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'My head is filled with sunshine' - these were the first words of the 23 -year-old Misha Tal in an overcrowded hall in Moscow, immediately after his brilliant victory in the candidates tournament in Yugoslavia in 1959. It was there, too, that he said: 'In the first game of the match with Botvinnik I will play e2 -e4 and beat him! '
In the mid-50s a young man, practically a boy, with fiery black eyes and a manner of playing that surprised everyone, burst into the world of strictly positional chess. His manner of playing amazed some and shocked others. A Dutch newspaper made an observation that was typical of the general reaction of the entire chess world: 'For a player of world class, Tal's play is amazingly reckless, not to say foolhardy and irresponsible. For the moment he is successful , because even the most experienced and tested defenders are unable to withstand this terror on the chess board. He aims first and foremost for attack, and in his games one commonly sees sacrifices of one or even several pieces. Opinions are sharply divided about this foolhardy way of playing. Some see him as nothing more than a gambler, who has luck on his side, while others think that he is a genius who is opening up unknown fields in chess.'
Although he was already the challenger, Tal had met the world champion only once, during the Olympiad in Munich in 19 58, where they played together on the Soviet team. The story that the little Misha, with a chessboard under his arm, was not admitted by Botvinnik, when the latter was spending a holiday by the seaside near Riga in 1948 , is of course a fabrication by journalists. Strolling between the tables, while his opponent was considering his move, the world champion asked the young candidate:'Why did you sacrifice that pawn?' And he received a 'hooliganish', asMisha himself expressed it, reply: 'That pawn was simply in my way.' He loved this word 'hooligan', and often, when analysing, if he suggested some unclear sacrifice, he would add: 'Let's have a bit of hooliganism.'
I got to know Misha in the Autumn of 1967. He had come from Riga to Leningrad for a few days, and in the small room of a mutual acquaintance we played an enormous number of blitz games, of which I managed to win one and draw a few. After a few more visits we became friends , and it did not come as a surprise when he invited me to Riga, to his city, to work together. He was preparing for a match with Gligoric. Of course, for me this was a flattering invitation. During this and subsequent visits to Riga, I must have spent something like half a year with him.
I would arrive at about eleven at his big flat in the centre of Riga, and within half an hour we would be sitting at the chess hoard. Now, a quarter of a century later , I realise that variations were not especially necessary for him. The most important thing for him - and here I completely agree with Spassky - was to create a situation on the board, where his pieces came alive, and for him, as for no one else, they did indeed become alive. His credo was to create tension and to seize the initiative , to create a position such that the spiritual factor - that of giving mate - would prevail over and even laugh at material values.
We spent a mass of time on variations such as l.d4 dS 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 cS , and the pawn sacrifice d4-d5 in the Queen's Indian Defence which he employed in a little-known training game with Kholmov. But we also looked at the Nimzo, and the Spanish, which turned out to be the main openings in his match with Gligoric.
Quite often Misha's permanent trainer Alexander Koblenz, 'Maestro' to his friends, would arrive. This is also what Misha invariably called him. Behind their distinctive jokingly-ironic manner of conversing lay a sincere attachment that went back many years. 'That's enough for today' Misha wouldsay, 'Blitz, blitz.' Sacrificing pieces against each of us in turn, for the mostpart , incorrectly, he would repeat: 'Never mind, now I'll make his flag fall .'Or in very sharp situations, when he himself had only a few seconds left, his favourite: 'Calmness is my sweetheart. ' I do not recall an occasion when he played blitz without any evident pleasure. Whether it was a game from the championships of Moscow or Leningrad, most of which were won by him, the world championship in Saint John in 1988, or simply a five-minute game with an amateur who had cornered him in a hotel foyer.
The computer age was a long way off, Gligoric's games were scattered about in various bulletins , and in searching for them Misha would often get sidetracked in one of the magazines that had been sent to him from various countries of the world, and, glancing at a diagram, would suggest : 'How about , instead, looking at the games from the last championship of Columbia?'
'Perhaps you should take a break?' would suggest Misha's mother, Ida Grigoryevna, a tall , imposing woman. She was the oldest sister of a bourgeois Jewish family from Riga, which fate had scattered throughout the world. Her sister Riva lived in The Hague from the late 30s, and Misha nearly always used to see her during his frequent visits to Holland. As a young girl she had gone for six months to Paris, to improve her French, but fate had turned out dif ferently. The first time that Aunt Riva saw her famous nephew was in 1959 in Zurich, when she learned about the coming chess tournament there. 'He was all full of energy, so bright,' she said,'and that tall thin American, still just a boy, he used literally to hang on every word of Misha.'
She had another sister, Ganya - two years younger - who settled in Brooklyn, New York, and whom I remember well from when she was in Riga.
The surname of Misha's mother, who died in 19 79, was Tal , like Misha's father: she married her cousin. In an enormous flat (by my concepts at the time) there lived: Misha's mother, Misha's elder brother Yasha, who outlived her only by a short time, Misha himself with his girlf riend, who emigrated in 19 72 and who lives, as far as I know, in Germany, Misha's first wife, Sally, who left the country in 19 80 and now lives in Antwerp, and their son Gera, a charming boy with fair curly hair, now the father of three children and a dentist in Beer-Sheva, in Israel. In 19 80, in my house in Amsterdam, Misha several times met his son. The times then were not so liberal , and an open meeting between a father and an emigre son, even in the presence only of fellow-grandmasters, could have had unpleasant consequences, such as being forbidden to travel abroad for two years or more (which Misha in fact had to experience in his time).
Nearly every evening they were visited by Uncle Robert, as everyone called him, a friend of Misha' s father who was a doctor. He was a wonderful man, according to all who knew him. He died in 19 57. Uncle Robert , a taxi-driver in Paris in the 20s, who had lost al his family during the war, himself rather a weak player, could watch for hours our analysis and blitz games, looking at Misha with loving eyes. Sometimes he would reprimand Misha for something, Misha would defend himself weakly, and Ida Grigoryevna, who always took the side of Uncle Robert, would say: 'Misha, don't be rude, please; don't forget that he is after all your father.' It was a well-kept family secret that his Uncle Robert was his biological father. Now, a quarter of a century later, with all of them gone, I can picture very well Uncle Robert with his invariable cigarette in his nicotine-stained fingers , often with a glass of cognac, and Misha, especially in his later years, so similar to him in appearance, manner of speaking, and holding himself.
During these squabbles I used to avert my eyes in embarrassment, but no one paid any attention to me, since they accepted me as one of their own.
But then evening would arrive, and we would have to go somewhere to eat. A taxi was summoned, and we would drive to one of the restaurants , where, of course, Misha was always recognised. When Tal became world champion he was presented with a 'Volga' - effectively the top brand of Soviet car at that time. But he gave the car to his brother . He was totally in different to any form of technology, and it goes without saying that he never entertained any thoughts of learning to drive. Only in the last period of his life did he acquire an electric razor , and the marks of its actionscould be seen here and there on his face. In my time the shaving procedure was entrusted to his elder brother , or more often, and always when he was away, he went to a barber's. He did not like ties , and wore one only when circumstances demanded it. Needless to say, he never learned how to fasten one. And he never wore a watch. 'What's that! You've got something tickng on your arm!' For him, time in the accepted sense did not exist. I recall many a missed train, and from the days of his youth there was the story of how he once attempted to overtake a plane by taxi by exploiting the plane's three-hour stop-over , which, according to eye-witnesses, was completely successful.
In taxis we often played a game which I first learned from him: from he four figures of the number of the car in front, one had to make 21 using each figure only once. I found it hard to follow as he triumphantly achieved this with a complicated arrangement of roots , differentials and integrals.
During dinner and frequently after it, we would drink. Misha did not like and did not drink wine, preferring something stronger: vodka, cognacor rum-cola, for example. To avoid any misunderstanding , I must say immediately that this was no slow sipping through a straw. To this day I remember the face of the barman in Wijk aan Zee, at our first meeting outside Russia in January 19 73, when he had to pour five portions of cognac into one glass . A few years ago, Misha, who by then found it hard to take his drink, simply fell asleep at the end of a banquet in Reykjavik. This happened to him increasingly often, especially in his last years.Kortchnoi and Spassky, who were also playing there, at that time had strained relations. But it couldn't be helped, and they looked at each other : 'Carry him out?' asked one. 'Alright' , replied the other. The distance was considerable, but the opponents of his youth coped admirably with their task, and to the dumbfounded hotel porter it was explained that this chess player had thought for a long time, and he was very tired.
I remember very well his sparkling. always gentle humour, his laughter, infectious and often leading to tears , his instant reactions in conversation, and his trademark expression, usually around midnight: 'Waiter ! Please change my table companion!' I think it was Sheridan who said that genuine humour is much closer to good nature than we think. Misha's wit was always genuine.
Despite a physical defect - from his birth he had only three fingers on his right hand - he played the piano, and not at all badly. His first wife, Sally remembers that on the evening when they met, Misha was playing some Chopin etudes. Besides Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov were his favourite composers . A few months before his first match with Botvinnik, he asked the well-known pianist Bella Davidovich, with whom Tal was particularly friendly, whether Rachmaninov's 'Elegy' was part of her repertoire. On learning that it was not, he said: 'Promise me that after my victory over Botvinnik you will play it at the concluding concert.' In the Soviet Union at that time, after the opening or closing ceremony of a chess tournament or match, there was the custom of arranging a variety concert. On the evening after the 17th game, when the match score became I 0-7 in Tal's favour, the telephone rang in the Davidovich flat : 'You can begin practising the 'Elegy' .. .' When she plays Rachmaninov's 'Elegy' Bella Davidovich always remembers Misha Tal and that evening in the Pushkin Theatre, when she performed it for the first time.
In the summer, during my visits when he was preparing for the match with Kortchnoi , we often went to the Riga seaside, where he had been given a dacha, or, more correctly. three rooms on the second floor of a house beside the beach. When I look back now it requires some effort to picture Misha on the beach in sunny weather in an improvised goal (a T -shirt and a beach bag) recklessly, like everything that he did, parrying my attempts to score a goal. He had played goalkeeper in a university team, and he retained an attachment to football until the end of his life.
He never enjoyed good health. At that time, both in Riga and at the seaside, he suffered kidney failure, and frequently an ambulance had to be summoned. He was often in hospital, and during his life he underwent twelve surgical operations. His forehead bore the scars of a fearful blow to the head by a bottle in a Havana night bar during the Olympiad in Cuba in 19 66.There was a well-known joke by Petrosian at that time: 'Only someone with the robust health of Tal could endure such a blow. ' It was in thelate 60s, that Misha became addicted to morphine. The veins on his arms were black and blue as if covered with ant bites , and the nurses , trying in vain to find a place that had not yet been touched. I know that later too, in Moscow, ambulances were forbidden to come at the summons of Tal . Rumours about this used to spread around the city.
At one of his lectures someone asked: 'Is it true that you are a morphinist, comrade Tal?' And his lightning response : 'What do you mean? I'm a chigorinist .. .' I think that this period lasted a couple of years. How he kicked the habit, I do not know. A guess : when the drug dose threatened to exceed legal limits , his strength of spirit and will themselves put an end to it.
Why did he play like he did, and why did he win? Of course, it is easy to hide behind the words talent or genius. Tolush, after losing the game of his life in his best tournament in 19 57, said to Spassky: 'You know, Borya, today I lost to a genius .' At the Interzonal tournament in Taxco, another strong grandmaster said to me without any flattery: 'We are none of us worth Misha's little finger. ' And Petrosian himself, who was sparing in his praise, said that in chess he knew only one living genius.
But that is not the point , or, at least, not the only point. I am reluctant to follow Kortchnoi. When I asked him about the secret of Tal's play he retorted: 'Well , you know, don't you? Once in a restaurant Tal said to me: 'If you want, I'll look at that waiter, and he will come up to us. ' ' Pal Benko thought similarly when he put on dark glasses at the 19 59 candidates tournament as an inadequate defence against Tal's piercing eyes. Still , the fact that his entire appearance, especially in his younger years, radiated some kind of aura - this is certain. Here we have approached the mystery, as I see it, of the Mikhail Tal phenomenon.
That face bent over the board, that stare of burning eyes , penetrating the board and the opponent , those moving lips , that smile which appeared on his inspired face when a combination had been found, that intense concentration of thought , pressure of thought rather - all this created something that the weak of spirit could not withstand. And when this spirit was combined with the energy of youth in the late fifties and early sixties , he was invincible. 'You, Mishik' , the late Leonid Stein said to him in Riga in 1969 'are stronger in spirit than all of us.' He was strong in spirit, like no one else. Even when his organism was destroyed, right to the end, to his last days, his spirit remained unbowed.
In 19 79, after winning a major tournament in Montreal together with Karpov, the 43 -year-old Tal , who was more balanced and understood chess much better than in his years as champion, said: 'Now I would smash that younger Tal to pieces.' I have my doubts. And not because his favourite squares e6 , dS and fS , as he himself expressed it, were now guarded more strictly. No, the point was that the erudite and all-comprehending Tal would have had to withstand the concentration of thought and pressure of youth, which the best of the best had been unable to withstand.
In the summer of 19 68 I was Misha 's second for his match with Kortchnoi, a very uncomfortable opponent for him. Tal lost the match 4'/I-51/2 . In the last game Misha , with Black, built up a strong attack in a Dutch Defence and could have won, but he delayed and the adjourned position did not promise more than a draw. A sleepless night of analysis followed, the resumption, the closing ceremony, and a lengthy wandering around Moscow, where he had so many friends . His energy, his inexhaustible energy ... There was a wooden house in the very centre of Moscow, by the main Post Office, where the artist Igin lived, who has now long been dead. He was a friend of many chess players , who would drop in to see him at any time of day or night. Artists , poets , young actresses, bohemian Moscow of the sixties and seventies, and the picturesque host himself, who described himself succinctly as 'an old cognac-drinker'. And finally, the last flight from Moscow to Riga, no tickets, but they recognised Misha, and there we were in the pilots ' cabin flying to Riga, night, Misha's flat, and I, no longer feeling anything, fell asleep. When I woke up in the morning, the room was thick with cigarette smoke, and somewhere in the background Misha was sitting on a divan looking at me with a thick book in his hands that had almost been finished. He read exceptionally quickly, and I knew, in the Western part of my life, that when I set off to some tournament I had to take with me as many as possible of the books that were then banned in the Soviet Union. At the Olympiad in Nice in 1 9 7 4 I gave him one evening a copy of Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago, which had just been published, and the latest issue of a Russian emigre newspaper. The following morning, returning it to me after reading it all , he said: 'In the newspaper crossword I couldn't find a single word' . 'But the book, what about the book?' 'He writes very maliciously ... ' At the time , I was staggered by the reply, but a vague explanation, another aspect revealing the personality of Mikhail Tal , occurred to me. The point was that on the whole this did not interest him. He was not at all interested in material values , as if he dissociated himself from such matters .
After one of the tournaments in Tilburg I was sharing with him the procedure of shopping, which he so disliked. His pockets were full of five-guilder notes (it need hardly be said that he never had a wallet) mixed up with thousand-guilder notes that were very similar in colour, and I remember his sincere astonishment when he found another of the latter in one of his side pockets. And how many lost prizes there were, how many passports left in hotels , or simply forgotten somewhere. He looked askance at me, when in the hotel in Taxco I told him off for paying $70 for a three-minute telephone call to New York. It is doubtful whether it had got through to him that in certain countries, and especially from hotels, one should avoid telephone calls. Beliavsky told me that , when he scolded Misha for giving to the Sports Committee almost all of his prize of several thousand dollars for winning the World Blitz Championship in Saint John, Misha simply replied: 'Well , they asked me for it and I gave it to them. '
Of course, he was not interested in titles and awards. I think that even the title of world champion did not greatly interest him. And he was not interested at all in the careerism, power or benefits (or what is understood by these words) of his fellow champions of later years . And, in contrast to them, it is altogether impossible to imagine him as a member of any party at all .
Although in later times he visited Israel , I think that Jewishness only interested him to a limited extent. I recall how, before one of the Olympiads , Pravda wrote : 'The team of the Soviet Union is represented by players of various nationalities : the Armenian Petrosian, the Russian Smyslov, the Estonian Keres, and Tal from Riga. '
He showed little interest in his health or his appearance, or in what others thought of him. He was as from another planet , and there was only one thing that really excited and interested him: chess.
He belonged to that rare category of people, who, as if it were something that went without saying, rejected everything to which the majority aim, and went through life with an easy step, a chosen one of fate, an adornment of the earth. In burning out his life, he knew that this was no dress rehearsal , and that there would not be another one. But he did not want to and could not live in any other way.
In January 19 73 I played in the reserve master group in Wijk aan Zee, my first tournament after leaving Russia. Misha, who was playing in the main tournament, appeared every day in the general hall and, after studying my position, moved on to other games, and often also to games of the other groups, with an average rating of somewhere in the region of 19 00 ... We often talked then until deep into the night and sometimes I would set off on foot from Wijk aan Zee to Beverwijk, where I was lodged just like most of the participants. The buses were no longer running , or, as it would be more correct to say, they had not yet started running. On the free day there was a big blitz tournament for all-corners, which lasted the whole day, and which Misha won. For the information of modern professionals: the first prize was one hundred guilders.
One of his favourite expressions was 'tasty chess '. And that was what he played. In his commentaries to his own games there was a predominance of good nature, respect for the opponent, and self-irony, which is so rarely encountered nowadays. He did not like writing his comments, but preferred to demonstrate the games, while the text was recorded on tape. In older times he simply used to dictate. This was how he met his wife Gelya in the autumn of 19 70, when for some formal reason he was not allowed into the Championship of the Soviet Union, which was being held in his own city of Riga.
He always used to write his move in short notation, and always before executing it on the board. In rare instances, when his opponent became very curious and looked openly at his scoresheet, he would cover it with his pen. If he did not like the move, he would cross it out and write a new one. In his later years he used to say increasingly often: 'I even wrote the winning move on my scoresheet, but crossed it out at the last moment ... '
Somewhere around an hour and a half to two hours before a game he would eat something, but more for appearances' sake, then speak little and disappear into his own private world. That, for example, is what happened during his match with Kortchnoi , and I realised that at such moments it was better not to disturb him. We ate in various places - this was a long time before the matches where everything was regulated to the nearest minute and calorie. It goes without saying that he adored everything that was bad for him: spicy, salty, peppery. Misha always smoked heavily, normally 2-3 packets a day - he preferred Kent - but when he was playing a further two could be added.
The last time I saw him was in Tilburg in the autumn of 1991. Misha had travelled from Germany, where he had latterly been living with his wife and his daughter Zhanna, whom he loved very much. He looked terrible, much older than his age, but he was still the same Misha. Replying to a greeting by one of his acquaintances , he said 'Thank you. Thank you for recognising me. ' He would usually sit in the press centre with his eternal cigarette, saying little, but every remark he made on chess was always to the point. He livened up a little when in his customary manner he showed an audience at the Max Euwe Academy one of his latest games : against Panno from the tournament in Buenos Aires. The young people of the early nineties looked at him as if he were Staunton or Zukertort. It was a miracle not that he was alive, but that he did not die sooner .
He also played in the last USSR Championship, and later wrote a big article for New In Chess together with Vaganian, with whom he was especially close in his last years. In February 1992, when I was in Cannes , I was asked to phone him. 'Listen, ' said Misha, 'I am reading now about matches for the world championship, which I myself saw from close to. It wasn't like that, it was all different. Come and see me, and we'll write something together.' I promised. But for various reasons it kept getting put off and put off ...
Misha played his last tournament in Barcelona. There were some young and promising players. He used to joke in his time about those that showed promise : ·At their age I was already an ex-World Champion .. .' For half the tournament he was really ill , with a temperature. In the last game, assuming that it would be a quick draw, he played 3.Bb5 in the Sicilian, offered a draw, and received a refusal . In a lost position, already under attack, his young opponent himself offered a draw. This was the last tournament game won by Misha.
We spoke by telephone quite of ten, and a couple of days before my departure to the Olympiad in Manila I 992 I received a letter from him. Here it is:
'Dear Genna! Unfortunately, I have not finished the promised account of the tournament - I have been feeling very unwell. On Monday I am flying to Moscow for another appointment with the doctors. There will most probably be an operation. All the same, there will be plenty of free time as well as writing materials ... In any case, I wish every success to you and all your least Russified (let's put it that way) team. With warmest greetings. Misha.'
This was the last greeting that I received from him. Before going into hospital he played in a blitz-tournament in Moscow, where he won against Kasparov and took third place behind Kasparov and Bareev, but ahead of Smyslov, Dolmatov, Vyzhmanavin and Beliavsky. A few days later, on 28th June 19 92, Misha Tal died in hospital in Moscow. The official cause of his death was given as a haemorrhage in the oesophagus, but effectively his entire organism had ceased to function. He was buried in Riga, the city where he was born, in a Jewish cemetery alongside the graves of his relatives. He was 55 years old.
In his last years he looked older than his age, but I never associated him with being an old man -he always remained Misha.
Once I asked myself: 'Where do these boys from decent European Jewish families, Modigliani , Kafka, Tal , who are even similar in appearance, where do they get their all-absorbing passion for self-expression from? Where is the secret here?' This I do not know.
A few years before his death, Wilhelm Steinitz said: 'I am not a chess historian, I am a piece of chess history, which no one can ignore.' Anyone who has ever been or will be concerned with the amazing world of chess, will not ignore the illustrious name of Misha Tal .
this content was taken from the book 'Russian Silhouettes' wrintten by Genna Sosonko.
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8 Incredible Discoveries People Just Sort of Stumbled Into
Most important discoveries were made by dedicated people of singular mind and purpose, tirelessly exhausting themselves and their resources to achieve a clearly defined goal. Then there are others made by people with vague agendas who, by luck or circumstance, trip over major finds like a fat kid at a roller rink. This article is about that second type.
#8. A New Species
If you shop on eBay, you know it as a mystery emporium of untold wonders. If you sell stuff there, you know it as the best place to snicker "suckers" under your breath while duping idiots. One of these two perspectives has to give, and usually it's the hopes and dreams of the guy who just bought what he thought was an ancient Egyptian artifact and that was in fact a piece of spearmint gum that had been stuck to the bottom of a middle school desk for the past five years.
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"It's either a bug trapped in amber or a scab covered with resin."
But occasionally the tables are turned, and it's the purchaser using his advanced weirdness to screw over the seller. It turns out that all you need is a strange enough hobby and an advanced understanding of science. For instance, in 2008 an entomologist in London named Dr. Richard Harrington bought an amber sample from Lithuania for about $30 dollars. He was interested in seeing what was inside because he'd worked with a "team of people involved in monitoring and forecasting aphids," while the seller was presumably interested in buying lunch because some nerdy dipshit collects dirty, dried tree sap.
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"Jurassic Park was such a blessing to my industry."
When the amber arrived, Harrington cracked it open to find an unknown species of aphid 40 to 50 million years old, at which point his pleated slacks erupted with a boner the size of Sir Richard Attenborough's cane in Jurassic Park. Grateful to the auction website for his scientific discovery, he tried to name the aphid Mindarus ebayi after eBay. Fortunately, because of his fellow scientists' outrage at the suggestion, he just named it Mindarus harringtoni after himself.
"Look, man, you can name your kids whatever you want, but you show this insect some fucking respect."
#7. A Lost Charlie Chaplin Film
Charlie Chaplin was one of the first really big movie stars, sort of like an early 20th century version of what Adam Sandler was 10 years ago. Chaplin has influenced pretty much every physical comedian of the past hundred years, so the fact that one of his films could even be referred to as "unknown" is staggering, as is the prospect of actually finding such an item.
"No, it's cool. Hitler hasn't been invented yet."
Flash forward to 2009, and the eBay tables were being flipped once again. That year, British antiques collector Morace Park was searching for antiques on eBay when he came across an old film canister that looked pretty cool. He managed to win the auction, getting it for a little over three British pounds ($5 in real, actual money). Park was only bidding on a canister that he thought looked interesting and fun as a collectible. When he got the canister, he was surprised to find that there was still film inside of it. Looking through the frames, he was able to make out an actor of some distinction -- the aforementioned Charlie Chaplin.
After a bit of researching and annoying film historians with calls, he found out that the film was a previously undiscovered propaganda film from 1916 called "Zepped." It was apparently made for the war effort to help alleviate British fears of zeppelin attacks from Germany, which were a major threat at the time.
After a baffling sequence where Kaiser Wilhelm II walks out of a sausage for no apparent reason, Chaplin defeats a zeppelin by punching it in the face with silent comedy, proving once and for all that zeppelins are nothing to be afraid of. Chaplin famously satirized Hitler in the late stages of his career, so "Zepped" can be seen as the first act in Chaplin's career-long quest to piss off Germany at it's absolute scariest.
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Take that, Kaiser Dickhelm.
After confirming the film's authenticity, Park traveled the world to find out more about its production and has since made plans to put it out on DVD. His five-dollar investment has subsequently been valued as high as $160,000. The value is still being debated: Some film historians believe that "Zepped" was spliced together without Chaplin's knowledge, while others have suggested that, even so, the animated sequences feature techniques that weren't supposed to exist until 10 years after the film was made. So either way, it's rewriting film history, and probably more significant than the can that would look cool if you put puffy paint and sparkles on it that Park thought he was buying.
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Although some sparkles really would liven this cultural treasure up.
So there you have it, eBay shoppers. You should totally go ahead and buy that tin of Lion King trading cards. Herve Villechaize's foot may be inside or something.
#6. A Jackson Pollock Painting
Before there was eBay, there were thrift stores, where second- and third-hand items are sold to people who are either too poor or too hip to shop anywhere else.
You can put a price tag on hipster cred as long as the price is handwritten in pen by a volunteer.
It's also where naively hopeful fans of Antiques Roadshow used to go to look for hidden gems and instead found copies of The Neverending Story 2 on VHS and games of Connect Four with half the pieces missing. But retired truck driver Teri Horton was only looking for decorations for her apartment when she entered the San Bernadino thrift store that would change her life. After flipping through endless unwanted Thomas Kincaid prints, she came across a weird, trippy painting.
Peter Paul Biro
We're pretty sure it's a duck.
While she didn't like it, she decided to pay the $5 asking price and give it to her friend with the weird taste who always liked this sort of bullshit. But when Horton presented it, the friend told her she didn't want it, and Horton was forced to store the painting in her basement. A few years later, as she was trying to sell it during a garage sale, a passing art teacher walked by and told her that it looked like a Jackson Pollock, to which Horton politely responded, "Who the fuck is Jackson Pollock?"
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"I the fuck am Jackson Pollock."
The art teacher explained that Pollock was a famous drip painter in the 1950s and that his works were worth millions. Seeing that she was no longer useful to the foul-mouthed old lady, the art teacher politely excused herself without trying to buy the painting, presumably to go play deus ex machina in some other lovable rapscallion's tale of triumph. Horton, meanwhile, set out to have the work verified.
The art world couldn't decide whether it was a real Pollock, but Horton became deeply convinced of the work's authenticity after doing research into how rich that would make her. In the documentary about Horton's journey, the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art literally looks down his nose at the painting and quickly declares it a fake. Deciding he hadn't yet cemented himself as the know-it-all villain of this tale of triumph, he clarified that, "She knows nothing. I'm an expert. She's not."
"Look at how fancy this building is!"
Horton eventually used science to prove that art experts are full of shit by matching a fingerprint on the painting to Pollock. Still living on Social Security checks out of a trailer park, Horton was offered $9 million by a Saudi Arabian buyer, scoring a victory for underdogs with moxie. Deciding she would rather star in a cautionary tale about the thin line between determined and crazy, Horton turned down the offer, deciding to hold out instead for the more sensible and realistic figure of $50 million.
Because $9 million won't buy fuck all.
#5. The Demo for the First Velvet Underground Record Ever
The Velvet Underground invented being ahead of your time decades before it was cool. While their albums weren't hugely popular in the 1960s and '70s, people eventually noticed that with each passing year, good music was starting to sound more and more like the Velvet Underground, until eventually the world caught up with them and critics and fans declared them one of the most important rock bands of all time. This isn't all that surprising, since they were fronted by Lou Reed and managed by Andy Warhol, two guys who had already spent most of their lives inventing what you think of as cool today.
They wore flannel back before it was uncool and then cool again.
In 2002, an aspiring cool person named Warren Hill was looking through junk at a sidewalk sale in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City when he found an old acetate record. Acetates are records quickly produced for demo or test purposes and are highly fragile, and they're prized collectibles in certain circles. After weighing the pros and cons of the investment with his long-term financial adviser, Hill threw down 75 cents and took the disc home in a cardboard sleeve. Upon closer inspection, he noticed "The Velvet Underground" written on it.
As the roadie and merch guy for Montreal band the Sunset Rubdowns, Hill knew a thing or two about bands with names that sound vaguely like sexual maneuvers. After speaking with a record label owner in, where else, Portland, Oregon, Hill figured out that he'd just purchased the original demo of the first album the Velvet Underground ever recorded. For less than a dollar.
One year before their first album in 1967, the band made an acetate record demo of what they wanted to do and sent it to Columbia Records, who promptly rejected it. The band was eventually given a second chance, presumably by a record producer from the future, and recorded many of the same tracks for The Velvet Underground & Nico. The acetate was quickly forgotten, until it somehow wound up in a yard sale three and a half decades later. Since Hill wasn't a fan of the Velvet Underground's music, he managed to sell it for $25,000, a move that he will hopefully not live long enough to regret when people recognize just how great the record is when they finally catch up to it decades in the future.


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ORENCHUK, Harry, 87, of Eldersville, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in the Greenery Nursing Home, Canonsburg.
He was born June 26, 1925, in Washington County, a son of the late John and Mary Kashurak Orenchuk.
Mr. Orenchuk worked as a dairy farmer on the family farm. He was a U.S. Army veteran during the Korean War and a member of the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Weirton, WV; and the Jefferson Twp. Historical Society.
He is survived by many nieces, nephews and sisters-in-law.
Deceased are his six brothers, Peter, John Jr., Steve, Russell, Michael and Dan Orenchuk; and his sister, Katherine Kanzius.
Friends will be received from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in the Taucher Funeral Home, 23 Erie Mine Road, Burgettstown. Services will follow at 1 p.m. at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Weirton, WV with the Rev. Ted Shomsky officiating. Interment will be held at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, WV.
For more information and online condolences, please visit www.taucherfuneralhome.com.


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Panel approves petition to designate Sydney Hih
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Really comparing an eye sore to the Calatrava? While I agree the area is filled with empty space, I still believe the costs to keep it standing will outweigh the costs to get rid of it once and for all. I know people have memories of the place, but the memories will be there with or without place standing.Hide replies
You have no clue about real estate investment and developing.
Well the couple of properties I own do have tenants in them. I seem to be doing right. Anyway what part of my comment implied I was an expert about real estate investment or development? My post is my opinion which I'm guessing a lot of people in the area might happen to agree with!
This is like planning on giving a 100 year old man a heart transplant. The reason the building was used for the purpose it was is because 40 years ago it was a dump and it didn't get any better. Time to toss the "love beads" and the patuli oil. Or maybe it should be saved as a religious site because it's a Miracle it hasn't burned down.Hide replies
well, well. the arsonist has come to light. please identify yourself.
WWBD - What will Barrett do?Hide replies
Nothing. Stand around and talk about it, but in the end, nothing.
Tear it down. The case being made for the historic significance is scant at best. The site is an eyesore and an embarrassment to the city. If Bob Dylan had played at Sidney Hih early in his career, then maybe you've got an argument (and potential investors to fix it up). But citing the bass player for the Black Eyed Peas . . . really? After their last album, I'd think any ties to historic significance would be abandoned.Hide replies
Nirvana, Greenday, NOFX, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Seven Mary Three, all played there before they got famous, Kurt Kobain talked about Sydney Hih and The Unicorn (the venue in the basement where they played) on numerous occasions later on in his life, not to mention 100's of local milwaukee bands...
"Conserve," is the root of "conservative."
Let's see if I understand this correctly...
People who do not own a building want the owners to preserve it for posterity.
The Historic Preservation Commission members who suggest preserving the building do not personally own it, but they get to decide what the owners can or must do with it (doesn't the Takings Clause in the Bill of Rights apply?).
None of the above have any of their own money invested into this. They want the building owners to pay for it. The actual owners are the citizens / taxpayers in Milwaukee.
The building is unfit for use or repair, so it will remain empty and likely continue to deteriorate. I would not be surprised if some miscreant sets it on fire for personal kicks. (Do NOT misinterpret as a call to action. Fortunately, miscreants are usually illiterate and will not read this.)
The eyesore building is also in the middle of what is touted as a prime piece of real estate by the city, one that they are trying to develop. It is, essentially, a piece of fecal matter in a punchbowl.
Doesn't anyone involved see anything wrong here?
What a joke.
Tom Barrett for once show some leadership and do SOMETHING. Sell it back to Allen Eisenberg and have him restore it, or destro it. Tax payers cannot afford this, not now, not ever.Hide replies
Not much Barrett can do. He can't simply order a building torn down. There are rules he (and the city) have to follow.
I suppose you could assign peripheral blame since he's responsible for the make-up of the HPC.
And they couldn't sell it back to Eisenberg even if they wanted to. He didn't give it up voluntarily. If he had the money, he would never have lost it.
I don't know for sure but I think the Common Council can over ride the HPC on this. Like most of the rest of the world, the Common Council is itching to be rid of this eyesore. You can't hope to the property while it still stands.
I did give it up voluntarily, I was the broker who sold it to a developer who had a rock solid $180,000,000 redevelopment plan. I never lost it. Earthmover, please identify yourself, and stop lying, please.
What do you think?
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I spent a lot of time in the Sydney Hih building both as a child and a young adult. The memories are wonderful but even during those visits I can remember questioning my safety in the building.
Simply being "one of the oldest commercial buildings in Milwaukee County" does not make it historic. The counter-culture ties from the 60s and 70s does not make it historic. Being a possible launch point for a musician's career does not make it historic.
This is a former commercial building that, through simple age and years of neglect, has outlived it's usefulness and the time has come to tear it down. I am not one to advocate getting rid of something simply because it's old. Old buildings have a place in the urban (or rural) landscape if they have been maintained and are not a hazard to potential occupants. I don't claim to know the cost of restoring Sydney Hih to a functional state but I would say that in today's economic climate, anything that would be spent to that end, is more than the taxpayers of the City of Milwaukee should be expected to bear.Hide replies
Taxpayer money was used to secretly purchase the building complex, no one, not the HPC, not the individuals who re-nominated it for historic protection want taxpayer money to be used to re-develop the site, this building is 130 years old and was built by a world famous surgeon named Dr. Nicholas Senn, look him up. He profoundly changed the way many surgical procedures were preformed and most of his research and discovery took place in the basement of Sydney Hih, It's also the last existing remnant of Kilbourntown, which represents the very foundation of the beginnings of Milwaukee, look up Juneau town and Kilbourntown. Do some research then decide,
oneworld...then why didn't we keep the old draw bridges that were created at angles to keep the three town from shooting in a straight line at each other? Why don't we restrict the roads to horses, as they too, were "iconic" in developing the area and should be protected. And, going one step further...maybe we could have saved some of the poop that the horses dropped child they were constructing it and taking customers to and from the building 130 years ago. I mean, at least that way, the Mayor, and the historic preservationists. would known S%*t from Shinola!
NormanSoShore: It would help if you actually took the time to formulate an actual FACT BASED argument against saving this structure. Most to the bridges we do have now are constructed at angles because of the original bridges that once existed, a way to respect our past. You need to bring actual facts to the table if you want to have a conversation with me about Sydney Hih. Saving poop, and keeping horses as our main means of transportation makes no sense, and you know that. You don't know anything about the true history of the building based on your responses. Do some research and then come back with legit argument, because right now your thoughts are just childish. Bring something substantial to this argument then maybe we can have an adult conversation based on facts.
...and survey says: Tear it down!
I offered to find a developer who would bear the entire burden; I did it before, I can do it again; I love all fo these idiotic opinions from anonymous people. Identify yourselves, please.
and see how that worked out? 10 years later, and you can't even use it as a urinal--cause it aint worth the cost of a honey wagon to suck out all the bad that is in that building.
So, let me get this straight. It's too expensive to renavate, nor is any body willing to float the bill to do so. We can't tear it down because it brings up warm fuzzies of the 70s-90s. So are we to let it sit there and rot? I don't see enough historical significance to keep it around, I think the best thing to do is move on. The land is worth a lot more than the structure.Hide replies
Historical significance of that dump is a joke. Its was a rathole that only poor people lived in with no other choice.
People rented commercial spaces, prospered and later became millionaires; the place has historic significance
I slept with someone once who is now a millionare. If thats your way of thinking...shouldn't I have bronzed the mattress then--and maybe with a little government assistance thrown in?.
Sydney Hih has well over 130 years of historical significance. It was the first commercial brick building in Milwaukee. The building was built by a world famous surgeon named Dr. Nicholas Senn, his experiments and research that occurred in the basement of Sydney Hih profoundly changed the way certain surgical techniques are practiced. He was the first known doctor to use protective gloves during surgery. Nirvana, Greenday, Soundgarden, Seven Mary Three, and Pearl Jam all performed at the Unicorn located in the basement of Sydney Hih, well before they got famous. This building was home to one Milwaukee's first gay night clubs and also milwaukee's first organic food co-operative. The owners of Atomic records spent time in Sydney Hih as well as one owner of Rushmore Records, the oldest independent record store in the state. No one who wants to save this building wants it to just sit and rot for another 10 years. We want a new public forum to occur and allow developers interested in saving the building a chance to have a say. The land is will become a vacant lot, there is no development proposal planned for that site and there is no evidence that proves the site would be easier to sell without Sydney Hih, this is all speculation. RESEARCH THE TRUTH. THEN DECIDE
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STEUBENVILLE - Call it the Miracle of Fourth Street.
A steady rain stopped completely just two minutes before noon Saturday and a nearly 90 unit parade brought the sights and sounds of Christmas past back to downtown Steubenville.
Marching bands, dance groups, horses and dogs and Santa Claus made their appearance for the Eastern Gateway Community College Christmas parade under just cloudy and dry skies.
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PARADE?— Nearly 90 units marched in the hour long Christmas parade Saturday that saw Steubenville native Rich Donnelly serve as Grand Marshall. -- Dave Gossett
For more than an hour, adults and children cheered, waved and collected candy from the parade participants who braved the threat of rain to entertain the crowd who lined Fourth Street.
"The Lord gave us a beautiful hour of no rain and I was honored to be back in my home town serving as the parade grand marshal," said professional baseball coach Rich Donnelley after the event.
"The rain stopped for the parade and now that it is over we are getting some rain again. But it was a beautiful day. This was a great event and it makes me proud to be from Steubenville. We should all be proud of our parade today because it was wonderful," added Donnelley.
Jerry Barilla, a city native and president of the Historic Fort Steuben board of trustees called the parade, "the best I have ever seen in my memory."
"It does make you proud to be part of this city. This was one of the best parades we have in Steubenville in a very long time. I hope this is the beginning of a new tradition of pride in our community as we prepared to celebrate the holiday season," Barilla added.
Theresa Kelly, a seventh grader at Bishop John King Music Junior High School watched her older sister march with the Catholic Central High School marching band.
"This was an awesome parade and I can hardly wait till I am in the parade next year. And it was exciting to see Santa Claus in the carriage," she said.
Her friend, Anna Knight, said the parade put her in the mood for Christmas.
"The music and all of the people were really nice. It was a fun day to be downtown," remarked Knight.
Ed Zorne and his two and a half year old grandson Jace Alia of Steubenville sat in folding chairs in front of the Huntington Bank building.
"This is his third parade this year. I think he likes collecting candy from the people in the parade. And he likes to see Santa Claus," Zorne explained.
Russell and Mary Ann Clark of Rayland arrived early to find a prime spot to watch their granddaughter ride in the Team Automotive truck.
"The rain we had before the parade started really wasn't bad. And then it stopped so this was a good parade to watch," noted Mary Ann Clark.
Bob DiFonzo stood on the Fourth Street curb making sure his niece and nephew from Weirton collected enough candy and waving to people he knew passing by.
"Here comes my alma mater. I was in the Weir High marching band a long time ago," said DiFonzo.
"Merry Christmas," he called out to everyone who looked his way during the parade.
"It was wonderful to see so many people turn out to watch the parade. A lot of credit goes to the Steubenville Events Committee and so many others who volunteered to organize this parade. People worked long hours building floats or preparing their parade exhibits. Others brought their antique cars and animals and just did everything they could to make this afternoon a success," stated Ann Koon of Eastern Gateway Community College.
The rain returned after the parade was finished but participants and visitors to the downtown were all smiles and wishing each other Season Greetings and a congratulations for an excellent event.
And there was no quick exit for Donnelly and his wife Roberta.
After riding in the lead vehicle the Donnelly's stayed to applaud and cheer for the 87 floats and units who came behind them.
And while walking to their car parked several blocks away Rich Donnelly emphasized his belief in his home town.
"This was a great day for Steubenville and we should all be proud. Proud of our town and the people who live here," Donnelly said.


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Business Grad Uses Finance Skills to Give Back at Manhattan
Christina Costas '12 started numerous programs for students to help the local community, while gaining real-world experience.
Christina Costas, a graduate of Manhattan College's class of 2012 with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Economics and a resident of New Hyde Park, N.Y., has spent the past four years using her finance skills to serve the Bronx community.
During her sophomore year, Costas founded the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), a program through which students provide free tax preparation services to local Bronx residents. VITA grew to become one of the most successful business program at Manhattan.
"With their help, more than 1 million tax dollars were reimbursed back to the Bronx community," said Costas, marking this as her defining moment with the program.
This year, with the help of Costas, the College had more than 40 students complete the IRS certification program, ensuring that this program will remain an integral part of the business school in the future.
In addition to her work with VITA, Costas also started a financial literacy education initiative in partnership with neighborhood high schools in the Bronx. The program was so successful that this upcoming year students will be working with Citizen Schools, a nonprofit organization that partners with middle schools across the United States to expand the learning day for low-income children and further financial literacy in the Bronx community.
Perhaps Costas' most exciting endeavor with the College was the launch of the Federal Reserve Competition, which she started her junior year. This is a rigorous competition held at the Federal Reserve in which 28 institutions present their findings on the state of the economy and their views on monetary policy. While it began as an extracurricular activity, the Federal Reserve Competition turned into the Finance and Economics Seminar that is currently being offered to business students in the fall.
Costas' passion for finance began before she started her college career.
"In high school, I was in a program called the Academy of Finance where I obtained 33 college credits in business management courses, as well as an internship with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney," Costas said. "That's where I got a real taste of finance and realized it was for me, which brought me to Manhattan College."
Costas hit the ground running when she arrived at the College, signing up for the mentor program and making the connections that eventually helped her to solidify positions in a variety of internships including Goldman Sachs in investment banking, Toronto Dominion Bank in banking, and American Express in mergers and acquisitions.
With their help, more than 1 million tax dollars were reimbursed back to the Bronx community.
"We are fortunate to have had Christina as a member of Manhattan College's school of business, and there is no doubt that she will go on to do many great and wonderful things," said Salwa Ammar, Ph.D., dean of the School of Business. "I feel privileged to have known her and to have played a part in her accomplished years of education."
Costas was also honored with the Joseph J. Gunn Alumni Medal, one of the College's highest undergraduate student honors, at the Spring Honors Convocation on May 17.
The Gunn Medal is awarded annually to a graduating senior who has demonstrated exemplary leadership, service and character, and who has made the greatest overall contribution to Manhattan College during his or her years as an undergraduate.
Upon graduation, Costas is embarking on a career with American Express in the mergers and acquisitions department.
"Manhattan College has played a huge role in my career, between the networking opportunities and the relationships I've built with professors and students, which I know will stick with me wherever I go," Costas said. "I would not do anything differently and being a Jasper has certainly been an amazing experience."


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4 May 2011 5:33 AM #1
Why Android Tablets are considered as Phone?
I ran my sencha touch application in Android Galaxy and Motorola Xoom, both of them where treated as Phone form factor. When I checked the Support.js class I found that Sencha touch considers a device as a tablet only if it is an iPad. How to determine Android tablets? I doubt how this will treat Blackberry playbook device.
/** * @property Tablet True if the browser is running on a tablet (iPad) */ this.Tablet = this.iPad; /** * @property Phone True if the browser is running on a phone. * @type {Boolean} */ this.Phone = !this.Desktop && !this.Tablet;
4 May 2011 11:56 AM #2
It doesn't really matter either to your app, the app thinking it is running on a phone with a bigger screen is fine I guess. Can't see any problems.
4 May 2011 12:41 PM #3
The issue we have separate layout for our app based on phone and tablet. That is the reason I asked about this. Why Google doesn't separate their platforms? I wonder how others (websites) are determining Android mobile and tablet
4 May 2011 12:48 PM #4
22 Aug 2011 6:04 AM #5
I recently came up with this solution:
if (Ext.is.Android && !Ext.is.Tablet && Ext.is.Phone) { /* Check for Android Tablet */ Ext.is.Tablet = ((navigator || window.navigator).userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("mobile") == -1); Ext.is.Phone = !Ext.is.Tablet; }
Google Android engineers recommends to specifically detect "mobile" in the User-Agent string as well as "android". Sencha should conform to this.
Edit: And so should I:
if (Ext.is.Android && !Ext.is.Tablet && Ext.is.Phone) { /* Check for Android Tablet */ Ext.is.Phone = (Ext.userAgent.indexOf("mobile") > -1); Ext.is.Tablet = !Ext.is.Phone; }
23 Sep 2011 8:42 AM #6
Thanks for the code, though it can be shortened to just:
if (Ext.is.Android) { Ext.is.Phone = Ext.userAgent.indexOf('mobile') > -1; Ext.is.Tablet = !Ext.is.Phone; }- Clint Nelissen
9 Jul 2012 12:39 AM #7
Fantastic !! - Just what I was looking for . Still works today .
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- Era: 20th Century
- Number of Pages: 256
- Subject: Vietnam War
- Date Available: October 2008
David Ballentine recalls his experiences as a young pilot flying an armed UH-1E with Marine Observation Squadron Six in Vietnam. Like any good war memoir, parts of the book are deadly serious, while others are filled with thrilling, often humorous descriptions of squadron life during the early stages of the war. The book provides little-known details about the missions, operations, and living conditions at Ballentine's base in Ky Ha, shortly before the Tet Offensive. The book preserves not only Ballentine's impressions, but also reflects the experiences of others who "crewed" the Hueys, and describes scenes that will resonate with all those who served in helos in Vietnam.
David A. Ballentine attended graduate school after Vietnam and earned a PhD in European history. After returning to active duty, he retired as a colonel from the Marine Corps in 1989 and worked for Northrop Grumman in Ft. Leavenworth. He now teaches at a local college in Overland Park, Kansas.
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"Author David A. Ballentine's Gunbird Driver: A Marine Huey Pilot's War in Vietnam is noteworthy because it can be read on several levels. It is a memoir to be sure, but one unlike the standard-issue series of anecdotes that come from military retirees who have justifications to make or agendas to promote. What it is, instead, is a back-porch conversation with plenty of saltiness and lots of appropriate expletives, such as what one might get listening to the man himself. This book is worth reading and pondering. Vietnam may have been a long time ago, but the story is still going on." —James Srodes, The Washington Times, 16 November 2008


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31 Oct 2012 12:20 AM #1
GXT 2.2.1: TextField setMaxLength doesn't work with %
To limit the length of a text field we use the Method setMaxLength(int maxLength).
It works fine with normal letters or numbers.
But if you enter a % to the last position, the limit of the TextField lifted and you can enter more characters.
31 Oct 2012 2:16 AM #2
Why do you need a max length in %?
31 Oct 2012 2:36 AM #3
Maybe I expressed myself wrong.
There is a text field with a maximum length of 10 characters.
After entering 'abc1234abc' no another character can be entered. It is correct.
After entering 'abc1234ab%' unlimited additional characters can be entered, which should not be.
This makes it possible in a text field with a maximum length of 10 characters enter the following text:
'abc1234ab%%dojieolk' -> This is not correct.
31 Oct 2012 2:57 AM #4
Well, this sounds like a bug. Did you check this behavior with 2.2.5?
31 Oct 2012 3:17 AM #5
It is almost the same.
After enter the maximum length of the Field you can continue with the character %.
31 Oct 2012 1:17 PM #6
Thanks for reporting this. I will move this thread to the correct bug forum so it can be looked at.


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Radim Cernej
A physicist by education I started to program out of necessity in my mid twenties and over time software engineering became both my profession and my passion. My experience and interests are in applied computing: large, complex systems; performance-sensitive computing; signal-processing; scientific/numerical computing. My primary language is c++, although I use only a subset of the available features; I am somewhat worried about the direction c++ is taking, most of the new and proposed features do not solve any of my day-to-day needs. Recently I picked up Python and C#, I like both. I am an admirer of Anders Hejlsberg: TurboPascal, Delphi and C#/DotNet are all fine pieces of work.
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I am able to identify the selected features on my map using the following line:
I would like to be able to deselect this feature using a standalone function (not an event-handler). I've tried using the functions
unselect() and
unselectAll() unsuccessfully and can't find any examples of this approach.
I am aware that clicking on the selected object can be used to
unselect. In this case I want a programmatic solution.


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Would You Walk 16 Miles a Day to Go to Work? This Guy Did
Just a few weeks ago, Kyle Bigler wore holes in his shoes walking to his two minimum-wage jobs. He didn't have a car, and he felt lucky to have ...
4 Jobs That Will Never Be Phased Out By Technology
We all know that the robots are coming for our jobs. But there are still a lot of jobs out there that technology can't replace, no matter how ad...
Hate Twitter? Here Are 10 Ways to Increase Your Followers Anyway
Twitter can be great for your career, but if you're not on Twitter yet or don't have a very significant following, then you may feel like ...
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I know that a dedicated IP is needed for setting up SSL. What happens if we add SSL for domains sharing an IP ? (Namevirtualhost)
I think it is a good idea how to explain what the problem really is with virtual hosts and SSL/TLS.
When you connect to an apache server over HTTP you send a set of http headers along. They look like this:
If you have virtual hosting apache will look at the hosts field, then fetch the right index.html for you. The problem is when you add SSL/TLS. The server sets up the encryption before you ever send your http request. Therefor the server doesn't know if you are going to www.nice-puppies.com or www.evil-haxxor.com until after the authentication/encryption is completed. The server can not guess (as sending the wrong certificate gives you a nasty error message).
One solution is a wildcard certificate (as mentioned above), which is valid for *.nice-puppies.com. That way you can use the same cert for multiple domains, but you can't have a *.com certificate (okay, you can, but it would be very bad for everybody else), so in general you will need separate IP for each HTTPS domain.
The real solution to this problem is "Server Name Indication":
It's only starting to be rolled out into servers and web clients, so it's not really something you can use now, but hopefully in a few years' time this won't be as big of a problem.
The problem is that the SSL certificate is bound to the IP address not hostname. When the connection comes in on the IP address for an HTTPS request the first action is to establish the SSL communication by passing the server certificate and/or client certificate. During this stage of the connection handshake the Apache server has no way of knowing what the request about to come through is for. This is different for HTTP (non-SSL) traffic as after the connection is established the Apache server can determine the virtual host configuration to use if the client sends the
If you had multiple virtual hosts under the same domain you could setup a single wildcard certificate on the IP address and have multiple virtual hosts with different server names defined; however, if those server names are not under the same domain name they would generate client server errors. This would work as the wildcard certificate would be valid for all host names under that domain name. You would need another IP address if the domain names were different as the first certificate defined for that IP address would be the one presented for connecting clients.
This can be added into one single ssl certificate as SAN (Subject Alternative Name). In my excperiance i had to request a organisation sll certificate. i used globalsign.
Actually, with modern software you CAN serve multiple HTTPS sites over a single IP address, using a new feature called 'SNI - Server Name Indication'.
I have yet to use this myself, but it sounds good for internal and intranet sites. Most modern browsers support SNI. IE6 does not support SNI, but IE7 does.
(Correction: 20100426 -- SNI is not supported on Windows XP at all. Windows Vista and above do support SNI. See "Section 2.2.3" at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd208005%28v=PROT.13%29.aspx#id8 ).
I am working on same issue. As my test, IE7 and later (Only in Win7 & Vista)/Chrome/Firefox/Safari/Opera support "Server Name Indication". In fact, if browser uses Tsl 1.0, It supports "Server Name Indication".
I think that the OP is asking what happens if he adds an SSL cert to an IP that has many virtual hosts. If none of the other virtualhosts use an SSL cert then he should be in the clear.
A UC certificate is definitely the way to go: http://www.sslshopper.com/unified-communications-uc-ssl-certificates.html
If you will try to add two certificates on the same IP, only first read certificate will be used everywhere. One IP - one SSL certificate.
If you want to get more SSL certificates on the same IP, consider getting multiple-domain (so called UCC - check it out @ godaddy) or wildcard (more expensive) certificate.


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My husband and I recently visited my parents in Laredo, Texas. Now, not to rub it in or anything, but the weather was pretty great. Sunny. Warm, but not hot. Not humid. Pretty great.
I was in the mood for a beverage with fall flavors, but I wanted to drink something refreshing that would be nice over ice…a drink for us to enjoy as we sat in the sun on the patio by the pool.
Autumn Sangria
Makes 8 servings
1 orange, sliced
1 apple, diced
1 lemon, sliced
1 bottle full-bodied and fruity red wine
1/2 cup brandy
4 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
3 – 4 Tbsp orange simple syrup (see note below)
Add fruit to pitcher.
Pour in wine and brandy. Add cloves and cinnamon stick. Add simple syrup and stir.
Serve over ice.
To make orange simple syrup combine 1 1/2 cups sugar with 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Add 1 Tbsp of orange zest and stir. Simmer over medium heat until sugar dissolved and syrup is slightly thickened. It will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for several weeks.


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Have you played the new Olympic Google doodle?
It's Day Three of the Google Olympic Games:
Day 1: Hurdles
Day 2: Basketball
Day 3: Slalom Canoe
Who know what day four holds for us?
(Please be dressage or synchronized something!)
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I played it. I finished. It was better than my attempts at the previous ones. :)
toughest first time so far but I think I like it the best.
I think I hit all the rocks and also rowed directly onto the banks a couple of times, but I still got a bronze medal! Clearly, I am destined for Olympic glory!


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Changes related to "091 BM Wish list for the new place"
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I have designed a UI for the iPhone 4S. What will be the application appearance be if I use the same images and UI for the iPhone3? If I run the same application in iPhone3 and iPhone 4S, what will be the outcome?
Nothing should happen. The iphone 4 has a higher pitch screen but doesn't usually effect the number of pixels in an image/UI however I would think using high res UI design would slow down the iPhone 3. the best way to check is design a background image or UI element and see how they look on each iphone.
This is probably more of a problem if you are talking about OS based icons e.g. for the home screen as already mentioned the 4S has a higher resolution screen than the 3 and therefore up-scaling may result in pixelation. If they are code based rather than pixel then its probably again not a problem.
If it does end up a problem targeting device version should be possible.


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6 Hidden Glitches That Make Famous Video Games Way Better
It doesn't matter how good the graphics get or how many screens, touch pads, and penis holes they add to the controllers: Video games will always have glitches, and we'll always think that some of them are hilarious. We hope that some day we can make a mistake that will bring a stranger as much joy as these six glitches brought us ...
#6. Assassin's Creed III: Connor Kenway, Compulsive Masturbator
Via Almostnerdy.com
One of the glossed-over parts of the Assassin's Creed series is that, since the present-time main character, Desmond Miles, is living out his ancestors' experiences through a big sci-fi machine, it means he has to see everything. Even their very public "displays of affection."
You see, there's a disturbingly common glitch (as in it's happened to more than one person) where it seems that Connor Kenway, Desmond's great-great-something-or-another, is apparently overtaken by the stresses of being an assassin in Colonial America and just starts jacking it wherever he may be. Like by the river:
Via Anton Procter
"They'll never see me coming."
Or with friends:
Via Kotaku.com
"'Become a cop,' they told me. 'It'll be an exciting way to serve your community,' they said."
So, y'know, imagine finding out that your bold, brave ancestor was also a chronic public masturbator and being unable to do anything about it. Also note that this was not the first time in his family line that Desmond encountered such perversions. Yeah, we're not sure how these guys had ancestors in the first place.
The weirdest, or most awesome, thing about this glitch is that the animation isn't just an "if you look at it a certain way" kind of thing. No, it's almost disturbingly real, and it gets kind of uncomfortable to watch after a few seconds. Like someone put it there on purpose, perhaps to make Connor more relatable to the average gamer.
#5. Mortal Kombat's Glitchalities
Fatalities have been a staple of the Mortal Kombat franchise since the very first game, but even killing off incapacitated opponents in brutal ways can get a little repetitive. That's why each game introduced a variation on the classic formula -- like turning your enemies into animals and then brutally killing them ("Animalities"), or just brutally killing yourself for no reason ("Hara-Kiris").
As if that wasn't ridiculous enough, a glitch in Mortal Kombat: Deception allowed players to perform a Fatality and a Hara-Kiri at the same time, with hilarious results. This guy, for example, tries to punch another player's head off, but his own head inexplicably flies away instead ...
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... and comically lands on his opponent. It could be worse -- this one tried so hard to tear off the other guy's arms that he just exploded from the effort:
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There's a scene in The Karate Kid that's exactly like this.
Watch his legs do a little victory dance at the end. Those legs are just stoked about having been freed from the upper half of their body. And yet that isn't the most undignified example. This tough guy in Kill Bill pants takes his opponent off screen, and we hear pounding noises accompanied by blood spatter ... but then the camera pans back to reveal that he's the one who had his limbs rearranged:
"That's exactly how crazy I am! Don't fuck with me!"
Some of these are little surrealist works of art. The character named Kenshi tries to impress his enemy by levitating a palm tree with mental powers. Then he's like "Wait a minute, I don't have mental powers!" and (naturally) explodes:
Via Tobemorecrazy
We call this "The Cracked Retirement Package."
And so on. There's actually 10 minutes of these, and some of them are glorious. So if you're reading this, people who make Mortal Kombat, please make the Glitchalities a real move in the next game. You're clearly out of ideas by now, so you might as well.
#4. The Skyrim Planking Dead
Sandbox games have the great advantage of allowing you to do things like throw 200 dead bodies off the highest mountain in the world, which is exactly what YouTube user GOXSTRAP was doing in Skyrim when he discovered the creepy, yet oddly hilarious, angry dead of Skyrim.
The video begins with the world's biggest waterfall made entirely out of corpses, which are thrown from the top of the Throat of the World, Skyrim's highest point. Frankly, who hasn't done something like this out of boredom in an open-world game? It's pretty much par for the course.
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"To receive our help, you must travel to the land of- Hey, what are you doing? MOTHER OF GOD!"
Then, he tries the stunt again, but with living people. This is where things get bizarre. Upon flying down to examine his works, he discovers something kind of creepy: Some of the "corpses" lying on the ground aren't dead, and they're still able to kind of pivot and face him. Also, they're yelling threats, like the worst parody of the Black Knight scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Via Goxstrap
"Don't mind me. Just making snow demons."
Then the whole thing collapses into absurdity as the characters, still lying "dead" on the ground, begin slithering around like the world is their Slip 'n Slide, continuing to shout and threaten bodily harm.
Via Goxstrap
This is what we're picturing the next time we watch The Evil Dead.
Finally, to put the cherry on this surreal sundae, the player runs while several of the bodies chase him through a pass and onto the other side of the mountain before finally throwing himself off the edge of a cliff, like some weird kind of campfire story karma. Luckily for him (and his soul), he lives, and the corpses apparently disappear, or at least lose interest and return to being dead. Or maybe they just went to chase someone else and are still out there.


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February 13, 2012 01:50
by Jamie W. Betbeze
In its 2011 legislative session, the Alabama Legislature made significant changes affecting the construction industry, specifically relating to the Prompt Payment Act and the Statute of Repose. This article provides practitioners with an update on those amendments.
A. Prompt Payment Act
Since 1995, Alabama law has provided a Prompt Payment Act, Ala. Code § 8-29-1 et seq., to assist contractors and subcontractors with recovering prompt payment for their services on construction jobs. The 2011 amendments modified the maximum retainage provisions included in the Act. These amendments went into effect on September 1, 2011, and apply to contracts entered into on or after that date.
The maximum retainage allowed to be withheld by the owner is 10% of the estimated amount of work properly done and the value of materials stored onsite or suitably stored and insured offsite. Ala. Code § 8-29-3(i). After 50% project completion has been accomplished, no further retainage may be withheld. Id.
In practical terms, therefore, an owner is limited to retaining 5% of the total contract sum as security for proper completion of the job (10% of earned payments for the first half of the job).
Contractors and subcontractors are limited by the same caps. Any retainage withheld in excess of the allowable amount will accrue interest at the rate of 1% per month (12% per annum).
The owner is required to release and pay retainage to the contractor for work completed on any construction contract no later than sixty (60) days after completion of the contractor's work as defined in its contract or "substantial completion" of the project, whichever occurs first. Ala. Code § 8-29-3(l)(1). "Substantial completion" means "the stage in the progress of the project when the project or designated portion thereof is sufficiently complete in accordance with the contract documents with all necessary certificates of occupancy having been issued so that the owner may occupy or use the project for its intended purpose." Ala. Code § 8-29-3(l)(2).
The contractor is required to release and pay retainage to its subcontractors for work completed in accordance with the payment terms agreed to in the parties' contract, but if payment terms are not agreed to, then within seven (7) days of receipt of payment from the owner. Ala. Code § 8-29-3(l)(1); Ala. Code § 8-29-3(b). Owners, contractors, and subcontractors may condition payment on the receipt of a full release of any lien of the contractor, subcontractor, or sub-subcontractor for the amount of work being paid. Ala. Code § 8-29-3(n).
The Prompt Payment Act does not apply to: (1) residential home builders; (2) improvements to real property intended for residential purposes which consist of 16 or fewer residential units; (3) contracts, subcontracts, or sub-subcontracts in the amount of $10,000.00 or less; or (4) contracts with state or local governments (although these contracts do have the benefit of payment bonds under Alabama's Little Miller Act, Ala. Code § 39-1-1 et seq.). Ala. Code § 8-29-7.
In addition, the Prompt Payment Act is not applicable in civil actions to enforce mechanics' or materialmen's liens under Ala. Code § 35-11-210 et seq. Ala. Code § 8-29-8. Finally, the retainage caps and 60-day rule do not apply to construction projects for or by an electric utility regulated by the Public Service Commission. Ala. Code § 8-29-3(m).
B. Statute of Repose.
The 2011 legislative session also saw amendments to the Statute of Repose that significantly limit the potential liability of architects, engineers, and general contractors for damages relating to their work on construction projects. Ala. Code § 6-5-220 et seq.
The amendments provide that no lawsuit may be filed against any architect, engineer, or licensed general contractor for any cause of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) which arises more than seven (7) years after substantial completion of the construction project. Ala. Code § 6-5-221(a). (Formerly, lawsuits could be filed up to thirteen (13) years after substantial completion of a project.)
Under the statute, a cause of action "arises" at the time of injury or, where the injury is latent in nature, at the time the injury should reasonably be discovered. Ala. Code § 6-5-220(e). In general, a lawsuit must be brought within two (2) years after the cause of action arises, Ala. Code § 6-5-221(a), but a latent defect may not cause any actual injury or be discovered for many years after the project has been completed.
Before the current legislation, a latent defect could create a situation where potential liability could go on almost indefinitely. Under the amended Statute of Repose, however, if the cause of action does not arise within seven (7) years of substantial completion of the project, then the injured party is forever barred from filing a lawsuit against the architect, engineer, and general contractor on the project.
The amendments are not retroactive, so the new time limits will only apply to projects that are substantially completed on or after September 1, 2011.
Jaime W. BetbezeHand Arendall LLCMobile, email@example.com
Categories: Construction Law | Damages | Defense Practice | Indeminification | Preemption | State Law | State Supreme Court


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Is it possible to have a custom distance metric defined to determine the distance between two clusters in Agglomerative clustering in Mathematica?
I have a 3 dimension data with string values along all three dimensions.
I want to define my own way of measuring the distance between any two clusters (Strings here...)
Also, I want to stop the clustering when the distance between two clusters is greater than a particular threshold value "T".
Is this available in Mathematica?


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White Bass - Morone chrysops
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Oklahoma Distribution – Although native to Oklahoma, white bass were not found in great numbers until large reservoirs were constructed. Now they are found statewide.
Habitat – These fish usually travel in large schools. Adults prefer open water over sandy shoals during the day and shallows at night.
Natural Food Sources – Shad, minnows, crustaceans and insects.
Spawning – White bass are very prolific. One female can produce up to one million eggs. Reproductive activities are triggered by water temperatures of 50 to 55 degree F. Spawning is at random over weeds, debris and rocks. When tributary streams are available, this species prefers upstream migration for spawning. No parental care is provided to eggs or young.
Facts – The white bass is Oklahoma's state fish. An estimated one and a half million pounds of white bass are harvested annually from Oklahoma waters by sport fishermen. Due to their short life span and high reproductive capacity, no creel limits are imposed on some lakes. Anglers learn to watch for circling and diving gulls and/or surface disturbances as sure signs of schooling shad. where there are shad, white bass are usually nearby.


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PTP3050T: Java I/DL (2010-2011)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Career and Technical Education
COURSE TITLE: Java Programming I/DL
COURSE LENGTH: 18 weeks
About the Program:
Java Programming I prepares students for careers in the IT industry. The course sequence focuses on duties and tasks performed by professionals in computer programming as well as pre-employment and employment skills.
Major Concepts/Content: Programming in Java is a one-semester course designed to teach students Java programming concepts using a structured approach. Students will develop Java applications and applets. Problem solving and program documentation will be emphasized.
Major Instructional Activities: Students will analyze a problem, design a solution, write the program needed to solve the problem, test the program and make the necessary corrections in the program. Activities will include hands-on programming, group and individual assignments and special projects. Students may demonstrate the ability to communicate with instructor and peers via communications software. Students will use electronic learning services to access additional resources.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Assessment will be accomplished by the successful completion of assignments. Assignments will be evaluated for structure, the correct use of programming statements, documentation, conciseness, and appropriateness of the solution to the problem. Success may be demonstrated by written tests, oral tests, class work, projects, or other means deemed appropriate by the instructor.
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Course Objectives: The focus of this course will be the use of JAVA Development Kit, Java SE and Net Beans to produce a variety of interactive programs.


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King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
September 27, 2010
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz began the Cabinet session in Jeddah today by noting the significance of Saudi National Day, reflecting on the rapid development enjoyed by the Kingdom over the past eighty-one years. He then gave a briefing on his most recent contacts with other world leaders.
The Cabinet reviewed a number of domestic issues, praising the establishment of the World Foundation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for Charitable and Humanitarian Works. The ministers also hailed King Abdullah's project, inaugurated in the last ten days of Ramadan, to use modern technologies to preserve the purity of Zamzam water. The initiative, undertaken at the monarch's own expense, is estimated to cost SR 700 million [$186.75 million]. Finally, the Cabinet listened to a summary of the 46th report of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), which reviewed the economic developments in the Kingdom in 2009 and the first quarter of 2010.
On the international front, the ministers reviewed the outcomes of the 7th Meeting of the Interior Ministers of Iraq's Neighboring Countries and the 134th session of Arab League Foreign Ministers. Regarding the opening of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Cabinet stressed the importance of realizing the Millennium Development Goals, which aim to significantly reduce world poverty by 2015. The Kingdom, it was noted, has already managed to meet most of its Millennium Development targets well ahead of schedule.
Addressing its agenda items, the Cabinet approved the establishment of a non-governmental organization, named the "Saudi Society for Quality," supervised by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; approved a draft agreement on general cooperation with Zambia; authorized the Foreign Minister to sign a draft agreement on general cooperation with Djibouti; approved a memorandum of understanding on educational and scientific cooperation between the Saudi Ministry of Higher Education and the Argentine Ministry of Education; authorized the Minister of Finance to sign two draft agreements regarding the avoidance of double taxation and income tax evasion with Ethiopia and Japan; and authorized the Minister of Agriculture to sign a draft agreement on technical cooperation in the field of agriculture and fisheries between the Saudi Ministry of Agriculture and Filipino Ministry of Agriculture.


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I am given the definition: "A matrix A is of full rank if and only if the vector $d$ for which $Ad=0$ is $d=0$."
I don't understand: if we have the matrix
$$\begin{pmatrix}1&2&3\\ 4&5&6\\ 13&19&88\end{pmatrix}$$
It is not of full rank, but what number other than $0$ can we multiply it by to get $0$? The last line is just an example that is independent of the first two.


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Pupils at Pleasant Hill Elementary School put the "fun" in fundraiser when they recently held a "Sock Hop with a Twist" with proceeds benefiting the Pleasant Hill School House Museum.
Gloria Renda, president of the board of directors, approached the school's PTO at the beginning of the school year, asking if the group would once again consider organizing an event to generate money for the museum, which relies on donations and contributions.
Pleasant Hill PTO volunteer Kasey Kuntz accepted the challenge, stressing to pupils that "change" is what is needed to make a difference and can help preserve history.
The "Sock Hop with A Twist" held in April involved pupils in grades pre-kindergarten through six participating through a letter sent home in a gallon-size Baggie. Staff got involved, too.
The goal was to have pupils bring in at least one pair of new socks either creatively designed by them or a new pair of silly make-you-giggle socks. Along with the donation of the pair of socks, a minimum donation of 50 cents was asked to be stuffed inside the socks.
"The generosity of the students was amazing for the first-time collection," Kuntz said, noting the class that collected the most socks - Vickie Shaffer's first-grade class at 30 pairs - was rewarded with an ice cream float party as a thank-you.
The 1950s theme was carried out throughout that week with incentives given out daily to promote the donations for the "Sock Hop" sale, the day of which pupils and staff were encouraged to wear 1950s attire.
Five names were pulled and prizes such as rock 'n roll pajamas, a peace T-shirt and a letterman sweater were awarded. All in all, there were 298 pairs of socks collected and sold with the fundraiser generating $340.35.