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EPISODE 340. Broadcast on June 26, 2011.
girlfriday: Old school opening! Aw, sometimes it's nice to go back to the old days, after so many specials and whatnot. It strangely feels like it's been a really long time since we've had a regular episode.
javabeans: I think it's been forever. By which I mean a month. Two back-to-back specials for a total of five episodes? That's ages in variety time, no?
girlfriday: It's been a month since they've filmed the last episode, so Ho-dong asks how everyone has been. Seung-gi says that he and Ho-dong were watching TV one day, and they were shocked (and worried) to see Jong-min on the news. Eep! Generally, star + news = scandal. Turns out it was just to promote his new single, so he swung by the news desk to do an interview and play a round of the perfect pitch game (ha).
javabeans: Weren't they also particularly worried because it was a live program? Ha. I interpreted that as live program = unpredictable = potential image-ruining opportunity.
girlfriday: Heh, Ho-dong introduces Ji-won as "the man Kim Haneul chose," and tells the others that he just had a birthday. It's cute how shy they are about personal things like birthdays, choosing not to make a big deal out of it. Su-geun cracks that they have to celebrate Ho-dong's 70th birthday someday on the show. Ho-dong dies laughing, and then admits, "Sadly, that's not sooooooooo far off."
girlfriday: Na PD tells them that they're going back to basics and today they're headed to the island Kwan-meh-do. Ji-won decides he doesn't like it based on the name. [Kwan = coffin.] Ji-won: "Is it because the island is shaped like a coffin? Ho-dong braces himself and asks how long the boat ride is: "Is it like 12 hours?" Na PD: "In 12 hours we'd be in China."
javabeans: Ho-dong figures it must be the Chinese character pronounced kwan that means view, and he writes it in the air with his finger to illustrate his point. Hilariously, though, Su-geun points out that he just wrote kwan in hangul.
girlfriday: And the hilarious caption: "Now we regret being impressed." HA. Na PD explains that today's theme is an Analog Trip, which only really means they have no vehicles. So it's gonna be another equipment haul once they get to the island. At least they pared down the crew this time. They've done some seriously harsh equipment hauls before, to the extent that it always made me wonder if they really needed ALL of those cameras AND a crane to film some remote island.
javabeans: No kidding. You can't just go with handhelds this time? I mean, I've got a camera on my phone…
girlfriday: Haha. Hey, even Park Chan-wook made a movie on his iPhone!
javabeans: Na PD must be of the "suffering builds character" school of thought. He and my dad would get along great.
girlfriday: That's why I'm always surprised to re-realize that Na PD isn't that old — I think he's younger than half the members, but he seems like SUCH a Korean ajusshi in that way. Such a dad. Everything builds character.
javabeans: I always say that I have so much character that I'll let the poor Other Guy take this opportunity at self-improvement. My dad thinks I'm a smartass.
girlfriday: You ARE a smartass.
javabeans: ㅎㅎ. Oh whoa, he IS younger than half the guys. He's a 76-er! That makes him younger than Su-geun. (Which now explains that hilarious schoolyard ditty Su-geun whipped up in an old challenge, about putting [Na] Young-seokie in a circle and kicking him.)
girlfriday: Ho-dong closes the opening with his usual "1 Niiiiight~~" only he mixes up his gestures, so he raises his hands in the air like he usually does when they've arrived at their destination. It's only funny because he's so predictable in that way, and the members all stand there, confused. Aw, I guess a month really IS forever in varietyland.
javabeans: Ha. It's like they're all conditioned to respond to his setup, only now the setup makes no sense. "1 Niiiiight….!" "…we have arrived?"
girlfriday: As soon as they get on the boat, the boys whine for food, so Na PD introduces their lunch game. Each staff team is to choose a different member, who picks one of six mystery lunchboxes for himself and whichever staff team has the misfortune of following his fate. One lunchbox has beef, another ham, there's an egg-themed one, then one's got beans, one only anchovies and rice, and the worst — rice and pickled radish. No pressure, choosing lunch for twenty hungry crew members! Yeesh.
javabeans: It's like Na PD realized he couldn't starve anyone with the crew involved, so to sate his sadistic tendencies, he made sure some of them were really crappy.
girlfriday: The funny thing is that it kind of turns into a popularity contest, to see which guys the crew leaders choose. The mook-jji-ppa cameraman chooses Ji-won, Audio Team chooses Su-geun, Lighting Team is Tae-woong. Na PD chooses for the PDs/writers: "I choose Lee Seung-gi of course!" His word choice makes me curious, like I wonder how beholden Na PD is to maknae Seung-gi, who is inarguably the show's runaway star.
javabeans: Dude, it's all image and politics and egopuffery, even as they're playing a "simple" food game. Gotta make sure you handle every situation delicately. You know how easily men's feelings bruise.
girlfriday: Keh. The Manager Team is with Jong-min, meaning Ho-dong is the least popular. So he gets the Stylist Team by default. Heh. And then Na PD asks the Food Truck Ajumma which team she wants to join. Ajumma: "Just Seung-gi!" As if they needed to ask.
javabeans: That's cute. I do like how there's no futzing around on her part. She loves Seung-gi most, and that's that.
girlfriday: I love that the lunchboxes have names, like "Anchovy Love" or "Mom Slept In Late Lunchbox."
javabeans: Hee. The good ones are "Rich Young Master's Lunchbox" and "Protein Rich Lunchbox." The guys are satisfied even down to "Totally Ordinary Lunchbox."
girlfriday: Tae-woong goes first… and chooses the worst one! Aw, poor guy. It's nothing but pickled radish for the entire lighting and VJ crew. Everyone else dances in glee.
javabeans: That's the double-edged blade of rock-scissors-paper. You win…but you lose.
girlfriday: Su-geun does better, picking the Protein one with ham, which is a good thing because that audio director looks like a gangster. Beans might've gotten him a black eye.
javabeans: I love that the one guy dances in glee — and knocks his head into a pole.
girlfriday: Seung-gi picks the "Totally Ordinary Lunchbox," which is kind of perfect, because now Na PD has to suffer the consequences of his own game!
javabeans: He tries to salvage it by assuring them, "It's not that bad!" and the PDs call back, "It's bad!" Ha, Ji-won picks the all-chicken lunchbox (fried egg, egg roll-up) and complains. I do like the way the last two are the best and second-worst options, which adds some suspense. Plus, it's Ho-dong. You don't mess with his food. Well, you do, but he won't like it.
girlfriday: He tries to get the stylist team to cheer him on, but they give nothing but one half-hearted "woot!" and the boys are like, "Why are you so unpopular? Why can't you get any love?" Ha.
javabeans: But he gets the best box, and they're back to rejoicing.
girlfriday: Everyone sits down to eat, and Tae-woong's crew looks especially pathetic with their yellow radish and plain rice. Na PD comes over and adorably puts one bean on Tae-woong's lonely rice. Omg, so cute. But then Tae-woong promptly gives the bean to the lighting director because he feels so guilty. And Na PD shouts, "Hyung! What're you, sharing that?!" I don't know what's cuter — the bean or Na PD calling Tae-woong "hyung."
javabeans: I think what's cuter is that they SHARE the bean. And what about the ONE poor manager who can't eat anchovies…who gets the anchovy plate? Seung-gi tells his team that if they're sad about their lunch, they can look over at the radish and anchovy teams to feel better.
girlfriday: They arrive on the island and begin their trek on foot, with carts of supplies. The caption: "This feels… somehow… like a refugee evacuation." Tae-woong (his mind still stuck on the lunchboxes) wonders why his mom never made him sausages in his lunchbox.
javabeans: He tells the saddest story about how she'd give him "soup" after school…which was ramen powder in water.
girlfriday: That is officially the most pathetic lunch ever.
javabeans: Upon arrival at the beach, Na PD introduces their concept today of a "walking trip." But more specifically, a slow-walking trip. So…an anti-race?
girlfriday: I'm having a Best Love flashback. "Drive fast! But carefully! Fast! But slow!"
javabeans: They are to take a pleasant stroll around the island, find the seven hidden cameras within three hours, and take a group photo with each. If they win, they earn spending money. If they lose…it's an all-night shoot. Er, what?
girlfriday: I love that they're appalled enough to just forgo the usual complaining, and skip straight to: FINE! Let's all just stay up all night TOGETHER! 'Cause ain't no sleepin' for anyone, if they lose. Na PD tells them that they'll be given a handicap to make them go slowly, and Ho-dong starts in on a proverb: "If you go quickly, you can get there fast, but if you go slowly… you get there… late?" HAHAHA.
javabeans: LOL. Seung-gi: "Is there anything you know 100% of?" 'Cause clearly he only knew the first half of that saying, and then made up the rest.
javabeans: The handicaps are revealed, which turn out to be water containers of differing sizes, and the guys immediately understand their race. As well as the cheating opportunities presented therein, since they're disqualified if they lose more than 10% of the water in their containers. In order to decide which vessel they'll be saddled with, they have to play a game (naturally!) where Na PD asks a question, and they answer simultaneously in hopes of all saying the same thing. This has the effect of eliminating all the desirable choices pretty quickly — the bucket, the pitcher, the tall glass.
girlfriday: Then they get the question: Who is the king of animals? They call out two answers, lion and tiger, and then like a bunch of schoolyard boys, they start to argue about who's the real king. Why is such a universal Guy Thing? The "Who would win in a fight…." thing? I've known some of these debates to last for weeks, seriously. Superheroes, characters from different movies. It must speak to that universal thing of needing to know who is the alpha male in all situations. Like across centuries and fictional universes too. Just 'cause.
javabeans: This is like watching the intro scene of a Tarantino movie, I swear. They're all business, but one measly rhetorical question hijacks the conversation entirely. It's mundane and hilarious. I love that Na PD finally steps in and points out that this isn't about getting The Right Answer, but about agreeing on one. So now we're down to the teacup and the ladle. HAHAHA.
girlfriday: Either way they're screwed. Then Ho-dong finally has the genius moment and gathers all the boys for a conference. He whispers that all they have to do is say the same word, no matter what the question is: "So if they ask, what's the first thing you think of when I say Ullengdo? We say WHALE!" They realize that they've been stupid not to think of this until now.
javabeans: Na PD actually plays right into their hands, because their ocean-themed question is, "What's the biggest fish in the sea?" Again, we're going for agreement, not accuracy, so they shout "Whale!" and win. Well, it's the teacup, so it's really a qualified victory.
girlfriday: The best part is that the teacups are super flowery, so the visual of six guys walking around with afternoon tea is just a crack up.
javabeans: The water forces them to walk slowly as they look around at the scenery, and already we can see the drops spilling over the sides. Ho-dong thinks he's come across a really interesting rock…until it breaks in his hand and he realizes he's just picked up shit. HAHAHA.
girlfriday: Pffffft! And then they edit in a shot of the sleeping kitty calling him "Stupid." HEE.
javabeans: Seung-gi cheats! The camera catches him and Su-geun adding water to their cups. He smiles sheepishly, but keeps on adding the water, lol.
girlfriday: Su-geun: "Seung-gi's changed a lot, hasn't he?" Hehe. Gone are the days of Upright Young Man Seung-gi, who used to always take the long way because he refused to cheat along with his hyungs.
javabeans: Hunger and hardship will wear you down, eh? Ho-dong proposes a game to allow one member to travel cup-free for the rest of the mission, and that results in a six-man chicken-leg battle. The last two men standing are Tae-woong and Seung-gi…and Seung-gi wins! At least the cheating is moot now?
girlfriday: They do about half of the walking tour, but there's so much to see that they decide to give up on the teacup mission so they can just do the tour properly. Na PD reminds them that it means they have to shoot all night long… so the boys dump their teacup water all over Na PD as their answer. HA. That's enough to make Na PD cut to banmal: "You're all staying up all night!"
javabeans: Hahaha. Ji-won turns it right back on the crew: "You're all staying up all night, too!" I feel like they weren't all attached to the idea of winning anyway, because they've all been spilling so much water along the way they were bound to lose.
girlfriday: It's so cute, the villages have painted murals everywhere they go, like they're in Hongdae or something.
javabeans: I feel like these guys sometimes get so caught up in their idea of the location more than the actuality of it, heh. Like the well — they marvel at how delicious the water is, and how in Seoul, you pay good money for fresh spring water, and here, there's this stone well and it's all fresh and natural and — oh, there's a tap. Heh.
girlfriday: Heh, apparently this island isn't as analog as they thought. It's time for dinner games, and apparently Seung-gi's really in a cheating mood today, because he nearly just starts eating, screw the rules. Su-geun eggs him on: "Why do we have to wait? We're grown!" Seung-gi: "It's time that we just eat, just once!"
javabeans: Ho-dong plays referee: "If Seung-gi['s image] collapses, we all collapse!" Okay, this dinner game is HARD, yo. I have enough trouble with the 3-6-9 game, and that's without all the manseh complications added in.
girlfriday: Yeah, mixing the two games (0-0-7-Bang and In-di-an-Bap) makes it crazy hard.
javabeans: Brief explanation: The guys point at each other in turn with finger-guns, reciting (in turn), "0-0-7-bang!" And on the bang, the guys flanking him have to raise their hands and yell "Ahhh!" like you would if someone just stuck a gun in your face. The In-di-an-bap is the same game, just with a different gesture combination. Does it sound complicated? It is. It explains why these games are lost quickly.
girlfriday: And poor Tae-woong, who's already the Black Hole of games anyway, can't catch a break. Hahaha. Ji-won's team is so bad that they keep losing round after round, but at least the blame is evenly spread out between all three members?
javabeans: Aw, they suck so bad it goes from funny to sad, all the way 'round back to funny again. So Team Tae-woong/Ji-won/Jong-min lose all the side dishes in quick succession, as well as the first main dish. Now it's sad again.
girlfriday: But then they FINALLY win their first round, and it's a good one. They win the noodles, and I'm seriously so happy for them right now. I thought they were going to starve!
javabeans: Okay, I giggle whenever that Last Match theme song is busted out. It's just so…epic. Yet '90s epic. So, cheesy. Also epic.
girlfriday: Epic in the BEST WAY. I also love that they keep referring to the main dish, the fish stew (meh-woon-tang) as woon-tang-ah, like it's a person's name. Like "Don't go anywhere Woon-tang-ah, I'll eat you right up!"
javabeans: So the Mighty Ducks win the last two (big) rounds, and that's pretty much the spirit of 1N2D right there, isn't it? You're down, but you're not out. When you contrast the two teams, it looks like the guys who were winning all night are actually the losers.
girlfriday: I love that. It's actually satisfying to see Ho-dong's team look longingly over at the other team's dinner.
javabeans: Ji-won rubs it in: "The food on your side is all cold." While eating his steaming stew. Ho-dong tries to tempt Ji-won for a taste swap with some bibimbap, but Ji-won doesn't even spare him a glance. Shut! Down!
girlfriday: Ho-dong finally gets one taste of soup, and he cleanly admits, "You guys won." Hahaha. Winners! Tae-woong asks for some of the other team's pickled fish (jut-gal) and Su-geun offers him his chopsticks (colloquially called the same, jut-gal, short for jut-ga-rak). Everyone dies laughing, and Su-geun's team feels redeemed by that. They won, but we were funnier! Heh. Now THAT's the variety spirit.


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Google-Yahoo Deal Subject of Antitrust Probe
By Reuters - | Posted 2008-07-02 Email PrintInvestigators are planning to demand documents not only from Google and Yahoo, but also from other large companies in the Internet and media industries, The Washington Post reported.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened a formal antitrust investigation into a deal between Google (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Yahoo (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) to share some advertising revenue, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Investigators are planning to demand documents not only from Google and Yahoo, but also from other large companies in the Internet and media industries, the newspaper reported, citing sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Archrivals Google, with more than 60 percent of the Web search market, and Yahoo, with 16.6 percent, agreed last month on an advertising partnership under which Yahoo will let Google put search ads on its site in a deal Yahoo called an $800 million (401 million pounds) annual revenue opportunity.
Google and Yahoo are ranked number one and two in search respectively.
When the advertising pact was announced on June 12, the companies said they would give antitrust authorities 100 days to look at the deal before beginning it.
But a formal investigation signals that the Justice Department may have found some cause for concern, The Washington Post said.
Yahoo expressed confidence that the deal would be good for competition, the article said.
"There is nothing unexpected in the review of this arrangement as structured by the parties and Department of Justice officials," Yahoo said in a statement, the Post reported.
Google and Yahoo spokespeople were not immediately available for comment.
Lawyers familiar with similar investigations said that the kind of legal requests being issued by the Justice Department in this case -- "civil investigative demands" -- are not used for routine matters, the Post said.
The Google-Yahoo collaboration does not need up-front approval from U.S. antitrust authorities since the two companies are not merging. However, the government could challenge the arrangement in court if it concluded that it would restrain competition between them.
(Editing by Paul Bolding)
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If you want the car to handle the ride needs to be firm on that car.If you dont care how it drives,first take off the sway bars or use smaller ones and softer springs,or better,but a luxury car and drive the sports car on week ends. If you want it to handle better,put on heavier sway bars and bilstein shocks( or equals) |
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Any advice on getting a softer ride? I have leafs all the way around on a '32 Chevy. At spring rebuild time I bought teflon tape designed to lay between each leaf. The spring shop liked the idea and we did it. I'm happy with the results. It is an iten available from all of the After Market vendors. Talk to your favotite vendor and ask thenm to get you whatever length (mine came in a roll) and then cut it to length. Remember to leave an accomodation for the center bolt. It even eliminated the spring noise I used to have. Normbc9 |
poncho62 |
First off, those Firebirds and Camaros with rear leaf springs always rode rough on the rear, Novas too.....Plus, the air shocks just make it worse. I would replace the airshocks with good quality gas shocks. Also, take the rear springs apart, cleaning up all the built up rust in them, put them back together with grease or teflon strips between them. If you can get away with it, take a leaf or two out....that will soften it, but handling will likely be affected |
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Any advice on getting a softer smoother ride? I have a 1980 Firebird that I've been slowly fixing up. It's coming along good I swapped a new engine Trans and rear end into it and it runs like a champ. But the suspension on this thing is basically all original and wore out. So far I've just put bolt on subframe connectors on it it has air shocks in the back. I do have big Mickey Thompson sportsmans in the back which may contribute to the rough ride. I live in Ohio and we have pretty rough roads and this thing just rides so hard it feels like it's going the break apart when I hit even the smallest bumps in the road. Any things I can do to make it ride softer through the city? Any specific bushings I should go after or suspension parts to upgrade? |


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The Perfect Valentine's Day Heart-Shaped Pancakes
Spoil your sweetheart with this delicious morning treat
This story originally appeared on CountryLiving.com.
Lifestyle expert and blogger Camille Styles says that she usually chooses to forgo fancy dinner reservations on Valentine's Day. She'd much rather enjoy a cozy home-cooked meal with her honey at their own dining table—along with some good bubbly, of course. This year, Valentine's Day falls on a Friday. Why not spread the love throughout the weekend and treat all your loved ones to Camille's buttermilk pancakes?
Heart-Shaped Buttermilk Pancake Recipe:
Makes about 15
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
3 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 ½ cups buttermilk
3 tbsp butter, melted and cooled, plus more for the pan
1 tsp vanilla
3 large eggs, room temperature
½ cup milk
Fresh berries, powdered sugar, and warm maple syrup for serving
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. This can be done up to a few days in advance and reserved. In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla and eggs. Add these wet ingredients to the flour mixture, then whisk just enough to combine. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
2. The next day, thin the batter with the milk. (Use less milk if you want your pancakes to be thicker and denser.)Lightly spray the inside of your pancake molds (Camille used these) with nonstick cooking spray, and coat a griddle or nonstick pan with a little softened butter. Place the mold onto the griddle, and heat over medium-high heat.
3. Ladle 1/3 cup batter into each mold. Cook until bubbles begin to form on top of the batter, about 2 minutes, then remove the molds and use a spatula to flip the pancakes to the other side. Cook for 2 more minutes until the pancakes are golden brown on the other side. Transfer the pancakes to a warm plate. Keep warm in a 200°F oven while you repeat with the rest of the batter.
4. Serve with warm maple syrup, powdered sugar and berries.


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If you go
What: Football and cheerleading team send-off
When: 12:15 p.m. Friday
Where: Maple and Third streets in downtown Steamboat
Other: Fans are encouraged to begin lining up around noon to cheer on the teams as their buses leave Steamboat Springs High School for Denver.
Can't make it to Denver for Saturday's state championship game between Steamboat Springs and Valor Christian? That's OK. Steamboat Pilot & Today will bring the game to you. Log on to www.steamboatpilot.com at 2:30 p.m. Saturday for a live video stream of the game. If you're away from your computer, you can also follow @steamboatpilot on Twitter for live scoring updates throughout Saturday's contest.
Buy tickets
To buy tickets for the state championship game, click here. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students. Tickets also can be purchased at the game.
Steamboat Springs For those who haven't heard, the Steamboat Springs High School football team will play for the Class 3A state championship this weekend in Denver. But with just a couple of days left before kickoff, it's hard to find signs of the Sailors approaching the game with anything other than a business-as-usual attitude.
Despite the hoopla around the game, Sailors coaches said things inside the team locker room haven't changed much.
"I think with this team it feels normal," Steamboat coach Aaron Finch said. "The week that felt abnormal coaching this team was the Berthoud (first-round playoff) game. We just didn't feel like ourselves. Now we're joking; we're laughing. They listen in film. They're just being themselves. They're the same group that got us here."
Of course, there is a buzz around town.
A community send-off for the football and cheerleading teams is planned for 12:15 p.m. Friday along Third and Maple streets near the high school. Fans are asked to line the streets near the school to show their support as the buses filled with players roll out of town. Send-off organizers encourage spectators to begin lining up at about noon.
The football team plays at 2:30 p.m. Saturday against Valor Christian at Legacy Stadium in Aurora, and the cheerleaders will compete at 6:08 p.m. Saturday at the Denver Coliseum.
Finch said his team appreciates all the support it's getting from its hometown fans. And he said the team's preparation for the state championship game is not much different than any other game-week preparation. The only real difference, he said, is on the coaching end.
"It's impossible to keep it totally normal," Finch said. "The biggest thing for the coaching staff is the challenges and distractions, phone calls and interviews. Finding the time to do the normal workload is tough."
As for the players, Finch said he hasn't noticed much of a change. Although they could be hailed as local celebrities, they certainly haven't let the magnitude of the game get in the way of the task at hand.
"It doesn't seem like it yet," Finch said. "It's still early in the week, but I think with how we design our week — (Wednesday) was our defense day, (today) is our offensive day — things haven't been that different. I'll be really busy for the next 24 hours. That's when you really get like, 'Let's go play.'"


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A bunch of distinguished authors and reviewers put out this very good statement today on sock-puppetry and fake reviews, and although I wasn't asked to sign it (nor would have expected to have been), I support it unreservedly. The picture below is by the brilliant cartoonist Matt Buck
These days more and more books are bought, sold, and recommended on-line, and the health of this exciting new ecosystem depends entirely on free and honest conversation among readers. But some writers are misusing these new channels in ways that are fraudulent and damaging to publishing at large. British author Stephen Leather recently admitted that he used fake identities online to promote his work. The American bestseller John Locke has revealed he has paid for reviews of his books. The British author RJ Ellory has now confessed to posting flattering reviews of his own work and to using assumed names to attack other authors perceived to be his rivals.
These are just three cases of abuse we know about. Few in publishing believe they are unique. It is likely that other authors are pursuing these underhand tactics as well.
We the undersigned unreservedly condemn this behaviour, and commit never to use such tactics.But the only lasting solution is for readers to take possession of the process. The internet belongs to us all. Your honest and heartfelt reviews, good or bad, enthusiastic or disapproving, can drown out the phoney voices, and the underhanded tactics will be marginalized to the point of irrelevance. No single author, however devious, can compete with the whole community. Will you use your voice to help us clean up this mess?
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C'mon, now! You said you only ridicule once per thread!
However, PK090, I must ask how and why you got into a university aeronautical and mechanical engineering program if you cannot solve basic equations. What are you going to do when you get to calculus and differential equations? You cannot depend on calculators to do your thinking for you.


text: Hilly Eye at 285 Kent // photo by Nina MashurovaToday we present the final video from our CMJ show at 285 Kent last month. Although all of the bands on that showcase were incredible, I do believe we've saved the best for last here. This video is of "Amnesia" by HILLY EYE -- the new post-punk duo of singer/guitarist Amy Klein (formerly of Titus Andronicus) and drummer Catherine Tung. This track appears on Reasons to Live, their forthcoming debut LP for Don Giovanni Records (home to Screaming Females, Shellshag, Laura Stevenson, etc). Reasons is full of highs and lows; minimal, dissonant noise-punk under Klein's floating, ethereal vox. Its out on January 22 and likely to be one of our favorite LPs of 2013.


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Kelly Clarkson is the World Idol favorite for Simon Cowell and oddsmakers.
Although no one in the United States will be allowed to vote for Kelly Clarkson during World Idol, which airs on Christmas day and taped earlier this week, she's still the favorite to win. The Canadian Press reports that "Clarkson was virtually anointed the winner by Cowell" at this week's taping of the Dec. 25 show, where he "heard a collection of average singers with quirky personalities in a contest that he described as a sprint between 'racehorses and donkeys.'" Simon didn't hold back, telling Norway's winner Kurt Nilsen that the series has "allowed a lot of ugly people to become recording artists, and that's not a bad thing." Intertops oddsmakers have Kelly's chances at 7/4, with Pop Idol's Will Young following closely behind at 2/1. At the taping, producers apparently filled the United States' section with some British seat-fillers, who chanted "U.S.A.!" As the CP reports, "Some of those who were asked during the warm-up to chant U.S.A. when Clarkson appeared were Londoners who just happened to sit in the seats assigned to the Stars and Stripes by World Idol's producers."
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This review appeared in the Jul-Sep 2009 vol. 166 no. 3 issue of Biblotheca Sacra, DTS's quarterly academic journal.
Subscribe TodayUnknown and Well Known: A Biography of John Nelson Darby
Chapter Two London, London February 11, 2013Though this work is old, and to a degree laudatory, this reprint with added source materials, is welcomed. The title of the brief volume captures the reason this work is important. Darby is "well known" for (a) his contribution to dispensational premillennialism, as well as its corollary, pretribulationalism; (b) his prominence in the Brethren movement; and (c) his promotion of the distinctive ecclesiology of the Brethren movement. However, he is also "unknown," in part because of (a) his own illusiveness; (b) his inflexibility that promoted factionalism and theological snobbery; and (c) the distortions by his opponents who attributed his "bad" views to inadequate personal development.
Darby pursued legal training at Dublin University, but was called into the ministry within the Anglican communion in Ireland. Though he was a sacrificial and successful missionary among the Roman Catholic poor, his work was stopped as a result of political insistence. This profoundly shaped his understanding of the church, as well as eschatology. Turner portrays Darby as a brilliant intellect who gave himself to itinerant teaching and evangelism in Britain, Europe, and North America. Darby was a voluminous writer whose style was difficult, as well as an accomplished linguist who translated the Bible from its original languages into French, German, and Italian. He loved children, though he remained unmarried, and he was particularly kind and gentle with the poor and the inquiring.
What is missing in the book is mention of the strident side of the great man that led to divisions in the Brethren movement. The story of Darby would have been more balanced had the separation between him and Benjamin Newton and Samuel Tregelles been explored in greater detail, as well as his drift into exclusivism.
With its shortcomings, including its brevity, this work makes the point that Darby's influence has been worldwide and profound. It is hoped that the "real" John Nelson Darby will not remain "unknown."
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Crytek has released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming first person shooter Crysis 3, this time a 6 and a half minute video showing off a level featuring a decrepit trainyard overgrown with vegetation. "Prophet and Psycho will need to make an explosive entrance to escape the overgrown NYC train yard," states Crytek's press release. The video is not a part of the "7 Wonders" series of videos that Crytek has been showing off for Crysis 3. |
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Vernon Corea
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Vernon Corea (1927 - 2002) was a pioneering broadcaster with Radio Ceylon / Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, and the BBC
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- I want the program to be very open and develop in style as time goes on. But I am also interested in the positive aspects of Asian family life and other Asian qualities, although overall, my style is very informal.
- Vernon Corea The Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon : Vernon Corea on 'London Sounds Eastern'.
- We have all shared the treat of your lovely Lyrics, your tuneful compositions, your friendly presentation and your spontaneous sense of sharing with your followers, your treasury of talent. Keep going, keep growing, keep glowing.
- 'Remembering Clarence,' in the Sunday Times newspaper, Sri Lanka
- Vernon Corea on Sri Lanka's King of Pop, Clarence Wijewardena, introducing a Lotus LP with Clarence's top hits.


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Aug. 23, 2011
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. – After a Cinderella run that saw the University of Massachusetts Boston women's soccer team earn a place in last year's Little East Conference championship game, the Beacons were picked to finish fourth on the 2011 preseason poll, as announced by the conference office.
Overall the Beacons collected 40 points, which was the most ever in the program's history. It was also the third consecutive year that the Beacons were ranked fourth on the preseason poll.
Selected to win the regular season was nationally ranked Eastern Connecticut State University, who collected six of the eight first place votes and 62 points. In second was defending Little East Conference tournament champions Western Connecticut State University. The Colonials earned two first place votes and 54 points. Keene State College was ranked third after tallying 50 points.
After the Beacons, the University of Southern Maine (5th, 26 pts), Plymouth State University (6th, 23 pts), Rhode Island College (7th, 18 pts), and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (8th, 15 pts) closed out the preseason poll.
Looking to build off of last season's success, head coach Amy Zombeck will welcome back one of the program's largest senior classes this season. Last season Zombeck guided the Beacons to a 14-6-4 mark, and the number four-seed in the conference tournament.
Following a 1-0 first round win over Southern Maine, the Beacons upset the number one seed Eastern Connecticut State Warriors in penalty kicks to become the first number four-seed to advance to the conference championship.
Despite their best efforts, the Beacons were defeated by Western Connecticut by the score of 1-0 in an extremely hard fought match. The team did go on to compete in the ECAC New England Regional tournament, where they advanced to the semi-final round before falling to Endicott College by the final score of 3-0.
This fall, Zombeck will look to 2010 Little East Conference Rookie of the Year Tayla Andrews and second team all-conference honoree Kristin Mulry to pace the Beacons offense. In her rookie season Andrews led the squad with 16 goals (3rd in the LEC) and 36 points (4th in the LEC). Mulry's all-conference year was highlighted by 10 goals and three assists.
Women's soccer is set to kick-off their new season on Thursday, September 1 when they travel to Western New England College for a 5 p.m. match. The match was originally scheduled as a home game, but has been changed to an away match.
2011 Little East Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll |
Rank |
Institution |
First Place |
Total Points |
1 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
6 |
62 |
2 |
Western Connecticut State University |
2 |
54 |
3 |
Keene State College |
50 |
4 |
University of Massachusetts Boston |
40 |
5 |
University of Southern Maine |
26 |
6 |
Plymouth State University |
23 |
7 |
Rhode Island College |
18 |
8 |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
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By Ken KnoxProgram Director, Business and Management
Jefferson Community College
At the beginning of every semester I ask the students in my entrepreneurship, business, and marketing classes this question: "What is the most important aspect of long-term success?" Although the answers range from proper planning and goal-setting to financial acuity to training and development of employees, the top two responses always are 1) find new and innovative ways to attract customers and 2) do whatever is necessary to keep those customers happy. The bottom line seems to be that customer service is critical to long-term profitability.
With that in mind, I'd like to pose the following two questions to you: "Do you consider the students who take your classes customers?" and "What steps are you taking to serve those customers?" Despite some vigorous opposition by some of my colleagues, I absolutely endorse the idea that our students are our customers. When you think about it, they have the same characteristics of customers. They exchange their money (or taxpayers' or scholarship donors') for goods and services at our community colleges. The goods include books and supplies and the services include academic advising and financial aid assistance in addition to the classroom instruction we provide.
As each semester approaches, I seek ways to deliver the material in new and innovative ways. Most textbook publishers provide instructor resource materials including video clips and slide presentations. A word of caution is in order when using slide presentations. Be careful not rely too heavily on the presentation at the expense of your own expertise and experiences. The video clips provide foundations for classroom discussions that encourage the student to think creatively and critically. These two skills are invaluable to any entrepreneur.
Technology can also be used to further engage the students. I have found that classroom response units or "clickers" allow each student to participate without fear of embarrassment. This technology is very cost-effective and the students seem to enjoy using them. Today's students are used to iPods, cell phones, and text messaging. The use of "clickers" in the classroom takes the educational experience to the students on their turf.
The tried and true teaching methods of case study and small group discussion round out my arsenal of in-class instructional methods, along with occasional guest speakers from local business and industry.
You may wonder, "Why bother? The students have to attend the class anyway." I believe engaged students learn more, and study after study has shown that diversifying the classroom experience engages today's students more than the traditional lecture-and-blackboard approach.
If we believe the students in our entrepreneurship classes represent the future of American commerce and if we believe, as most of my students do, that customer service is paramount to long-term success, then it's incumbent upon us as instructors in general and entrepreneurship instructors in particular to reach out to our students and serve them on their level. The result will be more engaging classes, happier students, and hopefully repeat business for our colleges.
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Achievement Guide and Roadmap.
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Achievement Guide and Roadmap.
I realize there is a complete game walk through that will take you through all the achievements but there still needs to be a guide on how to get the achievements for the main site so that is what will be written here. I'm going to work on it tonight before I go to work and tomorrow on my day off.
- Estimated Achievement Difficulty:
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3 Hours
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- Cheats disable achievements?:
No Cheats
Welcome to the 2nd installment of the Wallace and Gromit Arcade Titles. Instead of fighting off bees this time we are prosecuting evil dogs.
If at any point you get stuck you can refer to this guide
Missable Achievements:
Memory Lane -
Find an object from a Wallace and Gromit movie. Once you have entered the floaty simply go to the other side of the room and inspect the spare track box that is laying next to a wheel barrel and four boxes.
- Can the official forecast banish the bully from Felicity's doorstep? Go into town, and head over to the news stand and select the weather forecast magazine. Then go back to your front yard and use it on either Duncan or Felicity.
Mmm... Cheese!
- Find this episode's "mystery cheese" in Chapter 2. Once Chapter 2 starts, walk over to the little stand to the right of Felicity. Pull the lever three (3) times and the "mystery cheese" will fall down, then pick it up.
Tea, Everyone?
Offer a cuppa to all your guests. The only person you have to offer tea to for the story to continue is Major Crum. Refer to the guide on when to offer the others some tea.
- When asked Whodunnit for the first time, accuse the innocent. Accuse everyone but the two dogs and it will unlock.
Caramelizer -
In Act 3 go into the living room and use the Candyfloss machine, you will receive some and put it in your inventory. Go down the hall into the kitchen and use it on the stove.
Doggie Fashionista
- Try every accessory once. There is only one combination you need to do in order to progress and that is the
bandanna, sailor hat,
fashionable glasses.
Refer to the guide for the combination's that can be used.
8. Oh I Say!
-Oh he said it! In all seven situations! There are seven instances that Wallace will say "I say!" there is at least one in every chapter, so refer to the guide on where each instance is located.
Once again another easy 200G and I hope to see you around West Wallaby Street.
Ocean Notion
Complete Chapter 1
Part of the story and cannot be missed. This will unlock once you have the Sand, Umbrella, and Spotlight. If you need help refer to
thread for help.
The Guest House Mutiny
Complete Chapter 2
Part of the story and cannot be missed. In order to finish this chapter you must make all the guests in your house happy. If you need help refer to
thread for help.
Hounds of Horror
Complete Chapter 3
Part of the story and cannot be missed. To complete the chapter you must find a motive, weapon, and a witness. If you need help refer to
thread for help.
Down the Drain
Complete Chapter 4
Part of the story and cannot be missed. You have to get back to land safely to complete the game. If you need help refer to
thread for help.
Memory Lane
Find an object from a Wallace and Gromit movie
At the very beginning of Chapter 1 you will have to get inside the floatation device, go ahead and paddle over to the opposite side of the room and there will be a box that says "Spare Track," it is a red box with a white oval, it is behind four crates and next to a wheel barrel (off to the right of the circuit breaker), simply paddle up to it and investigate it.
This has to be done before you turn off the circuit breaker.
Oh I Say!
Hear Wallace say "I say!" in seven situations.
This will be done throughout the entire game. To Wallace say "Oh I Say!" you may have to do something you wouldn't normally do.
Chapter 1:
- When you first walk into town as Wallce there will be a spotlight to your left. Walk up to it, highlight it and press A.
- After talking to Mr. Paneer about the search light, walk to the news stand and select the weather forecast magazine. Walk back to Mr. Paneer and show it to him by pressing X then A. Once the conversation is over observe the spotlight one more time.
- Over where Duncan and Felicity are arguing there is an umbrella. Select it and press A. (This must be done before you end the argument between Felicity and Duncan.)
Chapter 2:
- Go into the living room (Right of the front door) and Constable Dibbins will be there as well as the two dogs from next door. Select the chew toy on the floor and pick it up by pressing A.
- In the living room still, activate the Robotic Photographer to the right of Constable Dibbins. It will take a picture of you and put it on the "Memories for Rememebring" Board to the right, look at the board and look at the center photo which should be you.
Chapter 3:
- Once you have the mallet go into the dining room and use it on the gong.
Chapter 4:
- Grab the Yellow Bucket and throw two (2) star fish at Wallace.
Can the official forecast banish the bully from Felicity's doorstep?
This is done in
Chapter 1
, after you return to your house from the town, after getting the weather forecast. Walk over to where Felicity and Duncan are arguing for a cut scene. Once they stop listening for the thunder use the weather forecast on Duncan or Felicity.
Mmm... Cheese!
Find this episode's "mystery cheese" in Chapter 2
Once the chapter begins go ahead and walk over to the right, there will be a stand that says Punch And Judy Show. Go ahead and pull the lever three times and the "mystery cheese" will fall down, go ahead and select the Cornish Yarg and the achievement will unlock.
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Allmendinger suspended after failing drug test
July 07, 2012, David Caraviello, NASCAR.com
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- AJ Allmendinger has been suspended temporarily by NASCAR for failing a random drug test. Allmendinger's Penske Racing team put Nationwide Series regular Sam Hornish Jr. in the No. 22 car for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, according to a statement. Allmendinger underwent a random drug test administered last weekend at Kentucky Speedway, and his 'A' sample from that test came up positive, according to Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's senior vice president for racing operations. * O'Donnell announces Allmendinger's suspension O'Donnell added that Allmendinger had 72 hours to request a test of his 'B' sample, per the NASCAR rule book. If he declines that test, or if that test also comes up positive, his suspension will become indefinite. The Penske team said NASCAR notified it of Allmendinger's suspension Saturday afternoon. "NASCAR has a strict drug testing program that Penske Racing fully supports," the team said in a statement. "Penske Racing will work with NASCAR through this process and its next steps. Sam Hornish Jr. will drive the No. 22 car in tonight's Coke Zero 400." Allmendinger's Penske teammate, Brad Keselowski, added on Twitter: "No comments on 22 car tonight as we focus on tonight's race. Thank [you] in advance." Hornish had returned to the Charlotte, N.C., area after Friday night's Nationwide race at Daytona, and was flying back to the speedway late Saturday afternoon. Allmendinger is the highest-profile driver to test positive under NASCAR's substance-abuse policy since Jeremy Mayfield did so in 2009. Rather than submit to NASCAR's path to reinstatement -- which varies depending on the individual, and can include further medical evaluation or treatment -- Mayfield filed suit against the sanctioning body, precipitating a drawn-out legal tussle that ended when his case was dismissed by a federal court earlier this year. Allmendinger, in his first season with Penske, was hired to drive the No. 22 car after Kurt Busch parted ways with the organization late last year. He stood 23rd in Sprint Cup standings entering Saturday night's event. Hornish endured a rocky tenure at the Sprint Cup level before finding his footing in the Nationwide Series, where he is currently fourth in championship points. Watch AJ Allmendinger's season highlights below:


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Steamboat Springs Oak Creek has a packed agenda for Thursday's Town Board meeting.
At 6 p.m., the board will consider a supplemental budget for 2013, three items related to the town's 2014 budget, an update in the salary schedule, adoption of a capital improvements plan and a snow removal plan, among other items.
Many of the items on the agenda represent the culmination of months of ongoing work, and the town's budget for 2014 must be adopted before Dec. 15 to comply with state requirements, according to a memo from Town Administrator Mary Alice Page-Allen.
Oak Creek's budget for 2014 scales back on the management fees charged to utilities that were instituted in the 2013 budget. In 2013, the management fees made up 44.6 percent of general fund revenue or $176,445. That has dropped to 13.4 percent of general fund revenue or $73,525 for 2014.
Those management fees were met with opposition by Oak Creek property owners and residents, but the 2014 budget has not elicited the same level of public feedback.
Last year was a catch-up year for the town's budget, Page-Allen said.
The town has seen successive property tax revenue drops of about 30 percent for the past and current assessment cycles. Sales and use taxes account for the largest share of the town's general fund revenues.
This year, Page-Allen said, is a keep-up year.
The 2014 budget summary states that management fees helped to stabilize the town's general fund, allowing for the fees to be decreased in 2014.
The direction from the Town Board, Page-Allen said, was to look to scale back management fees first when possible.
The overall budget for Oak Creek projects a 12 percent decrease in expenditures, which total $2,918,945, compared to 2013 and a 16.8 percent decrease in budgeted revenues, which are $2,581,513.
Grants will provide just less than 25 percent of general fund revenues, which will be used mostly for parks and recreation projects, according to the budget summary.
Some of the capital needs of ongoing water projects will be addressed in 2014, according to the summary, while the remainder of the funding still needs to be found for items such as distribution system upgrades and metering.
The budget summary states that there are signs that the local economy recovering, but the current assessment period will keep property tax revenue depressed through 2015.
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Great to know that this is what struggling companies like Office Max are spending their budget on. Instead of creating dumb $hit like this, they should focus on how they could keep their chain profitable. Then you wouldn't have to close 100+ stores and lay off 2200+ employees. Our economy stinks!
Well, whatever the case…Someone found time to create an "Elf Yourself" featuring Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Dwayne Wade. And thanks to Ethan Jaynes at NESWSports we all get to enjoy the lovable elves dancing.
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Joseph Ogrodnek will Take Over the Kitchen at Anella
When Michael Sullivan left the kitchen at Anella last September, there was no immediate word on who would replace him. Sullivan, who'd previously cooked at Le Zinc and Chanterelle, parted ways with Anella's owners because, he told the blog Gastro Chic, "they wanted foams."
Now, Anella's reps have announced that the Greenpoint restaurant's owners, Josh Cohen and Blair Papagni, have named Sullivan's successor: it's Joseph Ogrodnek, a former sous chef at both Gramercy Tavern and Jean Georges at the Mark.
Ogrodnek's menu, per the release, will include dishes like ricotta with roasted sweet carrots and arugula, potato-crusted Chatham cod with white wine-braised fennel and olives, and a mac and cheese with fontina, parmesan, and a tomato confit. He'll also be baking bread and pizza in the restaurant's brick oven. No word about foams, though.
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In the second segment of David Arrowsmith's dramatic narrative, nectar - the wine that flows between England and France during the 14th century - truly turns to venom as Jean Créton continues to record the man's scintillating account. This as they nervously await Hugh Lawrence of Colchester to reveal himself at the Scottish friary and reclaim the panel of saints in David's possession. The story resumes in the year 1370, when David has married the ravishing Eleanor, taken over the Pelican Tavern Inn in London, and recommenced his apprenticeship in the wine trade. Little Jack is now three, and although he is not his natural son, David raises him as his own, even as he longs to learn the identity of Eleanor's wicked attacker. With civil wars brewing in Brittany and Spain, and France and England openly fighting, the truce has ended and the Hundred Years' War is again in full swing, threatening to bring everyone into its fold. In backing Edward the Black Prince and the Plantagenets, David distances himself from the Lancaster faction, including John of Gaunt and Hugh Lawrence, eventually earning their hatred, while John Wycliffe struggles to bridge them, and John Ball dreams of revolution.
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"A sequel that lives up to expectations & then some"
The Venom of Serpents carries on the torch of the literary fire that The Nectar of Angels ignited. It brought the story of David Arrowsmith to a satisfying and gratifying conclusion. The suspenseful tale and brilliant wordsmithing was enhanced by this deeply educational rendering of a the wine trade in 14th century France. I was riveted by the story, and along the way, enlightened about a period in history up until now I knew very little about. Like The Nectar of Angels, R.D. Watson's reading was perfect for a tale of this era.
"A great ending for " The Nectar of Angels " !"
I can't say much more for "The Venom of Serpents" as I already have for "The Nectar of Angels". Such an elegantly and maturely written adventure to sum up all the strife and turmoil as lived at this moment in time. Hats off to Dane St. John for keeping the literary at great esteem. An excellent Christmas present.
"Part two is even better than part one"
Wine, war, betrayal
I liked the in-depth history of this book- it's very well-researched, and a lot of the characters are real (as I found out when I went to search for them on Wikipedia or in books). The buildup leading to the Peasants Revolt is a pretty fun ride, and hard to believe a lot of it actually happened the way St. John portrays.
Amazing talent. I got to the point where I just felt like I wasn't having a good day unless I listened to his voice (and this story) at least once. He is a true artist, bringing lots of flavor and dialects and accents that really round out such a diverse set of characters.
If part one "The Nectar of Angels" is a stroll through the countryside then part two is a heated race to a harrowing end. Dane St. John does NOT disappoint in his conclusion of the Arrowsmith saga. I couldn't put it down, I had to know how this saga ended! Besides the immense knowledge that the author shows for 14th century Europe, the saga created by St. John is one of creativity and master storytelling.Great job Dane St. John and I'm looking forward to your next novel!


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rbcurse is a comprehensive widget library written in ruby for creating ncurses applications. Unlike ncurses forms and fields, all rbcurse widgets can be created at *any* time, and modified at any time. Most widgets have vim-like or emacs-like key bindings for more keyboard friendliness. I am currently focusing on this aspect.
Version 1.1.5: works with ruby 1.9.2, contains more files missed out from gemspec (rbcurse.rb), and corrects some things that give errors in 1.8.7.
Version 1.1.4: works with ruby 1.9.2, also contains files missed out from gemspec.
This page could be outdated. Major additions and work has been committed. Check the Blog and github page here for the latest. This branch works under ruby 1.9 (git branch) The "classic" branch is for ruby 1.8 only. Please check for the various branches (currently working on branch master. ) Downloads
All widgets expose events to which actions can be bound (typically movement, enter/leave, data modifications etc). Many are built using the MVC architecture so there are data-models and renderers that may be modified/extended/replaced. For example, for table editing each column datatype has its own cell-renderer (for string, numeric, checkboxes and comboboxes).
This library depends on ncurses gem, but only for the Window (and in some cases Pad) class. It does not use ncurses forms and fields which are very restrictive and cumbersome.
Released 0.1.2 on Feb 22. Minor tweaks and enhancements in 0.1.3 in March (1.8.x version)
Released 1.1.1 in March 2010. Many improvements and features. This is the 1.9.1 version
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sudo gem install ncurses sudo gem install rbcurseIf you are on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, please use ncurses-0.9.1 (see instructions on http://trickyco.de/ ).
Above may be created using DSL like syntax, or hashes.
Currently (as of 2010-05-07), write a tutorial for rbcurse, and then think about cleaning up and cutting out cruft and perhaps removing inconsistencies. I am also considering an optional command-mode in as many components as makes sense. This will allow a user to switch to command mode (vim like) and issue vim-ish commands to navigate, change, edit, etc. By default, this mode is off.
(outdated) My current focus is on writing some applications, to not only test the widgets but also find out loopholes or missing functionality. I have made a TODO app (video) which allows for editing of multiple rows and columns in a tabular format. The second was a File Explorer (2 paned) which I shall continue working on, so it has a fair amount of functionality. The third which i shall start in a day or so, is a small SQL client (image)(video), which will test the ability to change table structures, find loopholes in tables with a large number of columns.
See this link for demos and screenshots. Please note that the demos are hastily created and there's a lot more to the apps than shown.
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It's Always the Right Time to Say Thanks
We often think of expressing gratitude as a matter of etiquette. If someone holds the door open for you, it's appropriate to say thank-you. When you're invited to a dinner party, the right thing to do afterward is to send a thank-you note (e-mail is O.K.; handwritten is better). "I appreciate that" is one appropriate response to a compliment about your latest success on the job or at home.
However, it would be a mistake to reduce the importance of saying thank-you to just good manners. Fundamentally, expressing one's gratitude is a matter of ethics. Recall that Life Principle No. 3 calls upon us to respect others (BusinessWeek.com, 1/07). One significant way we do this is by acknowledging their help, kindness, or thoughtfulness. It's not just rude to fail to honor a debt of gratitude. It's wrong.
It's easy to understand why we don't say thank-you as often as we should. In our hectic, overcommitted lives, we tend to focus primarily or exclusively on our own needs and desires. When we're not immersed in activity (and sometimes even when we are), we mentally go through the items on our extensive to-do lists. Forty years ago, George Harrison sang It's All Too Much, and, sadly, that's still true, maybe even more so than in Harrison's day. Nevertheless, everyone wins when we step outside of ourselves and acknowledge the many things for which we should be grateful, in every area of our lives.
Thanksgiving in Practice
There are a few practical concerns about saying "Thank you" that are worth examining. First, it is just as wrong to say thank-you too frequently as it is not to say it enough. We can kill others with kindness, after all. "Thank you," just like "I'm sorry" (BusinessWeek.com, 6/07), loses its value if it is said insincerely, too often, or too late.
Second, you will probably feel better about yourself for thanking someone for what they did, but that isn't the reason to make this gesture. Similarly, the recipient of your thank-you may feel motivated to continue doing good things for you—positive reinforcement—but that is only a nice side benefit. As we have seen with every issue we've discussed in this column, the reason to do the right thing is simply because it is the right thing to do.
Feeling good about yourself or prompting more helpfulness in others by doing what you ought to do are just happy consequences, not the justification for so acting. Of course, you could also say that thank-you is just good karma, or "what goes around, comes around," but it is a mistake to confuse a benefit with a justification.
Third, you might wonder if you ought to thank people who are merely doing their jobs, as opposed to going above and beyond the call of duty. Yes, you should. A warm thank-you to the person who cleans your office, takes messages for you, or orders your lunch is another way of saying, "I value what you do for me." Thus, saying thanks from the heart is one of the easiest, but most essential, things you can do to maintain and even strengthen your professional and personal relationships.
An Exercise in Perspective
Since you are reading this column, it's safe to assume you are a person who appreciates the value of stepping back and thinking about the best way to live your life. Right now, you may also be feeling overwhelmed about all of the things you have to do today. I therefore propose the following exercise to brighten your mood, refresh your spirit, and keep things in perspective.
Give yourself 10 uninterrupted minutes—no phone calls, no checking e-mail, no catching up with anyone. Make a list of 100 things for which you are grateful. Don't stop and don't edit yourself. It's O.K. to repeat or misspell items. Now review your list. What surprises you? Which item came up the most? Next to each item, write the date by which you will say "Thank you" to the person responsible for it. Make your first thank-you as soon as you finish reading this column.
It would be great to thank each and every person on the list, but don't feel bad if you can't. Saying even a single thank-you today would be a wonderful thing to do.
It's a Gift
To continue expressing appreciation for the many gifts we have in our lives, the following mnemonic may be helpful:
Give yourself some free time.
Identify the things you are grateful for.
Find a date for thanking those responsible for each item on the list.
Thank as many people as you can.
By recognizing all of the bounties in your life and expressing your gratitude for them, you will not only fulfill an ethical responsibility, you will realize that, for all of the very real problems you have, you also have a lot to be thankful for.


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In case anyone's wondering, the Neptune was a Genesis/32X combo unit and was scrapped due to the failure of the 32X. Mercury was the Game Gear, Venus was the Nomad, Mars was the 32X, Jupiter was a 32-bit console idea that used carts but was scrapped in favour of the Saturn. Of course we know what the Saturn was. There was no SEGA Earth, SEGA Uranus or SEGA Pluto.
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Not according to the official blog, they're not. Neptune (there's only one Neptune, so no God!Neptune) in HDD has D-cup or thereabouts (it's been months since I saw the official measurements) and Vert (that's the normal Vert, God!Vert has a different outfit and a bigger bust) is like.. a H or G cup? I forget. Even in those design, Vert's still look bigger..
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Technically speaking, Vert is F, Green Heart is G, while Neptune is A and Purple Heart is D (although in V, it looks like E ).
It is just that the sketch design are not exactly that consistent, and everyone aside PH looks thinner, especially Vert and Black Heart. I'm more taken aback that the general outline of their heads and the eyes are ... "less round", sort of. I'm curious how Compa and If will turn out. Oh well, a trailer would definitely be needed here, as the main missing factor is how smooth the animation will be.
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I'm more annoyed at the fact that they're keeping the staff under wraps. The anime director should appear at ACE (along with Rie Tanaka, Asami Imai and Eri Kitamura) as the official site twitter reported, but even in that case the name wasn't mentioned...
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Designed by architecture students, Margaux Leycuras, Marion Ottmann, and Anne-Hina Mallette, from the architecture school of Nantes, they recently won a prize in a competition organized by the Foundation Jacques Rougerie. Their 'Hydropolis' proposal answers to this competition, in the category rising waters, by a project located in the Nile Valley which aims to exploit the phenomenon of rising waters instead of suffering the consequences. More images and the students' description after the break.
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"By Faith, Noah being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household..." Hebrews 11:7a
A Leap of Faith
Martin Luther, the leader of the Reformation, once said "The true, living faith, which the Holy Spirit instills into the heart, simply cannot be idle." Faith demands action—it demands obedience.
Probably one of the more powerful "classic" illustrations I've ever heard on this topic involved a small boy's lesson in faith. One night a house caught fire and a young boy was forced to flee to the roof. The father stood on the ground below with outstretched arms, calling to his son, "Jump! I'll catch you." He knew the boy had to jump to save his life. All the boy could see, however, was flame, smoke, and blackness. As can be imagined, he was afraid to leave the roof. His father kept yelling: "Jump! I will catch you." But the boy protested, "Daddy, I can't see you." The father replied, "But I can see you and that's all that matters."
J. Gresham Machen, the Presbyterian theologian, once wrote, "The more we know of God, the more unreservedly we will trust him; the greater our progress in theology, the simpler and more childlike will be our faith." Great faith doesn't mean you must become a theologian—it simply means you follow after God. The little boy jumped simply because he knew his father was there and loved him. Noah acted because he knew God was holy as well as merciful. What do you know of God?
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Electric bike: Plenty of pep in those pedals
Few activities are less alluring on a 100-degree day than bicycling. There's something about the pedaling, the sun, the sweating that just does not appeal, especially if the bicycling is toward work.
But this past Monday I willingly took a 23-mile ride in the heat knowing it would be the bicycle, not me, doing the heavy lifting. I was testing the Specialized Turbo.
Monday was hotter than a deep fryer in the Gobi Desert at lunchtime (that's very hot, if you're wondering), but the first electric from the popular Northern California bike maker can travel up to 28 mph with little exertion.
I twisted the key, pressed the start button, hopped on board and spun the pedals, quickly spooling me to a speed that prompted stares from more than a few cars. How, their eyes seemed to ask, could something so chubby move so fast?
That's a question best answered by defensive tackle Warren Sapp, to whom I do not have access. But there's something similar in the power-to-weight ratio of the Specialized e-bike, which tips the scales at 50 pounds but moves about as fast as a 50 cc scooter.
The first indication that the Turbo isn't your average Specialized is its bulk. The alloy frame is chunky throughout, not only to accommodate the cylindrical lithium-ion battery that nestles into the down tube but the increased weight of its drive train. Its back wheel is outfitted with a 250-watt hub motor that delivers power directly to the wheel far more effectively than many other 250-watt bikes I've tested in recent years.
The power only kicks in when the bike is pedaled, however. Many other electric bikes are operated with throttles that negate the need for spinning, or a toggle that lets riders switch between pedal-assisted and throttle modes.
Being motorized only when pedaled has a major benefit. It enables the Turbo to skirt federal regulations that restrict throttle-operated electric bicycles to 20 mph – with gearing to match. Try going any faster on a 20-mph electric and you'll just look like the Wicked Witch of the West.
The Turbo has 10 gears that are operated with a single-shift lever on the right grip. I spent most of my riding in ninth and 10th gears, even on moderate inclines and pulling away from complete stops, where the slightest push of the pedals activated the motor.
The only time I shifted into first was tackling a steep, mile-long hill, which was also the only time I longed for a car.
The level of motorized assistance can be adjusted with a button on the right grip that's more difficult to use than it should be. My preferred mode was full power, or, as it reads in a microscopic graphic on the digital gauge mounted to the bike's handlebar, lightning bolt, which made me feel like I was being pushed by an invisible hand. A flower represents the more energy-conserving eco, a level of assist available to those who like to mix their bicycling with exercise.
During my lengthiest trip on the bike, I rode 13.6 miles at an average speed of 16.6 mph using just half of the battery's power. I returned home with 15 percent of my charge remaining, having traveled 23 miles. The Turbo is capable of riding all-out at full power for 60 minutes.
Its hydraulic Magura brakes only add to its longevity. Not only are they effective at clamping down on 180 mm disc rotors, they capture the bike's kinetic energy and regenerate power to the battery.
The bike fully recharges from zero in 21/2 hours using a charger that plugs into the same 110-volt outlet that accommodates coffee makers.
With the power off, riding the Turbo isn't horrible. It feels like it's packing a lead brick, but the bike is well-balanced enough that a rider who ran out of charge could still pedal it, unlike, say, a 150-pound moped with an engine.
Purpose-built as an electric, the Turbo isn't based on an existing Specialized bicycle. But it does feature some road bike attributes that could use some finessing. The stock seat offers all the comfort of a plank. And its suspension is, in a word, non-existent. All it took was a few rough roads to make me feel shorter.
At $5,900, the Turbo is expensive for an electric bicycle but not for a Specialized, whose more race-oriented, carbon-fiber models sell for prices competitive with cars.
For Turbo levels of cash, customers could buy an entry-level motorcycle and travel at three times the speed. But they'd also have to pay for gas, insurance and registration – none of which are needed with the Turbo, legally classified as a bicycle.
Specialized is making just a few hundred Turbos for the U.S. market this year as it tests the e-bike market. Chances are, they will sell as quickly as this bike can move. Turbo? Indeed.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said Thursday some recent economic figures have pointed to weaker consumer spending than had been expected. She said the Fed will be watching to see whether the slowdown proves only a temporary blip caused by winter weather.
Ms. Yellen told the Senate Banking Committee the Fed will be alert to upcoming data to make sure the economy keeps strengthening.
In response to a question, she said she expects Fed policies to favor low interest rates "for quite some time."
Officials seek credit scores
In its new role as consumer credit watchdog, the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday urged credit card companies to give customers free copies of their credit scores -- crucial pieces of financial information used to evaluate qualifications for mortgages, credit cards and even certain types of insurance and rental apartments.
While the agency is not requiring the companies to provide the information, it sent a letter to top executives at the nation's largest credit card companies and asked them to make the scores available in customers' statements or online.
A few card issuers recently began providing the scores on their own -- well before the agency's call -- and others are said to be in discussions to follow suit.
Holder home from hospital
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder was treated at a Washington hospital Thursday for an elevated heart rate after he experienced lightheadedness and shortness of breath during a staff meeting.
Justice spokesman Brian Fallon said Mr. Holder, 63, arrived at MedStar Washington Hospital Center at 10:30 a.m. and received medication that quickly restored his heart rate to a normal level.
Mr. Holder left the hospital at 1:15 p.m., walking out without assistance, and went home to rest.
Ky. same-sex marriages
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Same-sex marriages performed in other states are legal in Kentucky under a final order issued by a federal judge in Louisville.
U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II issued an order Thursday that strikes down portions of a 1998 state law and a 2004 state constitutional amendment defining marriage in Kentucky as between one man and one woman, and that prohibited the state from recognizing same-sex marriages legally performed in other states.
Under the ruling, same-sex couples married in other states are now entitled to the legal benefits all other married couples in Kentucky receive, such as the ability to file joint tax returns. Judge Heyburn's order made no reference to the state's request for a stay.
Attorney General Jack Conway and Gov. Steve Beshear, both Democrats, are jointly deciding how the state should proceed, a spokeswoman said.
Married man ordained
ST. LOUIS -- The new priest at St. Raymond's Maronite Cathedral in St. Louis is a married man.
Wissam Akiki was ordained Thursday night in the church that sits near downtown St. Louis.
Eastern Catholic churches in the Middle East and Europe ordain married men. However, the Vatican banned the practice in America in the 1920s.
Pope John Paul II called for greater acceptance of Eastern Catholic traditions. Popes have made exceptions on a case-by-case basis for married U.S. men to become Eastern Catholic priests.
Pope Francis gave permission for Mr. Akiki to be ordained. It's considered an exception, not policy change.
-- Compiled from news services