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Study of Trees; from the disassembled "Kingston Sketchbook"
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Date: ca. 1838
Medium: Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions: Overall: 9 7/8 x 15 in. ( 25.1 x 38.1 cm )
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Credit Line: Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
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Inscribed: Inscribed at upper right in graphite: "3."
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Every week, WoW Insider brings you Lichborne for blood, frost, and unholy death knights. In the post-Cataclysm era, death knights are no longer the new kids on the block. Let's show the other classes how a hero class gets things done.
With Mists of Pandaria less than a month, it's a good time to get caught up on your chosen class' mechanics and playstyle in order to get a good start in the new expansion. With that in mind, we've spent the past few weeks discussing the various specs and how they'll play. This week, we add to the collection with a guide to unholy death knights in PvE. As a reminder, the following guide is for the basics of the class and spec.
Unholy basics
Unholy, much like its sister trees, remains more or less unchanged in basic look and feel. Of course, there's enough tweaks that there's stuff to learn, but if you liked the way unholy played back in patch 4.3, you'll like the way it plays in patch 5.0.4 and Mists of Pandaria. The biggest change you'll notice is that the new version of Ebon Plaguebringer no longer has the magic damage debuff or the third disease. They have upped the damage on our strikes to compensate, but it's one more little piece of unholy look and feel that's gone.
Unholy is, of course, played with a two-handed weapon enchanted with Rune of the Fallen Crusader, as you will need its power to get the most damage from your strikes, and in Unholy Presence. You will also want to make sure you have your ghoul out as much as possible, as it makes up a not insignificant amount of your damage. If you don't want to deal with a pet or want to dual wield, you're better off switching to frost DPS.

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The Complete List of Film Changes for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
"Sure, it's not really THE LORD OF THE RINGS ... but it could still be a pretty damn cool movie. " -- Peter Jackson
The Changes
The Complete List of Film Changes is actually comprised of several lists, which you may get to by clicking on the following links:
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
What is a "Change"?
The Complete List of Film Changes is my ongoing project to list all the reported differences between Peter Jackson's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings films and the J.R.R. Tolkien books upon which they are based. I am attempting to document each difference, regardless of whether I personally consider them to be good or bad, major or trivial.
In compiling The List, I decided to apply a very broad definition to the word "change," for one of my goals is to pass along to other Tolkien fans what I have learned about the upcoming films. I include not only alterations to the books' plot, but also book scenes that are not included in the films as well as new scenes written by the film-makers -- especially if those additions or deletions are controversial to Tolkien fans. I also consider plot elements that are shown in a different manner or sequence than they are in the books.
However, I have decided not to list Peter Jackson's interpretation on issues that Tolkien is unclear about: whether Balrogs have wings, the color of Legolas' hair, whether Elves have pointed ears, and other issues that fans argue about ad infinitum.
Explanation of Terms
Each change is described as follows:
Films: The change that is reportedly depicted in the films.
Books: How the books differ from what is depicted in the films.
Pro: The rationale behind the change, based upon explanations given by cast or crew members, or theories suggested by myself and other fans.
Con: Arguments against the change, made by myself or other fans who have found problems associated with the change.
How This List Came to be Written
As an avid J.R.R. Tolkien fan since I was twelve years old, I became very excited when I first learned that Peter Jackson was filming a live-action adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. I read every news item about this project I could find on the Internet and maintained a set of links to especially informative news articles and Tolkien web sites having information about the films.
As I participated in message board discussions about Jackson's adaptation, I would occasionally come across fans debating some rumored change that I had yet to read about. When I followed up on the rumor by checking my news sources, I sometimes discovered that the rumor had no basis in fact. It occurred to me that with so much about this adaptation to debate, fans should confine their discussions to changes that had actually been reported. So, under the screen name AncalagonTheBlack, I began compiling a list of all the reported differences between the films and the books to provide fellow Tolkien fans a more accurate set of boundaries for debating Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's works.
Words from The Wise
"Lord of the Rings is perhaps the most faithful screenplay ever adapted from a long novel. This is not just because our writing quartet is devoted to the original and would share other fans' resentment if it were"mistreated". Tolkien has an advantage over Dickens, Tolstoy and other epic writers. His story lines have a clear sweep and are less concerned with the byways and subplots which characterise 19th century novels. Consequently the major milestones of the Fellowship's journey are intact. Inevitably, even in a three-film version, there will be some omissions of characters and elisions of events but as the story unfolds onscreen and as the landscapes are seen for the first time, little will be missed.
"The enthusiasts who have read the novels over and over may notice every change but in doing so they will miss the point. Peter Jackson's movie does not challenge the novel's supremacy any more than the distinguished book illustrations by Howe, Lee et al were meant to replace Tolkien's descriptive words. Paintings, drawings, animations and at last the feature films all augment our appreciation of Lord of the Rings. And just watch the book sales rise as New Line's publicity for the film gears up.
"Another point on this, the question that dominates my email: the adaptation of masterpieces from one medium to another is as old as literature. Most of Shakespeare's plays are re-workings of stories, poems or written history. When I moved Richard III from stage to screen, I was determined to make a good film in honour of a great play. Had I left every scene and line of the text intact in the movie, it would not have been a good one. Kurosawa's Throne of Blood, my favourite version of the Macbeth saga, distorts Shakespeare to spectacular effect. The play which inspired it remains intact."
-- Ian McKellen, October 3, 2000
"Tolkien has become a monster, devoured by his own popularity and absorbed into the absurdity of our time. The chasm between the beauty and seriousness of the work, and what it has become, has overwhelmed me. The commercialization has reduced the aesthetic and philosophical impact of the creation to nothing…. They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25. And it seems that The Hobbit will be the same kind of film."
-- Christopher Tolkien, July 5, 2012
My thanks go to the many passionate Tolkien fans who have discussed these changes on this and other websites. Through their messageboard debates, I have learned much about literature, cinema, and the intricacies of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth.
I am especially grateful to Jonathan Watson and Ted Tschopp of TORC for agreeing to host my project on their fantastic website.
-- David Mullich (aka AncalagonTheBlack)
Go to The Hobbit General Changes>>


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2013: All-American (4x100 Relay) … (indoor): came in third in the 60m dash with a time of 7.20 and sixth in the 200m with a 22.95 at the Cupid Challenge (2/11) … (outdoor): came in fifth in the 100m with a time of 11.21 at both NEWMACs (4/27) and New England Division III Champs (5/04) … was part of the 4x100 relay that came in second place at NEICAAs (5/11) with a time of 41.93 … came in second as part of the 4x100 relay at ECACs (5/17) in 41.66 … at NCAAs (5/25), he was the third leg in the 4x100 relay that came in sixth place with a time of 41.06, breaking the MIT varsity record that had held since 1990.
2012: Came sixth in the 60m (7.50), seventh in the 60HH (8.64) and eighth in the 200m (1:48.95) at the New England Division III championship (indoor) … currently holds the varsity record for the 60m (6.99) … Division III All-New England in 60m, 60HH and 200m.
2011: New England Division III champion in 4x100, 4x400 relay (outdoor) … NCAA Division III All-Region in 200m (indoor) and 100m, 200m (outdoor) … NEWMAC Track Athlete of the Week (3/28/11 & 4/18/11) … recorded program's sixth-best indoor time in 200m (22.46 seconds) and 10-best time in 55m (6.62 seconds) of all-time … recorded program's seventh-best outdoor time in 100m (10.94 seconds) of all-time … won 100m (11.02 seconds) and 4x100 relay (43.82 seconds) at Engineer's Cup … won 4x100 relay (44.02 seconds) against Bates and Colby … won 100m (10.94 seconds) at MIT Spring Invitational … won 4x400 relay (3:26.29) at Springfield Invitational.
Off the Track: Majoring in computer science and engineering with a minor in economics … interned with IBM for two summers and J.P. Morgan Chase for one summer … captain … risk manager and house manager of Phi Beta Epsilon fraternity.
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China's rare earth policy backs Apple into a corner
Report says fondleslabs factories are located near source
Apple's shiny fondleslabs are made in China not only because of the low cost of labour in the People's Republic but also due to the surging prices and tightening export restrictions on rare earth minerals which the nation has a near monopoly on, according to a report.
Although Apple has been notoriously secretive about the materials it uses to produce the iconic tablet, tech repair site ifixit.org spoke to Cambridge professor Tim Coombs who reckons the fondleslab could be packed with the rare minerals.
First up there could be lanthanum in the device's lithium-ion polymer battery, while the magnets along the side and in the cover were pegged as containing neodymium alloy, followed by a selection of rare earths to produce the different colours in the display, he said.
Apple didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from The Reg but considering the near-ubiquity of rare earth minerals in modern tech kit and the famously huge margins Cupertino manages to make on its shiny toys, the story does make sense.
As the report suggests, manufacturing the device at or closer to the source of these rare minerals would circumvent China's increasingly tight export quotas and cut costs pretty significantly.
The problem of supply and demand with these seemingly vital components is only going to get worse, with China – which has a global market share of around 97 per cent – cutting back on the mining of rare minerals apparently due to environmental reasons.
The EU, Japan and US have all lodged complaints with the World Trade Organisation, but as we've said before, there is little the body can do legally to compel China to change its mind.
In the meantime, as the economics become even more pressing and supply lines are tightened, more technology manufacturing plants could relocate to the People's Republic.
Japanese firm Hitachi recently unveiled what it claimed to be a rare mineral-free electric motor.
However, little progress has been made elsewhere in either finding alternative ways to produce tech kit without the precious minerals or finding alternative deposits of minerals outside the People's Republic. ®
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From Left to Right) IBF Bantamweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz, former World Champion Marcos Maidana, former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon, WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez, President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De la Hoya, President of Thompson Boxing Ken Thompson, breakout super welterweight star Josesito Lopez, WBC Featherweight World
Champion Jhonny Gonzalez, welterweight contender Jesus Soto Karass and former Two-Time World Champion Eric Morel pose on September 13, 2012 at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada at the final press conference for their September 15, 2012 fights when Alvarez defends his title against Lopez, Gonzalez defends his title against De Leon, Maidana faces Soto Karass and Santa Cruz defends his title against Morel at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, all of which will be televised live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing. Photo Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME
WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (Left) and breakout super welterweight star Josesito Lopez (Right) pose on September 13, 2012 at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada at the final press conference for their September 15, 2012 world title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena which will be televised live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing.
Photo Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME
CANELO ALVAREZ, WBC Super Welterweight World Champion
"I feel so much love, so much support. I want to thank my fans. This is a special moment for me.
"I remember seeing great fighters fight here and fight on this stage such as Mayweather for example. I grew up dreaming about what it would be like to fight on a stage like this and now I am here. I want to take advantage of this fight, this opportunity and stay here for a long time.
"We had plenty of time to get prepared for this fight. I am not underestimating Josesito Lopez one bit.
"We are going to do our job, win convincingly and make sure the fans leave happy.
"I always get enthusiastic about my opponents, and I am enthusiastic about this matchup against Josesito.
"Josesito has a lot of will. In this fight, he is going to have to show more will. I have to go in and showcase my skills."
JOSESITO LOPEZ, Breakout Super Welterweight Star
"There's nothing I can say that I haven't said already about Saturday night.
"I know I have a big, big fight, a tough fight, the hardest fight of my life on Saturday night. I understand that I have to fight the best fight of my life to come out with a victory, and for that reason I prepared really well. I prepared to the best of my ability.
"This is the most important fight of my life. I'm thankful for this opportunity. Fighters with a few losses on their record don't get opportunities like this very often.
"It's going to be important to get Canelo's attention early and be smart in the early rounds. Size means nothing to me – I was always the smaller kid fighting the bigger guys.
"I want to thank everyone that made this fight possible. Saturday night is going to be a great night of boxing and the better man will win. Long live Mexico."
JHONNY GONZALEZ, WBC Featherweight World Champion
"I'd like to thank everyone responsible, including Golden Boy Promotions and all the sponsors. I'm totally prepared for this and ready to defend my title.
"Ponce De Leon is a tough guy, but I know a win Saturday can open up more doors for me and lead me to bigger and better things."
DANIEL PONCE DE LEON, Former World Champion
"I'd like thank Golden Boy Promotions, Frank Espinoza, my manager, and all the sponsors. My opponent is very good, very strong, but I've trained nine hard weeks for this and I am ready to go.
"I'm in the best shape possible. The knockout bonus is very motivating to me. I have the power to knock out Jhonny Gonzalez and win the world title and the $100,000 bonus."
MARCOS MAIDANA, Former World Champion
"I'd like to thank everyone for being here and for the opportunity to fight a great opponent like Jesus Soto Karass.
"I'd like to thank my team for a great camp and for all the hard work. I'm prepared and ready to put it all on the line on Saturday night. I wish luck to all the fighters."
JESUS SOTO KARASS, Welterweight Contender
"This is definitely a great opportunity for both of us and I am really looking forward to it.
"Maidana is a great fighter. The knockout bonus is nice, but for me, I need to stay focused and stick to my game plan.
"If the knockout comes, it comes. I trained very hard in Big Bear, so I am ready to win this fight and then, hopefully, fight for the world title.
"I'm going to give 100 percent. I hope to give all the fans something to celebrate on Mexican Independence Day."
LEO SANTA CRUZ, IBF Bantamweight World Champion
"I'm excited and totally prepared. I've trained very hard. I know Eric Morel is a great champion. I promise to do my best and may the best man win on Saturday night."
ERIC MOREL, Former Two-Division World Champion
"I'm extremely thrilled to get another great opportunity to win a world title. This time around is going to be different for me.
"I'm aware of Santa Cruz and know he's a great young champion, but I'm looking forward to become the new IBF champion of the world."
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, President of Golden Boy Promotions
"We are extremely proud to present you with a terrific card. Saturday is a special night for millions and especially for the fighters who are going to be participating this Saturday.
"September 16 is Mexican Independence Day, but September 15 all of the fighters will be fighting in the spirit of the holiday inside of that squared circle with a lot of heart and passion.
"We are expecting a sell out. Tickets are going extremely fast. We are expecting a sell out by tomorrow. Hurry up and get tickets.
"None of these fighters are talking trash. All of the trash talking, they will do with their fists. These fighters are professionals. They know they need to fight hard on Saturday night.
"Canelo Alvarez has accomplished a great deal in his career. All he wants to do is work hard and give the fans a great fight."
RICHARD STURM, President of Entertainment, MGM Resorts International
"We are anticipating a stellar evening here. We are confident that the fans watching worldwide and in the arena will witness a tremendous battle between two of the sport's young champions.
"It is a pleasure to welcome Josesito Lopez back to the MGM Grand, and having Canelo Alvarez here in the main event."
STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports
"At SHOWTIME we are constantly striving to bring boxing fans the best and the biggest of the sport and to bring our subscribers more and more value.
"Earlier this year, we brought our subscribers a quadruple-header – it was the first quadruple-header on SHOWTIME in a long, long time. On Sept. 15, we're bringing boxing fans another quadruple-header. This one is even more stacked from top to bottom. And because this event is so big, we entered into an unprecedented collaboration with Golden Boy, the MGM Grand, with our network and with the Univision Network as well.
"This is an incredible collection of talent. As such, we are going to simulcast this amazing event, for the first time in SHOWTIME history, on a free TV network. The undercard for this event, all three compelling fights before the main event, will be simulcast in Spanish on Telefutura, live with no delay. We wanted to give boxing fans a taste of what you get on SHOWTIME with SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. And we felt that this event was the right one to share with the largest possible audience."
EDDY REYNOSO, Canelo Promotions
"We had a 10-week training camp for this fight. It is going to be a great fight.
"We feel that we have a special elite fighter in Canelo. We want to stay at this level and this is just the beginning."
KEN THOMPSON, President of Thompson Boxing Promotions
"We have a great weekend in front of us. These great events don't happen by accident. It happens with great promoters who make this happen along with SHOWTIME. We can be happy that we have people like Oscar De La Hoya in boxing.
"When these two main event fighters enter the ring on Saturday night, they are going to light up this town and with the help of SHOWTIME, they are going to light up the world.
"Are we ready for the fight of the year? Saturday night, we can say Viva Mexico!
"Saturday night, there will be one fighter standing when it is all said and done, and that will be Josesito Lopez."
OSWALDO KUCHLE, Jhonny Gonzalez's Promoter, Del Pueblo Promotions
"You are going to see a very different Jhonny on Saturday night. He has changed a lot with Nacho Beristain in his corner. He is very different. We had very good sparring partners. You are going to see a very tough Jhonny on Saturday night."
# # #
"Knockout Kings," headlined by Canelo Alvarez defending his WBC Super Welterweight World Championship against breakout star Josesito Lopez, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions and sponsored by Corona, DeWalt Tools, AT&T and O'Reilly Auto Parts. In the co-featured attractions, WBC Featherweight World Champion Jhonny Gonzalez defends his crown against former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon in fight presented in association with Promociones Del Pueblo, former World Champion Marcos Maidana faces perennial contender Jesus Soto Karass in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBA Intercontinental Welterweight Title presented in association with Universum Box-Promotion and Leo Santa Cruz defends his IBF Bantamweight World Championship against former Two-Time World Champion Eric Morel. The Saturday, Sept. 15 quadruple-header, packed with Mexican pride and power, will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be televised live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Sept. 15 at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT with preliminary fights to air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Tickets priced starting at $25, not including applicable service charges and taxes, are on sale now. Ticket sales are limited to 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.


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O's edge Jays courtesy of Joseph's homer
Gonzalez, 'pen hold Toronto to one run as AL East lead moves to five
TORONTO -- The Orioles came to Toronto for a series that was pegged by onlookers as the most important of the season to date for the division rivals.
The Orioles traveled north of the border with a four-game lead over the Blue Jays in the American League East and an eye on increasing that margin over the three-game set. On Thursday, one swing of the bat by Caleb Joseph accomplished that.
The 28-year-old had the night off Wednesday, but Joseph came back with a blast as he homered in his fourth consecutive game and gave the Orioles all the offense they needed in a 2-1 series-clinching victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. The win increased the Orioles' lead in the AL East to five games.
"These are big games," said Joseph, whose two-run shot over the left field wall in the fourth inning tied a club record for consecutive games with a home run by catcher, previously done by Ramon Hernandez (2006) and Gus Triandos (1959). "[Toronto is] right behind us, and when you play head to head games, the lead swings really quick. They're a good team and they're gonna be right on our tails for pretty much the whole year. They do a lot of things right, and we knew we had to come in here and take care of business."
Taking care of business seems to be Joseph's and the Orioles' mantra, lately anyway. Baltimore has won six straight series and five of seven games in August. Since the All-Star break, the club is 13-7.
Joseph, meanwhile, is 13-for-38 with four homers and seven RBIs in his last 11 games after struggling at the plate earlier in the season. He hit two homers in the series against the Blue Jays, and over his homer streak he's gone 6-for-14.
For all the work he's done at the dish, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Joseph has proven to be solid defensively, which could account for more confidence with the bat.
"It takes a little weight off him offensively," Showalter said. "He's not going to take his lack of experience or his so-so slow start and his good catching as an excuse not to hit."
While Joseph's homer paced Baltimore, Miguel Gonzalez got the job done on the mound for the visitors as he improved to 6-6 on the season with a six-inning, four-hit performance. He's 5-2 in in nine career starts against the Blue Jays and has surrendered three or fewer earned runs in each of his last eight starts vs. Toronto.
Aside from surrendering a solo homer to Anthony Gose in the bottom of the fifth, the right-hander was able to stay out of trouble for the most part. But he admitted the uncertainty of pitching in a tight match makes him squeeze the ball a little tighter on the mound.
"You never know what's going to happen out there as soon as you let go of the baseball," Gonzalez said. "Having that 2-1 ballgame gives me a little more focus and control to try and make better pitches and not do too much."
Gonzalez came out of the game after the sixth and turned the ball over to the bullpen, which steered the ship the rest of the way without allowing a hit.
Andrew Miller, Darren O'Day and Zach Britton combined for three innings and one walk to finish off the Blue Jays.
Hits were a premium on both sides, as Toronto starter J.A. Happ delivered a solid outing, going eight innings while allowing five hits and ringing up a career-high 12 strikeouts in the loss.
He found trouble in the early innings, but several times pitched himself out of tight spots.
Nick Markakis led off the game with a double before Happ plunked Manny Machado to put two on with nobody out. But the left-hander retired three straight to escape the frame.
A one-out double from Chris Davis in the second gave the O's another man in scoring position, but Happ recorded back-to-back strikeouts to get out of that jam.
"I got myself into some trouble early. I just tried to relax, tried to make pitches and tried to execute and not put quite as much pressure on myself," said Happ (8-6). "Trying to do that. Once I let go, it's up in the air, what's going to happen is going to happen. I'm trying to execute pitches out there and take a little load off myself and I think that is helping a little bit mentally."


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What is Mac OS X?© Amit Singh. All Rights Reserved. Written in December 2003
Mac OS X System Startup
This page briefly describes the sequence of events that happen when Mac OS X boots.
Some details of the boot process from power-on until the kernel is up and running are covered in Booting Mac OS X and XNU: The Kernel. To recapitulate:
- Power is turned on.
- Open Firmware code is executed.
- Hardware information is collected and hardware is initialized.
- Something (usually the OS, but also things like the Apple Hardware Test, etc.) is selected to boot. The user may be prompted to select what to boot.
- Control passes to
/System/Library/CoreServices/BootX, the boot loader. BootX loads the kernel and also draws the OS badges, if any.
- BootX tries to load a previously cached list of device drivers (created/updated by
/usr/sbin/kextcache). Such a cache is of the type
mkextand contains the info dictionaries and binary files for multiple kernel extensions. Note that if the mkext cache is corrupt or missing, BootX would look in
/System/Library/Extensionsfor extensions that are needed in the current scenario (as determined by the value of the
OSBundleRequiredproperty in the
Info.plistfile of the extension's bundle.
- The
initroutine of the kernel is executed. The root device of the booting system is determined. At this point, Open Firmware is not accessible any more.
- Various Mach/BSD data structures are initialized by the kernel.
- The I/O Kit is initialized.
- The kernel starts
/sbin/mach_init, the Mach service naming (bootstrap) daemon.
mach_initmaintains mappings between service names and the Mach ports that provide access to those services.
From here on, the startup becomes user-level:
/sbin/init, the traditional BSD init process. init determines the runlevel, and runs
/etc/rc.boot, which sets up the machine enough to run single-user.
During its execution,
rc.boot and the other
rc scripts source
/etc/rc.common, a shell script containing utility functions, such as
CheckForNetwork() (checks if the network is up),
purgedir() (deletes directory contents only, not the structure), etc.
rc.bootfigures out the type of boot (Multi-User, Safe, CD-ROM, Network etc.). In case of a network boot (the
kern.netbootwill be set to
1in which case), it runs
/etc/rc.netbootwith a
/etc/rc.netboot handles various aspects of network booting. For example, it performs network and (if any) local mounts. It also calls
/usr/bin/nbst to associate a shadow file with the disk image being used as the root device. The idea is to redirect writes to the shadow file, which hopefully is on local storage.
rc.bootfigures out if a file system consistency check is required. Single-user and CD-ROM boots do not run fsck. SafeBoot always runs fsck.
rc.boothandles the return status of fsck as well.
- If
rc.bootexits successfully,
/etc/rc, the multi-user startup script is then run. If booting from a CD-ROM, the script switches over to
/etc/rcmounts local file systems (HFS+, HFS, UFS,
/.vol), ensures that the directory
/private/var/tmpexists, and runs
/etc/rc.installer_cleanup, if one exists (left by an installer before reboot).
/etc/rc.cleanupis run. It "cleans" a number of Unix and Mac specific directories/files.
- BootCache is started.
- Various
sysctlvariables are set (such as for maximum number of vnodes, System V IPC, etc.). If
/etc/sysctl.confexists (plus
/etc/sysctl-macosxserver.confon Mac OS X Server), it is read and
sysctlvariables contained therein are set.
syslogdis started.
- The Mach symbol file is created.
kextd, the daemon process that loads kernel extension on demand from kernel or client processes.
/usr/libexec/register_mach_bootstrap_serversis run to load various Mach bootstrap based services contained in
netinfoare started.
- If
/System/Library/Extensions.mkextis older than
/etc/rcdeletes the existing mkext and creates a new one. It also creates one if one doesn't exist.
/usr/sbin/update, the daemon that flushes internal file system caches to disk frequently.
/etc/rcstarts the virtual memory system.
/private/var/vmis set up as the swap directory.
/sbin/dynamic_pageris started with the appropriate arguments (swap filename path template, size of swap files created, high and low water alert triggers specifying when to create additional swap files or delete existing ones).
/usr/libexec/fix_prebindingto fix incorrectly prebound binaries.
/etc/rc.cleanupto clean up and reset files and devices.
/etc/rcfinally launches
/sbin/SystemStarterto handle startup items from locations such as
/Library/StartupItems. A StartupItem is a program, usually a shell script, whose name matches the folder name. The folder contains a property list file containing key-value pairs such as
OrderPreference, start/stop messages etc. You can run
SystemStarter -n -Das root to have the program print debugging and dependency information (without actually running anything).
- The
CoreGraphicsstartup item starts the Apple Type Services daemon (
ATSServer) as well as the Window Server (
By default, the
loginwindow application (
loginwindow.app under
/System/Library/CoreServices) is executed for the console device. You can change this line in
/etc/ttys if you do not want a graphical login.
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Is S.A. hipster deficient?
The Alamo City ranks eighth out of 10 least hipster cities in the United States, according to real estate blog Movoto. But is S.A. really that bad? We take a look at Movoto's criteria.
By Compiled by Merrisa Brown and Tricia Schwennesen, mySA.com
on January 8, 2014 4:38 PM
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Voyage Itinerary
Aboard Hoki Mai:
1985-1986 Vancouver, Queen Charlotte Islands of B.C., California, Mexico, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Society Islands, American Samoa
1987-1989 Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Kapingamorangi, Guam, Saipan, Japan
1989- Dec. 1993 Fukuoka Japan and nearby islands
Hoki Mai was sold to Kenji Yoshikawa, a scientist from Tokyo, in October 1993. Kenji sailed to Alaska, where he and the boat remain.
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1994-1996 Vancouver, Inside Passage B.C., northern B.C.
1996- 1999 Vancouver, California, Mexico, Sea of Cortez
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2004 Great Barrier Reef Australia, Torres Strait, Gulf of Carpentaria, Darwin, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia
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2007 Thailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Oman, Yemen, Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey
Future plans include various countries in the Mediterranean including the Greek Islands, Italy, Spain, France, Tunisia, Gibraltar, then on to the Canary Islands, and the Caribbean. From there, possibly the Galapagos, the Marquesas, Hawaii, and then back to Vancouver to complete the circumnavigation.


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Fugitive in $9M theft case had high-priced collectibles
When authorities raided Anthony Chiofalo's home and storage units after he was accused of embezzling more than $9 million from his employer, they found hundreds of valuable items including a baseball signed by Babe Ruth, a first edition Playboy and the first ever Batman comic book, worth about $900,000.
"He had sports memorabilia and very expensive comic books, that are like bearer bonds because they're hard to trace," said Bryan Vaclavik, a financial fraud consultant. "I think he was buying comic books as an investment and we are trying to locate each and every one of those comic books."
He said there are still comic books missing that are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Chiofalo, 51, of Spring, appeared Monday in a Harris County court for the first time.
Court records show that Chiofalo had hundreds of sports memorabilia collectibles including a boxing robe worn by Muhammad Ali, a signed first edition of Mario Puzo's novel, "The Godfather," and a baseball helmet signed by Pete Rose. Authorities also recovered dozens of signed posters and scores of baseball cards.
Vaclavik is working for Tadano America Corp. a wholly owned subsidiary of a Japanese company that manufactures large cranes. In 2009, the company hired Chiofalo, a New York attorney who came to Houston after he was disbarred.
Charged in June
A year later, prosecutors said, Chiofalo set up dummy law firms that he claimed were doing litigation work for his employer. When Tadano paid the fake invoices, prosecutors say, Chiofalo pocketed the money.
Company officials became suspicious last year and Chiofalo last June was charged with felony theft. Before he could be arrested, the lawyer fled Houston and spent seven months on the lam.
In December, he turned himself in because, his lawyer said, he was affected by the recent school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Chiofalo's attorney, Paul Doyle, said his client was living in a garage apartment in a Rhode Island neighborhood full of children.
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After hearing that Chiofalo had been missing since June, state District Judge Maria Jackson on Monday refused to grant him bail.
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He said the company, as well as the District Attorney's Office, is working to track down everything that Chiofalo bought, to try to recover as much money as possible.
Chiofalo's wife, 51-year-old Susan Chiofalo, has also been charged in the alleged scheme. She is free on a $100,000 bail.
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Through the help of the Elwood, IN Public Library, I was able to locate the obituary of my maternal 4th-great grandfather, Elias GROENENDYKE or GROENDYKE.
Source : Elwood, IN Call-Leader, Friday, May 25, 1906
Died at Greenville
Elias Groendyke, an early settler of Pipecreek township, and fir [sic] many years living near Frankton, who removed to Ohio, some time ago, died at Greenville. He was an old timer of this county and taught school many years, pioneers of the present day being his pupils. He was the father of the first wife of Tom Moore: of htis [sic] city. The funeral took place today as [sic] Greenville.


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If you follow golf, then you know that the Masters and the word 'innovation' don't usually belong in the same sentence. In many ways, that still holds true – The Masters certainly isn't changing the game in how it's played. But, in the way the Masters site functions, it is changing how it is experienced. Here's how:
Multi-Camera Live Streaming Coverage – Choose one of five cameras to watch a live broadcast (full screen if you prefer). You can also view an additional camera with the picture-in-picture feature and swap back and forth between the two. Not a bad live viewing experience.
Time-Based Viewing – Watch tagged highlights throughout the day for each of the set cameras. If you're watching the camera for holes 15 and 16 live at 4pm, you can scrub across the timeline to see thumbnails of previous highlights earlier in the day. So you can go check out that long birdie putt that Mickelson laid in at 11:30 am. You can return to live viewing at any time.
Scorecard-Based Viewing – The leaderboard offers another unique feature; not only does it provide updated scores in real time, but the score from each player on each hole, but a yellow outline around the score denotes a video. It allows you to track an individual player's highlights throughout the round as it's played.
User-directed Viewing Experience – Essentially you can view the tournament from a specific vantage point through a live camera; historically in a timeline throughout the day; or through any one individual player's round. The Masters iPhone app further provides a multitude of features including: live mobile tv; video highlights; streaming radio; leaderboard; news; photos; and a course overview. The mobile app extends the Masters reach and is available for free. It is very useful for the audience since most people are at work during live coverage throughout the day Thursday and Friday. The web and mobile features allow the audience to stay current and decide what and how they want to experience the tournament.
Take a look at how the site felt to experience in this film:
So how did they make all of this happen?
The Masters has a limited media and sponsorship structure and is fully supported by only three (admittedly large) companies: AT&T, ExxonMobil, and IBM. The Masters doesn't run many commercials and all of them come from those three companies. While AT&T and ExxonMobil operate like traditional sponsors, IBM's participation is unique and extends further than pasting logos around the event and running television media during live broadcasts. In fact, IBM actually utilizes their technology and expertise to power the masters.com website. Rick Singer, VP of client executive marketing at IBM says, "We provide virtually all of their technology needs from beginning to end. That includes a wide range of tasks such as: core infrastructure and data center management; website design and interactive content development; networking and security; and golf scoring and player statistics, a.k.a. "data management."
More information about the technical specifics are available here.
An important thing to note is that IBM is actually proving their product functionality through this sponsorship. They are demonstrating their technology management capabilities in providing an engaging experience online and in the mobile space. It's about *doing it*, not just saying it.
The Masters is a great example of how the interactive space can change and enhance the viewing experience. It's way more dynamic and personalized than broadcast and provides more useful tools and information. This would have been outstanding for the Winter Olympics earlier this year; you might have been able to see earlier ski races you might have missed, for example, or watched Shaun White in training. It will be exciting to see how implementing this technology will develop into the future. When watching football, you could go and view a video clip of each touchdown or scoring drive (let's wait and see how the coming World Cup in June turns out – there's surely innovation to come there). When watching baseball, you could click on your favorite player to see clips of all his hits for that game (or any game).
We say kudos to the Masters and to IBM for taking up the challenge and setting an exceptional benchmark in changing the game for live events.
What did you think? What might have been different or better? What did we miss?


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What you don't know can cost you!
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If they don't sell you lots of repairs, they won't get much of a paycheck.
That's the industry standard. It happens in most shops even as the commercials run touting how you aren't going to pay a lot for that muffler or that Mr. "NiceWrench" is really looking out for you and yours.
New "repairs" are invented just to produce profit centers.
Transmission flushes, engine flushes, fuel injector cleaning. Expensive procedures that all have in common that they are usually applied to cars that are operating normally.
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See how often you are cautioned to get these "important highly effective preventive procedures." Hmm, still looking?
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Phaedra Scott
Class of 2014
Major/Minor: Drama, History
Campus Involvement
- Peer Mentor
- Stage Manager of Drama Department Shows
- Artistic Director, Independent Playhouse
- Scene Shop Assistant
- Frederick Douglass Fellowship Recipient
- Comegys Bight Fellowship Recipient
- Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society)
- The Washington Fund Phonathon
Hometown: Wilmington, DE
What do you do for a campus job or work study?
Other than being a Peer Mentor, I am also a phonathon worker and an event manager in the Gibson Center of the Arts.
What are you up to this summer? And what are you most looking forward to?
This summer, I will be interning at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA where I will be working on the exhbit "Hollywood and the Constitution." I'm really looking forward to my first time working at a museum and being able to spend my summer in Philly.
What is your Sunday habit?
On Sunday, I typically sleep in for as long as I want to, get whatever homework I can done during the day, and end up watching Game of Thrones or Mad Men.
Why did you choose your major?
I came to Washington College wanting to be a drama major due to the new theatres and the really welcoming faculty in the department. Picking history came naturally after taking a course with Professor Sorrentino, when I realized that I really LOVED reading manuscripts and researching for hours on end. Both work so well together because I can approach plays as a historian, and I can approach history with the passion I have for theatre.


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CPAC Thoughts
I watched a lot of the Conservative Political Action Conference on C-Span from New York.
I think members of the media forget, or don't notice, that CPAC is not a gathering of the Republican Party, it's a gathering of independent conservative groups. Not inviting Chris Christie was strange—who's been more successfully conservative in a blue state than Christie? But it didn't strike me as a scandal—CPAC can invite who they want—and I wondered if someone there wasn't trying to do Christie a favor. He's running for re-election in deep-blue New Jersey. How does it hurt him to be snubbed by the right? It doesn't. It makes Dems back home who like him like him even more. As for not inviting gay groups—politics, as Henry Hyde once said, is a game of addition, not subtraction. Conservatives should not only be pleased and happy there are gay groups that self-identify as Republican, they should be welcoming. "We fight for liberty, all are welcome as soldiers, disagreements are normal, come on in." "We are not enemies but friends."
Of all the speeches I saw and read about, I was most impressed by Bobby Jindal's. His remarks reflected something I suspect is coming in the GOP in a big way, and that is a shift away from debt and deficits as the primary focus, and toward growth and jobs. It is an argument about emphasis, but it's also deeply substantive: it has to do with the choosing of a path. One of the reasons I think Jindal's approach will rise is that Washington, obviously, is stuck. The president probably won't give Republicans a grand bargain on spending and taxing because if he solves that problem in 2013 the subject will change in 2014 and 2016. And the White House wants the subject to stay the same: Those horrible Republican bean counters want to throw your entitlements off the cliff. What we're seeing from the White House is strategic passive-aggression: talk, talk, talk, blame, phone, crisis, cliff, crisis, talk, blame, talk. It's all stuck. The Republicans can't run the government from the House, so they're stuck too.
Jindal, by the way, was especially spirited about our incoherent pigsty of a federal tax code and how it retards growth. Let's blow it up, he said. "Let's get rid of those loopholes paid for by the lobbyists." "Let's get rid of those incentives Washington tries to use to coerce our behavior." And "tax reform is not about taking more money from the hardworking people of America. . . . That is not tax reform."
Under the heading Extremely Shallow Points That Nonetheless Perhaps Should Be Made:
Rand Paul, for his striking speech, marched onto the stage in a suit jacket, tie and jeans. I wear jeans and you wear jeans and it's not unusual for a man to wear jeans with a tie and jacket. They look like happy farmers, or cable TV anchors whose desks don't show their legs. That being said, could we not wear grown-up suits when we are running for high office? Additionally, do we have to talk so much about Tupac and Biggie, and how the former's melodic inventiveness is almost equaled by the latter's lyrical depth? Could we please not pose pumping iron in our gym shorts while wearing baseball caps backward on our heads? Could we not pose shirtless to show our abs?
Let me tell you why I hate this, and it isn't only because I like the Gershwins, Johnny Mercer and slobs like Babe Ruth. I hate political figures looking at America and seeing demographic slivers with which a subtle connection must be made. I hate when they go for the demo—young voters, college-educated pre-advanced-degree, affluent suburban voters, older blue-collar peripheral urban ethnic voters. Yes, I know it's the future, but I hate it.
I like it when candidates are irredeemably themselves and appeal as themselves to the whole country. I just realized I don't even like it when they go the suburbs of Washington to talk to each other at big confabs full of like-minded people. I like them going to America to talk to Americans. I said once, and I meant it, that Republicans should be going to Brooklyn, to the street fair in Bay Ridge. Everybody's there, young, old, all colors and religions, all views and conditions. There are immigrants from what looks like every country in the world and they're here working and getting used to America, and politically they seem to me generally unaffiliated and insufficiently appealed to. Go to Bay Ridge, not National Harbor, Md. They'd love to meet a Republican.
Everything's up for grabs in modern America. If we're all slivers, we're slivers that make a whole. Appeal to the whole.
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At some point, late in the ride and after I had left the grocery store, I had become convinced that my rear tire was put on backwards and the tread faced in the wrong direction and this was causes me to feel wobbly. I've since checked and this is not the case. I guess the wobbliness is just something I'll have to own.
I ran into friend of the blog Adam at the bike parking at work. Adam is participating in the Best Buddies Challenge, which is either a bike event for a good cause or a hilarious new reality show on Animal Planet in which pet owners and their pets compete in wacky team challenges in order to earn prizes for both man and beast. On the off chance that it's a bike event, I've linked to his fundraising page here. If it's the other thing, I hope he has a dog and not a cockatoo because I can't imagine how useful a bird would be in a series of increasingly difficult physical and mental challenges. Though, I can't imagine how useful Ellie the Poodle would be either and that's why we'll never get cast and our audition tape will be all for naught.
Ever just ride right past the grocery store where you meant to stop? Yup.
Massachusetts to a very bumpy Wisconsin Avenue through Glover Park and Upper Georgetown or should I say Burkina Georgetown and then a left onto R Street, which really ought to have sharrows, but never will. My intention was to ride through and then get on the Rock Creek Trail at P Street, which I did. On R Street I rode behind a woman who had a bumper sticker for either a kind of jujitsu or a place where one practices jujitsu. Jujutsu was the only word I recognized. On the Rock Creek trail, I rode behind a woman on a bike who was wearing Gore bike apparel. Oh, I see your game Mr. Gore. Tell us the earth is melting so we stop driving and then gouge us with your fancy bike shorts. Well, here's an inconvenient truth for you: lycra is produced by a Koch subsidiary. Or, it could be a different Gore. "You don't own me, Koch brothers," might sing Lesley, for example.
The trail to the street to waiting at a red light by the Lincoln Memorial where I watched a Park Police officer on a motorcycle disperse a bunch of pedicab drivers, who rode away for half a block and then returned to where they were initially gathered. Of all the things in DC I don't understand, it's the antipathy to pedicabbers that I get the least. Clearly people (and by people, I mean tourists) like to take pedicabs around to see the sites. What's the big deal?
The path along the reflecting pool was awfully crowded. I rode slowly at a speed I would label "respectful."
At 17th street, I rode up behind a US Capitol Police bike patrol officer. His uniform was a navy blue jumpsuit that was more than a little reminiscent of that of a Ghostbuster. "Ray, when someone asks you if you're a US Capitol Police bike officer, say YES" I hung behind him for a while, but passed him along Jefferson and then at 7th street maybe, he caught up and shoaled me. One agency bike police officer shoaling down, a few to go. If I can get MPD, Secret Service and Park Police bike officers to do it, I might win a prize. Or buy myself a prize. Or buy myself a sheet cake and ask the guy at Safeway to write "Prize" on it in cursive.
Up the House side and then down East Capitol to Kentucky to the grocery store for a fast in-and-out trip that actually proved to be relatively fast for once. And then it was a few blocks more to home to cap off another fine evening ride.
Ride Home 8/28: Criterion Collection Army of Darkness
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Thanks for the shout-out and for your support, Brian! I am indeed riding in the Best Buddies Challenge to support a great group working to make a difference in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (the Animal Planet pitch meeting was yesterday, still waiting to hear back.) Either way, I'd be super grateful for any help the Sharrows readership would be willing to grant.ReplyDelete
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Foley nominated for governor by Republicans, will face three-way primary
Mohegan — Republican delegates endorsed Greenwich businessman Tom Foley for governor on Saturday at Mohegan Sun, setting the stage for a Foley-Malloy rematch.
The two have equal support from voters, according to the most recent Quinnipiac University poll. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy beat Foley by about 6,000 votes out of 1.15 million votes cast in 2010.
"We must seize this opportunity to save our state from the status quo that has got us where we are," Foley said. "The people of Connecticut want someone to show a new way forward; we cannot let them down."
After a close race in which state Sen. John McKinney, R-Fairfield, nearly didn't reach the 15 percent vote threshold required to participate in a primary, McKinney and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton ultimately obtained enough delegate votes. There will likely be a three-way Republican primary in August.
Delegates at the Republican State Convention Saturday also cast votes for other statewide offices. The Democrats held their convention on Friday and nominated Malloy as their candidate.
"We must break the status quo agenda of ever-higher taxes and ever-growing wasteful spending," Foley said. "As your governor, I will hold spending flat for two years so we can reduce burdensome taxes and we can begin again, investing in our people."
Foley has a 30-year track record as a businessman who can turn around struggling companies in the U.S. and in war-torn Iraq, according to his campaign website. He has served as U.S. ambassador to Ireland and in the U.S. Department of Defense.
Foley said Malloy's progressive policies and agenda have not worked for Connecticut and sent the state down the wrong track — full of "huge tax increases" and a stalled economy. Connecticut's businesses and families are burdened by out-of-control spending policies that have driven jobs and people out of the state, Foley said. During his acceptance speech, Foley took listeners back to 1980, when President Jimmy Carter lost to Ronald Reagan. Reagan lowered taxes, liberated the private sector and was a steady leader "who made our country great," Foley said.
Foley said he would also eliminate red tape and regulations and put an end to the business entity tax. "We will have smarter policies that serve ordinary citizens and their futures, not insiders and not special interests," he said. "The stakes are simply too high. Join me and the rest of the ticket we select today to fulfill the important responsibility that rests with us to restore the promise of Connecticut."
In a press release Friday, Connecticut Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo called Foley's policies "the same old, tired, failed policies of the past."
"Mr. Foley has made millions off the backs of hardworking people by slashing payrolls and bankrupting companies," she said. "Add that record to his stance against Connecticut's minimum wage increase to $10.10, and you have a recipe for economic disaster for Connecticut's middle class."
After the final roll call, Foley had 57.18 percent of the delegate votes, followed by Boughton with 22.25 percent and McKinney with 17.72 percent. Many delegates re-allocated their votes to Foley, Boughton and McKinney from former West Hartford Town Councilor Joe Visconti and Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti after the initial vote.
Visconti and Lauretti did not reach the 15 percent vote threshold needed to qualify for the primary. They still have the option to petition onto the primary election ballot.
"The more the merrier," Boughton said. "John McKinney and his staff did a really good job of digging themselves out of a deep hole."
McKinney said Friday morning he would sign a pledge to not attack fellow Republican candidates. Boughton said he wouldn't be negative unless he was attacked.
"My job is to go out and explain to the Republican voters of this state what my accomplishments are," Boughton said. "... But if you take a shot at me, I am going to take two back at you. I am a mayor; I have got sharp elbows. This is what I do every single day."
East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica, who is running for the 20th Senate District seat, attended the convention although he was not a delegate. He said he thought there would be a "spirited primary" and that he couldn't tell which Republican candidate would come out on top.
"Foley looked strong with delegate support, but we have to see how that translates on the street in a three-way race," Formica said.
Old Saybrook delegate Ray Muratori agreed that the general election race would be tight but said he thought Foley would be the Republican candidate in the end.
Muratori said he approved of Foley's pro-business policies and his goal to get people to stay in Connecticut.
"They have to work just a bit harder than last time to get over that hump," Muratori said.
Before the delegates voted, colleagues nominated candidates for governor.
During the nomination period Saturday, state Sen. Len Fasano, R-North Haven, nominated McKinney, saying McKinney had a track record of providing a balanced budget, working to lower taxes and shrink the size of government. State Sen. Joe Markley, R-Southington, nominated Foley and said Foley was principled and grasped the complexity of state government. Former Torrington Mayor Ryan Bingham nominated Boughton and called Boughton the candidate who could beat Malloy.
For lieutenant governor, delegates endorsed state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi, R-Stafford Springs, who received 50.98 percent of the votes.
Bacchiochi has served in the state House of Representatives for more than 11 years and has been a small business owner for 15 years. On Friday, she apologized to fellow lieutenant governor candidate David Walker for saying he had made negative attacks on her campaign because she has a black husband and four black stepsons.
"I regret that this misunderstanding occurred and has taken the focus away from what is really important, electing a Republican governor and lieutenant governor," Bacchiochi said on Friday.
Former Groton Mayor Heather Bond Somers, who is Boughton's running mate, and Walker, who served as U.S. comptroller general for 10 years and is McKinney's running mate, also collected 15 percent of the delegates' votes. McKinney announced Saturday morning that Walker would be his running mate because he is a "turn-around specialist."
During the convention, state Sen. Art Linares, R-Westbrook, introduced Somers.
She is a product of Connecticut's public schools, has an economics degree from the University of Connecticut and began her career at Electric Boat in Groton, he said.
"She is a job creator," Linares said. "She has lived the struggles of so many small business owners today."
The other candidates who were endorsed for statewide office were: Trumbull First Selectman Timothy Herbst for state treasurer; Grassroots East board member Sharon McLaughlin for state comptroller; and former U.S. Senate candidate Kie Westby of Southbury for attorney general.
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by Jake Coyle, published on July 1, 2012 - 04:07 AM
NEW YORK - On a sweltering Manhattan day, it's hard not to think of Woody Allen's old line about preferring air-conditioning to the Pope.
Allen's Park Avenue office and screening room are a cool sanctuary, far off the Manhattan street and away from the heat. Asked if he was looking forward to the New York premiere that evening of his latest film, "To Rome With Love," he answers "No" with comical quickness.
Depending on how you count, "To Rome With Love" is the 76-year-old filmmaker's 45th film, a total he's amassed by making, with remarkable consistency, a film a year. It's also his eighth film made in self-imposed exile, traversing European capitals.
His last movie, the Oscar-nominated "Midnight in Paris," was his biggest box-office hit ever, a success Allen greets only with a shrug.
"To Rome With Love" -- as much of a European postcard as Allen has made -- is an ensemble farce about numerous characters (Alec Baldwin, Jesse Eisenberg, Penelope Cruz, Roberto Benigni, Ellen Page) chasing conflicting desires in the Eternal City. It opens Friday, July 6, in the Valley.
Allen chatted about filmmaking Woody's way:
Question: You've often described filmmaking as a constant process of disappointment in not realizing your initial idea. So what keeps you trying?
Answer: You always think that you're going to do better the next time. It's deceptive. Sometimes you do better than the last time, sometimes you don't. It's like a gambler. You're constantly thinking, 'This next one, I'm going to really nail it. Everything's going to be perfect.' And you do it, and of course it's far from perfect.
Q: What was your initial concept for "To Rome With Love"?
A: The people in Rome who distribute my films (Medusa Film) always kept saying, "Come to Rome and make a film." Finally, they really got serious. Then I was faced with having to write something for Rome.
Q: Did you ever think that you'd be part filmmaker and part travel guide?
A: No, I never wanted to or expected to make a film outside of New York. New York became very, very expensive. The same $18 million spent in Barcelona or Rome goes much further there. I've had six other offers since then. ... I don't know if I could do that indefinitely.
Q: Your earlier films seemed to be more searching and questioning.
A: You can see them as searching, but you would find that after time, the conclusions are grim. No matter what kind of sugarcoating people put on it -- whether it's a religious sugarcoating or a philosophical sugarcoating -- no matter what they tell you, the facts are grisly.
Q: So what, then, is the point of art or a movie? Some look for enlightenment when they open a book or go to a movie.
A: The answer to your question, I think, on both sides of the camera or the novel: Distraction. I'm obsessed with: Can I get this actress or my third act to work? I'm distracted. I'm interested in that so I don't sit home and think, "Gee, life is meaningless. We're all going to die. The universe is pulling apart at breakneck speed." So I'm distracted with relatively solvable trivia.
Q: Have you ever felt you accomplished the film you set out to make at the start?
A: A couple times I've felt, "Gee, I've come very close to my original concept here and this is nothing to be ashamed of." ... For me, the trick is to execute my original intention. The audience may wind up hating my original intention. And it may be that when I prostitute the film and don't live up to the original intention -- let's say like "Hannah and Her Sisters" -- it's a big success, and a bigger success than if I had achieved my original idea. There's no correlation between what the public likes and what I'm after. I'm in a different world.
Q: How did you want "Hannah and Her Sisters" to be different?
A: It was much darker. I softened it a lot, and then people liked it. But I didn't. It was too neatly tied up.
Q: You were also dissatisfied with "Manhattan," which is among your most beloved films.
A: When I saw it, I was not crazy about it. To this day, I have memories of it as being disappointing to me. I'm not saying it wasn't beautifully filmed -- it was Gordon Willis, shot in black in white -- and the people were good. But the writing was too preachy, too self-righteous. That's one of the reasons I thought "Match Point" was a good film, because it wasn't preachy or self-righteous. It just was what it was.
Q: At the end of "Manhattan," your character listed the things that make life worthwhile, including Willie Mays, Louis Armstrong's "Potato Head Blues," Flaubert's "Sentimental Education," Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Groucho Marx and the crabs at Sam Wo's. If you updated that list, what would you add?
A: I made one big mistake on that list and I would change it today. I got a letter from a lady that said: "You named all the things that made life worth living, but you didn't name your child." I had a child with Meryl Streep in the movie. At the time, I had no children in my life, and I figured, "Eh, she's nuts," and I threw it away. Now that I have children, I realize what an egregious blunder that was and how shortsighted I was. That would be the leading thing on the list.
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È stato scelto un vincitore tra 56 design presentati da 20 designer.
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