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Meeting fellow Jewish students, diplomats and Jewish leaders from around the world at the 2002 UJC General Assembly in Philadelphia was a welcome change of pace for Southern Illinois University, Carbondale student Ben Scherr. "Seeing this many Jewish people together, especially coming from a small school with only 20 Jews and seeing people take off from work and school to come together has been my favorite thing," he said. More than 400 Hillel students attended eh GA whose theme was "Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof" or "Justice, justice, you shall pursue." This theme was coupled with a strong focus on the current situation in Israel. Students participated as leaders on panels on everything from the state of Israel affairs on campus, to the debate on going to graduate school after college or going straight into the workforce. Students also participated in sessions designed specifically for their needs. These workshops helped students learn how to advocate, bring tools back to campus, and most importantly network and dialogue with others at the conference. Tal Rosen of Dickinson College and others enjoyed the caliber of speakers at these sessions. "They are people you don't normally see coming to campus which makes it a great and unique experience," Rosen said. On Wednesday night, Avraham Infeld, Counsel for Jewish Affairs of Hillel, and Alan Hoffman, director-general of the Jewish Agency for Israel Department of Education, answered questions from students ranging from how to combat anti-Israel/anti-Jewish sentiment on campus to the importance of making aliyah in modern Zionism. Thursday night, Richard Joel, president and international director of Hillel, and Stephen Hoffman, president and chief executive officer of the United Jewish Communities, held a similar session speaking about networking, the federation system, and how to best maximize one's potential as a Jewish student leader. Maya Sobolev from Quinnipiac University was "blown away" by what Infeld said. "What he [Infeld] said, goes along with what I stand for and what I believe. The ability for us to just stand up and talk about our Judaism to one of the greatest Jewish speakers is really amazing." Ari Bronstein of Queens College agreed, but was most impressed by an Israeli soldier who stood up at the end of the session and spoke about the needs of Israelis. The soldier encouraged students to not simply send money to Israel, but to take Israel to heart and visit the country. In addition to the regular plenaries of the GA, many students took part in related conferences sponsored by some of Hillel's partner agencies. Nearly 50 student journalists from the United States and Canada took part in the "Do the Write Thing" conference sponsored by the World Zionist Organization's USD/Hagshama and the Jewish Agency for Israel. These students heard from leading Jewish and Israeli journalists, and had the opportunity to network with many of the larger jewish news organizations in the country. After the GA was over, over 250 students took part in an "Israel Is Real Teach-in" also sponsored by WZO and JAFI in addition to the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Jewish National Fund. The Israel activists in attendance learned about more than just the political situation in Israel, but a broader view of the country from many influential speakers. The ability for students to meet their peers across the continent and find out about events on other campuses was a primary reason for many students to go to the GA. As Charlotte Davis from George Mason University said, "That's why I love these conferences; they give me a chance to get feedback from a lot of different people."
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I read that after that first episode, they've signed on for a second season already I can't watch it though, as I don't have HBO
Apparently a new Amy Winehouse 'Greatest Hits' collection is coming out, but the tinfoil and spoons aren't included.
Watched the first episode and it was awesome
Fuck Cork and all Cork related things
.... filled with midget porn
You say that like it's a bad thing
You have read the book I take it?I wanna start reading it too. Lady was the most awesome looking imo my favorite direwolf now is the little boy's one.
Maybe it needs more of that Last two episodes were boring as hell.

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jon lovitz's character was great. 5/5
jon lovitz's character was great. 5/5
an enjoyable episode, there's better ones in S2 though imo
3/5, it was one of Marge's boring plots, least for me
My favorite Season 2 episode, spot-on humor, and none of the touchy-feely moralizing crap that sometimes took away from other great episodes this season. Great appearance by Ringo Starr, and Best. Ending Lines. EVER
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A good season 2 episode. I liked the side story of Homer trying to be more healthy. 4/5
Thanks For not making fun of my genatalia.
This is probably my favorite Marge episode. I give it a 4/5 (I don't give 5 star reviews too often).
Best Beatles appearance, that's for sure!
"I shouldn't have eaten that packet of powdered gravy I found in the parking lot..."
"Another triumph!"
One of my favorite episodes from the classic era (although I have quite a few). I love their interpretation of Ringo i.e. "I hung it on me wall!" Jon Lovitz is hilarious in his first guest spot. And of course:
"Incidentally thanks for not making fun of my genitalia."
"I thought I did."
Very good episode. Great classic feel to it. I also love when Carl talks but its Lenny's voice. Classic. 5/5
Burns, as all his season two is an exceptional delight here, infiltrating the family home and being the mean old Tyrant he usually is.
Very fun episode, love the conclusion, Marge throwing Burns out and the beginning at the amusement park. 4/5
Brush with Greatness: C+, 3.5/5, 6.5/10, Adequate
I'd give this episode a well deserved 4/5. This episode has one of the most hilarious scenes in the entire series. The first time I saw this scene I was simply in tears (of joy): It's the moment where Homer gets stuck in that slide and there are a bunch of kids that are sent down the slide to unblock Homer. Just the screams of both Homer and the kids are fabulous .
I really enjoy the story quite a bit in this episode. Marge who gets back to expressing her talent in art, first painting Homer as a fat couch patato in his underwear and then doing a portrait of Mr. Burns. I also really love the one character Professor Lombardo.
Excellent episode. Shows the true beauty of art and also how even the ugliest of souls(Mr Burns) can be made 'beautiful'. Also Homer losing weight after waterpark incident & Ringo's cameo was funny and inspiring. 5/5 and 9/10.
Another episode from season 2 that may not be a flat out classic but just has a really enjoyable plot and some great jokes. A. Always found this one underrated.
A fine season 2 outing. Mr. Burns really shines and Ringo Starr's guest appearance is quite memorable.
Best Quotes:
Kroon Along With Krusty:
I want to go to Mt. Splashmore
Take me, Take me,take me, take me now
Now!, Now!, Now!, Now!, Now!
Lisa: This is a rather shameless promotion.
Bart: Hey, it worked on me
Lisa: Me, too
Bart and Lisa: Will you take us to Mt. Splashmore? (ad nauseum)
Homer: Heads up kids, I'm moving the seat back.
Lisa: It is back.
Prof. Lombardo: Marge, please. I don't take praise very well!
Mr. Burns: Somebody up there likes me, Smithers.
Smithers: Somebody down here likes you too, Sir.
Mr. Burns: Shut up!
Mr. Burns: Beatles eh. Oh, yes, I seem to remember there off-key caterwauling on the old Sullivan Show. What was Ed thinking?
Homer: Honey, I'm home!
Mr. Burns: Oh, there's an original sentiment.
Mr. Burns: There's something on my leg! Get it off! Get it off!
Marge: Mr. Burns, it's just a baby.
Smithers: Would you feel more comfortable if I left too Sir?
Mr. Burns: Of course not Smithers. You're..you're like a doctor.
Mr. Burns: Let me get this straight. You're pleased with your current appearance. Why my good man, you're the fattest thing I've ever seen, and I've been on Safari.
Homer: If you need me, I'll be in the refrigerator.
Marge: Don't listen to him. He's just a mean little SOB!
Ringo Starr: Thanks for the Fab painting of Yours Truly. I hung it on me wall...
p.s. forgive the lateness of my reply
Ms. Hoover: He's bad, but he'll die, so I like it.
Mr. Burns: And incidentally, thanks for not making fun of my genitalia.
Marge: I thought I did.
Highlights include Homer's bathing suit, Mt. Splashmore, Bart stealing Homer's wallet, Homer's weightlifting skills, Carl with Lenny's voice, Ringo's Gear!, Maggie's adventure in the "deep end", as well as Jon Lovitz' and Ringo Starr's guest appearances.
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Nearly a year after his stepfather's Mexican charter fishing boat sank in the Sea of Cortez, and after four exhaustive search expeditions, Joe Jacinto stood aboard a boat last week looking at a sonar image of the wreckage he tracked to the depths below him.
The 46-year-old was supposed to have joined his stepfather Al Mein on the Erik for the ill-fated fishing trip last year, but canceled three weeks before due to a work conflict.
For the past year, Joe Jacinto has spearheaded a long-shot search effort for the 115-foot fishing vessel. Since the Erik sank July 3, 2011 in 20- to 40-foot swells, Jacinto and his small crew have covered 40 square miles, paying for some of the efforts themselves and using money raised by families to help defray other costs. Of the 27 Northern California fishermen on board, one is known to have died, 19 survived and seven, including Jacinto's stepfather, remain missing.
Often frustrated, Jacinto -- an avid fisherman and advanced boater who coordinated his searches from his garage in Clarksburg, near Sacramento -- persisted with the search, buoyed by the hopes of mourning relatives who on Sunday spent their first Father's Day without their loved ones.
In the end, it took the help of a grizzled shipwreck locator, expensive sonar equipment, a shrimping boat, a man vacationing from Colorado, Google maps and a strong dose of "fisherman's luck," Jacinto said, to find the boat. He even tracked down the Erik's
"It was a tough nut to crack," Jacinto said from his cell phone as he drove back from Mexico.
The search begins
Less than 24 hours after the Erik sank stern-first into the Sea of Cortez, Jacinto traveled to Mexico, rented boats and cruised the crash site searching for his stepfather and other survivors. After nine days of futile rescue efforts by Mexican government officials, it turned into a recovery operation; with his water experience, Jacinto soon found himself the coordinator.
He first traveled south of the border in August, tracking down every tip he got. With little time or money to waste, he got more efficient on future trips in November and February, contracting Santa Cruz-based Adventure, Depth and Technology and Capt. Wings Stocks, a 40-year veteran who had three high-tech side-scan sonar modules. Jacinto began obsessively tracking his grid searches on Google maps to avoid overlap.
The captain and shrimp
Jacinto had another mission -- to find the captain of the Erik. Going to his San Felipe home proved fruitless, but Jacinto eventually found him in Mexicali. The pair met for three hours.
"It was extremely emotional for him. I tried to structure the meeting to keep it just to business," Jacinto said. The captain could not pinpoint where the ship sank because he had no GPS and it was nighttime so he had no land references.
Jacinto convinced the captain to join him on a search, and the pair spent two days at sea.
Jacinto is keeping to himself details of the night the Erik sank. Mexican authorities have been investigating, but no report has been released. Some families want those answers more than others.
Jacinto's best tips came from six commercial shrimp trawlers whose nets got tangled in unidentified objects. Unlike in the United
States, however, they would often simply free their equipment and resume fishing, without charting those objects or radioing authorities about them, so Jacinto got only vague locations.Jacinto offered fishermen $100 for tips and $400 for any that led to the wreckage. He got more than 30, including one in March about a shrimper that caught its net in something near Gonzaga Bay.
'No high-fiving'
One of Jacinto's best contacts was Sergius Hanson, a 61-year-old amateur shipwreck hunter from Littleton, Colo., who vacations along the Sea of Cortez. In April, Jacinto asked Hanson to check out that Gonzaga Bay tip. Using his fishing sonar, Hanson charted the area and sent back the images. They were inconclusive, Jacinto said, but piqued his interest enough for him to ask a nearby villager to further investigate. That villager dragged a piece of metal from the end of a rope off his boat, marking each time it clanked against the underwater object and charting the dimensions. The object roughly matched the Erik's size.
All along, Jacinto kept much of his information secret, not wanting to upset the presumed widows and other grieving family members.
A sonar image from the Gonzaga Bay site came back last week showing portholes and other ship features. A dive confirmed the object was the Erik, resting vertically with its stern on the sea floor.
"There was no high-fiving," he said. "It's solemn. We immediately went into overdrive. There was no time to waste."
Jacinto won't say where the wreckage is, only that it's "beyond recreational scuba" deep.
Now, the grieving families must decide whether to spend more money to dive into the wreck.
"It's taking us 10 steps back, so I need to be more thoughtful on how I want to proceed," said May Lee of San Ramon, the wife of missing sailor Don Lee. But she is grateful for the discovery.
"The only thing I can think about is my husband is no longer lost at sea and that brings me comfort."
Contact Matthias Gafni at 925-952-5026. Follow him at Twitter.com/mgafni.
Twenty-seven Northern California fishermen went on the ill-fated Erik voyage July 3. Leslie Yee, 63, of Ceres, was the one confirmed fatality from the wreck. The missing men are Al Mein of Twain Harte; Don Lee of San Ramon; Gene Leong of Dublin; Brian Wong of Berkeley; Russell Bautista of Penngrove; Shawn Chaddock of Petaluma; and Mark Dorland of Twain Harte.


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Daniel Abraham just announced that there is an excerpt from the upcoming Abaddon's Gate (Canada, USA, Europe) available online!
Here's the blurb:
For generations, the solar system -- Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt -- was humanity's great frontier. Until now. The alien artifact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has appeared in Uranus's orbit, where it has built a massive gate that leads to a starless dark.
Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vast flotilla of scientific and military ships going out to examine the artifact. But behind the scenes, a complex plot is unfolding, with the destruction of Holden at its core. As the emissaries of the human race try to find whether the gate is an opportunity or a threat, the greatest danger is the one they brought with them.
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We have lift-off! The solar broadband airplane
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By 2005, people could be receiving mobile phone services, broadband connections and even digital TV from solar-powered airplanes that fly at 65,000 feet. This week, US company SkyTower, a subsidiary of AeroVironment, said it had successfully performed a series of tests in Hawaii of its new technology, a communications airplane …
Telecoms 25 Jul 2002, 07:39
Xbox breaks US sales records
Blockbuster launch titles
A report indicates that Microsoft has smashed sales records in the US market, thanks to a strong launch line-up. Microsoft's blockbusting US launch line-up for Xbox has paid dividends across the pond, with the NPD Group reporting that Xbox has posted a sales increase of 131% in the US in the two months following its $100 price …
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.Net is curate's egg* – Gates
OK, so we're paraphrasing
Was Bill Gates wrong to bet the business on .NET? No, but things haven't gone smoothly he has admitted. Two-years into the .NET program, Microsoft Corp's chairman and chief executive told a press and analysts briefing yesterday of patchy success. "In some respects we're further ahead today than we expected and in some …
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Ranger drops CA proxy fight, picks up $10m
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Ranger Governance Ltd has agreed to drop its proxy challenge for five seats on Computer Associates International Inc's board of directors in exchange for $10m and CA's promise that it will add another outside director to its board. Dallas, Texas-based Ranger was formed in 2001 to launch an unsuccessful attempt to take over …
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ICANN moves against VeriSign retired domain land grab
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The Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers may block a controversial proposed service from VeriSign Inc that would allow the company and its partners to offer customers chances to register expiring domain names, Kevin Murphy writes But VeriSign and its allies say that ICANN would be overextending its mandate if it …
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HereUare Communications Inc, a pioneer aggregator of public wireless local area network (PWLAN) hotspot services, has put itself up for sale and said it could close down completely if it can't find a buyer within two weeks. The crisis at the company, which as recently as February claimed to offer access to 47% of US …
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Windows.NET RC1 preview offered for free download
But possibly not for a couple of weeks...
Windows.NET is nearly, finally, with us, as is evidenced by the appearance of one of those now traditional Customer Preview Program (CPP) Microsoft giveaways for RC1. The Ts & Cs, as far as we can make out, are that you can give them some money to get the CDs sent or download it for the price of filling in the reg form. Then you …
Software 25 Jul 2002, 14:54
VIA flogs P4 mobo, 533MHz FSB support
If the mountain won't come...
VIA today announced a whizzy new Pentium 4 mobo, the first to incorporate its new P4X266E chipset. The VIA P4PB 266E supports the new 533MHz FSB Intel P4 CPUs, six channel audio through the onboard VIA VT1616 audio codec, AGP4X, DDR266, and ATA/133. There's a smart card connector too. But as per, there are no pricing details. …
Channel 25 Jul 2002, 14:59
Govt sidelines Fujitsu in courts IT fiasco
Looks elsewhere for software
The Lord Chancellor' department is cutting back the role of Fujitsu Services in a project to modernise the magistrates court system, following long delays in delivering bespoke software. Fujitsu is ahead of schedule in providing hardware and network infrastructure in courts for the Libra project, which is due to be completed at …
Business 25 Jul 2002, 15:01
Orange closes Photo Message leak
Updated Now open again for business...
Orange has withdrawn publicity for its forthcoming MMS service - to be called "Photo Messaging" - after prematurely publishing details yesterday. The pages in question earlier today returned a 404 Not Found. Now they're back, without the pricing information. According to the publicity material posted yesterday, Orange will …
Mobile 25 Jul 2002, 15:07
1901 Census site update is no update
When our site goes down, it stays down
The 1901 Census site has been down - ooh, getting on for seven months now. This week the Public Records Office issued an update on getting the service back online. Here's the condensed version. QinetiQ the site developer is to complete public testing in August. Testing could throw up more issues which would then need to be …
Music and Media 25 Jul 2002, 15:32
Big software pushes hard for national Gestapo
BSA drooling over Homeland Security pork
I was puzzled last month when industry lobby the Business Software Alliance (BSA) released a cyberterror FUD bomb. Or, rather, a FUD dud -- a laughably meaningless survey of the opinions of so-called "IT pros" all laboring under the delusion that a deadly national catastrophe by electronic means is just around the corner. Was …
Software 25 Jul 2002, 15:50
Opera, IBM team to build browser for shouting at
Coming to a something or other this fall...
IBM and Opera Software are developing a "multimodal browser based on the XHTML+Voice (X+V) specification," it says here, following up with a long-winded and deeply tedious explanation of what a multimodal browser might be. But cut to the chase* friends, it's a browser you can shove onto a handheld device and control via a number …
Music and Media 25 Jul 2002, 15:51
Time revives Colossus PC brand for high street
And intros Platina
Time has dusted down one of its old PC brands, Colossus, for use in its retail chain, The ComputerWorld. The PC maker is also introducing a new retail PC brand, Platina, which will occupy the performance end, while its sister brand, Colossus, targets the budget market. Colossus PCs are knocked out at £399-£599 and are supposed …
Personal 25 Jul 2002, 15:52
Brian Tindle: Internet villain and the new Claire Swire
Watford FC newsgroup plays host to Greek infidelity claims
Brian Tindle has become the latest name to be added to the Internet Hall of Shame, following accusations by his ex-girlfriend of an illicit holiday affair causing her a swift visit to the doctor. Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK and abroad have already been emailed the URL of the Watford FC newsgroup postings, where …
Bootnotes 25 Jul 2002, 16:01
BIND 9 upgrade behind BT DNS issues
Webmasters, check your configs
Several domain hosting companies have reported DNS errors coming from BT's doors in recent weeks. After failing to get any explanation from the monster telco, some contacted The Register in frustration. Perhaps BT would be more co-operative with us. Err no. But following our article earlier this week, we think we now have the …
Security 25 Jul 2002, 17:05
You can help reverse the UCITA today
Stop the Open Source killer
A group of lawyers committed to keeping uniformity in state laws is having its annual meeting beginning this week, and the Open Source community wants to deliver this message to them: UCITA will kill Open Source. And they really need your help. Carol Kunze, on behalf of Red Hat, has posted an open letter to the National …
Software 25 Jul 2002, 17:05
ISP Review – down but not out
Update Ambushed by Web host
ISP Review, disappeared off the Web some time on Tuesday. Is it a DNS rub-out? Apparently, not - the web site, a must-read for the UK ISP industry as well as for many users, was ambushed by NetisNet, its hosting company. "Nextra, NetisNet's UK supplier, has unofficially cut the group for either an unpaid bill or abuse. We'd …
Music and Media 25 Jul 2002, 17:35
Feds gunning for WorldCom honchos
Indictments coming soon
The US Department of Justice is preparing to indict WorldCom former CEO Bernard Ebbers on numerous charges stemming from the severe mismanagement of accounts which has led to the company's recent financial melt-down, the Associated Press reports. Apparently the Feds are focusing on Ebbers in hopes that former CFO Scott Sullivan …
Music and Media 25 Jul 2002, 17:46
Boffins create 'computer processor from chicken feathers'
Hollow, strong shafts
Researchers at the University of Delaware's ACRES program - Affordable Composites from Renewable Sources - have developed a computer processor made from chicken feathers", according to the usually sober Assoicated Press. According to chemical engineering professor Richard Wool(!) chicken features are better materials to work …
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If your favorite basketball team got knocked out of the playoffs or the Final Four, here's a way to pay tribute to the fallen warriors. Or, if they really screwed up, you can paint their logo on this "USB Basketball Player Cam" and twist it into humiliating positions.
Either way it can make a statement all your own, which is more than most Webcams can do even when they're on steroids--all without freaking out your co-workers or anyone else, for that matter. The best thing about it is the basketball itself, which you can actually … Read more


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This year for Valentine's Day, skip the ordinary and go straight for something different! Get out together as a couple for much more than a dinner for two. These events, all taking place this month, are great outings for you to enjoy as a couple or with a group of friends!!
National Zoo, 2/11/2012
Talks at 4:30, 6:30, and 8:30 p.m.
Looking for the wildest way to celebrate Valentine's Day without breaking the bank? Attend the Smithsonian's National Zoo's fourth annual Woo at the Zoo on Saturday, Feb. 11 for an opportunity to learn about animal mating, dating and reproductive habits in an honest and humorous forum.
Attendees and their "deer" ones will enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and the opportunity to decorate sweets for your sweetheart. A cash bar will also be available featuring specialty drinks served in the exclusive Woo at the Zoo commemorative glass. All the fun takes place in the Zoo's Visitor Center auditorium.
Woo at the Zoo features:
A commemorative Woo at the Zoo glass
Complimentary hors d'oeuvres
A cash bar featuring specialty drinks
The opportunity to decorate a brownie from Naughty Bits Brownies
You must be at least 21 years old to attend this event. FONZ members: $11 | Nonmembers: $22
National Aquarium, 2/14/2012
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Ages: 21 and up
Looking for a unique Valentine's day date? Avoid the crowded restaurants and experience the Aquarium in an ambient nighttime setting. Enjoy drinks and live music while you wander leisurely through the peaceful, crowd-free exhibits, and sample cuisine from a buffet of light fare.
$95 member couple; $130 non-member couple (all-inclusive)
Boordy Vineyard, February Weekends
$15 Adults, $10 Teens (13-20 yrs), $5 Children (2-12yrs)
Sip some wine and munch on sliders for a new way to enjoy February at Boordy. Live music and marshmallows outside at the cauldron will give you good times with your sweetheart and your friends. Assorted sliders, six wine samples and an engraved Boordy wineglass are included in your admission. No alcohol other than Boordy wine is allowed on the premises.
Crystal Gateway Marriott, 2/18,19
Saturday 11-6, Sunday 11-5
Taste over 200 artisan wines from Virginia in one fabulous, convenient spot. This is not the biggest wine event in Virginia … it's the most exclusive … a "juried" mix of the best old and hottest new Virginia farm wineries will be there!
Learn from the pros – this event features a full slate of culinary seminars led by the regions best chefs and sommeliers! Unlike other events, all seminars and unlimited wine tastings at the Virginia Wine Showcase are included in your ticket fee.


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Sarasota man accused of molesting 3-year-old
Published: Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 6:52 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 6:52 a.m.
SARASOTA - A Sarasota man accused of molesting a 3-year-old faces a charge of capital sexual battery.
Sarasota Police arrested Ernest Wesley Black, 39, of the 1900 block of North Orange Avenue, on Wednesday.
The molestation reportedly involved a relative of Black and occurred at his home in April.
The victim's mother told investigators that she had been molested by Black when she was 9, roughly 20 years ago.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Det. Rex Troche at (941) 954-7089.
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Hampshire hog
It is not known when the Hampshire hog was first associated with Hampshire, but by 1790 the term had found its way into the dictionary. Francis Grose in "A provincial glossary" defined the Hampshire hog as a "jocular appellation for a Hampshire man; Hampshire being famous for a fine breed of hogs, and the excellency of the bacon made there."
Hampshire County Council commissioned the bronze Hampshire hog that stands in front of its Winchester offices to mark its centenary, 1889 -1989. The hog also appears on the weather vane above Elizabeth II Court.
Several organisations, including Hampshire Fare, use the Hampshire hog as part of their logo. It is important not to infringe any copyright if the hog is used on literature or other materials.
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Due to Oscar's young age, and the severe damage to his leg, veterinarians at AHNA decided that amputating Oscar's leg was the best option for helping him have a long and happy, pain-free life.
After this lifesaving surgery, Oscar was placed in a foster home, but h is now ready to be adopted.
Members of the public should send a letter indicating their interest in adopting Oscar to: Pam Burgess, Adoption Center Manager, Asheville Humane Society, 14 Forever Friend Lane, Asheville, NC, 28806.
"Really, Oscar's like any other 11-month-old dog," says foster mom Laura Hayes, a former trauma nurse. "The only difference is that he has three legs and not four. I have to walk a little faster to keep up with him because he hops rather than walks." This is a result of the amputation but Laura says it's not a big deal. She's now giving Oscar vitamin supplements to keep his joints strong since Oscar's weight will be distributed on just three legs.
"Oscar's a ROCK STAR!" continues Laura. "He doesn't know he's an amputee and he's even started jumping up on furniture!"
"Our goal at Asheville Humane Society is to provide pet owners with the tools they need to keep their pets safe. Many pet owners don't realize the dangers associated with this practice nor do they realize that a Buncombe County ordinance outlines the legal requirements to transport a dog in a pick-up truck," said Katherine Shenar, President/CEO of Asheville Humane Society. "We're so grateful for the veterinarians and his foster mom for helping him through this horrible ordeal. We're elated that he can now be adopted into a new, loving family."
"We think it is vitally important to educate pet owners about how to legally transport their animals. It is traumatic for any pet owner to unintentionally have their pet injured or killed by transporting the pet unrestrained in the back of a truck, but to have that followed up by a possible criminal prosecution is a losing situation for everyone," said Lieutenant Randy Sorrells of the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department. "We believe Oscar represents a tremendous opportunity to bring a positive message about responsible transportation of your pets."


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Hampshire offers a little something for everyone, from the vibrant city life of Southampton and Portsmouth to the cobbled streets of the Lymington and the landscapes of The New Forest. In Southampton you will find The Mayflower Theatre, as well as museums, galleries and two marinas. Portsmouth, meanwhile, is best known for its harbour and the Port Solent Marina. The city of Winchester is a real delight, with a stunning cathedral with 900 years of history its main focal point. Away from the cities, the seaside resort of Lymington and the beaches of Hayling Island are perfect for family trips. For those who love the outdoors, The New Forest National Park in South West Hampshire is the perfect place to get close to wildlife and enjoy vastopen landscapes.
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| Oh well. Hazim, I obtained a newer version of the onyx source called onyx_source_spring_2010.7z. The source files seem updated from the one you gave out. Do you happen to know if the onyx project continued after the date they claimed to stop updating it? I think this is a new file in the newview folder/cryo_message.cpp #include "llviewerprecompiledheaders.h" #include "jc_preprocessor_settings.h" #include "llsdserialize.h" #include "cryo_message.h" CryoMessage gCryoMessage; CryoMessage::CryoMessage() { init(); } CryoMessage::~CryoMessage() { } void CryoMessage::init() { std::string message_template_path = gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_APP_SETTINGS,"message _template.msg"); LLFILE* found_template = NULL; found_template = LLFile::fopen(message_template_path, "r"); /* Flawfinder: ignore */ #if LL_WINDOWS // On the windows dev builds, unpackaged, the message_template.msg // file will be located in // indra/build-vc**/newview/<config>/app_settings. if (!found_template) { message_template_path = gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_EXECUTABLE, "app_settings", "message_template.msg"); found_template = LLFile::fopen(message_template_path.c_str(), "r"); /* Flawfinder: ignore */ } #endif if (found_template) { const S32 BUFSIZE = 16384; char buffer[BUFSIZE]; /* Flawfinder: ignore */ char arg1[256],arg2[256],arg3[256],arg4[256],arg5[256]; /* Flawfinder: ignore */ arg1[0] = 0; arg2[0] = 0; arg3[0] = 0; arg4[0] = 0; arg5[0] = 0; int args = 0; int braceCount = 0; LLSD packets; LLSD packet; LLSD block; LLSD blocks; LLSD blockdata; std::string lastPacket; std::string lastBlock; while (!feof(found_template)) { if (fgets(buffer, BUFSIZE, found_template) == NULL) { buffer[0] = '\0'; } args = sscanf(buffer, " %255s %255s %255s %255s %255s", arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5); /* Flawfinder: ignore */ if( !strncmp(arg1,"//",(size_t) 2) )continue; |
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The Pirates' top prospect gave up two hits and struck out four over five innings in his second straight scoreless start Saturday as Bradenton blanked Palm Beach, 2-0.
Taillon (6-7) has not given up a run in 12 innings over his last two starts, a streak that happens to coincide with a new pregame ritual that will continue for at least one more outing. He wore a suit to the ballpark before tossing seven shutout innings on Monday, then did it again Saturday.
"Before we went on the road to Lakeland before my last start, a couple of the guys were mentioning it. They were like, 'Yeah, we should [wear suits].' And then nobody did it but me. I was hoping I would throw well, but it's kind of a hassle," he said, laughing. "But there's no way I can stop wearing it right now, so I'll definitely wear it again in five days."
Saturday's suit of choice was a navy blue outfit from Brooks Brothers. The 20-year-old said right-hander he doesn't put a lot of stock in things like scoreless streaks, but that the reaction from coaches and teammates -- and a healthy dose of superstition -- made it worth continuing for the time being.
"I'm just mixing it up, giving it a different look," he said. "Everyone thinks it's funny. It's a long season, gets kind of monotonous, day in, day out, so it's kind of fun, puts some smiles on faces. There's been a good reaction so far."
The second overall pick in the 2010 Draft has had an up-and-down year. In April, he posted a 1.46 ERA, a mark that increased to 5.40 over the next two months. His most recent run of success is closer to what he expects from himself.
"Throwing scoreless innings is obviously great, but at the end of the game you can be throwing really well and not getting results or throwing not as well and get results," he said. "I expect a lot out of myself and this year has been kind of interesting, a lot of ups and downs, and I'd like to limit that. I do expect this out of myself. Obviously, I can't go scoreless every time, but it's good to see some results.
"I'm still young and I get ahead of myself sometimes. I want to do well and succeed and put up numbers. It's been a big learning year. I've put in a lot of hard work in between starts, and that's where it matters. It's nice to put up the numbers, but you just have to stay at the grind."
Taillon, MLB.com's No. 5 overall prospect lowered his ERA to 3.91 over 115 innings. He ranks eighth in the Florida State League with 92 strikeouts while walking 34 batters.
With the end of the season in sight, he'll probably have more outings like Saturday's, in which he threw only 61 pitches. He's already hurled nearly 25 more innings than he logged last year at Class A West Virginia.
Pirates No. 11 prospect Alex Dickerson provided Taillon with all the support he needed, going 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in the first.
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Created by Fang on March 30, 2012 10:07:25
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After a user resets a password, I want to force the user to change the password before she gets access to secured content. This is usually done with a servlet filter. But with Spring MVC, you can also use a HandlerInterceptor . According to Spring JavaDoc: HandlerInterceptor is basically similar to a Servlet 2.3 Filter, but in contrast to the latter it just allows custom pre-processing with the option of prohibiting the execution of the handler itself, and custom post-processing. Filters are more powerful, for example they allow for exchanging the request and response objects that are handed down the chain. Note that a filter gets configured in web.xml, a HandlerInterceptor in the application context. As a basic guideline, fine-grained handler-related preprocessing tasks are candidates...
Created by Fang on April 16, 2012 12:58:35
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To implement a JSP custom tag with dynamic attributes (for example, to pass-thru arbitrary attributes not handled by the JSP tag):
Set the dynamic-attributes element to true in the TLD:
The tag handler must implement javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.DynamicAttributes :
package com.example.jsp;
import java.io.*;
Created by Fang on February 24, 2012 14:38:06
Last update: April 06, 2012 13:19:29
Step 1: create a Json factory:
package com.my.service.dev;
import java.io....
Step 2: use it:
ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper(new AllowCo...
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Validation groups can be used to control which rules validation rules to run. A validation group can be identified by any Java interface (not class!). Multiple validation groups may be specified when validating.
In this example, I added a validation group named MyValidationGroup ( src/main/java/com/example/MyValidationGroup.java in Maven project):
package com.example;
public interface MyVal...
and added a @Size rule for a person's name, because my database can only store up to 15 characters for a person's name:
package com.example;
import javax.validatio...
Now validate Person with a JUnit test ( src/test/java/com/example/TestPersonWithGroup.java in Maven project):
package com.example;
import java.util.Set;
Test with " mvn clean test ". The rules where groups is not specified, which belong to the javax.validation.groups.Default group, are not executed with these tests.
Created by Dr. Xi on May 02, 2011 15:59:37
Last update: February 25, 2012 09:16:37
This code snippet gets the default keystore used by the Java keytool and displays the list of aliases along with the key type (certificate or private key).
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputSt...
The default keystore used by the above code is: $HOME/.keystore .
Created by Fang on January 28, 2012 13:24:09
Last update: January 28, 2012 13:31:22
This is a simple JSP custom tags library with tag body. Just like the JSF counterpart , it splits a string and repeats the body for each word, i.e., with this markup:
<%@ taglib uri="http://custom.tag.com/demo" prefix...

Hello Tigger!

With Maven, this is the directory structure:
There are three files to write:
pom.xml :
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"...
src/main/java/tagdemo/IterateTag.java :
package tagdemo;
import java.io.IOException...
src/main/resources/META-INF/demotag.tld :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
Build with:
mvn clean install
To use it as a dependency in other Maven projects:
Created by zhidao on January 25, 2012 19:27:53
Last update: January 25, 2012 19:28:47
The spring MVC annotation-driven declaration:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <beans x...
does the following magic : Among others, registers: RequestMappingHandlerMapping RequestMappingHandlerAdapter ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver in support of processing requests with annotated controller methods using annotations such as @RequestMapping , @ExceptionHandler , etc. Enables Spring 3 style type conversion through a ConversionService instance in addition to the JavaBeans PropertyEditors used for Data Binding. Enables support for formatting Number fields using the @NumberFormat annotation through the ConversionService . Enables support for formatting Date, Calendar, Long, and Joda Time fields using the @DateTimeFormat annotation, if Joda Time 1.3 or higher is present on the classpath. Enables support for validating @Controller inputs with @Valid , if a JSR-303 Provider is present on the classpath. Enables HttpMessageConverter support for @RequestBody method parameters and...
Created by lokf on January 13, 2012 14:10:42
Last update: January 13, 2012 14:10:42
For some reason I don't know writing to files in Android is very complicated and tedious. Here is some code for those who might need it. Apps should write in the SD in the directory /Android/data/package_name/files/ so that it is deleted with the app uninstall. package randomname; import java.io.BufferedOutputStream; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.FileNotFoundException; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.FileWriter; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.OutputStream; import java.io.OutputStreamWriter; import java.nio.ByteBuffer; import android.content.Context; import android.os.Environment; import android.util.Log; public class FileIOLibrary { String packageName; boolean mExternalStorageAvailable = false; boolean mExternalStorageWriteable = false; FileIOLibrary(String packageNamep) { this.packageName=packageNamep; } public boolean isExternalStorageAvailable() { updateExternalStorageState(); return mExternalStorageAvailable; } public boolean isExternalStorageWritable() { updateExternalStorageState(); return mExternalStorageWriteable; } /** * writes the current state of SD card to the corresponding variables */ void updateExternalStorageState() {...
Created by Dr. Xi on January 06, 2012 14:02:09
Last update: January 06, 2012 14:02:09
In Java, the OS temporary directory is identified by the system property java.io.tmpdir :
public class TmpDir {
public static void ma...
Created by Fang on December 06, 2011 19:03:25
Last update: December 07, 2011 08:54:11
Our custom tag, as implemented in the previous note , is broken when a template is used.
Create a template file ( home-template.xhtml ):
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Stric...
and a test page that uses it ( home.xhtml ):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
Then request the page with URL: http://localhost:8080/facelet-demo/home.jsf?name=Jack .
You'll find that our hello tag works inside ui:repeat but fails to get the value defined by ui:param ! What's the problem? Our hello tag implementation evaluated the EL with the wrong EL context!
This is the corrected implementation:
package com.example;
import java.io.IOExcep...


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Democracy: Millions of Americans across the country lined up for hours to buy chicken sandwiches — and take a stand for free speech. That's a de facto demonstration, from a public fed up with overweening big government.
It was a majestic spectacle seeing citizens in cities large and small across America — including, yes, Chicago — line up at Chick-fil-A restaurants to support the right to free speech, freedom of religion and freedom of association.
All of those were under attack when President Obama's former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, now mayor of Chicago, along with leftist aldermen in his city and the mayors of Boston and Washington, D.C., condemned Chick-fil-A as "hate chicken" and vowed to expel the chain from their cities.
Why did this happen? Because the company's CEO, Dan Cathy, expressed his personal support for traditional marriage, a view seen by the left as a threat to the one they're pushing: gay marriage.
Cathy didn't say anything about hating gays, nor did his restaurant refuse to serve food to gays, nor did he vow to never hire a gay person. He merely expressed an opinion and the leftist power structure — in the media and in politics — went ballistic.
But it's a common view in America.
Voters have rejected gay marriage propositions in the states 32 out of 32 times. That the left can rain its full intolerance and contempt down on the majority speaks volumes about its contempt for the public.
Emanuel himself declared the view "un-American" and contrary to "Chicago values."
It shows that the leftist political establishment's interests have nothing in common with what the American public sees as important — which is not just the gay marriage issue but, more fundamentally, the fact that free speech, the right to practice one's faith and freedom of association are under attack.
It's significant that West Hollywood's Chick-fil-A on Sunset Boulevard, a famous gay redoubt, was just as packed as Chick-fil-As in places like Opelika, Ala.; Waddell, Ariz.; Pompano Beach, Fla.
Even many of those who support gay marriage, such as Instapundit.com's Glenn Reynolds, have come out solidly for everyone's right to free speech without fear of big government intimidation.
The proof was in the pictures.
From Steve Hogge's photo of Rolls-Royces lining up at Chick-fil-A's Davie, Fla., drive-through window, to Political Derby's photo of troops and lawmen lining up in Charleston, S.C., the image was of a huge silent protest from the majority.
Homeland Insecurity: A number of recent terrorist cases call into question Washington's push to give amnesty to all illegal immigrants, including those from hostile Muslim countries. The latest case involves a possibly illegal Chechen immigrant who reportedly stabbed an FBI agent in Orlando. ...
Government Failure: Two years ago the president announced his goal of putting 1 million electric cars on U.S. roads by 2015. Did he mention that to reach that target the unpopular cars might have to be given away? The market for electric cars is so weak that consumer costs are approaching almost ...
IRS Scandal: The inexplicable raid nearly two years ago on a guitar maker for using allegedly illegal wood that its competitors also used was another targeting by this administration of its political enemies. On Aug. 24, 2011, federal agents executed four search warrants on Gibson Guitar Corp. ...
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A definitive study of the most important decade in post-World War II popular music history
The 1950s marked a radical transformation in American popular music as the nation drifted away from its love affair with big band swing to embrace the unschooled and unruly new sounds of rock 'n' roll.
The sudden flood of records from the margins of the music industry left impressions on the pop soundscape that would eventually reshape long-established listening habits and expectations, as well as conventions of songwriting, performance, and recording. When Elvis Presley claimed, "I don't sound like nobody," a year before he made his first commercial record, he unwittingly articulated the era's musical Zeitgeist.
The central story line of I Don't Sound Like Nobody is change itself. The book's characters include not just performers but engineers, producers, songwriters, label owners, radio personalities, and fans—all of them key players in the decade's musical transformation.
Written in engaging, accessible prose, Albin Zak's I Don't Sound Like Nobody approaches musical and historical issues of the 1950s through the lens of recordings and fashions a compelling story of the birth of a new musical language. The book belongs on the shelf of every modern music aficionado and every scholar of rock 'n' roll.
"In Albin J. Zak III's highly original study, phonograph records are not just the medium for disseminating songs but musical works unto themselves. Fashioned from a mix of copyright law, recording studios and techniques, the talent of musicians and disc jockeys, the ingenuity and avarice of producers, and the appetites of record buyers, the all-powerful marketplace Zak describes is an unruly zone where music of, by, and for the people is made and anointed."
—Richard Crawford, author of America's Musical Life: A History
"Wrestling clarity from the exuberant chaos of early rock 'n' roll, Albin Zak's I Don't Sound Like Nobody redefines our understanding of the record in the shaping of the post–World War II soundscape. Zak tracks the story which extends from Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra through Elvis and Buddy Holly to the Beatles and Bob Dylan with excursions into dozens of lesser known, but crucial, players in a game with few established rules. A crucial addition to the bookshelf."
—Craig Werner, author of A Change Is Gonna Come: Music, Race & the Soul of America
"I Don't Sound Like Nobody is a superb account of the transformation of American popular music in the 1950s. Albin Zak insightfully explores what recording actually means in terms of the process of making and consuming music. His discussion of the legal, aesthetic, and industrial ramifications of changes in the recording process over the course of the 1950s will make popular music scholars and record collectors reconsider what they think they know about the period."
—Rob Bowman, author of Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records
"Informative, original, and entertaining. Through a narrative that is not only enlightening but also compelling, I Don't Sound Like Nobody probes the sources and mechanisms of change within post-war American popular music, shedding a cultural and historical light on the convergence of musical idioms that created '50s rock and roll."
—Stan Hawkins, author of Settling the Pop Score
"From the birth of the record industry through the legacy of Presley, the development of rock and roll, and the Beatles 'stunning arrival on the world's stage,' Albin Zak takes us on a journey of exceptional scholarship. The breadth of coverage and deep examination of recordings and repertoire reveal the author's reverence and sensitivity to the many dimensions and origins of this complex musical soundscape."
—William Moylan, author of Understanding and Crafting the Mix: The Art of Recording
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"Mr. Zak brings a record hound's passion and expertise to his study . . . For aficionados of American popular music, this is an engrossing work of scholarship full of fresh insights."
—Wall Street Journal
"This research should serve as a catalyst for a critical reevaluation of the current narratives of postwar American popular music history and will likely exert an influence on the field for many years to come."
—Travis D. Stimeling, American Music
Orioles, "It's Too Soon to Know" (Jubilee)
Channeling the Ink Spots—but not quite—the amateur Orioles, with their shoe store clerk songwriter and manager, Deborah Chessler, had the only R&B-to-pop crossover in the latter half of 1948, an early sign of things to come.
In this 1951 Mitch Miller production of a song written by night watchman, Churchill Kohlman, with a performance one critic called a "lacerating threnody," an unknown Johnnie Ray was transformed overnight into what Down Beat labeled "the phenom of the music-record business of the second half of the century."
Les Paul and Mary Ford, "How High the Moon" (Capitol)
With elaborate and painstaking overdubbing, Les Paul and Mary Ford elevated gimmickry to art as exemplified in this public favorite, which rode the top chart position for nine weeks in 1951.
Peggy Lee and arranger Gordon Jenkins teamed up for this desperately fevered rendition of the Rodgers and Hart standard. Despite her former Capitol records colleague, Ella Mae Morse's, public rebuke ("she must be kidding"), Lee's record sold more than a million copies in the summer of 1952.
Don Howard, "Oh Happy Day" (Essex)
Eighteen-year-old Don Howard, recording in his parents' garage, "kicked off a shocked reaction" in the industry with this decidedly amateur effort that nevertheless impressed many hundreds of thousands of young record buyers in 1952.
Originally a throw-away B-side for the Chords' cover of Patti Page's "Cross Over the Bridge," this 1954 track by a group of young black singers from the Bronx (accompanied by New York session pros) made a top-ten showing on the pop charts, much to the astonishment of industry insiders, including label head Ahmet Ertegun.
Bill Haley and the Comets, "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" (Decca)
Thanks to its appearance in the film, Blackboard Jungle in 1955, this boisterous track—produced by veteran jazz producer, Milt Gabler—became an emblem of youthful rebellion expressed in the voice of a thirty-year-old country singer who, along with the rest of the band and the country at large, was swept up in a musical groundswell beyond anyone's control.
Platters, "Only You (And You Alone)" (Mercury)
The sweetest of the early rock and roll stars, the Platters, with songwriter Buck Ram providing a living connection to past pop tradition, demonstrated that the new music was not to be defined by its big beat alone.
Elvis Presley, "Hound Dog" (RCA Victor)
Working in a top New York studio operated by one of the industry's premier corporations—home to Toscanini, Ellington, Rubinstein, and Gillespie—this piece of proto-punk racket, which may as well have issued from some indie garage, landed Presley at the top of pop, R&B, and country charts in 1956.
Chuck Berry, "Rock and Roll Music" (Chess)
Rock and roll was an emergent concept in 1957 when Chuck Berry delivered this musicology lesson in the form of a hit single blending multiple styles and song forms epitomizing the new music's essentially eclectic nature.
Shirelles, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (Scepter)
The singers and the songwriter/arranger (Carole King) were all women on this 1960 number-one single, as was the label owner (Florence Greenberg), challenging the rock and roll boys club and ushering into the pop mainstream a massive new wave of young female energy and attitude.
Listen: UMP Author Podcast Series: Albin Zak | MP3 | 10/7/2010
Read: Review | PopMatters.com | 3/10/2011
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I'm making up my own law. It probably already exists in other places, and if it does, don't tell me, because I'm still reeling over how much of a genius I am. One time, when I was 15, I wrote Fur Elise. I thought it was pretty good – and it was pretty good – but then my Dad told me that Beethoven wrote it first. I was shattered.
Anyway, my law, which I've aptly named the Creative Law of Continued Growth, is this: Creativity grows in one's mind like snow grows on the ground. With continued application, the amount of creativity will build; but left on its own, the creativity will melt away, leaving you starting from scratch the next time around.
Last Friday I worked on Charisma in the morning, and later that evening, warming up for our improv show, I felt a remarkable strength that I hadn't felt in a while. Our show was awesome, and when we got our notes at the end the instructor called me out for coming up with the big payoff moment. I was, needless to say, busting with pride.
Looking back to my most recent post, on the Golden Rules of Writing, I realized that this plugs directly into two of them: rules #1 and #9. Writing every day isn't just a good idea; it flexes the creative muscles, so that next time you write it's a little bit easier. Being in a creative environment – regardless of the type of creativity – does the same. Your brain, just like a bicep or a calf muscle, increases its strength, endurance, and muscle memory, so that next time you work out, you can lift more weight, recover quicker, or run further or faster.
An interesting idea to ponder is that in exercise, cross-training is critical. Marathon runners don't just run 26 miles a day: they lift weights, they interval-train, they cycle, they stretch, they do situps, they work on treadmills and run around tracks … all of these are important aspects of the marathon training regimen, to say nothing of weight and diet management.
I've found improv incredibly helpful in developing my skills as a screenwriter. Reading and editing plays and short stories is helpful, too. All of these, I think, can teach us something about our particular craft, and are a valuable part of training. And I'll definitely be writing before my next improv show.