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If you have been browsing through Linux newsgroups, you may have heard some talk about a new Macintosh emulator called Executor (pronounced ig-zek'-yu-tor). When we (Andreas Schiffler, a long time Linux user, and David Moody, a die-hard Mac fan) first heard about this program, our interest was sparked: finally, some common ground on which to relate! We investigated and wrote this review for Linux Journal to give readers some idea of whether this commercial product will bridge the gap between these two completely unique operating systems, and also to give the Mac-illiterate Linux user a head-start on using the program.
Executor, a product of Abacus Research and Development, Inc. (ARDI), is "a commercial emulator that allows non-Macintosh hardware to run some applications originally written on a Macintosh". Recently, a version for Linux has become available. This review is based on a pre-beta version, 1.99o, which was current at the time of evaluation. It should be noted that this pre-beta version has many known bugs which ARDI is addressing for its official 2.0 release of Executor.
Executor is available as a demo for evaluation purposes. The demo is a fully functional version which is limited to 10 minutes of use, a limitation which can be removed by obtaining a serial number and registration code, which you are granted when you purchase it.
The demo can be obtained from various Linux FTP sites, including ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Emulators/, or from the official (but slower) ARDI FTP site at ftp.ardi.com. For installation, we obtained the 3 MB archive, unarchived it with tar xzf executor199o.tar.gz changed directories with cd executorlinux199o and ran make as root. This copied the executable into /usr/local/bin/executor and created a Macintosh "volume" in /usr/local/lib/executor/. A quick look into its sub-directories reveals that Executor uses the native file system with additional emulator-specific files (prefixed by a %); the file system is seamlessly integrated into your Linux system. The current version is only supported under X-windows, but an SVGALIB version for those without X is in the works. Typing executor in an X-terminal brings your new Mac to life. (See Figure 1.)
The first thing David (the Mac expert) noticed is the slightly non-standard setup. Instead of the "Finder" desktop (which Macs use to find and run programs on the hard drive), Executor runs its own "Browser" program. The main difference is the presence of a "hot band", located just below the menu bar. This band contains a help button, which gives help on using the hot band, and 6 application grouping buttons for making quick reference icons. Basically, the Browser is a slightly watered-down version of the Finder; we found it fairly easy to use, but lacking a bit in on-line documentation and color.
The Mac system is not completely emulated, so there are some features which are handled differently in, or are absent from, Executor. For starters, the keyboard is slightly different. Macs have two keys which are absent from the PC keyboard, the option key and the
key, and the Mac has no Alt keys. Executor uses the left Alt key as the
key and the right Alt key as the option key. Since the
key is often used as an accelerator key, the documentation could have been a bit more specific about this. In future releases, a README.FIRST summarizing these topics, for people who don't want to read the fairly extensive FAQ before running executor, might be a useful addition.
Floppy disks are also handled differently from a real Mac, and some insight in Executor floppy disk handling is required to avoid hangups. On a Mac, inserting a disk immediately causes an icon to appear on the desktop; in Executor, you have to press
-shift-2 once the disk is in the drive and choose Eject before a disk is taken out.
This is how disk swapping encountered during the installation of program is handled as well. This is very important to note, as clicking the "OK" button during a disk swap before pressing
-shift-2 will result in a segmentation fault, and it's "game over" for Executor. Note, however, that this is explicitly an experimental release of Executor, and faults that we encountered may well be corrected in version 2.0, which will probably be released by the time you read this. As mentioned in the FAQ, Executor cannot read 800K Mac disks, because PC floppy drives are physically incapable of doing so. The current version hangs for a long time when a 800K disk is inserted and the disk-check option is selected. This is annoying but should be no problem for most people—if you are aware of it.
Executor has only a little System 7.x support, which is the current incarnation of the Mac operating system. This will only affect programs which use the special features of System 7.x. Also, Executor won't load CDEV's (Macintosh control panels) or INIT's (modular extensions to the system)---that means no QuickTime, After Dark, etc.
Now we decided to get down to work and install WordPerfect 3.0. Programs like WordPerfect have a particular use for Executor/Linux users who want to use commercial productivity applications that are not yet available under Linux or who simply want to make use of their old documents without having to switch operating systems. The WordPerfect installation requires knowing how to handle floppies under Executor, as mentioned above, but completes speedily and without problems. A new folder is created, and a double click starts WordPerfect.
Now that was easy! In Figure 2, you can see the demo document with inline graphics and tables. According to the Readme file, Executor can send output to a PostScript-compatible filter, so we printed our document. As promised, out came our formatted document. (Our printer prints PostScript by default). So far, so good. Now the bad news. Although the basic editing and formatting appeared to work well, we were unable to get the graphic editor or the equation editor to work.
PageMaker 4.2 installation was straightforward, and we had our program up and running in a few minutes. Everything appeared to be where it should be, and all documents were displayed correctly. The functions we tried worked well, although PageMaker is mentioned in the Executor 1.99o bug list as having trouble with some file functions.
Enough real work—what did we buy a computer for anyway? On to the games.
We started with the included shareware games. Lemmings was our first choice. It worked, but it seemed quite sluggish. This is because of the way Executor handles graphics. There are two methods to choose from for color mapping: either the standard color map allocation under X-windows (dynamic) or a private color map controlled by Executor. The first option preserves the colors of the X-windows desktop, but is slow. The second option, invoked with the command line executor -privatecmap, creates some bizarre colors for the rest of X-windows, but is very fast. When we re-ran Executor with the -privatecmap option, Lemmings blazed.
We ran the other two included games, Solitaire and Risk, without incident. On to the private stock. The FAQ sheet claimed that Wolfenstein 3D worked under Executor, so we loaded it up. Technically, it did work. However, even with the fast color option, it was unbearably slow. Perhaps we were pushing the limit a bit—or did we have to fiddle with more preferences? We tried installing Populous, but no amount of prodding would get it working.
We had more luck with Prince of Persia (Figure 3). It ran right off the floppy disk—and was it ever fast! Our jaws dropped as we watched the emulated game outspeed the version running on our Mac. Needless to say, we were very impressed. At this point, however, it would be worth discussing the kind of machines we were using and doing some real benchmark comparisons.
ARDI includes Speedometer (Ver. 3.23) with its emulator. Speedometer performs a variety of CPU, graphics and other benchmark tests, thus providing a convenient means of comparing machines, so we used this program to perform our tests. Our main test systems were a 25 Mz, 68030LC-based LCIII Macintosh and an AMD 486 DX4-100. ARDI claims that Executor runs at 1/3 the speed of a similar-speed Macintosh, so these systems should be roughly comparable in speed.
For our final software test, we decided to stack our emulators. With some trepidation, we booted up Executor, and loaded a program called SoftAT which is—you guessed it—a DOS emulator for Macintosh. Did it work? You bet. We even managed to mount an E: drive under SoftAT to the directory /dos, which was a DOS partition mounted under Linux, provided by Executor. Got your head around that? The short version is, it was really cool. Take a look at MSD.EXE running under SoftAT (see Figure 4).
According to the FAQ and WWW site, the following programs have been tested and work properly under Executor: Entertainment: Beam Wars, Glypha III, Shatterball, Civilization, Spaceward Ho! Productivity: Claris Works 2.0.1, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel Utility: DropStuff Enhancer, Stuffit Expander, NIH Image, AddressBook We are sure there are numerous other programs that will run.
So what's the bottom line? If there is even a remote chance that you will ever want to run a Mac program on your Linux box, you should definitely get yourself a copy of the Executor demo. That way, you can try out any programs you have to see if they work. At the very least, you'll impress anyone looking over your shoulder!
Although we were very impressed with the experimental version 1.99x, we recommend saving your work regularly, because of the slightly unstable nature of these pre-beta releases. ARDI promises that Version 2.0, due out in October, 1995, will fix many bugs, making Executor into a very attractive product. Missing from 2.0 will be AppleTalk, sound, serial port access, and support for INITs and CDEVs.
After version 2.0 has been released, ARDI will begin working on System 7.5 support, sound and serial port access, and better documentation—much needed additions. Current licensing fees are $49 for educational use, $99 for commercial use, both of which include updates up to version 2.0---which we find very reasonable.
Get the Executor demo, but be sure to read the accompanying documentation in the form of a FAQ. Take a look at the unofficial WWW pages at vorlon.mit.edu/arditop.html for more information and tips, and look around the Internet at Macintosh shareware sites, including ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/mac/info-mac/.
Happy Mac-ing!
Disclaimer: We are in no way related to ARDI.
Andreas Schiffler is a graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan and has been a full-time Linux'er since kernel version 1.0.9. He is the co-founder of the Saskatoon Linux Group, is working on a version of the DOS classic "Scorched Earth" for Linux, and has recently developed a taste for Macintosh software. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
David Moody is also a graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan, but spends much of his time developing software through his company, Palindrome computing. David enjoys music and rabbit breeding.
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It's important to remember that the Web began as a project. As Tim Berners-Lee explained (in an August 1991 post to alt.hypertext, groups.google.com/group/alt.hypertext/msg/395f282a67a1916c), "The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval and hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system."
Nearly two decades later, the Web has done exactly that—and much more. While still the province of search engines and browsers, it also includes a collection of utilities we call the cloud, backed by massive storage and compute capacities residing in the racks of Amazon and Google. That's in addition to countless Web services, applications and other graces of development work (such as we cover in the preceding pages of this month's Linux Journal).
Yet no matter how large and encompassing the Web becomes, the Net remains the broader platform, the more encompassing environment. Everywhere society has digital foundations, the Net is there to make the connections. Today those connections span the whole world. So why don't we hear more about Net Development?
Although there are plenty of Internet protocols and applications outside the Web (IM, file syncing and sharing, and e-mail all jump to mind), we tend not to think of the Net as a platform. Perhaps that's because the Net's protocol suite is about transport rather than presentation or application. It doesn't care what datalinks (Ethernet, DSL, WDM, MoCA) or what physical or wireless media (copper, fiber, Wi-Fi, 3G, WiMAX) are used. It just makes a best effort over what's available.
And, that's the gating factor: what's available.
Today, most of us get on the Net through a phone or cable company that sells Net access as the third act in what they call a triple play. The first two acts are telephony and television. The Comcast Triple Play, for example, is pitched as "The best in TV, phone and Internet—three great services. One low bill. Hey, life just got a little easier." This positions the Net as just another "service", on par with television and telephony. Never mind that the Net can encompass both.
And they don't give us the whole Net. They cripple it with asymmetrical provisioning (even fiber deals default to higher downstream than upstream bitrates), blocked ports and lack of fixed IP addresses. If we want more, we have to move up to a "business" tier that begins with lower data rates and much higher prices—a shakedown racket that persists from the days when Ma Bell and national PPTs ruled the Earth.
The Net most of us know best is one where the Web is a wide-open platform for development, while the Net it runs on is "delivered" as a data spigot. Back when the carriers first realized that they were now ISPs, the Internet service they thought they'd be providing was biased by what they knew best and expected people would want: entertainment on the TV model. That usage materialized, but so did countless others. The carriers continue to miss a lesson of Web development that has thrived in spite of carriers' asymmetrical biases: that open platforms and without commercial biases support an infinitude of business. The Web is generative. (As Jonathan Zittrain puts it in The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It—for more, see "A Tale of Two Futures", the EOF from July 2008.) They don't yet see how selling the Net as just one (crippled) "play" forecloses an infinitude of other plays.
But the tide is starting to turn. In November 2008, I attended a "brainstorm" conference in London, put on by the Telco 2.0 Initiative, the mission of which is to "catalyze change in the Telecoms-Media-Technology sector". Every speaker and panelist inveighed, one way or another, against "triple play" and every other doomed-monopoly business model. Instead, they expanded on this advice in the Telco 2.0 Manifesto (www.telco2.net/manifesto):
New value lies in addressing the friction that exists in everyday interactions between businesses and consumers, and governments and citizens. Typical examples include: authenticating users, market research, targeting promotions, distributing goods and content, collecting payments and providing customer care....
Telcos collectively have assets that can address this situation: real-time user data, secure distribution networks, sophisticated payment processing capabilities, trusted brands, a near universal subscriber base, as well as core voice and messaging products.
Problem is, this still positions carriers as intermediaries between businesses and consumers. It ignores the enormous reservoir of production capacity on the "consumer" side, both by individual users and by developers—two parties who have been dancing away on the Web's wide-open floor.
The big money for carriers isn't just going to be in B2B and B2C. It will be in supporting all kinds of new activities made possible by a wide-open Net: one no longer biased toward single uses and no longer priced to discourage productive involvement by individuals and small businesses.
For that to happen, we need developers to step up with ideas that are Net-based and not just Web-based—ideas that help carriers leverage benefits of incumbency other than old monopoly businesses.
There are clues in handhelds. The best "smartphones" are computing devices on which voice is just one among thousands of applications. (See "Smarter Than Phones" in this issue's UpFront section.) More important, the user is in charge of more and more apps and what can be done with them.
Independence, autonomy and choice are going to be facts of connected life for every individual, sooner or later. So will unlimited data integration and production potential. The policies, preferences and terms of service that matter will be those asserted by individuals, not just those controlled by service providers and other sellers.
There are huge opportunities in figuring out ways to help individuals and businesses form new and symmetrical relationships—ones in which choice is maximized on both sides. But it won't happen until we make the Net as open as it was born to be. That's a huge project. And we've barely started on it.
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---- — METHUEN — Just nine months since he took office, Mayor Stephen Zanni announced yesterday he plans to run for a second term next year, the first candidate to do so.
Some local political watchers speculated he may have thrown his hat in the ring early to head off some Democratic challengers. And several of the city's political class were noncommittal on whether they would run against the incumbent for a two-year term.
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A Wilmore Reservoir playground and picnic area's shoreline is being stabilized among a handful of projects totaling more than $100,000 at the property, county conservation officials said.
The project at Wilmore's Law Street pavilion area is one of several stabilization projects being completed this summer. The work is aimed at stopping continued erosion to both reservoir and stream banks, conservation manager Rob Piper said.
The 20-foot hemlock logs added to the shoreline this week will also create valuable fish habitats at Wilmore and improve fishing opportunities at the Cambria Somerset Authority-owned public recreation area, Piper said.
"Right now, there's really bad fishing along that edge of the dam," he said. Erosion was drawing sediment into the reservoir and threatened to take trees that lined the edge of the pavilion park with it.
"It was so bad that the trees' roots along that line were exposed. It was going to take the whole shoreline with it," Piper said.
Instead, the conservation district and state Fish & Boat Commission, which designed and oversaw the work, saved the trees, while stabilizing the shoreline.
Hemlock logs were connected to sill logs behind them, providing the fish habitat below, while a bed of rocks and fill were added on top to stabilize the banks, Piper said.
Cambria Somerset Authority Manager Earl Waddell said crews spent the week working on the project.
The conservation district was able to secure $58,000 in funds through the Community Foundation of the Alleghenies through the GenOn account a judge ordered last year in a Conemaugh River pollution settlement, Piper said.
Those funds were used to stabilize the pavilion area shoreline, where cleanup work will wrap early next week, as well as four stream banks, most on the north branch of the Little Conemaugh, Waddell said.
Several other projects also have been completed during the summer through $48,000 in Southern Alleghenies Conservancy funds, including a project that added a handicapped-accessible fishing site at Wilmore. Others include Patrick Street rehabilitation work and other shoreline upgrades, Piper said.
That work is being handled by Earth Shapers of Ebensburg.
David Hurst is a reporter for The Tribune-Democrat. Follow him on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TDDavidHurst.


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DENVER — How do you not show up when you have a chance to win 18 straight games and continue to change the way folks think about you?
Who is coaching this Clippers team, Lane Kiffin?
The Clippers have had a number of seasons in which they didn't win 17 straight, and now they are blasé, wanting everyone to believe this is just business as usual?


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A few months ago, I was sitting in front of a mirror holding a cup of green tea at Adevé Spa Salon in Coral Gables.
The salons co-owner Adys Duardo walked into the mirrors frame dressed all in black. Her brown hair was long, her olive skin looked healthy and her pearly smile was friendly. As a cancer survivor, Duardo understands what is like to fear leaving your loved ones so much that you let go of your long hair to survive.
After breast cancer treatment, my hair started to grow out curly. It was not a beautiful curl; it looked like I had been electrocuted in a cartoon.
Before the cancer, I used to do Keratin treatments about every six months, because my hair was wavy, so I used to have beautiful straight, shiny, black hair, I told her. I dont understand why its growing so curly now.
Keratin is a protein that is the structural component of hair and nails. She smiled and said, We can fix that.
So why does it grow back curly?
The papilla is the bottom portion of the hair follicle. The shape of a hair follicle is part of what determines whether a hair will be straight or curly, she said. If the hair follicle is round, then you have straight hair, but if the hair follicle is flat, you have curly hair. Certain drugs can change that.
Duardo said that in ignorance she used Keratin treatments that were harmful to her and her clients. When she heard the news about the dangers of some keratin-based hair smoothing products, she became very concerned.
It turns out that the same chemical my science teacher used to preserve dead frogs before dissection in my elementary school in Colombia was being used in these hair products.
Formaldehyde, a human carcinogen, was in some hair products at levels above permissible limits, and some products claiming to be formaldehyde-free were mislabeled, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported in 2011.
Companies selling these products such as The Brazilian Blowout have faced class action lawsuits in countries like Canada. This is because while a product may not contain the chemical formaldehyde, it could contain another dangerous chemical called methylene glycol, which becomes formaldehyde when it is heated and turned into a gas.
When the rumors started, hairstylists began to cover their mouths. They were blow drying the product outside of the salon, Duardo said. I know how important it is to have a product like this in Miami where humidity turns the hair so frizzy, so I did my research.
Duardo said she found Lisse Design Keratin Therapy. Italian manufacturer Alfaparf Milano says the product is free of parabens and formaldehyde, and is tested to the strictest U.S. standards.
Parabens are chemicals widely used as preservatives by cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. They mimic estrogen. Scientists have found traces of parabens in cancer tumors and have linked them to breast cancer.
Duardo was an angel. That day I walked out of Adevé Spa Salon with smooth, soft, straight hair. The price of the service varies depending on the length of the hair. It has been about three months, and I dont need to have it re-done any time soon. My hair has gone from straight to a relaxed wave that is easy to manage. And the product has made my life easier without harming my health.


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CLINTON — The YWCA will host a bus trip in November to see a Christmas musical.
The trip will be Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse to see "A Christmas Story, The Musical," based on the movie of the same name involving Ralphie Parker's quest for a Red Ryder BB gun.
Those attending will meet in the parking lot across from the YWCA at 10:15 a.m. The bus will depart at 10:45 a.m. for Circa 21. Doors will open at 11:45 a.m. and lunch is served from 12 to 12:45 p.m. The bus will return to Clinton at approximately 4:45 p.m. Cost for YWCA members is $62. Cost for non-members is $65.
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By far, the most enduring symbol of the religion of Jesus Christ is the cross. It so represented Jesus' life, work, and death that the apostle Paul said it was the only thing of which he would ever boast (Gal. 6:14). The cross marks several matters of great significance:
God's love—God loved us so that he gave His Son to make our eternal life possible (John 3:16). The cross is God's ultimate demonstration of that saving love (Rom. 5:8).
End of the law—The law of Moses was given only to Israel, rather than to all mankind (Deu. 5:1). Its purpose was to preserve Abraham's lineage through Jacob until God would fulfill His promise to him (Gal. 3:16–19). The law of the Old Testament was thus never intended to be permanent, but a "shadow of good things to come" (Heb.10:1). The Lord took away the first law that He might establish the second (v. 9). The point at which He did so was when He died on the cross, His will thereupon voiding the authority of all previous Divine wills (Heb. 9:15–17). The law was "abolished…through the cross" and "nailed to the cross" (Eph. 2:14–16; Col. 2:14). The Old Testament is God's inspired Word and we must study it for our spiritual profit (Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 10:6–11), but since the cross, the New Testament has been the sole source of authority for worship, the plan of salvation, the church, human behavior, and all other matters that pertain to our relationship to God.
Atonement for sin—Atonement, redemption, and reconciliation all relate to remedies for our offenses against God (sins). We could not provide the required atonement (payment) for sin, earn our reconciliation (restoration of fellowship) with God, or redeem (purchase freedom from sin) ourselves. Since we could not/cannot save ourselves (Eph. 2:8–9), we must have a Savior—the very purpose for Jesus' coming: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" (1 Tim. 1:15). He is the "propitiation" (i.e., atonement) for our sins (1 John 2:2). He reconciles and redeems us with His blood (Col. 1:20; 1 Pet. 1:18–19), shed on the cross.
Sacrificial living—As Jesus bore (and died on) His cross, so must his disciples be willing to bear their "crosses" daily (Luke 9:23). Our "crosses" are the things we must suffer rather than forsake or abandon Him. If we are faithful, whatever we have borne for Him will be worth it all.
Only the blood of Christ cleanses us of sin (Heb. 9:14; Rev. 1:5b). This cleansing occurs only when (not before) one is baptized (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; 2 Pet. 3:21; et al.).
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Athlete's Foot (Tinea Pedis)
Doctors usually begin treating athlete's foot with antifungal medications applied to the feet. Theses medications include ciclopirox (Loprox), clotrimazole (Lotrimin, Mycelex), econazole (Spectazole), ketoconazole (Nizoral), miconazole (Micatin), naftifine (Naftin), oxiconazole (Oxistat), sulconazole (Exelderm), terbinafine (Lamisil), terconazole (Terazol), and tolnaftate (Desenex, Tinactin and others). Some are available without a prescription. Many weeks of treatment may be necessary. For people with long-standing or recurring athlete's foot, topical antifungal drugs may relieve symptoms without actually curing the infection.
Medications by mouth can be more successful at curing an infection. However, you still can be susceptible to recurrences, and oral medications may be more likely to cause side effects. These require a prescription and include griseofulvin (Fulvicin, Grifulvin, Grisactin), itraconazole (Sporanox) and terbinafine (Lamisil).
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GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) -- An Indiana woman fights for her life after being stabbed while in Gatlinburg on Thursday.
Officers found the victim, 22 year-old Amber Leslie, in the Hillside Motel Apartments around 2:30 p.m. The Fort Wayne, Indiana, woman was flown via Lifestar to UT Medical Center where she is listed in stable condition.
Sources say the woman was stabbed multiple times.
An investigation into the stabbing led detectives to her boyfriend, James E. Heroy III, of New Haven, Indiana. The 22 year-old was charged with Attempted 2nd Degree Murder and is being held in the Sevier Co. Jail.
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Yard Sale: Good Shepherd Church of the Brethren, 6323 13th St. Ct. E., Bradenton, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 16. Clothing, small appliances, printers, cell phones and much more. Coffee, baked goods and lunch available. Information: 941-752-7966 or 941-758-0988.
Hanukkah-Themed Tot Shabbat: Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road in Sarasota, at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 16. Designed for Jewish and interfaith families with children through age 6, will feature playground time, bagel breakfast, age-appropriate Shabbat blessings, songs, and movement, a Hanukkah craft project, games including dreidel, special Hanukkah snack and retelling of the Hanukkah story by Rabbi Brenner Glickman. Free and open to public. Information: 941-379-1997.
Bible Baptist Church 29th Anniversary: Service, 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Church Banquet Hall, 1720 Sixth Ave. W., Palmetto.
The God Squad: Ninth annual Grace Rosen MaGill lecture, featuring Rabbi Marc Gellman, 9 a.m. Nov. 18, breakfast buffet and lecture, Michael's on East, 1212 East Ave., Sarasota, tickets $36. Required reservations: 941-366-2224, ext. 142, or email@example.com or regfister online at jfcs-cares.org.
The Beatles Weren't Really So Great! Or Were They?: Musical presentation and discussion with David Glass, Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, 7 p.m. Nov. 20. Glass explores the connections between the compositional techniques intuitively used by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison and classical composers. Admission is $5. RSVP: 927-4683. Information: Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman, 941-379-1997 (home), 941-228-4177 (cell), firstname.lastname@example.com.
Pancake Breakfast: The Wall Youth Group semi-annual breakfast, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Nov. 20, Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch. Information: 941-753-9365. Proceeds go toward summer trips to Alabama and Luther Springs.
Thanksgiving Service: Manatee Ministries Association will express solidarity in Thanksgiving at 6 p.m. Nov. 24. Rev. Gary Eldred, MCMA president, asked all churches and religious organizations to present nonperishable food for local food banks. A procession of congregations representatives "united in our differences" will highlight annual service at Christ Episcopal Church, 4030 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, All are invited. Information 941-752-4850.
Annual Downtown Bradenton Hanukkah Celebration: Temple Beth El's Downtown Bradenton Candle Lighting Ceremony and Hanukkah Celebration on Dec. 2 in front of the former Manatee Players building on Barcotta Boulevard between 12th and 13th streets. Rabbi Harold Caminker and Cantor Alan Cohn will lead the celebration with the First United Methodist Church choir, soloist Deborah Suta and Marianne Barnaby. Lighting the Hanukkah Menorah with stories, songs and fun for the entire community. Information: 941-755-4900, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday through Friday.
Organ Recital: The Church of the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Ave., in downtown Sarasota, begins its annual midday Advent organ recitals Dec. 4 with guest organist Nancy Siebecker, artist and instructor at the Wausau Conservatory of Music in Wausau, Wis. The 30-minute recitals begin at 12:10 p.m. Guest organists and musicians perform on Redeemer's massive 50-stop Nichols & Simpson pipe organ. Recitals free to the public. Information: redeemersarasota.org or call 941-955-4263.
Connecting in the Spirit Outreach: Two evenings of giving God thanks. 7 p.m. Dec. 6, Shequita Steplin of The End Time Prophetic Del. Min. Inc.; 5 p.m. Dec. 7, Overseer a Pastor Lucinda Rich, at 4301 32nd St. W., Suite B-5 in Lakewood Business Park. Information: Pastor Barbara Walker, 772-216-975.
A Night in Bethlehem: Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 7, open to all ages. Entertainment, crafts and games.
Havdalah Service: Guest speaker Rabbi Gary Bretton-Granatoor, vice president World Union for Progressive Judaism, New York, 5:30 p.m., Dec. 21. Information: 941-755-4900, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday through Friday.
Sunset Cruise and Dinner: Temple Beth El Bradenton Social Activities Committee boards the River Skipper II at 4 p.m. Dec. 28 at Regatta Pointe Marina in Palmetto. Cruise up the Manatee River and return to the Riverhouse Reef and Grill for dinner, $37.50 per person prepaid with reservation. Space limit 40 people. RSVP: 941-755-4900.
Bible Baptist Church: Sunday 29th anniversary worship services at 3 p.m. Nov. 17 and Nov. 24, 1720 Sixth Ave. W., Palmetto. Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. each Sunday.
Ellenton United Methodist Church: Monthly breakfast at church at U.S. 301 and Ellenton-Gillette Road. Donation $4 for breakfast, including biscuits and gravy, pancakes, French
toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, juice and coffee is available. Held monthly year around from 8-10 a.m. on first Saturday in the Christian Life Center. Worship services are Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday. Information: 941-729-6802.
Financial Peace University: First United Methodist Church, 104 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 13. Facilitators John and Anja Buetergerds. During FPU, the average family pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700 in 90 days. Register online at daveramsey.com/fpu. Information: 941-955-0935.
First Baptist Church of Palmetto: 10:30 a.m. Sundays at First Baptist Church of Palmetto, 1020 Fourth St. W. Information: 941-722-7795.
Lakewood Ranch Ladies Devotional Hour: 10 a.m. Thursdays at Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. Information: 941-727-3789.
Living Lord Lutheran Church: Our Daily Bread/Project 5,000 at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11120 State Road 70 E., Lakewood Ranch, is collecting grocery bags filled with unbreakable containers to feed local families. Each bag will feed a family of four for two days or a family of two for four days. Also, the Quilters and Crafty Ladies meet 3 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month to make lap robes and quilts for the needy in Manatee County. Experience quilting is not necessary, just willing hands. Alienated Grandparents Anonymous: Information and support for grandparents who feel alienated or estranged from access to their grandchildren. Meeting 1 p.m. Thursday at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch. Information at aga-fl.org or contact aga2_lwr Shifting Sands Support Group, 3 p.m. Thursday, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Provides opportunity to discuss personal- and health-related concerns; receive emotional, spiritual and practical support; and exchange information. Encourages social networking as group generally dines out after each session. Call to arrange attendance: 941-383-6491, MiMi Horwitz, pastoral care assistant.
Manatee Baptist Church: 1501 Seventh Ave. E., Bradenton. has 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday worship services and 7 p.m. Bible study Wednesday. Every third Sunday a fellowship meal follows morning services with the Rev. Steve Aaron. Information: 941-748-2339 or 941-723-3454.
Manatee County Meditation Group: 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 322 15th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 941-915-1454.
My Father's House Church: 7215 U.S. 301 N., Ellenton, has Bible study at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and 9:15 a.m. Sundays. Youth Bible study for all ages is at 9:15 a.m. Sundays. The thrift store is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Information: 941-776-9016.
Northminster Presbyterian Church: Sunday service, Pastor Christopher Carlson, 10:30 a.m. worship service, 3131 61st St., Sarasota, hearing assistance available. Moving to services at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Nov. 10. Carlson sermons online at npcsarasota.com. Dick Murphy will be the moderator on Bible study of the Resurrection for nine more weeks at 10 a.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesdays in Fellowship Hall. Information: 941-355-4729. Artists meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays in Fellowhip Hall. Bring lunch if you wish and supplies or we can help.
Orthodox Catholic: The Synod of Governing Bishops for the Holy Orthodox Catholic Church announced the opening if their new church temporarily at 2700 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 11B, Sarasota. The Rev. Archbishop Jacob J. K. Longacre was appointed first pastor. All seven sacraments will be available in the Orthodox Form by making an appointment with the pastor at 941-954-0330.
Parrish United Methodist Church: Sunday worship 8:15 a.m.; CrossLight, 9:45 a.m.; blended worship, 11:11 a.m.; and Sunday school, 9:45 a.m., 2180 U.S. 301 N., Parrish. The church's thrift cottage is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays at 12140 69th St. E., Parrish. Information: 941-776-1539.
Peace Presbyterian Church: a congregation of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., has moved to Lakewood Ranch, in the Manatee Board of Realtors building, 10910 Technology Drive. Sunday services are at 9:30 a.m. Information: 941-753-7778.
Quakers: Sarasota Friends Meeting, 10 a.m. Sundays, 3139 57th St., Sarasota. Information: 941-358-5759 or visit http//sarasota.quaker.org.
Redeemer Lutheran Church: 6311 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, 9 a.m. Sunday School, service with communion 10 a.m. Sunday. Tutoring for students at Redeemer Learning Center, call 941-792-2936. Women of Redeemer meet 9-10:30 a.m. for breakfast and fellowship second Saturday of every month.
Revelation Ministries: "Prayer Time" at Revelation Ministries, 1919 14th St. W., Bradenton, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Information: 941-726-3464.
St. Joseph Church: A caregiver/family support group meeting is set for 1-2:30 p.m. Mondays at the church, 3100 26th St., W., Bradenton. Information: Marianne Ridgell of Home Instead Senior Care at 941-739-3050.
St. Mary Magdalene Church: Join us at 7 p.m. Friday for fellowship, anointed worship, teachings, prayer and ministry at 11315 Palmbrush Trail, State Road 70 at Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. Information: 941-751-5048.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church: Father Glen Graczyk, 1010 24th Ave. W., Palmetto, 10 a.m. Sunday service. Attend Spanish service with Father Dick Lampert, 1 p.m. Sunday. Information: 941-722-5292.
Stillpoint House of Prayer: Intercessory-prayer workshop groups at 1608 14th St. W. For a schedule, call 941-748-6835. Contemplative-prayer groups at 11 a.m. every Wednesday and Thursday. A Spanish Bible study and prayer and rosary group meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Information: 941-748-6835 or 941-795-0130.
Temple Beth El: a reform congregation, conducts Erev Shabbat services at 7:30 p.m. Friday evening and Shabbat services with Torah study at 10 a.m. Saturday, 4200 32nd St. W. The temple also conducts religious school classes three Sunday mornings a month and Hebrew school classes Wednesday afternoons by Susie Konicov. Information: 941-755-4900, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday through Friday.
Temple Emanu-El: Sisterhood Mitzvah Knitting Group, 10 a.m. second Tuesday of each month, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. All knitters and crocheters welcome. Participants craft blankets, caps and booties for babies for local groups serving needy families or expectant mothers in Israel. Bring your own knitting needles or crochet hook. Patterns and yarn will be provided -- if desired. Information: leader Susan Bernstein at susanhope22 Transitions support group, 3700 26th St. W., Bradenton, helps you deal with traumatic changes, discover resources and chart strategies to achieve goals with the help of professional counselors, D. Ross Thompson and Dr. Don Thompson. Meets 5-6:30 p.m. every Sunday. Six sessions attendance recommended. Information: 941-739-7103.


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In 2011, Oxfam continued to deliver emergency water, sanitation, and public health work in Haiti, working with communities and local organizations to find more permanent solutions to meet long-term needs for these services. We also helped small businesses to flourish in the city and the countryside.
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Hi all its almost that time of year again!
At the October expo this year we will once again be running an open tournament like last year, only this time we are giving you all enough notice about it to turn up rather than rushing it together on the last day!
It will be on the Saturday at around midday, you can register at any time Friday or Saturday just come looking for me (Kris) or ask any of the friendly members of staff and one of them will definitely be able to point you in the right direction!
The rule set will be similar to the one we used last year in that its on an equal ground for all beginner and expert players (In case you weren't there, last year the top 3 were someone who played on difficult, someone who had never played on a machine before and one of the members of staff who were filling in to give us an even number. In that order) so everyone has a chance to win, and for the added incentive this year we have the championship trophy to play for as well as a number of minor prizes for entrants who make it past certain rounds!
More in-depth rules and details are available here:
Register your interest there and feel free to ask ANY questions about the tournament. Looking forward to hearing from you all and seeing you there!


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Nokia Lumia 620 officially announced, Nokia's most affordable WP8 Smartphone
Quick heads up as I'm on limited time and bandwidth. The Nokia Lumia 620 is officially announced, Nokia's third and most affordable WP8 Smartphone. Priced at a surprisingly low $248 and expected to be launched in Q1 2013; no word on carrier support though.
Nokia Lumia 620
- Networks: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100
- Display: 3.8" TFT WVGA 800×480, ClearBlack
- Memory: 512MB RAM (8GB internal memory, Micro SD support up to 64GB)
- Camera: 5Mpix autofocus, LED flash; Video capture: HD 720p@30fps; VGA front camera
- Size & weight: 115.4 x 61.1 x 11.02 mm; 127g (including battery)
- Connectivity: NFC, WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4Ghz + 5Ghz, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS/A-GPS, Glonass, micro-USB, 3.5mm audio connector (AHJ + WP Controls)
- Processor: 1 GHz Dual Core Snapdragon (TM) S4Battery Talk time: (GSM/WCDMA) Up to 14.6 h/ up to 9.9 h; Standby time: Up to 330 h
Cheers meh for the tip!
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I like it. Cute design, and in line with the size of the N9/Lumia 800. Might get it as an entry point to Windows Phone, since I don't have wide pockets, razor sharp near-sighted vision and super-long thumbs.
Camera is a bit weak, but my 808 will remain as my primary phone anyway, until something can match it in all areas
on a side note, dear jay montano, who the **** do you think gives a sh** about where you are, how much connectivity you have, what hurry you're in and what you do at uni? who does? why do you start many posts with sh** like this:
Quick heads up as I'm on limited time and bandwidth
i have an exam, i have to hurry, i have no time, etc etc… who do you think cares?
or wait, you want to transition this into your personal blog?
what his your problem??? were do this guys come from?
this is his personal blog dumbass
It is his personal blog in which he happens to post about Nokia and related topics. Leave if you don't like this.
I bet you have some serios self-worth issues. Why you try therapy instead lashing against others.
He is apologising for not giving a detailed post like he usually does, because he just wants to get the news to us.
We visit this blog because it's a one-to-one from a Nokia fan to other Nokia fans. It's personal, casual, and just the way we like it.
Pls go troll elsewhere
who dafuq are u to comment sh** on Jay's personal blog -_- ????
@tej peaker
if u don't like this blog then go to the many other blogs that have been corrupted/influenced/owned by big media corporations,
this blog keeps it real, real people manage this blog as a hobby, not some huge faceless media zombies only doing it for money,
Tej begging for it. Bend over and take the spanking, zapzapzap
This looks better than Nokia Lumia 820. I think this & Nokia Lumia 920 are the type of phones that can help Nokia get back the smartphone shares.
It's definitely what Nokia needs, a WP8 that comes in cheaper than the Nexus 4 and is still good quality. Moreso than the lower specs the big drawback of the 610 compared to the 710 is the screen, so I'm happy to see the 620 has a CBD.
I think at this point I can give up hoping that Nokia will come to their senses and release at least a couple models with a properly aligned screen for both landscape and portrait use. BlackBerry it is.
I still think they should be much more aggressive towards business users.
amazing design but little thick maybe but it is rlly cool nice work nokia
This is my next Nokia!
this is the nokia i will buy for my next girlfriend
Was leaning strongly towards getting the 920 but this might just take money from me instead. At $249 it could very well be the value leader in the lumia lineup. By bringing Skype, smooth ui and great connectivity to the mobile massess at a very attractive price point, this could convince more people to actually switch to wp8 than the 920.
one more device ,many devices but none truly finished….unless the n97 builder has changed!! none is selling well…
maybe the lumia920 should be at the price of the 620:bet they would not be selling at loss and would sell numerous 920….
bring to france n9 or n950 and we talk nokia again.didn't understand why they won't sell us the n9?if its aftersale support ,its not supported even where they distributed it!why not give us that choice even if they would sell few of them?
I agree it's a peculiar decision. They could have continued selling the N9 for a few years, if demand remains organically, just produce another run. On the other hand, if there's a bunch of stock that takes a while to sell out and they need to shift production to different hardware, it would make sense to stop. They didn't seem to even bother seeing if that would happen.
"Perhaps 8 or 9 million this quarter"
can u tell me….
Does it spport hindi font.?
Can v download vedio in background?
Still need Zune software to connect wid pc or laptop?
Can v share vedio via bluetooth?
Can v get apps as on Android…and also free?
Can phone able to detect things as vedio, pic and mp3 of memory card?
Would it suitable for 2G Network?
I think window phone is just business phone for security. But it can be common user phone for student….


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I cover careers, jobs and every aspect of leadership.
I'm pretty sure I once got a job because the person who interviewed me decided that she liked me. Looking back, I couldn't have been the most qualified person to apply for the position at the nightly television news program where I got hired. I had never worked in TV and though I had seven years of journalism experience under my belt, it was at a specialized trade magazine, The American Lawyer. But the producer who hired me knew that we would be working very closely together on a four-person team that put together nightly discussion segments with hard on-air deadlines. She knew she wanted to have good chemistry with the person she hired.
Now an academic study by an assistant professor of management and organizations at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management confirms what I experienced when I got hired at the TV news show: Hiring managers don't always pick the most qualified applicants. They hire people they like and want to spend time with. They hire people who they think could be their friends.
The study, by Professor Lauren Rivera, looked at hiring in elite investment banks, law firms and management consulting firms. Rivera conducted 120 interviews with hiring managers over the space of two years. What she found: "interviewers often privileged their personal feelings of comfort, validation and excitement over identifying candidates with superior cognitive or technical skills." In other words, they hired people they could relate to, whom they liked. Writes Rivera, "in many respects they hired in a manner more closely resembling the choice of friends or romantic partners." Though Rivera focused on a narrow range of professions, I would venture a guess that her findings apply in a broad range of fields.
The stories in Rivera's report are revealing. One of her findings: The majority of employers in her study described their firms as having distinct personalities that come from the hobbies and presentation styles of their employees. For instance, some firms are "sporty" and "fratty," while others are "egghead" or "intellectual." Rivera quotes a hiring partner at a consulting firm who says, "We want people who fit not only the way we do things but who we are." These findings underline the perils and advantages of listing interests in the "other" section of a résumé.
One striking example from Rivera's paper: A legal hiring manager at a "scrappy" firm rejected an otherwise qualified applicant because "I'm looking at the interests [on his résumé]—lacrosse, squash, crew [laughs]. I'm sort of giving him a personality type here, and I don't think he's going to fit in well here. . . we're more rough and tumble. . . . I'm going to let him go." She tells another story of a hiring manager who rejected a candidate who had expressed an interest in 18th-century literature and avant-garde film because he seemed too "intellectual."
To put it more broadly, one investment banking hiring manager said, "One of my main criteria is what I call the 'stranded in the airport test.' Would I want to be stuck in an airport in Minneapolis in a snowstorm with them?"
Among law firms, investment banks and consulting firms, demand for cultural fit was most prized in law firms, where more than 70% of evaluators said "fit" was an important part of the hiring decision. At investment banks, it was important in a bit more than 60% of cases and at consulting firms, in 40% of cases. Because evaluators at consulting firms often use case-based business questions, they link the hiring process more closely to skills. Rivera quotes one consulting firm hiring manager: "Even if someone's a perfect fit, if they absolutely bombed the case, they're out."
Rivera's paper underlines how important it can be to include non-work interests on your résumé. She quotes a banker who says, "She plays squash. Anyone who plays squash I love," and ranked the squash-playing applicant first among potential hires. A banker who was interviewing candidates says, "She and I both ran the New York marathon. . . we talked about that and hit it off. . . we started talking about how we both love stalking celebrities in New York. . . we had this instant connection. . . I loved her."
Though nothing in Rivera's paper surprises me, it's striking to read work by an academic who has systematically measured the extremely subjective aspects of job interviewing. The paper underlines what all job seekers know: There is an aspect of the hiring process that is profoundly subjective and ultimately unfair. You can't control who your interviewer will be and whether they will share your personality and interests.
There are a couple of things you can control however. As you're researching a firm where you might want to work, do ask questions about the culture and think about whether your personality would fit in. Along with speaking to competitors and to people who work there and who used to work there, spend some time on a website called Glassdoor.com, that lists worker reviews of employers. Also do include a section under the heading "Other" or "Interests" on your résumé, and include hobbies, sports and foreign travel. Your passion for squash or for running marathons might wind up getting you the job.
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Jacob – Why would I hire someone who can do the job, but who I don't like. Isn't it better to hire someone who can do the job and who I do like…for whatever reason.
Have you ever really thought about what caused the outbreak of mediocre? Mediocre service, mediocre employees, mediocre bosses.
I contend to you now that the person that caused this phenomenon is a leader who has not realized their influence and the power of their choices. Have you ever interviewed someone and thought, "all the qualifications are there but, I just do not think we will get along". Guess what! You are ruining the product that is know as your business. A true leader will say, "this person has the skill set to get done what I need them to get done, and I am a strong enough leader immerse them in my culture". People like those who lead because of who they are. Leaders like those around them because they know what they have created and know the people around them believe in their cause. If they did not, if you are a leader, they would not be able to stand to be around you. Just something to think about.
Elisa. It is not my intent to say we should not hire people we like. My problem is too often we pick the person we like, who is less qualified, over the person that we do not like, who is more qualified. I am not claiming you do this. I am just saying it happens every day in the biggest companies in the world. These under qualified people are hiring other unqualified people because they do not even know how to do their own job. The end product is not what the leaders intent ever was, but it is certainly in reality not what they intended to create. People have to start making the right choice.
Jacob – If you read my original comment carefully, I list three things that we must have in order to make a successful hire. Your comment was "It comes down to who you like." That is NOT what I had said.
I repeat – you need to hire people who (1) you like; (2) can do the job; and (3) get things done.
Touche' salesman
I agree with you, Elisa. A quality workplace isn't all about having people who are the most qualified. If you can't get along with them then you can't have a productive, quality workplace. Also from speaking with recruiters, managers and even professors at universities, the general consensus is that people generally like to hire someone who has the right skills and attitude to take on a position, not necessarily the right background and/or is the most qualified, as defined by the article. The reason being is that once someone gets to a certain point in their career, they stop being hungry for knowledge.
If a potential employee is so experienced, they will stop wanting to learn and that is often detrimental to a business. Why would you hire someone who thinks they know everything about a business or role because they have x years of experience under their belt?
The right attitude matters most over a lot of things. It's not as simple as "I like you," because there are so many factors that go into why someone is liked more over someone else.
i agree with all that Jacob Arruda stands for….liking..anyone…is not hard…there are all sorts of liking….
I think this article is going beyond just liking someone…you can have little in common with someone as far as interests go, and still like them.
@Elisa makes a great point above. As long as the "hiring people you like" tactic is not taken to extremes to hire completely unqualified people (and that doesn't seem to be the case) there's nothing wrong with giving the competitive edge to a person the interviewer likes and believes would mesh well with the office. Group cohesiveness is key to running a successful and smooth office, so considering how a person will affect the synergy of the already established group is a wise choice.
This makes a lot of sense, especially when you're going to be working really closely with someone for countless hours, late at night, and/or under stressful conditions. Technical experience can be earned through working at the job, but if you don't like someone, you don't like someone. It's harder to teach people to get along but easier to teach someone the technicalities.


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