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Canadian music showed no signs of slowing down through the remainder of the decade. What was unique about the late-90s was that, Canadian artists began to branch out and conquer other genres of music. Pop and rock had been championed by a plethora of Canadians as had folk; it was time to show that we could produce a superstar in other fields of music.
Although Canada had always done well in the country music scene, ever since Wilf Carter appeared in the 1930s, it was time for a Canadian superstar to churn out three double-diamond albums in a row, a feat completely unprecedented. Her catchy music appealed to children, teenagers, young adults, older adults, and even seniors. It was so irresistible that a few of her songs crossed over onto the pop charts. One was the third biggest song of 1998 in the United States. She teamed up with musical genius "Mutt" Lange, who had worked with Bryan Adams, and married him. Her name was Shania Twain.
So-called R&B had always been a genre that appealed more to the populace south of the border. But a Torontonian fell in love with it and decided to make a career out of performing these kinds of songs. She never became a big name in Canada, but, in 1998, her song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" was a million-seller in the U.S., peaking at #2 on the pop charts and topping their R&B charts for 14 consecutive weeks, smashing all records. Her name was Deborah Cox. She scored a big hit in Canada later on in 2009; "Beautiful U R" was 39th of the year.
The late-90s also saw the rise of the biggest-selling female jazz artist in the world, a Canadian. Most jazz artists could never hope to sell as many records as pop or country artists but Diana Krall sold 15 million worldwide. Eight of her albums debuted at the top of the Billboard jazz albums charts, six of them being certified multi-platinum at home.
Another genre conquered was Celtic / New Age, thanks to harp-player Loreena McKennitt and her hauntingly beautiful voice. Her three albums released in the 90s all went 3-4x platinum and in 1997 she scored a Top 10 hit on the pop charts.
Canadians were not satisfied with their newfound success in France which began not with Celine Dion but with Roch Voisine. Two more superstars arose to score diamond albums in the land of the Eiffel Tower. The first was roots rocker Isabelle Boulay. The second was to become the second best-selling Canadian artist in France (after Celine Dion). He was born in Sherbrooke and is known for his throaty singing style. He currently holds the SNEP record for the most weeks at number one. His name is Garou.
Toronto's Our Lady Peace, thanks to a diamond album, was the hottest new band to emerge. Frontman and primary songwriter Raine Maida formed a musical family by marrying Chantal Kreviazuk, a former childhood prodigy, who, herself, became one of the most cherished singer-songwriters in the country.
Many new artists arose this year. The biggest song of the year, as mentioned previously, was Sarah McLachlan's "Building a Mystery". Second to that was Our Lady Peace's "Clumsy" which appeared on the year-end chart at #14. Another new band to emerge was St. John's folky Great Big Sea. Their song "When I'm Up" appeared in the year-end chart at #62. They managed a pair of platinum and of multi-platinum albums and scored a few more hits. The Philosopher Kings were another semi-major act, their first big song being "I Am the Man". Band members met while in high school in the Toronto suburb of Thornhill. They scored a couple more Top 10 hits the following year. Saskatoon's bluesy Wide Mouth Mason scored their biggest hit "Midnight Rain" (#56 YE). Another band from Saskatchewan had a hit this year. Age of Electric's "Remote Control" finished as the 71st biggest hit of the year. Toronto's Big Sugar added a dash of reggae to their music and had their first hit single "If I Had My Way". Fellow locals I Mother Earth scored their biggest hit, "Raspberry" which pushed sales of their album to double-platinum status. Vancouver's Econoline Crush attained one-hit wonder class with "All That You Are".
Isabelle Boulay, from the town of Sainte-Félicité, on the north shore of the Gaspé peninsula, scored her first hit," Je t'oublierai, je t'oublierai" off her debut album. Although she'd been around since 1993, Nanaimo, BC's Diana Krall made it to the big leagues when her album Love Scenes, released this year, attained double-platinum status, a difficult feat in the realm of jazz. Chantal Kreviazuk scored her first hit "God Made Me", the 77th biggest song of the year. Halifax's fusion artist Holly Cole made a name for herself with "I've Just Seen a Face". Another Holly (McNarland) emerged from The Pas, Manitoba and gave us the hit "Numb". Later she collaborated with the likes of Matthew Good and The Tea Party.
The biggest name in male soloists was Sherbrooke's Garou, a stage name that is a combination of his surname Garand and the French expression loup-garou, which means werewolf. He was discovered by Luc Plamondon while performing in a local bar and subsequently drafted to play in Notre-Dame de Paris. The song "Belle" from the musical, sung by himself, Canada's Daniel Lavoie, and France's Patrick Fiori, became the third best-selling single of all-time in France (after two novelty songs). In 2000, Garou released his debut album Seul, certified diamond in France, and one of the biggest-selling French-language albums in history worldwide. He eventually became the best-selling Canadian artist in France after Celine Dion.
Bruno Pelletier was another new name this year. He was born in Charlesbourg, a suburb of Quebec City. His debut had come in 1992 but, with the 1997 single "Aime", saw his first Felix-nominated song of the year. The only other male artist to have a big hit this year was Men Without Hats' Ivan whose song "Open Your Eyes" made the year-end Top 100 chart.
Big hits this year included Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" from the number one movie of all-time (at the time) Titanic. Bryan Adams had two chart-toppers: "On a Day Like Today" and "Back to You". Alanis Morissette's "Thank U" was a number one single as well. In the United States, the two biggest songs of the year were "Too Close" by Next and "The Boy is Mine" by Brandy & Monica respectively. In third place was a song called "You're Still the One" by a Canadian country artist from Windsor, Ontario, named Shania Twain. She achieved the unimaginable: three consecutive studio albums were certified double-diamond in Canada (2 million copies sold).
Manitoban Celtic new ager, master of voice, piano, accordion, and harp, Loreena McKennitt, had been around since the mid-80s, scored a quadruple-platinum album in 1991, called The Visit, and had her first big hit, "The Mummers' Dance", on the pop singles chart this year.
Montreal's Éric Lapointe scored his first Felix-nominated song of the year, "Rien à regretter". According to some sources, he had as many as 30 songs that topped the charts on various radio stations and singles charts in Quebec.
Toronto's dance band Love Inc. scored a couple of hits this year: "Broken Bones" #31 and "You're a Supertar" #13. A few years later they were discovered by Britain and both songs became Top 10 hits there. There are some who credit their debut with being the only dance album created in Canada to attain platinum status.
On a side-note, a dance version of Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" was performed by the international group Stars on 54 and was featured in the Mike Myers' film Studio 54. It peaked at #3 on the charts.
The three biggest Canadian songs of the year came via new artists. While the Americans were taken by Toronto's Deborah Cox who supplied the 9th biggest song of the year in the U.S., Montreal pop duo Sky scored the first of three number one singles called "Love Song", the 6th biggest song of the year. In eighth place was Randy Bachman's son Tal with the song "She's So High". And at 15th spot was the Toronto one-hit wonder group Len ("Steal My Sunshine").
Besides Sky and Len, there were a number of new bands this year. Bluesy La Chicane debuted and scored the hit "Calvaire". The Moffatts were four brothers who had grown up in various locales in B.C. They relocated to Nashville in the U.S. and released their first (country) album. Later they switched to pop and scored their first hit "Misery". Montreal's Les Respectables came out with "Amalgame". Dance trio The Boomtang Boys scored the hit "Squeeze Toy". Toronto's dance group Temperance had the hit "If You Don't Know" and 2 rude had "Thinkin' about You"
Mario Pelchat, from Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC, won the Felix award for song of the year with "Je ne t'aime plus". Francophone Italian-Canadian Nicola Ciccone appeared this year with the song "Le menteur". Dance artist Joee scored the hit "Arriba", the 51st biggest song of the year. Martin Deschamps saw his first hit—"Quand?" He took on the role of lead singer for the reunited Offenbach.
There were no new significant female soloists this year.
Coming up are lists of big songs and albums from the late-90s; a list of Juno and Felix song nominees and winners; mini-profiles on semi-major artists La Chicane, Nicola Ciccone, Holly Cole, Great Big Sea, The Moffatts, Mario Pelchat, Bruno Pelletier, The Philosopher Kings, and Sky; and feature profiles on major artists Isabelle Boulay, Garou, Diana Krall, Chantal Kreviazuk, Éric Lapointe, Loreena McKennitt, Our Lady Peace, and Shania Twain.


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1.1 "Buyer" means the person, firm, company or public corporation by whom or on whose behalf the order is given.
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1.3 "Delivery date" means the date specified by the Seller when the Goods are to be delivered.
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1.5 "Price" means the price for the Goods, carriage, packing and insurance costs up to the Buyer's premises.
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2.3 Acceptance of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the Buyer's acceptance of the Conditions.
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2.5 Catalogues, price lists and advertisements and other published information are only indications of the type of products available and shall not form part of the contract of sale or any other contract with the Buyer nor be considered a collateral warranty or representation including the same.
2.6 Any failure by the Seller at any time or for any period to enforce any one of more of the Conditions shall not be a waiver of them or a waiver of the right to enforce such Conditions on a future occasion.
2.7 Goods are supplied to the Buyer for resale within the EU/EEA. Export to territories outside the EU/EEA may be restricted by the Publisher. The Buyer acknowledges that it is their sole responsibility to check upon such restrictions and accepts all liability in the event of a breach and will indemnify Seller against all damages and costs arising from any breach of Publisher's such restrictions.
2.8 The Buyer represents and warrants that it is familiar with all applicable laws, regulations and other governmental requirements regarding the importation, handling, labelling, sale, demonstration and use of the Products within the territory in which it is reselling the Goods. The Buyer warrants that it will comply with all such laws and will bear the cost of such compliance and will fully indemnify Seller against all damages and costs arising from any liability to Seller caused by breach of such local requirements. The Buyer acknowledges that the Supplier's liability is limited to that set out in Clause
3.1 Prices are subject to alteration without notice. Goods will be invoiced at the prices in force on acceptance of order. The Price is exclusive of VAT which shall be due at the rate ruling on the date of the Seller's invoice. If the Price increases between the placing of the order and acceptance then the Buyer may cancel the order provided it does so within 48 hours of notification of the increased Price and returns forthwith any Goods that have been delivered.
3.2 Payment of the Price and VAT shall be due on placing the order unless credit terms have been agreed in writing. Where the Seller does not require payment when the order is placed and in the absence of any agreed credit terms then payment shall be due within 30 days from the date of the invoice.
3.3 Credit limits may be given to approved accounts at the sole discretion of the Seller but the Seller will require trade references. At its sole option and without notice the Seller may cancel or amend a credit limit previously granted.
3.4 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue from the date when the payment becomes due from day to
day until the date of payment at a rate of 8% above HSBC plc's base rate from time to time in force and shall accrue at such a rate after as well as before any judgment.
3.5 If the Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then without prejudice to any of the Seller's other rights all other invoices from the Seller to the Buyer shall become payable forthwith and the Seller may:
3.5.1 Suspend or cancel deliveries of any articles due to the Buyer; and/or
3.5.2 Appropriate any payment made by the Buyer to such of the Goods supplied under any other contract with the Buyer (as the Seller may in its sole discretion think fit).
The Seller warrants that the Goods will at the time of delivery correspond to the description given by the Seller. All other warranties conditions or terms relating to fitness for purpose, satisfactory quality or condition of the Goods whether implied by statute or common law or otherwise are excluded. If the Goods breach these terms the Seller shall repair or replace them at its option or pay damages as limited below. Seller excludes liability to the Buyer for consequential and indirect loss, loss of profit, revenue and goodwill. Seller limits its liability to the price paid by Buyer for the Goods. This clause does not limit or exclude any rights or liability not permitted to be so in English law and nothing in these terms exclude or limits liability of Seller to Buyer for death or personal injury caused by negligence nor for fraud.
5.1 No assignment of rights in specifications and design rights of the Goods (including the copyright, design right or other intellectual property right in them) shall pass between the parties.
5.2 The Buyer acknowledges that the Goods are supplied for resale in the manner intended by the Publisher and that it has no right to repackage the Goods without the prior written approval of the Publisher save in so far as the law allows.
5.3 The Buyer acknowledges that the Publisher may choose to impose an "On Sale Date" and any other lawful conditions it chooses on the sale of some or all of its Goods and that this information may be communicated to the Buyer by either the Publisher or the Seller and in either case the Buyer will respect these instructions which are a condition of these terms. The Buyer further acknowledges and accepts that the Publisher has the right to take action against the Buyer should these instructions be broken and that such action may include an instruction to the Supplier to deliver to the Buyer some or all of the Publisher's future products on or after their "On Sale Date". The Buyer acknowledges that such consequences are at the complete discretion of the Publisher and that the Buyer has no claim against the Supplier for the implementation of said measures.
Delivery of the Goods shall be arranged to be made to the Buyer's address on the Delivery date. The
Buyer shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are
tendered for delivery. For international deliveries terms are EX WORKS unless otherwise agreed in
writing with Seller. The Seller will use its reasonable efforts to deliver on the date requested but this shall not be or imply any legal obligation to deliver on the Delivery date.
7.1 The Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Goods after delivery to the Buyer. Any deficiencies must be notified within 48 hours of receipt.
7.2 The Goods are not supplied by the Seller on a sale or return basis or on a consignment sale basis to the Buyer and nothing contained within these conditions shall be construed to indicate otherwise.
8.1 The property in the Goods shall remain in the Seller until such time as the whole of the Price (including VAT and all accrued interest) shall have been paid by the Buyer to the Seller, whereupon the property in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer. Until such payment the Goods shall be kept separate from other Goods of the Buyer and identified as the Seller's property.
8.2 Risk in the Goods shall notwithstanding sub-clause 8.1 pass to the Buyer upon delivery by the Seller to the Buyer.
8.3 When Goods are delivered to the Buyer prior to payment the Buyer shall hold the Goods in the capacity of a fiduciary for and on behalf of the Seller until payment and in such capacity and until such time shall remain liable to account to the Seller for the Goods or if the Goods are sold by the Buyer in accordance with the next sub-clause of this clause for that part of the sale proceeds of the sale thereof ("the Seller's Part of the Proceeds") which is equivalent to the price at which the same were invoiced by the Seller to the Buyer.
8.4 The Buyer shall have the right to sell in the normal course of its business any Goods before payment provided that the Buyer shall pay the Seller's Part of the Proceeds of such a sale into a separate bank account clearly denoted as an account containing monies deposited for the benefit of the Seller by the Buyer acting in a fiduciary capacity.
8.5 In the case of Goods sold while the property is still vested in the Seller the Seller hereby gives the Buyer the right to pass the property therein to the sub-buyers where such sub-sales are in the normal course of its business.
8.6 The Seller shall be entitled at any time while payment for the Goods or any other debt by the Buyer to the Seller is outstanding to retake possession of such Goods and the Buyer undertakes to deliver the same to the Seller or its duly appointed authorised agent upon request and the Seller or its duly authorised agent shall have the right during normal business hours to enter upon the land or buildings of the Buyer to take possession of the said Goods.
8.7 The Buyer shall store or otherwise denote consignments of the Goods in respect of which property remains with the Seller in such a way that the same can be recognised as the property of the Seller.
9.1 Where the Buyer rejects any Goods then the Buyer shall have no further rights whatever in respect of the supply to the Buyer of such Goods or the failure by the Seller to supply Goods which conform to the contract of sale.
9.2 The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer for late delivery of the Goods (nor for short delivery of the Goods if notification of the inaccurate quantity is not notified to the Seller within 48 hours)
9.3 A signature confirming receipt of the Goods or the words "unexamined" or similar words shall be deemed to confirm receipt of the Goods. No responsibility is accepted by the Seller for damages or shortages unless Goods are signed for on the delivery note. A signature on a delivery note will be deemed to be confirmation of the number of cartons received as stated on the delivery note. Damage to outer packaging must be notified to the carrier on receipt. Damages and shortages must be notified to the Seller within 48 hours of delivery.
The Seller shall be under no liability for any loss (including consequential loss or loss of profit) damage or delay or expenses of any kind whatsoever caused wholly or in part by any act of Force Majeure which shall include but not be limited to; Act of God, outbreak of war, civil commotion, government policies or restrictions or control including restrictions on export or import or other licences, trade or industrial disputes of whatever nature, whether or not such dispute involves the Seller, its servants or agents, or by any other contingency whatsoever which is beyond the reasonable control of the Seller.
If any provision or wording of these Conditions is held to be unlawful or unenforceable for any purpose it shall be deemed excluded for that purpose and the rest of these Conditions shall remain in full force and effect.
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Sat antenna
Quick and dirty, just to have something here.
= Different antennas
Not all satellite antennas are using a parabolic dish; for example, satellite phones. For TV though, almost without exception, one uses a parabolic dish.
The parabolic dish is shaped to reflect and focus the signal from the satellite. It can be used to focus any signal, like sound, light, FM radio signal, and so forth. All telescopes, as well as most sound focusing equipment (like they often use from the sideline on football matches) uses the same principle. The free space loss of signal from the satellite is over 300 dB, a factor of 1×1030. Thus, an effective antenna is a necessity.
The formula to make a parabolic: y = x2
There are two major types of parabolic dishes:
- The classic antenna which focuses the signals to the center of the antenna. This antenna uses the center of a parabolic arch for designing the dish. The signals are focused at the center of the antenna, and one usually has three rods extending out to the point where the signals are focused. This is where one puts the LNB. This is used for most professional installations, and virtually every antenna with diameter above 4 meters is of this type.
- The offset antenna. The offset is a part of a parabolic arch as all parabolic dishes are, but by using the side of the arch rather than the center of the arch, one get an antenna that is easier to assemble, and the antenna has a lower elevation, which gives less problems with dirt, snow and other stuff ending up in the antenna. One also avoids having supports for the LNB obstructing the signal path.
Low noise block converter (LNB/LNC)
An LNB/LNC is the unit you put where the signals from a parabolic dish is focused. It receives the signals from the satellite, and converts them from a jaw dropping >10 GHz (Ku band) or >3 GHz (C band) to L band ~950 MHz to ~2,100 MHz, which is more compatible with coaxial cable. Some say that L band is less than 1,550 MHz, and some say 2,500 MHz. Wikipedia uses the word roughly.
The reason it is called a block converter, is that is takes a frequency block, and converts it down to a different frequency band. The mixing frequency in a LNB can be anything, but the usual frequencies are 9,750 MHz and 10,700 MHz (Universal LNB). The frequencies one can receive will then be 9,750 + 950 MHz to 9,750 + 2,100 MHz, and the same for 10,700 MHz mixing frequency. For other mixing frequencies, just change the 9,750 MHz number.
The LNB uses a very easy system to choose which mixing frequency to use. Since satellite operators want to utilize the frequency bands as efficiently as possible, you can also choose Vertical or Horizontal alignment (for C band it is circular polarisation, and you have right-hand circular polarization, RHCP, and left-hand, LHCP). This means that you have high and low frequency band (for dual band LNBs. They also come in single band), and you have vertical and horizontal, giving a total of four different blocks. low v., low h., high v., high h. For larger installations, the LNB will have one output for each of them, and you have a DisEqC switch that allows you to connect a virtually limitless number of tuners. The satellite tuner supplies the LNB with power, so that it can run the mixing frequencies circuits. The voltage that the tuner supplies chooses the polarization. 13 V selects horizontal, 18 V selects vertical. The tuner also supplies a 22 kHz signal to choose what mixing frequency to use. One can also control a DisEqC switch with this signal, so that a tuner can choose between multiple LNBs.
Finding the satellite
There are numerous ways of doing this. First though, you want to make sure that there are no buildings or trees between you and the satellite. Se below to help you find the direction.
The easiest way is using an instrument for this. It costs a bit, so you could try to do it without first. For digital receiver you want an free to air channel, cause the decryption of a channel makes it appear on the screen slower. Find one using lyngsat. You also want a compass. Using the Satellite Calculations page by Jens Sætre, you can find the direction the antenna is supposed to point azimuth (left/right) and the elevation (up/down). Please also make sure that your LNB is in the correct position. Having this wrong will make the adjustments much harder, maybe even impossible. Using the compass and the calculations, as well as the elevation indicator on the antenna (if you cannot find one, look at other installations nearby for a hint) you should move it about SLOWLY until you get a picture.
Pointing the antenna
This is the part that most people, also the professional installer, fails. Pointing of the antenna is important for signal level and quality. The bigger the antenna, the more important it is to point it correctly.
Here are the problems:
- The antenna has a roll off. This means that if it is not spot on, but almost, there should be no problems, until you add the other problem.
- The satellite is not stationary. It is situated in geosynchronous orbit, around 35,786 km above ground level, above the equator, and is affected by the sun's gravity, the moon's gravity, solar storms and so on.
These things causes the satellite to move about quite a bit. Seen from down here, it is not , but given a series of unfortunate events, it could be crucial for your satellite signal. Seen from earth, the satellite moves in the sky in figure of eight. It goes round this path once a day, in sync. with its orbit. What you need to do is to point the antenna while the satellite is in the centre of the figure of eight. If you point the antenna at one of the extremes, and at the same time miss it a bit, you will will end up with much weaker signal at the opposite time of day. Several dB is easy. I have seen more than 10 dB fluctuation on 1.2 m antenna.
The satellite's orbit is corrected every second week or so to compensate for all these forces moving it about. This means that there is not a specific time of day when the satellite is aligned correctly. You will have to calculate this. The reward though, is more stable TV signal, all day through.
So, how to do it?
You need ephemeris data (Intelsat ephemeris data), also called 11 parameters data. Intelsat is kind enough to supply centre of box data too, but not all satellite operators do this. The Satellite Calculations web page by Jens Sætre is great for this. Unfortunately you will have to input the 11 parameters yourself unless you use Internet Explorer, where you can upload the parameters as a text file. So, get ephemeris data from operator (if more than one satellite on that position, get the center most of them), input the data on the satellite calculations page, and calculate the centre of box times. Point your antenna at that time. For offset antennas, you can gain most signal level adjusting the azimuth (left/right). For traditional antennas, it does not matter.
- First, adjust azimuth. Using the signal-meter, move one way. When it starts dropping, stop, mark the spot, and go the opposite way until you find the same signal value. mark the spot. The best signal level is in the middle between those spots.
- Do the same with elevation (up/down).
- Then again, do azimuth, just to be sure.


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Today: Apple (AAPL) is keeping its lawyers busy, as San Jose judge cuts apart the Samsung verdict and David Einhorn drops his suit, among other legal battles. Also: Facebook gets a boost after announcing another unveiling, and Wall Street rises slightly despite sequester deadline.
Apple takes a big loss in Samsung trial as Einhorn dispute ends
Despite the end of one lawsuit Friday, Apple's widespread legal disputes became even more convoluted as the company's stock took yet another substantial dive, plunging to a new 52-week low.
The most substantial ruling of the day for Apple's bottom line occurred in San Jose, where Judge Lucy Koh sliced the company's infamous $1.05 billion verdict against Samsung nearly in half, taking $450 million away from the landmark judgment. Koh said the jury's findings for that amount were dubious and ordered a new trial to figure out damages for those claims.
"The court has identified an impermissible legal theory on which the jury based its award and cannot reasonably calculate the amount of excess," Koh said in her ruling.
With Friday's ruling, the San Jose court battle becomes even more confusing — Apple now receives more than $550 million from Samsung for patent infringements in early Galaxy smartphones and tablets, while the rest could go back to trial.
Meanwhile, the two are headed toward another separate trial on newer Galaxy gadgets, and any or all rulings could still be appealed to a higher court. The two tech giants also have legal actions pending in several other countries.
Judge Koh is also hearing a case that claims Apple collected personal information from users of its mobile devices without their consent, which the lawyers who filed the case would like to turn into a class-action lawsuit. Apple has experience with class-action suits — earlier this week, Apple agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from kids' ability to rack up charges in apps without their parents' permission, which is likely to cost the company at least $100 million.
The only good news for Apple was the end of the most high-profile lawsuit from last month, activist investor David Einhorn's action against the company on a proposal Apple wanted to present at Wednesday's annual shareholders meeting. After Apple was forced to hold its meeting without presenting the proposal due to a temporary injunction Einhorn won in the case, the investor said the case was not worth fighting anymore.
"Apple removed the bundled proposal from the shareholder meeting, therefore resolving the issue," Einhorn's fund, Greenlight Capital, said in a statement after the judge agreed to end the proceedings.
While the lawsuit is over, the core of Einhorn's argument remains: He believes Apple should begin returning some of its $137 billion cash hoard to investors. Einhorn wants Apple to issue preferred shares that would pay a fixed 4 percent dividend, which his hedge fund could use: Reuters reported Friday that Greenlight gained a slight 0.3 percent in February, after increasing its stake in Apple by 20 percent to about 1.3 million shares at the end of last year.
Any investor still holding on to Apple shares likely shares Einhorn's lament: As of this week, the stock has negative returns for anyone who purchased it in the last year. Friday managed to bring even more lows, as Apple struck a new 52-week low and posted its lowest closing price in more than a year. Shares dropped 2.5 percent to $430.37 after dipping as low as $429.98.
Facebook announces another event and gets another stock boost
While Apple frustrates investors, Facebook continues to make moves that Wall Street seems to like, continuing Friday with it second announcement of a press event in two months, both of which helped send the company's stock price up.
Apple invited members of the media Friday to its headquarters for an event next week focused on its signature News Feed. Facebook hasn't changed its News Feed in more than a year, and analysts expect the announcement to focus on a melding of the company's desktop and mobile offerings.
Gartner analyst Brian Blau pointed out to Reuters that the mobile version of Facebook does not offer as many features as the desktop version, "so maybe this is a way to bring some of that together."
Opus Research analyst Greg Sterling agreed, telling Bloomberg News, "They're going to need to squeeze more money out of mobile. They really want to show they can deliver on these devices."
As Business Insider pointed out, CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed News Feed in the company's most recent earnings report conference call and noted his desire for enhanced media appearance on mobile devices, with larger pictures and more videos. That move could allow the long-rumored introduction of video advertising to users' feeds, potentially annoying to consumers but lucrative for Facebook.
That type of move would be another signal to investors that Facebook is serious about generating more revenue, similar to Thursday's move to boost its services for advertisers with the purchase of Microsoft's Atlas ad-tech platform. That move was on top of the introduction of Facebook Exchange, another advertising product meant to help the company' battle against Google (GOOG) for the top Internet advertising company in the world.
Facebook last had an unveiling event at its Menlo Park headquarters less than two months ago, when it revealed Graph Search, a search engine focused solely on content within the social network, which could be especially useful to marketers. When the company announced that event with an invitation that was less forthright about the substance of the event, investors anxious for moves toward monetization from the company sent the stock higher than $30 for the first time in more than 6 months, though the actual announcement was not enough to sustain that level.
Friday's invitations had a similar effect, with shares rising from about $27.15 to $27.80 after the invitations reached inboxes Friday morning. Shares ended the day at $27.78, a 1.9 percent daily increase.
Sequester doesn't spook Wall Street as Google and Yahoo rise
Investors managed to ignore the passing of the deadline for the "sequester" — drastic budget cuts that were delayed in the "fiscal cliff" compromise earlier this year — and still send stocks higher on the day, though gains were 0.3 percent or less for all three major U.S. stock indexes.
Experts said that the constant deadlines that lawmakers have manufactured and then run up to (and over) have with the debt-ceiling talks and fiscal cliff have inured them to the process. "The sequester panic, if this was 18 months ago, we could have seen multi-hundred point swings in the market. What has happened is that the policy makers have lost credibility with the stock market," Kevin Divney, chief investment officer at Beaconcrest Capital Management, told Bloomberg News.
In Silicon Valley, stocks were at a standstill, with the SV150 index of area technology companies dropping a scant 0.02 as gains in other stocks offset Apple's losses. Google gained 0.7 percent and ended the week above the $800 level at $806.19, after Germany's Parliament approved a watered-down version of a bill that had caused consternation for the Mountain View search giant.
In a bizarro moment after the last few years, Yahoo (YHOO) hit a 52-week high on the same day Apple fell to a 52-week low, with the Sunnyvale Internet company closing up 3 percent at $21.94. One of the biggest positive moves of the day was big-data firm Splunk, which gained 7.9 percent one day after announcing earnings.
Silicon Valley tech stocks
Up: Splunk, Workday, Yelp, Yahoo, Electronic Arts (ERTS), VMware, Facebook, Gilead, Zynga, LinkedIn, Adobe (ADBE), Oracle (ORCL), Symantec, Intuit (INTU), SunPower (SPWRA), Intel (INTC), Netflix (NFLX), Google, Nvidia, eBay (EBAY), NetApp, SolarCity
Down: Ruckus, Palo Alto Networks, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Jive, Juniper, Applied Materials, Tesla
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Up 9.55, or 0.3 percent, to 3,169.74
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 35.17, or 0.25 percent, to 14,089.66
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Up 3.52, or 0.23 percent, to 1,518.2
Check in weekday afternoons for the 60-Second Business Break, a summary of news from Mercury News staff writers, The Associated Press, Bloomberg News and other wire services. Contact Jeremy C. Owens at 408-920-5876; follow him at Twitter.com/mercbizbreak.


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...to Art Taylor for several recent and upcoming publications: the essay "Murder in Black & White: Novels of the Civil Rights Era" in the Fall 2008 issue of Mystery Scene magazine; the short story "Shrimp & Grits" forthcoming in the January-February 2009 issue of The Rambler; and the short story "A Voice From the Past" in an upcoming issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (pub. date t.b.d.).
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Eradication of prostitutes and prostitution predicted to occur within 20 years
David Levy, futurist and world renown for his work on artificial intelligence and robots sees a future without prostitution and human sex workers of any kind. Levy is predicting "that prostitution has only about another 20 years before robots take over."Levy's robotic vision is one where robots will have human appearing bodies, will be able to fully articulate in a compassionate and passionate manner and will be quite lovable. In order to get a more fully informed vision of Levy's world, one must read his new book LOVE AND SEX WITH ROBOTS. I have not read it, but I have read about it and it is now on the top of the list of the dankprofessor's must read books. My interest was peaked by the review which appeared in the Washington Post by Joe Achenback and posted on amazon.com.
Unquestionably Levy does suffer from grandiosity, the whole idea of bringing sex to artificial life seems to be a bit grandiose. Levy emphasizes that humans long for affection and tend to be affectionate toward those who offer it. And in this vision, robots can be programmed to love and facilitate being loved.
And as for sex, it will not be "…cold, mechanical sex that barely incites a feeble meep-meep-meep from your robot lover: No, we're talking about real elbow-pads-and-helmets sex. Electrifying sex! (And afterward the robot will take a drag on a cigarette and say, "That really recharged my batteries.") "Love with robots will be as normal as love with other humans," Levy writes, "while the number of sexual acts and lovemaking positions commonly practiced between humans will be extended, as robots teach us more than is in all of the world's published sex manuals combined."
What was once a world populated by prostitutes, will in the future be a world of ""sexbots," which would offer people a chance to practice their technique before entering a human relationship. "With a robot prostitute," he writes, "the control of disease is implicit — simply remove the active parts and put them in the disinfecting machine."
Quoting from the Washington Post review-
At this point you are likely holding up both hands with palms outward in the internationally recognized gesture meaning "Stop." This sounds crazy. Clearly robots are not going to become plausible objects of sexual relationships, much less actual romance and genuine love, until they have a serious makeover. Human love isn't so shallow that we'll fall for the first machine with a nice pair of antennae.
But Levy's thesis isn't as silly as you might initially think. We are living in a period of revolutionary advances in computer software and processing speeds. The Japanese already have a multi-billion-dollar robot industry, including robots used to keep an eye on — and even bathe — the elderly. Sony has invented a robotic dog named AIBO. Honda has created an android that can climb stairs. Carnegie-Mellon University invented a robot, Grace, that managed to register by itself (herself?) for an academic conference. Meanwhile, researchers are experimenting with flexible polymers that can be used as artificial skin, an essential leap for the creation of robots you might actually want to cuddle. Most important, robots will have to learn to act like humans; one researcher, Levy reports, has designed robots that can exhibit 77 human behavior patterns.
The key is that these technological advances will someday be complemented by cultural changes, and cavorting with robots just won't seem weird anymore. "It would not surprise me if a significant proportion of readers deride these ideas until my predictions have been proved correct," Levy writes…"
Of course, much of contemporary life where sex is integrated into technology would have seemed utterly unreal, beyond comprehension as little as 200 years ago. How could one explain to someone one growing up in 1808 that one can "bring" a man and woman into ones house and could be seen having sex in ones house while they are actually in Europe or China and are beamed off an object in outer space into ones living room? I think you get my point. Such would be seen as representing some kind of lunacy, as being beyond creative imagination.
And technology, artificial as it is, is being used more and more throughout the world for sexual gratification, from vibrators, to adult dvds, to interactive sex on the computer, to sex in virtual life. And robot sex as predicted by Levy would helped to avoid an ultimate dread in the future, the dread of sex leading to reproduction. For in this futuristic world, one generation will not be replaced by another generation, but we will have the generation that will be considered the final generation, a generation with a taken for granted view that there can be life without death and aging with continuing health and beauty.
So in the dankprofessor's opinion such does not represent other worldly thinking. However, it might very well take some mind boggling mental gymnastics to seriously engage Levy's futuristic vision. Whatever kind of world we end up creating, it will most likely not be a world where people complain about being sex objects, or sexually objectifying others. Here "we" create "real" sex objects, both an object of desire and a desiring object.
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BCG is helping a developing country build a national health system strategy to address quality, access, and cost.
A Middle Eastern country recently faced a potential public health crisis. Obesity and a lack of exercise among the young contributed to a diabetes rate of around 15%. The country is further challenged by high health care costs on a per capita basis, significant variation in the quality of care provided across sectors, and large gaps in services. BCG was asked to assess and benchmark performance, develop recommendations, and create a roadmap for change.
To deliver better patient outcomes at the same or lower cost, BCG recommended:
BCG is currently collaborating with the country's Ministry of Health to fashion a mature value-based health care system. The project is working with stakeholders across 60 initiatives and is being implemented over the next five years. Aligning interests of all health care players will enhance quality, safety, and the patient experience.
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"Slender Man very well may have been "invented" by the internet, but he's been a part of our subconscious forever! Like cultures across the globe, the internet has developed its own stories and characters. Generated by the collective web, Slender Man is our nightmares manifested in digital form. Why do we create these scary tales, indulging in worlds are beyond reality? What is the role of this folklore, and is Slender Man a part of it?"
Thursday, October 31, 2013
OpEd: Slender Man Internet Folklore?
Labels: discussion, horror, video, video games
Video: Monster Machine
"Monster Machine" by Andrew Bowser of Nerdist
"From Director Andrew Bowser (The Mother of Invention, Jimmy Tupper VS The Goatman of Bowie) comes a comedy short that both pays homage to and satirizes the Zombie genre. In the adventurous tone of 80's favorites like "Monster Squad" and "Weird Science" - "Monster Machine" follows inventor Vincent Dooly and his best friend Terry Futterman as Vincent unveils his latest creation. Will this machine be Vincent's masterpiece? Or will it unleash a dark power that no man can possibly control."
Tutorial: Rainbow-Fire Pumpkin
"Is a regular carved Halloween jack-o-lantern too tame for you? Or are you looking for the perfect flame test chemistry demonstration? Use colored fire to light your pumpkin and then coat it with rainbow fire. It's an easy dramatic effect. Alcohol serves as the base flame. It burns blue and won't interfere with other colors. Boric acid produces a green flame. Other colors come from natural chemicals in the pumpkin and incandescence."
Video: Look Behind You!
Video: NASA Pumpkin Carving Contest
"Annual section 352 Pumpkin Carving contest at NASA/JPL. So fun and so ridiculous. Each team gets an hour to create their masterpiece. All of the materials including the pumpkins were purchased with personal funds and not tax payer dollars :)"
Short Film: Haselwurm
Lovecraft eZine has discovered this cool short Italian film called Haselwurm. It's about a mythical creature that lives on Alpi mountain in Italy and it's inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. The main characters are a woman and a man in search of solving a mystery as old as the mountains of the
story; the recklessness of a rifle shot, and make the mistake of killing a creature unlike any
other. The consequences of this reckless act will soon be known and the price will be high ...
Labels: horror, short film, video
Carving: Wood Predator
Walsall, England-based artist Simon Patel spent 90 hours hand-carving a large section of tree trunk to create this awesome Predator head. We agree with Conner Flynn over at Technabob who said that, since Predators take trophies from each of their kills, they would probably really appreciate this piece.
Crafts: Oogie Boogie Cross-Stitch
"I know what my initial idea was for this cross stitch project, but I'm not sure how I progressed to this. This started as a very simple spider cross stitch. It was just going to be a spider that looked like it was hanging from the top of the frame and had created a web in the corner. Somehow this happened and I'm very happy it did since I love Nightmare Before Christmas."
Labels: crafts, cross stitching, Nightmare Before Christmas
Download: Poison Bottle Labels
"Make any Halloween gathering all the more creepy by turning store-bought drinks into faux poison with a simple re-labeling! I have designed three antique-style apothecary labels just for the occasion. Use the labels to embellish bottles such as wine, soda, bottled tea or water that you'll be serving. You can also label lunchbox drinks on Halloween day for a fun lunchtime startle!"
Labels: downloads
Posters: Horror Business
Horror Business Poster Series by Brian Ewing
Part of the Horror Business solo art exhibition at Rivet Gallery.
Limited edition prints available for purchase from the Rivet Gallery. US$50
Limited edition prints available for purchase from the Rivet Gallery. US$50
Posters: Nosferatu
Prints available for purchase from Big Cartel. £40
"Nosferatu-A Symphony of Horror, is a Screenprint produced in conjunction with the BFI for the re-release of the film Nosferatu, and documented in the short film by the BFI which can be viewed here.Nosferatu is a classic horror film from 1922, one of the original portrayals of a vampire on the big screen. Nosferatu is a 4 colour screenprint on 270gsm archival paper, A2 in size (420 × 594mm) , limited to an edition of 100, all signed stamped and numbered."
Labels: horror, movie posters, posters, prints, vampires
Posters: Nosferatu
"Nosferatu" by Gilles Vranckx
Labels: horror, Illustration, movie posters, posters, vampires
Artist: Bartosz Kosowski
Illustrations by Bartosz Kosowski
Labels: artist, Illustration, monsters
Link Round-Up: October 31, 2013
"Halloween" by Patrik Hjelm
"I was working in it for abit over a week, how many hours I don't know exact, But probably 25+ hours or more (so hard to keep track on time when painting)."
Interview: Neil Gaiman discusses the return of Morpheus in the Sandman Prequel
If diving into the epic 10 volume Sandman series is a bit daunting to you, The Mary Sue came up with a list of 11 Sandman stories you can read and understand without spoiling the entire story.
Mitch Dyer wrote on the all too depressing and all too real question of 'how long can video games matter?" This is given their iterative qualities instead of artistic and how each new game forces obsolescence on their predecessors.
Want a Starship? Think Big. Think Really Big
Wolverine is the best Disney Princess
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
OpEd: "Being" Your Video Game Avatar
PBS Ideas is wonderful. This time, Mike is here to explain the difference between games that allow you to manipulate the player-character and those that force you to become it.
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Labels: discussion, video, video games
Lecture: The Power of Comics
How do comics capture your mind's eye? Ph.Detours host Alex Lockwood and Ph.D. candidate Keegan Lannon (Aberystwyth University) give us an inside look at the theory behind your favorite comics.
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Tech: 360 Degree iPad Animations
Movies are great. They're stories where someone else has already made all the decisions. All you need to do is sit back and watch. But video games represent a growing segment of our entertainment dollar for a reason. Our generation is sick of its passive role.
Labels: software, technology, video
Tech: GPS Shoes
Designer Dominic Wilcox has created a fully functional prototype of a pair of shoes that will guide the wearer to any destination. All the wearer needs to do is click their heels together. Poetic.
Labels: technology, video
Video: Trick-or-Treating as an Adult
"Just because you're old, doesn't mean you don't deserve free candy from strangers! Watch and learn how to trick-or-treat as an adult."
Short Film: Lunar
"LUNAR" Directed by Tyson Wade Johnston
"Set in Los Angeles City, 2057, an outlaw is captured and sentenced to a lifetime of imprisonment on the LUNAR penitentiaries. To reunite with his family, he must become the first convict to escape the corrupt system and return to Earth."
Sweets: Severed Head Cake
Severed Head Cake by Natalie Sideserf of Sideserf Cake Studio in Austin, Texas.
Crafts: Spell Book
Holly Conrad of Crabcat Industries (as well as from Syfy's Heroes of Cosplay) created a replica of Winifred Sanderson's book from Hocus Pocus for a friend's wedding. And I want it so bad. She sculpted, cast, and painted it while Hilary Grimes bound it into an actual book.
Papercraft: Atlantis Window Display
Atlantis Window Display by Zim & Zou from Nancy, France
Photographed by Frank Oudeman / OTTO
"Hermès hired us to design the windows for the re-opening
of their store located in Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills."
Photographed by Frank Oudeman / OTTO
"Hermès hired us to design the windows for the re-opening
of their store located in Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills."
Labels: papercraft
Papercraft: Monster Themed Paper-Cuts
Monster Themed Paper-Cuts by Eelus
Created for the "Horrorshow" art show at Ink_d Gallery.
Labels: monsters, papercraft
Posters: Tales From The Crypt
Tales From The Crypt IIlustrations by Jason Edmiston
Part of the EC Comics/Tales From the Crypt art show, "It Didn't Rot Our Brains".
Opening Friday, October 25th 2013 at the Mondo Gallery.
Part of the EC Comics/Tales From the Crypt art show, "It Didn't Rot Our Brains".
Opening Friday, October 25th 2013 at the Mondo Gallery.
Posters: The Vault of Horror
"The Vault of Horror" by Florian Bertmer
Part of the EC Comics / Tales From the Crypt art show, "It Didn't Rot Our Brains.
Opening Friday, October 25th 2013 at the Mondo Gallery.
Posters: Tales From The Crypt
"Tales From The Crypt" by Ken Taylor
Part of the EC Comics / Tales From the Crypt art show, "It Didn't Rot Our Brains".
Opening Friday, October 25th 2013 at the Mondo Gallery.
Posters: Alien
"Alien" by Randy Ortiz
Labels: movie posters, movies, posters
Posters: Universal Classic Monsters
18" X 24" 10 print folio set, 8 individual and one 2 print diptych. Regular editions of 230 and metallic ink variant editions of 70. Available via email lottery ending Tuesday, October 29th 2013 from Dark Hall Mansion.
Mash-Up: Wars on Kinkade
"Wars on Kinkade" series by Jeff Bennett
Mash-ups of Star Wars and Thomas Kincade landscapes.
Illustration: Drawlloween
"Drawlloween" 31 days of Halloween illustrations by Brian Luong
Labels: drawlloween, halloween, horror, Illustration
Illustration: Gandalf the Black
"If Gandalf took the ring..."
Labels: fantasy, lord of the rings
Link Round-Up: October 30, 2013
Interview: Chip Kidd talks to the New York Times about his new book, Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design.
Here are the Coolest Custom Lego Minifigs You Can Buy on Etsy Right Now
The Reith Lectures is a series of annual radio lectures given by leading figures of the day, commissioned by the BBC and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and The World Service. This year the lecturer is Grayson Perry, potter, and winner of the 2003 Turner Prize for Art in and his four lectures aim to demystify art. With two lectures already delivered he has addressed how the quality of art is assessed, and what makes something a work of art. People in Britain can listen on the BBC site here. Around the world (I think) they are available as podcasts on iTunes, and you can also read transcripts here: Lecture 1: Democracy Has Bad Taste and Lecture 2: Beating The Bounds.
Star Wars Boxo Papercraft Playset
This Fake "Lord Of The Rings" Subway Service Advisory Poster Isn't All That Far From The Truth
Documentary: 2001: The Making of a Myth
A documentary on the making and meaning of one of my favorite films, 2001: A Space Oddyssey.
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Labels: documentary, movies, science fiction, video
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Video: Darth Side of Light
This one's like Star Wars meets Monty Python. The story centers around a Jedi and a Sith who run into each other while trying to relieve their bladders in some ruins.
Short Film: Bet She'an
Bet She'an is a dark, heavily metaphorical film about the last moments of humanity in the aftermath of an apocalypse. It's lovely, but very abstract.
"In the city of Bet She'an, where mankind is progressively morphing into crows, a sculptor decides to leave a trace of this dwindling humanity"
Short Film: Carpark
"Carpark" by Birdboxstudio
Carpark is the tale of a simple shopping trip going terribly wrong after a shopper decides to taunt a dog locked in a car. The entire short unfolds in one scene, employing a simple, yet effective monochromatic style. Bird Box always nails it one the head with their shorts, using everyday situations as the basis of their bite-sized films.
Short Film: The Suit of Light
A humble janitor becomes a matador for a day and finds himself face to face with his ferocious opponent in the bullring.
Short Film: Runaway
Link Round-Up: October 29, 2013
Futureboy 5000 brews new songs out of old sci-fi movie quotes, vintage video games and heavy dance beats. People say it sounds like Daft Punk mixed up with Super Mario and Star Trek.
George Orwell's 1984 Inspired Illustration by Lesley Barnes
Making Robots More Like Us
The Sandman Cometh: Neil Gaiman's Epic Masterpiece Returns
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle Reveals How Comic Books Won Everything
Monday, October 28, 2013
Video: TED Talk For Zombies
"In the wake of the zombie apocalypse innovative ideas have become more important than ever. Watch and take note on how to survive the "human apocalypse" in a special DED Talk presented by a zombie who has seen it all."
Video: Clueless Gamer: Horror Edition
Conan gets into the spooky Halloween spirit by playing Slender, Amnesia, & Outlast in total darkness.
Labels: humor, television, video, video games
Short Film: T is for Thread
Here's a disturbing film entry for the ABC's of Death for you. It's a chilling little ramp up for the Halloween season. The short is called "T Is For Thread." It was directed by Chris Nash, and it's absolutely disgusting - in a good way. The story follows a woman who gets a facelift. Things get a really messy when she accidentally tears out some of the stitches. Don't watch it before lunch.
Labels: horror, short film, video
Short Film: Perished
Fans of The Walking Dead will enjoy this short film. In it, a lone survivor must cope with his terror if he wants to avoid starvation in a world populated by zombies. Stefan A. Radanovich and Aaron McCann wrote, directed, and produced Perished, which premiered last year at SXSW. It's a pretty gruesome short that touches on the madness and frustration of being alone in the face of danger.
Labels: horror, short film, video, zombies
Short Film: The Decelerators
"The Decelerators" directed by Mark Slutsky
This ephemeral short film only runs five minutes, but it's a hauntingly beautiful piece reminiscent of big screen gems like Looper or Primer. In it, a group of friends invent a device capable of locking a person in the moment of their choice for eternity.
Sweets: Nightmare Before Christmas Cake
"This is a cake we did a long time ago but I wanted to put it out there to draw attention to great project and web site just launched Sunday in honor of Tim Burton's birthday. Go to cakenweenie.com to see 100 different and terrific Burton inspired creations. And a BIG shout out to Tracey Rothwell from Little Cherry Cake Company for all her hard work in making this project happen!!!!"
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Labels: Nightmare Before Christmas, sweets
Sculpture: Ways Of Seeing
"Ways Of Seeing (Test)" by Joe Black, 2013.
15,000 Hand-painted test tubes, coated in resin and mounted on a dye-cut aluminum disc.
"Joe Black is known for making massive mosaic-like works based on popular imagery, using large quantities of manufactured miniature objects. Black, who is uncomfortable being called a professional artist, received his training in sculpture before working in illustration and commercial art. To make his works, Black says that he will use anything small and plentiful—ball bearings, Lego bricks, button pins, toy figurines—as long as it relates to the image. For example, his work Made in China (2011) depicts a famous 1938 portrait of a Chinese boy soldier, crafted from over 5,500 toy soldiers manufactured in China."
Sculpture: Halloween Candy Horrors
Killer Candy Sculptures by Brooklyn-based artist Andrew Bell, 2013.
Artist Andrew Bell sculpted these anthropomorphic candy horrors for Bewitching III, the annual Halloween group exhibition at the Stranger Factory gallery in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We love that these pieces of evil personified candy come complete with their own wrappers.
The creepy chocolate kisses, entitled Hurtey's Kisses of Death®!, come two different flavours. The two larger kisses are called Kiss of Death I: First Kiss (milk chocolate) and Kiss of Death II: The Darkness (dark chocolate), but we seriously advise against trying to eat either of them. Entitled Kill Kat II : Green Tea Terror!, the sinister green Kit Kat bar was inspired by Andrew's recent travels to Japan, where they sell the green tea-flavoured variety.
Fresh Take: Zombies Pop Culture Portraits
"Zombies Portraits" by Andre de Freitas
Labels: fresh take, Illustration, zombies
Illustration: Disney Halloween
Labels: disney, halloween, Illustration
Artist: Jeremiah Morelli
Halloween Illustrations by Jeremiah Morelli
"I'm a month early again, I know. But what the heck. I wanted to paint another halloween picture and that's just what I did."
Labels: artist, halloween, Illustration
Link Round-Up: October 28, 2013
Interview: Neil Gaiman on why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming. A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens.
Google creates Minecraft mod that lets you play with quantum physics
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
Friday, October 25, 2013
Music Video: Run (You Clever) Boy Run
Here's a fan-made music video for Doctor Who! The song is "Run Boy Run" by Woodkid.
Labels: doctor who, music, television, video
Short Film: Windmills
"Watch this beautifully stylish, animated short film about a dead, lightless world, where a little girl, despite her father's renunciation and despair facing the death of his wife, maintains their dream of building a machine powered by magic winds to fly and reach the sun. Made and directed by the talented Guillaume Bergère, Guillaume Coudert, Maria Glinyanova, Bruno Guerra, Charlotte Jammet!
WindMills is a graduation movie, made at Georges Méliès school, and winner of Best Animated Film Festival: Boston SCI-FI (Boston, 2012)"
Short Film: Mac 'n' Cheese – Supermarket
"Mac 'n' Cheese – Supermarket" Directed and created by Colorbleed Animation Studios
"In part 2 of the popular "Mac 'n' Cheese" our two heroes find themselves low on cash, taking a job at the local supermarket seems to be the solution to all of their problems. The first day runs by smoothly, but a final task makes things turn for the worst..."
Quick Pic: Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkin
Photographed at the Big Thunder Jamboree at Disneyland
Source: TWU21
Labels: halloween, Nightmare Before Christmas, pumpkins, quick pic
Sweets: Ramen Bowl Cake
This ramen bowl by the Japanese food blog Create Eat Happy isn't actually ramen... it's also not quite cake. It is a cleverly concealed dessert, though. It's main ingredients are a gelatin that looks like broth and a sweet potato mash shaped to look like tofu. I doubt this is a recipe an American would enjoy eating, but making it could be a lot of fun.
Jewelry: Clockwork Butterfly Barrette
Steampunk Clockwork Butterfly Barrette by Punq'd
Available for purchase from Etsy. £26.88
Jewelry: Steampulse Pendant
"Steampulse" by SteelHipDesign
Available for purchase from Etsy. £206.10
Crafts: Snailoween Amirgurumi
Halloween-themed Snail Amirgurumi by Laura Partridge
Available for purchase from Etsy. US$20
Available for purchase from Etsy. US$20
Labels: crafts, cute, halloween, knitting, merchandise
Sculpture: Attack on Titan
Japanese publisher Kodansha posted this time-lapsed footage of sand artist Toshihiko Hosaka creating an Attack on Titan sculpture at a beach in Enoshima. The sculpture took ten days and over eighty tons of sand to create. It was created to commemorate the release of the manga's eleventh volume, which shipped in Japan on August 9th.
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Labels: sand art, sculpture, time lapse, video
Paintings: Graphic Reflections
"Graphic Reflections" watercolor illustrations by Ukrainian painter Yuri Laptev
Yuri Laptev is an inspirational artist from Simferopol,Crimea,Ukraine. His works are dreamy, imaginative and surreal, he has a range of talents which include: painting, etching, and drawing.
Labels: paintings
Paintings: Edgar Allan Poe Illustrated
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
The Edgar Allan Poe Portfolio illustrated by Berni Wrightson, 1976.
Source: The Golden Age
Source: The Golden Age
Link Round-Up: October 25, 2013
Minecraft T-Shirt by Belgian graphic designer Stan Loiseaux
T-Shirts available for purchase from J!NX. US$21.99
Event: Just in time for Halloween, an exhibit of tributes to EC Comics, publishers of Tales From the Crypt, is opening at the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas.
Comic Alliance names its picks for The 18 Best Batman Panels Ever.
Fox News says The Walking Dead is brainwashing Americans, without irony.
Podcast thing features brief interviews with interesting folks who share their favorite podcasts. A project by Max Temkin and Veronica Corzo-Duchardt to help people find great podcasts to listen to.
Tumblr Search just got way searchier. YOU CAN CROSS REFERENCE TAGS NOW.
Labels: link round-up, minecraft, round-up
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Video: Diamond Sword
Labels: minecraft, music, video, video games
Video: Assassin's Creed Musical
Popular musical group AVbyte has teamed up with parkour master Richie Rodriquez to produce this stunning new video fixated on the acclaimed Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag video game.
While running, climbing, and singing across the city, pirate Edward Kenway encounters the one and only Captain Jack Sparrow who joins in his musical number.
Labels: music, video, video games
Video: Blackbeard vs Al Capone Rap
The web's favorite rap battle show, Epic Rap Battles of History, is back with another instantly viral episode! This time, Nice Peter, as the menacing pirate Blackbeard, clashes verbal swords with the famous Chicago mobster Al Capone, played by EpicLLOYD.
Video: Tumbleweed
The guys behind the web series "Good Cops" have just launched a new series that follows a games as he navigates his way through a western-themed MMORPG called "Tumbleweed." There are only four episodes, but the series is very promising. It generally mocks the typical behaviors of gamers.
"A gamer starts playing "Tumbleweed,' the most modern, graphically advanced, video game in history. But his impatient want for violence and sex activates an unexpected feature in this highly advanced game... consequences."
Labels: humor, video, video games
Video: The Hobbit Summarized by a Thug
This video is genius. Thug Notes reviews are both enlightening and absolutely hysterical.
Quick Pic: Minion Pumpkin
Via: Instagram
I've said it before, and I'll say it again.
Painting pumpkins is cheating.
Short Film: Call Back
"Call Back" directed by Rani Naamani & Carlos F. Puertolas
This proof of concept film idea by Side Films explores the concept of a fantasy we've all had at some point or the other - What if we could turn back the clock and prevent those mistakes and regretful moments from ever occurring? Call Back gives the protagonist that chance when a crime of passion unfolds, but there's a very interesting catch that gives the thriller a distinctly scifi flavor. Is it all in his head, or is there someone truly offering a way out in exchange for some questionable favors?
"We all do things we regret, things we want to erase, forget, change. What if you are offer a dose of hope?" Call Back is a thriller with a touch of sci-fi. We created the short in our spare time with almost no budget. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it!
Short Film: SHHH
"SHHH" directed by Freddy Chávez Olmos and Shervin Shoghian
This nightmarish fantasy horror thriller is a Halloween treat with an anti-bullying message that was inspired by the dreams of director Guillermo del Toro. It's incredibly well made and far more attention-catching than any public service announcement. Watch the original Guillermo Del Toro interview that inspired this film at YouTube.
""Shhh" is a tale about a young boy, who uses his imagination to overcome his monstrous bully at night. Tired of being scared, Guillermo eventually takes matters into his own hands. Inspired by the lucid dreams of director Guillermo del Toro during childhood.
This is an anti-bullying project created in our spare time with a low budget. A tribute to one the filmmakers we look up to since we were kids, Guillermo del Toro. It couldn't have been completed without many sleepless nights and a lot of help & support from our talented cast, crew, family and colleagues. The film had a great response in the festival circuit and we're very happy to finally share it with all of you here."
Labels: monsters, short film, video
Sculpture: Classic Sculptures Dissected
"Classic Sculptures Dissected" by Cao Hui, 2011-2012.
[Previously: Sculpture: If I Were]
Labels: anatomy, fresh take, sculpture
Sculpture: Hill of Witches
This forest in Juodkrantė, Lithuania is alive with a vast array of fairy-tale creatures, including demons, kings, princesses, and witches. Known as the Hill of Witches ("Raganų kalnas"), this public trail through the woods takes visitors on a trip through the most well-known legends and stories in Lithuanian folk history.
Work began in 1979 on the sculpture park, and it now features over 80 different wooden carvings from local artists. Each beautifully hand-crafted sculpture depicts a popular character from folk and pagan traditions of Lithuania. The public park got its name long before the sculptures were placed along the wooded trails, and is in fact a reference to the pagan celebrations that take place on the hill during the Midsummer's Eve Festival.
Each year on June 24th, people across Lithuania dance, sing and bring in the midsummer with the older folk traditions of the country. After Christianity came to Lithuania, the celebration was renamed Saint Jonas' Festival, but many of the practices still have pagan roots, as echoed by the fantastic Hill of Witches sculptures.
Work began in 1979 on the sculpture park, and it now features over 80 different wooden carvings from local artists. Each beautifully hand-crafted sculpture depicts a popular character from folk and pagan traditions of Lithuania. The public park got its name long before the sculptures were placed along the wooded trails, and is in fact a reference to the pagan celebrations that take place on the hill during the Midsummer's Eve Festival.
Each year on June 24th, people across Lithuania dance, sing and bring in the midsummer with the older folk traditions of the country. After Christianity came to Lithuania, the celebration was renamed Saint Jonas' Festival, but many of the practices still have pagan roots, as echoed by the fantastic Hill of Witches sculptures.
Sculpture: Face Off
"Faceoff" by Mario David Fischer, 2011.
Silkscreened on ten layers of acrylic in polyurethane paint.
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text: It's been a while since we mentioned the iDog from Tiger/Hasbro, because it was basically a dog that'd had its day: Until now that is, when Tiger have removed one of the toy's problems by adding cuddliness. It still has a speaker and does the same LED-flashing face and wiggling in reaction to your music, but it's now got a plush body just like your teddybear, so you can, er... snuggle up to its writhing body? Hmmm. Anyway, the iDog Soft Speaker is out now for about $35. [Hasbro via Dvice]


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dally with (one)
To flirt with one. Oh, don't pay any attention to Nick—he dallies with every girl that comes into the store.
See also: dally
dally with someone
to flirt with someone; to waste time with someone of the opposite sex. (Old.) Sam is dallying with that Johnson girl again. Stop dallying with her and get back to your studies!
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Ohio won't test mosquitoes for West Nile this year
Federal budget cuts lead to end of testing
The Ohio Department of Health will no longer test mosquitoes for West Nile virus, though some local governments plan to continue evaluating samples to guide efforts to contain the virus and the mosquito population.
The state's West Nile testing program had a yearly budget of about $265,000, but Ohio is stopping that work because of a federal funding cut, ODH spokeswoman Tessie Pollock told The Columbus Dispatch.
Mosquito testing varies among local public health agencies in Ohio. Some had trapped mosquitoes and then used the state to conduct or confirm initial tests, while others have no testing.
In 2012, 26 local health departments submitted more than 187,000 mosquitoes to the state, and the virus was detected in about 1,200 pools in 15 counties. About 120 human cases and seven deaths in Ohio were linked to the virus, which can cause convulsions, paralysis and loss of vision in severe cases, the newspaper said.
The high numbers last year show why it's important to monitor the virus in mosquitoes, Columbus Public health spokesman Jose Rodriguez said. He said Columbus will spend an estimated $10,000 this year to do its own testing.
In surrounding Franklin County, the public health agency will use a less accurate test and sample fewer mosquitoes. Further north, the Delaware General Health District plans to send mosquitoes to Pennsylvania for testing, at a cost of $26 per pool.
Licking County Health Commissioner Joe Ebel said his county can't afford the testing - in-house or outsourced - and will have to guess where to spray to kill the pests based on where it traps the kind of mosquitoes connected to West Nile.
"We'll just have to focus on that kind of risk reduction, as opposed to knowing whether for sure we're addressing the right areas," he said.
Pollock said the state still will track reports of human cases and offer local officials guidance about mosquito surveillance.


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Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Some 65 per cent of its people live in extreme poverty. Neglect of the rural population is the main cause of the continuing exodus of people to cities and to other countries. Yet many have not yet lost hope of a better future in Honduras. With great commitment and creativity they are striving in village communities for a better future. HEKS/EPER supports them in improving agricultural output, in safeguarding natural resources and in the defence human rights. Because Honduras is regularly hit by natural disasters, HEKS/EPER also promotes disaster resilience.
In 2017 HEKS/EPER assisted some 11400 people in Honduras.
2500 people increased their harvests or their income.


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Twins-Seating Units by Ece-Oguz Yalim
Ece-Oguz Yalim Shares The Twins Seating Units
Ece-Oguz Yalim, the project leader of the displayed work Twins - Seating Units by Ece-Oguz Yalim explicates, Twins is a seating unit for guests both in the offices and at the lounge areas. The split form of the product creates a surprising visual effect and it urges curiosity to understand how the parts stand together. Thin metal legs support this visual puzzle by creating contrast between the bulky body of the seating part and legs. So, the top part has a floating effect. Even though the separate seating parts mounted together, they stretch very gently, so they embrace the human body. With its sculpturesque, dynamic form, it creates a pleasing contrast with rectangular spaces of office interiors. .
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Summer Sun Protection Guide: Stay Safe Like Kendra Wilkinson Does!
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month – stars like Kendra shine bright, but they know how to protect themselves in the sun. Find out how you can, too!
From sunscreens to moisturizers and beyond, we have you covered from head to toe! Keep reading to find out how to stay sun-safe this summer…
Moisturizers were enough for winter and early spring, but you need to do more when the weather heats up and the sun comes out.
Dr. Michael H. Gold, a Nashville-based dermatologist/dermasurgeon, has answer to the most-burning sun-protection questions.
I wear moisturizer with SPF 15 everyday — is that enough for the summer?
"Most dermatologists would recommend an SPF of 30 minimum – so this is a good start, but use a sunscreen as well."
Should I try to find a moisturizer with a higher SPF, or do I need to wear a sunscreen too?
"Moisturizing the skin, especially in summer, is good. But we want moisturizer and a sunscreen – hopefully both will moisturize and provide sun protection."
What if I have acne-prone skin? Does non-comedogenic sunscreen really work?
"For the most part, yes. If it is non-comedogenic, it has no active acne-causing ingredients. This will be great for almost everyone who has acne, acne-prone skin, or even sensitive skin. However, it is not a perfect science – someone will be breaking out even with these labels."
Why do I tend to feel greasy even with oil-free sunscreen on?
"Because most sunscreens have ingredients which, on certain people, make their skin feel oily — not much you can do about it. Use trial and error to determine which ones will not make you oily."
What SPF should I be looking for?
"SPF 30 or above. If skin cancer or pre-skin cancer history is in your family, I usually recommend SPF 50 or above — plus broad-spectrum, covering UVA and UVB."
Is the under eye skin more sensitive than skin on other parts of the face?
"In reality, no –although there is less subcutaneous tissue there in most people and therefore appears to be an area where one might need more moisture to make it look less aged."
Is it safe to use sunscreen right around my eyes and if so, what ingredients should I be looking for in a moisturizer with SPF or a sunscreen that I am going to put near my eyes?
"It is safe to use sunscreen around the eyes — there is no particular ingredient that is better than another to use around the eyes. Many eye creams have antioxidants to help reduce potential sun damage and other moisturizing ingredients, which are useful as well."
Do you think it is worthwhile to buy an eye cream/sunscreen combo?
"Yes — we need to protect the skin around the eyes — it is less "thick," so therefore protecting the skin with sunscreen there can only be helpful. I do recommend SPF higher than 15 around the eyes, however I am not sure if there are many of those products out there. So I would use a combo if you want and then use whatever you can as well over it."
How do you protect your skin from the sun? Give us your skin protecting tips and best sunscreen habits!
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Bemidji State University music major Jess Jacobson will perform her senior vocal recital April 20.
The recital will begin at 3 p.m. in Bemidji State's Thompson Recital Hall in the Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex. The recital is free to the public.
The Coon Rapids native will be graduating in December with a bachelor's degree in music education, vocal and classroom k-12, and minor in posychology.
Accompanied by Melanie Hanson, adjunct faculty in Bemidji State's Department of Music, Jacobson will be performing musical pieces in Italian, French, German and English. The recital will feature compositions by George Frederic Handel, Giovanni Paisiello, Reynaldo Hahn, Emile Paladilhe, Déodat de Sévérac, Ernest Chausson, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf and Amy Beach.
For more information contact the Bemidji State University Department of Music, (218) 755-2915.


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The following interview with H. Keith Thompson is based upon a typewritten transcription of the the original taped interview. Unless otherwise noted, additions in square brackets are in the typescript as well. There are also a number of hand-written corrections and additions on the typescript. Since the typescript was seen by Thompson, I am assuming that either he made these corrections himself or at least approved of them, so I have incorporated them where legible. For more on Thompson's life and work, see Kerry Bolton's excellent essay "H. Keith Thompson, Jr."


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Joe LeCates (Easton, MD): Matt, I saw a report the other day identifying some similarities at the plate between Thompson and Mike Stanton. While that is intriguing to say the least, Thompson is obviously much more raw. That being said, how much of a project is he going to be in terms of learning to hit advanced pitching – what is a realistic expectation for his career path?
Matthew Eddy: Trayce Thompson is that rare player who won over league managers despite not really hitting a lick. You can see the potential in his frame and with his bat speed and his grace in the outfield. But in reality, he could be facing another assignment with Bristol next year to iron out his pitch recognition.
Trayce Thompson (Bristol): Remember, Mike Stanton hit .161/.226/.268 in his first pro season.
Matthew Eddy: This isn't a question, but it is an appropriate place to wrap things up. It's important at this level not to get to swept up in a player's performance, great or poor. For the young first-year players, especially, they have so much development left in front of them that what they do over the course of their first 60-70 pro games is insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
Here's the Trayce Thompson–Mike Stanton comparison. BTW, there are a couple questions about Brady Shoemaker, and one on Santos Rodriguez on the chat too.


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Vision, Mission and Values
The New York State Police. Proudly serving since 1917
Vision To Serve, Protect and Defend the People While Preserving the Rights and Dignity of All
Mission Statement The New York State Police works to ensure the safety of the state's roadways, prevent and investigate crime, prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters and provide support to other law enforcement agencies.
Mission Priorities
- Improve Highway Safety:
- To make our roads safe for all users
- To reduce the deaths, injuries and property damage caused by motor vehicle accidents through vehicle and traffic enforcement and education
- Provide Professional Police Services To Communities and Investigative Support To Departments Around The State:
- To prevent and detect crime and other violations of law, pursue criminal investigations and arrest criminals
- To render assistance to victims and protect citizens and their property from harm
- To provide the law enforcement community with the highest quality support services
- Detect and Prevent Terrorism:
- To implement counter terrorism measures through intelligence sharing and collaboration
- To thoroughly investigate Terrorism and Cyber-Terrorism activities
- To protect and secure our Border in conjunction with our federal, state and local partner agencies
- Prepare For and Respond To Emergencies and Disasters:
- Engage in emergency preparedness, planning and response activities
- To provide security and maintain order in all types of natural and man-made emergencies
- To assist with the rescue of citizens in danger and the recovery of victims
- Safety:
- To Take Action To Ensure Safety While Executing Duties
- Above all, protect life and property
- Be cognizant of your own safety and the safety of the citizens you encounter
- Encourage other Members to strive for safety
- Integrity:
- To Live and Work In Accordance With High Ethical Standards
- Have the physical and moral courage to do what is right
- Be honest and truthful
- Do not tolerate unethical behavior
- Leadership:
- To Inspire, Influence and Support Others In Our Organization And Communities
- Lead by example
- Communicate openly and provide honest, constructive feedback
- Be flexible
- Foster teamwork
- Be positive and enthusiastic
- Service:
- To Ensure Everyone Receives Respectful and Dedicated Service While Safeguarding Their Rights
- Treat everyone with courtesy and professionalism
- Take initiative and responsibility in performance of duties
- Be considerate and involve all parties in problem solving
- Show concern and compassion for others
- Continuous Improvement and Learning:
- To Constantly Improve Ourselves and Our Organization
- Consistently give our best effort
- Learn from our mistakes
- Strive for personal and professional growth


text: Event Recap: Chamber Cheers the French Heritage Event Recap: Chamber Cheers the French Heritage Thursday, November 15, 2018 0 4007 French Heritage was proud to host the Business High Point Chamber last month for their new program, Chamber Cheers. The program features community advocates, networking, and refreshments. Guests also learned about Leadership High Point, the BHP Chamber's premiere program used to develop and connect rising leaders in our community.


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That's what the slimmed-down "Jersey Shore" starlette told E! Online Tuesday.
"Very soon, very soon ... I hope in the next couple of months," Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said.
U.S. & World
Jenni "JWOW" Farley, who went under the knife to get her famous implants, supports her best pal's decision so much she's willing to do it again.
"I'll go in and get mine redone to make her feel better," she said.
To be clear, Snooki, the 4-foot 9-inch star isn't looking for a size enhancement.
"They're a good size now, but I want them like this when I'm not wearing a bra," she said to an E! reporter, while apparently pushing her chest up.
The plan comes on the heels of a major weight loss (she dropped to 102 pounds from about 120) and ahead of a new MTV spinoff and an Atlantic City boxing event (which she might want to get out of the way before the surgery).
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville football team fell late in the fourth quarter to take a heartbreaking 45-27 loss to Butler University on Saturday, Sept. 28. The Dolphins first home loss of the season drops the team to 2-3 on the season while the Bulldogs improve to 4-3.
Sophomore QB Steven Hughes finished with a school record and Football Championship Series season high 509 yards passing, but it wasn't enough to slow the Bulldogs who scored 31 unanswered points in the second half.
Hughes completed 25-for-61 with three touchdowns and three interceptions while junior WR Andrew Robustelli led all receivers with 197 yards and two touchdowns on five receptions.
On Butler's side of the ball, running back Trae Heeter rushed for 222 yards and two touchdowns on 34 attempts.
Electing to receive on the coin toss, a 42-yard kick return from Yeovanti Williams allowed the Dolphins to start on their own 44 yard line. JU has scored on each of their opening drives at D.B. Milne Stadium and quarterback Hughes and the offense continued the effort connecting on a 43-yard field goal from Dylan Lynch to take a 3-0 lead.
In the second half, a booming 75-yard punt by Lynch pinned the Bulldogs on their own five yard line. With the defense caving in on him, Butler quarterback Matt Lancaster gave the team some breathing room on a 31-yard pass down the right sideline to receiver Brendan Shannon. Advancing to the JU 29, Butler went for it on 4-4 and Andre Addison again broke up the play with one of his four pass break ups to force the Bulldogs' second failed fourth down conversion.
Jacksonville mistakes late in the second quarter allowed Butler to score and take a 7-3 lead. JU's defense had forced a Butler punt and on the subsequent return fumbled the ball, allowing Butler to take over with a brand new set of downs on their own 45. Lancaster pushed the chains down to the red zone and scored on a 1-yard sneak up the middle.
JU's offense needed just 52 seconds and seven plays to get their first touchdown of the game. With all his receivers covered, Hughes scrambled to find Robustelli who beat his defender down the right sideline for the 64-yard touchdown.
An interception from Antonio McCrae with 35 seconds left in the half set the Dolphins up for a great closing drive at Butler's 42. With no timeouts and thinking touchdown the entire way, quick throws towards the sideline allowed the Dolphins to conserve time and push down the field. Hughes took two shots at the red zone and both passes sailed through the hands of the respected receiver. Facing 4-2, Lynch was charged with stretching the lead and he knocked it through the uprights to give the Dolphins a 13-7 edge at the half.
The second half kicked off with a Butler touchdown, 14-13, with Lancaster hitting Brendan Shannon on an 11-yard pass.
Finding success with Robustelli, JU dialed up the same play down the opposite sideline for an 81-yard touchdown pass and a 20-14 lead.
With 10:42 on the clock, a forced fumble on JU gave Butler the ball. However, the Bulldogs lost it two plays later on a forced fumble from Blythe Weaver, recovered by Anthony Joiner on the JU 43. Hughes crowned the drive with his third touchdown of the game, throwing it up 35-yards to D'Andre Randle, 27-14.
Butler regained its lead on back-to-back touchdowns in the final bit of the third quarter. Hughes was intercepted on a tight pass to Robustelli that was juggled and landed in the hands of Butler's David Burke. Starting on Jacksonville's 38-yardline, the team scored a rushing touchdown to make it 28-27.
After Butler stretched its lead to 11, the Dolphins attempted to score on a drive that made its way inside the 20 but another interception put a halt to the endeavor. Unable to close the gap, the Dolphins fell to Butler to a final score of 45-27.