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Tron/Tron: Legacy (UK - BD)
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While working for the ENCOM Corporation computer genius Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) was responsible for the invention of some of the most popular video games of all time. Unfortunately for Flynn a devious co-worker by the name of Ed Dillinger (David Warner) stole the programs and took all the credit, earning himself a fat big promotion and getting Flynn fired in the process. Flynn now finds himself the proprietor of a video games arcade that is, ironically, home to many of the games he created.
Although he has tried time and again to hack into ENCOM's systems to recover the data he needs to prove Dillinger's deceit, Flynn has been thwarted at every turn by the MCP (Master Control Program) that guards the system. As Dillinger's brainchild the MCP was designed to control the daily operations of the company, but things are starting to get out of hand. The MCP's intellect has increased two thousand fold since its 'birth' and it is no longer satisfied with running the day-to-day operations of its own system. Instead it is assimilating all non-aligned programs into its own database and is even planning an attack on the Pentagon and the Kremlin!
Flynn is approached by his old colleagues, Alan (Bruce Boxleitner) and Lora (Cindy Morgan), who are concerned about the activities of the MCP. Recognising an opportunity to take back what was stolen from him Flynn agrees to help the pair break into ENCOM and gain access to Alan's new security program, Tron, which will stop the MCP dead in its tracks. Unfortunately Flynn's hacking attracts the attention of the MCP, which uses an experimental laser to transport him into the computerised grid where Flynn learns of the true extent of the MCP's tyranny. All programs that refuse to denounce their 'superstitious' belief in the 'users' are sent to the game grid to be pitted against others in gladiatorial combat. It is here that Flynn meets Alan's security program Tron, a warrior who fights for the users.
Only Sark, the MCP's sadistic second in command, is aware of Flynn's true identity and he forces him to compete in some very lethal computer programs. Flynn doesn't plan on dying playing one of the games he invented and with Tron's help he escapes to combat the MCP and reclaim the system for free programs everywhere.
I last reviewed Tron over nine years ago, which apart from making me feel extremely old means that we're fast approaching the film's thirtieth anniversary. That it's still relevant after all of these years is no small wonder, and it's even more impressive that it spawned a sequel after such a long time. Although clearly a flawed piece of work the original film is still a favourite many, many years after I first saw it as a wide-eyed child. Back then personal computers were not a household fixture and there was an air of mystery surrounding the sort of technology featured in Tron. In many ways the film was way ahead of the pack in dealing with the sort of terminology we take for granted nowadays, what with the references to various computer initialisms and concepts like avatars and the Internet. It presented a future full of possibilities and inspired an interest in technology that carried through into adulthood.
Even so, if one takes off the rose-tinted specs then the cracks begin to show. The innovative visuals that captivated me as a child are no longer cutting edge, which forces the adult viewer to pay closer attention to the story itself. Unfortunately Tron just doesn't have much of a story beyond the admittedly cool concept. The 'real world' segments feel terribly rushed and in many ways they are simply there to facilitate the transition to the 'computer world'. Very little attempt is given to provide the sort of development that would make us really empathise with the characters. With the possible exception of Flynn, they are simply good and bad archetypes with none of the shades of grey that make for interesting protagonists and antagonists. The standard of acting is also variable at best. Jeff Bridges puts in a spirited performance as Flynn and David Warner is suitably maniacal as Dillinger/Sark/MCP, but the rest of the cast fail to live up to the standards set by the pair and the movie just seems to leave them behind. Of course as most of you know, when it comes to films there really is no accounting for taste and whatever Tron's problems I still can't help but smile every time I watch it. A timeless classic it is not, but it is a genre classic and one that should be respected for opening the door to computer generated effects on a large scale.
TRON: Legacy
Many years after the destruction of the MPC, Kevin Flynn has disappeared and his son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), is the sole heir to his ENCOM empire. However, Sam chooses to eschew his corporate responsibilities in favour of thrill-seeking, at least until his father's old friend Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner) pays him a visit. Alan brings news of a mysterious message purportedly from Flynn senior, which originated in the old abandoned videogame arcade. Intrigued, Sam decides to pay a visit to the arcade and accidentally stumbles upon his father's hidden computer network.
After activating the machinery Sam is transported to the grid where he is rounded up and forced to compete in the games. When it becomes apparent that Sam is no mere program, but a user, he is brought before the supreme ruler of the computer world, Clu. Originally designed by Kevin Flynn to help him create the perfect system, Clu betrayed his creator and seized control of the grid for himself, destroying its former champion Tron in the process. Now Clu plans to use Sam to lure Kevin Flynn out of hiding so he can gain access to an identity disc that will enable him to travel from the grid to the real world.
Given that it's likely to have been seen by far less people than the original movie that's as far as I'll go with the plot synopsis for the sequel. However, I will say that in some ways Tron: Legacy is more coherent than Tron. Although it follows a remarkably familiar path the basic framework is better and the characters are slightly more rounded. Don't get me wrong, the story is still pretty flimsy, but everything flows a little bit better and there's less of the jargon for the sake of jargon (although not by much). Unfortunately it still suffers from many of the problems that afflicted its predecessor, such as an overreliance on effects to pave over the cracks in the screenplay. There are also entire story arcs that feel like they go nowhere, possibly because they are being set-up for the anticipated third film in the series, but that's not really an excuse. The original's sense of fun is also sadly lacking and then there's also the odd notion of a film called Tron: Legacy that doesn't really feature eponymous character.
Of course the main selling point is the ground-breaking visuals, which really are something to behold. I'd be lying if I said that the grid 2.0 had as much of an impact on me as the virtual world of the original film, but that's more to do with the prevalence of CGI in today's films than anything else. When compared to other films of the modern era the digital universe created for Tron: Legacy favours extremely well. Rather than starting from scratch the designers made the right decision in taking established designs and updating them for modern sensibilities. I love the look of the new recognizers and lightcycles and the vast digital city is populated by innumerable constructs that look absolutely marvellous. In fact I would go as far as to say that the CGI is among the most convincing I've seen, save for one notable exception: Clu. Unfortunately when it comes to realistically animating a human character computers are still far from perfect. The attempt to roll back the years on Jeff Bridges' face simply doesn't look convincing and although I hate to throw around overused terms like 'uncanny valley' it really is applicable in this instance. Even so, if you can get past that distraction and accept the film for what it is you should find plenty to enjoy, but I don't expect anyone to be taking about it with the same kind of reverence as the original feature in thirty years' time.
Disney presents Tron in its original 2.20:1 aspect ratio using the AVC codec at 1080/24p. Originally shot using a mixture of 65mm and 35mm film, Tron's leap from standard-definition DVD to high-definition Blu-ray is an impressive one. The 'real world' live action sequences are particularly noteworthy as the level of detail found in these scenes is a dramatic leap forward from the old DVD transfer, which was itself a very attractive effort. I found that I was able to pick out all manner of picture information that just wasn't visible in the DVD, including things like the lettering on characters' name badges. That might not sound particularly exciting, but it does illustrate the jump in quality between the old 408i image and this new 1080p effort.
Visually Tron's computerised sequences are like nothing else I've seen and still impress to this day. Although the computer models are very crude by modern standards there's something very pleasing about the simplistic, rudimentary designs of the vehicles and landscapes. Originally shot in black and white and later hand coloured, the computer scenes benefit the most from the improved colour rendition afforded by Blu-ray, with the reds and blues of the digital world appearing more vibrant than ever. That's not to say the real world sequences are poor, as they also feature a colourful, varied palette with natural skin tones. The neon lights of Flynn's arcade are a particular highlight of these sequences. Blacks are very deep, particularly in the real world sequences, while contrast is handled very well across the board.
Disney also appears to have been quite respectful to the grain structure of the original image, as although it's possible that some filtering has been applied it has not eliminated the natural 'film look' of the piece. This is especially true in the high contrast computer world sequences, which are much grainier than the real world shots. Those who have been following this release might remember director Steven Lisberger's intention to remove much of the 'shimmering' effect seen in the computer sections. The shimmering was an artefact of the cinematographic processes used at the time and was never actually intended to be in the completed film. In fact several techniques were used to try and mask the artefacts, including adding even more of them by hand! Diehard fans will probably notice that the shimmering has been removed for this Blu-ray release, and while I appreciate that this sort of tampering isn't usually warranted or wanted the fact that it was the director who requested and personally oversaw the changes negates much, if not all of the criticism I might have had. In any event, when the end result looks as good as this it's hard to complain. Tron isn't the best looking Blu-ray I've ever seen, but it is one of the best looking presentations of a film of this particular vintage and a fine example of how to properly transfer a catalogue title to BD.
Oh, I did spot one bit if tinkering that obscures picture information that was previously visible, as seen in the fourth screen capture on this page. That blue bar at the bottom of the frame never used to be there and it isn't textured. I can only speculate as to why it was added, but my guess is that it was done to fix some sort of perceived perspective issue or to cover up a flaw in the original elements that wasn't visible on the slightly cropped TV/DVD versions.
Tron: Legacy
At the opposite end of the spectrum from Tron's restored analogue transfer we have Tron: Legacy's cutting-edge digital effort. Presented as a variable aspect ratio transfer encoded with AVC at 1080/24p, the sequel looks absolutely stunning. Before I move on to the rest of the critique allow me to expand upon the variable ratio comment. To put it simply, the film was presented theatrically in a variety of ratios, much like The Dark Knight and Avatar before it. While the bulk of the film appears in the regular 2.40:1 scope ratio that was used for the majority of screenings, numerous scenes switch ratio to 1.78:1 for an 'epic' sense of scale. This first happens when Sam arrives in the grid and the effect is actually less distracting than it was on The Dark Knight Blu-ray, possibly because of the digital environments. Whatever the reason I found that I was able to accept the shifting ratio more readily with this film and its use during the more action-packed moments was very effective. I was always aware of the change, but it didn't make me want to shout at the screen.
The rest of this analysis is going to be a lot shorter than the original film's equivalent evaluation, simply because I don't want to waffle on when I can pretty much sum things up with a single word: perfect. Okay, so maybe I need to say a little more than that, but it should give you some indication of just how great Tron: Legacy looks on Blu-ray. The level of detail is phenomenal and the digital origins ensure that there are absolutely no film artefacts to spoil the image. Compression appears to be pretty much spot on and I didn't see any other obvious digital artefacts during normal viewing. The eerie blue glow of the grid is wonderfully reproduced, as are the other bright primaries, while blacks are solid and contrast is very stable. It's definitely one of the best looking discs I've seen in a while and will probably serve as the demo disc of choice for a lot of people for some time to come. There, I said I'd keep it short.
The original film arrives with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack that ticks all of the right boxes. Of all my childhood favourites Tron is up there with the Star Wars films when it comes to memorable sound effects, and the track provides ample opportunity to showcase them. Although relatively lively in the real word the track really springs to life once Flynn enters the computerised world. The various computerised vehicles sound fantastic, from the high-pitched whine of the lightcycles as they speed across the gaming grid, to the distinctive 'warbling' sound of the recognizers as they patrol the system. Although not as immersive as some tracks there is ample surround utilisation, with plenty of atmospheric ambient effects and some effective discrete pans. The identity discs are particularly memorable as they zip around the soundstage derezzing programs. Dialogue is generally easy to discern, although as with many features of the time it often lacks fidelity, but the programs' modulated voices are very effective, especially the booming, omnipresent MCP. The DVD release of Tron had some fairly potent bass and the Master Audio track is no different, be it the opening of a massive security door, the roar of the recognizers, or the low rumble of the MPC tower.
However, for all of the memorable sound effects possibly the most memorable thing about Tron, at least from an audio perspective, is Wendy Carlos' fantastic score. It's astounding to me how the music sounds as good today as it did back in 1982 and it's a testament to the composer's talent that it still stands out from the crowd all these years later. I mean honestly, how many of today's film scores are truly memorable? Okay, so there are the odd few that stand out, but so many movies have incredibly generic scores that I spend much of my time longing for someone to do something a bit different. Well Carlos was doing things differently years ago and tracks such as 'Tron Scherzo' 'The Light Sailer' and 'Anthem' still have a place on my MP3 player today. Tracks from the rock band Journey do date the film somewhat, but then this is a period film so much as in it is supposed to take place in the eighties, not the random, non-specific timeframe favoured by many films. Anyway, a little cheese never hurt anyone and the songs brought back fond memories. All things considered Tron's audio is just as impressive as its restored visuals and I can't see there being any complaints from long-time fans.
Tron: Legacy
As with the video Tron: Legacy's audio is a step up from the original, offering as it does a DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track. As you'd expect fidelity is much better than the original feature, with each and every sound coming across in pin sharp clarity. The track also offers a greater immersion, with plenty of ambient effects including some pretty fantastic crowd chants during the disc wars segment. Discrete utilisation is also superior, with more natural panning between channels. As we move through the virtual world recognizers pass overhead with a throaty growl, while in the gaming arena identity discs hurtle around the soundstage and lightcyles streak across the grid. Dialogue sounds far more natural than the Tron soundtrack and it's placed perfectly in the mix, never becoming lost amongst the other elements (although the score does do its best at times). I initially though that bass was perhaps more restrained than it should be, but I swiftly changed my mind as the film progressed. It provides a more than solid reinforcement during the action sequences and the music in particular benefits from some powerful LFE.
I was having a bit of a moan about the lack of memorable film scores in the audio section for the original film, but I'm happy to say that the sequel has at least made an attempt to produce something that's a bit different. French electronic wizards Daft Punk were drafted in to create the score for this film and they have delivered a contemporary companion to Wendy Carlos' earlier score. Thematically it's very in keeping with the film, which also takes an old concept and updates it to appeal to modern audiences while at the same time paying deference to the work that inspired it. Even so I wouldn't say that Daft Punk's score is up there with Carlos' for me, largely because electronic scores are far more prevalent today than they were back in 1982 and apart from maybe 'Derezzed' none of the music is truly memorable away from the confines of the film. Even so, it doesn't detract from what is a very impressive soundtrack.
The 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD release of Tron was a feature-packed set and I'm happy to report that all of the content is replicated here. First up we have a commentary track from Steven Lisberger, Donald Kushner, Harrison Ellenshaw and Richard Taylor. The track is chock full of fascinating information about all aspects of the production and the participants keep things very interesting. However, it appears that some (all?) of the contributors were recorded separately and then stitched together, rather than everyone being in the same room. Even so it's still well worth a listen.
Next up we have a number of featurettes divided up into separate sections, each with their own subsections. Here's a brief rundown of each section with a short description of what you can expect to find.
- Early Development of Tron: An interview with Steven Lisberger in which he discusses the origins of Tron
- Early Lisberger Studios Animation: A very early incarnation of what would go on to become Tron
- Computers are People Too: An excerpt from a programme on CGI that originally aired around the time of the film's release
- Early Video Tests: A series of unfinished video from Tron, with alternate character colours
- Gallery: Contains design, early concept art, publicity and production photos, and storyboard art
Digital Imagery
- Backlight Animation: Details the procedure used to make the characters' distinctive glow
- Digital Imagery in Tron: Richard Taylor talks about the various companies who had a hand in creating the stunning visuals
- Beyond Tron: An excerpt from a TV special that explores MAGI's involvement with the film.
- Role of Triple I: Richard Taylor talks about the company's involvement with the film
- Triple I Demo: This is a showcase for some of the company's work
The Making of Tron
This is probably the standout feature on the disc. It's an hour and a half long 'Making of' that includes interviews with Lisberger and pretty much everyone else involved with the production. They talk about all aspects of the film and footage from various stages of the filmmaking process is included, chronicling all stages of production from the very beginning right through to the final release. This is an entertaining piece and considerably more thorough than most documentaries.
- Lightcycle Scene with Alternate Carlos Music Tracks: Deleted pieces of music originally written for the iconic lightcycle scene
- End Credits with Original Carlos Music: This is what we would have heard if not for the Journey track
- NATO: A sample reel produced for the National Associate of Theater Owners
- Work-in-Progress: This unfinished trailer contains the original black and white footage
- Trailer # 1: An early trailer for the film's theatrical release
- Trailer # 2: Another theatrical trailer, similar to the first
- Trailer # 3: A slightly different, shorter trailer
- Trailer # 4: Yet another trailer
- Gallery: Contains design, early concept art, publicity and production photos, and storyboard art
Deleted Scenes
- Introduction by Writer-Director Steven Lisberger: A self-explanatory introduction
- Ton and Yori's Love Scene: The so-called love scene in Yori's apartment with complete effects
- Ton and Yori's Love Scene # 2: The 'morning after' scene, without audio tracks
- Alternate Opening Prologue: alternative set of opening titles
- Introduction by Writer-Director Steven Lisberger: Another self-explanatory introduction
- Gallery:
- Lightcycles: Syd Mead Discusses:
- Lightcycle Design:
- Lightcycles MAGI Animation tests
- Recognizer: Space Paranoids Video Game: Letterbox
- Recognizer: Space Paranoids Video Game: Full Screen
- The Storyboarding Process:
- Creation of Tron Main Title: Mobius Storyboards:
- Gallery:
- Introduction by Storyboard Artist/Animator Bill Kroyer
- Lightcycle Chase Storyboard Only
- Lightcycle Chase Final Film
All of the galleries can be accessed from one central location using this option.
To complement the archive material the disc also includes some new material. Although not quite as extensive as the older stuff it's still fairly interesting. Here's a brief rundown:
The Tron Phenomenon: An affectionate look back at the film with the creators and stars, who reminisce about what is was like to shoot a film that was, in many ways, years ahead of its time.
Photo Tronology: Writer-director Steven Lisberger and his son Carl take a trip to the Disney archives to view some of the Tron materials stored within. It's actually pretty fascinating to view the archives in this way, as there's a genuine sense of discovery as Lisberger and son come across some long-forgotten artefact from the original production.
Tron: Legacy
Moving on to the sequel we find a less comprehensive selection of bonus material, but that's not to say that it is any less enjoyable. Here's a breakdown of what you can expect to find:
The Next Day: Flynn Lives Revealed: A short film that expands upon the events of the main feature and includes appearances from several cast members (both new and old).
First Look at Tron: Uprising, Disney XD Animated Series: An early look at an animated show that bridges the gap between films. It looks to me to be somewhat similar to the Clone Wars television series.
Launching the Legacy: Focusing on the genesis of the production, this featurette includes the famous 'proof of concept' trailer screened at Comic-Con as a means of guaging the public's appetite for a sequel.
Visualising TRON: Fans of production design should make this featurette their first port of call, as it deals with the film's impressive set design, costume design, CGI and so on.
Installing the Cast: A look at the actors involved in bringing the virtual world of the Grid to life, including Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde and Michael Sheen.
Disc Roars: Short featurette that shows how Skywalker Sound technicians recorded crowd noise at Comic-Con for later use in the disc wars sequence of the film.
Music Video – 'Derezzed' Written, Produced and Performed by Daft Punk: The complete music video for the French electronic duo's movie tie-in as seen in the film's club scene.
Discover Blu-ray with Timon & Pumbaa: Learn more about the Blu-ray 3D format with the animated characters from The Lion King.
I've read that the US Tron: Legacy disc contains some Easter eggs, but unfortunately they don't appear to be on the UK disc (or they're not accessible by following the US instructions).
Narratively neither Tron or Tron: Legacy lives up to the standards set by their ground-breaking visuals, but I still feel that both films are worthy of your time. I recommend the original because it's an important piece of filmmaking, in so much that it is one of the earliest examples of the sort of computer-generated effects that we now take for granted. The sequel also deserves a chance if only because it demonstrates just how far things have come in thirty years by showcasing some truly striking imagery. Although both stories are flawed they are enjoyable enough if you go in with your eyes open and the quality of the Blu-ray audio-visual presentation really is exceptional. Extras might be a bit thin on the ground for the sequel, but Tron comes with hours of fascinating bonus material that is a genuine cut above the usual promotional fluff. The cost of this set is such that it makes economic sense to pick up two films for little more than the price of the individual Legacy Blu-ray. The package is a Tron fan's dream and for everyone else it's a fine example of how two films separated by almost thirty years can look and sound utterly fantastic in high-definition.
* 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
Wilson Bros Reviewer Join Date: August 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,183
I watched Tron: Legacy last night and - surprisingly - I found it more enjoyable than when Nick & I watched it at the cinema (during which Nick registered his dislike of the film in such a manner that cannot be described for fear of upsetting the delicate sensibilities of our readers...).
The film's still as empty as a black hole (or any other Disney sci-fi effort that bombed upon initial release), but it looks nice and when taken in with a couple of beers, it washes over you in an enjoyable manner.
Kevin W
The film's still as empty as a black hole (or any other Disney sci-fi effort that bombed upon initial release), but it looks nice and when taken in with a couple of beers, it washes over you in an enjoyable manner.
Kevin W
Marcus1138 Contributor Join Date: June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 910
I rewatched Legacy last night. I still really like it. There's a distinct slump around the half way mark but all the set pieces work for me. I love Bridges take on old Flynn and I really like the closing scenes with Clu who makes the age old "machine following orders" bit come with a bit of emotion. Oh and Daft Punk's soundtrack is going to take some topping if they do a third one too.
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Disc Details
Release Date: 18th April 2011
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: Various
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS 5.1 French, DTS 5.1 German, DTS 5.1 Italian, DTS 5.1 Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0 English, Dolby Digital Audio Descriptive 2.0 English
Subtitles: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, French, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romany, Spanish, Swedish
Extras: Audio Commentary, Making of, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes, Music Video, Trailers, Galleries
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Steven Lisberger/Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Michael Sheen, Beau Garrett
Genre: Action and Sci-Fi
Length: 221 minutes
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he public as a promising ■ial in i in arts though in its le alumina for lbs basis of about two-thirds of the crust of the art it has never yet been found in the i i in of a distinct ore it is a con . lent ol all argillaceous earths cl ys shale several rock formations ine of the precious stones 1 :.::-. instead of being mined and are i he ores of other metals :.:: is produced or manufac • some of the numerous for . . .... ii alumina is a princi . : . kaolin and cr\s<dite . • forms of clay which have been used for the pr iduci ion ol . :. : lul : h • -. ne and desirabiilit y of this . • arts have long been i-on :. li'ii ulty arid expense of •• tra tion and its consequent high pri e have previ nted its extensive ap plication it was not until about 1850 57 that deville succeeded in pro git in any available quantities and theu it was held at about s40 per pound wii ile the attractive appear .! : he metal and its rare qualities ijivr it greal favor with scientists and in til workers its cost was an effectual bar to its ext nsive use it was found that the new metal was for a*h practical purposes as mal leable as gold and silver it was of a bright white lustre with a slight tinge of blue just about what is desir ed in the finest laundried linen to give : he ;;:• i desirable gloss it resisted oxidation be}*ond any known metal being utterly unaffected by atmospher ic exposure holding its brightness for vears kven ai a white heat it does ixi lize in the air it was black ened by sulphuretted hydrogen and under circumstances in which silver became black and unsightly alumi < tu li i "- pristine brightness ki nd ■uiphuric acids even in con . ited form and at the boiling point had no effect upon it it could . be drawn out to a much liner gauge than iron or steel and was even e perfect conductor of electricity ban silver it is the lightest of aii known metals being only about two and a half times as heavy as water and yei ii is as hard as steel \\ ith ail these valuable and attrac tive qualities and the extensive possi . in its application in the arts : rii s it was not strange that ... skill and genius wen enlisted i ts production and in the effort to reduce its cost hi england and : france some of the most skilled metal | lurgists took hold of the matter with i willing capital behind them and made impr ivements in the methods of i ion that in 1880 the metal j . be afforded at s8 y'-r pound it was early found that aluminum readily combined with most other metals i rming alloys of great beauty and val ie the alloys retaining in a wonder . gree the specific features of alum i iaunj itself one of the m st remark tnd interesting qualifies of aliuni . iimn is its resonance and its adapta i tion to the improvement of bell metal j was one of the first merits claimed for it alloyed with copper and forming linum bronze it produced bells ol j remarkably sweet and far-reaching tones aluminum bronze is an alloy ' formed uf ot part copper and l0 parts linum this alloy was used in paris to a considerable extent in the . . if icture of frames for opera ghiss ,-.,, telescopes watch ca-<*s and beams for balances for this latter purpose : alumin im brouz • ivas used to s ime extent b il il was found that with the - pri iji u'l ion of copper oj to i ,; : imiii mi toe sp.-ei i advantage fie • r.i v a v vv ii i made it de-ir ft a ' i '.'.■■■. i thai it real had little to commend it over brass,*in tii is respect in 1880 gorman telegraphic engi neers made some promising experi ments with aluminum as a material for telegraphic wires its superior qualities as a conductor of electricity having iu this respect twice the power of iron and the facility with which it was drawn tn any desired guage its entire proof against corrosion or oxi dation by exposure to tbe weather and its strength and lightness were all strong arguments in its favor hut its greater cost prevented its extensive use ! aluminum foi ms with silver an al loy of reat beauty and merit which has been used to some extent in the manufacture f forks aiid spoons the special merit nf which is that they never tarnish the proportions for this purpose were one-third silver and two-thirds aluminum some years ago this government took into consideration ihe subject of substituting an aluminum alloy for silver coin the reasons urged being the greater hardness and the consequent less wear h circulation and the con venience of handling on account nf lightness the uncertainty ni the supply of the metal was the strongest objection to its adoption one of the greatest objections to the extensive use of this metal iu the arts and especially iu the manufacture of scientific and mathemal ical instruments fur which it was peculiarly adapted by its extreme lightness and resonance aside from its cost had been the diffi culty of making good joints in 18s5 m liourbouze an eminent french metallurgist after an extended i seiies of experiments discovered a means of soldering aluminum success fully lb used alloys of tin and zinc and tin bismuth aud aluminum he found that the metal could he soldered with either of those alloys but he fin ally adopted as yielding best result an alloy of tin and aluminum the proportions of the alloy he varied with the kind of work it was intended for for instruments which had to be turn ed or shaped after soldering an alloy composed oi forty-five parts tin and ten aluminum he found most suitable this resisted hammering metal which it was desired to sol ier to aluminum he found should first be tinned with pure tin the production of aluminum in this country has been prosecuted with much enterprise an perseverance compa nies have been formed in different cities all with tin same object — the practical working out oi the most feasible plan for its extraction on a large scale at the lowest cost a company in cleve land ohio was one of the most suc cessful in its productiou and in 18s5 or s6 reduced the cost tc 4 per pound a year or two sir.ee this company had tlie misfortune to lose its principal metallurgist by death since when the business has languished the work of production lias quite recently been taken up by a company in pittsburg who are reported to have been very successful in their operations und have reduced the price of the metal to 2 per pound there is now hardly a doubt but that aluminum wiil be pro duced on a commercial scale ill the near future and at a price that will warrant its application to the many purposes in the arts to which it is so admirably adapted — n y star select siftiugs snails sometimes sleet for four years at a time there is a breed of dogs iu kus-ia that cannot bark there are 30 towns called washing ton in america it is said that the papulation of'nor way exhibits the higuest known per centage of light ey es mr and mrs tibbels of cincinnati have a babj that was born with two molar teetli in its upper jaw the pilgrim's progress has been translated into ainharie the language of abyssinia the book is now translated into eigiy-fotu languages a rabbit-proof fence is nearly con structed between the sow f-r;i wales and south australian borders this line of fence at completion will be 850 miles long 1 :. is weirdly reported thai hideous and unheal ty cries are heard emana ting irom the holds of abandoned canal boats iying on the river banks i near schuylkill haven peun the slowest walking horses in the world are to be found in germany they are trained to a slow gait on the theory that the slower they move the better they keep their flesh for the twelve months ended octo ber 31st 1880 the exports of canned beef were 02,030,721 po mils an am unit in excess of the previous year of a little y a 2 1,000,000 pounds a fossil fores " has b sen i - c ivered i.i scotland thirty or forty fo isil trunks have already been laid bare mast of v hich are gr iy i reestoue one uf the truuks ; at least two feet in di a iau.;enm of religion the gium : museum bar been iuaug i rated ill paris it id intended ! i f.icilic ile i he . iti ly ... alicielii . aigio.is by iu m.i j oi a c lle : : ioi of piofi : es j .- . iv i hip .... '. inpnsoned in a clock face que of the glories of the ancient church of st martin's was in its fine clock it was the boast of old hans scheller that during the whole forty years in which he had been custodian of the church the clock had never stopped or gone wrong and nothing could convince him that it was not the finest clock in the world the only tiling which troubled flans was the fear lest his inquisitive little son kaspar who was always in some mischief or other should in one of his boyish pranks injure the mechanism of his wonderful timepiece no won der therefore that when one morn ing he was about to start for town to | do some marketing hans took the pains first of all to lock the door of the church tower and put the key in his pocket no harm can happen now he muttered and in one case i shall b ..■back before he gets out of school and as ill-luck would have it the teacher was called away bv some busi ness that afternoon and the boys got out of school more than an hour earlier than usual rasper finding his fath er gone went straight to the door of the clock-tower and looked rather blank on discovering that it was lock ed but he was not one of the easily stopped when he had once made up his mind jetting out upon the roof and crawling along a cornice where only a cat or a school-boy could have found footing he crept through an air-hole right into the clock room for some time he was as happy as a child in a toy-shop running from one marvel to another till at length he discovered another hole and thrusting his head through it found himself looking down upon the marked place through the place through the face of the clock itself hut when he tried to withdraw his head again it would not come it was a queer scrape to be in and caspar was in ire inclined lo laugh than to be frightened but suddenly a thought struck him which scared him in earnest his neck was in the track of the minute hand whieh when it reached him must inevitably tear his head off poor kaspar it was too late now to wish that he had left the clock alone he tried to scream for help but with his he id in that cramping position the cry that he gave was scarcely louder than the chirp of a sparrow he struggle desperately to writhe him elf back through the hole but a piece of woodwork had slipped down the back of his neck and held him like a vise un came the destroyer near r and nearer still marking oil with his meas ured tick his few remaining moments of life and all the while the son was shining gayly the tinny flags was fluttering on the booths of the mar ket place and the merry voices of his school-fellows who wore playing in the market-place came faintly to his ears while he hung there helpless with death stealing upon him inch by inch his head grew dizzy the measured beat of the ticking sounded like the roll of a muffled drum while the com j ing hand of the clock looked like a monstrous arm out-stretched to seize him and the carved faces on the j spouts seemed to grin and gibber at him iii mockery aud still the terrible hand crept onward nearer nearer nearer j what can that thing in the clock face be said a tourist below point ing his spyglass upward why i declare it looks like a boy's head a boy's head cried a gray-headed | watchmaker beside him one of hans soheller's spi cial friends snatching ! hastily at the glass as he spoke i whv good gracious it's little k.as i par j le'i be killed he'll be killed j and be rushed tow rd the church shoti ting like a mad nan the alarm spread like wild fire and j before klugmann the watchmaker ! had got half way no ihe stairs leading ; to the tower more than a score of ex i cited wen were scampering at his heels i but at the top stairs they were sudden j | ly brought to a stand-still by the locked ! door _ j it is locked cried kingman in tones of horror and hans must have j . taken the key with him for is not i here nevermind the key roared a brawny smith behind him pick ; up that beam comrades and run it : again the lock ail together now crash went the door in rushed the ' crowd and kaspar now sense rss from i sheer-fright was dragged out of his strange prison just as the huge bar of ; the minute hand actually touched bis ( neck i i i and so it fell out that poor old s iheller coming home for a quiet j afternoon nap found the door of the i tow •:- smasned in his sou lying in a | woon and his little room filled with strange men all talking at once 1 » - 1 1 from that day forth kaspar scheller never ni i lied with the church clock i if you d > not rise e uly you can never make progress i.i nft thing if ■on d » not set apart your hours of reading if you suit r yourself or any one el e tc break in upon you your d lys wiil lit through v or hands un profitable and frivolous a.id uotfrwil y , ;-.. ■■! ., yo u l yankee money w j peele esq of raleigh is con tributing some strong letters to the state chronicle on the much misunder stood question of money — circulation contraction we present below the pith of what toe says an allegory i met ten dollars in the mad yester day on their way back home they seemed to be in a great hurry but i stopped them long enough to enquire where they had been they said down in georgia to buy timber to build palace cars but if you were paid out for the lumber why aint you down there now the four next to me said they were paid for trans portation and were going back in thp shape oi dividends to the stockholders who resirled in new york the other six said they were paid directly for the lumber but four of them went to the la borers for preparing it and were going back to buy clothing for them which could be manufactured cheaper at the north because money was cheaper the other two dollars went to the con tractor and were going back to pay for machinery because a vast aggregation of cheap capital there precluded com petition in georgia but they were all going back and seemed anxious to go they had safely executed the mission of getting the timber out of the south and not one of them was caught it was certainly as good money a.s the national money fa natic could wish — it would circulate anywiikhe but would stay ollly ill yankeedom allegory no 2 scene north carolina borrower i want 810,000 b inker i want eight per cent borrower my enterprise will pay only seven hanker can't accommodate you result 1 enterprise not started 2 10,000 not invested 3 twenty men not employed 2n result 1 borrower this is the d — ndst country i ever saw 2 the twenty men there is something rotten somewhere never going to vote the democratic ticket again 3 banker there is plenty of mon ey on good security 4 common sense but there is no very good security in a community where interest is higher than the net profits of industry act ii scene new york city yankee philosopher looking at the south through a telescope i think i see business stagnation in the south speculator in political religion it's the lord's judgment for mal-treating our colored brethren fred douglass why is the south solid n y manufacturer to his partner if in mey had continued tight for an other week it would ruined our profits on that last order we could not use money long at such rates junior partner i notice a recent failure in the south where the assets were twice the debts is that possible senior partner yes but only where money is very tight by stop ping a certiiin per cent of circulation suddenly debts are made that per cent harder to pay speculator in money aside to him self i must have made about a mil lion by that last squeeze in the mon ey market act iii scene in the sky judgment nisi entered by the re cording angel found as a fact 1 that the love of money is the root of all evil in the united states of america 2 that tin yankee loves money m«re than all the nations of the earth 3 that tbe government at washing ton is a government of the yankee and his money by the yankee through his money and for the yankee to get money—and nisi unless the honest the patriotic the poor and liberty-lov , ing citizens take charge of said govern , ment in a few years they shall never control it blight and mildew shall set tie moral famine shall stalk the land the country shall bloom a garden and a grave a garden in which the king's and queens of monopoly shall run riot naked in the wantonness of avarice a grave in which shall lie buried the prosperity of the common people bleak blasted and uunionn mented w.j i . a woman's discovory another wonderful discovery has been made and that too by a lady in this coun try disease fastened its clutches upon her and for even years she withstood ii sevcrest tests buther vital orgaus were 1 uudcruiiuded and death seemed immi i n a for three mouths she congle 1 in ■cessantlv and could not sleep she bought of us a bottle of dr king's new diseov ery for consumption and wa so mut-h relieved on taking the first dose that she [ slept all night aud with one lottie has beeu miraculously cured her name b mr luther lutz thus writes w c ii k c <".... of shelby x l <••= a free trial bottle t !.' fc.lu.il £ < ■■din . loire 1 caught in the act one fine may morning between for ty and fifty years ago a little french bootblack was standing at the entrance of the pont neuf one of the finest or the many bridges that cross the seine between the two great divisions of paris the boy was watching for custo mers but there was none to be had vet for it was too early at length finding nothing to do he took a piece of chalk from the one untorn pocket that he possessed and began to ketch a face upon the stone parapet of the bridge a very strange face it was yen broad jaws and narrowed as it sloped upward so that what with its curious shape and what with the pointed tuft of hair that stood up from the high narrow forehead it-looked at a little distance exactly like an enormous pear hut it was plain that this was the like ness of some real man and that the boy was immensly amused at it for he chuckled at himself all the time he was working and more than once laughed o i flight so completely was he taken up with his picture which was now very nearly finished that he was unconscious that somebody else was very much taken up with it too a stout gray-haired old gentleman very plainly dressed in a faded brown coat and shabby hat and carrying a cotton umbrella under his arm had come softly across the road slipped up behind the unconciou artist and was looking at the pear-like face on the wall with a grin of silent amuse ment and well he might for strange to say his face was the very image of that which the boy was sketching so eagerly the queer pear-shaped head the large heavy features the tuft of hair on the fore head and even the sly expression of the half-shut eyes were alike in every point had the little artist not had his back turned ene might have thought that he was drawing this old man's portrait from i life but just as the boy was in the height of his abstraction and the single look er-on in the height of his enjoyment and the sketcher turned around with a start the moment he caught sight of the old fellow standing behind him ' he uttered a faint cry of terror and staggered back against the wall look : ing frighted out of his wits the king muttered he in a tone as if the words choked him himself at your service answered ' the old gentleman who was indeed no other than king philippe of france it seems that i've come up just in time to serve as a model goon pray don't let me interrupt you the bov's first impulse was to take to his heels at once but there was a kindly twinkle in the king's small j gray eyes which gave him courage and i looking slyly from the pear-like head to the royal model he said *" well your majesty i didn't mean to make fun of you but it is like you — isn't it now i very like indeed said the king laughing and i only wish the pears in my garden would grow half as big as that one of yours however i'm afraid i haven't time to stand still and be sketched just now,so i'll leave a like , ness of my-self — putting a gold twen ty-franc piece which was stamped with the king's head in the boy's brown hand to copy at your leis ure years later when king louis phil ippe had been dethroned and driven out of fraace a rising young french portrait painter used to tell his friends | that the fir-t portrait for which he had j ever been paid was that the old man ! w;is not sueh a bad fellow after all — harper's young people a crop that always grows the crops of the fanner grow only for three or four months they are c.-nstaiitiy liable to failure or disaster but the man who holds i mortgage on the farmer's crops or land has a crop that glows steadily on aud on through all the days and nights and m inths j and years it is a crop that begins to i vieid him an income from the very day . it is planted devastating floods or ] withering droughts may come but the . mortgage crop grows ou does v ' farmer's crop suffer and dwarf through his neglect or laziness or sicki .- the mortgage cn-p stiil flourishes and nowhere on all the earth io it seen to grow and flourishes more vigor ously than in our southern cl brother farmer have you allowed any one to plant his mortgage croponyour ( farm vour crop and his will not grow well together his crop will have tiie advantage all the time if you allow him the opportunity he will plant his crop largely in january you cannot plant yours before march or april his will r -'. throi gh all kinds of weather grow and strengthen ■and gain every hoar from tla begin ning to the end of ihe year have you a faithful and loving wife to care ' for and dear children to feed and clothe and educate thi u yo i ' no right to ail vw any man to plan his i niortg ige on y i ir farm for you are thus robbing these dear ones uf their | i isl lights 1 you would prosjm r and -,'■iudi kmideiil and happy dear bru ' lh«*r !.••• i tl morigiigi oil '•" -'' '' ' ■■■■i'i •-. /'..-•. i r — ' mm jill i umi ■! ii ajmubugw the yankee problem y . j peele esq a young lawyer of raleigh one of the rising men of the day has done some writing for the state chronicle that has the merit of style and ideas we intern 1 publish ing his whole letter last week bnt the paper was mislaid and our readers will be glad to read this extract " no it is nut the negro question but the ankee question that ii-tresse me he has cost this government a thousand times more than the negro ..... ry " arm is costing it every year as much as it would cost to buy the negro back into slavery the yankee is tlie ward of the nation not the negro he is one that has go to be pro tected and taken rare of at public expense 1 1 im and his infant ( indus tries i the law must provide for.oit > s lie who confesses that he can't make a living if left in free competion with tbe rest of god's creation it is be who calls his successful rivals in eu rope who can manufacture cheaper than lie paupers it is he who has plundered agriculture until land is al most as cheap in north carolina as it was duritg the revolutionary war and now this fsitling of protection rhi educated dollar hunter this money worshiping disciple of mammon ro s his eyes toward heaven and tells u.s he has been called of god to make us do justice to the negro the lord d dn t call him to stop the increased pauper ism ami crime at home and to over throw the rule of corporations there didn't call iiini to stop the purchase of voters in blocks of five at his own door didn't tell him to restore his millions of ill-gotten gains in subsidies pensions land grabs and tariff boun ties didn't tell him to go preach the gospel of peace and justice to the peo ple of the south but to stay at the dim distance of a thousand miles and proclaim the unsearchable riches of negro salvation by a federal election law what a mission and what a mis sionary dollar hunters have some times and for some purposes made good citizens but did the lord ever call one to be a missionary in view uf these facts and in the name of the people of north carolina i do most humbly petition the present congress to drop the consideration of the election law and take up the con sideration of the onlv question at issue before the country how can we sup port the yankee economically enough to prevent starvation in other sections of tlse country of course we understand that he must be supported at public expense he has always been the question is how shall it be done the cheapest they ought al.-o as far as possible to keep down the missionary spirit in him his fervor comes uot from reli gion but from th pride of high living and finds its proper vent in more worldly amusements thau missionary work i fear too that there is no moral autipest that will disinfect a heart whose avarice has taken a reli gious turn coagressional life new york star a party of congressmen were in speaker tteed's room at the shoreham the other night and the conversation drifted t'i ti subject of congressional life in washington it was remarked that a member of congress from a way back district could come to washing ton live well go to evening receptions and put on a certain amount of lugs without the fact being used to defeat him on the ground of extravagance in short a member no matter how moral tlie constituency he represented wa now expected to keep up his cud at the capital it's quite different from what it used to h aid major butterworth who was one of the party w hen ben lcferve eatue to congress as the granger statesman from ohio it was hi great •!.• ad that some of his cou bid luxurious ways of enjoying life on day i was in the house when a page brought me :. ip of paper soaked with moisture on which v scrawled in lead uencil evidently by a dripping hand ti message l ar butterworth 1 am down in the bath room an i a lot of pumpkin buskers from auglaize county are hunting me .-'■■r them around until i can get dressed tell them i am over at the agricultural department to ■: ; " seed for ohio and will be back soon i dont want them t i know that i bathe in a marble tub v.it'i perfi if it should get out that 1 bathed any phice except in a creek i would 1 y't get back to coil gn ... lrfekve tho verdict unanimous w i su *. in m-i i;i ltd . ti ca . i ■--•'.■. -. ' ... i ■; i a . i»f iu - .. ' -• mdii a un 11 i th l»i*st !::•!_; medicine i in mv ci • i 1 -' ■-.» ;»■' e ik ' . i kh i •! : r il tin a au uf ol ii i !. i vcolicl i.a . '.....-;...' i ■• :. .- i iitt 1 ' " - i .,! the y ■- \. .- rn il one 1 1 . i i im>i»u a t f tty
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|Carolina Watchman
|The Carolina Watchman
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|J. J. Bruner and T. K. Bruner
|United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury
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|The Thursday, February 13, 1890 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina
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|Hamilton C. Jones
|United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury
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Orb was a science fiction fanzine by Bob Johnson and Charles Hames.
Orb began publishing in October/November 1949 in Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A. It continued its run into 1952, the last issue being Volume 3, #2, with 11 issues published in all. In the ad for Orb printed in Wastebasket, it called itself "the avant garde fanzine".
Joe Green wrote in the first issue of Confusion, "ORB was the finest fanzine these palsied palms have ever clasped..."
In his November 1952 "Clubhouse" column for Amazing Stories, Rog Phillips mentions that featured in the latest Orb was a three way collaborative story from Fritz Leiber, Judith Merril, and Frederic Brown.
Artists featured included Hannes Bok.
Bob Johnson was a committee member for the Chicago Worldcon, and co-composer with Ray Nelson of the score for the ballert Asteroid performed at the Chicago Worldcon. He later published Postways, a fanzine sponsered by the National Fantasy Fan Federation


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The Lady Bisons opened the Hawaii Spring Fling in Honolulu with a 1-0 win over then No. 12-ranked California-Berkeley. They lost the next five games in the tournament, losing twice to California and falling to host Hawaii three times, including a 5-4 loss in the seventh inning in the tournament finale Saturday.
Coach Kristin Ryman thought that overall it was a beneficial trip. The Lady Bisons enter the week with a 20-7 record.
"A lot of people see the one win and think how great that one win was," Ryman said. "And it was. I'm very proud of our girls. Cal and Hawaii are both going to be in regionals. They both might be in super regionals."
"A lot of people see the five losses and kind of wonder what happened to us. We talked as a team at the end of the tournament. I feel much more comfortable about where our team is right now going into conference play than I would have if we would have stayed at home or gone to a tournament somewhere else."
Despite the losses the Lady Bisons are still receiving votes in the top 25 polls. Both the Lady Bisons and Hawaii received three votes in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Poll. The Lady Bisons earned five votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll. Ironically, Hawaii received four votes. In the Ultimate College Softball poll the Lady Bisons received eight votes.
"We were challenged every single pitch of every game to be on our game," Ryman said. "It cost us. But we grew up a lot through that process."
Four Lady Bisons, second baseman Abby Keese, shortstop Courtney Billington, outfielder Mackenzie Tucker and pitcher-designated player Whitney Kiihnl were named to the All-Tournament team.
"I thought it was a well-deserved honor for all four of them," Ryman said. "We were in every game except one and gave ourselves the opportunity to win.
"We are climbing the ladder a little more every day. We learned we are not where we want to be yet. There is always room for improvement."
Ryman has been stressing attention to details all season. The Lady Bisons learned that keeping mistakes to a minimum is especially important when playing the more high-caliber level teams.
"When you are playing teams that are as good or better than you, or teams that maybe aren't quite as good as you but are close, we can't afford to make little mistakes the give them opportunities to stay in games," Ryman said. "There were some big plays last week, but a lot of the details came into play in giving up a go-ahead run or a lead-off hit in an inning.
"If nothing else we learned that when we have control of a game we have to put a team away. We have to find little ways to keep the pressure on them rather than letting them come back and put the pressure back on us."
Ryman thinks the Lady Bisons also learned how to keep their composure.
"We were the quote, unquote no name team," Ryman said. "Cal and Hawaii had the pressure on them to not let us beat them. We didn't have the pressure on us.
"We learned in the last Hawaii game that when the game is tight we have to keep our composure. We have a lot of experience on the field. We have to keep our composure and just make plays."
The Lady Bisons are back in action this weekend with a pair of Atlantic Sun doubleheaders at Draper Diamond. Friday they play East Tennessee State starting at 4. The doubleheader is also scheduled as "Strike Out Cancer" day with several special activities planned as part of breast cancer awareness. Saturday they will host USC Upstate with the first pitch scheduled for 2.
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Acid Reflux and Tips to Reduce Symptoms
Acid reflux is a disorder in which stomach acid escapes through the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES). That's a valve that separates the stomach from the esophagus. The problem is, stomach acid is supposed to stay in the stomach. When it enters the esophagus, acid reflux occurs, with symptoms including:
- pain and burning in the chest
- heartburn and nausea
- burping and hiccups
- hoarseness
- chronic sore throat
Another symptom of acid reflux is regurgitation - that foul taste in your mouth when you "mini-vomit" in your mouth after a meal.
Acid reflux is a common and persistent problem, particularly with the popularity of fast- food and the nutritional gaps in the average American diet.
Fortunately, you can treat acid reflux with Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System. More on that shortly. First, let's learn more about acid reflux and how you can reduce your symptoms.
More About Acid Reflux
While it's common to experience sporadic symptoms of acid reflux, if symptoms occur more than twice a week, you have acid reflux disease. Risk factors include obesity, pregnancy, smoking, eating large meals, and lying down after meals.
In addition, acid reflux can occur from a lack of digestive enzymes. In this scenario, the stomach produces more acid to compensate. Then food digests slower, and symptoms of acid reflux can occur. The culprit? There are many, but age, poor diet, stress and antibiotics can all reduce the digestive enzymes required to balance the stomach acid responsible for reflux.
The problem is exasperated by the popularity of antacids, which make life even more difficult for your already minimal digestive enzymes. While they might bring temporary relief, antacids alter the pH of your stomach and are not suitable for long-term use.
How You Can Reduce Acid Reflux
Chew gum - Chewing gum may relieve heartburn and reflux. The reason? Saliva neutralizes stomach acid. Just avoid peppermint gum, which can aggravate heartburn, and skip gum if it makes you swallow air, which can cause belching and bloating.
Slim down - Extra pounds around the midsection can make heartburn worse and trigger reflux symptoms. Shed just two pounds and you can ease both.
Eat smaller meals - Large meals stack on excess weight and can cause the digestive problems you want to avoid (that's you, reflux!). Eat smaller meals, and eat them more frequently, to reduce strain on your digestive system and for less reflux and heartburn.
Avoid trigger foods - Some foods are notorious for causing gas and acid reflux, including beans, soda and fatty foods like soda and cheese. Other common reflux trigger foods include citrus fruits, tomatoes, coffee and tea.
Ditch the cigarettes - Among several million reasons why you shouldn't smoke, this nasty habit loosens the LES valve, through which stomach acid enters the esophagus and you know what comes next.
Keep a journal -Digestion problems can be unique to each patient. What causes reflux in one patient may do nothing to another. You can reduce this problem by keeping a journal of your reflux symptoms, regarding trigger foods, meal size, time of day and other factors that cause your symptoms.
How Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System Can Help
Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System is scientifically formulated to stimulate production of digestive enzymes, to reduce excess stomach acid and bring relief from reflux symptoms. As such, view it as a treatment for this common problem rather than a temporary "band-aid" solution.
Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System nurtures the digestive system with ingredients that soothe and calm. And its Acid Control Formula is designed with a dual action formulation, to protect the esophagus from the burning of acid that's supposed to stay in the stomach and to reduce the excess acid that's causing the problems.
You'll also find that Reflux Elimination System is suitable for long-term use, with the Daily Digestion Support fiber and nutrient supplement to ensure ongoing health in your gastrointestinal tract and to keep reflux away.
In short, Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System treats the causes of acid reflux and brings relief from the pain and discomfort of this common problem. We think it will make a difference in your life.


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Cowboys Coaching Staff
2006 Departures:
Head Coach – Bill Parcells (retired)
Passing Game Coordinator/WR – Todd Haley (went to Arizona)
Running Backs – Anthony Lynn (went to Cleveland)
Tight Ends – Freddie Kitchens (went to Arizona)
Quarterbacks – Chris Palmer (went to NY Giants)
Off. Quality Control – David Lee (went to Univ. of Arkansas)
Defensive Coordinator – Mike Zimmer (went to Atlanta)
Safeties – Mike MacIntyre (went to NY Jets)
Special Teams – Bruce DeHaven (went to Seattle)
Still Around:
Running Game Coordinator/OL – Tony Sparano
Linebackers – Paul Pasqualoni
Inside Linebackers – Vincent Brown
Defensive Line – Kacy Rodgers
Secondary – Todd Bowles
New Arrivals:
Head Coach – Wade Phillips
Offense – Jason Garrett (role yet to be determined)
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There are probably dozens of threads out there like this. But this one is beautiful.
There are probably dozens of threads out there like this. But this one is beautiful.
Check this shit out:
Rhythm is a dancer.
A guy next to me at U2 saturday night was live streaming the audio from his phone. He said 2000+ were listening in just from his post on twitter or something similar. Very cool.
So maybe this is a place where we can share said streams? Eh?
Rhythm is a dancer.
My girlfriend just shared this with me like an hour ago - PJ Harvey live in San Francisco at the Warfield on April 14
8/7/16 - Sufjan Stevens @ Hollywood Bowl // 8/8/16 - Radiohead @ Shrine // 8/8/16 - Boris @ Regent
9/14/16 - Wilco @ Theatre at Ace Hotel // 9/18/16 - Kraftwerk @ Hollywood Bowl
If you didn't manage to get along to Worthy Farm this year (or did, but hope to relive it afterwards), you'll be pleased to hear that the BBC is promising its most comprehensive coverage of Glastonbury to date.
Offering a complete multi-platform experience with coverage from six stages, between Thursday 23 June and Friday 1 July, there will be a host of programming, including live headline sets, festival highlights and interviews, taking viewers and listeners directly into the heart of the action.
The award-winning TV and radio coverage will be hosted by presenters working across both platforms, bringing viewers live music and highlights on BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Four, as well as on four Red Button streams,
If you're outside the UK, you'll be able to hear live coverage on the following stations, by clicking the links to listen online: BBC 6 Music BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2
There will also be a wealth of online content at bbc.co.uk/glastonbury which will feature highlights from dozens of the acts - which, for the first time, will be available to watch outside the UK.
For more information, including broadcast schedules, head over to bbc.co.uk/glastonbury.
Rhythm is a dancer.
you guys watching this party?
Rhythm is a dancer.
Trentemoller on Rai 2 Radio (italia) at 2:40pm (Mountain Time) or 22:40 Local Time (Rome)
Rhythm is a dancer.
Itunes Festival is happening all this month in the UK and they're broadcasting it ALL live on Itunes!
I believe all shows start around 7 or 8pm UK time which is 11am/12pm our time!
Paul Simon is on right now if you want to check the quality, which so far looks to be really good!
* 1/7 Paul Simon
* 2/7 Seasick Steve + Smoke Fairies
* 3/7 Manic Street Preachers + Dry The River + Ramona + Ukulele for Dummies
* 4/7 Linkin Park + Neon Trees
* 5/7 Beady Eye + Gwyneth Paltrow
* 6/7 Arctic Monkeys + Miles Kane
* 7/7 Adele + Michael Kiwanuka
* 8/7 Bruno Mars + Ed Sheeran
* 9/7 My Chemical Romance + Evaline
* 10/7 Glasvegas + Cat's Eyes + Beatsteaks
* 11/7 Foo Fighters + Jimmy Eat World
* 12/7 The Script + Loick Essien
* 13/7 White Lies + The Naked and Famous + Alice Gold
* 14/7 Friendly Fires + SBTRKT
* 15/7 David Nicholls
* 16/7 Duran Duran + Ben L'Oncle Soul
* 17/7 Raphael Saadiq + Bluey Robinson + Selah Sue + MEDI
* 18/7 Rumer + Caitlin Rose + Mark Radcliffe
* 19/7 Katy B + Jamie Woon
* 20/7 The Wanted + Dionne Bromfield + Encore
* 21/7 Swedish House Mafia + Alex Metric
* 22/7 Coldplay + The Pierces
* 23/7 Mogwai + Errors
* 24/7 Noah and the Whale + Fixers
* 25/7 Lang Lang + 2CELLOS
* 26/7 Magnetic Man + Alex Clare
* 27/7 Example + Wretch 32 + Yasmin
* 28/7 Chase & Status + Nero
* 29/7 Kasabian + PENGu!NS
* 30/7 James Morrison + Benjamin Francis Leftwich
* 31/7 Moby + Silver Apples
Rhythm is a dancer.
Martinez Bros live.
click on the box
Rhythm is a dancer.
Streaming live on 07/14/11 at 4:45pm PST
pitchfork festival
Rhythm is a dancer.
BIG THANKS on the pitchfork link Aurgasm! checking out Battles right now..
PJ Harvey 12PM PST
bump (get in on this PJ stream, y'all!)
Rhythm is a dancer.
This thread reminds me of an idea I had. To Open up a sort of sports bar, but for music fans. You could go to watch streaming concerts and festivals and things and drink with yr buddies instead of watching them alone at home and chatting with people on the internet.
8/7/16 - Sufjan Stevens @ Hollywood Bowl // 8/8/16 - Radiohead @ Shrine // 8/8/16 - Boris @ Regent
9/14/16 - Wilco @ Theatre at Ace Hotel // 9/18/16 - Kraftwerk @ Hollywood Bowl
swedish house mafia blows
Rhythm is a dancer.
great idea for a thread good sir!
Paul is dead
There's more to the idea.
All of the money would go into having the best sound system in town, so the selling point to potential attendees would be that it's the best place in town to hear music. You'd have themed nights (dub, post punk/new wave, disco etc.) with djs spinning really unknown gems for the music connoisseurs out there who have interest in shit like that. But the focus would be on showing people new music rather than snubbing them for not already knowing. It would be a club dedicate to lovers of music, all kinds, with special events for things like LCD Soundsystem's last show, Coachella festival streams, Radiohead's From The Basement concerts, album release listening parties, all those kinds of things. We'd serve classy beers and wines and just generally have a really casually sophisticated mindset with it all. It'd build a community of music fans, of people who really care about music and don't just want to go to a club and dance. Oh and written on the door is a sign that says "No Meanies, No Bummers" These are the only rules.
And then during the day it's a heated yoga studio or something.
http://www.nprmusic.com is streaming gillian's set from newport music and such, along with others
Our very own, live from...MELT
10/29 Hot Chip @ The Fox Theatre
11/07 Rufus Du Sol @ The Mezzanine (?)
11/13 Mr Little Jeans @ The Rickshaw Stop
11/20 Keep Shelly in Athens @ Awaken
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|Monday, Jan 14, 2013 - 1:00 PM
"The Amazing Captain Pickles, A Hero Adventure"
BJ learns a lesson about bragging when he tells everyone that he, CAPTAIN PICKLES, can leap over the moon! Baby Bop (also known as WONDER PRINCESS) has some serious doubts about who is the greatest superhero! Barney helps BJ learn the importance of being honest!. D
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A Stroudsburg parolee was charged Tuesday with using urine from a squirt bottle during a drug test.
A Stroudsburg parolee was charged Tuesday with using urine from a squirt bottle during a drug test.
Justin Kirby, 31, was on parole for terroristic threats stemming from an incident in which Kirby made threats of violence against an officer and his family, according to the Monroe County District Attorney Detective Division.
Kirby is required to give periodic urine samples while on parole to check for controlled substances.
During a Jan. 18 test, Kirby tried using urine from a squirt bottle hidden in his pants for the sample.
Kirby admitted to attempting to use "clean" urine to pass the test because he had been smoking marijuana and did not want to get caught, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
Detective Robert Burns charged Kirby with possessing instruments of a crime and furnishing drug-free urine. Kirby will appear before Magisterial District Judge Kristina Anzini of Stroudsburg on a later date. Kirby is in prison until a violation hearing is conducted in Monroe County Court.


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Flesh N Bone (Bone Thugs-N- Harmony) Pleads Not Guilty & Released On Bond! (One Of The Warrents Was He Allegedly Pistol Whipped His Mother)
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JoHnY_DrAmA Imperator Drunkers Friday 04/06/2010, 13:25
HI! I've got this kinda problem - I keep winning fights in tournaments, but I get very few Battle points for it, i mean too few! I usualy play in T1 room with this deck:
but I get so vvery very few Bp! I dont know, is there something wrong with this deck? The problem isnt winning, just points.
By the way could you please post some good Montana/uppers , ulu vatu/ montana or fraks/ ulu watu deck for type 1?
or just any good decks with those clans!
ahh damn i would even do with any good bp earning deck for TIPE 1!
Mr Intelijent Master Friday 04/06/2010, 14:46
Well in type one 5 stars are generally a no and alot of people are using 22 star decks so you are fighting high star against low resulting in less points either that or you 2hko with fury which also lowers it
MeetZackBlack Hero Friday 04/06/2010, 18:09
Its too unbalanced, meaning you have high star/low star instead of 3/3 4/2.
and you will be going against lesser stars, because quite a few people use a tiny cutsdeck (which is basically a deck with really low stars).
SadisticCynic Hero Saturday 05/06/2010, 12:07
That is a normal deck set up i'd use, but the thing is, your deck's power is too reliant on the higher starred cards, when you go up against strong cards, you don't get much power to fight with, i suggest down enzo to a 4* and up ricardo to something that could hold it's ground when needed, like spiaghi or sharon.
the freaks half looks OK, but making hula akendram and down crassus to piotr will prolly give you more points as you've got more power in the lower tier.
-Wicer- Titan Harbingers of Ares Saturday 05/06/2010, 20:30
Link is broken. Could we have the deck you would like improved here please?


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"Conference delegates voted to encourage the assistance of crisis pregnancy centers and support adult notification and consent when a minor seeks abortion," said Fr. Frank Pavone, President of the NPRC. "These are small, but important steps in what we pray will be an eventual affirmation of the inherent rights and dignity of all human lives."
"For so many petitions reflecting a pro-life perspective to be approved at this quadrennial General Conference is a great encouragement to those of us in The United Methodist Church," said Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth, NPRC Board Member and President of the Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality (or Lifewatch). "We pray that God will continue to persuade United Methodist leaders so that soon our church will officially defend and protect 'the least of these,' the unborn child and mother."


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Well, I see that people have figured out why I'm quitting AOSP.
There's no point being the maintainer of an Operating System that can't boot to the home screen on its flagship device for lack of GPU support, especially when I'm getting the blame for something that I don't have authority to fix myself and that I had anticipated and escalated more than 6 months ahead.
By the way, in this context, 'to escalate' means handing something over to your superiors so they can handle it. I believe this definition of the word is uncommon outside of the US.
The issue here is exactly what it sounds like: there are currently no factory images/binaries available for the latest Nexus device, the new Nexus 7. The problem is that the GPU in the new Nexus 7 is made by Qualcomm, a company which is incredibly hostile towards the open source community. This isn't the first time Qualcomm has sabotaged an AOSP launch - all Nexus devices with Qualcomm chips, the Nexus 1, 4, and the new 7, faced these problems.
Because he is apparently very good at pattern recognition, JBQ states that he already anticipated this issue six months ago, but that it hasn't been solved. A recent tweet from him is quite telling:
That feeling when lawyers sabotage the launch you spent 6 months working on? I haz it. Sad sad sad sad sad sad.
This is bad news for Google, and bad news for Android. JBQ has done an amazing job on AOSP, and I'm very sad to see him leaving his post. As of this moment, it's not yet known whether he will leave Google entirely or not.
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That's what I mean. Their A15 design looks not to be practical for independent SOC companies leaving them with cortex A9 to compete with supperior S4.
ARM needs to step up with "A12" design to mend that. They shape versality of ARM ecosystem, not to mention the fact they only earn a penny on ISA licensing.
Currently, Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm are kicking ass using ARM designs to make their own SOCes.
We've now moved from blaming Qualcomm for not having Google's values to blaming ARM for not providing a new ARM design that some other SOC manufacturer would then use to make something (presumably) superior to Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm's designs whether or not that company would do exactly what would be highly convenient for Google and/or Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm taking the same design and still making something superior SOCes that leads the industry that OEMs would still prefer over something that wouldn't be a problem for Google(because Nvidia hasn't been particularly good at it, TI left the industry, etc).
Do you not understand how nonsensical this sounds?
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Hampton's Jericka Jenkins ended the season as the Lady Pirates' leading scorer, averaging 13.8 points per game.
Hampton Pirates guard Jericka Jenkins (23) drives to the basket against Stanford Cardinal guard Amber Orrange (33) during the first half in the first round of the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament at Ted Constant Center.
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Eric Garcetti jokingly refers to himself as a "kosher burrito." Wendy Greuel's mother accurately predicted that she would "marry a nice Jewish boy." And Jan Perry frequently talks about how her conversion to Judaism affects her worldview.
The field vying to become Los Angeles' next mayor is diverse in many ways, but one commonality that binds three of the top candidates is their long-standing ties to the Jewish community. All are highlighting their history in hopes of gaining an edge in this key voter bloc.
Jewish voters make up a small sliver of the city's registered voters, about 6%. But they are receiving an outsized amount of attention because they vote in high numbers, even in low-turnout city elections, where they tend to account for nearly one-fifth of the ballots cast.
FULL COVERAGE: Los Angeles mayor's race
"It's a very high turnout group with a very high propensity to vote," said Raphael J. Sonenshein, executive director of the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State L.A. "In theory, it would be very important if it was a monolithic group. But that depends on the political situation."


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Full Disk Encryption
From ForensicsWiki
Full Disk Encryption or Whole Disk Encryption is a phrase that was coined by Seagate to describe their encrypting hard drive. Under such a system, the entire contents of a hard drive are encrypted. This is different from Full Volume Encryption where only certain partitions are encrypted.
Some examples of full disk encryption:
Hardware Solutions
- Network Appliance (Decru)
- http://www.netapp.com/ftp/decru-fileshredding.pdf
- http://www.decru.com/products/pdf/dsEseries.pdf (NetApps DataFort)
- http://www.decru.com/products/ltkm.htm (Decru Lifetime key Management)
- http://www.forensicswiki.org/images/6/6f/Securing_Storage_White_Paper.pdf (Decru white paper)
- Jetico BestCrypt
- http://www.jetico.com/
- Securstar driveCrypt DriveCrypt 4.20 - 1344Bit Hard Disk Encryption
- http://www.securstar.com/products_drivecryptpp.php
- Eracom Technology DiskProtect
- http://www.eracom-tech.com/drive_encryption.0.html
- Hitachi Bulk Data Encryption
- http://www.hitachigst.com/tech/techlib.nsf/techdocs/74D8260832F2F75E862572D7004AE077/$file/bulk_encryption_white_paper.pdf
Software Solutions
- TrueCrypt
- Transparent full disk encryption for Linux and Windows. Supports various ciphers: AES (256 bit), Serpent and Twofish.
- It provides protection from watermarking and inference attacks (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).
- Supports hidden volumes within TrueCrypt volumes (plausible deniability).
- http://www.truecrypt.org/
- GEOM Based Disk Encryption. Provides transparent full disk and swap encryption for FreeBSD. Supported ciphers: AES (128 bit).
- Supports hidden volumes and Pre-Boot Authentification.
- Since data loss can occur on unexpected shutdowns, GELI is recommended instead of GBDE.
- http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gbde&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+6.2-RELEASE&format=html
- http://phk.freebsd.dk/pubs/bsdcon-03.gbde.paper.pdf
- Cryptographic GEOM class. Provides transparent full disk encryption for FreeBSD. Supports various ciphers: AES, Blowfish and 3DES.
- Supports hidden volumes and Pre-Boot Authentification.
- http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=geli&sektion=8
- Cryptographic Device Driver. Provides transparent full disk encryption for NetBSD.
- Supports various ciphers: AES (128 bit blocksize and accepts 128, 192 or 256 bit keys), Blowfish (64 bit blocksize and accepts 128 bit keys) and 3DES (uses a 64 bit blocksize and accepts 192 bit keys (only 168 bits are actually used for encryption).
- http://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-cgd.html
- vnconfig
- The -K option of OpenBSD vnconfig(8) associates and encryption key with the svnd device. Supports saltfiles. Supported ciphers: Blowfish.
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vnconfig&sektion=8
- PGPDisk
- Pretty Good Privacy Whole Disk Encryption provides transparent whole disk encryption with Pre-Boot authentification for Windows. Also supports MacOS X 10.4 (non-boot disks only).
- Can use OpenPGP RFC 2440 keys and X.509 keys for authentification.
- Supports USB Tokens for authentification.
- Supported ciphers: AES (256 bit keys).
- http://www.pgp.com/products/wholediskencryption/
- dm-crypt
- Transparent file system and swap encryption for Linux using the Linux 2.6 device mapper. Supports various ciphers and LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup).
- http://www.saout.de/misc/dm-crypt/
- loop-AES
- Transparent file system and swap encryption for Linux using the loopback device and AES.
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/loop-aes/
- SafeGuard Easy
- Certified according to Common Criteria EAL3 and FIPS 140-2
- Encryption algorithms supported: AES (128 and 256 bit) and IDEA (128 bit)
- Provides complete hard drive encryption including the boot disk.
- http://www.utimaco.us/products


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I've got one question about the lack of differentiation between EO and OO Churches. You didn't remark it because it's the same faith (sadly with no intercommunion) or for another purpose?
Dear Seraphim, many thanks! What a fantastic site. --G.
What a neat site! What is the Russian chant used? And the one for English?
_Seraphim_,Great concept.What would improve it a lot though is documentation. Just from listening to some of the songs, as mike (the Polish guy) mentioned, I don't think the country/culture is accurate to the song in many instances.
For example, the song under "Siberia" sounds like a classic harmonized Znammeny arrangement of the Anaphora - maybe first done by Ledkovsky who is Russian "emigre" to America. (Incidently, various settings of the Kievan Stichera tones were arranged by Ledkovsky, as similar but slightly different versions from Soloviev, Kallyni and others.)
As to documentation, where is this icon from and where did you get the accompanying music? What album, which composer, choir, etc.? This is VERY important information.
Thanks - LOVED the Siberian chant!!
[Note: this thread has been pre-approved by Fr Anastasios]Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,After many years of labor, I have completed a major project that I would love to share with this forum. For the last several years I have been trying to assemble a "Global" collection of Orthodox iconography and hymnography. As of now, by the grace of God, my collection includes Orthodox icons and chant from over 70 cultures/languages around the world! They are now accessible online at this website:www.orthodoxmysteries.com(However, before visiting the site, I would first suggest watching the YouTube promo-video)OrthodoxMysteries YouTube promoThank you to the many individuals on this forum who helped contribute iconography and hymnography to the OrthodoxMysteries website. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.My next goal for the site is to have links available that give historical information about Orthodoxy in each particular culture. I believe this will help the site to be more rounded and full by offering both "artistic" content (icons, chant) as well as "intellectual" content (text-based information). If anyone can help with this please let me know!+Glory to God
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