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Multiple fire crews called to house fire
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Firefighters converged on a house fire in Clive Tuesday afternoon.
The house is located at 1298 Northwest 90th St. in Clive, about a half block north of University Avenue.
Crews said a school bus driver passing by saw smoke coming from a window and called 911.
Multiple fire crews were called to the scene at 2:29 p.m. They reported smoke showing from the second story when they arrived.
Firefighters said the fire started in the office on one side of a duplex.
The home suffered heavy smoke damage, but did not damage the second unit in the duplex.
No injuries were reported. Fire investigators said the fire was likely caused by carelessly discarded smoking materials. Damage is estimated at $25,000.


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My Highlights from Art Basel in Hong Kong 2014
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Among the "2000 Generation" of Indonesian contemporary artists, who came of age artistically in the tumultuous and creative period after the downfall of President Haji Muhammad Suharto, Eko Nugroho makes art for and of the people, based in the street and on his own experiences, and exploring the often absurd condition of being human. As he describes, political and social criticism is at the heart of his subtly subversive output: "In Indonesia the political situation is getting better, but there's still a lot of narrow-mindedness and social pressure, and that's exactly what I'm critical of in my work." Nugroho's early experience as a street artist is evidenced in the graphic punch of his public murals, paintings, drawings, installations, animation, and embroidery, populated by cartoonish figures with masked faces, who dissemble, posture, argue, and struggle—like the human beings they represent.
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PT Boats: Knights of the Sea is a new DX10 title that features its own proprietary graphics engine currently in development. The game is a combination of real-time strategy and simulation. You have the ability to control the entire crew or just a single member. Play as the German, Russian or Allied navies, and prove your mettle on the open seas.
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One hurt in safari park train crash
One person has been taken to hospital after a miniature train with more than 100 people on board overturned at a safari park.
Two carriages came off the track as the train, which was carrying 155 passengers, was coming into the main square at Longleat Adventure Park in Wiltshire.
The train's rear carriage went on to its side and the other remained upright, leaving the other carriages on the track.
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"At approximately 3.40pm today there was an incident involving the miniature train at Longleat where two carriages came off the track as the train was coasting into the station," a spokesman for Longleat said.
"One carriage went on to its side and the other remained upright, the other carriages stayed on the track.
"Staff immediately instigated the emergency procedure to safely evacuate all passengers from the train and the emergency services were notified.
"Staff are currently undertaking a thorough investigation into what caused the incident and the railway will remain closed during this time."
Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said that a woman was taken to hospital with what was believed to be leg fractures.
Five other passengers were described as "walking wounded" and were treated at the scene.
"Now confirmed only one person taken to hospital following the Longleat incident earlier," a spokesman said.
"Handful of walking wounded. Firefighters been helping with first aid but train made safe before we got there. Happily no-one trapped."
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
The 1864 battle of Winchester in Virginia marked a seminal point in the War of Rebellion and became a proving ground for United States Gen. Philip H. Sheridan's field leadership.
Leading the enemy army was Jubal A. Early, former prosecuting attorney and General Assembly delegate from Franklin County who also argued in the General Assembly against secession (as his constituents wanted).
Shenandoah Valley native and Civil War historian Scott Patchan offers a fresh account of that battle in his new book, "The Last Battle of Winchester."
Most of the book is filled with descriptions of troop movements and battles. You would expect that. What you might not expect is vibrant prose and clear descriptions that are engaging in a way not usually found in books about warfare.
Patchan tells about the troop movements as if he were a journalist witnessing the action. There is nothing dry or academic in this narrative. It will transport you to the lower Shenandoah Valley in 1864.
And there are maps . No book about battlefields and the movement of two armies and their many divisions should be without maps — lots of maps.
Another distinction of Patchan's book is his use of the prose style of the Cult of the Civil War.
Sheridan is often referred to as "the Ohioan " or "Little Phil" or the "little Irishman from Somerset, Ohio." George Armstrong Custer is sometimes called the "blond cavalry officer." And Confederate soldiers are called "butternuts," a reference to the color of their uniforms.
The use of sobriquets is common among Civil War enthusiasts. It shows a level of familiarity and camaraderie that one soldier feels for another. It establishes "street cred" among the true believers, and it provides a kind of charm distinctive to the genre. The use of contemporaneous slang also enhances the descriptive power of the author by re-creating the atmosphere of the time.
If there is a fault in the book, it is the Monday-morning quarterbacking that also is a characteristic of people who study war. After any battle, everybody is a better general than the man in the field — especially if the battle is almost 150 years old.
To deflect some of Patchan's criticism of Sheridan, consider this defense: Sheridan was developing a new means of using the disparate units of his army as a solidified force, not as separate units fighting in the field, but as a cohesive fighting force. This new use of an army was pioneered by Sheridan during the campaign from Winchester in 1864 until Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender in April 1865.
The "missed opportunities" for complete defeat and the resulting prolonged war also appears to be part of the overall philosophy of utter and total defeat which would discourage soldiers and citizens from trying to restart the war.
As Sheridan said to Prussia's Otto von Bismark in 1870, "the people must be left nothing but their eyes to weep with after the war." One way to accomplish that is to drive an army to the point that it begs for the opportunity to surrender.
What matters with "The Last Battle of Winchester" is that this book is an excellent account of the facts of the battle. It evokes emotions associated with the warfare. At times, Patchan's descriptions of battle will make your heart race as if you were in the field yourself. The plentiful graphics help you keep your bearings.
One strong benefit for local readers is the depiction of Early, especially when Patchan exposes his sense of humor. One such incident involved Maj. Gen. John Breckinridge — a Kentuckian — who, having heard many references to first families of Virginia, asked what happened to the state's "second families."
Early overheard the questions and offered an answer : "They all moved to Kentucky."
Patchan always finds time to clearly explain the overall strategies of both sides of the conflict as each tried for decisive victories in the field while protecting their respective capital cities and their valuable railways. Strategy for the United States included a need for significant victory in the Shenandoah Valley in order to support efforts to re-elect President Abraham Lincoln.
Read this book. If you are a Civil War buff, the battlefield action will excite you. If you are interested in history, knowing more about a campaign that helped the survival of the United States will enlighten you. If you are neither, the prose will delight you. If you travel through the Shenandoah Valley, the vivid description of the scenery and what happened there 150 years ago will ignite your imagination so you will have a new appreciation for ground over which you travel.


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Big Gigantic have confirmed their winter tour dates for 2013. The band will kick things off in the South with shows in Birmingham, AL, Charleston, SC, Atlanta, GA and Asheville, NC. Next, the electronic duo will head to the Midwest and Northeast before making their way back down South. As previously reported, Big Gigantic will join Pretty Lights and Bassnectar for "BassLights" December 28-29 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA. You can check out the "On The Verge" article on Big Gigantic from the October 2009 issue of Relix here. A video of their recent performance at Red Rocks can be viewed above. Big Gigantic's 2013 winter tour dates are listed below.
Big Gigantic 2013 Winter Tour Dates
January 29 Birmingham, AL—WorkPlay
January 30 Charleston, SC—The Music Farm
January 31 Tallahassee, FL—The Coliseum
February 1 Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle
February 2 Asheville, NC—Orange Peel
February 5 Louisville, KY—Headliners Music Hall
February 6 Columbus, OH—Newport Music Hall
February 7 Madison, WI—The Orpheum Theatre
February 8 Grand Rapids, MI—Orbit Room
February 9 Royal Oak, MI—Royal Oak Music Hall
February 12 Clifton Park, NY—Upstate Concert Hall
February 13 Burlington, VT—Higher Ground (Ballroom)
February 14 Portland, ME—State Theatre
February 15 Boston, MA—House of Blues
February 16 New York, NY—Terminal 5
February 17 Rochester, NY—Sun Water Street Music Hall
February 20 New Haven, CT—Toad's Place
February 21 Silver Spring, MD—The Fillmore
February 22 Philadelphia, PA—Electric Factory
February 24 Morgantown, WV—Metropolitan Theatre
February 26 Memphis, TN—Minglewood Hall
February 27 Baton Rouge, LA—Varsity Theatre
February 28 Austin, TX—Stubb's
March 1 Houston, TX—House of Blues
March 2 Dallas, TX—House of Blues
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Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Henry Ford
As the last major event of 2012...U.S. fiscal cliff negotiations... continues to inch closer to some sort of deal, oil prices as well as most risk asset market have been in a modest uptrend this week so far. Further supporting crude oil prices in overnight trading was the larger than expected decline in crude oil stocks reported by the API late yesterday afternoon (see below for a more detailed discussion). While the negotiations continue in the U.S. today's EIA inventory report could move into a position to have an impact on the short term direction of prices especially if the actual outcome is outside of the range of expectations. Today the spot Jan Nymex WTI contract expires.
The macroeconomic calendar is drying up pretty quickly as we head toward the long Christmas holiday period beginning next week. Today the German business confidence indicator rose more than expected providing a modest level of support for the euro as well as European equity markets. The euro has risen for eight days in row and is a positive price support for the oil complex as the euro and oil prices have a high level of directional correlation.
As I have been discussing in this report for weeks there will be some sort of deal to prevent the U.S. fiscal cliff from triggering at the end of the year. Both side have been talking (which is always a good thing) and both side have made some concessions from their original position... although they are still not close enough to call it a deal. The Republicans will be voting on a so called "Plan B" later this week to be used in the event that a deal is not reached. The Plan B calls for extending the tax cuts for all income levels up to $1 million dollars per year. If passed (which it will be as the Republicans hold the majority in the House) this could offset the fiscal cliff if a deal is not reached and as long as the President does not veto the bill.
This is not a bad strategy by the Republicans as it would then put the decision to allow the fiscal cliff to trigger squarely in the hands of the President. Interestingly this is also a plan that high ranking Democrats have suggested during the course of this year... including House Minority Leader Pelosi and Senator Schumer that they agree with and support. The game of give and take will continue for a few more days as both sides try to get a deal done with the most gains for their respective side. The global risk asset markets have been trading more and more based on a view that a deal will get done. I remain of that view.


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Sept. 29, 2001
Palo Alto, Ca - For the second straight year, the Gauchos found themselves at the forefront of the Stanford Invitational Race. Placing 3rd in a 28-team field, the men posted a solid showing at their first "big meet." Though the team finished in the front of the pack, a sour taste was left after finishing behind conference opponent Utah State. The Gauchos logged a final score of 78 with Utah State 20 points ahead.
"It's difficult to lose to a conference opponent," said senior Aaron Sharp. "But it's early in the year." The men were led by 5th year seniors Josh Horton and Eric Gans, finishing in the 7th and 11th scoring spots respectively. The Gauchos packed up well with junior Brandon von Guenthner taking 16th, junior Bryon Lamorandier in 21st, and Aaron Sharp in 23rd.
Bryon Lamorandier celebrated his 21st birthday with the most notable race of the day. Bryon was called to fill in for Steve Rider, who was resting due to injury, and established himself with a terrific race, running over a minute faster over the course from the year before. "Lamo ran great for us!" exclaimed head coach Pete Dolan. "He's definitely expanding his range from strictly a 1500 meter runner."
The men will rest this weekend, but will run in one of their most important races of the year the following weekend at the Pre-NCAA meet in South Carolina. The team needs to garner "at-large" points by beating outer-region teams that will qualify automatically for the NCAA championships.


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Imagine - John Lennon
"Imagine there's no heaven…" – it's one of the most easily recognizable refrains in music history. Released in the rock and roll heyday of 1970's, the song became a voice of hope for an entire generation. While others have tried, after this song there was no reason for anyone to write a tune about world peace ever again. John Lennon said all that needed to be said and more. Despite an amazing career with the Beatles, this song became his legacy in music. It would take one mighty powerful song to do that, and "Imagine" is it.
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... but as a "put on my shoulder and walk around camera" I really am quite fond of the 1D X.
You must be from the City of Big Shoulders* then? * Chicago
I don't know about the technical numbers but the EOS-1D X is my favorite current camera to shoot with. My reasons for this go beyond the numbers and extend to how they have rethought the control layout. The one thing I do not like about it is that it is hard to see into the corners of the frame - eye relief.As 24x36mm format DSLRs are concerned, the D800 can't be beat for sheer technical considerations image quality but technical camera qualities are far from the end all and be all of what I look for in a camera. If you primarily shoot landscapes, still lifes, or set up portraits then the things that the D800 excels at come to the forefront. but as a "put on my shoulder and walk around camera" I really am quite fond of the 1D X.
The D800 lacks any kind of image quality for me because my lenses don't fit on it.Kevin.
The real 1Dx DoX mark data is now available.http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/(appareil1)/767%7C0/(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/753%7C0/(brand2)/CanonCheers,Bernard
Was wondering how long it would take you to get that online.
You mean... you already knew the info you had posted was fake?But it doesn't change anything about the relevance of DxO mark results, right? Cheers,Bernard
The real 1Dx DxO mark data is now available.http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/(appareil1)/767%7C0/(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/753%7C0/(brand2)/CanonCheers,Bernard
in a previous life, as a young stud I was into audio equipment. There were basically two camps;- folks who would spend nights endlessly looking at at "spec sheets" about THD, IMD, bandwidth and RMS and decide what was "best"- and others who would sit down in a dimly lit room with some tunes (vinyl...!) and listen.each thought the other Barbarians.... but both loved their Sound.
Once upon a time in a forum I forget the name of, someone published a chart showing black frame noise for my first DSLR - a Canon 30D.It seemed that the ISO values with the lowest noise were multiples of 160 (320, 640) - which I've been using.This latest (comcast) reference indicates that these same ISO values may be the best in terms of DR for some Canon bodies.


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Despite a plethora of chances, the Fire didn't make things easy on themselves Wednesday night in Toronto. Going up 2-0 with goals from Alvaro Fernandez and Chris Rolfe before halftime, the Fire had plenty of chances but couldn't put Toronto out of its misery with a third goal.
Eric Hassli's 79th minute strike and Toronto's constant pressure late kept things interesting but Frank Klopas' side found away to lock things down at the back and grind out another important three points on the road.
Ugly as it may have been at times, at the end of the day, Frank Klopas' side still came away with a valuable away win and catapulted itself into second place in the East. The team now sits even on games played (27) and one point ahead (47) of the New York Red Bulls (46).
Heading into Saturday's game vs. Montreal, there's a chance the Fire could sit atop the East by the end of the weekend.
Sporting KC vs. Houston Dynamo – 7:30pm CT (NBC Sports Network)
New York Red Bulls vs. Columbus Crew – 6:00pm CT (MLS Live, Direct Kick)
D.C. United vs. New England – 6:30pm CT (MLS Live, Direct Kick)
Chicago Fire vs. Montreal Impact – 7:30pm CT (CSN Chicago)
Let's put things in perspective…
WATCH: Sporting KC 0, Houston 0 (7/7/2012)
One of two huge matches in the East this weekend is Friday's nights encounter between first-place Sporting KC and fourth-place Houston at LiveSTRONG Sporting Park.
If Kansas City, who are just a surprising 4-3-3 at home vs. East teams loses, it sets the Fire up for a move to first on Saturday night. If that happened, the Dynamo could also potentially jump all the way into second place (at least momentarily) as well.
Lucky for the home side, Houston's away form against the Conference has been quite poor (1-5-4), though one of those four draws did come at Sporting on July 7 (0-0).
The obvious hope for the Fire is to see the Dynamo earn their second away win against the East Friday night but I think anything more than a point for Houston is unrealistic.
PREDICTION: Sporting KC 1, Houston Dynamo 1
- Further East on Saturday, third-place New York welcomes the Columbus Crew to Red Bull Arena. I wrote recently that I wasn't yet convinced about the Crew's surge up the East table because of the level of opponents they'd played during their run and in their last match, they fell 2-0 at New England.
In Saturday's game, they travel to play a New York side that is unbeaten at home this season (9-0-3) and hasn't even drawn against an East opponent at Red Bull Arena (7-0-0). Interestingly enough, at 4-6-4, Columbus has a much better away record than Houston and has gone 3-5-2 away in the conference, including a victory over Sporting KC.
Even with all that, it's hard to go against New York's home dominance this season. As it relates to the Fire, a draw would be a fantastic result for a few reasons but I have to think Red Bull comes away victorious this weekend.
PREDICTION: New York Red Bulls 2, Columbus Crew 1
WATCH: New York 4, Columbus 1 (4/7/2012)
- Sixth place D.C. United hosts New England Saturday night at RFK Stadium in a match where all three points will be quite necessary for the home side.
Most of MLS was in shock Thursday morning with the club's announcement that captain Dwayne DeRosario had suffered an MCL sprain that will keep him out 10-12 weeks, effectively ending his season.
Even still, United (41) sit one point back of the final playoff spot, even without DeRo are better than New England and much like Red Bull, have fantastic form at RFK this season, going 9-1-4 overall and 7-1-3 against Eastern opponents.
While New England bounced back with a home win against Columbus before the international break, their away record is abysmal (1-10-2; 0-7-2 in the East) and I suspect their skid down the East table continues Saturday night.
PREDICTION: D.C. United 2, New England Revolution 0
- In the last Eastern match of the night, the Fire will know exactly what they have to do to move into first place or retain second place by halftime against Montreal.
If all the predicted results above hold and the Fire win oer the Impact, they'd stay in second place but sit just one point back of East-leading KC.
The Fire's home form this season (9-2-2; 7-0-1 vs. East) combined with Montreal's away record (2-11-1; 2-6-1 vs. East) certainly favor the Men in Red in this match, though Klopas' side will be coming off just three days rest while the Impact will not have played in two weeks.
Also remember that while the first-year MLS side is just three points out of the final playoff spot, they only have five games remaining while almost everyone above has seven.
A loss for Montreal on Saturday would come as close as could be to effectively end the Impact's bid for a playoff place in their first MLS season.
PREDICTION: Saturday night will certainly be a battle but I think the Fire take their 10th home win of the season and move within one point of first in the East with a 2-1 victory (what other score line is there?) over Montreal.


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Israeli officials have reportedly warned Syrian dictator Bashar Assad that if he uses the downfall of his regime as an excuse to launch missiles at Tel Aviv, Israel will respond with a massive assault against Syria, Lebanon and Gaza.
Unnamed Israeli government sources told News First Class that the threat was relayed to Assad via European intelligence agencies.
The Israeli counter-threat came just days after Iran's Fars news agency quoted Assad telling Turkey's foreign minister that he would launch hundreds of ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv if the West interferes in his violent crackdown on pro-democracy protestors in Syria.
"If a crazy measure is taken against Damascus, I will need not more than six hours to transfer hundreds of rockets and missiles to the Golan Heights to fire them at Tel Aviv," Assad reportedly said.
Israel's threat included Lebanon and Gaza because Assad is said to have boasted that his own missile barrage on Tel Aviv would be complemented by Hizballah and Hamas attacks on Israel.
Were that scenario to play out, Assad is also reportedly confident that Iran would launch an attack on US warships in the Persian Gulf.
While the situation is wholly out of Israel's hands, there is concern in the Jewish state over what Assad may interpret as Western interference.
Israeli commentators have already stressed that if Assad feels he is going to be toppled, he will have nothing to lose by launching a last minute attack on Israel. In fact, by doing so he has much to gain, as a missile assault on Tel Aviv would solidify Assad's legacy as a dedicated enemy of the hated "Zionist entity."
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One of the UK's finest Big Bands teeming with first-call players and appearing under the Musical Directorship of award winning band leader Pete Long.
The Ronnie Scott's Big Band is comprised of some of the greatest talents on the UK jazz scene and presents "The Story So Far..." featuring the music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, The Rat Pack and Benny Goodman.
This first-class big band is comprised of the cream of UK jazz talent, headed up by Pete Long, and will offer a retrospective on different aspects of jazz music.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Anglo American Platinum says nine South African miners were injured when its guards opened fire with rubber bullets to stop a fight between rival unions.
A statement from the company says clashes started Monday when members of the National Union of Mineworkers fought with the long-established Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union. The company said three security guards suffered minor injuries and all those wounded received medical treatment.
Police spokesman Brig. Thulani Ngubane confirmed the altercation took place, but said he had no other details.
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How To: The Beach Wave
Pravana's Beach Wave service has been generating quite the buzz—since I was in beauty school, and had just wrapped up (pun intended) my chemical theory, I figured I HAD to try it out!
The Beach Wave is a semi-permanent texture infusion that is Thio-free, color-safe, easy and fast to use. Formulated with Keratin Fusion Restructuring Serum, the Beach Wave infuses the hair with silk and human hair keratin to strengthen, protect and add shine to the new tousled 'do. Exclusive Beach Wave blocks allow for soft subtle waves that can be worn natural or styled with a curling iron for a more elegant, tighter curl.
Luckily, my friend Cathy was not only willing to get the service, she was begging for it! Just my luck!! Cathy had seen the soft waves on the red carpet and really wanted to change up her look. Cathy has dark, pretty hair, but because of how thin it is, it's lacking body and movement. So, we both watched the Pravana webinar on how to do the Beach Wave, and then went to it!
First, we washed her hair with a sulfate-free shampoo and then parted it off into three sections, two at the front and one in the back.
Then, we wrapped her whole head in the Beach Wave blocks. Seriously, these blocks are awesome. You slip the section of hair into the slit, converge the ends and slide the block to the bottom, and then wrap it up and stick the pin straight through the block—so much easier than a standard perm rod from the '80s. The amount of tension you apply to the wrap is the amount of curl pattern you will achieve. When Cathy and I went onto the salon floor to add the reforming lotion at the shampoo bowl, she got a LOT of attention from all the other stylists. "What is that in your hair? Is that the Beach Wave? How does it work?" Very cool.
We started the reforming lotion in the nape, the most resistant area, and applied the solution, saturating both the bottom and the top of the wave block. Then, we let it process about 15 minutes.
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Then, after rinsing for three minutes, I applied the bonding lotion and let that process for another five minutes. After rinsing, I towel-dried Cathy's hair and applied the Keratin Fusion Restructurizing Serum, let it process for three minutes, and then rinsed it out.
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The yen fell to the lowest level in almost three weeks against the dollar on speculation Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will reiterate the case for monetary easing at an annual Federal Reserve's conference.
The euro headed for a second weekly gain versus the yen as European Central Bank Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said good economic news removed the need for further interest- rate cuts. The dollar was poised for a weekly advance against most major peers as data backed the case for the Fed to reduce stimulus. Emerging-market nations boosted efforts to halt currency losses, with Brazil announcing an intervention program and Indonesia planning to reduce its current-account deficit.
Kuroda is "going to continue that language just to make sure that markets are well aware that the Bank of Japan still has ammunition left," Brian Daingerfield, a Stamford, Connecticut-based currency strategist at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc's RBS Securities unit, said in a telephone interview. "That's something that could certainly be contributing to the weakness in the yen that we've seen recently."
The yen declined 0.3% to 99.03 per dollar at 9:56 a.m. in New York and touched the weakest level since Aug. 5. Japan's currency dropped 0.2% to 132.16 per euro, having fallen 1.7% this week. The euro was little changed at $1.3349.
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Brazil's currency gained after the central bank stepped up efforts to arrest the world's second-worst currency decline, announcing a $60 billion intervention program involving currency swaps and loans. The real rose 1.4% to 2.4018 per U.S. dollar.
Indonesia's rupiah rebounded from a four-year low after the central bank announced measures to boost foreign-currency supply. The rupiah gained 0.4% to 10,780 per dollar.
India's rupee jumped 2% to 63.3300 per dollar to pare a weekly drop to 2.7% as Asia's No. 3 economy faces risks from a current-account deficit that's not sustainable, slowing growth, a budget gap and rising bad loans at banks, the Reserve Bank of India said.
South Africa's currency gained, paring a second straight weekly drop on signals from emerging-market nations that they may support markets. The rand advanced 0.4% to 10.2426 per dollar.
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text: Zenith432 641 Posted July 27, 2009 I've reconstructed sources for Maxxuss' legendary ES137x audio driver. It can be used for sound support when running OS X Leopard as a VMware guest. I had 2 goals in reconstructing the driver Fix the choppy sound I was getting with Maxxuss' driver and an old build of AppleAC97Audio. Make sources available for this driver so it can be rebuilt for future OS X updates. Three packages are attached below AppleAC97Audio.kext.tar.gz contains a full current rebuild of AppleAC97Audio. The new ES137x driver is called EnsoniqAudioPCI.kext and can be found under Plugins. If you want to try this driver with your existing build of AppleAC97Audio, you can pluck it from there and install it as a plugin. AppleAC97Audio-5.tar.gz contains updated sources for building AppleAC97Audio including an xCode 3.1 project file. EnsoniqAudioPCI_Src.tar.gz contains the sources for the ES137x driver. As for the choppy sound issue - The newly rebuilt driver (including AppleAC97Audio) is giving me much smoother sound than the driver I had installed. I can't quite figure out why, since in theory the driver is functionally the same. Apple's audio architecture is designed on having the low-level driver implement a DMA ring buffer and deliver interrupt notifications whenever the ring buffer wraps around. The high-level audio layers use a complex timing scheme to estimate the drain rate of the buffer and keep it filled in order to provide continuous audio. In a virtual machine, this timing scheme can get derailed due to inaccuracies in the guest's emulated timing and interrupt delivery mechanisms. If you play audio in the guest, you should keep the VM window as the foreground window in order to give the VM threads highest priority. The sound is still not quite as good as playing directly on the host, but this may be due in part to HD audio sound effects available in the host driver. Edit [8/20/2009]: Uploaded version 1.0.1 - see post #8. Edit [8/20/2009]: I added an installer (EnsoniqAudioPCI.mpkg.tar.gz). There are two installation options - either install the full AppleAC97Audio.kext, or EnsoniqAudioPCI.kext as a plugin to an existing AppleAC97Audio.kext. Credits: Primarily a reconstruction of MaxxussAC97AudioES137x.kext. Maxxuss' driver is a hybrid of existing Apple AC97 drivers for other chipsets and the es137x driver in the FreeBSD source tree. I took much of the source code from these sources directly instead of decompiling. The FreeBSD driver is based on an older Linux driver. Edit: (11/8/2009) Attachments removed. See this page for the most recent version. Previous Download Counts: AppleAC97Audio.kext.tar.gz 194 AppleAC97Audio-5.tar.gz 126 EnsoniqAudioPCI_Src.tar.gz 80 EnsoniqAudioPCI.mkpg.tar.gz 306 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Feelings against the British troops ran high in Boston in 1770. The fact that many English soldiers were moonlighting as dock workers and rope makers made them even less popular among residents whose jobs they were taking. On March 5, 1770 a group of men armed with rocks and clubs began harassing two soldiers on guard duty at the Customs House. Things got uglier when more troops came to assist the guards. When the hard-pressed soldiers fired into the crowd and killed several men, Paul Revere turned tragedy into opportunity. Paul Revere was a Boston silversmith. He was also a member of the Boston Sons of Liberty and a master publicist. His widely distributed engraving of British soldiers firing into an unarmed, peaceful crowd of Bostonians roused American outrage throughout the colonies and made the British army still more unpopular.
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Android devices typically never get the kind of manufacturer support that we all want, and that's the case with the original Transformer. The TF101 and its close cousin, the TF101G (which includes radios for 3G connectivity) have gotten ports of multiple, fully functional Jelly Bean ROMs. Unfortunately for the TF101G, the 3G radios aren't functional in the ROMs developed for the TF101, and so anyone using those newer ROMs lose 3G functionality. And of course it's not fair to give users the choice between losing features they paid for or staying on older software.
XDA, like always, to the rescue. One dev has figured out a way to get those 3G radios working on the TF101G. It's still only an experimental build of Cyanogenmod 10, and it's appropriately labeled a WIP, but if you're the owner of a Transformer and you're really missing 3G functionality on Jelly Bean, this is a great breakthrough for you. The dev is also planning on releasing source later for anyone to help out.
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This was well received news to me. although im not a premium member(po boys life haha) knowing Bleach will have a solid foundation on which CR Viewers can watch, i can smile. Although most of us may know about DB, there were just things about it alot of people were incapable of(DownLoadn "larger than norm files") or for whatever reasons. im happy, and my friends with horrible internet connections and use of a search function on the web, can navigate to the Bleach episode page with no problem. haha, one just told me to say that. GJ!!!
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Does anyone know when this will be available for the Philippines? I clicked the link about the episodes 266-274 and Crunchyroll still says that it is not available in my area. I thought Bleach episodes will be available for everyone at least a week after the original telecast?
That will take a LONG time
I mean since they did begin whit the license on CR not a single anime that is NOT available in your Country did get available.
Also I think they already did tell in a previous Bleach announcement which land Bleach will be available for.
Thanks that you visit my channel ^-^
another lack of subtitles just like Naruto... disapointed.
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Yes! Thank You Crunchyroll!
Gimme Some Food!!
OMG! Toshiro is soooo hot!
Hitsugaya better win against Halibel
Crunchyroll is incredibly awesome. For the fans of old stuff like Fist of the North Star that Viz stopped releasing,
to fans of new stuff like Naruto Shippuden, and now Bleach.
But don't forget- we owe people like the legendary fansubbers at Dattobayo a huge thanks. They were subbing
very accurately for years and years stuff that became popular all over the world now, in large help thanks to them-
Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, Bleach- all of them from the beginning. They were doing it when no one else could or
Thanks to the work of fansubbers, who put the anime out there for western audiences for the last 20 years or so,
when Japanese studios seemed to have no interest in western fans for decades, we are getting taken seriously
as a market, and things like Crunchyroll can exist. Anime is popular and a respected art form now.
Thank you Crunchyroll, Dattebayo, and everyone else over the years that brang us stuff from Japan when the
Japanese didn't seem to care less about our market. Now they see that we love anime just as much as them!
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yeah because it wasnt free or anything on dattebayo lol
Sigh, illiterate trash like you call yourself a fan, yet you don't know what it means to really support something. How sad.
just because i dont pay for something doesnt mean i support it. How does my comment make me illiterate? Are you fucking retarded? Sorry but you commenting like that on a post just makes you seem like a fuck-tard.
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just because i dont pay for something doesnt mean i support it. How does my comment make me illiterate? Are you fucking retarded? Sorry but you commenting like that on a post just makes you seem like a fuck-tard.
But don't you think the moderators should have removed my comment? I mean, I was really rude to you which was really unnecessary.
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Thanks a bunch ^^! It's really catching up to the manga! I hope there aren't any filler episodes which I sense will coming up >.<!! arg!!! I want to see ichigos dad in action!!
Tuxedo Mask!!!
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Altec_King wrote:
yeah because it wasnt free or anything on dattebayo lol
Sigh, illiterate trash like you call yourself a fan, yet you don't know what it means to really support something. How sad.
If CrunchyRoll didn't do such a horrible job at subbing and distributing, more people would support it.
I feel bad for those that pay for an anime membership.
CR gives you half-assed anime, and you pay them like they did a good job.
Pretty sure mostly everyone has found a new fansubber for Bleach.
Thank you CR for killing high quality streams of Bleach. DB was doing absolutely no harm since from what I am understanding they themselves payed for the RAWs and then subbed it for our enjoyment. Not to mention it was perfectly LEGAL anyway since we weren't paying for their subs.
I'm either going somewhere else to look for decent Bleach subs (which is more than likely impossible now) or just stop watching Bleach cause I would rather not support A-holes like you who make you pay for something that was already legal in the first place (and from what I hear less quality and longer release times too!)
Again, thank you for ruining my Tuesday evening enjoyment.
Edit - Found one! Screw you assholes!
i wish its available on our region
awesome ^^
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Elliot Hospital will require $150 upfront fee for urgent careBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 02. 2012 7:40PM
MANCHESTER - Elliot Hospital will require an upfront $150 fee for uninsured patients seeking treatment at its urgent care locations starting Tuesday, a move hospital officials said is needed to address an unsustainable level of unpaid care the organization provides.
Insured patients will have to satisfy co-payments before they receive treatment, said Rachel Verville, chief financial officer at the Elliot.
The announcement comes about seven months after the Elliot said it was considering such a fee at its two urgent care centers, which are located in Londonderry and at the Elliot at River's Edge ambulatory care center in Manchester. Verville said urgent care centers with other organizations have similar policies.
"We find we're a bit behind the curve on this," Verville said. About one in 10 of the Londonderry urgent care patients are uninsured; 18 percent at River's Edge are uninsured, the Elliot said.
Hospitals have traditionally provided free care to the indigent, in part because of Medicaid payments they received for doing so. But New Hampshire hospitals lost their Medicaid disproportionate share funding in 2011, prompting layoffs and lawsuits over the New Hampshire tax and reimbursement policy when it comes to Medicaid.
The Elliot alone lost $16.8 million because of New Hampshire changes to the Medicaid program last year.
A Catholic Medical Center official was surprised to hear about Elliot's new policy.
CMC, which operates an urgent care center on River Road in Bedford, asks its uninsured patients for payment at the time of service but does not have a policy to collect a minimum deposit, said Alex Walker, general counsel for the hospital.
"We don't send people away," he said. "We don't anticipate making any changes to our current arrangements," Walker said.
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic urgent care center in Manchester is limited to patients, but an uninsured person who wanted care would be registered as a patient, go through the financial screening process and then receive care, said Dartmouth-Hitchcock spokesman Rick Adams.
"We don't deny patients care," he said.
For Elliot patients who cannot pay $150, financial counselors will inform them of other options, such as the Manchester Community Health Center, other urgent care centers or emergency rooms, where hospitals are required by law to stabilize and care for a patient despite their ability to pay, Verville said.
Verville said Elliot counselors will be on hand to help patients begin the application process for free or reduced-cost charity care, but that process can take weeks, and a patient will still have to pay $150 before receiving treatment. That money would be reimbursed if the patient were later deemed eligible for charity care.
Charity care is available on a sliding scale based on income and family size. A family of four can receive free care if their family income is $44,700 or less. Discounted care is available for the same-sized family with an income up to $89,400. Patients who qualify for charity care need only pay a $10 co-pay before receiving urgent care treatment.
Verville said the Elliot projects $72 million in uncompensated care for its current, 2013 budget year, up from $57 million in 2011. The number entails care throughout the Elliot Health System, which includes the urgent care centers, hospitals and other services.
"We're seeing a sharply rising curve that really gets much steeper starting in 2011," Verville said. She said the level is unsustainable.


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The Atlanta Falcons cut TE Tim Biere, FB Devonte Campbell, LB Nick Clancy, TE Colin Cloherty, QB Seth Doege, DE Cam Henderson, OT Jeff Nady, RB Donald Russell, S Troy Sanders, C Matt Smith and DE Brandon Thurmond.
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|Falcons | Tim Biere signs
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The Atlanta Falcons signed free-agent TE Tim Biere to an undisclosed deal.
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|Chiefs | 14 players released
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The Kansas City Chiefs have released FB Shane Bannon, TE Tim Biere, LB Caleb Campbell, OL Justin Cheadle, DB Dominique Ellis, DB Jean Fanor, LB Dexter Heyman, OL Cam Holland, WR Jeremy Horne, DE Ethan Johnson, WR Brandon Kinnie, WR Zeke Markshausen, PK Matt Szymanski and WR Aaron Weaver.
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|Chiefs | Two will miss time during minicamp
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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said OT Jeff Allen and TE Tim Biere will each miss a day of practice during the rookie minicamp because they will be attending their graduation.
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|Chiefs | Agreed to terms with 15 UFDAs
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The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to terms with undrafted rookie free-agent WR Josh Bellamy (Louisville), TE Tim Biere (Kansas), OL Justin Cheadle (California), RB Nate Eachus (Colgate), DB Jean Fanor (Bethune-Bookman), DB Chandler Fenner (Holy Cross), FB Taylor Gentry (North Carolina State), DB Tysyn Hartman (Kansas State), LB Dexter Heyman (Louisville), OL Cam Holland (North Carolina), DE Ethan Johnson (Notre Dame), WR Brandon Kinnie (Nebraska), DB Terrance Parks (Florida State), PK Matt Szymanski (Southern Methodist) and DB Neiko Thorpe (Auburn). Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
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By WGBH News
BOSTON — Boston's branch of the international Occupy Wall Street protests began marching and setting up tents the weekend of Sept. 30, 2011. WGBH News has followed the movement the whole way.
Dec. 19: What Would Don Draper Do?
The Occupy movement has taken a beating in the press and elsewhere — and finds its image in desperate need of repair. For a fix, we look to an unlikely source: the advertising industry.
> > Dec. 21: Pick a slogan for the Occupy movement.
Dec. 13: What Went Wrong, What Went Right
Occupy Boston is the most-publicized protest movement in some time. Yet a recent poll found 53 percent of Americans neither support nor oppose the movement. WGBH News looked at the organizational issues Occupy has had to struggle with to assess its success to date.
Dec. 12: A Suburban View
In WGBH News' Occupy "report card," one particular comment caught our attention: Alex Ingram, a spokesman for Occupy Boston, said the movement had to get the message out to the suburbs. We sent reporter Cristina Quinn to Weymouth, Mass., a suburb that walks a political tightrope, to see where the movement might be headed next.
Dec. 11: Arrested Occupiers Hailed As Heroes
After the Dec. 10 eviction, about 300 Occupy Boston protesters gathered to debate the movement's next steps and to hail the 46 members who were arrested in the morning's raid.
Dec. 9: Friday Dawns With No Police Raid At Occupy Camp
A night that began with tension turned into celebration as mayor Thomas Menino's eviction deadline passed with no police action.
VIDEO: Occupy Boston In The Small Hours
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Narnia's pulse returns...
Who's In It: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter, Tilda Swinton, Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, and the voices of Liam Neeson, Simon Pegg
The Basics: The older Pevensie siblings are busy with less fantastical pursuits this time around, so it's up to the younger Lucy and Edmund to go adventuring through Narnia with their obnoxious cousin Eustace. They meet up with Caspian, now the King, on his ship The Dawn Treader and they travel from island to island on a quest to rid Narnia of a curse coming from the "Dark Isle." And for the record, all comparisons to Homer's Odyssey with the added features of a can-do talking mouse and a Jesus-figure lion have already been made. And if you haven't seen the last two movies you have to go back to the beginning before buying a ticket to this one or you won't know what they're all going on about.
What's The Deal: Disney should have really held out for this third installment. It's their own fault Prince Caspian was mostly dull anyway. Of course, they might have made this one boring, too, so maybe it's a good thing in the long run that they abandoned ship. Anyway, this is the shortest (just under two hours long) and the fastest-moving of the franchise so far. And that's good news for people who want to like these movies more than they do but can't quite get over how the period details also seem to sometimes dictate a thick, starchy, pudding-like quality to the storytelling. Maybe it's the heavy moral that always seems to be lying in wait. Maybe it's just that these kids aren't as cool and modern or as magical as the Potter tribe. Whatever it is, it's what's probably going to make the difference between a movie that's loved for generations by millions and one that's just going generate millions of dollars of "like well enough" feeling on opening weekend.
Scene-Stealer: Will Poulter, from Son of Rambow, plays the kind of horrible child that you love to hate in movies but would never want to be near in real life, and he goes for it in a completely unselfconscious way that's in contrast to the quickly-growing-up Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes, both of whom have entered that part of adolescence where you second-guess everything you do. It shows here a little too much, but they'll grow out of it.
Comfort Food Elements: I've been taken to task lately by cool people for liking Aslan so much. But I do. I like it when he shows up. I like it when the movie comes to a thudding halt as he Liam Neeson-voices his moralistic wisdom. I like that he's supposed to be Jesus. Because when else do you get the nice gentle Jesus in movies? He's either being brutalized by Mel Gibson or ironically goofed on or used as some sort of twisted exorcism trick everywhere else. This is straight up be-brave-and-good Jesus. What's to dislike? Oh yeah, and SWINTON. She's always perfect, too.
3D or Not 3D: Yet another film slapped into 3D to give a little more box office insurance to a skittish studio. Aside from the annoyance of glasses wrapped around your head, you'll barely be able to count memorable extra-dimensional moments. Save your money and pick a theater where they're screening it the old-fashioned way.
I saw the film last night, & agree that it was better than "Caspian". I'm glad that though they didn't do everything "by the book", it kept the spirit of what C.S. Lewis intended. Will Poulter was perfectly cast as Eustace, and his relationship with Reepicheep was entertaining. I disagree, in part, with your thoughts on Aslan. I also love when he shows up, exuding good, &wisdom, & majesty, & yes, he is gentle. But he can also act with ferocity when needed. As Mr. Tumnus said at the end of the first film, "He's not a tame lion".
It was the wurst yet. it was designed to line their pockets with my money. I think they should be paying us to watch it.
Looks like these movies are getting gradually worse. The first one was great, the second one was dull but still decent, and this one looks far too boring to even try. It seems to focus too heavily on the younger two Pevensie siblings and the deadpan, emotionless Prince Caspian.
I thought it was very well done. Stayed true to the book while adding just enough new story (collecting swords, the mist is in the whole story & not just the last island) to make it work better for a film. I enjoyed Prince Caspian, though 1 & 3 surpass it. It's the same with the books though. But I agree about Aslan. It's always a high point when he shows up. Too true about the portrayal of Jesus, it's nice to see that side. As a big fan of the books & as a Christian, personally I loved that the line about their purpose in Narnia was in the film. That they know Aslan better, to know Jesus better in their world. Awesome concept that Lewis came up with, & since it's the very purpose the kids come to Narnia, it was great to see it in the film
I saw that movie tonight and i was very disappointed.... the first one was way better...... i could barely even notice that the movie was in 3D other then when i took the glasses off---- I think they could have included Susan and peter a little bit more because they were a big part of the Narnia series. I could have saved my money completely and not saw it.
I love it. Great movie just like Narnia 1 and 2. I wll buy it when comes out in DVD
I think you have to want to like Lewis' fiction going in. I do, as it happens. But the thing I most liked was the ship -- it was gorgeous from the first sighting to the last. As soon as I saw it, I said, "Yes! That's the ship I dreamed of voyaging in when I was a kid, except this is even better!"
this movie rocks
I HATED Eustace. He was such a whiny little twerp throuought the whole thing. But he only appeared in half the movie and in the last 10 minutes. Then, Happy the dragon came along while he was gone, and i wasn't annoyed by that too. But I LOVED the sister-like relationship between Lucy and Gael. They remind me of Katniss and Prim from "The Hunger Games". They're just a pair you'll feel really touched by.
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Withnail and I (UK - BD)
Chris Gould must have some booze. In fact, he demands to have some booze!
The film takes place in London, 1969, and chronicles the exploits of two 'resting' actors—the energetic, acerbic Withnail (Richard E. Grant), and the brooding, angst-ridden 'I' (Paul McGann, referred to as Marwood in the script, but never in the film). Seeking escape from the abject squalor of their Camden flat, made bearable only by a diet of drugs and alcohol, they embark on a trip to the Lake District and a weekend in a cottage owned by Withnail's uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths). However, a lack of food and drink, some dreadful weather, and a group of decidedly inhospitable locals puts pressure on their already strained relationship. Things go from bad to worse when Monty himself arrives, and sets his lascivious sights on 'I'…
That relatively short paragraph tells you pretty much all you really need to know about Bruce Robinson's semi-autobiographical Withnail and I. I'm not going to attempt a detailed analysis of the film, as in all honesty I'm not really qualified, but I will say this: Withnail and I is one of the finest comedies—not just British comedies—I've ever seen. The casting is nigh on perfect, with Richard E. Grant's turn as Withnail standing head and shoulders above some already impressive performances from Paul McGann and Ralph Brown. How a teetotaller like Grant was ever able to pull off such a convincing drunk act I'll never know, but he's simply mesmerising in every scene in which he appears.
The film is also one of the most quotable I've ever encountered, with virtually every one of Withnail's lines qualifying as 'comedy gold'. The character of Withnail was apparently based on one of Bruce Robinson's friends, the now-deceased Vivian MacKerrell, and it is this grounding in reality that lends the film a certain authenticity that is sometimes lacking from comedies. Robinson and his friend actually lived in the terrible conditions portrayed in the film; they lived the Withnail and I experience (and more besides). It was obviously a very dark period in director's life, but paradoxically it was also a time that gave birth to one of the greatest British comedies of all-time.
This Blu-ray edition of Withnail and I arrives with a 1.78:1 widescreen transfer (1080p/AVC) that offers a marginal upgrade over the previous special edition DVD. In fact, both versions appear to have used the same print as the basis for their masters, as the colour timing and film artefacts are all-but identical. The Blu-ray is more detailed than the DVD, but it's still quite soft overall and certainly not the revelatory experience I was (perhaps unfairly) hoping for. With that said, detail is definitely improved, and this is particularly obvious in the backgrounds—it's now possible to pick out the labels on empty bottles in the Camden flat. As stated above, colours are very similar to the DVD release, which is to say that they are reasonably natural, if cool. However, blacks are more of a dirty brown colour and there's quite a lot of grain present in the darker scenes. Other than that it's actually a pretty clean image, with no glaringly obvious print damage (just the odd speck here and there).
If I were to be reviewing this on a comparative basis with the majority of recent Blu-ray releases it would fall woefully short of the expected standards, but when viewed in context it's not actually half bad. It remains relatively faithful to the low budget source material and it's certainly the best way to view Withnail and I short of taking a trip back in time to catch it at the cinema.
My remembrance of the audio tracks on the previous DVD releases isn't particularly strong, but I know that they weren't exactly brilliant. Skimming through my old review reveals that the 5.1 tracks on the older DVD releases were nothing more than 2.0 tracks distributed to all channels, and it saddens me to report that the DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio track on this BD release is no different.
Upon discovering this I abandoned the DTS-HD track and went for the LPCM 2.0 Stereo option. Withnail and I's soundtrack isn't particularly dynamic, so the lack of multi-channel surround sound isn't a crushing blow. Fidelity is reasonable given the age and origins of the source material, and the all-important dialogue is perfectly clear throughout. The varied music all sounds decent enough, particularly King Curtis' fabulous rendition of 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' during the opening credits, and there's a certain charm to listening to a film like Withnail in plain old Stereo. It certainly set the tone for me.
Like the DVD before it, the BD release lacks subtitles of any kind. While I don't require them, there are plenty of people who do and it's a bit of a no-no to omit them entirely. Naughty Anchor Bay.
The bulk of the following is taken from my region two DVD release of the film, which features near-identical bonus material to that of this Blu-ray release. Sorry for being lazy, but there just aren't enough hours in the day!
The disc includes two audio commentaries—the first by actors Paul McGann and Ralph Brown, and the second by writer/director Bruce Robinson. The actor track was present on the previous Anchor Bay release and is definitely the more entertaining of the two, as McGann and Brown have a great rapport. They reminisce about the experience of making the film, and have many amusing anecdotes to tell. The second, all-new, track is moderated by Carl Daft (real name, apparently) of Blue Underground, who nudges Bruce in the right direction from time to time. Although less energetic than the actor commentary, this track contains a lot of information about the various real-life characters and situations that inspired the events in the film and is sure to please rabid Withnail and I fans. Unfortunately the sound quality of the track isn't up to the standards of the first, and there were times when I found it harder to make things out than perhaps I should have.
Moving on we come to 'Postcards from Penrith' is a reasonably interesting twenty-minute featurette in which two Withnail and I fans make the pilgrimage to the Lake District to visit the various locations featured in the film. Along the way we learn the phone number of the revered red telephone box, meet Ronny the farmer—who takes them to the 'bull gate'—and also take a look inside Sleddale Hall, the dilapidated cottage that served as Crow Cragg. Sleddle Hall really has seen better days, and has more in common with scag head's squat than the quaint little cottage pictured in the movie. The guys take the time to re-enact various scenes from the film, and the results can be seen on their website.
The 'Withnail and I Drinking Game' is a silly, but fun, feature introduced by Peter McNamara (resting actor). Peter takes us through the rules of the game, of which there are two variations: the Withnail and the Marwood. The latter is considered the 'lightweight twot' option, but you stand a far greater chance of survival playing the game the Marwood way… There's also a little background information on how the film came to be (taken from Bruce Robinson's diary), so you can learn while you get smashed.
A fifteen minute interview with writer/director Bruce Robinson follows. Robinson is unusually frank about the whole affair, and is not afraid to blast Handmade Films and producer Denis O'Brien in particular. He recounts how he threatened to walk away from the whole thing just days into production, so incensed was he by the interference. It was a gamble, but a gamble that paid off, and Robinson was pretty much left alone to finish the production from there on in. Even so, Robinson clearly harbours a great deal of hostility towards the people who financed the film.
The 'Swearathon' is another bit of fun, and is once again introduced by Peter McNamara. Basically it is every single one of the numerous profanities uttered throughout Withnail and I played consecutively, in chronological order. That's a whole lot of swearing (about a minute's worth). This is followed by the film's original, amusing, theatrical trailer and a photo gallery containing around twenty black and white stills.
'Withnail and Us' is a twenty-five minute featurette that includes interviews with most of the principal cast, a number of the crew and various celebrity admirers (including Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish of The Adman and Joe Show fame). The featurette includes footage from Bruce Robinson's home movies from the sixties, along with interviews with a number of 'everyday' Withnail fans, who aren't afraid to tell you how many times they've seen the film, or to reel off one of their favourite quotes.
Oh, the disc also includes a number of behind-the-scenes stills taken by Ralph Steadman and the film's original theatrical trailer.
Withnail and I is a classic and this Blu-ray from Anchor Bay represents the best-looking version of the film you're likely to see. The bonus material is still good fun and quite informative in places, although it is missing the CD soundtrack that accompanied the 25th Anniversary DVD release. If only the audio issues had been fixed for this release... It's a missed opportunity. However, this is obviously still the best choice for Withnail's legions of hardcore fans, so it comes recommended.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
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It's worth mentioning the disc defaults to the LPCM 2.0. Even Anchor Bay know the 5.1 mix is a turd. They really should've redone it by now. It's a momentum disaster. Thankfully the 2.0 mix perfectly fine and frankly it's all that's needed, so I don't see it as a real loss.
I agree with your opinion of the PQ. It's a definite improvement, nothing to really complain about but not a massive improvement either. I'm happy with it. I've sold my 3 Disc SE DVD Tin on eBay.
I agree with your opinion of the PQ. It's a definite improvement, nothing to really complain about but not a massive improvement either. I'm happy with it. I've sold my 3 Disc SE DVD Tin on eBay.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 17th August 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Mater Audio 5.1 English, PCM 2.0 Stereo English
Subtitles: N/A
Extras: Audio Commentary by Actors Paul McGann and Ralph Brown, Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Bruce Robinson, 'Postcards from Penrith' Featurette, Interview with Bruce Robinson, 'Withnail and Us' Featurette, Withnail and I Drinking Game, 'Swearathon', Theatrical Trailer, Photo Gallery
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Bruce Robinson
Cast: Richard E. Grant , Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown
Genre: Comedy
Length: 107 minutes
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WORCESTER — Spirit of Knowledge Charter School may have closed, but the finger-pointing continues.
David S. Cutler, the school's dean of students, has filed a complaint with the state Ethics Commission against Darlene Frederick, the school's director of business and operations. In it, he claims that Ms. Frederick's daughter worked at the school as a secretary, reported directly to Ms. Frederick "and was not held to the same professional standard because of her mother." It also alleges that the daughter, Brittany Bender, lost $1,600 and that it was not reported to the executive director for four days. The complaint also alleges Ms. Bender was laid off instead of fired so that she could collect unemployment.
"My issue is that we have recently closed due to financial issues, and with Darlene allowing this to take place, and the severe mismanagement of the funds and business practices of the school, it begs the question, what other things do we not know about that were unethical and disrupted the education of 160 students," Mr. Cutler wrote in the complaint.
Contacted at her home Monday, Ms. Frederick said, "I think this is a personal thing. … There's no bad doings from the finance part, and somebody's trying to throw me under the bus. … It's slander, as far as I'm concerned, and I'm really distraught about it." By the end of the interview, she was in tears.
She pointed out that the school's problems weren't all financial. When the state put the school on probation in May, state officials noted the turnover in executive directors, financial instability, failure to keep enough people on the board of trustees, failure to deliver the promised academic model, uneven academic results, and lower-than-expected enrollment.
Ms. Frederick has been part of the school from its founding. Her daughter, she said, was hired by Eileen Milton, who was an interim executive director. "I removed myself wholeheartedly from that (hiring) process," Ms. Frederick said.
On paper, Ms. Bender reported to Ms. Frederick, but Ms. Frederick said that as soon as Paula Bailey became executive director in 2012, Ms. Bender reported in actuality to her. Ms. Frederick said she urged Ms. Bailey to dock her daughter's pay when she came in late. The decision to lay Ms. Bender off was Ms. Bailey's, Ms. Frederick said.
Ms. Bailey said in an e-mail that she cannot comment on personnel issues.
As for the missing $1,600, Ms. Frederick said that was money for students' martial arts uniforms that Ms. Bender left in a manila folder on her desk while she went out to do bus duty. When she came back, it was gone, Ms. Frederick said.
It wasn't the only time things have gone missing from the school, she said. Five laptops and another computer disappeared Wednesday, the day after the school's board of trustees voted to close, she said. Another time, a student went into a teacher's desk to take money, Ms. Frederick said.
Ms. Bailey said that one of the six computers has been recovered, and a police report on the computer thefts was filed immediately.
Police representatives did not immediately return a request for comment Monday afternoon.
In addition to being director of business and operations for the school, Ms. Frederick is also head of SOKCS Foundation Inc., a public charity organized to provide financial assistance to the school, according to papers on file with the state. The foundation's most recent filing on the state attorney general's website was for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2012. At that point, the foundation was $6,652 in the red. It did not have any employees.
Ms. Frederick said the school's lead founder, Julia Sigalovsky, developed the foundation, which took out a loan to buy technology for the school. The debt comes from that loan, Ms. Frederick said. It's possible that the school's remaining computers could be seized as collateral, she acknowledged.
Ms. Frederick worked at the school when it lost $185,000 in 2010 in a real estate deal with Francisco and Edwin Escobar that went bust, but Monday she distanced herself from the transaction. The board at the time voted to give the developer a check signed by Ms. Sigalovsky and then-board treasurer Isidore Nosike, Ms. Frederick said. The Escobars had said they would rehab a building for the school but never did, and despite a court judgment, the school never recouped its money.
Also during the 2010-11 school year, the school's first in operation, a clerical error in an enrollment report that went to the state led to the school being reimbursed $300,000 to $400,000 less than it should have been the following year. Ms. Frederick said the special education director at the time made the mistake in the filing.
"I held that school together for all of these huge hits that we took, and now they're trying to make it about finance?" she said Monday. "I didn't want this school to fail."
She said she may have inadvertently started the downward spiral this fall by telling the state that enrollment was lower than expected. She did so in order to avoid receiving a bigger check from the state than the school should have gotten, she said. When the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education saw that enrollment was low, it asked for more financial information. Then the school started cutting services and planned to lay her off, and Commerce Bank froze the school's line of credit.
Ms. Frederick has not been a popular figure at the school. During the contentious meeting that ultimately closed the school, she sat at the dais with other school leaders while insults and allegations were thrown at her.
One of the school's former executive directors, David Chauvette, said in a telephone interview from New Hampshire Monday that he had concerns about Ms. Frederick exceeding her job description while he was there. He had the authority to fire her, but his problems with her were secondary to his problems with the board, he said. He left because "of the board and her and a whole host of other things."
"My view going in … (was that) these are fragile kids … Basically, you love them, you give them a certain level of comfort, because they're not going to perform on the MCAS test until you know that you respect them. And demeaning them and picking on them for dress code violations was not the big thing, but certain members of the board and Ms. Frederick disagreed."
Mr. Chauvette said a small school in Worcester is "generally still a good idea, but it's the way you carry it out."
When the school closed, it left about 160 students looking for a new school. The Worcester public school system was scheduled to have an open house for them Monday night at North High School to talk about enrollment in the public school system. The Spirit of Knowledge board of trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Spirit of Knowledge to vote on the next steps in the shutdown, according to Barrington Henry, board chairman.
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