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'Hello, Dolly!' sashays onto Drury Lane stage
By Catey Sullivan For Sun-Times Media October 31, 2013 8:06PM
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It's not every day that a Tony Award-winning actress decides to park herself in Oak Brook for the season, but that's precisely what acclaimed triple-threat actor, singer and dancer Karen Ziemba is doing this fall as she takes on the iconic role of Dolly Levi in Drury Lane Theatre's staging of "Hello, Dolly!"
The show, which opened Oct. 17, marks Ziemba's debut at the venerable theater, portraying a Yonkers, N.Y., matchmaker whose meddlesome ways are way ahead of her time. Ziemba — who won a Tony in 2000 for her work in the Broadway musical "Contact" — is charged with anchoring a musical that features such indelible show tune standards as "Before the Parade Passes By," "It Takes a Woman" and the anthemic, eminently hummable title tune.
"This is a story about human connections," Ziemba says, "about making contact and how that's one of the most important things you can do in your life."
Jerry Herman (music and lyrics) and Michael Stewart's (book) adaptation of Thornton Wilder's 1955 play "The Matchmaker" is also about celebrating the life-affirming exuberance that comes with embracing each day to its fullest, director Rachel Rockwell says.
"I'm such a huge fan of Thornton Wilder's writing," Rockwell says. "I love how he finds incredible magic and joy in the mundane. He shows you how to shift your perspective so that you truly appreciate the simple joys around you. (The) 'Hello, Dolly!' world is a place full of beauty and wonderment in the ordinary. I suppose it's a little challenging when you're doing what some people would refer to as a warhorse, but it's also liberating. The material is so wonderful it just delivers itself."
Actually, it's not quite that simple. Dolly Levi is one of those larger-than-life characters who comes equipped with the baggage of the megawatt actresses who have played the part. The role is usually interpreted as a brassy, sassy quintessential Broadway broad, and has been brought to life by a formidable roster of divas including Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Barbra Streisand and Pearl Bailey. Rockwell went against type in tapping Ziemba for the part. A classically trained dancer who is known as much for her onstage grace as for her full-lunged belting chops, Ziemba will embody a different kind of Dolly.
"We chose Karen because she's not your typical broad," Rockwell says. "She has an elegance to her, an elegance and a quirkiness. That isn't to say Dolly isn't larger than life and conniving — she has to be conniving. She's a woman living in Edwardian America, so she has to take her power where she can. But she's artful about it. We don't need to be pulling out rubber chickens to get the audience's attention."
Rockwell's own history with "Hello, Dolly!" dates back 20 years when she made her Chicago debut as the perpetually teary ingenue Ermengarde in Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire (Ill.)'s staging of the show. This time around, Deerfield resident Laura Savage plays the hormonal supporting role in addition to being a "second set of eyes and ears" as Rockwell's associate choreographer.
"Ermengarde is kind of a whiny, spoiled brat in the beginning," Savage says, "but by the end, she's more of an independent young woman. It's a role that's a lot of fun." Also enjoyable? Working with a Tony winner Savage has looked up to for years, she adds.
"When Rachel told me Karen was our Dolly I died. I mean I saw her in 'Curtains' on Broadway a few years ago and just adored her. And now I'm actually in the same show with her? I'm ecstatic," Savage says.
For Ziemba, playing Dolly means connecting with the powerhouse actors who have embodied the role in the past.
"Pearl, Barbra, Carol, Ethel — they've all played Dolly because, hello, it's a fabulous character," she says. "Now it's my chance to do it. A good friend of mine, when I told him I was playing Dolly Levi, he was like, 'Congratulations, you've graduated.' "


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Overall, performance improvements are done in these areas
* Runtime performance optimization
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* Some client side features
Improvement in runtime performance optimization is achieved through biased locking, lock coarsening, adaptive spinning, larger page heap support, background compilation and the new registry allocation algorithm.
Biased locking is useful for application where lots of resources are read and written. It is also good to see JVM becoming "Adaptive". I think this is good but the "adaptive algorithms" have to be really good.
The release notes has some noteworthy changes in Swings which is good. More controls are added and double buffering has been added to avoid Gray Rect" problem.
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Adreno Versus Mali Graphic processor Unit
Adreno and Mali both graphic cards mostly used in the mobile devices. No doubt both have their own limitations and advantages. These are two different GPU companies. The people may think about the little about the graphic cards when they buy new phone because it will give better video and graphic experience to your device.
So before we compare lets discuss why GPU is required in the smartphone devices?
The mobile devices or smartphones are the essential part of life in these days most of people wants to do internet surfing, video recording, music on smartphones that's why it will become our close friend. In the older devices the CPU do two works like process applications (instructions) and Graphics? For the multitasking purposes the CPU alone become over busy and in results it slows down overall performance of device. So then the engineer's works on the graphic chips which are embedded with CPU chips for processing the graphics alternatively. It lower down burden of CPU and hence increase the performance of the smartphones.
Now let's compare the Two GPU in mostly used in real time devices.
Now if we see the difference between these two GPU's that is Brand name. In the purpose of performance let's compare the features of these two graphic cards. Mali is developed by ARM and Adreno by snapdragon.
Here are comparisons of Mali 400 and Adreno 320:
Mali 400MP on Samsung S3 | Adreno320 on LG Optimus G | |
Max GPU Cores | 4 | 4 |
L1 Cache (I/D) | (32KB / 32KB) per core | (16KB / 16KB) per core |
L2 Cache | 8KB – 256KB | 2 MB |
OpenGL ES 2.0 Version for gaming, user interfaces and automotive dashboards and 1.1 Version for mobile phone user interfaces, personal navigation devices and web browsers. | 1.1,2.0 | 1.1,2.0,EGL 1.3,Direct3D Mobile,SVGT 1.2,Direct Draw, Concurrent CPU, DSP, graphics and MDP,GDI |
Open for 2D images ,fonts graphics | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Power consumption | Look for other alternatives | Low power consumption option and longer battery life. |
Games Support | Supports only few 3D games | Supports almost all 3D games |
HDMI | 1920×1080 | QXGA/1080p |
Max Frequency | 600MHz, Single Core, 65nm | Quad core up to 1.5 GHz, Dual-channel 533 MHz (8.5 GB/sec) |
Adreno 320 graphic card is used in the LG optimus, Nokia Lumia 920 and Mali-400 in most of Samsung and Sony devices like xperia u and Galaxy S3
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Joytone Joystick-based Musical Instrument: QCF#
Most electronic musical instruments use knobs, buttons, pads or piano keys for input. For their senior design project at the University of Pennsylvania, Digital Media Design students Dave Sharples and David Glanzman set out to make a new instrument that was physical and expressive. The result is Joytone, a synthesizer that uses joysticks. Lots of them.
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The deteriorating economy has dragged down Bank of America, causing the nation's largest consumer bank to report its first quarterly loss in 17 years.
The $1.8 billion in red ink, announced Friday, was magnified by the separate news that Merrill Lynch & Co., which the bank acquired on Jan. 1, lost $15 billion in its last quarter as a separate entity.
Despite an overall profit of $4 billion, the twin fourth-quarter losses weighed on financial stocks, as did Citigroup, which posted an $8.3 billion fourth-quarter loss and, as a first step in resolving its problems, said it was going to split off its banking operations from $301 billion in troubled assets to be held by other units.
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Dust Bunnies Are Alive
Kym Kemp / Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 10:58 a.m. / Humboldt , Salmon Creek , wildlife
I've always said it would happen. Today it did. One of the dust bunnies under my stove was alive.
A hazard of living in the country is wild animals sometimes come visiting. Yesterday, twice I had to shoo a young gopher snake out the door. Once it escaped and discovering a tiny hole under a cupboard slithered into my wall. (I hope it's not still there.) Several times rattlers have crawled inside the house. Once we corralled one into a basket and carried it to safety. Once, well…being woken with a rattlesnake in the bedroom creates a violent reaction in some men. Once, a skunk wandered in the door and past our bed and, thankfully, out the other side. There was the bear. And there were other bear visits that ended in raided refrigerators. There were untold numbers of raccoons raiding the dogfood etc. But today was unique. A little bush bunny was carried into the house by our cat, Silver. The bunny escaped and raced under the kitchen stove. There it communed with the silent dust bunnies—searching for safety in numbers
The ruckus almost caused me to burn the waffles. Luckily, my 18 year old was home anticipating waffles and helping his dad mill up some fallen redwood. My littlest one held the flashlight, I saved the breakfast, and my older son grabbed a leather glove. He fished out the frightened bunny and set it free. Its ear was a bit bloody but we hope it will survive.
The waffles were delicious and the some of the dust bunnies were swept up by the live one's whiskers and carried out to freedom.
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Saturday, June 25, 2011, 1:14 p.m.Yeah for rescues in any form. I've been seeing bunnies standing alongside Tompkins Hill on the way to campus. Must be spring finally.
Saturday, June 25, 2011, 3:33 p.m.:-)
Sunday, June 26, 2011, 10:20 p.m.My dustbunnies are as big as this one, but nowhere near as cute…
Monday, June 27, 2011, 1:36 a.m.How did you get him to stay still for the photo?
Monday, June 27, 2011, 7:18 a.m. In response to nursemyraVery terrified rabbits don't move!
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If there ever was a play that is Critic Proof and destined to win a boatload of Tonys it is Seminar by writer Theresa Rebeck and directed Sam Gold. In the opening scene it's clear that this show is one that anyone who has created anything can relate to. All the characters are broad cliches, but there's an element of truth in the caricatures. Writers, critics and artists of any stripe and status can immediately recognize these people.
Martin (Hamish Linklater) is the arrogant, neurotic friend who wants justice and criticizes everything. Douglass (Jerry O'Connell) is his opposite – the strutting, hot guy who has life pretty easy with a personality that reflects that. Izzy (Hettienne Park) is the hot friend who will not hesitate to use what god gave her to get ahead. Kate (Lily Rabe) is the one everyone envies because she lucked into an $800 rent controlled Upper East side apartment. As Douglass says "That's like getting a grant without applying!"
The foil for these four wanna be artists is acclaimed writer Leonard, played perfectly by Alan Rickman. Rickman is wonderfully acerbic and snarky here. He never once brings out his inner Professor Snape in his delivery. Leonard is the teacher that we all hate – full of himself, critical of everything and not afraid to rip you apart by going after your weaknesses and fears. He disguises his bad behavior as being a slave to the "truth." Unfortunately what drives you nuts is they are usually right. To add further insult, you have to pay a small fortune for the privilege of being abused. I firmly believe that some artists are closet masochists. How else do you explain the burning need to create and put yourself out there for the Leonards of the world? Martin is a perfect counter to Leonard. Whenever Leonard goes off on someone Martin is the one who cuts right back. The problem is Martin is scared to show his work to anyone, so he hides behind false bravado.
Leonard's first victim is Kate who has worked on her story for years, he reads one sentence and knows everything there is to know about the story. It becomes a running joke for the rest of the play. The next week he says, sarcastically, of Douglass's novel "This is competent story you'll be really good as a Hollywood screenwriter. Unlike this really awful story that I read last week by some writer I can't remember." Even when he compliments someone, it comes across as a slam to the over sensitive people in the group. Because of course being a "Hollywood" writer to a bunch of pseudo intellectual snobs is beneath them.
Douglass is a character we all know, he's a smart social climber who loves to name drop and throw around 25 cent words to make himself sound intelligent. Everything is on the surface with him and there doesn't seem to be much depth. What you see is what you get. This is a perfect role for O'Connell and he is great. The play really doesn't give Izzy much to do. Her character spends most of the play going from one guy to the next and Kate's neurotic nature against Martin's becomes a bit much. Lily and Hettienne do a fine job with what they were given.
At first it seemed odd that everyone, especially Leonard can dissect a thick manuscript and know whether they would like it by reading the first page – and sometimes even less, but then I realize it is like watching a movie. You know within ten minutes whether a movie is going to be good or not and as someone who has been reading a lot of prose writing lately, a book never magically improves from the first few pages to the end. If the writing style is poor and the characters aren't interesting in the first five or ten pages seven out of 10 times that is not going to radically change by page 200. You probably based your opinion of my review on the first sentence.
Director Sam Gold does a great job with David Zinn's minimalistic set that doesn't change until the last few minutes of the 90 minute show. There are a couple of brief moments of unnecessary nudity that did not feel like it was organically part of the show. The problem with Seminar is that as funny and witty as it is, it comes across as something that we have all seen a thousand times before and two days removed there is not that one line of quotable dialog that will stay with you.
Seminar is currently playing at the Golden Theater in NY. Jeff Goldblum takes over for Alan Rickman starting April 3rd.


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- Let go of expectations
Do you want something during sex? Do you expect something specific to happen? Do you want something to stop happening? How do you think it will all pan out? During sex, we are so hard-wired and driven to take our partners or ourselves to climax that we may be, in effect, forcing a result.
The effort to make the other person experience pleasure can actually create more anxiety and difficulties. Trust that the body knows what the body wants, and allow the body and mind to go where it feels natural.
Letting go of expectations involves trying to know what is happening as it is. It is not about trying to make things turn out the way you want them to happen. There is no expectation, no want of anything, and no anxiety whatsoever. The result of wanting something or wanting something to happen will only be that you tire yourself out, and fail to experience what is actually happening. Where Do YOU Touch Yourself?
You need to be watching and waiting patiently with awareness, not just trying to experience something you want, have read, or heard about. A light and free mind tends to attain better results. Do you have the right attitude to have mindful sex? You can begin by practicing sitting by yourself and practicing some of the above tips, and seeing if this makes a difference to the quality of your connection with your partner.
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With its retro styling and mechanical dials, the Nikon Df is likely a love-it-or-hate-it proposition for most photographers. A blend of Nikon's F-series
Nikon threw us for a loop when we saw the Df behind closed doors at the PhotoPlus Expo in
The Df is built around the same 16 megapixel, FX-format
Oddly, even though the Nikon Df offers Live View shooting, the camera does not support video capture. Personally, I don't have an issue with that and my guess is that many--or, perhaps, most--photographers who find the Df appealing won't miss that feature. This camera is all about the still image and that's okay with me.
I was slightly disappointed, however, that the Df has only a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.
Not surprisingly, the Df has a hotshoe and supports Nikon's Creative Lighting System (
Build and Design
The smallest and lightest full-frame DSLR on the market to date, the Df measures 5.8 x 4.3 x 2.6 inches and weighs about 25 ounces (body only). It's a little bulkier and heavier than I'd like, but certainly manageable. Some photographers with larger hands might find the grip a little too shallow but the Df felt comfortable in my smaller hands.
Available clad in all black or the more F-series look-alike silver and black, the Df's main body surface is wrapped with lightly-textured leatherette. The top cover is constructed of magnesium alloy and while the camera may not feel as well-built as the Nikon D4 or the D800, it's well-balanced enough to handle long lenses. But does its build reflect the camera's price tag? Not really even though the DF is sealed and gasketed since the battery/SD card cover is a little wobbly, so I'd be cautious about exposing it to extreme weather conditions.
Ergonomics and Controls
It took me a little while to get acclimated to the Df's physical design and controls but once I got into the groove, I (mostly) enjoyed using the camera. Because of its physical controls, I found that shooting with the Df was a slower, more thoughtful experience than working with a DSLR or
There's no lack of external controls on this camera with dedicated and customizable dials and buttons scattered across the entire body. Some controls are typical of those found on Nikon DSLRs including the rear panel's Playback, Delete, AE/AF lock, AF-On, Menu, White Balance, Quality, Zoom, Info and Live View buttons. Other rear external controls include a Metering Selection switch, a 4-way controller with a center OK button and the Main Command Dial.
On the front of the camera, you'll have the forward Command Dial and, to the right of the lens, two programmable buttons (PV and Fn). On the other side of the lens, there's a focus switch (AF and MF), as well as a convenient Bracket button and Flash Sync Terminal.
But it's the top deck that's really interesting. In addition to a small, pull-up-and-turn mode dial (Program, Aperture-priority, Shutter-priority, Manual); the top right shoulder is home to the round power/shutter button (which is threaded to accommodate a manual shutter release cable or soft shutter button accessory). There's also a small LCD and LCD illuminator button, although the LCD panel is so small, there's room for very little information; it's easier to see your settings through the viewfinder or on the large LCD monitor on the back of the camera.
The most prominent controls on the right shoulder, however, are the oversized shutter speed dial and its surrounding release mode dial with single, continuous (low speed or high speed), quiet, self-timer and mirror up options. On the left shoulder, the Df's exposure compensation and ISO dials are stacked.
All the elements are there for easy access to almost every setting a photographer wants quick access to. However, as I alluded to earlier, it's because of these physical controls that you're forced to slow down when you're shooting.
I like having so many external controls but I found that, in addition to the camera's learning curve (which may not affect everyone), some of the controls were difficult to operate. For example, my hands are smaller so it was a bit of a stretch to press the PV and Fn buttons on the front of the camera. The on/off and forward command dials were difficult to turn. Physically, the shutter speed dial is probably the easiest to turn but ratchets solidly enough that your setting won't be accidentally changed. And, if you don't want to physically turn the shutter speed dial--or don't want to be limited by full-stop adjustments--you can lock it into a special 1/3 step setting and use the rear command dial to adjust shutter speed.
It took a short while to get used to turning the forward command dial for adjusting aperture since it sits vertically and flush to the front of the camera and is stiff to the touch. If you shoot mostly in aperture-priority mode, you might want to customize the camera to adjust the aperture via the more convenient rear command dial.
Perhaps my biggest issue with the Df's usability are the EV (exposure compensation) and ISO dials on the camera's left shoulder. Besides being right-handed, which makes any left-handed operation a bit challenging, both dials are locked. The EV dial's small, protruding center lock release button has to be pressed and held in order to change the exposure compensation. Likewise, a small button at the top edge of the top panel has to be pressed and held while turning the ISO dial. Sure, I understand that locking a dial prevents inadvertent changes to the settings and, to be fair, the EV dial was less inconvenient to operate than the ISO dial. But there was no way I could change ISO settings without balancing the camera in my right hand. It was a struggle for me, but others may not find it quite as difficult. Alternatively, you can set your optimal ISO on the dial, then go into the menu (internally or on the info screen) and set the ISO to Auto. If/when the ISO setting on the dial cannot be utilized for current lighting conditions, the camera will automatically adjust the ISO.
Menus and Modes
Anyone familiar with newer Nikon DSLRs will automatically be at home with the Df's menus. They're logically arranged and easy to navigate. Arranged in five categories, which run vertically down the left of the screen, menus include: playback, shooting, custom settings, setup and recent settings. There's also built-in help--just press the "?" button to get a description of the various menu items.
It's in the menu system that you'll customize buttons and dials, set image quality and image size, select AF and metering options, choose and adjust picture styles, activate vignette and auto distortion control and much, much more. The custom settings aren't quite as extensive as they are on the D4 but the camera can easily be set up to meet photographers' needs.
Shooting modes are relatively streamlined with basic exposure modes available on the mode dial: Program AE, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority and Manual. You won't find scene modes but, of course, you can tweak the preset Standard, neutral, vivid, Monochrome, Portrait and Landscape Picture Control options. You can also shoot on Bulb for long exposures, create time lapses with interval shooting and utilize the Df's multiple exposure option. There are plenty of shooting parameters to mix and match. The biggest omission may be the lack of video capture but, as I mentioned earlier, this may not be a huge deal for those who are attracted to the Df's focus on a classic still photography experience.
The Df features a large, 3.2-inch high resolution fixed LCD on the back panel. An information panel is easy to read on the LCD in all lighting conditions. The monitor is also bright and clear enough to use Live View when outdoors.
Likewise, the pentaprism viewfinder is large and (relatively) bright as well, providing a 100% view (in FX; 97% in DX mode). Dioptric adjustment is available and shooting information is easy to read. When customized, a virtual level and/or a grid overlay can be enabled at the press of a button. The level resembles the exposure metering bar at the bottom of the frame, which leaves the rest of the viewfinder free for viewing and composing your shot. I wasn't thrilled with the grid overlay, though since it was barely visible in the viewfinder. The focusing screen is not interchangeable although www.focusingscreen.com recently announced a series of screens for the Df. I've never tried them and my guess is that if you try to install a new screen, you probably will void your warranty, so proceed with caution.
Shooting Performance
While the Df is built around the same sensor as the D4, the smaller camera isn't the speed demon like its higher end sibling. Continuous shooting maxes out at about 5.5 frames per second, which is fine but is about half the fps of the D4. Again, I keep reminding myself that the Df is a whole different type of camera and that I (and you) need to keep that in mind when looking at the specs and working with the camera.
Overall, the camera is very responsive with a quick start-up time and good shot-to-shot times; the latter is generally limited by the time it takes for the AF to lock focus. And, speaking of AF. In bright light, the Df focuses quickly and accurately. Get into low light situations, however, and the Df's AF isn't quite as responsive.
The Df, while capable of stopping action, I think it's best for slower movement (e.g., street photography) or static shots such as landscapes, still life and portraits, to name just a few. Shutter speed is capped at 1/4000th second vs. the D4's 1/8000th of a second, which limits the camera in certain situations. And, the Df is also better suited to these types of shots because of how long it sometimes takes to change settings such as ISO.
One of the really bright spots of its performance is battery life. Based on CIPA standards, the Df's battery lasts for 1400 shots. I never got to that point during testing but the battery indicator showed very little movement even after a full couple of days of shooting.
Image Quality
In short, the Df's image quality is outstanding. Let's just say that it's pretty much on par with the image quality you can get out of the D4. Color renditions are accurate and pleasing with above average dynamic range (with and without the camera's Active D-Lighting enabled). Metering is generally accurate and, with only a few exceptions, even automatic white balance is usually spot on.
Given its 16 megapixel D4 sensor, the Df handles high ISO exceptionally well. The Df's native ISO ranges from 100 to 12,800 and is expandable to a low of 50 and a high of 204,800. While I always recommend shooting in RAW at higher ISOs so you have the most control over the compromise between detail and image noise, the Df did a good job of containing image noise and maintaining detail even with JPEGs. I would, however, try not to go above ISO 6400 unless necessary. And while the Df can output good images at ISO 6400, my target high ISOs were 3200 or under.
Image sharpness is, of course, highly dependent on the lens used. The fast 50mm kit lens often delivered nice details and crisp images, there was a big difference between the sub-$300 lens' sharpness and my 85mm f/1.4G lens. That's not to say that the 50mm lens isn't good; it is (and is part of Nikon's effort to deliver quality, fast prime lenses at affordable prices). But I found myself defaulting to the 85mm lens whenever possible but since most of us started out on 35mm cameras with a 50mm or 55mm lens, there's something about the kit lens' 50mm focal length that's very comfortable to work with.
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With its retro, steam punk-like styling and multiple manual controls, the Nikon Df is one of those cameras that polarizes photographers. Not everyone is going to like or even feel comfortable with the camera's design and the need to depend on sometimes difficult-to-use dials and buttons to adjust settings. Some photographers--by preference or necessity--are used to that run-and-gun type of shooting referenced earlier and don't want (or don't know how) to slow down and enjoy the experience of creating an image.
Although I can't confess unwavering adoration for the Df, I fall on the positive side of the love-it-or-hate-it divide. I like the Df a lot. I like the amount of physical control over shooting those sometimes-annoying dials provide. Image quality is outstanding and is the camera's strong suit--as it should be with any camera. Add good dynamic range and excellent high ISO performance and I find it's easier than I anticipated to overlook some of this camera's quirks.


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Third Millennium Bible (TMB) | New International Version (NIV) |
1 <> When the LORD returned the captives to Zion, we were like them that dream. | 1 When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed. |
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then said they among the heathen, "The LORD hath done great things for them." | 2 Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." |
3 The LORD hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad. | 3 The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. |
4 Turn back our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the South. | 4 Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negev. |
5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. | 5 Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. |
6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. | 6 He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him. |
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21 is a DVD unlike any other. Produced by Shin Lim, this collaboration between Jose Morales, Donald Carlson, and Shin Lim features 21 fantastic effects and routines that can be done with no gimmicks and are totally impromptu. It's a unique collection of effects with 3 artists which have different styles and approaches to card magic.
Welcome to Volume 1 of John Carey's 24Seven Project. Featuring 12 stunning routines that you will use and suitable for all magicians, this is magic that packs a kicker punch!
Welcome to Volume 2 of John Carey's 24Seven Project. Featuring 12 stunning routines that you will use and suitable for all magicians, this is magic that packs a kicker punch!
Chris Mayhew took the internet by storm with three downloads...now it's your DVD player's turn! These tricks deserve more attention, and more detail than he originally provided us. We've re-shot most of the material and added about 45 minutes of additional content and are now pleased to present 3hree Dee.
Shin Lim has performed with this gaffed deck in front of thousands of lay audiences around the world. For years he has considered this his secret weapon. He is now sharing it with you!
6 by Six is a collection of card magic from Michael Six Muldoon. Included on this dvd are six effects you can do with ANY deck of cards, PLUS two bonus routines and a incredibly simple yet deceptive move to switch a card that has not been released any where, ever!
Dealing with a mix of wacky personalities, including eccentric magicians and crazed card collectors, Chris and Ben go on a quest to learn the real secrets of magic in a first-ever, cinematic, magic-learning experience!
After watching it, your double lift will get better.
ALCATRAZ BOX offers three amazing card routines using a very clever gimmick which you'll be able to do right away!
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David Blaine performed this searing effect, Angle Zero Torn Corner, in his newest TV special, "Real of Magic!"
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Inspiration DVD is Bebel and Vallarino's take on some classic tricks from Ed Marlo. First, they show the original version described by Marlo. Then, they discuss and brainstorm on how to improve the original trick to come out with a newer version.
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"The thing about Sandy Hook is they did everything right. ... All the safety measures were in place. [The gunman] shot himself into the building. He did everything a crazy person would do. The teachers did their very best," said Dr. Martin Ringstaff, director of city schools.
Sandy Hook Elementary School personnel attempted damage control the minute the shooter was on the premises, Ringstaff said. Teachers and the school's principal put the school on lockdown. Children rushed into classrooms where the doors were locked and lights turned off.
Cleveland teachers are trained to respond in the same way. Ringstaff described the situation as a "hard lockdown." Teachers are in charge of moving students to relative safety. They are placed away from windows and in minimal visibility of outsiders.
According to Ringstaff, the education profession is one of few careers where the employees are trained for catastrophic events.
"You do not have time to pull your crisis manual off the shelf and turn to Page 26 to see how to respond. You either know it or you don't," Ringstaff said. "We do the drills periodically throughout the year."
Catastrophic events include anything which would harm a student's safety. Fire drills are conducted every month. Lockdown drills occur once a semester. Drills concerning bomb threats, suspicious hazardous material and severe weather are also in place.
Safety is a primary factor when schools are being built. There must be two exit routes for every school room. If one exit is blocked, then students have a second option. Most modern schools are built so visitors to the school are immediately directed to the front office. Cleveland High school, Arnold Elementary and Mayfield Elementary are examples of this design.
Decisions are made every day to ensure continued safety, Ringstaff said. Security software involving card scanners to enter school buildings is being used by CHS. School officials hope to install the software at every city school.
"That is what school safety is about — putting measures in place to stop people who are trying to get in and cause harm," Ringstaff said.
The strongest defense against intruders is the school resource officer, according to Ringstaff. Some individuals believe SROs are not needed every day. As history has shown, it is hard to pinpoint when disaster will strike a school.
"We are so glad our city provides the school resource officers. We are allowed to have them day in and day out. I can only applaud that. Just imagine the impact on the proactive approach [to school safety]," Ringstaff said.
Sandy Hook Elementary did not have an SRO.
"An angry person would have more room to walk on without the SRO present. They really change the game," Ringstaff said. "I do not want to play 'what-ifs' with Sandy Hook Elementary, but who knows what would have changed if they had had an SRO?"
School resource officers make sure to build relationships with students and teachers.
"They talk to kids in the cafeteria. They find out what is going on in their lives. They know who is dating who and who has broken up," Ringstaff said. "Teenagers are hormonally driven and you have got to deal with that. Communication is the most important part to all of this."
Communication includes parents, teachers, and friends telling school administration of situations involving bullies. A lot of school shootings are attributed to students who have been bullied, Ringstaff said. According to reports, shootings at Virginia Tech, Columbine, and Chardon High School in Ohio all had roots in school bullying. A report on stopbullying.gov stated 12 of 15 school shootings in the 1990s stemmed from the shooter being bullied.
"To me, parents have to be a part of the process. We need the parents to stop it, but we also need to be made aware. In today's society, we have got to be proactive with communication. Many shootings have been stopped or thwarted because of communication," Ringstaff said. "One kid tells on another and the weapon is apprehended."
According to Ringstaff, education is about more than achieving high test scores. He said the school system takes very seriously the safety of students, calling it the No. 1 priority.
"Every parent should have the safe feeling in their heart, when they drop their children off at school, that they will be standing there when they pick them up [in the afternoon]," Ringstaff said. "We do everything in our power to make sure that occurs."
Many of the administration and school staff have children who attend city schools.
"We are always finding ways to improve school safety. We do not get complacent with school safety. We take it very seriously," Ringstaff said. "You cannot control whether a person will attack a school, but you can minimize their impact."


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From the car park, a short track leads you to McClellands lookout then meanders through the rainforest to a track junction, where the right-hand-route leads to Witts lookout, a steep climb through open forest to lookouts on rocky outcrops, and the left-hand Cloudy Creek track leads you through rainforest to a series of small waterfalls along Cloudy Creek.
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From McClellands and Witts lookouts, enjoy extensive views of Halifax Bay and the Palm Islands. Some sections of this walk are steep with many steps and boulder hopping and, because of the high elevation, the temperature is often cool and shrouded in mist. Stay on the track at all times, wear sturdy footwear and sun protection and take adequate drinking water.
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David Jason is to star in a new ITV1 drama called Come Rain Come Shine, his first role for the broadcaster since A Touch of Frost came to an end in April.
The drama will also star Alison Steadman and is being written by Jeff Pope.
ITV said the 120-minute film tells the story of man who is trying to keep his family afloat "emotionally and financially, after they lose virtually everything".
Come Rain Come Shine will be executive produced by Pope, with Jason and David Reynolds.
ITV director of drama Laura Mackie said: "We're delighted to have commissioned Come Rain Come Shine as it's a wonderfully compassionate script about the importance of family and what happens when there's the chance you might lose everything."
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Webb press secretary Briggs Gamblin says that in many ways, Simmons is an "ideal person" for his Neighborhood Watch assignment, which involves organizing blocks in crime-ridden parts of northeast Denver, where suspicion and distrust of police run high. When Simmons talks to at-risk youth in that part of the city, "he knows the choices they're facing," Gamblin says. In fact, says Gamblin, Simmons's past encounters with the criminal justice system "give him some credibility."
Borom agrees. "Are you talking about a criminal here? No," Borom says. "I think he [Simmons] has made a lot of progress. When he's had his problems in the past, he's learned from them."
Carlos Guerra, whom Borom picked to administer Denver's $2.7 million Weed & Seed grant from the feds, also has had brushes with the law. Colorado Bureau of Investigation records show that Guerra, 42, was charged with drug possession in 1973 and arrested for violating probation twice in the following two years.
And Guerra's had other, more recent difficulties. In 1992, he and his wife, Judith, filed for bankruptcy after a school Carlos was running called the Colorado Training Institute went out of business. Records at U.S. Bankruptcy Court show the school had debts of more than $200,000, including more than $2,500 in taxes to the state and federal governments. Its assets totaled less than $43,000.
Guerra says the idea behind the school was sound: He was training homeless people for careers in the removal and transport of asbestos and other hazardous materials, a field where jobs pay as much as $17 an hour. But, he explains, like many small businesses, the institute was "undercapitalized" and couldn't keep afloat financially.
Guerra says his experience in bankruptcy court has no bearing on his performance as the city's Weed & Seed coordinator. "I think it's irrelevant," he says. Borom acknowledges that he knew of Guerra's financial difficulties when he hired him, but that he picked Guerra to run Weed & Seed anyway, because he had worked with him in the past and was confident he would do a good job. "Not only was I impressed, but everyone around him was impressed," Borom says of Guerra. "He's a high-caliber guy."
But residents of neighborhoods served by the Weed & Seed program have repeatedly complained about Guerra to Borom and other city officials, claiming he has mismanaged the program and has been difficult to work with. "None of us wanted Carlos," says one Baker neighborhood activist involved in the Weed & Seed program, "and we continue to have him shoved down our throat."
As a partial concession, Webb last year took Weed & Seed away from Borom's agency and transferred responsibility for it to Public Safety Manager Fidel "Butch" Montoya. Guerra, however, has remained on board.
Though HRCR has been around a long time, its budget has ballooned under the Webb administration. Agency spending has grown by more than 50 percent under Webb, from about $1 million when the mayor took office in 1991 to more than $1.5 million today.
Borom attributes the bulk of the increase to an expansion of the agency's workload: In the past few years HRCR has been given responsibility for the Public Safety Review Commission and the Neighborhood Watch program, which used to be run by the Denver Police Department. Other than those additions, he says, the agency's spending has remained fairly flat. "It hasn't been a big growth," Borom says.
But records show that HRCR spends thousands of dollars on services that might be viewed as less than essential.
In 1993, for instance, HRCR spent $391 on decorative African "kente strips" for "graduates" of a controversial group called Operation Reconstruction. The group, founded by convict-turned-businessman Barry Frye, professed to help steer at-risk teenagers away from gangs and into jobs. Last year, however, an Operation Reconstruction member was jailed after police busted him for having $300 worth of crack cocaine. And just last month, Orlando Domena, a former leader of the group, was arrested and charged in a drive-by shooting that left a rival gang member dead and another seriously wounded.
Last May, Francie Miran's Commission on Aging bought 469 T-shirts to hand out at its "Spring Into Health '94" conference for Denver seniors. The cost: $2,345. Denver taxpayers even footed the bill for a $24 membership for Borom in the Alliance Francaise, a group dedicated to "fostering friendly relations between the French and American peoples." Borom defends the expenditure, pointing out that Denver is home to a number of French-owned businesses. "We try to involve all the various ethnic and national communities in our work," Borom says.
HRCR staffers also have piled up expenses attending conferences and seminars. Denver taxpayers shelled out $150 so Martha Daley, head of the Office of Child Care Initiatives, could attend a conference at the Denver Tech Center organized by White Bison Inc., a nonprofit Native American organization based in Colorado Springs. The conference, according to city records, included an "Elders Talking Circle" on violence and racism and a panel discussion entitled "What Is a Man/ Woman?--Diverse Perspectives."
In May 1993 a Denver Weed & Seed neighborhood representative flew to Washington, at a cost to taxpayers of $963, to attend a conference sponsored by the National Forum on Preventing Crime and Violence. According to city records, conference guests sat in on forums titled "Looking at Violence as a Public Health Issue" and "Creating a Climate of Hope for All." The same year, Larry Borom flew to Raleigh, North Carolina, to attend a five-day gathering of the National Association of Human Rights Workers. On his travel request form, Borom claimed the $1,400 trip would enhance Denver's ability to "interface with administrative civil-rights enforcement agencies."


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Prominent al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike in 2012
Abd el Kader Mahmoud Mohamed el Sayed was a close advisor to al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri and served as a military commander in Afghanistan before he was killed. El Sayed was involved in the Luxor massacre and, while living in Milan, was recorded by Italian intelligence discussing terror plots against the West.From al Qaeda in Italy to Ansar al Sharia Tunisia
Two convicted members of an al Qaeda-affiliated terror network in Italy are now senior members of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia. One of them, Sami Ben Khemais Essid, was the head of al Qaeda's operations in Italy and plotted to attack the US Embassy in Rome in early 2001.Ex-Gitmo detainee deported from Italy to Tunisia
The Italian government announced the deportation of a former Gitmo detainee to Tunisia. Adel Ben Mabrouk had been convicted of terrorism-related charges, but his sentence was commuted to time served because of his eight-year-long detention at Gitmo. Mabrouk went to Afghanistan to train and fight in early 2001 and was part of an al Qaeda cell that plotted to blow up Milan's Gothic cathedral.Italian judge orders former Gitmo detainee freed
A former Gitmo detainee convicted of terrorism-related charges was freed from an Italian jail on Monday. Adel Ben Mabrouk, a Tunisian who lived in Italy for much of the 1990s, was a member of a known al Qaeda network in Italy prior to his detention at Guantanamo. Mabrouk was captured after fleeing the Tora Bora Mountains in late 2001.Italian court convicts former Gitmo detainee of terrorism charges
An Italian court convicted a former Guantanamo detainee named Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri of terrorsm-related charges on Monday. At Gitmo, Nasri was identified as "one of the most dangerous Tunisian operatives," as well as the emir of the Tunisian Combat Group, a known al Qaeda affiliate.
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Old-fashioned cottage garden plant from central and southern Europe; naturalized in North America. Free-branching growth to 3 ft. high and wide. From late spring into summer, bears rounded clusters of 1/2-in., four-petaled lilac to purple flowers similar to those of stock (Matthiola); blossoms are fragrant at night. Grows readily from seed and often self-sows. When plants get old and woody, replace them with young seedlings. White- and double-flowered forms exist.
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I bought a Kimberley Queen fern, (Nephrolepis obliterrata) that was on the "dead cart" at Lowe's for a $1.00.
Once any plant hits that cart, it's the end of the road, they never get another drop of water again! I had to save it! It's not in bad shape yet and the soil was still a little moist. Does anyone know if this fern is fussy, or fussier than the Boston ferns? Thank you,
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I've had one for a couple years; it's still doing well....and I've never managed to keep a Boston alive. So no, it's not too fussy. It doesn't demand the humidity that a Boston does, and has less of a tendency to leaf brown/leaf drop. It's light requirements are higher though; I believe they were bred to withstand full sun (outdoors). So it needs at least bright filtered/indirect light. Other than that, I've gathered it likes the same care as a Boston, but will likely respond better to that care. |
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Thanks karam! Your information was very helpful! Billy Rae |
Definitely easier than the Boston Ferns. I've had one about 4 years. I leave it on my porch until the outdoor temperatures are below about 20 degrees. One great thing about it is that it doesn't 'shed' as much as the Boston Ferns when brought indoors in the fall. Not to purposely contradict karam, but mine has done really well, with some shedding but not much, in rather low light during the winter, though I do keep it near the humidifier during that time. Ferns are one of my passions, and I've found this to be *the easiest* one I've ever owned. |
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Thanks nanw! That's good to know that this fern can tolerate lower light because for now, that's all I can give it until I can move things around in the spring. I just love ferns too! I have a couple of Boston ferns I find to be pretty easy to take care of, but this new one I just didn't know anything about and wanted to give it at least a fighting chance if it proved to be on the cranky side. Does the Kimberley Queen grow big over time? Right now it's in a 6" pot. Billy Rae |
It'll get big...as big as a Boston. |
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