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After his near death experience Anaerion has finally recovered enough to sort through the recovered loot and add it to the party's growing collection.
A selection of mundane weapons and armor which we probably left behind unless someone really wants any of it.
27 arrows
2 daggers
1 long sword
1 mace
2 short swords
1 club
3 partial sets of animal hide piecemeal armor
1 set of leather
4 leather helms
The good stuff
1 nice long sword which radiates enchantment (and which Anaerion would love to have)
1 dagger which radiates enchantment, inscribed with ancient elven runes ("My son, my life")
1 steel breast plate with heraldic crest, dirty but in good condition
5 clay spheres (grenades)
A chest contiaining
3 vials
1 book, finely made, written in Sayani
3 rings
a lot of scrolled leather hides
105 gold marks
750 silver marks
miscellaneous coins totaling 125gp
rough uncut gems totaling 350gp
a large, cut, polished, emerald of some value
This will be added to our current collection which is as follows:
A dwarven belt with silver inlay
Short Sword (Masterwork) being used by Tad
Magic Dagger +1
Magic Boots that Tad is currently unable to take off
Narcotic Potion in Boomy's posession
Short Sword
Small Shield
Animal pelt with crude markings on it (Orcish runes)
Gold ring set with 3 medium diamonds
12 Gold coins that were minted in Brest and are very old, the marking in a very ancient form of elvish mark the coin as being over 1550 years old
20 Sayani gold coins
A Gold Ingot (500gp)
2 Silver ingots
An uncut gemstone
Once we are back in town we need to see about valuing the emerald, and identifying the enchantemnts on the sword and dagger.


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Monday, March 21, 2011
How Far Will You Go To Write A Manuscript? by Morgan Mandel
15 comments:
- Milton Trachtenburg said...
I wouldn't go far to do research but what I do is record in notes and pictures all the places to which I go and it is many. I then use them in stories. I've spent time in every major city in the US, hundreds of small towns, plus London, Paris, and Rio De Janeiro. If that isn't enough to write a locale for a lifetime of material, then I don't know what would be. The expense of research is worthwhile only if you are working on a guaranteed contract.
I write using the following maxim that I made up:
Writing for publication is a belief that you are exempt from reality ... until the first rejection letter arrives.
I am a business person and I do not invest without a certain return. If I am going to spend $1000 for research, I would do so only if I was guaranteed to make at least 20 times that much. How many writers do you know who make $20,000 from each book they write?
- March 21, 2011 at 7:52 AM
- Pamala Knight said...
You're so lucky, Morgan! Traveling to do research for your setting is a fabulous idea.
I'm lucky that in my paranormal writings, all of the "real" places I include in the manuscript, are places that I've actually visited before. The other places--the ones where I have to world build, are all a figment of my imagination. But sometimes they're based upon very real places. To convey some sense of authenticity, I tend to rely on the skills of the research librarian at my local branch for help.
- March 21, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- Debra St. John said...
I haven't specifically traveled to Do research, but I've used places I've been to for setting for my books: Colorado, Missouri, the Caribbean. I always find it's easier to get things right if I've actually seen a place.
- March 21, 2011 at 8:49 AM
- Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredith said...
I usually stick to places I know and in my two series though based on real places I've changed the names. I always envy those who set their books in places like Hawaii and Paris and need to make a yearly research trip.
- March 21, 2011 at 9:45 AM
- Maggie Toussaint said...
I like to get firsthand experience when possible. However, with the economy the way it is, I don't get a lot of exploratory traveling done these days. I read as much as I can about a place, try to talk to people who've been there, and generally tap into my feelings for other places in a similar vein, whether they're exotic, fun, spooky, moody, etc.
I guess you could say I'm an armchair traveler.
- March 21, 2011 at 9:57 AM
- Morgan Mandel said...
I'm fortunate because the DH is going to Scottsdale to visit his Dad, so I can travel along and do my research.
- March 21, 2011 at 10:45 AM
- Terry Odell said...
I love researching restaurants! I also took the Civilian Police Academy course for research purposes. And went to a firing range to see what it felt/sounded/smelled like to shoot a gun.
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- March 21, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Cheryl said...
I haven't gone far yet. Most of my research is done on the Internet, but I think it's a good idea to visit any places you can to make the setting as realistic as possible for the reader.
- March 21, 2011 at 12:01 PM
- Elspeth Antonelli said...
Thanks to the internet I haven't had to get on a plane, but I would in a heartbeat. Although I get get the facts and pictures from the net it's not the same thing as walking the streets. Of course, since I'm writing a story that takes place over 70 years ago, a little more research is involved .
- March 21, 2011 at 12:36 PM
- Ginger Simpson said...
Sometimes you don't have to go far to do research. One of my latest releases, First Degree Innocence was spawned by the experience as a Correctional Officer for one year. I got a really good feel for what it felt like to be an inmate, and after spending so many hours among them, you notice the smells, sights, and sounds. According to my reviews...I've done a good job of putting the reader behind bars. :)
- March 21, 2011 at 2:16 PM
- Morgan Mandel said...
Being a Correctional Officer sounds like a scary job!
- March 21, 2011 at 2:30 PM
- Mona Risk said...
I don't travel to do research, but I travel so much anyway. I take intensive notes and thousands of pictures. I also buy brochures to help. After visiting more than 50 countries, I stopped counting. I have books set in France, Russia, Greece, Egypt, and of course in Florida, Ohio, Mass., Washington DC.
- March 21, 2011 at 10:05 PM
- P.I. Barrington said...
I'll take research as an excuse to travel anywhere, LOL! I use Las Vegas a lot because it's been like a second home since 1990 and I also used New Hampshire for a cozy mystery since that's where I vacationed from 1990 too! I'll go anywhere any time for my "research"! I also do online research and will buy textbooks on occasion. Sad but true.
- March 21, 2011 at 10:49 PM
- Gloria Oliver said...
Most of my books are in fantasy settings so travel is not necessarily a requirement. For my first book "In the Service of Samurai" I did get an opportunity to travel to Japan, which was great as then I was able to verify and build on the feeling and flavor of the country by experiencing it first hand. Would love to do more of that sort of thing!
For my latest manuscript "Inner Demons" I used places from my past but also locations I'd never been to. One of the most wonderful things about living in this day an age is being able to use things like street view on google maps and websites for restaurants and hotels so you can 'see' what they look like and pretend as if you'd been there. Yay for Modern Times! :)
- March 22, 2011 at 6:28 AM
- Mark W. Danielson said...
I once flew from Denver to Albuqueque, rented a car to drive to Los Alamitos, drove back to Albuquerque, and flew back to Denver in a matter of eight hours to confirm what I wrote about in The Innocent Never Knew was correct. The trip was worth it because several physical things had changed, and I had to make changes accordingly.
- March 27, 2011 at 9:04 AM

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This article applies to transport pipes. If you were looking for waterproof pipes that transport liquids, they can be found here. If you are looking for conductive pipes to transport buildcraft energy, go here. If you are looking for logistics pipes, they are found here. Other advanced pipes can be found here.
There are seven different kinds of transport pipes. All of them transport items, but some have other special properties. All pipes will connect to themselves and each other, except stone and cobblestone do not attach. All transport pipes are crafted the same way, except that the item surrounding the glass changes
Wooden Transport PipeEdit
The wooden pipe is used to only withdraw materials from a block that stores items, such as a chest or a slot of a furnace. It must be connected to a cobblestone transport pipe or another appropriate pipe.
It only withdraws materials when powered by an engine: one at a time for a redstone engine, eight at a time for a steam engine, and a stack at a time for a combustion engine. It is crafted from two wooden planks and a glass. If it is put on the top of a machine, it will generally withdraw from the input slot, the bottom goes to the fuel slot, and the front or side is the product. Like the golden pipe, it cannot be connected to another wooden pipe.
Cobblestone Transport PipeEdit
The cobblestone pipe is used to carry items. Items that go in one side will have a random chance to go out any of the other sides. If there are no other sides, it will pop out of the pipe. The cobblestone pipe will not interact with a stone pipe if placed parallel to one. It is the most basic pipe.Note: Items can pass each other in opposite directions in a pipe.
Stone Transport PipeEdit
The stone pipe is identical to the cobblestone pipe in function, but does not bond to it. It is often used as a second pipe in a place where two individual adjacent pipelines are needed. It has the bonus of keeping items accelerated by a gold pipe fast for a longer period of time.
Iron Transport PipeEdit
The iron pipe is a one-way pipe. It can have many inputs for items to enter, but only one output that they will exit. This is visually shown by the output being the clear exit, and the inputs being the opaque ones. The output direction can be changed by right-clicking on it with an iron buildcraft wrench. The direction can also be changed with redstone; every time the signal changes, it will cycle to another output. It will not output to a wooden pipe.
Golden Transport PipeEdit
The gold pipe will accelerate items passing through it. The acceleration lasts 16 blocks, more if in a stone pipe. This does not do anything except shorten the time it takes items to travel from one place to another. Also, it can link stone and cobblestone pipes together. These pipes can connect to other gold pipes and roughly three successive gold pipes connected will accelerate an item to max speed. (Note that the golden pipe has to be redstone powered to speed up items)
Diamond Transport PipeEdit
The diamond pipe filters items. All the pipes attached to it will be assigned a color; then by rightclicking on the diamond pipe with a wrench, you can adjust the filters for each output. The GUI has six colored rows, one for each pipe attached. If you put an item in a slot of the GUI, that item will go to the pipe of that color. If the item is not represented in the GUI, it will come out of a pipe without any items in its row. If an item is not represented, and if there are no empty outputs, the item will simply pop out of the pipe and fall to the ground. If an item is represented in more than one row, it will have a chance to go to these outputs that is proportional to the number of times the item appears in that row.
For example, in this picture, wool would go to the red pipe, stone slabs to the blue, torches to the green, and planks to the gray. Dirt would have a 1/3 chance of going to the gray output and a 2/3 chance of going to the yellow output. Everything else would go to the black output.
Obsidian Transport PipeEdit
Obsidian pipes automatically collect items that are either dropped on the floor or in a storage minecart. They only work if attached to one other pipe, and do not connect to other obsidian pipes. The range at which they can pick up items is increased by powering it with an engine. Redstone engines suck up one item at a time, while other engines pick up more. Without power, items must touch the pipe to be collected.
Note: Using water streams is an easy way to get the items near the obsidian pipe without having to use powerful engines.
Note: Any arrows shot within the effective range of an obsidian pipe will be collected by the pipe. Even arrows that are shot by skeletons.
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Police kill man allegedly threatening mother with knife
Police shot and killed a man who had tried to stab his mother at an apartment in southeast Houston, officials said.
Matthew Deshune Swiney, 22, had already beaten his mother with a hammer and was trying to stab her with a knife when he was shot at the apartment at about 10 p.m. Thursday, Houston police said.
Police were sent to the home in the 10000 block of Scott, near Cullen and Bellfort, for a disturbance call. The two had been arguing loudly, police said.
Officers knocked on the door, and Swiney answered with a hammer in his hand, police said.
He slammed the door on police, refusing to let them inside, according to Houston Police Department spokeswoman Jodi Silva.
Officers surrounded the residence when they heard Swiney barricading himself inside the residence with furniture.
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With the front door blocked, officers broke a front window to enter the residence.
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Silva said officers repeatedly demanded that Swiney stop and put down the knife, but he continued the motion to stab her.
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OT: I'll Have Another won't run at Belmont.
Speaks for itself. What a shame.
Speaks for itself. What a shame.
That really sucks. Don't really care much about horse racing, but I do really like to see historical things happen.
find it odd that at the end of the article it says the trainer secretly took him out this morning and said he was "fit and ready to go". Huh??
EDIT: apparently that was the ESPN article that stated that.
$10 says ESPN's homepage says something along the lines of "I'll NOT Have Another" by 1:00.
This is really disappointing. I was getting my hopes up to be able to see history happen. Hope the horse is ok.
It's 8:44 AM PST / 11:44 AM EST, and still no mention on the bottom line.
I completely quit watching ESPN months ago and I couldn't be happier with the results. My knowledge of LeBron, Tebow, Red Sox/Yankees, and the SEC has diminished greatly.
Except for a few games and the odd sighting at sportsbars, I literally haven't watched ESPN in at least 7 years. Don't miss it at all.
It is not ESPN but Foxsports has "We Won't Have Another" as the title for its cover article
Big Ten Blog lunch links intro line
"So I guess I Won't Have Another. "
Fortunately the horse will have no sense of disappointment or regret, because it's a horse and has no idea what is going on.
Well I think the horse is going to get some enjoyment in his retirement with a line of mares waiting for him...
Well, you can scratch "watch the Belmont Stakes" off of pretty much everyone's plans.
for another year, but on the bright side, I'm happy the injury either occurred or was noticed before the race. The last thing anyone would want for the injury to have gone unnoticed or occur mid-race and for the horse to damage him/herself that much more.
I'll still watch, but I'm very disappointed and very sad. He came so close.
Dang. Guess I'll go with Bodemeister.
Not racing. Try dullahan
Dullahan was my my pick at the Derby. He's the best closer, but I'm not convinced he'll have the stamina for his down the stretch sprint at the longer Belmont track though. Besides, I haven't checked the updated odds today yet, but the payout may not be worth it on him anymore...
What horse racing needs right now. With Saturdays sports lineup card being the Belmont, Stanley cup, Lbj game 7 and pacquiao fight. People are just going to go golf in the late afternoon and pay no attention to the race.
Too bad. Woulda been cool to see highlights of it for the next twenty years...
Yea right, I'd rather watch grass grow than watch horse racing.
"Mr. Bobo Jangles" the golden retriever has pulled out of westminster this year
Guess I wont have to find a TV to watch the race Saturday as I will be @ Cincy watching the Tigers play.
I can't wait until football season gets going again. Could this be the first post on Mgoblog on horse racing (not that is isn't somewhat newsworthy, maybe).?
There were two posts on it. The race, then him winning. Where everyone complained that it should have just gone in the first post.
I'm a major horse racing fan, even though the sport has been in decline for years now. This is part of the reason--the breed is not as strong as it used to be, and injuries are up, taking potentially great horses out way too early
If the injury really is only tendinitis, requiring a few months of rest, why would O'Neill say he probably has run his last race. Seems to me he has plenty of time to get back, run a few races, and be ready for the Breeders Cup Classic in November.
Sad thing is, even without this injury, there is probably no way he was gonna run as a 4 year old. There is never any chance to see a horse develop these days. As soon as they have any success, its off the the breeding shed.
He did not enter Bodemeister in the Belmont after I'll Have Another nipped his horse at the wire twice at the Derby and the Preakness, concluding he just couldn't beat that horse.
does have a good shot with Paynter, who won an undercard race at Pimlico the day of the Preakness.
Not sure of Bodemeister's chances over 1.5-miles (even without IHA). He seems like more of speed horse, so there's a good chance he would run out of stream on the stretch.
I am a fan of horse racing. Went to the Derby this year and my wife and I had planned on spending the day partying it up at Northville Downs tomorrow. Words can't describe how crushed I am right now. Not to throw away by man card on something so petty when all things are considered, but I'm almost on the verge of tears right now.
Uhh, sorry. Not going to be able to read any of your posts going forward without thinking "This man is a first-class sissy."
Completely understandable. If it will change your mind at all, I just gave myself an indian burn as punishment for being a big sissy baby.
Maybe a bitch-slap would have been more appropriate!
Just kidding! My grandmother was pretty into horse racing and she was pretty manly.
Not good enough. If you really want to prove yourself, then you must eat 10 atomic wings from Quaker Steak and Lube, without wiping your mouth, drinking anything, or eating anything to help with the pain.
And you must do this whilst simultaneously taming two king cobras.
And in a few weeks the horse will be euthanized because it cannot race anymore, because you know, if it can't race for our entertainment and betting enjoyment, why should it even be alive? It's like the equivalent of saying, "Okay Unamed Runningback, your legs are gone and your career is done, so put this mask over your nose and mouth."
He will have the best life ever - They will ship in all the ladies he could ever want and party like it's 1999. Stud fees baby. Tough life, eat and fornicate
A horse with 2 triple crown race wins is headed in the opposite direction of being euthanized. This lucky guy will be on his way off to stud now. A more accurate analogy would be: A superstar QB with a superbowl ring and an mvp trophy or two has a career ending injury. The NFL says "sorry about that champ, you're not much good to us on the field now, but your potential offspring is. Here's 1000 women and a ticket to pound town. And we'll pay you for each one you do the deed with. Have a great life and make us some more future superstars."
Believe me, he'll be having a quite nice life from hereon out.
... but thousands (yes thousands) of other, less "accomplished" horses at obscure tracks will be. Drugged-up horses, broken legs, maimed jockeys, yeeesh. 3000+ dead horses from 2009-2011 alone according to a NYT article earlier this year.
I loved watching "Seabiscuit" (twice), but after reading that NYT piece, I can't get any enjoyment out of it again. Sorry to be Buzz Killington, but that sport is an unholy disgrace. I'd be ok if jockeys just ran themselves around the track (and got to fight with whips along the way, that would be a cool twist), but horses don't volunteer for this nonsense.
I don't want this to turn into an animals rights debate. But when it comes to domesticated animals, euthanasia is a common way they go out. Heck, at least 4 million cats and dogs are euthanized every year. No domestic animal volunteers for anything, whether they are going to be our dinner or be our house pet. Using horses for sport is something humans have done since they were domesticated. It's what many are bred to do. Like cows, they're a product, and once that product has served it's purpose, if it can't lead a meaningful, and pain free life in some other way, it may have more use to us deceased. Of course there are cases of mistreatment that should be dealt with, just like the assholes who overbreed and mistreat dogs. I respect and completely understand your decision and opinion, but as an animal lover in my own right, I respectfully feel different.
It's one thing with an elephant in captivity with not enough room to properly live it's life. Another for a domesticated animal that on average lives a lot better life in the care of people than it would as a stray or in the wild.
If dogs were breaking their legs doing tricks at the owner's behest, I'd be pretty damned pissed at the owner. I'm A-OK with keeping a horse as a companion animal including rides. I have no idea if show jumping causes similar carnage (my guess is not, given the lack of speed and presumably less incentive to drug the horses), but if it does, I'd be as vehemently opposed to that.
Domestic ownership would be expected to extend the health of an animal as long as you're not pushing them to do something associated with injury/death for sheer entertainment. I agree with you that millions of animals are euthanized each year (which is a total disgrace in and of itself considering the vast majority are perfectly healthy and adoptable), but it's not the euthanization that I'm arguing against-- it's what caused them to need to be put down that's unethical, in my opinion.


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Grand opening slated for State Farm establishment
Though some changes are being made at the local level for State Farm, its new yet familiar agent wants to ensure that the company continually cares for its customers.Richard Fergeson has taken over the State Farm establishment located on Broadway, but has been with the company since November 2009. He worked under local former State Farm agent Mike Reed until May 2011, when he began a nine month internship in Austin to make the transition into his new role beginning on March 1, 2012.He's no stranger to the community, having been raised in Sweetwater and graduating from Sweetwater High School in 2002. Fergeson is also a 2007 graduate of Angelo State University and while attending college met his wife, Kaitlin. The couple just welcomed their first child, their daughter Macy Jane, on Feb. 14.Along with the business changes and addition to his family, Fergeson is involved in various ways within the community. He is a member of the Lions Club and Kiwanis International (he serves on the Board of Directors for the latter) and is also the president of the Young Leaders of Sweetwater. This year will also be his second year to serve on the Relay for Life committee.Additionally, Fergeson is heavily involved as a member of First Baptist Church in Sweetwater. He teaches a Sunday school class for high school boys and takes part in the Kid-X bus ministry that outreaches to children from the government housing area through Bible study. He says that he has enjoyed seeing the kids who started in Kid-X now regularly attend church and make the transition into the youth department, which was one of the goals of the children's program.However, Fergeson's three years with State Farm as a fully licensed insurance and mortgage agent--along with prior work experience in insurance after graduating college--have helped prepare him for this next step."State Farm insurance agents are about more than sales, they're risk managers," stated Fergeson, in that they explain the risks taken by the client while also offering solutions. From auto, fire, life and health insurance, the company also offers a full-service bank and also specializes in investments and retirement plans.Thus, a client can be completely covered and protected by State Farm, which is the only company that offers a live agent along with a bank. They also provide 24-7 availability, as their Texas-based customer service from El Paso will give live, personal assistance or, in emergency situations, direct them to their local agent.In addition, State Farm has been ranked #1 for auto and fire insurance based on customer reviews and was listed as the top ranked insurance company by Fortune 100.Fergeson strives to represent the "strong financial company" well and understands that times and methods are changing. His goal is for clients--who are evolving toward self-sufficiency--to have and utilize the different methods for contacting him, whether it is through Facebook, e-mail, text message, or by phone.Furthermore, State Farm now offers free mobile apps available through the iPhone and Android market for further interaction. Other State Farm apps include Steer Clear, and a particular app called Driver Feedback scores clients on their driving, which Fergeson says can help young drivers.Throughout the transition, State Farm customers are receiving correspondence from the company which explains the changes and informs them about their new agent. However, the local branch, located at 808 East Broadway, is offering a chance for people to meet Fergeson and see the changes firsthand through a Grand Opening scheduled for Friday, March 2, 2012.A ribbon cutting will take place at 10:45 a.m. with the Chamber of Commerce, and the local radio station KXOX will be on site from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The open house is an event for the whole family, as hot dogs and hamburgers will be available and kids can meet the State Farm mascot "Good Neigh-bear".Current and potential clients can also take a peek inside the building, which has been remodeled with new floors, carpet and paint. A new amenity at the office is a waiting area that includes a coffee bar to welcome clients upon their arrival.Fergeson is excited about all the changes and hopes the local State Farm can continue to be there "like a good neighbor" (as the hilarious commercials say). But just as the new slogan promotes, his goal is for customers to thrive so they can "get to a better State.""An insurance company," Fergeson noted, "is only as good as its agent."


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*They've been together for more than a decade, but LeBron James and his new wife Savannah are clearly in the honeymoon stage following their lavish wedding in San Diego on Saturday, reports People.
The NBA MVP, 28, posted photos Wednesday to Instagram of himself and his bride kissing, along with a loving note about his high-school sweetheart and mother of his two children.
"When u have someone that's always there for you no matter the ups and downs in life, it makes it all worth living for! So happy to call u Mrs. Savannah James #MyQueen #Backbone #QueenJames #Honeymoon," he wrote.
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May 06, 2009Bid Process Reaches Halfway Mark With Proposals for AAA St. Louis, Bonne Terre, Cabool, Cassville, Lexington & Salem License Offices
Gov. Jay Nixon's plan to establish a competitive bidding process for all of Missouri's local motor vehicle/license offices reached a milestone this week as more than half of the offices have gone up for bid.
With the release of six more bid proposals this week, 96 of the state's 183 offices are now in some stage of competitive bidding. The six offices put up for bid this week are Bonne Terre, Cabool, Cassville, Lexington, Salem and the AAA Office in St. Louis City. The office in St. Louis, also known as the Westside Office, is located at 3917 Lindell Blvd. and is operated by the Automobile Club of Missouri. Bidders will have five weeks (or until June 9) to submit proposals to the Office of Administration (OA) for the six offices.
"The competition for the right to run an office will result in more efficient operations and better customer service," Gov. Nixon said. "Although some offices in the past have been given to chambers of commerce or non-profit groups, the vast majority were given to people strictly because of their political connections. The result was that there was little incentive for the offices to improve their operations. Under the new system, every single license office will be put up for bid, and the management of an office will go to the person or group that submits the best business plan."
Karen King Mitchell, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, said the bidding process has gone well, and noted some of the criteria that are used for the bids.
"So far, each office proposal has received at least one bid, and some have received up to nine," she said. "No matter how many bids an office gets, however, the ultimate goal is to award it to an agent who will stress good customer service, offer a suitable office location, and who will be fiscally responsible with the office's revenues."
Common transactions that take place at local license offices include renewing or applying for a driver's license, renewing or applying for registration on motor vehicles, boats and outboard motors, and applying for titles and paying sales taxes on these units.
Copies of the Request for Proposals (RFPs) that bidders will use to develop their bids can be viewed at https://www.moolb.mo.gov/. To review an RFP, select "Guest" on the home page, click on "Open Bids By Agency," then scroll through the list of bids until the appropriate bid is located. (Bid numbers for this week's offices are located below.) Additional information regarding the bidding process can be obtained at http://oa.mo.gov/purch/vendorinfo/DORoffices.pdf or by calling OA at (573) 751-2387.
The time to bid for 66 of Missouri's 183 license offices has ended. The list of bidders on offices for which the bidding time has closed can be obtained at http://oa.mo.gov/purch/dorlist.pdf. Nine offices have been awarded under the bidding process. For a list of winning bids for license offices, please go to http://oa.mo.gov/purch/awardedfeeoffices.pdf.
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i will def try the different positions. you have been very helpful and encouraging.
Glad to help, I was just reading over some of that info in the link and the stuff under the first article there, "am I making too much milk" sounds a lot like what maybe you are describing.
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i read through most of it. my milk doesn't spray.. but i do think it's too much, too fast for my little peanut. she has finally gone to sleep after 6 feedings in a matter of 3 hours.. so it wasn't too bad of a night.
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Pumping is a very mixed blessing when oversupply or fast letdowns are a problem. On the one hand, if you pump before nursing baby may have an easier time, since there will be less milk in the breast and milk flow will be slower. But on the other hand, removing more milk than the baby needs means you either perpetuate or exacerbate the oversupply/fast letdown problem. That's why I think it makes good sense to stay away from the pump right now.
You can start the milk flowing with a pump or hand expression, then stop. Let the excess go into a towel and then latch baby. But, IMHO IME if you can avoid that, it's better to. Instead, try starting with the breast you ended with, as it might not be as fast, then switch. Try different postion.
The risk with pumping is moms get all excited about seeing all the milk, and they pump too much, prolonging the whole issue. Leave it alone, and it does go away.
I was actually told to pump after feedings to have more milk....but nobody ever told me it was not typical to pump 8-10 oz on top of nursing baby every hour. We almost didn't make it becaseu of that really bad bit of advice.
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I would say that if you have oversupply issues, the pump can be good for reducing a bit of your engorgement and taking a little out before a feed so that the flow isn't too fast for baby. I have had oversupply with 3 babies now and I have done both of these and I did not find that it made my oversupply worse as long as I only pumped a small amount. Oversupply often goes hand in hand with fast let down, and this can make baby swallow a lot of air and so will need to be burped often otherwise the air can result in a big spit-up. By often I mean taking baby off the breast to burp and putting her back on. You can usually hear if baby is swallowing air.
Hang in there!
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9 days is so young. Hang in there. You're doing great and it will get easier.
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A Camel Called Sanjeev - Sanjeev Bhasker explores the diverse region of Rajasthan, and asks if India will get left behind with the changes brought by the modern world, or whether it will move with the times. Beginning with a Royal appointment in the city of Jodphur, Sanjeev looks at the role of the modern Royal in today?s India, joins the Maharajah at a water conservation project and visits a traditional fort. Despite committing a social faux pas at the Royal birthday party, he is graciously welcomed by the Prince as they muse on the future of modern Royals. D
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Deferring ART by Four Weeks Reduces Mortality in Patients Diagnosed With Cryptococcal Meningitis
March/April 2013
David Boulware from University of Minnesota, reported improved 26-week survival rates in patients diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis (CM), by deferring ART for five weeks compared to initiating ART within a week.1
These results, from the Cryptococcal Optimal ART Timing (COAT) trial run counter to what has been found for trials that have examined immediate versus deferred strategies for other opportunistic infections.
Based on cohort studies, CM is estimated to be responsible for up to a quarter of AIDS deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease has a high mortality rate, so optimisation of treatment has substantial benefit. CM is the highest cause of meningitis-related deaths in adults in Africa.
The study was designed to evaluate the risks of early or deferred ART including IRIS, tolerability of ART during CM illness and unknown drug-drug interactions between antiretrovirals and amphotericin B and fluconazole compared to benefits of reduced time with low CD4 count and high viral load.
As background, the ACTG A5164 trial published in 2009 compared disease progression and death in patients who initiated ART within 14 days of opportunistic infection diagnosis versus those who deferred until the end of acute treatment. Its primary endpoint had a non-significant trend favouring earlier ART, but its secondary endpoints provided compelling evidence for earlier ART: early treatment had less AIDS progression and death (OR = 0.51; 95%CI: 0.27-0.94). Interestingly, the trial also showed significantly less progression to AIDS or death for patients with CD4 counts <50 cells/mm3 who had fungal diseases (cryptococcal infections and histoplasmosis) and a trend to less disease progression and death when cryptococcal was considered alone.2
However, a Zimbabwe study by Azure Makadzange and colleagues found that patients with CM had greater mortality at three years when treated immediately with ART (54% vs 88%; p < 0.006), although CM treatment was fluconazole monotherapy.3
In a third small trial of only 27 patients with CM in Botswana by Gregory Bisson and colleagues, those initiated on ART within seven days had no difference in outcomes. Two of 13 (15%) and five of 14 (36%) patients died in the intervention and control arms, respectively (p = 0.39), but seven of 13 (54%) people in the intervention arm versus none in the control arm experienced CM-IRIS (p = 0.002). Amphotericin B was used with fluconazole in this trial.4
The COAT trial planned to randomise 500 ART-naive patients with CM who had been on anti-fungal treatment for 7 to 11 days to start ART within 48 hours or defer ART for more than four weeks. Randomisation was stratified by site and altered mental status. The primary endpoint was 26-week survival. Secondary endpoints included survival at 46 weeks. The trial was stopped early by the DSMB the trial before these numbers were reached. It was started in November 2010 and halted in April 2012.
The CM treatment regimen was amphotericin B and fluconazole 800 mg for the first two weeks, with fluconazole at this dose continuing until cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was clear, with subsequent dose reductions of fluconazole.
A total of 389 patients were screened, of whom 237 had confirmed CM. A further 60 were not randomised, mostly because of death (n=33). In all, 177 patients were randomised, 115 in Kampala, 35 in Mbarara and 27 in Cape Town, of whom 88 were assigned to early ART and 89 to the deferred arm. The median time to starting ART on the immediate arm was eight days versus 35 on the deferred arm.
Baseline characteristics included median age 35, just over 50% male, 65% with no prior AIDS or TB and 23% had prior or current TB. About 14% had altered mental status. Median CD4 count was 19 (IQR: 9 to 69) in the immediate arm versus 28 on the deferred arm (IQR: 11-76). CSF opening pressure was similarly elevated in both arms. Number of colony forming units were a median of 5.2 and 4.8 log/mL in the immediate and deferred arms respectively. Slightly more patients in the immediate arm had white blood cell counts in CSF below 5 cells/mm3 (45% vs 32%).
The primary outcome of survival at six months was 55% in the immediate versus 70% in the deferred arm (p=0.03), with 68 deaths (40 versus 28). This was 20% lower than is usually seen in CM studies. A Kaplan-Meier graph showed that the excess mortality occurred in the treatment induction period of the immediate arm. After this period, the mortality graphs of the two arms were nearly identical.
Two groups drove mortality. Patients with altered mental status (less than 15 on the Glasgow Coma Scale -- see Wikipedia for an excellent explanation of this scale) had a hazard ratio of 3.0 in the early ART group. Patients with low white blood cell counts in their CSF (<5 cells/mm3) were at even greater risk in the immediate arm, being 3.3 times more likely to die (p=0.01). By contrast the 60% of patients with more than 5 cells/mm3 had a hazard ratio of death of 0.8 on the immediate arm (i.e. non-significantly less likely to die than in the deferred arm, p=0.73).
Several other pre-defined sub-group analyses did not show significant differences between the two arms. There were more CM-related IRIS events in the early ART group but this was not statistically significant (16% vs 10%; OR: 1.7; 95%CI: p=0.35). A Kaplan-Meier graph showed time to IRIS was quicker in the immediate group.
Cause of death data was presented for 51 cases. CM was the cause of 21 and 10 deaths and septicemia was responsible for eight and five in the immediate and deferred arms respectively. There were two TB deaths on each arm as well as one IRIS death on the immediate arm and two on the deferred. Excess mortality was therefore primarily CM-related. Perhaps relevant is that a poster at CROI by the same team showed that early ART was associated with an increase in CSF cellular markers for macrophage activation among the Ugandan patients. At day 14, patients on the immediate ART (in both countries) were more likely to have an elevated CSF white blood cell count (58% vs 40%, p = 0.047).5
A Kaplan-Meier graph showed that more than 50% of patients had grade 4 or 5 serious adverse events, which Boulware explained was primarily due to amphotericin B toxicity. There were more adverse events in the immediate arm, but this was not statistically significant.
This trial showed that there is no benefit to starting ART during CM induction therapy. Deferred ART resulted in significantly fewer deaths and a trend for less IRIS events.
The conclusion proposed several recommendations:
Boulware noted several limitations of the study including the early DSMB stop and the difficulty of discerning causes of death. For example, some of the deaths attributed to CM might have been IRIS-related. Also, the high level of care in the study cannot be easily generalised to operational settings: there was no loss to follow-up, 99% linkage to care, HIV counselling for patients while they were hospitalised and the full gamut of treatment as per the WHO guidelines.
During questions, Boulware explained that patients that are treated using fluconazole monotherapy clear cryptococcal from CSF about 30% slower than if amphotericin B is also used. He therefore suggested that patients in these settings should probably be initiated after five or six weeks.
WHO recommends that ART only be initiated when there is evidence of a sustained clinical response to anti-fungal therapy. It recommends against immediate treatment. These guidelines can now be changed from low- to high-quality evidence recommendations.6
This excellent study, with its relatively low mortality compared to other CM studies, once more shows the importance of using amphotericin B for the treatment of CM. Barriers to its wider adoption in many poor settings are price and the complexity of administering it.
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This is the face of customer service
I'm talking about the guy to the left :)
The fellow in the center of this pic is Steven Turner, the Sales Manager at Tbooth wireless in the Pen Centre.The other happy guy to the right is me (but
you knew that, right?).
If you've had your fill of feel-good testimonials about awesome customer service, you can stop reading here.
I had been a Rogers wireless customer for 9 years and 11 months. It seemed like time for a change. Any parallels to any particular governing party being in power for a decade and Canadians feeling it's time for a change is a complete coincidence.
The only reason I went to Tbooth initially was because they represent Rogers, Bell, Virgin, Fido and a couple of other providers. I thought it would save time compared to going to every wireless kiosk in the Pen Centre.
There's a reason Steven's the sales manager. It's because he's awesome with people, product knowledge and has incredible patience. He also understands customer service.
He walked me through various plans from Rogers, Virgin and Fido. We switched four phones from Rogers to Fido because of Steven's comprehensive information and ability to find the best value for us among the myriad plans available.
Most impressive to me though was that I had done most of the shopping for the phone on Wednesday but didn't have time to make the switchover that night. I went back Thursday but also didn't have the time. Steven heard I was coming in on Friday and despite the fact it was his day off, he came in to make sure he could take care of our switchovers. More than that, when I mentioned my son would be in Toronto without service if we did the switchover right then, Steven said he would wait for us to text him later and he would take care of the activation once we gave him the okay to do so.
I have never experienced such good customer service in any telecom-related transaction so wanted to share what I felt was an awesome experience and give Steven some recognition for his actions. If you're in the market for a new phone plan, phone or accessory, I highly recommend visiting Steven and his team at Tbooth in the St. Catharines Pen Centre.
BTW, the photo above is the first photo ever taken on my new LG G3 smartphone. Thank you Steven!!!


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Biesta needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Nurture Pet Supply.com or Nurture Pet Supply
Nurture Pet Supply is a trendy, corporate, online pet store. We're in the start up phase looking to build a strong brand identity. We specialize in natural, organic, food, treats and other upscale unique accessories for dogs and cats only. We have future plans to expand our services to a physical location.
Nurture Pet Supply's main customer base is comprised of two groups: young professionals and empty nesters. We have identified our target customers as white, married couples, aged 35 – 54, no children, owner occupied home, high school graduate with some college but no degree, with an annual income level ranging from $ 50,000 - $ 100,000 plus.The primary buying is performed by the lady of the house.
Nurture Pet Supply would like to be portrayed as a safe, reliable, customer friendly company. We're looking for a simple but unique style that's clear to read and highly marketable. We plan to display the new logo on many different types of media (vehicle, store front, clothing, etc.) Our goal is to run a very aggressive marketing campaign and would hope that this new identity will move us in the right direction... Nurture Pet Supply is open to any professional color schemes and layout. We would like to use the tag line "Healthy Choices Delivered".Our clientele is very image driven so please no cartoonish logos. But do explore your creative minds. We're looking for two things an icon that best depicts my company's name, and text that fits into the scheme. When customers see our icon they should be able to make the connection and know this IS Nurture Pet Supply. We seek the following file formats: esp., jpg, gif, psd, and ai.
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Boston man imprisoned for life in neighbor killing
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston man has been found guilty of raping and killing a neighbor who moved from the Dominican Republic to seek medical care for her 1-year-old son.
Eldrick Broom has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
A Suffolk Superior Court jury on Friday convicted Broom of murder and aggravated rape in the Nov. 21 death of Rosanna Camilo, the daughter of Dominican radio personality Ruben Camilo.
The 29-year-old Broom and the 34-year-old Camilo lived in an apartment complex in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood. Camilo was a married mother of three children.
Prosecutors say Broom entered her apartment, sexually assaulted her and strangled her with a power cord. Her 16-year-old daughter found her body.
Broom's attorney says he's disappointed and will appeal the verdict.


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HTC fans hoping for a new Android phone equipped with a QWERTY keyboard will be extremely disappointed to learn that HTC is moving away from producing new devices with physical keyboards. HTC creative director Claude Zellweger made the announcement in Seattle during a press event, stating "As a company the QWERTY keyboard we're moving away from in general." Zellweger goes on to say "putting too much effort into that [QWERTY phones] would take away from our devices." Rather than spending extra time on new hardware designs for QWERTY equipped devices, HTC will focus on improving its on-screen keypad software to consumers.
Even though most of the popular smartphones released in the past few years have not had physical keyboards, QWERTY devices have played a key role in the development of Android and its growth since the very beginning. Couple today's news with HTC's revelation from yesterday that they scrapped plans to release 3,000+ mAh battery-toting devices and you have a recipe which will produce some angry and frustrated HTC fans.
Having owned three QWERTY phones made by HTC, I am personally disappointed to hear that there may never be a true T-Mobile G3 device to replace my G2. Do you think HTC is making the right decision by abandoning development of new QWERTY devices?
Update: It seems we jumped to conclusions a bit too early. Claude has clarified a few things in another statement, acknowledging that there is a "diehard community" waiting for new QWERTY devices, but HTC is waiting for a few technologies to mature before they test the waters again.
I think the market's there, the sort of the diehard community, they keep wanting it, there's definitely still a market for it. We feel that putting too much effort in that would take away from our main focus, being a whole-screen device. I think people recognize the trade-off with size. There are a couple of technologies that we are waiting to sort of mature that could make a big bump suddenly in the evolution, that we are looking at very closely.Claude Zellweger


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Classic Elite's "Blithe" yarn is an incredibly soft and spongy yarn. Made of Baby Camel, it is available in solid or marl colors. It is perfect for any accessory!
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Beardwood Humanities College headteacher Ruby Hussain said she wanted to celebrate the achievements of the school, its former staff and pupils.
Mrs Hussain, who joined as a newly-qualified teacher in 1982, said that although it was closing, its 'spirit' will live on through pupils who have been associated with it because of the ethos that staff have instilled in them.
The Preston New Road school will close in summer as part of Blackburn with Darwen Council's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme.
Pupils will transfer to the new Blackburn Central High School, Haslingden Road, as well as Witton Park High School and Pleckgate High. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High will move on to the site after it is redeveloped under the BSF.
Community engagement manager Nazmun Usman, who has worked there for 21 years, has been working with former pupils on a chronological history of the school.
She will also be putting together a memory wall of photographs for the reunion on June 16 in the King George's Hall.
Mrs Hussain added: "We want this to be a celebration, a positive occasion. We want people to share memories of their time at the school.
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ABCs of Death, The (US - DVD R1)
Gabe enjoys just over one half of these 26 shorts and calls that a nominal win...
The horror anthology is a long film tradition that has seen something of a resurgence recently, including V/H/S (and its upcoming sequel), Trick 'R Treat, Chillerama, Little Deaths, and The Theatre Bizzare. Though none of these films were particularly popular at the box office (most barely received theatrical releases at all), they've created strong buzz throughout the horror fan community and been popular enough on home video to garner more buzz. Most of these films haven't quite lived up to the expectations their directorial staffs and concepts promised, but they tend to at least be unique and often more daring than the bulk of modern genre output – many of them are even released without the limitations of a MPAA rating. The ABCs of Death is the latest in the line and possibly the most ambitious standalone anthology film ever attempted – it features 26 shorts, one for each letter of the alphabet, and each written & directed by a different up-and-coming genre favourite (some more favoured than others, of course). Since it's an unconventional movie, I'm going to take an unconventional approach to review – a list-view of mini-reviews.
- A is for Apocalypse – written & directed by Nacho Vigalondo ( Time Crimes: Vigalondo gets things off to a strong start with shocking, painful, and, most importantly, funny violence. There's a strong set-up, a good punch line, and I'm left wanting more.
- B is for Bigfoot – written & directed by Adrian Garcia Bogliano ( Penumbra): Bogliano's short is hampered by a cheap look and concept that requires a little more screentime to properly fester.
- C is for Cycle – written & directed by Ernesto Diaz Espinoza ( Mandrill):Espinoza's episode is even chintzier-looking than Boliano's (which is too bad, because Mandrill was so colourful), but an interesting concept (seemingly borrowed from Vigalondo's Time Crimes, ironically enough).
- D is for Dogfight – written & directed by Marcel Sarmiento ( Deadgirl):I haven't seen any of Sarmiento's other work, but, if the visual control of this short is any indication, he's a master of style over substance. Cool slow-motion photography and an amusing punchline (no pun intended).
- E is for Exterminate – written & directed by Angela Bettis ( Roman, star of May): Based on the emotional strengths of Roman, Bettis' short is pretty disappointing. Despite a decent digital spider effect, this one looks like it was shot in a matter of hours and the concept doesn't really go anywhere.
- F is for Fart – written & directed by Noboru Iguchi ( The Machine Girl):This one looks a lot like Iguchi's other films – soft focus, goofy special effects and all – but wins some points for being so unbelievably stupid that I actually laughed. Yes, I am shamed.
- G is for Gravity – written & directed by Andrew Traucki ( The Reef):Traucki shoots entirely in a first-person, subjective view, but the gimmick doesn't cover the lack of content.
- H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion – written & directed by Thomas Malling ( Norwegian Ninja): Malling's furry dream scores for its early Peter Jackson meets Spike Jones weirdness factor and makes about as much sense as I'd expect, based on his last feature-length release.
- I is for Ingrown – written & directed by Jorge Michel Grau ( We Are What We Are): Grau shoots one of the better-looking and more disturbing shorts, but his lack of humour is definitely a problem, given the episodes that surround his.
- J is for Jidai-geki – written & directed by Yûdai Yamaguchi ( Battlefield Baseball): Yamaguchi's usual sense of gruesome and ridiculous humour shines here, despite the joke overstaying its welcome.
- K is for Klutz – written & directed by Anders Morgenthaler ( Princess):Morgenthaler presents the first of two animated shorts. This one would be right at home at a Spike & Mike festival.
- L is for Libido – written & directed by Timo Tjahjanto ( Macabre):Tjahjanto's episode was likely a crowd favourite for its utter vulgarity when ABCs of Death showed in theaters and is definitely among the film's most disturbing entries. I didn't enjoy watching it, but have to give it credit for pushing the boundaries so far without actually putting most of its implied grotesqueries on screen.
- M is for Miscarriage – written & directed by Ti West ( House of the Devil): And so we come to the Ti West episode, in all its lo-fi, anti-glory. Thankfully, it is the shortest of the shorts.
- N is for Nuptials – written & directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun ( Shutter): Pisanthanakun's short is unexpectedly whimsical and appropriately brief. Another well-told joke.
- O is for Orgasm – written & directed by Bruno Forzani & Héléne Cattet ( Amer): Forzani & Cattet have made something of a companion piece to Amer. It's psychedelic and beautifully recalls surrealist giallo motifs.
- P is for Pressure – written & directed by Simon Rumley ( Red, White & Blue): Rumley's tone poem is a good follow-up to O is for Orgasm and one of the more accomplished shorts in terms of pure artistic endeavor.
- Q is for Quack – written & directed by Adam Wingard ( Home Sick): Wingard and co-writer Simon Barrett play themselves in the film's most meta and funniest episode. I'm glad to know mumblecore is good for something.
- R is for Removed – written & directed by Srdjan Spasojevic ( A Serbian Film): I still haven't seen A Serbian Film yet, but Spasojevic's reputation precedes him and sets expectations for nastiness pretty high. This short doesn't disappoint with its graphic violence, hyper-saturated photography, strong soundtrack, and weird Clint Eastwood references.
- S is for Speed – written & directed by Jake West ( Evil Aliens):West's short is dopey and overambitious, which is better than dopey and unambitious.
- T is for Toilet – written & directed by Lee Hardcastle ( Done in 60 Seconds series): Hardcastle won the contest held to decide the film's 26th entry with a gonzo claymation creature-feature. It's pretty great.
- U is for Unearthed – written & directed by Ben Wheatley ( Kill List):Like Traucki's, Wheatley shoots using a series of subjective P.O.V. images. This time, the gimmick is anchored with a cooler concept that allows the audience to fill in the story blanks.
- V is for Vagitus (The Cry of a Newborn Baby) – written & directed by Kaare Andrews ( Altitude): Andrews gets incredibly ambitious with his tiny budget and makes a special effects-heavy action sequence inspired by the likes of The Terminator and Judge Dredd. His plot-heavy, somewhat unoriginal concept is well-served by the brief runtime, though I can't help but assume he's treating the format as a springboard for a feature-length version.
- W is for WTF! – written & directed by Jon Schnepp ( Metalocalypse): Schnepp also takes a meta approach to the material. It's a little over-directed and over-busy, but is conceptually clever and right at home with his Adult Swim roots.
- X is for XXL – written & directed by Xavier Gens ( Frontier(s)): Gens leaves the big-budget gloss of Hitman behind and gives the film a boost of French Extreme cinema with perhaps a nod to fellow countryman Pascal Laugier's Martyrs. The Requiem for a Dream-like intensity is genuinely disturbing.
- Y is for Youngbuck – written & directed by Jason Eisener ( Hobo with a Shotgun): Eisener's arthouse by way of Troma style is on full display here. This short is silly, offensive, and beautifully shot. The synthesizer score, from Power Glove, is a really nice touch.
- Z is for Zetsumetsu (Extinction) – written & directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura ( Tokyo Gore Police): Nishimura closes things out with one of his patently colourful, graphic, and nonsensical effects-fests. His feature-length films are so ridiculously episodic and overlong already that the format serves him well. Assuming you like what he does.
The ABCs of Death was reportedly shot on a series of formats, including digital and traditional film. I was really hoping to review a Blu-ray copy to fully appreciate the series of 26 different cinematographic concepts, but product was limited, so I'm making do with an anamorphically enhanced, SD DVD copy. Sometimes, the differentiations are obvious, especially when the filmmakers push the limitations of the various formats to create a more stylized look. The usual SD limitations apply – slightly smudgy background details, small-scale blocking effects, banding effects – but there's nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, the overall details are pretty sharp, without a lot of edge enhancement, and the colour quality is quite vibrant (depending on the choice of cinemagraphic style, of course). The more vivid shorts, like Y is for Youngbuck, feature a bit of blooming and the more roughly-shot episodes have bleeding/spotty hues.
The lack of uncompressed audio should be a disappointment, but a DVD is a DVD, and this Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is perfectly capable. Each short runs on a minuscule budget and this shows in terms of thin sound design. Few of the directors even bother layering noise outside of the center channel, making this more of a 2.0 track on average. Episodes like E is for Exterminate, F is for Fart, and W is for WTF! are clearly mixed in stereo with basically nothing landing in the center. Standout episodes include D is for Dogfight (throbbing music and slow motion sound effects), H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion (it has an artificial sound quality, but is certainly busy), O is for Orgasm (delicate, abstract noise with directional enhancement), P is for Pressure (choppy and punchy sound editing), R is for Remove (huge dynamic range in the musical score), and V is for Vagitus (heavy action effects, including machine sounds, flying bullets, and explosions). The musical is also quite varied in terms of sound quality
The extras begin with a group commentary track, including producers Ant Timpson and Tim League, title designer Aaron Becker, and the various directors (sometimes accompanied by cinematographers and other crew members), all cramming as much information as they can into the runtime of their short film. The sound of the track is sometimes phone/Skype call-quality (Ben Wheatley actually gets a call on the other line while recording), some of the directors have really thick accents (some of the ESL directors mostly speak in their mother tongue with subtitles), and not everyone is particularly good at talking about their work, but the speed required of each commentator makes for a full-bodied experience. The only break with tradition is Srdjan Spasojevic, who treats the commentary as a narration track for the character in the movie. For the record – F is for Fart was apparently inspired by Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock.
Other extras include:
- A is for Apocalypse: Oil Burn Effects (1:10)
- B is for Bigfoot: Making Of (3:00)
- C is for Cycle: Deleted Scenes (3:30)
- D is for Dogfight: Making Of (7:00)
- H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion: Making Of (6:40)
- I is for Ingrown: Behind the Scenes (6:40)
- J is for Jidai-Geki: Behind the Scenes (6:30)
- R is for Removed: Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery
- T is for Toilet: Behind the Scenes (3:00)
- V is for Vagitus: Deleted Scene and Animatics (5:40)
- W is for WTF!: Behind the Scenes (7:40)
- AXS TV: A Look at the ABCs of Death (4:20)
- Do You Know Your ABCs? Trailer (1:40)
- Other Magnolia/Magnet trailers
The ABCs of Death is likeable in its ambition. The quality of the 26 parts is spotty, but I think the spirit of experimentation overrides the uneven success rate. It's not perfect and not for everyone, but those of us that know what we're in for will probably enjoy ourselves – assuming we remember that A) the filmmakers had very limited budgets, B) it's not, strictly speaking, a horror movie, and C) many of the filmmakers took the film as a challenge to be comically offensive.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 21st June 2013
Discs: 0
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: No
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Various Languages
Subtitles: English
Extras: 30 Member Filmmaker Commentary Track, A is for Apocalypse: Oil Burn Effects, B is for Bigfoot: Making Of, C is for Cycle: Deleted Scenes, H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion: Making Of, I is for Ingrown: Behind the Scenes, J is for Jidai-Geki: Behind the Scenes, R is for Removed: Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery, T is for Toilet: Behind the Scenes, T is for Toilet: Behind the Scenes, V is for Vagitus: Deleted Scene and Animatics, W is for WTF!: Behind the Scenes, AXS TV: A Look at the ABCs of Death, Do You Know Your ABCs?, Magnolia Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various (See Review)
Cast: Sarah Bonrepaux, Hiroko Yashiki, Erik Aude, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Peter Pedrero, Fraser Corbett
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Short and Thriller
Length: 0 minutes
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Loyola press release - November 16, 2012
The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Moot Court Team won first place in the National Moot Court Competition Region VII Regional Rounds, earning the team a spot in the nationals in New York City Jan. 28-31.
Loyola law students on the team included oralists Kate Cazayoux and Camille Bryant, brief writer Marc Mandich and coach Alex Rossi. Loyola College of Law professor Monica Hof Wallace, J.D. '98, served as the faculty advisor.
The Region VII rounds were held at the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center Nov. 7-9. Loyola prevailed in oral argument rounds against Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, University of Alabama and Faulkner University Jones School of Law. The team defeated LSU Law Center in the final round, where they were named regional champions. The team's brief was awarded Best Brief in the region and Cazayoux was named Best Oralist in the final round.
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With solid state drives becoming more and more popular, gamers and enthusiasts are using them to squeeze as much performance out of their systems as they can. To keep up with the demand for speed, manufacturers are testing new hardware and technology to give the users what they want. A lot of the fading SSD drives were using the aging Indilix Barefoot Controller, which, while it was a tried and true technology, the times are changing. Some manufacturers are switching to a newer controller designed to push the limits even further, while providing newer technologies to further the solid state drive. This new controller is made by a company called SandForce and the design of the controller is definitely catching the eye of many SSD manufacturers, including OCZ. OCZ is using this new controller in their newest Vertex series, which is dubbed the Vertex 2. The Vertex 2 series is designed for maximum performance for the mainstream and performance sector and comes in sizes varying from 50GB to 480GB in capacity. While I have your interest, let's take a better look at the OCZ Vertex 2 SSD and this new controller.
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PRINCETON — Motorists on certain Illinois interstates and highways could see higher speed limits in the future.
The Illinois Generally Assembly has passed Senate Bill 2356 which would increase speed limits on Illinois' rural freeways and certain highways from 65 miles per hour to 70 miles per hour. The bill was sent on June 20 to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk for consideration.
According to the Illinois General Assembly website, the bill would provide the maximum speed limit outside an urban district for any vehicle to be 70 miles per hour on any interstate highway, as well as on all or part of other highways designated by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The affected highways would need to have at least four lanes of traffic and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite directions. The proposed law does have an opt-out ordinance option for urban counties.
On Monday, Bureau County Sheriff John Thompson said he's not opposed to the increased speed limit change. When he learned to drive, the speed limit on interstates was 70 miles per hour, and the speed limit on secondary roads was 65 miles per hour. Legislators are just trying to put the speed limit back to where things used to be, the sheriff said.
In his opinion, the biggest mistake made by lawmakers was allowing semi trucks to travel at the same speed as the other vehicles, Thompson said.
Whatever the speed limit, drivers need to pay close attention when driving, even more attention at any increased speed, Thompson said, adding public safety is always the main factor.
The Illinois House approved the speed limit increase bill with an 85 to 30 vote. The Senate approved the bill on a 41 to 6 vote. Voting in favor of the bill was Rep. Frank Mautino (D-76th) of Spring Valley. Voting against the bill was Rep. Don Moffitt (R-74th) of Galesburg.
On Monday, Mautino said he voted in favor of the bill because it would help bring Illinois into line with surrounding states that have 70 mph speed limits on their interstates. The increased speed limit in Illinois would help conform speed limits when crossing state lines. The change to increased speed limits would affect only the rural interstate areas and exclude the urban areas, he said.
On Monday, Moffitt said this was a difficult vote for him. He did take into consideration neighboring states with higher speed limits, and he contacted his constituents for their input, including four different trucking firms in his district.
The general consensus from the trucking firms was their trucks ran more efficiently between 62 and 65 mph, and the trucking firms would continue to run their trucks in that range, Moffitt said.
He also contacted the Midwest Truckers Association, expecting the association to be in favor of the increased speed, but the association was neutral, Moffitt said.
The association spokesperson said the dangerous situation was a few years ago when there was a split speed limit for trucks and other vehicles, with trucks having a 55 mph speed limit and cars having a 65 mph speed limit. The association's concern was that the proposed speed limit would be uniform for cars and trucks, which it would be, Moffitt said.
No one contacted him asking him to vote in favor of the bill, Moffitt added.
For him, the overriding issue was public safety. If vehicles are going faster, it will take that much longer for them to stop. Also, since many drivers often drive over the 65 speed limit now, then how fast would the traffic being going with a 70 mph speed limit, Moffitt asked.
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(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) - 14 November 2012 – Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany should urge President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the crackdown on his country's civil society when the two leaders meet on November 16, 2012, Human Rights Watch said today. Merkel and Putin will meet at the conclusion of two days of broad-ranging consultations between the German and Russian governments.
"There has never been a more important time to put human rights front and center of Germany's relationship with Russia," said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. "That relationship should be grounded in Russia's development of the rule of law, which the Kremlin has been steadily and blatantly undermining for the past six months."
On November 9, the German Bundestag adopted a resolution expressing alarm at the crackdown on Russian civil society since Putin returned to the presidency in May, including the spate of laws introducing new, serious restrictions on freedom of expression, association, and assembly. The Bundestag called on the German government to urge Russia to adhere to its international human rights obligations.
"The Bundestag's resolution was strong and clear," Williamson said. "Now it's up to Chancellor Merkel to do what the resolution urges and raise these concerns in a clear, public way in her talks with Putin this week. Germany should also ensure the EU takes a similarly strong stance at its summit with Russia next month."
Since Putin's return to the presidency in May, Russia's parliament adopted a series of laws that imposed new restrictions on public assemblies and raised relevant financial sanctions to the level of criminal fines, re-criminalized libel, and imposed new restrictions on internet content.
A particularly problematic law adopted in July forces nongovernmental organizations that engage in advocacy work and accept foreign funding to register as "foreign agents," a move Human Rights Watch said aimed to demonize nongovernmental organizations in the public eye. Another law, adopted in October and awaiting Putin's signature, expands the definition of "treason" in ways that could criminalize international human rights advocacy.
Against this backdrop, government statements that criticize nongovernmental organizations and foreigners are on the rise. Smear campaigns in state-run and pro-Kremlin outlets have targeted prominent nongovernmental groups. Officials in several regions have warned civil servants and others not to cooperate with representatives of foreign organizations and foreign-funded domestic groups.
"The legal crackdown creates a huge grey area of legal ambiguity for civil society to make activists vulnerable to prosecution and to re-instill fear and distrust among people whose Soviet-era instincts had largely faded," Williamson said. "Chancellor Merkel needs to tell Putin that this is out of line with Russia's international commitments, with the kind of partnership Germany and Russia is supposed to share, and with the kind of role Russia seeks in the international arena."
Human Rights Watch urged the German government to call on the Russian government directly to submit for parliament's consideration legislation amending the laws adopted this summer to bring them in line with Russia's international obligations. Human Rights Watch also urged the Council of Europe to call on its Venice Commission to examine the laws' compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights, to which Russia is a party.
During his November 12 meeting with Russia's newly appointed Presidential Human Rights Council, Putin stated that he was apparently ready to "look into" the new treason law, which he has not yet signed, to determine whether its definition of treason is indeed overly broad. He also expressed his readiness to "have another look" into the legislation on nongovernmental organizations and libel in response to concerns expressed by the council.
"It's very important that Putin made a public promise to give these restrictive laws further consideration," Williamson said. "Chancellor Merkel now has a unique opportunity to make it clear to President Putin that Germany and other EU member states expect him to deliver on this promise."
Merkel should press Putin to end human rights crackdown in Russia
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) - 14 November 2012 – Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany should urge President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the crackdown on his country's civil society when the two leaders meet on November 16, 2012, Human Rights Watch said today. Merkel and Putin will meet at the conclusion of two days of broad-ranging consultations between the German and Russian governments.