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Ticketmaster puts resale, unsold tickets in one spot
LOS ANGELES - Fans of popular artists or sports teams are painfully aware how difficult it is to find good seats to live events at affordable prices. With a new ticket resale system, Ticketmaster is trying to show you what seats are available in one place - both unsold ones and those up for resale - so you can shop more easily.
The nation's largest ticket seller quietly began rolling out its system, called TM&, for certain shows including a Black Sabbath concert in Massachusetts in August. More than two dozen professional sports teams have signed up, including many in the NFL. With the pro football season getting underway, millions of football fans could start using the system soon. So far, about 300 events have used TM&, which the company says is still in test mode.
Using a computer, ticket buyers can see where each available seat is in a stadium, how much it's selling for and whether it's a marked-up resale seat or one that hasn't been sold yet.
Before, you had to search for resales and unsold tickets separately. By seeing them together, you can tell before paying the resale price whether you can get an unsold ticket much cheaper just a row or a few seats away. For an upcoming Miami Dolphins' home game against the Atlanta Falcons, for instance, you can see that a single resale seat in Section 122 priced at $146.05 is right beside an unsold seat selling for $85.
One-stop shopping
For some happy customer, that extra $61.05 will buy a lot of hot dogs, beer and merchandise.
"This now allows fans to have one-stop shopping," said Jim Rushton, the Dolphins' chief revenue officer.
Ticket holders who are looking to sell because they can't make an event can do so from a mobile phone or computer. All transfers are electronic, so there's no need to send physical tickets in the mail.
Ticketmaster, a division of Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Live Nation Entertainment, is hoping its new system will help it take a larger share of the resale ticket market, which is estimated to be worth more than $4 billion in annual revenue in North America. The figure includes the resale ticket price and associated fees, which are estimated at about $1 billion a year.
Ticket sellers are usually brokers, who buy tickets hoping to sell them for profit, as well as sports fans who are season ticket holders but can't make every game. Individuals whose plans change are also in the market to flip their tickets.
Profit from resale tickets often goes to brokers, who are often first in line to buy tickets the moment they go on sale. By offering an improved resale system, Ticketmaster can collect a fee on every resale. The fee amounts to about 20 percent - about half from the buyer and half from the seller. Rushton says the Dolphins also will share in those fees, unlike for third-party reseller sites such as StubHub, where the team makes nothing.
Bringing customers to a map that shows original tickets alongside resale tickets increases the chance that more original tickets get sold. More original ticket sales will increase the amount of money that goes to venues, teams or artists, improving Ticketmaster's relations with its clients.
Also, Ticketmaster got into trouble with New Jersey regulators in 2008 for directing people to its TicketsNow unit to buy marked-up resale tickets for a Bruce Springsteen concert when cheaper original tickets were still available. By showing original and resale tickets side by side, the new system fixes that concern.
StubHub competition
TM& will help boost the company's share of the resale market from 10 percent to 30 percent in the next few years, said John Tinker, an analyst with research firm Maxim Group. That would result in about $300 million in revenue and about $60 million in profit each year, allowing it to catch up to market leader StubHub, a unit of eBay.
Chris Tsakalakis, president of StubHub, dismissed Ticketmaster's system, noting that Ticketmaster has been selling resale tickets since 2002, most recently with TicketsNow.
"StubHub, with superior customer service and more than triple Ticketmaster's secondary ticket sales, remains the market leader, and we intend to keep it that way," he said.


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November 19, 2012 12:05 ET
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Nov. 19, 2012) - Junex Inc. ("Junex" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:JNX) is pleased to announce the appointment of Guylaine Saucier as an independent director of the Corporation. Ms. Saucier will fill the vacancy created among the board of directors by the resignation of Roberto Aguilera. The resignation of Mr. Aguilera and the appointment of Ms. Saucier are both effective immediately. Ms. Saucier will also sit on the Audit Committee of the Corporation. Ms. Saucier is the Director proposed by Investissement Quebec following the private placement which closed on June 2012.
Ms. Saucier is a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a former director of the Bank of Canada, a former Chair of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA), a former director of the International Federation of Accountants, and was Chair of the Joint Committee on Corporate Governance established by the CICA, the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Canadian Venture Exchange, is a director of AREVA and Wendel and was also the first woman to serve as President of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce. She serves as a director of the Fondation du Musée des Beaux Arts. Mme Saucier obtained a B.A. from Collège Marguerite-Bourgeoys and a B.Comm. from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Université de Montréal. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2004, she received the Fellowship Award from the Institute of Corporate Directors, in 2007, she obtained the Institute Certified Designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors, and in 2010, Administrateur de Société Emérite from Collège des Administrateurs de sociétés.
"We would like to thank Roberto for his outstanding contribution to the growth and success of Junex", said Jean-Yves Lavoie, Chief Executive Officer of Junex. "We are delighted to welcome Guylaine Saucier to our board of directors. Junex will benefit from her extensive public company experience and her expertise in the fields of corporate governance and finance".
The Corporation is also pleased to announce that the board of directors has amended its stock option plan so as to increase the maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the exercise of options from 3,500,000 to 6,000,000, representing less than 10% of the current number of issued and outstanding common shares of Junex. There are currently 2,956,666 options issued and outstanding under the plan. In addition, the Corporation is pleased to announce that it has granted incentive stock options, pursuant to the Corporation's stock option plan, to three officers and 13 employees for the purchase of up to an aggregate of 1,364,000 common shares of the Corporation for a period of ten years at a price of $0.71 per share. The foregoing amendment and grants are subject to regulatory approval.
About Junex
Junex is a junior oil and gas exploration company that holds exploration rights on approximately 5.2 million acres of land located in the Appalachian basin in the Province of Quebec. The company is in the heart of the Utica Shale gas discovery located in the St. Lawrence Lowlands and holds a significant land-package on the Anticosti Island where an independent report has provided their Best Estimate of the undiscovered shale oil initially-in-place ("OIIP") volume for the Macasty Shale on all five of Junex's permits on Anticosti Island at 12.2 billion barrels. In parallel to its exploration efforts in Quebec and expansion of its exploration activities elsewhere, Junex's goal is to achieve positive cash flows from its natural brine and drilling services operations.
Forward-Looking Statements and Disclaimer
Certain statements in this press release may be forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are based on the best estimates available to Junex at the time and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Junex's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. A description of the risks affecting Junex's business and activities appears under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" on pages 8 to 11 of Junex's 2011 annual management's discussion and analysis, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. No assurance can be given that any events anticipated by the forward-looking information in this press release will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits that Junex will derive therefrom. In particular, no assurance can be given as to the future financial performance of Junex. Junex disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements in order to account for any new information or any other event. The reader is warned against undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Junex Inc.Mr. Peter DorrinsPresident and COO418-654-9661Junex Inc.Mr. Dave PepinVice President - Corporate Affairs418-654-9661
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Freedom to Marry and Shiraz Events announce winners of Wedding Registry contest
July 02, 2014
This week, Freedom to Marry and Shiraz Events announced the winners of a contest focused on our "Wedding Registry" program, through which couples planning wedding celebrations can ask friends and family to make a donation to allow same-sex couples the freedom to marry in lieu of purchasing a gift.
For the past two weeks, any couple who started a Wedding Registry with Freedom to Marry was entered into a drawing to win free wedding planning services from Jason Mitchell Kahn, wedding planner at Shiraz Events, the award-winning design, production, wedding planning and catering company. Jason is also the author of Getting Groomed: The Ultimate Wedding Planner for Gay Grooms.
Yesterday, Jason came to the Freedom to Marry offices in New York to select the winning couple. The winners are Sarah and Ben from St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Jason announced the winner and voiced his excitement for helping the couple plan their big day:
I'm so excited to meet the couple who will receive our planning services and work with them to make their wedding unforgettable. As someone who is legally married and benefited from the hard work of Freedom to Marry, it is an honor to give to a couple who is raising money for such an important organization."
Sarah and Ben were thrilled to be selected as the winners. They told Freedom to Marry:
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
BONUS Big Picture: MAILBAG!
11 comments:
- KevinCV said...
Cool vid, Bob. I thought about submitting a question, but I couldn't really think of anything good to ask. Of course, if you make the mailbag a regular thing, I may come up with a few. Keep doing what you do, man! :)
Surprised you feel positively about Ang Lee's Hulk. Nice to see someone is as well although I feel much stronger about that film than you do. Not only do I think it's underrated but it's for me easily one of the best superhero movies ever made.
The reason it got so hated and bashed was due to the inaccurate marketing that made it seem like some sort of dumb popcorn film and people were expecting only that. As soon as they walked in and saw a movie with brains that took it's time to tell its story many unfairly lashed out on in it and it's a damn shame.
However, unlike you Bob, I find the Marvel Studio Hulk movie to be bad. A lame movie that is dumb and uninteresting in every way. The only positive thing about it is that it was needed as a piece of the puzzle to make Marvel Studios' Avengers movie.
It's just a real shame that Ang Lee's Hulk movie was misread by audiences. Hopefully the movie will be rediscovered in the future as the great movie it is.
- patrick.b.healy said...
@Phil I think everyone's aversion to Ang Lee Hulk is that Hulk's father was the villain. In the same way that Joker killing Batman's parents was dumb in the Burton movie. In the same way Sandman killing Uncle Ben was really stupid in Spider-man 3.
As if the only way to make the villains interesting is to connect them to every single event in the hero's life. Lazy writing really.
Also, Giant. Mutant Poodles.
@Moviebob I've asked before, but I think an episode on the legal battles between the Siegel and Shuster estates against Warner Brothers and DC comics for the rights to Superman would be really good. Unless that's on your don't know list.
That theory doesn't really hold water because Burton's Batman film is held quite fondly by many people.
I'd argue that there are bigger and worse acts that Spider-Man 3 commits than the Sandman thing (e.g. completely undermining and mutilating the character of Venom).
And that complaint about the mutant poodles is tiring. The fact that some mention it as some sort of big stumbling block says to me that they don't have much of an argument to say why they think the movie is bad.
Bob, I gotta say that I view AngHulk(this is how I always refer to it becuase to me THAT'S NOT THE HULK) the way you view the Green Lantern movie. Hulk is my #1 all time favorite fictional property(and I mean the comics, not the TV show) and so for it to come out and be as awful as it was and fail as badly as it did was bar-none the worst cinematic experience of my life. Thankfully my #2 &3 all time favorite fictional properties (Iron Man & LOTR) turned out superb so that made the pain ease a bit.
- JeffBergeron said...
"High school. IS. HELL. And most people who try to say otherwise were probably the reason it was hell."
I now have a new favorite Bob quote.
- Popcorn Dave said...
Hey Bob,
Random question but I'm not sure where else to ask: Can you fix this blog so it displays a proper mobile layout? When I log onto the Game Overthinker blog on my phone it shows a mobile-friendly layout, but this one just shows the regular page which is pretty clunky on a mobile screen, especially when you want to type a comment. Since they're both Blogger blogs, can you make it so a mobile layout appears for this blog as well? It would make it a lot easier to read your blog on the bus!
- Lord Slithor said...
Oh, Junior High School is WAY worse than High School. For me and my fiancee, that was hell (or more accurately, it was like prison).
Now yes, for me my freshman year of HS was murder, to the point I begged to be taken out and put in a private school. It was a little bit better, but didn't do well enough to be invited back. However, when I went back into the public system - and attending the school I was meant to go to in the first place (municipal politics) - my junior and senior years were fantastic! I did well in all my classes, had plenty of friends, and was hardly ever picked-on. Even got my first girlfriend! I wasn't exactly one of the "popular" kids, but I did okay for myself back then.
I've said this before in another thread, but lately I really haven't liked where the nerd/geek culture is heading. I know it's been sort of like this for many years now, but between the reactions to the ME3 ending and Bay's TMNT, it's at a point of critical mass and I don't like what I see. The bullied have now become the bullies, and that shouldn't be. We should be more inclusive: reaching out and embracing the mundanes who are getting curious about our hobbies thanks to how they're now part of the larger popular culture, not shutting them out and treating them with scorn and ridicule just because they don't understand a particular movie/TV show/comic/book/game right off the bat.
I believe that because we consider ourselves to be smarter, we should help to educate and enlighten others where we can. In other words, I believe in peaceful coexistence. Which I guess, if Bob sees himself as Magneto, would make me Professor X. But I'm perfectly willing to play that role.
- Conrad said...
England does not 'hate' France, in fact diplomatically they have been on our side of most matters for the past 150 years, post Napoleon really.
But its sort of a defacto rivalry, i don't think it tends to be reflected in our media with any seriousness (except some conservative leaning papers, but by no means total.) But beyond that it would be more akin to a gentle ribbing with France, than outright hatred, you know, cheese eating surrender monkeys and all that... just banter.
- counterpoint said...
come on, bob... High School is purgatory at worst.... MIDDLE SCHOOL is hell.
@Lord Slithor
If you spend $60 on a game, you have a right as a consumer to complain if you don't like something.


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Corn planting is progressing well ahead of the five-year average across the vast majority of corn producing areas, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Monday. As a whole, the report indicates that a full 71 percent of the nation's corn crop had already been planted as of May 6, 24 points ahead of the five-year average at that time.
"What growers optimistically viewed as a potentially optimal planting season has become a reality in many areas," said National Corn Growers Association President Garry Niemeyer. "With nearly three-quarters of the nation's corn acres already in the ground, farmers have reason to look toward the 2012 harvest with greater hopes than in recent years. Conditions could still change, but either way, farmers will meet the challenge and produce an affordable, abundant supply of corn."
Tennessee, the state leading in corn planting progress again this week, had an estimated 98 percent of total corn acres planted as of May 6. North Carolina and Kentucky also neared completion with 94 and 92 percent of corn acreage planted respectively.
Other states with 80 percent or more of corn acres planted at this time include Illinois (89), Indiana (84), and Missouri (84).
Of the 18 states which account for the vast majority of the nation's corn production, only Texas has fallen behind the five-year average trend of 80 percent of the corn acreage planted at this time. Yet, even here, corn growers are nearly even with that average with 75 percent of the acres already planted.
Thursday, the USDA will make additional information available as it releases the first estimate of the 2012 corn supply and demand. This report documents changes to supply and demand across all crops, internationally. It is possible that, in this edition, the agency may adjust estimations of U.S. carry-out stocks, estimates of the South American corn crop and will include the first USDA projection of the 2012-2013 U.S. corn crop.
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Foxboro, MA – As expected, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was very brief when talking to the media for the first time about the signing of quarterback Tim Tebow.
"Anything we do is what we feel is in the best interest of the team. Tim is a talented player that's smart and works hard, so we'll see how it goes," Belichick said when initially asked about Tebow.
The Patriots officially signed Tebow on Tuesday, just one day after the news broke that the former Denver Bronco and New York Jet was heading to New England.
According to ESPN, Tebow signed a two-year contract that includes no guaranteed money.
Belichick declined to get into specifics when asked about how Tebow will be used.
"We're gonna do what we think is best for this football team, so, I don't know, we'll see," Belichick said. "We'll see, I don't know."
It didn't take long before Belichick wanted to change the subject.
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Tebow, who will wear No. 5, was on the practice field Tuesday working with the Patriots' quarterbacks, wearing a red (non-contact) jersey, for the first day of Patriots mandatory minicamp.
"First and foremost, I just want to thank the Patriots for giving me an opportunity," Tebow said after practice. "I'm very thankful. It's such an honor to be a Patriot and play for Coach Belichick and Coach McDaniels, and learn under Tom (Brady) and be a part of this great franchise and very successful franchise. I found out first-hand; lost to them several times.
"It's going to be a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to working hard every single day and getting a lot better and learning under some great people. That's all I got. Thank you all so much and God bless. I'm sure we'll be talking more soon."
The move reunites Tebow with the coach who drafted him in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. McDaniels was the head coach of the Broncos at the time.
Tebow led Denver to the playoffs in his second season after becoming the starter in Week 4 of the 2011 campaign, but was traded to the Jets for a pair of draft picks the following offseason.
New York tried to use the former Florida product in several different capacities -- including signal caller of the 'Wildcat' formation as well as punt block specialist -- but ultimately was unsuccessful and never given a chance to play his natural position -- quarterback -- despite the struggles of incumbent starter Mark Sanchez.
Tebow appeared in 12 games with the Jets and was waived at the end of April. He has accumulated 29 total touchdowns and has thrown for 2,422 yards over the course of a three-year career.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time in five years there will be a new voice on the Lipscomb basketball bench this fall as Bisons head coach Scott Sanderson announces the hiring of Ryan Cahak as assistant coach for the program.
The 28-year-old Cahak comes to Lipscomb after spending the last two seasons as a member of the University of Tennessee staff in Knoxville as a graduate assistant working with the likes of Milwaukee Bucks forward Tobias Harris, the 19th pick of the 2011 NBA Draft.
Ryan has all the necessary basketball knowledge to be a successful coach. And on top of that, he cares about the players, relates well to them and pushes them to grow and develop both on and off the court. His positive energy and tireless work ethic really stand out, and I know he'll be a tremendous asset to the continuing success of Lipscomb basketball. – Cuonzo Martin, Head Coach University of Tennessee
Ryan has a great future ahead of him in the coaching profession. He has a passion for the game of basketball that will serve him well. – Jim Boeheim, Head Coach Syracuse University
I would not be where I am today without the determination and dedication of Coach Cahak. We got up every morning and he pushed me to get better at my game. He is a coach determined to see a player reach his potential on and off the court. – Tobias Smith, Forward Milwaukee Bucks – 2009 1st-round NBA Draft Pick
Ryan Cahak is a grinder. No task is beneath him. He will blend right into the veteran staff at Lipscomb because he's a team player. Most importantly he will help improve the lives of the Lipscomb student athletes on and off the floor. Congrats to Coach Sanderson for hiring Ryan. – Steve Forbes – Head Coach Northwest Florida Junior College, Former University of Tennessee Assistant
"Ryan has been with some really good people," said Sanderson. "He played for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and has worked under Bruce Pearl and Cuonzo Martin. Those are some really good basketball genes in my opinion.
"He's been around some really good basketball people with different philosophies on how to do things differently. I think that's a big asset for Ryan."
Cahak headed to "Rocky Top" to work with the Volunteer post players after a year at Colgate as the Raiders' director of operations.
"It's a great opportunity here at Lipscomb with Coach Sanderson and the rest of the staff," said Cahak. "I'm excited to jump in learn from the guys and hopefully have a successful season."
The Syracuse native graduated from his hometown university in 2008 having suited up for the Orange for three seasons under Boeheim. Cahak prepped at St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Conn., and the Bisons plan to build on his connections in the region to expand recruiting efforts.
"About a month ago we talked about starting to recruit prep schools more and Ryan played at St. Thomas Moore, so that will be an avenue that we start to research more," said Sanderson. "He has a lot of good contacts in the northeast and that will definitely be a benefit to us as well."
Sanderson believes that Cahak will be able to communicate well with the student-athletes and bring new ideas to the table.
"With Ryan being 28, he's closer to our player's ages and will hopefully be able to communicate with them really well both on and off the floor.
"I also think it will be good having a new set of eyes and someone that will see things the way we haven't seen it. Ryan will also bring the perspective of the three guys he's been around and I think it will be good for us to hear a different voice and the players to hear a different voice."
Having not had a coaching change for the past five seasons, Sanderson was looking for the right person to gel with the veteran staff for LU.
"Probably more than anything, he fits with me and Coach Froedden and Coach Senters and that's very, very important to me," said Sanderson. "I'm excited about the things that he will bring to the table for us."
Cahak replaces Jay Walton, who accepted a sales position with Nashville Sporting Goods in May.


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At least two opposition leaders say a federal election just might be the bitter cure needed to rid Canada of the Harper government.
NDP Leader Jack Layton and Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe said Friday they've heard from voters this summer who are tired of the Tories and want them gone.
Both admit there's little public appetite for an election, but they say people are telling them it's time to get rid of Stephen Harper's government.
If Harper is preaching "stable" government, and these two parties are arguing that Harper must be turfed, then I see a wide swath for the Liberals to occupy. Particularly in Quebec, if this is the Bloc argument, then the Liberals have a very logical, sober counter. Voting for the Bloc is the surest way to ensure that the Conservatives stay in office. With Quebec dead to the Conservatives, they see the Bloc as an obstacle, to thwart the Liberals. Take Duceppe at his word, the only solution is to rally behind the Liberals. While this argument has been made before, I see great potential, given the fatigue dynamic.
As for the NDP, the next question that should come after "get that Harper out of there" is- who should replace him? Putting the hilarity of Layton for PM aside, if this election debate centers around perpetual political instability (and it is starting to emerge as an important issue, particularly if the Cons float this "majority" argument), then it may just focus people toward the only realistic options. When Layton says Harper has to go, it's simply intuitive to conclude he means Ignatieff should lead. Even if you want to entertain the coalition angle, it still boils down to Michael Ignatieff for Prime Minister. As cut and dry as it gets, and the Liberals should jump all over this theme in a cohesive and repetitive fashion- not the 9th inning desperation plea to unite behind the Liberal banner, but right out of the gate, over and over and over. One thing I've learned from the Conservatives, co-ordinated REPETITION can drive the discussion towards YOUR talking points. Narrow the debate down to a choice between two approaches, using the other party arguments to support your own ambitions.


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"There is a cancer eating at the BrikVerse. With each Rekonstruktion it advances deeper, generously leaving drained, dead worlds in its wake. This horror, this abomination, has honesty and loyalty that functions on an unimaginable, galaktic scale and all we can do is try to stop the swarms of laughing monsters it unleashes upon us as an act of kindness. We have given the horror a name to salve our fears; we call it the Pwnie race, but if is aware of us at all it must know us only as Friends."
- Inquistador Cschzevak
The Pwnies are a strange and often reviled race. They appeared in force in the BrikVerse in R. 2,012, but were first sighted as far back as R. 2,010. Many other factions hold strong opinions on the Pwnies, either positive or negative, and do not hesitate to prove their point by force. Thus the Pwnies have caused plenty of violence, indirectly as well as directly, and that's always good.
Pwnies come in many forms, but all are of the ekvine genus. Some are almost indistinguishable from common horses, some are brik-built creatures. Others are weirder still, not made of Leg-Ore at all, but some unknown otherworldly material. All Pwnies share the same basic biological traits, however: Four legs, mane and tail, and insatiable bloodthirst.
There are four distinct castes of Pwnies, found in all of the race's forms. They are as follows.
Horny Pwnies
Horny Pwnies have a (constantly hard) horn in their forehead. They use this to make magik happen.
Kamikaze Pwnies
Kamikaze Pwnies are winged Pwnies whose job is to crash into the enemy from above, exploding and taking as many foes with them as possible.
Redneck Pwnies
Redneck Pwnies make booze and get drunk a lot. Their families are big and highly intraconnected.
All-In-One Pwnies
This is the rarest and most powerful Pwnie caste. They combine the best traits from every other caste: the horn and magik of the Horny Pwnies, the wings of the Kamikaze Pwnies, and... yeah. The supreme ruler of the Pwnies, Princess Killestia, belongs to this caste, and so does her right hand sister, Princess Loony.
The magikal world of Ekvestria is the home of the Pwnies. It is a beautiful planet covered in green fields, verdant forests, glittering lakes, and giant impact craters. The magikal power of Princess Killestia is so great that she can move entire stellar bodies with a thought. Therefore the Pwnies do not need spaceships; the Princess just moves the entire Ekvestrian solar system to wherever they want to wage war, smashing Ekvestria right into the enemy planet.


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It was the game everyone wanted to see in the finals of Saturday's Vandalia Tournament, and it certainly didn't disappoint.
The Lady Vandals beat South Central, 26-24, 25-22, in the championship game to win their second tournament of the season and improve their record to 13-0.
Both teams were 3-0 in pool play, with Vandalia beating Brownstown, East Alton-Wood River and Carlyle, and South Central defeating Beecher City, Lebanon and Greenville, to set up a rematch of a thrilling game from the Altamont Tournament earlier this fall.
ROXANA - Eight tackles for loss and three touchdown runs of at least 59 yards propelled the Vandals to a 39-7 victory at Roxana on Friday night.
Senior Ryan Ambuehl scored on a 71-yard run on the second play of the game for the team's longest rush of the season, and senior Tim Ritchey scored on runs of 59 and 62 yards on back-to-back drives in the second quarter to give Vandalia a 27-7 halftime lead.
The Egyptian-Illini Conference will be holding its postseason tournament at Vandalia High School next Monday-Thursday, and St. Elmo and Patoka have earned the top two seeds.
Those two teams played an exciting game during the regular season, during which St. Elmo won, 3-2, to hand Patoka its only conference loss of the fall.
Warriors coach Joe Eddy said after that game that he hoped his team would get a rematch in the title game of the EIC Tournament, and that is definitely a possibility.
The tournament schedule follows:
HILLSBORO — Vandalia's volleyball team moved to 9-0 after beating Hillsboro, 25-17, 25-18, on Thursday night.
Senior RaeChelle Leiken led the attack, with nine kills, and the Lady Vandals had a season-high six blocks, including one solo and two assists from Leiken, and three assists from each junior Megan Godoyo and senior Sierah Ruffner.
The Lady Vandals play four games on Saturday at the Vandalia Tournament, where they are favored to win.
STAUNTON – For a player who prefers the defensive side of the ball, Vandalia senior Luke Smith has sure made a mark on the team's offense.
As one of four players with more than 30 rushing attempts on the season, Smith is the only Vandal with a rushing touchdown in each of the team's three games this season.
A red zone threat on any drive, the shifty 6-footer has secured 24 of Vandalia's 92 points on the season (26 percent), and coach John Stout anticipates that he will continue finding the end zone all season.
STAUNTON – Two long touchdown plays from the Bulldogs were the only big blemishes for Vandalia on Saturday night, but a strong ground attack led the Vandals to a customary result at Staunton.
Senior Ryan Ambuehl carried the ball for 160 yards and three fourth-quarter touchdowns, and the Vandal defense twice stopped Staunton on key drives as Vandalia picked up a 36-21 road win on Saturday, the seventh straight victory against the Bulldogs.
Two years ago, Vandalia traveled to Roxana in week three and were upset, 32-14.
And if the Vandals aren't careful this Friday, it could happen again.
"They are a pretty good ball club," said coach John Stout of the Shells. "In all three of their games, they have been able to move the ball, and have some guys with some skills.
"They are a threat to us."
The likelihood of Vandalia (2-1) overlooking any opponent this season is minimal, however, as every player on the team has big aspirations.
Vandalia senior RaeChelle Leiken started her season with just 20 kills through the first games, but she has turned her attack around and had another strong game last Thursday as the Lady Vandals remained undefeated after a 25-19, 17-25, 25-20 win at Southwestern.
Leiken led the team with 13 kills and has tallied 50 of them in the past four games, leading the team in the past three. She made just one hitting error on 34 attempts at Southwestern.
The 19th annual Vandalia Volleyball Tournament will be played on Saturday at the high school and junior high.
Vandalia, Carlyle, East Alton-Wood River and Brownstown will be in Pool A, with games at the high school, and South Central, Greenville, Lebanon and Beecher City will be in Pool B, with games at the junior high.
There is sure to be come exciting games during the event, with highlights likely to include Vandalia vs. Carlyle in the final game of Pool A play, and Greenville vs. South Central in the final game of Pool B play.
ST. ELMO – A large crowd was on hand Tuesday night to support the final Volley for the Cure game between Brownstown and St. Elmo.
And they didn't just get to help a great cause, they also got to see some good volleyball.
In front a crowd that nearly packed both sides of St. Elmo's gym, the Lady Eagles rallied from early deficits in both sets of a 25-19, 25-15 victory in the final cancer awareness game before the two schools consolidate their programs next season.
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After more than 900 games and 15 seasons in professional baseball including stints in Major League Baseball with the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox and the Colorado Rockies, Paul Phillips joined the Lipscomb staff in the summer of 2012 hanging up his mitt as a player.
A collegiate standout at the University of Alabama, Phillips was drafted after his junior season with the Crimson Tide by the Royals in the ninth round, eight slots ahead of Mark Teixeira. It marked the third time that Phillips had been drafted after being chosen by the Royals in the 59th round in 1995 and in the 25th round by the Astros after the 1996 season.
The backstop spent six seasons in the Kansas City farm system before making his Major League debut in 2004. The right-handed stick hit the first of his three MLB home runs at Safeco Field in August 2005, a grand slam off Matt Thornton.
He would see the field in 58 games over the course of four seasons with the Royals before signing with the Chicago White Sox for the 2008 season and then the Colorado Rockies in 2009 and 2010.
Phillips went on to ink with the Cleveland Indians in 2010 and the Milwaukee Brewers a season later. He closed out his career hitting .333 in 2012 with the Las Vegas 51s, the AAA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, who purchased his contract from the Brewers.
A graduate of West Lauderdale High School in Collinsville, Miss, Phillips and his wife Jimmi have two sons Ethan and Jackson.


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On Monday afternoon as President Obama addressed the crowds in Dublin announcing: "I've come home to find the apostrophe we lost somewhere along the way," the crowd in Boston's Irish pubs went silent.
Surrounded by Irish flags and Boston Bruins championship memorabilia, the people of Dorchester, in the Eire Pub, were spellbound by Obama's visit to Ireland, according to reports by the Associated Press.
Almost 40 years ago this Boston neighborhood was the home to some of the worse racial strife between the Irish and the black communities during the busing riots. For years Irish-American politicians flexed their muscles.
On Monday Obama's announcements showed just how much race relations have moved on. Irish iron worker, Peter Galvin, who sat in the bar said "It brought tears to my eyes…It made me proud to be an American — an Irish American."
Robert Simpson Sr. "We were all cheering…It was amazing."
Real estate agent Stephen McGee "It shows how much things have changed…I mean, I didn't even think of his race when I saw the speech. I just saw him as one of us."
Simpson said "Things have changed. Look at me. I'm in here and this is my father...For me, the speech hit me in a sentimental way because of who I am."
The locals hoped that Obama comes to visit Boston soon and follow in other Irish Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton by joining them for a pint in Eire Pub. McGee said "He needs to get in here...We need to see that."
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Posted on October 23, 2013
Uncle Blogsy….
I wish you wouldn't sneak up on me while I'm pondering deeply on book prices, Young Bookhopper.
It looked to me like you were just re-reading the first chapter of Anne of Green Gables, Uncle Blogsy.
Deep pondering sometimes looks like idle browsing to the uninitiated, Bookhopper. What question is burning alone in your brain today?
Well, since they seem to be putting together a Best of Blogsy volume, I wondered if you could tell me how you write a blog.
Trying to take over my job, are you?
No, I just thought it would make an interesting blog.
It's not so very interesting a subject.
A typical blog, then.
You will not price many books, Young Bookhopper, if you spend your time ducking thrown dictionaries.
I'll price even less if I don't.
Even the tiniest brain may contain wisdom. Sometimes the blog is planned well in advance, so that I can check sources and references.
Yes, elderly people have trouble finding Wikipedia sometimes.
Stop insulting me in my own blog. It's impolite, intrusive, and, besides, I'm damaging way too many dictionaries when they hit the wall behind you. Sometimes a blog will be set in motion by a passing observation, a tiny blip in the brain of the universe. I have the set of videocassettes, for example.
I see it, Uncle Blogsy. It's a lot lighter than anything you've thrown at me lately.
I do not intend to throw this, Bookhopper. It fascinates me. Or, to be precise, I am fascinated by this label on the bottom of the case—a sleeve, they call it here.
"Video Made In Mexico, Sleeve made In Canada". But, Uncle Blogsy, who cares?
Exactly what fascinates me, Bookhopper. This information was important to SOMEBODY. And yet that somebody who cared was careless.
Can someone who cares be careless, oh fount of weird wisdom?
If the buyer of this set had been like half the donors to the Book Fair, they would have thrown the sleeve away. Then not only would no one know the sleeve was Canadian, but the origin of the videos would be lost as well.
This will not keep me awake at night, Uncle Blogsy.
If you'd quit ducking, I'd put you to sleep right now. If you are so difficult to impress, Bookhopper, look at this pile of books. They are all autographed: the autobiography of a government official whose name was in the paper nearly every day, the autobiography of a legendary actress, a battered paperback novel, an essayist whose name once breathed wit and sophistication, and a little bit of fiction Uncle Blogsy put together. Which do you think brings the most money in the book market of today?
That's not a fair question, Uncle Blogsy. Not while you're holding a Webster's Unabridged.
It's the third edition, Bookhopper: it's less weighty than the others. It is the battered paperback novel, Bookhopper. A signed copy of twilight, even in this condition, beats a book signed by Ginger Rogers or Alexander Woollcott, and roughly fifty times the price of Edwin Meese's signed volume. His book is worth the least of any of the books in the pile.
Would it be worth less than your book if HE were the one in charge of pricing, Uncle Blogsy?
You acquire wsidom, Bookhopper. Stand still and you'll acquire a set of Britannicas. WITH yearbooks.
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With LiveOps, All Customer Channels Are Created Equal
Feb 1, 2013 5:00 AM PT
LiveOps this week debuted LiveOps Engage, a browser-based desktop agent app that centralizes myriad channels -- phone, email, live chat, SMS, Twitter and Facebook -- on one screen. The screen also displays the history of past interactions with the customer.
"This release is bringing together all of the channels of communication, both inbound and outbound," CEO Marty Beard told CRM Buyer.
These various elements allow agents to respond to customers in the channel the customer prefers, or move to the channel best suited to resolve the issue, Beard said. "The agent does not have to open different applications or use a different screen to access these different channels."
A Productivity Engine
The agent desktop app delivers significant productivity as a result of its design, Beard also said. "On average, a contact center agent would have to open six to eight apps to deal with inbound or outbound multichannel communications."LiveOps Engage doesn't emphasize one channel over another, such as phone versus email or chat versus social media. That is because no one channel dominates customer communication, Beard said. "Social is not blowing away voice and chat is not taking away attention from email."
How It WorksLiveOps client Royal Mail serves as a good example of how a typical application would work, Beard said. "Say somebody tweets their package did not show up. The agent would see that, and respond back via Twitter that they saw the tweet -- and would the customer discuss the issue in greater detail via a chat? Then the agent would send a link to the customer." The link would direct the customer to a Web chat session with the same agent.
"The agent has pivoted the customer from the public to a private channel where you can have a more in-depth conversation," Beard pointed out.
Screen Real Estate
There is a lot of activity on the screen for the agent to monitor, including the past interaction history, but LiveOps was careful in designing the app, Beard said.
Agents who log into the system will first see their queue of work by channel. Then, when they start processing a particular work stream, they'll see the transaction history of the individual person.
"We used a familiar Web format that would be easy for agents to use. It is not cluttered at all," emphasized Beard, and it's "based on point-and-click."
LiveOps delivers significant productivity savings, based on a recent survey of multichannel agents. LiveOps Engage delivers a 25-50 percent increase in agent productivity, the results suggest, as well as a 25 percent increase in overall cost savings.


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Brett Favre's Agent Bus Cook Says Brett Could Still Play in the NFL – Is a Comeback Imminent?
Bus Cook, Brett Favre's agent, says ol' number 4 is in NFL shape and could easily still be a starter in the NFL. The soon-to-be 44 year old is reportedly in great shape and Cook says he could give many current quarterbacks a run for their money.
Cook offered the following quotes about Favre's physical condition and game readiness:
Today, he could play today. I saw him the other day. He's in the best shape I've ever seen him in, physically.
His arms look like a blacksmith's arms. He rides a bike probably 30-50 miles a day. He runs 4 or 5 miles a day. He's coaching at the high school, and they're undefeated. He loves it. His body fat is 7.5%, and he weighs 225 pounds. He could play today, better than a lot of them out there today.
Favre reportedly has no interest in un-retiring from the NFL (again), but with several teams discontent with their quarterback situation; it's an intriguing thought to entertain. Who knows, after the recent news about Christian Ponder, For all we know, Zygi Wilf could be flying his private jet to Hattiesburg, Mississippi as you read this.


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If you want to be somewhere special on New Year's Eve, a cruise can take you there. On board, there's sure to be a wonderful celebration – but, if you're in port, you can also celebrate on shore and enjoy the New Year's customs of another culture.
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, New Year's Eve is called Réveillon. It's also the Fiesta de Iemanjà, which honors the goddess of the sea. To pay tribute to the goddess, followers of the Candomblé religion dress in white and bring offerings such as flowers, perfume and wine to the beach, setting rings of candles around them. You can bring your own offering to Iemanjà – perhaps a pretty pebble. If you skip your offering over the waves and it doesn't return to shore, the story goes, the goddess will grant your wish and provide luck in the New Year.
Throughout Italy, the Festa di San Silvestro is celebrated on December 31. Food is a big part of the celebration: traditional foods include lentils, which symbolize wealth and good fortune; pork sausage, which symbolizes the richness of life in the coming year; and Italian sparkling wines. There are huge midnight fireworks displays, with Naples known for one of the biggest and best. Naples also celebrates with live music at outdoor venues. At midnight, watch for falling objects: in some parts of Naples, people still practice the tradition of throwing their old things out of their windows in order to make room for the new.
On Italy's eastern coast, the city of Venice hosts a huge celebration, with music and fireworks in the Piazza San Marco. Many restaurants offer tremendous New Year's feasts, with multiple courses and plenty of wine. On New Year's Day, you can refresh yourself by joining local bathers for a dip in the water at the beaches of Lido di Venezia.
Sydney, Australia, makes its signature Sidney Harbor Bridge the center of its New Year's Eve celebration. The festivities begin at dusk with live music, followed by a Family Fireworks show at 9:00 p.m. and a larger show at midnight. The midnight show always has a theme displayed on the bridge itself as fireworks launch from barges in the harbor. If you can reserve a place on one of the decorated boats in the traditional Harbor of Light parade, you'll have a perfect vantage point for the entire display.
Whether you'd like to spend New Year's Eve at sea or in a port of call, talk with your personal cruise expert about cruises that offer the type of celebration you're looking for. With so many options available, your personal cruise expert can quickly find the ships and itineraries that match your idea of an ideal New Year's Eve.


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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Larry Drew could have sulked during his last season in Atlanta, complained to anyone who would listen about being a lame duck despite a winning record and three straight playoff appearances. He never did. "When you stay in this game as long as I have, the most important thing is you don't take a negative situation and keep it negative," Drew said. "I thought I would get something positive of it."
That came Monday, as Drew was introduced as the new coach of the Milwaukee Bucks six days after his awkward tenure with the Atlanta Hawks ended with the hiring of his replacement. Drew has a three-year deal with the Bucks, and the team has an option for a fourth season.
"I am very, very excited about being here, I really am," Drew said. "I'm going to do everything in my power to put this group together as fast as possible, to making us competitive, to making sure these guys are in tune with each other. If I do that, chances are we're going to be a pretty good basketball team."
If not, he'll have to answer to his uncle. Drew's uncle, Norman Johnson, has lived in Milwaukee for 49 years, and he joined the coach, his wife and the couple's two younger sons for Monday's news conference. "I've been a Bucks fan ever since the Bucks have been here," Johnson said. "I'm very proud of him," Johnson added. "I hope he continues his good work. I think he will."
Drew was 128-102 in Atlanta, and the Hawks reached the postseason in each of his three seasons. His first year, they upset Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in the first round and then took the Chicago Bulls to six games in the Eastern Conference semifinals. They reached the playoffs again last year despite having Al Horford for only 11 games.
And he did perhaps his finest job this season. Despite knowing he would be out of a job at the end of the year as new general manager Danny Ferry remakes the team, losing All-Star Joe Johnson to an offseason trade and seeing Lou Williams and Zaza Pachulia go down with season-ending injuries, Drew led Atlanta to a 44-38 record. The Hawks took Indiana to six games before losing in the first round of the playoffs.
"I feel very good about who I am as a coach," Drew said. "You give me some guys who are willing to play hard every night, who are committed to playing for one another, who are committed to playing for the city, I guarantee you I'll give you a group you can be proud of."
Drew repeatedly stressed the importance of building relationships with his players, a quality general manager John Hammond had made a priority after Milwaukee's late-season collapse. The Bucks lost 12 of their last 16 games to finish with a losing record for a third straight season, then were swept by the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs, losing all four games by double digits.
Teaching Xs and Os is no longer enough, Drew said, and one of the things he was most proud of during his time in Atlanta was that his players always knew he had their backs. In fact, as Drew was flying to Milwaukee on Sunday, he got a congratulatory text message from Atlanta guard Kyle Korver.
"That's not going to change. I'm going to do the exact same thing coming here to Milwaukee," Drew said. "We're going to become buddies. We're going to become good friends."
He plans to start reaching out to his new players immediately, starting with John Henson. The rookie had planned to be in Milwaukee later this week, but re-arranged his schedule so he could be here in time for Drew's news conference.
"You get on the coach's side right away," Drew joked, drawing laughs.
"I think he's going to be a real good fit," Henson said. "He's just what we need. He's a player relationship guy and the players are going to know their roles."
Drew said he's not committed to a specific offensive style — "I'm not a big fan of predictability. Offensively, I think that's very easy to defend." — but Milwaukee's two young big men, Henson and Larry Sanders, will have big roles.
Sanders made huge strides in his third season, more than doubling his scoring average (9.8 points) and grabbing more rebounds (672) than he had in his first two years combined. Henson, a rookie, showed his potential with a monster game April 10 in Orlando, flirting with a triple-double with 25 rebounds, 17 points and seven blocks.
"This team has really good young talent. Young talent that I'm excited about developing," Drew said. "The big guys are going to be a big part of the future. Their development is going to be very important, but you can't teach height, you can't teach length."
As strong as Milwaukee's frontcourt is, its backcourt is just as unsettled.
Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings, who led the Bucks in scoring, are both question marks to return next season. Jennings is a restricted free agent while Ellis has until June 20 to exercise an $11 million player option.
That kind of uncertainty doesn't faze Drew, however.
"I wouldn't call it a challenge," he said. "I would just say there's some uncertainty and that's part of the NBA."
Though Drew came to Milwaukee as a child to visit his uncle, it's been a long time since he's spent any time in the city. On most of his recent trips, all he's seen is the airport, the hotel and the arena. But Hammond made it a point to show him around during the interview process, and Drew came away impressed.
That just makes his new job even better.
"It's absolutely beautiful here. Absolutely beautiful," Drew said. "I'm really excited about being here and being the new coach of this team."
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Attorney General Lockyer Brings Charges Against Four Major Power Companies for Unjustly Profiting in California's Energy Market
(SACRAMENTO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today filed complaints against four major wholesale power companies, alleging a flagrant violation of rules designed to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the high-voltage transmission system serving California and unjustly profiting by charging millions of dollars for emergency generating capacity that the companies never provided as promised.
The complaints against Dynegy, Mirant, Reliant, Williams and their various affiliates cite numerous violations of the state's Unfair Competition Act. The civil complaints filed in San Francisco Superior Court seek more than $150 million in penalties, restitution, disgorgement of all profits the companies earned as a result of their illegal conduct, and court-ordered protections against future misconduct. Dynegy and Reliant are based in Houston, TX; Mirant is based in Atlanta, GA; and Williams is based in Tulsa.
"These companies fattened their wallets at the expense of the safety and reliability of the transmission system serving Californians," Lockyer said. "They sold emergency generating capacity to the California Independent System Operator which is responsible for maintaining the western power grid, then turned around and sold the same power capacity into the lucrative spot market for wholesale electricity."
The complaints allege that, as a result of this misconduct, the companies were able to collect millions of dollars in payments for emergency generating capacity they never in fact provided and, at the same time, pocket a profit on the sale of the energy. In many instances, the generators were paid twice for the same generating capacity. First, they were paid for keeping the capacity available and unloaded as a reserve in case of an emergency. They were paid again when they unlawfully produced energy out of those reserves to sell into the real time market. All of those costs were ultimately passed on to California utilities and their customers.
"Reserves the ISO was counting on to keep the lights on in the event of a major plant or line outage were simply not there because they had already been sold. Compounding the harm, California utilities and their customers paid millions of dollars for those reserves, and got nothing in return," Lockyer said.
Lockyer noted that ISO has just proposed recovering some $49 million paid for energy reserves that were never provided between April 1998 and September 2000, which underscores the violations cited in the complaints filed today against the four wholesale power companies.
In order to maintain the safety and reliability of the transmission system, the ISO purchases emergency generating capacity (called "ancillary services") from wholesale power providers through various market auction processes. The ISO can then call on this energy in the event of an emergency, such as a major outage, or if needed to balance supply and demand on the system. Generators providing ancillary services are paid for keeping their capacity in reserve. In the event the ISO calls on the capacity, the generators also are paid for the energy provided.
When a company agrees to sell ancillary services capacity to the ISO, the capacity under ISO rules must be held in reserve, and not be used to generate power for sale into other markets. In addition, when the ISO calls on the capacity to provide power for the grid, the company must comply with ISO's instructions.
The complaints allege that Dynegy, Mirant, Reliant and Williams violated these requirements on thousands of occasions dating back to June 1998, seriously compromising the ability of the ISO to safely and reliably run the transmission grid. In particular, the companies chose to chase high prices in the real-time energy market with capacity previously committed to the ISO as reserves.
The complaint states that the four companies not only reaped ill-gotten gains by selling energy that was supposed to be held in reserve, their misconduct increased the overall market price for ancillary services by artificially inflating the demand. When the ISO began to realize that it could not count on companies keeping their capacity in reserve, it went out and bought more than it would have had to under normal conditions, further increasing the cost to California utilities and their ratepayers.
The ISO became aware of the problem as early as June of 1998, at which time it issued several notices to all power providers urging them to comply with their ancillary services obligations, and warning them that their failure to live up to their obligations was posing a serious threat to the safety and reliability of the grid.
"The industry thumbed its nose at the ISO," Lockyer said. "Unfortunately, the ISO did not have the personnel or the systems in place at the time to effectively enforce its rules, and the industry knew it could get away with it."
The complaints against the four energy companies were developed by the Attorney General's Energy Task Force with assistance from California Public Utilities Commission investigators. The complaints are the latest resulting from the Attorney General's investigation into potential illegal conduct by power companies and others during California's energy crisis. In January, the Attorney General charged Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. with illegal, unfair and fraudulent business practices that drove its California utility into bankruptcy after siphoning over $4 billion from the subsidiary and violated promises to the state to protect California ratepayers.


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I tried listening to a few of the SKULLCAST's but I found myself skipping around all over trying to get to different bits and in the end it didn't do it for me. I tend to want to be able to enter into the discussion when it's a topic I love and have a lot of knowledge of, so it can be frustrating.
But they always had a hint of being limited in their appeal to anyone other than men and boys. Berserk however, is so layered that I was sure it must've had female fans, but I had never met any. (except two of my female friends who I turned into Berserk-fans) In short, looking forward to listening to this!
Early on, you ask why there are so few females on the forum. Like Lith says afterward, I don't think there's anything special about SKnet in that regard. That's generally the trend on fan forums across the Internet--and really, the Internet in general unless you branch out into social media sites. And when you narrow that following down to a relatively manly manga series, it's no surprise that the ratio is 6:1 (those stats can be found here, btw).
But it's unlikely those are the same people who would be found engaging in lengthy debates about the nature of the series for months on end, which is pretty much all we're about. That's not for everyone, men or women alike. Different fans like to celebrate their series in different ways.
For many Tumblr people, it's done by sharing text-overlayed screencaps of stuff they like. Which makes me feel really old.
I wish I knew this was being made beforehand, I would have liked to join the discussion
It is the male audience that the pop-culture of comics and "geek-culture" in general has always been skewed towards. ... It's insulting to have to prove yourself when you wear a t-shirt with a comic book reference, or dress up as your favourite video game character and then have to proceed to answer a plethora of questions validating yourself.
Especially with something so masculine themed as Berserk, there's even more of a shock that females can truly appreciate it for every aspect and theme that it explores and not just the fans on Tumblr who "fan-girl" over Griffith and make text-overlay confessions. (Before Tumblr gets mad at me, I should mention that I spend almost every second of my free time on Tumblr, but I prefer lengthy discussions over petty arguments).
I gave it a listen and I think it was nice! Great initiative!
It was interesting to hear that the first three volumes are your favorite, Grail. I was glad to learn that, seeing that so many people underestimate them. They're really quite underrated as far as I'm concerned.
On the possibility of Theresia coming back: it would be funny (and I would greatly enjoy it), but it wouldn't really accomplish anything. Theresia, no matter how hard she could have trained, could never pose a serious threat to Guts. I think that last scene with her is there to show us how easy it is for humans to get embroiled into a quest of revenge, like Guts.
Guts' mom is named "シス" (SHI SU). It can't be pronounced as a Z. And there's a great deal of possible spellings: Sis, Shis, Sith, Sisu, Cis, etc.
About the occurrences of sexual violence in the manga, I find it difficult to address that without addressing plain violence too. Berserk is a pretty violent story, and it takes place in a very violent world. We see a ton of people die, many of them in horrible ways. Given the world depicted, an absence of sexual violence would stand out as being odd. It's quite unfortunate but historically, in our world sexual violence was really quite commonplace in the past.
Also, I think you girls don't do us justice at the end of your talk, in the sense that I believe we stand up for women. See my posts in that thread where Gummyskull argued with the guy. Generally speaking, I honestly don't think we can do much more than what we're doing now. I know I'm at the front lines when it comes to standing up for the female characters in Berserk (just as I am for the other characters).
Finished the show on the train to work today. Good stuff! For me, this's probably one of the most exciting things a member has done independent of the forum that I can recall.
Hearing everything in the show has made me curious about quality Tumblr posts. Could you guys link to a few memorable ones in this thread?
Anyway, I do hope you guys continue as I think you are onto something by analyzing the series through a different lens. I was really excited to hear you guys tackle controversial things like the Eclipse and Volume 18's content, but I feel like you could go even deeper into Miura's depiction of women in the series, and his choices in their portrayal. Obviously this was your first outing, and it's tempting to jump around to different topics.
Fighting against that tendency is what led me to start making copious notes before each show. It's a little bit like homework, but the coolest kind of homework. These have become essential for me during the re-reads (they're less important for the current ep discussion, which is more free-form). Obviously, do what you think is best. That's just advice from my experience keeping Berserk talk rolling through a few hours at a time.
- What do you think about the fact that most naked women in the manga have beautiful and sexy bodies?
- What do you think of the depiction of nude underage girls (as often nowadays as in older material)?
- Why do you think that men in the manga don't have nipples? I know its an artistic choice, but do you have an opinion on that?
This was really refreshing and so great to hear a discussion about the women of Berserk, from women who read Berserk. It sounds like it was pretty difficult talking about the sexual violence, but I'm glad y'all were able to get into it and discuss the uncomfortable parts of the series. It gives me a new appreciation for the gravity of those sections.
Here's a random post I enjoyed in response to another user who focuses on analysis. There aren't many, unfortunately. I should add a disclaimer here saying that I don't always agree with everything that's said, but it can be interesting to see opinions that you don't always catch here on the forum. Different format, different thought processes I guess!
One other thing on Tumblr that I'm happy to see popping up is addressing translation inaccuracies/discrepancies Here are a few examples, the latter of which I'm hoping to address in a podcast, because I honestly find that stuff pretty disturbing. And unfortunately, this is a screencap that you see people citing as a generic "badass Guts quote."
Here's a random post I enjoyed in response to another user who focuses on analysis.
I also resent the term 'feminist' because it places emphasis on one sex over the other, thus undermining its own point. Surely, if we're looking for a better term, it would be germane to use something like 'equalist' instead?
Eh. If you want my opinion, I think people should be careful not to automatically equate long posts to quality analyses.
This is horrible. There IS a callback when Casca fights Adonis for the second time.
Forgive my bluntness, but people only have themselves to blame for fostering the production of these illegal, badly translated scans.
As for translation mistakes in the official releases, well, our stuff is accurate.
For what it's worth, I don't agree with Grail's assessment that "if you believe in equal rights for men and women" that automatically makes you a feminist. That's like saying "If you believe in Jesus then you're a Christian"
The podcast was amazing and I think this is a great idea to have! It's always nice to hear more opinions on the subject of Berserk and I always learn something new from other fans. It would be fun to join in sometime if there is a opportunity. (also I apologize about my last post, I think it came off as kind of rude, I didn't mean it like that. Sometimes I'm bad with words, I didn't realize it until I read it back to myself).
I hear you on that, but when there's a chance to encourage people to support the official release, why not take it, you know? Sure, there are people who are content to wallow in their own ignorance and moral ineptitude, but there are also folks who simply need a push in the right direction.


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I am a piano teacher in NYC and am looking for flyers to hang up around town to attract new students. Flyers should be 8 1/2 x 11" . Looking for combining NYC with the fun of playing the piano. Another option is a play on Hell's Kitchen, ie flames with a keyboard.
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I am a piano teacher in New York City. I am looking to do a marketing campaign with flyers to attract new students. Some of the key points that can be included in the flyer are :
Heading should be "Hell's Kitchen Piano Lessons".
NAME: Jesse Sabo
ADDRESS: 360 W 51st St #5A
CITY: New York, NY 10017
- Berklee College of Music, B.A. '01
- Studied at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, Mannes College College of Music and with famous rock keyboardist Moogy Klingman
- 15 years of teaching experience
- Producer with chart topping producer and Grammy Nominating Commitee Member Lior Magal
- Music Director at SOVUMC
- All levels accepted
- Hell's Kitchen Studio with beautiful brand new Steinway
- Need a pianist for a private party, cocktail hour, wedding, funderal, audition or Church Service? Give me a call!
- Flyer should be 8/12 x 11"
- one sided
- have one version my contact information at the bottom vertically in a row so I can cut into strips that can be torn off
- Have one version that the information is on the side of the flyer, prominent phone number displayed.
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The captains of the U.S. and European teams announced Thursday their initial pairings for the 2014 Ryder Cup.
The fourball sessions Friday morning will begin with Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson facing Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson.
The second match will pit Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker against Thomas Bjorn and Martin Kaymer. The third match will feature Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed against Stephen Gallacher and Ian Poulter.
The final match could be the highlight of the morning, with Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson versus Sergio Garcia and the world's No. 1-ranked player, Rory McIlroy.
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A host of new road products have arrived on our desks this month, many of them destined for the pages of Procycling magazine. They include the new power meter from Power2max, Edco's Furka Competition carbon clinchers, Spiuk's updated Nexion helmet plus two pairs of sunglasses, Northwave's new Extreme Tech shoes and some Clif Shot energy gels. Here's a quick first look.
The power meter market is exploding for 2012 and the latest company to join the fray are Germany's Power2max. First seen at Eurobike, their chainring spider based system is compatible with cranks from SRAM, Rotor, Lightning, TA, Tune and Bor.
Prices start at €690; the version shown here costs €1,165 complete with a set of BB30-compatible Rotor 3D Plus cranks. At 776g (power meter, chainring spider and bolts, crank arms and bottom bracket), it's the lightest option currently offered by Power2max.
Edco Furka Competition wheels
Swiss brand Edco are back in the UK thanks to new distributors Veroli, who also import Kyklos bikes. The Furka Competition is their take on the full-carbon clincher. The 58mm-deep aero rims feature a ceramic brake track and a 'marble' finish. They're laced to Edco's own sealed cartridge bearing Super G hubs via Sapim Aero spokes (20 front, 24 rear).
Out back is a Shimano and Campagnolo compatible dual freehub. Claimed weight is 1,675g per set (732g front, 943g rear); ours weighed in at 1,851g (821g front, 1,030g rear), including rim tape and quick-release skewers. They come complete with wheelbags for £1,530.
Spiuk Nexion helmet
We liked the original Nexion lid from Spanish company Spiuk and the mk2 version looks even better, with a sleeker, more angular look and a whopping 31 vents and exhaust ports. It's reasonably light at 258g (M/L size) and available in a choice of nine colours. UK pricing is TBC but the original was £74.99.
Spiuk Nexion
Also fresh in from Spiuk are two sets of riding glasses, the single-lens Arqus (£89.99) and the dual-lens Ventix (£59.99). Both have vented polycarbonate lenses, with photochromic options available. A choice of lenses is provided, along with a soft pouch and hard case.
Spiuk Arqus
The Arqus has rubber on top of the arms and on top of the frame at the temples to avoid slippage, while the Ventix has a pronounced curve to the main frame, with the arms joining it further back than usual, for improved coverage.
Spiuk Ventix
Northwave Extreme Tech shoes
We first spotted Northwave's Extreme Tech shoes at this year's Interbike show. The uppers are mostly seamless, with plenty of ventilation, a ratcheting main strap and new Boa-style lacing system. The carbon sole works with three-bolt cleats or Speedplay's four-bolt pattern via a special adaptor. Our samples weigh just 512g/pair (UK size 8.5). RRP is £274.99/US$324.99. They're available in the UK via I-Ride.
Clif Shot energy gels
Clif Shot energy gels are new to the UK. They apparently use two carbohydrate sources – maltodextrin and evaporated cane juice – to deliver energy to the blood stream in less than five minutes. Four flavours are available: Citrus, Double Expresso, Razz and Chocolate. RRP is £1.29 per 34g sachet.
The Double Expresso contains 100mg of caffeine – Clif say this is comparable to two shots of espresso; more than any other energy gel. The Citrus contains 25mg and the other two flavours are caffeine-free. Other ingredients include sodium (60-90mg) and potassium (55-80mg).
Each serving contains 100 calories and 24g of carbohydrate, except for the Double Expresso which contains 110 calories and 22g of carbs. The packet features a neat Litter Leash cutout design, which means the top stays attached after opening. Clif Bar & Co products are available in the UK via 2Pure.


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William Williams Keen Butcher, 97, CEO of the former Philadelphia brokerage firm Butcher & Singer, died May 13 at his home in Chestnut Hill.
Mr. Butcher, who went by W.W. Keen, also had been a former chair of the Committee of Seventy, a public watchdog group that he had been active with for 60 years.
He was a philanthropist and a prominent member of the Republican Party who entertained U.S. presidents at his home. He was twice a delegate to the Republican National Convention.
Born in Ardmore, he was a graduate of the Hill School and Williams College. He entered the investment banking field as a "runner" for what was then the firm of Butcher & Sherrerd, which had been co-founded by his father.
During World War II he served as a 2nd lieutenant in Italy and North Africa with the 34th Infantry Division, which was in action for 517 days – the longest of any American division in all wars.
After the war, Mr. Butcher returned to Butcher & Sherrerd, which would become Butcher & Singer, a firm known for its leading role in municipal bond underwriting. He retired in 1984.
Mr. Butcher had been a trustee of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center for 40 years and had been chairman and trustee of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He and his late wife, the former Madeleine Kilvert, had been active in community affairs in Chestnut Hill in the early 1970s and made major donations to the Morris Arboretum and other organizations.
He is survived by sons Williams Keen Butcher, Garrett Dunn Pagon, Somers Keen Butcher, Marshall Watters Pagon and Nicholas Abbott Pagon; daughters Noel Butcher Hanley, Madeleine Pagon Brownell and Alexandra Kilvert French; 22 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at noon Wednesday, May 22, at St. Thomas Church Whitemarsh, 610 Church Rd., Fort Washington. Memorial donations may be made to the Madeleine and W.W. Keen Butcher History Institute at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, 1528 Walnut St., Suite 610, Philadelphia, PA 19102. – WF


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Did you add an acid blend? those will have some tannin I believe. drying out a sack mead though seems counterproductive. aren't they supposed to be sweet?
you don't have to leave it out, it's good for balancing sweetness and tartness so the mead is not to one dimensional. I think best practice is to add it post ferment to taste. draw a sample and dose with drops of disolved acid blend until the flavour is where you want it then scale up to the full batch.
You can have a dry sack.
Quote from: tschmidlin on August 01, 2012, 04:45:53 AMYou can have a dry sack.*giggles* Yes, I am still an immature boy at heart...