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The Serendipity Cabin provides the prefect setting for your retreat. The Master Suite consists of 2 wonderfully inviting rooms and a full bath. There is a king bed with premium bedding and the newly installed central heat and air provides your perfect climate, year round. You'll just want to stay in bed and savor every moment. The Master Suite is only one of the highlights of the cabin. There is also an inviting living room with a 32 inch HD TV with expanded cable and wifi. You will also find a fully equipped kitchen, separate dining room with seating for 4, a very peaceful covered front porch with our very own sentimental porch swing made by my grandfather over 20 years ago (he even carved our names in the arms!). The back porch is screened-in and has a wonderful private 2 person hot tub and great seasonal views of the lake. The cabin is on a very quiet county neighborhood street where you will rarely even see a car. You can walk the 1 and 1/2 mile loop around the lake and feed the Canadian Geese whenever you like. We hope to see you soon! We do have other cottages and cabins as well if this one does not suit you perfectly.
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Sukebans, Late 1960's to Late 1970's
Tokyo, 1972
A pack of tough-looking teenagers sits smoking cigarettes in a huddle near a Japan Railways train station. Everything about them, including their style of speech, is tough as nails. Hands clutch barely concealed weapons, including razors and steel chains, should a fight break out. And it's only a matter of time until one does. Their collective body language bristles with a threat of imminent violence. Local yakuza gangsters proctecting their turf? Neighborhood bad boys daring straight, polite Japanese society to knock the chip off their shoulders? Well, almost. It's a group of schoolgirls known as the Sukeban, Japan's very first all-girl gangs.
The name comes from the Japanese words for "female" (suke) and "boss" (ban). Althought they enjoyed only a brief vogue in the early 1970s, the Sukeban made for a truly unforgettable social disease: shoplifting, pickpocketing, and rivaling the very worst of the menfolk for misbehavior and outrageous acts of violence.
Why weren't they all rounded up and thrown into the slammer? Says bad-teen historian Nobuaki Higa, "In Japan, outlaw society is right out in the open. Yakuza gangsters can even have their own office buildings. Even though you are unacceptable, especially if you are young. The cops know it's just a matter of time before bad girls will grow up and walk away from the lifestyle. Being in a gang is something you can graduate from."
Today, classic Sukeban fashion, typified by a long, flowing skirt and immense Afro-like hair, is considered woefully out of style. But the Sukeban's way of life- a revolutionary mix of to-the-death sisterhood, ironclad rules, and an underworld-style flair for organization- continues to influence Japanese schoolgirls whenever they gather in packs.
One major aspect of Sukeban styke can be seen to this day. Indeed, it is major contribution to the universally accepted image of the Japanese bad girl. The Sukeban religiously wore their school uniforms, of the Sailor Fuku variety (the classic forces female students to wear), no matter what manner of naughty behavior they engaged in. The tradition has struck with generations of girls since, from the Kogals of 1990s right up until today's Shibuya District Gals (although the skirts have since gotten a whole lot shorter).
The Sukeban gangs did not appear in a vacuum. When they first began sprouting in Japan during the mid-1960s, the girls took their inspiration from numerous bad-boy gangs that surrounded them. Male classmates who would have once joined the yakuza were instead beginning to forms their own local gangs in a pint-size imitation of the grown-up underworld. Fierce territorial battles with other rival schools and hoods soon resulted.
Such all-male groups and their members were "Bancho groups" (the Japanese term for schoolyard boss was Bancho). They had power and status, and it was only a matter of time until the girl's demanded a piece of the action for themselves.
The first Sukeban gangs probably began with just a few girls sneaking cigarettes in the school bathroom. But within a few years, the ranks of female gangs began to swell and organize with impressive virus-like efficiency.
During the mid-'60s, the gangs ranged in size from Tokyo's United Shoplifters Groups, which numbered eighty girls in all, up to the Kanto Women Delinquent Alliance, the single biggest Sukeban organization, made up of some twenty thousand girls from across western Japan. Like a real corporate entity, the alliance boasted within it's ranks a president, an adviser, and even an accountant.
The Sukeban phenomenon peaked in 1972 with the emergance of the single most fearsome Sukeban in histiry. Hailing from the Tokyo suburbs of Saitama, K-Ko the Razor commanded a private army of fifty women warriors. Her nickname came from her weapon of choice: a razor tightly wrapped in cloth and tucked between her breasts, whipped out with superhuman speed to slash her enemies' faces.
Few Sukeban cast quite as menacing a shadow as did K-Ko, whose exploits became an urban legend of sorts, but physical violence of one sort or another was an everyday fact of life for many. Not only were there plenty of rival factions to tangle with, but there was also ample opportunity to inflict damage on members of one's own gang. Breaking the rules (and the Sukeban loved to make rules) could result in a physical sanction known as "lynching."
Lynching involved several degrees of punishment, beginning with a lit cigarette applied to bare skin, which was considered getting off easy. The same cigarette applied to more- intimate parts of the body ranked as "medium." The hardest of punishments rival anything in the annals of the Spanish Inquisition and are simply too terrible to mention here.
Reasons for lynching were numerous and different from gang to gang. They might include showing disrespect to the senior members, speaking to "enemies," or being caught doing drugs (although sniffing paint thinner for a quick and cheap high was common among Sukeban and, indeed among bad girls and boys everywhere) the most common cause of a lynching was fooling around the opposite sex. Cheating on a boyfriend (inevitably a bad boy or a Bancho gang member himself) would surely lead to a lynching-that is, of a member even bothered with guys in the first place. Because of the emotional nature of the relationships between the girl-gang members, jealousy and crushes on other members could lead to intense, soap opera-style drama.
In spite of all the petty crimes the Sukeban casually indulged in, the girls themselves were convinced that they were living by high moral standards. Perhaps the chasteness of the Sukeban (take those long skirts, for instance) was a reaction to the permissivess of sexual revolution of the 1960s. Dressing sexy and wearing too much makeup were frowned upon. These girls who wanted to look and act tougher and older then they actually were. but the chain- and razor-packing Sukeban were surprisingly conversation when it came to matters of dating and romance.
You wouldn't think so based on the "Sukeban" films churned out by the exploitation-minded Toei Studios. Full of nudity and Switchblade Sisters girl-gangs mayhem, the movies probably said more about the fantasies of male audience and filmmakers than they did about the lives of the girls themselves. Still, the films are a heck of a lot of fun.
Even as the actual Sukeban gangs began to decline in numbers, their myths continue to endure in pop culture. The long- running Be Bop High School comic books, animation, and live-action films and television shows serve up comedic bad-boy and bad-girl action for the masses. There is also the Sukeban Dekka (Sukeban Cops) franshise, which depicts undercover teenage police women in sailor suits fighting crime with razor-sharp origami cranes and yo-yos.
But the actual Suken phenomenon itself had gone on the skids by the mid-1970s. Gang members were growing up, graduating from "the life," or slowly becoming integrated into society. And next generation of teenagers would soon be dancing in the streets intead of just sitting in them.


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China thinks in epochs. To achieve even a rudimentary understanding of what is happening in China requires a longer perspective than most Americans are used to employing. We are in the early stages of the Mao Dynasty. It is visibly evolving toward liberal republican governance. Ten years, rather than life, tenure for its leaders is a major step.
A mark of progress is the immediate relinquishment of the role of commander-in-chief of the armed forces by outgoing leader Hu Jintao (in contrast to his predecessor, Jiang Zemin) and the investment of these powers in Xi. As A. Greer Meisels noted in "Power Transitions with Chinese Characteristics" in The National Interest, "…with this move, Hu Jintao has guaranteed that this was the first clean transfer of power the CCP has seen in two decades. This is no small feat." This is an astute observation … and an understatement.
Hu's act of remarkable humility bears a striking similarity to that of George Washington's stepping down, after two terms, from a presidency he could have held for life. It may be seen, in retrospect, as one of the most important political moments in modern Chinese — and world — history. Voluntarily relinquishing power is a decisive move away from the Dynastic and toward humanitarian republican principles. This act distinguishes Hu as a great man.
Even in imperial days a ruling class that neglected the welfare of the people would, inevitably, fall, having "forfeited the Mandate of Heaven." Many of my fellow conservatives have an animus toward the Chinese Communist Party — the apparatus of the Mao Dynasty. Yet the CCP persists. It has not forfeited the Mandate of Heaven. It retains legitimacy. It is valuable to understand why.
The enigma becomes less difficult to understand by taking the long view. This does not mean that human rights advocates should be any less passionate about advocating for continued transformation. It simply offers human rights advocates a thoughtful context better to be effective in such advocacy. To achieve their goal requires setting up structures to support systemic (rather than impulsive) evolution of better democratic principles, respect for human rights, and the honoring of the great historic spiritual values of China.
Here is the context. At the end of the 19th century, under the decadent and decaying Qing Dynasty, the European colonial powers invaded and brutalized China. The United States, to its credit, declined the big slice of the Chinese pie offered to it. Our refusal to exploit China earned America residual good will among the Chinese people — who have, as noted above, a long memory. Among the many atrocities visited upon the Chinese was the imposition of the opium trade as a means of exploiting its hard-working people.
It was not until the later Japanese invasion that China united in opposition to its exploiters. Two great leaders arose in opposition to the Japanese: Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the nationalists who enjoyed the support of the urban elites, and Mao Zedong, leader of the Chinese Communist Party, who enjoyed the support of the farmers.
Chiang was institutionally successor to (this columnist's honorary great godfather) Sun Yat-sen, but did not share in Dr. Sun's moral stature. Dr. Sun, revered by Chinese everywhere, was a great humanitarian populist, of at least as great moral stature as Mohandas Gandhi. Sun overthrew the decadent Qing Dynasty and went on to serve, briefly, as the first president of republican China. In the internecine struggle between Chiang and Mao, the more populist Mao prevailed. He restored sovereignty to China. Without in any way condoning Mao's brutalities the restoration of sovereignty, and its attendant dignity, imbued Mao's rule with popular legitimacy.
Deng Xiao Ping succeeded Mao. History records Deng as one of the greatest supply siders — perhaps the greatest — in modern history. With five words— "To get rich is glorious" — he unleashed the enterprising nature of the Chinese people. His thought has come to be called "socialism with Chinese characteristics" and is free enterprise by another name. Deng lifted the oppressive state economic controls. With the guidance of that great economist and humanitarian Robert Mundell China set a course for prosperity. With its unleashed economy growing at double-digit rates for 30 years a billion Chinese moved from subsistence to relative affluence.
Deng in turn was succeeded by Jiang Zemin, a leader vilified by the Falun Gong sect with accusations of almost unbelievable brutality. Jiang's "Mandate of Heaven" can be traced to a factor unappreciated by many outside China. China is far more fragile, as a geopolitical entity, than many outsiders understand. It has a propensity for breaking up into feuding duchies such as the Period of Warring States.
Jiang inherited leadership on the eve of the breakup of the USSR. This is no trivial matter. Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China's largest administrative district, has been part of the modern Chinese state only since 1949. China was very much at risk of breaking up, a very bad thing for China and the world, much as it would have been a bad thing had Lincoln failed to preserve the Union in the War Between the States. Jiang averted the threat of dissolution.
In the process, he may have engaged in reprehensible brutalities. And Jiang remained powerful long into his successor Hu's tenure. There are unverified but deeply troubling allegations of human rights abuses occurring under his rule and persisting afterwards under his influence. If the allegations are well founded, and if they are permitted to persist any longer, they threaten to bring great shame upon China. It therefore must be considered an absolutely essential matter for Xi to investigate such claims in his avowed battle against CCP corruption. The most urgent accusation, as previously reported by Forbes.com to wide notice is that of the widespread execution of political prisoners and the sale of their organs for transplant. If true, it is imperative that such practices be stopped immediately … before they utterly discredit the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party in the eyes of the Chinese people and the world.
In the transition just concluded Xi's great rival for power was Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai, an atavistic Maoist now disgraced and purged. The purging of Bo is another indicator of China's continued momentum toward democracy and human rights. The Chinese leadership understands that there is much to be done and many challenges ahead. In addition to ceasing brutal persecution of religious sects, more humane treatment of ethnic minorities — such as the Tibetans, who are protesting oppression and cultural liquidation by self-immolation, and the beautiful Uyghur people and culture concentrated in Xinjiang — is essential. This is an imperative if the CCP wishes to retain legitimacy. It is encouraging that the new administration highlights in its platform the duty of the party to "lead people of all ethnic groups." Deeds must follow such words promptly.
The commitment of the Chinese leadership for the next decade, as reported by the Xinghua News Agency, is this (and these are principles to be taken with utmost seriousness):
"… to unite and lead people of all ethnic groups in the new historic journey to make greater achievements and keep up with the times.
"The theme of the congress is based on … the new requirements of the nation's development and new expectations of the people. It is closely interlinked with the overall plan for promoting economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological progress in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Xi said.
"To thoroughly understand the theme of the congress, one must understand the historical background and soberly realize that the Party is facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges, while the key lies in whether the Party can grasp the opportunities and tackle the challenges in a cool-headed way."
"The Party shall continue to hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, maintain an ideological state to free up the mind, implement the policy of reform and opening up, pool the strength and overcome all difficulties, promote economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological progress and Party building in an all-around way."
As the canonical Unitarian Universalist divine Theodore Parker famously observed, "I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice." China appears to be on the long arc of the moral universe, bending towards justice.
China's renaissance began with the restoration of sovereignty by Mao; continued with the generation of prosperity by Deng; was maintained by Jiang's gamely defending China as a precariously intact nation; was furthered by the implementation by the great Hu of democratic reforms culminating with "the first clean transfer of power." Xi Jinping now is charged with helping China fulfill her destiny of regaining full dignity and stature, as a benevolent presence, in the councils of world leadership with cool-headed implementation of more democracy and priority embrace of human rights.
The arc of the moral universe is, indeed, long. "And from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice." Xi and his colleagues have pledged to move the Middle Kingdom toward something resembling the Great Unity so often referenced in the writings of Sun Yat-sen. The recently concluded presidential election of China portends truly historic importance.
Please don't forget Chinese Communist regime has been the most radical one in 5000-year old Chinese history, considering the consequence of various polically movtivated movements, Anti Revolution, Great Leap Forward, Culture Revolution, etc. Every movement ended with the same result that Chinese people suffered and CCP held on the power. Mao is definitely one of biggest murderers to Chinese people in history. Deng was no one but an opportunist. He did not believe any reform for the cause of Chinese people but took change only for CCP to hold on the power.
I have to appreciate the author's effort to look at China today from the perspective of the 5000 years history. However, just as many others, the author misinterpreted the CCP as a natural part of Chinese history. It is NOT. Communist ideology was imported from Germany. Communist's core values of class struggle and atheism are totally opposed to spiritual Chinese tradition.
Not a word about the 60 million Chinese who perished at the hands of Mao. There is NOTHING that will ever justify the scale of murder that was carried out under this monster. Read about "The Great Leap Forward" here… http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444180004578015170039623486.html?KEYWORDS=mao
Everything is of "historic importance." How important is what historians try to establish. Nothing is without historical importance.
Everything is of "historic importance." How important is what historians try to establish. Nothing is without historical importance. Your argument about chinese presidential elections are preposterous, but it is not fundamentally different from any other human activity in the past.
I'm planning to buy the book by Kissinger: "On China" as the reviews mentioned
it has a lengthy section about the history of China.
China still has many many problems! Specifically on human rights issues; however,
overall it has improved much since the days of Mao and even Deng.
Every country has a problem. In the US, the Blacks represents 13% of the
population, yet the majority of incarcerated ppl there are Blacks. Chicago is
1/3 Black, yet 75% of crimes are committed by Black ppl.
On all sorts of economic criteria, the Blacks population are at the bottom
of the statistics.
Thus, if one is to consider that good living standards: happiness, less
violence, future advancements etc… then the US gov has not done a good
job in terms of human rights for the Black ppl, and not to forget the
Native Americans who have been suffering throughout the centuries due
the US gov breaking their treaties with them.
So, each country has big problems regarding human rights.
One good thing about China today (2013), each year 80 (eighty) millions
Chinese travel outside of mainland China and they go to HK, Taiwan, Japan,
Asia, USA, EU…all over the world! And when return back from their vacations
or business trips, they bring back Systems and Processes that they see and
learn from other countries, and they "demand" better Accountability from
their gov. This is excellent.


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Microsoft reported earlier this week that it had sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses since its newest operating system went on sale on October 26 last year. That's a boatload of units, though it roughly kept pace with number of PCs shipped during the fourth quarter (just under 90 million). So the idea that its sales kinda fell off the back of a truck isn't that far off. Industry analysts weren't overjoyed with holiday sales, with IDC suggesting Microsoft heavily advertised the touch capabilities of its OS while the machines on store shelves didn't always offer it.
Really? Consumers turned out in droves for that cool new Windows touch functionality?
I predicted that nobody would care about Microsoft's new OS products because the company would produce brilliantly generic marketing. They've lived down to my expectations, doing their best to tell us that Windows 8 devices work like iPads. The TV spots have been endearing little snippets of digital lifestyles that could have been sponsored by any tech brand. Even a budget north of $1 billion hasn't changed the fact that they have expertly told us nothing compelling about what they're selling.
I hate the fact that I was mostly right, wishful arguments of "it takes time" and the stark fact of 60 million unit sales aside…because Microsoft deserves so much more. Yup. I said it: not just more, but better.
Windows 8 is a revelation, at least to those of us who haven't been initiated into the ranks of all-knowing Digerati (i.e. consumers). It is a total rethinking of device interface that seems on par with the way Apple gave us icons and apps instead of a Start Menu…or maybe the very GUI on which all Macs and PCs are based. It changes the way we envision our gizmos, seeing them less as collections in our hands of things that run on our command, and more as live connectors to communities/content around us.
It's a big deal, only you wouldn't know it from the company's marketing. So here are three ways Microsoft could change its marketing, and perhaps change the world:
Stress differences, not similarities. The idea behind Windows 8 is that it's a next generation operating system that gets out of the way between people and what they want to do (or something like that). Talk about it in big, bold terms, focusing on what it does differently and demonstrating how that's better, not just more fun. It's a new way of interacting with devices that, once experienced, changes your approach forever after; it's the design bar for others, including Apple, to strive toward. In other words, talk like an industry leader, not a committee.
I would shelve all the feel-good ads and come out with really blunt, Big Picture spots about the NextGen OS (or the Last OS?). Call it "invisible" or something — maybe the punchline is that Microsoft has blown up the OS on which it was built — and give us tangible things it does (and other operating systems don't). I'd scrap all the pretty imagery on the company's home page and replace it with a fully-functioning Windows 8 simulator so people could see and play with how their PCs would be different. And touch? Zzzzz. Nice to have, but it's a cost-of-entry function at this point.
Enable new device engagement. If the tiles interface is as cool as I think it is, Microsoft should offer unique services (or access to them in unique ways) that accentuate the benefits of the interface. Offering just another way to click through to Facebook isn't such a big deal; what does Windows 8 do differently? Why aren't there proprietary tiles that aggregate functions and/or create new tools (and if there are, why the hell doesn't anybody know about them)? Spend marketing dollars on this stuff instead of pretty ads.
Here are a few thought-starters: Instead of giving kids access to the cloud, which is kinda like inviting them to walk the streets of a major city unaccompanied by an adult, create a protected kid cloud for the exclusive use of Windows 8 families. Host a massive developer contest for new tile functions or services. Create online communities and actively manage conversations on really timely stuff, like gun control, and thereby elevate the identity and status of product users to something more than just the non-Apple crowd.
Invent the industry's next pricing structure. Microsoft's pricing strategy is cutting-edge circa 1950 or so, and it gets rather Byzantine when it comes to different versions for different users (a matrix has often been invoked, which is a kiss of death for any self-respecting communicator). Scrap the traditional pricing nonsense and figure out how Windows 8 buyers could be subscribers to the OS. This would redefine how they think of it (and the brand), and it would be in keeping with the live, interactive nature of the interface.
Once the company figured out the basic pricing structure, it could come up with a way to incentivize usage and ownership over time…so that when Windows 9 comes around, people will have all but already bought it/into it. This new product should be a chance to lock folks into a lifestyle that they won't want to leave because it works so wonderfully and is priced so fairly.
There's so much Microsoft could do to truly change the world, and $1 billion could finance a lot of much. 60 million units sold might be on track with past Windows launches, but the company should be shooting for a far more successful future. Their goal should be to inspire people to flock to stores looking for the OS.
No, it should be to change the world.
UPDATE 01.15.13: News of holiday sales woes for the Surface tablet
UPDATE 01.16.13: Office 2013 will be offered as a subscription, which is a powerful idea, only leave it to Microsoft to make it come across like it's selling imprisonment.
Well, I think like the Apple products their in our hands. We are just as much their marketing strategy as the ads. For my own business I do zero SEO and yet I continue to gain clients for a Web Services company. Why? Cause I have excellent customer service and I produce to back it up. Its called 'grass roots' or like it used to be call – old fashioned marketing… word of mouth.
But there are the Microsoft stores. Sporadic yes but they exist for the purchaser / word of mouth'ers like me.
But yes there is that old "I'm a PC" strategy missing isn't there. They should reinvent that for this product because while it does have its shortcomings the potential is far greater and it needs accurate representation which can ONLY be shown in the 'deference's' vs. the 'similarities'.
I agree with almost all you say, especially about the advertising:
Just an FYI… I have been using W8 since DEV, BETA, CR and now final. I did this on a laptop and had the hardest time adjusting to the touch interface. In fact I often just plug in my Logitech any surface mouse cause I like how fast the wheel is vs. the touch. You will see hybrid laptops a lot more this year and possibly new devices offering a new way to compute eliminating the desktop and consolidating the laptop, tablet and phone :-)
Microsoft HAS changed the world with Windows 8.
- They've caused many long-term Windows users to seriously consider jumping ship to Mac or Linux.
- They've caused their technology partners (intel & pretty much all desktop PC and laptop manufacturers) huge financial losses which will cause long-term harm and distrust.
- They've made the move easier for people who were thinking of buying Android and iOS devices instead of a conventional computer.
Microsoft has created huge doubt about the future of Windows – that's very significant. They've changed the world alright.
How hard would it have been for Microsoft to offer a choice of desktops for users?
1. a fully-functional old-style Win7 desktop with start menu and every other feature users are familiar with,
2. the new (not)-Metro UI.
Answer: Bloody easy. And that would have pleased everyone.
Linus Mint 14 offers FOUR desktops: 1. Mate, Cinnamon, KDE or XFCE – it's no big deal, you can have it YOUR way, use the latest desktop or something you're familiar with. Be cutting-edge or be traditional – it's entirely up to the user. Why is such a concept so alien to Microsoft? Empower the user!
Blah blah blah…
I've heard this crap since the mid 90′s – nothing new under the sun. Even I said this before… but when I tried going to Ubuntu (even as recent as 2 weeks ago) it is obvious the Linux community is only in the business of hate and some superficial liberal idea of 'open society' via open source software.
Each OS has their place and it is ignorant to deny the realities of any of them. There is no "one stop shop". It just happens that MS is 90% of that market because of the business apps. People were liberated from the IBM's and were able to compete for the 1st time with the big guys. To say all of a sudden an old revived and held back via zero market standard OS's like Linux will all of a sudden overtake that is pipe dreams and those that believe it are holding themselves back which I think crates the hate – but it is self imposed.
Apple is great for a niche' and Linux is great for server OS's (which is why I ONLY run Linux for hosting). This is where that community should focus – where their beating MS and Apple.
But this reactive approach to OS's is not a winner. Ubuntu is the closes I have ever seen to a viable alternative but its just not standardized in UI, hardware or software "for the public" and "business"; the predominant users. They change the UI way too much. Their hardware to software compatibility and comparability is in the late 80′s and there is one HUGE missing link – cross platform unity. If I make a Word doc in Libre' on Ubuntu then open it in Lion or Windows, there is NO format uniformity. Same problem Google is dealing with by bucking MS rather than making MS the standard to be their guided to develop for rather than against.
As an IT person I run a dual boot into Ubuntu and I ONLY use it to admin my servers, setup my Cisco rtr's ad "play around" (wink wink) but I am in Windows 8 8 hours o a 12 hour day… for a reason!
You may be right about the doubt but the use is still there and people will become accustomed just as they did from 3.11 to 95 / 98 to XP to 7. I suggest you learn to like them all for your own needs and make those needs profitable cause all these are is tools to free the average little guy so we can take on the world. No different than what our founders did by creating freedom to a whole society not just a few elites which had been the reality for more than 5,000 years prior. Bill gates would have never existed in any other country or he would be there now.


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Exeter — Julie Anne Reid, 31, died suddenly on September 3, 2012 at her home.
She was born in Boston, MA, February 3, 1981, the daughter of Joyce A. Reid of Kingston and Thomas M. Reid of Danville.
Julie was raised in Kingston and graduated from Sanborn Regional High with the Class of 1999. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Southern NH University and also completed studies in early childhood development and human services.
Julie loved children and had worked in local preschools while attending college. She loved to dance and had taken dance lessons since she was four years old. She also enjoyed kayaking, biking, photography and being outdoors. Most of all, Julie liked helping others. She had most recently worked at the Kingston Public Library and the Green Bean in Exeter.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother Jesse Reid of Kingston, her "Little Dog Jack" and her many dear friends.
ARRANGEMENTS: A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 22, at Newfields Community Church, 71 Main St., Newfields. Memorial potted perennials are requested for the creation of a perpetual life garden. Memorial donations may be made to the NH SPCA, PO Box 196, Stratham, NH 03885. Assistance with arrangements is by the Stockbridge Funeral Home, Exeter. Please visit www.StockbridgeFH.com for online condolences.


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Besides visiting with Santa Claus, the second most popular activity today at the Jackson Township Senior Center will be watching the model trains.
That's because the senior center, located in Vinco, is hosting a Christmas party for the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of members.
The members of the senior center are particularily proud of its display of seven trains that rumble over seven layouts in one room at the building.
The railroad display is open year-round, with this time of year obviously being the busiest time of year due to the popularity of trains in the American culture at Christmastime.
Christmastime is also when Philip Boyer, chief engineer of the railroad display, gets to act like a young boy again while showing off the trains to the many visitors.
The trains are extra popular during Christmastime and when there are special events such as the Christmas party, Boyer said.
"I let them blow the whistle," he said about one of the most fascinating things for the youngsters to do.
"They like them (trains) a lot.
"They will come and stay for a long time and watch them."
Boyer and others at the center built the massive train display in 1999 and have been making additions to it ever since.
Most of the trains and displays have been donated by residents.
Boyer, along with senior center members Dorothy Dreikorn, Stella Yesenosky and Frank Singel and the late Pete Bracken and late Bob Seaman, both of whom were senior center members, were instrumental in building the display. They also had help from others.
The display features one train called the Vinco Express '99, the year the display was built; a lighted American flag; a mountain with homes and skiers; six tunnels; a Flight 93 Memorial; an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico; Old Bedford Village; a cattle farm; and a coal mine.
Boyer said he is working on a replica of the Inclined Plane in Johnstown to add to the display.
"There is nothing like this in the community," Boyer said. "We did it for the community."
Vince Schaffer, a member of the senior center, said Boyer does a "tremendous job."
"Thank God we have Phil," he said.
"The kids just love it," he said of the train display.
All the trains are HO gauge and were donated by Jackson Township residents.
"Many of them had the trains underneath their Christmas trees," Schaffer said. "When their children grew up, they did not want the trains any longer, so they donated them to us."
Boyer's daughter, Elaine Hargrove, of Tennessee, donated a New York Central Railroad display, and a nephew from Florida donated a Coca-Cola sign.
When Boyer was visiting a relative in England recently, he saw a model of a double-decker bus that he liked and bought it for the display.
"We like it," he said about the members of the senior center.
"Many of the members like to watch the trains and help to maintain the display," he said.
Singel, president of the senior center, said Boyer loves trains and enjoys helping in the community.
Boyer gives demonstrations of the train year-round with summer being the next busiest time besides Christmas, he said.
Other busy times are during special occasions such as Halloween and Light-Up Night.
During the Christmas season, Boyer will be spending extra time showing off the trains, Singel said.
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MOORE — The Moore girls won their second game of the season when it defeated Duncan 55-39 Friday in the consolation round of the Chickasha Invitational. The win ended a six game losing streak that included a 58-37 loss to MacArthur in the first round Thursday.
The Lions were unable to string together consecutive wins, however, when they lost to Cache 56-32 in the 5th place game Saturday.
On the boys side, No. 14 Moore had an easy opening matchup against Chickasha JV. It won 96-18.
But in the second the Lions faced a tough Cache squad and had to hold on for a 58-55 victory.
MHS advanced to the championship game where they lost to Rejoice Christian out of Texas 59-43.
The Lions (8-4) will have one of its toughest stretches of the season the next three weeks with games against Norman, Norman North, Midwest City, Southmoore, Del City and Westmoore.
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Is America's driving boom over? Robert Steuterville writing for smart growth planning blog BetterCities.net, answers "Yes!" If this surprising assertion is correct, what does this mean for "urbanism," "smart growth" and regional transportation policy in the Triangle?
The trend toward less driving received national attention in May with the release of a report by U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Per capita vehicle miles traveled has steadily dropped since 2005, declining for 93 consecutive months. The turnabout follows six decades of steady and substantial rises in VMT fueled by cheap gasoline, suburban development and women entering the workforce. The continuation of the trend downward makes actuarial sense. Post-war baby boomers, the most auto-centric generation in U.S. history, are now well into the Golden Years. Retirement brings less driving in total and fewer cars on the road during peak rush hours.
According to the PIRG report, the trend to drive less is also pronounced among the young. Between 2001 and 2009, the average yearly number of miles driven by 16- to 35-year-olds dropped a staggering 23 percent. The trend dovetails with the major shift of developers toward walkable neighborhoods. "Millennials are twice as likely as Baby Boomers and Generation Xers to express a desire to live in a city," PIRG said. According to a 2011 survey by the National Association for Realtors, 62 percent of people ages 18 to 29 said they would prefer to live in walkable neighborhoods rather than conventional suburbs. Employers today are allowing telecommuting from home and flexible work hours, which again mean fewer commuter miles driven and fewer cars on the highway on any given work day.
What do or should these dramatic changes mean for public and private policymakers in the Triangle as we/they plan for the future?
Lifestyle communities where people live, work and play with only secondary reliance upon the automobile are now financeable and marketable. The North Hills Mall was a 1960s relic pronounced dead numerous times before John Kane showed the perseverance and creativity to add offices and new homes to the retail, creating a true mixed-use, walkable "Midtown."
Similarly, the latest recreation of Cameron Village is based upon the addition of around 1,000 new apartments/condos to a walkable mixed-use environment. Many of these new homes will be occupied by government and university employees who otherwise would be queuing up each morning and night for long commutes.
The Urban Land Institute recently convened a panel to discuss "reinvention" of the Research Triangle Park. The consensus of the experts was that the sprawling office campuses of the park's heyday are not appropriate for today's high-tech employers and/or the 21st century workforce. Less office space per employee is needed. The work space should be less formal and the buildings smaller with fewer parking spaces. Walkability between buildings, interspersed retail and services facilities are desired. When asked if mass transit is imperative for the RTP to regain/maintain its national preeminence, the panel collectively answered no. Transit would certainly be a plus, but what is imperative is housing immediately adjacent to and interspersed within RTP. Workers living near their places of employment mean fewer miles driven and fewer cars on local highways during rush hours.
The dramatic change in driving trends should/must also serve as a reality check for public transportation agencies. For decades, N.C. public officials have planned successive rounds of highway expansion and promoted the need for "transit" based on future traffic volume forecasts.
Those forecasts have been determined largely by straight-line extrapolation of past trends in the growth of traffic volumes – on the assumption that the trend line will simply continue into the future. Fortunately for all of us who would ride the roads or rails, the past assumptions are proving false. Triangle population is not growing as rapidly as it did a decade ago, and as stated above, VMT per capita have decreased.
If Triangle transportation agencies update their models to acknowledge that the VMT trend line of the 20th century should no longer be used to predict 21st century traffic volumes, many of the planned highway expansion projects now on the books can no longer be justified.
Despite the continued outcry for transit funding in the Triangle, the same conclusions should be drawn. A dysfunctional national government and increased social program spending mean that Triangle taxpayers cannot rely upon federal dollars for transit infrastructure. If we go at all, we must go it alone.
The delay of Wake County's commissioners in selecting a transit plan option may prove fortuitous. Perhaps local governments should step back from the transit precipice for a few years while transportation models are updated and, in the interim, invest public tax dollars in increasing teacher pay, reducing classroom size, and the other things necessary to win back public confidence in our public school systems. Corridors to accommodate future transit right-of-way alternatives should be defined and preserved, but there are higher public spending priorities today than buying more buses or trains.
Clyde Holt is a partner in the Raleigh office of the multi-state Smith Moore Leatherwood law firm. Mr. Holt concentrates on government regulation, municipal zoning and environmental law. He is a former planning and zoning attorney for the City of Raleigh.


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AMC, the nation's second-largest cinema chain, is opening its first dine-in theater in Southern California in Marina del Rey.
Set to open Monday, the theater is the 11th dine-in theater that Kansas City, Mo.-based AMC has opened around the country.
AMC, the nation's second-largest cinema chain, is opening its first dine-in theater in Southern California in Marina del Rey.
Set to open Monday, the theater is the 11th dine-in theater that Kansas City, Mo.-based AMC has opened around the country.
AMC Marina 6, at the corner of Maxella and Glencoe avenues, features six auditoriums with more than 400 seats for adults only that will allow patrons to order food and drinks, including beer and wine, from their plush recliners.
"It's dinner and a movie, and it's done right -- what could be better than that?" AMC Chief Executive Gerry Lopez said in a statement. "Based on the feedback at these locations around the country, our guests in the Los Angeles area are going to love this experience."
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The opening of such a theater by one of the nation's largest circuits underscores how the dinner-and-a-movie concept, once viewed as a risky experiment, is becoming more mainstream in the U.S. exhibition industry.
In fact, AMC -- recently acquired by China's Dalian Wanda Group -- is just the latest chain to expand into the lucrative dine-in-theater business, which allows theaters to capture some of the business they currently lose to restaurants. AMC Marina 6 will include a bar and lounge called MacGuffins serving gourmet burgers, artisan flatbreads, salads and roasted chicken and brisket quesadillas, among other items.
Several other theater chains have been offering so-called premium food and beverage services, including dine-in options.
Australian luxury theater operator Gold Class Cinemas brought its high-end brand to Pasadena more than two years ago. (It was sold and now operates as iPic Theaters).
And Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas, the Mexico City-based theater circuit, has opened three luxury theaters in Southern California, including Westlake Village, where patrons can order gourmet food and drinks from their seats.
As with other dine-in theaters, the luxury service comes with a price. The cost of a ticket at AMC Marina 6 will be as much as $17.50 (not including food) depending on the day of week and showtime. Cinepolis charges up to $19.50 at its Westlake Village location.
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Hands-on with Battlefield 3 Multiplayer: This is the Core Experience
Where Battlefield 3's single player portions failed to impress, the multiplayer shines through
Where Battlefield 3's single player portions failed to impress, the multiplayer shines through
Experience the Cold War between NATO and the Soviet Union in Wargame: European Escalation
Battlefield 3 is a great gameplay experience, when technical problems don't arise
It's Resident Evil overload at Capcom's Fright Night
Vito Gesualdi gets an exclusive sneak-peak of the latest in the Assassin's Creed saga.
We take a look at some of Namco Bandai's upcoming titles
Chair Entertainment and Epic Games continue their magnificent dive into Infinity.
GameZone gets a quick look at Sherlock Holmes' latest mystery
Forza 4 is shaping up to be the quintessential racing sim
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Edgar Award winner Tana French's fourth novel, "Broken Harbor," is part procedural murder mystery, part character study, and part post-recession-age ghost story. The result is an intoxicating and extremely hard-to-put-down addition to her impressive body of work, dubbed the Dublin Murder Squad series.
Unlike a true series, each of French's remarkable and unique novels is told from the first-person perspective of a different member of the squad, one whom the reader will remember from an earlier book, if not remember well. She takes Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy as the narrator for her latest; he's the obnoxiously straight arrow of a detective featured in "Faithful Place," her third.
Kennedy boasts a high clear rate to go with a healthy self-regard for his professional achievements. When he and his rookie partner Richie Curran are assigned a messy and high-profile triple murder, he relishes the opportunity to burnish his reputation: "Give me the headline-grabbers and you can keep your drug-dealer stabbings. If you can't take the heat, stay in uniform."


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By Mike Scialabba
One of the questions I'm most frequently asked is, "What do you do for your biceps?" My answer is almost always the same, "Not much."
Now yes, I do think I have a small advantage with genetics regarding my arms. However, I've done everything in my power, to make them bigger, and never really saw major success until I stopped worrying about the size of my arms, and started worry about the size of my 'big 3'.
The difference in training is simple. Throughout the year, begin utilizing programs designed for power lifting, and not bodybuilding. They both have their benefits, and rotating or 'periodizing' your programs this way may have major benefits regarding the size of your arms.
You may want to also consider twice a year, hitting your biceps and triceps, the same way you would hit your dead lift. If you're going to utilize a 10x3 on your squat, try it on your arms. Increasing the overall effort of the lift and the demand on the muscles, can have astounding effects on the growth of the tissue. Especially regarding the triceps, utilizing a 10x3 or an 8x4 with a close grip bench press for 6-10 weeks can give you some serious gains in the triple head department.
Forget drop sets, burnout sets, and multiple isolation exercises for the tri's and bi's for a while, and try utilizing a heavy load for the arms, and focusing more on training the big three for an increase in 'overall' mass, instead of simply focusing on your arms.
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As you may have heard, I have a thing for art.
Don't ever give me a ballpoint pen in class 'cause I'll sketch all over my notes if I get distracted. My bedroom has become a mini gallery from the number of postcards that plaster the walls. As for museums themselves…well, sometimes it's like I died and went to heaven. Which has happened twice in the past two weeks.
What, might you ask, could have caused me to smile uncontrollably when I entered the art galleries in Dublin and Paris?
Well, first off, being in Dublin and Paris (The purpose of which I'll get to in a minute). Secondly, actually understanding the contents of the rooms. I love art for its beauty, but I also have a deep appreciation for the subtleties of hidden messages and the artist's conveyance of social commentary or capturing an individual's private life. It's really cool when I get to see a piece I've learned about in class, or, in the case of Dublin's National Gallery, am writing a paper on.
But I suppose I should probably explain why I was in Dublin in the first place, right?
I went to my first gaming con! Cons (conventions) in Europe are different from the US – it's a lot more about spending time with cool people in a chill environment than cosplaying and attending panels. While I was at the con I learned a bunch of really cool games, like Resistance and Saboteur (SO MUCH FUN – but don't play with loved ones 'cause they're all about lying/tricking people), and added to my collection of buttons and kooky earrings.
On one of the days I wasn't gaming, two friends and I went into the city to explore. After a blessed cup of coffee and access to free wifi at a cafe near the city center, we walked around the neighborhood of Trinity College and eventually decided to split up to visit the National Gallery and History Museum.
The Irish National Gallery is fairly small, but the pieces it has are no less spectacular than those at the BMA or the Met. Some of my favorite artists have work displayed there, like Sisley and Vermeer. I feel like seeing one of your favorite pieces of art is like meeting an old friend. You've seen them so many times, looked at every single feature, but every time you encounter them you discover something new to love.
This feeling of greeting an old friend extended to my visits to the Louvre and Musee d'Orsay in Paris. The Loyola group trip to the City of Light included a tour of the Louvre and a chunk of free time to visit wherever we wished, which in my case involved a 3 hour stop at the largest collection of Impressionist art in the world.
After hours of staring at gorgeous works of art, Erin and I strolled down the Champs-Élysées (thank you high school French teacher for getting this song stuck in my head) and took the required tourist photos at the l'Arc de Triomphe.
Even on our final day in Paris, I was surrounded by art, this time in the form of the beautiful architecture of Notre Dame. Oh Mon Dieu! C'est encroyable! C'est magnifique!
I had never realized how large it was. I mean, just…HUGE. Huge and breathtaking. I feel like everything in Paris is breathtaking. From the Louvre, to the food, to the architecture (to the smell of the subway even), the whole city is an experience in itself. I can only hope that I will return one day to see it again.


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The fiscal cliff may have been avoided, but for those waiting on relief from Congress for damages caused by Hurricane Sandy, the New Year's Day congressional session offered nothing but disappointment.
While the House of Representatives finally agreed to a last-minute compromise that cancelled out the tax hikes the majority of taxpayers would have faced for the new year, it failed to take action on a bill that would have provided aid to those who suffered damages from the historic Oct. 29 storm.
The Hartford Courant reports that three of the state's congressional representatives — Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3, Joseph Courtney, D-2, and Jim Himes, D-4, took to the House floor Wednesday morning to condemn its inaction.
The reaction after the hurricane by first responders, caregivers and local officials was stellar, Courtney said, according to the report in The Courant.
"The only place that hasn't acted is the House of Representatives, which last night, in the dark of the night, the speaker announced that he was abandoning the people of Northeastern America and allowing the Hurricane Sandy relief bill to die," Courtney said.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who with Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had urged Congress to act swiftly on the bill, said Wednesday that he had spoken to House Speaker John Boehner and was assured the bill would be brought up sometime this month, according to WCBS Newsradio 880.
"Your decision to postpone consideration of a disaster supplemental until after the 113th Congress commences likely delays delivery of relief for months, and therefore delays the process of rebuilding from Sandy," Gov. Malloy wrote to Boehner Wednesday.
"It sends a terrible message to the citizens of the affected states that the leadership of the House of Representatives feels no sense of urgency, with winter upon us, to aid fellow citizens in their great time of need as the Congress has done time and again when other natural disasters have devastated communities elsewhere in the country."


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Thanks to Angel Pagan of the San Francisco Giants, Taco Bell fans nationwide have a chance to enjoy a free Doritos Locos Taco on Tuesday, Oct. 30 from 2-6 p.m. In Buford, fans can visit the Taco Bell at 4291 Buford Drive or at 2583 Hamilton Mill Road.
Taco Bell offered to serve millions of the free tacos if someone stole a base during the 2012 World Series. Pagan delivered during game two.
According to a Taco Bell press release, when told about winning Doritos Locos Tacos for the whole country, Pagan said, "Most importantly we won the game, but I couldn't be happier my stolen base won free tacos for America. Thanks to Taco Bell, with my stolen base, everyone wins."
Visitors to Taco Bell will receive one free Doritos Locos Taco at participating locations only on Oct. 30 from 2-6 p.m. local time. The offer is good while supplies last.