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There are 35 college football bowl games on the schedule this year. We'll be a good two-thirds of the way through them by the time the Chick-fil-A Bowl ends this evening. And while there's a good deal of prestige associated with winning the Rose bowl, for example, or beating a highly-ranked opponent, many bowls feature un-familiar opponents facing off in a game with a funny name. As NPR's Mike Pesca reports, that often yields results that are downright strange.
MIKE PESCA, BYLINE: The college football regular season is about discipline toughness, sacrifice, and order. Bowl games are the local news during sweeps weeks: housewives tearing it up on a Vegas weekend. They're the rumspringa of sport. Or as Chris Brown notes...
CHRIS BROWN: A lot of weird stuff just seems to happen in these games.
PESCA: Brown is the whiz kid behind smartfootball.com, which expertly diagnoses and diagrams football plays and schemes. He'll watch a team adhere to a conservative game plan week after week of the regular season and then...
BROWN: Then, all of a sudden, it's bowl time and there comes the double reverse pass and, you know, putting a receiver at quarterback who's throwing it down field and it, you know, it's kind of fun, but it's definitely, you know, your cyber self is like, is that the team I thought they were?
PESCA: In fact, the very first game of this bowl season couldn't have been crazier. The Colorado State Rams mounted an epic comeback or, as ESPN described it, the Washington State Cougars suffered...
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: A colossal meltdown in the dying moments of the game by the Cougars.
PESCA: Afterwards, the Rams pulled that old playground staple, the Statue of Liberty play, to tie the game. The final score was 48 to 45. That game had everything we've come to associate with bowls: lots of offense, trick plays and risk-taking. But here's the thing: It turns out that scoring actually goes down during bowl games. Bill Callahan covers the statistical side of college football for Football Outsiders and ESPY Nation. He notes that this year teams have been averaging fewer than 26 points a game in the bowls where they scored 28.6 points in the regular season.
BILL CALLAHAN: For every one memorable 49 to 42 game, we get a - some 17 to 13 slog that we don't really watch.
PESCA: But Callahan confirms trick plays, risky plays and aggressive play calling do abound in bowl games. Brian Kelly, coach of Notre Dame, says that bowl games are good laboratories for risk-taking.
BRIAN KELLY: During the season, you know, it's a marathon to a conference championship or, you know, a BCS game whereas this is a one, you know, one game.
PESCA: But why? Wouldn't teams want to simply adopt the most advantageous strategy? If trick plays work, why don't we see more of them in the regular season? Well, for one thing, coaches usually have weeks to prepare for a bowl game and as Rutgers Coach Kyle Flood says...
KYLE FLOOD: Maybe sometimes you give football coaches too much time and we get a little bit creative.
PESCA: When uttered during the Pinstripe Bowl's pre-game press conference, Flood's statement sounded self deprecating. But when you consider this play as described by ESPN the coach wound up coming off as simply factual.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Throws it into traffic and it's intercepted at the goal line by Russell. So they tried a trick play and it backfires badly as...
PESCA: But even the failed trick play points to the fact that there are different incentives at work in bowl games. Losing isn't as crushing. Also, slow methodical marches down the field are much less likely to enhance a team's brand via a "SportsCenter" highlight, points out Smart Football's Chris Brown.
BROWN: So you do wonder if every coach is sort of trying to say, hey, look, I'm wide open and I'm creative and I can do all those things, too.
PESCA: In college bowl games, creativity counts. And while Vince Lombardi used to say that winning was the only thing, Lombardi never played or coached in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl or any other college bowl game. Mike Pesca, NPR News.
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text: Event GRAZIE PER AVERCI VISITATO AL PROLIGHT+SOUND 2015 Speriamo che vi sia piaciuto tanto quanto a noi. Ecco alcuni momenti salienti della fiera: Esibizione di un duo live che ha suonato ogni giorno nella nostra sound room Debutto delle cuffie Iconica Lancio ufficiale dei mixer digitali TM08 e TM18 Live dei TTL6-A nella Sound Arena. Sono la più recente aggiunta alla linea TT+ Lancio ufficiale dell'HDL50-A. Siamo pronti a ridefinire il concetto degli array di grande dimensione Presentazione dell'EVOX 12. E' il più potente fra i sistemi di rinforzo sonoro di tipo compatto Demo dei prodotti per tutto l'arco delle giornate Siamo molto soddisfatti per il successo ottenuto e per l'opportunità di mostrare i nuovi prodotti a partner, giornalisti, amici e amanti della musica da tutto il mondo. Condividere la nostra passione è sempre un piacere. RCF è presente allo show di Francoforte sin dall'inizio degli anni Novanta e l'entusiasmo che mettiamo nella partecipazione a questa fiera, una delle maggiori nel settore della tecnologia per eventi, aumenta con gli anni. L'edizione 2015 sancisce il raggiungimento di numerosi obiettivi e rappresenta un ottimo trampolino di lancio per l'anno che viene. Grazie ancora per aver visitato lo stand di RCF! Speriamo di vedervi nel 2016 nella nostra nuova location (hall 3.1). Potete contattarci per qualsiasi richiesta di informazioni. Continua a leggere Installation RCF Forum 9000 provides council chambers with flexibility and streaming Local authorities around the UK, faced with providing an ever increasing number of services from diminishing budgets, have been introduced to an elegant integrated 'one button' webcasting and audio/videoconference facility by Jon Hunnisett of technology specialists, Sound Advice PA Installation Ltd. In designing a system that enables separate video and audio streams to be combined, councils can engage more with their constituents by allowing sessions to be web-streamed and viewed over the internet. At the heart of his solution is RCF's intuitive Forum 9000 digital conferencing and voting system, and Sound Advice has now built up a portfolio of 14 councils who have been eager to adopt this platform. It was the versatility of the system that first caught the attention of Jeremy Luckett, Business Analyst at Wiltshire Council Unitary Authority, after five councils had been consolidated into three hub locations as part of the Council's Transformation Programme Wiltshire. This included a refurbished council chamber at County Hall, Trowbridge which contains 113 RCF microphone terminals for 98 members, plus support and smart cards embedded in each of the RCF mics (which allows the upload of data) along with two multi-function push-to-talk buttons. With the RCF camera facilitating automatic webcasting, this has opened up vast possibilities, which Wiltshire has wasted no time in exploiting. At the client's request, Sound Advice set up a Vaddio AV Bridge, with the ability to integrate audio and video equipment into a Microsoft Lync (Skype for Business) environment, thus enabling online meetings and general sharing capabilities. "The Council simply takes the video feed off the follow cameras and integrates it with the Lync video conferencing," explains Hunnisett. "The RCF Forum channels audio and video in such a manner that bridges between a conference system and web casting — and the RCF system identifies who is speaking at any time via the smart card." At the same time the Lync video conferencing facility can also be used for other meetings and events hosted in the chamber (although not the formal council meetings). Sound Advice had worked closely with Jeremy Luckett and Wiltshire Council's ICT team, to create this single structured system, which can be shared by all public sector agencies, knowing that once set up the RCF Forum 9000 would run automatically. "Jeremy had some innovative ideas," acknowledged Hunnisett. "As for RCF, they have a proven track record of camera follow and webcasting, and we can pipe AV between the chamber and remote viewer bi-directionally over the internet. It's highly cost-effective." Hunnisett describes the RCF software as the most intuitive and customisable on the market. "With councils unable to employ the personnel necessary to run camera follow, voting and agenda separately, the fact this can now be done with one easy-to-operate button on the Forum 9000, with a large amount of automation available behind it, is perfect — both from an operational and cost perspective." RCF's flagship system controls four dome cameras — one fixed and three pan/tilt/zoom — in Trowbridge. Designed to meet the IEC 60914 standard, up to 240 FMS 9411-S consoles can be connected to the main FMU 9100 unit in this expandable system. At the same time, Hunnisett observes that aside from the superior audio quality of the Forum 9000 "the electronic voting system in the chamber can cut meeting times down by at least half an hour when compared to the old manual hand count." Another feature is that the RCF system has also helped make the chamber paperless. Each station is designed so that the mic console is raised on a bracket and the councillors' tablets can be neatly tucked under it. Running a modern.gov Democratic Services System App on their iPads, agendas, minutes and reports can be automatically downloaded to an individual's computer, and integrated with webcasting. Summing up, Jeremy Luckett states, "We have succeeded in enabling this excellent system in an extremely cost-effective manner.The Forum 9000 provides far more than just a push and talk set-up, and we get a lot for our money. All the meeting facilities are now fully utilised and in addition to webcasting, it has helped us with staff training." The Chamber install forms part of a bigger package of innovative AV technology that Luckett has delivered for Wiltshire Council, covering meeting room booking, presentation equipment, digital signage and video conferencing. As for the Forum 9000 this continues to help Sound Advice win a large percentage of tenders. "It hits the price point, is easy to operate straight out of the box, it's flexible, cost effective and interacts with other systems … and all over a single CAT5 cable," says Jon Hunnisett. Finally, in addition to its local authority applications, the Forum 9000's Simultaneous Interpretation features have also been used to good effect by Sound Advice at the University of Ireland School of Languages in Galway (among other establishments). In order to accommodate a course for Interpreters specializing in Gaelic, Sound Advice designed and installed the suite that provides 12 interpreters stations with 12 delegates units and a teacher's master station, all digitally recorded. Continua a leggere Event RCF launches new M Digital Mixers at Prolight + Sound 2015 Come and visit RCF at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, where we will present the brand new M Digital Mixers. Some notable features of our M18 and M08 Mixers include 2 contemporary amp modelings, integrated dual band Wi-Fi and premium reverbs. Your music has never sounded better. Where: Hall 8, stand G70 When: everyday from April 15th to 18th (presentation & live demo of M Digital Mixers: 10 am, noon, 2 pm, 4 pm) We look forward to meeting you! Continua a leggere Installation RCF powers Konya Torku Arena When Konya was under consideration as one of the host cities for a future European Championships to be held in Turkey, construction of a brand new UEFA-compliant stadium was proposed. While original plans set a capacity of around 33,000 seats, this was later upgraded to 42,276 seats — divided over two tiers, with an additional 50 VIP boxes — and the new facility, based in Selçuklu, will now provide the club Konyaspor KR with a state-of-the-art stadium for home matches. Asimetrik, the Turkish-based distributors and AV system integrators, were awarded the contract to provide a network-based professional grandstand PA system, as well as broadcast infrastructure system, not only compatible with UEFA requirements (but also FIFA and IAFF). They also designed and supplied a PA/VA emergency evacuation system, C.I.S. infrastructure as well as full conference and visual presentation tools for conference, press and meeting rooms. All design, supply, installation and commissioning were undertaken by Asimetrik, who turned to RCF's Acustica H Series as their primary sound source. To ensure such seamless acoustic design and installation, Asimetrik worked alongside main contractor, Saridaglar Construction Company and engineers from the Konya Municipality from the very beginning to design a seamless acoustic environment. Led by their project manager, Burak Bayrak, they designed a number of unique solutions, using EASE Simulations to visualise the optimum distribution of sound to the seating areas, using the predictive software to set correct splay angles of the RCF loudspeakers and predict the performance with absolute precision. Turker Baran, Asimetrik's Acoustical Design Engineer, and Burak Bayrak knew that the RCF solution was a proven model, having been inspired by the installation at Juventus Stadium in Torino. "The H Series is also a perfect fit for this stadium — in terms of both power and dispersion," says Mr. Bayrak. "RCF's technical project team partnered us to design the system for Konya. RCF is a unique and well-established brand with a very strong history, and as a partner for 14 years we are delighted to be their distributor." RCF Acustica H1315 WP loudspeakers were used for the network-based professional grandstand address system. Asimetrik specified 96 pieces of RCF Acustica H1315 WP loudspeakers, a three-way full range loudspeaker that incorporates a 15in LF transducer, a 10in cone MF transducer and 1.4in exit titanium compression driver. These are mounted in double clusters across 48 rigging points, with a 12-metre distance between each cluster. But installing the speakers on the catwalks had been something of a challenge. "We worked in coordination with the roof design officials to ensure safe installation and weight distribution, and we installed the clusters beneath the catwalk," continues Mr. Bayrak. The stadium exceeds the minimally required SPL set out by UEFA. Burak Bayrak stressed, "Our standard is based on the UEFA 2020 criteria for this stadium. Konya Torku Arena has an STI value of 0.8 — which is an excellent speech transmission index value. After installation, NTI Audio XL2 Hand Analyzer (IEC 61672-1 Electroacoustics), NTI Audio Minirator MR-Pro Tone Generator, NTI Audio MA220 Type 1 Measurement Microphone and Norsonic type 1251 Sound Calibrator products were used for measurements and calibration. The solution Asimetrik designed also included RCF loudspeakers for the main sound system, meeting rooms, and press room. Every audio product was carefully selected as being best fit for purpose, and for ease-of-use in multi-purpose situations. Finally, to meet the UEFA specified media requirement, hybrid fibre cables, HD signal transmission cables, and digital audio cables were used along with an industry standard network audio infrastructure to control, process and distribute the sound. This also allowed Asimetrik to connect the main bowl system and PA/VA together, and have the stadium covered on a single site-wide network. "Designing a system which is fully compliant with UEFA standards was very complex, but the RCF products were exactly what we needed to make it work," concludes Mr. Bayrak. "The RCF H1315 sounds quality is superb and the system is extremely compact as well. A number of matches have already been played and we have had very positive feedback." "Uniting audiences with stimulating and high quality sound is a careful process especially at stadiums that are designed to be compliant with UEFA standards," emphasises Gorkem Celikbilek, VP of Asimetrik. "The process incorporates a combination of experience and an obsessive attention to detail. We truly understand of the importance of sound quality. Our highly experienced team expertly analysed the properties of each space and we are extremely happy with the results." Continua a leggere Event RCF's HDL10-A makes its mark with Panache When Dave Ong set up Panache Audio Systems in Rochester, Kent, 17 years ago, RCF was one of the first brands he invested in. He had run RCF rigs in his previous life as a DJ, and today — with his wide roster of production work complementing installation projects in the educational sector, he has recently invested again. This time Panache has added eight elements of HDL10-A, the electronically processed, scaled down version of RCF's groundbreaking HDL20-A active line array. And as an experienced sound engineer, he knew that by adding six of RCF's SUB8004-AS (single 18in) enclosures he could create a cardioid broadside array to steer the low frequencies exactly where required in any situation. Ong explains, "I had been looking for a mid-sized PA for sometime but there was just nothing suitable. The HDL20-A was a great box, but a bit too big for our purpose. But then the HDL10-A came out, which ticks all the boxes and fits into the price bracket." Housed in a stylish composite cabinet, this compact system is notable for its purpose designed transducers, 1400W peak power amplifier and DSP controlled input section (with selectable presets). "It's a great system and I'm really enjoying using it," states Dave Ong. "In fact it's out on duty all the time". "Because RCF make their own drivers the sound is incredibly hi-fi: people talk about the clean clinical top end is and how they can hear the separation and definition in the instruments. "It's also extremely powerful. In fact we've been using it in situations where we would previously have used our main large-scale PA system!" Finally, he confirms, it's an easy system to ground-stack or fly. "The way all the boxes link together with the built in bracketry is really straightforward and we can simply wheel in four cells at a time on the dollies, straight into position". Dave Ong also gives himself even greater control by splitting the system, using a two-way analogue crossover to enable him to lift the bottom end via a separate aux in the mixing console. "That way, we get even more versatility," he says. And so the system joins a hire stock which also includes RCF's big-selling ART series loudspeakers and P1108-T, weatherproof, wide dispersion and high quality 100V line system, popular at the annual 'Winter Wonderland' ice rinks. Speaking of versatility, Panache Audio Systems also operate two outdoor mobile stage units, providing the client with a complete concert package, while Dave Ong also conducts regular workshops "to get kids interested in production at an early stage". Future RCF users perhaps? Continua a leggere Event Triacs GmbH erweitert RCF-Bestand Die in Föhren bei Trier ansässige Firma Triacs GmbH zählt mit mehr als 25 Festangestellten und über 1.000 Veranstaltungen pro Jahr zu den führenden Event-Dienstleistern im Südwesten Deutschlands. Im Zuge des kontinuierlichen Wachstums wurde der Bestand an Pro-Audio Produkten der RCF High Definition Touring + Theatre (TT+) Serie auf nahezu 100 Lautsprecher deutlich erhöht. Dabei wurden die TT+ Line-Array Systeme TTL33-AII/ TTS36-A, TTS18-A sowie die komplette Range an Zwei-Wege Systemen TT 052-A,TT1-A, TT2-A und TT5-A bis hin zum Bühnenmonitor TT25-SMA angeschafft. Udo Treimetten und Mario Esch, Geschäftsführer der Triacs GmbH sowie Kai Becker Abteilungsleiter Pro Audio dazu: "Wir haben uns entschlossen den Bestand an Produkten des Herstellers RCF als weitere Pro Audio Marke in unserem Hause deutlich zu erweitern. Entscheidende Punkte dafür waren die gute Audioperformance und Verarbeitung der Systeme. Alle Lautsprecher sind Aktiv und beinhalten neben DSP und Amp auch RD-Net-Netzwerkkarten und sind somit auch in großen Beschallungssystemen individuell und flexibel steuer- und kontrollierbar. Die RCF-Produkte ermöglichen es uns durch Ihr sehr gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis unseren Kunden das komplette Spektrum an Audiowerkzeugen zu sehr interessanten Preisen zur Verfügung zu stellen. Dies ist im heutigen Rental-Business extrem wichtig, um wirtschaftlich arbeiten zu können. Nicht weniger wichtig für uns war auch der sehr gute und reaktionsschnelle Service aus Köln." Dazu Arne Deters, Geschäftsführer dBTechnologies Deutschland, RCF-Vertrieb in Deutschland: "Die Firma Triacs ist für uns seit Jahren ein wichtiger Partner. Beide stehen wir an einem ähnlichen Punkt der Entwicklung. Stetiges gesundes Wachstum und einen ausgezeichneten Namen zeichnen beide Unternehmen aus. Wir freuen uns mit Triacs einen weiteren großen User in unserem TT+ Netzwerk begrüßen zu können." Continua a leggere Installation G-SOUND EQUIPS NEW AUDI ARENA GYÖR WITH RCF C SERIES The new Audi Arena Györ, described as "the newest and most modern hall in Hungary", has been equipped with a major RCF system. According to the Italian company's Hungarian distributor, Chromasound Ltd, this 5,500 capacity multifunctional sports hall is without comparison when it comes to speech intelligibility — thanks largely to the work undertaken by their integration partner, G-Sound Ltd. Jozsef Gricz was their system designer, working in cooperation with Laszlo Suto, and they specified 40 Acustica C5212-96 two way full range enclosures, with narrow 90° x 60° coverage pattern. These surround the sports field on all four sides in 20 clusters of two, hung from above. The speakers are faced on the upper (fixed) and lower (mobile) part of the audience area — with the underneath enclosures installed horizontally with rotated horns, on unique designed certified consoles. Said G-Sound's Jozsef Gricz "We've defined the distances from the seats and between the clusters, taking into account the horn opening angles, to ensure that this met our requirements." The 20 clusters are divided into eight zones, with the upper and lower speakers managed independently. The system is optimised via two dedicated RCF DX 4008 4-in/8-out digital loudspeaker management system, feeding 16 outputs. An amplification room is stationed in each of the four corners, with each position housing five IPS 3700 amps, RCF's powerful 2-channel amplifier. The speakers are always driven from the closest amp rack to minimise cable losses (and compensate for other issues). In addition to the installed and mobile PA for the arena, G-Sound Ltd also provided the entertainment system for the VIP areas and the multizone public address system. Chromasound project manager Imre Makkay was supported by Andor Furjes (of aQrate Ltd), who masterminded the acoustic design of the Arena and assisted with control measurements. Explained the former, "The sound system was designed to deliver good tonality and goes sufficiently deep to fulfill the musical requirements on its own, or alternatively it can be matched with additional subwoofers, if extra low end is required." The Speech Transmission Index (STI) target was 0.5 with the arena full. At the first test, the Index's average was measured as STIPA 0.51 in the worst conditions (all zones, but in an empty arena), and STIPA 0.68 with just one zone on (the arena still empty). "Of course, these values will improve when there is an audience," notes Jozsef Gricz, " and we are happy that we have met our target." "The system can produce 98 dB LAeq and 113 dB LC peak levels at the listener positions, so it has enough headroom over the background noise." "The overall frequency response is extremely flat (within ±3 dB from 50 Hz to 16 kHz), and the biggest difference is less than 12 dB on a specified frequency. So every spoken word and every sung note can reach its destination with complete clarity." He added, "Our main goal was to cover all seating with the same sound quality with the sound projected only where we want it to be. In real life the specifications have been verified, and the system delivers smooth transition between the different coverage areas." He added that different presets had been stored in the DSP, both with and without the use of the lower speaker, for when the mobile seats are not in use. The public address system was also created from RCF loudspeakers and electronics ( ZM2100 system with UP series amplifiers, MQ80P, DP4, HD210T, PL60 speakers) with the public concourse and corridor areas, as well as changing rooms, divided for 10 zones. Its function is to broadcast the same music programme as in the Arena, and to make some calls for team players. The Arena sound is also fed to the VIP area, where G-Sound Ltd has installed RCF Media Series with local sources (RCF MS1033), mixing (RCF L-Pad series) and amplification (RCF IPS 700 series). Feeds to the system include announcers' mics, interval music from playback devices and live music. There is a technical room where all the source selection, mixing (via Yamaha LS9-16) and routing take place. This can be fed by a mobile Dante stage box from several locations on the field and in the stands when a live The new system made its debut in November at the Women's EHF Handball Championships where Chromasound reports that everything worked perfectly. The company has worked with RCF for the past four years. Summing up, Jozsef Gricz said, "It was a pleasure to work with Acustica series horns. In relation to the sound system there is no other comparable sports or multifunctional hall in Hungary that gives you the same audio experience from an installed sound system. Everybody wants to see and hear what has been achieved up in Györ". Continua a leggere Corporate Statement about copies of RCF transducers in China RCF strengthens its efforts in preventing manufacturers to use copies of RCF transducers. The RCF reputation of good quality and reliable products is at risk due to the widespread copies of our transducers. It was discovered by our distributor of transducers, LDH Audio, that a direct Chinese OEM customer of RCF used copies, for that we implemented counter measures. I. Verification of RCF serial numbers RCF serial number can be verified on our web site in the section of "Products", then "Product Registration" II. Registration of products Once a product is registered (please follow the steps described in the product registration) and you verify the serial number, you will get the message that this product has been registered already. This will avoid using existing RCF serial numbers by other parties. III. Legal measures If RCF discovers that a manufacturer produces or uses RCF copies we will start legal measures against them. Once any party finds out fake RCF transducer copies, you may contact immediately our distributor for transducers in China, LDH Audio. Together with LDH Audio, we will continue to fight against this issue in China. Continua a leggere Event RCF @ Security Essen 2014 Security Essen is the world's most important trade fair for security and fire prevention. The event will take place at the MESSE Essen from September 23rd to 26th. RCF will be part of Security Essen show and you can visit us at Hall 5 - Stand #236 to find out more about our new range of products EN-54 compliant. Take a look at RCF EN54 compliant products here or visit the Security Essen Website here. We look forward to see you! Continua a leggere Event RCF expands for new PRO Show With BPM: DJ and Electronic Music Production Event co-locating with the newly formed PRO: Audio and Lighting Technology Show at Birmingham's NEC (September 13-15) RCF has opted to increase its presence in order to feature a wider representation from the Italian company's extensive portfolio. Exhibiting on stand #G1, RCF UK's Phil Price states, "We have traditionally fared well at BPM among the DJ community; but we welcome the addition of PRO as it exposes our new portable/touring and install portfolio to an entirely new segment. This will give us the best of both worlds." Among the popular series on display in the LIVE range will be the evergreen ART, D-Line and NX series. But visitors will be especially keen to hear the new Evox portable column speakers, which will be on demonstration in the PA Experience, along with the stunning new ART745A. The former are represented in the pole-mounted EVOX 5 and EVOX 8 which set out to exceed the performance and portability of all competitive products in this class. In fact RCF believes this series will be the most important product to be added to the new 'Live Sound' catalogue this year. The latest ART745-A 15in active speaker, which replaces the previous flagship ART725-A, contains a mighty 4in voice coil and 1400W (peak) capability … making it possibly the largest voice coil ever seen within a composite enclosure in this class. RCF caused a real surprise at this year's Frankfurt Prolight+Sound by breaking from their core business to launch a new range of L-PAD mixers. At PRO, L-PAD can be seen with the innovative expansion cards, designed to be installed in any of the products bearing the Expansion slot, to allow internal MP3 and Bluetooth devices to be added. There will also be examples from RCF's extensive TT+ (Touring & Theatre) series — both at the booth and in the PRO demonstration area, while there will also be plenty for installation contractors, with The Media and Acustica ranges, along with the new IPS range of installation amplifiers. Media is a complete series of general purpose full range and sub enclosures, working upwards from the ultra-compact 5in speaker, after which the versatile Acustica range takes over for more potent sound reinforcement requirements. The IPS series is a range of two-way professional amplifiers that combines high quality performance and reliability with the latest power amplifications technologies. The ART 745-A it's a unique product in its category. The titanium dome, 4.0" voice coil neo compression driver offers a unique vocal clarity and sound projection. The 15" neo woofer offers an extremely linear response and a precise, deep low frequency control. The transducers are built in RCF factory in Italy using the most advanced assembly technologies. The amplifier delivers 1400 Watt and is controlled by a DSP that takes care of crossover, equalisation, phase alignment, soft limiting and speaker protections. The very compact size, no compromise transducers and a unique composite cabinet design make the HDL 10-A the perfect tool in many situations. Ideal in live sound reinforcement and reliable installed situations. The HDL 10-A is the ideal choice when line array performance is needed and a fast and easy set up is a must. The system is powered from a 1400 Watt Peak Power 2 way digital amplifier, sound is processed from a powerful DSP. EVOX SYSTEM is a portable compact size sound reinforcement system. It combines the quality and reliability of RCF transducers with a very high amplification power. The system features five or eight 2.0" full range transducers in the line source satellite and a deep sounding 10" or 12" woofer in a bass reflex enclosure. The system is designed to be the perfect high output solution for live music and DJs. The unique vocal attitude and SPL make EVOX the perfect tool for larger presentations, corporate events and congresses. RCF L-PAD is a line of compact but high performance audio mixers with enhanced flexibility. The elegant and modern Italian design completes the appeal of these indispensable tools in any live audio application — from the performance of a rock band or a jazz quartet, to supporting a conference room or a media centre rather than a museum or library. The models are distinguished by an uncompromising audio quality, by the presence of compressors in seven of the models and internal multi-effects in five of the models, all in a compact layout with an accurate Italian design. RCF TT+ High Definition Touring and Theatre represents true high definition audio quality solutions with the very latest technology in transducer development plus new generation Class D digital active amplification and 'DSP' (Digital Sound Processor) for big live concerts, events, fixed theatre installations and stage monitoring. The TT+ line consists of true active and passive models, conceived and designed for specific applications. The RCF Media Series presents a 360º approach to the Sound System Design. With the addiction of new models the RCF Installed Sound Catalogue offers a complete portfolio, a complete package, to the Audio System Engineer and with this RCF becomes a single source, trusted partner, from the smallest to the most complex audio project. The new Media Series features 9 models and is the ideal solution for small to medium sized projects, for distributed systems, perfect complement to the RCF Compact or H Series Models. 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So my lovely friend Jessi posted a link to this article on my facebook page. It basically talks about all of the creepy things people do when they live by themselves. I clicked on it thinking that, of course, I wouldn't do ANY of those things.
After reading it, I realized that well, crap, I do like half of them.
Here are things that I literally do on a regular basis while in my apartment. (I technically do not live alone anymore, because I have a roommate, but she is only a part-time roommate, so basically I still live alone half the time.)
1. I do run place while I am watching tv sometimes. I really don't see what is so weird about that, but it is in the article so most normal people must find it "insane." I don't have a treadmill, so where else am I going to run in the winter?
2. I talk to my cats all the time. I don't talk to them like they are my little therapists or anything. I talk to them like they can actually understand me (which might actually be the weirder of the two). Here are some things I say to my cats on a regular basis: "Addie stop attacking Penelope, you really need to be nice to her!" "Stop chewing on that book Pippi!" "Hermione get off the porch, it is cold out there!" "It's time to eat ladies!" "You all really need to work on keeping the litter inside the box." "Pippi stop drooling on my computer!"
3. I totally leave my bras all over the place when they are drying. They end up on the backs of chairs in the dining room or living room all the time.
4. My special "home alone" outfit is my pajamas. If I am in my apartment, then I am in my pajamas. Literally. It doesn't matter what time it is, I will always be in my pjs. It is the first thing I do when I walk in the door. The only exception to this is when I am on my lunch break. If I put on my pjs then, I would never end up going back to work 🙂
5. I do eat an abnormal amount of cereal. I probably eat around 8-9 bowls a week…….and none of them are for breakfast.
6. I have some real issues with the bathroom door. I haven't closed a bathroom door in 6 years. My cats like to go in there with me (they follow me everywhere) so they are really irritated now that I have started closing the door. The funny thing is that our bathroom door doesn't latch very well, so even when I do remember to close it, the cats usually manage to push it open so all of my efforts are pointless. I don't have any problems closing the bathroom door in other people's houses or at work or anything, but when I am in my own place, I have to remind myself every time I go in there.
7. In the comments of the article some brilliant person mentions putting an "eatin' sheet" on their bed. I am pretty sure this is the greatest idea ever. It is really hilarious because I live in this nice big apartment now, with a real dining room and nice sized living room and I spend 95% of my time in my bedroom. Now that I have my big girl bed I have my sleeping area and my "everything else" area. I've got my space heater, computer, phone, assortment of DVDs, stack of books, and blankies ready to go. I read on my bed, watch movies, put together puzzles, and yes, eat almost every meal. Another funny thing is that most of the time all four cats are in here with me. I specifically moved into a bigger place so they could have more room, and they spend all their time spread out in my bedroom. Go figure.
So, maybe I am a little bit crazy from living alone for so long. But, I LOVE living by myself and still do all of these things (except the bathroom door thing) even though I have a roommate now. Am I really insane, or do we all do stuff like this and only single people get called out for being crazypants?


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At this age when there are a lot of appliances (ie. PS3, cable box, video player) that need a display unit, one television seems not enough. Or at least, it's a hassle to connect and disconnect cables every now and then. But these HDMI switches save the day, as they say. And it has an infrared remote control to boot, perfect for the lazy butts. One day, we'll buy a switch. But first, we have to worry about the high definition television. Hehe.
One is enough.
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Conn. man sentenced for fraud of church, investors
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A former Connecticut securities broker been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges that he swindled investors, including a Greek Orthodox church, out of more than $27 million.
Fifty-four-year-old Gregory Loles (LOW-liz) of Easton pleaded guilty in 2011 to single counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering. He was sentenced Wednesday.
Prosecutors said Loles stole from more than 50 victims over nearly a decade. He allegedly took about $14 million from a family in Greece and about $2 million from St. Barbara church in Orange, whose investments he managed. Prosecutors said Loles' broker registration had been cancelled but he convinced the victims he was an investment manager and misrepresented his successes.
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The headline should pretty much describe it all. Every hour or so I'll post another of the essays written by the people who correctly predicted an Obama victory with 332 electoral votes. I hope you enjoy them (and remember: not David's byline).
Also, don't be fooled by the home page of this blog. That book post will be at the top all weekend, but we will be constantly updating the blog. Just scroll down a bit, and new material awaits!
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Yosef Ben David, the main suspect of the murder of Muhammad Abu Khdeir.
Two Israelis have been convicted of the 2014 murder of Palestinian teenaged Muhammad Abu Khdeir while a third suspect, who confessed to the killing, was not convicted on account of his mental health.
According to Haaretz, the conviction of Yosef Ben David, 31, was suspended due to a last-minute psychiatric evaluation that claimed he was not responsible for his actions at the time of the murder.
The two convicted minors are expected to be sentenced on Feb. 14. The next hearing on Ben-David's sentence was scheduled for January 14, 2016, according to Ynet News.
Ben David, believed to be the ringleader, and the two other defendants, confessed to the murder during questioning by Israeli police and agreed to a reenactment.
The three admitted to beating Khdeir unconscious before pouring flammable liquid on him and burning him alive. They claimed the murder was intended as an act of vengeance for the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens earlier that year.
The group drove around for hours to find a suitable victim before kidnapping Abu Khdeir at 4 a.m. after he had decided to pray at the mosque in the Shufat neighborhood of East Jerusalem.
According to Ynet, they took him to a forest on the outskirts of Jerusalem and hit the teenager with a crowbar while shouting "this is for the Fogel family" and "this is for Gilad, Naphtali and Eya."
The father, Hussein Abu Khdeir, told Maan News Agency that he will "not accept less than a lifetime prison sentence" for the convicted as well as the court to demolish their homes.
"I don't believe in the Israeli judiciary, and I want to see if they will be fair or not," he said. "We will go to the International Criminal Court if the Israeli court mitigates their sentence."
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Postelection ad dollars pour in as clients free up budgets, N.Y. gets back to work
The morning after Barack Obama secured his second term as the 44th president of the United States, two significant events occurred that left TV ad sales executives breathing a little easier. For one, the last of the New York media agencies that had been shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Sandy were back under full steam after a week of paralysis. And perhaps just as importantly, clients that had been waiting out the election results once again began spending a good deal of their fourth-quarter budgets on national TV inventory.
If Mitt Romney rather understandably woke up in a lousy mood on Nov. 7, network sales execs were clicking their heels, no matter their political leanings. "There was a palpable increase in activity literally the day after the election returns came in," said one sales boss whose portfolio encompasses broadcast and cable networks. "It's almost as if the clients had been sitting on the sidelines, waiting to see if we were going to get dragged into the legal morass that went down in 2000."
Stalled client spending in the weeks leading up to the election had little to do with partisan politics—any financial guru with a functioning cerebral cortex will tell you the economy has very little to do with the machinations of government, and that the president has precious little control over employment, fuel prices, etc.—and more to do with a willful suspension of disbelief.
"There's a sense that a lot of people are just assuming that we're not going to go sailing over the fiscal cliff like Thelma and Louise," said Pivotal Research Group analyst Brian Wieser. "It's as if we're willing ourselves into a sense of optimism even though the fundamental realities of the political landscape are essentially the same as they were before."
Of course, there have been some positive trends to divine from the economic tea leaves, even if Washington is doing a lousy job of communicating them. For example, the gross domestic product is forecast to have risen 2.8 percent from July to September, up from an initial estimate of 2 percent. And the U.S. housing market in October saw demand hit its highest level in 18 months.
Clients are reacting accordingly, at least with TV outlets with GRPs to sell. "The last four weeks we've written $25 million more than we did in the year-ago period," said Mel Berning, president, ad sales, A+E Television Networks, who added that the automotive and entertainment categories have been particularly robust.
Berning said Q1 2013 budgets are starting to breathe and calendar-year registrations are coming in a few weeks earlier than he'd originally anticipated. Visibility, however, remains limited. "You'd have to be offering blasting-cap rates for people to start spending second-quarter dollars right now."


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I saw where some guy bit another guys finger off over the health care reform. So do you think if we do that, would it work? Any takers? LOL!
Personally, I think we should all invest in a taser gun and just have a go at him. All of us get to use a different jolt level but not enough to kill him and then keep doing it over and over.
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(Reuters) - A rusty Tiger Woods made an early exit from the Quicken Loans National in Bethesda, Maryland on Friday when he missed the cut in his first tournament in three months, but expressed optimism over his game's progress.
Woods, who had been sidelined since March after having surgery to repair a pinched nerve in his back, struggled with his driving and short game on a tough Congressional Country Club layout on the way to a four-over-par 75 in the second round.
That left the former world number one at seven-over 149, and well outside the projected cutline of three over.
Woods, whose charity foundation is benefited by the PGA Tour event, had opted to return to the U.S. circuit this week to give himself competitive preparation for next month's British Open, the third major of the year.
"I am really encouraged by what happened this week," an upbeat Woods told reporters after a round that included just three birdies, five bogeys and a double.
"I missed the cut by four shots, that's a lot, but what I was able to do physically and the speed I had and the distance I was hitting the golf ball again, I hadn't done that in a very long time.
"I needed to get back into competitive feel ... to hit shots and shake some stuff off and see how things were. I've had no setbacks. I got my feel for playing tournament golf."
Woods headed into Friday's second round facing an uphill battle to make the cut after opening with a 74 and he lost further ground when he double-bogeyed the fifth before dropping another shot at the eighth.
He briefly raised hopes of conjuring a stirring fightback as he drained a 26-foot birdie putt at the ninth, then followed with a 12-footer at the par-three 10th.
However Woods continued to miss fairways off the tee and, with the lush rough at Congressional posing all sorts of problems for recovery shots, he went on to bogey the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th.
Though he birdied the par-five 16th after reaching the green in two and two-putting, he lipped out a birdie attempt from just four feet at the 17th before parring the last.
"I made a ton of simple little mistakes, misjudging things and missing the ball on the wrong sides, not being able to get up and down on simple shots," said the 14-times major winner.
"The thing I was worried about the most was hitting driver, and I roasted it, the last two days I hit it really well. The short game was off.
"As I said, I made so many little mistakes this week, but that is something I can rectify, and get that fixed for the British (Open)."
Woods has been increasingly plagued by injuries in recent seasons as the wear and tear of years on the tour have begun to take a toll.
He failed to finish the PGA Tour's Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens in early March, quitting after 13 holes in his final round, then tweaked his back again on the last day of the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami just one week later.
Woods pulled out of the March 20-23 Arnold Palmer Invitational, a key lead-up tournament he has won eight times, in the hope that he could play at the Masters before he opted to undergo surgery on March 31.
He ended up missing the Masters, in April, and the U.S. Open at Pinehurst earlier this month but will compete in the year's third major, the British Open at Hoylake, from July 17-20.
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Gene Cherry)


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Review of the 2011-12 Leonardo show at the National Gallery in London
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Hooded Utilitarian column on Hergé's vision and the necessity of comics criticism that engages deep form
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New Yorker Cartoons: A Legacy of Mediocrity
A deadening force at the heart of the art form, smothering the field in bourgeois mediocrity
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The Metabunker summarizes the problems of attribution surrounding the Raphael portrait sold at Christie's in 2007
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The boss of a Bradford fast food restaurant has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after a judge branded the cockroach and mice-infested kitchen as a danger to the public.
Shaukat Zaman Khan, then owner of Rafiqs Takeaway Ltd in Woodroyd Road, West Bowling, "wilfully" ignored repeated warnings from Bradford Council environmental health officers and was "unable to maintain even the most basic standards of food hygiene", Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday.
Khan had pleaded guilty to nine breaches of food hygiene regulations at a hearing before Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court in December.
Sentencing him, Judge John Potter said: "The conditions in your business were disgusting and had been prevalent for some period of time.
"There was evidence of cockroach and mice infestation at the same time members of the public were buying food from the premises.
"You disregarded concerted attempts by the local authority to help you and wilfully carried on regardless of these warnings. Although other personal responsibilites may have taken you elsewhere, as owner and managing director, the buck stopped with you."
Khan was also ordered to perform 250 hours unpaid community work, to be completed in the next 12 months, and told to pay £5,000 costs within 28 days.
The court was told how Khan owns two houses, valued at approximately £75,000 each, as director of a property business, and when he asked for the costs to be paid in instalments, Judge Potter told him: "You are a man of considerable wealth, the fee will be paid within 28 days."
Freddy Apfel, prosecuting on behalf of Bradford Council, said a complaint from a customer who had found a hair in a chicken meal bought from the takeaway had led to an investigation by the authority's environmental health department.
He described how, on visits on August 15 and September 12, 2012, officers found evidence of cockroach and mice infestations, filthy hand and food-contact surfaces, inadequate hand-washing facilities in food preparation areas, broken floor and ceiling tiles, and a lack of hot running water in one of the kitchen sinks.
Mr Apfel added that staff who were left to work unsupervised at the takeaway had received no formal basic food hygiene training, and were unaware of the correct temperatures for storing and preparing pre-cooked meals, leading to food being kept at temperatures deemed "high-risk" for the growth of bacteria that can cause food-poisoning.
Khan, of Lindley Road, Little Horton, also failed to register his business with the Council until August 2012, despite being sole owner since November 2008, and was said to have been put on notice regarding hygiene issues as far back as February 2009.
The court was told that despite Khan selling the restaurant for £7,000 in August 2013, he remains involved in the business, earning £150 per a week as a chef and a consultant on contacts and suppliers.
His limited company was dissolved in December.
In mitigation, Khan's solicitor advocate, Sobia Ahmed, said that while it was "perhaps more good fortune than design that there no public health consequences", her client had tried to comply with regulations and not demonstrated any deliberate neglect.
After the case, Councillor Andrew Thornton, Bradford Council's executive member for environment, said: "We are always willing to work with business owners to help them improve, but where there is such flagrant disregard for basic cleanliness, as well as evidence of vermin infestation, we will not hesitate to put those responsible before the courts for prosecution.
"The health of anyone who uses a food business in Bradford should not be put at risk, and we work very hard to try to ensure that high standards are achieved and maintained."


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How Schools Can Teach Innovation: Educating the Next Steve Jobs
Most of our high schools and colleges are not preparing students to become innovators. To succeed in the 21st-century economy, students must learn to analyze and solve problems, collaborate, persevere, take calculated risks and learn from failure. To find out how to encourage these skills, I interviewed scores of innovators and their parents, teachers and employers. What I learned is that young Americans learn how to innovate most often despite their schooling—not because of it.
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Though few young people will become brilliant innovators like Steve Jobs, most can be taught the skills needed to become more innovative in whatever they do. A handful of high schools, colleges and graduate schools are teaching young people these skills—places like High Tech High in San Diego, the New Tech high schools (a network of 86 schools in 16 states), Olin College in Massachusetts, the Institute of Design (d.school) at Stanford and the MIT Media Lab. The culture of learning in these programs is radically at odds with the culture of schooling in most classrooms.
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In most high-school and college classes, failure is penalized. But without trial and error, there is no innovation. Amanda Alonzo, a 32-year-old teacher at Lynbrook High School in San Jose, Calif., who has mentored two Intel Science Prize finalists and 10 semifinalists in the last two years—more than any other public school science teacher in the U.S.—told me, "One of the most important things I have to teach my students is that when you fail, you are learning." Students gain lasting self-confidence not by being protected from failure but by learning that they can survive it.
The university system today demands and rewards specialization. Professors earn tenure based on research in narrow academic fields, and students are required to declare a major in a subject area. Though expertise is important, Google's director of talent, Judy Gilbert, told me that the most important thing educators can do to prepare students for work in companies like hers is to teach them that problems can never be understood or solved in the context of a single academic discipline. At Stanford's d.school and MIT's Media Lab, all courses are interdisciplinary and based on the exploration of a problem or new opportunity. At Olin College, half the students create interdisciplinary majors like "Design for Sustainable Development" or "Mathematical Biology."
Learning in most conventional education settings is a passive experience: The students listen. But at the most innovative schools, classes are "hands-on," and students are creators, not mere consumers. They acquire skills and knowledge while solving a problem, creating a product or generating a new understanding. At High Tech High, ninth graders must develop a new business concept—imagining a new product or service, writing a business and marketing plan, and developing a budget. The teams present their plans to a panel of business leaders who assess their work. At Olin College, seniors take part in a yearlong project in which students work in teams on a real engineering problem supplied by one of the college's corporate partners.
In conventional schools, students learn so that they can get good grades. My most important research finding is that young innovators are intrinsically motivated. The culture of learning in programs that excel at educating for innovation emphasize what I call the three P's—play, passion and purpose. The play is discovery-based learning that leads young people to find and pursue a passion, which evolves, over time, into a deeper sense of purpose.


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Anchorman 2 – Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, David Koechner
Ron and Veronica's romance falls apart as the duo anchors a weekend broadcast at a New York-based network in 1980. Ron is fired for being the worst anchor anyone has ever seen and so he leaves Veronica rather than live in her shadow. So he re-creates himself at a CNN-type network in the eighties and accidentally invents the soul-sucking brand of non-news that now rules cable as he tries to win back Veronica's love. Rated PG-13
The Hobbit – the Desolation of Smaug – Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Stephen Fry, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett
Bilbo Baggins continues on in his journey with the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim their lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Rated PG-13
Homefront – Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth,
An action-packed thriller about how far one man will go to protect his family. Widowed ex-DEA agent Phil Broker retires to a quiet Southern town with his ten-year-old daughter and discovers that the idyllic setting is riddled with drugs and violence. When a riveting chain of events forces him to face off with psychotic local drug lord Gator Bodine, Broker must retaliate using the fearsome skills he hoped to keep in his past. Rated R
Paranormal Activity – The Marked Ones – Andrew Jacobs, Molly Ephraim, Richard Cabral
The same malevolent demon who claimed Kristi and Katie is back. Jesse starts experiencing several disconcerting and indescribable things after his neighbor's death. As he looks into these occurrences, he discovers that he has been chosen for possession by this malicious demon. It's inevitable that he will be under its control; it's only a matter of time. Rated R
August : Osage County – Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney, Juliette Lewis
The dark, hilarious, and deeply touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Rated R
Philomena – Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark
In 1952, a young Philomena was sent to the convent of Roscrea in Ireland after giving birth to her first child. When her son became a toddler, the nuns sent him to America for adoption. Philomena then spent the next fifty years seeking for him in vain. Rated PG-13
Secret Life of Walter Mitty – Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, John Daly, Gary Wilmes
Watch the classic story by James Thurber, about a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance, and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined. Rated PG
Flowers in the Attic – Ellen Burstyn, Heather Graham, Kiernan Shipka, Mason Dye, Dylan Bruce
A gothic story of four siblings who, after the death of their father, are torn from a peaceful life and subjected to abuse resulting from a dark family secret. Abandoned by their mother and forced to endure unimaginable treatment living in the attic of their grandparents' mansion, the children form their own family unit. But as the oldest boy and girl come of age, they are entrapped by their family's sordid past as they try to survive and escape the harsh living conditions.
47 Ronin – Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki
Kai is an outcast who joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. They embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors. Rated PG-13
The Legend of Hercules – Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins
In ancient Greece, 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who is promised to his brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. Rated PG-13
Gimme Shelter – Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones
Based on inspiring true events, a teenage girl flees life with her drug-addicted mother to find the wealthy father she's never known. Tells the extraordinary and courageous tale of one girl's fight against the odds to find redemption and, ultimately, to create a family she can call her own. Rated PG-13


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OK, that is it for me today. I have tons to get completed and accomplished today. So, if you are feeling a little down and need a little pick me up, remember we always have a choice on how we can direct our attitude... so I hope today you too will choose JOY!
April 30, 2012
Magical Monday - Be Inspired
The challenge this week is "Be Inspired" at the Paper Cupcake's Challenge Blog; There's Magic In The Air. Sonia Rivera gave us this beautifully clean picture with lots of white space and splashes of wonderful color. I automatically wanted to do a clean and simple card. So part of my inspiration for my card was the feeling the photo gave me which was neat and clean, but with a splash of color. Also, I chose an image of bottles, because I was also inspired by the 3 little bottles sitting on the table. I am all about the small details and I think those three little bottles reflected just that, small details in the room. I colored the image "Tender Loving Care" by Paper Cupcakes with colored pencils and dry embossed the background piece that was inspired by the design in the rug.
Well, since we are talking about being inspired, below is a canvas I did one late night. I have been feeling under the weather, a little blue and down lately and one night instead of going to bed I stayed up and ran across this blog. I love to get lost in creativity especially when it is just create as you go. I don't tend to do it very often (not sure why), but when I seen this blog Christy really inspired me. So, I stayed up late and I already had a canvas on hand, of course I already have tons of paper and pretty much everything on hand to get creative with. So, I have this one friend that is always finding "JoY" well that is what she is known for "Joy sayings".... she even takes pictures of Joy dish soap and posts them on FB, she so cracks me up and I just love her attitude. So anyone that would know her and would read this would know who I am speaking of. So... I thought I would go with a sentiment about joy.. since I have been feeling so blue... Plus I think it lifted my spirits. I didn't draw anything out (although I should have). The one thing I love about seeing Christy's videos is she just cut (well she appeared to anyway), although I must say my face is lacking a nose (what is that about) and her chest is not quite how I would really want it (seriously). But I just left them (which was very hard). I didn't really notice either one so much out of whack until of course I had them glued down. I really try to leave all my littler imperfections just that, imperfections and just kept adding. I have many layers, paint, ribbon, punched paper, stickles, rub-ons, marker, different papers and the big flower is my own digi image that I printed on tissue paper and plastered on in the background. I really liked how it turned out and although it does feel a little girlish, I still had tons of fun creating it. Just wanted to share it with you and you should check out Christy's blog she also has some classes you can take as well.
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