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December 20, 2007
Faith, Oil, And 'Brotherhood'
One is a largely secular, post-Soviet state eager to use its energy wealth to secure powerful friends in both the West and the East. The other is a repressive Islamic society whose combative policies have left it almost completely isolated. Despite having much in common, Iran and Azerbaijan are drifting apart.
December 10, 2007
RFE/RL Journalist Freed But Faces New Charges
Jailed in Azerbaijan's "region without rights," Ilgar Nasibov is out of prison. But new charges mean his troubles aren't over -- and neither are the region's. The defamation allegations against Nasibov are part of a broader crackdown on free speech in the exclave of Naxcivan.
December 06, 2007
RFE/RL Journalist Jailed For 'Slandering' Police
An RFE/RL correspondent has been jailed in Azerbaijan for writing a letter protesting police brutality. He is the tenth journalist to be imprisoned in the country, described by one rights group as the leading jailer of journalists in Europe and Central Asia.
November 22, 2007
Turkmenistan Returns To The Stage In Hosting CIS Summit
November 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The CIS is coming to Turkmenistan, but is Turkmenistan coming back to the CIS? That is one of the big questions as the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, hosts a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States for the first time in nearly 15 years.
November 12, 2007
EU Panel Weighs Prospects Of Caucasus-Caspian Region
BRUSSELS, November 12, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A panel of eminent political figures from the European Union, its neighboring countries, and the United States will today release a report outlining a "future vision" for the Caucasian-Caspian region and its links to the rest of the world.
November 03, 2007
Central Asia Looks To Build New 'Silk Roads'
The $18.7 billion program will result in new roads and rail links. (RFE/RL) November 3, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Eight member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program have agreed to a strategy to improve Central Asia's transport infrastructure.
October 29, 2007
Baku 'Prevents Major Attack' On Western Embassies
BAKU, October 29, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A spokesman for Azerbaijan's Ministry of National Security says Azerbaijani security forces have prevented what he described as a major terrorist attack against important facilities and Western embassies in Baku.


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26 Favorite Chicago Hotels
Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park
A $50 million renovation and exceptional service make the Fairmont one of the city's classiest stays, and allergen-free PURE guest rooms offer a bonus to suffering travelers who just want to breathe easy. Step off the elevator, and you'll immediately notice that the air smells naturally fresh-as if you'd just walked outside after a rain in the North Woods, not into a 687-room mid-priced hotel in Chicago's busy Loop. (312) 565-8000; fairmont.com/chicago
Hotel 71
Worth a stay just for its superb location, Hotel 71 also has a friendly staff, good amenities and generously sized rooms. On the Chicago River, just a long block from Michigan Avenue, the hotel sports an outdoor cafe for breakfast through nightcaps. Try to get a river room - the view, including some of Chicago's most iconic buildings, is worth every dollar. (312) 346-7100; hotel71.com
The Peninsula Chicago
Impeccable amenities give one of the city's luxe properties its sterling reputation, and its on-site dining offers a slice of excellence to those who can't spring for a stay. Spacious guest rooms include marble baths, TVs in the bathroom mirrors, and three-tiered mood lighting. The Peninsula has two other big pluses: Its location across from Water Tower Place and its dining options -the elegant Lobby restaurant with a European-inspired menu and Shanghai Terrace, a Chinese restaurant with a 1930s supper club vibe and excellent cocktails. (866) 382-8388; peninsula.com
Acme Hotel Company
Fun and edgy, the Acme Hotel has turned a former Comfort Suites in River North into a vibrant, affordable place to stay, with a great perk: hot coffee delivered in a thermos to your room. The Acme shakes off staid, restful color palettes and employee uniforms and embraces the energy that this neighborhood has to offer. (312) 894-0800; acmehotelcompany.com
Radisson Blu Aqua
A striking, rippled exterior gives this 81-story skyscraper the look of a tall, narrow waterfall. Inside, chic styling and amenities make a stay feel more like high-rise condo life. The 334 guest rooms have rain showers, flat-screens and window walls framing views of Millennium Park, the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. (312) 565-5258; radissonblu.com/aquahotel-chicago
Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago
For people looking to splurge on a special occasion, this is your spot. Even the 600-square-foot entry-level price point rooms come standard with soaking tubs, a kitchen and 10-foot window wall. In-mirror TV portals stand above the bath's limestone counters. (312) 588-8000; trumpchicagohotel.com
The Talbott Hotel
Gracious hospitality and luxurious details define a stay at this Gold Coast property less than one block east of State Street. A polished-mahogany lobby with coffered ceilings, antique clocks and Oriental rugs sets the classy tone for this 16-story boutique hotel. Enjoy both spacious rooms and impeccable service. (800) 825-2688; talbotthotel.com
Park Hyatt Chicago
A luxury hotel on the Magnificent Mile, Park Hyatt Chicago features elegant public spaces (such as the library, pictured) and rooms with plush amenities including marble baths with oversized tubs. Many rooms have beautiful views of the city and Lake Michigan. The hotel is home to award-winning restaurant NoMI Kitchen. (312) 335-1234; parkchicago.hyatt.com
Hard Rock Hotel Chicago
Music fans love this salute to rock in the 1929 Carbide and Carbon Building on Michigan Avenue (artwork of The Who and other bands hangs throughout the building's 40 stories). (866) 966-5166; hardrockhotelchicago.com
Allerton Hotel
Though it has a 1920s redbrick Renaissance exterior, the Allerton's interior is contemporary, thanks to a recent renovation. Rooms at this mid-priced Magnificent Mile spot are comfortable--not plush, but with a functional, calming aesthetic. All rooms have flat-screen TVs, iPod docking stations, pillow-top beds and 400-thread-count linens. (877) 701-8111; theallertonhotel.com
Hotel Felix
This River North-area hotel combines a 1927 Beaux Arts brick building with functional, contemporary furnishings. An earthy design palette and friendly staff give this mid-priced 225-room lodging a comfortable vibe. Motion and heat sensors in the guest rooms control lighting and temperature to reduce energy use when the room is unoccupied. (312) 447-3440; hotelfelixchicago.com
Hotel Lincoln
Whimsical and quirky, the 184-room Hotel Lincoln reflects the fun, residential side of Chicago, complete with park views, lake access and downtown accessibility. Located across from Lincoln Park and Lake Michigan, the mid-priced hotel features bright, cozy rooms; playfully decorated public spaces; and an effervescent staff in 50s-style rockabilly dress. (312) 254-4700; www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/chicago/lincoln/
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
632. That's the square footage of a standard king room at this luxury French-inspired boutique hotel known for lavish art, in-room fireplaces and marble baths. (312) 646-1300 Waldorf Astoria Chicago
Hotel Monaco
Found in the Loop along the bank of the Chicago River, this colorful (and pet-friendly) boutique hotel occupies a former hat factory. (866) 610-0081; monaco-chicago.com
The Wit
This hotel stands in the heart of the Loop's theater district. Your check-in includes a warm chocolate chip cookie, and throughout the hallways, you'll hear the quiet chirping of birds and crickets on your way to your plush guest room. (312) 467-0200; thewithotel.com
Hotel Palomar
They had us with the Rat Pack-esque doormen, free daily wine reception and the nods to Chicago history, including cool photos of the 1893 Columbian Exposition. (877) 731-0505; hotelpalomar-chicago.com
Inn of Chicago
You can walk just about anywhere from this hip boutique hotel in Streeterville. The historic 1920s facade complements sleek furnishings. Soak in the view from the 22nd-floor skydeck. (312) 787-3100; innofchicago.com
JW Marriott Chicago
A $396 million project has transformed a historic Burnham building into a luxe hotel. The property includes 610 guest rooms and a 20,000-square-foot spa. (312) 660-8200; jwmarriottchicago.com
The Blackstone Hotel
Spend a bit more to get a room or suite with a view of Lake Michigan at this centrally located South Michigan Avenue hotel that has hosted 12 presidents. (312) 447-0955; theblackstonehotel.com
A $25 million renovation gives this luxury Mag Mile site a fresh look. A battalion of attentive staff stands ready to serve, and guests shop at the Water Tower Place below. (312) 266-1000; fourseasons.com/chicagorc
Embassy Suites Chicago-Downtown/Lakefront
A 10-minute walk from Navy Pier, this mid-priced River North hotel completed an $11 million upgrade to its suites and fitness center. Rates include breakfast. (312) 836-5900; chicagolakefront.embassysuites.com
River Hotel
This colorful, contemporary mid-priced boutique hotel at Wacker and Michigan is within sight of the city's new lighted river walk. (312) 777-0888; chicagoriverhotel.com
Hotel Allegro
A renovated landmark in the Loop's theater district blends vibrant colors with original Art Deco design. (866) 672-6143; allegrochicago.com
Sax Chicago
This high-energy, upscale hotel with a nightclub just off the lobby stands alongside the House of Blues in Marina City. (312) 245-0333; thompsonhotels.com
Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
This affordable chain hotel in River North recently completed a $20 million ecofriendly renovation. Every room has a view, as the hotel occupies the 14th through the 23rd floors (the 15th-floor CityScape bar is pictured at left). A skywalk connects to the Merchandise Mart. There's also an indoor swimming pool. (312) 836-5000; martplaza.com
Best Western River North
This budget chain option is the only downtown hotel with free parking. A renovation is giving all of the rooms new styling, bedding, furniture and flat-screen TVs. (800) 727-0800; rivernorthhotel.com

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|The Student Leadership Practices Inventory (Student LPI) is the cornerstone of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® model. Created by leadership educators James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, this powerful leadership development model approaches leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors, because everyone can be a leader—whether in a designated leadership role or not.
The Student LPI offers students a method for accurately assessing their leadership skills based on The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, by measuring the frequency with which they engage in 30 behaviors that research shows lead to the best leadership outcomes.
Further, the Student LPI 360 Online:
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What is the research-basis of the Student LPI?
Backed by 30 years of original research and data from over 3 million leaders, The Leadership Challenge® is a leadership development program by leadership educators Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. Approaching leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors, this proven leadership model proclaims Leadership Is Everyone's Business. Research specifically related to students and young leaders is available on this site.
If you would like to learn more about the original and subsequent related research of The Leadership Practices Inventory, please visit the research section of www.leadershipchallenge.com.
What methodology was used to create the Student LPI?
The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) and the Student LPI were developed through a triangulation of qualitative and quantitative research methods and studies. In-depth interviews and written case studies from personal-best leadership experiences generated the conceptual framework, which consists of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®:
How reliable are the LPI assessments?
All of the LPI assessments are based on solid research that spans over two decades. Reliability of the LPI is routinely tested through analysis of internal reliability, and all five leadership practices have consistently shown strong internal reliability coefficients—meaning that the items are highly correlated within each scale. Test and retest reliability also is high. In addition, results have high face validity and predictive validity: the results make sense to people and, over time, have proven to predict high-performing leaders and moderate- and low-performing ones. Overall, the LPI has been extensively applied in many organizational settings and is highly regarded in both the academic and practitioner world.
How does the Student LPI Online work?
Using the Student LPI Online Web-based system, the student completes an online assessment. Each assessment contains 30 statements describing specific leadership behaviors, rated on a 1 to 5 point frequency scale, and takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete.
Student LPI Self Online
Using an access code—either purchased directly online or distributed by the instructor—Student Leaders can log on and take the Student LPI Self Assessment online completely on their own. They can save their progress if they need to pause and continue later. When they are finished, they will receive their own rich, computer-generated feedback report.
Student LPI 360 Online
The Student LPI Administrator (i.e., the instructor or facilitator) sets up the Student LPI assessment for each student, establishing due dates, as appropriate, and designating to an individual Student Leader the task of completing the assessment. Once an assessment is created, Administrators may retain responsibility for all administrative duties related to the assessment, may temporarily share some or all of the administrative responsibilities of this assessment with another Administrator, or may permanently transfer all future administration of this assessment to another Administrator.
Through the use of electronic tokens—either purchased from a Wiley sales representative, directly online, or from an authorized LPI reseller—Student Leaders can take the Student LPI Self Assessment, and ask others to participate in this process by completing the Student LPI Observer Assessment. Observers typically include teachers, coaches, student advisors, teammates, fellow club members, coworkers, or fellow members of a church group or other community or civic organization with direct experience of the individual in a leadership role or any leadership capacity.
What does the report look like?
Experience for yourself the rich, comprehensive, and comprehensible Student LPI 360 Online report.
View a sample Student LPI 360 Online Individual report.
When a student takes the Student LPI for a second or third time, a Reassessment Report can be generated to compare results.
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The Group Report is used if you want to look at the scores of a group of students, such as those in student government, a leadership course, or another group on campus.
View a sample Student LPI 360 Online Group Report.
What is the difference between the Student LPI 360 Online and the Student LPI Self Online?
Both the Student LPI Self Online and the Student LPI 360 Online are research-based and reliable tools to measure frequency of student leadership behavior.
The Student LPI 360 Online offers administrators time-saving methods for reporting results, communicating with student leaders, and working with all of their students' Student LPI assessments from one central location. In this streamlined environment:
In addition, when using the Student LPI Self Online, raw data is not stored and cannot be downloaded as a tab delimited format as it can with the Student LPI 360 Online. While students can access PDFs of their last five reports, there is no Reassessment or Comparative report that shows change over time. The Student LPI 360 Online is recommended for that.
Because the Student LPI Self Online and Student LPI 360 Online are different platforms, data cannot be transferred between the two. If you plan to have your students take the Self-Assessment and then later retake the Self-Assessment as well as obtain Observer Assessments, and you would like to combine this data into a Reassessment Report, it is advised to use the Student LPI 360 Online for both instances.
While the Student LPI Self Online provides for self-measurement, the greater value in the assessment is to use the Student LPI 360 Online to create a genuine 360º measurement. This unique measurement tool collects valuable feedback from teachers, coaches, student advisors, teammates, fellow club members, coworkers, or others who have direct experience in observing the individual student leader in a leadership role or any leadership capacity.
How much does the Student LPI cost?
Please visit our Cost Charts page for current pricing.
We have created a justification kit to help you express to supervisors and other decision makers the need for and importance of using the Student LPI to measure your students' leadership behavior. These tools will help you get the buy-in and funding from them to do so. Go to the Student LPI funding and justification kit now.
Please note: The license term for each Student LPI 260 Online token purchased is 12 months. Unused tokens expire at the end of the 12-month term. Tokens are non-refundable.
What are the technical requirements?
Third Party Software
Some Student LPI Online documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing. If you do not have this program, it is available free at www.adobe.com.
Accept Cookies
In order for Student LPI Online to function properly, your browser must accept cookies. For instructions on setting your browser to accept cookies, please refer to your browser's help section.
Back Button
Avoid using your browser's Back button to navigate to a previous page. This can disrupt certain processing functions, such as when processing a purchasing transaction. Please use the Back buttons provided on all functional pages.
Session Time
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SPEAKING & WRITING Accounting 30 January Russell W. Wende (Chicago) Why, When and How to Go Public, Chapter 11. "The Accountant's Role in the Registration Process." April John M. Crawford (Executive) National Association of Accountants, Minneapolis chapter. "The APB in the 70s." Oscar S. Gellein (Executive) Baylor University accounting conference, Waco, Texas. "Accounting and Change." Karl A. Herrhammer (New York) Badische Anilin-& Soda-Fabrik A. G. accountants meeting, Ludwigshafen, Germany. "Consolidated Financial Statements of International Companies in Accordance with SEC Requirements." Chester A. Hobert, Jr. (Philadelphia) Saint Joseph's College Accounting Alumni Association, Philadelphia. "APB Opinion No. 15 'Earnings per Share' and APB Exposure Draft on 'Business Combinations and Goodwill'." May J. Carl Brooksby (Phoenix) Internal Revenue agents class on EDP, Phoenix. "H&S Auditape as a Tool in Auditing." Frank A. Bruni (New York) New York State CPA Society professional development program on SEC filings of insurance companies, New York. "Selected Insurance Accounting Issues." Ralph S. Johns (Chicago) NACUBO (National Association of College and University Business Officers) Professional File, May 1970. "College Endowment Funds: A Consideration of Applicable Accounting and Legal Principles." Fred M. Oliver (Salt Lake City) Municipal Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, Miami. "Governmental Accounting." Ralph W. Piersall, Jr. (Philadelphia) The Journal of Accountancy, May 1970. "Pension Costs and the Nonprofit Organization." Homer E. Sayad (Saint Louis) Missouri CPA Society seminar on accounting management, systems and controls in government, Jefferson City. Welcoming remarks preceding discussion of "Governmental Accounting." Also Missouri CPA Society, Southwest chapter, Joplin. "Public Accounting in the 70s." Charles G. Steele (San Francisco) Security analysts of San Francisco. "What's in the Hopper at the Accounting Principles Board." Roland L. Voigt (Houston) Texas CPA Society, San Antonio and Lubbock chapters. Professional development course of the Texas CPA Society entitled "Reviewing Audit Reports." R. David Wallace (Miami) AICPA professional development course, Miami. "Filings with the SEC." Joseph M. Weber (Cleveland) Chevrolet dealers, north central region, 10th reunion, Birmingham, Michigan. "Expense Control." June Oscar S. Gellein (Executive) Mountain States CPA conference, Salt Lake City. "Accounting—Post-ig6os." Jerry W Kolb (Chicago) Illinois CPA Society committee on local practitioners, Chicago. "Business Combinations and Goodwill." Don A. Nelson (Los Angeles) Insurance Accounting and Statistical Association, Toronto. "Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Insurance Related Mutual Fund Operations." Charles A. Pancerzewski (Seattle) Insurance Accounting and Statistical Association, Toronto. "Accounting Control of Salvage and Subrogation." July Dale D. Baker, Milton C. Clow (San Diego) Practising Law Institute, real estate investment trust workshop, San Francisco. "Investment Considerations for Real Estate Investment Trusts." Milton C. Clow (see Baker) Curtis E. Youngdahl (Executive) New Jersey CPA State Society, AICPA seminar on filings with the SEC, Atlantic City. "Initial SEC Filings—Planning and Reporting—Reporting Under the Securities Acts." Auditing March Robert A. Luther (Miami) Audit course of Bank Administration Institute, South Florida chapter, Miami. "Statistical Sampling for Internal Auditing." Also April, "Bank Capital Accounts and Reserve for Bad Debts." April Charles Bagby (Atlanta) Emory University graduate class in business administration, Atlanta. "Statistical Sampling." Albert A. Cardone (New York) Hospital Financial Management Association, Metropolitan New York chapter. "Medicare: Problems Encountered by Intermediary Auditors and Prospects for Future Cost Accounting and Audit Requirements." Daniel J. Ciecko (Chicago) Practitioner-in-residence program of the Illinois CPA Society, University of Illinois accounting, auditing and statistics classes, Champaign. "Statistics in Accounting and Auditing; Cash and Internal Control; What Happens on an Audit." Carl J. Council (Charlotte) North Carolina chapter of National Society of Controllers & Financial Officers of Savings Institutions, Greensboro. "Accrual-Basis Accounting for Savings and Loan Associations." Richard I. Fremgen (Chicago) Panel discussion at Illinois CPA Society management services committee meeting, Chicago. "Audit Software." Thomas A. McGrath, Jr. (New York) New York State Society committee seminar, New York. "Case Studies in Retail Auditing." D. Robert Nicholson (Rochester) American Society of Women Accountants, Rochester chapter. 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STLR Link Roundup – February 12, 2010
The latest on the STLR radar: Wired reports on Max Ray Vision's thirteen-year sentence for hacking – the longest yet in U.S. legal history. The District Court for the Western District of Washington dismisses a lawsuit alleging that Microsoft misled its customers by representing anti-piracy code as a critical security update. ComputerWorld reports. The E-Commerce Times looks into codec licensing issues and what it means for the development of the next generation of HTML. The Register Continue Reading →


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More precisely: let X/F_q be a smooth projective algebraic curve of genus at least 2. Does there always exist a curve Y/F_{q^d} with a finite etale projection Y -> X, such that one of the Frobenius eigenvalues on H^1(Y,Z_ell) is q^{d/2}?
I mentioned this on my blog about three weeks BMO, but this seems a much better venue. The question is motivated by some (analogous, I think?) conjectures in topology; see the blog post for more about the motivation, and what (little) I know about the question.


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The double eliminations got underway on time this morning under grey skies, and gusty winds. The first heat of the day was between Moroccan riders Yassine Bouceta and Mustapha Habachi. Bouceta was disqualified due to a line entanglement with his opponent. Habachi moves on to the next round of heats against Serbian rider Boris Judin (Nobile, SER). Judin defeated Habachi in a 3-0-judge decision.
Dominican rider Ariel Corniel (Ozone, DOM) was on top of his game today, eliminating Judin but was then defeated by Australian rider Andy Yates (Slingshot, AUS).
The wind was extremely gusty in the last two heats of the day. Riders were not able to perform as well as they normally do. Sebastian Garat (RRD, FRA) had a difficult time landing some technical moves due to the sudden onset of gusts during his maneuvers against Tom Hebert (Airush, NCL). Hebert eliminated Garat in a very close heat with a better overall execution of tricks.
In the women's double elimination, Jalou Langeree (Naish, NED) defeated all opponents she battled against. Langeree defeated Aya Oshima (Cabrinha, JPN) and Kari Schibevaag (Ozone, NOR) which moves her up to compete for the 6th place position against Ania Grzelinska (North, POL). Grzelinska moved quickly up the ladder against her contender Celine Rodenas (Best, FRA) whom did not start today due to a knee injury that occurred yesterday during her heat against Langeree.
Angela Peral (North, ESP) defeated Austrian rider Laila Puehringer (JN Kites, AUT) due to more technical moves, however was eliminated by Grzelinska in the final women's heat of the day.
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Vermillion wrote:
Does someone have any expirience using wayland with catalyst (10.10)? I'll propably try wayland over the weekend but just wondering if i should take care of something
for 9999999999 time, wayland works only on drivers that uses KMS and some page-flipping stuff that only Intel has at this moment. catalyst and nvidia doesn't support KMS therefor wayland would not work
I know, that is not nice, because it is an old post, but the Wayland-devs did something, so you can use the Framebuffer instead of KMS and co. But you need at least 4 GB of RAM. :-D So, yes, it is unusable, but not impossible.
I compiled wayland from AUR, but I get those error when trying to run wayland-system-compositor :
failed to create context
failed to initialize egl (this line only if launched from tty / not if launched from a console on top of X)
failed to create compositor
Is it possible to fix that ?
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Mesa 7.9 was just pushed to the Extra repository today. Try running a 'pacman -Syu' to pull it down and your EGL requirements should be met.
Edit: Nevermind, the arch devs have specifically disabled EGL in mesa 7.9. You'll have to recompile mesa to enable it.
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I have wayland-mesa-git from AUR installed, so EGL should be enabled. From the PKGBUILD:
./autogen.sh \
--prefix=/usr \
--with-dri-driverdir=/usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri \
--with-dri-drivers=swrast,radeon,r200,r300,r600,i810,i915,i965,unichrome,mach64,mga,r128,savage,sis,tdfx \
--enable-glx-tls \
--with-driver=dri \
--enable-xcb \
--disable-glut \
--disable-gallium \
--enable-egl \
Today I've tried to build Wayland once again.
I've used current mesa and cairo, just enable flags.
~/abs$ diff -u mesa/PKGBUILD{~,}
--- mesa/PKGBUILD~ 2010-11-26 07:06:45.000000000 +0200
+++ mesa/PKGBUILD 2010-11-26 15:03:13.263729106 +0200
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@
cd "${srcdir}/Mesa-${pkgver}"
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--with-dri-driverdir=/usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri \
- --disable-egl \
- --enable-gallium-radeon \
- --enable-gallium-nouveau \
- --enable-glx-tls \
--with-driver=dri \
--enable-xcb \
- --with-state-trackers=dri,glx \
- --disable-glut
+ --disable-glut \
+ --enable-glx-tls \
+ --disable-gallium \
+ --enable-egl \
+ --enable-gles2
cd "${srcdir}/gl-manpages-1.0.1"
~/abs$ diff -u cairo/PKGBUILD{~,}
--- cairo/PKGBUILD~ 2010-11-26 07:05:16.000000000 +0200
+++ cairo/PKGBUILD 2010-11-26 15:10:54.193602026 +0200
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/cairo-1.10.0-buggy_gradients.patch"
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
- --localstatedir=/var --disable-static
+ --localstatedir=/var --disable-static \
+ --enable-gl
make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install
~/abs$ cd mesa
~/abs/mesa$ makepkg --pkg mesa
~/abs/mesa$ makepkg --pkg libgl
~/abs/mesa$ makepkg --pkg intel-dri
~/abs/mesa$ sudo pacman -U intel-dri-7.9-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz libgl-7.9-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz mesa-7.9-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz
~/abs/mesa$ cd ../cairo
~/abs/cairo$ makepkg -si
It works ok under X but shows garbage when started under VT.
~$ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
~$ lsmod | grep ^drm
drm_kms_helper 23055 1 i915
drm 142903 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
Does it work for you?
The problem was caused by dual monitors (connected via dsub and dvi).
I've unpluged dvi monitor and now wayland started from tty works well.
Now I'm going to check is it working with dvi only monitor.
There was a problem with staring application on wayland started in VT.
To run clients, switch to a different VT and run the client from there.
But for some reason I've got error.
'sent request to invalid object'
To run application you should be on compositor VT. In other words run
$ sleep 5; terminal
And switch to the compositor VT
Hi sergeykish,
What commands are you running to start Wayland? I've tried "export DISPLAY=1.0" then "wayland-system-compositor" but it fails out with 'failed to create compositor". This happens from both tty and a terminal in an X server. Am I missing a command?
Does the OS radeon driver work with wayland? I get a DRI2 error when trying to start inside of X and a libEGL error related to DRI2 when trying to start from a VT.
Radeon-git should work with Wayland, I guess.
luciferin, I've got some problem on first attempt.
I've installed `wayland-mesa-git` and all its dependencies (weyland-mesa-git, cairo-git, libgl-git etc). And was unable to start wayland.
So I've
* removed all the *-git packages
* installed back original
* recompiled mesa and cairo as described above
* changed wayland dependencies a bit
-depends=('libxkbcommon' 'wayland-mesa-git' 'cairo-gl-git' 'poppler-glib')
+depends=('libxkbcommon' 'mesa' 'cairo' 'poppler-glib')
Thats all.
I've posted patched PKGBUILDS https://gist.github.com/720093
I can post them in AUR as wayland-mesa, wayland-cairo (and mark all other packages .
Thanks sergeykish!
I've finally been able to run wayland using your PKGBUILDS from github (I've ony been able to set the background image for now)...
Just a few comments. Two files are needed to build :
for cairo:
wget http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/cairo-git/cairo-git/cairo-1.10.0-buggy_gradients.patch
for mesa:
wget http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mesa-git/mesa-git/LICENSE
For cairo this flag is needed :
Otherwise I get an error like "cairo_gl_surface_create" doesn't exist.
Also for mesa I added a few flags to ./configure :
--enable-gles2 --with-dri-drivers=i915,(your dri-driver) --enable-driglx-direct --with-egl-displays="x11 drm"
They come from this thread : http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.vi … evel/51319
I'm not sure it is needed or useful because I changed the version of libgl at the same time (from libgl-git to the version of your mesa-PKGBUILD).
A line like :
conflicts=('libgl' 'libgl-git' 'mesa' 'mesa-git' ...)
could be useful to avoid that king of mistakes.
Also I have a question :
how do you build only some package when you have a PKGBUILD with multiple package target like mesa-PKGBUILD ? I commented what is not necessary for me, but there must be a more efficient way of doing it, isn't it ?
Anyway I think it is a good idea to put it in AUR.
Now it is time to try to run some program in wayland :-)
Last edited by bzhb (2010-12-08 06:03:26)
You can use current cairo. No need in cairo-git and its patch (maybe same about --enable-egl flag)
There was no problem in building mesa. Have no idea how LICENSE file can help
I think it is much more safe to use stable versions.
I've build several pkgs from one PKGBUILD as described above.
~/abs$ cd mesa
~/abs/mesa$ makepkg --pkg mesa
~/abs/mesa$ makepkg --pkg libgl
~/abs/mesa$ makepkg --pkg intel-dri
~/abs/mesa$ sudo pacman -U intel-dri-7.9-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz libgl-7.9-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz mesa-7.9-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz
I don't want to clutter the AUR. The owner already notified with comment and private mail.
Good luck!
yes I did use the stable versions following your guidelines, but it is the PKGBUILB you put on github that requires the patch and the licence (presumably because you adapted them from AUR's mesa-git and cairo-git). So I took those files from the git versions in AUR rather than bother changing the PKGBUILDs.
Yep, you are right - these files required.
I've checked stable PKGBUILDs which I used to create own. Take a look
$ yaourt -SG mesa
==> Download mesa sources
receiving file list ... done
$ yaourt -SG cairo
==> Download cairo sources
receiving file list ... done
I started a wiki page on Wayland :
It is still just an ugly dump of information from this thread. Don't hesitate to improve !
Looks like we can use wayland with radeon without patches with kernel 2.6.38. Nouveau still needs to be patched for page-flipping support.
How is your experience with Wayland going? I'm waiting for a complete qt port to try it.
Athlon II X4 620 + Gigabyte 785GPM-UD2H + 4GB DDR3 + SSD OCZ Vertex2 60GB
Archlinux x86_64 + Openbox
Has anyone tried to run a rootless X server on top of Wayland or is it too early for that yet?
It would be cool to try this, but since I am on nouveau, I guess I will have to wait a bit until the driver matures.
My AUR packages
Any package of mine is up for grabs. If you think you could mantain it better - just contact me!
can someone post a screen shot of gnome 3 on wayland? does it work?
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can someone post a screen shot of gnome 3 on wayland? does it work?
gtk3 works and rootless X in Wayland too, but gnome 3 needs more work, because it relies on X in various parts, like the panel.
I have a screenshot for you, but only with the wayland-demos inside X.
venky80 wrote:
can someone post a screen shot of gnome 3 on wayland? does it work?
gtk3 works and rootless X in Wayland too, but gnome 3 needs more work, because it relies on X in various parts, like the panel.
I have a screenshot for you, but only with the wayland-demos inside X.
Oh ..so can people who use other DE like openbox, fluxbox etc use just wayland and ditch X?
does kde 4.6 work with wayland?
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Oh ..so can people who use other DE like openbox, fluxbox etc use just wayland and ditch X?
does kde 4.6 work with wayland?
No, and no. All toolkits and WMs need to be ported to Wayland. And I'm not sure how exactly WMs will actually work in Wayland, window management will be more integrated than it is in X, where the WM is pretty mcuh just another X client. Also Wayland itself is still far from being usable, basic stuff is only being discussed right now, stuff like input protocol and how to handle multiple screens and such. But, it's possible to have X as just another Wayland client, for backwards compatibility.
Hello everyone!
I keep getting this error message:
$ wayland-system-compositor
libEGL warning: EGL-DRI2: could not create udev device for fd 5
failed to initialize display
no drm device found
failed to create compositor
Anyone knows what is this about? Latest mesa and wayland from git, and I'm using latest 2.6.38 kernel snapshot from here.
I use yaourt for wayland-git and i got this error:
In file included from ../../../../src/egl/main/egldisplay.h:5:0,
from wayland-drm.h:4,
from wayland-drm.c:35:
../../../../src/egl/main/egltypedefs.h:6:21: fatal error: EGL/egl.h: No such file or directory
I installed freeglut.
I use yaourt for wayland-git and i got this error:
In file included from ../../../../src/egl/main/egldisplay.h:5:0,
from wayland-drm.h:4,
from wayland-drm.c:35:
../../../../src/egl/main/egltypedefs.h:6:21: fatal error: EGL/egl.h: No such file or directory
I installed freeglut.
You have to build wayland first, then build mesa with --egl-platforms=wayland and last build wayland-demos.


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Motorists along Highway 76 between Bonsall and I-15 are happy to see that the final six-mile phase of the Highway 76 widening project has begun. Last week, crews started clearing out heavy brush and trees from the overgrown San Luis Rey River flood plain.
As of March 12, three crews have only 1.7 miles remaining to be cleared along the route that stretches east from South Mission Road to the I-15/Highway 76 interchange.
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Transnet, the transportation arm of San Diego County Association of Governments, which coordinates projects on behalf of Caltrans, is funding the project. Voters approved a half-cent sales tax in 1988, with Highway 76's widening one of the main projects proposed. The road-widening never happened.
In 2004, when SANDAG wanted voters to reaffirm the sales tax for another 40 years, transportation officials had to heavily campaign North County voters who were skeptical from being promised an improved Highway 76 then passed over for other projects.
The countywide 2004 ballot measure was approved by a slim margin. The campaign focused on major freeway-widening projects such as the 76, I-15, SR-56, SR-52, and SR-905. Most voters probably didn't know that the regional highway tax would also be used for buses, trains, bike lanes, adding of HOV lanes, sidewalks, and local cities' road and bridge improvements.
While daily commuters appreciate any improvements, longtime residents point out that in the 1970s, Highway 76 was supposed to be developed into a four-lane freeway from I-5 to I-15. Only a short, one-mile, freeway-type bypass was completed, to avoid Oceanside's heavily traveled El Camino Real/Mission Road intersection.
The portion of Highway 76's widening from Oceanside's College Drive to Bonsall's South Mission Road was completed over the past decade, with the latest section, a four-lane divided highway from East Vista Way to Bonsall, opening up in 2013.
With continued growth in southwestern Riverside County, the addition of a large satellite campus of Palomar College, 800 new homes across the I-15 freeway, and the increasing growth of nearby casinos, Caltrans projects daily traffic volume along Highway 76 will reach 46,000 vehicles by 2030.
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For those of us who live with chronic pain, it often feels like we are battling a war on two fronts. No, not my front…pick up your mind. At my age my front is far from interesting, although I will say it is a challenge to keep it up off the floor. You can take that anyway you wish because what I really meant to explain was that we are fighting dual wars. We wrestle with our bodies during every waking and sleeping moment. Then we have to fight the complications that occur in the mind thanks to many factors.
The Body's Gone; So Does the Mind Have to Follow?
Mental confusion, forgetfulness and good old memory loss…I think that's what I wanted to say, if I'm remembering correctly. Many of us experience one or all three of these each and every day. Pain alone, hour after hour can be a terribly distracting factor. That little guy with the sharp metal hammer keeps pounding away at various parts of our bodies without ceasing. It's difficult to describe the full extent of the distraction to those who do not experience this kind of pain. We live in a society where we are taught to "take a pill" or "get used to it." What if the pills don't help all that much and you're so "used to it" your personal windshield is streaked with tears from dealing with it. In my mind's eye, I see this little persistent bugger as a tiny Lego man, faceless and without pity. He strikes whenever he damn well feels like it and has little regard for my time or place. He is merciless in his approach and often keeps me awake, hammering, hammering!
Pain is not the only contributor to this change in mental acuity. It's a difficult subject to pin down because many of us need to take medications which also cause changes in the brain and other vital organs. Prednisone, methotrexate, biologics and NSAID's are only a few of them that "mess" with our heads. Depression is the other nasty tenant that moves in on us, always without permission. We, as well as society, have the tendency to be a bit hard on ourselves and call it stress. We talk about the harm we're experiencing from the stress we're in, around and witness. Often, I believe, there are more physical causes than we understand. Stress may only be the barometer that goes "BOING!" from the constant barrage of pain traveling up the spinal cord and landing in the brain. When it lands there, it gives birth to depression, bitchiness and despair. We react in so many ways because we are mere mortals who are under attack. Living in the trenches of the two World Wars must have been something like this. It just never goes away. Okay, I surrender. Somebody give me a white flag and I'll wave it.
Often, I find, I am very forgetful. I've started making notes when the thought is there, rather quickly before it flees. I lost my beautiful watch my husband gave me. It happened a few days ago. I don't know where it is. As the old saying goes, I've hunted "high and low" for it and haven't come upon it, as yet. My mind displayed an action I didn't authorize and I'm confused, embarrassed and feeling a bit zany. I, like many of you, have patterns of behavior and usually take jewelry off in a certain place for safekeeping. Well, my watch is certainly safe…I hope. I hate occurrences like this because you can't put it down and walk away as the thought follows you and you relive each day, as far back as you can recall.
In the meantime, or should I say, timelessly, I go on. I often try to pin down these changes and find the cause. I cannot and will not speak for any of you because this whole situation is far too complex as it involves the mind/body connection. Is it the pain? Is it the side effects of the medications we take? Is it the natural progression of aging? The word Alzheimer's is bandied about far too freely today to give it credence. Many elderly simply have lost brain cells and it is called dementia? Who knows? My dear Dad was diagnosed with sudden onset dementia and as it happened, it was actually cerebral arteritis which an inflammation of the arteries and in the rheumatology family.
Are You Just Going to Sit, Lie, or Grouch Down and Take This?
Okay, my friends, what are we going to do about this? Let me share, as always because you know you can't shut me up. Let's look at some of the factors you can do something about.
LONELINESS can be a terribly altering experience. I'm certain each of you have been cornered in the market by someone who lives alone and can latch onto you out of sheer need. They need the company of another person, they need to express themselves and they need to be heard and valued. I'll keep it a secret if you will, but I have been guilty of this myself, many times and must guard against it. Those of us who are stuck at home, more time than not, do turn inward and need the company of others. Some of us have always been more gregarious than others and miss the comradeship of others. Certainly, we can talk to our pets and often do. You should hear the pep talks I give to our little Jack Russell when she looks up the stairway in our home with that, "Oh dear, do I have to do this" look on her face. I sound like a cheerleader for the Oregon Ducks. You see, some of my motivation with her is selfish but not altogether. I know she will lie down there and bark and drive me to yet another brink. I also know that she, like me, needs to walk those stairs. She needs the exercise, much like me.
Another problem that is often brought on with disease and loneliness is the need to talk about our problems. Do you ever find, at the end of the day, you have constantly talked about your disease, your disability and your pain? What about all the other wonderful things to share that are within you or right outside your front door? A more aggravating version of this is when we repeat ourselves. During one conversation we or someone we know can relate the same event and not seem to remember or care that you already heard it once if not thrice. We must guard against this one in particular because it can cause friends and family to flee, hang up or become totally frustrated. These are not good things. If we guard against this kind of repetition, it also gives us more time to help, listen to and interact with others in a more reciprocal manner.
Unlike many folks, I think television helps with the loneliness and the self-pity; stories, films, special and sports all take us out of ourselves as does reading. Your mind and mine need to be stimulated and challenged. Of course, I like to write down thoughts, ideas and witticisms. This remark brings me to my last category for today dear friends.
I was introduced to imaging as a child but I didn't know it. It was called prayer. Give it whatever name you feel comfortable with and you realize if you see a result in your mind, you have a good chance of seeing it in real life, space and time. If you imagine something terrible is going to happen, it very often does. I had a very positive, wonderful father. He taught me to expect the best out of life. He had fought many factors in his life but became a successful person anyway. I think he loved life too much to want it to be harmed, tainted or squandered.
As a young mother of two I went through a painful divorce and my counselor I drove a great distance to see, was the author of a very popular book in the late 1950's. His name was Dr. William R. Parker and the book was called PRAYER CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. I had read his book many years previously and was delighted to find he was still living and although not a college professor any longer, he did do private counseling. He taught me how to expect the best out of life, to see myself as happy (which was a near impossible thought at that time) and to visualize it in my mind. He explained he had used imagery to help patients even shrink malignant tumors by imagining them getting smaller.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale also wrote a great book on this subject simply called IMAGING. One can't imagine without a goal or vision in mind. It's good to have a cause or a direction to desire, to see in the sub-conscious mind and to imagine. I find a list helpful at these times to serve as goals. Think of it as setting out on a journey. Where are you going? How can you go nowhere? It helps to have a destination, doesn't it? It is tantamount to saying, "Hey, I'm going to take a trip." Your friend asks, "So, where are you going?" You reply, "Oh, I don't know."
We all know some trips are interrupted by life and circumstance but we need to have some idea what we want from life, want to give to life and discover what we are interested in. Life need not be over just because we live with pain and disease. Don't stop imagining and why not try soaking your sub-conscious in it and I think you'll be surprised what the results will be.
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On picket, Cumberland Presb. Church –
Mch 9th 1863 )
My very dear wife,
It must be somewhat over a week
since I last wrote you. A combination of circumstances is
the cause of my tardiness. In the first place for four or
days I was seriously indisposed with an attack of flux
which I was afraid was going to give me considerable
trouble, but a few strong doses of medicine and a change
of diet succeeded in checking it and last Friday I
was again fit for duty – You would be astonished at the
price I paid for a few luxuries, or so considered by a
soldier, in order to have something different from this
abominable yellow corn meal and [mess] beef. Five doll
for a pound of sugar, one dollar for half a dozen eggs and
other things in proportion. I don't know when this spirit
of extortion is going to stop; it is not confined to any
particular class or locality – the farmer wants an exorbitant
price for what he has to sell and the soldier that
is fortunate to [procure] anything that is [in] demand
wants double what he paid for it. As for the [suttlers]
and store keepers that follow an army, they have no
conscience at all."
On Friday, a wet and dismal day, we were aroused
from the usual dull nature of camp by heavy can-
nonading along the whole of our advance lines. Toward
evening we advanced with our two pieces to the front
with the expectation of a sharp skirmish. The enemy


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Chris Maloney is entering his sixth season on the Cardinals Major League coaching staff and his second as the team's Third Base Coach. He served as First Base Coach from 2012-15. Maloney spent the previous five seasons (2007-11) as the Memphis Redbirds (AAA) manager, leading the team to winning records in four of his five seasons. He guided the 2010 Redbirds to the Pacific Coast League Championship Series for the second straight season and entered the 2010 series on a nine-game PCL playoffs win streak dating back to 2009 when his Memphis club won the PCL Championship by sweeping Albuquerque and Sacramento in six straight games.
Maloney skippered two seasons at Springfield (AA) from 2005-06 prior to his promotion to Memphis. "Hammer" returned to the Cardinals organization in 2005 after having spent three years in the Astros organization as manager of the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs. Maloney posted a 212-220 record with the Zephyrs, including a first place finish in 2002. Maloney's previous tenure with the Cardinals included Manager of the Year honors in three different leagues: the New York-Penn League while leading Hamilton to a 56-20 (.737) record in 1992, the highest winning percentage by a Cardinals minor league team; the South Atlantic League with Savannah in 1993, and the Texas League with Arkansas in 1998. His 1993 Savannah squad posted a 94-48 record and captured the league title as Maloney was named Baseball Weekly's Minor League Manager of the Year.
In his 17 seasons as a manager in the Cardinals system, Maloney compiled a 1016-870 (.539) record. His work with young Cardinals players was formally recognized when he was presented with the 2006 and 2009 George Kissell Awards, presented annually for excellence in player development. The 2009 award made Maloney the first two-time winner.
Maloney, 55, is a native of Jackson, Miss. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1983 and was later signed as a non-drafted free agent by the New York Mets. The former outfielder-first baseman was purchased by the Cardinals in 1986 and played one minor league season at Springfield, Ill. He and wife, Laurie, have a daughter, Ann Bradley, and son, Jake, and reside in Jackson, Miss., in the off-season.


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A J Scam Dooms Rays
White Sox 6, Rays 5
Can there be a Public Enemy number 1 in baseball? Can a persob be so hated he makes you want to spit fire and just wishes for 5 minutes in the parking lot alone with the guy. Well, for me, and maybe Rays Manager Joe Maddon, that guy is White Sox catcher A J Pierzenski. A J is that kind of snake that crawls on it's belly and shows its true face every couple of years. Unfortunately, we got to see the slimeball first hand in our Sunday contest against the White Sox.
A J has a history of being a deceptive scum. You might remember a certain Playoff game a few years ago against the LA Angel where a dropped third strike put the entire stadium in panic and the nation wanting AJ's collective rear for his certain act of theft. Well, AJ pulled off a bigger boner play yesterday that will make the Rays' fans hate him for more than a few years.
In the 10th inning, with the White Sox threatening to take the contest from the Rays, AJ found himself in a pickle of a rundown between second and third base. He did everything possible to shake the Rays and move forward, but decided to use a bit of visual psyche work and get the Rays to be the bad guy this time. With Willy Aybar barreling down on him with the ball, AJ decided to make a move and fake towards second base and Jason Bartlett. Aybar threw the ball to Bartlett and AJ started his ruse.
Pierzenski made a motion to change direction and threw his elbow and body towards leftfield. In that motion, he clipped Aybars arm and the second base umpire decided that AJ had the right to keep going in his tuen and awarded him safe and gave him third base as a prize. It was determined by the umpire that AJ made a clean move towards third and that Aybar blocked his forward progress and interferred with AJ. Well, Maddon came out and went ballistic on the umpiring crew and he had more than that play to be upset about here.
It seems that second base umpire Doug Eddings was the guy behind the plate in AJ's other baseball scam, and made a fool of Eddings for the second time in his career. The action by AJ was a true and outright farce to the game of baseball. We try and tell our kids in Little League to not cheat and that sportsmanship plays a huge role in life and baseball, then reward a guy like this for a bogus action.
I am not upset that in the last week the Rays have gotten two blown calls against them. The BJ situation against the Angels might just have been a bad call, but that call did not impact the final outcome of the game.
This call gave the White Sox a man at third base, and Pierzenski ended up being the winning run of the ballgame. That is the real tragedy here, the game came down to that one bogue play, and not a great action by either team. I hope we do get another chance at Pierzenski in the playoff's this year. Maybe pinch-run Jonny Gomes at third and let him loose on AJ after a fly ball to the outfield. Jonny barreling down on AJ and knocking not just the ball, but AJ out of a game might be a great ending to this saga, but with our luck Gomes would be called out for a Pete Rose-type pop of Pierzenski.
But I can dream can't I?
White Sox 6, Rays 5
Rocco again came on as the DH in the game and went before a National Television audience on TBS to show he is healthy and ready to rockj and roll for the Rays. In the contest, Rocco went 2-5 in the game, but contributed with 2 RBI's and a run scored for the Rays.
Rocco hit his second homer since coming back to the Rays in the 1st inning with Carlos Pena on base. The 2-run blast put the Rays in front early 2-0 over the White Sox. Baldelli took the first pitch he saw and drilled it 416 feet into the leftffield stands. Coming into the contest, Rocco was 6-10 against White Sox starter Mark Buehrle. Rocco also got a Ground Rule double in the 6th inning that rolled around in the corner for a bit on rightfielder Jermain Dye. Carlos Pena also scored on this play to tie the game at 4-4.
Later in the inning, Baldelli was thrown out at home trying to score. Rocco seemed to be looking back at third baseman Juan Uribe and lost a bit of spped going to home. The throw beat Baldelli with ease and the Rays lost a possible scoring chance.
Carlos Pena also had a great day for the Rays at the plate going 2-4, with 2 runs scored and an RBI. Pena hit a reached first base on an error by White Sox first baseman Nick Swisher before Baldelli blast to left. Carlos also had an interesting play in the top of the 6th inning.
With the White Sox playing a shift on Pena, he decided to put down a bunt down the third baseline and to the right of pitcher Buehrle. the pitcher could not get the ball in time, and also threw a errant ball to first to the play.
The game actually came down to one play in the bottom of the 9th inning for the Rays. With Brian Anderson on second, pinchrunning for Ken Griffey Jr., he went for it all after a single by Paul Konerko. Anderson rounded third and headed for home as Ben Zobrist got the ball in leftfield and tossed a throw towrds home. the ball took three hops before bouncing off the chest protector of Shawn Riggans and Anderson was safe with the tying run of the game.
A better throw by the inexperienced outfielder Zobrist and the game would have ended there. the White Sox had two outs at that moment and the out at home would have neded the game in dramatic fashion. You could see that Riggans tried to get the ball, but it made a short hop right before the plate and made it more difficult for him to take the ball into his glove with Anderson barreling down on him. Instead it gave the Sox a 5-5 tie going into extra innings.
Rays starter Andy Sonnastine was going for his 14th win of the season on Sunday. That would have tied him with Rolando Arroyo for the tops in seasonal victories for the Rays. Sonnanstine pitched 6.1 innings of 9-hit, 4-run ball and only posted one strikeout in the game.
Andy did give up two homers in the game for the third time this season. In his last 5 starts, Sonnanstine is 3-0, and his current winning percentage of .684 is the best in team history. Sonnanstine had trouble mostly only in the 4th inning for the Rays. In that inning, the White Sox got Sonnanstine for 4 runs on 4 hits. the first 4 batters in that inning scored on the two homers allowed by Sonnanstine that day.
Rays reliever Jason Hammel took the loss in Sunday's game, but I truly feel he did not deserve that fate. The contest was decided by the umpires and not the players on the field.
With that in mind, if Rays current closer Dan Wheeler had shut down the Sox in the 9th inning, we would not even be talking about all of this. Wheeler got his second blown save in 10 save appearances this season for the Rays. Wheeler did get two strikeouts in the inning, but gave up a double to Griffey Jr, and a single to pince-hitter Paul Konerko that ended up scoring the tying run for the Sox.
During this series, the Rays had a chance to get their stolen base totals up significantly since both AJ Pierzenski and Toby Hall do not have impressive total this year throwing out runners. Pierzenski actually has the second worst percentage throwing out men in the AL. The Rays only attempted 1 steal attempt, and that was a successful steal by B J Upton in Friday night's game. the Rays blew a chance to put pressure on the White Sox pitching staff by running more in the contests.


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4. Create different sizes of logo for print, web, letterhead.


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SPRINGFIELD, MO — Tom Morris and FM promotions is glad to team up with Danger boy events/BJ Flores and Don King Productions for two important fights on January 28th. This event will take place at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield Missouri and is starting to turn into a very entertaining night of fighting.
Five professional boxing matches as well as two professional MMA matches will make this a can't miss event for the people in Springfield, Missouri. #3 WBO world rated Cruiserweight BJ Flores will headline in the main event and Cory Spinks and Sechew Powell face off in an important IBF Jr. Middleweight eliminator fight. Flores is starting to put Springfield, Missouri on the map as far as boxing goes, and he is building an increasingly large fan base in the Springfield area. Flores sold out the last event at the O'Reily Events Center and looks to do the same thing again at the Shrine Mosque on January 28th.
Five- time world champion Cory "Next Generation" Spinks will take on former title challenger and #4 IBF World rated Sechew "Iron Horse" Powell in a pivotal fight for both fighters in their respective careers. The winner will face Cornelius Bundrage for the IBF world title on the next fight and Don King has ensured that this fight will in fact take place on the BJ Flores card on January 28th. Spinks is hoping to fight for his 6th world title with a win over the very talented Powell.
WBO #3 World rated and NABO and NABA US champion as well as WBC Continental Americas champion BJ Flores, is in heavy training for his North American championship fight on January 28th. Flores will also be fighting for the recently vacated NABF title that was given up by Nigerian World Rated Lateef Kayode in place of facing the Flores. This will be Flores third North American title fight in the last 6 months and is starting to turn some heads with the large crowds that have showed up for his July and October fights. The world rated Flores has kept a very active schedule and his recent signing with iconic promoter Don King has seem to put a bounce in his step.
Flores says, "It is an honor to have two fighters like Cory and Sechew fight on my card on January 28th in Springfield, Missouri. When I got the call from Don yesterday he told me it was a done deal. I have grown up fighting with both of these guys and have followed their careers and this is sure to be a great addition to the card and a very exciting fight for the people in Springfield, Missouri. The fans in Missouri are very energetic and I couldn't think of a better place to stage this important elimination fight!" Flores goes on to say "I will be fighting for the third time in six months and I'm just doing what I love to do. We have offered this fight to top American contenders Andres Taylor 21-1, Aaron Williams 21-3, James Cermack 17-2, Jeremiah Graziano 15-0 and Ed Perry 18-4. We hope to have an opponent nailed down by the end of the week."
When asked if Flores was disappointed in Lateef Kayode vacating the NABF title instead of facing him Flores said, "I understand boxing is a business. My attitude has changed. I want to fight often and the best opponents possible. After my loss to Danny Green I immediately wanted to fight a big name guy in the states. I wanted Kayode and he refused to fight me. I won the NABO interim title and instead of facing me he vacated the NABO title and I became full champion. When I moved into the #1 spot by the NABF and President Joe Dwyer informed Team Kayode that he had to face me next they said "we appreciate the opportunity but we will be vacating the title. So, I'm used to it. I'm just glad Mr. King has gotten behind this big event and is helping us promote and make it big!! Don is coming back and so am I!!"
One thing for sure is that the fans of Springfield, Missouri are in for a real treat on January 28th. The fight will be held at the historic Shrine Mosque and tix can be purchased at the Box office or on Metrotix. 1-800-293- 5949 for tickets.


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One film, 15 different campaigns across Europe. At the Les Arcs Co-production Village in December, several distributors revealed their release strategies for Habemus Papam. Wendy Mitchell reports
Much as the Pope himself gets different responses when he travels around the world, so too does Nanni Moretti's Habemus Papam.
The film had modest success at home in Italy with an opening weekend of $1.7m (€1.3m) in April from 460 prints via 01 and Sacher. It has been a bona fide hit in France on more than 700,000 admissions as of mid-December (helped by Michel Piccoli in a starring role), and seen a more muted response in countries such as the UK. It is yet to be released in a number of territories.
The various strategies used by distributors across Europe were discussed at a December panel, organised by Europa Distribution, and presented at the Co-production Village in Les Arcs, France.
Moretti's black comedy-drama follows a newly elected Pope (played by Piccoli) who becomes anxious and consults a psychiatrist (Moretti) before taking on the papacy. It was a $10.5m (€8m) co-production between Moretti's own Sacher, Rai, Le Pacte and Fandango, and partly backed by Eurimages.
Habemus Papam premiered in Cannes Competition to mixed reviews.
Fandango Portobello handled sales on the film, and sold to 15 territories in Europe: Benelux (Cinéart), Croatia (Continental), Denmark (Camera Film), Estonia (Tallinnfilm), France (Le Pacte), Germany (Prokino), Hungary (Cirko Film), Italy (01 and Sacher), Lithuania (Kino Pasaka), Norway (Europafilm), Portugal (Midas), Romania (Independenta), Serbia (MCF MegaCom), Switzerland (Frenetic) and the UK (Soda).
With each local release, the marketing focus — whether on Moretti, Piccoli or the Vatican — depended on local audiences. In the UK, Moretti's name alone will not guarantee success. But in Serbia, for instance, MCF Megacom founder Igor Stankovic notes of the March 2012 release: "We will use Moretti a lot in the campaign — he's a known name."
Some territories will create new materials specific to their audience.
"The difference between our and the other trailers is that we went for a light-hearted approach, including the wittier and funnier moments," explains Soda's communications co-ordinator, Varun Kanish, of the bespoke UK trailer.
"Little things like the font can tap into a younger audience which is more sophisticated. We've gone for a more striking, thicker font. We tried to play with our artwork. You can research the trailer and the artwork for everyone else who has released it. But you have to depend on your instinct about the consumer in your market."
Le Pacte is a strong supporter of Italian film, working on titles such as Gomorra and Mid-August Lunch. "Italian cinema for us is one of the most important cinemas in the world," says Le Pacte founder Jean Labadie. "There is a long history of co-production between Italy and France." (Le Pacte boarded Papam as a co-producer and financier at treatment stage.)
Labadie notes the timing of the French release was different to most of Moretti's films. "All of his films have been launched in Cannes, but for the first time we didn't release the film just after Cannes. This time we decided to release the film in September to have time to prepare more special work."
That included hosting special screenings for the Catholic press, who would not have been in Cannes. "Also, we wanted to work with some of the people who had been linked with Of Gods And Men [the drama about Trappist monks who become the target of a terrorist attack] a year before."
Labadie says the September 7 launch meant more exhibition support as it is a less busy date for arthouse titles. "We knew that most of the important films from Cannes would be released in August or in October, so we were the last film from the first wave," he explains. "We didn't have any competition in terms of heavy arthouse films for at least five weeks. We opened with 165 prints and, thanks to digital, could use the same track to have French dub or French subtitles. We added 80 prints on the second week after the film had a fantastic start."
Le Pacte spent about $656,500 (€500,000) releasing the film, including the cost of taking it to Cannes. "We didn't have to buy so much advertising because we knew that 99% of the publicity of the film would be done thanks to the press," Labadie notes. Having Piccoli in a starring role was a huge selling point to the French press.
Labadie expects Papam to hit 750,000 admissions by the end of its run. For a Moretti film in France this is second only to the drama The Son's Room, which garnered 780,000 admissions ($4.8m) the year it won the Palme d'Or in 2001.
Soda Pictures acquired the film after Cannes 2011, and launched it on 15 prints (including two in Ireland) on December 2. Distributed in the UK as We Have A Pope, the release was a challenge, notes Kanish, "especially in a month dominated by Christmas films, 3D blockbusters and tentpoles". The campaign also faced specialised competition from Fox Searchlight's Margaret and Picturehouse's Romantics Anonymous.
To go after "an older and more affluent demographic", Soda's flagship opening site was the upmarket Curzon Mayfair cinema. The UK launch was helped by a gala screening during the BFI London Film Festival (presented by MEDIA), with Moretti in attendance, in late October.
Soda concentrated its advertising on the London Underground, especially in the West End, as well as advertising in key print outlets such as The Guardian newspaper.
Soda has valuable experience with a religion-themed film — its release of monastic documentary No Greater Love in 2010 had been an arthouse success.
"From that [release] we had a database of religious organisations in the UK so we did specific screenings reaching out to those audiences and building word of mouth," Kanish explains.
"Some of the criticism for this film from the press was that it played it safe, and that worked for us for the Catholic audience, because they prefer not to be offended."
Original theatrical income projections started at $133,000 (£85,000) and Soda had made $44,000 (£28,000) as of December 18. Soda still holds all ancillary rights, including TV.
Esther Kollman, marketing executive at Dutch distributor Cinéart, notes that while Moretti, Piccoli and the inside world of the Vatican are all good selling points to the Dutch arthouse audience, the film does not have the female-friendly entry points that many Italian comedies offer.
In addition to the cities, the distributor targeted Catholic audiences in the south of Holland for its October 13 release, though the film did not break out as much as anticipated.
"We expected to do best in the south of Holland, in the more Catholic cities, but actually it was the other way around — we got the best results in the urban, larger cities," says Kollman.
"Our strategy was the reverse of the UK. We put our emphasis on the paid advertising, because we could get a really strong TV spot, and we knew the press reviews were mixed."
Cinéart used its database of Italian institutes and schools, as well as cultural enthusiasts, to spread the word about the film.
A budget of $131,000 (€100,000) ($72,000 [€55,000] on ads and promotion; prints, trailers and subtitling costing about $59,000 [€45,000]) was spent launching the film on 22 prints.
Cinéart picked the October release date following its success handling another Italian title, The First Beautiful Thing (La Prima Cosa Bella), in August.
"For Habemus we could get really good space in the cinemas one week prior to holidays," Kollman explains. "We could do a wide release. In December it's too crowded and [there is] too much competition. We had the major arthouses in Holland; the theatres really supported the film well with good screens and good timings."
However, Mike Mills' Beginners proved to be stiff competition for the arthouse audience. And after 10 weeks, Habemus Papam has 27,000 admissions with an eye to reaching 35,000 — the original target was 38,000 — that is lower than Moretti's Quiet Chaos on 55,000 in 2008 or 57,000 for The Son's Room in 2001.


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I've received a few requests from subscribers to write about recruitment in China. I thought it makes sense to get on board experts on the topic, so I turned for help to a friend who works at the JLJ Group in their Shanghai office. The JLJ Group assists companies entering the China market, and has expertise in different fields, including Recruitment.
I will be posting three articles with the information they have provided covering the following topics:
1. Trends in the Chinese Labour Market
2. Tips on How to Recruit Managers for SMEs
3. Tips on How to Retain your Chinese Talent
So today, we will kick off the series with 3 trends on what is happening in the Chinese Labour Market.
Trends in the Chinese Labour Market
1. High Rate of Turnover.
Younger Chinese are very competitive and are always looking for career progression opportunities to better position themselves in the global market. Hence, they tend to welcome headhunters and do not hesitate to take up better offers. This makes it increasingly common for Chinese employees to switch jobs every few years.
2. Increasingly Competitive Salaries.
In 1st tier cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou, salaries are approaching levels found in more developed countries. The phenomenal economic growth of China has led to a rapid rise in salaries, particularly for managerial and higher positions.
3. Increased Prevalence of Younger Upper Management
Due to the Chinese economic reform in 1978, education standards have improved drastically over the past years. This has resulted in a great disparity in knowledge and capabilities between the young and the old, especially in terms of English competency levels. This situation has thrown off the conventional thinking that senior candidates are always more capable than their younger counterparts. In fact, many directors of corporations in China are only in their early thirties. As a result, highly educated young Chinese are now possible candidates for managerial and higher positions in China, and such positions are no longer necessarily held by senior employees.
Is this your experience? Have you identified other trends?


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Air Force, Front Range hockey wins with DU and CC moving to the NCHC
The Air Force hockey team isn't going anywhere, but with the substantial recent conference realignment announcements, the Falcons of the Atlantic Hockey Association are bound to benefit from the change. In two years, look for Air Force's schedule to include additional nonconference games against Front Range rivals DU and CC.
Air Force coach Frank Serratore said he spoke with DU coach George Gwozdecky and CC coach Scott Owens on Wednesday afternoon, after the official National Collegiate Hockey Conference announcement was made in Colorado Springs.


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