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Q: During this hot summer weather, I'm downing four or five sodas a day. That can't be good, can it? — Tom D., Scotch Plains, N.J.
A: We're glad you asked, because that's a big health risk. But you're not alone with this problem; North Americans drink around 44 gallons of soda a year. Would you believe that's the good news? That's 10 gallons a year less since the peak of 54 gallons a year in 1998. And at the same time, the average intake of water increased from 42 to 58 gallons annually. So bravo — you, too, are thinking about making smarter choices. And here's why that's important.
A new report says 25,000 people a year in the U.S. die from obesity-related diseases that result from drinking sweet beverages — and the number worldwide is a staggering 180,000. To put it another way, about one in every 100 deaths from obesity-related disease (diabetes, stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and on and on) is caused by drinking sugary beverages.
To give you an idea of how it all adds up: One 12-ounce cola has about 150 calories; 44 gallons (your average annual intake) contains 5,362 ounces, or 67,025 calories! Cranberry juice packs a whopping 12 teaspoons of sugar in every 12-ounce glass (and 200 calories); orange juice and cola both have 10 teaspoons.
Your best choices:
• 50 percent of your daily liquid intake can be water.
• Around 30 percent could come from unsweetened tea or coffee. They not only keep weight down, but protect you from diabetes and dementia, and keep your heart healthy.
• Nonfat milk can — but doesn't have to — make up another 20 percent (about 16 ounces).
• If you want fruit juice, stick with a 4-ounce glass, and limit alcohol to two glasses per day for men and one for women. A new study points out that one-drink-a-day imbibers are thinner than those who don't drink at all or who drink more than that. Cheers!
Q: I'm upset by how many kids (including mine) and parents (including me) are overweight and out of shape. I'd like to get something started in our community to help fight this. Any suggestions about how to begin? — Marie S., New Haven, Conn.
A: It makes us so happy to get a question like this! Parents and communities have to get involved in changing the way kids and families spend their leisure time, plan their meals and think about their health. There's a new study that shows when schools are part of a community-based, anti-obesity program you get better results. The key is a combination of parental involvement, integrating healthful, portion-controlled nutrition into the school day, providing time for daily physical activity and having teachers deliver health and nutritional information to the kids.
You should bring up these ideas at the next PTA meeting or make an appointment to talk to the principal. Talk it up with other parents, too, and get them to say they'll devote time at school and home to making a program work.
Dr. Mike's Cleveland Clinic has several outreach programs to area schools. And there's a very good program in a couple of schools in your hometown; it comes from the Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Some basic goals to establish:
• Every kid eats five servings of fruits and veggies and has three sources of calcium, such as yogurt, leafy greens, reduced-fat milk, beans and almond butter, every day. Get kids to keep a food diary that they turn in each week for evaluation.
• Start a "no sweetened beverages" contest; see which classroom can avoid all sodas and sugar-added juices the longest! The prize: an extra hour of recess.
• Work to bring recess back into the school day and help kids get at least 60 minutes of flat-out physical activity daily, during recess, gym time or after school. It will improve attitude, weight, mood and grades!
Dr. Mehmet Oz is host of "The Dr. Oz Show," and Dr. Michael Roizen is chief medical officer at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. For more information go to www.sharecare.com.


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Around this time every year Wimbledon fever strikes Britain. Once abandoned public tennis courts are suddenly jam-packed, Pimms flies off the shelves and hopes abound on Murray Mount. Have you been inspired to pick up a racket again this year? If so then why not consider incorporating this exciting sport into your next luxury holiday?
At the Inspiring Travel Company we offer a range of stellar properties in some of the world's most beautiful and exclusive locations. Many of our favourite resorts have tennis courts, whilst numerous others offer a more detailed itinerary with coaching and camps. And for those in your party would don't want to play ball? Well, they can enjoy enviable beach locations and endless amenities, so everyone's a winner!
This all inclusive luxury resort in Antigua has much to recommend it; beautifully appointed accommodation, world class dining and two pristine beaches for a start! But Curtain Bluff is also renowned for its outstanding tennis centre, where championship hard courts are kept to the highest of standards and three resident pro coaches are on hand to offer tips and tricks. Our clients love the annual tennis camps on offer here; all-inclusive weeks hosted by professional tennis players such as Annabel Croft and the former world #1 Tracey Austin. What more could you ask for?
This extensive Sardinian beachside resort has an amazing range of accommodation options to choose from and list of amenities as long as your arm, not least among them being the world class tennis academy. A free weekly lesson is available every Sunday, with a wide selection of professionally coached courses on offer to suit any age and ability. A new Annabel Croft Tennis Academy now gives junior players expert tuition as part of their summer holiday fun.
3. Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain
This Marbella beach resort and spa has everything you'd want for a luxury Spanish holiday; sea, sun, sand and excellent service. But it is the tennis facilities here that are truly the jewel in the crown with 10 courts, including the Centre Clay Court, and a 2,500-seater arena that has hosted international tournaments and even pop concerts! Originally inaugurated in 1979 under the management of the legendary Bjorn Borg, the exacting standards have never slipped, making Puente Romano a world renowned tennis location, as well as an ideal place for a highly exclusive luxury holiday.
4. La Manga, Murcia region, Spain
This exclusive sports and leisure resort is set between the stunning Spanish coastline and the breathtaking mountain ranges of the Murcia region. Renowned for its stellar sporting facilities, from 18-hole golf courses to a Professional Football Centre, a luxury holiday here is a dream for anyone seeking activity and adventure. The tennis offering at La Manga includes a staggering 28 tennis courts, which have hosted ATP tournaments and Davis Cup matches. With multiple coaching courses, restaurants overlooking the courts and even its own pool, you could spend your entire holiday just in the tennis centre complex!
Fitness and wellbeing are central to the ethos of The BodyHoliday, an all-inclusive luxury St Lucia resort that aims to rejuvenate its guests in body and mind. The activities on offer here include everything from spa treatments to Tai Chi to archery, most of which are included in you stay. Daily group tennis lessons for both beginners and intermediate level players, as well as a weekly friendly tennis tournament, come as standard, with private tennis lessons available at an additional cost. Of course, the courts are also available 24-hours a day if you just fancy a quick match in the sunshine.
6. Rosewood Little Dix Bay, British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands are known for their unspoilt natural beauty and a stay at Rosewood Little Dix Bay is the perfect way to take it all in. The tennis courts here, like the accommodation, are surrounded by lush gardens, with mountain views and the inviting Caribbean Sea just metres away. Use of the courts, along with rackets and balls, are complimentary, as is a weekly drop-in clinic and local doubles mixers on the weekends. If you're here with a group who aren't interest in tennis, then the staff at this luxury Caribbean resort will happily find a player to match your ability, whether from the hotel guests or one of the friendly local players.
The Sani Resort is located in Halkidiki, a three-pronged peninsula that juts out of the Greek mainland and into the Aegean Sea. Accommodation ranges from a boutique, all-suite hotel at Sani Asterias Suites to family-friendly luxury at Porto Sani Village and Spa. All guests at the resort have access to the Sani Tennis Academy, where special tennis coaching programmes can be enjoyed by everyone from tots to teens to seasoned tennis veterans. The Academy even offers tailored family packages, so if you're all tennis mad, you can enjoy holiday time together whilst working on your game!
If you'd like to combine a luxury Florida holiday with the chance to brush up on your serve and volley, look no further than The Breakers, located on a golden stretch of sand along Palm Beach. Boasting 10 well-kept Har-Tru courts, as well as experienced instructors and a pro shop to kit you out in style, the tennis facilities here are truly world-class. With the opportunity for tutorials from Resident Touring Professional Kathy Rinaldi - who won her first match at Wimbledon at the age of 14 - it's no wonder tennis enthusiasts are drawn to this luxury resort.
9. Belmond Mount Nelson, Cape Town
As the summer months wane, it's always tempting to put down your racket for a season, but with a luxury holiday to Cape Town you can avoid the January blues and enjoy the sunshine on court! There is barely any time difference between South Africa and the UK, meaning you'll arrive refreshed and ready to play. The Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel is a great choice when staying in Cape Town and with its own tennis courts and resident pro coach Barkie McKrea, you'll have the chance to participate in private or group tutorials. If you'd like to pre-book these sessions before you fly, our Concierge service at the Inspiring Travel Company can sort everything for you.
10. One&Only Le Saint Géran, Mauritius
Along with fine-dining, an indulgent spa and pristine private beaches, active holiday-makers will relish the long list of sports, both on water and land, that are available at the exceptional One&Only Le Saint Géran resort, Mauritius. The five synthetic grass courts here are flanked by palm trees on one side and a glistening lagoon on the other and always available for play. Complimentary KidsOnly Club and adult group classes are on offer weekly, with further private tuition available from the resort's resident tennis coach.
Or…to watch the world's finest professional tennis matches in style and luxury, speak to our Sports Travel Specialists at ITC Sports Travel, via www.itcsports.co.uk/tennis.
So there you have it, from Mauritius to Murcia, wherever you'd like to take your next luxury holiday there's a resort with tennis facilities worthy of a pro. Want to find out more? Call our expert Travel Specialists today on 01244 355 600, or use the web chat function below, and begin planning your bespoke tennis holiday with the Inspiring Travel Company today!;

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31 July 2008
quantum of solace metalinking
is fun. [read]
30 July 2008
29 July 2008
Mk12 + 007 -- he said, she said, they said version..
this still cracks me up to follow the hardcore 007 blogs about the upcoming movie rumors and gossip! someone even spent some time creating a theory that 'MK12' is working on not only the movie, but the website and logos in the newest trailer.... really? [via commanderbond] what else did we make? a cg daniel craig that was in every shot in the trailer? he actually didnt shoot anything in the movie, because he had a broken toenail, so they used a CG double for the whole movie... seamless! priceless!
more fun with my new favorite brush
i thought i could do better...
28 July 2008
went and saw gonzo tonight... and the thing that stuck with me was the question of what this years presidential election would be like if we still had hunter s. thompson, what if he had given america one last chance... how could a nation let such an amazing talent finally lose hope? either way, a tribute to both hunter and ralph steadman.
Labels: doodle, history, inspirations, rant, RIP
25 July 2008
playing with my... font
i decided to play with my "B" from the font i was working on the other night... nothing spectacular but.. hey i had fun for 10 or so minutes :P and after trying to flatten it out after I made a mess in illustrator... sigh.. i gave up.. too messy.
24 July 2008
passing my muxtape again...
i was burning a cd for the lady tonight and I thought i'd share some of my picks. It's all music that i've been listening to the most lately, thanks to itunes' handy little 'recently played' smart playlist :) tell me if you find some new favs! :) [muxtape]
23 July 2008
playing on fontstruct
just for a few minutes... i was hoping to just knock out the letters I wanted to use, but it was taking longer than I expected :/ ah how I forgot how much fun fontstruct is!
19 July 2008
hello folks - i know its always dry lately but, either way. Today i decided that I wanted to DJ although I haven't done so in quite some time. So my challenge to myself was to mix as quickly as possible and even though I made a mistake, i would keep going on... soo here is a short mix with lots of mistakes, but it has a few moments that are fun.. at least the songs were all in the same vein! :P enjoy, or plug your ears, one or the either! and don't say i didn't warn you i haven't dj'd in like.. months.. or so.. and my cat stole one of my fader knobs - . - [listen]
18 July 2008
Non-Format Updates
i'm sure i've posted their work before, but i always love seeing new work come out of there. Check out some of their new stuff they threw online, worth a looksee. Non-Format
Labels: inspirations, rant
17 July 2008
13 July 2008
More scribbles..
hmm i hooked up my cintiq again so i could multitask and accomplish more... but i was quickly reminded how much i missed doodling on it.. word. back to the insanely dash to the finish...
11 July 2008
reflecting upon the beautiful of the album cover
here are a few recent album covers that I feel in love with. One of the guys here at the office has been ripping his vinyl collection and he has had some fantastic album covers! But either way, i found these while browsing a blog i stumbled upon. cheers.
Labels: inspirations, published, random
09 July 2008
08 July 2008
midnight break mushing...
my head is so congested and full of crap that I haven't had time to do anything on the side, its been purely working nonstop... so therefore i do apologize but what can you do.. i warned ya right? either way, I decided to play with the letter R, didnt get very far, just having some fun inbetween renders :)
05 July 2008
Alex Ross, made me lol
i went to google images to search for reference on lady liberty, i wanted to doodle one of those awesome skulls i do on her face, but i found this and decided alex ross did better..
Labels: inspirations, published, random
04 July 2008
happy 4th to you.
03 July 2008
02 July 2008
the news is out when...
a site called commander bond blogs about you, the true nerds know! run! ;) too bad all the facts aren't straight. :) Oh and more?
01 July 2008
Quantum of Solace + MK12 + Trailer = Awesomeness
go watch the awesome trailer for the new 007 movie, Quantum of Solace, due out November 7th. This above is one of the shots we worked on... woot. AND as a bonus its in HD for those of us on our big widescreen monitors :)
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How to Start an Organic Garden
How to Start an Organic Garden
Anyone can garden and anyone can grow their own vegetables organically. If you are already gardening but not using organic methods, you can change. If you are starting your first garden there are only a few things you need to do to garden organically.
First for the established gardeners, to grow organically get your garden off chemcails. That is right stop pumping poison on the plants to kill the bugs, prevent disease and provide food. This is not necessary. Second follow the following steps, ignoring the first
How to Start an Organic Garden:
- Select a spot that gets a minimum of six hours of sunlight a day. The closer to your back door the better.
- Determine how much time you have to garden. This will help you decide what and how much to grow. Start small; you can expand it next year.
- What vegetables does your family eat?
- Mark of the space where you garden will be and prepare the bed. There are several ways you can do this. I suggest the no dig method, but as long as you do not use chemicals in the process you can rototill. Rototilling will require you to add organic material to the bed first before planting.
- Use heritage seeds. Heirloom seed and heritage seed are used interchangeably. They both refer to an open-pollinated cultivar that was commonly grown for many years but is not widely used in industrial agriculture.
- To reduce time spent weeding and watering and to feed the soil, which is your key task, use organic material to mulch the garden.
- Start a compost bin or pile, compost is a great source of organic material and you get rid of kitchen waste, lawn clippings and leaves, for example.
- If you do need to water, do so in the morning before the sun is up too high and be sure to water deep. It is the roots that are seeking the drink.
- As the season advances spend time in your garden, observe what is going on and pay attention if something unusual or unanticipated is happening. This could be a warning sign.
- Learn to appreciate insects and spiders as many of them are garden friends and will actually help protect your plants form the bugs who want to eat them before you do.
Before you start your garden, draw a plan. It can be rough but it acts as a guide while you get the work underway. Also think about keeping a journal, it will be useful when you are planning next year's garden.
- Organic Gardening Information
Organic gardening information for organic pest control and vegetable gardening.
- How to Save Seeds
There are many great reasons to garden; you can provide food and flowers for your own table; you can grow herbs to flavour your food and make tea; you can spend time outdoors interacting with nature. ...
Thanks for the info on when rototilling. Just tilled the plot so will get the appropriate soil additives. Am doing companion planting to alleviate the bugs and make my own sprays so should be good to go....Great hub
I put in a garden every year. I have a big one. It is a lot of work. I also can all my veggies. That is a lot of work too but it is worth it. At leaste I know what I am getting.
Thanks for some good tips.
I love vegetables and I am condisidering becoming a vegan. I will look for the hertiage seeds. It will have to be a container garden as I live in an apartment. Nice info hub


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We here at The Daily Dandy are nothing if not trendy. So today we offer you a minuscule sampling of the topics that we are all talking about:
- #1 Trending Topic on Facebook: "Orange Is The New Black" show writer Lauren Morelli divorces her husband after two years of marriage and reveals that she is dating Samira Wiley, who plays Poussey, a lesbian inmate on the hit show. WOW, this is one hell of a story. Morelli says she realized her first day on the set that indeed, she may be gay and living a life somewhat parallel with the show's lead character, Piper. Months into a new marriage to a man, Morelli finds through the show's story lines that everything she thought to be true about herself now may be wrong. She has since worked through her feelings and came out publicly as gay.
- #1 Trending Topic on Twitter: "Justin Beiber and Selena Gomez Get Cozy In Las Vegas." This is most unbelievable to me. Of all the things that are going on around the world, Twitter followers want to talk about Justin Beiber and Selena Gomez. Really? The Twitterverse seems far more concerned about the fact that Justin and Selena are back together and that Selena was photographed wearing a bikini. I'm embarrassed for us all.
- #1 Trending Topic On Google: "Miss America" The story here is that for the third year in a row New York has been crowned the Miss America winner. 23 year-old Kira Kazantsev's platform was Domestic Violence (how timely) and her talent portion was a rendition of Pharell's "Happy" accompanied by a plastic red Solo cup. Looks like pageants are big business in this part of the world.
- #1 Trending Topic On ABC.com: "NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell criticized on airplane banners, TV broadcasts." It wasn't any given Sunday for Roger Goodell yesterday. His leadership was questioned by pre-game commentators and banners flew on airplanes over 3 stadiums bearing the message #Goodellmustgo. Goodell will most likey go-due to his dishonest bungling of the Ray Rice debacle. While I don't believe everyone has all the answers on how to handle a messy situation right away, I think lying about how you handled it is worse.
And some quick hits (most requested) according to Google Trends for the month of August:
Actors: Robin Williams (#2 Arianna Grande)
Authors: William Shakespeare (#2 Martin Luther King, Jr)
Cocktails: Martini (#2 Bloody Mary)
Colleges: Pennsylvania State University (#2 University of Southern California)
Dog Breed: Bulldog (#2 Pit bull)
Foods: Pizza (#2 Chicken)
Government Bodies: US Senate (#2 FBI)
Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy (#2 Frozen)
Musical artists: Niki Manaj (#2 Beyonce)
Politicians: Barack Obama (#2 John F. Kennedy)
Songs: Happy Birthday to You (#2 Shake it Off)
Sports Teams: Dallas Cowboys (#2 Manchester United FC)
TV Shows: Keeping Up With the Kardashians (#2 Dr. Who)
US Senators: Rick Perry (#2 Arnold Schwarzenegger)


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December 16 – Friendship. How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst? (Author: Martha Mihalick)
The thing that I realized this year about my friends is that we don't need to talk everyday necessarily, but when "push comes to shove," my friends are there for me when I need them.
This year I had a lot of car issues! My BSF/BFF always came through when I needed her whether it was to take me to work, pick up my step son from school or drive me a million miles away to get a key duplicated.
This year one of my long distance friends was diagnosed with cancer. This changed my perspective on the value of life and the strength of a woman.
In 2011, I would like to nurture my friendships more by scheduling regular "friend" time and I'd like to connect with more women. I'm always pleasant but I do have up a "firewall" when it comes to getting deeply connected to others.


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Enugu Rangers say they will approach Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to seek for release of their players in the various national teams to prosecute this weekend's match day-6 of the NPFL, officials have informed Completesportsnigeria.com.
"We've seven players in both the Super Eagles and U-23 national teams and they are all first team players," an official of the Coal City Flying Antelopes, Foster Chime told Completesportsnigeria.com.
"We've a crucial league match on Sunday against Abia Warriors and it will not be possible for us to honour the game with a depleted side.
"So we want to write to NFF to release the players to us so that immediately after the game, they will board the next available flight from the closest airport back to camp."
He told Completesportsnigeria.com that their demand is not out of tune with the relevant rules of the league.
"You're aware that part of the guidelines stipulates that teams with about five or more players in the national teams can ask for a release of such players for games.
"There is also the provision that if such players cannot be released for their clubs, the clubs can approach the league body for a postponement of their games," Chime further told Completesportsnigeria.com.
"We've just held a meeting in the office. We'll approach LMC for a shift in date for the match if the players will not be released."
Rangers have three players in the Super Eagles camp preparing for the AFCON qualifier against Egypt, namely; Orji Kalu, Emmanuel Daniel and Etim Matthew. The Coal City Flying Antelopes have two players in the U-23 Dream Team V1 camp preparing for the friendly match against Brazil; Obinna Nwobodo and Godwin Aguda.


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sest see on nii lihtne.
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The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
(Carl Jung)
In that very first day, I thought – I don't know if I'm good enough to be here, if I can pull this off. That never went away. I think that's what made it great. It's what made me better than I would have been otherwise. That's what made everybody really good.
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Xia Changjun, a farmer from China, found a massive stone with the shape of a UFO. Discovered in a cave, the stone has many holes and it is on display in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province.
Xia Changjun rejected a $14,000 offer to buy the UFO-shaped stone. Xia discovered the stone while he was driving along the village. He dug with an iron shovel and to his great surprise, he found that the visible part of the stone was only a small fraction of the huge rock. The body was buried and it was much bigger than previously thought. It has three layers.
Is the UFO-shaped stone a masterpiece of an ancient civilization?
The weight of the rock is about 6 tons. It has the shape of an irregular oval, resembling an unknown flying object. Its length is 2.8 meters, its width is 2 meters and its height is 1.6 meters. The stone has three layers, the bottom layer is composed of pillars of various sizes. The middle layer is composed of seven holes, through those holes you can see to the other side. The top layer creates a big platform, where five piers stand on one side.
Wang Qingxiang, an expert who has studied the local culture for more than two decades, was confused about the UFO-shaped stone and asked if this was a masterpiece of the ancient ancestors or an amazing work of nature.
The expert found that the stone is basalt, which means that the stone has a very long history. Wang Qingxiang speculated that if the stone was made by humans a long time ago, it might be made to be used as an altar.
As the stone was too big and heavy, Xia Changjun had to use a crane to take it home.
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It will be dry today for most places with any early mist and low cloud clearing. There will be variable amounts of cloud with some sunny spells, but just the chance of an isolated light shower. The maximum temperature will be 20C.
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text: PK Cilia is an upcoming DJ & producer in the Electro House scene. Better know as Paul O' Kane, who started his DJ career at the age of 15, and took up producing at 19. Now at the age of 20, he has had a number of tracks signed to labels, the first of was to Subtone Records with 'Haptic'. PK has sprung into the Dance music scene with his fresh new tracks and ideas. Many releases are scheduled for 2012 (and beyond), as well as lots of bootlegs. PK Cilia is certainly a name to watch out for and you should be hearing more of his name in the near future.


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By Abby Schultz and JeeYeon Park, CNBC.com
Stocks continued to rally Monday as investors found buying opportunities in oversold stocks and as they took heart from stepped up M&A activity.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than 180 points after ending last week lower.
Among Dow components, 3M, Exxon Mobil and Boeing gained, while Pfizer slipped.
The S&P 500 climbed back to just under 1,300, while the Nasdaq rose nearly 2 percent. The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, sank 15 percent to below 21.
All key S&P 500 sectors gained, led by energy, technology and industrials.
As of Friday's close, the Dow had fallen 4.3 percent from its 2011 high on Feb. 18, while the S&P 500 had fallen 4.75 percent. Investors who believed stocks had been oversold began buying stocks at the end of last week, and that buying continued on Monday.
"The market has already discounted the worst case scenario, and is now looking forward," Dan Fitzpatrick, president of Stockmarket Mentor said on CNBC.
In the face of extreme volatility, however, Fitzpatrick said it is a "traders market, because of all the uncertainty."
In a research note, UBS Wealth Management said prices of life insurers and tech companies specifically fell too far. According to UBS, losses among life insurers will be small, and losses among property and casualty insurers will be "manageable," Strategists Brian Rose and Stephen Freedman wrote in a note to clients.
Fears that the tragedies in Japan would crimp production of key supplies to U.S. tech companies sent those stocks falling last week. Those concerns may be warranted, but only in the short-term, Rose and Freedman wrote.
"It is important to recognize that any negative impacts are likely to be temporary," they said.
RELATED: Can economy's 2010 growth spurt last? Five clues.
Analysts expect AT&T's plans to buy T-Mobile U.S. from Deutsche Telekom, which was subject to approval by regulators, will be positive for both AT&T andDeutsche Telecom. The merger would create the largest wireless provider in the U.S.
Shares of Sprint, however, sank, as the AT&T deal would make it more difficult for Sprint to gain subscribers, according to Sanford Bernstein, which downgraded Sprint to "underperform" from "market perform."
Meanwhile, Verizon gained after S&P Equity upgraded the telecom company to "hold" from "sell," saying the AT&T/T-Mobile deal offers Verizon "opportunities to defend and perhaps increase its wireless market share in the near term."
Also on the M&A front, Charles Schwab said it will buy OptionsXpress in an all-stock deal for $17.91 a share or about $1 billion.
Commodities and currency prices fell after news the Treasury planned to sell $142 billion in mortgage-backed securities, on the perception "easy money" was coming out of market and liquidity would suffer.
The price of gold pared back, but still traded above $1,431 an ounce. The price of silver fell.
Oil prices remain strong, however, amid persisting geopolitical concerns, including military action in Libya over the weekend.
London Brent crude rose above $115 barrel, while U.S. light sweet crude traded at more than $102 a barrel.
Japan's nuclear crisis continued to unnerve investors amid news Japan's nuclear safety agency said there was no need to widen the evacuation areas around the earthquake-hit reactors, but the World Health Organization saidcontamination of some foods and water with trace amounts of radioactivity is a more serious problem than originally expected.
The market also may have gotten a boost from comments by Warren Buffett, who said the tragedies in Japan have made shares of Japanese companies attractive buying opportunities, according to Simon Denham, CEO of Capital Spreads.
Elsewhere in corporate news, Citigroup shares gained after the banking giant announced a 1-for-10 reverse stock split,which will reduce Citi's outstanding common shares. The bank also said it will reinstate a quarterly dividend in the second quarter. The dividend will be 1 cent.
Kraft was among the few Dow components to fall after JPMorgan downgraded the processed foods maker to "neutral" from "overweight," citing Kraft's loss of the Starbucks' licensing agreement among other factors.
Among the best Dow performers, Boeing got a boost after its 747-8 Intercontinental, the new passenger version of its jumbo jet, the original 747, had a successful first flight over the weekend.
In earnings news, shares of Tiffany gained after the luxury jeweler gave a better-then-expected outlook based on gains of 20 percent in Europe and Asia, not including Japan.
New York Times gained more than 3 percent after Citigroup raised the publisher to "buy" from "hold," citing the shift to online subscribers.
And Qualcomm rose nearly 4 percent after news Atheros Communications approved a $3.1 billion merger agreement with the maker of wireless communications products.
On the economic front, existing home sales fell well below expectations, dropping 9.6 percent to 4.88 million units. That's also a 2.8 percent year-over-year drop.
In the currency markets, traders will be seeking signs that central banks may take additional action to weaken the yen following an agreement last week to intervene as the currency soared in the wake of Japan's disastrous earthquake and resulting nuclear crisis. The yen has fallen against the dollar.
European shares rose in early trading, while Asian stocks closed higher. The Japanese market was closed for a national holiday.


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Sept. 16 — A recent jury verdict that the hit song "Blurred Lines" infringed a Marvin Gaye copyright is affecting the way popular musicians do business.
The "Blurred Lines" case may have changed what constitutes copyright infringement in pop music, and musicians—specifically R&B artists—are being more careful, giving their influences writing credits and royalties to avoid similar situations.
However, it's unclear how long this trend will last, or whether the verdict will hold up.
On March 11, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California jury ruled that Robin Thicke's and Pharrell Williams's 2013 release "Blurred Lines" infringed R&B legend Marvin Gaye's 1977 song "Got to Give It Up" (Williams v. Bridgeport Music Inc., C.D. Cal., No. 2:13-cv-06004, 3/10/15).
Copyright law requires that both extrinsic and intrinsic similarity be established for infringement to be found. But it seems that the jury focused mainly on the intrinsic portion of the test.
It did not appear that Thicke and Williams had copied any extrinsic, concrete musical ideas from "Got to Give It Up"—like melodies, harmonies or lyrics—but the jury ruled for Gaye likely because the intrinsic "feels" of the songs were similar.
The jury awarded Gaye's estate $7.4 million in damages and a songwriting credit with accompanying royalties. The damages award was cut by Judge John Kronstadt to $5.3 million on July 14.
Going by reports in the music industry press, there has been a noticeable uptick in musicians adding writing credits for influences on hit songs since the ruling, specifically for R&B songs like "Blurred Lines":
• Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars credited the Gap Band on their 2015 mega-hit "Uptown Funk," due to similarities between the chorus of that song and the Gap Band's "Oops Up Side Your Head."
• Miguel, whose 2015 album "Wildheart" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard chart, credited Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan on the song "Leaves," based on similarities with the Pumpkins' 1996 hit "1979."
• Jidenna's "Classic Man," which peaked at #22 on the Billboard Top 100 this summer, includes a writing credit for Iggy Azalea due to similarities between the bassline of "Classic Man" and Azalea's 2014 hit "Fancy."
"Ever since the decision of Robin Thicke and Pharrell, we believe that it was important to make sure that we are safe," Jidenna said in an interview broadcast on New York radio station WQHT-FM (Hot 97). "When that Robin Thicke verdict came out, we realized that the game had changed in music."
In addition, in January—not long before the "Blurred Lines" verdict came down—Sam Smith announced he had credited Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne on his 2014 hit "Stay With Me" because of similarities between the choruses of "Stay With Me" and Petty's 1989 hit "I Won't Back Down."
The specter of the "Blurred Lines" case hangs over every writing credit.
"I view this as a result of the 'Blurred Lines' ruling. To the extent there were similar attributions, I don't think they were as frequent or visible as they are now, and it's likely all because of the litigation," Jonathan D. Reichman of Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, New York, told Bloomberg BNA.
The fact that "Blurred Lines" was an R&B song may explain why R&B artists are being cautious specifically.
"I think in all areas and genres of music, people are inspired to take advantage of themes or motifs from previous works, but I think artists in the R&B field are probably particularly sensitive and nervous—not because of any legal or artistic distinction between their music and other music, but just because it's a prominent case in their style of music," Reichman said.
Kristelia A. Garcia, a law professor the University of Colorado, Boulder, said that the nature of R&B music made infringement cases in that genre unpredictable, and that this could also help explain the writing credit phenomenon.
Courts generally use written sheet music to determine whether there is extrinsic similarity between two works, Garcia said.
Traditionally, genres like R&B and hip-hop are more rhythm-based, and don't include sheet music; Pharrell's evasive responses to questions in a deposition about whether he can even read sheet music indicated that he didn't use sheet music when producing "Blurred Lines" either, she said.
"At best, the judge is looking at similarities in the transcription of what Pharrell wrote and what Gaye wrote, but not in the actual composition. Unlike in classical or rock music, there would be no music to compare," Garcia said.
"You can see an opportunity for lots of mistakes to be made by a judge and jury and their best guess of what the sheet music should look like," and this uncertainty may cause R&B artists "to be more conservative with songwriting credits," Garcia said.
Reichman said that musicians are hoping to appeal to an influencing artist's "better nature" with offers of writing credits.
"It may be the artist's feeling that the inspiration is so obvious that word would get out to the prior artist anyway, so why not show your best face to make it look like you always intended to do the right thing," Reichman said.
Garcia said that writing credits are like a "form of currency" in the music industry these days, because they tend to be given out liberally, and giving songwriting credits to avoid infringement liability would be a "natural extension."
"Anybody who adds a 'baby baby' to the end of a song gets some kind of songwriting credit," Garcia said.
The value of the songwriting credit depends on its percentage and the success of the song itself. Garcia said that she believed artists would normally offer a "straight (even) split" among a number of songwriters for songs with this type of preemptive crediting.
Reichman said that the exact percentages in these resolutions are kept "extremely confidential." Reichman said their value generally wouldn't rise to the level of damages awards from an infringement case, but would allow the credited writer to avoid the burden of litigation.
Garcia said that the damages award and the potential royalties from "Blurred Lines" may have been close, though, based on the court's intent to compensate Gaye's estate for the value of the song and also to impose on Thicke and Williams "some punitive amount."
However, writing credits in themselves do not absolve an artist of possible liability—there may be a financial agreement underlying this arrangement to prevent a lawsuit—and Reichman called the approach a "double-edged sword."
"I think any lawyer would advise their client that by affirmatively crediting third parties before an issue has come up, they're really raising a red flag and potentially inviting an objection from a prior artist," who may take it as an acknowledgement of infringement and say that a writing credit isn't sufficient compensation, Reichman said.
The recent attributions have been related to songs with extrinsic similarities like melodies instead of similar intrinsic "feels," and this may indicate greater concern about an increase in infringement suits following "Blurred Lines," but not necessarily a change in the infringement standard.
There is also still a possibility that the "Blurred Lines" verdict will be vacated on appeal, or that courts won't take the verdict into account in future infringement cases.
"I think most future cases will draw back to the old copyright infringement paradigm," Reichman said. "I think courts are cognizant of the impact of decision on the commercial marketplace, and the attention generated in the artistic community with the risk of a 'chilling event,' and it could become a factor in appellate review."
Garcia also said that she believed that the "Blurred Lines" case—which she said lacked clarity and was overbroad—was an outlier.
"I suspect when all is said and done—whether on appeal or in later cases—the holding itself will be narrowed, because the holding is broad. It's just too sweeping," Garcia said.
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The image of Hawkman and Hawkgirl struggling against an elephant on the cover of "Joe Kubert Presents" #1 immediately grabbed my attention by the scruff on the neck when I saw it in the October solicitations for DC Comics a few months ago. As a considerable Hawkfan and unabashed admirer of the elder Kubert's work, I made note to get this book. While the issue does have a Hawkman and Hawkgirl story that features elephants (among other animals) the remainder of this first issue isn't quite what I had in mind.
After all, when comic readers hear "Joe Kubert" we tend to think of Sgt. Rock, Enemy Ace, Hawkman and Tarzan, among others. I tend to think of Rima and Ragman as well, so my expectations were pretty high for this issue, after all, "Joe Kubert Presents" should be like the old "Solo" series from DC, except it should all be Joe Kubert. That line of thought was wrong and my expectations were struck a major blow.
Yes, there are Joe Kubert stories in this issue, but there are also stories by people he chose to have included. All of this is explained by Kubert, first person, in a text piece roughly two-thirds into this first issue of the six-issue series.
The first of the non-Kubert pieces is "Angel and Ape" by Brian Buniak. Buniak's work echoes the drawings of legendary cartoonist Bill Ward with regards to gravity-defying anatomy and charming expressions on the characters. The story itself is straightforward enough to introduce any reader to Angel O'Day and Sam Simeon. It's a light-hearted adventure that appears to be the opening chapter in a series of serials for these two characters. That story is couched between Kubert's two tales in this issue.
The other story not by Kubert focuses on the "U.S.S. Stevens" and serves as a sort of autobiographical memoir for writer/artist Sam Glanzman. The story itself is a combination of history lesson and war story, offering slices of life for men serving on the ship named in the title. The art is very much inline with Kubert's work, but the story is a little slower and reads more like a diary or journal entry. It works, to an extent, but it didn't manage to secure my interest as much as Kubert's two stories.
Kubert handles a lead Hawkman and Hawkgirl adventure that truly seems as though it could be from recently unearthed archives. Hawkgirl is a little ditsy in this story and Hawkman a bit bossy, but the adventure they embrace just feels like a Silver Age tale. Sent from Thanagar to help defuse Earth, the duo exhibit powers and influence over terran fauna not unlike Tarzan. Taken for what it is -- Joe Kubert accepting full responsibility for a Hawkman adventure -- this story works, but on the surface just seems a little heavy-handed, as a great many Silver Age adventures do nowadays.
Kubert's second story is less light-hearted and shades closer to a Charles Dickens-like tale about an orphan named Spit. While Kubert handles the story and art in both installments, "Spit" is rougher and more visceral, like a peek into a concept study sketchbook. The work in that segment is life study drawing given depth. Like "Angel and Ape," it appears as though more is yet to come for Spit.
All in all, "Joe Kubert Presents" #1 is an anthology that shares the artistic sensibilities and storytelling dynamic of Joe Kubert even if his work is not present in all four of the stories. Additionally, this issue is a nice reminder of the versatility and passion Kubert brought to comics. While the artist recently passed away, at least we have this last hurrah to celebrate his accomplishments. The text piece in this book is more poignant for the fact that Kubert is no longer alive, but the art here leaves behind can never truly die.


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Customers at a McDonald's in Pasadena, California, recently spotted a brand-new addition to McDonald's menu of Signature Crafted sandwiches: the Pesto Mozzarella Melt. In recent years, the fast food chain has been elevating its menu with globally inspired ingredients. Now it is drawing on Italian cuisine to add the nutty taste of pesto to its hearty chicken sandwiches.
The new Pesto Mozzarella Melt is a gourmet, Signature Crafted sandwich that consists of a marinated grilled chicken breast filet topped with two generous slices of melted mozzarella, sliced tomato, baby greens, basil and a creamy pesto sauce. The whole thing is served on a toasted artisan roll to complement the delicious medley of flavors.
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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) said Friday that the shootings that took place in an Aurora, Colo. movie theater hours earlier were a result of "ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs" and questioned why nobody else in the theater had a gun to take down the shooter.
During a radio interview on The Heritage Foundation's "Istook Live!" show, Gohmert was asked why he believes such senseless acts of violence take place. Gohmert responded by talking about the weakening of Christian values in the country.
"You know what really gets me, as a Christian, is to see the ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs, and then some senseless crazy act of terror like this takes place," Gohmert said.
"Some of us happen to believe that when our founders talked about guarding our virtue and freedom, that that was important," he said. "Whether it's John Adams saying our Constitution was made only for moral and religious people ... Ben Franklin, only a virtuous people are capable of freedom, as nations become corrupt and vicious they have more need of masters ... We have been at war with the very pillars, the very foundation of this country."
Ernest Istook, the host of the show and a former Oklahoma congressman, jumped in to clarify that nobody knows the motivation of the alleged Aurora gunman. Gohmert said that may be true, but suggested the shootings were still "a terrorist act" that could have been avoided if the country placed a higher value on God.
"People say ... where was God in all of this?" Gohmert said. "We've threatened high school graduation participations, if they use God's name, they're going to be jailed ... I mean that kind of stuff. Where was God? What have we done with God? We don't want him around. I kind of like his protective hand being present."
Gohmert also said the tragedy could have been lessened if someone else in the movie theater had been carrying a gun and took down the lone shooter. Istook noted that Colorado laws allow people to carry concealed guns.
"It does make me wonder, with all those people in the theater, was there nobody that was carrying a gun that could have stopped this guy more quickly?" he asked.
CORRECTION: Due to a transcription error, a previous version of this article quoted Gohmert as referring to the shooting as a "crazy act of a derelict." He in fact called it "a crazy act of terror like this." The error has been corrected.
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Muslim ties?!? An American-born, white male, complete with Anglo-Saxon surname, if you'll pardon my getting slightly stereotypical. What the fuck have THEY been smoking?
AFA radio has already been talking about how the shooter might have muslim ties. Then they warned that the federal government would deny it because of pressure from muslim infiltrators.
Does the president being a Muslim count as infiltration?
Of course. It is probably all controlled by him in order to gain support for outlawing guns.
That would be perfect if someone had a gun and started shooting in a dark theater with tons of chaos going on. That would really work. People need to stop pushing their own agenda with this tragedy. It was one sicko trying to find his way into the infamy books.
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An update on my submissions to the CCRC things are going really well and we have uncovered many key pieces of evidence as the team have been very resourceful in obtaining documents which we haven't ever seen before. This has now put us ahead with the case and we are further awaiting the findings of forensic specialists. After the development of 402 case photographs (but not every photograph held by Essex Police) we have made some remarkable discoveries which will add to my new submissions.
The campaign continues to push the boundaries further and more and more people are on board including a number of volunteers with legal backgrounds and forensic expertise. I feel honoured that so many people have come forward to help me with the work load and asses new documents never seen by my Defence, in my fight for justice I always remember that you NEVER know what is just around that corner and in this case it has proven to be true.
The documents held on our share have grown into a huge resource which after my release will be donated to various law schools for case studies in return for their work in helping me fight my case for freedom.
I have realized in the past few months just how many people care about me, support me and my fight for justice and this is a sign that our society does care about justice for the wrongly convicted despite so many cases being buried.
My lawyers have prepared a case for my whole life tariff to be heard after the final submissions to the European Court of Human Rights in August this year.
So the 22nd of July is approaching and it will be a whole year since the CCRC started their decision making process where they disallowed more submissions. At least this way the extra year has enabled us to unearth so much more through so many different resources and not long from now we will look back on this work as a time of great achievement.
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With Israeli elections just two months away, the party that is slated to win is moving further to the right. The trend is expected to have serious implications for the Middle East peace process.
Israel's right-wing Likud party has chosen top hawks to lead its list of parliamentary candidates for the February 10 elections. Polls show that the Likud has the best chance to form the next Israeli government. The party is headed by opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"Today we have chosen a new leadership for Israel," Netanyahu told supporters. He said it is the best list of candidates any party could offer the country.
The Likud list could have a negative impact on Middle East peace talks because it includes outspoken supporters of Jewish settlement expansion in the West Bank and opponents of a Palestinian state.
Benny Begin, the son of Likud founder and the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin, is number five on the list. He opposes further territorial concessions to the Palestinians.
"All these far-reaching concessions would lead nowhere. We are on a dead-end street, there is no possibility whatsoever of reaching a peace agreement with our neighbors in the foreseeable future," Begin said.
U.S.-sponsored peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are based on the formula of trading land for peace. Therefore, the Israeli center and left said the Likud list is a disaster for the peace process.
"This is an ultra-rightist and extremist list," said Zehava Galon of the left-wing Meretz party. She told Israel Radio that a Likud government would "torpedo" any chance for a peace agreement.


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|08 May 2012
Getting the "old style" address bar back? Without just highlighting.
I wanted to copy the address of a folder and paste it into CMD prompt, it wouldn't let me paste, so I decided to type it in instead...
However, when I clicked from the folder to CMD prompt, the address reverted back to the new click-able tabs, instead of the plain address (which, I had to highlight the address in the first place to reveal).
Can this feature be turned off? If so, how?
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|08 May 2012
Hi Andy and welcome to Seven Forums. It works for me.
1. Left click on the address bar to display the path, right click and select copy.
2. Right click on the command prompt and select paste.
|My System Specs
|08 May 2012
Windows 10 Pro (x64)
Or you could drag and drop the folder/file into the command prompt and it will paste the path...
|My System Specs
|08 May 2012
Ooh, fancy . Thanks for the tips... I had been using CTRL+V to paste which didn't work. Thanks for tips. Still though, is there a way to just have the old school address bar instead? Also, what's happened to the directory up button?
Cheers, sorry for more questions.
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|08 May 2012
I don't think there is a way to get the old style address bar. The directory up button is gone also. It makes a comeback in Windows 8 though.
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|08 May 2012
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Ooh, fancy . Thanks for the tips... I had been using CTRL+V to paste which didn't work. Thanks for tips. Still though, is there a way to just have the old school address bar instead? Also, what's happened to the directory up button?
Cheers, sorry for more questions.
I think they got rid of the "directory up" button because it may have been considered easy enough to go where you want by clicking in the address bar.
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|08 May 2012
Win7 Pro x64
By the way, Classic Shell has some Explorer modifications which include a "directory up" button.
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The day after I had went to see Wolverine, I went to see the new Star Trek movie. I've never really been very interested in Star Trek, mostly because really getting into it would require acquiring and watching who know how much material, and I don't have that kind of time. I think. I was too young when it was popular. That said, I liked the movie. It was well done, even though the characters weren't that much to my liking, time travel is too paradoxical for my taste and planet-killers have been seen. The movie worked pretty well without any prior knowledge, though I was puzzled as to what was the Issue (TM) with Romulans.
I went to watch Wolverine (or "X-Men Origins: Wolverine") today. It was nice. It could have been better, but it wasn't bad either. I also once again noticed that I've taken a liking to slightly gratuitous scenes of violence (machinery being involved is probably a factor, but I'm not very sure; more data is needed). Wolverine and motorcycle versus two jeeps and a helicopter was COOL. I wonder what's happening to me.
I've also started to notice how much I suck as a writer. I might be wrong, but I just can't tell. When I read stuff that other people have written and find it good, I just have an urge to imitate that and write a completely similar thing. I could probably write well if I do that, but I still have serious qualms about copying (or "copying") by my own hand what someone else has done and claim it as my own.
I bought Dragonforce's newest album a few days ago. [Levoton] apparently dislikes them a lot, and I started wondering what I like in music.
My musical background is that I suck at it. Music theory in senior secondary was the first exam ever that I failed. I've read there's some kind of connection between musical and mathematical talent, but I'm only competent in math. I suppose it could just be a hearing and attitude issue, though. (I have actual trouble understanding speech.) I'm fairly tone deaf, though I could most likely learn to play an instrument if I wanted to. I'm afraid to try since I might like it and I don't even have time for my current hobbies right now.
As for musical genres, I like video game music, techno, trance, industrial, electronica, pop and rock and metal. Pop and rock is kind of questionable since they're very vague. I suppose I mostly like the catchy tunes in them, mostly. As for metal, there are a lot of subgenres and I suppose I mostly like speed, melodic, symphonic and power metal. I just checked last.fm's tags and saw "nintendo metal", which sounds awesome. (Also, why is Dragonforce tagged "Finnish"? They're from UK as far as I can tell...) Mmm, SID metal.
Let's see. What I like about video game music is that 8-bit and midi are awesome. They have simple sounds that even my ears can understand. I suppose that when the amount of sounds is limited, the melody/rhythm/
I'll lump techno, electronica, trance and industrial in one since I guess I mostly like similar things in them. No singing is a definite plus in them, as is the strong rhythm. Then again, I absolutely hate it when in some trance/etc. songs there are some voices moaning, aaahhh-ing or yeah-ing. Why do they have to ruin the music with those? I like the so-called futuristic/syn
Pop and rock... well... catchy tunes. That's my main reason for liking them when I do like them.
Metal. Techno tends to have a very simple but powerful drumming sequence, and while I like that, I also like it when it's more complex but still powerful. But it needs to be not TOO complex! I also like it when the whole song is full of sound, which is generally what metal songs are. It does depend, though. I still want a melody in them; mere sound is just an earsore. As for speed, I can't honestly say why I like it more when the music is fast. I just do.
I like progressive metal too, but I suppose most of it is too difficult for me to understand.
For me, lyrics/singing is the one thing that usually completely ruins the song for me.
Singing voice is a rather important factor. I hate the growling/grunt
Lyrics. Hoo whoa. First of all, I'm really sick of songs about (lost/forbidden
There are exceptions, of course.
As with poetry, I like it if the song tells a story. Specifically, a fictional story. Even better if the story is fantasy or sci-fi. I also really like hearing certain words in the lyrics. Some of these words are: universe, desolation, silent, wasteland, winter, thunder, storm, far away, so far, parallax, forever, endless, path, ice, field, shadow, planet, metal, sky, desert, forest, understand, steel, collide, gate. I wonder why I like hearing them. When I was younger, I only liked non-Finnish songs because I couldn't understand the words. Then I started understanding English and nowadays I can even enjoy the fact that I understand thwe lyrics. However, I still miss a lot of the words and especially meanings. I just hear a word here and there. I think I've gotten better at understanding the words, though.
I suppose I could make a list of some of my all-time favorite songs, you know, the kind I could listen to for a whole day. Maybe even a week, like Gerudo Valley (yes, I did that). No, these aren't really in order, even thought it might seem like so.
Video game: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Gerudo Valley
Video game: Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: Deku Palace
Dragonforce: Soldiers of the Wasteland
Dragonforce: Disciples of Babylon
Dragonforce: Revelations
Dragonforce: Valley of the Damned
CMX: Parvatin tietäjä
CMX: Punainen komentaja
Altaria: Enemy
Blind Guardian: Battlefield
Blind Guardian: Fly
Blind Guardian: Somewhere far beyond
Ensiferum: Lai lai hei
Finntroll: Vätteanda (maybe some other Finntroll songs...)
Folkemon: Think back and Lie of England
Genesis: Land of Confusion
Heavy Metal Perse: Kohti kolossien maata
Heavy Metal Perse: Aamunkoiton huilumies
Iced Earth: Ten thousand strong
Iron Maiden: Nomad
Joan Baez: Sweet Sir Galahad
Kamelot: The Spell
Korpiklaani: Kädet siipinä
Luca Turilli: War of the Universe
Mike Oldfield: Guilty
Mike Oldfield: Moonlight Shadow
Nightwish: Moondance
Nightwish: Crownless
Nightwish: The Riddler
Pet Shop Boys: It's a sin
Rhapsody: Elnor's Magic Valley (uh... it's hard to pick just one Rhapsody song)
Robert Miles: Fable
Scooter: (...something here...)
Sonata Arctica: World in my eyes
Sonata Arctica: My land
Sonata Arctica: It won't fade
Stratovarius: (something here too)
Therion: Gothic Kabbalah
Thy Majest(y/ie/ic): The Scream of Taillefer
Uriah Heep: Lady in Black
Video game: Metroid: Full of life (Relics of the Chozo)
Video game: Metroid Prime: Magmoor Caverns
X-perience: Magic Fields
Video game: Ufouria: ice cave music
I also have single songs from several artists, but it's even harder to pick from those.
(I also didn't spend 5 hours writing this. My posting was delayed by last.fm and others (http://www.you
I went to watch "Laputa – linna taivaalla" (Tenku no shiro Rapyuta) on Thursday. It was a good movie, but the main character was kind of annoying but quite tolerable anyway. The other characters were cool, however, as were the backgrounds and other things. The pirate captain was especially awesome. She was an old action granny!
I've been reading yet another webcomic. This time, it's "Once Upon A Table" (http://onatabl
I've also read and reread way too much Order of the Stick comics lately, as if that had anything to do with anything.
I went to see Watchmen ...yesterday. Yes. It was quite awesome. Some critic on the newspaper said it was too true to the original comic, but I didn't find that a problem. It had also been just long enough a time since I had read the comic, so I didn't remember all of the plot. Also, the movie plot was easier to follow and I kind of feel that I missed something while reading the comic because I couldn't read it on one go. Nevertheless, yay!
I went to practice some parkour with [Levoton] yesterday. It was fun, though I think I like the indoors practice more than going out. Surprise. Anyway, I was already hurting when we left there, and it only got worse later. I couldn't sleep (much) at night—every time I felt like I might fall asleep, I just startled and was wide awake again.
Now my legs are totally shot and my arms aren't in much better condition. Again next Sunday!
I finally finished reading the Wraeththu trilogy today. A kind of review follows, even though I don't remember that much of the two first books. I didn't even write it down, like I did for the third.
I liked the story well enough, but it could've been better as well. The lack of plot was disorienting, but then again, there was a plot, but because the stories were told from the point of view of a single character per book, it was very murky until the end. I usually like to have more clarity.
The characters really seemed like characters, though the dialogue took funny turns at some points, and everyone seemed to have three or less ways of speaking (colloquial, sarcastic and overly formal). Maybe knowing Finnish and its dialects makes me strangely aware of the different ways in which people can speak. Then again, I'm not sure if I can achieve that in my own writing, so...
The world was ...a world! I appreciate it when in towns, strangers are treated with hospitality instead of hostility. It did seem a little surreal at places, but well. Weirder was that when a town would have greeted strangers (the protagonist) with hostility, they had a contact who got them through it.
I don't think I've ever been very fond of descriptions, but in Wraeththu, they really worked for me, save for some choice of words (and I accuse the language barrier for that). Not too verbose, but long enough to make it all seem real and different.
Speaking of language, I read the last 19 chapters (174 pages) in a few hours, which I think is a record for me reading unfamiliar English. It still feels like my level of comprehension is much lower with English if I'm not very familiar with the subject. Sigh, language.
Addition: There's one thing I need to complain about: the names. They don't make linguistic sense. So many new words and so many of them capitalized. The names are memorable enough, but I just found them linguistically ugly somehow. Maybe the fault is in me, though. I think Japanese/Chine
Nanowrimo meet is over! We didn't really do anything nanowrimoish, but we played games and watched movies. I played three new games:
– Monty Python and Zombie Fluxx (yes, we did mix them and didn't suffer any (visible) brain damage)
– Battlestar Galactica boardgame (it was pretty cool)
– Arkham Horror (damn long game, but interesting and I really like that the players play it cooperatively against the gameboard)
– Shoot 'Em Up (art with shooting guns, and I'm amazed they didn't have a gunfight underwater (yes, I'm aware of the silliness)) (third K-18 movie I ever saw (after Mad Max and Kill Bill 1))
– UHF 62 (it was called a "bad" comedy")
– The Black Hole (perfect robots (yeah right)!)
– 13. warrior (it was Buliwyf's story from the point of view of some Arab guy, and I thought it was pretty cool and more watchable than the new Beowulf)
– Conan the Barbarian (it had swords)
– Excalibur (it was kind of like Merlin, but shorter and less detailed, and Merlin still had the same personality!)
– Dungeons & Dragons (I wasn't traumatized, heck, I didn't even think it sucked)
– Highlander (if there was racket about this movie somewhere, I didn't get why)
– Flesh & Blood (every freaking character there is a total effing despicable asshole, and yet the movie was sort of okay) (fourth K-18 movie)
I spent over 6 hours programming a smallish coursework assignment. After I was done with it and debugged it who knows how many times, I sent it to be assessed and the automatic tester gave me full points for it. Whee. Now, when doing brainwork, I get ridiculously hungry. It's obvious, though. Then, for some reason, I thought this was insanely funny:
[2008-12-05_21:26:02] <Veltzeh> also, brainwork really makes me hungry >_>
[2008-12-05_21:27:00] * Veltzeh eats brain
[2008-12-05_21:27:15] <Veltzeh> haha! take that, brain! try to consume all my sugars now!
Yay, yet another post about my deficient social skills...
I can't handle intensive emotions. Whenever I'm thoroughly (or what seems thoroughly to me) disappointed or insulted, the feeling stays and only goes away with time, apparently, because I can't properly rationalize it. The more I do and the more time passes, the better it gets, but drawing up that memory is an instant depressant. And drawing up old, moldy and depressing memories is something I apparently can't help doing no matter how much I think I'd want to. And stars help me if someone is friendly to me, acknowledges and appreciates my opinions or is grateful to me... I have no idea how to respond. I think my main reactions are either to be quiet and look confused, belittle whatever it is that I did or then say "thanks" with a monotonous and horribly forced voice. How can properly I express that I very, very much appreciate being taken into account in a positive manner? And how can I do this to other people?
I've gone to a few parties arranged by fellow role-players. I was always anxious in them. I don't know how to have fun in happenings like them. When the people talk, they mostly talk about things that I really have nothing to contribute to or don't know anything about, and when they talk about things I have a clue about, I'm too shy to say anything because everyone else is speaking and because I've been quiet the whole time anyway.
I go into the party thinking that I shouldn't stress about having fun or having anything to or not daring to speak. And I mostly don't, but many times I also don't do or say much anything. When leaving, I feel bad that I suck this much at socializing, failed yet another social event and hope that I didn't ruin it for anyone else. I probably shouldn't feel that way, since me being quiet probably doesn't have much of an effect. But again, how can I stop feeling that way?
It's Transgender Day of Remembrance today. http://www.rem
I went to see Journey to the Center of the Earth while I was in Joensuu. The 3D version at that. The movie itself was okay, but mostly for preadolescents
I went to see Dark Knight yesterday. It was good. Usually the movies show the name of the movie in the beginning, but this time they showed it at the end. Refreshing, sort of. I didn't like Joker, but then, chaos unsettles me and I didn't like the way he spoke.
Today I went to see Nausica of the Valley of the Winds. It was great too.
Some time ago I had a dream where gypsies (?) stole my new bike from me three times on my way home from the bike shop. When I got home, my room was burning (specifically my comic, computer and favorite book), and I did a pretty good job of putting the fire out before I woke up.
On some days, I have lectures starting at 8:15. I don't want to get caught in a traffic jam, so I wake up ridiculously early (5:30) so I can leave home before 7 and avoid the jam. For this, I also try to go to sleep early, but that rarely succeeds. However, if I manage to go to sleep so that I have about 7 hours or more sleeping time (which is approximately the minimum I need), I just CAN'T SLEEP. First, it takes me forever to fall asleep and then I wake up during the night. Today, I woke up two hours before it was time to get up and couldn't fall asleep again, even though I was exhausted and could still get comfortable. And this happens always when I MOST need the sleep. And waking up this early makes my stomach go haywire too. Why must early mornings be so difficult? >:(
Someone here in Finland made a shooting at a school and apparently killed some people. Sigh. I predict that they'll make guns harder to get in Finland now. Let's see how that goes!
Also, weird. Some random drive-by troll tried to scare me with the dangers of identity theft in an IRC channel today, because I have my date of birth and email listed in many places. It apparently got pissed at me after I called it a spammer after it spewed some inane lines in IRC.
Becaaaaause I can. This came from [Levoton] and [True, plain and simple].
*Have you ever showered with someone?
When I was a kid.
*Do you still talk to the person you fell hardest for?
Never fell.
*Last movie you saw in theaters, with who?
The Incredible Hulk, with Kii'ia.
*What time is it?
*Where are you right now?
In front of my computer. Surprise.
*What are you doing right now?
Waiting for the library website to load.
*Where do you think your best friend is right now?
I don't have "best" friends...
*Would you rather go to Tokyo or Paris?
Paris, I guess. Less of a culture shock.
*Are you listening to music right now?
*Who else is in the room with you?
Maybe some bugs.
*last 2 text messages you got?
I've already deleted them. Or if I haven't, I will whenever I remember to.
*In winter, would you rather wear jackets or hoodies?
Jackets. Easier to take off and cool down.
*Do you wish you were somewhere else right now
*How long can you go without your mobile phone?
*Ever kissed a blonde haired, blue eyed person?
*Where did you last sleep other than your house?
At [Linderel]!
*Where were you last night?
At the university.
*If your ex said they hate you, you say?
I'd have nothing to say. I doubt I'll ever have an "ex", though...
*Do you like drama?
It's basically the point of fictional entertainment like movies and comics. IRL, drama sucks.
*What was the last item you bought?
Grocery store stuff... Other than that, a router.
*Are you afraid of roller coasters?
*What would you do if your best friend told you they were moving?
If I did have a "best" friend, I'd probably tell I'd help em move.
*Are you taken?
*At what age do you want to be married?
*What should you be doing?
*have you drifted from someone close lately?
How would I know? What does that even mean, really?
*When was the last time you held someone's hand?
I have no clue. Maybe I held some of my little cousins by hand some years ago.
*Who can you tell everything to?
I doubt anyone would like to hear everything I have to say. I tell my things to lots of different people, depending on their interests.
*Have you ever kissed anyone who's name started with a G?
*What is the next concert you are going to?
It doesn't exist.
*Can you play guitar hero?
Maybe I could.
*Do you prefer warm or cold weather?
Cold. Of course "suitably and conviently warm" is best, but anything hotter than that is torture.
*What are you listening to right now?
Videogame music.
*How old do you think you will be when you finally have kids?
*Would you rather watch football or baseball?
Both suck ass, but if I had to, I'd what the one that has a higher chance of people dying.
*Who is your number 5 on your friends list?
What list?
*Is there someone on your mind that shouldn't be?
Of course there is. How do I get rid of the idiots? Why do I have to think about them?
*Do you speak another language other than English?
Finnish, obviously. And Swedish, maybe some German and French. I suck at speaking, though.
Our internet connection at home is imitating a morse transmission. I suppose it has something to say. Also, this is worktime well spent! Unfortunately I actually do have to work.
Oh yeah, if anybody's been wondering why I feel so damn inactive, it's because I have a job. And in June I was also studying. It's just going to get worse, I fear...
I went to watch The Incredible Hulk today. Was good. Nice action.
While driving home from a RPG session today, I almost drove over two elks. I was like "Damn huge horses, what the heck are they doing here—oh." Yes, I thought that while I was braking. They'll probably pillage our village this night or something.
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