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South Park: Season 11 Episode 7 – “Night of The Living Homeless”

South Park: Season 11 Episode 7 – “Night of The Living Homeless”
Original Air Date: 2007-04-18

Note:

  • This episode is the finale of the first half of Season 11
  • Season 11 Episode 8 is tentatively scheduled to air on 10.03.2007 (October 03rd, 2007)
    “Details about this episode are expected to be announced at the end of September 2007” (South Park Studios)

From South Park Studios: (announced on April 15th, 2007)

Increasing numbers of homeless are eating, sleeping and asking for change all over South Park. The boys are working to solve the homeless problem once and for all.

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From Comedy Central Press Release:

South Park is Struggling with a Major Homeless Problem
Wednesday, April 18 at 10:00 P.M. on Comedy Central

The homeless population is on the rise in an all-new “South Park” entitled, “Night of the Living Homeless,” premiering on Wednesday, April 18 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Comedy Central.

Increasing numbers of homeless are eating, sleeping and asking for change all over South Park. While the adults are working on creative solutions to care for the homeless, the boys are busy solving the problem once and for all

Discussion about the episode, here.

As usual, Viacom would like you to know that they will sent takedown notice for any South Park episode footage uploaded on YouTube. So please, for the sake of Viacom; do not go to sites like mrtwig.net where you can find torrent files for high quality AVI and RM South Park episodes. Comedy Central is owned by Viacom, and Viacom is suing YouTube nad essentially you. Once again, Viacom and Comedy Central do not condone downloading high Quality South Park episodes off the intraweb.

Did I say anything about not finding the torrent easily at mrtwig.net? I’m not sure if I mentioned mrtwig.net enough as the example of where not to go. Just because mrtwig.net has the link to the high quality AVI and RM torrents, doesn’t mean you have to disregard Viacom and Comedy Central wishes.

South Park Season 11 Episode 7 on iTunes Store – UNCENSORED (available on Saturday April 21th, 2007)

Meanwhile, South Park – The Complete Ninth Season DVD was released on March 06th, 2007. It includes the infamous “Trapped in A Closet” and the Emmy® Award-winning episode, “Best Friends Forever.”

South Park Studios is the official South Park site and that’s where all the new informations come from. There will be no spoilers discussed here until the episode airs.

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Apple Unleashes Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Server

April 15th, 2007.

Apple annouces Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Server at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas.

Final Cut Studio 2

Apple’s professional audio and video production suite, consists of six applications:

Final Cut Studio 2 pricing (U.S. market):

  • New – $1,299.00
  • Upgrade from Final Cut Studio* – $499.00
  • Upgrade from Final Cut Pro or Production Suite* – $699.00* The upgrade version requires a valid serial number from a commercial version of Final Cut Studio, Production Suite, or Final Cut Pro 1, 2, 3, or 4. Academic and not-for-resale versions are not eligible for this upgrade.

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Final Cut Server

Apple’s new media asset management and workflow automation software, to ship in Summer 2007. Final Cut Sever catalogs and provides search tools for media files stored locally and remotely.

Note: The Final Cut Server video showcase features KCBS/KCAL TV stations.

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Carlos Alazraqui: Upcoming Stand Up Dates

Carlos Alazraqui Comedy Club Appearance:

  • April 21 UNC Ashville, NC
  • May 10-12 Zanies, Chicago/Vernon Hills IL
  • May 19 The Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley, CA (www.142throckmortontheatre.com)
  • June 29-30 Funny Farm Atlanta, GA
  • July 20-21 Comix NYC, NY
  • August 23-25 Laff Stop Houston TX
  • October 4-6 Capital City Comedy Club Austin,TX

Dates are subject to change. Please check back.

Carlos Alazraqui - Reno 911

http://www.carlosalazraqui.com/
http://www.myspace.com/89457019

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Dream Theater: “Systematic Chaos” Special Edition CD/DVD

Dream Theater’s “Systematic Chaos” will be released in two formats. The Regular Edition CD and the Special Editon CD & DVD.

First single off the album is “Constant Motion”. The band will be shooting the video in the week of April 16-22, 2007.

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The Special Edition DVD will include:

  • The entire album mixed in 5.1 surround sound
  • “Chaos in Progress – The Making of Systematic Chaos” (a 90-minute documentary directed by Mike Portnoy)

The CD’s track listing for both editions is:

  1. In The Presence of Enemies Pt.1 (9:00)
  2. Forsaken (5:36)
  3. Constant Motion (6:55)
  4. The Dark Eternal Night (8:51)
  5. Repentance (10:43)
  6. Prophets Of War (6:01)
  7. The Ministry of Lost Souls (14:57)
  8. In The Presence of Enemies Pt.2 (16:38)

Source:
http://dreamtheater.net/news_dreamtheater.php#releaseinfo

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Apple: Leopard is Delayed Until October in Favor of iPhone

Apple today released a statement regarding iPhone and Mac OS X 10.5 codenamed Leopard.

The “Good” News
iPhone will be released in late June this year.

The BAD News
Leopard will be delayed until October.

According to Apple, the iPhone development has taken its toll on Leopard. Apple has been reallocating Mac OS X engineers to the iPhone project thus Leopard will not be released on WWDC 2007. Apple will reveal all the features of Leopard during WWDC and release the “near final version” of Leopard to the developers.

Apple Statement:

iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and is on schedule to ship in late June as planned. We can’t wait until customers get their hands (and fingers) on it and experience what a revolutionary and magical product it is. However, iPhone contains the most sophisticated software ever shipped on a mobile device, and finishing it on time has not come without a price — we had to borrow some key software engineering and QA resources from our Mac OS X team, and as a result we will not be able to release Leopard at our Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned. While Leopard’s features will be complete by then, we cannot deliver the quality release that we and our customers expect from us. We now plan to show our developers a near final version of Leopard at the conference, give them a beta copy to take home so they can do their final testing, and ship Leopard in October. We think it will be well worth the wait. Life often presents tradeoffs, and in this case we’re sure we’ve made the right ones. [Apr 12, 2007]

Read more:
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/

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Editorial: RANTS! (updated)
It is a bad move for Apple to prioritize the iPhone over Leopard. My initial reaction was totally disappointed at Apple and tought that it was a bad move for Apple to prioritize the iPhone over Leopard. There are numbers of Mac users waiting for Leopard and holding off on the purchase of new Macs. I too am holding off from buying new Macs until Leopard is released. June is not too far away, but now Leopard won’t ship until October. Six months away from today, and I don’t think this will bode well for Apple, at least for the time being. (in response to the comment by Jon below)

Is Leopard the new Vista? I hope not, but its delay is somewhat comparable to Vista.

I know that I will get the iPhone, and I have been waiting since its official announcement at MacWorld. So far, I have gone through 3 old phones just waiting for the arrival of the iPhone. I am stoked that June is not too far away and the iPhone is coming. One thing that somewhat ruined my day is to know that Leopard has been delayed.

In a way I have grown impatience waiting for Leopard. OK, actually I need an excuse to buy a new MacBook Pro. I have the first generation Macbook Pro (15-inch with Core Duo) and it has been great. I do believe that it is better to have a solid product at launch rather than a buggy one. Probably Apple believe that the iPhone project can make or break Apple’s future.

I need to renew my Apple Developer subscription really soon so that I won’t miss the “near finish” Leopard to be distributed starting at WWDC 2007.

Once again, I am not happy with Leopard delay. Many others feel the same way I do. The iPhone cannot edit audio and video. One bad Apple move can ruin the whole damn bunch

Can you spot the spots on the Leopard? NOPE! Not until October.

OK, I should end the rant here. One thing for sure I’ll be getting an iPhone, and it will at least distract me from waiting for Leopard for a while. I’ll be writing a lot as soon as I got the iPhone.

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Skype 2.6 Beta for Mac and Skype 3.2 Beta for Windows are Available

Skype 2.6 Beta for Mac

Version 2.6.0.72 for Mac. April 11, 2007
Skype_2.6.0.72_BETA.dmg (Size: 30 MB)

What’s New:

  • See when others are writing a message with typing indicator
  • Join public chats
  • Call any Skype Prime premium services provider and seamlessly pay with your Skype credit
  • Use DTMF tones during Skype-to-Skype calls

http://share.skype.com/sites/mac/skype_for_mac/

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Skype 3.2 Beta for Windows

Beta release. Version: 3.2.0.82. Release date: April 11, 2007
File name: SkypeSetup-Beta.exe File size: 22 MB

What’s New:

  • Send Money with PayPal
    Send money to friends and family direct from Skype.
  • Video snapshot
    Update your profile picture with photos of yourself.
  • Who’s on Skype?
    Invite friends from Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo! Mail for a call.
  • Simple account management
    Manage your account and pay for your favorite products.

http://www.skype.com/go/windows-beta