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The early morning Saturday launch countdown was halted with just one-minute, 55 seconds remaining, keeping the Delta IV rocket on its pad with the Parker Solar Probe.
Rocket maker United Launch Alliance said it would try again on Sunday, provided the helium-pressure issue can be resolved quickly.
As soon as the red pressure alarm for the gaseous helium system went off, a launch controller ordered, "Hold, hold, hold".
The $US1.5 billion ($2.1 billion) mission is already a week late because of rocket issues.
Saturday's launch attempt encountered a series of snags; in the end, controllers ran out of time.
Thousands of spectators gathered in the middle of the night to witness the launch, including the University of Chicago astrophysicist for whom the spacecraft is named.
Eugene Parker predicted the existence of solar wind 60 years ago.
He's now 91 and eager to see the solar probe soar. He plans to stick around at least another few days.
We have some great news for World of Warcraft fans as the card based game Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft open beta has gone live. Themed on WoW, Hearthstone is described as a fast paced card strategy game, and is said to be just as addictive as the main game.
Blizzard opened up the Hearthstone HoW beta in the US last night, with Europe having to wait a few extra days as usual. For now the game will be available to play for free on PC and Mac, with iOS and Android versions planned for later this year. Blizzard has warned that due to overwhelming demand, they might have to temporarily disable new open beta account activation to prevent server overloads.
For the past few months there has been a closed beta available for a limited amount of players to sample, now it is ready for the wider community. It a nutshell, Hearthstone will see you play online competitively against other players in a World of Warcraft themed card game. The idea is to defeat your opponent by using strategy and card combos to zap their health down to zero.
Blizzard profit when you buy in game packs of cards and want to enter the battle arena. You can still buy new packs of cards to strengthen your deck using the in game currency which you earn through gameplay, although this takes far more time then using your real money to buy them.
Some players will come on to play for free, others wont mind spending some money as it is after all paying for enjoyment. We posed this question to our readers in regards to the Elder Scrolls Online, as many beta players were unhappy paying $15 a month subscription fee. A Chinese clone of the game has already been released, with Blizzard preparing to take action against the company responsible for the rip off.
If you have already jumped into the open beta then let us know your thoughts on it by leaving a comment, is Hearthstone worth playing?
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Two years ago it was pivoting to video, this past year it was subscriptions, now it’s TV.
All the media startups looking to find ad dollars from sources that aren’t Facebook or Google are announcing television deals. Today, Axios joined their ranks, announcing a limited-run series of documentaries on HBO that will focus on the midterm elections.
What’s Axios doing on TV, you may ask? I honestly don’t know. The new-media company has made a name for itself with its niche newsletters aimed at powerful decision makers, as well as its short news articles that supposedly tell readers everything they need to know. It’s become known for its access-y scoops–especially when it comes to politics–and its less-than-verbose (sometimes overly simplistic) style of analysis. Which makes me wonder how well this will translate to the small screen.
But perhaps this is less a natural business development than an example of the monetization hunt du jour. Which is to say, it’s now becoming a trend for scaling news startups to look toward television as their latest panacea. One of the first to do this was Vice Media, with its Vice News Tonight show on HBO. Crooked Media’s Pod Save America also inked a deal with HBO. Then other media competitors decided to ride the wave: Vox.com announced a television deal with Netflix, as did BuzzFeed News. And Vox’s Eater has also been working with PBS on a food-documentary series.
Everyone’s doing it! It’s a trend!
My hunch is that Vice News Tonight may have something to do with it. The show is critically acclaimed, having nabbed a few prestigious journalism awards. It also earns respectable ratings for a TV news show. Other media companies likely think they can replicate this success. A few months ago, Vox Media’s publisher, Melissa Bell, told me she saw an opportunity to “create better television.” Chad Mumm, the VP of Vox Entertainment, took it even further, telling me that these shows are the first step toward Vox Media (and by extension, other companies) becoming full-on studios.
This is clearly the incubating ground for new online media to become more established multi-platform media. The real test will be whether audiences graft on to these new internet-sprung docu-series. If they don’t, it’s quite likely we’ll only see one or two seasons before the shows quietly go away.
Which isn’t to say that embracing TV is a bad idea. The media industry is certainly a hot mess, and any opportunity to make money that doesn’t rely on digital advertising is worth exploring. It just seems that there’s a mad dash for inking deals, which will likely lead to a glut of content–and it’s anyone’s guess if it will resonate with viewers.
While Vice News Tonight may have proven to be a good bet for a certain audience, I’m still foggy on the rabid fan base that Axios TV will acquire. But good luck, nonetheless!
We're on to Week 5 of the local high school football season, and we're crossing our fingers for better weather this time.
We're on to Week 5 of the local high school football season, and we're crossing our fingers for better weather this time. Week 4 was a soggy affair in most places, though it did produce some thrillers on the field.
Here's a look at this week's contests. All times are Central Standard Time.
Love French automobiles? We’ve got five to tickle your fancy.
FRENCH CARS USUALLY have some bold design elements, a great sense of style and some quirky features. Plenty of French cars are mechanically quite innovative and rugged too.
So, if you have a passion pour les voitures Françaises, we’ve rounded up some French fancies that we think you’ll like.
The all-new Renault Koleos is the French manufacturer’s flagship SUV. It is a very handsome looking car with a spacious interior and very large boot. This particular model comes in the premium Signature Nav trim and gets full LED headlights, full leather upholstery with heated front seats, a large 8.4-inch portrait touchscreen and a powered tailgate.
The DS 5 is a very distinctive and striking looking five-door hatchback. It has a good quality cabin with very comfortable and expensive looking and feeling seats. It comes very well specced with lots of equipment and does represent good value for a premium small hatch.
The Peugeot 508 RXH has style, is very well specced and offers space for six-footers in the back. It is a very rugged estate car with buckets of space and a sumptuous high quality interior and it is very comfortable and capable out on the road.
The Peugeot 3008 has a bold and daring design and looks really smashing. The interior is one of the best in class and is a wonderful mix of soft buttery leather, durable fabric, brushed chrome, soft plastics and minimal scratchy plastics. A particular highlight of the 3008 is the iCockpit and 12.3-inch digital instrument panel.
The DS 4 Crossback is a more rugged version of the five-door DS 4 hatchback. There are some interesting design elements to make it stand out from the crowd including the rounded rear end and sloping roofline that gives it a sleek coupe shape. This particular model looks very chic with its monochrome exterior and it comes very well equipped.
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Republicans and Democrats may be sniping at each other over the partial government shutdown, but it’s the Libertarian Party which is putting words to action. Libertarians have organized multiple national park cleanups over the last week to show maybe the government isn’t needed to provide services.
Libertarian Party National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark sees it as a real opportunity.
As Libertarians, we advocate replacing federal taxpayer funding for many services with private charity or privatization. We wanted to show how this could be accomplished by volunteering in our local communities. We know that people are inherently generous with their time and energy. We want to set an example by calling on the public to join us in maintaining our beautiful parks and landmarks this weekend and throughout the government shutdown.
The first cleanup was organized last Sunday with LP members, libertarians, anarchists, agorists, voluntarists, and more gathering at the National Mall in Washington D.C. do trash pickup and more. The interesting part about the project is it was inspired by a Facebook post on LP Membership Manager Jess Mears’ wall following media reports saying trash was piling up in the parks because of the partial shutdown.
Mears took it from there, creating a Facebook event which ended up drawing in a few dozen volunteers. She told me it was really worth taking time out of a Sunday to clean up the mall.
It was a beautiful, sunny day in Washington DC and people I have never met before came out for the trash pickup. We were out in the sunshine, exercising, and thoroughly enjoying the day. We heard lots of thanks from the public, including a Vietnam War veteran. We collected many bags of trash and left the parks cleaner than we left it. I think many people walked by us picking up litter and probably thought a second time before letting something fall to the ground and not pick it back up after seeing volunteers with trash bags earlier in the day.
Libertarian Party members are also organizing national park cleanups in Ohio. Libertarian Party of Ohio Vice Chair Kryssi Wichers organized her own event near Columbus just to show they could be good neighbors. Via ABC 6 in Columbus.
Wichers is the driving force behind clean up-event. The event is part of a larger statewide effort being sponsored by the Libertarian Party, one of the largest traditional “third-party” groups on the ballot each year in the United States.
Libertarians are cleaning up the parks since national park rangers are on furlough during the 17 day-long government shutdown.
Wichers says trash bags, bottled water and potentially snacks will be provided during the clean-up.
What’s going to be curious to see is how the Libertarian Party uses this momentum to advance its agenda in the future. The biggest critique I’ve had of the LP – as a small-l libertarian who isn’t a member of the party – is its seeming disorganization. The park cleanup shows the party is more organized than people realized and it also goes a long way to show people who may not hold to the ideology how free markets can easily replace what the government has seized.
It will also be curious to see what happens once the rest of the government re-opens. Will there be a push to privatize the National Park System or, at least, part of it because of how well the LP did in their organization? Will more people start voting for Libertarian Party candidates in local, state, and federal elections? I don’t expect the government to suddenly give up power, but if there’s enough of a push it might happen in the future.
This is the long-term strategy by the Libertarians. Kudos to them for showing it works.
She’s right on this, and I hope it brings more momentum for the LP.
Gigi Hadid has mastered the art of athleisure, monochromatic getups and supermodel street style. Case in point: her outfit she wore when she flew from London to Milan for the next leg of Fashion Month on Wednesday, September 20. The Reebok spokesmodel paired an ultra-glamorous (but still comfy and functional) heather gray sweatsuit with a next-level pair of matching Stuart Weitzman ankle boots.
The supermodel has been strutting her stuff in a seemingly endless array of fashion shows, including the Tommy x Gigi Collection on September 19, her second collaboration with the iconic designer, so it’s completely understandable that Hadid would want to rock an outfit that was equal parts fashion and function while she traveled. The Maybelline spokesmodel was makeup-free and laidback, but her look was lent polish by the ironed pleats in the sweatsuit bottoms and, of course, her coordinated Stuart Weitzman ankle boots.
Hadid’s fancy sweatpants had a gathered hem, so the booties were a perfect structured complement to her loosely fitting outfit and the texture added an additional level of contrast with her jersey outfit. To give her look a more classic effect, Hadid also layered on a denim jacket and finished the look with a pair of Oliver Peoples tinted sunglasses.
And there you have it: the perfect jet-set style twist on the comfy and cozy sweatsuit.
Tell Us: What do you think of Hadid’s travel style?
Salman Khan's upcoming production venture Notebook stars debutants Pranutan Behl and Zaheer Iqbal. While promoting the film, Salman revealed why the movie was more than a love story set in Kashmir, and what's more challenging for him - acting or producing films.
Salman Khan’s upcoming production venture Notebook is a love story set in Kashmir. The Nitin Kakkar directorial marks the debut of Mohnish Behl’s daughter Pranutan along with Zaheer Iqbal.
During a media interaction while promoting the film, Salman spoke in length about Notebook, his acting career and the present situation in Kashmir.
Q) As a producer, what were your creative inputs in Notebook?
When the film came to me, I knew it was a good film. It came to me a long time ago and I was supposed to do it, but then my image changed. So, I couldn’t. For example, when Subhash Ghai sir came to me with Yuvvraj, I said I wanted to do Hero. But later, we launched Sooraj (Pancholi) with that. So, it is not that we have scripts piling up that I don’t want to do. These are the films I really wanted to do but wasn’t able to for various reasons.
Also, we run every script through dad (Salim Khan). We tell him what the plot is. Then we show him the end rushes. He tells us what to keep, what to remove and what would exactly work.
Q) What is that one advice you would give to today’s actors?
Stay out of trouble. But you never know, you may be staying out of trouble but trouble comes and kicks you.
Q. You give special attention to the music of your films.
Yes. That has been a constant for us always. Both Hero and Loveyatri had great music. We want that if someone hears our songs even once, they should get hooked to it. So, all the songs in this film are great too. There is a kind of a recall value. “Bumro Bumro” was a hit back then, but now it is sounding even better.
Q. What do you enjoy more, producing or acting?
I enjoy both. But there is more hard work in producing a film. Because when you are a producer, you have to be hands-on. Of course, the monetary part of it and other matters are taken care by the team but looking at the script and music takes up a lot of my energy. Because I am also working, and then I have to look at this also. I also look at the rushes and the edits.
Q. Would you also direct a film at some point?
I wanted to start my career as a director, but that didn’t happen. Thank God for it! I do have a sense for good scrips, but just when you think you know the formula, destiny comes and slaps you. And then we have you guys, one thing goes wrong and you know. You guys flopped my Rs 140 crore film, Tubelight!
Q. You have starred in some good romantic films in your acting career.
Till the time you don’t have a love story, the film will never work. You might have a great story, but I believe it is important to have a great love story in that. In The Notebook, the beauty is that they fall in love with not each other’s looks, but with their hearts.
Q. You have launched several actors. What do you see in the actors that makes you launch them?
I have always believed in one thing. If you give someone a double look, you know there is something special in that person. If you have walked into a place and nobody has noticed you, then forget it.
My father told me, ‘When you enter some place, don’t do anything overtly so that people notice you. Don’t make yourself noticed. Without you trying, people should notice you. There should be some curiosity about you, and when they ask you, they should know that you are my son.’ But that took a good four-five years to happen. So, I started training, body-building, modelling and then people starting noticing me.
So, I look for what I didn’t have as a kid. They make me notice them. That is a good quality to have.
Q. With all the attention you get, does it become overwhelming at any point?
Yes, it something does get overwhelming. There are times when I just don’t want the attention, but I get it anyway. It gets on to me. I have to sacrifice my privacy, but maybe it is a good thing.
Q. Whom would you consider your teacher/mentor?
My father. Actually, more than my father, it is my mother. From my father, I got a scripting sense and all. But it is my mother who taught me that one should be morally correct, ethically correct and principally correct.
Q. With the kind of experience you have in films, do you now pre-empt a movie’s fate?
No, nothing. Like for Tubelight, I did say that we shouldn’t have an Eid release. Because people who step out of their houses on Eid are people who throw some ‘chillar’ and do ‘masti’. They want to really have fun. An Eid release should be a celebratory film. We knew what the script was, and I knew this film should not have released on Eid. But then we also didn’t want to let go of the festive release. People went to celebrate Eid, and came out crying. So, I still think Tubelight should not have released on any festival. It should have had a regular Friday release. Now that people are watching the film on satellite and digital, they love that movie.
Q. You have a larger than life image. Do you think because of that your audiences don’t allow you to experiment with your roles?
Have you ever seen me in an actual courtroom? If I had that larger than life image, I wouldn’t ever need to be in there. So no, I don’t have a larger than life image at all.
Q. There are rumours that you will be making web content.
Web series, but the clean ones. I don’t like the rubbish that is going on. I have been approached to do something on the digital platform, and I have not said no to it. My content is going to be Hum Aapke Hain Koun type of content. I am all for clean content for the web.
Q. Notebook celebrates love – love in Kashmir and love between two people who don’t know each other. But, right now love is something that is far removed from Kashmir.
When we heard about that, it just killed us. This film’s backdrop is exactly the same. The kids come and leave their guns.
Q. Notebook is also about education in Kashmir. How important do you think education is in order to change the circumstances in Kashmir?
Everybody receives education, but it is important to receive the right ‘taleem’ (training). The boy who did this must have also got an education, but maybe his principles were wrong. It is of utmost importance that one gets the right ‘taleem’ along with the right education.
Lyle M. Anderson, 73, died at his home Friday, Aug. 22, 2014.
Lyle was born Feb. 18, 1941, at home in Warren, Minn. He was the son of Andrew C. and Edith Anderson.
On Aug. 6, 1960, he married his high school sweetheart, Janet Elaine Larson, in a country church, Immanuel Lutheran Church of Vega.
After marriage, Lyle and Janet moved to Moorhead, Minn., where he began his career as a builder. They had two children, Steve and Jill. In 1964, he moved his family to California. He worked as a carpenter and then took positions with Wienerschnitzel and Carl’s Jr. restaurants as building supervisor. He left that behind to fulfill his dream of living in the Idaho mountains where he built custom homes.
Lyle spent his leisure time hunting, fishing and climbing mountains. In 1998, he was called to Texas to develop a Christian sports camp. They returned to Idaho in 2000 and resumed building custom homes.
Lyle delighted in his grandchildren, Paige Anderson, Oliver Scherillo, Nikki and Sophia Anderson and Ryan Roemer. He also had wonderful times with his great-grandson, Monte Dietrick-McGee.
Lyle is survived by his brothers Raymond Anderson and Larry Anderson and their children.
He adored his wife, Janet. They were best friends and built a life full of travel, adventures and joy. They walked together with Jesus. Each night he kissed her goodnight with three kisses until recently he changed it to five, then seven! He told her every day how he loved her and how beautiful she was.
Lyle was bigger than life and could brighten people he met with a joke, a smile, a hug or a tickle. He especially loved to squeeze the little ones!
Faith, Hope, Love, and the greatest of these is Love. In 1969, he invited Jesus into his heart and it changed his life and the lives of those he met.