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Amazon Studios has put into production three comedy pilots as the online retail giant deepens its investment in original content for its Prime Instant Video streaming service.
The studio struck deals with several established Hollywood writers and producers — including Jill Soloway, producer of the Emmy-nominated HBO series "Six Feet Under," and writer Roman Coppola, who received an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay for "Moonrise Kingdom" — to develop the latest pilots.
It also is believed to be in talks with Chris Carter, creator of the Emmy-winning series "The X-Files," and Eric Overmyer, co-creator of the acclaimed HBO drama "Treme."
PHOTOS: Cable versus broadcast ratings
The pedigree of the creative talent recruited for the new round of original TV productions — and those still in discussions — sends a signal to the entertainment industry about Amazon's seriousness in creating shows. It needs to match the high bar set by rival Netflix Inc., which earned considerable prestige when David Fincher won the best director Emmy Award for the streaming service's drama "House of Cards."
"Seeing what Netflix has done early on has redefined the brand, in the consumers' eyes," BTIG media analyst Richard Greenfield said. "In order to really differentiate what Amazon has done, they need to have some unique and creatively impactful programming."
The Internet retailer has been spending significant sums to bring exclusive movies and TV shows to the Prime Instant Video service. Indeed, the Seattle company posted a second-quarter loss — its second such loss in the year after nine straight years of profitable operations — as it invested in a range of initiatives, including expanding its streaming service and developing its line of Kindle tablet computers and e-readers.
This year, Amazon greenlighted 14 television pilots, including "Betas," a comedy about a Silicon Valley quest for nerd fame, and "Alpha House," in which actor John Goodman portrays one of four senators who live together in Washington.
FULL COVERAGE: Fall TV preview 2013
The company asked viewers to critique the pilots and, based on the response, opted to develop two pilots into full series, due out this fall.
"We were thrilled by the performance of Pilot Season 1.0," said Roy Price, director of Amazon Studios. "We got millions of views and pieces of feedback, so customers really responded to the opportunity to check out the new shows and share their opinions of them."
Now, Amazon is financing new half-hour pilots. Customers will again be invited to offer reactions.
Director Coppola joins with actor and musician Jason Schwartzman ("Saving Mr. Banks" and "Moonrise Kingdom") and Tony-nominated writer and director Alex Timbers ("Peter and the Starcatcher") in developing "Mozart in the Jungle." The project is based on oboist Blair Tindall's memoir, which explores the world of sex, drugs and classical music behind the curtains at a symphony.
"The Outlaws," written by Jeremy Garelick ("The Break-Up") and Jon Weinbach ("30 for 30"), explores the ins and outs of a professional football team from the perspectives of the players and coaches. The creative team also includes producers Matt Alvarez and Michael Strahan, a former New York Giants defensive end and current co-host of "Live With Kelly and Michael."
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"We're looking for shows that are going to bring something interesting and new to people's TV and entertainment choices," Price said. "In this case, we're excited to be working with a group of really talented creators who have a passionate vision for their shows and are trying to do something interesting."
Soloway said she pitched the idea for "Transparent" to several networks, including HBO and Showtime. She said she selected Amazon because of its promise of creative freedom for her pilot, which is set in motion when a father (played by Jeffrey Tambor) reveals a secret to his adult children.
"Coming from 'Six Feet Under' and watching a series start off with a father dying, the patriarch dying, how cool would it be to start off a series where a new family member is being born?" Soloway said. "Where the patriarch is actually being reborn as a matriarch."
Soloway said other television shows had sought to mine comedy from cross-dressing — ABC's canceled series "Work It" being the most recent example.
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She was intrigued by the idea of "genderqueerness," in which people fall outside of the narrow definitions of male and female. The pilot explores family secrets and parents who aren't aging as gracefully as their adult children might want, she said.
"It's about a dad who feels like he wants to experiment with his gender," Soloway said. "I hope that everyone who watches it can see it as a metaphor for all the different ways that parents don't fit exactly where they're put."
Tambor, who has made a career out of playing memorable comedic characters, said he was drawn immediately to the role.
"It's unlike anything I've ever seen before," Tambor said during a recent break in production. "And yet it's so human.... Everybody can relate to this. It's about families. It's about boundaries. It's about love. And it's really funny."
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Bowman Properties proposal to build a mixed-use development, anchored by national grocer Fresh Market at the former Magarity site at 8200 Germantown Ave., is moving quickly through both the Chestnut Hill Community Association process and the City Council process and could be complete by the end of the year.
The CHCA subcommittee, chaired by Joyce Lenhardt, is working with Richard Snowden, managing partner of Bowman, and his development team to address the committee's major concerns with the current proposal.
In last week's Local it was reported that at the Land Use Planning and Zoning committee meeting on Nov. 3, Lenhardt said Bowman had made significant changes to its proposal. Lenhardt said what she actually reported was that Bowman had told the committee they had made significant changes.
In fact, Lenhardt said when the committee met with Bowman on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the changes were far from significant, except for the addition of a sixth floor to the building along the Avenue.
"Adding a sixth floor is significant but in the wrong direction," she said.
The subcommittee remains concerned about the overall mass of the building along the Avenue, the number of townhomes along Shawnee Street and creating "green" buffers around the parameter of the site.
The latest proposal has eight, not nine townhomes, situated in clusters of four with an alley between the two sets. Bowman also removed 10 parking spaces from the lot to make room for trees.
Unfortunately the loss of the parking spaces presents another problem to the committee.
"That is 10 more cars that will be pushed into the neighborhood," Lenhardt said.
To alleviate some of that overspill, Bowman plans to rent 40 spaces from the Parking Foundation to be reserved for employees of Fresh Market. Twenty of the spaces would be in a fixed location and 20 would be "floating" throughout the other lots.
Lenhardt questions the viability of that plan.
"Why would employees park (in the other lots) instead of right on Shawnee?" she said.
Other neighbors who have been vocal in their opposition to Bowman's proposal started a petition drive at the beginning of the month, creating an online petition and also a paper petition that was available on election day at polling places throughout Northwest Philadelphia.
Terry Halbert, a near neighbor of the project and one of the petition's organizers, said the petition, which has hundreds of signatures, although many of the signators do not live close to the development or even in Chestnut Hill, was ignited "the railroading of legislation, which conflicts with the negotiation."
With the legislation to change the zoning of the site to a combination of R5, C2 and R10b and to amend the Germantown Avenue Special District Controls as well as change the direction of Hartwell Lane Bowman and the community association have agreed upon a schedule to allow the proposal to go through the CHCA committees and to the board before city council votes on the legislation.
Bowman will be at the Dec. 1 LUPZ meeting and then at a special DRC meeting on Dec. 7 and finally at a special board meeting on Dec. 14. The zoning legislation will have its first reading before city council on Dec. 8 and could be voted on at council's Dec. 15 session.
The planning commission, which will make a recommendation to council, was set to discuss Bowman's zoning change, at a meeting on Tuesday.


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With a goal that delivered a mighty challenge to the soccer power structure in Manchester, Samir Nasri put City up 2-1 on Chelsea and helped produce a win that brought the squad a single point behind Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League standings.
That it was set up with a perfect assist from Carlos Tevez—who returned today after a six month exile from the club—made the ending something out of pulp novels rather than the sports pages. (We don't know why C.C. Sabathia's doppelgänger was in attendance.)
Tevez's return is astonishing in itself after his unapproved three-month vacation in Argentina and another several weeks of not appearing on the pitch. Manchester City is trying to win their first top-tier league championship since 1968.


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Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. mounted on Panasonic Lumix DMC GX1 : Tests and Reviews
Further readings for the Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S.
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
Designed with compactness in mind, micro 4/3 lenses go for the smallest size possible most of the time. But to achieve these dimensions, they sometimes have to compromise on image quality. In this review, we cover a wide range of standard lenses, both prime and zoom, and show that not all lenses are equal in terms of the trade-off between compactness and image quality.
We are starting here a new series of reviews of the best micro-four-thirds lenses from Panasonic and Olympus. Let's begin with the Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH.
Not too long ago, people assumed that choosing a micro 4/3 camera was the same thing as choosing a more versatile compact camera. Then the happy owners would start thinking about getting a zoom lens for this small camera and discover that… the zooms were nowhere near as compact as their camera. What they ended up with was not as pocketable as they hoped, but unfortunately, there are scientific optical laws that can't be changed. The lenses tested here are good examples of just how compact lenses with large focal ranges can be.
With 15 MPix on a 14.0 mm x 18.7 mm sensor in an $800 bridge camera intended for the general public, the appearance of the Canon PowerShot G1X was one of the big events at CES 2012.
Here are the results for the latest camera in Panasonic's micro-four-thirds line, the Panasonic Lumix DMC GX1. When equipped with a 14-42mm pancake lens and lateral-lever zoom, this is a very compact camera indeed.


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Overton looks fondly at academy graduation
What inspired you to work in this field?
I was influenced by a close friend of the family, John Shively, who also happens to be the chief of police in Hodge, La.
What is the most challenging aspect of your job and why?
The most challenging thing would be dealing with such a wide variety of people. Every person and every situation are different.
What is a memorable moment and why?
My most memorable moment was my police academy graduation. I worked really hard to get to the academy and I appreciate the sheriff's office for allowing me the opportunity to go.
Age: 29
Experience: I've been with the department for four years. I began at the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office working in the jail.
Hometown: Mer Rouge
Education: I received my GED and welding diploma from Louisiana Technical College in Bastrop. I attended the North Delta Regional Training Academy for Corrections, class #114 and I attended the St. Charles Parish Police Academy, class # 2011-17.
Family: I was married on Nov. 10, 2012, to my wife, Angela.


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DMB needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 50 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
This event is part of a much larger food and wine festival and will be new this year.
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If you've always wanted to experience the glamor of the high-fashion world—adorned with expensive jewels and your own photo shoot, join us for Frosted. Diamonds are a girl's best friend and so are rubies, topaz, opals and plenty of other incredible gemstones. Guests will get to take their photo in a select piece of jewelry from a stunning collection. There will also be dazzling runway fashions; frosted martinis and champagnes; bite size frosted cupcakes; sparkly makeovers and more.
If you have ever seen the movie "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days", the idea for this event came from that movie.
Trendy women, ages 25-55, are the target audience for this event. "Frosted" is a new event that is part of a larger week long series of events, so the logo needs to stand out among all other logos in emails, newsletters, brochures etc.
Women must buy a ticket to attend this event, so the logo needs to get their attention, draw them into reading the event description, and make them want to attend the event.
Logo Needs:
Needs to say Frosted (name of the event)
If a theme is needed: Be diamond/ jeweled themed. The other meanings of frosted (ice, crystals, frost) may also be used- or surprise us a be creative!
Needs to look Elegant and Formal
Use whatever colors you would like
Needs to be young and trendy
Typeface and Icons: we are fine with either typeface or Icons being used in the logo, or both being used together in the logo.
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Report finds biometrics 'fallible', but SIA disagrees
WASHINGTON—When the National Research Council released a report criticizing the use of biometric technology, many in the security industry took notice. The 2010 report, Biometric Recognition: Challenges and Opportunities found that "human recognition systems are inherently probabilistic and hence inherently fallible; the chance of error can be made small but not eliminated. System designers and operators should anticipate and plan for the occurrence of errors, even if errors are expected to be infrequent."
This is not new information, said Mark Visbal, director of research and technology for Security Industry Association. "There's nothing that's definite in security. There are always going to be problems and loopholes with any security system you use," he said. That's why it's so critical for security professionals to maintain a layered approach to securing assets. Utilizing multiple forms of credentials and identification components is critical. For example, requiring an identification card, coupled with a Personal Identification Number as well as a biometric component, helps to ensure that that individual is who they claim to be. And, the biometric component to this layered system is the only piece that often can't be easily falsified. "You might be able to steal a card and beat the number out of someone, but biometrics are going to be hard to replicate," he said. "The more layers, the better. Everything in security is about layers and redundancy."
Visbal and SIA took issue with NRC report, saying it was based on outdated data. Visbal said the usage of and reliance on biometric technology continues to grow strong. "In the security world, biometrics are accepted as a viable solution for authorization and identification," he said. "Biometrics are a game changer, it really is, because it irrefutably ties the embedder of a biometric to that identity. Are there problems? Yes. But, will it get better? Yes, and it is on a monthly basis," he said.
But one of the biggest challenges for biometrics involves the development and implementation of standards. "You can't have one overarching standard because of the different kinds of biometrics and different technologies used to read those biometrics," he said. For example, there must be different standards for fingerprint readers and vein readers, facial recognition systems and iris scanners. One of the most critical standards that must be developed relates to the way these biometric systems communicate to each other. For example, it's critical that a credential issued by one vendor also be able to be read by a different vendor, allowing for the seamless transmission of biometric information. The better the technology gets and the more widely adopted the standards become, the better biometrics will be as an identification verification tool, Visbal said.
I'm confused by the comments regarding biometrics in a security application. The NRC report states very simply that biometrics of any sort are not 100% infallible, which is undoubtedly correct. If there's anyone out there that can guarantee 100% infallibility, I'm interested. That system does not exist; biometrics, analytics, thermal imaging, etc. all have a part to play in the security business and may well get us to 99.9%. Getting worked up over a report that states something is not perfect doesn't accomplish much.


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The car in the pit stop photo above is a true '67 but it has a '68 grill in it to help it look like the twin of the other Penske team car, which was a true '68 model.The '68 Sebring race was the only race that year where Penske used this '67 Camaro. Hopefully that answered your question.


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While tearing apart the Comstock High School locker room, Doug Ludwick made an odd discovery -- one that would lead to a special reunion for one Kalamazoo woman, who got back something from her past she lost nearly five decades ago.
"I tipped a locker over and a ring fell out," Ludwick said. "I saw it bouncing on the floor, so I picked it up."
The immediate questions posed: how did a 1971 Loy Norrix High School class ring make its way into a Comstock High School locker room?
"Doug brought the ring to me and I couldn't believe it," administrative assistant to the athletic director Shirley Doorlag said. "I've lost my ring and I really wanted it back, so I'm like 'I'm not going to leave this, I'm going to find the owner.'"
With limited information other than the letter 'N,' with initials 'A-O' found engraved on the ring, Doorlag went to work.
"We went through the archives and went through all the yearbooks from '68-'71," Doorlag said. "You felt like a detective."
Shirley came to the conclusion that the 'A-O' she was looking for was none other than Angelita Olivares.
"I received a text from someone who said 'we think we found your ring,' and I thought, 'How can that be?' They said, 'yeah we really think we found your ring,'" Angelita Kolodzieyczyk, whose maiden name is Olivares, said.
Kolodzieyczyk recalls the day she lost her beloved class ring after gym class.
"Put it in my locker and never thought anything about it," Kolodzieyczyk said. "[When] gym class was over, I went to my locker, went to retrieve my ring and it was gone. The only thing I could think of is someone stole my ring."
Kolodzieyczyk purchased the ring in 1970 while she was a junior at Loy Norrix before transferring to Comstock for her senior year.
"It took me a while to get used to that it was gone. That I had worked so hard and got this special ring for me. It meant a lot. That I had went to high school, graduated, and had nothing to show for it in a way," Kolodzieyczyk said.
Doorlag said Kolodzieyczyk couldn't believe the chances of finding her ring; a treasure that had been buried for almost five decades.
"She kept looking at it as I was talking to her," Doorlag said.
Kolodzieyczyk light-heartedly joked about the condition of the ring, which withstood 47 years of life unscathed, resembling what it did in 1970.
"I was like, 'this can't be real.' I mean it's been 47 years. We finally did the math; it took us a while to figure out the math on this. 47 years this ring had been gone, and it's in perfect condition. I wish I was in as perfect condition as the ring," Kolodzieyczyk said.


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Milestone 4 Complete!
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Last week, we completed our fourth milestone when we shipped out the remaining PR2 Beta Program robots to their host institutions. We created four milestones to track our progress to this important goal. During Milestone 1 we saw our robot autonomously navigate for π kilometers, two days in a row. Our second milestone brought about door-opening and autonomous plugging in. With Milestone 3 came ROS 1.0 and improved ROS documentation and usability.
Now, with the accomplishment of another company milestone, we're excited to share the PR2 with other institutions. All eleven robots have left the building and are en route to their new homes. Stanford, UC Berkeley, and USC have already received and uncrated their robots, and the remaining PR2's should arrive in the next few weeks.
While it was incredible to see all of the robots together in one place, it's going to be even better to see what they accomplish out in the world. We've still got plenty to keep us happy and hackin'.
From left to right: USC removes the top of the crate; Stanford takes their PR2 out of the crate; UC Berkeley gets to work.
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By now you\'ve probably heard about the \"scary parallel\" chart that some analysts were using to compare the current equity market with the period right before the 1929 crash (left). But how about the chart that\'s so great for stock investors that it\'s scary?
In a twist on the oft-used — and oft-criticized — method of overlaying one chart on top of another to predict what the future holds for stocks, one firm finds that stocks have quite a climb ahead of them. The investment outlook, from Stansberry Research, compares the market returns since the S&P 500 index bottomed out at different points. Juxtaposing the 2009 bottom to those in 1942 and 1974 apparently shows that the S&P 500 index is poised to rise another 300 % to 400%.
\"As you can see, if history is any indication, we still have plenty of gains left to come in this bull market. That\'s one reason why we\'re always long-term bullish,\" writes David Eifrig Jr. in his monthly Income Intelligence newsletter.
You can probably already hear the chorus of critics lining up to chime in. We actually first spotted the chart in a weekly note by Jeffrey Saut, managing director at Raymond James & Associates, who used it \"as proof that you can make ratio charts do just about anything you want.\"
Spoiler alert: He doesn\'t like the scary parallel chart either. In an e-mail to MarketWatch, he noted that the 1929 chart uses different bases of comparison, so it\'s akin to comparing apples and oranges. That\'s been the biggest beef among critics of the chart, who point out that the parallels look a lot less compelling and scary if the Dow moves over both periods are indexed to zero. Stansberry Research\'s chart, for its part, plots out the percent return for three time periods — all indexed to 0%. But Saut is still suspicious. At the end of the day, overlaying a couple of data sets on a chart might not be the crystal ball investors are hoping for.
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International Journal of CFD Case Studies - Volume 10
Technical textile fabrics have many uses, one such use, is in the paper making industry. In the paper by Farber et al water needs to flow through a textile with specific properties, requiring much trial testing of the fabric structure. A technique of "weaving" single cylindrical filaments together is used to create a small sample of a commercial fabric. The sample is used to simulate an experimental set up where water flows through the fabric and velocities are compared to Magnetic Resonance Imaging results.
Friction stir welding of metals is a new technology with equipment design largely relying on empirical data from welding performance tests. The process is highly non-linear comprising complex heat transfer, metal plastic deformation and flow. Simulating the welding tool at the plunge, dwell and traverse stages allows a better understanding of the process and parameters. The paper by Mackenzie et al calculates transient temperature distributions and metal flow visualizations in the welding process.
Lifeboats launched from ships and offshore platforms must avoid overloading the occupants and vessel hull. A computational method using overlapping grids, to simplify the handling of lifeboat motion and specification of initial and boundary conditions, is used in the paper by Mørch et al to calculate vessel accelerations and pressures. The achieved accuracy in numerical simulations is comparable to the accuracy of experiments and provides a new design evaluation method.
Sanding systems are used to prevent a tram skidding on the rails, keeping sand used to a minimum.Simulating a sand-air mixture requires modelling the behaviour of the sand particles on the surface of the rails. A stochastic sub-model described in the paper by Möller et al, tuned using in-house experiment results, led to an improved design of the sanding device and sand jet which were later tested.
Water is inevitable in aircraft fuel tanks and aircraft movements create waves or "slosh" the fuel and water interface. Removing the water requires the positioning of scavenge pick-up locations to be optimised. The paper by Hylands et al uses CFD to simulate the dynamic motion of two liquids in a rectangular tank and compared to flow visualisation and pressure data results from a sloshing test rig.
Three of the papers mention the desire to make CFD the preferred method of analysis, the experimental approach is variously described as laborious, time-consuming, costly and requiring many optimisation tests. This is an old debate – "CFD replaces the wind tunnel" was mooted thirty years ago and we are still waiting! Most CFD practitioners realise that both are currently required for real engineering design - the challenge is to understand where each technique may augment the other.
Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of the Complex Geometry of a Technical TextileK Farber, J Jasper, M Märtin, M Schmitt, S Krick, P Farber, J Leisen and HW Beckham
Multiphysics Models for Friction Stir Welding SimulationD Mackenzie, H Liand R Hamilton
CFD-Supported Design of LifeboatsHJ Mørch, M Perić,J Röper and E Schreck
Optimization of a Sanding System for a Tramway Car by Numerical Simulation of the Sand-Air Two-Phase FlowS Möller, D Langmayr , G Brenn and P Krieg
Water-in-Fuel Sloshing for Aircraft Fuel TanksG Hylands, CA Toomer and JK-W Lam
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I am happy to announce the results of the Colors category for the Panoramio contest of February 2011.
The First Prize is for a photo taken by MET in Bulgaria.
The Second Prizeis for a photo taken by cw13 in the US.
Honorable Mentions are:
You can see all the winners in the results page for February 2012.
Posted by +Gerard Sanz, Panoramio Community Manager


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You know how you've got on a really hot pair of shoes? When a guy compliments you on them. I'm not even talking about really stylish, overly coiffed, metrosexual kind of guys. I'm talking about those dudes who look like they do a half-blind run through the aisles in hopes of getting their personal shopping experience over as soon as possible. (Like my boyfriend, for example. Bless his heart.) So if they notice the magnificence of your shoes, then you must have something super fierce on your feet.
More than anything, guys love us in stilettos. And I don't mind because I love stilettos, too. For different reasons, of course. I'm in awe of the colors, the little details, the designs that make them distinctively fabulous. They, on the other hand, are in awe simply by watching a woman delicately balance herself on a 4, 5, sometimes, if she's real bad, 6 or 7-inch stem hoisting her up off the ground.
(Bonus points for those of us who can run for cabs and chase after children in them.)
Men can wear flats and sneakers themselves, but they're mesmerized by the sexy sway of a woman in high heels. On my end, I love the way heels make me feel. There's something instantaneously empowering and uplifting about sliding into a pair of stilettos. Flats are cute. Sneakers are hot. And may the good Lord rain a heap of special blessings upon the comfort-minded geniuses who invented flip-flops. I am admittedly a shoe fiend. I love them across the gamut—except Crocs, clogs, and Uggs or any knockoff derivative thereof—but don't nothing but nothing accentuate our natural, inborn, get 'em girl sex appeal like a pair of sky-high skinnies.
Slide a foot into them and they offer up an effortless boost of confidence and, unless you haven't yet mastered the act of remaining vertically upright and walking in them, a stroll that commands attention. They're towers of power. Platform optional. And I feel sexy whenever I put them on. I don't know about working out in them, though. I like my ankles and spinal cord in tact, thanks just the same.
As an added bonus, through someone's dogged and very important research, I've heard that heels not only make our legs look longer and sleeker, but they make our butts look like they're sitting up higher and—this just in—they increase projection up to 25 percent. Even if you're struggling to have some booty action, heels will plump and round your backside and perk up what Mother Nature didn't dish out fairly. With that in mind, it's no wonder Beyonce and Kim K. and a heap of other celebs would almost rather be caught without wigs and makeup than their stilettos. It's no coincidence that the most notorious man-magnets are the ones always decked out in heels.
What kind of shoes make you feel sexy?
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My mother taught piano lessons. In 1930 she had her own radio show in Monongah, W. Va. Under her tutelage, I mastered "Chop Sticks," "Heart and Soul" and just about any doo-wop melody. Years later, I was the darling of every dive bar in the Pacific, wooing the bar girls and providing a respite for sailors and Marines while singing and playing "Angel Baby."
Philosopher Thomas Carlyle said, "All deep things are comprised of song."
We all have regrets. One that's recurring for me is a disappointment that I never learned to play the violin. In the Fleet Marines I'd often travel through Singapore. I would spend hours at the Raffles Hotel there, sipping bourbon and sitting where Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling wrote their masterpieces. I'd listen to a children's orchestra of violins playing Bach, Mozart and Paganini.
The violin is captivating, especially for the wanderer. Writer Edmond de Goncourt tells us, "A poet puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing the violin."
My daughters play the violin in the LCHS Orchestra and take lessons from Amy Herrick. Last week Amy orchestrated a Christmas recital for her prodigies. There were more than 80 children, parents and friends anticipating a production of classical and Christmas music at the home of Meghan and Kirk Broberg.
As I walked to a corner in the back of the room, I noticed a little wide-eyed girl named Sydney Blake. I asked, "Are you nervous?" She nodded pensively. Regardless, she was there to play. I stood adjacent to a nativity scene. I counted eight nativity scenes in the room. The spirit of Christmas was all around us.
I took note of Carissa Rayer, the youngest and smallest protege. She wore a red dress, sat pensively and barely filled half a chair. As she got her cue, Carissa approached the stage with poise and began to play "Twinkle Variations." She had a moment's hesitation, but stood her ground, undaunted. Amid the stare of endless eyes, she played on. Here was a special child.
I waited for Sydney Blake's performance. My expectancy regarding the evening rested with her. Would she work through her anxiousness? She played with confidence and commanded the stage, performing "Twinkle Twinkle" with gusto. I watched her mother intently. The depth of the observations of Sydney's mother and her facial expressions fascinated me as she beamed with pride over every note Sydney played. There is joy to Christmas, and I saw it in Sydney's mother's eyes.
Coleen Thatcher, a professional accompanist, guided the children through their respective performances. Hers was the alchemy that brought the children's music to the expected crescendo.
My favorite piece, played by Jennifer Treptow, Anna Allen and Michael Herrick, was "Minuet," by Boccherini. Throughout the spirited rendition of this composition, I noticed Jennifer's intensity. The music obviously evolved from her soul as her head and body swayed to the vibrancy of her performance.
Throughout the evening, the children were eloquent. Their fingers were dexterous. Their bows vigorously struck each string, prompting a fusion of power and concentration, thus creating the alchemy of sound. After each child's performance, he or she would execute an elegant bow.
During the recital, Amy Herrick's eyes were riveting. Her gaze brought a subtle assurance, "You can do it; you will shine."
There's more to teaching than teaching. This was more than a recital; it was a step toward growing up, taking a chance, and exposing the fragile vulnerability and awkwardness of childhood.
The little proteges then attacked the cookies. I read the euphoria in their eyes. It said, "We did it!"
After the recital, I played "Chopsticks" on the piano with Coleen Thatcher. I felt as though I was back at Lucy's Tiger Den in Bangkok.
JOE PUGLIA is a practicing counselor, a professor of education at Glendale Community College and a former officer in the Marines. Reach him at email@example.com.


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So I had two funny things happen recently that both reminded me of this thread.
First, it was Bone Crackins Wednesday last week. And every Bone Crackins day - without fail - I go to Jersey Mike's for a regular #13, white, Mike's Way with hots. I've gone there so often in the past four years that they don't even ask me what I want any more, they just make the sandwich. So I thought it was funny how much I've been complaining about the 'moaners' not trying new food; we're all creatures of habit on some level.
Second, yesterday I went to a Korean market near our house. I bought about $20 worth of vegetables that I had never tasted before in my life (never even heard of some of them), and nearly squealed with excitement when I got to the meat department and say they had trotters from both pigs and cows, beef tripe and tendon. And then in the fish department, they had full (head-on) U-15 shrimp, and whole monkfish, which means you can get them to butcher it for you and harvest the liver.... which is absofreakinglutely delicious. So I have that going for me.


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In the beginning….there was Budd
For almost half a century, the Improvisation Comedy Clubs have remained the premiere stages for live comedy in the United States. Over the decades, the talent who has played center stage represents the Who's Who of American Comedy, including Richard Pryor, Billy Crystal, Lily Tomlin, Freddie Prinz, Andy Kaufman, Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld, Tim Allen, Jay Leno, Chris Rock, Dane Cook, Ellen DeGeneres, Jamie Foxx, Adam Sandler, Jeff Dunham, and Dave Chappelle.
Today, the Improv stage continues to be the most important live venue for new comedians. But, its start in 1963 was anything but legendary.
The Improvisation was founded in New York City by Broadway producer Budd Friedman. Budd hoped for a place where Broadway performers could meet after their shows, an intimate setting where performers could simply eat, drink (coffee, at first, as the Improvisation did not have a liquor license) and, most importantly, sing. The Improvisation quickly gained attention as the gathering spot where young Broadway artists would hold sing-alongs into the wee hours. Budd has a very vivid memory of Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli singing, accompanied at the piano by Peter Allen. (Google them if you aren't sure who these legends are!)
Our iconic brick wall started in the NY club as well – out of necessity. When Budd ripped the red wall panels and mirrors off the wall left by the previous tenants (A Vietnamese Restaurant. In the 1960's. Not hard to see why it didn't make it!), he discovered this great red brick wall. Since he knew nothing about dry walling (and couldn't afford it, even if he did), he simply left the brick in place, which soon gave the club its signature.
One year later, the Improvisation's first comedian, Dave Astor, appeared on stage to try new material. It worked– and others quickly followed. Soon, comedians began to dominate the rotation, as singers were phased-out of the nightly line-up. The Improvisation became the place for live comedy. In fact, the only nightly stage for live comedy. Little known Dave Astor made Budd the Impresario of comedy virtually overnight. The legendary club was just beginning.
Future giants of American comedy all vied for stage time at the New York club. In an effort to be noticed by Budd, nothing was off-limits to young comedians desperately hoping to be selected.
Lily Tomlin hijacked a parked limousine and had the stunned driver circle the block so she could make the proper entrance for her meeting with Budd.
Jay Leno drove weekly between Boston (he is a graduate of Emerson College. His major: Speech therapy) and New York, hoping that someone would notice him hanging around the Improv. Or sleeping in the Improv parking lot. Eventually Budd did—impressed that Leno would log so many miles and countless hours in the hope of getting his first minutes on stage.
Andy Kaufman interviewed with Budd and never broke out of his "Latka" accent. It wasn't until Kaufman performed on stage that Budd realized he had been duped!
A remarkable list of talent was building; the debut of 16 year-old Freddie Prinz one night, legendary Milton Berle the next. In one month, audiences could catch the greats and soon-to-be-greats– George Burns, Robert Klein, George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Richard Lewis, and Rodney Dangerfield, who was the Improv's part-time emcee for four years.
Many future stars worked at the Improv— even if not on stage. There were door hosts Danny Aiello ("Godfather II", "Moonstruck"), Keenan Ivory Wayans ("In Living Color", "Scary Movie"), and Joe Piscopo ("Saturday Night Live"). Waitresses included Karen Black ("Easy Rider", "Five Easy Pieces") and Elaine Boosler. A guy named Barry Manilow would play piano. And, it was not unusual to find Dustin Hoffman at the piano when the regular Improv pianists were on break!
Contrary to popular belief, Bette Midler was never a waitress at The Improv. But she regularly performed on stage, and Budd became her manager, helping to book her first appearance on "The Tonight Show." Next to Johnny Carson, The Improv stage was arguably the most important stage in all of show business. For a young comedian, success at the Improv meant everything.
Go West Young(ish) Man
Budd had a vision to expand the Improv and, in 1975, he headed West and left Chris Albrecht as the manager in-charge of the New York club. Albrecht had reached a career zenith, unless you consider eventually becoming the President of HBO somewhat noteworthy.
Budd opened his second Improv on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, where it still stands today. The club included the trademark piano and the iconic brick wall. Jay Leno helped paint the ceiling.
As in New York, the next generation of artists and entertainment executives worked the Improv—on stage, in the house, or at the bar. Actor Daniel Baldwin, uber comedy manager Jimmy Miller (Jim Carrey), and writer/producer/director Judd Apatow ("The 40 Year-Old Virgin" "Knocked Up") were part of the fraternity of door managers. Debra Winger ("Urban Cowboy," "Terms of Endearment") and writer Callie Khouri ("Thelma & Louise") were waitresses. And, mixing drinks at the bar, Lesley Moonves, the current President of CBS.
Comedy at the new Hollywood Improv was not without some drama. In 1979, a talent strike was organized against Mitzi Shore and her Comedy Store for not paying non-headlining comedians. The Improv was set to reap the benefits with all comedians working our stage only—until a massive fire nearly burned the entire building down. The cause was arson and rumors were rampant, from a competitor of Budd (there was only one) to a disgruntled comedian who bombed on stage. The mystery was never solved, but the fire did close the showroom. To help Budd quickly rebuild, Improv favorites Robin Williams and Andy Kaufman organized fund-raising shows, one of many examples where legendary comedians have shown their support throughout the years to the place that jump-started their career.
An Evening at the Improv
In the 1980's, a new cable network, the Arts & Entertainment Network (better known now as "A&E," the home of Dog, the bounty hunter) began airing "An Evening at the Improv", a weekly comedy series taped at the Hollywood Improv and hosted by Budd Friedman. Cable television was exploding across America, and Budd – along with his signature monocle– became as well known to viewers as Johnny Carson and Ed Sullivan. "An Evening at the Improv" offered television exposure to new comedians and brought stand-up comedy into homes across the country as never before.
Comedy Boom of the 80's
In the 1980's, spurred by the growth of cable television and hit movies, comedy dominated pop culture. Robin Williams was on virtually every magazine cover for his movie roles. Along with "An Evening at the Improv," there were widely popular HBO comedy specials and the juggernaut "Saturday Night Live."
It was also a time was The Improv began expanding its comedy empire. After seventeen years of going solo and running the club on a modest budget, Budd realized that he needed some support.
His new partner was Mark Lonow (himself once part of a New York comedy trio with his wife JoAnne Astrow and Henry Winkler, the Fonz from "Happy Days.") Mark had moved to Los Angeles, become a successful producer/director, and would soon be credited with helping to make the Improv a more profitable business.
Together, Budd and new partner Mark began a national expansion of The Improv, opening locations in San Diego, San Francisco, Brea, Irvine, Tempe, Washington D.C., Dallas, Addison, Cleveland, Miami, Las Vegas, Reno and London, England.
Comedy fans, often for the first time in many cities, were able to see their favorite comedians in an intimate club setting. For the grand opening of the Improv in San Diego, Robin Williams performed and was surprised onstage by his idol, Jonathon Winters. They performed together for the very first time.
Comedy Slowdown in the 90's?
Comedy was King in the 1980s, and that led to an inevitable slowdown in the 1990s.
Many new clubs attempted to duplicate what The Improv had so successfully accomplished, often with poor results. Worse, those new clubs increased the need for comedians to perform all across the country, and the result was a dilution of talent. While the Improv still delivered the best comedy talent available, some acts on some nights were, to be honest, largely forgettable (we hope you weren't in attendance to see the comedian who XX.) We are still apologizing for him.
While nothing can capture the live experience of comedy, many were content to stay home and watch Comedy Central, a new cable network also luring away top comedy talent.
The 90's did give rise to the stand-up comedian-as-actor, thanks to such huge prime-time successes as Jerry Seinfeld, Drew Carey, Tim Allen, and Ellen DeGeneres. In fact, many of the concepts for those hit series were developed on our stages, and the deals negotiated at our tables.
A New Era of Expansion
A new century began with a new generation of explosive comedy talent. Jamie Foxx, Dave Chappelle, Jeff Dunham, Dane Cook, David Spade, Pablo Francisco, Brian Regan, Sarah Silverman, Daniel Tosh, Gabriel Iglesias, Jo Koy, Sebastian Maniscalco, Todd Glass, Aisha Tyler, Bobby Lee, Anjelah Johnson, and Jamie Kennedy, to name a few, have once again helped make The Improv the place for top comedy.
And The Improv was once again expanding. In 2002, Budd partnered with Al Copeland to create six new clubs: Irvine, San Jose, Brea, Ontario, Pittsburgh, and the re-launch the historic Improv on Melrose Avenue.
In recent years, The Improv opened in Chicago, Denver, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Arlington, Louisville, Baltimore and Orlando.
New clubs are now being planned, both domestically and internationally, ensuring that The Improv promise remains true— To deliver the best comedy talent, quality food and service in the most celebrated—and largest—comedy club chain in the world.
And we are proud to bring the best and brightest comedians to the latest Improv, The Atlanta Improv.
Improv on the big and little screens
The Improv has long been as much a part of Hollywood as any other establishment in the country. We've been the site of hundreds of tapings for both film and television, not to mention a countless number of comedy CD recordings. The critically acclaimed "Funny People" was the latest movie to be filmed at the Hollywood Improv, but other movies such as "Man on the Moon," "The Aristocrats", Robert Townsend's "Hollywood Shuffle," and "The Goodbye Girl" also had major scenes shot at the Improv.
For television – other than the obvious 400+ hours of An Evening at the Improv– we've been featured on Last Comic Standing (which has taped in multiple Improv locations) and dozens of comedy specials on HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central. Other shows include A & E's "Gene Simmon's Family Jewels," E's "Denise Richards: It's Complicated" and the short-lived NBC series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," as well as our own HBO's "An All-star Toast to the Improv" and "The Improv 40th Anniversary Special" on NBC.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern football team returns to the gridiron for the 2013 season this weekend, facing LaGrange on the road, Saturday at 6 p.m. Eastern.
The Panthers are coming off a 7-3 season in which they won a share of the Southern Athletic Association championship. Although BSC lost starting quarterback Jimmy Stainback and All-American Shawn Morris to graduation, junior wide receiver Sam Vermilyea returns after leading with 482 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Senior Joe Moultrie, Morris' backup at the tailback position, also returns after racking up 598 yards and a team-high 12 touchdowns last year.
Senior Tyson Beacham takes over the quarterback position after playing in three games last year and receiving a medical hardship from the NCAA. Junior Issac Nichols returns at the tailback position after scoring three touchdowns with 214 rushing yards in 2012, as does junior receiver Michael Cowan, who caught for 215 yards and three touchdowns last season.
Extra-point and field-goal specialist Ryan Laughlin also returns after hitting 37-of-39 extra points and 4-of-5 field goals.
On defense, the Panthers lost All-Conference defensive back Andrew Shannon and linebacker Nick Gordon, but return junior Austin Hansard at linebacker, who was second on the team last year with 62 tackles and a team-high 7.5 tackles-for-loss.
BSC is 3-2 all-time against LaGrange, winning last season at home in Panther Stadium, 41-14. LaGrange went 3-7 last season, including a 3-4 mark in USA South action.
Saturday's game will feature a live game tracker, live audio and live video, available at LaGrangePanthers.com.
BSC opens its home slate on Saturday, Sept. 14, hosting SAA rival Hendrix at 1 p.m. on Battle Field at Panther Stadium.


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Beauty is an ever booming business that will never see a lack in customers and Salons Open Near Me Today in Parkmore because women and even men will continue to go to beauty salons for a new hairdo, for a manicure, a pedicure or even a tan. So, whether there is a depression or not, women (and some men) will still go to beauty salons to have their fix. In fact, it is in stressful times that you will see an increase in customers going to Hairdressing Salons Near Me offering spa services for a spot of relaxation through aromatherapy, baths, manicures and massages.
Selling Used Salon Equipment
So, if you are thinking of setting up a beauty salon, it is time that you go searching for the best ever beauty salon equipment for your business. You will need nothing but the most affordable and best beauty salon equipment to provide nothing but incomparable services to your clients.Lets take a look at the different types of services offered by beauty salons and Beauty Shops Near My Location what sort of beauty salon equipments you will need for the services you offer at your salon. If your salon only offer basic hair styling and cutting services, you will need beauty salon equipment to cater to your hair styling needs. You should look at hair styling chairs, wash basins, hair dryers, steamers, trolleys, professional hair styling scissors set and even basic must-have furniture like mirrors, chairs, comfy chairs for the waiting area.
Business Plan For a Beauty Salon - Cash Flow Decisions
In the midst of searching for the right equipment to furnish your salon, although it is important to compare prices, please do not settle for cheap, low quality equipment as it could end up sabotaging your business. Lousy quality equipment could break down in the midst of a hair styling session or worse, can you imagine the bath tub leaking or the hair dryer malfunctioning and injuring a client? So, compare prices if you must but do not try to save by buying low quality beauty salon equipment.
Salons Open Near Me Today in Parkmore ?
Beauty salon equipment is necessary in every beauty salon. Different equipment is used for the hair, face, body, skin and feet. This equipment is available at local outlets and online. There are cheap and inexpensive salon equipment, professional salon equipment and used salon equipment easily available in local stores. It is not always possible to keep buying new equipment. It is possible to find good quality, used hair salon equipment that serve efficiently.
Many salons are expanding their services, on demand. They are adding spa services, to pamper the clients and enhance mental relaxation. Day spa services include manicures, pedicures, tanning, facials, waxing and massages. When different new services are offered, additional equipment needs to a part of the salon's equipment inventory. Many of the additions are quite costly. A new pedicure station usually costs a few thousand dollars. Used salon equipment is a rapidly expanding business. To save money, many salon owners choose to purchase used beauty salon equipment. If a customer conducts sufficient product research and identifies a reputed supplier, he can obtain equipment at good bargains. The money saved can be re-invested in the business and used to effectively attract new clients.
There are a growing number of retailers that focus on selling used hair salon equipment. Many of these retailers are easily found online. A number of the used equipment being sold is in good condition and are a good investment for salon owners. Many people consider selling their used salon equipments in order to buy the latest contemporary salon equipment. Many online sites are available where in detailed information is given about the local stores that sell used salon equipment. The used equipment helps the salon owners to save on a lot of expenses, which would otherwise make upgrading impossible and out of their reach.
The Perfect Beauty Salon Design on a Budget - Simple Ideas For the Non-Designer
In the modern world people are more beauty conscious than ever. There is a continuous demand and search for good service providers in this arena. The business for the beauty salon is on the rise, and it is getting more and more difficult to find good salons as per your need. There are number of ways available for you to find a good beauty salon for you. Your choice may depend on many factors some of them may be quality of service provided, types of services provided, distance, cost, goodwill and repute of the salon etc. To find a good beauty salon of your choice, there are two major factors on which you should concentrate your search.
Finding a Beauty Salon
Your hunt for the beauty salon of your choice begins with the distance you want to cover to get the services you desire. For that you can get the help from the local business directories and news papers and magazines. Your daily visits to the workplace and markets do a great help in this regard. Now you will be left with a decent number of beauty salons to look in.
Always try to have patience during your research. Sometime it may be frustrating and confusing because there will be so many different salons (thank god you have already prepared your list). It is better to stay calm and get yourself focused on your target while you are checking out the different salons, because after all, one that you choose should the best and convenient for you in all aspects. You are going to be spending a lot of time there for relaxation and beauty purposes, and it should be a place where you can enjoy yourself during the stay.
This is why talking to the staff personally to get the assessment of the staff's personality is important, because you will be there for a long duration of time, and you have the right enjoy the company of the people that are around you.


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Challenges for Rural Primary Education through Satellite Technology in India
The Famous Brazilian educator Paulo Freire opined that education in developing countries is conceived and practiced as a form of 'banking'. Herein, the teacher, as the communicator, makes deposits that the students patiently receive, memorize and repeat. The latter, he believed, serves to increase the recipients' dependence on the educator. He, thus, advocated a more liberating approach in which engagement with education functioned as a dialogue. Herein, the educator participated and generated access for students to imbibe knowledge that was truly self- fulfilling.
Teaching in India's government primary schools in rural areas has often been argued to be in the bind of such 'banking education'. In addition, since the country's independence in 1947, these schools have faced institutional constraints pertaining to infrastructure, maintenance, teacher recruitment, curriculum capacity and training. Educational expenditure as a percentage of GDP rose from 3% in 2004-05 to over 4% in 2011-12. In the 11th Five Year Plan period, 43% of the public expenditure was incurred for primary education (elementary stage from Grade I-V and upper primary from Grade VI-VIII).The modest gains of Operation Blackboard and the National Education Policy , of the late 80's, have been carried forward under the more ambitious flagship program Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA). Besides, the Right to Education Act (RTE) has also been invoked. Against an estimated child population of 192 million in the 6-14 age group, 195 million children have been enrolled at the elementary stage in 2009-10. In addition to enhancing learning levels, SSA also intends to fill infrastructural gaps and bridge gender differences in rural schools.


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Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 100, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1981
Description: Weekly newspaper from Rio Grande City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 13, 1981
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What's the difference between scallions and green onions?
Scallions and green onions are practically the same. According to Wikipedia, "scallions" (also known as green onions, spring onions, salad onions, green shallots, onion sticks, long onions, baby onions, precious onions, yard onions, or syboes), are the edible plants of various Allium species, all of which are "onion-like", having hollow green leaves and lacking a fully developed root bulb."
You can substitute scallions for green onions when you see the need for scallions or green onions in a recipe.
While scallions and green onions belong to the genus and species Allium fistulosum, a.k.a. the Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion, there are some nuances between the two plants.
1. In terms of flavor, scallions provide a milder taste than green onions, which have a flavor similar to onions.
2. Scallions are identified by the fact that the sides of the base are straight, whereas the green onion curves slightly, showing the beginnings of a bulb.
3. Scallions are immature green onions. Green onions are the maturating spring onions which have a distinct flavor and taste of the fully-grown onions. Green onions have a slightly rounder bulb shape.
Did you know?
In the mid-Atlantic coastal states and New England, most people are more likely to be called scallions; For the rest of the US, they are more likely to be called green onions.


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If you play with people who apparently care about things like being "fair" (like I do), 2001 wins, hands down.
You'd have to ask Mike, or even the legendary Eric & Todd what the original mood of the game was, but my impression from the 1998 and 2000 rules was that it was designed to be humorous, laid back, with an attitude of "as long as there's big explosions, we don't care who wins".
Unfortunately for NELUG, we sort of got into a tradition from the get-go of having serious gamers involved who wanted to do things like "win". These sorts of people take one look at a spearman rolling an automatic success (a 6, let's say) with a required UR of 12, and say "Oh, come on! He can't hit my F-16 with a freaking spear!" Then, when the rules dictated that the pilot would need to make an emergency pit-stop, they'd throw some sort of hissy fit about how stupid that was and how there's no way a spear thrown at a fighter jet could possibly result in such ridiculousness.
So NELUG quickly resolved to handle such situations by attempting to be "fair" and follow "reality" whenever the rules were unclear, arbitrary, or otherwise subject to interpretation. This had the end result of less silly combat, but calmer players who weren't royally pissed off.
That's where the 2001 ruleset proves to be the most superior of all the rulebooks. It's the most complete and most realistic in terms of possible options, and the least silly. It meant that Shaun and I could point at a specific passage in the rulebook whenever someone would blurt out such objections as "He can't do that! That would never happen!"
The downside to the 2001 ruleset is that it's so crazily complicated that you have to attend an 8-week course in order to really understand it (Tuesday and Thursday nights, I believe-- I did the one offered by Franklin Pierce since it was cheapest). Anyway, getting new players is very difficult, unless you get them to play with you a few times first, THEN have them read the rulebook. Otherwise, people are so intimidated by the tome that they'll just opt out.
The 2005 rulebook, by contrast, is far simpler. So people can read it more easily and it's more inviting with its HTML version and all.
Anyway, my honest opinion is pretty biased, since I've been playing with the 2001 rules since around 2002 or so, and I have yet to actually PLAY a game (with other humans) with the 2005 rules. So I've got a fair amount of the 2001 rulebook in my head. And if I ever DID play with the 2005 rules, I bet I'd suddenly be making mistakes like using the 2001 rules wherever the 2005 rules didn't specify exactly what happened.


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|2003-11-06, 12:25
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Portsmouth, UK
Age: 57
Noir - question about secret messages
Just got the third volume, UK release, and there was a pair of red-tinted goggles inside.
Took a while to figure out that these were to view a secret message printed in a grainy red box on the insert for each volume - How cool is that!!!!!!
My problem is that I cannot read the second one - printing error? I don't know, the others are pretty hard to read anyway, requiring a strong light source.
Could some kind person please tell me what the second mesage says?
The ones that I have are :
Vol 1 :
Also a little drawing of Kirika's head.
Vol 3 :
BTW, thoroughly enjoying the series.
BTW BTW hadn't bought anime for years, am now out GBP200 or so as a direct result of downloading fansubs and am considering buying a region 1 player so I can watch imports (I managed to buy what must be about the only non hackable player on the UK market GRRRR!). Thanks, fan-subbing community
|2003-11-06, 12:36
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Portsmouth, UK
Age: 57
Bugger, sorry
Ahem, sorry, don't bother, found it.
After I posted I tried googling on "humble snack tell tale noir" and found it straight off.
Still, new levels of coolness - these are codes to activate easter eggs on the DVDs! Each phrase refers to a point in an episode and instructions on what to do with the remote.
Going to try them out now.
Let me know if anyone wants me to post the results.
|2003-12-30, 06:39
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Noir: Shades Of Darkness (R1) without english subtitles?
I decided to go for the R1 edition of Noir: Shades of Darkness - Special Edition from http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=45180 as I was getting too impatient for Play.com to restock the R2 edition. The fact that I could get the special edition for almost the same price helped a bit aswell
But then to my horror I noticed that according to the product details it comes without english subtitles? All the other volumes comes with english subtitles according to DVDPacific, as well as all of the R2 edition according to Play. Is the first volume of Noir R1 edition delivered only with japaneese and english language and no subtitles?
|2003-12-30, 13:03
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
I have the R1 special Edition.... and it has English and Japanese Dolby 5.1 and English Subtitle option in there too even tho it doesn't list it on the package it's in there don't worry.
FYI... the T-Shirt rocks! it's one of my fav T-Shirts.
|2003-12-30, 14:31
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|2004-03-30, 07:48
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Team the box!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Badside
I just finished watching it for maybe the 4th time.
It's one of my favorites. I can watch the whole thing in one sitting. The music is great, the action is great, and it has a great story. It's not just mindless action.
I love how they show the action (or don't show it). No blood, for example. It actually makes it more thrilling to watch.
Like when a guy gets a knife to the face. You don't see the knife hit him nor do they show it sticking into his skull afterwords. You just see him fall down and you see his sunglasses, split into two, falling to the ground. That's cool.
Only thing that bugs me about the show is :
|2004-03-30, 21:26
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I really liked Noir, except for one thing: The story moved horribly slow. It was almost unbearable. And, the horrible bootleg subs I watched didn't help. ^^;; I think, had it been a 12 or 13 episode series, it would have been perfect.
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A winner was selected from 352 designs submitted by 47 freelance designers.
GraphicDesignerGallery.com is a site where designers can post examples of their graphic design work and help each other improve their skills. Not to mention the exposure designers will get by having their best works on display!
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Our mission is to drive personal development and create healthy, active lifestyles for youth through surfing.
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Warm Current runs yearly one-day surf camps in communities all along the Oregon, Washington and California coast. These surf camps are free of charge and open to all youth in the local community.
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Wetsuit donation locations are available all along the Pacific Coast where individuals can donate old, but useable wetsuits. Those wetsuits are either reused in our camps or donated to partner organizations.