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Radio drama was thought to be nearly extinct when Yuri Rasovsky launched the National Radio Theater of Chicago in the early 1970s, and he emerged as a major voice in its revival.
One of his first productions was a radio adaptation of the 1920 silent horror film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." By 1978, producer-writer-director Rasovsky and his theater had earned a Peabody Award for the weekly radio plays that aired on a small Chicago station.
After seeing the film "Star Wars," Rasovsky was inspired to stage an aural spectacle, so the high school dropout — who had taught himself Greek — produced his own rough translation of the epic "The Odyssey of Homer." The resulting, and acclaimed, series was heard on stations across the country in 1981 and brought him a second Peabody.
Sunnier skies and a seemingly endless pool of actors prompted Rasovsky to move west in the early 1990s after folding the theater in 1987. He called his new production company the Hollywood Theater of the Ear and increasingly produced audio books as they became more popular.
Rasovsky died of esophageal cancer Jan. 18 at his Los Angeles home, said his companion, Lorna Raver. He was 67.
"He was demanding and smart and kind when needed, and a frightening martinet when also needed," actor Edward Herrmann told The Times in a statement that addressed Rasovsky's reputation for being demonically driven to perfection. Rasovsky had long gone by a nickname he gave himself, "El Fiendo."
"He strove for what all true artists strive towards: authenticity. He was terrific, fair, frightening and loving all at the same time. Complex, certainly, but wildly worth the effort," said Herrmann. He worked with Rasovsky on "The Maltese Falcon," nominated for a spoken-word Grammy Award in 2009, and "Saint Joan," named the best audio drama of 2010 by the Audio Publishers Assn.
Radio legend Norman Corwin wrote that Rasovsky had "positive genius for conceiving and executing scholarly projects of immense scope" in the introduction to "The Well-tempered Audio Dramatist," Rasovsky's 2006 guide to producing audio plays. Corwin died in October at 101.
Rasovsky's dozens of productions included "Craven Street," an account of Benjamin Franklin's life with George Grizzard in the lead role; "Dateline 1787," which employed 35 actors to convey the writing of the U.S. Constitution; and the 2007 audio book "Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls," which won three Audies, the industry's award for excellence.
Another Rasovsky audio drama, "The Mark of Zorro" with Val Kilmer as the adventurer, has been nominated for a spoken-word Grammy at the awards scheduled for Feb. 12.
"It's work listening to radio," Rasovsky told The Times in 1993. "That's one of the reasons it's enjoyable. It's like the difference between watching a volleyball game and being in one."
Born July 29, 1944, in Chicago, Rasovsky was a lonely only child who repeatedly broke his family's television so that his parents would have to let him listen to the radio.
He furthered his education by unofficially sitting in on classes at various Chicago-area colleges. Rasovsky served in the Army in Europe and performed as a comedian before turning to radio.
The drinking cup he invariably bestowed upon collaborators was emblazoned with "I survived El Fiendo" and proved that "I'm not his only survivor," joked Raver, an actress who was his partner for 25 years. "He's got many, many survivors, and they have the mugs to prove it."

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Worst movie ever watch!
Low budget, poor acting, weak cast, unattractive poor story. A piece of garbage.
This one should out for a long time, don't know why it is still on, just a waste of your money and precious time.
People who gave this movie bad reviews went in expecting to dislike the movie. If you actually watch the movie it is very enjoyable and just as good (if not better) then the first two movies (which were both amazing!!!) Watched this three times in the theatre!!
They should stop making this movie series any more!
No market at all.
Wow! Could not imagine people can say this is the best movie ever made. I think you are living in the bottom of a dry well and the sky in your eye is that small in your world, you should see more movies and explore the best movies that were ever made in the last 50 years before you can say this is the best one.
really feel bad about what you are saying.
People who gave negative reviews did not see the for story line. This is literally one of the best movies ever made.
Since The Scorch Trials did not go as most fans of the book would have liked, I thought this movie really brought back up the series.
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Why I Still Use Windows
Or: the countdown to a fresh Start.
Over time – and not necessarily much of it – usage of a platform can become a marriage. I trusted Windows, nee MS-DOS, guardianship over all of my precious applications which depend upon it. Chances are you too have trusted Microsoft or a similar proprietary platform holder to provide a household for your content.
It is time for a custody hearing.
These are the reasons why I still use Windows – and who could profit as home wreckers.
1st Reason – Games
The most obvious leading topic.
Computer games have been dominated by Windows for quite some time now. When you find a PC game at retail or online you will find either a Windows trademark or the occasional half-eaten fruit somewhere on the page or packaging.
One of the leading reasons for the success of the PC platform is the culture of backwards compatibility. Though the platform has been rumored dead ad-infinitum it still exists – surrounded by a wasteland of old deprecated consoles. I still play games from past decades on their original platform.
Check in after the break to find out why I still use Windows.
To move me to another platform game developers and publishers would need to support an open and community-supported platform which values perpetual compatibility and embraces user control over their content. I chose the PC platform for my games because I value my games – not games in general.
There was a recent technology showcased by NVIDIA which demonstrated full GPU acceleration for virtual machines. This technology is currently part of the enterprise-focused GK110 series of GPUs. We are still a little ways off from this being commonplace on the home desktop but you could easily imagine a future where we preserve the games we value the most in virtualization (or not-emulation, as in the case of WINE) and transition to a Linux future for everything else.
What they can gain:
For publishers with a long-term mindset, it should be pretty simple: everlasting sales on everlasting content.
But what about the publishers who desire huge short-term sales figures? You might have noticed the countless cries for titles which are more challenging and appeal to somewhat of a niche audience. The logic should be simple: some people desire alternatives to what you produce. You are able to make a lot of money on niche content with a long shelf life.
Of course I am not stupid – publishers do not care too much about long-term sales because of their reliance on quarterly financial reports. They need to justify their work to their investors and big sales figures provide that validation.
Ever think that maybe your customers will purchase more of your games if you ignore them less?
Ever think that maybe blockbuster hits will sell better without contempt from the lack of alternatives?
An open platform with a large back catalog enables those smaller niches to be satisfied longer and without any real effort on your part down the road. Heck – Valve and Blizzard figured it out and have even designed services to promote long term sales. Activision (a publisher) did not purchase Blizzard (a developer) – they merged with Blizzard. When a publisher must merge with a developer the developer was doing something right.
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Nah, Microsoft will reverse direction when the failure becomes obvious. Right now Ballmer and his yesmen are projecting their own reality distortion field inside Microsoft. Microsoft has always been wealthy enough because of Windows and Office to be able to gloss over a lot of bad mistakes and horrible purchases. The Xbox division has been losing money every day since it started, and it only appears to be profitable because of accounting trickery. They've been able to continue messing up with Xbox because their 2 cash cows have kept chugging along. But if they seriously harm the Windows cash cow no amount of accounting wizardry can hide the losses. Ballmer will lose his job and thing will get back to being sane. Not that he cares, his severance package will be the size o a medium city's budget for a year.
I guess that is really the point of my article. I value things that are intrinsically valuable.
I really could not care who provides the platform to make it happen. Windows, BSD, or Linux (I'd even support Apple except that they are a company who is fundamentally formed to provide the exact opposite of what I want -- a highly managed and quickly deprecated to make future decisions easier) -- whichever serves the needs best gets my support.
Microsoft found a way to make a proprietary platform have -- a decent enough amount of the benefits to be acceptable to me.
Unfortunately now even if they turn around they have proven themselves unreliable -- and Linux has a ridiculous amount of benefits. It might already be too late for me if the other players line up.
How long do you think this will take? Will there ever be a time when people will wise up as to what is going on?
So I am not a huge fan of the "split" experience of Windows 8 but what exactly are we losing? You don't have to use the windows store. You can install Steam all you want. You can install Photoshop too. What are we giving up? I am not sure why Notch and Gabe are decrying this concept of store. They don't need to be a part of it.
Microsoft is trying to push the full screen apps. I am not really sure why they think PC people want them, I certainly do not. I have hope that I will get used to it though and somehow, some way I can still be just as productive. Ultimately though, Windows is no more closed, there are just new options for people and over time the ones people want will stick around and the others will fade away.
Correct, Windows 8 is not a bad operating system.
However several design, architectural, and corporate structure choices suggest that Microsoft does NOT want a split Windows design. Everything Windows 7-like about Windows 8 goes through the desktop "App". Cut that out in Windows 9 -- or maybe even a Windows 8 service pack -- and it's only Metro left.
THEN you cannot install Steam. THEN you cannot install Photoshop. THEN you cannot get anything outside of Windows Store and Windows Update -- like Windows RT.
It is looking pretty clear that Microsoft's vision for the future of Windows -- is Windows RT.
If that is their vision -- we either need to snap them out of their daydream or finally give Linux, BSD, or some other open system the chance it deserves. Hell -- the computer revolution should have been based on community-supported platforms from the get-go... it is overdue.
Thanks so much for saying that! Other operating systems should get the recognition that they deserve. That's why I talked so much about it when I was in school. The concept of " you do what you want to do" is very important to me especially when it pertains to compiuters.
Good read !
Its not that win8 is particularly broken or unusable .
But they are headed toward a walled garden and trying to pull an Apple .
They want you to adopt metro apps . Later they slowly cripple non-metro app execution. (like preventing non-metro apps from accessing certain core OS features - already done)
Then , one day BAM! In the best interest of users , they remove legacy app support and disallow side loading !
Give me games and drivers on Linux . I'll be gone in a heartbeat :)
Agree - games on linux would be amazing if it was just easy like windows. Double click and play.
Exactly my thoughts. Hopefully we can either get a soft transition to Linux -- or wake up Microsoft from their dream.
I used win8 Beta early on and it was an absolute DISASTER. I'm on a damn desktop for god's sake, not a tablet. Seriously, it was one of the worst computer experiences, everything takes 10 clicks. I gave up on it and assumed that i must have only used the tablet version - did that get updated?
The early developer Beta was pretty terrible. Release preview and RTM were actually pretty nice -- RTM slightly moreso. RTM has some glitches with desktop icons at least on multiple monitors where the icon just falls off the edge of any monitor but I assume that will be patched. Otherwise -- it's a great OS.
It's the design that scares me.
Wine Is Not an Emulator. It is a compatability platform. Tons of games work great in Wine, because they're being run on native hardware. I get a better framerate for Guild Wars on Arch Linux than I do in any version of Windows that can handle it, because I actually need LESS software to run it in Arch.
Yeah that is what I explained.
(or not-emulation, as in the case of WINE)
I lumped WINE in with the emulators in terms of bringing Windows compatibility to Linux as both WINE as well as emulators will get better in the future. I tried to clearly explain that it was not an emulator per se -- actually by calling it "not-emulation".
Its easier to lump WINE into the same category as Direct-X is for Windows. Both are translation layers. Wine is simpler, but less polished... Direct X is too polished, and has now gotten bloated (and fragmented in some cases) where years ago, it used to be how wine is now, but now is just another software layer slowing command translation
Maybe I'm just a glass half full kind of guy but I think that win8 is not that bad. It boots faster, runs well even on crappy hardware (my old netbook). And it took me less than 10 min to get a working start button and booting directly to desktop. I have tried some metro apps and they are OK, I don't think MS will commit suicide by transitioning everything to metro. I hope that it's only a gimmick to make people buy their tablets and phones.
I would hope so too -- but it looks more plausible than I am comfortable with.
It could be just a gimmick -- but Microsoft usually talks up their gimmicks (there was a quote "we bet the company on Zune!") except this time where they have been ridiculously quiet.
Linux only really needs a slight amount of support to be ready for primetime -- and most of that support can be provided by companies with a financial incentive to support it. Some are actively moving in that direction. Some are still standing still. Hopefully they will help build the best damn lifeboat if Windows as we know it sinks past the point of bailing.
Well if that happens I think we would all embrace Linux, as long as gaming is well supported. We don't need more Apples in tech.
Still, let us make sure as much of what we love as possible is waiting on the other side with open arms.
The problem with Windows 8 is that Windows 7 is perfect, at least to me anyway. Honestly, out of all the things I want to buy or upgrade, Windows 7 is not even on the list. It does everything I need it to do and Win 8, which is nothing more than a touchscreen OS, doesn't tempt me at all. Thanks for making an awesome product (Win 7) and saving me money MS!
I agree, as much as I use Ubuntu I have used Windows 7 quite a bit as well and it has been a pleasant experience. As a result, I am hoping that it ends up being like XP was and is used for many years to come.
My big complaint with Win 7 and Vista was the number of processes that would start with default installation of Windows. I hope Microsoft has fixed it as stopping these processes was a head-ache.
I believe my "I hate Windows 7" thread on PC perspective's forums speaks for Windows 8 doubly, so I have no comment here.
Windows 8 will be the next Vista, everyone is calling it the next Vista 2.0 and I believe them so with that said good luck I just wish I could read one article about windows 8 and not read a dozen negative comments.
P.S You need a new mic man it don't sound all the best but hay just glad to see someone new on the podcast keep up the good work :)
Heh thanks.
When I get some expenses out of the way I intend on getting set up with a Heil mic.Unfortunately what I also need is better internet. I also need a better voice -- but I cannot exactly buy that.
As for the frequency of negative comments surrounding Windows 8 -- I actually like the OS itself even including the lack of start menu and such.
It is just pretty clear that Microsoft sees the future of Windows to be Windows RT. That is unacceptable.
I just paid $1500+ to upgrade to an Intel hex-core, running Win7 Pro.
My last system was a Q9550 with XP64. It got hammered by a virus last summer. I muddled through with an Athlon 630 that I bought back in 2009, running XP32.
I expected to be able to migrate my apps (3D Max, Maya, ZBrush, Solidworks, & supporting Adobe aps).
NO GO. Maya 64 bit migrated, the 3D Max licensing was somehow incompatible with 'XP compatibility mode'.
AND - Max 2013, should I upgrade from 9 ... Max 2013 has abandoned Reactor, a simulation game engine that made Max 9, my previous rev., a lot of FUN to use.
AND - I am using Agent Ransack as a file manager, because the Win7 file manager is, shall we say, sub-optimal. Just do a search for "Win7 file Manager" to see what I'm talking about.
Long story short - I am re-installing XP64 on the Q9550 and using that.
And I installed a dual-boot on the 3930K system, with Ubuntu, and am working overtime to learn Blender & supporting aps. for mixing rendered images with audio, video editing, etc.
Between Microsoft & Autodesk, I have been given a huge incentive to abandon the Windows world for Linux, and to maintain legacy machines running XP64 and XP32 to take advantage of one of the best revisions of 3D Max, 3D Max 9.
I am %100 ready to move to Linux. Win8 signals a controlled environment I believe no self respecting PC user would describe as beneficial in the long (and short) term. Msft wants to take control of the platform and lock it up. Every time you install an app on the desktop, (never mind the disaster that is Metro) it phones home. It's borderline spyware. How is that okay? If I wanted such a thing I would be a mac user. NO THANKS!
The second Steam is on Linux, I am done. Origin (and thus BF3) won't likely be far behind. And where I go, so goes my entire family, as I support them. Microsoft is inherently a monopolistic company which we've all swallowed because it had our games and was good enough. That argument is basically dead now. I am ready for Ubuntu.
Really Fantastic article Scott.
That's my 2 cents.
Thanks for the compliment!
The nice thing about linux is that -- pretty much -- anything compatible for one is compatible with the lot of them. And if it isn't it is so close that the community would have *no* problem working around.
Nice article Scott. I love linux - for my servers. Running Arch on my main server, and CENT on another. As for desktop OS use, it blows. There is so much work that has gone into making the user experience of Windows (and Mac) something an average person can use, we just forget about it. I'm reminded of that every time a family member calls about something not working on their Windows machine. Another option would be great but honestly I'm happy with running Windows and Mac on the machines I have. The last thing I need is another OS to buy all my apps on. I'd need to win the lotto...
Since I first tried using Windows 8 I asked myself why they forced the metro ui for desktop users. Would it be really wrong to just allow users to switch back to the "classic" Win7 style UI? And maybe 1-2 years later just look at the figures which UI style is preferred by desktop users.
The Win8 core seems to be really nice so far but like Scott I fear that this is just the first step to control the user and software. And if they really go the RT route for future Windows versions I'll just stick with Windows 7 for legacy applications and focus more on my linux machines.
As for compatibility on linux systems:
The more people adapt to linux the more companies and developers will try to support it which in return will make linux more and more attractive for users.
Thanks for the nice article Scott. Hopefully we'll see some of the "big players" in the software industry supporting linux in the future as I, too, would really like to see adobe to offer linux versions.


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Here is a wildlife rescue center in the northern California mountians. A fantastic view awaits those who visit and work here. Some of the animals cared for include birds, rabbits and mountian lions just to name a few. Most of the animals are kept away from the public as they are to be released back into the wild.
The Bay Area is renowned for its natural beauty, affluence, diversity, and progressive thinking new age reputation. Lots of ammenities, tours and hotels can be found all around the area.San Francisco is the cultural and financial center of the Bay Area, and has the second highest population density of any major city in North America after New York City. It is also a major tourist destination, and transport and accommodation is plentiful, ranging from luxury hotels to cheap accommodation. San Jose is the largest city in terms of population, land area, and industrial development, and is the center of Silicon Valley, a well-known high technology region. Oakland is a major manufacturing and distribution center, rail terminus/hub, and has the fourth largest container shipping port in the United States.Largely because of San Francisco and Silicon Valley, the Bay Area presently ranks second only to the much larger New York City region in number of Fortune 500 company headquarters (April 2010 Fortune Magazine). source: wikipedia


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HOW TO: Clipper Tips With Gustav Mendoza
Third generation clipper artist Gustav Mendoza, International Platform Artist and Educator for Wahl/Soma, has hundreds ("Really Thousands") of tips to get the perfect finish for a clipper cut. In this video, Mendoza offers key and simple tips including:
1. Use a comb colored to contrast with the hair color.
2. Apply a smoothing cream or gel to control hair so that it is not accidently cut.
3. Clean partings are essential.
4. Have multiple attachments combs (1 - 4) handy.
5. Use your comb to organize your work.
6. Work in small areas, no more than one inch.
7. Around the ear, use the corner of the blade and bend the ear to have each side meet.
8. Elevate the clipper and use the top of the blade to blend to prevent causing a line or a step.
9. Use the groove in the Wahl Clipper Comb to control the clipper.
10. Brush cut to blend the weight line.
Check out this short video to see the tips in action.


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After a batch of boring letter cleanups, the letter R was hiding some interesting goodies.
Once again, I had to remember that lost Canadian ancestors might have crossed the border (not just my great grandparents).
- Edgar D Rogers lived in Burlington, Buffalo, and Elmira, New York. He was a hat and glove merchant. He died on 18 Oct 1911 in Elmira.
- Edgar's obituary led me to his sister, Euretta Rogers Field, in Buffalo, New York. I had her death registration in Lincoln County, Ontario in 1921, but I couldn't find her in the 1901 and 1911 Canadian censuses. That's because after he husband's death, she moved to New York with her 2 daughters. I found them in the 1900 and 1910 censuses, but not the 1920 census. So she probably returned to Ontario in the 1910s.
- Edgar's obituary also told me that his sister Elizabeth was unmarried and living in Canada at the time of his death. I found her death on 1 Jul 1913 in Toronto, Ontario. I still can't find her in the Canadian censuses (or US).
- Using FamilySearch, I was able to find the death registration of another Rogers sibling. Mary Ann Rogers Miller died in 1878. I went back to Ancestry to find the image and found her mistranscribed at Mitter.
Good thing the letter R re-energized my organization because I'm going to need it for all the letter S surnames in my database.


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Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys had to abandon any realistic hope of defending their NFC East title while losing three straight games without suspended star running back Ezekiel Elliott.
A fourth straight defeat when Washington visits Thursday night would hand the crown to Philadelphia with the Eagles still having five games left.
Even if they find a way to win without last year's NFL rushing leader, the Cowboys carry faint playoff hopes at best along with the team that shares second place in the division at 5-6 — the Redskins.
"It's frustrating, it's shocking," Prescott said. "You look around and you see the Pro Bowlers and the talent you have, it's almost a loss for words on why it's happening. But it just shows you this game is tough."
Made even tougher without Elliott, who was moving up the rushing list again during a three-game winning streak when he finally ran out of legal options to avoid the six-game suspension for alleged domestic violence.
The Cowboys haven't had 300 yards in a game since then, the longest such stretch since the last four games in 2002.
The absence of 2016 All-Pro linebacker Sean Lee because of a hamstring injury hasn't helped, with the Cowboys getting outscored 72-6 in the second half on the current losing streak. Lee has been ruled out for the third straight game.
It's been more about the volume of injuries for Washington, which has 15 players on injured reserve and was eliminated in the division race in Week 12 despite beating the New York Giants.
Three starters have been ruled out against the Cowboys: tight end Jordan Reed (hamstring), center Chase Roullier (hand) and safety Montae Nicholson (concussion). A key reserve, former Dallas defensive lineman Terrell McClain, will sit with a toe injury.


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Nov. 15, 2008
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team suffered its fourth consecutive loss on Saturday evening as it fell to visiting Big West foe UC Irvine via 25-16, 19-25, 25-22, 25-17 set scores at the Thunderdome.
With the loss, UCSB falls to 10-15 overall and 6-8 in the Big West. The Anteaters improve to 15-12 overall and 10-4 in conference matches. The Gauchos must win their remaining two conference matches to avoid finishing the 2008 Big West schedule with a sub-.500 record for the second straight season.
Senior Lauren McLaughlin led all players with 19 kills during the match. She hit a solid .386 across the four sets (2e, 44att) and also tallied 12 digs for her 10th double-double of the season. The outside hitter also posted two service aces in the loss.
Junior Rebecca Saraceno was the only other Gaucho to register double-digit kills with 10 during the match.
Sophomore setter Dana Vargas tallied 28 assists, five digs and two block assists, along with a match-high three service aces. Her classmate Jessica Welch chipped in 10 assists. Senior libero Leigh Stephenson led all players with 23 digs during the match and also had two aces.
For the Anteaters, Alexandra Filkins posted 12 kills and a .579 clip (1e, 19att), while also posting 10 digs and two blocks. Lauren Kellerman posted a double-double (13 kills, 12 digs), as did Kari Pestolesi (11 kills, 11 digs). Setter Taryn Robertson dished out 41 assists and libero Devon Sutherland had 19 digs in the win.
In the first set, the two teams traded five early ties before the Anteaters broke an 8-8 tie with a 3-0 run to take the first sizeable lead of the match. The Gauchos were able to climb back within one point on three occasions before Irvine distanced itself with a 3-0 run followed by a 6-0 run that brought the Anteaters to set point at 24-15. A Gaucho service error ended the set at 25-16. Kellerman led all players with five kills in the set as UCI outhit UCSB .257 to .023.
The Gauchos were able to bounce back in set two and, after battling through nine tie scores, they were able to break-up a 10-10 deadlock on back-to-back kills from McLaughlin. The Anteaters battled back and tied the match again at 12-12, but the Gauchos posed a 4-0 run to once again command the set. UCSB held tight to the lead, letting Irvine come no closer than two points down the stretch on its way to the 25-19 set win. Saraceno posted six kills and McLaughlin had five as the Gauchos' posted a match-best .387 clip (17k, 5e, 31att) during the frame.
The Anteaters took the lead early in set three and held on for the 25-22 victory. Despite outhitting the Anteaters .286 to .194 during the set, UCSB was unable to capture the victory. The serving was the difference maker as UCI tallied four aces while the Gauchos committed four service errors, contributing to the Anteater cause.
Irvine broke a 3-3 tie with a 5-0 run to open the fourth frame. From that point forward, the Anteaters controlled the set. The final set saw UCI post a .279 collective hitting percentage (15k, 3e, 43att) on its way to the 25-17 victory and the 3-1 match win.
UCSB will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 21 when they travel to UC Irvine for another Big West match-up. The match is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start at the Anteaters' Crawford Court.
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It's January! Meaning as pretty as it may look on a sunny winter day here in Northern California, as soon as I step outside I want to turn around and head back in, where it is still toasty warm. Days like these are perfect for cooking a big pot of chili beans, don't you think? The basis for this turkey chili recipe comes from my friend Kelsey's mom Janeen. It's one of their family favorites. It uses naturally lean ground turkey, plenty of black beans, onions, carrots, and red bell peppers, and can be made in one big pot. I've dressed the original up a little with a bit more seasonings. It's great over rice, or with tortillas, and tastes even better the next day when the flavors have had more time to blend. Enjoy!
This recipe produces a mildly spicy chili. You can easily add more chili powder or some cayenne to intensify the spice level if you wish. You can also add chipotle chili powder or chipotle Tabasco to give a smoky note to the chili. As for the red bell peppers, Trader Joe's has frozen sliced bell peppers that work well for this dish.
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 carrot, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 to 3 red bell peppers, chopped (about 2 cups)
- Salt
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons)
- 2 Tbsp chili powder (more to taste)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 pound ground turkey (I use ground turkey thighs for more flavor)
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp cider or white vinegar
- 2 15-ounce cans black beans, drained
- Freshly ground black pepper
1 Heat the oil in a large, thick bottomed pot (6 to 8 quart) on medium heat. Add the chopped onion, carrot, and bell peppers, sprinkle with salt and cook until softened, about 6-8 minutes.
2 Add the minced garlic, chili powder, and cumin and cook for a minute more. Add the ground turkey and break it up with a wooden spoon. Increase the heat to medium high. Stir and cook until the turkey is no longer pink.
3 Add the chicken stock, oregano, bay leaf, vinegar, and tomato paste. Use a straight edge spatula or wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the black beans. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer, and cook, covered for half an hour, and uncovered for another half hour, or until the the liquid thickens. Remove bay leaf.
Adjust seasonings, adding salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with rice or heated corn tortillas.
Yield:Serves 6.
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How Will Cisco's Slowdown Affect the Tech Sector?
Cisco, the Silicon Valley network-equipment giant, reported revenue rose just 1.8% in its first fiscal quarter, compared with its projection of 3% to 5% growth. Dan Gallagher looks at the surprise numbers and how the grim report affects the tech sector.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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This film is a sequel in name only to Valley of the Dolls (1967). An all-girl rock band goes to Hollywood to make it big. ...
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Prime Minister's speech
On 23 October 2007, the second day of the parliamentary debate on amendments to the Penal Code, a debate dominated by an issue that wasn't even among the amendments – Section 377A – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong unexpectedly rose to give the longest governmental statement on homosexuality ever heard in Singapore. It is very revealing of the thought processes behind the decision not to repeal the law. The text of the speech is taken from the Hansard (Parliamentary Reports):
The Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (Mr Lee Hsien Loong): Mr Speaker, Sir, this parliamentary debate is on the amendments to the Penal Code, but the hottest debate is on one section which is not being amended – section 377A. Both Mr Siew Kum Hong and Prof. Thio Li-ann quoted me with approval in their speeches yesterday, so I think I should state my position and the Government's position on this matter.
Because of the review of the Penal Code and the amendments, I think the gay community and the activists have staged a push to get the Government to open this subject and to abolish section 377A. They have written an open letter to me as Prime Minister, they have also petitioned Parliament on this issue on the grounds of constitutional validity, and the constitutional argument was made by Mr Siew Kum Hong yesterday in Parliament. I do not have to go into the details. It was rebutted very cogently by Ms Indranee Rajah and very passionately by Prof. Thio Li-ann. They are not my legal advisers. I take my legal advice from the Attorney-General, and his advice to the Government is quite clear.
The continued retention of section 377A would not be a contravention of the Constitution.
The Government has not taken this matter lightly. We had a long discussion amongst the Ministers. We had an extensive public consultation on the Penal Code amendments and we decided on this issue – to leave things be.
Let me, today, focus on the policy issue – what we want the law to be, and explain our thinking, our considerations, why we came to this conclusion. I would ask these questions: what is our attitude towards homosexuality? "Our", meaning the Government's attitude and Singaporeans' attitude too. How should these attitudes and these values be reflected in our legislation?
Many Members have said this, but it is true and it is worth saying again. Singapore is basically a conservative society. The family is the basic building block of our society. It has been so and, by policy, we have reinforced this and we want to keep it so. And by "family" in Singapore, we mean one man one woman, marrying, having children and bringing up children within that framework of a stable family unit.
If we look at the way our Housing and Development Board flats are, our neighbourhoods, our new towns, they are, by and large, the way Singaporeans live. It is not so in other countries, particularly in the West, anymore, but it is here.
I acknowledge that not everybody fits into this mould. Some are single, some have more colourful lifestyles, some are gay. But a heterosexual stable family is a social norm. It is what we teach in schools. It is also what parents want their children to see as their children grow up, to set their expectations and encourage them to develop in this direction. I think the vast majority of Singaporeans want to keep it this way. They want to keep our society like this, and so does the Government.
But, at the same time, we should recognise that homosexuals are part of our society. They are our kith and kin. This is not just in Singapore. This is so in every society, in every period of history, back to pre-historic times, or at least as long as there have been records – biblical times and probably before.
What makes a person gay or homosexual? Well, partly, it could be the social environment. If we look at the ancient Greeks and Romans, it was quite normal for men to have homosexual relationships – an older man with a young boy. It does not mean that that was all they did – they had wives and children. But, socially, that was the practice. So, I think, the social environment has something to do with it. But there is growing scientific evidence that sexual orientation is something which is substantially inborn. I know that some will strongly disagree with this, but the evidence is accumulating. We can read the arguments and the debates on the Internet. Just to take one provocative fact, homosexual behaviour is not observed only amongst human beings but also amongst many species of mammals.
So, too, in Singapore, there is a small percentage of people, both male and female, who have homosexual orientations. They include people "who are often responsible, invaluable, and highly respected contributing members of society". I quote from the open letter which the petitioners have written to me, and it is true. They include people who are responsible and valuable, highly respected contributing members of society. And I would add that among them are some of our friends, our relatives, our colleagues, our brothers and sisters, or some of our children.
They, too, must have a place in this society, and they, too, are entitled to their private lives. We should not make it harder than it already is for them to grow up and to live in a society where they are different from most Singaporeans. And we also do not want them to leave Singapore to go to more congenial places to live. But homosexuals should not set the tone for Singapore society. Nor do we consider homosexuals a minority, in the sense that we consider, say, Malays and Indians as minorities, with minority rights protected under the law – languages taught in schools, cultures celebrated by all races, representation guaranteed in Parliament through GRCs and so on. And this is the point which Ms Indranee Rajah made yesterday in a different way.
This is the way Singapore society is today. This is the way the majority of Singaporeans want it to be. So, we should strive to maintain a balance, to uphold a stable society with traditional, heterosexual family values, but with space for homosexuals to live their lives and contribute to the society.
We have gradually been making progress towards achieving a closer approximation to this balance over the years. I do not think we will ever get a perfect balance, but I think we have a better arrangement now than was the case 10 or 20 years ago.
Homosexuals work in all sectors, all over the economy, in the public sector and in the civil service as well. They are free to lead their lives, free to pursue their social activities. But there are restraints and we do not approve of them actively promoting their lifestyles to others, or setting the tone for mainstream society. They live their lives. That is their personal life, it is their space. But the tone of the overall society, I think, remains conventional, it remains straight, and we want it to remain so.
So, for example, the recent case of Mr Otto Fong, who is a teacher in Raffles Institution. He is gay and he is a good teacher by all accounts. He put up a blog which described his own sexual inclinations, and explained how he was gay. He circulated to his colleagues and it became public. So MOE looked at this. The school spoke to the teacher. The teacher understood that this was beyond the limit, because how he lives is his own thing. But what he disseminates comes very close to promoting a lifestyle. So, they spoke to him, he took down his blog. He posted an explanation, he apologised for what he had done, and he continues teaching in RI today. So there is space, and there are limits.
De facto, gays have a lot of space in Singapore. Gay groups hold public discussions. They publish websites. I have visited some of them. There are films and plays on gay themes. In fact, sometimes people ask, "Why are there so many? Aren't there other subjects in the world?" But since we have allowed it in the last few years, maybe this is a letting off of pressure. Eventually, we will find a better balance.
There are gay bars and clubs. They exist. We know where they are. Everybody knows where they are. They do not have to go underground. We do not harass gays. The Government does not act as moral policemen. And we do not proactively enforce section 377A on them.
But this does not mean that we have reached a broad social consensus, that this is a happy state of affairs, because there are still very different views amongst Singaporeans on whether homosexuality is acceptable or morally right. And we heard these views aired in Parliament over these last two days.
Some are convinced, passionately so, that homosexuality is an abomination, to quote Prof. Thio Li-ann's words yesterday. Others, probably many more, are uncomfortable with homosexuals, more so with public display of homosexual behaviour. Yet others are more tolerant and accepting.
There is a range of views. There is also a range of degrees to which people are seized with this issue. Many people are not that seized with this issue. And speaking candidly, I think the people who are very seized with this issue are a minority. For the majority of Singaporeans – this is something that they are aware of but it is not the top of their consciousness – including, I would say, amongst them a significant number of gays themselves. But, also, I would say, amongst the Chinese-speaking community in Singapore. The Chinese-speaking Singaporeans are not strongly engaged, either for removing section 377A or against removing section 377A. Their attitude is: live and let live. So, even in this debate in these two days, Members would have noticed that there have been very few speeches made in Parliament in Mandarin on this subject. I know Mr Baey Yam Keng made one this afternoon, but Mr Low Thia Khiang did not. It reflects the focus of the Chinese-speaking ground and their mindsets. So, for the majority of Singaporeans, their attitude is a pragmatic one. We live and let live.
The current legal position in Singapore reflects these social norms and attitudes, as Ms Indranee Rajah and Mr Hri Kumar explained yesterday. It is not legally neat and tidy. Mr Hri Kumar gave a very professional explanation of how untidy it is, but it is a practical arrangement that has evolved out of our historical circumstances. We are not starting from a blank slate, trying to design an ideal arrangement; neither are we proposing new laws against homosexuality. We have what we have inherited and what we have adapted to our circumstances. And as Mr Hri Kumar pointed out, we inherited section 377A from the British, imported from English Victorian law – Victorian from the period of Queen Victoria in the 19th century – via the Indian Penal Code, via the Straits Settlements Penal Code, into Singapore law.
Asian societies do not have such laws, not in Japan, China and Taiwan. But it is part of our landscape. We have retained it over the years. So, the question is: what do we want to do about it now? Do we want to do anything about it now? If we retain it, we are not enforcing it proactively. Nobody has argued for it to be enforced very vigorously in this House. If we abolish it, we may be sending the wrong signal that our stance has changed, and the rules have shifted.
But because of the Penal Code amendments, section 377A has become a symbolic issue, a point for both opponents and proponents to tussle around. The gayactivists want it removed. Those who are against gay values and lifestyle argue strongly to retain it. And both sides have mobilised to campaign for their causes. There was a Petition to remove section 377A. It accumulated a couple of thousand signatures which were presented to this House. Therefore, there was a counter-petition to retain it, which collected 15,000 signatures – at least, according to the newspapers. I have not counted the signatures – 16,000.
An hon. Member: 15,560.
The Prime Minister: 15,560 signatures. It has probably gone up since we last started speaking. There was also an open letter to me. The Ministers and I have received many emails and letters on this subject. I have received emails too in my mail box, very well written, all following a certain model answer style.
So it is a very well organised campaign. And not only writing letters, but constituents have visited MPs at meet-the-people sessions to see the MP, not because there is anything they want done, but to congratulate the MP on what a good Government this is, that we are keeping section 377A, and please stay a good Government, and please do not change it.
I do not doubt the depth of the sentiments and the breadth of the support but it is also a very well organised pressure campaign. But I am not surprised that this issue is still contentious, because even in the West, even where they have liberalised, homosexuality still remains a very contentious issue. They decriminalised homosexual acts decades ago, in the 1960s, 1970s, and they have gone a long way towards accepting gays in society. They not only have gays in prominent places, but if you want to have a complete Cabinet or a complete line-up when you go for elections, you must have some on your list so that you are seen to have been inclusive. This is certainly so in Europe, also true in America.
But still the issue is bitterly disputed. So in America, there are fierce debates over gay rights and same-sex marriages. And the conservatives in America are pushing back. President George Bush has been calling for a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and not between a man and a man, or a woman and a woman. This is in America. So the issue is still joined. Even within the churches, it is a hot subject. The Anglican Church, Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, had liberal views on gay issues. He became the Archbishop. He has moderated his views, because he has to reflect the Church as a whole. And even within the church, the Church in England, and the Church in America have a very serious disagreement with the Anglican churches in Asia and in Africa, who almost split away on this issue of ordination of gay people as bishops. And they have patched up in a compromise recently in America and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is head of the church, had to plead with his community to come to some understanding so that they maintain the Anglican communion.
So, this is not an issue where we can reach happy consensus and abolishing section 377A, were we to do this, is not going to end the argument in Singapore. Among the conservative Singaporeans, the deep concerns over the moral values of society will remain and, among the gay rights' activists, abolition is not going to give them what they want because what they want is not just to be freed from section 377A, but more space and full acceptance by other Singaporeans. And they have said so. So, supposing we move on 377A, I think the gay activists would push for more, following the example of other avant garde countries in Europe and America, to change what is taught in the schools, to advocate same-sex marriages and parenting, to ask for, to quote from their letter, "…exactly the same rights as a straight man or woman." This is quoting from the open letter which the petitioners wrote to me. And when it comes to these issues, the majority of Singaporeans will strenuously oppose these follow-up moves by the gay campaigners and many who are not anti-gay will be against this agenda, and I think for good reason.
Therefore, we have decided to keep the status quo on section 377A. It is better to accept the legal untidiness and the ambiguity. It works, do not disturb it. Mr Stewart Koe, who is one of the petitioners, was interviewed yesterday and he said he wanted the Government to remove the ambiguity and clarify matters. He said the current situation is like, I quote him, "Having a gun put to your head and not pulling the trigger. Either put the gun down or pull the trigger." First of all, I do not think it is like that, and secondly, I do not think it is wise to try to force the issue. If you try and force the issue and settle the matter definitively, one way or the other, we are never going to reach an agreement within Singapore society. People on both sides hold strong views. People who are presently willing to live and let live will get polarised and no views will change, because many of the people who oppose it do so on very deeply held religious convictions, particularly the Christians and the Muslims and those who propose it on the other side, they also want this as a matter of deeply felt fundamental principles. So, discussion and debate is not going to bring them closer together. And instead of forging a consensus, we will divide and polarise our society.
I should therefore say that as a matter of reality, the more the gay activists push this agenda, the stronger will be the push back from conservative forces in our society, as we are beginning to see already in this debate and over the last few weeks and months. And the result will be counter productive because it is going to lead to less space for the gay community in Singapore. So it is better to let the situation evolve gradually. We are a completely open society. Members have talked about it – the Internet, travel, full exposure. We cannot be impervious to what is happening elsewhere. As attitudes around the world change, this will influence the attitude of Singaporeans. As developments around the world happen, we must watch carefully and decide what we do about it. When it comes to issues like the economy, technology, education, we better stay ahead of the game, watch where people are moving and adapt faster than others, ahead of the curve, leading the pack. And when necessary on such issues, we will move even if the issue is unpopular or controversial. So we are moving on CPF changes, we are moving on so many economic restructuring changes. We moved on IRs – it is a difficult subject, not everybody supports the Government, but we decide this is right, we move.
On issues of moral values with consequences to the wider society, first we should also decide what is right for ourselves, but secondly, before we are carried away by what other societies do, I think it is wiser for us to observe the impact of radical departures from the traditional norms on early movers. These are changes which have very long lead times before the impact works through, before you see whether it is wise or unwise. Is this positive? Does it help you to adapt better? Does it lead to a more successful, happier, more harmonious society?
So, we will let others take the lead, we will stay one step behind the frontline of change; watch how things work out elsewhere before we make any irrevocable moves. We were right to uphold the family unit when western countries went for experimental lifestyles in the 1960s – the hippies, free love, all the rage, we tried to keep it out. It was easier then, all you had were LPs and 45 RPM records, not this cable vision, the Internet and travel today. But I am glad we did that, because today if you look at Western Europe, the marriage as an institution is dead. Families have broken down, the majority of children are born out of wedlock and live in families where the father and the mother are not the husband and wife living together and bringing them up. And we have kept the way we are. I think that has been right.
I think we have also been right to adapt, to accommodate homosexuals in our society, but not to allow or encourage activists to champion gay rights as they do in the West. So I suggest, Mr Speaker, and I suggest to the Members of the House, we keep this balance, leave section 377A alone. I think there is space in Singapore and room for us to live harmoniously and practically, all as Singapore citizens together. Thank you very much. [Applause.]


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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Dusty Thursday: Will it Play in Peoria? - Hiram Walker's Ten High
Have you heard of Illinois bourbon? Well, many years ago, there was lots of whiskey being made in Illinois, particularly in Peoria. Canada's Hiram Walker company opened a distillery in Peoria in 1934 and made whiskey there until 1981, when they sold the distillery to Archer Daniels Midland which converted it into an ethanol distillery.
Walker made Ten High Bourbon at its Illinois plant. That brand is now made by the Sazerac owned Barton distillery. (Here's a review of Ten High from the pre-Sazerac Barton distillery). Ten High was, and continues to be a budget brand; they distillery also made Walker's Deluxe.
The liter bottle I'm sampling today was purchased for $15 at a lovely liquor store that looks like it popped right out of Mad Men, inventory and all (see picture above). The bottle has the number "82" on the bottom indicating the bottle was made in 1982, but curiously, the bottle has a tax stamp strip with no numbers which would indicate that it went to market after 1985, when tax stamps were phased out (probably from just after 1985 since they still used the strip). According to Chuck Cowdery, the company emptied the warehouses of stock after they stopped distilling, so I would guess that they either bottled a bunch of Ten High in 1982, right after the distillery closed, and released it gradually or bought bottles in 1982 and bottled it gradually until they ran out. Either way, this bourbon was likely distilled in the distillery's last years.
Hiram Walker's Ten High Bourbon, 4 years old, 40% abv.
The nose is pretty middle of the road bourbon, some caramel sweetness, some spicy rye notes, not bad at all. The flavor is, well, missing. It's like water, bourbon flavored water. There is a slight caramel sweetness...and then nothing. The finish is like the smell of an old bourbon glass after you've finished and it's been sitting around for a while.
This isn't bad; there's nothing objectionable about it, but, to quote Gertrude Stein, "there is no there there." Forget Peoria, I'll take what plays in Frankfort or Bardstown.
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Crazy timing on this post: just yesterday I stumbled upon 3 or 4 dusty fifths of Ten High at my local shop. I didn't pull the trigger because the bottles look absolutely disgusting, though I suppose the juice inside could still be non-lethal. I took a photo of the label and it says Bardstown, KY instead of Peoria, so I suppose these were bottled more recently than your sample. After reading your previous review of Ten High, I'll probably grab one.
- April 5, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Sounds kinda like the Ten High straight bourbon of today, if you ask me. Maybe they're just upholding the long and storied tradition of this brand!
- April 5, 2012 at 7:33 PM
- sku said...
I haven't had regular Ten High in a while, but when I tried it, I considered it not at all bad for a bottom shelfer. Sort of tastes like very watered down VOB.
- April 5, 2012 at 7:51 PM
We still get the TH straight bourbon here in PA, a control state that makes it difficult to switch brands in mid-stream, so to speak. I think most non-control states now have a non-bourbon version, Ten High whiskey.
- April 6, 2012 at 6:46 AM
- Josh Feldman said...
Oh Lord, look at that store! Just look at it!
- April 6, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Late to the comments here but you nailed the description Sku. A store near me (that also will have a stray Japanese export for sale) put out a case of the '82 faux tax stamped bottles about a year ago. I tried one at $9.99 and it ended up in mingling experiments. The dusty Peoria distilled Walker's DeLuxe at 86 proof and 8 years, is a much better and interesting bourbon with some of that rummy flavor that shows up from that time.
- April 13, 2012 at 6:00 AM
- BMc said...
Arggh, I just bought two bottles at $20 each... Dusties usually spark a wide range of opinions but this one seems to evoke unanimously bad ones. I guess I'll try one but I'm really regretting my spontaneous buying habits.
- February 3, 2013 at 10:26 AM


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Bessy Conway; or, The Irish Girl in America
In the heart of the rich and fertile county of Tipperary, not far from the banks of the silvery Suir, and almost in the shadow of the mouldering castle of Ardfinnan, there is a snug and comfortable farm-house owned by one Denis Conway, as decent a man, so the neighbors say, as you would find in the five counties. Denis is what you may call a "'sponsible farmer," he holds some fifty acres of as good ground as any in Tipperary, and that at an easy rent, so easy, indeed, that Denis is putting by something every year for the "rainy day." No wonder that he should, when he can, for he has lived through the darkest and most dismal of "rainy days," when gaunt famine stared in at the door and pestilence at the window; when a shilling was worth a precious life, and a pound of meal its weight in gold, because of the hunger that was gnawing at the people's hearts, and Denis Conway had seen all that, and, moreover, he had lost his farm and his dwelling in that dreary time, and was turned out with his family to seek shelter where they could find it, all because he could not pay his rent, then fearfully in arrear. So even as a burnst child is said to dread the fire, Denis had a salutary fear of being again penniless, and now that God had given him back the blessing of prosperity,
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he made up his mind not to let all its golden fruit slip through his fingers to leave him again with empty hands should the day of trial come.
Happily the dark days of famine and pestilence had passed away without leaving Denis Conway any worse legacy than that of experience. Unlike many of his friends and neighbors he had seen no one belonging to him die the awful death of hunger- reduced to the last necessity as they had been, and for whole days without eating a morsel, still it so happened that relief always came at the right time, justifying the word that was always on the old man's lips: "God is a good provider. " Surely Denis found Him so, and his cheerful and patient reliance on Divine Providence was well rewarded. How else could he and his have lived when so many died, and, still more remarkable, how else could they have got back into 'he old homestead and renovate it so that it looked as good as new, ay! and a great deal betters How came the horse in the stable, and the cows in the byre back again, and the hay, and the oats, and the wheat " stacked up" as of old in the haggard at the end of the house q What but that bountiful Providence in which Denis had trusted all along, even when things looked darkest.
But how did Providence bring all this about ? I hear some of my readers ask, and that is just what I am going to tell. Visible agents are always employed to carry out the divine economy in regard to human affairs. Now who was Denis Conway's Providence? whose hand was employed to draw him and his family from the abyss of wretchedness in which the whole country was engulfed? Who but his own daughter Bessy, the eldest of his children who had gone to America years before, in the service of a captain's lady who had taken a fancy to the girl in Carrick, where she was serving her time to a dressmaker.
It was the first grief that had come upon the family when Bessy persisted in accepting the tempting offer which would
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It was a sorrowful parting between Bessy Conway and her father and mother, and brothers and sisters, who had hitherto been her world. It was to her something like launching into
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the regions of air far beyond mortal ken, and as she sobbed out her last farewell on her mother's shoulder, she thought she could not live so far away from home, and friends, and parents. And yet their parting was not so heart-rending as many others they saw around them. It was brightened by hope, cheering hope, for Bessy had a good home to come back to, in case she did not like America, and she went with the special condition that, in any case, she would return in the course of a few years, if God spared her life. Besides, she was not wholly amongst strangers: had she not Peery Murphy and his family from the very door with her, and the Murphy girls had been her " comrades" as long as she could remember? Then there was a first cousin of her father's, Ned Finigan by name, as steady and as decent a man as there was in the parish he came from. Ned was verging on old bachelorship, anal had "neither chick nor child," and he cheerfully premised Denis Conway (and why wouldn't he, wasn't he his own aunt's son?) that Bessy should never want a friend, or one to advise her, as long as he was in the land of the living. What could go beyond that? Denis asked in a tone of entire satisfaction, and his wife nodded approvingly. So what with Peery Murphy's people and Ned Finigan, not to speak of Mrs. Walters, her kind mistress, who promised so fair, there was little fear of Bessy but she'd do well. So every one said, and, of course, what every one says must be true. Still it was with a heavy heart and tearful eyes that those left behind stood watching the steamer that bore away Bessy, as it splashed and sputtered from the wharf. Away and away she goes, the wharf is cleared, loud from the shore rises the parting cry of sorrow from the crowd of friends and relatives, back from the boat the echo comes, a sad, wild chorus, in which many voices mingle. Messageses to friends in America are for the last time called out to those on board, injunctions to write as soon as they landed, and all the late last words with which affection seeks to prolong the intercourse that will soon cease, perhaps forever.
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" If you go to the New Orleans, Peter, don't forget to call and see Lucy !"
"Mind what I tell you, Terence, about that man in Halifax- be sure to find him out for me." Terence promised, for the twentieth time perhaps, wholly unmindful, as was his friend, of the trifling difficulty that his destination was Philadelphia -- no matter, anyhow, Halifax and Philadelphia were both in America, that was enough to know; the rest was easy.
" Tell Mark and Mary I'll be with them in the Spring, please God !"
" Let Patrick know that we lost the hill farm !"
" Tell my uncle that we never got a scroll from Biddy since she went to Boston !"
Promises came back over the water from a multitude of eager voices, hands and hats and many-colored handkerchiefs were waved, fervent prayers and wishes were exchanged, eyes were strained to distinguish the faces of near and dear ones, faint and fainter came the wailing voices to ears that listened for their latest sound, the haze of distance gradually blended into one the distinctive features of the crowd on deck and the crowd on shore, yet hands and hats were still seen waving the last farewell; soon even these were lost sight of, the waters rolled between the nearest and dearest, and the steamer was ploughing through Waterford harbor on her way to Liverpool.
Denis Conway and his family retraced their homeward steps not in silence, but in sorrow,-scarcely, if, at all, lessened by the number of their neighbors similarly afflicted. They felt at the moment as if they had left Bessy in the churchyard clay, and the lightest heart among them was weighed down with sorrow. None of them could realize to themselves that they should ever see her face again, her promise to the contrary notwithstanding, and when any of the neighbors reminded them of it, the old couple shook their heads dolefully and said: "God grant she may! but America's a long way."
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"But, never mind, Bridget astore!" said Denis with an attempt at cheerfulness, "you know what you said to Bessy there awhile ago: ' God will never desert them, that don't desert Him.' Keep that in mind, machree! and don't fret about the gersha-she's in good hands we all know."
So thought Bessy herself as she stood on the deck of the steamer and looked back with tearful eyes towards the spot where she had seen her loved ones for the last time. The noble quay of Waterford was before her, and the bright mellow sun of September was gilding the hoary towers which Danes and Normans built in ages long gone by, yet Bessy Conway heeded them not, little she knew and little she cared for the memories that hung around those venerable relics of the past. The splendid erections of modern art were equally unnoticed by the sorrowing girl; not even the softly undulating hills around the city or the blue mountains in the distance gave her a moment's pleasure as her listless eye fell on them. Poor Bessy Conway was too much engrossed by the one sad tbought that she was leaving, perhaps for ever, all she loved on earth, to pay any attention to things beyond the measure of her own loss. She was passing scenes of old renown, where Danish princes ruled and the proud Plantagenets kept their court, where Strongbow wedded the reluctant daughter of McMurrough, and Cromwell left his Vandal-mark on the sacred monuments of art, and where James II took his last farewell of Ireland-what a world of ancient lore crowded into the annals of one city, yet all unknown to Bessy. She was thinking of the cottage beneath the sycamore, miles and miles away, and wondering if her favorite " crummy" would let Nelly or Nancy milk her that evening, or which of the girls would make her father's " posset" at bed-time. Her thoughts were homely and of home, taking in all the scenes that surrounded rounded her paternal dwelling, ay ! even to the lone bush in the pasture-field which had been the terror of her childish days.
(* All our readers may not know that a posset means a warm drink made of sweet and sour milk which together form whey.)
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Bessy was roused from her sorrowful musing by the voice of her mistress, who had come in search of her. She had wholly forgotten the new state into which she had entered and it was with a feeling of pleasure that she now prepared to commence the discharge of her duty, hoping to find relief in occupation. She therefore followed Mrs. Walters to the cabin with a buoyant step and a somewhat lighter heart. More than one friendly voice hailed her as she passed, and Mary Murphy, Peery's youngest daughter, caught her arm with a girlish laugh.
" Take your time, Bessy, there's luck in leisure !'
" I can't stop now, Mary dear; don't you see the mistress wants me ?"
Mary laughed again as she turned to her eldest sister: "See what it is to be a cabin passenger ! we're puttin' airs on us already !"
Bessy only answered by a reproachful glance, and passed on, but Ally Murphy rebuked her sister and told her she saw no airs on Bessy. " You see she's not her own mistress now," said the sedate maiden, who was verging on the sober age of thirty, "it isn't old times with her, Mary, and she does well to start fair, for, you know, a good beginnin' makes a good ending. "
" God mark you with grace, a colleen," said an ancient dame who was sitting on a very small wooden box that contained her goods and chattels, "it's you that has the purty, graceful way with you, and the good word in your mouth ! Some way my heart warms to you, an' its the same with the fair-haired colleen that's gone in there. Is she anything to you, machree?"
" Not a drop's blood, granny, only the good wish that's between us-we came from the same place, and she's an old comrade of mine. "
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"See that now, and would you be pleased to tell me what part of America you're bound for?"
" New York. Is it there you're goin' I"
"Wisha, then, myself doesn't know where I'm goin' to. There's a boy of mine somewheres in America, and I'm just goin' to try and make him out. I haven't a soul in the world but him, you see, an' I didn't get e'er a word from him this two years come Candlemas. I think my old heart would grow young again if I only had a sight of him, so I sold my little place-a house and garden I had-and thank God! I got enough for it to bring me out."
" Well, but, granny" said the sympathizing Ally, as she sat down by the old woman, "sure you don't know whether your son's livin' or dead when you didn't hear from him these two years i"
"Livin' or dead!" repeated the dame sharply, "why what would kill him? Don't I know very well he's livin'? why would'nt he? An' I'll find him out, too, with the help of God, before long ! The last letter I had from him was in a place they call Hi-o, or O-hio, I dont know which, but I suppose it is not very far from New York. Did you ever hear of such a place?"
"Well, no, granny, I did not, but, as you say, it can't be very far from New York." "Only a matter of six or eight hundred miles, or so," said a gentlemanly man with a sun-burned face who had been an amused and interested listener to this colloquy. v "Six or eight hundred miles!" screamed the old woman in blank despair, "Christ save us! your honor's not in earnest !"
"I am, indeed, my good woman, very much in earnest, as you will find to your cost unless you have some money by you ."
"Six or eight hundred miles!" repeated the old woman as if to herself, "why, if it's that, I'll never be able to get there. How long would it take a body to go, please your honor?"
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"Four or five days, I fancy."
"Oh ! wisha if that's all," and the old woman brightened up at once, it's not so bad as I thought, an I'll be able to reach Philip after all."
"The mistress wants you, sir !" said Bessy Conway emerging from the cabin and addressing the gentleman. When he was gone, Ally Murphy asked Bessy if that was her master.
"To be sure-that is Captain Walters. He's agoin' to his own ship that's at Liverpool, an' it's in her we're all goin' to America."
"That I mayn't sin, but he's a nice, fair-spoken gentleman," said the old woman, whose name was Dolly Sheehan, "an' he seems to know all about America. Do you think was he ever in it before?"
"Why, God help your wit, granny, doesn't he go back and forth between it and Liverpool a good many times every year of his life ! Know America ! eh then, it's himself that does !"
"Well, now, I'm, sorry I did'nt ask him if he ever heard of one Philip Sheehan. Maybe you'll ask him the question, ma colleen bawn ?" addressing Bessy.
"I'll get the mistress to ask him-I'd be a little daunted myself to make so free, an' me only a stranger. But there's all the rest of them, Ally q I thought they were here with you."
"It's a'most time for you to ask," said Mary, taking the word of her sister's mouth. " There they are, if you want to know," and she pointed to a group at a little distance, the central figure of which was a comical looking individual with a hump on his back, who was talking and gesticulating with an air half quizzical, half serious. He had been to America before, it would seem, and was entertaining his eager listeners with an account of what he had seen there. The wondering exclamations of those around him gradually attracted others from the gloomy contemplation of their native shores, and soon the audience comprised all within hearing, except a few whose load of sorrow was too heavy and painful to permit of any diversion.
(* Three-and-twenty years ago travelling was not so rapid as it is now.)
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Peery Murphy and his wife were amongst the hunchback's first auditors, and Ned Finigan sat with his long legs dangling from the top of a pile of boxes in the immediate vicinity, listening intently, yet half doubtingly, to the veracious evidence of the little man.
"And you say they don't have to walk much in America VX said an old man who stood by leaning on his staff.
" I tell you they hardly walk at all," replied the travelled hunchback, whose name was Paul. " They ride about hither and thither in fine coaches with velvet cushions, as complete as you please. They go everywhere in a coach-bedad they do, even to their work and from it. If a man wants to see another five or six miles away on business, or ask him a question, he has nothing to do but step in and ride to the very door, and when he wants to get out he has only to pull a leather strap that runs through the coach from the driver's seat, and, my dear, it's stopped immediately, as if he was the lord of the land If a boy's goin' home with a new coat, or a pair of breeches, or anything that way, or a woman with a basket of fish, why, they just step into the coach, and they're taken to the place in no time."
"Well, now ! isn't it great respect they show the people!" ejaculated one. "The Lord be praised ! isn't it the fine country all out!" cried another. "And the gover'ment has them elegant coaches just to save the people from walkin'?" This last speaker was Ned Finigan, from his elevated perch.
"Well, no; not the gover'ment, but the President-it's the President does it." And Paul fixed his eyes on his audience with a peculiarly knowing look.
"The President, who is he I"
"Oh, bedad ! he's a fine old gentleman they have got there coinin' money for them. That's his business, and he's at it hard and fast from one year's end to the other. He's at the head and foot of everything that's goin' on, an', as I told you before, it's him that has the coaches and everything commodious just waitin' for you and me. All the people call him Uncle Sam, and they go now and then to visit him where he's sittin' in state in a fine grand house at a place they call Washington.
"And can any one that likes get in to see him where he makes the money?"
" 'Deed an' they can, and put their comether on him, too. He's not a bit proud. Didn't I shake hands with him once myself."
"Shake hands with the President !"-" with the ould gentle man that makes the money !" " And what did he say, hon est man i"-" what does he look like, at all?"-" I'm sure he was ever so grand !"
"Grand ! why, God help your wit, you could hardly look at him for the gold and silver-he'd dazzle your eyes !"
"Maybe he's a sort of a conjurer," put in old Dolly Sheehan, who had succeeded after much trouble in making her way through the crowd. "If he wasn't he'd never be able to coin all the money that's in America. It's like he might tell me where I'd find Philip."
"Philip who? asked the hunchback quickly and earnestly. There was something in the name that struck a chord in his heart, or, at least, in his memory.
"Why, Philip Sheehan, to be sure-that's lazy son that's in America!"
"And you're Philip Sheehan's mother?" questioned Paul, with a sudden change of manner, and he fixed his keen, bright eyes on the wrinkled face before him.
"The sorra one else I am, my good man !-maybe you know Philip yourself!"
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"Well ! I did know a Philip Sheehan once-
"You did ! The Lord's blessin' on you, then, and tell me where he is!"
The hunchback shook his head. " I wish I could, granny! but, sure, maybe it wasn't you son at all. The one I mean was a waiter in a hotel."
"That's him-that's him !" cried the old vomau joyfully, and she caught hold of Paul's hand, and held it fast, as if any one that had seen her son was the nest best thing to himself, and to be prized accordingly. "Sure, that's just what he was at in the last letter I got from him. But where-where is he now? If you know, God bless you and tell me, an' you'll be doin' an act of charity, for he's all I have in the world, an' I don't know where to face to after him. "
Was there a tear in the hunchback's eye, but late so full of fun? There was, and his dark sallow cheek turned pale, but he pretended to look another way and avoided the old woman's piercing glance. He forced a laugh, too, and tried to shake off the withered hand that was on his arm, but he tried in vain, the hand would not stir.
"Hut, tut, granny! let me go! I was only making fun! What should I know about your son?"
"I tell you, man ! you do know !" screamed the crone with sudden vehemence, "I see it in your face, and I'll never let go of vou-never-never-till you tell me!" She put her old wisened face almost close to his, and peered into his eyes, as if she could read the secret there. " Tell me now, like a decent man-where is Philip Sheehan-my boy Philip?"
"I tell you I don't know !" said he doggedly.
"I tell you, you do-you do ! an' I must know, too !"
"You're an unmannerly woman, so you are. "
"I'm Philip Sheehan's mother-d'ye hear that-an' I see vou know where he is, but you're playin' tricks on me-don't blame me, agra !-don't blame me,-don't be angry with me for askin' -- surehe's all I have, an' I sold my little place to go
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The tears were streaming from the old woman's eyes, and indeed there were few dry eyes around. No one was more moved than the queer little hunchback.
"Well ! now, granny, I'll jist tell you the truth," said he, " I did know your son when I was out here before, but-but- how can I tell where he is now-I'm home ever since Lammas was a year- sure unless I was a conjurer, or a fairy-doctor, I couldn't tell what became of him since!"
There was no going beyond this, so the old woman dropped his hand and turned away with a heavy sigh.
"God pity you, poor woman!" muttered the hunchback to himself as he watched her receding form, bowed down with age and sorrow.
"Is the boy livin' or dead, dear?" questioned one of the bystanders, a good-looking elderly woman in a blue cloak who had been paying particular attention all along.
"What would you give to know, dears?" retorted Paul so qiuckly, and with such a droll grimace that a roar of laughter followed, and the woman in the blue cloak slunk away all abashed.
Bessy Conway had been an attentive and deeply-interested witness of this scene, and she was hastening after the disconsolate mother of Philip Sheehan to offer some words of comfort and encouragement, when a voice spoke at her ear.
" Not a word or a look for me, Bessy ?" The girl raised her eyes with a start and a blush, and met the reproachful glance of a good-looking young man, whose dress and general deportment were considerably above the peasant class to which most of the emigrants belonged. There was a smart, knowing look about him which savored of the town rather than the country, and his words were smooth and well-placed.
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"Why, then, Mister Henry, is it here you are t what In the world brings you?"
"What in the world would bring me?-what a wonder you make of it to see me !"
"But who ever thought of seeing you here ? Are you going te America, or what?"
"I'm going wherever you go."
"Lord bless me, sir! what a thing for you to say!" exclaimed Bessy, in real alarm. "Sure, your father and mother would never hear of your going to America, or anywhere else, away from them ! And you that has such a good America at home ! Oh, master Henry ! think of what you're about !"
"I know what I'm about," replied the young man sharply. "And I'd have you to know, Miss Bessy Conway, that I'm too old now to be tied to my mother's apron strings. As soon as f heard you were going to America I made up my mind to go, too, but you may be sure I kept my mind to myself. If I had made it known to any one, it was no go."
"Well, but, what do you mean, Master Henry? what do you mean, at all, at all ? I'm sure I got blame enough at home on your account, an I'll be ruined entirely if you be comin' after me in America."
"Why, really, Bessy, it is amusing to hear you talk-one would think it was you was above, and I below !-ruined indeed, how can you be ruined when I'm willing to marry you as soon as you like?" "Never, Master Henry, never," cried Bessy with an energy little to be expected from her usually quiet demeanor, "I'll never marry a man at home or abroad that is not pleasin' to my parents !"
"You won't, Bessy?"
"No, sir, never ! so you may as vell give it up, an' look after Somebody that will answer you better."
"Suppose I take you at your word-what then?" demanded
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"For God's sake, do !" she said fervently, clasping her hands as she spoke. "Do, sir, an' you'll have my blessing ! go ! go ! -go now ! there's the mistress ! I wouldn't for the world she'd see us together !"
She hurried away obedient to a sign from Mrs Walters, leaving the young man to digest what she had said as best he might. He was standing looking after Bessy with a mingled expression of anger and admiration on his fine open countenance, when a hand was laid on his arm, and turning quickly he encountered the upturned face of the hunchback.


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The USA could learn a number of valuable lessons from Sweden about energy policy. The Swedish Trade delegation recently sponsored a Smart Grid roundtable in San Francisco with Anna-Karin Hatt, Minister for Information Technology and Energy in the government of Sweden's Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications. Several Silicon Valley Smart Grid organizations, including resources from Oracle, Silver Springs Networks, EPRI, and the Smart Grid Library participated with moderation by Lars Friberg, the Swedish attaché for Climate and Energy.
Ms. Hatt set the knowledge foundation for the roundtable by describing Sweden's energy policy targets for 2020:
- Achieve 50% renewables. This is the highest target in the European Union, and they are on track to achieve it as they were at 48.9% in 2010.
- Deliver 20% more savings through energy efficiency measures than today – and Sweden already scores well here too
- Reduce emissions 40% from 1990 levels, and by 2030, eliminate fossil fuels from their vehicle fleets.
By 2050, the country aims to be carbon neutral. These are serious energy policy goals that starkly contrast to the conflicted USA energy policy. The Swedish government understands that 80% of the world's current energy consumption is fossil fuels, and that's a significant problem for energy security, environmental balance, and economic competitiveness. The leadership concluded that they don't need to remain part of the problem. With the support of their citizens, Sweden intends to become part of the solution – which is to achieve independence from fossil fuels. Sweden plans to be in the forefront of the energy market evolution – and indeed they already have been.
There are three cornerstones for their policy objectives that cover economic competitiveness, economic sustainability, and security of energy supplies. To do that will require increasing renewables at utility-scale and through distributed generation with renewables in the distribution grid. The Minister acknowledged that renewables create a challenge for grid operations insofar as their variabilities need to be managed, but that isn't impeding their planning. They are careful to structure policy goals and conditions for actions, but not dictate how the transitions to more renewables should occur. As Ms. Hatt noted, "we're only at the beginning of a truly transformative period world wide, in which there will be enormous investments in energy efficiency and renewables technologies and services."
The government in Sweden recently established a Smart Grid Council and charged its appointees with establishing a national knowledge platform for its citizens that would raise awareness of Smart Grid benefits for all stakeholders and create an action plan that identified evolving business models and research gaps. The minister indicated that there is much to learn about consumer reactions to electricity price variations and detailed consumption data.
Sweden is making significant advances to modernize their electrical grid and integrate clean energy sources into it and transportation infrastructures. So why did this forward-thinking government ministry convene with Silicon Valley Smart Grid players? To collaborate on technology development, business and financial model innovations, and consumer/prosumer transformations. This roundtable was just the first step to exchange ideas and information, such as the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs and other creative approaches to finance renewables in the distribution grid for residential and commercial customers. One key takeaway for us American participants – we shouldn't limit our thinking in terms of the ambitious goals we could and should set for an energy policy that promotes energy independence from fossil fuels, and therefore delivers energy, economic, and environmental security.
The Swedish Trade delegation is planning a seminar in the San Francisco Bay Area in the first half of 2013 to continue this discussion, so stay tuned for more information and inspiration.


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Healthy food that balances the whole body
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The Golden Mean represents balance & harmony, a scientific exploration of how all things are connected from a mathematical standpoint. Aristotle's mathematical formula of the Golden Mean lends itself to almost all of creation. With this in mind, not only our food but our space has been designed to serve our body and soul while keeping the taste buds happy.
Energy speaks silently. Set with an intention to create an ambient space that energizes the inner balance, our space is infused with natural elements such as crushed copper, gold dust, crystals and gems.
We are what we eat.
Our diverse menu is created with organic, natural ingredients that balance the whole body including our juices, smoothies and elixirs to the incredibly delicious vegan, wheat free and gluten free treats and cakes are baked fresh each morning.
Golden Mean is involved in the community and supports the use of non-GMOs. We are committed to providing fresh, natural, non-GMO food to the community. We use biodegradable take-out containers, bags and utensils. Our tables are made of reclaimed wood and we also use all natural cleaners.
Whether you are already eating a healthy or plant based diet, or thinking ways to nourish your body in a whole full soulful way, we know you want to do it right.
The healthiest plant based diet starts with fresh produce, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds – basically, the ingredients that form the basis for our food pyramid. You can find most of what you need for a satisfying and nutritionally sound plant based diet whether it's a salad, sandwich, skillfully made our "famous" works burger or plant based spaghetti meatballs. If your palettes are craving a sweet little something, our wheat free, and often sugar free and gluten free, desserts and treat will satisfy your sweet tooth right away.
Healthy food does not have to taste bland or generic. Every dish at Golden mean is made with fresh, organic, locally sourced and supported, whole plant foods fruits and vegetables. We make our own dressings and sauces and our breads, coffee, teas, beans and grain come from local organic based vendors. Our menu offerings are made daily from scratch and our soups are seasonal based. If it's highly processed, it's not food. Our goal is to bring you food, that serves your body, mind and health it's purpose which is to provide, vitality, growth, clarity and mostly - balance and harmony.
The café is named Golden Mean after a principle of harmony and balance, which has philosophical connotations and is believed to have "magical" origins. We prepare delicious, fresh, organic, vegan foods and pastries daily. Several menu items change daily, ensuring that Golden Mean cafe has something exciting to offer every day.
Golden Mean opened its doors in the spring of 2009 with Britt Hawley, as the executive chef who had previously worked with Real Food Daily for six years. Many of her recipes are still being utilized throughout our menu.
A lot of our customers ask us, 'How is that it's a vegan cake and yet so moist and delicious?' Our chef has one answer to that. "It's made with love". Our staff is committed to creating a loving supporting environment for your healthy lifestyle. We love to do, what we do. Energy flows, where happiness goes. Come share some happiness with us.


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Feature Name
Ada is a structured, statically typed, imperative, wide-spectrum, and object-oriented high-level computer programming language. It has strong built-in language support for explicit concurrency, offering tasks, synchronous message passing (via guarded task entries), protected objects (a monitor-like construct with additional guards as in conditional critical regions) and nondeterminism (via select statements).
- Name: Pavel Zhukov
- Email: email@example.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 16
- Last updated: 2011-06-04
- Percentage of completion: 25%
Detailed Description
Benefit to Fedora
For Fedora this brings the Ada support right up to date and alongside Debian. It also enables our developers to use a powerful, secure and fast programming language.
Required steps are:
- XMLAda - full XML stack for
- GprBuild - Gnat project build
- GtkAda - Ada bindings for GTK
- QtAda - Ada bindings for QT
- GPS - GNAT Programming Studio
- AWS - Ada web server and tools for http:// and other protocols
How To Test
User Experience
End users won't notice the difference. Developers will have a more powerful and up to date Ada to use.
Contingency Plan
None necessary. We should fix existing packages in order to help the Community. We should also monitor upstream development process for potentially discovered issues and proactively apply patches.
Release Notes
- Fedora 16 includes full stack of tools for Development on Ada: Compiler (gcc-gnat), Project Builder (gprbuild), IDE (GPS) and some others
- Ada bindings for most popular tools such as: GTK, Qt, zeromq, Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQLite) etc


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Sadly, I think we all have known someone who has been touched by cancer. I thought in this post I would focus on looks that are not only provocative, but serve as a support for those we love and help remind us to be as proactive as we need to be.
In look 1, I accessorize this stunning gown from Mashooka with a stained glass turban from Two Sisters Treasures .
This adorable teapot hat from Donna Flora reminded me of an old-fashioned nursery tea.
I just adored this jelly fish headpiece form Finesmith. I have paired it with an ultra chic catsuit from Gizza.
There are so many other interesting fashion accessories to adorn a bald head in Second life. Once I started looking, I couldn't stop buying!
Cancer affects almost everyone in some way. Let's make sure we all do our breast exams and cancer screenings. Don't procrastinate or second guess yourself if you feel something is wrong.
please, follow the links below for additional information and please support these very worthy organizations.
Susan G Konnen Race for the Cure
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