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By SOPHIE HOTTINGER
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At the beginning of a relationship, an atmosphere of romance can seem easy to create. An elegant dinner at a fine restaurant, an unexpected gift or simply the novelty of your date's company can be enough to make an evening feel special.
But for seasoned couples who share a home – and often a busy family – it can be difficult to find the time, energy or inspiration to set the right mood, even for romantic occasions like Valentine's Day.
Fortunately, there's a solution to this dilemma much simpler than planning an elaborate date or over-the-top getaway. Rather, by reevaluating one's everyday environment – the interior of the home – it's possible to create an atmosphere that will bring any cohabitating couple closer together.
Says Chad Gilpin, marketing director of Merridian Home Furnishings, "The most romantic thing you can do in your home is pay attention to the design and make sure you don't ruin the opportunity for a little romance. If you center your couch on your monster television, you've already killed countless opportunities. Whether you're buying a whole new room setting or working with what you've got," he explains, the goal should be "to create intimate settings where romance can happen naturally."
Furniture arrangements such as breakfast nooks and small tables for two are a great way to set yourselves apart from the chaos of everyday life and enjoy a meal together. Situate your table by windows or dine by candlelight to create an inviting ambience. "Even if you're celebrating Valentine's Day with a house full of children," Gilpin notes, "you can put them at the dining table while you and your partner have a romantic, candle-lit dinner for two."
Placing a loveseat in a nontraditional space is another great way to encourage romance. Side-by-side seating for two in the bedroom or by a fireplace, for example, helps keep a couple's focus off distractions like the television and household tasks. Accent pillows and light blankets can soften up a sofa, bed or rug by the hearth to make the space feel cozier than usual.
Pay special attention to your bedroom as you reevaluate the atmosphere of your home, Designer Mickey Schwartz of Carriage House Furniture encourages. "Your bedroom should be a soothing, relaxing environment that evokes serenity and romance." This can be accomplished by relocating diversions like computers to a less intimate space, such as the family room or office. Create a corner of the room where you can comfortably sit and talk, so that it becomes a natural retreat for you both even if you aren't turning in for the night. Adds Schwartz, "With the right furnishings and lighting you can create an environment that carries you away to a place of bliss."
Use a dimmer switch or turn off the overhead lights, then use lamps to create pools of soft lighting where you sit. By shrinking your space this will automatically create a more intimate feeling. "The same can be said for the mood created by open flame," suggests Merridian's Merry Dougherty. "Whether low burning embers in a fireplace or delicate votive candles that send the light dancing, the warm glow of fire can create mystery and spark all kinds of positive emotions."
The goal of reigniting romance can even be accomplished just by adding certain kinds of accessories to your living space. Nothing says "Be mine" like a gorgeous bouquet of flowers, and a beautiful vase to display them on the dining table or by your bedside will keep the sweet gesture front-of-mind. Picture frames featuring special moments together make meaningful gifts that can seamlessly integrate into your home decor. They'll serve as constant reminders of your love, assures Gilpin. "You'll be finding year-round excuses to give a little hug or kiss when you pass your favorite memories in the hallway."
While taking a little extra time to make your space more inviting on occasions like Valentine's Day is a wonderful way to bring you and your partner closer together, it's also important to remember that expressions of love in the home needn't be confined to a holiday. "Your home should be your sanctuary; your vacation destination without having to leave town," insists Schwartz. "By making thoughtful choices, you can turn your home into a place that helps you relax and enriches your life."
Dougherty agrees. "If home is really where the heart is, then home should be a place where romance is kindled."
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Although sometimes my stoic mask fits so snug that I retreat into the castle of myself, as I did last night, only to emerge from a cloud of ill-timed introspection to find myself shaking hands with Alastair Macaulay, the chief dance critic of The New York Times! Yes, the same Alastair Macaulay with whom I've been tempestuously embroiled in a one-sided feud that has caused a massive rift in the dance community the size of a paper cut! And yet here we were, shaking hands and saying hello like civilized people and defying all those naysayers who doubted a peace accord was possible in this crazy, mixed-up world of strife. If the members of Ballet Talk had witnessed this historic Camp David moment they would have fainted into their Cup-a-Soups.
Wolcott Meets Macaulay. . . and plugs BT, too!
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Im sorry, bart, what were you saying..............?
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Posted 13 August 2009 - 11:23 AM
For those familiar with the NY dance scene, there are lotsa laffs in the Heel's brief sketches of the reviewers involved in running over innocent bystanders with the Welcome Wagon and the composition of the BalletTalk chatboard--"a NYCB-centric forum that celebrates all things Balanchine and counts no fewer than 1,000 experts on Balanchines every choreographic intent during his life and from his grave." How twue, how twue. Though there are a constellation of Veronika Part fans there, so much can be forgiven.
Posted 13 August 2009 - 11:42 AM
Editing to add: I do defend this board's attitude to smaller companies. Most people agree with the view that MCB is dancing Balanchine with excellent results, just read the board's reviews when the company visited NYCB. Same as SFB, PNB, PA Ballet etc... susanger reported enthusiastically after attending Tulsa Ballet earlier this week.
Posted 13 August 2009 - 11:47 AM
The latest from Wolcott:
For those familiar with the NY dance scene, there are lotsa laffs in the Heel's brief sketches of the reviewers involved in running over innocent bystanders with the Welcome Wagon and the composition of the BalletTalk chatboard--"a NYCB-centric forum that celebrates all things Balanchine and counts no fewer than 1,000 experts on Balanchine's every choreographic intent during his life and from his grave." How twue, how twue. Though there are a constellation of Veronika Part fans there, so much can be forgiven.
Skipping to a particularly mean-spirited passage from the blog Haglund's Heel that Wolcott refers to, I fail to see the critical analysis practiced by Kourlas and Witchel in their respective publications as equivalent to "a lack of hospitality displayed when visitors from Less-than-liberal-land come to our city to present the art form that we love." The passages Haglund quotes are not at all vituperous! It's criticism, and a lot of it was actually very positive. As Haglund himself goes on to say (attacking Witchel's interrogating of some very questionable-sounding stereotypes)--virtually contradicting the tone of anti-elitism that that blog post strove to establish, btw--"Get over it. This is New York."
Posted 13 August 2009 - 11:52 AM
It's like that old saying, we like a critic when he agrees with us. Wolcott has linked to Ballet Talk before, with no hesitation. The original barb came from a BT member who has chosen to post their own blog. I say to both: Best wishes and see you at the ballet.
Wolcott linked to the original 'barb' with an enthusiastic endorsement and elected to use that quote, however. It is worth asking if the occasional link makes up for the occasional sneer, but I suppose it is best to return good for evil.
Posted 13 August 2009 - 12:51 PM
I know that blogs are like baby dragons that demand to be fed ever more frequently, but isn't it parochial and kind of provincial to imply that there's anything wrong with a US based ballet board that "celebrates all things Balanchine".
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And then there are those willing to accept stories, if they approve of the lessons being told, such as critic Apollinaire Scherr, who writes, "If only Wheeldon had carried his metrosexual plot to its logical conclusion and had the butch woman fall for the urbane man's effete ways, while he loved her for galloping free." Oh yeah, like that would have worked, as if "butch" and Tiler Peck could ever coexist in the same sentence, and metrosexuality was really what was in Wheeldon's imagination when he made this. Hey, Apolllaire, there's a reason you're sitting in the audience taking notes and not choreographing ballet scenarios for a living. Nobody needs you sticking notes in the Suggestion Box.
Watch out, dance board commenters, Wolcott's got his eye on you:
I've seen commenters on dance blogs express their preference for unadulterated Balanchine classics as if story ballets are intrinsically coarser than plotless dances and lack the universality of abstract ballet.
Posted 12 June 2010 - 05:39 PM
The Balanchine purists have become a pox on ballet, a reactionary drag that betrays Balanchine's forward spirit. Choreographer after choreographer gets scolded and rapped with the nun's ruler over not being Balanchine enough or being too Balanchine derivative, and it's a bore.
Is Wolcott channeling Sarah Kaufman nowadays?
Posted 12 June 2010 - 07:43 PM
could be directed back to him and his short career as a novelist. So such is life, what does it matter. His long standing obsession with Details magazine as a measure of not quite male-enoughness probably figures in this too. What does he care so much about any of this, Balanchine not being Jane Austen, the big white room of modernism, what is he protecting us all from?
Posted 12 June 2010 - 11:39 PM
dirac, thanks for bringing us more from the World According to Wolcott. He wrote last year that Ballet Talk is a place which "celebrates all things Balanchine ... [with] no fewer than 1,000 experts on Balanchines every choreographic intent during his life and from his grave."
He was quoting another blogger, bart, and it's not at all clear from the context that it was intended as a compliment by either party, although of course one tries to think good thoughts. Going by what Wolcott wrote this time around, Kaufman might be one of those wielding the nun's ruler at choreographers who are too derivative, but then again he might enlist her in his crusade. I agree with Quiggin about his, uh, tone.
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Growing up in rural Kansas would seem a simple life on the surface. But, for Chely Wright, born into a conservative Christian family, it was far from easy, due to a bewildering secret she held locked away inside.
In May 2010, however, Wright finally freed herself from the pain of hiding that secret – her homosexuality – and became the first major country music performer to publicly come out as a lesbian.
On Saturday, Aug. 18, she'll visit the Derby City to share stories of both struggle and triumph as a nationally-recognized, openly gay singer, at the Louisville LGBT Film Festival, held inside the University of Louisville's Floyd Theater Aug. 16-19.
The festival will present 48 feature-length motion pictures and shorts relating to the LGBT community, including Wright's documentary, "Wish Me Away." The film, by Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf, is an intimate look at Wright's life and decision to come out, sparked by a breakdown she endured in early 2006.
"I was unfulfilled, unhappy and alone, without companionship, and put a 9-millimeter gun in my mouth and nearly pulled the trigger," Wright explained of the turning point in both her life and career.
Bent at the knees in profound, emotion-filled prayer following the near-suicidal episode, Wright realized she must face her greatest fear of admitting to her sexual orientation and accept herself for who she was. She also began to see the importance of using her voice to help young people dealing with the same issues she faced, to provide comfort for those bullied and alone.
While she's been widely praised for her courageous revelation to the public and involvement in gay rights activism, she's experienced her fair share of criticism, as well.
"As you can imagine, being the first of anything, it's so controversial, there's a downside and I signed up for it and I anticipated it," Wright said. "It took a second to metabolize anything that's negative."
Yet, any negativity she might encounter is quickly countered by the joy she feels in knowing she helped someone learn to accept his or her sexuality and love him or herself in spite of it. To this day, since her announcement in 2010, she receives praise and support, through such media as Twitter, from those impacted by her decision:
"When I saw @chelywright on Ellen about her coming out, it seriously changed my life. I love her so much <3," one Twitter user proudly declared.
"@chelywright Thank you for being an open, proud gay woman & for unashamedly standing up for equality. Means a lot to young lesbians like me," another loyal fan obliged.
It's messages like these that assure Wright she made the right decision in coming out. "Mostly what I want to do is be open, and I love it when others share their stories with me," Wright said. "Its so gratifying to connect with other people and hear their struggles."
On Aug. 18, Wright hopes to connect with her audience at the LGBT Film Festival, as well, and learn more about the LGBT community in a city she praised as "one of my favorite places."
Wright will host a VIP meet and greet at UofL at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, as well as a book signing of "Like Me," a touching memoir about her life, career and awareness that she was different from a very early age. Her book will be available for purchase at the festival for $18.99 in cash.
VIP festival passes for the LGBT Film Festival are $50 and include all festival events, Wright's meet and greet, the screening of "Wish Me Away" and the Q&A with Wright at 2 p.m., Aug. 19. Standard festival passes are $30; student passes are $15.
The Louisville LGBT Film Festival Kick Off Party will be held Thursday, Aug. 16, from 7 to 11 p.m. at UofL's Red Barn. Billy Goat Strut Review will perform and the event will include a "Roaring '20s" theme.
For more information on the LGBT Film Festival and a full schedule of showtimes, visit louisvillelgbtfilmfest.com. For more information on Wright and her career, visit chely.com.
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Why do we say Boruch Shem Kevod Malchuso L'Olam Voed in Kriyas Shema in a whisper?
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From the Artscroll Yom Kippur Machzor, pp.69-70
In the Torah, the verse of Shema is followed immediately by the verse of Ve'ahavtah (Devarim 6:4-5). So in a way, BSKML"V might be a hefsek. The Tzlach says that the Gemara is telling us that by whispering it, we are not making a break between Shema and Ve'ahavtah. (see page 13 of this document for this and other explanations).
[The Tzlach does not address why we say BSKML"V out loud on Yom Kippur. He does discuss a custom certain people had to do so on Yom Kippur Katan. It seems that he originally defended the practice by saying that it was not an interruption in the words of Moshe (since it is after only one verse), but later on saw that the Maharsha explicitly said that it was an interruption.]
Another answer is given in the Midrash (Devarim Raba 2:25). The Midrash tells us that Moshe "stole" this prayer from the angels, and therefore we whisper it, to "hide it" from the angels. See here. This would explain why we say it aloud on Yom Kippur, since on Yom Kippur we are compared to angels, see here and here.
When reciting Krias Shema without a Minyan, Rav Chaim Solveitzik Zatzal of Brisk used to say "Baruch Shem" out loud, as he was of the opinion that the problem of saying it out loud was only when it is recited with a Minyan.
He obviously maintained the other reason, that the heavenly angels will be jealous of us saying such an exalted praise, and not the reason of the Mishna Berura 61:30 on Yaakov Avinu and the Shevatim. See Shu"t Teshuvos V'Hanhagos from Rav Moshe Sternbuch Shlita Vol. 2 Siman 46
The Maharal in Nesiv HaAvoda says that baruch shem kevod is an expression of pure spirituality. Therefore to say it would be inappropriate because we are physical, having a body. To not say it would be painful to the spiritual side of us, the soul. Therefore, we whisper it.
Yaakov, who was talking for himself and was completely holy, was able to say it. Moshe, who was speaking on behalf of all of Klal Yisrael, who were not all on this level, did not say it.
On Yom Kippur when we shed our physical needs, even our body is uplifted to the point where it is appropriate to be expressed.


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Cmd - Native packaging/building has hardcoded image directories
Hey, not sure if this is absolutely required on iOS but I was using a different directory structure for my images (as I'm doing whitelabel/skinning of our application).
I noticed this was hardcoded inside /126.96.36.199/plugins/touch/current/app-build.js
if (packagerConfig.platform.match(/iOS/)) { copy( resolvePath(joinPath(src, 'resources', 'icons')), resolvePath(destination), ignoreFilter); copy( resolvePath(joinPath(src, 'resources', 'loading')), resolvePath(destination), ignoreFilter); }
We just change the required skin name upon build and put them into seperate locations so theres only 1 codebase.
I'm using Architect and created my packager item and noticed theres only a config for 'icon' but nothing for 'startupImage' (despite it being hardcoded in the copy/paste inside this file anyway).
So I guess I have 2 questions:
1) Does iOS Native not allow you to specify the startupImage/icon location (has to be in a particular place)
2) If it is allowed, can we get the ability to specify where the startupImages are and use the 'icon' parameter for copying them over.
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Theeee actual sencha touch startupImage values are still inconsistent and wrong as well:
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When it's actually 320x480 and 640x960. Should it look like this?
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I know that resource nodes are individually instanced per player. However, I'm unsure what determines when the same resource nodes will respawn for any given player. I know they don't reset based on zoning in and out of an area, as I've tried that (and it would likely be easily exploitable). As such, I'm would like to know the following:
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My Android Market is still Android Market. I am eager to update it manually, but I prefer official way when payment is involved.
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Le Corsaire at The Kennedy Center
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Posted 17 June 2009 - 06:25 AM
I might even have done without the shipwreck, although having gone to the trouble to bring it, they would want to use it, and I must say, it was impressive in its own way, a little too much for comfort, as such a catastrophe should be. I am an open-water swimmer, and I have got into scary heavy waves some times. There were a couple of moments when I started to panic, realizing that we in the Orchestra seats were below the apparent water-level on stage! Of course the musicians in the pit would drown first... But, more seriously, this sort of thing is not why we go, I think.
Posted 17 June 2009 - 07:05 AM
I saw Gracheva but didn't know that it was her (confirmed after checking her photos). I talked with a wonderful Anastasia Goryacheva, who hopes to still dance in DC (there was a minor mishap with a leg (or foot) in NC, but doctors confirmed nothing serious), and she said that Nikulina didn't go due to some ailment/ minor injury ;-((.
..... Where are Zakharova, Lunkina, Antonicheva, Gracheva, etc.? Another indicator of today's economic woes, I suspect. [However, Gracheva is listed as a coach on the tour, so she may be around.]
I adore Burlaka and his direction for the company, what a blessing for me (a CLASSICAL (Petipa preferred) story ballets with dancers from HARD-core centuries-old-traditions ballet schools)) more later
Posted 17 June 2009 - 07:26 AM
I thought Maria Alexandrova was spectacular, so majestic and strong, like the steel cables in suspension bridges: flexible but with a core of strength. I love, love, love her energy and presence, which was front and center in the scene en travestie and the Act III solo with the pistol and dagger, but was behind her character from her first entrance in a short, tightly curled red wig. It was almost a surprise when she dropped the pistol and didn't shoot the Pasha. Her solos were strong and vibrantly danced. Although some of the Jardin Anime scene was obscured from my seat, in the context of the geometry of the work, the flip side of her squarish upper body, her extraordinary upright posture, was as effective as a more perfumed approach. Nina Kaptsova's smaller, more delicate Gulnare, worked for me as a contrast of type with Alexandrova, and her dancing was the distillation of her character, too.
Alexandrova was no wimpy girl: if there was ever a female version of Spartacus, she is it. Not because there is anything masculine about her, but there is something fearless and heroic. She could lead the pirates, and I suspect that without the shipwreck, she would have had to, because Conrad is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier: a band of horny pirates in their cave is going to be just thrilled with their leader when he sends all of the girls away, but keeps one for himself. (Right.) Nikolay Tsiskaridze acted Conrad with an endearing, goofball quality, and scruffy, dark good looks. His dancing was smooth as silk, and I could not believe the ease with which he lifted Alexandrova and walked across the stage: from the fourth row, there wasn't the slightest evidence of strain.
I recognized Denis Medvedev from the Pas d'esclaves from the drum dance in Berkeley, and he was terrific here as well, partnering the lovely Anastasia Staskevitch (an announced change); Staskevitch and Chinara Alizade were superb as a feature duo in Jardin Anime. Unfortunately, I could see little of the Odalisques, which was very disappointing, since Krysanova is scheduled for Gulnare on Sunday, and I won't get a second chance to see her Odalisque from a seat with good sightlines.
Was it Anna Antropova who danced with Birbanto in the blue and white vertical striped costume? (I don't remember her being blond.) After Alexandrova's, hers was my favorite performance, full of brio and character, with her upper body and arms proud and still during those tricky small steps on the diagonal. Andrey Merkuriev's dancing was smooth yet crystal clear as Birbanto, a fair foil for Tsikaridze's Conrad, and he danced with great spirit. In a profession of beautiful people, Merkuriev stands out for being one of the most drop-dead gorgeous men on stage or screen, a bit like Liepa's Crassus to Vasiliev's Spartacus. (If I were decades younger, I'd be besotted.)
Merkuriev stalked and plotted and sulked, but the "How many ways can I pout and wheedle" award goes to Irina Zibrova, the Zulmea. She did not stop working it for a second. Alexey Loparevich, such an excellent rajah in "La Bayadere", showed his range as a character actor as the butt of the joke as Pasha, and Gennady Yanin was note perfect as Lanquedem.
The corps was splendid, even in the cramped confines of the Kennedy Center stage. The women had an underlying energy that linked the beautiful patterns they were making on stage, and the men were a convincing set of pirates. How can the Bolshoi identify that a boy of 8 or 10 is going to grow so tall? The Bolshoi has a seemingly limitless supply of tall men. In a recent Q&A, Peter Boal said that the average height for a woman in the PNB corps is 5'8", and that the average height for a man in the PNB corps is 5'8". We need a little bit of whatever is in the water in Moscow in the Pacific Northwest.
The costumes and sets were fantastic. I'd never seen the full-length before, and didn't know where any of the set pieces fit into the story, and I was shocked when the famous music came on for the Medora/Conrad Pas de Deux, because Conrad was fully clothed. I loved these costumes, designed by Yelena Zaitseva after the 1899 Ponomarev sketches, and I much prefer them to the half naked versions. The designs were catnip for the eye.
I can't wait to see this a second time.
Posted 17 June 2009 - 07:28 AM
Zakharova and Gracheva danced Nikiya in Berkeley two weeks ago, before Chapel Hill.
They're not in the DC-KennedyCenter tour roster; I was referring to that, not the US tour in general. Glad that other parts of the country got more principals than did DC!
Posted 17 June 2009 - 08:14 PM
I especially enjoyed Helene's appreciation that beautifully evoked all the qualities that made Alexandrova a major favorite of mine.
All in all, a net positive.
Posted 17 June 2009 - 10:14 PM
Zakharova and Gracheva danced Nikiya in Berkeley two weeks ago, before Chapel Hill.
They're not in the DC-KennedyCenter tour roster; I was referring to that, not the US tour in general. Glad that other parts of the country got more principals than did DC!
Lunkina is on maternity leave. Surely you are not complaining about the level of the Bolshoi "soloists", Natalia. Several of them could be principal in any company ;-)
Thanks for the reports.
Posted 18 June 2009 - 04:10 AM
Link to article, though I'm sure that dirac will also post in the Links thread later:
Posted 18 June 2009 - 09:39 AM
The Washington Post's Sarah Kaufman's review is out. She liked it a lot and praises Alexandrova/Tsiskaridze...but seems to make a big deal about the "3 hours!" length. Little does she know that the ballet is really supposed to run "3.5 hours!!" in length and that one of the most beautiful set-pieces from the 2007 premiere -- Pas d'Eventails of Act III -- was eliminated for Washington audiences.
Link to article, though I'm sure that dirac will also post in the Links thread later:
The "big deal" this reviewer is making, is summarized in these two sentences: "It's rare even at the upper reaches of the field to find an entire ballet company that can transfer such unmuzzled electricity to its audience, but that is the Bolshoi's distinction. We've seen the same deeply held investment in what it's been doing on earlier tours here."
No company could have wished for a more positive review.
Posted 18 June 2009 - 11:35 AM
I wonder what will be cut from the upcoming Mariinsky Sleeping Beauty next January? Something is always cut for these Kennedy Center tours. I do not appreciate our local audience being treated like restless bumpkins who somehow may not be able to handle more than 3 hours at the ballet. It's an underlying patina of disrespect, IMO. We deserve to see these ballets in full. And we deserve more than three principals during the course of one week, with one of them appearing only once.
But we should be grateful and shut up.
Posted 18 June 2009 - 11:52 AM
If some of us are expressing our disappointment about the missing dances, that's not to knock the production but also, I think, by implication, further to praise its quality, which is so high we wanted all we could get of it. (Otherwise there would be little feeling of deprivation.)
But as Natalia points out, more costs more, and that is part of our current problem.
Posted 18 June 2009 - 05:10 PM
Marc, read the review and my comment again. The point is the length. As far as I am concerned, the ballet -- as presented in the Kennedy Center -- was not long enough. Perhaps 3 hrs is enough for Americans? We should be grateful and shut up? Phooey! Those of us who truly love classical ballet AND have traveled the globe to see these productions in full lament the fact that the Kennedy Center likes to "lighten" major classical ballets. It is a shame that the reviewer does not acknowledge the fact that the ballet was severely cut and, in fact, intimates that the ballet may be long by underscoring "3 hours!"
I wonder what will be cut from the upcoming Mariinsky Sleeping Beauty next January? Something is always cut for these Kennedy Center tours. I do not appreciate our local audience being treated like restless bumpkins who somehow may not be able to handle more than 3 hours at the ballet. It's an underlying patina of disrespect, IMO. We deserve to see these ballets in full. And we deserve more than three principals during the course of one week, with one of them appearing only once.
But we should be grateful and shut up.
Especially for those of us who have to travel to see such a performance--I would happily sit in any theater all day and all night if it meant I could get my fill of world class ballet, and I know that there are many that feel the same way. Coming from a town where the nearest million+ pop. city is 3+ hours away, I would give an arm and a leg to see such productions. Thank you EVERYONE , for providing detailed reports, anecdotes, opinions, discussions--I feel as though I am there!
My one question about Corsaire (and maybe even Bayadere and SB) is about the cutting. When the ballets are cut, are the transitions from the scenes still seamless, or is there a bit of a jarring disconnect? I'd imagine that going from A-->B-->C, and then losing B would be quite significant, even if someone had no knowledge of the cuts.
Posted 18 June 2009 - 06:08 PM
Act III of this Corsaire looked strange to me, because of the shortage of, let me call it, large-formation dancing (including several related numbers, with corps or soloists or both, etc.) when the acts that had gone before had shown us a rich variety of such little "inner ballets" in various flavors (folk-like, or more purely classical, for instance), which, as some have suggested earlier in the discussion, might even stand alone, as we imagine for the missing Pas d'Eventails in hopes that we could see it that way at least. And so that cut was jarring, even to this newcomer to this ballet.
On the other hand, in the earlier acts, some dances simply had a variation or something omitted while the others were included; a neophyte like I am might think it a little odd or less enjoyable than it might have been, but not jarring, possibly owing to the skillful way the decisions were made, the evident taste.
At the risk of repetition, one of the impressive virtues of this whole production for me was not merely the scale -- large number of dancers, quality of costuming, elaborate scenery, besides the actual length -- but the excellent taste within which the variety of all this was presented. So the few lapses sometimes made you wonder for a moment or (as in Act III) they had you thinking, Whoops! There's something wrong here that really needs attention, a gap that wants filling!
Incidentally, there's an account here on BT by Mikhail which refers to two shipwrecks in the ABT and Mariinsky stagings of this ballet, one at the beginning. I suppose maybe some one thought that would be a harbinger of the final one? I didn't see it, but trying to imagine it I think it's a bad idea, likely reducing the effect of the later one, a lapse from taste of a different kind, an insertion instead of a cut. Here's the link again, to the page with that long synopsis:
I'm glad you feel benefitted from our discussion -- I also do feel that way, from discussions here even of performances I haven't seen and won't see. Even though I do live in a large city, there's not a lot to see which appeals to my own taste as it's developed, and so I travel when I can and make do with some video otherwise.
Posted 18 June 2009 - 06:45 PM
Incidentally, there's an account here on BT by Mikhail which refers to two shipwrecks in the ABT and Mariinsky stagings of this ballet, one at the beginning. I suppose maybe some one thought that would be a harbinger of the final one? I didn't see it, but trying to imagine it I think it's a bad idea, likely reducing the effect of the later one, a lapse from taste of a different kind, an insertion instead of a cut. Here's the link again, to the page with that long synopsis:
There is only one shipwreck in the ABT production, at the end. At the beginning we see Conrad and crew in their ship (boat, really) encountering a storm on their way into port. They do not wreck. They arrive safely for Act I proper.
Posted 18 June 2009 - 06:46 PM
At two hours, and then three, into the ballet, she was still stretching those legs and feet like rapiers.
It sounds to me as if she meant this as a compliment to Alexandrova rather than a complaint about the length of the ballet. I don't think she said a single negative thing about it, in fact. I would assume she's used to seeing three-hour ballets--that is, after all, how long many productions of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty last.
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Otoe County Commissioner Tim Nelsen said Tuesday he hopes his proposed alternatives for a wind turbine policy will generate a conversation on the county board and avoid passage of a policy that discourages the wind power industry.
The county began drafting wind turbine zoning in 2008 when a tower to test wind energy was proposed for a location near roads 18 and P as part of a project called Burr Ridge Wind.
An 11-page policy came before the county board on two occasions. It was last presented in February, but did not come to a vote.
Nelsen's alternatives would impact small windmills and large arrays of windmills linked into an energy system.
For commercial wind farms, Nelsen would amend engineering criteria and eliminate a third-party opinion on the impact on wildlife.
He would not regulate windmill signage or limit shadow flicker to a set number of hours per year.
He would also eliminate the zoning administrator's duty to receive complaints from neighbors and pass those on to the wind farm operator.
Nelsen proposes striking the following requirements small windmills.
- Setback of 50 feet from property line
- Duty to notify the public utility company if wind system will generate more than 25 kilowatts
- Noise limit of 50 dba at closest neighboring dwelling
- Duty of written evidence that utilities notified of connecting to grid
- Additional fees for zoning administrator
Nelsen proposes striking the following requirements for commercial wind energy operations.
- Duty for site analysis by engineer qualified with wind energy systems. Duty to have a third party opinion about the impact to wildlife and migratory bird flyways.
- Duty to have signs at windmills and restricted access to towers.
- Setback of 1,300 feet from inhabited dwelling without permission from the occupant of the dwelling.
- Duty to position towers so shadow flicker does not exceed 30 hours per year.
- Duty of zoning administrator to receive complaints from neighbors and to pass complaints on to the system operator.
Nelsen proposes that all road improvements required by the project would be paid for by the developer. The planning commission version says the county board will decide who will pay for road improvements.
Nelsen said he hopes his alternative policy will encourage county commissioners to question the need for the more restrictive elements of the planning commission's version.
In February, Nelsen said he does not know of any wind farms built in any of Nebraska's 10 counties that have adopted policies as restrictive as what the planning commission has proposed.
He said he is concerned that the regulations are so severe they would make it difficult for large wind farms to operate and would cause them to stay away.
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He said his plan preserve the land owners' freedom to develop their own land, is friendlier to wind energy companies and is much simpler.
He said he hopes commissioners will consider why the more restrictive regulations of the planning commission version should be adopted.
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16 Nov 2010 5:00 PM #1
Differences between Sencha Touch and Ext JS
I posted a previous question about Sencha Touch vs. Ext JS and received some good feedback. However, I continue to be confused about the two different platforms.
1. Can Ext JS code be run on mobile devices and will all widgest work (I assume the answer is YES)?
2. Is Sencha Touch optimized for mobile devices, where Ext JS may run more slowly (I assume the answer is YES)?
3. Why isn't Sencha Touch based on exactly the same APIs as Ext JS, where applicable? For example, I'm looking at the Ext.data package on both Sencha Touch and Ext JS. I would assume a package at this low level would be exactly the same on Touch as it is on Ext JS, but they differ quite considerably. Specifically, the "Store" class is a top-level class in Ext JS, but it is a subclass of AbstractStore on the Touch platform. Ext JS doesn't even define AbstractStore (which means it does not provide a TreeStore subclass, for example, like Touch does). Also, on Touch the Store caches "Model" objects, whereas on Ext JS the Store caches "Record" objects. A completely different structure. My basic question is, why the differences (this, and other major differences)? I would have assumed, and preferred, a consistent set of APIs...
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4. We are considering using Sencha to develop mobile apps, and we really like the Ext GWT feature set (allowing code written in pure Java). Will Ext GWT perform just as well on mobile platforms as Sencha Touch will? What do you get with Sencha Touch (UI/feature wise) that you don't get from Ext GWT?
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1) No, not everything will work. For example the grid relies on having a scrollable div, which mobile browsers don't support. Also think about things like menus, tooltips.
2) It's not really to do with speed, Touch is just optimized to take advantage of the features mobile browsers offer, as well as widgets to cater for the smaller screen real estate.
3) The data package in Touch will be used in Ext 4, which is why there's a break between the two. The idea is to share as much code as possible between the libs.
4) Again, you will miss the mobile experience if you use GXT/Ext, you'll be trying to use desktop style widgets for mobile devices. In the end, the users won't get the same ease of use Touch provides for these devices.Evan Trimboli
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16 Nov 2010 5:54 PM #4
Thank you for the clarification.
1. Ok, so what happens when you try to run a Ext JS app on mobile? I assume it might display, but won't function properly?
3. Ok, so it sounds like Ext JS is "based" more on Sencha Touch, than the reverse (which is what I assumed). It follows that Sencha Touch generally defines the more 'base' APIs, and Ext JS is a richer desktop experience? When will Ext JS 4 be released, and what other packages will eventually be shared between the two?
4. Ok, so Are there plans for a Java/GWT version of Sencha Touch? I hope so, because I see much value in being able to code in pure Java. We rely on being able to code in Java, use our preferred Java IDE, and take advantage of the Java debugger, which is why I would very much like to base our mobile development on Java rather than JavaScript.
And along those same lines, does Google market GWT as mainly a "desktop" client environment? I'm wondering if Google is planning on a "mobile" version of GWT?
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19 Nov 2010 1:19 PM #5
I can't speak to any of this, but on 3. no Extjs has been around, and gone through 3 major code revisions, and tons of minor revisions, all before jtouch, now "sencha touch" was brought into the fold. What Evan said was the data package in touch will be used in Extjs4, so there is starting to be the sharing of code, and libraries between the 2. Just a warning, that ExtJS is not based on touch.
24 Nov 2010 3:23 PM #6
At the risk of repeating what Evan has already said, it breaks down like this:
There is a common Sencha Platform which contains all of the logic packages (data, layout, utility classes etc). Ext JS 4 and Sencha Touch are both simply view layers on top of Platform. Sencha Touch is optimized for mobile touch devices, Ext JS 4 is optimized for desktop browsers.
There is no attempt made to made ST work well on desktop or EXT JS 4 work well on mobile devices - these require fundamentally different approaches when it comes to UI.
Neither product is built on the other. The closest you could get is to say that Platform is the daddy, Touch and Ext JS 4 are the children and Ext JS 3 is the mad old uncle who inspired the whole thing.Ext JS Senior Software Architect
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3 Dec 2010 8:53 AM #9
This implies a level of separation that I don't currently see. Does this mean that we will eventually have a "core" set of code that could be included in both a desktop and mobile application, with the specific UI widgets built upon that?
In our case, we have a good deal of custom "core" code built for our desktop applications (for instance, DWR readers and proxies), that I would like to re-use for the mobile application. It seems like the core concepts of Stores, Data Models, etc. *should* be consistent between the two, but I do not currently see a way to re-use the ExtJS extensions w/ Touch.
EDIT: I see I should have read further up. It sounds like ExtJS 4 is what I am looking for, and in the meantime there will be a lot of cruft.
2 Dec 2012 6:00 PM #10
....I'm new to Sencha Touch & ExtJs (but quite interested in learning more about them) and so far I've loaded the online ExtJs kitchensink in my mobile browser - it looked and felt like a mobile site, the experience was pretty good I'd say. On the back-end however, I understand that Sencha Touch framework will not connect to an external database while ExtJs will. For the sake of allowing the user to have their data available to them no matter where they are or which device they are using, ExtJs may be a better choice. If your application heavily relies on additional features like swipes, pinch & zooming etc. then Sencha Touch is the better choice.
....that's my 2 cents
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Planning a Halloween party or just some spooky family time? Our top ten Halloween activities are fun for all ages. Gather your kids and their friends to keep them entertained and spooked this Halloween season!
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Halloween Painted Pots
Help your child turn an empty flowerpot into a spooky pumpkin or any other creepy creature.Materials:
- Terracotta clay pot
- Black, grey, or yellow construction paper
- Paint
- Clear acrylic sealer spray
- Glue
- Paint the pot orange.
- Let the paint dry.
- Now, on one side of the pot, paint a jack-o-lantern face (this printable template can help).
- Once the paint is dry, spray the pot with the clear acrylic sealer.
- Make other creatures like Frankenstein or a ghost!
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Video games let people relieve stress. Some people play video games for socialization purposes. People may also play video games as a form of escape or stress release. No matter the reasons you play, this advice can help you play better.
Purchase used games to save money. New video games are often quite pricey, with popular titles starting out around fifty dollars or more. This price is bad enough as it is, but it can a real downer when the game is delivered and you find that you absolutely hate it. By purchasing a used game, you could save 25-50% on the game you want.
When you save a game, don't save over the old file every time. Change things up on occasion. You might find that you need to backtrack a bit in your game and do something differently. If you've overwritten all of your saves, this won't be possible.
Parents must review the ESRB rating assigned to games at all times. Never judge a game by its cover. Just because it looks appropriate for a child, that doesn't mean it is. Make sure you know what the game is rated and any other pertinent information about it, such as whether it is violent or not.
For young children, it is best to disable the chat feature on games. Kids don't have to chat online. Don't buy a game that doesn't allow you to disable chat. Speak with a salesperson or search the Internet to find out.
Play a game or two with your kids. This can be a fantastic way to spend some quality family-time together. An shared interest in video games can be a great way to converse and bond with your child. You can also help them develop more and assist them in doing so.
Now that this article is concluded, you should have some good tips to stay on top of any gaming situation. You can add more wins to your stats and more fun in your day. Keep learning and you'll be a superior gamer in no time!


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Here is a problem I'm having ... I'm using Windows XP, and every time I play NFS: Most Wanted, when I close the game, my gadgets have moved from where I had them positioned. I'm using Vista_Rainbar for using gadgets on Windows XP.
This also happens after playing some other games, but I can't remember which ones at the moment.
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Is it permissible for an Orthodox woman to do horseback riding in an ordinary saddle, or does she have to use a sidesaddle? Furthermore, would she be able to use women's trousers made for horseback riding, or does she need to dress in a skirt?
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Rabbi Barry Freundel (rabbi of Kesher Israel in Washington, DC) said in a Q&A that if a woman is doing an activity more modestly done in pants than a skirt, she should wear women's pants. As examples, he mentioned bicycle riding and mountain climbing. He said there no longer exists an issue of beged ish with women wearing pants.
Rav Avigdor Nevenzahl in Hanhagos uMinhagim 16 writes there is an inyan for a woman to refrain from riding a horse because of a proof from Rashi (Pesachim daf 3a Rashi Ki Amar) by a woman its written "או על הכלי אשר היא יושבת" since it is not appropriate to mention riding or pisuk reglaim regarding a woman. For this reason it is assur for women to wear pants because of pisuk reglayim aside from other issurim.
It seems riding a horse should not be done,but pants are assur,that's how I understood it,see it inside.
Very loose pants are not allowed: First, because many of them are not tznius; and second, poskim don't allow even the ones that are tznius because it would be opening a can of worms/germs etc...
Women are not allowed to horseback ride in front of men regardless, because it's not tznius. Gemorah Pesachim 3a-b.
I am Orthodox and I did it in jeans on regular saddle. I don't see a problem in that, neither did the women who taught me how to ride.


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Forget your career. Forget your role as a mother or a wife. Forget how much money you make or how successful you are. If you're struggling with the question "Who am I meant to be?", this quiz can help you figure out what really defines you. Based on personality science, I have identified seven "striving styles," modes of thought and behavior that direct us to seek satisfaction in different ways. Although everybody is wired with all seven styles, most people have one that dominates. When you engage this innate style, you've got the best shot at fulfilling your potential; when you don't, you can feel stuck.
After responding to the statements below, you will discover your striving style, learn what to do if it's backfiring from neglect, and find ideas to guide your life in the direction that it was meant to go.


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So I'm reading through my linear algebra textbook to review for my final, and happened upon this statement:
The determinant of a matrix with positive entries must be positive.
Off the top of my head, I can think of an exception to this:
$$A=\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2\\8 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$
where $\det A= (1\cdot 3) - (2\cdot 8) = 3 - 16 = -13$
Am I misinterpreting what I am reading, or is this a misprint?
The book is Elementary Linear Algebra, 2nd ed. by Spence, Insel, Friedberg


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When are the citizens and voters in the Edison Local School District going to stand up and be counted? When will they realize that our school system cannot continually survive on the money allocated from our current millage rate?
Our administration and board have consistently and repeatedly made difficult decisions for several years in order to balance the district's budget. Schools have been closed. Every department of our district has been significantly affected - teachers, cooks, custodians, aides, night building cleaners, secretaries and supplemental personnel, which include athletic and nonathletic positions. Some jobs have not been entirely eliminated, but their hours have been cut.
I would like for the residents of Edison Local to admit to themselves that they could not possibly exist on the salaries and wages they earned 20 or 30 years ago. Yet they expect our school district to do just that. Of course, I realize that real estate taxes have increased over the years due to increased valuation of our property taxes. Apparently they have not increased enough to offset the district's expenditures.
No one wants to pay more in taxes, but it is time for us to realize it is crunch time for our district. I, for one, do not want to see our district absorbed into all of the adjacent districts. We have some of the finest students and staff members around and they need our support.
I am devoted to our school district, and it is not just because I taught there, nor is it because my husband is an employee there. It's because I am proud of the standards it has set and to which is aspires. It is also because my children were the third generation to attend its schools. Yes, my parents, my husband's parents, my husband and I attended the schools in this district. Many of your families could say the same. We have all formed meaningful and lasting relationships in these close-knit communities.
Remember: If our school district is absorbed into the surrounding school districts, you will be required to pay your taxes based on where the students in your area attend school. Tax increases will be adjusted accordingly. Why not pay the taxes to our own district instead of an adjoining district?
Stand up and be counted. It is time to do the right thing. It is time to sacrifice for the good of our students. Show our students that we care. Support the levy.
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A Leavenworth woman was arrested after she allegedly assaulted her daughter with a knife during an altercation Saturday at their residence, a police spokesman said.
The daughter also was arrested for allegedly punching her mother in the nose, breaking it, according to Maj. Dan Nicodemus, deputy chief of the Leavenworth Police Department.
The incident was reported at 2:43 p.m. Saturday at a residence in the 700 block of Cheyenne Street.
The 47-year-old mother and her 28-year-old daughter apparently had a disagreement. The daughter allegedly punched her mother in the nose. The mother allegedly grabbed a knife and began swinging it at her daughter, according to Nicodemus.
The mother was treated at a hospital before she was taken to jail. She was arrested for allegations of aggravated assault, domestic battery and criminal damage to property.
The daughter was arrested for alleged aggravated battery.
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10 Simple Steps to Avoid Summer Hazards
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Nothing cools you off quite like a dip in the pool on a hot summer day, but this summer pastime can also present some obvious (and not-so-obvious) dangers.
Use this list of pool safety guidelines to make sure your whole family stays safe. Many of the same rules apply for swimming safety as well, so educate your child before he enjoys splashing around.
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TEMPLE (November 13, 2012)--A car slammed into the side of a hotel at around noon Tuesday in Temple and a woman was taken to a local hospital after suffering chest pains following the accident.
Temple police Cpl. Christopher Wilcox described the damage the vehicle caused to the Quality Inn, at 1610 Nugent Ave. as minor.
Temple Fire & Rescue said man who was driving when the car struck an air conditioning unit and pushed it into a room wasn't injured, but the woman, who was a passenger, was taken to Scott & White Hospital for evaluation of a medical complaint not related to the accident.
Temple Construction Safety officials checked the damage wall and determined the damage was minimal, Temple Fire & Rescue said.
The hotel remained open for business.
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European PlayStation Store Update for March 12th: Dark Souls II, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA fWritten by: / / 2 Comments
It's a fairly quiet week on the PlayStation Store with Dark Souls II for PS3 and Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f for PS Vita representing the cream of the crop as far as new releases are concerned. Before you spend R279 on Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f you may want to first check out the demo that includes three songs which you can play on two different difficulty settings.
The Walking Dead: Season 2 – Episode 2: A House Divided makes its long-awaited appearance in PAL territories this week and there's also a bunch of new outfits to purchase and download for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII based on famous characters from the series as well as various samurai designs.
You can browse through all this week's new releases on the PlayStation Blog or directly on the PlayStation Web Store. Here are some highlights from this week's update:
PlayStation Store Highlights
PS4 Demo
PS3 Games
• Dark Souls II (R679/£39.99/€59.99; available from March 14th)
• Vessel (R95/£7.99 /€9.99)
PS Vita Game
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f (R279/£23.99/€29.99; demo available)
• The Walking Dead: Season 2 – Episode 2 (R45/£3.99/€4.99)
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Final Fantasy Legends Collection (R95)
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Samurai Collection (R95)
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how to access nested list leaf directly
I have nestedlist with leaf nodes.
Works fine. But I have some scenario.. where I need to load the leaf node from a button click on different page.
Accessing leaf node from outside directly.
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Murray Energy Corp. announced Wednesday its intent to sue the U.S. Department of Labor, and others, after the Obama Administration announced new limits on how much coal dust is allowed in mines.
The rule, announced during an event in Morgantown, lowers the overall dust standard from 2.0 to 1.5 milligrams per cubic meter of air. For certain mine entries and miners with black lung disease, the standard is cut in half, from 1.0 to 0.5, according to the rule.
Murray officials termed the new rule "deeply flawed and irrational."
"Instead of protecting miners' health, this rule clearly seeks to destroy the coal industry, and the thousands of jobs that it provides, with absolutely no benefit to the health or safety of miners, whatsoever," a Murray news release reads. "Indeed, numerous independent scientific and technical experts have spent the past four years examining the prospective rule, spending millions of dollars in the process. These independent experts concluded that the prospective rule is deeply flawed, does not improve the health of coal miners, is completely infeasible, and is exorbitantly expensive. Most especially, the work shows that there are far better and more effective ways to protect a miner's health than this political concoction."
Murray officials said the Obama Administration ignored the reports and instead approved the rule to further its "war on coal."
"The Obama Administration completely ignored the voluminous comments of the best experts in the world, which exposed the rule's irrationality, impossibility of implementation, and numerous other fundamental flaws," said Murray spokesman Gary M. Broadbent.
"This rule is economically and technologically infeasible, arbitrary and capricious and unsupported by the best available evidence. There are far better ways to minimize any dust that a coal miner may breathe, rather than this politically motivated concoction. We will litigate this matter and get this rule vacated."
According to Murray Energy, the 1.5 milligrams dust standard is technologically and economically unachievable, even when utilizing the most advanced mining technologies in the world. Additionally, existing technologies cannot reliably or accurately measure dust concentrations that low.
"Our experts indicate that the cost of work stoppages alone, caused by the rule, will cost our nation billions of dollars, per year. (The rule) will close mines, bankrupt coal companies and destroy the lives and livelihoods of thousands of coal miners, without protecting the health or safety of our miners," the company said.
Murray Energy officials said the company was hopeful that the Obama Administration would propose a rule mandating administrative controls and requiring the use of personal protective equipment, such as Airstream helmets, which would reduce or completely eliminate miner exposure to dust.
"The government's failure to require personal equipment clearly demonstrates that they did not take into account the best available technology to protect our coal miners," the company said.


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February 24, 2012
Faces of the township – Flickr pic of the day
This photograph was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Casian Johnson Wright.
Says Casian, "This was taken while doign relief work in Cape Town's townships."
Voluntourism is a major drawcard to the township, and gives visitors some insight into the lives of those who live here. If you want to experience what life is like in these townships, book a township tour today.
Do you have images of Cape Town you'd like to share with us? We'd love you to join the Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group!
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I want implement 2d game as desktop application. And after development move it to android platform.
Engine should be have input and network managers.
Help me choose.
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I would recommend going with libGDX. It is great, I am currently using it a lot. You can build your game in 2D or 3D. It allows you to easily test your game on the desktop and if you want to move it to your Android device then all you have to add is about 5 lines of code.
Try Unity3D, it currently gives Android and iOS basic versions for free until April 8th.