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by GLX » Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:11 pm(Insert a witty intro line)
Action Comics #0
For those who'll be unable to grab a physical copy, you can find a digital copy here.
Ze rules:
Review as often or as little as you like. Once you've posted 5 reviews, you will be awarded 1 pick. You can post 5 reviews, right? That's a totally achievable goal and with day and date digital releases becoming the standard, it shouldn't matter if your shop ordered enough copies of this weeks comic or not.
When multiple Review Groupers have posted 5 (or more) qualifying reviews, they will be awarded their pick in the order that they qualified. What constitutes a qualifying review? Any review posted (with a score on a scale from 0-10, that's right 0!) within 1 calendar month of the thread going live. Reviews are to be at least 5 sentences long. It shows that a) you have at least read this week's pick and b) you have some unique insight into the comic.
Reviews posted while waiting in line for your pick will be applied to your next pick.
I'll be keeping track of everyone's progress with the newly christened Spreadsheet of Fantastic (RIP, Spreadsheet of Doom) and reporting the results in the Current Members list in the weekly OP. When it's your turn to make a pick, I will PM you. If you do not respond to me by Midnight EST the following Sunday, you will lose your pick and I will start a poll to determine that week's selection.
Any week in which we do not have a Review Grouper with 5 qualifying picks, we will determine the week's comic via poll.
If it's your week to pick, remember to keep it under $3.99.
Naturally, this new system is new and it may be necessary to make changes as we go.
Since no one has 5 reviews under their belt, I'll set up a poll by week's end to determine next week's pick.
Suggestions welcome.
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Eli Katz
Victorian Squid
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Stephen Day
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by GLX » Sat Sep 08, 2012 5:01 pmIn case you missed it, the poll is up:
Not sure whether to expect anything new from this thread or not.
by Amoebas » Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:59 pmSo a young Superman get's blasted and falls into an alley unconscious. A little kid finds him there and instead of helping him, the little turd steals his cape.
Of course as luck would have it, the kid had a drunk and abusive dad who decides to go homicidal and kill the kid. Luckily the stolen cape is so strong it breaks the knife. The kid runs away and ends on some train tracks where the dad find him (after stopping to get another bottle of hooch).
The kid gets his foot stuck in the rails as an train roars towards him....
Meanwhile and earlier, Clark gets an apartment, orders some t-shirts and then gets a job. Jimmy begs Lois to come meet his friend Clark and together they arrive just in time to see the dad stand by while his kid is about to get trained down.
That's when Clark jumps in and stops the train.
Cops take the dad away and Lois coins the name Superman. The End.
To say this issue was completely worthless is probably an understatement.
This kid basically rolls a sick or dying man in the alley and he's the one we're supposed to sympathize with? The generic and stereotypical abusive dad tries to kill his own son twice was more comical than scary. I laughed when the the cape broke dad's knife when he poked it. Not because the cape isn't super strong and nothing can pierce it, rather why the cape didn't just fold itself around the knife and into the kid (in the very next panel the cape easily folds around the kid's fist so it should have done the same with the knife). And I verbally chuckled when the train tracks trapped the kids foot - I haven't seen this tired device since Snidley Whiplash' (by the way, in the panel where the kid is saved, his foot isn't stuck anywhere).
This issue was bad (not god 'bad' but really just bad. I'm not sure how Morrison could have made it worse).
Thankfully Ben Oliver is there to make an improvement on Morrison's pedestrian story - except he doesn't. Pacing is off and panels, while I'd guess the rough pencils looked good are just... empty. Colors try to compensate for this but really didn't help much.
All in this issue couldn't have been worse if they tried.
Oh wait, there's a back-up story featuring some guy trying to find Adam Blake (Captain Comet or whatever name he uses in the new 52). He finds him and in the last panel's super spectacular reveal - the guy is "Erik Drekken" !!!!!
Who? I had to google him to find out he was in the book about half a year ago. The writing and story for this back-up tried to build on the Morrison mythology before asking whether or not it should. At least the art by Cafu was good.
Story - 2
Art - 5
Overall - 3.5
by Eli Katz » Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:49 am"The Boy Who Stole Superman's Cape" -- what a great title. I had high hopes for this issue -- really, I did -- and I only read it because the title sounded so promising, a classic in the making. But it is, at best, a mediocre issue. I'm not going to say it's downright awful, but it strikes me as completely unnecessary. It just feels so empty. And perhaps that's because the art is often devoid of backgrounds or depth. The figure work is strong, but the storytelling, in places, is weak. And Metropolis appears to be an almost-abandoned city.
This book, over all, lacks substance. Why exactly is anyone buying it?
by IvCNuB4 » Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:41 amConsidering that this title started at the reboot (5 years behind the other titles), pretty much all the setup and back stories had already been done so Morrison didn't have a lot of new or unknown stuff to pull together.
I don't understand the Ben Oliver-hate. The guy did some great stuff this issue. And he draws one studly Man O' Steel
by GLX » Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:03 pm
Glad to see you back in the group, Eli.
by Eli Katz » Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:31 pmHappy to be back! It may take a while before I post frequently, though.
No drama here, just busy.
by GLX » Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:03 pmThis week's pick:
Batman #0
by Punchy » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:58 amMy favourite aspect of Grant Morrison's run on Action Comics was the t-shirt wearing, low-powered, fight-for-the-people idea of Superman. But that ended up being an idea that Morrison dispensed with pretty quickly, returning quickly to sci-fi aliens and a full costume. But with this Zero Issue, he brought it back, and unsurprisingly, I loved it. This issue shows the New 52 Superman's first adventure, and it doesn't go too well, he's immediately shot with a bazooka and loses his cape. The cape is picked up by a little kid who then uses it to protect his family from their drunken abusive father. It was a great touch to have Superman inspire heroism before he was even really Superman, and the scenes of our hero in action were very exciting, and very well-drawn by Ben Oliver. Morrison also uses this issue to show us Clark's first meeting with Mrs Nyxly, and it looks more and more likely that his run on this book is some kind of Mr Mxyzptlk epic, an attempt to make Superman's most ridiculous villain work in the 21st Century. I hope he succeeds. We also find out Jimmy Olsen's new origin story, although it's interesting that he's crashing on Clark's couch in the 'Superman' title, what happened to all his money? This was a strong issue, returning this book to what I personally wanted it to be for a little longer, but still with plenty of the classic Superman feel. The back-up story from Scholly Fisch and CAFU was good too, providing more information about Captain Comet from the previous arc. Is Erik Drekken a name I'm supposed to recognize? It rings a bell.
by The Beast » Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:46 am
One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?
Did you guess which thing was not like the others?
Did you guess which thing just doesn't belong?
If you guessed this one is not like the others,
Then you're absolutely...right!
Good work Punchy...
It's never too soon to get ready for next season.
by Zero » Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:05 amWhat was 9 on the Punchy scale? Like a 3?
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First off, Id like to say that the religion aspect of this situation has nothing to do with my personal feelings at all. I dont harbor ill will towards any religion. I only hate people who use religion (or race for that matter) to get what they want. The religion was included in this retelling of the situation because it was what it was. Now onto the story
Sit down kids this is a long one.
Back at B&N (where all of my horror stories come from) I was happily writing the next schedule in my little office. One of the Department managers was running the floor so I didnt need to be out there at the moment. Nothing out of the ordinary. L__, one of the leads at the time, comes into the backroom to tell me he was there shopping (it was his day off). He saw several women dragging wooden chairs over to the Religion section and blocking the entire aisle. If youve ever been to a B&N these wooden chairs are huge and extremely heavy.
Now this aisle is the main aisle to get to the restrooms, break room, and is the main aisle to the emergency fire exit. He told me he didnt think much of it at first, until a woman in a wheelchair was told to Go around! when she tried to get through on her way to the restroom. Yes, a woman in a wheelchair.
So, L__ asked them to please move as they were blocking the entire aisle. The women then demanded to have the entire Judaica section moved to the café onto the tables so they could peruse the books. L__ told them they were more than welcome to take a few books at a time over there and sit at the tables provided but we could not move the entire section over there. Then they wanted to speak to the manager.
L___ comes back and tells me this story. I go out there figuring this would be nice and easy, just re-explain what he had already said, and go back to my schedule. Not so. I go out there and there are the 6 or 7 women. (Its been a long time and I cant remember). All of them have dragged the heavy wooden chairs from various parts of the store in front of the Religion section. I walk up to them and no sooner than I say hello, they surround me in a circle like a gang school fight.
Now here is when I will relay the story as best as I can remember I dont have exact quotes as I have tried very hard to forget this whole horrible experience.
The Ringleader of the group steps out of the circle and gets in my face. She makes her demands about moving the entire Judaica section to all the café tables. I explain to her that this cannot be done. What if someone else wanted to look at the books and they walk up to find 3 empty bookcases of shelving. I also explain that my lead saw her group tell a woman in a wheelchair to go around b/c they were blocking the entire aisle.
She then not only called me anti-semitic but then said I also was discriminating against her b/c she too, was handicapped. I told her that I didnt know what her Religion was until she just told me and that I also didnt know she was handicapped. I told her if she was handicapped, that she should then understand why telling a woman in a wheelchair to go around several aisles of bookcases to get to the restroom b/c the direct route was blocked would be wrong.
Then she began to lean into my face. Curse at me. Spittle was shooting from her mouth. She threatened to shove her cane up my ass if I kept the smirk on my face. She called me a cunt. She called me a bitch. The reason I was smiling, and no, I was not smirking was because its my defense. No matter the situation I smile. Inside, I was shaking, with fear and anger but I am trained to smile and so I did.
Now being that she had verbally threatened me and cursed at me I told her if she continued like this she would have to leave my store. She said no. She continued to yell in my face, cursing at me called me a Spic.
Meanwhile as Im trying to talk my way out of this a man with a baby in a stroller comes down the aisle headed toward the restroom. He comes up to the back of one of the women holding the circle and says Excuse me Maam. To which half the women turn and spit out GO AROUND! He stands there stunned, shrugs and then proceeds to back up and go around the long way.
I asked her to get out of my personal space. She threatened me more. I tried to back out and her pals closed the circle tighter. I shot a glance around and saw L___ there with R___ (another lead and one of my best friends to this day). I dont remember what happened next if he came and pulled me out of their predatory circle or if I managed to inch out on my own. I also cant remember if I told her we were calling mall security or if he did or R____...I truly cant recall. I do remember the response was You go right ahead and call them I dare you!
Walking back to the info desk to make the call I see the Department manager standing there wide-eyed. I told her what was happening and she says she knew she was watching. I went off on her. Not one of my best moments but I sarcastically thanked her for helping her co-workers out when they are being physically threatened and told her I would see to her later.
So in comes mall security. I walk them over to where the women were. They were back to going through the books as if nothing had happened. There were piles of books all over the chairs, and the floor. As soon as the Ringleader saw me, she jumped up onto one of those wooden chairs and whipped a thick hardcover book directly at my head. Yes, jumped and this is the one who claimed she was handicapped and needed a cane. I cant even jump up onto a chair without seriously hurting myself! None of these women could have been any older then late thirties mid forties BTW.
It was surreal. I watched it come at me and I couldnt move. One of the security guards jumped in front of me to shield me. Another security guard grabbed me and shoved me behind him just as Ringleader womans hands thrust out to claw at me. Yes, in that brief moment of time she jumped on a chair whipped a hardcover book at me and then jumped back down and ran over about the 10 feet to me to try to claw my face off. Her cronies then kicked into action and tried to pry the security guard off of her so she could get to me.
At this point, my nerves finally broke and I started to laugh. A bit strange but I was so stressed, scared and upset that giggles began erupting from me uncontrollably. I dont know why but they did and whoa boy did that infuriate her even more. Then I started to shake.
More security was there and all of them were dragged out of the store. I went to immediately type up a written statement of everything that had occurred along with L___ & R____. The women were screaming about suing me and B&N, and yelling about brutality and persecuting Jews .their screams could be heard into the parking lot.
Some random customer came up to me and said that he gave them his card and if they were going to sue me, he wanted me to know hed be representing them. WTF? L___ told him to get out.
I covered my ass with statements from the witnesses, from mall security, emails to corporate and LP. I also faxed these all to the DM at the time. This DM was our DM for less than a month, and replaced by someone else just as quickly. I never even met him.
I received a package in the mail maybe a week later with copies of the individual letters written to the corporate office from each of the cronies saying how I abused them and told them to get out of the store for no reason. Then the religion card came out and was used to the limit and then some. Nowhere in the letters did it say how I was physically threatened or how they attempted to assault me several times. Also in that package, was a letter from the mystery DM apologizing for their inconvenience and telling them the problem (a.k.a. ME) would be taken care of, and of course they were allowed to shop in our stores anytime and no, they were not banned from our stores.
I threw a fit. No, I was never punished for it, however I did call HR and demand that an apology be made to me and that the mystery DM retract his saying those people were allowed back in the store. I said I would not work in such a hostile work environment where a company allowed customers to abuse and threaten and attempt to assault its employees and the customers were then welcomed back with open arms and apologized to.
Shortly thereafter, mystery DM was no longer with us. I never saw those women again thank goodness.
And that my friends, was the worst customer experience I have ever had.
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Destiny - it´s your choice (Performance Rights, explanation DVD and Download)
Destiny - It´s your choice - DVD and digital download combination
Does destiny exists?
It allways ends the other way. This is a "law of nature". With Destiny - It´s your choice you deal in a funny, astonishing and surprising way with this topic in your parlour or stage show.
A destiny card is freely choosen and drawn in a piece of paper. The spectator shuffles his card into the deck by himself.
Then it follows a funny procedure of elemination. The spectator throws several times half of the cards into the air.
The raining cards are funny and create a "big picture" on stage.
At the end 2-3 cards are left from which the spectator clearly selects one card (no classic equivoque) . Now everybody expects the previous selected card (since you are a magician and you know how you can do something like this)
But life is full of surprise - it´s a totally different card. Of course - because all the spectators decisions where totally free.
But at the end everything comes the other way. Without having touched the paper now it shows the last card you hold in your hands.
- the paper stays visible the whole time - no switch
- the elemination process is extremly fair
- the raining cards are creating a beautyfull picture and fill the stage
- at the end there is a full deck of unprepared cards on the floor
- the story "destiny" gives you many possipilities for your story and is interesting to everybody.
You get an digital download that explains everything in deep detail
For the "perfect" Version you need to craft a little bit. The neccessary material for a performance in front of an audience is available at online office supply shops
You get a DVD in English and German language with detailed explanation
plus the opportunity to download the video (about 55. minutes = 530MB)
If you don´t need the DVD please order the "Download only" version of Destiy.
Technical hints about the download:
You will find your Download-Link in your Account right after payment entrance.
Simply click on "my Account" -> "Display orders" in the top bar. Select your order and scroll to the end of the site at the very bottom. There you will find your Download links for instant download.
You need a fast internet connection to be able to download 530 Megabytes.
Your computer needs to play a .mov (Quicktime) file
To print the included PDF templates you need an Adobe PDF reader.
If you don´t have a flat-rate for your internet connection additional fees could be charged by your internet provider.
Information on shipping costs / delivery time
The shipping costs are calculated according to weight of the total shipment and of course the destination country,
You will see the correct calculated shipping costs displayed in the shopping cart and the final order overview.
I ship usually 1x per week, since I'm primarily a working professional magician and not a magic dealer. So in theworst case I need 7 days before I can ship your order. I hope you understand that.
The shipments within Germany I send by registered mail (up to 2 kg) or DHL (2 kg)
I ship internationally as an enrollment letter (up to 2x2 kg - which is the fastest). If the total weight of your shipment is between 2kg and 4kg I split the order in two parts. From 4kg this no longer makes sense and I send it as a DHL package.
Unfortunately, the running times of international packages (more than 4kg) are about 14 days.
Once your shipment is in the mail, you will receive a tracking No. and a link where you can "approximately" track your shipment. Unfortunately, the German Post is not that exact and up to date as UPS.
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This rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European artists from the Heckscher Museum's Permanent Collection. Of particular interest is Étienne Berne-Bellecour's monumental Embarkation Maneuver, 1882, which factually depicts the departure of a regiment of cuirassiers following the Franco-Prussian War. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Drawings, Proposals, Plans, Diagrams
A selection of sculptor Dewitt Godfrey's works on paper in a range of media – charcoal, pigment, ink, pencil, photography and collage – that showcases his evolving engagement with drawing, both as an end in itself and as a tool for the planning, production and presentation of sculpture and large scale installations. Through April 7. Hofstra University's Rosenberg Gallery, Calkins Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5474.
Faith Ringgold
The acclaimed African-American artist Faith Ringgold – perhaps best known for her painted story quilts – is the subject of an in-depth study. Through March 28. Molloy College's Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Art Gallery, Public Square, 2nd Floor, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549.
The Lyon, the Which and the Warhol
An exhibit of photographs by photojournalist Danny Lyon and visionary pop artist Andy Warhol, culled from the Hofstra University Museum's extensive photography collection. The exhibit connects their works to those in other media by Chuck Close, Jim Dine, and Lisbeth Firmin (the "Which"), emphasizing parallels between these artists. Through May 19. Hofstra University's David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Robert Hite: Imagined Histories and Other Works
Robert Hite's paintings, photographs and sculptures are on display, reflecting the rich southern narrative tradition. Through March 5. Nassau Community College's Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Education Dr., Garden City. 572-5073.
Using the Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance
A contextualized history that explains the 1920s' increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Afternoon Movie
See the comedy "Here Comes the Boom," about a high school biology teacher who moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school, Friday, March 1, 2:30 p.m.; also the suspense thriller "Taken 2," the sequel involving a retired CIA agent and kidnappers on his trail, Tuesday, March 5, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Illustrated Art Lecture
Examine the complexities of feminity in art, in "Femme Fatale," with art historian Ines Powell, Monday, March 4, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Monday Movie
Watch Clint Eastwood's "Trouble With the Curve," about an ailing baseball scout in his twilight years who takes his daughter along for one last recruiting trip, Monday, March 4, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Film Time
See "Arbitrage," the drama about a troubled hedge fund magnate, Wednesday, March 6, 2 and 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Movie Showing
See "Hope Springs," the romantic comedy about a middle-aged couple dealing with issues in their 30-year marriage, with Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones, Thursday, March 7, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square.


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This weekend my family and I traveled to Colorado for a friend's wedding... It was a VERY short trip, but it was still so nice to get away for just a couple of days! Congratulations to Mat and Lindsay on their Big Day!
The wedding was in Golden, and since we got there a little early, my parents and I did a little shopping downtown and took a tour of the Coors brewery. We didn't have much time, so I only got to visit one antique store while we were there, but I was pretty excited about my two antique finds- #1) an amazing vintage Valentine's Day card from the 1950's (I just LOVE old cards!) #2) This adorable painting on glass of a girl with an umbrella... There was just something so primitive about the technique... plus, I think it reminded me of the Morton salt girl, which if you know me, you know that I'm a huge fan of. I think I'm going to remove the backing and place a patterned fabric or something behind it to add a little texture, but we'll see how it looks!


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text: Mount's Nyzio Signing Posted on November 26, 2012, updated on November 26, 2012 by Tom Utescher Dominique Nyzio, a senior midfielder on the lacrosse team at Mount St. Joseph Academy, recently signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her career at Drexel University. A graduate of Norwood Fontbonne Academy and a resident of Lafayette Hill, Nyzio made a verbal commitment to Division I Drexel during her junior year.Drexel is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association along with The College of William and Mary, which has signed Mount goalie Alex Lista. A third Mount stickster, forward Olivia Gannon (who also attended Norwood), will play lacrosse for Villanova University.


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Here are some photos taken when The Dark Thorn arrived from the printer along with some pictures of the book seen in the wild world of bookstores!
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John Adams, in full John Coolidge Adams, (born Feb. 15, 1947, Worcester, Mass., U.S.), American composer and conductor whose works were among the most performed of contemporary classical music.
Adams became proficient on the clarinet at an early age (sometimes freelancing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and performing with other groups) and by his teenage years was composing. His teachers at Harvard University (A.B., 1969; M.A., 1971) included Leon Kirchner and Roger Sessions. Adams was the first Harvard student to be allowed to submit a musical composition as a senior honours thesis. After graduation he moved to California, where from 1972 to 1982 he taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 1978 he founded and directed the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra's series "New and Unusual Music," and he was composer in residence with the orchestra from 1982 to 1985. From 2003 through 2007 he held the composer's chair at Carnegie Hall in New York City, where he founded the eclectic and diverse "In Your Ear" festival. Increasingly as his career developed, he conducted performances of music by himself and by others, working with organizations such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Concertgebouw Orchestra (Amsterdam), and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Although his early compositions were in an academic style, Adams soon began drawing on much broader sources, including pop, jazz, electronic music, and minimalism. His use of minimalist techniques—characterized by repetition and simplicity—came to be tempered by expressive, even neo-Romantic, elements. His works encompass a wide range of genres and include Shaker Loops (1978), chamber music for string septet; Harmonium (1980), a cantata for chorus and orchestra using the poetry of John Donne and Emily Dickinson; Grand Pianola Music (1981–82), a reworking of early 20th-century American popular music for instrumental ensemble, three sopranos, and two pianos; Harmonielehre (1984–85), for orchestra, an homage to Arnold Schoenberg, whose music was the antithesis of minimalism; and Wound-Dresser (1988), for baritone and orchestra, a work based on Walt Whitman's poems about his experience as a nurse in the American Civil War. One of Adams's especially popular orchestral works was the fanfare Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986). The recording of another popular orchestral work, El Dorado (1991), won a 1997 Grammy Award. Later large-scale works include the Violin Concerto (1993) and My Father Knew Charles Ives (2003), for orchestra, which alludes to Ives's works and compositional methods.
Adams's most ambitious works, however, were his operas. The first two were created in collaboration with the director Peter Sellars, the poet Alice Goodman, and the choreographer Mark Morris. Nixon in China (1987) took as its subject the visit of U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon to China in 1972. The Death of Klinghoffer (1991) was based on the hijacking by Palestinian terrorists of the cruise ship Achille Lauro in 1985 and the killing of a disabled Jewish passenger. The composer's third opera, Doctor Atomic (2005), was the story of the scientists in Los Alamos, N.M., U.S., who during World War II devised the first atomic bomb. Sellars compiled the libretto from a variety of sources, including the favourite poetry of the Los Alamos physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer as well as declassified government documents of the period.
In a departure from his 2005 statement that "if opera is actually going to be a part of our lives…it has to deal with contemporary topics," Adams based his fourth opera, A Flowering Tree (2006), on South Indian folktales; again Sellars was his collaborator. The work was created in homage to Mozart, taking as its inspiration The Magic Flute (1791).
Adams's operas have been regularly performed, and they have been recorded; Nixon in China won a 1988 Grammy Award. A number of critics have found them to be among the most significant of contemporary operas. Adams created orchestral and choral works from his opera scores, including The Nixon Tapes (1987), for voices and orchestra, and Doctor Atomic Symphony (2005). The Chairman Dances, subtitled "Foxtrot for Orchestra," which was written for Nixon in China but dropped from the final score, became one of Adams's most-often-played orchestral works.
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City commissioned a work from Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls, for orchestra, chorus, children's choir, and prerecorded sound track, first performed Sept. 19, 2002. The text of the work derived from three sources: fragments from notices posted at the World Trade Center site by friends and relatives of the missing, interviews published in the New York Times, and randomly chosen names of victims. For this composition Adams was awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in music; the recording won three 2004 Grammy Awards.
Adams received numerous other honours and awards as well. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1997. Also in 1997 he was named Composer of the Year by the venerable magazine Musical America. A festival in his honour at Lincoln Center in April and May of 2003 was the most extensive single-composer festival that had ever been held there.


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Before we reveal the winning story in our Scattante Stories Giveaway, we wanted to share a few of the other stories that we thought were great. It was a really hard task to pick a winner from all of the fantastic entries that were submitted, so we just have to share a few of the very best with all of you. First up is Aaron, who wrote about that feeling of having a perfect day in the saddle:
The day started well before dawn. I drove into the elementary school parking lot greeted by volunteers holding flashlights waving me to my parking destination.
I could see the excitement in the faces of my fellow riders despite their bloodshot eyes. We walked into the school auditorium and had more volunteers pin our bibs to our jerseys. After eating my fill of muffins and bagels I took my bike to the starting line.
It's best to ride with a group in these events. Not only do you have the opportunity make new friends, but you go a lot faster in a pace line. I found a group leaving at the same time as myself and tagged onto the rear of their line.
The route took us uphill almost immediately and I was please to see that my level of fitness would soon leave my pace group behind. After a few miles I had left them and found myself playing mind games as I struggled to catch another group that was some distance ahead of me. The weather started to change as we ventured toward the coast and I was grateful for my arm warmers.
I finally reached the group that was led by some skilled riders. I settled into the back of this line only to find about 5 rider just behind me that were unnoticed yet had the same intention of myself. I guess I had been leading a group for a short while and didn't realize it.
Now I was in the middle of a large pace line and I suddenly remember why I love this sport so much. My cadence was perfect and settled into a rhythm that was not too soft or too hard on my legs. I looked down at my computer and found I was going 25 mph while expelling relatively little effort. The roads were wet with the pre-dawn dew while drops of water fell from the eucalyptus trees on all sides of us. Our group, now led by what must surely be accomplished racers, rounded a number of corners while maintaining their speed and cadence.
The less experienced riders in the group, myself included, slowed down in fears of crashing on the apex of each corner, only to quickly play catchup realizing that our caution was unwarranted. As we continued forward I could feel the gentle sting of the dew in the air slap against my skin. I looked down and saw I was covered in beads of water.
We pushed through a number of corners now in perfect cadence to the rest of group and found ourselves in the second large climb of the route. Like a well choreographed dance troupe we jumped off our seats as the syncopated clicking and popping of gears gave our intent to overcome gravity and fly up this hill with the power of muscle and our will alone.
I was forced to hide my shameful juvenile grin as I found myself passing other riders racing for the top. My heart raced from the effort and excitement as I realized this hill had nearly killed me just 1 year before. Near the top, I took stock of condition and found I was saturated with water and sweat. Then, on cue, the sun opened up and revealed itself and the blue sky. Very few times in my life have I felt so great. Today is a good day.


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Since taking office, Barack Obama and his foreign policy team have neglected numerous global problems and fixated, instead, on the crescent of countries where Asia, Europe, and Africa collide.
At this point, the results have been nothing short of disastrous. From the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf, there's barely a country in the region that hasn't withered under Obama's touch. Thanks to his handiwork, the United States is weaker than ever… and an already-fragile region is bordering on chaos.
Of course, Obama doesn't deserve all of the credit. His Secretary of State, John Kerry, has amassed an impressive track record of his own.
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For example, Kerry's single-minded obsession with the Israeli versus Palestinian conflict has yet to provide any results. In fact, this past week, Kerry's dream of either a successful Palestinian state or a two-state solution officially died.
In his arrogance, he believed he could solve the epic struggle for the land of Judea that has raged on since at least 1000 B.C. In the end, though, John Kerry joins a long list of diplomats who've been unable to solve this conflict.
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Kerry was downbeat and depressed as he told the AP about the failure: "They say they want to continue. But we are not going to sit there indefinitely. This is not an open-ended effort. It's reality check time."
The Palestinian official, Yasser Abed Rabbo, countered to AFP: "Israel has a habit of evading agreements and conventions it has signed… That is why conditions for future negotiations must change radically."
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Not to be outdone, Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni denounced Palestinian attempts to join numerous UN conventions and treaties ahead of any comprehensive agreement. He said Palestine "has breached its obligations by applying to the United Nations," and that "if they want a state, they need to understand that it will only be established on the negotiating table."
And That's Just the Beginning…
Moving on, let's take a look at Kerry and Obama's efforts to end the Syrian civil war. First, Obama drew a red line, threatening to take out Bashar al-Assad if the dictator used chemical weapons. Assad then cleverly used Russia's protection to thwart Obama's plans, making Obama look incredibly weak.
On the ground, Syria has become a ruin of dead civilians, refugee camps, and the sort of intense ethnic bitterness that leads to prolonged fighting.
What's more, Russia has poured millions of dollars' worth of weapons into Syria, and the civil war is now at a stalemate. The negotiations for a political resolution have quietly died, and Obama and his team look powerless to achieve any of their goals.
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Across the Persian Gulf, Obama's diplomatic efforts in Iran have done no better. Today, Iran isn't any closer to giving up its nuclear weapons program than it was before the United States compromised with the radical Shia government.
Obama gave up the leverage of economic sanctions and gained no concession in return. Unfortunately, Iran now seems destined to provoke a wider war or gain entrance to the club of nations with nuclear weapons. The Iranian nuclear program has also greatly undermined regional stability.
That's part of the reason the Saudi leadership is seeking a new partner to guarantee its safety. At this point, China and Russia are both potential patrons for the Arab kingdom.
Similarly, Egypt is looking for new friends after U.S. agreements with the Muslim Brotherhood nearly turned the country into an Islamic revolutionary republic. And let's not forget Libya, which is slowly making the transition to a radicalized, Sharia-governed state.
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Everywhere you look, Barack Obama's attempts at peace and stability are in shambles. The people on the ground are poorer, the countries are less safe, and human rights abuses have skyrocketed.
The moderates in the Arab world need to pray for a more realistic leadership in the United States before the entire region descends into chaos.
This commentary originally appeared at CapitolHillDaily.com and is reprinted here with permission.
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Global Color! Colorful Tableware from Around the World
The kickoff yesterday of Apartment Therapy's Room for Color contest has us in a colorful mood. We have been noticing some colorful pieces for the table and the kitchen from around the world, so here's a quick trip through some favorites from Japan, England, Finland, and Europe.
We love lush, warm colors on our dinner table, and since days are getting shorter now, we're looking for a splash or two of color to warm up our evening meals. Besides the color on the plates (of your food!) what are some ways you like to bring color to your kitchen and your dining table? Here are a few lovely pieces we have been eyeing — mostly from all over the world.
• 1 Awesome oven gloves, €15.49 at Envelop in Europe
• 2 Duralex-style colored glasses, 840円 at iNest in Japan
• 3 Greek mug and dish, £15 – 29.00 at Toast in England.
• 4 Kierto Tablecloth, $95 from Textile Arts. From Marimekko in Finland.
• 5 Watercolor Bowls, $55 at MoMA. By Yoshitaka Kato, from Japan.
• 6 Kalamkari Tablecloth, $48 at Ten Thousand Villages. From India.
• 7 Set of three screenprinted linen tea towels, $52 at Shaky Isles in New Zealand.
• 8 Paint By Number Dessert Plates, $12 at Anthropologie in the US.
• 9 Coloured handblown glasses, £25 at Toast in England
Have you bought anything new and colorful for your kitchen lately?


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1892 was the year the congregation was formed and the corner stone of the church was laid one year later in 1893. Brick was used very little in the Florida Keys. Bricklaying was not a trade to be found in the keys. Most building were made from wood, as you can see in the pano. This makes this building special in the city. The church was bulit during the richest period in Key Wests history. When this building was built the city was an island city with travel to and from via ship only.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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There's a reason that when companies call me about SEO, Paid Search, or Social Advertising, we always end up speaking about Analytics as well. The reason is simple. If you don't have a rounded analytics strategy, then you won't have a solid understanding of how your campaigns perform. In addition, if you don't have the mechanisms in place to easily see how visitor segments perform, then important questions could go unanswered. And that's not good for enhancing your business.
Enter the Conversion Goal
Concepts in Web Analytics can get confusing. You have event tracking, conversion goals, success events, multi-channel funnels, profiles, filters, dimensions, regular expressions, etc. This is one of the reasons that too many companies slap a tracking code on their websites and call it a day. The problem is that an "out of the box" Google Analytics implementation will only get you so far. Sure, you'll get the basics, but that won't necessarily help you glean insights that can boost ROI.
But I'm not here today to throw advanced concepts at you. My goal (no pun intended) is to explain more about conversion goals in Google Analytics, which you can implement today. And after implementing a rounded set of goals, you can start to quickly analyze sources of traffic to identify both high and low performers. A rounded set of conversion goals can go a long way. You can view performance across a number of reports, and that data can provide enough insight to make important changes. Changes that can help you succeed.
Lesson 1: Which Actions can be Conversion Goals?
When most people hear "conversion", they think revenue. I get it, revenue is absolutely important, and tracking macro-conversions like a sale is the most important thing you can do analytics-wise. That said, macro-conversions are not the only goals you should be tracking. That won't enable you to see the full picture. Using an ecommerce site as an example, you might have several other success events, including:
- Email marketing subscriptions
- Contact form completions
- Clicks to social accounts (like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest)
- Engagement goals like time on site or pages per visit
- Events like watching product videos
- Downloads like product specs or product guides
- Clicks to trigger live chat with your customer service reps
So, beyond the macro-conversion of a sale, there are several other goals that should be tracked. But guess what? Most companies are not tracking those additional goals. When they analyze their traffic sources and campaigns, they simply see revenue. That's unfortunate, because several of the other goals contribute to revenue. For example, email marketing is the top driver of revenue for some of my ecommerce clients. Any traffic source or campaign that drives more email subscriptions is darn valuable to my clients. If I didn't analyze that conversion goal, then I could very easily discount traffic sources that were actually driving revenue, but just not directly. That's the danger of having a limited analytics strategy in place.
Quick Tip: You can have up to 20 goals per profile in Google Analytics (4 goal sets, and 5 goals per set).
Lesson 2: Conversion Goal Types
When adding a conversion goal in Google Analytics, you can choose one of four goal types. I'll quickly cover those types below so you can start to think about your own website, and how you will start to track your own success events.
1. URL Destination
If a user visits a certain page on your website after completing an action, then you can use that URL as a conversion goal. The classic example is the purchase confirmation screen in an ecommerce sale. It could also be the "thank you" screen after someone submits a form.
2. Visit Duration
This is an engagement goal type that lets you trigger a conversion when a user stays on the site for a certain period of time (or less than a certain period of time).
3. Pages Per Visit
Another engagement goal type that lets you trigger a conversion when a user visits a certain number of pages. It can be set to greater than, equal to, or less than a number of pages, based on what you are trying to track.
4. Event
This is one of my favorite aspects of Google Analytics v5. Event tracking is a powerful way to identify specific actions on your site. These actions could include downloads, video views, clicks on specific links, button clicks, etc. It's an extremely versatile piece of functionality that I use on a regular basis when tracking actions on a site. And, Google Analytics enables you to use events as conversion goals. That's awesome and opens up a world of opportunity for tracking conversion.
Try it now: Right now, visit your website and jot down all of the important actions visitors can perform. Then review the conversion goal types listed above and slot those actions under each category that fits. This will be the basis for your analytics plan. You will implement these goals after reading my post. 🙂
Lesson 3: How Can Conversion Goals Improve Your Analysis?
In its most basic form, you can view conversion by traffic source by clicking the Goal Set Tabs at the top of your reporting (see screenshot below). You can see a top-level view of all traffic sources by conversion goals, and then you can drill into each source to view more granular details.
For example, drilling into the Organic Search reports, you can view conversion by keyword, by landing page from organic search, by search engine, etc. If you drill into the referring sites report, you can view conversion by website and referring URL. You can drill into campaign traffic to view conversion by ad content, keyword, or destination URL. You get the picture. This alone can provide huge amounts of value. But that's not all you can see…
Although viewing conversion by traffic source is incredibly valuable, it only scratches the surface of what you can see once goals are set up. I've included a list below of some other reports you can view conversion goals within. For example, mobile traffic, location, new vs. returning visitors, etc. Check out the list below.
Beyond traffic sources and campaigns, here are some additional reports you can view conversion within:
- Location
- Language
- New vs. Returning Visitors
- Browser and OS
- Mobile Devices
- Landing Pages
- Site Search Usage
As you can see, once conversion goals are set up, you can start to view conversion data across many reports. Understanding how various visitor segments are performing (across a rounded set of conversion goals) can be extremely powerful. Compare this process to simply browsing site usage data and trying to determine what's working for you…
Ready to Move?
I hope you're ready to hit Google Analytics and set up some conversion goals. But before you do, I wanted to provide a quick list of important points to consider. Keep this list in mind while developing your analytics strategy:
- Create a new profile when you are ready to add conversion goals. This will enable you to keep your original data as-is. There's no harm in adding more profiles for the website at-hand.
- Filter internal traffic for your new profile, so employee traffic doesn't impact conversion data.
- Each conversion goal can only be triggered once per user session. It makes sense, since you don't want one person to skew your conversion data by reaching a single goal multiple times in a visit. If you need to know the exact count, then use event tracking.
- Add annotations to your reporting whenever you make changes. I can't tell you how many times those little notes helped me while analyzing traffic. And that's especially the case when you are comparing time periods.
- Ensure you are tagging all campaigns accurately (paid search, social advertising, email marketing, etc.) This will enable you to easily identify campaign traffic, versus having that traffic get mixed into other buckets. You can use URL builder to help you tag campaign URL's.
The Power of Goals
I hope this introduction to conversion goals explained the importance of developing a rounded analytics strategy. By mapping out a number of conversion goals, based on your own website and business, you can easily view performance data across visitor segments. And again, you can start today. Don't hesitate, gather your team, map out your conversion goals, implement them quickly, and start gleaning insights. Stronger ROI awaits.
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In the Battle of the Sexes,
Men aren't Doing So Well
Author Offers 3 Tips to Level the Playing Field
Men aren't Doing So Well
Author Offers 3 Tips to Level the Playing Field
The headlines would be comical if they weren't so sad – and numerous.
"YOUNG WOMAN SCAMS LOVE STRUCK ELDERLY MAN OUT OF $200,000" (Elk Grove, Calif., January 2013)
"Just Google and you'll find all kinds of news stories about men who willingly give up their cash, their luxury cars, even an ex-wife's diamond ring," as in the Elk Grove case, says Charles D. Martin, author of "Provocateur," (www.provocateurbook.com), a novel about smart, beautiful women and the power they wield over men.
"As men, we never like to admit that we may be outsmarted by a woman – but the truth is, it is happening all the time!"
And it's getting worse, for men.
"Women are far outpacing men in numbers of college degrees. They now outnumber men, earning almost 60 percent of college degrees," Martin says. "And while that doesn't necessarily make them 'smarter' than men, it sure does add to their advantage."
In addition women have other (obvious) advantages.
"In the presence of a sexy woman, men lose their ability to think or act rationally," Martin says. "That's an enormous advantage for women! Men do not realize that it is women that are in charge of the mating process."
How can men level the playing field? Martin has some suggestions:
• Recognize the predator – and the prey. If you are an older gentlemen, particularly one with some status or affluence and a young, attractive woman comes on to you … be on guard. She probably has nefarious, not amorous, motives. Keep your pants zipped and your wallet stowed until you are totally persuaded that her affection for you is genuine.
• Remember, they don't have to be young to be dangerous. The woman arrested in the Elk Grove, Calif., case was 30 years old. There are also recent news stories about a 54-year-old woman stealing more than $85,000 from a 93-year-old man, promising him a "big payoff." In another case, a 45-year-old woman had a 60-year-old man paying for her elective surgeries, limousines, even a $1,000 dog. She was arrested in December. "They may be moms or grandmoms, but they're still women," Martin says.
• Even if you are happily married, you are still vulnerable. Beware the "perfect storm," which occurs as a man ages and tries to hang on to his virility, just as his high school sweetheart is also showing signs of wear. That makes him vulnerable to a younger female with ulterior motives. If a sexy woman comes on to you, get away fast. These "Provocateurs" can get the best of you in a nanosecond.
About Charles D. Martin
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Local Catholics greet choice of pontiff with joy, hope
New London - Just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the regular afternoon Mass crowd began to trickle in the front door of St. Joseph Parish on Squire Street. Routine came first - solemn, automatic - dipping quick fingers in the white fonts by the entrance.
But there were smiles, too, and chatter - shared glances of tacit glee, even an occasional thumbs-up.
It was no more than two hours after the announcement: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina would be the next to lead the Catholic church.
Roy Baldi, 73, stood in the foyer with his wife, Mary. They'd been planning to visit Rome in June as guests of a parish group out of Cromwell. Some of them were going to sing for Pope Benedict XVI.
"Now when they go, I guess they'll be singing for this pope," he said.
He was surprised, he said - pleasantly so - by the choice of Bergoglio. He'd been thinking the next pope would be from Milan, maybe Canada.
"It's about time (Hispanics) were represented in the Vatican," said Martin Fuller, 64, a longtime parishioner at St. Joseph who carries laminated cards with single pressed rose petals inside - blessed by Jesus and Mary on sacred grounds, they say.
"It's all happening real fast," he added. "It's nice how it happened so fast."
Inside, the sanctuary air was redolent with sweet votive smoke and traces of old incense. The stained-glass windows reaped the benefits of daylight saving, lending a lifelike glow to the figures depicted, bathing the sanctuary in soft, crepuscular light. About 30 were seated, waiting.
At half-past, the Rev. Nicholas Mukama Mbogo began.
"I see you all happy," he said. "We are no longer orphans, eh?"
When he spoke the 266th pope's name, he called himself privileged to do so.
"I feel special," he said.
When he said it a second time, his arms were spread and raised, palms open: "Francis, our pope."
In the back room behind the pulpit after the service a half-hour later, Father Nick, as he likes to be called, played the iPhone video he'd captured earlier of the announcement on his TV at home. He admired the simplicity of the speech, he said, and the implications of globalization attendant with the first Latin American pope. And as an immigrant from Uganda, he expressed solidarity with the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina.
A Jesuit joining the Vatican, he said, is revolutionary - a delightful mixing up of the established order.
"One crossing to the other aisle is like a Republican who votes for a Democrat," he said.
A welcome change
News of the world's first Latin American pope was welcomed by Alejandro Melendez-Cooper, founder of the nonprofit Hispanic Alliance and a Peruvian native.
Melendez-Cooper said the choice of Pope Francis evokes a "feeling of presence" for the Latino community worldwide in having a new Latino leader - a feeling of connection, he said, of representation and recognition.
"They didn't think that a Jesuit would be a papa," he said.
As for what precisely the selection of a Hispanic pope means, he is unsure. Time will tell, he said. But there is great anticipation.
"People don't know what kind of changes can be in the church. I don't think many in terms of doctrine," he said. "But maybe fresh air coming there."
The Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, bishop of Norwich, issued a press release early in the evening, expressing joy, excitement and gratitude.
"The extraordinary events of the past month - sudden as they have been - have brought us the gift of a new Shepherd prepared for this moment - for this time," he wrote.
"As the first Pope ever chosen from South America, the Holy Father will have a special appreciation for the prosperity of faith in Latin America. Felicidades Santo Padre, Papa Francis."
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Audi Sail And The City: The Melges 32 And Audi Melges 20 Sit Alongside Sailing And Music In The Heart Of Milan
24 March 2009
Beginning on Thursday, March 26, for three days, Audi will create a spectacular event in the heart of Milan. The mark of four rings, in fact, in the Piazza Duca d'Aosta, will be the three boats which compete in the most important international racing circuit. A large audience of fans will have the opportunity to approach the charming world of sailing and to touch these technological jems.
Undisputed protagonist of the hull will be the Audi TP 52 powered by Q8, which publicly has already been admired during the last year at Porto Antico in Genoa during the Audi Music on the Docks and the Bologna Motorshow. Enriched by the presence of the Official Partner Belstaff is Riccardo Simoneschi, returning from an intense season of lively racing.
The TP 52 will be supported by the Melges 32, a new type of high performance yacht that Audi has chosen to support. The Audi Sailing Series, a five regatta series that only after just one year, is an undisputed landmark for the best sailors in the world.
The third vessel featured is the Audi Melges 20 on which the House of Ingolstadt has bet without hesitation. Audi is its title sponsor and sustains its international athletic activities.
Through a media path inside the exclusive Audi Lounge in Piazza Duca d'Aosta, guests can admire the most spectacular Audi Sailing Team and learn more about the racing world of Audi.
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Audi's Sail and the City will also offer music and entertainment. The evening of Friday, March 27, the very well known television personality Petra Loreggian will present the event to the public bringing on stage the energy and charm of Lola Ponce for a concert starting at 20.30.
Audi Sail and the City, signed a new emotion Audi.


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They hired me to create some cartoons to help simplify the vital concepts, as well as the political situation, behind the bill and visualize why the bill is unpopular with lobbyists and special interest groups, but is in the best interest of us citizens and of the state as a whole.
This bill, which is a beautifully written 1-page amendment to our Utah State Constitution, basically says that before we swipe our credit card (as a state) we talk about it first in our legislature. It also states that when we have a surplus in our budget, we make savings accounts for things like natural disasters, which we currently don't prioritize.
If you live in Utah, please do these things:
- Check out the academic research that supports the bill. (Bottom of page)
- Check out the bill.
- Check its status. This is important so you know whether to email your Senator or Representative. (Whether the bill is in the Senate of the House of Representatives right now.)
- Then email your senator or representative using this cool engine that figures out who that person is for you. Tell them that you want it to pass and they should support it.


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Labyrinth 2 Review
Originally a tabletop board game where you move a marble through a course full of holes by tilting it, the first Labyrinth offered limitless digital content. Labyrinth 2 successfully builds on this formula with major changes, while still keeping that classic feel. That doesn't mean it doesn't come without some new problems, though.
While Labyrinth 2 comes loaded with a decent number of level packs, ranging from easy to hard, the bulk of the game comes from downloading the endless supply of user-created content available. These are available right through the app and can be downloaded in a second. Users can then rate the packs on a five-star scale and choose which of the three difficulties they feel it falls under.
It's like marbles went to the circus.
There are some downsides to the downloading experience, though. Downloading each level individually is extremely tedious. We would have liked some way of downloading an entire group of them at once, or getting a set amount of new levels every time you open the app. Also, searching for a certain creator's levels is a pain. You must have their unique ID to be able to look up their levels, as opposed to simply typing in their name. We understand some of the reasons for this, but a user name/password system would have worked better. These issues aside, the interface is still slick and easy to use.
What isn't as easy to use is the online level editor. While it is possible to drag and drop, many users will turn away once they see all of the measurements and angles. However, if you are willing to sit down and perfect your level, this depth is great.
Testing your levels is pain-free. Your phone automatically downloads your latest saved edit so you can play it before posting online. Each pack must have at least five levels to publish, which we feel was a good move to prevent a flood of single layouts.
Where previous Labyrinth games had nothing but walls and holes, this iteration brings in loads of new features. Buttons, magnets, fans, ball shrinkers, lasers, cannons, and spinning wheels freshen up the gameplay, and it is always a pleasant surprise to see how people incorporate them together to make new challenges. The possibilities seem endless.
Frickin' laser beams!
There are no online leaderboards, but you can always try to beat the creator's time or your previous times. For the latter, a ghost ball replicates your best run. This leads us to the achievements, which vary from beating creator times to maneuvering around obstacles a certain number of times. Collecting enough of these unlocks special award skins for your ball. Finally, local multiplayer allows you to test your ball-rolling skills against up to three nearby friends. This mode is also time-based.
So if Labyrinth 2 has so much to offer, what is stopping us from giving it our highest score? It's mainly due to the game's lack of friction. For those who have taken physics before, one of the facts drilled into your head was that everything in the world has friction. Unfortunately, the ball seems to disregard that it is rolling on wood (naturally a somewhat rough material) and moves extremely far with a slight tilt. A calibration can fix the controls, but as it stands the original game had better physics than this.
If you can get used to this, there is an endless supply of content available in this package. We can foresee a community forming around the user levels alone.


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Nokia N82 ReviewNokia N82
Although it is not as fast as the Symbian phones with 369 MHz processors, the N82 can not be referred as to "slow". The only times when it slows down is while opening and previewing a large image, which isn't a very easy task for any phone. Its speed is pretty good for a smartphone, especially when compared to its Windows Mobile rivals. We are also pleased with the quality of the sound during a call: emblematic for top-shelf Nokia phones it is very good. The strength in both directions is sufficient, the voices are clear and pretty realistic with the only drawback being that they are slightly muffled .
Are you looking for a multimedia phone? You've been reading the right review then: the N82 will offer you everything you would expect. Its camera is top-notch, upgrading what the N95 offered with a real, powerful Xenon flash with excellent focus assistance. The rest of the multimedia (music, videos) is typical for the Symbian 9.2 in the N-series phones and is very good. Of course as in every phone there are some minor drawbacks, like the imperfect design and keyboard, or the sound through the speakers, but overall the N82 offers a lot, in pocket-friendly dimensions. In addition, it is a smartphone, which gives additional advantages over the rival 5-megapixel models, so we highly recommend it.
- Excellent camera
- Full-featured Symbian smartphone
- Not attractive design
- Battery could be more powerful
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1. jigs (unregistered)
hi.. i think this one gud fone..which balances wrk n play.. gives u all the features u carve for.. ..how evr i wait for the black edition which is expected in feb.. 1 thing is for sure..this phone..is a upgrade to n73...n a vry gud upgrade.. A BUY U WILL NEVER EVR REGRET..
2. Persia (unregistered)
About this phone I have to say that It is just perfect at all :D
3. Rupansh (unregistered)
what is expandable memory limit
4. N82 user (unregistered)
Lucky you for having found this. Pay attention as this is the real deal as I have an N82 and don't work for Nokia yada, yada. Sorry though, I'm going to try not to write the very long review this device requires. Mainly going to focus on the negatives that nobody else will tell you to save your having to buy one to find this stuff out. Problem number one: the user manual is too short by tenfold. Tenfold. At least. And often you only get something like: "Blue Water Widget Mode: enables blue water widget mode". Sure. Over half your N82 usage knowledge will be from trail and error and educated guessing. No page or jump scrolling button function (that anybody like me knows of—see problem number one). Without a mouse, the four way button (I'm sure it has a tech name but you know what I mean) moves the cursor one pixel at a time. So so for web pages, but not so good for maps. Pretty obvious deficiency that they could have easily solved. Lock and Roll is here is stay, it will never die. Excuse me. As a candybar, you need to lock the keys. However, some events unlock the keys auto and some temp unlock them and some trigger but you have to remember to unlock the keys first. What, you think this all would be stated in the user guide? Reread problem number one. $%^&ing backlightless. Since the backlight stays off, no way of telling if the keys got unlocked or not (see above). Hey, I'm cheap, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who checks the call duration meter so as to talk fast and hang up before hitting that next minute. No good on the Nokia as the backlight goes off in 60 seconds max with no possibility of a reprieve. (Yeah, I know about the workaround app that you have to remember to start and then terminate.) This issue hits you all kinds of places over and over again. Best I can do (given the lack of documentation) is the double suck of hitting the power/mode button. This will force the backlight on but sucks once because of course doing so every 59 seconds is a big pain and sucks twice because if you press it wrong the phone thinks this means you want to power off. Now and without confirmation. Someone wrote, "…runs on a needlessly complex OS that buries useful apps." Okay, sure. I've had to actually "type" into the find feature to track down apps like the calculator that I know are there but I'll be damned if I can find them anywhere. The six softkeys are very handy but with this full-featured beast, I need 20 (and then I'd need softkeys to organize the 20 softkeys…). Hmmm, maybe some documentation would help. App parameters for amateurs. Found out (remember, inadequate documentation), that the recorder app happily pauses without notice when you go away to something else like the maps app. It's still there and running, just no longer recording like maybe this is why you ran the recorder app. The video recorder doesn't care that you are a power user who has plugged in an 8GB card, you get one hour of recording at a time no ifs ands or buts. And if you weren't a power user like me, why would you get this phone? Integration disappoints me. I guess convergence just is not here yet even though a device like this is. I can't tag a GPS lat long to a contact. I can't properly tag a note (or a doc like a PDF or image showing how to get to their home) to a contact or, heaven forbid, tag a note to a stored GPS location (that the phone calls a landmark). How about recording something via the recorder app and attaching this to a calendar event? I could go on and on and on. That it offers less in this regard than the 10 year old Palm Pilot I was using does really surprise me. It also does not seem that everything, literally the hundreds of settings along with all the data can be backed up for fully recovery. As a sane person I don't want to have to go through all the setup work again. There is a whole bunch of other stuff, but you have the high points here and after all, there are professional reviews out there. On the good side, the camera works really well…for me. I suppose photophiles would scoff, but the 3mp works fine for me and meets one of my purchase goals to always have a camera handy. Same too for the video recording. Not great, but not bad and meets my needs. The true flash works out really well. I use my N82 more as a camera than anything else. From my N82 experience, I'd rather have an N95 (bigger screen, sexier, no key locking issues with the slider I presume) but that flash thing led to the N82. I've taken to using the flash and close-up mode to use my N82 as an always on me document scanner. Thank you, thank you, yes, I know I am starting yet another trend. Those forms the doctor's office made me fill out, I now have a pretty decent copy. The GPS is slow starting (as all the reviews say, perhaps slower), but I live with it. (Note that I don't have a data plan—just use WiFi and USB—so this makes things different in a number of areas for me like no AGPS, YMMV). Oh, pay attention to this. Navigation, not Voice Navigation as everyone reports, is a (pretty hefty IMO) extra charge per time option. I thought that I would just navigate looking at the screen and skip the voice and save the money. You don't pay, YOU GET NO, NO, NAVIGATION. It seemed pretty cool during the brief trial period with issues like you might expect like sub-optimal routing in strange ways. I miss it and would use it if I had it (with or without the voice talking) but I have no problems just navigating like I had for 34 years before I got my N82. WiFi is fine, web browsing okay (remember, only tedious one pixel scrolling). It will connect to hidden access points (and I wish my laptop did so then I would hide my wireless router). Bluetooth works okay. But—I tried for grins to link to my Bluetooth mouse and this did not work and then my mouse started tracking poorly. Bluetooth stereo headphones were fine. Another parameter nit, Bluetooth-PC xfers way too quickly timeout. Like when, gee, imagine this, you have a bunch of photos or some video that you want to xfer to the PC—get the USB cable out. I mean, I don't care if the xfer takes all night, let it run! Oh, of course, the phone works. People say it is the clearest they have ever heard, wireless or wired. I say, who cares. It works okay, fine. Voice dialing I find useful along with voice known caller announcement. Just keep the damn backlight on so I can see who is calling or what my call duration is, etc. Just one more thing, its locked up twice so far requiring power cycling. I'd rather it
5. msh_Kinger (Posts: 1; Member since: 19 Jun 2008)
camera recording N82 Please:x....
6. ghola (unregistered)
I have this phone and it comes down to user smarts, I read these reviews and they don't scratch the surface of what this can do. All I can say if you don't know how to use it this smart phone may just be smarter than you. -30 fps 640 480 vid anyone, plus camera(nothing competes with thing at the bar. -Hate calling to check yopur messages? Install an answering machine! -Agile messenger anyone? -send video, voice, text(of course) and to your MSN Yahoo what ever.. now! not later -Need games, I like EEMAME personally; install it!, no quarters needed. -Sports Tracker really rocks if you get into it. -Have the latest DIVX/XVID movie? you can watch it with your GF/BF's on any RCA jack'd TV. No need to burn discs or hook up the computer. -Installed a 8GB microSD($50). This phone retired my mini-disc player. I'll stop here.....I think you may be getting a clue. Oh and its a really good small phone, almost forgot about what we were talking about.
7. morteza_bahaly (unregistered)
hi... i have a 5610 not to bad but n82 very very good cell phone ,i need to camera recorder to see. in this base not camera rec.. for see. thanks for your msg...
8. roz (unregistered)
|2.4 inches, 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) TFT
|5 megapixels
Single core, 332 MHz, ARM11 processor
|4.40 x 1.97 x 0.68 inches
(112 x 50.2 x 17.3 mm)
4.02 oz (114 g)
|1050 mAh, 4.33 hours talk time


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Elliott resigns from FA
Paul Elliott has resigned from all his roles within the Football Association, it has been confirmed.
Elliott was caught in controversy this week following a conversation with former Charlton defender Richard Rufus in which he made discriminatory and abusive comments.
Former Chelsea, Celtic and Aston Villa defender Elliott, 48, was a member of the FA's Judicial Panel and a nominated member of UEFA committees. He has also left his role within anti-racism organisation Kick It Out.
He was awarded an MBE in 2003 for his work with young players and his involvement with anti-racism initiatives in football and a CBE in 2013.
FA chairman David Bernstein said: "I wish to thank Paul for his dedicated and unstinting work, particularly in the area of anti-racism. I am saddened by this turn of events and it is with regret that we accept Paul's resignation.
"However, the use of discriminatory language is unacceptable regardless of its context and in effect has made Paul's position untenable."


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Gets mentioned at 36:20. I'm sure more people know about PWG than this podcast, but being a fan of Mystery Team and DERRICK comedy (Donald Glover's sketch group), I thought it was pretty cool to hear at work. Hopefully a few people discover it by this. Sounds like it got him back into wrestling, much like it had for me, I would of given up on wrestling if not for PWG, so its nice to hear it does that for other people.


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Hi guys, I'm Megin, almost 18, from southern England.
I'm new to bentoing, so a lot of this is really new to me, but I'm already looking forward to meeting you guys and trying out a few recipes that I've seen already!~ I've also ordered a super cute Hanako bento box, can't wait for it to arrive.
Any tips to share for a newbie? ;D
You are going to find lots of great ideas here.
I would advise to start with things that you know you will like, and are able to make, and to learn new ideas and how to build a fridge and freezer stash as you go.
Noticing several UK based bento-ers signing up lately. Welcome ^_^
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I am from the UK too woop! And quite new to this. I used to bento every day when I worked over summer, had this great stash everything. Then my box broke and leaked and my replacement didnt arrive before I returned to the land of uni. Then freshers week etc etc etc. So I haven't done much in a while! Plus I can't seem to find Japanese style or short grain rice anywhere in Leicester!!
I agree with what Trisha says. Start with things you know you will like and can cook! But also I say experiment with flavours all the time! The worst you can do is muck up and it doesn't taste quite right or inedible but that happens rarely. :-) Have fun!
I'm not short, I'm fun sized ^_^
Leelee, you may already know this but if you cant find japanese rice you can buy pudding rice. It is very similar. You will get that in any UK supermarket.
Hope you are still enjoting bento-ing! I am in Scoptland but lived in Japan for 5 years and make bentos quite often.
Hi Miriam
I hope you don't mind me responding to your suggestion about substituting pudding rice.
I'm afraid I can't agree with this. My own experience is that pudding rice disintegrates and loses its cohesion. Rather than end up with sticky rice you end up with mushy rice.
Maki has written about the different types of rice she uses and those she thinks can be used as Japanese rice substitutions in this blog entry
I will add to this by suggesting Spanish rice (but not bomba rice – this type absorbs more water than the other kinds) as another substitution for Japanese rice. A lot of the British supermarkets now sell paella rice. My favourite is the Ballilla X Solana variety from Calasparra but it's generally easier to find sushi rice than this organically grown Spanish kind.
Raw pudding rice looks extremely similar to the most popular kinds of Japanese, Italian and Spanish rice, but as I mentioned, it doesn't stay firm when it's cooked. Unfortunately, it tastes rather bland also. I guess if you add lots of sushi vinegar and flavourings and don't mind the texture then you can make it work, it is comparatively cheap after all. However, no one in my family will eat pudding rice, not unless it's been cooked with milk and lemon and cinnamon, and I don't think you'll find many Italians advocating it as a substitution for risotto rice for similar reasons.
I once saw a cooking program in Spain which teased the viewers with a perfect use for overcooked rice. What they ended up showing us was a recipe for norimaki rolls explaining that overcooked rice was great for this. I wasn't convinced, but it was interesting to see that there are others who don't mind mushy rice. If you don't then pudding rice IS a cheap option.
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text: Hey all... just joined up here. Wanted to share my unfortunate experience... So, I have been looking forward to the S3 for a long time. Have been using a Droid X for 2 years and wanted to make the jump to 4G. Waffled back and forth b/w S3 and Razr Maxx HD but the S3 won out. My brother is a verizon employee so my line is on his account... this makes things a little different for me than most. So, I pre-ordered the S3 in June... shipped to my bro while I was at a conference. I got it this past monday, 7/23. I had already pre-ordered an Otterbox Defender 3 days prior... just not here yet. I stopped at a verizon outlet and slapped a low end cover on the phone to give it SOMETHING. I baby my phones and go to great lengths to make sure nothing happens to them. First of all, so you all don't think i'm flaming on the S3, the phone is incredible. I couldn't not be happier with the fit/finish/feel of the phone, contrary to other people's objections about it feeling cheap. No complaints here. The phone itself is pure bliss... the interface is great, everything runs really well. It's more responsive than my laptop, i'd say. On 7/24 (2nd day of owning phone), I was uploading some pics to Dropbox and pulling them up on my computer to make a craigslist ad. I was sitting on the couch, going back and forth from device to device with the phone lying next to me on a soft cushion. The only thing i was doing was pushing the "on" button on the side to wake the phone up. Well... I picked up the phone after the 5th-6th time and noticed a faint three pronged spider web on the right side of the class originating AT the "on" button, extending about 1 cm. Very difficult to see but definitely there. I was crushed. All i'd done was to casually press the button and apparently that was enough to do it. And no, i'm not that strong. Talked to my bro... he got nowhere with verizon or samsung. Apparently Verizon employee accounts is a bit more "brisk" than the typical customer service folks... I guess they don't have to worry about losing the "customer" unless somebody is willing to give up their livelihood. My bro is going to try to reach out to his Samsung rep directly but he told me not to get my hopes up. He said unless there's a "documented problem" with the phone, there's nothing VZW can do. The thing is... i have insurance on the phone. I've had it since day 1... but really hoping that my $200 phone isn't going to turn into a $300 (or i'd have gotten a freaking Razr Maxx). Besides... what would prevent this from happenign again? The damage is minor and 1/2 of the damage is over the bezel so the impact is minimal. Just very disappointed in samsung for not making this right. Can't recommend this phone to ANYBODY at this point. Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated. P.S. will try to get pics of the damage uploaded soon