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Obviously this will need a bunch of iterations and will take some considerable amount of time before being commit ready.
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==Javadoc and code==
==Javadoc and code==
The code is developed on execution-merge branch ([http://hg.netbeans.org/cnd-main/rev/bfaa410ff432 initial commit]) in cnd-main repository. The builder is [http://deadlock.netbeans.org/hudson/job/prototypes-execution-merge/ on deadlock].
The code is developed on execution-merge branch ([http://hg.netbeans.org/cnd-main/rev/bfaa410ff432 initial commit]) in cnd-main repository. The builder is [http://deadlock.netbeans.org/hudson/job/prototypes-execution-merge/ on deadlock].
Current revision as of 21:10, 19 November 2012
Execution API merge
Problem statement
- There is a need of common public API for executing external processes - either on local host or remote host.
- There are several flavors of related APIs:
- dlight.nativeexecution - non public (friend) API used by C/C++ modules and many modules in Studio ( 119 friends in total); All the code that uses this API is under our control;
- extexecution - PUBLIC API for executing remote processes. It is plug-able and allows to pass own ProcessBuilder. As API is public, there are users of the API that are not under our control... (54 modules in nb codebase use it)
- richexecution (within lib.terminalemulator)
dlight.nativeexecution is intensively used in CND. This module provides functionality for runnig processes on different platforms (*nix, windows, macos), it deals with processes starting/terminating, I/O, different terminals, signals, and so on. So it provides good functionality coverage, but has several big problems:
- nowadays it requires serious cleanup;
- it's implementation has many places where call to some method initiates a connection, which is unexpected in most cases
- it is ssh-oriented. It's fundamental API object, ExecutionEnvironment, doesn't provide a way for specifying a way of accessing remote host
- it's error-handling/flow is not well structured and not always clear
cleaned-up dlight.nativeexecution can be used as an implementation module with extexecution API, but extexecution should be extended in this case to support features proposed by the dlight.nativeexecution.
Scope ot the review
- I would like to review an API (cleaned-up) of nativeexecution (not binded anyhow to extexecution) with the main aim to demostrate
- what functionality this module provides (all this functionality was needed for CND's remote support)
- how the functionality affected some API design decisions
- Then I would like to make conclusions on what is missing in the extexecution (mostly this is about ExternalProcessBuilder), how it could be extended in a compatible way to make it possible for users to use full range of functionality provided by nativeexecution.
From here by term 'nativeexecution' I mean a new rewrittent API/implementation which is a result of clean-up of existent dlight.nativeexecution module. The possible way of dealing with modules (as I see it) is to:
- Deprecate dlight.nativeexecution
- Introduce nativeexecution (API/SPI/impl)
[phejl] Maybe such API won't be needed afterall. Depends on how much we can integrate to extexecution.
[akrasny] Right. But I would like to do a cleanup of dlight.nativeexecution as well.. So this 'new' nativeexecution API/SPI/impl could be much more clear. Maybe this is out of scope task and could be done separately.
- Extend extexecution and start using (2) as a implementation layer
- Move existent CND modules on the new APIs (extexecution/nativeexecution)
- Get rid of the 'old' nativeexecution.
Goal of the review
To provide an API (most likely extend extexecution) so that API users will be able to execute commands remotely and have access to all needed (as experience with CND shows) functionality.
All requirements (not ordered)
- connection initiation/cancellation/termination to a remote environment
- connection error handling
- track changes in connection state
- parallel execution
[phejl] Is there a problem with that? Why is it mentioned explicitly?
[akrasny] There were some implementation issues with intensive parallel execution (when many processes are run at the same time) in remote... Also some parts in rfs work sequentially... But right.. this is all implementation stuff... From the API point of view this is obvious requirement for the execution framework.
- environment variables handling (initial get, ways to modify)
- start / terminate processes
- tracking process state changes
- get process info (at least some - duration/start time etc..)
- get process exit status (exit status or if terminated by signal - signal number; if core was dumped - need to know this)
- signals sending
- OS-neutral
- helpers for handling special variable names (like LD_PRELOAD/DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES)
- helpers to work with PATH-like variables
- 'easy' processes start a.k.a ProcessUtils
- encodings handling
- pseudo-terminal, terminal I/O
- internal/external terminals
- unbuffering
[phejl] What's this?
[akrasny] Again, is an implementation detail.. There is a problem of getting process' output in time if buffering is used. Usually output is buffered (especially when I/O is not attached to any terminal). Our 'solution' for this is ld-preloaded library that forcibly sets buffer size to zero. This is rather serious intervention, IMO... that is why we have an API for controlling this behavior. I have mentioned it here because I wanted to discuss this with you.
- X11 forwarding
- authentication - password/ssh key/agents
- errors Handling / flow
- info caching (?)
[phejl] What's this?
[akrasny] Again, implementation thing that I wanted to discuss. There is always a tradeoff - caching vs. calculation. There should be a clear understanding of this question - what information (about remote/local execution environment) is cached and what is calculated each time. Like info about remote host, user's environment variables, etc..
- shell commands support
- ShellSession (a helper session for running small tasks (?))
- trace-ability
- I/O redirection
- sensitive information protection
- caches/temp files handling..
Additional possible usages that are NOT covered by CND/SolStudio use cases, but could be considered as well
- 'Remote host' is not necessary a host
Here I mean that remote execution could be considered as an execution in 'other context'. Which could be, for exeample, running some command on a remote farm in the context of some ADE-view;
How to do that [phejl]
As this is pretty large task I think we have to come up with some basic plan. The target state should be extexecution module providing API with nativeexecution as implementation module. We will see what's doable.
The merge should be done upside down so we won't copy methods and classes at first place, but rather we will search for missing functionality and we will explore a ways how to add it to extexecution enriching it in a compatible way.
We should progress in steps starting from core functionality. This does not mean such steps should be visible in the VCS trunk though a named branch would be ideal solution for cooperation. The name is execution-merge.
As the new temporary nativeexecution API has no clients, it is hard to understand the usage and workflow (at least for extexecution maintainer). The nativeexecution API usage should be demonstrated at least on one client.
These would be necessary steps:
- Provide a core functionality in extexecution:
- Connection handling
- NativeProcess if needed
- Extend a functionality to handle things like:
- Enviroment variables
- Authentication
- X11 Forwarding
- ...
- Going further to cover all other requirements
Obviously this will need a bunch of iterations and will take some considerable amount of time before being commit ready.
- ProcessUtils
move execution methods to ExecutionService in extexecution
- NativeProcess -> java.lang.Process
SignalUtils -> ProcessSignal in extexecution
- NativeProcessBuilder -> ProcessBuilder
NativeProcessBuilder available as ProcessBuilder
setShell - not now
- environment -> ProcessBuilder.getEnvironment()
- process listeners
- properties -> not sure, either Lookup or direct getter for support or something completely different :)
- Connection -> in a separate module
- Extexecution unit tests
- Common usages:
- Start an executable, wait for it's completion and get it's output/error/exit code. This is the MOST common scenario. In most cases the output will be rather small and user will prefer to get it as a string (or array of strings). No input, no special 'advanced' stuff like pseudo-terminal allocation.
- Start an 'interactive' executable. This requires error/output 'processors' and input 'provider'.
- Start an executable like 'sudo' that reads from a terminal (need to allocate a pty) to make it work
- Start a process and plug it's IO to an InputOutput (either terminal emulator or a 'plain' output)
- Start any of the above with modified environment
- Rare cases:
- Start a process in an 'External Terminal'
- Questionable
- Specify a script to start. (pipes, redirections, several commands etc...)
- Advanced process cfg
- Error stream re-direction
- X11Forwarding
- Create but not start a process (suspended mode)
- Getting an 'extended' exit information (if exited or signaled, which signal, if core was dumped)
- Force-unbuffer IO
- Getting extra info (creation time, usr/sys/real times)
- Builder from builder -or- wrapping commands (?)
- Instead of running whatever user configured do some prefixing/wrapping (like time or truss)
Javadoc and code
The code is developed on execution-merge branch (initial commit) in cnd-main repository. The builder is on deadlock.


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It's not all about the beach on Kauai
Visitors to Kauai who venture beyond the beach may be rewarded with a few hours in a town where time has slowed, at a Hindu monastery high in the hills, a small museum chronicling the history of Kauai and a garden of the gods.
On a typical day in Hanapepe, a sleepy town on Kauai's south shore, roosters strut across the wide main street, a parrot named Tabasco greets you at an art gallery, and a sign on the door of a boutique explains that the owner has gone to the bank but will return soon.
Life is lived slowly in Hanapepe, population about 2,300 and about 16 miles southwest of Lihue off Kaumualii Highway. It's a delightful day trip, and, to my mind anyway, more interesting than touristy Old Koloa Town to the east.
Hanapepe Road, the main drag, is lined with frame buildings that recall the early American West. These nicely restored buildings have taken on a second life: A former laundry is an art gallery, a onetime service station is a bookstore and café.
The town fell on hard times when the center of commerce shifted to Lihue and Highway 50 was realigned. But recently Hanapepe has reinvented itself as the art capital of Kauai. Friday is Art Night, and from 6 to 9 p.m. galleries welcome visitors with pupus (appetizers) and tunes by local musicians.
A day trip might start with a stroll across the Hanapepe swinging bridge, a creaky, swaying wooden pedestrian bridge suspended by two cables over the Hanapepe River at the east end of town.
Pick up the widely available Historic Hanapepe Walking Tour Map to learn histories of some of the buildings, identified by plaques. The old Serikawa building, once a 1920s bed-and-breakfast ($3 a night, with meals, back in the day), is now a complex of small stores. (Its balconied second story passed for an Australian hotel in the 1983 TV miniseries "The Thorn Birds.") A former Chinese-owned bakery now houses Banana Patch Studio, where you might find artisans at work.
You won't find McDonald's in Hanapepe. But you might try Bobbie's for pulled pork sandwiches or a local-style plate lunch or Hanapepe Café & Bakery for salad, sandwiches and vegetarian fare and a little ambience — ceiling fans, original 1930s counter and stools. Both serve lunch, as well as dinner on Art Nights.
Downtown Lihue, with its state and county offices and fast-food restaurants, isn't exactly a magnet for tourists. But the Kauai Museum is well worth the $10 ticket and investment of a couple of hours for those interested in Hawaiian history.
Its eclectic collection gives a glimpse into the lives of those who molded Hawaii — the Polynesians, the missionaries, the immigrants who labored in the sugar cane fields. There's a good film that puts it all in perspective, including today's emergence of the Native Hawaiian movement.
Displays include Filipino swords with exquisite metalwork, objects from Honolulu's Iolani Palace during the monarchy, Chinese lacquerware, a giant sugar boiling pot, stone tools, Japanese musical instruments, early New England furniture brought by the missionaries, feather leis and capes and an outrigger canoe.
The museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Info: (808) 245-6931, https://www.kauaimuseum.org.
In the hills four miles above the coastal town of Kapaa, this peaceful retreat is home to 21 Hindu monks from five nations. Visitors are welcome to stroll the gardens, which are lush with ferns and flowering trees, and to visit Kadavul temple, on either guided or self-guided tours.
One drizzly morning I took the self-guided tour, following a narrow, winding footpath past a banyan tree housing a six-faced god showing the path to wisdom through yoga. A free map identified points of interest. There are ponds and botanical gardens with trees from India and Sri Lanka as well as Hawaiian tropicals.
Outside Kaduval temple, I watched an orange-robed monk tossing rice to the birds in a ritual honoring the nature god. He stood near a 16-ton black granite statue of the bull Nandi, which represents the perfect devotee of God Siva. Shedding my shoes, I dipped my feet in the temple pool and stepped inside, where there are more than 100 statues of God Siva. A service at 9 a.m. daily is open to anyone.
From the pali (lookout) in the gardens, there's a view of Mt. Waialeale, the wettest spot on Earth, and the Waialua River valley. Across the way, sun glinted on the golden domes of the Iraivan Temple, a Southern Indian-style structure being built of white granite hand-carved in India. It's projected to be completed in 2017.
The monastery was founded in 1970 by Robert Hansen, a native of Oakland who danced with the San Francisco Ballet before his conversion to Hinduism. The monks have taken vows of poverty and engage in daily meditation; they tend the gardens, grow much of their own food and keep a small herd of dairy cows.
They are also decidedly tech-savvy. Wearing their hand-woven cotton robes, they sit at their Macs, publishing a quarterly journal, Hinduism Today (digital version available) and maintaining websites, including https://www.gurudeva.org. They have iPhones, they tweet and they blog.
Visitors coming by car must make reservations for the guided tours, which take place about once a week. (Free, donations encouraged.) The monastery is open from 9 a.m. to noon daily; (888) 735-1619.
On the North Shore in a verdant valley in the shadow of Makana Mountain ("Bali Hai" in "South Pacific") is Limahuli Garden. The setting is spectacular, but this is not just a beautiful place. Here, conservationists are at work undoing damage to the ecosystem from grazing cattle, feral pigs, invasive plant species, insects and fungi for which native species are defenseless.
Visitors learn which plants and trees are indigenous (native to Hawaii and other places), which are native (having reached Hawaii without human involvement) and which are endemic, having evolved in Hawaii from indigenous species and native only to Hawaii. Native plants, our guide told us, came by "wind, wing and weather," the seeds washed ashore or carried by wind, tropical storms or migrant birds. Many of Limahuli's native plants, such as the white hibiscus, which is endemic to Kauai, are rare or endangered.
Some of the introduced species — the modern introductions — are a big part of the problem. These introductions began with the arrival of Capt. James Cook in the islands in 1778 and continued through the plantation era, from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. They are not to be confused with Polynesian introductions, which were brought in voyagers' canoes as early as 200 and, for the most part, are useful species that do not tend to grow uncontrolled.
My tour began at the little visitor center, which is painted Hanalei green. There, I borrowed a walking stick (umbrellas are also provided, but this day we got lucky) and met up with our small group's guide, Kawika Goodale. His degree is in biology, but he's eminently qualified to take visitors around the garden: He is a sixth-generation Kauai native, and the land that is now the garden was a gift to Kauai from his grandmother Juliet Rice Wichman.
The tour of this peaceful place begins at lava rock terraces constructed perhaps 700 years ago as an irrigation system for farming taro, the food staple of the early Hawaiians. (Think poi.) Canals diverted water from Limahuli stream, which flows for more than 3,000 feet down to the ocean. Goodale told us that the stream is home to five species of Hawaiian saltwater fish that have evolved into freshwater fish.
As we followed a narrow trail uphill, Goodale pointed out a papala kepau tree, which early Hawaiians used as a bird catcher. They would attach a piece of its fruit, together with a flower as bait, to a twig. Birds landing on the twig would become stuck long enough to lose a few feathers, which were used for making cloaks, helmets and standards. Farther along, Goodale pointed out "public enemy No. 1," the schefflera, or octopus tree, with its bright red branches — an aggressive Australian import that grows like a weed in this valley.
Conservation of rare and endangered tropical species is a priority for the National Tropical Botanical Garden, which was established in 1964; there are four in Hawaii and one in Florida. Here at Limahuli, work is carried on in an adjacent 985-acre preserve that's not open to the public.
We saw breadfruit, originally brought to Kauai in canoes by Polynesians for whom it was an all-purpose tree: They ate its fruit, caulked their canoes with its gummy sap and used its leaves as sandpaper for polishing the wood for bowls, canoes and surfboards. Another versatile Polynesian introduction growing in the garden is the ti plant, whose leaves were used in cooking, for making sandals and for thatching roofs.
And there is sugar cane, which also came in those canoes. From it came food, medicine and primitive toothbrushes and, our guide told us, its silvery tassels were scattered on hillsides to create a slippery surface for sledding Hawaiian-style.
We saw a kukui, or candlenut tree, that is the official state tree, although it's a Polynesian introduction. It has spread into Kauai's forests as rats have carried fallen nuts. Rats are a problem here — "Two rats, three years, 17 million rats," observed Goodale.
As we paused at a viewpoint and gazed at the ocean, we heard a bit of the legend of Pohaku-o-Kane, which is about a family of rocks — two brothers and a sister — that washed ashore at Kauai. Like most Hawaiian legends, it's a complicated tale, involving the older rock brother's arduous efforts to reach the mountain ridge. But there he stands today, a large rock perched in plain sight on the east side of the valley.
The garden is almost at the end of Kuhio Highway north at Haena and is open Tuesday through Saturday, with guided tours ($30) at 10 a.m. by reservation and self-guided tours ($15) from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reservations can be made online (except for Saturday tours) at tours.ntbg.org or at (808) 826-1053.
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NEW YORK - Among people with low physical activity and a high risk of diabetes, those who walk more throughout the day are less likely to actually get the blood sugar disorder, according to new research.
The study, published in the journal Diabetes Care, is part of a growing body of evidence that for people who get very little exercise, "even small amounts of activity will provide a really good return on their investment," said Catrine Tudor-Locke, who studies walking and health at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was not involved in the research.
Daily walking recommendations typically point to a minimum of 10,000 steps per day. Tudor-Locke said a good rule of thumb is that 2,000 steps equals about one mile.
Earlier studies, based on questionnaires, have shown that walking more is tied to a lower risk of diabetes. But few studies have used precise measures of how many steps people take each day, said Amanda Fretts, the lead author of the new report and a researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle.
To get a better sense of walking's potential benefits, Fretts and her colleagues asked more than 1,800 people to wear a pedometer on their hip for a week to tally the number of steps they typically took each day.
All of them came from native American communities in Arizona, Oklahoma and North and South Dakota that are known to have low physical activity levels and high rates of diabetes.
About a quarter of the group were considered to have very low activity, taking fewer than 3,500 steps a day, while half took fewer than 7,800 steps per day.
At the beginning of the study, none of the participants had diabetes. But after five years of follow-up, 243 people had developed the condition.
About 17 per cent of the people in the lowest activity group developed diabetes, compared to 12 per cent of the people who took more than 3,500 steps a day.
After taking into account people's age, whether they smoked and other diabetes risk factors, Fretts's team determined that people who walked the most were 29 per cent less likely to develop diabetes than those who walked the least.
"Our finding wasn't surprising given that other studies have shown that even light activity is associated with a lower risk of diabetes," Fretts wrote in an email to Reuters Health.
The findings don't prove that walking more is responsible for the lower risk of diabetes, but Fretts offered some possible explanations for how walking might help.
"Increased physical activity may prevent weight gain and promote weight loss, a major determinant of diabetes risk," she told Reuters Health.
Indeed, when Fretts took into account how large people were, based on a measure called body mass index (BMI), she found that extra walking didn't provide any benefits to reducing people's diabetes risk.
"BMI is one of the plausible biological mechanisms by which physical activity (or walking) may lower diabetes risk - that is, walking may promote weight loss - and weight loss is a major factor related to diabetes risk," Fretts said.
Physical activity also has effects on inflammation, glucose and other molecules in the body that could help lower diabetes risk, said Fretts.
Tudor-Locke added that the potential benefits of moderate levels of walking are "only for those who are really inactive to begin with" and don't mean others should decrease their activity levels.


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Tiegenort (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
Tiegenort (Tiegenorth; now known as Tujsk; coordinates: 54.276667, 19.132778 [54° 16′ 36″ N, 19° 7′ 58″ E]; population in 1905, 503; in 2012, 362) is located approximately 7 kilometres (4 miles) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański (Tiegenhof), 20 km. (13 mi.) north-west of Elbląg (Elbing), 27 km. (17 mi.) north of Malbork (Marienburg), and 34 km. (21 mi.) east of the regional capital Gdańsk (Danzig).
Tiegenort was established in 1349 by Heinrich Dusemer von Arfberg, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. The village was colonized in the 17th century. Until 1793 Tiegenort was part of Danzig in Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of Poland. The Second Partition of Poland in 1793 added Danzig and its surrounding territory to the province of West Prussia. Tiegenort was situated in the district (Kreis) of Marienburg from 1818 until the establishment of the Free City of Danzig in 1920. Tiegenort came under the control of Nazi Germany during World War II until February 1945 when it was occupied by Soviet forces and eventually returned to Poland. Today it is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
In the 1793 Danzig census there were four Mennonite families in Tiegenhort with the following surnames: Borckmann, Loepp, and Penner. In 1820, Tiegenort/Freiheit had 315 residents, including 24 Mennonites. In 1885, the village was composed of 231 włókas (4,148 hectares), 43 houses, 334 Catholics and Lutherans, and 15 Mennonites.
Mennonites who were residents of Tiegenort were members of the Tiegenhagen Mennonite Church.
Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. "Tujsk." Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland. 2005. Web. 6 December 2012. http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=466&lang=en.
Wikipedia. "Tujsk." Web. 6 December 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tujsk.
Wolf, Hans-Jürgen. "Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Web. 6 December 2012. http://www.westpreussen.de/pages/forschungshilfen/ortsverzeichnis/ortssuche.php.
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5 talks that are all about lying
The average person lies once or twice a day. And as Cornell psychology professor Jeff Hancock shares in today's fascinating talk, given at TEDxWinnipeg, the anonymity and ambiguity of technology give us a whole new arsenal of ways to fib. He and his team have identified three new types of lies made possible by text […]Continue reading


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Ben Ali of Ben's Chili Bowl Dies
Ben Ali, the founder of Ben's Chili Bowl, a landmark D.C. eatery that has fed presidents, celebrities and the common folks of the city, died last night of congestive heart failure at his home in Washington. He was 82. (Our full obituary is here; be sure to read it all the way to the end because you'll be amazed.)
A fixture of U Street since 1958, the cramped restaurant has outlasted the changing fortunes of its neighborhood and supplied hungry Washingtonians with heaping bowls of chili, hot dogs and its trademark chili-topped half-smokes. Photos of visiting celebrities -- including Denzel Washington, Danny Glover and Bill Cosby -- lined the walls, and in January the restaurant received its best publicity boost ever when president-elect Obama dropped by for a half-smoke (a smoked sausage).
Near a sign that warned, "Who eats free at Ben's: Bill Cosby. No one else," Obama paid for his $12 tab with a $20 bill, leaving the change as a tip.
Mr. Ali, a Trinidadian immigrant who had studied at Howard University, opened the eatery with his wife, Virginia, and ran the popular but eccentric carryout restaurant with two of his three sons. The place was known as a gathering spot for Washingtonians of all classes and races, who were united by their love of chili and the restaurant's excellent jukebox and quirky customs. It was open as long as 22 hours a day and survived several urban renewal efforts on a street once known as Washington's "Black Broadway" but later hit by severe blight before a recent renaissance.
Through the decades, the sights, sounds and smells of Ben's Chili Bowl endured as a place of comfort and warmth amid a world of change. It was featured in documentaries and in the 2008 Russell Crowe political thriller, "State of Play."
Please share your memories of the man, not just the restaurant, in our comments section below or in our discussion area. We also have a huge photo gallery online of Mr. Ali and his restaurant.
Here's a piece that we ran on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the restaurant and the 45th anniversary. It was one of the few businesses to remain open on U Street during the 1968 riots.
Ben Ali, left, poses with big Chili Bowl fan, Joe Johnson of D.C. Ben holds his wedding photo featuring he and wife Virginia from 1958, the same year that Ben's Chili Bowl opened on U St. (photo by Michael Williamson, Washington Post).
Here's Bill Cosby in 2003 with Virginia and Ben Ali at the restaurant's 45th anniversary party (AP photo).
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Thanks Ben.
Posted by: christopher_a_metzler | October 8, 2009 12:18 PM
Obama paid for his meal.
Posted by: corones | October 8, 2009 12:22 PM
We all owe a debt of thanks to Ben Ali not only for the fun and great food at Ben's Chili Bowl, but for sticking with DC during all the good and bad times. He is an icon in our City and he will be missed. My thoughts are with the Ali familty at this difficult time.
Posted by: peterdc | October 8, 2009 12:23 PM
Thank you Ben. Job well done. Rest in peace.
Posted by: mstov | October 8, 2009 12:35 PM
I visited Ben's Chili Bowl just last week with a group of journalism students from D.C.'s Roosevelt Senior High School. We all got a lesson in the history of this remarkable eatery and devoured some great chili dogs.
May Ben Ali's legacy continue.
Posted by: YSLamb | October 8, 2009 12:50 PM
Thank you Mr. Ali for you and your family's service to the community. To Mrs. Virginia and Haidar, Kamal and Nizam, my deepest condolences.
Posted by: digital_fightnews1 | October 8, 2009 12:52 PM
I have never had the pleasure of eating at Ben's Chili Bowl but hope to one day when I am in DC. Sad to see him pass. Hope his family keeps the tradition going.
Posted by: Pilot1 | October 8, 2009 12:54 PM
Thank you Mr. Ali. Even in passing, you will remain a true icon to the city of DC. Unfortunately, the District has lost one of its true patriarchs today. My prayers go out to you and your family.
Posted by: othello02 | October 8, 2009 12:57 PM
Thankyou Ben, for EVERYTHING you did, to make DC a community. You will be missed by many.
Posted by: Robbnitafl | October 8, 2009 12:58 PM
I was very young and my dad's medical office was at 12th and W across from the Children's Hospital annex. I would gather my little change and head on over to U street to get a half smoke with mustard, relish and onions.
Thanks Ben. Hot dogs and half smokes can only be good for you and you proved the point.
Rest well; you done good!
Posted by: photolewie | October 8, 2009 1:01 PM
I just ate at Ben's last week and thought what a great DC Institution it is. Ben's restaurant has always been so warm and welcoming to me and others from the Natonal Hot Dog and Sausage Council. He will be sorely missed.
Janet Riley, President, National Hot Dog and Sausage Counci
Posted by: mdpostreader | October 8, 2009 1:19 PM
I'ved lived in DC for thirty-nine years and as a young girl Ben's Chili Bowlwas the place to go let at night. Now, middle-age I frequent Ben's as well as Next Door. The news struck me hard since I knwo the family and have friends who work there. I can't imagine what this day is like in a place always full of fun and laughter.
Mr. Ali will remain an icon on the U Street corridor for years to ocme. My heart goes out to his family and staff of both establishments and I send heart-felt condolences.
Posted by: freenan1 | October 8, 2009 1:19 PM
Rest In Peace, what an ICON. It must feel great to know that you started an ICON, and more importantly you raised your family in such a way that they are continuing the tradition. Your family is a testiment, that your day's on this earth were more than the Chili Bowl....
Posted by: highlife | October 8, 2009 1:22 PM
Obama for his $12 tab with a $20 bill, leaving the change as a tip.
What kind of sentence is this?
There's no editor's checking anymore?
Posted by: citigreg | October 8, 2009 1:22 PM
I grew up in DC. I remember going to Bens Chili Bowl with my father on many occasions as a kid. The Ali Family are really good people. My Condolences to the family. Rest in Peace Ben.
Posted by: ladyc1 | October 8, 2009 1:23 PM
One of the best posters in Metro buses advocating for DC Statehood was Ben's. Thank you to Ben.
Condolences to his family: here was a fine man who lived out his values in a way that made a difference to a whole city.
Barb Irwin
Washington DC
Posted by: irwinbp | October 8, 2009 1:31 PM
I also grew up in DC and remember being afraid they wouldn't make it through the rough transition when the METRO construction destroyed U street and made it impossible to do business on U Street. They supported the civil rights leaders with food and a place to feel welcome and safe and they perservered through the drug and prostitution takeover of U street. Now the family is rightly reaping the benefits of the U street renaissance. All testament to Mr. Ali's vision and loyalty to D.C. and his customers. Rest in Peace Mr. Ali, and peace to the family.
Posted by: DCcomm | October 8, 2009 1:35 PM
Thank you sir. You helped to make D.C. a better place! Requiescat in pace.
Posted by: whirlwind81 | October 8, 2009 1:38 PM
I remember one of my dates taking me to Ben's after a movie in the late 70's. He warned me of the hot chili. Oh, I could do HOT. Well lets just say I couldn't ask for WATER fast enough.
Posted by: Turtle1234 | October 8, 2009 1:43 PM
A moment of silence for Ben Ali.
Thanks Ben, and all of your family, for, so far, 51 years of great food (it really is good), great fun, great spirit, and great contributions to Washington, D.C., the community, the region, the restaurant scene, and life in general.
Ben Ali will be missed, but he'll never be forgotten.
In the next few days, everyone should go on down to Ben's Chili Bowl and eat a meal there in honor of Ben Ali!
Bon appetit!
Posted by: thefrontpage1 | October 8, 2009 1:47 PM
Obama for his $12 tab with a $20 bill, leaving the change as a tip.
What kind of sentence is this?
There's no editor's checking anymore?
Posted by: citigreg | October 8, 2009 1:22 PM
Hey citigreg,
Your grammer isn't any better!!
Rest in peace Ben. You will be missed!
Posted by: chirty | October 8, 2009 1:49 PM
I was just @ Ben's Next Door last night. I had no idea that Mr. Ali had died until I read the paper this afternoon. He was without a doubt a Washington visionary and Ben's Chili Bowl is a Washington institution that I hope lives on FOREVER!!!
My sincere condolences to the Ali Family, your husband/father has left a great legacy that we hope continues for another 50 plus years.
Posted by: gbethc | October 8, 2009 1:50 PM
Cheers to Ben and his Chili Bowl..
Posted by: jdowdell_balti | October 8, 2009 1:53 PM
Thank you Ben. Do rest in peace.
Posted by: thornwalker1 | October 8, 2009 2:01 PM
I'm pouring out a half smoke all the way for Ben right now.... RIP
Posted by: BenzoTim | October 8, 2009 2:04 PM
I thought the sign inside Ben's said that "only Bill Cosby (& the Obamas) eat for free" . . .
Maybe the change was made after the president's visit.
Either way, RIP. The food isn't great, but for the price, it is good value; and his restaurant is an undeniable fixture in the city -- everyone who spends anytime here learns about Bens.
The "glory wall" in particular is Smithsonian worthy -- it's a real document of the times.
Posted by: JPRS | October 8, 2009 2:14 PM
Thank you for great food and many years of service to DC.
Posted by: eabgarnet | October 8, 2009 2:17 PM
"There's no editor's checking anymore?" It appears as though the WaPo editors aren't the only ones not editing their work.
R.I.P. Ben.
Posted by: mintchocolatechip | October 8, 2009 2:19 PM
Your presence will be missed. Thank you for what you did for my city.
Posted by: patrickneil | October 8, 2009 2:21 PM
We went to Ben's Chili bowl for the first time, the same day Obama came in with Fenty.
My wife is in the photo in the green sweater.
It was a truly amazing day and a great place to eat some good food.
We are sad for the Ali family. What a fixture. Our prayers go out to them.
Posted by: dwicker1957 | October 8, 2009 2:22 PM
I remember eating at Ben's Chili Bowl when I attended Howard University. It was on my list of places to get the best and tastiest lunch.Condolences to the family of Mr. Ali, keep the tradition alive.
Posted by: b_pinkett | October 8, 2009 2:27 PM
If you have never ate at Ben's Chili Bowl, then you have never been to DC.
I'm sure Mr. Ali is already serving his famous chili dogs in heaven....
R.I.P. Mr. Ben Ali
Posted by: ENJOYA | October 8, 2009 2:49 PM
A sad day. In the mid and late 90s, I used to gig somewhat regularly on U Street, which was just getting ready to begin its revival then. I've only been in Ben's between 1-4AM, not really a good way to assure a night's sleep, but this greasy dive was/is an institution. Musicians and nighthawks know what I mean.
Posted by: AlanLewine | October 8, 2009 2:57 PM
Thank you so much for being around long enough for me to try your famous chili dogs for the first time a few years back--after moving to the DC area from NJ.
Ironically, I had another one of your chili dogs at the last Nats game this year--When I found that there was a franchise at the stadium, I didn't hesitate in getting one. I hope your restaurants continue to run for future generations to enjoy. Thanks again and R.I.P.
Posted by: writer_33 | October 8, 2009 3:10 PM
Mr. Ali's dining facility is a Washington, dc landmark, and in some corners of the city a monument and testimony to the everyday Washingtonian.
Specifically the symbolic and strident African American middle class neighborhood that surrounded Howard University and the many working class African-American neighborhoods and residents who patronized the chili bowl for decades.
It must be said that it wasn't until the economic transition of the nineties that the chili bowl finally gained its notoriety and well deserved recognition.
My respect and condolences to family and friends.
Posted by: ChickGlass7 | October 8, 2009 3:13 PM
This place is important to DC because in a city that's still largely segregated, it's one of the few places where people of every sort go and mingle. We are losing places like this everyday to fast food, rising rents and changing tastes but as Ben's popularity today still shows, it's as important to the city as it has ever been. Long live Ben's!
Posted by: hobomike | October 8, 2009 3:14 PM
Thanks for sticking it through with us Ben. The neighborhood would not have blamed you if you left but because you stayed you really encouraged us all. Also, thank you for letting me slide that day when I came up short on the change.
Posted by: uniqui01 | October 8, 2009 3:18 PM
Rest well, you will be missed.
May Ben's Chili Bowl live on in tribute.
Posted by: commboss | October 8, 2009 3:21 PM
Ben's was always very special to me becaus not just as a native Washingtonian, but also because one of his sons was a couple of years ahead of me in high school. Needless to say, it was a special place for all of us, regardless of which year you were.
I can't wait until my twin sons are old enough for their first trip to Ben's.
To the entire Ali family, my thoughts and prayers are with you,
Nick Jacobs
Posted by: njacobs | October 8, 2009 3:22 PM
Ben, you will be missed! Thanks for you and your wife's vision and perseverance through the tough times. Your iconic symbolism will remain a permanent fixture of DC History. RIP
Posted by: SuhaZM | October 8, 2009 3:35 PM
Rest In Peace Ben Ali. You were truly an entrepreneurial pioneer! The vision, drive, and perseverance that it took to establish and operate "The Bowl"(or "Ben's) for all those years is nothing short of astonishing. Being a resident and native of NWDC, I recall going to Ben's back in the early '70s after the all night horror movie-thons at the Republic theater on U St. with my older brothers. I experienced the goodness of the chili half smoke for the first time while Ben and his staff were hard at work making history. Thank you Ben Ali.
Posted by: middletonje | October 8, 2009 3:47 PM
citigreg "wrote":
"Obama for his $12 tab with a $20
bill, leaving the change as a tip.
"What kind of sentence is this?
"There's no editor's checking
Oh, citigreg, you are so unintentionally funny. Thank you.
Posted by: oxhead1 | October 8, 2009 3:49 PM
Since high school I have frequented the famous Ben's Chili Bowl. It is still one of my favorite spots. My grandmother used to love the chili hot dogs there. I pray that God will comfort the family. Thanks for the memories.
Posted by: Prosper2 | October 8, 2009 3:59 PM
As a native Washingtonian born in 1955, I remember my first visit as a child to Ben's Chili Bowl. I enjoyed my visits and I enjoyed their chili dogs.
My sincere condolences to the Ali family.
Posted by: Ward4DC | October 8, 2009 4:02 PM
Hey citigreg,
Your grammer isn't any better!!
Posted by: chirty | October 8, 2009 1:49 PM
Grammar Police needs to spellcheck.
RIP, Ben.
Posted by: mra5a | October 8, 2009 4:11 PM
"Rest in peace Ben", you definitely will always be remembered for among other things, the your outstanding contribution to the community!
Posted by: rayven-t | October 8, 2009 4:15 PM
I am a 59 year old black female, a Washingtonian and have eaten at Ben's more times than I can remember. My prayers go out to Ben's family that they stay strong for each other. May Ben forever rest in peace.
citigreg: The point of the sentence about Obama and his $12 tab was: If Obama can pay for his food plus leave a tip then why can't Cosby pay for his food, why does he get to eat free?
Posted by: onterioe919 | October 8, 2009 4:31 PM
My sister came to visit me from Nebraska and it was necessity that we get a chili half-smoke from Ben's. That was two weekends ago. I love that place and am thankful that Mr. Ben Ali and his family persevered through the many changes on U St. Sad to see him go but glad to celebrate his legacy.
Posted by: JEpting | October 8, 2009 4:32 PM
I am deeply sadden to hear the lost of such a pioneer Mr. Ali, whom I have never met but always respected his vision and success of seeing the restaurant threw thick and thin. I always believe getting started in the restaurant business can be a very difficult challenge yet the business has out lasted many doubters.
May God bless you,
Paul Cole
Posted by: pcole1363 | October 8, 2009 4:38 PM
Ben's is a place I love, and a place where I love to take out of town visitors and family to get a taste of Washington, and a taste of what the world should be. It's a place where all are welcome, all are equal, and all have dignity.
Posted by: observer9 | October 8, 2009 4:38 PM
This news simply breaks your heart. Let's us bow our heads to a great American who has brought us so much joy over the years with his wonderful half-smokes.
RIP Ben. Thanks for all the good times.
Posted by: cbjornson | October 8, 2009 4:57 PM
Used to go to Ben's Chili Bowl when I lived in DC. Saddened to hear about the passing of Mr. Ali. His family are in my prayers.
Posted by: wsealsjr | October 8, 2009 4:58 PM
First and foremost, my condolences to the family. The longevity and status is a great testimony to an amazing man and family.
I try to always take clients who are moving here from out of town to Ben's to experience a true DC experience.
And to the negative people on this blog, if you can't say anything nice..don't say anything at all. An apology would be well done.
Posted by: edenellis | October 8, 2009 5:00 PM
Folks, in keeping with our rules about comments, I've removed a statement from one person that was potentially slanderous, and a response that was obscene. Criticism is allowable in these forums, just keep it reasonable.
Also, thanks for the comments about missing words in the post, which I've corrected throughout the day. I was clearly working too fast this morning and didn't adequately edit the work. A full obit of Mr. Ali's life will be posted this evening, and will appear in tomorrow's Washington Post print edition.
Posted by: Patricia Sullivan | October 8, 2009 5:04 PM
Ben's was the very first restaurant we took my son to after he was born (granted, he didn't order anything that day, since he was only about five days old, but hey, he was there!).
RIP Mr. Ali - you will be missed.
Posted by: EdTheRed | October 8, 2009 5:38 PM
Condolences and best wishes to the Ali family. Best restaurant in DC, regardless of price.
Posted by: gce1356 | October 8, 2009 5:59 PM
He must not have eaten his own food. Those half smokes would have killed him years ago..
Posted by: SMWE357 | October 8, 2009 6:17 PM
Ben's is one the the things that makes Washington a "town" and not just a city that is the nation's capital.
I've been a patron of Ben's Chili Bowl for 20+ years, and living in the neighborhood for 8. I'm sad today.
Prayers for the family. RIP Ben.
Posted by: PrinceBuster21 | October 8, 2009 6:55 PM
I worked at Ben's for three months the fall after I graduated from Howard back in 1977. I needed a job and Ms. Virgina hired me. U Street was on the down-swing back then and a lot of junkies would pass through on my morning shift. But I remember the staff treating folks with dignity and respect regardless of who they were. I was also experimenting with vegetarianism at the time, but I couldn't last...the chili was just too good! LONG LIVE BEN'S...LONG LIVE THE HALF SMOKE!
Posted by: Allritebro | October 8, 2009 8:37 PM
Don't feel too bad. Ben's a nice guy I guess and Bill Cosby is okey-dokey, but it was (and is) an all-cash business. So if Ben decided that one year he only sold 20 half smokers, by God that's all he sold, even if he made a quarter of a million dollars cooking those suckers.
Posted by: Extempraneous | October 8, 2009 9:18 PM
Best chili dog I've ever had-both the chili and the half smoke did it! RIP, sir and my condolences to your family.
Posted by: rgrnhawaii | October 8, 2009 9:53 PM
Thanks to Ben and his restaurant I was able to feed myself at reasonable cost while working at a non-profit on S street. Thank you and Gob Bless his family and employees. He will truly be miss.
Posted by: 1derboy | October 8, 2009 10:02 PM
If you "ain't" been to Ben's for a hotdog and chili, you "ain't" been to D.C.
Plain and simple.
Posted by: aherson613 | October 9, 2009 12:17 AM
If you are a Washingtonian and have not been to Ben's Chili Bowl you don't know what you are missing. There is nothing like Ben's half smoke with chili. Thank you to the Ben's family. My prayers are with you. Let the legacy continue.
Ms. V
Posted by: veronicaleftwich | October 9, 2009 8:57 AM
stop hating - there is nothing wrong with the script about Obama.
Reread it --- it makes perfect sense. We were not here to criticize but to pay respect to Mr. Ben. Let go of the negatives!!!!
Posted by: candy8110 | October 9, 2009 1:18 PM
God bless you Ben! Thank you for the gift that you gave to DC! I remember visiting Ben's Chili Bowl as a youngster in DC with my dad. Great memories!
Posted by: motownfn | October 12, 2009 12:08 PM
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When I was about 7 years old, and my family and I went to West Plains, Missouri, for a day. While there, we stopped by the West Plains Music Store. As my dad was looking over a selection of harmonicas, an older gentleman behind the counter spied me looking though a glass case. Peering over his glasses, he made a sales pitch by stating that I needed to start my musical career with an instrument I could master quickly. His answer…a "Juice-harp."
I was quickly sold on the idea, and my dad made the purchase. I popped and twanged that twisted piece of lead all the way home. In my mind, I could play any song. It took a little skill in arching my mouth the right way or to keep from pinching my lips.
It was a few years later till I found out it was really called a "Jew's-harp." You see, I reasoned in my mind, that since it was played by opening my mouth in different positions, it was an instrument that could be easily covered with spit. Hence, I called it a "Juice-harp." It just made sense. In Ozark twang & vernacular, "Jew's-harp" & "Juice-harp" sounds pretty close to being the same word.
To this day…I still think the music store man called it a "Juice-harp."
In the following article, there is a wonderfully example of Ozark twang & dialect. I have transcribed the article exactly…word for word & letter for letter. I hope you have fun translating the 5th paragraph... as it is a part of our Ozarks' History.
The sun had just broken over the tops of the Ozarks one warm morning in summer. The mist that always settles thickly over these half mountains with the night all, was going to pieces and disappearing as the sun rose higher, leaving the green and dense verdure heavy and wet with the dew. In a cosy nook, on a log, overhanging the wild little stream that dashed down from a gushing spring above, a native was seated, earnestly playing a jewsharp. He twanged the vibrant metal with his thumb, keeping time by splashing one of his bare feet in the clear water below. After ten minutes, during which time the sun bad got high enough to shine straight in his eyes, he took the harp from his month and, wiping it on the leg of his trousers, exclaimed: "Thar! Ef thet don' settl'r, whut will? "
Before he had spoken another word a stranger stepped from behind a big tree and addressed him: "That was the best tune I ever heard on one of those instruments."
The mountaineer looked at the stranger a moment and then, drawing himself up in a knot on the log, said: "Dye mean it, mister?"
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"It's lak this, mister. Yer see, I hev be'n jest on the aige o' jinin' th' Simpson gal, over 'n th' holler, fer more'n er yar, an' when th' poppin' time kem, she up an' says thet I kain't hev 'er 'less I kin play thcr jews'a'p. I bin practicin' hyar on this log ier nigh a month now, I reckon, ev'ry day in th' mornin' 'ore sunup, an' I wuz thinki n' es I sot hyar, ez ei I didn't git th' bang o' it purty soon, it'd be gooilby, Sal. But yer made me feel better, stranger, an' ef yer roun' these parts nex' week, jes drop over on ther slope, 'crost th' way, an' ye kin be my best man."
As the stranger moved on down the path, the mountaineer struck up his tune again and played with a vim that was evidence that the stranger had been telling the truth. Along with the fiddle, the jewsharp still ranks high as a musical instrument (in the mountain region of Arkansas and Missouri. A native who can't play the jewsharp is looked upon as having very poor prospects.
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"Our Short Stories: Wooing a Maiden of the Ozarks With the Jewsharp's Notes. " Pittsburg Dispatch 45.205 (31 Aug., 1890) 14. Chronicling America. The Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. 11 Jan. 2008 http://www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.


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Suprnova.org: Two Years Since the Shutdown — Exactly two years ago today the legendary BitTorrent site Suprnova.org was taken offline. December 19, 2004, is a milestone in the history of BitTorrent. But how did it all start? Who was behind this legendary site? And what happened after is was taken down?
The Opera browser for Wii launches just in time for the holidays — Opera Software today announces that a trial version of its Web browser for Nintendo's new game console, Wii, will be available on December 22, 2006. The trial version of the Opera browser for Wii is available for download …
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Michael Calore / Monkey Bites: Opera's Wii Browser Due Friday
Karlgaard / Digital Download: Wii Forecast Looks Sunny
Supadupagama / videogamesblogger.com: Wii Weather Channel live today, Internet Channel on December 22 …
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Seth Porges / CrunchGear: Opera "Trial" for Wii Hitting Wii Shop Friday
RawmeatCowboy / Go Nintendo: Wii Browser info - the Nintendo half
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Amazon Soon Opening DRM-free MP3 Store — Looks like rumors are afloat that Amazon is planning on a late first quarter 2007 launch of a new music download store. In an already crowded music download market, Amazon hopes to differentiate itself in two major ways:
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Bruce Houghton / hypebot:
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Amazon To Enter Crowded Download Market With MP3 Only Store
Discussion: Techdirt, TechEffect, Coolfer, Seeking Alpha, VoIP & Gadgets Blog, The Next Net, Frank Barnako and The Digital Music Weblog
Brian Ward / TechEffect: Amazon to launch DRM-free MP3 store
Erick Schonfeld / The Next Net: Amazon Might Take the DRM Out of Music Downloads
Grant Robertson / The Digital Music Weblog: Amazon to enter mp3 market
Seeking Alpha:
2007 May Be Rough For Video Game Stocks — Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Very interesting commentary today from DFC Intelligence on the current state of the video game business. The research firm notes that the current market, with new consoles from Sony (SNE) and Nintendo …
Discussion: You NEWB, Joystiq and Go Nintendo
Justin Murray / Joystiq: Publishers expected to have slow 2007
RawmeatCowboy / Go Nintendo: 2007 might be a rough year for video game stocks
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
iLike nabs $13.3M from Ticketmaster, a marriage of reason — iLike.com, the iPod-compatible social networking and music discovery company we raved about previously has raised $13.3 million in financing from Ticketmaster. — Ticketmaster will own a 25 percent stake in the company.
Discussion: PaidContent
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
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Discussion: GigaOM and alarm:clock
Om Malik / GigaOM: Podaddies, yet another video ad start
Brian Krebs / Security Fix:
Coming in January: "Month of Apple Bugs" — A pair of security researchers has picked January 2007 as the starting point for a month-long project in which each passing day will feature a previously undocumented security hole in Apple's OS X operating system or in Apple applications that run on top of it.
Discussion: Byte of the Apple, Infinite Loop, Donna's SecurityFlash, Slashdot and digg
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Derbi Sevillano: A Tale of One City0
Forget the El Clasico derby between two of Spain's most successful clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona. The fixture which offers most passion is in the south, and it never disappoints. The Derbi Sevillano is between two clubs, Sevilla Fútbol Club, S.A.D and Real Betis Balompié, S.A.D.
Real Betis supporter, Ben Hardman said: "The Madrid derby can be simmering but the Seville derby is boiling with true fanatical passion in abundance."
The Derbi Sevillano has been described as the most intense of the city rivalries. Dating back to the early 1900's. Both clubs started off as Seville FC in 1905 before splitting in 1914 to form Betis Football Club. Betis, then merged with another club in the area, Sevilla Balompié which created Real Betis Balompié. As many inter-city rivalries, these two teams also had a class divide. Betis were the working class whilst Sevilla supporters often had a much higher income.
The population of Seville is divided into two categories: Sevillistas (Sevilla) and Béticos (Real Betis Balompié supporters).
Real Betis' Ultra group, Supporters Gol Sur (SGS) are notorious for their questionable attitude. In 2013, Nosa Igiebor, a midfielder for the club received racial abuse from a small section of the home fans. After scoring a last minute equaliser against Sevilla, the Nigerian aimed a middle-finger gesture towards Real Betis fans. Following the match, he tweeted: "I want to apologise to the fans for a gesture that was not aimed at them.
"I will not put up with the racial abuse I was receiving from a few mindless fans – my act was out of frustration."
Hardman added: "Almost all Béticos disapprove of the things SGS get up to and they have been known to have been shouted down and booed by the rest of the stadium. It's the rest of the club minus the SGS who are the true fans."
Despite the SGS only been a small minority, Bético, Carlos Urbano added: "They show fascist symbols and reject black players, which is absurd."
Sevilla's Ultras are known as the Biris Norte, named after a former Gambian footballer, Biri-Biri. Although they too have had plenty of bad press over the years, they are the exact opposite in terms of political and racial views.
The racial remarks weren't the only incident to take place in the Derbi Sevillano. During a match in 2002 played at Sevilla's Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, a supporter ran on to the pitch and attacked then Betis goalkeeper, Antoni Prats. Despite emerging unharmed from the incident, the city's image did not. Sevilla fans can often be heard chanting: "Sevilla arriba, comiendo chucherías! Betis abajo, comiendo escarabajos y escupitajos!" (Sevilla on top, eating sweets! Betis on the bottom, eating beetles and gobs of spit!).
In retaliation to the incident involving a Sevilla fan and Prats, during a Copa del Rey tie in 2007, Sevilla manager Juande Ramos was struck with a water bottle from opposing fans – causing the quarter-final tie to be postponed. Journalist, Sid Lowe stated that this was 'not an isolated incident'.
Following the postponement, the Betis president, José Leon made his way to the press room to read out a statement: "The board of directors, the coaching staff and players of Real Betis Balompié," he announced, "wish to express their sadness at the one-off isolated incident that has brought about the suspension of this Copa del Rey quarter-final," to which Lowe disagreed.
The bottle had knocked the Sevilla manager unconscious, in what was a premeditated attack. Lowe described the incident: "Ramos was the only person who staggered onto the pitch, collapsed into a heap, lost consciousness and was forced to spend the night in hospital."
However, like many derbies, it wasn't the only attack during that game. Missiles were thrown at players in the same match, as well as managers, linesmen and referees and still nothing gets done. The fines dished out are pathetic, culprits are left unidentified and therefore cannot be banned from grounds. The very same game, Dani Alves had already been hit with another bottle and Sevilla president, Jose Maria Del Nido had been hit on the nose with a coin whilst taking his seat in the director's box.
"Politics and sport must be separated. It would be better for everyone," said Urbano. "Police escort fans to the rival stadium, so they can't face each other before or after the match. Their job has improved a lot."
The build-up on matchdays, whilst intimidating, usually pass without any major interruptions. Sevilla supporter, Ryan Benson said: "This is a pure local derby and it's all about bragging rights. The city comes to a standstill during the match.
"Although the crowds around the stadium before kick-off (particularly at Sevilla) are quite intimidating, they're equally worth experiencing."
Following the passing of Sevilla defender, Antonio Puerta in 2007, the city united as one and showed the footballing world that it wasn't all violence. Both clubs have strong family connections and often joke around with each other until the next derby. Fans of clubs would often sign up their unborn children for club memberships and taxi drivers who support one team have often refused fares that require them to drive them to the other club's stadium. When primary school kids play football during their lunch hour, they would split their teams to who support Sevilla and Real Betis.
Urbano said: "Despite the hate and rage they feel for the rival, it end with jokes most of the time."
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Neither side have dominated La Liga in the past decade however, both sides do have major trophies to their name. Sevilla last won the league in the 1950's whilst they won the Copa del Rey in the 2009-10 season. Real Betis on the other hand only have one La Liga triumph to their name. However, Betis were a dominant club in their early formation, and have since pushed for a place in European until their downfall in the previous decade. Sevilla have also enjoyed success in the Europa League of late, winning it in 2006, 2007 and 2014. Last season they played Real Betis in the last-16 on their run to the final. Having gone 2-0 down in the first leg, Los Rojiblancos pulled it back to 2-2 on aggregate in the second, taking the tie to penalties. Ivan Rakitic stepped up to take the penalty for Sevilla, meaning Nono had to score to keep Betis in the tie. It was however heartache for the Betis supporters as they saw their team crash out of the Europa League. The poor season also continued for Betis as they were relegated from the Spanish top flight.


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Longmorn Distillery
Founded: 1894
Stills: 4 Wash 4 Spirit
Capacity: 3.5 Million Litres
Owners: Pernod Ricard
1900s-1974: The Fruit Decades
Longmorn for has been bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in a semi official capacity for many years, long before there were regular official expressions available you could usually find a G&M bottling. So realistically 'tasteable' Longmorns begin somewhere in the 1950s. These are old style Longmorns, often displaying quite a bit of peat with some immensely old style characteristics that make them more like highland than Speyside malts. Old style Longmorn is full of wax, all kinds of fruits, minerals, often drying with coal, oils, farmy and industrial characters and little phenolic touches. It is a long dead style of whisky that is not particularly sexy but can be utterly mesmerizing and compellingly delicious.
The character of Longmorn evolved from the early sixties onwards as it lost these slightly peaty edges. In its place came an even greater concentration of fruit character. There are many phenomenal aged examples of Longmorn from this era, they often display a staggering array of fresh fruit character with a mouth filling oily richness. The bottlings are almost all independent versions with standout expressions coming from 1968 and 1969 by G&M in their 'cask' series bottled in the late 80s. Many stellar versions were also bottled by Cadenhead, Kingsbury, Samaroli, the SMWS and The Whisky Agency.
In 1970 Longmorn's floor maltings ceased operation and malt was obtained from commercial maltings from then onwards. However this did not seem to affect the style too much, bottlings from the early seventies often display the same fruity luster as sixties era bottlings. In fact one of the greatest bottlings of Longmorn dates from around this era, the official centenary 25yo with the gold label. This bottling is perhaps the definitive expression of Longmorn in all its fruit laden glory, little wonder it now commands upwards of £700 per bottle.
1974-1994: Growth and Expansion
In 1974 Longmorn doubled the number of its stills from four to eight, converting them all to condensers from worm tubs in the process. Although all the stills would remain directly coal fired until 1994, there is noticeable taming of the fruit character in Longmorns distilled after 1974. While there are many great Longmorns from after this time, the character is less on intense fruit and more balanced with malt, spice and notes of chocolate and dried fruits.
During the 1980s Longmorn started to release their, now rightly famous, official 15yo bottling. Early editions bottled in the eighties and early nineties are expressive, fruity and show fantastic hints of minerals and wax. Later editions did not quite carry the same glowing profile but were still excellent for a standard distillery bottling and well above average. Unfortunately the powers that be decided to convert all the stills at Longmorn from coal firing to steam in 1994. Despite what you may hear from any official lines this created a distinct change in the distillate.
1994-Current: Modern Day Longmorn
The 15yo OB was discontinued around the end of 2006 and was replaced the following year with a new, much more expensive and snazzy 16yo. Early batches of the 16yo were not nearly as impressive as the old 15, they lacked much of the distillery's classic characteristics and often came across simply as generic speysiders. However recent batches have shown a great improvement and much of the distillery character has been refocused. More and more of the maturing stock since 1994 is now used in the bottlings and the distinctive direct fired oiliness has distinctly lessened in recent years but the overall quality of the whisky remains extremely high by comparison to many other distilleries.
Longmorn remains a whisky of great finesse with a quality head and shoulders above many of its contemporaries. While the greatest examples will always be from the old sixties and seventies stock, there is still great whisky being made at Longmorn and it is hard to imagine a time when it will not be an absolute gem of a distillery.


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Bank scandal: Check-kiter is 'extremely sorry'
The allegedly fraudulent scheme that bashed a local bank for $2.4 million continues to rattle the local economy. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Ivy Industries, a locally based maker of picture frame moldings, had lost 80 percent of its employees in a wave of layoffs that followed the scandal.
The FBI, which is leading the investigation, has steadfastly refused to release details about the case. However, on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 18, the attorney for the former Ivy Industries CEO, John C. Reid, came forward.
"Mr. Reid is extremely sorry for what he has done," said attorney Fran Lawrence in a prepared statement. "In an attempt to save a struggling business and to avoid admitting failure, he made terrible errors in judgment."
Reid allegedly engaged in the crime of check-kiting. Experts say there are several ways to engage in kiting, but all take advantage of the "float," the period between a deposit and the time when the bank actually collects the funds. One household form of kiting, engaged in by thousands of Americans, occurs when a person writes a check and then scurries to deposit money in time to cover the expenditure. What Reid allegedly did was more systematic.
Reid and an alleged co-conspirator, Alan B. "Bro" Pinkerton, were hit with a $7.3 million suit in Albemarle Circuit Court earlier this week. In the suit, Albemarle First Bank alleges that not only did Reid and Pinkerton intentionally juggle non-existent funds between Albemarle First and SunTrust bank, but they tried to cover up their overdrafts by drawing on non-existent funds at a third institution, Southern Financial Bank.
Attorney Lawrence said Reid expects to be charged with federal fraud crimes and has been "cooperating fully" with authorities, including turning over his passport and other documents.
While remaining Ivy Industries officials aren't granting interviews, F. Troost Parker, acting CEO, released a statement earlier this week attempting to distance himself from the scandal.
"I learned the news that has unfolded in the past several days," wrote Parker, "with immense shock and great regret." According to a subsequent release, Parker and Corwith Davis Jr. served only as investors and not company employees– until after learning of the scheme in early March.
Messages left at Reid's and Pinkerton's homes went unreturned.
Because Ivy Industries operates from a bland, nearly windowless industrial building just south of downtown on Monticello Avenue, many locals may not realize that it's a powerhouse in the world of picture frames.
Founded in 1971 by a team including Parker, who had worked for legendary Charlottesville framer Paul Victorius, Ivy Industries sells its moldings across the country.
"Ivy Industries is considered by all other rivals to be the best– none better," says Richard Freeman, owner of the Freeman-Victorius framing gallery.
Freeman, who stocks about 125 different Ivy Industries moldings in his Corner-area shop, says he heard about the layoffs, but company officials assured him that his supply of moldings would not stop.
Back in 1998, a group including Parker and Reid purchased the company back from a Philadelphia-based holding company called Eastwind Group for $5.4 million, according to an Eastwind release. Eastwind was in the habit of buying and selling "underperforming manufacturers," according to a 1997 article in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Eastwind had purchased Ivy Industries from Parker and others in January 1997 for $3.7 million, according to the Journal.
For Albemarle First, a bank founded by a team of locals in 1998, the incident comes on the heels of a profitable fourth quarter in which the institution earned four cents per share and saw its assets grow at an annual rate of nearly 12 percent. The scheme, however, brought a first-quarter loss of $1.94 a share and cut its capital from $10 million to $7.6 million.
Albemarle First's president, Thomas M. Boyd, did not return the Hook's calls by deadline, but, in a prepared statement, he claimed that "This extraordinary event will not deter us from our strategic mission to provide exceptional customer service."
Investors weren't quite so reassured. After the news was released on March 12, the company stock, which had recently been trading for nearly $10 a share, dipped to $6.84. By Tuesday, March 18, it had rebounded somewhat to nearly $8 per share.
According to its website, Albemarle First Bank is a place "where the people you trust with your money know you by name." If so, it's hard to understand how an alleged local perpetrator could expect to get away with check-kiting, one of the oldest ways to defraud a bank.
"He wasn't doing anything to line his own pockets," says Reid's friend, businessman Bob Schotta. "I'm sure he had the best intentions– to save the company and the jobs of his employees. Obviously, he made a mistake that's gone horribly, horribly wrong."
Susan Payne, a public relations expert working for Ivy Industries, says the company let go 40 of its more than 50 employees by Friday, March 14. The remaining "skeleton crew," Payne says, will attempt to keep the company alive.
So will Freeman. His Rotunda-facing store, widely considered the leader in framing UVA's notoriously large diplomas, typically uses Ivy Industries moldings for about half its diploma jobs. "But I think we'll push them a little harder this year," Freeman says, "because we want to see them survive."


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After months upon months of waiting, consumers outside of the United States will be able to get their hands on an iPod mini simply by visiting their local electronics store (hopefully, you are near an electronics store). While the international launch comes a bit late due to the shortage of Hitachi microdrives, Apple now says they are ready to take on the worldwide audience. Here's to hoping they have enough pink ones for the launch.
Apple iPod mini International Availability Set for July 24
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"The iPod mini has been a smash hit in the US, and we're thrilled to
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