horse's Hipp-O-Lantern Imperial Pumpkin Ale but the booze is pretty well integrated into the flavor of this 9% ABV brew. There's just a bit of squashy pumpkin flavor, followed by a blast of spices. Considering the high level of alcohol, it's impressively dry. ***1/2
Schlafly Pumpkin Ale from St. Louis has a rich pumpkin pie filling scent and good body. There's a prominent brown sugar flavor and plenty of spice. This beer has good body (not shocking at 8% ABV) but it's a little rough on the edges. ***1/4
The Great Lakes Pumpkin Ale is more beery than some, crisp with an almost pilsner-like hopping. There are hints of cinnamon and nutmeg and a heavy dose of cloves. This beer is a little too light in body to support all the spice. ***1/4
If you're looking for less pumpkin and more spice, give Southampton's Pumpkin Ale a try. It's pure pie on the nose, but I felt that the heavily spiced flavor overpowered the pumpkin a little and emphasized the bitterness of the brew. This might be a good one for fans of cinnamon chai, but it didn't really excite me. **3/4
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Disney to Make Augmented Reality Birthday Cakes
Disney has filed a patent that describes its plans for projector systems to produce augmented reality cakes and other food products. Along with sensors, these could be used to display images and videos on the surface, or create customized storybooks and interactive experiences.
According to Gizmag, the patent outlines two methods for projecting onto a cake. One uses a small projector built into a cake topper and the other connects a computer to an overhead projector, with the addition of sensors for tracking movement.
Using AR technology, video clips or slideshows of photos could be displayed. Someone could thumb through a virtual storybook, wave fairy dust on top of the cake with an accompanying wand or shine a light onto the food to reveal hidden objects. Digital worlds could be mapped out over the surface and people would be able to interact with them by removing pieces of the food or using special props.
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This week on Supernatural Sisters...
First off, thanks to everyone who commented on our first two days of existence. We're so happy to be sharing our love for Supernatural with so many cool fans of the show.
So, what's up for our first full week?
Monday -- MJ previews upcoming movies starring the actors who play all the Winchester men. Knowing her like I do, I'm pretty sure there's going to be some love for Jeffrey Dean Morgan and The Watchmen. :)
Tuesday -- Natalie will be talking about the expectations of the show's most passionate fans.
Wednesday -- Tanya will continue exploring the fandom, but from the writers' perspective.
Thursday -- I (Trish) will talk about Dean Girls vs. Sammy Girls and why fangirls feel an affinity for one or the other. (Sneak peek: While I think Dean is hysterical, I'm a Sammy girl.)
Friday -- Terri dishes up our second weekly episode recap and observations of "Criss Angel is a Douche Bag," which I think is a hysterical episode title.
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My group ran their first Ponyfinder game(me and the DM had run a few 1 on 1 sessions before, but this was the first group session) and we ran Royal Decree. I plan to upload it to youtube. Was curious if I should post a link to it here.(and what section of the forum.)
I will warn fairly that we are a bit on the vulgar side in our style, nothing Youtube would take us down over but we had many a racist joke toward our Zebra player, in good fun of course. If you rather not have something like that posted here, I accept that, but sadly I don't think I could play a campaign biting my tongue.
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SAIC Forms Alliance with Health Care Group: Science Applications International Corp. and University HealthSystem Consortium have formed an alliance for San Diego-based SAIC to supply year 2000 solutions to members of the consortium. The consortium is composed of more than 80 major academic health centers and 40 other associate members.
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Eastman, KPMG Form Work Management Alliance: Eastman Software Inc. and KPMG Consulting formed a strategic alliance to target government and business markets looking for document management solutions. Eastman Software of Billerica, Mass., will provide the enterprise work management software expertise, while New York-based KPMG adds the consulting practice.
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US West Forms Partnerships for Network Applications: US West Communications has joined ranks with Digital Equipment Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., Oracle Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. to create the next generation of network-based applications and solutions. The partnership will allow the companies to embed data applications and services directly into the data network US West is building.
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Lucent Technologies Acquires HP Wireless Unit: With the acquisition of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s wireless unit, Murray Hill, N.J.-based Lucent Technologies has formed a wireless broadband networks division. Lucent officials said the firm wants to move into the emerging fixed wireless broadband market.
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Morgenstern: In Defense of the Feature Film
Joe Morgenstern says there's a lot to love about television these days, but nothing compares to the power of feature film. He describes some of his favorites.
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Hip-hop star Jay-Z joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan yesterday to publicize the pilot program called Summer Streets that will close seven miles of city streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park.
An enthusiastic bicyclist, Jay-Z hailed the events as opportunities for teens to get involved in positive activities.
From left: Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg invite New Yorkers and visitors to enjoy Summer Streets. (Photo courtesy Office of the Mayor)
Mayor Bloomberg sees the Summer Streets program as a new way to enjoy the city. "We're going to embark on a grand experiment that could dramatically alter the way we use and look at the streets of New York," he said. "Streets that are normally tied up with cars and trucks will be turned over to the public - so that we can experience this city as never before."
"We're inviting New Yorkers and visitors to come out and enjoy the city by foot or by bike, and for a few hours, allow people to enjoy it free of vehicles," said Commissioner Sadik-Khan. "Come out and move around, people watch, or just enjoy your morning coffee without the stress of noise and traffic. Enjoy the streets you've been up and down 100 times before, in a whole new way."
For the next three Saturdays, August 9th, 16th and 23rd, from 7 am to 1 pm, vehicle traffic will be replaced along seven miles of City streets by New Yorkers and visitors taking leisurely strolls, going for a bike ride or taking part in organized activities such as aikido, salsa dancing, tai-chi, running, rollerblading and hopscotch.
Summer Streets will be open from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park along Lafayette Street, 4th Avenue, Park Avenue and 72nd Street.
Three rest stops will be located along the route in addition to a main stage at 24th Street, which will feature music performances and other programs. The rest stops, located at Spring, 24th and 51st streets, will also feature art, fitness, dance and cultural activities.
New York Road Runners will be leading running groups for all ages and ability levels, and Bike New York will be holding bike riding classes for children and adults.
The Department of Transportation will provide free bike helmets at 24th Street for adults and children from 9 am to noon, as supplies last.
All of the rest stops will have water stations, bike maps and first aid stations. Participants are encouraged to bring their own fitness mats and water bottles, which can be refilled at the water stations. Emergency services will be present along the length of the route.
There will be opportunities to rent or test ride bikes along the route. For people who come with bikes there will be bike repair provided at each rest stop to ensure everyone can keep rolling along smoothly.
Bicycle Habitat will be providing bike repair along the route, and bike sharing will be provided by Bike and Roll. Bike New York and the 5 Boro Bike Club will be leading classes and sharing tips about how to ride safely in New York City.
Police will redirect traffic to nearby streets and emergency vehicles will have unfettered access to the Summer Streets.
Residents on streets adjoining the route will have local access and be able to receive deliveries during Summer Streets hours. Working with the Mayor's Community Affairs Unit, the DOT has conducted an extensive community outreach operation to inform and educate the public, and address any potential concerns.
The entire route is easily accessible by subway on the Lexington Avenue line.
"If the program works, we'll strongly consider doing it again; maybe we'll try it in other parts of the city," said Mayor Bloomberg. "If it doesn't work, we won't, but we can't be afraid to find out."
To see more information on Summer Streets, including a full list of activities, click here.
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Quartz Mountain Announces New Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
Feb 22, 2013, 19:36 ET
VANCOUVER, Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd. ("Quartz Mountain") (TSXV: QZM); (OTC: QZMRF) announces that Michael Lee has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and Lena Brommeland as Executive Vice President of the Company, effectively immediately. Mr. Lee replaces Simon Beller who has resigned from his role with the Company.
Michael Lee is a Chartered Accountant and holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of British Columbia and a graduate diploma in public accountancy from McGill University. Since 2010, Mr. Lee has led the Risk and Compliance department at Hunter Dickinson Inc. ("HDI') and gained extensive experience on Quartz Mountain and the HDI group of companies. He has over fourteen years of experience in the areas of governance, risk management and financial reporting, working primarily with Canadian and US public corporations. Prior to joining HDI, Mr. Lee worked for Ernst & Young LLP.
Lena Brommeland has a BSc in geology and more than 20 years of experience in mineral project evaluation and on-site management of large-scale mineral projects, including the Pebble and Niblack projects both located in Alaska and the Prosperity project in BC. Ms. Brommeland is Executive Vice President of Project Services with HDI where she manages on-site drill programs, co-ordinates environmental planning and permitting, and develops community relations activities for exploration and feasibility-level projects associated the HDI group of companies. A longstanding member with the Association for Mineral Exploration BC, Ms. Brommeland dedicates a substantial amount of time to industry outreach and development and is a past Chair of the organization.
"For the past few years, I've had the pleasure of working with Michael Lee in his capacity as Senior Manager of Risk and Compliance at HDI where he provided strategic counsel and implemented efficient business processes for Quartz Mountain. Lena Brommeland is a skilled project manager with extensive experience in British Columbia. The addition of Michael and Lena to our senior management team will provide great value to the Company," said Chairman Scott Cousens. "I would also like to acknowledge and thank Simon Beller for his contributions to Quartz Mountain."
About Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd.
Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd. is a Vancouver-based exploration company focused on making a major new deposit discovery in British Columbia. Quartz Mountain is associated with Hunter Dickinson Inc. (HDI), a diversified, global mining group with more than 25 years of mineral development success.
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Rural Residents Without High-Speed Internet Struggle to Keep Up
By: Matthew DeFour, Wisconsin State Journal
Doug King publishes his keyboard music online and his wife, Marjorie, sells home-made pottery to customers in Iceland, China and New Zealand. But doing business from their rural Dane County house is virtually impossible without high-speed Internet.
"We got to the point where we're simply unable to do business" using the dial-up Internet their phone company provides, King said. The couple finally signed up for a wireless modem from Verizon, which in the last year has sought to build nine cell towers in rural Dane County to keep up with growing demand.
But wireless service isn't available everywhere, either, leaving thousands of rural Wisconsin homeowners, entrepreneurs and farmers still clamoring for high-speed Internet service.
Help may be on the way after Congress included $7.2 billion in the federal stimulus bill to extend high-speed Internet to rural areas.
Even so, large parts of Wisconsin may lose out on the federal funds because few citizens have responded to a statewide survey aimed at identifying which areas don't have broadband service — an Internet connection that can process many times more voice, data and video information than dial-up phone lines.
As of April 16, the Public Service Commission, which is conducting the survey, had heard from about 3,900 citizens and businesses representing 85,000 employees. Two-thirds of respondents reported not having access to high-speed Internet service.
The PSC plans to use the survey results to advise the federal government on which local governments and service providers should get stimulus funds, said PSC telecommunications administrator Gary Evenson.
"We'd like to get responses from everyone," Evenson said. "The more responses we get the better."
Like the Kings, Stephanie Elkins, of rural Green County, turned to satellite service after waiting for broadband to come to her area, but "even that is slow and limited," she said.
In 2000, Elkins' husband Roy founded Broadjam.com, an online music distribution company that had to move to Madison to access faster Internet. In naming the company, they anticipated broadband would be necessary for sharing music files online.
"It's ironic that here we are 10 years later without any broadband service at our home," Elkins said.
Bill Esbeck, president of the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association, is skeptical the survey paints an accurate picture of broadband service in the state. He said he would rather see collaboration among telephone, wireless and cable companies to identify where service needs exist.
His concern about the federal funding is that it may come with strings attached. For example, companies that install broadband networks with grant money could be required to share any infrastructure they build.
"Clearly there are companies in Wisconsin that have already made the investment," Esbeck said. He noted a 2007 report from the Federal Communications Commission found Wisconsin telephone companies offer high-speed Internet to 81 percent of the state, one percentage point shy of the national average.
State Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, said he has fielded hundreds of complaints from constituents who still can't get connected. "I've got kids who can't access the Internet to do their homework," Schultz said. "That's intolerable."
Schultz urged residents to respond to the PSC survey, which will be available at least until summer. Guidelines on federal grant and loan applications are expected by June.
"Our future depends on us being able to access the global marketplace," Shultz said. "We don't want to be on the wrong side of the digital divide."
Take the Public Service Commission broadband survey at http://psc.wi.gov/recoveryAct/sfBroadband.htm. If you don't have Internet access, call the Telecommunications Division at 608-267-2893.


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D-backs to host Throwback Night featuring second annual Alumni Game, presented by Denny's, in partnership with Sanderson Ford
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks will host Throwback Night, featuring the 2nd annual Alumni Game presented by Denny's, in partnership with Sanderson Ford, on Aug. 31 at Chase Field. The current D-backs team will wear "throwback" jerseys that feature the team's former purple, black and teal colors, during their game vs. the Giants at 5:10 p.m. Shortly after the game, D-backs alumni including Luis Gonzalez, Matt Williams, Augie Ojeda, Travis Lee, Reggie Sanders and Steve Finley will take the field to play a three-inning game.
The "throwback" jerseys that the current D-backs team will wear for the game will be autographed and auctioned off online at www.dbacks.com/auctions. In addition, the Team Shop will offer a selection of throwback merchandise, including replica "throwback" jerseys and hats. The alumni will wear Sedona red and white jerseys to represent their respective teams, with Gonzalez and Williams serving as managers during the Alumni Game.
The Alumni Game festivities will begin with an on-field pregame ceremony to introduce the following D-backs alumni expected to attend: Joel Adamson, Carlos Baerga, Scott Brow, Bobby Chouinard, Alex Cintron, Jason Conti, Omar Daal, Elmer Dessens, Chris Donnels, Erubiel Durazo, Mike Fetters, Mark Grace, Shea Hillenbrand, Mark Little, Albie Lopez, Hensley Meulens, Mike Morgan, Vladimir Nunez, Russ Ortiz, Bret Prinz, Stephen Randolph, Armando Reynoso, Junior Spivey, Andy Stankiewicz, Kelly Stinnett, Greg Swindell, Javier Vasquez, Turner Ward and Brandon Webb. Players are subject to change and some may not participate in the game. Fans can get autographs and photos from Ojeda and Hillenbrand on Aug. 24 from 10-11 a.m. at Sanderson Ford, located at 6400 North 51st Avenue in Glendale, Ariz.
Fans can follow the D-backs on Twitter (@Dbacks) and Instagram (@dbacks) to learn how they can win a "throwback" jersey and two tickets to the game where they will be able to watch batting practice on the field and serve as honorary co-captains during the Alumni Game.
Currently, fans are encouraged to log on to foxsportsarizona.com/dbackslegend to vote for the D-backs legend they feel deserves to be featured in the Legends Entertainment District. The nominees are: Bob Brenly, Steve Finley, Curt Schilling and Matt Williams. Fan voting runs through Wednesday, Aug. 21. The nominee who receives the most votes will be featured on a 42-foot tall super graphic across from Chase Field located at the intersection of 7th Street and Jefferson in the Legends Entertainment District and will be unveiled during the pregame show on Aug. 31.
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As old CES hands like our own Keith Shaw advised, Tuesday was orders of magnitude more busy than Monday. Now the show had a crush of people to go with its gargantuan physical scale. All the booths were put together and running, everyone's gear was on display - the effect was overwhelming.
In the hallways, traffic was thick and unremitting. Seas of people walked busily over almost every square inch of carpet, lines stretched from every Starbucks, restaurant and bathroom.
The new crush extended to we of the press corps, as well - the formerly sedate and quiet press room at the Convention Center quickly became a madhouse of journalists. Competition for seats and all-important wired Internet connections (the Wi-Fi, as at most conventions, was spotty at best) was fierce - I even saw a pair of distinguished-looking journalists get into a scrappy war of words over a possible seat theft.
Finally, though, I hit the show floor. And was quickly overwhelmed by the experience.
The nature of the show makes it difficult to generalize about what a CES booth looks like. I saw everything from little one-person booths with a few monitor stands or whatever it is they were selling to titanic, high-tech amphitheaters like Panasonic's setup:
The huge scale of the show meant that there was a truly enormous variety to the booths. There were entire sections of the floor space devoted to companies selling nothing but iPhone/iPad accessories. One whole hall devoted to automobile-related gear. Not far from a display of Serta Mattresses, I found the booth for gaming-focused PC peripheral company Razer.
Walking around for more than 20 minutes or so without really stopping to examine anything or talk to anyone induced a kind of trance, at least for me - the splashy displays, lights and booths all blending together into one long river of sensory overload. There was just constantly something you'd never seen before, wherever you looked, and the halls stretched out into eternity.
I had to force myself to keep track of time, and even so, I found that plenty of it had passed in what seemed like minutes. It wasn't unpleasant, per se, but it's oddly worrying to think about after the fact. I really did just kind of wander around the place in a daze for a bit there.
The crowds weren't as bad in the exhibition halls as they were in the corridors, but space was still at a premium - I ate lunch sitting on the floor with my back against the side of a booth.
At any rate - my impression of my first CES was a bit self-contradictory. It was a pushy, stressful atmosphere, but also a fantastic professional experience. It took place in some of the biggest rooms I've ever seen, but was hugely crowded. It was vast and impersonal, but I also met some terrific people.
My impression, really, is that megashows like CES create their own relevance - like the force of gravity, it sucks in media and exhibitors "because it's CES" and then becomes even bigger and more newsworthy because all the biggest companies and tech media outlets are there in force.
Because of this seemingly self-created importance, it's easy to see why some in tech media say that it doesn't really matter anymore. I see what they're getting at, but I think they're missing the point. It's still the only time you see the whole industry - several whole industries, actually - get together in one place. Major announcements are made, even if they're fewer in number than in past years. Reputations wax and wane based on what happens here.
In summary, it's a big, weird, confusing, frustrating, exciting deal. I certainly had fun.
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Hornbuckle calls in to discuss his Bellator 35 bout against Brent Weedman. Additionally, noted MMA oddsmaker Joey Oddessa and Sherdog.com's Jordan Breen join the program to preview this weekend's "UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch" event.
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Softly, softly, catchy monkey
Although Ape Academy 2 is a game designed for younger players, its wholesome nature and kitsch feel make it a fun distraction for all ages. It is bright, easy to play and highly addictive.
Based on the tried and tested game of Paper, Scissors, Stone, Ape Academy blends this ancient playground stalwart with the phenomenon of Trading Card Games, such as Pokemon and Magic the Gathering, and adds a whole new twist through oodles of mini-games.
And of course there's a whole lot of monkeys! The whole gang is represented, from monkey mobsters and knights of old to simian horror flick villains and silver screen icons. One hundred different characters are waiting to be won or collected, each one represented by three different cards - Paper, Scissors, Stone.
When playing a hand you get to see what type of cards, but not the specific characters, your opponent has. Each card costs a certain value to play in bananas and once you have selected what you want to play, your opponent will choose a card as well. The winner then gets a chance to pass their card's effect onto the loser.
This may sound confusing but it is really easy in practice. Each card has an effect, such as removing 200 points from your opponent's stamina or gaining extra bananas. Draws - Stone vs. Stone for example - are ignored, but the effects of the cards used then add to later winning hands.
Where Ape Academy really excels over traditional card games though, is through the mini-games. Each character has an associated mini-game and you have to win this to pass the card's effect on to your opponent or prevent them from doing it to you if you lost the hand.
Monkey Pirates, where you have to aim your cannon to sink your opponents ship, Lemur Lumberjack, a race to saw through a tree so it falls on your opponents head, or Monkey Dungeon, a crawl through an invisible maze to reach bananas, all add fun, quick-play elements to the more tactical card game and with 100 different mini-games it doesn't get repetitive.
Your deck for all of these games is made up of 20 cards, which can be built upon by earning cards when you win or spending your cash winnings on buying booster packs or individual cards at the shop. This lets you make a deck that suits your style of play, packed full of the mini-games you enjoy.
Ad Hoc Mode on PSP takes the fun even further, letting you battle it out against a friend in a battle royale, either playing with a pre-built deck or one of your own construction. Two player action though is not limited to playing PSP-owning friends, though. Ape Academy also lets two players compete on one PSP in 'Banana Split Screen' mode - just don't cheat by looking to see what card your opponent selected...
Ape Academy 2 is fun, a perfect pick-up-and-play game for PSP, which lets you enjoy quick 10-minute card games or in-depth hour long sessions. Kitsch in the extreme, it is worth checking out for all ages.
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A Connecticut community is to hold an amnesty of violent video games in the wake of last month's mass shooting in Newtown.
Organisers Southington SOS plan to offer gift certificates in exchange for donated games, which will be burned. The group, a coalition of local organisations, says its actions do not assert that video games were the cause of the killings in nearby Newtown, but argues that violent games and films desensitize children to "acts of violence".
Pupils from Sandy Hook elementary school, where 26 people were killed on 17 December, returned to classes for the first time on Thursday in the neighbouring town of Monroe. Sandy Hook elementary is still being treated as a crime scene and it is unclear if it will ever reopen.
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I'm hoping to toss stuff here a little more often than just the weekly photo, but I am not going to make any promises. In the world of Facebook status, Twitter overload, and the latest news on Tiger Woods, I wondered if my posts were just some more noise out there. But heck, it is my noise, and hopefully someone is reading and enjoying it. So the show must go on. Or at least stumble around now and then.
Today I give you this little gem I discovered on a cassette tape in my basement. It is the Christmas greetings from the radio station I could be heard on fifteen years ago. It made me laugh for many reasons when I discovered it. Some of my readers, if they are still coming back, might actually hear their own voices on the clip. And you might even recognize a few others, that is if you were into Christian contemporary music circa 1994. So, unless I post again in the next couple days, consider this my Christmas greeting to you all. In the words of Styper, "He is the reason for the season, He is the reason for today."


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I have been searching for a program / web service which can be used to catalog media web links. Let me explain what I mean.
I download lots of stuff (audio / video / photos) from the web and have it properly organized on my PC in their appropriate folders ( I am sure most of us do this ). You would agree that in no time, your hard disk would be occupied with all the stuff.
Now, think about this. How about a program in which you initially create folders (like Music, Photos, Videos, etc) and then in a particular folder (say photos), you only provide the weblink to the image. For example: http://www.example.com/image01.jpg and then the program automatically shows the thumbnail of that photo (Just like Facebook shows the thumbnail of the photo after you paste the source weblink on the wall)?
Similarly, in the program's video folder, the user would just provide the weblink to the video. For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMdhA...feature=g-vrec and the program would show the thumbnail of the video (again just like in Facebook). On pages with multiple media content (Example, a page with a youtube video, couple of images and flash audio player) the program should "step through" each and every media content and allow the user to select the appropriate one (Yet again, just like in Facebook).
Note that the program should not actually download any photos, videos or audio but should only catalog the respective links in the appropriate folder with their thumbnails. Thumbnails here are a must for the user to identify which media file to open in the future.
Moreover, unlike other "Favorite Managers" which take a snapshot of the whole webpage, our program would "grab" the thumbnail of the file. In this way, all the content is on the web but we still have the links to them properly categorized with their thumbnails with us on our PC.
Can anyone help me with the script that Facebook uses for this?