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Lot 204: Judaica | Letter from Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Epstein of Homel.
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Live AuctionDescription: Letter supporting a candidate for community Rabbi written by Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Epstein of Homel.Manuscript. 9x21 cm. Very fine condition. The letter includes הנה אנוכי בא עם הספר הלזה בהסכמה תמימה ישרה...שלא יחושו כלל וכלל מלהושיב את הרב ר' מנחם דוד ב"מ יהושע על כסא ההוראה...'. Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik HeLevi Epstein was av"d in Homel, author of Chanah Ariel and the HaShiflus V'HaSimcha essay. He was a disciple of Admor Rabbi Shneuer Zalman, the Baal HaTanya. He was considered a holy person and after his death thousands streamed to pour out their hearts at his grave. His grave was considered a place of prayer until the Holocaust. There is almost no remnant of his Torah today.Refer to a biography of this great sage: A.Y. Gur-Aryeh, Toldot Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Epstein, [1987]. Exceptionally important.

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- Reading... 2013-05-10 21:18:30 is so overrated.
- lol...look how long it's been since I used this. 2012-05-08 21:55:44 So I guess it's official that I'm back. I've entered "certain contests" that require me to finish a new AMV each week. So, granted they aren't going to be full fledged "work my fingers to the bone" videos, they will still be a start to getting back into this hobby after a 4 year hiatus. But don't fret, I have plenty of convoluted AMV ideas from the past 4 years that should keep me busy after I get my edge back.
VCA Results and suchness...
2008-02-25 06:56:23
Well, the results are in it seems.
First off, just want to extend my thanks to everyone who voted Condemned Memoir FTW in Best Horror. As with every year, I greatly appreciate the support and now feel the drive to give you guys something amazing to watch this year.
As for the results, in both VCA and JCAs, I can't say I favor either more than the other. Pretty much half my picks that won in the VCAs got dogged out in the JCAs and vice versa. But it is an interesting comparison. Either way, grats to all the winners of both contests and I hope to see some excellent vids from you all this year. :P -
VCA Finals? O Snap!
2008-02-18 16:00:13
So it looks like Condemned Memoir has made the finals in 3 categories; best dramatic, horror and character profile. I'm real happy to see that the vid has some support behind it. Thanks to all you guys who voted for it, and for those who didn't, go watch it! Lets see some votes!
As for some of the other categories, Aerialesque landed in for best Romantic and Sentimental. She's got my votes since it's one of my favorite videos out of VNS so far. Go Dani!
As for Best fun and original, Zephyr's Daydream is no contest. His vid and 3D skills rock.
My vote for Best Dance indefinitely goes to Chii for Sugarsanden. It pretty much defines a dance vid. :P
Magic Pad did pull one of my votes ironically for Best use of Multiple Anime, because that's what it is; a big mix of anime.
Best parody goes to AMV Technique Beat. Fun little vid that keeps me coming back to it time and again.
Best Lip Sync and comedy are no doubt in the bag for Shonen Libido. Mebbe Plunder will pull comedy, but for me Libido makes me laugh everytime. Plus it's one of the only vids this year with extensive lip sync.
Ileia for editor of the year. Nuff said.
Grats to all the editors in th finals, some great vids in there. These are just some of my picks, let's see how many actually are right. :P -
I guess it's official...
2008-01-31 03:46:15
As of 2 days ago I've officially started a new vid. Granted it doesn't help that it's the massive FX intensive vid I've been planning for a year, but hey...I started.
Since this one might take a while I'm gonna try and start up a side project to have made in time for the Acen deadline. So my 4 vid a year resolution will hold fast if I keep on track.


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You want to eat your cake and have it too, you don't really know how this works, do you?
Although this song is coated in a pretty upbeat and poppy tune, the title basically says it all. Lambasting someone who hasn't figured out the world isn't revolving around them in under three minutes, the band wastes no time. Like a roast without a hug at the end.


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Quarterback Josh Kern verbally committed to the UA today, becoming the first piece — and possibly a cornerstone — of the Wildcats' 2012 recruiting class.
Kern threw for 1,020 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 369 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior at Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas. The UA contacted Kern six weeks ago; he attended the Wildcats' spring game before verballing.
"I always thought I was going to stay in Texas," Kern said tonight. "But when I went down for the spring game, I fell in love the campus. I was originally going to wait until the end of my spring ball to commit, but I didn't want to lose this."
The Wildcats had an added edge when they recruited Kern, 17; as a kid, the quarterback followed the UA's basketball program closely.
"For some reason, I was always a big Arizona fan," he said. "Funny how it happens."
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n is usually the newline character in the programming languages.. but max doesnt recogize the newline character..
i am passing a "string" through my java external, but the n within the string is shown on the screen as a box (a little square box).
does anyone know the newline character that max recognises?
thanks for the help
Traditionally, Mac OS, Unix, and Windows all used different conventions to flag end-of-line. I'm not sure if Java 'unifies' the different OS conventions.
Off-cuff I'd suggest trying r if you're on Mac OS, but no guarantees. There is probably also documentation for this somewhere, but it may be faster to try the likely candidates than dig through MBs of dox until you find the magic formula.
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in your external to find the new line String.
sweet! i found a work around though.. maybe this method is efficient, i'll give it a try too. thanks
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tag trick in the "pluggo info" as a sort of linebreak which makes you think "whats that now and why is it in maxmsp anyway?"
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OK - so it's officially Saturday night, but I've had two weekends of comicons. First was Phoenix Comicon and then Philadelphia Comicon. I totally got my geek on with much squeeing done in the presence of Jamie Bamber (Law and Order, Battlestar Gallactica) - a SPURS supporter and DotCom (30 Rock) - not a SPURS supporter. LOL I left this months playlist up for vote by the fans and this is what I got. I was surprised to get four "popular" bands with high votes to add to the usual rotation of awesome bands. So here is what the fans wanted to see.
Southern Train Gypsy - Hallelujah in the Fire
Awesome band from Texas. You gotta check them out!
Armada Drive - My Life
From thier debut album!
Countless Thousands - Minor Sounds of Inconvenience
I love Danger! You will too!
Vagora - Schitzofriendly
New to me, new to you!
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Dio - Rainbow in the Dark
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OnePlus One Aims to Steal Sales from Flagships
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OnePlus, a company based in China, today announced the One, a low-cost smartphone that goes toe-to-toe with the world's best devices. The OnePlus One runs CyanogenMod, which is based on Android 4.4 KitKat but includes stronger security and some features not found in stock Android, such as Voice Wakeup and custom on-screen gestures. The OnePlus One is one of the first mass-market devices to ship with CyanogenMod on board. The phone includes a 5.5-inch full HD display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and has exchangeable rear covers that come in a variety of difference materials, such as cashew and bamboo. The One is powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with 3GB of RAM. It packs a 13-megapixel Exmor camera sensor from Sony, with an f/2.0 aperture and six lens elements. It can record 4K video as well as slow motion in 720p HD. The One also has a 5-megapixel user-facing camera. The device offers worldwide HSPA/LTE support and includes Bluetooth 4.1, dual-band Wi-Fi, GPS/GLONASS, and a range of sensors. The One has a 3,100mAh battery, USB 3.0 with QuickCharge 2.0, but does not support microSD cards. OnePlus said the One will go on sale in select markets, including the U.S., during the second quarter. It is priced at $299 for a 16GB model and $349 for the 64GB model (similar price points to the LG-made Google Nexus 5). OnePlus is offering the One for $1 to those who (literally) smash their old device, but the company requires in invite in order to purchase the One.
Smash it for a buck
I feel I'm going to be entering Spamville
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BiographyBorn in 1883, Napoleon Hill started his life in poverty, but would become what many consider to be the founder of the modern personal development movement. Spending his youth in a one-room cabin in rural Virginia, Napoleon went through many upheavels, including the death of his mother at the age of 10. When he came into adolescence, Hill began writting for small town newspapers, and the earnings derived from this work helped him pay his law school tuition fees.
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Sweet and hot: That's the sound that French-born, Brooklyn-based guitarist Stephane Wrembel brought to his intimate early set in The Studio, globalFEST's smallest space. Wrembel specializes in jazz manouche, or so-called "Gypsy" jazz — and his set with his quartet showed off the sparkling, speedy fingerwork already familiar to fans of Woody Allen, who has used Wrembel's music in his films Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Midnight in Paris.
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Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Bob Boilen; Videographers: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo, Mito Habe-Evans; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Video Editor: Denise DeBelius Assistant Producer: Denise DeBelius; Special Thanks to: Webster Hall, globalFEST 2013; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins.


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text: Indiana Jones And The Really Big GunKevin Kelly1/30/08 5:30pmFiled to: Indiana JonesShia LaBeoufHarrison Fordkaren allenMoviesRpgRaiders of the Lost ArkBazookakingdom of the crystal skull16EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink If you remember your history, you can probably recall Indy pointing a bazooka at Belloq and the Ark of the Covenent in the original Raiders of the Lost Ark. He threatens to blow it up and send them all back to God, but in the end he just can't do it. Does that mean he'll get a second chance in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Maybe he's using it as a parenting aid for those moments when Shia gets a bit unruly. At any rate, it looks like Marion drives a car, Indy points (and we hope, shoots) a rocket propelled grenade, and Shia probably says "No, no, no, no!" a lot. [Empire Magazine]Reply16 repliesLeave a reply


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I just want to say farewell to my r2d2. You were a splendid phone but it was time to get a new phone. I'll still keep my r2 and unbrick it haha. The droid 2 is a good solid phone, I learned a lot about android, especially the hacking aspect of it. Now to enjoy the gnex
Me to dude started with the DROID2 from day 1 when it was released i was only 15 learned how to root rom and everything now running stock on the razr and love it. I kinda miss the old droid though.


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Mariners Blog
Geoff Baker covers the Mariners for The Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout spring training, and during the season.
July 3, 2008 11:12 AM
Losing a team
Posted by Geoff Baker
One of our regular readers, ScottM, wrote in to ask which was worse, the Sonics leaving Seattle, or my hometown Expos leaving Montreal after the 2004 season. I'd argue they are both the same. Neither city is going to suffer for it in the long-term. Both places, Montreal and Seattle, remain dynamic in their own right and a fine place for which to attract tourists. Cities that define themselves based on their sports franchises...well, let's face it. A lot of you wouldn't want to live there when the teams aren't playing. Hey, the visiting Detroit Tigers are part of a city that gets voted among the best sports towns in the U.S. every year. Want to splurge on a downtown condo right next to Comerica Park? You'll get it pretty cheap. Yeah, I thought so.
What will suffer, from my experience with Montreal, is the lack of a place for fans to put their passion for a sport. Unlike the Sonics situation, the Expos spent roughly eight years threatening to pull out of Montreal. When they finally did, relocating to Washington, the fans there had already been conditioned to expect it. The shock was lessened. What remained was a bit of an empty hole in the hearts of baseball fans. It's one thing to be a fan of a sport. Another to be a fan of a team. With a team, there is a target for the passion. And finding another team to cheer for just isn't the same. I know some people who tried to cheer for the Washington Nationals. Some who tried to find a reason to cheer against the Florida Marlins, whose owner, Jeffrey Loria, used to own the Expos and is seen as Public Enemy No. 1 in Montreal.
Some have even tried to cheer for the Blue Jays, Canada's only remaining team. But Montreal and Toronto hate each other in sports and most other things. In 1992 and 1993, Montreal ball fans cheered mostly for the Braves and Phillies to beat the Blue Jays in the World Series. So, that's a no-go.
The sad truth is, a generation of basketball fans who grew up watching and cheering for the Sonics will have no other team to cheer for as fervently. Older fans who grew up with other favorite squads could revert back to that. But for most, things won't be the same basketball-wise.
Still, there is an upside.
One thing I've noticed about the Montreal situation is that sports fans there have seemed to throw their surplus passion into the other sports in town. I don't think it's a coincidence that since 1996, when the Expos began seriously making noise about leaving the following year (which they did every year the remainder of their existence), world class tennis has thrived. Soccer is now a very popular professional sport there as well. Montreal also played host to the last Presidents Cup golf tournament. As far as city teams, the Canadiens are as popular as ever. The Alouettes of the CFL have grown from an afterthought in 1996 to one of that city's hottest pro sports tickets. Oh yeah, I forgot. Montreal is also a Grand Prix auto racing city. For world class sports, that one's hard to beat.
Yeah, it misses baseball. But life goes on. MLB baseball is one American-based sport in an increasingly global arena. So is the NBA. Basketball has been fighting popularity problems for years now. So, yes, Seattle sports fans will miss it. But they will find other things.
This isn't whistling in the dark. I sat in on the Brazil-Canada soccer match a month ago at Qwest Field. Sat behind the net in the stands. That was fun. The fans were educated about the sport. It was a new experience and -- frankly -- meant a heck of a lot more on the world stage than any NBA regular season game. Ask any folks who sat in a bar watching Spain play Germany for the European championship last weekend and see if they weren't having fun.
Sports change. Teams change. It's the nature of the beast. No passion is ever completely satisfied. That's why it's a passion. But Seattle fans feeling a hole in one area of their sports passion will always have new ones they can turn to. Or old friends, like the Seahawks and...sigh...yes, the Mariners. Both of those teams now have a responsibility, to the city and the fans who pay their freight, to step up their efforts just a little bit more in coming months.
There is a sports vacuum in this city. And it will need to be filled. Who is up to that challenge? We'll see.
Posted by Markus
11:44 AM, Jul 03, 2008
One of your finer postings Mr. Baker, thank you.
As for the filling of the vacuum, I vote for the Huskies, lets put our money into a renewal of Husky Stadium.
The NBA is a failed business model and will be bankrupt in 10 years if they continue with their ridiculous spending on player salaries and owners who fail to live up to their civic responsibilities to the communities they depend upon for support in an attempt to extort millions of dollars for their own personal benefit. I am sad to lose the Sonics, but not the NBA.
Go M's!
Posted by Oly Mike
11:47 AM, Jul 03, 2008
At least the Mariners and Seahwks got a "Plug" from Mayor Nickelsand will be staying around no matter how awful they are. Here is what I wrote to to the Seattle Times and PI concerning the Sonics and Mayor Nickels:
Sonics Aint Worth A Plug from Nickels
Well the Sonics couldnt get support (a plug) from Mayor Nickels. You could just see Mayor "Plug" on TV salivating at the thought of getting his greasy palms on that $45 million dollars The Sonics never had a chance of remaining in Seattle with that much cash involved. I wonder how much other cash passed under the table into Plugs over size pockets. It was just like the proposed Seattle Monorail once Plug put his weight against that project it was gone, even though the citizens of Seattle publicly voted for it twice. Now what do they have? Well it is the South Lake Union Trolley (SLUT)! A most appropriate name with Plug involved. The South Lake Union Streetcar or SLUS as it is now called to protect the names of the guilty is more intrusive (at-grade), less service and approaching the same initial cost as the Monorail. Lookout! Alaskan Way Viaduct we might get slutted or Plugged to the highest bidder and get something that we don't want and watch Plug Nickels speechify again on why he sold us out and how he is planning the best thing for Seattle!
Maybe Mayor Plug should tell Mariner Management what they need to do and something would happen.
Posted by Insider
11:49 AM, Jul 03, 2008
I just think the way the whole Sonic situation went down, all parties involed, was really unbelievable. I'm definetly not the biggest Sonic fan, but too see them leave the way they did is pretty maddening.
Posted by scrapiron
11:49 AM, Jul 03, 2008
The Mariners almost moved to St.Petersburg, the Seahawks almost moved to Los Angeles. Now the Sonics have moved to Oklahoma City. It's a sad day.
Seattle is now the equivalent sports town as San Diego (Clippers) and Kansas City (Kings). Both lost their NBA teams, and never got another one back.
I remember when all there was in town was the Sonics in the winter and hydro races in the summer. It was pretty bleak around here. Now there will be a void between baseball and football season.
Posted by Elliott
11:50 AM, Jul 03, 2008
Go Sounders!
Posted by gohuskies898
11:56 AM, Jul 03, 2008
Geoff - Excellent post. I agree with most of what you said. Those sports dollars spent here will go to another activity. It will be interesting to see what else pops up here. My guess is that we will see more of those one time sporting events (e.g., races, tennis, whatever) then we do today.
Heck maybe even an NHL team. I can say though that I think it is a race between the NBA and the NHL. The one who comes in second in that race will lose because I don't think the city is big enough to support both of those at one time.
We'll see.
Posted by Elect Dino
11:57 AM, Jul 03, 2008
At least one good thing will come out of the fiasco: Gregoire will be thrown out of office come November. But the other negligent officials (Nickels, Chopp, Licata) will survive because this is what most of the denizens within the city limits of Seattle want--no public money for sports.
Will Seattle survive and thrive? Of course. Is it worse off? Absolutely. We are a two-horse town now, just like Cincy or KC.
Posted by Chris in pdx
12:06 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Geoff.Why is it that Americans dismiss soccer.it`s the most populer sport in the world and to say it suck`s because you don`t understand it comes across as arrogent.I don`t get it yet,but that`s because I have to learn about the sport.I had a great time watching the Spain/Germany game and would rather see that than a bunch of overpayed asse`s who could give a crap about the regular season.NBA is a pretencious,"me first/look at me league.Loved the 79 sonic`s but alot has changed since then.Good ridence
Posted by Samurai I Am Awry
12:20 PM, Jul 03, 2008
The Huskies will never leave town
Posted by Bill
12:30 PM, Jul 03, 2008
I'm not a basketball fan but the Sonics leaving Seattle is terrible. The people we elect to be political leaders showed absolutely no leadership and should be voted out of office.
I could easily become a soccer fan if I wanted to but I would love to see the NHL come to Seattle.
Posted by Jeff C
12:31 PM, Jul 03, 2008
You are right, I used to live in Detroit. It is a total dive. The whole state of Michigan is ugly. When I moved back here 18 years ago, I still remember getting out of the Uhaul at the Idaho/Washington border on the side of the freeway and kissing the ground.
Detroit sucks to live in. We are quite quite fortunate to live in this awesome state.
Posted by Ben
12:33 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Well obviously the mariners are up to that challenge...
Can we get a BJ Upton type here or a Jacoby Ellsbury? you know - a young player with dramatic impact...
A kevin durrant maybe.
I wonder if Seattle will get a TV deal to watch the Blazers team, just like Oregon gets to watch Seahawk and Mariner games. I think that would be a good option - short term hopefully. I can get behind the Trail Blazers - Nate McMillan, Brandon Roy. I hope that happens.
Posted by Saintevil
12:37 PM, Jul 03, 2008
I think we should try for the NHL. I've got $5 on it, anyone else want to chip in?
Posted by Top pick in 09 draft
12:42 PM, Jul 03, 2008
One of the few bright spots with yesterday's news of the Sonic settlements is that more fan attention will be directed at the importance of having good local ownership to a franchise's success. I am very excited by the potential prospect of Mr. Yamauchi realizing it is time to sell his majority ownership in the club to Chris Larson. To get an owner that really is committed to winning would be a wonderful change (not to mention the prospect of honorably retiring old school guys like Lincoln and Armstrong). I look at the Angels continued history of success since Arte Moreno took over ownership from the corporate Disney folks as a perfect example of what could happen here with a potential ownership change.
Posted by crypticsailor
12:53 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Over the years of being away while in teh Navy, my constant connection to home was not just conversations with family and friends but also keeping up and catching up with the 'hometown' teams. The Sonics were alwayts part of that and then the Seahawks and the Mariners. When theMariners were the best Triple A baseball team and the Seahawks were struggling to think of winning, the Sonics were winning championships and consistently going to the play-offs. As the Mariners and Seahawaks improved and the Sonics waned, I continued to watch until the club's seemingly clueless management bungled away not just the best players but eventually the club as well. The '79 Sonics wil live on as will the clubs of the 90's but no matter how good this current crop of players might be, they will never be Sonics to me.
Posted by nicelyproctor
12:59 PM, Jul 03, 2008
I'm sorry, but nothing, absolutely nothing, can or will replace the Sonics in my heart. I was 12 when they beat the Jazz in 1996, and that game still ranks as one of the best and most thrilling moments in my life. It's ridiculous to think that I'm magically going to become a tennis fan, or devote any more of my fanhood to either the Mariners or Seahawks (They both already get plenty). The Sonics' departure has created a void, a hole in my heart that will be filled by nothing. And the suggestion that it could and/or will be fulfilled by something else is downright insulting.
Posted by Lance
1:16 PM, Jul 03, 2008
The Sonics and the NBA lost me a few years back for a variety of reasons, so I'm shedding no tears. The NBA is nothing more, now, than over-hyped street basketball. It's arrogance is only matched by its greed.
Aside from a few supercities, like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, the league by-and-large can't compete in many other metropolitan areas, so it tries to find success in cities where the compitition isn't so great. Portland, Sacremento, Memphis, San Antonio, some others, and now Oklahoma City.
For those who can't live without their NBA, I suggest they get behind the Blazers. Also, I would think the NHL would love to put a team in Seattle, provided a proper venue can be built, probably on the eastside, where most of the money is.
Don't pine for the NBA. Its financial model is absurb. If it thinks it's going to better itself by leaving supportive markets like Seattle and find bliss in much smaller markets like OKC it's sadly mistaken. Just wait when Bennett tries to squeeze them for a half-billion dollar arena. Seattle won't look so bad then.
Posted by Charles
1:26 PM, Jul 03, 2008
I say we reroute our passion to the Huskies! I think the NBA will come back to Seattle eventually. It is too big of a market for the greedy Stern to ignore forever.
Also, enough with the soccer and NHL comments from the California and Canada transplants. People don't think the "NBA financial model" will work in Seattle but somehow think the NHL would.
Posted by MarinerIslanderSean
1:32 PM, Jul 03, 2008
I know most of us up north here in Vancouver would welcome the movement of an NHL team coming to Seattle since the Canucks don't have a natural geographic rival. Build a new arena and it can happen. After the Grizzlies left a few years ago, most of us won't watch the NBA and nobody talks about them. It's as if the Grizzlies never existed, though I know the Sonics had a much longer history, which makes this completely different.
NHL expansion over the past fifteen years has put a glut of teams in southern markets where attendance has been mediocre. There are several NHL franchises that could move in the next five years: Nashville Predators, Florida Panthers, Atlanta Thrashers to name three. My team is the New York Islanders and if it wasn't for their TV deal, they'd probably be a candidate too since their attendance has been horrible for a decade. If their arena renovations fall through, subject to a lot of political red-tape on Long Island, they could be moving anyway.
Seattle has the second-largest U.S. metro-area population of a market that doesn't have an NHL team (Houston being the first, though the Dallas Stars are Texas' team). I think it could work. An unproven northern market such as Columbus as thrived in supporting the Blue Jackets with less than half the surrounding metro population.
To me, the issue comes down to finally getting a modern arena built. The fans didn't fail the Sonics, the league and politicians did.
Posted by Miles
1:32 PM, Jul 03, 2008
I think the NHL is really intriguing:
- history of support for the sport in the city and plenty of junior hockey going on around here.
- the league has teams that are struggling elsewhere.
- the seasons perfectly replaces the hole left by the NBA.
- instant rivalry with Vancouver to the north.
Let's take a break from the NBA for at least a few years.
Posted by Chris
1:38 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Lance`s comment and perspective couldn`t be said better.
In a way the fan`s voice and apathy was finally heard.
One thing that bug`s me though.H.Schultz claimed to be in the dark about the new owner`s intention of moveing the team which I find impossable to believe.He new.Had too.Claiming he didn`t was a transparent publicity spin contoll move to protect himself against possable backlash.
Posted by Adam
1:51 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Although I agree that cities move on, I don't agree that basketball is decreasing in popularity.
On a global level, the game is becoming much more popular - just look at the upcoming Olympics. The United States is not a lock for the gold medal, like they were in 1992.
But in Seattle, the sport has decreased in popularity due to a,) ineptitude / arrogance in the team's former ownership and b.) city tax payers / legislators not looking at the big picture.
Hopefully Mariners ownership will learn from the Sonics in how not to run a team.
Posted by Stat Prof
1:52 PM, Jul 03, 2008
The Sonics came to town the year I graduated from high school. Back in those days, basketball was a great game. It's not anymore.
What Seattle needs to do is to forget about baskeball, and move one. Adopt the Vancouver Canucks as a winter passion.
Don't steal a franchise from another city. Don't advocate that, ever. The world's biggest hypocrite is Bud Selig, who stole the Pilots from Seattle and talks about how he 'cried" when the Braves were 'stolen' by Atlanta.
Seattle survived the loss of the Pilots, hopefully someday Seattle will get an expansion team in the NHL or NBA.
Posted by scrapiron
1:52 PM, Jul 03, 2008
There is a report that the Mariners are moving to KIRO. The bigger news is that it is for less than half of the $10 mil that KOMO paid in 2002. I wonder if that will have a trickle down effect on the Mariners budget?
Posted by Earl of WA
1:55 PM, Jul 03, 2008
I don't blame the current group in the government for the Sonics moving as much as the group that brought about the Key Arena in the first place years ago. I remember when the decision was made to renovate instead of constructing a brand new arena and that was the decisions that ruined the Sonics.
Without a new arena that could seat enough for an NHL franchise or host the NCAA regionals (I loved going to those games in the Kingdome), we were eventually doomed to the reality of the Sonics leaving because the arena would not always be big enough. It was shortsighted to leave Seattle with a small facility.
Dallas had the foresight to build the American Airlines Center when they still had the Reunion Arena. That enabled them to keep the Mavericks and draw the Stars from Minnesota. There is no way Seattle can lure an existing NHL team or get a new NBA team without a new, state-of-the-art arena.
The new stadiums that the Mariners, Seahawks and Sounders have are going to allow them to stay and flourish.
Posted by rob
1:57 PM, Jul 03, 2008
The fact that professional sports exist at all is an embarrassment. A high level of a very limited set of physical skills that contributes nothing solid back to society should not be rewarded with privilege, honor or money. Professional athletes make 10, 20 or even 50 times the amount that the President of the United States makes this is foolishness and a reflection of the warped values of todays society.
Say goodbye to the Sonics and hope that the Mariners and Seahawks are not far behind. Anyone who is saddened or angered by this situation needs to do a true self examination to determine if they actually have a grasp on reality and what is actually important in todays world. If wed spend as much time and energy making our cities the best places to live and our people the best educated, humblest and kindest as we spend worrying about whether our MEN can put a ball through a hoop, and catch or hit or run better than some other citys men then wed be a truly great place indeed.
Banish professional sports from the face of the earth and devote time and energy to the betterment of society that will make Seattle a truly great town.
Posted by Lenny Randle's Breath
2:00 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Thanks to NBA officials, OKC makes it to the finals. Clay hoists their banner up next to the copies of previous Sonic banners. Classy!
Key Arena is showing the finals on the Jumbo Tron. Mayor Nickels uses some of his sellout moola to attend his first NBA event. He is pleased to receive an official NBA David Stern bobble head. It holds a sign that says "NBA. It's scamtastic!"
Posted by drake
2:11 PM, Jul 03, 2008
as far as market conditions go, now isn't a bad time to be without an NBA team.... not only are the games too expensive to attend now, but the league has been on the decline in popularity. couple that with the recent referee fixing scandal, and it's not a bad time to let it go.
can you tell I'm on the fifth stage of grief here?
I'll keep my old sonics gear boxed up for now in hopes that a team will come back when conditions are ripe for it.
Posted by Chris from Bothell
2:40 PM, Jul 03, 2008
I love how all the people bemoaning the departure of basketball in Seattle completely overlook the WNBA. Didn't the Storm actually win a championship recently? :)
And no, Chris in PDX, some of us don't dismiss soccer/futbol because we don't understand it, we dismiss it b/c it's about as interesting as watching fish in a fish tank. And because the notion of a game that can legitimately end in a tie is utterly, utterly alien to the American mindset. And, as brilliantly noted by Jon Hodgeman a while back on The Daily Show, (paraphrasing), "Europeans are so worked up and nationalistic about soccer because in some ways it's a metaphor for war. Americans don't need a metaphor for war. We have war."
Posted by Chris from Bothell
2:45 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Oh, and hyper-polite, hyper-milquetoast Seattle supporting an NHL franchise? In a town where fans at a baseball game are discouraged from standing and yelling, and need to be told when to cheer?
Please. :)
Posted by scottM
2:50 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Thanks for addressing this subject, Geoff:
Brooklyn Dodgers fans are the archetype of this sensation. Sonics fans have now joined them in that feeling of void.
For me:
1967- fifth grade listening along to Bob Blackburn. As a Parks&Rec league recreational basketball captain, named my team the Supersonics.
1970- Saw Earl the Pearl/ Gus Johnson of the Baltimore Bullets. Saw Jerry West beat the Sonics with one of his classic eighteen foot jumpers (see the NBA logo). Saw Lew Alcindor (maybe Kareem Abdul Jabbar by then) lose the game for the Milwaukee Buck when he missed a slam dunk at the buzzer.
1978- scored tickets to game five of the World Championship. Seattle went up 3-2, but Dick Mota's fat lady had yet to sing. A Seattle Times photographer took a picture of me holding my three-month-old son in his Sonic's shirt that, on him, looked like a night shirt. The photo took up a quarter page in the Sunday Sports section. They cropped off my head and featured only my baby. Guess we know who was better looking.
1970's- The Sonics were, by far, the game in town. Received much more enthusiasm than either the new Seahawks or the even newer Mariners. Having lost the Pilots, baseball enthusiasm was hard to garner for the perennially underfunded M's.
1979- Sikma/Shelton/JJ/DJ/Gus: Remember the one-and-only parade of that kind enjoyed by everyone in the City of Seattle.
1993- The year I was convinced that the NBA was rigged. Game Seven of the Western Conference finals. The Sonics with second year Gary Payton and third year Shawn Kemp VS Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns. The crooked refs set an NBA league record calling 58 fouls against the Sonics. The league wanted Jordan VS Barkley in the finals. Charles Barkley scores over twenty of his forty plus points from the "charity" stripe.
1996- Payton and Kemp finally get their shot against Michael Jordan. Six games and out, but a good run.
The team becomes part of you, part of the design in the fabric of your life.
Basketball is Basketball
Football is Football
Baseball is Baseball
It's like asking which of your kids you love best. With more villains than most dramas are supposed to have, the City of Seattle just sent its oldest kid to permanent foster care in Oklahoma. Not quite the Trail of Tears, but it really sucks.
Posted by KennewickMan
2:52 PM, Jul 03, 2008
The Sonics have been disappearing for the last 2-3 seasons. Here in Tri-Cities they were televised only on Spanish language Hispanavision... No TV package for Eastern Washington, they weren't even on cable 3 years ago!!
Its great to see M's on FSN seven days a week this year... Strong media=strong team!
Posted by Bums
3:05 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Playdough is way in over his head with this one. After the honeymoon is over, they will still be a bad team with little appeal to free agents and current team members and "fans" will stop wasting their money. KD will not stick around. It will be fun in about 3 years to watch this team lose money and continue losing.
Posted by Kelly
3:13 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Let's start a movement to urge Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer to buy the Knicks or the Celtics, and then move them to Seattle.
Let's see how Stern feels then about re-locating a team with decades of history from a big market to a small market.
Posted by Andrew
3:51 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Even if we can get another team, we don't want to do the same thing that happened to us. I'd rather have no team than steal one from Memphis or Charlotte. Plus, I don't want to give a dime to David Stern. He thinks we should thank him for saying we can get another team and only remodel Key Arena instead of building a new stadium, gee thanks Mr. Stern can we kiss your feet too while we're down here? I'm mad!
Posted by kaseyswagger
3:58 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Its not the same as losing the Expos.We had the Sonics 41 years the longest tenure sports team in Seattle.The only professional mens team in Seattle history to Win a Championship.A team with so much history and great players and we get it yanked away from us like that.Because the City wants some quick money?
I can only pray to god that somehow Howard Shultz wins his lawsuit and makes things right.
Sorry but all Montreal lost was Vladimir Guerrero and a bunch of losing seasons.
Posted by Markus
4:34 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Hey rob, from reading you comments it is pretty obvious you have a truly enriched life despite the fact that you are not a fan of any professional athletes who contribute nothing solid to the betterment of our society, like the President does.
How fantastic for you.
How about if you practice some of that humble, kind, educated crap you are selling someplace else.
I seriously doubt that you possess any of those qualities, because if you did you wouldn't be trolling in a SPORTS FORUM trying to antagonize people. Get a life idiot.
Posted by Wolfgang
5:06 PM, Jul 03, 2008
There's no way we could have kept the Sonics once Clay took ownership. He was determined to move them to OKC from the get-go.
His determination was palpable.
Posted by Andrew
5:20 PM, Jul 03, 2008
He was a man possessed! Haha, and Rob, you have a point, sports players do get paid too much and education should have a better value. But it's odd you say this on a sports blog, why are you even reading it? Uh oh, someone got picked last for kickball.
Posted by Downtown Freddie Brown
6:11 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Go Forth and Rot in Hell.
I blew off Stern and his band of crooked Refs and planned match-ups long ago.
Who cares! The season is too long and the Salaries are Bizarre. The public should pay for this BS?
The Mule & I are on the same page.
Whatever happened to playing for the love of the game?
Down Town Freddie Brown
Posted by victoriabcfan
6:38 PM, Jul 03, 2008
maybe the NHL?
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Ground Reality and pitch: They have demolished every rival en route to the last-four stage but Trinidad and Tobago face their toughest challenge so far when they take on in-form Cape Cobras in the battle for a final spot. The wicket at Hyderabad has been a batting paradise, best of all the three venues, and the kind of batting line-ups the two teams have, today's clash is expected to be a high-scoring affair.
Trinidad & Tobago: T&T have become crowd pullers after their string of wins at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium and would now play the semi-final game almost like a home team considering the support they have been getting from the Hyderabad crowd. The most powerful aspect about this line-up is their flamboyant batsmen who have made the opposition bowlers look average. The opposition might view Kieron Pollard as their most dangerous batsman but the likes of Barath, Simmons and Stewart proved that they could not be taken lightly either. Their bowlers have always been equal to the task, with Dwayne Bravo leading the pack. He is the highest wicket-taker of the tournament and has proved to be a useful bowler at the death. After their clinical performance in their last game against the Eagles, it seems unlikely that they will make any changes. The Caribbeans will also be well acquainted with the conditions having played their last few games here.
Road to the semis: T&T beat Somerset by a comfortable 44 runs before clinching a thriller against IPL champions Deccan Chargers by 3 runs to top Group A. Pollard's blitzkrieg saw them defeat NSW by 4 wickets before they clipped the Eagles' wings to top League A as well.
Cape Cobras: While Trinidad and Tobago are yet to see defeat in the event, Cape Cobras lost one in the league stage on a low and slow pitch against Delhi Daredevils in their last League B match. The Cobras also have a formidable batting line-up with the likes of Duminy, Puttick and Davids in good form. Herschelle Gibbs, with only 1 run from 3 innings, has been a cause of concern but the Cobras are likely to persist with him given his ability to change the game in a matter of minutes. Cobras have a balanced bowling line-up in Kleinveldt, Zondeki and Henderson, who will have their task cut-out as they try to tie the opposition batsmen down.
Road to the semis: Duminy-inspired Cobras defeated hosts Bangalore by 5 wickets in the tournament opener. The Otago Volts were crushed by a massive 54 runs as Cobras finished as the Group C leaders. Victoria were beaten rather comfortably but the Cobras succumbed to Delhi, falling short by 30 runs chasing a modest 114.
203.38: Kieron Pollard's batting strike rate during the tournament. He also tops the list of the batsman with most sixes, having scored 11 maximums so far.
37: The number of runs JP Duminy needs to score to top the list of the highest run getter in the Champions League. With 163 runs against his name, he is now third on the list.
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I think, expectations are lot more now being in the semifinal. We know it's knock-out. But we have been thinking like that from the start and so are not going to put ourselves under any added pressure: Daren Ganga
The game is going to be massive. We are down to knock-out stage now. The pressure is going to be much greater for both sides. But it should be a good game: Andrew Puttick
Unconquered T&T face Cobras test
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Lieve Tim en Tegan,
Hopelijk wordt jullie zoektocht naar een job beloont as. donderdag.
Ik kan me voorstellen dat je van te voren dingen plant die je daarna weer bij moet stellen, maar dat is jullie beiden wel toevertrouwd.
Zo leer je aan den lijve hoe de maatschappelijke en economische situatie van een land op dat moment is.
Gelukkig hebben jullie tussen alle beslommeringen door ook nog oog voor het mooie landschap want daar gaan jullie natuurlijk ook voor.
Veel succes, wijsheid en mooie ontmoetingen met anderen..
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From Kiwi fruit to sulphur lakes!
Trip Start
Sep 21, 2009
Trip End
Where I stayed
The oldest and crappest "holiday" park in the world!
Well its been a busy (and somewhat stressful) few weeks since we arrived in the beautiful city of Auckland. First plans were to buy a van so we could travel for a few weeks, sleep in the van and find somewhere nice to live/work for a few months.
Now if everything sounded as good as it does on paper the world would be a much easier place, although maybe less interesting.
Unfortunately backpackers van in good condition are not that easy to come by. New Zealand has quite strict laws on cars and every 6 months all cars need to get a Warrant of fitness ( W.O.F) Once we found out about these laws we knew we needed a van in quite good condition so it wouldnt fail these tests, also we would be doing quite a lot of driving and didnt want a lemon! So what happens in NZ in quite a lot of immigrants and refugees make their living by selling pieces of shit vans to unsuspecting backpackers. We were not going to waste our hard earned money so ended up spending a week in Auckland looking for the perfect van that never arrived. Even the so called backpackers car market was dodgy. A lot of overpriced vans all with the same built in beds in the back and not a backpacker in sight.
A few things we loved about Auckland; the 48 volcano cones that surround the city. We climbed Mt Eden and were rewarded with awesome views across the city and a look into the massive crater! We were also amazed at how many Asians were there but as most of you know were so happy as we love asian food. The food courts are really cheap (about 9 NZD a meal, you do the maths) and really authentic. The city is windy which we expected as it is surrounded by harbours and very very hilly.
Finally after searching all week with not a lot of fun thrown in we found one van we were happy with and after paying for a 140 dollar pre purchase check only to be told the car was worth 400 dollars we decided to get out of Auckland and find some work in Kiwi country in the Bay of Plenty. The Bay of Plenty is only 3 hours east from Auckland driving through beautiful sscenery. W were really lost at this point and felt the van search was going nowhere and we had really seen nothing of nz.
We heard there are always jobs in the Kiwi plantations there and we found budget caravans at a holiday park in Te Puke. The vans were only 150 a week which was what accomodation was costing us for 2 nights in Auckland and we thought it would be great to work and stay cheap for a few months....Once again WRONG! The kiwi jobs at the moment are the kiwi flower picking. Where you pick the flowers from the kiwi vines as they crush them to spray the pollen over the vines, You get paid by how many kilos of flowers you pick with the average paid for a kilo about 5 NZD!!! No-one in their right mind can honestly think that sounds good or worth the effort, Flowers are weightless and we have heard reports of people working ten hours and picking 5 kilos. Ha ha 25 dollars a day for 10 hours work. No thanks.
We then decided that at least we had cheap accomodation so we could start looking in Rotorua (famous NZ town for its thermal activity) for jobs and accomodation. We waited for a bus in Te Puke to take us somewhere and it really just never came. Bus services here are strange as you need to be booked on it and they are all different privately owned companies. Another slap in the face for us and it was off to Avis to rent a car for the week we were here so at least we could get around and buy shopping and everything else. Our "holiday park" is apparently a 10 min walk out of town if you read the website but we have done it about 6 times now and we generally average 30-40 min! A car was much needed.
Once we started looking for jobs we were told numeroous times that "so was everyone" and the recession has hit hard so many people were in the same situation. Not what we wanted to hear so after much talking, a few tears and a couple of temper tantrums we decided we should use the cheap accomodation week to find a flat and jobs in Auckland (biggest city in nz so more opportunity) and work there for 6 months, saving up again, buying an empty van, putting in the bed and everything ourselves and then travelling for the last few months.
So far we have had a good result. Heading back to Auckland tomorrow as in one day both got 3 job interviews! We also have 2 fully furnished apartments to look at right in the city. The best job we are both being interviewed for is working for a company that do fundraising. We would be full time fundraisers, door knocking for the Red Cross and after that spend most of our time getting paid to go around nz and work. We had a quick phone interview, we both have face to face interviews on Thursday and she said if all goes well we will start Monday! There may be a catch but to be honest it alol sounds good so far! A so long as we have a base rate and 30-40 hours a week work then all should be good.
So then today we have been exploring the thermal wonderland at Rotorua, very stinky but absolutely amazing colours because of all the minerals in the soil and water. We saw a geyser erupt, bubbling mud and the beautiful champagne pool. It was nice to have a day where we could enjoy being in nz and not stressing about jobs/vans etc.
So tomorrow back to Auckland, will keep everyone updated on our job/living situations!!
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Tegan and Tim xxxx


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Anna vs. Samantha vs. Annabelle or Annamarie
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Pod::Wordlist - English words that come up in Perl documentation
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Pod::Wordlist is used by Pod::Spell, providing a set of words that are English jargon words that come up in Perl documentation, but which are not to be found in general English lexicons. (For example: autovivify, backreference, chroot, stringify, wantarray.)
You can also use this wordlist with your word processor by just pasting share/wordlist
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Note that the scope of this file is only English, specifically American English. (But you may find in useful to incorporate into your own lexicons, even if they are for other dialects/languages.)
remove any q{'s} before adding to the list.
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Obama advisers say president disappointed himself with debate performance
Aides to President Obama said on Sunday that Obama was disappointed by his own performance at last week's debate with Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Denver.
"I think the president understood that he hadn't performed up to his own expectations pretty quickly after he got off the stage that night," Robert Gibbs, an Obama campaign adviser, said on ABC's "This Week."
"The president is his harshest critic," David Axelrod, another adviser, added on CBS's "Face the Nation." "And without getting into detail, I think you can assume that he has reviewed the tape, and it will inform how he handles these subsequent debates."
The advisers were grilled about some specific criticisms of the president: that he appeared unprepared, spent too much time looking down at notes, and didn't use some of his best weapons.
Axelrod said Obama didn't mention Romney's now-infamous remarks about the roughly 47 percent of Americans who do not pay federal income taxes because he "didn't see the appropriate opportunity."
"I mean, I think the president was earnestly trying to answer questions that were asked on the topics that were being discussed," Axelrod said. "And he didn't find the opportunity to raise it."
Axelrod insisted the president did "plenty of homework" before the debate and said he is "happy to take whatever responsibility people want to assign to me" for Obama's debate showing.
On looking down, Axelrod said "the president was taking notes on what was being said because he wanted to make sure that he was responsive."
Gibbs, who also appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press," offered backhanded compliments to Romney. He said the Republican nominee "had a masterful theatrical performance" and "did everything but learn tap dance" but also said the "underpinnings and foundations of that performance were fundamentally dishonest."
"We met a new Mitt Romney," Gibbs told NBC, citing Romney's decision to stress promises that his tax plan will not hurt the middle class or add to the federal deficit. In other settings, Romney has emphasized his proposal to cut income tax rates, even for the wealthiest Americans.
"Now that Barack Obama has had the opportunity to meet both Mitt Romneys, I don't doubt that he'll make some adjustments," he added on ABC. "I know he's looking forward to the next debate."


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[average 119.6 of 231356 opinions; standard deviation 432.5 ] - Profile: Hi I'm Christine, I'm seventeen and I'm a Sonic the Hedgehog fanatic. I love making music videos and my two favourites are down below and will be up as soon as I've figured out how to upload it. I'm also a writer on fanfiction.net - www.fanfiction.net/~swift178
And I'm an artist on http://chrissiegirl.deviantart.com/
And I also have my own Sonic the Hedgehog forum at http://s15.invisionfree.com/unbreakable_bonds_II . I'm needing members so check it out, see if it's your thing and hopefully join. It's for fans of Sonic couples.
I have several developed movies which now that I know how to upload locally I will be putting on AMV.org. I am a HUGE Sonic/Amy supporter. It's my favourite couple of all time! My second favourite couple is Tails/Cosmo. I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to Sonic couples but I do dislike Sonic/Blaze and Tails/Cream. Sorry, but that's my opinion. ^^; My favourite characters are Sonic, Amy and Cosmo. As well as Sonic, I'm also a fan of Digimon and Sailor Moon, my favourite characters in both shows being Ken (Digimon) and Rini (Sailor Moon) and my favourite couples being Davis/Kari (Digimon) and Darien/Serena (Sailor Moon).


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Works nicely if you need something and are going to get the smashbox gift.
If this is the same one I got in the mail, it is a great coupon! The lady at Ulta told me it is good for 20% off your entire purchase and includes EVERYTHING in the store ... prestige fragrances and cosmetics ... everything! Usually those don't ever go on sale so this is a great time to make a purchase.
It's the same one! And I am sad now because I can't use mine!
I got an email stating "good for 1 item" 20% off ... I used the code,but it didn't work... any ideas?
To redeem on-line, enter coupon code 70662 in the space provided in your shopping bag and click 'add code'.
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text: Gap's MObama-Lookalike Dress, Yours For $248Jenna Sauers6/03/10 4:20pmFiled to: In/fashionSophie théallet for gapPatrik ervell for gapMonique péan for gapthe gapGap inc.Sophie thealletPatrik ErvellMonique PeanAppicthakoon panichgulThakoon for gapVena cava for gapJJil SanderJil Sander for Uniqlouniqlomichelle obamaTop452EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkToday, the Gap is unveiling a very beige trio of capsule collections from the winners of this year's Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund awards. So how did Patrik Ervell, Sophie Théallet, and jewelry designer Monique Péan do?AdvertisementFirst, let's have some color. Sophie Théallet's main line is flirtatious but grown-up — and unfortunately, the French-bred, Brooklyn-based designer's dresses often cost more than $2,000. For the Gap, she's kept her signatures, like ruffles, shirring and gathers, and ribbon accents, but the pieces won't cost quite that much.Which is not to say that I wasn't a little shocked when I found out this gorgeous ruffled red dress will cost $248. And this chiffon top, pretty though it is, will set you back $148. Part of the explanation for the cost might be the materials used. Hobotai, which Théallet uses extensively, according to these sketches, is a kind of silk. But traditionally, the CFDA/Vogue Gap collaborations have been much, much more realistically priced: Last year's Vena Cava printed dress was $88. (I waited till it went on sale, and grabbed one for $30, mainly because the print was great and it had pockets.) Patrik Ervell's men's button-down shirts are beautiful — especially this one, with its mother-of-pearl buttons — and I'd certainly wear one. But not for $188. Thakoon's white shirt for the Gap, produced three years ago, cost $88. (Which is still a lot more than the Jil Sander men's buttondowns you can get at Uniqlo, under her consistently excellent +J label.) Moreover, does everything Ervell makes for Gap have to be beige? Jewelry designer Monique Péan fell into the same trap. Astoundingly, this twine and bone bead necklace costs $198. Another option, with "naturally shed buffalo horn" beads for interest, is $248. Théallet's designs are mostly winners. This one, however, looks very familiar... Turns out Michelle Obama wore a strikingly similar version from Théallet's main line on a state visit to Ghana last summer. But, as that other Obama might say, let's be clear: This is a beach cover up and nothing more. And at $198, it's a pricey one. It's clear Théallet, and to a lesser extent Ervell and Péan, kept a pretty wide variety of customers in mind when planning these lines. I could see a lot of these items on women of many different ages, and the cuts are classic and flattering. But will anyone be so enthused as to drop $200-$300 on any of these? I guess we'll find out: Women's Wear Daily reports that all of these collections are on sale today, nationwide.AdvertisementAdvertisementGap, CFDA Winners to Unveil Designs [WWD]Reply45 repliesLeave a reply


text: I Never Thought my Favorite Games Could Look so Good as Eye Make-UpKate Cox8/06/12 8:30pmFiled to: MakeupMass EffectPac-ManSkyrimObliviontrue22EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink I don't ordinarily think of "makeup artist" and "gaming" as going together. After all: the characters whose stories we so ardently follow are virtual people, and they are as fantastic or as plain as any other set of pixels can be. Advertisement Makeup artist Jangsara, though, has made me rethink that connection. She creates all sorts of dramatic, artistic looks but clearly has a geeky streak a mile wide. She's had looks themed to each of the Avengers, Spider-Man, and two different takes on Batman.But it's not just comics and movies that give her inspiration. She's had plenty of gaming inspiration too, covering everything from Pac-Man to Mass Effect and Skyrim. Check out a few of the game-related looks in the gallery, or hit her blog for more. Advertisement Jangsara [Facebook, via The Mary Sue] Reply22 repliesLeave a reply


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Stacy Summary: I suspect this is why I get such vitriolic hate mail filled with all sorts of threats when I post any item related to Bitcoin . . . "no governments, no central banks, and no rules." I hope Bitcoin succeeds and, if not, I hope currencies inspired by Bitcoin come along and succeed where its predecessor failed. I will post all hate mail along with email addresses on this thread as they come in.
Bitcoin isn't the currency of an online game or Facebook fad – it's one of the first attempts to create a real-world currency with no governments, no central banks, and no rules. More than 6,500,000 Bitcoins are in circulation, in an online economy, which was worth over $180m shortly before June's hack.
Because of this, it has attracted the likes of Anonymous, Wikileaks, etc.:
The attractions of Bitcoins to such communities are manifold. It's an online-only experiment with no government or corporate involvement. It's accepted as currency on hundreds of sites worldwide, including one claiming to sell illegal drugs and several selling pornography.
And, yes, it's popularity has attracted, however, a huge influx of speculators and non-techies who apparently have no idea how to secure their digital cash, which led to the crash of bitcoin on one exchange; let's see what happens when it re-opens:
Schneider also lacked sympathy for the victim of the 25,000 Bitcoin theft which first brought security jitters to the fledgling community. Bitcoin wallets at present are stored with no encryption whatsoever by default, and transfers of stolen material are irreversible unless half of all Bitcoin users agree to it.
As I am not a techie, I would not know how to encrypt a wallet either. So as Stefan Molyneux points out in the video below – until a new company emerges that will provide encrypted wallets, I won't acquire Bitcoins while they remain unencrypted.
Anyone here have bitcoins traded on MtGox? We're going to get Rick Falkvinge back on when we can in order to let us know his thoughts on the theft as I believe he transferred lots of savings into the currency.


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It was comeback night at the BET Awards.
Kanye West opened Sunday's show in his first TV appearance since dissing Taylor Swift at last year's MTV Video Music Awards. T.I. made a triumphant return to TV for his first performance since being released from prison in December. And 1980s hitmaker El DeBarge blazed back onto the stage to play old hits and the title track from his first new album in 16 years.
But most unexpected was Chris Brown, who offered an emotional tribute to Michael Jackson.
The embattled pop star has mostly kept a low profile since pleading guilty to felony assault for beating up Rihanna in February 2009. But here he was, center stage, mimicking Jackson's signature dance moves with almost eerie accuracy. Introduced by Jermaine Jackson, Brown embodied the King of Pop, wearing his fedora and spangled glove and moonwalking across the stage to "Billie Jean."
Then, as Brown grabbed a microphone to sing "Man in the Mirror," he broke down in tears. His voice cracked, he couldn't sing, and at one point he crumpled to the stage in apparent agony. It was a moving moment made even more so by the song's lyrics and his own recent past.
The 21-year-old returned to the stage later to apologize to his fans.
"I let you all down before, but I won't do it again. I promise you," Brown said.
Performances were so plentiful during the 3 1/2-hour show that prizes were almost secondary.
Usher was backed by a string section as he sang "There Goes My Baby." Drake, who was named best male hip-hop artist, performed his hit "Thank Me Later." B.o.B. was joined by Keyshia Cole, and later Eminem, on "Airplanes." Eminem continued with his new single, "Not Afraid," backed by a choir. Trey Songz, who was named best male R&B artist, crooned his hit, "Yo Side of the Bed," as a banner on stage behind him read, "pray for our soldiers and their families."
Alicia Keys performed a medley of her hits, bookended by two awards. She won for female R&B artist and best collaboration for her song with Jay-Z, "Empire State of Mind."
Ludacris was surrounded by female violinists and backed by Tommy Lee on drums as he performed "My Chick Bad." Then a marching band joined him on stage — as did DJ Khaled, T-Pain, Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj — for the rousing "Hands Up."
Host Queen Latifah was also musical, first singing to famous members of the audience, then returning to her rap roots and rhyming about the royalty in the house: herself and Prince, who received BET's lifetime achievement award.
The venerable entertainer was feted with an all-female musical tribute. Janelle Monae delivered an energetic take on "Let's Go Crazy." Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding accompanied herself on standup bass for "If I Was Your Girlfriend." Alicia Keys started behind the piano, then climbed on top of it, when she sang "Adore," and Patti LaBelle kicked off her shoes to give her all to "Purple Rain."
Prince, who wore a tunic with his own image on it, seemed humbled by the tribute.
"I'm just so thankful to be a part of this world of music," he said. "Thanks for a wonderful night. I'll never forget it as long as I live."
John Legend was presented with BET's humanitarian award for his work with the Show Me Campaign, which aims to eradicate poverty worldwide through education and health care. He challenged his peers to become humanitarians as well.
"There's a lot of money, fame and influence in this room tonight," Legend said. "So I say to all of us: We can do better, we can make this world better. Let's not waste this opportunity."
Other winners included Minaj for female hip-hop artist, Serena Williams for sportswoman of the year and LeBron James for sportsman of the year. Beyonce and Lady Gaga weren't on hand to accept their award for video of the year for "Video Phone," nor was Rihanna around to collect the viewer's choice award for her song with Young Jeezy, "Hard."
The BET Awards honor the year's best in music, sports and film in 19 categories. Winners are selected by a voting academy comprising industry insiders and executives, music journalists and a group of fans randomly
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This is a breath taking example of art and technology.…
Beyond imagination
There's nothing I can possibly add to this to ever fully articulate how beautiful this story is. Regardless of the state of the world, the latest technology and the next big thing: we're human. Don't ever forget.
A truly moving piece of story telling, a very arcane art form: this is beauty.
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A $230,000 grant from JP Morgan Chase & Co. and a $92,500 grant from the New York Department of Labor will fund the new advanced manufacturing training certificate program.
The 2014–2015 theme, the Year of the Innovator, presented a campus culture that approaches challenges with a collaborative spirit and a creative mindset, and reflected the core values of Buffalo State's School of the Professions.
The Year of the Innovator provided many opportunities to focus on innovation and creativity across venues, and showed the community that innovation is a way of life on our campus. [More]


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Thanks for joining in ssend me your top 5 for the Texas race in order of finish, just kinda a thing we are tring out.
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awesome cars man! that monte has got some potential and the t/a is beautiful!


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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Tintri Lands $17M
Mountain View-based Tintri, a firm which is developing storage systems specifically aimed at VMware virtual machines, announced Thursday that it has raised $17M in funding. The funding came from NEA and Lightspeed Partners, and included both a Series A and B funding round. The new company is headed by Dr. Kieran Harty, who was head of research and product development at VMware from 1999 to 2006. Tintri's storage products specifically tunes its storage performance to applications such as Oracle Financials and Microsoft Exchange. More information »


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Volkswagen went way back to the drawing board with its reimagining of the Beetle. The Beetle (VW has dropped "New" from the name) draws its inspiration from the original Beetle that was made from 1938 through the 1970s. The modern Beetle is almost certainly better in every way-- it features a lower, flatter roofline and a more aggressive stance. The engine is now up front, reflecting modern car design. Overall dimensions have grown, which translates to more interior room for passengers. Those passengers get a combination of retro simplicity in the gauge layout, elegance in the quality of cabin materials and high-tech in the available gizmos and gadgets.
The Beetle comes in three basic trims--the base 1.8T, the TDI and the 2.0T. The base model utilizes a 170-hp, 1.8L 4-cylinder engine driving the front wheels through a standard 5-speed manual or 6-speed automatic. The TDI features a 2.0L turbocharged diesel engine good for 150-hp mated to either a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic. The 2.0T delivers 210 hp from a 2.0L direct-injected and turbocharged 4-cylinder. Like the TDI, the Turbo is available with either a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed DSG.
The Beetle shares its underpinnings with the Jetta, which include front struts and a rear multi-link setup. Steering-feel will feel very familiar to those who have driven previous modern Beetles, though the driving experience has changed significantly, thanks to the revised A-pillar angle and accordingly, the abbreviated dashboard, bringing the driver closer to the action.
A convertible version gets a power-folding fabric top. The top folds in 9.5 seconds and will operate at vehicle speeds up to 30 mph. Convertibles feature the same engine and transmission lineup as the coupe, and the modest weight increase barely hinders performance.
Base trims come nicely equipped with cruise control, keyless entry, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, 17-inch alloy wheels, heated front seats and a 50/50 split folding rear seat. On the technology front, Bluetooth hands-free connectivity and a media device interface with iPod cable are also standard.
Base models can be equipped with a powered panoramic sunroof, a Fender premium sound system and navigation.
TDI models add a premium touchscreen-based audio system that features SiriusXM satellite radio and Volkswagen's new Car-Net telematics system. TDIs can be optioned up with a sunroof and integrated navigation.
The 2.0L Beetles come in R-Line and GSR trims. The R-Line gets 18-inch machined alloy wheels, heated power-adjustable mirrors, a lip spoiler, the Car-Net system, fabric seat trim and carbon-fiber look instrument panel accents. The sunroof and navigation can be added as well. The up-level 2.0T GSR Beetle is only available in a special black and yellow 2-tone paint job. It gets special 19-inch alloys, standard navigation and Fender audio, leather seats, proximity entry and push-button start.
Safety comes standard as well in all 2015 Beetles, with anti-lock brakes, dual front airbags and combined curtain and side front seat airbags.
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Applications for the New York State Master Teachers Program—a new statewide initiative that brings together outstanding, experienced science and mathematics teachers from grades 6 to 12—are being accepted from July 1 to August 1.
Largely based on the successful Math for America program, the Buffalo State Master Teacher Fellowship program provides an opportunity for mathematics and science teachers to deepen their practice and strengthen their leadership skills through professional development and enrichment.
The program includes stipends of $60,000 over four years; provides support for conference attendance; and offers opportunities to attend, design, and/or lead high-quality workshops.
Master Teachers will acts as mentors to early career and preservice educators, presenting at national conferences, and organizing other activities within their schools and/or the Western New York mathematics/science teaching community.
The fellowship is open to grade 6 through 12 mathematics and science teachers who have completed their fourth year of teaching by the start of the fellowship.
One of four host campuses from across New York, Buffalo State has a proven track record in the area of education in general and mathematics and science teaching in particular.
Master Teacher Fellowship recipients will be announced on September 1.
For more information, contact David Wilson, associate professor of mathematics, at (716) 878-6218; David Henry, associate professor of elementary education and reading, at (716) 878-5619; or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com .


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If someone encounters one of these issues: http://bugtracker.ispconfig.org/index.php?do=index&tasks=&project=3&due=73&status[]= the 126.96.36.199 bugfix release can be downloaded here from ispconfig.org: http://www.ispconfig.org/downloads/ISPConfig-220.127.116.11.tar.gz
Hi, I upgrade ISPconfig to last stable build with ispconfig_update.sh script. After upgrade I go to CP webpage and it not work, i see: Index of / [ICO] Name Last modified Size Description For system I use Debian squeeze and for ISPconfig port use 4444. Thank you, BR
Check the file /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-ispconfig.vhost if your custom port is set there for the vhost.
Thanks for the bugfix. I ran into the FCGI-problem on my panel server. After download, how can I apply the bugfix? just executing something like this? php install/update.php
Code: cd /tmp wget http://www.ispconfig.org/downloads/ISPConfig-220.127.116.11.tar.gz tar xvfz ISPConfig-18.104.22.168.tar.gz cd ispconfig3_install/install php -q update.php
I check file and port 4444 is there. ###################################################### # This virtual host contains the configuration # for the ISPConfig controlpanel ###################################################### Listen 4444 NameVirtualHost *:4444 <VirtualHost _default_:4444> Folder /var/www/ispconfig is empty, what does it mean?
Thanks. I applied the update but still get a 404 not found error on port 8080 and the following entry in apaches error log: [Tue Feb 26 19:41:32 2013] [error] [client 18.104.22.168] File does not exist: /etc/apache2/htdocs That path doesn't really look correct for me But where could it come from? I can't find anything like this in ispconfig.vhost
Ok, my config panel server was set up a long time ago with an old tutorial and had no php5-fcgi installed. I installed it now but it seems that the scripts are not executed using user ispconfig: [Tue Feb 26 22:39:40 2013] [warn] [client 184.108.40.206] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Warning: require_once(/usr/local/ispconfig/interface/lib/config.inc.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/web/index.php The files are all owned by user ispconfig.
Ensure that suexec is installed and enabled as well, otherwise the php scripts get executed under a wrong user.
I must say, this is an incredibly exciting release. The Change Log has me drooling. Thank you to everybody whose hard work goes into ISPConfig's development. Is the Dovecot configuration file that is installed to /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf aimed at Dovecot 2.0? I ask because it appears to be much, much longer than the file used in previous versions of ISPConfig, and during the update: Code: * Restarting IMAP/POP3 mail server dovecot Error: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf line 685: Unknown setting: sieve Fatal: Invalid configuration in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf ...fail! Thanks!
Hello, thanks for the update guys everything went smooth on debian squeeze, but there are no dovecot stats here :-( Miro.
Protected Folders I've created Protected Folder and Folder User it worked for a moment. I've decided to remove folder protection by removing the Protected Folder and Folder User, now I am getting ERROR 403 - Forbidden! Web site log PHP: 2013/02/27 00:18:27 [error] 15107#0: *28 directory index of "/var/www/mysite.com/web/performance/" is forbidden, client: 192.168.1.122, server: mysite.com, request: "GET /performance/ HTTP/1.1", host: "mysite.com", referrer: "http://mysite.com/principals/"[/COLOR] Did ISPConfig delete the Protected Folder and Folder User? Where are those stored? Any help much appreciated.
No. ISPConfig removed just the protection code from within the .htaccess file and deleted the .htpasswd file which contained the login details. Both were stored in the folder /var/www/mysite.com/web/performance/
ISPConfig comes with a dovecot configuration file for 1.x and one for 2.x, the dovecot version is queried from the dovecot binary and then the file selected accordingly. Which Linux distribution do you use? Whats the output of: dovecot --version And what is on line 685 in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
What steps are required to enable fpm on a system that previously didnt have it ? Debian Squeeze ISPconfig installed when FPM wasnt supported.
I had the same problem when I tried to upgrade ISPCONFIG, I'm using "Ubuntu 10.04 on an OpenVZ VPS" and dovecot --version = 1.2.9 Since it was a production server I had to downgrade ispconfig using the backup...


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