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The Road to KDE 4: Oxygen Artwork and Icons
One of the big visual changes just happened in KDE 4, the
Please keep in mind that the artwork I am showing today is a
Back on the first of January, I wrote an article showing some SVG
Oxygen is a far reaching project, and extends well beyond icons.
We also now have an official icon naming scheme for KDE 4.
So, rather than just talk about Oxygen, I have some screenshots
Below is a screenshot of Dolphin showing Oxygen icons, and a shot
You'll notice in the Dolphin shot that there are still a few old
As the Oxygen Icons have now been made the default, you will be
But, like I said, Oxygen isn't just about the icons. There are a
One of the biggest advantages to using Oxygen artwork in various
So while KDE 4 is not a true, resolution independent desktop, and
There is another two elements of Oxygen currently in development,
There are also other visual elements of KDE 4 underway that do
For those that are interested in helping KDE out through
Individual KDE projects are also looking for artists: Recently,
Also, the Amarok project has recently informed me that they are
Editorial aside: I'm glad that so many people are showing
The Screenshot
On the screenshot there is a padlock on the PNGs for cystal, but why not for oxygen?
Re: The Screenshot
never mind I found the awnser. No emblem for locked yet.
Comments about oxygen
I've been browseing around the web-svn, thanks for the link Troy, I couldn't find it yesterday, and I have some comments. I'll may have more later.
I like the folder-music, folder-video, etc. but folder-tar dosn't look so good. I know the tar is supposed to be a cardboard box, but at that angle its more like a brown square, or a brown doghouse. Change the angle a bit, or maby use an actual ball of tar.
And on the subject of folders, I prefer the angle used by cystal to that of Oxygen. I don't suppose there is any plan to create an Oxygen style folder set drawn from the same angle as cystal?
Apps: I can't comment as a whole, since their so varied, but the ones I checked were lovely. Although why dosn't Kmail have an @ on the stamp?
Mimetypes, I'm afraide I don't like this set, the source code files just have the letters "C" or "py" on a standard file. It should be a very styleised C and a python respectively. As for the archives (tar tgz zip rpm deb), why are they an icon inside a file? surely they should look big and chunky to represent the fact they're often many files in one.
That said most of the actual files, like the image or midi are quite nice.
A more general coment, I noticed that you've put the word oxygen around the place, such as Oxygen is the address to Kmail, and Oxygen times is on the news file. Gave me a little chuckle :)
Re: Comments about oxygen
"or maby use an actual ball of tar."
Ehm... what would a ball of tar look like?
By Darkelve at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Comments about oxygen
You know I didn't actually think of that,
I suppose the closest you could get would be a ball of playdo, with the imperfections http://cookingmonster.files.wordpress.com/2006/04/playdo.jpg
only make it black. and stick a big zipper on the front if its a compressed tarball.
Re: Comments about oxygen
Or a tar baby, though that might be seen as racist I suppose.
A barrel of tar?
By jacob at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Comments about oxygen
How about a tared and feadered person then?
By Debian Troll at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Comments about oxygen
I don't think an actual picture of tar is a good idea. For those unfamiliar with what a tarball is they would be clueless as to what it means but most people will recognize a box or package as a extracted zip or something similar which is more what they are going for. Obviously this is just my opinion though.
I really love how the icons are coming, keep up the great work.
By Devon at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Comments about oxygen
Then how about a box of tar? ;p
By matt at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Comments about oxygen
Indeed, I think it's a bad idea. I am not a native English speaker and before reading this thread I didn't even know that tar was something else than an archive type. Let alone people who don't speak English at all.
And as a user I usually don't care about what type an archive is when I see one. I think it is better to keep all the archive icons under the same format and for example adding the letters of the extension on it.
By Nanaky at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Comments about oxygen
a katamari ball! ;)
...but really, um, I dunno. the comment about language dependence made some very good points. maybe the box could use a little decoration... boxes sent through the mail always seem to end up with lots of junk stuck to them :)
By Chani at Fri, 2007/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: Comments about oxygen
Or just a diffrent angle so it looks like a box and not a doghouse
By ben at Fri, 2007/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: Comments about oxygen
I have to agree that the Crystal folder angle is much better than Oxygen's. I suspect part of the reason this angle hasn't been used is that it is viewed as too extreme, which is an understandable viewpoint. Perhaps a sort of compromise could be made? Rather than making Oxygen's folder a totally straight-on view, it could be turned a bit on the Y axis so that one side appears "closer" to the viewer than the other. This would give the appearance of depth while also maintaining the square shape (as opposed to the somewhat diamond shape Crystal folders have, since they appear to also rotate along the Z axis).
I also agree with the above poster regarding the archive icons. Rather than having an icon inside a file, like other mimetypes, they should be something different to represent the fact that they are a collection of files. Perhaps a base "package" icon could be used with a smaller image on top of that to represent the type of archive it is.
I hope these ideas have been expressed clearly. If not, and you're interested in either of them, feel free to respond here or e-mail me and I'd be happy to try and clarify. I'm just an end-user, but I think we can all appreciate good looking desktops :)
By brian at Fri, 2007/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: Comments about oxygen
In the past (on windows ;( ) I saw an icon represending a folder with a zipper running across it. I allways liked that one.
By Wilco at Fri, 2007/04/13 - 5:00am
What I seem to notice is that the new Oxygen style misses the coherence among the icons like Crystal had.
Is this intended?
By Evil Eddie at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Coherence
> What I seem to notice is that the new Oxygen style misses
Well keep in mind that the actual release is very likely about 6-8 months away. Given that and given the huge amount of work these guys have accomplished it looks pretty coherent already. I'm pretty sure it will be even more coherent than Crystal in the end. One of the reasons is that Oxygen is using a well-defined color palette.
By Torsten Rahn at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Coherence
if you're basing that on the screenshot in the article, note that a number of those icons are actually crystal icons and not oxygen icons.
if it is what's actually in svn, ther are some sets of icons that are still finding their place in life such as the back/forward/home buttons. but the final icons are pretty consistent.
there are differences between types of icons, however, and that's intentional. device icons are recognizable as device icons; filesystem icons as filesystem icons; action icons as action icons; etc... the design principles for each group has been selected for the given use case each fulfills and to allow them to be easily discernable.
By Aaron Seigo at Fri, 2007/03/09 - 6:00am
Easy Decoration and Widget Style creation
Hi all
KHotNewStuff is really needed for Windeco selection, icon part and Style widgets part.
PS:why didnt you talk about the Oxygen Sound Theme??
By Emil Sedgh at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Easy Decoration and Widget Style creation
There are some plans in this area, so it might be possible in KDE 4. But nobody is really working on this yet, as far as I know. Currently, themes are C++ code, apparently because of performance reasons...
By superstoned at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Easy Decoration and Widget Style creation
At one point there was work on a SVG-based widgetstyle engine for KDE 4, CoKoon. Then the author lost interest I think.
By logixoul at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Easy Decoration and Widget Style creation
Qt 4 has introduced the possibility to do styles using CSS some syntax. There was even an article about that at this site. Dunno how that works for doing gradients, and other drawing effects...
Anyway, I have just started a project for a KDE style that uses GTK+ for the rendering (the opposite of gtk-qt-engine) [1]. Saying this cause I have done this QSimpleStyle layer which simplifies doing a C++ style using QStyle. It handles the placement of widgets parts, their sizes and etc, as well as highlighting, for you. You just need to paint primitives (like the step button of a scroll bar) and set the size of some attributes (stuff like how much pixels the label of a button should be displaced when pressed).
I will be doing a simple Qt style with it as an example... Anyway, if someone is interested, drop me an email.
By blacksheep at Sun, 2007/03/11 - 6:00am
Re: Easy Decoration and Widget Style creation
I was wondering if theres a web site that has widget styles to download in rpm form. i use FC7 and im kinda sick of kemerik style. its one of the style i use. i love it but i want to have a veriety to choose from. that give a 3d look to buttons and all that great stuff. thanks for a reply. i am also using the crystal theme. i also have dekorator, and its not as hard to install themeś as you think.
By ed at Tue, 2007/11/13 - 6:00am
I recently installed Dolphin 0.8.2 to get a little glimpse of what to expect of KDE4. Well, Dolphin is certainly a step forward. It solved the long-standing problem for me to have separate bookmarks for web and file browsing. Some things are a bit confusing though IMHO. For instance in Konqueror, when in the detail view, I could select a file without opening it, by not clicking on the filename but somewhere to the right i.e. on the date or filesize column. This doesnt work anymore in Dolphin and I really, really miss it. The new filter is great. It works much better than Konqueror's and doesnt forget about filter settings when changing folders which makes it much more useful. Storing folder views is still very problematic here. But it has been in Konqueror for a long time as well. So, not worse but no improvement either here. I tried in vain to once a for all store detail view for all folders. Still, Konq and Dolphin come up with icon view folders for some reason. This seems to happen particularly often on FISH:// folders but perhaps that's just my impression... All in all - I can see a promising direction and I do appreciate it.
By Michael at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Dolphin
just to put some emphasis on this:
Yes! definitly missing this feature! The first click I made within Dolphin disapointed me, beacause it throw me into a folder, but i just wanted to select it.
How is it at all possible to select just one file for eg copy? The two options i found: right click and then close the menue (by rightclick again) or pressing ctrl and clicking.
Best regards
By Daniel W at Fri, 2007/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: Dolphin
If you want to copy it, just right-click on it and choose copy. If you want meta-info just hover over the file.
Is there any reason to select just one file, unless you want to perform an action on it (->right-click), d&d it (just do it =) or get file-specific information (hover)?
Now one thing I hate about the debian community more than anything else is the "why'd you want to do that" attitude whenever I have a question, so please note I'm not dismissing your question, but I think it would help me find better suggestions or join you in demanding that feature if I knew why you want it.
By ac at Sat, 2007/03/10 - 6:00am
Re: Dolphin
Some reasons:
By Michael at Sat, 2007/03/10 - 6:00am
Re: Dolphin
1. At least with my Dolphin version (0.8.2 - Debian Unstable) clicking to the right of the files in list view deselects everything.
2. Just found out that a middle-click *does* select a file without triggering an action. Hadn't tried that till now because I'm used to Konqi's "middle-click opens in background tab" behavior. =)
By ac at Sat, 2007/03/10 - 6:00am
Re: Dolphin
Jeah, Michael already named two of the main usecases for selecting a file by clicking.
Some other which would come to my mind:
*) sometimes if you show someone something on your computer (if you sit together in front of it or over a VNC-Session) "Just take that file [click and select] and...."
*) for setting a marker, if you have to to something with multiple files, and you have to go to another program, select the next-to-handle file.
*) mostly, if i select multiple files, id like to select the first one, without pressing ctrl, to be sure, that there are no other (unwanted) selected files anymore (which might be out of scroll)
*) and so on...
The nice thing about that feature is, it wouldnt annoy you, if you dont want to use it. or?
By Daniel W at Sat, 2007/03/10 - 6:00am
Nice looking, but...
"They are a team of developers and artists that are dedicated to making things look beautiful."
What about that big ugly empty space to the right of the menu and the toolbar buttons?
By reihal at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
I mean like this:
By reihal at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
Do you mean, like this?
By lqtys at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
Close, but one or two bars too many.
By reihal at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
Exactly. Yours is a little cluttered for my taste though :) All those buttons have keyboard shortcuts, and you can search google and any other search engines right from the address bar. The only thing you need is the back and forward buttons, because there is no easy way to skip back multiple pages using the keyboard. This gives plenty of space for the address bar.
By Leo S at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
Yes, but see how much empty real estate there is on the grab-bar.
By reihal at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
- and - correspond to back and forwards. Easy enough on most keyboards, and amazingly easy on some laptops, particularly the smaller ones. Works in dang near every browser, too.
By Alex E at Sat, 2007/03/31 - 5:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
I agree. Believe it or not that's the *only* reason I use Firefox instead of Konqueror as a web browser.
By strider at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
By logixoul at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
Pending more than 6 years.
The Oxygen team must look into this, it's both about usability and estetics.
By reihal at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
This goes a lot deeper than Oxygen and even Usability.
It might require changes in Qt. I am not sure.
By Thiago Macieira at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
that's actually not a domain within which the oxygen project works.
while i'm all for simplified toolbars that highlight just the most used and critical items, shoving icons and menus into one big line is perhaps generally questionable =)
it could be one of those configurable things, i suppose, but it would require a fair amount of hacking. for how much benefit? *shrug*
By Aaron Seigo at Fri, 2007/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
For the benefit of at least 3 users on this thread alone.
By reihal at Fri, 2007/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
For the benefit of at least 3 users on this thread alone.
now 4,
By Karol at Fri, 2007/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
At least 5 people.
At least with certain screen dimensions I like the MacOS style of having the menu bar at the top of the screen, but even then I have it on the same bar as the system tray, pager, shortcuts, etc.
Given a different screen size (here at work) I would like to toss the menu and toolbar on the same row.
Vertical screen real estate is in high demand on these wide screen displays...
By mactalla at Fri, 2007/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
at least one on the other hand doesn't find that this is something even close to being useful. 2, counting aseigo (I suppose :)
By Vide at Sat, 2007/03/10 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
asiego counts as an infinite number, the cause is lost, lost....
By reihal at Sat, 2007/03/10 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
heh ... not infinite; comensurate to participation, perhaps, and certainly within a reasonable distance to the origin. the biggest problem with me is i try and get rational argument and bit of big picture thinking into the mix. that sucks. it's much easier when you can line up 5 like minded people and bend the will of a project ;)
By Aaron Seigo at Sat, 2007/03/10 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
Actually this is about reading pages, documents, on screen like it was on paper.
Preferably I also would like to be able to move the window (paper) around on the
Who would want a frigging stereo on top of his document? That's like having a
By reihal at Sun, 2007/03/11 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
Fortunately for you both, it already provides you with all you need/want, then. I'm happy for you.
I suppose it's similar to me finding the keyboard switching globally or per application not even close to useful. But thankfully I do have the option for per-window. So I'm happy, and so is anyone who prefers a different configuration. (That option in the Keyboard Tool was, incidently, the deciding factor for me to choose KDE over Gnome when I first switched to Linux).
We all have our preferences, and by permitting one thing we don't need to limit another. So whether or not we ever get our wish, will in no way harm you or your preferred setup. :)
By mactalla at Sat, 2007/03/10 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
I also agree, wanted to post this as a wish to bugs.kde.org, but then I think it's a Qt limitation, which they really can't workaround. But it would definitly be very usefull to save this wasted space.
By Martin Stubenschrott at Thu, 2007/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: Nice looking, but...
What you are perceiving as ugly is not perceived as ugly by most people.
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You can buy baby foods that offer new tastes and textures (at this age, your baby might enjoy trying foods with coarser textures that require a little more chewing). Or you can fork-mash, cut up, or grind whatever foods the rest of the family eats. To prevent choking, cook it a little longer, until it's very soft, and cut it into small pieces that your baby can handle safely.
By the time babies are around 9 months old, they usually have the dexterity and coordination to take food between forefinger and thumb so that they can try feeding themselves with their fingers. You may want to provide a safe baby spoon as well, though it might be some time before your baby gets the hang of it.
If you haven't already, have your baby join the rest of the family at meals. At this age, they enjoy being at the table.
By the first birthday, babies usually are ready to go from formula to cow's milk. If you're breastfeeding, you can continue beyond your baby's first birthday, if desired, or you may decide to stop.
You've probably already introduced your baby to a sippy cup, so let him or her keep working on it. (Juice should always be given in a cup, not a bottle.) After 12 months, you can serve whole milk in a cup, which will help with the transition from the bottle.
Never leave your baby unattended while eating in case he or she chokes. Don't serve foods that could present a choking hazard, such as whole grapes, raw vegetables, hard fruits, raisins, white bread, pieces of hard cheese, hot dogs, popcorn, and hard candies.
If you're unsure about whether a finger food is safe, ask yourself:
Keep your baby's personality in mind when introducing new foods. If your baby balks at new textures, serve them in small portions and mix them with food you know your child likes.
A child who likes a lot of stimulation may enjoy it when you "play airplane" with the spoon to get the food into his or her mouth. A more sensitive tot, however, may need the focus kept on eating with minimum distractions.
Infant formula and breast milk continue to provide important nutrients for growing infants, but babies will start to drink less as they approach the first birthday. They're getting more nutrients now from the variety of foods they've learned to eat and enjoy.
You may be concerned that you're feeding your child too much or not enough. Pay attention to your child's cues of hunger and fullness. A child who is full may suck with less enthusiasm, stop, or turn away from the breast or the bottle. With solid foods, your baby may turn away, refuse to open his or her mouth, or spit the food out.
Let your baby finger feed or hold a spoon while you do the actual feeding. This is good preparation for the toddler years when kids take charge of self-feeding. And if you haven't already, consider setting regular mealtimes.
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Date reviewed: September 2014
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I've written a new course on Australian Immigration (free settlers) for the National Institute for Genealogical Studies and have been reminded again about how much is explained by looking at background history.
People refer to the 'push-pull' of immigration. The Irish potato famine of the 1840s 'pushed' a large number of emigrants. In addition to 1 million dead, another 1 million people migrated from Ireland, causing the country's population to fall by nearly 25%.
Likewise the pull of immigration: in the 7 years from the start of the Victorian gold rushes in 1851, the population of Victoria increased from 70,000 to nearly 500,000, overtaking the population of New South Wales. Ships arriving in Port Phillip were deserted as passengers and crew rushed off to the gold fields (often before immigration officials had time to record who had arrived).
Not all the numbers are so dramatic but looking at the numbers and considering the history helps understanding.
In 50 years from 1803, 75,000 convicts were sent to Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land). With convict labour and also emancipated convicts, there was no shortage of labour and indeed the problem was to ensure no unemployment, especially for assigned convicts.
The need was for wealthy settlers to develop employment – and single women. The gender balance was so unequal that for a while the government subsidised the migration of single women. But there was little need for more labourers. By 1860 about 80% of free immigrants to Tasmania had paid their own fares. The total number of free immigrants to that date was similar to the total number of transported convicts.
It was a different story in Queensland. Because of labour shortages, Queensland was a colony founded on assisted immigration (subsidised passages). In the 40 years leading up to Federation (1901), more assisted migrants arrived in Queensland than any other colony and few records remain in Queensland of the arrival of those who paid their own way.
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As a member of Lions for more than 35 years, I was never as proud as I was seeing these young people compete and work on activities which, without this camp, would be out of their realm of possibility. The student volunteers were amazing with their enthusiasm and dedication to the young campers.
The camp runs every June for five days and involves these young campers in many activities from early morning to late night. This is truly one of the most valuable assets our region has. It is my fervent hope that we are able to continue to serve these young people for many years to come.
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Heartbleed is being taken so seriously because OpenSSL is widely used, essentially no servers locally encrypt their data the way LastPass does, and it's been exploitable for some time.
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However, LastPass is unique in that your data is also encrypted with a key that LastPass servers don't have access to. Your sensitive data is never transmitted over SSL unencrypted – it's already encrypted when it is transmitted, with a key LastPass never receives. While this bug is still very serious, it could not expose LastPass customers' encrypted data due to our extra layers of protection. On the majority of the web, user data is not encrypted before being transmitted over SSL, hence the widespread concern.
Also, LastPass has employed a feature called "perfect forward secrecy". This ensures that when security keys are changed, past and future traffic also can't be decrypted even when a particular security key is compromised.
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This bug has been out there for a long time, so we have to assume our SSL keys could have been compromised. We requested a reissued certificate this morning, and plan to roll it out today, while we've already deployed the OpenSSL software update after restarting our servers this morning.
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Criolla (literally creole) is a Spanish word widely used to describe Caribbean or Hispanic cuisine. In this simple yet flavorful dish, boneless skinless chicken thighs are stewed in the slow cooker with bell peppers, onions, garlic, tomatoes, olives, cilantro and spices. Served over rice, this is one tasty and inexpensive meal for 10 Smart Points.
As promised, I played around with my crock pot last night making this easy yet flavorful dish which requires no pre-cooking on the stove. In most cases, I think it's always best to brown the chicken, onions and garlic in a skillet before adding it to a slow cooker because it adds a depth of flavor you just don't get when you skip that step. That being said, for this dish I didn't think it was necessary because it has so many aromatics, herbs and spices that flavor is not lacking.
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Calories: 211 • Fat: 6.2 g • Protein: 28.8 g • Carb: 9.9 g • Fiber: 1.9 g • Sugar: 2.1 g
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10 (2 lbs) skinless boneless chicken thighs, fat trimmed
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Place chicken, onion, garlic, pepper and tomatoes in the crock pot. Season with salt, cumin and oregano. Mix well so everything is seasoned.
Add tomato sauce, alcaparrado (or olives) along with 1 tbsp of the brine, 1/2 cup water, bay leaf and cilantro. Mix well and set crock pot to HIGH 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours. When done, taste for salt and seasoning and adjust spices as needed. Add 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro and serve over rice.
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Ritter celebrates Democratic state Senate 20th District primary win over Satti
Waterford — As the final results rolled in from Old Lyme, Bozrah and Montville, Rep. Betsy Ritter, D-Waterford, pumped her fist in the air.
There were cheers and claps, then more cheers and more claps, as Ritter and members of her campaign realized she had won by a landslide in the primary against New London Democratic Town Committee Chairman Bill Satti.
"I want the totals. Give me the totals," Ritter piped as she crossed the room.
Unofficial results as of 10 p.m. showed Ritter with a 2-to-1 ratio in the voting in the eight-town 20th District. Unofficial preliminary numbers show she beat Satti 2,795 to 1,446.
Satti, 55, arrived at his Bank Street campaign headquarters just after the close of polls and huddled at a computer screen with his campaign manager, Michael Farina. At about 8:30, he stood and headed silently to the back of the room and made a call on his cellphone — to Ritter.
"The voters of the district have chosen a senator, Betsy Ritter, and they didn't leave any doubt about it," Satti said, returning to a throng of supporters. "Her campaign did a great job. They got the vote out.
"This is democracy at its finest."
Satti said he and Ritter, who is 63, had kept their campaigning "above board," and pledged to support the "Democratic team" in November.
In a speech following Satti's concession, Ritter thanked her family and members of her campaign for their support. She called her primary campaign a "long road."
"I think I've earned a reputation for working hard, doing that, and for advocacy," Ritter said as the atmosphere settled at her campaign headquarters located in Jordan Brook Plaza.
Ritter swept every 20th district town other than New London. The 20th district covers Bozrah, East Lyme, Montville, New London, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Salem and Waterford.
When Ritter won the Democratic endorsement at a convention in May, some Montville delegates at the convention, including Town Committee Chair and Town Council Chairman Joseph Jaskiewicz, leaned toward Satti.
Montville resident Angelo Callis, a volunteer with Ritter's campaign, said of the results, "I think the residents of Montville speak for themselves." Town voters chose Ritter over Satti by a ratio of 2 to 1.
Satti would have needed to do exceedingly well in New London to offset Ritter's strength in Waterford. Although the turnout of better than 20 percent of New London's Democrats outstripped previous primary turnouts, it wasn't nearly enough.
"If we got out the vote, we could have done it," state Rep. Ernest Hewett of New London said. "It just shows that the distance between saying you're going to vote and voting is 300 miles."
Ritter will run against Republican Paul Formica, the East Lyme first selectman, on Election Day in November.
She said earlier Tuesday that her strategy leading up to the primary was to go door to door in neighborhoods throughout the district. People are more honest about their views in one-on-one conversation than in a crowd, Ritter said.
She said she placed an emphasis on neighborhoods outside of the 38th district, which she has represented in the House of Representatives for the past 10 years. All towns in the 20th district except Waterford and part of Montville lie outside the 38th district.
"I went out virtually every day, knocking on as many doors as I could," Ritter said standing outside of one of Waterford's polling locations, the Oswegatchie School.
New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio praised Satti's efforts to unseat Ritter.
"It's been 40 years since New London's had its own state senator, and Bill did his best to reverse that," Finizio said. "He made us proud and will continue to lead our party to a win in November."
While acknowledging the outcome was "very disappointing," Satti said he accepted it, and congratulated and thanked those who worked on his campaign.
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Bettye LaVette Gears Up For Release of 'Interpretations' With First Track Premiere
The release of BETTYE LaVETTE's eagerly awaited follow up to her Grammy-nominated Scene of the Crime is just around the corner with the May 25 release of INTERPRETATIONS: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK. In anticipation, Anti- Records and Paste Magazine are making BETTYE's take on the Jagger/Richards' gem from the classic Beggar's Banquet album "Salt of the Earth" available now at Paste Magazine.
On her upcoming Interpretations, BETTYE brings the British invasion home to its American R&B roots, looking to the past for inspiration and uncovering common ancestry in seemingly divergent musical avenues. Throughout the new album, her performances are a revelation, inhabiting each song so completely as to make them her own. To that end, BETTYE made some changes to the lyrics on a number of songs including the aforementioned track "Salt of the Earth," whereby she modernized "strange beauty shows" to "reality shows" and "polio" to "HIV."
Fittingly, Keith Richards has given BETTYE some advance praise, noting: "When you hear a voice like Bettye LaVette's there's a sense of transportation (NOT to a penal colony!), but a certain freedom of movement and emotion, which is rare. Especially to me and I suspect other Englishmen who were so fascinated by the music that is so natural to Bettye while we were still getting our feet wet. The 'hands across the pond' aspect gives me a warm feeling. A connection! A great record. Put me in the fan club! How did Bettye LaVette slip thru the net for so long?"
Produced by BETTYE, Rob Mathes and Michael Stevens, the album is a 13-song journey through compositions by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd among others, before concluding right where the very idea for INTERPRETATIONS started: BETTYE's visceral show-stopping rendition of The Who's "Love Reign O'er Me" from the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors, which appears here as an extended bonus track.
Meanwhile, Joss Stone, who has shared the stage with BETTYE, declares: "What a voice and what a soul to compliment such a talent. I believe every word, as does everyone that has had the pleasure of hearing Bettye LaVette sing. She's inspired a lot of great music. You can hear clearly that her influence is all over the new music today."
Stay tuned for further news of BETTYE LaVETTE at www.bettyelavette.com and anti.com.


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Once upon a time there was a fairy-tale prince who caught the eye of noblewomen, commoners and starlets alike. Later that same prince became a subject of ridicule, better known for his big ears. Finally, he took on the role of a two-timing cad, outraging the world by cheating on a woman seen as the fairest princess of them all.
But what's happened to Charles, the Prince of Wales, since then?
Now 63 years old and the longest serving king-in-waiting in British history, Queen Elizabeth II's oldest son is being largely overshadowed by his own sons, William and Harry, and of course, Will's attention-grabbing bride, Kate.
While Charles has played many roles in his lifetime, experts and those who have met him agree the real Charles — the Charles of today and the Charles who will be king — isn't really understood in the public realm.
For the past 20 years, Charles' public story has been largely a negative one, focused on the breakdown of his marriage with Diana and his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles, says Robert Finch, the dominion chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada.
"The story of the progressive Charles, the 'green' Charles, the man who bridges the religious divide, the man who raises millions of dollars for underprivileged children — that's the story a lot of people just don't know," Finch says.
"I believe Charles will be a major force for modernizing the monarchy just based on his views of the world. A lot of people just don't appreciate that side of him."
How Charles portrays himself on his Canadian visit this month — part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration — has the potential, some contend, to help rebrand how the Commonwealth perceives the man who will someday sit on the throne.
"When he comes to Canada, it is an opportunity to cement that image and to portray himself as that modern, forward-thinking Prince of Wales," Finch says.
"It's an opportunity to reach out to all Canadians, but particularly young Canadians, and to really tell the story of Prince Charles."
It wasn't always such a rough ride in the public eye for Charles. Though it may seem strange to a younger generation, he was once every bit the rock-star royal.
"He was one of the boys when he was here," says Elbridge Wilkins, the former mayor of Fredericton.
Wilkins, now 85, was the mayor of New Brunswick's capital city from 1974 to 1986, a period when Charles visited several times, for both official business and for pleasure.
Charles undertook some of his military training in the mid-1970s at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, and came into Fredericton on several occasions. And, "more than once," he stopped in at a popular dance club, The Cosmo, Wilkins says with a chuckle.
"He danced with a girl one night, at least a couple of times. And she asked him what his name was, and he just said 'Charles,'" Wilkins says.
"And she didn't realize until after he had left who he was, and she got a real kick out of that."
In the 1970s and up until his 1981 marriage, Charles was, in fact, considered the world's most eligible bachelor.
Handsome and heir to the throne, Charles dated and was admired by glamorous women all over the world. In 1977, on a visit to the U.S., television star Angie Dickenson called Charles "a beauty." Lauren Bacall said she was "enchanted" by him. The New York Times reported that "'He has a lover's voice' as one English woman puts it, and deep blue eyes that fix a woman steadily as he talks and listens."
During that same tour in the autumn of 1977, young women — and their mothers — threw themselves in his path, according to the 1979 biography H.R.H.: The Man Who Will Be King by Tim Heald and Mayo Mohs.
Even Margaret Trudeau was charmed by both Charles and his brother Andrew, according to Heald and Mohs.
"Of course I found them attractive. Wouldn't you?" she said to the authors.
Even after his marriage to the much-loved Diana, in their earlier, happier days, Charles was still very much the fairy-tale Prince. In 1983, the royal couple arrived in Canada for a visit, the first after their nuptials, and the country went mad — not just for her, but for him.
"He's gorgeous! He shook my hand," shouted a pair of teenage girls to a television reporter in Newfoundland.
That public sentiment would soon change, Wilkins says.
"I'm sure people don't have the same respect for him as they did, you know, before it all broke loose."
By the time that Charles became best-known for "two-timing one of the most well-loved women of the 20th century," as biographer Anthony Holden put it, his popularity had plummeted and the public's interest in him followed suit.
By 1993, just 61 per cent of polled Canadians wanted Charles to become king. By the next year, a long-planned Royal Tour of Australia attracted small crowds and little interest. "Indifference is rising to a fever pitch," a radio broadcaster announced.
The problem, the monarchist league's Finch says, is that all of Charles' missteps have happened in the public forum.
"It doesn't matter who you are. When that sort of thing happens, you're going to have to really dig down and start rebuilding your character," Finch says.
Canada's support for Charles as king dipped to 51 per cent by 2005, the year he married his longtime love, Camilla. By 2009, the year of Charles' last visit to Canada, half of Canadians surveyed believed the country should just cut its ties to the monarchy after the Queen dies.
But then a new generation of royals, and a new fairy-tale prince and princess, stepped into the spotlight.
William and Kate's wedding in 2011 was broadcast around the world, and the newlyweds charmed Canadians during their honeymoon visit to Canada last summer.
By the end of the royal visit, 81 per cent of polled Canadians believed the young couple would help keep the monarchy relevant to Canadians, according to an Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of Postmedia News and Global News.
While Canada's public sentiment toward the monarch may have warmed, the popularity of the younger royals pushed Charles further into obscurity. Six in 10 Canadians in the same poll said they wanted succession to skip a generation, bypassing Charles for his oldest son.
An Angus Reid Public Opinion poll released in early May this year found that Charles had been passed over in public opinion again by Commonwealth citizens, who prefer his eldest son, Prince William, for king. Eighty-three per cent of Australians, 82 per cent of Britons and 77 per cent of Canadians said Prince William ranks first in their opinion.
Overshadowed by both a younger generation in a modern era and, on the other end of the spectrum, his mother's 60-year reign, it's no surprise that Charles is often overlooked and forgotten by the public, Finch said.
"When you think of the monarchy, you think of the Queen. How do you make a role for yourself in that grand scheme of things?" Finch says.
"People like the Queen because she's a constant and she's been around for so long, and they also like that fresh newness that comes with William and Kate."
Charles' challenge will be to make sure he stays on the radar, Finch says.
With the spotlight so often focused on his personal life, Charles' professional achievements have been largely overshadowed. But that may be changing.
Charles is finally starting to come into his own and earn some grudging respect, says royal commentator Marilyn Braun, who publishes a blog and a podcast show about the Royal Family.
"Prince Charles wants to get involved, make a difference," Braun says from her home in the Toronto area.
"Unlike his great-uncle, King Edward VIII, instead of saying, 'Something must be done,' as he did in 1936 after seeing the plight of unemployed coal workers and then abdicating, PrinceCharles actually takes action because he's in the position to do so."
Charles has dedicated himself to causes ranging from sustainable agriculture to education to responsible business. His group of charities raise more than $160 million annually. In 1990, Charles combined his interests in business and the environment to found the organic food line Duchy Originals, which makes more than 200 products using sustainable production. Yes, Charles was green before green was on the scene.
"People have certainly started to realize, 'Hey, wait a minute, he actually knows what he's talking about,'" Braun says. "People have caught up to him."
Still, Charles is likely at a point in his life where he realizes he's not necessarily going to change the public's view of his past, Braun says. And there's probably not anything he can do at this point to improve his standing.
There's also a lot for him to live up to, and plenty of expectations for him when he does become king, Braun says. Already 63, time isn't on his side to make the same mark as his predecessors.
"He won't give his name to an era, like Queen Victoria and King Edward VII; he won't lead his nation in a world war, like King George V and King George VI; and he's unlikely to earn or command the same level of respect as his mother," Braun says.
"He will likely have a short reign, so his role and work while Prince of Wales will be his legacy."
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DC Comics has come under fire this week for hiring an author who opposes marriage equality to write the new Superman comic, the British newspaper the Guardian reports.
Those who oppose DC Comics' decision to hire Orson Scott Card have launched a petition, which has currently has more than 11,000 signatures, that urges the company to drop the controversial author. The outrage came soon after the publisher announced that Card would be penning the first issue of the new "Adventures of Superman."
Card, who wrote the bestseller sci-fi classic "Ender's Game," is a Mormon and is no stranger to spewing anti-gay comments. He once said that "the dark secret of homosexual society is how many homosexuals first entered into that world through a disturbing seduction or rape or molestation or abuse, and how many of them yearn to get out of the homosexual community and live normally", and that same sex marriages are "the end of democracy in America."
Over 11,000 people have signed the petition, which was posted on All Out and calls for DC Comics to "stand up for equality."
"By hiring Orson Scott Card despite his anti-gay efforts you are giving him a new platform and supporting his hate. Make sure your brand stands for equality and drop Orson Scott Card now," the petition reads.
Zeus Comics, a comic store in Dallas, is also taking a stand against DC Comics as its storeowner Richard Neal took to his Facebook and wrote that he would not stock the comic.
"Card sits on the board of the National Organization of Marriage which fights against marriage equality," Neal wrote. "His essays advocate the destruction of my relationship, that I am born of rape or abuse and that I am equated with pedophilia. These themes appear in his fiction as well. It is shocking DC Comics would hire him to write Superman, a character whose ideals represent all of us."
Neal goes on to say that "if you replaced the word 'homosexuals' in his essays with the words 'women' or 'Jews,'" Card would not have been hired, asking "why it's still okay to 'have an opinion' about gays?"
DC Comics has responded to the outcry in a statement and said "as content creators we steadfastly support freedom of expression, however the personal views of individuals associated with DC Comics are just that - personal views - and not those of the company itself."
Some fans, however, have launched another petition to counter All Out's efforts.
"Card has been the subject of a number of attacks by those who want him to think like them, and are trying to force DC to fire Card simply for standing up for what he believes," the rival petition oniPetitions reads. "Superman stands for truth, justice, and the American Way. Superman would stand up for Card's right to free thought and free speech, even when it isn't popular. We think DC Comics should do the same."
Some may find it odd that DC Comics hired Card since the company made headlines last May when it was revealed that one of its major superhero's would come out of the closet. A few weeks later the publisher announced that the superhero in question was the Green Lantern.
DC Comics isn't the only comic publisher to have gay superheroes. Marvel Comic's X-Men series saw Northstar tie the knot with his boyfriend Kyle in June issue of "Astonishing X-Men." Additionally, Archie Comics published an issue centered around a same-sex marriage as well. In January of last year, Kevin Keller married his partner Clay Walker in "Life with Archie #16."
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It's much smarter to talk about condoms before having sex, but that doesn't make it easy. Some people — even those who are already having sex — are embarrassed by the topic of condoms. But not talking about condoms affects a person's safety. Using condoms properly every time is the best protection against sexually transmitted disease (STDs) — even if you're using another form of birth control like the Pill.
So how can you overcome your embarrassment about talking about condoms? Well, for starters it can help to know what a condom looks like, how it works, and what it's like to handle one. Buy a box of condoms so you can familiarize yourself.
The next thing to get comfortable with is bringing up the topic of condoms with a partner. Practice opening lines. If you think your partner will object, work out your response ahead of time. Here are some possibilities:
Your partner says: "It's uncomfortable."
You might answer this by suggesting a different brand or size. Wearing a condom also may take some getting used to.
Your partner says: "It puts me right out of the mood."
Say that having unsafe sex puts you right out of the mood. Permanently.
Your partner says: "If we really love each other, we should trust each other."
Say that it's because you love each other so much that you want to be sure you're both safe and protect each other.
Your partner says: "Are you nervous about catching something?"
The natural response: "Sometimes people don't even know when they have infections, so it's better to be safe."
Your partner says: "I won't enjoy sex if we use a condom."
Say you can't enjoy sex unless it's safe.
Your partner says: "I don't know how to put it on."
This one's easy: "Here, let me show you."
After you've familiarized yourself with condoms and practiced your routine, you'll want to pick the right time to bring up the subject with your partner. A good time to do this is long before you're in a situation where you might need a condom. When people are caught up in the heat of the moment, they may find they're more likely to be pressured into doing something they regret later.
Try bringing up the topic in a matter-of-fact way. You might mention that you've bought some condoms and checked them out. Offer to bring the unopened condoms along. Or suggest that your partner buy his or her favorite brand (and then bring some of yours with you, just to be on the safe side). Offer to try different types of condoms to find which works best for both of you.
Make it clear that you won't have sex without a condom. If someone threatens you or says they'd rather break up than wear a condom, it's time for you to say good-bye. Tell the person you won't have sex with someone who doesn't respect you or themselves enough to use protection.
Here are some tips for using condoms:
These aren't the only tips on discussing and using condoms. If you want more advice, talk to your friends, siblings, or parents. Yes, parents. Not everyone feels comfortable talking about sex with their parents, but lots of teens do. Parents often have the best tips.
Health professionals are also great sources of advice on sex and sexuality. A doctor or nurse practitioner or someone at a local health or family planning clinic can offer you advice — confidentially if necessary.
Of course, the only way to be 100% protected from pregnancy and STDs is abstinence (not having sex). But if you do decide to have sex, using a condom allows you to protect yourself.
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The punchline is also poorly executed, and here's how you know: What is the punchline? Is it "asbestos-free"? If so, the text at the bottom is needless, and given that it has no humor content of its own. It just felt like wanted a caption for the sake of having a caption, and couldn't think of anything good. Maybe he should have combined it with the alt-text joke: Have one of the boxes labeled "Asbestos Free!" one labeled "Swine Flu Free!" and one with, I dunno, "Rat Brain Free!" and then the caption could be something about how it's just so hard to pick cereals these days, they all have so many advantages.
The fact that the cereal names themselves are as bland as their contents just shows how far we've come since Randall made up funny cereal name parodies [incidentally, of those six, I like the three on the right, because they are actually clever puns on existing cereals]. That is, I assume there are no jokes in the names - if I'm missing something do let me know.
OH HEY then there's another problem: SMBC did this joke way better. Two years ago. Here's
the link. Notice how it's better? How it uses the far funnier "skin from a dead hobo's mouth"? Yeah. SMBC is way better, in general. Why does Zach Weiner like xkcd so much? This is one of those eternal puzzles.
ALRIGHT. I'm taking off regular blogging for a week. Person #1, the editor of the xkcdsucks book, will take two days. I've instructed him to post the pdf of the book for you all to enjoy (It's been posted around before, but let's get it up in a post). Then Kirk will do the last day. Fun times! I will still be around, and I hope to write a post about all the new (non-book) stuff in the xkcd store.


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Inflows, outflows, ups, downs—should your clients buy the new video game ETF or stick to the more traditional NASCAR ETF? It can all get a bit overwhelming.
ETF strategist and money manager CLS Investments, from the same family of businesses as Orion Advisor Services and Gemini Fund Services, launched a new service to provide information and education on the space.
The AdvisorIQ education series "will provide tools and resources financial advisors need to better manage and grow their practices," according to the company.
The series will explain business management, marketing and investment planning strategies through a series of industry reports and white papers and by presenting examples of successful advisors and their step-by-step approach to winning new business, creating operational efficiencies and enhancing the service they offer to clients.
"The advisors will see it as a value-add," said Todd Clarke, CEO of CLS Investments. "There are no subscriptions or fees, and [AdvisorIQ] allows the advisor to research product-specific information."
The first report in the series, "Expand Your Referral Network: Tap Into the $16 Trillion Qualified Plan Market through Partnerships with TPAs," highlights the opportunity for advisors to target retirement plans by partnering with third-party administrators.
According to Clarke, building relationships with TPAs is an excellent way for advisors differentiating themselves through use of ETFs and managed accounts to gain entry to the retirement plan market.
"TPAs can provide the experience, knowledge and resources to help advisors get up and running in this market quickly," he noted.
Also available soon as part of the CLS AdvisorIQ series will be an industry report developed by CLS in partnership with iShares, "Propel Your Business Forward: The Inside Track to Choosing and Implementing ETF Strategists." This report will help advisors navigate the fast-growing ETF marketplace. The report identifies the key profitability drivers and client cost savings that advisors can leverage by using third parties that specialize in ETF portfolio construction.
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