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Overrated Gourmet TuckerPosted by Martin Field on 26 November 2010 in Restaurant Reviews
Uber-chefs, gourmets, cashed up bogans, credulous restaurant reviewers &c, are forever banging on about certain de luxe menu items. I contend that this is not because taste is the main consideration but is mainly due to factors of rarity, fashion and the ability to indulge in conspicuous consumption.
Here are the top five we've tasted over the years – without excitement.
Foie gras: bland, fatty, force-fed, cirrhotic goose liver.
Caviar: salty, fishy tasting sturgeon eggs of uncertain age and erratic quality.
Buffalo mozzarella: excellent texture, usually tasteless, has to be all dressed up "like a pox doctor's clerk" to serve. Read the rest of this entry


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Subaru says the hybrid version of its XV Crosstrek crossover, its first gasoline-electric production vehicle, will deliver an 11 percent jump in fuel economy over the nonhybrid variant.
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Galerie m is proud to present from May 2 to July 11, 2015, paintings and graphic works by Gotthard Graubner (b. 1930, Erlbach, Saxony in Germany). Ever since his first solo exhibition here in Bochum, in 1977, the work of the painter, who passed away in 2013, has been an integral part of the gallery's program.
Gotthard Graubner
Piran II,
oil on canvas over synthetic padding over canvas
190 x 190 x 10 cm
Graubner is best known for his "cushion pictures," which he referred to as Farbraumkörper, or "color space bodies." His oeuvre also includes watercolors and etchings, which can be found in major national and international collections such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Graubner's voluminous color space bodies, such as "Piran II" (1986/87), take pride of place in his body of work. After at first including only small padded areas in his pictures, he began in the 1970s to conceive the entire picture space as a colored cushion. However, his engagement with color spaces reaches back to the late 1950s. The exhibition at Galerie m features a very early painting on canvas from 1961 whose nebulous colored areas already spread across the entire picture surface.
From the outset, Graubner also took an interest in drawing and printing techniques. On view in Bochum is a portfolio of aquatint etchings from 1976, as well as other etchings in glowing yellow and orange from 2003. He printed the colored areas created by etching the metal plate onto paper using his own gravure printing press in his studio. With their nuanced interplay between light and dark, the etchings develop convincing spatial effects.
Common to all the pictures is a spatial depth and the suggestion of motion and dynamics evoked through color. Physicality and spatial presence are of central importance here. Graubner analyzed the interaction of light and color in infinite variations.
The broad time span covered by the works in the exhibition illustrates his concentrated dedication to body, space and color as the elementary aspects of painting.


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It's been a few months now since I posted to this space. Most of my blogging focus in the meantime has been on the new Adobe Content Corner blog. Check it out if you haven't already; it is fast becoming a go-to place for updates and discussions related to Adobe user assistance content.
So, what happens to this blog? You'll see me posting more and more about my professional and research interests here in the future. I'll also continue posting about Adobe products and more frequently than I've been able to this past year. Please stay tuned!
For now, I want to share with you two short videos introducing my upcoming sessions at this year's STC India Conference. If you plan to attend this conference, I look forward to meeting you in Pune.


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Are You Considering Using CAM?
December 2006
Decisions about your health care are important--including decisions about whether to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has developed this fact sheet to assist you in your decision making about CAM. It includes frequently asked questions, issues to consider, and a list of sources for further information. To find out more about topics and resources mentioned in this fact sheet, see "For More Information."
Key Points
Questions and Answers
CAM is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. Complementary medicine is used together with conventional medicine, and alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. Conventional medicine is medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as physical therapists, psychologists, and registered nurses. Some health care providers practice both CAM and conventional medicine.
The list of what is considered to be CAM changes continually, as those therapies that are proven to be safe and effective become adopted into conventional health care and as new approaches to health care emerge. For more about these terms, see the NCCAM fact sheet "What Is CAM?"
2. How can I get reliable information about a CAM therapy?
It is important to learn what scientific studies have discovered about the therapy in which you are interested. It is not a good idea to use a CAM therapy simply because of something you have seen in an advertisement or on a Web site or because someone has told you that it worked for them. (Tips on evaluating the information you see on a Web site.)
Understanding a treatment's risks, potential benefits, and scientific evidence is critical to your health and safety. Scientific research on many CAM therapies is relatively new, so this kind of information may not be available for every therapy. However, many studies on CAM treatments are under way, including those that NCCAM supports, and our knowledge and understanding of CAM is increasing all the time. Here are some ways to find scientifically based information:
Each treatment needs to be considered on its own. However, here are some issues to think about when considering a CAM therapy.
4.How can I determine whether statements made about the effectiveness of a CAM therapy are true?
Statements that manufacturers and providers of CAM therapies may make about the effectiveness of a therapy and its other benefits can sound reasonable and promising. However, they may or may not be backed up by scientific evidence. Before you begin using a CAM treatment, it is a good idea to ask the following questions:
5. Are there any risks to using CAM treatments?
Yes, there can be risks, as with any medical therapy. These risks depend upon the specific CAM treatment. The following are general suggestions to help you learn about or minimize the risks.
6. Are CAM therapies tested to see if they work?
While some scientific evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of some CAM therapies, for most there are key questions that are yet to be answered through well-designed scientific studies-questions such as whether the therapies are safe, how they work, and whether they work for the diseases or medical conditions for which they are used.
NCCAM is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on CAM. NCCAM supports research on CAM therapies to determine if they work, how they work, whether they are effective, and who might benefit most from the use of specific therapies.
7. I am interested in a CAM therapy that involves treatment from a practitioner. How do I go about selecting a practitioner?
Here are a few things to consider when selecting a practitioner. If you need more information, see our fact sheet "Selecting a CAM Practitioner."
8. Can I receive treatment or a referral to a practitioner from NCCAM?
NCCAM is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on CAM. NCCAM does not provide CAM therapies or referrals to practitioners.
9. Can I participate in CAM research through a clinical trial?
NCCAM supports clinical trials (research studies in people) on CAM therapies. Clinical trials on CAM are taking place in many locations worldwide, and study participants are needed. To find out more about clinical trials in CAM, see the NCCAM fact sheet "About Clinical Trials and CAM." To find trials that are recruiting participants, go to the Web site nccam.nih.gov/clinicaltrials.You can search this site by the type of therapy being studied or by disease or condition. If you do not have access to the Internet, contact the NCCAM Clearinghouse for information.
For More Information
NCCAM Clearinghouse
The NCCAM Clearinghouse provides information on CAM and NCCAM, including publications and searches of Federal databases of scientific and medical literature. The Clearinghouse does not provide medical advice, treatment recommendations, or referrals to practitioners.
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Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), NIH
ODS seeks to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, supporting research, sharing research results, and educating the public. Its resources include publications and the International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database.
Web site: ods.od.nih.gov
A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), PubMed contains publication information and (in most cases) brief summaries of articles from scientific and medical journals. CAM on PubMed, developed jointly by NCCAM and NLM, is a subset of the PubMed system and focuses on the topic of CAM.
Web site: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez
ClinicalTrials.gov is a database of information on federally and privately supported clinical trials (research studies in people) for a wide range of diseases and conditions. It is sponsored by NIH and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Web site: clinicaltrials.gov
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The FDA oversees the safety of many products, such as foods (including dietary supplements), medicines, medical devices, and cosmetics.
Web site: www.fda.gov
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The FTC is a Federal agency charged with protecting the public against unfair and deceptive business practices. A key area of its work is the regulation of advertising (except for prescription and medical devices).
Web site: www.ftc.gov
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
NLM is the world's largest medical library. Services include MEDLINE, NLM's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical science. MEDLINE contains indexed journal citations and abstracts from more than 4,600 journals published in the United States and more than 70 other countries. MEDLINE is accessible through NLM's PubMed system at pubmed.gov. NLM also maintains DIRLINE (dirline.nlm.nih.gov), a database that contains locations and descriptive information about a variety of health organizations, including CAM associations and organizations.
Web site: www.nlm.nih.gov
This article was provided by U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.


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Located about 12 kilometers away from the international and domestic airports,This homestay is situated in Mehrauli, keeping it far off from the hustle bustle of the main city. Having her professional background in the hospitality industry, Mamta Sharma makes for a very welcoming and efficient host. She started the homestay with the purpose of giving its guests a mix of both, Indian home-like hospitality and hotel-like services. Being a travel enthusiast, she has traveled a lot and loves interacting with new people. According to Mamta, her aim is to provide a secure accommodation in an interesting environment, especially for solo female travelers.
The homestay is part of a posh colony, Sultanpur Estate, in South Delhi. It is located in its annexe, across its well maintained lawn. The annexe has five guest rooms with private balconies facing the lawn including a family suite. It provides for sit-out areas like a lounge, dining room and a sunny terrace garden on top of all the rooms. The homestay is artistically designed in western style with spacious rooms and modernly equipped attached bathrooms. The most attractive sit out area is the main lawn facing the annexe.
It includes a hammock and a garden swing seat facing the expanse of the lawn. The high hedges on one side of the garden provide for a serene and private environment.Homestay is close to the historic Qutab Minar and beautiful Hindu temples complex at Chattarpur. One of the finest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture, Qutab Minar is the tallest brick-minaret in the world. The foundation of the tower was laid down by Qutubuâd - Din Aibak in 1199 AD. The purpose behind the construction of Minar was for the use of mu'azzin (crier) to give calls for prayer. Qutab Minar is made up of red and buff sandstone, containing intricate carvings and verses from the Holy Quran. The Minar also contains numerous inscriptions in Arabic and Nagari characters, which narrate its history. Peace of mind in a laidback atmosphere with the excitement of exploring the culture of the capital is what attracts many to this homestays.
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Unless I've miscounted or my blog program is lying to me, this should be my 100th post here at the Old Book Junkie. 100. Didn't know if I'd make it that long. Thanks to all of you who have read and/or followed me here. I can't tell you how much I appreciate all your "likes" and comments. Hopefully, I can earn your continued patronage in the year ahead. Now, onward.
Once again I have been out among the thrift stores and library sales, and once again I have found some nice books. This past Friday my wife and I were at the Disabled American Veterans Thrift store, one of our favorite places to rummage around in. They have great items at great prices and for a great cause.
For example, I found a nice copy of "Egermeier's Bible Story Book: A Complete Narration from Genesis to Revelation for Young and Old," (1955, Warner Press Publication, Gospel Trumpet Company.) These versions of the biblical stories were first written and published in 1923 by Elsie E. Egermeier. The 1955 version I found was revised slightly by Arlene Hall.
Elsie Egermeier's intent was to "present these stories in such a simple, direct manner that her youthful readers will have no difficulty in comprehending their teaching." It seems that this type of book, re-telling the key Bible stories in plain language for younger readers, was very popular in the early to mid-20th century. Some of the newer ones I've seen today tend to be cartoonish in their approach, particularly the illustrations. As you can see from this picture, that's not the case with "The Bible Story Book." The book is full of wonderful color and black and white lithographs that don't turn the stories into fairy tales. I have concerns about children seeing cartoon depictions of Moses or Jesus. Do they understand that they were real people and not some cartoon characters?
I also picked up a good, clean copy of "The Oxford Annotated Apocrypha, Expanded Edition," (1977, Oxford University Press, Inc.) It is edited by the great Bruce M. Metzger and this expanded edition contains the third and fourth books of the Maccabees and Psalm 151. That's right, Psalm 151, which is purportedly a psalm of David commemorating his battle with the giant Goliath. Is it true? God knows, but the psalm is great:
I went out to meet the Philistine,
and he cursed me by his idols.
But I drew his own sword;
I beheaded him, and removed
reproach from the people of Israel.
Whether you think the Apocrypha should be canonical or not, it is a marvelous enhancement to the Scriptures. I've always enjoyed reading it, particularly the Wisdom of Solomon and Tobit. This annotated copy of the Revised Standard Version is a great addition to my library.
Finally, I found a copy of the "Abingdon Bible Handbook," (1975, Abingdon Press) by Edward P. Blair. This will be a useful reference book since it includes nice, brief summaries and backgrounds on each book of the Bible, as well as chapters on Bible translation, interpretation, history, archaeology and chronology.
Well, that's all for now. Thanks again for hanging with me and I hope to have a lot more interesting things for all of you in the year ahead!


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By Renee O'Quinn
The Baxley City Council approved the lowest and best bids on the airport ramp expansion project at a meeting held Feb. 14. Manager Jeff Baxley stated this project has two parts with schedule "A" covering the primary construction of this project, and schedule "B" covering the electrical part of the project. The manager made the recommendation to accept the lowest bid given by J. Hiers Company for the amount of $469,290.60 for schedule "A", and to accept the lowest bid from Trinity Electrical Services for $48,485.25 for schedule "B".
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HealthSpring, an arm of Cigna that manages Medicare plans, said Wednesday it is rebranding and changing its name to Cigna-HealthSpring.
Tennessee-based HealthSpring serves more than 18,200 Medicare Advantage patients in Maryland. HealthSpring strengthened its position in the area when it acquired Maryland-based Bravo Health for $545 million in 2010. Cigna acquired HealthSpring in 2012.
The new name, along with a fresher logo, will be introduced to the public through television commercials this year. The company said the rebranding is designed to emphasize a devotion to personalized and quality care for its senior customers and show people they can easily transition to different insurance products as they grow older.
Existing HealthSpring products and services that will transition to the new branding include:
- HealthSpring Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans
- HealthSpring Medicaid Plans
- HealthSpring LivingWell Centers
- Medicare Advantage for HealthSpring (including HealthSpring Group Retiree plans)
The company's Bravo Health products and services will also transition to the new branding in 2013. They include:
- Bravo Health Advanced Care Centers
- Bravo Health Medicare Advantage


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I think that once in a while someone does read a post on my blog. It is part of my point. While it is my journal, my diary to finding my ancestors, this blog is designed to network a bit with those who have information that they can share. I have lots of information to share with any relatives who are interested.
These days, I don't have a lot of time to post but I am still very interested in finding my ancestors, my roots. Sometimes people even comment on a post. I love this and it motivates me to pick up the torch and keep going, time permitting.
If you do happen to read a post, ask a question in the comment section, or ask to reach me, please indicate how I might reach you with your email address. Mine is email@example.com. I have tried to respond to people who have posted and asked questions and/or for information. Alas, the conversation sits out on the internet with no known response on a blog post here and there.
I hope to find more and maybe someday will make a discovery that I've been waiting for.


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This was tonights project of mine:
http://thebillygoatcurse.com/37/ (digg)
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/12...ints/index.phpAccording to various sources around the net, Google won't disclose who is providing the Antivirus technology for its web based email service, Gmail.
Since it was just begging to be answered, I decided to find out for myself.
Using various malware picked up from Google Hack Honeypots, as well as various sources around the net, I cross referenced the Gmail virus alerts with the Virustotal.com database. Using these pieces of malware, I was able to determine through process of elimination that the antivirus provider for Gmail is Sophos, an industry leader. This is my determination based on the data returned to me from Virustotal.com. More testing would verify my claim.


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Electrical Permittivity
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND
Electrical permittivity: is symbolized by the Greek letter epsilon, å, and has units of Farads/meter = (coulombs/volt)/meter.
§ The Farad is the unit of capacitance, and corresponds to the SI units of coulombs/volt.
§ Space acts like a capacitor, in that it holds opposite charges in two different regions when an electric field is imposed upon the space.
§ The magnitude of å, the electrical permittivity in (coulombs/volt)/meter, is related to how much charge separation will appear in a volume of space with a 1 Volt E field.
§ In undisturbed space, the å of space is very low; thus indicating that the charges are tightly bound, and that little separation of charge can be produced by a 1 Volt field. Hence, the capacitance per meter is low in undisturbed space.
§ But, in heavily polarized space, e.g. around a nucleus, the field of the nucleus has produced a large number of DPs that are separated out in that space. Thus, a polarizing voltage impressed on such a space would have a higher capacitance, and effectively produce more coulombs of charge per volt.
§ As a result of having a higher capacitance, it will take longer for that space to polarize, for the DP charges to move their full distance, in response to an impressed voltage.
§ The ultimate effect of a space with a higher e and magnetic permeability is that light travels at a slower rate through that space.
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After years in the making, the moment of destiny is at hand: Two of entertainment's most prominent super power brokers are joining forces, prompting a parade of hoopla, self-congratulation — and skepticism.
If it were a summer movie, it might be titled "Tyler Perry's Oprah: OWNing It."
Or doubters might suggest an alternative: "Crass of the Titans."
Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, longtime friends and probably the most influential African American figures in show business, are leading the Oprah Winfrey Network into the scripted series arena this summer. Perry, whose empire is grounded by his hugely successful plays, films and TV series, will produce, direct and develop series exclusively for OWN.
The agreement is positioned by their respective camps as a win-win — the network, which Winfrey co-owns with Discovery Communications Inc., gets a marquee attraction: his considerable fan base composed largely of African American females and a crop of original shows to bolster the current slate of reality series and headline-grabbing interviews conducted by Winfrey.
And Perry, who had been flirting with the concept of starting his own network, gets a home for his prolific TV output from his Atlanta-based studio, including his first TV drama, "The Haves and the Have Nots," premiering Tuesday, centered on an affluent white family and the black hired help working for them in their lavish mansion.
Launching the next night is "Love Thy Neighbor," a sitcom set in a family-run diner and in the raucous, slapstick vein of Perry's "Meet the Browns" and "House of Payne" that aired on TBS. "For Better Or Worse," a comedy about a married couple that is being picked up by OWN after airing two seasons on TBS, comes in the fall.
The new shows mark a turning point for the network, which has suffered a stream of executive upheavals, programming missteps and lackluster ratings since its 2011 launch. Those stumbles have prevented the network from reaching the golden heights expected of any extension of the former talk show host, who once commanded a daily audience of 10 million devoted viewers. OWN's average nightly prime-time audience is a mere 347,000 viewers.
The timing in one regard seems to be right. OWN is no longer an industry punch line; ratings were up 30% last year compared with 2011, and the network is expected to be profitable this year. "We feel very good about where we are right now," said Erik Logan, the president of OWN. "Tyler's shows have very hooky story lines and very relatable characters. It feels good for the network."
The duo has approached the venture with an air of historical importance, casting it as the "creative marriage" of two massively popular brands that is all but guaranteed to be a smash hit that can help define the network much like "Duck Dynasty" on A&E or "Portlandia" on IFC.
"We both know how rare this is," said Winfrey in June's Essence magazine cover story. "Where else in the history of African American culture have two really, really successful people who can do whatever they want say, 'Let's come together and be even more powerful — let's take it to the 10th power'"?
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But even before its launch, the Perryization of OWN is shadowed by questions. Some industry insiders say merging Winfrey's philosophy of empowerment and enlightenment that has appealed to a sophisticated, female audience with Perry's critically panned formula of low-brow humor sprinkled with what many see as cartoonish African American images smacks of desperation.
Said Ron Taylor, a former Fox Broadcasting executive: "Oprah has been known for having the broadest crossover appeal ever seen on television. Perry is known as a producer of niche urban shows for a specific, targeted audience. This partnership seems consistent with his personal brand but not hers."
"Oprah really needs Tyler's success, which might be surprising because she was so popular for so long," said Todd Boyd, professor of critical studies at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. "She has avoided an overt connection with racial issues, while his work is especially racial, particularly in the style of comedy and the stereotypes."
Winfrey and Perry declined to be interviewed for this story.
The intense marketing campaign includes billboards featuring Perry and Winfrey (with no mention of the shows) and ads in magazines such as Essence and Winfrey's O. A spot for "The Haves and the Have Nots," popped up during the season finale of ABC's hit drama "Scandal."
But while network executives express confidence in the new direction, OWN is not making episodes of "The Haves and the Have Nots" and "Love Thy Neighbor" available to journalists or critics before their premieres, releasing only a "sizzle reel" of clips. Though Logan said the shows are "still being edited," the shutdown is consistent with Perry's practice of not pre-screening his films for critics.
What's more, the Tyler Perry brand is showing signs of wear and tear. "Peeples," the most recent Perry-produced film, bombed, marking the lowest opening ever for a movie with Perry's name attached to it.
As for his OWN product, "Love Thy Neighbor" at a glance appears like a recycling of Perry's formula of comedy pitched at a high volume, complete with a laugh track. The show is centered around Mama Hattie (Patrice Lovely), a character from his plays. Hattie, who wears thick glasses, a blue dress and stockings that don't reach her knees, clashes in a high-pitched voice with customers and family members. Says Tyler in a promo, "Funniest one I've done."
Scenes from "The Haves and the Have Nots" suggest that the show will be heavy on sex, betrayals and shirtless men. The most recognizable face in the cast is John Schneider from "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "Smallville."
Despite the media blackout, Logan said having Perry on the network is an easy and natural fit: "A large part of living one's best life is to be able to laugh and be entertained. Millions have seen his sitcoms, and this dramatic show will be incredible. It's all a key part of the building blocks we're assembling. OWN has a very wide lane that has ways of being little pieces of light, empowerment and growth. Inside that lane is having the ability to laugh."
Brad Adgate, an analyst for ad firm Horizon Media, agreed that OWN's strategy makes sense: "A year ago, it was all about what's wrong with OWN. Now we're talking about content, not the drama behind the scenes and the difficulty of getting things on track and not living up to expectations the industry had set.
Every cable network has to expand off its base. It will be interesting to see how a Tyler Perry show falls in line with the core Oprah viewer."
Perry's brand of comedy has long been a lightning rod while his portrayal of the black experience, particularly that of black women, has polarized African Americans. But complaints about his artistry seem to be of little consequence to Perry's loyal followers — his work has generated roughly $574 million at the box office.
"There's something about his work that resonates with the experience and expectations of African Americans in general," said Tamura Lomax, assistant chair of the African American Studies department of Virginia Commonwealth University and an expert on Perry's oeuvre. "He has this moralistic Christian message that people connect with. There's a real attraction to him because he's telling stories in a way that isn't heavy."
Still, many African Americans have particularly cringed at Madea, the gun-toting, insult-hurling grandmother played by Perry in a dress and heavy makeup in movies such as "Madea's Family Reunion" and "Madea Goes to Jail."
Perry is defensive about the character as well as his work. Insiders have said he was furious in 2010 when the animated series "The Boondocks" lampooned his films and Madea in the episode "Pause," depicting a thinly veiled version of Perry as a closeted cross-dresser who uses religion to hide his lifestyle. The episode aired on Cartoon Network, which, like TBS, is owned by Turner Broadcasting. Though company executives apologized to Perry, saying they should have warned him beforehand, the airing apparently damaged Perry's relationship with Turner, which may have paved the way for his deal with OWN.
And he's brought Madea with him — he/she is at the center of OWN's Perry marketing, which critics say crystallizes the core problem at the heart of the new venture.
In a promo that appears on OWN's website, Madea meets up with the stout, determined housewife Sofia, Winfrey's memorable character from "The Color Purple," which depicted the personal and social difficulties facing African American women in the Jim Crow South.
Lomax said many blacks have been offended by the spot. "Madea is this iconic figure that is kind of this caricature of black mothers. But then you have Sofia who has this incredible line that really speaks to the lives of black people — 'All my life, I've had to fight…' — that's true! People may see this joining of forces as kind of tainting the iconic beauty of what Sofia has represented in the black vernacular. It almost takes away the force of that line; it turns it into a joke."
Logan said he had not received any negative reaction about the promo. "The spot is very funny and entertaining. It's been embraced by everyone who's seen it."


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Since releasing his eponymous solo debut in 2007, Suede frontman Brett Anderson has plotted an increasingly odd path. Turning at times to cinematic scores, folk tunes and classical symphonies for ideas, his albums have gotten progressively farther away from the influences that helped make Suede the best anti-Britpop band of the '90s. Thankfully, his fourth outing, Black Rainbows, finds him once again turning to his two biggest heroes: Bowie and Morrissey. The result is his best and most kinetic solo album yet. "Crash About to Happen" crackles with a delicate energy that recalls a Dog Man Star–era B-side. Poetic couplets like "ashtray eyes" and "antiseptic skies" litter "Brittle Heart," showing off his considerable lyrical prowess. And "Thin Men Dancing" shakes and swaggers with the kind of shameless bravado that's been missing since Head Music. Welcome back, Brett, we were afraid that you had gone off the deep end for good.


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Risk Reduction in Action: A Man's Story of Sex Work (as Told to His Counselor)
November 15, 2010
For our World AIDS Day 2010 section, we wanted to capture the diversity of the AIDS community. So, we reached out to people across the world -- mostly those who have never written for us before -- and asked them to guest blog. These columns are written by people who are living with HIV, have been affected by HIV, or work in the field.
Preventing HIV is a challenge that transcends national borders. As an organization that serves Latinos, the main challenge faced by GALAEI [Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative] is to target and reach Philadelphia's LGBTQ immigrants. We offer a safe place for them to learn about HIV and educate them on prevention. We work to adapt the prevention information to the unique circumstances of our community. Our outreach is sensitive to an immigrant culture where people may not identify as gay. We have learned that many male immigrants have sex with other men but don't identify with gay culture. We have adapted our tools and materials to reach them and accept them as they are. At the same time, we continue to engage in prevention work with other immigrants who self-identify as gay and for whom a gay prevention message is necessary and appropriate. We know that prevention work is only successful when it results in behavior change. We carefully monitor our message and its impact on behavior. We use these data to inform and refine our service delivery model.
The first time I had a client who was engaged in sex work was a new and enriching experience in many ways -- from learning about the dynamics, language and activities of the worker and the meaning this experience represented to him, to the questions he asked, which gave me guideline for investigating more closely the concept of sexual risk perception along with personal history as a son, brother, uncle and lover.
So there he was, first customer of the day -- I'll call him "Hunk." He was in for an HIV test, and I could tell he was nervous as he filled out the forms and prepared for the test. The idea of dropping out and leaving was there when I invited him to complete the form together if he had any concerns or questions.
When we entered to the counseling room, the first thing he said was that he was very nervous reading the questions on the form. From the risks he was engaging in, he said, he could have been exposed to HIV many times. It was then he confessed to being a sex worker.
While developing the test and waiting for the results, I talked to Hunk about his experiences, his customers and the activities they asked for. He told me he'd been surprised that they asked for different things and didn't always want to have sex, and he wondered if that was normal, because he expected every time he got a customer that they would require penetrative sex.
This was an opportunity to explain that sexuality is an open book with no end, and evolving. The tastes that people have are not just limited to certain common sexual activities, and in the search to find pleasure there are different roads they can take. There's nothing we can say is "normal" or not; and to express my views even further on that, there isn't even the need to use this term "normal."
Hunk's test result came: He was HIV negative. He was a little bit relieved, but still had questions and wanted to talk more. Because of that I continued with my own questions. I told him I was interested to know what it means to him to be a sex worker, what are their goals, and how did he end up doing this work.
I also asked him if anyone knew he was coming to be tested and if he had an emotionally close person or a family member. He told me that his family lived out of town, and that he did not have much contact with them since the death of his mother when he was a teenager. He had a poor relationship with his father and brothers, developed over many years of living far away from one another. When he first moved to this area, his artistic experience led him to travel to many places, including Europe -- until he fell in love and decided to move to the other side of the country. As he describes, the excitement was short-lived. When he got back and tried to pick up where he left off, there was no space for him in the group to which he once belonged.
He moved to a friend's house and started to look for work, with no luck at all. He didn't know where to go -- until his friend told him to do anything, including prostitution, to get money. Hunk thought about it more than a thousand times. Then one day he went walking down the street and a car pulled up beside him and offered him a ride. Hunk said no -- but then the person in the car asked if Hunk would let him suck his cock, and told him he could pay for it. Hunk smiled and said, "What about 50 bucks?" The customer actually said "Deal!"
Now Hunk had a small income from this person, who required his services up to four times a week. Hunk's friend told him he could get more than that if he promoted himself on the Internet. After doing that, proposals came without stopping. Hunk went to serve his clients at parties, in saunas, at hotels -- often the sex involved more than one person, and it was often unprotected. Hunk said he never felt the need to ask for a condom unless the customer requested it.
After getting to know Hunk better, I told him about the CRCS [Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services] program and asked if he'd be interested in participating. After he recognized the risks he was taking, we could work together to reduce them. I also gave him a referral to testing for other STDs [sexually transmitted diseases].
When Hunk started the CRCS sessions he was quite willing to do anything to learn more and participate in other groups. We also started working on developing a risk-reduction plan, with the ultimate goal of using a condom all the time and reducing his number of sexual partners. I explained that it would be gradual and that together we could do it
The first few weeks he attempted to make a change, but nothing worked. We practiced role-playing to negotiate condom use, but in the end Hunk did whatever the customers ordered. He had to do it so as not to run out of money -- especially now that he was living alone.
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Houston College Classic concludes, Texas named tournament champions
All-tournament team named; Field for 2015 officially announced
HOUSTON -- The Houston College Classic concluded tonight at Minute Maid Park with Texas being named the Tournament Champion with a perfect 3-0 record. Entering today with identical 2-0 records, Texas and Sam Houston State played a close ballgame in this morning's contest, which resulted in a 3-2 Texas victory.
Following Texas, Sam Houston State finished 2-1, while the University of Houston, Rice, TCU and Texas Tech each went 1-2.
Each team placed at least one player on the 2014 Houston College Classic All-Tournament Team, which was highlighted by the Classic's Most Outstanding Player RHP Aaron Garza from Houston, who tossed 8.2 scoreless frames in Houston's Friday afternoon victory over Texas Tech.
The remaining 2014 All-Tournament Team filled out as listed below:
C Anthony Azar, Sam Houston State .385 (5x13), R, 3B, 2 RBI, HB, SB
1B Casey Grayson, Houston .333 (4x12), R, 2 2B, RBI
2B Garrett Crain, TCU .286 (2x7), R, HB
3B Carter Burgess, Sam Houston State .545 (6x11), R, 3B, RBI, HB, SB
SS Ryan Long, Texas Tech .400 (4x10), R, 2B, RBI
OF Colt Atwood, Sam Houston State .462 (6x13), 3 R, RBI
OF Hayden Simerly, Sam Houston State .455 (5x11), 2 R, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, SB
OF Kyle Survance, Houston .357 (5x14), R
DH Jacob Lueneburg, Houston .250 (3x12), R, 2 2B, 4 RBI
P Blake Fox, Rice 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0ER/6IP), 5 H, 2 BB, 7 SO
P Aaron Garza, Houston 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0ER/8.2IP), 6 H, 0 BB, 7 SO
P Dillon Peters, Texas 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0ER/8IP), 4 H, 0 BB, 6 SO
P Chris Sadberry, Texas Tech 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0ER/7IP), 5 H, 0 BB, 2 SO
Houston College Classic Most Outstanding Player: RHP Aaron Garza, Houston
The Astros also announced the field for the 2015 Houston College Classic will feature Baylor, the University of Houston, LSU, Mississippi State, Nebraska and Texas A&M. Rice, which has been in every Houston College Classic since 2001, could not participate in 2015 due to a scheduling conflict.
The 2015 Houston College Classic will mark the event's 15th year and will feature nine games at Minute Maid Park from March 6-8, 2015.


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I can hang with ya, where do you play?
Sorry for the late reply, I'd thought Tennisopolis would send me an email if there are new comments/responses...guess not. Anyway, I am in DTLA.
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Yesterday we noted the Obama's campaign's acceptance of credit card contributions made via the Internet under false names and addresses in "Who is John Galt?" Many readers wrote to confirm the experiment conducted by our reader under the names John Galt, Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and Bill Ayers at obviously phony addresses.
At the same time, the contributions of "John Galt" and all the rest were rejected without fail by the McCain campaign. How could this be?
Mark Steyn and many readers (thanks to all) wrote to explain that the Obama campaign has chosen to reject, and the McCain campaign has chosen to adopt, the Address Verification System, or AVS. It is a simple tool that prevents credit card fraud.
As Steyn observed, "the AVS security checks most merchant processors use to screen out fraudulent transactions (and, incidentally, overseas customers) were intentionally disabled by the Obama campaign — and thus their web donation page enables fraudulent (and/or foreign) donations."
Steyn also reported the contribution of NRO reader "Della Ware" of "12345 No Way." Steyn later reported that "Ms. Ware's" contribution was actually withdrawn from her account yesterday.
Campaign contributions under false names are illegal, as are contributions by noncitizens. Federal campaign law also limits the amount any one citizen can contribute to the presidential campaign to $2,300. The acceptance of campaign contributions via credit card without AVS protection facilitates illegal contributions. This is what the Obama campaign has chosen to do, and what the McCain campaign has chosen to avoid.
Steyn elaborated on this point at the end of the day:
[I]n order to accept donations from "Della Ware" and "Saddam Hussein" et al, the Obama website had, intentionally, to disable all the default security settings on their credit-card processing. I took a look at the inner sanctum of my (alas, far more modest) online retail operation this afternoon and, in order to permit fraud as easy as that which the Obama campaign is facilitating, you have to uncheck every single box on the AVS system, each one of which makes it very explicit just what you're doing – ie, accepting transactions with no "billing address", no "street address" match, no "zip code" match, with a bank "of non-US origin" (I've got nothing against those, but a US campaign fundraiser surely should be wary), etc. When you've disabled the whole lot one step at a time, then you've got a system tailor-made for fake names and bogus addresses.
By this time "Della Ware" had contacted the New York Times to report her experiment. Here, one might think, is a story. At the least, it provides an important sidebar to the heralded Obama online fundraising operation. Yet when Times reporter Michael Luo wrote it up for the Times's campaign blog, he somehow missed the point. "To be fair to the Obama campaign," Luo wrote, "officials there have said much of their checking for fraud occurs after the transactions have already occurred. When they find something wrong, they then refund the amount."
But, to repeat, the Obama campaign has chosen to establish an online contribution system that faciliates illegal anonymous or falsely sourced contributions, illegal foreign contributions and the evasion of contribution limits. Why has it chosen to do so? Why has it not availed itself of the AVS protection that would expose or prevent such illegal contributions? Luo does not grasp the heart of the story.
It is a story, however, and an important one. At least Luo reported it. The rest of the Times and its mainstream media colleagues have averted their eyes or turned their attention elsewhere.
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The Turbine Templating Services attach references to default Objects in the Turbine Context as part of their initialization. In the case of the TurbineVelocityService these references point to RunData, TemplateLink and TemplatePageAttributes. These three are put into the Context in the TurbineVelocityService class. The Context stores the Objects in a Hashtable with a key and the Object.
The RunData Object is referenced by the "data" keyword, which when using this in the templating system is referenced by $data. As the Context contains a link to the RunData object all the public methods in the RunData Object are made available to the template. For example, typing $data.getMessage() will access the message String being stored in the RunData Object and print that as part of the templates output.
RunData exposes an extremely rich series of methods and fields, for a full list of these methods refer to the Javadocs for RunData. Some of the useful methods exposed in RunData include;
The RunData also allows for access to the TemplateInfo Object via getTemplateInfo() and several convenience methods. This allows for properties of the Templates to be modified for a Request when using templating systems like Velocity, WebMacro or Freemarker.
As an example assume we want a printable page that contains only the Templating Screen and not all the navigational components. To achieve this we can strip out all the non screen templating components by describing a new Layout Template called PrintableLayout.vm in the templates/layouts directory. All the PrintableLayout needs contain is;
Without the references to the $navigation.setTemplate() methods in the template no navigational screen will be called. In the Screen Template that wants to take advantage of the PrintableLayout Template add to the Template;
This will strip the Screen Template of its Navigational components. These convenience methods can also be used to expose and to set the Layout when the Template is processed. Through this a User can potentially choose how they would like their webpage to appear by choosing one of many differant Layouts or choices you, the webdesigner provide.
The TemplateLink is an extended version of DynamicURI customised to be used in the templates. The TemplateLink is referenced in the templates via $link and exposes convenience methods for building URI's on the fly. For example in a template to build the URI to another template, TemplateLink would be referenced via;
which when added to a Velocity template would (depending on the servlet configuration) return;
where "newapp" is the chosen webapp deployment name.
This same mechanism can also be used to link to static html;
However the HTML page will load itself into a screen and not be embedded withint the Layouts and Navigations. If you still wish static content to be embedded within the specified layouts and navigations it is easier to add the static content as a velocity template and not take advantage of any of the dynamic content addition the Velocity Context allows.
TemplateLink and DynamicURI again expose a rich set of methods and fields to the link reference, for a full list of fields and methods please refer to TemplateLink and DynamicURI in the javadocs. Some of the useful methods exposed are;
The TemplatePageAttributes is accessed from within the context by the keyword "page" and provides methods to modify the various HTML attributes of the templating system. The Template context can be used to dictate the style of the HTML page in the navigation and layout templates as well as modify these attributes from within a screen.
As an example in the default.vm the page can be set to a maroon background with;
the screen template may need to set a new title to the page being displayed in the browser, this can be done in the screen template via;
$page.setTitle("New Title to Page")
Non standard attributes can be added to the Body tag, for instance the leftmargin or topmargin attributes via;
$page.addAttribute("topmargin", 0)
Note though that the addAttribute method only adds attributes to the Body tag. For a full list of methods exposed to the page reference view the Javadocs for TemplatePageAttributes. Other methods exposed to the page reference are;
As the Context is stored as a Hashtable any Object can be placed inside it and be accessed from a template. For instance, in a Velocity Screen in the doBuildTemplate() method, a String could be added to the Context. Please refer to the Getting Started documentation for more examples of using the Velocity Context with screens and events.
context.put("hello",new String("testing"));
This can be referenced from within the template via;
$hello the hello reference
which would be output as;
testing the hello reference
Creating an HTML link to an image from a template could be done by;
$link.getServerScheme() :// $link.getServerName() : $link.getServerPort() /context/imagename.jpg
This has been split up into multiple lines for clarity. Doing this once is a pain, doing it twice stinks, if the screen requires several images .... and there are many screens .... it is a productivity killer. The Velocity Context can be used to store this information and expose it to all the Screens requiring it. To do this we can create an Image Object which extends the Turbine DynamicURI Object. The following class is Jakarta Tomcat specific;
//Turbine import org.apache.turbine.util.DynamicURI; import org.apache.turbine.util.RunData; public class Image extends DynamicURI { /** The images directory */ public static final String DIR = "images"; /** tomcat specific - tomcat context */ private String contextpath; /** Constructor */ public Image (RunData data) { super(data); //the Tomcat context contextpath = data.getRequest().getContextPath(); } /** set the image and URI */ public String setImage(String imagename) { return ( getServerScheme() + //http "://" + getServerName() + //www.foo.com ":" + getServerPort() + //port webserver running on //the context for tomcat adds a / so no need to add another contextpath + //the tomcat context "/" + Images.DIR + "/" + imagename); } }
This can be instantiated from within the doBuildTemplate method in a Velocity Screen and added to the context from there;
public void doBuildTemplate(RunData data, Context context) throws Exception { Image image = new Image(data); context.put("image",image); }
from this the Image Object is accessible from within the corresponding screen template and can be accessed by;
Which is much simpler than the original attempt at dynamically creating an image URL. To make this Image object accessible across all Screens, sublass the VelocityScreen Object with one that overrides the doBuildTemplate() method by adding the Image object to the Velocity Context. Then use this class as the parent class for the Screens that need access to the Image Object. For more detail on taking advantage and extending the VelocityScreen Object, please view the Getting Started Document.
//Turbine import org.apache.turbine.util.DynamicURI; import org.apache.turbine.util.RunData; public class StaticLink extends DynamicURI { /** the images directory */ public static final String IMAGES = "images"; /** the css directory */ public static final String CSS = "css"; // etc /** tomcat specific - tomcat context */ private String contextpath; /** Constructor */ public Image (RunData data) { super(data); //the Tomcat context contextpath = data.getRequest().getContextPath(); } /** set the image and URI */ public String setImage(String imagename) { //URI Logic } /** set the CSS style and URI*/ public String setCss(String stylesheet) { //URI Logic } /** general set method, input as string * ie can be set as $staticlink.setStaticLink("images/imagename") */ public String setStaticLink(String staticlink) { //URI Logic } }
As a more complex example, assume we are building a book archive system, where users can search for books by author and title. If we search on author "Greg Egan" and title "Permutation City", we can query the database through the base\peer system and return a Book Object that contains the information on the book "Permutation City". The Book Object would be placed in the context via;
Book book = new Book(); //add the data to the Book Object //from the Base/Peer Objects for Book context.put("book", book);
and then accessed in the velocity template by;
$book.getAuthor() $book.getTitle()
where the two methods are public methods in the Book Object, in this case built by the Torque Tool. These methods would return;
Greg Egan Permutation City
It is important not to try and put Objects with value null into the Context. A NullPointerException will be returned. This above example is intended to get across how the Velocity Context can be used to store data from the Base/Peer system that can be accessed from the Templates.


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Raymond Roussel: poet, novelist, neurasthenic, dandy, drug addict, probable suicide, above all an eccentric whose immense riches allowed him to indulge his most outrageous whims, but who spent most of his life secreted in his darkened study producing works whose strangeness remains unsurpassed.
And: "New Impressions of Africa is probably this strange writer's strangest work" according to the translator of this first English edition of Roussel's final creative work. It's a poem, but a poem unlike any published before or since. Its structure resembles hypertext, endless successions of afterthoughts separated by ever growing clumps of brackets which plunge the reader into a labyrinth at once banal and vertiginous. It took him 12 years to compose, or as he himself calculated, approximately 19,110 hours. The book was illustrated by an artist Roussel commissioned through a private-detective agency so as not to have to show him the text he was illustrating. The pictures are trapped inside uncut pages, and one of them depicts a man peering into the uncut pages of a book.
This is Roussel's masterpiece. It prompted Raymond Queneau to declare that Roussel "combined a poet's logic with the mathematician's delirium". Marcel Duchamp called him "a great poet" and freely acknowledged his influence, Salvador Dali loved the pictures!
A beautiful edition that reproduces the format of the original with its special uncut pages, it includes the French text opposite the English, and Roussel's instructions to the despondent Zo. The translation is by Ian Monk with the assistance of Harry Mathews, both members of the Oulipo, a (mainly French) group of writers and mathematicians.
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Note the sheet of hot-pink printer paper in the upper-left corner of Can-Cún's menu. It announces excitedly that carnitas is now available. We can't even begin to recall how many times we've heard some first timer bemoaning the lack of carnitas here: "They're voted Best Burrito and they don't even have carnitas?! Wha!?"
Apparently they were tired of hearing same, so they rectified the situation (at both Mission locations). What gives anyway? Why did Can-Cún eschew carnitas for long? And why did they finally give in?


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Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American author of gothic, erotic, and religious-themed books from New Orleans, Louisiana. She was married to poet and painter Stan Rice for 41 years until his death from cancer in 2002. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history.
Rice spent most of her early life in New Orleans, Louisiana, which forms the background against which most of her stories take place. She was the second daughter in a Catholic Irish-American family; Rice's sister, the late Alice Borchardt, also became a noted genre author. About her unusual given name, Rice said: "My birth name is Howard Allen because apparently my mother thought it was a good idea to name me Howard. My father's name was Howard, she wanted to name me after Howard, and she thought it was a very interesting thing to do."
Rice became "Anne" on her first day of school, when a nun asked her what her name was. She told the nun "Anne," considering it a pretty name. Her mother, who was with her, let it go without correcting her, knowing how self-conscious her daughter was of her real name. From that day on, everyone she knew addressed her as "Anne."


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Informatica has launched Informatica Cloud Express, an offering positioned as the first cloud data integration service with usage-based pricing. Delivered as a multi-tenant cloud service, Cloud Express is built to give Salesforce administrators and operations staff the option to schedule and automate bi-directional cloud-to-on premise integration tasks without coding and without requiring a hardware appliance.
As cloud integration needs become broader and more complex, Informatica is keen to show its cloud customers that there is a (comparatively) easy path to upgrade towards more advanced editions of Informatica Cloud. These advanced editions are available on an annual subscription basis, support massive data volumes and enable broader data integration capabilities including data quality assessment and data replication.
"With its pay-as-you-go approach to integration, Informatica Cloud Express is a flexible, economical and easy way to integrate enterprise data with Salesforce CRM and Force.com applications," said Ron Papas, general manager, Informatica Cloud. "Since 2008, Informatica's Data Loader Service has been the most popular application on the AppExchange. As user needs have expanded, they have requested more capabilities, enhanced customer support and a pay-for-use pricing model."
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A little over 30 years after the Warwick Central Baptist Church was built, another denomination made itself known in Apponaug. In 1867 Warwick residents, including a number of town officials, looked for a place to hold services. As a result, an Episcopal service was held in the Council Room of the Old Town Hall. At that first service, the Rev. Silas A. Crane, rector of St. Luke's Church in East Greenwich, officiated. It was not long before the number attending services grew and it soon became obvious that it was necessary to have a building large enough to comfortably accommodate the congregation.
In 1880 the Episcopalians in Warwick were able to unite and gather to build St. Barnabas Church at 3257 Post Road in Apponaug. Elizabeth Ann Olsen and Clyde Stroud Wilson, in their excellent history, "St. Barnabas' Story", observe, "Very few churches have been built by so many."
Until the first church was completed in 1882, it was sometimes difficult to find a suitable meeting place. When visiting clergymen came to Apponaug they often drew large crowds and filled the old Town Hall to capacity. In June 1880, the Reverend Thomas C. Cocroft, rector of St. Phillips' Church in Crompton, established regular services at the Odd Fellow's Hall at Williams' Corner. While services were being held in these buildings, construction began on the site where the present St. Barnabas Church now stands.
In 1882 the first St. Barnabas Church was built. It was a 70-foot x 30-foot "Queen Anne" style, shingled building with a graceful porch and a round spiral tower. It was designed by the noted Providence architect Howard Hoppin.
Much of the history of the church is a reflection of the history of the area. For a number of years, the church struggled financially and it was impossible to build a rectory. Often the rector's salary of $900 per year, or the sexton's salary of $52 per year, could not be raised. At one point, a small cottage was rented for $7 per month for the rector's use.
In 1900, through the generosity of General Francis Vinton Greene, the Greene Memorial House at Centerville Road was given to the Rhode Island Episcopal Convention. This old two-and-a half-story, gable-roofed, center chimney structure and ell became the rectory for St. Barnabas. It was given in memory of George Sears Greene, the brilliant Civil War general whose courageous stand at Culp's Hill at Gettysburg was one of the outstanding events of the Civil War.
The rector at the time the house was acquired was the Rev. Richard H. Woffenden. His long tenure in that capacity extended from 1897 until 1920. It was during his stay that a Guild Hall was built on the Greene Memorial grounds in 1904. This was the beginning of St. Barnabas' active role in making church buildings available for public use, a practice that has continued to the present day.
It was while Reverend Woffenden was rector that the wooden church building fell victim to a devastating fire in March 1911. The flames began in the rear of the Artillery Hall next to the church and spread rapidly. By the time the fire bells and alarm bell of the Warwick Baptist Church rang out, the wooden building was already engulfed in flames. All that remained was part of the front porch.
Once again, the congregation had to search for a place to hold services. From 1911 until 1923, masses were held in the Guild Hall and the Greene Memorial House. It wasn't until 1921 that work began again at the old site. The result, after five years, was the present day Gothic-style church. Much of the credit for the building is given to Reverend Gustav A. Schweitzer, who served the parish from 1921 until 1932. Called by some of his close friends "the beautiful beggar," Rev. Schweitzer seldom asked for contributions, but he had the ability to make "suggestions in the right places at the right times."
Father Schweitzer was able to successfully suggest to Mr. Henry Warner Budlong that a gift of $10,000 would go a long way towards the building of the much-needed church. Mr. Budlong, a wealthy farmer and landowner in Buttonwoods, heeded the suggestion. He later wrote, "My people are all Baptists, but I am not partial and I believe you are all working for the good of mankind. My housekeeper, Miss Eleanor Ruville, is a member of St. Barnabas' Church and I would like to have her attend oftener..."
The Late Reverend Howard C. Olsen, who retired as rector in 1990 and was rector emeritus until his death, commented that although Father Schweitzer has been gone since 1932, older parishioners still say, "Well, Father Schweitzer would have done it this way."
Not long after the terrible fire of 1911 destroyed St. Barnabas Church, plans were being made to build a stone structure in its place. In the interim, services were held in the Guild Hall and the Greene Memorial House on Centerville Road. Finally, in 1921, work began on the site of the old church. The result was the lovely building we see today.
The beautiful St. Barnabas Church at 3257 Post Road, a lovely stone, rural English-type Gothic building, was completed in 1926. Work had begun on it in 1923 when Schweitzer was able to raise enough money to begin construction. In 1923 the church basement was completed and roofed over. Services were held there until money could be raised to complete the structure. During this period, the Guild Hall on the Greene Memorial property off Centerville Road was rented to the Warwick School Board for classroom space at a monthly fee of $50. The hall was eventually sold to the Apponaug Co. for $3,500 in 1926.
Rev. Schweitzer, in addition to playing a key role in raising the necessary funds, was a dominant force in determining the architectural style and detail of the building. As a result, the building was made of fieldstone, with a two-story central tower, corner buttresses, a belfry and a battlements parapet. It was completed at a cost of $24,045.75.
Since the parish was organized, it has become an important part of the history of the community. Reverend Howard C. Olsen, who became rector in 1953 and is still active in church affairs, commented, "One of the most fascinating things about this section of Warwick that we call Apponaug is the way the churches and the community work together." It is this spirit of cooperation that has been so much a part of St. Barnabas' story for over 100 years.
When Father Olsen became the rector the parish was just beginning to grow. He was handed the parish register and a shoebox that contained records of parish families on 3" x 5" cards. The church at the time was also much smaller, having only 33 pews and no office space. Today, St. Barnabas is the largest Episcopal Parish in the Diocese with over 1,700 active communicants and the church has been expanded to 88 pews and adequate office space. For many parishioners, the expansion of the church is dwarfed by the great increase in both religious and social services designed to meet the needs of Warwick.
Today, St. Barnabas provides space for both young and old. Included in the many meetings are those of a variety of "self-help" groups, Scouts, dances, tutoring and senior citizens groups.
For most Warwick residents, the mention of St. Barnabas recalls many excellent choirs and music programs. In 1980 Mrs. Albert Green recalled the 40 years she served as organist, when she first played for the church. Father Schweitzer was the rector and there was only a small electric organ. Later, when Father Wood came to the church, Mrs. Green's complaint led to an amusing incident. She informed Father Wood that, because of a high console blocking her view, she was unable to see the choir standing in the rear of the church. Father Wood, hoping to solve the problem, produced an army surplus periscope. When the congregation realized what was happening, there was a loud gasp at the bizarre sight and the periscope was never used again.
St. Barnabas was fortunate in acquiring a fine-sounding organ in 1931 and having it refurbished in 1979. A number of fine organists have played on this instrument. They include Phyllis Simonian, Robert Wittaker, Lisa Cleverly, Eric Simonian and Father Phillips. St. Barnabas has been not only very proud of its excellent choir, but also of its junior choir, cherub choir and hand bell Choir as well.
Among the most eagerly anticipated musical events over the years has been John Simonian's singing in Hebrew on Maundy Thursday and the singing of leading soprano Helaine Christopher Mumford on Christmas Eve. The Christmas program was always well received, and on one especially stormy Christmas Eve Helaine Mumford was having difficulty in getting to the church. When Father Olsen became aware of the situation, he called the Warwick Police Department. The police were happy to assist and dispatched a police car to get the stranded soprano to the church on time.
In addition to enriching Warwick through its music programs, St. Barnabas has also stimulated some excellent artwork. The building is a fine example of Gothic style and features beautiful stained glass windows. Much of the art seen in the church has been done by Warwick artist and illustrator Karl Rittmann. The lasting memorials painted by this artist, include the fine panels depicting religious scenes and a magnificent painting of the Crucifixion, which hangs over the front entrance. Another artist whose contributions can be seen is Henry Ise, a church sexton. Mr. Ise constructed the two side altars and several other pieces of equipment that are still in use in the church.
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Gem #149 : Asserting the truth, but (possibly) not the whole truth
In Ada 2012, assertions that state desired properties of programs are not limited to pragma Assert. This Gem presents how pragma Assertion_Policy can be used to control which of these assertions should be executed at run time.
Gem #148 : Su(per)btypes in Ada 2012 - Part 3
In the previous two Gems of this series, we saw how the aspects Static_Predicate and Dynamic_Predicate can be used to state properties of objects that should be respected at all times. This Gem is concerned with the Type_Invariant aspect.


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The Holy Bowly is coming this weekend!
Have you heard of the Holy Bowly? Well if you haven't, the Holy Bowly is one of the most creative, and fresh events in snowboarding right now. It takes place in Japan, and it revolves around snowboarding on these crazy, hand shaped snow bowls. A ton of pros and am's from all over the world are there shredding it right now, at this very moment. Riders there include Louif Paradis, Zak Hale, Sam Taxwood, Teddy Koo, Scott Blum, Blake Paul, the Deja Vu crew, and a ton more. Stay tuned to TWSNOW.COM for more of a full recap after the event ends, but until then check out these preview photos.


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Randy.greencorn necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 108 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
ChatterBlock is a location-based social networking site targeting parents and their supporting communities. This website will provide parents with many of the useful networking capabilities found in Facebook and LinkedIn, but engineered to the privacy, higher purposed, and pragmatic needs of parents and households. Content, calendaring, groups, discussion forums, and information sharing will target the parents, their communities, and the organizations that they interact with. Examples of the community and family ecosystem include extended family, family friends, schools, community centers, teams, and family-friendly businesses.
The target audience are parents (about 35% men and 65% women) who have kids in the range from 3 to 15 years old. Our target audience is mostly in their 30s, with some in their late 20s. Most users have above average education and income, are technically savvy, and live in large urban centers or suburbs.
The Opportunity: We need a logo for "ChatterBlock" with the tagline "Social Families". The logo will be used on our website, business cards, Facebook page, letter head, etc. The logo will provide the basis for the look and feel of our entire website!
This competition is wide open. You will not be constrained by existing logo or website graphics / look and feel (we have none :-), and we have no color or font preferences to constrain you either. This is a good opportunity for you to create something new and unique without a lot of parameters.
Desired characteristics: clean, simple, exciting, friendly, and appealing to both genders. PSD file must be well formed.
Characteristics to avoid: fancy/ornate, mommy appeal (pink), cluttered, babyish.
Inspiration: twitter.com and groupon.com's logos and branding contain the characteristics we want our logo to possess.
Feedback: We want to help you nail this logo. We will provide regular feedback (at least daily) to answer questions and provide direction and opinions on the designs.
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Location-Aware Grabio Mobile Marketplace App Helps You Find Deals In Your Area
Mobile marketplace apps like Grabio are attempting to position themselves as a quicker, easier, and safer alternative to selling your items on eBay and Craigslist. Though not as beautifully designed, the best feature of Grabio is its ability to distinguish itself from other mobile marketplace apps like Mint Market and OfferUp by quickly showing listings based on your location. As you scroll down the listings, an indicator on the right of the screen will show how far you are from the listing. Additionally, clicking on a listing will give you the exact location and offers directions based on the default Maps app. This is much better than deciphering vague location descriptions found on other online marketplaces. It also helps you quickly find deals closest to you.
To test out the app, I listed an old "point and shoot" camera for sale. After creating an account, I could add the title, description, contact information, images, price and end date. Within minutes, my item was up for sale in the marketplace, and I also shared the listing on Twitter and Facebook that pointed to a online link of my camera's details. In the menu tab, I can do things like view my listings, see friend's listings (other Grabio users), and add items/services I'm looking for to my wish list in just a few taps.
Grabio definitely passed the quick and easy test. Outside of giving you the option of deciding where and with whom you choose to share you listings with, and providing the option to rate and view other user's ratings, I'm not sure how the app decidedly answers the "safer" issue. In the end, your Grabio profile and information is still visible to other users, and you still have to schedule an in-person meeting to finalize the deal. So you can't just throw caution to the wind. Grabio does in fact offer more precautions than Craigslist, but that's a pretty low bar if you ask me.
Since the app is relatively new, there won't be a ton of eyes on your listings if you choose not to share them with your social networks. So chances are, it may take longer to sell your goods/services. On the flip side, this also means their will be less creepy, shady, scammer eyes looking to take advantage of people who just want to clear up space in their attic, basement, or garage too.


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The San Francisco 49ers have already sold three-quarters of the seats at its new Silicon Valley stadium, thanks in part to the team's Super Bowl run.
The 49ers said Friday that fans and corporations have bought $403 million worth of tickets at the Santa Clara stadium that's set to open next year, when the team leaves Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
The new $1.2 billion stadium requires fans to buy seats that cost between $2,000 and $80,000, then purchase season tickets that cost $850 to $3,750 each year. The most expensive seats in the 68,500-seat stadium have already sold out.
The San Jose Mercury News reports tickets sold steadily throughout the NFL season and jumped when the 49ers reached the Super Bowl, which they lost to the Baltimore Ravens.