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What is the error!??
If is of cdio v0.90, the news of Pragha v1.1.2 answer it..
From current git:
pragha $ make
make all-recursive
make[1]: Entering directory `/wrk/cvs/pragha'
Making all in po
make[2]: Entering directory `/wrk/cvs/pragha/po'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/wrk/cvs/pragha/po'
Making all in src
make[2]: Entering directory `/wrk/cvs/pragha/src'
CC pragha-cdda.o
In file included from pragha.h:23:0,
from cdda.c:19:
cdda.h:27:26: fatal error: cdio/cdda.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [pragha-cdda.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/wrk/cvs/pragha/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/wrk/cvs/pragha'
make: *** [all] Error 2
pragha $ pacman -Qs libcdio
local/libcdio 0.90-2
GNU Compact Disc Input and Control Library
local/libcdio-paranoia 10.2+0.90-1
CD paranoia libraries from libcdio
"I exist" is the best myth I know..
Well,, Comment the line 23 of pragha.h and test..
Unfortunately is impossible to make the code fully compatible between libcdio 0.83 and 0.90
Well,, Comment the line 23 of pragha.h and test..
Yes, this way it is possible to build. And what is the testing purpose? Do you mean bit depth lost? If it is the case - yes, the lost is verified, of course
"I exist" is the best myth I know..
Add test if compile.. nothing more. haha.
I continue in debt with the fixs of the bit depth
But suggest you try (And everyone can try) gstreamer1.. If you has the dependencies, compile doing ./configure --with-gstreamer=1.0
I continue in debt with the fixs of the bit depth
Just check alsa output element supports 24 or 32 bit and then force all the chain to work with 24 or 32 bit, starting with converter just after input element and including soft volume inside.
But suggest you try (And everyone can try) gstreamer1.. If you has the dependencies, compile doing ./configure --with-gstreamer=1.0
I have tried with the same result of course.
"I exist" is the best myth I know..
xfce4-soundmenu-plugin seems to be crashing when I try to use gogglesmm-hg from AUR... Not sure how to debug xfce4 plugins...
Hi again,
You can test the latest changes in git?.
There was a very obvious problem!, (Now obvious. haha), when the player no informing album name.. ;(
Hi People..
Would like to have the compilations tags? and album artists? and embedded images? (Surely: Some love him, others hate me)
Well.. I need people with experience in C++. GogglesGuy????? I think will interest you.
Xnoise developer, created a small library called libtaginfo (https://bitbucket.org/shuerhaaken/libtaginfo). Basically a taglib wrapper. (Exactly as taglib_c), but try to expose the rest of the tags in a more or less standard way. Is written in C++, and provides the binding to C and Vala
If you compare the codes of C binding will understand that for standars tag is exactly the same. Nothing changes for Pragha. Only is one.. ¿encapsulation? of taglib. (C++ guys.. not beat me)
Why ask for help?.
The library is new!. You have to clean it/test it, and finally extend it.
Nothing definitive here., but think there is a good opportunity to standardize the tags between several players. Taglib API is abstract. Implements a standard api to the standard tag!. (Forgive the redundancy. haha) and then gives you access to the rest of the labels. The problem of course is that each format implements it in some way, each player name tags otherwise. Then you have to decide if we trust labels winamp, or itunes, or whatever.
I.e: You can not tell the user, according to itunes lala.mp3 is a compilation, but according to winamp not. So, Is a compilation? or not?. It's complicated.
Using taglib, you have to decide yourself. Well taginfo already decided by the most common tags. Solved a problem.
Not saying it's the best, but it is much better that reinvent the wheel. Each music player written in C++ makes it in some way. Although there is much copy and paste, always have to deal with bugs, changes taglib, etc.
What is the opportunity here?
* It is the first library that i know independently of the player!. They can use all the players!!.
* Any players will see the same tags.
* Extended C and Vala bindindgs with more features that taglib_c
* Declaring bug in one place.
* Add features in a single library.
.. and of course all players will benefit!.
Please.. listen to their criticisms and suggestions,
p.s: I do not know c++, so I will not modify Pragha to use taglib with C++, and then create a wrapper in C. I WILL NOT REINVENT THE WHEEL!.
Last edited by msdelos (2013-02-28 20:47:31)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/itfft399p7bqf … pragha.png
Plus.. https://www.dropbox.com/s/k554ghn689hoz … dialog.png
Last edited by msdelos (2013-03-07 20:11:45)
Hi People,
Total off topic. ;-)
I buy a raspberry pi.. I played the weekend and Pragha works perfect ... but unfortunately use 100% of CPU!!! :S I was resigned that I could not use it as a "media center".
Well.. Just tested the old code -with the audio engine based on consonance- and uses only 8% of cpu! Wooowww!! ! !. Yeahh!!
I think I will reviving all this code..
P.s: This is the responsible that has little progress lately.. and resume: Fu**n gstreamer. A lot of other advantages, but also disadvantages.. haha
Regarding libtaginfo, I think the focus should be to extend libtag_c, not yet create another wrapper-wrapper. My own code already uses C++, so obviously I don't have the issue not being able to get to the other tags.
Hey people!,
long time .. I hope you go well..
I've just upload a candidate release of Pragha 1.2.
Again, no big changes. Very little new. But it ended major rewrites to GObjects.
Highlight the headers on library view.
Disable all video features of playbin.
Add support for embedded album art when gstreamer >= 1.0
Add simple appdata.xml to gnome-software.
Others Changes:
Continued with the cleaning, writing, and conversion to GObjects
* PraghaToolbar, PraghaLibraryPane, PraghaPlaylist, etc.
* PraghaApplication is based on GApplication, controlling single instance, and dbus messages.
All preferences have been ported to PraghaPreferences
Better support to GTK3, and prepare wayland support
Require by default Gstreamer >= 1.0
Bugs fixed: (Sumary: The most relevant to the user.)
Fix unable to automatically play another song in pragha.
Art-cache: fix for case artist or album cointains slash
Fix regression on 1.1.2: Return to import playlists.
Fix save fuse_folders option when not set folder structure view.
No insensitive albumart_in_osd toggle button when change show sytray option.
Fix wrong min glib version. g_thread_unref need 2.31
Fix updating library view after rescan.
Dbus: fix crash on get current state.
Fix some coverity defects:
* Unused pointer value (UNUSED_VALUE)
* Uninitialized scalar variable (UNINIT)
* Division or modulo by zero (DIVIDE_BY_ZERO)
* Unchecked return value (CHECKED_RETURN)
* Unchecked return value from library (CHECKED_RETURN)
* Dereference before null check (REVERSE_INULL)
* Resource leak (RESOURCE_LEAK)
* Explicit null dereferenced (FORWARD_NULL)
Gstreamer >= 1.0 is needed by default.
* Set the previous version with: ./configure --with-gstreamer=0.10
Still depends on libcdio >= 0.83 by default.
* To compile with libcdio >= 0.90 use: ./configure CPPFLAGS="-DHAVE_PARANOIA_NEW_INCLUDES"
Remove dbus-1 and dbus-glib-1 requirements.
Download: https://github.com/matiasdelellis/pragha/releases
Still are things to improve... Many... but this is a very important step, which justifies the change in numbering.
Please, I need people to test it.
As for future plans, there is a branch in parallel, which will become in Pragha v1.3/1.4.
* Drop support to gstreamer 0.10: Its developers have already said they will not even accept bugs.
- Gstreamer 1,0 really works better than the previous version.
- And removing libcdio.
* Porting to libtaginfo.
- Much improved, and taglib developers are not interested to improve their libtag_c
- Add compilations, manage embebed albumarts, ratings.. etc. and equally fast.
* Finally, switch to gtk3 (still not decided if completely or just do it by default)
- This will add plugins with libpeas and so lighten the main code.
These are unique ideas. Please comment and suggest.
But please!. First want to feedback on Pragha 1.2.rc
Thank you for this great player. Are there any plans for song rating and play count?
@ hariskar, in the post before yours msdelos does say that there are plans for song rating. I don't know about play count though.
* Porting to libtaginfo.
- Much improved, and taglib developers are not interested to improve their libtag_c
- Add compilations, manage embebed albumarts, ratings.. etc. and equally fast.
hi, i installed pragha today and can't get any sound... i have tried all of available audio drivers in preferences, and nothing works... and volume is ok of course... what can i do?
EDIT: maybe the problem is that i use soundcard connected by USB? but how should i name it in the box below lasa in preferences? i tried giving number 2 - as in alsamixers settings, but it doesn't work
EDIT: nevermind, the problem was in some of my graphical environment sound settings
Last edited by sknd (2013-12-14 11:22:46)
Jaki koniec świata.Ziemia to nie cały świat ,a tylko mały Wąchock we wszechświecie.
i have another porblem, so I write next post...
I cannot turn off notifications, when i do it in Preferences / Desktop, after I press OK, program exits, writing (in terminal): Naruszenie ochrony pamięci (core dumped)
Jaki koniec świata.Ziemia to nie cały świat ,a tylko mały Wąchock we wszechświecie.
i have another porblem, so I write next post...
I cannot turn off notifications, when i do it in Preferences / Desktop, after I press OK, program exits, writing (in terminal): Naruszenie ochrony pamięci (core dumped)
Hi sknd,
Never see this.. Sorry,
.. you can still reproduce the error? That version you installed?
I saw little interest and almost did not make release ... haha .. But you have Pragha 1.2
Any interesting novelty, but I recommend you upgrading.
mm.. In resume:
* Still Gtk2 by default (and switch to Gstreamer1 by default), any important new feature, but so many background improvements.
* mmm... Also fixes a few segmentation faults, that although they were never reported are important!. haha..
Download on: https://github.com/matiasdelellis/pragh … s/tag/v1.2
Last edited by msdelos (2014-02-08 23:51:45)
Hi again,
Have the pleasure of also announce Pragha 1.3..
* Was completely ported to Gtk+3,. (Gtk+2 support was completely eliminated).
* Was completely ported to Gstreamer1. (Gstreamer-0.10 is removed and its developers do not even accept bugs).
* Add a true plugin system based on libpeas, and was ported gnome-media-keys, keybinder, mpris2, notify, and song-info. Missing Lastfm, I want to change some things before porting..
* Also add a SOO-EXPERIMENTAL and INCOMPLET devices plugin, that detect mountable devices and allows add it to your library. Also adds a minimum MTP device support, and alerts when add an audio cd in your computer. [1]
* Add a new panel on the right to show continuously the lyrics (or artist bio) of your songs. Of cource depend of song-info plugin.. (Compiled automatically if you have installed libglyr)
That's all folks..
They seem few things?
In fact also have to add all the work of 1.2, due to all the work was done for Pragha 1.3.0 and then was backported.
Screenshots: http://gnomefiles.org/content/show.php/ … ent=143525
Download on: https://github.com/matiasdelellis/pragh … tag/v1.3.0
[1] You are advice... Devices plugin is experimental, but I would ask you if can test it. After all, it is a plugin, so If you do not like, or failure, you can disable it without affecting the rest of the program.
If anyone is interested, the first test version of Pragha for windows.
https://github.com/matiasdelellis/pragh … .3.0.Win32
Hello everyone!.
Today we have 3 versions ...
* First, a special version for distributions, that backported various fixes from git. One in particular that never was reported is very important (Fix Segfault when edit song tags from systray menu.). So, please update them!. https://github.com/matiasdelellis/pragh … tag/v1.2.1
* Second, a version almost completely usable for windows. https://github.com/matiasdelellis/pragh … 2-Preview4
- As remark, it works great, and is my new favorite player in windows, but never, NEVEER!. (At least for now. Haha) I will declare it a version to production. This, due it is very difficult to debug.
* Third, any tarball, but I invite you to try from git. There were very many changes, and next week I want to release Pragha v 1.3.1.
- MM.. For example, has a DNLA plugin, that allow share the playlist. A very basic plugin to add radios from TuneIn, a new option to use symbolic icons in panel, and very many more changes!
p.s: Thanks x33a, This new version looks better!.
Hi people,
Long time.. Sorry..
Few changes in development, but I think one of the changes can be interested you so much.
* A bit of Gnome3 HIG, in other words: Client side decorators and gear menu..
NOTE: Personally i think i sell my soul to the devil, but "que no cunda el pánico" (Mm. Understandable for Latin Americans.) because it is an optional change. haha.
Well, I need people to test it.. Whoever wants to help is welcome.
Pull request and some screenshots: https://github.com/pragha-music-player/pragha/pull/72
Hi friends,
I write fast.. Sorry.
Pragha 1.3.2 released: https://github.com/pragha-music-player/ … tag/v1.3.2
Points to hint?
* ¡OPTIONAL! Gnome3 HIG with client-side-decorator and gear menu.
* A lot of things were improved in the management of plugins!!
* A lot of things were improved in gui stilings!!
* A lot of things were improved in general code. .
Also a small (and soooo incomplete) website on github pages: http://pragha-music-player.github.io Design it long ago but just enable it now due need a place to put the images of the appdata file. haha..
This is an awesome music player. I can't figure out how to install / use the lastfm plugin, though. Anyone able to help me out?
Hmm. This thread starts in 2008 so should it really still be titled "A NEW ....." ?
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14 October 2010 8:09 pm (bitpacket | python)
Lately, I've been porting BitPacket to Python 3.0. I wanted to keep backwards compatibility with Python 2.6 (which is the 2.x I have in my Debian) and, thankfully, I only had to fix three minor issues:
Unicode strings
Dictionary keys
Bytes vs. strings
StringIO and unicode strings
If you have ever used the StringIO module you should be familiar with this:
try: from cStringIO import StringIO except ImportError: from StringIO import StringIO
In Py3k the StringIO is located under the io package, so you should changed the above by:
from io import StringIO
which is also compatible with Python 2.6.
Once I did the change my code only worked in Py3k, Python 2.6 complained when trying to use the write method with a simple string:
>>> from io import StringIO >>> stream = StringIO() >>> stream.write("test") Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in File "/usr/lib/python2.6/io.py", line 1515, in write s.__class__.__name__) TypeError: can't write str to text stream
You should note that in Py3k all the strings are unicode strings by default. This is not true in Python 2.6, so my first approach was the following:
>>> stream.write(u"test") 4
Unfortunately, this only worked in Python 2.6. Py3k does not recognize the unicode prefix "u", giving you this error:
>>> stream.write(u"test") File "", line 1 stream.write(u"test") ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax
I googled a bit and find out a Making code compatible with Python 2 and 3 post (from the guy that finished all the SICP exercices) where it explained some similar issues, so I came up with this solution:
def u_str(string): if sys.hexversion >= 0x03000000: return string else: return unicode(string) >>> stream.write(u_str("test")) 4
In Py3k, unicode does not exist but as that line is never executed we don't get any error.
Even that worked well, I was not very happy with it. It was too slow and I had to use the custom u_str function everywhere. So, I googled a bit more and I found a nice pycon 2009 talk about Python 3.0 compatibility. Finally, I had which I think is the best solution (for both speed and clearness):
try: # This will raise an exception in Py3k, as unicode doesn't exist str = unicode except: pass
So, instead of defining a new u_str function, the str type is re-defined as unicode for Python 2.6. Then, I only had to update all the strings in the code to use str:
>>> stream.write(str("test")) 4
Note: I put this code in a compatibility.py file and import it everywhere I need it.
Dictionary keys
The next problem was reported by the 2to3 tool that comes with Py3k.
- for k in field.keys(): + for k in list(field.keys()):
Basically, it told me that the dictionary keys() method returns a view in Py3k not a list, so it needs to be converted to a list as explained here:
dict methods dict.keys(), dict.items() and dict.values() return "views" instead of lists. For example, this no longer works: k = d.keys(); k.sort(). Use k = sorted(d) instead (this works in Python 2.5 too and is just as efficient).
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Finally, the last issue was about the difference between strings and bytes in Python 2.x and 3.0. In Python 2.x, bytes is just an alias for str:
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In Py3k, bytes and str are different classes and behave differently, see below:
>>> s = "AB" >>> s[0] 'A' >>> s[1] 'B' >>> b = b"AB" >>> b[0] 65 >>> b[1] 66
This means that one needs to take care of functions returning bytes (e.g. struct.pack) and the operations performed with the returned data, in my case a call to the ord function, that failed with the typical error message:
TypeError: ord() expected string of length 1, but int found
So, following the approaches mentioned above I added the following function to my compatibility.py:
def u_ord(c): if sys.hexversion >= 0x03000000: return c else: return ord(c)
which I used instead of the built-in ord in the struct.pack case.
Hope this helps to someone.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- November 14, 2002 -- Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq: ARTI), a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and Synopsys Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), the technology leader for complex integrated circuit (IC) design, today announced that Artisan's widely-used libraries are available with signal integrity (SI) and noise analyses support using noise modeling capabilities in Synopsys' Liberty™ open library standard. The support of noise modeling for Artisan's libraries delivers more accurate modeling timing, crosstalk and noise analysis, which enables a more reliable 130-nanometer (nm) and below design flow.
System-on-a-chip (SoC) designers moving to nanometer geometries face SI challenges, such as crosstalk, noise and voltage (IR) drop on power supply lines that can substantially impair their designs' performance and functionality and impact time-to-market. In addition, voltage and temperature modeling accuracy is critical as designers implement advanced process technologies in a wide range of applications.
"Signal integrity is one of the most critical challenges designers need to overcome in 130- and 90-nm for SoC designs to achieve successful silicon results," said Kevin Kranen, director of strategic programs at Synopsys, Inc. "This announcement demonstrates the advantage of two industry leaders combining their unique set of core competencies to provide customers with a viable and quality SI solution for a first-time-right path to silicon."
Artisan and Synoysys have collaborated to define the new noise modeling capabilities in the Liberty open library standard and to implement and test these capabilities at tool and library levels. Beta testing for tools and libraries with mutual customers is expected to start before the end of 2002, initially with 130-nanometer (nm) libraries.
Additionally, Artisan libraries will support Synopsys' scalable polynomial delay model (SPDM) to increase the accuracy and capacity of timing analysis in Synopsys' industry-leading electronic design automation (EDA) tools. The solution addresses the need for increasingly accurate modeling of voltage and temperature effects without sacrificing tool efficiency and allows for advanced capabilities like IR drop analysis and multi-voltage design. SPDM libraries will be available from Artisan upon customer request.
"The complexity and clock speeds of SoC designs at 130-nanometer and below present signal integrity challenges that must be addressed before tapeout," said Neal Carney, Artisan's vice president of marketing. "Pairing Synopsys' strength in developing advanced EDA products with Artisan's leading libraries benefits a broad customer base by providing an integrated SI solution for their SoC designs."
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, that beta testing of Artisan and Synopsys' signal integrity solutions will commence before the end of 2002. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, whether there will be technical or other difficulties that delay or prevent the commencement of such beta testing before the end of 2002, and market acceptance of Artisan and Synopsys' signal integrity solutions. We refer you also to the documents that Artisan files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in particular the section entitled "Factors Affecting Future Operating Results" in Artisan's annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), headquartered in Mountain View, California, creates leading electronic design automation (EDA) tools for the global electronics market. The company delivers advanced design technologies and solutions to developers of complex integrated circuits, electronic systems, and systems on a chip. Synopsys also provides consulting and support services to simplify the overall IC design process and accelerate time to market for its customers. Visit Synopsys at http://www.synopsys.com.
About Artisan Components
Artisan Components, Inc. is a leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) provider. The company's design platforms are licensed to over 1000 companies worldwide. Artisan's design platforms provide IC designers with a common interface to a range of process technologies from the world's leading foundries. Built on Artisan's Process-Perfect™ memory generators, standard cell and I/O libraries, Artisan's design platforms include a comprehensive set of views and models supporting leading design tools and methodologies. Artisan's worldwide network of EDA, IP and design service partners extend the Artisan standard to a complete set of system level design and integration solutions. Artisan is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. More information about Artisan Components, including free library access can be found at: http://access.arm.com.
Artisan Components is a registered trademark and Process-Perfect is a trademark of Artisan Components, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


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Jan. 12, 2012
Topeka event will help develop ongoing strategy for the Flint Hills region
TOPEKA — Persons who want to attend the Second Governor's Flint Hills Visioning Summit on Tuesday, Jan. 17, are encouraged to register soon. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Shawnee Ballroom at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Topeka. The summit will bring together stakeholders from throughout the Flint Hills Region and across Kansas. There is a $20 registration fee with a limit of 300 participants. Lunch will be provided for those who register in advance. A legislative reception will follow from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The meeting is a follow up to the successful first summit held in May 2011, and is focused on growing the Kansas economy and creating jobs. Governor Sam Brownback's administration will continue to use the input gathered from this summit to help develop an ongoing strategy for the Flint Hills region. Regional stakeholders and policy makers will make presentations to help participants understand the challenges and strategies. During breakout sessions, participants will discuss specific issues and offer feedback, recommendations, and direction for the future. In addition to Governor Brownback, Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Secretary Robin Jennison also will attend.
Public involvement is crucial to the success of the program. The second summit will be another step to creating thriving rural communities throughout the Flint Hills of Kansas.
Presentation portions of the summit will be streamed live over the Internet for those unable to attend in person. Links will be displayed on the KDWPT website, www.kdwpt.state.ks.us; on the summit website, fhs.ksoutdoors.com; and on the Kansas tourism industry website, TravelKSIndustry.com
To register or learn more about the meeting, visit the Flint Hills Visioning Summit website at fhs.ksoutdoors.com. Advance registration is strongly encouraged. For additional information, email Linda Craghead, KDWPT assistant secretary, at firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 785-296-2281.
If notified in advance, the department will have an interpreter available for the hearing impaired. To request an interpreter, phone the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 1-800-432-0698. Any individual with a disability may request other accommodations by contacting KDWPT at 785-296-2281.


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Janet Yoshida Bullard promoted to VP of marketing and communications
Bullard will oversee marketing and communications for the UH FoundationUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Margot Schrire, (808) 956-6774
Director of Communications, University of Hawaii Foundation
Director of Communications, University of Hawaii Foundation
Posted: Mar 3, 2011
HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i Foundation and the University of Hawai'i Alumni Association (UHAA) are pleased to announce that Janet Yoshida Bullard has been promoted to vice president of marketing and communications - alumni and donor relations for the UH Foundation. In this new leadership position Bullard will manage the alumni and donor relations teams, communications and marketing group, and the annual giving and e-communications teams. She joined the foundation in 2008 as the associate vice president of alumni relations at the UH Foundation and executive director of UHAA.
Bullard came to the UH Foundation after 10 years serving as senior director of marketing and promotions for Hawaiian Airlines. Following her graduation from UH Mānoa in 1982 where she earned her BFA, she spent most of her career working in the visitor industry in various marketing and sales management positions in hotels, the Hawai'i Convention Center and membership organizations such as the Hawai'i Visitors and Convention Bureau and the San Diego Visitors and Convention Bureau.
"I have had the privilege of working with Janet since she joined UH Foundation," said Barry Weinman, chair, UH Foundation Board of Trustees. "She is a first order professional who will be a tremendous asset in this new role as we work to build a stronger future for our institution through private philanthropic support and alumni engagement."
The University of Hawai'i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai'i System. Our mission is to unite our donors' passions with the University of Hawai'i's aspirations to benefit the people of Hawai'i and beyond. We do this by raising private philanthropic support, managing private investments and nurturing donor and alumni relationships. www.uhfoundation.org


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HANOVER, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say a North Carolina man left a vulnerable person sitting in his truck in a casino parking garage for nearly five hours: his 98-year-old mother.
Anne Arundel County Police say 67-year-old Dwight McGinnis Jr. of Raleigh, North Carolina, was charged with vulnerable adult neglect.
Officers received a 911 call about 6:35 p.m. Monday about the woman in the truck. Police say the woman, who uses a wheelchair, was alone with no food or water. The truck had arrived at the Maryland Live! Casino garage about 1:45 p.m. Officers say the air temperature was 81 degrees.
Authorities say paramedics gave the woman water and found that she was not in medical distress.
Police contacted the woman's son by cellphone about 7:15 p.m. and he went to the car.


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Since 2007 will mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Street Fighter 1, Capcom is announcing a live action movie, an animated series and… A GAME ! How eccentric of you, Capcom!
The movie (scheduled for 2008) will be made in conjunction with Hyde Park Entertainment, and will focus on Chun Li. No info on the anime and the game (which will probably be something stupid or offensive, like a port of SF EX1 to PSP, but who knows).
Brandon's note: I know that companies have been submitting design documents to Capcom for their anniversary game, so a new game is possible…let's cross our collective fingers. Then again, it could be a port of Street Fighter: The Movie to PSP. The PSP is what's key, here.


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There isn't a one-size-fits-all formula for developing the world's top talent. That's why we've adopted a best-fit-for-you mentality at P&G. As a "build-from-within" organization, the majority of our people start at an entry level and then progress throughout the company – each in their own unique way. That's because when we make a job offer, it's with the expectation that you will grow into one of our future leaders. And we know it takes a lot of different types of people to grow a business that touches every corner of the globe.
You won't find any rotational programs or gradual on-boarding here. But you will have the chance to jump right in and start making an impact from day one. You'll push yourself to take smart risks, learn from the experts and find plenty of ways to master your skills each day.
Our developmet philosophy
P&G is a place where every employee can learn and grow through experiences, feedback and engaging in the right training, at the right time. So, how do we continue to challenge our people and build their careers?
- With viariety of changing projects or assignments that push them to expand their ideas
- Through relationships, networking and mentoring
- with formal training: functional courses or P&G Leadership Academy courses (top external and internal trainings and workshops)
We are committed to individual development planning in a very personalized way that enables you to grow yourself, so you can grow your business. When individuals perform at their peak, everyone wins.


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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Sen. John McCain says he expects former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be confirmed as U.S. secretary of defense. McCain says he will support Hagel in the new role despite McCain's harsh criticism of his former colleague.
McCain told reporters during a trip to Mexico that Hagel had been hurt by a confirmation battle, but said that he and Senate colleagues could support Hagel in his work as defense secretary. Barring any surprises, Hagel is expected to be confirmed next week.
"I think he will have been weakened, but having said that, the job that he has is too important," McCain said. "I know that I and my other colleagues, if he's confirmed, and he very likely will be, will do everything we can to work with him."


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Mount Laurel-based construction management firm Hill International announced today it has received a contract from the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center of the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide project monitoring and technical assistance support services to the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration.
According to the announcement, the five-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of $7 million. The Volpe Center's mission is to improve the nation's transportation systems. In partnership with sponsoring agencies, the Volpe Center provides technical research and analysis services to the USDOT, other federal agencies, state agencies and other organizations in connection with the transportation-related components of their missions.
Hill's support to the Volpe Center under this contract includes compliance and programmatic monitoring support, deliverable review and technical assistance, and training support to grantee and funding recipients, as well as program execution, the company said in a statement.


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Bradlee Dean continue to demonstrate that he is spectacularly clueless about nearly every subject he speaks or writes about. In his latest column he takes on my favorite subject, constitutional law, and falls flat one his face, making one ridiculous statement after another.
Recently, Judge Andrew Napolitano gave a dim prognostication of what could happen to the rights of the American people if Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg would fall to sickness or old age in the next four years. He was afraid that Obama might replace her with a progressive (a communist) who would, in turn, do much damage to the Second Amendment and other rights that God has given to the American people.
The equation of progressive and communist is dumb enough. The fact that he can't seem to count is even worse. Ginsburg is herself a liberal justice; if she is replaced by another liberal justice, almost nothing will change.
Judge Andrew Napolitano must be under the delusion, as most Americans are, that the Supreme Court is the final say in all matters even if they violate our Constitution and the laws of our republic, when, in fact, it isn't the final say.
Judges were never intended to write, change or create law. They are merely referees charged with the protection of the citizenry by enforcing laws enacted by Congress under the authority of the Constitution.
The judges themselves are to be ruled by law, just like the people they serve. Judges do not have the right to break the law. They are not to legislate from the bench in the manner that the American people have been trained and accustomed to over the last 50 years.
This is nothing but a string of meaningless platitudes. There is no coherent definition of "legislating from the bench," of course, and he's also flat wrong when he says the Supreme Court is only supposed to enforce laws passed by Congress. This was made clear in Federalist Paper 78 by Alexander Hamilton, who said:
The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential in a limited Constitution. By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority; such, for instance, as that it shall pass no bills of attainder, no ex-post-facto laws, and the like. Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts of justice, whose duty it must be to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void. Without this, all the reservations of particular rights or privileges would amount to nothing.
Keep in mind, this is the same court that sits under Moses and the Ten Commandments, whom in each individual case swore to uphold the Constitution, "so help me God," and that starts its proceedings with the following statement: "God save the United States and this Honorable Court!"
And that same court sits under Muhammad too. And Hammurabi. And Napoleon, Justinian, Charlemagne and Hugo Grotius, among others. But those are inconvenient facts so they are simply ignored.
William Blackstone, a professor of common law whom our founders often referenced when framing the American Constitution, said, "No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God."
Well yes, but Blackstone was talking about British law, which we replaced with the Constitution. And unlike British law, which is based upon an official church, the Constitution explicitly forbids such establishments. Again, inconvenient facts that must be ignored by wingnuts.
Contrary to America's Christian foundation, in 1962 the Supreme Court committed an oligarchy (few ruling over many) and removed prayer from public schools in the case Engel v. Vitale. This case was also the first court case in history to use zero precedents.
Wrong. In fact, that ruling goes all the way back to British laws passed in the 1500s and discusses the entire history of religious establishments and forced prayer. It cites the Founding Fathers directly, especially James Madison. But knowing that would require that Dean actually read the ruling, which I doubt he is capably of understanding even if he bothered to take the time.
Just another wingnut blathering like an idiot when it comes to the constitution and the courts.


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Curiosities in Proverbs
D.E. Marvin, comp. Curiosities in Proverbs.
Obscure Proverbs
A feast uncovers a Europeans wooden leg. (OjiWest African).
After a feast comes excessive drinking, by drinking men become intoxicated, intoxication leads to the exposure of mental defects and weaknesses.
A fortune gone to hashed fish. (Japanese).
A fortune dissipated by neglect or misuse.
A ground sweat cures all diseases. (English).
A ground sweat
a burial.
A hundred bleedings for a zuz, a hundred heads for a zuz, a hundred lips for nothing. (Hebrew).
The ancient Hebrews held that every man should learn a trade, but as some trades were more honourable and profitable than others it was a fathers duty to teach his son a trade that would command respect. Among those that were considered unprofitable was that of the barber, who, throughout the East, added to his other duties the practice of blood-lettinghence the proverb which may be rendered, A hundred bleedings for a zuz, a hundred hair-cuttings for a zuz, a hundred moustache trimmings for nothing.
All goeth down Gutter Lane. (English).
Gutter-Lane (right spelling whereof is Guthurnlane, from him the once owner thereof) is a small lane inhabited anciently by goldsmiths, leading out of Cheapside, east to Foster Lane. The proverb is applied to those who spend all in drunkenness and gluttony, mere belly gods; guttur being Latin for the throat.
John Ray.
A loyal heart may be landed under Traitors bridge. (English).
There was an entrance to the Tower under Traitors bridge.
A quarrel arises from saying You, I. (Osmanli).
When one man charges another, saying You did it, and the other answers I did not do it, a quarrel arises between them.
A shoe of silver makes iron soft. (Marathi).
A bribe will soften the heart of the obdurate.
Between truth and falsehood, the distance is four fingers. (Hindustani).
Truth is seen with the eye; falsehood is heard with the ear. The space between the eye and the ear may be covered by four fingers. Sometimes the proverb is rendered, Between truth and falsehood the distance is four inches, four inches being the supposed distance between the eyes and ears on both sides of the face.
Belyve is twa hours and a half. (Scotch).
The proverb is applied to people who promise to perform some task without delay but whose habits of procrastination are such as to render it certain that their promise will not be kept.
Bringing the water and breaking the pitcher are the same thing. (Persian).
A proverb applicable to employers who do not appreciate faithful service on the part of their employees but who are as inconsiderate to those who are loyal to their interests as to those who are careless and neglectful. There is an Hindustani proverb that expresses the same thought: Those that sing the praises of Huru and that merely utter inarticulate sounds are treated alike.
Death was not sufficient for the dead; the grave, moreover, must press upon him. (Arabic).
Mohammedans believe that the tomb presses upon the body therein deposited either lightly or heavily according to the sins or merits of the deceased.
J. L. Burckhardt.
The meaning of the proverb is that the mans character was so bad that he was punished not only by death but by the pressure of the grave.
Die at Benares or die on hereditary land. (Marathi).
Die at Benares and so make sure of your salvation, or die on hereditary land and so make sure of a provision for your children.
Do not open the mouth of the sack. (Osmanli).
Do not divulge the secret. Sometimes the proverb is rendered, Do not open the little box, you will make (something) bad speakit will lead to evil results.
Do not speak of a cup; there is a bald person in the house. (Osmanli).
It would be indiscreet to cast reflection on the baldness of any person by an implied or indirect comparison. The outer surface of a cup is smooth like a bald head.
Even a river will forgive three offences. (Telugu).
A drowning man is supposed to sink three times before finally disappearing from sight.
Every hog has his St. Martins day. (Spanish).
The season for killing hogs in Spain is about the middle of November. St. Martins day falls on November 11th.
Every house has an earthen fireplace. (Telugu).
Every man hath his faults. (English).
Every pumpkin is known by its stem. (Hebrew).
The childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day. Be famous then
By wisdom; as thy empire must extend,
So let extend thy mind oer all the world.
John Milton.
Every way, or at every end, there are three leagues of heart-breaking. (Spanish).
When a mans affairs are in bad condition and he is unable to extricate himself from difficulty, every way leads to further complications; at every end he finds an obstacle and he is near disaster.
Everything has an end, and a pudding has two. (English).
The old English long pudding was called a leg pudding because of its supposed resemblance to a human leg.
Hadst got up early, thou needest not have stayed up late. (Hebrew).
If you had been industrious in your youth it would not have been necessary to work in old age.
Has the black cat passed from between us? (Osmanli).
Have we had a quarrel?
Has the cat leaped over it that it is not here? (Hindustani).
The Hindu people think that food over which a cat has jumped is unfit to eat.
The question is asked, by way of reproof, to servants who fail to bring to their masters that which they were told to bring.
Have you poked my eye with my own finger? (Telugu).
Have you turned my arguments against me?
He appears as if he ate roasted spits. (Spanish).
See Curious Proverbial Similes and Comparisons.
He looks as if he were hatching eggs.
Applied to people who are stiff and formal in their manner, corresponding to the English simile, As stiff as a ramrod.
He claps his dish at a wrong mans door. (English).
See Curious Proverbial Similes and Comparisons.
His tongue moves like a beggars clap dish.
The clap dish was a wooden vessel used by beggars in olden times for collecting coins. It was called a clap dish because it had a cover which the beggars clapped on a number of times with much noise to attract attention and show that the dish was empty. As people became accustomed to the clatter of the clapping and ceased to respond, the beggars added thereto the ringing of a bell.
He cooks booze in the nape of his neck. (Osmanli).
He is drunk.
He has got a turn through the reek. (Gaelic).
This saying refers to the old superstitious practice of placing a newly christened child into a basket and passing him over a fire to protect him against the power of evil spirits.
He made him ride upon two horses. (Hebrew).
He made assurance doubly sure.
He is gilding the elephants tusk. (Bengalese).
He is a good man and shows his goodness by continuing to walk in the paths of virtue.
He is driving his hogs over Swarston bridge. (English).
Swarston bridge being long and narrow, hogs when driven over were so crowded together that they made a loud grunting noise to show their discomfort; hence arose this saying, which was applied to men snoring in their sleep.
He saw a large stone, kissed it, and left it. (Persian).
When he saw the nature of the task that was assigned to him, he realized his inability to perform it, and prudently declined to begin work.
Hell lick the white frae your een. (Scotch).
This phrase is always applied when people, with pretence of friendship, do you an ill turn, as one licking a mote out of your eye makes it bloodshot.
Allan Ramsay.
He will follow him like St. Anthonys pig. (English).
St. Anthony of Padua was regarded as the protector and patron saint of the lower animals, particularly pigs.
St. Anthony was originally a swine-herd, and in all pictures and sculptures is represented as followed by a pig, frequently having a bell about his neck. Probably this pig might have been one of his former eleves, before he took on himself the trade of a saint. The attachment of this pig or hog, at length, grew proverbial.
Francis Grose.
St. Anthony is notoriously known for the patron of hogs, having a pig for his page in all pictures, though for what reason unknown; except because being a hermit and having a cell or hole digged in the earth, and having his general repast on roots, he and hogs did in some sort enter commons, both in their diet and lodgings.
Thomas Fuller.
The officers of this city (London) did divers times take from the market people pigs starved or otherwise unwholesome for mans sustenance; these they did slit in the ear. One of the proctors of St. Anthonys Hospital tied a bell about the neck and let it feed upon the dunghills; no one would hurt or take it up; but if anyone gave it bread or other feeding, such it would know, watch for and daily follow, whining till it had somewhat given it; whereupon was raised a proverb, such a one will follow such a one, and whine as if it were an Anthony pig.
John Stow.
He who is guilty of sin easily begets daughters. (Marathi).
As daughters are regarded by the people as less desirable than sons their birth is held to be a punishment inflicted on the parents for sins that they committed in a former existence.
He whose stomach is full increaseth deeds of evil. (Hebrew).
Wealth leads to indolence and pleasure seeking; indolence breeds discontent and wrong-doing. Work produces virtue, and virtue honour. (German).
See Deut. viii:1014; xxxii:15; Hos. xiii:6.
He wipes his trouble on his cheek. (Old CalabarWest African).
He exercises great patience and forbearance.
He who sells a house gets the price of the nails. (Japanese).
A saying commonly used to indicate that a man receives but a small portion of the value of his house when he sells it.
His eyes draw straws. (English).
He is sleepy. The saying is thought to have come from the narrow strawlike rays of light that one appears to see when his eyes are nearly closed.
His understanding is lost in his strength. (Arabian).
He is tall and stupid.
I do not want a shoe larger than my foot. (Hebrew).
I do not want to marry above my station.
I have had a dumb mans dream. (Bengalese).
I have had a dream that I cannot recall, or one that I ought not to relate.
In the evening a red man is black. (OjiWest African).
Among Europeans people are designated as blondes or brunettes, so among the African Negroes they are designated as black (coal black) and red (ruddy brown).
By candle light a goat looks like a lady. (French).
It is a good thing to eat your brown bread first. (English).
Hardships are more easily borne in youth than in old age.
It is more difficult to cross the door sill than to walk about the house. (Marathi).
The hardest part of an enterprise is getting started.
It is not common for hens to have pillows. (Gaelic).
It is not meant that common people should affect a position and manner of living to which they are not accustomed.
Little boy who wont listen to his mother dies under the Monday sun. (French GuianaCreole).
All Creole mothers are careful to keep their children from reckless play in the sun, which is peculiarly treacherous in those latitudes where the dialect is spoken. Hence the proverb applicable to any circumstance in which good advice is reluctantly received.
Lafcadio Hearn.
May your heels keep the spur o your head. (Scotch).
May you be able to carry out your purpose.
Misery for two is Misery & Co. (Louisiana Creole).
Before you marry have where to tarry. (Italian). Be sure before you marry of a house wherein to tarry. (Spanish). Before you marry have a house to live in, fields to till, and vines to cut. (Spanish).
My affairs are like Nandans camp. (Tamil).
Nandan was the name of a shoemaker who is reputed to have reigned as a king for three hours, and to have issued leather coin.
P. Percival.
No one will meddle with a piece of furniture that has a mouth. (Spanish).
No one cares for that which is of no benefit and requires constant care and expense.
Not to know B from a battledore. (English).
This saying is supposed to have been first used when the horn-book was employed for the instruction of children. The horn-book was made of thin oak wood about nine inches long and six inches broad. On it were printed the letters of the alphabet and the nine digits, and sometimes the Lords Prayer. It had a handle and was covered in front by a sheet of thin horn. Not to know B when seen on the horn-book was not to know B from a battledore and to be quite illiterate.
Once to a friend, twice to a friend, but thriceand it is his fatal day. (Modern Greek).
A man can pardon a friends offence once and even twice, but not a third time.
Ones own pedal proves a crocodile. (Bengalese).
The crocodile lying motionless on the shore resembles a log of wood from which a household pedal is formed.
Ones own kith and kin are most hostile.
Out of Gods blessing into the warm sun. (English).
To jump out of the frying-pan into the fire. (English).
Good King, that must approve the common saw,
Thou out of heavens benediction comest
To the warm Sun.
King Lear.
People who have their ears above their heads. (Haytian).
People who are obstinate and insubordinate.
Rub your brothers arm. (Hindustani).
Spoken ironically to one who attempts to perform a task that is beyond his strength, or who, having failed in an undertaking, boasts of his skill or prowess.
It is common in India to show admiration for a successful wrestler by rubbing or squeezing his arms.
Send dog, and dog sends tail. (Trinidad Creole).
Applied to those who act by proxy.
Shake the salt off and throw the meat to the dog. (Hebrew).
As salt preserves meat, so the soul preserves the body. When death comes and the soul takes its flight nothing remains but a worthless body.
She is fond of gape seed. (English).
She is fond of staring at everyone she meets and at everything she sees.
Something must be done to become white. (Spanish).
Something must be done to restore his good name.
There seems to be an allusion in this saying to the powdering of the face in order to give it a fairer appearance.
Tak up the steik in your stocking. (Scotch).
Reform your life. Turn over a new leaf.
That will happen in the week of four Thursdays. (Louisiana Creole).
You will keep your promise when a week has four Thursdays and not before.
The beard will pay for the shaving. (English).
The work will pay for itself. The proverb is used in referring to men who receive a part or all of the proceeds of their labour as a compensation for their services.
The black ox hath not trod on his foot. (English).
The black ox represents any kind of misfortune or trouble.
Venus waxeth old: and then she was a pretie wench, when Juno was a young wife; now crows foote is on her eye, and the black oxe hath trod on her foot.
John Lyly.
Abide [quoth I], it was yet but honey moon;
The black ox had not trod on his nor her foot,
But ere this branch of bliss could reach any root
The flowers so faded that, in fifteen weeks
A man might espy the change in the cheeks.
John Heywood.
Why then do folke this proverbe put,
The black oxe meere trod on thy foot,
If that way (marrying) were to thrive?
Thomas Tusser.
The boat on the cart, and the cart on the boat. (Bengalese).
As the boat sometimes carries the cart across the stream and the cart sometimes transports the boat to the river bank, so men are subject to reverses in fortune; sometimes they are rich and support others and sometimes they are poor and become dependent on the help of others.
The bully takes twenty twentieths. (Urdu).
I carry off the chief share because I am called the lion.
The crow has a maid servant in autumn. (Gaelic).
The man keeps more servants than he requires.
The goat met the water and wetted his whiskers. (Arabian).
He became over indulgent because of opportunity.
The harelip is taken for a dimple. (Japanese).
Used to indicate the blindness of love.
The hand is shallow but the throat is deep. (New Zealand).
He is too lazy to work, but he is a great eater.
The horse and the head are together. (Osmanli).
The man on horseback bends forward so that his head is near that of the horse.
The saying is applied to people who seem to have few difficulties or troubles.
The needle, borax, and a good manthese three repair breaches. (Bengalese).
The needle is used for mending clothes, borax for soldering metal, and a good man for healing difficulties in society.
The Passover is celebrated within the house and the chanting is carried outside. (Hebrew).
When the members of a household are happy their happiness spreads to those outside.
There is no warmth, the garment is too small.
Meaning that the war party is not large.
The remedy of one is two. (Hindustani).
If force is required to restrain a furious man, it should be the force of two.
Theres my thoom, Ill neer beguile thee. (Scotch).
It was an old custom in Scotland, when lovers plighted their troth, to lick the thumbs of each others right hands, which they pressed together and vowed fidelity.
Andrew Cheviot.
There went but a pair of shears between this and that. (English).
They are so much alike that they seem to be cut from the same piece of cloth.
The sail-arm of the windmill does not turn unless it is greased. (Osmanli).
Services cannot be secured from others unless money is given.
The teeth are not the heart. (Martinique Creole).
The exposure of the teeth in laughter does not always indicate that the heart is merry.
The third tongue slays three: the speaker, the spoken to, and the spoken of. (Hebrew).
By the third tongue is meant the tongue of slander.
A phrase used often in the Targum, the Aramaic version of the Bible, and also in Syriac. Slander is a vice most fiercely denounced in Rabbinical literature. Some of the things said about the slanderer are: He magnifies his iniquity as far as Heaven, He is worthy of stoning, The Holy One says, I and he cannot dwell together in the earth, The retailer of slander and also the receiver of it deserve to be cast to the dogs.
A. Cohen.
The writing written on the forehead never fails. (Telugu).
This saying originated in the Hindoo belief that every mans fate is recorded in the sutures of the skull.
They met the blacksmith on the road and said, Make a knife for us. (Assamese).
They asked a blacksmith to ply his trade away from his forge.
The saying is used in referring to untimely requests.
They shall pull us! They shall pull us! Then we shall sleep without fire. (OjiWest Africa).
West Africans, who have scanty clothing, sleep by the side of a fire during the colder nights of the year. When troubled by the smoke, they order a slave, or some one handy, to remove the cause of offence. If, however, this is done too often, the fire will disappear and the cold will become more troublesome than the smoke was. The proverb warns men to choose the lesser of two evils, not to incur the risk of a greater for the purpose of ridding oneself of the smaller trouble.
Richard F. Burton.
Thou hast added water, add flour also. (Hebrew).
You have asked many questions, now say something that is worth listening to.
Today drunk with fun, tomorrow the paddle. (Mauritius Creole).
The proverb has special reference to slave days when neglect of duty was followed by punishment.
To reckon anothers buttons. (Spanish).
The saying contains an allusion to a skilful fencer who is able to strike any part of his antagonists body, and is applied to people who are shrewd in dealing with others.
To say I is the devils affair. (Osmanli).
An egotist is the product of the devil.
Two to one I shall change myself to a crane. (Spanish).
If my antagonist is superior to me in strength, there are two chances to one that I will retreat.
What comes over the devils back goes under his belly. (English).
What one gains by dishonest practices will not profit the possessor and may bring much trouble.
By my faith, said Cleveland, thou takest so kindly to the trade, that all the world may see that no honest man was spoiled when you were made a pirate. But you shall not prevail on me to go farther in the devils road with you; for you know yourself that what is got over his back is spentyou wot how.Sir Walter Scott:
The Pirate.
What you want to say, say it tomorrow. (Japanese).
Think before you speak. (English).
When a tree is blown down, it shows that the branches are larger than the roots. (Chinese).
Misfortune shows whether a man is strong in profession only, or in character.
We live in our roots not in our branches. What is your soul? Not, what is your talk? What is your quality? Not, what is your pretension or profession? How many men there are who are all branch! What will become of them? Ask the wind.
Joseph Parker.
When death comes, the dog presses up to the wall of the mosque. (Osmanli).
When death draws near, men turn toward religion for comfort and strength.
When he was born, Solomon passed by his door and would not go in. (Spanish).
He might have been a wise man, but he is nothing but a fool. Applied to people who seem to be lacking in common sense.
With an old kettle one can buy a new one. (Spanish).
An old man with money can marry a young girl if he wishes to do so.
Within two and a half fingers breadth of the sky. (Marathi).
His conceit is so great that he acts as though his head almost reached to the sky.
You may blow till your eyes start out, but if once you offer to stir your fingers you will be at the end of your lesson. (Gascon).
This saying alludes to one blowing on a reed-pipe.
We can say, Cicero says thus; these were the manners of Plato; these are the very words of Aristotle. But what do we say ourselves that is our own? What do we do? What do we judge? A parrot could say as much as that.
Michael de Montaigne.
You will give I know, but you will eat your shoes. (Kashmiri).
To eat your shoe is to be beaten with a shoe.
You will pay your debt, but not until you are compelled to do so by a thrashing.
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I just have a few small items to share this Sunday before we gear up for the year-end count-downs and retrospectives, starting with SF Gate columnist Mark Morford, who argues that all the discussions about pantheism in "Avatar" are besides the point, what it's really about is "alien porn".
"But wait, we haven't hit the best part yet. Because in this movie, you don't merely get to fantasize about the Other from afar or even just indulge in interspecies sex. You get to literally become one of them … Behold, the ultimate in guilty colonialist fetish fantasy epic porn filmmaking, ever. Flawed, broken white man can, with his righteous modern technology, fuse his DNA with super-hot exotic sexually flawless alien species and become the Other and save the world and then score the hot chick from Star Trek."
Somehow, I don't think this new angle is going to please Ross Douthat and other conservative commentators much more than the "Hollywood is pantheist" one. For that matter, I doubt it will please the folks who've seen "Avatar" and found it to be a deeply transcendent/meaningful experience. As an aside, since we're talking about movies, I saw "Sherlock Holmes" last night, and was surprised that the entire plot centered on a Freemason/Golden Dawn-ish occult order. By "centered on", I mean it provided some sort of plot when things weren't blowing up. It was quite the romp if you turn your expectations down a few notches.
The clinically obsessed folks at the Christian Civic League of Maine continue to stalk Rita Moran, Chair of the Kennebec County Democratic Committee, who was one of two openly Pagan delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Not content with trespassing on private property, or trying to make her book store sound sinister by listing titles found at any Barnes & Noble, they are now engaging in their own sad form of "deep background" looking for some sort of controversy. First it was misquoting a podcast interview she did in 2007, now they are combing through her past involvement with the EarthTides Pagan Network.
"The identities of the members of these organizations are often kept secret. Moran is active in the EarthTides Pagan Network under the pseudonym "Arwen Evenstar." Under this pseudonym, Moran has written a book review column in the group's newsletter for the past several years."
This situation is so sad and pathological, all in an attempt to ruin Moran's standing with local Democrats.
"It is a sad commentary on politics in Maine that the highest levels of the Democrat Party rely on an occultist whose political prudence consists of Tarot Card reading and crystal-ball gazing; and whose leadership effectiveness is a matter of casting the right spell."
This one-man "staff" of the Christian Civic League really needs to get a life. It just goes to show you how bothered some Christians get when any other religious perspective dares to seek political power instead of staying silently in the shadows. They try to make sinister activities that would be seen as sanctified and proper if done in a Christian context. This strife only underlines how important our involvement in the public sphere is, and why the "broom closet" must become a thing of the past.
In a final note, the Pagans at the Parliament project seems to be winding down. The last of the video and audio has been posted to the blog, and we have had several post-Parliament missives from attendees, including a statement from Angie Buchanan, one of the Pagan Executive Board members of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. Buchanan addresses the recent flurry of discussion and controversy regarding definitions, and what was (and wasn't ) said and done in Paganism's name at the Parliament.
"In my personal participation and my observation of what happened at the Parliament, there was no attempt to "legitimize" anything, nor was there an effort to ostracize anything. There were many very successful attempts to explain concepts, terms and belief structures in ways and using vocabulary understood by those either unfamiliar with or frightened by our practices — by providing them with a frame of reference."
Despite the flare-up over definition, and who said what at the Parliament, a situation that I take some responsibility in spreading, I do think this event will be seen as pivotal in modern Paganism's history. Never before have we been so visible and vocal on the world stage, and I believe some paradigm-shifting happened that may greatly benefit all modern Pagans in the long run. I genuinely thank all the Pagans who took the time and effort to be involved with this event, and made our varied voices and viewpoints heard in the context of the global interfaith movement. What happened was important, I believe that we will ultimately experience more signal than noise as we process our involvement there in the coming year.
That's all I have for now, have a great day!


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With a Little Help from Sesame Street: A Teacher's Story of How Her Class Survived a Storm
By Mary Jane Gould
I have taught in a K-4 elementary school for twenty-five years. The school is located at the south end of a beautiful old seaport on the south shore of Long Island, the last exit before Jones Beach. I lived here for over thirty of my adult years, and as a child, my family docked our boat behind an antique shop on one of the canals. I remember families of otters swimming in front of the boat and real church baptisms held on the opposite bank from our dock. A lot of things have changed here over the years, and a lot of the old Victorian homes have seen better times, but it is still a beautiful place.
The school was built fifty years ago, a blue two story building opposite a large park, and at the head of a canal that is home to many restaurants, fishing boats, and party boats. It is a popular Long Island destination especially in summer. From the classrooms, you can hear the horns blow as the fishing boats go out for half day charters in the early afternoon. Mergansers, gannets, and Canadian geese spend time in the park across from the school. Sometimes you can spot what looks like a football floating on the canal and upon second look realize that it is a seal. I have always felt lucky to be here. Read More


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Lookingland is Most Valuable Player and Defender of the Year
BALTIMORE,. – The Major Indoor Soccer League honored its top performers of the season today, announcing the Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Defender of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2013-14 season. The winners were announced at an awards ceremony in Independence, Missouri, site of tomorrow's first leg of the 2014 MISL Championship Series featuring the Missouri Comets and the Baltimore Blast.
MISL award winners were selected through a vote by MISL team management.
Most Valuable Player – Mike Lookingland, Baltimore Blast
The Blast's captain added to the individual accolades earned during a standout career with his first Most Valuable Player award after leading his side to the best record in the league and the league-fewest points allowed. Despite being a defender Lookingland also led the Blast with 56 points, good for seventh in the MISL, and led the league with 33 blocked shots. Lookingland is the Blast's first MVP since the 2005-06 season, when it was awarded to his current teammate, Adauto Neto.
Rookie of the Year – Odaine Sinclair, St. Louis Ambush
The Jamaican from Baker University had a strong first season for the expansion Ambush as he led all rookies with 37 points. As impressive as his finishing touch was, however, it was Sinclair's work-rate which saw him constantly harrying opposing defenders that made him a player to watch in each of the Ambush's contests. Sinclair's most memorable performance of the season came when he had a hat trick and set up Cory Adamson's game-winning goal in overtime as the Ambush defeated Syracuse 14-12 on December 29, 2013.
Coach of the Year – Danny Kelly, Baltimore Blast
Kelly claimed his fourth Coach of the Year award as the defending champions used a second-half surge to win the MISL regular season title by concluding the season on a nine-game winning streak. Kelly, a former Blast player, will try to win his fifth championship as a coach this weekend after having won three during his playing career.
Defender of the Year – Mike Lookingland, Baltimore Blast
In addition to claiming the MISL MVP award Lookingland also claimed the Defender of the Year Award for a third consecutive season. The stalwart defender, now in his eighth season with the club, led the league with 33 blocked shots and only took one misconduct penalty all season as he conceded only 14 fouls.
Goalkeeper of the Year – William Vanzela, Baltimore Blast
Vanzela, the 2013 MISL Championship Series MVP, had a breakout second season that saw him set a new current-era record with a 5.57 points-against average. While having a strong defense led by MVP Mike Lookingland in front of him, Vanzela repeatedly came up with big saves at big moments, and set a record with a .833 save percentage as the Blast conceded less than half the points of the second-best defense in the league.
Baltimore and Missouri will face off in the best-of-three 2014 MISL Championship Series starting Friday at the Independence Events Center in Missouri (8:35 p.m. ET, Youtube), with the second leg set for Sunday at Baltimore Arena (5:05 p.m. ET, Youtube). A deciding mini-game will be played immediately following Game 2 if needed.


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RSC author says stack your plate high this Christmas
19 December 2012
The author of a new RSC book on the science behind obesity is urging Christmas diners to stack their festive plates high with food.
But, says Dr Claire Allardyce, their eyes should feast on the plate's contents before the fork is lifted.
Scientist Dr Claire Allardyce, writer of Fat Chemistry said today: "The mind has a powerful influence over what we think we have eaten and how satisfied we become.
"Recent research suggests that our memory of a meal is important in determining how full we feel. If our memory is of holding back or half-filling our plates, we are likely to be more hungry in the short-term than if we remember eating our fill."
"Load up your plate, but stick to single servings: When it comes to food maths, the brain has an annoying habit of forgetting second and subsequent servings. If you visualize your whole meal on a plate - take time to look at it in detail - you can help your supercomputer take stock of what you ate.
"And the despondence of depriving yourself of that once-a-year treat may do more harm than good."
Dr Allardyce added: Christmas has been a dieters' nightmare for decades because of the well-known high calorie content of roast spuds, Christmas pudding and the dreaded cheese board, not to forget the more welcome alcoholic accompaniments.
"Christmas may be the one time of year your body gets a good feed. Focus on filling up your plate with vegetables and forget about the calories in your favorite indulgences."
"Enjoying food with family and friends gives a feel-good factor as powerful against weight gain as some of the pills and potions sold over the counter."
But what about the calories? Can we really throw caution to the wind?
Dr Allardyce suggests that we can - if we follow some simple guidelines.
Start with a salad
Studies show a low-calorie salad starter dramatically reduces how much volunteers ate during their main course. On the other hand an energy-dense appetizer - those cheese stuffed potato skins, for example - has the opposite effect.
Be traditional with turkey
Turkey is a low fat meat and delicious if cooked correctly. If you find it dry, go American and soak it overnight in water before roasting it upside down.
Don't be shy with the vegetables
Christmas is a time when there is the opportunity to go to town on vegetables. Cook as many different vegetable accompaniments as you feel able. It is proven that we humans like variety and will eat more when various flavours are on offer. As vegetables are central to good health and weight control, there is rarely such a thing as too much.
Think about condiments
Most condiments are loaded with sugar and salt. Yes it is Xmas, but reducing salt intake was singled out by the World Health Organisation as the educational program that was likely to reap the biggest dividends in terms of world health. Instead, flavour up the meal with lashings of gravy (low salt of course) and loads of vegetables.
Accompany the meal with a high calcium mineral water
Calcium supplements have been shown to help weight loss on a calorie controlled diet, not least because this mineral binds to fat preventing its absorption. Cleanse your palate during Christmas dinner with a glass of high calcium mineral water and you could also be going some way to reduce the calories that enter your body.
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Cover Shot! is a regular feature here at the Café. I love discovering new covers, and when I find them, I like to share. More than anything else, I am consumed with the mystery that each new discovery represents. There is an allure to a beautiful cover. Will the story contained under the pages live up to promise of the gorgeous cover art?
This cover? Yum. I missed this book the first time around, so I'm looking forward to reading the digital release in February 2013.
From celebrated author Sandra Chastain comes the sensual tale of a compassionate nurse who is determined to heal her patient . . . and mend his shattered heart.


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November 20, 2012
News About the 25th St. Pedestrian Plaza
To Baruch College Students, Faculty and Staff:
Amidst the continuing challenges and hardships caused by Hurricane Sandy, I want to share some very good news. It gives me great pleasure to announce that our application to the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) for a pedestrian plaza on 25th Street has been approved! After two years of planning and hard work, the proposal cleared one of the remaining hurdles last week when Manhattan Community Board Six adopted a nearly-unanimous resolution supporting the creation of a plaza. Then, last Friday, I received a phone call from the Manhattan Borough Commissioner of Transportation, Margaret Forgione, officially informing me that our plaza application has been approved.
We are grateful for the support of Chancellor Matthew Goldstein and the senior leadership of The City University of New York for their commitment to making the plaza a reality. They have also signed on as partners to help fund the cost of creating our permanent plaza. Within the Baruch community, I especially want to thank and commend Christina Latouf, Assistant Vice President for Communications, Marketing & Public Affairs and her colleague, Eric Lugo, Director of Government and Community Relations, both of whom worked tirelessly (and through many evenings) and with great skill to help make the plaza possible.
The College owes a debt of gratitude to all our 25th Street stakeholders, including the Carlton Arms Hotel, Jimmy's Restaurant, the Bagel Express, the residential building owners on the block, and to the president and elected representatives of the last three Undergraduate Student Governments, many of whom attended the many meetings of Community Board 6 with us. We are also fortunate to have received strong support from all of our locally elected officials, including City Council Members Rosie Mendez and James Vacca, State Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, State Senator Liz Krueger, Speaker of the City Council Christine Quinn, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.
Now that we have received the DOT's approval, we have the green light to proceed immediately with the establishment of an interim plaza, much like those that have been established at Times Square, Harold Square and Madison Square Park. We hope that our Interim Plaza will be up and running in the near future just as soon as the necessary planter boxes (to block traffic) and outdoor furniture can be acquired. Our goal is to have the plaza ready for use by the start of the spring semester. I am very proud that our own Baruch undergraduate students have put forward a request to Baruch College Association Inc. to use some of its surplus funds to cover the costs of furnishing the Interim Plaza. The request was approved by the College Association board on November 6, 2012 for "25th Street Plaza Beautification." We expect the Interim Plaza to be in place for three years as we work on the design and construction plans for the Permanent Plaza.
The planning and development of the Permanent Plaza will be advised by a committee that will include the major internal (College) and external stakeholders. This will ensure that the final design of the Permanent Plaza is one that the entire Baruch College community, as well as local residents and businesses, can be proud of and will use regularly; and that it will be able to support a wide range of programming that meets the needs of both the College and the community.
Happy Thanksgiving and see you on the plaza sometime soon!
Mitchel B. Wallerstein
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