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Posted April 28, 2003; 02:34 p.m.
Joyce Carol Oates , the Roger Berlind '52 Professor in the Humanities, has been named a recipient of a 2003 Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service. The awards are presented annually to individuals who have enriched and advanced humanity through their exceptional lifetime achievements.
Oates was honored as "one of America's most significant and inventive contemporary writers." She will share the $250,000 prize, presented by the PNC Financial Services Group, with four other recipients: television journalist Sam Donaldson; former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole; director-choreographer Susan Stroman; and inventor Dean Kamen.
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Many were mystified to learn that "the core of the story" was missing. Still, it was big news when, in 2008, a 16mm dupe negative turned up in Buenos Aires with some 25 minutes' worth of additional footage. Following digital restoration of the heavily damaged images, "The Complete Metropolis" has emerged; it premiered at this year's Berlin Film Festival and will be making the arthouse rounds (including the Coolidge Corner Theatre, for just one week) before moving on to DVD.
From the beginning, of course, Metropolis was too big for the movies — or, at least, for the commercial cinema. Lang and Germany's premier studio, Ufa (Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft), conceived it as their entrée into the American film market. Shooting went on for 17 months, and Lang spent some five million Reichsmarks (out of a budget of 800,000). For two years, it was the talk of German cinema, but the premiere — which ran three hours, with an intermission — received mixed reviews, and the American distributor, Paramount, decided a shorter film was in order, so playwright Channing Pollock was hired to cut it. The same fate befell the German version — but not before a copy of the original had escaped to South America.
It isn't hard to see what disappointed the critics. "The heart must be the mediator between head and hands," Harbou wrote at the outset of the serialized novel that was the starting point for the screenplay. The "head" in Metropolis is a patriarchy that lives high up in the New Tower of Babel; there are no wives or mothers visible, only an "Eternal Gardens" that the fathers have created as a "Club of the Sons" (no daughters, either). The "hands" are the workers who built the tower, except that they're more like concentration-camp prisoners — they live in underground tenements and suffer through punishing 10-hour shifts. The "heart" turns out to be Freder (Gustav Fröhlich), the son of Metropolis's ruler, Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel); spurred on by the beautiful worker girl Maria (Brigitte Helm), Freder abandons his life of privilege to be with his brothers and sisters in the depths. At the end, Freder brings rulers and workers together in a fervent handshake while Gottfried Huppertz's score swells and Maria looks on in histrionic ecstasy. Not a great return on five million marks.
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However, during the two years that I was tracking this figure down, I emailed a lot sellers and talked to some other collectors on RS and most of them had Baradas that came out of the Jabba's Dungeon set, but they all had 1985 datestamps. So, I don't know why there are a few with 1984 on them.
Since the Jabba's Dungeon was a Sears exclusive, then maybe some of the earliest orders from the 1984 Sears Catalog would have included the 1984 Barada, but the later release sets that were available in Sears "brick and mortar" stores might have included the 1985 Barada.
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Fights Added to Road to GLORY Japan on March 10
- Written by Rian Scalia
GLORY's "Road to GLORY" series has already seen two events take place in the United States, with four more to come. Road to GLORY will also be running in Japan, where the first edition will feature a 65kg tournament on March 10 in Tokyo at Differ Ariake, as we previously posted about. The tournament match-ups were already set, but today five more fights were added to the card.
In the most prominent of the fights added, Krush 60kg champion Hirotaka Urabe will face SHIGERU at 61kg. Urabe, the brother of Koya, sits at #10 on the LiverKick lightweight rankings. SHIGERU is a good up and coming fighter and this will be his toughest test to date, though he's already beaten Yuji Takeuchi. A win for SHIGERU here would catapult him into the mix in the lightweight division in Japan.
The tournament reserve bout sees Krush mainstay TaCa fight Kazuki Hamasaki. Both come off losses, with TaCa getting stopped by Yuta Kubo on late notice in the Krush 67kg tournament.
At 70kg, Hirono Yu fights Ichiyo Morimoto, at 61kg, Junpei Aotsu fights Ryuya Inaishi and to open the show, a 60kg fight between Kazuki Koyano and Ippei Nagashima takes place The fight card now looks like this:
65kg tournament: Zen Fujita vs. Riki Matsuoka
65kg tournament: Mohan Dragon vs. Yuki
65kg tournament: HIROYA vs. Masaaki Noiri
65kg tournament: Ryuji Kajiwara vs. Yukihiro Komiya
65kg reserve: TaCa vs. Kazuki Hamasaki
61kg: Hirotaka Urabe vs. SHIGERU
70kg: Hirono Yu vs. Ichiyo Morimoto
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Hazmat team called to Woodrow Wilson School, 11/6/01, 12:05 p.m.
Posted November 6, 2001; 12:17 a.m.
safety officials are reporting that no one is being allowed to leave or enter Robertson Hall in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, as a suspicious letter was received today.
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Has he taken the wrong approach to cutting the budget???
Looking for your opinions.
I have family members that are teachers but on the other hand...............
Has he taken the wrong approach to cutting the budget???
Looking for your opinions.
I have family members that are teachers but on the other hand...............
Never confuse activity with success.
"Ummmmmmm Isn't a word." Judge Judy
I do not believe public employees should be able to unionize as they don't know when to stop whining for more while doing less. Teaching is just one example, their resistance to change is amazing. In WA they bargain at the local level, are vicious in their treatment of those who push back. then go to the legislature to obtain more & if that don't work they do an initiative to the people where they do a lot of lying. With teachers the kids are just pawns to get what they want, in most cases. BTW, many in my family were teachers, some are now, but not the same quality. I've had this argument with a cousin who is a school principal & she was not happy at my resistance. I do not think most teachers are special though on occasion some are! Being able to retire after 30 years is an awful sweet deal for all public employees.
I applaud the Gov for what he is doing, it looks like he got the message .
Marvin S
Everyone's friend is No One's friend
Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
Marvin, on 9/11 and people were running from the Twin Towers ,who were making alot of money...tell me those running in didn't earn their their Public money(or their Heirs)
Doug Kennedy
Scott Walker was elected in a LANDSLIDE!!!!
Everyone knew/knows what he is about!
He is asking state employees to pay 12.6% of their healthcare coverage (currently they contribute 5%) and contribute half of their retirement (currently they contribute 0)
That is a dollar for dollar match to retirement.
Walker also told the Unions and state employers that the state will no longer foot the bill for deducting union dues and send them to the unions.
They will now collect their own dues on their own dime.
Does this really seem that unreasonable??
No pay cuts, no benefit cuts, no layoffs.
This is what the majority of the voters in WI voted for.
It's just a start.
It's funny, the progressives that want those that have (the rich) to pay more squeal like stuck pigs when their freebies get touched.
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I pretty much am confused why there is such an uproar as well.
I didn't vote at the last election.
I felt I didn't know enough about the candidates so........................
Just in case anyone is confused about what 'Public" employees are/Not effected...........
No police or firepeople are effected.
Glad that I don't have a student in the Madison area. Schools were closed because teachers decided that it was in the best interest of their students to protest on the state capitol for their selfish self than getting paid to do their jobs.
Wish that I could just say screw it I'm taking the day off and protest.
Oh wait I can't I'm self employed.Putting money in my own insurance,401K plan..........giving myself a raise ya right.
Never confuse activity with success.
"Ummmmmmm Isn't a word." Judge Judy
Funny thing about budget cuts and change....everybody wants it, as long as it doesn't affect them. I think Walker is on the right track.
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I think Walker has one thing in mind. Bust the unions, period.
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Good luck to the governor...I hope he's successful because eventually our children and grandchildren are going to say FU to their parents because why should they pay for all the ridiculous promises they made to themselves....social security and on down the line.
Look at Barack's home state of Illinois. They're trying to float a $3.7 billion State GO to finance their woefully underfunded (and bankrupt) public pension plan. Somebody there in Illinois referred to it as 'responsible borrowing' How great is that. Why would anybody under 35 years old want to live in that state? I sure as hell wouldn't. All your money is taxed to fund the lifestyle of somebody else. What's left for them?
For that matter, why would anybody under 35 want to live in this country? $14 trillion in debt, $1.5 trillion budget deficits forever, 25% unemployment, bankrupt states, bankrupt public pensions and a President who chows down on kobe beef twice a week while the rest of the country is on food stamps or overseas fighting a ridiculous war that he continues to support. What kind of future is that?
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I wouldn't assume it was any one persons feelings.
I wouldn't assume it was any one persons feelings.
so I didn't win AND I don't get to slap anyone?
this sucks Beavis!!!
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I won!! I'll decide!
All hail overlord Digger!
That's my boy "Blue"!!!! Flyin High in the Passenger Side x Katie May of Belgrade
TBS - I thought there were some good posts - some supporters showing their lack of knowledge which translated into who & what they support. There is nothing about Buffett that gets him in the good guy class.
Your candidate choices for the fiscal conservative & OWS crowd were good - Zeus is to close to being a fence straddler to be a candidate of the left, though he is of the left .
Remind me to never make the effort to post on anything you originate - you join JD in that category.
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Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
It was me I got my feelings hurt. Somebody said something bad about my Uncle Warren and it hurt so bad.
I have learned I need these dogs much more than they need me. Tim Bockmon
Ken, that is fantastic! A quick google led to a pdf. I'm going to print 3 copies--one for the bathroom mirror, one for the pullout ledge thingy on my desk, and one for the driver's side sun visor.
This and one of those vitamin D lamps ought to cure me for sure!
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Feelings! Nothing more than Feelings!
Now i got that stupid song in my head!
I'm surprised to see it gone and thought it was a good thread. I don't think anyone's feeling were hurt. Well, none that I am aware of except for Tim's.
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- Model: KC2000TWINHBKGEdgestar Ultra Low Temp Home Brew Dual Tap Kegerator with Kegs
- Brand: EdgeStarEasy installation instructions
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- Includes two (2) empty reconditioned ball lock kegsEasy-to-read pressure gauge
- Holds up to a standard full size 1/2-barrel kegReversible door
- USA-made, NSF approved tower, faucets, handles, and hosesUL approved
- Store and serve beer under brewery-recommended conditionsDoes not support the use of oversized rubber ¼ barrel kegs and beveled wall ¼ barrel kegs
- Easy conversion to a refrigeratorInput voltage: 115 V/60 Hz
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Being around for more than 200 years will build quite an archive. It's an absolute delight to sift through old engraving dies, ledgers and, our favorite, advertisements. We had advertisements geared toward the "Business Man," the "Presidents of Savings Banks" and, of course, brides. Ones highlighting the fact that our paper is made from cotton rags. Ones highlighting how great it is to use with a typewriter. And ones about what using Crane says about you (hint: really good things).
Below are some of our favorites…
1. For your paper trousseau: This ad from the 50's spoke to the classic bride, suggesting the kinds of papers she should use for her wedding and beyond. "Assures correctness… confers distinction" is the tagline, assuring her that choosing Crane is both proper and special.
2. Wedding gifts by telephone: This print ad from 1924 plays to the aspirational woman and her desire to make the most proper impression. No well-bred girl would do such a thing, the ad suggests of acknowledging wedding gifts by telephone. She also wouldn't type her wedding invitations, send a "dowdy letter of acceptance" for a party or write a letter on "the only paper you could find," and instead lives by this ad's tagline: "Style is a greater social asset than beauty."
3. What does the letter say, Jean? The dialog in this ad — printed in The Ladies' Home Journal in 1921 — is between two girlfriends or sisters, discussing a letter the one has just received. When asked what the letter said, the recipient's response is that the letter says the writer has "good taste" and "a fine appreciation of what is correct." Of course, the punchline is that the recipient is referring to what the paper (Crane, of course) says about the sender, ending with this mantra: "Writing paper tells much more than many people think."
4. Stationery should reflect station: We love the angle this 1926 ad takes when appealing to the "Business Man." The copy sets the scene, a meeting between the Business Man and his lithographer. The latter suggests Crane, suggesting that one's stationery should reflect one's station in life. The former balks at paying more for his letterhead. The lithographer's pitch: A company should take its paper "out of the classification of office expense and put it in the advertising and selling budget."
5. To the Presidents of Savings Banks: This ad from 1936 is one of our favorites because of how well it represents a time very much in the past — a time when relationship between banker and bank account customer was more than just the Customer Service contact on a website. The ad suggests using Crane to send letters of welcome to "new depositors" as well as to keep in touch with old customers, as "no other paper lends so much dignity and distinction to correspondence."
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In the fall of 2010, the Colorado Department of Education (in partnership with the Center for Transforming Learning and Teaching) began to collect information from districts about their efforts to implement unified improvement planning. CDE has developed a collection of written case stories, artifacts and in video interviews documenting the experiences of several Colorado districts and their schools.
CDE hopes to continue this effort to share practice as district unified improvement planning work progresses. The first set of district case stories, shared here, include the following districts: Aurora, Cherry Creek, Elizabeth, Falcon, Ft. Lupton, Garfield 16, Greeley, Jefferson County, Montrose, Poudre, St. Vrain, Summit and Woodlin.


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Gravity Rush director Keiichiro Toyama answers questions from the PlayStation Community about the stunning PS Vita action adventure.
Top three questions:
If you were able to influence gravity, which real-world building would you stand on first? And would you give yourself a superhero name? (Draotha, Netherlands)
I would love it if I could enter the world of Bande Dessinée [Belgian and French comic strip stories], so it would have to be the Eiffel Tower! I would have a black rabbit with me as a partner and I'd call it Gravity Rabbit.
Are games like Gravity Rush the reason you pursued a career in video games? (Jas-Balboa, UK)
Yes. The type of game I have always wanted to make was something just like Gravity Rush. Visuals like those created by Moebius [Jean Giraud] have always been in my head and I have wanted to create a game that incorporates that sort of atmosphere for a long time.
Was controlling and experimenting with gravity a childhood dream which helped lead to the creation of Gravity Rush? (Elpatron_972, France)
Yes - I would say gravity control and experimentation is an important theme to me. I also find movements or travel where you can deviate from a specified path, like in-line skating, very exciting. The sea separates my house from my workplace, so I still have dreams where I have to deep sea dive to get to work.
Runners-up questions:
How did you come up with such a harmonious soundtrack for the game? (Knochenhaus, Germany)
I aimed for a soundtrack that was reminiscent of anime that I liked as a child. The superb orchestra I worked with came up with a melody that was both easy to learn and uplifting.
Why do Dusty the cat and Raven's crow not have eyes and why are they as black as space? (Nikoh01, France)
This is to help signify that they share the same power. Also, by making their emotions unreadable, we keep them shrouded in mystery.
How did the innovative control methods of PlayStation Vita help the design of the game? (AMD500, UK)
There were many new functions that helped the design of the game, but it was the motion sensors that really helped to match the feeling of floating when controlling gravity. It's as if players are able to peek into a different world that is spreading out in front of them at the other end of the screen.
What was the most difficult idea or concept to create in the game? (MARTINAGA, Spain)
That would be the Gravity Slide. It's where Kat slides around on horizontal ground as if it were on an incline. Humans optically judge gravity's direction by looking at the direction buildings stand. Going against that instinct and making players feel the direction of gravity is really challenging.
Do you or anyone else you know have anything in common with Kat? (SANNX, Germany)
I wanted Kat to be someone who could fit a number of social situations. She is basically a copy of me in the way that she thinks, but probably the most in the way she doesn't care about particular details.
What was your inspiration for the strange style of the Nevi enemies in the game? (amazinghandman, Netherlands)
We wanted to create something that combined geometry with the feeling of life, so we presented a concept of inanimate things that act like they are alive. Nevi are both easy to understand and enjoyable to fight against from an action game point of view, and were the result of various ideas from the team.
How difficult was it to create gravity-based puzzles in the game? (Bersecker, Spain)
We started testing gravity puzzles early on in development. They were relatively simple, but as there was nothing like them in video games, creating them was difficult. In the end we changed them to be more focused on your enjoyment, so they were toned down a bit to add more fun to the story.
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East Central University's Global Education Office, in conjunction with the Global Education Committee and Department of Family and Consumer Science, is planning to host a 'Taste of Russia and Ukraine' event on Nov. 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second floor of Faust Hall, Room 219, on the ECU campus.
The cost is $10 per person.
The event increases the awareness of cultures in question, promotes exchange with ECU partner universities in Kiev and Moscow, and raises money for study abroad scholarships.
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Twenty-one elementary students recently learned how to start a business when they participated in East Central University's Junior Business Club.
The three-week academy, sponsored by ECU's School of Business, guided Ada's Willard Elementary School students into a business venture of lemonade stands. The students, divided up into four companies, learned how to create a business plan, obtain a loan to start up the business, build and paint their stand and sell lemonade at the Tigers' home football game on Sept. 22.
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Making strides, in hopes of diminishing violence against women, has been a supreme collaboration by several entities from within the East Central University community, across the state of Oklahoma, and throughout the nation.
THREE MEMBERS OF OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY MUSIC FACULTY TO PERFORM CONCERT AT EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY ON OCT. 26Posted on: 22 October, 2012
Three members from the Oklahoma Baptist University Music Faculty will perform a concert on Friday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ataloa Theatre of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts on the East Central University campus.
Dr. Randolph Johnson (trombone), Dr. Carlos Feller (flute) and Mary Chung (piano) are scheduled to perform the free concert.
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The family of the late Dr. Maria Yolanda Forero-Villegas has donated her vast book and periodical collection to East Central University's Linscheid Library.
The assistant professor of English and languages, who came to ECU in 2011, died last spring. She taught all levels of Spanish at ECU as well as introductory French.
"It really is a wonderful donation and a big addition to our collection," said Adriana Lancaster, dean of the library and distance education. "Dr. Forero-Villegas was a valued member of the ECU faculty and is missed."
Posted on: 16 October, 2012
Experience an "Unforgettable" performance by film and stage actor Jeff Obafemi Carr as he performs his one-man show "Route 66: Finding Nat King Cole" at East Central University's Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 2. Tickets are $18 and may be purchased online at tickets.ecok.edu or at the box office the night of the show.
Posted on: 16 October, 2012
Transfer students to East Central University can enroll for the upcoming spring 2013 semester on Wednesday, Nov. 7. Students can check in at 12:30 p.m. as a brief orientation to ECU will take place. The students will also listen to guest speakers, be able to get their student identifications, meet with advisors from their department, enroll and take campus tours.
Posted on: 13 October, 2012
East Central University cheerleader Alicia Shakelford (center) is recognized during homecoming festivities with the James and Glenna Cranford $2,000 Scholarship Award. The award, which is given annually at homecoming to a member of the ECU cheerleading squad, was established by James Cranford in memory of his wife Glenna, a former ECU cheerleader. James passed away this past summer and the award was renamed in honor of both James and Glenna. Presenting the award was James and Glenna's son, Mike Cranford (second from right).


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"Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved." —Victor Hugo
Valentine's Day is the tried and true opportunity to express your feelings toward someone you love.
So we asked some of Philipstown's most seasoned married couples to share what the key is to their success and longevity.
Eighty-year-old Ray and 73-year-old Ann Champlin married in 1955. Ray first met Ann at her hometown in Beacon at a café. It was a local hot spot conducive to dancing, as he recalled.
Was it love at first sight? Ray said: "Well, she had this way of dancing that attracted my attention, and I thought she must have very good coordination," he said, then added: "I'm an athlete so that's what caught my attention."
They married when Ray had just returned home from Germany, where he served in the Army, and a few days later started teaching math at Haldane. Ann was in nursing school; she since went on to earn her doctorate.
What is the secret to their long marriage? Ray said, "Having a solid family background and having parents who sacrificed for their children. Also, divorce was never an option."
Ann said: "You need to have basic core values, like a religious orientation, a sense of humor, a lot of patience, and giving 100 percent of yourself." She then smiled and ribbed Ray: "I mean if each person would give 100 percent that would be nice."
Meanwhile, Mackey and Betty Budney are Cold Spring fixtures.
Mackey met Betty in 1948 at the train underpass in Cold Spring railroad depot. He said to his future bride, "You're very pretty; where are you going, doll?"
Betty promptly told him to "mind your business, wise guy, and get out of my way!"
When she walked away, Mackey said to himself, "I'm going to marry that girl."
Eventually, she could not resist his charms. They were married in 1951. As Mackey put it, "we have been dating ever since."
What made their marriage work? Betty said, "All marriages have their ups and downs, but you have to work at it."
Mackey put it this way: "It works because of all the fussing and fighting, kissing and hugging."
How about any advice for newlyweds? Mackey said, "Cooperation is key" and "give a little and take a little."
Betty added, "Make sure you are in love and be sure this is the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. Stick together and work through it."
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Aisleriot now scales ! The code is in CVS. It's not quick and the code is awful (I kept changing the design of one end of the code and the other end hasn't caught up yet). I'm not sure I put all the new files in CVS either. Also, don't expect to be able to change the theme either, you're stuck with a badly scaled version of the old bonded PNG theme. All I can really guarantee is that I can play klondike on my machine.
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During the 2012 summer season, CBF worked with three different groups of teachers and administrators from Virginia Beach Public Schools to get them outside, experiencing the environment so they feel comfortable using it as their classroom. The Lynnhaven River is the backyard for many Virginia Beach residents, yet many don't know the major issues surrounding its poor water quality. These professional development courses not only introduce basic environmental concepts but also show teachers how the material naturally pairs with the Virginia Standards of Learning…and can be fun!
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Bristol-based PTR said in a statement posted on its website that it has not decided where it will move, but has commitments from most employees to relocate. The company makes mlitary-style rifles and employs more than 40 people. PTR Vice President
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Hiking Cinque Terre
Trip Start Feb 15, 2006
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So we packed the tent etc. and off we were. The trip didn't start too well with the car overheating on the way up to the mountain pass. We didn't really know what it was but we decided that we wouldn't let the banana slinger spoil our vacation and go anyway. And it was a good decision snce as long as we were driving fast enough, the car wasn't overheating. So we tested the Italian freeways and got up to 210 km/h. Fun! It's a pretty drive but the last part through Ventimiglia and its 100 dark tunnels wears you out.
We arrived in Levanto, a little town just east of the five villages forming Cinque Terre and found a cool campground
We first had a campari and olives on a terrasse over the beach, watching the sunset. Pretty cool. This was followed by cheap but good pizza. We are camping after all.
Next day we set off with our backpacks and hiking shoes to climb the hills along the coast. It's pretty steep along there! And the sun was warm. But it was so beautiful to have the turquoise Mediterranean on one side and the vineyards with charming houses on the other. We stopped at an old guys' place and had a homemade lemonade. These lemons were so sweet that we didn't even need sugar! But then I went ot the toilets and after I saw what this guy called his bathroom with a shaving kit that was from another era and no soap or running water but a bucket full of gray water, I was a bit more skeptical about the hands that had just skeezed those lemons. But we survived. Then we arrived in Monterosso. It's a cute plac with a beach, so we sat there for a while and had our panini. Then we continued to Vernazza, which I think is the cutest of these town, all curled around a big rock with a little bay. We walked around and enjoyed another sunset. Then we took the train back to Levanto and had dinner there. We went back to the restaurant where we got kicked out the first night
On the third day we took the train to the western end of Cinque Terre and started walking back. the first town is Riomaggiore which is pretty big. We enjoyed some coffe overlooking the ocean ad then set off to Manarola. This first part is a paved pretty flat path and it's full of tourist grops following some kind of hat or umbrella being waved around by a loudmouth guide. We felt like running awa from them but it's just too narrow. But the views are still beautiful and we finally arrived in Manarola. Frm there we continued to Vernazza and stopped in a little creek and went for a swim. The water was incredibly clear, just like in Thailand, and we could see little fishes everywhere. There was a cool Aussie guy and we talked for a while. Unfortunaely he didn't have the great idea of loaning us his mask and snorkel. too bad...
Then we arrived in Vernazza which was still as cute. We took a boat back to Levanto this time. Seth was so eager to get us a spot on the roof close to the edge that he almost ran over a few old ladies. Seth! The boat ride is definitely worth it with beautiful views.
The next day we just hang around, packed our stuff, bought some wine and olives and started on the way home. The banana slinger was still as fast and overheated again in the mountains. We later found out that the fuze for the fan had blown and that the car was only fine when there was enough wind to cool it down, so speeding was a good thing to do.


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- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1-1/2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 pork tenderloins (1 pound each)
- In a bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Pour 2/3 cup into a large resealable plastic bag; add pork. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 1 hour. Set aside remaining maple mixture until serving.
- Drain and discard marinade. Place pork in a roasting pan lined with heavy-duty foil. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30-40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Drizzle with reserved maple mixture. Yield: 6 servings.
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"I make this recipe frequently when we have dinner guests. It is extremely tasty and easy to prepare. I marinate the night before and then just pop it in the oven, keeping me out of the kitchen when we have guests."
"Very easy recipe to put together and the meat stayed really moist and flavourful. The only change I made was to glaze the meat while baking with the extra sauce and spooning over the pan juices to serve."
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A Visit To The Poor Farm: How Jackson County Cares For Her Helpless Wards
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The subheading reads: "A Description of the Building and Something of the Inmates--The County Judges Contemplate Further Improvements--Two Jay Goulds Happy With Their Imaginary Riches--Some Pathetic Cases Where Reason Is Dethroned." The poor farm was housed in a portion of what is now Truman Medical Center Lakewood (formerly Truman Medical Center East) at 7900 Lee's Summit Road. Below is the full text as it appeared in the Times.
July 29, 1890
Kansas City Times
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Jackson County Poor Farm and Insane Asylum
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The judges of the county court, accompanied by Dr. E. R. Lewis, city physician; Mr. F. M. Furgason, representing the Provident association, and two reporters, made a visit yesterday to the county poor farm. The official visitors were Judges Smith, McDonald and Hudson of the county court, and the object of their visit was to formally inspect and accept the new building just completed by Contractor Adams of Independence. The party started from Kansas City at 9 o'clock yesterday morning on the Missouri Pacific. A pleasant morning ride of an hour brought them to Little Blue station, eighteen miles east of Kansas City. The poor farm is just one and a half miles further east, and awaiting the party at the station was a substantial three seated, covered spring wagon drawn by a team of big, fat mules.The three wide seats in the wagon were quickly filled and the driver pulled out at a good gait for the farm. The stalwart driver who handled the reins over the backs of the two big mules and who had hung on to them with a remarkable degree of strength and determination when they tried to run away at sight of the fast mail was not only an inmate of the poor farm but was one of the insane inmates. Two years ago he had been so violent that he had to be kept in chains. Just above his left eye is a peculiar soft spot through which one can see the pulsations of the brain. It is where a piece of the skull had been removed, it having been pressed in on the brain years ago by the kick of a mule. He took a childish pride in handling his team, however, and manipulated the brake with equal care.The station of Little Blue is located in a beautiful valley on Little Blue river. After leaving the station the road winds through the farm of A. D. Mathews. This farm is 1,400 acres in extent and is stocked with Polled Angus cattle. There are also in one pasture two or three head of buffalo and a small herd of elks. An artificial lake formed by the damming of a small creek makes a pretty body of water which was covered with tame ducks and geese, and from a neck of the lake a big blue crane was seen to fly. On one side of the road was the valley, on the other a hillside covered with underbrush, trees and immense boulders of rock. p align=center WHERE THE COUNTY'S POOR LIVE.Arriving at the farm the party was met by Mr. Kit Rose, the superintendent, who invited the guests into the house, introducing them to his wife and his sister-in-law, Miss Henrietta Younger. Mr. Rose then conducted the party over the premises and through the new building. This building has just been completed at a cost of $26,000. It is a three story brick, plainly but substantially built.The brick were burned on the ground, the work beginning nearly a year ago. It is 30 feet wide and 140 feet long, having two entrances and two stairways. At the east end or front of the building are two large rooms on each floor, to be used for offices and for the sick. Besides these there are sixty-seven cells. The cells are commodious, being 8 feet square. The ceilings are high and the hallway between them is 10 feet wide. The floors of the cells incline to the hall and the floor of the hall slopes to the back or west end, where a pipe leads off the water. The floors are made of yellow pine, the seams pitched and made perfectly tight. A thin preparation of Stockholm tar, the same as used on a ship's deck, will be put on the floors to further protect the wood and make it more perfectly impervious to water, so that they may be more easily washed. A large tank has been placed on the roof and a windmill will be erected, to pump water from one of the three wells now being dug. The building will be heated by hot water and before winter a boiler house will be added on the south side. Commodious bath rooms will be arranged on each floor of the building. A perfect sewerage system will be in operation, a long sewer being under course of construction, which will empty the sewage of the establishment in a hollow nearly half a mile away. The contractor to whom fell this particular county plum will lose about $2,000 on the job, he having agreed to dig the ditch and lay the pipe for $1,100. The contractor says, however, that he intends to complete the job and do it right. It is the intention of the county court judges to build in a short time a large diningroom and kitchen.The residence of the superintendent is a long one story brick house except about twenty feet of the center, which is two stories, the whole being about 100 feet long. Back of the residence are the poor house buildings proper--a wash house, a building for the colored patients, a large smoke house and two main buildings, each 80 by 30 feet in dimensions. There is also a large building used as the old men's department. Then there is the new building, which is certainly a monument to Jackson county. So much for the buildings, all of which are brick and in good repair. p align=center HOW THE FARM IS MANAGED.The poor farm is managed in a way peculiar to Jackson county. The farm itself consists of 320 acres of good land, and the superintendent, Mr. Rose, is not only a successful manager of the poor and imbecile but is also a practical farmer. He and his two young sons manage the place while all the help comes from the ranks of inmates. Mr. Rose seems to have a natural adaptation to the business of controlling the insane. Not one of them who is able to work but helps at least to pay his way. The patients are humored in their whims and each one is made superientendent[sic] of some particular department and fancies himself a lord in his own little dominion. An old Irishman with military bearing and all the politeness natural to his race stands guard at the yard gate and no one can enter or depart without a permit. Others have or think they have charge of different departments of the farm. The place is thus made almost self supporting. In fact, according to the accounts of last year the total expenses of the farm and inmates, over the income of the farm was 11 cents per day for each inmate, there being an average of 150 inmates. Mr. Rose says he raised on the farm last year 1,175 bushels of wheat, 5,000 bushels of corn, 3,000 bushels of potatoes, ?00 bushels of onions and 1,000 bushels of parsnips. He killed for the consumption of his boarders, 128 fat hogs.The members of the court expressed themselves highly pleased with the new building and reiterated their hearty indorsement of the management of the farm and inmates. Dr. Lewis said the place was, from the physician's point of view, remarkably well conducted, and he also approved of the sanitary arrangements of the new building. The whole party indorsed by word and deed the splendid country dinner and the general kindness of the superintendent and his family. The new quarters will be ready for occupancy before winter sets in.It is the intention of the judges to make the poor farm even more of a lunatic asylum than it is at present. The cost of a keeping the county's insane at a regular asylum is $120 per year, and there is also an expense of $20 for taking them to such a place. It is proposed to place the more hopeless cases and those least able to pay on the county farm. This they argue will reduce the county's expense and at the same time give the patient more freedom and better accommodations generally. The city physician seems to argree with them.The patients at the farm appear to love the superintendent and look up to him almost as children would to a father. p align=center TWO JAY GOULD'S AND ONE SENATOR.There are among the inmates some peculiar specimens. One old man imagines that he is Jay Gould. He owns all the railroads in the country. He announced yesterday that he owned the establishment which he was at present superintending; that he had just completed one building and expected to erect more. He will also tear down in the near future all the old buildings about the place, as there are fabulous sums of money under each one. Jay Gould has entire charge of the male ward and cares for the more unfortunate ones as well as if he were perfectly sane. His real name is William Bartley and years ago, while working in Armour's packing house, a beam fell on his head, crushing his skull.There is another old man who claims the distinction of being Jay Gould. He built King Solomon's temple and the pyramids, and among his later achievements was the building of a railroad through some unknown but limitless forest. The locomotives on this road have wheels twenty-eight feet high. The two Jay Goulds can not be kept in the same ward.Senator Edward Samuel Corn is an important looking colored gentleman. He has been a senator at large since 1865, but has a proxy in the senate in the person of Judge Elmore Petty. He owns nearly all the banks in the country. He owned 18,000 slaves before the war, and explained that, although a republican, he thought it all right, for if he had not owned them someone else would.The purest type of old time southern negro is Aunt Elvira Jackson. She has a face seen only in Virginia and Kentucky. She wore the typical striped dress and red turban of olden time and boasted of our folks in Old Virginy. Aunt Elvira had twice been dead and had visited both abodes of the departed.In the women's ward was a young woman not over 26 years old. She is a Mrs. McDonald, who was once an esteemed lady in Kansas City. Her husband ran away with another woman and her disorder is plainly the outcome of grief. She spends most of her time playing a worn out organ and singing doleful tunes. Sometimes she weeps for two or three days at a time.Minnie Davidson is a pretty, dainty girl of about 18 whom one would take for a member of the family or a visiting neighbor, but every two weeks she, too, has attacks which demand her incarceration in the walls of the poor farm asylum.As Mr. Rose went through the quarters yesterday, he left a ray of happiness for every benighted reason [sic] which he passed. At one time he gathered in a cell three old negro women and two decrepit old men, and sang with them one of their old camp meeting songs. They fairly went into extacies and one old woman shook hands all around and dismissed the party with a fervent Bressed be de name ob de Lawd.
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Dix Mountain Climber's Log
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|Elk Lake
|Out and back from Elk Lake for my first high peak. Need to return and do the whole range.
|Posted Oct 25, 2016 11:25 pm
|Awesome April
Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2016
|An awesome week of weather that I got to enjoy today! Hiked up Dix Mt, packed for all weather. Trail was great until I got to the slide. Then steep snow and ice the rest of the way, but even that part was in good shape. The sun was shining and at the summit it was much warmer then what I had read on weather reports. I never wore more than a t-shirt (well, on my upper half!), didn't need my coat or any other layers I brought along. Views were awesome from Dix summit and the Beckhorn too. 10 hours round trip from Rt 73 which included plenty of time on top and pictures along the way.
|Posted Apr 16, 2016 8:59 pm
|Dix Range Traverse
Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2014
|About 20 miles of horrible snow conditions, brutal mountain ascents and descents, and unmarked, untamed wilderness. You know you're on an epic when you leave camp at 7:30 am and don't return until 11:00 pm. With that said, adding five more 46ers, getting awesome weather, and experiencing killer views made it all worth it!
|Posted Nov 2, 2015 4:47 pm
|Dix Range Traverse
Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2015
|Perfect day on the Dix Range.
|Posted Jun 20, 2015 11:13 pm
Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2009
|Took me two tries to get this one. Solo.
|Posted Sep 1, 2013 10:17 pm
|First winter peak. Camped a mile in and then 12 miles round trip. 5 feet of new snow made the going tough but the views were amazing.
|Posted Aug 19, 2013 1:12 am
|All 5 in one day
Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2013
|Climbed Dix Mountain 4857' during a 2 night backpacking trip out in the Dix Range of the Adirondacks. After summiting Hough Peak, we bushwacked the heard path to the summit. The vegetation was thick and there was at least 2 feet of wet snow the entire way up, but we slipped on our snowshoes and made it up by 4pm.
|Posted Jul 27, 2013 3:49 pm
|Long day
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2013
|Long day hike but had an early start. Elk Lake to the Beckhorn then over to the summit and then a long descent to Round Pond. Number ten is in the books after an almost four year hiatus...
|Posted Jun 2, 2013 4:49 pm
|5 in one weekend!
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1978
|In June '78 I knocked-off 5 peaks with my Scout Troop and a great leader that hooked me on wilderness adventures (Dix, East Dix, South Dix, Hough and McComb)
|Posted Dec 24, 2012 12:24 am
|Dix to Hough
Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2012
|Elk Lake to Dix, over to the Beckhorn over to Hough. Steep and fun. Lots of good views. perfect winter weather. One of the nicest winter hikes I've done. The day before we got Macomb to South Dix.
|Posted Mar 11, 2012 9:22 pm
|Long day, late start
Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011
|Did Dix as a day hike from Round Pond. When crossing the border, the US Customs Agent told us that we wouldn't be able to clim Dix in a day (we started at around 10 AM), but we did! Took us about 7hrs. Hot day, with nice view from my first peak of this range.
|Posted Aug 21, 2011 5:44 pm
|1st time to the Dix Range
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2011
|My first trip into this range was great. Hot and hazy but still great views from the deserted summit. Took the Beckhorn trail up and descended via Hunters Pass. Cooled off in the streams on the return.
|Posted Aug 9, 2011 11:59 pm
|Dix Range Traverse
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2011
|Did this as part of a one-day Dix Range Traverse. Came up the Macomb slide and then through the herd paths to South Dix, East Dix, back to Hough, and up to Dix. Beautiful sunny day with a few clouds here and there. Stunning views in all directions from the Dix summit and Beckhorn!
|Posted Jun 28, 2011 10:24 am
|great hike
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2000
|Nice long hike, but the view from the top is worth it. Different perspective from high-peak region
|Posted Apr 30, 2011 11:58 pm
|First Winter High Peak
Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2009
|My friend lugged me out to go on my first winter hiking trip over spring break. It was after this trip that I was hooked on hiking, the Adirondacks, and determined I should finish all 46 High Peaks.
|Posted Apr 6, 2011 8:36 pm
|Cold night
|February 2010 - drove up Friday night, hiked to the leanto, then summitted early the next morning. Can't wait to go back to do the others in the area.
|Posted Dec 24, 2010 8:30 pm
|Route Climbed: From Hunters Pass
Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2010
|Crazy day of hiking following the remnants of a tropical storm dumping up to 5 inches of rain in the area. Were going to do Allen - but with the bridge over the Opalescent being out and flash flood warnings, revised our plans for Dix. Slide Brook, Lillian Brook, and two brooks after the split from the Beckhorn Trail made for interesting crossings. Water was noticably lower on our way out. No views, but we were pleasantly surprised at the moderate grade the hike thru Hunter's Pass takes. Fun day hike with Ron and Nick. 44 of 46 and 103 of 115.
|Posted Oct 3, 2010 4:15 pm
|Great hike to escape crowds. I hiked in and stayed in the lean-to by the base of the mountain and climbed to the summit in the morning. The climb is steep but definitely fun. The slides around the area are unique and impressive. The view towards the Gothics is also one of the best.
|Posted Sep 17, 2010 4:41 pm
Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2000
|I'm just going back in time to beef up my summit post logs. What a loser I am ...
|Posted Aug 30, 2010 12:10 pm
|via Beckhorn
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2010
|I finally got a Fourth of July summit. It was still partly cloudy when I got to the summit. The sun would break through at times though. You could still see into VT. Good views, just not great for taking pictures because of the clouds. The way down wasn't that fun, because it started to get hot, and the bugs came out with a VENGEANCE. Being tired from a long hike, time started to drag on. You soon forget all the misery when you're back home though, and are planning another Adirondack adventure...
|Posted Jul 6, 2010 7:55 am


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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Is Nashville Turning Into A Hockey Town?
Attendance wise, the Preds are in really good condition. According to ESPN.com, the Predators have an average of 15,956 people per game through 24 home games so far this season. That means, on average, the building is filled to a 93.2% capacity level. The fans have been doing their part this year, and it doesn't hurt that the team has been playing good hockey.
It's well known that the Predators don't get adequate coverage from local media outlets. It's very rare for the mainstream media to put forth a respectable amount of effort into covering our hockey team, but luckily we have some of the best hockey bloggers in the nation. As a blogger, I'm lucky to have several dedicated bloggers in PredNation to learn from.
There is a vibe around this team and this season that is different from any other year that I can recall. Sure, in the past we've been excited to go to games and excited about the team, but something just feels different about this year. It's definitely a good thing.
PredNation has been an extremely passionate fan base this year. So is Nashville turning into a hockey town? I think we're defintely on the path to becoming one. Hockey is appreciated and followed in Nashville more than it has ever been before. The problem continues to be with the mainstream local media in Nashville. The lack of coverage is something that I don't understand. I get that every single media outlet in Nashville is completely and totally obsessed with the Titans. The thing is, we have another professional sports team in Nashville that is actually winning! The people of Nashville seem to be making note of this, and it's reflecting in the attendance numbers. Personally, I've taken 4 people to their first hockey game this year, and now they love it! That seems to be a common theme with people. It is the responsibility of the media in Nashville to adequately report on a professional hockey franchise in Nashville, and it is the responsibility of the bloggers to continue to keep up the work that we are doing.
It's also the responsibility of the fans to continue their dedication towards the team. Fans are more passionate, knowledgable, and excited about hockey than they've ever been before in Nashville. Let's keep this train moving right on into the playoffs!
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What is really interesting is that as you mention, there is so little media coverage of this team, it's almost a complete surprise that attendance numbers have been what they are. I would easily say we're better off in the stands than in 05-06, when we brought in Kariya, or 06-07, when we signed Arnott, two well established superstars in this league. How they have done it is amazing, and with little name recognition, other than from loyal fans, it proves that fans seem to be showing up more for the game, rather than the players. That might speak volumes about our place as a true hockey market. It's great to see the people coming out night after night to see these guys play what has been fantastic hockey, and with the addition of Mike Fisher, (a.k.a. Mr. Underwood) I would say those numbers might increase even more as the regular season wraps up.ReplyDelete
Well said Brian.ReplyDelete
Well said Brian, and something else that does probably help is the fact that the Titans have been doing HORRIBLE, with the mix up of the coaches not helping one bit.ReplyDelete
Personally, I would LOVE to see more national media on it, and that's one reason why I'm hoping they make the playoffs. I want to see more of Nashville in CT.
Good point Geoff. Even more attention would be paid to the Preds, and hockey in general, if there is an NFL lockout next year..........something to keep your eye onReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 1:04 AM
I can't stand watching the local news in this town. The only time I do is to make sure a tornado isn't headed my way. Aside from the weather, I don't watch any local news broadcast and I definitely don't read the Tennessean unless I find one at a restaurant and only then I glance at the sudoku/crossword. The biggest sports radio channel also barely touches on Preds coverage except for the occasional blurb here and there, and two of their broadcasters are part of the Preds' radio/TV broadcast!ReplyDelete
The fans are on board, and if the media jumped on board too, the capacity could push much closer to that 100% mark. But what would it take? Would a deep run into the playoffs finally draw the coverage, or would it take Lord Stanley himself coming to the Bridge? Maybe (but hopefully never) it would take a stupid VY/Fisher saga to get more airtime. Let's hope for that deep run/Stanley Cup scenario, because, frankly, Trotzy/Poile deserve it!
Agreed! Sad to say, but I think it would take us getting to the Cup Finals before any serious local media coverage happened. All we can do is to do our part. If the Preds win, local media will eventually catch on.ReplyDelete
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The market for high-quality portable DAP units is steadily growing. Go back a few years and most people around here were running an iPod with a line-out dock to a portable amp, or something similar. Since then we've seen the release of various HiFiMAN units, the Colorfly C4, various Studio and RoCoo models from HiSound, and now the iBasso DX100. We've also seen the relatively unknown QLS QA350 come out of nowhere and offer features that few could match (but also some significant trade-offs) at a really low price. All of these units promise better-than-iPod sound quality, including the ability to play FLAC and other formats as well as drive full size headphones properly. That sounds great but there are also downsides - high prices, larger size, shorter battery life, and of course a UI that can't hope to match that of an iDevice.
Size comparison with QA350
They are the same height/width, though this pic makes the 812 look thicker
RoCoo D Power Edition is way smaller
Leckerton UHA-6S mkII
Meizu MX 4-core
Clearly the Meizu or any similar smartphone has a lower profile
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The spring on the top right normally pushes against the case, to ensure proper ground
The culprit - I could not get these things apart!
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Another reason the device wouldn't open for me!
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The "now playing" screen - note the unused space and lack of metadata
MP3 files never had issues with tagging
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stupid dba:
Lots of really bad info in that article…
-$2.8M would be almost 120 intel cores of Oracle Enterprise Edition at list price. There are well known websites run on half of that.
-You couldn't run a transactional DB on anything other than Oracle very successfully on 120 cores
-Unless your hosting provider is bleeding money, its going to cost you a *lot* more over 3-4 years than 2.8M to host that. The electricity alone to run that is far more than what you quoted.
-Could you come up with a segmented architecture to run in all on mySQL? Sure, you'd also probably spend an extra $20M in development costs to do it and manage it.
-As far as running a 2 node cluster on RAC – you'd only need standard edition and you'd closer to 30K in licensing then, not 900K.
-Oracle already announced its offering hosted "amazon" like public cloud databases for EE. You can let cat of the bag on your secret… cloud.oracle.com
-No serious company on the Web outsources its hosting. Its a great start up model, but the cost benefit is waaaaay past there when you're at 2.8M in database licenses. This was Ellison's knock on Force.com, you end up having to take a proprietary format that you *can't* take off a public cloud (this is also a problem for Azure)
George Gilbert Sunday, March 11 2012
Mr. DBA (I can't address you as stupid, since you're comments are well informed):
"$2.8M would be almost 120 intel cores of Oracle Enterprise Edition at list price. There are well known websites run on half of that"
I think I know where your processor count comes from. $2,800,000 / $23,700 / core = apx 120 cores. Let me try to explain my math, since the pricing rules can be complicated.
Amazon's largest EC2 database instance is "Quadruple Extra Large DB Instance" and it has 8 virtual cores at the equivalent of 1Ghz 2007 class Intel Xeons. So you take that EC2 database instance and then you convert the 8 virtual cores to 4 "Processor Core Equivalents" because of how Oracle accounts for 1Ghz 2007 class Xeon cores.
Enterprise Edition costs $47,500 per processor core and another $46,000 per processor core combined for the Real Application Clusters and Cache options – so that you can run in a configuration similar to a mirrored mySQL with Memcached. That totals apx $400,000 *per node*. So the two nodes in a cluster together total apx $800,000. That gets upsized by a factor of 2.5 to account for peak capacity. Even if the application runs at that peak 10% of the time, you have to pay Oracle *up front* apx $2,000,000 plus 22% for first year maintenance.
- Regarding the running cost of this configuration, the baseline configuration is a total of 16 virtual cores or 2 EC2 max database instances. Amazon's fully loaded charge for running mySQL in that configuration is only $5.20 per hour. So unless Amazon is bleeding red ink, the electricity is included in that. Similarly, if you upsize that to peak capacity, it's still only $12.00 per hour.
- Regarding the comment that Standard Edition would suffice, you couldn't use the Cache option for memory-resident acceleration like Memcached, or any of the other Enterprise Edition functions for that matter.
- Regarding Force.com, apparently they are hard at work at moving off Oracle as the database for their PaaS offering as well as for the core Salesforce.com application itself. Once upon a time Scott McNealy used to boast that big applications needed big Sun boxes and he frequently pointed to Salesforce.com. Then they moved to commodity x86 boxes.
– Regarding building the site or application on a sharded mySQL architecture, you're right. It is more difficult than using a proper RDBMS where you leave all physical management of the data to the DBMS. However, the default stack and application pattern for Web applications that emerged over the last 10 years was LAMP on sharded mySQL databases. Driven by Big Data requirements, It's now evolving even further to include even more scalable databases labeled (or mislabeled) NoSQL or NewSQL.
- Regarding running on Oracle Public Cloud, see my response to Campbell Webb above. We still need to see pricing and how non-Oracle software can be accommodated.


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A story in the February 15 Bar News on a court procedural rules discussion in the House Civil Justice Subcommittee erroneously said staffer David De La Paz did not detail some additional procedural rules which he said encroached on the Legislature's substantive law authority. De La Paz did say those rules were given in a 2006 report that was included in the committee's meeting backup materials. Also, De La Paz was paraphrased as saying that the court had not struck down any law affecting rules and then immediately reinstated the rules that were rescinded by the legislation. De La Paz did say that the Supreme Court, when it struck down the Death Penalty Reform Act of 2000, did replace collateral appeal rules enacted in that law with the rules the law had repealed. But De La Paz also said the court had no choice but to reinstate the previous rules to prevent a slew of challenges that would have resulted from the void of having no rules at all.
[Revised: 04-27-2017]