text: Hywel Richards wrote: > It looks like maybe I was right to be confused as to where to report > bugs as now there are two different answers. > > Karanbir Singh wrote: >> Hywel Richards wrote: >> >>> Is there some policy as to what to do and where to report the bug? >>> >> report it on bugs.centos.org unless you have a RHEL subscription and are >> able to also reproduce the exact same issue under the exact same >> conditions, in which case you should report it at bugzilla.redhat.com >> > > Unfortunately I'm not in a position to do that - no RHEL subscription or > installation. > This is why previously I've been hesitant to report any problems there. I'm in the same boat, but have frequently jumped in on already-reported upstream bugs to confirm on CentOS, or asked other to see if the problem is in the upstream product for CentOS bugs. >>> It doesn't seem appropriate to report it to http://bugs.centos.org >>> because CentOS is kept in-sync with the upstream, so bugs will never get >>> fixed in CentOS, only in the upstream distribution. >>> >> Thats not really 100% black/white situation - if there is a major issue >> that has implications, and we are able to fix it locally we will always >> do that and users are quite welcome to jump over and move into the >> contributors side of things for such issues. >> > > The ones I've encountered so far are typically not major - not > showshoppers for most people (otherwise they would get fixed a lot > faster without any intervention from me anyway). > > An example is this sprof problem that I reported in July: > http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=3021 Looks a lot like https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458861 that is marked "Status: RELEASE_PENDING", so one might expect a fix in 5.3. Added a note to the CentOS BZ and a link to CentOS to the upstream BZ. > Another example is that the driver for my samsung printer prints garbage > in high quality mode (the default), but works fine in standard mode (a > useful thing to know). > >> However, the reason I said you should really report issues at >> bugs.centos.org is that someone needs to first make sure it is indeed >> not an issue introduced by the CentOS process ( We had had a few of >> those as well ), and the issue needs to go upstream. >> >> > > This seems like a sensible policy to me. > However, is there any process whereby bugs eventually get referred > upstream, if not by the original bug reporter? > It seems to me that the examples I gave above are unlikely to be > introduced by CentOS, and should be appreciated by the upstream provider. > > Whatever the system, I think it would be pretty useful to have something > written down somewhere, so that CentOS users like me know what to do > when they encounter bugs. E.g. for that sprof problem, I'm not sure if I > should wait on CentOS developers to process it (in which case there > isn't much to say), or whether I should be also reporting it to redhat, > as suggested in the other response, in which case I think further > instructions are necessary). Often CentOS developers will either report upstream or ask others to do so in the CentOS BZ notes. A clearly-stated stated policy would certainly help avoid confusion. Phil


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How Easy is it to Switch to Linux?
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How easy is it to migrate from Windows to Linux? Very easy, as outlined by Mark Rais, senior editor at reallylinux.com.
"If you have any experience with Windows, the switch to Linux will be relatively simple. Truly, the biggest challenge is to find the tools and applications you need in Linux. This beginner HOW-TO article will hopefully give you plenty of ideas how to access those key tools and how they relate to Windows."
Likewise, if you're interested in migrating your business, there are some things to keep in mind. Mr. Rais has also written an informative guide on how to approach this daunting task.
"A radical change is resulting in ever strengthening momentum to Opensource software use. Most importantly, this beneficial change is happening in significant numbers not only here in the United States, but through out the world.
Ultimately, cost savings is one key factor. The other primary factor is freedom from licensing dominance that occurs in any non-Opensource environment. Linux is enabling large and small corporations world wide to end one of their most significant overhead costs with relative ease. Although a Microsoft sponsored study suggested that Linux is still too immature to realize true cost savings, reality doesn't support this. More companies today are migrating to Linux from other Operating Systems than ever before in history. No matter what some statistics try to convey, few are persuaded by the strange notion that Linux costs more. "
Novell Cool Solutions (corporate web communities) are produced by WebWise Solutions. www.webwiseone.com

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I thought I'd close out the year by stepping away from digital art and making watercolor painting gifts for family and friends.
Here are process shots of one of the gift watercolors:
- Paper: Strathmore Aquarius II Watercolor Paper
- Brush: Pentel Aquash Waterbrush - Medium
- Palette: Martin Mijello Airtight Leak Proof Fusian Watercolor 33-Well Palette
- Brush pen for line: Pentel Pigment Ink Brush Pen - Extra Fine
I hope everyone has a wonderful end of the year!
- Tracy


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Prestigious new deal for Advania Sweden
Advania won the procurement to create a new modern IT infrastructure for Trollhättan Energi AB.
"It is important for us to meet the current and future needs of the business and to introduce the new IT platform as smoothly as possible, with good cost control. Therefor we sought for a partner with experience of similar projects. Advania presented a well- elaborated proposal corresponding to our expectations of how the migration project was to be implemented. With solution suggestions, good references and a clear schedule adapted to our needs, we felt confident that Advania would guide us through the change. We have met an organization with a well-structured approach that makes us feel satisfied with our choice and are looking forward to an exciting journey with Advania", says Anna Robertsson, Procurement Manager at Trollhättan Energi AB.
The agreement is a supplier procurement and enables further future projects, as well as managed services. More specifically, Advania will deliver the following products and services:
- Analysis of existing IT infrastructure
- Implementation and migration of directory service
- Client Management
- Data Center Management
- Collaboration Platform
- Distance Workplace
- Two factor authentication
- Secure file Management
- Educational package for all employees
- Communication plan for all employees before an during project implementation
The agreement includes the implementation of projects for all units and users within Trollhättan Energi's operations, focusing on security about functions and implementations. Trollhättan Energi is governed by both the NIS Directive and GDPR. The project will also create conditions for deploying IT infrastructure in various cloud services.
Photo: Björn Mogensen, Chief Solution Architect, Advania Sverige. Photocred: Advania
"Advania has shown that we understand the challenges of our customers and are able to transform this into a clear offer for both project methodology and technical implementation. We demonstrate that we are a supplier with a comprehensive commitment beyond technology, aiming to provide Trollhättan city's residents with a sustainable and simple everyday life. The collaboration with Advania also creates opportunities for Trollhättan Energi, to comply with laws and regulations with a modern IT infrastructure", says Björn Mogensen, Chief Solution Architect, Advania in Sweden.


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the ateliers
ELCA, 'The ELC Ateliers', was born from the idea to continue to develop the theory of the languages of children. This theory affirms the potentiality of the children, and the powerful relationship they have with the world around them.
We believe to sustain them in this relationship, it is necessary to offer a relational and complex environment where the children are encouraged to explore, express, and elaborate new ideas from a different point of view. In this context, the children are able to construct alone, and with friends, new hypotheses about the world to develop their culture. The inter-connected system built in ELCA in the four different environments offers the children the maximum potential to explore and investigate the phenomenon of reality. ELCA connects science and technology, digital technology, visual arts and media literacy, providing an environment where the children are surrounded with concepts to explore, as well as recognizing that there are many possibilities to narrate the world around them.


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HP MediaSmart Server EX485 CPU Upgrade
Last week I went through the fun of upgrading the processor in my HP MediaSmart Server EX485. Now that a bit of time has passed and I'm confident that everything is stable, I figured I'd share the results.
The MediaSmart Server EX48X series came with an Intel Celeron 440, single-core 2 GHz processor. Although the Celeron was a huge improvement over the EX47X series, it could be a bit better, especially when it comes to streaming and transcoding media. I was honestly a little hesitant about doing the upgrade. After all, the MediaSmart Servers aren't designed to have interchangeable parts and have components designed and tested for what they ship with:
- The server doesn't have video output, which means any BIOS updates or changes have to be made blind.
- The CPU heatsink is passive, and the power supply is smaller. It simply can't take a juice-hungry, water cooled processor.
Unable to Set Up Remote Access on HP MediaSmart Server After Fresh Install
When trying to turn on Remote Access on my Windows Home Server (HP MediaSmart Ex485, MediaSmart Server 3.0, Power Pack 3), I was not able to continue through the wizard as this first check fails:
"Verifying that your remote Web site is available locally"
Everything else on the server works fine, including being able to:
- Ping server
- RDP to server
- Access all shares as expected
- Browse to both http://servername and http://servername:55000
I did notice though that I was unable to browse to http://servername:56000 as I should be able to do.
I had performed a server recovery to reset the installation to factory defaults, with no such luck.
After reading many posts by others having the same issue and almost going bald from all my hair pulling, the cause seems to be fairly simple (and stupid). I believe that the problem developed from a certificate issue. I had originally used the Windows Live Custom Domains service to get a *.homeserver.com domain for my home server. Somehow, adding that to my fresh install created the issue.
So what I did was set up a temporary domain with the HP Personal Domian Name by TZO.com service and now everything is working just fine. I later was able to go back and change the temporary domain back to the WLCD service.
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Wisdom teeth, or third molars, usually emerge in the late teens or early twenties.
These teeth often lead to problems such as decay or infection in the mouth, especially when they emerge only partially or not at all. When their removal is indicated, Dr. Gordon will determine if the surgery can be performed with a local anesthesia in his office. Oftentimes, he will choose to refer the patient to an Oral Surgeon, who can utilize a deeper sedation for the procedure.


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Online tutor
Do you feel that you have to study some more to get that work you always wanted? But don´t have the time to be seated in the school bench, then internet offers good ways to make it. eduboard.com is a great site where you easley can get a online tutor in many subjects, the tutors then help you whit your homework and you can reach the education you want. The mission whit the site is to help students to advance and go further in their life and work. You could use eduboard.com while you have a job to, they also offer 24/7 support, which means all hours a day and seven days a week.
As a member you will get a Free 10 minutes trial, then the teachers see how much time you need, you will get the time for a light cost which make this one of the best ways to becoming more educated.
This could be your chance to advance in life, remeber 10 minutes free just to see what you are in need of, nothing to loose. If you still are wondering about this, just contact eduboard.com and let them answer your questions, they will be more then happy to assist you whit your questions
Learn PHP for FREE
Therefore you need to train your self how you can plan utilizing PHP scripting and also you don't wish to invest lots of money upon costly publications to understand the fundamentals. Nicely, you're within good fortune! There are plenty associated with assets upon the internet that will help you create powerful internet sites just like Websitedzyn.com does in New Port Richey Florida. Not all sources will cover all of the aspects of the subject equally. As a result, you will need to use more than one source to provide yourself with a well rounded introduction to PHP scripting. This article will assist you in focusing on some of the best free online sources for PHP e-learning. Let's dig in and take a look at some of those sites. The first site that comes to mind, and possibly one of the first you will find is W3Schools.com. W3Schools content is developed and supported by a Norwegian software development and consulting company called Refsnes Data. Their mission is to develop easy to understand online tutorials based on the W3C Web standards. W3schools covers nearly every aspect of web development you may want to learn about; server side/client side scripting, html, css among others are well represented. In addition to the tutorials, they also provide certification in the different areas allowing you to demonstrate proficiency in your chosen area. The PHP tutorial is structured into well defined groups aligned by level of proficiency. Starting with the basics, W3schools walks you through learning the scripting language syntax and programming concepts, progressing through advanced topics, database programming, XML and AJAX. In general, each chapter for the PHP tutorial is well covered, giving easily understood examples to demonstrate the lessons. One area that could use a little more attention is the chapter on working with files. If not programmed properly, it is easy to do considerable damage with improper coding. This site should be your first stop in your quest for PHP knowledge, being one of the most comprehensive and easy to follow tutorials sites on the web.
An additional website that'll be position full of your own guide research is actually tizag.com. Again, as with W3schools, tizag covers several areas of web programming such as Javascript, Perl, Ajax, ASP and others. While not as comprehensive and as well categorized by areas of difficulty as W3schools, it is still an excellent complement to the tutorials at W3schools. One exception is the chapter on file handling, (noted above as a weak area for W3schools). Tizag covers the aspects of file handling very well, and highlights the areas where you need to be cautious with this area of PHP programming. Unlike W3schools, tizag does not provide the student with a means to certify your knowledge of PHP if so desired. As you work through the W3schools tutorials, make sure that you visit the similar topic on tizag as you may find a more approachable method, or additional supporting information to round out your learning exercise. Finally, in a league of its own, PHP.net is the end all, be all function reference for PHP. The official PHP site is not a beginners tool and may not be as tutorial centric as the previously mentioned sites, but it is the authority. The documentation section will provide a complete guide to all things PHP. While not always as approachable as the first two websites, the PHP.net site will most certainly have information on any question you may have and a complete up-to-date listing of recent PHP changes, features, security issues and function references. As you advance in your learning of PHP scripting, PHP.net will become your go to source. Additionally, make sure you check the "getting help" page for additional resources outside of the php.net site such as user groups, training and examples of code.
1 last be aware: Not one of those websites provides you with an entire manual in order to setting up PHP, an area server for example Apache as well as MySQL. Search for websites for example Sourceforge. internet with regard to mixed set up deals for example WAMP or even XAMPP to create establishing PHP and also the additional required helping software program a simpler job. Websitedzyn.com a Tampa web design company uses these resources to assist in the development of the websites it creates for their clients. Reference these free information sites and you will always maintain current standards for your coding. Good luck and good coding.
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Web based IRC
mibbit.com offers web irc clients, their services are really good actually. They even offer a widget to be placed on your site whit the irc server and channel of your choise.
The only problem i can see whit mibbit.com could be that itt is a bit to much information on the site, but after awhile you don´t notice anything but the chat.
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Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, delivered Dec seventeen, 1978) is really a Philippine expert boxer as well as politician. He's the very first eight-division globe champ; getting received 6 globe game titles along with the very first in order to earn the actual lineal tournament within 4 various pounds courses. He or she had been called "Fighter from the Decade" for that 2000s through the Boxing Authors Organization associated with The united states (BWAA). He's additionally the three-time The actual Diamond ring as well as BWAA "Fighter from the Year", successful the actual honor within 2006, 08, as well as '09.
Presently, Pacquiao may be the WBO Welterweight Globe Champ (Extremely Champ). He's additionally ranked since the greatest lb with regard to lb boxer on the planet through the majority of wearing information as well as boxing web sites, such as the Diamond ring, BoxRec.com, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports, Yahoo! Sports, Sporting Life and About.com.
Apart from boxing, Pacquiao offers took part within behaving, songs documenting, as well as national politics. Within Might 2010, Pacquiao had been chosen towards the Home associated with Reps within the fifteenth Our elected representatives from the Philippines, symbolizing the actual land associated with Sarangani.
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html email link
You could use the php html email link if you run a php site, but if you use a html site it would be much better to use the html email link
< a href="mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com">Email Home< /a>
It looks like a ordinary link, just that it goes to a mail adress instead of a homepage.
Categories: Mindre Viktigt Tags: com, email, email link, home, html, html email, html email link, html link, link, mail, php, php email, php html, php html email link, php link, php site, site
What is 4shared and what is it used for? And why should u use it?
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Egypt is censored
The Chinese version of Twitter as banned the word Egypt in their searches. It´s the sites sina.com and sohu.com that has the block, a search for Egypt gives the message
According to the laws in force, the results of your search cannot be given
The official media in China does however mention the riots in Egypt against the regime of President Mobarak
Have you seen the google streetview and wonder hove it looked like many years ago?
Then historypin.com is the place for you. Here you could find pictures from all over the world from whatever time you want to find. If you have old pictures you are more then welcome to add them to the site.
Right now there is 25,012 pictures and stories added to historypin.com
Categories: english, Historia Tags: com, fr, google, google streetview, old pictures, site, streetview, time
Blacklisted Bloggerwave SCAM
No Answer
No Answer on the previous mail, but today i recived message that my blogposts where rejected. Whell that might not bee so odd since they haden´t been approved or denied for over 2 years, and i deleted them all when i wrote this post (2010-01-21) so if you care about serious companies and support, STAY AWAY FROM BLOGGERWAVE, IT´S SCAM
When you are using comercials in a effort to earn some money you also will find some sites that is not holding what it promises. One of them is bloggerwave.com so far i have gotten 2 posts accepted and earnt $1.45 and 8 pending posts, worth $1.66, last post accepted where April 28 2009, more than one year ago. Last time i used the site was Nov 12 2009. I have now contacted email@example.com and is awaiting answer (mail found by google) since they are not answering on their page.
I will update this post on how it goes…
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Gagabux on the way to turn SCAM
gagabux.com took a giant step towards SCAM when they decied to stop the payouts for standard members and only allow the upgrade members payouts. The reason given is "to shorten the payout que". Whell how many persons would they belive to pay for getting paid?
You also have to pay at least $9 by Alertpay or Paypal but you can´t pay buy your own balance.
So would you pay $9 to recive a payout that you don´t even know if you are going to get?
Read more: gagabux.com


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Hello everyone! We have five new Doodle Dragon stamps today at CC Designs! I made a cute little treat bag with "Pumpkin Friends"
Aren't they just the Cutest little Buddies ever!
I used some other CC Designs goodies as well there will be links to the Pumpkin Friends and all the CC Designs products I used below.
Here are the Copic Markers I used
Pumpkins: YR18,YR16,YR15,y17,E44,E43,E40,YG99,YG05,YG03
Fence: E59,E57,E55,E31,E30
Greenery: YG99,YG97,YG95,YG93,YG07,YG05,YG03
Thank you so much for popping by and have a wonderful day!


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Places of Refuge
In emergency situations Council may activate Emergency Shelters at strategic locations chosen to withstand the type of impending natural disaster. When these are activated Council will advise residents via its website, Facebook and the media.
Click here for a list of what you should and cannot take to emergency shelters.


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Client:: Ron Herman, Landscape Architect
Location:: Central, California
Geography:: Hardiness Zone 10a
Type:: Residential
Project Requirements:: The landscape architect located this wind-shaped tree on the site and called in Environmental Design to carefully move the tree to frame the entrance of this exclusive California residence.
Project Process:: The encapsulated rootball of the Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) measured 14 feet and weighed over 75,000 pounds. Special rigging techniques were utilized to deal with the non-symmetrical weight of the tree.


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Published by Philippe Herlin | Dec 5, 2016 | Articles
The result of the constitutional referendum in Italy held last Sunday, December 4th, is undisputable, 60% voting "no", and there was a large participation. Matteo Renzi immediately drew the logical conclusion and resigned his post as head of the government. Questions directly regarding the constitution did not matter as much as the inefficiency of economic reforms put in place by Mario Monti (2011-2013), Enrico Letta (2013-2014) and Matteo Renzi (2014-2016), that have had little to no effect on unemployment and growth. The "no" victory also means a rejection of the euro, largely criticised in the peninsula, as well as a refusal to accept immigrants.
The lethal process we had invoked last July (at the time, the referendum was set for October) is likely to occur: since Renzi is resigning, there will be new elections, and polls predict that a coalition led by Beppe Grillo's 5-star party would win. And their main demand is a referendum to abandon the euro – which would probably go through. This would be the end of the euro as we know it. How can a country the size of Italy exit the euro zone? Well, no one knows.
Adding to this turbulent political agenda, the situation with Italian banks, getting worse by the day, is calling for urgent solutions. Who will implement them? No one knows for sure. The Italian banks hold a total of 360 billion euro in bad loans, equal to 22% of the country's GDP, a ratio normally seen in a bankrupt country. The large banks (Monte Paschi, Unicredit, Banco Popolare) need to be recapitalised; will that mean injections of public funds, which are, in principle, forbidden by Brussels, or tapping into their clients' accounts, as per the BRRD directive? Both solutions have but inconveniences: in one case, more debt, making it harder to find investors, and in the other, the wrath of the savers.
There is a looming calamity that could precipitate things: if interest rates on Italian debt were to rise sharply, this would mean that investors would shy away from it and that the country could not refinance itself and would stare bankruptcy in the face. Greece has found itself in this situation before, but Italy weighs a lot more than Greece, with its 2 trillion euro of public debt (300 billion for Greece). No bailout plan could be significant enough to extinguish this fire. The risk of contagion would be real (Spain and Portugal, where banks are failing, and France, much involved in the peninsula, as we've said before).
But why worry? The European Central Bank is run by Mario Drahi – an Italian! – who was once in charge of the Bank of Italy, so he is well aware of all this. He'll just have to spin the printing presses a little faster... and the ECB will become the sole buyer of Italy's debt, without a care about this deluge of money that would devaluate the euro further (it has already started to lose value against the dollar), about Germany's protestations against this laxity. However, all this good will wouldn't suffice if Italy were to exit the euro zone. We would probably see Mario Draghi holding heavy suitcases full of cash and saying, "What, you don't want my money anymore?" A real comedia del arte!
Reproduction, in whole or in part, is authorized as long as it includes a link back to the original source.
Philippe Herlin Finance Researcher / Doctor in Economics
Philippe Herlin is a researcher in finance and a doctor in economics of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris. A proponent of extreme-risk thinkers like Benoît Mandelbrot and Nassim Taleb, and of the Austrian School of Economics, he will be bringing his own views on the actual crisis, the Eurozone, the public debts and the banking system. Having written a book on gold that has become a reference (L'or, un placement d'avenir, Eyrolles 2012), he wishes to see gold play a growing role in our economies, all the way to its full re-monetization.


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Our annual Choreographers' Evening (CE) at the Walker is always a celebratory affair, but this year we're especially excited to be planning a special edition to celebrate the fortieth year of this favorite Walker program. Inspired by CE's long, rich history, curators Aparna Ramaswamy and Patrick Scully are presenting an evening of dance that reflects past curators and choreographers and their contributions to this annual smorgasbord of local dance.
A note from the curators:
Calling all Dance Makers Old, Young and In Between!
The Choreographers' Evening in November of this year, 2012, will celebrate its 40 years in our community.
We, Aparna Ramaswamy and Patrick Scully will co-curate the evening.
We plan to present a show that will allow us to revisit points of those forty years in a number of creative ways. Just to get the juices flowing, here are a few things we thought might be possible (these are in no way intended to be prescriptive—rather, just to spark your creativity!)
Perhaps there will be 2 works from each of 5 time frames:
What does it mean to be related to one of those time frames?
– Maybe a choreographer from a '70s CE sets a previous work on a new cast?
– Maybe a young choreographer incorporates past CE video of an earlier work into a piece with new material?
– Maybe a piece has a source of inspiration from the '80s – a local teacher, some music, an issue, who knows?
Our criteria for selection, in order of importance are:
1. Work representing our theme of 40 years of Choreographers' Evening at the Walker Art Center
2. Excellence of work (We agree that this has a lot to do with our subjective perspectives of "Does this work speak to me, grab me, move me?")
3. Representation of as much of the community of dance makers as possible – Breadth of the work selected to perform
We hope you get the idea, if you have any questions, feel free to email us at:
email@example.com and/or email@example.com
Audition Details:
Thursday, August 2 from 6-10pm
Friday, August 3 from 2-6pm
Saturday, August 4 from noon – 4pm
WHERE: The Walker's McGuire Theater, 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis
WHO: You must email firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve an audition time; auditions are accepted by appointment only.
WHAT: All forms of dance welcome. Our theme of 40 years of Choreographers' Evening at the Walker Art Center is encouraged.
– You will receive a call or email confirming your time slot
– Auditions are in 10 minute intervals
– Pieces are usually 3-6 minutes in length and may not exceed 7 minutes
– DVD submissions are accepted, although live performance is preferred
For more information and to schedule an audition, please email email@example.com or call the Walker at 612.375.7550 to leave a message.
–Aparna & Patrick
Since this year's CE curators are looking for works that represent choreography from the 1970s to the present, we have compiled a list of past curators and choreographers to help inspire those auditioning: http://choreographersevening.tumblr.com.
Our list is complete, but some program notes are missing. We invite members of the dance community to share any information you may have and help us expand the online archive! Do you have programs, photos, memories, anecdotes, or other material?
If so, you can upload it to the Tumblr archives site—or we can arrange to have it scanned and uploaded for you: email Anat Shinar at firstname.lastname@example.com for details.
Videos of Choreographers' Evening from 2000 – 2011 are also available for viewing and research in the Walker's archives department. Contact archivist Jill Vuchetich at email@example.com for an appointment during research hours, Wednesday-Friday 1-4 pm.


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BC easily dispatched the visiting Riders 30-15 on the weekend in a game that was far more lopsided than the score indicates. Midway through the 4th quarter, the Lions actually led 30-0 and were in total cruise control having replaced a number of their starters. In the four games played between these two teams since Chris Jones was named head coach of the Riders last year, the Lions are a perfect 4-0 including a pair of wins in Regina by scores of 40-27 and 24-6. Although the Riders figure to respond with an improved effort on Sunday and are 2-1 at home this season, it's important to note that their wins have come against Hamilton and Toronto, neither of which are of the same caliber as the Lions. The line opened with BC -2 1/2 but early betting has seen that number drop to 1 or even pick 'em at a couple places offshore.
Pick: BC -1
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NEVERTHRONERS! To your #got bunkers! This is going to be a rough one!
Warner Brothers wants to move ahead with a Justice League movie finally, but it appears they are doing it backwards.
With a legal battle over the rights to Superman brought by the heirs of his creators, it appears Warner Brothers wants to accelerate the development of a Justice League movie. Unlike what Marvel did with building towards The Avengers by doing solo movies, an anonymous source speaking with Los Angeles Times says that the idea is to do the team movie and then spin out the heroes into their own movies.
Beyond making the audience wonder why these people would come together in a common fight, apparently Warner Brothers also thinks it's a great idea to release the film in the same summer as The Avengers 2. Nah, this won't backfire on them in the least!
Oh, Warner Brothers. What I wouldn't give for you to finally treat these characters correctly instead of always rushing into things. You know, like you did with the horrific Green Lantern movie.
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National Gallery Singapore is a new visual arts institution which oversees the largest public collection of modern art in Singapore and Southeast Asia. The Gallery is housed in two national monuments—former Supreme Court and City Hall—that have been beautifully restored and transformed into this exciting venue in the heart of the Civic District.
Reflecting Singapore's unique heritage and geographical location, the Gallery will feature Singapore and Southeast Asian art in its long-term and special exhibitions. It will also work with leading museums worldwide to co-present Southeast Asian art in a wider context, positioning Singapore as a regional and international hub for the visual arts.
DBS Gallery presents Siapa Nama Kamu?: Art in Singapore since the 19th Century
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Between Declarations and Dreams looks at Southeast Asian art's continuous encounter with the new, and how artists negotiated meaning and expression as they grappled with change. A powerful exhibition, it displays close to 400 artworks, as well as rare books and artefacts.
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Sunday, November 02, 2014
"Oor Broken Politics"
The Scottish Parliament had a good, long run at doing what it was intended to do - keep the NHS ticking over, empty the bins, scrutinise legislation, keep the law up-to-date and so on and so forth. For more than ten years, MSPs toiled away doing all the dull but necessary work to keep the buses running and suchlike that theoretically, we all want them to do.
It was stupendously boring, of course, because emptying the bins is boring, and it was certainly never perfect or glamorous. It's difficult to stoke high drama out of yearly audits of NHS trusts etcetera, because it's almost impossible to turn them into ferocious toe-to-toe confrontations with the Satanic forces of opposition bastardry. It was a small politics of small people, which you would think might befit a small nation.
But politicians quietly and effectively managing the nation's affairs clearly wasn't enough for us. Where was the nerve-jangling tension? Many of us clearly wanted more excitement and engagement.
Italy has exciting politics. The United States is filled with people who are very, very engaged indeed. Very little of value gets done by either nation's ruling class, of course, because there's little time for getting the bins emptied when all parties are so busy sharpening their wedge issues.
And clearly and unambiguously, this is what many of us have long wanted for Scotland, and now we'll have it. Where once there were tedious committee meetings on civil law reform, we shall now have nonsense declarations in defence of public services that everyone understands are not actually threatened. Where once there were slow, soporific sessions on the budgetary implications of whatever, we shall now have relentless, boiling accusations of treason and villainy.
It took us around fifteen years to get to this point, and I'd advise you to keep this moment in mind. Years down the line, when we're all whining about our broken political system and complaining about negative, attack-only politics, we may come to realise that this was the moment that we voluntarily and gladly chose to adopt it.
Ten years from now, let's not have any whingeing about how our politicians filled our national assembly with super-partisan nonsense about nothing. All they're doing is selling a poor product to the public, and it's us that's buying it.
We're in charge, remember. If we've decided that what we want is flag-waving, throat-slitting wedge issue stupidity then by God, we are all going to get it, good and hard.
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Off topic but this can't go unremarked. howard Jacobson's column last week on Russell Brand and miriam Margolyes (?). Praised by Rentoul among others. Ends thus:
We ask if mosques are to blame for the radicalisation of young English Muslims. What's the narrative they listen to, we wonder. Who's inciting them. Reader, there's no mystery. The narrative they are listening to is ours. Whatever the mosques teach, our own media is sufficiently inflammatory to account for violent disaffection. Self-inculpation has grown to be a habit with us. We ascribe malice and self-interest to our every military involvement. Paint ourselves as marauders, the Americans as imperialists, and the Israelis as medieval fiends gorging on the blood of Palestinian babies. While on Newsnight Russell Brand preaches pantomime insurgency to the impressionable.
You don't have to order people to decapitate their enemies. Just rub the itch of their youthful alienation, enrage them with an egregious sense of wrong, remove those filters of uncertainty that should make for hesitancy and reflection, fill their minds with the pap of propaganda, phantom grievance and prompt remedy, and no one's head is safe.
I really don't know where to start - but I love the fact that this rant, one of the dodgiest I've ever come across (where the fuck has anyone in 'the media', by hich he must mean the mainstream media, claimed that Israelis eat babies?!) with all its utterly reprehensible insinuations (so America doesn't get involved in wars for self-interested purposes? good luck with that 'narrative'), comes at the end of a column bemoaning British culture for not being 'intellectual enough...!
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Whatever the mosques teach, our own media is sufficiently inflammatory to account for violent disaffection. Self-inculpation has grown to be a habit with us.
HJ has a hard fucking neck coming out with this kind of stuff when he's
a) Previously announced that he harbours fears that Britons are on the verge of inter-ethnic genocide, and
b) Has just released a book set in a post-genocide future UK which, as far as I can tell without actually paying for the damn thing, portrays the nation as being full of drunken, pig-ignorant philistines.
If Howard is looking for a pop culture validation of the view that Britons deserve to be rubbed out, he could take a long, hard look at certain writers who never shut up about what a bunch of disgusting, violent, racist, shit-thick scumbags we all are.
Jacobson's last column is actually even worse. Can't remember if Decentpedia had an entry on 'intelligent' but this is a great example of someone using the word 'intelligent' to mean 'someone I agree with':
A few highlights:
The claim that 'J' and 'The Finkler Question' represent his two ideas about antisemisitm - one, saying we can't exaggerate the danger enough; the other saying we can in fact do so. Onlt TFQ included random antisemitic stabbings as a matter of course in London, when in fact no such thing has happened in recent years, and every single young person in that novel was a Jew-hating conspiracist loon. HJ is simply lying in that part of this article.
The unintelligence in this instance comprised describing an insolubly bloody problem and then expecting an unbloody solution to it. If Israel had a right to defend itself, how was it going to do so, in the circumstances it was faced with, except in ways that would cause suffering? It is not easy to defend the deaths of innocent people in war, but there are times when we can explain why those deaths occur. If we make horror our sticking point, no war is justifiable.
Except that the comments Miliband made (ages ago, it should be noted - I've no idea why HJ is writing this now, except to pile onto Miliband when others were too - HJ is pretty much a Tory so it's not unexpected) - 'i cannot defend the horrifying deaths of hundreds of Palestinians' - don't imply that he thought there could be a bloodless solution. What they imply - or in fact directly state - is that Israel's response to acts of violence this summer was unjustifiable. I can't work out what's worse - that HJ doesn't understand this, in a piece which lamabasts others for 'unintelligence', or that he does in fact know this full well and is deliberately ignoring it in order to avoid having to deal with his actual support of the Israeli atrocities in Gaza (including deliberately aiming cannons at children playing on a beach, etc etc) which he doesn't even mention. They weren't simply 'bloody', they involved onslaughts utterly unsuited to their ostenible purposes, which themselves changed on a daily basis. To quibble about semantics in the face of this says an awful lot about his priorities.
Worst of all is this:
Not every Jew connects with Israel. And of those who do, many have strong reservations. But willy-nilly there is an identification of Jews and Israel, if not in the minds of Jews themselves, then in the minds of those who equate the Star of David with the swastika.
this 'willy-nilly' thing is just preposterous. The country has the star of David on its flag ffs, and its government are trying desperately to get everyone calling it 'The Jewish State'. It's not some sort of airy-fairy concept. Again, remember this is in an article bemoaning how 'unintelligent' everyone in Britain is. And he comes up with this shit?
- flyingrodent said...
this is a great example of someone using the word 'intelligent' to mean 'someone I agree with.
A particularly obvious and shameless one, I'd say. Oh yes, it is possible to disagree with me intelligently but in practice, there are so many invisible caveats attached to this proposition that it is actually (and intentionally) impossible to do so.
You really do have to wonder where Howard thinks he's going with this stuff. If Ed's if-this-then-that stance on the matter is hopelessly stupid and verging on turning a blind eye to racism, HJ is painting himself into a corner. There's no room for the old nuanced debate when your basic stance is that everyone who disagrees with you is either a Nazi or an idiot.
But then, this does all look fairly deliberate. I can't remember who said it, but I saw a blogger observing that most sci-fi authors use the medium to explore issues that it wouldn't be possible to examine without fantastical leaps of imagination. And this is why HJ has suddenly and unexpectedly turned to the genre for the first time in his career.
- flyingrodent said...
Oh, and if you want a laugh, Martin Bright's ongoing discovery that Tony Blair likes money a lot more than he likes democracy is a cracker.
Ah, good old Martin not-very-Bright. My favourite bit of this latest expose of how stupid he is:
By the time I resigned in May, it was clear to me that the charity Blair set up to bring about a greater understanding of faith and conflict was fatally damaged by its patron's legacy as a politician, and by his ongoing business dealings.
I still cannot understand how Bright didn't think about this prior to taking up a job as Tone's propagandist-in-chief. He must have done - all this 'suddenly i realised' bollocks is just that. Blair was giving Saudi an easy ride while in office ffs - Brighty must have missed that.
On HJ, it strikes me that his columns are only really written for people who already agree with him and enjoy his writing (I remember this beign the case with the ultra-awful Tracey Emin column in the Indie whoch precipitated me stopping buying it). There's no way that confused mess, with lots of vaguely wise-sounding phrases but absolutely no argument aside from 'anyone who disagrees with me is a Nazi idiot' as you say, would convince anyone of anything. Lurking behind that piece, though, is an acceptance of anything Israel does, seemingly because to oppose Israel makes you a Nazi or idiot - but surely even Jacobson knows that makes no sense. I think his guise as 'comic writer' (even if I've never read anything by him that's even vaguely funny) allows him to get away with this kind of angry-old-man ranting in the same manner as the SF thing you mention.
HJ - I read both of the columns in question and I had a hard time understanding either of them. I was continually thinking - what is he referring to now? Presumably you have to be on his wavelength to understand the references, and that probably means mainly people who already agree with him. The references to "intelligent argument" were an added insult. I agree with him that there is a lack of intelligent and rational arguments around our politics, but his style is not the answer.
MB - It should be clear to anyone that the Tony Blair empire is a nexus of conflicts of interest. There is business, there is politics and there is a so-called civil society organisation and they all revolve around one controversial personality. It's a recipe for trouble. In partial defence of Martin Bright I will say that there are an awful lot of people like him who do not recognise this kind of conflict of interest. His article does have the merit of putting into print the fact that, in cases like this, charitable activities will be affected by Blair's business interests and his preoccupation with what Chilcot's report will say.
Julian Assange says, in a recent Newsweek article,
"Since at least the 1970s, authentic actors like unions and churches have folded under a sustained assault by free-market statism, transforming "civil society" into a buyer's market for political factions and corporate interests looking to exert influence at arm's length. The last forty years have seen a huge proliferation of think tanks and political NGOs whose purpose ... is to execute political agendas by proxy."
That should be obvious but to many people it isn't. At least Bright is getting this into the Daily Mail (alongside the sidebar with somebody called Kim Kardashian whose body shape appears to be of great interest to Mail readers).
I think the problem with the HJ pieces - and HJ's writing in general - is exactly that you have to more or less be him to understand his references, to be able to identify the people he's attacking, etc. A lot of writers affiliated with Decency are similar - Nick Cohen, for one - but even he has a tendency to name names, and it's shocking but he actually affords his 'enemies' more intellectual charity than Jacobson.
As you say, his writing - full of rhetoric, insinuation, and condemnation, is entirely the wrong way to go about political debate. Also probably worth noting that Jacobson is probably the single most pretentious, and least Orwellian, political writer out there - far worse than Russell Brand - yet Decents seem to lap his shit up.
i'm still not sure I can believe that Martin Bright didn't realise that working for the Tony Blair Faith foundation (something MB occasionally pretends was just called 'The Faith Foundation') might in some way be associated with managing Tony Blair's reputation. Bright knew that Chilcot was coming (is it?) - to pretend that his website would in some way be free from contamination based on that, even if free for TB's editorial influence, is just boneheaded.
The Assange point is correct more generally, and people might well have trouble realising that, say, the Taxpayer's Alliance is in fact a Tory front - but nobody really needs to be told that the TBFF is associated with TB, surely?
bonus Decency points today - Nick Cohen's piece attacking David Cameron in the spectator is actually quite good. A shame, then that Cohen actively praised Cameron in the run-up to the previous election and can't bring himself to even vaguely praise Ed Miliband, even after repeatedly siding with him on every single domestic issue going.
Brett Lock, David Toube and chums are playing a gig! in aid of Medecins Sans Frontieres in Syria:
Sadly I'm busy that evening. You'll note from that Facebook page that the great and the good will be present, e.g. James Bloodworth. Glad to see the Decents finally actually doing something other than 'blogging for Iranian democracy' (which lest we forget meant making racist comments about Seumas Milne's name).
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Longford ladies score fine win over Leitrim
Longford Ladies advanced in their efforts to book a place in the Tesco Homegrown National Football League semi-finals with an impressive win over neighbours Leitrim. Longford Outscored the visitors 8 points to 1 in the opening 20 minutes of this encounter with outstanding forward Michelle Farrell popping over two excellent scores from play along with four frees from four attempts.
Siobhan M Gowan and Emer Kiernan had also added their names to the scoresheet in this period before Longford were handed what could have been a devastating blow when Michelle Farrell was shown a straight red card for a high challenge on her Leitrim opponent.
To the complete surprise of the Longford mentors and supporters Farrell left the play after non-intentionally connecting high with Leitrim's Claire Owens – a challenge which on another day would have warranted a 10 minute stay in the sin bin, but on this occasion sees Minor captain Farrell missing next Sunday's final league encounter with Armagh and Longford Minors last outing in the championship group stages against Laois on Easter Monday.
Longford still managed to finish out the first half the stronger with centre-half-back and captain Sharon Treacy scoring two points from play in the closing stages, leaving the home county with a commanding 0-10 to 0-1 lead at half- time.
Even more notable considering Longford had played the majority of the first half with only 14 players as tenacious wing back Mairead Moore had spent 10 minutes in the sin bin just prior to Michelle Farrell's dismissal.
Longford came into the second half with the challenge of maintaining their comfortable lead and playing against a strong wind. 13 minutes of play passed before Leitrim's Aine Tighe opened the second half scoring. Longford were forced to defend tirelessly and despite not scoring, their ability to keep possession and error free ball handling denied Leitrim's hopes of a comeback.
Longford's free taking was badly affected by the wind and Claire Greene and Sarah Tierney's two attempts each both went wide of the mark. In response Leitrim could only muster two scores from Aine Tighe in the 24th and 29th minute. The expected threat of Tighe never materialised in this game with experienced full-back Marie Brady holding her to one point from play, an example of the efforts of all of Longford's defenders who were resolute and hard working for the full 60 minutes. Half forwards Claire Greene and Sarah Tierney also worked hard in dictating play and retaining possession when Leitrim so desperately needed to take control.
Longford currently lie third in division three of the league, a position that is under serious threat depending on results in next weekend's final round. Longford face current All-Ireland Intermediate Champions Armagh (time and venue to be confirmed) and they will be looking to avenge the defeat which denied them a place in last year's All-Ireland Final.
LONGFORD: Monica Bannon, Leanne Keegan, Marie Brady, Mairead Moore, Louise Monaghan, Sharon Treacy (0-2), Michelle Noonan, Jacinta Brady, Elizabeth Brady, Michelle Farrell (0-6, 4 frees) Siobhan Mc Gowan (0-1), Sarah Tierney, Anne Marie Bratten, Emer Kiernan (0-1), Aoife Darcy.
Subs:- Claire Greene for S McGowan (13 mins); Aisling O'Hara for AM Bratten (24 mins); AM Bratten for E Kiernan (half-time), Emer Heaney for AM Bratten (58 mins).
LEITRIM: Michelle Guckian, Mary Farrell, Enya McWeeney, Sharon Kerrigan, Claire Owens, Mairead Stenson, Kirby Gilligan, Sinead Fowley, Anna Conlon, Laura O'Dowd, Deirdre Ward, Aine Heslin, Roisin Fowley, Erin Farrell, Aine Tighe (0-4, 3 frees),


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2014 – The year the DJI Phantom became famous
As the year draws to a close and we look back on 2014 we can see a year that marked a huge amount of change and development in the world of unmanned aviation. By far the most obvious difference to this time last year is the way in which multirotor craft, and in particular quadcopters, have become popular and newsworthy. The original DJI Phantom was released in January 2013 and is still a strong seller as its price remains affordable for many hobbyists, but this Christmas sees an unprecedented amount of sales and many thousands of people are going to be opening a box on Christmas morning containing either a Phantom or some other remotely controlled multirotor.
As well as DJI Innovations, manufacturers like Hubsan, 3D Robotics, Parrot, and many others have each staked a claim in the rapidly expanding UAV territory. For some the target market is indoor and outdoor hobby flying, while others are researching and developing UAS for the commercial arena. Aerial drones are most widely known for their use in aerial photography, but the many uses in surveying, agriculture, for thermal imagery, marine exploration, wildlife monitoring among others have proven that it is the commercial world in which there is the greatest scope and benefits. If there's a dull, dirty, or dangerous task that could be done by a drone then there's a team developing a UAV for the job, if it's not already on the market.
History has shown us how new technology is often met with suspicion and concerns over safety and privacy. "It'll never catch on" is one expression of skepticism. "Criminals and terrorists will use this against us" is another, and if I had a pound for every time I'd read or heard something along the lines of, "Yes, but I don't want one of these things spying on me…." then I'd probably be able to afford a DJI Inspire 1 and still have change. Anything new and unfamiliar can provoke such reactions and you only have to reflect on the arrival of mobile phones and the internet to see examples of how it takes time for new technology to develop and for the general population to adapt to it. The process seems to follow a familiar pattern, but eventually not only are these things accepted, but we make use of the advantages it brings and build businesses for which it becomes an essential tool or medium. We do so in the full and certain knowledge that the technology can be used against us because we know it does more good than harm. In short, we learn to live with the risks while developing ways to reduce them.
However, the stories that are making the news are those that involve alleged near misses between drones and conventional manned aircraft. The idea that a quadcopter might get sucked in the engine of a airliner on final approach at Heathrow is one that is guaranteed to keep journalists busy for a while yet. No one doubts that there are risks, but the debate is about the scale of these risks and the odds of any disasters being caused by UAV of any type. One way of mitigating the risks is education, and the contents of the CAA's CAP 1202 leaflet should be memorised by anyone flying a UAV of any size. Putting a copy of this leaflet into every box containing a quadcopter sold in the UK would be both an easy and effective way of reminding owners of their responsibilities.
During 2015 the hobby and commercial use of drones will continue to increase, and if we extrapolate the progress so far then it's likely that there will be many more licensed operators and enthusiastic amateurs. Drones, combined with advances in robotics, are likely to continue to make headlines. Let's hope the media starts reporting on the many benefits and advantages instead of continuing with the all too predictable and scaremongering bylines. The use of UAV in monitoring wildlife and surveying crops are two of many examples of how we may not only recognise their benefits, but also come to rely on them for essential information about the environment and the food supplies needed for an ever increasing global population.


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Neanderthals Made Abstract Art
Neanderthals were archaic humans that became extinct about 40,000 years ago. They seem to have appeared in Europe and later expanded into Southwest, Central and Northern Asia. There, they left hundreds of stone tool assemblages. Almost all of those younger than 160,000 years are of the Mousterian techno-complex, which is characterised by tools made out of stone flakes. Neanderthals are considered either a distinct species, Homo neanderthalensis, or more rarely a subspecies of Homo sapiens (H. s. neanderthalensis). Modern humans and Neanderthals share 99.7% of their DNA and are hence much more closely related than to their closest non-human relative, the chimpanzee(98.8%). Compared to modern humans, Neanderthals were stockier, with shorter legs and a bigger body. The Neanderthal genome project revealed in 2010 that, through interbreeding, Neanderthals might have contributed to the DNA of modern humans, likely between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago. Today, this is apparent in the genome of most people living outside sub-Saharan Africa, as well as in some sub-Saharan Africans. Subsequent studies suggested there may have been three episodes of interbreeding. The first would have occurred soon after modern humans left Africa. The second would have occurred after the ancestral Melanesians had branched off—these people seem to have after that bred with Denisovans. The third would have involved Neanderthals and the ancestors of East Asians only. Credit: Wikipedia.


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Four masked and armed men forced their way into a house in the area at around 4am where they assaulted and threatened a number of occupants.
The men were reported to have been armed with a hammer, a crossbow and knives and are thought to have made off from the scene in a red car.
There were no serious injuries reported as a result of the incident.
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Here are the stories for today:
Google denies Viacom copyright charges
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google responded to Viacom's $1 billion copyright lawsuit on Monday, arguing that it has not infringed on the rights of the media company and that the lawsuit threatens the viability of its popular YouTube video-sharing Web site as well as others like it.
And in counter-Google news:
Panama Not Enough To Battle Google: Yahoo Acquires RightMedia
Yahoo announced today that it will acquire the 80% of advertising network RightMedia that it doesn't already own for $680 million in cash and Yahoo stock.
Yahoo previously bought 20% of the company in a $45 million Series B round of funding announced in October 2006. The company has raised over $50 million to date.
This move counters Google's acquisition of DoubleClick earlier this month for $3.1 billion, and signals that Yahoo wants more weapons in its arsenal to fight the ongoing online advertising war beyond their new Panama release.
RightMedia runs an advertising marketplace that allows for much more efficient advertsing pricing than older negotiated models (something still in the planning stages at DoubleClick). See our coverage of their RMX Direct product from August 2005.
RightMedia also tends to work with large intermediate ad brokers and addresses the short tail of the ad market (as does DoubleClick), whereas Overture and Adsense are definitely long tail products with many smaller advertisers and publishers.
In other slightly-related (in terms of acquisition) news:
Akamai Releases FoxTorrent 1.0 – Firefox BitTorrent Add-on
Red Swoosh (acquired by Akamai for $15 million earlier this month) released v1.0 of FoxTorrent today. This is a fully functional BitTorrent client for Firefox that works cross platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) and has a very cool additional feature – the ability to stream files as they are downloading.
This is no Azureus (my BitTorrent client of choice), but it does the job and saves time by allowing you to manage torrents directly from the browser. I tested it on a few (non-copyright infringing, of course) files and it worked great on the standard BitTorrent functionality. Streaming just didn't work, although with the way the BitTorrent protocol breaks files into pieces and reconstructs them in a non linear way means you may have to wait until the file is mostly complete to even begin streaming. I'll try it again once the files are nearly complete.
Webcasting Non-RIAA Music In Protest May Only Make The RIAA Wealthier
Following the latest webcasting rates that will likely put many webcasters out of business, one suggestion was that webcasters should simply play non-RIAA music. In theory this would help in multiple ways — giving those independent musicians more publicity while avoiding the draconian webcasting rates. In practice… however, that won't work. Slashdot points us to an article dissecting the fine print, where you'll discover that SoundExchange, which is the RIAA's collection body, actually gets to collect money for non-RIAA members as well. In other words, even for independent artists who don't want webcasters to have to pay, webcasters will still need to pay up.
The story actually gets even worse. As we noted a few years ago, part of the deal is that SoundExchange and the RIAA get to keep any unclaimed money for themselves. Even better, SoundExchange can simply pretend not to be able to find the musicians (as they've done with a ton of big name musicians in the past). So, chances are, many independent artists have no idea that SoundExchange is hanging onto a bunch of money they didn't even want collected and there's almost no chance they'll
claim it — meaning that if you try to avoid the webcasting rates by playing non-RIAA music,
there's a good chance you're actually enriching the RIAA even more.
Just for fun, why don't we compare two situations? The RIAA tells people that simply listening to music without paying for it is a terrible crime that people should be punished for. Yet… the RIAA getting money for non-RIAA music and not paying the deserving artists that money is perfectly legal? Damn, the RIAA lobbyists are good.
A related link to the aforementioned story (http://www3.capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/taf/confirm/?alertid=9631541&style=1&content_dir=). Now, be careful with your MySpace.
Be Careful In MySpace Or You May Get Denied A Degree
We've seen stories of people getting arrested for posting incriminating evidence of themselves on MySpace as well as people losing jobs over info posted to a MySpace profile… but what about losing a degree? techguy83 writes in to let us know of a lawsuit by a woman who was apparently denied an education degree and teaching certificate after school officials found a photo of the woman on her MySpace page from a Halloween party. In the photo (remember, this was a Halloween party), the woman was dressed as a pirate and the photo was captioned "Drunken Pirate." The school claims that the woman was encouraging underage drinking — but the woman is 27 now and the photo was from 2005, meaning she was 25 (or close to 25) at the time. That's hardly underage. It's not clear why school officials were viewing the woman's MySpace page in determining whether or not she qualified for a degree — but if other schools start doing the same, I'd imagine we're going to have an awful lot of students who have completed their qualifications, but have no degrees due to incriminating MySpace photos.
In political news:
The US says it has arrested one of al-Qaeda's highest-ranking operatives, as he was on his way home to Iraq to plan future attacks.
The Pentagon said Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi was now in Guantanamo Bay.
He had been going to Iraq to take over al-Qaeda operations and possibly plot attacks on Western interests, it said.
He was accused of commanding attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan, and of involvement in plots to assassinate Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao described the arrest as a "welcome development".
An Afghan defence ministry spokesman said it was "a major success" that would "help to get to the high-ranking terrorist network figures and… have a deeply negative effect on the network".
According to information about him provided by the Pentagon, Mr Hadi was a key paramilitary commander in Afghanistan during the late 1990s, before taking charge of cross-border attacks against US and coalition troops from 2002 to 2004.
A US intelligence source told the BBC he was arrested late last year in an operation which involved the CIA. It was not clear where he was detained, or where he has been held since.


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The Hatching - Ezekiel Boone
I hate spiders. Like a lot of other readers I was afraid of reading this book. But good reviews kept popping up everywhere so my curiosity won over my fear. And I must say I wasn't that bad. Even if I kept looking every minute if there was no spider sitting on my shoulder and feeling itchy all the time, it was readable for me.
Everywhere on the planet strange things are happening. China throws a nuke on its own territory, a cargo ship runs unmanned into LA Harbor. What sounded like a joke at first becomes reality: a new –or rather an old- species of spiders aims to take over world domination. Together with a ton of characters , from the female president of the US to a retired man walking his dog, we learn how the spider situation escalates. There is also Melanie, an expert of spiders, who kept telling everybody her whole life that spiders are nothing to be afraid of, they are just hanging around and catching mosquitos, which is a good thing. But she has to reconsider that opinion. These spiders are different than any other of the 35000 species currently living on this planet.
This story is a rollercoaster. It is a fast read. There are a bunch of characters, some of them appear only for a couple of pages, but everybody gets a full background story. That makes them more real but it slows down. You have to read several pages about the family of a boy you never met again after that chapter where he did his duty as a character and describes for us a scene. This was sometimes a little bit too much.
I used to read sciences thrillers a couple of years ago. This one reminded me of them. I liked them once and a stopped reading them for some reason. But I enjoyed reading something similar. I enjoyed reading this book. The end is open and there is no conclusion. I have heard this will be a trilogy, so I am looking forward to reading the next books.
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Looking for things to do this weekend on Long Island? We've got jump roping, Mozart, and Goldilocks! Don't miss the world famous air show at Jones Beach to celebrate Memorial Day. Thank you to all the service men and women who proudly serve our country.
Bridgehampton – Children's Museum of the East End "Lego Club"
Children can construct works of art using thousands of Legos (donations of gently used Lego accepted)
When: Saturday, 5/26, 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Ages: All
How Much: Free for members, $9 admission
Where: 376 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton, NY
Contact: 631-537-8250
Cold Spring Harbor – Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum "Historic Village Walking Tour for Memorial Day"
This old whaling village is chock full of nooks and crannies exploding with history. Learn about famous spots along Captain's Row, notorious legends, and the whaling industry that made this seaside town a success. Light rain or shine.
When: Sunday, 5/27 at 2:00 PM
Age Group: All
How Much: $8 with paid admission, $4 for members
Where: 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Contact Info: 631-367-3418
Centerport – Vanderbilt Carriage House "Dorothy and the Land Of Oz"
Dorothy dreams of seeing her family and farm again – come follow her on her journey as she meets new friends and learns why "there's no place like home." Audience participation encouraged.
When: Saturday, 5/26, & Sunday 5/27, 1:00 PM
Age Group: All
How Much: $10 Adults, $8 kids, children under three FREE
Where: 180 Little Neck Rd, Centerport, NY
Contact Info: 516-293-0674
Freeport (Freeport Harbor) - Captain Lou's Fleet "Harbor Seal Cruise"
Families can take a naturalist-guided tour to learn about the behaviors of Harbor seals as well as other marine life in Hempstead Bay. Sponsored by the Riverhead Foundation.
When: Saturday, 5/26 and Sunday 5/27, both days from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM with boarding at 12:30 PM. Reservations required.
Age Group: All ages
How Much: $25, $20 Seniors and children ages 3-12, children under 3 Free
Where: 28A Woodcleft Ave, Freeport, NY
Contact Info: 631-369-9840
Garden City – Long Island Children's Museum "How High?"
Get Up and Go series sponsored by Cohen's Children Medical Center of NY Kids teaches all about the heart healthy benefits of jump ropes. Kids can make their own jump ropes including streamers while they learn fun rhymes to jump to and silly songs to sing.
When: Sunday 5/27, 2:30 PM-4:30 PM
Age Group: All
How Much: Free with museum admission
Where: 11 Davis Ave., Garden City, NY
Contact Info: 516-224-5800
Garden City – Long Island Children's Museum "Messy Afternoons"
Come play with Play-doh, paint, and slime. Have fun creating a masterpiece at this wonderful children's museum.
When: Saturday 5/26, and Sunday 5/27, 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Age Group: 18 months-4 years
How Much: Free with museum admission
Where: 11 Davis Ave., Garden City, NY
Contact Info: 516-224-5800
Northport – John W. Engeman Theater "Cinderella"
A wonderful telling of this classic tale filled with lovable animals, sing-along music, and dreams come true.
When: Saturday 5/26, 11:00 AM and Sunday 5/27, 10:30 AM
Age Group: Elementary school age+
How Much: $15
Where: 250 Main St., Northport, NY
Contact Info: 631-261-2900
Old Westbury - Old Westbury Gardens "Long Island Mozart Festival"
Throughout both Saturday and Sunday your and your family can enjoy the famous classical compositions of the renowned Amadeus Mozart as well as some of his contemporaries. From accompanying puppet shows, traditional concerts by the World Youth Alliance United Nations Chamber Orchestra, as well as other live musical concerts, The LI Mozart Festival is your way to expose your child to enjoyable classical music.
When: Saturday 5/26 and Sunday 5/27, 11:00 AM-4:30PM
Age Group: 3+
How Much: $25 tent; $10 lawn ($8 seniors, $5 ages 7-17)
Where: 71 Old Westbury Road
Contact Info: 516-333-0048
Port Jefferson – Theatre Three "Goldilocks – Is that You?""
A silly retell of the adventurous Goldilocks, and her meetings with the Three Bears with an added lesson about safety mixed in.
When: Saturday, 5/26, 11:00 AM
Age Group: All
How Much: $10
Where: 412 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY
Contact Info: 631-928-9100
Roslyn Harbor – Nassau Museum of Art "Families Making Art Together"
Families are invited every Sunday to spend the aftern0on creating "masterpieces" while enjoying the art experience together. Family-friendly gallery talks and guides.
When: Sunday, 5/27, 1:00 PM
Age Group: All
How Much: $5 materials fee
Where: 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor, NY
Contact Info: 516-484-9337
Wantagh – Jones Beach State Park "Bethpage 9th Annual Air Show"
Come celebrate Memorial Day with an amazing and exciting air performance. View world class military performers like the U.S. Navy Blue as well as famous aerobatic civilians who will be making their mark in the sky in honor of the nation's heroes both past and present.
When: Sunday, 5/ 27 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Age Group: All
How Much: Free with $10 parking fee
Where: Jones Beach State Park via Wantagh Parkway South
Contact Info: 516-785-1600
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I'm so excited to be helping Nick Jr. celebrate Sing-Along Summer , every day between 10am – 1pm there will be episodes of Dora and Friends on Nick Jr. that will feature lyrics on screen, for kids to sing along with. Its not just Dora though, kids can sing along with, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol, Wallykazam! and ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks will each will have sing-along lyrics over their theme tunes and songs in each episode.
Not only that but Dora is going on tour! I know, its too exciting. Kids are invited along to sing in special Karaoke booths situated in Smyths Toy Superstores and Sky Rertail Stands across the country. You can check for your nearest booth here.
Your kids have the chance to pop into a booth and create videos of themselves singing along to the Dora and Friends: Into the City! theme tune. Videos from the booth can be entered into a competition where the winners will feature on Nick Jr. giving your little ones the chance to star on TV. Kids can also have their picture taken with a Dora costume character in selected Smyths Toy Superstores. Don't worry if you can't get to a booth you can record your own video and upload it to Nick jr.co.uk or on the Nick Jr. Facebook page to enter the competition.
As if all that isn't exciting enough We will also be taking part in the Dora twitter frenzy on Monday 27th July at 11am, there'll be loads of opportunty to win prizes so make sure you are watching the Nick Jr. Twitter feed on Monday and use #DoraSingAlong to take part.
We've also been reviewing a new range of fab Fisher Price Dora and Friends toys, Peanut loved all of our toys but her favourites have been these Dora and Friends Dolls, we have the 'Dora' and 'Kate' dolls, and they've been 'performing' lots of plays and dances, under Peanuts supervision of course! Great for role play and imagination development I love that these aren't barbie-esque they are freindly and easy to dress with no unrealistic shapes to them! (yes I am that mum) the dolls are only 10.99 each so really good value for money in my opinon, and each comes with a 'magic charm' which I'll explain in a moment...
When The Golden Child saw the toys he declared them 'for girls' which always leads to a conversation about how toys cant be for girls or boys they are just toys. So i think he surprised himself when he realised just how much he loved the Magic Adventure Charms, and Magic Charm Bracelet.
The adventure charms have a small dora figure, a charm bracelet and 3 interchangeable charms. The bracelet has charms with all the friends on , plus more interchangeable ones AND two more bracelts, so its a great to share with siblings or freinds, all the bracelet charms can be changed and swapped and there are loads of charms to collect. The Adventure Charm set is priced at £7.99 and the Magic charms bracelet is £9.99. Theres lots to play with though and The Golden child has seen it as a bit of a puzzle to find different combinations and change and swap the charms about.
I was really pleased at the Dora Smart phone, Termite loved to make it talk, it has phrases in English and Spanish and although Im not sure Termite realised, its just like Dora's smart phone in Dora and Friends Into The City. She and Peanut have been practicing taking selfies and making calls on it!
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