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NEW YORK, N.Y. - He ruffled feathers. He maybe even turned some viewers off.
'Family Guy' star Seth MacFarlane proves he's an Oscar guy as sassy host of awards show
Frazier Moore, The Associated Press
NEW YORK, N.Y. – He ruffled feathers. He maybe even turned some viewers off.
But it's likely no one turned off Seth MacFarlane.
Best-known until recently as the bad-boy creator and character voice behind "Family Guy" and last summer's hit film "Ted," MacFarlane seized the camera Sunday as host of ABC's Oscarcast and proved to its vast audience that he's a ridiculously versatile entertainer, a guy who can be as charming as he is famously irreverent, even polarizing.
Here's a guy who could toss off a joke Bob Hope might have delivered decades ago ("It's Sunday. Everybody's dressed up. This is like church — only with more people praying"), then carry off a deliberate groaner like his wisecrack that, while, an actor like Daniel Day-Lewis really captured Abraham Lincoln in his Oscar-winning performance, "I would argue that the actor who really got inside Abraham Lincoln's head was John Wilkes Booth."
Viewers could have gotten fair warning of what to expect from MacFarlane last fall when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" with skill.
But this Oscars hosting gig was the Main Event, and he earned a large measure of credit for keeping the show in satisfying equilibrium.
This was an elegant affair, including a surprise appearance by first lady Michelle Obama, live from the White House, who announced the best picture.
The lovely stage setting glowed and shimmered. And it was put to good use in a show-stopping production number saluting movie musicals including "Chicago," "Dreamgirls" and "Les Miserables," performed by stars from those films.
On a program that honoured the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films, Adele wailed the theme song from the newest, "Skyfall." Far juicier, Shirley Bassey belted out the theme from "Goldfinger" about as forcefully as she did in 1964.
And accompanying the In Memoriam tribute, in a year that saw the passing of composer-songwriter Marvin Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand made a rare television appearance to sing "The Way We Were" in his honour.
(If any of the studio-perfect performances raised suspicions of lip-syncing, the academy declared all the singing was done live.)
Speaking of music, the orchestra got surprisingly aggressive forcing off winners in mid-acceptance, often with the sinister theme from "Jaws," of all things.
But silver-tressed Claudio Miranda, accepting the best cinematography Oscar for "Life of Pi," didn't need the hook. Beginning with "Aw, gee, wow," he seemed to be channeling Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall" as he gratefully stumbled through his thank-yous with a series of gasps, sentence fragments, and finally his own self-imposed wrap-up, "Oh, my God, I can't even speak." In his brief appearance, he became the patron saint of any viewer who was ever forced to speak in public from the heart — and crumbled.
Few presenters knocked it out of the park in their fleeting turns, but none had viewers' teeth grinding.
Perhaps inevitably, Mark Wahlberg was reunited with his "Ted" co-star, a digitally rendered Teddy bear voiced by MacFarlane. Ted, at his politically incorrect best, wondered aloud where the post-Oscars orgy would be ("Jack Nicholson's house," Wahlberg finally replied) and professed that he was Jewish to ensure he would "work in this town."
Yes, MacFarlane had his moments of dubious taste. What did anybody expect who'd ever spent a moment with "Family Guy"?
But did he really cross the line when he described "Django Unchained" as "the story of a man fighting to get back his woman who's been subjected to unthinkable violence — or, as Chris Brown and Rihanna call it, a date movie"?
Especially on a night where everyone else seemed to be on their best behaviour, MacFarlane's strategic misbehaviour furnished welcome relief.
In interviews beforehand, he had spoken of his hope to strike a balance between respect for Hollywood and some necessary sass. Mission accomplished.
Leading-man handsome with a gleaming smile, he began the broadcast without a net and looking totally relaxed: Alone on the stage, he delivered a series of one-liners, most of which scored. (The Oscarcast was being watched by "close to a billion people worldwide," he intoned, "which is why Jodie Foster will be up here in a bit to ask for her privacy.")
Then he opened the door to his reputation for raunch with the appearance on a video screen of William Shatner as "Star Trek's" Captain Kirk, who had arrived from the future to scold MacFarland in advance for the hosting performance he was just starting.
"The show's a disaster," declared Shatner.
As evidence, he pointed to an "incredibly offensive song that upsets a lot of actresses in the audience."
With that, a pre-taped production number featured MacFarlane singing "We Saw Your Boobs," saluting a roster of actresses who have bared themselves in their films.
But then, in an effort to atone, MacFarlane sang a classy rendition of "The Way You Look Tonight" accompanied by Charlize Theron and Channing Tatum in dance.
Not good enough, said Shatner, who then revealed a video clip where MacFarlane, costumed in a Flying Nun habit, hit on Oscar nominee Sally Field in the green room.
Back and forth went the routine: Bad Seth and Good Seth. Both were very funny, stewarding a broadcast that never went askew.
Frazier Moore is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. He can be reached at fmoore(at)ap.org and at http://www.twitter.com/tvfrazier


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One of the great things about netbooks like the Eee PC is all of the potential for modification. This particular hack comes to us via a Russian Eee PC 701 owner who managed to turn it into a carputer for his Honda Fit. With the monitor in the dash and a wireless keyboard in the glovebox, the Eee PC transforms into an XP-driven media device with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and (most likely) GPS. By the looks of things, making this hack work in your vehicle will be no easy task—and there isn't much to go on besides a series of photos that outline the build process. Still, if you are willing to give it a try, the images are available in the link. [Photofile and eee.pc.ru via Liliputing]
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As reported earlier today by CBR News, comic writer, animation producer and respected industry veteran Dwayne McDuffie passed away due to complications following a surgical procedure he underwent Monday evening.
The Detroit native began his career as an editor for Marvel comics in the late '80s, but left the editorial ranks to pursue writing full-time. McDuffie was a longtime advocate for diversity in comics and this led to his co-founding Milestone Media, a character and diversity-driven superhero line of comics, along with Denys Cowan, Michael Davis and Derek T. Dingle. McDuffie's more recent work saw him splitting time between comics and animation, where he wrote or produced such series as "Justice League Unlimited" and "Ben 10," as well as a number of DC's recent direct-to-DVD animated films including the just-released "All-Star Superman."
CBR reached out to a number of McDuffie's friends and colleagues who have kindly allowed us to share their thoughts about McDuffie and his passing.
Tom Brevoort:
Dwayne was, without fail, the smartest guy in the room, no matter what room it happened to be. And I'm talking about textbook smarts here -- he was extremely well-read, and had the background and education of a scientist. But his real love was in telling stories, not making scientific discoveries, so he moved into comics and animation. And because he felt strongly about the ability of comics to connect with people from all walks of life, and their power to inspire, he co-founded Milestone Media, dedicated to creating a more balanced multi-cultural approach to the question of a super hero universe.
He'll probably be best known to most as the guy who headed up a few spectacular seasons of "Justice League Unlimited," or the person who created Static Shock. But I'll remember him mostly as the guy who spent a morning experimenting to see whether Silly Putty could pick up images from various types of comic book printing. (Flexographic printing, as it turns out, was immune from Silly Putty Transfer.)
He also wrote "Teenage Negro Ninja Thrashers", one of the best and most accurate satires on the state of race in comics.
Joe Casey (writer, Man of Action, "Ben 10"):
It's hard to process the suddenness of Dwayne's passing.  I'm still reeling from the news even as I type this. Dwayne was not only an important, ground-breaking creator in comics and in animation, he was one of the current day-to-day caretakers of "Ben 10." For the work he put into the show, all of us at Man Of Action owe him a tremendous thanks. On a personal note, Dwayne was a refreshingly straight shooter and we all know that's a quality in short supply in this business. He spoke his mind, no matter what the consequences and I always respected that.  I'll miss him and my heart goes out to his family and fans.
Paul Dini:
To work with Dwayne McDuffie was to be instantly at home with a kindred soul. Â You spoke the same language, you read the same comics, you tossed around ridiculous characters like B'wana Beast and the Ultra-Humanite with the same ease as two musicians riffing on a beloved childhood song. Â And like a musician, Dwayne fine tuned his stories until they sang. Â Dwayne made it easy because he was so good. Â Good writer, good friend. Â I'll miss his talent, his understated yet devastating sense of humor, his grace in times of disappointment, and always the man himself.
Felicia Henderson (writer, "Static," "Fringe"):
I remember the day that I sat across the table from Dan DiDio in a hotel lobby in Burbank. He wanted to talk to me about something he was really excited about -- Static Shock. It was time for him to have his own book, again. I was over the moon. I loved Static! My inner dialogue: "Say yes, Felicia. This will give you an opportunity to meet Dwayne McDuffie. Say yes, right now."
Dwayne McDuffie was a god to me and I would've done anything to get a chance to pick his brain about the character I loved so much. A series of telephone conversations and emails began with the gentle giant, Dwayne McDuffie. Finally, Dan arranged for us to meet in person. It would be a "quick hello."  We met for coffee and two and a half hours later I still wasn't ready for this amazing lesson in writing comic books to end.
Here was a man that was completely fearless. He said what he meant and it wasn't always pretty. I still can't believe that moment with Dan led to the opportunity to develop a relationship with Dwayne -- a mentor who has taken time to teach me, update me, inform me, and chew the fat with me, for the last two years. I remember telling him, "You know you scare people, don't you?" He seemed shocked.
"Do I scare you?" he asked.
"Hell yes," was my reply.
I took a deep breath. "Because I think you're genius, I know you have championed me, and I don't want to disappoint you."
"Then don't," was his answer. And that is what I will miss most. Brutal honesty from a friend who had my back; who told me the truth; who gave me his blessings; and the opportunity to write a superhero who looks like my nieces and nephews.
May God rest your soul, dear gentle giant.
Jamal Igle (artist, "Supergirl," "Kobalt"):
I met Dwayne at the first convention I ever went to. It was in NYC back in 1992. I had seen some promo material for Static in Comic Shop News and put together a three page sample based on the ad. I had figured out that Static's powers were electromagnetic. Now I'm not a little guy, but Dwayne was a towering presence to me, so he intimidated me at first. When I showed him the pages he looked at me, keep in mind the book was still months away from hitting the stands, and said, "You figured all of this out from an ad?"
I said, "Well it seemed to make sense." He pulled his glasses down a little and said, "Nice job."
When I finally walked into the old Milestone office on 23rd Street, I was 21, full of piss and so sure I was the next big thing.  Dwayne took me seriously from day one but let me know that I still had a long way to go. Dwayne was always willing to help me improve my work. Every time I saw Dwayne, for years, we would catch up a little, trade jokes and stories. I remember Dwayne always being encouraging and always being bluntly honest with me when I needed it. He was a mentor, a friend and an inspiration to me. I'll miss him very much. I rarely cry, but when I heard the news from a friend, I cried. I cried for my loss, I cried for Dwayne's family and those who knew him best and I cried for the voice we will never have creatively anymore.
Joe Kelly (writer, Man of Action, "Ben 10"):
I was lucky enough to get to meet Dwayne a few years ago just before he officially came on to "Ben 10." At the time, I was teaching a class on writing for animation and asked Dwayne and his wife Charlotte if they would come in and speak to the students. It was an enlightening class for everyone -- especially for me -- to hear two extremely talented people share their experience was a real treat. Dwayne was a veteran of times both good and bad in the comics and animation industries, and his advice to the students was invaluable. He was a realist, but encouraged them all to pursue their passion and believe in their talent.
Afterward, we grabbed some coffee and swapped stories, and what struck me most about Dwayne was that for all he'd worked on, been through, fought for, won and lost -- he was above all, a storyteller who was grateful to work in a medium that he truly loved. We should all be so lucky.
John Paul Leon (artist) (Added 7:45 PM PST):
I'm still stunned. Dwayne was such a smart and open-minded collaborator. He turned me on to Duke Ellington. He reintroduced me to Woody Allen. In particular, "Manhattan," which I remember him telling me he went to see countless times when it came out to trascribe the dialogue.
As one of the four heads of Milestone, he was instrumental in getting me my first monthly penciling gig in comics. I worked for Milestone for two years and it was my first experience going behind the curtain and seeing how stories and universes actually come together. Dwayne was editor-in-chief then, making decisions at every point in the process. In my own work, I eventually began seeing choices where previously there were none. To say I learned a lot in those years would be a gross understatement. Dwayne's example was without question a key factor in helping me grow as an artist and a professional.
Later on, we only saw each other once or twice a year at conventions, but he was one of those guys who you knew was out there and who's opinion mattered to you.
Don McGregor (writer, "Zorro") (Added 10:30 AM PST, Feb 23)
Dwayne McDuffie stood tall, as a man, as a talent, as a friend.
In a medium that has its share of scoundrels, he was honest, kind, compassionate, intelligent and amazingly talented.
I had tears in my eyes when I read that he was no longer in the world. He had brought me to tears with his vivid story-telling and kind words for the Afterword in the Marvel Masterworks Black Panther book. Years after the books were history, he helped vindicate for me some of those lonely stands about what could or could not be done in comics during the 70s. The stories we tell do have impact and can affect the individual spirit and future.
He asked me to write a book for Milestone, and I talked to him about doing a story that dealt with Aids, a mother playing the race card, and murder, and he never flinched. I had to back out because of other commitments and told him it was only because I didn't want to screw him on a deadline.
I went out to California for Robert Culp's Memorial (I am losing way too many people I treasure) and we were talking about old Warner Brothers "Private Eye" series (I have no idea how Dwayne knew so much about those shows) and how we wished they were on DVD. And somewhere in the midst of that conversation we finally had a chance to work together on "Ben 10."
I cannot believe I will not hear his voice again. When I thought I was facing heart surgery a couple years back Dwayne was one of the few people I talked with about it, and not to let people get away with re-writing comics history. I trusted him, implicitly.
Just last week he wrote me that I should put something up on "Ben 10" when I was ready. The show seemed a long way off. I thought we had all the time in the world.
I wanted to write something about that, but also about him, and what the times we had together meant to me.
We didn't have all the time in the world. You think you do, and one of the good ones is gone, and you don't.
I will write further about him. soon.
I miss him already.
Steve Niles (writer, "DC Showcase: The Spectre" on "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths" DVD):
I didn't know Dwayne McDuffie personally, but like so many in comics, he touched my life. He was a true creative in every sense. He had an unstoppable imagination and we are all lucky he took the time to get some of it on paper for all of us to enjoy. He left us too soon. I'm going to watch "All-Star Superman" tonight and celebrate his life.
Jimmy Palmiotti (writer, "Jonah Hex," inker, "Static"):
I met Dwayne when I started working with the Milestone crew years ago, and he was the guy I would go to if I had any questions, or needed help with just about anything. Dwayne was the guy who knew everything that was going on and I admired that. Over the years we have seen each other on and off and always had a great talk about business, our personal lives and such. The last few times I picked his brain when I started to write in animation and he was a huge help.
The first thing that comes to mind is just how much of a nice guy he always was, and how pleasant he was to everyone. The second thing that sticks with me is he always stuck to his word and always let you know exactly how he felt. The guy was special, in so many ways, and talented at so many things. This news is heartbreaking to me, and the scope of our loss here is just beginning to be understood. Rest in Peace, brother... Our thoughts are with you always.
Andrew Pepoy (inker, "Blood Syndicate") (Added 10:30 AM PST, Feb 23)
Like so many have said, Dwayne was a great guy. I worked with him at Milestone, inking Blood Syndicate and other comics, where, without going into details, he showed me what an upstanding guy he could be. Always admired him. We stayed in touch on and off over the years. I was always happy to run into him at a con and, not long ago, have dinner with him. He was one of the really good guys of this business. I'll miss him.
Duncan Rouleau (writer/artist, Man of Action, "Ben 10"):
I am so deeply saddened by the news of Dwayne McDuffie's passing.
I was a fan of his writing long before I knew the man. His work has been on my monthly reading list for years, but it was only after working with him on "Ben 10" that I got to meet the funny, acerbic, and gentle guy that I was proud to call friend. Â I know that I speak for myself as well as the other guys at Man of Action when saying our hearts go out to his equally wonderful and talented wife Charlotte.
Nothing can prepare you for such sudden and shocking news, and as I think of all the projects that I know Dwayne was working on and all that will be lost with this terrible day, I know that I will feel this sadness for a long time.
Goodbye, Dwayne. It was a genuine honor to know you.
Kevin Rubio (writer, "Abyss", "Tag & Bink") (Added 10:30 AM PST, Feb 23)
I've been up most of the night trying to put into words my feelings on Dwayne McDuffie and his tragic sudden passing on Monday February 21. And while viewing "All-Star Superman in his memory, I found the perfect words from the man himself. Leave it to Dwayne (or perhaps Grant Morrison) to bail me out even now.
"I like you Kent. You're humble, modest, comically uncoordinated - human. In short everything he's not".
These are the words of Lex Luthor to Clark Kent, who of course is also Superman. And if writers instill a little bit of themselves in everything they write, then no matter Dwayne's many creations and contributions to the entertainment world, for me Dwayne was always Superman.
Imposing in stature, but gentle in nature; respectful to you, regardless of your station in life; a superior intellect with a truly gifted wit and fascination for life. He was an honest individual, who would tell things to you straight, a loving husband, brother, and son.
And if we go by the outpouring of affection from the world-wide-web community; then like the Superman of All-Star Superman, those who met him were changed by their encounter with him.
He may not have been able to lift 1000x the weight of the moon, but he most definitely lifted spirits with every interaction. He made you feel important, valid. He made you feel super -- made you want to be super.
He saw people as he saw the characters he created; not as "ethnic" superheroes, just heroes one and all. I am better for knowing him, and sad knowing that I will not see his like again...
"He's not dead. He's just fixing the sun." ~ Lois Lane
Steven T. Seagle (writer, Man of Action, "Ben 10"):
It is very sad news for all of us in the Man of Action group to hear of the death of Dwayne. While I previously only knew of Dwayne through his work, his arrival as story editor on our "Ben 10" series a few years back created opportunities for me to get to know him as a person.
At the recent premiere party for "Ben 10: Ultimate Alien" -- which was in no small part his invention -- I had a lengthy and enlightening conversation with Dwayne. I really enjoyed his company and we agreed to continue our talk in the future. I had planned to take him to lunch when the current leg of my touring play was over. Unfortunately I've just received the news of his death as I'm sitting in the airport waiting for my flight back home. Another reminder of the importance of acting in the moment.
My sincere condolences to Dwayne's wife Charlotte who has written for us on "Generator Rex."
Jim Shooter:
Dwayne was a brilliant and wonderful man. He started at Marvel right around the time I left. I met him then, and was impressed, but didn't get to know him well.
When Milestone was starting, though collectively, the founders had lots of experience in many facets of the business, comics publishing was still, in some ways, new territory -- and, believe me, it's tough going if you don't know where the land mines are buried.  I was just starting up Defiant, my second company. One of the Milestone guys, I forget who, called and asked for a little info and advice.  JayJay Jackson, genius Renaissance woman, and I went to their place a couple of times to share whatever bits and snippets of knowledge we could -- JayJay with technical/production/printing mysteries and me with business/editorial ones. A few times, Dwayne and others came to our place to chat.
Several times, after Dwayne visited the Defiant offices, I had to help him get a cab. Though he was always well-dressed and clean-cut, cabs would pass him by, simply because he was black. So, he'd step back while I hailed a cab, then I'd hold the door while he got in. Then, I'd warn the driver that I was writing down his numbers and if he pulled anything, we'd have him arrested. So, Dwayne got home.
Was Dwayne's quest for human rights, so beautifully conducted over the course of his outstanding career, justified? Desperately needed, I'd say.
What a noble soul.
Chris Sotomayor (colorist, "Daken: Dark Wolverine"):
I'm just shocked beyond belief.
Dwayne, along with Denys Cowan and Michael Davis, were so important to me very early on. I was lucky enough to be a part of Milestone in some small way and being around those guys at that time was so amazing. Â I was so impressed with all of them, but Dwayne's views really stuck with me. Â He wasn't afraid to call out something that he thought wasn't fair, and fight for it. Â He was also very easy-going and generous with his time and never spoke down to anyone (not just in his writing).
After all the conversations we've had about storytelling, comics, and wanting to work on different Milestone projects together, I never got to thank him for his influence on my formative years as I was breaking in.
Thanks Dwayne.
Mark Waid:
I'm devastated. I thought the world of Dwayne and never did enough to remind him of that. Back in the early '90s, long after I'd been an editor and had established myself in the industry, I still sent him a long, gushy fan letter one day about how great his work was, and I regret not doing that at least once a year every year since. God, he was a good writer and, more importantly, a good person. Last time I saw him was at Free Comic Book Day at 4 Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga. We made another of our long-standing pledges to "get dinner soon," and of course we never did because we always assumed there'd be more time later. Let that be your takeaway from today, as it is mine: if there's someone you admire or respect, someone whose laugh you'd miss if it were suddenly gone, someone who inspires you, pick up the phone right now and let them know. Don't wait. Time is the enemy of all living things. Use yours well, as Dwayne did his.
Greg Weisman (producer, "Young Justice"):
I'm stunned by the news of Dwayne's passing. Â He was a very nice guy and an extremely talented writer. Â I was a fan.
Fans and professionals in the Los Angeles area are encouraged to visit Golden Apple Comics tomorrow night (2/23) at 8pm for a Tribute to Dwayne McDuffie. For more information visit GoldenAppleComics.com.
If you're a professional who would like to share some of your memories of Dwayne McDuffie and his work, please email firstname.lastname@example.com


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T&F's Houlihan, Men's 4x400m Relay Qualify For Finals At NCAAs
EUGENE, Ore.—Arizona State track and field's junior Shelby Houlihan qualified for the 1500m run finals and the men's 4x400m relay did the same on Thursday at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field.
Houlihan finished at 4:21.19 for second in her heat and 10th overall, automatically qualifying for the finals on Saturday at 2:29 p.m. PT.
The men's 4x400m relay team of senior Keith Cleveland, senior Will Henry, redshirt junior Devan Spann, and senior Daveon Collins ran the team's best time this year at 3:04.88, and qualified for the finals on Saturday at 3:47 p.m. PT with the seventh-best time overall. ASU had previously finished in ninth, but a team ahead was disqualified following the completion of the race.
In the 200m dash semifinals, Spann ran 21.19, sixth in his heat and 19th overall.
The women's 4x400m relay team of senior Sarah Geren, freshman LaTroya Franklin, senior Alycia Herring, and junior Brianna Tate ran 3:37.02, for seventh in their heat and 18th overall.
Redshirt senior Anna Jelmini closed out her storied Sun Devil career with an 11th place finish in the women's discus with a throw of 52.72m (172.11). The placement will earn her second-team All-America honors.
ASU will have only one competitor on Friday as junior Bryan McBride competes in the high jump competition, which begins at 3:20 p.m. PT. On Saturday, sophomore Josh Dixon will compete in the triple jump trials and finals at 12:30 p.m. PT, while Houlihan and the men's 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams will represent ASU on the track.
ASU Results
Women's 1500m Run
10. Shelby Houlihan – 4:21.19 (Qualifies for Saturday finals)
Men's 200m Dash
19. Devan Spann – 21.19
Men's 4x400m Relay
7. ASU – 3:04.88 (Qualifies for Saturday finals)
Women's 4x400m Relay
Women's Discus
11. Anna Jelmini - 52.72m (172.11)
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About Wanderlust
I personally think tossing around profanity just because you can is childish.
I won't say that in the right context some profanity can't be funny but in this one...No.
This is simply a distraction to all the other problems that he has occurring right now and not dealing with.
He's effectively used a distraction to discuss a distraction.
Shear Sheer, WHO CARES AC??? Go somewhere else for your education classes, are you the official TD grammar/spelling Czar? The post was a senseless rant, not a simple improper use of a word.
I can get whatever TV show or movie for free online but use my DVR for TV and Netflix for movies. They can keep my DVR and I'll cancel the Netflix account and just download whatever movie I want rather than give either one of them any money. Of course using the cable companies bandwidth to download them.
Actually I think the DRM and game devs are separate beasts.
Someone like Maxis develops a game (Spore for example). Securom is the one doing the DRM. Sure Maxis needs to implement it in the game but the DRM is written and sold by Securom, probably at the request of the publisher.
I wouldn't call Securom game developers is all I'm saying but as I said in my other post, if they were included in interviews, I'm sure they contribute to the numbers that say DRM works. :)
It's kind of the same structure as music in terms of the publishers (labels) and developers (artists).
It could also depend on who they talked to in terms of developers. I'm sure if they're interviewing some of the higher level developers/leads or the people who have a job because of something like DRM, you'll probably find the middle ground between the average developer and the publisher... Like the 50% that seems to think DRM works.
The average game developer isn't far off from most gamers. They buy and play other companies games and see the same kinds of things we do.


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A while back I caught wind of someone being scammed from an advertisement he placed on the BMW MOA online Flea Market, so I decided to take a closer look.
I placed a "Want to Buy" ad on the MOA online Flea Market (and only on the MOA online Flea Market...) The ad is here.
A few days later I got an e-mail that was eerily similar to the one the fellow who reported being scammed received:
The "You placed a wanted Ad over the internet and i still have for sale in good and perfect condition" sounded a bit choppy so I decided to look further.From: Andrew Morgan [email@example.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 6:56 AM
To: ted@
Subject: Hi Folks, Looking for a new/mint condition BMW OEM Bulb kit for a K75/K100/K1100 - please let me know if you have one for sale. Thanks!
This is Andrew Morgan from the United Kingdom.You placed a wanted Ad over the internet and i still have for sale in good and perfect condition.
My Mobile Number is +447024074843
Andrew Morgan
Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester, M21 8AE
In the header information of the e-mail I found the originating IP (ie, the location of the Internet provider he was using when he sent the e-mail)
Resolving this IP I found this: "220.127.116.11 is from Nigeria(NG) in region Southern Africa"X-Originating-IP: [220.127.116.11]
OK, the guy is in Nigeria, but what about the +44 British phone number?
A further look reveals that +44 numbers followed by "70", as in the "+447024074843" given, belong to a British call forwarding service that transparently forwards calls anywhere in the world and is used almost exclusively by scammers.
I replied and am awaiting response - no doubt the following e-mail will direct me to use Western Union or MoneyGram to send money. Why Western Union or MoneyGram? Because regardless of where and to whom the money is intended to be sent, it can be picked up quite anonymously anywhere in the world simply by having the wire confirmation number.
Personally I find the requirement to use Western Union or MoneyGram to be a dead giveaway of a scam - I have been involved in moderating sites with online marketplaces for many years and I have never heard of a legitimate deal using Western Union, and have heard almost exclusively of its use for scams.


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== Modification requests ==
== Modification requests ==
Revision as of 01:13, 23 September 2012
Is the wiki missing documentation for a popular software package or coverage of an important topic? Or, is existing content in need of correction, updating, or expansion? Write your requests below and share your ideas...
See ArchWiki:Reports to report questionable contributions. Please sign your edits and feel free to comment on others' requests.
- 1 General requests
- 2 Creation requests
- 3 Modification requests
- 3.1 net-tools -> iproute2
- 3.2 networking syntex change in initscripts
- 3.3 Openbox 3.5
- 3.4 DeveloperWiki
- 3.5 Remove -f short option for --force
- 3.6 ck-launch-session dbus-launch and friends
- 3.7 udev update
- 3.8 MediaWiki Visual Editor
- 3.9 alsaconf removed from alsa-utils
- 3.10 Move/Merge articles to external wikis
- 3.11 New dependencies for pacman
- 3.12 vmlinuz26
- 3.13 GRUB Legacy to GRUB2
- 3.14 /lib to /usr/lib
- 3.15 Clearly warn about pacman force option
- 3.16 Transition rc.conf/initscripts to systemd
- 4 Bot requests
General requests
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Accuracy
- Pages flagged with Template:Accuracy, indicating inaccurate content.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Out of date
- Pages flagged with Template:Out of date, indicating outdated content.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Deletion
- Pages flagged with Template:Deletion, indicating irrelevant or unhelpful content.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Expansion
- Pages flagged with Template:Expansion, indicating incomplete content.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Poor writing
- Pages flagged with Template:Poor writing, indicating poorly-written content.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Merge
- Pages flagged with Template:Merge, suggesting duplicate effort or overlapping scope.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Moveto
- Pages flagged with Template:Moveto, suggesting misleading names.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Bad translation
- Pages flagged with Template:Bad translation, indicating poor translations.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Translateme
- Pages flagged with Template:Translateme, indicating incomplete translations. See also ArchWiki Translation Team.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Stub
- Pages flagged with Template:Stub, indicating incomplete content.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Linkrot
- Pages flagged with Template:Linkrot, indicating dead or broken links which should be repaired or replaced.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Error
- Pages automatically flagged with Template:Error, indicating the presence of a template with an undefined parameter.
- Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Unexplained Status Template
- Pages automatically flagged with Template:Unexplained Status Template, indicating the unexplained presence of an article status template.
Problem redirects
Creation requests
Here, list requests for topics that you think should be covered on ArchWiki. If not obvious, explain why ArchWiki coverage is justified (rather than existing Wikipedia articles or other documentation). Furthermore, please consider researching and creating the initial article yourself (see Help:Editing for content creation help).
How to configure SAMBA PDC + LDAP in Arch Linux? (Moved from another page. Hokstein 19:57, 16 September 2007 (EDT))
Finding information on the install of this program already requires a bit of searching around the net, and then a variety of modifications to get it running correctly. It would be nice to have a good HowTo about the install and setup of Tripwire on Arch. The package is availabe in community.
- It has since been removed from [community], it's in the AUR now. -- Karol 21:52, 29 August 2011 (EDT)
Create a dedicate page for system upgrade
I am thinking whether we should create a dedicate page for system upgrade. This page can record the manual intervention required. Arch News usually contain short message. This page can add more information.
Any thoughts? -- Fengchao (talk) 01:14, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Create redirects for chmod
Is there any support for redirecting any of Permissions, Modes, Attributes to chmod in order to facilitate searches? Maybe it's just me but several times I've forgotten this (embarrassing, I know...) and none of those searches are particularly useful. --Emiralle (talk) 01:12, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
Modification requests
Here, list requests for correction or other modification of existing articles. Only systemic modifications that affect multiple articles should be included here. If a specific page needs modification, use that page's discussion or talk page instead and one of the #General requests templates.
As a rolling release,Arch constantly receive update and improvement. Arch wiki have to be updated quickly to reflect the changes.
net-tools -> iproute2
net-tools is dead upstream, and Arch has switched to using iproute2 for initscripts. net-tools isn't a dependency of anything in base, and isn't in the base group itself - we shouldn't assume it is installed anymore.
Iproute2 includes several utilities, and one in particular that seeks to combine the functionality of several of the net-tools utilities. It is called `ip` and effectively replaces the functionality of `ifconfig`, `route`, `iptunnel`, `ipmaddr`.
- ifconfig -> ip addr, ip link
- route -> ip route
- arp -> ip neigh [Done]
- vconfig- > ip link
- iptunnel -> ip tunnel
- ipmaddr -> ip maddr
- netstat -> ss
networking syntex change in initscripts
The new networking syntax in initscripts also only allows you to configure 1 interface. People have to use netcfg or another solution for complex situations, which might require further changes on the wiki.
Openbox 3.5
There are some leftovers that e.g. refer to
autostart.sh, instead of
autostart. -- Karol 04:08, 21 August 2011 (EDT)
- All
autostart.shreference is removed. Closing. -- Fengchao (talk) 05:38, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
- Reopening, searching for "autostart.sh" still gives some results :) -- Kynikos (talk) 15:42, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- All
Many pages are out of date and I can't even flag them out of date. Should users be warned that pages in this "category" may be really old and abandoned? -- Karol 09:19, 8 October 2011 (EDT)
- Perhaps we can create a special template to be included at the top of every article in that category? -- Kynikos 13:41, 8 October 2011 (EDT)
Remove -f short option for --force
It's not live yet [1] but will force some changes - is it bot-able or do we have to comb the wiki by hand? -- Karol 14:13, 19 October 2011 (EDT)
- Uh I see, well, searching "pacman -Sf" and "pacman -Uf" doesn't give many results, however a regexp'd bot search with something like "pacman -[A-Za-z]*f" would catch more complex combinations and also possible existing mistakes. -- Kynikos 19:23, 19 October 2011 (EDT)
ck-launch-session dbus-launch and friends
Help:Style#Hypertext_metaphor taken to extreme: while searching for some hints on the exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch yourwm thing, I found myself tracking a piece of referenced info that has fallen victim to some daisy-chain mania.
Fluxbox tells you to check Xinitrc: "See Xinitrc for more details." Once there you learn that it has something to do with Policykit ... or Xfce, as you're told to "See also the notes of Xfce#Manually for more details.". Let's see what's on PolicyKit's page first. "Please note: to correct issues with automount and shutdown, please check the ConsoleKit page."" ConsoleKit was a disappointment for me, seems the princess is in another castle. Let's see that Xfce article mentioned earlier. Indeed, Xfce#Manually seems to have the most info about the issue, but not by much.
Unfortunately we don't have tools to see such "double-redirects" and lacking expertise in this particular issue is definitely a factor. Can someone please untangle this mess? -- Karol 16:37, 19 October 2011 (EDT)
udev update
[2] says that "The long deprecated keys: SYSFS=, ID=, BUS= have been removed." (among other changes). Many wiki articles use them in the udev rules.
MediaWiki Visual Editor
References to the Visual editor sandbox should me made on the Wiki and BBS, especially where new users will easily come across it. ~ Filam 16:12, 16 December 2011 (EST)
alsaconf removed from alsa-utils
FS#28631 There are many mentions of 'alsaconf' in the wiki. I have no idea whether to just remove them or suggest using some other tool instead. -- Karol 17:16, 8 March 2012 (EST)
- Interesting, I think most of the mentions are on the out-of-date laptop pages and I'm not too worried about trying to maintain those. thestinger 00:32, 11 April 2012 (EDT)
Move/Merge articles to external wikis
Although French
, Swedish and Finnish have their own wikis, we're still hosting some articles in those languages:
- French articles
Swedish articles(all moved now)
- Finnish articles
Some users of those wikis should probably be contacted in order to complete the move/merge, replacing those articles with interlanguage links at least on the respective English pages.
-- Kynikos (talk) 16:34, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
New dependencies for pacman
[moved from [3] -- Kynikos (talk) 09:30, 2 June 2012 (UTC)]
Some parts of the wiki may need updating, e.g. [4] (the last one in the faq). -- Karol 08:39, 20 January 2012 (EST)
This sounds more like a request, I'd move it under Requests#pacman_4_in_.5Bcore.5D, as a subdiscussion, agreed? -- Kynikos 07:57, 21 January 2012 (EST)
- There are actually quite a few dependencies that aren't mentioned, since a broken dependency of pacman would also break pacman (can see them all with
pactree -l pacman | sort -u | cut -f 1 -d ' '). The packages that would need to be downloaded and extracted would vary depending on which partial upgrade was done. thestinger 15:19, 21 February 2012 (EST)
Instead of flagging all articles still using the old kernel image naming out of date, can we do some mass-renaming? -- Karol 20:55, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
- Last week, I found at one article that was using vmlinuz26 in an example for users of non-recent kernel versions. I'm not sure if we would want to keep such an example around, but we may want to decide that before doing a mass rename. And for what it's worth, I don't think it is necessary to keep such antiquated examples around. -- Jstjohn (talk) 20:53, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
- Of course I don't know what article you're referring to, but doing a mass-renaming with a bot sounds a bit dangerous, because as you've pointed out there may be exceptions where the old kernel names are still ok. I'm moving this discussion out of Bot requests. -- Kynikos (talk) 14:57, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
GRUB Legacy to GRUB2
- Create Boot Loader and Kernel parameters for frequently used boot loader information and configuration. [Done]
- Clean up other pages and link to the newly created page above
/lib to /usr/lib
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard is flaged out of date for a long time. And it may contribute to the confusion of current move to a unified
/usr. Considering FHS it self is out of date. Maybe we should:
Rename Filesystem Hierarchy Standard to Arch Filesystem Hierarchy Document current Filesystem Hierachy Arch use instead of Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
- Clearly document the change under gong for a unified
- Add TroubleShooting section about any user intervention needed
Clearly warn about pacman force option
In pacman page, the FAQ mentioned
pacman -S --force when "file exists in filesystem" without warning clearly that
--force may break the system. The pacman#Usage should clearly prevent users from using this option. Maybe something like:
Transition rc.conf/initscripts to systemd
As discussed with Tom Gundersen, the maintainer of initscripts, rc.conf and systemd (see https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1136967#p1136967). He recommends we drop the rc.conf for anything which is not DAEMONS and some bits of storage/wired network (as described in the latest rc.conf development version on git). This is what I have started to do. The reasons are:
- on the mid/long term, they have prepared to transit configuration from initscripts/rc.conf (BSD style) to systemd, which is far superior
- systemd cannot use a centralised rc.conf file; also rc.conf has caused too many problems and has been stripped from most of its sections (see https://projects.archlinux.org/initscripts.git/tree/rc.conf)
- for legacy reasons and backward compatibility, rc.conf can still be used by initscripts users or even systemd users (with the initscripts-systemd package), and conversely initscripts will use systemd config files in priority over rc.conf. But for systemd users, it does not make a lot of sense to use rc.conf, since daemons have to be enabled the systemd way (using systemctl).
- rc.conf will only be used for daemons, but in fine should even disappear, as daemons are enabled an alternate way with systemd.
See old topic in Beginners Guide. This will be a big change too and lots of pages have to be changed. -- Fengchao (talk) 10:53, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
Bot requests
Here, list requests for repetitive, systemic modifications to a series of existing articles to be performed by a wiki bot.
Moving pages
Can we have a bot that will move non-English pages and fix i18n links when the English page gets moved/renamed? SSH -> Secure Shell and Cpufrequtils -> CPU Frequency Scaling and the recent examples. -- Karol 10:47, 8 September 2011 (EDT)
Updating templates
It would be really useful if a bot would crawl the entire wiki and update the old templates to the new ones. Just doing a search and replace of
{{Filename| to
{{ic| would be amazing. The templates that I believe should be able to safely be converted are the following:
- Template:Codeline -> Template:ic
- Template:Filename -> Template:ic
- Template:Package Official -> Template:Pkg
- Template:Package AUR -> Template:AUR
Template:File -> Template:hc (this is a bit more complicated because of the
content=parts from Template:File.
The above templates are the most widely used, so just replacing them would be a godsend. Template:Cli and Template:Command could probably be handled manually. :P
Additionally, it would probably be safe to batch convert
<pre> to
{{bc|<nowiki> and
</pre> to
</nowi.ki>}}, and similarly for <code> and <tt> being changed to Template:ic. -- Jstjohn 15:54, 10 December 2011 (EST)
- If you're interested I've created a GreaseMonkey script, Wiki Monkey, which I've been using quite successfully in the last weeks. Currently it just replaces the templates and removes multiple line breaks, but it could do much much more. If you have some knowledge of javascript and regular expressions you may also contribute to the project and create new user functions! :) -- Kynikos 08:47, 11 December 2011 (EST)
- I started on the basic conversions (where stuff already redirects). A GreaseMonkey script would definitely be better than pywikipediabot when stuff might require intervention (there's a horrible tkinter editor that pywikipediabot uses...). thestinger 11:39, 11 December 2011 (EST)
- I'd like to spend some more words on Wiki Monkey, to try and attract some contributors, because I'm sure that despite the need for some development work at the beginning, it has the potential to alleviate wiki maintenance efforts quite a lot in the future: the main script is a greasemonkey file which just requires (includes from "upstream", i.e. my github repo) the most up-to-date version of the "core" script, which in turn provides a high-level API which can then be used to write quite simple JS functions to perform automatic actions in the wiki. User functions can be created separately and just "required" in the main script in the same way the "core" script is required.
- But there's more: GreaseMonkey provides some functions that let store some values persistently throughout page changes or reloads, so, by exploiting that feature, it may be possible to make the script perform real bot operations by making it collect lists of articles and perform a series of actions on them automatically or even semi-automatically, which means it would be perfectly able to show the user a preview in the browser for every action to be taken.
- All this can be implemented with some Javascript and MediaWiki API knowledge.
- -- Kynikos 16:30, 12 December 2011 (EST)
- I've struck the reference to Template:File in the list above because the named arguments are not the main problem for its conversion! The biggest problem is the fact that File is based on <div>, <code> and <pre>, while Hc is based only on <pre>, and this can make the internal string to be processed differently by MediaWiki.
- Also note that Wiki Monkey now handles the named argument translation quite smartly.
- Finally, a link to the place where this discussion was started: Help talk:Style/Migration_to_new_Code_formatting_templates#Migration strategy.
- -- Kynikos 08:39, 18 December 2011 (EST)
Use internal links
[5] and [6] list all the full links that should be turned into internal links. -- Kynikos 06:03, 23 March 2012 (EDT)
Use AUR templates
Change explicit AUR links to AUR templates.
Directory move
There are some changes recently:
- /lib to /usr/lib
- /var/run to /run
- /var/lock to /run/lock
Could the bot do the modification automatically? -- Fengchao (talk) 04:33, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
- Hmm it sounds too dangerous to do such a change with a bot. You can use Wiki Monkey's regular-expression-substitution plugin which is available in all editor pages: this way you're able to preview the edit before saving. -- Kynikos (talk) 09:00, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
- Ok, I will try Wiki Monkey out. It is on my todo list for quite a long time. -- Fengchao (talk) 23:44, 7 August 2012 (UTC)


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Varsity Scout Letter
From MeritBadgeDotOrg
Award requirements
A Varsity Scout letter may be earned by Varsity Scouts in a who participate in an ultimate adventure based on a high-adventure or sports feature.
The Varsity Scout program is a stand-alone unit within a chartered organization. Youth members of a Varsity Scout team are boys 14 to 17 years old organized in squads. The Varsity Scout's youth leader is the team captain. The Varsity Scout letter is administered by the Varsity team coach.
Varsity Scout letter
The Varsity Scout letter is awarded to team members who participate in an "ultimate adventure." Ultimate adventures are based on high-adventure or sports program features and are preceded by training or practice sessions. High-adventure/sports activities occur every three to six months, but teams participate in a "big event" (an extended experience such as a BSA high-adventure base) once a year. Varsity Scouts earn the letter at the conclusion of the first ultimate adventure, and receive another letter (a Varsity Scout Letter Bar that pins to the letter emblem) for each adventure completed thereafter.
In addition to the Varsity Scout letter or letter bar, team members may be optionally awarded one of 27 Varsity Scout Activity Pins to the letter emblem. The team captain (youth leader) sets the requirements and awards the activity pins. Activities are planned by the youth High-adventure/Sports program manager; possible activities may be other than the 27 program features. Activities outside of the program features are not awarded activity pins.
Both youth and adult team members may earn the letter.
Youth requirements
- 1. Be a registered Varsity Scout team member.
- 2. Advance at least one rank in the Boy Scout program (or earning a palm for those who are already Eagle Scouts).
- 3. Serve in leadership positions in a Varsity Scout team for at least months.
- 4. Perform the primary leadership role on at least two activities, and provide supportive leadership in the remaining in the five areas of emphasis. Program managers choose activities in their field of emphasis; team captains may serve as primary leader any of the five fields of emphasis.
- 5. Satisfy to the team captain that you know and live by the Varsity Scout Pledge.
- 6. Complete a progress review by a review board that includes a district or council representative and is lead by the advancement program manager.
Adult requirements
- 1. Complete Varsity Scout Leader Fast Start training and Varsity Scout Leader Fundamentals training (approved by training committee).
- 2. Attend at least six Varsity Huddles (Roundtables).
- 3. Complete a minimum of six months as a registered Varsity Scout leader.
Source: 2000 Varsity Scout Guidebook (34827A), Boy Scout/Varsity Scout Uniform Inspection Sheet (34283)


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In south Louisiana today, most Lenten observers follow the tradition of abstaining from eating meat on Fridays, instead getting their protein from seafood, including fish, shellfish and alligator.
In south Louisiana today, most Lenten observers follow the tradition of abstaining from eating meat on Fridays, instead getting their protein from seafood, including fish, shellfish and alligator.
According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' website, outlawed meat comes from living land animals including chicken, cows, sheep and pigs.
Al Mahler, owner of Big Al's Seafood in Houma, said Lent is generally one of the busiest times of the year for seafood sales.
But Mahler added that because of the timing of this year's Lent beginning so close to Valentine's Day, the first Friday wasn't as busy as he expected. But he's preparing to do swift sales at the end of this week.
"I'm expecting big business and a lot of crawfish," Mahler said.
Crawfish are abundant and cheaper this year, Eschete said.
Eschete said she was selling medium-to-large crawfish for $1.99 a pound live and $2.99 a pound boiled, costs she said are $1.25 cheaper than last year.
"For the first time in 10 years we're buying all we need and selling out," she said.
Symantha Sevin, owner of Baithouse Seafood in Chauvin, said Lent and the summer months are some of the best times for seafood sales. Right now people are buying everything — crabs, shrimp and crawfish.
"In the summer I get a lot of tourists and recreational travellers," she said. "My locals are excellent, but the tourism is a blessing for my business."
Locals weighed in on their preferred Lenten meals on The Courier and Daily Comet's Facebook pages.
Kimberly Price Chauvin, 45, of Chauvin, said her favorite Lenten meal is fried softshell crabs with shrimp and crab meat cream sauce on top, served with steamed vegetables, a baked potato and fresh French bread on the side.
"I enjoy all Louisiana seafood being from the bayou and a child of the water," said Dulac resident Vonda Billiot. "I've been blessed to have it all, cooked in all manners."
But Billiot said what's she's really looking forward to this holy season is an oyster gumbo.
"Oysters have that strong flavor that overtakes — in a good way — any dish," she said.
Shellie Borne Lasseigne of Cut Off said she traditionally eats tuna salad for lunch each Friday during Lent until Good Friday when the family celebrates with a large seafood boil.
But others said they tried to curb their passion for seafood in favor of Lent's focus on fasting and penance.
The Conference on Catholic Bishops also spoke of restraint. The website's Q&A on Lenten observance advised that while seafood can be eaten on Fridays, it discouraged hitting up the seafood buffet and overindulging. Fasts are meant as penance to remember the sacrifices of Christ.
"I love being back home for Lent, but I believe we should fast and not really crave all the wonderful seafood. It doesn't seem like penance," said Allison Mazerac, 35, from Bayou Blue. "I have an egg salad sandwich, but I'd much rather have crabs full of eggs."
But there are ways to enjoy your Friday seafood while observing some of the Lenten traditions of charity.
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux holds a gumbo meal from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Friday during Lent in the church's Life Center. The co-cathedral is at 721 Canal Blvd., but the Life Center's entrance is in the rear, on President Street.
The popular gumbo lunch, which is in its 24th year, raises money for the Catholic Charities' Good Samaritan food banks.
The cost is $7 for a bowl of gumbo, french bread, potato salad, dessert and as much iced tea as you can drink.
Sixty-seven volunteers cook and serve the gumbo lunch, which feeds hundreds of hungry Lent observers, said Jimmy Labit, head of the gumbo ministry. Last Friday, a slow day, they served 618 bowls of gumbo, he said.
He expects between 700 and 800 people to attend the lunch each Friday for the rest of Lent.
The Lenten gumbo raises tens of thousands of dollars for the food bank each year, he said.
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I got a blog post from the Larry Gragun Family and Genealogy Blog that claims that FamilySearch.org Family Tree is set to go live on 16 October 2012. The latest version of the manual is dated 2 October 2012. There were updates to the program last week that incorporated the merge function and allowed LDS users to reserve names for Temple ordinances. There are still several features listed in this latest version of the program that have yet to be implemented, such as notes, a list of ancestors, uploading GEDCOMs, adding people outside your own family and others. As an editorial comment, some of these features would be better left out of the program.
Is this alert accurate? I don't find any other independent confirmation. The real answer is that the program is virtually fully functional as it is now, nothing will really change all that much from what is presently available except an "official" introduction. There is obviously a public relations reason for having an official introduction, but that has nothing to do with the availability of the program right now.
The program, FamilySearch Family Tree, is revolutionary in the area of genealogy online. It seems to work very well except for the data issues it inherited from New.FamilySearch.org. I would be glad for an official introduction, but it is already available and is a great program. If you need a formal introduction to the program, perhaps that will happen sometime soon, may even on 16 October 2012. On the other hand, maybe I just took the bait a little early. Well, I did put it in my blog.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Rumor or not? FamilySearch Family Tree live?
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I went to FamilySearch.org and it had a tree for me and an id number - before I was not allowed in (not LDS and not part of beta group). So, ... I am thinking they are getting ready to go prime time. One nice thing would be a link to explain what it is and how it works - did not see anything about it in the page. Will go take a look at the wiki.ReplyDelete
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NEW ULM, Minn. - The MLC football team dominated the time of possession and total yardage categories, but saw six turnovers prove costly in a 35-26 loss to Northwestern Saturday.
The Knights committed five first half turnovers, four of which led to scores by Northwestern as the Eagles took a 28-6 halftime lead.
MLC came out firing the second half, as Tyler Dorn capped off an eight-play, 69-yard drive to cut the deficit to 28-14.
After a defensive stop, the Knights turned the ball over for the sixth time, and the Eagles took advantage with a 47-yard scoring drive to take a three score lead.
The Knights continued to battle, scoring twice in the fourth quarter, but missed an extra point attempt and then failed on a two-point conversion attempt to keep it a two-score game in the end.
MLC moved the ball well throughout the day, punting only once in the game and piling up 508 yards of total offense as they outgained the Eagles by more than 200 yards.
The Knights set season highs on offense for total yards and for passing yards with 250 in the game. Joe Lindloff set a new career high with 237 yards, completing 20 of 35 attempts while throwing one touchdown and two interceptions. Scott Henrich and Garrett Schoch were the main targets, with Schoch catching eight passes for 75 yards, while Henrich caught seven for 99 yards and a touchdown.
Tyler Dorn led a running game that carried the ball 60 times in the game for 271 yards with a team-high 87 yards and two scores. Nicholas Kressin added 85 yards, while Lindloff finished with 61 yards on the ground and a score.
Defensively, the Knights were particularly stingy against the Eagle passing game, holding quarterback Josh Balzer to 7-20 passing for 82 yards and a touchdown. Ben Hansen led the defense with 15 tackles and a fumble recovery, while Jacob Rothe had 14 tackles, one sack and an interception.
With the loss, MLC dropped to 1-7 overall and 1-6 in the UMAC, while Northwestern improved to 5-3 on the season and 5-2 in league play.
MLC will return to action on Friday, October 28, when it plays MacMurray at the Metrodome at 4 p.m.


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- Do you screencast? Here's how to do it while avoiding common mistakes. Just as with webinars and conference calls, there's an art to screencasting, an online presentation in which you show what's essentially a movie of how a website changes from page to page, with audio or sometimes inset video narration. Smashing Magazine has a thorough-going post on how to avoid common mistakes in screencasting that also serves as an excellent how-to guide, including the equipment setup and more. Screencasting is often used to share documentation and how-to information for websites and you can use ScreenSteps to put one together.
- Five slides netted $10 million in funding for entrepreneur Tim Young, whose portfolio includes online profile site About.me, just sold to AOL. Here's how he winnowed his presentation to venture capitalists to just five slides to get the funding--it's an outstanding example to follow if you have technical material to present, or just too much information to put on the slides and an audience that won't want to see it all.
- Need to use PowerPoint and want to make magic with it? That's the focus of Cliff Atkinson's book Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire.Here's a video introduction to the book:
- You don't need fancy tools to spice up your presentation slides. Heck, you don't even need PowerPoint, especially if you're tired of it. Below is a video of a 450-page presentation, animated and put together using only Google Docs, and assembled collaboratively by different people in different locations. I don't recommend you use all the bells and whistles here, by any means--and animation is no substitute for content, clarity and pacing. But for demonstrating how much you can do with a simple tool, this video can't be beat. Don't overlook free tools when you're considering how to spice up your slides and presentations. Gizmodo has the details, including the Google document on which this was based (it's a big file). And while you're at it, here are five web-based alternatives to PowerPoint (including Google Docs).
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The Best of Thai Dishes, 7th ed, 192 pages, by Sisamon Kongpan, published by Sangdad Publishing, Thailand. ISBN : 974-7162-62-8
Sisamon Kongpan is the author of more than twenty cookbooks on Thai cuisine and contributes regularly to the cooking pages of leading magazines and newspapers. Her recipes are thus accurate and thoroughly tested.
This book is full color photos, provides wide range of 83 delicious recipes such as Fried Dishes, Stir Fry Dishes, Soup and Steam Dishes, Curry Dishes, Spicy Salad Dishes, Main Dishes, One Plate Dishes, Sweets. Some recipes are Fried Fish cakes, Savory Stir-fried Chicken, Sea Perch Steamed in Lime Sauce, Tom Yum Chicken, Thai Green Beef Curry, Fish curry, Savory Beef Salad, and Thai Iced Tea.
Depends on the current stock, this item may ship directly from Thailand. It may takes 14-21 days for delivery to the addresses in the USA mainland or up to 30 days for Alaska, Hawaii and other countries.
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Getting an Oscar nod has brought the dolphin documentary "The Cove" popularity way beyond the activist crowd and could make a difference in the animals' plight, Ben Stiller told PopcornBiz.
After seeing the film three times, Stiller is one of its biggest supporters. Speaking at a Haven360 lounge party for "The Cove" in West Hollywood's Andaz Hotel, Stiller said a Best Documentary Oscar would take the cause of dolphins, killed by the thousands each year in a hidden Japanese cove, to a different level.
"If the movie wins, it will make a huge difference," says Stiller. "I'm pulling for it for sure."
Just the nomination has been a boon. The attention has helped pave the way for the film to be shown at the Tokyo Film Festival, which was a huge get. "Any time a movie gets nominated, it gets worldwide attention," says Stiller. "This has made a big difference for this movie."
As for his first viewing, "I was blown away," Stiller said. "There are very few movies where you feel like telling people, 'You have to see this movie.'"
And it's not all deep stuff he insists. "People think of it as a heavy documentary about dolphins getting slaughtered," says Stiller, "but it's really an entertaining movie that draws you in. There's humor there, too."


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THM necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 285 diseños de 56 diseñadores freelance.
I am about to launch a new website, LocalMassage.com, and need a logo. The site will hold a database of local massage therapists around the country where users can search and find massage therapists in their area. Both erotic and non-erotic massage categories will be represented.
I am looking for a simple, text based logo for my company. Nothing flashy, nothing cheesy, no icons, no tag lines. Just a simple yet catchy/interesting text based logo. LocalMassage.com will carry listings of massage therapists in your local area. The site will have both erotic as well as non-erotic massages which means that visitors to the site will be looking for anything from traditional massage therapy to gay/erotic massage and everything in between. Therefore the look/feel of the logo should be gender neutral, professional, and appeal to a wide range audience, both men and women. Colors should be gender neutral as well. Nothing too flashy that might be misconstrued as "seedy", nothing too masculine or feminine.
- Text based logo. By this I mean that I dont want icons, images, or pictures. No pictures of, for instance, two hands massaging the logo or anything tacky like that. The theme of the site and the uniqueness should be stylized in the lettering itself. Examples of what I'm talking about are logos of the following companies: Jetblue, Ebay, Buy.com, Yahoo, Microsoft etc. These logos have a distinct look and feel without needing to resort to icons or symbols.
- Subtle, subtle, subtle. The logo design should be interesting, yet subtle.
- Color: should be gender neutral. Nothing too flashy. Colors that appeal to both men and women, young and old, gay and straight. No hot pinks. No fleurescents. But the color shouldnt be too passive either, for instance no really weak pastels.
- The name of the site and the company is "LocalMassage". Please note capitalization in the first letters of each word, the rest of letters are lower case, and the two words are together without a space between them. I am open to slight variations on capitalizations and spacing on this if you see fit but this approach is what I'm targeting.
- The winning design should have two versions of the name, with and without the ".com" at the end. So version one would be "LocalMassage", version two would be "LocalMassage.com".
- No major icons or images.
- Nothing too flashy or "seedy" looking
- No tag line
- Nothing over the top or in your face.
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Apparently Hannah and Caleb aren't built to last!
Tyler Blackburn, who plays Hannah's (Ashley Benson) brooding boyfriend on Pretty Little Liars, is set to star in the ABC Family show's spin-off, Ravenswood, the network announced Tuesday.
ABC Family renews Pretty Little Liars, orders Ravenswood spin-off
Caleb will appear in the upcoming season of Pretty Little Liars and will travel to Ravenswood during the annual Halloween episode. The first episode of Ravenswood will premiere immediately after the Halloween special.
Blackburn, 26, has played Rosewood's resident bad boy since Season 1. First announced last month, Ravenswood comes from Pretty Little Liars executive producers I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Joseph Dougherty and Leslie Morgenstein, and follows five strangers who suddenly find themselves connected by a fatal curse.
Are you glad Blackburn is joining the spin-off? Or are you sad Caleb is leaving Pretty Little Liars? Sound off below!
View original Pretty Little Liars' Tyler Blackburn Moving to Ravenswood for Spin-Off at TVGuide.com
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Exploring Creativity – Design Milk's 2012 Best of WTF
It's creativity that leads to some of the most innovative inventions, even if it raises the question, "What in the world?" This is probably what you'll say to yourself when browsing through Design Milk's popular tagged posts using 'WTF'. Check out the top inventions from their 2012 Year in Review: Best of WTF, from which we pulled our top three favorites noted below:
We hope these inventions spark your inspiration! Share with us on Facebook or on Twitter using #CreateNow, what inspires you each day.


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Kelle Sparta necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 18 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
I'm looking to create a personal web image for myself separate from the website design I have for my real estate training company. I need the two to be related since one will link to the other, but I'm looking for a change in color scheme/feel.
I've got an established business and platform in the real estate field and I'm looking to expand into the larger business world
I'm leaning more towards the bluer spectrum rather than the purple that is in the current design. I like the spirals, but want to make them more futuristic feeling or give them a sense of perspective (since I'm shifting perspectives as part of my work).
My work is related to connections with people and conversations that we have that can open new doors and bring about new ideas/potential business opportunities.
About me (since the brand is basically me). Fun, connector, communicator, decoder of complicated or hidden issues, thought alchemist, shaman, pattern detector, innovative thinker, creative problem-solver, generous of spirit, larger than life, trusted advisor, strategic thinker, make people feel comfortable, accepted and wanted.
Winning prize must include the internet color codes and a vector format header and vector designs for any custom bullets, etc.
- Spirals
- Coherent with http://www.spartasuccess.com site
- Integrates me into the brand (picture, personality, etc.)
- More curves, less boxy feel
- Something that can easily be blended into a Wordpress blog theme
- Lots of color
- Sense of warmth
- Simplicity of design - nothing too complicated - depth is good, density is bad
- A completely new design that is disjointed from my other site.
- Anything too high tech
- Anything that lacks a sense of connection
- Monochromatic design


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Years ago when I had no idea who I was and what I wanted to do with my life, I decided to ask myself a few deep questions. I decided to sit down with myself and find out whether the many stories I was telling myself about what was possible and impossible, were true. And it turns out they weren't.
Questions have power – great power, creative power. And by addressing deep questions To yourself, you will get profound answers From yourself.
Here are 50 Deep Questions to Ask Yourself for Deep Insights
1. When was the last time I told myself "I love you"?
2. Am I a better person today, than I was yesterday?
3. Are my actions guided by love, or by fear?
4. Am I a good example for those around me?
5. Is the life that I am living the life I want to be living?
6. What would I do with my life if I knew there were no limits?
7. Do the people I surround myself with add any value to my life
8. Am I a Human Being or a human Doing?
9. Am I following the crowd or am I listening to my own heart and intuition?
10. What would I do differently if I knew nobody would judge me?
11. Do I treat myself with the love and respect I truly deserve?
12. Why am I so uncomfortable with talking to people I don't know?
13. What is one thing I could start doing today to improve the quality of my life?
14. When was the last time I told myself "I am enough"?
15. When was the last time I heard the words "I love you"?
16. When was the last time I did something nice for myself?
17. When was the last time I learned something new?
18. When was the last time I did something fun?
19. Am I a happy person?
20. Am I a source of inspiration for my friends and family?
21. Who inspires me the most in this world?
22. If I were to give one piece of advice to a newborn child, what would it be?
23. Am I holding onto something I need to let go of?
24. Is there someone who has hurt or angered me that I need to forgive?
25. What can I do today to live a better life tomorrow?
26. When was the last time I read a book that had a major influence on me?
27. When was the last time I said "I love you" to someone?
28. When was the last time I made a new friend?
29. Does my presence add value to those around me?
30. Am I a pleasant person to be around?
31. What parts of my life don't reflect who I am?
32. What has my heart and intuition been telling me that I might be ignoring?
33. Am I on the right path?
34. Where am I not being honest with myself and why?
35. Who is that one person I can talk to about just anything?
36. Am I comfortable with being uncomfortable?
37. Do I enjoy my own company?
38. Can I be alone without feeling lonely?
39. What is one thing I love the most about myself?
40. Do I take things personally?
41. What makes me happy?
42. What do I think about when I'm alone?
43. What am I most passionate about?
44. Where will I go after I die and what's going to happen to me?
45. Who are the people that believe in me?
46. What do I want to be remembered for?
47. If I were to die tomorrow, would any of this matter?
48. If I could live anywhere in the world, where would I live?
49. Do I love myself as much as I expect others to love me?
50. What am I most thankful for?
~love, Luminita💫
What is one question you feel that you need to ask yourself right now? You can share your comment in the comment section below 🙂
P.S. If you're brave enough to ask yourself some of these deep questions, chances are that you will discover many incredible things that will eventually help you turn your life around 🙂