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Anyway who knows me knows that I am not very good at keeping secrets when it comes to gift giving. When I finally figure out the perfect gift, I want to shout it from the rooftops. I'm notorious for giving in early and letting people open their gifts early so I can see their reaction because I know they're going to love it. Well, I am so proud of myself because I was able to keep Jordan's 30th Birthday present a surprise! Go me!
So how was I able to pull this off? Well, first Jordan decided that he wanted to go to the temple for his birthday (so very Peter Priesthood of him, but I was excited to go as well). We arranged for Mom to watch the kiddos so we could go to Atlanta. We got a killer deal on a hotel in Atlanta through Hotwire. A few days later, we saw that the Atlanta temple was going to be closed for two weeks starting the week we were going. FABULOUS! This has been the Florida Golds' luck for the past year. So we called Hotwire and asked about a refund. They said they couldn't give one because it was one of their super hot deals. The dilemma was do we go anyway since we already paid and just say we tried to go to the temple or do we just suck it up and head to Orlando. We had planned this trip with another couple, the Lasters (David and Becca). Becca and I were talking about it and felt like we should go to Orlando so we could go to the temple since we already had babysitting covered and a rental car. We then decided it would be a wonderful idea to surprise Jordan with tickets to Universal Studios Island of Adventures so he could go to Harry Potter World. We figured out the cost of the new hotel room and the discounted tickets through David's work. As luck would have it, I had some Christmas money left over that I could finagle to cover the cost. The thing you have to know is Jordan watches our finances like a hawk. There was no way for me to pull this off if I had to withdraw money because he would know before I got home that money had been withdrawn. So the saved Christmas money was enough to cover both tickets with a whopping three dollars left over.
The next phase of the plan was to talk Jordan into Orlando. This was no easy task. Jordan didn't want to give up the amount from the Atlanta hotel reservation. This part of the plan required me to be a little bit grouchy to get him to change his mind. Jordan is normally one to go with the flow whereas I'm more the uptight one. Well the roles were reversed this week (this was partly induced because of some not so great events...an IRS letter saying we filed our taxes wrong probably due to my stinking tutoring I did last year AND the car started overheating for mysterious reasons). It took a while, but we finally convinced him to be okay with going to Orlando.
An adult trip to Orlando was exactly what we needed. We made the six hour drive Friday afternoon with no kids. This meant it actually took six hours instead of eight. No one was grumpy or picking at the other one on the ride down. Again, just what we needed. Saturday morning we woke up super early to go to the temple. Becca's Mom works there and informed us that there were six buses scheduled for Saturday. (I can't wait for the Fort Lauderdale temple to open! It'll cut down some of the traffic to the Orlando temple.) We got there so early, the temple wasn't even opened yet. I could tell Jordan was not that excited about being there so early. We had a great session though. We were both grateful to have the opportunity to go to the temple despite all of the hardships we had faced making plans for this trip. When we left, there was a line out the door with about 75 people waiting to show their recommends. INSANE!
After the temple, David had mentioned that he had never been to City Walk (the shops and restaurants outside of Universal). So we rushed over to City Walk. Becca told Jordan that you could see Harry Potter World from the gates. We walked down to get a glimpse. The boys took a bathroom break when we got to the gates. While they were gone, Becca asked me how I was going to tell him we had tickets. I told her I had no idea. I honestly didn't think we'd make it this far without him knowing. So when he came back, here's what happened.
So we rushed in and headed to Harry Potter World without Fast Passes (since they cost tons extra at Universal). Let me just say that I am so glad we didn't buy Fast Passes! Instead of taking 45 minutes just to buy a Butterbeer, it only took 5. The Harry Potter Ride was only a 45 minutes wait versus the normal 2 hours and 45 minutes. That was followed by 2 minute waits as single riders so we could ride again and again quickly. It was AMAZING! Here are some of the things we did and saw.
The Hogwarts Express.
Butterbeers, which were super sweet and rich but delicious!
Hogwarts Castle was amazing!
The boys had to make sure they could fit in the seats before getting in line.
What's that? There's no stroller to be pushed? So FABULOUS!
A wand selection demonstration at Ollivanders. Yes, those are wands from the floor to the ceiling. All different kinds of wands. Jordan was too chicken to buy a wand. He didn't want to be that dorky...though he really is and I love that about him.
We ended up closing down the park...leaving at 6:55. An hour before it closed, we decided to go on the water rides since the high that day had been 80 degrees. By the time we went, the sun was down and it was cold if you were one of those idiots that were wet...which we were. He had the best time though! Best. Birthday. EVER.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Harry 30th Birthday
Posted by Meagan at 9:57 PM
7 comments:
- Anonymous said...
You are such an AMAZING wife!!!
Poor john got a slipn'slide and a foam clock from the dollar store (Bryan did the shopping)
- January 26, 2012 at 8:20 PM
- jordan gold said...
That picture of Willy and me in the chair is aweful. I'm so fat!!! You are the best wife though, and we have awesome friends!!! I had so much fun. And to think, all I did was take you to Dollywood for your birthday last year. I guess I need to start saving for a cruise.
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My Sessions at Infrastructure Saturday in Brisbane
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Hey folks.
On 3rd November, at the Microsoft Brisbane offices in the Brisbane CBD, a group of IT Pros formed by technical specialist, MVPs, Microsoft employees and other experts will be presenting the Infrastructure Saturday.
We will have a total of 14 sessions talking about Hyper-V, System Center 2012, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Group Policy, PowerShell, SharePoint, Exchange and Lync. from 9AM to 5:30PM.
I'll be presenting 3 sessions with my mate Alessandro Cardoso:
- System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 – New Features and Improvements
- Making your Virtual Machines High Available with Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
- Top 10 Reasons to Choose Microsoft Hyper-V
- It's all about virtualisation. That's our tasks with these three sessions, which will cover all enhancements and new features of Hyper-V new version and System Center Virtual Machine 2012 SP1. We are preparing lots of cool
- To view the list with all sessions, click here.
- The event is totally free, but it requires registration, which can be completed here.
- So if you are around in Brisbane that Saturday, just come up there.
- See you there!
Leandro Carvalho
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Syria Today: More Than 100 Claimed Deaths on a "Quiet" Monday
Residents digging through rubble in Kafar Hamra section of Aleppo after Sunday's missile strike
US Cautious About Claims of Regime Use of Chemical Weapons
The White House has been cautious about a French finding that the regime has used chemical weapons.
"We need more information" about claims of such use, spokesman Jay Carney said.
Carney said there is a need to gather more evidence to pin down when chemical weapons were used, who employed them, and what the chain of custody was: "[We must] establish a body of information that can be presented and reviewed, and upon which policy decisions can be made."
Carney had no timetable for when the review might be completed, although he said, "I can assure you that we are working very diligently as an administration with our allies and the Syrian opposition on this matter."


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Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, who runs Third Point LLC, is extremely fit.
The 51-year-old practices yoga, surfs, and competes in triathlons. He even challenged three former Navy SEALS to compete with him in the 2011 "MightyMan" Half Iron Triathlon in Montauk.
Out of curiosity, we decided to look up some of Loeb's race results.
We were surprised to find that Loeb isn't as fast as we thought he would be.
Don't get us wrong. He's athletic. But we were not blown away by his times.
Here are a few of his finishing times, according to data compiled by Athlinks.com:
- 2013 Montauk Point Lighthouse Triathlon: This is a sprint triathlon. Back in July, Loeb finished with a time of 1:42:14, according to Athlinks.com. He did the 1/2 mile swim in 26:22, the 14 mile bike ride in 42:31 and the 3.1 mile run in 29:16. For his age category he came in 22 out of 39 male athletes ages 50 to 54. For a man who likes to win, this is pretty lame. Still, Loeb was faster this year than he was at the 2012 Montauk Point Lighthouse Triathlon when he finished with a time of 1:43:42 (19:41 swim, 43:41 bike and a 35:39 run).
- 2012 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon:This triathlon includes a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco, an 18 mile bike ride and an 8 mile run. The average male finished with a time of 3:23:32, results on Athlinks.com show. It took Dan Loeb almost 45 minutes longer. He finished in 4 hours, 2 minutes, and 28 seconds.
- 2012 JPMorgan Corporate Challenge: He finished the 3.5 mile run in 32:21 (that's a 9:14 mile pace), according to Athlinks.com. That's downright slow! (I ran the same race a year later, and I beat him!)
- 2011 "Mighty Man" Half Iron: For this event, athletes had to swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles. Loeb finished with a time of 6:15:01. He placed 8th in his age group, which had a total of 21 male athletes ages 50 to 54, according to Athlinks.com. Overall, he finished 147th out of 233 male athletes. He biked 56 miles in 3:02:44 and ran 13.1 miles in 2:20:30 (that's about a 10:43 mile pace). Kinda okay for a 50-year old, but otherwise lame.
- 2011 ING New York City Marathon: Loeb, who was 49 at the time, finished the NYC marathon (26.2 miles) in 4:34:50 or an average mile pace of 10:29. He didn't even break 4 hours!
Still, Loeb deserves credit for competing and finishing so many races ( about 17 triathlons/races). It has to take an incredible amount of dedication and hard work to train while managing a hugely successful hedge fund, for anyone at any age, especially at age 50.
(But anytime Mr. Loeb wants a real challenge, I'm happy to go head to head with him.)


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Registered Nurse - ICU - East Orlando - Nights
Registered Nurse - ICU - East Orlando - Nights
AdventHealth East Orlando seeks to hire a Registered Nurse who will embrace our mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ.
Facility Profile:
AdventHealth East Orlando, a 293-bed full service community hospital that serves as one of Florida Hospital's seven satellite facilities, became part of the AdventHealth system in 1990. At AdventHealth East Orlando, we strive to improve our patients' quality of life through a holistic approach to health care -- mind, body and spirit -- while remaining at the forefront of medical innovation. During the past ten years, we've invested more than $122 million in facility improvements to serve the growing community. Among the recent additions and openings, we have an expanded emergency room, a center for Medical Simulation and Education, a Children's Emergency Center, a Renovated Cancer Institute, and a new 40-bed inpatient nursing unit. The hospital is also home to the AdventHealth Orthopedic Institute at East Orlando as well as a comprehensive urology program.
Department Profile:
Our Critical Care units house all private rooms designed for holistic healing, with family-friendly spaces and easily accessible charting areas. We serve a culturally diverse population and encourage relatives to participate in the patient experience. The 24-bed, multisystem ICU treats a variety of diagnoses that include cardiac, respiratory, hematological, urological, gastrointestinal and endocrine diseases, as well as general surgery. AdventHealth East Orlando houses two multisystem PCUs for emergency or ICU step-down patients in need of close observation and monitoring for cardiac, neurological, respiratory and endocrine diseases. Every patient in the unit is on a cardiac monitor, and we have also added a unique seizure monitoring service line with access to an epileptologist.
Work Hours/Shifts:
3/12's; 7:00pm - 7:00am
Job Summary:
The Registered Professional Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing and supervising direct and indirect total nursing care responsibilities to identified age specific groups. Utilizes the nursing process (assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating) in achieving the goals of the nursing department. Adheres to the AdventHealth Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
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Demonstrates through behavior AdventHealth's Core Values of Keep Me Safe, Love Me, Make it Easy, and Own it as outlined in the organization's Performance Excellence Program.
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Yesterday, July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart the first pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and her navigator Fredrick Noonans plane disappeared off the radar. The plane is owned by Amelia. They were flying in her Lockheed Vega 10E. It was bright red and Amelia called it her little red bus. She chose this plane because it is fast and roomy. She took off from Harbor Grace, New Found land, Canada. What was happening while Amelia went missing my readers? Bill Cosby was born yesterday as well. I have a feeling he will grow up to be a famous comedian with his own show about being a dad. Thats just a prediction. Every body is shocked Amelia hasnt came back. We dont know what happened to her. She was an experienced pilot! This is shocking that this could have happened. How could no one find this big red plane it sticks out like Rudolphs nose! How can NO ONE find this thing? Im going to figure out as much as I can. Stay tuned for updates on this tragic story.
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Ted / 24 / Calgary
Pretty straightforward, I don't want your social security number, just the most basic stuff so I know something about you.
Unemployed, can be free whenever requested. Any future schedule can be fit to work with raids.
It's helpful for me to know whether you're employed, in college, etc. Try and include anything about your life that could result in you missing raids.
2500k @ 4.5GHz, GTX780 @ 1215MHz - http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3650453186 - http://www.pingtest.net/result/102753862.png
CPU & GPU are the only hardware I need to know about. If Austin TX isn't available for the test, use somewhere close.
(Optional) Computer Skill Triathlon
- The build is modified frequently on a fight by fight basis, but that's the most common build. Reaver/Decimate8/False Retreat/Preparation will all make appearances for the fights they're needed on. AMP build may also shift into or . Currently have 2 AMP and 1 Ability Point.
Keep it as brief as you can, and try and collapse build links. I don't want a paragraph discussing your class theory, just basic information about what you typically use in raid. We will discuss it further in the interview.
- – 4/12 Weapon Spec – 4/12 Protect Your Neck – 4/12 Shield Spec
Just need links, really basic information. Will be using this to compare with your logs.
UI & Keybinds
– Using Naga Hex, Sprint is Shift, Dash is NUM2, Interact is F, Floating Action Bar 1&2 are 5&6 – Using a very modified Grid for raidframe.
Try and give a UI link from raid combat if possible. I need to see all your binds, and the non-visible stuff needs to be listed. The first thing I usually check on this is 'Does he still use 7 & 8, which usually ends in a deny if it's the case.
Proof of Skill
http://www.wildstarlogs.com/guilds/9/ – If you guys request video I can get some, just haven't recorded anything yet.
This is 90% of your app. Bring a link to something, or don't app. A little bit of video can go a long way, about 10-20 minutes of combat is more than I need to see what I'm looking for. Logs generally need to be more extensive, I need to use averages. A single raid of logs doesn't always have the information I need.
Guild History
Sad Sacks - Launch through GA, guide wasn't progressing at a rate i felt comfortable at so i moved on.
Less sad Sacks - Spin off of Sad sacks, guild progressed into DS but hit wall with roster boss and ultimately collasped.
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WoW – Played for around 7 years. GM/Raid Leader of Enigma(Deathwing) from start to end. PvPed a bit in TBC, best end-of-season ranking was #2 on Nightfall as Feral in 5s S3.
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Google plans to release Heads Up Display (HUD) glasses powered by Android by year's end. For anyone who has ever used Google Goggles, this should be of little surprise.
A heads up display would likely integrate Google Goggles, Google Voice Search, Local Search, some iteration of OCR technology and, of course, a camera.
What is a Heads Up Display?
Heads up displays are commonly used in first-person shooting video games as seen above. Typically, there's a set of transparent information that works in conjunction with information that appears on screen, or — in the case of Google — the objects, places, and GPS coordinates that Google recognizes.
A heads up display is incredibly valuable because it seamlessly integrates information, preventing people from needing to look between screens to absorb information.
Why Would People Want Google's HUD Glasses?
Here are four examples of how the Google HUD glasses might be insanely valuable to people:
- Google Maps Overlay: Imagine you're looking for a friend's apartment, a local store, or an exit while driving or walking. It might soon be possible to actually follow a yellow brick road to your destination while also absorbing real-time traffic information and alternative directions to maximize efficiency in traveling.
- Social Connections: Imagine you're looking for your child at a rock concert, your dog in a large park, or your car in a large parking lot. It might be soon possible to find and connect to friends through a localized version of Google+. It could even be expanded to reach people based on common interests such as a dating profile, professional profile, or interest-based connections for finding local tennis players or bridge games.
- Video: Recording images/video could now become more simple and intuitive than ever with a look and capture functionality.
- Access to Local Reviews: Users could now quickly find a new restaurant that's algorithmically weighted based on GPS coordinates, your restaurant preferences, reviews of people in a Google Circle, and overall community reviews. This would also be an extremely logical place to integrate Zagat, which Google acquired in September for $151 million.
How Marketers Might Benefit
Here are four examples of how the Google HUD glasses might be insanely beneficial to marketers:
- Daily Deals: Google HUD might finally give the search giant a meaningful mechanism to compete in the daily deals market. If Groupon's IPO has taught us one thing, it's that the daily deal market isn't nearly as easy to replicate as previously assumed by business analysts. Imagine the power of being able to subtly offer daily deal specials to users as they walk down a street. This would offer advertisers a new distribution method and likely increase the value of a daily deal impression.
- Hyper Local Paid Search: This makes hyper-local paid search a bit more interesting, doesn't it? Advertisers will likely be willing to pay an additional bid amount for customers in, say, a three block radius that have also expressed related keyword interest.
- Real-time Bidding/Related Offers: You're standing at a Best Buy investigating that 50 inch TV of your dreams. Google glasses could upload to Google's Cloud, and reveal competitors within a 15 mile radius that are selling the television at a lower cost. This would be extremely advantageous for low margin online outfits such as Amazon, and it's not inconceivable that there could eventually be two-way conversation between customer and retailer (example: what if Best Buy instantly matched the Amazon price?).
- Brand Awareness/Display Advertising: We all know that Google is saving search histories. If you've expressed a previous search interest in yoga, it might be extremely helpful to be notified of a yoga studio near your home or office as you walk by.
Risks for Google
Google must remember that glasses will always be considered a fashion piece first. Therefore, they must look incredibly cool or risk getting tossed into the trash heap of technology products that are technologically advanced, but ultimately get rejected by a mass audience for superficial aesthetic reasons.
If you don't believe this is possible, just ask Segway.
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A study by HigherVisibility on voice search over the past few years has revealed some interesting trends in the industry.
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2018 was an eventful year for Google Ads, and 2019 looks to bring even more changes. Here are the key things to expect this year.
Mobile search and video in 2019: How visible are you?
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I have a Compaq CQ60 215DX,opened it for fan cleaning and the wireless will not turn ON anymore, it goes from Disabled to OFF.
Tried all suggestions possible, and cannot have it ENABLED, Any suggestions?
This is a guide to running Linux with the HP-Compaq Presario CQ60 laptop. This guide only covers the CQ60-100 series, see the HP-Compaq Presario CQ60-200 page for that series laptop.
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the HP-Compaq Presario CQ60. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the HP-Compaq Presario CQ60 page on LapWik.
If you would like to edit this page please first view our Editing Guidelines.
For full specifications see the HP-Compaq Presario CQ60 specifications page.
|HP-Compaq Presario CQ60
|Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core Processor T1600 - 1.66 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P7350 - 2.0 GHz, 3 MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB
Intel® Pentium DualCore Mobile Processor T3200 - 2.0 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB
|15.6" WXGA (1366×768) Widescreen
|Up to 4GB
|160GB to 250GB
|Optical Drive
|Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GE
|10/100 Ethernet
802.11b/g, 802.11b/g/n
|Optical Drive
|using ath5k or ndiswrapper
|Not Tested
|Not Tested
|Card Reader
|Not Tested
|ExpressCard Slot
|Not Tested
|Suspend to RAM
|only works when using boot option pci=nomsi
The Ethernet card works, but there are some issues. First of all it may cause the installer of some distributions to crash, but blacklisting the module before the installer tries to load it helps, it works after installation. Moreover sometimes the driver doesn't manage to bring the device up.
The wireless controller works only with the madwifi-hal 0.10.x module, which you have to get from the madwifi.org svn.. The driver is still under development and so it can happen from time to time, that the device is put in a unstable state by the driver, which requires the removal of every power supply for about a minute.
It is detected, but doesn't work. Tested on Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 and it works.
All in all you can say that Linux works quite well on this laptop, but you will have to fix some issues, which require some experience.
I have a Compaq CQ60 215DX,opened it for fan cleaning and the wireless will not turn ON anymore, it goes from Disabled to OFF.
Tried all suggestions possible, and cannot have it ENABLED, Any suggestions?
i just wanna know how i can get a driver for my CQ60 to be able to use a new battery :/
i just wanna know how i can get a driver for my CQ60 to be able to use a new battery :/
I have the CQ60, Core™2 Duo Processor P7350 - 2.0 GHz, 3 GB DDR2, L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB 250 hard drive..
I have tried both Linux Mint 7 and Ubuntu on the both work great, for web can i used cheese and i had not problems until i tried the Wifi…
Now that was the ONLY reason why i uninstalled it…i could neve seem to get the right drive for the wifi to work properly…
but if u guys can live with out wifi for i while the cq60 if great…
nb i upgrade my RAM to 4GB but it neve seem faster so am using 3 gb now.
This information might be useful to someone out there. I have a Compaq Presario CQ-60-210us. I installed Linux Mint 10, everything ran perfect. Then one day I decided I wanted to push that soft-switch for the wireless. Big mistake. Everytime after that, whenever I would start Mint, the wireless would not automatically start. It would be disabled. Ok fine, just enable it,push that switch, then good do go, right? Wrong. It then said the wireless wasn't ready. I uninstalled and reinstalled the wireless packages, no go. I was twisted! I love Mint 10, and just couldn't stand to not be able to use Mint and wireless. Then I came across rfkill. After installing, I opened up a prompt and typed rfkill list and it showed me this:
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no
Then I typed rfkill 0 unblock then after that rfkill 1 unblock which then showed me this:
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no
I rebooted my notebook and VOILA!! Wireless enabled, working and able to see the various WAPs in my apartment complex.
I hope this helps someone out there.
Hi all,
I've a CQ60-415SL and installed Fedora 12 with KDE GUI. I can log in but then what I get is just an empty desktop (not even a taskbar) with the mouse pointer on it (I can move the pointer but the buttons have no effect).
Has anybody managed to install any Linux distro on this version of CQ60?
Thanks and regards
Have you made sure you had the latest nVidia driver installed? You may need to do so from a terminal window instead of from the gui desktop.
Does Fedora 12 have an option to boot a livecd and test out the distribution without installing? Try booting in low graphics mode and then download the updated driver to a directory that is easy to get to from the terminal window and then boot back into the terminal from the hard drive to install.
Installed Linux Mint 7 on Compaq Presario CQ60 and everything works fine without any problems at all. I haven't tried the webcam yet and I suspect that will pose a problem, but Mint 7 is quite compatible with the laptop and runs very smoothly.
I've a CQ60-415SL and installed Fedora 12 with KDE GUI. I can log in but then what I get is just an empty desktop (not even a taskbar) with the mouse pointer on it (I can move the pointer but the buttons have no effect).
Has anybody managed to install any Linux distro on this version of CQ60?
Thanks and regards
I have a drivers disk problem when i install oracle linux.so pls help me
To solve this problem
my laptop model is compaq presario CQ60-215DX notebook pc (AMD Processor)
What drivers issues are you experiencing? The only thing I had to update really with drivers were the nVidia drivers with my installation of ubuntu.
The wifi was corrected with madwifi installation although I have heard some that have not had to do so with later releases freshly installed.
Hi all,
A couple of days ago, I installed (K)ubuntu 9.04.
I've never tried previous versions and I'm quite new to the Open Source matter.
This frustrates me a bit, because this limits my natural urge to troubleshoot.
Everything works just fine, pretty much out of the box even, except for the webcam.
Can anybody with Ubuntu 8.10 what driver is being used for it? As said, I'm new to this matter, but installing the 8.10 driver in 9.04 would seem a logical thing to try?
Thnx in advance!
Have you tried to search the ubuntu forums for a solution? I have the cq60 but no webcam on my model. I believe if you searched the ubuntu forums for webcam help that you might find a solution.
Found a solution. I've installed Cheese and all of a sudden the damn thing worked!
I have a problem when i install oracle linux.so pls help me
To solve this problem
my laptop model is compaq presario CQ60-215DX notebook pc (AMD Processor)
I know 4 CQ60 ubuntu users has this problem when system bootup:
[ 8.292108] ata2.00: ACPI cmd 00/00:00:00:00:00:b0 failed (Emask=0×4 Stat=0×00 Err=0×01)
[ 8.776015] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[ 13.776008] ata2.00: qc timeout (cmd 0×0)
[ 13.776109] ata2.00: ACPI cmd 00/00:00:00:00:00:b0 failed (Emask=0×4 Stat=0×00 Err=0×01)
[ 13.776226] ata2.00: ACPI: failed the second time, disabled
[ 13.776319] ata2.00: revalidation failed (errno=-5)
[ 13.776413] ata2: limiting SATA link speed to 1.5 Gbps
I formatted my pc notebook and I have lost a lot of driver and I need to get it back. kindly help me out of this problem am in too.
i have cq -50 106 au lap . the problem is the installation tim the hard disk and optical drive not detecting…
I did the linux install today. Laptop came with Vista Home Premium, so I first shrank the Windows partition using the built in utility in Vista (no need to buy partition utilities anymore!).
I installed Fedora 10. Installation went flawless. The only problem I had was with the Nvidia Graphics. I downloaded the driver rpm's from http://rpmfusion.org/. Worked well.
The wireless was properly recognized by Fedora, so I did not have to install any drivers or fumble around with it.
This was by far the easiest linux installed of all the laptops I've owned.
Wireless was a 2 day hack with lots of dead ends and reversals.
final configuration: ath5k running the Ubuntu alpha 9 release
The default install seemingly adds ndiswrapper and has to be defanged as it quietly kills the network GUI. a "sudo modprobe ath5k" loads the ath5k driver after the other possible drivers are blacklisted or physically trashed and all is good.
The driver apparently does not auto detect channels of the base station, so you must query the station and force a channel configuration (?) I am uncertain of this aspect, but the iwconfig reported wlan0 stuck on Channel 1 frequency in auto mode and the WEP key would fail, forcing the channels to match allowed the key to negotiate.
My machine is a 216dx, and actually it needs both dev.wifi0.ledpin = 3 and dev.wifi0.softled = 1. Seems to work well with the madwifi-hal-testing ath_pci driver. I built svn version 3952 for Debian Sid (2.6.28-7) and that works as well. It's no the sames as Windows, it actually works more like an activity led. I tried at look at the trackpad button, but I don't see any event generated when I run xev. My guess is that button is attached to a gpio somewhere, but I have no idea where.
I can not get my wifi led to behave either. It does disable the wifi, but the light itself is always red. A more frustrating problem that I am having is that my "disable trackpad" button does not work. Have any of you gotten it to work?
Have the same CQ60 but it is a 215dx and the command you added to /etc/sysctl.conf did not turn on the wifi for me. Actually lost wifi by adding that command. Removed it. Is there a mapping of the LED commands or controls? Would like to get the LED working as it does in windblows…
I have the Pentuim DualCore model with the Intel graphics chip.
I installed Debian Lenny with the rc2 installer, but out of the chute the ath5k driver did not work. I built the madwifi-hal-testing drivers (svn rev 3940), which work fine. Still can't get the wifi LED to work, though.
Lenny installed the VESA video driver, but dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg did not allow me to change any screen parameters. X -configure worked and created an xorg.conf that uses the Intel driver.
I also installed KDE (3.5.10) and LXDE from the standard repositories and they work fine at 1366×768 with the Intel video driver.
Well I guess the differences in your expereience comes frome the use of a different distribution than me, I use Debian Lenny.
Of course, that is why i made an extra page. I have one problem, that my wifi is turned off at start, and that the led stays red. Do you have this problem?
Yes, my wifi is also turned off at start, but I guess it should be configurable that it turned on during boot. But nevertheless even if I turn wifi on manually the led stays red, allthough the wifi button seems to work, try scanning before and after pressing it, there will be different results (i.e. one time there won't be any results at all, because it's turned off, and one time there will be results).
I managed to make it work, but with the ath_pci driver instead of the ath5k. You have to add this to /etc/sysctl.conf. After updating the ath_pci driver from madwifi snapshots.
dev.wifi0.softled = 1
dev.wifi0.ledpin = 1
There is already a bug reported for the ath5k and i think the next kernel will support it better.
I recently bought this laptop and my experience was slightly different, I updated this pages, but when to provide a more detailed step by step guide how to install this laptop.
Please look for the guide here: http://mark.baas.googlepages.com/ubuntucq60


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Ultimate Frisbee Goes Pro
(NEW YORK) -- "People will come," says Brodie Smith, who was already a star days before competing in the first professional game of Ultimate Frisbee. Channeling and perhaps pining for his own Field of Dreams, he adds a bit ruefully, "or at least they'll stream it online."
The place those people will come isn't a mythic Iowa baseball field, but a high school in Ohio. That is, if they don't just watch the game on their computers, or don't just watch it all
And what they'll be watching Saturday is a matchup between the Columbus Cranes and Smith's Indianapolis Alleycats, two of the eight teams comprising the fledgling American Ultimate Disc League. (Frisbee, it turns out, is trademarked.)
The league will hold other contests Saturday as well, including a faceoff between the Rhode Island Rampage and the Connecticut Constitution, an opening day the league calls "the first pull."
"It should be awesome," Smith says.
Smith knows a thing or two about awesome. A cross between the Michael Jordan and Evel Knievel of Ultimate, his Youtube channel has more than 145,000 subscribers, many of them tuning in to watch mind-blowing trick shots, such as throwing a disc from a bridge and having it caught -- caught! -- from a buddy below in a moving boat.
The new league is betting that Smith and other power players can turn Ultimate -- a game, which for many conjures up barefooted freshmen on a college quad -- into a serious sport, capable of drawing crowds and selling merchandise.
But the league is also betting on something else, Ultimate's newfound popularity. Since the game's founding four decades ago in suburban New Jersey, it has become one of the most popular amateur sports in the country.
"This is one of the fastest-growing sports in America," says Josh Moore, founder and president of the AUDL. "We're seeing double-digit growth annually, with about 5 million people who play. That's more than lacrosse and rugby combined."
Before the league, the highest level of competition was in college, after which some top players continue to play on an itinerant club circuit.
Moore and the team owners hope that a league "fills a need out there," he says. "There are all these elite players that don't have the chance to take it to the next level."
Spectators too, he says, previously didn't know where to find club games. By tying teams to cities and creating a place to watch games online, however, fans no longer have to seek out games.
Starting a team can cost a franchisee as little as $2,500, Moore said. It's at the discretion of team owners how players get paid. Some work for a stipend, some marquee players like Smith get a piece of team revenues.
But players for the most part "all still have day jobs," he says.
Smith only recently quit his job as a high school math teacher, turning all his attention to playing pro Ultimate and teaching disc clinics across the country.
Tickets sell for around $8, but go as high as $20 in Detroit.
But the league is hoping most spectators will view the game not in person but streaming on the Internet, paying $9 for a live game, and $7 for an archived game.
Ultimate, in which teams try to move the disc down the field into an end-zone only by throwing it and not by running it down the field, has traditionally been self-refereed by the players themselves, resorting to do-overs when teams can't agree on a call.
The one major change to the rules in the new league: officials to adjudicate games.
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(2) adopt bylaws and regulations not inconsistent with this subchapter for carrying out the functions of the Conference, including the creation of such committees as it considers necessary for the conduct of studies and the development of recommendations for consideration by the Assembly.
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(2) propose bylaws and regulations, including rules of procedure and committee organization, for adoption by the Assembly;
(3) make recommendations to the Conference or its committees on a subject germane to the purpose of the Conference;
(4) receive and consider reports and recommendations of committees of the Conference and send them to members of the Conference with the views and recommendations of the Council;
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(2) be the official spokesman for the Conference in relations with the several branches and agencies of the Federal Government and with interested organizations and individuals outside the Government, including responsibility for encouraging Federal agencies to carry out the recommendations of the Conference;
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(10) organize and direct studies ordered by the Assembly or the Council, to contract for the performance of such studies with any public or private persons, firm, association, corporation, or institution under title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (41 U.S.C. 251–260), and to use from time to time, as appropriate, experts and consultants who may be employed in accordance with section 3109 of this title at rates not in excess of the maximum rate of pay for grade GS–15 as provided in section 5332 of this title;
(11) utilize, with their consent, the services and facilities of Federal agencies and of State and private agencies and instrumentalities with or without reimbursement;
(12) accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, devises, and bequests of property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding and facilitating the work of the Conference. Gifts and bequests of money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, devises, or bequests shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be disbursed upon the order of the Chairman. Property accepted pursuant to this section, and the proceeds thereof, shall be used as nearly as possible in accordance with the terms of the gifts, devises, or bequests. For purposes of Federal income, estate, or gift taxes, property accepted under this section shall be considered as a gift, devise, or bequest to the United States;
(13) accept voluntary and uncompensated services, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31;
(14) on request of the head of an agency, furnish assistance and advice on matters of administrative procedure;
(15) exercise such additional authority as the Council or Assembly delegates to him; and
(16) request any administrative agency to notify the Chairman of its intent to enter into any contract with any person outside the agency to study the efficiency, adequacy, or fairness of an agency proceeding (as defined in section 551(12) of this title).
The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Council and at each plenary session of the Conference, to which he shall make a full report concerning the affairs of the Conference since the last preceding plenary session. The Chairman, on behalf of the Conference, shall transmit to the President and Congress an annual report and such interim reports as he considers desirable.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 390, §575; Pub. L. 92–526, §1, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1048; Pub. L. 97–258, §3(a)(1), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1062; Pub. L. 101–422, §3, Oct. 12, 1990, 104 Stat. 910; renumbered §595, Pub. L. 102–354, §2(2), Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 944.)
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|Aug. 30, 1964, Pub. L. 88–499, §6, 78 Stat. 617.
In subsection (b), the words "except that the Council members initially appointed shall serve for one, two, or three years, as designated by the President" are omitted as executed, existing rights being preserved by technical section 8.
In subsection (b)(1), the words "the sessions" are substituted for "such meetings" for clarity as elsewhere the word "sessions" refers to sessions of the Conference and "meetings" refers to meetings of the Council.
In subsection (c)(7), the words "subject to the civil service and classification laws" are omitted as unnecessary inasmuch as appointments in the executive branch are made subject to the civil service laws and pay is fixed under classification laws unless specifically excepted. The words "and fix the pay of" are added for clarity.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (c)(10), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377. Title III of the Act was classified generally to subchapter IV (§251 et seq.) of chapter 4 of former Title 41, Public Contracts, and was substantially repealed and restated in division C (§3101 et seq.) of subtitle I of Title 41, Public Contracts, by Pub. L. 111–350, §§3, 7(b), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3677, 3855. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1949 Act note set out under section 101 of Title 41 and Tables. For disposition of sections of former Title 41, see Disposition Table preceding section 101 of Title 41.
1992—Pub. L. 102–354 renumbered section 575 of this title as this section.
1990—Subsec. (c)(16). Pub. L. 101–422 added par. (16).
1982—Subsec. (c)(13). Pub. L. 97–258 substituted "section 1342 of title 31" for "section 3679(b) of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665(b))".
1972—Subsec. (c)(10). Pub. L. 92–526, §1(a), inserted provisions authorizing contracts for the performance of such studies with any public or private persons, etc., under title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, and substituted provisions authorizing the payment of experts and consultants in accordance with rates not in excess of the maximum rate of pay for grade GS–15 as provided in section 5332 of this title, for provisions authorizing the payment of such individuals at rates not in excess of $100 a day.
Subsec. (c)(11) to (15). Pub. L. 92–526, §1(b), added pars. (11) to (13) and redesignated former pars. (11) and (12) as (14) and (15), respectively.
For termination of Administrative Conference of United States, see note set out preceding section 591 of this title.


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When given one final chance to put points on the board, Lejeune kicker Rory Johnson and his field goal unit came through when the Devilpups most needed a score.
When given one final chance to put points on the board, Lejeune kicker Rory Johnson and his field goal unit came through when the Devilpups most needed a score.
Johnson made a 37-yard field goal with 14 seconds left to lift Lejeune to a 17-15 nonconference win over previously undefeated Dixon on Friday night.
�It was a good kick,� Johnson said. �It felt amazing seeing it go in.�
Earlier, Johnson had missed an extra point and came up short on one field goal and had another blocked and returned for a touchdown to end the first half.
Despite all that, Lejeune coach Darryl Schwartz still had plenty of confidence in his field goal team.
�We know what Rory can do. We�ve seen him in practice and he works hard,� Schwartz said. �We know he can hit that. What we were afraid of is what you saw in the game. They (Bulldogs) were coming through the line. So we just told the kids that they could do it. And they did it.�
Johnson, a senior, said he wasn�t fazed by Lejeune�s earlier field-goal struggles.
�We made adjustments,� he said. �The line wasn�t blocking at first, but they picked it up and they blocked like they were supposed to. They did a good job.�
After Johnson�s go-ahead kick, Dixon got the ball at its 8-yard line with six seconds left. The Devilpups (4-1) forced two incomplete passes to end the game.
�I guess when you believe, unbelievable things can happen,� Schwartz said. �During the game, we made mistakes, we were doing this and doing that, we were in the game, we were not in the game and we were in the game.
�But then as we got closer toward the end, we started to believe. We talk to the kids about not giving up. Anything can happen and it did.�
Meanwhile, the defeat was tough to swallow for Dixon coach Brandon Iseman.
The Bulldogs (4-1), who play host to Pamlico next week, led 15-6 at halftime and were looking for their first 5-0 start in program history and for their second straight win over Lejeune after defeating the Devilpups 33-12 last year.
�We are still 4-1 and we are going to watch film and take a step forward and forget about this,� Iseman said. �These kids never quit and so I don�t worry about it. If we keep getting better every day, we will be all right.�
Dixon clung to a 15-14 lead for most of the second half, and seemed ready to hold onto victory after Lejeune faced fourth-and-11 from the Devilpups� 42-yard line with 57 seconds left.
However, Lejeune quarterback Daxton Derrick completed a 30-yard pass to Cameron Mallard to the Dixon 28 with 49 seconds left.
�We called �Seattle,� which is double slot and we said, �Let�s throw 9, 9, 9, which is four verticals,� Schwartz said. �Hopefully it would have gotten us down close. It worked.�
Still, the Devilpups had needed to get closer.
On two plays, Jamaz Richardson gained 8 yards to the 20 before Derrick spiked the ball with 16 seconds left. That set up Johnson�s kick.
�It�s just one of those things,� Iseman said. �The kid (Mallard) made a great catch. We contested it and he made a great play. Hats off to him.�
The Bulldogs were in prime position to pull away from the Devilpups early in the third quarter. Already leading 15-6, Dixon marched down the field on its first possession of the second half and reached the Lejeune 10.
But on third-and-5 from the 10, a shotgun snap went over Dixon quarterback Robbi Wyble�s hands. The ball rolled around before Lejeune senior Brady Bodine picked it up at the 27 and darted 73 yards for a touchdown.
�I remember the snap going over his head and I was hustling and I saw the defensive end hit the quarterback,� Bodine said. �In my head I said �If this quarterback doesn�t pick it up, I�m the only one back and I have to take it back.�
�My thoughts went into action and I ran as hard as I could.�
Bodine then caught the ensuing two-point conversion to make it 15-14.
�Brady is one of our best players, he�s a leader and he�s a captain,� Schwartz said. �That�s what happens when you have guys like that. They can make plays for you.�
Dixon had all the momentum at halftime after Gavin Brinkley ended the second quarter by returning a blocked Lejeune 27-yard field goal 78 yards for a touchdown. He scored right as time expired to end the first half.
The Bulldogs had taken a 7-6 first-quarter lead when Malik Simmons scored on a 3-yard touchdown run and Tyler Ross added the extra point.
Dixon had a chance to extend its lead on its first drive of the second quarter as the Bulldogs reached the Lejeune 16. However, the Devilpups� Stephen DiCenso intercepted a pass moments after the Bulldogs had a 7-yard touchdown run by Simmons called back because of a block in the back penalty.
�You can�t make mistakes and beat a good football team,� Iseman said.
Lejeune, which travels to North Duplin next week, struck first for a 6-0 lead on its opening possession of the game when Richardson threw a 72-yard halfback pass for a touchdown to Bodine.
That score showed that the Devilpups came to play.
�This is a big win in the middle of the season against a bigger school that was 4-0. They are a great team,� Bodine said. �We had so many opportunities and they stopped us, but in the end, we pulled it out.�
Dixon 7 8 0 0 � 15
Lejeune 6 0 8 3 � 17
First Quarter
L � Bodine 72 pass from Richardson (Kick failed) 10:32
D � Simmons 3 run (Ross kick) 4:46
Second Quarter
D � Brinkley 78 blocked FG return (Williams run) 0:00
Third Quarter
L � Bodine 73 fumble return (Bodine pass from Derrick) 8:34
Fourth Quarter
L � FG, Johnson 37 0:14
First downs 16 9
Rushes-yards 49-199 35-93
Passing 11 153
Comp-Att-Int 4-12-1 8-17-1
Punts-Avg. 5-23.6 3-33.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-0
Penalties-Yards 4-40 3-11
RUSHING�D: Simmons 29-132, Wyble 9-41, Williams 9-43, Fullerton 1-0. L: Richardson 19-82, DiCenso 3-10, Bodine 9-20, Derrick 4-(-19).
PASSING�D: Wyble 4-12-1-11. L: Richardson 1-3-0-72, Derrick 7-14-1-81.
RECEIVING�D: Williams 2-9, Fullerton 2-2. L: Bodine 2-78, Ynfante 2-16, Richardson 1-3, Mallard 3-56.


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Today's guest post is from producer Smriti Mundhra. I confess I have been slow in my posting and should have run this last week! If the sun came out in New York City this past Saturday, I didn't see it. Instead, I spent the day in Columbia University's Uris Hall with about two hundred fellow filmmakers participating in The Conversation, an all-day conference about the future of independent film funding, marketing and distribution. There was a lot to talk about.
The program for The Conversation consisted of panels, discussion groups and breakout sessions, each featuring both indie fllm stalwarts (Eugene Hernandez, Scott Macaulay, Bob Hawk) and new media trailblazers (Lance Weiler, Arin Crumley). But it was Ira Deutchman, CEO of Emerging Pictures and professor at the university's graduate school of film, who dropped the first bomb in his opening remarks when he quoted a businessman with whom he recently had lunch: "Film? That's not a business, that's a hobby."
Though the folks behind Avatar might disagree, the conversations that followed Deutchman's speech had me wondering if this cold-hearted suit had a point when it comes to the independent film industry. If one could have extracted a theme from the day's panels and discussions, it would have been this: you want to get your independent film out there? Chances are you're going to have to give it away for free.
As Michael Barnard pointed out in his two-parter "Free is Not Worth the Price" a few posts back, this principle of "free" does not a business make. I was alarmed by the number of filmmakers I met on Saturday who have willfully resorted to giving the milk away—either to distributors by accepting zero-advance deals with virtually no hope of profit participation, or directly to the consumer via online platforms. Equally distressing is Eugene Hernandez's case study of the upcoming film Breaking Upward, which reveals that the filmmakers took their generous-by-comparison $40,000 advance from IFC Films and reinvested it into their own marketing (thereby doubling the advertising budget for the film), and yet do not seem to have an increased participation in the film's upside should it succeed.
Most vocal of these "free mavens" was panelist Nina Paley, director of the charming and deeply personal animated feature Sita Sings the Blues. Paley, who was road-blocked into a selling no more than five thousand DVDs of her film because of a complicated music licensing deal, decided instead to give it away for free, in all digital formats and in perpetuity, to anyone who wants to screen or sell it. She then crafted a "creator-endorsed" logo available to anyone who shares part of the profits with her. Paley spent years making her film and took out loans to pay the $50,000 music licensing fee, and now relies on the kindness of strangers—who voluntarily pay screening fees or share profits, and buy Sita-inspired merchandise from her website—to see profits from her work. This suits her just fine.
Though Paley has become the poster child for Free Method, not everyone shares her enthusiasm. The filmmaker came to a head with distribution consultant Peter Broderick during his dealmaking seminar, when she announced to all and sundry that by guiding filmmakers into selling of exclusive rights to their films, Broderick was perpetuating a monopolistic system that killed free trade. She informed Broderick that she was "the only filmmaker in the world who is happy with her distributor," to which he curtly replied, peering at her over his eyeglasses, "I doubt you know every filmmaker I work with, Nina."
Throughout the day, my thoughts kept drifting back to the "film is a hobby" statement. The dictionary defines hobby as "an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation." As anyone who has made or distributed a film recently knows, it is not relaxing and is very much a main occupation. In fact, it was made clear during The Conversation that filmmakers are having to work harder than ever for increasingly smaller pieces of pie (crumbs, really). However, as condescending and arrogant as it is to refer to independent filmmaking as a hobby, for most of us it's not exactly a business either. As panelist Richard Lorber, CEO of distributor Kino Lorber, put it, "everything's possible but nothing's working."
Though no distributors seem to be willing to reveal numbers or metrics, I would have liked to hear more from companies such as Oscilloscope Laboratories and Palm Pictures (who released a feature I produced called Bomb the System with some success) that at least seem to be making money selling independent films to consumers, as opposed to the myriad companies selling distribution platforms to filmmakers.
Ryan Werner of IFC Films—the lone voice of semi-traditional distribution at the conference, bless his heart—offered some candid insight into what sells and what doesn't: no-name personal indies and romantic comedies are the toughest sells, genre material and anything laced with controversy are the easiest. Anybody surprised? Probably not. And yet, the majority of us independent filmmakers work doggedly to make films that have virtually no chance in the marketplace, only to have to jump through hoops to get people to watch even as we give them away for free. Clearly, we on the content-production side have some reassessing to do.
Just as everyone was getting ready to collectively throw up their hands in despair and looked for the nearest exit, The Conversation co-host Scott Kirsner reminded us that when the film business started over a hundred years ago, when somebody started charging people to watch thirty-second reels in a kinetoscope parlor on Fifth Avenue, the average weekend box office was $120.
"I think if you were in Manhattan back then, you would have said 'this isn't really storytelling, this isn't an art form, and this certainly isn't a business,'" Kirsner said from behind his podium. "I think we're in a similar moment right now. It doesn't feel like a business yet, but those of us in this room are the early pioneers, ignoring the warning signals that eventually won't mean anything."
In the mean time, events like The Conversation are helping bring like-minded pioneers together to share and experiment so that one day, the independent film business can truly be a business again.
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An encounter shows Kurdish guerrillas in no hurry to abandon Turkey's mountains
On the first day of what was supposed to be the pullout of Kurdish guerrilla forces from Turkey, there was no sign Wednesday that any units had crossed the international border, and insurgents told McClatchy it could take up to three months for them to withdraw to northern Iraq.
They also warned in an interview that under their rules of engagement, if Turkish forces break the current cease-fire, guerrillas would retaliate and resume military operations against the Turkish state.
The withdrawal was to have begun under a peace plan intended to end a 30-year guerrilla war that has claimed 30,000 lives. The government announced the agreement to great fanfare in March. One Wednesday, it acknowledged it couldn't confirm that any guerrilla units had in fact left.
"It is hard to say with precision what is happening and at what time," Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told reporters in Ankara, Turkey's capital. "On this issue, Qandil may have its own calendar and dates set," he said. Qandil is the mountainous region of northern Iraq that is the headquarters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party guerrillas.
Rank-and-file members of the group, known by its Kurdish initials as the PKK, told McClatchy they were fully aware of the withdrawal order by PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who now sits in a Turkish jail. They said they would carry it out faithfully.
But they said the weather and the distances insurgents have to travel will extend the withdrawal process, possibly into autumn.
"It's well known that our leader has taken the decision to withdraw beginning May 8. We're definitely going to observe this," said Siar, 36, the commander of a unit of five PKK fighters. "Just one word from our leader is an order for us." Siar is a nom-de-guerre; he declined to give his full name.
Siar said the route to northern Iraq traverses the Zagros Mountains, where snow is still as much as 12 feet deep in places. In addition, many PKK fighters must travel to this region in Turkey's southeast to exit into Iraq. That's a journey of 400 miles as the crow flies and could be a lot longer trek on foot.
A full PKK withdrawal could change the face of Turkey, especially if the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reciprocates with a series of political moves demanded by the Kurds. These include allowing Ocalan, now in jail on an island near Istanbul, into perhaps some less restrictive form of detention, the release of thousands of pro-PKK Kurdish politicians now in Turkish prisons, and a liberalization of laws restricting the use of the Kurdish language and culture.
But Kurds, who comprise 14 million of Turkey's 80 million population, according to CIA figures, and the PKK in particular are wary of the government's intentions. Memories are still bitter over events in 1999, when under the cover of a cease-fire government forces killed 500 retreating PKK guerrillas.
It isn't clear how many guerrillas actually are going to withdraw. Turkish and U.S. officials say there are 1,200 to 1,500 PKK fighters in Turkey, but the PKK says there are several times that number.
The PKK rarely agrees to interviews in Turkey. But since March 21, when political allies of Ocalan read his letter calling for a cease-fire and withdrawal before a throng of 1 million in Diyarbakir, which is regarded by Kurds as their capital, numerous Turkish journalists have traveled to Qandil to interview PKK officials.
In an hour-long conversation under a big oak tree at the edge of a river in the Bestler-Dereler mountains near Sirnak, an area where the PKK has moved freely for decades, five uniformed PKK members explained the instructions under which they are operating.
The men, who said they were about to pull out of a temporary position, were all in their 20s and 30s. Siar, 36, began by chiding a visiting reporter for arriving unannounced, but he acknowledged that the first day of the pullout was reason enough to stop and talk.
"Have you ever been to Kurdistan before?" one of the men, who called himself Ali, asked, referring to the area of Turkey where the interview took place as well as Kurdish majority regions of Iraq, Iran and Syria. "Is this Kurdistan?" replied the visitor.
The men carried Kalashnikov rifles and tucked their black and white sashes under their bandoliers. They would not allow photographs or recordings and insisted that cellphones be shut off (though their location was far beyond cell range). A few minutes into the conversation, one appeared with a big teapot and an offering of cucumber and tomato salad, fresh flatbread and hard cheese with herbs of a type that is sold at local markets here.
In 2011 elections, politicians sympathetic to the PKK enjoyed more than two-thirds support from voters in the province of Sirnak.
"Our movement will abide by six principles," said Ali, who said he was 27. So long as the PKK guerrillas are not attacked, "they will observe the policy of non-aggression," he said. But if attacked, the forces "will use their legitimate right of retaliation, and restart military operations." Moreover, it is up to the Turkish army and state to ensure there is no provocation. Finally, units will withdraw "to the south," a reference to northern Iraq, "in the same way as they came."
There was no sign the men were thinking about abandoning their weapons or their calling. Ali, who said he's from the Sirnak area, has been in the PKK for the past eight years, and Siar, a Kurd from Afrin, in northern Syria, has been in the PKK for 17 years. "We're going to go wherever the party sends us," he said.
For men who eschew contacts with the outside world, they seemed well informed, asking a visitor about the possible motives of the ethnic Chechen brothers accused of bombing the Boston Marathon – and offering condolences for those who died.


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Devastating news from California today as actor Michael Jace allegedly shot and killed his wife in their L.A. home on Monday night, May 19. TMZ reports that the couple's two children -- both under the age of 10 -- witnessed the unimaginable act.
Jace, who was best known for his role as gay police officer Julien Lowe on 'The Shield,' has been charged with murder, Fox News reports. According to TMZ, it was Lowe himself who called police to confess to the crime, telling police: "I shot my wife." April Jace was found dead in the home when the police responded to the call.
LAPD Lieutenant John Jenal confirmed to the L.A. Daily News that the couple's children were in the home at the time of the shooting, and are currently in protective custody.
Jace and his wife had been married for 9 years.
In addition to his role on 'The Shield,' Jace also played Michael Jordan in a 1999 TV movie about the basketball star, and had small roles in 'Forrest Gump' and 'State of Play.' His last role was a recurring part in 'Southland.'
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The Fates brought me to Pam Anderson, cookbook author and person extraordinaire. Thank you, Fates.
It started a few months ago when calamity struck Erika of Ivory Hut, a fellow food blogger and member of Kulinarya, a group focused on Filipino cooking. Erika's house burned down to the ground; in an instant, her home and all her family's belongings were gone in smoke and ash.
My eyes still tear up thinking about it.
I found out through other Kulinarya food bloggers that threemanycooks.com had set up a donation site. I went to the site to donate and saw that threemanycooks is the trio of Pam Anderson and her daughters.
I've known Pam Anderson through her writing for almost twenty years. As a fledging foodie in my twenties, I subscribed to Cook's Magazine and then to the launch of the new Cook's Illustrated Magazine and then the new Fine Cooking Magazine. A loyal reader, I've noticed, noted, and respected Pam's work.
Not only was I deeply moved by her and her daughters' efforts to help Erika -- they raised $10,000 -- I was thrilled to find Pam online. It was like finding on old friend.
Then a month ago, my school's Parents' Association asked me to do a presentation on cookbooks at the local Barnes & Noble as part of a fundraiser.
When I went to the Barnes & Noble to meet with Sally to go over my cookbook selections, I picked my favorites like Thomas Keller's Bouchon and Ad Hoc at Home, David Chang's Momofuku (which I actually don't own but have read (hint, hint, family, Christmas gift alert!)), and Andy Pforzheimer's Barcelona Cookbook, which features recipes from the outstanding Barcelona Wine Bar restaurants. I also wanted to feature some food blogger cookbooks, so I asked Sally to order copies of Jaden Hair's Steamy Kitchen Cookbook, Ree Drummond's Pioneer Woman Cooks, and Bakerella's Cake Pops.
As we stood lingering by the cookbook promotions table near the front of the store, Sally picked up Perfect One-Dish Dinners and said, "Have you seen Pam Anderson's new cookbook? She's lives locally."
Pan Anderson lives nearby? Serendipity. And yes, I wanted to feature Perfect One-Dish Dinners.
A couple days later, my friend Julia Facebooked me with a message: "Hey--speaker next Tuesday at the library, Perfect One-Dish Dinners. I just registered. Thought I'd check to see if you were interested. The reviews are really good."
At the library, I finally got to meet Pam. Sitting back with glasses of wine and tasting her delicious sausage and white bean casserole from her book, Julia and I listened to Pam's down-to-earth and genuine approach to food. Her sentiments deeply resonated with me, and again, I had that feeling of listening to a dear friend.
She said her books reflect the journey of her life, as does my blog. She said entertaining shouldn't be hard and that it's not really about the food, but about bringing people together. Ain't that the truth. She said people confessed to her they were intimidated when she was coming over for dinner; she confessed to us, how do they think she feels when they come over her house? I know the feeling, and I'm not even a cookbook author -- just a hack who other people now think is some amazing cook. She said she focused one of her cookbooks on losing weight, because she realized she was using food for other reasons. I can relate to that big time.
This woman is real. Don't you love Pam Anderson, too?
After her talk, I told her I was featuring her cookbook and would she come sign some of her cookbooks? Although she didn't know me or know my cause, she didn't hesitate to say yes.
And then she went to the bookstore the next day and signed 20 cookbooks.
At the book fair, I spoke to a lot of people about Pam's cookbook. I will tell you what I told them:
Perfect One Dish Dinners is a must buy. The recipes are easy, accessible and elegant at the same time. For entertaining, any of these dishes and their suggested appetizers and desserts are a snap. Pam's techniques are foolproof. For all these reasons, you should buy her book. But what's important to me and why I bought her book is that she's a nice person. Knowing that, I know her recipes are infused with her generous and kind spirit. That's the best ingredient of all.
When I got home, I made her cassoulet, adding in some fennel since I had some in the fridge. It took about 5 minutes to put the ingredients in the pan, and about 55 minutes to cook unattended. A neat trick Pam employed to brown the sausages in the oven was to put the roasting pan on the lowest rack. Worked like a charm. A wonderful and easy supper for any night. Also a great dish to do for a tree-trimming or other party.
To see Jaden Hair's post on TLC regarding Pam, who she fondly called her "virtual kitchen mentor," and featuring this recipe and others, go here.
Perfect One Dish Dinners by Pamela Anderson
Serves 8
If there's time, sprinkle buttered bread crumbs over each plated portion for a nice touch. Heat a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Toss 2 cups fresh bread crumbs (made in the food processor from a good European-style loaf) with 2 tablespoons melted butter and a light sprinkling of salt. Add the crumbs to the skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Stored in the refrigerator and warmed on the stovetop or in the microwave, this dish means instant dinner later in the week.
2½ pounds sweet Italian sausage links
3 pints cherry tomatoes
1 medium-large onion, cut into 1½-inch chunks
4 large garlic cloves, sliced
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1½ tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons dried thyme
3 bay leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 cans (about 16 ounces each) white beans, undrained
Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 425 degrees.
Mix sausages, tomatoes, onion, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, thyme, bay leaves, and a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper in a large heavy roasting pan. Set pan in oven and roast until sausages are brown and tomatoes have reduced to a thick sauce, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven, stir in beans, and continue to cook until casserole has heated through, about 10 minutes longer. Serve.
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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday the military occupation of the Crimean peninsula is part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's broader goal to rebuild Soviet-era influence in Eastern Europe.
"I think it's part of a long-term strategy on Putin's part to recreate a Russian sphere of influence and a Russian bloc, where Russia has economic, political and security relationships with these countries that make them all lean toward or do the bidding of Moscow," Mr. Gates said on "Fox News Sunday."
"We saw it first in Georgia in 2008," Mr. Gates said, adding subsequent moves by Mr. Putin have come in Armenia and Belarus. "Frankly, I don't think that he will stop in Ukraine until there is a government in Ukraine, in Kiev, that is essentially pro-Russian."
That does not mean Mr. Putin is trying to rebuild the Soviet Union itself. "I don't think that he wants to recreate the Soviet Union precisely, because he doesn't want to have responsibility for economic basket cases like Ukraine is at the present time. What he wants is for those governments to look to Moscow and basically [be] subject to whatever Moscow wants," said Mr. Gates, a longtime U.S. national security intelligence official who served as defense secretary from 2006 to 2011.
The U.S. should develop its own long-term strategy to counter Mr. Putin, Mr. Gates said, but sanctions under discussion, such as visa restrictions, probably won't be much deterrent to Russia. "What we need to do is to show Russia that there are long-term consequences to this aggressive behavior on their part," he said. "Our tactical options are pretty limited."
Seizing Crimea is "an aggressive and illegitimate act," Mr. Gates said.
But asked whether he thought Crimea was now "gone," Mr. Gates responded, "I do."