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The Marcellus Shale Play Special Report
Horizontal Drilling Presents Unique Leasing Issues
The Legal Inelligencer
June 18, 2013
The modern oil and gas lease is a sophisticated and complex legal instrument that has evolved over the last several decades. This evolution, however, has generally occurred within the "vertical well" context. Recent technological advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have resulted in unprecedented leasing activity throughout Pennsylvania. Full Text
Is the Natural Gas Industry in Pa. Creating More Legal Work?
The Legal Intelligencer
May 14, 2013
While there is currently debate over whether the rise of the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania has created as many jobs as some had originally projected, there is little disagreement among attorneys and legal recruiters that there is, at the moment, plenty of legal work flowing from the drilling industry and, as a consequence, steady demand for oil and gas lawyers. Full Text
Two Recent Suits Display Scope of Gas Lease Litigation
The Legal Intelligencer
April 30, 2013
Two complaints recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania serve as examples of the wide scope of gas lease-related litigation coming out of the state's natural gas plays. Full Text
Pa. Justices Rule Shale, Natural Gas Are Not Minerals
The Legal Intelligencer
April 26, 2013
The state Supreme Court has decided there is no need for a scientific debate over whether shale and the natural gas contained within it fall under the definition of "minerals" for the purposes of deed reservations. Full Text
Marcellus Shale, Revenue Hunt Spur Pa. Firm Mergers
The Legal Intelligencer
April 8, 2013
Pennsylvania firms have frequently been the subjects of law firm mergers in one of the most active quarters for merger activity the industry has seen since the beginning of 2009, according to a report by legal consultancy Altman Weil. Full Text
Shale Drilling Impact Fees Tapped to Fund Conservation Projects
The Legal Intelligencer
March 5, 2013
Five new conservation programs will be the beneficiary of $14 million in new funding from impact fees paid by companies drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale, the Corbett administration has announced. Full Text
Factoring Shale Royalties Into Estate Planning
The Legal Intelligencer
February 5, 2013
While the Marcellus and Utica shales present a boon to the Pennsylvania economy, the negotiation of a lease should not be the only legal consideration for a landowner. There are a multitude of estate and income-tax issues to consider both before and after signing a lease and before drilling commences. Full Text
Gas Lawyers Say Price Will Dictate the Practice in 2013
The Legal Intelligencer
February 5, 2013
Energy lawyers in Pennsylvania said the price of natural gas will be one of the main drivers determining which areas of oil and gas law are busy in 2013. Full Text
Spector Gadon Starts Energy and Environmental Practice
The Legal Intelligencer
November 28, 2012
Philadelphia-based Spector Gadon & Rosen has started an energy and environmental practice group with the addition of environmental lawyer Kermit L. Rader, who will chair the group. Full Text
Litigation Over Groundwater Impacts of Natural Gas Wells
The Legal Intelligencer
November 20, 2012
Last month, U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson in Harrisburg denied a request for a Lone Pine order in a natural gas migration case, Roth v. Cabot Oil & Gas, Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-898 (M.D. Pa. Oct. 15, 2012). That decision offers an opportunity to consider some issues arising from claims that shale gas development (fracking) in Pennsylvania has caused personal injury or property damage as the result of contamination of neighbors' water wells or other migration of natural gas to neighbors' property. Full Text
Wins and Losses for Gas Company in Marcellus Shale
The Legal Intelligencer
October 22, 2012
In the natural-gas fields of Pennsylvania, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. has had a split week in federal court — winning its motion to dismiss an amended complaint from a drilling company with which it had a contract and losing its argument that plaintiffs should show a heavy burden of proof before starting discovery in a separate case. Full Text
Pa. Justices Hear Arguments Over Shale Drilling Law
The Legal Intelligencer
October 18, 2012
Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices listened to nearly two hours of arguments Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh over whether aspects of the state's new Marcellus Shale drilling law take too much power away from local governments. Full Text
Caldwell v. Kriebel Resources Co., LLC
The Legal Intelligencer Case Digest
October 9, 2012
The transference of "all" gas rights included both Marcullus Shale gas and gas in shallower formations and plainiffs could not show that defendants breached the lease agreement. Defendants preliminary objections were granted and the complaint was dismissed. Full Text
PUC Says Pittsburgh Drilling Ban Violates State Law
The Legal Intelligencer
September 18, 2012
Pittsburgh's ban on oil and natural gas drilling is in direct conflict with the state's authority to establish environmental standards, according to a recent opinion from the Public Utility Commission. Full Text
Corbett Administration Challenges Court Decision to Set Aside Part of Act 13
The Legal Intelligencer
September 11, 2012
A Commonwealth Court panel wrongly struck down zoning provisions in the Act 13 amendments to the state's Oil and Gas Act, according to briefs filed on September 4 by attorneys representing the state government, the Corbett administration and the Public Utility Commission. Full Text
Driller Accused of Overbilling Joint Marcellus Shale Accounts
The Legal Intelligencer
August 30, 2012
Two oil and gas drillers, along with an oil and gas investor, have sued a third driller with which they had partnered for natural gas extraction in the Marcellus Shale, alleging the company overbilled two joint accounts, one by more than $2 million and the other by more than $630,000, and then failed to fully reimburse the money. Full Text
Natural Gas and Zoning: The Commonwealth Court's Act 13 Decision
The Legal Intelligencer
August 28, 2012
On July 26, the Commonwealth Court decided Robinson Township v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Comm'n, No. 284 M.D. 2012, invalidating portions of the Oil and Gas Act amendments of 2012 (known as Act 13). Specifically, Robinson Township struck down the provisions of Act 13 constraining the application of local land use controls to oil and gas facilities and sustained others. Full Text
Taking a Closer Look at the Politics Surrounding the Marcellus Shale
The Legal Intelligencer
August 21, 2012
The Marcellus Shale is, to many in north central Pennsylvania, the most beautiful sound they ever heard in two words. That sound is frequently the jingling of cash in the register, although it is most likely that they are seeing big bills that don't jingle but do change lives. Full Text
Lawyers Say Report Affirms Their Investments in Marcellus Shale Play
The Legal Intelligencer
August 14, 2012
Oil and gas lawyers said a recent report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration showing the Marcellus Shale play to be the fastest-growing natural gas play in the United States serves as an affirmation for attorneys and law firms that have built their practices around the oil and gas industry in the Appalachian Basin. Full Text
Zoning, Pre-emption and the Constitution
The Legal Intelligencer
August 14, 2012
"The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people." Full Text
Gas Lease Precedent in Doubt, Federal Judge Says
The Legal Intelligencer
August 7, 2012
A U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania judge has declined to take up a contract dispute between two Greene County, Pa., landowners and two gas companies, saying despite evolving Pennsylvania oil and gas law he could not confidently predict that the state Supreme Court would overturn a precedent first established more than a century ago governing the contractual liability of drillers who assign their leases to other drillers. Full Text
Court Says DEP May Not Deny Records Requests as Burdensome
The Legal Intelligencer
August 7, 2012
In a decision lawyers said has broad applicability for Pennsylvania open records law, the Commonwealth Court has ruled that the state Department of Environmental Protection may not deny requests for records related to water supply contamination from oil and gas drilling operations simply on the basis that it would be burdensome to search for them. Full Text
Marcellus Drillers Hope for Swift Action on Act 13 Appeal
The Legal Intelligencer
August 7, 2012
An attorney within the natural gas drilling industry said he hopes for quick action on an appeal of a Commonwealth Court ruling that overturned a local zoning provision in Act 13, the recently approved Marcellus Shale drilling law. The ruling stripped the law of a provision that would prevent local governments from enacting changes in their zoning ordinances merely to block drilling. The Corbett administration has appealed the ruling to the state Supreme Court. Full Text
Interpreting Oil and Gas Leases in Pa.'s Shale Gas Era
The Legal Intelligencer
July 31, 2012
An oil and gas lease is the fundamental document through which a producer obtains rights to explore for and develop oil, natural gas and other hydrocarbons. When landowners and production companies enter into oil and gas leases, they do so with business purposes in mind in the context of a unique industry. Full Text
Comm. Court Deals Gas Industry A Loss, Strikes Act 13 Provisions
The Legal Intelligencer
July 24, 2012
A deeply split en banc Commonwealth Court panel has invalidated as unconstitutional amendments to the state's Oil and Gas Act requiring municipalities to adopt uniform zoning ordinances that would allow drilling in all zoning districts. Full Text
Shift Toward 'Wet' Gas Doesn't Mean Bust for NEPA, Lawyers Say
The Legal Intelligencer
July 24, 2012
One of Kentucky's largest firms, Stoll Keenon Ogden, has opened an office in Western Pennsylvania with three of its existing lawyers who focus their practices on real estate due diligence and title examinations for oil and gas, as well as coal, producers. Full Text
Ky. Firm Opens Western Pa. Office With Oil and Gas Focus
The Legal Intelligencer
July 11, 2012
One of Kentucky's largest firms, Stoll Keenon Ogden, has opened an office in Western Pennsylvania with three of its existing lawyers who focus their practices on real estate due diligence and title examinations for oil and gas, as well as coal, producers. Full Text
Landowner Rights Backers Push to Advance Bill
The Legal Intelligencer
July 3, 2012
Legislation that would amend the Action to Quiet Title Law relating to subsurface rights awaits action in the House Judiciary Committee.Full Text
Business Groups Lobby for Tax Credit for Petrochemical Plant
The Legal Intelligencer
June 26 2012
Pennsylvania's leading business groups asked members of the General Assembly to approve Governor Tom Corbett's proposal for a multi-year tax credit to cement a deal with Royal Dutch Shell that will bring a petrochemical plant to Southwest Pennsylvania. Full Text
Pipeline Ruling Gives Attorneys Guidance on FERC Reviews
The Legal Intelligencer
June 26, 2012
Energy and environmental lawyers across the state said a recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit allowing the construction of a 39-mile long, 30-inch wide natural gas pipeline through Northern Pennsylvania to proceed provides some guidance as to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's standard of review. Full Text
Babst Calland Opens Ohio Office in Response to Drilling Industry Shift
The Legal Intelligencer
June 18, 2012
Pittsburgh-based Babst Calland has opened an Akron, Ohio, office in the hopes of better serving its clients in a natural gas industry that is largely shifting its focus away from Northeastern Pennsylvania and toward Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Full Text
Attorneys Say Drillers Moving Out of Northeastern Pa.
The Legal Intelligencer
June 15, 2012
The financial woes plaguing the nation's second largest natural gas explorer, Chesapeake Energy Corp., have made for headline fodder recently, but some Pennsylvania energy attorneys said the company's problems are indicative of larger trends: the floundering price of "dry" gas and the ongoing shift of drilling operations from Northeastern Pennsylvania to the southwestern portion of the state and Ohio. Full Text
Lawyers Spar Over Constitutionality of Act 13 Provisions
The Legal Intelligencer
June 7, 2012
Challenges to amendments to Pennsylvania's Oil and Gas Act, prohibiting local municipalities from passing zoning ordinances aimed at banning natural gas drilling, went before the Commonwealth Court on Wednesday in Harrisburg, marking the first time attorneys argued the constitutionality of the closely watched Act 13. Full Text
Act 13 Arguments Set for Wednesday
The Legal Intelligencer
June 5, 2012
An en banc Commonwealth Court panel is set to hear arguments on the constitutionality of recent amendments to the zoning provisions of the state's Oil and Gas Act on Wednesday in Harrisburg. Full Text
'Mineral' Definition Case Could Have Big Impact on Shale
The Legal Intelligencer
May 15, 2012
It has been said that possession is nine-tenths of the law. Recently the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of a case that involves the other one-tenth, which seems unremarkable enough. Except that this one-tenth has the potential to affect hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of oil and gas leases in Pennsylvania. Full Text
Pre-emption and Natural Gas Development: Who Is the Decider?
The Legal Intelligencer
May 1, 2012
Controversy over development of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale and other "unconventional" resources resulted in two unrelated legal news items during the week of April 9. On April 11, Senior Judge Keith Quigley of the Commonwealth Court preliminarily enjoined the effectiveness of Section 3309 of the 2012 amendments to the Oil and Gas Act, known as Act 13. Then, on April 13, President Obama issued Executive Order 13605, titled "Supporting Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources." Each of these events addresses, in part, the important question of which government ought to regulate the pace, manner and form of natural gas development. Full Text
W. Va. Firm Merges With Western Pa. Energy Boutique
The Legal Intelligencer
April 27, 2012
Charleston, W.Va.-based Jackson Kelly has announced it will expand its Western Pennsylvania energy law presence with the addition of Indiana, Pa.-based oil and gas boutique Gormly Gormly & Yuhas. Full Text
Anti-Fracking Group Adds Claims to Surveillance Suit
The Legal Intelligencer
April 24, 2012
Opponents of hydraulic fracturing in Luzerne County can add defamation and conspiracy claims to their suit against the private surveillance company that the government allegedly hired to watch them, a federal judge has ruled. Full Text
Judge Bars Drillers, Lawmakers From Intervening in Act 13 Suit
The Legal Intelligencer
April 23, 2012
A Commonwealth Court judge has barred industry groups, drillers and legislators from intervening in a suit filed by seven Pennsylvania municipalities and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network that alleges the recent zoning-related amendments to the state's Oil and Gas Act are unconstitutional. Full Text
Penn Virginia to Acquire Pipeline Company in $1 Billion Deal
The Legal Intelligencer
April 12, 2012
Penn Virginia Resource Partners said Tuesday that it will pay $1 billion to acquire pipeline company Chief Gathering to expand its own operations in the natural gas-producing Marcellus Shale formation in the northeast United States. Full Text
Pa. Justices Agree to Take Up Landmark Shale Case
The Legal Intelligencer
April 5, 2012
The state Supreme Court has granted allocatur in a case in which it has been asked to stop a scientific debate over whether shale is a "mineral" before the debate even begins. Full Text
Small Firms Say Expertise Trumps Size in Marcellus Shale
The Legal Intelligencer
March 27, 2012
The seemingly overnight explosion of the Marcellus Shale play has attracted law firms of all sizes and practices from both inside and outside Pennsylvania. But while some believe the amount of work coming from major drillers will require the huge staff only a megafirm can provide to manage it, smaller firms are banking on the depth of their expertise to help them remain competitive. Full Text
Shell's Cracker Plant Moves Toward Reality, but Still Years Away
The Legal Intelligencer
March 27, 2012
The announcement that the Shell Oil Co. chose a Western Pennsylvania site for a multibillion-dollar petrochemical plan delighted business leaders, government and labor officials. Construction on the site, however, is still years away, state officials said. Full Text
Bill to Give Landowners Edge in Mineral Rights Clears Hurdle
The Legal Intelligencer
March 13, 2012
Legislation to assist landowners who, through no fault of their own, cannot gain ownership of their subsurface mineral, oil and gas rights, cleared the state Senate. Full Text
Oil and Gas Lease Fund Expects Weak Collections
The Legal Intelligencer
February 28, 2012
The General Fund where the state's income, sales and corporate taxes are deposited is not the only state fund where anemic collections are predicted. The Oil and Gas Lease Fund will collect nearly $10 million less next fiscal year than it will this year, according to Secretary of the Department Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Richard Allan. Full Text
New Marcellus Shale Law Expands PUC Powers
The Legal Intelligencer
February 21, 2012
February 21, 2012The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will have expanded financial control and oversight under the new Marcellus Shale impact fee legislation recently signed by Gov. Tom Corbett. Full Text
Changes to Oil and Gas Act Could Raise New Legal Issues
The Legal Intelligencer
February 15, 2012
Gov. Tom Corbett has signed into law a measure that makes what some lawyers have called "wholesale" changes to Pennsylvania's Oil and Gas Act, including imposing "impact fees" on Marcellus Shale wells and limiting local governments' ability to regulate drilling. Full Text
Western Pa. Could Become Global Energy Power, Lawyers Say
The Legal Intelligencer
January 31, 2012
As Western Pennsylvania continues to attract oil and gas companies, as well as attorneys and law firms from far and wide, some lawyers say the region is emerging as a major player in the global energy industry whose importance and influence could last well beyond the life span of the Marcellus and Utica shale plays. Full Text
Scientists Investigating Fracking Wastewater Disposal's Link to Earthquakes
The Legal Intelligencer
January 31, 2012
Scientists are assessing whether injecting wastewater from fracking can cause earthquakes, and if it can, whether the quakes are severe enough to cause surface damage. Full Text
Timing of Final Vote on Impact Fee Legislation Uncertain
The Legal Intelligencer
January 24, 2012
Legislative sources said that lawmakers negotiating legislation that will impose an impact fee on natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale have numerous issues to resolve, leaving the timing for a final vote still up in the air. Full Text
Krancer Letter Suggests DEP, EPA Relations Still Contentious
The Legal Intelligencer
January 17, 2012
In light of a recent letter from the head of the state Department of Environmental Protection to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official that called federal regulators' understanding of a local well water contamination issue "rudimentary," it appears relations between state and federal regulators regarding the Marcellus Shale continue to be strained. Full Text
Drillers Group Asks Court to Hold U.S. Forest Service in Contempt
The Legal Intelligencer
January 12, 2012
A group of Pennsylvania drillers has asked a federal judge to hold the U.S. Forest Service in contempt for refusing to comply with the court's 2009 injunction that lifted the federal agency's de facto ban on drilling in the 512,000-acre Allegheny National Forest. Full Text
Best Practices for Managing Risk in the Marcellus Shale Region
The Legal Intelligencer
December 28, 2011
Companies that either lease land for hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") or provide goods, services or workers to gas companies in the Marcellus Shale region should routinely re-evaluate their risk management strategies. Full Text
Shale Impact Fee Legislation Now in Conference Committee
The Legal Intelligencer
December 27, 2011
The state House of Representatives has refused to concur in Senate amendments to legislation that would impose an impact fee on natural gas drillers in the Marcellus Shale. The bill now moves to a conference committee of House and Senate leaders aimed at reaching a compromise on the language in the new year. The resulting bill will go back to each chamber for an up-or-down vote — under the rules of the General Assembly, no amendments would be permitted. Full Text
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This book was divine, is divine. The intelligence and perception of the author, the depth of the characters, and the eloquence of the humor, knowledge, and heartbreak contained is breathtaking.
I think if I had not listened to the audio version of this book I would have quit it early on. However the skills of the narrators and the beauty of the writing kept me listening, despite there not really appearing to be a plot for much of the book. Ended up loving the characters and the book despite myself.
This novel is laden with copious complex vocabulary. I felt like I was reading the novel for a literary college course rather than for a casual book group. The premise is of an intellectual concierge in Paris hiding her true self from the residents due to the perceived and perpetuated social status separations. The story also involves a gifted 12 year old who waxes philosophical as much as the concierge.
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This novel is a departure into the world of non-crime fiction.
Perhaps listening to the audio version was probably not my best move because it tends to turn the book into a series of short vignettes. Nevertheless I enjoyed the venture into philosophy in the form of the thoughts of both Renee the concierge and Paloma the teenage school girl.
The novel consists of items from Paloma's journal as she contemplates the meaning of life and Renee's narration about her life as the concierge of a large residential building. The two gradually interweave with each other and pictures are created of other residents in the building and there is a progression of events. In addition there is quite a bit of background about Renee's life over the years.
In the long run I enjoyed it more than I expected to, as I too thought about the philosophical issues they raised.
Barbery's sly wit, which bestows lightness on the most ponderous cogitations, keeps her tale aloft.
Le Figaro has described this book as 'the publishing phenomenon of the decade'. Elsewhere, there were comparisons to Proust. It sold more than a million copies in France last year and has won numerous awards. Does it match up to the hype? Almost. It is a profound but accessible book (not quite Proust, then), which elegantly treads the line between literary and commercial fiction.
Even when the novel is most essayistic, the narrators' kinetic minds and engaging voices... propel us ahead.
Efter en något trög första del, förvandlades Igelkottens elegans till en liten pärla, till en bok som berörde mig. Och jag som sällan läser om böcker, funderar skarpt på att läsa om.
Därefter blir "Igelkottens elegans" en fråga om ett ganska enkelt demaskerande och en ännu enklare trivialpsykologisk analys. Men fram till dess skrockar man förnöjt när Renée och Paloma var och en på sitt håll övertrumfar varandra i knivskarpa beskrivningar av den korkade och obildade parisiska överklassen och dess själsliv – tunt som en kålsoppa utan kål.
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Register HERE to Win 2 Tickets to the Star Trek Concert at the Peoria Civic Center, 4 Tickets to the Wildlife Prairie Park Bunny Breakfast or 4 Easter Brunches at Wildlife Prairie Park!
The March Madness Experience will be held in the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall tonight (Thursday) through Saturday and next Thursday through Saturday from 6 pm – 9 pm on Thursdays, 10 am – 9 pm on Fridays and 10 am – 6:30 pm on Saturdays. Tickets are $2 at the door or get free admission with an IHSA game ticket stub.
The Corn Stock Winter Playhouse will continue its production of Bug at the Corn Stock Theatre Center (located in upper Bradley Park) beginning at 7:30 pm through Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students aged 18 and under with ID and are available at the Corn Stock box office, by calling 309-676-2196 or online at www.CornStockTheatre.com
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Mary Lynn Rajskub will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm, Friday & Saturday at 7:15 pm and 9:45 pm. Tickets are $15 for the Thursday show & the Friday 9:45 pm show and $20 for the other shows. For more information and to reserve seats, call 309-673-5853 or visit www.jukeboxcomedy.com
The 2016 March Madness IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament will begin with the Class 1A Semifinal Session on Friday in the Peoria Civic Center Arena at 12:15 pm and 2 pm and the Class 2A Semifinal Session will begin at 6:30 pm and at 8:15 pm. Saturday's games will be held at 12:15 pm and 2 pm and at 6:30 pm & 8:15 pm. Tickets for each game are $11, $9 and $7 and are on sale now at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com For more information, visit www.ihsa.org/SportsActivities/BoysBasketball.aspx
Live at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art Center will feature Turas on Friday beginning at 5:30 pm. Admission is $8 for members, $12 for non-members, $7 for student & senior members and $11 for student & senior non-members. For more information, call 309-674-6822 or visit www.peoriacac.org
Mitch Williams will perform table-side close up magic at the New Amsterdam Bar & Restaurant on the Peoria riverfront (located at 120 Southwest Water Street) on Friday & Saturday from 6 – 8:30 pm and is free for customers. For more information, visit www.mitchwilliamsmagic.com
The 8th Annual Frolic with the Fairies Tea and Style Show will take place on Friday at the Par-A-Dice Hotel Ballroom beginning at 6:30 pm featuring a party atmosphere for the more mature fairies including a dinner and a dance party for fairies ages 6 and over. On Saturday, guests can model their fairy costumes and dine on a light, themed meal and enjoy entertainment by the Cornerstone Academy and Julie K with tea times at 9 am, 12:30 pm (this session is sold out) or 4 pm. Tickets are $32 per person (adult or child) and are available online at www.frolicwiththefairies.com Proceeds support Junior League of Peoria and its mission to build a better community.
Welcome Spring with an Old-Fashioned Barn Dance at the Shore Acres Clubhouse (located at 100 Park Blvd. in Chillicothe) on Friday beginning at 7 pm. Music will be provided by the string band Too Old to be Controlled and Callers Jim Hicks and Gail Hintze teach all the dances, so beginners are welcome. Come fifteen minutes early for an introduction to barn dance basics. Admission is on a sliding scale of $5 – $10 (give the amount that works for you), with a family maximum of $20. Please bring a snack to share. For more information and directions, call 309-274-5358 or 309-274-2228.
The Prairieland Country Opry will perform at the Fondulac Park District Administration Building (located at 201 Veterans Drive in East Peoria) on Friday beginning at 7 pm. Featuring country classics from Hank Williams and Reba McIntire, admission is $8 for adults and free for kids aged 5 and under. For more information, visit http://stevehargis.net/prairieland
Peoria Players will present To Kill a Mockingbird beginning at 7:30 pm on Friday and Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $14 for adults and $9 for students aged 20 and under with ID and are available at the Peoria Players box office, by calling 309-688-4473 or online at www.PeoriaPlayers.org
The 16th Annual Farmers Share of the Food Dollar Breakfast sponsored by the Peoria County Farm Bureau will be held on Saturday from 7 – 11 am at the Youth Building at Exposition Gardens in Peoria. The breakfast is an effort to help educate the public on the safe and affordable crops that American farmers produce. The price of this year's breakfast is 80 cents and the menu includes two pancakes, two 2-ounce whole hog sausage patties, two scrambled eggs, an 8-ounce glass of Prairie Farms milk and an 8-ounce glass of orange juice. For more information, call 309-686-7070 or visit www.peoriacountyfarmbureau.org
The Blarney Blitz 5K, Central Illinois' St. Patrick's Day themed race, will take place on Saturday along Peoria's riverfront with the start and finish outside of Kelleher's Irish Pub on SW Water St. near the corner of Walnut and Water Streets beginning at 8 am. The first 700 registered participants will receive a race specific 19.5 oz drink stein, 1 drink token, party attire and entrance to the post-race party with live Irish music from Turas. Registration is $40 through Friday or $45 on race day. To register and for more information, visit http://blarneyblitz.com
The Peoria Camera Club will host a full day seminar "Creative Visualization for Photographers" at Illinois Central College Performing Arts Center (located at One College Drive in East Peoria) on Saturday from 9 am – 4 pm. Registration is $85 for adults or $45 for students with student ID. For more information, visit www.peoriacameraclub.com
The Shop for a Cure Vendor Fair will take place at St. Mark's Lutheran Church (located at 200 S Main St. in Washington) on Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Featuring vendors, a bake sale, a raffle table and a crafts table for kids, admission is free. Proceeds will benefit Juvenile Diabetes research.
Ted's Madness 3-on-3 basketball tournament will take place on Saturday at the Havana Park District Gymnasium (located at 127 E. Jefferson in Havana) from 11 am – 7 pm. There will be brackets for 4-5th grades, 6-8th grades, 9-12th grades and adults. Admission is $3 for spectators. Food will be available all day and there will be a Pick Your Prize Raffle. For more information, call 309-543-6240.
The Peoria PlayHouse (located at 2218 North Prospect Road in Peoria) will host Surreal Sculptures on Saturday from 1 – 3 pm where you can make a bizarre sculpture by starting a creation and then passing it to others and see what emerges. Admission is $5 for members or $10 for non-members. To register, call 309-323-6900 or visit www.peoriaplayhouse.org
Super Saturday: Science of Flight will take place in the Peoria Riverfront Museum Lobby on Saturday from 1:30 – 2:30 pm. Admission is free to members or $11 for adults, $10 for seniors citizens 60+ or $9 for youth 3-17 plus Peoria county residents receive a 15% discount. For more information, call 309-686-7000 or visit www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org
Brewing Beer in the River City: Talk & Tasting, the first in the series of Speakeasy Saturdays, will take place in the Peoria Riverfront Museum Auditorium on Saturday from 2 – 4 pm. Join Peoria Brewing Company master brewer Todd Hayes and accomplished home brewer Brian Buss to learn about brewing great tasting beer while you enjoy a beer tasting. All materials included. Must be 21 or older. Seating is limited for this event. Admission is $30 for members or $33 for the public. For more information and to reserve tickets, call 309-686-7000 or visit www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org
The 2nd Annual Kiwanis Trivia Night will take place on Saturday at Metamora Fields (located at 801 W Progress St. in Metamora) beginning with an hors d'oeuvres buffet beginning at 5 pm. Teams of 8 people will compete during 10 rounds of trivia with cash prizes to be awarded. A cash bar will be available. Cost is $280 for a table of eight or $35 per person and tickets are available at Metamora Fields. For more information, call 309-367-4000.
The Irish Wake Murder Mystery Dinner Show will take place at the EastPort Banquet Center (located at 703 Mariners Way in East Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 6 pm. Cost for dinner and entertainment is $40. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 309-692-3990.
Morton Civic Chorus will perform at Holy Family Church (located at 3720 N Sterling Ave. in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 7 pm. A preview concert for their annual performances at the end of May, admission to this concert is free, however donations will be accepted. Proceeds benefit the Central Illinois Kidney Foundation. For more information, visit www.mortoncivicchorus.org
Celtic Woman: The Destiny Tour will perform at the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Saturday beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $39, $65 and $105 and and are available at the Civic Center box office, by calling 800- 745-3000, all Ticketmaster outlets or by visiting Ticketmaster.com
Brad Paisley's Crushin' It World Tour will take place at the US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $65, $45, $29.75 and are available at the US Cellular box office, by calling 800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster outlets or online at Ticketmaster.com
The Peoria Symphony Orchestra will present Cosi fan tutte at Grace Presbyterian Church (located at 8607 Illinois Rt 91 in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 8 pm. Featuring Mozart's timeless opera of love, humor, and intrigue, featuring a cast of six acclaimed young opera stars from New York and Chicago along with a local chorus and the PSO, tickets range in price from $48 – $74 or $9 for students and are available at the Peoria Symphony Orchestra office, by calling 309-671-1096 or online at www.peoriasymphony.org
The Zambezi River Lodge Reception Expo will take place at the Peoria Zoo on Sunday from 2 – 4 pm at the Zambezi River Lodge. Vendors including Heaven on Earth, Johnny's Steak House, One World Cafe, Barrack's Catering, LeBakery, Behind Every Bride and the Cake Shop will offer samples and information about their services and tours of the facility will be available. Spaces are limited and reservations may be made by calling 309-681-3519.
The Prairie Wind Ensemble will perform at the ICC Performing Arts Center on Sunday beginning at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens and are available at the ICC Box Office, by calling 309-694-5136 or online at www.artsaticc.com
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The cranky hermit 2 years ago#61
Any fictional setting evolving over a long period of time with dozens of contributors will see its continuity crumble under its own weight.
Usually, though there are some exceptions. I would go a step further and say that this is also likely to happen with any fictional setting that gets "revived" after a long period of inactivity, even with the same contributors.
But you're not really arguing here that fans shouldn't care about continuity. You're just arguing that continuity is difficult to maintain over long periods of time. I like it when books/movies/games can pull it off, and I'd rather see a good story come to a natural end than see it prolonged to the point of being crushed under its own wait.
In itself, drawing a canon vs. non-canon line does little to change the (un)cohesiveness of a setting. They're just convenient labels.
In theory, it could. Star Wars' canon continuity *was* rock solid... in 1983. The Empire Strikes Back is certainly a better movie for sticking to the parameters established in Star Wars while completely ignoring the Holiday Special. And with Fallout 3, even though Bethesda cannot write decent narrative to save their lives, they had the balls to say "we are building off the story of Fallout 1&2, mostly 1, and completely ignoring Tactics and BoS."
The problem isn't that these labels are fundamentally useless. The problem is they're over-extended. It's a lot easier to apply them in a way that makes sense than it is to define them in a way that requires them to be applied in a way that makes sense.
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The cranky hermit 2 years ago#62
That's not what he said, but it's typical for people like you to just twist it into something as simple as that.
How am I "twisting" this exactly? The first part is irrelevant - of course none of it "actually" happened! Continuity is still a thing, even in fiction. And the second part isn't reasoning - just equating "canon vs non-canon" with "cohesive vs. non-cohesive," seemingly taking it for granted that nobody would care about the latter.
And I think you are putting words into my mouth. I never said I cared about the EU, or argued it should be considered canon, or argued that it needs to be canon in order to be enjoyable. The remainder of your post seems to be assuming that I have said these things.
FWIW, I agree with GL that the "EU" shouldn't be considered canon, but neither should the Special Editions, the prequels, or the Clone Wars, or anything Disney makes from this point on. The whole continuity of Star Wars hasn't been redeemable since Space Balls came out.
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darkstar4221 2 years ago#63
The cranky hermit posted...
Usually, though there are some exceptions. I would go a step further and say that this is also likely to happen with any fictional setting that gets "revived" after a long period of inactivity, even with the same contributors.
Well Lucas didn't want to move the franchise forward even after the prequel trilogy was over, so others decided to do it for him in the form of EU. In 2012 Lucas decided to have a change of heart and solid his ip to Disney. Star Wars was obviously mismanaged, episode VII should been released years ago.
I believe what incentivized Lucas to not finish Star Wars is the length of copyright law. If the length of copyright was shorter let's say 22 years (which is still long) there would have been more of an incentive for Lucas to put more work in Star Wars and we wouldn't this have this mess of what's considered to be canon and non-canon. Keep in mind it took 16 years for Lucas to release the Phantom Menace after RoTJ was released, now over 30 years for Lucasfilms to finally work on episode VII. And I'm not arguing about abolishing copyright or other aspects of copyright, just simply the length of the duration can cause distortions. Hell after 22 years Star Wars would be in the public domain.
godplaysSNES 2 years ago#64
You talk as if Lucas had any obligation to "move the franchise forward". He didn't.
And it's quite logical that anything not made by Lucas will be regardes as non-canon.
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Master_Bass 2 years ago#65
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One commenter on the Star Wars EU story said he was disappointed because he now felt like having read the Star Wars EU books was a waste of time. What... the... f***...
That's a problem since they may not allow new books to be created following the original EU timeline. Allegedly, that's not the case, though, so it's a bit soon to be calling the EU a time waster. Not to mention it's not a waste of time regardless if you enjoyed it, as I'm sure you were getting at.
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Peasant-Gaming 2 years ago#66
With the recent SW sale on Steam. I kind of feel weird knowing that whatever I purchase is no longer cannon. Lies, I grew up playing these!!
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No doubt a few of you have read this already. Yes, the author has a bias (we all do), but I still feel his point stands. It's a long read, so grab a comfy place to plant yourself for a while. With the resurgence of FP (Clojure, Haskell, etc.) and some seemingly sensible moves in even the systems-language space (Rust, for example), maybe we'll see less boilerplate and ceremony in the coming years.
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+Michael Hart - there are certain classes of problem that are harder to solve in FP, certainly. Then again there's a bunch of things that aren't hard to solve that way, but are very inefficient. Sometimes you just really want mutable state and locks. What I'm getting at is not that I think FP is a bad idea - but that I think languages that don't allow for mutable state are a dead end.
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Royal Palm Hotel - Dubrovnik
You will be spoilt for choice in terms of dining as this hotel offers 2 restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and brunch so you are sure to find something tasty to tempt your palate. Beach amenities include sun loungers, umbrellas and beach towels along with on-site recreation like fishing. Snorkeling, scuba diving and sailing are nearby. Escape the stress of everyday life at Beauty Line Centre, offering facials and body scrubs, as well as Ayurvedic treatments, body wraps and body treatments. Go for a dip in the indoor pool and enjoy the sun loungers during your stay. The beach bar and bar/lounge are ideal spots for drinks before heading down to the restaurant to sample the delicious menu choices.
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The hardest part about blogging is having the time to write everything I want to write. It kills me when I have such a great time doing something but don't have a chance to put it all out there until days later or even weeks.
Such is the case with an interview I had with a man that I consider one of the hardest working broadcasters in sports: CJ Papa.
I first met CJ in January of 2006 when he interviewed me during a TV time-out, part of my 7th Man promo winnings. I told Islanders Game Ops Mike Sciortino (the poor man who was stuck with me for a day) that if I had a choice as to who would interview me on camera, I'd prefer in-arena announcer CJ.
At the time, I didn't even know he worked for TV10/55. I thought he was just part of the Islanders organization.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sick. I'll try not to cough on you."
That was the first thing he said to me. But because he is a consummate professional, as soon as the camera was on, no one could tell he was at death's door. He's hardly ever rattled during a live feed. The only exception was one on-air giggle fest this summer that got the entire news crew of TV10/55 going while they were live. (Wonder if it will ever show up on ABC Bloopers.)
I've been trying to interview CJ since May. But his schedule is so hectic and changeable that we couldn't make it work.
"Come by the station, and I'll show you around," he said on the phone. Hell! You don't have to ask me twice! And how convenient since TV10/55 is less than two miles from my own office. I was there in a matter of minutes.
"Have a seat. You can tell which desk is mine. Just look for the photos."
I certainly could tell which desk was his, because it looked a hell of a lot like mine—cluttered with newspaper clippings taped to the wall. The only differences were the amazing amount of TV monitors throughout this large room crowded with people, technical hardware, and reference materials.
We walked into a small office behind a glass wall that had a desk crowded with awards. CJ is most proud of this year's award from the New York State Broadcasters Association for "Outstanding Sportscast" for WLNY's coverage of the Giants at the Super Bowl. Producer Kurt Semder and freelance sports anchor Amy McGorry share this prestigious award. I will say, the amount of awards this local station has accumulated is indeed impressive.
Thinking it would be too noisy and crowded by his desk in the newsroom, CJ walked me into the empty studio. We sat at the news desk and I giggled at the phone books on the chairs. It seems they just don't go up high enough behind the beautiful wood and Formica desk. Being all of 5' tall, I certainly understand that dilemma.
I started by asking him how he got his start in broadcasting. Perhaps it was a lifelong dream, or maybe he was an aspiring athlete who knew he just wouldn't make it in the big leagues. I was shocked and surprised at his first answer.
"I went to NYU to be a dentist." He was serious.
"I'm sorry. What?" I had to stop. I just didn't expect it.
"It's true. I took science classes my first year and did okay and realized I was at the radio station all the time. And after my freshman year, I said, 'I think I want to do this and become some sort of broadcaster.'
"At the time, it wasn't the way it is now, where everyone has a camera and puts themselves on YouTube. So I figured I'd just be a radio guy. I was taking the TV classes and I learned a lot about writing. We totally learned how to write. Whereas now, you can be on TV and you may not be the best writer, but you can still be a great broadcaster.
"After college I got an internship at SportsChannel, and I worked for a show called NY Sports Nightly and was a font coordinator intern."
That's where he met Josh Bernstein, Islanders VP of Communications. They were both working on NY Sports Nightly when they went national.
"It's so weird. It comes in a circle. The studio at Hofstra was our studio for a professional show: Dempster Hall. And directly across the street was a little house called Hamilton House, and that's where we did the production. Then we'd run the tape across the street into the studio and play it.
"I didn't do as much of the running because I was already in the studio writing cards for the anchors. Back then, there was no Internet. You'd read the ticker and write a card about a game, and, when the score came up, the anchor would take the card and read it. It was OK. Sometimes they'd yell at you if they couldn't read your writing. But that's how I started."
He then started his own segment called "Future Star," where he'd take a cameraman out into the field and do a story on some outstanding athlete. SportsChannel saw the segments and liked them, so they let CJ do cut-ins for The World of International Sport. They weren't quite the X-Games, but it was good enough for him to be recognized as a possible anchor.
"When the NHL went to SportsChannel and it became SportsChannel America, I filled in for Bob Papa (any relation? Nope!). And I did some in between hockey cut-ins. Then I became an anchor for Sports Nightly. And that's how I started being on the air every night."
I asked CJ what his worst interview story was, and he mentioned how Bill Parcels snapped at him years ago when he asked him a question. In Parcels' defense, he treated all the media the same way…poorly. He said his best story was going to the Super Bowl this year.
"It was a tremendous week. I flew in Wednesday and shot a story. Wednesday night it was edited, and we got it on the air. Did a live wraparound on Wednesday night. Thursday I was with the Giants and interviewed seven or eight guys at the hotel. Edited that in the field and fed it back. Friday night Amy and I did a fan's piece, 'Does the rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox equate to Giants versus Patriots?' We found tons of fans from both sides.
"And then working the Super Bowl. The best thing was being on the field when the Giants won. I'm a devout Jets fan, and I hate the Patriots, and I have no problem saying that, because if I didn't say that I'd be lying. But watching the Giants win the way they did was unbelievable. And being on the field and interviewing the players at the same time. It was tremendous."
Having seen him in action during the season, I asked him what a typical game day was like. I got dizzy.
He said he would usually go to the morning skate (in Uniondale), get the game notes, chat with Chris King and Steve Mears, then go work out the story lines for the night. He'd ask a player to be the pre-game interview victim (I mean subject) for the night so he would know to be ready immediately after the pre-game skate.
CJ then drives back to the station in Melville to look for footage to be edited before 3 p.m. He puts his rundown together and leaves by 4:30 to head back to Uniondale, bucking the L.I.E. traffic to arrive by 5:30.
"It depends on the story line of the game. The stat sheet from in-between periods. The stuff during the game is all ad-lib, off-the-cuff, based on what you've just seen. Hopefully you know what to watch for. The fans at the Coliseum are very knowledgeable. They listen to you and let you know if you're wrong. It's nice knowing you have fan feedback because you want to contribute to their experience.
"It's a long day on game days. But I'm lucky. I am so lucky. I work in sports, I work with athletes, I go to sporting events, and I work for a hockey team. People would trade places with me."
I asked him if he had a favorite Islander story, but he had to think about it. As we continued our conversation, CJ gave me a completely unprovoked opinion of the NYI Blog Box concept.
"I think the BlogBox is great because it gives the fans a chance to get a different perspective on what they see. You know, we're paid journalists, and some people don't have an attachment to the team like the bloggers do. The bloggers obviously have an attachment, and it's funny—the emotional aspect of the blogs is so different from the cold, hard sort of here-we-go-with the-game story. I think it's a nice outlet that the Islanders have. I don't know if other teams do that."
I explained that not many teams currently do, so I guess Chris Botta should start making the rounds and show them how it's done, but he seems to be quite busy 24/7 with his own blogging venture. At least we know the NHL said credentialing bloggers is perfectly fine, so why not!
Then something hit him almost mid-sentence on a different train of thought: the strangest Islanders story in his recollection. Halloween, two years ago, one of the more prominent fans, John Ballantyne from section 329 (Beaker), dressed up as CJ. They used a clip of it on TV10/55.
"He dressed up as me! He wore a jacket and tie and a press pass and made his hair salt and pepper, and he had a microphone. We put him on the board with the Islanders, and then they shot 10 seconds of the two of us standing together, and we used it in the highlights here."
CJ has been working with the Islanders for the last four years, and during that time he's been asked to do many things. One of his proudest recent moments was hosting the Scott Gordon press conference live on ITV.
CJ has been working with the Islanders for the last four years, and during that time he's been asked to do many things. One of his proudest recent moments was hosting the Scott Gordon press conference live on ITV.
"That was awesome!"
He's also been asked to do some voice work for the Islanders Illustrated MSG Plus show and several ITV features.
"I only do whatever Josh (Bernstein) asks me to do." Just like the rest of us, CJ.
I asked him what he sees for himself in the future.
"Working in sports, being a sportscaster, and seeing the Islanders raise a Stanley Cup. That would be a dream of mine. To be working for the team and to be standing by the ice when that happens."
That's every Islanders fan's dream, CJ, to see them raise the cup once again.
Thanks for the face time and good luck in your new gig! See ya 'round the rink!
CJ Papa will be moving up to MSG Plus to replace Deb Placey as the Islanders' correspondent. We wish both CJ and Deb much success in their new positions.


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The sys admin's daily grind: TTYtter
Twittering Machine
Twitter, so everyone says, is modern, fun, sociologically illuminating and otherwise useless. Even Charly feeds a budgie – but at the console, it's a question of style.
I like graphical clients – in fact, I would be lost without Thunderbird – but because I often spend hours in front of machines without X11, I keep on top of the good old command-line tools. For example, I love using the Mutt mail client, and both slrn for Usenet and Irssi for IRC run on a small root server in a screen session.
Recently, I added another animal to my console zoo: TTYtter [1]. As you might guess from the hybrid name, TTYtter is a non-graphical Twitter client. The Perl script uses either cURL [2] or Lynx [3] to connect to the Twitter API. TTYtter's author, Cameron Kaiser, who also happens to be a doctor, deliberately avoided special Perl modules like Net::Twitter so that he could run the tool on systems that are not allowed to download modules from CPAN.
I normally start my TTYtter with the following command:
ttytter -vcheck -ansi -wrap-user=Username:Password
The first parameter checks that my TTYtter version is up to date. (Kaiser is still polishing the client; version 0.9.5 was the latest when this issue went to press.) The -ansi option tells the program to use extended control characters – so the console can support a colored display, for example. The -wrap parameter gives me clean newlines after 79 characters by default.
Admin Style to the Max
After launching, TTYtter shows me the last 10 tweets and the last two direct messages. At the prompt, I can write another tweet and dispatch it. To use any of the Twitter API's other functions, I need to issue IRC-style commands preceded by a slash (/). Typing /trends displays a list of the current hot topics (Figure 1). Conveniently, TTYtter also provides a list of commands [1].
Incidentally, it is not difficult to control the Twitter API directly with cURL. The line
curl --basic --user "User_Name:Password"--data-ascii "Blafasel""http://twitter.com/statuses/update.json"
sends the text Blafasel as a Tweet under my username. In fact, this example actually has a meaningful use. For example, I just twitter any status messages from my server that are interesting, as you can see in Figure 2.
- TTYtter: http://www.floodgap.com/software/ttytter/
- cURL: http://curl.linux-mirror.org/
- Lynx: http://lynx.isc.org/
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Sentiment: Sell
PALM is NOT RIMM so drawing a comparision is insane. There were other comments on CNBC where the analyst compares RIMM to Enron or Worldcom. This is when RIMM was trading at $14.50 last week. Just because analysts have an opinion that doesn't make them right!
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jameydimon, like Palm you are a little late to the party and like most shorts, you try to scare people into a mad escape. This might not work.
Sentiment: Buy
I have no position in RIMM. I hope they succeed but have my reservations
You have so little respect for what you don't know; consider all the inputs/factors/etc, the ones you can see as well as the ones you can't. Efficient market?
palm launched with one carrier...SPRINT...RIM is launching with 650 Globally. Palm had no money left at launch...RIM has 2.9 BILLION.
80 million user base and kick #$%$ phone....no comparison junior...trust me.
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Palm didn't have Rimm's 80 million userbase
Palm's OS wasn't as awesome as BB10
Palm didn't have many apps
How do you know the OS is awesome ? Tried it out ?
Will be interesting to see how the developer community reacts to the new device.
Sentiment: Hold


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Britney Spears is the muse, not the master on 'Britney Jean': Album review
For months now, Britney Spears and her manager, Larry Rudolph, have been touting "Britney Jean" as Spears' most personal album, even naming it after her first and middle name to connote a sense of intimacy. While there are certainly nods to what could be private statements about her life, such as on "Perfume," "Passenger" (which features Katy Perry as one of the co-writers), and "Don't Cry," for the most part, Spears sounds more like she's the muse, not the master here.
If Spears' vision is on here -and she's listed as co-writer on all 10 tracks-it often gets overshadowed by the dominant beats and production from the album's executive producer Will.i.am and such DJ/producers as David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia's Sebastian Ingrosso and Anthony Preston.
Executive produced by Will.i.am, the 10 tracks, spread out over 36 minutes, are lean and trim, with little bloat, which keeps the album moving nicely from one song to the next, even if some of the beats sound dated. You can't blame a girl for wanting to move on, but the absence of past collaborators like Max Martin and Dr. Luke is felt.
The album's release comes one day after Britney Jean turns 32 and a few weeks before she starts a residency in Las Vegas's Planet Hollywood and in many ways, it has a maturity that some of her past albums have not, including featuring her singing in her shaky alto for much of the set instead of speak/singing such as on "Work Bitch." "Britney Jean" won't go down as a Spears' classic, although it does capture a moment in time — in her life and in pop's continued fascination with beats.
Below is a track-by-track review:
"Alien": The album opener, co-produced by William Orbit, has an inviting galloping feel as the latest entry into the folktronica genre. After years of feeling like an alien, Spears sings that she no longer feels alone as the stars guide her home as a mesmerizing backwards loop draws the listener in. It's one of many tracks on the set that feature Spears signing as opposed to her more familiar speak singing. GRADE: B+
"Work Bitch": Polarizing single is a deep dance cut with Spears bringing the trouble as she advises how to get that Maserati, hot body, look hot in a bikini, or living in a big mansion: Work bitch. Sounding more like a commercial for 24-Hour Fitness than a classic Spears' song--or at least until the interesting break in the final third-- she nevertheless brings the attitude and heat that a certain faction of Spears' fans love about her. GRADE: C
"Perfume": The current single from "Britney Jean," the Sia co-write is Spears as we haven't heard her—or at least not for a long while: singing a straight-ahead ballad with no talking and no heavy beat behind her as on past semi-ballads like "Unusual You" or even all the way back to "Sometimes." Though still slickly produced, on "Perfume" the focus is on her vocal and the emotional weight of the lyrics as Spears hopes that the next woman to touch her man can smell her perfume on him. The album's best track. GRADE: A
"It Should Be Easy" featuring. Will.i.am: Heavily auto-tuned Spears is back after "Perfume's" respite. Spears and her "Scream & Shout" partner reunite or this dance/electro-clash track. "If there was a scale from one to 10 on my love for you, it's a million billion/I love you until the day I'm dead," Spears sings as she and Will.i.am wonder why love has to be so complicated. There's an interesting song in here, especially given the juxtaposition of the deeper thoughts and the dance beats, but they can't seem to excavate it. GRADE: C
"Tik Tik Boom" featuring T.I.: Spears positively moans and coos during this dance track about getting horizontal and if you haven't gotten that point, you will when T.I. lays down a rap about making your toes curl. GRADE: B-
"Body Ache": Produced by David Guetta and Will.i.am, it's almost possible to pick out each part the two DJ/producers contributed, from the staccato, layered beats to the crescendos. Sex is on the menu as she wants to show us how she wants us. One of the more accessible tracks, but it's missing Guetta's knack for throwing in a irresistibly catchy hook among the beats. GRADE: B-
"Til It's Gone": Throbbing disco beats and space-age synths weave in and out of Spears' stuttering vocals as she's a slave to the rhythm. "All the memories I'm saving so your love is never fading," she sings in this tune about, well, "You never know what you've got til it's gone." It's hardly an original sentiment, but she makes the cliche sound good, in one of the album's most diverse vocal performances. GRADE: B
"Passenger": Co-written by Katy Perry, "Passenger" is a straight-ahead love song lyrically about finding happiness after being willing to cede control. Diplo's production includes a synthesized, Who-like intro. "It's hard to jump with no net, but I jumped in and got no regret," she sings, as the pounding, synthetic melody takes off. "This is living," she proclaims over and over as her liberation is complete. GRADE: B
"Chillin' With You" featuring Jamie Lynn: Spears and her little sister go from sweet country to rap in this ballad that goes from bad to worse, whether it's the rap of the constant repeating of "Chillin' wich you." That's sweet that Spears wants to help lil sis get her career restarted, but this won't be the song to do it. GRADE: D
"Don't Cry": Spears delivers her finest vocal performance on the mid-tempo album closer about moving on. "Adios, I'm out the door," as she admonishes her ex to not cry in a nice twist. Fun whistled intro and outro with a heavy beat complementing her kiss off. GRADE: B


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