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Boss Battle... "Boss" Battle...
I'm sure some of you have read a few of my other rant threads. This is another of those.
This time, I just have to say...
Why is the Boss Battle so easy?
In the old days, there was challenge in that Boss Battle. It was difficult to get through, even with a good group.
And that was when the Notoriety level cap was 40 and the weapon caps were 25.
Let's analyze the sections of the Boss Battle, shall we?
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Opening Cutscene
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It's a nice cutscene. I like it.
But can't they make the Goliath in the cutscene have her broadside cannons visible? Is it that difficult?
And the Goliath is in motion, too. Why are her sails up?
Another thing that sometimes occurs is that the audio isn't in proper synch with the actual cinematic itself.
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Navy Officers
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Not much to say here.
Huh. Four officers?
Come on, is that all that's there guarding the Pearl on board?
Yeah yeah, I know what you're saying - "gotta keep it moderate for the players."
But no. That won't slide with me. If they removed servers TWICE for the sole purpose of bringing us "together," then they've got to expect that people are going to group up for the Boss Battle. So four Officers just won't cut it.
That's already one point of easy difficulty there.
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Navy Panthers
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Really? Panthers? Not even at least a Centurion? I know two pairs of Dreadnoughts or Man-O-Wars just wouldn't fit side-by-side through the channel, but seriously, why just Panthers?
It's always been Panthers though, so I'll let that slide. For the most part. But it's always bugged me anyway.
Also, there's apparently a bug where if you shoot the forts during this stage of the Boss Battle, once the Panthers are defeated, the game will not move on to the next stage. If this is true, then...
Seriously? How does something like this go awry? Although it wouldn't be the first bug with the most insane trigger possible.
Still, I know it's a bug, and bugs will always crawl their way into anything. But you'd think that they'd make sure that shooting the forts during this stage wouldn't mess anything up.
But nope, they messed that up.
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The Forts
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Now this is probably the hardest part of the entire boss battle.
But that isn't saying much. It's still easy. Just flying right by the Firebrand forts adds a bit more difficulty, basically allowing them to fire on you from behind as you work on the final pair of forts. But I still don't think it's as difficult as it used to be. With a full group, by this point, you'll probably only have lost a sliver of health, if even that.
In comparison, in the old days, maybe that would have gotten you down to yellow health, or even less.
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The Goliath
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Or... Just Goliath, as she's titled in game.
Seriously? In the cutscene, she's clearly addressed as *THE* Goliath, and in the old days, her name was The Goliath. Was it that big a demand to change it to simply Goliath? I mean, she's an official ship guarding the Black Pearl, and now she sounds a bit more like a generic enemy ship. Why'd they rename her? That just ruins the feel for me. The Goliath makes me feel like I'm up against something important. But just seeing Goliath kills that. Although seeing Lv40 The Goliath down below slightly makes up for it.
But if she's gonna be named Goliath, why not add a second Navy Goliath that appears from the right of the Pearl as well?
In the old days, she used to be a massive War Frigate, about the size of today's Ship of the Line. And believe me, she was no push over. And she was a beauty. She was marvelous.
But then she evolved to a Ship of the Line. Oh goodness, no...
A Ship of the Line? Not a War Frigate, but a Ship of the Line? Man, no wonder why the rest of the Boss Battle was easy. This is what it's all been building up to.
No. Not by a long shot. Despite being upgraded to a Ship of the Line, she's easier to sink than the Queen Anne's Revenge. She's easier to sink than her War Frigate counterpart who now sails the seas in limbo in another POTCO dimension unknown to us. Thankfully, she does pump out a little more damage than the Queen Anne's Revenge.
But still, what happened to the high durability that Ships of the Line are supposed to have? I know her ship type isn't officially a Ship of the Line, but she sure looks like one, so why can't she feel like one? I think I've once sunk her within two seconds of the fight starting.
Two second final boss. Yeah.
And that's all that's guarding the Black Pearl. There may as well be a second Goliath hanging around.
Oh, but then they'd need to edit the opening cutscene. And the Goliath Intro cutscene. And we all know how that would probably go.
Speaking of the Goliath Intro cutscene, that's probably the finest cutscene in the game, if you ask me.
That is, if it weren't for the fact that shooting during the cutscene caused the game to lag.
(Although if that's been fixed, please tell me - I've not gotten the chance to try it though, and I don't know if it referred to broadsides or cannons)
What's probably more disappointing is that you're forced to do this with a group. You can't just enter it on your own. Why is this necessary? This just makes it even easier to complete.
Even worse, there are other ships that are more difficult than her. By a lot.
First is of course, the Queen Anne's Revenge. She has much more durability. Although I don't think she deals as much damage. But she has two attributes that the Goliath lacks, and I don't see why.
She can fire for great distances. Not only that, but each cannon fires two shots instead of one. Not including Broadsides.
You'd think that in order to guard the Black Pearl, the Navy would hire spectacular gunners for the Goliath. But of course not.
And what's worse? You can fight the QAR alone. At any level. You don't need a crew to get to her and start shooting her. Sure, if you want to completely deal with her, you absolutely need to be a bit high level and perhaps have a crew. But still. It's a difficult ship that's easy to reach.
The Goliath is easy and requires a crew. Where's the sense?
Next are the Bountyhunters. They're easy to run into given a long enough sailing run. And they hurt more than the Queen Anne's Revenge. And they'll never stop coming until you land your ship.
And they'll start to spawn when... Oh, I forget if it's a specific Sailing level or a specific Notoriety level. But if it's a Sailing level, it's Lv5, I do believe.
But again, no crew required to reach them.
And finally, we have the Navy and EITC Treasure Fleets. The strongest enemy ships in the entire game. And they have probably the best ship AI in the game as well, in my opinion.
They are high level. They are powerful. They're in a nice group. The Navy can do that to protect cargo, but not a supposedly dangerous ship known as the Black Pearl? They must not have cared much then...
Anyway, the Fleets have a few deadly attributes. First, they share the same long-range cannonfire as the QAR (although they were the first to have that sort of range as an enemy ship). But they too have that double-shot, where each cannon fires two cannonballs instead of one.
Add that to their high levels (Lv69-71 for the escort War Frigates and Lv79-81 for the Ship of the Line herself) and you've got a true boss fight going on. It's very difficult to solo one of these, too.
Not like the Goliath.
But the Fleets have one final attribute that the QAR does not have - taking down their sails is near worthless and a waste of ammo. Why?
They can sail without them. Sure, the Bountyhunters can do that too. But not in the same way.
First, taking down a Fleet ship's sails DOES slow them down as it normally would. But what happens when there are no more sails to take down?
The ship will remain immobilized. But not for long, as given a few seconds, they'll begin to move on like nothing ever happened to their pretty colors. The Bountyhunters, like I said, can move without their sails, but they don't move at normal pace. They actually are affected by the loss of their sails. Fleet ships just forget about it after a short while.
So why do I mention this?
Because I honestly don't see why the Goliath doesn't have any of the main three attributes of the special ships. The fight occurs in a massive ocean with nothing in sight. It's not hard to just sail far away, take down her sails and just leave her to rot.
Personally, I would make it so she has ability to fire for long distances, ability to fire two shots per cannon, and ability to move without her sails.
And some explosives. She never had explosives in the history of the game. I don't know why some people think she does. But I honestly think she should have some Explosives, if just for her broadsides. You'd have more than enough health to withstand it anyway.
And besides, with as large an ocean as it is, why does she not have any of those abilities in the first place? It helps the Fleets very well in defending whatever treasure they possess.
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Boss Battle is a joke. Needs to be easier. Goliath is pathetic. Non-boss ships are more difficult. Has several flaws.
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And that's it for this little rant. Yes, I realized I nitpicked on a lot of small bits and pieces here and there. But to me, those little bits are a huge nuisance. I know coding is a difficult thing (especially with such a minute team of devs... err-hem...), but seriously, I question how some of these things are missed. And there are lots of other bugs I can think of that I should question, whether it's currently still a bug, or was a bug in the game's history. But uh, maybe I'll save that for another time...
And yes, I realize this is a massive post. I applaud you if you actually read the whole thing.
That was a mouthful or word-full to read. But insightful nonetheless.
There's no question that doing the Boss Battle is nothing like the way it was back in the day. Somehow, with all the new stuff they added into the game, you would think this important feature would truly be in sync with the new stuff.
Most notably is the hull panel on the Black Pearl. If I followed it right, they only work at the very beginning when the Light Frigates show up. But as soon as those Panthers are sunk, the hull panels are disabled and those towers damage the ship's health like in the good old days.
That's wacky. I agree with you that Centurions should be there since they would have more firepower while the hull panels are doing their fair share of protecting the Pearl. Would seem more balanced to me. Or better yet, like they've done with enemy crews on flagships, based on the Notoriety of the pirates, the Navy would spawn the appropriate levels and types of the Navy frigate class. Not hard to show the appropriate cut scene leading up to the battle either.
Then, the hull panel should remain enabled and the towers should function much like those Navy ships. Their strength is based on the makeup of the crew's notoriety. This pattern should continue when meeting the mighty Goliath whose own strength is determined by the makeup of the crew's notoriety. Her broadsides and cannoneers would rival any ship known in the game. That's for sure.
And thus, making it a real Boss Battle worth doing again.
I agree with all of that. Although in my opinion, I'd think they'd have to do a bit of editing with the island's geometry to make it look possible for a pair of War Frigates to be able to sail through the channel side-by-side without scraping the edges of the rocks anyway. 'Cause then that'd be a waste of four Dreadnoughts.
But then, they seemingly have enough wood to rebuild them anyway.
Having the entire thing's difficulty-per-section be determined by the average notoriety level of the crew on the Pearl would probably be one of the best, if not the best, solution indeed.
One thing I forgot to bring up about the Goliath though - does she really have 18 guns? I would assume the Navy Officers in the opening cutscene mean per-side, which would make more sense than overall. But it doesn't seem right to me.
Despite what the cutscene may suggest, she doesn't have 18 guns, but instead 16. 9 broadside cannons and 7 Deck cannons. Real shame that they messed that one up, too.
I think even in the old days, though, the Goliath may have been two cannons short. Odd, that. But oh well.
Wouldn't it make more sense to show them 18 guns on a ship that authentically looks like an English Man-O-War? The Goliath needs and deserves to look as one beauty of a ship much like the QAR itself.
Well stated points, CT, as always!
As far as I know, the cutscene's dialogue has been out of sync for years. And aye, I agree. They should make (The) Goliath a lot more intimidating in the cutscene. A few closeup shots to emphasize her 18 guns and tall masts would be quite intimidating...
In my opinion, the most effective way to deal with the difficulty problems is by allowing players to choose the level of difficulty that they play at. For instance, there could be four difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Insane (or perhaps with more piratey names: Swabby, Buccaneer, Captain, and Admiral). The differences in difficulty could look something like this:
Swabby: About four to six navy officers, all are around or slightly lower than the average level of the crew. Navy Panthers surround the ship in the next phase, which do damage as they do now. The forts only fire round shots. The Goliath has strength somewhere between a Man-O-War and a Dreadnought. Overall, this difficulty would be soloable by someone of a reasonable level.
Buccaneer: About five to seven navy officers appear, with their levels varying within one or two levels of the average of the crew. The ship is surrounded by Navy Centurions, which do slightly more damage than the Navy Panthers. The forts shoot round shots and cannons as they do now (but pack slightly more punch). The Goliath's strength is about that of a Dreadnought with heavier armor and more cannon range. More or less, this difficulty level is designed for a good soloist or a small crew.
Captain: About six to eight navy officers appear, with their levels being one to four levels higher than the players'. The ship is surrounded by Man-O-Wars (strength being increased accordingly). The forts all shoot firebrand shots. The Goliath's strength matches that of a Navy Elite. This difficulty is designed for moderately sized crews, and would be very difficult to solo.
Admiral: Eight to ten navy officers appear, with their levels up to six higher than the players'. The ship is surrounded by Navy Dreadnoughts. The forts shoot either firebrand or explosive shots. The Goliath has the strength of a Fleet Ship of the Line. This difficulty is designed to require a skilled and sizable crew. Almost impossible to solo.
If you are doing the Boss Battle for completion (i.e., the story quest), you must do it on normal difficulty. Thus, the boss battle is challenging enough to possibly take more than one try, and you can challenge yourself to do it again. It could be made so that even the best crew would struggle with Admiral difficulty (and maybe a special reward for clearing it). Perhaps there could even be a higher difficulty reserved only for level 50s that brings the challenge to a new level.
Anywho, that's my suggestion... I've always felt that that would improve the boss battle ten-fold.
And yeah, I really think the hull design shouldn't look just like any of the other Navy Ships of the Line. It actually does have minor differences, but that's about it. It needs more beauty though, more uniqueness. Something to make it shine.
It's not like this game has any other places where you choose your difficulty, anyway. The game has its ways of choosing it for you. And for the most part, it's fair.
Your suggestion, I have to say, reminds me a lot of Payday: The Heist's difficulty system. You've got the main four difficulties, Easy, Normal, Hard and Overkill, and then for those who are level 145 and above, you get the hardest difficulty, Overkill 145+.
lol I'd like to see more than 18 guns on such a ship to tell you the truth. POTCO did a good job with the way they designed the EITC and Navy Fleets. It would be fitting to see a new Goliath leading the charge to stop us pirates from escaping with the Pearl. The Fleet can be comprised of Dreadnoughts and Kingfishers no matter what the makeup of the crew is. Only their firepower will be determined by it which I forgot to mention also includes their level of experience. That's how they have it running anyway. Color code is obvious to the player but for the NPC, it is programmed to attack the pirate based on the Notoriety and Experience altogether. We can see that happening for BB as well from beginning to end. I honestly want to see more enemies. Too little for me... ;)
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A night of amazing up-and-coming indie-folk artists!
Friday, December 15th @ 9pm
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Blake Miller (CD Release on Exit Stencil)
Julie Sokolow (Western Vinyl, Pittsburgh)
Kind Egg (Philadelphia
At only 19 years old and hailing from the college town of Columbus, Ohio, Blake Miller stands to quickly become one of the most renowned singer-songwriters of our day. But to call Blake a singer-songwriter is perhaps a misnomer, because there are far more dynamics going on here than a solitary voice accompanied by a lone guitar. His mastery of melody and arrangement creates songs that range from the haunting to the intimate; but contain an honesty that allows him to stay far enough outside the lyrical styling of the freak folk movement to create something truly distinct. The songs contained here on Together with Cats exhibit vocal melodies suggestive of a combination of Grizzly Bear and Devendra Barnhart, coupled with the intimacy and earnestness of early Iron & Wine recordings.
Together with Cats chronicles home recordings made over the past year by Blake Miller and a rotating group of friends as collaborators. Slide guitar, violin, some mouth-based percussion, and more, pepper the album, but the dominant instrument is Blakes voicewhich is often multi-layered and provides a richness and texture to the album that makes you forget all else.
Julie Sokolow doesn't need much to express herself. To record Something About Violins, she used nothing more than her voice, an inexpensive acoustic guitar , and the built-in microphone on her Macintosh G4 Powerbook. In doing so, she has turned on its head the old adage that lofi is the provenance of analog fetishists. She has also created a work of great and unusual beauty.
Using contrasting melodies and vocal textures, she rehashes the most painful, disappointing, and embarrassing episodes of her past. Sometimes her desperation and anger melt into a sexy slur that could be mistaken for one of Karen O's finer moments. At other times her voice is resonant and inviting, and sure to draw comparisons to Julie Doiron or Mirah.
Opening will be King Egg from Philadelphia, PA.
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) states that 404 Not Found should be used in cases where the server fails to find the requested location and is unsure of its status. Whenever a page has been permanently removed, the status code used must be 410. But hardly have we seen a 410 page. Instead, 404 Not Found page has become popular and the most commonly used error page.
Content of a 404 Error Page
A 404 response code is always followed by a human readable reason phrase as per the HTTP specification. Generally, a web server issues an HTML page that has the 404 code and the "Not Found" phrase by default. You can configure a web server to display a branded page with a better description and a search form. But the protocol level phrase requires no customization as it is hidden from the user.
Soft 404s
Soft 404 errors are actually "Not Found" errors returned by a web server as a standard web page with a 200 Ok response code. In an automated process of discovering a broken link, the soft 404 errors are problematic.
The BT Group of UK has a clean feed content blocking system that returns a 404 error to the requests for content identified as illegal by the Internet Watch Foundation. Even when the user tries to access the Government censored websites, a fake 404 error will be returned.
404 Error Percentages
A sample web trends' summary report by ARCHIVI shows the client error details for 404 Page.
Although the web statistics generally vary from month to month, based on the strategy used to eliminate 404 errors, and how active the website is, the percentage of 404 errors varies. Most active websites that have frequently changed or added content generally experience a higher number of Page Not Found errors. But there are many large and busy sites that achieve zero percent 404 errors over a period. On an average, around 7% of visits to any given web site will result in a 404 error page.
Tracking and Preventing 404 Errors
Using Log Files
A sample line from a common transfer log file is given below.
revacsystems.com - - [18/June/2008:12:13:03 -0700]
GET /download/windows/happiness.zip HTTP/1.0 200 9887
http://www.payoneer.com/ Mozilla/4.7 [en]C-SYMPA (Win95; U)
Using Redirects
Redirects are very useful when used in conjunction with a 404 error page. To redirect a page, simply follow the steps given below.
1. Create a file "notfound404.htm" with a message such as:
"Sorry, this page was not found. In a few seconds, you will be redirected to the Home page."
2. Allow 5 seconds for reading the message and then redirect.
3. A sample redirect code is:
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="5; URL=not404.htm">
Note: The value for CONTENT specifies the number of seconds you allow the user to read the message before redirecting.
Using robots.txt File
Robots.txt file is useful when there are frequently changing sections on your webpage. To use a robots.txt file, simply follow the steps given below.
1. Create a file "robots.txt" in the root directory.
2. A sample robots.txt code is:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /disappearing/
Disallow: /soontobe404.htm
Note: User-agent: * will apply to all search engines. Disallow command helps you to block complete directories or only the individual files that change.
Customization of 404 Error Pages
According to a recent poll conducted by the web masters, only 23% of visitors that encounter a 404 page make a second attempt to find the missing page. The rest 77% of visitors will not make any effort to find a missing page whenever they encounter a 404 error. So, customizing such an error page on your site will increase your chances of keeping those visitors on your site. A custom error page will be an added feature and advantage to your website. It shows that you care for your visitors and made an attempt to catch them.
Besides, there are many problems with the standard error page. They are:
To avoid these problems and provide your visitor with a better user experience, it is always ideal to customize a 404 error page.
Qualities of a Good 404 Error Page
A good 404 error page conveys a right message and leads the visitor to where he intends to go.
Note: There is no need for you to do all of these things on a single error page. But following these simple tactics will help your visitor to stay on your site.
Forcing Internet Explorer to Display Your Custom 404
Internet Explorer versions 5 and below do not support your customized error page if its size is less than 512 bytes. Make sure you create customized error page that has the size greater than 512 bytes. Note that this doesn't include graphics. The best way is to add some filler text in comment lines in the source code of your file.
The versions 5 and above have friendly built in error page. But this is no replacement to a customized error page. You can even change the default behavior of the Internet Explorer.
1. Go to Tools Menu in the Internet Explorer and click the Internet Options.
2. You will be displayed with the Internet Options dialog box. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Uncheck the "Show friendly HTTP error messages" check box and then click the OK button at the end.
.htaccess File
The Hypertext access (.htaccess) file is the Apache's directory-level configuration file that allows you to manipulate the behavior of the server. Often, the .htaaccess file is accompanied by an .hpasswd file for storing valid usernames and respective passwords.
The .htaccess file is used to specify the security restrictions of a particular directory. It helps the server to rewrite URLs and control user agent caching so that bandwidth usage, server load and perceived lag are reduced to a great extent. More commonly, it is used for customizing error messages for server errors.
Using .htaccess File
Before we use any .htaccess file, we need to know that it's the filename in full and not any extension. For example, we cannot create a file called "error.htaccess" and the file is just called ".htaccess".
When you place a ".htaccess" file in any directory, it will be loaded via the Apache Web Server software. The file will have effect over the other files in the entire directory it is placed in, including the subdirectories. You can use text editors like TextPad, UltraEdit or MS Wordpad to create a .htaccess file.
After you create .htaccess file, you must upload it using a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program. It is also important to note that while you upload the file, you need to upload it in "ASCII" mode.
Customizing 404 Error Page Using the .htaccess File on Apache Based Servers
It is not possible to customize your 404 error page if your web host has not enabled this facility for your website.
If your web host has this facility, you will usually find mentioning of this information somewhere in their documentation. In fact, if they mention somewhere that you can customize a file named ".htaccess", it probably means that you can also customize your 404 File Not Found error page.
The steps in customizing a 404 error page are given below.
Step 1: Create a Customized 404 File Not Found Error Page
We'll create a custom 404 error page based on a html/php script. This code will send an email notice whenever the error page loads. The notice has the information such as the Date and Time of the visit, the IP address of the visitor, the attempted URL, the visitor's browser information, and the bad link that led to the error page.
Here's the sample code:
<title> 404 Error Page</title>

Error 404

Page Not Found
$ip = getenv ("REMOTE_ADDR");
$requri = getenv ("REQUEST_URI");
$servname = getenv ("SERVER_NAME");
$combine = $ip . " tried to load " . $servname . $requri ;
$httpref = getenv ("HTTP_REFERER");
$httpagent = getenv ("HTTP_USER_AGENT");
$today = date("D M j Y g:i:s a T");
$note = "You are in a wrong page!" ;
$message = "$today \n
$combine
 \n
User Agent = $httpagent \n

 $note
\n

 $httpref ";
$message2 = "$today \n
$combine \n
User Agent = $httpagent \n
$note \n
$httpref ";
$to = "email@example.com";
$subject = "yourdomain Error Page";
$from = "From: email@example.com\r\n";
mail($to, $subject, $message2, $from);
echo $message;
Visit our Home Page yourdomain.com
1. Copy this code and paste it in notepad as shown below.
2. Replace "yourdomain.com" with the URL of your website.
3. Save the file as 404NotFound.php.
Step 2: Create a .htaccess file
1. Open a new file in NotePad.
2. Add the following line to the file:
ErrorDocument 404 /errors/404NotFound.php
3. Save the file as .htaccess. The name must be all lowercase i.e. .htaccess
Note: When you create a new .htaccess file, the resulting file may be named as - htaccess.txt If that is the case, remove the extension and rename the file to .htaccess.
Step 3: Upload Both Files
1. Open the FTP tool through which you upload your website files.
2. Upload the 404NotFound.php file to the folder you wish to upload.
3. Upload the .htaccess file to the top directory.
Step 4: Test the page.
1. Now test your error page by typing a URL that you know does not exist. Your error page should load up like the one shown below.
Common Errors with a 404 Custom Error Page
The most common error you will find is related to the URL. If you mention the URL incorrectly in the .htaccess file, it leads the web server into a loop when a visitor tries to access the missing file.
Another common error is related to the insertion of invalid hyperlinks on 404 Not Found page. So, When you provide the hyperlinks of other pages on the 404 Not Found page, make sure that they work and are not relative links. For Instance,
Support
instead of
Support


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Throughout his career, Decter has paid special attention to media cultures and their relationship with the public sphere, developing a curatorial practice that has long been distinguished by its openness to adjacent new media and net art practices. Beyond spectacle, his use of websites, apps, and other technological apparatuses sheds fresh light on artists and artworks generally considered to be decidedly analog.
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Ecuador is substantially dependent on its petroleum resources, which have accounted for more than half of the country's export earnings and one-fourth of public sector revenues in recent years. in 1999/2000, ecuador suffered a severe economic crisis, with gdp contracted by more than 6%, with a significant increase in poverty. the banking system also collapsed, and ecuador defaulted on its external debt later that year. in march 2000, congress approved a series of structural reforms that also provided for the adoption of the us dollar as legal tender. dollarization stabilized the economy, and positive growth returned in the years that followed, helped by high oil prices, remittances, and increased non-traditional exports. from 2002-06 the economy grew 5.5%, the highest five-year average in 25 years. the poverty rate declined but remained high at 38% in 2006. in 2006 the government of alfredo palacio (2005-07) seized the assets of occidental petroleum for alleged contract violations and imposed a windfall revenue tax on foreign oil companies, leading to the suspension of free trade negotiations with the us. these measures, combined with chronic underinvestment in the state oil company, petroecuador, led to a drop in petroleum production in 2007. palacio's successor, rafael correa, raised the specter of debt default - but ecuador has paid its debt on time. he also decreed a higher windfall revenue tax on private oil companies, then sought to renegotiate their contracts to overcome the debilitating effect of the tax. this generated economic uncertainty; private investment has dropped and economic growth has slowed significantly.
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Eternal Ethics
By Rick Boxx
April 21, 2011
While listening to a radio discussion on ethics, R.C. Sproul of Ligonier Ministries made a statement that really perked up my ears. As he refuted the philosophy of situational ethics, and the view that morals are relative, he used a very difficult moral dilemma as a case study.
He challenged the listener to consider standing before God with that dilemma. Would God be stumped for the answer? Absolutely not! Therefore, there is a right and wrong, our job is to learn how to discern the right answer.
A psalmist wrote in Psalm 119:137-138, "Righteous are you, O Lord, and your laws are right. The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy."
If you have a challenging moral dilemma God does have the right answer. Ask Him.
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As air tankers responded to a new fire Sunday, crews worked to mop up several other nearby blazes.
Lightning late Saturday afternoon sparked a fire in Zabel Canyon in the HD Mountains, which is in the San Juan National Forest, Columbine Ranger District, said Pam Wilson, a fire information officer with the Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch Center.
Spotting fires were reported a quarter mile in front of the fire, which was estimated between 5 and 10 acres at 6 p.m. Saturday.
One crew and a fire engine, along with two single-engine air tankers, or SEATS, one helitanker and one heavy air tanker have been ordered to assist firefighters, Wilson said.
No structures are threatened.
In Mancos, after two days of burnout operations, crews working on the Weber Fire will spend the next few days mopping up and patrolling the fire perimeter.
Todays activity removes a significant portion of the remaining heavy fuels that were of concern to fire officials, fire managers said in a release Saturday evening.
As of Sunday afternoon, the fire was 10,133 acres and 75 percent contained, fire information officers said.
Fire managers are still urging drivers relying on U.S. Highway 160 to use caution, as visibility may be limited in some areas, and say those with asthma or other breathing difficulties should stay indoors or temporarily leave the area if possible.
Some fire personnel working the Weber Fire will begin re-assignment or demobilization today, the release said.
Crews also are beginning to mop up at the Lightner Creek Fire, about three miles west of Durango.
The 90-acre fire is currently 75 percent contained.
A 20-person crew and one water tender are working to mop up 66 feet in from the fire perimeter. A release Saturday evening said some light smoke was still coming from the interior of the fire.
Residents may use County Road 208, but fire managers urge drivers on the road to drive slowly and be cautious of fire traffic.
At the Escarpment Fire, burning on Ute Mountain Ute land near Mesa Verde, crews are working to contain and mop up, the release said. The fire is estimated at 50 acres.
In Colorado Springs, more than a week after it sparked on June 23, the Waldo Canyon Fire was still being attacked by some 1,500 personnel. But crews working grueling shifts through the hot weekend made progress against the 26-square-mile fire, and authorities said they were confident they finally had built good fire lines in many areas to stop the spread of the flames.
Melted bowling balls in the front yard were among the strange sights that met C.J. Moore upon her return Sunday to her two-story home, now reduced to ashes by the worst wildfire in Colorado history.
You wouldnt think bowling balls would melt, she told The Associated Press by phone from the scene in her Mountain Shadows neighborhood, where she was among residents who were allowed temporary visits to areas most affected by the fire.
So far, the blaze, now 45 percent contained, has damaged or destroyed nearly 350 homes.
It was just one of several still burning in the West, where parched conditions and searing heat contributed to the woes facing crews on hundreds of square miles across Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
A line of cars a mile long queued up at a Colorado Springs middle school checkpoint, where police checked the identification of returning residents and handed them water bottles.
While searching for her great-grandmothers cast-iron skillets, Moore marveled at the juxtaposition of what burned and what hadnt. The bowling balls had been garden decorations.
To find my mail in my mailbox, unscathed. Its just unreal. Unreal, she said. Bird baths are fine. Some of the foliage is fine.
Three neighbors homes were unscathed. Only concrete remained of other homes, including hers. Cars were burned to nothing but charred metal.
Good Lord! Ive never seen anything like this. And thank God there was nobody there. Thank God there were no people here. There would have been no hope, Moore said.
Not far away, Bill Simmons and his wife, Debbie Byes, returned to their tri-level, passive-solar stucco home and found no damage just some ashes in the driveway.
The water and electrics back on. You know, were good to go. Were feeling pretty happy about it at the moment, Simmons said by phone. Were feeling pretty sad for our neighbors and pretty lucky for ourselves. Its been a real sobering experience.
Authorities said they would lift more evacuation orders Sunday night, bringing the total number of people who remain blocked from their homes down to 3,000 from more than 30,000 at the peak of the fire.
Rich Harvey, incident commander for the Waldo Canyon Fire, said crews continue to make good progress.
Were cautiously optimistic, he said Sunday morning. We still remain focused on things that could go wrong.
Authorities are still trying to determine the cause of the fire, which so far has cost $8.8 million to battle. Dangerous conditions had kept them from beginning their inquiry, but investigators were able to start their work on Saturday.
More than 150 National Guard soldiers and airmen helped Colorado Springs police staff roadblocks and patrol streets.
A bear invasion confronted a few mountain enclaves west of Colorado Springs. The scent of trash had enticed black bears pushed out of their usual forest habitat by fire.
People who left in a hurry didnt take typical precautions to secure household trash against wildlife, said El Paso County Sheriffs Lt. Jeff Kramer.
So thats become an attraction for the bears, Kramer said.
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The pressure is on for aquanauts
A splashdown in the ocean used to mark the end of an astronaut's mission. For ESA astronaut Timothy Peake and his crewmates, their mission will have just started. Today, some time during 11:00–13:00 GMT, Tim will dive to an underwater base off the coast of Florida.
Neemo missions train astronauts for life in space. Living and working in an underwater base is similar to space stations. During the 10-day mission, Tim and his five crewmates will live in cramped conditions, perform 'waterwalks' and will have to solve problems as a team.
The base is around 20 m under the sea and aquanauts will experience air pressure 2.5 times than at sea level.
At this depth, the aquanauts will not be able to surface without safety stops. Quick evacuation to fresh air is not possible.
This year Neemo aquanauts are challenging students to prove their understanding of natural phenomena in an educational programme called Science Under Pressure.
Tim and fellow aquanauts performed a number of educational experiments before diving down to the Neemo base. What will happen when the same experiment is performed under pressure? Will fizzy drinks still have their bubbles? Will toy helicopters be able to fly in the denser air of the underwater base?
Students are invited to follow the Neemo mission and speculate on the outcome of these experiments. The first correct answers on Facebook and Twitter will receive official recognition.
Follow Neemo via social media. In addition to the specific Neemo Facebook and Twitter accounts, Tim can send tweets via @Astro_TimPeake. ESA's astronaut trainers will be blogging and tweeting on ESA's astronaut blog and via @ESAstro_trainer.
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The Law Review instituted this lecture series in 1980 to commemorate the Honorable Frank J. Donahue, former faculty member, trustee, and treasurer of Suffolk University. Judge Donahue graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1921, and served as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts for forty-two years — the longest term in that court's history. As Chairman of the Law School Committee of the Board of Trustees, Judge Donahue played an active role in the expansion of the faculty, library, and other facilities at the law school. For many years, he served as president of the Law School Alumni Association and, in that capacity, personally raised thousands of dollars of scholarship funds to promote, encourage, and reward the pursuit of scholastic excellence.
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ARM Sees Demand For HD Mobile Media And Entertainment Grow As Mali GPU Licensing Momentum Continues
Rockchip and Telechips license ARM Mali GPUs to offer consumers cutting-edge media experiences while on the move
CAMBRIDGE, UK – July 29, 2009 – ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)] announces today that it is seeing demand for mobile devices offering a high-definition (HD) entertainment and browsing experience rapidly increasing in Asia, as two more licensing agreements for its ARM® Mali™ graphics processing units (GPUs) are made with mobile technology providers in the region, Rockchip and Telechips.
Leading mobile analyst house, Screen Digest, has highlighted the importance of a quality of end-user experience in mobile entertainment provision. The analyst house estimates that as high-end mobile devices become more mainstream, the mobile gaming, video and TV market will grow 300 percent to €8.5 billion (approximately U.S. $12 billion) by 2013 in Asia Pacific, North America and Europe.
Rockchip has licensed three ARM technologies to enable OEMs to enhance the quality of graphics and to allow complex applications to be run on portable devices without jeopardizing battery life. The China-based semiconductor developer has licensed the ARM Mali-55 GPU, the ARM926EJ-S™ processor and the ARM Cortex™-M3 microcontroller for use in next-generation mobile phones and portable media players, offering consumers cutting-edge media experiences while on the move.
Korea-based Telechips has extended its license of the ARM Mali-200 GPU for its multimedia applications processor, now in silicon and set to deliver stunning interfaces and user-friendly navigation on a range of mobile and consumer electronics devices.
"Today's high-end mobile devices with large screens and computer-like capabilities are big drivers for mobile content consumption and especially for mobile games and mobile video," said Ronan de Renesse, senior analyst at Screen Digest. "Highly demanding applications and services such as TV, video and games on mobile devices are set to generate in excess of €8.5 billion by the end of 2013 in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific; three times more than it did in 2008. Quality of experience is key for the market to reach its full potential."
Consumers today want to be able to enjoy next-generation entertainment on a range of mobile devices. By incorporating ARM graphics technologies into their solutions, ARM Partners are enabling OEMs to meet the demands of today's discerning consumers by delivering spectacular, high-definition video, user-friendly browsing and console-quality gaming experiences on mobile devices.
"The combination of the ARM Mali-55 GPU and ARM processor IP enables us to meet OEM requirements for the right balance of low power, performance and area, bringing advanced end user experiences to consumers on a wide range of mobile phones and portable media devices," said Mr. Feng Chen, CMO, Rockchip. "The range of market-proven IP, supporting system elements and extensive ecosystem that ARM provides helps us to continue bringing end-to-end SoC solutions to market".
"Extending our relationship with ARM enables us to take further advantage of Mali graphics IP, delivering high performance OpenVG, OpenGL ES 1.1 and OpenGL ES 2.0 compliant mobile and consumer electronics solutions to our customers," said Jang-Kyu Lee, COO and VP, Telechips. "The Mali-200 GPU brings cutting-edge user interfaces and navigation experiences to devices, fulfilling the increasing demands of consumers".
"These two new licensing agreements demonstrate the growing demand for next-generation graphics expertise amongst semiconductor companies and OEMs in Asia. ARM's collaborative approach to graphics acceleration solutions, combined with the strength of the Mali range and the reach of the ARM Partner ecosystem, has led to the adoption of Mali GPUs by 22 licensees to-date," concluded Lance Howarth, general manager, ARM Media Processing Division.
About Mali Graphics Processing Units
The Mali GPU family scales from Mali-55, the world's smallest OpenGL ES graphics processor to Mali-400 MP, the highest-performance embedded multicore GPU IP on the market which supports complex applications at up to 1080p high-definition resolution, thereby addressing the widest range of performance points for all embedded graphics needs. This diverse offering enables ARM to lead in conformance to numerous open standards and confirms the company's unique position as a world-class supplier of the complete range of hardware and software graphics IP, enabling application developers and device manufacturers to create competitive and cutting-edge designs.
Mali graphics processors deliver stunning 2D and 3D graphics providing 4x and 16x full scene anti-aliasing (FSAA) without any noticeable drop in performance. In addition to providing content developers with the state-of-the-art programmable features in OpenGL ES 2.0, Mali products also support 2D scalable vector graphics through OpenVG for improved text, navigation, UI and web-browsing experiences. For more information, please visit http://www.arm.com/products/multimedia/graphics.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com
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Collegiate Super-Conferences Are a Matter of When, Not If
By Akiem Bailum, host of TRST's "10 Minutes on the Clock"
Twitter: @Li495Akiem
The classic Yogi Berra line "It ain't over 'til it's over" has been repeated time and time again in the sporting lexicon.
This is where the specter of conference realignment in college sports enters the picture.
Yesterday, this became true when the University of Maryland announced that they would be jumping ship from the ACC over to the Big Ten. Rutgers also announced similar intentions to ditch the ACC in favor of the Big Ten.
It wasn't an entirely bad day at the office for the Atlantic Coast Conference, though. The University of Connecticut announced themselves that they are planning on leaving the Big East in favor of the ACC. This same conference is said to be in conversation with Louisville, South Florida, and Cincinnati (two of which are basketball schools) about replacing Maryland.
And if that wasn't enough, Boise State, BYU, and San Diego State are now reconsidering the Big East to remain in the Mountain West Conference.
Let's face it, though. The only way Boise State, BYU, and San Diego State should be considered east is if the NCAA is considering adding a conference for any schools in the Pacific Ocean. We already have the Pac-12. What about the Poc-12?
There's even talk of Georgia Tech and North Carolina leaving for the Big Ten.
Conference realignment is like the significant other whom you just had a bad breakup with and don't see for a year. And then, you see that person out the corner of your eye for about 10 times in a month. Then it becomes obvious that the person with whom you broke up with is stalking you to try and get back in your good graces.
Or, it could be to even get back and start anew with a new relationship.
Conference realignment is back and it's not going anywhere until all of the pieces are in place. It may not be the rumoured mega-shift that was supposed to happen last year when the Big 12 was supposed to be absorbed into 3 conferences (Pac-12, Big Ten, SEC), but these colleges are looking at one thing and one thing only.
Green. As in dead presidents with green faces.
This whole thing is all about money. Let's take why Maryland is jumping ship to the Big Ten. There hasn't been much money stashed away in the turtle's shell as of late, so the Terps have been cutting back on sports recently. This is a money-chase for them as they go wherever the money is.
There's a truckload of it in the Big Ten. Why? The answer is easy—The Big Ten Network.
This network, while much maligned for its seemingly shoddy coverage of the Penn State scandal from last year, has been a gold mine for the ten (plus 4 now) schools that occupy this conference. Unlike other conferences (notably the Big 12) that disproportionately share money between the schools, all of the Big Ten money is shared equally between the respective schools. The Big Ten Network was priority #1 in Nebraska's decision to join the conference and it is clearly Maryland's as well. The same scenario rings true in the case of Rutgers.
Also, with the Big Ten Network, this conference is now a media conglomerate in addition to being a conference based on competition of student athletes. Adding Maryland and Nebraska opens the Big Ten Network in two new markets—Baltimore/Washington and the New York City area.
The Big Ten (and by proxy, its network) now will get major coverage in two of the top 3 markets in the country as it already has Chicago locked. The Big Ten Conference & Big Ten Network are both headquartered in the Windy City.
It has even been suggested by some that the move is a preemptive strike by the Big Ten aimed at Notre Dame. The reasoning behind this theory starts with the fact that the Fighting Irish will be moving all sports (sans football) to the ACC and that the majority of the Fighting Irish's football games will be in the ACC.
If the ACC is seen as unstable because of Maryland and Rutgers leaving the conference for the Big Ten, it could make Jack Swarbrick (Notre Dame athletic director) reconsider the ACC for the B1G.
The bottom line is that if this doesn't convince college football (and college basketball) fans that conference realignment will lead to Super-Conferences, nothing will. It is an inevitability and not a probability. Conference realignment will not end until we are stuck with either 4 or 5 "super-conferences", each of which with 16-20 teams. The casualties from all of this will likely be either the (not so) Big East or the Big 12.
I've always maintained that Texas' Longhorn Network was only the equivalent of applying a band-aid on a gash on your forehead after being bashed in the head repeatedly with a lead pipe. Slowly, but surely, that wound is starting to open itself up again. Last year, the Big 12 was within an eyelash of closing up shop for good as the Pac-12 had its eyes on virtually every Big 12 South school not named Baylor.
The only reason the Pac-12 didn't pull the trigger was because it wouldn't expand without Texas. And they didn't want the Longhorn Network interfering with their own Network(s) they launched just recently.
It'll still happen. It may not be the so-called "seismic" shift we were supposed to see, but this is something that will happen in small drops before the ceiling collapses with water falling on everyone's heads.
The shame of it all is that there's a real threat to some longstanding rivalries that would result from all of this. But in a college athletics landscape that still tries to find ridiculous reasons for not paying the players, ESPN, Fox, CBS, and NBC television monies are now the preferred commodity in what was supposed to be amateur athletics.
Except the money in 2012 NCAA is anything but amateur.
Maryland, see you in the Big Ten somewhere.
UConn, see you in the ACC somewhere.
Big East (or Big 12), see you….under the grass somewhere?
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D.C. "Fete Select TV" Crenshaw, NBC5 Street Team
It's rare to find a restaurant in the burbs that I really like which is not in the city. I found such a gem in the western suburbs a couple of weeks a go. Prasino, the new eco-friendly restaurant in LaGrange, promotes "green" and is doing it very well.
Prasino (means "green" in Greek) is the first eco-friendly restaurant for Chicago's western suburbs. With an eco-chic design, and family friendly environment, this 200-seat restaurant is committed to promoting organic agriculture and supporting local growers & artisanal food producers whenever possible. General Manager Peggy Maglaris Kopley was inspired to start the concept after her husband was diagnosed with stage four non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2007, that brought the family's attention back to the importance of "all things fresh." She soon started buying organic products from the grocery store and attributes her husbands recovery to his organic diet.
Prasino's menu appears to have similar menu items that you can find at other restaurants, but the key is that they're organic and healthy. For example, their "Blue Crab Nachos" appetizer are served on baked yukon gold crisp with steamed blue crab, mango salsa, and cilantro bearnaise. The "Grilled Fresh Monterey Calamari" features blistered cherry tomato, braised cannellini beans, baby spinach, sea salt crustini, and a truffle mustard vinaigrette. Prasino has an attractive list of meat and seafood entrees, but I chose to sample the "Miso Chili Glazed Alaskan Black Cod" and the "Sesame Crusted Ahi Tuna". Both dishes were extremely fresh, delicate and complemented by steamed basmati rice and baby bok choy. The flavors were light but present and the wasbai cream added a pleasant touch to the tuna. Side dishes range from "Grilled Asparagus" to "Roasted Cauliflower Gratin". I thought the "Asparagus & Corn Risotto" made with truffle oil and lemon butter would be a dream, but it turned out to be a little too salty.
Prasino has a drink menu that works for everyone. Besides the standards of specialty coffees and teas, other organic highlights include fruit and veggie blended juices, sodas, smoothies, bottled beers and ciders, and sparkling wines. They have nice red and white wine selections, but Prasino's specialty alcoholic cocktails take the blue ribbon. Be sure to order my two favorites, the "La Grange Manhattan" and the "Rose Hipster". Top off your dinner with the apple waffles or bread pudding, although the latter of the desserts was very average.
Prasino is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and has affordable prices. The atmosphere has a friendly family feel and the service was good. It's a great place to dine with kids and is located steps from the Metra station in downtown LaGrange enabling easy access from the city and other suburban areas. My wish is for Prasino to bring their concept to the city. Check out Prasino at http://www.eatgreenlivewell.com. Visit www.efete.net/blog.html to view my "Tru" ratings for Prasino.


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The story of the Andrea Doria is well-known, and I won't go into too many details. 54 years ago today the ocean liners Andrea Doria and Stockholm collided in a heavy fog off Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Andrea Doria sank after several hours, in one of the first shipwrecks to be covered live by the media. Her wreck is slowly collapsing to the seabed.
As the ship that was lost, the Andrea Doria gets all the publicity. But what happened to the Stockholm?
The Stockholm, after the collision
She's still out there, plying her trade as an ocean liner.
After being repaired she returned to work. She's since been sold multiple times, operating for several lines under many names, including Volkerfeundschat, Volker, Fridtjof Nanen, Italia I, Italia Prima, Valtur Prima, Caribe, and (currently) Athena.
In addition to her career as a cruise ship, she's also been used as barracks ship in Oslo.
In 1989, 33 years after the collision, she was taken to Genoa, Italy, which was the Andrea Doria's home port. She underwent an extensive reconstruction there, and subsequently served the Caribbean-Italy route for a time. She had another large series of modifications in 1994.
More recently, while on a cruise to Australia in December, 2008, she was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, and successfully fought off her assailants with water cannons.
And she continues in service today, with her remarkable past unknown to the many who now vacation on her. Her current website (perhaps understandably) doesn't even mention it.


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Clearly the writer, editor [sic], and title-providing person collaborated closely on this substantial and imaginative effort. I guess they assume nobody reads the Christmas concert reviews.
Quality of Songs makes Holiday Pops show pop
You cannot make this shit up. Really? The Pops show popped? Really.
The Columbus Symphony Orchestra's annual Holiday Pops concerts are always fun for the whole family, and this season's edition was no exception.
I'd like to submit that this could be true, providing one is properly prepared.
Figure 1: A contemporary American preparing to attend a holiday concert. This method is also recommended for Christmas shopping.
Figure 1a (Anhang): A friendly suggestion for the more conservative reader.
However, let's take a look at that opening salvo again.
The Columbus Symphony Orchestra's annual Holiday Pops concerts are always fun for the whole family, and this season's edition was no exception.
Wow. That is a magnificent introductory sentence. The Christmas concert is always great--and it was this year too!
Good thing that's getting archived forever.
Fine. So...the concert...
Tonight's well-attended show in the Ohio Theatre featured lots of singers, dancers, actors, decorations and videos on a big screen...
I guess that in better economic conditions all of that would have been live.
Wait, what?
Tonight's well-attended show in the Ohio Theatre featured lots of singers, dancers, actors, decorations and videos on a big screen, with the orchestra scrunched in the middle.
The orchestra was in the middle of a screen? That doesn't make sense.
Oh, wait. The singers, dancers, actors, and decorations weren't on the screen? That makes far more sense.
It, however, begs the question: Why did you write a sentence that said that they were?
All of which was nice, but what makes this show special is the quality of the songs and music chosen by conductor Ronald Jenkins.
Two things to note: First, there is actually an assertion about "what makes [sic?] this show special" made; Second, the abrupt and pointless changes of tense are sort of nauseating.
Nevertheless. Apparently it is the quality of the "songs and music" (oh...songs and music) that makes [made?] this show special.
Got it.
No, sorry; back up. "Songs and music?" It's hard to tell if that's dumb or just really lazy.
Figure 2 (Imaginary Salad Review): "The lettuce and food were tasty!"
The first half of the concert leaned more toward the classical side of Christmas music, while the second half contained more contemporary carols.
The use of "more" in each half of this sentence is superfluous; either phrase could pretty much do without. However, it's the use of "more" in each half of the sentence that makes the writing flat and...annoying.
Also, contemporary carols are apparently not "classical" music/songs? I guess "classical" is being used narrowly to describe a stylistic period, which would explain the above distinction. Right?
After a jaunty Holiday Pops Overture, the Columbus Symphony Chorus shone with Sing unto God and Hallelujah, Amen from Handel's oratorio Judas Maccabaeus.
But those are Baroque p...ah, never mind. Kind of mildly special, I suppose, since obviously they could have played the other...
Jenkins joked that the latter piece is known in choral circles as "the other Hallelujah Chorus."
Hilarious. Choral humor is outstanding.
Coincidentally, the yearly vernal festivities musicians celebrate after the last Holiday concerts finally end are known as "the other Rite of Spring."
Next came the latter two movements of Vivaldi's Winter from The Four Seasons...
Not that special. I guess not playing the entire concerto as intended is kind of special, if by "special" one means "stupid." Next?
Next, Jenkins and the chorus introduced 21st century choral works set to centuries-old texts.
That's unusual enough to be special, potentially. (Because it's the quality of the music chosen that makes the concert so special! Right?) So: Who were they by? What were they like?
They weren't bad, but they weren't new holiday favorites, either.
The second half of the concert...
And nothing? Nice fuckin' review. Guess they weren't special enough to merit mention, or even description.
The second half of the concert began with the chorus, children and audience singing O Come All Ye Faithful, The First Noel and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.
Oh, the column inches that would have been wasted describing new music were reserved to name Christmas carols. That makes sense.
The biggest applause was reserved for one of the best moments:
That seems odd!
...when a youngster leads the symphony in Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride.
Wait, what?
The biggest applause was reserved for one of the best moments: when a youngster leads the symphony in Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride.
Dude, now you're chasing tenses and aspects. Been Christmas shopping?
Dublin Coffman High School freshman Nick Swanson (who plays flute in the school band) did such a good job - right down to the whip cues - that Jenkins let him keep the baton.
Schmaltzy and cute, but not really musically special. Right? Because it was the quality of the "songs and music" that were supposed to make the concert so...special. Did that assertion ever bear out? At all?
Remarkably, being squeezed in didn't affect the symphony's sound.
Right in the middle of describing [sic] the special [sic] program, a quick acoustical evaluation? Okay...
The standout music was the cinematic soundtrack to The Night Before Christmas, composed by Randol Bass. Linda Dorff narrated the Clement Moore poem, with the help of children from BalletMet.
More boring than special, and arguably of dubious quality. Standard Holilday Concert Fare, anyway. I'm thinking the review's initial superlative assessment was only tangentially related (at best) to the actual concert.
The show ended with a duet by a famous couple from the North Pole, who sang pretty well.
People in costume? Sang pretty well?! Well! That is special.
If you're five.
Figure 3: Here comes a special boy!


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Outfit Details:
vintage silk Japan scarf - gift from my mom
Rosé Garden Top - c/o ModCloth
Jungle Chic glasses - c/o BonLook
Citizens of Humanity floral jeans - Shopbop (also seen here and here)
lip color - MAC So Vain Kissable Lipcolour
Love your pants!
What a sweet story. I love both your names. She is totally snuggable.
P.S. I call every cat, even my own Basil, "meow-meow". :)
~Natasha Fatah~
~Natasha Fatah~
The doggy is so cute! X
What an adorable story. And beautiful photos, and gorgeous hair! I hope this little puppy gets featured on the blog lots more to come.
x/o Becoming Urban
I love this story, that your mom knew what you needed despite the rules. That she named her. That you almost named her unicorn. The pictures are gorgeous. xoReplyDelete
This is such an endearing post. You are and Miku are so beautiful!
what a precious story; your mom is such a doll!
great story and lovely pictures! *.*
kisses from the bottom of the seas
What a sweet story!! Your puppy looks so precious. Those pictures just make me so happy, I love the soft pastel color scheme! :)
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xoxo, Taylor {CoverGirl and Converse}
I love your top! It's so cute and your dog is sooooo adorable!
Oh my goodness, what a touching story!
Always love how you tie your scarf!
Ash :o)
sweet pet stories! i see how much you value your animal friends. :) these photos are delightful.ReplyDelete
This is such an adorable puppy! :)
Really great shots, too!
♥Looona Lou
So sweet! I love the name Miku. Your head scarf is so cute.
xo, Yi-chia
Always Maylee
What a sweet story! Beautiful photos too-love the soft lighting!ReplyDelete
Awww, so precious!!!!! What adorable photos too!
Is Mike a Pom?ReplyDelete
awwh! i'm a huge dog lover/animal lover as well! this is such a sweet story and such, such adorable photos of the two of you!
great pots!
alissa b
Love the pics!
miku is the cutest most adorable thing! this post kind of makes me sad though because i have been an animal person my whole life too but me and my bf decided it wouldn't be a good idea to get another until we settled down a bit more :( but there are so many days i ask him if we can get a puppy and secretly i know i could probably convince him hahah
This is definitely my favourite post.
Your outfit is amazing and Miku is absolutely adorable!
And I must agree, you definitely have a talent for naming pets. :)
Ammy x
you look great!
Miku is so adorable! I love the story of how you got her :)
xo, S
I have a million nicknames for my animals too. I like to take songs and insert their names into them. It's funny I was just talking about this with someone yesterday.ReplyDelete
Your puppy is so cute! I wish my puppy would let me take pictures of her! She runs every time I bring out my camera!
Miku is sooooo adorable. I'm a huge dog lover, they're such loyal friends!
Happy Monday Hun xoxo
The pictures are amazing, Kiku is super cute and you look beautiful! ♥
The story is interesting and touching.
This is adorable! It really makes me want to go crawl back in bed with my pooch!ReplyDelete
My cat's name is Mika and we call her Mikachu all the time. So funny that you call your Miku that too.
She's currently curled up under my legs keeping me company while home sick. Furry companions are absolute necessities for me too.
Sometimes, we need some lighthearted and heartwarming things to help us get through the day. This post is both lighthearted and heartwarming. Just beautiful. Miku is a heavenly beautiful dog, and you (Keiko Lynn) are heavenly beautiful as well.
ohhh love this little story! We have cows on our farm and my fiancee and I both call them our kitty cows. I also called my most darling kitty of all time (real name Riely) Sir Licks-a-Lot! We also call the birds that eat out of the feeder Piggies...(they eat all the seed in just a matter of a day or two. Thanks for sharing! It's good to know I am not the only one out there that calls other animals by a different species ;)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, gorgeous photos.
When I was little I wanted to name our very masculine black cat Suzy. I must have heard the Johnny Cash song...
Luckily my mom named him Midnight instead.
I love Japanese names. Thanks for sharing this story too! Do you know what Miku means in Japanese?
so adorable, i love the light in these!! you're silly like me haha i had a parakeet named feathers! he was the coolest. i haven't been without a bunny companion for over 10 yrs..constable bun-bun was one of my favorite names. copper has about 10(shoop,shoop-a-loop,sho-sho-lou..he ate my shoes when he was a puppy! haha
numba one bunna..wh-what!
How sweet... Love these photos!ReplyDelete
What a cute doggie :)ReplyDelete
Woow, cute!! I love your pictures :)ReplyDelete
So adorable!
Cute photos!ReplyDelete
Adorable photos. :) Love the pants!ReplyDelete
awww, so cute!ReplyDelete
Haha! Your naming situation is classic! Such a sweet series of photographs, not only because of the puppy kisses, but the soft peachy colors and textures remind me of those pastel colored marshmallows!
Those photos are adorable!! I love how your mom shot down all your names and picked! Too cute!
I love Miku, so cute! I need to feature my dog on my blog soon!
these pictures make me so happy... love your dog!
omgosh! i love the floral prints everywhere and your baby is SUPER CUTE!!!! awww. love love loveReplyDelete
You look so happy and pretty!ReplyDelete
Dogs are the best. I LOVE My little Vivian- as a fashion addict and collector of all thing fashion, I still say Vivian was the best thing My Mom ever bought me!!
With Love From Hollywood, Kier
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Fashion Addict
This is such a cute post! Miku is absolutely adorable.
Love your citizen jeans... and your nail polish too (what color/brand is it?
Hudson East
Miku is so cute :)
Awww this is so cute! I love the vintage feel that corresponds with your outfit, the bedding, and the lighting. So magical!
~ Jillian
This is so cute ! (:ReplyDelete
Aw so sweet!
xo Jennifer
Such a beautiful dog!
These pics are darling, and while Miku steals the spotlight a bit, I do love the lace top you have on!ReplyDelete
I love her name! She is a total cutie.ReplyDelete
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miku is the best! you're so on trend with those cool printed pants.ReplyDelete
This story is so sweet and funny, thanks for sharing!
(Oh, and you look beautiful, but that's a given!)
I love that your mama gave Miku her name. So sweet.ReplyDelete
Miku is so cute, and those photos are just adorable.ReplyDelete
Miku is adorbs!!! I love your story about her and how she got her name.
You're Awesome, Keiko, cute animal names and all :D
Keiko, I've always wondered what it was about your blog that made it my favorite. Of course, I think you're so beautiful, and I love your style, but I also think you have a lovely disposition.
What makes you my favorite blog, I've realized, is your writing. With some blogs, I just scroll for the pictures, but there's something special in your anecdotes and the breezy and eloquent way you write that draws me in as a reader. I find that I can read a whole post about your pets or family and actually care or relate, even if our lives are different.
Anyway, I'll stop gushing now. Just thought I'd let you know what a wonderful blog you run. It's not just fashion with you. You're sharing your life and your being, and I can tell you that your readers really appreciate that.
LOVE your pastel colour combinations!
so yummilicious, like those macaroons!
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im really diggin these soft pastels. They look so crisp and clean, but soft and comfortable at the same time!
so adorable! and I love your feminine yet casual outfit!
XO Sahra
You look awesome! So sweet photos! Cute dog! Like it! Chic.
Awww you two are just a cute couple. Pretty ladies. :)
Here's my little sweetie
Ollie the Dog
What breed of doggy is Miku?ReplyDelete
@ritamila : She's half Pomeranian, half Eskimo:)ReplyDelete
@isleofbooks She's half! the other half is Eskimo.ReplyDelete
@Kat: It depends on the kanji used, but the one I choose is "Beautiful sky"ReplyDelete
@julie d: It's MAC 3D Silver Glitter mixed with gel. I'm doing a post on Monday:)ReplyDelete
What a sweetie! Doggie kisses are the best.
My parents NEVER name our pets. I always end up doing it. Which is fine, because I also have an amazing talent for it. haha.
Amazing photos!!! And you pants!!!! - I love flowers :)
This story warmed my heart! As a woman obsessed (with her sweet dog), I'm happy to see another card carrying member. My little mini doxy went a full month with no name (other than Baby, Sweetie, you...) until I was satisfied with a winner (Roxy!). Lovin Miku's toothy grin. HOW OLD IS SHE??ReplyDelete
Keiko, thanks for sharing the story of how Miku was named. I can relate to your love of animals (having grown up with a small zoo at home) and how loneliness during college led me to the most significant adoption of my life. Which is a pretty huge statement, considering that I myself am adopted!ReplyDelete
beautiful top!ReplyDelete


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Holy moly our baby is 6 months old today (to the day). Baby girl has changed so much so quickly, it was hard not to notice.
-She's up on all fours doing the rock and I'm just positive she'll be crawling any hour.
-She loves to chew on her tongue and sing "daa-da" and smiles when I sing.
-Loves to eat solid food and holds the spoon like she can do it herself.
-Just today when I was eating she looked right at me and started to move her mouth like she was eating. She definitely knows food!
-She no longer needs to be swaddled! Lay her in the crib and she falls asleep with her bum in the air. Cutest dang thing.
-She loves to touch & chew on our faces, including Gracie's. Gracie's a great sport. As they were laying on the floor together I watched as Maddie crabbed Gracie's eyeball and Gracie gently takes her paw and moves Baby's hand away. Smart little dog.
-Loves to be tickled and giggle.
She truly is one of the happiest babies I've ever been around and I would love to find a way to keep her bottled up at this age!
Monday, May 28, 2012
6 months
Holy moly our baby is 6 months old today (to the day). Baby girl has changed so much so quickly, it was hard not to notice.
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Mother's Day
May has been very adventurous and full of memories. I have a lot of catching up to do but for now I'll write about the things I want to remember the most, which consist of Mother's Day weekend.
Saturday the 12th, we were able to have Madelyn sealed to us in the Atlanta Temple and thankfully Brother Hansen who sealed Cony and I, was able to perform the ordinance. My mother made her beautiful dress and bonnet which fit her like a glove. We were surrounded by family, including two of my moms siblings who came from out of state for the weekend, our birth-family and some of our dearest friends. Beforehand Cony and I had a few moments together in the Celestial Room and cherish those few minutes we had to reflect on why the day was important and meaningful to us. My Aunt Ellen walked in with Baby Girl into the sealing room and she immediately started smiling, like she knew the day was all about her. During the actual ceremony she giggled and smiled the entire time and kept her hand in place with absolutely no fuss or wiggle and stared at Brother Hansen for the remainder of the time the moment he said our names. I wish I had words to describe the realness and raw power we felt at that moment. I doubt anything will ever trump that experience.
Except her blessing did come close which we did immediately after the sealing in a dear friend's home. It meant the world to us that people we love so dearly came to support us. There's something so peaceful about seeing men come together and make a circle to give a blessing, especially men you know and love.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
5 months
Saturday was Baby Girls 5 month mark. It's hard to believe. I'm starting to feel a little regret that I don't have a similar set up each month for photos or that I keep better track on her little life. But they say pictures are worth a thousand words, right?
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