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The Nonconformist Nutcracker
by Rebecca Winzenried
Maybe this is the year to check out productions that put a new spin on the holiday tradition.
It's November in orchestra land, and you know what that means: Nutcracker time. Sure as an overdose of Thanksgiving turkey and Santa's arrival at the mall, the familiar strains of sugar plum fairy dances will soon start playing in our heads--not to mention from department-store speakers, elevators, radios, and of course, the concert hall. We can't even begin to estimate the number of musicians who have performed The Nutcracker in the 110 years since its premiere in St. Petersburg. In the spirit of the season, we've scouted out some alternative versions that offer a little variety for the legions of performers who get a little nutty at this time of year.
Nutcracker on
It was bound to happen in Florida, where the largest expanse of ice to be found in December is at the skating rink. The Florida Orchestra has started a new tradition by presenting an iced version of The Nutcracker, starring skaters from the Russian State Ice Ballet. This will be the fourth season for the show, which is now performed at theaters in the Tampa area with the orchestra in the pit. The show started in an arena, with the 55-member orchestra on a platform stage, but the orchestra was going for better acoustics. (Creating the ice on stage involves trucking in more than 10,000 pounds of ice, in 35-pound bags.) The Nutcracker on Ice is a straightforward interpretation of the ballet, staged by a member of the Kirov Ballet. That makes The Nutcracker on Ice a direct descendant of the original ballet, which was premiered by the Kirov Ballet on December 18, 1892.
The Hard Nut
The Brooklyn Philharmonic's 2002-03 season includes December performances of choreographer Mark Morris's The Hard Nut, a joint production with the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Morris's decidedly irreverent ballet puts a contemporary spin on the Nutcracker tale, setting it at a 1970s suburban cocktail party where the kids are glued to a blaring television and revelers are eager to get into the holiday spirit(s). For all its colorful characters and whimsy, The Hard Nut hews to the music, employing the traditional Tchaikovsky score as it also explores the darker side of the original tale by E.T.A. Hoffman. The performances mark a homecoming for The Hard Nut. The ballet premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1992 and hasn't been seen in the New York area in nine years.
Klezmer Nutcracker
Is a Hanukah celebration really so different from a Christmas party? After all, both involve family gatherings, gifts and songs for the children, an air of excitement and magical happenings. The Boston-based Shirim Klezmer Orchestra--which has done gigs with the Philly Pops and the Niagara Symphony Orchestra (Ontario)--was the first to mine the comparative aspects of The Nutcracker Suite. The group's 1998 recording of The Klezmer Nutcracker played up the Russian roots of Tchaikovsky's classic in "klezmerized" movements such as the "Dance of the Latkes Queens," "Waltz of the Rugalah," and "March of the Macabees." In live performances, the music serves as backdrop for the story of The Golden Dreydl: A Klezmer Nutcracker. It follows the Hanukah adventures of a little girl named Sara, who receives a golden dreydl from a mysterious party guest. Once again this season, the klezmer orchestra will team with Ellen Kushner of Public Radio International's Sound & Spirit for performances in Providence, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.
Countless musicians have tinkered with The Nutcracker, but only Duke Ellington seems to have left a lasting imprint on the original. Filtering Tchaikovsky's music through the vibrant language of jazz, Ellington and collaborator Billy Strayhorn created a Nutcracker that reflects the brassy sounds and jangling rhythms of 20th-century America, and that itself has been used as the basis of a ballet, Harlem Nutcracker by Donald Byrd. A Live from Lincoln Center joint performance of the New York Philharmonic and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra last December, called "Nutcracker Swing," alternated Tchaikovsky's traditional symphonic movements with Ellington versions. Compare and contrast as "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" becomes "Sugar Rum Cherry" and "Waltz of the Flowers" morphs into "Dance of the Floreadores." Check local PBS listings for possible repeats of the program that originally aired in December 2001. Or look for orchestral arrangements of the Ellington Nutcracker that have begun popping up around the country.
A Nutty Nutcracker
Lastly, because orchestras and dance companies should be allowed to blow off some steam by the end of another holiday Nutcracker run, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the Alabama Symphony will participate in single-evening performances of "Nutty Nutrackers." The ballet parodies come at the end of regular Nutcracker performances (with BalletMet in Columbus and the Alabama Ballet in Birmingham). An element of surprise is part of the fun, but plans are afoot in Columbus to incorporate local celebrities and sports figures into the story line, such as the local soccer team in a "choreographed" ball-passing routine and a weatherman offering the forecast. We're guessing he'll predict snow.
Rebecca Winzenried is managing editor of SYMPHONY.


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Fla. man Roosevelt Mondesir allegedly set ex-girlfriend on fire at 7-Eleven
(CBS) BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - A man doused his ex-girlfriend in gasoline and set her on fire, then chased her with a knife, burning himself in the process Monday morning, reports CBS affiliate WPEC.
Boynton Beach police responded at 3 a.m. to a report that Roosevelt Mondesir, 59, was throwing gasoline on his 34-year-old ex-girlfriend at a 7-Eleven and setting her on fire.
The woman was inside the store when police arrived and her shirt was still on fire in the parking lot. She had fresh burns to her face and body.
A tracking dog and helicopter helped find Mondesir hiding in bushes near the 7-Eleven.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the victim told police from her hospital bed that she was scheduled to meet Mondesir at the 7-Eleven to pick up their 4-year-old son as part of a shared custody arrangement.
Police say Mondesir showed up without the boy and approached the victim with a gas can. The woman tried to get into her car but was splashed with gas. She ran from Mondesir, who set her on fire.
Police say the victim began to douse the flames and removed her burning shirt when she realized Mondesir had a long knife, possibly a machete, and he began to chase her with it. She ran into the store and tried to hold the door shut while 7-Eleven staff called police. Mondesir then left the scene.
The entire scene was captured on surveillance video.
Mondesir is being treated for burns at Bethesda hospital and faces a charge of attempted first-degree murder. The woman is at Delray Medical Center.


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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Embroidery Journal, again
Fabric Art Journals by Pam Sussman. It's an older book but good instruction and loads of ideas. Amazon isn't carrying it but you can get a used copy for about $18.00. Hedgehog pincushion not included. I'm generally not so frou-frou-y but there is good basic instruction in this book. Embellish as desired.
6 comments:
- Hoola Tallulah said...
WOWSERS, it is so beautiful, and it looks SO tactile, I really want to reach into the minitor and stroke it, colours are amazing, an all round drool worthy piece!
- May 5, 2011 at 4:24 AM
- jackie said...
What a lovely burst of colour.
- May 5, 2011 at 1:24 PM
- sisa said...
Some time ago I unintentionally felted one of my favorite sweaters in the washing machine. I was so sad and put it away in a box as I was unable to part with it. Maybe I can restore it to life ....
- May 5, 2011 at 5:08 PM
Love the colors!
- May 6, 2011 at 9:28 AM
- Judy Merrill-Smith said...
Oh, you're going to have such a great time creating this book! (I've owned the Pam Sussman book for a while and have always love how well-written it is.)
- May 6, 2011 at 8:57 PM
- Carol Sloan said...
I check that book out from my local library!
- May 7, 2011 at 10:29 AM
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Shakespeare pays Tunchev tribute
Assistant manager Craig Shakespeare thinks that Aleksander Tunchev has a chance of replacing the suspended Matt Mills for Leicester against Peterborough on Saturday.
Tunchev has suffered a number of injuries during his time in England including a groin problem that forced him to return from an early season loan at Crystal Palace.
However he is now fully fit and will compete with Sean St. Ledger to join Sol Bamba at the heart of the Foxes defence for two matches after Mills' second red of the season.
Shakespeare said: "We are missing Matt now for a couple of games but that means there is an opportunity for someone else.
"Sean is a good replacement, but is not guaranteed a place. Tunchev is fit again and has trained for a week and played in a reserve game. That gives us a selection problem."
Nigel Pearson actually bought the Bulgarian international during his first spell in charge of the club, and Shakespeare thinks it is great to see him available again after a succession of issues with his fitness.
"I think you are thankful for someone as honest as him and it was good to see him go to Palace and get some games because players need to play and it gives him the platform to know his body could cope with playing Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday.
"He is a good professional, good to work with and he deserves it."News Now - Sport News


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Design Institute of San Diego
Design Institute of San Diego is a private independent college founded in 1977 and devoted to a single purpose: professional education in interior design. The faculty resources administration physical facilities and educational activities of Design Institute are entirely committed to this purpose. The college seeks to educate students who are prepared for professional interior design practice immediately following graduation. General education courses provide the student with a grounding in the liberal arts traditions values and critical thinking and the interior design major offers a solid foundation of professional study for a career in interior design. The four-year program leads to the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design degree. For over thirty years Design Institute graduates have enriched the profession through their training and their creative talent.
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ECB, Eurogroup clash over Cyprus rescue as model
BRUSSELS Europe's leading institutions clashed in a rare sign of public discord Tuesday over what shape future financial rescues will take following the bailout for Cyprus, creating further uncertainty and concern about the safety of keeping large deposits in European banks.}
In a 10 billion euro bailout deal clinched in the early hours of Monday morning, Cyprus agreed to dissolve the country's second-largest bank, inflicting significant losses - possibly up to 40 percent - on all deposits larger than $130,000.
That step, agreed with the other 16 European Union countries that use the euro and the International Monetary Fund, marks the first time in Europe's 3-year-old debt crisis that large deposit holders - wealthy savers, businesspeople or institutions - will be forced to take losses as part of a eurozone rescue.
The move was hailed later that day by Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the Eurogroup of euro finance ministers, who said that forcing losses on banks' shareholders, bondholders and even large depositors could become the template for future rescues.
- Q&A: Cyprus' bailout deal explained
- Markets steady after being roiled by EU confusion
- Piraeus to pay $678M for Greek units of Cypriot banks
However by Tuesday, Benoit Coeure, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank, bluntly dismissed Dijsselbloem's idea.
Coeure told France's Europe 1 radio that Dijsselbloem (die-SELL-bloom) was "wrong" to say that because the solution agreed on for Cyprus cannot be a model for the eurozone. Cyprus's situation is unique because of the island nation's outsized financial sector, including large deposits from foreigners, added Coeure, who sits on the ECB's six-member executive board.
French President Francois Hollande insisted that the Cyprus solution is one of a kind. "What is really important regarding Cyprus ... was the exceptional, specific, unique treatment and which, nevertheless, had to be done," Hollande said at a news conference in Paris, with visiting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
Rajoy said he believes banking recapitalization should be done through the European Stability Mechanism, not through the deposits of savers. "I am not in agreement with that, and I will defend my position," he said.
Also Tuesday a leading European Parliament lawmaker further muddied the waters by calling for the enforcement of losses on big savers to be enshrined in in law in cases of bank failures. Deposits of up to $130,000 are guaranteed by a state-backed deposit insurance scheme. In the U.S., deposits are generally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000.
"When a bank is in crisis, deposits below $130,000 shall be protected, but once the shareholders have lost value, the investors have lost money, then large deposits are in the last row of the pecking hierarchy," said Gunnar Hokmark, an influential Swedish member of the European Parliament who is leading negotiations on finalizing a set of laws for winding up problem banks.
"Deposits will not be bailed-in until nearly all others tools are exhausted," he told the Associated Press. "But above the $130,000 level, there must be some risk, otherwise we wouldn't have the deposit insurance guarantee."
The draft laws under negotiation, proposed by the European Commission, explicitly foresee the possibility to bail-in deposit holders above the guaranteed level from 2015 onward. Hokmark, who hails from Parliament's center-right majority caucus, was confident that the law will find wide support among lawmakers.
EU officials had previously stressed the so-called bail-in was a "unique step" in Cyprus, but Dijsselbloem's remarks in an interview Monday clearly raised the specter for that solution to be applied elsewhere in Europe too. His comments suggesting that the approach taken in Cyprus was a model solution spooked markets and sent the euro to its lowest value against the dollar since November.
"Anxiety spreads when key European leaders make such statements," said Erik Nielsen, an economist with Unicredit bank.
Investors are concerned that if holders of large deposits in weaker southern European countries were to start fearing for their money, they could move it away from their domestic banks. While there is an ECB stopgap to help cover a run on a bank, a steady outflow of funds would further expose a lender's capital reserves, possibly pushing them to seek support from their governments.
But nations such as Portugal, Spain, Italy or Greece already have huge public debt loads, which would make it difficult for them to recapitalize their banks. Spain, unable to shoulder the burden of its ailing lenders, has already applied for a bailout from its European partners to shore up its banks.
Dijsselbloem ln Tuesday defended his comments, saying it is logical to hold banks' owners and bondholders to account.
"Our approach to saving troubled banks is that it's no longer going to be directly for the account of the taxpayer and the government, but that we're trying to push the risks back to the banks and the ones who have invested riskily," he told Dutch broadcaster RTL.
But the ECB's Coeure rejected the idea of making the course taken in Cyprus a template for the bloc.
"The experience in Cyprus is not a model," Coeure said. "I think Mr. Dijsselbloem was wrong to say what he said."
"Cyprus was bankrupt. That's a situation you don't have anywhere else in the eurozone," Coeure insisted. "The situation was so special that it required a special solution. There is no reason to use the same methods elsewhere," he said.
The European Commission, the bloc's executive arm, was also at pains to dispel fears ignited by Dijsselbloem's comments.
Spokeswoman Chantal Hughes said "we want a solution where the taxpayer stops paying for the banks' errors" but added that Cyprus was a unique situation and wasn't a "perfect model or a model that should be used again in the same way."


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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German book retailers have teamed up with Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) to produce their own eReader to challenge the dominance of Amazon.com (AMZN.O) in the growing market for digital books.
Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel and Club Bertelsmann will start selling the 'Tolino' eReader from March 7, with over 300,000 books available for download, to compete with Amazon's Kindle and Apple's (AAPL.O) tablets, the companies said in a joint statement on Friday.
As in Britain, where chains like Waterstones have come under pressure from the likes of Amazon, German book retailers have also suffered.
Thalia, the biggest German book retailer is undergoing restructuring and closing shops and saw sales fall 2 percent to 915 million euros ($1.2 billion) in its business year to end-September.
"The future of the German book industry should remain in our hands and not those of listed American groups," Carel Halff of publisher and retailer Weltbild said.
While e-books make up over 10 percent of the book market in the United States, that proportion is at just 3.2 percent for the German market.
But the market is growing fast, with sales of e-books tripling in 2012 to 102 million euros, according to market research group GfK. E-books could account for 17 percent of sales on the German book market by 2015.
Amazon had total sales of $8.7 billion in Germany in 2012, more than its sales in the UK of $6.5 billion, according to a recent stock exchange filing.
An article by specialist magazine Buchreport earlier this month estimated Amazon had book sales of 1.6-1.8 billion euros in Germany in 2012, equivalent to a 20 percent share of the German book market, which was worth around 9.6 billion euros in 2011.
A spokeswoman for Thalia, owned by perfumes and beauty retailer Douglas DOHG.DE, said the eReader partnership had not come too late.
"This is exactly the right moment," she told Reuters. "It's about offering the customer a good alternative to Amazon and Apple now, in order to secure a position in the market for the future."
The Tolino has a touch screen, a battery life of up to 7 weeks and can store around 2,000 books. Thalia said it will be selling the device at 99 euros. The cheapest Kindle on amazon.de is 79 euros.
The companies are open to other book retailers joining the partnership, they said.
($1 = 0.7649 euros)
Reporting by Victoria Bryan; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle


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Regions Bank Rolls Out Innovative, New Mobile Apps That Let Customers Make Deposits, Load Pre-Paid C
Regions Bank Rolls Out Innovative, New Mobile Apps That Let Customers Make Deposits, Load Pre-Paid Cards and Select Speed of Funds Availability
Industry-leading apps provide options for immediate availability
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Bank (NYS: RF) Mobile Banking customers can now make deposits to their accounts using their mobile device. With the introduction of Regions Mobile Deposit, customers can now use their phone or iPad to take a photo of a check and place those funds in a consumer deposit account or load them to a Regions Now Card, a reloadable Visa® prepaid card.
The Mobile Deposit service has three funds availability options - a standard option of two business days, an intermediate same day availability option, and an immediate availability option. Costs per Mobile Deposit transaction are as low as 50 cents.
"Services like Mobile Deposit and check cashing at DepositSmartsm ATMs are just two examples of how Regions is offering more ways for our customers to manage their finances when and how they want," said Scott Peters, head of Regions Consumer Services. "It gives our customers more options that are easy to use and that fit their lifestyle."
Mobile Deposit applications combine many aspects of traditional deposits and the ability to reload a prepaid card. Application development and integration service for Regions Mobile Deposit are provided in conjunction with Kony Solutions and Chexar.
"More and more people are using the mobile channel to manage their finances, and we believe providing customers the ability to load a prepaid card or have immediate funds availability is significant," said Chris Cox, head of Regions eBusiness. "Customers have quickly shown an appreciation for these options and a product that lets them choose how quickly they need access to their funds."
Versions of the Regions Mobile App updated with Mobile Deposit are available for download for Android, iPhone and iPad.
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Lincoln's Fourth Debate with Douglas at Charleston, Illinois
While I was at the hotel to-day an elderly gentleman called upon me to know whether I was really in favor of producing a perfect equality between the negroes and white people. [Great laughter.] While I had not proposed to myself on this occasion to say much on that subject, yet as the question was asked me I thought I would occupy perhaps five minutes in saying something in regard to it. I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races, [applause]---that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will for ever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race. I say upon this occasion I do not perceive that because the white man is to have the superior position the negro should be denied everything. I do not understand that because I do not want a negro woman for a slave I must necessarily want her for a wife. [Cheers and laughter.] My understanding is that I can just let her alone. I am now in my fiftieth year, and I certainly never have had a black woman for either a slave or a wife. So it seems to me quite possible for us to get along without making either slaves or wives of negroes. I will add to this that I have never seen to my knowledge a man, woman or child who was in favor of producing a perfect equality, social and political, between negroes and white men. I recollect of but one distinguished instance that I ever heard of so frequently as to be entirely satisfied of its correctness---and that is the case of Judge Douglas' old friend Col. Richard M. Johnson. [Laughter.] I will also add to the remarks I have made, (for I am not going to enter at large upon this subject,) that I have never had the least apprehension that I or my friends would marry negroes if there was no law to keep them from it, [laughter] but as Judge Douglas and his friends seem to be in great apprehension that they might, if there were no law to keep them from it, [roars of laughter] I give him the most solemn pledge that I will to the very last stand by the law of this State, which forbids the marrying of white people with negroes. [Continued laughter and applause.] I will add one further word, which is this, that I do not understand there is any place where an alteration of the social and political relations of the negro and the white man can be made except in the State Legislature---not in the Congress of the United States---and as I do not really apprehend the approach of any such thing myself, and as Judge Douglas seems to be in constant horror that some such danger is rapidly approaching, I propose as the best means to prevent it that the Judge be kept at home and placed in the State Legislature to fight the measure. [Uproarious laughter and applause.] I do not propose dwelling longer at this time on this subject.
Judge Douglas has said to you that he has not been able to get from me an answer to the question whether I am in favor of negro-citizenship. So far as I know, the Judge never asked me the question before. [Applause.] He shall have no occasion to ever ask it again, for I tell him very frankly that I am not in favor of negro citizenship. [Renewed applause.] This furnishes me an occasion for saying a few words upon the subject. I mentioned in a certain speech of mine which has been printed, that the Supreme Court had decided that a negro could not possibly be made a citizen, and without saying what was my ground of complaint in regard to that, or whether I had any ground of complaint, Judge Douglas has from that thing manufactured nearly every thing that he ever says about my disposition to produce an equality between the negroes and the white people. [Laughter and applause.] If any one will read my speech, he will find I mentioned that as one of the points decided in the course of the Supreme Court opinions, but I did not state what objection I had to it. But Judge Douglas tells the people what my objection was when I did not tell them myself. [Loud applause and laughter.] Now my opinion is that the different States have the power to make a negro a citizen under the Constitution of the United States if they choose. The Dred Scott decision decides that they have not that power. If the State of Illinois had that power I should be opposed to the exercise of it. [Cries of "good,'' "good,'' and applause.] That is all I have to say about it.


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Wildlife Photographer to Present at SDSU
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - A National Geographic wildlife photographer will speak at South Dakota State University on Tuesday and Wednesday.
South Dakota native Joe Riis will give presentations on Pronghorn Passage, other conservation photo stories and conservation photography around the world in the Northern Plains Biostress Lab.
Riis will share his photographs and talk about his two-year-long project photographing the Grand Teton pronghorn migration. He'll also share photos from his recent National Geographic assignments that have taken him to four different continents.
The sessions are Tuesday at 6 p.m. and Wednesday at 4 p.m.
The presentations are cosponsored by the Department of Natural Resource Management and the Brookings Wildlife Federation.
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Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment, which currently operates under the umbrella of the Columbia/Epic Label Group. It is a premiere label for Sony Music. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres.
Epic Records was launched in 1953 by CBS for the purpose of marketing jazz and classical music that did not fit the theme of the more mainstream Columbia Records. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. This has included such notables as the Berlin Philharmonic, Charles Rosen, the Juilliard String Quartet, Antal Doráti conducting the Hague Philharmonic and George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra.
By 1960, the label's musical base had been expanded to include all genres. This was done in part to prevent the roster of Columbia Records (which, at the time, had a reputation for releasing material by more established acts) from being overstuffed with newer artists. Subsequently, Epic became better known for its signing of newer, fledgling acts. By the end of the 1960s, Epic earned its first gold records and had evolved into a formidable hit-making force in rock and roll, R&B and country music. Among its many acts, it included Roy Hamilton, Bobby Vinton, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, Tammy Wynette, Donovan, The Yardbirds, Lulu, July and Jeff Beck. Several of the British artists on the Epic roster during the 1960s were the result of CBS's Epic/Okeh units' international distribution deal with EMI; Epic recordings were issued by EMI on the Columbia label before the contract with EMI expired, at which point CBS Records began issuing Epic label material on the CBS label until Epic UK was established in 1971 as a CBS imprint.


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Scoop: TWO AND A HALF MEN on CBS - Thursday, February 14, 2013
"Advantage: Fat, Flying Baby" - Walden, depressed about being single on Valentine's Day, tries to convince Kate to give him another chance. Meanwhile, Alan's Valentine's Day plans take a turn for the worse, on TWO AND A HALF MEN, Thursday, Feb. 14 (8:31 - 9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
It's been a year since we saw Walden Schmidt, a lovelorn Internet billionaire, attempt to drown himself in the ocean after his wife kicked him out. He stumbled into the Malibu beach house where tightly-wound chiropractor Alan Harper and his slacker teenage son, Jake, had been living with Alan's brother for the past eight years before his untimely passing. Walden bought the house and invited Alan to remain there, saving Alan from having to move in with his mother. Walden asked Berta, who had been working in the household, to stay as well. Despite his unsuccessful history with women, Alan found himself mentoring Walden. Walden, Alan and Jake adjusted to their new living arrangement and created a surrogate family unit to make each a better man ... or at least try.


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Embroidered sampler
Multi-coloured silk and metal embroidery on linen; design motif similar to sampler designs.
Serving spoon
Bowl has raised midrib and is engraved with foliate design; handle is cast with masks, scrolls and circular knobs; ball Verminal
Flat sided skewer with semi-circular ring at terminal
Enamel on copper; bust of Julius Caesar I
Enamel on copper; head of Silvius Otho VIII
Enamel on copper; head of C.T. Augustus II
Hanukkah lamp
(a) Screen in repousse design; 2 lions on either side of Tabernacle doors; border cut in scroll design surmounted by 2 mythical winged beasts either side of brazier; (b) Jug-shaped pouring vessel with rope handle attaches to top of screen; (c) Footed tray supports 8 oil receptacles
Megillah, Scroll
(a) Cylindrical container decorated with 4 bands of repousse design, the main band depicting a Biblical scene; handle at base of cylinder has small bell attached; cover has 8 apertures alternating with 8 panels with floral design; undecorated knob at centre; cover design reminiscent of a crown; (b) Scroll (containing Book of Ester) has silver withdrawing handle in scallop design
Spice container
Tower-shaped container; filigree base; wire stem; 3-tiered containter in filigree design; lower and centre tiers square shaped; movable flag-like terminal
Spice container
Tower-shaped container; domed, stepped base; ciruclar stem; 3-tiered container; lower and centre tiers in filigree design with lower tier having hinged door; third tier engraved; cone-shaped terminal surmounted by knob
Hanukkah lamp
Hanukkah lamp with ornate pressed brass screen in heart and flower design with beaded edge and pierced circles; tray at base surmounted by 8 oil receptacles; hanging attachment for 9th receptacle at side of screen
Kiddush cup
Domed foot with rolled edge; waisted cup with rolled rim; all-over repousse decoration in vine and scroll design; decoration ends approximately 1/2 inch before rim; inscribed crest surmounted by crown
Kiddush tray
Cast decoration of 3 flower sprays alternating with Hebrew inscriptions
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"Dad's '71" The Crowder Family Truck
We get quite a few submissions from all of you loyal readers across the country and even worldwide for our Classic Cruisers column. While they are all important, we only have so much space here to share them with the rest of you. There are reasons some make it and some don't, and it is loosely based on what kind of trucks we've recently run, just like our features. For those who don't make it into the magazine, it is usually because the photography is unusable, i.e. blurry, badly lit, unflattering backgrounds or reflections, not enough photos or information, and the most common email submission mistake: sending images whose file size is too small.
Regardless, we occasionally get stand-out entries that just seem to deserve a bit more due to the quality of the truck, the human interest aspect, or both. We haven't had a DIY feature in quite a while, but we thought we'd share Robin Crowder's story about his '71 Chevy. His dad James bought the Dark Blue CST C-10 longbed brand new and immediately topped it with a camper shell and loaded up his wife, Frieda, and son to go camping and fishing. This was a common occurrence for the Crowder family, and the Chevy was soon considered an important member, too, safely carrying them on many a vacation and more weekend adventures as the years passed. All of these family activities were done in comfort because James had ordered his truck with a factory 402 big-block, four-season air conditioning, tinted glass, heavy front and rear springs, front sway bar, power steering, and an AM pushbutton radio.
Like most proud truck owners, James stuck by his truck for many years, but when he was getting ready to retire in 1992, he talked about selling the '71, which frightened Robin since he basically grew up in it. A deal was made between the father and son, and the very next week Robin found himself tearing the truck apart for a well-deserved complete rebuild. By the end of the week, it was in just about as many pieces as it could be. The build would be a big learning experience for Robin, and soon-like many-life took over and Robin got married and built a house, amongst other things more pressing than the Chevy. But in the end, the truck got its turn.
Aside from just returning the '71 back to its former glory, Robin added rare factory bucket seats and matching console, an original tilt column, a tach to the OE gauge cluster, and a few other custom touches like putting black walnut veneer in the lower body trim and interior. The chrome plating was done by Advance Plating in Nashville, Tennessee, and includes such items as the heavy-duty 12-bolt rearend.
Since the truck's completion, father and son Crowder have had a blast both driving and showing the truck around the Midwest and even picking up some trophies along the way. One of the neat things about "Dad's '71" is that James kept the original check he wrote to pay for the truck, the factory build sheet, Protect-O-Plate, and every registration slip from when it was new. They had all this matted and framed to show along with the truck, which makes for quite the history lesson for interested onlookers. Sounds like the Crowders are still having some pretty cool family activities after all these years.


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You put a lot of thought, energy and sometime money into your long-format post or infographic, and you want to get the most traffic out of it you can, right? Not only is it good SEO practice, but it feels good when someone "likes" your post on Facebook. So why not give yourself the best chance at receiving them? The Best Times to Tweet or Post on Facebook infographic from Raka has the inside scoop!
There are few resources better than URL shortener bitly for monitoring click-through rates for content shared on Facebook and Twitter. So when bitly released a report last month telling us all the best time to tweet or post to Facebook for click-throughs, we listened. And then we created an infographic.
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Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes' aspiring bug catchers had a perfect day Saturday at the annual Ladybug Ball at Southdown Plantation in Houma.
As many as 4,000 people took advantage of the beautiful weekend weather to grab their terrariums and hunt for ladybugs.
The free festival, founded by Houma resident Linda Faulk, aims to provide hands-on environmental education for children, teaching them about how the ladybug can be useful in yards and gardens to control other insect populations. It was hosted this year by Re/Max Good Earth Realty.
Now in its 14th year, the educational gathering is one of Houma's most popular attractions.
The Ladybug Ball centers on the release of 100,001 ladybugs and 201 butterflies around the plantation grounds. Organizers encourage the public to bring nets and bug cages to catch as many as they can and bring them home for use in yards and gardens to control other insect populations. But it also features a mix of free and low-cost family activities including cookie decorating, face painting, ladybug nail art, hula hooping and a costume contest.
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As the traditional peak season for gasoline demand winds down, pump prices are all fired up —now exceeding year ago levels.
The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline rose a penny to $3.66 a gallon on Thursday, according to the American Automobile Association, up a penny from $3.65 a gallon this time last year. On average, gasoline prices have surged 8 percent in the past month alone.
"All markets have increased since late June, but the latest spurt has come on the heels of a cluster of refinery issues in the Midwest, and more recently, the explosion and fire at a key Chevron facility in the Bay area," says OPIS analyst Tom Kloza. (Related: US Midwest Hit by Perfect Storm on Gas Prices.)
California retail gasoline has advanced throughout the week and the average Golden State number this morning is $3.93 a gallon, up 14 cents from a year ago.
Most of the other large year-on-year increases are in the upper Midwest. Average prices in Illinois are $4.03 a gallon, a 19 cent jump from a year ago; Michigan unleaded is $3.96, up 24 cents; Ohio has advanced to $3.80, reflecting an increase of 22 cents from last year; and Wisconsin prices are at $3.91, up 24 cents from the same date in 2011. (Track energy prices here.)
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Year-to-date, the average price for regular unleaded gas is $3.61 a gallon. Throughout all of 2011, drivers paid on average $3.51 a gallon, making it the most expensive year on record, according to OPIS.
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DOVER — On Sunday, Feb. 10, the Children's Museum of New Hampshire will come alive with the rhythms of drumbeats and melodies of songs. Performer and educator Michael Wingfield will present two interactive performances for children and families at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., included with paid admission to the museum and free for museum members.
Wingfield has more than 25 years of experience in the African-Caribbean percussion arts and culture. Through the rhythm and song of the African New World, Michael works settings spanning preschool to college, health care facilities, libraries, festivals and music halls alike. His residencies augment music, social studies, literature programs, and team-building curricula. Michael's performance credits list tours with Flora Purim & Airto, Sun Ra, and Herman Johnson. Cameo appearances include the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Richie Havens, Elvis Costello, and Reynaldo Gonzalez.
A Massachusetts native and an 18-year resident of Portland, Maine, Michael's interest in harnessing talent to build community speaks in his marshaling the procession during the historic Amistad visit to Portland's waterfront, and of his production work with the Portland NAACP Dr. Martin Luther King Gospel and Music Concert. His motto is; "We move our audiences beyond cultural appreciation to cultural engagement!"
"Michael is a longtime friend of the museum and we are so happy to have him back to share his talent and knowledge of African instruments and culture," said Jane Bard, Director of Education at the Children's Museum. "Kids who come to these performances will be able to touch and try out some of the drums and are guaranteed to have a rousing good time."
The not-for-profit Children's Museum of New Hampshire is located at 6 Washington Street in Dover and offers two levels of hands-on, custom-created exhibits for children ages 1-12. For more information, please call the museum at 603-742-2002 or visit www.childrens-museum.org.


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Not if you watched the one episode on cutscenes
It does no one any good when the policies are beginning to choke consumers with unnecessary BS. As for the point on profit. Not sure.
EA recently took out a sizable loan to help cover its expenditures in acquiring Popcap in its bid to take a larger share of the casual market. I don't think a loan would have been taken out if their economic analysts hadn't forecasted a reasonable profit turnover.
Activision turned over double profit (1.3 billion in revenue) last year, so I'm pretty sure the big publishers are doing just fine.
Jim, thanks for, making "The Live by Capitalism, Die by Capitalism" argument. It's one you never see brought up, at least clearly enough. If the industry wants to rake in the profits through the system, then fuck them saying I can't sell my stuff.
It's Capitalism bitches!
Thank you Jim, thank you for making this video. It's ridiculous how many people buy into the notion that used games are evil. Hopefully your video will change the opinions of the majority who are unable to think for themselves. And bravo on your capitalist argument; in my opinion, that statement about the positives and negatives of capitalism won the used games argument, and any argument from the other side cannot compete with that.
Keep up the good work.
The funny thing with that is the fact they didn't even need to take out the loan. They had the money but didn't want to use it. Therefor, Popcap is essentially paying itself in order to exist.
Thanks for the info. Too bad I'm on Xbox. Blasted!
You make a point, and I agree that used game sales aren't quite as bad as Developers want to make them out to be, they're not exactly great for the Developers, but they're not that bad. It seems to me that this is coming down to the Developers looking for someone to blame for bad game sales. They want a scapegoat to blame so they can create some unfair rules in their favor in 'self defense'. Look at the company's who're complaining the most and the loudest about used games sales etc, and then look at who's running them. Kotick in particular is grating on my nerves, and needs to get over himself, in my opinion.
The downside to your argument is that it's also not uncommon for games to be traded in to purchase new games. Only selling them on your own won't guarantee you the money you need to buy a game and not in time for you to purchase it with your friends. I am glad Gamestop no longer has an outlet for just used games. The credit could be used for either store, but it was more of a hassle to trade them in at one store, the go to the other to buy a game. Also, having gamestop sell used games simply makes access to them easier for everyone. The more places games are available the easier it as a consumer to find them.
This model is fine, but limiting distribution to only the developers website is a sure fire way to not let your game reach a lot of people and not make a lot of money. There was a little jewel of a game released this way that I'm quite sure almost no one has heard of, it's called Gemini Rue. A great game, but you can only guy it through the dev companies website. They would lose a percentage through Steam, but would more than likely have made so much more money off of it.
This reminds me a bit of the old studio system in Hollywood early in the last century. Also, filmstudios and labels don't get to complain about movies and music being resold, why the fuck should game studios?
Well, you've got Halo and Gears of War, two games I'd love to own but can't. So I'm blasted too.
Well banning used games would be a great blow to me, robbing me of an opportunity to play many titles. I buy most of my console games used, since they're (a lot) cheaper, even with delivery costs and occasional unexpected postage rip-off. Also if I buy a new game here, and it turns out to be faulty (or shitty) I can't return it, so it's $100 down the drain. I can't trade it in, cause there are no retail shops that accept/sell used games. Not to mention that some titles never actually see the light of day here. My only option is to buy used games from sites like game.co.uk or ebay (in this case with the added benefit of large delivery costs). So fuck you publishers. I'll gladly "rip you off" until I find desirable alternative.
Well, if you have a good enough PC you can get Halo 1&2 on PC and Gears Of War on PC aswell.
Funnily enough, those two series are the entire reason I own a 360 in addition to my PS3. Just bought Gears 3 yesterday, still haven't played it though because I bought Metal Gear Solid 4 along with it and the cut-scenes alone in that game will probably take me a week to finish.
Oh, and I can bring this back to OT with that post as well: The only way I could even find Metal Gear Solid 4 was pre-owned. So, yeah. There's that. Without used games, I never would've been able to find a copy of that game (because it would have gone out of print, it's been three years since it was released) because at the time that it was released, I was not into stealth games and had no prior knowledge of the series at all.
Bloody idiot
Making a 3 part bullshit tale. First one had nothing but false points and then whining when he has to spend a few minuts punching in a code.
Second one is whining that they are changing the deal where people could pass their lifetime passes onto the next guy once they had their fill at the buffet. Games get released without dlc are still fully functional games.
Its funny to see him whine about when entertainment is bad then used games is a blowback... yeah i am all for used ticket sales for shitty movies...
Good point about capitalism, it really is that simple. EA are bitching and whining that the capitalist system doesn't flow compeltely around them.
Also good point about the one pre owned = one brand new sale, it is as simple as that for a game to become pre owned someone has to have bought it at some point.
Want us to buy games new, make them so good we want them on launch day and don't charge so bloody much that we have to work 6 and a half hours to afford a single videogame (its an approximation working on the assumption that a game costs £40 new and that the person buying has a £6 an hour job)
Also notice how the complaints nearly always come from the greedy bloody publishers who don't actually MAKE videogames but just like to control the people who do with big wads of cash. The only leeches and parasites in the industry are greedy publishers who make more money than the people with the real talent.
Especially when films cost WAY more to make, and both the tickets and DVD's sell for WAY LESS than games.
So in essence your argument is:
Waaaaah!!! Piracy is worse than trade-ins therefore trade-ins aren't hurting the industry at all!
Class act there Jim.
But alas, you're wrong.
You know who is really hurt by used games? All those smaller titles you talked about two weeks ago. They're the ones that can't afford great marketing, and thus can't push many unit at launch, but because of used sales, slow sales over time quickly regress to no new sales at all, because the games are being traded in is very high compared to the rate at which the game is being bought.
I felt inspired enough by the video to write the following: "Thank God for GoG"
Reasonable argumentation, for the most part.
I'm not sold on the "buying space on a server" part, though. The disc is a product for sure (that can be infinitely resold, traded, etc.), but the online servers publishers maintain could be considered a service.
Also consider that such services don't remain indefinitely. If a publisher is being mean, a game server can be shut down anytime they like and none of their customers will have a leg to stand on (beyond boycotting all their games in the future).
I'll wrap up it up by saying I don't really hate resale shops like Gamestop, but rather I look down on gamers who let themselves get ripped off by a middleman, because they cannot or dare not get in contact with other gamers to trade with directly in this digital day and age.
I'm not sold.
More indie developers are moving away from traditional publishing models, so this would indicate a shift. Also, to assume that devs only move into the business to make 'a lot of money' is problematic. Last I checked, most games developers want to make games because it was a 'passion', not an EA-style-money-maker.
Fantastic. Could not have said it better myself
I still cant believe he wants to whine for 3 full episodes with these flawed arguments.
Stop using the car analogy, it's the only one I ever see and, to be frank, I'm sick of it. Get creative for once, people!
OT: I could not agree more. There is the issue of publishers losing out on potential sales, but that isn't an actual issue. From what I see, publishers are dicks to developers and are one of the leading causes of terrible games (that are, rather ironically, sold back to retailers). Once the developers are paid for their work I couldn't care less how much publishers make.
The publishers that make a fucking racket about used games often have 10 games on the go anyway, so they can't be hurting them that much.
This episode really only warrants one response:
And for those who say that he was wrong to say that EA is worse than GameStop, here's the way I see it: Yes, both companies are businesses out to make as much money as they can. The difference is, GameStop actually respects their customers, because for every "evil tactic" they implement, they give something back to the customer.
Also, being a retail store, customers have the option to take their business elsewhere. But if a game from a developer you respect makes a game you want to play, and then publishes it through EA. Well, you don't have many legal options, do you?
I've said it a million times and I'll say it a million times more. WAIT FOR EFFING SALES. It isn't hard. Every retailer puts out an ad in local papers at least once a week if not more. The print ads are easily found online and every single week there is a handful of games on sale.
This isn't even including Steam.
For instance Best Buy, three weeks after release already has Dead Island and Space Marine $10 off. Which is cheaper than you'd find a used copy at GameStop. Even cheaper than you'd find a PC copy anywhere else.
Arguing for used game sales because of pricing is like arguing that you're a lazy jackass who can't be bothered to look for a deal or can't wait for more than two weeks to get a game.
Just like people who blow IP on a champ in LoL on day one, then bitch about how much they hate them. That champ would've been free to try in two weeks, if you had an iota of patience.
First, the think for yourself argument is beautifully ironic. If you take a second to think about it.
For two, my above point about being an intelligent and good consumer beats the shit out of your argument about capitalism. Who knew being a discerning, patient and intelligent consumer was a good thing?
Clearly not you.
The EC guy has an annoying voice too. Or maybe that was a character voice for the video or something but it didn't appeal to me. And not to be a prick, but having a certain voice for video or radio IS important.
I think the point of the video is that people have multiple avenues to explore, because it's their right. Some people wait for sales, some buy used games. To each their own.
Personally I tend to wait for sales too but I pick up used game when I trade stuff in. Usually trading stuff in to independent retailers btw not gamestop or eb games.
I don't mean to sound harsh but you may want to get sources if you do try and say things like that.
EA made nearly $221 million PROFIT, thats profit not revenue. The revenue was close to $1 billion. That was just the June 2011 quarter, NOT the whole year. So we'll quadruple that to $884 million which will probably work out more so nearly a $1 billion PROFIT for the whole year on a $4 billion revenue.
Not to mention Activision also looking at numbers similar.
The only companies making a loss are those that publish shite that doesn't sell. If a company can find a corner of the market and latch onto it then they are in the money.
People that take pity on companies like Activision and EA and swallow the bollocks that used games are hurting their precious profits need a clout round the ear.
That's fine and dandy, but at the cost of having no patience, I'm fine with them being charged for online pass and the ilk.
They have multiple avenues as you said. They have the avenue to have patience. Or to save $5 immediately and have to shell out more for extras.
They have options, they can't bitch. It's not like they're being forced to buy used. If they're that strapped for cash, but they can't wait for a sale, I think I know one reason why they're strapped for cash in the first place.
Of course it's a downside that's kinda the whole point.
And again. Your buying a used game, you have no need to get it on day 2, or with your friend's your buying it because logically you can't afford the new copy.
Which is again why i kinda suggested the alternative last week that their should be a grace period(which i mentioned in last weeks thread) of like a month. Where only new copies can be sold by retail outlets within a month of release.
This way you avoid the whole quick finish it in 24 hours for maximum moolah thing that Gamestop and the like promote. Sure you can still sell it 24 hours after your done(hell you could probably put an Ebay ad on the second you buy the game and finish it in time to mail it) But again the point is to give the developers a shot. And i'm not talking about EA here they make their money no matter what. But their are smaller developers that used games can hurt especially when the game can boomerang from the store as one used copy is traded back in over and over again.
I know people who buy exclusively in used games and not because they can't afford the real thing's. hell a mate put down a pre-order for skyrim's collectors edition and walked out with 2 used games 10 dollars cheaper than if both were bought new(-$5 each). now knowing him that statue will sit in a cupboard anyway. But he cannot justify buying a insanely overpriced collectors edition yet by solely used games elsewhere. And the fact is that if the used copies weren't there he would have bought the new copies anyways.
Used Games shouldn't be convenient, they should offer the ability for saving's but require a little more effort to get than a new game. Currently they don't. most of the time you'll find them on the shelf within 24-48 hours of release.
If you can't afford to pay full price at release you don't deserve the game at release it's as simple as that. I'm not saying you shouldn't be able to get it because you don't have the money. But there should be drawbacks to buying used currently they don't exist. And i bet there are people today buying skyrim at used prices because it's 5 dollars cheaper. Even though it'll probably be 15 dollars cheaper in the lead up to Christmas.
So people who wait a year to play a game so they can buy it used for $20 have no patience?
Fact is, used games constantly drop in price the longer the game has been for sale. New games on the other hand, rarely ever drop below $50 these days no longer how long it's been out. The exception being "Greatest Hits" games or the ilk.
console gamers need to take a long hard look at pc gaming, what companies did to it, how the used game business does not exist and you are pretty much forced to register every game you buy. that is the future of console gaming and its going to come very soon.
Maybe those smaller publishers are are just making bad games? No really, plenty of small games that I have never heard of get plenty of coverage if they are good. I see at least one indie game a month that I go out and buy, and I don't sit hunting on gamesites for this shit.
No but yea it in no way could be that the smaller games are just over priced or bad..... nooooo it's the used sales. It's a bunch of bs and while it doesn't surprise me anymore it blows my mind that you all will take it up the ass to defend these companies. It's called capitalism, as he so aptly pointed out. It doesn't matter if your game is big or small if it's good it will float. torchlight, castle crashers, the entire humble bundle.... i could go on so rather then sitting there and say all his arguments are flawed how about you provide a counter argument, kinda like what I did there to you.
Next we're going to here from the people with their heads up publishers asses, telling us how much we aren't entitled to content, and you don't HAVE to buy the content. Even if it is locked away on your disc. Im talking to you RE5 and Bioshock 2 Fucking criminal.
Fact is...you ignored everything I actually said. For one, by the time used games are $20, new games are usually pretty comparable.
I'm not going to rehash my point on retail sales and Steam sales. Find my other posts in this thread.
I'm sorry, I just find it amusing that you find this mans "arguments" to be "Fantastic" (even though he just uses rethorics and call Jim a baby) yet to condone Jim for his "flawed arguments", Jim pretty much using nothing but rethorics himself.
My amusement put aside, I have to ask you; Do you believe it's right to lose your right to sell something you own? Because all the other "arguments" put aside, this is a rather solid one.
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I expected more drama when Phoronix did the smart thing, and finally put numbers to the Arch-over-Ubuntu rumor, and branded it as a myth. But for what I've seen, users on both sides seem to nod and accept the results, without too much scuffling.
For me, it was good to see that (with very few exceptions) performance in Ubuntu and performance in Arch are pretty much identical, and rely more on hardware than the actual software that runs it. On the other hand though, there are some differences between Arch and Ubuntu that Phoronix didn't (and can't really, so it's not their fault) test, and I guess most Arch users would cite these as big reasons for using it.
- AUR. Until you've used it, it's hard to appreciate the simplicity and beauty of a community-maintained repository of installation scripts. Ubuntu, with its Debian roots, inherits a huge list of software and that's a good thing. But for example if you want to install an esoteric addon to xmms, you'll have to go it alone — even more so because Ubuntu hasn't offered xmms for years now. Having a script-based system that allows you to confidently build software — and customize it before you do — is a huge bonus for me.
- pacman. In terms of number crunching, the two operating systems run hand-in-hand, but putting aptitude next to pacman is a completely different race. For all its virtues, history and accomplishments, aptitude is just nowhere near as fierce an animal as pacman. The time it takes to refresh, download and install new software in Ubuntu is ridiculous when it's compared with Arch, and that's not because Ubuntu relies on a GUI — it takes a long time to do those things at Ubuntu's command line. pacman simply runs circles around aptitude, and there's no polite way to say that.
- Svelte. Svelte isn't an application, it's a philosophy. Ubuntu is a top-down system, giving you everything at once and then sitting back to watch the look on your face. Arch is a bottom-up system, where you're given the tools to assemble a system, and the opportunity to let your imagination run wild. Arch's reputation for speed might not rely on performance at the hardware level, but simply in the fact that you don't get any bloat, unless you install it. Those ringing praises for Arch's speed aren't because it moves faster at the core levels, but because the systems you build yourself are innately faster than the ones Ubuntu releases. Look around this site for a few illustrations of that. (And yes, you can do similar things with Ubuntu.)
This isn't an Ubuntu-Arch flame war, and I am not necessarily a proponent of one or the other. I use whatever suits my fancy on any particular day of the week, and if you want to know the truth, the longest-running, most stable systems I have don't run either Arch or Ubuntu.
I am happy to know that at their most fundamental levels performance is roughly equal, but the reason I use one over the other has more to do with the way they are managed, and the tools they offer. And if most Ubuntu users and most Arch users thought about it the same way, then maybe that's why there wasn't any drama.


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Villawood rooftop protest ends
POLICE and authorities have safely negotiated an end to the four-day rooftop protest at Villawood detention centre, the immigration department says.
A department spokeswoman said all three detainees were in good health and were being cared for at the centre.
Department officials, Serco – the company contracted to run the centre, and Australian Federal Police negotiators worked to bring the dangerous protest to an end, the department said on Twitter.
Federal police were called to the scene on Wednesday to monitor three people taking part in the protest, estimated to be at least 7 metres from the ground.
It is understood the trio are Fijian nationals, and their protest was sparked when a woman scheduled to be deported on Monday climbed on to the roof on Monday.
Her husband was also due to be deported on Tuesday, but he remained at the centre after the woman threatened to jump from the roof if he was removed.
Serco had placed crash mats on the ground below the roof, and had staff negotiating with the three to come down.
In 2010, 36-year-old Fijian national Josefa Rauluni leapt to his death from the same building complex after staging a rooftop protest.
In December, New South Wales Coroner Mary Jerram found neither detention centre operator Serco, nor the department, had fulfilled its obligations to Mr Rauluni, or Iraqi asylum seeker Ahmed al-Akabi and Briton David Saunders, who both hanged themselves in the shower in 2010.
She recommended detention operators use trained police negotiators to assist in high-risk situations in detention centres.
For help or information, call Suicide Helpline Victoria on 1300 651 251 or Lifeline on 131 114, or visit beyondblue.org.au.


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As the presidential election approaches, Republicans will have to shore up their support among two critical portions of the electorate: women and Hispanics.
They lost both to Barack Obama in 2008, and current polling in both areas is not a comfort to the GOP for 2012.
A new Fox News Latino poll shows that Hispanics – the fastest growing segment of the US population – favor Obama over Republican front-runner Mitt Romney by a whopping 70-14 percent, and none of the other Republican candidates does any better. Obama even wins 40 percent of Latino voters who backed John McCain in the last presidential election.
"It is pretty obvious that we can't continue to lose Latinos two to one as we did in 2008 and remain competitive as a national party," GOP strategist Whit Ayres told a Monitor-hosted press breakfast Thursday.
On related issues, most Hispanics disagree with Republican candidates competing to be toughest on immigration, the Fox News Latino poll shows. Ninety percent support the DREAM Act (which creates a path to US citizenship for young people who were brought into the country illegally while minors), 85 percent favor a way to become citizens for all illegal immigrants, and 82 percent believe undocumented immigrants help to grow the US economy.
"The immigration debate and the tone of some people in discussing it hurt the Republican Party," Ayres said. "I don't think there is any way you can deny that."
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This tone in how the GOP candidates discuss immigration and other issues particularly important to Hispanic voters concerns others as well.
In a piece headlined "Republicans Are Needlessly Offending Hispanics" in the National Review Online, conservative columnist Mona Charen had this advice for Republican candidates:
"Republicans should never discuss illegal immigration without first praising the contributions that legal Hispanic and other immigrants have made to American society…. They should showcase high-ranking Republican officeholders, entertainers, and businessmen of Hispanic ancestry. They should learn a few words of Spanish. Then, and only then, should they express their opposition to illegal immigration. How you say it matters as much as what you say."
Tone in campaign rhetoric is important regarding women as well, and here too the GOP has challenges.
The women's vote in 2008 was a virtual landslide for Obama: 56 percent for him, 43 percent for McCain.
In the 2010 midterm elections, women and men voted pretty much alike. That may be changing, however.
"Now, female voters appear to be swinging back to Democrats," writes Karen Tumulty in the Washington Post. "A number of polls show Obama's approval among women has risen significantly since December, even as it has remained flat among men."
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll out this week has Obama "benefiting from an increase in support from white women, Midwesterners and white, blue-collar Americans."
The poll shows Obama beating Romney 55 percent to 37 percent among women voters. This tracks with another recent poll from the Associated Press/Gfk that shows Obama leading Romney by 13 points among women, though tied among men.
Most recently, that has to do with the controversy over Obama's policy regarding birth control and religious institutions. Beyond the specifics of that issue (and Obama's partial retreat), polls show most women side with the administration on contraceptive services and health insurance, as well as on abortion.
In retrospect, the Republican presidential candidates may have wished that they hadn't spent so much campaign time on such issues.
"The contraception fiasco – exacerbated by Rush Limbaugh's insensitive comments about a female Georgetown Law student – is causing women voters to abandon the GOP in favor of Obama and the Democrats," Fox News policy analyst Juan Williams wrote on the Fox website Friday.
Karen Tumulty at the Washington Post points out that the same trend is appearing regarding Congress.
"When the Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey asked last summer which party should control Congress, a slim 46-42 percent plurality of women said it should be the Democrats," Tumulty writes.
"But in a survey released Monday, compiling polling since the beginning of the year, that figure had widened considerably to a 15-point advantage for the Democrats."


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After surviving a knock-down, drag-out with Commerce, Jefferson could perhaps use an off week.
The Dragons get anything but that.
Jefferson must turn around and play Class AAA's no. 6 ranked team, North Hall, Friday on the road as it tries to protect a 21-game regular season winning streak. The team's exhausting 17-14 victory over Commerce this past Friday left some players running on fumes.
"We're really fired up (for North Hall), but we've got a lot of work to do," said Jefferson senior Zach Allen, who blocked Commerce's potential game-tying field goal last week. "Our team, we've got to get in a lot more shape than we were. We condition a lot, but it's a different thing going both ways."
Dragon coach T. McFerrin noted the toll Friday's game took on some of the players.
"We had some guys who completely ran out of gas, playing both ways," noted McFerrin, who moved to 2-0 against Commerce as the Dragons' coach.
Making matters all the more tougher for Jefferson – and its regular season winning streak -- is that North Hall had this past Friday off while the Dragons played down to the wire.
"We've got to prepare for them, because I know they've been scouting us," Jefferson sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs said Friday.
As for the scouting report on North Hall, the Region 8-AAA team is highlighted by SEC and ACC caliber prospect. C.J. Curry, a 6'2," 185-lb. receiver and safety, has been offered a scholarship by Georgia and is drawing interest from Alabama, Auburn and Florida State.
But Curry has other talent around him.
McFerrin said North Hall, which runs the Wing-T, has a strong quarterback, Kanier Coker, skilled running backs and an outstanding kicking game.
"They're really, really solid," McFerrin said. "It's going to be a huge, huge challenge."
The Trojans are 76-20 the last eight years under coach Bob Christmas.
Jefferson does have some good news as it readies for what McFerrin called "probably the best team we'll play all year." All-region offensive lineman and linebacker Kyle Mosley could return to the lineup after sitting out during the preseason and missing the Commerce game. Mosley has been recovering from an ACL injury.
"We'll see how it goes this week," McFerrin said.
Lineman Buddy Camp is still out, however.
Jefferson players, who haven't experienced a regular season loss since 2007, know the challenge ahead of them.
"We're really fired up," Dragon senior tight end-defensive end Hoytes Damons said. "Everybody thinks down on us because we lost a lot of players from last year, saying North Hall is going to kill us. But I think if we come out and play our best game, I think we can be on top."


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Hello present and future leaders, Encouragers, and Servants of God !
As a fellow Encourager and Prayer ministry leader in my local congregation, I have found the use of audio a powerful tool to help others bring more of the truth of God into their daily lives. I, for example, have surrendered all my driving time to time to prayer as I listen to scripture and audio books from the great Saints of the past, like Andrew Murray, A.W. Tozer, Brother Lawrence, and the list goes on and on.
That's where a wonderful ministry opportunity comes in. There is a great need for so many books of the past to be put to MP3 format, which requires people to read and record books. There are no copyright issues on books older that @ 75 years, since there was no copyright law until then. You can find thousands of public domain books and teachings that can be put to audio. I find it VERY helpful to hand a Brother or Sister an audio book and challenge to use their windshield time for God and I have seen tremendous results as God speaks to them, but I need many many more books that have not been put to audio. To get started you can go to www.librivox.org and volunteer. However, YOU can choose the book, read/record it to their specifications, and upload the end product. Then the whole world can access encouragement from God. I personally have many books I would like converted to audio. (write me !!)
So if you have time to and like to read, please write me. I can email you books that would be of great help in our prayer ministry. Each hour you dedicate to this effort will be multiplied by God a million-fold. I have seen this repeatedly. All you need is a computer, mic, and a quite place.
GREAT ministry opportunity for Homeschoolers !!
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Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club – Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
It was a cold, rainy, and blustery day on the golf links. I tried to steady myself as I bent down to expertly form my tee out of a small pile of wet sand. I placed my gutty on the tee and extracted my brassie from its well-worn leather bag. I then proceeded to thrash my tee shot dead right into the Firth of Forth (or is it Forth of Firth) or better yet, was it just a moment of time travel and my ball was just resting at the bottom of Lake Ontario? Read more →