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Aaron Fox & the Reliables
Here's some very cool, jangly, garage pop rock (with some very cool Replacement-like, chord-sequenced tunes) outta the Windy City! Aaron Fox & the Reliables started as a collaboration between Aaron Fox, guitarist/singer/songwriter, and guitarist Mike Burns. After graduating Berklee College of Music, Aaron spent many years as a solo act and listening to artists such as The Beatles, Wilco, Crowded House, Sting, and Tom Petty (and he still does) to gather inspiration for his songwriting craft. In early 2009, Fox was introduced to Burns (of The Blind Robins) whose influences of classic country and blues, along with a healthy dose of Led Zeppelin were evident in taking the songs in a new and exciting direction. The rhythm section was made complete by bassist Bob Vodick, and drummer Rick Zygowicz (an original [1985] member of Material Issue). Fronted by Fox's engaging voice and clever songwriting, the band's sound is propelled by driving guitars, sweeping bass lines, and infectious hooks that will stick with you for days on end. While their sound reflects Power Pop and roots rock styles, it also embraces a Midwestern feel that is both timeless and universal. "The jangle pop of 'Over Again' is similar to the Gin Blossoms. (The Replacements-like) 'False Alarm' continues the catchy rock vibe and 'Get Down' sounds close to the 90's indie college bands I loved back in the day. The production and musicianship are both first class here. A real gem buried in the middle of the album is the bouncy 'Too Tired For Sleep,' with a great chorus and strong guitar solo during the break. A noteworthy debut." - Powerpopaholic.com Of their recent IPO performance, IPO main man David Bash proclaimed "Every song sounded like it's from a Greatest Hits album". "Airtight three-part harmonies and ringing guitars" - BrokenHeartedToy.blogspot.com. GREAT!!!!
of an 18-track compilation from (in our opinion) the very under-rated, former
Creation Records Britpop act, Adorable. &
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Gold" is a little-known West Coast rock masterpiece from 1973. Al Manfredi's dreams of securing a reco
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Armchair Oracles third long-player (and Kool Kat Musik label debut) is a
flat-out stunner! But dont just take our word for it! Scotland's
Attic LightsTotally rockin solo debut full-length from the
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Philadelphias Cassettes have described their debut album Wild
Heart as their love letter to the FM era.
You know what, their love letter description ... read more »
Faye and her backing group the Fayettes (consisting of individually accredited
vocalists Bettysoo and Akina Adderly) with emulating a vintage style circa the
'60s and '70s. As their handle implies, the trio
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few years back, Colman
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Fronted by
Aussie legend Dom Mariani, who came to prominence on the music scene in the 80s
with legendary garage rock combo The Stems, and later went on to form revered
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David Brookings has been a part of the indie pop scene since
releasing his first record in 2000 at the tender age of 21. While David
Brookings catalog contains several fine albums, Scorpio Monologue stands
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Six years in the making, the sophomore
outing from this brilliant popper is here!
Eric's 2013 debut album, which was produced by power pop darling read more »
On their
sophomore outing, Ex Hex's commitment to larger-than-life riffs and
unforgettable hooks remains intact, but the garage, post-punk approach that
defined their deb
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The 2014 debut from this power trio from
Washington, DC. Drums, bass, guitar,
P90s, searing leads this is unapologetic rock 'n' roll spat out in the
discipline's mothe
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seventh album has just arrived! "Since Hot on the heels of 2017s gap filling Kool Kat Musik compilation,
Description: WOW!! Top-notch pop outta Sweden
from 2007! Despite the name, In Elvis Garage is neither about Elvis Presley nor
about garage rock. However, as the name suggests there is an American influence
and conn
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I Was a King
team up with Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub (and, musically, it shows!) to
create their most energetic, homesick and captivating album to date.
Originating from the w
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Brand new
effort from THE Jason of Jason & The Scorchers that almost didn't
happen! At one point, he had resigned
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Do you like love songs? After
spending a lifetime spent avoiding this subject in song, Joel Sarakula finally
admits that he does. He has travelled th
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Joe Sullivan returns with a highly
anticipated sequel to his 2014 gem read more »
These are the earliest
professionally documented recordings of Chris and Sean Lund, aka "The Lund
Bros". The first portion of the record was the result of Geffen Records'
1995 funding of the band's stu
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And the Lund Bros. archival
releases just keep on coming! Here, the
Lund Bros are captured here under their previous moniker, Loser, at
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You may already know Los Angeles native Luther Russell from
his years as a hard-working guitarist/singer with The Freewheelers, and
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MUSIK LABEL!! Released in the UK on
vinyl only, the follow up to 2010s release "The Grown Ups" makes its
CD debut.read more »
Micks 2010 debut is now back in print and on the Kool
Kat label!! Debut albums, more often
than not, are a collection of songs over which the hip, young songwriter
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WOW!! Nat Freedberg is a singer, guitar player and
songwriter best known in the Rocque n' Roll community as the front man o
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Florida-based Nezroks (aka Chris Korzen he
trades under his last name spelled backwards) latest release features a host of
guests that includ
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No Win's debut album is a strong collection
of songs nestled comfortably in between indie rock, pop punk, and power pop.read more »
Originally released
in 1979, Cover to Cover was Pezband's third album. Fast forward to 2019, and it has been completely
remixed and ... read more »
Bostons Richie Parsons is back with a new
Ken Stringfellow-produced effort (Ken also sings and plays on everything.) Parsons approximately sounds like a combo of
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The new collaboration between Ed Rogers and Stephen Butler (Smash
Palace), certainly two names that are familiar to pop fans everywhere, is one
to behold.
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Issue #90 is something of a "French
Special" with the stunning Francoise Hardy on the cover and a whole host
of fascinating articles inside, looking at everything from all of the
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The sophomore
effort from this LA-based, New Zealand-esque band On "Union", Son Volt's present
and past mingle into strong confluence. The thirteen songs written by founder
Jay Farrar confront our turbulent politics and articulate the clarity and
comfort music ... read more »
Sunshine Boys
are singer/guitarist Dag Juhlin (The Slugs, Poi Dog Pondering), bassist Jackie
Schimmel (Big Hello), and drummer Freda Love Smith (The Blake Babies).read more »
The fifth full length recorded by Michael Benjamin Lerner as
Telekinesis. It is a back-to-basics
album-not j
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This historic radio broadcast made for WNEW-FM, New York is
available for the first time on CD. This
powerful, hit-packed performance (wefre guessing from 1986) features the
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For the first
time ever, the fine folks at Teensville Records present an anthology of 60's UK
Beach Boys-influenced band The Californians...and so much more! read more »
The Centaurs were one of the top rock bands to come
out of Vancouver, Canada in the mid-60's. With their long hair and bad boy
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The Chocolate
Watchband made a name for themselves in the late 60's, touring with both The
Mothers of Invention and The Doors, along with a cameo appearance in the cult
classic film "Riot On Sun
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Their Nick Batterham-produced sophomore album
was put together over the southern winter of 2018. The same four GR members are
all present Saki Garth, Ian Freeman, Dave Chadwick and Jeff Baker but with
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The followup to "A New Set Of
Downs" (a Kool Kat label release that sat atop a lot of "Best of 2017" year-end
lists) is here!read more »
Finally it's
happened! The music of the The Keys<
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Moving away from his traditional
pop and rock efforts of the past, now coming from New Orleans to Memphis, dark
shadows ... read more »
Formed in 2012, and named
after the infamous Peyote addled gunslinger, It only took 11 years, but in 2018
this, their sophomore effort, was finally released! The result is more extraordinarily widescreen
baroque power pop.
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1987, Tom Loffler crossed the border into East Berlin one day to take a look at
the local music scene. Guitar case in
hand, he quickly came to the realization that it was ... read more »
– ACCEPTING ORDERS NOW!! The latest
from Vanilla is another pop gem! The
band features Jayson Jarmon (Liar's Club), Sean Gaffney, Danaread more »
musician Van Duren had it all going for himself. He was managed and produced by
Andrew Loog Oldham (The Rolling Stones) in the 70s, he was a contemporary of
Big Star and was in a post-Big Star band (B
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Previously a
Black Friday 2018 Record Store Day release, this is a very kool reord that
features brand new recordings from four of the core Paisley Underground scenes
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The very cool Big Stir
Singles: The First Wave
collects the first twelve A-sides and B-sides from the label's
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A very cool, 17 song album from
2009 featuring artists from the U.S. and the U.K. that pays a loving tribute to
legendary British Mod/Power Pop quartet, The Jetset. One of the most
influential bands to
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Taking their name from an old sci-fi movie
about a zombie invasion, the band's style seems more influenced by the British
Invasion of the 60s than a 50s-era B Movie.


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Taylor Swift Gives a Quick Glimpse of Her 'Safe & Sound' Video
Taylor Swift is getting ready to release her 'Safe & Sound' video on Monday, Feb. 13 (Swift's lucky number!), and in order to get fans riled up for the clip's debut, the songstress has released the shortest teaser we have ever encountered. MTV unveiled the sneak peek for Swift's 'Hunger Games' song, and just like the track itself, the video seems to have a stark, gloomy, and pensive feel.
The clip opens with MTV VJ Sway introducing the 'Safe & Sound' video, which will premiere on MTV, VH1 and CMT on Monday night at 8PM EST (technically 7:54 PM EST, according to MTV). After the intro, a bright flash comes across the screen as Swift is pictured strolling through the woods as she sings the opening lines to 'Safe & Sound.' The video is an obvious reflection of the 'Hunger Games' setting and plot, which finds adolescents being used as pawns in a sick and twisted battle to the death.
Swift looks a bit lost as she wanders around the barren woods, wearing little-to- no makeup and donning a flowy white gown. She almost looks like a deserted angel in search of a loved one or some sign of life. A quick shot of Joy Williams and Jon Paul White (aka the Civil Wars) shows up, with the duo being illuminated in a fiery red light as White strums the guitar.
Stay tuned with PopCrush to watch the full-length video once it drops on Feb. 13! Also, head over to MTV.com after the video premieres to check out an exclusive chat with Swift about her 'Hunger Games' track.
Watch a Sneak Peek of Taylor Swift's 'Safe & Sound' Video

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By ROGER ALFORD
Associated Press Writer
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - One lawmaker is proposing legislation to criminalize consensual sex between teachers and older teens. Another wants to allow active-duty soldiers who are at least 18 to legally buy and drink alcohol.
Hundreds of other bills are expected to be introduced in the upcoming legislative session that begins Jan. 8. With the state facing one of the bleakest financial outlooks in recent history, however, the state budget is certain to be the overshadowing issue, said House Speaker Jody Richards.
"I don't remember a situation more financially difficult than this one," said Richards, D-Bowling Green. "We'll just have to wait and see what happens."
Richards said the budget crisis could threaten some $400 million in long-awaited dormitories, laboratories and other buildings on university campuses.
Gov. Steve Beshear describes the state's financial condition as dire. Shortfalls already have been popping up in a variety of state programs, including Medicaid, which provides medical care to the poor and elderly.
Some Republican lawmakers have suggested that concerns being raised about the state's $18 billion budget may be a precursor to a push to legalize casino gambling. Beshear says such a move could raise about $500 million a year in extra tax revenue.
Beshear said he will ask lawmakers to approve a measure that would allow Kentucky voters to decide whether to change the state constitution to allow about 10 casinos to open. The constitution currently bans casinos.
That was a central issue in the governor's race that Beshear won in November. He favored a vote on casinos. Former Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who lost in a lopsided vote, was opposed.
Nevertheless, the proposal has an uncertain future in the General Assembly. Similar proposals before the legislature have never before gained traction.
Senate President David Williams, R-Burkesville, has said he doesn't see much support in the legislature for expanding gambling proposals. Williams has said, however, that he would not move to block a vote in the Senate.
Lawmakers have a long line of costly proposals awaiting them, including a spending measure that would provide $20 million in drought relief to Kentucky farmers who struggled through one of the driest summers in state history.
Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Kelly, R-Springfield, said he was "not pessimistic" about the upcoming legislative session, given competing issues that include gambling and the state budget.
"Every session has its own personality as far as difficulties regarding the budget and issues that are controversial," Kelly said.
More than 200 bills have been prefiled in anticipation of the legislation session. Sen. Jack Westwood, R-Erlanger, is sponsoring legislation that would require physicians to perform ultrasounds on pregnant women and require the women to look at the images before receiving an abortion.
Another proposal would criminalize consensual sex between teachers and older students, closing what some see as a legal loophole. Under current law, it is not illegal for a teacher to have sex with a high school student who is 16 and a willing participant. State Rep. Kathy Stein, D-Lexington, said she has agreed to sponsor that legislation, which was sparked by a large number of sex-related complaints against teachers nationwide.
One of the issues expected to come before lawmakers is a push by state Rep. David Floyd, R-Bardstown, to lift drinking restrictions on active duty military personnel who are at least 18 years old. Floyd is sponsoring the legislation that would allow enlistees under 21 to go into bars, purchase and drink alcoholic beverages.
Another initiative would provide death benefits totaling $250,000 to widows of coal miners killed on the job and scholarships of $50,000 to their children.
Senate Republicans, who control the chamber, are pushing multiple ideas this session related to improving math and science education in the state, Kelly said. Republican lawmakers are looking to boost advanced placement testing options in high schools across the state, and make changes to the state's merit-based college scholarship rogram, Kelly said.
Similar math and sciences proposals were floated last year, but did not pass successfully through the legislature. This year could be different, Kelly said.
"We think the environment will be better this year because the needs are still there," Kelly said. "It's a pretty critical issue."
State Rep. Jim Glenn, D-Owensboro, will push legislation that would prohibit caffeine-stoked energy drinks in the schools. And several lawmakers have lined up in support of bills aimed at requiring schools to provide at least 30 minutes of exercise each day for children.
"I think the whole issue of inactivity and obesity for children is important," Richards said. "Whether those will be dealt with, I don't know."
Associated Press writer Joe Biesk contributed to this report.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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by Paula M. Riley
Heather Stauffer, owner of the recently re-opened Roots Inc,. learned at an early age that she was destined for the world of retail.
Her mother, Susan Doran, owned 2 Susans, a women's boutique on the Avenue for many years. Stauffer spent countless hours there and later worked in retail stores specifically focused on home and apparel. She has always enjoyed the process of finding new merchandise and the excitement of sharing it with customers.
"The natural next step for me was to start my own business," she said.
Stauffer opened Roots, Inc. at the corner of West Willow Grove and Germantown avenues in 2009 and recently relocated her shop of eclectic and urban apparel and home decor to 8436 Germantown, the former site of Chestnut Hill Fabrics.
The new location is all she had hoped for.
"I really wanted more foot traffic and to be in the 'hub' of Chestnut Hill," she said. "I had been looking to relocate for almost a year when this location finally became available. The larger space was just an added bonus that enabled me to add apparel."
Shoppers will find that her products continue to be those items they can't easily find elsewhere. Stauffer describes her merchandise as "off the beaten path," and a trip inside the bright and airy boutique illustrates this.
"I try hard to find designers that don't produce large quantities and therefore don't sell to the mass department stores," Stauffer said. "They are what I call boutique vendors. These then become very unique and that's what I'm going for."
One of her vendors is Penelope Chilvers, whose leather wedge espadrilles, made famous for appearing on Kate Middleton's feet, are now available at Roots. Stauffer regularly posts updates with new products. Other merchandise, much of which she buys in New York City, can be found on her website, www.shoprootsinc.com.
The shoes are but one part of Stauffer's expanded offerings of jewelry, handbags, belts, tee shirts and jeans, all in a style Stauffer considers "casual yet smart". Soon she will be selling a line of clothing for men as well.
Insider her shop, Stauffer has tried to create a visually pleasing atmosphere so shoppers are encouraged to come in, feel the material, try items on, smell the candles and in general, get a good sense of the products.
Upon entering the store, you'll find large, paper mache bull heads in various colors on the wall. There is a rabbit-head necklace done by two sculptors in Austin, Texas and a white tunic top from a Brooklyn NY designer. These are but a few standouts in a shop full of colorful home accessories.
Creating a boutique of such interesting products is part art and part science. Stauffer changes the items regularly to keep the experience interesting and says, "I often hear repeat customers say, 'Every time I come in here I see something new!'"
Chestnut Hill Retail Recruiter, Eileen Reilly is not surprised by the comment of these repeat customers.
"Heather Stauffer offers the Chestnut Hill shoppers everything they need to make their home or wardrobe fresh and updated," Reilly said.
Roots, Inc. is open Tuesday through Sunday and is located at 8436 Germantown Ave.


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By Matthew Heimer
It was easy to anticipate that some leaders of the Democratic Party—the self-styled champions of the social safety net—would denounce President Obama's proposal to use a chained CPI to govern Social Security benefits, a move that would effectively reduce shrink cost-of-living adjustments for retirees. It was more counter-intuitive to see some Republican leaders–the self-styled champions of government cost-cutting – doing the same thing, as Rep. Greg Walden (Ore.), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, did on CNN yesterday when he called the proposal "a shocking attack on seniors."
Other GOP leaders later distanced themselves from Walden's remarks. But Walden's attack isn't so surprising, argues Richard Eskow, a blogger for the liberal think tank Campaign for America's Future. Eskow's thesis is that, as a tactical matter, the GOP had wanted to make Obama take ownership of the unpopular proposal—which he has now done. Republican leaders have backed the idea in recent fiscal negotiations, Eskow notes, but (emphasis his) "only the president has included [it] in a budget. It's officially a Democratic proposal, not a Republican one." (For comparison's sake, you can read the very vague language on Social Security on pages 42 and 43 of the House GOP budget proposal from last month.) Eskow argues that Republican candidates will now be able to portray the Obama budget as an attack on Social Security in the same way that they portrayed the Affordable Care Act as an attack on Medicare during the 2010 midterm elections.
MarketWatch political columnist Darrell Delamaide takes a similar tack today, arguing that Obama's proposal is "blurring the Democratic brand." Delamaide also notes that many economists believe Social Security cost-of-living adjustments should actually be higher than they currently are, not lower, because existing inflation measures don't accurately reflect the soaring costs of health care.


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Cheap outfit ideas for Autumn #4
Autumn is finally arrived in Italy so I thought it was time to share a new chapter of cheap outfit ideas for this season! I'm so happy sweaters, coats, boots and tights are back on daily basis! These coords are really similar to what I usually wear during the cold season, I hope you enjoy my ideas!
This is probably my favorite outfit of the collage, something I will definitely wear for a meet with my friends or when I want to dress up great with cozy but still cool items, I love all the items! Big and warm sweaters are my favorite for this season coordinated of course with platform boots and hat for my usual witchy touch ahah!
Blouse/Dress - Backpack - Necklace - Boots
This coordinate is my favorite for daily wear, when I want to stay cozy for going around the town or University this is what I usually wear! Tartan items are a must have every autumn especially on blouses and skirts, paired it with your favorite Dr Martens style boots and some special accessories and you'll get an amazing outfit!
The last one is something more girly and elegant but still with my usual casual vibe, fuzzy crop sweaters are super cute for this season, my favorite combination is with a cute skirt (and this pleated one is something everyone needs in their closet!) with a big large hat and the usual platform boots.
These outfits are my favorite since long time, maybe because autumn is my favorite season and I love almost everything about it ahah! Let me know what do you think about my picks and if you are already thinking about some cool purchases for this season! I already did some tiny shopping and I hope to share new coords really soon!


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PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman accused of killing six babies that she gave birth to over 10 years told investigators that she either strangled or suffocated the children and then put them inside boxes in her garage.
According to a probable cause statement released by police Monday, Megan Huntsman said that between 1996 and 2006, she gave birth to at least seven babies at her home and that all but one of them were born alive.
She said she killed them immediately after they were born, and put their bodies inside boxes. The statement said each baby was wrapped in either a towel or a shirt, and placed in a plastic bag.
RELATED: Police: Bodies of 7 infants found in containers in Utah home
Huntsman is being held on $6 million bail — $1 million for each baby she's accused of killing.


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Sorry, Minnesota and Indiana, you'll have to wait your turn. New Orleans, celebrating its 300th birthday in 2018, is the right choice to host the 52nd Big Game. Here's why it should get the nod, plus your mailbag questions
Update: Since the Tuesday mailbag was published, Super Bowl LII has been awarded to Minnesota.
No one is going to get too bent out of shape—outside of Louisiana, Indiana and Minnesota—when the NFL owners, who are meeting in Atlanta, likely will award Super Bowl LII on Tuesday. New Orleans, Indianapolis and Minneapolis are all worthy cities, and each will get a Big Game in the near future. But my vote is for New Orleans. My five reasons why the decision shouldn't be that hard:
1. This could very well be Tom Benson's last time appealing for a Super Bowl. Owners are usually empathetic toward one of their veterans making a case for the Super Bowl. In this case, they should realize Benson likely won't be part of such a host committee again. He'll be 90 when the game will be played. He hasn't been in good health; he just had serious leg surgery last week. It's the humanitarian thing to give a deserving city, and owner, the game. Now, some would say it was Paul Tagliabue, not Benson, who forced the team to stay when Katrina devastated New Orleans eight years ago. Doesn't matter to me. What matters is what a good owner overall Benson has been, and especially in recent years, what a good man for the city of New Orleans he has been. Witness his $5 million donation to local hero/ALS sufferer Steve Gleason.
2. It's New Orleans' 300th birthday in 2018, when the game will be played. This is a city the NFL went to great lengths to support and protect after Katrina. How can the NFL not give New Orleans the game in this historic year? It's just the right thing to do.
3. New Orleans has one of the best Super Bowl perks in memory planned for its presentation today. The league has been vocal in its support for a safety program at the youth level called "Heads Up Football." And if New Orleans gets the game in 2018, the local hosts will build a multi-million-dollar Heads Up Football complex adjacent to the Saints' training complex and offices in suburban Metairie, with four football fields and a complex that would be used, in part, to teach coaches and players safe methods of tackling and playing football. Very smart move by the New Orleanians. Often, Super Bowl host committees do something overly nice for the 31 other owners in the league. But this magnanimous gesture hits the NFL just where Roger Goodell would want: in its future.
4. No one ever doesn't have a great time in New Orleans for the Super Bowl. Perfect walking city. Perfect partying city. Perfect football city. More hotels in close proximity to its stadium than either other venue in this derby. And football helped save this city after the hurricane and the flooding. It's fitting that in the biggest celebration in the city's history will be kicked off by the biggest game in the biggest sport in America.
5. Indianapolis and Minneapolis are both worthy, but there's no special significance to either getting the game in 2018. The lineup for future Super Bowls could easily be this: 2015 Arizona, 2016 San Francisco, 2017 Houston (all already awarded), and then 2018 New Orleans, 2019 Minneapolis, 2020 Indianapolis, 2021 San Diego if San Diego ever gets its stadium act together. Sounds right to me. Indianapolis and its compact and walkable downtown was a perfect host two-and-a-half years ago. Minneapolis gets a game by virtue of the northern-city-with-a-new-domed-stadium rule. But not in front of New Orleans.
I don't think it's much of a contest, personally. But we'll see how the presentations and the debate goes today. I think there will be a hearty pro-Benson sentiment in the room in Atlanta.
Now for your emails this week:
COLD-WEATHER COMPROMISE. There are a lot of northern NFL cities that really have no hope of hosting a February Super Bowl. Why doesn't the league consider rotating the NFL draft among those cities that are unlikely to host a Super Bowl? It would be nice to see a city like Pittsburgh (home of six Lombardi trophies) get to host a marquee NFL event.
—Shawn Pecze, Raleigh, N.C.
That is an interesting idea. I believe that the NFL will more likely seek out cities to hold the draft that make it financially wise for the NFL to put the draft there. I think it's probably more likely that some bigger cities, such as Chicago, will step to the plate with better financial packages to host the draft than Pittsburgh would. That is just a guess on my part but I am hearing Chicago is very aggressive to try to woo the draft there.
MY MISTAKE. I opened MMQB absolutely knowing you would say something about how the Saints signed Devon Walker, who was paralyzed for the remainder of his life when he collided with a teammate on the field in his senior year at Tulane. The Saints did the right thing by giving this honorable young man, who graduated from Tulane the day he was "signed" by the Saints, a contract that was, of course, only temporary. Given how you always look at the human side of football, I was disappointed you did not mention it.
I am glad that you did. That certainly was a mistake on my part, because Mickey Loomis and Sean Payton deserve credit for a wonderful humanitarian gesture. Thank you for pointing it out.
MIKE T'S MISTAKES. I was not aware that Mike Tannenbaum was now a sports agent. While I always thought he had incredible talent for negotiating, drafting and trading for players, I also believe that each Mike Tannenbaum success story ends very badly. I think each ending has to do with ego. Your thoughts?
—Jim S., San Diego
I don't believe Tannenbaum's ego got in the way. I believe, for instance, that in the case of Brett Favre, he saw the possibility of Favre playing a couple more years at a higher level than the quarterbacks the Jets employed at the time, and so he went all out to get Favre. You're right; in the end it doesn't seem like such a great deal. But before Favre was hurt that year, the Jets were one of the hottest teams in football, and Favre passed them to a Thursday night win at New England. The man made some mistakes, but that is not very different from every general manager who has ever worked in the NFL.
THE NFL'S MISTAKES? The NFL drug policy is odd. Regarding Robert Mathis, it seems clear that Clomid is a performance enhancing drug (based on WDA recommendations). Josh Gordon may be suspended for marijuana, which most everyone considers to not be a performance enhancing drug (if not performance detracting). Also, every NFL player is prescribed narcotics to help with pain management. Why does the NFL test for non-performance enhancing drugs regularly? If I look for an analogy in daily life, corporations test once before you are hired, and then never again unless for cause. I understand the NFL is conservative, but if they don't look for it, and the players don't do something foolish, nobody will know.
I believe the NFL is in the process of re-thinking how it deals with players who test positive for marijuana. At the very least, it is under consideration. But the fact is, the current rule mandates that players be disciplined after a second positive marijuana test. We can argue about how smart it is to make the discipline for marijuana similar to the discipline for much harder drugs. But it's on the books that players will be hit hard with multiple marijuana positives. It doesn't matter whether you or I agree with that, because it's a rule. It might not be a rule for long, but it is now.
A POEM OFFER. I run a project at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, MA in which we invite poets to write in Emily Dickinson's bedroom, the creative space where she wrote over 1,800 poems. As you grew up in Springfield, only about half an hour from here, we'd love to have you write a haiku as part of this project. Love the MMQB!
—Michael, Amherst, Mass.
Wow. Michael, Believe me when I say I am not worthy. If you really want me to do this, I would be honored. I do not believe that Ms. Dickinson ever Haiku'd. But I should certainly try to honor her memory with a Dickinsonian Haiku.


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text: On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, Jan-Frode Myklebust wrote: > On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 07:59:59PM -0400, Robert G. Brown wrote: > > > If it is trivial, and there is a simple package that does all this and > > eats your meatloaf for you out to a PB of data, please enlighten > > me...:-) > > Have you had a look at SRB -> http://www.npaci.edu/DICE/SRB/ ? Sounds > to me like it fullfills all your requirements (except for the > meatloaf part, but I could be wrong). Ah, but read: http://www.npaci.edu/dice/srb/srbOpenSource.html where it is clear that the answer to the question "is it GPL-level open source" (essentially free softare) is "no". Worse, it is one of those really evil packages that requires that you contact a University's "Technology Transfer staff" for anything but carefully prescribed kinds of usage (by Universities, basically). This kinds of licensing drives me somewhat wild, especially since in this particular project we/Duke (an academic institution) will be partnering with MCNC (a state funded center) and other area schools and universities. Oops. State funded centers have to dicker for the right to use the toolset. In spite of its impressive list of projects (and features), this makes it, as you say, a package that does NOT eat your meatloaf for you. This is the general idea of the project's data management package tool as well (and some others folks have pointed out) and I appreciate the reference. I just wish that Universities would stop taking software developed (generally) with generous support from federal and state grants and putting these silly "we want to make money from this" licenses. Just GPL them and do things right... Condor used to drive me nuts the same way. SGE ditto. PBS even more so. <preach> Tools like this need to be REAL open source, free like air, especially when it is almost dead certain that they began with all sorts of ideas and possibly code contributed by a free source community, built on top of free tools contributed by that community. </preach> rgb > > > -jf > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu


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Game On! Sports Schedule for February 27, 2013
It's your run-of-the-mill late February night in sports today, with a spattering of games. Perhaps the biggest is on the ice where Nashville travels to Southern California to take on Anaheim.
The Predators are and Ducks are both hovering around the second spot in the West. Will a victory for either squad tonight set them on a course for Stanley Cup greatness? Only time will tell, but there's no doubt both sides will be itching for a win.
Here's the complete schedule of game tonight. All times Eastern:
Sacramento at Orlando 7 p.m.
Toronto at Cleveland 7 p.m.
Detroit at Washington 7 p.m.
Golden State at New York 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dallas at Memphis 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Oklahoma City 8 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Utah 9 p.m.
Denver at Portland 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25
(4) Michigan at Penn State 6:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech at (5) Miami (FL) 7 p.m.
(7) Georgetown at Connecticut 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
(10) Louisville at DePaul 9 p.m. (ESPNU)
(11) Arizona at USC 9:30 p.m.
San Diego State at (14) New Mexico 10:15 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
(15) Oklahoma State at TCU 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saint Joseph's at (18) Saint Louis 8 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
South Florida at (23) Pittsburgh 7 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim10 p.m.
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Why Use Montessori at Home?
Montessori education is enhanced if you provide a consistency between your child's home and classroom. This does not necessarily mean you need to put Montessori materials in your living room, but simply that you should apply the Montessori perspective at home.
The principles developed for teachers by Maria Montessori can also be used by parents. This helps set the pace and expectations for your child, as well as direct their attitude and establish limits.
By providing an extension of the Montessori classroom lessons at home, parents can supplement and promote their child's self-education.
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Do you ever get that feeling when someone puts something you have been thinking about in to a nice neat concise terminology that makes sense and summarizes your thoughts into a cogent concept?
I do, all the time. Its okay though, I dont have to put a name to everything I think about. But I can innovate and modify it.
The same thing happened recently at NEOBAs Big Bee Buzz. I was enjoying a presentation by Sam Comfort, a beekeeper of some renown who keeps bees in a bit of an unconventional way. His current push is for box hives. He is also big into topbar hives and even calls himself a bartender.
Hilarious, you had to be there.
I have been suggesting for some time that to succeed in treatment-free beekeeping, one needs to understand how to increase, growing ones own queens and though I dont use the term outbreed the mites, it does work. I have found that it takes several years of outbreeding the mites and then at some point, the bees quit dying in large part. Dont confuse outbreeding the mites with causing brood breaks, I dont rely on brood breaks for mite control.
So my idea is to focus on perfecting rapid expansion methods rather than spending time studying about what treatments to use, how to use them, and burning money on them. And Im going to call it Expansion Model Beekeeping. Sam thinks its a good idea too. He said it first. Full credit to that.
What are the tools?
A far better investment than any treatment is a queen castle. I have been promoting queen castles since I found them. They are hives where one essentially divides a full size box into two or three frame nucs and then uses those nucs, with full size normal frames, to raise queens, either as traditional mating nucs, or as a place where one can put a swarm or supersedure cell with its frame and bees to hatch out and mate and found a new hive. Small hives like this are machines, excellent at rapid expansion, comb drawing, brooding, and growing. They can quickly be moved into a larger nuc or used to requeen a lackluster hive whose main problem may be disease issues.
If caught in the right time, a hive preparing to swarm can yield as many as a dozen new queens and nucs, but only if you have the equipment to put them in. If managed to produce queens, a hive can produce dozens at a time, every few weeks. Queen castles can turn all these queens who successfully mate into new hives. These new hives draw comb and expand at an amazing rate. At the same time, you are placing firm selective pressure on these hives to deal with and survive mites and other maladies. In just a couple generations, diseases are no longer a major problem in your day to day management of hives. With more selection techniques applied to the resulting queens, you can do the same thing with gentleness and productivity.
But this isnt a quick take two and call me in the morning solution. Its not a treatment, something you can toss money at and expect miracle results. Treatments dont produce miracle results anyway, but thats a topic for another day. This is something that takes learning and as Ive said often enough before, you gotta jump right in. Timidity at the beginning often ends in failure. Were working with bees whove for the most part not been bred for survival, instead relying on treatments to keep them alive and focused almost solely on production. Furthermore, mass numbers of bees, queens, and nucs, are shipped out of the south every year because people demand early queens and packages and nucs. But these bees are not accustomed to your climate. Their mothers just survived a winter that looks more like your Halloween than the proper winters youre accustomed to. And this is the case for just about everyone north of 35 degrees latitude which is a major portion of the population.
If youre getting bees from the South, your bees are not accustomed to your conditions. This leads to common problems like when bees starve to death inches from capped honey. For some ridiculous reason, this common problem is pawned off on mites or some other disease. I had it happen a fair number of times and always to bees originally raised in climates with milder winters like California or Georgia. Its an unacceptable condition and it can be avoided for the most part by maintaining bees well adapted to your conditions.
Catching local swarms is another excellent aspect of Expansion Model Beekeeping. Sam Comfort mentions that he puts up 100 swarm traps every year. Swarm traps are a good way to enhance your collection with new and varied genetics, whether they are from local feral swarms or from other local kept hives. Concerned about watered down genetics? Your winters and diseases and mites will take care of those issues for you. Use selective pressure to your benefit. Allow the natural selective pressure to weed out the weakest hives for you. Remember, your focus is on out-breeding the problem and adapting to it, just like Nature does. We have a strong and virulent organism in the honey bee. It has an incredible ability to adapt and survive in all sorts of conditions and pressures. But it needs some time and new generations
The idea behind this whole philosophy is operating, at least for now, like you want to be a commercial beekeeper in five years. The focus is increase. Pretty quickly as Ive found out, the bees quit dying out so much. Now Im at the point where I have the number of hives I want to have. I have the volume of equipment that I can sustain. So what do I do with the extra bees?
The first thing you can do is continue to develop strong, gentle, and productive bees. You can do that by continuing to breed or split from your best queens and requeening poor performers. If you have extra at the end of the year and dont want to overwinter a certain number, combining is easy by killing off the less favored queen and placing her hive on the better hive. There are various ways to do that, newspaper combines and the like. You can keep some hives as nucs and they can be used to draw comb without feeding, or keep queens in reserve.
Another thing you can do is use your bees to make a little more money or give gives or use them as trade. You can do this by raising queens, selling nucs, or selling packages or shook swarms (packages with their original queen). Maybe you dont want to ship or sell out of town, but you can help your friends and neighbors get started. Form small cooperatives where you can rely upon your neighbors to provide you a frame of brood to restart a hive with a missing queen, or market your honey together.
It would be fantastic if more beekeeping associations were able to provide the packages, queens, and nucs that their members need without needing to have them shipped in. If a handful of members were able to provide even limited numbers, it would be enough to get their friends started or help associates sustain their hives and replace their dead outs. The focus needs to be on local production and adaptation rather than buying bees seemingly off the shelf.
The ultimate goal is beekeepers whose bees dont die in large numbers and who have a strong support group to help them grow and learn how to keep bees without resorting to medicating them or expending large amounts of energy trying to keep them alive. They should stay alive on their own and leave you the beekeeper to do the things you started beekeeping to do.


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October 25, 2013 06:00pm-09:00pm
Honolulu Museum of Art
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The haunting season is upon us—wear your creativity for the last ARTafterDARK of 2013!
Let master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui scare your pants off with tales inspired by works in the Arts of Hawai'i Gallery. Beware the night marchers.
Mash to the beats of DJ Davey Shindig and live music throughout the night by electro pop group Alt/Air.
Commemorate the night at Kai-Photo's open air photo booth.
Lucky Brand Instagram contest: Post a photo during the event on Instagram. Entries must hashtag #LuckyinARTafterDARK and tag @honolulumuseum and @officialluckybrand to enter to win a Styling Session at your local Honolulu Lucky Brand store ($350 value). View the official contest rules.
See artist Andrea Charuk put her creative spin on two Lucky Brand jackets—and enter to win a jacket and a denim gift card.
See contemporary Hawai'i art in Artists of Hawaiʻi 2013 and Ponoiwi: An Installation by Kapulani Landgraf and explore what came before it in the newly reinstalled John Dominis and Patches Damon Holt Gallery of the Arts of Hawai'i.
Feast on ghoulish bites prepared by The Grove including, pumpkin ravioli and herb crusted pork loin, then take a sip of the specialty "Get Lucky" cocktail.
The following items will NOT be allowed on the premises:
• Weapons (real or toy), including but not limited to guns, swords, bows and arrows, staffs, clubs, and axes.
• Costume accessories longer than 15 inches including but limited to wings, canes, tools, umbrellas, spears, antennae.
Hallowbaloo Kick Off Concert: John Cruz Electric Soul, 9pm, Doris Duke Theatre.
Just a reminder—ARTafterDARKers can park in the following locations:
1) FREE: Street parking on Beretania and Kinau Street from 6pm
2) $5: Up to five hours, $2 for each additional 30 minutes or fraction thereof. The lot behind the Honolulu Museum of Art School (1111 Victoria St.), entrances on Beretania and Young streets. NOTE: lot closes promptly at 11pm.
3) $5 at the First United Methodist Church Parking Lot on the corner of Beretania and Victoria streets. NOTE: lot closes promptly at 10pm


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As of September this year, Google says it will demand that all developers use SSL connections for requests through Google Documents List, Google Spreadsheet, and Google Sites APIs. The company says that insisting on SSL technology improves security by encrypting data communications between users and Google itself — and so, in theory, better protects that data from being intercepted by a malicious third party.
This means that from September 15, the chosen Google APIs will only function through requests made via HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure). If a developer makes a request to an old HTTP address, it will result in a non-functioning action.
According to the Google code developer blog, "For most APIs, our technical documentation, client libraries, and code samples already use SSL. Many new APIs and versions will be SSL only. Further, the Google Maps API, which previously offered SSL only to Premier customers, is offering SSL to all developers starting today."
The search giant says that this change should be transparent if a developer is using the most recent version of the Google Data client libraries, since they already use SSL for all requests. If ,on the other hand, a developer is not using those libraries, then he or she will have to change all HTTP URLs in the code base to HTTPS.
"If you're not using our client libraries, then simply change any use of an HTTP URL to its corresponding HTTPS version in your code. Your existing OAuth and AuthSub tokens will continue to work using the HTTPS URLs, even if they were requested with a scope that uses an 'http://' scheme," says the company.
Google's Mountain View headquarters is already working towards the steady migration to SSL encryption: the company's Gmail service now defaults to SSL, the company's core web search provides an option for SSL, and the online word processor Google Docs now requires SSL to operate.


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Darren Tomlyn's Blog
Darren is a musician and composer currently living in Leicester, Leics, UK.
Darren plays the violin (fiddle) and guitar, mainly playing celtic, country and bluegrass style music. He also mainly writes celtic tunes aswell, but has been known to dabble in orchestral music too. (He is also, unfortuantely, currently without employment).
Darren's blog on Gamasutra, however, is not here to talk about music, (at least directly).
After an argument with a person about the nature and definition of computer-based role-playing games, (cRPG's) Darren began to do some research into why the person (and other people) came to the conclusions and opinions they have, about what games, and types thereof, really are, and should be defined as and by.
It began with an old argument about games and art - (cRPG's being defined by plot and narrative) - but has since expanded to include more of the language itself.
Darren has come to the conclusion that games are not fully recognised or understood for what they are at this time.
This blog is here for Darren to explain and discuss what he has found to be the cause of this problem:
A Study and Discussion of Games as a Matter of Linguistics.
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Mary King (Klohs)
Mary was born in Sydney Australia 12/27/1925, she leaves us peacefully on 6/15/2011. Moving from Australia in her 20's she went to live with family in Windsor Ontario where she met and married Bill Klohs in 1949. They would later answer an ad in a Detroit newspaper to deliver a Cadillac to California and soon settling in Costa Mesa in 1956 when they finished construction of their new duplex. An avid bowler, Kona Lanes, she had numerous games over 200 and a 300 perfect game. She would work at the All American market in Costa Mesa and would transfer as a bookkeeper to the Albertson's in Corona Del Mar when in 1969 she became a Co-founder of Zubie's Restaurant in Corona del Mar and later in Costa Mesa in 1972. After leaving her bookkeeping job to work full time in the restaurants, the partnership would later split up the restaurants where she moved to Corona Del Mar and took over and renamed the Corona Del Mar location to "The Place Across the Street from the Port Theater". It remained family owned and operated till her retirement in 1981. When she took up Golf she made a permanent move to Palm Desert with her Husband Chuck King. She joined her ladies club at Palm Desert Resort and Country Club and played many events throughout the desert. She enjoyed her travels back to Australia to visit her brother and family and many trips to Lake Tahoe, Hawaii and Cruises to Mexico and through the Panama Canal. For the last few years she has called Balboa Island her home where she would enjoy her walks about town and the Bayfront. She is preceded in death by her husband Chuck King and is survived by her daughter, Diane Watson, son Jake Klohs and his wife Dawn Klohs, granddaughter Kelly Lopez (Watson) and her husband Rick, and grandson Woody Klohs.
Services will be held at Pacific View Memorial Park and Mortuary, 3500 Pacific View Drive, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625 on June 22nd 2:30PM followed by a reception at Santa Ana Country Club.
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MIDDLEBURY — UD-3 school officials will explore the consequences of building a 2011-2012 spending plan that is 2 percent less than the current year's budget.
It's a sobering assignment, but somewhat less formidable than the task that had been mapped out for the UD-3 budget committee last spring. The panel and UD-3 administrators had been directed to develop a 2011-2012 budget reflecting a 3.5-percent decrease compared to current spending for Middlebury Union Middle School and High School. That would've translated into a $558,852 cut.
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VERGENNES — The Vergennes-Panton Water District Board again on Tuesday declined to accept Vergennes resident and Alderman Randy Ouellette's petition calling for a second vote on the board's $5.1 million plan for a major upgrade to its lakefront water plant.
On Aug. 4, Vergennes and Panton residents voted, 104-49, in 8 percent turnout, to approve a bond in that amount to fund what would be essentially a complete overhaul of the district's 37-year-old plant on Lake Champlain, the first major project since its construction.
MIDDLEBURY — When the five local girls who attended the Keewaydin Temagami summer camp in Canada last summer get together, they can trade stories for hours — their favorite boats (which they know by number), their best wildlife sightings, and the close calls they had in turbulent northern waters.
Kristen is a 16-year-old girl from Vermont who set a goal at age 9 to reach the highest point in each of the lower 48 states. Today, seven years later, she's honing in on her quest, but the high points are getting harder to summit and the risks that much greater.
MONKTON — For the entire week spanning between Oct. 8 and 16, the town of Monkton will be putting on its Monkton Creates community celebration.
Arts-infused events ranging from a pie contest to artist receptions will be taking place at various locations around town throughout the week. While many of the events are free and open to the public, proceeds from the various potluck dinners, dances and silent auctions that do charge a fee will go toward funding the restoration of the East Monkton Church, the Boro Schoolhouse and the Russell Memorial Library.
MIDDLEBURY — In an emotional ceremony before Friday night's Middlebury Union High School football game, longtime Tiger radio announcer and former American Legion Post 27 Commander Dick Bullock was honored by the dedication of the 2010 Tiger football game program to him.
Bullock, who is terminally ill with cancer, announced the beginning of the Tigers' win over Mount Mansfield, and hopes to announce as much of the Tigers' home schedule as possible on WVTK-FM 92.1, including this Friday evening's game vs. Brattleboro.
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The Tigers — who fielded their full lineup for the first time since their opening game, moved to 3-2-1. The Eagles — who were shorthanded because of two-week disciplinary suspensions to one starter and two substitutes — dropped to 2-2-1.
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KDE Previews 3.5 Release at LinuxWorldExpo San Francisco
The K Desktop Environment was pleased to see its users recently at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo. Users were excited to learn about KDE 4.0, some of the hot new stuff in KDE 3.5, and thousands of Linux users got out of the house for a change!
Guests to our booth had questions like "So, when is KDE 4.0 going to be released?" Some also wondered what kind of new features it would have.
Some users were more concerned with the immediate future, KDE 3.5. They wondered what it might have, and when it will be released (scheduled for the end of October).
As always, the report wouldn't be complete without pretty pictures, which include, among others, Jason showing off his baby, Kolf, over, and over, and over again. Or the great big KDE sign at the Mepis booth.
This year, we'll love to thank the angels at Xandros who went more than out of their way to help KDE have an exciting presence there, providing computers and Xandros Linux boxed sets for our guests. We had some further equipment provided by Novell. The kind people at Mepis also donated some Live CDs. However, first and foremost, we want to thank all our users who donated various sums - these contributions go a long way in allowing us to have a presence at San Francisco (and elsewhere in the US) year after year.
I'd also like to offer my thanks to the LinuxPrinting booth who printed hundreds of our brochures; to the Debian booth which kept us company, made excellent neighbors, and provided technical advice; the Linux Terminal Server Project lent us a pretty looking thin terminal running Kubuntu; and of course, to those at the Gnome booth, for practically throwing themselves at us :-).
Seems Awesome
I can't wait for the full release. :)
By Alex at Mon, 2005/08/22 - 5:00am
Re: Kolf!
Jason, i understand it's your baby.... but kitten is your baby too.
and its awesome, show it to the world
By Mathieu Jobin at Tue, 2005/08/23 - 5:00am
Re: Kolf!
indeed. I showed off kiten too! There were two people who asked about inputting Japanese on KDE, and I did my best to explain a plan of attack, including kiten :)
oh, and my title I'm trying to show on my badge is 'Kolfinator'. Which is really stupid, I'm sorry.
By Jason Katz-Brown at Mon, 2005/08/29 - 5:00am
great writeup
awesome article covering the event njaard.. love that "charles samuels" touch of humour, wit and innuendo.
throwing themselves at you, indeed ;) best of luck with that!
it is also great to see the various companies and projects helping out with things. muchly appreciated and needed.
By Aaron J. Seigo at Mon, 2005/08/22 - 5:00am
Re: great writeup
la la la
By Blau Zahl at Mon, 2005/08/22 - 5:00am
Re: great writeup
ja, ja, jaja...
I *bet* you are!
cheers, Kurt
By pipitas at Thu, 2005/08/25 - 5:00am
Drag and drop
For the first time, I actually managed to make my Windows-loving coworker impressed: I tried dragging and dropping an image from Opera into Konsole, and Konsole let me copy the image with a single click. When I tried again, I got a popup telling me there already was such a file, and would I like to rename it?
I love KDE!
By Runar at Thu, 2005/08/25 - 5:00am
so .. when is 4.0 released? i also couldnt find info about this
By ll at Sat, 2005/08/27 - 5:00am
Re: 4.0
when it's done...
By ac at Sat, 2005/08/27 - 5:00am
Re: 4.0
There was an idea about releasing it for KDE's 10th birthday in October 2006 (yes, 2006).
Of course the exact release date will depend on how the development goes forward. It could be that the real release date will be (much) later.
Have a nice day!
By Nicolas Goutte at Sat, 2005/08/27 - 5:00am
its time
its time for me to upgrade... still running kde 3.1
By yannick at Sun, 2005/08/28 - 5:00am
KDE really makes it work!
the KDE booth did get quite busy, and rightfully so. i am constantly trying to convince people that K makes Ubuntu Kubuntu! currently completely enamored with Desktp BSD, though. KDE makes BSD kool! keep up the good werk
regards from the linuxprinting.org booth
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Moyes bemoans costly decisions
Everton manager David Moyes was left to bemoan two disputed decisions by officials which cost his side the chance of victory in a 2-2 draw at home to Newcastle.
Having seen Leighton Baines' opener cancelled out by Demba Ba just after half-time, Moyes was aggrieved Marouane Fellaini had one effort ruled out for offside and Victor Anichebe's header was not spotted by linesman Ceri Richards despite appearing to cross the line. Anichebe then netted a goal with two minutes remaining only for Ba's second of the night to snatch a point.
"There are two goals missed so I can't get them back but you hope that the linesman has a look and sees how he missed them," said Moyes, who spoke to the officials after the game. "I had a word and said 'You've missed two goals' and it does affect the outcome of the game but what can I do about it?"
He added: "I am sure the referee will have a look at them himself and see if he got it right or wrong - which we all know because we have seen it. Fellaini's goal was onside and if your job is to look along the line you hope the linesman sees if the ball crosses the line, but we've seen many occasions where they don't get it right.
"I thought the offside goal was a goal from the touchline so I was surprised when it was ruled out. The other one you can't really tell but the reaction of the players was that they felt it was over and they are not usually far off the mark."
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew, who had to watch from the stands as he served the first game of a two-match touchline ban, admitted Everton had been hard done to.
"The one over the line was definitely in," he said. "I have been saying all along that technology must come in and it has cost Everton a crucial goal."
Pardew, who was missing goalkeeper Tim Krul and Fabricio Coloccini among others, was dismayed by his side's performance in the opening 45 minutes.
"The first half was as bad as I've seen us play under my tenure," he added. "It was a team who lacked belief. I've never sent out a team to contain or defend. Demba's performance gave us belief but everyone stepped on to Everton and on the second-half showing we just about deserved a point.
"We were fortunate to come in at 1-0 down. The second half I thought we gave a really good account of ourselves with the team we had."


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017 - Siem Reap - Cambodia - 2014.
Today we took a flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia.
We Stayed at The Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa, this was yet again another fantastic hotel.
The mode of transport we had to use for getting to the Pubs & Restaurants Was a Tuc Tuc, an experience in itself, very cheap and reliable mode of transport.
We went out for dinner at The Madame Butterfly Restaurant beautiful food.
Also out and about over the coming nights eating & drinking on Bar Street. Visiting the many pubs, also the famous pub called The Piano Bar, frequented by Angelina Jolie while she was filming in Siem Reap.
An absolutely fantastic & beautiful time in Cambodia.
Madame Butterfly Restaurant, 6 (Airport Road), Siem Reap, Cambodia. - 2014.
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Devikulam, about six kms away from Munnar (in the south-west) is an idyllic hill station situated at an altitude of 1800 metres above the sea level. The tea plantation on the hills gives them a velvety look with the beauty enhanced by the mist rolling down creating a serene landscape. An ideal home amidst this scenic hill station is this homestay. The hosts of the homestay are Rajesh and Maya, both lawyers by profession. They had been offering their hospitality to many foreign and domestic tourists since last three years. The small family of three, including their daughter, mix with their guests with ease over discussions on history, culture, lifestyle of people and personal experiences in Munnar. Rajesh and Maya believe that the opportunity to host tourists from multi-cultural backgrounds is an enriching experience for them as well as the guests.
Upon entering this Home stay you're welcomed by a beautiful garden, which is filled with lots of red roses & bright green ambience. This home is enveloped by lots of tea plantation, many herbs and spice plants. The greenery keeps the surrounding cool and truly rejuvenates.
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Alaska is home to at least twenty distinct indigenous languages. More than just dialectal variants, these different languages reflect the diverse cultural heritage of Alaska's Native peoples. For more information about particular languages, click on one of the language names on the left.
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Kiawah Island, S.C. – Chris Marsh (Georgetown, SC) defeated J.P. Solis of USC-Aiken in a sudden death playoff, to take home medalist honors at the 2008 Kiawah Island Invitational hosted by USC-Aiken. Marsh shot a second round three under par 69, giving him a two day total of 133. As a team the Cobras placed second, shooting 11 under par as a team, six shots behind USC-Aiken.
Trey Bridwell (Greer, SC) finished in the top five with a fourth place finish, shooting a two under par 70 in the second round, while John LaDow (Pottstown, PA) shot a three over 75 in the second round, placing him in a tie for 23rd. Jimmy Gillam (Tyrone, PA) and Diego Polo (Guatemala City, Guatemala) rounded out the Cobras five, firing a four over 74 and one over 73 respectively.
The Cobras will take the links for their next tournament in two weeks, as they host the Fourth Annual Coker Invitational at Orange County National in Orlando, Fla. on September 22-23.


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We've seen the "Ithaca is gorges" bumper stickers, and we agree: the waterfalls, the lake, and the state parks are beautiful and signature Ithaca landmarks. But what casual visitors might not notice are the Ithaca College Natural Lands, 560 acres located on and across campus and in the nearby town of Newfield. Students and faculty use the Natural Lands for everything from classroom instruction and outside field research projects to cross country practice. Realizing we had never fully explored the wooded paths in IC's own backyard, we took advantage of the sunny summer weather and wandered the trails.
The trails
Following the path behind Terraces led us to the start of the Naturals Lands on the South Hill. The "blue" and "gold" trails twist through the trees, past IC's observatory and the American Chestnut Reintroduction Area, which is part of a project to revitalize pure and hybrid forms of the chestnut crop. As we meandered through the woods, we could only imagine what the trails might look like layered with fall leaves or blanketed with snow.
The view
Veering off the trail slightly brought us to a clearing atop the one of the highest points of the South Hill. If you thought the view from the Peggy Ryan Williams building was impressive, check this one out. Here, we found an unobstructed scenic of the College, the lake, and Cornell University — and possibly the quietest spot on campus.
Student projects
The Natural Lands are the perfect spot for taking a walk, but students use them for much more. Though the woods were quiet the day we visited, we'd love to return and see some of the biology and environmental science students' research projects in action. While the Non-Timber Forest Products class uses the trees to make their own maple syrup, farms edible mushrooms, and raises bees to harvest homemade homemade honey, other students visit the Lands to observe the wide range of rare plant and animal species for independent fieldwork. We missed the wetlands and the the perched Swamp White Oak Swamp that afternoon, but with more searching next time, we'll find yet another site for student research.
In a few months, the leaves on the South Hill will change color and the stresses of the school year will pick up. With IC Natural Lands right on campus, a quiet, peaceful place to go for a run, clear your head, or explore the outdoors is just a few steps away.
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The Institutional TOEFL exam is given in the Testing Center three times a year, by appointment only (additional exams will be given as necessary, contact the Testing Center for upcoming dates). You must register in person at least one month prior to the exam at the Testing Center, North Shepler Building, Fifth Floor, Room 532.
The next TOEFL will be offered April 17, 2019.
Please check back for updated information.
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- Exam can only be used for admission to Cameron University.
- Evaluates the English proficiency of students whose native Language is not English.
- Each test uses a timed multiple-choice format to measure the ability to understand North American English.
- Each exam is given in a single session of about two and a half hours. Each session consists of three timed sections:
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Currently making the press rounds to promote the re-release of 'Avatar' 3D on August 27th, Cameron has hinted that he would most likely shoot Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 back-to-back.
According to Cameron and Movieweb, Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 are at least three years away from actually happening, and we won't see the first one until at least 2014.
This is actually something that's been rumored before but now Cameron explains the reason why. Says Cameron, "That is something that makes a lot of sense, given the nature of these productions, because we can bank all the [motion] capture and then go back and do cameras over a period of time."
"Avatar," the top-grossing film of all time, showcased its groundbreaking 3-D technology and focused mainly on the lush jungle-like Pandora — but in the film's sequel, James Cameron intends to go aquatic.
The director told the L.A. Times that a planned follow-up to the blockbuster film would head for the fictional planet's oceans.
"Part of my focus in the second film is in creating a different environment — a different setting within Pandora," he told the newspaper. "And I'm going to be focusing on the ocean on Pandora, which will be equally rich and diverse and crazy and imaginative, but it just won't be a rain forest. I'm not saying we won't see what we've already seen; we'll see more of that as well."
In the meantime, "Avatar" will make a return to theaters in August with an extra six minutes of footage and a novelization from Cameron is due out soon.


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It is somewhat rare these days to hear outright statements of support for Israel from the upper echelons of British politics. It is even more rare to hear such statements from British Muslims.
Earlier this month, support for Israel was voiced from both quarters, in the form of one man: Conservative MP Sajid Javid.
Javid, along with a number of other Conservative MPs, was asked to attend and speak at the December 13 Conservative Friends of Israel "business lunch", one of the main pro-Israel annual political events in Britain.
Despite his Muslim background, or perhaps because of it, Javid stole the show by telling his audience that were he to move his family to the Middle East today, Israel would be the only country he would consider.
Israel "is the only country in the region that shares the same democratic values as Britain," said Javid. "Israel is the only free country in the Middle East." Even for Muslims.
Javid continued by pointing out that while Britain has a long and proud history, "we are mere beginners compared to Israel, a nation that is governing itself in the same territory, under the same name, with the same religion, and the same language as it did 3,000 years ago. Now that's what I call longevity!"
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It's called Recochoku (レコチョク). That's short for "Record-Chokusetsu" or "Record Direct". And it looks to be Nintendo's take on iTunes.
As Kotaku commenters have pointed out, this is an existing music service in Japan. Nintendo is bringing it to its handheld.
The service begins on the 3DS this December in Japan, and there will be over a million songs available for purchase. You can purchase songs via the 3DS, but you must be a member of the Club Recochoku music service to purchase songs for Recochoku.
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The Cutting Board as Serving Platter
Sure, cutting boards are essential in getting your party food prepped. But you can use them to serve it up, too. It looks rustic and effortlessly beautiful:
The idea, of course, is nothing special. That's the charm of it - the complete and utter simplicity of serving up food on a slab on wood.
Do you serve from a cutting board when you entertain?
Related: Communal Platter: 9 Big, Lovely Wood Planks for the Table
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There are 3-4 more orange trees, i'll have to count when im there next.
Here is one of them.
Its getting bigger. I guess the early years were more of a struggle and now its sort of established itself. I dont think it will grow much faster, but it wont look like its about to die again I imagine. Its taken ages to get to just this. One day it might be taller than me.
Still slow going. It sends up a few shoots but then seems to go back to sleep.
Its still alive but its not really growing much. Note, after being here two weeks and watering regularly its sprouted leaves. I think this is a good example of how dependant a garden is on water. Although it seems obvious, I thought the plants would sort of grow somewhat, but without water they tend to do nothing at all. Not that im that fussed but its clear that the orange trees, including this Navel are going to take forever to grow. The photo close ups show the new growth, which, is pretty exciting. Shame im going back to England now but at least theres still 1 month of the wet season left.
The thing with the wet season is that its not really enough. When it rains you get a bit of water, but most of it washes away so 2 inches is not really worth more than 2-3 days with the hose at most, after that its value has gone.
Also, im hoping that for every new sprout theres a new root under there and greater capacity for enduring the challenges ahead. If this and the other orange trees can get through to year three I think they'll be made.


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Would You Go to a Museum All About Racism? [VIDEO]
Philosopher George Santayana once said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." That oft-repeated quote was perhaps the impetus behind a new museum in Michigan that showcases thousands of racist artifacts.
The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, housed at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., has amassed what it says is the nation's largest public collection of items spanning the segregation era and beyond.
David Pilgrim, the African-American founder and curator who started building the collection as a teenager, is a former Ferris State sociology professor who says the $1.3 million gallery is "all about teaching, not a shrine to racism," with a goal of getting people "to think deeply."
The artifacts showcase stereotypical depictions of black men and women, with racial epithets throughout and even a full-size replica of a lynching tree with a noose attached. The tour ends in a "room of dialogue," where visitors are encouraged to discuss what they've seen and how the objects could further tolerance and social justice.
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Last week I asked you to pray for me in case I had to watch NXT for a Striker-fix. On Tuesday morning when I was informed that Jerry Lawler was still firmly lodged in his commentary chair, I prepared myself for the yellow brand. You see, Andrew and I couldn't quite face another series of NXT. We watched adoringly through series one. Then absorbed every episode of series two without missing a beat. We were totally on board with this Wild and Young lifestyle they were peddling, even if the majority of it was a combination of Total Wipeout and Wheel of Fortune with a bit of bonus wrestling chucked in.
Then series three came. How wonderful – a whole series of NXT dedicated to the Divas. It seemed so….progressive. We had always wanted there to be a Divas-only show of some sorts. It was a marvellous idea, until it all went wrong. They didn't just fill it with the usual NXT silliness, they made it so embarrassing we didn't even watch the final few episodes. And it wasn't just that they didn't care. They cared so little they made their indifference part of the storyline. Michael Cole reached a new level of aggravating hobgoblin and the show was cancelled on US TV. It was still available on some channels, but with the US audience forced to watch online (if at all) and the catch-up videos region-locked, series three of NXT just fell off the radar for us.
When series four started and I realised Mason Ryan wasn't going to be a rookie, we decided to give it a miss. That changed this week. With my Matt Striker quota knocked down to one Superstars match, I decided to watch an episode of NXT. Andrew very kindly decided to take the televisual bullet too and watch with me. How very 'you jump, I jump'. Anyway, a strange thing happened…..we enjoyed it! Maybe it was the absence of Michael Cole, maybe it was the fact that everything else went misty when Mr. Striker appeared on my screen (still wearing his special NXT shoes) but we didn't have to watch through our fingers as expected.
It's strange joining a show in the middle of a series. I've seen a few episodes of FCW over the past year in an attempt to catch some of Mason Ryan's developmental matches. So the faces were vaguely familiar. I can't say I was paying attention to much of the detail while impatiently skipping through FCW though. We're very late to the party on this series. In fact, we're so late to the party, all that's left are some dodgy prawn quiches and some flat Coca-Cola. Still, I thought it might be fun to run through this episode and record some first impressions of the remaining contestants…..
It's nice to see that nothing's changed on NXT. They're still playing silly, rigged party games and pretending they're important. On many levels, it's quite comforting. This week it was everyone's favourite fake punch-up – Rock 'em-Sock 'em Rookie Challenge. Classic!
Okay, so Johnny Curtis is invited to climb onto a podium first. We'll call him The Looker. He's the one where you scan the opening credits for the one boy you might favour because he was blessed with more handsome genes than the others. This involves cocking an eyebrow, doing a sideways smile and greeting him with an almost purred hellooooooooo. Also, he has R-Truth as a mentor, so he needs some kind of advantage.
The Looker has to face Derrick Bateman in the rocky socky fighty thing. We'll call Bateman 'Thinks-He's-Funny'.
Between ourselves, he is actually quite funny. In preparation for this episode of NXT we watched some Bateman YouTubes and laughed. He's in! Thinks-He's-Funny endeared himself to the crowd by wearing a piece of cheese on his head and it seemed to work wonderfully. I'll give it a try myself:
They bash each other a bit and Thinks-He's-Funny wins. Then Byron Saxton steps up.
Byron was always enjoyable on commentary but as a wrestler he seems a little wet. He also appears to be the whitest black guy I've ever seen. Even more so than the fella on Antiques Roadshow.
We'll call Byron 'Antiques'. His opponent is Brodus Clay. We'll call him Bowser.
Bowser refuses to play, mainly because he thinks the spikes on his tail will pierce the inflatable cushion or something. Antiques wins by default and goes on to beat Thinks-He's-Funny. He looks happier than that time someone brought 300 year-old walnut sideboard to the Roadshow and it was worth £20,000. They watch the replay and Matt Striker announces they'll have rematch. Antiques wins again.
Apparently the big NXT meme this series is to call Dolph Ziggler 'turd'. The story goes that he changed his name to Dolph from Turd Ferguson. Riiiiiiight. It's amazing how little wrestling shows make sense when you haven't been watching from the start of the series. How anyone ever gets into this nonsense is a mystery to me. At least chanting 'turd' at someone is slightly offensive. Better than Mr. Ziggles, right?
So Antiques and Thinks-He's-Funny have a match. I won't pretend I remember much about it. Daniel Bryan was in one corner dressed in a jumper and slacks, and Dolph Ziggler was being awesome in the other corner while wearing a Zack Ryder t-shirt. That's all I need for a good time. Antiques tapped out, Dolph was angry. Bryan was ecstatic.
Then they played a game of The Price is Right. Bowser looked like he just wanted to get it over with, Antiques seemed to think it was beneath him to appraise anything that wasn't over a hundred years old, Thinks-He's-Funny went for the laffs and The Looker took it extremely seriously. Striker, Mathews, Grisham and Chimel were in their element. Matt Striker seemed particularly enamoured with his role as gameshow host. This made me happy. I have something of a penchant for trashy gameshows. Andrew pointed out at this point that should Striker ever get the gig hosting Million Pound Drop, I might explode. I would like to suggest that someone gets Davina McCall pregnant so we can make this happen while she's on maternity leave.
The Looker and R-Truth had an angry man-hug:
Then Looker had a match against Bowser. It was difficult to follow what was going on. Dolph was being still being awesome elbow-dropping cheese on the stage while Chris Masters encouraged the crowd to shout 'turd' again. Daniel Bryan was still happy.
Bowser wins the match. They both then find themselves tied for immunity. Not sure what happened after that. Matt Striker was being all cute, and officious, and over-sized cuffs, and………
Sorry. I was drifting. Antiques was eliminated. I'm told.
Maybe it is the lack of Michael Cole and maybe it is because Booker T is still sitting in Striker's chair on Smackdown, but we think we might watch again next week. My enthusiasm for recapping it, however, ends here. I hadn't realised how tricky writing about NXT is. I should give Andrew a retrospective pay rise for making such a beautiful job of the first three series. Well I would, if I actually paid him!


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Since we're days from kicking off the New Year, we figured we would roll out our new URL shortening service this week and start on a clean slate. You see, when we write our articles and a URL is generated, it could be super long resulting in gangly hyperlinks. When dealing with social networks like Twitter where characters are limited to just 140, a shortener is a must.
Up until now, we've been using bit.ly or dlvr.it for posting links and while they get the job done they're not as cool as having your own "vanity" shortening service (evidently this is all the rage now for the Web). So begun our hunt for something different and it was decided upon mount Mobile Nations to forge one URL shortening service to rule them all…well, all of our sites including iMore, CrackBerry, Android Central and webOS Nation.
Thus PHON.ES was born (and yes, it's pronounced "Phones"). We figured what better way to share our top mobile news with the world than with a PHON.ES address? So if you see a URL flying around the web with http://phon.es/, you can be assured it comes from one of our top rated Mobile Nations sites, including Windows Phone Central and others. Enjoy!