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Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGA country singer and "American Idol" alum, a 1970s classic rock group and a jammy 1990s rock band have been announced for the lineup at the Sherman Theater's Summer Stage Series at Mount Airy Casino. Kellie Pickler, who gained fame...... -
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Groller's CornerIt is now late Tuesday night and we are back from a full day in Kansas City, and the darn song is still in my head. You know the one: I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come They got a crazy... -
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OK, this is not a complete list. But here is my memories of great moments in Northern State music history: Oct. 31, 2002: The NSU band played for President George W. Bush at the Barnett Center. Bush was in Aberdeen for a campaign stop for U.S....Tags: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, George W. Bush
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WGN NewsLoverboy Listen to and purchase thier new single by clicking here! Appearing: September 17 8:00 p.m. Genesee Theatre 203 N. Genesee Street Waukegan www.geneseetheatre.com LOVERBOY appears live in concert at the Genesee Theatre on Saturday, September...Tags: Artists, David Foster, Carole King, ZZ Top (music group), REO Speedwagon (music group)
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firstname.lastname@example.com Arnoldy never thought he'd be able to see Kansas in his hometown. On Sunday night, the Aberdeen man attended his 10th Kansas concert, this one only six blocks from his home. Arnoldy, who was one of 100,000 people who bought Kansas' first...Tags: Music Industry, Radio, Music, Concerts, Culture
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American News WriterIt's not entirely accurate to say that Kansas has been making music continuously since the 1970s. During the 1980s, there were a couple of years when the band "sort of dissolved," said guitarist Rich Williams. Three members of the group...Tags: Music Industry, CBS Corp., Music, Concerts, Culture
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Frank Wess & Flutology: First Date (2003)
If you like flutes this record may already be familiar; but if you're one of those listeners who's a little shy when it comes to the instrument some feel is too "pretty" for real jazz, this disc could well be the perfect first date. Flutology features veteran flautist Frank Wess - the musician who first popularized the instrument in jazz as a member of the Count Basie band - in the capable company of his two fabulous admirers, Holly Hoffman and Ali Ryerson, and the flawless rhythm section of Mike Wofford, Peter Washington and Ben Riley.
With Wess doubling on bass flute and Ryerson on alto flute for many of the ensemble parts, the front line coalesces into a superbly sonorous section. The splendid arrangements by Wofford and Wess exploit both the rich and subtle harmonic potentials of the unique grouping, an aspect of the collective that is fully exploited in the disc's superior sound quality which captures the music's many nuances, particularly Washington's distinctive notes and tone and Riley's dazzling brilliant rhythmic contributions.
The date is further insured by its musical menu, which features some of the most memorable melodies in the jazz repertory – including Dizzy Gillespie's articulately anthemic "BeBop," the beautiful Lee Morgan bossa nova "Ceora," the increasingly popular "This I Dig Of You" by Hank Mobley, and the Thad Jones classic "A Child Is Born." Wess contributes three first-rate compositions: an original take on Ellington's "A Train, Sumpn' Went Wrong"; a brisk walk through Trane's "Giant Steps" changes, "Equal Parts"; and an attractive waltz, "Pretty Is." The late great underrated Don Grolnick's exotic "Rainesville," a compelling composition combining Latin and Middle Eastern moods, is the disc's great discovery, a true gem to be forever treasured.
The album's concluding piece, Bill Cunliffe's soaring "Flutopia," aptly describes the destination to where this music will deliver true flute lovers and novices alike. It's a happy place where we can eagerly anticipate Flutology's next date.
This review originally appeared in AllAboutJazz-New York .
Track Listing: 1. Be Bop (Harris/Parker) - 6:32 2. Ceora (Morgan) - 6:54 3. Sumpn' Went Wrong (Wess) - 6:34 4. Rainesville (Grolnick) - 8:41 5. This I Dig of You (Mobley) - 4:40 6. Pretty Is (Wess) - 5:01 7. Equal Parts (Wess) - 3:36 8. A Child Is Born (Jones) - 4:14 9. Flutopia (Cunliffe) - 6:24
Personnel: Ali Ryerson - Flute, Alto Flute; Mike Wofford - Piano; Ben Riley - Drums; Peter Washington - Bass; Frank Wess - Flute, Bass Flute; Holly Hoffmann - Flute.
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Probably someone at Amazon heard "Earthbound coming to WiiU" and rushed to add it to their list without checking what it actually was ^_^;
Of course I would love to be wrong and discover that a limited edition collection is coming to Europe
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Probably someone at Amazon heard "Earthbound coming to WiiU" and rushed to add it to their list without checking what it actually was ^_^;
Of course I would love to be wrong and discover that a limited edition collection is coming to Europe
My 3DS became my best trip partner also thanks to the backward compatibility and once I'll got the WiiU I won't have problem connecting all the consoles as it will take easily the place of my Wii ^_^
Sure, more games come out, less you use such function, but it is a never ending thrill to have a keep growing collection of games you can keep using on your most recent console instead than need a continue switch to old systems (which is really uncomfy with home consoles).
I really don't understand Microsoft... apart what I already said, backward compatibility is also a great way for catch the attention to new customers that never owe a 360 and therefore could consider its whole library as "launch titles", why missing such a strong point? Cause it's backward to have backwards compatibility? It doesn't make sense to me @.@;
This remind me a collection of fanmade pics I saw sometime ago...
Each Pokeball was actually a house, for example the Master Ball was a mansion-like thing (with also a huge tv screen of course!) while the classic pokeball was a poor house with little-no comforts XD
Damn, I forgot about this presentation >.>;
Gonna check it just for keep myself informed, but COD and ultra-detailed bruisings are not really my deal ^_^;
I personally downloaded this game with Nintendo offer, else I was planning to skip it, but glad to hear it's selling well; especially since, now that I'm playing it, I can see clearly that it deserve some success ^_^
It won't be a masterpiece as some recent 3DS releases, but it's still a fun and very enjoyable game
Edgeworth come back sounds great, the battles in court between him and Phoenix were "legendary" XD Ages I hope to see them face each other again, maybe dual destiny will fullfill my wish
Shantae for DsiWare is a great game and I'm a fan of WayForward, can't wait to play the first adventure of our beloved morphing genie
A shame however that they are keeping the release date secret T.T
Great review, really describe well the game and say literally everything while spoilering nothing (which is really really important with games like this!).
A shame this game is so short or a luck in my case, I'm not really good dealing with spooky settings and this game know how to keep you in tension, not sure if I would have got to the end if it was longer XD
What a good news!
October is a bit far for say anything sure, but no doubt this game is on my wish list for now
Bah... I don't see why the hype...
... it only look so amazing afterall!!! X3
This game is on my "Do all you can for buy it day-one" list for a bit now and trailers like this just makes me wish July could come faster
Sounds like a great chance for replay a classic. I even skipped the DS collection chance, so I would surely be super interested if this 3D version will arrive in Europe ^O^
I prefered when Mario and DK used to be rivals with Mario personally chasing DK, it quite worries me that we will never see that again now that the title is not even Mario VS DK, but and DK...
On the bright sight is amazing how toys can make even old rivals friends and this games surely looks interesting, might pick it up in future if I will want a nice looking challanging puzzle game.
Oh come on! I was so hyped to play it this weekend >.<
Oh well... at least it's just a week of delay, not like there aren't games out there to play in the meanwhile XP
That trailer looks interesting for say the least O.O
I really liked the graphics and the gameplay concepts, althought the battles seemed so chaotic... but this wouldn't the first game I see whose gameplay is much harder to watch than to play XD
Hope the kickstarter will reach the 3DS goal and to hear again about this game here ^_^
Guild 02 is getting here faster than I hoped O.O;
And with Bloody vampire, Minis and much more neverthless!
If you can judge a month from its begin than May is gonna be great ^O^
Seems really a Guild 03 collection by the titles O.O
Can't wait to hear more! Level-5 is really getting unstoppable ^O^
(And I join everyone else in be super curious about "Earth Devastating B-rank Girlfriend" XP )
I like how the word inconsistency keep been repetead in the article cause that's how censorship always seemed to work everywhere and in everymedia.
It's really really hard to understand censorship when for every case where it was used you can easily find a similar case where it wasn't applied @O@;
The gold pack really feel like a cheat, but it all depends by the player's style.
Personally I spent HOURS grinding and doing extra battles for the pure love of it (I played 60 hours so far and still didn't complete the main story XD) and by playing like me you end soon with all the weapons falling apart and a couple of characters you just don't want to grind after how long you trained the others >O>;
Thanks to the gold pack I was able to fix the few "matters" and keep enjoying the game with my ultra-slow style X3
The other packs are okays; the extra dialogues in the scramble pack are funny (even if it's a shame to know about all this censorship around...) and fight against the legends in the champion pack can only be cool!
Althought... seriously, aren't the "legendary" heroes' models terribly bad designed? It's just combinations of the same few models with different colors and a pic with a name guarantee you that it's "Marth" or "Roy", I was expecting some more care since we are talking of the legends @.@;
The only thing no doubtly good about the champion pack are the amazing retro music, I just love to fight with them ^O^
Anyway I personally found this extra contenets just "nice", all the main elements in the game are way way better, but I guess I can't complain, a "nice" extra is always better than "no" extra at all ^_^
This "extreme" quality care is what made me love Nintendo in the first place, so glad they are keeping true to their philosophy even in such hard times!
And if waiting means we gonna have gems for WiiU as great as Luigi Mansion 2 and Fire Emblem Awakening are for the 3DS... then waiting never been so sweet ^O^
The trailers look very interesting, but for the whole time I was watching it I couldn't avoid to think this game would fit so well on the 3DS eshop more than the WiiU one >.>;
Nothing against short games as long as they are fun and feels great to play from start to end ^o^
Then again there is "short" and "too short"... for example Sonic Generation for 3DS is very fun, but last barely 2 hours, not even the time for get into it that it's already over @.@;
How to say... no matter short or long, but I want to actually realize I played the game while I see the credits rolls ^_^;
Well... not sure what to say about the scripts, mine are in italian and I found all the lines great till now, the translators really did a good job here ^O^
Not sure if I'm seeing the "original japanese characters", but whatever I'm reading it's great and raise a lot how fun the game is, so I can't complain ^_^
EDIT: I take all back, just checked the event myself and even the "great italian translation" sound dumb >.>;
Or they tried their best for cover a forced censorship or in Japan touching someone's hairs must be very very bad... I mean... a kid asking that lose all her innocence, really?!?! @o@;
I really hope is some sort of misunderstanding between different cultures, else it would be very ironic that they messed up a dialogue of a map based exactly on that, DIALOGUES! DX
This trailer do its job perfectly...
I was already interested, but now I want this game more than ever!!! @O@
Sounded strange that after Ocarina 3D we heard nothing about a Zelda for the 3DS and, my my, this just prove that with Nintendo even silence is really a good sign XD
For a moment the article's title scared me XD
E3 conference of Nintendo and Nintendo's directs, I always awaited them with the same excitement, so they are the same for me and I fully trust Nintendo decision ^O^
I just really really hope they will show a lot during the E3 time, no matter where. It doesn't sound like a good move to leave all the spotlights to Microsoft and Sony.
Can't wait for those directs, hope they will be manies and full of surprises ^_^
Can't wait to try the PKMN Mystery dungeon demo!
That game was out of my radar, but the new NOE promotion changed all ^O^
Okay, I swear I won't complain anymore about the weak star catalogue, these promotions are so amazing!
Thank you Nintendo of Europe ^O^
Great to know the game is going well!
I just can't stop to play it and glad to hear people are not letting this gem pass by unnoticed ^O^
All agree about the permadeath keeping players away, it did that to me for years honestly ^_^;
But not long ago I found Radiant Dawn for Wii and tried it for see if Awakening could be a game for me.
RD is such an hard game that my experience in TRPG was useless even in normal mode XD but once I accepted to learn slow in easy mode I loved it ^O^
Even the permadeath I realized how important they are! The battlefield is really dangerous and you are forced to ponder each move so carefully @.@; RD would be a completly different game without them!
So I will surely play awakening in classic mode with a normal difficulty, for me it's the perfect setting for have fun and be challanged without having a MAX level of frustration coming ^_^
Maybe I will also make in parallel a casual mode game just for be able to play more carefree when I want some easy-going game on the train and such, but my main game will be classic all the way
Bought my copy today at gamestop and got also the great artbook ^O^
Can't wait to start it, but I'm already playing other games right now... Oh well, meanwhile I have my copy ready and I doubt it will be left sealed for long XP
This was a great news indeed ^O^
Really hope they weren't kidding about them being avaiable "soon"!!!
Very very interested in Starship and Friday
Oh gosh, Nintendo is really serius about this being Luigi's year XD
I guess they are making up for having left the poor green plumber in Mario's shadow for too too long, but.. gosh... how much bad are they feeling about it? O.O;
Anyway nice looking 3DS XL and love how Nintendo took itself so so seriously over even the silliest intentions ^O^
@Five-seveN The Pikachu XL got in Europe even before US actually ^^
@Nintendojuenger Never liked that comment, I wasn't able to express my full opinion over this game for keep the post short. >.>;
Plus, now the review is out, it's very well detailed and I fully agree with it, so no point at all to keep around my comment that was only stealing all that space here for nothing XD
Played this game for few days and I can only fully agree with every single point of this review.
Still despite the game's lacks I keep find myself playing this game when I have some minutes to waste... How to say...a shame the game is just a shadow of what it could have been, but since it's playable some people could appreaciate it... few people... okay, maybe only me ^o^;
Nice news!
I got interested in the dsiware version since it kept pop up between the most sold games, but knowing it cost more than iOS and never get updated... it sounded a bad affair honestly ^_^;
But that's all in the past, when this new version will come out I will surely be very tempted to download it ^O^
Always great to hear that Nintendo is making its service better
Now however I will have to compile so many surveys...
I think I will claim my stars very very slowly @.@;
From the review it was clear the 6 was coming, it really sounded to fit the definition "a lazy sequel, it doesn't innovate but it doesn't really do anything wrong."
Personally anyway I didn't play much the first despite being a good game, so surely not interested in buy more of the same XD But I guess this will be an awesome game for those who just need more Dillon ^_^
I'm in as all the people who posted before me! ^O^
And if they will really bring it here in case there is enough interest... damn, never see so many "Please bring it here" comments in an article all at once XD What else you need Namco-Bandai?!?! >O<
5th July? Good good good, so many releases close to each other that I was exactly needing some time before the next buy! So much I have to play X3
Ack! Maybe 3 months won't even be enough @o@;
Really hope to hear about a limited edition for Europe too, chances are probably thin, but hoping cost nothing XP
@KnightRider666 Downloaded and already almost complete it, so I will be glad to share my impressions with everyone ^_^
I'm very sorry (or I guess very glad?) to say that I fully disagree with this review now that I played the game.
For be correct, many of the things the review said are true, but, with all the respect, really exaggerated.
The gameplay despite the apparent simplicity is really addictive and fun. Considering the game small size the variety of enemies is almost surprising and seeing the hero getting stronger and the witch's magics more powerful gives a classic RPG thrills that help the overall experience.
I have to say that I absolutely disagree about the game feeling a chore and the witch system becoming useless in the latest stages.
It is true that the difficulty of the stages is… "unpredictable" for say it kindly. Easy stages and hard ones alternate with an unclear logic and grinding is necessary for going on; however the grinding the game ask is really minimum; the stages requires few tries for be beaten and keeping part of the gold and experience collected in the level even after a failure helps a lot in make all easier ^_^
In other words I personally always reached enough power for beat a stage before getting annoyed, quite the opposite the grinding was too fast for be able to lower the fun.
Regarding the witch I personally keep had to count on her magic till the end, having to take care of both her and the hero not only works, but is necessary for beat the stages. The only bad note I could say about the witch is that of her two spells only one really appear useful and able to allow some winning strategy.
Anyway I admit the game is undoubtly unpolished… apart the "unpredictable" difficulty mentioned before there are also other minor details that could annoy or frustrate the player.
A little example are the treasure chests. In normal games you are just happy to see them, but here… gosh… chests are more obstacles then prizes @o@ They can require many bumps for release their goodies and meanwhile they can act as walls, protecting enemies and blocking your path.
A bigger matter is the bouncing system, as said in the review too, when the hero bump against the enemy… well, here comes again an "unpredictable" aspect of the game, sometimes the bump is normal, sometimes the hero fly backward like hitting a spring and no logic appear to be behind it.
However the problems mentioned above are minor issues, the game is fully playable and perfect for little sessions of fun. It can also really drag you in as for example I played it till reaching the final stage when all I wanted was to just start to try it XD
And I would like also to add that getting to the end is super worthy, I won't spoiler details, but the last stage (which is really giving me troubles @o@) is really the best one, challenging, interesting and makes even more worthy to face the whole adventure.
The only really turn down I can see is that the main story is really short, 4-5 hours are the time needed for complete it and, sure I said the game is fun, but it's clear it will get repetitive soon with the extra modes, but considering the low price why refusing a sweet short experience? ^o^
I'm sorry for the very long comment, but I really feel this game here received a too harsh treatment >.<
I don't say it's a gem, but a 2… in my opinion this game could even deserve a 7 ^_^;
All my respect to Thomas and his review, I'm not posting this for the fun of disagree, just I'm seeing too many people ready to avoid this game only cause that "2" and I feel it's a real shame.
I doubt my comment will change much (and my bad english surely doesn't help >O>; ) but after the nice evening I had thanks to this game I owed to the witch and the hero a try ^^
[EDIT] Now that I see my comment posted...How much I wrote?!?! OoO Sorry everyone, hope I won't risk a ban cause of this XD;
Not sure... Really not sure... How to say... If they did this game surely they would have given a new image to the character O.O
But something is sure actually... Those trailers look awesomes!!!
For be only a "project in development" thing it looked amazing. I personally don't like FPS and still these videos catched my attention XD
On a side note, Megaman is having a really human-like anniversary.
As normal people by looking back he is not just seeing awesome things, but also mistakes and lost chances ^O^;;;
What a bad surprise... Thinking I bought today a e-shop card for download this O.O;
Still I think I will download it anyway, I really have a good feeling about this and last time I trusted more my feeling than a review I was right XP
No disrespect to the reviewer of course, it was surely a well written review and all the points were expressed clearly, but damn, sometimes I love to crush personally against walls for see if they are really that hard ^O^
Lots of people already said it, but I want to join!
Bring such idea in Europe Nintendo!!! >O<
It's not that huge deal, but it's a nice extra prize to choose ^O^
Sure, technically in Europe we have the cards with the points as prizes, too bad they are still the old ones working only for the DSi and Wii and the card of 1000 points (or 10 € if you prefer) cost 4000 stars which are around 800 coins at the change @O@;
Lovely how people around here asked "less Patcher" and you guys decided to even interview him XD
Anyway I can't avoid to disagree with almost everything he said >O>;
Then again he is the pro doing his job, I have no experience or knowledge for judge properly his opinion, but I can still do my job of fan and cheer for Nintendo to succed and prove everyone the NINTENDO POWER ^_^
Honestly I'm quite surprised that Disney let him go.
Not sure how things works, but couldn't they keep the guy and some of his co-workers after shutting down junction point?
Anyway I'm always glad when I hear about a big company working with talent and passion. Nowadays too many companies gives money such a priority that all the "heart" stuffs get completly ignored; I was afraid in the last years that Disney was slowly turning heartless too, but, luckily, it seems I was wrong... Ack! If it's someone who got fired saying so then it can only be true!
Nintendo always stated to be ready to help third parties and developpers making games.
Give a dev kit for free to a small developers with a great idea would just be a logical part of that offered "help".
Technically Nintendo even moved as publisher for some developers and in those case I doubt they had to pay the kit, right? XP
The discounts are on games I personally already have or I'm not interested to buy, but I'm very very glad to see this new trend ^O^
"Clash of elementalist" sounds interesting, can't wait/need to hear more, Teyon is quite unpredictable regarding quality >O>;
[Edit] Change of mind, gonna risk and download clash of elementalist at day one without know much about it. Don't dissapoint me Teyon!!!


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Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson released their final report today, and they have once again been caught loading the dice. The Social Security cuts that Bowles and Simpson unveiled are virtually indistinguishable from their initial proposal a few weeks ago—save for one clever new distortion. In an effort to conceal the cuts its proposal would inflict on poor workers, the Co-Chairs are now vastly inflating the effects of their proposed "hardship exemption" to the increased retirement age.
What exactly do I mean? Hang on, because this is going to get a little wonkish. In their first proposal [1], Co-Chairs Bowles and Simpson stipulated that their proposed increases in the retirement ages—both the Earliest Eligibility Age (EEA) of 62, and the Normal Retirement Age, which is still rising to 67—would exempt those engaged in "back-breaking" labor, who, even under the hawkish assumptions of Bowles and Simpson, will not be able to work longer than they already are. This "hardship exemption" was meant to quiet critics who have been pointing out for months that raising the retirement age would be especially harmful to workers in physically demanding professions. (Never mind for a moment that these workers are more the exception than the rule [2], or that older workers also have trouble finding new work when they are unemployed [3], or that workers in the lower half of the earnings distribution have seen scant gains in life expectancy [4].)
The criteria and process that would permit someone to qualify for such an exemption were left mostly undeveloped. Instead, the Co-Chairs gave the SSA ten years to develop a system that would evaluate a person's eligibility for the hardship exemption. Because the criteria for exemption were not yet decided, its potential palliative effect on benefit cuts was rightly absent from the SSA's estimates of how the proposal would affect earners across the economic spectrum.
The Co-Chairs' recommended hardship exemption has not become more detailed or robust since then. The language remains equally vague. [5] But the SSA's estimates of the new plan [6] count the exemption as an offset of the cuts to "low" earners (those with average annual lifetime earnings of $19,388), and "very low" earners (average annual lifetime earnings of $10,771) retiring at age 65. Apparently, the Co-Chairs--or more likely, their staff--instructed Stephen Goss, the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration, to factor the exemption into his new calculations of the plan's effects. Goss, seeking a realistic model for evaluating who would be affected by the exemption, assumed in his estimates that all workers earning 250% of the federal elderly poverty level would qualify for the exemption. Lo and behold, "very low" earners retiring at 65 went from seeing benefit increases of 18.6% to increases of 38.5%, and "low" earners went from seeing benefit cuts of 12.4%, to increases of 5.9%.
Take a look at these two before and after graphs: "Low" earners' benefits, before the Commission whitewashed them with the hardship exemption [7]; and "low" earners' benefits, after the whitewashing. [8]
In fact, the "before" graph, which shows the massive benefit cuts lifetime earners of $19,388 would suffer under the Commission's report, ought to be called, the correct graph.
Equating earnings level with physical inability to continue working is ignorant nonsense. Cops and miners, for instance, are not the lowest earners, but they risk their lives and exert themselves every day on the job in ways that could prevent them from working past 62. Poorer workers may well be more likely to work in physically demanding professions, but there are workers that experience physical "hardship" at all ends of the economic spectrum. If qualifying for the new hardship exemption would be anywhere near as hard as qualifying for disability benefits, many poor workers would be left out--and their benefits would be cut as much as Goss's first estimates assume.
Mr. Goss is not to blame here. Absent more detailed information, he was positing an estimate of how the hardship exemption might take effect. It is instead the fault of the Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs and their staff, who thought that adding a nebulous calculation that conceals their cuts to the benefits of the working poor would be a smooth PR move.
Is there a low to which these people are unwilling to sink in order to hide the truth from the American people?
This will have been the third time that Bowles and SImpson have distorted their own benchmarks or deadlines to improve their proposal's "image." As Dean Baker has pointed out [9], the Commission's charter explicitly requires its members to vote on a proposal by the December 1 deadline. Today, the Co-Chairs announced that they would be delaying a vote on the final proposal until this Friday, December 3. The delay is no doubt in order to give them—and, yes, sadly, the White House—extra time to browbeat and cajole Commissioners who are on the fence about the proposal.
But today's announcement came on the heels of an even greater sleight of hand. Bowles and Simpson have now lowered the standard of "success" for their report from a supermajority of 14 votes, to 10 or even 5. [10] Apparently, even the lower goal of 5-10 yesses wasn't enough to get them to vote on time.
I guess if you are deficit-alarmist elites who cannot win according to the rules, you just have to make yourself some new ones.
[1] http://www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/CoChair_Draft.pdf
[2] http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/older-workers-2010-08.pdf
[3] http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11125.pdf
[4] http://socialsecurity-works.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/EPIRetirementAgeTopTenReasons.pdf
[5] http://www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/TheMomentofTruth12_1_2010.pdf
[6] http://strengthensocialsecurity.org/sites/default/files/Fiscal Commission OCACT Letter 2010 1130.pdf
[7] http://strengthensocialsecurity.org/sites/default/files/Low Earner_Bizarro_12.1.pdf
[8] http://strengthensocialsecurity.org/sites/default/files/Low Earner_Post-Report Chart & Graph_12.1_0.pdf
[9] http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/bowles-and-simpson-violate-commission-charter-and-the-washington-post-covers-up
[10] http://ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2010114830/fiscal-commission-moves-goalpost-forward-austerity-plan-medias-help


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A Call to Action Over GSA-inspired Bill
It has become increasingly rare for Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to come together on any issue, but punishing the General Services Administration and placing restrictions on government meetings is evidently one thing they can agree on. Yesterday, inspired by the outrage generated by a 2010 GSA regional conference that cost taxpayers $823,000, lawmakers approved a bill designed to prevent such spending in the future, easily passing it on a voice vote. The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act was originally introduced in June 2011 to create a website where citizens can track how federal dollars are spent, but in the wake of the GSA scandal, it was amended to include limits on the number of conferences agencies can hold annually and to cap spending at $500,000 per event.
There could be even more implications for the meetings industry. Here are some more details, from an ASAE newsletter:
More relevant to associations, however, the provisions also cap non-military spending to attend conferences at 80 percent of fiscal 2010 levels; limit the number of government employees who can attend international conferences; and limit participation by federal agencies to one conference sponsored by an organization per year.
This last provision could be interpreted to mean, for example, that if an agency employee attends one conference held by an association, no one else from that agency could attend any other events held by that association for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The language also requires agencies to report online the details of each conference for which the agency paid travel expenses during the preceding three months. The report is to include itemized expenses paid by the agency; the primary sponsor of the conference; the location of the conference; copies of any speeches or presentations given; and the total cost of any conference that had government speakers.
The Senate has also passed similar requirements, but since it was part of a different bill, the two measures must be reconciled before anything can be sent to President Obama for his signature.
Developments are obviously happening rather quickly. Yesterday, I was interviewing Revent LLC Partner and Voices in Advocacy Founder Roger Rickard about his thoughts on how the GSA scandal might affect the industry for a story in the June issue of Smart Meetings, but much of what we talked about was more relevant to the immediate situation than the long-term outlook. Rickard, a big proponent of advocacy on behalf of the meetings industry, said those who will be affected by Congress' actions need to speak up—now.
"Our industry does not have a strong enough voice in Washington to stand up and say they're moving too fast," said Rickard, whose experience includes working with Meeting Professionals International's government affairs committee. "The reaction seems to be kneejerk that we're going to punish the industry for this, and we cannot stand by and let this happen."
Rickard urged meeting professionals "to call, write, email their congressman and…tell them how [the bill is] going to negatively impact the industry."
Rather than simply being confrontational, he advised professionals to offer themselves as a resource to lawmakers and a connection to experts who can explain the effects of legislation. "The more people who tell congressmen and senators that we can be a resource for them, the better we will be served," he said.
Interested in answering Rickard's call for action? His Voices in Advocacy website offers numerous tools, including congressional directories, strategies for advocates, tips for communication and governmental overviews.
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Good Article, however I don't envision this snowballing to the event industry as a whole. Congress needs to reign in spending by Government agencies true. What percentage of your client base is government? That might be something that needs to be reviewed and adjusted. This cutting back needs to happen as spending of tax payer dollars has spiraled out of control.
This will not (currently) spread to corporate overall. If you recall, (those in Vegas can certainly remember) this current administration told businesses overall to cut back on lavish spending and Vegas took a hit. Let's hope that does not become a Mantra after 2012. -
Thanks for this informative article. I didn't know about The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act until I came across this post. I would surely like to learn more about this bill. I'll be looking forward to more posts. Thanks!


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3 Tulsa-area educators win Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Medals for Excellence
BY ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
Saturday, February 23, 2013
2/23/13 at 6:24 AM
Three Tulsa-area educators are among winners of the prestigious 2013 Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Medals for Excellence.
John Waldron of Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School and Jill Edwards Steeley of Coweta's Central Elementary School won for secondary and elementary school teaching, respectively, while Union Public Schools Superintendent Cathy Burden is this year's medal winner in school administration.
The other honorees are Ruth Askew Brelsford, a speech and theater professor at Eastern Oklahoma State College and Richard Bunce, chemistry professor at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater.
The foundation also announced the names of 100 top high school seniors selected as recipients of the Academic All-State Awards.
All of the awards will be presented at the foundation's 27th annual Academic Awards Banquet on May 18 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.
"By honoring these exceptional educators, we are sending a message that Oklahomans deeply value excellence in public schools and the professionals who have given so much of themselves to enrich the lives of our children," said David Boren, University of Oklahoma president and founder and chairman of the nonprofit Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.
Since its establishment in 1985, the foundation has provided more than $4 million in scholarships and cash awards to honor outstanding students and exceptional educators.
Each medal winner receives a $5,000 cash prize and a glass "Roots and Wings" sculpture, designed by late Oklahoma artist Ron Roberts and produced by Jim Triffo of Oklahoma City.
Waldron is National Board certified and has 20 years' experience. At Booker T. Washington, he teaches world history and Asian history in the international baccalaureate program, as well as U.S. government, ancient and medieval history, and Advanced Placement government and politics.
He is also the founder of the school's Model U.N. program.
"I came into education with a specific goal in mind: to make good global citizens out of my students by exposing them to ideas in the social studies and by promoting good thinking skills," Waldron said.
Steeley teaches second grade now, but over the course of her long career she has taught all ages and grade levels - from kindergartners to university students.
She has also devoted herself to a lifetime of learning, earning a master's degree in reading, a doctorate in curriculum and instruction, and National Board certification in literacy.
"Teaching is all I have ever wanted to do," Steeley said. "In my 42nd year in the profession, I still look forward to coming to school each day. I never tire of seeing a student grasp a new concept, grow in confidence or willingly persevere to overcome a challenge."
Burden, who is in her 19th year as Union's superintendent, is set to retire this summer.
She began her career 41 years ago as a special-education teacher, and she cites that early training as having taught her the importance of a student-centered school environment.
"As a leader, it has been my mission to create such an environment by building a culture of care and support for our students and their families, respect and empowerment for our professional educators and a dynamic learning experience to develop the full potential of our students," she said.
Under her leadership, Union has added four elementary schools, developed community school programs at eight sites, seen voters pass $306 million in construction and improvement bonds, and instituted the new Union Collegiate Academy.
Academic All-Staters:
The 100 top public high school seniors, selected from 610 nominations statewide, hail from 77 schools. They scored an average of 33 on the ACT college entrance exam, with six scoring a perfect 36.
All-Staters are nominated by their principals or superintendents and are selected by an independent committee of business, education and civic leaders, and past honorees on the basis of academic achievement, extracurricular activities and community involvement, as well as a personal essay.
The Academic Awards Banquet is open to the public and will feature a keynote address by three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Thomas L. Friedman. Admission costs $50.
For more information, call the Foundation for Excellence at 405-236-0006.
Area students are named Academic All-Staters
Nicole Biddinger and Katy Layman, Bartlesville High School; Christy Jenkins, Beggs High School; David Dolan, Berryhill High School; Erin Peterson, Bixby High School; Jack Schaefer and Rachel Stromberg, Booker T. Washington High School; Hunter Stryke, Bristow High School; Marissa Griffin, Broken Arrow High School; Thomas Littlejohn, Coweta High School; Merrisa Jennings, Collinsville High School; Bailey Wilton, Claremore High School; Mariah Burris, Cushing High School; Chance Upshaw, Dewar High School; and Benjamin Wallace, Fort Gibson High School.
Also, Alexander Richter, Hilldale High School; Angela Chang, Jolee Potts and Samantha Rogers, Jenks High School; Kelsey Roberson, McAlester High School; Hunter Burrow, Miami High School; Dylan Oney, Muskogee High School; Luke Stringer, Oologah-Talala High School; Kameron McCombs, Owasso High School; Bonnie James, Skiatook High School; Sarah Wymer, Union High School; and Savannah Manning of Verdigris High School.
Area winners who attend the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics are Connor Sell of Broken Arrow and Christopher Jeng of Ponca City.
Original Print Headline: Three area educators win excellence awards
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John Waldron (from left), Jill Edwards Steeley and Cathy Burden: Waldron teaches at Booker T. Washington High School, Steeley teaches at Coweta's Central Elementary School, and Burden is the superintendent of Union Public Schools.
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John Lipscomb's punts caused Houlka's offense to start on an average of their own 18-yard line, whereas TCPS started in Wildcat territory on 11 of their 14 drives.
The Eagle defense took the rest, holding the Wildcats to 139 yards of total offense in TCPS's 14-12 Division 1-1A win at Okolona's Charles Faulkner Field.
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Mauricus Harris's pass fell incomplete on the two-point try, and the Eagles held their ground on their way to their second division victory (3-2, 2-1).
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MARTINIS. Their versatility has prompted a wave of new and intriguing variations that rival the appeal of the original. Consider substituting dry vermouth in your specialty martinis with Dubonnet, Lillet, Port, Madeira, or Sake. Splash in a liqueur or two to add a blast of flavor and an attractive hue. And why limit your martinis to just gin or vodka? Try adding a healthy dose of silver tequila, cognac or Scotch. The crowning touch is an equally fitting garnish. Popular options include garlic-stuffed or bleu cheese-stuffed olives, orange peels, fresh strawberries, and peeled shrimp.
MANHATTANS. The popular resurgence of bourbon has prompted a renewed interest in the most classic of whiskey cocktails, the Manhattan. One creative variation on a Manhattan is to substitute another type of aperitif for the vermouth. Another option includes adding a splash or two of a liqueur. Your options include Chambord, Frangelico, Amaretto, Grand Marnier, Sambuca and Benedictine.
COSMOPOLITANS. A derivative of the Kamikaze, the popular appeal of the Cosmopolitan made it one of the standard-bearers of the "90s. Using the Kamikaze as the creative blueprint, the Cosmopolitan is constructed with citrus-infused Absolut Citron vodka, Cointreau, Rose's lime juice, and a healthy splash of cranberry juice. It's then stirred, strained into the coldest, most elegant cocktail glass handy, and presented with a wedge of fresh lime. For those who refuse to leave well enough alone there's the Limón Cosmopolitan, made with the citrus-infused Bacardi Limón rum. There are, however, loads of new citrus-and orange-infused vodkas, and several outstanding limoncellos on the market to experiment with. Other creative options are to substitute Absolut Kurant for the Citron to make a Metropolitan, or combine Stolichnaya Citros, Blue Curaçao and Chambord to make the Purple Cosmo.
CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS. The new breed of champagne cocktails is among the latest trends sweeping the country. These cocktails are light, effervescent and exceptionally delicious. Like their famous predecessors, classics such as the French 75 and Ritz Fizz, these spirited libations possess all the necessary components for popular longevity. Eye appeal alone qualifies them as bona fide works of art. It's their luscious flavor, though, that makes them masterpieces. With the advent of the reusable bottle-stopper that keeps champagne carbonated for days, you can pour champagne without being concerned that the unused portion will go flat and be wasted. Champagne is incomparable paired with about any type of fruit juice or purée.
BLOODY MARYS. Robust, nutritious, and loaded with taste, the business set has turned onto the Bloody Mary as a meal with an attitude. It's usually made with vodka, although gin, tequila, aquavit and flavored vodkas are popular substitutes. The secret to a world class Bloody Mary, however, is in the mix. If searching for the perfect scratch recipe sounds more involved than the time at-hand permits, bottled mixes offer a delicious, cost-effective alternative, one that rivals the most delectable scratch recipes. The final touch to any noteworthy Bloody Mary is the garnish. Consider it an ingredient in the drink.
Robert Plotkin is the author of numerous books, including the 5th edition of The Bartender's Companion: The Original Guide to American Cocktails and Drinks.


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Hi all,
I'm experiencing an odd issue with my outbound calling app and was hoping someone could provide me with some info. I've been having trouble getting busy signal info from my dialogic gateway. Currently, I'm getting this information, however it's really slow to get back to me, a minute or so typically. So what's happening is that exactly 1 minute after the first call to a busy number fails, the call is retried. So for the 3 tries I put in my code to attempt a number, I get 6 actual calls. I was wondering if OCS might be retrying the call since there is no SIP response for so long? The retry at exactly 1 minute is suspicious, because my code doesn't retry again for over 2 minutes. If this is an ocs/speech server thing, is there a way to adjust the timing?
Thanks in advance!Catie
Are you getting a SIP BUSY HERE back from Dialogic or is it just dropping the call? I'd be curious so see what Wireshark says is going on between the gateway and OCS.
Which dialogic gateway are you using and what type of line are you connected to?
I'm using a DMG1008DNIW gateway connected to 6 digital lines. The message I'm getting back as far as I can tell is a 480 Temporarily Unavailable message, and it appears there is a request to retry the call immediately after receiving the Temporary Unavailable message. The call isn't actually attempted by the gateway for 1 minute after the first try ends.
We've been having a lot of trouble detecting a busy signal on this gateway (multiple calls to the same busy number return different learned tone results). Right now, I'm dialing 2x as many times as I'd like, but somehow my app still determines correctly that we got a busy signal. And since it is checking for a SipPeerBusyException, I must somehow be getting a SIP Busy message from somewhere. Doesn't show up in the wireshark traces that I can see at least.
OCS lumps a few different SIP codes into the SipPeerBusy:- Temporarily unavailable (480)- Busy Here (486)- Busy Everywhere (600)- Decline (603)
So the exception you're seeing is okay.
So most common problem with the DMG Digital is the lines being configured incorrectly on the PBX. The DMG uses the phone's display features to determine call progress (tones seem to only be a backup to the display). Often times if this display is delivering unexpected data the DMG will go into a weird state. We've had issues with a Nortel refreshing the time display and it screwing up ANI and DNIS for example.
I would suggest downloading the latest integration guide and ensuring the PBX is configured to the letter.What seems like the most innocuous setting has ended up caused us no end of grief at times.
I cannot believe I am still working on this issue, but I am. I have been in discussions with the PBX folks at the office we are working out of, Scansource, and Dialogic themselves. I have stumped the Dialogic guys at this point, and as far as we can all tell, the PBX is configured appropriately.
From the gateway logs, apparently the PBX is telling them to go On Hook immediately after dialing a busy number for one reason or another. The gateway then sends back a 480 message which gets Acknowledged. I'm assuming that means that Speech Server got the message? My app, however, doesn't get any call status until the 2nd attempt has completed. Does Speech Server retry calls for you? I cannot find any setting for this in the Admin Console, but it is the only reason I can think of that a call is tried 2x.
Any ideas? Anything would be helpful. Right now, the biggest issue is that busy numbers get called 2x as many times as we'd like, and eats up an extra minute per call attempt, which when we get a lot of users, could turn into a larger problem depending on how many busy calls we encounter. Thanks in advance. Let me know if I can provide any more info!
msclaricode:I have tracked a busy call, and the 480 from the first attempt never makes it all the way back to my application. It only ever knows about the 480 from the 2nd attempt. The fail mechanism is the same for no answer calls, and I know those get retried appropriately.
That sounds like it is the Dialogic gateway that is making the second attempt. Have you checked its configuration for something that could be causing this.
I really need to take the time to bring my Dialogic gateway back on line so that I can experiment.
I just checked all settings and the only thing I saw that was suspicious was the "Call Monitor Interval" under VOIP -> General settings as it is set to 60 secs. However, "Monitor Call Connections" is set to "No", so this setting shouldn't be valid, and it doesn't appear from the description of the setting that it would cause the gateway to dial a second time. I have sent my settings to the Dialogic folks multiple times, and they haven't mentioned anything, but they also swear the gateway won't do anything it's not told to do.
The dialogic guy we have helping us swears up and down that he is receiving an "On Hook" message from the PBX immediately after finishing dialing the # we know to be busy. When we unplug a line from the gateway and plug it into a handset and dial the number, a busy signal is heard just fine. I don't know how this factors in, but definitely seems odd.


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Deep Thought
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Douglas Adams penned various characters with digital innards for his radio-book-LP-play-telly-movie series, but Deep Thought - the supercomputer tasked with solving the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything - gets the part here.
The philosophical machine takes seven and a half million years to decide the answer it seeks is simply 42, but concedes the question itself remains unknown. So Deep Thought designs an even more powerful machine, the Earth - 'What a dull name' - which spends the next ten million years trying to work out the question instead.
Unfortunately, Earth is destroyed five minutes before the calculations can be completed, thanks to the Vogons' need for a new Hyperspace Bypass, possibly at the behest of a band of powerful psychiatrists who've decided the last thing the galaxy needs is a recipe for mental equanimity.
HAL Rating 80%
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Electric Dreams (1984)
This 1984 comedy drama may be remembered more for its Phil Oakey-inspired soundtrack than a scintillating plot-line, but any story involving a love triangle between man, woman and computer has got to be worth a watch, eh? Must be some serious sexting in this one, surely?
When his desktop overheats, our protagonist Miles pours champagne over it in panic. Brought to life by booze, the drunken desktop subsequently develops self-awareness... and jealousy. After helping to make a neighbour fall in love with Miles, the computer develops its own feelings for her and starts sabotaging its owner's life.
The lesson? Don't get on the wrong side of your desktop. Or in the case that it starts getting jealous of your girlfriend, introduce it to some of those websites you might visit while she's out for the evening.
HAL Rating 60%
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Dark Star?
Not a computer per se but the computer-controlled bomb in Dark Star is worth a mention, surely? Nice to see Holly in there though.
Worst computer
Perhaps the "Talky Toster" from Red Dwarf should get a mention, it's toasted bread products obsession was something to behold. I always thought of it as a Microsoft Product.
This list is broken, no mention of Orac or the ships computer from Star Trek.
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No, you're mangling 2001 and 2010 (when they put in the kill device, and then Doc Chandra quietly took it out again when nobody was noticing).
I always felt rather sorry for HAL --- he wasn't evil, he was driven insane by bad management and unfollowable orders. Even so trying to kill everyone on board is a little extreme; all he really needed was a little primal scream therapy.


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What makes the film interesting is the way in which Fellini ultimately transforms the film as a whole into a commentary on the nature of creativity, art, mid-life crisis, and the battle of the sexes. Throughout the film, the director dreams dreams, has fantasies, and recalls his childhood-and this internal life is presented on the screen with the same sense of reality as reality itself. The staging of the various shots is unique; one is seldom aware that the characters have slipped into a dream, fantasy, or memory until one is well into the scene, and as the film progresses the lines between external life and internal thought become increasingly blurred, with Fellini giving as much (if not more) importance to fantasy as to fact.
The performances and the cinematography are key to the film's success. Even when the film becomes surrealistic, fantastic, the actors perform very realistically and the cinematography presents the scene in keeping with what we understand to be the reality of the characters lives and relationships. At the same time, however, the film has a remarkably poetic quality, a visual fluidity and beauty that transforms even the most ordinary events into something slightly tinged by a dream-like quality. Marcello Mastroianni offers a his greatest performance here, a delicate mixture of desperation and ennui, and he is exceptionally well supported by a cast that includes Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimee, and a host of other notables.
I would encourage people not to be intimidated by the film's reputation, for its content can be quickly grasped, and when critics state the film requires repeated viewing what they actually seem to mean is that the film holds up extremely well to repeated viewing; each time it is seen, one finds more and more to enjoy and to contemplate. Even so, I would be amiss if I did not point out that people who prefer a cinema of tidy plot lines and who dislike ambiguity or the necessity of interpreting content will probably dislike 8 ˝ a great deal; if you are uncertain in your taste on these points you would do well to rent or borrow the film before making a purchase. For all others: strongly, strongly recommended.


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GENEVA (ILO News) - With more than five billion people lacking adequate social security, the new international labour standard adopted by the International Labour Conference calls for providing people with essential health care and benefits, as well as basic income security (*) constituting national social protection floors.Such basic social protection, i.e. essential health care and basic income security throughout the lifecycle reduces poverty, inequality, ill health and the number of premature deaths.
Social protection is a foundation for sustainable and inclusive economic growth." J. Somavia |
The Recommendation requests countries to implement their Social Protection Floors as early as possible in national development processes . There are many positive examples in Latin America, Asia and Africa where countries successfully implemented the entire floor or at least major elements of it. These examples show that some social protection for all is affordable nearly everywhere.
The new Recommendation explicitly says people employed in the informal, as well as the formal economy, should also benefit from social security. As such, it should support the growth of formal employment and the reduction of informality.
The new labour standard sends a strong message to the world to extend social protection systems despite the ongoing economic crisis. This means bringing higher levels of social security guaranteed by national laws to as many people as possible - as soon as conditions in each country allow it.
Countries are encouraged to establish social protection floors (**) as a "fundamental element of their national social security systems" and as part of their social, economic and environmental development plans. Those countries who cannot afford the basic social protection measures could seek international cooperation and support to complement their own efforts.
The new ILO Recommendation is the first autonomous one to be voted on social security in 68 years. It comes 24 years after the last legal instrument on social protection was discussed by delegates from governments, workers and employers back in 1988. Last November, G20 leaders meeting in Cannes recognized "the importance of investing in nationally determined social protection floors."
"The Recommendation is a breakthrough in global social policy. National Social Protection Floors can be a major tool to achieve the targets of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals," concluded Michael Cichon, Director of the ILO Social Security Department.
(*) Financed by national resources as defined in each individual country.
(**) Social protection floors are "nationally defined sets of basic social security guarantees which secure protection aimed at preventing or alleviating poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion".


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The trial of the lawsuit between the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions which was due to begin on September 6, has been postponed for a month.
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I think I've finally finished editing photos from shooting the city with my son. I'm really happy with how I shot. I could have done better, but can't we say that about almost everything? If you want to view my son's street work as well as the rest of his photograph blog, go here.
Anybody watching the Olympics? I'm debating on whether I will watch the opening ceremonies tonight. I tend to find them very boring. All that pageantry. I'm already sick of some of the coverage about people being unhappy with certain aspects of the Olympics. I have no idea why there seems to be so much criticism so early in the games. Give them a chance, they just started (though I am finding some humor with the heat Mitt Romney is receiving after his "PR" trip to London).
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