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I need a virtual trip to the beach! Two of my friends have each gone to the beach with their families this week and I want to be there, too! Don't feel too sorry for me, though, because I will be there at this very moment a month from right now! I will be sitting in this chair at Seagrove Beach, Florida, enjoying what is, to me, one of the most amazing beaches in the world! No...that is not snow! That is beautiful white sand! It will be wonderfully peaceful and quiet. The weather will still be gorgeous and there will be no crowds! Can you hear the surf and seagulls yet? If not, just turn up the volume and you will! :-) I will take long walks on the beach and I'll need to because...
I will eat at all of my favorite restaurants! I'll have eggplant stuffed with shrimp and scallops at The Red Bar (pictured above)…fried green tomatoes with crawfish étouffé at Stinky's Fish Camp…crab cakes with slaw and hush puppies at Bayou Bill's…crabcakes cavallo at Another Broken Egg…and shrimp and grits at Bud and Alley's, where I will sit on the rooftop deck and enjoy the view!
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But at least one night, I won't go out for dinner. I'll boil some shrimp, sit on the beach and watch the sunset! You can almost hear a hissssss as the sun sinks into the gulf! Ahhhhhhh!
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Database diffs can be useful for a variety of use cases, from outputting the differences in your development versus production schema to full blown database versioning systems. A database diff is similar in nature to a file diff, but instead of outputting the differences between two files, it will output the set of alterations to be made to bring one databases schema in sync with another. There are a variety of tools that will accomplish this for you, but I am going to use a tool called SQL::Translator. SQLT can do quite a lot for you, such as converting among different schema dialects (think MySQL to Oracle) or outputting an ERD of your database, but I'll stick with using it as a simple diff tool for this article.
The tool can be found here on CPAN. I suggest using local::lib for perl module installation to avoid needing to install things as root. I've written up detailed instructions in the past, but its pretty straightforward if you follow the bootstrap instructions. In any case, if you are lucky you will be able to just do a normal cpan install like so:
cpan SQL::Translator
For our examples you'll also need the DBD::MySQL driver. This can be a real pain to install from CPAN so you may want to try to use your systems package management for this. Under Debian this is called libdbd-mysql-perl and in Redhat its called perl-DBD-MySQL.
Diffing Two DDL Files
Once you have SQLT installed, you'll want to grab the DDL files from the databases that you are interested in producing diffs for. If you are using mysql this is easy enough to do with mysqldump.
So lets say you want to compare your development and production databases, we'd grab those schema dumps, assuming your dev db is on host 'dev' and prod db on host 'prod':
mysqldump --no-data -h dev -u your_dbuser -p your_dbname > dev_db.sql<br />
mysqldump --no-data -h prod -u your_dbuser -p your_dbname > prod_db.sql
The SQLT install comes with a handy script called sqlt-diff which you can use to diff two different DDL files. So in the case of MySQL all you have to run is:
sqlt-diff dev_db.sql=MySQL prod_db.sql=MySQL > my_diff.sql
You should be able to pass other arguments where we've used 'MySQL' here, and you can get a list via:
sqlt -l
Diffing DDL Against a Database
The above may be all you need, but perhaps you want to diff a DDL against the actual database for whatever reason. I recently used this approach to write a versioning system in which the database changes could be output into a file containing the alterations as well as a new DDL for each "version", this way changes are not lost or forgotten.
SQLT doesn't currently have any scripts to handle this (yet) so we'll have to use the perl module itself to do what we want. A simple perl script is all we need.
use strict;
use warnings;
use SQL::Translator;
use SQL::Translator::Diff;
use DBI;
# set the path of the file you want to diff against the DB
$ddl_file = "/path/to/file_to_diff.sql";
# make sure to fill in db_name, host_name, and db_port
my $dsn = "DBI:mysql:database=db_name;host=host_name;port=db_port";
# you'll have to set the db_user and db_pass here
DBI->connect($dsn, 'db_user', 'db_pass', {'RaiseError' => 1});
# create a SQLT object that connect to the database via our dbh
my $db_tr = SQL::Translator->new({
add_drop_table => 1,
parser => 'DBI',
parser_args => { dbh => $dbh }
$db_tr->parse($db_tr, $dbh);
# create a SQLT object that corresponds to our ddl file
my $file_tr = SQL::Translator->new({
parser => 'MySQL'
my $out = $file_tr->translate( $ddl_file ) or die $file_tr->error;
# perform the actual diff (some of the options you use may vary)
my $diff = SQL::Translator::Diff::schema_diff(
$file_tr->schema, 'MySQL',
$db_tr->schema, 'MySQL',
ignore_constraint_names => 1,
ignore_index_names => 1,
caseopt => 1
# now just print out the diff
my $file;
my $filename = "diff_output.sql"
if(!open($file, ">$filename")) {
die("Can't open $filename for writing ($!)");
print $file $diff;
So we've used the SQL Translator tool to read in our database, read in our DDL, and produce a diff. Pretty neat!
We've really only scratched the surface with some of the capabilities of SQL::Translator, but its a pretty handy thing to be able to easily diff various schemas. Its important that your development and production schema are in sync, and stay in sync, and this gives an easy way to start on automating that process.


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A source close to the Virginia Film Festival who declined to be named tells the Hook that Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda plans to attend this year's festival. She will reportedly attend the screening of Lake City on Thursday, October 30 at UVA's Culbreth Theater. Fonda's son Troy Garity stars in the film and will be on hand for a discussion of the film along with his co-star, Oscar-winner Sissy Spacek.


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Cool Drinks, NY: Grapefruit Yakult from Coco Fresh Tea and Juice, Flushing
The Taiwanese bubble tea chain Coco Fresh Tea and Juice has finally arrived in Flushing, conveniently located by Main Street subway station. As its name suggests, the Grapefruit Yakult ($4.50) brings together grapefruit juice with a bottle of Yakult, a type of fermented-milk drink popular in Japan. The overall tangy flavor is balanced by a moderate amount of syrup, and the grapefruit pulp jazzes up the chewy texture of tapioca pearls in the drink.
If you prefer something to cleanse your palate, try their Bubble Gaga ($3.50), which pairs green tea with passionfruit juice, coconut jelly, and tapioca pearls. We were surprised by how well the gently sweet passionfruit complements the green tea's mildly bitter flavor.
The service there is efficient even when the space is packed, and the people there are more than happy to accommodate any special request, whether you want it to be less sweetened or want more pearls than jellies. Have your cash ready, because like many stores in Flushing, this place doesn't take credit cards.
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Did Michael Jackson's Death Save His Reputation?
Fans are left downloading his biggest hits instead of seeing him fall on tour.
July 3, 2009 -- The death of a major cultural figure is always a time for taking stock.
This is true, in part, because an entire generation, now aging, helped to create its self-image in the reflection of that figure -- and, thus, that individual represents a powerful source of nostalgia. At the same time, subsequent generations, who may have never seen that figure in his or her prime, still recognize him or her as emblematic of an era now gone, but perhaps better than the present.
So it is with Michael Jackson. Given what we already know about what kind of shape the singer was in when he died -- indeed, he may not have even been able to sing consistently anymore -- his exit came just before what probably would have been a catastrophic "comeback" performance at the O2 Arena outside London .
Now, instead of cancelling shows or needing to lip-synch or, worst of all, looking decrepit on-stage, Jackson is now having his biggest chart-run since "Thriller."
His reputation gets to enjoy the mass mourning of fans still young enough to succumb to hysteria and, with the record downloads in the past few days of his songs as MP3 files, he also gets a brief toehold in the new world of Internet-based entertainment.
If Jackson's ghost is watching all the proceedings taking place, its one solemn prayer must be that the Web also doesn't become the medium for global distribution of any morgue shots of his emaciated, surgery-scarred, balding corpse, because that would be the ultimate immortality buzz-kill. Michael Jackson can endure forever strange, but not forever old.
Like almost everyone else, Jackson's death got me thinking about another era in my life in which his music was part of the soundtrack … and of the unrelenting passage of time.
I'm old enough to have seen the arrival of the Jackson 5, not as the last great Motown band -- which it seems today in retrospect -- but, initially, as a kind of novelty act, a Barry Gordy Hail Mary to try to prop up his musical empire as his established acts (the Temptations, Smokey and the Miracles, the Supremes) grew older, and the most talented acts (Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder) began to rebel under his heavy thumb.
It is also largely forgotten that the Jacksons weren't alone as pre-adolescent singing prodigies: We'd already had the Cowsills and Partridge ersatz-"Family" a few years before, and little Michael Jackson had his squeaky-clean little white counterpart in Donny of the Osmond Brothers, also burning up the charts.
Cliched, Creepy and Hugely Talented
So, in that respect, the Jackson 5 really weren't anything new. We'd already grown bored of those choreographed moves and matching costumes after a decade of the Temps, Pips and every other R&B group. Even the songs were straight out of the Motown catalog, already the best in popular music -- although the idea of a fourth-grader singing about lost love with a carnal twist was a bit creepy to me.
But all that was quickly swept away by the sheer talent of Michael Jackson. Not only did he seem to float across the stage as he sang, but he sang with all the power and soulfulness of the great R&B singers. That was what enabled the Jackson 5 to ultimately rise above the clichéd costumes and the already anachronistic dance moves, and become a great band.
Ironically, you can use those same words to describe Michael Jackson's entire career -- cliched, creepy and hugely talented. I think the essayist Mark Steyn captured this best the other day: "… Even at his peak -- the "Thriller" videos, a quarter-century back -- [Jackson] was mostly a shrewd mélange of pop culture allusions: the hoofer's hat, the Fosse gloves, the Sgt. Pepper uniform … Surely the only thing sadder than living in a fantasy world is living in a second-hand fantasy, looking for J. M. Barrie's Neverland at a California ranch."
I think that's exactly right. Great popular music acts -- at least in modern times -- seem to have about a five-year run at the top. Think Elvis from Sun Studios to the Army, the Beatles from Ed Sullivan to the last note of "Abbey Road," the Stones from "Satisfaction" to "Sticky Fingers" and Bob Dylan from "Blowing in the Wind" to the motorcycle crash. Everything after that is, to one degree or another, self-parody and aftermath. Hence the argument, if you are a rock-pop god, for dying right near the end of that half-decade arc: Jimi, Janis, Otis, Buddy, Kurt -- no one ever has to picture you fat and dying on the toilet, or doing oldies tours, or wearing a long wig, eyeliner and pancake make-up.
You can make the case that Michael Jackson's five years were from 1979 to 1984 -- from the release of the "Off the Wall" album, where he became a fully-rounded solo artist, to the recording of "We are the World" (a cultural, but hardly artistic, triumph) and the Pepsi commercial fire. In between, the two peaks -- the twin zeniths of Michael Jackson's career -- were the release of the "Thriller" album in 1982 and the "Motown 25" special the following year.
With "Thriller," Jackson (with Quincy Jones producing) accomplished that one thing that always defines great pop artists: He merged multiple pop genres into one. That's what Sinatra did with swing, jazz and Tin Pan Alley, what Elvis did with black and white music, what the Beatles did with rock, R&B, classical music and the music hall.
With "Billie Jean," Jackson fused funk with pop; with "Beat It," he bolted, miraculously, Motown with hard rock and West Side Story; and with "Thriller," particularly the video, he remarried pop with B-movies. It was an astonishing tour de force, unique for that generation, and the record deserved every award and platinum award it got.
Copy Not as Good as Original
With the Motown special, Jackson took it all up one final notch. His dancing had always been a cause of wonder and admiration but, that night on television, Jackson put on a show -- including his first "moonwalk" -- that made viewers think of the greatest dancers of the century. At that moment -- and not for much more than that moment -- Michael Jackson was, in critic Mick LaSalle's words, the coolest person on Earth.
After that, it was just a long, long decline, ending last week. Sure, there were huge hits and multi-platinum albums and record-setting concerts, but Michael Jackson never again made another important contribution or added substantially to his repertoire. He just grew creepier and odder -– the world's greatest Michael Jackson impersonator, but even that only on his good days.
As it happens, I was a rock music critic during Jackson's brief arc of greatness. I can remember being hugely impressed by "Off the Wall" -- and awestruck by both the ambition and execution of "Thriller." Like half of America, I was shouting at the TV during the Motown moonwalk. But I never even bought "Bad," and the videos, to my mind, quickly became a collection of puerile subjects, silly lyrics and predictable dance moves (strut, spin, pose, grab crotch, repeat). The only Michael Jackson song I listened to during the next 20 years was 1991's "Black or White" -- and that was only to hear Slash's guitar riff.
The deaths of loved ones lead to introspection, while the deaths of famous public figures lead to retrospection. Now that he's gone, looking back over Michael Jackson's career, it seems obvious that he was a transitional figure. He began in the Top 40/LP/Network television era with the Jackson 5. Then, he reached his peak as a solo performer -- indeed, briefly, the "King of Pop" (though not later on, when he claimed to be) -- by mastering better than anyone else the newly emerging technologies of MTV/Music videos/modern studio recording. During that brief interval, he made a handful of seminal contributions to popular music.
But, unlike, say, Dylan or Lennon/McCartney (even though he owned their music), I think Michael Jackson was not necessarily a genius, but a supremely talented entertainer. And, so, around his small bag of tricks, Jackson essentially built a persona and a musical empire out of pieces borrowed from more creative sources. Unfortunately, the copy is never as good as the original -- and once you got past the small corpus of great songs and the moonwalk, to me, Michael Jackson's shtick grew tired and shopworn real fast.
And, remarkably, even in that, Michael Jackson became a creature of this new era. Ours is not an age of originality -- at least not at the level of art. Television, YouTube, the Web, digital music, not only have ferocious appetites for content -- making sure that every plot device, every character cliché is repeated a million times each day -- but they also make omnipresent every filmed, photographed or recorded piece of creative art. As such, the idea of anyone coming up with something so fundamentally new and appealing that it knocks the world on its collective ear -- as Michael Jackson did in the early 1980s -- is almost absurd.
Jackson Was a Transitional Figure
Instead, we now largely live in a "mash-up" culture. We snatch up bits and pieces of other people's creations, old and new, and glue them together to create something distinct, fun, shocking and entertaining -- but almost never truly original. Or we toss up bits of cultural detritus into the blogosphere to watch them be speared by hundreds of clever comments -- creating in the process a new, but ephemeral, creative artifact.
Even here, Michael Jackson was, one final time, a transitional figure. On the one hand, and culminating in "Thriller," he was the last artisan Pop Superstar. What he and Quincy Jones created still has the feel of a hand-wrought masterpiece. But, even then, Jackson was also fast becoming the first modern Mash-up Entertainer -- a shiny assemblage of other people's inventions designed to hide (though with ever-less efficiency) the increasingly grotesque, decaying and pathetic operator within.
Now that unsteady pilot is gone -- to the unstated relief of even many of his fans. But the Mash-up Machine called Michael Jackson remains, free, at last, to be polished up and regularly rebuilt to moonwalk for the entertainment of generations to come.
This is the opinion of the columnist and in no way reflects the opinion of ABC News.
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Associate in Physical Sciences
Career summary: Physicists and Astronomers
Average Salary
National Average, Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Career Outlook
12% job growth by 2022, which is average
Earn a degree in physical sciences from an accredited college
One of the best ways to prepare for a career in physical sciences is through a college education. An Associate will help you develop entry level skills, general physical sciences know how and the basic physical sciences experience you need to start your career off right. You may also consider a Bachelor's in Physical Sciences to help you take your education and career to the next level. Please select physical sciences school below.
Why would I want a physics degree?
A degree in physics will help you develop the knowledge and skills you need to have an exciting career in a field with great job opportunities and average salaries in the six figures. If you are mathematically inclined, if you enjoy learning about the universe, and you are prepared to earn an advanced degree, then a degree in physics may be just the degree you are looking for.
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What do people with physics degrees do?
People who get their degrees in physics generally go on to become physicists. In short, physicists study the fundamental properties of the natural world (matter, motion, energy, and force) and apply the knowledge they've learned to design new technologies. As part of their jobs, they design and perform experiments using high-tech equipment such as lasers, particle accelerators, electron microscopes, and mass spectrometers. Through these experiments they attempt to discover and explain laws describing the forces of nature, such as gravity, electromagnetism, and nuclear interactions.
Physicists are generally categorized as either theoretical physicists or applied physicists. Theoretical physicists do research to answer questions such as, "What causes gravity?" They design experiments around these questions and use observation and mathematics to try to answer these questions. Applied physicists apply their knowledge to more practical areas, developing things such as advanced materials, electronic and optical devices, and medical equipment.
Many physicists specialize in a particular area of physics. The most common specialties are listed below.
- Acoustics: Physicists in this area deal with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound.
- Atomic and Molecular Physics: Deals with the study of matter interactions on the scale of single atoms or structures containing a few atoms.
- Condensed Matter Physics: Deals with the physical properties of condensed phases of matter, namely solids and liquids.
- Nuclear Physics: Deals with studying the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most well-known application of this area of physics is found in nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.
- Particle Physics: Deals with the study of the interactions of particles that cause radiation.
- Space Physics: Is the study of plasmas as they occur naturally in the universe. This includes things such as the sun, solar wind, planetary magnetospheres and ionospheres, etc.
The industries that employ the highest amount of physicists are listed below.
- Scientific Research and Development Services
- Federal Government
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
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- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
How much do physicists make?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for physicists in May, 2010 was $106,370. The middle 50 percent earned between $79,710 and $139,060. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $58,850, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $166,400. The median hourly wage for physicists in 2010 was $51.14.
The states with the highest average annual salaries for physicists were Minnesota, Nevada, Kansas, Indiana, and Florida. They paid out a combined average annual salary of $144,534.
Career Outlook
How popular are physicist jobs?
Jobs in physics are quite popular, and they will continue to be popular into the foreseeable future. Jobs in this industry are expect to grow by 16 percent through the year 2018, which is faster than the average growth rate among all jobs. The main reason for this spur in growth is due to a bill passed by Congress in 2007, which will double funding for the physical sciences through the year 2016.
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How do I become a physicist?
The majority of physics jobs are in research and development. A doctorate degree in physics is needed for most of the jobs in research and development; although, there are some jobs available for those who hold master's degrees in physics. A bachelor's degree in physics would qualify one for research assistant jobs in areas such as engineering and technology.
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Wounded Warriors, amputee kids bond over softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- One day in October 2009, some Marines in Lance Cpl. Josh Wege's platoon were going out for a routine patrol in Afghanistan. Wege wasn't scheduled for duty that day, but he could see that one of his friends was drained, so he volunteered to go in his place.
Everything was normal — as normal as it could get in such a situation — until Wege's vehicle rolled over a 200-pound improvised explosive device buried along the road. Wege survived the blast, but he lost both legs below the knees. His life would never be the same.
"I always asked for a challenge," he said, "and I guess I got my wish."
Nine-year-old Jace Ethridge, meanwhile, has never known life with four full limbs. When his mother received her five-month ultrasound, doctors told her there was a problem: Her boy would be born with parts of both arms missing.
Jace learned to do everyday tasks without hands. He tried to play football and basketball and baseball. He was fitted for a prosthesis, and he can now attach a hook or the head of a lacrosse stick to the end of it.
"Any 9-year-old is going to want to throw a football," his mother, Kaci Ethridge, said, "so if he wanted to do it, we weren't going to worry about the fact that he didn't have hands."
The stories show two different worlds, two different obstacles, two different lives. But here in Louisville this week, they are intersecting in acts of kindness and compassion.
Wege is a member of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, a group of young men who came back from war facing new lives without arms or legs. They travel the country playing against local softball teams, and they are an inspiration at every stop.
But this week they are not competing; they are teaching. They are running a softball camp for 20 children who are missing limbs, children like Jace. And when you talk to those involved, it becomes clear the experience is as beneficial for the instructors as it is their pupils.
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"It's totally fine!" Jen yelled back as she ran to the ball, well aware that little in this life comes easily.
Later, they fielded ground balls. A boy with no left arm would field the ball in his right-handed mitt, then flick off his glove and catch the ball with his bare hand, all in one fluid motion. Everyone was impressed, and you could tell he appreciated that.
During batting practice, some children swung with one arm, almost as if they were using a polo mallet. They received encouragement whether it was a whiff or a smash.
Between drills, the children and the Wounded Warriors shared stories and lessons. They pulled down their shirts and showed their scars. They talked about receiving injections in their stomachs. They commiserated about how uninformed other children can be.
"Someone asked me which hand I write with," Jen said with a smile. "I was like, 'Seriously?'"
Outside the playing area, Chris Kazemekas of Thomasville, Ga., watched his 8-year-old son, Steven, dash around the field, happy as ever. Steven's left arm ends at the elbow, and he was recently fitted for his first prosthesis.
When he arrived at the camp, he could not wait to show his father all the children and soldiers who looked very much like him. He made it clear that here, he was not alone.
What does it mean to Kazemekas to have these war veterans — men with their own struggles — hold an event like this for children like his son. He choked up, his eyes watered, and he simply shook his head, and you knew exactly what he meant even though he did not say a word.


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Fair and Cold
Why consort with the dead?
Celebrating Christmas and my one-year anniversary as a member of the Barrow-Downs has been very taxing on my liver, as you can imagine. I have, however, decided to pull myself together for now to post my top-ten reasons for haunting this eerie, yet friendly corner of cyberspace for a whole year now.
10. German influence-I have yet to see a Tolkien forum where at least two of the moderators are fluent in Deutsch, and can appreciate Lederhosen jokes...I think.
9. Avatars-I am convinced that there is much psychological symbolism associated with the picture you choose to display next to your name, and delight in coming up with hypotheses as to why each member made a particular choice. Beware the pictorial psychoanalysis!
8. Message icons-You can choose an icon to delineate your mood or topic, or adopt a favorite to go along with all of your posts. Legolas afficionados tend to go for the arrow, as I have noted.
7. Signatures-Serving almost the same purpose as the avatar, they tell more about you than you may ever know...
6. The T-Shirt Contest-I'm including it here because I won (but all credit still goes to Estelyn Telcontar).
5. Diversity-It's always a pleasure to visit a country and know that fellow B-D members occupy it. When I go to London, I will fully expect Squatter of Amon Rudh to buy me a drink, for example. That, and the fact that some people get my obscure Russian literature references from day to day.
4. Tweediness and depth of knowledge-Some member of this forum are so profoundly erudite, they would make the master (a.k.a. Herr Tolkien) proud. It's always nice to be so thoroughly humbled by the superior reserves of knowledge on an internet forum. I feel smarter just for breathing the same grave-dust as Kalessin, for example.
3. Strict rules of conduct-The new demands placed on old and arriving members have streamlined discussion. Though displeasing to some, I have to tell you, I like to be restrained.
2. The head honcho-I was treated to lunch by Estelyn this summer and as I munched it down, I remembered that the only reason Esty and I were able to get to know each other was because some mysterious dude with a penchant for ghoulish green and a wealth of patience decided to make a hobby of a darkly entertaining Tolkien site. I have not forgotten that fact, and am rightfully using this opportunity to kiss up.
1. Wit-May of you kids and geezers (as well as folk in between) have been blessed with a sense of humour drier than a top-notch martini. My keyboard has come this close to imminent destruction as the result of various beverages overtuned during fits of laughter. Keep it up, and I'll be sending you the bill. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
That's it for my anniversary. If you have been here a while, and have a few reasons of your own, please share.
[ December 25, 2002: Message edited by: Lush ]
[ December 25, 2002: Message edited by: Lush ]
[ December 25, 2002: Message edited by: Lush ]
~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~
Hostess of Spirits
I agree with everything you have stated, Lush. I am nearing my one-year in a month or so, I believe.
I have stayed because of those members who I riddle with, quiz with, discuss Tolkien with, have mayhem with... and just because it makes me feel at home. I can't share my love of Tolkien in everyday life like I can here. It makes me very happy to come here at nights and read and post with everyone, though I find myself with lack of sleep very often. I love having such an obsession, and it's nice to know that I am not alone.
The internet is truly an amazing thing. I can talk to people I have never met in person, but if I do meet them I feel as though I have known them forever!
I raise a glass to you (if that is wise [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ), Lush, and to everyone here. Thanks for a great year and, hopefully, many more to come [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
[ December 25, 2002: Message edited by: Tigerlily Gamgee ]
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In a box with a fox
Posts: 1,347
Well, I haven't been here for a year yet, 2 more mounths! Let me see, I don't totally agree with every thing...
10. German influence-I don't know German so I can't really say
9. Avatars-Hmmm, What does it tell you when someone doesn't have one? Ha! Gotcha! I find them annoying sometimes because they take up space, but they are pretty to look at. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
8. Message icons-ya, O.K.
7. Signatures-What about when you don't have a signature? Ha! Gotcha again! No phycoanlizing of Arwen Imladris! [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]
6. The T-Shirt Contest-I didn't win, but I supose that it is O.K. for those who did win...
5. Diversity-Yes, I agree totally with this one.
4. Tweediness and depth of knowledge-I totally agree with this one as well.
3. Strict rules of conduct-It is not so much that I like to be restrained as I like others to be restrained, but yes, the rules are good.
2. The head honcho-O.K.
1. Wit-Yup
O.K. I am done analizing this! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, sleepies, we must go, yes, we must go at once."
Etheral Enchantress
You don't mind me commenting on each as well, do you?
10. German influence-I'm part German. I speak none though...although: I'm Russian, German, Swedish, Polish, Austrian, French, Syrian, and Dutch (that's all we know of, but we know there are more), so: lots of ethnicity in my background.
9. Avatars-hmmm...what does mine say about me? *points* Time to change it, anyway...
8. Message icons- Go Silmaril icon! It's the one that I use...*points*
7. Signatures-Yes...signatures are fun. I get my quote of the month!
6. The T-Shirt Contest-I didn't have time to enter, but I checked it out!
5. Diversity-Si, I agree...I'm one of the only ones here from New York.
4. Tweediness and depth of knowledge - makes me feel really stupid and inarticulate, but yes, I like it.
3. Strict rules of conduct-Oui: these were very beneficial...not as much sorting out between the "Like, OMIGOD! Legolas!" posts versus the others...
2. The head honcho- all the moderators have been really, really accomodating to me (no matter what you bitter people who left "because of the ops" say: they do their best, and we should appreciate them for that!)
1. Wit - sadly, not blessed with that much...cynicism, yes, wit, no...
"I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time." - Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes
Sword of the Spirit
Happy Anniversary, Lush!
Blessed be the Lord my Strength, Who trained my hands for war and my fingers to fight. Psallm 144:1
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In a box with a fox
Posts: 1,347
*throws objects at VanimaEdhel*
You know, I normally just ignore signatures, but when you point them out well...
*throws more objects at VanimaEdhel*
Sorry, I'm done throwing things now. Still friends?
"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, sleepies, we must go, yes, we must go at once."
Happy anniversary Lush. Your posts are always great to read. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
I don't know how long I've been coming here. I know it is close to two years, though. So I want to add a number to your list.
11. Admiration - It may sound dumb, but I aspire to be like some people on this board. Mainly the people working the on the Revised Silmarillion. I know I'm not there yet, but I want to contribute to the project some day when I am fluent with all of Tolkien's work. And the best part is, I know that I will get the oppurtunity since there is so much to do. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Und ich kann deutsch sehr schlecht sprechen.
Son of Isildur.
Deadnight Chanter
Congrats, Lush [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
Egroeg Ihkhsal
- Would you believe in the love at first sight?
- Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!
Etheral Enchantress
Of course, Arwen Imladris!
*hugs her*
I didn't say "congratulations" did I, Lush? Now I feel like a little shrew over here. Well, happy belated anniversary!
"I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time." - Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Hee lsuh good point there with number 8. Altough I think you got it all wrong. I mean what sign's do you get from me that I am a Legolas fan?(just kidding)
California Dispensary
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In a box with a fox
Posts: 1,347
Yaaa! Thank you VanimaEdhel! You know what, I think that I for got to congratulate Lush too! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] Happy Anniversary, Lush! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, sleepies, we must go, yes, we must go at once."
Fair and Cold
Thank you, my darlings. May your quivers never be empty. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~
Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
Posts: 307
10. German influence-I don't know much German but I love languages, and being aquainted with so many peope world-wide is mind-boggling!
9. Avatars-Yep, they do say a lot!
8. Message icons-Gosh, I always forget those...
7. Signatures- That's for sure!
6. The T-Shirt Contest-I've never entered it....
5. Diversity-Yes, I agree totally with this one.
4. Tweediness and depth of knowledge-I totally agree with this one as well.
3. Strict rules of conduct- Sadly, the new rules are absolutely necessary. The last thing we need is for the Barrow Downs to be over-run with teenage Legolas lovers. (For the record, I do like Legoas, and I am a teenager.)
2. The head honcho- 2 thumbs up. (more if I had more)
1. Wit- [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] that's for sure!
Tout ce qui est or ne brille pas,
Tous ceux qui errent ne sont pas perdus.
Mobilis in Mobile
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Completely lost track, sorry!
Posts: 743
In answer to the general question which is the title of this thread I say what I usually say to such questions: Why not?
"We might succeed in roasting Pippin alive inside." - Frodo.
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Haven't the time to share ALL of my reasons...maybe I will in my anniversary, which in about 4 weeks. But on a short note, I love this place because I learn a lot from the intellectual people around here (though I admit to being like some of them [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] )
On really romantic nights of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion.
~Speed Levitch
Spectre of Decay
Happy very belated anniversary, Lush old stick. Congratulations.
Well, my own first anniversary is now upon us (my, how time flies). I'd like to thank all the people that made this possible... ect, ect, mone drone. *
Why come here? What the Lush said, and a few more:
Camaraderie: there does seem to be a lot of esprit de corps here at the jolly old downs, notwithstanding a few disputes best forgotten. Some members (no names, no pack drill) won't suffer fools gladly, but it's not difficult to evade their wrath: just don't be stupid.
Daft titles: Personal titles aside, anyone who posts long enough can expect to receive tags like "Animated Skeleton" and "Shade of Carn Dûm". Many sites have such titles, as many use the same software, but these have a certain comically ghoulish ring to them that I haven't seen elsewhere. As for the personal titles, well we're back to account semiotics there.
The cosmopolitan flavour of this forum is one that I particularly like, as nothing promotes more international understanding than this sort of community, spanning as it does so many countries and backgrounds. It has been said that he who has not learned another language knows nothing of his own, and this is just as true of society: Until we converse with people from other countries we have no benchmark by which to measure our own. Long may this mausoleum of mythology remain open to the world's dead.
* Spelling intentional. Read Down With Skool by Geoffrey Willans as soon as you can.
Man kenuva métim' andúne?
The Perilous Poet
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Heart of the matter
Posts: 1,096
Congratulations, Lush. Judging by your immensely good-looking corpse, you clearly followed a certain maxim admirably. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
And all the rest is literature
Stormdancer of Doom
Hmmmm.... another interesting thread from Lush. You have a talent for starting good threads, Lush, whereas I seem to apply the generous kiss of death to potentially interesting thread topics. That's one reason I post less often than I did... Sometimes I wonder if my browser inserts an End-Of-Thread character.
I'm not at my anniversary quite yet, but then, it won't be long. So... Why do I keep coming back to the Downs?
Being a reclusive sort, but one who yet requires a Few Good Friends, I cherish several relationships built here.
I love that theology keeps popping up in the doggondest places.
The perennial search for the perfect Lembas recipe... okay, it's less than profound, but it's accounted for about ten logons over the past week.
Courtesy, wit, and thoughtfulness often found all in one delightful post.
Hot eyeliner, and the way my dog looks at me when I'm still chuckling (or giggling) minutes later.
Sailing ships (O Captain, my Captain!... hey, no dying-- get up. )
Concentration camps.
Shapechangers and the way they make me sing.
Hobbits. Especially the Seventh Age one.
...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Valinor (RtL: 1220 miles)
Posts: 562
Happy anniversary Lush! *bows*
I regret I haven´t posted earlier, but at least I do now. (Better late than never is what they say, right?)
Anyway, I want to say that you have always amused and entertained me Lush, in your own special way...*smiles* You have also made me wiser, both in Tolkienology and writing skill. (An excellent person to learn better English from, although I should not learn all the words and expressions you use.. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img])
.......I could go on forever, but I won´t, as I hope this is enough for everyone (especially you) to understand that, in the end of the day, you are my favourite on the board. (Mummy, I want to be like Lush when I grow up!) *smiles warmly*
Well, that was about it I guess...I hope I haven´t done you embarrassed, or anyone else. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
May there be many more anniversarys for you Lush! *deep bow*
[ January 07, 2003: Message edited by: Eärendil ]
Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig.
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Valinor (RtL: 1220 miles)
Posts: 562
I don´t know if I should post this in this thread or not, but anyway, here it goes:
Happy anniversary Alkanoonion! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig.
Spirit of the Lonely Star
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 5,135
Ah, Lush and Helen, you have both touched my heart with your wit and insight. Indeed, there will be so many of us with one-year anniversaries in the next few months that we will probably flood the place with our testimonials! Here are my own thoughts, a mere two months ahead of time.
Like you, Helen, I am soft on sailing ships and imprisoned hobbits and shapechangers whose presence is sorely missed. Also younger sons of Edain heritage who have black hair and grey eyes, and a hobbit named Cami Goodchild who turns up in the strangest stories.
Thanks to a Books Forum which has often challenged me to refine or defend my own ideas, and given me a clearer image of many of Tolkien's characters, especially those from the Silm and HoMe, books that were a blank slate to me before stumbling in here.
I am grateful for a site that has given me the chance to write again for the first time in a looooooong while. Not the critical writing, which has always been a regular part of my personal and professional life, but rather the tales of dragons and hobbits and Elves.
More recently, I am grateful for my magic staff in the Shire which has brought me into contact with many good folk who love Tolkien and who are trying to craft well written stories.
Yes, Lush, I agree that the head honcho deserves many, many kudos for his faith in starting a place like this, and then having the gumption to adapt yet maintain high standards as the winds of change and PJ blew briskly over the Downs.
Also, to those faithful mods and admins who put in much hard work.
Diversity - I love it, whether geography, age, or even theology.
And a gracious nod to my partner at the Green Dragon Inn who has put in endless hours to make things easier for the folks posting there, and who can certainly never be accused of acting in a predictable or boring way!
And I will even admit a weakness for a scamp named Gamba who, as we speak, is wandering about the forests of Greenwood (or was that Mirkwood?), probably getting into trouble.
[ January 07, 2003: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]
Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.
Spirit in Eriador
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 398
Ah yes it is my Birthday/deathday thanks for thinking of me. I will put my ten reasons for staying.
1) All the gorgeous corpses who inhabit the downs.
2) The comradely and friendship the downs offers a little corpse from Oz
3) The Patience and understanding of the Admin and Mods (thank you Mr B and Team).
4) The RPG (and the help of Child and Pio who have helped me grow as a writer)
5) The Banter between the older members and the new
6) The Continuous improvements of the site thanks to the great effort of the Downs Mods and Admin.
7) The Freedom of speech and the interaction with people of like mind
8) The chance to learn and improve my Spellingg [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] which can be poor at times (as Child and Pio can attest from the RPG games we have shared)
9) The Sil forum and the chance to help in a truly great endeavour.
10) A rest from reality of a sometimes hard and tiring world
[ January 07, 2003: Message edited by: Alkanoonion ]
[ January 08, 2003: Message edited by: Alkanoonion ]
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
Cornus Caliga
Congratulations, Lush dearie, and happy birthday Alkanoonion! Two wonderful people... and of course, what would the downs be without you? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Love you all!
Ithaeliel, the one with the unicorn avatar that really needs to be changed
That best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.
.................William Wordsworth
Fair and Cold
On a cold winter's day you guys warm me like a warm mug of glühwein never could (though it tries very hard).
Eärendil, if I am your favourite, your taste must run to the odd and the wild! Thank you, dear. Alk, congrats, my man. Helen, your friendship means more to me than you know (even more than eyeliner). Rimbaud, I'm just following the Jimmy Dean formula: leave fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse, you get the gist. Squatter, you know my secrets, [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] , what you don't know is that the real reason why I stay is you (do I make a good ex-fiancé or what?).
For all of those whose anniversaries are coming up: you have a new excuse to throw a party, and I have a new excuse to drink that extra shot (to your health, of course). Congratulations. I am glad you stuck around. You make Tolkien proud.
~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~
Spirit in Eriador
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 398
Being the generous fun loving type that I am I have opened my wallet to help lush and all the other gorgeous members in the Downs celebrate our anniversaries on joining the Downs.
and for after the celebration
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
Posts: 7,577
Belated congratulations, Lush m'dear, and to you too, Squatter! Happy Downsiversary! I've tremendously enjoyed reading your posts, and both of you are special to me because I've had the opportunity to meet you personally. Each of you has a unique brand of humor that makes your contributions so much fun to read. Congratulations to you too, Alkanoonion - you put so much effort into supporting the Downs, and I appreciate that!
I saved my greetings for this date for a Purpose: First of all, to tell you that I am immensely fond of you all and that one year is too short a time to be dead among such excellent and admirable ghosts! Secondly, to celebrate my deathday – today is my first Barrow-Downs anniversary! Thirdly, to contribute my reasons for consorting with the dead. Since I like to put first things first, I will begin with the most important one:
1. The Books forum – The first thing I fell in love with on the Downs, a wonderful place where I finally found people who enjoyed talking about my favorite book! This forum has informed, entertained and challenged me, enriching my life. May this fascination last a long time!
2. The Movies forum – Granted, I have mixed feelings about this forum, with its tendencies toward actor swooning and the repetition of ever the same topics, but it is the one on which I made my very first post and started my very first thread. I shall ever be grateful to the movie hype for making this site known so that I could find it.
3. The chat room – It took me awhile to get up enough courage to try it out, since that was something new to me! And it took some time to get used to that unique style of communication and to learn to use IRC. Then I enjoyed the personal contacts, the real-time talks with great people, and the Tolkien discussions (before it became almost impossible to carry on discussions on the #barrowdowns chat). I still enjoy chatting, though most of it happens in private rooms…
4. The Barrow-Downs forum – I enjoy getting not only information (tantalizing glimpses of the way things used to be in the old threads!) but also the personal touch of many threads on this forum, threads such as this one and my favorite, "The Tolkien Coming of Age Club". I like that community feeling!
5. RPGs – I was not particularly interested in them for a long time, since I had never tried RPing. Then I let myself get talked into picking up a deserted character on the Rohan RPG, and the bug bit me! Now I'm enjoying it thoroughly, even having started a game of my own.
6. The humor – I have smiled, chuckled and laughed out loud so often when reading so many wonderful posts here!
7. More books – Reading discussions about the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales and the History of Middle-Earth, as well as the Letters and minor works, made me eager to read all of Tolkien's works. I have most of them now, though I lack the time to read them, what with being here so much!
8. Moderating – I consider it a great privilege to be able to help make the Barrow-Downs an enjoyable place to be. Sometimes it's a chore, yet often a pleasure, because I find gems on threads I probably wouldn't have read otherwise. It also gives me an overall view of what's happening on the forum and makes me aware of the people who are posting.
9. Other site features – There's not always time, but I do enjoy occasionally looking into the fan fiction section or reading Malbeth's prophecies, just to name a couple of them…
10. The people – It takes all kinds to make a world; among the various kinds that populate the Downs, I've found many congenial spirits (ghouls, spectres etc.). It has been my great pleasure to get to know you all! I don't know half of you half as well as I should like…
And this is not the END – I hope it is only the beginning of much more!
(Sorry, this speech turned out longer than Bilbo's...)
*leaves with a blinding flash of light*
[ January 13, 2003: Message edited by: Estelyn Telcontar ]
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Location: Adelaide
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First of all Estelyn Telcontar let me just say and to show my appreciation of all your hard work may you never tire of our bad spelling, poor grammar and endless I love .. Topics
Heres to many more years shared with fellow Tolkien enthusiasts.
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now
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Oh, gosh, the movie forum does not have a lot of actors swooning, compared to many other forums on the internet. This is the best Tolkien forum in the world! it is the best by far (Am I gushing too much [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] because I really like this forum) I have only been posting for about a month (but I have been going on the Barrow Downs website for about 8 months), and I have totally gotten into it (though some of those book discussions are so in depth, amazing [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] ) the moderators are amazing, you keep the discussions going very smoothly, I love the variety of people. From younger people to everyone. All with one common thread, a great love and respect for the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Valinor (RtL: 1220 miles)
Posts: 562
And so the day for my first deathday has come! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
One year has gone since I joined the forum (although I have been visiting both the site and the forum for a longer time than that), and never have I regret it. I have had so much joy, laughed myself insane (more than I already am), trained and improved my English skills and writing skills in general, gone up a level in Tolkienology (how can I not, with so many wise people around me?), found more friends..... I could go on forever, there is so much to say!
I will not list all my reasons for consorting with the dead (as someone already said: why not?), as I hardly ever do, but I can name a few of them, there are so many.
# The site itself - So many different things this site has to offer! A name generator, prophecies, fan-fictions, contests, fantastics articles....you name it.
#The forum - All the different sections that has so much to offer: Deep discussions on Tolkien´s books and the languages, light and amusing games, exciting and fantastic role-plays, interesting reading of a new Silmarillion (hard to explain that one..) etc etc.
#The members - I have made a few good friends here, that is always nice, and I really like you all, but it´s more than that. All the crazy, funny, insightful, informative (etc) posts that are made by you all..it´s wonderful. You all make my life richer.
#The small things that DO matter - Personal Titles (interesting, at least for me), signatures, icons, avatars and so on and so forth.
If I had more time I could name at least 10 more things, but I won´t. I am sure most of them are named already. I agree with all that has been said before, and probably everything that is going to be said...*deep bow*
Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig.
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Also..happy anniversary Estelyn! Happy deathday! Hurray! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig.
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Actually: the chat room is the reason that I first came here. I was looking for a good Tolkien chat and so I logged onto this one. Thenamir and zifnab were the two talking when I came on (it was a very quiet day) and they were so nice that I just had to come back. After about two months of chatting, I finally bit the bullet and joined the Forum (I vowed that I would only join one, and that was the one I was going to be loyal too - hence the waiting before I joined). And I have been here ever since!
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Somewhere in Eriador
Posts: 533
It's amazing the treasures one finds digging around in old Barrows! Trying to remember if I saw this thread back in the day some near 15 years ago, but can't say I have. Anyway, I may as well add on to the end of this thread, not that it is my anniversary here or anything. Can't really say when my anniversary is really, as I remember the old EZ Board. I'll accept whatever date I have here. Anyway, as an intermittent participant, with a grand total of 500 some posts in 15+ years, and in no particular order other than what I thought of first, Here Goes:
1. Barrow Downs ~ Non-movie theme. To my recollection, there was no mention of The Barrow Downs in the PJ fanfics. This place managed to avoid the attention of the hordes of movie actor fandomers as it took a bit more Tolkien searching to find.
2. Good Book Discussions. Usually good, articulate talks on topics, and even when disagreements came along, they were handled civilly by all parties.
3. Great T-Shirt and Coffee Mug design. Still have my T-shirt, but lost the coffee mugs to a shattering and a divorce.
4. Made some Friends. Yes, I'm talking about you Lush, and you Bethberry, and you Tigerlily, and a few others. I've had some issues with fecebook, the scourge that has caused the death of so many message boards, so probably haven't talked to you as much as I'd like.
5. The relatively laid back atmosphere. I mean, really. We're all dead.
6. The Translations From The Elvish forum. No, I haven't contributed to it, but I have been a regular reader of the threads.
7. Some of the RP Stories. Enjoyed reading some of the RPs as some of the writers are very good! Having 4 forums dedicated to the art of RP here had me thinking this place would be a luxurious haven for writing RP. I did try RPng here, but with the R&Rs, I found my creativity stifled by what to me was seemingly overbearing micromanagement of stories and posts, and requests for edits from others. It became more work than play for me. So I went elsewhere to write, and came here to read.
8. Board Appearance. I find the scheme here easy on the eyes and the text easy to read. Not overly gimmicky, and has some of the coolest post icons! I tend to use the pipe or the beer mug the most with the Tolkien symbol and the White Tree sometimes.
That's about all I can come up with right now. Thanks for all the years of enjoyment!
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The EZ Board days ended not long before that,because I recall being excited to lose the associated ads.
There were a lot of Tolkien fora on EZ Board, and I don't think the Downs was the first one I found. It stood out, though. And by the time the BW announced the intention to move to our own, independent software, I'd all but forgotten the other sites.
I guess what's mainly kept me here after so many years is just the people, and the quality of the discussions. Even when things get heated (Bombadil, anyone? Wingéd Balrogs? ), there's a certain restraint that endures. No YouTube-comment-type ugliness and name-calling. I largely credit Tolkien for that, for his works just don't seem to call to that type of Orcish personality.
But of course, the Chief Wight made it clear from the start that this forum was only about Tolkien. There are many RL topics (even more so today!) that always seem to invite acrimonious dissensions, no matter the venue. My view was that I could get that anywhere, if I wanted, and knowing that there was an escape from that I could always count on, means a great deal.
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My reason is simple. When the Great Blackout happened a couple years back, the main reason I missed the Downs was that the blackout took out a significant chunk of my social life away.
Also, it becomes a habit (and thanks to the Downs I frequently misspell that as habbit), and habbits are hard to get rid of once they settle in their habbit-holes. I am a lot better at this correspondence than I am at any other.
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It's that time of year again, when Intel does its seemingly annual rebranding ritual in an effort to "simplify" and "clarify" its sprawling product line. This year's rebranding is significantly more comprehensive than last year's effort, and let's hope it's more successful.
Intel is keeping the "Intel Core" brand while adding two new "modifiers," i5 and i3, to signify one and two notches down respectively on the price/performance scale from Intel Core i7, which will remain at the top as a performance brand. In sum, you'll be able to buy what is essentially the same processor at three different performance and feature points, which are, from top to bottom: Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5, and Intel Core i3.
The market is no longer simple, which means that Intel's product mix and brand strategy are no longer simple, but Intel is still addicted to enforced market segmentation.
Intel is transitioning the "Centrino" brand from mobile platforms to wireless networking products. It's keeping the Pentium brand for very low-end platforms and Atom for mobile.
The other big part of the rebranding is a new stars rating. Five-star processors will have the most performance and features, and one-star processor will have the least. This isn't such a great idea, because, who really wants to buy a "one-star" anything? By broad and deeply-ingrained cultural consensus, "one star" or "two stars" doesn't mean "this is slightly less awesome than the five-star option," it means "this is a turkey, so stay away."
If I were AMD, I'd be really happy to see Intel moving to this star-based scheme, because AMD's marketing team can adopt this and just start all of their own processors at the three-star level. At least, that's what I'd do.
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Intel doesn't even pretend that this latest rebranding is the last one, which is good, because it won't be. The market picture is vastly more complex than it was even just five years ago, and as Intel pushes its chips into new niches it will complexify even more.
Back in the "gigahertz race" era, market segmentation was done by clockspeed. Customers paid more for higher MHz and GHz ratings, because those ratings translated directly into performance. Intel profited from this arrangement by deliberately enforcing this clockspeed-based segmentation—the company would purposefully down-clock processors that could've been sold at higher speed ratings, in order to limit supply (and increase profit margins) at the top end.
Now that the clockspeed race is over, the core-count race has taken its place, but more cores do not necessarily equal more performance. (They only sometimes equal more performance, on certain workload types.) And, of course, power now matters as well, with performance per watt now having replaced raw performance as the ruling metric for the majority of the market.
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This segmentation strategy, in which Intel deliberately creates segments by tweaking features and clockspeeds (they still do the latter) on processors to slot them into a product matrix, is complex and hard to market, but it's also a problem of Intel's own making. So while Intel's marketing team has my sympathies as they try to package Intel's product matrix into a form that consumers can grasp, I don't feel that sorry for them, because they made their own bed.
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Toni Cipriani: Eh, boss, you okay?
Salvatore Leone: Do I look okay?
Toni Cipriani: No.
Salvatore Leone: Then what are you? A fuckin' moron? You're always saying the obvious. I can't believe I'm surrounded by people like you.
Toni Cipriani: Sorry.
Salvatore Leone: Listen, I'm sorry. Toni, you're on of my most trusted allies. After what you did, you like a son to me - better than my son, better than any son. Your mother's a lucky woman.
Toni Cipriani: So I hear.
Salvatore Leone: Anthony, it's over for guys like us. We're dinosaurs. Or dodos. Or dildos. Or something. I tell you, even in my own family I feel like Jesus surrounded by twelve Judases. I mean, listen to this; I got a union boss - a broad no less - that I need to do me a favor, and she asks for money? All I wanted was 24 hours access to the docks, while the strike was going on, strikes that I helped organize, so my boys could offload some drugs, and now I get this horse shit! I mean these people are people that I personally fought for, people I've killed for, honest people. And this is how they repay me?
Toni Cipriani: It's insulting.
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Toni Cipriani: You're gonna take this crap off a broad?
Salvatore Leone: For now what choice do I have? Look, go down there, pay her off - and tell her I'd like to have a word with her. Go.
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Toni Cipriani: Salvatore wants to talk.
Jane Hopper: I'm not playing Salvatore's game.
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Jane Hopper: Thanks for the donation, kid... see you around.
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Coffee futures have shot up on the back of a report out of Brazil, the world's largest producer of arabica coffee beans, released on Thursday, that called for a smaller-than-expected crop harvest. The government's crop supply agency, Conab, forecasts a coffee crop of 44.6 million bags in 2014, down from a report in January calling for 46.4 million to 50 million bags.
This new report comes after more data was gathered regarding a drought that hit the region. The report also said Brazil's 2014 arabica coffee harvest was expected to fall to 32.2 million bags and its 2014 robusta coffee harvest would rise to 12.3 million bags.
Coffee is up nearly 75% so far this year, skyrocketing from $1.11 a pound at the end of 2013 to $1.94 cents as of 8:30 a.m. in New York.
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This doesn't mean you are likely to pay more for your morning coffee right away, but analysts agree that a price shock could happen in the near future.
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"For every new specialty coffee drink that Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Tim Horton's, and the rising number of new local chains releases, it means fewer beans, and the prospect for a future of higher prices for them," said Brian Sozzi, Belus Capital CEO. "The best investment an investor could make in 2014 is buying bags of coffee, freezing them, and then selling them on Ebay late in 2015 and 2016 because prices to consumers are going higher, potentially 'eye-poppingly' higher."
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Drivers in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties are advised to use caution in the following areas where the Florida Department of Transportation has road construction and repair projects underway this week:
— Business U.S. 41, Bee Ridge Road, U.S. 41 and Gulf of Mexico Drive. Maintenance crews will replace traffic markings between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.
— Tamiami Trail at Gulf Gate Drive, Bay Acres Avenue and General Spaatz Boulevard; State Road 789 (John Ringling Causeway and North Gulfstream Avenue) at Sunset Drive-Golden Gate Drive; Clark Road at Beneva Road and Sawyer Road; and Bee Ridge Road at Murdock Avenue and Honore Avenue. Lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews replace mast arms and traffic control devices.
— U.S. 41 north of Constitution Boulevard. Maintenance crews working; no lane closures expected.
— Ringling Bridge. Crews performing maintenance from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. No lane closures expected. North sidewalk will be closed early in the week.
— Englewood Road at Hosmer Avenue, Virginia Court and State Road 777. Lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews replace mast arms and traffic control devices.
— Bee Ridge Road from Beneva Road to Cattlemen Road. Intermittent eastbound snd westbound lane closures between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews repair sidewalks.
— Clark Road and Honore Avenue. Westbound outside lane closed on Clark Road from 9 p.m. today to 5:30 a.m. Tuesday while a contractor relocates power poles.
— Longboat Pass, Cortez and Anna Maria Island bridges. Lane closures from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. while crews replace pavement markers.
— Cortez Road from 51st Street West to 26th Street West. Intermittent lane closures during pipeline replacements between 9 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. weekdays and from 9 p.m. Friday to 6:30 a.m. Monday. The speed limit is reduced from 45 mph to 35 mph.
— State Road 70 from Sugar Bowl Road to Myakka City. Expect lane closures while crews clean roadside ditches.
— S.R. 70 from Lorraine Road to County Road 675. Intermittent lane closures between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Crews are resurfacing the highway and working on guardrails, drainage, signs and pavement markings.
— S.R. 64 from west of Carlton Arms Boulevard to Interstate 75. Speed limit reduced from 50 mph to 45 mph while crews widen the highway and install bike lanes, sidewalks and drainage swales.
— S.R. 64 from Wingate Road to the Hardee County line. Intermittent daytime and nightly lane closures during highway resurfacing.
- Maintenance is ongoing on nine bridges: Interstate 75 over the Peace River, southbound I-75 over Sandy Hartmans Canal, U.S. 41 over Sunset Canal, U.S. 41 over Morningstar Canal, northbound U.S. 41 over Oyster Creek, U.S. 41 over Alligator Creek, southbound U.S. 17 over Shell Creek.
— I-75 from the Tuckers Grade interchange to south of the North Jones Loop interchange. Crews are widening the highway to six lanes. From 11 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday and from 11 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday, entrance and exit ramps at Tuckers Grade will be closed during paving.
— U.S. 17 at Taylor Street, U.S. 41, Nesbit Street, Cooper Street and Marion AVenhue. Crews are installing traffic signal mast arms. Lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
— U.S. 17 from east of Marlympia Way to west of Copley Drive. Crews are adding bike lane, widening road shoulders and installing drainage, signs and guardrails. Expect lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
— U.S. 41 at Scott Street. Crews are resurfacing two northbound lanes. One lane will be closed at a time from 7 p.m. to midnight.
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Road crews at work from Myakka to Charlotte
Drivers in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties are advised to use caution in the following areas where the Florida Department of Transportation has road construction and repair projects underway this week: