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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Site Updates!
First of all, as you may have noticed, we've been getting a lot of anonymous comments. I don't mind anonymous comments on principle, but it gets rather confusing when there are several anonymous commenters on one thread. Also, it must be said, these commenters tend to instigate the most discord, for whatever reason. I looked into disabling anonymous comments all together, but that would keep anyone without a Google ID or OpenID from commenting, and I think that's a little extreme. So I've placed a friendly reminder at the top of the comment form asking you not to comment anonymously. If you choose the comment option that says Name/URL, you can simply enter your name or nickname without being a registered user. No need to enter a URL, by the way. I hope this will help for now, but if not, we might need to pull out the big guns! The big guns would probably mean making (and enforcing) a rule that any anonymous comments would be deleted. What do you all think? I should say that troublesome comments are SO in the minority, but it affects the quality of life around here, so it's an important issue I think. I want the focus to be on the many brilliant and insightful comments you all make!
Secondly, I've finally updated to the new Blogger platform, which makes it a snap to insert "jump breaks," or that little line you can click that says "read more." I had been using a complicated Blogger hack to make this happen, and it was amazingly unreliable and mistake-prone. But the bad news is that I have to go back and update all my old posts at the jump break (all 351 of them!). So older posts may look like they're only a paragraph long, but if you click on the post title, you will be able to read the whole thing.
I think that's it for now. As always, if you have any suggestions for ways to improve this blog, I would love to hear them. Thanks for reading and commenting - you guys are the best!
Hey look, MORE SHOES! I recently bought these Clarks sandals, and they have a distinctly 40s vibe. Plus: so comfy!
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I think your blog is fine as is...no modifcations needed. As for anon comments..when I get them on my blog, it always leaves me wondering who in the heck they are from...
Clark's shoes are the best. They will last you a lifetime. I was just in the Clark's shop today admiring their wares....I never knew that Clarks made such cute shoes - the only ones I seem to find in my mall are the old granny style ones. I will have to go and buy in to this beige shoe trend!
It's a bummer about the commenter issue - I feel like that happens on all of the blogs/sites I follow, though. Anonymous commenters feel that they do not have to own up to anything that they say, which almost invariably leads to hurtful/asinine/combative comments. Good luck with finding a solution - hopefully enough people start to put in their names/url that you don't have to break out the big guns!Sorry to hear about the troubles. Do what you have to do to keep the comments respectful. Mind your manners people.
Your shoes are great! I've been on the fence about ordering the the Clarks, due to my laziness in keeping a perfect pedicure, but I may just break down and order them for the comfort!- MichelleMay 26, 2010 at 10:43 AM
I comment using my name but no URL. I have a google ID, but it's connected to a quasi-professional blog that I'd rather not have linked to my hobbies (it's important to be seen as "serious" in my field). I'd suggest developing a moderating policy / deleting comments based on their content, not just whether they're anonymous, but that's just me. It's your blog, your rules. :)
ReplyDelete As I see it, your blog = your rules. I never understood anonymous comments really. I mean how easy is it to create another profile anyways if you want to be sneaky and all.
Secondly. I LOVE remix shoes, but mine kill my feet. I bought them years ago at VLV and still have never broken them in. You have to let me know how yours go.EKKK....THOSE SHOES ARE ADORABLE! Clarks...oh my word...who new...great now i'm off to totally copy you! they are so stinkin cute! On the anonymous comments i just had my first mean run with that yesterday...all i could think is what a sad life they must lead & the thing is they are not very confident and must not value themselves very much to hide behind the word anonymous! I love your blog!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Gertie,
The shoes are great!
The ANON's comments are a bummer. If i have something to say that I feel may be a little confrontational, I usually don't type it. I feel you are working hard (for no dinero) to give us a look at your sewing projects. I would like that to continue because it is fun. Comments like what you are describing are no fun.
Thanks for sharing. (PS. as for me if it says to click here to read more, I don't do it)- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 11:43 AM
I get a few sparse anonymous comments, too. They do like to strip up trouble! I guess people think it's cool to hide behind a computer and make nasty comments? Who knows? I disabled them for a day or so until I came to the same conclusion that you did.
Anyway, I LOVE those pumps. They're hot in red or beige!
Melanie@Unravelled Threads I also agree about banning the Anonymous comments. It's YOUR blog and you should be able to do whatever makes it the best possible experience for YOU and your readers.
As for Clarks...I LURVE them! Right now I'm wearing a pair of tan Wellfleet Tbar sandals and they're adorable and oh so comfy. Here the are on Zappos: http://www.zappos.com/clarks-wellfleet-tbar-tan-leatherAs far as anonymous comments go, I say delete offensive ones. I wouldn't delete comments simply because they are anonymous. But your blog, your rules. :D
I dislike having a jump in posts, personally. It means that if I skip a day, I have to open several tabs, or open, read, go back, open, read, go back, and so on. I'll do it, but I greatly prefer blogs without a jump.Hi Gertie!
If you visit your site directly from Google Reader, you don't see the 'read more' option. I get full posts and full comments displayed! It's only when I started reading older entries that I saw the 'read more...' part, when you visit directly on the home page. (Does that make sense?)
Anyways, I love your blog! I can't thing of a thing to change. About the anon commenters, do what you have to do. It's amazing what some people will write when they can hide behind a computer!
ps. LOVE the shoes - sexy AND comfortable!Clarks are the best, aren't they? Yours are adorable, love the little platform. I also like the Remix shoes--they could be worn non-vintage too (I know, not your deal, just sayin').
I haven't had much trouble with Anonymous comments, but generally I don't like them. Please tell me who you are, folks...I agree with the banning of anonymous comments. Too many people feel they can use the anonymity of the internet to say stuff they would most likely never dare say to people's faces. Even if people don't have a Google Account or whatnot, it doesn't mean they can't sign off their post...
That said, to date I think you've been lucky (or a good moderator!) that the conversations on your blog have tended to be constructive and instructive, even when there's been a healthy dissent between viewpoints. Your recent one on race/ retro fashion had me starting out going 'Eh, what?' only to be fascinated by some of the eye-opening responses.
Oh, and I'm so glad to see you've got a pair of those Clarks, as they are so so cute! I'm so disappointed that I've had to give mine to my 10 year-old daughter because even in their largest size, they were way too small for my size 42 feet (11US?)... My daughter does have very long feet and they look very lovely on her, but it just ain't the same!- daiyamiMay 26, 2010 at 2:14 PM
In defense of anon--I don't think people are any meaner when anonymous than when using a name, and several of the anons returned and engaged--it just makes carrying on a discussion difficult (and I think one Anon actually read something aimed at ME as an attack on her, and I blame that on the Anon confusion!)
I also know of one blog (unfogged.com) where people, say, occasionally sign as Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton or some other president, and it signals "I'm a regular reader here, and I want to participate in this conversation and make it easy for people to reply to me, but I really don't want this information attached to my usual posting identity". I did think that the anons sounded rather defensive and perhaps adopting temporary names would be more palatable to them.
I like your prompt, but "we want to get to know you" might scare exactly those people who are worried that posting negative comments will carry over into other people's perception of them.
(THANK YOU for not eliminating the Name/URL option---I comment FAR less if I have to log into something, because then I think Google is tracking everywhere I go unless I constantly sign in and sign out and argh. Stupid Blogspot, not letting people block Anon w/o blocking Name/URL.) You guys can comment as Daffy Duck if you want! It doesn't matter what nickname you use. Just choose one and stick with it if at all possible - at least in the course of a conversation. It may seem like a silly formality, but I do think it will help.
Thanks, daiyani, for your input on the prompt.I have to admit that I have always stayed away from beige shoes. For some reason I can't seem to break myself of feeling that shoes should be darker in tone than the clothing they are being worn with, but I think your new pair are just adorable. Thanks for making me rethink my outdated way of thinking.
I love the Clarks. They are one of my favorite brands of shoes. I have a pair of black sandals that I got a major clearance deal on a couple years ago. They look like they would be uncomfortable, but I often have to resist the urge to wear them every single day that it is warm.
I really need to get more daring with my shoe choices. I love seeing your new outfits complete with shoes. It inspires me to break out of my mold.I love, love, love the shoes. I don't mind the Read More feature. But I can bypass that and go directly to the full article by clicking on the title of your post from my blog roll. When I click on the title of your blog instead of the title of the post, then I get just the snippet of the post with the Read More option.
ReplyDeleteOh yum! Shoes!!! I'm drooling over those Remix ones... lol.
Anonymous comments can be such a sticky situation; I generally don't have problems with that on my blog (well, mostly because of the platform I use requires you to at least enter something in the Name/Email fields), but I know the issues that plague every blogger with anon/spammy comments. I say just delete the offensive anonymous comments (as you can, of course). I think Sal of Already Pretty puts it well in her comments section, about disrespectful comments being taken down. You are the owner/writer of this blog, and therefore can say that argumentative/offensive anonymous comments can be deleted. ;)
♥ Casey
blog | elegantmusings.comI haven't noticed the anonymous commenters causing trouble, but maybe having a moderating policy where all comments have to be seen by you before you approve them to show up on your blog?
I use Wordpress as a blogging platform now, and I find it's a lot better than blogger.com. (I moved to wp after blogger disabled their ftp support). I have an automatic filter on my blog that filters spam comments and for the most part, works.I just wanted to comment on having jumps in a post-- someone upthread mentioned the frustration of missing a few days and having to click through multiple times and I have to agree.
When I have a limited time to read blogs, I like being able to scroll down the page and decide based on a quick look if it's something I can take the time to read then. When there's a jump, I feel like I'm committed to reading the post, so sometimes I just skip reading altogether.
Just my two centsYour blog, your rules. Do whatever you need to.
Personally, I think jump breaks should be for archived posts only, not the current one. I don't see it, though, I guess 'cause I'm reading through my Blogger dashboard? I get the full post and comments.
Your new shoes are lovely. Got my first ever Clark's sandals (2 pairs; both from the "Artisan" line) a couple weeks ago, and they are sooooo comfy! Like walking on marshmallows. Hope they really do last for years.- Kathi GMay 26, 2010 at 4:21 PM
2 things.
1. I love the "read more". I have a slow computer and this is much faster.
2. I don't post very often but on a few occasions the name/url option didn't work. After 3 failed attempts I gave the anonymous option a try and it went through. This has happened a few times to me and maybe it is happening to others.
Kathi G (just in case) Just to offer a different perspective: I *prefer* the jump break! When I come back from a holiday etc, I like to see at a glance how many posts there are to catch up on, and then to decide which ones to read (eventually I read them all, but not all in one sitting). I open each post in a new tabs, and I read through each one separately including most of the comments. It's a bit like flicking through the contents page before sitting down to read a magazine - kind of creates some lovely anticipation for what's to come! I don't like having to scroll down screeds, and then go to "older posts", etc. I find it easier to 'keep my place' when there's just a preview on the home page.
Plus, I agree with you, Gertie, in that I think it makes the home page look tidier: I can flick through all the lovely pictures as I decide what to read next!- Bettys ClosetMay 26, 2010 at 6:58 PM
Hi Gertie! I like the read more feature! like kay said, "its like a contents page". sometimes i just read the ones i really want to read and then when i have spare time, go back to the unread ones. although i read your blog almost every day so i dont usually need to go back, but it makes it quicker when i need to go back and find something.
about the anonymous comments, i dont have a google account but im sure its easy to get one.... I am always bettys closet in any case. not that thats my real name..... I went to a cyber bullying conference not so long ago (I work with young people so I go to things like that) and the researcher who was from a very legit university asked us to make a list of all the online things we have signed up for, even though I am usually cautious about what I join the list was about 25 profiles. This seriously made me think twice about what I join and what I dont.
Also I saw a news story about google having lots of thumbs in lots of pies including weapons research so rather not join or download anything they have tried to sell me.
I generally only comment positive things and I always give my first name, but I do read blogs that won't let me comment as an anon. If I really feel like I need to say something I email the blogger.Hi Gertie and all. Regarding the anonymous commenters, I have been commenting anonymously on this blog not because i had anything negative to say, but because I thought that i would have to sign up for a Google account in order to post under a name. I am strongly opposed to anything and everything Google, simply because they collect way too much information on users. I do not approve of the way that they drive by people's homes and take pictures, and they also collected information on the wireless connections of those homes without anyone's permission. So that's my anonymous story!! I also think that those who post negative comments under the veil of anonymity are COWARDS WITH KEYBOARDS. Now that you let me know that I could check "name/url" I am no longer posting anonymously. LOVE your blog.
ReplyDeleteKate - a cyberbullying conference? How interesting! I agree that it's good to be judicious about giving out info online, which is why I like that Blogger gives us an option of entering a name that's not attached to an account. It's interesting that staying anonymous online was part of the researcher's focus since anonymity is so often considered to be a key factor in cyberbullying - on the bullies' parts. Did they talk about that at all? I'm curious if that's true or more of a commonly held belief that may or may not be consistently true.
ReplyDeleteI'm just going to take this opportunity to delurk and tell you how much I love what you're doing here. I just came across you a few weeks ago and have been voraciously reading your archives. I went to school for Apparel Manufacturing and Design in Minneapolis, and I think your tutorials and field notes are so fun and inspiring as well as full of thoughtful detail.
Thanks so much for sharing your ideas and enthusiasm!- elizabetheMay 26, 2010 at 10:17 PM
No comments on the commenter issue. You seem to have it all under control.
The clarks shoes, I notice, are from their "originals" line. I just bought a pair of Mary Jane ballet flats from that line (THE PERFECT SHOE), which sold out on Zappos in an INSTANT. Now I'm going to be coveting these sandals. I notice that, like the ballet flats I bought, they are flat but still feminine. I hope they put out more of these skirt friendly and walking friendly shoes. I was tired of having tread or chunky heels on all of my walkable shoes (not that there's anything necessarily wrong with chunky heels or tread, one just doesn't want it on ALL of one's shoes). For some people commenting anon is a way of actually avoiding confrontation... If I comment on a news article or opinion piece on a sensitive topic, often I'll do it anonymously. That doesn't mean I am rude in my posts, but I know how heated flame wars can get (I've been on the receiving end of some very nasty comments before) and I don't want people emailing me / commenting on my journal angrily in response to something I've said. I have a feeling that if you forbade anon posting you might only ever hear the dominant opinion, because it can be seriously daunting to post in a thread with 100 other people saying yes and you want to be the only one saying no. Maybe just put up something in your "leave your comment" bit about how you are welcome to leave your thoughts, but that it is important to be respectful of others opinions? It should be okay to disagree if we do it respectfully, but I think some people take disagreement as personal attack and respond in kind - which is why a little reminder about basic etiquette before one posts would serve as a useful reminder.


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W32/Rozena.BIM!tr is classified as a Trojan.
Trojan has the capabilities to remote access connection handling, perform Denial of Service (DoS) or Distributed DoS (DDoS), capture keyboard inputs, delete file or object, or terminate process.
The Fortinet Anti-Virus Analyst Team is currently in the process of creating a detailed description for this virus.
Recommended Action
- FortiGate Systems
- Check the main screen using the web interface for your FortiGate unit to ensure that the latest AV/NIDS database has been downloaded and installed on your system - if required, enable the "Allow Push Update" option.
FortiClient Systems
- Quarantine/delete files that are detected and replace infected files with clean backup copies.
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subset: commoncrawl


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What is JEITA measuring standard?
What is JEITA measuring standard?
JEITA stands for Japan Electronic Information Technology Association (Ver 1.0).
JEITA measuring standard is based on the following conditions:
Basic Settings:
1.Screen saver: None.
Right click on the desktop→ Personalize →Screen saver→ None
2.Volume control: Mute.
Select the Volume icon in the taskbar→ Right click→ Open volume Mixer→ Mute
3.Switch off the Wireless LAN switch.
Select the Wireless Function icon in the taskbar→ Right click→ Show main dialog→ Uncheck Enable Wireless LAN→ Click apply
4.Complete the initial settings of Norton Internet Security
Right click Norton Protection Center icon in the taskbar→ Open Norton Protection Center→ Accord the hint to finish initial setting
5.Turn off the Windows automatic updates
Start→ Control panel→ Windows update→ Automatic updating off
Common settings in Control Panel - Power Options
* Power Plan
Control Panel - Power Options, Select VAIO Ultimate Battery
Note: VAIO Ultimate Battery is hidden under Show additional plans by default.
* Plan Settings
1. Turn off the display: Never
2. Put the computer to sleep: Never
* VAIO Power Management
Go to [Change advanced power settings] - [VAIO Power Management] - [Advanced] button
1. Leave [Enable VAIO Power Management] selected.
2. Unselect [Automatically hibernate when computer goes into a low-power state].
Note: other detailed settings in [Advanced settings] tab were customized in measurement.
●JEITA Measuring Method A:
* Display Brightness
Change the brightness level to 2 with Fn & F5 or F6 key.
●JEITA Measuring Method B:
* Display Brightness
Change the brightness level to 1 with Fn & F5 or F6 key.
Note: Calculate the battery run time as follows: [(measurement method a) + (measurement method b)] / 2.
For more information on JEITA Battery Run Time Measurement Method for VAIO notebook, please click here.


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Monday, April 27, 2009
Chuck: Chris Fedak vs. the finale
What exactly does that final scene mean in terms of what Chuck can do now?
The first thing I should say is Schwartz has sent over a Warner Bros. security expert to my house. So if I say anything that might spoil season three, I think he's authorized to take me out. He looks like former KGB.
The final scene is a launching pad for season three. It's something that we've kind of teased, ever so slightly earlier in the season. It gets back to what you asked me the last time we talked about the Feistel code, the scene (in "Chuck vs. the Dream Job") where Chuck's dad asks him to look at the computer screen, the idea is that his dad knows inside the Intersect is the ability to decipher a code. That was our first subtle hint that maybe the Intersect didn't just store information, but it could provide abilities. In our final scene, with the new Intersect update is that there's now abilities stored inside.
So he knows kung fu now. Can you tell me what else?
I can't tell you what else. The security expert from Warner Bros. is putting a silencer on the gun right now.
So let me ask you this: the Intersect was supposed to go into Bryce, who we know from past experience already knows kung, fu, knows parkour, etc. Why would he necessarily need to be given Neo's kung fu skills?
I think that the new Intersect skills are even more advanced than the classically learned-skills that Bryce had.
How long had you been thinking about doing this? Where did the idea come from that, at the end of season two, you'd turn Chuck into a bad-ass?
The idea started early on by being the idea we said we weren't going to do. When we were pitching the studio and network, we were very clear that Chuck would not have powers, would not have abilities, that the Intersect would only give him information that would be vital to the mission, but wouldn't give him critical skills for the mission. We were working on stories, on pitches, it was always a given inside the room that Chuck would not have abilities. I think it was Josh, when we were describing where we wanted to go in the season, and we knew the last scene would be Chuck re-uploading the Intersect, and he asked, "What happens if he does have abilities? What if we do the kung fu scene that we've always said we wouldn't do?" It was a great question to ask. It got us all thinking about the great possibilities for the third season of the show.
Well, that brings me to my next question. Let me play Devil's advocate: you went into the series knowing that a lot of the appeal of the show is seeing this ordinary guy struggle to be a spy without any real training, he doesn't know how to fight, how to use a gun, he doesn't know spycraft, and he's just a nerd who has this intelligence in his head, saving the world because he's good at Missile Command or whatever. Does giving him these abilities take away from the appeal of the show?
No. It doesn't take away. I'm going to answer your question rather cryptically. I'll say that the show is not going to lose its sense of humor.
One of the things I wondered about is, are the abilities going to be reliable, or will this be like "Greatest American Hero" where he can only do things some of the time?
I'm sorry. The Warner Bros. security expert is looking rather frightening at the moment. You'll have to wait for season three on that.
Well, then the other question is, if Chuck knows kung fu, and he has the Intersect, and he also has the Orion wrist cuff, which we know can do a lot of cool things on its own, at what point does he still need Casey and Sarah?
Oh, I think he absolutely needs Casey and Sarah. He's not suddenly going to become Jack Bauer.
Does Zachary Levi have any martial arts training, or was that all stuntwork?
We had really no idea how much Zach would be able to do for the final kung fu sequence. We're asking ourselves, "Should we have a stunt guy do the whole thing or could Zach be in for a little bit?" A few days before we got to the fight scene, we were working on the finale script and we got a call to come down to the set to see what Zach and Merritt Yohnka and his stunt crew had choreographed. So I showed up on the stage, and Zach started the stunt sequence, and he was amazing. So much of it is Zach, it's unbelievable. He's just an incredibly gifted physical actor. He can do the comedy, he's a gifted comedian, but he can also do the action as well.
As I was watching it, I was getting excited for season three, because there's now so much more stuff we can do. I ran back to the writers' room, and said, "Guys, he's great."
YouTube has some video of a feature "Access Hollywood" did during the first season, and there's this B-roll of Zach and Yvonne trading fan kicks at each other's heads.
It's the weirdest thing in the world. I was there when he was doing that. When you're the producer of a television show, and you're watching your incredibly attractive female lead and male lead kicking at each other's face, just missing each other's nose by a few inches, I was like, "What are you guys trying to do? Give me a heart attack?" But watching Zach do kung fu was like going back to the pilot. I knew Yvonne had a dance background, but I had no idea if she could dance like we needed her to in the scene where she's dancing and fighting the other guys. And when she first did it, I went, "Wow."
What can you tell me about the Ring? Is that, in fact, its name?
I think it goes by many names. It's cryptically known as the Ring. If you think about Fulcrum as a subsidiary, a franchise of the Ring, that it's a larger organization.
So what is it that introducing the Ring does for the show that Fulcrum wasn't. Why did you feel the need to introduce a larger evil organization?
(Long pause) I'll say this: the Ring has different goals than Fulcrum.
But wasn't Fulcrum already pretty vague in its goals? One of the advantages and disadvantages of Fulcrum is that we didn't really know what they were about, so you could do anything with them.
Thinking about season three, it was important that the Ring have a very specific goal. And that plays out in season three.
The last time we talked, you said you had most of season three already mapped out. Obviously, you're reluctant to give away too much, but let me ask you one of the more obvious questions: Chuck has quit the Buy More, Casey has quit the Buy More, Morgan has quit the Buy More. We love the Buy More, Jeffster and Big Mike are still there, you still have that set, but how do you keep using it as a part of the show at this point?
Unfortunately, I think you'll just have to wait and see season three.
Couldn't you just convert it to a Benihana set?
We look forward to building the Benihana set.
At any point did you consider something with more closure, or would that have made things too easy for NBC?
This was our finale. We knew it from the beginning of the season that this is what we were working to. This was the coolest ending we could imagine. This was the one we had to write.
Is Vincent alive or dead?
Vincent is dead. But when you're dead in the "Chuck" universe, there's a tendency to not be dead.
And he had more of a tendency to not be dead than anyone else.
When we cast Arnold Vosloo in the part, with "The Mummy," it was Jeremiah Chechnik's idea, he directed the episode, "Chuck vs. the Predator." Arnold's very sophisticated, and it was really fun for us to make him more and more sickly as the (season) went by. It became a joke: how can we hurt Arnold this week? So I think he's dead right now. He was inside the drive-in when the F-16's dropped their bombs.
He's dead, but don't hold me to it.
Are we done with Fulcrum? Have me moved past Fulcrum now?
I can't say.
How did you guys decide Captain Awesome would be the one to find out? Are there specific stories you have in mind for that, or was it just that you thought he'd be funnier to be in the loop than, say, Lester?
The reason we chose Captain Awesome is because, of all the people in the "Chuck" universe, he's the one who thinks he has it all figured out. That type of certitude, especially with the way Ryan plays the part, it's so much fun to throw him a curveball. We really enjoyed the idea, of all the people you could tell, whose world would be rocked the most? And who would respond the best, who would have Chuck's back the most? It would be Captain Awesome.
One of my favorite scenes from last week's episode was Captain Awesome losing it in front of Ellie because he couldn't deal with the secret.
Was it your idea of Allison (Adler)'s to use "Mr. Roboto"?
We kind of got it in our head. Back when we first started working on the show, my wife is a big "Roboto" fan, and if you listen to the lyrics, it almost sounds like it could be the Chuck story in a way. Allison and I were listening to different song options, we were trying to come up with something big and ludicrous and operatic. And then this being a Josh Schwartz show, you have to go through the man, and he kind of got into it.
Well, when you do a scene like this, particularly where you have characters performing the song, how far in advance do you have to get the legal clearance? Like, if Toto had refused to license "Africa" the last time Jeffster! appeared, would you have been in trouble?
It's a big huge process, and you have to start early. I think in the original script, we had "November Rain" in there, and we couldn't clear it. Then we started thinking about other, going new, a modern contemporary band, or did we want to go back to the 80s where we live, and Styx was just out there. I love me some Styx. We thought about "Come Sail Away," but "Mr. Roboto" seemed so perfect.
Are Jeffster! supposed to be getting better? Because it actually doesn't sound bad, and that's even before the Styx version comes in.
There's three different versions of the song. There's the Jeff and Lester version, then our composer Tim Jones in to add score, when Bryce comes into the reception hall, it's Tim's score playing an orchestral "Mr. Roboto," and when the paratroopers fly through the window above, that's the actual Styx music kicking in.
Jeff and Lester are not the best performers in the world, Jeffster's not the best wedding band in the world, but they've got enthusiasm. Since they are technically proficient, I thought this song was perfect for them, because they rock when they have a vocoder.
What were some of your favorite things that you got to do this season?
The season was amazing. When it comes to the physical production of the show, our team has done an incredible job. In the "Chuck vs. the Gravitron" episode, we shot in a real moving Gravitron. I was inside with our camera operator and Zach and the guest character. The different fights that we've done: the car fight in "Chuck vs. the Best Friend" is just stupendous, and the F-16s blowing up the Fulcrum presentation was huge.
There's my geek excitement for certain filmic parts of the show, but there's also the people I got to work with this year. Everyone who came onto the show was wonderful, and our cast is fantastic. It was a dream: I got to work with Chevy Chase, Scott Bakula, Bruce Boxleitner, Morgan Fairchild, everyone was in our finale. And we have a great production team, the people who make this crazy show possible, from our stunt coordinator, Merritt Yohnka, our special effects team, the entire crew. The most exciting part of the process was telling a big story over 22 episodes. That's something that you rarely get the chance to do. Working with the staff and Josh was the biggest change. When you start on a season, you're working on episode 1 and it's impossible to imagine you're going to get to it all.
Well, speaking of geek excitement, are there moments where you're thinking, "Man, I got Chevy Chase to do Cyrus' big speech from 'The Warriors' on my show!"
Absolutely. There's nothing quite like it. You're sitting on set, talking with Chevy Chase, about to blow up a wedding reception, and you're feeling pretty good. This is awesome.
I know you said last time you didn't have any regrets about this season, but were there any stories you wanted to tell in this context that didn't work out in one way or another?
There's a number. When you're in the "Chuck" writers room, you've got board after board of different notions, half the idea don't make it into the episode. There's always a board with all these raw ideas. From my perspective, I look at them as the stories we haven't gotten to. There are some that have been up there for quite some time, but I always think of them as ideas we just haven't figure out where to use yet.
But were there any that you now can't tell because Chuck has super powers?
None comes to mind.
So what are you hearing right now from NBC?
We had a good meeting with NBC and Warner Bros., and everybody's very positive. We're still in the same holding pattern. There's no ETA.
So if, unfortunately, NBC decides not to renew and this is the ending, what do you want the audience to take away from the show?
I love endings that imply further adventures. If this is the end, and God forbid that it is, our fans should know that Chuck and Sarah and Casey are off saving the world. They're amazing and thye're a great team, and hopefully we're going to get to see that.
And how would you react to knowing this was the last episode?
It would be gut-wrenching for our entire writing staff, and our cast as well. We've all fallen in love with these characters. You probably feel that from the show that we write. It's hard to imagine not having more experiences and more fun, taking those characters out into the world and telling their story.
Knowing that there's a chance the show might not continue, in hindsight are you happy with the pace at which you moved the Chuck/Sarah relationship?
Absolutely. Especially for season two, it was imperative to the show that Sarah's job is to protect Chuck. If they have an emotional relationship, she's not as good at her job. So keeping them apart and having that tension was organic to the show.
That then leads me to the inevitable follow-up: Sarah was able to have a relationship with Bryce, Chuck now appears to be perfectly capable of taking care of himself and much more of an equal to the other two. Are the obstacles no longer there?
Sepinwall, you're not gonna get that out of me. Unfortunately I'm just going to say you're going to have to watch season three.
God, I hope I can.
God, I hope you can, too.
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41 comments:
HOLY COW the ending was insane!!!!!!!!! Chuck knows kung-fu!
- 9:00 PM, April 27, 2009
- fgmerchant said...
OMG!! That was soooo amazing!!! It said "To be continued..." so that means it HAS to come back right!?!?!?!?! GAAAAH!!!!!!!!!
- 9:01 PM, April 27, 2009
- Chris Littmann said...
Excellent interview. Here's hoping he can fill in some of the blanks in Season Three.
- 9:31 PM, April 27, 2009
Wow This show is just unbeliveable if NBC doesn't get how great this show is then they will continue to be in 4th place in the ratings game because chuck and life are the only shows they have that are worth watching let's go Season 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 10:00 PM, April 27, 2009
Really genius ending. I loved it. I saw a post that the Kung Fu was a little much on another site, but to be honest, it was fantastic. It was well done, and I'm glad Zach did his own stunt except for that backflip, lol.
Its nice when the actors are so into it they do their own stunts, its better than the cheese of seeing a stunt double in there in HD.
Can't wait for Season 3, great interview. Season 3 is very hush-hush and it makes it even cooler.
Hopefully NBC promotes the hell out of the show next year,cause I really feel they are going to announce the renewal any day now :D - 10:00 PM, April 27, 2009
Great interview. You asked the question I most wanted to ask--now that Chuck appears to be Sarah's equal can't we do a Mr and Mrs Smith relationship? I fear they think the audience "loves" the tension so they will string us along. Zach and Fedak I think have both said they can never be together until the end, but I'm an avid viewer who would love to see that play out. They've really reached a point of no retur and I can't imagine going back to the same tension. There is so much other tension that could develop instead of the "we work together or I protect you" tension. But regardless I just hope they get a season 3. I'll Chuck anyway I can get it!
- 10:05 PM, April 27, 2009
I loved Roboto, but I would have passed out with glee if they had done "Come Sail Away." Who can forget that Freaks and Geeks scene?
- 10:05 PM, April 27, 2009
Does giving him these abilities take away from the appeal of the show?
The answer to this question, Chris, is yes. It really really does. You jumped the shark and it sucks. - 10:24 PM, April 27, 2009
- nams said...
God, I hope we all get to see season 3 of Chuck. It's been much too fun, for us not to be getting more of this wonderful show!
- 10:40 PM, April 27, 2009
- Unknown said...
Awesome interview, thanks for sharing! And that's so cool that Zac did so much of his own stunt work - I'd been wondering about that.
- 11:07 PM, April 27, 2009
- Unknown said...
God I hope so too.
- 11:30 PM, April 27, 2009
That was awesome. I love that Chuck knows Kung fu. And that makes the story line more wide open. I really hope to see more in a third season.
- 11:56 PM, April 27, 2009
Great episode. One of the really fun aspects of Chuck is that Fedak/Schwartz don't dumb it down - if you're paying attention, and think things through, you can kinda see where they're going (for example, Orion as Chuck's dad). Given the groundwork this season, that, I hope Season Three features these 2 episodes:
1)"Chuck vs. the Umbilical Cord": We've been told for 2 seasons that Chuck's mom just suddenly left. In tonight's season ender, Stephen Bartowski tries to stop Chuck from following Sarah, who Stephen knows as Chuck's 'handler'. When Chuck tells Stephen that he loves Sarah, Stephen immediately relents, with a look of regret and remembrance on his face.
That, plus the suddenness of her departure seems to me a telegraph that Chuck's mom was/is a spy - perhaps Stephen's original handler (thus playing off the 'family business' meme). And perhaps she made the choice Sarah was about to - but couldn't stick to it; or, continued to do the occasional mission, and was captured/believed killed.
That background would tie nicely with Stephen's sudden decision to abandon his kids. Presumably, they were at some risk the entire time he was designing the Intersect; but with wife/spy's disappearance, their chief protector gone, the danger to them became too real to risk his continued presence.
Now, as Fedak says, 'dead' often isn't 'dead' in the Chuck universe; so if Mom is a spy, she's undoubtedly still alive. In 'Umbilical Cord', Chuck no doubt discovers this, seeks her out, perhaps finds that she's not being held, but is in fact part of the Ring organization....the possibilities are wide open.
Now, who should they cast? Clearly - Linda Carter. She has the resemblance to Ellie (remember, Stephen's comment that Ellie 'looked just like her mother'), and the same lanky, athletic beauty as Sarah.
The second episode we'd really need to see:2)Chuck vs. The Hippies: We've met Chuck's dad. We've met Morgan's mom. We've met Sarah's dad. The Awesome Awesomes have made their debut. So who's left?
Well, there's Colonel Casey, the ex-choirboy, who we know '..wasn't hatched!" Now ask yourself - who becomes a spy? In the Chuck universe, Fedak/Schwartz telegraph that it's someone who's rejecting some aspect of their prior life. With Sarah, it was a rebellion against the selfishness of the 'grifter' lifestyle. With Bryce, it was a gritty rejection of the 'Bryce Larkin from Connecticut' straitjacket. And Chuck - well, 9-5 NerdHerder is about as far from Charles Carmichael as you can get...
So, we have Casey... a cigar smoking, Reagan loving, shoot first, emote way, way, way later dude in his early-mid '40s. The right age, background, and attitude to be a rebel against parents personifying the 'peace love and understanding decade'.
In short, Casey is the Black Ops version of Alex P. Keaton. And of course, the casting here is self evident - no one could possibly play those roles better than Steven and Elise Keaton - Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross.
The comedic possibilities, against Baldwin's grunts and reaction shots, would be priceless - blackmail shots of 5 year old Casey, playing naked in the mud at Woodstock; a revelation that Casey's real name is 'Rainbow'...the mind boggles.
Fingers crossed for Season 3! - 12:10 AM, April 28, 2009
I can't believe how much I was on the skin of my teeth the whole time this episode played. I had heard someone died and I was so afraid it would be Casey. I love Casey. I think we need more Casey. I think we need a Season 3 so we can have more Casey.
- 12:11 AM, April 28, 2009
- W said...
Chuck is the man! The season finale was excellent! I hope there' season 3!
- 12:11 AM, April 28, 2009
Season 3 is much needed. Most beloved comedy, action, romance, show on. Please continue
- 12:23 AM, April 28, 2009
No doubt about it...
Best episode of the year! - 12:25 AM, April 28, 2009
fine ending!
season 3 please! :) - 12:41 AM, April 28, 2009
Season 2 was fantastic!! AWESOME ending. I hope there is a season 3.
- 12:43 AM, April 28, 2009
- Eric said...
I could be wrong but the way I took it Chuck didn't gain some lifelong ability but just momentarily "flashed" his Kung Fu skills.
Maybe he just has the ability to upload the abilities or skills of others around him? - 12:46 AM, April 28, 2009
- Baylink said...
I like 'Umbilical Cord' -- both of those, actually, and I'll see you at Ken Levine's Sitcom Room this fall -- but... you haven't *looked* at Lynda Carter lately, have you?
She fell off the turnip truck, pretty much all at once, the last couple of years... - 12:53 AM, April 28, 2009
My theory is that his "Kung Fu" skills would have some kind of limitation, most likely this: although his mind understands the movements needed to force his body to perform martial arts, the fact is his body has never had to use those movements before and is unused to processing and engaging them effectively. Like any body that overstrains itself physically with foreign motions, it could be harmful and damaging for Chuck to use "instant kung fu" without training his body to adapt to the movements. That's the theory that makes most sense to me.
- 1:12 AM, April 28, 2009
- Craig Ranapia said...
Sorry for sounding like a broken record here, but the one thing I love about 'Chuck' is that it started off as pretty good fun but (like 'Burn Notice') turned into a big gooey ball of awesome because someone obviously sat down, figured out what wasn't quite working and did something about it.
Or, in short, exactly the opposite of what 'Reaper' and 'Heroes' did -- isolate what didn't work, and kept doing it. - 2:22 AM, April 28, 2009
- Mandy said...
Great interview! I can't wait for season three to see all the Kung-Fu!!
- 9:15 AM, April 28, 2009
Mr Sepinwall, I feel honoured to love the same fandom you do. ;) You asked the true Chuck!fan questions, and that makes you just about incredibly Awesome.
I'm on a little bit of a finale high right now. that was friggin' fantastic. how does a show like this exist?!?!? - 9:55 AM, April 28, 2009
The NBC Chuck wesite says series finale this morning. Is this confirmed?
- 10:24 AM, April 28, 2009
I really like the idea of Chuck having all of these abilities that he can't really control. I can imagine his skills making an appearance at some rather inopportune moments and that could be pretty funny. It would also mean he would need Sarah and Casey to help keep things under control.
There really is so much potential here. I will cry if this show isn't renewed. - 10:27 AM, April 28, 2009
- Alan Sepinwall said...
The NBC Chuck wesite says series finale this morning. Is this confirmed?
No, it's a mistake. We're discussing it in the episode review thread. - 10:43 AM, April 28, 2009
- Deseree Eve said...
Hi guys! I am a huge fan of Chuck (and your recaps Alan). Please help keep Chuck alive and join the "Save Chuck" Facebook page. Also, there are a number of "Save Chuck" twitter feeds that would love your support as well. Lets all work together to save the show!!
http://adage.com/madisonandvine/article?article_id=136301 - 10:56 AM, April 28, 2009
I feel like one of the unofficial themes in Chuck is the hidden depths of ordinary people. Chuck doesn't succeed because he is the intersect, he succeeds because he's Chuck. The Buy More employees are the pinnacle of incompetence but occasionally reveal a weird sort of super competence: even they have superpowers. Jeff clearing at room at will by being so disgusting, Big Mike taking out the toughest enemy agent with a tackle, Anna really does know Kung Fu. When Chuck needs them for something important they can be bizarrely effective in their own strange way, even the ordinary can be extraordinary. They even have their own spy van.
Chuck prevails thinking outside the box: by doing things the CIA wouldn't have done. Not by singehandedly beating up a team of elite enemy agents.
It is nice to see Chuck be less of the passive, bumbling, fool... but Kung Fu in a pill feels a bit cheap.
I can't help but feel like it the gamechanger goes a bit against the spirit of the show. With the new intersect Chuck saves the day not because he's Chuck, but because of the intersect giving him Kung Fu. - 3:39 PM, April 28, 2009
I totally loved it, I get the whole 'flashing abilities' thing they're (probably) going for, I'm really hoping for another season.
I am also scared that, if they GET that season, they'll have Chuck and Co. crawling back in apparent shame to the Buy More within the first couple of episodes - as covers, to keep use of the Castle, whatever. I don't mind the BuyMoria, but I do hope they can shake up the dynamics there at least. I really hope Season Three brings about a new age of proactivity for Team Bartowski - no more (or less) waiting to stumble upon something that triggers a flash. I want to see them actively trying to figure things out.
I'd also love to see Chuck slowly developing a sense of confidence - he can still be a geek, and still have the floor drop from underneath him momentarily - ZL's hysterical in those "oh crap" moments. Some of his helplessness in Season Two was a little overdone, I thought. - 6:07 PM, April 28, 2009
- junior said...
The season was AWESOME we need more CHUCK. Return for season 3
- 10:55 PM, April 28, 2009
one of the very few shows and the only show on nbc, which I watch regularly...please please please...we need season 3...
- 11:21 PM, April 28, 2009
Great interview, great questions. Now we need season 3, or you are going to have to do another interview and squeeze the answers out of him...(maybe use casey)!! Thank you for your support of a show that you obviously love as much as we do. Keep up the good fight!
- 8:37 AM, April 29, 2009
I Think that it would be funny that because he did the Kung Fu stuff that the next day he was so sore that he couldn't move. The benefits could be useful, but the consequences could be fun to deal with as well. He after all is not physically fit to do all that stuff.
- 10:35 AM, April 29, 2009
- LeeZy said...
It suddenly occurred to me that if Chuck does get canceled by NBC, why couldn't it live on another network that NBC seems to own or control, like the USA Network where Burn Notice lives? It would seem like a plan for many of the shows that NBC doesn't want because they worship the false idol of Jay Leno... or is USA sorta kinda out of space?
- 11:52 AM, April 29, 2009
- Stellar Drift said...
"If they have an emotional relationship, she's not as good at her job. "
He really needs to explain that, because its utter rubbish - doesn't make sense. - 6:58 PM, April 29, 2009
agreed, stellar drift. wasn't that the whole point of the 49b in vs. broken heart?!
- 11:43 PM, April 29, 2009
About the only song that could possibly work in place of "Mr. Roboto" is "The Final Countdown."
- 9:08 AM, April 30, 2009
Alan, It's getting to crunch time on renewal. Have you heard anything?
- 8:39 PM, April 30, 2009
Chuck deserves a seison 3. It is a really great show. A shame if this show stops. The Chuck serie starts this year in Holland. I (and my family here) cannot wait to see again the whole serie now on Dutch TV and hope to see a followup 3th seison.
- 7:14 PM, May 09, 2009


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Black Bean Guacamole
- 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans,rinsed and drained (or 3 cups cooked beans, from 1 cup dry)
- 1 roma/plum tomato (seeded and chopped)
- 1/4 cup red onion (chopped)
- 1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and chopped)
- 1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin (toasted and ground)
- salt and pepper to taste
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The origin of the name "Panettone" (see info) comes from a milanese baker named Toni who fell in love with a very beautiful woman he used to see walk past by his bakery everyday. In order to tempt her inside his boutique and after six months of hard labour, he created a golden, tall, domed loaf. His plan worked well, but unfortunately, when their eyes met, he fell out of love for her! All his efforts were not in vain as his new creation called "Pan De Toni" ("Toni's Bread"), currupted to "Panettone", is now well-spread throughout Italy and the rest of the world, and much loved by everybody.
The recipe for this "Panettone" is absolutely wonderful, because the loaf you'll end up with is as good or even better than the ones that you can buy for exasperatingly high prices in stores. It's really incredible both taste- and texture-wise!
Thanks to the biga method (traditional), this "Panettone" has an extremely moist and light soft interior and an uncomparable and elegant flavor. Not only does it look aesthetically beautiful, but it is also very good tasting. "Panettone" is the queen of brioches, a delightful dessert bread that is delicately perfumed with the comforting and mellow aromas of vanilla and lemon! No word can describe the way you feel or translate the intense pleasure you experience when you are savoring this scrummy speciality...
Recipe by The King Arthur Flour and adapted by Rosa @ Rosa's Yummy Yums
Makes 1 loaf.
1 1/2 Cups (180g) Plain white flour
1/2 Cup (125g) Water
1/2 Tsp Dried yeast
Ingredients for the dough:
3 Large eggs (~ 53g)
1/2 Cup (125g) Unsalted butter, softened
5 Tsps Dried yeast
1 1/2 Tsps Salt
A pinch of ground nutmeg (optional)
1 1/2 Cups (270g) Dried fruits (see remarks)
1. Combine the flour, water and yeast, kneading briefly to make a stiff dough.
2. Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl and let it rise overnight at room temperature, about 12 hours
1. In a bowl and with the help of a mixer, combine the biga with all the ingredients for the dough, except the dried fruits.
3. Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl and let it rest for 1 hour.
4. Then, knead the fruits into the dough, by hand or machine.
5. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes, then shape it into a round loaf (ball method) and place it into the prepared pan/mould.
6. Use the tip of a sharp knife to cut an "X" across the top.
7. Cover the dough/pan with a towel and set it aside to rise for 2 hours or so.
8. Preheat the oven to 180° C (350° F).
11. Sprinkle the top with icing sugar.
Regarding the dried fruits, I used 100g candied mixed peels, 50g candied citrus peel, 80g raisins and 40g sultanas.
Of course, you can use the mixture you want. For example, you can take dried pinapple, mango, apricots, cranberries, candied cherries or toasted walnuts, etc...
As this dough is very difficult to make by hand, I recommend you to use a machine of some sort (electric mixer).
When starting to knead, the dough will seem very gummy, but it will come together nicely at the end.
When kneading the fruits into the dough, work only until the dough has accepted the fruits, as overhandling will cause the fruits to release too much sugar into the dough, thus slowing the rise.
For the mould, take a 20cm (8 inches) wide pan which is 15cm (6 inches) deep and grease it with some softened butter. Then, line the base and sides of the pan/mould with baking parchment, so that it extends 12cm (5 inches) above the top.
The loaf might not double in size when rising for the second time, but that's normal (although mine did).
Tap the underside of the loaf with your fingers, if it sounds hollow, then it's perfectly baked and ready.
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A Hutchinson man who came within eight votes of winning a primary election for the Kansas House of Representatives has been charged with domestic battery.
Erich Bishop is in the Reno County jail on charges that include battery against a Hutchinson police officer.
Bishop pleaded not guilty during a court appearance last week. A pre-trial hearing is set for Jan. 16.
The 28-year-old Bishop nearly unseated Democratic Rep. Jan Pauls, D-Hutchinson, in the August primary. She won re-election in November.
The Hutchinson News reported Wednesday that police responded to a domestic violence call involving a man and a 48-year-old female victim on Dec. 24. Bishop allegedly kicked a police officer while being arrested. The officer was not seriously hurt.
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- There are at least as many glia cells as neurons in the brain?
- The immune system is constantly surveying the brain?
- Brain immunity supports brain function and may make you smarter?
- Immune malfunction may underlie Autism spectrum disorders?
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Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that brings the latest in free and open source software to your desktop, laptop and server. Fedora is built by people across the globe who work together as a community: the Fedora Project. You can read more information about the Fedora Project on our Overview page.
Fedora is free to use, modify, and distribute, and includes software that helps you work, play, organize, and socialize.
What's new in Fedora 12?
Fedora 12 (Constantine) is filled with improvements that make Linux better than ever for all types of users. Here are a few of the new things you can expect to see when you try out Fedora 12.
Desktop Users
Fedora features Empathy, an instant messenger that supports chat, video, and audio. You can talk to your friends who are on AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk, Jabber, Live (MSN), MySpace, and many other platforms.
You can even use Empathy to share your desktop with friends, so you can help each other learn and experience Fedora. By taking advantage of the latest improvements in webcam and video support embedded in Fedora 12, Empathy lets you experience the next generation of IM. |
Support for Bluetooth audio devices lets you enjoy audio on your computer without the hassle of wires. That's right - you can stand right up and dance your heart out (or go get a cup of coffee) without losing a beat! Start a voice chat with friends online, or chill out with some tunes in Rhythmbox.
Fedora's also got great support for many of the devices you use every day. Whether you're looking to keep your calendar in sync or keep the music flowing throughout your day, Fedora's there for you. Connect your mobile MP3 player, PDA, or smartphone, and let Fedora 12 unite all your digital entertainment. |
NetworkManager helps you get online and stay online when you're on the go. With expanded support for mobile broadband, easy Bluetooth phone tethering, and integrated password management, NetworkManager makes surfing and communicating just a click away.
NetworkManager improvements in Fedora 12 also include:
PackageKit finds software for you, whether you're looking for ways to deal with files from friends or just want to explore the over 15,000 packages that Fedora provides for free. You can install entire groups of related software with just a couple clicks, and PackageKit helps you keep your system secure and up to date through its subtle but effective alert system.
PackageKit is even more helpful in Fedora 12, including:
Better than ever tablet support allows you to enjoy pressure-sensitive drawing out-of-the-box - no mucking with configuration files required!
There's lots of little fixes as well:
Office productivity made easy: no matter what you do -- email, web browsing, office applications, graphic design, robotics, electronic design automation, project management, personal databases, amateur radio, webcomics — you'll find it all here. |
System Administrators
Fedora 12 gives you the future first. The technologies that make open source the platform of choice for savvy system administrators are all here. Fast, stable, secure, and ready for you to work your magic.
A number of improvements are included in Fedora 12 to make your life easier. A new initial ramdisk setup tool called Dracut helps keep boot time as low as possible. There's now ext4 support for GRUB, and Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) is enabled by default on systems with NVIDIA, ATI and Intel video cards for a faster and smoother graphical boot.
For those who use Samba, the addition of GFS2 Clustered Samba and improvements in HA (high availability) clustering makes sharing data across machines easier and more reliable. Fedora 12 also features constant security updates for bulletproof systems, and a number of virtualization improvements have emerged with this release that use memory more efficiently, provide more flexible hardware and network solutions, and boost the performance of virtual guest disk images. You can even create scripts to perform complex tasks directly on guest disk images. Fedora 12 helps you unite all the diverse cultures of your virtual guests into a single functional system.
For developers, Fedora 12 includes a rich set of development tools, including all popular programming languages, IDEs, and an extensive set of libraries. The most recent versions of emacs, mercurial, and php are included - no need to worry about downloading the latest and greatest, we've got them all. And for developers using Eclipse, version 3.5.1 (Galileo) is included in Fedora 12, along with more Eclipse plug-ins than ever before. And these features are all in addition to the world's most popular web, SQL and application servers, creating a complete development and production environment in one easy to use platform.
How to get started
Intrigued? Want to give Fedora 12 a try?
You can download a LiveCD regardless of what operating system you're running. This will give you a working version of Fedora, complete with common applications, all running off your CD drive - your hard drive won't be touched at all. And when you're ready, installation is just a click away.
And if you're running Fedora 11, upgrading is easy. Refer to our handy documentation for help.
Help make Fedora!
Want to join the Fedora community and help us make the best Linux distribution even better? Get started at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Join. Our diverse community from all over the globe welcomes contributors of all types. From artists to marketers to coders to testers to writers to translators and more, you can get involved. Share what you know or help with something you've always wanted to learn; mentors are always available to help you get started.
We'd love to hear your thoughts on Fedora 12. Have a suggestion? Find a bug? Start by taking a look at the Common F12 bugs to see if it's something we know about. (That page has information on what to do if you don't find your bug, too.) |
Further reading
Want more? Here are some further resources on Fedora 12, or talk with a community member in our live chat 24/7.
- Fedora 12 release announcement (http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-November/msg00006.html)
- Fedora Overview (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview)
- Fedora FAQ (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ)
- Help and Discussions (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate)
- Fedora 12 release notes (http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/)
- Fedora 12 feature profiles (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:F12_in-depth_features)
- Fedora 12 talking points (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_12_Talking_Points)
- PDF or SVG versions of this document are available for download and printing. Please remix/translate/share this - it's available via the CC-BY-SA 3.0 unported licence, just like everything else on the Fedora wiki.
- Translations of this document are also available - if you make a translation, please link to it from this list!
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January 15, 2013
AUSTIN (Texas): Cyclist Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview on Monday that he used performance enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation said.
January 15, 2013
AUSTIN (Texas): Cyclist Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview on Monday that he used performance enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation said.
Armstrong was stripped of all seven Tour titles last year in the wake of a USADA report that portrayed him as a ruthless competitor.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the interview is to be broadcast Thursday on Winfrey's network.
Armstrong was stripped of all seven Tour titles last year following a voluminous US Anti-Doping Agency report that portrayed him as a ruthless competitor, willing to go to any lengths to win the prestigious race.
USADA chief executive Travis Tygart labeled the doping regimen allegedly carried out by the US Postal Service team that Armstrong once led, "The most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."
After a federal investigation of the cyclist was dropped without charges being brought last year, USADA stepped in with an investigation of its own. The agency deposed 11 former teammates and accused Armstrong of masterminding a complex and brazen drug program that included steroids, blood boosters and a range of other performance-enhancers.
A group of about 10 close friends and advisers to Armstrong left a downtown Austin hotel about three hours after they arrived Monday afternoon for the taping. Among them were Armstrong attorneys Tim Herman and Sean Breen, along with Bill Stapleton, Armstrong's longtime agent, manager and business partner. All declined comment entering and exiting the session.
Soon afterward, Winfrey tweeted: "Just wrapped with @lancearmstrong More than 2 1/2 hours. He came READY!" She was scheduled to appear on " CBS This Morning" on Tuesday to discuss the interview.
In a text on Saturday, Armstrong said: "I told her (Winfrey) to go wherever she wants and I'll answer the questions directly, honestly and candidly. That's all I can say."
Armstrong stopped at the Livestrong Foundation, which he founded, on his way to the interview and said, "I'm sorry" to staff members, some of whom broke down in tears. A person with knowledge of that session said Armstrong choked up and several employees cried during the session.
The person also said Armstrong apologized for letting the staff down and putting Livestrong at risk but he did not make a direct confession to using banned drugs. He said he would try to restore the foundation's reputation, and urged the group to continue fighting for the charity's mission of helping cancer patients and their families.
Armstrong spoke to a room full of about 100 staff members for about 20 minutes, expressing regret for everything the controversy has put them through, the person said. He told them how much the foundation means to him and that he considers the people who work there to be like members of his family. None of the people in the room challenged Armstrong over his long denials of doping.
Winfrey and her crew had earlier said they would film Monday's session at Armstrong's home. As a result, local and international news crews were encamped near the cyclist's Spanish-style villa before dawn.
Armstrong still managed to slip away for a run despite the crowds outside his home. He returned by cutting through a neighbor's yard and hopping a fence.
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The World Vision Artist program is celebrating a great milestone: 1 million children sponsored over the past 25 years! We've asked a few of our artists to reflect on what it has meant to partner with World Vision in helping children have hope for the future.
Today, World Vision Artist speaker, author, Bible teacher, and singer Sheila Walsh writes about a recent trip to Ethiopia where she met one of her sponsored children and saw the bigger picture of what child sponsorship is all about.
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I have always believed 100% in the work of World Vision. I've been passionately committed to what we are doing together through the Women of Faith platform, but I felt I was missing something, something that really mattered.
One trip and two families opened my eyes and changed my vision forever.
The mandate to reach out in the name of Christ is crystal clear. Start in the book of Genesis and keep reading until you hit the maps, and it's profoundly apparent that God's heart is with the poor, the broken, and those who suffer simply because of where their lives are located on a map. While some of us have been born into more than plenty through no merit of our own, others open their eyes every day to desperate poverty and disease. It's impossible to read God's Word, take it to heart, and not be compelled to address this heartbreaking inequity. But how?
World Vision has always given a tangible way to care. They have taken the overwhelming statistics of the millions who struggle and broken it down into child-sized pieces. That made sense to me and to the thousands of women across the country who have wanted to do something but didn't know how until they heard about child sponsorship.
It's a gift you can wrap your heart around: "I can't change the world, but I can change the world for one child."
But sometimes that child turns around and changes you.
I have taken several trips with World Vision and each time been impacted by what I've seen. I've celebrated by water wells that provide clean, safe water. I've sat at desks in schoolrooms where children who used to gather in a filthy hut, now have chairs and books and pencils. But it was the trip to Ethiopia last year that gave me a bigger picture of the heart of God.
For the first time, I took my then 15-year-old son Christian with me. As a family, we sponsor two boys in Ethiopia, and on this trip we'd get to meet one of the boys, Awellu. Christian was excited and had filled his backpack with gifts for the children we'd meet, but he had one bag just for Awellu. In it he had a soccer ball, paper airplanes, school supplies, and candy.
Awellu was understandably a little shy at first, but once a soccer ball was introduced into the picture, he and Christian embraced the universal language of boys. I laughed at the piggyback rides and the races, but it was the final moments of our time together that shaped me. The boys were tired out, so my husband Barry, Christian, and I sat down on a bench with Awellu and his dad. Two families, separated by miles and circumstances, with one weighty thing in common: a desire for our children to fulfill their God-given destiny.
Awellu's father took my hand and said, "I pray for you all each night. Thank you for praying for my family."
It was as if God pulled back a curtain for a moment and showed me that there is far more at stake here than simply food, clean water, and medicine, essential though those things are. This is about boys and girls all over the world rising up to be the men and women that God has created them to be. That is the prayer of every parent who loves God. In that moment I saw that what we do together is eternal. Every child is worth fighting for so that they can run the race Christ has set for them and change this world!
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Women of Faith speaker Sheila Walsh is a multi-talented author and Bible teacher (with more than 4 million books sold), Grammy-nominated singer, wife to Barry, and mom to Christian. Prior to joining Women of Faith, Sheila co-hosted television's The 700 Club and her own talk show Heart to Heart with Sheila Walsh on the Family Channel (ABC Family).
There is more at stake than clean water, food, or healthcare alone. World Vision's holistic approach to community development aims to address the root causes of poverty and empower boys and girls to become the men and women God created them to be. Join us in changing a child's life for good. Consider sponsoring a child like Awellu in Ethiopia today!


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Police: 7 foreigners kidnapped in north Nigeria
Published 12:00 am Monday, February 18, 2013
BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a camp for a construction company in rural northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnapping seven foreign workers from Britain, Greece, Italy, Lebanon and the Philippines, authorities said Sunday, in the biggest kidnapping yet in a region under attack by Islamic extremists.
The attack Saturday night happened in Jama'are, a town in Bauchi state. There, the gunmen first attacked a local prison, burning two police trucks, Bauchi state police spokesman Hassan Muhammed told The Associated Press.
The gunmen then targeted a workers' camp for Lebanese construction company Setraco, which is building a road in the area, Muhammed said. The gunmen shot dead a guard at the camp before kidnapping the foreign workers, the spokesman said.
"The gunmen came with explosives, which they used to break some areas," Muhammed said. He did not elaborate and an AP journalist could not immediately reach the town, which is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the state capital, Bauchi.
One British citizen, one Greek, one Italian, three Lebanese and one Filipino were kidnapped, said Adamu Aliyu, the chairman of the local government area that encompasses Jama'are. He said one of the hostages was a woman, while the rest were men. He initially had said four of the hostages were Lebanese. He blamed the confusion on incorrect information he received from his staff.
Italian news agency ANSA later said authorities confirmed an Italian had been kidnapped. It quoted Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi saying the safety of the hostage must be given "absolute priority."
Greece confirmed one of its citizens was abducted. A statement from Greece's foreign ministry said authorities had a plane on standby to send investigators to Nigeria and that its foreign minister had been in contact with Terzi.
"Two Greek police officers, liaisons in Greece's Nigerian Embassy, are in contact with their colleagues of the countries involved and the Nigerian authorities," the statement said.
Britain's Foreign Office said Sunday it was looking into the kidnappings.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the abductions, though Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north has been under attack by the radical Islamic sect known as Boko Haram in the last year and a half. The country's weak central government has been unable to stop the group's bloody guerrilla campaign of shootings and bombings. The sect is blamed for killing at least 792 people in 2012 alone, according to an AP count.
Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is sacrilege" in the Hausa language of Nigeria's north, has demanded the release of all its captive members and called for strict Shariah law to be implemented across the entire country. The sect has killed both Christians and Muslims, as well as soldiers and security forces.
The group, which speaks to journalists in telephone conference calls at times of its choosing, could not be immediately reached for comment Sunday.
Foreigners, long abducted by militant groups and criminal gangs for ransom in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, have become increasingly targeted in Nigeria's north as the violence has grown. However, abductions of foreigners in the north have seen hostages regularly killed.
In May, gunmen in Kaduna state shot and killed a Lebanese and a Nigerian construction worker, while kidnapping another Lebanese employee. Later that month, kidnappers shot a German hostage dead during a rescue operation.
Gunmen who authorities say have links to Boko Haram also kidnapped an Italian and a British man last year in northern Kebbi State who were later killed during a rescue operation by Nigerian soldiers backed up by British special forces. The sect later denied taking part in that abduction, which left Italian authorities angry that the nation was not consulted before the failed rescue attempt.
In December, more than 30 attackers stormed a house in the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna, killing two and kidnapping a French engineer working on a renewable energy project.
Chinese construction workers also have been killed by gunmen around Maiduguri, the northeastern city in Nigeria where Boko Haram began.
In the most recent attack, assailants attacked North Korean doctors working for a hospital in Yobe state, stabbing two to death and beheading a third. No group claimed responsibility.
Foreign embassies in Nigeria have issued travel warnings regarding northern Nigeria for months. Worries about abductions have increased in recent weeks with the French military intervention in Mali, as its troops and Malian soldiers try to root out Islamic fighters who took over that nation's north in the months following a military coup. Last week, the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, put out a warning following the killings of polio workers in the northern city of Kano and the killing of the North Korean doctors.
"The security situation in some parts of Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable," the embassy said.
Jon Gambrell reported from Johannesburg. Associated Press writers Cassandra Vinograd in London, Victor Simpson in Rome and Demetris Nellas in Athens, Greece, contributed to this report.
Jon Gambrell can be reached at www.twitter.com/jongambrellAP .


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I was recently sent a gorgeous stack of fabric (plus a book and some cards!) from the Journeys collection by Kathy Davis. I have been wanting to make myself a new bag and had the Amy Butler book, Style Stitches, (affiliate link) checked out of the library. I decided to make myself the Teardrop Bag using some of the Journeys fabric:
(I didn't get photos taken when the bag was brand new because I made it in a rush before vacation. It's a little bit broken in here--it's been a great bag and I really like it!)
My thoughts on the pattern and the bag--
*I used the recommended Shapeflex interfacing; next time I might try a stiffer interfacing or interline the bag with stiffer canvas or use fusible fleece instead. (It's a little floppy.)
*There is an error in the book for the larger sized Teardrop bag. If you want to make this bag, check out the correction for the pattern on this page.
*I followed the pattern for the handle and it turned out too narrow for my tastes, so I made another one and widened it.
*I found some good tips on inserting magnetic snaps here. I used 2 layers of interlock knit to reinforce the snap pieces, instead of fleece.
*I sewed some dividing seams in the pocket, you can sort of see them in this pic:
*The strap. I lengthened the strap so I could wear it cross-body but I don't think I got it quite right. Someday I need to figure out how to make an adjustable-length strap.
*And, I used sewn-in interfacing on one side of the strap and added some sturdiness by using a layer of twill fabric in place of interfacing the other side of the strap fabric.
Ok, you made it! The folks from Kathy Davis Designs would also like to give a set of these fabrics to one of my readers. The giveaway includes:
Also included in the giveaway is the book Scatter Joy, along with a pile of gorgeous greeting cards, all by Kathy Davis as well.
**The giveaway is closed now, thanks so much! Winner will be posted in the morning!**
To enter the giveaway, please leave a comment below (one comment per person.) I'd love it if you tell me something interesting, but it's not required. :D I will choose the winner via random number generator on May 25, and the folks at Kathy Davis Studios will mail the prize to the winner. Don't forget to make sure I have a way to contact you! If you are a no-reply commenter, include your email address in your comment!
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Police: Cop impersonator demanded free fast food
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say a man flashed a fake gun and badge and demanded free fast food at a McDonald's drive-thru.
Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies say Joseph Pineda told employees Friday that he deserved free food, had just come from a sting and didn't have his wallet.
Workers called the police. Pineda initially ignored commands to show his hands but eventually surrendered at gunpoint.
Authorities said they found two fake police badges and a handgun in the center console of his car.
The 33-year-old was charged with impersonating a police officer and improper exhibition of a firearm.
He was being held in the Pinellas County Jail. Online jail records did not indicate whether he had an attorney.


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Yesterday I had the opportunity to head down to the Taste of the Danforth Greek food event here in Toronto and I had a good time. There was a lot of tasty Greek food and I took a bunch of photos which can be found in my Taste of the Danforth flickr gallery if you are interested. All of the great Greek food just whet my appetite and I wanted more. While I was eating the fresh zucchini salad the other day, I thought that it would make a great filling for a phyllo pie like a spanakopita . For the recipe I pretty much just took the zucchini salads recipe and added some eggs as a binder, wrapped it in phyllo dough and baked it until it was golden brown. The zucchini phyllo pie turned out great! The phyllo ended up nice and golden brown, light and crispy and good. The herbed zucchini and feta filling worked really well in pie form and it was nice and tasty. I liked the combination of the fresh dill, mint and parsley which added a ton of flavour and a sense of freshness to the pie. I have really been enjoying these savoury phyllo pies and I can't wait to try some new ones.
Kolokithopita (Greek Zucchini Pie)
- 2 pounds zucchini (grated and squeezed and drained)
- 1 cup feta cheese (crumbled)
- 1/2 cup herbs (such as dill, mint, parsley, chopped)
- 1 bunch green onions (sliced)
- 3 eggs (lightly beaten)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 12 sheets phyllo dough (thawed over night in the fridge)
- Mix the zucchini, feta, herbs, green onions, eggs, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
- Brush the bottom of a 13×8 inch baking pan with olive oil.
- Brush the top of a sheet of phyllo dough with olive oil and place it in the pan. Repeat until you have 6 layers.
- Place the zucchini mixture on top of the phyllo dough.
- Brush the top of a sheet of phyllo dough with olive oil and place it on the zucchini filling. Repeat until you have 6 layers.
- Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until golden brown on top, about 30-50 minutes.
Greek Style Zucchini Salad
Herbed Zucchini and Feta Quiche with a Brown Rice Crust
Spanakopita (Greek Spinach Pie)
Agginaropita (Greek Artichoke Pie)
Greek Style Zucchini Fritters
Zucchini and Feta Ricotta Tart
Kolokythokeftedes (Zucchini and Feta Balls)
Asparagus and Walnut Phyllo Pie (aka Asparagus Baklava) with Avgolemono Sauce
Zucchini and Feta Breakfast Casserole
Spanakopita (Greek Spinach Pie)
Mushroom and Feta Phyllo Pie
Agginaropita (Greek Artichoke Pie)
Mushroom and Goat Cheese Strudel with Balsamic Syrup
Tomato Tart
Easy Baklava
Apple and Cheddar Quiche
Galaktoboureko (Greek Custard Pie)
Chicken and Date Pastilla
Asparagus and Walnut Phyllo Pie (aka Asparagus Baklava) with Avgolemono Sauce
Roasted Pumpkin Quiche with Caramelized Onions, Gorgonzola and Sage
Strawberry Goat Cheese Banitsa
Lamb Exohiko (Lamb, Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Phyllo Parcels)
Fiddlehead and Gruyere Tart
Zucchini and Feta Breakfast Casserole