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1st of August, 2017
The following General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter: GTC) pertain exclusively to orders submitted from the Internet homepages of the Hungarian Mint Ltd. (hereinafter: the Company), accessible under the domain names www.penzvero.hu, www.emlekpenz.hu or www.coins.hu, and to purchases at online auctions announced on these pages.
If you wish to purchase items from the Webshop or at the online auctions, we kindly request that you carefully read these General Terms and Conditions and only use our services if you agree with each individual point of the GTC and accept such as binding with regard to the transaction.
The contract to be concluded – i.e. the order and its confirmation – shall be considered as a written contract. Accordingly, it shall be handled and archived in the Company's database, ensuring subsequent access to it.
There is no Code of Conduct for the provision of services at our Company.
The following are available for order and purchase in the Webshop: commemorative coins owned by the Company which are issued by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central Bank of Hungary) and are legal tender up to their face value, until withdrawal from circulation, banknotes and specimen notes, circulation coins which have been withdrawn from circulation, medals, other minted products and circulation coinsets minted by the Company, as well as the literature and means of packaging and storage related to such.
The Company may offer some products for purchase in the online auction system located at its homepage.
Products which have been ordered can be paid cash on delivery (COD); products which have been purchased and paid for online can be picked up in person or delivered by mail or courier. Products won at the online auctions can be either picked up in person at the Company's coin shop or delivered by post, as selected by the winning bidder.
Orders and purchases can be initiated in the Webshop at any time; performance of confirmed orders occurs only during working hours, in accordance with the deadlines specified for the individual methods of delivery.
Online auctions are occasionally announced by the Company. Acceptance or delivery of products won at online auctions occurs after the end of the auctions, on weekdays, in the time limits assigned to the delivery methods specified in the Auction Guide.
Hungarian Mint Ltd.
Represented by: Mrs Teréz Horváth, CEO
Registered office: 1239 Budapest, Európa út 1.
Branch: 1054 Budapest, Báthory u. 7. (Trade Office)
Coin shop: 1054 Budapest, Báthory u. 7.
Tax registration No.: 10773965-2-43
Company registration No.: 01-10-041952
Court of registry: Commercial Court of the Municipal Court of Budapest
MKEH-NEHITI registration No. for trade in precious metals: OR1091
Commercial activity registration No.: 11832/B/2016
DM-registration No:38/2/2013
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel.: +36-1-800-8110, or +36-1-800-8111 / Fax: +36-1-800-8113
Contact partner: Krisztina Üllei-Kovács, Commercial Director
Information on ordering at the Webshop can be accessed at the Help page of the Website. Terms concerning participation in online auctions, which are not dealt with in this GCT,are detailed in the Auction Guide accessible here.
In the event that the Company encounters a problem in relation to the performance of an order which has been submitted (e.g. the product is not available), the Company shall notify the Ordering Party in writing or by telephone within 2 (two) working days of the order being received or payment being effected, offering solutions to solve the problem..
In the event of cash on delivery, payment is made to the employee of the courier service in cash upon delivery of the insured letter or package.
Cash on delivery may only be selected as a payment method with a delivery address in Hungary.
For all other forms of delivery or receipt in person, prepayment is made online, by bank card. The following bank cards are accepted: VISA Classic, Visa Electron and Eurocard / Mastercard.
For online prepayment, the Company offers the services of the secure online payment pages of K&H Bank Hungary.
Products won at online auctions are paid according to the selected delivery method: in case of personal pickup, by cash or bank card , in case of delivery by prepayment (by bank transfer) or by cash on delivery.
The denomination of payment for delivery addresses in Hungary is HUF (Hungarian Forint).
The denomination of payment for delivery addresses outside of Hungary is EUR (Euro).
The Company grants loyalty discount for returning customers from the 4th of May, 2012.
Since this date, the Company cumulates the gross total value of each completed retail purchases and paid online auctions of individual customers. If the total amount of purchases paid and processed reaches the volume of HUF 150,000 (hundred fifty thousand Hungarian forints), the Company will grant the customer 3% discount on the next purchase. The discount is granted until the total value of the cumulated previous purchases of the prior 365 days up to the purchase date in question is at least HUF 150,000.
In respect of items prepaid by bank card, the Ordering Party may receive the goods in person at the Company's coin shop on the 3rd working day following receipt of the order confirmation at the earliest.
Address of the coin shop: 1054 Budapest, V., Báthory u. 17.
Opening hours: working days, 09:00-15:30, except Thursdays: 09:00-17:30
Phone: +36-1-800-8110
Fax: +36-1-800-8113, +36-1-210-4448
E-mail: email@example.com
It is recommended to present the e-mail from Company confirming the purchase upon picking up the goods in person. Without this, the items ordered can only be picked up by the Ordering Party after provision of the Ordering Party's name and full address.
Party after provision of the Ordering Party's name and full address.The Ordering Party may authorise a third person to pick up the items, but for orders with a value of over HUF 50,000 (fifty thousand forints) a written authorisation witnessed by two persons is required. The authorisation must contain the information necessary for identifying the Ordering Party and the order (e.g. name, address, order confirmation number). In certain cases, the Company reserves the right to stipulate receipt conditions differing from the above.
The Ordering Party must pick up the items purchased within 30 days of ordering online. If the Ordering Party fails to do so before the deadline, it is in default of pick-up (default of beneficiary, Paragraph 6:126, Hungarian Civil Code). After expiration of the 30-day deadline, the Company will send a pick-up reminder (e-mail) to the electronic address provided by the Ordering Party during registration. After the pick-up reminder is sent, the Company shall retain the purchased items for the Ordering Party for 15 days. If the Ordering Party fails to appear within the 15 days or it is not possible to send the pick-up reminder to the e-mail address provided by the Ordering Party, the Company shall deem the sale transactions to have failed and initiate reimbursement of purchase price to the Ordering Party. At the same time as reimbursement, the Company is authorised to sell the items purchased by the Ordering Party.
Items which have been ordered are dispatched once a week, on Thursdays.
For delivery addresses outside of Hungary, delivery is only possible by mail.
Items prepaid by bank card are submitted by the Company to the courier service usually once a week, on Thursdays.
Concerning the acceptance or delivery of products won at online auctions, the highest bidder receives an email which contains the link through which he can set the delivery method.
For receipt of the goods by delivery, the Ordering Party is entitled to refuse receipt of deliveries with damaged packaging and shall submit a complaint in the event of any deficiencies in the delivery which is received. In both cases, the Ordering Party must submit notification within a maximum of 2 (two) working days. Notification may be made by telephone (+36-1-800-8111 or -8112) or e-mail (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Within 5 (five) working days, the Company shall investigate whether the complaint is justified or not. In the event of a justified complaint, the missing item(s) shall be delivered to the Ordering Party at the expense of the Company, or the amount paid by the Ordering Party, including delivery costs, shall be reimbursed.
The provision above does not prejudice the Ordering Party's right of withdrawal set forth later in this GTC.
If a prepaid delivery or a package ordered COD is returned by the delivery service provider with the explanation "addressee unknown" or "not possible to deliver", the Company shall notify the Ordering Party in writing or by telephone. If delivery is not possible due to reasons attributable to the Ordering Party, the Company shall charge the Ordering Party for the expenses of re-delivery.If delivery of items purchased using a bank card fails twice, the Company shall deem the transaction as having failed and shall initiate reimbursement of the Ordering Party. At the same time as reimbursement, the Company is authorised to sell the items purchased by the Ordering Party.
1. Pursuant to Government Decree 45/2014 (II.26.) on the detailed rules governing contracts between consumers and companies (hereinafter: "Government Decree"), the Ordering Party may, in accordance with the following provisions, withdraw from or cancel the contract without stating its grounds within fourteen (14) days. According to Article 20 (2) of the Government Decree, in the case of a contract on the sale and purchase of the product(s) the consumer may exercise its right of withdrawal or cancellation from the day of receipt by the consumer or a third part designated by the consumer which is different than the carrier and in the case of a contract on the provision of services, such right may be exercised within fourteen days of conclusion of the contract. The consumer may exercise withdrawal or cancellation using the sample declaration of withdrawal or cancellation presented in Appendix 2 to the Government Decree, as accessible via the link below, or a clearly stated declaration to that effect.
The right of withdrawal/cancellation may be exercised by completing (and sending) this sample declaration.
Withdrawal/cancellation shall be considered to have been effected in time if the Ordering Party has sent the relevant notification prior to expiration of the deadline.
2. In the event of withdrawal/cancellation, the Company shall, in the same manner agreed upon purchase, reimburse to the Ordering Party the value paid by the Ordering Party for the goods affected by the withdrawal, including the expenses for packaging and delivery, in exchange for the return of any certificate(s) of origin or packaging materials (plastic capsule), to the extent that such were also included as part of the delivery, without delay, but within 14 (fourteen) days of receipt of the notification of withdrawal. The Company may hold back reimbursement until it receives the product or until the Ordering Party certifies that such as been sent back. In the event of withdrawal/cancellation by the Ordering Party, it shall be required to return the product to the Company at its own expense within 14 days of notification of withdrawal/cancellation. The Ordering Party shall bear no other costs, but is liable for any decline in value stemming from use above and beyond the use required to determine the nature, characteristics and operation of the product.
3. The Ordering Party may not exercise its right of withdrawal for products which are manufactured, engraved or photo-engraved exclusively for it based on its order or instructions.
4. The Ordering Party may submit written notification of exercising its right of withdrawal/cancellation of online orders by e-mail (email@example.com), fax (+36-1/800-8113 or 210-4448) or by registered letter with return receipt (Magyar Pénzverő Zrt. H-1734 Budapest, Pf. 518.). In relation to the exercise of rights of withdrawal/cancellation sent by e-mail or fax, the Company shall confirm receipt of the Ordering Party's declaration within 3 days. In order to facilitate processing, it is recommended that the invoice/receipt received with the goods be attached to the notification of withdrawal/cancellation, but notification may also be submitted without these documents.
5. The Company cannot accept withdrawal/cancellation after the above deadline.
The Ordering Party may enforce an ancillary warranty claim vis-à-vis the Company in accordance with the regulations of the Civil Code (Ptk.) Pursuant to such, the Ordering Party may request repair or replacement, unless satisfaction of the Ordering Party's claim is impossible or would result in inordinate additional costs for the Company compared to the satisfaction of a different claim. If the Ordering Party did not or could not request repair or replacement, it may request a proportionate reduction of the amount paid or may undertake the repair or have such undertaken by another party at the cost of the Company, or ultimately withdraw from the contract. The Ordering Party may switch from one selected ancillary warranty to another, but shall bear the cost of switching, unless such switching was justified or the Company gave cause for such.
The Ordering Party shall notify the defect immediately, but not later than two months after discovering such. Ancillary warranty rights cannot be enforced after the statutory limitation of two years from conclusion of contract. The statutory limitation for used goods is one year.
Within six months of performance, there are no other conditions for the Ordering Party to enforce its ancillary warranty claim, if the Ordering Party demonstrates that that product or service was provided by the Company. After six months, however, the Ordering Party must prove that the defect discovered by the Ordering Party existed upon performance.
In the event of a defect in the product, the Ordering Party may choose between enforcing its ancillary warranty right or a product warranty claim.
With a product warranty claim, the Ordering Party may only request the repair or replacement of the defective product. The product is defective if it does not meet the quality requirements upon being placed in circulation or does not have the characteristics contained in the description provided by the Company.
The Ordering Party may enforce its product warranty claim within two years of the Company placing the product into circulation. The validity of the claim expires after this deadline. Product warranty claims may only be enforced against the manufacturer or distributor of moveable property. In the case of a product warranty claim, the Ordering Party must prove the defect in the product.
The Company is only released from its product warranty obligations, if it can prove that:
It is sufficient for the Company to prove one point to be released.
The Ordering Party may not simultaneously enforce an ancillary warranty claim and a product warranty claim in parallel with respect to the same defect. However, in the event that it successfully enforces its product warranty claim, it may also enforce an ancillary warranty claim against the manufacturer in respect of the replaced product or repaired part thereof.
The product sold by the Company – coins, gift boxes, specialised literature, coin albums, banknotes, specimen banknotes, circulation series, etc. – do not fall into the group of products subject to mandatory guarantee. The Company does not provide any voluntary guarantee for its own products or products which it distributes.
Ancillary warranty/product warranty claims may only be submitted in writing, to the e-mail address email@example.com, by fax under +36-1-800-8113 or 210-4448, or sent to Magyar Pénzverő Zrt. H-1734 Budapest Pf. 518. Claims are handled on the basis of the Company's Regulations on the Processing of Complaints, which can be found here.
Hungarian Mint Ltd. Commercial Office
Address: Báthory u. 7., Budapest, 5th district, H-1054
Correspondence: 1734 Budapest, Pf. 518.
Tel.: +36-1-800-8111, - 8112 / fax: +36-1-800-8113
E-mail: email@example.com
The Company cannot accept responsibility for correspondence sent to e-mail addresses other than the one above, in particular to addresses in the automatic e-mail system.
The Company's information on Data Protection can be found here.
The Company will work to resolve any disputes arising with the Ordering Party in relation to transactions falling under the scope of these delivery conditions in an amicable manner.
Non-official options for dispute resolution:
Arbitration body of the Regional Chamber of Commerce
1016 Budapest, Krisztina krt. 99.
Tel: +36-1/488-21-31
Authorities overseeing the Company's commercial activities:
Clerk of the Local Government of District V, Budapest
1051 Budapest, Erzsébet tér 4.
Tel: +36-1/872-7206
National Consumer Protection Authority
Regional Directorate for Central Hungary
1052 Budapest, Városház u. 7.
Tel: +36-1/328-01-85
Should resolution not prove to be possible, the Company hereby stipulates the provisions of the Hungarian Civil Code and the competence of District Court XX., XXI. and XXIII, Budapest, for the settlement of any legal disputes.
With the exception of obligations stemming from legal regulations, the Company reserves the right to freely and unilaterally amend these General Terms and Conditions at any time. Any such amendments shall enter into effect when they appear online on the Webpages accessible under the above domain names.


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Selective Compassion: Disregarding the Unborn
Forty years ago, in "A Theory of Justice," the late philosopher John Rawls made the phrase "veil of ignorance" part of America's intellectual lexicon.
As part of his discussion on justice and morality, Rawls proposed a thought experiment: Imagine that "no one knows his place in society, his class position . . .social status . . .fortune in the distribution of natural assets and abilities, his intelligence, strength, and the like."
Then ask yourself: What kind of society would you want to live in then? Rawls argued that this "veil" would lead people to favor a more fair and equitable society that avoided privileging one class of people over another.
Rawls' "veil" has its share of critics, but its appeal to fairness resonates with many Americans, especially liberals. The idea that anyone should be at a permanent disadvantage because of factors beyond their control is anathema to modern liberalism.
But all of this makes the modern liberals' "selective compassion" toward the unborn ironic.
"Selective compassion" is a phrase coined by Fr. Anthony Kelly, a Redemptorist priest who teaches at Australia's National Catholic University. Writing for the Australian Broadcasting Company's website, Fr. Kelly noted that "the recognition of endangered species calls forth prompt and effective protection." A 30 percent causality rate among "Black Cockatoos or Great White Sharks" would be considered "unacceptable."
At the same time, the fact that "up to a third of the next [human] generation is being terminated" in Australia "seems to have slipped under our guard." The same society that experienced a "dramatic ethical development" when it comes to the death penalty, "violence, rape, racial prejudice and the corruption of children" is "tongue-tied" when it comes to abortion.
The values that Australians, and the rest of the West, cite when it comes to these areas are deemed to be immaterial, if not irrelevant, when it comes to the unborn.
And it isn't only Australia. The United States also exercises selective compassion when it comes to the unborn. If anything, it's significantly more selective: Whereas abortion is regulated in Australia and generally unavailable after 20 weeks, a federal court recently overturned a similar limitation in Arizona.
As in Australia, the unborn here are the great exception to the pattern of expanding the circle of those deemed worthy of inclusion and protection in American society. We have just witnessed a collective conniption over the possibility that eating the wrong brand of chicken sandwiches might be a kind of "homophobia" and, yet, even saying that abortion is the taking of human life is beyond-the-pale in many circles.
All of this despite that fact that we don't need Rawls' thought experiment to imagine what it is like to be an unborn child. All of us, by definition, were unborn at one point. And every one of us born after January 22, 1973, could have been killed for any or no reason at all.
Our selective refusal to imagine the vulnerability of the unborn gives the lie to claims of "compassion" and "inclusion." In the end, it's all about freedom-as-autonomy. If a person or a Black Cockatoo does not impinge on our freedom, we welcome them into our circle of compassion. But if, like the unborn, they do impinge on our autonomy, well, as we say in New York, fuhgettaboutit.
Talk about being veiled!

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Considering the frequency with which Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore have appeared nude on the silver screen, it was only a matter of time before they made on-screen hay together. And wouldn't you know it, that tryst very nearly earned "The Kids Are All Right" an X rating.
Ruffalo was recently in New York to promote his new film, "The Kids Are All Right," about a man who gets contacted by a pair of teen-aged siblings for whom he donated the sperm so many years ago to a lesbian couple, played by Moore and Annette Bening.
Asked if there was anything cut from the film that we might see on the DVD, Ruffalo smiled.
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"I do know that the ratings board was giving us an X rating for one too many thrusts in the sex scenes, so you might see that whole thing (on the DVD). I don't understand -- what's the difference between like eight thrusts and six thrusts? But that was literally what it came down to," he explained.
Reminded that he had a similar issue with his film "In the Cut," co-starring Meg Ryan and helmed by Jane Campion, Ruffalo was asked if he considered himself the "go-to bohunk" for lesbian directors.
"Jane's straight -- Jane's totally straight," said a confused Ruffalo.
Pressed on the issue, Ruffalo could only laugh.
"Yeah, she like 'a-teenage-girl' straight. Yeah, she's real straight," Ruffalo assured the room.
But seeing that the position of "go-to bohunk" was his for the taking, he made a grab for it.
"Hey, man, bring it on. My market share, if that opens up -- I'll be the bohunk for the lesbians -- I'm half lesbian myself. I definitely have done my share of... if you're talking about nudity and sex stuff, I've overplayed that hand, and I really look at myself and I'm cringing, trying to keep my hands over my wife's eyes and thinking, 'You know, I can't get away with this much longer.' It just happens that really great parts happen to have to get naked. And that's when they open up to me, because no other guy in Hollywood will do it."


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Here ya go.
Your tax dollars at work stimulating........stimulating what?
Massage schools? Nail polishers and masseuses?
Especially when so many are laid off or otherwise out of work?
$2.3 million in federal stimulus is going to pay for Tampa Bay area beauty school tuition
By Will Van Sant, Times Staff Writer Tampabay.com
More than $2.3 million in federal economic stimulus grants have gone to eight Tampa Bay area cosmetology and massage schools to pay tuition for the hairdressers, masseuses and nail technicians of tomorrow.
That's swell news for those who see the beauty trades as a way to gain a firmer footing in the job market. But is there truly demand for more beauty school graduates at bay area salons?
Not really, said Monica Ponce, owner of Muse The Salon in Tampa.
"Instead of encouraging more people to go to beauty schools," Ponce said, "they should probably help the stylists who are unemployed."
Some area salons are hiring in this economy, but even industry lobbyists say beauty school is rarely a ticket to a thriving career.
Only 1 to 2 percent of beauty school graduates will be working in the field five years from graduation, said Bonnie Poole, treasurer of the Florida Cosmetology Association.
"Yes, it's a good trade," Poole said. "But it's only for a select few who want to wade through the mud to get to where they want to be."
The stimulus money is being paid to beauty schools in the form of Pell Grants, which are awarded to low-income students. The grants don't have to be repaid.
The government doesn't allocate the money based on an assessment of what kinds of job skills are in demand. Rather, students apply to the government for the grants and if eligible can put the money toward the vocational school, college or university to which they've been accepted.
The government sends the grant money directly to schools.
The stimulus bill includes $17 billion to boost the Pell Grant program and raise the maximum annual award from $4,731 to $5,350.
Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, voiced surprise when told beauty schools were getting a stimulus bump.
"It would raise the eyebrows of many Americans to know that is where their Pell Grant and stimulus money is going," Ellis said.
But the federal Education Department is supportive.
"We are committed to increasing access and affordability for higher education," agency spokeswoman Jane Glickman said in a statement, "and the stimulus funds are making additional money for Pell Grants available for students attending all types of postsecondary institutions."
According to a review of available data, 17 percent of the roughly $14 million in Pell Grants being paid to vocational schools in the bay area is going to those teaching cosmetology and massage. The percentage is tough to target precisely because some schools offer both academic and vocational study.
Other schools getting money offer vocational training in the health care, aviation, computer, fashion and design fields.
The grant awards include more than $1 million to Manhattan Beauty School in Tampa, $250,000 to Bene's International School of Beauty in New Port Richey and $280,000 to Sun State College of Hair Design in Clearwater.
Manhattan has nearly 600 students, Bene's about 250 and Sun State 230, according to interviews and federal data.
The data suggest those three schools rely heavily on Pell Grants. Information collected for 2007 and 2008 indicate that 81 percent of students at the schools used the grants.
Patrick Bene, president of Bene's International School of Beauty, said he has seen his enrollment increase roughly 40 percent in the recession, due in part to the increased availability of Pell Grants.
The grants, he said, are invaluable to a class of students who too often come from disadvantaged backgrounds and lack traditional academic skills.
"These are kids who are not going to be going to college," Bene said. "It's not part of their life plan, but they need a career."
For a course of study in cosmetology that can last almost a year, Bene's school charges $12,000, considerably more than an in-state student spends for a year at the University of Florida, the state's flagship. Most students rely on government and private loans in addition to Pell Grants.
It's true that hiring is down at salons, Bene said, but those that are closing had not established themselves. The successful salons, he said, are still doing a strong business.
"I'm not having graduates come back in and say 'Hey, Mr. Bene, I can't find a job,' " he said.
From July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008, Bene's International School of Beauty reported to regulators that 78 percent of graduates had been placed in jobs.
Others report a tight job market.
Dennis McMahan, owner of McMahan & Company, a St. Petersburg salon, said he recently tried to a hire a woman but could not because he can only offer commission.
"She needed an hourly wage," McMahan said. "I used to be able to do that, but not in this economy, our business is down."
McMahan's own daughter now goes to beauty school in St. Petersburg. He said he's comfortable with her choice because it has made her happy, and he'll give her a job in his salon.
Would he be worried about his daughter's future if he were not in a position to hand her work?
"Yeah," McMahan said. "Big time."
Chad Malm, owner of Salon Jack in Tampa, said he gets as many as six applicants every week. There are plenty of hairdressers, he said, and using stimulus money to put students through beauty school is ridiculous.
"It's not for everybody to be jumping in and wasting tax dollars," he said. "What, are you kidding me?"


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The movie centered on a 30-something jerk, Davey Stone (Sandler), who is singularly the worst citizen of a small town in modern day New England. He routinely steals, gets drunk, and acts like his antics harm no one. As the holiday season approaches, he gets caught stealing and leads the police on a reckless chase through the town. After destroying much of the town, the police nab him and off he goes to jail. At his hearing, he is sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary until an old man, Whitey Duvall (Sandler), from his past intercedes on his behalf. The judge gives Davey the warning that if he breaks any laws, off he'll go to jail. Whitey, being forced to retire at the ripe old age of 70 from his volunteer basketball refereeing job, forces Davey to help him referee games, since he used to be a talented player himself.
As Davey's antics continue, and his contempt for those around him put on full display, it becomes obvious that he has a bitter secret that led to his life of crime and delinquency. With a nod to infamous losers throughout cinematic history such as Scrooge, the Grinch, and other bitter men, the movie changes the typical focus from Christmas to the festival of lights, Chanukah. The title Eight Crazy Nights derives from the fact that the holiday lasts 8 nights and while I think labeling them as "crazy" might be a bit weird, so is Sandler's humor (he took the name from his song).
Okay, my first, and biggest, problem with the movie was not the limited animation used to make the movie, nor was it the extremely lame songs used in this "sort of" musical comedy, but the fact that the writing was so weak and the jokes so stupid that even a true blue fan of Sandler such as myself thought he hit what amounts to a new low. While I'd give him credit for new uses of fecal matter, the jokes were so tepid as to inspire me to wonder if Sandler really was a co-writer here. The songs really were outright terrible, making me itch for my remote control every time someone started singing. The character of Davey was in no way sympathetic and the obligatory conversion to good so uninspiring and unbelievable that I wondered if the production ran out of money, or more likely time (to make it ready for the holiday season).
The overuse of Sandler's voice acting (cough) at the expense of such notables as the talented Jon Lovitz, Rob Schneider, and Kevin Nealon (all SNL regulars over the years), made the whole movie seem like an ego trip too which would have been okay with better material. Davey came off as mean in virtually every scene and without something to like, which means anything else is less than funny or likable, the premise of the movie falls flat on its face far too often.
Rather than beat a dead horse, and I could go on for pages at the flaws here, let's just say that comedy, like taste, is very subjective. In this case, as a loyal fan, I feel much more comfortable dismissing this as a movie Sandler had almost nothing to do with rather than accept it for its many flaws as a piss poor attempt to entertain. It's a shame that the extras were so good compared to the feature itself with the audio commentaries both surpassing it in entertainment value as did the various other cool stuff this DVD had. In conclusion, the fairest rating I can give this clunker is to Skip It.
Picture: The picture was presented with a choice of either 1.85:1 ratio anamorphic widescreen or a 1.33:1 full frame version for those who hate those nasty "black bars" at the top and bottom of the screen. For the most part, the colors and animation were well done (if limited) with no major grain or other visual defects.
Sound: The audio was presented with a choice of 5.1 Dolby Digital English or Dolby Surround French with optional subtitles in either language. Aside from the lack of quality of the content itself, the movie sounded good with solid separation between the channels and deep lows.
Extras: This is the area where this two disc set shined above all others. The two audio commentaries (one of cast members in character, the other that addressed technical matters), a short film "A Day With The Meatball", a clip of the "Chanukah Song Part 3" from Saturday Night Live, a commercial for the NBA, trailers, cast biographies, deleted scenes with commentaries, a host of short featurettes, a special on the animation style and how it was developed, an HBO special on the behind the scenes of the movie making, and a paper insert that listed the chapters.
Final Thoughts: I'm a big fan of animation, Adam Sandler, and holiday movies but this one was so bad as to test even my loyalties. Sandler needs to stick to live action movies since his voice acting skills are even weaker than his regular acting abilities and if he had lightened up in the writing, the characterization, and the themes of the show, it might have been sappy, but enjoyable, to watch. As a side note, I think the blatant product placements during several key scenes were remarkably ballsy and offensive too.


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When you think of Beethoven and works for chorus and orchestra, I'll bet your first thought is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. But there is another work, written at the same time that is Beethoven's most important choral masterpiece. Today (June 29) is the anniversary of the first full performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. It was only partially performed during Beethoven's lifetime. He completed in 1823, died in 1827 and it received its full premiere in 1830 on today's date. It is still rarely performed, compared to Beethoven's symphonies, piano sonatas, string quartets and other masterpieces.
The Missa Solemnis is not part of the Symphony's January/February 2012 Beethoven Festival. But, it needs to be played again in San Antonio sometime soon. I know it is on Sebastian Lang-Lessing's Wish List for the Future. Music historian Donald Francis Tovey wrote, "Not even Bach or Handel can show a greater sense of space and of sonority. There is no earlier choral writing that comes so near to recovering some of the lost secrets of the style of Palestrina."
Jan Swafford for NPR said,
The Missa Solemnis may be the greatest piece never heard. Nearly 90 minutes long, it requires a large chorus, an orchestra and four soloists. It's impractical for the concert hall and fits far less comfortably into a Catholic church service.
It concludes with a fraught, fragile and unanswered plea for peace amid the drumbeats of war. But the answer comes in the Ninth Symphony, with its chorale finale based on Schiller's "Ode to Joy," written in a time of revolution.
Those words and Beethoven's music call for humankind to kneel before the creator, but for answers to turn to one another. The path to peace, he suggests, is bestowed not from above, but from within us and among us, in universal brotherhood.
Here is a video of Leonard Bernstein conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the first half of the Credo.
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For the celebration, the Clean & Simple blog is doing a blog hop with some amazing card designers!!! Here is the list, starting at the Clean & Simple blog. If you came to my blog for other purposes, I would love for you to check out the blog hop! It is sure to be amazing!! Here you go, and have lots of fun! ♥♥♥
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Before I wanted to turn 13. 12 just seemed so young, so naive. Now I feel, well, blah. Last night my mom asked, "Are you ready to turn 13." And, without hesitation, I answered, "No, do I have to be?" I suddenly realised that teenager-dom didn't seem so great. Oh well, too late. Though I did get some sushi :D
Thursday, October 30, 2008
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Math Meets Art
I haven't posted in a while beacues of stupid brain-block, but when mom made me watch Nova last night, I had an idea on what to post.
Contemplate and observe:
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Beaded Chains
Last night I took a shower and scrubbed all my tatoos off. When I got into my bed, I was so tired. I bought ankelets at a summer camp, and I haven't took them off since. I even took showers in them. Last night they felt so heavy, so cold, so wet. I immediately started to untie them, but I couldn't since they were so wet. I searched around for something sharp, and took a pin from a button and started hacking away at them with surprised frustration. I accidently pricked myself, but I only stopped a second to see if it was bleeding. With the last of my patience, I pulled both of them off and put them on my dresser. I was tired of the beads falling off, I was tired of hiding them beneath my socks in gym, I was tired of them soaking in water. I was just tired!
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Poetry Club
Today was the first meeting of the poetry club at my school. Fortunately it consisted of a little group of friends I had, unfortunatly I'm not very close to them. I mean, I think they are too cool, and one of them is my best friend, but with the otehrs I'm just too guarded and self-conscious. My last best friend decided to be emo/girly, and I knew my current best friend last year, but I want more best friends but I'm just too...scared. What if they all turn emo/girly, choose to ignore me, and only pretend to be my best friend if their other friends aren't around? So I forgot that I had to bring some poetry, so I hastily grab a small poem I wrote that I kept stored in locker about my little problem with my friends. So I sit down and wonder if I have any other poems in my backpack, and it turns out I have almost all my songs in there. Ms. Turner asked if I wanted to share, and I was kinda like "No, maybe...later..." Everyone starts talking about poetry, and everyone says they hate rhyming poems, which made me want to evaporate. I can't help but rhyme poems. There's something in my head that wants me to rhyme. I've never seen it as anything less than a gift, but now it just seems like a curse. So then it was creativity time, and it was silent for a few minutes, then we got to talking about random stuff, mostly about dreams. One girl explains a dream that had to do with balconies, and afterwards I stated that "that is why I'm afraid of balconies." Let me tell you, it's annoying how much my friends don't care for the balconies in my school, while I'm gripping the opposite wall hoping one of them doesn't "accidently" bump me. Randomly, my best friend grabs my poem and runs. Normally I wouldn't have bothered, but she was about to read it out loud. It's not actually a bad poem, but it's about a dodo bird, which might make the others not take it so seriously. So we're having a wrestling match, and I guess I was winning, but I still couldn't get the paper back since I folded it up so dang small. I only got it back after the teacher intervened (finally). Finally the day was over. Before they left, they told Ms. Turner that they can't get offended easily. Lucky them. I get offended so easily, and I care what other people think. They have no idea how long I spend in front of the mirror, trying to find the perfect outfit that made me look like I didn't give a damn while still looking good.
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Hallie's Anti-Writer's Block List
Since I'm having writer's block again, so Hallie nicely made me a list of topics.
The election:
*Sigh* All I can say is I hope McCain doesn't win.
Science projects:
It's annoying. My observations and data are due Nov. 3-14, which means I'll have to get to an art museum sometime soon.
Art projects:
What art projects?
I'm between being a park ranger and an emo. Andelle says she'll walk with my, but she wants to power walk and go all the way down the hill. Maybe my friend will offer me to trick-or-treat in her neighborhood
Your upcoming birthday:
What can I say about it? It's in 10 days.
Your tshirt hacking:
Umm...*cough* About that...
The definition of "geek":
What was Hallie thinking? Geeks for me are people who are really academically smart that flaunt it and are usually strong in maths and sciences.
The definition of "hippie":
*shakes fist at Hallie* A person in the arts who loves nature, are not afraid to be themselves, and are generally all around awesome.
A book you are currently reading:
The Other Boleyn Girl...again.
A movie you saw recently:
The last movie I saw was a stupid Goosebumps movie on Disney channel, "Night of the Living Dummies, Part III", which made Andelle go hysterical about how crappy it was and how they could possibly have been two others. She screamed while watching it though, which was pretty funny.
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
So incase anybody hasn't noticed, I haven't been on lately because my dad turned off my internets. I know I shouldn't be obsessing over it, but they want me to make a Fibonacci gauge, but I need to print one out of the internet. Thankfully Ysa has been feeding my pwnehs, and Andelle has been supplying me with my daily dose of useless YouTube videos. Now, for my entertainment, a video.
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Once again I have nothing important to post, so I'll write about my weekend. I went camping with my girl scout troop, but only seven girls went, including myself, so that was a big plus since when everybody comes it's a big disaster. We slept in two seperate trailers. I got the trailer with the awesome leader and my friends, while the other loud girls got the annoying leader (I think she's annoying because she complains about everything little thing!). We got to go to a dance in our pajamas, which was fun. I bough glasses that had lights on it, so whenever a song came on that I didn't know, I put on the glasses and bobbed my head. My friends even made me do the soulja boy, but it was all good. I was having a good time, though some boys got a little weird and started dancing around. They lifted each other up and danced all stupid like. One danced too close to me, so I sat with my leaders. They said that they liked boys like that, boys who didn't care what anybody else thought. My opinion is there's a thin line between not caring what anybody else thought and just being plain ignorant. Though one of my leaders did tell me that what they noticed is that I have fun whatever I do, which was nice to hear. In the final song we got into a "love circle" where we all held hands and swayed back and forth. We also went to Assateague and saw some wild ponies, which was awesome. And now I know another thing I can be for holloween...a park ranger! I have a junior park ranger badge, and I can use my mom's old name tag and belt from when she was a park ranger.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
You're out to steal the world
That took me too long to make
The things you've said and done
No longer in your wake
Shared expressions paint the wall
Opinions shared out loud
Why be the broken nail
When you get lost in the crowd
Let's save the world today
Let's go a different way
Let's start a new tomorrow
Let's end all the sorrow
Let's stop before it really begins
Let's let the best side win
Old baptismal gown
Torn, bloody, and cold
Your mind wreaks havoc
When painted with fool's gold
Delirious and cheery
Like vultures on their prey
Forget what you've forgotten
Never let the rest fade away
What have I begun?
I have a lot to learn
But in the meanwhile
I'll let the fires burn
Stepping from the ashes
A phoenix reborn
Why did I have to change
To this nature of forlorn
I'll save the world today
I'll go a different way
I'll start a new tomorrow
I'll end all the sorrow
I'll stop before it really begins
I'll let the good side win
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
I have no clue what to write, so I'll just write my day. This morning I stole Andelle's MP3 player (she left it in the bathroom!) and was listening to "The Speed of Sound" by Coldplay when I realized that a certain lyric was too familiar:
Every chance you get is a chance you seizeIt was then when I remembered where I wrote that poem that I wrote in another post. I was at a hotel and snuck into the bathroom with Andelle's MP3 player over the summer, where I layed in the bathtub weilding a pen, trying to get my creative juices flowing. I now feel a bit like a failure.
These two girls on the bus were trying (unsuccesfully) to convert me, which they seem to do when they are bored, or when they remember that they're christian and that they have a heathen in their midsts.
In science the girl behind me is either trying to convert me, hook me up with a guy, style my hair, or stealing my purse. To day it was trying to style me and steal my purse. My friend A decided to take my one of my necklace's I left in my purse and promised to give it back in PE. For some reason, all my friends like my necklaces.
In French my friend B's purse was making noises, but she was all the way across the room with a teacher, so I was frantically searching for the sound.
In PE A gave back my necklace, and my friend C wanted to come over to my house in Wednesday, which is something to look forward to.
I was looking everywhere for C's number, so I decide to call friend D to see if she had her number, and she did. I told her that C was going to come over on Wednesday, which is why I needed her number. D made a sound full of question and envy which is funny because it sounded like an "mmm" sound, but it was quick and...strange. D jealous?
Now I'm at home, Andelle seems to be out to kill me for some reason, and I'm starting to hate the phone.
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
On Sunday I'm going to the Renn. Fest with my two best friends, so this should be interesting. It's the first time one of my friends have been there, so me and my other friend will introduce her to the world of pirates and gypies!
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Some habits never die. I had an annoying habit in elementary where I would bite the inside of my mouth, causing sores. Sometimes I would be biting and not even realizing it. Sometimes I would wake up in the morning and my lip would be swollen. Once again the stupid habit decided to revisit me. Now I'm eating strawberry sorbet thinking it might help, but I accidently bit down on it, and it HURTS! RARRRRGHH!!!
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Entries sought for 2007 Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award
Winner will be invited to speak at the 2007 International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture hosted by the UH Manoa School of ArchitectureUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's School of Architecture and the Asia-Pacific Center for Architecture (APCA), in association with Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA), is soliciting entries for the fifth Kenneth F. Brown Architecture Design Award Program.
The program is a biennial event that recognizes outstanding examples of contemporary architecture in the Asia Pacific region. Inaugurated in 1995 with a goal of establishing a critical foundation for the improvement of the built environment, it is named in honor of eminent architect and civic-minded humanitarian, Kenneth F. Brown, FAIA.
The award winner(s) will receive a cash prize of $25,000 (taxes may apply) and will be invited as a speaker(s) at the International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture, which will take place in Spring 2007 at the UH Mānoa School of Architecture.
The design award program is open to any architectural work located either in the continent of Asia or a region that touches the Pacific Ocean. Entered projects should have been completed between January 1996 and November 2006. In evaluating the competition submissions, the jury will seek a design intervention that makes the most sensitive, creative, and critical response to its built, cultural, and natural environments.
A non-refundable registration fee of US $125 for each project entry should be submitted to the UH Mānoa School of Architecture no later than December 10, 2006. Prospective entrants may register by mailing the fee ($125 for each project) by check (payable in U.S. dollars to "Asia-Pacific Center for Architecture" drawn in a bank in the United States) or an international money order, along with the following information: Name, Organization, Telephone Number, Fax Number, E-mail address, and the number of projects to be entered. For credit card payment, use the online registration form or contact the school for a form.
Upon receipt of the registration information and fee, required forms and detailed instructions for submitting necessary documentation of each project will be sent. The project submission deadline is January 31, 2007. The Design Award Program will retain all submitted entry materials for its archive.
Kenneth F. Brown (United States)
Istuko Hasegawa (Architect, Japan)
Kerry Hill (Architect, Singapore)
Robert Ivy (Editor-in-Chief, Architectural Record, United States)
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Kazi K. Ashraf, Co-Chair, 2007 Kenneth F. Brown Award Program
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I'm lucky if there's a few good Blu-ray releases worth considering for my column each week, let alone actually sent by the studios to review, but that's definitely not the case with this week's impressive haul. While I didn't get copies of "John Carter," "Breaking Bad: Season Four," or many of the Universal and Disney catalog titles released, there was still plenty to choose from to make this edition of Blu Tuesday one of the best yet.
It's been a while since the last time I sat down to watch "The Sting," but it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that the movie still holds up remarkably well, especially now that it's been digitally remastered as part of Universal's 100th Anniversary Collector's Series. Director George Roy Hill's second collaboration with Robert Redford and Paul Newman epitomizes everything that made the 1970s such an amazing and transitional period for American cinema, beginning with David S. Ward's Oscar-winning screenplay. While Hill does a great job making sense of the elaborate plot, and Redford and Newman replicate their wonderful chemistry from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," the film wouldn't be such a timeless classic if it wasn't for Ward's smart and unpredictable script. From Newman's poker showdown with Robert Shaw, to the climactic finale involving nearly every character in the story, there are so many memorable moments that it's no wonder why "The Sting" remains as beloved today as when it was first released. It's arguably the definitive con movie, and one that deserves a place in every film lover's collection.
Blu-ray Highlight: Although it's appeared on previous editions, "The Art of the Sting" is an excellent three-part retrospective that features interviews with Robert Redford, Paul Newman and other cast and crew as they reflect back on making the film, including the choice to use ragtime music for the score, cast chemistry and anecdotes from the set.
Science fiction has enjoyed a renaissance of sorts on television in recent years, thanks in large part to the advances made in technology. Unfortunately, many of the major networks haven't had a lot of luck with the genre, which is why the idea of a smaller fish like TNT dipping its toes into the sci-fi pool sounded like a disaster waiting to happen. Perhaps best described as a mix between "War of the Worlds" and "The Walking Dead," the show strikes a good balance between the action sequences and the human drama that occurs within the Resistance, even if the writing and acting aren't necessarily of the highest quality. It's obvious from the first episode that "Falling Skies" is working with a limited budget, but while the special effects are only slightly better than your average SyFy made-for-TV movie, they're never a crutch to the series. Granted, it probably won't blow you away, but for sci-fi fans still mourning the loss of shows like "V," it's a pretty decent substitute.
Blu-ray Highlight: If you're looking for a more in-depth conversation about specific episodes, then the included audio commentaries (five in all, featuring producer Greg Beeman, actor Noah Wyle and writer Mark Verheidan) are the way to go, but I enjoyed the footage of the "Falling Skies" panel from last year's San Diego Comic-Con a little more. Though the panel isn't available in its entirety, it features most of the cast (as well as a few of the producers) discussing the first season in a much broader capacity.
If I'm being completely honest, I don't really remember "Safe House" all that well, but that's part of the problem. Despite starring two of the most charismatic actors in the industry in Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, the movie is pretty forgettable. The actors do the best they can with the material that they've been given, but despite some small changes to the formula, the film is just another run-of-the-mill action thriller with hardly a surprising moment throughout. One of the few things that does work in the film is the setting. In addition to boasting a variety of unique locations (like the newly built soccer stadium), Cape Town, South Africa is a fresh and exotic locale that Hollywood hasn't filmed to death. There's also a really great action sequence with Reynolds and "The Killing" star Joel Kinneman (who previously worked with director Daniel Espinosa on the Swedish hit "Snabba Cash") that will likely go down as one of the best fight scenes of the year, but for a movie packed with this much talent, there should have been a lot more highlights than that.
Blu-ray Highlight: There really isn't a standout special feature on Universal's two-disc release, but there are still a few good extras worth checking out, including a short but sweet making-of featurette that covers a range of topics like the script, casting and production; an in-depth look at the film's fight choreography; and a featurette on ex-CIA operative Luis Falcon III's assistance in making the movie as accurate as possible.
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Entertainment gets underway at 5 p.m. Thursday at Wakefield Park to kick off the 2012 Town and Country Festival.
The Mini-Bulldog Cheerleaders will perform at 5 p.m. and that also marks the opening of the carnival rides and the Eagles beer tent. Carnival rides and the beer tent continue Friday and Saturday.
Another festival-long event is a series of Bingo games at the back shelter house. Jody Pummell will call the numbers again this year, and parking is available by taking the drive off Salisbury Street by the city garage.
In addition to a variety of musical acts (see related story), the stage will be home to the Festival Royalty Contest at 6 p.m. Thursday. Organizer Jodi Kruse is pleased to have 17 contestants signed up among four divisions—prince, princess, sweetheart and queen. Three candidates will compete for the title of festival queen.
Also at 6 p.m., the Morenci cheerleaders will open their dunk tank. Cheerleaders will appear in the tank on Thursday and Friday, with guests scheduled on Saturday.
What began as a impromptu contest a couple of years ago is now a festival mainstay: the old guys vs. young guys softball game scheduled at 8 p.m. Thursday.
At 7 p.m. Friday, the Morenci Fire Department will present a demonstration of what can happen when drivers are distracted by sending text messages.
A corn hole tournament also gets underway at 7 p.m., along with the festival men's softball tournament. Sign up for corn hole at the festival information booth. The cost is $30 per team and the winners will receive $200.
The annual car show organizes at 9 a.m. Saturday on city property across from the park. A 5K run and fun walk is also scheduled at 9 a.m., leaving and finishing at the park.
The festival parade leaves the high school at 11 a.m. Bring your bag to collect candy and the free items given away by politicians in this election year parade.
Morenci's Athletic Booster will begin their chicken barbecue after the parade, serving from the park concession stand.
Registration for the festival poker run is scheduled to start at noon at the west end of the park. The cost is $10 for a single rider and $15 for a pair.
Guests begin entering the dunk tank at noon with mayor Keith Pennington. Kerry Nieman takes over at 1 p.m., followed by Bronson DiCenso at 2 p.m., Brandon DiCenso at 3 p.m., Matt Bostick at 4 p.m., Joe Farquhar at 6 p.m. and Jim Bauer at 7 p.m.
A pedal tractor pull is scheduled at 12:30 p.m. and a dodgeball tournament begins at 3 p.m. Four teams have said they will participate, but organizer Jodi Kruse will take registrations up until the event begins.
The Lost Nations Rodeo returns to the back of Wakefield Park at 7 p.m. and the annual fireworks display begins around 10:30. As of Monday, the fireworks fund was still short about $900. Donations should be taken to Rural Urban Insurance.
That leaves a return to the entertainment stage with the final act of the festival, rapper HiZe.
There's no battle of the bands at this year's Town and Country Festival, but don't fret. That doesn't indicate a lack of live music.
Music organizer Kent Deatrick is convinced this year's festival provides a great lineup of entertainment that will appeal to a range of listeners.
He was working on a seventh act, but funds and stage time left him with six performances—one on Thursday, two on Friday and three on Saturday.
State Line Jazz Band
The State Line Jazz Band takes the stage at 8 p.m. Thursday to open the festival entertainment schedule. The group performed at the park last September and return with mostly the same line-up of musicians.
Brothers Mark, Terry and Dean Pennington will be joined by Jamie Clark and Mark Gibbs of Morenci, plus Paul Maybe of Brooklyn. In addition, Shaye Pennington will provide vocals on several numbers.
The group plays a variety of songs, mostly instrumental, covering a wide range of well-known artists—all with a jazz flavor.
Border Town Band
Two groups are on the docket for Friday, starting off with Scott Thompson's Border Town Band at 5 p.m.
Look for a range of classic rock from the band, along with country, blues and gospel tunes.
Thompson, the vocalist and bass player, is joined by instrumentalist Dusty Lead, keyboardist John Garrow and drummer and trumpet player Josh Steinmetz.
Sour Slam
At 8 p.m. Friday, Fayette's Sour Slam brings their high-energy show to the stage. The group proved popular at the Fayette Music Fest last year.
Rick Bailey and Randy Sentle started playing together as teenagers, and they got together a couple of years ago to form Sour Slam. They're joined by Matt Carnicom of Fayette and Dave Perez of Stryker.
The band will perform two hours of classic rock.
Genevieve Rose
Genevieve Randall has often shared the stage with her sister, Madeline, (the Randall Sisters), but she'll be on the stage alone at 5 p.m. Saturday to present her range of country music tunes.
With and without her sister, she has performed at a variety of locations, and Sunday she will be off to sing at the Lenawee County Heritage Festival.
Mojo Doyle Band
Saturday's 8 p.m. show marks a homecoming for Stryker resident Rob Rosebrook who serves as guitarist and keyboardist for the Mojo Doyle Band.
Mojo Doyle is a Los Angeles native who now lives in Adrian. Her vocal range allows the band to present a wide variety of tunes, but expect plenty of classic rock and country at the festival performance.
Other band members are Gary St. John of Stryker, Bob Weber of Wauseon, Jason Southwell of Hudson and Bowen Schultz of Defiance. There's also Tré Doyle, the 10-year-old son of the lead singer who adds fiddle music to the mix.
Morenci rapper Cody Long, who goes by HiZe, won't be alone on the stage this year when it's his turn to perform Saturday after the fireworks show.
He has drummer Trevor Lawson of Bryan joining him along with bass player Eric Waldron of Morenci. He also has a lot of new material to present, including some songs that should appeal to a wider audience.
HiZe is expecting C-Fifth of Kiss FM to host the show, along with members of NBC 24 Game Savvy Late Night.


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So, Valentin has attacked me in my sleep. He has pounced at my face and clawed me above my left eye. There's a deep red gash that is very long and that I kept having to explain to the kids at school.
"Mi gato.", I would shrug. "Yo estaba dormiendo anoche y……yo no sé….algo asustó a mi gato o….algo…ah…lo ha asustado?…yo no sé…una mosca…eh…cualquier…"
Such a pleasure for these people, to listen to my assault on their language. To stand by and watch as I single-handedly ruin it. They do quite well, generally, it has to be said, under the circumstances, in terms of remaining polite.
Please, please stop, their faces beg. We don't want to know your stories, or about the things that have happened to you, if it means listening to this.
But I needed them to know. Apart from the fact that I didn't want the gash on my forehead to be quietly attributed to some sort of alcoholic mishap, it had been a first for me, being attacked in my bed. It's as though a rite of passage has been successfully navigated. In a way I feel as though I've shared an experience with the James Bonds and Chuck Norrises of this world. More


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By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor
June 27, 2011
While there is a current moderation in freight volumes, the consensus from a Transport Capital Partners (TCP) survey appears to be that this moderation will not be lasting, with 80 percent of survey respondents indicating volumes will increase within the next 12 months.
Even though 80 percent is impressive, TCP's previous quarterly survey cited 90 percent of respondents as stating volumes would increase within the same timeframe. The 80 percent reading, said TCP, is the third highest level reported in this survey, although TCP said this data was collected at the end of May, prior to the recent spate of negative economic news issued in recent weeks.
Last year at this time people were feeling pretty positive," said Lana Batts, TCP partner. "But then everything just stalled out, and I think these current numbers represent just how tenuous this whole economic recovery is.
In May 2010, 94 percent of survey respondents were calling for higher volumes over the next 12 months.
Even though the quarterly figure is down to 80 percent, Batts described that as pretty healthy, adding that it bodes well for the industry, because the capacity that the trucking industry has today probably resembles the capacity situation from February 2008, when TCP first began collecting this data.
And with very few carriers planning to add capacity, the TCP survey found that the second half of this year will show an increased capacity gap, with only 32 percent larger carriers—over $25 million in revenue—no expected to increase capacity, coupled with 24 percent of smaller carriers expecting to do the same.
Another 39 percent are planning to add some capacity and another 25 percent plan to acquire contractors. Roughly 85 percent of larger carriers have been able to access credit to fund capacity expansions, while 80 percent of smaller carriers have. TCP said the fact that about 20 percent of smaller carriers cannot access reasonable credit is troubling.
Even though the capacity situation remains a cause for concern, Batts said that does not change the fact that as volumes go down, rates for shippers will continue to go up. The TCP survey bears this out, too, with nearly 90 percent of carriers expecting rates to go up over the next 12 months compared to the last 12 months. And TCP said this survey reflects the first time that respondents indicated rates were not likely to decrease since the question was initially asked in these surveys in the first quarter of 2009.
They added that this is not a huge surprise as the supply and demand equilibrium continues to favor carriers in this market, with few capacity gains expected and slow economic growth still occurring in terms of GDP.
"Carriers today are not interested in adding capacity, because rates today are about equal to what they were in 2006," said Batts. "The price of a truck has gone up from $80,000 to $120,000 and fuel is up, too. Everything is more expensive, and the industry is still charging 2006 rates. It is not sustainable. Trucking is not as easy of a business to get into as it was before.
Batts added that even though new Class 8 orders are up, it does not even begin to approach the replacement level truly needed for trucks that have exited the industry over the last five years.
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So for some applications, appears totally random to me, stock icons are displayed in the alt-tab switcher, even though my custom selected ones appear correctly everywhere else within Xfce.
There really doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to it, it's just that firefox for example uses my custom icon in alt-tab, and then emacs doesn't. All the same size icons exist for both applications.
Anyone else experienced this?
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Some X applications don't allow the window manager to set an icon for the window frame or task switcher applications. In my experience, I've seen this happen with the older X apps like xterm, emacs, etc. There is a utility called xseticon that is written to allow you to get around these restrictions.
One more thing to note specifically with emacs is that the icon is forced but can be overriden (you'll still need to use something like xseticon to get the icon that you want). More information here: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manu … ons-X.html.
EDIT: Here is a tutorial with some scripts to show you how this can be done.
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This is a repost, with permission, from her post on BluePlanetGreenLiving. I hope it stirs some sympathy for her cause and motivates you to share her passion with others. Whether you choose to become one of her 100 Grannies is up to you. But, perhaps you know someone who may be interested. As for me, for now, sharing with you is my way of helping her get the word out about her organization. I have never been an activist of any sort. I don't know that I have it in me, but I do find her goal worthy. See what you think...
Notes from Iowa: 100 Grannies … for a Livable Future
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While some of us complain about the Keystone Pipeline and fret powerlessly over climate change, Barbara Schlachter is a visionary leader who actively works toward a better world through peaceful protest. Sometimes this means putting herself in harm's way. That might not be so remarkable if she were in her 20s or 30s, but Barbara is a retired Episcopal priest — and a grandmother. In this post, she shares her vision of how grandmothers—and others—can band together to improve the future for those who will survive us. It's a mammoth challenge, but arguably the most important one we will ever face. Count me in, Barbara.—Julia Wasson, Publisher
Don't we all want a livable future? Why would I target grandmothers? Why not everyone working in every way possible to make the necessary changes to our way of living now so that the children of the future will have a life that is full of the goodness of creation?
The answer to this is that we have to start somewhere, and I am a granny who happens to think that action is needed now. I believe there are others who think so, too.
Grannies have some advantages. We have lived long enough to have seen changes in our climate and our society and not like what we see. We are often retired and have time and underpinnings to be able to devote a considerable portion of our energy to the effort of reducing human impact on the environment, especially the atmosphere.
We know that "older means bolder." What do we have to lose compared to what our grandchildren may not have?
I want my grandchildren to grow up in a world where there is clean water and air, healthy food, and where nature is usually friendly and beautiful. I do not want them to live in a world with frequent flooding, drought, heat that kills, and strong storms that require immense financial and emotional resources to recover from.
I live in Iowa and went through the floods in 2008. I know that this scenario will be repeated all over this country and the rest of the world if we do not do everything in our power to reduce the use of fossil fuels that contribute to climate change.
Two women friends—also grandmothers—Beth Robbins and Ann Christenson, and I read James Hansen's Storms of My Grandchildren. We trust NASA's top climate scientist of many years to be honest about what lies ahead if we do not curb our carbon addiction and if we continue to extract oil from dirty tar sands and natural gas by fracking. "Game Over," is his conclusion.
Guardians for Our EarthWe three were arrested in front of the White House in August of 2011. We joined in 350.org's efforts to convince President Obama not to approve the treaty with TransCanada to run a risky pipeline from the tar sands of Alberta through the United States to the Gulf, jeopardizing wildlife and water and increasing the temperature of the atmosphere.
TransCanada has not been responsible in its other pipelines, and the claims that thousands of jobs would be generated are simply not true. There would be some initial construction jobs, and then those would end. The Tar Sands oil is not only an inferior oil that requires a great deal of energy to extract, it would not even necessarily end up in this country but be sold to the bidder who will pay the most. All we would be left with is a mess.
So my friends and I are calling all women of a generative age, not necessarily biological grandmothers, to rise to the task of Guardians for our Earth and for the generations to come. We intend to become a network across the country, sharing information and encouragement. We intend to form local groups of 10 to 100 to meet for education and empowerment, and to publicly witness to the dangers of continuing our present course.
Groups might do some or all of the following:
- Speak to other groups of people who are not as aware as they need to be about climate issues
- Write letters to the editors of our newspapers
- Work to influence government at all levels through such organizations as Citizens Climate Lobby to put a fee on carbon and develop alternative energy and transportation
- Show up at designated sites to protest fossil fuels
- Risk arrest through well-targeted civil disobedience demonstrations
Root Deep, Stand Tall…Lately I have been seeing the prairie as a model for a strong movement. The middle of this nation, the very land that the proposed pipeline would cross, was once covered by prairie grass. In Iowa, some of it was higher than a person on horseback. There are still areas of prairie, and more are being restored.
What is amazing to me is that prairie grass roots go deep, as deep as 15 feet. Because of their deep roots, they can withstand wind and drought. They need fire from time to time to renew them, and they are of the earth itself.
They also do not stand alone. They are always in community; always dense. They can break a plow trying to break them. And they are beautiful in all their colorful diversity.
So, the example to us is root deep, stand tall, stay together, and don't be afraid of the fire of your passion for climate justice.
We are well aware of the power of citizen groups to effect major change in this country: Slavery was outlawed after abolitionists risked their lives in protest. Women won suffrage after generations of women fought with words and finally their bodies to procure the 19th amendment guaranteeing women the vote. And, more recently, Big Tobacco has been brought to its knees to protect the quality of air and the health of all citizens.
These efforts took time. We don't have that kind of time on this issue. We need to make the American public and government aware of the peril we all are in, in this country and around the world, and insist that responsible action be taken. We need to do this NOW.
Can you imagine 100 Grannies on a railroad track protesting yet another trainload of coal? Ten rows of ten gray-haired women ready to step aside if the train won't stop, and yet calling out all the media to testify to our witness and concern?
This is the challenge for which we were born.
This may well be the reason we are still alive.
This is the purpose for the rest of our lives—to work to guard the earth, the source of all life,
And to do it with perseverance, love, humor, and hope
So that our grandchildren and all children
May have a world and a life that is livable.
Is this serious work? You had better believe it! And, therefore, we must gather together to dance and to laugh. Do what renews your spirit. Quiet reflection and spiritual reading complement our group work. Slow down and decry busyness so that our work and thought may be grounded. Finally, strive to live more simply upon the earth. This gives us bread for our journey and integrity for our walk. We need both.
If you haven't already done so, I encourage you to read Eaarth by Bill McKibben, who bases his work on James Hansen's; Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision of the Planet by Carol Schaefer; and The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering by Sharon Mehdi. Watch Iron Jawed Angels.
I have always seen creation as a gift from God and where God is revealed. I believe we are called to be partners in the ongoing care and use of creation. Teaching my grandchildren to be caretakers of creation and to live in harmony with it and in community with people the world around is part of my call. And so is taking action to protect the planet I will leave behind. Will you join me?
Reverend Barbara Schlachter
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The Rev. Barbara Schlachter is an Episcopal priest who is retired after 35 years of parish ministry and is a pastoral counselor and spiritual director. She helped found the Iowa City Climate Advocates and works as local coordinator of Citizens Climate Lobby.
Take ActionCheck out our website at 100grannies.org. Join us by signing up at email@example.com and telling us a bit about yourselves, giving us a first name only and your zip code. As we gain numbers, we can help you form groups. In the meantime, speak to your friends and encourage them to meet with you to educate yourselves and plan action.
If you haven't already done so, I encourage you to read Eaarth by Bill McKibben, who bases his work on James Hansen's; Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision of the Planet by Carol Schaefer; and The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering by Sharon Mehdi. Watch Iron Jawed Angels.
I have always seen creation as a gift from God and where God is revealed. I believe we are called to be partners in the ongoing care and use of creation. Teaching my grandchildren to be caretakers of creation and to live in harmony with it and in community with people the world around is part of my call. And so is taking action to protect the planet I will leave behind. Will you join me?
Reverend Barbara Schlachter
Guest Writer
Blue Planet Green Living (Home Page)
The Rev. Barbara Schlachter is an Episcopal priest who is retired after 35 years of parish ministry and is a pastoral counselor and spiritual director. She helped found the Iowa City Climate Advocates and works as local coordinator of Citizens Climate Lobby.
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There once was a time when I was the most faithful and religious of them all... But through the process of higher education, and the use of logic and critical thinking, I could no longer deny the fact that I had grown into a full-blown atheist, leaving my parents and my brothers and sister behind in Never-never Land. I did not intend to tell them about it...not for a while at least (I planned on moving out first). I was reading Christopher Hitchens' "God Is Not Great" and left it on the kitchen counter by accident before going to work one day. You would think that I was caught with drugs with the way my mom accused me of "bringing garbage into her house." She accused me of simply angry with God because my life didn't pan out as I had wanted) it to. She asked me if I had been raped (as if that could provide for her a logical explaination as to how I lost my faith in God) and she told me that I might as well be a Satanist. My father said that there will be no talk of this "non-sense" of there being no God under his roof. He also told me that unless I changed my mind, he did not want me to be present at his deathbed. My sister told me that I had allowed Satan to take over my heart and mind, and my brothers told me that they would no longer come to me for advise they needed.
Eversince that day, life at my home has been mental tourture. I've been dealing with depression and self esteem issues that I hadn't had problems with prior to my accidental coming out. My parents were so furious with me and my disbelief that I was sure they were going to kick me out of the house. Part of me wishes they had. All of my friends were Christian and it was just a matter of time before they stopped wanting to see me (I think they were scared that if it could happen to someone as faithful as me, then it could also happen to them. My disbelief was seen as a weakness and a disease). Pretty soon the only social interaction I got was through the people I worked with, who have been mostly very cool with my open atheism.
With the economy the way it is I cannot afford to get my own place and I've been desperately looking for another job so that I can finally escape. I know that things will get better someday; they have to. I plan on going to my first atheist meetup this month. Yay! Super excited about that...
I want to thank everyone on this site for being there for me when my own family hasn't. I read the blogs and discussions and it makes me feel happy and sane and not so alone. :-)
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I'm sorry your family has reacted this way. Try to make some contacts at your meetup. Maybe you can find a roommate or two to make moving out affordable. My parents thought I was angry with god too. I wish things were different. Maybe they will grow to accept your loss of faith--it's so new and raw for them right now. Your siblings are still growing up. Even though they aren't coming to you for advice, you are a role model. When they start to think for themselves, they will see that you have taken the path of intellectual freedom and maybe they will too. Hang in there.
Kairan has a good suggestion there about the roommate(s).
Lindsey, I'm sorry this happened to you. The depression and self-esteem issues you mention aren't strange given the hostile environment you are in. Keep opposing those thoughts with the rational abilities you obviously have - remind yourself that you are a good person and try not to listen to the negative self-talk. Most of that sort of problem that I have had has been due to my channeling other people's criticism into my own inner voice. Sometimes telling myself "Stop it!!"helps. A hug from a friend works pretty well too.
{{{{Lindsey}}}} <= virtual hug ヅ
Lindsay your story is heartbreaking. This is why whenever I hear christians complaining that are oppressed I just want to scream "try being gay, try being an atheist, try being a muslim for that matter"! My advice is surround yourself, as you are planning to do with people who share your convictions. The meet-up is a great idea. I would also say don't count out all your xian friends just yet. Everyone on here has religious friends and family that do accept us for who we are. Who knows, one of them might be questioning his/her beliefs as well and will take your courage as inspiration. As you also mentioned we are also here. Hang in there!
They certainly proved again why god (and religion) isn't great
I can relate to you. When I'm around friends and even acquaintances, I can easily talk about my atheism and other sensitive topics. When I'm around my immediate family, however, things are much different. My dad and brother are especially fundamentalist and close-minded. My heart starts racing when I even mention the words billions (as in we can measure light and the fact that it's been travelling for billions of years). I generally try avoiding religion topics when I'm around my family, although I do hint at my atheism and certain scientific facts every once in a while just to make them feel a little uncomfortable. :)
This website is great in that it lets you feel like atheism is normal and accepted among other rational people. You are definitely not alone in your atheism!
People in our state do get quite uppity about their religion (damn bible belt)... I got really lucky at work and I work with 2 atheists for the time being.
Thanks for all of the uplifting comments everyone. It's cool knowing some of you can relate to what I'm going through. To answer your question, Jared: no, my family hasn't done an intervention exactly. My mom did set up an apointment for me to meet with the pastor of their church and one of my little brothers brought me to Starbucks one day to meet with his youth minister. They were both very nice and they were both very civil meetings, but both men were, for lack of better words, very ignorant and stubourn and I walked away feeling even more frustrated. But I got a free caramel macchiato from the later meeting so that was cool. ;-)
Thanks again, everyone! You are all wonderful! :-)


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