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WINNIPEG - The head of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative party's youth wing was ousted Friday after posting an admittedly racist comment about aboriginals on his Facebook page.
Braydon Mazurkiewich was upset about a planned urban reserve in Winnipeg when he wrote that the site, which sits on a former military base, was "built for hardworking men and women of the military, not freeloading Indians."
New Democrats, Tories and non-partisans took to social media to denounce the 24-year-old's comment. Party brass stepped in and called it "not acceptable."
"The PC party president will be asking Brayden (sic) Mazurkiewich for his resignation. If he chooses not to resign, the party management committee will convene next week to deal with this issue," party president Ryan Matthews wrote in an email.
Mazurkiewich handed in his resignation and apologized for the comment, but maintained his opposition to the reserve in suburban Winnipeg.
"What I did write was racist and I do apologize for that," he said.
"But my feelings about the reserve going in ... I don't think that would fit well in that community at all. You know, you hear on reserves all the time, people are burning down their own homes. There are shootings and stabbings, and we don't need to bring more of that to Winnipeg."
One of the province's top aboriginal leaders applauded the Tories for taking swift action and called Mazurkiewich uninformed.
"It's very unfortunate that this youth ... has such a misinformed and miseducated perspective on the existence of indigenous people here," said Grand Chief Derek Nepinak of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
"I feel sorry for this young person ... and hopefully they get the help they need to overcome their misunderstandings."
The urban reserve planned for the Kapyong Barracks site is intended to be a mix of residential and commercial development to create jobs for First Nations who are still owed land from Treaty One, signed in 1871.
It's not the first time Mazurkiewich has faced criticism over online comments. Postings on his Twitter account have also taken verbal swipes at cyclists; the Winnipeg Folk Festival, which was called the "hippie festival," and francophones, who are "all just pushy and liberal."
He has also frequently decried Manitoba's income tax rates, which are higher than those of other western provinces. He said he is considering moving to Alberta, but high taxes are keeping him in his parents' house.
"I'd like to keep the money that I earn so I could maybe move out one day ... but when they're taking 40 per cent of my cheque or 30 per cent of my cheque, I can't do that."
He's not ruling out being involved with the Manitoba Tories again.
"Maybe, come election time. We're still three years away from an election, so, who knows what the future holds."
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January 15, 2012 - Sunset at Arthur J. Ravenel Jr. Bridge, Charleston, SC
Arthur J. Ravenel Jr. Bridge is North America's longest cable-stayed bridge. The bridge spanning the Cooper River is 1,546 feet long and connects historic downtown Charleston and Mount Pleasant.
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The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) -- a censorship bill -- and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- which contains provisions allowing Americans to be detained without trial, and even transferred to foreign prisons -- near ever closer to becoming reality in the United States.
I've promised not to post any more commentary on this subject. So, instead, I'll provide a link round-up to the newest stories about NDAA and SOPA; stories you can't miss. The cable networks continue to ignore these bills, in favor of covering holiday shopping lists and the manufactured outrage surrounding the payroll tax cut. This means that online media is the only place where information about this can be found.
One noteworthy exception: Judge Napolitano on FOX Business Network (which I don't even get on basic cable) is the only American news anchor giving this issue the serious and dire coverage it probably deserves.
1) Some Occupy L.A. protesters may get a lesson in free speech -- Los Angeles Times -- Prosecutors say the non-violent protesters, who exercised their freedom of speech rights, can avoid court trials and jail time by paying $355 to a private company for a re-educational program about the freedom of speech. I'm sure the founding fathers would be proud.
2) Americans will be transferred to foreign prisons under Indefinite Detention act -- RT -- "If you're upset that congressional approval of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 can send you away to military prisons and be tortured in America, don't worry — it could be worse. The US could send you somewhere else. No, really. They could. And they can. Anywhere else, too. Really. While the bill that left Capitol Hill last week and awaits authorization from US President Barack Obama allows for the United States to indefinitely detain and torture American citizens suspected of aiding enemy forces, one provision in the bill specifies that that detention doesn't necessarily have to occur domestically — nor does it have to be in a foreign prison run by the US."
3) EXCLUSIVE: Twitter Censorship Firestorm Rages on as New Accusations, Denials Emerge -- International Business Times -- Other users are alleging censorship of their tweets related to NDAA, SOPA, and the Occupy movement.
We all have freedom of speech until the minute we try to use it, apparently. Stay thirsty, my friends.
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A 10-officer court-martial panel on Friday found Joint Base Lewis-McChord pilot Capt. Jared Foley not guilty of dereliction of duty and reckless endangerment in the 2011 death of an Army paratrooper from the West Virginia National Guard.
Foley, 37, had faced 21/2 years in prison for approving an airdrop that led to the death of Sgt. Francis Campion, 31, of Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Foley closed his eyes and seemed to hold back tears when the colonel who led the court-martial panel read the verdict. Capt. Sarah Carlson, one of Foley's defense attorneys, could not stop from crying.
He embraced a courtroom full of supporters, most of them Air Force officers in flight suits or brown leather jackets.
All of the attorneys in the case declined to comment through their command. Foley also declined to comment.
The case caught the attention of airmen throughout the service because Foley was a well-respected C-17 pilot who testified he believed he was following Air Force regulations when he permitted what became a fatal airdrop July 10, 2011, over a Montana air field.
Foley maintained that Army leaders on the ground and in the air cleared the last jump even though a previous one had resulted in a soldier landing outside an established drop zone. That should have been a signal to Foley to end the mission, according to Air Force regulations.
But soldiers on the ground said the jumper landed off course because of his own error, and cleared Foley for more drops.
Furthermore, Foley testified Thursday that the feedback he received from computer reports and service members on five previous passes over the airfield showed the mission was going well.
Foley's defense team argued that the jump that preceded Camion's death fell into a gray area in Air Force regulations because Army safety officers told the air crew that the paratrooper had maneuvered himself off course.
"They say it's black and white. How can it be black and white if Foley's making this mistake?" defense attorney Matt McCall said Thursday, citing Foley's reputation as a careful pilot. "If it was black and white, we wouldn't be here."
The Army's drop zone safety officer from the Montana mission testified Wednesday that he told Foley "the ground was good."
The 62nd Airlift Wing at Lewis-McChord since has instituted new training to stress that all airdrop missions must end if an off drop zone landing is suspected, Foley's defense attorneys said.
Foley testified Thursday that he believed his court-martial was part of an effort by the military to better define its regulations.
"I think the government wants to make it black and white," he said.
Foley has served in the military for 17 years and deployed at least twice to the Middle East. He was well respected by his commanders, and 38 service members wrote character letters on his behalf.
Lt. Col. Eric Carney, Foley's former commander at Lewis-McChord's 7th Airlift Squadron, said after the court-martial that he had faith in the military investigation and in the care the Air Force takes to ensure safety of its crews and passengers.
He testified to support Foley on Thursday. On Friday, Carney reiterated that Foley is "an outstanding officer."


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Rock journalist Rennie Stride has moved to Los Angeles, and rocknroll murder follows her. When one of her close friends is killed, she resolves to hunt down the murderer if she has to blast the hip Laurel Canyon music scene down to bedrock to do it. In the course of pursuing the killer, she meets the love of her life. And risks her own life--and his--in the process.
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Dec 15, 2011This is another in the most excellent Rennie Stride mystery series. Put on some Jefferson Airplane as you enjoy the brilliant crime-solving Rennie work through the Sixties music scenes of San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and London.
Jan 9, 2011This was a wonderful read! The thing that I like best about this series of books is how real the settings and characters are written. In every book I find myself saying something along the lines of "I didn't know that about the 60's" and running to Wikipedia to look a fact or a band name up...I think this is awesome. I love to read books that entertain as well as teach you something you didn't know before you opened the book. Rennie and Turk are a fantastic duo and after reading the 1st two novels in the series, I was THRILLED that Rennie and Turk found each other at last. In this book Rennie really comes into her own as a character. Ms. Morrison is a master at crafting strong female leads (hooray!) The mystery element of this book was also really well written. I was completely thrown for a loop when the "solution" was revealed. The mark of any great mystery novel is being completely surprised when you finally get the payoff at the end of the book. This book ranks... More > right up there with my favorite novels. You will not regret spending your time, or your money on this book! Enjoy!< Less
Nov 22, 2010Rennie Stride, rock's Angel of Death, is back in the music scene and finds herself surrounded by death yet again with a body count of friends and associates close to her. And along the way, Rennie finds love at long last in soul mate/rock god Turk Wayland, who quickly finds himself the chief murder suspect when a mutual friend and Turk's former lover is found dead, hanged from a staircase railing at the famed Whiskey a Go Go. Ms. Morrison once again draws on her years of experience as one of the pioneers of the rock critic genre in crafting the story of 'Love Him Madly.' The reader is treated to vignettes about real rockers of the time; Janis Joplin, Crosby Stills and Nash, Jimi Hendrix, and others. Rennie walks through this world of gods and lesser rockers introducing us to old friends and new faces. The characters are multi-layered and distinctive but as close to living, breathing people that you might know on the street. We get to walk in a world that most of us dream about being a... More > part of, and for the space of the pages...we are. Ms. Morrison's story is tight and full of action. Inspired by the best of Agatha Christie and murder mysteries of the time, 'Love Him Madly' keeps things hopping and the reader guessing right up until the denoument reveals the murderer. We see what Rennie sees, hear what she hears, and follow along in her logic until she puts it together. In murder mysteries, the timing is all and the timing here is excellent, working its way to a satisfying conclusion where the murderer is revealed. I give 'Love Him Madly: Murder at the Whisky' a solid two thumbs up for great story, vivid characters, and a satisfying ending that will leave you wanting more. This book is a "can't put it down" thrill ride that kept me up very late at night and happily so.< Less
Nov 20, 2010This is a wonderful book. The third in the Rennie Stride series, it gives us more background material on the 60s and introduces more new characters. The mystery is great too. I highly recommend this book as well as the first two to anyone who loves mysteries and/or books set in the 60s. This is authentic stuff, written by someone who was there. Yes, some people who were there remember it; not everyone under 30 was in a drugged out haze the whole decade. Please support this writer by buying her books. They are worth it, trust me.
May 25, 2010As Patricia Morrison's "Love Him Madly" begins, rock reporter Rennie Stride is at the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles. She expects to see her friend, Tansy Belladonna, with Tansy's new band, Moonfyre. She expects to decide whether Tansy's jump from her old band, Turnstone, to Moonfyre was a good idea. She expects to share that opinion with the readers who've learned to watch for her work. She does not expect to be on the scene as a close friend is found murdered. (I am very deliberately not telling you who dies.) She does not expect that murder will start a chain of events that will introduce her to the love of her life. And she definitely does not expect those events to lead her into a too-close encounter with murder and to the edge, more than once, of losing another important person and losing her own life. Rennie's still in shock over the first death when she begins to hear the chorus: "Rennie. Baby, you find out who did this to her. I know you can." Grief, a... More > desire for vengeance, a desire to make certain that the culprit is caught and, in time, a desperate desire to deflect police attention from her new love lead Rennie to start looking for a murderer. The body count grows, with deaths that might be related to the first ... or might not. The police arrest Rennie's new love, driving her to search even harder, especially after some of his business associates wonder pointedly whether he should be quite so cozy with Murder Chick. Finally, Rennie takes a gamble to try to flush out a murderer. She succeeds, but the person she discovers is not the one she thought she was hunting. As in the two previous Rennie books, Morrison's knowledge of the '60s music scene (and her love for a lot of the music made then) provides the details that ground the story. (If you were born after that period, take my word for it -- she has it right.) I've said this in previous reviews of Rennie books, but I'll repeat it -- her descriptions of Rennie's life as a journalist are also dead-on, although she throws in a complication for Rennie that would likely be handled differently these days. "Love Him Madly" is Morrison's third Rennie Stride book -- the earlier volumes are "Ungrateful Dead" and "California Screamin'". This is the perfect season to get all three, since you might have the time to spend the hours with Rennie that I suspect you'll want to suspend. (All three books can be purchased from lulu.com.)< Less
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For one night, island celebrities will trade in their star status for aprons and trays to serve dinner guests at the 2nd annual Celebrity Island Dinner from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Traders Restaurant.
"The attendance was good last year," said Mark Blust, who is a returning celebrity server and Bailey-Matthew Shell Museum board member. "Our goal this year is to have a sold out crowd and exceed last year with some extra twists."
Blust will be joined by 13 other celebrities Craig Albert, Ric Base, Karen Bell, Terry Igo, Friedrich Jaeger, Richard Johnson, Anne Joffe (museum board president), Leoma Lovegrove, Tim Murty, Sandy Stilwell, Mike Valiquette and Bob Walsh to bring a unique dinner experience and help raise money for the museum.
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The second annual Celebrity Island Dinner will be held Oct. 3 at Traders Restaurant to benefit the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. Trading in their island celebrity status for aprons and trays are Craig Albert, Karen Bell, Friedrich Jaeger, Mike Valiquette and Mark Blust. Tickets are on sale now.
"I will be pulling in some big tips," said Valiquette, who is also a returning celebrity but wouldn't divulge his plans. "It's top secret."
Blust said there would be a little more "wow" at this year's dinner, which raised more than $12,000 last year for the museum. Darlene Grossman started the event in hopes of putting "fun" back into fundraiser.
"We really want to just have fun," she said last year. "October is a slow month, so it's a win/win for Traders and the museum.We're gathering much-needed funds for the museum and teaching people how important it is for the community."
Last year, celebrity waiter and co-owner of Sanibel's own Lily & Co. Dan Schuyler brought his fun-side and used his previous career as a professional clown in Maryland to win over tips. Until he became a museum board member, Schulyer said he never realized how important the museum is to the community.
"We are the number one shelling location in the country and Dr. Jose Leal does such a wonderful job," he said. "The fact the museum was accredited a few years ago is so important."
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Huell's hot adventure begins in downtown Los Angeles' Grand Central Market, where we discover some of the spiciest peppers and chili sauces around. But you won't find anything hotter than Moe Newaz's backyard variety of ghost peppers and devil's tongue peppers in Santa Clarita. We also learn about the Scoville Heat Scale, developed in 1912 by chemist Wilbur Scoville, which has become the standard for measuring spicy food.
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Vincent Price Art Museum
Huell tours the Vincent Price Art Museum, which opened in May 2011 at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park. The museum contains 9,000 items, many of which were donated by the late actor. Victoria Price leads the tour of her father's vast collection of fine art and shows why this gallery is one of Los Angeles's best kept secrets. We also look back at Huell's original 1989 'Videolog' interview with Vincent Price himself.
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Doughnut History
Huell visits the Salvation Army for a lesson in donut history, which begins on the battlefields of World War I. Then it's off to Stan's Donuts in Westwood, where Stan cooks up his "peanut butter pockets," a high-calorie confection which has been officially renamed "The Huell".
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Glendora Castle
Huell has produced thousands of shows, and there have been many fan favorites. One of the all-time greats has to be the old "Videolog" episode "Rubel's Castle."
Michael Rubel took Huell on a grand tour of his handmade home and charmed us all. Rubel has since passed away, and the castle is now managed by the Glendora Historical Society with the help of Rubel's nephew, Scott. Huell gets a new tour of this iconic location.
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Huell visits the iconic Crossroads of the World on Sunset Boulevard. With its beautiful globe-topped tower, Los Angeles' first outdoor shopping mall was originally designed as an international shopping center. Now used as office space, this is one L.A. gem that's still alive and well. As a bonus, Huell spends the last 10 minutes of the show learning about the history of the "landscaped" billboards.
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Quilt Show
California's rich history has been documented in many ways, but the tradition of quilting is an expression of California life through beautiful and intricate pieces of art. Join Huell as he visits an exhibit of California quilts covering a 100-year history and the Foothill Quilters who keep this tradition alive.
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Mars Rock
For more than a decade, John thought he had a special rock, but no one cared, until he sent a letter to Huell. Could it be from Mars? Join Huell as he tries to solve the mystery.
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Lemon Lily Festival
The Idyllwild Lemon Lily Festival highlights the rarity of one of the city's most precious native flowers. Tag along with Huell to spend the day celebrating this beautiful yellow flower that only grows above 4,000 feet.
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Huell visits a California institution and digs into some tasty food at Tallyrand Restaurant. This popular eatery got its start in 1959 when Al and Delores Thomas opened a small coffee shop on Olive Avenue in Burbank with just $5,000 in hand. Stop in today as they are still serving wonderful food and hospitality.
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Grocery Store Stories
Huell meets two nice ladies at his local grocery store and sees where the story takes him. Hint, think pawn shop and neon!
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Movie Nursery
Huell visits Jackson Shrub, a family-owned and operated nursery that has been supplying the movie and television industries with both live and artificial plants since 1937.
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Olvera Street
Huell gets a first rate tour of Olvera St. and learns about its long and amazing history.
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Black Promenade of Prominence
Huell visits with members of the black community who believe the role models for today's youth should be people from the local community and not just athletes and movie stars.
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It seems the most unlikely food to build a celebration around, but Huell partakes in the annual Scandinavian rite of passage -- Lutefisk. At the Sons of Norway Lodge in Van Nuys, Huell watches as members transform smelly, dried, leathery fish into a warm entree. Luckily for some members, there are Swedish meatballs, Norwegian bread, and sweets in addition to the fish.
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Union Station
Huell gets a first rate tour of the historic train station, Union Station, and learns about its history.
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Unusual Downtown Art
Huell visits several works of public art that have been controversial from the start.
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Family Business
Join Huell on this yummy adventure to three fine examples of family run businesses. First Huell goes to Broguiere's Dairy and gets a behind the scenes look at how we get our milk. Next it's off to Apffels coffee which has been a California company since 1914. We finish the adventure at Otsuka Farms to tastes the best strawberries around.
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Maritime Museum
Huell takes a look at this wonderful museum in San Pedro, filled with Southern California maritime history.
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Snow Show
Huell treks to Mammoth Lakes with the Dept. of Water and Power to look at the immense snow pack and how it relates to Southern California's water supply.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Huell visits historic Long Beach Naval Shipyard and gets a behind the scenes look at how it works, including a close look at a ship in dry-dock.
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Beverly Hills Hotel
Huell visits the world famous Beverly Hills Hotel, just two days before the grand re-opening. Huell gets a behind the scenes look at this historic hotel from the general manager and looks at some wonderful old photos.
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Library Plaza
Huell takes a look at the Central Library Garden which is right in front of the beautiful downtown Los Angeles library. This garden has a long and rich history, and has grown to be a landmark.
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California Highway Patrol
Huell spends a day with CHP officer Mark Garrett as he patrols the highways of L.A.
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Crystal Cove
Huell spends a day at a beautiful beach where the state has let people live the California lifestyle in wonderful bungalows which now are threatened.
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Lennox Branch Library
Huell visits a small southern California branch library called the Lennox Branch Library.
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Warner Brothers
Huell gets a behind-the-scenes tour of this historic lot, where many Hollywood classics were filmed.
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Huell takes a tour of some of L.A.'s most beautiful fountains. Marlene Gordon of The Next Stage Tours shows Huell five of the most spectacular.
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Candelas Guitars
Huell spends a day with the Delgado family and takes a tour of their guitar shop in East L.A. where they have been making and repairing guitars for three generations.
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Huell spends day at Juanita's, where he finds out everything you ever wanted to know about menudo (tripe). Huell ends the day with a nice bowl of menudo at El Rancho Mexican Restaurant in Colton.
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Glass Museum
Huell gets a wonderful tour of the Historical Glass Museum in Redlands. The museum is housed in a 1903 Victorian home and is filled with beautiful glassware.
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Soul Food
Huell visits two "Soul Food" restaurants in the L.A. area with Aleane Fitz-Carter. Huell visits Dulans which says it's the "Best Southern Cooking in Los Angeles." We'll also get to take a look at M&M Cafe Mississippi Home Cooking who says they are the "Best food in Town."
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Huell visits with Milford Zornes and Guillermo Bert, two L.A. artists with very different styles. We'll go to both artists studios and get a peak at their work.
Road Trip
Join Huell as he tries to get to Tehachapi, only to keep stumbling across many road side gems like: a movie set built in the middle of the desert, a lake with no water, the Antelope Valley Indian Museum, and the Mojave airport -- filled with hundreds of aircraft from all over the world, including a MiG Fighter. Finally, Huell arrives in Tehachapi to visit with Betty Stokoe and her backyard full of railroad signals.
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Huell remembers two very special people who made a big difference in the lives of many southern Californian's. David Falconer was the Choir Master at St. James Church and also responsible for restoring the church organ. David was tragically killed in an armed robbery. Ethel Sherard A.K.A. the scrabble lady, was one of our favorite VIDEOLOG subjects who recently passed away. We'll watch the old show and get an update from her daughter.
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Lane Victory
Huell spends the day on the WW II victory ship the Lane Victory. A wonderful group of volunteers has restored this ship and Huell gets to go along on an actual cruise.
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Griffith Observatory Special
Huell takes a special look at the restoration of The Griffith Observatory. Built in 1935 and serving space curious Angelenos and the greater scientific community for almost 70 years, the Observatory required significant remodeling and expansion when it was closed for renovations in 2002. With the restoration completed, this scientifically vital and historically significant architectural landmark re-emerges to serve well into the 21st Century. In this special one-hour episode Huell takes an insider's tour with Griffith Observatory director Dr.
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Dairy Farm
Huell spends the day at a family run dairy farm in Chino.
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Iron Garden
Meet Anna Jorgenson and her daughters in the small town of Idyllwild, where Anna's husband created an entire garden from objects made of iron.
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Twentynine Palms Murals
Huell visits the desert community of Twentynine Palms and takes a very special tour of the seven historical murals commissioned by the Action Council for Twentynine Palms.
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DWP Power Plant
Huell tours San Francisquito Canyon at historic DWP Power House #1 built in 1911. It is an original part of the L.A. Aqueduct and is still used today.
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Persimmon Lady
Meet Esther DeBar, who is 88-years-old and the proud owner of a 90-year-old persimmon tree which grows in the back yard of her L.A. home.
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C & K (Greek Deli)
Huell visits a Greek deli called C & K.
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Reach H. Nizamuddin at 5:40 AM. Pickup from Railway Station & depart for Shimla by surface approx. 343 Kms / 08 hrs. There are good restaurants in the way for breakfast & fresh up. Late afternoon you arrive in Shimla and check inn at the hotel. Later visit the famous Mall Road which still has some building built in the British Style. Evening will be at your leisure. Overnight at the hotel.
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Morning you depart for the winter sports capital – kufri, where you can photograph yourself in Pahari or Himachali outfit, available on hire. You can also horse riding or Yak riding on your own. Proceed to Naldhera, Which is famous for its Golf Course & scenic beauty. On a clear day you can also view the Kailash Ranges. Evening at Mall Road. Overnight at the hotel.
|18th May Shimla – Manali
Depart for Manali by surface approx. 265 kms/8 hrs. There are scenic spots on the way like Pandoh Dam, Mandi, Kullu Valley, Beas River, And Darshehra Maidan. Evening you arrive in Manali and check inn at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
|19th May In Manali
Morning you proceed for a full – day excursion to the snow point on the Rohtang Pass road. On return you may take an excursion of Solang Valley about 13 kms from Manali, which offers fine views of glaciers and snow capped peaks. You can enjoy Para-Gliding at solang Valley (on own). Evening at leisure or stroll on the Mall Road for shopping (on own). Overnight at the hotel.
|20th May In Manali – Mandi
Today you visit the Jagatsukh Gayatridevi Mandir and Naggar Art Gallery. Later in the afternoon you visit the Hidimba Temple, Manu Mandir & Vashisth Kund. Afternoon depart for Mandi approx. 140 Kms – 3.5 Hrs. On the way back u can opt for having a river rafting session on the Beas River. Enroute you halt at Kullu to see the famous Kullu Shawl factories. Night in Mandi.
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Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' seventeenth-century masterpiece Don Quixote, MAN OF LA MANCHA is one of the most successful musicals in Broadway history. Powerful, brutal, hilarious, and heartbreaking, MAN OF LA MANCHA celebrates the perseverance of a dying old man who refuses to relinquish his ideals or his passion. The celebrated score includes "The Impossible Dream," "I, Don Quixote," "Dulcinea," "I Really Like Him," "Little Bird," and "To Each His Dulcinea.".
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Volunteering for natural disasters, finding cheaper petrol and helping children with diabetes might become easier in the future for Windows 8 device users if the inaugural App Fest 2012 winners have their apps published.
App Fest 2012--held at the Tech Ed 2012 Australia conference for the first time--saw developers create apps over 24 hours. According to Microsoft Australia, 158 people took part in App Fest with 28 apps developed.
Five App Fest winners explained the details of their apps to assembled media.
Red Cross
Canberra developer Jagdish Mehra said the idea of creating the Red Cross app arose from a conversation with an Australian Red Cross manager who said the organisation's biggest problem is getting enough volunteers to help with natural disasters.
"We decided to build a Windows 8 app which allows the public to see where the Red Cross is looking for people to help."
For example, a member of the public can enter an Australian post code on the app and see where the disaster is taking place. The app will also tell the user how many volunteers are needed in that area.
Get Tanked
This app, developed by Myles Eftos, is designed to help people search for the best petrol prices in Perth, Western Australia, and includes the price, location, name and phone number of the service station.
Get Tanked users can also compare prices at different service stations in the city in order to find the best place to fill up.
Real Estate Manager
Brisbane developer William Hiew said Real Estate Manager is aimed at property managers who need to schedule inspections with tenants. The app also has information on the tenant's problem, such as a water leak, and when they will be available.
Real Estate Manager includes inspection history and the tenant's contact details.
"Sometimes the tenant is not at home for the inspection but that is no problem as this can be rescheduled by the property manager and the tenant using the app," he said.
Diabetic Buddy
This app is aimed at diabetic children aged six to 10 years old who require their blood sugar levels to be checked up to eight times a day.
Developer Scott Quayle said the app arose from parental feedback that diabetic children do not like the pain associated with blood tests.
"The child puts their finger on the tab and it records their glucose level. Once the glucose level is recorded we go to another page which shows trends."
The trends page in Diabetic Buddy uses the blood sugar level information and displays it in charts. This will show the parent or caregiver if the child needs to modify their diet or exercise routine in order to keep blood sugar levels up.
Children also have missions to complete, such as eight days of tests. If they complete the mission they will be rewarded with a level advance such as `Super Awesome Pants'. This employs the same techniques as video games.
Feedback Loop
Melbourne developer Kym Phillpotts said that with App Fest his team wanted to immerse itself in all the new Microsoft technologies.
"Our target was to use as many Windows 8 features as possible. The app uses the popularity worm which is real time feedback during a Tech Ed speaker session," he said.
"Based on each of these sessions, we assigned a different icon for each conference track such as security."
The app also features the session time and where it was been held in the conference venue. Feedback Loop users were able to rate the sessions and share comments about the session on Twitter.
"People who are participating in the [Tech Ed] session can do this and it allows the speaker to get some feedback on how they went. They can take this information away and evaluate it," Phillpotts said.
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The man behind Mitt's poll questions
Neil Newhouse, Mitt Romney's campaign pollster, suddenly finds himself in an unfamiliar place — out on a limb.
The survey-taker, who helped build Public Opinion Strategies into the largest Republican polling firm and has a solid reputation among operatives and colleagues, is growing increasingly vocal with reporters and Romney supporters in the campaign's closing days about what he sees as examples of flawed public polling, and his sense of the race — particularly in Ohio — as basically even.
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Newhouse is not known for seeking attention, but through the course of the presidential campaign, his profile has risen. He has been part of some public state-of-the-race calls, and is a frequent fixture on calls and in conversations with Romney surrogates and donors, telling GOP elites in one discussion last week that a Quinnipiac University survey with The New York Times and CBS was "crap." (Newhouse said he didn't recall using that word.)
Having decamped from Washington to Boston to be part of the campaign last year, Newhouse has gotten comparatively less attention than some of Romney's high command, but he's attained more of a public — and defensive — posture in the race's last stages than President Barack Obama's pollster Joel Benenson.
On Wednesday, one of the two men will be called a genius, and the other called a goat, based on assumptions they made about turnout models, especially in the crucial state of Ohio.
This is hardly an academic debate over the nuances of polling science. The basic issue is whether Newhouse's internal forecasts and assumptions about the composition of the 2012 electorate are correct versus the ones made by the Obama campaign, which have tended to look more like public polling. If Newhouse is right, the majority of public pollsters will have egg on their faces. If he's wrong, there will be post-mortems questioning his take.
It is because of Newhouse's strong reputation that many Republicans have believed his assertions that Democrats are misreading the math, and why members of Romney's campaign have stayed positive even when things have seemed publicly to be slipping from reach.
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"Neil Newhouse is probably the most respected GOP pollster in the country," said Nick Everhart, president of the Delaware, Ohio-based Strategy Group for Media, who has worked with POS repeatedly. "I think under-appreciated or respected when he pushes back hard on the public polling especially in Ohio, is that I feel like without question there isn't a pollster in this country ever who has conducted or taken as many polls as Neil has in the state of Ohio. He's practically an Ohio-based strategist the amount of work he's done here, so it's very hard not to take his comments and critiques of the rest of the public survey data coming out of the state seriously."


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Rick Winfield necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 37 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
We are looking for a logo to use on a network of online adventure travel guides. These guides will promote exciting adventure travel trips/destinations through day by day trip reports, live blogs from adventure travelers, and integration with social networking sites.
We need a logo to use on our websites, as well as for business cards, company marketing materials, etc. We are developing a network of sites in different areas of adventure travel (skiing, surfing, climbing, trekking, diving, etc). We'd like a logo that can be repurposed for each site (skiingaroundtheworld.com, surfingaroundtheworld.com, etc) to add a sense of continuity to the network.
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This a guest post from one of my best friends whom I met whilst partying in Israel. He is a true traveler in every sense of the word and has seduced, tasted, and experienced a girl from nearly every country on earth. Having seen him seduce random girls on the street in a matter of minutes, he is perhaps the closest thing Europe has to its own Tucker Max. Below he reviews the top 5 wildest party hostels.
Wombats hostel is our choice for Berlin's ultimate party hostels and being located in the most liberal city on earth, it's not hard to see why. This is a place where anything and everything goes – including some of the most hardcore partying you'll ever experience.
There is something truly beautiful that all of us can bring to this world – whether it be the simply human, warm feeling of a hug you give to the little girl in the Bulgarian orphanage that never knew her parents, the smile of deep heartfelt gratitude on a mother's face in Africa, who now can feel safe knowing that her child has something as basic as clean drinking water, or the little boy in the Tibetan community of India, whose heart and eyes light up with hope of the opportunity for a better life from the English lessons you are giving him. Even something that seems like such a small amount of help to you, can be such a huge sigh of relief for those who aren't used to having anyone care about their plight.
We are so lucky in many parts of the world to have most of our basics covered, we can sometimes forget the suffering in other places. When we connect our will to our hearts and understanding of what is right, we can really find the inner strength and willpower to make our world a place with less suffering and more opportunities for everyone. I am a firm believer of this.
Today there are many, many genuinely free volunteer opportunities and organisations that let you do good for the world without lining the pockets of Wall Street executives.
I have separated them into four areas – Africa, Asia, Latin America, and worldwide. Read on to find the opportunity that is right for you.
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It surprises me actually that it's not so well known that for many people around the world, it's possible to have free health insurance whilst traveling. But I guess, who is going to tell us? Definitely not the travel agents since they make a whopping huge commission (sometimes 60% of the cost) from selling you private health insurance/ travel insurance.
Yes there are a lot more things travel insurance can cover you for than just health care, but usually health care is the biggest expense.
So it might surprise or even shock you to know that high quality, free health insurance is available for travelers in certain countries. There are three options I will tell you about, the first is a very unknown reciprocal agreement between a certain group of countries worldwide, and the second is a more well known one available to all European Union citizens who travel to other E.U. countries. The third option is for everyone else.
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On a side note, before I get into the Top 5 – I'd also like to give a special mention to a great local website which can give you some great, comprehensive tips on how to truly experience the Bulgarian culture – ranging from music concerts, to the best restaurants and cafes to taste the local cuisine – visit Sofia In Your Pocket.
How hardcore of a budget traveler are you? If you are kind of interested in saving some money then this post is not for you – but if you would do almost ANYTHING to save some cash, so that you can fly cheap and travel as long as possible – then you've come to the right place!
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Residential audio/video system design
In a well-designed home, form and function are on the same team. Furnishings and appliances smoothly serve your family and guests. You should expect no less from your audio/video gear. But first you need a plan, and that's where your Crutchfield A/V design specialist comes in.
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Compiling KDE snapshots
This article provides step-by-step guide how to compile your own KDE git/svn snapshot from sources using kde-snapshots[dead link 2017-06-01] scripts. These scripts are used for [kde-snapshots] repo.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Why?
- 3 Preparations
- 4 Extra Packages
- 5 Building KDE
- 5.1 Base packages
- 5.2 Optional Packages
- 5.3 Final checks
- 6 Creating a repository
[kde-snapshots] used is an unofficial repository with weekly development snapshots of KDE SC. After more the two years the repository was abandoned due to lack of time of the original maintainer and later picked up by member Zolnierz. The scripts are also available in git repository and this article will show you how to use them to build your own snapshots.
Compilation of entire KDE SC takes 4 to 5 hours on quad-core @2.8GHz Intel Core i5 processor. When compiled with debug symbols (RelWithDebInfo) and unstripped, packages have about 1.3 GiB, extracted about 4.5 GiB.
KDE is a very big project. Every project contains lot of bugs and issues. The bigger the project is the more bugs it contains. Repository like
[kde-snapshots] are important, because this way users can test the software during development period and provide useful feedback to developers, who can then fix and improve the software before official release.
Another reason is that many people who are developing KDE applications might find it useful to see what's coming in next official release and thus adapt their software to possible API changes etc.
Preparing build chroot
It is recommended to use a new clear build chroot for every new snapshot. For purposes of this article, chroots will be located in
To prepare 32bit chroot, run
$ CHROOTDIR=/home/build/chroots/i686 $ mkdir -p ${CHROOTDIR}{/var/lib/pacman,home/build} $ pacman -Sy -r ${CHROOTDIR} -b ${CHROOTDIR}/var/lib/pacman \ > --arch i686 --ignore linux \ > base base-devel cmake sudo svn git
It is recommended to have
[testing] and
[community-testing] repositories enabled.
When chroot is installed, mount necessary folders into the chroot and copy some configuration files
$ mount /dev ${CHROOTDIR}/dev -o bind $ mount /proc ${CHROOTDIR}/proc -o bind $ mount none ${CHROOTDIR}/sys -t sysfs $ mount /home/build ${CHROOTDIR}/home/build -o bind $ cp /etc/resolv.conf ${CHROOTDIR}/etc/resolv.conf
Now you can switch to the chroot and create a new user
$ screen $ linux32 chroot ${CHROOTDIR} # useradd -d /home/build -M -g build build
It is really good idea to run the chroot from screen, so that when you accidentally close your terminal or X crashes the compilation won't be interrupted.
If you want to have full access to the buildroot even from outside the chroot, it's good practice to create a user with the same UID and GID as your normal user. This can make things easier later.
At this point you need to configure pacman mirrors in
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist. You can also enable
[testing] and
[community-testing] repositories. Sometimes the git snapshots depend on a pre-release or brand new release of some library or program. Thanks to our great devs and TUs, these updates are usually already waiting for you in testing repositories, so it's good to have them enabled.
If you intend to use the packages only on your computer, you can change CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS to match your processor. There is a very nice page with safe CFLAGS for individual processors on Gentoo Wiki - Intel, AMD. See also here.
Also to speed up packaging, you can change
PKGEXT to
pkg.tar.gz. Gzipp'ed tarballs are bigger then XZ'ed, but it takes much less time to compress and decompress them.
To achieve maximum performance during compilations, set
MAKEFLAGS to number of your cores + 1.
If you want to publish your packages somewhere, it is good to set
PACKAGER variable too.
Since we are in a chroot, we can allow some little security risks. We will grant unlimited password-less sudo privileges to the
build user by adding following line to
build ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
If you are really paranoid, you can use
build ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/pacman
to limit the 'unlimited' access only to pacman.
Build scripts
To automate the build process a bit, the kde-build scripts were originally taken and modified to work with the latest development snapshots. The "new" scripts can be obtained from their gitorious page by command
git clone https://git.gitorious.org/kde-snapshots-repo/kde-snapshots-repo.git
Here are the most important scripts and files:
- build-packages - the main script that will compile all the packages.
- create-sources - this script fetches sources from KDE git and SVN repos
- config - main configuration
- extra/ - this folder contains additional extra packages (see Extra Packages section)
- packages - contains list of GIT and SVN packages and their submodules
- run-namcap - runs namcap on all packages
- setup-chroot - not-completely-working script to automatically prepare and setup build chroot
- update-pkgbuilds - updates
pkgverand resets
pkgrelin all PKGBUILDS
There are other scripts as well, but they mostly not working against the current config and packages file. since I didn't use them when making the repository, they are left after the original kde-build scripts.
Folders Layout
By default, the scripts expect following directory structure:
/home `- build |- build # here will the compilations take place |- build-scripts # build scripts and PKGBUILDS | |- build # contains subfolders with PKGBUILDs | |- extra # extra packages needed to build KDE |- logs # makepkg logs |- namcap # namcap logs (optional) |- packages # new packages are moved in here `- sources # sources of KDE
You can adjust the layout to your needs in the
config file by modifying
$*dir variables. It is suggested to change only
$buildroot, because the scripts are not tested with another folder layout and may not work properly.
Getting KDE sources
You may want to check
packages file first and make sure that no new modules were migrated from SVN to git. Syntax of the file is explained in detail in the Advanced Configuration section at the end of this article.
To pull sources from SVN and git repositories, enter the scripts dir and run
$ ./create-sources
Despite it's name, the script will only call
git pull or
svn up if a source is already available. The initial cloning will take some time though, so you can go get your first coffee.
Setting KDE version
Before you can start building, it's good to specify a version of KDE snapshot. You can find current version of the KDE SC in kdelibs/CMakeLists.txt. The snapshots are usually numbered 4.X.Y where X is next release - 1 and Y is development snapshot version, somewhere between 40 and 60 or 70. Beta releases are usually between 80 and 90, Alphas and RCs are 90 through 99.
The version is specified in
config file in {codeline|kdever}} variable. Update it to match the KDE version and update the git date as well. When you do it, save the changes and run
$ ./update-pkgbuilds
This script will update pkgver in all PKGBUILDS to the value you just set and will reset all pkgrel's to 1. It will also add
options=(!strip) to every PKGBUILD. If you do not want to have debug symbols in your KDE, you need to comment it in the
update-pkgbuilds script.
[extra] has about 600 MiB.
If you can, please build KDE with full debug symbols. You will get more useful backtraces from crashed programs which can be very helpful to KDE developers. Testing and providing feedback during the development cycle is very important, this way many bugs can be found and fixed before official release.
Extra Packages
The extra subfolder contains some packages that might be needed to successfully compile KDE or that provide additional useful or interesting KDE-related packages.
You may want to compile and install
libktorrent-git and {{ic|qhull} packages before building KDE. It is very well possible, that you will have no troubles compiling against packages from official repositories.
Building KDE
Before starting the compilation make sure you do not have any old KDE packages installed in the chroot. You can verify this by running
$ ./uninstall-packages
Now we can finally start the compilation:
$ ./build-packages
Base packages
Sometimes kdesupport-phonon-{gstreamer,vlc} won't compile, unless an older version of the package is already installed. You can work around this by installing kdesupport-phonon from your previous snapshot, or phonon-gitAUR[broken link: archived in aur-mirror] from the AUR if you are building snapshot for the very first time.
Possible fix: split the kdesupport-phonon to a separate PKGBUILD so that it would be installed before the backends will be compiled.
Usually compiles without problems.
No problems here.
Make sure you do not have qwt installed in the chroot. kdebindings-smokegen will compile against Qwt, but Qt bindings (for any language) will fail with Qwt 6. There seems to be no switch to make smokegen ignore Qwt, so the only solution is to have it not installed.
Builds without trouble.
Smooth and soft...
Works like a charm.
Some submodules (namely
parley and
kwordquiz) use hardcoded location of
libkeduvocdocument.so and
libkdeedu include directory. This values are modified in the source codes from PKGBUILD during compilation. Make sure you will never compile kdeedu for both architectures at the same time. The compilations are running on top of same sources (symlinked from
/home/build/sources), so they would be overwriting the changes each other.
Possible fix: move libkdeedu to separate PKGBUILD that would be installed before compiling other kdeedu submodules.
Optional Packages
Builds OK.
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Fails to compile when kdelibs are built without Nepomuk, so make sure Nepomuk is properly compiled.
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Final checks
Cool, your own KDE snapshot is now compiled. If some of the optional packages failed to compile, check the logs for errors and try to rebuild them manually.
Creating a repository
This is an optional step. If you want to have a (not necessarily public) repository with KDE, enter the
packages directory in build root and in the architecture sub folder run
$ repo-add my-repo-name.db.tar.gz *.pkg.tar.xz
This will create a DB file to be fetched by pacman. Now just upload it somewhere together with the packages and you are done.
Advanced Configuration
packages file
Since KDE is now in the middle of SVN->git migration, it's necessary to check
packages file before pulling sources. The syntax of the file is quite simple:
- base_pkgs - Packages that are mandatory and other packages depend on them. When compilation of a base_pkg fails, the entire compilation process is interrupted.
- opt_pkgs - Packages that are not mandatory. When compilation of a opt_pkg fails, the scripts will automatically proceed to next package. After all packages are compiled, you will be displayed list of broken packages.
- ${pkgbase}_${scm}_pkgs is array of ${pkgbase}'s submodules located in ${scm} (git or svn) repository. For example, all kdesupport submodules are in git already, so the array kdesupport_git_pkgs will fetch all submodules from
${srcdir}/${pkgbase}/${submodule}. When the submodule is named like
${submodule}:${alternative_name}, it will be cloned from
${srcdir}/${pkgbase}/${alternative_name}. You can specify alternative URL of a submodule by entering
@git://alternative.git/repository. When the base package does not have any submodules, like for example kdelibs, a
@${pkgbase}must be provided in the submodules.


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I've been messing around with Inkscape lately, just for fun. But what's not fun is seeing your Core i7 iMac struggling to redraw your document while zooming in. You see, Inkscape isn't multi-threaded. So, during intensive tasks I'll just see a single core at 100% while the other 7 are just chilling, presumably talking smack about integers.
Thus began my search for a cheap, Mac-native vector drawing application. And after a grueling 10 minute search of the internets, I decided to try out Sketch.
Initial Impressions
Sketch touts "Infinite Size" documents as one of its features. When you open Sketch, you have an infinite sized canvas on which to do your vector drawing thing. When you've achieved something worth exporting, you make a "slice" or selection of your canvas to export. That's nifty.
I was using a mouse when I started up Sketch, and was going nuts trying to find a way to scroll around the canvas. I went into the toolbar configuration, and found that there was indeed a hand tool; it just wasn't in the default toolbar. "Why is that?", I wondered. But switching to the Magic Trackpad, I was easily able to scroll and zoom my way around using the two-finger scroll and pinch. It seems Sketch was made for use with the trackpad, so that's something to keep in mind.
Sketch has a stroke width tool that's easy to use, and the transforms (stretch, scale, skew) are easy to apply. But that's where the ease stops.
I spent a few minutes trying to figure out how to select a vector I'd already drawn. Not modifying it; just selecting it. You see, Sketch doesn't have a mouse tool. Whenever I tried to select a vector, I'd find myself applying the effect of whatever tool I had selected. It wasn't until I realized I had to deselect my current tool, that I could select elements. That was annoying.
Also, Sketch seems very green; it feels buggy in places. Selecting layers and then deleting them doesn't always work on the first try. Additionally, a reference layer I had put in the document and hid, wouldn't then un-hide. Useful.
Which brings me to the layers. Sketch definitely supports layers, but that isn't apparent when you open up the application. You have to enable layers in the View menu. And once you have your list of layers, you might be inclined to order them… Well, good luck with that.
For whatever reason, Sketch has decided to make the process of ordering layers as maddening as possible. You might assume that sending a layer backwards, would change the relative order of the selected layer. Guess again! Rather, in order to send a layer backwards, you must first click the behind tool, then click on the layer you want your selected layer to go behind. Get it? It's so intuitive!
Sketch also includes a set of distortions:
These distortions are easy enough to use, but they aren't very precise. Thus, I don't really find them that useful. But you know what are useful? Bezier handles.
In working with already made vectors, I found it difficult to grab the Bezier handles; sometimes they were easily visible, other times they weren't.
Bottom Line
Sketch seems very promising, and I look forward to updates and seeing where it goes. But for right now, I'll put up with the sluggishness and stick with Inkscape.
Sketch is made by Bohemian Coding, and is available on the Mac App Store for USD 39.99.


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Lightning McQueen's untold origin story continues! McQueen has just befriended Mack, and the two ragtag dreamers hit the road together. When they arrive at Piston Cup's pre-season testing track, McQueen and Mack are ignored by all the pros. But McQueen will do anything to get his big break!
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- Member Since: Sunday, January 12, 2003, 11:38 AM
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Contests: "likely not many since i am not that keen of those. entered few just for test"
Fanime 2004 Comedy. Wizard Of Oz. choise by judges. "must have been judges drunk"
Animecon 2004 Comedy and best AMV of the show. Wizard Of Oz. "god damn all that laughter... Finn's like sick humor..."
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Dr. Elizabeth A. Thiele is a neurologist and epileptologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She completed a second residency in child neurology and a postdoctoral research fellowship in neurology at Children's Hospital in Boston.
Dr. Thiele organized and established the Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, a multidisciplinary comprehensive clinical program for TSC, as well as a ketogenic diet clinic to treat and manage patients with epilepsy. She is also the Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Service at Mass General and a Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Thiele's research and clinical interests include the role of diet in epilepsy treatment, genotype-phenotype correlation in TSC, the role of epilepsy surgery in management of intractable epilepsy, outcomes following infantile spasms, and neuropsychological profiles in relationship to tuber number and location in TSC.
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With one of the largest philanthropic gifts in the MGH's more than 200-year history, philanthropists James S. and Carol J. Herscot have committed $50 million to support a variety of capital projects, initiatives, and the Center for Children and Adults with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) that bears their name.
With one of the largest philanthropic gifts in MGH's more than 200-year history, philanthropists James S. and Carol J. Herscot have committed $50 million to support a variety of capital projects, initiatives, and the Center for Children and Adults with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) that bears their name
Several MGH and MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) neurologists are saying goodbye to carbohydrates and sweets for the month. In order to support their patients, spread awareness about the effectiveness of dietary therapy and raise funds for the department, six neurologists – both pediatric and adult – are participating in a Low Glycemic Index Therapy (LGIT) diet, which often is used in the treatment of pediatric epilepsy patients.
Dietary therapy is prescribed most often for patients with refractory epilepsy, whose seizures have not been controlled despite trying multiple antiepileptic drugs.
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The Seattle Seahawks announced Tuesday that 12 training camp practices will be open to the public.
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The Seahawks released defensive tackle Andru Pulu on Tuesday.
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We are reposting this press release because the unjust actions of the police at Baruch College on November 21st must be known by as many people as possible. As Justice Brandeis once said, "Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman."
Josh Silverstein
Democracy for NYC
Statement Condemning Police Violence at CUNY Board of Trustees Public Hearing
Posted on November 22, 2011 by keith
PRESS RELEASE: Board of Trustees Public and Budget Hearing, Baruch College, CUNY
#occupyCUNY[1], November 21, 2011
WE CONDEMN the use of police violence against CUNY community members
who were protesting peacefully at the public Board of Trustees Public
and Budget Hearing at Baruch College on November 21, 2011. We also
reject the official statement[2] released by the administration of the
City University of New York regarding those events.
STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF peacefully entered the Baruch lobby to
attend the public meeting of the Board of Trustees and were
immediately met by a line of police carrying large wooden truncheons
and blocking access to the building. Students who were on the official
roster of speakers were also denied access. At no time did the
students, faculty, and staff attempt to push past the massed police
officers, nor to confront them physically in any way. The police
directed us to the first-floor overflow room where the meeting would
be televised live. Knowing that our voices would not be heard in the
broadcast room, we decided that we would hold an assembly in the lobby
and allow people to tell their stories and testimonies of experiences
as students at CUNY. Most of us sat down on the ground so that
speakers could stand and be heard.
THE POLICE ATTACKED US shortly after we sat down and began pushing us
toward the wall, responding to our peaceful, lawful protest with
physical confrontation. The suggestion provided in the CUNY
administration's statement that anyone "surged forward toward the
college's identification turnstiles, where they were met by CUNY
Public Safety officers and Baruch College officials" is a categorical
lie, and this is documented in video footage of the events (see
below). As the officers continued to push us away from the public
meeting, they blocked all exits from the lobby but a single, revolving
door, through which we were forced to walk one at a time. Many of the
peaceful protesters were shoved violently by the campus police, jabbed
and struck in their ribs with wooden truncheons, and left badly
bruised. At least one student was struck in the face. It was a miracle
that no one was more seriously injured. Those who refused to leave
were told that they would be arrested; when one person identified
himself to officers as a CUNY faculty member and asked on what charge
he would be arrested, he was not given an answer. Another officer
blurted, "Because it's a riot!"
WE DEPLORE THE USE OF VIOLENCE against peaceful protesters. We deplore
the criminal charges made against peaceful protesters exercising their
Constitutional rights of free speech and peaceful assembly. We also
deplore the CUNY administration's misrepresentation of the events at
Baruch, devised to obscure its complicity in violent action against
its own students, faculty, staff, and community.
(More below the fold)
Video footage of the event can be viewed at the following links:
We are CUNY. We are of the working class of New York City. We teach
the working class of New York City; we teach the immigrants who have
come to New York to live and work; we teach the present and future
public employees of New York City. Our brothers, sisters, children,
cousins, nieces, nephews, grandparents—they are police officers,
firefighters, social workers, teachers, factory workers. WE ARE NEW
YORK CITY AND WE STAND WITH NEW YORK CITY. We are CUNY students, who
believe in this university and in this city. We are CUNY faculty, who
have chosen to teach at CUNY because we believe in the mission to
educate and elevate our sisters and brothers. We are the 99%, and we
demand a public education system that is truly public.
For standing with our brothers, sisters, and students, we have been
assaulted by police officers who have not yet accepted that they have
a legal responsibility to refuse unlawful orders, and that they have a
moral responsibility to follow their conscience when they are told to
turn on their own. Our fight is not with the Police Department of the
City of New York, but the NYPD has chosen to fight their own brothers
and sisters, mothers and fathers, and children. We have no desire to
be in conflict with them, but if they continue to "just follow orders"
in the face of all moral, ethical, and political compulsions to the
contrary, then we have no choice but to resist them. But we will
resist them peacefully, civilly, using our rights to do so. We do not
want to fight them; we want them to realize that our fight is one
fight. We know that they know this.
The students and teachers of the CUNY system stand with all of those
who believe in the mission of public education, and the crucial
importance of education for the public. We stand against those who
seek to privatize an institution that was established to serve the
most disadvantaged of New Yorkers. And we refuse to passively accept a
program of tuition increases that would disenfranchise our students,
whom we love and we fight for every day of the week. We do our jobs
based on heartfelt and hard-won principles; we study in order to be
better citizens and workers, we teach to be better citizens; and we
ask that the city's police, firefighters, public employees, teachers,
transport workers, shopkeepers, students, factory workers, service
workers, care workers, health workers—THAT THE WHOLE CITY STAND WITH
[2] CUNY Newswire. "STATEMENT FROM THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK".
21 November, 2011.