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Drew Mavrikos's devotion to WEEI is wavering.
An avid listener of the Boston sports radio station for years, the 28-year-old software sales executive is turned off by the current roster of on-air personalities, whom he considers either overbearing or underwhelming, and disappointed by recent news that the station will no longer broadcast Boston Celtics games on 93.7 FM.
"They're making it harder for me to stay loyal," Mavrikos said.
Once a Boston radio powerhouse that had the local sports market to itself, WEEI already has lost many listeners like Mavrikos to 98.5 The Sports Hub, a CBS-owned rival that was launched in 2009. Though the station takes in much more money than its new competitor, revenues at WEEI are down nearly 20 percent since The Sports Hub began broadcasting, according to industry figures, and it remains saddled with an expensive contract to broadcast the Boston Red Sox
Turnover has been high — it fired some of its biggest names, while others have quit. Longtime program director Jason Wolfe, who led the station during its most successful years, got his pink slip two weeks ago.
"They had so many opportunities to become complacent over there. They had the Sox on that amazing run, the economy was hot," said Scott Fybush, who edits the trade publication NorthEast Radio Watch.
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The company that owns WEEI, Entercom Communications, says it will continue with the current format and programming and argues WEEI's brand remains strong. Officials point to the station's sports-news website, WEEI.com, which they said drew 1.4 million unique visitors last month.
"We're very pleased with the macro perspective of where WEEI is today, when you look at our big-picture plan," said chief executive David Field. "We want to make 'EEI into more than just a radio station. We want it to be a multifaceted sports platform across New England."
But it is the radio station that anchors the business, and here Entercom is feeling the repercussions of several major decisions that analysts said have proved costly: failing to take seriously the arrival of the Sports Hub; reluctance to switch from AM to the crisper sound of FM favored by younger listeners; unwillingness to update long-successful talk formats grown stale; and overpaying for the Red Sox broadcast rights in a 10-year, $200 million deal.
While The Sports Hub broadcasts the New England Patriots and Boston Bruins games, the loss of the Celtics leaves WEEI with just the Red Sox — a powerful draw, but an expensive one, too. The annual payment to the Red Sox eats up much of WEEI's revenues. Moreover, the company faces big personnel decisions. Contracts with longtime morning hosts John Dennis and Gerry Callahan expire next year, and critics feel the duo exemplifies the station's problems: They are highly paid — reportedly in the $1 million a year neighborhood — and can be polarizing; their talk often veers off into politics, and some former listeners complain they sound shrill or confrontational.
"I used to listen to 'EEI a lot, but they turned me off with their arrogance and their we're-smarter-than-everybody attitude," said Jonas Osborne, a friend of Mavrikos who has switched to The Sports Hub. "Dennis and Callahan are the worst. The way they treat callers — somebody will call in and I'll think they bring up a good point, and [Dennis and Callahan] will just blow him off and say he doesn't know what he's talking about."
Osborne prefers the more lighthearted approach of Sports Hub hosts Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb, former rock DJs who make frequent detours from sports into music and pop culture.
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Field said he remains a fan of "The Dennis & Callahan Morning Show" and envisions it continuing for years.
More broadly, he downplayed the competition between WEEI and The Sports Hub, saying a sports-crazed market like Boston can easily sustain two stations.
"We have two very successful sports stations with huge audiences that are both doing great work and are very effective for their advertisers," Field said. "That's really the big picture, when you frame it from a business perspective. We're going to continue to fight for the crown, but we're both thriving."
Yet the Red Sox deal has become an unexpected financial burden on WEEI, said Fybush. Entercom's agreement in 2006 to pay an average of $20 million per year made the Red Sox' radio rights the most expensive in Major League Baseball, by far — about what two New York City radio stations combined pay to broadcast the Yankees and Mets.
Fybush said WEEI was pressed at the time to keep the Red Sox from signing with rival Greater Media, which reportedly was planning to create an all-sports FM competitor.
"They really wanted to do whatever they could to counter that," Fybush said. "But now, I think everybody pretty much agrees they overpaid, and they're paying the price. Nobody would do a deal like that today."
Still, business remained good for WEEI in the immediate aftermath of re-upping with the Red Sox. The team won its second World Series in four seasons in 2007, helping WEEI attract advertisers and rake in an estimated $44.2 million in revenue, according to BIA/Kelsey, a Virginia firm that tracks media industry finances. By 2012, however, annual revenue was down to $35.5 million.
While WEEI's revenue decline mirrors trends across the radio industry, Entercom reports in financial filings that its stations in the Boston area, which include WAAF and WRKO, have experienced declines compared to stations it owns in other markets.
It also disclosed that it reduced the declared value of those Boston broadcast licenses by $22.3 million because of declining market share and other factors. The company does not disclose license values or other financial information for individual stations.
Field said the Red Sox contract is manageable for a large company like Entercom and asserted the Sox are "clearly the number one sports franchise in the United States, and you couldn't choose a better partner to have as your cornerstone."
When CBS launched The Sports Hub in 2009, WEEI looked as strong as ever in early Arbitron ratings books. On air, the station's hosts mocked and shrugged off the challenger.
By its first anniversary, however, The Sports Hub had surged into first place during the morning- and afternoon-drive time slots among 25- to 54-year-old men.
The Sports Hub has often topped WEEI in key time periods ever since.
In February, Entercom fired host Glenn Ordway, a fixture at WEEI for 27 years. Several other longtime staffers left soon after. The biggest shakeup came with the firing of Wolfe, who had held various leadership positions at the station since it adopted an all-sports format in 1991.
"I don't know all the ins and outs of what's going on with 'EEI," said Mavrikos, the longtime listener. "But I'm starting to lean more toward 98.5. I just find the other guys are better."Callum Borchers can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @callumborchers.


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New reports that rice products may contain "worrisome levels" of carcinogenic arsenic — especially from rice grown in certain states — have American pediatricians offering new advice for parents feeding children.
"I think a prudent position for the next few months or years ... is that parents avoid rice or at least avoid any rice that comes from Texas, Louisiana or Missouri, and when in doubt go with barley or oatmeal," Dr. Philip Landrigan, a professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital School of Medicine, said on CBS' "This Morning."
Dr. Frank Greer, a spokesman for the American Academy of Pediatrics and its former committee chairman on nutrition, was a little more conservative, noting that "we don't really know what the arsenic content of food really means at this point."
Still, he said, the reports would lead him to modify his advice to parents. Consumer Reports, which on Wednesday announced results of its testing on rice products, suggested limiting servings to children to a little more than a quarter cup of uncooked rice a week.
"If I were a concerned parent, I would go with that," Greer said, adding that the pediatrics academy has been "trying to move people away from the use of rice cereal for the first weaning food in general because it does not really provide that much nutrition."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is conducting research on arsenic and rice, said it is finding an average of 3.5 to 6.7 micrograms of inorganic arsenic in a serving of rice or rice product — consistent with the levels found by Consumer Reports.
Currently, there is no federal maximum on arsenic in food. The FDA said it hopes to complete its assessment by the end of the year to set science-based limits.
"It is critical to not get ahead of the science," FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods Michael Taylor said. "The FDA's ongoing data collection and other assessments will give us a solid scientific basis for determining what action levels and/or other steps are needed to reduce exposure to arsenic in rice and rice products."
The Consumer Reports data indicate that brown rice, which retains the outer bran, can carry higher levels of arsenic. It also suggests that rice from Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas generally contains higher levels of total and inorganic arsenic than rice samples from India, Thailand and California.
The geographical differences may be linked to the historical use of lead arsenate as a pesticide in certain areas, according to Consumer Reports senior scientist Michael Hansen. He also cited the more recent use of chicken waste as a rice crop fertilizer, as feeding chickens arsenic for growth promotion and feed efficiency can leave inorganic arsenic in their waste.
On Wednesday, Gerber Foods said in a statement that it had "decided to exclusively use California rice in the production of our rice-containing infant nutrition products … because California rice has the lowest naturally occurring arsenic levels for rice grown in the United States."
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As part of its rice report, Consumer Reports offered specific recommendations to reduce arsenic exposure. They include:
• Limiting children to about a quarter cup of uncooked rice per week and adults to a half-cup.
• Rinsing raw rice thoroughly before cooking.
• Cooking rice in a manner similar to pasta: using six cups of water per one cup of rice and pouring off the excess water after it's cooked. (This works better with brown rice than with white.)
• Clean vegetables, especially potato skins, thoroughly.
• Limit consumption of other foods that can contain significant arsenic, including apple and grape juice.


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1. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startupMatt_Stegner Feb 23, 2009 10:46 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Robert,
Did you have any beta versions of Soundbooth CS4 installed?
Can you try launching the application while holding down the shift key? (hold it until the splash screen is gone)
Let me know if this fixes the problem.
-Matt Stegner
2. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Robert_Khlopin) Feb 23, 2009 12:19 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Matt,
I have not installed any beta versions of Soundbooth CS4.
I tried holding down the shift key and had the same results.
3. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Feb 24, 2009 10:04 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Hi Bob,
The section of code noted in the crash error has to do with verifying file paths. Can you tell me if your installation of Soundbooth was to a network location or to a drive other than C:\ (or your main Windows installation drive?) Is this on an English edition of Windows?
Neither case should technically be a problem, but if we can rule some possibilities out, it might make it easier to solve this issue.
As this is a launch issue after installation, you may want to call Adobe Customer Service at 1-800-833-6687 (USA) and speak with a tech support rep directly. They'll be able to check through potential solutions much more quickly than we can here in the forum.
4. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Robert_Khlopin) Feb 24, 2009 1:12 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))The installation was to the C:\ drive and it is an English edition of windows. The "my documents" folder, however, is redirected to a Novell network drive.
5. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Feb 24, 2009 1:49 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Well, that has certainly been an issue in the past with some of our Applications, but I didn't think it was a problem in Soundbooth. Give me a bit of time to configure a system this way and see if I can reproduce it.
Or if you have a few minutes, could you try temporarily changing "My Documents" to somewhere on your C:\ drive and see if that fixes the problem.
6. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Feb 24, 2009 5:01 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))I MAY have been able to reproduce this issue, but I need a little more information to make sure we're looking at the same thing.
If possible, could you perform the following steps and e-mail your results to email@example.com ?
1. Click Start > Run and type CMD and click OK. In the window that pops up, type SET and press enter. Let me know the USERPROFILE= setting near the bottom
2. Click Start > Run and type REGEDIT and click OK. In the window that pops up, click HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > User Shell Folders and let me know the Data value for AppData
Thanks again!
Adobe Audio Applications
7. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Robert_Khlopin) Feb 24, 2009 10:49 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))I logged into the local machine instead of the domain to avoid group policy folder redirection (application data and my documents) and that apparently resolved the problem.
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\rkhlopin
Key Name: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
Name: AppData
Type: REG_SZ
Data: \\Novell2004\Vol1\Users\rkhlopin\Redirected Folders\Application Data
Interesting that done of the other programs displayed this problem.
8. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Feb 25, 2009 1:02 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))It is interesting, and it was a scenario that I recall was specifically tested and cleared. I'm uncertain why it would manifest itself again, but I'll file a bug report and see if I can get some more information.
Thanks for your help.
Edit: One possible solution might be to mount that network share as a mapped drive, and point to the mapped drive in the policy configuration rather than the network path name. I'll see if I can setup a system with this configuration and see what happens.
9. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Feb 25, 2009 1:41 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Hi Robert,
Can you send me an e-mail directly to firstname.lastname@example.com ? The more we investigate this, the more we see behavior that you're not seeing, which leads us to believe there may be more to it than just the network AppData location. Any additional assistance would be greatly appreciated.
10. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Josh_Hopkins) Feb 26, 2009 7:50 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))I was having the same issue with the Soundbooth CS4 crashing at startup. The program would never actually start.
USERPROFILE = C:\Documents and Settings\HOPKINJ3
The AppData Key inside at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > User Shell Folders
was set to "%HOMESHARE%\Application Data", which is a networked drive.
I copied the Common and Soundbooth folders from this shared location to my actual hard drive:
C:\Documents and Settings\HOPKINJ3\Application Data\Adobe
I then changed the AppData registry key to "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data".
After changing the AppData registry key, I re-opened the application and it worked fine.
11. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Feb 26, 2009 8:46 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Thanks, Josh. It's beginning to look like this may be an issue with several different User Shell Folder registry keys, or with certain configurations of those using network shares. The case you described is definitely helpful and I'm glad you were able to solve it.
The more information I can acquire and provide to the development team, the better the chance I can get this fixed in an update so that it simply won't matter where a users folders exist.
12. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Robert_Khlopin) Feb 27, 2009 7:59 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Josh,
Doesn't that defeat Folder Redirection?
13. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Kjetil_Nilsen) Mar 2, 2009 2:30 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Hi, I'm sitting in Norway with this very same problem.
Repeating the steps you mention above I can provide you with this information:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
APPDATA=\\nosrv002\nokni1$\System\Application Data
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\nokni1
I had a similar problem with Photoshop CS4, running very slowly but not crashing, that was also related to reading preferences off a server and not locally. This issue however, was fixed with the 11.0.1-patch released last week. I hope you can come up with something similar for Soundbooth.
thanks, Kjetil Nilsen
14. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startuplefty10s Mar 4, 2009 2:23 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))I'm having a similar issue with Soundbooth. However, this is on a laptop that is NOT networked. Soundbooth makes it past all the flash screen and library loads. I get a glimpse of the application screen, then it just disappears.
I've tried loading with the Shift key depressed. No Changes.
The other settings you requested:
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\Jan
AppData=%USERPROFILE%\Application Data
This application loads up correctly on my desktop version (also not networked). However, I'm not in a location at the moment to do any comparisons between the two.
Any other ideas?
15. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Mathias_De_Groof) Mar 5, 2009 2:11 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Same problem here. This seems to be the same issue as in this thread: http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b78bf2
If I hold down the shift key, I get to see the application window for 5-10 seconds, then it closes. If I don't hold down the shift key, I closes immediately after loading.
I did a standard install, on a standard xp machine. Nothing fancy, no network drives, domains, active directory. As simple as can be.
At first I thought my laptop wasn't powerful enough (only 1 gig of RAM). I don't have the problem on my desktop. But now I see other people have the same issue, on more powerful machines...
16. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Mar 9, 2009 3:36 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Jan,

The application window loads, and then the application shuts down... My first suspicion is that the Workspaces preference file was corrupted. It looks like you're using XP, so try going to C:\Documents and Settings\Jan\Application Data\Adobe\Soundbooth\2.0\Workspaces\ and delete or move the files there. Relaunch and let me know if this makes a difference.

Mathias,

1 gig of RAM should be sufficient, and regardless, it shouldn't crash. The fact you see different behavior when you hold down shift gives me some hint that it's similar to Jan's issue, except that you may also have bad Prefs. (Holding down SHIFT bypasses the preferences on launch. If you close the application successfully, those prefs files will be overwritten. Since you're crashing anyways, they never get overwritten, so the next attempt to launch just reads the bum Prefs again.)

Go to C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Application Data\Adobe\Soundbooth\ and delete or rename the entire 2.0 folder then relaunch. We're going to let Soundbooth rebuild its entire preference structure from scratch. Please let me know your results as well.

Thanks,
Durin

PS - If these are new installs and you've never been able to launch Soundbooth, I highly recommend calling Technical Support at 800-642-3623. Installation support is free and it can be much quicker to diagnose and troubleshoot when speaking with someone than it is in these forums.
17. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Mathias_De_Groof) Mar 11, 2009 1:05 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Thanks for your reply. I tried your deleting the folder, but to no avail.
I'm really thinking it's a performance issue. On my desktop, everything works fine. On my laptop I have the following behavior:
- Soundbooth: closes after starting
- Photoshop: no problems
- Premiere: used to crash on startup (same as soundbooth) but was fixed in the latest update and is 100% stable now. Maybe you should ask the Permiere guys what they did to fix it ;-)
- Encore: same behavior as sounboot; closes after starting
I have roughly the same software on my desktop and laptop. Only the system specs (desktop is much more powerful) and os (win32 on laptop vs vista64 on desktop) are very different.
Phoning in for support isn't really an option, since I live in Belgium.
This crashing right after starting seems to be an issue with a lot of Adobe products; here's a thread with Bridge CS3 exhibiting the same behavior: Stéphane Bergeron, "Bridge CS3 Crashes on Startup" #28, 4 Jul 2007 6:45 am
18. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Mathias_De_Groof) Mar 12, 2009 12:08 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Found it! Killing ctfmon.exe fixed the problem for me. Hope it works for other people as well.
Now I still have to see why encore crashes after starting.
I could make a naughty comment about Adobe, but I'm gonna keep it to myself...
19. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Ron_Day) Mar 13, 2009 10:47 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Hello Mathias,
This file is actually a Windows .exe file and not a file controlled or installed by Soundbooth.
You may also want to run a virus scan just to be sure this is not a spoofed version of this .exe as mentioned in the article above.
As for other solutions, this could be another symptom of a video driver failure.
My suggestion would be to visit the manufacturer web site for your video card and download and install the latest drivers.
We have seen the installation of new video drivers resolve more issues than you might imagine.
Please let us know what happens.
20. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Mathias_De_Groof) Mar 13, 2009 1:02 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))I know what this process does. Here's the more exhaustive explanation: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282599. It is an office XP process, so maybe only users using office XP are affected? On my Vista machine this executable is also present, but it's not running. If I try to run it, it just closes itself so I can't simulate it here.
I'm certainly not ruling out the possibility that "my" ctfmon.exe is a virus, although I always have a resident virus scanner (avast) and I regularly do virus and spyware scans. Maybe if killing the cftmon.exe process also fixes the problem for other users, we can be sure that it is not a virus? Unless we all have the same virus ;-)
The way I see it this process provides alternative input streams. Maybe soundbooth tries to use one of these streams, doesn't recognize it and crashes?
For the video driver, I suppose you're referring to my Encore issues? I think you might be right, since the last DLLs that are loaded before it crashes are the Direct3D DLLs (saw this with Filemon). I installed the latest drivers for my video card (a simple Intel 855GM) and the latest version of DirectX. This made no difference at all.
Encore crashes while creating the "mixer". I don't have my laptop here, so I can't tell you exactly where it goes wrong.
In trying to resolve my issues, I've found a LOT of discussions on the internet with people having problems/crashes with CS4. A lot of people seem to be displeased with the quality. I also can't help but feel like I'm beta-testing an application here...
21. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startuphurricane51 Mar 25, 2009 6:37 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))I've been following this thread and I seem to have a variant of this problem.
OS: Vista SP1
App: Soundbooth CS4
Behavior: Soundbooth crashes before it even starts. The last module I see loading on the splash window is ExportAVI.pm. When I hold the shift key down while launching I just get the same results.
All local drives.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > User Shell Folders > AppData =
The previous version (CS3) would not start on this machine either.
22. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Mar 27, 2009 8:38 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Hi Dave,
When it crashes, do you get an error message or dialog of any kind? Was Soundbooth installed as part of a suite, or is this a stand-alone/trial version?
One thing to check is to launch Soundbooth so that it crashes, then right click on the My Computer (or just Computer in Vista) desktop icon and choose MANAGE. In the Computer Management tool, click System Tools > Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application and see if there's an error entry that corresponds to the Soundbooth crash. If so, please let me know what information it provides.
23. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startuphurricane51 Mar 28, 2009 6:56 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Hi Durin,
I get a slew of messages reading:
Failed to GetDiskExtents3 for N:\
I get fewer messages for each of the following:
Failed to GetVolumeGuidByVolumeName for N:\ -2147024809
Failed to Get Drive for N:\
Now N: is a True Crypt encrypted drive that is intermittantly mounted, and it contains no data that is related to Soundbooth. I'm not sure if N: was mounted when Soundbooth was installed, so I assume it WAS.
I'm going to uninstall Soundbooth with N: mounted, dismount the drive, then reinstall. Maybe that will fix the problem.
24. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startuphurricane51 Mar 28, 2009 7:31 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Durin,
There were different messages, but I stopped the PDAgent and PDSerive services (They are related to PerfectDisk scheduler). Now I get no errors at all in the Application log, but Soundbooth stops, apparently at the same spot -- the last entry I can read on the splash screen is ExportAVI.pm.
25. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Mar 30, 2009 7:38 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Hi Dave,
Since Soundbooth has never launched for you, I'm going to recommend you call Adobe Technical Support at 800-642-3623. Installation and launch issues are all free, and I think it will be much more productive to troubleshoot this with somebody live rather than back and forth over this message board.
In the meantime, I'll see if I can trace what the module that's failing may be (the fact you see ExportAVI.prm usually means that module loaded successfully and the failure is in the next module.) I'll update here if I find anything useful or have more questions.
26. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Mar 31, 2009 1:03 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))As a quick test, you may want to try reinstalling Apple Quicktime. I believe the module that Soundbooth may be failing to load is the Quicktime libraries.
27. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startuphurricane51 Mar 31, 2009 7:19 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Durin,
Unfortunately it seems to behave the same. The only events are a string of success notices for the quicktime package.
28. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Mathias_De_Groof) Mar 31, 2009 10:56 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Dave: CS4 works in mysterious ways ;-)
I had the load & crash problem too. After a lot of searching, I found that if I killed the ctfmon.exe process, the problem was gone.
I formatted my system a week ago, and now Soundbooth loads without any problems, even when the ctfmon.exe process is running. Go figure...
After reading up on the internet, it seems that formatting is your best shot. I don't know if it's an option for you. I would try formatting, reinstalling CS4 and then reinstalling your applications.
29. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Kjetil_Nilsen) Apr 1, 2009 1:02 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))What about the initial problem of Robert Khlopin and myself?
Soundbooth has encountered an error
Are you making any progress with this? The latest 2.0.1.-patch didn't improve anything for me at least, and i'm still not able to run this program that I paid a lot of money for...
30. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startuphurricane51 Apr 1, 2009 5:51 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Mathias,
I saw that post, but I don't have a ctfmon.exe process running. I think you are running XP and I'm running Vista.
Since I've never successfully launched Soundbooth it really doesn't warrant formatting. I'll just put it in the pile labeled "Not Worth It" !!!!
31. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(Mathias_De_Groof) Apr 1, 2009 6:10 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Oh yeah, didn't see you were on Vista. On my Vista machine, I don't have a ctfmon.exe process either. I don't have any problems running it on Vista though.
If you just need an audio editor, there are other (and better) editors out there. Audition comes to mind (used to be Cooledit), but it's very expensive. If you just need basic editing capabilities, check out audacity (free).
The only reason I use soundbooth is because of the great integration with premiere.
32. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startuphurricane51 Apr 1, 2009 8:08 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))I use Vegas Pro for my video editing. It also works pretty well for editing audio tracks, but has very little in the way of audio tools and effects and the ones it does are not very intuitive.
I've been using GoldWave as the audio editor, but it does not support multitrack editing. I can call up GoldWave from within Vegas, but it would seem to make more sense to find a tool that does both.
I though I would try Soundbooth, but it's not like I'm dependent on it.
33. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup_durin_ Apr 1, 2009 8:46 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))Hi Kjetil,
Can you send me an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com so I can discuss this bug with you directly? I haven't been able to reproduce this issue as you and Robert have described it - I can make ALL the applications crash, but not JUST Soundbooth - and I'd like to get some additional system information from you. Once I can reproduce the problem exactly, I can better inform the developers what's wrong and how to fix it.
Thank you,
34. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startup(mark_bulpitt) Apr 2, 2009 7:25 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))I am getting this too, sometimes crashes before UI appears, sometimes gives me 2-3 minutes before crashing. Not installing on a network, my PC meets the minimum spec, and has just had a clean install of Windows XP.
USERPROFILE = C:\Documents and Settings\markb
AppData = C:\Documents and Settings\markb\Application Data
35. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startupSpecialEd Apr 20, 2009 10:46 AM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))
People! Soundbooth crash on launch, Windows XP SP3, CS4, Gateway video card, intel 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller
Tech support hero (Josh) in portland,OR had the unexpected work-around, which was to change my system setting "my computer->properties Advanced, Performance-> Visual Effects" from 'Adjust for Best Appearance' to 'Adjust for Best Performance.'
not sure which of the visual effects settings causes the crash, and don't really have the time to narrow the possibilities so for now I can live with the sort of odd Windows 'Best Performance' 'skin'.
then the code launched, which, by the way does a remarkably excellent job of reducing the microphone line noise and tape drive noise artifacts from all these cassette tapes I'm scanning into mp3s.
thanks very much! hope this tip helps.
36. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startupromgen Apr 25, 2009 2:35 PM (in response to (Robert_Khlopin))
I also get this crash. I used the update function in one of the other Adobe CS 4 production premium applications to ensure I use the latest version.
It's weird to see that in such a high priced product, I had instant startup crashes in 2 of these applications. The startup crash in Premiere Pro was fixed lately through an update, but Soundbooth wasn't.
I am a software developer with a licensed copy of MSVC Professional, maybe it would be possible to provide you with extended crash information.
My OS I use is: Vista 64
Thank you for your help!
37. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startupSpecialEd Apr 25, 2009 2:39 PM (in response to romgen)
see my post regarding video card settings
(set display to "tune for best performance" or something like that, I'm running XP not vista
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38. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startupromgen Apr 25, 2009 2:42 PM (in response to romgen)
Update to my post: Now that is weird - when I use the "Debugging Tools for Windows (x64)" to load the executable of Soundbooth, I do not get any crash. That would explain, why the devs have such problems tracing this one.
39. Re: Soundbooth CS4 crashes on startupromgen Apr 25, 2009 2:49 PM (in response to romgen)
I also tried the "adjust to max. performance" with no change. But I don't think that it is the problem here since the Vista 64 Home Edition (which I use) doesn't support Aero Glass.


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Food hygiene rating
We take the health of our residents very seriously and we carry out regular inspections on all food premises in Peterborough to help protect our residents.
If your business is a restaurant, takeaway, cafe, pub, hotel, supermarket or other retail food outlet where consumers can eat or buy food, you will be given a food hygiene rating.
To contact us, please call customer services on 01733 747474 or email email@example.com.
The Food Standards Agency website is also a useful source of information.
To start up a food business, please visit the Food Standards Agency website to get all the advice you will need.
Registration of premises used for food businesses (including market stalls, delivery vehicles, and other moveable structures) is required by law.
Frequency of inspection visits depend on the degree of risk involved.
Food labelling
Food labelling requirements are quite complex and vary from product to product. More information can be found on our Trading Standards page.
Food complaints
When making a food complaint we will require the following information:
- your name, address and telephone number
- proof of purchase where relevant
- storage of the food i.e in a refrigerator or freezer
- as much of the food as possible
- the name and address of the business in question
- details of foreign body, if applicable (please retain any foreign bodies)
- brief details of what the complaint is about
- packaging (please retain any packaging).
You may of course deal with a complaint yourself by returning to the trader concerned and explaining your problem. It is also a good idea to put your complaint in writing and always keep a copy of the letter.
This plan sets out how the Peterborough City Council (PCC) and Rutland County Council (RCC) will meet their statutory responsibilities for food and feed law enforcement.
These responsibilities include food safety, food standards, and labelling and composition of animal feeding stuffs.
Fees and charges
Health Certificate - £253
This is a certificate sometimes requested when exporting foods to countries outside of the EU.
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme Re-visit - £200
A business can request a re-visit if they would like to have their food hygiene rating reviewed before their next programmed inspection.
Licence information
|T C & G A Purllant
|Armada Lodge, Woodgate Lane, Maxey, Peterborough, PE6 9ED
|Arable Farm


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The national Scam Awareness Month campaign, held every, helps to bring awareness to the risk of financial scams, and the impact that they can have on a person's life – whether they are by phone, online, mail or on the doorstep. Scams can be hugely detrimental to a victim's life; although most tend to be relatively small, often unreported, some can see people lose their life savings.
As part of the National Trading Standard's Scams Team Friends Against Scams initiative, Reading Trading Standards has been working closely with 5th Tilehurst Guides again for this year's Scam Awareness Month to help raise awareness of financial scams in Reading. The Guides have helped to create a new "Friends Against Scams" badge, which they hope will help to raise awareness of financial scams and the effects these can have on families, as well as raise money for the purchase of Call Blocker devices for residents across the town – the first GirlGuiding group in Reading to do so.
Cllr Sarah Hacker, Lead Councillor for Culture, Sport and Consumer Services, said:
"This is a brilliant initiative for raising awareness of such an important issue by 5th Tilehurst Guides. The badge they have created will not only help to spread awareness, but is a great way of raising money to help protect residents against potential scams through the purchase of call blockers.
I would urge more people across Reading to get involved as well by joining the Friends Against Scams campaign to take a stand against scams in Reading – community support is so important."
Kim Jakubiszyn, Leader of 5th Tilehurst Guides said:
"The girls enjoyed receiving their scams training and afterwards were really concerned that other members of GirlGuiding across the country as well as people of all ages may not know they are being scammed. So once again the girls put their heads together and designed a new badge, this one to raise awareness of the Friends Against Scams Campaign and the National Trading Standards Scams Team across the Country. We want everyone to be more aware of Scams and so hope that by selling these badges to anyone in the community, we can signpost people to more information and support. The badges are unique and 30p from every one sold will go towards purchasing Call Blockers for people in Reading who might need them. I am so proud of my girls and their continued challenge of anything that has a negative impact on their families and communities, they are always proving over and over that #GuidesMakeInformedDecisions."
Louise Baxter from the National Trading Standards Scams Team said:
"Family, friends, neighbours and community groups such as the Girl Guides play a crucial role in helping protect consumers and preventing them from falling victim to scams. As well as leaving people out of pocket – we estimate £5-£10 billion is lost to scams each year in the UK – victims are often lead to loneliness, shame and social isolation, which is why we're committed to working with the Girl Guides and supporting them to spread the key messages for us.
We are delighted that the Guides have decided to support the Friends Against Scams campaign and we would like this model to be rolled out nationally. We find that scams specifically mail and doorstep scams tend to be targeted at older people and members of our communities who find themselves in vulnerable situations, which is why community support and prevention to stop people falling victim to scams in the first place are so important.
"To help protect and prevent your friends, family and neighbours from criminal scams you can sign up to free training by joining our Friends Against Scams campaign: www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk. We are asking communities to TAKE A STAND AGAINST SCAMS. In the meantime, I'd urge anyone who is suspects they or a loved one may be a victim of scams to report it to the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 06."
Notes to editors
5th Tilehurst Guides are a small Guide Group of girls, aged 10 and above, based in Tilehurst, Reading. They are part of GirlGuiding, which is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. GirlGuiding Groups across the Country empower nearly half a million girls to be their best and face the challenges of growing up today.
Call blockers are devices that allow a person to screen calls coming into their phone and reject, and even block, calls from numbers that they do not recognise. They can be purchased as a standalone addition to a phone, or as part of a phone package.


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Four Pink Cups
Val Feldman 3/29/2012 11:04:17 AMGorgeous colors, beautiful detail, wonderful light...and perfect execution capturing all of that...sensationally! Hope to see this one back next month, Patricia...it's beautiful! #1453041
Sharon Sawyer 3/29/2012 11:31:28 AMAbsolutely stunning, Patricia!!! I agree with everything Val said and hope to see this one again. #10065589
Patricia A. Casey 3/29/2012 12:16:00 PMThank you so much Val and Sharon.....these just bloomed at my house this week....have a wonderful day! #10065653
Tammy Espino 3/29/2012 1:48:42 PMBeautiful capture. Still waiting for them to bloom out here~ #10065810
Patricia A. Casey 3/29/2012 1:57:07 PMHi Tammy.....thanks for looking and commenting...I just love the desert this time of year....these guys/gals last a little longer than the white flowers....just thrilled with this plant this year....Have a wonderful day!
Neal D. Hatcher 3/30/2012 3:05:48 AMFantastically Beautiful #10066685
Patricia A. Casey 3/30/2012 8:21:26 AMThank you Neal.....I love Arizona....this time of year especially when our cactus are blooming....makes my heart sing! #10067054
Neal D. Hatcher 3/31/2012 2:34:43 AMI remember one time I fell on a cactus
Karen Celella 3/31/2012 10:56:53 AMSo pretty, Patricia! #10068869
Patricia A. Casey 3/31/2012 4:02:48 PMSo Neal.....now you know why they coyote sings....he just stepped on a cactus LOL.....Thank you Karen for your kind words as well.....
Dee Langevin 4/11/2012 4:21:39 AMWow! Just stunning Patricia! Gorgeous color and light really show off these beautiful flowers. #10085326
Patricia A. Casey 4/11/2012 4:23:33 AMThis plant is all bloomed out for the year....next March/April we'll see her bloom again...she is a beauty....Thank you Dee for your kind words.... #10085333
Patricia A. Casey 4/11/2012 4:24:31 AM=^..^= #10085337
Tammy Espino 5/1/2012 8:38:11 PMCongrats on your finalist!! :) #10117087
Neal D. Hatcher 5/1/2012 9:42:29 PMCongratulations #10117256
Lynn M. Whitt 5/2/2012 2:49:47 AMCongratulations on your beautiful finalist... #10117574
Patricia A. Casey 5/2/2012 4:01:22 AMThank you so much Tammy, Neal and Lynn...what a nice honor to wake up to.... #10117729
Leslie McLain 5/2/2012 4:52:30 AMCongrats on a stunning finalist, Patricia. #10117934
Dee Langevin 5/2/2012 5:41:07 AMCongratulations on another fabulous Finalist Patricia! #10118056
Patricia A. Casey 5/2/2012 4:05:06 PMThank you Leslie & Dee for viewing and your kind words.... #10119598
Inge Linden 5/2/2012 5:17:50 PMcongratulations on your wonderful finalist! #10119729
The Judges at BetterPhoto.com 5/3/2012 6:35:26 AMVery striking image #10120708
Patricia A. Casey 5/3/2012 4:53:25 PMThank you Inge & Judges at BP your kind words are most appreciated! #10121529
Usman M. Bajwa 5/4/2012 5:55:27 AMLove it and expect seeing this again, Patricia. CONGRATZ!!!
Nancyj E. Hovey 5/4/2012 10:40:40 AMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Tammy Espino 5/4/2012 8:04:55 PMCongrats on your awesome win! :) #10123416
Liz blahh 5/4/2012 8:13:18 PMBeautiful, congrats! #10123438
Nikki McDonald 5/4/2012 8:39:15 PMBeautiful flowers and a wonderful capture of them. The color and details are rich and the light is lovely. Congratulations on the First Place Win, Patricia. #10123525
Val Feldman 5/4/2012 9:15:28 PMA stunning Gold Win! So happy to see this with Gold attached, Patricia - Congratulations!! #10123563
Joannie Bertucci 5/4/2012 9:43:01 PMI've never seen such exquisit flowers on a cactus Patricia and your superb presentation is awe inspiring! Congrats on your fabulous gold badge! #10123589
Michele Peterson 5/4/2012 10:30:01 PMSuch a unique and beautiful group of flowers! Absolutely wonderful and congratulations on the first place win!! #10123638
Renee Doyle 5/4/2012 11:33:43 PMCongratulations on this wonderful First Place Winner Patricia!! #10123747
Inge Linden 5/5/2012 1:49:31 AMCongrats on your awesome win! #10123859
Kerry Penn 5/5/2012 3:01:05 AMThis is just beautiful! Congratulations on your First Place Winner. :) #10123925
Marilyn Cornwell 5/5/2012 3:52:34 AMCongratulations on this wonderful winner! #10123967
Leslie McLain 5/5/2012 4:59:38 AMI knew this was a winner. Big congrats on a stunning winner, Patricia. #10124053
Dee Langevin 5/5/2012 5:02:14 AMCongratulations Patricia on your Fabulous 1st Place win! Kudos on your wonderful cactus blossoms! #10124058
Lindley Johnson 5/5/2012 5:48:46 AMOutstanding light, color, composition, and DOF. Big congratulations on your stunning First Place Win, Patricia! #10124137
Terry Cervi 5/5/2012 5:52:14 AMCongrats on your stunning First Place win, Patricia! #10124142
Phyllis H. Burchett 5/5/2012 6:57:45 AMCongrats on this terrific winner Patricia! #10124291
Ellen Hodges 5/5/2012 7:59:23 AMCongrats on a glorious winner, Pat!!! #10124452
Patrick Rouzes 5/5/2012 8:04:09 AMCongratulations, Patricia! #10124465
Carol Flisak 5/5/2012 9:40:47 AMGorgeous image, Patricia... love the colors, detail and light! Congratulations on your beautiful first place winner! #10124722
Karen Celella 5/5/2012 11:02:39 AMCongratulations on your stunning first place winner, Patricia! #10124865
Emile Abbott 5/5/2012 11:09:25 AMCongratulations Patrician on beautiful first place winner. #10124885
Patricia A. Casey 5/5/2012 3:04:53 PMWow...was this ever a wonderful surprise....Thank you each and everyone for your kind words....Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!! #10125168
Cheryl Schneider 5/5/2012 3:06:47 PMStunning shot, Patricia! Congratulations. #10125171
Stephen Zacker 5/5/2012 3:28:35 PMBig Congratulations. This is Beautiful #10125196
Mary Dimitriw 5/5/2012 3:52:59 PMCongratulations on your First Place Winner Patricia. This is such a stunning floral image!! #10125207
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 5/5/2012 5:52:09 PMWTG on this fantastic winner! :-) k #10125313
Neal D. Hatcher 5/5/2012 6:09:07 PMCongratulations on this Beautiful First place Winner #10125342
Deborah C. Lewinson 5/5/2012 6:46:52 PMCiongratulations, Patricia, on your stunning First Place Winner!
Debby #10125385
Usman M. Bajwa 5/6/2012 1:55:48 AMWell deserved. Big CONGRATZ on your First Place Winner!
Patricia A. Casey 5/6/2012 8:12:45 AMThank you all so much for your very kind words! Have a wonderful day.... #10126056
Theresa Marie Jones 5/6/2012 12:39:22 PMLove it! Congratulations on a beautiful fantastic capture! #10126323
Patricia A. Casey 5/6/2012 12:48:15 PMThank you for your kind words Theresa! Regards, #10126338
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 5/7/2012 9:17:10 PMCongratulations on your FIRST PLACE WIN Patricia. This really is a beautiful floral!! #10128536
Patricia A. Casey 5/8/2012 6:20:04 AMThank you so much Donna.....Have a wonderful day ahead!
Mary Beth Aiello 5/8/2012 8:47:41 AMHuge congrats, Patricia, on this beautiful First Place Gold. #10129230
Patricia A. Casey 5/8/2012 8:55:35 AMThank you Mary Beth...... #10129247
Merna L. Nobile 5/9/2012 9:07:05 PMWell here we are, through thick and thin. It is a joy to be able to be supportive and to congratulate each other for another month of magnificent photographs during May, 2012. I send all of you my very best, Merna Nobile #10131519
Patricia A. Casey 5/10/2012 5:45:51 AMThank you so much for your kind words, Merna.....have a wonderful day today! #10132113
Dayna Cain 5/11/2012 12:04:51 PMPatricia, this is stunning! Huge congrats on your first place win. VERY deserving! #10133773
David M. Montero 5/11/2012 12:21:34 PMCongratulations on scoring gold with this beautiful image Patricia! Marvelous colors and clarity. Love it! #10133782
Patricia A. Casey 5/11/2012 12:23:08 PMThank you Dayna & Dave....it was quite the surprise and honor....to say the least I was thrilled....Thank you for viewing and commenting! #10133783
Mary K. Robison 5/26/2012 1:20:20 AMBelated Congratulations on your richly deserved First Place Winner, Patricia! Don't know how I missed this gorgeous floral before! #10151560
Patricia A. Casey 5/26/2012 6:02:41 AMThank you so much Mary.....with the many wonderful photos on BP I find myself always playing catch-up on comments.....again, thank you for your gracious words...have a wonderful day! #10152036
Millie A. Talarico 5/26/2012 6:35:46 PMThis is stunning work, capturing First place, happy for you, Patricia! #10154287
Patricia A. Casey 5/27/2012 9:12:19 AMThank you Milleanne for your very gracious comments.....have a wonderful day! #10155445
Loan Tran 7/3/2012 6:16:43 AMI really enjoyed your portfolio of these beautiful cactus flowers images. Congratulations. #10212117
Patricia A. Casey 7/3/2012 7:00:59 AMThank you so much Loan for viewing & commenting....have a wonderful day! #10212187
2012 March BetterPhoto First Place Gold Winner. Claretcup Hedgehog Cactus Blooms
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This article covers using Hsoconnect with Option HSDPA modems (UMTS and EDGE/GPRS networks).
Hsoconnect Introduction
HSOconnect is an easy to use connection manager that is designed to work with Option's latest HSDPA and HSUPA modems. Use HSOconnect to quickly connect to the Internet using your modem. Start up HSOconnect and it will keep looking for a device until you plug one in. If your SIM requires a PIN code; HSOconnect will ask you to enter it.
# pacman -S hsoconnect
Add your user to the 'network' group
# gpasswd -a $USER network
Where $USER=youruser
Connecting to the Internet
Click the Connect button and the program will automatically connect you to the Internet. While connected the amount of data sent and received is displayed. Click on the Connect button again to disconnect from the Internet. If you minimize HSOconnect move your mouse over the name to view how the connection is going. You cannot connect to the Internet until the modem is registered on a network.
As normal user, connect you Option modem and launch:
$ hsoconnect


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Much remains to be done, but with every zone in the state now active and progress in New Mexico and Oklahoma proceeding, the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Program is "working well."
Charles Allen, program director for the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc., says progress toward eliminating the boll weevil as an economic threat to the state's cotton crop made significant strides forward this year, despite a wet summer that created difficulties with monitoring traps and making timely pesticide applications.
"Soggy field conditions prevented us from reading boll weevil traps for 4 to 6 weeks, and heavy rains made treatments ineffective. In spite of the weather, weevil captures are down."
Allen says the last two zones included in the program, the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the Northern Blacklands (north of Waco), have made significant improvements in the second full year in the program.
"The Northern Blacklands is as good as we could hope for. We have made tremendous progress," he says.
A year ago (through the last week in August) trap catches totaled 148,814 weevils. Through the same week this year, only 2,401 weevils have been caught. "The program is really coming along nicely in the Northern Blacklands zone," Allen says.
In the Lower Rio Grande Valley 2,605,046 weevils were trapped though August 19, 2006. Only 592,299 weevils have been captured in the valley during the same period this year. "That's a big drop in a year," Allen says.
However, the captures for the week ending August 19 were higher than captures all year prior to that week. "Weevils that had survived and reproduced during the wet weather were on the move because of defoliation and harvest."
Allen says trouble spots still pop up. "We'll have trouble spots until we get rid of the last weevil," he says. "We caught eleven weevils in the Southern Rolling Plains zone in late August. We had caught none before that. We think it might be weather related."
Allen says weevils could have blown in with the remnants of a tropical storm.
"The week before we caught one weevil between Morton and Plains, Texas, near New Mexico. We can't figure out where that one came from."
He says eradication officials were surprised to see as many weevils as they have in South Texas. "We've seen more than we expected around Kingsville, Robstown, and out to Uvalde," he says. "Rainfall was a factor."
Allen says trap catches in West Texas, including the High Plains and Rolling Plains area, totaled 88 for the year through August. And 79 of those came from the St. Lawrence (53) and just south of Big Springs (26) area where the program is mopping up the last of the boll weevils in the region. The St. Lawrence and Big Springs area had caught 508 weevils during the same period in 2006.
"We haven't caught anything in the St. Lawrence area or the Big Spring area in about a month. That's a good sign."
Allen says numbers in West Texas are significantly lower than last year. "We're making good progress."


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UFC on FOX weigh-in at the California Theatre on April 19, 2013 in San Jose, California.
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When word of the Chargers signing wide receiver Lavelle Hawkins broke on Tuesday, it was easy to speculate that Malcom Floyd's neck injury was the reason for the move.
It's not looking like speculation any longer. Floyd's agent Buddy Baker sent out a tweet offering thanks for the good wishes sent Floyd's way after he was injured in Week Two and announced that his client was not going to play again this season. Baker said Floyd would "be back and stronger than ever next season."
Anyone who saw the scene in Philly that day won't be surprised to hear that it was the last play of the year for Floyd. The good news for Floyd is that the injury wasn't more severe — Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports reports he won't need surgery — and that Floyd will have the chance to resume his playing career in 2014.
Floyd's the second Chargers receiver to suffer a season-ending injury since the start of camp. He joins Danario Alexander as an expected top contributor out of the lineup, but the good news for the Chargers is that the Philip Rivers-led passing game looked pretty good without either one of them on the field last Sunday.


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1. A Clean, Uncluttered, Organized Space
Notice in the above photos, the walls are pretty clear except for a few nice pictures , a black board and some shelves. No need for 20 different charts on the wall. It's a distraction and not necessary.
There are not a lot of 'things' everywhere, it is very minimal, very uncluttered. Even if you have a lot of stuff, put away most of it in a closet or box. The less 'stuff' in the room, the more peaceful it feels to be there.
2. A Prepared Learning Environment
Whether you are doing things Montessori style or your own style, having a prepared environment is an absolute must. This means having all the supplies you will need for an activity readily available and accessible.
Whatever your kids will need for the day should be ready and prepared. The time spent looking for a glue stick or blue crayon is a lot of time wasted and they can lose those precious moments of concentration very quickly.
Here's a look at my daughter's (age 6) Workbook Station:
Each box has a number on it. She can choose any order she wants to do it in and needs to do at least one page in each Workbook per day. Very often she will do more then one, and sometimes she will skip a book if she doesn't want to do it. I give her that liberty and she really doesn't abuse it. Once she has done a book, she puts a check on it using a card with Velcro attached to it. She loves putting her checks up.
Here's a peek at whats inside each drawer:
Clockwise from the top:
1. Hebrew Handwriting (from the Chabad Shluchim Office)
2. Fun Hebrew Words activities (from the Chabad Shluchim Office)
3. English reading books (she picks which books she wants to read) {buy it}
4. Math {buy it}
5. English Handwriting {download and print- this is the Montessori order for learning to write English letters)
6. Hebrew reading book {buy Hebrew Reading Book} (buy DotbyDot}
Notice how every drawer has whatever supplies she would need for each book. This is a great system as she can get straight to work without having to look for a pencil or crayons.
Her workbooks usually take up about 45 minutes of her day, at the most.
With a clean, uncluttered, organized space and a prepared learning environment, you are sure to have success in your Homeschooling experience!
Good Luck and have a wonderful week!


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THIS PAGE DEPRECATED - see https://clojure.org/community/creating_tickets
Creating Tickets
The first step in the contribution process is to open a ticket. Please do so through JIRA and not through GitHub. Tickets can be created by anyone, whether or not they have signed a Clojure contributor agreement. It is OK to create a ticket and submit a patch at the same time, but please be aware, if the ticket is later rejected, the time spent developing the patch will be lost. Therefore it is recommended that coding on non-trivial patches should be postponed until after the vetting process. One possible advantage to submitting a patch before the ticket is vetted, is that it might be vetted and screened all at once by the screener, if they choose to do that, saving some time.
If you have questions about whether some behavior of Clojure is a bug, or submitting bug reports or enhancement requests, please ask on the clojure Google group.
You need a Clojure JIRA account to create a ticket. Go to the Clojure JIRA page and click the "Log In" link near the top right of the page, then on the next page click the "sign up" link. If you see your name instead of a "Log in" link, you already have an account and are signed in.
Qualities of a Great Ticket
All tickets should have:
- Type: Correct categorization (Defect or Enhancement)
- Summary: concise title
- Description:
- Exactly one issue (if multiple, split across tickets and link)
- (If Defect) Reproducible demonstration of problem (commands that can be duplicated in a repl are preferred, particularly a plain Clojure repl, not a Leiningen repl), and a description of what you think should happen instead
- (If Enhancement) Statement of the what should be improved
- Links to relevant prior discussion on clojure-dev, IRC, or email thread as appropriate
- Priority: categorize based on impact and whether this is a theoretical issue or one actually encountered in real code
- Labels: (see section below)
Tickets ready for screening should also have:
- Description:
- The cause of the problem
- An accurate description of the approach being pursued to solve the problem
- Name of current patch to consider
- Summary or reference to alternative approaches that were considered
- Patch attachment:
- Implementation that follows the approach specified in the description
- Tests as appropriate
- Benchmark data (if performance related)
Adding odd numbers doesn't work.user> (+ 2 2)4user> (+ 1 3)ClassCastExceptionCause: Never implemented odd number adding in the Compiler! See the missing branch in FooExpr.Solution: Fully implemented the branch for odd numbers to be just like even numbers. Considered just getting rid of addition altogether but I guess people use it.Patch: add-odd-3.patch
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California's Coastline Community College
is giving its students the option of completing a bachelor's degree in psychology
through Penn State's online campus,
World Campus, thanks to a new
partnership between the two institutions.
Students who earn a two-year associate's degree from Coastline in Fountain
Valley, CA can now transition to Penn State World Campus to earn a bachelor of
arts or bachelor of science degree in psychology online. According to Penn State, Coastline students "will receive a waiver of the
application fee, in-state tuition, pre-admission advising, a transfer credits
roadmap, enhanced student services and a four-year tuition freeze," as well as
access to Penn State faculty, courses, libraries and career services.
Penn State World Campus offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and
professional education programs, and many of the online instructors also teach
on campus at Penn State. According to a prepared statement from Christopher P.
Long, associate dean for graduate and undergraduate education at Penn State's
College of the Liberal Arts, this partnership will benefit Coastline students by
allowing them to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology "without requiring them
to uproot their work and and family lives."
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University of Massachusetts - Amherst for
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Kathryn Jean Lopez in the right-wing National Review is among those who believe that my religious liberty can infringe on your life. Or rather, that employers should be able to decide which medical treatments the health insurance policy they offer their employees covers:
Friday morning, the U.S. District court in Detroit will hear a plea from the Weingartz Supply Company, a Michigan-based, family-owned business, and Legatus, a professional association of Catholic business leaders, for a preliminary injunction to protect them from the HHS mandate requiring employers to pay for insurance covering contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs.
If they asked to be protected by some horrible forced feeding of contraceptives to themselves I'd have some sympathy. But what they ask is to have the right to determine which services their workers' health insurance policies may cover, and that choice, they believe, should be based not on medical or economic concerns but on the private beliefs of the owners.
I'm waiting eagerly for a Christian Scientist firm to make a plea for the right to offer only health insurance policies which cover prayer and that's it. The logic is identical, after all.
The gist of all this is an odd confusion about the rights to practice one's religion and the "rights" to force its consequences on people who may follow a completely different religion or none. At the same time, religious scruples are privileged over other types of values.


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Skyline Releases Women's Basketball Report
- Kimberly Blakney named Player of the Week
Clifton Park, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference
released the second Women's Basketball report for the 2009-10
season this afternoon, including Player of the Week, Rookie of the
Week, Honor Roll and Conference statistics.
Senior guard Kimberly Blakney (Brooklyn, N.Y./Benjamin Banneker) was named Skyline Conference Player of the Week for women's basketball. Blakney averaged 24.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 9.5 steals per game, leading Farmingdale State to a victory at New Paltz Tip-Off Tournament this week. She had 24 points, eight rebounds and seven steals in the season opening victory against York (N.Y.). In the championship game against New Paltz, Blakney had 25 points, six rebounds and a school-record 12 steals in the 69-63 win. She bested the record of 11 steals held by Rochelle Clark set back in 2006.
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Apple's retail division has taken another hit with the resignation of a top executive once thought to be a candidate to head the unit.
First reported by tech site AllThingsD, Apple confirmed that Jerry McDougal, vice president of retail, had resigned this month. AllThingsD said sources had said McDougal left because he "wanted to spend more time with his family."
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The retail division, which oversees Apple's stores, has been a pillar of the company's phenomenal success over the last decade. However, the architect of that retail strategy, Ron Johnson, left Apple last year to become chief executive of J.C. Penney.
Johnson was replaced as senior vice president of retail by John Browett of Dixons. But Browett was fired nine months later.
McDougal was considered a candidate to step into the top retail slot, so his resignation comes as a bit of a surprise.
An Apple spokeswoman said McDougal will be replaced by Jim Bean, former Apple vice president of finance.
"Retail has an incredibly strong network of leaders at the store and regional level, and they will continue the excellent work they've done over the past decade to revolutionize retailing with unique, innovative services and a focus on the customer that is second to none," Apple spokeswoman Amy Bessette said in a statement. "Jim Bean is moving to Retail to help support our teams. Jim has been at Apple for 15 years and is a great leader who understands our culture and focus on customer service."
The top retail job remains open. Apple did not offer a timetable for filling that job.
Apple stock sinks well below the $500 barrier
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Apple appeals denial of product ban in Samsung patent case
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by Scott Boyle
"The wind always blows in Monticello" - so goes the first line of an early 1900s book about the history of the Forest Service in San Juan County.
It's OUR wind and us Ourwinders don't mind saying so, at least I don't. Our wind was certainly whistling in Monticello Friday night, and even though both teams deal with the wind an equal amount of time in a football game, the Parowan Rams certainly came out of the second skirmish of the year with the Rams lookin' more like ourwinders than the Bucks.
The Rams battered the Bucks 31-14 and our wind was a factor almost immediately. After the Rams, who chose our wind in the first quarter, sent the opening kickoff into the endzone, the Bucks surprisingly fumbled away the ball on their first play.
The Rams instantly scored, leading 7-0 barely seconds into the game. Our wind then influenced a tiny biased punt when the Bucks couldn't pick up a first down on the next possession, which the kite-happy Rams turned into another easy score on the shortened field. 14-zip barely minutes into the game.
The Buck defense stiffened some and kept the Rams away from the endzone until the Bucks turn with our wind came in the second quarter, only to see the Rams use the running game to control the ball and clock nearly the entire quarter.
The Bucks moved the ball at times, but couldn't sustain momentum inside the red zone and were never really able to utilize our wind to their advantage.
Adding insult to injury, the Rams continued to hog our wind to up the score when the Ram kicker blasted a near state record 60 yard field glider in the fourth quarter to put the Rams up 31-0.
Hoping to avoid a shutout, the Bucks made the score somewhat respectable for the papers with two amazing scores against our wind in the last seven seconds of the game. Go figure.
Our wind must have made it to Moab also when San Juan and Grand met for the 62nd time last Friday night.
See if this doesn't sound familiar. The Red Devils fumble on their first possession and the Broncos score on their first offensive play when Kohler Black rumbles in from the 20 to lead 7-0 barely seconds into the game.
Then the Red Devils are forced to punt on their next possession apparently into our wind, and the Broncos capitalize on the short punt on an eight yard Jace Holliday dash to paydirt. 13-zip only minutes into the game.
Sound familiar? The lesson? Our wind always blows in southeast Utah; better to go "kite-flying" right from the start. After the 37-7 shellacking, which was also Coach Monty Lee's 50th coaching victory at San Juan, the Broncos lead the series against the usually competitive Red Devils 34-28, and are a high-flying 7-0.
Volleyball news
The big rivalry volleyball match between the Broncos and Buckaroos will have been played by the time you read this. The Bucks are experiencing a strong season to remember, currently at 22-4 and are improving every match.
Says Buckaroo coach, Tony Esplin, "This year we have several young key players on the team. Sophomore Samara Wells is the only setter, freshman Swayzi Slade, and junior Kendal Boyd are leading our attack in the middle.
"Junior returning starter Mersadez Slade is leading us in our outside hitting attack. Junior Berlin Eldredge is a first year outside hitter. Senior Kayli Rogers is our off-hand hitter and is leading the block against what is usually the opponents best hitter.
"Nichole Freestone, senior, is one of our defensive specialists. Bettina Benally, senior, is the other defensive specialist playing the Libero position. Janessa Bowring, junior, is our back-up setter and also gives some of the other players a break on the court, so Janessa plays in several positions.
"Ashley Moore, a sophomore, is a backup outside hitter and middle blocker; she can be called on to give those players in those positions a break if needed."
The Bucks find themselves ranked fourth in the 1A polls.
The Broncos have struggled some this year, with a losing record to show for it.
More recently, signs of improvement have become evident. Against Manti a week or so ago, the Broncos compiled 58 digs, 33 kills and 31 assists in sweeping the Templars in three straight.
Says Bronco coach Cassy Moon, "We are currently in third place in our region. The girls are really improving. Our first couple of matches, we were averaging 15-20 kills. That means that our assists and digs would be low too.
"We are putting up good numbers [now], and I think that shows the dedication these girls have to show up to practice every day and improve in some way to better the team. We are constantly working on the mental part of the game for these girls.
"We see great improvements in that area, which had been our only concern."
Despite a losing record, the Broncos are ranked third in the DesNews, revealing the level of respect teams have for the dynasty that is San Juan Volleyball. Hope you didn't miss the match of the year between these two teams.
Bronco golf news
San Juans' 2008 golf season came to a close at the state tournament in Heber Valley at the Soldier Hollow State Park golf course last week. The Broncos failed to make the first day cut, but were glad to be in the tournament.
Members of the team are Randy Bowers and Sloan Perkins, (who had the lowest Bronco scores at the state meet), Tyrell Nielson, Shea Swenson, Dillon Seely, and Stockton Perkins.


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The poster was the quickest and most expressive medium in reflecting the change of sensibility during the 1920s, when the principles of modern visual communication were formed under the concept of 'the new typography'. At that time the poster was seen as a new means of expression in the urban space; art of that time worked towards an affinity with the universal intelligibility of the poster.
The collection of Ladislav Sutnar's posters from the collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague exhibited here demonstrates the transformations that this medium underwent between the 1920s and 1960s in the work of a leading figure of European new typography.
Poster design of the 1920s documents how painting and drawing were abandoned in favour of the potential provided by printing machines. However work with the letter and sign in the poster soon came up against the fact that Czech printing works were insufficiently equipped. In the second half of the 1920s Sutnar was one of the first to experiment with photomontage
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Jan Tschichold's publication The New Typography of 1928 contributed to promoting the principles of visual simplicity and precision across the whole of Europe. Ladislav Sutnar, who maintained working contacts with Tschichold, was also influenced by this publication. In 1930 he organised the Prague staging of the exhibition The New Poster, which introduced to the Czech context works of European new typography such as those by El Lissitzky, Moholy-Nagy and Piet Zwart.
The set of Sutnar's posters dating from the 1930s ranks among the most mature works of European new typography. It has frequently been exhibited and published, earning respect for the posters' optical effectiveness and compositional perfection. In them, Sutnar works inventively with contrasts, negative colour, precise geometry and bold spatial construction. He uses photomontage as a means of surprising the viewer. Together, these visual elements enable swift and clear communication in the chaotic setting of the city.
Sutnar's collection of posters from the 1920s and '30s demonstrates the rich diversity in culture and activities of art associations in inter-war Czechoslovakia, in which Sutnar played an important role not only as an artist and designer but also as an organiser. In the United States, where he emigrated in 1939, he didn't have as many opportunities to design posters. Despite this, his poster that was part of the advertising campaign for the firm Addo-x ranks among the most interesting American posters of the second half of the 20th century. With its European Modernist aesthetics and poetic transcendence, it differed markedly from advertising practice that was common at the time. Sutnar himself considered his American work in the field of visual design as the continuation of the new typography in the dynamically changing social and technological conditions of the 20th century.
Ladislav Sutnar perceived posters as an important part of a powerful movement that, during the 1920s and '30s, modernised the entire lifestyle of society. For this reason he took great care in clarifying their context, as is documented by his correspondence published in the book Ladislav Sutnar in Texts (2010).
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15 Days of Screenshots - Day 2 Player Housing
This post is part of my series in participation of Saz's Through your Interface 15 day screenshot challenge.
Day 2 : Player Housing
If you were to claim a place to call your own, where would it be and why?
In flight form, there is nowhere more grand to be living than in the great World Tree, Nordrassil, in Mount Hyjal. Majestic and eternal, it speaks of life and of course, reminds me of the Home tree in Avatar. Which is where The Na'vi live. Heh heh, nice pun huh? Home of Navi? :P
But in humanoid form, of all the inns with beds, I like the Night Elves inns best. Maybe it's because they have nice druidy and zen suroundings and love being back to nature. And there really is only one place that a Tauren can go to which has that feel (and where I won't get my ass kicked by NPCs). And that's in Moonglade.


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In re: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (Lead Case
On May 21, 2012 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company filed petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Case Number 12-12171). On June 29, 2012, this case was transferred to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts and assigned Case Number 12-15610.
Jointly Administered Associated Cases
The following jointly-administered cases were also transferred on June 29, 2012 and assigned the following case numbers. (Note: Docket entries are made only in the lead case 12-15610.)
12-15611 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc.
12-15612 HMH Publishers, LLC
12-15613 Houghton Mifflin Holding Company, Inc.
12-15614 Houghton Mifflin, LLC
12-15615 Houghton Mifflin Finance, Inc.
12-15616 Houghton Mifflin Holdings, Inc.
12-15617 HM Publishing Corp.
12-15618 Riverdeep Inc.,
12-15619 Broderbund LLC
12-15620 RVDP, Inc.
12-15621 HRW Distributors, Inc.
12-15622 Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
12-15623 Classroom Connect, Inc.
12-15624 ACHIEVE! Data Solutions, LLC
12-15625 Steck-Vaughn Publishing LLC
12-15626 HMH Supplemental Publishers Inc.
12-15627 HMH Holdings (Delaware), Inc.
12-15628 Sentry Realty Corporation
12-15629 Houghton Mifflin Company International, Inc.
12-15630 The Riverside Publishing Company
12-15631 Classwell Learning Group Inc.
12-15632 Cognitive Concepts, Inc.
12-15633 Edusoft
12-15634 Advanced Learning Centers, Inc.
Claims Agent and Claims Processing
Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC (KCC) is the Claims Agent for this case. Individuals wishing to review the current Claims Register for this case may do so at this link: http://www.kccllc.net/hmhco
Claims may be filed directly with KKC at the address below.
HMH Claims Processing
c/o Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC
2335 Alaska Avenue
El Segundo, CA 90245
Please file proof(s) of claim, if any, via US Mail or other hand delivery system. You must file an originally executed proof of claim. Facsimile and other electronic delivery methods are not acceptable. If you would like a copy of your claim returned to you as proof of receipt, please enclose an additional copy and a self-addressed postage-paid envelope.


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For many, the daily grind of getting to and from the office riding subways, commuter trains, buses or even taxis, can be quite a challenging experience.
From service delays to constantly rising subway fees and overcrowded trains, it's enough to send any reasonable person down the wrong path just as they're starting or finishing their day.
But not for those of us who have long ago ditched the MTA as our main mode of transportation.
The answer? Hop on your bike!
It's way cheaper, there are no unexpected delays, you get your workout in and you can stop paying for that overpriced gym you probably never use. And, it's a ton of fun!
Watch the video below to see how my once irritating commute from Manhattan to Brooklyn, has now become the part of my day I look forward to the most.
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DERBY – Composed of young men ages 11 to 17, from throughout the Lower Naugatuck Valley, Housatonic Council Boy Scout Troop 3 Derby will begin its 100th year of Scouting on Sept. 4, 7PM at the Derby Second Congregational Church on Elizabeth Street, across from the Derby Green.
The troop, among the oldest in Connecticut, was founded in 1914, and is still sponsored by the Derby Second Congregational Church. Meetings are held at the church each Wednesday through June and all interested boys may visit with a parent or guardian. Boys younger than 11 who are interested in Scouting can visit Cubmaster Dan Cyrul and Cub Scout Pack 3 on Monday nights, 6PM at the Derby Methodist Church.
The Junior Leaders who run the weekly troop meetings and monthly campouts as members of the Patrol Leaders Council include Senior Patrol Leader Ryan Cafaro, Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders Justin Patten, Anthony Bartholomew, Steve Tracz and Colby McLiverty, Patrol Leaders Jason Edwards, Mike Flora, James Chopak and Ryan Kish, Scribe Joe Szewczyk, Chaplain's Aide Michael Shea, OA Representative Ben Grasso, Webmaster Jason Edwards, Quartermaster Dominic Livoti, Historian Naveen Madivala, Librarian Julian Gilloren, Troop Guide Jim Butler, and Junior Assistant Scoutmasters Matt Moran and Andrew Devine. The patrol leader's council is guided by Troop 3 Scoutmaster Randy Ritter and Assistant Scoutmasters Bill McDonnell, Chris Cafaro, John Spinetti, Mike McMahon and others.
Monthly meeting themes include: Iron chef cooking, history, paranormal, wilderness survival, cinematography, criminal justice, outdoor skills, military and cycling. Highlighting the 2013-14 Scouting year will be 100th anniversary celebratory activities, performing in the 90th Annual Scout Gang Show, attending Strang Scout Reservation summer camp and a 3 week cross-country camping trek with scouts from Ireland and England.
The troop also schedules camping trips at least one weekend a month throughout the year and conducts regular community service efforts like Scouting for Food and Good Friday service projects. In addition scouts working towards Scouting's highest honor, Eagle Scout Rank will lead significant community service projects like the Derby Dog Park project lead by Troop 3 Scout Anthony Bartholomew. Almost 300 scouts have achieved Eagle Scout Rank in Troop 3's history.
Cub Scout Pack 3, Boy Scout Troop 3 and Venture Crew 33 will be offering a free hands-on activities to introduce the program to all youths. The annual event, called Ed Strang Day on the Derby Green in honor of the late Scouting pioneer, will be held at the Derby Green on September 28. For more information call 203 732 0343.


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Kook Ewo interview
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In 2010 I visited Paris with a two man film crew -myself included- to interview two of the hottest Parisian title designers for the Watch the Titles double DVD. Kook Ewo was one of them. In this 10-minute mini-documentary the motion designer takes us through the process of creating his uncanny title sequences for Splice and Silent Hill.
Part of the interview was, in fact, shot in the test screening room of Davis Films, the studio that produced the Silent Hill movie, for which Kook provided the opening titles and the end credit sequence, as well as visual effects. "It's not about pushing your style into the movie of another."
Next week we will feature Kook Ewo's brand-new end credits for Silent Hill: Revelation.
This interview is part of a series of 9 video interviews with title designers that previously appeared on the Watch the Titles 2 DVD-set.
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Kook Ewo
Born in 1979, Kook Ewo is a Paris-based title designer and director, who first came to prominence with his work on Silent Hill. He has since started directing commercials, shorts movies including Sept. and Black Night is Falling. Ewo's main titles include Splice, Fracture and Solomon Kane. He is a teacher at Goblins School of the Image (Paris' school of Visual Arts) in the Motion Design section. In 2010, Watch The Titles interviewed Ewo in his studio in Paris. In 2011, Ewo co-founded Motion + Design, a fascinating initiative to found the world's first physical center for motion design.
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'The Host,' March 29
On a future Earth occupied by alien parasites that take over human bodies, one of humanity's last survivors fights to protect her loved ones. With Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel and Chandler Canterbury. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol. Open Road Films
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Last month Zynga laid off more than 100 game developers in a firing extravaganza set against the backdrop of Apple's big iPad event. Thanks to CBS reality show "The Job", the company's hiring of a new associate game designer will be every bit as spectacular and public as that mass termination.
According to a Games.com tipster that sent in a non-disclosure agreement mistakenly received
via email during the shoot for another episode, casting for episode eight of the first season of the new reality show took place early last month in San Francisco, prior to the massive layoffs later in October. The suggested position jibes with a listing on "The Job" website calling for applicants, though with a deadline of October 31 the prospective employees may have already been fired.
Hopefully this development won't make members of Anonymous so angry they don't do anything again.
Want to make games at Zynga? Then get yourself on 'The Job' [Games.com]


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Dashiell Hammett free online!!!
Hammett was our best crime writer, the Library of America may be our best publisher, and and the price is right. What's not to like?
© Peter Rozovsky 2012
Labels: Dashiell Hammett, short stories
"Because Murder is More Fun Away From Home"
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"Hammett was our best crime writer, the Library of America is arguably our best publisher, and the story is free. What's not to like?"
Not a thing, and nary a word wasted.
Thanks for the link.
Concision is appropriate when writing about Hammett.
"We poked around in the ashes for a few minutes—not that we expected to find anything, but because it's the nature of man to poke around in ruins."
I knew I'd like this Hammett guy the first time I read this short story.
I've been getting those LofA stories for a year and more, but most of them are still sitting in my inbox, unread.
Maybe even 'unclicked-on'
This will be an exception: one of the un-unclicked-ons; of the un-unread, even
Elisabeth, Hammett is the father of hard-boiled detectives, but he may the father as well of every fictional detective who ever paused for an off-hand or humorous remark amid his or detection. The man may get too little credit.
I just chanced upon this when skimming through the .pdf file
"Just at the wrong minute Handerson decided to look over
his shoulder at us—an unevenness in the road twisted his
wheels—his machine swayed—skidded—went over on its side.
Almost immediately, from the heart of the tangle, came a flash
and a bullet moaned past my ear. Another. And then, while I
was still hunting for something to shoot at in the pile of junk
we were drawing down upon, McClump's ancient and bat-
tered revolver roared in my other ear."
I think this is what they mean by economy; and 'less is more'
Here's a reposting of an earlier comment. My Steve-Jobs-manufactured-in-absolutely-humane-working-conditions computer inserted a particularly bizarre correction in the last one. What I intended was:
TCK, that story is worth un-unreading. I've waiting for the LoA to choose a crime story for its story of the week.
Come to think of it, Hammett is probably the only option. I think LoA has published only novels by other crime writers. Has it included chapter-length excerpts from novels as stories of the week?
TCK, Hammett was so much better than everyone else writing crime fiction around him. It's like Babe Ruth hitting 54, and 59, and 60 home runs when the other top power hitters in baseball were hitting 18 and 19.


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Bogan Named to Academic All-American First Teamby Brent Harris • May 31, 2006 Share:
Senior Jared Bogan has been named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Baseball First Team, College Division.
"This award is a reflection of the many great influences in my life, both on and off the field," said Bogan. "From my parents, to my teachers and coaches, there are so many individuals who have helped me reach my goals. For that, I thank them."
Bogan, graduated summa cum laude in May with a 3.82 GPA as a history major with an area of concentration in education, is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He shared the 2006 Pete Vaughan Outstanding Athlete Award and the Indianapolis Association of Wabash Men Student-Athlete Award. He was named the Wabash representative for North Coast Athletic Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He also received the Caleb Mills Excellence in Teaching Award and the John F. Charles World History Prize. He also earned distinction in his comprehensive examinations. He is a member of Sphinx Club and has served as vice-president of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Bogan has accepted a teaching position in the North Montgomery school system.
"Had it not been for my parents, teachers, coaches, and teammates, none of my successes would have been possible," Bogan said. "It shows that putting in a little hard work and surrounding yourself with awesome people really does make a difference."
"It doesn't surprise me he has achieved these honors," said Tom Flynn, Bogan's baseball coach at Wabash. "Jared puts incredible effort into everything he does --- playing baseball, teaching in the classroom, being a leader on the field, or being a leader on the Wabash campus. This is a very well-deserved conclusion to an amazing academic and athletic career at Wabash."
Bogan led the Little Giants with a .413 batting average this year, starting in all but one of 38 games for Wabash. He finished with 52 hits, including 14 doubles to tie his own single season school record set in 2003 while earning Second Team All-NCAC honors. He tied for the team lead in home runs with five, and finished tied for first in RBIs with 23. Bogan is third in Wabash history in home runs (12) and RBIs (78) and second in career doubles (36).
Bogan and the other 32 individuals named to the College Division Academic All-America teams were selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. A student must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2 as a starter or key reserve and have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing to be eligible for nomination for the All-District team. First Team All-District selections from the eight CoSIDA regions are placed on the national ballot and are voted on by the CoSIDA Academic All-America Committee.