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Finally, the first still High ISO test report of the Sony A7 III camera published by dpreview. Take a look at the high ISO test between Sony A7 III, Sony A7R III, Nikon D750 and Canon 5D Mark IV.
Sony A7 III vs Nikon D850 vs Sony A7R III vs Canon 5D Mark IV
As you can see the Sony A7R III is still a best choice for still work since you get a lot of details with high resolution sensor. Despite of having a weak filter inside the Sony A7 III camera the level of details isn't similar to A7R III due to less resolution.
Nikon D850 is showing unusual color noise on BW image which is unacceptable. However the details are visible and moire is also very well controlled.
And finally we have the Canon 5D Mark IV camera. As we know that Canon cameras do have built-in OLPF and so we are not able to get the 100% details of a subject when compared to Camera without low-pass filter.
Sony A7 III Color noise test
As you can see clearly Sony A7R III and Nikon D850 color noise levels are well controlled compared to Sony A7 III . Despite of being a canon user for a long time, I have no hesitation is saying that Canon 5D Mk IV is suffering from a lot of color noise and loss of details.
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text: Cygnet Hospital Bury provides highly specialised Mental Health and Deafness services in medium and low secure settings. We offer individualised assessment, care and treatment of a wide range of mental disorders, alongside complex communication needs. Bridge Hampton and West Hampton wards provide our low secure services for men. The hospital team includes both Deaf and hearing professionals who provide expertise and resources to enable service users with complex communication needs who may have a mental illness, learning disability or personality disorder to participate safely and as fully as possible in their care and achieve outcomes to support their discharge from hospital. All of our Mental Health and Deafness services use a recovery model and support each service user to achieve realistic goals by: Establishing and understanding their communication style, how it has developed and the factors that are likely to impact upon communication and behaviour Determining what potential a person has to improve communication and identify strategies Developing highly individualised and accessible packages of care, in line with the All About Me Deaf Recovery Package Supporting differential diagnosis We offer a specialist interpreter service to facilitate communication between service users who are Deaf, and other hearing members of their extended care team. "I would like to commend your Interpreting Department for the amazing work that they do. We have never seen such excellent work in the whole country."CQC lead inspector, Bury Our service has received national recognition for its pioneering work in making recovery and outcome focused work meaningful and accessible. All staff receive Deaf Awareness Training and are supported to access British Sign Language (BSL) classes. The Communication Policy provides the structure for meeting a service user's identified needs through their care pathway journey from within our multi-disciplinary team's diverse skill mix. All therapeutic programmes are adapted and delivered to make them meaningful and accessible based on individual language need. Service users have won national awards for service user involvement projects and coproduced the award-winning All About Me Deaf recovery package. Cygnet Hospital Bury is a major employer of Deaf staff which is vital to providing accessible and quality services. Our highly experienced and skilled interpreting team alongside a Deaf communication and translation specialist, support high quality care. Download the Deafness and Mental Health brochure363.41 KB


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Employees Need Guidance, Direction and Good Examples
What individuals need for success are good role models. They need managers that take the time to instruct, train and communicate expectations. What they don't need is unfair treatment, poor role models and being "thrown to the wolves" to test if they will sink or swim. It amazes me to hear what unethical and unprofessional tactics that many managers use to "manage" people. This occurs most often because these "leaders" are either ignorant of the role and responsibility of management or they choose to mis-use their position in an effort to control their staff. In reality, it actually comes down to a bit of both of these with bad management.
Let's evaluate a little bit of the philosophy around managing people. There is a tendency among poor leaders to be insecure when an employee shows ability, intelligence and effort. In reality, managers should be proud and supportive because those individuals who show promise typically do so because of proper training, instruction and ability to learn and apply that learning to the work. This is a feather in your cap when someone excels and does well. It means that they have done well due to good management and training.
So why do managers get worried or insecure when someone under them does well and accomplishes goals and completes their work? Because they fear that the person may outshine them or excel at a faster rate and overtake them. The biggest reason for this fear is because many managers do not themselves do their jobs well. They order people around instead of instruct. They rule through intimidation so that they can maintain the illusion of superiority. In essence, they turn into an insecure and fearful individual and may become angry and spiteful.
Insecure managers will do the following...
• Pit one person against another with the goal to undermine team work.
• Set employees up to fail by giving no or poor instructions for the work.
• Build a network of spies and give out false information to trip up workers.
However, good managers will provide guidance, instruct and train and set the right example. Here are some examples of what good managers do...
• Introduce the employee to the workplace and the team.
• Provide job descriptions, procedures and job instructions and training.
• Meet with the team member immediately and begin their training process.
• Pair the new person with a solid performer—someone who gives effective, motivational feedback.
• Pitch in and help when needed or requested without concern for appearances or loss of authority.
• Check on the individual regularly and make time to discuss the work and their progress.
None of these efforts need to take an inordinate amount of time, but they do need to be clear and structured. It is best to determine your training and development plan in advance and be prepared to make adjustments as needed. In reality, it takes less time to do the right thing the first time rather than focusing your energy on how to maintain control or power over others. No one thrives in that type of controlling environment. It is my opinion that the best managers will encourage and grow their team so that the work is done more accurately and in a cost effective manner. With sound leadership values and a solid team, you will accomplish much more, and will be seen as a competent and successful boss and role model.
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Visitors to Valdosta can take in the natural scenery at the Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area or attend cultural events on the campus of Valdosta State University. For road warriors, the city's location just off I-95 makes it a convenient resting spot. Whatever brings you to Valdosta, a trip to the area is no reason for you to leave your pets behind. Just book a room at one of the local pet-friendly accommodations.
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Traveling with pets can become costly, as many hotels charge additional pet fees. However, you can avoid the extra expense by booking a room at one of the two local hotels where pets stay free. The Clarion Inn Conference Center (clarionhotel.com) allows guests to bring one pet per room free of charge, provided it weighs no more than 30 lbs. All of the designated pet-friendly rooms are smoking rooms. At La Quinta Inn and Suites Valdosta-Moody Air Force Base (lq.com), guests may bring any number of pets, regardless of size or weight, free of charge.
Big Dogs Welcome
Traveling with larger breeds can prove challenging, as many "pet-friendly" hotel chains only accept pets under a certain weight limit. At Knights Inn Valdosta (knightsinn.com), guests may bring one pet per room for a nightly fee. The hotel places no restrictions on pet size or weight. The Wingate Hotel (wingatehotels.com) sets no limits on pet size or weight; in addition, the hotel imposes no pet fee.
Small Dogs Only
When traveling with a smaller pet, you have a broader array of accommodations to choose from. For example, the Econo Lodge Valdosta (econolodge.com) allows guests to bring up to three pets per room. However, they must weigh no more than 50 lbs. each. The pet fee is on a sliding scale, depending on the pet's size. Alternatively, the Quality Inn North (qualityinn.com) permits pets weighing 25 lbs. or less for a one-time fee. Guests may bring up to two pets per room. The Jameson Inn Valdosta (jamesoninn.com) permits up to three pets per room, provided they weigh no more than 20 lbs. each. The pet fee is a one-time charge.
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Wherever you bring your pet, familiarize yourself with the details of the pet policy. For example, many hotels prohibit leaving pets alone in the guest rooms. Should you be required to take Fido with you during the day, head to one of Valdosta's pet-friendly destinations. The Dog Park at Freedom Park (no website; 3795 Guest Road; Valdosta, Georgia), opened in 2010, has designated areas for small and large dogs to run off-leash. Facilities also include water fountains and garbage containers for pet waste. Patrons are expected to clean up after their dogs.
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So i had mentioned that I had signed up on The Daily Plate (www.livestrong.com). It does take a lot of work and time tracking and searching all the foods. I am still following the weight watcher points because I know it has obviously helped me lose all the weight all along..duh..however today I even went over my points by 3 (23) and on the Daily Plate it states that I am still able to eat 168 calories. I also burned about 350 calories in Mary's aquafit class tonight…whoo hooo……..In the physical activities listed it says that basic aerobics burn about 358 calories and the low impact aqua aerobics burn about 262 calories…I assume it was about the 350 because it is pretty intense…and my Saturdays instructor was asked about how many calories we burn and she guessed about 300 in a regular class. Mary's class is NOT a regular class.
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1500-Year-Old Angel Oak Tree In South Carolina
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If you are visiting South Carolina, it is a must to see The Tree, which is a fairy-talesque Southern live oak tree located on Johns Island near Charleston. Also known as the Angel Oak Tree, The Tree is thought to be one of the oldest living organisms east of the Mississippi River.
With an estimated age of 400-500 years, the Angel Oak Tree stands 66.5 feet tall, has a circumference of 28 feet, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet. The distance between its tip and the longest branch is 187 feet. Some contend that the behemoth is 1,500 years old, but others argue that more conservative estimates are more accurate.
The Angel Oak belongs to a species called live oak or Virginia live oak, native to the lowland country of coastal Carolinas. It grows on sandy soils of low coastal areas as well as in dry and sandy woods or moist rich woods. Live oaks grow more outward than upward, but the Angel Tree has done both due to its age.
If The Tree's estimated 1,500-year age is true, it probably has lived through so many significant events in world history. When the ancient oak was only a sapling, there were only 208 million people on Earth and the first Anglo-Saxon poetry possibly had documented beauty of Oak trees. When Columbus discovered America, the mighty oak was about 1,000 years old.
The oak derived its name from theland of Justus Angel and his wife, Martha Waight Tucker Angel. The land was part of Abraham Waight's 1717 land grant. Now, the city of Charleston owns the magnificent oak and the surrounding park after purchasing the property in 1991. The oak was the 210th tree to be registered with the Live Oak Society. Other recognitions include a Millennium Tree award in 2000 and as the 2004 South Carolina Heritage Tree honor.
Stories have also endured about the angels who appear in and around the oaks sweeping branches. These angels are said to be ghosts of former slaves whose numbers in South Carolina peaked by 1720, when 65% of the population were enslaved African-Americans.
Angel Oak has survived through several disasters including earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods. In 1989, it was severely damaged by Hurricane Hugo but had since recovered.
The stately oak was also threatened by human interference. In 2012, a developer proposed building a 500-unit apartment complex that would be 150 meters away from Angel Oak. Concerned groups including Save the Angel Oak and the Coastal Conservation League, challenged the proposed development claiming the constructions effect on available groundwater and nutrients. They also argued the project would affect the nearby forests whose root systems are related to the Angel Tree.
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Was published in Arabic in August 6, 2015
Translated by Ahmed Fathy
We wrote before about the Algerian current state of affairs, politically and socially, trying in vain to give pieces of advice lest the people of Algeria should suffer and be haunted by regrets due to the spread of Salafism among its citizens. We have been surprised by fanatical responses filled with anger, and consequently we have decided not to discuss the Algerian affairs any more. Later on, bad pieces of news have reached us to show the harbingers of what we have warned against, but we have not commented on them. We have just received two letters that we are obliged to publish here along with our response to show evidence of the deep-seated roots of the Salafist epidemic in Algeria. This epidemic of Salafism is wreaking havoc and destroying the Muhamadans now everywhere, even Algeria cannot this fatal epidemic! Wait and see what the upcoming days will bring!
Firstly: the first message of the first "patient" who suffers Salafism:
"…in one of your videos, you have made a grave error that it caused an Algerian young man to quit prayers altogether. Your discourse has led to this sin. This young man is about to forsake Islam as well. You know quite well that Algeria is geographically approximate to France. This young man used to be a pious believer, but he suffers a nervous and a psychological ailment, and hence his not praying at mosques with people, but performing prayers at home, even on Fridays. He suffers autism as well. When he heard you say that prayers outside mosques cannot be deemed acceptable by God, he was extremely in sorrow that he began to question his ailments and his inevitable fate in Hell in the Afterlife. He concluded that he should not pray at all as the matter is deemed quite useless, as he is predestined for Hell. He asked some Christian missionaries about prayers performed at home. They told him he can perform them at home without going to church, if he converts to their religion. He is about to convert actually; you are the main reason for this. God will punish you for it. We are trying desperately to convince him to remain a Muslim, but he adamantly refuses, claiming that Islam is a difficult religion in terms of rituals, stipulations, orders…etc. He insists that he finds great comfort when praying alone at home, but he is not sure if his prayers are acceptable to God or not. He has jumped to a hasty, false conclusion that Islam is a false religion, not inspired by God, and he is about to convert to Christianity. Can you suggestion a solution to this problem?"
Our comment:
1- The writer of this message is actually the mentally ill person, not the young man he writes about. We cannot advise the writer of this message to visit a psychiatrist; his finding a remedy is impossible, as we will explain in another detailed article.
2- This message writer who suffers from the grave ailment of Salafism/Wahabism follows the fatwa of Ibn Taymiya who used to claim that anyone who does not perform prayers in groups, especially the dawn prayers, is an apostate that ought to be killed (!) The same goes to the one who comes late to the mosque (!)
3- This "Wahabi patient" who deifies Ibn Taymiya accuses whoever does not pray with him at the mosque of being a non-Muslim and of converting to Christianity just because he prays at home alone to find peace of mind and achieve piety and devoutness.
4- According to the Quran, the prayers deemed acceptable to God is the prayers done devoutly and piously while one feels reverence to the Almighty. "Certainly will the believers have succeeded:They who are during their prayer humbly submissive" (Al-Mu'minun 1-2). The prayers deemed unacceptable to God are the ones filled with hypocrisy, shallowness, and carelessness, with the aim to preserve the appearance of devoutness and sham morality before the eyes of others. This religiosity is still perpetuated by hypocrites then and now in all times and climes. "Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allah, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allah except a little" (An-Nissa 142).
5- We have written and said countless times – and we bear the responsibility of this opinion before the Almighty – that the mosques of the Muhamadans are harmful centers of terrorist thought under the guise of Islam; the Muhamadans call for prayers in minarets, through the azan, by invoking and deifying humans (i.e., the Prophet among others), rather than invoking God alone. The Muhamadans worship and revere humans in their mosques, not God alone. Worse than that, Wahabi/Salafi mosques combines both heretical creeds of worshiping mortals and heretic demeanor, i.e., inciting violence and terrorism in many instances such as plotting to kill those who oppose Wahabi views. Accordingly, a believer who cares for his true creed and for attaining righteousness in prayers should altogether avoid Muhamadan mosques that spread a sort of paganism and heretical falsehoods.
6- Those whose hearts are filled with heretical notions under the guise of Islam are used to deem the wrong as right and the right as wrong and erroneous; the writer of the message views his young friend as an apostate just because he achieves sanctity and piety while praying alone.
Secondly: The second message by another Wahabi fanatic from Algeria:
"Animam in the city of Tlemcen has recently warned erroneous, false religious edicts (fatwas) that spread among those who frequent his mosque as well as among citizens of the city. These edicts have been focused on the notion of the Quran being the sole and sufficient source of Islamic legislation, with complete disregard to Fiqh and Sunnite traditions attributed to Prophet Muhammad. In his Friday sermon, this imam has asserted that there are those in Tlemcen who are bent on spreading this notion deemed ''heretical'', and that all citizens should avoid such line of thought in TV satellite channels and websites. This imam has claimed that deniers of Sunnite traditions are not Muslims but apostates, and worse that Jewish Israelis. He has said that such group of heretics are called the Quranists, who are deemed renegades and demons sent by forces of darkness to persuade devout, pious Muslims to forsake their creeds. This imam has asserted that the Quranist thought has been initiated by Ahmed Khan in India, Abdullah Chakralawi in Pakistan, and Ahmed-Eddine Al-Amritsary in India, and the latter is among the main founders of this doctrine so much life Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansoor, the spiritual leader of Egyptian Quranists. Algeria has witnessed recently activities of Quranists in all governorates and cities. In 2008, some police officers held investigations about those Quranists, leading to their disappearance for a while before they have resurfaced to spread seeds of doubt in the Sunnite creed followers. Quranists are deemed heretics as they deny the inviolable infallibility of the Prophet and stoning of committers of fornication, and they claim that God does not punish sinners when their sins do not harm other human beings. This is a flagrant call for committing sins in private. This imam has called his congregation to stick to Sunnite creeds and doctrines, especially the Maliki doctrine endorsed in Tlemcen and Algeria at large. This imam has claimed that Quranists are as dangerous as the Shiite creed followers who try desperately to attract Sunnite followers, and this threatens the moderate religious views and atmosphere among people of Tlemcen. These negative opinions of that imam about Quranists have been published in Al-Shorouq newspaper in Algeria."
Our Comment:
1- The writer of this message is another patient-victim of Wahabism and Malikism who denies the Quranic verses that assert the fact that we should believe only in the divine discourse of the Quran, and nothing else, in matters of religion."So in what statement hereafter will they believe?" (Al-'Araaf - 185). "These are the verses of Allah which We recite to you in truth. Then in what statement after Allah and His verses will they believe?" (Al-Jathiya - 6). "And is it not sufficient for them that We revealed to you the Book which is recited to them? Indeed in that is a mercy and reminder for a people who believe.Say, "Sufficient is Allah between me and you as Witness. He knows what is in the heavens and earth. And they who have believed in falsehood and disbelieved in Allah - it is those who are the losers." (Al-Ankabut – 51:51).
2- This Wahabi/Salafi/Maliki Muhamadan who is mentally ill refuses the mention of God alone in the Quran and loves his gods, like Malik, Al-Shafei, and Al-Bokhari, to be mentioned with God. "And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn back in aversion." (Al-Israa – 45:46) "And when Allah is mentioned alone, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion, but when those [worshipped] other than Him are mentioned, immediately they rejoice." (Al-Zomar - 45).
3- The writer of this message is obviously following the route of the ignorant ones, especially Al-Bokhari, who used to accuse Prophet Muhammad of being affected by magic and sorcery. "We are most knowing of how they listen to it when they listen to you and [of] when they are in private conversation, when the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic.Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way." (Al-Israa – 47:48).
4- The writer of this message refuses to worship God only and prefers to follow the teachings of his forefathers and ancestors. He is like the people of Prophet Hud. "They said, "Have you come to us that we should worship Allah alone and leave what our fathers have worshipped? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful." (Al-Araaf - 70).
5- When one refuses to worship the Almighty except alongside with other gods, one will be addressed in the Day of Resurrection in the following manner. "That is because, when Allah was called upon alone, you disbelieved; but if others were associated with Him, you believed. So the judgment is with Allah, the Most High, the Grand." (Ghafir - 12). The Algerian writer of the message deems God as not sufficient Supreme Deity and Sustainer of His worshippers and wants to worship mortals and their books and tomes, deemed holy by him, beside God. He is among those people who carry such books and never read and contemplate them to discover their contradictions, fables, myths, etc., like an ass that carries a load of books. God says in the Quran: "Is not Allah sufficient for His Servant" (Al-Zomar 36), "Say, "Is it other than Allah I should desire as a lord while He is the Lord of all things?" (Al-An'am - 164), "Say, "Is it other than Allah I should take as a Protector, Creator of the heavens and the earth"(Al-An'am - 14),"And is it not sufficient for them that We revealed to you the Book which is recited to them? Indeed in that is a mercy and reminder for a people who believe." (Al-Ankabut - 51), and "The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people." (Al-Jum'aa - 5).
6- This mentally disturbed writer of the message accuses the Quranists of spreading suspicious claims with ulterior motives, as if we were doing wrong by citing Quranic verses. This writer adds to the Quran his Sunnite volumes and this is "shirk" (polytheism), as if God and His Book the Quran were not sufficient for him; he insists on adding volumes and tomes of his saints and gods.
7- The Sunnite creed is based on countless falsehoods, myths, lies, and contradictions that fill the so-called hadiths and narratives that resemble oral mythology of pagan times, Middle Ages sagas and romances, and 1001 Nights. These myths are not infallible; any criticism for them can wipe them out totally. That is why mortal gods of the Sunnite creed fear and abhor discussions that undermine their punch of lies that harks back to the first century after the death of Prophet Muhammad. Hence, the Algerian man who writes his message to us accuses the Quranists of throwing the seeds of doubt among people regarding religion. The hadiths and narratives of their weak Sunnite creed are in dire need of the so-called apologia theology, but in vain. Their Sunnite/Shiite/Sufi fabricated narratives are so illogical that they fear casting doubts upon them.
8- This writer of the message does not flinch of telling lies as his Sunnite creed is based on lies. The Quranists do not call for committing sins provided that one does not harm others, as the writer falsely says about them. The followers of the Quranist line of thought assert that the Quran is faultless and remains preserved by God as it has been revealed to Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago, but they refuse to accept hadiths and other narratives as part of Islam. They refute the notion of stoning to death. This is not a divine order as other people presume. We avoid all sins, small or grave, and call for piety, repentance, and moral attitude to life. Haters of Quranism accuse Quranists without evidence to support their claims about us, thought we publish our thought online for others to contemplate and reflect.
9- This Algerian man does not fear Quranists alone, but also other followers of competitive non-divine creeds made by mortals, especially the Shiite creed. He is fanatically adamant in his refusal to tolerate and accept the existence of other creeds in Tlemcen, and he opposes the religious liberty decreed in the Quran.
10- This Algerian man asserts his ardent desire to wipe out Quranists and betrays in his message the fact that Muhamadans are subdivided into other minor creeds; i.e., the so-called major four doctrines. The writer calls for a 'confrontation' to refute Quranism. We say: "God says…" and he responds by saying: "Malik said…" (!). Who will judge us in the Doomsday? Allah or Malik?!
Apparently, the current generation of Arab youth is not yet ready for accepting religious reform. This generation has been corrupted through corrupt education and mass media, as well as the culture of tyranny, oppression, and slavery. Tyrant rulers spread Sunnite or Shiite ideas everywhere to be able to oppress people, and Wahabism/Salafism wreaks havoc in the Arab / Muslim mind now. The worst catastrophe is that these punish of falsehoods are spread under the name of Islam! Why cannot they see that the only Islam is found only in the Quran? Salafism is the catalyst that ignites civil unrest among Arab nations nowadays; yet, people are too ignorant to realize this fact. We write not for this incorrigible generation, but for the next one who may be sorry for the grave errors of the ancestors due to the Wahabi epidemic and may lead the route of reform on all levels. We pray to the Almighty to make us witnesses over this bad generation in the Judgment Day. God says in the Quran: "Do they not see that they are tried every year once or twice but then they do not repent nor do they remember?" (Al-Tawbah - 126).


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It's that time of year again where the panic is on for what to buy for your friends and family for Christmas! However, if gift hampers are your thing, then I have a treat for you! My lovely mum makes some fabulous gift hampers packed full with a range of gifts. She currently sells these hampers on eBay, you can view them here.
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AndreaC posted a question in Digilent Microcontroller BoardsI'm having trouble with running a USB CDC example (the cdc_com_port_single from MPLAB Harmony) on a WiFire board. I was able to modify the configuration in order to compile the code for the WiFire. The program starts and, apparently, recognizes the connection from my laptop (as reported by the status LEDs), my laptop (a MacBook Pro) recognizes the board as a tty.usbmodem, but no communication occurs thereafter, and the board ends up in APP_STATE_ERROR. Has anyone succeeded running the example on a WiFire? If not, is there another USB CDC sample for the WiFire I can check?


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Hi friends! Just a quick hello for today! My mom is in town visiting and we spent the weekend in Tahoe skiing and hanging out with a bunch of cousins which as been SO fun! We're prolonging our stay for a few more days and then I'm getting back to campus just in time to take a few finals before I head to (drum roll please….!) Morocco!! I am so excited for my trip and can't wait to share some pictures!
We took these pictures last Friday before we left so that I could take the weekend off and really focus on family time. Plus, everybody is sick of snowy outfit photos anyway, right? Hopefully this look is good inspiration for thinking ahead towards spring! I actually bought this top for my upcoming trip but when it arrived I couldn't help myself. It's thick but not too heavy or bulky, and I love the embroidery which I think gives it character and makes it unique. I got a ton of compliments on it that day too which I also think says a lot. Get ready to see this bad boy again soon. One thing to note, it is a bit short, so wearing it with something high-waisted makes it a lot more comfortable for me. If you're really tall I would size up to make sure it's long enough. Or don't, if that's your thing.
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Reports emerged from Los Angeles last week that rock star Avril Lavigne's divorce is behind delays in the release of her latest album. Lavigne and Deryck Whibley of the band Sum 41 married in California in 2006 but are now planning a divorce, according to All Headline News.
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2005 Syrée
Sy•rée [se-rey] n. derived from Syrah and "cuvée" (blend)
Our 2005 Syrée is based on three varieties – Syrah, Petite Sirah and Cabernet Sauvignon – chosen from several highly regarded vineyards throughout the Paso Robles AVA. The Syrah and Petite Sirah lots were pumped over during fermentation and kept on the skins for up to 15 days to extract the maximum amount of color and tannins. The Cabernet Sauvignon was partially fermented in open top oak barrels, building up the structure of this wine. After being transferred to 100% French oak barrels, the lots were blended after one year of aging and put back in to barrels for an additional six months.
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The Ryan Road Syrah provides the dark color; always delivering ripe and sweet fruit. Grapes from Penman Springs Petite Sirah is the backbone of this wine; tannic and black in color, the perfect blending component. Adelaida Springs Cabernet Sauvignon, a Westside, high elevation Cabernet Sauvignon adds spice and character to this wine.
Now thru 2015
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- Color: Dark cherry red
- Aroma: Dark, black berry fruit with bitter sweet chocolate, vanilla and some cedar
- Taste: Initially soft on the tongue, the wine releases its dominant character on the mid palate. Loaded with spice and ripe fruit this wine ends with a prolonged finish.
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Last week was significant for both Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerald W. Hyland and his constituents. He moved into a new office suite and announced he would like to occupy that space for another four years.
On April 30, after nearly two years in offices on the second floor of the Fairfax County Regional Library on Sherwood Hall Lane, Hyland and the majority of his staff moved to their new location at 2511 Parkers Lane. Rose Lambert, Hyland's chief of staff, has been working from the new space since earlier this year.
Hyland's re-election announcement occurred at the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens Associations gala in an almost spontaneous manner. "I will ask the voters of the Mount Vernon District to allow me to continue to represent them," he declared in a brief statement.
It occurred as he recognized Col. Marion L. "Barney" Barnwell as Mount Vernon District Citizen of the Year, the prime reason for the event, and presented James Cossey with a surprise certificate of recognition for his efforts as chairman of the organization's transportation committee. Hyland honored Cossey for his volunteerism and ability to "forge consensus" from situations that often appear irreconcilable.
Hyland has served as Mount Vernon District's supervisor for the past 16 years. In making his declaration he noted that tenure has been one of the most gratifying times of his life. "It has been a real pleasure," he said.
A NATIVE New Englander, Hyland brought an old tradition of that region to the local political scene with the introduction of his annual "Town Meeting." An all day forum to bring government to the people and people to the government. It has since been copied by many of his colleagues on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
Hyland had delayed moving his offices into the new Mount Vernon District Government Center so the Fairfax County Police Department's Mount Vernon Station, which is also an occupant, could utilize his space while the finishing touches were being put on the building renovations.
"The completed police space was really inadequate for their needs and we don't need the additional space at the present time as much as they do," Hyland had stated at the time the Mount Vernon District Police Station was only partially completed. "I thought they ought to use as much of the space in the Supervisor's area as they need. We aren't pressed."
ORGINALLY, completion of the entire building was scheduled for June 2003. However, the supervisor's new office suite received its finishing touches within the past month.
Earlier this year, the Virginia Association of Counties honored Hyland's year as their president by planting a magnolia tree and placing a plaque outside his new office suite. In acknowledging the gift, he said, "This tree represents all that is wonderful about Mount Vernon."
Only the address has changed. The main telephone number, 703-780-7518, TTY, 703-780-3642, fax number, 703-780-1491, and e-mail address, email@example.com., all remain the same. Office hours, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, are as they have been.
A RETIRED U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Cossey spearheaded the Stakeholder Participation Panel that recently resolved the dispute over increased parking at Mount Vernon Estate. His committee has dealt with such diversified issues as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Replacement Project, pedestrian safety along Richmond Highway, and aircraft noise abatement.
Hyland had a resolution passed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors citing Cossey as typifying "volunteerism at its best." He and his wife are leaving the Mount Vernon area to reside in their vacation home in Maine.


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- Many others - mostly Casual.
What raiding experience (if any) do you have? Please give details.
- Raiding in Everquest from 1998 until 2006 (Classic up to Depths of Darkhollow, played main tank, raid leader, etc)
- Raiding in WoW from 2004 until 2013/4 (Vanilla up to MoP, mostly played healers or DPS, became GL in 2, officers in most, raid led most of the time)
- Eve was just Eve... lost of ship blown up, by me, and my ship too!
Why do you want to join United Kingdoms?
- Looking for a guild to join that is mature and in my time zone. Seeing that this is a new game, I'm looking for new experiences.
What are your goals when playing Pantheon? Please give details.
- Watch how the game pans out, see everything (eventually), hopefully become an expert at least at one thing.
Do you have a microphone to talk to other guild members via our voice chat server?
- Yup, I have Discord, ventrilo, teamspeak, mumble, whatever is needed (I'm already on your Discord)
Do you have alpha access to Pantheon?
Do you have beta access to Pantheon?
- Yes, to all of the above.
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Oftentimes the most successful businesses are those born from an understanding of a need of something in a particular neighborhood. That was the case with "Nancy's Candy & Spice." People in Lawrenceville and surrounding cities used to have to drive 20-40 miles to get fresh herbs and spices.
Nancy and Hashem Abuaisheh opened their shop shortly after Christmas of 2012. The first thing you notice when you walk in into the shop are the historic red bricks surrounding you. The character and the warmth of the space are very enchanting. You can sense right away the aroma of the spices that is taking over.
Nancy and Hashem get their spices from a distributor that they trust and they know personally. The special seasoning mixes are one of a kind that you can't find at a regular grocery store.
Like they say every small business has a story behind it. Amazingly the space that Nancy's Candy and Spice is in used to be a local gallery where Nancy used to display her own art work. She always felt that this little gallery brings her luck, since she sold many pieces there, and had a solo exhibit at one point in it. With the success of the gallery the gallery owner had to move to a bigger space few blocks down, leaving it up for lease. At the same time Hashem was starting to take a new turn in his career.
He wanted to start a spice and candy shop similar to those old shops in Jerusalem where he and Nancy are originally from. So it did not take much thought for both of them to combine both the spice shop and her art in one place. People from Lawrenceville and surrounding cities drive to Nancy's to get the best spices and seasonings in town. They also enjoy the sampling of all different and unique sweets and gummies that are imported and locally made.
Opening the shop was a big step that they both had wanted to take for many years. 2012 was the year they finally did just that. With hard work, time, and love put into this great little shop they both know that this is a beginning of a long journey. Please join us on that journey by coming by and seeing our shop for yourselves.
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Greetings and welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly guide to the weekend's new movies. Tune in every Tuesday for the latest look at the upcoming weekend, and then check back on Thursday night for final projections based on actual theatre counts.
Updated Predictions and Comparisons –
(UPDATE: Not too many changes this week, although we think that Punisher: War Zone will perform better than we anticipated. Miramax's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas continues to expand quicker than Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, so they'll be neck and neck on the outskirts of the Top 10.)
1. Four Christmases (New Line/WB) ? $14.6 million -52% (same)
2. Bolt (Disney) – $13.2 million N/A -50% (same)
3. Twilight (Summit) ? $12.0 million -55% (up .2 mill.)
4. Quantum of Solace (Sony) ? $9.6 million -49% (same)
5. Punisher: War Zone (Lionsgate) ? $9.3 million N/A (up $1.3 mil and one spot)
6. Australia (20th Century Fox) ? $8.1 million -45% (down one spot)
7. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (DreamWorks) – $6.4 million -55% (same)
8. Transporter 3 (Lionsgate) ? $5.8 million -52% (same)
9. Role Models (Universal) – $2.8 million -48%
10. Cadillac Records (Sony/Tristar) – $1.9 million N/A (up .1 million)
11. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Miramax) – $1.5 million -12%
Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight) – $1.4 million +4%
— Nobel Son (Freestyle Releasing) – $1.3 million N/A
Weekend Overview
This being the weekend after Thanksgiving, everyone is generally too busy recuperating and getting back to work to go see movies, which is why it's a notorious dumping ground weekend for studios that have movies around that have them confused on when to release them. Sure, there have been a few movies that have broken out in the weekend after Thanksgiving like Behind Enemy Lines and Tom Cruise's The Last Samurai but they are few and far between, and the traditional post-Thanksgiving drop-off has kept many new movies from doing well.
With that in mind, it's somewhat surprising to find the pseudo-sequel Punisher: War Zone (Lionsgate), with Ray Stevenson taking over the role of the Marvel Comics vigilante, being dumped into this weekend with very little fanfare. The Punisher is certainly a popular comic book character with a very distinctive skull logo and modus operandi of getting rid of bad guys, but he's also suffered from two bad movies that makes it doubtful too many fans will give it another chance so soon (only four and a half years) since the last attempt, especially with a lesser known actor in the main role. It should bring in the few diehard comic book fans aware of its opening, although more than a few might be skeptical that it will be an improvement over the previous two attempts, so this one will probably only make a small bit of money theatrically before finding its audience on DVD. Because of this, one can probably expect it to end up somewhere in the middle of the Top 10 at best.
Opening in less than 1,000 theaters, two other movies are likely to fare even worse. Cadillac Records (Sony/Tristar Pictures) is a biopic about the early days of Blues label Chess Records with Adrien Brody playing Leonard Chess and the likes of Jeffrey Wright, Eamonn Walker, Mos Def and Beyonce Knowles playing the label's famous artists. The movie might have some interest to music fans but not enough to really make a mark this weekend, and few of those involved have enough appeal among modern African-American audiences to win them over.
Likewise, the thriller Nobel Son (Freestyle Releasing) from Bottle Shock director Randall Miller, starring Alan Rickman and Bryan Greenberg, is being released surprisingly wide this weekend after sitting on the shelves for almost a year and a half after its Tribeca Film Festival premiere and its eclectic premise and cast won't do much to bring people into theaters. It will probably be lucky to make more than a million this weekend but it won't need more than that to get into the bottom of the Top 10.
This week's "Chosen One" is Ron Howard's adaptation of Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon (Universal).
(Note: As the Weekend Warrior is recuperating over a big Thanksgiving weekend dinner, this will be a lighter column than normal.)
This weekend last year, the dumper was the Weinstein Co. thriller Awake starring Hayden Christianson and Jessica Alba, which opened in fifth place with just $5.9 million in 2,002 theaters. Disney's Enchanted remained on top with $16.4 million followed by Robert Zemeckis' animated Beowulf with $8.2 million, both dropping 50% from the Thanksgiving weekend. The top 10 grossed $68 million, which might actually be more than this week's offerings unless The Punisher sequel really breaks out.
There are days that I hate critics and those days get more and more frequent. It's kind of weird to say, considering that some of my best friends are critics and they're generally an intelligent and pleasant lot when they're not trashing our favorite movies.
It really feels like more and more critics think their job is mainly to take apart and take down every single movie that comes along, and it's gotten to the point where their criticism seems to go far beyond what's on screen and is more about their own personal tastes or just a clear case of being burnt out on the number of movies they're "forced" to sit through for their jobs. (A job that I'm sure anyone reading this would LOVE to have incidentally.)
Maybe the problem isn't the critics as much as the bloggers who spin the reviews to fit their own personal biases. For instance, a couple of bloggers recently decided it was their job to take down Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia. One of them saw the movie and didn't like it, but the other two probably hadn't seen it and were basically just going by what they were told, but they both decided to "report" that Australia was unanimously hated and that its Oscar chances were now completely nil and that it was destined for box office failure. Well, yeah, except that they weren't taking into account that moviegoers might actually enjoy the simplicity of Luhrmann's latest effort. In fact, many people who went to see Australia this past weekend were probably aware that it wasn't a perfect movie and had problems, but I'd say more people I talked to were generally positive and enjoyed it or appreciated what Baz was trying to do, whereas the generally mixed reviews, split almost down the middle positive and negative, were being spun to make it look like the worst movie ever made. Some critics were even getting personal, attacking Nicole Kidman's appearance in the movie, saying that it's due to Botox and surgery operations that took all the life and emotion out of her performance. Personally, having seen the exact same movie, I disagree and feel that her performance is exactly what Luhrmann wanted, but that's beside the point.
There's another instance where a critic at a high circulation weekly entertainment magazine (oh, what a giveaway) gave the Holocaust drama The Boy in the Striped Pajamas a ridiculously low rating, and then a week later, the same magazine took up valuable news space to trash the film one more time, saying that its one movie that has absolutely no chance at an Oscar nomination because it was so reviled… Yeah… By one critic. THEIRS. How on earth is that fair and unbiased reporting? (Check out how well the movie's been doing at the box office incidentally, proving that there is definite interest in the film's subject matter, regardless of that one bad review.) Granted, we're talking about blogs and weekly magazines here, not exactly the best source for fair and unbiased news, but unfortunately, they're widely read enough that at least those in the industry might actually believe these vocal detractors.
In my opinion, if film critics aren't going to be fair to the movies they're reviewing, going in without preconceived biases or prejudices, then maybe they should be fair game for others to start criticizing them. My pal Erik Childress has done this for many years over at EFilmCritic, but granted, he tends to go after the low-hanging fruit, the junket whores and Ben Lyons. He certainly has the right idea, but sometimes I feel that it's not being taken far enough. Why aren't more people going after the veteran critics who demand to be taken seriously because they write for one local newspaper or other or are nationally syndicated? Or after the bloggers who rant and rally against the movies they personally don't like? What makes their opinion better than any Joe Schmoe off the street? We won't even get into the Oscar race and how clearly biased bloggers are considering themselves "prognosticators," sharing their own opinions rather than making an effort to analyze data or think like the industry people who actually nominate and vote for these awards.
Going back to the critics, I was sitting in a crowded screening room mostly full of critics who were laughing quite heartily through much of Four Christmases and yet where are the reviews saying that the movie, a comedy, made them laugh? There seems to be a lot of glad-handing and group-thinking where no one wants to be the one to stand up and say "You know what? That movie was stupid but it was funny. It made me laugh and I was entertained. Thumbs Up!" (or whatever catchphrase they use to share their opinion) Believe me, I'm not saying that I'm any better than anyone else, but at least I always try to be fair and honest, even if it means praising a movie that every other critic hates or trashing one that they all love. I always have you wonderful CS commenters to keep me on the straight and narrow, right?
And yet, critics are being let go from their jobs right and left, the divide between critics and audiences is getting wider and wider just as the opinions between those in the industry and those on the outside looking in seem to drift further and further apart. Every other profession has rules of professional ethics and a protocol for doing the job, and yet film criticism is a freeform mostly acquired skill that requires very few prerequisites except the ability to watch lots of movies and put your thoughts about them down on paper or pixels and relay them to the masses. I'm sure there will be plenty of other examples, but maybe those who've taken up blogging about the subject of critics being fired and badly-reviewed movies making lots of money should take an inward look at themselves when complaining about the situation.
Punisher: War Zone (Lionsgate)
Starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok, Julie Benz
Directed by Lexi Alexander (Green Street Hooligans); Written by Nick Santora ("Prison Break" and "Law & Order"), Matt Holloway and Art Marcum (Iron Man)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rated R
Tagline: "Vengeance has a name."
Plot Summary: After the death of his family at the hands of the mob, Frank Castle becomes The Punisher, a ruthless arms-bearing vigilante who sets his sights on mob boss Bill Russoti (Dominic West), leaving him horribly disfigured and seeking revenge under his new alias Jigsaw (no relation to the serial killer from the "Saw" franchise). Jigsaw assembles an army to take down The Punisher causing a huge gang war.
In keeping with this week's attempt at a minimal, stripped down column, there's not really much to say about this new crime-thriller reintroducing Marvel's vigilante character that will have much of an effect on its box office either way, because it's essentially being dumped into the usually dead post-Thanksgiving weekend.
The Punisher was created in 1974 as a recurring character in "The Amazing Spider-Man" but by the '80s, he was popular enough to warrant a number of limited series and a notoriously bad 1989 movie starring Dolph Lundgren before he was given a number of monthly series. In April 2004, Lionsgate released their own movie based on the character, inherited from a deal between Marvel and the indie Artisan Films. After opening with $13.8 million against the tougher competition of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2, it wound up making $33 million, which wasn't bad compared to its cost but was nowhere near the amount being made by other comic book movies around that same time.
Lionsgate, Marvel Studios and producer Gale Anne Hurd (responsible for both of the original movies) decided to give the character a second chance and have relaunched the property in a new and presumably more violent direction. Thomas Jane, the actor who played Frank Castle/The Punisher in their previous movie, was replaced by Ray Stevenson, best known for playing Titus Pullo on the HBO drama "Rome," and the directorial reins have been handed to Lexi Alexander, the German stunt coordinator who directed the festival favorite Green Street Hooligans starring Elijah Wood. They've also brought in one of the Punisher's most deadly foes from the comic book, Jigsaw, a character who was introduced almost the exact same time that the Punisher was introduced in the pages of "The Amazing Spider-Man," played by Dominic West who played one of the baddies in the comic-based blockbuster 300 and starred in the other popular HBO drama, "The Wire." The one thing that can be said in the positive about this casting is that "The Wire" is a popular show among the similar urban crowd who dig The Punisher. (Interestingly, they've also brought in the co-writers of "Iron Man" to punch up the script.)
In recent years, the popular character has moved further into more adult territory as the lynchpin for Marvel's Max series, and as one might expect, the second movie has continued the original's R-rated action violence, which will also appeal to the 18 to 25 male crowd, but probably won't have much interest beyond that demographic and specifically the fans of the character, which seem to be waning in recent years.
The fact that the movie is getting dumped into this weekend with very little money being put into promotion and marketing is daunting, but it's fairly obvious that Lionsgate is more concerned with giving Frank Miller's The Spirit its fullest attention, and the R-rating certainly limits when and where the movie can be promoted. With a moderate release into roughly 2,500 theaters, it would seem like $10 million is probably the high-end opening for this, although it will probably fall short of that mark against stronger returning fare.
Why I Should See It: Marvel gets a third chance to get it right with The Punisher, this time under the guidance of Lexi Alexander, a talented filmmaker looking to break out with a high profile project like this.
We're not going to waste a lot of time analyzing the other two movies, both of which are opening in less than a thousand theaters and will probably make less than $2 million.
Cadillac Records (Sony/Tristar Pictures)
Mini-Review: As much as one might want to appreciate and respect Darnell Martin's attempt at exploring the roots of rock and roll via the early blues releases of Chess Records, the artistic license taken by making Leonard Chess's brother Phil, who co-founded the record company and produced most of the records, a background character in the story is just one of the many grievous errors with "Cadillac Records" that will keep music purists from taking it too seriously. As hard as the movie tries following the same biopic formula as "Ray" and "Walk the Line", it barely even musters the impact of "Walk Hard" in telling the story of this pivotal label, instead being a disjointed attempt covering far too many angles and artists to make for a cohesive film. Adrien Brody gives one of his flattest and most lifeless performances of his career as Leonard Chess, doing absolutely nothing that might make the viewer feel anything but complete lack of interest in him, while Jeffrey Wright is only slightly better as Muddy Waters. One can certainly admire his Southern accent and his ability to mime to the classic Blues music, and one can say the same for Eamonn Walker, Said from "Oz," who gives a few rousing performances as Muddy's chief rival Howlin' Wolf. Likewise, Columbus Short does fine when pretending to play harmonica on stage as Muddy's sideman Little Walter, but his performance off-stage is horrendous, as he basically acts like a modern-day gangsta, ruining many scenes with his overacting that could have been far more effective with a stronger actor in the role. Much of the first half of the film deals with the tenuous relationship between Leonard, Muddy and Little Walter?mostly their issues with how Leonard paid his acts using cars rather than cash?but even the rivalry when Wolf becomes one of Chess' prize acts gets tiring fairly quickly. Fortunately, the film takes a turn for the better when Mos Def shows up as Chuck Berry, absolutely perfect casting that makes his fleeting scenes some of the most enjoyable. Eventually, the entire movie turns into the "Beyonce Knowles Show" as the pop singer shows up playing Etta James and is given far more screen time than any of the other acts, performing all her own vocals unlike the others. The writing is generally weak and Martin isn't a strong enough filmmaker to make this mess of a movie work and the weak production values (and presumably low budget) really hurt the film, as the sets, costumes and wigs look so cheap that they really hurt the film's credibility. The scene where the Rolling Stones show up at the studio to pay homage to their idols seems superfluous and unnecessary except to drive home the obvious – how influential these musicians were on more famous artists. Sure, there's a lot of interesting things about the early days of rock and roll and the musicians who were so influential on Elvis and The Stones, but sadly, this isn't the movie that'll make much of a difference in getting these musicians the respect they deserve. Fortunately, there's another less star-studded movie about Leonard Chess in the works, so music enthusiasts should keep their fingers crossed that this other filmmaker does a better job focusing their efforts in paying better tribute to these musicians and their contribution to the last five decades of music. Rating: 5.5/10
And that brings us to our very first installment of DEFEND YOUR MOVIE! where a filmmaker addresses the questions posed by a review:
Darnell Martin on making Phil Chess more of a background character:
"Also, Bo Diddley is missing from this as well. There are a number of people missing from this but that would have been a mini-series. The main reason for making Phil a background character was because I wanted to really concentrate on the relationship between Muddy and Leonard. The film for me is like a series of love stories, and the relationship between these two men, if Phil were there, then he becomes Leonard's confidante, it becomes a story about these two brothers. I really wasn't interested in telling the Chess story. I was really interested in talking about how Mississippi Blues became popular music, that's the story I wanted to tell and how it affected civil rights, and how these musicians, these bands, came together, and those families and those love stories became more important than their own love stories. Muddy's closer to Little Walter in a very strange way than he is to Geneva, and that betrayal is this kind of double betrayal. Those are the ideas that I really wanted to explore and having Phil would have given Leonard another place to go."
And on that other Chess Records that was in the works:
"The other movie, I didn't really think about honestly, because that was a movie about the Chess Brothers. I wasn't making a movie about the Chess Brothers. I was making a movie about how black people made black music that became the music that we all listen to right now, and how this white guy was part of that, but it wasn't about how white guys made this music. So I don't see them as the same film at all."
Nobel Son (Freestyle Releasing)
Starring Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku, Danny DeVito
Written and directed by Randall Miller with Jody Savin (Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, Bottle Shock)
Genre: Thriller, Comedy
Rated R
Tagline: "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize"
Plot Summary: Barkley Michaelson (Bryan Greenberg) is trying to finish his college thesis when his father (Alan Rickman) wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. When Barkley is kidnapped for gambling debts, his father refuses to pay the ransom, causing Barkley to want to get revenge.
Note: Randall Miller's second film debuted at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and was delayed so long it's being released after his third film, Bottle Shock, which grossed roughly $4 million over the summer.
Frost/Nixon (Universal)
Review (Coming Soon!)
Interview with Screenwriter Peter Morgan and actor Michael Sheen
Honorable Mention:
Hunger (IFC Films)
The Black Balloon (Neoclassic Films Ltd.) – Elissa Down's Australian dramedy is about a young man named Thomas (Rhys Wakefield), who is put in charge of his autistic older brother (Luke Ford) when they move to a new home, a challenge he takes on with his new girlfriend (Gemma Ward). It opens in New York on Friday.
Let them Chirp Awhile (Houston King) – Jonathan Blitstein's directorial debut is this indie dramedy starring Justin Rice as a struggling screenwriter whose latest idea about a movie with talking pigeons is leaked to his arch-rival (Zach Galligan) by his friend Scott (Brandon Sexton III), forcing him to work harder to get his film made. It opens in New York at the Cinema Village on Friday, followed by Chicago on December 12 and L.A. on Jan. 2.
Local Color (Empire Film Group) – In Bad Boys co-creator George Gallo's drama, Trevor Morgan plays a troubled teen who gets advice from a cranky oil painter, played by Armin Mueller-Stahl (Eastern Promises). Based on real characters in Gallo's life, this long-delayed 2006 film will finally get a limited release.
Extreme Movie (Dimension Films) – Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson's sketch comedy about the joys and embarrassments of teen sex stars Michael Cera, Ryan Pinkston (from College), Jamie Kennedy and Frankie Muniz. After originally being earmarked for a DVD-only release, it's getting a very limited theatrical in select cities.
Next week, Keanu Reeves stars in the remake of the sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still (20th Century Fox) and a cast of Latin actors discovers there's Nothing Like the Holidays (Overture Films), joined by the animated fantasy film Delgo (Fathom Studios).


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Local Tofu and a New Wheat Meat
Yeah, I know – that title will turn away all but the most devout herbivores!
How about: Spaghetti with Italian Sausage and Garlic Toast. Better?
Let's start Vegan MoFo Week 2, shall we?
Spaghetti is my comfort food. It reminds me of my dad, which is comforting. After last week's sad news of the passing of Steve Jobs, I needed some comforting. Since my dad is now hanging out with Steve (asking how he ever managed to corrupt his daughter into drinking the Kool Aid), well, spaghetti it is.
I tried out two new products in this meal – both discovered via a couple of my favorite food bloggers. First up, Twin Oaks Tofu (which I discovered via Kath Eats). First of all, Twin Oaks is a cooperative, worker-owned farm. Second, they make local tofu – the farm is about 60 miles from where I live in Virginia. Third, it's organic, non-GMO tofu, and it gets rave reviews from everybody I know that has tried it.
That makes plenty of reasons for me to take a stab at it! I grabbed a package of their Italian Herb tofu from the Friendly City Food Co-Op:
Now, word on the street was that this tofu didn't have to be pressed. Now, it took me a LONG time to finally "figure out" tofu – and only now that I have a handy dandy Tofu XPress tofu press do I truly appreciate it as a meal option. So, a tofu that wouldn't require a day sitting in a medieval torture device? Interesting.
I figured I would put it to the test of all tests, and try baking it, straight up – no pressing whatsoever. Sliced up, straight out of the package. (I did add a bit of garlic powder to get the garlic toast thing going on).
The other new product in this meal was Field Roast Italian Sausage – a "grain meat" that I discovered via Emily over at Daily Garnish. She had discovered Field Roast veggie dogs at her local market in Seattle, and they sounded better than most of the "fake" meats I've tried. I'm not much of a fan of fake meats – but I was never much of a meat fan even when I was eating meat, so it's not surprising.
Grain or "wheat meats" are usually based on some form of a recipe for seitan, or wheat gluten. Seasoned properly, these "meats" – when prepared properly – can be nearly indistinguishable from "the real thing." Texture is usually the hardest part to replicate, even if the flavors are spot-on.
I sliced up 2 links of the Italian sausage and sauteed it for just a few minutes until browned, then added a jar of organic tomato basil sauce and simmered for a bit.
I served the sauce and sausage over whole wheat noodles topped with a little 'nooch Parmesan, and a few garlic tofu slabs on the side.
All I have to say is… look at this tofu!!
Seriously, people. Best tofu I've ever had. It baked up wonderfully chewy with a nice little crunch on the outside. So flavorful. So easy!
And with regard to the sausages, I have to agree with Emily. Field Roast is top notch in the vegan meats department. I even enjoyed a sausage plain on a giant roll the other day, and it had fantastic flavor and texture. I wish I could find more of their products locally here.
From my plate to yours, here's to delicious food that makes you feel good!


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HEX (1973) Category – Enjoyably bad movie but not fun-bad enough to earn my highest rating Hex, which was also released under the title The Screaming, belongs to that joyously bizarre subgenre of motorcycle horror films.
That peculiar cinematic niche also plays home to flicks like Werewolves On Wheels, about a biker gang that hassles Satanists who transform them into werewolves, to Psychomania, about a biker gang that forms a pact with Satan which permits them to commit suicide and then return from the grave as invincible, soulless marauders and to Blood Freak, about a biker who turns into a turkey monster (no, really).
Hex trumps all of those other films for sheer weirdness, partly because it is set in the early 1920's and partly because its western locale made it a candidate for my Weird Western series during the Frontierado Holiday season during the summer. It was a close call, but I decided to save this film for Halloween season instead.
The underrated beauty Cristina Raines stars in this incoherent mishmash as Oriole, a half-breed witch who uses the Native American magic taught to her by her father to defend herself and her sister Acacia from a roaming biker gang. Devotees of motorcycle gang history are well aware of the link between World War One fighter pilots and motorcycles, the most accessible replacement those returning vets could find for the motorized thrills they used to find in the air.
The biker gang in Hex is headed for Hollywood to find work in Silent Movies as stunt flyers in the flurry of films being made about flying aces of the recent global conflict. The story opens with the gang making their way through Nebraska, where they clash with the local yokels who are still living like it's the Old West. Seeking shelter from the rabid gang of rednecks on their trail following the nasty encounter, the biker gang forces our witch Oriole and her sister to let them hide out with the pair in their ramshackle "little house on the prairie".
This is one of those movies in which nobody acts anything like human beings have EVER acted, I don't care what the time period is, and the weird behavior of the two sisters pales beside that of the biker gang. This is fitting, since the gang members are played by actors who specialize in playing greasy, slimy wackos.
Keith Carradine, who, like his father John, never met a weirdass movie he wouldn't appear in, plays the biker gang's leader, Whizzer (insert your own joke here). Whizzer is a poser passing himself off as a World War One ace, but we learn he's really just a dishonorably discharged loser and drifter.
Whizzer is the only non-would- be rapist in the gang, so I guess we're supposed to think of him as the movie's "hero". He also spends a lot of his time repeatedly saying he and his gang should get the hell out of the area once the supernatural events start whittling down his gang's numbers. This adds to the laughs as after nearly every death Carradine insists they're leaving "first thing in the morning", but instead they just hang around exchanging more of the film's hilariously demented dialogue.
Gary Busey IS Giblets (again, insert your own joke here), the gang's most eager would-be rapist and therefore the first victim of Oriole's hexes. This flick is eternal proof that Busey looked and acted like a crazed woodchuck even before his near-fatal motorcycle accident. The slobbering Giblets is so slimy, repulsive and annoying that you actually cheer when Oriole causes a barnyard owl to claw his eyes out.
(Since all roads lead to Movie Host shows with me I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that Busey appeared in this film fresh off his stint as the second banana on the neglected Movie Host show Mazeppa starring Gailard Sartain as a wizard who showed bad movies.)
Robert Walker Jr plays Chupo, the biker injured during the gang's scrape with the Nebraskans early in the film. He spends most of the film sitting around, not talking and acting creepy and twitchy. Same ol' same ol' in other words. Eventually Oriole turns him into a mindless living zombie (there's a stretch) and sics him on Whizzer in one of the movie's many, many, MANY false climaxes.
Scott Glenn steals plenty of scenes as Jimbang (no, not gymbag, Jimbang) who is by turns demented, hickish, leering, malevolent and homicidal. He seems to be trying to out-redneck the rednecks in Deliverance with his portrayal. If you care, and there's no reason why you should, Jimbang dies when Oriole causes the gun he's threatening her with to blow up in his face in the film's goriest scene.
Doria Cook plays China, the female gang member who thinks Whizzer is a deluded, childish loser and seems to feel nothing but contempt for him. So, naturally, she's in a romantic relationship with him (?). China and Oriole find themselves competing for Whizzer's affections (Uh, ladies, you don't have to settle for Whizzer you know … there ARE farm animals on the premises) and China therefore receives the brunt of Oriole's magic spells. Our witch drives the female biker insane with violent and bizarre hallucinations, ages her horribly, traps her soul in a frog and eventually just kills that frog with a knife.
Dan Haggerty does NOT play one of the bikers, I don't care how many movie books or erroneous reviews say he does. He plays Brother Billy, one of the hicks who harass the bikers and reappears later as the leader of the in-bred, semi- retarded posse that eventually pursues them to Oriole and Acacia's place. Brother Billy has a Model T that he has painted flames on ("There are FLAMES on my car!") and he races a few of the bikers through the old west town of Bingo (Yes, "Bingo") early in the film.
I know this review has contained plenty of spoilers, but it's not like you'll understand anything going on in the movie the first time you watch it, anyway, so the damage is minimal. I'll close with the biggest spoiler, so stop reading if you actually plan to watch this movie. And if you plan to watch this movie after reading this review, what the hell is wrong with you?
Anyway, the big, BIG spoiler at the end of the flick is that as Whizzer and Oriole putter away from all the bloody horror that Oriole's powers unleashed at the homestead, we learn that the witch's power also entrapped the home she shared with her sister in some kind of "time cocoon". What seemed like a period of days at the farmhouse was really decades in the outside world, meaning Oriole and Whizzer (Y'know, I was hoping those two crazy kids would end up together) find themselves in the 1970's. The end. Seriously. Oh, and a guy named Iggie Wolfington plays the bandleader of the town of Bingo, so all of you Iggie Wolfington film completists out there take note.
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