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Newport at 60 - A Jazz Symposium
Saturday, August 2, 2014 Fort Adams State Park
Band/Personnel: Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Nate Chinen| John Sved| Ingrid Monson
Panel Discussion
Back in 1954, at the first Newport Jazz Festival, we had Marshall Stearns and John Hammond organize a symposium of musicologists, sociologists and several other 'ologists' who were giving jazz the intellectual and cultural discussion that it deserved (and which had been rarely exercised at that time). Those early symposiums did a lot to focus the academic world on jazz and provided the impetus for so many universities and conservatories to present courses on jazz.
A symposium planned for the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival will be held at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning at the Harbor Stage and will be hosted by the New York Times' jazz critic (and co-author of my book), Nate Chinen. Nate says "what we will do is take a look at jazz in context with 1954 and 2014 as a study in contrasts" - such as the aspirations of jazz in 1954 and the relevance of jazz in 2014.
Two of the panelists represent the influence of the last 60 years of jazz. Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, who is a good friend, has agreed to participate. It's a privilege to have Skip Gates and Ingrid Monson - who works with Skip and was instrumental in bringing Vijay Iyer to Harvard as a tenured professor and in bringing on Herbie Hancock as a Norton lecturer. John Szwed will be the third panelist and has long been an academic and mainstream scholar and is director for the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University. This panel will be interesting and when it's over, maybe you'll have learned something and you'll say: "enough of that talk, let's go hear some music!
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The LavkaLavka Food Made By Nature ad campaign has cleverly strung together elements from the periodic table to spell out the words beef, chicken and potato. The images, which accompany the tag line, "Tired of unnatural products?", show that such foods can often be grown in a scientific lab rather than naturally at a farm as they should.
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Vote, Decide Which Long-Lost Disney Friends Visit Walt Disney World Resort for Limited Time Magic
posted on June 21st, 2013 by Thomas Smith, Social Media Director, Disney Parks
Its been a few months since some long-lost Disney friends first visited the Walt Disney World Resort as part of Limited Time Magic. Well, were doing it again and this time, you get to decide which friends return to Magic Kingdom Park.
Its easy to cast your vote. Check the list below, make your choice and keep an eye on the Disney Parks Blog to find out when some of your favorite long-lost Disney friends will be visiting Walt Disney World Resort for Limited Time Magic.
Which Long-Lost Disney Friends Would You Like to See Visit the Walt Disney World Resort as Part of "Limited Time Magic"?
Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horse CollarRobin Hood, Friar Tuck, Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince JohnFifer Pig, Fiddler Pig, Practical Pig and Big Bad WolfClarice, Chip and DaleWendell, Liver Lips, Shaker and Big AlChicken Little and Abby MallardBrer Bear, Brer Fox and Brer RabbitFlik and Princess AttaJune and Leo from Little EinsteinsTweedle Dum, Tweedle Dee and Queen of HeartsLouis the Alligator and Dr. FacilierPenguins from Mary PoppinsSuzy and Perla


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Has anyone used flush wood doors? My door budget is giving me fits. I don't have a raised panel door style anywhere in my cabinetry in the entire house, nor does the style of this house lend itself in any way to raised panel doors, but my door budget seems to only allow for those Masonite molded raised panel doors. To me that just won't look right, so I'm examining other options, including just getting flush doors.
They would be solid core and would feel heavy. I could paint them off-setting colors, or even field-apply trim, or I'm open to other creative ideas. I just really need idea help, and quickly (!) as I have to finalize the doors on Monday morning. Anyone use flush doors? Or have ideas for me? And thank you in advance - I love all your opinions! |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Sun, Jun 24, 12 at 20:47
I used flush doors on a project that was fairly contemporary, and the solid ones feel great (there is a mix). I would go with solid flush doors rather than molded hollow masonite. I am planning on doing this in my own next house, which is modernist. |
This may be a silly question, but what do you mean by flush doors extactly? |
- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Mon, Jun 25, 12 at 13:20
Flat like a slab, no detail on the surface at all. |
- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 25, 12 at 13:33
A flush solid core door with a birch veneer can look good with a clear finish and a painted frame. |
Thank-you for the clarification! :) |
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HELENA — Republican legislative leaders praised Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock for agreeing to put the state budget online, starting Thursday, but disagreed on a number of other issues in his State of the State address.
Senate President Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, told Montana PBS afterward that he was pleased Bullock agreed to do something Republicans have tried to do for years — letting Montanans go online to see how state tax dollars are being spent. The 2011 Legislature passed a bill to require that, but Gov. Brian Schweitzer vetoed it.
House Speaker Mark Blasdel, R-Somers, praised the "nice tone" of Bullock's speech.
"Obviously, he laid out a little more of his agenda," he said. "We'll have to take a look at specifics and work from there."
On the Democratic side, Senate Minority Leader Jon Sesso, of Butte, said Bullock has been very consistent in laying out his agenda over the months and appreciated the governor's emphasis on jobs and the economy.
"I think he really laid out some very good proposals for us to make that happen," Sesso said. "And now it's time for us to get the job together and come together."
GOP leaders, meanwhile, highlighted some of their differences on other issues with Bullock.
"What I did hear was a lot of proposals for new spending and a lot of new spending," Essmann said. While the Montana economy is growing, "we must proceed with caution," he said.
As for Bullock's proposal to expand Medicaid to provide health insurance to 70,000 more low- and middle-income Montanans, Republicans were wary. The federal government will finance most of the program in the early years, but the state would eventually have to pick up a fraction of the costs.
"Obviously I think Republicans are skeptical of Medicaid expansion and the long-term costs to the taxpayers when the federal government has to get the house in order," Blasdel said.
Rep. Austin Knudsen, R-Culbertson, who delivered the broadcast GOP response to Bullock's speech, struck a similar theme.
"Washington, D.C., has proven it is incapable of living within its means," Knudsen said. "We can't trust D.C. to keep its promises, and we need to be very conservative in making new commitments going forward."
Knudsen also disagreed with Bullock's plan for providing homeowners with a one-time, $400 property tax rebate at a cost of $100 million.
While Republicans agree about the need to find opportunities to return excess revenues to taxpayers, Knudsen said, "but what about all the people who pay taxes, but don't own a home? ... Every single Montanan deserves tax relief. No one should be left out."
Essmann said he hopes Bullock and Republicans can reach across party lines to further reduce the state's property tax on business equipment.
Knudsen said Bullock had joined the Republican "chorus to offer Montana's businesses relief from this burdensome tax."
As for Bullock's proposed two-year tuition freeze at state colleges and universities, Blasdel said Republicans want the universities "to show how they've created efficiencies in their system to save students money."
As for Bullock's call to clean up Montana elections and to not allow undisclosed, out-of-state money to influence races here, Blasdel said that he thought the two sides would keep working on that issue this session.
"Obviously we want to have clean fair elections and make sure that citizens have an opportunity to see who's supporting candidates," the House speaker said. "I think we'll be able to come together on that as well."
Knudsen called for the state to support "natural resource development in Eastern Montana by providing money for water and sewer systems, housing, roads and law enforcement.
Republicans intend to fix the problems with the state pension system, he said. Bullock has his own plan for repairing the systems, which have a combined potential shortfall topping $4 billion.
Knudsen said Republicans are "committed to a solution, not a Band-Aid and not a quick fix for the sake of political expediency."
He said Montanans overwhelmingly agree that "we cannot simply keep throwing money at the problem, handing out bailouts to a broken system."


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Although it is a nice, sleek, small size for a woman's wrist, I didn't find this watch to be super user friendly. The side buttons are super sensitive. Every little bump would "beep" and cause the screen to change to a different mode. Also, it developed condensation under the screen after 6 months (no swimming involved). Bummer. Returning it.
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The Delhi Skirt Game will be Friday, August 7th, 2015
At the Delhi Township Park --- Mark Your Calendars NOW!
THANK YOU DELHI FOR ANOTHER GREAT SKIRT GAME AND TAILGATE PARTY. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT, THE FIREWORKS WERE FABULOUS, THE ENTERTAINMENT WAS Superb AND The beer was cold.
MOST OF ALL, the support of the businesses, organizations and people of delhi was unbelievable.
TO Anyone who did anything for the skirt game committee, we want to thank you with all of our hearts. without the community which is delhi and the west side nothing like this would be possible.
if you see this, please go to our facebook page and like the skirt game. then tell everyone what you liked about the skirt game this year. if there is anything you would like to see next year, let us know and we will see what we can do. also, if you have pictures of the event and great pictures of the fireworks, please post them on our facebook page so everyone can see them.
we also want to thank bob herzog and john gumm for their help in making this event look professional. without them, this would not be the skirt game.
When the pictures we had taken are available, they will be posted on this website.
once again, thanks to all of delhi and the west side for your support. before you know it, we will be working on the 38th addition of this event which will occur on Friday, August 7th. The tailgate party will be on the Thursday August 6th, 2015. Mark your calendars now so you don't miss it.
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I saw them over on the other side and noticed how close your lights were, which makes me wonder of mine should also be that close! What I have is a 55 gal aquarium with 30 seedlings in it. I just used a shop light, so it's all the way up at the top of the aquarium. They're about 15 in from the light and have not gotten their true leaves yet so their still itty bitty.
Also what types did you get? I would love to try some of the more exotic types, but I think I'm too far north! -B |
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- Posted by token28001 zone7 NC (My Page) on Fri, Mar 6, 09 at 22:14
Let's see... These 6 varieties are the ones in the photo under lights. Beefsteak: Red. 12-16 oz fruit. Indeterminate. 60-90 DTM. Great for slicing and sandwhiches. Rutgers: Red. 6 oz fruit. Determinate. 75 DTM. For canning. Abundant supply. San Marzano: Red. 4 oz fruit. Indeterminate. 85 DTM. Best choice for sauces and canning. A Roma style tomato. Bursztyn: Orange. 8-12 oz fruit. Indeterminate. 69-85 DTM. Slicing, salads, and canning. Green Zebra: Green with yellow stripes. 6 oz fruit. Indeterminate. 78 DTM. Tart and acidic. Should be good for salads and canning. Hawaiian Pineapple: Yellow-Orange. 12-16 oz fruits. Indeterminate. 93 DTM. Very sweet. I've grown beefsteak and San Marzano before. The other 4 are new to me. I sowed 12 kinds of cherry tomatoes today. I used 9oz cups and put at least 3 seeds in each cup. I sowed 3 cups of each just to make sure I have enough to give away. I'll keep one of each for myself. Brown Berry Cherry When I sowed the first ones, I did those indoors. I used a shoebox plastic container and used bottom heat to germinate them within a couple days. After they germinated, I transplanted them to individual 9oz cups. I didn't wait for the second leaves. I buried them almost to the bottom of the leaves and set them under lights. To keep them short and reduce the leggy problems I've had, I put the lights as close as possible without touching. In this picture, they're almost too close. But I'll be moving them in and out of doors for the next week or two. I need to free up the space, and it's going to be really nice here for at least a week. I'll bring them back inside at night. Yes, I know I can wintersow in my area and I did that with the cherry varieties, but I love tomatoes. I want to have as many as I can as early as I can for as long as I can. I'll even take cuttings during the growing season to increase my harvest once I decide which ones I like the best. On the light issue, I actually have 2 4' shop lights over that shelf. I've found that one will work, but two gives me much stockier plants. If you don't have the space, line the inside of the aquarium with aluminum foil. That will reflect the light back and keep the plants happy. Just remember to make sure they have fresh air. I also have a fan sitting at the end of the rack on low. Also, once you get a little growth on them, you can do a technique called supercropping. You take the stem and gently squeeze it between two fingers. You just want to "crush" the stem enough that the plant has to regenerate itself before it can start growing again. It's like muscle building for your plants. It's really good when you are trying to start indoors and there's a long time between plant out and germination. Aside from that, I've fertilized once, about a week after I potted them into cups. I'll fertilize again Sunday and pot them up into larger cups in another week. Bury the whole stem and it will grow more roots. More roots means more tomatoes and better tasting ones. My dad actually plants his on their side. They form huge roots all along the buried stem and survive the SC Zone 8 summers with little extra water. |
- Posted by gardencrazy 6 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 9:29
Token do you ever get a white powdery mold on the soil of your tomatoes. I discovered I have it when I came home last night and I am guessing it is because I water in the evening. but I dont have time to do it in the mornings before I go to work.I dont know if I should be worried about this affecting the health of my plants or the fruit. Is there a way to get rid of it? |
- Posted by token28001 zone7 NC (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 10:32
Do you bottom water or water from the top? I have some seedlings in the basement that have some whitish mold on the soil because I was lazy and watered from the top. Just add a little Hydrogen peroxide to your water. Or weak chamomile tea. That should get rid of it. And always bottom water, which I don't always do either. Since I run my lights 24/7, they don't care when I water, but I always try to make sure the soil is almost dry before watering. Even with a fan, I only water every 3-4 days right now. I put everything outside this morning. Gonna give them a few days of in and out before I pot up to a larger cup. Seems the larger cups are growing much faster, but I really want to keep them small for now. Less chance of breakage. |
Thanks for the lesson, token! I don't start plants indoors, but this is really good info to have. I'm going to try the "supercropping" technique on my WSed toms. Think it will work? PV |
- Posted by token28001 zone7 NC (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 12:06
It should. Since you have limited space, it will keep their heights down. There's a thread on the tomato forum where someone is taking supercropping to an extreme. I found it when I was researching the cloning machine I made. Seems cannabis growers have all the best methods. LOL |
- Posted by gardencrazy 6 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 13:00
thanks Token, I will try that. I dont bottom water because they are in flats and it seems a lot of trouble to get the water into the liners they sit in but maybe I will put out the effort. I read somewhere that they should have 10 hours of bright light with followed by a period of darkness or they will bolt so I turn the light off at night. but they have just been watered when the lights go off. I should quit that job it is interfering with all of my hobbies! haha I wanted to take mine out today but I am afraid the wind is to strong. |
- Posted by brandymulvaine (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 14:08
Token-"someone' that I know just ordered the cannabis bible and I couldn't believe how complicated it could get! But there were some really cool things in there also, like lining the inside of a little matchbox with sand paper to scarify seeds. -B |
- Posted by token28001 zone7 NC (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 14:09
You can always reverse the timing of the lights. Leave them on during the night instead of during the day? You can also get "Daisy Tray". That's what I have all the cups in. I just sit the whole thing in a sterlite container with about 1" of water in it. The soil wicks it up into the containers. |
- Posted by token28001 zone7 NC (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 14:13
Brandy, I read some of that book a few months ago sitting in a Barnes and Noble. They are very similar in growth habits and like the same soil, lights, etc. I'm surprised they aren't in the same family classification. |
- Posted by token28001 zone7 NC (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 14:15
And in case you can't find a matchbox, a pill bottle with a piece of sandpaper wrapped around the inside works great for "hibiscus" seeds. ;) |
- Posted by gardencrazy 6 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 20:59
reverse the timing... Oh ... why didnt I think of that??? (headsmack) can we say ...we todd it!!! :) aaaannnddd most of my seed trays are already in those daisy trays and they are sitting in the solid trays. So I could to that too. Is there anything you have not already figured out? |
- Posted by token28001 zone7 NC (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 21:13
LOL. There is one thing. Where did I put that pack of lavender seeds when they came in the mail last September? I bought the collection from Park Seeds. I know they arrived. Now I can't find them. Most of my knowledge is based on many late nights online reading GardenWeb starting last September. I've probably read every thread in this forum and the seed starting forum. I spent way too much on dead plants last year. I wasn't going to make that mistake again. I won't be buying anything this year. Unless it's a bright red crepe myrtle. |
- Posted by gardencrazy 6 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 22:51
You will probably run across those seeds in a strange spot that you would never think to look on purpose. Like the time I lost my debit card and freaked out for 3 days ... finally at work I picked up the phone book to call the bank and there it was stuck in the yellow pages. Dont have a clue why. haha Now at work every time I say I cant find something my co-workers ask me if I have checked the phone book! haha maybe you should check the phone book! lol |
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While ASUS and Gigabyte may be working in joint ventures since the announcement was made last year to fend off buyout threats from Hon Hai, Gigabyte and ASUS still are producing their own motherboards and competing for market space and performance more than ever - it's business and usual, and they great news for the consumer as they fight it out.
Gigabyte set the Core 2 motherboard market a blaze with their stunning DQ6. We have tested this baby and it's not only the feature king but it has proven to overclock like an unchained crazy beast.
ASUS's first P965 board we tested, the P5B Deluxe, while able to keep up on the onboard features, it certainly isn't able to keep up when it comes down to the crunch in the overclocking front. ASUS fall behind by nearly 80MHz in the FSB department, and with the latest BIOS from Gigabyte, there is even more speed coming from the DQ6, as it keeps surprising us.
ASUS to this point has decided rather than relinquish the performance/overclocking crown to its partner, they have decided to bring out a board that is designed to overclock from the word go.
Today we are testing the latest addition to the ASUS P965 chipset line-up. Dubbed the P5B-E Plus, it's more refined than the P5B Deluxe, though lacking some features, let's have a close look and see if it really does allow you to adjust speed as you wish.


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Butterscotch, a Rancho Palos Verdes Bengal kitten was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Bengal for sale in Rancho Palos Verdes, or seeking a Bengal kitten from a breeder in Rancho Palos Verdes.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Rancho Palos Verdes already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
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I immediately identified with this print when I first saw it. As much as I love tea drinking, I must admit that there are times when I feel that, well, I've over-indulged.
This tea print by Julie Morstad is called Gluttony. Ouch.
Whilst we're on the subject, how many cups of tea do you drink every day? (8-9 for me.)


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Google Adsense For Domains Now Makes Parking Easier
Company changes parking procedures for Adsense for Domains.
Ever since Google released its direct-to-publisher Google Adsense for Domains program, one of the big complaints has been how difficult it is to point your domains to Google's parking servers. You had to make a change to your A records and create CNAME records. Compare this to the typical parking service that lets you just change your name servers or forward the domain.
Google has responded to the feedback. Now you can just point your domains to ns1.googleghs.com to park them. (Google picked up the Googleghs.com domain name back in October.)
Note that this change has no affect on Google's direct domain parking partners, such as Sedo and DomainSponsor.
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This is good news. The CNAME setting was an aggravation, and I had thought months ago why they didn't just provide a simple nameserver switch like the parking companies.
Thanks for posting this.
Thats nice and all, but are they still the ugliest parking pages ever created?
Good move. Hope template options will also improve.
There needs to be the ability for the domain owner to add information such as a for sale page, email contact.
clearly, Google can't cut the tree that gives them so rich fruit$$$ -
About time too. I'm sure lot's of people got to a certain point & then just stopped adding to their account
About time!! They definitely need to optimize improve their layout as well. If G puts their will to it, they would prolly whoop most of the other domain parking sites out there


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LMAO -Yeah, and maybe if you pray to your imaginary friend up in the sky every day, he will actually help you.
Anyone who says MSIL code cannot be decompiled has no idea what they are talking about. Sure, it may obscure the code a little so you cannot tell what the variable names were before that the dev liked to use, but nonetheless all the code is right there in
front of you to access.
I love .Net and create websites in it everyday, but I would never release a commercial win app in it unless I did not care if people saw the source code.
I am in disbelief when I get a hold of commercial products that have been written in .Net. I enjoy looking through their code and using what I like in my own programs. It is a nice learning tool for me so I hope more companies like Adobe and the like put
all their apps in .Net managed code. : )
Here is a simple idea to remember...
If it is created by a computer, it can be hacked/decompiled by a computer.
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They are being called "bare naked beef bandits," "dumb, dumber and dumbest" and the naked "knuckleheads," after being caught on surveillance camera making off with the beef, as if there wasn't already enough "beef" between the three of them.
It was a hot day in Krakow, Poland, when Cezar Zawadzki, 34, saw the naked woman enter the gas station convenience store, and recorded the surreal scene on his phone. Everyone else just did their best to act natural until she was gone. In fact, they were so stunned, it doesn't seem that anyone contacted police.
According to police, they responded to a call about a naked female on the loose. "The caller stated that she was intoxicated on drugs and 'tripping balls.'" After she was treated at the hospital and came to, the woman admitted to having dropped acid with her boyfriend.
When they found him he was chewing glass. He admitted to smoking cocaine — go figure.
It seems that even today, true love knows no bounds — especially after a seven-hour pub crawl.
It was a lazy Oklahoma City morning when neighbors reported seeing a man walk out to his mailbox in the buff, get the mail, and then begin masturbating for all to see. The first act was reportedly witnessed by a woman and her three children, ages 6, 10 and 12, and the second by a boy, 14, and police.
Yes, clock, not Glock. Authorities in Florida seem to have their hands full with naked, rampaging psychos these days, the most recent of which, took them 10 minutes to cuff due to his mental state and the fact that he was fending them off with a "large clock, which had numerous sharp utensils protruding from its entire border."
Back in August police in Chester, England, arrested Neal Marshall, 49, after a truck driver reported him driving his Ford Escort naked down the M56 while masturbating. His lawyer says he was texting and got "carried away."
An man in England was sentenced in Westminster Magistrates' Court earlier this week for a Halloween stunt at a budget hotel in London, that no doubt left some of the Hotel's more sensitive guests and staff in need of therapy. The headline pretty much says it all, but the play-by-play is priceless.
From a nude unicycle rider, to a robber wearing only chocolate, to an unclad couple in the drive through at McDonald's, there are 8 million stories in the naked city…these are but a few.


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Managerial and coaching appointments are high-stakes ventures, partly because the wake of managerial disasters can last in some cases for years (see Wolves, Toronto FC). Despite the cautious goodwill among the more level-headed pundits in the English press over his appointment to the England job, the mismatch between current England manager Roy Hodgson and Liverpool FC is still costing the club more than a year after the fact. Liverpool's reported loss of £49.4 million included a contract cancellation payoff to the tune of £8.4 million.
Sometimes the pressure of the job can be simply too much to bear, as with the case of now former-Fiorentina coach Delio Rossi who was sacked yesterday by the club after he punched player Adem Ljajic for giving him an insubordinate and sarcastic thumbs up after taking him off the pitch.
So why does the cult of the manager still persist in Europe? Witness the incredible outlier that is Jose Mourinho. You'll recall how many Madristas called for his head following Real Madrid's loss to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey this past January. No matter that Real Madrid had an incredible point total, Barcelona were still clearly better. Mourinho had failed.
Now Pep Guardiola is gone, there are major doubts over Barca's future as the preeminent force in European football, and Jose Mourinho has won his seventh domestic title in his fourth country. He has also consistently denied rumours he'll be moving on at the end of this season, so Real's dominance in Spain may have a longer shelf life. As managerial reputations and club empires crumble around him, Mourinho continues to win. Unfortunately, his success still beguiles club board members and chairmen into believing they're only one good manager or coach away from unparalleled glory.
Toronto FC draws the Montreal Impact, the Vancouver Whitecaps beat FC Edmonton in the Voyageurs Cup.
TFC bunkered against an expansion team.
Steven Brunt with a must-read article on the CSA elections.
Marina Hyde on why Hodgson's a man of the times.
Hodgson to explore a Ferdinand/Terry centreback partnership, wowowowowow.
Di Matteo: Chelsea now have to beat Bayern, basically.
Redknapp's still counting on third place for Spurs.
Cisse says his second goal against Chelsea was his best ever, duh.
Redknapp goes the Euros! As a BBC talking head.
Jan Vertonghen advised to skip England and go to Barca instead.
Ferguson says City will have a tough job against Newcastle, while Swansea looks on with a bit of a smirk.
AC Milan's Sulley Muntari has taken to prayer to overcome Juventus for the title.
Vidic not on his way to Juventus.
Lionel Messi breaks Gerd Mueller's domestic scoring record.
They're flocking to the Eee Pee El!
Bits and bobs
After Ajax secure the Eredivisie title, here's a day in the life of their fans.
Freddy Montero with one of the goals of the year, surely.
Javi Martinez puts a celebrating Cristiano Ronaldo in his place.
Bill Miller the preferred bidder for Rangers.
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Over the past few months, the topic of DXing ethics has come up in various places on the internet and in print. It's a recurring theme – and I'm not talking about pirates, jammers or "Up cops".
I'm talking about the practice of working rare DXpeditions for entities we already have.
There is a school of thought that questions the fairness of such a practice. After all, with so many experienced DXers calling for East Kumbaya-ville who already have that country logged, there's less chance of the Little Guy getting him.
One very well-known DXer recently wrote that he was "guilty" of working the recent 5X8C DXpedition even though he already had Uganda confirmed.
He's not guilty – he's a DXer! That's what we do!
The notion of not working a DXpedition just because you have the particular entity is absurd.
For every pile-up I succeed in working through, I learn something. I learn of yet another operational habit a DXpedition can have and how to work with it. Pile-ups themselves are dynamic and fluid – they change in behavior from one band to the next and from one DXpedition to the next. And they change over time.
What you learned last year may not apply today.
Anyone can get through in a pile-up eventually. But only practice will teach the subtleties that will enable a DXer to do it consistently and quickly.
For the world to stand by while Newbie works the DX may be a noble and charitable idea but it teaches nothing in terms of skill. I'd even argue that it would remove sense of accomplishment from the accomodated station.
If I run a 100m race with Usain Bolt – and beat him because he gave me a 70m head start – what have I accomplished?
The good news is that pile-ups aren't full of Usain Bolts – they're just a bunch of guys who've been DXing for years and some are pretty darn good at it as a result. The best of them could trade stations with the Newbie and still get through the pile-up first because they've learned how through trial and error – trial and error that would be absent if a certain mindset prevailed.
I am happy to stand by for a station when it's one-on-one and I see myself as having an advantage over the other DXer. For example, me and a W3 were the only two callers for a 9M6 one morning on 40 meters. I didn't need 9M6 on that band and had no way of knowing if the W3 did or not – but I knew he had a much tougher path than me so I stood by while he made his contact.
If it had been for a needed entity, I would have been duking it out to the best of my ability regardless of who else was calling!
But my real feelings about pile-ups are this:
I consider them puzzles to be solved as quickly as possible. If it results in a new country for me, great – that's icing on the cake. But the real sense of accomplishment comes from getting through the pile-up due to a strategy as opposed to lucky timing or lengthy calling.
That means I've learned something and am able to apply it; isn't that a primary goal of any hobby?


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My site: I am focusing less on getting it "out there" and more on the content and it's for those exact reasons. I know if I get my content to where it's something people want to see/read/experience, the amount of people visiting will go up in kind.
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New Delhi: The UP government on Monday informed the State Lokayukta that it was not possible to take action against senior Cabinet minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui in the disproportionate assests case, choosing to refrain from giving any reason for the same. The State Lokayukta had recommended a probe by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) into the alleged disproportionate assets accumulated by Siddiqui, a key aide of Chief Minister Mayawati.
So far, the UP chief minister has dismissed over 20 ministers on the basis of State Lokayukta reports.
A case was registered against Siddiqui following multiple complaints, said the Lokayukta, Justice (retd.) NK Mehrotra.
The cases included large-scale manipulation in official work, blatant nepotism and extending undue favours to his family members including illegal allotment of government land, he added.
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Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Great Falls on November 17, 2009, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, DAVID MICHAEL ROSEBUD MATHISON, a 33-year-old resident of Poplar, pled guilty to bank fraud. Sentencing is set for February 22, 2010. He is currently released on special conditions.
In an Offer of Proof filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl E. Rostad, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
The Poplar Community Organization is a non-profit service organization serving the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The organization raises funds through bake sales, raffles, and other means and then distributes the proceeds to needy Indian families for food, clothing, and provides Indian youth and senior citizen activities for community members. The business affairs are governed by a volunteer board of directors who select a president, treasurer and secretary to manage the day-to-day operations. The organization has a bank account with a local bank, Independence Bank, and the signatures of two officers are required to withdraw funds or make payments to third parties.
On June 15, 2009, MATHISON, who was president of the organization, went to Independence Bank and told a teller that the secretary was ill and could not come to the bank herself to request additional checks for the Poplar Community Organization. He left the bank with ten "counter-checks" (blank checks prepared by the bank) only to return that afternoon with a completed $6,000 check purportedly co-signed by the secretary. MATHISON explained that the Poplar Community Organization needed the money in cash to obtain supplies for Wild West Days, a Poplar community event. The bank gave MATHISON $6,000 in cash.
When the secretary went to the bank the following day, she discovered that the balance on the account was significantly lower than what had been in the account. Upon investigation, it was discovered that her signature had been forged. Her last name was spelled without a "d," and the signature clearly did not correspond to the signature on file at the bank.
An investigation revealed that MATHISON had fraudulently filled out the check and forged the endorsement of the secretary to transact the check. MATHISON stated that he needed the money for travel to Minneapolis where he wanted to enroll in bartending school and embark on a new career. MATHISON told investigators that life in Poplar and his association with the Poplar Community Organization was too overwhelming for him and that he decided he needed to get out. He had hitch-hiked to Wolf Point where he caught the train to Minneapolis. MATHISON further stated that he had been robbed in Minneapolis and that the money was gone.
MATHISON faces possible penalties of 30 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine and 5 years supervised release.
The investigation was conducted by Fort Peck Tribes Criminal Investigation Division.
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I passionately feel that the way forward for the sheep farmer is to sell his sheep as a product and not by the carcass. I have JUST begun research into producing products such as hams, bacon, prosciutto, chrorizo etc. out of either hogget or mutton. What is the Aberdeen Angus of the sheep world- there must be a breed!?
I would love to become a sheep farmer and producer of these sort of products - at 49 have I left it to late??
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I, like many have been searching for a recipe for a Mutton Ham and found this in a farming book.I have not tried it but have one dooin right now.Biggest problem finding a fat leg.
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- Choose a fine grained fat leg of mutton and then.cut it into a ham shape.
- In a thick bottomed pan put 1/2lb of bay salt 1/2lb of coarse cooking salt 2 oz saltpetre and 1/2lb coarse sugar Mix well and make it quite hot.Then place the leg in a large bowl and rub the mixture well into the meat.Turn it and rub it well with the now liquer for 4 days add a further 2oz of coarse salt and rub and turn for twelve more days Then take the ham out and rub it dry on a piece of old mutton cloth.Now hang it inwood smoke for a week /10 days.IT is to be used sliced with stewed cabbage and mash or with poached eggs for breakfast.The leg must be of a fine grain and fat or the ham will be like boot leather .It is of course needing to be fat as any pickled meat tends to dry out.This recipe is of course from when houses had large fire places and chimney bars to place the jack on.I am going to smoke mine in my converted fridge.With oak sawdust and straw.I shall make a fire with oak shavings in my fire box and cover it over with straw when its burning nicely I will damp it down with very damp oak saw dust throwing more saw dust on if required Wait to see what it eats like.Georgee
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This sounds amazing! I will be off to the butchers tomo asking him for his fattest leg!
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Check it out: Phillybri used to have a band: Resonance, but he's soooo missingpieces over them now!
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Several people, including the OP, have posted in this and other forums that they would never consider an S2 long before they ever saw one in person based upon what they think they know about the neck, the carve, the weight, feel, pickups, tone, trem, tuners what have you. My point is that it might be a good idea to plug one (or more) in and try what is actually there before writing them off completely. If they don't like them after actually playing them and giving them a real try, that is a different story.
Reading 'reviews' by people who have not even played the guitars leaves me scratching my head. Sorry for the confusion.
Check it out: Phillybri used to have a band: Resonance, but he's soooo missingpieces over them now!
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Ahh yes, I figured it was a veiled jab at the OP. It appears he rubbed you the wrong way regarding the salesperson stuff.
I'm curious though, if you picked up a guitar and it felt inferior or uncomfortable to you, would you still even care about plugging it in? I mean, even if it sounds like angels from the heavens, it still feels like crap and isn't fun to play. I have had the chance to briefly look at an S2 CU24, in person, and yeah it did leave me very underwhelmed for the asking price. Once I held it and played it acoustically, there was no desire to plug it in, because I didn't see the point. Perhaps this is a sub-topic; what is more important to you, comfort and playability or how the pickups sound?
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The scenario you describe shows a careful, step-by-step evaluation process where a product fails early in the evaluation process during an objective evaluation.
I don't believe that is what happened with the OP. He basically re-states that he knows the tone is inferior because the pickups are not wound in Maryland as he has postulated in other threads.
I have picked up guitars and had no desire to plug them in, I'm sure that is true for anyone who has gone guitar shopping. But I have NEVER bashed the tone of a guitar I have not heard in person or played myself.
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Just walked into the GC and there at the PRS section hung 5 S2s. I was quite excited as I wasn't expecting their shipment to be so early! I picked out a Tobacco Sunburst S2 24 and immediately loved the way the neck feels. Being a Wide Thin player, I had to say this neck feels amazing! It's pretty comfortable for my hands, just enough meat to fill the palm and fast enough for leads, kind of like the standard Fender size. Plugging them in, I feel that the sound was great, initial impressions are good. They're clearer than the SE pickups, probably because although it's MIK, PRS had spec-ed everything for the pickup himself. Clean, the neck pickup sounds great, with the tone rolled down it does some pretty nice jazz. Dirty, it roars with plenty of bite, but not as much as the Mira. Harmonics are great and rolling back the volume cleans up the sound. Rolling down the tone, you can get the flutey blues sound going. Tuners were more solid feeling than those on the SEs, but that's just me nitpicking, the SE tuners are pretty decent in their own standards. I tried it for a bit, and I think they did a great job on the guitar. It really sits between the USA PRS and the SEs, but definitely closer to the Core model in terms of everything, like an affordable version of the Core model. You can't really complain about it at half the price of a USA-made one.
After I've had enough of playing, I inspected the whole guitar all over again. I really like the way the CE-grade tops are. Kind of like the "dirty" maple tops on the 408 in the shop, except with less apparent flames. Not the prettiest looking, but not annoyingly pretty as well. That signature decal on the headstock really helps to "class" it up. Compared to the SE headstock which is cramped with the SE and model name and a PRS silkscreen truss rod cover, it looks greater that way and more expensive-looking, I mean you paid for it right? Being compared to an SE 24, the bird inlays could have looked better if it came in pearloid instead of cream acrylic though. The IRW fretboard also looks rough with lots of pores, even the SE's fretboard looked smoother, but that's probably because the higher grade ones are reserved for the Core line. The differences are quite like a LP Standard compared to a LP Studio. Except the S2s are tidier-looking at corners, and still gets the gloss finish treatment instead of satin.
The pickup selector feels very solid and will withstand lots of abuse, but I've always loved toggles more than blades, so that's a very personal complain. The only one beef I had with it is the tone pot. The volume pot feels smooth and nice, but the tone pot feels loose and a tiny bit scratchy. Probably a proper lubrication will get it working. I've had no use for the coil-split, that's because the humbuckers simply sound better for me! That said, the tone pot is super responsive, just rolling it down to around 7-8, you can feel the high-end frequencies are already rounded off a little bit. That is much more responsive than the SE's tone pot, which is only effective below 6. But that could be because of a bad pot in the SE.
All in all, I feel that it could be a good introduction to the USA PRS, for the people who can't yet afford the Core lines, they sure can pick one up. It'll do the job perfectly without any mods. I would't replace a single thing on it if I get one for myself. But bear this in mind, I've never played a Core model before.
Any other people have tried it and feel that they're great?
+1 to this.
I plug in and play every single guitar that I am interested in. I mean, really, who performs on electric guitars unplugged? It's not an acoustic. The resonance is always there even if you play it plugged in, it's not like playing it unplugged will make it resonate differently. Bad guitars just don't resonate well and naturally doesn't sound well plugged in. Bad set-ups can ruin the feel too, so normally if I pick one up and like it but it's not set-up well, I'll just try another of the same model. I don't prejudge guitars myself. Unless it has a Floyd Rose! but it has nothing to do with tone. It's more of a personal opinion thing and I don't go around convincing people that Floyd Roses are bad(-sounding) just because I don't like them.
If I had gone purely by the spec sheet I might not have got my Mira X. If I had been in store and simply picked it up I might not have bought it. I sought the opinions of my peers here, good and bad, took the comments on board and approached it with an open mind. Thank goodness I did. What it on lacks paper in perceived premium features it more than makes up for in feel, playability and tone. The only way to be sure is to plug in and actually use it
I appreciate the comments about the S2 pickups, it was my only area of 'concern', but if it feels and sounds good it's a winner.
I agree that the S2 Custom 24 is kind of "meh," and here's why: in my view, there's a particular price threshold after which I'm no longer interested in a budget option, and am willing to spend much more for a higher-end product. I'm willing to compromise quality up to a certain price point. Once I go beyond that price point, I'm not interested in compromise; I'd rather pay more and get everything I want. That price point varies depending on what the product is (electronics, furniture, guitars, etc.) and even for guitars it can vary depending on the model, brand, etc.
For a PRS guitar, that price point is probably somewhere just below the list price of the S2 line. This is especially true of the Custom 24. Once I'm dedicated to spending more than $1k for a guitar, I'm pretty adamant about getting the carved top, one-piece neck, premium hardware and electronics, and my choice of neck carve.
The Mira and Starla are different; for one thing, the core models are being discontinued, so there isn't a higher-end Mira or Starla to compare the S2 against. But more importantly, the differences in construction between the S2 models and the core models are not nearly as drastic as they are for the Custom 24. The compromise in quality is not as big a deal. This, I think, is the reason most people seem to agree that the Mira looks like the standout of the S2 line. There is very little downside to the S2 version.
Obviously, that pricing threshold differs for everyone, and I'm sure there are folks for whom the S2 represents a good bargain. It is a step above the SE Custom 24, since it has a mahogany neck. It makes sense as a backup guitar, or if you're interested in the Custom 24 but not as your primary guitar (that's how I view the Mira). But for my main squeeze? I already play a Custom 24 from the core line. The idea that I would need to play the stripped-down version to really know for sure whether or not my current axe is better is downright ludicrous when that compromise in quality is the entire point of the line. That's just taking "you can't judge a book by its cover" to extremes. There's nothing bad or wrong about making a judgement on second-hand information if it's reliable.
I will certainly give an S2 a spin should I ever been in the same room with one.
I am anxious to see one in person. But I must admit that I haven't seen a photo of a flame-top one that I found all that attractive. The solid-color ones look good, but to me the veneers on most SEs look nicer than the cap on the S2s. Maybe in person the flamed tops look closer to the grade of wood used on CEs previously (as they said)? The S2 CU24s just don't look like $1400 instruments to me...and we all do alot of shopping with our eyes...
that being said, if they FEEL like $1400 instruments, and if I find one who's got a great personality...maybe we'll have a few dates. I'll let you know in a few months.
I do hope the S2 line is successful. Their worst enemy is the used market. $800 MD Miras are all over, you can still get a CE for under a grand if you look, and barely-touched SEs are sub $400.
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Sort of the same thing here as the original post. If you're already into core line USA PRSi, maybe the S2 line is not intended to be attractive to you.
There's a whole generation of broke kids playing their SE guitars looking for the next step up. Why do you think they distributed early production models to reasonably popular but not household name bands? The kinds of bands that teens and early 20 somethings listen to? Bands like Surfer Blood or Minus the Bear are the right targets to hit for appealing to a younger group with less money.
I continue to be very attracted to the Mira, mainly because I have an older Mira and it's great, and the new one is 22 frets on a 25 inch scale, which is what I wanted the Mira to be in the first place when they were announced in 2007.
It's sort of a like an awesome half finished poem to launch the S2 with only the Mira and Starla, because those two models are already unlike anything else in the USA core line. You really have to have something in there that's 24 frets and resembles the guitar that the company is really famous for, the maple top body in the shape of a Custom/McCarty et al, in order to round things out and make it seem like yes, these are PRS guitars.
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I haven't had the opportunity to see any S2s yet, let alone play one. But I can tell you this much. I can barely wait to try all 3 models. My current PRS collection numbers 13 guitars, from a pair of 85s, to Modern Eagles, and a Private Stock. To be honest, I doubt I'll buy an S2, but it's certainly possible. I'm simply going to have to try them first.
One thing that always tickles me is the way a LOT of people refuse to consider swapping out parts on a PRS. Granted, I really like most PRS pickups, and most of the hardware. But if the S2 pickups and trems aren't up to snuff, those are INCREDIBLY easy to swap out. You can find used PRS pickups all the time for great prices. For that matter, you can get a metric assload of great pickups used for big savings. If you don't like the S2 trem, call John Mann and order one of his excellent trems for $150 brand new. The first thing you see on the Les Paul forums is a guy buying a $4500 Gibson Historic, yanking the pickups and electronics, and getting Pigtail or Faber hardware, and nobody gives it a second thought.
Personally, I heartily applaud PRS for marketing an American made guitar at such a competitive price point. I remember whenever I was a kid and the economy hit a rough patch, the first thing you heard was "Buy American!" You'd see billboards saying it. PRS has busted their collective balls to innovate their manufacturing to offer a great series of American guitars for a very fair price. I think we should all give them the benefit of the doubt and at least plug 'em in before rushing to judgement. Like I said, I probably won't buy one myself. But I'll give them a fair shake.
Absolutely... I would not be a great salesman as I generally like to let the customer speak first... ask them what they're after or interested in... then gauge from there... Generally the salesmen at this particular location Either ignore people or try to make them look like idiots... to be very honest any time I've gone in there I've been ignored until I wait around for too long holding something expensive long enough for them to think "Hey he's gonna buy this...". The manager of this location is constantly apologizing to people for what goes on. I know I come off as all high and mighty and that I'm trying to look like I'm rich or better than everyone, but I'm not. I just come from a different part of Canada where the salesmen will greet you and talk to you about what you're looking to accomplish and how they can help you out... they also do this thing where they talk about their experiences with each particular instrument... and if they don't know something about a particular instrument they will try to find out. At this location I asked 7 different "Guitar Guys" about Artist Package P22's and they kept saying we have 1 guy who knows anything about Paul Reed Smiths and he's on vacation... you'll have to wait until next week to have him call Paul Reed Smith to get pricing for options and such.... you would think if you are selling guitars and are a "Guitar Guy" you would want to know even a little bit about some of the guitars or at least call Paul Reed Smith... but clearly I'm complaining too much
I would stop shopping at this location, but there's 3 guys: The Paul Reed Smith Guy, the Recording Guy, and the Manager who are outstanding! As I've said the good guys tell people to ignore the rest and apologize for them all the time
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I'm very interested to try one. I need a backup guitar for my DGT. I'm just going to keep an open mind. One mans junk, is another man's treasure lol
I almost want to say, "Well, duh." The guitars aren't supposed to be about the fancy tops and the bling. They're supposed to be about the tone and playability. That's why they're 1/3 or so the price of a core line PRS.
I kind of feel that a real maple cap on a guitar should be what it is all the way through and not a maple cap with a thin veneer. But I can see how people could disagree about this.
Get it Len...but I'm pretty sure that if we took the "fancy tops and the bling" out of our little forum here, we'd have about 50% less posts. How many posts have sound clips vs. photos? How many threads are devoted to us (me included) gushing and posting photos of our beautiful babies?
PRS has said that the tops are comparable to the quality used on the CD maple tops. I have 3 maple-topped CEs - maybe mine are exceptional, but from the S2 pics I've seen so far, I don't see them as being comparable. On the other hand, I've seen some SEs that I couldn't believe we're veneers.
If a guitar is pretty, I'm more inclined to want to walk up to it, pull it down and play it. And if it sounds good I might even buy it. But if I don't like the way it looks, or feel it looks cheap, I'll probably move to another...unless it really, really grabs my ears.
I get that the S2 line is the middle. But $1,400 is still a pretty high middle. As a consumer, if I'm paying 2-3x as much as a new SE for an S2, then I want it grab my ears AND my eyes. I hope at least one does...
And that's "no duh"
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I'm guessing your CE should be the later models which they came with higher grade flame tops, could even be a 10-top-worthy one. By "CE-grade maple tops", Paul was referring to the earlier models right after they started doing the CEs in maple/mahogany. Paul also said that was the main reason the CEs were pulled from production. People were asking them to make CEs that are actually directly spec-ed as a Custom, except with the bolt-on neck and sold significantly cheaper. Keep in mind that, they're running a business. And with customers trying to take the best advantage (which we always do...), they could have gone out of business back in the 90s, if they continued making CEs that outsell the Customs.
So, for me it's tolerable that they're using CE-grade flame maple tops. Although I find no problems with a plain maple top and veneer, I still think the CE-grade is an upgrade over the SE tops, not aesthetically but hey, it's a real piece of flame maple there


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Yeah, it does work a little differently than in some other distros.
You could do a google search for "vimrc", find an example of one you like, then edit to your satisfaction, then add it to your home directory like this:
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These are the vimrc files that you were looking for in /etc/vim, but instead you copy them to your home folder and then you can customize it if you with.
Make sure you are copying them to your home folder:
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