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This past Friday evening I had the chance to join hundreds of people from the Juneau community for the annual Gallery Walk in downtown. This event serves as another great Juneau tradition that brings out the great sense of joy and community — all of which is heightened as the celebration of Christmas is right around the corner. I have found that the slow journey through the crowded streets of downtown during Gallery Walk is an experience filled with greetings, joy and personal encounters.
In my Catholic tradition the birth of Jesus is cause for a heightened level of celebration. After four weeks of preparation during the season of Advent, our Christmas celebration begins on Christmas Eve. You might think that one church service on Christmas would be more than sufficient to express our joy at the birth of the Savior, but that is not the case. The joyful celebration of the birth of our Savior is so important to us that it is extended over three Holy Masses: at mid-night, dawn, and during the day on Christmas. Each of these has its own distinctive prayers and readings from sacred Scripture, related to the Nativity of our Lord Jesus and our personal encounter with him.
And as if that wasn't enough, we continue to celebrate Christmas for eight more days in an octave that concludes on New Year's Day. Then on January 6th (or the Sunday closest to that date) we celebrate Epiphany, the feast of the Three Kings who brought their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ child. Our celebration of the Christmas season concludes a week later with the commemoration of the Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
The various beloved customs and traditions of the Christmas season have their origin in the joy of the Christian community at the great event of the incarnation of Jesus Christ, when the Word of God became flesh and dwelled among the human race. Here in the northern hemisphere even nature itself participates in our celebration of the coming of the Son of Justice and the Prince of Peace as the onset of the winter solstice, the shortest and the darkest day the year, heralds the slow lengthening of the days and the coming of the light.
Also close to the solstice this year are the eight days and nights of the Jewish feast of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. This beautiful and joyful festival commemorates how a one day supply of oil miraculously burned for eight days when the temple in Jerusalem was rededicated after being desecrated by a persecuting foreign ruler. And as with the Christmas celebration, the eight days of Hanukkah have their own special songs, foods and customs.
During this special season of joy and celebration, I think we need to be particularly aware of our friends, family and neighbors for whom this season is a sad and difficult time of the year. I am thinking of all of those in our community who have lost friends and loved ones during the year to illness or accident. Or who long for the presence of a husband or wife, mother or father, brother or sister who is absent from home because of separation or divorce, deployment overseas or incarceration. For all those in the grip of sorrow or sadness, this festive season underscores the absence of the person they love from their lives.
It is important to remember and be attentive to those in our community who are grieving during this holiday season. In the darkness of loss and separation, each one of us can be the light of understanding, consolation, and kindness. Each of us can help in our own way to dispel the heavy weight of sorrow for those who grieve by our compassionate presence and willingness to listen.
Within the context of Christmas and the Holiday season, this time of the year is filled with social gatherings, the celebration of traditions, the sending of Christmas greetings and the offering of gifts to others. From my perspective, I believe that many in our community would thrive if we made the effort to bring the gifts of faith, hope, and love into the hearts of those people most in need. While these gifts may be difficult to wrap, they are the ones that are most lasting and meaningful.
• Burns is the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Juneau and Southeast Alaska.


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GLEN ELLYN – The award-winning Glen Ellyn Town Criers Toastmasters will provide speakers during the holiday season for organization and small business functions, as well as large family parties, at no charge.
Members will be available for speaking engagements from Nov. 23 through Jan. 6.
The talks can be customized based on length, topic and tone.
One award-winning member of the group is C.J. Powers, who shares holiday stories from Glen Ellyn's past. Powers' family has lived and worked in the village for five generations.
For more information about having a town crier speak at a holiday function, email firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Pittsburgh airport OK's $500M gas-drilling deal
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Allegheny County Airport Authority has approved a $500 million deal with Consol Energy for rights to drill for natural gas and oil at Pittsburgh International Airport.
The authority board approved the deal today.
Consol in December initially bid $20.8 million for drilling rights, which will include ongoing 18 percent royalties.
County officials say the energy firm later agreed to increase its initial payment to $50 million and the royalties are expected to bring in $450 million more over the next 20 years. Consol is expected to drill at least 50 wells over 9,000 acres.
Airport officials want to use at least some of the revenue to lower gate fees in hopes of attracting more flights to the airport about 10 miles west of the city.
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We will be doing the Minty Boost program on June 12 at the Iroquois Library for Teen Tuesday!
Teens had fun while learning how basic electronics work at the Teen Outpost Highlands/Shelby Park Library. They made a simple USB charger from an old mint tin and a few spare parts.
Were you there? Add a comment below and tell us what you thought about it.
Did you miss it? Check out our online calendar for upcoming teen programs.
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ORCHARD PARK, NY -- The Dolphins defense is playing very well. The Dolphins offense isn't playing quite as well, but still not bad.
Dan Carpenter? He's had better days.
The Dolphins led 10-0 after a 1 yard Ronnie Brown score and then Carpenter kicked the ensuing kickoff out of bounds, giving the Bills the ball at their 40-yard line. That was the impetus they needed to get a 51-yard field goal from Rian Lindell.
The Dolphins got the ball back and lined up for a 46-yard Carpenter field goal just before halftime. He missed it wide left.
The defense is getting the better of the Bills, with sacks from Karlos Dansby and Cameron Wake. Buffalo has only four first downs.while the Dolphins have 13.
Brandon Marshall have six catches in the first half for 44 yards. He's well on his way to 100 for 2010. Brown, meanwhile, leads the attack on the ground. He has 8 rushes for 34 yards and his TD.
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Jaden Corsolini (left) and Braeden Bend (right) learn how to administer CPR, cardio pulmonary resuscitation, on an infant doll during Thursday morning's babysitting clinic at St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley.
Instructor Lynette Weidner, not shown, taught the students how to properly hold a baby and diaper a baby, basic first aid, general safety and entertainment of babies. Following the course, for which students paid a fee, the students received a Certificate in Babysitting.


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Back home from his base in Santa Monica, California, new father and former barfly Greg Johnson is celebrating 20-something years plying his songwriting wares with a national tour that sees him reuniting with former musical comrades including drummer Wayne Bell, a sticks man who has kept time for the likes of Bic Runga, Dave Dobbyn and Gin Wigmore.
For Talking Heads, the band mates swapped war stories from their touring history.
Follow Sam Wicks on Twitter for notifications of future Talking Heads and other content on nzherald.co.nz.
- nzherald.co.nz


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Submission + - Saints Row IV Announced (kotaku.com)
jones_supa writes: The cartoon heroes are back, with even stronger superpowers. Set to be released this autumn, the next open-world installment of Saints Row, Deep Silver Volition continues the story of the Third Street Saints by elevating their status to the highest level – the leaders of the free world. In Saints Row IV, the head honcho of the Saints has been elected to the Presidency of the United States. Saints Row IV lets players delve into an arsenal of alien weaponry and technology that will turn each Saint into an ultimate entity of destruction. The player utilizes out-of-this-world superpowers to fight all the way to the top. With intensified action and enhanced customization, the protagonists can use their newfound superpowers and leap over buildings, outrun the fastest sports cars, or send enemies flying with telekinesis in the most insane installment of Saints Row yet.


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- Premier League
Rodgers: Ferguson wrong on Sturridge doubts
Brendan Rodgers has defended Daniel Sturridge from doubters who claim the England forward does not have the necessary attitude to succeed at a big club.
Liverpool splashed out £12 million on Sturridge at the start of the January transfer window and he has already begun to repay that fee with two goals in as many games.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson spoke publicly of his doubts over Sturridge, admiring his desire to play regular football but highlighting the 23-year-old's failure to stay at one club for any significant period of time.
Liverpool are Sturridge's third big club in less than four years, having previously moved from Manchester City to Chelsea, but Rodgers insists the striker's failure to settle is purely due to a lack of first-team chances.
"It has been very unfair, I have to say" Rodgers said. "I remember being at Chelsea and I'd heard all these things about Nicolas Anelka being an awkward player and I found him one of the nicest guys I ever met in football.
"Sometimes when you are quiet and you focus on yourself you can be criticised for being awkward, but I don't think that is the case with Daniel at all.
"I was aware of him beforehand and I think any frustrations and disappointments he's had were purely down to the basis he wasn't playing or getting an opportunity.
"He has mixed well here and is very hungry to learn. It is going to take time for him to feel at ease and comfortable. This will be his first time playing at Anfield and that is a real special feeling."
Rodgers claims Sturridge is nearing 100 per cent fitness after two appearances in the red of Liverpool, and the Anfield boss is clearly looking forward to starting him alongside Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard for the first time when Norwich visit on Saturday.
"Top players can play with each other and I'm really confident Daniel will flourish in his time here," he said. "That relationship [with Suarez] will take a bit of time to be totally co-ordinated but I've seen in training, with them working together and with other players, the balance is right.
"At Old Trafford, his performance typified the reason we brought him in. It was a terrific shot by Steven Gerrard, a good save by David De Gea and he's in there, in the box looking for a goal. There are not many players who would have got to that loose ball.
"He's very close [to full fitness] and working very hard. When you have good players like Daniel, Luis and Steven and the other players around them, it makes things really exciting."


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Please welcome Gina Lamm to the blog today! She is celebrating the release of The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl, which blends video games, time travel, and blistering romance. After the interview, enter for a chance to win a copy of the book!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Describe yourself in 140 characters or less.
[Gina Lamm] Gina Lamm is a writer, a gamer, a geek, and a kickass female. She does everything too passionately, and is trying her best to learn control.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Can you tell us a little about The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl?
[Gina Lamm] I'd love to! Jamie, a modern-day gamer girl, gets ported through a mirror into 1816 London. She tries her best to adjust to the rigid rules, but it doesn't always go well. Micah Axelby, Earl of Dunnington, has decided to settle down with a nice proper miss, but Jamie's arrival in his home completely screws that up. Through misadventure, passion, and true love, Micah and Jamie find where they truly belong.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How did you come up with the concept and the characters for the story?
[Gina Lamm] I wrote what I liked! I'm a gamer and a Regency fan, and the contrast between the two really made me happy. I got to blend two of my favorite things!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three words best describe Jamie?
[Gina Lamm] Independent, Clever, Passionate
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If Micah had a theme song, what would it be?
[Gina Lamm] Something like the Moonlight Sonata, I think. Deep and strong, but full of feeling.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Name one thing Jamie is never without.
[Gina Lamm] Her cell phone. Even in 1816 England!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three things will you never find in Micah's bedroom?
[Gina Lamm] A laptop, a light bulb, or a USB cable. 🙂 Much to Jamie's dismay, none of these things are available.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What is Jamie's greatest regret?
[Gina Lamm] Believing that her ex was the one. She wasted too much time on him.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What are your greatest creative influences?
[Gina Lamm] Books. When I fall into other people's worlds it makes me remember why I do what I do.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three things do you need in order to write?
[Gina Lamm] A screen, my fingers, and determination! 🙂 I'm not picky other than that.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What is the last book that you read that knocked your socks off?
[Gina Lamm] Oddly, Mister Monday by Garth Nix. My brother recommended it, and I really loved it. It was odd and complex and weirdly wonderful.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If you had to pick one book that turned you on to reading, which would it be?
[Gina Lamm] Oh gosh, I can't remember that far back. I've been reading voraciously since I was a little kid!! But I do remember the first romance I fell in love with. Scarlet Butterfly by Sandra Chastain.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What do you like to do when you aren't writing?
[Gina Lamm] Game! I play both PC and PS3 games. I love to read, to play with my two crazy dogs, to snuggle with my hubby, and go fishing with my family. My life is so full and wonderful, and I'm very lucky!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How can readers connect with you?
[Gina Lamm] Tweeting me is always good! I'm @GinaLamm. They can connect with me on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/GinaLammAuthor, my website www.ginalamm.net , and Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5278879, too!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Thank you!
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About the book:
The Stakes Have Never Been Higher…
An avid gamer, Jamie Marten loves to escape into online adventure. But when she falls through an antique mirror into a lavish bedchamber—200 years in the past!—she realizes she may have escaped a little too far.
Micah Axelby, Earl of Dunnington, has just kicked one mistress out of his bed and isn't looking to fill it with another—least of all this sassy, nearly naked woman who claims to be from the future. Yet something about her is undeniably enticing…
Jamie and Micah are worlds apart. He's a peer of the realm. She can barely make rent. He's horse-drawn. She's Wi-Fi. But in the game of love, these two will risk everything to win.


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YORK, PA – The York College men's
swimming team captured their seventh and eighth victories of the
season Saturday afternoon courtesy of a 163-70 result over Goucher
and a 147-56 win against Salisbury. The Spartans improve to a
stellar 8-1 on the season with the home tri-meet victories. The
Gophers drop both results and fall to 2-5 on the year while the
Capital Athletic Conference rival Sea Gulls split to move to
The Spartans would capture a total of nine overall first-place finishes, taking both relays and seven individual events.
The 200-medley relay, the men's opening race, belonged to the green and white as York swimmers captured the top two slots. Matt Jennings (Fairfax, Va./Robinson), Steven Tobin (Estell Manor, N.J./Holy Spirit), Ben Hilt (Mt. Joy, Pa./Hempfield), and Jonathan Gottschalk (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) teamed up to take first with a time of 1:40.08, establishing a new pool record in the event. The race's second slot went to teammates AJ Bean (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana), Alex Diehl (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts), Clark Arnold (York, Pa./Northeastern), and Tom DeCoursey (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West) as the foursome clocked in a 1:43.79.
Both records that fell in individual races came by identical times of 54.89. Arnold would break the pool record in the 100 butterfly, establishing the new top time of 54.89 in the event. The third pool record fell in the 100 backstroke to Jennings, one of the Spartans' four seniors. Jennings wrote his name in record books with the other 54.89.
Gottschalk continues his torrid freshman campaign adding yet another win to his rookie total, taking the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:32.66.
Following Gottschalk, Steve Yeager (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) captured another individual win for the Spartan side, edging Salisbury's Jamie Overholt in a thrilling 200 freestyle. The Spartan sophomore touched the wall at 1:51.05, just three-tenths ahead of Overholt. Yeager backed up his performance in the 200 freestyle by later nabbing the 500 free with a time of 5:01.51.
In the 100 freestyle, Hilt secured first-place points for the home squad, clocking in at 49.72. Junior Andrew Demarest (Galloway, N.J./Abesegami) grabbed first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.21.
Hilt, Garrett Higgins (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury), Gottschalk, and Jennings took first in the 200 free relay in the meet's final event. The group combined to take the race in a time of 1:30.07. Brian Shaffer (Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland), DeCoursey, Janosky, and Demarest captured second by clocking in at 1:32.75.
Four Spartans took four individual second-place finishes. Tobin just missed another York victory, clocking a 1:03.51 in the 100 breaststroke, in a mere .17 behind Salisbury's Mike Ferrari. Tobin also took second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.41.
Adam Willier's (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area) time of 23.46 in the 50 freestyle was the race's second-best time, while DeCoursey notched second in the 100 freestyle wilth a time of 51.14.
The Spartans now embark on over a month-long break, providing the green and white extensive time to prepare for the latter portion of their season. York next takes to competition on Saturday, January 17, when they host Ursinus in a 1:00 pm meet.
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(WEAU) -- Chad Johnson's basement is full of Packers pride, wall to wall, floor to ceiling.
"It's just one of those things you start collecting and you don't stop," Johnson said.
Towels, blankets, and helmets are some of the things you will find in the basement.
And that is not even all of it. Most of his stuff is still sitting at his dad's house in boxes, waiting to be brought over and unpacked.
He has a Packers flag hanging in the basement that flew at his family's house. He calls it the Indiana flag because that is where he was born and raised. It may have been home, but on game day, it was all about Green Bay.
"I bled green and gold since the day I came out of my mother's womb and same thing with this little one here," he said about his daughter, Aubrey.
At just 5 1/2 months old, little Aubrey is already taking well to the green and gold.
"Before she was born I had my own little room, and then when she was born she got it, so my wife let me have the man cave down here," Johnson added.
It is a great place to watch a game. But on Saturday, Johnson will get an even better seat, 14 rows up at Lambeau Field.
"When my dad told me we were going, I got the biggest grin on my face," he said.
It is a family tradition and a birthday present. Lambeau is the same spot he proposed to his wife two years ago as well.
He says he does not mind the cold and actually would not mind a little snow, like he had at the playoff game against Seattle.
"Gotta get my voice ready and be loud and proud out there," he said.
Because he says life is like the poster he has in his basement that reads," God, Family and the Green Bay Packers. In that order."


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It is obvious that the government is hiding evidence regarding 9/11. For example, the government has claimed that no flight recorders were recovered from the airplanes which hit the Twin Towers. However, firefighters stated they did recover the flight recorders. And Dan Rather confirmed that they were recovered.
9/11 activists have repeatedly demanded that the government reveal the videos, photographs, and other documentary evidence so that we can assess the truth for ourselves (see this, for example).
Government Hides Behind Copyright Law
Not only has the government refused to share the evidence, it has threatened to dispose of it. For example, NIST recently responded to a FOIA request by saying that it would not share many videos and photographs but would – instead – give the originals back to the people who shot them (scroll down to comment titled "NIST Said At Least 50% Of Work Won't Be Released").
The government's theory is – apparently – that the copyright for the video and photos is owned by the people who shot them, and that sharing them with others would constitute copyright infringement. Specifically, copyright law states that the owner of the copyright can prevent others from duplicating or reproducing the copyrighted work. (Copyright is actually frequently used in an attempt to crush free speech and dissent, but that's another story).
The My Lai/Zapruder Exception
Is there any way around the government's copyright argument?
Yes, there is a possible exception, which could be called the "My Lai/Zapruder Exception". As one court summarizes the principle:
Citing the exclusive photographs of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War and the Zapruder home movie of the assassination of President John Kennedy as examples, Nimmer proposes that "where the 'idea' of a work contributes almost nothing to the democratic dialogue, and it is only its expression which is meaningful," copyright protection of the expression should be limited in the interest of public access to information necessary to effective public dialogue. Id. at 1 – 82-1 – 84. Nimmer explains:
No amount of words describing the "idea" of the massacre could substitute for the public insight gained through the photographs. The photographic expression, not merely the idea, became essential if the public was to fully understand what occurred in that tragic episode. It would be intolerable if the public's comprehension of the full meaning of My Lai could be censored by the copyright owner of the photographs. . . .
Similarly, in the welter of conflicting versions of what happened that tragic day in Dallas, the Zapruder film gave the public authoritative answers that it desperately sought; answers that no other source could supply with equal credibility. Again, it was only the expression, not the idea alone, that could adequately serve the needs of an enlightened democratic dialogue.
Id. at 1 – 83-1 – 84.
Nimmer recognizes, however, that denying copyright protection to news pictures might defeat the ultimate First Amendment goal of greater public access to information by inhibiting or destroying the business of news photography. Id. at 1 – 84.1-1 – 85. The treatise therefore suggests a news photograph in which idea and expression are inseparable should be subject to a compulsory licensing scheme unless within a month of its making, the photograph appears in the newspapers, magazines or television news programs servicing a given area. Id. at 1 – 85. n5
Nimmer is the leading treatise on copyright law. So Nimmer's opinions carry great weight.
I would strongly recommend that all 9/11 truth activists and attorneys seeking documentary evidence cite the My Lai/Zapruder Exception, and demand that the government release all of the videos, photos, and other evidence related to 9/11.
The same holds true for those seeking the truth about anthrax or any other issue concerning which the government is stonewalling.


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The rupee on Friday recorded its biggest slump in two months by plunging 57 paise to end at 55.07 on massive demand of the US currency from oil firms, amid dollar gaining strength on speculation that some US Fed officials are not in favour of continuing the bond-buying plan.
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, the local currency commenced lower at 54.82 a dollar from previous close of 54.50 and immediately touched a high of 54.76.
However, it started falling soon and logged an intra-day low of 55.17 before closing slightly better at one-month closing low of 55.07 -- a fall of 0.57 paise or 1.05 per cent.
Today's fall was the biggest in last two months after it had plunged by 80 paise or 1.49 per cent on November 5, 2012.
Continued dollar demand from importers and some banks on hopes of further rise in dollar value overseas put the rupee under pressure,
The rupee was unable to stage a turnaround even as FIIs pumped nearly Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) in Indian stocks, they added.
The dollar index rose by 0.36 per cent ahead of December nonfarm payrolls data due later in the day, and after reports said minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting showed its members were considering an end to asset purchases this year.
"The thought of end to asset purchase came as a big surprise to the markets, which helped the dollar rebound drastically," said Abhishek Goenka, Founder & CEO, India Forex Advisors.
The Fed's bond buying plan pumps dollars in the market and hopes of an earlier-than-expected end to the plan would ease the supply of the US currency, experts said.
Pramit Brahmbhatt, CEO, Alpari Financial Services (India) said,"The rupee extended its weakening spree for the second straight session on sharp rise in dollar index and weaker tone of global equity markets."


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Group I.T. and Helpdesk have launched self help guides on iConnect for colleagues in branches that use Microsoft's OpenOffice, as well as general Helpdesk queries.
The OpenOffice package was adopted [...] some time ago and has over 12,000 users across the organisation. In the latest version, Microsoft has added more useful features as well as improvements to the user experience.
And so on.
We have recently had Windows 7 terminals installed and I can't say I've seen OpenOffice launched on one yet, but the older XP terminals used to launch something from the 2.x series with the old blue and white Sun/OOo splash screen.
Since when did Microsoft launch a version of OpenOffice? There's nothing to be seen about such a thing on the first few pages of a FWSE search.
All very odd.


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Artists: Oleg Shepelenko
Oleg Shepelenko
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
What year did you start tattooing?
My tattooing began in 2005.
How did you get into tattooing?
Thanks to my friend Alexander Haishyanu—he showed me how to build a homemade machine. Since then, I've become caught in the wave of tattoo culture.
Where did you apprentice?
I had no teachers. I was looking for information on the Internet, searching for books, and looked at the work of famous tattoo artists and tried to [replicate their work].
Do you have any special training?
I have no special training. I spent hours redrawing portraits of people and animals. It was interesting, and every time I got better and better.
What conventions have you worked? Have you won any awards? What are some of your best convention memories?
I started to go to conventions recently. I went to a convention in the south of Russia. There I took second place. After that I went to a convention in Prague, in the Czech Republic, and took third place in the color tattoo competition. I also went to a convention in poland, in Krakow. I will continue to go to conventions—it helps me grow as an artist. In February 2013, I will be going to Milan.
How do you describe your style?
I try to work in the style of realism. But I do not like doing fine details—I like realism, without many details. I want to make long-lasting tattoos that will still look good 10 years after they are done.
What inspires you as an artist?
I try to look for inspiration in photography. I spend a lot of time on forums and websites of great photographers—they inspire me.
What sets you apart from other artists?
It's difficult to answer this question; I like a lot of artists.
What other mediums do you work in?
I don't. I have a very narrow specialty.
What tattoo artists do you admire most?
I like the work of what i consider to be very high-level artists. Mike DeVries, Mike Demasi, and Nikko Hurtado.


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"For newcomers: Zombies, Run! is a running game and audio adventure for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android (coming May/June) co-created by Six to Start and Naomi Alderman, in which you run in the real world while getting a story and zombie chases through your headphones."
DRC: An interesting look at the thought process behind the pricing of Zombies, Run!


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Mr. Lazybones went in search of work. "A new town is coming up beyond this river,"he heard the people say. 'But I thought economy was in bad shape?"
"I too heard but never trust rumors," said one as he passed by. He moved on. When he crossed the river there was quite a crowd. They were all excited. Lazybones smiled to see everyone happily jostling one another. Watching them he brightened up. He had enough time to try his hand in some diversion before he settled down for good. He knew it was his last chance. He heard a fellow grumbling,"A reg'lar scrimmage! Can't believe my eyes!"
"I always wanted to try my hand at scrimmage." Said he.
He would have made a dash past every other but a man blocked his path. He sat in front of a table and he gave such a look Mr. Lazybones thought rugby was not as he thought it ought to be. The burly man in a dirty overalls, "Have you got your pass?"
Mr.Lazybones looked here and there. "What are you looking at?" The man with dirty overalls asked him.
" But where is the ball?" He replied. He said,"You mean football?" He leant towards him and said," Work is what you find here!" Lazybones instantly knew he was a hard taskmaster." I thought of a forward pass. Intead I find work. Impossible!"
He was about to leave but the man said, " Why did you come here in the first place?" Mr.Lazybones said he was greatly mistaken. "Watching the crowd was fun. Following a rumor also also up my alley." Mr. Lazybones grumbled,"But I've had no idea it shall lead to this. So soon!"
Thus Mr.Lazybones turned away. He went into the plains. He walked for sometime. The sun was very hot. He wished for some shade. Surprise! Surprise! A tree grew up instantly. It went on growing till it reached the clouds. "Ah I shall sleep for a while." Mr.Lazybones yawned and he stretched himself. He could not sleep. So he said, "I wish this tree would fan me while I sleep. What is the use of a tree which cannot be of use to man?"
Luckily it was a wishing tree. The tree began swaying at his command. Murmur of leaves was like a lullaby and he could not help smiling. It brought back memories of good old days when he was put to sleep in a cradle. Every night. He would have said to the tree, "You are like my mother." But he was too sleepy and he slept off.
Mr. Lazybones got up with a terrific headache. He was annoyed. He looked around. He saw the cause for his headache. A coconut had fallen on his head. He said to the tree rather angrily. "You may rock me to sleep but do not let coconut fall on that account! My head is all too tender. " The tree went on swaying.
Mr.Lazybones would have gone back to his sleep but again another coconut fell. This time it fell with a thud on his shoulders. He sat up rubbing his bruised shoulder. "Didn't I tell you..?"
The tree said, "I am a wishing tree. There is one who asks for my favour." Angrily Mr.Lazybones looked around.
One man lay a little away from him. He looked as if he had settled himself comfortably well. But he was sheepish to make his request,"Say fellow, you have two coconuts. Be good enough to pass one. I am thirsty!" Rubbing his bruise Mr.Lazybones asked,"Who are you?" The newcomer still lay stretched out. "It is a bother getting up. Please bring one over." Mr.Lazybones remained still where he sat. "Can't you do a favor?" He queried. Mr.Lazybones was still angry. "Who do you think you are?"
He introduced himself," Mr. Good-For-Nothing. That is my name."
Mr.Lazybones hated to keep his anger for long. He was about to toss one over. " Please,"said Mr.Good-For-Nothing, "While you are at it save me the bother of cutting it open." He was so angry that he almost choked. Mr.Good-for-nothing said casually, "Why get angry? You are close to the wishing tree. You ask it to open. And it is done."
Mr.Lazybones realized that he had found his match. And he did not like it one bit.


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Starting in 1938, with the assistance of Eli Lilly, Angel Mounds became a proving ground not only for experimental archaeology but for the development and preservation of one of the best preserved Native American sites in North America. Site Director Mike Linderman will discuss this development, starting with the initial reports on the site from the early 1800s up through today, and what the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites have in store for its future.
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Water Resources Research Center hosts wastewater sustainability conferenceUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Philip S. Moravcik, (808) 956-3097
Junior Specialist, Water Resources Research Center
Junior Specialist, Water Resources Research Center
Posted: Oct 13, 2011
Due to its geographic isolation, limited physical resources, unique ecosystems, and susceptibility to natural disasters, Hawai'i faces immediate challenges in meeting the populations' demand for water and ensuring safe and environmentally sound disposal of wastewater.
The UH Mānoa Water Resources Research Center is addressing these concerns through a conference on November 14-16 at the Ala Moana Hotel on the general theme of water and wastewater sustainability in island environments. Other conference focus areas include: groundwater issues, surface water issues, wastewater issues, water-energy nexus and natural and manmade disasters.
All researchers, managers, utility providers, students, and decision-makers with an interest in island water supply and sanitation are invited to participate in the conference. While this meeting should be of particular interest to anyone concerned with water sustainability on Pacific islands, researchers and representatives from organizations outside of this research area are invited to participate and share their experience and knowledge.
The conference organizing committee consists of the directors of the four USGS/NIWR water centers.
• Dr. Chittaranjan Ray, Water Resources Research Center, UH Mānoa
• Dr. Henry H. Smith, Virgin Islands Water Resources Research Institute
• Dr. Jorge Rivera-Santos, Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute
• Dr. Gary Denton, Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific in Guam
These four centers (along with 50 others in the continental United States) operate under the United States Geological Survey's Water Resources Research Institute Program to address problems and issues of water and wastewater management that affect our regions with programs of target research.
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Dam all you bastards buying them out every time I try to get one!
Yes, those bastards do tend to flood the stores that carry Wii consoles, don't they.
This, combined with the popularity of the Nintendo DS, should be proof enough that normal people want to play games, not brag about their system's capabilities.
The problem is, the DS has -plenty- of quality games, whereas the Wii seems to be utterly lacking. Even the N64, it seems to me, had more quality games I could buy instead of typical platformers based on shitty kids movies or something. With the Wii I'm extremely underwhelmed. It's just collecting dust at the moment.
Yes, as an older gamer I also wish there was more interesting games for it. However, I still haven't finished Metroid Prime 3 so any new game would simply gather dust until I finished MP3.
There's also the fact that a lot of companies dismissed the Wii at first, because it's a lot less powerful than the Xbox 360 and PS3. I'm hoping this new "US Console Leader" will make them wake up and start making games for it.
It's not like they're obligated to use the Wii-mote/nunchuck for the games, they could make "classic controller required" games.
There's also the fact that a lot of companies dismissed the Wii at first, because it's a lot less powerful than the Xbox 360 and PS3.
While that was certainly true for the first six months or so that the wii was out, that's hardly the problem now. A lot of companies are making games for Wii and simply not doing well (with a few exceptions). Simply put, the third parties can't figure out what Wii owners 'want.' Some people even believe that all Wii owners want is "games from Nintendo" and little else.
It's not like they're obligated to use the Wii-mote/nunchuck for the games, they could make "classic controller required" games.
From a business standpoint, I can see how that might make sense, but there are other factors involved. The Wii is old tech. The only thing that separates it from the other consoles is its peripherals. If you're not going to take advantage of them then working on a Wii title isn't going to feel very rewarding. Especially when you see what all your friends are doing with the HD systems. I mean, this is all conjecture, admittedly, but I'd imagine that the type of people who'd want to work in the gaming industry to begin with are naturally more into 'hardcore' games. They're not the target demographic of the Wii. It'd be like asking a director who loves action movies to do a romantic comedy [imdb.com]. They'll do it grudgingly and turn out a rushed product that they'll be all too happy to be finished with. I don't have any experience in the industry, but my understanding is that similar positions outside of the gaming industry tend to have better pay and hours, which leads me to believe that those who do work in gaming are probably very enthusiastic about what they do. So how do you convince someone who'd rather be working on the next Gears of War to make something on the Wii? To work within the limitations of old tech (after all, these people have likely worked on the gamecube and PS2 for quite some time) on a game that they themselves have little interest in? If their heart isn't in it then it will show through in the final product. So ultimately, the people that would be best to develop for the Wii would be those that are the most interested in it's peripherals. But even then, there have been a lot of third party games that have been released for the Wii and gotten universal acclaim for their use of the wiimote and still tanked when it came to sales. In short, I think to most publishers, the Wii is just a big mystery that they have yet to figure out.
You make good points, however the same arguments don't work if we replace Nintendo Wii with Nintendo DS. How are these people able to code good games on an even less powerful platform? Sure there is a few 2D games, but there's also a lot of 3D games on the DS, so I don't think that's the determining factor.
I also doubt that most people get the pleasure on working on games they like. Seeing what comes out of EA, I would even presume that very few people work on "good games" (whatever these people like).
And last, as a programmer myself, I think there is more challenge to work around the limitations of a system than to simply push it to its limits. I've seen popular games on the Xbox 360 and PS3, and seeing slowdowns makes me question wether the programmers even understand what gameplay is all about. I'd rather see a good-lucking game run at a constant 30 frames per second then an incredibly-looking game that keeps dropping to 15-20 fps half the time.
If anyone is working in the field, it's quite simple: Wii owners want to play games, not look at amazing interactive slideshows. Apply graphics to the game, don't try to apply a game to your graphics routines.
I'm not sure why you bought it then, since it was pretty clear that it wouldn't be carrying the same range of sequels and franchises as the PS3/XBox 360.
I guess it depends how fast you want to spend money, and how much time you've got to grind through games. After a hard day's work, sometimes Wii Sports is really all I can manage. My son and I enjoy puzzling through Zack and Wiki, the missus grudgingly admits to liking Lego Star Wars, and when they've gone to bed, I can bust out Resident Evil 4.
I think it's probably fair to compare the Wii's sales to most of the sum total of PS3 and XBox if we want to know how many casual vs hard core gamers there are. So it's not really true that "most people" enjoy casual gaming. At most, it's pushing 40%.
The fact that the Wii wouldn't carry the game range of games is/was obvious, yes.
The problem is Nintendo isn't bringing anything new to the table, really--doesn't even seem to be a new franchise.
I bought it for the Zelda and Metroid series, not to mention the compatibility with the Gamecube. I'm hoping there will be at least a half-dozen games that will interest me during the lifetime of the console. Perhaps there already is, but I'm not really searching either, I don't have the time for that + playing the games in question, if any.
I didn't have a PS2 or Xbox, so I really don't care about the sequels and franchises on the PS3/Xbox 360.
All modern games (should) have a save feature, so it's not reall
I tend to get bored with a lot of games long before i complete them...
No, it just proves that a lot of people like the Nintendo products.
The Billboard 100 [billboard.com] is full of music *most* people don't like. In fact, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers sell a heck of a lot more records than anything I would consider listening to.
That doesn't mean that Miley Cyrus is what 'normal' people listen to.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest made more money than almost any other film in history. [simplestuff.info] That doesn't mean that 'normal people want to watch idiotic sequels, rather than see a good m
Just read any review of Rock Band for the Wii. Pretty much every reviewer says it is a crippled, inferior version of the game due to the fact that the developers chose to do a lazy port of the PS2 version instead of even trying to port the PS360 version
There, fixed that for you.
The PS2 is far more similar to the Will than the 360. The biggest problem is storage capacity. Followed by processor/graphics ability...then you have the whole issue of downloadable content http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/02/nintendo-will-b.html [wired.com]
The Wii is NOT in the same class as the 360/PS3. Pretending that the reason for a crappy version of Rock Band is due to 'lazy developers' is just a matter of sticking your head in the sand.
The Wii is NOT in the same class as the 360/PS3.
Agreed. But it's still a heck of a lot better than the PS2, and most developers ignore that extra potential when writing/porting games for the PS2/Wii. Not that I can really blame them. I'm sure its a lot cheaper supporting the lowest common demoninator.
Now I'm in Australia, and Rock Band hasn't been released here yet (I doubt it ever will be since Rock Band 2 will be out shortly anyway), so I don't really know what is lacking in the Wii version. The only thing I can think of that would make the Wii not han
The PS2 is far more similar to the Will than the 360.
PS2: 300MHz MIPS CPU with no L2 cache plus vector units; 32M RAM; transform unit has reprogrammable microcode; no single pass multitexturing support; fixed function texturing and lighting.
Wii: 729MHz PowerPC with 256K L2 cache and SIMD extensions; 88M RAM; fixed function transform unit; up to 8 textures per pass (1 texture per clock) with programmable blending.
So yeah, completely dissimilar.
Bit more info:
PS2: 300MHz MIPS CPU, no L2 cache but there's 16K of on-chip "scratch RAM" that's used to get around that limitation. 32 MB of RAM, though 1 MB is reserved for Sony's micro-kernel (or whatever). Two independent vector units. One is attached to the CPU and can either run independently or it acts as a SIMD unit for the CPU. It's actually semi-useless as an independent unit due to restrictions on how you can DMA out of it, but some developers find a good use for it. The second unit is attached to the rasterizer and is the programmable transform unit. There's an entire PS1 console in there. You can use it's CPU and everything if you like. Usually it just handles I/O (since the controllers and memory cards are physically attached to it and the actual PS2 just DMA's in/out of its memory to get data). Fixed function texturing and lighting with semi-broken blend modes. Vast amounts of fill rate. God's own DMA controller. Direct access to every memory address and register in the box (though a few are off limits).
Wii: 729 MHz PowerPC with 256K L2 cache and SIMD extensions; 88MB of stupidly fast (or so goes my understanding - I base that on my colleagues' assertions) RAM; fixed function transform unit; up to 8 textures per pass (1 texture per clock) with programmable blending. No idea what the API is like. My best guess is it's direct access to the hardware like the PS2.
360: Three PowerPC CPUs running at 3.2 GHz with two hardware threads each. Effective clock rate is lower since cache-misses are obscenely expensive. One SIMD vector unit per CPU. 1 MB L2 cache on each CPU. 512 MB unified memory. Blazing fast GPU with lots of fill rate, but there are restrictions on the frame buffer (as it is held in special uber-fast on-chip RAM in the GPU). Fully programmable transformation (with the ability to pull and push data to arbitrary memory locations). Fully programmable texturing and shading. Fixed-function blending. Mini OS is always running in the background. All drawing done through D3D9-like API. Dashboard can hijack your frame buffer or input (or anything, really) any time it likes to do fancy XBOX stuff.
So yeah, completely dissimilar.
I'd just like to add that even the Gamecube was more powerful than the PS2, so we're talking about a pretty big delta here. The PS2 is a good console, but out of the last generation consoles the developers working on multiplatform titles (e.g. Star Wars Battlefront) all found the same thing: the PS2 was the weakest of the consoles. Ithad the weakest central processor and the weakest video processor, it was already the least common denominator for the last generation. A good port from the last generation wou
I'm not trying to troll, not at all--I own a Wii and no other current-generation consoles.
But where's the games! The Wii has so much potential, with its unique controller, and yet, I find so few games interested in playing.
I don't care about top-notch graphics. If I want that, I'll play my PC. What I do want are actual quality games instead of more shovelware. Where are they?
I wonder how many of these sales are due to people playing Wii Sports alone? I'm rather underwhelmed at the Wii's selection...
Oh, andoOnline gaming especially is important to me, and they really dropped the ball on Super Smash Bros. Brawl--the online is terrible, something reminiscent of 56k gaming, almost, just with better graphics. I haven't played the Wii's iteration of Mario Kart, which I probably should rent, but I have a feeling it's not much better (although, feel free to enlighten me on this).
I haven't played the Wii's iteration of Mario Kart, which I probably should rent, but I have a feeling it's not much better (although, feel free to enlighten me on this).
The online play with Mario Kart (at least for me, over wireless attached to a cable modem) is worlds better than SSBB. Almost lag-free, doesn't take 10 minutes to find enough people for a match, etc.
Then the Wii's online implementation is very flawed for gaming, as many games do require spit-second timing, particularly FPSes. Of course good coding can help overcome lag; but it does not seem that SSBB's online coding was remarkable.
It's not the coding, or at least not the flaws in the coding. Halo 3 has the exact same problem, there's always a tiny bit of lag, and that tiny bit of lag can throw your aim off enough to make you lose.
If you think that's bad, try the PS3...
Seriously, I have a Wii and a PS3 and I've found more interesting games for Wii than the PS3. However, some decent PS2 games have still been coming out.
I will say my chief gripe is that FPS developers have been dominating the PS3 scene too. The focus seems to be on things like Haze, Resistance, Orange Box, all this stuff. The 360 is chock full of them too. I don't mind a good FPS, but keep it an a desktop system, FPS and RTS I can't see playing any other way except with my good old mouse and keyboard.
Of those you mentioned, I own Brawl and Twilight Princess.
The problem is, the games you listed have been out awhile, not that it's a very long list to begin with, and nothing great seems to be coming up over the horizon.
If online gaming is essential to you then that's why you don't see any games worth playing. There's no question that the Wii needs to pick up the game in the online arena to attract that crowd although the 360's latest offerings seem to take a bit from both the Wii and the PS3.
To name a few worthy games IMO:
Of course it's a matter of opinion, but there are at least ten solid titles IMO. I own all three systems and I find myself gaming on my PC & DS more than all three combined. The PS3 library is sparse. Most 360 games offer a similar feel and Live isn't that interesting for me.
The June sales for the PS3 are likely due to the release of MGS4, and the MGS4/PS3 bundle. A similar effect occurred after Halo 3's release (with regards to the 360).
I know many people who have gone out and bought PS3's recently to be used mostly as a BluRay player, and maybe to play the occaisional game.
It has been for a few months. It'll take a while before it catches the 360 at this point, but unless Microsoft does something really impressive... the PS3 will catch it. I say this as a 360 owner who has a ton of problems with Sony.
Honestly, while I haven't had the problem myself, the RROD is probably hurting Microsoft's new sales -- people hear about it and don't want to deal with the hassle. MS claims it's fixed, yeah, but bad publicity is still bad publicity.
MS claims it's fixed, yeah, but bad publicity is still bad publicity.
It's a long shot, but maybe people are finally getting skeptical of whatever the PR people say? When we get so many diversions, half-truths, hedged comments, weasel words if not outright lies out of PR, it's really not worth trying to puzzle through how true a statement is. Exactly how hard did MS PR try to deny there was a problem in the first place?
I realize that Sony's is in the same camp too in terms of PR reliability.
Hell, even Final Fantasy 13 isn't going to be exclusive, and their main line has been exclusive to the playstation since the ps1.
Not entirely, they made a cash grab with 7 and 8 PC variants. Since 7 they've been so eye-candy demanding they required the storage of Sony's offerings. n64 cartridges precluded them, Gamecube was late and with smaller disks, xbox could have probably been sufficient for 10 and 12, but they were so late to the party. 13 was almost certainly going to be exclusive due in part to BD, but the MS bag of money probably just got too big to resist. Call it a conspiracy if you will, but Square/Enix all of a sudde
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Personally I've always thought of the Wii as more of a gimmick and that this was all a fad, but after 10 million units sold it's still going strong. So that shows what I know.
Still, I wonder if the Wii's lifecycle will be as long as the N64 and SNES. My personal experience is that my family and I really enjoyed the wii for the first few months, but now we find that we rarely play it. I tend to prefer my 360, and my daughter has gravitated to PC-based games like Webkinz and Nick Arcade. Also, while I think that Nintendo's first party titles are always pretty good, the 3rd party signal-to-noise ratio is getting worse and worse. Nintendo's E3 performance was roundly considered to be the worst of the big three -- even if you come at it from a non-hardcore perspective, they didn't outline as many exciting titles as in previous years.
So what do you guys think? Is the Wii popularity going to stay strong over the next three years, or is there going to be a drop off?
We were close to selling ours after owning it for a year and rarely using it due to the poor showing of decent games.
What saved it is some 'zombie killing on rails' game with a gun (don't know the name, I'm not the one who plays it) and Guitar hero. Now its actually being used.
If there aren't any more really good games over the next six months we may yet traded in.
Was the zombie killing game Resident Evil 4?
that's the fella. I'm almost tempted to try it, looks like fun.
It is. I played it on the PC; I'd recommend renting it. It's probably even more fun with the Wii's controller.
So... what saved it was games that were available on other consoles first?
The Wii is a platform with so much potential and its all just being squandered away.
True enough. That such a great piece of hardware is so impoverished in terms of games is sheer stupidity
You're right; it was an off-the-cuff comment. At greater length: I don't usually care for video games of the kind that actually require high-end hardware to play. I did like Aztek quite a bit on the C64, though
I enjoy the Scrabble-alike game on Facebook (Scrabulous) quite a bit, and before that, eScrabble (RIP). But the Wii Fit actually looks fun enough that it overcomes my natural anti-video-game skepticism.
Since when are these things mutually exclusive? You can have both, play both, and enjoy both.
I do just that. Each type of gaming has something going for it. With friends over we sometimes sit in front of the TV and play a console game; other times we are just happy to get away from the screen (computer and TV) and just enjoy a good board game. Some board games that come to mind include 'Settlers of Catan' and Risk.
...and yet, third party developers insist that all Wii owners are 4 year old girls, so they shove games like "Party Chef" down our throats and then complain when no one buys that garbage. Just look at what Electronic Arts has done with their "All Play" series. NCAA football 09 is an absolute abomination with no online play, phony stadiums, and graphics so bad, they make the PS2 version look like the 360! Tecmo Bowl has more advanced gameplay!
Software developers just don't get it... they don't get what casual gaming is about... it's not about kiddie games... it's about games that you don't need to spend weeks of your life playing to get anywhere... that doesn't mean that the games should be lame... quite the opposite, since we play less often, we want our games to be more meaningful and rewarding.
Nintendo gets it... that's why their games sell... everyone else? Not so much!
I'd like to add that it is extremely frustrating to see new and better releases for the PS2, an obsolete system, then there are for the Wii, and at a lower price, too!
How interesting, actually Nintendo's Wii games do NOT sell well, if you look in to the attach rates for the Wii they are significantly lower than both the 360 and the PS3, there's a large large quantity of Wii owners out there with either one game (Wii sports) or perhaps one more)
The rumours and speculation across the web from the gaming press, analysis and so on, continues to go along the lines of the system could be a fad, no one will really know for another year I would think but the 360 and PS3 continue
This time they did it with good product and beat out the competition, unlike the underhanded and illegal tricks they used to topple Atari back in the old days.
I still don't like them a bit due to the past however.
The Wii is the leader in sales only if you don't count the PS2, which is still selling well every month.
There is a Wii emulator out already. I submitted a story last week, but as usual....
http://www.dolphin-emu.com/ [dolphin-emu.com]
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Bottle Rock Geothermal Plant Repowering - Documents Page
Docket Number: 79-AFC-4C
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Commission's Documents
California Energy Commission Staff's Status Request Set One, Numbers 1 - 5. Posted June 28, 2013 (PDF file, 8 pages, 225 kb).
Memorandum Regarding Bottle Rock Geothermal Project Amendment Schedule Modification Request. Posted June 21, 2013 (PDF file, 5 pages, 98 kb).
Transcript of June 5, 2013, Continuance of Committee Conference. Posted June 10, 2013 (PDF file, 9 pages, 33 kb).
Transcript of May 31, 2013, Public Site Visit and Committee Conference. Posted June 10, 2013 (PDF file, 75 pages, 135 kb).
Issues Identification Report. Re-Posted May 29, 2013 (PDF file, 14 pages, 229 kb).
Commission Chair's Memorandum re Hearing Adviser Assignment. Posted May 1, 2013 (PDF file, 1 pages, 57 kb).
Staff Analysis of Petition to Change the Ownership, Allow the Restart of Operation After Suspension, and Allow 11 Facility Design Changes . Posted November 11, 2006 (PDF file, 80 pages, 373 kb).
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Petition for Extending Environmental Monitoring Program. Posted January 26, 2005. (PDF file, 26 pages, 108 kb).
California Energy Commission Original Final Decision (79-AFC-4) - Dated: November 5, 1980. Posted - October 20, 2009. (PDF file, 360 pages, 8.4 megabytes)
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My Vaudeville Man!
Shonn Wiley and Karen Murphy bring their considerable talents to this slight entertainment about a young dancer and his worried mother.
The show, told primarily in the form of letters, is based on the true story of Julia "Mud" Donahue (Karen Murphy), the long-suffering Irish wife and mother who disapproves of the dancing career in vaudeville chosen by eldest son Jack (Shonn Wiley). While she sits home and worries -- and waits for her drunk husband to return from an extremely long bender -- 19-year-old Jack faces the ups and downs of touring, his first sexual experience, his first love, and his first bouts of heavy drinking (which would eventually kill him two decades later after some success in show business).
One wishes the authors had given the book more heft and humor. While we may not really need to see Mud's world in any depth -- it's fine to simply hear about her Jewish clients, her friendly priest, and her younger sons -- Jack's world could use some fleshing out to come to life. (Wouldn't it be fun to see some child actress play the young Marilyn Miller or to have those peeing dancing seals on stage!)
Still, director and co-choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett keeps the proceedings relatively lively and gives her actors plenty of stage business -- like having Mud make an almond frappe or Jack wash his socks -- to try to mask the book's shortcomings.
More importantly, slightness is not what we get from the show's two stars, who bring total conviction -- and gobs of talents -- to their roles. The likable, fresh-faced Wiley is first and foremost a remarkable dancer, a feat especially evident in the show's standout number, "The Tap Drunk," which occurs early in the second act. Meanwhile, the long-underrated Murphy shows her versatility, even managing to wring a few tears from the overly sentimental "So The Old Dog Has Come Home." And she's not a half-bad hoofer either.


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Must admit I'm a bit lost in Carl Fletcher's Grub 2 article [LXF 174].
He tells us how to install from a Ubuntu/Mint[DEB] distro, then how to install from a Suse/Fedora/[RPM] distro. Fair enough.
But then he says "where you have two .. distros installed, try switching from the one controlling Grub to the other"
Why? Once Grub 2 is installed it can boot either surely, it does not need to be "controlled" by the one you want to boot. Why does he go through a palava of "switching control" from Suse to Mint and then back again? Am I missing something here or is this just for fun ?
I also have a problem with the very concept of Grub being "controlled" by any one distro. I think/thought a boot manager should be OS neutral, especially if it is in the MBR. While, clearly, Grub needs to be installed by one distro or another, after that it should be independent surely?
FWIW, my boot manager is Smart Boot Manager [SBM] in the MBR, and it is this neutral SBM that gives me my choice of OS. To boot a Linux distro it hands over to a Grub [1] in the Boot Sector of that distro's partition which immediately boots it. So I have several Grubs (and a Windows bootloader - and a DOS bootloader believe it or not) around my drives. Come to think of it, those Grubs do have graphical backgrounds appropriate to that distro but I do not mind that because they are exclusively for that distro and in its partition.


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2008 Baseball
Matt Perkins joins Anderson Servants
Anderson Servants bolster pitching staff with acquisition of Matt Perkins
July 25, 2007
Bluffton University junior right-hander Matt Perkins (Convoy/Crestview) has been picked up by the Anderson Servants of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League for the remainder of the 2007 summer campaign. The GLSCL is one of the premier collegiate summer baseball leagues in the country, providing many Division I athletes with the opportunity to perform in front of major league scouts on a regular basis.
"I am very excited for Matt to have this opportunity to compete in the Great Lakes League. Not only will it be a great individual experience for Matt, but it shows that we are recruiting high-caliber baseball players to our program at Bluffton University," stated head coach James Grandey.
During Perkins' first week with the Servants, he saw action in four contests, tossing 3.1 innings with three strikeouts out of the bullpen.