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13-year-old Lauduree (Haney-Jardine) is passionate about the environment. Outside the trailer home she shares with her reckless mother, Tanya (Marin Ireland), she's in the middle of cultivating trees, which will hopefully pull more carbon dioxide out of the air and slow the effects of global warming. Her plans collapse when Tanya moves to California overnight, leaving Lauduree alone. After a brief attempt to fend for herself, Lauduree is forced to move in with her grandmother, Greta (Amy Madigan), whose plans to move to Florida with her long-time boyfriend Ed (William Sadler) would mean leaving her experiments behind. Surrounded by people moving in their own directions while trying to cope with the heartbreak of being abandoned by her mother, Lauduree starts to act out, angrily pushing back against those around her.
Deller helped finance the film with grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which supports entertainment that includes and increases awareness of real-life scientific issues, but large parts of Future Weather are blatantly and pointedly designed to express what I must assume are Deller's own feelings about global warming and the environment. There's nothing wrong with being passionate about a cause, and environmental issues rank pretty high among concerns for the future, but it's always awkward when a film stuffs its real-life messages down the viewer's throat. Worse, Deller hints at but doesn't definitively clarify whether or not Lauduree's passion about the issue is meant to be a little obnoxious. Instead, a scene where Lauduree starts yelling at people in the street for driving cars and buying bottled water exists in a weird middle ground that will likely emotionally paralyze viewers.
Haney-Jardine grew up quite a bit between Anywhere USA and Future Weather, so it's hard to tell whether her performance here is more one-note thanks to the script (in which Lauduree is angry most of the time), or if her abilities are changing with her age, but the way she handles the complicated blend of love and heartbreak in scenes she shares with Ireland and Madigan suggest it's the former. The more successful parts of the film focus on fractured relationships between Lauduree and Tanya, Tanya and Greta, and Greta and Lauduree. Simple moments between Madigan and Haney-Jardine set in Greta's kitchen are both moving (a sleepwalking scene), and heartbreaking (Greta callously and casually confesses something about Tanya). The supporting cast is rounded out by Lili Taylor as one of Lauduree's teachers, and Anubhav Jain as a classmate with a crush on Lauduree. Taylor's mostly around to be warm and set up some exposition scenes, while Jain is funny in a thread that feels a little clunky in execution.
Future Weather is a film caught between a rock and a hard place. Were Deller to commit more to the family drama material, the film would probably work better but feel more familiar, one of many domestic dramas about the complicated relationship between mothers and daughters. At the same time, pushing the environmental angle weighs the film down politically, turning every scene in which Lauduree tends to her plants into a Statement About the World. The characters in Future Weather emphasize that even a first step can do a great deal for the environment, and in turn it's best to hope that the film simply represents a step in what will prove to be long and fruitful careers for both lead actor and director.
The DVD
Future Weather arrives with slightly misleading artwork that suggests a storm on the horizon, and features a strip of photos of the movie's cast members. Still, the color palette is nice. The disc comes in a standard, cheap Blu-Ray case, and there is no insert.
The Video and Audio
Vigil Films saddles Future Weather with one of the worst-looking DVD transfers I've seen in awhile. This 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation is really ruined by banding from beginning to end, a common problem with digital productions (this was shot on the RED One). It's only exacerbated by poor contrast control, which creates tons of crush on clothes, hair, and walls. In one night shot of Greta smoking outside the trailer, artifacts freeze in an ugly pattern across the pitch-black parts of the image. During the daytime, the picture is generally fine, but so much of the movie is in lower light that there's no escaping the ugly look of this DVD.
A Dolby Digital 5.1 track fares a little better. So much of the movie takes place out in lively forests and fields, filled with frogs and crickets, which allows for a nice enveloping sense of nature. Other than that, the disc delivers dialogue and music quite nicely, if not in any particularly memorable way. Closed captioning is provided for those with televisions that support the function, although they displayed on my TV with some of the letters cut off.
The Extras
Two deleted scenes (2:21, 1:27) are included. It is strange that both of these scenes were deleted, as both show Lauduree softening, which the finished film sorely lacks. A short film titled "Save the Future" (3:08) is the only other extra. This follows a somewhat similar plot as the film, about a young girl (Haney-Jardine) who is interested in the environment and is abandoned by a distant mother (a prostitute), but the short seems to focus more on the child's need for a parent rather than the environment.
An original theatrical trailer is also included.
Although it's heavy-handed and only partially successful (and the transfer is extremely underwhelming), the areas where Future Weather does shine are enough to justify a rental.


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The mayor's office and most Taunton departmental offices continue to operate out of a temporary setting at 141 Oak St., in a building formerly known as Lowell M. Maxham School.
The move became necessary more than three years ago, after an arsonist set a fire in the fourth-floor attic of downtown's historic City Hall at 15 Summer St. on Aug. 17, 2010
Feasibility study estimates to repair and renovate the heavily water-damaged building have ranged from $15 million to $23 million. So far, The City Council has not voted on which of four plans it will use to reconstruct City Hall.
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A key element to eventually reopening City Hall is the imminent demolition of the Star Theater/Leonard Block building, located next door at 107-111 Main St.
In late 2013, the city took possession of the dilapidated Star Theater when a housing court judge ordered owner Michael O'Donnell to relinquish ownership or his failing to comply with previous orders to clean up the site and make major, structural repairs.
This week, jersey barriers were installed in front of both the Star Theater and a portion of the abutting New York Lace building.
On Friday, workers were busy installing chain-link fencing into those concrete barriers, which now prevent parking in front of the Star and are a safety precaution against any loose bricks that might fall, according to Building Department Superintendent Wayne Walkden.
Walkden said a pedestrian tunnel is being built to provide safe passage for customers and employees of two retail/office spaces that are part of New York Lace's building. One of those two storefront spaces directly abuts the Star.
He also said the city is creating a pedestrian detour with a handicap-accessible ramp for those who normally would walk past the Star Theater. Signs will guide those pedestrians across Main and Dean streets past the Robert Treat Paine statue and commemorative island.
Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. has said he intends to demolish the Star building as soon as possible. In the meantime, a pre-demolition survey is still being conducted by BETA engineering group.


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Consumers, like never before, are in control. They
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The best, often most loyal and profitable, of these consumers are multichannel and marketers must be too.
These changing dynamics are playing to the sweet spot
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the industry has adapted well to capture shifts in consumer appetite for media. Today, direct response sells not only
through short- and long-form media, but also through the
Internet and through targeted in-store strategies.
Managing these shifts is not without change in how
business is done. Direct response sellers — regardless of
product, service or media channel — have been smart to
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consumers. They are actively bringing lifecycle business
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Business processes that were once viewed only in their
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Falling for Ginsama ^3^
Graphic Designer
~~~ bigdave's Sig Museum ~~~
I will be posting up signatures I have made periodically,
I started making sigs only starting this year so its been a couple a months since i started. I just love making sigs so I hope u enjoy looking at my sigs.
Most of my sigs are free to use unless stated otherwise and all u have to do is just ask. So plz sit back and enjoy looking at the sigs, I would also appreciated if anyone would give positive critiscisms and comments on my sigs as well
"sig currently in use"
12 most recent Signatures
a sig made using Daniel_E's trace of Furukawa Nagisa from Clannad. ^^
Older Signatures
these are the sigs I created back when I first started sig making I know some of them are bad but I think some of them turned out good ^^
Spoiler for For older sigs:
Cropped Signatures
these sigs are ones I just cropped and added some little effects and such onto them some of them I like alot. ^__^
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c4d Signatures
These are the c4d sigs I have created and I just got into creating c4d sigs and I must say I like making them so will be making these types of sigs from time to time cuz they just look so cool xD
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Miscellaneous Sigs
and these are sigs that don't fit exactly into the categories above. Either its because I used both c4d elements in them and brushes and other things.
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Collab Sigs
this contains the collab sigs I have done with other GFX makers. its small cuz I haven't done that many yet. XD
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My Drawings
these are my horrible drawings that I did. Unless I have access to a scanner I don't think I will be posting up anymore drawings T,T
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|2007-04-21, 23:58
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Falling for Ginsama ^3^
Graphic Designer
hahaha THX a lot GGxt!!! ^_____^
well technically I have made a whole lot more Sigs! and i have them all up in my other forum.
U can tell from my firsts ones to these that I have improved since the first time!
and Yea I like the one I made recently too! the sparklyness just makes it SO COOL! XD
|2007-04-22, 16:13
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Falling for Ginsama ^3^
Graphic Designer
GGxt>> Thx for the compliments!! and yea I am currently trying to see some of the tuts in this one site but sometimes
they are tediously long and not that good at explaining some things so I never get what they say. Well I will be trying more and more different tuts
KiNa>>hahah Yea blending is the few things that I have learned that seems to be good. and I just downloaded a lot so I have a pretty decent font library now
Shana>>> Yup thx!
here is another sig that I tried making where the pic shows the illusion of half the person's body in the sig and the other is outside the sig. Its of Elemental Gelade! and it Features REN REN REN!!!!!! hehehe
|2007-04-23, 01:51
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Location: Monterrey N.L. Mexico
I like the Asa one best of all. (although she looks kinda different in that pic)
Oh, and what we were talking the other day about groups, there's actually a little project regarding that very same thing here.
They are bound to have a Photoshop club or something similar, so you may want to check the thread for any future announcements.
|2007-04-24, 22:10
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Falling for Ginsama ^3^
Graphic Designer
O man my thread is this far out of the way after like 2 days XD lol'
Well anyways here is my latest sig. I know that it isn't very fitting but I was just testing out a new way of sig making, well not new but I used cropping.
edit: here is one of the older sigs I have made. ^^
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|2007-05-03, 13:24
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Falling for Ginsama ^3^
Graphic Designer
Here is my first attempt at making an ecchi pic
this sig was made from some extractions I made of a scene within the manga. ^^
I must say Evangeline can look Hawt when she wants to. just got to watch out, cuz she might bite u
|2007-05-03, 16:46
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~ You're dead ^__^* ~
Graphic Designer
oh really nice im not sure about the pic on the left but the one on the right is spot on ^__^ i think a way to improve it would be to make her stand out a bit more ~ how bout duplicating the layer for the pic on the right and change it into "overlay"? could look better if the colour was more intense :3 and yes Eva is dam hot! ~
*looks above* so is ren ~ shes so moe!!!
|2007-05-03, 23:10
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Falling for Ginsama ^3^
Graphic Designer
Here is another sig I recently made. Its my first attempt at making a sig of Ichigo of Bleach! I like the way it turned out!
Dkz>> hahaha thx for the input!
I'll go and try that!
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Pretty paper is my weakness and super personal pieces? Even better. So when I came upon Sara Fitz and her too-lovely-for-words creations, I not only added her site to my list of Favorited Bookmarks, but I had to know more. How does she tap into each couple to really personalize their Big Day invites and more? Read on for all her ideas and see all the adorable examples in our slideshow below!
A fabulous way to customize a stationery suite is to celebrate the details of the wedding venue! Couples get married in such spectacular spots that featuring elements from the landscape or nearby architecture really can set the tone for their entire paper collection. Whether they marry at a private estate, coastal club or city hotel, incorporating illustrations that reflect the location can tie everything together quite nicely before and during the wedding.
A creative way to give guests information about the wedding locale is to include a custom map card within the stationery suite. This is particularly useful for a destination or weekend-event wedding. Not only is it helpful to highlight the basics: local landmarks, ceremony and reception spots, etc., but noting a favorite sandwich shop or ice cream stand, beach or park, or some other town feature, can give guests a glimpse into why the couple chose the location for their event.
Celebrating the season of the wedding date can be a lovely way to customize a paper suite. Showcasing natural elements that are quintessential to the time of year will not only feel festive, but stylish and relevant to the day.
Customizing a stationery collection can be a personal process and often couples choose to highlight an element that holds special significance to their relationship. Wedding papers that are reflective of the couple on a deeper level definitely lend a very one-of- a-kind feel to their paper suite.
Many couples are choosing to incorporate illustrations of their furry pets within their wedding papers - from Save the Dates and reply cards to thank you notes. This can be a very sweet and personal detail, showcasing just how meaningful their pet is, while subtly bringing them into the festivities.
Designing wedding stationery around a shared pastime can be a fun, unique option for customization. Including details of an activity that a couple enjoys on weekends, for instance, allows their paper suite to truly reflect their personalities.
Quite often, flowers play a large role in the overall wedding décor. Showcasing the type(s) of florals throughout the paper suite can allow for an elegant, cohesive and subtly custom look. Day-of items, such as the programs, place cards or menus will blend in beautifully with the ceremony and reception styling.
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The former Archbishop of Los Angeles and regional bishop of Santa Barbara have been removed from their duties following the release of clergy sex abuse files Thursday.
Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez announced that his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, was removed from all administrative and public duties for his mishandling of clergy sex abuse of children, and Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry, the regional bishop for Santa Barbara, has stepped down.
Mahony was Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1985 to 2011, when he reached the mandatory retirement age and was succeeded by Gomez.
Curry was a top adviser to Mahony and reportedly worked with him to hide abusers from law enforcement in the 1980s, giving them out-of-state assignments and keeping them away from therapists who might report them to police, the Los Angeles Times reported. Curry became Bishop and Episcopal Vicar overseeing Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in 1994, appointed by Mahony.
The announcement came the same day the church posted thousands of pages of files on its website documenting the childhood sexual abuse in claims from the 1930s to the present, with personnel files of 122 priests that total more than 12,000 pages.
A 2007 settlement between the church and more than 500 victims required the church to release personnel files on every priest accused of sexual abuse, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"I find these files to be brutal and painful reading," Gomez said in a prepared statement. "The behavior described in these files is terribly sad and evil. There is no excuse, no explaining away what happened to these children. The priests involved had the duty to be their spiritual fathers and they failed.
"To every Catholic in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, I want you to know: We will continue, as we have for many years now, to immediately report every credible allegation of abuse to law enforcement authorities and to remove those credibly accused from ministry."
Both Mahony and Curry have publicly apologized in the last two weeks.
In a statement given to the Ventura County Star, Curry apologized for his role in protecting priests accused of molesting children. At the time, Curry served as vicar of clergy and as a close adviser to Mahony.
Some records were released weeks ago as part of the settlement, before Thursday's files became published on the church's website.
"I wish to acknowledge and apologize for those instances when I made decisions regarding the treatment and disposition of clergy accused of sexual abuse that in retrospect appear inadequate or mistaken," Curry said in a statement. "Like many others, I have come to a clearer understanding over the years of the causes and treatment of sexual abuse and I have fully implemented in my pastoral region the archdiocese's policies and procedures for reporting abuse, screening those who supervise children and abuse prevention training for adults and children."
Many of the abuse cases are decades old, but that does not make them less serious, Gomez said in a statement.
Today, each of the 287 parishes and schools has a Safeguard the Children Committee with supervising adults who must go through background checks and VIRTUS abuse prevention training, he said.
The Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles County district attorneys are all investigating to see what possible criminal charges could be filed, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley said.
Her office is investigating Curry and anyone else who was involved with Santa Barbara County.
The California District Attorneys Association encouraged the three offices to communicate with each other so they can expedite whatever possible charges there are, she added.
Dudley assigned the investigation to retired senior prosecutor Ron Zonen, who is on retainer to help with special assignments. So far, Dudley said, her office isn't very optimistic. The potential charges look like misdemeanors — crimes like obstruction of justice and not complying with mandatory reporting — and there is a statute of limitations of three years for misdemeanors. The only time the statute of limitations can be pulled, usually, is for felonies like sexual assault or aiding and abetting sexual assaults, she said.
Zonen is working with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office to work through the thousands of pages of material. It's going slowly, since some material goes back 40 years and authorities want to comb through everything carefully, he said.
"We're working with them to make two determinations: whether there is potential criminal liability on anyone's part that occurred in our county — like perjury, obstruction of justice or giving information to a police officer — and if so, whether it could be prosecuted," he said, adding that it's possible the material could unearth new suspects or new victims, as well.
Zonen has been handling these types of cases for at least 15 years, and was the lead prosecutor against two of the Franciscan priests at the long-closed St. Anthony's Seminary.
According to files released with a 2006 court settlement, Santa Barbara had one of the highest per-capita concentrations of clergy pedophiles in the history of clergy abuse in the United States.
Santa Barbara County Superior Court documents go on to say that, of the estimated 76 Santa Barbara children sexually assaulted by Roman Catholic clergy since 1958, 54 of them were abused by friars assigned to the St. Anthony's Seminary and the Santa Barbara Mission. The school was closed in 1987.


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I'll be honest with you folks — in Australia we have an expression, "Only in America!" It is used whenever outlandish, seemingly crazy, or especially unusual ideas or events occur over here. It is frequently used by news-readers. Please don't be offended.
Anyway, I am proposing a new expression, "Only from Congress." It could be used to describe, well, whenever an outlandish, seemingly crazy, or especially unusual idea is announced by members of Congress. And to kick things off, I would like to introduce the first item for your consideration.
Two Democratic senators, Byron Dorgan of North Dakota and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, have proposed that any company wishing to import goods into America would need a government-issued certificate. The senators, according to this New York Times article (link requires subscription), view this as a "market-based system to cut the trade deficit to zero within 10 years."
It would work thus: Any company that exports goods would be issued an import certificate that would allow it to import goods. The "exchange rate" would fall from $1.40 in the first year (i.e., $1 worth of exports would earn $1.40 worth of imports), to $1.30 in the second year, and so on until we achieve "balance." If a company does not wish to import anything, it can sell the import certificate to someone who does. I guess that's the "market-based" part.
Sherman Katz of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace was quoted in the article as saying that "'it looks on the face of it to represent an enormous intrusion of government activity into business totaling trillions of dollars each year."
"Enormous" doesn't seem to quite capture it though, does it? How about "insane"?
Can you imagine the type of federal oversight this would require? And how would our trade partners react to the U.S. market being restricted in this way?
And what about oil? Ah, the wise senators have already thought of that. Oil would be given a 10-year phase-in, to allow the economy "time to find and develop alternative energy supplies."
Imports of goods keep inflation in check and imports of capital keep interest rates down and help finance economic growth. Restricting imports would necessarily restrict capital flows into the economy because of the necessary balance between the current and capital accounts. To bring investment in line with savings, domestic interest rates would need to rise, reducing investment and economic growth. (More here.)
Question for the senators: What sort of certificate would you issue to cope with those sorts of macroeconomic effects?
I'm guessing we can expect lots of "Only from Congress" ideas in the coming campaign season. I'm excited.


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Back from holidays for just a day, and Congress has already rattled the stock market, a trend that will continue until the "fiscal cliff" is resolved.
Wednesday's economic data includes new home sales at 10 a.m. ET and the Fed's beige book on the economy at 2 p.m. "I don't think either of those are going to do anything to the market. It's what's the comment of the day is going to be. Today we had Harry Reid. Tomorrow maybe we have someone else that's more positive. I think that's what the market is waiting on," said Scott Wren, senior equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors.
Stocks meandered much of Tuesday until a comment from Senate Majority leader Reid mid-afternoon that fiscal cliff talks were making "little progress" sent the market lower. The Dow finished the day down 89 at 12,878, and the S&P 500 was down 7 at 1398.
"I really think it's all fiscal cliff comments right now, but my personal feeling is we're not going to roll over the fiscal cliff," said Wren, adding it's more likely Congress will find some weak compromise and push off some of the work into next year.
(Read More: Most Folks Happier, Even as Business Frets Over 'Cliff')
"I'm expecting some contentious comments. It's not going to be smooth sailing, but I really do feel that the market would be okay with them kicking it down the road or seeing a little progress…I think in 2013, the market is going to start to demand that things get done on this," he said.
"Whatever the compromise, it's going to be enough to satisfy the market," he said, adding stocks won't go much higher until there's a bigger resolution. The cliff is the more than $500 billion in taxes and spending cuts that could hit the economy if Congress doesn't take action to come up with alternate plans.
Wren said retail investors remain scared, are underinvested in stocks, and even with the cliff talks, they should be slowly putting money to work. Yet, surprisingly the consumer is showing rising confidence. Consumer confidence Tuesday rose to 73.7, its highest level since February, 2008.
"Confidence has surprised me a little even though we expected it to work higher as we move into 2013. This has been more than what I thought it would be," he said.
The improving picture for housing has gone a long way to help the consumer, with home price data coming in better than expected Tuesday. New home sales Wednesday are expected to be 385,000, down slightly from last month.
(Read More: Mortgage Interest Deduction to Be Axed?)
Investors are also watching fixed income markets, where corporate bond issuance set a milestone Tuesday. Investment grade debt issuance this month crossed the $100 billion mark, making it the busiest November ever, according to Thomson Reuters IFR. Companies, including Disney and Murphy Oil, sold more than $10 billion worth of bonds Tuesday. The calendar remains busy as companies rush to issue new debt before year end, in part for fear fiscal cliff talks could sour the market.
At the same time, credit quality is peaking, says Joel Levington, managing director of corporate credit at Brookfield Investment Management. "What I mean is you're going to see companies use leverage in 2013, whether it's in the form of cash to fund dividends, or more likely for acquisitions and share repurchases. That will be a trend that you'll see throughout the year," he said.
What Else to Watch
Earnings are expected from American Eagle , Ann , Express , Fresh Market, and Suburban Propane ahead of the opening bell. After the bell, Pall Corp , Aeropostale , Guess , La-Z-Boy, and Tivo report.
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, Home Depot CEO Frank Blake and other corporate leaders are expected to meet with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden to discuss the fiscal cliff.
SAC holds an investor call and senior managers are expected to field questions about the Mathew Martoma insider trading case.
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Ham Nox wrote:D***it Roland! You just HAD to go and make me blow Diet Dr. Pepper out my nose!!! (IT BURNSES, IT BURNSES!!!)
This is just too funny.. It will have to be quarantined for the protection of soda-free nostrils everywhere.
Or maybe I'll just go ahead and post it to my facebook
I aim to please. Or is that please to aim? Anyway, glad you liked it. Should have some templates up in the next few days for you all to peruse.


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Review: Apple iPod touch (Fifth-Generation)
Company: Apple Inc.
Model: iPod touch (fifth-generation)
MSRP as of 6/2014: $199/$249/$299 (16/32/64GB)
MSRP as of 6/2013: $229/$299/$399 (16/32/64GB)
Compatibility: PC/Mac, iCloud
Pros: A substantially redesigned and much-improved version of the prior iPod touch, enhancing everything from screen quality to battery life and audio performance. In 32GB and 64GB models, both front and rear cameras are particularly big jumps over prior, poorly-equipped model, now rivaling recent iPhones; new 4" screen is taller and more color accurate than before. The 32GB and 64GB models are now offered in six different colors, including nice silver and black updates to prior models, while including a fabric loop for wrist carrying. Thinner and lighter than before. All models include new EarPods earphones.
Cons: Despite two-year gap since prior model's release, most of the new features are a full step behind leading iPhone and iPad models, cementing the new iPod touch as a smaller, better-screened remake of the iPhone 4S rather than as an iPod that separately justifies its existence with at least one standout new feature; a challenge as very good $199-$299 tablets continue to grow in popularity. New colors are so-so, and rear shells of 32GB and 64GB models—including a loop connection button and protruding camera lens—are a little unusual by Apple design standards. A 2013-vintage 16GB model regrettably lacks the rear camera feature altogether, seriously reducing the value proposition relative to other models. Lightning Connector breaks compatibility with past Dock Connector accessories unless you separately purchase Apple's $29-$39 adapters.
There's thankfully mostly good news to report on the fifth-generation iPod touch's audio, accessory, and battery performance—it did at least as well as expected in our testing, and generally at least a little better than its predecessor. However, like the iPhone 5, its accessory compatibility is markedly reduced by Apple's shift from the classic 30-Pin Dock Connector to the new Lightning Connector, forcing users to consider wireless accessories, $29-$39 Lightning Adapters, and as-yet-unreleased new systems with Lightning plugs built in.
Headphone Port Audio. As was the case on the iPhone 5, Apple has continued to make subtle improvements to the iPod touch's sound quality, which has been solid for years. This year, the headphone port audio is a little cleaner than it was with the prior model, further lowering the noise floor to nearly imperceptible levels. A very faint clicking can briefly be heard upon the initial connection of ultra-sensitive headphones—the iPod's check for a remote and mic capsule—but even this is unobjectionable. The new iPod touch remains a great audio player.
Integrated Speaker. While the new iPod touch's built-in speaker isn't considerably more powerful than the fourth-generation version's, it is a hair louder at its peak, and fuller-bodied, producing sound that's a little less like an old radio—you'll hear slightly richer low-end and less distortion in the mids. That said, if you're expecting a night and day difference, you'll be disappointed: this is still a thin iPod with a small monaural speaker, and Apple hasn't worked miracles; it has merely boosted the quality a bit. The iPhone 5 is noticeably louder, fuller in frequencies, and less distorted. Like all of Apple's devices, your best results will come from using headphones and wireless speakers for audio, but the new iPod touch speaker delivers enough volume and clarity for casual game playing, video viewing, and non-audiophile listening to music.
Docking Audio. Although Lightning-specific speakers are not yet available, and most likely won't be for months, Apple's $29-$39 Lightning to 30-Pin Adapters have just appeared in some stores, enabling the new iPod touch to connect with prior Dock Connector-based accessories. For audio purposes, the Lightning Adapter-equipped iPod touch continues to sound great when used with past speaker systems, and its light weight means that there's no issue balancing the iPod with Apple's smaller $29 extender atop earlier docks. While other types of accessories, notably wired video accessories, are not in any way supported by the Lightning Adapters, most of the audio-only systems out there will work fine if you're willing to make this additional purchase. That said, Apple could have eased the transition by including one Adapter with the iPod touch, but unfortunately opted not to, and as of today, the Adapters are not available in all Apple Stores or all countries.
AirPlay and Bluetooth Audio. We had no problem getting the new iPod touch to wirelessly stream audio to the Apple TV over AirPlay, nor using it for the same purpose with Bluetooth speakers. Since it now supports Bluetooth 4, we tested it with SuperTooth's Disco 2—the first Bluetooth 4 speaker we're aware of—and found pairing and streaming audio to be just as reliable as with earlier iPod touches and iPhones. However, as noted earlier in this review, AirPlay Mirroring is somewhat of a different story: we did hear audio dropouts in songs during video streaming from the device, even when we were just mirroring the iPod touch's own user interface. Again, we have every reason to believe that Apple will remedy this issue in an iOS or Apple TV software update, but nothing's certain.
Battery and Transfer Speeds
We're always happy to see Apple improve and increase the capacities of its batteries, even if that means slightly thickening its devices—something it previously all but refused to do. This year, the iPod touch has seen its lithium-ion battery jump from 930mAh to 1030mAh, a nearly 10% improvement in available power, while the device's thickness and weight have both dropped. For most things, the new iPod touch will get at least as much run time as its predecessor, and in some cases, it'll even squeeze out a little extra run time.
Video Playback: For the prior-generation iPod touch, Apple promised "up to 7 hours" of video playback, and surpassed it in our testing with an 8 hour and 18 minute run time. This year, Apple claimed "up to 8 hours" of continuous video playback time for the iPod touch, as before when the brightness and volume are set at 50%, and the touch is connected to a Wi-Fi router. The fifth-generation iPod touch again beat Apple's number, coming in at 8 hours and 53 minutes of video playback with Wi-Fi on—not as much of a jump above expectations as the fourth-generation model, but still better overall. As was the case before, we'd expect the number to be even higher with Wi-Fi off.
Video Recording: Apple doesn't make any claim regarding the new iPod touch's longevity as a camcorder, but we were able to record continuously for 2 hours and 8 minutes before a fully-charged battery was depleted. This is slightly below the iPhone 5, which ran for 2 hours and 30 minutes on the same test, and the iPhone 4S, which achieved 2 hours and 20 minutes, each with a substantially larger battery.
FaceTime: We were able to continuously use FaceTime video calling for 2 hours and 48 minutes, up modestly from the prior model's 2 hour and 35 minute run time; again, Apple doesn't provide estimates for this feature. Notably, the video quality with FaceTime is markedly superior on this model, particularly in low light conditions, so achieving a longer run time with higher quality results is doubly impressive. Note that the iPhone 5 ran for 3 hours and 2 minutes with a similar FaceTime HD camera system and larger battery.
Audio Playback: Apple promises 40 hours of continuous audio playback with the iPod touch at 50% volume with headphones and Wi-Fi connected, but nothing else going on. Our test ran for 44 hours and 33 minutes before the battery gave out, beating Apple's number by 10%. Notably, the fourth-generation iPod touch promised 40 hours and hit 39 hours and 23 minutes in our prior testing.
Transfer Speed: Using the Lightning to USB Cable, the new iPod touch was able to transfer 2GB of media from iTunes 10.7 in 1 minute, 21 seconds, versus 1 minute and 36 seconds for the fourth-generation iPod touch. Though we've continued to run transfer speed tests for iPod and iPhone models over the years, the shift to wireless synchronization is rapidly rendering these results less important; in any case, wired speeds are not appreciably different between generations, but slightly better on the newer iPod.
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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Weekend Must ReadsPosted by on October 19, 2013
Forbes | Dodd-Frank's Costs Will Be Paid For By Low-Income Bank Customers
A whole segment of society is losing access to mainstream banking that allows them to safely save and invest for the future. They are being pushed into nontraditional financial arrangements not by choice, but because of Dodd-Frank.
NRO | 10 Questions for Janet Yellen
With Janet Yellen now seemingly on course to be the next Fed chairman, it's time to find out what she thinks about some very important questions of monetary and regulatory policy.
Housing Wire | Industry veteran challenges CFPB's support of disparate impact
If the CFPB intends to pursue discrimination caused by policies that have a discriminatory effect, it may want to start by looking at its own policies.
Washington Examiner | GM got bailout, now ships jobs to China
President Obama quietly released GM from a bailout requirement that it increase its U.S. production. Now, GM is spending billions of dollars building up its production capacity in China.


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Bgears 550 Watt Tarantula Review
Power....it's what we need to power the wonderful toys we use on a day to day basis. Without it there is just a blank screen to look at which really is no fun. By the same token, a power supply that is not powerful enough or of a decent quality can wreak all kinds of havok on the system it is installed in. BSODs, lockups, random reboots and the one thing you fear the most, an acrid burning smell when something decided to die. Hopefully you will not need to have that concern after making an informed decision on the power supply wattage needed for your particular build. There are a few power supply recommendation websites, but those are a worst case guideline.
The BGears 550 watt Tarantula modular power supply features a semi modular design in which the ATX 24-pin and 8-pin auxiliary 12volt lines are hardwired back to the PCB while the additional connections are broken outside of the power supply case. Features include a 135mm cooling fan, up to 86% efficiency, Active PFC and sleeved cables. Will this power supply take care of the needs of your system? Let's find out.
Closer look:
The Bgears Tarantula packing is detail oriented and illustrates the features of the Tarantula. The front panel shows the Tarantula and highlights some of the features. The rear panel goes into greater detail about the modular connections, and highlights the oversized heatsink and 135mm cooling fan.
The right hand panel shows the amperage rating and load capacity of each power rail. The left hand side panel illustrates the ATX 20+4 pin and 4+4 pin configuration for the auxillary 12v line.
Opening up the Tarantula packaging, you can see that everything is packed tightly in place with the documentation right on top. The Tarantula is enclosed in bubble wrap to protect the finish on the case.


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Pensive and intellectual, this classically inspired piano and chamber string ensemble piece is delicate, elegant and fluid. The piece starts with a perfect partnership between piano and cello, then it progresses as the violas enter with pizzicato. Finally the violins follow at the end with their strings playing softly yet poignantly.


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Whether Cleveland would have a team in 2010 has been in doubt since the City Stars folded last month after three seasons in the United Soccer Leagues, a developmental league on par with baseball's minor leagues.
But representatives from the USL, U.S. Soccer Federation and upstart North American Soccer League announced Thursday a Division II league will debut this season with 12 teams -- in two six-team divisions. And Cleveland isn't among them.
The USSF DII teams are Austin, Texas; Minnesota; Portland, Ore.; Puerto Rico; Rochester, N.Y.; Tampa Bay; Baltimore; North Carolina; Miami; Montreal; St. Louis and Vancouver.
There had been discussions about a possible new franchise in Cleveland, but apparently nothing came of them.
USL President Tim Holt said the league worked for several months with a Cleveland group he wouldn't disclose, but there were too many details to work out in time for this season.
"We'll continue to work with that group and are optimistic that professional soccer will return to Cleveland in 2011," said Holt, who wouldn't disclose the franchise fee.
Midway through the 2009 season, representatives for the Cleveland City Stars unsuccessfully tried to sell the franchise, which was struggling financially and on the field. The team was launched in 2007 and advanced to a more competitive level of play each season before folding.
Thursday's joint announcement about the new league represents a legal resolution orchestrated by the USSF, the governing body for all things soccer in the United States. The North American Soccer League was formed late last year when seven teams left the USL to form their own Division II league. The USL had sued to block the move.
The teams will play from 28 to 32 games and possibly as many as 34, league representatives said. The season, still to be set, will run from late March or mid-April to October or November.


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Defence is an integral part of football and only attacking style of play without a good defence line won't win any team matches.The final line of defence include the goalkeeper.The Goalkeeper is an important member of the playing eleven as they have the complete view of the game from either side of the pitch throughout the 90 minutes,providing helpful insights and can direct teammates to play in a particular tactic or style whenever necessary,apart from coming up with spectacular saves to win matches.
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The CARGOS 700 forage transport wagon.
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