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ca. 1870-90s, [carte de visite portrait of two acrobat musicians with violin and horn]
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ca. 1870-90s, [carte de visite portrait of two acrobat musicians with violin and horn]
ca. 1874-86, [cabinet card of a cigar left by General U. S. Grant], Thomas Houseworth
ca. 1890-1900, [cabinet card portrait of "Reverend Eavens, a man with a hole in his chest"], W.C. Bell
ca. 1865, [portrait of a gentleman in a bonnet and muff], Bayard and Bertall
ca. 1870-90s, [cabinet card, portrait of a man in a wonderful paisley costume]
ca. 1870-1900s, [photographer's advertising card, featuring a clown wearing cabinet cards and a young girl holding a banner], Ed W. Hans
ca. 1880s, [portrait of a child with a toy train set], Elliott
ca. 1870-90s, [cabinet card, portrait of a raccoon hugging a dog], Bracy
ca. 1880-1900s, [cabinet card, portrait of an autodecapitant holding a knife in one hand and his head on a stick in the other]
ca. 1890s, [advertising cabinet card of a young woman holding signage and hawking newspapers for 'The Register,' 1861-1894], Freeman
ca. 1870s-80s, [cabinet card portrait of a proud 'Modern Woodman of America' posed in his dress uniform and holding his ax. A medal and ribbon are pinned to his chest and he is sporting a belt buckle with crossed axes.], Fouchek
ca. 1890s-1900s, [cabinet card portrait of a handsome young carpenter posed with the tools of his trade], J. W. Replogle
ca. 1890s, [cabinet card, portrait of a girl, identified on verso as 'Stella Flynn,' with her nun doll]
ca. 1880-1900s, [cabinet card portrait of strong man performer Herbert Bosworth and an admirer]
via Harvard University's Houghton Library, Harvard Theater Collection
ca. 1870s-80s, [cabinet card of a large piece of machinery that appears to be steam operated]
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(October 2008)
Executive Summary
The past six months are distinguished by the fact that seven new donor partnerships have been put in place ushering in a total of US$1 million. Initiating new partnerships was a major objective in this period as the four-year Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) grant came to an end in May 2008. Another objective has been to consolidate the federation building process across four states. The Hunger Project-India is the only organization in India that facilitates federations of elected women representatives (EWRs). In Karnataka, a state-level federation of elected women leaders is being established with the assistance of a technical partnership with a 100-year-old organization in Sweden called SALAR.
Another objective has been to track the Gram Sabhas (village assemblies) in order to document and assess the role of The Hunger Project trained elected women representatives who run them.
As an institution, The Hunger Project-India is able to take the agenda of elected women's leadership as an effective pathway for ending hunger and inequity to the highest office of decision making, the Chairperson of the ruling party, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. This journey from the villages of India to Mrs. Gandhi's residence has reached its first milestone of being where it needs to be seen, heard and shared with all stakeholders of the country.
Details on Progress
- Training of Trainers (TOTs) workshop: Seven TOTs held. 175 trainers trained, modules refreshed, and federation training module developed.
- Women's Leadership Workshops (WLWs): Conducted in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. Will be followed by follow-up workshops before December.
- SWEEP - Pre-election Campaign: Held in Arunachal and Uttarakhand. Results not yet out. Will be measured by increased voter turnout and percentage of seats held by women in The Hunger Project area of operation.
- Federation Building in Karnataka: Block level federations have held elections. Four Steering committee meetings held to forge a state level federation.
- Federations facilitated in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam and Bihar: Joint meetings held to learn from each other and plan for mobilizing EWRs.
- Gram Sabha Tracking: Held in five states. 396 Gram Sabhas tracked in three phases.
- 16 media workshops: Write-ups of EWRs in several mainstream newspapers across India.
- National Platform for Promoting Decentralization: Advisory committee meeting held to plan for the 100 stakeholder workshop in November 2008.
- Advocacy against two child norm: In Orissa, key stakeholder meeting held to plan action facilitated by The Hunger Project.
- Dealing with disasters: Bihar and Orissa partners are dealing with floods in their area.
- Tsunami Rehabilitation: Project closed with valedictory workshop. Film on three-year process made.
Objectives Not Yet Met
- Tracking of Gram Sabhas in different states: Documentation is a challenge as Gram Sabhas in different states are held in different languages. Also partner organizations do not have human resources to administer questionnaires, analyze, document and translate.
Recent Innovations
Gram Sabha tracking has faced immense challenges. Partner organizations have limited human resources. Also skilled resources dedicated to administering questionnaires and analyzing them remain few. In addition, translation skills are non-existent. At present we are managing a centralized system but we need to find solutions as this is not sustainable.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
An M&E database for recording all of the workshops and other activities in our India Programs has been put into place. The tracking is to take place at the block level. The M&E questionnaire has been shared with all 13 states, and the necessity and purpose of M&E has been discussed with partners. Formats have been distributed at the block level, and regular reports are being received.
This exercise began in May 2008. The first results came in July 2008, and further results are due in October 2008. The key results of the data received in the first quarter document demonstrate the range of initiatives that are being taken on the ground to build women's leadership. Various innovations have been documented and are being replicated in other states.
We are preparing a coding sheet based on the total activities of The Hunger Project-India, which will help maintain consistency of data collection and subsequently help obtain the proper analysis.
Gram Sabha Track 2008
The Gram Sabha Track is an M&E initiative of The Hunger Project-India. Gram Sabhas across the country will be tracked to document and assess the role of women's leadership within them. Over the years capacity building has been a key strategy in building leadership of elected women representatives. The Gram Sabha track is an attempt to gauge the impact of The Hunger Project trainings in building the leadership of elected women representatives.
The Methodology
Questionnaires were developed to capture the empowerment process. Demonstrable qualitative and quantitative indicators on women's participation and leadership were included. They are intentionally simple and intuitively straight forward in order to maximize utility by grassroots non-governmental organization (NGO) workers who are not trained in documentation.
In May through June, 154 Gram Sabhas were tracked, and since August, 242 were tracked, and as of October, at least 282 will be being tracked. The tracking in all three phases will cover ten states. In certain states, Gram Sabhas were not tracked as they had recently gone to elections.
The Outcome
The initial Gram Sabha Track has been an eye-opener. During the course of the Gram Sabha Track it became evident that in grassroots democracy, despite its limitations and the feudal and patriarchal context of India, elected women can no longer be ignored or taken for granted once they are empowered with information and knowledge about their rights and entitlements.
The impact of the capacity building initiatives has been remarkable. Elected women have checked corruption; raised their voice against misallocation and misuse of public funds; and set priorities of education (especially girl child education), health, sanitation, water and social justice in Gram Sabha after Gram Sabha across India. They have done all this despite threats of death, verbal abuse and social ostracism. Knowledge and information has been the prerogative of the male local elite and literate upper castes in the social fabric of rural India. They have over the years used this to suppress women and lower castes. The 73rd amendment (allocating one-third of all seats in local government to women) has paved the way for women, largely semi-literate or non-literate, to share spaces of decision making.
Elected women realize that the Gram Sabha is one place where they can openly question the local elite and the bureaucracy. It is their political right and responsibility and the Gram Sabha Track proved this. It is evident that elected women are embracing the process of political, social and gender empowerment. However, The Hunger Project-India is conscious of the fact that empowerment itself is a slow process and there are multiple variables to it. At every step The Hunger Project must assess impact given the socio-cultural reality of India and its relevant gender dynamics.
Another outcome that was not factored in initially has been the realization that in a large number of gram panchayats (village councils) the Gram Sabha was not taking place. Thus an immediate outcome of this tracking has been increased advocacy in states like Orissa and Karnataka for holding the constitutionally mandated Gram Sabha. As a result, in Orissa the local administration has taken notice and efforts are underway to hold timely Gram Sabha7.
The Hunger Project's partnership with the government of India to set up media hubs has been successful. Media hubs are the centers that will develop a constituency within the media universe for panchayti raj (local democratic system) institutions through various strategies. A pilot center is housed in the state offices of The Hunger Project in Bhopal, which has already forged a partnership with media. This hub will be administered by experienced journalists, who will develop various strategies based on the local media scenario and media needs and will enforce them at the local level. The first media hub conference was held in Bhopal on April 29, 2008.
The Hunger Project has also partnered with over 100 stakeholders to set up the National Platform for Promoting Decentralization, a platform aimed at advocacy for better policies for panchayat representatives. The government of India is a key stakeholder in this process.
There have been several new partnerships. The Hunger Project-Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Partnership on strengthening women's leadership in forging the agenda of climate change to rural India is an innovative partnership. The Hunger Project and EDF have agreed to partner on the issue of climate change. This partnership will be carried out in two phases. In the first phase, this partnership will develop a film on climate change and its impact on India, which will be shown to elected women representatives in panchayats during the three-day residential Women's Leadership Workshops through which The Hunger Project has trained about 71,000 leaders in 14 states across India. The film will be used as a vehicle to generate dialogue on climate change amongst the rural leaders to enable them to find locally sustainable solutions for their problems.
In-country Funding Opportunities
The following organizations have provided in-country funding to The Hunger Project-India:
- Ford Foundation
- Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
- Forum Seed
- Government of India
- SDC-Corpus Fund
Broader Awareness of The Hunger Project/Media Coverage
Media workshops have been the center stage in the state programs during the months of April, May and June, keeping with the strategy of promoting and disseminating information on the successes of EWRs at the grassroots level. Media workshops also provide first-hand experience for the EWRs to share their accomplishments and challenges with the media. Apart from the states in which The Hunger Project works, a media workshop was also conducted in Chattisgarh to talk about decentralization and local governance, EWRs in panchayats and the Sarojini Naidu Prize 2008. For the first time, media workshops have been planned at the district level. About 700 journalists and 100 EWRs participated in these workshops. Mainstream media including UNI, PTI and TVs covered the elected women representatives.
The Sarojini Naidu Prize 2008 received over 1,300 articles on themes including "Elected women leaders" and "Bringing education to every child and ensuring health for all." Thirty-eight articles were shortlisted by the eminent jury who selected three prize-winners and gave a special jury citation to a journalist from Orissa. The award ceremony was held on October 2, 2008 in New Delhi. The chief guest for the occasion was Mr. P Chidambaram, Hon. Finance Minister of India. Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Hon. Minister of Commerce and Power and Ms. Revathy, actor and filmmaker will also grace the occasion.
The Country Director along with the senior team members has attended 31 strategic meetings in the last six months to initiate new partnerships and deepen the agenda of women and local governance with the Government of India, bilateral agencies and other key stakeholders. A list of the meetings is attached in Annex I.
Future Plans
- The Hunger Project-India will be consolidating its present work in the next six months. Each state will continue to build the capacities of EWRs depending on its position in the election cycle.
- NPPD will hold its first stakeholder workshop in November 2008. State platforms to promote decentralization will be initiated in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. KPPD will also hold its first stakeholder workshop in November 2008.
- The Hunger Project-India will be hosting an investor trip in November 2008. Investors from Europe and Australia will be participating in this trip.
- As part of the technical partnership between SALA International Development Agency (SALA IDA) and The Hunger Project-India, seven elected women leaders will be visiting Sweden to learn more about the Swedish process of decentralization.
- Gram Sabha tracking will continue as planned, with the next Gram Sabhas planned in January.
- Women's Leadership Workshops will be conducted in states that recently held panchayat elections. These include Arunachal Pradesh, Maharshtra and Uttarakhand.
Profile of a Leader
B. Rani Devaraj
President, Jakkanarai Gram Panchayat, Block Kotagiri, District Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
Rani is a first time contestant and the seat she contested for was one that was reserved for women. There were four contestants for this seat and out of 3,300 she obtained 2,500 votes. She has studied up to Class XI. She decided to run in the elections because she wanted to improve the health and sanitation needs of the people in the area. Additionally, she wanted to solve the drinking water problem and ensure that all houses in the community obtained electricity and that the village streetlights were functional and well maintained. However the challenges were many and she was not sure how all this could be achieved.
She attended the Women's Leadership Workshop organized by The Hunger Project. According to Rani, the leadership skills she learned at the workshop helped her deal with the challenges of her panchayat. She says that the training gave her an understanding of how a panchayat works, especially her role in it. After her training, she was able to exercise her leadership and hold meetings with other panchayat members. According to Rani, elected members who have attended The Hunger Project's Women's Leadership Workshops are very cooperative as they are all united in recognizing the need to bring about changes in the panchayat.
Rani's panchayat has a population of 12,000 with Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Scheduled Castes (SC) in the minority. She says she gives preference to the ST and SC population because they are economically disadvantaged. Her priority is improving education and educational institutions in her panchayat. Her other area of focus is health and women's development.
Rani has concentrated on the infrastructure development of educational institutions as she feels that the children in remote regions should learn in a safe and enriching environment. She has fought hard to sanction the following funds for the development of her panchayat:
- Rs 100,000 for the playground in the Government High School;
- Rs 200,000 for building a retaining wall in the Government Primary School;
- Rs 700,000 for providing drinking water to the Government High School;
- Rs 250,000 to lay a volleyball court in the Government Middle School;
- Rs 200,000 for roof repair of two middle schools;
- Rs 25,000 for providing games and sports materials;
- Rs 300,000 for the establishment of a Community Library; and
- The panchayat also provides 100 poor children educational assistance every year.
As a woman, Rani attaches importance to the health and dignity of women and girl children and believes that if their health is looked after, the community's health will be maintained. Accordingly, she has accessed the following funds for the construction of community latrines for women and girl children:
- Construction of two sanitary toilets for women for Rs 550,000;
- One community toilet at cost Rs 200,000;
- Provision of safe drinking water has been made in nine villages at the cost of Rs 450,000; and
- The cost for the provision of water pipes at Rs 594,000.
In addition, she has implemented various development schemes for the welfare of the community in her panchayat. She has constructed 74 new houses under the Group Housing Scheme for Rs 2,516,000 and repaired 48 old houses for Rs 535,000. Sixty-eight new street lamps have been provided and 83 families have been provided free electricity. Twenty-three sodium gas lamps and 2,000 color TV sets have been distributed. In total, under the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (a central government sponsored wage employment scheme) a total of Rs. 16,500,000 has been spent.
Rani has also managed to raise resources for the panchayat through taxes, such as the collection of rent from shops built by the Panchayat, as well as income generated from ten acres of tea plantation land. Rani has dedicated her time and energy to ensure the development of her panchayat. She feels she owes this to her people as they placed their confidence in her. She believes that there is no scarcity of resources in India, but that what is lacking is the distribution of these resources to the poor and the marginalized. According to Rani, The Hunger Project training has taught her to include in her agenda those who are less fortunate than her.
Country Profile - India
|Population (male, female)
Male - 532,156,7722; Female 496,453,556
|Percent of population in rural areas
|Infant mortality rate
|57 (per thousand live births)
|Maternal mortality rate
|301 (per 100,000 live births)
|Life expectancy
|63.7 years (2005)
|Percent population undernourished
|20% (2002-04)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
|0.36% (2006)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths
|Over 400,000 a year (UNAIDS)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
|2.47 million (2006)
|Literacy rate (male, female)
|Male 75.3%, Female - 53.7%
|Primary school enrollment (male, female)
Gross Enrollment Ratio: Male - 123; Female 116 (2006)
Net Enrollment Ration: Male - 92; Female 86 (2006)
GDP per capita income
|Rs. 29,786 (1999-2000 market prices)
|Population earning less than $1/day
|34.3% (1990-2005)


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21 August – Incorporation and applicatives in Murrinh-Patha
Rachel Nordlinger (University of Melbourne)
30 August* – Quotatives Down Under: Be like in cross-generational Australian English speech
Celeste Rodríguez Louro (University of Western Australia)
11 Sept. – Grammatical change in North East India – the case of Tangsa
Stephen Morey (La Trobe University)
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7 August
Five-minute poster presentations on theses in progress
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In this special seminar, Monash Linguistics Honours students will discuss their projects with staff, students and the general public.
21 August
Incorporation and applicatives in Murrinh-Patha
Rachel Nordlinger (University of Melbourne)
Murrinh-Patha, a polysynthetic non-Pama-Nyungan language of the Daly River region of northern Australia, allows for productive incorporation of body parts into the verbal word. These incorporated body parts, while all involving the same morphological structure, can be shown to have a range of different functions corresponding in many cases to different syntactic constructions. In this paper I discuss the morphosyntactic properties of the different uses of body part incorporation (Forshaw 2011), focussing particularly on interesting cases in which incorporated body parts have grammaticalised into applicative markers – a pattern that is found in a number of Daly River languages (e.g. Green 1989, Reid 1990), but appears relatively unusual cross-linguistically (cf. Peterson 2007).
Forshaw, William. 2011. A continuum of incorporation: noun incorporation in Murrinh-Patha. Honours thesis, University of Melbourne.
Green, Ian. 1989. Marrithiyel: a language of the Daly River region of Australia's Northern Territory. PhD thesis, Australian National University, Canberra.
Peterson, David. 2007. Applicative constructions. Oxford: OUP.
Reid, Nicholas. 1990. Ngan'gityemerri: a language of the Daly River region, Northern Territory of Australia. PhD thesis, Australian National University, Canberra.
30 August
Quotatives Down Under: Be like in cross-generational Australian English speech
Celeste Rodríguez Louro (University of Western Australia)
The English quotative system (featuring forms such as say, think, zero, go, all and be like used in direct speech reproduction and thought) has been the subject of vigorous, in-depth sociolinguistic investigation, particularly in the past two decades. However, with the notable exception of Winter's (2002) study of quotative be like in the speech of Melbourne adolescents, the Australian English quotative system remains virtually uncharted. I address this gap in the literature by offering a quantitative sociolinguistic analysis of the quotative system of Perth English, investigating to what extent linguistic (grammatical person, content of quote and tense) and social (age and sex) variables are implicated in the use of be like. My results stem from 32.5 hours (325,096 words) of spontaneous narratives of personal experience recorded with 47 speakers in Perth in 2011 and evince an overwhelming increase in the use ofbe like particularly amongst the youngest speakers—as compared to Winter's (2002) findings for Melbourne in the late 1990s. Multivariate analysis using Goldvarb X (Sankoff, Tagliamonte & Smith 2005) indicates that—although some constraints like the favouring effect of first person subjects behave similarly across the generations and are in line with other Englishes—Australian be like is subject to different constraints across generations of young speakers. Pre-adolescent and adolescent girls are active agents of language change by upping be like's frequency and its use with the historical present in narratives. Young adults are steady users of be like in historical present contexts but the significant effect of sex has reversed: it is young male adults—rather than women—who favour be like in this cohort. The findings are in line with trends noted in the literature on English quotation elsewhere and point once again to the irrevocable link between system-internal forces and social factors as speakers move through life.
Sankoff, David, Sali Tagliamonte & Eric Smith. 2005. Goldvarb X: A multivariate analysis application for Macintosh and Windows. http://individual.utoronto.ca/tagliamonte/Goldvarb/GV_index.htm
Winter, Joanne. 2002. Discourse quotatives in Australian English: Adolescents performing voices. Australian Journal of Linguistics 22(1): 5–21.
11 September
Grammatical change in North East India – the case of Tangsa
Stephen Morey (La Trobe University)
Burling (2003) has described the linguistic situation on the India-Burma border as one of "massive heterogeneity and uncertainty". One thing that we can be reasonably certain of is that the two 'languages' called Tangsa (ISO 639-3:nst under the name 'Naga, Tase') and Nocte (ISO 639-3:njb 'Naga, Nocte') are reasonably closely related. In India the language names Tangsa and Nocte seem to be more connected with geographical rather than linguistic distinctions. Tangsa is the term used for otherwise uncategorised Tibeto-Burman languages in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh and in Tinsukia district in Assam, whereas Nocte is used for languages spoken in Tirap District. The term Tangsa was coined in the 1950s by some tribal leaders in consultation with the Indian bureaucracy to group together disparate but related communities.
70 subgroups have been identified within 'Tangsa (Naga, Tase)' within India and Burma combined. Each subgroup has a distinct linguistic form, sometimes mutually intelligible with others, and sometimes not. The linguistic diversity is in terms of sound change, different word structure, and differences in grammatical features.
In this paper, we will take as our data the feature known as 'agreement' or 'pronominalisation', the marking of information about tense /aspect/modality and person on verbs. This can be seen in the following example, from the Chamchang variety of Tangsa, where tvkai marks a 1st person plural continuous / habitual.
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'And what things would we humans eat?'
The Tangsa varieties differ enormously in how they mark the categories of person and TAM on the verb. Some, like Chamchang, mark the actor / subject argument with one of five forms (1sg, 1pl, 2sg, 2pl, 3) and one of several TAM forms (future/irrealis; habitual; negative; past); some, like Champang, do not mark person at all but mark a range of TAM forms, while others, like Hakhun, mark not only actor but also undergoer / objects with different forms when an undergoer is higher on the animacy hierarchy that the actor (hierarchical agreement). In this paper we will examine these phenomena across a range of Tangsa varieties: Chamchang, Moshang, Cholim, Lochhang, Rera, Mungray, Hakhun, Ngaimong, Maitai and Champang, and discuss how this variety may have arisen and what it might add to our knowledge of the processes of historical grammatical change.
2 October
Who's Your Daddy?: Mockery, Genealogy, and Chinese Modernity
Chris Rea (University of British Columbia and ANU)
Anger has good claim to be the most influential emotion in modern Chinese historiography. Just as the Communists declared that the 1949 Revolution had been propelled by the fury of the labouring classes, so their predecessors, the Nationalists, had executed political prisoners citing the imperative that 'public indignation must be quelled.' The 'angry youth' of Chinese cyberspace have recently emerged as a powerful force shaping contemporary cultural discourse; the PRC government, meanwhile, has long been well known for stirring up public rage for its own political purposes. Why, some have asked, is China so angry?
This talk will focus on one rhetorical aspect of the anger discourse: namely, its expression in billingsgate and ad hominem attack. What, why, and how have Chinese people cursed in the modern age? To what extent has anger driven the invective—or just been a pretext? And what implications might the case of modern Chinese cursing hold for the study of linguistic taboos in other cultural contexts?
In approaching these questions, this talk will examine the poetics and politics of modern Chinese abusive rhetoric from a literary-historical perspective, focusing on the early twentieth century. Key aspects of invective to be discussed include: cursing tropes and imagery; intellectual debates over the ethics and efficacy of cursing; the market appeal of 'cursing dictionaries'; the crucial relationship between genealogy and shame; and the abusive license accrued by 'renowned revilers'—including the writer widely credited as being the 'father' of modern Chinese literature, Lu Xun (1881-1936).
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Australian English: What do Adolescents in Queensland think?
Donna Starks, (La Trobe University), Louisa Willoughby (Monash University) and Kerry Taylor-Leech (Griffith University)
Although there is a growing literature on grammatical, lexical and phonological aspects of Australian English, there is comparatively little on attitudes towards this variety of English. What literature there is tends to be either anecdotal or based on findings from the media (reference) or experimental, subjective reaction tests where samples of speech are matched against those produced by speakers of other varieties of English (Bayard 2001, Garrett 2010). This Queensland study aims to add to existing research through an examination of responses of Australian adolescents who were asked to report "When you think about "Australian English, tell me the first three things that come into your mind". The findings divide into three broad overlapping categories: comments about language features, comments about attitudes towards those features, and comments about culture. All three categories contain responses which suggest that Australians associate Australian English with rural and informal lifestyles. Those who provide attitudinal judgments either describe the variety in neutral terms, or give it evaluations typical of those reported for broad and vernacular varieties of English. Of particular interest is the frequency with which categories overlap and intersect, and the mythscape they provide of Australian language and identity.
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MONROE, Conn. (AP) - Students at the Connecticut school where 20 first-graders and six educators were killed in December are returning to classes in a neighboring town.
Newtown's first day of school is Tuesday. The Sandy Hook Elementary School students are being bused to the neighboring town of Monroe, where a former middle school was renovated for them shortly after the shootings.
The 400 or so Sandy Hook students are starting their first full school year since the Dec. 14 shootings. Adam Lanza, 20, shot the 26 victims and killed himself, after fatally shooting his mother at their Newtown home. The motive remains unclear.
Town voters will be asked in October to approve plans to demolish the school where the massacre occurred and build a new one on the same property.
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Winfrey to get Illinois honor
CHICAGO -- Oprah Winfrey is now a member of the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Hall of Fame.
Film critic Roger Ebert was among those who honored the talk show queen Tuesday at a downtown Chicago hotel. Association president and CEO Dennis Lyle calls Winfrey ''the epitome of broadcasting excellence.'' Ebert already is a member, along with late partner Gene Siskel.
Winfrey came to Chicago in 1984 when she started hosting ''A.M. Chicago'' on WLS-TV. That show eventually became ''The Oprah Winfrey Show,'' which will end this month after 25 years.
Ferrell shaves O'Brien beard
NEW YORK -- Will Ferrell finally triumphed over his arch enemy: Conan O'Brien's beard.
Ferrell culminated a weeks-long lead-up to Monday's episode of ''Conan'' by shaving the late-night host's beard. A giddy and determined Ferrell guest-starred on the program, promoted as the ''Beardpocalypse.''
While guzzling Barbicide, Ferrell trimmed O'Brien with clippers, which he named ''Excalibeard.'' He had promised O'Brien that the razor ''sleeps for no one.''
Ferrell did a haphazard job of it, but the shave was finished off-camera. It was the first time O'Brien gave up the beard he grew after NBC jettisoned him from the ''Tonight Show.''
Seeing O'Brien's fresh-faced mug again, Ferrell turned remorseful, saying he had made a ''terrible mistake.''
Ex-Playmate found dead
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County coroners are trying to confirm that a body found last week in the home of former Playboy Playmate and B-movie actress Yvette Vickers is hers.
Police said a neighbor discovered the badly decomposed body. It had gone undiscovered for an unknown period of time -- anywhere from several months to a year.
The 82-year-old Vickers had appeared in cult movies such as "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman." The voluptuous blonde was Playboy's Playmate of the Month in July 1959.
Neighbor Susan Savage told the newspaper she saw letters and cobwebs in Vickers' mailbox before going into her neglected home to discover what she believed to be the actress's remains.
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The results of the survey show that a lot is being done already but accountants think their organisations should involve them more.
In particular respondents:
- attribute organisational failure to poor decisions driven by bias and self-interest
- recognise these behaviours are common in their own organisations
- believe that accountants should encourage honesty, objectivity and advocacy over evidence in decision making
- think that accountants should provide a range of possible outcomes following a course of action rather than to just detail the most likely outcome.
An interview with Matthew Leitch
As author of the report, Matthew provides his view on the findings of the survey and how this impacts risk management.


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- HER-H 100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.) An understanding and appreciation of outstanding works of art through analysis of artistic purposes and techniques, and knowledge of historical style and subject matter. Not counted as credit toward the B.F.A. or B.A.E. degree, nor toward the major or minor requirements in art history.
- INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (4 cr.) Problem solving with information technology; introductions to information representation, relational databases, system design, propositional logic, cutting-edge technologies: CPU, operation systems, networks, laboratory emphasizing information technology including web page design, word processing, databases, using tools available on campus.
- NEWM-N 100 Foundations of New Media (3 cr.)
An exploration of the characteristics of digital media, including interactivity, hypermedia, immersion, and storytelling. Includes an introduction to the practice, theory, and history of new media, from the viewpoint of technology, communication, and culture. There are readings, demonstrations, examples, hands-on projects, and written assignments.
- NEWM-N 110 Visualizing Information (3 cr.) An introductory course for new media students using traditional and digital media and print best practices. Students develop an understanding of basic design principles and applications. Design history and the elements of composition and typography are applied through exercises and projects. The focus is on foundations of visual thinking, sketching, exploring the relationship between type and image, and developing multiple solutions to a given problem in the context of simple and complex visual information. Computer images will be constructed using the basics of Illustrator.
- NEWM-N 190 Topics in Interactive Media (1-3 cr.)
Special topics in interactive media, with a focus on exploring concepts at the forefront of media arts.
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Exploration of the traditional principles of visual design, as expressed in digital design tools and applied to digital media. Topics include visual literacy, fundamental design elements and design principles, and their expression in various tools for digital design. Hands-on practice with applying design principles in several projects.
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September 25, 2013
- Columbus Alumni & Friends Event
- Time: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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- Description: President Jack Thomas & your Alumni Association are coming to Ohio and Michigan
including a stop at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium hosted by WIU Alumnus Tom Stalf 92Zoo President and CEO!
Social: 5-7:30 p.m.
$20: Social, picnic-style dinner, cash bar & special presentation from Tom Stalf who will be bringing some of the zoo animals with him! Guests will also receive free admission to the zoo all day Wednesday, Sept. 25. Pick up your tickets at the main gate!
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Read this last week, just another way for Sony to squeeze out every penny before the ps3 becomes irrelevant.
It's sad that it took 7 years for the PS3 to each the 200 dollar price point.
if you want more hdd , just buy one they are cheap .....
just dont buy ssd , its pointless for a console -_--
SSD... you could go hybrid and still be ok. I mean it means space and also speeds you would get with a solid state drive. Also when you buy an SSD you are buying for speed not space. So, say you are playing a downloaded copy of your favorite game load times will be cut in less then half the time needed to load from say a normal mechanical hard drive.
bbroxtpn; is that the for a console? Don't really know.... Harddrive speed might actually matter in the upcoming consoles since they are pretty much PC's with locked down hardware but for the current gen Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 you may see very little to no benefit going with a faster HDD be it an SSD, Hybrid, 7200rpm hdd, or 5400rpm hdd. For current gen consoles I would recommend buying the cheapest, slowest storage drive you can get in the capacity you need.
My last console was the 4gb flash 360 and worked out great I never needed any more space considering I only every played 2-3 games and never downloaded anything.
New generation is going to require more space though :(
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HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — NASA has chosen a school in Hampton Roads to design an experiment that may some day fly on board the International Space Station.
The space agency says it has chosen New Horizons Governor's School for Science and Technology in Hampton to design microgravity experiment. It is one of 14 schools selected from across the country.
The first step in the process is to determine what sort of experiment might meet the needs of the space station. Then students will design, fabricate and document their idea.
To help make sure their experiment works in space's weightless environment, three of the students and a teacher will fly with their project onboard the Zero Gravity Corp.'s G-Force One plane
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"Hey, Ladybug!" This was our very first interaction with a Dollywood employee, a parking booth attendant who stuck her elbow out the window, winked, and hollered her hello. It was an auspicious start to a day of sincerely cheerful shop owners, waitstaff, train conductors, and exhibit operators. The area outside the park—replete with verdant valleys, campy dinner shows, and rustic souvenir shops—should also be on your to-see list. This just might be the friendliest spot in Tennessee.
Craftsman's ValleyThis avenue of stores and displays—complete with a little creek and an old-school wooden water tower—is the heart and soul of Dollywood. See reproductions of an old schoolhouse, a blacksmith and foundry, a gristmill, and a chapel, and view (or buy) the country crafts that have made Appalachia famous. And if you're looking to upgrade your sedan to a surrey with fringe on top, don't miss Valley Carriage Works, a working wagon shop. 2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd., Pigeon Forge, (865) 428-9488, dollywood.com
Down-Home DiningFrom kettle corn to fresh-made pork rinds, Dollywood will dish up as much country cooking as your arteries can handle. Visit Granny Ogle's Ham N' Beans for a plate of old-fashioned pit ham served with turnip greens and pinto beans, a mini cast iron skillet of cornbread, and fruit cobbler. Or stop in to Miss Lillian's Chicken House for a stab at the All-You-Care-To-Eat buffet. For (second) dessert, get some mammoth cinnamon bread at the gristmill, which doubles as a bakery.
The Apple Barn Cider Mill & General StoreThe Apple Barn is less a store and more a campus, located in Dolly's hometown of Sevierville. There's the Apple Pie Kitchen, where you can try a fried apple pie. There's the Candy Factory, where you can pick up old-fashioned treats like peanut brittle and salt-water taffy. And there are even more shops selling apple fritter mix, huge honking country hams, slab bacon that's salt-cured in an on-site smokehouse, and a whole mess of apple butter. 230 Apple Valley Rd., Sevierville, (865) 453-9319, applebarncidermill.com
Cades CoveGet a snapshot of mountain life the way it was way back when. Part of the wildly popular Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades Cove is an 11-mile one-way loop around a spacious valley containing restored pioneer-era barns, log houses, churches, and a working gristmill, all of it side by side with the local wildlife. Heads up: Pack your bike, get there early on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and you'll have the road (mostly) to yourself: Through September 25, it's closed to cars until 10 a.m. to allow for pedestrians and cyclists. 10042 Campground Dr., Townsend, (865) 436-1200, nps.gov/grsm
Dixie StampedeThis dinner-and-a-show combo crosses a rodeo with a county fair. You'll see horse trick hijinks, racing ostriches, a "herd" of buffalo, piglet racing, kids chasing chickens, and of course, pyrotechnics. Visit with the horses before the show, eat a truly enormous rotisserie chicken dinner (with assorted fixings), and settle in for a knee-slapping good time. 3849 US 441 Scenic Parkway, Pigeon Forge, (865) 453-4400, dixiestampede.com
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I'm married to a Marine and I'm a mother of two children (a girl and a boy) who both have Asperger's. I'm a mom, blogger, part time student and virtual assistant. This is a family blog about Military life, deployments and parenting kids with Autism. Tags: ABA Therapy, ADHD, Blog Hop, Blogging Tips, Books, California, Friday Follow, Giveaways, Hawaii, Marine Corp, Marriage, Moving, Pets, Reviews, Stay at Home Mom, School, Stalk Hop Friday, Twitter, Wife, Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Wordless Wednesday - Christmas Decorations!!
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Nice decorations! Happy Holidays!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:18 PM
- Jennifer said...
Your decorations are lovely. Happy WW!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:19 PM
They are beautiful! I want to do some Christmas scenes too--maybe next year. Happy WW and Merry Christmas : )
- January 25, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- Liza said...
Lovely ornaments!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:20 PM
They are beautiful! Happy WW.
- January 25, 2010 at 10:20 PM
- Household6Diva said...
Love the advent calender! :) Thank you for hosting WW!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:21 PM
- blueviolet said...
Your decorations are all very cute! I always wished I had that type of advent calendar!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:21 PM
- Anjanette said...
Oh so cute! Love all of them. I need a count down for the kids, right now it is just them asking Mommy repeatedly how many days until Christmas.
- January 25, 2010 at 10:22 PM
- Auntie E said...
Lovely post.
- January 25, 2010 at 10:23 PM
So pretty! That calendar is really sweet, and I love the snowman!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:24 PM
- maryanne said...
Cute countdown. I want a lighted village someday...
- January 25, 2010 at 10:24 PM
Great Wordless Wednesday! Hope youre having a wonderful Holiday season!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Julia Easy Eco To Go said...
We have a very similar countdown calender that my mom made when me & my sins were little. I love that I get to use it with my kids now!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- WeeShenanigans said...
You have such lovely decorations.. Each holiday you post pictures and I wish I had the same ones... You do need to pick up a few hawaiian ones now though.... We had some but the movers broke them.. grrrrr Mele Kalikimaka....
- January 25, 2010 at 10:26 PM
- mizhelle said...
those are lovely ornaments!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:27 PM
- TheJacobsenFamily said...
Love the advent you have! That snowman is SO COOL!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:28 PM
- Anne Y said...
I love this time of year! Happy WW!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:29 PM
Great decorations!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:29 PM
That's a great countdown calendar... and I, too, love lighted villages. We have a ton, but no room for them right now. Then have been stored in their boxes for 5 years. We are saving money to have something built for them. I REALLY like that snowman... I love when decorations are animated. This is my favorite time of year. :-)
- January 25, 2010 at 10:30 PM
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platform_device and driver misunderstanding
Hello all!
I`m doing my embedded project with bf537 (on BF537-STAMP), with kernel 184.108.40.206.
Through digging over several drivers, LDD3 and other stuff, I realized that I`m totally confused.
The issue is that I`m writing network(ethernet) driver, using spi(existing spidev or over) driver. By now I have a driver, that is capable to create ethx interface and fill in information(all of these is fully described in LDD3). But what I can`t find, is the way, how I can use ANOTHER, existing spi driver. Probe() function gets struct platform_device, which(as i know) i fill in a special file, there rosources, devices and other staff is allocated and registerd, etc... So, if i have to get an access to spi(spi resources), i have to declare them, make a master....so to write a nes spi driver. But i want to use existing.
Also, looking at similar driver(bfin_mac) i found something useful, but still it creates MII master, it doesn`t take it from "somewhere in the kernel".
I understand, that what i wrote may be wrong, but that is what I found using a set of drivers from different versions of the kernel.
Could someone explain the mechanism driver ONE may use loaded in the kernel driver TWO?
Thank you very much!!
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Marcellino Ristorante
- Address:
7114 East Stetson Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85251Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
ItalianPrice: $50 and over
Marcellino Ristorante
- Dining Style: Fine Dining
- Website: http://marcellinoristorante.com/
- Phone: 4809909500x
- Hours of Operation:
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm
Sunday - 4:00pm - 9:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Italian
- Executive Chef: Chef Marcellino Verzino
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Catering: Having a wedding, a meeting or just a party...we can accommodate! Call us today to plan your special event, catering or private party!
- Entertainment: Join Chef Marcellino & his wife Sima as they present the talented rising stars of Phoenix Opera as they serenade the best of Italian Pop and Operatic favorites! What do you get when you cross award winning "5" Star Italian Cuisine with an Italian song? "An unsurpassed emotional experience that fills the soul with utter joy!" quoted from our elite clientele! Hitting the high notes every weekend We also showcase, Brazilian music, Frank Sinatra style and Classic Soul - Saturday Nights. Reservations are highly recommended.
Reservation Confirmation Message Thank you for choosing us! Your dining expereince will be one you shall never forget. Please let us know if you are celebrating any special occasion. We look forward to having you as our guests!
- Special Events: New menus, new wines...you never know what will happen when Chef Marcellino begins to create in the kitchen. Come join us for lunch, dinner, sit at the bar or take it to go!
A word from Marcellino Ristorante
The secrets of Italy's food are proudly showcased by the man who creates the most innovative cuisine this side of heaven. Chef Marcellino Verzino's herb infused pastas, reduction sauces, heaps of crustaceans, wild game, truffles and more are available Mon-Sun for dinner. His porcini infused Fettuccine sautéed with fresh lobster chunks, shitake mushrooms, and truffle oil or his seven bone veal rack finished with a creamed spicy whiskey reduction sauce are two of his winning creations.Continued
Think of us for your next celebration! There is no end to the elegance and magic Marcellino Ristorante can bring to you and your family & friends!
Think of us for your next celebration! There is no end to the elegance and magic Marcellino Ristorante can bring to you and your family & friends!
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Marcellino Ristorante reviews from OpenTable diners
25 reviews since May 26, 2014
- Food4.7Service5
- Ambiance4.6Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (19)romantic (19)fit for foodies (13)great for outdoor dining (12)neighborhood gem (9)notable wine list (8)late-night find (3)good for groups (3)great for lunch (2)great for brunch (2)hot spot (2)scenic view (1)Show More
- Great birthday experienceCCJCVIPDined on 9/20/2014We dined there for my husband's birthday. It was a good experience and he had a great birthday dinner. Food and service were both good and the musicians were a bonus. We liked both entrees and the appetizer special and dessert were delicious. We have already recommended to friends.Special Features:
- Gt food. singer out of placeOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 8/30/2014Ate here for the first time on date night with my wife. Homemade noodles were excellent
- AmazingOpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 8/30/2014Marcellino's is the best Italian food outside of Italy! I brought my Italian born mother here and she said it felt like food from home.Special Features:
- Authentic ItalianFoodieDined on 8/15/2014Marcellino's has a nice atmosphere and wonderful homemade pasta. Caution, you are not coming here for a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. The food always delivers though.Special Features:
- Perennial FavoriteHeavyMetalMeatHammerVIPDined on 8/14/2014The food and service never disappoint. I usually order from the pasta specialty plate; this time I tried one I hadn't had before. The pasta itself was a reddish (sun-dried tomato?) linguini, cooked just barely al dente. It was bathed in a slightly spicy tomato sauce and topped with shrimp and sliced scallops. Perfection. My date tried a salmon dish from the regular menu that was likewise excellent (long name in the menu entry, but basically salmon with porcini mushroom accents). A bottle of crisp white wine washed everything down in fine style. The server and the helpers were friendly and efficient from start to finish. Because we dined mid-week, we managed to avoid the opera shrieker, er, singer. This is a good thing.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- PerfectFHPhotogDined on 7/18/2014With great ambiance, food and service, what more can you say? The place to go to get away from the bar scene and TV screens. Ideal place to take your sweetheart, to treat yourselves or best customers or go with friends who appreciate outstanding food and service and a chance to have a nice conversation over dinner. This is a restaurant definitely on par with finer NYC and Chicago restaurants, something we've been searching for since moving to AZ. We consider this a real find! Has a separate room for larger groups and one for a couple celebrating a very special occasion as well as pleasant outdoor seating. Ask when making your reservation.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- stubalDined on 6/29/2014Excellent food and exceptional service. I would recommend highly. Expensive but worth it if you want the best Italian aroundSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Elegant Italian at its BestfredoluvDined on 6/28/2014This is our second time at Marcellino's, and they haven't disappointed. The service is right-on and the food is extraordinary. All of their pastas are home made in-house. If you get the chance to dine here, make sure you try one of their pasta dishes!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fabulous RestaurantDatenightDined on 6/28/2014What a wonderfully romantic restaurant with great wine list and fabulous food.Special Features:
- as good as I recalllocalarryDined on 6/28/2014I haven't been to Marcellinos for quite some time, in fact since they had moved from 13th st and northern to scottsdale. It is still magnificient and worth the drive from North Phoenix. In fact, we started with a 6:30 dinner reservation and wound up closing the restaurant. Just couldn't leave. Everything - food, service, ambiance are perfect as they should be. Scott our waiter was attentive but not hovering. We will return.Special Features:
- Authentic Italian CuisineFoodDivaVIPDined on 6/18/2014This place has it all - good food, good service, and a beautiful dining room. The food is exquisite. The server brings out a tray to show you all the fresh home-made pastas available. Rich, flavorful dishes do not weigh you down, they just leave you feeling satisfied.Special Features:
- Absolutely Best Dining in AreatopdowngoDined on 6/18/2014Very Authentic Italian Food, Chef is from South Italy. Homemade infused pastas, made fresh, absolutely amazing! Little pricey, but the ambiance, and service were well worth it, not to mention our dinner dishes. AMAZING! Wonderful wine list of Italian Wines. First time here, will be back SOON!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointmentBeekayDined on 6/15/2014Had to send back one dish, so salty I could not eat it. Second entree came out with the plate and food so hot that it could only have been accomplished in a microwave. This was an overpriced and only average dinner, except for the pasta dish whoch was very good.
- Father's Day CelebrationitalyfavoritesDined on 6/14/2014We love Marcellino's and had a wonderful dinner last Saturday night! It's always a treat to dine there no matter what the occasion!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Marcellino's the find in the ValleyOpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 6/9/2014Food and service were outstanding. Fresh pasta was stupid great… They have it ALL together. What a GREAT Place you must have them on your regular rotation of fine dinning in the valley!!!!!!!!!!Special Features:
- A delightful eveningJNewRiverDined on 6/2/2014From the time we were greeted at the reception desk to the time we left, everything was a pleasure. We had a knowledgeable and appropriate waitress, Vita, the support staff was attentive, the dinner exceptionally good, and a visit from Chef Marcelllino to chat with us about our visit and the restaurant. We came to celebrate my wife's birthday. We were treated to complementary champagne at the beginning of our dinner, and beautiful and delicious chocolate mousse dessert and with complementary port wine to close our evening. This was one of the very finest evenings and dinners we have had in the eleven years we have lived in Phoenix. Our compliments to Chef Marcellino and his excellent staff for a delicious evening.Special Features:
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- Totally EnjoyableDavenDonnaDined on 5/22/2014With two sons in the fine dining business; New York City and Las Vegas we tend to know a great restaurant when we find one. From ambience through service to food quality my Birthday dinner was perfect.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- fishVIPDined on 5/17/2014We loved the opera singer! He was an enjoyable surprise!Special Features:
- A favorite!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 5/9/2014Very nice restaurant for Mother's Day. The outdoor environment was perfect and the food was great.Special Features:
- Bite of ItalyAzGuyDined on 5/4/2014Excellent meal and service at Marcellino's celebrating our anniversary. If you understand good Italian food this is the place to dine. Fresh pasta of varying kinds sets it apart from other Italian restaurants we'd say are very good but not at the level found here. Having been regular visitors to Italy and family background we know Italian food quality from Lombardy, Veneto, Tuscany, Umbria, Campania and of course Rome and it's environs. Marcellino is not ordinary American Italian, but closer to real Italian good found in Campania. Expensive but worth the experience.Special Features:
- Fell last nightJimCVIPDined on 5/3/2014We have dined here about 6 times this year and it was always wonderful. Not tonight. We arrived at 5. We should have known something was amiss when the bread tray consisted of a variety of toasted slices left over from the previous night. The peas in the soup were crunchy, obviously not ready on a slow night. My wife's portion of Gnocchi was about a third of what it had been - cutting back in the slow season or possibly all that was left from the previous night? The shrimp in my pasta, a "special" were tough. We thought we had found a good italian chef, but we will never return after Saturday, May 2, 5 PM.
- Great romantic eveningeatoutazDined on 5/2/2014This was our first time to the restaurant and it was a very nice experience! Our favorite was the gnocchi!Special Features:
- wonderful findnipperDined on 5/2/2014Homemade pasta was terrific. They had several options and choosing was difficult. Easy to spend some $ as our bill for 3 was $230and that was with a total of 2 glasses of wine. There certainly were less expensive items on the menu but this was a special occasion.Special Features:
- Great fresh ItalianOpenTable Diner Since 2012VIPDined on 4/10/2014Wife and I decided on this location for a Thursday night out. The hostess was clueless on directions (which made wonder why she was the one answering phones), but after that, the place is 100% top notch. I do feel the 7 totally different specials was nice, but they should offer in print form, since it was difficult to remember after server presentation. The food, drink and server were great and we'd return without a 2nd thought!!Special Features:
- Fabulous PastaDebBucVIPDined on 4/8/2014Marcellino has the best in-house made pasta I have ever had and I LOVE Italian food. This is a restaurant that everyone should go to.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- This beautiful restaurantJimCVIPDined on 3/27/2014This beautiful restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale near the Fashion Square Mall was recently discovered by us. The delicious handmade fresh pastas each come with a perfectly matched sauce, such as rosemary papardelle with a succulent lamb ragu, lean and perfectly spiced. We love the excellent wine list and top notch service, too. It is one of the very vest in the Phoenix area.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Congrats to the chefBuzzDined on 3/17/2014Excellent hand-made pastas change daily. The fish was perfectly prepared and all 4 of us had great meals. The lighting was pretty dark making it difficult to read a menu.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not a pleasant experience!Lorie7Dined on 3/15/2014Very unhappy with our experience. We are non drinkers and as soon as our waiter knew this we were treated poorly. The food was ok, but we were looking for a relaxing time to enjoy and visit, this didn't happen. We were rushed through our meal. Our order was incorrect, we asked for a substitute and the waiter literally gave my friend a nasty look. Our dessert menus were thrown on the table without an explanation . When we didn't order the desserts, the bill was brought immediately, thrown on the table as well. Our friend ordered the pasta and Went away hungry! We ate at two other Scottsdale restaurants on thurs and Friday night , had wonderful experiences there! I would not recommend this restaurant!
- Romantic Italian, friendly serviceGoodfoodStVIPDined on 3/8/2014We had a late dinner on a travel day. We split all our dishes for a lighter meal. We started with the lobster pasta. The flavors were good, the home made pasta was a little to thick. We then had the Samon which was well flavored and not over salted. The wine list is short, but we found a wine that worked with meal. We had the Taramisu which was light without to much liquor. The service was friendly from beginning to the end on a very busy Saturday night. With white table cloth and candle it was very romantic.Special Features:
- Not as good this time...Dnino1VIPDined on 2/26/2014I have been to Marcellino's many times. The food is delicious & service is mostly good. However, my last visit on 2/26, the seafood stew, which I normally have, left me disappointed. In all fairness though, I did ask if they would leave the salmon out (I am tired of salmon-there are other fish in the sea) & add another fish or just more shrimp. mussels, etc. I received a lot of calamari but not much else. The 2 shrimp were very tiny as were the few mussels. The sauce/broth is always tasty. It was not worth $34 dollars though.Special Features:
- MixedWowieVIPDined on 2/20/2014Special pastas are the best but very expensive. $39.00 for pasta only! Items on the menu were not as good. Tried the lamb chops and calves liver which were just okay. Again, pasta specials are what I would recommend.Special Features:
- Italian high brow!AzGuyDined on 2/20/2014You can't beat the good quality and service you get at Marcellino's. The offerings go beyond the staple Italian meals in most restaurants in the U.S. and the fact that the specials are so enticing makes the menu almost secondary. The specials are great but come with the price tag for greatness too. The daily menu is priced more moderately but in itself has excellent offerings and stays high quality. I went in somewhat skeptically but left satisfied that even at a high price the pasta specials are too good to pass up. Only thing I would knock them for is the short wine list which misses some excellent moderately priced Italian wines. However, I certainly would go back.Special Features:
- Great ExperienceGMJ01Dined on 2/8/2014As a native New Yorker, I can truly appreciate what this restaurant has to offer here in Scottsdale. The food was delicious, staff was extremely friendly and more importantly very attentive and the ambience was perfectly accented by live Jazz musicians, which of course heightened the experience for my girlfriend and I as we celebrated our anniversary. Great experience and I truly appreciate the warm and genuine hospitality provided by Sima, the wife of the executive chef.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Food was very good and atmosphereBeckyVIPDined on 2/5/2014Food was very good and atmosphere is excellent. a little slow at first but filled out mid evening. great bar!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- serviceDocSidDined on 2/1/2014the waitress was good but could have been more personable while discussing the specials. She did not make some of her explanations clear and sounded like she memorized sentances.Special Features:
- Great again!!bripad24VIPDined on 1/18/2014As always another great dining experience at Marcellino!! A must try in old town!! Excellent Italian cuisine!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great place to celebrate!mmhughesVIPDined on 1/8/2014We chose Marcellino for my mom's birthday because she loves Italian. She enjoyed the evening so much, she's still talking about it! The food was delicious, drinks cold and well made and the service unbeatable. Inside was dimly lit which I liked, and the outdoor seating looked lovely as well. Would definitely go back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wow!jimboVIPDined on 1/8/2014We eat Italian once a week, in NYC, and elsewhere, including Italy/Sicily. The fresh pasta at Marcellino's was really exceptional. The sauces were flavorful and varied. We'll definitely return, and will certainly tell our friends. Vita was a terrific waiter.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great PastaMikeDDined on 12/26/2013The homemade pasta is always delicious. This is our second time her and both times the food and service was excellent. Can't wait to go back!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best Italian Cuisine in PhoenixOpenTable Diner Since 2011VIPDined on 12/21/2013Amazing food, superb service, exquisite atmosphere!Special Features:


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Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
Adult Nonfiction LD571.B418 S383 1998
Mitch Albom
Adult Nonfiction LD571.B418 S383 1998
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Lashred7 said:
7 a good book to review if you're living the way you should be
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"A teacher affects eternity; can never tell where his influence stops." -Henry Adams The persona was a loving and caring student for his professor. For Mitch, Morrie was not just a professor; for him, he was also a teacher, a friend and a father. He had learned many things from him dying mentor. In reading this book, I realized many things. I realized that I should value things because no one really knew the time that it would be taken away from you. Learning from Morrie was one of the most grateful experience in my realization on how to be a teacher in its real sense. He wanted everyone to learn by surrendering themselves and be detached from the material world. He treated his students as a friend and child of his own. If I would be asked on how Morrie affected my life as it would affect me until eternity, my answer would be very precise: Morrie instilled the following life-long lessons that I will never regret that I learned it from him: First, we oftentimes grieve for a lost one, but isn't it harder to accept that, sooner or later, we will also bid goodbye to persons we love and treasure most. I know, just like death, parting is inevitable specially if you really have no choice but to leave. We don't want to forget the person we treasure most, but most importantly, we don't also want them to forget us. Second, if anything bad happens to us, the world will not stop its revolution. We should just admit it and tell ourselves that life must go on. We shouldn't be left behind. Let's prove our worth and shoe that we can do something fruitful instead of being eaten up by the situation. The third one is not to give up even in the time of death. We should always put death in its most positive light; just like Morrie, he might be physically useless but he prove to everyone that he still has something to prove.
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This is, in my opinion, probably Mitch Albom's best book. It was the first book that I read by him, and it is a deep, thoughtful and wonderful nonfiction book.
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I read this for Psych esteem class in high school which was an elective, didn't enjoy the book at first but it grew on me.
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I loved this book! It is so inspiring and uplifting. If you enjoyed "Tuesdays with Morrie" and are looking for another positive, inspirational book, you should check out "What Really Matters" by Karen Wyatt, MD (http://www.karenwyattmd.com/)!
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Connection fail via SSH Tunnel
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Written by myc0058
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Category: General
2 posts since Tue, 22 Apr 14
I want to connect remote Mysql server via SSH Tunnel.
local -> ssh server -> mysql server
but heidisql doesnt try to connect to mysql server
try to connect ssh server local.
plz help me.
best regards
Written by ansgar
5 months ago
5051 posts since Fri, 07 Apr 06
|If it connects to localhost then check your SSH tunnel settings. You could also update to the latest build as I have rewritten the SSH tunnel recently, and you now get messages from the plink command line window as message dialogs. Perhaps when the server provides a new or changed key, then Heidi pops up with a question dialog which you need to confirm first.
Written by myc0058
5 months ago
2 posts since Tue, 22 Apr 14
I try to command line
D:\Data\util>plink -L 3307:DB_IP:3306 -P 22 -pw password moh_user@SSH_IP
and access localhost 3307 port number with HeidiSQL.
it works.
and heidiSQL's SSH Tunnel works also.
Did i have to use command line first time?
anyway thx
Written by sme
5 months ago
1 posts since Mon, 05 May 14
You need the server key in your registry. This is done when you first connect to the server.
As ansgar said there should be already a fix to provide a dialog when needed.
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3 months ago
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However, if I use the same credentials over SSH via the follow command line:
mysql -u social_shop_prod -h us-east-1.amazonaws.com -p
I can connect successfully and get the MySQL interactive command prompt
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Watching Wednesday night's Idol, it was hard not to think of the dearly departed Dick Clark. Not just because the show paid tribute to him at the top of the show, and not just because Idol's is essentially a contemporary version of American Bandstand. But also because his presence is so felt in Ryan Seacrest. And thank the TV gods. The Idol host who started Tuesday's episode by telling the audience, ""I know that he's in a better place saying, hey, let's get on with the show, okay? You got it, boss"" channeled the late Clark and his pitch-perfect professionalism throughout the night, regardless of the fact that you could tell the somber host was mourning his own idol. Gone was the wacky, often deliriously tired Seacrest. Replacing him was an engaged, mature force that connected with audience members, contestants, and viewers at home.
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LANSING (WKZO) -- Governor Snyder wants voters to do more than vote down Proposal Six. He wants them to tell everyone they know to do the same thing. Proposal six calls for a constitutional amendment to require a vote before any new bridges a or tunnels can be built between Michigan and Canada.
The Governor has already inked a deal to build a second bridge across the Detroit River and says that, regardless of the outcome of next month's vote, that bridge will be built. He says the New International Trade Crossing, paid for by Canada, would create approximately ten-thousand construction jobs as well as ease the traffic flow between the U.S. and Canada. Proposal Six is backed by Matty Moroun, the owner of the Ambassador Bridge.