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Frozen is an okay movie, but people talk about it like Jesus Christ wrote it or something. The songs, characters, and plot are very bland compared to the other classic Disney films and it doesn't deserve all the hype.
By the way people were acting over it, I thought Frozen was going to be the best movie of the year... Maybe decade. But it turned out not to even be a classic. Disney has far better movies. Whoever says 'Frozen is better than the Lion King' is full of crap. It doesn't even make the top 30 of Disney's best movies. All my life, I've never seen a movie more overrated. - GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER
This needs to be higher! It's good family entertainment, but compared to other Disney classics, it's awful.
There's never been a more overrated movie. This Christmas, there will be yet more Frozen crap in the stores, for the third year in a row. Oh wait, it's already happening, my local Clinton's is full of it!V45 Comments
They met, had sex, boat sank, he died, she died. There is the whole movie in ten words.
Start with Kate Winslet's faux California accent in a character who should have sounded barely different from a London socialite. Next, accept for a moment that a cosseted aristocrat of 1912 was a secret sex fiend (entirely plausible). Would she not have heretofore been tuned into the gossip of all the horrors that befell easy girls? I'm not saying she wouldn't have jumped a low-born drifter, but not without wildly mixed feelings before, during and especially after.
Now the laws of physics and physiology. The water outside is cold enough to put rime ice on Jack's failing body. But inside the ship, apparently it warms to the temperature of a cool swimming pool. Prolonged dunking only brings hypothermia under an open sky.
Twilight is a bad movie, worse than this movie, but there is a ratio to the amount of fame it gets to how good it really is. In ratio wise, this movie got a lot more fame than twilight for being a bad movie while twilight didn't get as much fame for being a worse movie but the amount of fame it got for how bad it was less extreme than the fame and value of this movie, so there.
Worst movie ever, considering big budgetV28 Comments
Twilight, taking every cliche and wrapping it up into one big movie SERIES. Top 3 should be the entire movie series, not just number 1.
How is it overrated if everyone hates it? It couldn't be rated any lower. I can't name a single person who likes it.
ruined the whole concept of vampires and werewolves. they turned lycans to dogs and vampires to chandeliers
All this movie had was female oriented smut, and the biggest cliche that all females want to happen, to have all their troubles taken away by a muscular man. It's ironic that girls get mad at boys for wanting a girl who is hot, when they just want a guy that muscular and handsome. These movies were the number 1 thing me and all boys across the world dreaded every year they came out, if they remake twilight and 5 more of these movies come out, I will blow my brains out
I first thought this was not overrated but underrated, but I realized how many millions of dollars sold because of this horrible movie.V39 Comments
This movie sucks. Seriously. The other nine movies up here don't deserve to be called overrated while this abomination continues to exist. Putting Silence of the Lambs and American Beauty on the same list as High School Musical is basically comparing Zach Efron and Ashley Tisdale's acting to that of Keivn Spacey and Anthony Hopkins. Whoever made this list should be ashamed. - aman28
This needs to be #1.
I can't believe you people think "Titanic" is overrated... - Celestius
Titanic sucks. It was boring as hell, had too much talking, no funny moments, and was just something for women to see with their boyfriends. END. OF. STORY. - greatesttop10s
No one says high school musical is a great movie, people are always insulting it and claiming how it should never of been made. The same with twilight. I swear you don't know what overrated means. Its something that everyone rates high but really is terrible. Napoleon Dynamite is a good example. Twilight and high school musical are not.
Sure, this movie is crap, but it doesn't belong on this list. Why? Because this movie isn't getting praise from anyone whose older than nine-years-old. If this was a Top Ten Worst Movies list, then yeah, it would make sense being here, but this film is really only relevant because everyone loves to hate it.V11 Comments
There's really no reason to like this movie. It's dull, bland, boring, and usually unfunny. I almost slept through this movie, something I don't do often in comedies! The characters are total idiots, the acting is terrible, the story is completely stupid, and the movie is filmed in the worst place possible. Any movie filmed in the country is boring in my experience! Anyway, don't watch this movie, because it truly is overrated.
I agree, I heard how funny this movie was and everyone I knew kept on quoting it so I decided I HAD to watch it, so when I finally did, I was so disappointed. the movie seemed really dull and not funny and I barely chuckled. - Cookz90
BORING! I had to switch to Vince beating his nuts in a slap-chop, id rather watch it than watch this bs. And every one is like napoleon Dynamite is so amazing, its really not, even stupider than Mamma-mia - theTwister
The thing with this movie is that it has a certain humor that only certain people will find funny. I honestly found it hilarious. There's nothing wrong with hating it, you just can't say the movie is bad.V18 Comments
I am not saying that Avatar was a bad movie. I just do not understand how a live-action version of Ferngully (let's be honest, that is what it is) can garner such acclaim and become the biggest most-successful film of all time. It was entertaining. That is as far as I would go. I find the overabundence of CGI a little distracting and the storyline common. Why was this nominated for so many awards while truly brilliant and challenging and original films were overlooked?
Pocahontas in space! So original! - InsertNameHere
I didn't vote for this because Titanic is more overrated, but this comes close. Not very interesting to be honest, this movie.
This should be number 1, just saying.V12 Comments
The only thing going for this movie is the CGI effects that were ahead of it's time. Other than that: the acting is crap, the story is boring, it's been parodied and copied so many times it ruins it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, there's a huge lack of character development, and the monotony from the aforementioned acting is taken straight out of an M. Night Shyamalan movie.
Aww, come on now. What's so bad about Neo? You have a problem?! Why hate?
There is a huge lack of character development in this movie.
truly one movie that has been overplayedV7 Comments
Lets be honest the movies on here are here simply because we hate it but are probably not THAT bad movies, well they are pretty bad but the ratio of hype to actual value isn't that different, this had so much hype, and ratio wise its pretty overrated because I think it doesn't have much actually good artistic value in it, just explosions, special effects taken form every other marvel movie already made and put together, at least they are good actors
Not let's be clear, overrated doesn't mean that something is bad yet everyone seems to enjoy it. It simply means that something is given more credit than it deserves. And let's face it, The Avengers is completely over-rated. We have been waiting for this for awhile, yet it gives off too much of an "America $% Yeah" sort of feel to it.
This movie isn't bad but it's definitely not as good as people say. The story is literally bad guy (but a cool one) does something bad, the avengers assemble and catch the bad guy who obviously has a plan, then they fight against each other and bad guy escapes, attacks the city and they beat him. That's it. Maybe it does have some cool effects and actors are pretty good. But, really, what's so special about it. The plot is weak and there is no character development. I watched it multiple times and still can't see what's so good about it.
I like this movie, but the dark knight rises is very betterV21 Comments
I don't get the hell why would such a crap show could win an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. It was so horrible, the story was a huge mess and the mother daughter relationship was nothing at sense. The characters don't even link to each other and the animation was horrible (seriously Pixar? ). Even the bear scene doesn't make any sense to that
I don't even get why would anyone like that show or it win an Oscar. The story was a huge mess and the animation is damm awful (seriously Pixar after The Incredibles? ) even Rise Of The Guardians and Wreck it Ralph is heck better in animation quality
Brave is SO OVERRATED, MAINLY, BECAUSE OF SUBWAY! THE RESTRAUNT HAD SO MUCH BRAVE ADVRETISEMENTS! IT DROVE ME CRAZY!
While it is often regarded as the best film ever it has multiple flaws. Significant Pacing issues that can make this film unimaginably boring, issues of repetive visuals that can also be a problem and the main theme about monolith providing evolution is not profound or interesting at all. And of course the film is incoherent at times. People might be bothered by the lack of dialogue or good characters other than Hal.
On the positive, this film focuses on humanity and its history, specifically its future some of it's themes are successful, the sense of isolation is quite established and it has an effective atmosphere on that regard. Hal is a good character, and it is a good horror film. The biggest positive of the film it how it succeeds to make you think about humanity as a whole and empathise with it.
Overall a good but extremely overrated by many film
Please. If the pacing bothered you enough to post that then go watch Armageddon. I am absolutely stunned by how many of you lack any intellect sufficient enough to prepare a bowl of cereal.
Tried watching this movie multiple times when I was in college, but I could never stay awake... Partially my fault, but after I finally powered through it (4th times a charm), I just didn't get it. I can appreciate some aspects of the film, but I just think the scope is too big for its britches. I was never big on films that challenge thoughts on our own existence too deeply, and maybe I'm being a little dim, but Kubrick was just digging WAY too deep. Shame, because I was always such a huge fan of Clockwork, Strangelove, Shining, Full Metal Jacket, etc. so when I thought I was in for a slam dunk with a Kubrick movie in the top 5 on so many top 100 movie lists, I was so disappointed. So many better movies in general and even many better Stanley Kubrick movies. Better than Barry Lyndon though. - Smmaloney1
The best movie opening sequence transition of all time by leaps and bounds. The best. The use of classical themes, the visuality of outer space is unparalleled to this day. No blue or green screens no computers! Star Wars visuals are a joke compared to this movie 9 years later. If the moon landing was faked (it wasn't ) they got the right guy to do it.
And people call star trek the motion picture boringV15 Comments
It was great but everyone was calling it the best movie ever and its not. - DrRyAn
My general sentiment after seeing this movie was, "who cares? " I could not find one original thought or plot point in the entire film. What did this story about a dystopian society bring to the table that each and every other book or movie with a similar premise has not already covered? I found the characters mostly stiff and one-dimensional, so it wasn't even engrossing on a personal level. I was completely shocked to find out how well-repected this series is.
This movie sucked a lot. It's just a bunch of teenage girls who don't know what a good movie is saying its good. Half the time you can't even tell whats happening because of all that shaky cam.
When does the story start? Nothing happens throughout the movie!V13 Comments
Don't people have to think a movie was good in the first place in order for it to be classified as "overrated"?
I can say never whatever I want! As for the movie, all I can say is, "NEVER create this movie about a boy that has a voice of a woman and dance around like a female latino dancer again"! Plus, don't get started Katy Perry either!
This is the worst movie ever. Juntin's voice is annoying, the songs are annoying every thing is annoying. I hope theirs not more Justin Bieber movies. Justin Bieber should die now!
Why isn't this higher on the list?V10 Comments
I find The Dark Knight to be an... Okay film. However, it's all the praise it gets that made me hate it. The big problem I have with it is how seriously it takes itself. They have a story about a man who fights crime dressed up as a BAT, yet they make it as if they're producing Shakespeare. Burton's Batman was dark, like Batman should be, but Burton acknowledged the surrealness of the story, and he made it so it was fun, enjoyable, and dark, just like a Batman movie should be. That's why Burton's Batman remains one of my favorite movies of all time. Another big problem I have with the film, aside from Bale's performance, is Heath Ledger. He was a partially enjoyable character, but he was NOT the Joker. He was an everyday criminal. The Joker is supposed to be both fun, creepy, insane, and hilarious. Ledger only got the insane part down, the rest he completely defenestrated. If I wanted a good Joker, I'd watch Mark Hammil, or Jack Nicholson. And, if I wanted to enjoy Batman, I'd watch ...more
The main problem with this list is that all the people who like these movies are gonna dislike all the negative comments about the movie, why? Can you just let people have their opinion instead of just trying to convince them to like the movie, cause I hate this movie but I haven't met someone who agrees with me, they all say this movie is awesome and it really gets on my nerves, people even say it's better then the avengers, HOW IS IT BETTER THAN THE AVENGERS? And what's really stupid is that Avengers is higher up on this list but in reality The Dark Knight is WAY more overrated
Anyone who thinks that Twilight is more overrated than this should (Insert Disturbing Content Here) That movie is actually underrated compared to this in fact Twilight is underrated because it is hated so much. Heath's performance is fine but it isn't Joker like, Jack Nicholson made a better Joker. Christian Bale's growls are unbearable. The movie has a dull atmosphere and takes itself too seriously. Burton's Batman was dark but it was fun. This is just kinda boring. The Dark Knight is a fine film but best superhero movie ever, that is just exaggerated. The best superhero movie is and always be The Avengers.
I hate batman voice in this movie... And story is not that great too... It's the most overrated movie of all timeV18 Comments
The characters are annoying at best and completely unlikable at worst. The entire plot is stupid - it has too many implausible actions and twists, the magic just happens to work in a forced, convenient way (this includes being a deus ex machina), and the whole plot could've been avoided if it weren't for the villain's contrived idiocy. The songs weren't great either, and saying that the good animation redeems the film is like saying that the nice graphics redeem Sonic 2006.
Why is this on this list? This movie is UNDERRATED more than anything, people rave over the overrated garbage that is frozen while this movie is MILES better, get this film off this list, any hype this film gets is deserved
This movie was good but not great. My friend loves this movie and I just give it a 5 out of 10. - RiverClanRocks
Come on! I don't think it's overrated. The people say it's bad and it's the worst movie ever, but it wasn't that bad, it's my favourite movie, I don't think it's overrated, I think it's hated for no reason!
They made a movie about this?
I Really Liked This Movie.
It wasn't scary AT ALL
Overrated all off them
I don't get why people liked it so much!
This movie is just okay but it is not the best movie I have ever seen nor the worst.
This movie is really boring.
It's a really good movie but I think Chris Sanders did a better job with Lilo and stitch back in 2002V12 Comments
The only film where two people spend most of their lives in prison and come looking younger than when they went in. It's so ridiculous from the beginning to end, It just plays on your emotions with every trick with the farcical ending. The ending is up there with 'sixth sense' for stupidity.
This is a good movie but on the imdb top 250 its number 1. That is too much.
It was a good movie but certainly not the best of all time.
Freeman or Robbins played very powerful but film is absolutely overrated.
The best movie everV13 Comments
This is a MASTERPIECE! AFI has this ranked #2 to only Citizen Kane. It is written and directed like an Italian opera. This is "the" best thing to come out of Hollywood in the last 40 years. Even if you don't like it, you have to appreciate what great movie it is. Godfather should be nowhere near this list. Anyone who cannot appreciate this movie knows nothing about films. Sorry if Fast & Furious 6 is your limits of taste.
I agree here. This movie just help influence the way criminal thug life would be redefined. It was a very good film but not spectacular. I think that Angels With Dirty Faces was better because it did not glorify gangster life. It showed how doing the wrong things had consequences. You do not find that here with the Godfather.
Too overrated, I can't stand it. I wonder how really this film can appeal to so may people when it deals just with mafia and gangsters. Is mafia and gangsters the essence of cinema? I think that there was and still is too much propaganda for The Godfather. It's certainly not a masterpiece! What's going on with people's minds?
I have to be brutally honest here... I thought Apocalypse Now was a better Coppola movie. - MontyPythonV8 Comments
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By Carlo Stagnaro & Dave Kopel
National Review Online. May 8, 2002 8:45 a.m. More by Kopel on Italy.
Unnoticed by the establishment media in the United States, Italy is taking big steps towards greater protection of fundamental human rights, as it looks to significantly change old laws that have infringed the right of self-defense.
In Italy, the Minister of Defense, Antonio Martino, recently announced his support for private gun ownership. "Gun control disarms law-abiding citizens, not criminals," he said.
Martino, who was a professor before becoming defense minister, observed that gun laws only affect the law-abiding, not criminals:
When gun-control laws were passed, I neither saw any member of the Mafia giving up his shotguns, nor any terrorist giving surrendering Kalashnikovs. Instead, I saw retired officers giving up their issue guns. Actually, we disarmed law-abiding citizens, and that resulted in leaving weapons in the hands of those who don't obey the laws.
Professor Martino's statement is the strongest ever uttered in favor of gun rights by an Italian minister since at least 1931, when modern Italian gun control was imposed by Mussolini's fascist regime. The Italian system is similar to what Sarah Brady has announced as her preferred American policy: "needs-based" licensing. A citizen must apply for a permit from the local prefect (for handguns) or to the chief of police (for long guns), and the official then decides whether he thinks the applicant "needs" the gun. Gun-carrying permits are very difficult to obtain; only 44,000 Italians are legally allowed to carry arms for personal defense.
Moreover, the parts of the Italian criminal code (dealing with "legitimate defense" and "unintentional excess") have often been interpreted by the courts against those who defended themselves or their loved ones against predators. The courts insist that the defense must be "proportional" to the aggression — so that if a man is using his bare hands to commit rape, the woman cannot fight back with a gun. Likewise, if your home is invaded by a gang armed with knives, the courts will not allow you to use a firearm against them.
A few months ago, Minister of Justice Roberto Castelli created a commission to revise the criminal code. The commission is supposed to recognize the right of the people to defend themselves, at least in their own home. Castelli said that "current laws should be revised, especially in those areas concerning actions taken by citizens in their own home." Carlo Nordio is the head of the commission. "There's a further, more serious and pressing problem," he wrote in the Italian daily Il Messaggero,
that is, the problem of legitimate defense by those who lawfully own a gun and are forced to use it to defend themselves, and then they are treated as if they were the aggressor. They are peaceful and honest citizens who, faced with a robber invading their home, shot him and perhaps killed him. The laws about those cases are vague and bungling...
Some Italians are heavily criticizing Defense Minister Martino for saying that people should be allowed to be armed. "I find that absurd," said sociologist Domenico De Masi. "The crime rates make America one of the worst countries in the world from that point of view. The American population is about five times the Italian one, but the number of prisoners is 26 times greater." Perhaps De Masi should have added that one reason that number of Italian prisoners is so low is that Italian criminals usually escape capture and punishment. In Italy, 80.7 percent of all crimes go unpunished and the culprit is not found — 96.8 percent of the thefts, 58.2 percent of the homicides, 84.6 percent of the robberies, and 64.3 percent of the kidnappings. Moreover, Mr. De Masi might have addressed the fact that the Swiss are much more heavily armed than Italians are, yet are also less violent. The 1994 Swiss homicide rate was of 1.32 per 100,000 people (among which only 0.58 were perpetrated with a firearm), while the Italian rate was 2.25 (of which 1.66 were perpetrated with a firearm).
Coming to Martino's defense was Alberto Mingardi, columnist for the conservative daily Libero: "Around the freedom to be armed a duet is played: civilization against barbarism. Martino stands for civilization." Vittorio Feltri, director of the same paper, pointed out that Italian laws "prosecute the crime of 'unintentional excess of legitimate defense,' while citizens and their properties are not safeguarded, since possessing wealth seems to be a crime worse than stealing it. They say that communism is dead; however, it left us with a heritage we were not yet able to get rid of."
Before the 20th century, Italy had a solid tradition of armed resistance — a tradition that fascism deeply harmed, and the socialist republic of the last few decades almost killed. The free people of Venice and the other Renaissance city-states were loath to allow their governments a monopoly of force. As Machiavelli explained in The Prince, "When you disarm your subjects you offend them by showing that, either for cowardliness or lack of faith, you distrust them; and either conclusion will induce them to hate you."
The founder of criminology, 18th-century scholar Cesare Beccaria of Milan, wrote:
False is the idea of utility that sacrifices a thousand real advantages for one imaginary or trifling inconvenience; that would take fire from men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it; that has no remedy for evils, except destruction. The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Can it be supposed that those who have the courage to violate the most sacred laws of humanity, the most important of the code, will respect the less important and arbitrary ones, which can be violated with ease and impunity, and which, if strictly obeyed, would put an end to personal liberty — so dear to men, so dear to the enlightened legislator — and subject innocent persons to all the vexations that the guilty alone ought to suffer? Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve to rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. They ought to be designated as laws not preventative but fearful of crimes, produced by the tumultuous impression of a few isolated facts, and not by thoughtful consideration of the inconveniences and advantages of a universal decree.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were both big fans of Beccaria and his 1764 treatise On Crimes and Punishments. Adams quoted Beccaria during his arguments in the 1770 Boston Massacre trial.
Thomas Jefferson admired On Crimes and Punishments so much that he carefully copied many lengthy passages into his "Commonplace Book" of favorite sayings. As Garry Wills notes in Inventing America, Jefferson used Beccaria as "his principal modern authority for revising the laws of Virginia." Among the passages the Jefferson copied was the above passage about firearms.
Beccaria was also a major intellectual influence behind the Eighth Amendment, barring cruel or unusual punishment. Beccaria reasoned that a penal system should provide punishment only severe enough to preserve security; any punishment above this level was a form of tyranny. The purpose of the criminal law was to protect "That bond which is necessary to keep the interest of individuals united, without which men would return to their original state of barbarity." Therefore, "Punishments which exceed the necessity of preserving this bond are in their nature unjust."
So in a sense, Italy's moves towards restoration of legal protection for the right of self-defense — and against unfair punishments for people who exercise this right — could be viewed as making Italy more like America. At the same time, we should recognize that America's Second and Eighth Amendments both draw important roots from the European Enlightenment in general, and from that Cesare Beccaria in particular.
As Beccaria, Jefferson, and Adams all understood, the right to protect your home and your family against an aggressor isn't a cultural preference; it is a fundamental human right, belonging to all people at all times — even though sometimes governments might disrespect this human right, as they disrespect other human rights. By moving toward reaffirming human rights for its people, Italy's government is removing the vestiges of fascist rule, and helping Italy reclaim its historic role as a model of civilization.

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A YOUNG woman died in her mum's arms just days before Christmas after collapsing on a night out.
Tragic Aimee Letters had been out with friends on Wednesday night in Dumbarton when she fell ill from a suspected drugs overdose.
Frantic friends and families carried her to her mum's house and tried to resuscitate the 20-year-old but she was declared dead in hospital.
Family friend Connor Williams, who lived with Aimee for four years, told the Daily Record: "Aimee was a very friendly person and she knew just about everybody around here.
"I saw her a couple of weeks ago and she was looking good, really healthy and optimistic."
Horrified locals told how Aimee was carried back to her mum by neighbours after collapsing from the suspected overdose.
One said: "Two neighbours practically carried Aimee into the house. Next thing I heard a bang at my window, it was another neighbour asking me to call an ambulance.
“By that point one was on its way, the whole time I didn’t know what was going on but there was so much panic.
“Next thing I saw Aimee being carried out on the stretcher and I was devastated.
“I heard her mother’s partner was trying to resuscitating her even though he has a broken arm at the moment.
“I know the family well, Aimee was such a lovely girl. She would often pop into my house for a chat and a coffee. I’ll miss her so much, it’s terrible what’s happened.”
Tributes have flooded in on social media for Aimee, whose death is currently being treated as unexplained.
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Police confirmed a post-mortem will be carried out to establish how Aimee died.
A Police Scotland spokeswomen said: “At around 10pm on December 18 police were made aware of the death of a 20-year-old woman at Tontine Park, Dumbarton.
“The death is being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem will be carried out in due course to establish the cause of death.”

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Plans for a compact subdivision in south Visalia will move forward after the Visalia City Council voted 3-2 to overturn a previous decision by the city’s Planning Commission that stopped the development.
Housing in Commercial Zone
By overruling the commission, the council agreed to allow San Joaquin Valley Homes to divide 4.8 acres skirting an ongoing commercial development in a mixed commercial use zone into plots for 30 single-family houses. The subdivision will be located a few hundred feet south of the intersection of Caldwell Avenue and West Street, fronting along Kimball Avenue between West and Court Street. The subdivision will be a so-called 5-pack, with six dense clusters of five small homes each served by single entries along Kimball.
Members of the planning commission who voted against the project, along with staff at the Planning Office, felt the project did not meet standards of both the city’s general plan, as well as the intent of the commercial mixed-use land designation.
“It looked more as a stand-alone development, rather than a mixed use,” said City Planner Paul Bernal.
Myriad Ongoing Problems
Also at issue were problems with refuse collection, traffic, parking, noise and congestion. There was also a concern the site could prove inaccessible to emergency services.
“We could get a rig in,” said a city fire official present at the June 16 city council meeting. “It would be less than efficient.”
The area has already seen development decisions by the council that residents in surrounding neighborhoods have found upsetting, and this decision marks the second time this council has overturned a decision by the commission on development at this site. Previously, the council voted to overrule a planning commission decision and allow development of an AM/PM gas station and market at Caldwell and West that will now stand adjacent to the 5-pack homes.
In both instances, development plans met opposition from those who will have to live closest to the outcome of the council’s planning decisions.
“The 5-pack is just a poor excuse for high-density housing,” said Bill Reeser, whose home is located just yards from the future housing development.
AM/PM Situation Made Worse
Allowing the development of the AM/PM, Reeser maintains, has exacerbated a traffic situation on West Street that was already dangerous. The housing development will make matters even more hazardous, he says.
“Somebody is going to be hurt,” Reeser said. “Somebody is going to be killed.”
When the AM/PM was in the developmental stages, the plans faced fierce opposition and stirred complaints from those living in the surrounding upper middle-class neighborhoods about light, noise and increased traffic. Councilman Steve Nelsen said he’s concerned those complaints will be multiplied should housing be constructed immediately adjacent to the source of the irritants.
“This council took a lot of comments about the sound, light and noise. We open ourselves to the people living in the 5-pack complaining, ‘Oh my God! There’s an AM/PM!’” Nelsen said. “At some point, people are going to wake up and say this AM/PM minimart is making too much noise, too much light.”
Help with a Bad Investment
Rick Schuil–partner in the limited liability corporation that owns the land and has for the last decade–said he and his partners have found few developers interested in building on the site. He looked to the council to aid him and his partners out of the situation.
“It has set vacant,” Schuil said. “It has been a difficult project.”
Jim Robinson of San Joaquin Valley Homes told the council the investors have sought an anchor business for the location without success since 1999.
“They either all went bankrupt or moved down the road,” he said. “Neighborhood stores are probably not going to happen in the recent future.”
Mayor Bob Link expressed little confidence a grocery store would be interested in opening at that location.
“They should have a SaveMart or a Winco in the neighborhood, but that’s not going to happen,” he said. “I think the only thing that’s going to happen on that piece of property is housing. The economy has changed radically over the last four or five years.”
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He expressed worry the inherent design problems with 5-packs would accumulate over time, forcing the city to address them again in the future.
“When we’re approving projects, they have to withstand the test of time. When you go back in 15 years, they’ve [other, previously approved developments apart from 5-packs] appreciated in value,” Collins said. “They haven’t become a problem for city services. If you can’t have a positive response to this, you can’t approve a project.”
On the motion of Councilman Brian Poochigian–who very early in the discussions voiced his intent to vote to undermine the Planning Commission’s decision–the council then split 3-2 in OK’ing the project.
Councilmen Nelsen and Collins voted against undermining the commission.

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For further promotion of the herbal products the Government has provided number of support programs for herbal entrepreneurs. Those disputes accentuate the boundary problems Himalaya summary by India and its neighbours in the Himalayan region.
Finally, some people place a great importance on jewellery. Himalaya clams that it is the only manufacturer of consumer goods that provide a wide range of solution based on herbal ingredients.
The movement of the Indian plate into the Asian plate also leads to earthquakes from time to time. Everest was named after Colonel Sir George Everest, a British surveyor who was based in India during the early-to-mid-nineteenth century.
The width of the Himalayas from south to north varies between and miles and km. Further west, the border with India follows the Sarda River and provides a trade route into China, where on the Tibetan plateau lies the high peak of Gurla Mandhata.
The increase in temperature is shifting various species to higher elevations. Most of the precipitation in the region is in the form of snow during late winter and spring months. Serving as a natural barrier for tens of thousands of years, the range prevented early interactions between the people of India and the people of China and Mongolia.
Further east is the Mahalangur Himal with four of the world's six highest mountains, including the highest: There were over 6, monasteries in Tibet, including the residence of the Dalai Lama. The Buddhists also lay a great deal of importance on the mountains of the Himalayas.
For example, the characters of Elsa and Nimia stood still, with minimal gestures in the scene where they argued.
The Brahmaputra originates as Himalaya summary Yarlung Tsangpo River in western Tibet, and flows east through Tibet and west through the plains of Assam. The vegetation is sparse and stunted and the winters are severely cold.
Out of herbal plants in Malaysia, has been identified to be beneficent for better health care. During the last ice agethere was a connected ice stream of glaciers between Kangchenjunga in the east and Nanga Parbat in the west.
Local impacts on climate are significant throughout the Himalayas. In the furthest west of the Himalayas, in the west of the Kashmir valley and the Indus valley, the South Asian monsoon is no longer a dominant factor and most precipitation falls in the spring. These areas tend to have cold winters and mild summers that allow for plant growth.
Ecology of the Himalayas Captive snow leopard The flora and fauna of the Himalayas vary with climate, rainfall, altitude, and soils.Himala ("Miracle") is a Filipino drama film directed by Ishmael Bernal and produced by the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines.
The film's script was written by Ricky Lee based on a series of alleged Marian apparitions to schoolgirls on Cabra Island in the province of Occidental Mindoro. Summaries. An aging chief's last stand, lessons for the new, and the education of a young chief-to-be played against harsh Nature in Nepal's Dolpo.
Executive Summary The purpose of this document is to analyse the situation of Himalaya Herbals of Oregon and provide forecasts for future market and product innovations. Himalaya, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies Volume 21 Number 1Himalayan Research Bulletin; Nepal After the Revolution Article 26 Book review of 'Love and Honor in the Himalayas.
Himalayas, Nepali Himalaya, great mountain system of Asia forming a barrier between the Plateau of Tibet to the north and the alluvial plains of the Indian subcontinent to the south. The Himalayas include the highest mountains in the world, with more than peaks rising to elevations of 24, feet (7, metres) or more above sea level.
Jul 06, · "Himalaya" tells the story of a village, which since time immemorial, has engaged in a winter trek to bring salt to its people and send out goods to be traded.
The journeys are conducted by yak caravans.
For many years the old chief, Tinle, led the treks, but he retired in favor of his son. Now his son is dead, his body brought back to the village by Karma, who wants to take his place at the 3/5.Download

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This study is part of a larger project on the role of local (independent) press in the development of civil society in small cities. In 2007, a series of research was done in the towns of Dobryanka, Tchaikovsky, Zheleznogorsk, Serpukhov, Kachkanar and Kudymkar.As part of this first phase of our research project, we studied factors and functional conditions that drive the need for the existence of independent media and ensure their independence. Field work was mainly carried out in 2011and completed at the end of 2012. In 2011, the survey covered the towns of Berdsk, Novoaltaisk, Sarapul, Serov, Dubna and Zhukovsky. In 2012, further interviews were conducted in Zhukovsky with representatives of different social groups and the editorial staff of the newspaper "Zhukovskiye news" .For several reasons, this report is completed at the end of 2012. This time was full of political events and changes in the political climate of the country. Therefore, part of the observations of this work have lost their political relevance, but retain sociological interest.
The Mapping Digital Media project examines the global opportunities and risks created by the transition from traditional to digital media. Covering 60 countries, the project examines how these changes affect the core democratic service that any media system should provide: news about political, economic, and social affairs.Digitization in Georgia has two speeds: there are plentiful examples of the swift adoption and innovative use of digital media, but just as abundant is the evidence of procrastination and reluctance to embrace new opportunities. It also presents two faces: a free and dynamic online environment and a heavily government controlled offline world. These contradictions have a direct impact on the overall news offer and on media consumption patterns.This report finds that the momentous change in ownership transparency regulation and the dynamic and free online environment are the most notable success stories since 2005. Yet these achievements are overshadowed by the lack of independence of the broadcasting regulator and the public broadcaster, as well as the slow pace of digital transition.In order to promote positive change, three kinds of reform need to be undertaken. First, the process of drafting the legal framework for digital switch-over must be made transparent and show results in the near future if the country is to be ready for the transition before the switch-off date in 2015. The public interest provisions, must-carry rules, and transparent spectrum allocation and gatekeeping should be given priority. Second, with public awareness of the purpose and implications of switch-over virtually non-existent, an information campaign and public debate need to start without delay.Finally, the independence of two key institutions, the Georgian National Communications Commission and the Georgian Public Broadcaster, needs to be strengthened. In both cases, this can be done by adopting clearer regulatory safeguards against government interference, enforcing transparency, and ensuring civil society participation in selection procedures.
This paper summarizes the major findings of a three-year research project to investigate the Internet's impact on Russian politics, media and society. We employed multiple methods to study online activity: the mapping and study of the structure, communities and content of the blogosphere; an analogous mapping and study of Twitter; content analysis of different media sources using automated and human-based evaluation approaches; and a survey of bloggers; augmented by infrastructure mapping, interviews and background research. We find the emergence of a vibrant and diverse networked public sphere that constitutes an independent alternative to the more tightly controlled offline media and political space, as well as the growing use of digital platforms in social mobilization and civic action. Despite various indirect efforts to shape cyberspace into an environment that is friendlier towards the government, we find that the Russian Internet remains generally open and free, although the current degree of Internet freedom is in no way a prediction of the future of this contested space.
Examines trends in Russia's media system, including media consumption, media ownership, the use of television as an organ of executive power, and the effect of digital media on freedom of speech, pluralism, civic participation, and news quality.
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|Publication number||US5307237 A|
|Application number||US 07/938,064|
|Publication date||Apr 26, 1994|
|Filing date||Aug 31, 1992|
|Priority date||Aug 31, 1992|
|Also published as||DE69308731D1, DE69308731T2, EP0596596A1, EP0596596B1|
|Publication number||07938064, 938064, US 5307237 A, US 5307237A, US-A-5307237, US5307237 A, US5307237A|
|Inventors||Dale D. Walz|
|Original Assignee||Hewlett-Packard Company|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (25), Classifications (41), Legal Events (6)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention relates to microelectronics packaging and more particularly to mechanical, thermal and electrical attachment of a high frequency integrated circuit die to a ceramic substrate.
Integrated circuit dice are typically attached to a substrate that provides heat transfer and electrical connections. For high frequency circuits, heat transfer becomes especially important. In addition, for high frequency circuits, signal degradation due to reflections may limit the useful frequency range. Therefore, transmission line geometry becomes especially important.
A common method of electrically connecting the die to the substrate is wire bonding (or tape-automated bonding). Wire bonding consists of attaching wires to bonding pads on the die and to traces on the substrate. Flexible wire bonds provide strain relief to allow for differences in thermal expansion between the die and the substrate.
High frequency signals on an integrated circuit die and on the substrate are typically routed by microstrips or other transmission lines. Bonding wires between a substrate and a die form a discontinuity in the transmission line. This discontinuity causes signal degradation due to reflections.
For high frequency circuits, the substrate is typically a material with good thermal conductivity such as aluminum oxide or other ceramic material. The die is typically back bonded to the ceramic for thermal conduction through the back of the die.
FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a typical prior art system. FIG. 1 illustrates a top view of a corner of an integrated circuit wire bonded to traces on a substrate. FIG. 2 illustrates a cross section through the assembly illustrated in FIG. 1. In FIGS. 1 and 2, an integrated circuit 100 is wire bonded to traces (102 and 104) on a substrate 106. Trace 102 represents the top portion of a signal microstrip. A ground plane 112 on the bottom side of the substrate 106 forms the other conductor in the microstrip. Trace 104 represents a ground connection to the integrated circuit 100. A plated via 110 connects the ground trace 104 to the ground plane 112 on the bottom of the substrate. In general, traces leading to the integrated circuit 100 are so crowded that via 110 cannot be placed close to the integrated circuit 100.
For high frequency signals (for example signals in the GigaHertz range), trace 102 and the ground plane 112 comprise an effective transmission line. However, at the wire bond 108, there is a discontinuity in the microstrip geometry. At that point, there is no longer a transmission line. Instead of confined electric field lines between the trace 102 and the ground plane 112 below, there is a longer circuit through the integrated circuit requiring current flow through the plated via 110.
The present invention improves substrate thermal conductivity and reduces signal degradation relative to prior art die mounting methods.
The present invention improves heat conductivity by providing a grid of metal coated or metal filled vias through a ceramic substrate to a heat conductive backplane. The vias are isolated from the integrated circuit die by a dielectric layer. A metallic layer on the die side of the dielectric provides a back bias conductor for the integrated circuit die. A metallic layer on the substrate side of the dielectric, electrically connected to the grid of vias, minimizes signal degradation from transmission line discontinuities due to bonding wires by providing an additional span of microstrip and by minimizing the distance between die pads and electrical ground.
FIG. 1 (prior art) illustrates a mechanical top view of a portion of an integrated circuit wire bonded to a substrate.
FIG. 2 (prior art) is a mechanical cross section of the integrated circuit assembly of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a mechanical top view of an integrated circuit mounting and interconnection system in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a mechanical cross section of the integrated circuit mounting and interconnection system illustrated in FIG. 3.
FIG. 3 illustrates a mechanical top view of the present invention. FIG. 4 illustrates a cross section through the system illustrated in FIG. 3. In FIGS. 3 and 4, an integrated circuit 300 is mounted to a substrate 302. The substrate 302 has a grid of vias 304 connecting a conductive lower ground plane 306 to a conductive upper ground plane 308. The integrated circuit 300 is electrically isolated from the upper ground plane 308 by a dielectric layer 310. The dielectric layer 310 has a conductive layer 312 which electrically contacts the back of integrated circuit 300. The conductive layer 312 has a bonding wire 314 to a back bias voltage 316 (VEE). The integrated circuit 300 has a bonding wire 324 to the upper ground plane 308. The integrated circuit 300 has a bonding wire 318 to a signal trace 322. The integrated circuit 300 is attached to conductive layer 312 by a suitable high temperature adhesive. Likewise, dielectric layer 310 may be attached to the upper ground plane 308 with an adhesive.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the substrate 302 is aluminum oxide. The vias 304 are preferably metal filled to maximize the thermal conductivity but alternatively may be just metal plated. If the vias 304 are solid filled then the dielectric 310 is preferably a screen printed glass ceramic. A suitable material is a .002 inch layer of insulating glass such as DuPont 5704M. If the vias 304 are merely plated, the ends of the vias are open and a screen printed dielectric cannot cover the open ends. Therefore, for plated vias, a mechanically rigid dielectric is needed. For plated vias, a thin sheet of thermally conductive substrate such as aluminum nitride or beryllium oxide is preferable. The rigid substrate must be thin for thermal transmission but thick enough to conveniently process. Aluminum nitride with a thickness in the range of .010-.025 inches is suitable.
In the preferred embodiment, the upper and lower ground planes (306 and 308) are Palladium-Silver. The vias 304 are plated with gold. The vias 304 are then filled with gold that contains a small amount of glass filler. The glass filler improves adhesion and also minimizes the thermal expansion mismatch between the gold and the surrounding substrate material.
In the preferred embodiment, the vias 304 are laser drilled using a CO2 laser. The distance between vias 304 is approximately the same as the thickness of the substrate (302).
FIGS. 3 and 4 also illustrate the improvement in transmission line geometry. The signal bond wire 318 has the upper ground plane 308 underneath for much of the distance to the integrated circuit 300, effectively forming a microstrip. In addition, the ground bond wire 324 provides a very short path from the same upper ground plane 308 to the integrated circuit. The grid of conductive vias 304 provides a very low impedance path between the upper and lower ground planes. While there is still some transmission line discontinuity at the signal bond 320, there is much less of a discontinuity than the prior art as illustrated in FIG. 1.
The foregoing description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed, and other modifications and variations may be possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention in various embodiments and various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the appended claims be construed to include other alternative embodiments of the invention except insofar as limited by the prior art.
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|International Classification||H01L21/60, H01L23/66, H01L23/538, H01P5/08, H01L23/12|
|Cooperative Classification||H01L2924/12042, H01L2924/00014, H01L2924/01013, H01L2924/01047, H01L2224/49051, H01L2924/01033, H01L2224/48091, H01L23/66, H01L2224/48237, H01L2224/49175, H01L2924/01046, H01L2924/01004, H01L2924/09701, H01L2924/01079, H01L2224/4903, H01L2224/49171, H01L2924/19107, H01L23/538, H01L2924/3011, H01L2924/01082, H01L24/49, H01L2924/14, H01L2924/15787, H01L24/48|
|European Classification||H01L24/49, H01L23/538, H01L23/66|
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Frankenmuth’s Greta Van Fleet has offered up the first taste of its upcoming new album.
Early Tuesday morning, July 17, the hard rocking quartet released “When The Curtain Falls,” a rhythmic, dynamic and psychedelic-tinged track built on a muscular groove. Frontman Josh Kiska’s waiting vocals still hew impressively close to Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant but take on a slightly more metallic edge during parts of the song. Related: Frankenmuth band Greta Van Fleet too busy to feel the pressures of fame
GVF distributed “When The Curtain Falls” via its social media on Tuesday; It can be heard HERE The song will be part of the group’s first full-length album -- the follow-up to 2017’s double EP “From The Fires.” No title or release date have been announced yet.
GVF, which is currently on tour in North America, recorded the album in Royal Oak and Nashville. Though expectations for the set are high, guitarist Jake Kiszka said during the spring that, “I think we’re more excited than nervous, ‘cause there’s definitely a lot of stuff we want to do. We want to make a lot of records and put out a lot of music, and that keeps us focused and kind of grounded.
“Maybe there’s some minor pressure, ‘cause pressure’s always good, and always there. But moreso there’s excitement about what we’re gonna do next, and after that, and after that.”

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I’ve been having some trouble streamlining my new essay, so while I work out the kinks, i thought I’d pass on a few classical poetry recommendations. If you’ve never read Auden, do it now. He’s the most brilliant poet ever. I have a busy week, but hopefully I’ll be able to finish that essay and present it here next week. Enjoy!
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: With feral longing and melancholy (The Nightingale) ST Coleridge paints beautiful dark poems. They range from esoteric (Kublai Khan) to the downright epic (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner). His surprising rymes make him a joy to read and his bipolar views that range from perverse to quintessential love make him a perfect read for any occason.
W. H. Auden: Probably the best poet to ever live (much better than the poet laureates who don the stage now [no offense to those who like Billy Collins or Charles Simic]) he has a way with language which stays with you long after the poem is finished. His verse is so layered you can re-read many times and come out with something new each time. Notables are The Shield of Achilles; At the Grave of Henry James; who stands, the crux left of the watershed; Under which Lyre; and In memory of W.B. Yeats.
William Blake: If you’re interested in dark literature, with a hint iof redemption read Blake. The nice thing about him is he was also an artist so you can view the horrors he depicted in words and through his own eyes. If you’ve ever heard of Hannibal Lecter, you’ve serripticiously heard of William Blake. Does the poem and paiting Red Dragon ring a bell?
John Keats: The Most read in high school and also the least appreciated. Everyone knows the classic Ode to a Grecian Urn but what about Ode to a Nightingale, or On the Sea or even On sitting down to read King Lear Once Again? He has a beautiful and resonant flow, ebbing with emotion and description. There is a reason high schoolers have to read him, he is one of the best poets at extracting emotion.
Edgar Allan Poe: Poe has beautifully dark and resonant poems, but with an almost juvenile rhyming scheme and whereas everyone knows The Raven, try out others such as the melancholic (and probably his best) Tamerlane, or such melodic gems as Annabel Lee and The Bells. If you long for the nostalgia of reading The Raven try out the poem (which is actually much better, though little known) which inspired its creation, Lenore.
Langston Hughes: You will never find a more melodic human being. He infuses jazz in everything he writes. Think slam poetry, but good (you know those annoying people who get up and read at open mike nights and make a bunch of hand gestures and say absolutely nothing.). Even when his writing is depressing, there is nothing more hopeful or empowering than Hughes. If you’ve never read him, you’re missing out.
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Beautifying the living room is a very joyful project which is always a great idea. For the beautiful living room, we have to do some improvement and we have to change or install some new things to make the nuance inside different.
Installing the furniture is always a better alternative by the way. Furniture is a must have stuff in the living room, it can make the living room looks much better and obviously add more functions too.
Table sets is an example of it which can make the living room look more stylish while it is very useful to place the stuff you need in the living room. There are so many table set models you can find in the stores or catalogs.
You can find the two pieces table set or more, and the cheap or the expensive ones. If you are feeling confused to choose the table set, here we will give you a review of the three piece table set. It is a product from Monarch Specialties, a good quality wooden table set which looks definitely admirable.
Monarch Specialties Table Set Review
This coffee table set really looks so great with its classic design and natural wooden style. The table set is finished in an elegant rich dark taupe which makes it easy to flow well with any of the living room layouts. It will be great for being the addition to the both modern or classic designed living room. It has a classic style with casual appearance to pair up the others modern furniture.
(You may also like: 3 Piece Living Room Table Sets)
This Monarch Specialties Table Set is constructed of the full wood body. The material of the set is the particle board and it has very sturdy tempered legs. Particle board or furniture board is made from the wood fibers which are glued and pressed at the same time.
The table top definitely offers an ample storage for you to put some stuff and decoration. The table is more stable and has the greater dimensional design.
However, to put the table altogether you’ll need to do quite tricky jobs since the label for each part of the table is not presented appropriately. Minor mistake, but still need to think about.
The table set is easy to clean, you will need wet a cloth to clean the table, it is easy and simple. You can also use the sanitizer to clean the table surface.
(See also: Bowery Hill 3 Piece Table Set)
This product is made from the particle board which is known as a sturdy material because it features the glue to strengthen the wood. Particle board also is the material which has a great quality especially for the table, its quality depends on its size. Smaller particles will make the board having the better quality.
As for this table set, you will not have to worry about the durability as long as it doesn’t directly face the direct extreme weather condition. It’s meant to keep the look of the table.
For the price, you can get this Monarch Specialties Table Set by spending $210.94. The price is quite affordable, the table set is worth to buy. You don’t need to waste your money much for getting this stylish wooden table set.
(Read also: Woodrow 3 Piece Table Set Review)
|Set Includes||1 Coffee Table & 2 End Tables|
|Dimension||Coffee Table: 36-in Long x 36-in Wide x 15- in High|
End Table: 18-in Long x 17-in Wide x 22-in High
|Material||Wood (Particle boards)|
Overall, this Monarch Specialties Table Set is surely recommended for you t0 consider when you are looking for a wooden table set to place in your living room. Besides of its stylish look, this table set is very useful for your daily activity in your lovely living room. Also, you don’t have to waste your money too much to bring this set to your house.
Keep improving your living room!

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Looking for love in the modern world is a path full of perils: from dating apps full of weird people to dates that stand you up, it can often feel like it’s all too much. That’s why a number of prominent TikTokers have decided that rather than dating others, they’re going to date themselves…
But there’s more to the trend than first meets the eye.
Called Masterdating, the aim of the trend is to get to know yourself better by doing things you enjoy, trying out new adventures (solo), and treating yourself to wonderful things and experiences. This, the adopters say, strengthens the love you have for yourself, improves your mood, and boosts your happiness.
In itself, the trend is not exactly groundbreaking: the idea that we should love ourselves before getting into a relationship goes back decades. But some relationship experts, including Valon Asani from the dua.com dating app, says that Masterdating can actually give you a better idea of what you would like from your relationships, including romantic ones.
This is because knowing what you love doing, hate taking part in, and find annoying are all important factors when it comes to finding a partner. Plus, when it comes to dating apps, where some rejection is inevitable, the process of loving and being happy with yourself will make you more resilient.
Our two-cents on the matter, is that it actually doesn’t matter whether you’re single or dating: you should still give Masterdating a shot. After all, doing the things you love and spending time with yourself can never be a bad thing.


Just for posterity and anybody wondering on the Electric Picnic site setup for 2013 before they head to 2014. There was only a singular map for EP last year- presumably because of the late start in announcing the festival. Not many changes last year but with increased capacity for 2014 I would imagine that the campsites and parking areas will be expanded with the main arena pretty much staying the same. For those that are going this year- enjoy!
I won’t be going along for the fun this year but as this place is getting hit for maps of the fields in Stradbally, I thought I would make life a bit easier for you since you can’t find the maps on the official site with one click. So click below for jpg’s of the maps or go to Festival Site Maps for pdf’s. Happy Picnicking!
I’m not sure if that title is grammatically correct but it pretty much sums up what I mean. I have been very busy lately on some old endeavors but some new ones as well so finding the time to post here has been like trying to find the door to a different dimension.
Quite a bit of my spare time has been Between Two Waves over at Eardrums Pop with three excellent music people- hopefully in a few weeks time you will hear the fruits of those endeavors!
What the blog doesn’t show at the moment is how much new music I have been listening to and how many new albums I have had on repeat. There are so many good new tunes out at the moment- both submissions and new finds that have been titillating the ears and I will post soon.
A quick thank you as well for those individuals who nominated me in the best music blog category for the 2010 Irish Blog Awards…while I haven’t had a lot of time for here it’s nice to know that the efforts are appreciated.
For your eyes and ears is the excellent tune and video from one of my favs Dark Room Notes-enjoy!
Always good news when there is a new album coming from one of my favourites- Tunng’s …And Then We Saw Land will be released on March 1st from Full Time Hobby and you can hear Don’t Look Down Or Back below. If you’re on the other side of the Atlantic then you can get it from Thrill Jockey from March 9th.
Great harmonious folk sound as always although missing some of their signature electro samples and fuzziness which will hopefully be evident in the other tracks. There will also be a mini UK tour…it won’t include Ireland so hopefully you caught their sets at Electric Picnic last year!
Since last we saw them, the band have been on adventures both personal (Mike went to India, Ashley moved to Somerset) and shared – such as their ten-day voyage of discovery with Malian desert bluesmen Tinariwen, a unique collaboration that aimed to fuse the sounds of the two bands together and an experience that helped shape Tunng‘s approach to the new album “We learned that you don’t always need structure! As long as there is presence, emotion and groove. It taught us that everything is open and adaptable…”
In the spirit of all that travel and experimentation, they’ve decided to call their new album ‘…And Then We Saw Land – and it’s full of adventurous spirit. The first Tunng album to take more than a year to write and produce, it’s packed with big choruses and joyful tunes.“We wanted to make a record that would be a great live set,” says Mike. “My friend described it as ‘Epic Folk Disco Brass Magnificent,’ and I’m not sure you could call any other Tunng record that.”Three songs contain what the band describe as The Mega Chorus – a 15-strong group of collaborators and drinking buddies who lent their voices to the album one rainy night in an abandoned school hall in Old Street.
In homage to voyages grand and not-so-grand, Tunng will be hitting the road for a four-date mini tour in March 2010, dates as follows. Says Mike: “I want audiences singing along and becoming… THE MEGA CHORUS!”
Hope as many people as possible can make it to the Twisted Pepper on Thursday the 4th of February for this charity event organised by Sweet Oblivion– all proceeds go to Goal and will assist in their efforts in Haiti.
Rockers, DJs and Bakers get together to raise money for Haiti
A fundraising gig and bake sale will take place in Dublin’s Twisted Pepper venue next week to raise money for people affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Dublin bands BATS, Hunter-Gatherer and Groom will play at the venue on Middle Abbey St on Thursday 4th February on what promises to be a fantastic night of fundraising for GOAL.
Organised by journalist and 2XM presenter Aoife Barry (of the ‘Sweet Oblivion’ radio show and blog), the event will kick off at 7pm when bakers begin selling their delicious homemade cakes (including vegan and gluten-free options) – with all money going to GOAL. The cake-selling will continue for the night but at 8pm the first of the three bands will take to the stage.
After the bands have finished their sets, the partying will continue upstairs in the Mezz room with DJ sets from Nialler9, Popical Island DJs and the Mary Jane Girls.
Tickets for the event can be bought on the door for €10 and there will be a raffle on the night.
Aoife said: “Like everyone in Ireland, I was shocked to hear about the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti, which is one of the world’s poorest countries. I wanted to do something to help GOAL do its work in Haiti and thought that a gig would be a great way to bring the music community together so we could all do our bit to help. The cake sale element is a way of boosting funds on the night but also for showcasing the skills of local amateur bakers and I’ve been stunned with the reaction so far. Everyone has been hugely positive and I would love if we raised a substantial amount of money for GOAL. I’d like to thank everyone who has offered to volunteer or help in any way with the gig, and hope to see a great crowd there on the night.”
They have a great rock sound which varies between blues and psychedelic and comparison to the Doors is inevitable. The concentration on the percussion is what makes them standout though- not only with the excellent drumming but with the syncopated type of guitar work. With a few exceptions all the tunes have an abundant energy…and the ones that don’t I think are all the better for it in showing the subtleties of their sound.
The album kicks off with Reno and a nice driving pace which continues in Downtown Hotel and is followed by The Unknown which is slightly more instrumental but has a great vibe. Cry Cry Baby has more of a psychedelic element with the keyboards and a great jam at the end while Face Dancer really highlights the drumming skills.
Good Times Roll feels like there was some fuel injection added and from the first note this is a fast paced number which contrasts with the follow-up Bringing Down The House which is quieter for most of the tune but has a good build up at the end.
Pale Green Eyes is a change completely from the previous tunes and in a way is the standout track on the album for me- excellent subtle instrumentation with understated vocals.
What About The Tip Jars brings back the rollicking vibe- very catchy indeed and is followed by the more instrumental In The Eye Of The Storm. Cold Wind Blows cranks up the psych element again but it’s with Alive Inside that the head will really nod with the stomping bass drum and great guitar riff.
The album ends on a quieter note with Ten Days In The Desert- again some great subtle instrumentation but this time with harmonies and supplemented with sampling.
All in all its a great listen and some very solid tunes- as I had said previously there is nothing new about their sound but their take on bluesy rock is exceptionally good and well worth catching them live.
They will be in Crawdaddy tonight for their single release of Alive Inside and will be supported by Morgan La Faye & Yukina. Doors at 8 and tickets are €10.
Timber Timbre sounds like spirits at work but in reality its Taylor Kirk with his sublime voice and simple instrumentation from the band that give their sound such a mysterious element.
You can get their third self-titled album for free until this Saturday at their official site and the eight tunes are of a dark, subtle, understated beauty that is simply entrancing.
The first track, Demon Host is one of my favourites and has a pretty cool video to boot. The other tracks have varying instrumentation throughout but subtlety is definitely the key and be it drums, guitar, organ or auto harp the understated beauty shines through.
Many thanks to United Visual Artists (www.uva.co.uk) for the profile picture from the music video 'Tonto' by Battles. They have done some amazing light fixtures for other groups and shows so check them out!


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Just a quickie today, but this ad from 1957 caught our eye. It’s from a time when there was still enough garment manufacture in the area that a call for women with industrial sewing experience would not have gone unanswered. Yes, this was a time when employment ads were separated into male and female categories, and the males were “men” and the females were “girls” or, if lucky, “ladies.”
Don’t know much about Troytown Shirt Corp., which operated out of Harmony Mills. State records indicate that Troytown was incorporated in 1946, and renamed TTS Shirt Corp. in 1988.

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Art is the distortion of an unendurable reality... Art is correction, modification of a situation; art is communication, connection...
Art is social, self-sufficient, and total.
Handfull of Paintings
8x12 cm paintings on paper, ink and paint.
Dark Knight of the Soul
The name of the series refers to the period when thought and belief systems, also known as "the dark night of the soul", were destroyed and brought together again. Covid19's first quarantine period was completed in April 2020.
3. Göz / 3rd eye
Object consisting of horse chestnut and paint in a ceramic altar.
Mixed media on paper and canvas.
Reflections on Carl Jung's concept of "shadow".
Have you ever been in a desert? I have been.. well ... metaphorically speaking... To honor my times back then, I made this little dude... Found object sculpture, May 2020
Spring 2020, mixed media on canvas.
Spacetacular created as a tent, space within space. installation, Gent Belgium, June 2012


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Hauser Plads in old town Copenhagen is a playground, park and municipal office building all in one unusual design. The entrance to the offices is underground.
Nicknamed ‘the Aalto Vase’, the futuristic playground at Hauser Plads is a stone’s throw from the busy shopping street Købmagergade. Sci-fi in its rounded, undulating shapes and with unique features such as two large metal domes, swings, a sandpit and climbing poles, the playground is an urban paradise for kids. Its surfaces are thoughtfully designed in materials like real and artificial grass and granite covered in child-friendly rubber.
It’s said that every Friday during the 1830s and ‘40s, the Danish philosopher and father of Existentialism, Søren Kierkegaard, met his fiancée Regine at Hauser Plads. Some of the buildings from that time remain, and have been the cause of a whole new, innovative way of rethinking architecture and buildings in Copenhagen. How does a city utilise existing spaces without interfering with their densely packed historic surroundings? In the case of Hauser Plads, you build downwards instead of upwards.
This is why, below the magical square, an underground parking facility was converted into a green courtyard and office spaces to house the city’s Cleaning Facilities Centre. Despite being subterranean, the offices get an optimum influx of daylight due to an extensive hole in the ground, while courtyards serve as an outdoor workplace and a space for rest.


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ImageZoo Artist Interview: Jill Browning
I had the pleasure of interviewing one of our artists, Jill Browning, whose patterns and use of color have a distinct retro appeal. Keep reading to find out more about Jill.
How did you get started as an artist?
To answer the question literally, as a kid, I loved coloring books and I drew
pictures in class instead of paying attention. There’s something very satisfying
about drawing on a clean sheet of notebook paper with a fresh Crayola marker.
What inspires you to create?
Sometimes it’s necessity, like my daughter’s birth announcement or our Christmas
card. Other times, I’m trying to develop new things to sell in my etsy shop. I once
read on an agent’s blog that you should create the kind of art for the kind of jobs
you want. I always ask myself if I would buy what I’m making.
Can you describe your process when creating art? What is your favorite medium to
If I’m creating a pattern, I usually work from a doodle from one of my sketch books.
If I’m working on something specific, I first try to decide which colors I’m going
to work with. Sometimes my original idea is nowhere near what I end up with. I’m
slowing learning to go with the flow and not to force my original idea if it’s not
working. And Illustrator is the only thing I use.
Before you decided to concentrate on art, you say that you pursued other career
paths. What other career paths did you try and what made you pursue art?
Iwas never the kind of person who always knew what I wanted to do when I grew up. I
chose commercial art as a major in college because I couldn’t think of anything
better to do. After the 2 year program, I realized that I was too immature and
insecure to pursue a job in graphic design. Since then I’ve went to school for
massage therapy and accounting (random, huh?), but I never finished either. Then
about 2 years ago, I finally discovered specifically that I wanted to pursue surface
design. But as far as being an artist is concerned, I always want to remain my own
boss. I believe that would be key to maintaining my creativity.
What are your goals for the year?
To find a balance between spending time with my family, working full-time as an
administrative assistant, and pursuing a career in art.
Thank you for taking the time to talk to us, Jill!


Cheyenne Mountain junior August Johnson had just about had enough.
Blanketed for much of the first half by a stingy Windsor defense, it was Johnson's second goal, with 6:55 left in the third quarter, that gave the Pikes Peak No. 1 Indians the momentum it needed in a 10-7 win over Windsor.
The preseason All-American Johnson drove down the left side of the field, shouldered his defender to the ground, and ripped a shot home.
"I don't look at the defender," Johnson said. "I just saw the open green space and took the shot."
Up until Johnson's goal, a game Windsor team had stuck close to Cheyenne Mountain (3-0). The tally, coming when the Indians only held a 6-5 lead, changed what had been a back-and-forth affair.
The Indians scored the next three goals to pull ahead 10-5, an advantage Cheyenne Mountain wouldn't relinquish.
The teams have history - it was Cheyenne Mountain that knocked Windsor (0-3) out in the quarterfinals of last year's 4A state tournament with a 12-7 win.
"There's history there on both sides," Cheyenne Mountain coach Mike Paige said. "We decided we wanted to go head to head with them (this season). We think (Windsor's) a top five or six team in the state, and hopefully this can help us set the tone for the rest of the year."
Edging on chippy at times, the contest was physical throughout.
"Those kids were warriors, and that's something to respect," Johnson said.
Windsor struck first with 9:22 left in the first quarter. A patient Cheyenne Mountain saw a lot of the ball in the frame, and eventually it paid off as junior Jack Paul scored with 6:29 left to bring the contest even.
Windsor pulled ahead with 3:57 left, but senior Jack Clancy tied the game at two less than a minute later. A point-blank save from Windsor goalie Blake Crownover, who did his part in keeping Cheyenne Mountain at bay, kept the game 3-2 after one quarter.
Cheyenne Mountain took its first lead of the game through senior Jack Bell, who drove down close and fizzed a goal past Crownover with 8:54 left in the second quarter. A goal from James LaCerte gave Cheyenne Mountain the 5-4 lead it would bring into halftime.
Paul finished with a hat-trick, Bell and Johnson both had two goals, and LaCerte and Jack Egan rounded out the scoring for the Indians.
Paige thinks the physicality of the battle Friday night will help down the line.


Update on the planning application, November 2022
We have submitted revised proposals to the Council for the redevelopment of Brighton Gasworks.
In summary, the key changes to the proposed development include:
- 226 affordable homes (40%) in partnership with a Registered Provider with Homes England funding including 115 for affordable rent and 111 shared ownership.
- Design changes to the proposed buildings at the northern end of the site and Boundary Road where heights have been reduced and the architectural character has been revisited.
- The amount of built floorspace has reduced whilst more efficient use of building forms has resulted in a slight increase in the number of homes by eight apartments and four townhouses.
Aspects of the proposed development that were positively received such as the landscape design, Regency-inspired seafront architecture and the townhouses have been retained.
The Council will be running a consultation on the revised proposals and will communicate with the community about that.
You can also comment on the planning application by search application reference BH2021/04167 at https://planningapps.brighton-hove.gov.uk/online-applications/.
Speak with us
If you would like to speak with us directly about the proposals please contact us via the following contact details:
- By email – firstname.lastname@example.org;
- By phone – 020 3675 1502; or
- By post – FAO Brighton Gasworks,St William Homes LLP, Berkeley House, 15b St George Wharf, London SW8 2LE


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Yes we are still here, Just very very busy
Written by Lionel
March 21, 2014
Hello folks , once again I am back and updating the website with new creations. It has been a busy time for us and there has been little time to update, I would like to also link you to our gallery here on Deviant art . http://thundolis.deviantart.com/gallery/ So onward to the news
We are now getting noticed by some of the larger companies and recently built an item for Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame. So we are getting out there in the world.
So keep watching! we have a lot more to upload as time permits between the flurry of creations. ...
Lion of the sun, where Imagination can come to life
Written by Lionel
April 23, 2008
My motto is to try and bring the best possible costuming to life within the price range of the average person. Although I can to commercial level work with commercial level materials if required, much of what you see here will not set you back the tens of thousands
most professional production houses charge.
I have countless years of experience in engineering and was an engineer well before I was an artist. I have a background in both robotics and electronics. Also with extensive background in leatherwork. I can do detailed armor and costuming to fill out the full look of the creature you are looking for.
My masks come standard with articulated jaws that move with yours, and I can design and install electronic and mechanical modules to fit your needs. Dragon head with smoke? Need a video camera installed...
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August 16, 2013
Hello everyone, Finally a new update as I have now moved into the new workspace and am getting things going. new pictures here soon as we get things sorted out and up to speed on a new generation of suits...


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Collagen-based silver nanoparticles: Study on cell viability, skin permeation, and swelling inhibition
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Collagen is considered the most abundant protein in the animal kingdom, comprising 30% of the total amount of proteins and 6% of the human body by weight. Studies that examine the interaction between silver nanoparticles and proteins have been highlighted in the literature in order to understand the stability of the nanoparticle system, the effects observed in biological systems, and the appearance of new chemical pharmaceutical products. The objective of this study was to analyze the behavior of silver nanoparticles stabilized with collagen (AgNPcol) and to check the skin permeation capacity and action in paw edema induced by carrageenan. AgNPcol synthesis was carried out using solutions of reducing agent sodium borohydride (NaBH4), silver nitrate (AgNO3) and collagen. Characterization was done by using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and AFM. Cellular viability testing was performed by using flow cytometry in human melanoma cancer (MV3) and murine fibroblast (L929) cells. The skin permeation study was conducted using a Franz diffusion cell, and the efficiency of AgNPcol against the formation of paw edema in mice was evaluated. The hydrodynamic diameter and zeta potential of AgNPcol were 140.7 ± 7.8 nm and 20.1 ± 0.7 mV, respectively. AgNPcol failed to induce early apoptosis, late apoptosis, and necrosis in L929 cells; however, it exhibited enhanced toxicity in cancer cells (MV3) compared to normal cells (L929). AgNPcol demonstrated increased toxicological effects in cancer MV3 cells, promoting skin permeation, and preventing paw edema.

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Above: Ladybird books have been a part of many a childhood. ‘The Mum’ is a parody on motherhood that still embraces the nostalgic artwork Ladybird books are well loved for. For about £10 you can buy your mum one of these humorous little books and a lovely little spring-inspired floral display to put on her reading table or kitchen window. Printer + Tailor’s beautiful, quirky gift shop on Widemarsh Street covers all budgets. As a mum, I happen to know we are always looking after your finances, although we secretly love it if you splurge a little xxxx
Mum Kept Smiling
From the moment she looked into your eyes, love and pride filled her heart – you were the love of her life from the start.
When the bills came through the door, and she thought she could feed you no more, she sacrificed her plate to give you your fill, all the while smiling still.
On days she had no strength to rise out of bed, as life sometimes brings us dread, she tied your shoelaces with a smile and patted you on the head.
Mother has always loved us all, she snapped a million pictures and dreamt of us in her tummy, so please this Mother’s Day, spare a thought for your special honey.
All gifts available at Printer + Tailor on Widemarsh Street in the Hereford city centre


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- Bedrooms: 1
- Sleeps: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Common Area Hot Tub
Powder Point Condominiums offer a convenient location directly across the street from Park City Mountain resort, and with direct access to the free Park City Shuttle that allows riders access to all three world-class ski resorts in Park City; Deer Valley, Park City Mountain Resort, and Canyons Resort. Powder Point has a fantastic outdoor community hot tub for you to kick back in and relax after a day exploring Park City. This condo has been recently remodeled with all new furnishings, flat screen TVs; granite countertops, well appointed kitchen, common laundry facilities, and a crackling wood burning fireplace to snuggle up next to on a chilly mountain night. It also has a fabulous view of Park City Mountain resort as well as the Park City Golf Course.
**Please Note: With all summer bookings, the departure clean will be collected upon check in.

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