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It's gray and overcast in San Diego this morning, but the mood was bright in a packed Hall H as Comic-Con 2010 kicked off one of the funnier panels in recent memory for the new DreamWorks Animation film "Megamind."  Brad Pitt, who voices the short-lived hero Metro Man was unfortunately unavailable watching the kids (a hint Angelina Jolie may appear later in the day), but Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill more than made up with some very impressive improv.

Ferrell created quite a stir as he showed up in a handmade costume as the title character from the animated film -- blue makeup, black cape and all. As he entered the stage with a box of donuts and a pint of orange juice for the crowd of 6,000 he pronounced, "The first rule of Comic-Con is to show up in your own costume."

After a slight pause he realizes, "Not a lot of people in costume."

Cue the laugh track.

Fey was next, in heels no less, also bringing some breakfast for the crowd, "I have seven mini donuts from 7-11. I paid out of pocket.  If I could get a one one thousandth of a penny from everyone..."

"Please start passing the pennies to the front," Ferrell ads.

Hill stated the obvious as the last member of the cast to appear after Ferrell asked where his costume was,

"My character is a normal person. So, I wore normal person clothes," Hill said.  Then stating the obvious at Ferrell's mistake in attire, "It's one of those situations where you feel uncomfortable. I just feel bad."

Fey adds, "Germans have 15 words that mean that."

The two former "Saturday Night Live" cast members and the "Get Him to the Greek" star kept the jokes coming before and after an impressive 5-minute preview which revealed the general conceit of "what happens when the bad guy won?"  Does the super villain become a good guy?  Or does he enjoy his power over the world?  The outcome is unclear, but it brought up a very funny bit after moderator Drew McWeeny asked each star who their own real-life nemesis was.

"Betty White is my nemesis," Fey remarked as the crowd roars. "One day I will fight her in a ball of fire. It will be a glorious battle. Betty White and I will wrestle on pay per view."

Next up was Hill, who created quite a stir in what turned out to be a somewhat edgier Q&A then even DreamWorks must have expected.

"Mel Gibson's girlfriend," Hill says. "I just want to come out and officially support Mel. Thank you guys!"

Hill then gets out of his chair, knocks over a Pitt life size cut out and gives the crowd the fingers as he walks off stage.

Fey quietly says, "It's gonna be awkward when he comes back."

And as for Ferrell?

"Charlize Theron. And I can't really get into it," Ferrell says. "There is a lot of bad blood."

A few minutes later, Hill was sheepishly back on stage.

"Um, I read what Mel said," Hill says. "I'm gonna have to take some of those things back. And now I read what he actually said. I feel guilty. I only support a quarter of the things he was talking on the tapes."

After a pause Hill makes sure everyone in the room knows he was kidding. But was he joking about this startling revelation?

"I'm playing the Hulk in the 'Avengers' movie," Hill says to a roar of laughs from the crowd.  "I want to say thank you to all the fans who made this happen. Me and Downey, Jr. are going to make this one good. We'll see you in 2012 guys!"

In the meantime, "Megamind" opens nationwide in 3-D on Nov. 5.

With over a decade of experience in the movie industry, Ellwood survived working for two major studios and has written for Variety, MSN and the LA Times. A co-founder of HitFix, Ellwood spends his time relaxing hitting 3’s on the basketball court and following his beloved Clippers.

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Acclaimed National Geographic photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. But through his Extreme Ice Survey, he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. In "Chasing Ice," Balog deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Traveling with a team of young adventurers across the brutal Arctic, Balog risks his career and his well-being in pursuit of the biggest story facing humanity. As the debate polarizes America, and the intensity of natural disasters ramps up globally, "Chasing Ice" depicts a heroic photojournalist on a mission to deliver fragile hope to our carbon-powered planet.

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In Advanced Event 7 of the 2011 Microsoft Scripting Games, the goal was to map names to Twitter screen names. The information was to be gathered from the SQLSaturday site, but I wanted to add the functionality to query the actual Twitter API for more information.

Much of the Twitter API functionality requires authentication through oAuth, but I didn’t want to add that level of complexity. Fortunately, there are some useful things that can be done without authentication. The users/show API accepts a Twitter screen name and returns a lot of information about that user in an xml or json format. This is what I wanted to use to add some functionality to my PowerShell script.

While this particular API can be accessed anonymously, it is also subject to more restrictive rate limiting. This means I was only going to be able to make 150 requests per hour. This can be a real bummer when trying to test a script. Since I was retrieving the same information over and over, it seemed like a good idea to cache the data locally.

First, I generated a path to the CSV file to be used for the local cache. I wanted to use a specific name for the file, so that it would be found on subsequent calls to the function.

With the path to the cache file determined, its existence is checked and the file is imported if found.

With the cache loaded into the twitterCache variable, I check to see if it contains the screen name I’m looking for.

If the screen name wasn’t found in the cache, the Twitter API is queried and the returned information is added to twitterCache.

The updated cache is then written back to the CSV file.

I wrapped this functionality into the Invoke-TwitterQuery function, so that the rest of my script wouldn’t care if the data was cached or not. It just calls the function and doesn’t have to worry about how the information is being retrieved. It also means I could make adjustments to Invoke-TwitterQuery, like storing information in a database instead of a CSV file, and the rest of the script wouldn’t need to be changed.

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This is a cross between Minesweeper and an RPG.
You gain levels by killing weak monsters and win when you defeat them all.
It's a bit different than Minesweeper in that the number you reveal when you click on a square is the total of the levels of the monsters in adjacent squares.

When you click on a tile with a monster in it, a battle begins.
First you attack, and deal damage (equal to your level) to the monster.
On the next turn, if the monster is still alive, it attacks you back.
Your attacks alternate until one of you dies.
You don't see this, though -- the battle plays out instantly after you click.

Click on a tile to open it.
Click on an already defeated monster to switch between it and the number for its square.
You can mark tiles with numbers by pressing [A] and [D] or [Left] and [Right] while hovering the mouse over them.
When you press [Left] or [A], the number decreases, starting from the highest possible monster level.
When you press [Right] or [D], the number increases, starting from two.
Click "Clear", and confirm at "OK?" to reset the game.

HP Hit points. If these drop to 0, you lose.
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The Emmys aren’t usually praised for their adventurousness. Traditionally, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will pick a few darlings (remember the Frasier years?) and nominate the hell out of them until they’re off the air. This leaves little room to acknowledge the new, the fringe, or the emerging talent.

If the marquee category nominations are putting you to sleep, keep scrolling to get down to the fun stuff. The Guest Actor and Guest Actress categories inject a little life into the proceedings and remind us of some of the most campy, dramatic, hilarious, and yes — excellent — performances of the year.

In this year’s Guest Actor in a Drama Category, the field includes two beloved stars who chewed scenery on The Good Wife (Nathan Lane and Michael J. Fox); Mad Men‘s stalwart senior partner Bert Cooper (Robert Morse) and new player Jim Cutler (Harry Hamlin); British dreamboat Rupert Friend as a CIA black-ops agent on Homeland; and as James Novak, the suspicious journalist threatening all the wheelers and dealers on Scandal, Dan Bucatinsky. For Guest Actress in a Drama, we have the formidable Margo Martindale on otherwise unrecognized spy drama The Americans; Dame Diana Rigg as the best mother-in-law in Westeros on Game of Thrones;  another nod to The Good Wife, this time for Carrie PrestonLinda Cardellini as Don’s mistress of the moment on Mad Men; Jane Fonda as the owner presiding over The Newsroom; and the ever-enjoyable Joan Cusack for Shameless.

In Comedy, the Guest Actor Category includes two standout Saturday Night Live hosts (Louis C.K. and Justin Timberlake); a living legend (Bob Newhart on The Big Bang Theory);  more Nathan Lane, this time for Modern FamilyBoardwalk Empire star Bobby Cannavale for his work on Nurse Jackie; and Will Forte for playing Jenna Maroney’s boyfriend and impersonator on 30 Rock. Finally, Guest Actress in a Comedy shouts out Molly Shannon, sincere and hilarious on Enlightened; Dot-Marie Jones (Coach Beiste on Glee); Oscar winner Melissa Leo for an unforgettable appearance on Louie; Jack’s guilt-tripping mother on 30 Rock (Broadway instituion Elaine Strich); and SNL hosts Melissa McCarthy (her second time out) and Kristen Wiig (her first since leaving the cast.)

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'Survivor: Philippines': Jonathan Penner Reveals Strategic Approach to Third Time Playing Game (Video)

Jonathan Penner took a different strategic approach to the game of Survivor in his third attempt to win the $1 million prize.

"You're gonna see me kick a lot of ass this season, that's the truth," he promised of Survivor: Philippines, which premieres at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

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Penner originally competed on Survivor: Cook Islands, season 13, but returned three seasons later for Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites, during which his knee became infected. He is one of three returning contestants for the show's 25th season; the other two are Russell Swan and Michael Skupin.

Penner told The Hollywood Reporter that he played the game differently because he believed he would be an early target for elimination, having already been on the show twice.

"I knew that a lot of the newer players would be like, 'Get this old guy out of here, he's had two shots already .... he's a big threat.' That's how I figured they would be looking at me," he said. "So I went out of my way to engender as much trust as I could to make them value me as a team player but also like me as someone they wanted to hang out with."

He likened his strategic game to being a server in a restaurant trying to please people at several different tables all at once.

"There were all these people I was dealing with and I had to figure out what each of them needed to have the best time that they could," he added.

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Penner also said he shared some of the insights he's gleaned over two previous seasons with his fellow competitors in the hopes that they might keep him around longer to learn more from him.

Even before filming began, Penner began taking steps for his body to adjust to the little amount of food provided to contestants throughout the course of the show. He said he purposely gained a lot of weight before the season started, so that he wouldn't immediately begin losing muscle while on the island.

"I came out a big fat old guy, which was intentional because like I said I put on a lot of weight, but I also wanted to be seen as, 'Yeah he's like my chubby Uncle Louie,' and then I could actually do some stuff and stay out there," he said.

Penner also hinted that some of his fellow competitors struggled with the grueling downpours on the island during filming.

"You'll see a lot of really sad, miserable young people, and you'll some older people who are like 'Yeah, it's raining, isn't it fantastic?'" he added. "To me, the beautiful thing about Survivor is that you get to experience an adventure. ...

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"The fact is that sleeping in the dirt is fantastic, crapping in the woods, swimming every day, being in the sunshine -- it's the best thing for you. That's how we were evolved to live. It's only in the last couple hundred years that we live like we do, with flushed toilets and all this stuff. ... You're getting paid to get taken out of civilization and society as we know it? Who wouldn't want to do it?"

The other 15 Survivor: Philippines contestants -- who were split into three tribes for the first time in several seasons -- include former Facts of Life star Lisa Whelchel and former Major League Baseball star Jeff Kent.

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Kendall and Kylie Jenner to Launch Collection in February

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Kendall + Kylie is coming soon.

It's almost here: Kendall and Kylie Jenner's new apparel and footwear line is launching in February, Pret-a-Reporter has confirmed.

The line, titled Kendall + Kylie, will debut presumably in time for New York Fashion Week.

The ladies have previously collaborated with Topshop and PacSun, but this new collection marks the first time the sisters will have full control over the design process.

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Glamour first reported the timing of the launch date.

"This is all us. It’s enjoyable to be able to fully create," Kendall told WWD back in July. "It’s a lot different from our Topshop and PacSun collections because those were both collaborations, so they obviously had a say in everything."

Kendall + Kylie will debut at retailers including Saks, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's and online at Shopbop and Revolve, with pieces ranging from $60 to $250. And based on some of the photos we've seen on Instagram, you can bet there's going to be plenty of cut-outs and high-waisted pants.

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Legend of a Rabbit: Film Review

A 3D animation that's sweet but not enough of a funny bunny.

China's 3D animation flick hobbles rather than hops, but has consistently good special effects.

Beijing -- Despite a production budget of $12 million and enticing publicity that promises more cultural authenticity and meaner martial arts than Kung Fu Panda, the China-produced 3D animation Legend of a Rabbit hobbles rather than hops. Featuring a kung-fu rabbit kicking the ass of a big, bad panda, it has potential to be a cheeky finger-up to the Kung Fu Panda franchise, but ultimately, there is not enough eye-popping action, incident or humor to nourish the congee-thin plot. Under the direction of Sun Lijun, artistic values and themes are too homespun to create that aw shucks visual impact needed to enchant and create a longer-lasting fan base. Nevertheless, competent 3D effects and a handful of picturesque scenes make it still worth a day out for families with young kids.

All-out international marketing months before its release resulted in a bunch of pre-sales at Berlin's European Film Market, later capped by a pay-TV deal in several Asia-Pacific regions with Warner's Cartoon Network. Sandwiched between Kung Fu Panda 2 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon when it released domestically, it was understandably inched out by these box office leviathans.

Legend starts out in an unnamed ancient Chinese capital, where the Master (Pu Cunxin) runs the prestigious Huxiaoguan (Howling Tiger) martial arts academy. He sends his disciple Biggie (Zhang Yishan) to fetch his runaway daughter Peony (Yan Ni). Soon after Biggie is gone, the master is ambushed by Slash (Zhang Fengyi), his Panda disciple. He escapes with fatal injuries, and makes it to the doorstep of Tu (Fan Wei), a portly, dopey rabbit who makes stuffed pancakes for a living. The Master transfers his lifetime's fighting powers to Tu (if it's this easy, why do his disciples bother training at all?) and entrusts him to pass on his seal to Peony. The clueless Tu is unaware he's inherited this awesome kung fu. Nor does he realize that the svelte bobcat who saves him from bumbling bamboo grove bandits is Peony herself.

Tu, Peony and Biggie become travel companions. Upon arriving in the Capital, Tu accidentally gets recruited as a kitchen hand at Huxiaoguan, which is now controlled by Slash and his beastly henchmen. To validate his claims to head the academy, Slash challenges all martial artists to a tournament with the aim of defeating them all.

It doesn't take an expert on Chinese wuxia novels or films to guess that Tu will rise to the moment at the tournament. It doesn't matter that a tale about Every Animal unleashing his inner power is a tried and tired formula (Kung Fu Panda 1 & 2 borrowed from it), as the narrative can be padded with any number of dramatic variations. Yet, screenwriters Zou Jingzhi and Wang Yanqing haven't pull any rabbits out of their hats. Storytelling technique is straight as an arrow and rhythm is hardly rollicking -- the mistaken identity ploy, for one, drags and delays the climactic duels for too long. Action sequences, reportedly choreographed by a Taichi master, look convincing but won't add a lot more entertainment value for a young, undiscerning audience.

3D effects, though not spectacular, are generally watchable, with a consistent and fluid stream of movement reaching out of and across the screen. One scene where Tu turns pancake dough making into a lively dance number and another scene where Peony hops onto a hang-glider then sails into the shimmering night sky gain visual verve through the 3D medium. While backdrop scenery range from sketchy to refined, rendering of figures is equally uneven. Tu, Slash and Peony are vividly detailed, down to every hair, but physical features of other characters are more rudimentary.

The mild-mannered and infinitely good-natured Tu is a refreshing alternative to Hollywood animated heroes, who are given to hyperactivity and compulsive wise-cracking. The image of a thuggish, grimacing evil panda Slash is also a mildly amusing antidote to their cuddly, over-cute counterparts in other animations, especially Japanese ones. Other characters, however, make a light impression.

Opened in China on July 11.
Sales: Tianjin North Film Group
Production companies: Tianjin North Film Group, China Golddeal Investment Co. Ltd, Beijing Century Colourful Butterfly Animation Design Limited Company, Beijing Film Academy.
Voice cast: Fan Wei, Yan Ni, Zhang Fengyi, Zhang Yishan, Pu Cunxin.
Director: Sun Lijun
Screenwriters: Zou Jingzhi, Zou Han.
Producers: Dong Fachang, Xue Jiajing, Jiang Ping, Zhou Chao.
Executive producer: Wang Dafang.
Production designer: Fang Cheng.
Music: Peter Kam.
Martial arts choreographer: Ming Jianjun

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Viacom, Google Face Off in Appeals Court Over YouTube Copyright Issues

Viacom, Google, and a class of copyright holders led by the UK Premier League squared off Tuesday before a three-judge panel at the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in a case that will shape the future of the Internet by determining the standard for copyright liability.

The parties not only presented distinct world-views of their interpretation of relevant statutory language, but debated "knowledge" almost as if one side was reading from Plato and the other from Ludwig Wittgenstein. The gulf between the two camps is that enormous.

Up first was Paul Smith, chair of the appellate practice at Jenner & Block, arguing on Viacom's behalf that YouTube willfully blinded itself to more than 60,000 copyrighted works like clips from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and BET content illegitimately posted on the video-sharing website.

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In opening remarks, Smith called a decision by U.S. District Court Louis Stanton to dismiss Viacom's billion-dollar lawsuit against YouTube "indefensible." If left to stand, Smith argued that it would nullify three statutory obligations by ISPs like YouTube: First, to act expeditiously if a company gains knowledge of copyrighted material on its network. Second, there would be no preventing online companies from deriving direct financial benefit off the back of copyrighted material. And third, there would be no stopping sites like YouTube from storing infringing materials at the behest of their users.

During questioning from the appellate judges, Smith got some push-back on whether Viacom was merely asserting YouTube had "abstract" knowledge of copyright infringing material. The judges wanted to know whether this would be enough to satisfy its burdens in pushing the case.

Viacom has long argued that general knowledge of infringement is as good as actual knowledge in forcing ISPs to act expeditiously, but here Smith largely eschewed direct talk about "red flags."

Instead, he (as well as the lawyer representing the class plaintiffs) approached the issue more practically, hitting hard on the point that the e-mails and other documented evidence from the case showed that whatever standard of knowledge was picked, it was more than sufficient to bring the case before a jury.

"The founders of YouTube were one of the 10 most frequent users of the website," said Smith, adding, "They deliberately hid from their own eyes what was going on."

Not surprisingly, Andrew Schapiro, a partner at Quinn Emanuel representing Google, had a different view when it was his turn to argue before the judges.

"Judge Stanton joined every court in deciding that knowledge of specific and identifiable infringement is necessary and not mere general knowledge," argued the attorney.

Schapiro said the fundamental mistake being made by his adversaries in the case was to decide that YouTube was in the best position to determine what is infringing and what is not. Just because something is copyrighted doesn't make it infringing, he said.

The attorney submitted that copyright holders like Viacom bear the burden of sending takedown notices because they can provide the proper analysis of material that's been infringed versus material being fairly used. "How would one interpret a video that's spoken in Slovenian?" asked Schapiro. "There's no central depository of copyrights."

If, at the start of the day, the case involved two world-views -- one where Viacom says mere general knowledge is necessary to prompt swift action and one where Google says specific knowledge is what's really necessary -- the appellate justices seemed just as interested in listening to the facts involved in the dispute.

The appellate judges, for example, asked Schapiro hard questions about the e-mails that had turned up in discovery, which purportedly showed that YouTube founders knew that as much as 70% of material on its site was infringing. Why didn't YouTube respond to this?

Schapiro countered they didn't need to, that the evidence merely showed general knowledge.

Fine, said the justices. But what about knowledge by YouTube that users were sharing specific material like whole episodes of The Daily Show?

Schapiro retorted that there's no doubt a work like this was copyrighted, but the question is whether it was infringing. This case, he argued, was over allegations of infringement of "specific clips" and that there was no evidence that YouTube had actual knowledge these clips were improperly on its site.

On retort, Charles Sims, the Proskauer Rose lawyer for the class of copyright holders, disputed this assessment, saying that YouTube had been sent takedowns on things like Premiere League games and specific songs, only to see them pop up again on the website. Sims suggested the judges have their clerks do a search today for this copyrighted material. The case wasn't about clips, he said, but rather about "copyrighted works."

The justices were also curious to address a question over whether YouTube could have done more at an earlier stage to take care of Viacom's concerns.

"We're not suggesting more things couldn't be done," answered Schapiro. "The question is what the statute requires. YouTube has gone above and beyond. YouTube has spent millions of dollars developing state-of-the-art technology."

Later, Schapiro said that if YouTube had done A, B, C, and D to take care of copyright infringements on its network, Viacom would merely argue that it hadn't done E and F. "This case is an example of the old phrase, 'No good deed goes unpunished.'"

So what's going to happen?

One of the justices asked Smith what he really wanted from the 2nd Circuit.

Smith responded that he had a "big ask" and a "small ask."

The big ask involves an interpretation of the DMCA whereby it's established that ISPs like YouTube have an affirmative obligation to make sure their systems are clean before being eligible for safe harbor.

It's not clear that the judges are ready to go that far.

Instead, the justices could merely give Viacom it's "small ask," which means that the case could be remanded to the district judge for more fact-finding. The justices certainly seemed impressed by some of the internal YouTube documents turned up in discovery that showed possible bad behavior.

If we had to guess, the 2nd Circuit might revive Viacom's lawsuit by directing a lower court's attention to YouTube's early days. Viacom might not get everything it wants, but at least it would get before a jury to argue that YouTube execs could have done more with the knowledge at hand.

Asked to pin down damages, Smith said he couldn't, but he did allow that YouTube had once offered a half a billion dollars for licensing Viacom's material, which he says undercuts Google's arguments about not knowing what was specifically troubling its adversary.

Then again, it really depends on how one defines "knowing." The 2nd Circuit better bone up on their philosophy textbooks.

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‘Marine light’ Made of Seaweed by Nir Meiri

Tel-Aviv-based designer Nir Meiri has prepared a novelty – symbiosis between the artistic work and design. The ‘Marine light’ is a lamp with a lampshade which is made with use of seaweed. Today seaweed is used in industries related to solving of environmental concerns. The base of the lamp is made of a metal frame and the shade is made of thin metal structural strings. Wet seaweed, treated with special preservatives, is fixed to the frame in a needed shape. The figurative basis of the design is the marine world where sunlight penetrates through the water and plants. The light of the lamp is very special and beautiful.
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Hand Weaving Collection by Timothy John

New Zealand-based designer Timothy John has presented a limited edition collection of objects in a decorative braided felt. His Woven Collection is the result of creative experimentation. Thanks to the skills of hand weaving and wrapping techniques the designer can change the most ordinary thing into the art piece. The collection includes five limited edition items: the Deviant grandfather clock, the Optimist and Pessimist pendant lamps, the Exhibitionist table and the Traditionalist flower vase. Every piece is quite large because of the used material, which is biodegradable, warm and very pleasant to touch. Timothy John has received much praise for his collection since 2011 and will probably increase it by new interesting items.
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Amazing apartment on the seacoast of the Black Sea by Re-Act Now

Located right on the Romanian seacoast of the Black Sea, in the historic town of Constanta, the apartment has not only stunning surroundings, but also an extraordinary interior. Designers, Re-Act Now, made everything best to avoid blank walls and to provide a great view with a beautiful seacoast. Glass partitions of bright colors are used instead of habitual walls. One more special thrill, added by creative designers, is a 3M Radiant Color Film stacked directly on the glass. Because of it a bizarre Refraction of Light is produced. Play of colors dilutes the overall whiteness prevailing in the paint of interiors.
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Colorful Composition with Cactus

Cactus, planted in the sand of bright colors, is unusually beautiful and it certainly will enliven any workplace. Colorful gardens appeared in Japan in the 15th century and became very popular. Traditionally colorful gardens consisted of sand and stones, but in the present-day gardens stones have been replaced by cacti. Colorful sand – yellow, orange, purple, blue, black or white – with cactus looks very original especially in transparent pot. Beautiful patterns in the sand can be made with a thin stick, just use your imagination and you will get an excellent result. This is a perfect example of decor for office or computer place at home. By the way it may be a wonderful gift for friends.
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Paper Donut: Office by Alexis Facca

Paper donut is a work of French designer. Alexis Facca is well known for his projects in paper art and set design. This office is not just one of ordinary works with paper; it is actually a piece of art. Time stood still in this office at the mark of 80 years. The idea was to recreate the office of a British advertising agency from 1980′s. Furniture, modeled on real world pieces, fully corresponds that time, and even the calendar is open to June 83. First vivid impression is produced by bright colors and well-chosen color combinations. But in general, the accuracy and thoroughness of all details’ reproduction impress most of all.
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Floating Bridge by Olivier Grossetête

‘Pont de Singe’ bridge by Olivier Grossetête hovers over the lake in Tatton’s Japanese Garden, a historic estate in north-west England, just like a floating gateway, leading into the unknown fairy tale. French artist experiments in the field of design and engineering. The construction consists of three large helium-filled balloons which support the bridge made of cedar wood in the air. Only the ends of the bridge are left to sail on the water. From the words of the artist, his surrealistic creation is designed for contemplation rather than function, though it is strong enough to hold the weight of a person.
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Fantastic Glass Houses by Carlo Santambrogio and Ennio Arosio

These elegant, stylish and original houses of glass are the product of the joint creative work of designers Carlo Santambrogio (Santambrogiomilano) and Ennio Arosio. The transparent housing is made of extra clear glass: structural glass pieces are the basic constructing unit of everything inside the house, except for the ground floor. There are two offers: the ‘Snow House’, constructed of thicker panes capable of withstanding larger loads, which can be located in cold climates, and the ‘Cliff House’, constructed of thinner lighter glass elements, for milder climates.
In general, the houses look fantastic, incredibly beautiful, but a little bit cold because of the material. Such clear and transparent house is the best for picturesque surroundings, there is a feeling of truly neverending connection with the outside world. And what a wonderful nap right under the stars, accompanying and meeting the sun!
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‘Fabbrica del vapore’ Vases in Mouth Blown Glass Created by Ionna Vautrin and Guillaume Delvign

Cooperation of artists and designers always gives excellent results. This is about a series of vases ‘Fabbrica del vapore’ created by French designers Ionna Vautrin and Guillaume Delvigne in 2008. The vase consists of two parts – of the vase itself in mouth blown glass and of ceramic base. There is a choice of different unusual asymmetrical shapes, sizes and colors. In our opinion, a better result can be achieved by using a combination of several vases, located in the same room. The series was presented during the Milan Furniture Fair 2008 inside the exhibition “Industreal Overture”; the Wallpaper Award 2009 of the best vase was received for this work.
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Los Angeles – Veteran decorative fabric executive Richard Zack and Loomcraft principal Ron Frankel have purchased Dorell Fabrics here.

The Dorell acquisition, effective Dec. 1, will be operated “totally separately from Loomcraft,” according to Zack, who holds the position of president. The only exception, he said, is that Dorell now will have warehousing space in the Loomcraft facility in North Carolina.

Arnie Chasen, owner of the 75-year-old decorative textiles supplier, will remain with the company as a consultant during the transition.

“Dorell is a great company and has a great quality story over the past 75 years,” Zack remarked. “We’re bringing in an energetic team and plan to continue the better goods strength.”

Zack, who was vp, sales at Morgan Fabrics here, said : “We have our a team together – one that understands quality.”

Tom Shepard, formerly a sales rep at Morgan, has been named vp, sales. Jennie Shafer, formerly a consultant to Morgan in design and merchandising, has been named vp, marketing, and Ron Kneitel, formerly vp, merchandising for Dorell, has been named svp.

Over the coming year, Zack commented, “We intend to build on the vision of the company where we build fabric from the yarn up.”

The focus will be on D’Oro Suede and Eco Suede, “and we continue to keep enhancing casual products with quality build in.” The company’s strength is in the mid to upper price ranges “and we plan to extend the colors with texture and hand – and value.”

For the near term, Zack added, “our main focus will continue to be on furniture manufacturers, but later we will expand our distribution using Loomcraft’s distribution.”

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Utilizing solar power is an environmentally friendly way to power your home (or RV) while decreasing your electric bill. This guide provides an overview of solar panels for your home, and highlights their uses, advantages and accessories.

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Solar power is economical and clean with low maintenance requirements, offsetting what may seem to be prohibitive upfront costs.

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Grid-tied solar systems reduce your total monthly bill from your electric company at your permanent residence or small business.

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Calculate your energy needs:

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  • Add all the watt hours from each device together for your total watt hours needed. (Ex: 30 watt hours for device A + 300 watt hours for device B = 330 total watt hours)

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Once you absorb solar energy through your solar panels, you will feed that energy into a battery that will then distribute power to your various devices. You must have a battery with a capacity large enough to handle your total watt hours.

Tip: Most solar set-ups will need a 12- or 24-volt battery system.

  • Battery capacity is measured in ampere hours, which can be calculated as energy needs divided by battery voltage. (Energy needs / battery voltage = battery ampere hours)
  • Ex: To calculate the battery capacity of a 12V battery system with 490 total watt hours of energy needs: 490 / 12 = 40.8 ampere hours
  • Since batteries aren’t always 100 percent efficient, take 80 percent of the ampere hour number we just calculated: 40.8 x 0.80 = 32.6 ampere hours.
  • Make sure the battery you select is rated for at least, if not higher, the total ampere hours you calculated.

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The number of hours of sunlight you receive depends on the time of year, as well as the location and position of the solar panel. Most solar panels typically receive at least four hours of sunlight a day, but this can be adjusted if you know the specifics of your environment.

  • To get the total power output of your solar panels, multiply the battery voltage and the battery ampere hours. (Ex: 12V x 40 ampere hours = 480 watt hours)
  • To find out how much power needs to be generated per hour, divide the total panel output you just calculated by the hours of sunlight available in a day. (Ex: 480 watt hours / 4 sunlight hours = 120 watts)
  • This gives you the wattage for the solar panel that will work best for you. In this example, you should look for 120-watt solar panel.

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  • Solar panels are the key to solar power. They are made up of photovoltaic cells that absorb the sun’s energy and convert it to electrical current. The three most popular types are polycrystalline, monocrystaline and amorphous.
  • Solar panels only generate power during daylight hours, and they do not store electricity. Off-grid power systems require deep-cell storage batteries to store the power for future use. The power stored in batteries can be called upon when the solar panels are not generating power.
  • Polycrystalline panels are made from a block of silicon with many different crystals. They are rigid, efficient and work great in areas with high levels of sun exposure.
  • Monocrystaline panels are made of one silicon crystal. They are more expensive but also more efficient.
  • Amourphous panels, also called thin-film panels, are flexible and easier to work with than the others. They work in all daylight conditions, making them ideal for areas with lower sun exposure.
  • Charge controllers, also known as charge regulators, regulate the voltage going into the battery and protect battery discharge at night. They also protect the battery as it can be damaged by the fluctuating charge if a panel is connected directly to it.
  • A power inverter converts DC power from the batteries to AC power, which is the common electricity found in homes. Inverters come in two types: modified sine wave and pure sine wave inverters.
    Pure sine wave power is the same power provided by utility companies, so everything in your home will function the same as it would under grid power.
  • Modified inverters are less expensive than pure inverters. Most home appliances will run using a modified inverter, but some common equipment should not run from a modified unit, such as laser printers, amplifiers, fans and CFL lights.
  • DC disconnects are essential in a grid-tied system but not needed in an off-grid system. The DC switch is installed near the point where the solar panel power enters the house. The switch turns off the power connection to the panels so you can safely work on them.
  • Batteries or a bank of batteries are required to store the power the panels create. Deep cycle batteries are designed to be discharged and recharged hundreds of times, making them compatible for use with solar panels.

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Thick, yet amazingly pliant, Con-Tact Brand Premium Shelf Liner is perfect for closets, laundry rooms and refrigerators. Heavy duty stands up to most applications, perfect for all rooms and projects in the home. Offers added protection for horizontal surfaces. Designed to be used on wire shelves to provide a smooth workable surface. Rich looking non-adhesive embossed design gives it a subtle elegance while remaining easy to clean. Available in 12 in. and 20 in. widths

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It’s almost like Clinton Portis can’t help himself. He sees Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas or his former coach Mike Shanahan stealing all of the local headlines and can’t help but try to stir up drama to get some attention back on him.

During his weekly segment with John Thompson, the Washington Redskins running back had some not-so-flattering comments in regards to quarterback Jason Campbell.

“No disrespect to Jason, but everybody in that locker room can tell you, you’ll never see Jason mad, you’ll never see Jason’s tempo change, you’ll never see Jason get mad,” Portis said. “He going to get up, dust himself off, he going to give you everything he got. But as a leader, you never heard – it was always, ‘Jason couldn’t take control of the huddle,’ or he didn’t do this or he didn’t do that. That wasn’t Jason’s character.

“I think Jason, you can’t place so much on somebody who’s not ready for that situation,” Portis continued. “I think Jason has enough trouble in getting the plays in and worrying about this, compared to controlling the huddle and making sure, ‘Oh, we do this and we do that.’

Well, once word got out that Portis had badmouthed one of his teammates, you can guess how happy other Redskins were with the diva running back.

“Clinton can be one of the elite running backs in this league,” said a teammate who asked that his name be withheld. “I mean, he has definitely shown that throughout his career. But as you get older, you can’t just not practice and think you’re going to perform on Sunday. That’s not how the game goes. Plus, with the uncertainty with the offensive line this year, he got frustrated and said some things about how we’re not running the ball well and about the blocking. Sometimes you’ve got to look at yourself. Even though the guys were banged up and a lot of other guys had to come in, they all practiced. They practiced their butts off. They may not have been the best talent money can buy, but you can be damned sure they’re going to give you everything they’ve got. You can rely on that.

“And for C.P. to fire off on Jason, that’s not right. He’s always out there at practice,” he continued. “Lord knows he took some hits. He took some hits to the point where I thought he was done for the year, but the thing about him is, he rose up like a man and kept on taking it. That shows a lot of integrity on his part and we’re very thankful for that.”

We’re glad to hear that Campbell’s effort didn’t go unnoticed by his teammates. Turning back to Portis though, there have been rumors for a long time about him getting special treatment …

“With Clinton, it’s not a big secret. Everybody knows he doesn’t practice,” the player said. “And then he fires off on someone. You’ve heard people say, ‘Well that’s just C.P. being C.P.’ So what? Does that excuse him for his actions? It shouldn’t. It shouldn’t because there are 53 guys on the squad. Why should one man be different?”

At that point we suggested that maybe, with the team about to name a new head coach, this would be the ideal time to remove any locker room distractions in hopes of getting everyone else on the same page as the team tries to rebound from this 4-12 disaster.

“Yeah, for sure,” he said. “I’m sure they’ll evaluate that. There are guys you can rely on when it comes to winning. I was talking to one of the guys this week about how you look at chemistry on a team like the Pittsburgh Steelers – they don’t have many big-name superstars. They come to work on time and they show up ready to play. That’s what football is really about. You don’t need big stars. You just need guys to put their egos aside and to be there when you need to count on them to get it done. I’m sure they’ll focus on that because honestly, we don’t need that distraction. The media will run with that and then it will become an even bigger deal.”

We then asked what players think when they hear one of their teammates is running to the owner in an attempt to circumvent the coach’s authority.

“We don’t need that,” he said. “You can’t do that. You’re making yourself an individual. Why should you be special? That’s one thing I’ve never understood – why does one man feel like he’s above everybody else? That’s not right. You’re undermining your coach. Whether you like the man or not, you’ve got to show a level of respect. For you to go over the coach’s head and go to the owner – that’s really childish. It’s like having two parents and saying to dad, ‘Mom said I couldn’t do this, but can I anyway?’ You just can’t do that.”

At that point, we were able to get another player to share his take on the situation, as long as we promised to also withhold his name.

“I thought it was bad,” he said in regards to Portis’ comments on Campbell. “I mean, he ain’t even been in the huddle. I think Jason is doing the best he can with what he’s working with. He had an offensive line that was banged up and beat up, and I think he handled the situation really well. I think it’s bad when you throw Jason under the bus like that when he’s out there giving it everything he’s got. I’ve never seen that huddle in disarray. I’ve seen coaches on the sideline not getting the plays in on time and having to call a timeout, but I’ve never seen Jason panic or anything like that.”

We heard from more than a few players that the week after the Atlanta game was the best week of practice this team had all season long simply because one huge distraction wasn’t around.

“Yeah, yeah, I heard that too. I heard a lot of guys say that,” he said. “Honestly, several players said that the offense ran more efficiently because he wasn’t there. Lots of guys were talking about how much better the offense was without him. And when you’ve got guys saying stuff like that, there’s something wrong.

“Clinton’s always been the type of guy to speak freely and say what’s on his mind, but I think he’s got to be ready when it comes back at him,” he continued. “Jason can’t just sit around and keep taking that. Not when he’s out there every day and we’re talking about guys who aren’t even out there with him most of the year.”

So let us ask you – is this team better off without Portis and all of these continued distractions?

“Any team would be better off without it,” he said. “You can’t just go around throwing people under the bus. If it wasn’t Mike Sellers about missing blocks and trying to get him pulled from the game, it’s always something else. Every time you feel like things aren’t going your way you feel like you’ve got to go to the media or on the radio? That’s just got to stop. This team already has enough distractions. We need everyone to be able to focus and just play football. Last year, it was all that stuff with B-Mitch [former Redskins star Brian Mitchell]. It’s just always something with him.”

“You’ve got guys who fought through adversity all season long and he wasn’t even there,” he said. “He didn’t come to meetings. He wasn’t on the sideline with us when we were going through these rough times. And if he did come, he left by the third quarter. You never saw him around the facility or anywhere. For him to go out and throw Jason under the bus, what kind of teammate are you?”

You can’t ask Redskins players to be any more clear than that. They’ve dealt with Portis and his tiresome act long enough.

Here’s the thing – since his first day in burgundy and gold, Portis has been one of our favorite players. Hell, we liked him enough to use his likeness in our banner at the top of our website. But we simply cannot get behind a player who continually puts himself above his team and throws his teammates under the bus just so he has something to talk about during a weekly radio segment.

When healthy, Portis is clearly one of the top 10 running backs in the NFL. But at this point, we can’t help but think it might be best for everyone involved if the next time Portis takes the field, he’s wearing a different team’s jersey.

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  1. This is just one more thing to lay at Snyder’s feet. The lack of class CP displayed is simply the fruition of years of poor management by Snyder. Years ago, when he first pulled this sort of stunt, CP should have been told that the coach was his boss, not the other way around. Instead Snyder let him get away with it, not because he doesn’t know how to be a boss, but because Snyder is still impressed by big name players with big egos. Dan, CP is the sort of pus you create when you allow situations like this to fester, unaddressed. If you say you learned something from your time as the owner, fix this.

  2. Uncapped year = Dump his a$$! He’s a “me” guy…..time to get rid of the “me” guys. He can take Laron Landry with him. If you don’t practice or show up to OTA’s – be gone!

  3. I think you are right on. I think if you want to rebound from a season like this year, some of the major players have to be changed. We’ve done that with Cerratto and Zorn so far, now it’s time to change some of the on-field chemistry. I had Clinton Portis on my fantasy squad for two seasons and the majority of his injuries were a complete joke. Every week it was, “did not practice, questionable for Sunday.” But amazingly, he would always be ready for game time when there was some potential glory to be had. We had a coach that let him get away with it. I wish Jim Zorn the best because I think he is a man of humility and dignity, but with his treatment of Portis alone, he certainly seemed to be a pushover. I just don’t think I can be as excited about Redskins football as I would like to be until there is someone in the backfield besides Clinton Portis.

  4. These quotes are quite damning, but coupled with the attributed quotes from Campbell himself absolutely blows the roof off the whole Portis saga. It’s clear, now, that Portis cannot remain with this team. Great work as always, Murf.

  5. Shanahan doesn’t need CP, and knows how to find talent and establish a running game making almost any back look good. What has Portis done since leaving Denver? Some good, but nothing spectacular. I don’t think Shanahan will put up with him – indeed, he got him out of Denver after Portis began airing compliants through the media.

  6. Um … in the last 30 minutes I’ve found out my Portis story was linked by ESPN.com, and now I just got an email from the producer of SportsNation informing me that my website will be their “Site of the Day.” Tune in to ESPN2 at 4 p.m. today to see the segment. Holy hell. This is nuts.

  7. Who started this with CP?……….Joe did around practicing and it went from bad to worse with a weak sister like Zorn. Primadonnas are cancer in the locker room. Better watch out for ‘fat albert’ too.

  8. “When healthy, Portis is clearly one of the top 10 running backs in the NFL.”

    Is that a joke? Seriously?

    He’s not even close to Top 10. You could probably make a case that he’s not Top 20. Definitely lost a step, doesn’t have the pop or wiggle he used to have. Too much mileage, too many carries…he’s washed up.

  9. Excellent information. Just checking out this site directed from PFT. You are right on and I’m glad Jason gave it back to Portis. I had questioned Jasons’ fire for the game when it came to leadership. After seeing what he went through this year…..he has mad respect from me. Portis must go and think he will. I thought two back systems were the norm these days in the NFL.

  10. CP’s behavior has been, to some degree, camouflaged by Snyder’s much larger “Circus of Dysfunction”. It’s no surprise that Clinton’s teammates are speaking up during an interlude between administrations … if they hang on to him going forward, maybe folks believe that he will take some of the flak to heart, and change his behavior.

    However, CP is not known for his self-awareness.

    Congrats on being recognized, murf!

  11. On redskins.com I posted before the last two seasons started how the players DO NOT LIKE PORTIS and we need to get rid of him!!! Because I know some players personally and every blogger bashed me! Im so happy to finally see the truth come to light! The reason we are not good is because we have ME players who skip meetings. Remember what haynesworth said when he was sent home for being late? He said “at least I was only late twice there are guys on this team who come late 2 hours and nothing happens to them.”

    Now that speaks volumes for this team when its obvious players come late and suffer NO consequences. Its time we get Team players and forget star players!

    HAIL to the redskins

  12. It should be obvious that Portis does not want to be with the Redskins next year. The reason jerks like him do this stuff is because they want to be cut so they can go to the team of their choice. I would LOVE to see Shanahan bring him back, then sit him on the bench the entire next year. Make him run on the scout team. Anything but letting him get in the game.

  13. Put Portis on the same bus as Arenas and get them both out of town. Put Haynesworth on that bus too. We don’t need him get paid $100 million to play 60% of the time, lay on the turf 30% of the time and trashing coaches the rest of the time. Please dump Haynesworth too.

    Thank God we have Ovie or this town would totally suck. Let’s go Caps!

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Big Hostel is designed with the comfort of the traveller in mind. We offer a large lounge with a large screen TV, with DVD's & Videos available. We also have a large selection of books you can kick back and relax with or exchange. We have free WiFi and internet for guests to use 24 hours a day. Big hostel provides a fully fitted kitchen for you to use, in addition we also provide a self service laundry.

The hostel boasts a large roof terrace with beautiful views of central station, with its own sun deck and BBQ facilities. We provide a free continental breakfast 7 days a week and we provide 24 hour free tea and coffee for all you caffeine junkies.

Every private room is equipped with a TV and DVD player along with an en-suite bathroom and air conditioning. All dormitories have air conditioning, power supplies, lockers and some are en-suite. Reception is open 24 hours a day and also provides a travel service so you can book any attraction, shuttle bus or a sky dive directly with our staff.
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Big Hostel Located at 212 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills, Sydney.
Big Hostel
Sydney New South Wales 2010 212 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills
86% 795
-33.8802495 151.2091040
Big Hostel
    Rooms available Double Bed Private Ensuite 8 Bed Mixed Dorm 3 Bed Private Ensuite 8 Bed Female Dorm Double Bed Private Ensuite 5 Bed Private Ensuite Single Private Ensuite Twin Private Ensuite 6 Bed Private Ensuite 4 Bed Mixed Dorm Ensuite Double Bed Private Ensuite

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Mon 29 Aug 2016 - Thu 1 Sep 2016 Change

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Latest Review

" Very unclean. My room smelt and the aircon was unclean inside making the air coming out very bad to breathe in, which made me sick with the flu and i'm extremely not happy with the hostel in general. I will never stay here again. Please improve. "

- Anonymous
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  • Free

    Free Breakfast Linen Included Free WiFi Free Internet Access

  • General

    Wheelchair Friendly Security Lockers Common Room Elevator Bicycle Parking BBQ Air Conditioning Book Exchange Hot Showers Self-Catering Facilities Cable TV Outdoor Terrace Jobs Board Hair Dryers For Hire Hair Dryers Card Phones Washing Machine Steam Room

  • Services

    Internet Access Laundry Facilities Airport Transfers Bicycle Hire Towels for hire Luggage Storage 24 Hour Reception Tours/Travel Desk 24 Hour Security Housekeeping Late check-out Reception (limited hours)

  • Food & Drink

    Restaurant Tea & Coffee Making Facilities

Age Restriction Credit Cards Accepted No Curfew Non Smoking

Things to Note

For guests booking multiple nights: while we always try to keep you in the same room for the duration of your stay, it is not always possible over peak season. Please be aware that there is a small chance you may have to move rooms.

Our twin, triple and family rooms have bunk bed configurations. For example, some triple rooms have a triple bunk (double bed with single bunk above it) and others bunks with singles only. 4, 5 or 6 person family rooms have a triple bunk and a set of single bunks.

As bookings can take up to 24 hours to be retrieved please confirm your booking by telephone if your arrival time is under 24 hours. Thank you!

Cancellation Policy

This property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.

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