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www.youvebeencelebinated.com is the official website of celebrity and Liberty City nightlife blogger The Celebinator. In the Blog This!... mission string, he slanders Gay Tony and Luis as well as their clubs, leading Luis to intimidate the blogger. During the same mission, Gracie states that she is a fan of The Celebinator. New posts are added about various celebrities after Luis helps them during the Club Management side-mission. The site is based on Perez Hilton's blog. Like the real-life blogger, The Celebinator uses a predominantly pink and white color scheme, a caricature of himself as a logo, and doctored tabloid photos to express views; however, The Celebinator uses clip art rather than the "doodles" Perez uses.
Blog Postings
During the course of "Ballad of Gay Tony" he blogs about:
(After the Daisie Cash-Cooze incident)
- A member of British royalty is in town, likely the prince Luis later meets in Club Management, who spoke to a friend (that sold the information) about avoiding statutory rape charges.
- Mocks Chris Hunt, ironically, for Daisie's humiliating handjob video leaked onto the Star Junction big screen. He says that Chris Hunt is too old to be popular and no one has watched his movies since the 1990s.
(After each Club Management mission)
- Bruce Spade (before the CM mission) fires his assistant because he wasn't able to speak at the Civilization Committee, in a time segment reserved for world leaders.
- Blue Brothers allegedly slipped one of their female fans a date rape drug, and claim they were just trying to calm her down because she was hyperventilating (being that she was a big fan of theirs). The photo is of the brothers inside Maisonette 9, and the incident may or may not have happened inside the club.
- Al Di Napoli denies the near-drug bust from the CM mission, claiming he was in a hotel room and paying several prostitutes to back up his story
- Paparazzi sprayed by a fire truck (it was assumed a firefighter was behind the wheel, even though it was Luis) the same night Poppy Mitchell was allegedly participating in group sex in the Maisonette 9 VIP room.
(After ...Blog This!)
- He criticizes the Statue of Happiness, comparing it to an old woman (almost definitely because he was almost impaled on it when Luis threw him out of the chopper)
- He writes an apology to Gay Tony, "not writing this as the celebinator, but a mere human being", saying he was irresponsible to abuse his so-called power as a celebrity blogger. He says that the two bonded over champagne during their helicopter ride and connected as friends, and that he runs the two hottest clubs in Liberty City.
(During ...Blog This!, when Luis leaves his comment)
- Once again mocks Gay Tony and Luis. He says they are gayer than a famous duo of magicians in Las Venturas with tigers, a reference to real-life Siegfried and Roy. Luis leaves his comment here.
- Accuses Clay "Pain Giver" Jackson of being gay, even though his record company advertised his new album, "Love Isn't A Crime" on the blog. He says Clay was out with a blonde male (in a joke, he says Cloe Parker and Poppy Mitchell were both blonde at one point) at Hercules, which he again mocks for its association with Gay Tony.
(Beginning of the game)
- Ridicules Gay Tony because he considers him unpopular now. He calls Luis Lopez a "rent boy" and suggests that they have a gay relationship. He modifies a picture of Luis and Tony in Maisonette 9; Luis's head is replaced with a rooster head with a noose nearby, a reference to "choking the chicken" (masturbation) while an unknown man sitting at a table with Tony has an astronaut's helmet (his face is not visible, but he's wearing the same brown suit as the man Tony walks out of the club with in I Luv LC).
- Charlotte Crown, a British celebrity (though she currently lives in Los Santos), argues that she is not anorexic, loves British food, and plans to write a cookbook after a few years, when she has children.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
From March 5-9 Bethlehem Bible College will be hosting its second "Christ at the Checkpoint" conference. While Israelis are celebrating their ancient divine delivery during the Purim holiday, some 30 Christian leaders will be gathering in Bethlehem to raise the banner of "Palestinian Liberation Theology" as the only true hope for reconciliation and peace in the Middle East.
The target of most of these speakers will be "Christian Zionism," that theological viewpoint that supports modern Israel's continued prophetic relevance and destiny, and, in so doing, also supports Israel's biblical claim to the Land of Israel. For Bethlehem Bible College and like-minded institutions (such as "reconciliation" ministry Musalaha), Christian Zionism is a threat to peace and the fulfillment of God's Word.
By contrast, these Christian leaders claim their own position is apolitical and biblical. With massive assistance from abroad (some of the speakers head some of America's largest churches) they support the Palestinian struggle for freedom in their "occupied land."
One such speaker is British Christian writer Ben White, who recently published the book Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy. Israel's largest daily newspaper, Yediot Ahronot, on Monday highlighted the fact that the forward for White's book was written by extremist Israeli-Arab Knesset Member Haneen Zoabi.
Two years ago in March 2010, when the Bethlehem Bible College was hosting the first Christ at the Checkpoint event, Zoabi was calling for the start of a third terrorist uprising, or intifada, against Israel. Two months later she was found aboard the Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in an international flotilla trying to break the Israeli maritime blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
That Zoabi agreed to write the forward for White's book is evidence of just how much he hates Israel. As a result, White is once again being labeled an anti-Semite by various Jewish organizations, according to the Yediot article.
What is curious to us is why the Bethlehem Bible College would invite someone like White, who expresses such scorn for Israel that he is embraced by Israel's most vocal antagonists, to a "Christian Conference of Hope and Reconciliation"?
It raises the question: Is Christ at the Checkpoint really about reconciliation between Arabs and Jews, or is it about further delegitimizing Israel with the aim of reversing the fulfillment of biblical prophecy?
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D-mystifying 'DCAS': Downloadable Conditional Access System
There is a lot of activity in the cable industry lately related to improving consumer choice. One of the most challenging activities in recent times was the"7/07″ transition. For those that may need a refresher, '7/07', the name that the cable industry gave to July 1, 2007, was the date that the FCC mandated that new cable set-top boxes that arrive and deploy in the field must be equipped with separable security. The technology that is inserted into the set-top boxes to meet the separable security requirement is a multi-stream CableCARD. A CableCARD is a temporary removable security mechanism that, when inserted into a certified television or other device enables delivery of digital video programming and also allows the cable service provider to authorize protected subscription features for a specific subscriber. By mandating that all set-top boxes include separable security, the FCC is allowing consumers to choose to obtain their set-top box hardware from alternate sources other than their local cable operator, (i.e. retail, etc.) while still being able to subscribe and access the digital video services offered by their cable operator. Consumers may also choose to forgo the set-top box and purchase a CableCARD-enabled television to receive their digital programming services. While progress with 7/07 has been made and shipments of CableCARD set-top boxes are underway, the cable industry has been focused on a number of developments that could some day render the CableCARD obsolete. Scientific Atlanta is playing a leading role in the development and engineering of a technology called Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS).
Conditional Access Systems (CAS) are comprised of the system, software and components needed to provide consumers selective access or denial of specific content services in their cable operator's network. Access to services is controlled by first encrypting the video, audio or data content before it is transmitted over the network. This transforms the data so that it can not be easily"snooped" while in transit or at rest in the network. Then, authorization is achieved through key distribution and entitlement messages sent to client devices. Until recently, the client portion of most CASs was embedded in predominantly fixed hardware such as secure microprocessors and encryption-handling ASICs.
With the convenience of the Web, CAS has been made available in a downloadable fashion which permits a more dynamic security solution. The download may be to relatively-generic host CPUs or to specialized hardware like a set-top box that provides a highly tamper-resistant perimeter for storage of CAS operating code and cryptographic parameters such as keys. Data carousel elements in the network store the CAS operating code images and can repetitively broadcast or multicast the common parts of the CAS. When personalized information is needed for a specific client device, this can be unicast to the device. Of course, Downloadable CAS approaches bring new security challenges with them. In previous embedded CAS solutions, the CAS operating code and personalization parameters were usually put into the client device in secure factory settings. With DCAS, the operating code and other CAS elements must be secure as they travel across the network. Further, the client device must be able to trust the source of the downloaded CAS. These requirements for privacy and authentication can be met with cryptographic methods, some of which are found in the conditional access systems themselves. Thus, DCAS is really a security and networking framework for the private and authenticated downloading of CASs.With downloadable security, sometime in mid-to late 2008, consumers could buy a digital-cable-ready TV, plug the cable connection to the back of the set and then call their cable operator, who could then send a software download to the TV to activate two-way digital video service. While our next generation set-top box family was designed to support the latest CableCARD technology, we have also integrated features into those set-top boxes that will enable the deployment of DCAS once it is available.
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Ross Moran
Hi Tony,I understand that Cisco has an investment in Widevine Technologies. I also understand that Widevine has numerous DCAS patents.Is Cisco using Widevine as thier DCAS?Best,Ross
I want to ask is it Dcas system for IPTV too..and if es plzz give some refereces


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Literature lovers, drama aficionados and anyone else seeking a good time, be advised: Treasure Island is coming to Cortez Middle School this weekend, and the dramatic production certainly deserves a look.
A plot with plenty of pirates
Based on a 19th-century novel by Robert Lewis Stevenson, the Treasure Island chronicles the adventures of Jim Hawkins, played by eighth-grader Olivia Story.
Spurring Hawkins' adventures is a map, which, according to legend, leads to the greatest treasure that the world has ever seen.
Traveling from England to a remote island, Hawkins encounters Long John Silver (Sean McLaughlin) Captain Smollett (Allyce Griffith), Squire Trelawney (Maddie Cooper) and countless other characters who join in the adventure.
Part treasure hunt, part coming of age story, Treasure Island is full of dramatic twists, top-notch acting and exciting commentary that will thrill audiences of all ages.
Middle school drama program grows
Sponsoring the production of Treasure Island will be the Cortez Middle School Drama Program, which, in only its second year of existence, has had a major impact on the middle school community.
Originally founded as an after-school club, the program's success allowed it to evolve into a funded program with a multitude of members.
Along with providing top-notch entertainment, the program allows members to challenge themselves in new ways, which, according to Cooper, provides a vast number of benefits.
"I've had to go out of character," explained Cooper. "In ("Treasure Island"), I have to be high maintenance and sassy and I'm not really that way."
"Here at the middle school, we have kids who are willing to try anything once," added program director Autumn Bryce. "If we can bring (theater) to (students) and give them a positive experience, it's dynamic."
Program provides social benefits
In addition to aiding middle school students in developing their dramatic skills, the CMS Drama Program has provided participants with a unique social experience.
Unlike some middle school programs that attract certain social groups, the drama program has attracted all types of students, which makes it unique.
"Theater becomes this weird eclectic family," explained Bryce. "We have kids who come from all different backgrounds. It doesn't matter who you are, you're always accepted."
A wonderful program to say the least, the CMS Drama Program is hopeful that members of the community will support Treasure Island.
Scheduled to show in the CMS Auditorium on April 18 at 7 p.m. and on April 19 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Treasure Island is most certainly worth a look.


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The mystery of Jon Miller's disappearing Yahoo board appointment has been gotten a little less mysterious. He isn't taking the job because Time Warner (TWX), his former employer, won't let him. What we're not sure about: Whose story to believe.
Miller, who was pushed out of his job as AOL CEO in November 2006, is still bound by a non-compete that required him to get permission to take a seat on the Yahoo board. Multiple sources tell us that Miller and Yahoo sought and got Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes' approval earlier this month. But last night, they say, Time Warner called both Miller and Jerry Yang and told them the deal was off.
Time Warner disputes that account. Spokesman Keith Cocozza says that Miller's contract with Time Warner prevents him from working "for a variety of competitors, including Yahoo, until of March of 2009," and that no one ever gave Yahoo or Miller the go-ahead.
We're not exactly sure what to make of the conflicting stories: Keith talked to us on the record, and the people who are telling us the different version aren't. But the pro-Miller, pro-Yahoo, camp's story has the advantage of making much more sense: Obviously Miller and Yahoo would be well aware of the non-compete, and would have sought to get it ok'd well before announcing Miller's candidacy in a press release July 21 (and subsequently filing the same document with the SEC).
Then again it's hard to understand what would provoke Bewkes to change his mind: The company has made it clear that it thinks Miller made a mess of AOL during his tenure, one that they've had to spend a couple years trying to clear up. If he's such a non-factor, who cares if he joins Jerry's board?
A source familiar with the matter also suggests that Time Warner's move also ensures that the company won't be able to sell AOL to Yahoo, because "they've totally screwed Jerry." We don't find that convincing: Miller's non-board seat may be embarassing for Jerry, but Jerry's had to endure lots of ego-deflation since Microsoft first made its offer in February. If he and his brain-trust decide it makes sense to buy AOL, hurt feelings aren't going to prevent that from happening.
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How To Watch Yahoo Shareholder Meeting Live
Former AOL Exec Jon Miller: No To Steve Ballmer, Yes To Tai Chi With Lou Reed
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Defensive tackle Tommy Kelly is practicing today after missing one day with a sore foot. Therefore, it's likely that Kelly will play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.
It's also looking more and more likely that defensive end Andre Carter is going to make his Raiders debut Sunday. He is getting reps with the first-team defense at right end today in practice.
Coach Dennis Allen said Thursday that he isn't certain if Carter is ready to play in a game for the first time since he suffered a season-ending quadriceps injury for the Patriots last season.
In this case, actions speak louder than words. The smart money says, you will see Carter on the field in obvious passing situations and third-down passing downs Sunday.
— Right offensive tackle Khalif Barnes (groin), cornerback Shawntae Spencer (foot) and tight end Richard Gordon (hamstring) aren't practicing today for the third straight day.
Given that, it's unlikely that any of the aforementioned trio will play Sunday. Allen will announce their status to the media in about an hour or so.
So, look for Willie Smith to make his third straight start at right offensive tackle, Michael Huff to do likewise at left cornerback and David Ausberry and Brandon Myers to get more reps if Gordon doesn't make a speedy recovery.
Beyond that, the Raiders are relatively healthy coming off the bye week.
— The Raiders are in the midst of a nine-game losing streak the game after a bye. They lost those games by an average of 14 points.


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Sharapova ready for Wozniacki variety in final
Plenty of lobs, subtle changes of pace, marathon baseline rallies - Maria Sharapova is preparing for all of that and more when she faces Caroline Wozniacki in Sunday's final at the BNP Paribas Open.sports Updated: Mar 17, 2013 08:44 IST
Plenty of lobs, subtle changes of pace, marathon baseline rallies - Maria Sharapova is preparing for all of that and more when she faces Caroline Wozniacki in Sunday's final at the BNP Paribas Open.
Denmark's Wozniacki, like Sharapova a former world number one and an ex-champion at Indian Wells, is known for her baseline grit and the variety she draws upon, ingredients which make her a tough opponent.
"She's a grinder," second-seeded Russian Sharapova told reporters about the 22-year-old Dane. "She makes you work really hard on the court and gets a lot of balls back and has a lot of different variety.
"I certainly don't want to give her that time or those opportunities, because she's a really good player. She's dangerous when she has the opportunities to open up court and she wants you running side to side."
Asked how much it could help having played several 'grinders' so far at this year's tournament, Sharapova replied: "I have had to work for all the points here, that's for sure.
"I also feel like, in a way, in a couple of those matches I made my life a little more difficult than I should have been. I was forcing a few of my errors."
Sharapova, champion here in 2006, booked her place in the final with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko while eighth seed Wozniacki advanced with a battling 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 win over fourth-seeded German Angelique Kerber.
Wozniacki effectively turned the tide against Kerber with a barrage of accurate lobs, or moonballs, on the slow-paced hardcourt surface at Indian Wells and Sharapova took note.
"I saw some of those points," the 25-year-old Russian smiled. "That was quite interesting.
"They looked like they were really high and they all kept going in. I was like, 'That's a really good effort.' I don't think I can do that."
Asked what adjustments were needed to cope with the "moonball strategy", Sharapova replied: "Usually when your opponent has time to hit higher balls or a little bit of spin, that means you're giving them a bit more time to do that."
Wozniacki, who won the 2011 Indian Wells title with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli in the final, trails Sharapova 2-4 in career meetings and knows she will have to contend with the Russian's powerful ground strokes.
"She playing very aggressively, tries to take every ball on the rise and plays very flat," said the Dane, who hopes her comfort level at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where she has reached her third final, will give her a boost on Sunday.
"I really enjoy this tournament. I think it shows. I have done great results here in the past, and this is another very good one. So, one more match to go.
"I feel like I have been running and grinding and playing really well this week. I have reached a lot of balls and felt comfortable. It's a great week so far."
Whatever happens in Sunday's final, world number three and four-times grand slam singles champion Sharapova will rise to two when the rankings are issued on Monday.
"Great. Yeah, it's nice. It's better than three, right?" she beamed.
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When it comes to Hurricane Sandy, Lindsay Lohan would like everyone to calm down.
With NYC and surrounding areas already feeling the effects of the storm, celebs on East and West coasts and elsewhere steeled themselves for the storm the best way they know how: Via Twitter!
Lindsay Lohan: WHY is everyone in SUCH a panic about hurricane (i'm calling it Sally)..? Stop projecting negativity! Think positive and pray for peace
Alec Baldwin: Sandy . . .that b****!
Bethenny Frankel: I'm nervous. People say sandy is worse than Irene. We're on the water in the hamptons & near it in the city. Both will be evacuated
Jerry Seinfeld: Mayor Bloomberg going with zip up neck sweater to fight Sandy. Shows preparedness. Windy: zip it up Storm over: back down
Jimmy Fallon: East coasters stay safe – watch the news and look for updates. #Sandy We will be doing a new show tomorrow night no matter what. #LateNight
We sent our audience home just to be safe. But we are doing our show tonight anyway. Should be fun. #LateNight
Jimmy Kimmel: starting to get windy here in #Brooklyn. . . I hope our shows don't fly away
Though it pains us to do it, JKLfrom #Brooklyn tonight is cancelled. I'm disappointed too, but we want you to be safe.
JWoww: Jersey, stay strong, we got this. Play in the puddles afterwards like we did as kids.
Kirstie Alley: hello Maine . . . Is the storm hitting around Camden Maine?? thank you
Kristin Chenoweth: No Katie Couric show tomorrow because she needs to cover Frankenstorm! Scary stuff!
Kim Kardashian: Back in Miami now. Missed the storm. I'm praying for everyone on the East Coast. I hope everyone is safe!
Khloe Kardashian Odom: Praying for everyone on the East.
Larry King: Is #Sandy a boy or a girl?
Lena Dunham: My dad re: the hurricane: "I have tons of cash and a salad"
Melissa Joan Hart: I have at least 2 family members in evacuation zones that haven't left and 2 more in the center of Sandy. Praying they stay safe!
Mindy Kaling: 9 months from now hopefully we will have some cool Hurricane Sandy babies!
Nina Garcia: Why hurricane Sandy has meterologists scared in 4 images…zite.to/TOhh8I via @theatlantic
Olivia Wilde: Were there this many hurricanes before Twitter? #justsayin
Pam Anderson: EAST COAST: As Frankenstorm approaches, remember to care for your animal companions & look out for wandering…
PHOTOS: Olivia's hottest red carpet moments
Peter Facinelli: Hoping every on the East coast stays safe during the storm.
Snooki: RIP seaside
Tracy Morgan: Everyone on the east coast stay safe and batten down hatches!
Vinny Guadagnino: I heard someone say it best: we made it through #9/11 we can make it through anything. #NewYork #SANDY
Whoopi Goldberg: Here's hoping we all make it thru the storm better people, friends, mothers fathers, sisters & brothers & grateful for the days we have.
We are hunkered down waiting for Sandy to beat it!! Watching fools surfing in Coney Island…anyway conditions going downhill.
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Arizona's anti-immigration law held up in court
An Appeals court panel ruled that Arizona cannot yet fully enforce the controversial immigration law SB1070, especially those features that directed law officers to detain anyone they suspected of being an undocumented alien.
The three-member panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a temporary injunction of a federal district judge in Arizona. This stay is a major victory for the Justice Department and immigration advocates who argued that the law was an infringement on an exclusive federal jurisdiction – determining who can be in this country and who cannot. One of the justices said SB1070 was creating an "Arizona Homeland Security," and we can't have one in all 50 states.
The stay gives Judge Susan Bolton time to determine whether major provisions of the law are constitutional or not.
Proponents of the law, Arizona's Attorney General, and State Senate President Russell Pearce (who drafted the law) can choose to ask all the 9th Circuit judges to hear the case or they can appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Their inclination is to go for broke. They think that, since the Supreme Court tends to overturn the decisions of the 9th Circuit more than other, there will a 5-4 split in favor of SB1070. But legal experts think not.
The court has already heard arguments on another Arizona law dealing with employer sanctions and a decision is expected later in the term. How the justices decide that one may indicate how that will handle an appeal of Bolton's stay.
The court can simply vote not to accept the case, so that the 9th Circuit's decision stands and Bolton will proceed to decide on the constitutionality of those parts of the law she held up. The Justice Department might ask her to make the injunction permanent. For details on the 9th Circuit Court's decision, see The Arizona Republic. Meanwhile other states continue to work on SB1070 look-a-likes, often with minor changes. (See New York Times.)


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― christoff (christoff), Thursday, 16 November 2006 16:03 (twelve years ago) Permalink
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 16 November 2006 16:06 (twelve years ago) Permalink
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 16 November 2006 16:31 (twelve years ago) Permalink
this is so amazing
― strgn, Sunday, 16 December 2007 08:22 (eleven years ago) Permalink
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 16 December 2007 16:29 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Quoting myself earlier:
I regard the occasional revive of this thread as a public service.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 February 2009 17:10 (ten years ago) Permalink
I once got iced in for a couple days, and spent probably twelve hours of each of those days listening to stuff from this archive. One of the best things about the internet.
― Soundslike, Monday, 9 February 2009 17:13 (ten years ago) Permalink
This sounds fantastic, but I'll never know... the site crashes my browser every time I try to open it. Do I need to revert back to IE for this or something?
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 9 February 2009 17:15 (ten years ago) Permalink
Firefox opens it just fine.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 February 2009 17:20 (ten years ago) Permalink
That's what I'm using, but it keeps crashing Firefox every time it starts to load. Had the same problem last time this got bumped. Is there some sort of Quicktime/Flash player embedded that I need to update?
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 9 February 2009 17:22 (ten years ago) Permalink
Yeah, QuickTime, run an update.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 February 2009 17:22 (ten years ago) Permalink
Ahhh that's probably it then. Thanks for the help!
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 9 February 2009 17:24 (ten years ago) Permalink
There's some damn racist stuff in there BTW. One could make a case for the country not having moved all that far, but then you get into the minstral stuff, and...
― factcheckr, Monday, 9 February 2009 18:53 (ten years ago) Permalink
"American historians have discovered what they think is the earliest recording of the human voice... the recording featured an extract of the French song Oh Claire de la Lune"
― Bob Six, Monday, 9 February 2009 18:59 (ten years ago) Permalink
(not a rickroll btw)
― Bob Six, Monday, 9 February 2009 19:00 (ten years ago) Permalink
i downloaded all these and put them on my ipod and it was all i wanted to listen to for a few months. recorded music should have ended with wax cylinders
― Adam Bruneau, Monday, 9 February 2009 19:03 (ten years ago) Permalink
quite the motherlode of a treasure trove. Ned, thanks for the original post and for digging this thread out. i can live on this stuff indefinitely!!!
― outdoor_miner, Tuesday, 10 February 2009 05:07 (ten years ago) Permalink
sort of related: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/arts/music/17vaul.html
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 February 2009 19:23 (ten years ago) Permalink
i downloaded all these and put them on my ipod
Ummm... wouldn't that take, literally, hours??
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 01:32 (ten years ago) Permalink
More like weeks, it seems. How long did it take, Adam?
― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 02:40 (ten years ago) Permalink
Tempted to
wget -r http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/
― ----> (libcrypt), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 03:17 (ten years ago) Permalink
You know, maybe it wouldn't take all that long to download at least all the MP3s.
― ----> (libcrypt), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 03:59 (ten years ago) Permalink
Another related deal:
The forgotten voices and neglected songs of old California live at the Southwest Museum in several hundred small, round containers that look like nothing more than miniature oatmeal boxes. Each container holds a minute or two of the past on an Edison cylinder, the earliest known field recordings of Spanish-language music made by an individual rather than a record company.Each generation has tried to draw interest to these recordings since museum founder Charles F. Lummis made them, mostly between 1904 and 1906, but the projects have never realized their potential, largely because of the technical challenges of re-recording about 400 old, primitive cylinders, and the labor and expense of transcribing, translating and publishing so many songs.Now, nearly 70 years after Times columnist Ed Ainsworth asked: "Why couldn't somebody get out successfully a book of old Spanish folk songs from the Lummis record collection?" samples from the cylinders will be put on display in "Sounds From the Circle," which will be on exhibit at the Southwest Museum from May 9 through July 5.
Each generation has tried to draw interest to these recordings since museum founder Charles F. Lummis made them, mostly between 1904 and 1906, but the projects have never realized their potential, largely because of the technical challenges of re-recording about 400 old, primitive cylinders, and the labor and expense of transcribing, translating and publishing so many songs.
Now, nearly 70 years after Times columnist Ed Ainsworth asked: "Why couldn't somebody get out successfully a book of old Spanish folk songs from the Lummis record collection?" samples from the cylinders will be put on display in "Sounds From the Circle," which will be on exhibit at the Southwest Museum from May 9 through July 5.
Four songs are linked plus some further general info.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 9 May 2009 03:44 (ten years ago) Permalink
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:32 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:40 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark
Took maybe an hour or so. I didn't literally get them all (its not like they are all zipped together as one huge file) but i did get something like 5 hours or so worth of music. Best stuff is the zany instrumental virtuoso performances. Plus the old-timey announcement "This is Edison records!"
― Adam Bruneau, Sunday, 10 May 2009 03:47 (ten years ago) Permalink
Love me some Billy Murray
― Adam Bruneau, Sunday, 10 May 2009 03:54 (ten years ago) Permalink
more stuff to dig through .... http://sounds.bl.uk/ good lord.
― tylerw, Thursday, 10 September 2009 16:33 (nine years ago) Permalink
Fun story:
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:49 (seven years ago) Permalink
Yeah! And Smithsonian Folkways downloads have been available for coveral years, I just keep forgetting. Also, new update on Alan Lomax's digital jukebox http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/arts/music/the-alan-lomax-collection-from-the-american-folklife-center.html?pagewanted=1&adxnnl=1&ref=general&src=me&adxnnlx=1328104816-rtBh/oqogHJVjISV0SqZwQ
― dow, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 14:14 (seven years ago) Permalink
― ban this sick stunt (anagram), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 14:27 (seven years ago) Permalink
more info on the optical digitizing process:
NEW HOPE FOR EARLY AUDIO:IRENE Audio Preservation for Grooved Media Now Available at NEDCC!The new IRENE Audio Preservation service at the Northeast Document ConservationCenter (NEDCC) is the culmination of a decade of research and development at theLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Library of Congress.
The IRENE technology uses a non-contact approach, which eliminates the possibilityof damage caused by mechanical contact of a stylus on fragile media. The processcreates ultra-high resolution images of the audio groove structures in either 2D or3D, and the resulting image files are then processed through software thattranslates them into an audio file.
NEDCC CURRENTLY WORKS WITH THE FOLLOWING FORMATS:Wax cylinders, lacquer discs ("acetate" discs), aluminum transcription discs,shellac discs, tin foils, and other rare formats (e.g., Dictabelt, Voice-O-Graph,etc.), and can handle rare, fragile, or damaged media.LEARN MORE:About NEDCC IRENE:https://www.nedcc.org/audio-preservation/about
About the History of the of the IRENE IMLS Grant Project at NEDCC:https://www.nedcc.org/audio-preservation/history
(via my mom the archivist)
― sleeve, Saturday, 22 November 2014 05:05 (four years ago) Permalink
Couldn't find the other thread about old time recording devices so I am posting this link here:http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/028011-3004-e.html
― Zings of Oblivion (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 03:04 (four years ago) Permalink
whoa, a lot to dig through there - the podcasts page looks like a great start, thanks!
― The Complainte of Ray Tabano, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 03:46 (four years ago) Permalink
New BBC series Sound Of Song is relevant to this thread, recreating old recording devices. Episode 1 is on iPlayer.
― nate woolls, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 07:28 (four years ago) Permalink
Other thread with related info is: What is Country?
with most important relevant link to here:http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/notes.html
― Mike j'Abo (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 25 January 2015 22:24 (four years ago) Permalink
Original link still works!
― Mark G, Sunday, 25 January 2015 22:31 (four years ago) Permalink
Sorry, wasn't thinking about original link just repurposing thread a little to be links to old time recording methods references, such as the Audio Engineering Society Recording Technology History page I just linked to, since I was not aware of some such other thread.
― Mike j'Abo (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 26 January 2015 00:10 (four years ago) Permalink
NY Times profile of WFMU's gramophone/cylinders specialist (and a high-school classmate of yrs truly) Mike Cumella:
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 17 October 2015 05:10 (three years ago) Permalink
And the original UCSB archive site has been updated.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 November 2015 17:52 (three years ago) Permalink
also related, at IU-Bloomington:
― sleeve, Friday, 6 November 2015 17:55 (three years ago) Permalink
Meantime, there's this -- Archeophone has a lot of good stuff in their catalog.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 August 2016 14:39 (two years ago) Permalink


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N. M. Tech Professor Awarded Prestigious Scientific Award, Oct. 27, 2005
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SOCORRO, N.M., Oct. 27, 2005 – Dr. Donald Weinkauf, a New Mexico Tech chemical engineering professor, has been named as one of seven Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award winners for 2005.
Weinkauf was selected by the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation for the prestigious award, given annually to between five and 10 nominees from chemistry and chemical engineering departments throughout the nation.
The honor comes with a $60,000 unrestricted grant to pursue new avenues of research. Weinkauf becomes the first faculty member among research universities in New Mexico to receive this national award.
Formal announcement of Weinkauf's achievement was made this past Tuesday at the New Mexico Tech Board of Regents meeting by Dr. Peter F. Gerity, Tech's Vice President for Academic Affairs.
"I was delighted to have the opportunity to nominate Dr. Weinkauf to the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, and am most pleased that Don was accepted as one of the seven candidates nationwide to receive this Teacher-Scholar award," said Gerity.
"This recognition brings great honor not only to Dr. Weinkauf, but also reflects very positively on the quality of our faculty and the Institute," Gerity said.
"This award is really a reflection of our department's commitment to involving students in research, as well as the products of their ingenuity in my lab," said Weinkauf. "I am grateful to my students and to the Institute for setting the tone for this work to take place."
Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars selections are based on accomplishments in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as a compelling commitment to teaching in the chemical sciences.
As part of his research, Weinkauf explores the deposition of thin plasma polymer film materials with applications in membranes, microsensors, and fuel cells. Current undergraduate work also involves the design of plasma reactors for the production of surface modified nanoparticles.
Weinkauf's undergraduate students have been nationally recognized for their research under his direction. During his tenure at New Mexico Tech, he has provided over $100,000 in salary support for undergraduates through his research grants.
The National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories have funded his work. Weinkauf is involved in other collaborations including projects with researchers at the University of New Mexico.
Weinkauf joined the New Mexico Tech faculty in 1996 as the first full-time member of the Department of Chemical Engineering. He is the recipient of the Institute's 2001 Distinguished Teaching Award, and has served as department chair for the past eight years.
Prior to joining New Mexico Tech, Weinkauf was a research engineer with Shell Chemical Company in Houston, Texas.
He is a native of Green Lake, Wis., a small town of about 1,000 residents. "I grew up in a wonderful, small community which encouraged everyone to excel," he said. "Teachers, friends, neighbors – everyone was supportive – there was no limit on what we could or should do with our lives."
He sees the same potential with his students.
"The one overriding characteristic I see in Tech students is a powerful independence," he said. "In coming here, they have all made a conscientious decision to steer away from the traditional university setting with all of its trimmings and trappings which our mainstream encourages.
"Being able to express that level of independence and maturity at such a young age is truly what distinguishes a Tech student from the fold," said Weinkauf. "When you place that type of thinker into an ambiguous or uncertain research environment, great things happen."
He and his wife, Holly, have three children, Roan, Eli and Madeline, all of whom are happy to call Socorro home. "Like my own childhood home, Socorro is a place where our children are learning that there are no limits on what they can do with their lives."


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The 13th annual Arkansas State University Agribusiness Conference will be held Feb. 14 in the ASU Fowler and Convocation Centers in Jonesboro, Ark. On-site registration begins at 8 a.m. in the Fowler Center. Lunch will be served in the Convocation Center at noon. Afternoon sessions end at 3:30 p.m. A map and directions to the Convocation Center are available at: http://www.convo.astate.edu/. Admission is free, but luncheon reservations are limited to the first 500.
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Morning sessions on biofuels and agribusiness outlook will feature six speakers and a panel discussion. Those speaking include:
• Sam Dortch, a chemical engineer with FutureFuel Chemical Company. Dortch will describe the technology and processes involved in biofuel production.
• Spencer Swayze, manager for business development, Ceres, Inc. Swayze will discuss how biotechnology can be used to engineer dedicated energy crops.
• Cal McCastlain, an attorney and agribusinessman, will discuss the regional impact of biofuel production.
• James R. Wiesemeyer, vice president of Informa Economics, will give an update on the political situation in Washington regarding agricultural, trade, and energy policy.
• Richard D. Bell, Arkansas secretary of agriculture, will join a panel of speakers to discuss the economic impact of bioenergy and the implications for Arkansas.
• J.B. Penn, an ASU alumnus, Deere & Company chief economist and former undersecretary of agriculture for farm and foreign agricultural services, will deliver the luncheon address.
In afternoon sessions, five topics will be addressed:
• The cotton session features John Robinson of Texas A&M University. Robinson will give his outlook for the cotton market and discuss other issues facing the cotton industry.
• The livestock session features Travis Justice, director of commodity and regulatory affairs for Arkansas Farm Bureau. Justice will discuss livestock industry issues and the market outlook for beef.
• The rice session features Eric J. Wailes, holder of the L.C. Carter Chair of Rice Marketing at the University of Arkansas. Wailes will discuss supply chain management issues in the rice industry.
• Following the rice session, Timothy J. Gallagher, executive vice president for Bunge North America, Inc. will discuss the impact of energy prices and transportation demand on U.S. grain markets.
The conference will also include a special presentation on the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum. Ruth Hawkins, director of ASU's Delta Heritage Initiatives program, will describe this new ASU project.
Continuing education credits are available according to guidelines of the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy, the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, the American Society of Agricultural Consultants, and the Arkansas Certified Crop Advisors.
Among those sponsoring the conference are the ASU College of Agriculture, the Judd Hill Foundation, AgHeritage Farm Credit Services, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Busch Agricultural Resources, Capital Agricultural Property Services, Inc., Farm Credit Midsouth, Firstgrain, Inc., Greenway Equipment, Inc., Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Riceland Foods, Inc., RiceTec, Inc., and the USA Rice Federation.


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Led by the VC for Academic Affairs, the UW Bothell academic leadership team includes the five academic Deans and Directors, as well as the director of First Year and Pre-Major(lower-division program); the GFO chair and vice-chair; the assistant vice chancellors of Enrollment Management and Information Technologies; and the directors of Library and Academic Services, Institutional Research and the Teaching and Learning Center. This team meets regularly as the Academic Council, which serves as a forum for shaping a wide range of academic policies, procedures, and new initiatives.
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This Saturday night, February 13, Wild Honey Foundation is offering the Beach Boys 67 - 77 Show Fundraiser at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA to benefit the Children's Music Fund and the Autism Think Tank. Chris Carter, who does a Breakfast With The Beatles radio program, will serves as host, and he'll be joined by The Wild Honey Orchestra. The musicians involved include Al Jardine, Matt Jardine, Micky Dolenz, Steve Wynn, Susan Cowsill, Carla Olson, Broken Sky (featuring John Wicks and Debbi Peterson), The Muffs, members of Brian Wilson's Band, and Syd Straw. Tickets are $25 for balcony seats and $45 for orchestra and terrace seats.
It would be nice if Wild Honey could brings its events to other cities, but I understand the travel expenses for all the musicians involved would be too high for the foundation to handle. Maybe if some promoters could help out with the costs, there would be a way to accomplish this. It would certainly be worth the effort.


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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - Vasek and Walter - FULL CONTACT
Vasek and Walter - FULL CONTACT
We have a lovely scene with Vasek Konik and Walter Uwe. We find them sleeping in their army bunks and see Walter wake up and begin to kiss and caress Vasek's right foot as it over hangs the edge of the bed. Walter kisses his way up the leg, standing as he does so. He reaches out and takes hold of Vasek's cock and wanks it a little. Vasek awakes and Walter moves up to kiss him. Vasek then sits up, with his fat cock growing as Walter leans forward and takes it in his mouth. He sucks on the cock and kisses Vasek again. Then, with Vasek naked, he resumes his sucking. Vasek joins Walter on the floor and wanks on his big cock. Then he works his way down Walter's body, kissing as he goes, until he can take that hard cock in his mouth. He sucks on that throbbing cock and then climbs up and presents his ass to Walter, who spreads the cheeks and inspects the hole. Then he rims the whole and goes lower to suck on Vasek's cock, before resuming the rimming. Vasek turns around, his cock nice and hard, so that Walter can suck him some. The he lays back on the bed, with his legs in the air, exposing his hole. Walter starts fingering that tight ass as he sucks on the hard cock. Then Vasek moves onto his knees and Walter slides his big dick deep into the waiting ass. He really fucks that ass deep and hard, stretching the hole well. Walter moves, to lay down, his big cock standing proud as Vasek slides his ass over it and rides it up and down. Then he holds that ass in place as Walter slams his dick in and out of it. They move to a spoon position, and Walter continues to pound that ass, as Vasek wanks himself to a might climax. Walter is close too and pulls out and shoots a big load of cum all over Vasek. Then they kiss some more after a wonderful scene.
... more about Vasek and Walter - FULL CONTACT further in this newsletter
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We have a lovely screentest with Petr Cisler and Pac Mlaticka. As they sit on the bed Paco has a brief chat with Petr about his experience so far, then they get down to business. With shirts off Paco starts kissing on Petr's chest and grabs his cock, beginning to wank it. They quickly remove their jeans completely and kneel, facing each other, wanking. Paco pushes Peter down onto the bed and sucks on his big, fat cock. He sucks on the balls as well taking them in his mouth. That cock looks big and thick, and rock hard as Paco sucks it. Then they change, so that Petr gets to suck some dick too. He sucks on Paco's cock and then pushes his legs up over his head, so he can rim that hot ass. Then Petr sits down on the bed, his big cock standing proud and Paco slides his hot ass down over it. He rides up and down on Petr's cock, wanking himself at the same time. Petr takes over, fucking his cock deep into the ass. Paco then moves onto his knees and Petr fucks him from behind. He grabs the hips and fucks real deep.Moving again, to a spoon position, Petr continues pounding away at Paco's ass. Paco wanks himself as he takes that big dick and soon shoots his cum up his chest. Petr continues fucking until he is ready to blow too and scoots up to dump his cream on Paco's chest. Then they kiss again and go off to the shower to clean up.
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Gawd, did I ever make a mistake by updating iMovie just before recording last Friday's Vlog. At midnight on Friday, I found a work-around of 'the new improved, completely redesigned iMovie.' I hope it holds for today. It involves four extra steps and each is neither easy nor simple. Knock on wood, they'll work again todauy.
Lots of interesting news regarding the Czech election held last Friday and Saturday. The long and short of it is, there was no clear winner. Not only that there was no clear plurality winner. The results were very indecisive. Fortunately, the Communists only picked up a couple of percentage points, clearly unexpected. Most likely, they will not be the king makers in forming the next government. Coming in a close second, was a new political party started, and, I would guess, financed by a Slovak billionaire who holds a Czech passport. His party ran on an anti corruption platform. Big news, so did every other political party. Mr. President's new party did not pass the 5% mark needed for representation in the parliament. The ODS which has held power for much of the time since 1989 was severely punished, so much so, they've almost fallen into obscurity.
The 'Prague Circus' will soon swing into action, and we can expect plenty of entertainment as all these disparate players jocky for position.
For those of you who are interested, below are links to a whole passel of articles.
Is that enough? There's even more. As you can probably guess we're in for a good old fashioned political donnybrook without any pretense of civility. Gosh, kind of like the USA.
We lead off today with a lovely duo, featuring Vasek Konik and Walter Uwe. Then we have Peter Van Don's massage, Sylvestr Paty's erotic video and Pavel Zbynek's session stills.
We also have four very nice castings today, with Milan Cerny, Tomas Sebrkal, Zdenek Derzo and Gustav Kosta. That is a good line-up. My pick for today will go to Tomas Sebrakl.
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Yesterday, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) took to the House floor for an hour-long speech consisting of tired denunciations of Obama shaking hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and more hysterical complaints about how new hate crime legislation protects gays. During his tirade, King decided to direct part of his vitriol at the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, calling both organizations "separatist groups."
What the fuck is wrong with Cons? Did they miss their cultural diversity training? Maybe their mommies and daddies didn't tell them it's bad to be racist fuckheads. And it's not like this is an isolated incident: the GOP seems to have declared war on colleagues of color:
On Wednesday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) released a fearmongering video, asking if Americans "feel safer" under President Obama. But one image in the video has caused outrage in Congress. After a shot of Obama shaking hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the video cuts to an image of Obama meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus…
Now, why would they do that, do you think? Maybe trying to imply that the CHC is – what was the terminology, Steve? – a "separatist group."
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Sunday, April 08, 2012
all good things
This time around...not so much.
We had a lovely time at Hilton Head (not that you can tell from Mack's expression--he looks like he's in the final scene of "The Blair Witch Project" there) but all good things must come to an end, and now we're back. We've already booked our stay for Spring Break next year (taking a little bit of a gamble, in that I don't know precisely when Spring Break 2013 is going to be yet, but historically for the Atlanta Public School system it's the first week of April, so I guess we'll just sit on that week until there are indications that we have miscalculated). I don't think that we've had any real family time off since Thanksgiving, and it was very nice just to be in a quiet sunny place where the kids could have fun and we could just...sit. Sit and be. And poke dead jellyfish with sticks.
Anyway, we got back to Atlanta Thursday afternoon, and Friday I took the kids to Target with me to load up on Easter stuff for our third annual celebration of Easter Sunday since I decided in 2010 that we were going to start celebrating Easter Sunday in the purely sacrilegious, secular sense. All the candy, none of the guilt and boring church bits! And I only had to re-hide the eggs once this year! (I thought Mack would be all into the "hunt" aspect of the Easter egg hunt, but once he figured out there was candy inside them, all he basically wanted to do was open them directly into his gullet.)
Joe's parents are with us, so we're going to have a big family dinner tonight for the holiday, in which a spiral-cut ham will play a prominent role. (I think this is traditional? For Easter? Or maybe just traditional for big family dinners. DON'T ASK ME, I'M NEW.) So I should probably head on down there to see if I can help arranging the cutlery or what have you, but I'll leave you with these past three weeks of belly shots. (Not to be confused with Jell-o shots.) Sharp-eyed readers will note that I don't have a photo for 23 weeks, but that's because I was very busy at work that week and kind of forgot to take one.
24 weeks:
25 weeks:
26 weeks:
As an added bonus, you too now know the secret for extremely cheap but marginally cute non-maternity maternity wear, which is elastic waisted skirts from Forever 21. They are awesomely easy (if not, you know, masters of cut and drape or high-quality fabric) but come on, they only cost, like, $6 each! So just get them, who cares!
19 comments:
- Anonymous6:58 PM
From where I grew up, the public schools always decided to hold spring break the week prior to Easter. I hope that gives you some insight into next year's vacation planning.ReplyDelete
- Beth7:10 PM
Congrats Michelle! It was at 25 week when you have finally surpassed my own girth, which is solely from too many burritos and the fight me and my spin bike got in about 2 months ago.ReplyDelete
Amen to elastic waisted skirts! huge difference there in your 24th and 25th. Lovely boys, btw. Looks so much like their dad. :)ReplyDelete
- Susan RN7:14 PM
OMG Michelle - could you start looking pregnant already??? You're killing me!!!! So glad you had a great vacation BTW. Jealous much.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5:26 AM
What do you tell your children when they ask what Easter is about? Do you tell them that it's about candy, Easter egg hunts and eating ham? Or do you tell them that it is the most sacred, holy and important day in the Christian religion, the day when Jesus rose from the cross and through his sacrifice and resurrection, saved us all? Have you taken Jesus Christ out of the holiday that focuses exclusively and importantly on HIM and what He sacrificed and did for us? And have you replaced him with candy bunnies and "Easter" egg hunts? I understand that people want to celebrate holidays and even can somewhat understand that religious holidays have become somewhat mainstream, even for non-religious people. I cannot, however, condone or encourage the complete secularization of the holiday which you then dare to still call "Easter" while celebrating your godless and atheist ways. Why not call it "Spring Holiday" or something having no relation to the Lord God?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:15 PM
What do you tell your children when they ask what Easter is about? Do you tell them that it's about candy, Easter egg hunts and eating ham? Or do you tell them that it is the most sacred, holy and important day in the Christian religion, the day when Jesus rose from the cross and through his sacrifice and resurrection, saved us all? Have you taken Jesus Christ out of the holiday that focuses exclusively and importantly on HIM and what He sacrificed and did for us? And have you replaced him with candy bunnies and "Easter" egg hunts? I understand that people want to celebrate holidays and even can somewhat understand that religious holidays have become somewhat mainstream, even for non-religious people. I cannot, however, condone or encourage the complete secularization of the holiday which you then dare to still call "Easter" while celebrating your godless and atheist ways. Why not call it "Spring Holiday" or something having no relation to the Lord God?ReplyDelete
- pedsdoc4:17 PM
Hi Michelle- question from your "durable goods" post. What nipple/rings did you use on the Milkmate system to feed directly from the bottle? I have the system, but can't seem to find a brand of nipple/ring that fit without leaking.....ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6:37 PM
Anonymous 02:26, you do realize that Easter was usurped by the Christians from the Pagans, right? What do you think the egg and bunny symbolize, they were sacred fertility symbols that Christians were more than happy to steal away for their own purposes. You do realize the historical significance of placing Easter around the Spring solstice, correct? Please review your history before lecturing Michelle on how she chooses to celebrate this holiday. You will find a HUGE plank in your own eye.ReplyDelete
Michelle, you are ridiculously cute when pregnant. :)
- Hollie12:46 AM
As a non-Christian (non-anything) who celebrates Christmas and Easter, I treat them basically as the red-and-green Halloween and the pastel Halloween. Candy? Get-togethers? Home decorations? Seasonal outfits that no one would otherwise wear? Check, check, check, and check. And if my kids ask, I will tell them that some people believe _____, but we like to celebrate because we like to have a good time with our friends and family and be a part of the community. Done. Michelle, you are cute. @pedsdoc, at first I only skimmed your comment and got a bit confused about a nipple ring question here, but then re-read it :)ReplyDelete
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Social Software in Libraries has been a hot topic for many a month. Like most of the technologies that we discuss on the Library 2.0 Gang, Social Software covers a broad range of individual components, and can mean differing things to different people.
Our guest for this show is Meredith Farkas, Author of the book "Social Software in Libraries". A couple of years after publishing her book, Meredith has become a little jaded about the way libraries are using social software, with some libraries seeing it as a magic wand for community building and engaging with their users. This chimed well with the thoughts of the Gang, who were drawn to the conclusion that like most software, it is just a tool. How you use a tool to communicate with your users, is far more important than the tool itself. Librarians wondering why their blog posts are not receiving comments, should be checking their content for comment-ability.
The Gang this month consists of John Blyberg, Char Booth, Marshall Breeding, Nicole Engard, and Carl Grant. After exploring the two main categories of social software, the recommendation/tagging/commenting systems and the Facebook/Twitter/blogging, the gang coalesced around the notion that it is people that interact socially. Speaking with a corporate voice, or just relying systems to do it for you, will probably not be enough.
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Feb. 14, 2008
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team and Athletics Department will be holding a shoe drive in support of the needy during its match against UCLA on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Robertson Gymnasium (7 p.m.). The team is encouraging people to drop off shoes and stay for what should be another entertaining match-up between the Gauchos and Bruins.
All of the shoes collected will in turn be donated to Soles4Souls, a non-profit organization that sends shoes to people and places in need on five different continents.
Soles4Souls asks for "gently used" shoes or better, which can be deposited in a bin at the entrance of Robertson Gymnasium on match night. Members from all 19 UCSB intercollegiate athletics teams will be dropping by the gym to pitch in and help the cause.
UCSB, ranked 14th in the nation, currently holds a 5-7 overall record and sits in eighth place in the MPSF with a 4-5 mark. Fifth-ranked UCLA is 9-4 on the year and third in the league at 6-3. The Bruins will be looking for redemption as the Gauchos ended their 2007 season by defeating them in an MPSF Tournament quarterfinal match.
For more information on Soles4Souls, please visit Soles4Souls.org.
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Having returned to the Caribbean in 2010, and borne out of my own personal experience, I have observed that it can be quite challenging to appreciate the impact of key developments occurring in the ICT space, even if you work in industry. Through this blog I hope to draw attention to pertinent and topical ICT issues, and more importantly to give some insight on how those issues might affect us here in the region.
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Using coordinated press conferences in Boston and Frankfurt today, SAP and Sybase finally came together to share their strategy and joint product directions for the newly combined companies. Sybase's "unwired enterprise" initiative has survived the company's acquisition, which took place back on May 12 of this year. Together, the two vendors are aiming to position their joint IT stacks as a winning combination for managing enterprise applications, business analytics, and mobile infrastructure.
SAP says that it has recognized the strength of Sybase's existing business model and that it can now confirm that Sybase will be run as a separate, independent business unit — and that customer investments in Sybase products will be preserved and supported.
Taking Sybase CEO John Chen's unwired enterprise concept forward, SAP will work jointly with Sybase to co-innovate in three key areas: enterprise mobility, business analytics, and enterprise information management (EIM).
Within the next nine months, the companies say they will bring together technologies to deliver a mobile platform for business that is based on open standards, runs on all major mobile operating systems, and manages and supports all major device types.
SAP and Sybase say that they will now be focused on porting, certifying, and optimizing the SAP Business Suite and other solutions onto Sybase data-management servers. The companies will also offer optimized high-performance business analytics infrastructure tapping SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence (BI) solutions on to data-management servers to deliver end-to-end functionality from discovery (enterprise information management) to storage (calculation and storage engines for transactions, data marts, data warehouse) and onward to consumption (query reporting and analytics, scorecarding, dashboarding, OLAP tools, mobile BI).
SAP Co-CEOs Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe issued the joint statement: "The product roadmap and go-forward strategy we are sharing today positions SAP to be the only company enabled to deliver a full suite of enterprise software and next-generation business intelligence on any device at any time."
In return, Sybase CEO John Chen said, "Working alongside SAP, we will take mobility to the next level by extending analytics and bringing our technologies to new vertical markets."
Gartner predicts that by 2014, there will be a 90 percent mobile penetration rate and 6.5 billion mobile connections. SAP clearly views this as further justification for investment in a company as focused on the mobile space as Sybase claims to be.