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10 Common Words You Had No Idea Were Onomatopoeias
Whether it's the "Pow!" of Batman punching somebody in the face or the "Whop!" of somebody punching Batman in the face, onomatopoeias are everywhere in our culture. They're a fundamental building block of all language, and it's easy to see why: Simply transcribing a sound is the most straightforward, logical way to coin a new word for an unfamiliar thing. But sound and transcription are both very subjective things, so for every blockbuster classic like "bonk," there are 10 more words you use every day that you had no idea were onomatopoeias, because, well, they're kind of dumb. Kind of dumb like these!
#10. Cliche
What it means:
A trite and overused phrase. Like "A dark and stormy night" or "Time heals all wounds" or "Did you drink all my nail polisher remover?"
What the hell is it supposed to sound like?
The forging of a metal printing press plate.
Above: Either a printing press or some form of ancient torture device.
The word "cliche" doesn't derive from any Latin word or even any prior French word. Actually, as legend has it, a group of printers back in 1800s France got the idea to save time by forging common phrases onto a single plate instead of writing out every line of text word-by-word. In English, these plates are referred to as stereotypes.
"Cliche" is the word you hallucinate when you sleep with too many people's wives and disparage their countries, France.
So when you utter a cliche, you're saying something that is so unoriginal that there's actually a prepared mold to represent it. And when you unjustly "stereotype" a person or race, what you're really doing is "forging them onto a French printing press plate." You monster.
#9. Blimp
What it means:
A big ol' balloon. People ride in it. Mostly just mustachioed villains these days.
What the hell is it supposed to sound like?
Someone slapping the outside of a fully-inflated dirigible.
What most people know as a blimp is more technically (correctly) known as a dirigible, or a non-rigid airship. The word "blimp" only came about in 1915, when Lt. A.D. Cunningham of the British Royal Navy Air Service decided to strike the side of a royal airship with his thumb, and it made a sound that he interpreted as "blimp." Which was a pretty ballsy move, considering how fragile dirigibles were back in the day.
"Oh my God. Oh Jesus, I only tapped it. I'm so sorry."
Cunningham liked the sound so much that he repeated it incessantly. Inexplicably, his Royal Navy Air buddies were so entertained by Cunningham's insane mutterings that they repeated the story to other officers, instead of drowning him in unsalted water, as British Maritime Law demands.
#8. Sneeze
What it means:
That thing you do where part of your soul escapes through your nose.
What the hell is it supposed to sound like?
A person sneezing. Imagine that.
You're an Anglo-Saxon. It's the eighth century. You have swords and ships and mead and like, no regard for the sanctity of consonants. If somebody sneezed, how would you transcribe the sound?
You have to use an "S" or two in the word, sure, but otherwise -- fuck it. You're a damn Viking. Somebody's gonna correct your spelling? Do something crazy. Put some "F"s in there. Yeah, like, right next to some "N"s. Just to see if anybody says anything, so you can bash their face in for it.
That's how we got the early words "fneosan" and "fnese."
"Fneosan! What? SAY SOMETHING, BITCH."
Unfortunately, history's pansies won out in the end and messed up one of language's greatest onomatopoeias. On early Old English manuscripts, an "F" looked very similar to an "S," and since the "FN" phoneme was too balls-in-your-eye awesome for the average reader, they assumed that "fneosan" and "fnese" were "sneosan" and "snese." Eventually, the word modernized, and became the present-day "sneeze."
And now nobody's face gets bashed in at all.
We call this progress?
Society went to hell as soon as people stopped carrying axes on a daily basis.
#7. Laugh
What it means:
To express amusement vocally. Hopefully you are familiar with this term, otherwise you likely find this article every bit as confusing as you do infuriating.
What the hell is it supposed to sound like?
A person actually laughing. Like this: "What a good joke you have just told: I too disrespect the Nordic peoples! Laughlaughlaugh."
Apparently "NORDIC" is the sound your hand makes when striking someone's sarcastic little face.
Around the fifth century, early Europeans used the word "hlaehhan" to indicate laughter. It was pure and logical onomatopoeia: Crash some Old English throat abuse into the nasally intoned "ha ha" from The Simpsons' Nelson Muntz, and you've got a pretty good idea what early European merriment sounded like. But the word went through so many abbreviations and modernizations over the years -- mostly to remove all the superfluous letters and to not sound quite so much like Fran Drescher being put in a choke hold -- that its modern form, "laugh," is now practically unrecognizable.
Later in 1720, the Scots found themselves in a similar predicament, when the modern "laugh" onomatopoeia didn't quite capture the spirit of a hearty Scottish chortle. To remedy this problem, they created the word guffaw, and were quickly and brutally subjugated by the English for their grammatical heresy.
Oh look, there's even a chart to depict the joyful act of laug -- arrgh kill it!
#6. Bumblebee
What it means:
A fuzzy and/or wuzzy insect. Possibly named Christopher the Bee.
What the hell is it supposed to sound like?
Before it became known as the bumblebee, nature's Augustus Gloop was referred to as either the humblebee or the dumbledor, because of its modest nature and wizardly powers (?). In the early 1500s, a poet decided to mix things up and use the Middle English word "bombyll" in his poem, because mo-fo's back in the 1-5s straight didn't give a f...olly. But in actuality, all three of these prefixes -- "humble," "dumble" and "bombyll" -- were attempting to imitate the buzz of a bee.
This is all a trick by the bees to make them sound adorable.
For those wondering why J.K. Rowling decided to name a main character in the Harry Potter novels after an archaic word for bumblebee, she once explained she "imagined him walking around humming to himself a lot." She settled on "Dumbledor" because "Professor Whackjob" was a little unflattering, and "Professor Hummingbird" apparently made him sound like too much of a hippie.

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A person who is a douche bag as well as a faggot.
Trevor has a rist is a little Douche Fag.
by Ronald Potter April 07, 2008
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Used to describe those who have gone beyond being a Douche(bag), and/or a Faggot. They exercise many tendencies that are to be made fun of, and rarely have witty if good come backs.
Pronounced; Dhey-shh-fag
Pronounced; Dhey-shh-fag
God you suck so much. You are such a douchefag.
by The Neutrachrist October 29, 2005
douche-fag: a cross between a fag and a douchebag. someone who is somewhat of a prick, not easy to get along with. irrational and likes to have sex with other men.
ryan: I went to the mall, and I aw this cute guy and he was with your bitch sister. I wish he was with me instead because I'm sexy.
al: you're such a douchefag
al: you're such a douchefag
by alex middleton December 04, 2006
when you wanna call someone a douche bag but realize its overused, so you add fag at the end instead.
shut the fuck up you fucking douche fag
by Urban Dictionary June 25, 2006
A combination of a fag and a douche bag, originating in lakewood ohio, as a direct result of stupid acts carried out by its fine, upstanding citizens.
One who exhibits many assholian charachteristics, such as being both a cock- block and a 3 beer queer
by EGMONEY June 26, 2005
a very gay individual who enjoys making everyone around him very annoyed, some have even considered suicide after speaking to him.. they have been known to offer condoms and free drinks to people in exchange for rides home and friendship. they are known to be seen in the locker room of the current sport they are playing crying in the corner because no one likes them. they generally parasitically attach themselves to anyone who makes eye contact with them. absolutly no one likes this cum gurgling, turtle sodomizing, cock gobbling, queef inhaling, twat waffling, used tampon eating, semen demon
boy 1: i think im going to go kill myself.
boy 2: why?
boy 1: cody triece just talked to me for two minutes straight.
boy 2: that douchefag
boy 2: why?
boy 1: cody triece just talked to me for two minutes straight.
boy 2: that douchefag
by the girls he raped @ school February 22, 2010
A douchebag who also happens to be a closet homosexual. See fratboy.
Brody: Bro, I went to this frat party last night and got SO FUCKED UP BRO. My ass hurts too for some reason but it was fun bro, you should have been there bro.
Tom: Did you know you're a douchefag?
Tom: Did you know you're a douchefag?
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Q: My question concerns my 16-month-old son, Patrick. His tooth development seems to me to be somewhat delayed. He has had his front teeth for some time and molars have just come in. But, in casual discussion with my dental technician, she seemed surprised that his "laterals" (I understand that to be the teeth between the molars and the front teeth) have yet to come in. Should I be worried?
A: There is a lot of variation in the normal eruption time for children's teeth. The front two teeth (central incisors) are first--lower ones at six to ten months of age, followed by upper ones. The lateral incisors, on either side of those front two teeth, come in next, between 9 and 16 months of age. This completes the front set of teeth, resulting in four on the top and four on the bottom.
The first molar comes in next, at about 14 to 18 months. However, this tooth is not right next to the front teeth. The canine tooth is the tooth that appears between the front four and the first molar, but it comes in after the first molar, usually about three months later. Thus it is perfectly normal to see a toddler with four front teeth, then a space on both sides, and then a "back tooth" on each side.
I am not sure from your description if this is what your child has. Athough it would be unusual for your child not to have the lateral incisors if he already has his first molars, it does not mean there is a problem if he does. As long as the appearance of the teeth is normal, and the gums are healthy, a slight change in order of appearance should not cause you to worry. Once your child has the full set of eight top teeth and eight bottom teeth, there is usually a long wait until the second molars (the two year molars) appear between 24 and 32 months of age.
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Shari Nethersole is a physician at Children's Hospital, Boston, and an instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She graduated from Yale University and Harvard Medical School, and did her internship and residency at Children's Hospital, Boston. As a pediatrician, she tries to work with parents to identify and address their concerns.


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It seems someone has hijacked one of the TinyURLs that was sent out in the marketing communication and it now redirects users to a porn site. Is there anyway we can reclaim the TinyURL?
@PeanutsMonkey You didn't really answer John's question. At least it doesn't seem so. You just restated that people end up at a porn site. (Maybe you're just being brief at the cost of clarity.) I'm not sure it's even possible to "take over" an existing TinyURL in the way you're describing.
Use LongURL to find out where the tinyurl is really pointing. It'll also show you if there are subsequent redirects. So if you first see your original URL, and then the porn site, that means the redirect is happening on your end, not via TinyURL itself.
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5 Reasons Anyone Could Defeat the CIA in the Bourne Trilogy
#2. The CIA Has Severe Staffing Problems
Here is a typical encounter with the Treadstone/CIA henchmen. When Bourne tracks the aforementioned CIA leak to an apartment at the same time as a team bad guys, Bourne manages to trick them with a flashlight taped to an osculating fan. Seriously, the agents clumsily fall for it like they are the goddamned Wet Bandits from Home Alone.
This is typical of the faceless killers sent off to hunt Bourne, shown here practicing the old "Swing-through-a-frosted-window-while-blindly-shooting-in-the-air technique:"
But really the staffing issues are apparent even in the top-tier positions. For instance, meet Nicky Parsons, a field agent who works at Treadstone's French headquarters:
She does sort of Save The Last Dance for Mr. Bourne.
She appears to be the only employee of Treadstone France (put in charge of literally everything from assassinations to crime scene cover-ups) which means she's terribly overworked for someone who looks like they were recruited strait out of elementary school.
Although she did get to regionals with her jr. high's assassination team.
You could say that maybe she's just some kind of super spy prodigy, but in the second movie Bourne interrogates Nicky at gunpoint and she cries like a little girl watching her kitten get run over, before folding to Bourne like a kitten getting run over.
Oh yeah, also in the third film it is revealed that Nicky had a previous intimate relationship with Bourne before he lost his memory, so this whole time her bosses also saw no reason why they shouldn't keep Bourne's emotional ex on board while they hunted him down and tried to kill him.
Speaking of her bosses...
#1. The CIA Has Severe Management Issues
These problems really do go right to the top. First you have the aforementioned Deputy Director of the CIA, Ward Abbott:
And under him you have the head of the super secret Treadstone mind controlled assassin program, Alexander Conklin:
There is a scene in the first film, The Bourne Identity, where Abbott is questioning Conklin about a failed assassination attempt. Conklin reminds his boss that he had previously promised to "never ask a direct question" pertaining to the project, to which Abbott replies: "You've never screwed up before."
Really, we feel like the whole failure of the secret cabal to kill Jason Bourne can be traced back to that extremely ineffective management technique. Imagine this was the established policy at your job. "Steve, we will never ask you what you're doing unless and until something goes disastrously wrong. Now do your thing!"
It's the classic never-look-at-the-tire-gauge-until-after-the-tire-explodes technique. Though maybe that's not a strong enough analogy considering this is a project based around brainwashing and programming super solders for illegal assassination missions.
But logic isn't cool.
In the end, this particular employee/employer relationship between Conklin and Abbott breaks down considerably when Abbott has Conklin shot in the middle of the street. That's why this movie should be shown in every business class as a "what not to do." If you ever are at the head of a project, or have people working under you, drop in on them every once in a while. Ask to see their work. Don't let things get so bad that you have to murder them.
Deputy Director Abbott continues to employ the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Bosses when one of his employees later approaches him in secrecy to reveal evidence that suggests amnesiac-riddled agent Jason Bourne has been framed. Faced with an employee who is so loyal that when he suspected a possible internal affair he came to him and no one else, Abbott of course stabs him to death.
The whole thing culminates in Abbott making a Scooby Doo confession to Bourne, who records everything. Abbott then he blows his own stupid brain all over the wall.
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The 6 Most Insanely Misguided Attempts at Viral Marketing
The goal for marketing types in the Internet age is a "viral" ad campaign. You pull off some publicity stunt, there's tons of coverage on the internet, you wind up with millions of eyeballs for virtually no cost.
But viral campaigns are all about pushing the envelope. You have to shock people to get their attention, and this is where the potential for disaster lies.
Awful, hilarious disaster.
#6. Promoting a Video Game With the Threat of Murder
Like most of today's best video games, Splinter Cell is all about the gratuitous violence. While a reasonable marketing team would use half naked ladies and bitchin' guitar licks to promote their ultra-violent entertainment, the geniuses behind Splinter Cell decided nothing short of an act of terror would do the trick.
"We were going to get a billboard, but then we remembered Alan Rickman's brilliant viral marketing campaign in Die Hard."
So in April, 2010, Splinter Cell hired an actor to wear heavily bandaged hands (like a character from the game, apparently) and wave a fake gun at strangers in a New Zealand bar, and they did it without the obligatory "THIS IS A MARKETING STUNT" sign usually recommended for such endeavors. And we should note that the gun didn't look fake, at all.
The Backfire:
This was not the gun.
Shockingly, the reaction from the bar patrons was not to go out and buy Splinter Cell. Instead, someone just ruined everything and yelled, "He's got a gun!" Things just went to hell from there.
"Excuse us, have you heard about the newest Mario game?"
The cops came, totally disrupting the rest of the "campaign," which was supposed to include a second actor who came in and saved the day. But he never got that far, on account of the chaotic storm of horror that occurs when a bandage-handed madman interrupts happy hour.
There were two bits of good news for the fake gunman, though. One: The police really thought he was wielding a real gun, so he's lucky he didn't get "splintered celled" with bullets himself. And two: convincing a bar full of people he was a real terrorist means he's really got the acting chops to be make it big someday.
Next stop: Broadway!
#5. Toyota Scares the Shit out of its Prospective Customers
Alternate reality games have become pretty common in marketing. Customers love them and they're effective advertisements. For those unfamiliar with the concept, they're basically promotions that mix together all sorts of different media to guide players through a story. For example, if you sign up for a game about an upcoming movie, one of its characters might send you e-mails and leave you telephone messages with passwords in them to help you navigate a complex website.
Then Steve Buscemi comes to your house and makes you pancakes.
So last year, Toyota launched a game called "The Other You" to promote the Toyota Matrix. This game wasn't exactly a "game" as much as it was an elaborate, interactive pranking campaign. Or maybe better phrase would probably be "stalking campaign."
It was a tossup between this clown and stalkers for hire. Toyota went with the less-creepy option.
For one thing, you weren't playing for yourself. You signed up an unwitting friend. Then that friend got stalked by a stranger who called them and said they were going to come to their house. How Toyota thought this would compel people to buy their cars is unknowable.
The Backfire
When a Los Angeles woman started receiving threatening e-mails, a link to a fake MySpace page and a fake bill in her name for trashed hotel rooms, her first thought sure as hell wasn't Oh, must be a clever promotion from an automaker, perhaps I should visit one of their fine dealerships.
This is probably closer to her reaction.
The pretend stalking, which lasted for five days, scared her enough that she went to her family for protection and, according to her 10 million dollar lawsuit, her health and job performance suffered.
Toyota's counterargument was that she consented to the game, which makes perfect sense except for the fact that she had absolutely no clue what was going on. The results of the lawsuit are still pending, but in the meantime look for Toyota's new "Buy a Corolla or we'll send an axe murderer to your house" initiative.
"Just kidding! I'm actually going to murder you whether you buy a Camry or not."
#4. A Phone Company Stages a Meteorite Crash to Cheer Everyone Up
One country that has been hit particularly hard by the worldwide financial meltdown is Latvia, and as a result its government was desperate to cut costs. Everybody in Latvia was feeling kind of down, so when a meteorite crashed into a field one evening and an amateur video of its discovery went viral on the Internet, people were glad to have something other than their awful economy to talk about.
The Latvian masses gathered around the nation's only "Internetting box" to watch the video.
The crash site soon became a media circus: the press converged on it, civilians came to check it out (after paying money to the enterprising landowner) and the government sent a bunch of scientists and soldiers to make sure it wasn't radioactive or full of angry aliens. Everyone was very excited, at least until the sun rose and the scientists were able to get a clear look at the site, at which point they immediately called bullshit.
It was a fake crater, and not even a very good one. Responsibility was soon claimed by Tele2, a Swedish telecommunications company.
The Backfire
"If they can do this, imagine how awesome their cell reception must be!"
They claimed the stunt was designed to "draw attention away from Latvia's economic crisis and towards something else more interesting," which suggests that either they thought it was their job to be a cheerleader for another country, or that making the government waste a ton of money on investigating hoaxes was somehow going to draw attention away from budget problems.
"Don't worry about the fuel, just look at the beauty of the flames."
Not to mention that either they were arrogant enough to assume people wouldn't object to them manipulating headlines, or they had a very poor understanding of the phrase "making the news."
"Oil spills are really grabbing a lot of headlines. Let's do something with that."
They later clarified by saying that the hoax was part of an upcoming marketing campaign, and that "the message will become clear as soon as the concept is launched." It better have been a damn good concept, because they needed new customers after the Latvian government found a way to make up for all the money they wasted: They canceled their contracts with Tele2.


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8 Oct 2012 12:14 AM #1
Grid over ExtJS form
I have to display list of the items over the ExtJS 4.1 form. Not sure if we can use GridPanel over the ExtJS form.
My code will be something like below-
var winChangeLogForm = Ext.widget('form', {
layout: {
type: 'vbox',
align: 'stretch'
border: false,
bodyPadding: 10,
fieldDefaults: {
labelAlign: 'top',
labelWidth: 100,
labelStyle: 'font-weight:bold'
items: [{
xtype: 'grid',
id: 'ChangeLogPanel',
Please let me know how should I display grid/ list over the form with 5 columnsThanks, Pravin
8 Oct 2012 12:46 AM #2
What do you mean by "Over the form" ? Do you mean a popup window?
If so used a window with the grid inside it.
8 Oct 2012 6:11 AM #3
Per the API, here is a window with a grid inside.
Ext.create('Ext.window.Window', { title: 'Hello', height: 200, width: 400, layout: 'fit', items: { xtype: 'grid', border: false, // One header just for show. There's no data, columns: [{header: 'World'}], // A dummy empty data store store: Ext.create('Ext.data.ArrayStore', {}) } }).show();
8 Oct 2012 7:38 PM #4
Thanks Scott.. this is what I was looking for. I have one more question which is posted at -
Could you please let me know how I can resolve that issue?Thanks, Pravin


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Jumping the gun
Accusations, anger build as Oxnard PD waits for results of brutality investigations
By Justin Formanek 11/15/2012
It has been a busy few months for the Todo Poder al Pueblo (All Power to the People) Collective of Oxnard. The group, most visibly represented by organizers Elliott Gabriel and Francisco Romero, has held several marches protesting alleged police brutality by the Oxnard Police Department since August.
"This campaign wasn't something we initiated. It was simply a response, a response to every incident of harassment, every casual act of disrespect, every unjust incarceration and every act of routine abuse by the Oxnard Police Department," said Gabriel, who is listed as the administrator on the Collective's website, at an Oct. 23 Oxnard City Council meeting.
The earliest march, on Aug. 20, came in response to the June 24 death of Robert Ramirez, a 26-year-old Oxnard resident, who was overdosing on methamphetamine when police were called. The Collective, along with members of Ramirez's family, has alleged that the cause of Ramirez's death was not drug-related, but that he was beaten to death by seven to 10 officers after he was handcuffed.
The Collective has provided a "Fact Sheet" on its website (todopoderalpueblo.org, which claims that Ron Bamieh, the Ramirezes' attorney, has "collected video evidence and witness testimonies which prove that Ramirez did not attack any officers but that they approached him first, took him to the ground, and began beating him." No conclusive videos or photos, however, have been released.
The Oxnard Police Department, believing any additional evidence to be invaluable to its investigation, sent two letters to Bamieh, requesting any video evidence he possessed. Bamieh responded with a letter stating that, while he did indicate that he "viewed video tape and audio recordings," he never actually "stated any such videos and/or audios were in [his] possession." He did, however, offer to forward the requests to his clients and provide any information they authorized. To date, the Oxnard Police Department has not received any additional evidence from either Bamieh or the Ramirez family.
Photo by Heber Pelayo
A protester rests on the steps of the Veterans Memorial at Plaza Park in Downtown Oxnard as the demonstration winds down.
The exact cause of Ramirez's death is still pending findings from Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office, a process that has stalled the investigation.
"The toxicology report hasn't come back yet. There haven't been any formal conclusions, which I find hard to believe, considering how long it's been and how long it usually takes to do that," said Bamieh, who added that results typically take "about six weeks."
The Collective, meanwhile, organized a second march, which took place on Sept. 11. Nearly 200 protesters weaved through La Colonia neighborhood chanting "Killer cops, off our streets."
As the marchers gathered outside City Hall, the sounds of drums and chanting drowned out a presentation given by CSU, Channel Islands President Richard Rush, who was accepting a proclamation for the university's 10th anniversary. The noise continued even as members of the Oxnard Fire Department received a commendation for their response to a fire at the Ormond Beach Generating Station, and it did not subside until the start of the public comments section.
Photo by Matthew Hill
Family members of Robert Ramirez hold large photographs showing his bruised face. Ramirez died on June 23, 2012, while in Oxnard Police custody.
Only a few from the march were allowed time to speak during the public comment period, among them Gabriel, Romero and Teresa Ramirez, Robert's mother. Those who had filled out comment cards, but were not called because others who had arrived earlier had taken the majority of the time, crumpled their papers and threw them to the ground.
Gabriel yelled, "Bullshit" in response to Mayor Tom Holden's advisement that the 30-minute allotment had elapsed, adding "You don't respect us, how do you expect us to respect you?" as he and others filed out of the chambers.
This came after Romero, whose 2006 bid for an Oxnard City Council seat was backed by a grass-roots organization of the same name as the Collective, issued subpoenas to Police Chief Jeri Williams and the "seven unidentified" officers involved in Ramirez's death. The subpoenas — which were not officially binding under California law, not having been issued formally by a judge, court clerk or attorney — ordered them to appear before "the People's Tribunal for Justice" held the following week at Cafe on A, listed as the Collective's address of operations.
Williams did not attend, citing the inappropriateness of engaging in a public debate about the Ramirez incident as it was pending litigation and an investigation by the Ventura County District Attorney's Office. She did, however, offer to meet with "persons who have a complaint or [wish to] make specific allegations of misconduct."
The Tribunal took this as an admission of guilt.
"Our Tribunal for Justice hereby find Chief Jeri Williams and the seven unidentified officers guilty of the death of Robert Ramirez," said Romero, adding that it was "determined the aforementioned individuals are clear fugitives who have refused to answer for their aggression and hostility towards us."
Following its verdict, the Collective seemed to quietly go about its business until the events of Oct. 13, when two other Oxnard residents were killed in a police shootout.
Jose Zepeda, Justin Villa and Rafael Hernandez were stopped by police shortly after 10 p.m. and, after they attempted to drive away, a brief pursuit ensued. They stopped again at the 100 block of Garfield Avenue and both Zepeda and Villa fled on foot.
That's when the bullets began to fly.
The Oxnard Police Department maintains that the officers at the scene were fired upon first and began shooting in return. Villa was wounded and both Zepeda and Alfonso Limon, an innocent bystander, were killed.
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Oxnard residents march in protest of recent police-related deaths in their community.
Limon's family has since filed a government claim for damages against the Oxnard Police Department, which called its actions "negligent" and "reckless." Furthermore, the claim states that officers shot Limon despite his being in "full view" and yelling "multiple times" not to shoot. The firm representing the Limon family could not be reached for comment, but Bamieh trusts that it's making the right call for its clients.
"I'm assuming that the lawyer knows what he's doing. He's done this before and has concluded, from his own investigation, that it's an appropriate time to do so," he said.
The Collective added a stop at a memorial for Limon and Zepeda during the Oct. 22 march for the National Day of Action Against Police Brutality. Unlike the previous protests, this one skirted the cusp of being considered orderly.
"The march was strong and, with very few exceptions, it was very disciplined," said Gabriel.
Approximately 400 people took part, and as the Collective's following swelled, its control over its own events seemed to wane. The crowd swarmed through intersections, with some yelling "Dogs! Murderers!" at police intent on keeping the group moving and not obstructing traffic. Others scrawled on trees, a bus stop and the gazebo and the Veteran's Memorial in Plaza Park. Several jumped on vehicles downtown.
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Demonstrators shut down the intersection in front of the building where Alfonso Limon was killed.
Despite this, and the Oxnard Police Department's assurance that it would be reviewing video evidence to determine "potential arrests," the protest drew a barrage of media coverage.
The Collective has been critical of the previous coverage of its protests and details regarding Ramirez, accusing local news outlets of being "Xerox machines" for Oxnard PD's press releases.
The group did, however, release a video on Oct. 15 that it claims shows the "execution" of Limon, and urged that the footage be "used effectively."
"The video speaks for itself," said Gabriel. "He was executed in cold blood as he pleaded for his life. The video shows that much."
The video is not as clear-cut as Gabriel claims. It is a dark and shaky 90-second clip from the low-resolution camera of a witness's cell phone. Beyond the presence of both police and gunfire, little can be ascertained with any degree of confidence. (To view the video, click here.)
The Collective did not respond to several requests for clarification or comment on the video.
Prior to the Oct. 22 protest, the League of United Latin Citizens (LULAC) advised that residents hold off on protests until the ongoing investigations bore fruit. Social justice committee chairman Dave Rodriguez stressed that LULAC's foremost concern was the safety and well-being of residents.
When asked about the current state of the investigations, Rodriguez said the group was, at best, optimistic.
"Satisfied isn't the word I'd use," he said, adding that the group was taking steps on its own, including talks with Chief Williams and Ventura County Sherriff Geoff Dean.
LULAC's stance drew condemnation from the Collective, which stated that those from the organization were "precisely the 'community leaders' that [they] don't need," and accused them of being shills for Chief Williams.
But the outrage displayed by the Collective is not indicative of all of Oxnard's citizens. Others have added their voices to Council chambers in support of the police department, such as the Revs. Edgar Mohorko and Greg Runyon of the National Police Clergy Council.
At the Oct. 16 Council meeting, Mohorko affirmed his group's commitment to "diffuse some of the tensions" felt in the community. Runyon, meanwhile, reminded those present to keep the situation in perspective.
"Sometimes we forget that, though it happened [in Colonia], it could have happened anywhere in our community," said Runyon, adding ,"We have a tendency to polarize in our statements and in our actions. Until we know differently, I think we have to assume that this started because people broke the law."
Former Oxnard Mayor Dr. Manuel Lopez was confident that the recent tensions were indicative of a typical ebb and flow and did not point to a growing rift between the police and citizens.
"By and large, we've gotten along very, very well. It's periodic that something comes up and excites," he said. "There have been many periods over the years where this happens and then, for a long time, there's peace in the community."
Walter Ontiveros, a lifelong Oxnard resident, expressed his doubt regarding the accusations that police officers were of a "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality.
"It can't be easy for a police officer to have to pull out his gun and shoot somebody," he said.
Yet it is impossible to ignore that there have been three deaths as a result of police gunfire: Limon, Zepeda, and a name often absent from the Collective's Council addresses, Michael Mahoney.
Mahoney, a 36-year-old resident with a history of mental instability, was shot to death by police on Aug. 14. After firing a shot in his home, he confronted officers, holding a gun to his own head. Mahoney then challenged officers to shoot him and pointed his gun at them. His death has never received the level of attention that the Collective has given to Limon, Zepeda or even Ramirez.
Regardless, the attention drawn to Oxnard does seem to have borne fruit. Last week Chief Williams called for the aid of the Office of Independent Review, a civilian oversight group created by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, citing a need for an outside entity to review both the Ramirez and Limon incidents. The City Council would need to approve the expense, which could run upward of $100,000.
The question remains, however, whether the Collective's continued involvement will aid in achieving an equitable resolution or if organizers are simply tossing matches at a powder keg.
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After many, many Sundays of carrying my purse, church bulletins, children's crafts, choir music, returned casserole dishes, and more...I finally came up with a solution for holding it all! What you see above is our "church bag". When we have items that must be taken to church, they get put in the bag so they are ready to travel with us to the next service. This bag has been invaluable to our family, and, again, is one of those simple solutions that makes a big difference!
I knew I wanted a bag that would be easily identifiable as our family's (just in case it was accidentally left at church), so I searched on Ebay for personalized boat tote bags, and found the Embroidery and Gift Store. The bag you see above cost me $20 plus shipping, and I got to choose my font, design, and colors. Here is a link to the page for the bag itself and also a link to the page which shows additional lettering choices for the tote bags. I chose a two-tone selection in the 'Katy' font with black and red. You can see a close-up below:
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- Love Being A Nonny said...
Great idea! Love it!
- October 31, 2011 at 7:02 AM
- Rosie said...
Another great idea...thanks for sharing this!
- October 31, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- Farrah said...
I have an assortment of totes and they are so handy! My art supplies are in one and in the car I keep one with a magazine, hand sanitizer, lipgloss, composition notebook and pens, and water bottle. Very cute font, Mrs. Wilt. That is cheaper than LL Bean and if they hold up then worth it!
- November 1, 2011 at 7:36 AM
- Cathie Bryk said...
love this!
I need one for everything I do - this might help me not forget things.
Of course then there will be 20 different bags - but that could still work ;)
- November 1, 2011 at 9:13 AM
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Did you know Woot is keeping you from seeing popular "free" deals?
It's been addressed, indirectly, before in other questions asking for official tag rulings.
The staff members have always remained quiet on all questions regarding this. Fair's fair, everyone has secrets.
But rather than asking the staff, this question is meant for you guys.
Did you know that deals with the "free" tag are removed from the top deals on the "current rank" tab, and thus preventing you from seeing it throughout the day?
If you post a freebie deal without the "free" tag, certain staff members (not all, of them, I've noticed), will add the "free" tag, thus removing it from public viewing.
This concerned me a little bit, as freebie deals are by far some of the most useful and most popular deals on this site. After all, what's a better deal than FREE?
What do you think about woot censoring deals tagged "free"? Any ideas as to why?
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I would guess it has to do with some shady sites and/ or Facebook/ Twitter deals. I've gotten a ton of free samples because of deals.woot, but I've also avoided some based on the comments.
It might be a case of a small number of shady or fake sites ruining the concept for the rest.
I was so mad, I quit! Anyways, grats @moosezilla
Oh snap! Snuck right in there this morning! Gratz moosey! Now the real test is to see if you can hold it as long as lichme ;)
I dont think woot should remove it but it should not count towards your rank. Nothing beats a free deal unless seller is giving you money or something of value for purchising a free item.
It's all about making money. deals.woot makes money off of referral links to some (not all) websites. Free deals to not provide any revenue but take up the top spots on the list blocking other deals that could provide revenue from being seen. Woot is a for profit company so they will look to maximize revenue in any way they can.
This is something that makes it less user friendly but in the long run will not matter to them. If they loose some active members other new members will come along to replace their activity. Since the new members will not know this is being done or was changed they will proceed on their merry way without a thought to what they could be missing.
Woot is about nothing more than moving money, any pretense to community is a hangover from the previous owners.
That said, it is lame and irritating that free deals (the best kind) are removed. Another part of the reason why I find myself coming here less and less.
@fenriq: I suppose if that's entirely true, then I'm kind of in denial about it...only because I know some of the staff members are still dedicated to the community side of things...maybe we're all in denial.
@dmaz: It does seem that way, but it's also possible that it's just their job to make it seem that way.
Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I keep seeing more and more community-friendly things get pushed aside to to squeeze more money out of the sites. Keeping a few mods on community-duty does make it less noticeable.
I disagree the for a while I was signing up for free stuff and got about %20 of what I signed up for. This means an %80 failure rate. I would hide that failure too.
Stuff I did get.
5 hour energy
Lots of stuff I did not get, but I did not get it so I do not remember.
@caffeine_dude: Yeah, I started avoiding those enter-your-address-here-and-wait-6-8-weeks freebies a while ago. What i had in mind was the many store and restaurant deals that have a no-purchase-necessary freebie on a specific day, or with printed coupon :)
And then?
no and then
It's woot's site, they can do as they please, same as each member of the community.
@lichme: Way to troll the question.
We're tagging things with #free again? Huh. Last time I paid attention, #free was removed in favor of listing as $0.00.
@druke: +10 :-D
@dw1771: You are, of course, absolutely correct. They can & do as they please - and have every right to do that. As I see it, there are those of us who would like to know the rules, etc. ...So that we can follow & abide by them. When something is drastically changed, such as the Free tag, then I'd like to know.
Freebies are the very best deals. If deals woot chooses to "hide" them, then I'd like to know. Won't post them anymore. And will most likely go to other sites that are more welcoming.
I enjoy deals, and want to remain here as an active participant. Just asking for a little acknowledgement & info. I don't think that's too much to ask. You probably disagree. And, I guess, the PTB do, too. Sad.
I was really PO'd when Woot had nothing mentioning Jimmy Johns free sub day a while back! This is probably what happened, that or the deal was removed because someone didn't post it exactly after midnight prime meridian time(or whatever stupid rules the powers that be have decided to enforce about when a deal can be posted);)
NO reason free deals can't be posted 12 hrs prior to the day they will be on, well I guess other than someone decided it can't.......
@gmwhit: I actually agree with you that it would be nice to know what is/isn't allowed. Are free deals not welcome because of abuse, like the mystery boxes of yore? Failure of an organization to bring understanding and get feedback to/from the users/consumers leads to problems (see JCPenney), I merely am stating that if this is indeed larger issue for woot, and if it is not handled properly, then the organization will be doing damage to itself, which is the right of the organization.
@dw1771: Thought this question was about Free tags; not sure how that relates to mystery boxes or JC Penny. I know nothing of that 'abuse.' As far as I know there has been NO abuse of free deals.
I asked a question about the assumed change in 2 tags - 'free' & 'lingerie.' It appears that deals decided to exclude those tags from certain tabs. That makes those deals essentially disappear from view. Deals that were "Free" in the past might, or might not, have a Free tag added. Either way, they still were included in the Top & Popular tabs. They no longer are.
Just want to know if it's a permanent change. That's all. An aside: I believe that @ohcheri has solved the 'lingerie' problem by using other tags. Unable to do that w/free deals because some mods add the free tag.
....With a thank you and very grateful nod to @dmaz for asking this question!!
I too would like to know what's going on with this, it seems pretty bizarre. I wonder if it could be due to "free" deals being generally harder to verify and police than non-free deals? I'm sure we've all requested something free only to receive nothing at all. Or are spammers adding free "deals" of things that don't normally cost money in the first place, like garage-band MP3s and self-published PDF eBooks?
I'd say the community at least deserves to know the real reason. Pre-Amazon Woot would have at least been open and honest with us.
Get rid of the free tag! It can be posted in the title/body of the deal. That is all.
@jsimsace: can't- woot workers add it
If you're looking for Free deals, go to SlickDeals. Hover over the Forums tag and click on "Freebies" in the drop down list.
@panthiest: Thanks, I understand that. :) Why can't we get the PTB to abolish it and replace it with something else?
Oh...... Oh, boo. Yeah... boo (sorry to sound in so late on this one).
@jsimsace: Why would they though, if the whole point is to keep free deals off the first page?
Why can't we change the "whole point"? Maybe stage a "free" meme? I've suffered through worse. :)
Could be fun even if it doesn't actually change anything
@jsimsace: Cool idea! It would be fun...it'd keep em busy with having to add SO many "free" tags to stuff just to keep the first page clean of them haha
@jsimsace: I tried adding a free shirt today and used the tag costless instead of free- it got deleted :(
@missellienc: Thx, yes Slickdeals is a nice site and will get more people over time if Woot Deals becomes too corporate and censored. :(


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Was that a 'good one,' or are you being polite?
Instead the laughter is either a nervous response to a situation that is surprising, a sarcastic response to a situation that is frustrating, or it is an insincere forced laugh to be polite or to kiss up to someone.
When I think about it, there are times when someone makes a comment that is obviously supposed to be funny — but isn't at all — and instead of making the person feel awkward by staring at him and saying, "Was that suppose to be funny?!" I force myself to smile and say, "Ha ha, that was a good one."
Then when I walked away I roll my eyes and mutter to myself, "Don't quit your day job, Shecky."
And I'm sure we've all been in situations where someone important — like the boss or a key customer or the pope — tries to crack a joke, which on a humor scale of one to ten is a minus-three. After an awkward pause, everyone in the room lets out a hardy laugh, but not genuine at all. (Actually, the pope is a real cut-up. The last time I was with him he had the whole room in stitches doing impersonations of Hollywood celebrities. He does a great Clint Eastwood, "Go ahead, make mine day," and obviously his Schwartzenegger is spot-on, "Ahl be bach," after which he pretends to play a keyboard and says, "Bach? Get it?")
The more I thought about this laughter study, the more it worried me. Occasionally in response to my weekly humor column I receive emails that say, "Was that suppose to be funny?!" I usually dismiss these notes as coming from people who have no sense of humor, and remind myself that for every cranky email, I get at least four comments like, "Ha ha, that was a good one."
But wait a minute. Are those "Ha ha, that was a good one" comments genuine "Ha ha, that was a good one" comments? Or are they more like the "Ha ha, that was a good one" comments I insincerely offer to people just before my eye-roll and Shecky mutterances? What if the "Ha ha, that was a good one" comments people say to me are just as insincere as the "Ha ha, that was a good one" comments I say to unfunny folks who think they are funny? (When you woke up this morning, did you ever think you'd read something today that contained the phrase, "Ha ha, that was a good one," seven times, oops, make that eight times now?)
What if all the people who tell me they like this column are just being polite? What if they've been engaging in some serious eye-rolling for the past 11 years?
What if every time I've heard the comment, "Ha ha, that was a good one" (ninth time), the person was really thinking behind a forced smile: "Was that suppose to be funny?!"
What if unbeknownst to me, my nickname when I'm out of earshot is "Shecky"?
Well, that scientific study indicates that we laugh quite often when there is nothing funny. We laugh when things do not go according to plan. We laugh when things seem hopeless. We laugh to keep from crying. If I've been fooling myself all these years, if none of this is remotely humorous, then all I can do is look in the mirror and say, "Ha ha, that was a good one" (tenth time).
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Let me be the first to say 'welcome back Laura!'
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Laura is back, YAY!
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Allowing remote play on SmartGlass would be good, so I could play my game while not at the console, albeit perhaps on my home network to reduce lag issues.
Also, more companion type apps like Fable did for Fable 2 & 3 where you could earn in-game rewards etc from playing on another device.
Your guys are like a PX90 Xbox One combo pack. Laura is the hearbeat and Orange is the brains. Great Job!
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I'm digging the Xbox One Fitness. I hope it's still around in 5 years when the price of the One drops and I could finally afford it.
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San Francisco... but when you wrote this, I may have been in Los Angeles. When you read this, I may be in Austin.
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Ostrich Small Double Handle Tote
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Print The Ostrich Collection owes its distinctive look to embossed calf leather and gold-plated hardware. Designed to be your go-to bag, this tote presents you with a classic silhouette that's stylish, but also functional enough to store everything in your busy on-the-go life.
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Print H 8" x W 5" x L 11.5" Inside zip pocket. Center zip divider pocket. Inside key hook. Cell phone pocket. Handle drop length 5". Strap drop length 17". Lined. Feet.Measurement Guide
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Print The leather has been treated for water repellency. Each piece is hand-stitched and rubbed with natural dyes and oils for a lustrous, protective finish.
This leather can usually be cleaned with the use of a soft cotton cloth slightly dampened with distilled water (sodium-free seltzer water may be substituted) and a mild bar soap, applied in a circular motion. Repeat with distilled water only to ensure no residual soap remains. The leather should then be allowed to dry completely.
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Need for Speed: Rivals free Koenigsegg One:1 DLC out now, gameplay trailer insideWritten by: / / 4 Comments
If you're looking for a reason to return to Need for Speed: Rivals then today's free DLC drop could be just the ticket. Players can now download the Koenigsegg One:1 Pack which grants them the Swedish manufacturer's 'mega car' whose name refers to the ratio between its 1 360kg weight and 1 360hp power.
The car is available in both cop and racer variants and you can expect its top speed to reach around 439km/h which is a tad quicker than current world record holder the Bugatti Veyron SuperSport.
Here's a gameplay trailer showing this unbelievably fast car in action:
Head over here for El33tonline's previous coverage of Need for Speed: Rivals which includes Oliver's review of this fast and furious racing title.
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The May 2005 issue of Environment & Climate News exposes how the establishment media repeat without challenge the junk science offered up by radical environmental groups. Himalayan glaciers, Kilimanjaro's snow cap, and maple syrup production in the U.S. are highlighted. A companion article describes how the leftward tilt of major donors to environmental groups is skewing climate change research.
Page 1 reports on the House-approved energy bill; EPA's cap-and-trade mercury rule; state reactions to EPA's air quality designations; and Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe's recent floor speech recommending Michael Crichton's State of Fear.
This issue also addresses Minnesota's rejection of anti-atrazine bills, California's consideration of tougher ozone standards, Resources for the Future, ecoterrorism, nuclear power, wind energy, ethanol, and a new United Nations report supporting property rights as a way to improve ecosystem sustainability.
Heartland Science Director Jay Lehr reviews Green Spirit: Trees Are the Answer, by Greenpeace founder Patrick Moore. "Green Spirit is a truly amazing book," Lehr writes. "It reads like poetry from one who loves the woods and all they hold."
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What's Still Timeless About 'Seasons'
I first experienced Vivaldi as a toddler at Yehudi Menuhin's festival in Gstaad, Switzerland, in 1975. One day I heard what I thought was birdsong coming from the stage. It was the opening solo of "La Primavera" from the "Four Seasons." It had such an electrifying effect that I still call it my "Vivaldi Spring." How was it possible to conjure up so vivid, so natural a sound, with just a violin?
Opinions of Vivaldi divide between those who adore and those who despise him. Ask the average person if he recognizes a classical melody, however poorly hummed, and he will probably nod enthusiastically at the second theme of "Spring" from the "Four Seasons." On the other hand, Igor Stravinsky summed up the case for the other side when he quipped, "Vivaldi wrote one concerto, 400 times."
Yes, Vivaldi was incredibly prolific. Nonetheless, his most famous work remains his "Four Seasons." To understand this masterpiece, it helps to shed a little light on the rise and fall of one of the greatest violinists of the 18th century. Born in Venice in 1678 into a desperately poor family, Vivaldi chose the priesthood early on—it offered good chances of advancement. But his plans were scuppered when his severe asthma meant that he was unable to conduct long masses and because, gossip has it, he would nip out for a glass of something during the sermon.
What changed his life forever was an unusual job offer. In 1703 a Venetian orphanage, the Ospedale della Pietà, which provided musical training to the illegitimate and abandoned young daughters of wealthy noblemen, asked Vivaldi to direct its orchestra. Vivaldi understood immediately that he had a unique ensemble at his disposal. Many of his greatest works were written for these young ladies to perform. Very soon, all Europe was enthralled.
He remained there for 12 years and, after an itinerant period working in Vicenza and Mantua, returned to Venice in 1723. The 1720s were a difficult time. The bursting of the "South Sea Bubble" triggered a recession that spread across Europe. Vivaldi needed an income. So in 1723 he set about writing a series of works he boldly titled "Il Cimento dell' Armonia e dell'invenzione" ("The trial of harmony and invention"), Opus 8. It consists of 12 concerti, seven of which—"Spring," "Summer," "Autumn" and "Winter" (which make up the "Four Seasons"), "Pleasure," "The Hunt" and "Storm at Sea"—paint astonishingly vivid, vibrant scenes. In "Storm at Sea," Vivaldi reached a new level of virtuosity, pushing technical mastery to the limit as the violinist's fingers leap and shriek across the fingerboard, recalling troubled waters.
In the score, each of the four seasons are prefaced by four sonnets, possibly Vivaldi's own, that establish each concerto as a musical image of that season. At the top of every movement, Vivaldi gives us a written description of what we are about to hear. These range from "the blazing sun's relentless heat, men and flocks are sweltering" ("Summer") to peasant celebrations ("Autumn") in which "the cup of Bacchus flows freely, and many find their relief in deep slumber." Images of warmth and wine are wonderfully intertwined. When the faithful hound "barks" in the slow movement of "Spring," we experience it just as clearly as the patter of raindrops on the roof in the largo of "Winter." No composer of the time got music to sing, speak and depict quite like this.
Vivaldi's fame spread. He received commissions from King Louis XV of France and Rome's Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni. When Prince Johann Ernst returned to his court at Weimar from an Italian tour, he brought with him a selection of Vivaldi's earlier, 12-concerto "L'Estro Armonico" ("Harmonic Inspiration") and presented it to the young organist Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach was so taken with the music that he rearranged several of the concertos for different instrumentation. A legend was born. Johann Friedrich Armand von Uffenbach exclaimed: "Vivaldi played a solo accompaniment—splendid—to which he appended a cadenza which really frightened me, for such playing has never been nor can be: he brought his fingers up to only a straw's distance from the bridge, leaving no room for the bow—and that on all four strings with imitations and incredible speed."
But Vivaldi's fame was eventually to become his greatest enemy. People said that "Il Prete rosso" ("the red priest," due to his flowing red locks) was surely in league with the devil—seducing those poor defenseless orphans, whose corsets he untied with a mere flick of his bow. The pope threatened him with excommunication. Suddenly, he was out of fashion. Once again he was broke. In May 1740, he headed to Vienna, where Emperor Charles VI had once offered him a position. He died there a year later, and was buried in a pauper's grave.
Centuries passed. Dust gathered on the red priest's music. A revival of sorts began when scholars in Dresden began to uncover Vivaldi manuscripts in the 1920s. But what really redeemed him was the record industry. Alfredo Campoli released a live recording of the "Four Seasons" in 1939. But, at least indirectly, the greatest revival of the "Seasons" occurred thanks to Hollywood. Louis Kaufman, an American violinist and concertmaster for more than 400 movie soundtracks, including "Gone With the Wind" and "Cleopatra," recorded the "Four Seasons" for the Concert Hall Society. It won the 1950 Grand Prix du Disque.
Today the "Four Seasons," with more than 1,000 available recordings, are not just rediscovered—they are being reimagined. Astor Piazzolla, Uri Caine, Philip Glass and others have all created their own versions. In Spring 2012, I received an enigmatic call from the British composer Max Richter, who said he wanted to "recompose" the "Four Seasons" for me. His problem, he explained, was not with the music, but how we have treated it. We are subjected to it in supermarkets, elevators or when a caller puts you on hold. Like many of us, he was deeply fond of the "Seasons" but felt a degree of irritation at the music's ubiquity. He told me that because Vivaldi's music is made up of regular patterns, it has affinities with the seriality of contemporary postminimalism, one style in which he composes. Therefore, he said, the moment seemed ideal to reimagine a new way of hearing it.
I had always shied away from recording Vivaldi's original. There are simply too many other versions already out there. But Mr. Richter's reworking meant listening again to what is constantly new in a piece we think we are hearing when, really, we just blank it out. The album, "Recomposed By Max Richter: Four Seasons," was released late last year. With his old warhorse refitted for the 21st century, the inimitable red priest rides again.
—Mr. Hope is an internationally acclaimed concert violinist, festival director and writer.


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Meindert DeJong is the winner of the 1954 Newbery Award for The Wheel on the School. The New York Herald Tribune praised this book for "its insight that stimulates the imagination and its clear beauty, like that of a Vermeer painting."
The scene of this latest book by Mr. DeJong is China, during the Japanese occupation. Young Tien Pao is alone on his family's sampan when the boat breaks loose from its moorings and is caught by the rushing waters of the river. When the sampan finally lands, Tien Pao is in Japanese territory. With only his pig for company, he starts on the long and difficult journey back to Hengyang and his parents.
The House of Sixty fathers could be the story of any child in any war.In his expressive pictures Maurice Sendak has caught the essence of TienPao and his faith, courage, and unwillingness to surrender his belief in the impossible.
The House of Sixty Fathers isbased on Meindert DeJong's actual experience, During World War 11 Mr. DeJong was official historian for the Chinese-American Composite Wing, which was part of Cbennault's famous Fourteenth Air Force. A young Chinese war orphan, the Tien Pao of this story, was adopted by DeJong's outfit. The boy chose DeJong as his special "father," and the two were devoted to one another.
Mr. DeJong wanted to bring the boy back to the United States with him, but because of legal complications he was unable to do so. However, the men in the outfit left the youngster well provided for when they returned to America. The Communists then took over that section of China, and DeJong has never heard what happened to the boy.
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Meindert DeJong is the award-winning author of many classic books for children, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Wheel On The Schooland the Newbery Honor-winning Along Came A Dog, Shadrach,and The House Of Sixty Fathers, all available in Harper Trophy editions and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Among Mr. Sendak's other popular books is his Caldecott Medal-winning Where The Wild Things Are.


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I've been trying to wait patiently for a while. I want to use Linux a lot, but I don't want to get slower graphics. I paid extra for my graphics card, so I want to get as much gusto as I can. Thanks! I know there's project Bumblebee, but that's still incredibly slower than Windows.
It seems that finally nVidia has decided to offer support for Optimus on Linux. The official driver supports hybrid graphics in Linux in their latest driver release (beta version 319.12). Read the full release notes here.
Sources: webupd8 , phoronix , nvidia documentation
You could ask this question at nvidia.com
I guess they blushed because they have overseen to reconfigure xorg.conf - file (old mistake) which made trouble.
The new version of bumblebee comes with a new
There are still issues to work out, like what David Airlie calls "reverse optimus" to make HDMI and other video outputs work straight from the nVidia card: http://airlied.livejournal.com/76723.html
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Safeguarding Birmingham pupils' access to education
The Pupil Connect team works to identify, track and trace all school aged children who are not in education or not on a school register. These children, when found, are placed in a mainstream school or in an appropriate place of education and, where needed, connected to appropriate support networks.
Effective links with other professionals, organisations and local authorities working for the protection and support of these disengaged children are created and maintained.
Where needed, Pupil Connect organises funding for relevant education other than in mainstream schools, links with these providers on behalf of individual pupils and their parents or carers and provides a co-ordinated information sharing network for these alternative provisions. The quality of these education places is evaluated by Pupil Connect, in accordance with Ofsted guidance, and all approved providers are listed in an alternative provision directory.


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All of Muskingum University's science majors and programs are designed to educate the whole person. Our committed faculty strive to give students critical thinking skills and breadth of knowledge as well as scientific knowledge.
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Muskingum has recently added a new major, Petroleum Geology, designed for students interested in entering the energy industry. The institution also offers a four-year Engineering Science program that draws on the University's commitment to liberal arts as well as it's national reputation for excellence in science. Our four-year bachelor of science Nursing program combines the liberal arts with a structured nursing curriculum to build a comprehensive BSN experience.
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7 Ridiculous Cases Where Animals Were Put On Trial
If a chicken were to lay a yolkless egg today, the shell would probably end up in some kitschy roadside museum beside the largest ball of pubes south of the Appalachians. But in 1474 Switzerland, it was a national crisis that demanded immediate attention lest the world be engulfed by the fiery rage of Satan.
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Shortly after a cock from Basel laid a yolkless egg, legal proceedings were put in to motion that would charge the cock "for the heinous and unnatural crime of laying an egg" that if hatched could yield a basilisk. In line with the law of the time, the cock was appointed an attorney. They pled not guilty.
The prosecutor argued that such eggs were much sought after by those in league with Satan due to how well they mixed with other magic potion ingredients such as "eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog." Also stating that one of magical persuasion would much rather prefer a yolkless egg laid by a demon cock over a philosopher's stone, and that Satan would employ such witches to create such eggs for the sole purpose of causing injury to those of the Christian faith. The cock's lawyer, like most modern court appointed attorneys, proved himself utterly useless by pretty much agreeing to everything stated by the prosecutor. His argument, though, was that laying an egg was an involuntary act. Therefore, if the cock was possessed by Satan and did lay an evil egg, it was through no fault of his own. None of the law books of the time contained a record of Satan making such a compact with one of brute creation; he felt good about his case. So, what does a prosecutor do if such a case has never been recorded within a book of law? Reference the other book of law, the Bible.
He argued that although the Devil did not make compacts with those of brute creation, he did sometimes possess them, as stated in Matthew 8:28-34. It was at this point where the cock's attorney essentially threw his arms in to the air proclaiming, "Aw, fuck!" knowing the case was lost. And it was. The cock was convicted and burned at the stake... along with his egg.
#2. Moles Have a Field Day
In 1519, the small northern Italy commune of Stelvio found their crops trashed and torn asunder. Their culprits were none other than a roving gang of dastardly moles (or field mice, depending on your translation from Old German). Rather than taking the shorter, more logical route of just getting rid of them, they brought them before the court "in order that the said mice may be able to show cause for their conduct by pleading their exigencies and distress." The moles were appointed a defense lawyer named Hans Grinebner "to end that they may have nothing to complain of in these proceedings." In other words, these fucking people thought these moles were going to talk. As in vocalize.
The prosecutor, Shwarts Mining, brought many of the townsfolk to the stand as witnesses to the destruction, professing that it made it difficult to pay their rents. The defense argued back with a simple "Circle of Life" argument, stating that had it not been for the moles the town would be plagued by various insects and larva. He demanded that if the moles are to be sentenced to depart that they be sent to a designated area for protection from "dog, cat, or other foe."
The judge ruled that the moles be banished to a new area immediately with an extra 14 day respite "granted to all those which are with young, and to such as are yet in their infancy." If they weren't out by the end of the 14 days, pregnant or not, they were excommunicated and damned. That's it. No mole murder. Just a stern "Get the fuck out."
Similarly, in 1734, a group of Franciscan friars in Brazil took termites to court for eating away the walls of their hallowed monastery. The big difference here was the termites' lawyer who took it upon himself to tear some ass by telling the friars they were lesser beings than the bugs for having encroached on their lands, then having the balls to kick them out. The termites would have won the case if it weren't for the monks deciding to compromise instead. Their compromise? Strangely, the same as the moles: excommunicated to another land. The sentence was read aloud to a termite hill.
#1. Do Cats Have the Right to Free Speech?
It was 1981 in Augusta, Georgia when resident Carl Miles took to the streets to show off his incredible cat, Blackie. Unlike some other animals on this list that inept humans expected to speak, Blackie actually could. Carl and his wife Elaine made a pretty good living off of Blackie and her two catchphrases, "I love you" and "I want my momma," by accepting cash on street corners and making television and radio appearances. They made such a good living, in fact, that the state informed them that they needed to file for a business license in order to continue pimping their horrifically meowing cat or face jail time. The Mileses eventually caved, but not before they took the case to court in an effort to challenge the constitutional validity of the Augusta city ordinance as they believed it infringed on Blackie's freedom of speech.
As a footnote in the district court opinion, the judge recounted a very special day in which he witnessed Blackie speaking first hand on the Mileses usual street corner.
"Knowing the matter to be in litigation, and suspecting that the cat was Blackie, I thought twice before stopping."
He didn't.
"I asked him if his cat could talk... if I would pull over on the side street he would show me. I did, and he did... Blackie said 'I love you' and 'I want my Mama.'"
"... requested a donation which was provided. I felt that my dollar was well spent."
The judge ends his rather long footnote by stating, "I do not know if the man whom I saw with the cat was the plaintiff Mr. Miles." Which is reasonable seeing as Augusta is the land where talking cats from all over the country go to get their big break in to the glamorous world of nothing.
But even with the judge going fanboy over Blackie it couldn't stop the law from using simple logic to settle the matter.
"... he cannot be considered a "person" and is therefore not protected by the Bill of Rights."
And it all ended with one of the more spectacular "Oh, Snap!" moments in legal history as the court stated that even if Blackie had the right to free speech, he wouldn't need his owners to speak for him seeing as "Blackie can clearly speak for himself."
And here, at the :27 second mark, you too can experience Blackie's hellish and terrifyingly adorable words...
For more retarded stories from the courtroom, check out 7 (Stupid) People Who Sued the Scientific Method. Or find out about some animals that should be taken to court, in 7 Species That Get High More Than We Do.
Or visit Cracked.com's Top Picks to see how we sued the Internet... and won.


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I do not have a smartphone.� I usually end that sentence with �yet�. For now, the six of us in the civilized world who do not have smartphones are relying on the rest of you for help.� And those phones can be a huge help when you�re traveling. (Yes, I admit it.)
So I�ve sat next to strangers in airports and surreptitiously spied on their screens.� I�ve interviewed people in lines at every Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts in Logan Airport.� Now, a few travel app suggestions.� Most of these have free versions; some offer added features for a fee.
It seems like all travel companies have free smartphone apps and mobile-enabled websites. TripAdvisor provides several handy tools (http://www.tripadvisor.com/apps) including Seat Guru for help with flight searches, seat maps and status updates, and Gate Guru for info on airports, from gate location and flight status to stores and even airport maps. Booking.com, Kayak,� Orbitz, Priceline, Hotels.com, Travelocity, and TripAssist, also all have apps to help you.
Individual airlines have their own apps that let you search for and book flights, look at schedules, check in, get your boarding pass, get terminal maps, and more.
http://www.mobiata.com/apps� takes you to trip-facilitating apps including FlightTrack,� (where IS that plane?) Expedia,� FlightBoard, and TripDeck (manages your itinerary).� One of my friends uses TripIt (https://www.tripit.com/) to manage her itinerary, get updates and�airline alerts directly from emails.
http://www.skyscanner.com/�lets you search for a flight anywhere in the world (really�anywhere)� and once you find it, lets you book directly through the airline.� When you get where you're going, a currency conversion app (a search brings up several options) will help you avoid paying $47.00 for a bottle of water.
Fly-Rights� is a consumer guide to air travel on the Department of Transportation�s (DoT) web site:� http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/publications/flyrights.htm�� It�s not an app, but it's useful information about your rights if your travel plans suddenly hit a glitch.� It's also good to have the airline policy,�available on its site, on things like bumping and cancellations .
In researching �fly-rights� I came across FlyRights.org,� not to be confused with the DoT site.� This app, play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sikhcoalition.FlyRights&hl=en
allows you to register a complaint if you should feel that the TSA has run roughshod over your dignity.� A disclaimer here:� I have never felt that way.� I unfortunately am one of those people who, because of my bionic knee and a few other nifty things, set off every alarm known to humankind.� I always have to be wanded, and I feel bad for the people who have to do this.� Could it possibly be fun to be dealing with stressed and anxious travelers? So I've been lucky, and have no complaints.� But it can happen that a traveler is treated badly and making a scene in an airport is not a good idea.� This app gives some recourse.� Record and file your complaint with the TSA�s official web site for free�immediately.
Next� the drama that�s been plaguing so many travelers all winter.


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Take Back The Night Rally
Sexual violence is a huge concern in our communities and in the lives of women and children in the City of Detroit. Survivors of sexual assault often live in silence and in our city. Many of families do not know where to turn for help or even know that help is available. To bring awareness to this issue and the organizations that are dedicated to serving the community the Wayne County Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner's (WC SAFE) Advocacy Program and YWCA/Interim House are planning a Take Back The Night Rally in the City of Detroit. WC SAFE is providing advocacy services to victims of The 400 Project. The 400 Project is a sample of the 12,000 evidence collection kits done on rape victims that were never processed and found in storage units in 2009. WC SAFE is providing advocacy services to these victims, but also to any sexual assault survivor in Wayne County. YWCA/ Interim House is the only domestic violence and sexual assault shelter in the city of Detroit and one of the largest in the State of Michigan.
Take Back The Night started in the United States in the 1970s and focused on the unsafe streets, cities and campuses. Today, events highlight the problem of violence against women as well as the broader issues of sexual violence. All events during the month of April strive to bring awareness to the problem of sexual violence and support those who have been victimized. Wayne County SAFE and YWCA/Interim House are working to gather the support of our criminal justice systems and other community agencies. Two speakers for the evening will be Lori Robinson, Editor of B.L.A.C. Detroit Magazine and author of "I Will Survive: The African American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse", and Stacy Y. Barker, a sexual assault survivor and the first women in Michigan to have a mandatory sentence vacated by a federal court. There will be spoken words by Kalimah Johnson a performance poet and activist for women and the LGBT community. The rally will be held on April 6, 2011 at 6:00pm-8:00pm in Cadillac Square.