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Log message: Update to 1.33 Changelog: This is Version 1.33 (2015-05-23) Principal changes in this release: Improved fork detection on fossil update, fossil status and related commands. Change the default skin to what used to be called "San Francisco \ Modern". Add the /repo-tabsize web page Add fossil import --svn, for importing a subversion repository into fossil \ which was exported using "svnadmin dump". Add the "--compress-only" option to fossil rebuild. Use a pie chart on the /reports?view=byuser page. Enhanced fossil clean --verily so that it ignores keep-glob and ignore-glob \ settings. Added the -x alias for --verily. Add the --soft and --hard options to fossil rm and fossil mv. The default is \ still --soft, but that is now configurable at compile-time or by the mv-rm-files \ setting. Improved ability to customize the timelime graph. Improvements to the /sitemap page. Automatically adjust the CLI timeline to the terminal width on Linux. Added [info commands] and [info vars] commands to TH1. These commands \ perform the same function as their Tcl counterparts, except they do not accept a \ pattern argument. Fix some obscure issues with TH1 expression processing. Fix titles in search results for documents that are not wiki, markdown, or HTML. Formally translate TH1 to Tcl return codes and vice-versa, where necessary, \ in the Tcl integration subsystem. Add fossil leaves -multiple, for finding multiple leaves on the same branch. Added the "Blitz" skin option. Removed the ".fossil-settings/keep-glob" file. It should not have \ been checked into the repository. Update the built-in SQLite to version 184.108.40.206. Make fossil open honor ".fossil-settings/allow-symlinks". Allow fossil add to be used on symlinks to nonexistent or unreadable files \ in the same way as fossil addremove. Added fork warning to be issued if sync produced a fork Update the info page to report when a file becomes a symlink. Additionally \ show the UUID for files whose types have changed without changing contents or \ symlink target. Have fossil changes and fossil status report when executable or symlink \ status changes on otherwise unmodified files. Permit filtering weekday and file reports by user. Also ensure the user \ parameter is preserved when changing types. Add a field for direct entry of the \ user name to each applicable report. Create parent directories of empty-dirs if they don't already exist. Inhibit timeline links to wiki pages that have been deleted.
|2015-03-15 08:54:35 by Thomas Klausner | Files touched by this commit (2) |
Log message: Update to 1.32 based on patch by Jan Danielsson in private email. Changes for Version 1.32 (2015-03-14) When creating a new repository using fossil init, ensure that the new repository is fully compatible with historical versions of Fossil by having a valid manifest as RID 1. Anti-aliased rendering of arrowheads on timeline graphs. Added vi/less-style key bindings to the --tk diff GUI. Documentation updates to fix spellings and changes all "checkins" to "check-ins". Add the --repolist option to server commands such as fossil server or fossil http. Added the "Xekri" skin. Enhance the "ln=" query parameter on artifact displays to accept multiple ranges, separate by spaces (or "+" when URL-encoded). Added fossil forget as an alias for fossil rm. Changes For Version 1.31 (2015-02-23) Change the auxiliary schema by adding columns MLINK.ISAUX and MLINK.PMID columns to the schema, to support better drawing of file change graphs. A fossil rebuild is recommended but is not required. so that the new graph drawing logic can work effectively. Added search over Check-in comments, Documents, Tickets and Wiki. Disabled by default. The search can be either a full-scan or it can use an index that is kept up-to-date automatically. The new /srchsetup web-page and the fts-config command were added to help configure the search capability. Expect further enhancements to the search capabilities in subsequent releases. Added form elements to some submenus (in particular the /timeline) for easier operation. Added the --ifneeded option to fossil rebuild. Added "override skins" using the "skin:" line of the CGI \ script or using the --skin LABEL option on the server, ui, or http commands. Embedded html documents that begin with <doc class="fossil-doc"> are displayed with standard headers and footers added. Allow <div style='...'> markup in wiki. Renamed "Events" to "Technical Notes", while updating the technote display and control pages. Add support for technotes as plain text or as Markdown. Added the /md_rules pages containing summary instructions on the Markdown format. Added the --repolist and --nojail options to the various server commands (ex: fossil server). Added the fossil all add subcommand to "fossil all". Improvements to the /login page. Some hyperlinks to pages that require "anonymous" privileges are displayed even if the current user is "nobody" but automatically redirect to /login. The /doc web-page will now try to deliver the file "404.md" from the top-level directory (if such a file exists) in place of its built-in 404 text. Download of Tarballs and ZIP Archives by user "nobody" is now enabled by default in new repositories. Enhancements to the table sorting controls. More display tables are now sortable. Add IPv6 support to fossil sync and fossil clone Add more skins such as "San Francisco Modern" and "Eagle". During shutdown, check to see if the check-out database (".fslckout") contains a lot of free space, and if it does, VACUUM it. Added the /mimetype_list page. Added the /hash-collisions page. Allow the user of Common Table Expressions in the SQL that defaults ticket reports. Break out the components (css, footer, and header) for the various built-in skins into separate files in the source tree.
|2015-01-22 21:51:37 by Thomas Klausner | Files touched by this commit (2) |
Log message: Update to 1.30: This is Version 1.30. Key changes in this release include: Added the fossil bundle command. Added the fossil purge command. Added the fossil publish command. Added the fossil unpublished command. Enhance the /tree webpage to show the age of each file with the option to sort by age. Enhance the /brlist webpage to show additional information about each branch and to be sortable by clicking on column headers. Add support for Docker. Just install docker and type "sudo docker run -d -p 8080:8080 nijtmans/fossil" to get it running. Add the fossil fusefs DIRECTORY command that mounts a Fuse Filesystem at the given DIRECTORY and populates it with read-only copies of all historical check-ins. This only works on systems that support FuseFS. Add the administrative log that records all configuration. Added the /sitemap webpage. Added the /bloblist web page. Let fossil new no longer create an initial empty commit by default. The first commit after checking out an empty repository will become the initial commit. Added the fossil all dbstat and fossil all info commands. Update SQLite to version 3.8.8. Added the --verily option to the fossil clean command. Add the "autosync-tries" setting to control the number of autosync attempts before returning an error. Added a compile-time option (--with-miniz) to build using miniz instead of zlib. Disabled by default. Support customization of commands and webpages, including the ability to add new ones, via the "TH1 hooks" feature. Disabled by default. Enabled via a compile-time option. Add the [checkout], [render], [styleHeader], [styleFooter], [trace], [getParameter], [setParameter], [artifact], and [globalState] commands to TH1, primarily for use by TH1 hooks. Automatically adjust the width of command-line timeline output according to the detected width of the terminal. Prompt the user to optionally fix invalid UTF-8 at check-in. Added a line-number toggle option to the /info and /artifact pages. Most commands now issue errors rather than silently ignoring unrecognized command-line options. Use full 40-character SHA1 hashes (instead of abbreviations) in most internal URLs. The "ssh:" sync method on windows now uses "plink.exe" \ instead of "ssh" as the secure-shell client program. Prevent a partial clone when the connection is lost. Make the distinction between 301 and 302 redirects. Allow commits against a closed check-in as long as the commit goes onto a different branch. Improved cache control in the web interface reduces unnecessary requests for common resources like the page logo and CSS. Fix a rare and long-standing sync protocol bug that would silently prevent the sync from running to completion. Before this bug-fix it was sometimes necessary to do "fossil sync --verily" to get two repositories in sync. Add the files_of_checkin virtual table - useful for ad hoc queries in the fossil sql interface, and also used internally. Added the "$secureurl" TH1 variable for use in headers and footers. (Internal:) Add the ability to include resources as separate files in the source tree that are converted into constant byte arrays in the compiled binary. Use this feature to store the Tk script that implements the --tk diff option in a separate file for easier editing. (Internal:) Implement a system of compile-time checks to help ensure the correctness of printf-style formatting strings. Fix CVE-2014-3566, also known as the POODLE SSL 3.0 vulnerability. Numerous documentation fixes and improvements. Other obscure and minor bug fixes - see the timeline for details.
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Log message: Update to fossil 1.28. Changes include: * Enchanced /reports * If a username is passed during clone, that user is now the local admin * Tenfold performance increase in annotate and blame rendering * Fixed handling of passwords embedded in URL * Sends gzipped HTTP replies to supporting clients
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Every week I'll dive into some sleepers beyond what we write in Start 'Em and Sit 'Em to help some of you in deeper leagues. Some weeks will have more guys than others, but this should be helpful for those owners in 14- and 16-team leagues.
Sam Bradford (vs. WAS): You're not going to start Bradford in the majority of standard leagues, but he is a good option in formats where you start two quarterbacks. The Redskins have been abused through the air to start the season with 779 passing yards, four touchdowns and one interception against Tony Romo and Matt Schaub. Granted, those are two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, but Bradford could finish as a Top 20 Fantasy quarterback this week. So far this season, Bradford has 420 passing yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions against Arizona and Oakland, and this is another game where he can continue to improve in his rookie year.
Kyle Orton (vs. IND): I don't view Orton as a Top 12 Fantasy quarterback this week, but he should be considered a Top 15 option since he could be throwing a lot against the Colts. Through two games, Orton has passed for 602 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, and his receiving corps has been a pleasant surprise with Eddie Royal, Demaryius Thomas, Jabar Gaffney and Brandon Lloyd. The Colts secondary hasn't been tested yet, and that could happen in this matchup. Orton passed for 277 yards, two touchdowns and one interception last year, and we'll find out this week if he can do it again.
Willis McGahee (vs. CLE): McGahee, like most of his teammates, have struggled so far on offense this year, but they faced difficult opponents with the Jets and Bengals. This week, things get a lot easier with the Browns, and McGahee can be used in garbage time or near the goal line. He only has 2 total yards from scrimmage and a touchdown against the Jets in Week 1, but he has a solid history against the Browns. He has four touchdowns in his past five games with the Browns and at least 64 rushing yards over that span. Ray Rice remains the starter in Baltimore, but McGahee can be considered a flex option in Week 3.
Donald Brown (at DEN): Joseph Addai showed up on the injury report with a knee injury, although he's expected to play. But he might not be 100 percent, which could open the door for Brown to see an increase in touches. He played well in Week 2 against the Giants with 88 total yards and a touchdown, and the Colts appear willing to share carries with Addai and Brown. Even if Addai is at full strength you can still consider Brown a flex option with this matchup.
Darren Sproles (at SEA): It looks like Ryan Mathews (ankle) is out for this game, which means Mike Tolbert and Sproles will see an increase in touches. Tolbert is the running back to target in standard leagues, but Sproles will be a quality running back in leagues where receptions count. He played well in Week 2 against Jacksonville with five carries for 37 yards and four catches for 63 yards. He's capable of that type of performance most weeks as long as Mathews is out, and this ankle injury could linger.
Correll Buckhalter (vs. IND): With Knowshon Moreno (hamstring) out, this opens the door for Buckhalter to start, and he has a favorable matchup against the Colts. The Colts have struggled in run defense with Arian Foster's big game in Week 1 (231 rushing yards and three touchdowns), and Ahmad Bradshaw ran well against them last week with 17 carries for 89 yards. Buckhalter, who scored a touchdown against Seattle last week, is expected to share carries with Laurence Maroney, but Buckhalter is the running back to target if you're adding one off the waiver wire. He has the potential to be a No. 2 Fantasy running back this week in deeper leagues and a flex option in standard formats, especially if you're without Moreno.
Dez Bryant (at HOU): As we said in Start 'Em and Sit 'Em, we're fond of Bryant this week as long as his ribs are OK since he has a great matchup. The Texans have allowed four wide receivers in two games to gain at least 88 yards receiving with Austin Collie, Reggie Wayne, Santana Moss and Joey Galloway. The Cowboys are struggling to run the ball so look for Tony Romo to come out throwing to Miles Austin, Jason Witten and Bryant. We would use him as a No. 2 Fantasy wide receiver in deep leagues, and he's a definite starter in leagues where you start three receivers.
Louis Murphy (at ARI): Murphy had a great game in Week 2 against the Rams with six catches for 91 yards and a touchdown, but the best thing was he was targeted 10 times. He should play well with Bruce Gradkowski as the starter, and Gradkowski is even a sleeper in deeper formats. The Cardinals have already allowed three touchdowns to opposing wide receivers, and three receivers -- Mark Clayton, Roddy White and Brian Finneran -- have reached at least nine Fantasy points. Murphy is a good No. 3 Fantasy wide receiver or flex option this week.
Johnny Knox (vs. GB): Knox is a solid No. 3 Fantasy wide receiver this week, and he played well against the Packers last year. In two games, Knox had seven catches for 165 yards and a touchdown, and he's started off playing well this season with seven catches for 138 yards. The Bears passing offense is clicking right now, and Knox is the most consistent wide receiver. Look for him to play well since Charles Woodson will likely line up against Devin Hester. That should take pressure off Knox, and Jay Cutler will probably feed him plenty of targets.


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AHS Ladycats vs. Springtown at Aledo;
Varsity, 6:30 p.m.
JV, 5 p.m.
9th, 5 p.m.
Aledo senior pitcher Ryan Talley allowed one hit and struck out 13 to lead the state-ranked No. 8 Bearcats to a 6-0 victory over Boswell Wednesday night in a District 6-4A contest at Boswell.
The Bearcats will take a break from district play and will face Midlothian at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, March 18) at The Ballpark In Arlington. Admission is free.
Aledo will continue district play at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 19, at Azle.
Talley - who took a no-hitter into the seventh inning - allowed seven walks and hit one batter. He got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth with a strikeout. Talley finished off four of seven frames with inning-ending strikeouts.
Boswell's Gene Ramirez broke up the no-hitter with a clean, line-drive single to left field with no outs and a runner on in the seventh. However, Talley retired the next three batters to preserve the shutout.
Aledo scored three runs in the opening frame to take a 3-0 lead by taking advantage of a pair of Boswell errors to go along with an extra-base hit. The big hit in the inning was a RBI double by senior left fielder Nils Smith.
The Bearcats closed the scoring with three runs in the fourth. Senior first baseman Asher Zeeb drove in a run with a bunt single, and Sean O'Donnell scored from third base later in the frame on a wild pitch.
The final AHS run was scored when Hayden Hall hit a sacrifice fly to right field to drive in Zeeb.
For the complete story, and for comments from head coach Ryan McCurley and Talley, please see the March 19 issue of The Community News.
AHS Ladycats vs. Springtown at Aledo;
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WALLA WALLA — The long-haired miniature Chihuahua mix may the perfect purse dog for a modern-day Portia in "The Merchant of Venice."
But she's also an example of brilliant product placement.
The 2-pound pup making her stage debut at the Gesa Power House Theatre is also a rescue dog that will be available for adoption from the Blue Mountain Humane Society.
Breezy came to the Humane Society on July 1 after being abandoned in a Dayton neighborhood, said Sara Archer, the animal shelter's executive director. The pooch had a "cherry eye," a common congenital eye disorder that has since been fixed. Now 3 months old, she was just large enough to spay about a week ago, Archer said.
When Shakespeare Walla Walla Executive Director Ron Williams called to see if the shelter had a dog that could be in the show, Breezy was the perfect choice, Archer said.
"She is just so sweet," she said. "She just (lies) there looking adorable. It's kind of her best trick."
During this Friday's performance at the Power House Theatre, Breezy will be joined by a number of other dogs available for adoption. Archer said despite Breezy's celebrity status, applications will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The cameo appearances by the mild-mannered dog are just one example of the groundbreaking partnerships established between Shakespeare Walla Walla and local nonprofit organizations throughout the run of the show.
From last Thursday's Pay-What-You-Will preview through the Aug. 18 finale, Shakespeare Walla Walla is working as a vessel of giving at every performance.
What's new this show is that ticket-holders can donate $4 of their full-priced ticket to a nonprofit for that performance.
"It all started with the Pouring Profits program at the Gesa Power House Theatre," Williams said in a prepared statement. "The proceeds from wine sold at the Power House always go to a local nonprofit. When I stepped into this role and started preparing for the run of 'The Merchant of Venice,' I asked our team, 'How can we do more?'"
They set out to get 100 percent of the wines donated to maximize potential income for the nonprofits. When that was accomplished, they instituted the ticket-share piece.
As many as 342 tickets are available for any given performance, which means there's potential for more than $1,000 to be raised for the nonprofit partners.
For Archer, the role for Breezy helps put rescue dogs in the spotlight.
"They do come in glamorous packages," Archer said. "They come in every shape and size."
She said the partnership with Shakespeare Walla Walla is an opportunity to work together in order to accomplish their individual goals.
"The possibilities of that happening in this community and this community being open to that is one of the best things about Walla Walla," she said.
Vicki Hillhouse can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 526-8321.
Those buying tickets online must use a code to designate the donation from their tickets to the nonprofit of their choosing.
During last week's debut the wine sales beneficiary was the Lillie Rice Center, with wines provided by Spring Valley Vineyard, Revelry Vintners, Va Piano and College Cellars.
Wine sales Tuesday and Wednesday will benefit Planned Parenthood with wines from Charles Smith Wines and DaMa. Thursday's sales of wines donated by Mark Ryan Winery will benefit Camp Fire. Friday's wine sales donated by Sweet Valley Wines will benefit Blue Mountain Humane Society. On Saturday, the wine sales from donations by Three Rivers Winery will benefit Amercain Cancer Society Relay for Life.
Shakespeare Walla Walla will be the beneficiary during the two Sunday matinees when wines will be provided by Forgeron Cellars and Amavi Cellars.
Donations from tickets can be designated using the nonprofit codes during checkout: LILLIE for the Lillie Rice Center; PPGIVE for Planned Parenthood; CAMP for Camp Fire; PETS for the Humane Society; and ACSGIVE for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
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Audiences often ignore the critics when it comes to films like Oz - or other fantasy films. Disney's
John Carter
did well opening weekend but it fizzled fast when word of mouth said the movie sucked and reaffirmed what the critics said.
We shall see how long Oz holds at the box office.
From boxofficemojo:
On Friday, at least,
John Carter
failed to overcome an awful marketing effort and barely took first place ahead of last weekend's winner
The Lorax
Silent House
A Thousand Words
were also disappointing, and it looks like this could be the first weekend of 2012 to see a year-over-year decline.
Disney's mega-budget sci-fi spectacle
John Carter
opened to a middling $9.82 million on Friday, which is lower than almost all recent comparable movies. Its debut was a mere fraction of past March hits
($28.1 million) and
($24.5 million), and was also notably off from mid-range genre movies
Battle: Los Angeles
($13.4 million) and
($12.5 million). Compared to recent big-budget Disney movies,
John Carter
's opening was about half that of
Tron Legacy
($17.5 million) and even a tad lower than
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
($10.2 million).
Since it's only one day in, and there are rumblings of strong international numbers coming out of Russia and East Asia, it's premature to write
John Carter
's obituary. However, it now looks poised to finish the weekend with less than $30 million, which is a truly terrible start for any heavily-marketed sci-fi movie, much less one that cost a reported $250 million.
No, the word of mouth was irrelevant. Critics were extremely negative, but they almost all reviewed the budget and the marketing campaign instead of the movie.
I gather the critics are fairly negative, at best lukewarm, about Oz, but the most magical things about this movie are the production design and the 3D FX. I've noticed that most critics don't notice much about the movies. Oh, they notice the dialogue and the stars' performances but then everybody does that. So far as using their collectively vast viewing experience, well, some film school cliches about the director seems to be all most of them bring to the table. Insofar as they are consciously interested in film as "Art," most seem to be stuck in a conservative PC mode. Oz is much too indifferent to reactionary notions about the darkness of human nature to thrill them.
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A pro-Israel think tank in Washington is so concerned over the Newseum's honoring of two slain Palestinian journalists with links to Hamas that they may consider pulling their annual policy summit from the venue, two top officials at the organization indicated on Thursday.
"I'll be putting in a call to the CEO of the Newseum first thing tomorrow morning," Cliff May, the president of the hawkish Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, said in an email to BuzzFeed. "I'm hoping he'll tell me there's been a misunderstanding – or a re-thinking once it became clear that these 'journalists' were members of designated terrorist organizations."
May said his position has less to do with his group's support for Israel than its opposition to terrorist tactics.
"If the Newseum were commemorating members of designated terrorist organizations whose main targets were Americans or Christians or Kurds or Malian Sufi Muslims, our concern would not be lessened," he said in a follow-up email.
The Newseum, a journalism museum and event venue in Washington, is honoring journalists who were killed on the job this past year in a ceremony on May 13, a plan first noticed by the conservative Weekly Standard. Two of those journalists, Hussam Salama and Mahmoud al-Kumi, are cameramen killed in Gaza in November who worked for Al-Aqsa Television, a Hamas-funded outlet, which itself has been designated a terror organization by the Treasury. The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is scheduled to hold its event there later this year, but has become concerned about the Newseum's choice to pay tribute to the cameramen.
Think Tank Might Pull Event from Newseum
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The Parkwood PW320M Grand Auditorium Acoustic Guitar has a solid spruce top, and solid mahogany back and sides. Braces are hand scalloped and cosmetic appointments are elegant. The PM320M is finished in an ultra thin "open pore" finish that lets the sound come through loud and clear.
Whether you've been playing for years, or are looking to upgrade to your first high quality guitar, Parkwood is your only choice for solid woods, expert build, exceptional playability and real tone at an extraordinary price.
Also known as OM (Orchestra) with its slimmer waist and smaller overall body shape.This style has a clear and flexible tone. The smaller body is reminiscent of guitars used by many of the classic blues players.
This finish is applied in several layers that allow the open pores of the wood to be felt and to also allow the wood to breathe and vibrate at its best. You can actually feel the wood grain, like it was a raw unfinished piece of wood. The tone of an open pore finish is loud, alive and natural.
TOP - Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Sitka Spruce comes from the Pacific northwest and today is the most commonly used wood for guitar tops. Sitka is a bit stronger and stiffer than other spruces. Its strength and toughness make it well suited for steel string guitars.
BACK & SIDES - Mahogany (Khaya ivorensis)
Mahogany is softer and lighter than Rosewood. Generally, Mahogany is warmer and has more low end, providing a strong, thumping bass with an emphasis on clear, bright, airy, trebles. It's also used for bracing, binding, end blocks, heel blocks and necks
- BODY STYLE: Grand Auditorium
- CONSTRUCTION: Dovetail Neck Joint
- BRACING: Scalloped 5/16"
- TOP: Solid Sitka Spruce
- BACK: Solid Mahogany
- SIDES: Solid Mahogany
- NECK: Bound Mahogany 1PC
- TRUSS ROD: 2 way biflex
- FINGERBOARD: Rosewood
- INLAY: White Dot
- NUT: Synthetic bone
- SADDLE: Synthetic bone
- TUNERS: Grover w/ Ebony look Keys
- BRIDGE: Rosewood
- SOUNDHOLE ROSETTE: Deluxe Inlaid Rosette
- BINDING: Multiple Ivory
- BODY DEPTH: 3-19/32" x 4-13/64"
- FINISH: Open Pore
- STRINGS: D'Addario EXP11 80/20 Bronze Light
- CASE: Deluxe Parkwood Gigbag
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I won the guitar some years ago on an endorsement evening with THomas Leeb, correction i won a 310 Dreadnought but i liked more the 320 shape and caracteristics so i asked for a change.Changed the strings to Martin phosphor bronze 011 and since then are amazed every time i touch it. It's thru that to find something much better you will certainly have to pay 10 times this price.The neck plays as easy as my over 10yearold Godin LGX, that says a lot. But most of all the sound is brilliant and projected very well. Most of the electric guitarmusic i first exercise on it acoustically so it looks like a piece of cake on my electric. I have recorded some part on video but i need a looper to play a second line over it. then i will load it up to youtube. Sound tells fda lot more than words
I was looking for a good quality guitar, but my budget was low. Tried some wash's and epih's also Taka's cause Taylor and Martin, quality guitars not cheap. a friend from the conservatory talked to me about the Parkwood, so i decide to give it a chance without testing it first. The guitar comes in today, and let me tell you its most beautiful sound i ever heard from an acoustic. Very lite and Sound very warm, the open pores make this all wood guitar sound amazingly woody. At this price range you can not get any better, great action, nice and easy feeling. If you have $500 for a guitar this is it. I will say this kind of quality on a commercial brand named guitar will cost you more than twice.
I bought this guitar a month ago for my birthday. I shopped long and hard and was just about to buy a Martin, when the guy at Guitar Center said, "Before you buy the Martin why don't you check this Parkwood out, it is one of my favorites." I did and loved it immediately. I have smaller hands and this guitar fits me perfectly. The tone of all hardwood body is beautiful, and I am sure it will just keep getting better with time. I took the guitar to my next guitar lesson, and my instructor (who has been playing for 20 years) was a little skeptical that I had what he considered an off brand guitar. He asked if he could play it for a minute. Afterward he said, "You know it is funny you can sometimes spend a couple thousand dollars on a Martin or Taylor, and not get anything extrodinary. Then sometimes you can buy a guitar like this one and everything just seems to come together right, and the guitar just sings."That is the best way I can describe this guitar, it just effortlessly sings. I love playing it, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to get a great guitar.
I'd been playing for 44 years, although I hadn't even touched a guitar since I sold my '69 Martin D-18 15 years ago. When I went guitar shopping a few days ago, I had in mind the styles, names, quality & performance to which I'd been accustomed, but anything equivalent to my D-18 was now totally out of my price range. So I asked to see models more affordable to me, and also with a narrower neck and shorter distance between frets, 'cause I have tiny baby hands, which have always limited my playing. As soon as I picked up the Parkwood, it immediately felt very comfortable my hands. I'd never heard of the Parkwood brand, but I'm thrilled with my purchase, have been playing happily since I bought it, and no longer subscribe to the snobby notion of "Big Name" brands. I heartily recommend the Parkwood PW320M.
I went down to my local music shop with the goal of picking up an all solid-wood acoustic. I knew the Parkwoods used all solid-wood construction and I was intrigued by their modest price tag. I played the 3-series dread and Grand Auditorium. The 310 Dread was nice, but the 320 Grand Auditorium just lit me up! I tuned it up and found it to be crisp and airy with that tight trebly sound you expect from the smaller GA size. It sounded great strummed as well as while flat picking, with very nice separation between lows and highs. Not muddy at all. I was just so impressed with the sound and feel of this Parkwood that I ended up buying it! Since I made my purchase, my experience has been positive. I like the action - it was set up fairly low out of the box, but not so low as to get buzzy with aggressive strumming. The nut height is perfect. The Grover tuners are nice and offer positive feel. I like the black tuning keys. The binding on the body and neck is perfect. The thin, open finish allows you to feel the grain of the wood - particularly on the back/sides/neck. Nice touch! The spruce top is tight-grained and very light in color and gives plenty of vibe. Rosewood fingerboard is smooth as silk. Fret ends are slightly rough, but do not extend beyond the fingerboard or catch your fingers. I intend to smooth them out, but I do not expect a lot of work there. I have not needed to adjust the truss rod yet. There are no buzzy frets or dead notes. The GA size is nice while playing seated ? it came with no strap button on the heel and I have yet to add one. I notice that the saddle could have been sanded a bit smoother around the edges and on the top surface. Otherwise, I am very impressed with the finish of the guitar. The abalone inlay on the headstock is quite elegant. Otherwise the style is no-frills. I have not had it long enough to asses how durable the ?open pore? finish will be, but I like the fact that it doesn?t show fingerprints. Most importantly, I like playing the PW320! It?s an easy player and I find myself grabbing it over some other very fine guitars in my collection. It compares very favorably with guitars that cost much, much more. It inspires me to play more and I am constantly enjoying the sounds that I am unlocking from this thing! To me, that is value. I expect it to sound even better with age, but only time will tell. I would highly recommend anyone in the market for a GA acoustic at the very least give the Parkwood a try. I am very happy that I did and I intend to hold onto this one!
I own several high-end acoustics and electrics.My daughter (then 12) bought this guitar with an accumulation of birthday present money. This was a huge purchase for a 12-year-old with her own money and we were very selective and careful.She loves the guitar, and I am exceptionally happy with it. The solid wood and open pore finish make this a very resonant guitar. It is also quite loud for its size. We have owned it for 2 years now and it has aged well and opened up a bit, resulting in an excellent tone.The small body size and narrower neck make it easier for tweens and smaller adults (my daughter is now 14 years old and 5'0" tall) to play.I find myself picking this one up at times for my own playing enjoyment. It is a little small for my hands (used to Taylor necks) and the frets are a bit small for my taste, but the tone is beautiful and bright.
I never would have wasted 1000's of dollar's on Martin's, and Gibson's if I would have found this first. I don't care what anyone says they both are overated. Parkwood does not get the credit that they deserve. I was able to sell most of my collection and pay of my car. I still have in my mind the best guitar, I have ever played. I take this one everywhere. Not just some case model Martin, this one gets played. I will brag about my underated "cheap" Parkwood till' the day I die.
This guitar was actually my first. I went to guitar center and I was at first going to get a Martin D-15, but then the guy who was helping me pick out guitars pulled out this parkwood. I loved it right off the bat and got it that day. For its class this guitar is beautiful. It is light and small but has a great resounding tone. On the less important side it looks very nice. The thing that I love the most about it is the price though. The whole guitar is made out of solid wood which is very impressive for its price. Paired up with some good strings it'll sound great. I highly recommend this to everyone for two reasons. A) I'm currently saving up for a Martin D-28 Marquis, which is in a much higher price range, but this guitar makes a great "beach" guitar. It's nice to have an acoustic that you feel you can leave around and take places without being too worried about damaging it. B) If you are starting guitar this is great because its a perfect combination of price and quality. It's affordable but sounds beautiful and you won't look like one of those people that gets a guitar they don't need right off the bat.
Purchased this as a gift after trying several guitars around this price range for hours. The first thing youll notice is the very fine quality of the instrument. Compared to other guitars in this price range, the woods, finish, and smaller parts like tuners and bridge pins, are really quite impressive. It had a very bright and clear tone right out of the box, and after it warmed up a bit, it sounded just great. Must agree that this is a great blues guitar but you'll find it a pleasure to play just about anything on it.If you're looking for something in this price range, you won't find much else better. If you're looking for something just a little cheaper, shell out the extra hundred and get this, you'll be glad you did.
I just bought this guitar about a month ago. I can't say enough about it!! The open pore finish lets the wood resonate, which you can feel when you play, in a way that maximizes tone and makes for a beautiful sounding acoustic. All solid woods are used to make the guitar and attention to detail is obviously important to parkwood. The woods are absolutely beautiful. The neck is smooth and plays extremely fast. Stays in tune wonderfully. If you get a fishman matrix under-saddle pickup system to be installed in this guitar, you will have the perfect little acoustic set-up. For this price it can't be beat!!!!
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Movie review: 'Best Man Holiday' sports more sparkly tinsel than substance
Both the bounties and ravages of time have left their marks on the tight circle of friends who waltzed so engagingly through 1999's memorable romantic comedy "The Best Man." But as writer-director Malcolm D. Lee reunites the sexy ensemble after almost 15 years for "The Best Man Holiday," an old cliché hangs over the proceedings – the more things change, the more they stay the same.
The first film brought together a top-notch cast of emerging young actors and gave them a smart, breezy, multi-faceted story to act out that put a seductively innovative spin on the old rom-com formula.
So reuniting this charming troupe, now that they've matured and become recognizable stars on their own, would seem a sure holiday happening. Lee (cousin of Spike and maker of "Scary Movie") displays a generous hand with actors and a fine sense of orchestrating a crowded ensemble with more than its share of screen-dominating personalities (Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Harold Perrineau and more).
But the writer-director is less astute at giving his cast a worthy follow-up in this slapdash, episodic narrative that ricochets among sizzling sexual sparring, buff bromance, touching nostalgia, intimate soulfulness and panty-throwing silliness.
The set-up is pretty simple. After 15 years apart, the old college friends – many of whom hadn't connected since the wedding of the first film – get back together over the Christmas holidays and quickly re-ignite old rivalries and romances.
The characters' lives are all over the map. Football player Lance (Chestnut) is at the top of his game, and he's settled down with Mia (Monica Calhoun) and their four children in a sprawling, nouveau riche mansion. Novelist Harper (Diggs) is married to Robyn (Lathan), and they're expecting their first baby, but his writing career has been rocky and he still harbors some guilty secrets. Jordon (Long) is in a promising new relationship with Brian (Eddie Cibrian), but she remains a staunch workaholic. Former stripper Candy (Hall) has opened a wholesome new chapter in her life, running a charter school with her husband, Murch (Perrineau). Shelby (Melissa De Sousa) is a saucy, divorced reality TV star, and Quentin (Howard) is still a charming, womanizing horndog.
At times, it feels like you need a program to keep all the characters straight, but Lee patiently gives each one room to breathe and assume a moment or two in the spotlight. Still, the interlinking relationships are not all equal, and some feel rushed and perfunctory. And Lee's script (so startlingly fresh in the first film) this time feels slightly shopworn and overlong.
In an ensemble this stellar, it's difficult to name standouts, but as in the first film Diggs, as the devious writer, and Howard, as the shameless Lothario, are particularly memorable by the sheer force of their screen charisma. Long, as the driven career woman, and Hall, as the erstwhile stripper, also seem to make the most of their sporadic screen time.
While "The Best Man Holiday" has more tinsel and less substance this time out, it's nonetheless a yuletide reunion with enough starry sparkle and residual goodwill to be a gift worth giving.
- Dennis King
"The Best Man Holiday"
2 1/2 stars
Starring: Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Nia Long


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The Thin Red Line
Hynes, Samuel, Chaplin, Ben, Nolte, Nick, Penn, Sean, New Statesman (1996)
After Saving Private Ryan comes The Thin Red Line. But how much, asks Samuel Hynes, does either film have to do with the reality of war?
Before I went to the screening of Terrence Malick's The Thin RedLine, I re-read James Jones's novel. The first time I read it, 35 years ago, I thought it was the best novel by an American to come out of the second world war; my second reading confirms that judgement. What makes it so good, and so permanent, is that Jones wrote only about the war he knew - the month or so he spent on Guadalcanal early in 1943, during the closing stages of the campaign there. He wasn't there when the marines made their first beachhead, nor for the desperate fighting for Henderson Field; when he and his lot came ashore five months later, the glory part was over. The Japanese had been defeated by then, but they fought on, as they always did, and so there were still the final battles of annihilation to be fought, one hill at a time.
Jones was determined that the book he wrote would be a "combat novel" and nothing else. He thought nobody had ever written truthfully about modern combat, that other writers had gone on about courage and cowardice when those terms no longer applied. His novel would be different: it would be objective, "photographic", almost a documentary, without any literary embellishments. It would not contain any Big Picture, but simply tell what it had been like for one company, his company - attacking, taking casualties, winning a hill or two, resting and getting drunk, attacking again. It would be a novel of ordinary war, made honest by what it included and by what it left out.
I thought, when I first read The Thin Red Line, that it would make a good movie, though I could see some problems. A 500-page narrative of a small-scale mopping-up operation, built out of many small incidents, and with many sharply drawn characters, but no part for John Wayne, would be a challenge for a director. Still, if he could simply keep his head down and follow where Jones led him, he might make an authentic war movie, maybe even a great one.
Hollywood thought so, too; within a year a film version appeared, directed by Andrew Marston and starring Keir Dullea. I didn't see it, but those who did found it awkward and overwritten and crowded with incidents - a comic-strip version of the novel, one critic said.
Terrence Malick's version isn't like that: it is a remarkable war movie, honestly scripted and brilliantly shot. There are strong performances by many fine actors - Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, Elias Koteas, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn - but no star: the centre of the story is dispersed over Charlie Company and its commanders, as it is in Jones's novel. In its combat sequences it is as faithful to the spirit of Jones's book as the transformation from page to film allows. The camera stays down on the ground with the infantrymen, peering over a ridge or running down a grassy slope or slogging through jungle, showing them as they are close-up: dirty, sweaty, scared, confused, lucky or unlucky. And if unlucky then dead because, as one soldier says, it's largely a matter of luck that decides whether or not you get killed; if you happen to be at a certain spot at a certain time, you get it. That's why there are no heroes.
Combat changes men who experience it: Jones believed that, and the film shows it. Combat is a trial or a test that a man passes or fails; if he passes, he becomes a soldier, numbed for a time by what he has done and seen, but able to do it again. In the novel, after an attack, Corporal Fife thinks: "I can kill, too! I can! Just like everybody! I can kill, too!" There is pride in that thought: Fife is a soldier now. His words aren't in the film, but his feeling is, and it is a part of the film's truth. Combat is a transforming, self-defining experience. You see it in the soldiers' faces after fighting. The film has got a crucial point right, because it has followed James Jones. …


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NBC's Snyderman: Vaccine-Autism Link 'Not Controversial'
Rarely does a broadcast journalist passionately defend science and business. But NBC's chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman did just that on the network's "Today" show Oct. 30.
Snyderman profiled Dr. Paul Offit, chief of infectious diseases as the Children's
The alleged link between vaccines and autism is disputed, and has caused some confusion in the broadcast media. In June 2007, the CBS "Evening News" reported a link between autism and thimerosal – a preservative used in vaccines. But in January 2008, the "Evening News" reversed that position and reported research showing "no link."
Snyderman was more forceful when she gave her "two cents," telling "Today" host Matt Lauer it is "not controversial. I mean, I really mean that. The science is the science. We're going to start to see outbreaks of polio and measles in this country if we don't start talking about the real problem. It's not controversial."
Criticizing the emotion-based approach to the issue, Snyderman said the cause of autism research has "been hijacked, I think, by a lot of the celebrity aspect of this." Former Playboy model and television personality Jenny McCarthy has become the face of the anti-vaccine movement. Her son has autism.
Snyderman said parents who are afraid vaccines will cause autism aren't educated on the issue. She said 16 studies have shown "no causal association" between vaccines and autism, and that the studies "carry weight in the scientific industry. I think they haven't been very well explained" to parents.
She said doctors like Offit who deny a link are subjected to harassment, including death threats and "physical ambush." Offit has received threatening phone calls directed toward his children and Snyderman said she and other reporters around the country have been physically ambushed.
The report did mention Offit's potential conflict of interest. "Dr. Offit understands some of the criticism leveled at him," Snyderman said. "Merck, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures some vaccines, endows his professorship at Children's Hospital. And he developed RotaTeq, a vaccine that is now part of the CDC's recommended schedule for children."
"You have invented a vaccine, made millions of dollars, therefore, you have a vested interest in making sure that nothing hurts vaccines getting to the marketplace," Snyderman said in her interview with Offit.
"No, I have a vested interest in making sure that nothing hurts children," he responded. "That, that's why I do what I do. And, in fact, I would argue that no one cared more about the safety of our vaccine than me."


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Scion tC with new plugs has rough idle, and little to no acceleration. I am thinking a fuel issue. Check engine light was tested and said to check emmisions but that was it.
March 23, 2011.
March 23, 2011.
Have the fuel pressure checked. Low fuel pressure can result in poor performance. What was the trouble code retrieved?
Mar 23, 2011.
Mar 23, 2011.
It said something about emmissions, not sure of code. Could the filter be the prolem before the pump.
Mar 23, 2011.
Mar 23, 2011.
Unless the filter is badly clogged, otherwise it would only affect performance but not the rough idling. Get the code for me so I can understand if it is anything to do with the issues you are experiencing. National chain parts outlets provides free scanning services.
Mar 24, 2011.
Mar 24, 2011.
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hi guys, everytime i try to get something from the psn links on that site i get the following error:
Error! You have hotlinked... Go back to our main page and select your download again.
how i'm supposed to click on a link?
hi guys, everytime i try to get something from the psn links on that site i get the following error:
Error! You have hotlinked... Go back to our main page and select your download again.
how i'm supposed to click on a link?
If you use any anonymity plugins you must turn them off.
Only one method for hot linking detection: check your REFFER in HTTP request.
You must try to use firefox without plugins. All must work.
disabled all plugins, and the header doesn't have any "refer" field. anyway still having the problem, what to do?
Make sure you are on the page itself when clicking the links also, and if you still have issues post your browser version and CJPC can try to replicate/fix it if needed.
sure that i am on the same page. i'm using firefox 3.5.13
OK, I will pass this along to him later today to peek at and reply.
Are you using any sort of privacy plugin, proxy, or anti-phishing software?
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Fox News is blasting Beyoncé and Jay-Z for traveling to Cuba in light of U.S. sanctions against the country -- but the network previously published articles with advice and tips on traveling to Cuba.
Under current sanctions against Cuba, an American citizen can obtain a "people-to-people" license from the Treasury Department -- which requires visitors to take tours that are strictly educational -- in order to travel to the country. Last week, singers Jay-Z and Beyoncé spent their anniversary in Havana, Cuba, after reportedly gaining such authorization, according to Reuters.
This visit drew the ire of Fox & Friends -- co-host Gretchen Carlson said, "[T]he trip appears to be just a vacation going against a 51-year travel embargo. So what is Hollywood's obsession with Havana?" Co-host Steve Doocy wondered, "Why would they spend money in a place where Cubans are being beaten and arrested for disagreeing with the Castros and the government?"
The Five co-hosts also criticized the couple for traveling to Cuba -- co-host Dana Perino asked, "Whose idea was this initially?" while co-host Bob Beckel said the two were traveling to "a racist country" and concluded, "I don't get it."
But a few years ago, Fox's website detailed "a few points to keep in mind if you're considering traveling to Cuba legally." In an article reporting on President Obama's reinstating the "people-to-people" exchange, FoxNews.com laid out helpful hints to readers on how to take advantage of the program, concluding, "there's no better time to book a trip."
Fox News' on-screen text misleadingly identified Rev. Luis Leon as the "Obama pastor" after President Obama attended worship services at Leon's St. John's Church, contradicting Fox's own reporting. The Fox text echoed other right-wing media attempts to attack the president for attending a sermon that referenced political issues, even while Fox News host Megyn Kelly admitted dozens of presidents have attended Leon's services.
Obama and his family attended Easter Sunday services at St. John's Church, known as "The Church of the Presidents." According to church history, every president since James Monroe has attended worship services at the church, which even has a "Presidential Pew" reserved for the president's use when he's attending. The Obamas are not members of the church.
During this year's Easter sermon, St. John's Reverend Luis Leon touched on politics and "the religious right," prompting Fox's Megyn Kelly to host a debate on the appropriateness of Leon's comments. Kelly acknowledged that dozens of presidents have attended St. John's services and noted that Rev. Leon previously delivered the invocations at the second inaugurations of both Presidents George W. Bush and Obama.
But even as Kelly spoke, text aired on screen dismissed her words and deemed Rev. Leon to be the "Obama Pastor":
Fox's text echoes the trumped-up relationship also pushed by Fox Nation and other right-wing media.
There's no shortage of enthusiasm among conservatives to move past the 2012 election and fix the manifold problems facing the conservative movement. However, this eagerness on the part of conservatives for a Republican resurgence isn't matched by a willingness to actually alter the self-destructive behaviors that have marginalized the right. Liz Cheney joined up with this "cry change but do nothing" crowd in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that counsels conservatives to move past 2012 and start fighting President Obama... with the exact same arguments and talking points used by Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
Put them side-by-side, and the daylight between Cheney's op-ed and the Romney-Ryan campaign just about disappears.
|Liz Cheney: "[Obama] believes that more government borrowing and spending are the solution to every problem."
|Romney-Ryan: "The president has the same old answers as in the past: he wants another stimulus, he wants more government workers, and he wants to raise taxes." -- Mitt Romney
|Liz Cheney: "[Obama] seems unaware that the free-enterprise system has lifted more people out of poverty than any other economic system devised by man."
|Romney-Ryan: "Redistribution of wealth undermines the true sources of America's prosperity and progress: our entrepreneurial people and our free enterprise system. Mitt Romney understands that. He knows that American free enterprise has lifted more people out of poverty than any government program in history." -- Romney campaign surrogate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
|Liz Cheney: "Perhaps [Obama's] ignorance of that fact explains his hostility toward the private sector."
|Romney-Ryan: "The fact is every time they attack Mitt Romney for his experience in the private sector, they reinforce the idea that President Obama is hostile to the private sector." -- Romney campaign senior adviser Ed Gillespie
|Liz Cheney: "[Obama] has launched a war on religious freedom."
|Romney-Ryan: "President Obama used his health care plan to declare war on religion, forcing religious institutions to go against their faith." -- Romney campaign ad
|Liz Cheney: "[Obama] has launched a war on fossil fuels."
|Romney-Ryan: "Obama wages war on coal while we lose jobs to China." -- Romney campaign ad
|Liz Cheney: "[Obama] doesn't believe in creating a bigger pie with more opportunity for all. He believes in greater redistribution of a much smaller pie."
|Romney-Ryan: "Our job is not to fight over a shrinking pie in redistributed slices, our job as leaders is to grow the pie so that everybody has a better shot at the American dream, and everybody can pick themselves up." -- Paul Ryan
|Liz Cheney: "If you're unsure of what this America would look like, Google 'Cyprus' or 'Greece.'"
|Romney-Ryan: "We've gone from $10 trillion of national debt to $16 trillion of national debt. If the president were re-elected, we'd go to almost $20 trillion of national debt. This puts us on a road to Greece." -- Mitt Romney
Fox News gave credence to debunked conspiracy theories surrounding the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, presenting outlandish fears about the treaty's potential effects on domestic gun policy as legitimate reason to oppose it.
Members of the United Nations are meeting this week to negotiate an international arms trade treaty, which would regulate the transnational transfer of weapons in an attempt to keep weapons from human rights abusers and war criminals.
America's Newsroom highlighted arguments for and against the U.S. joining the U.N. treaty, laying out how "critics" in the U.S. "fear that this new treaty will create international gun control, and that it will restrict American gun rights." Fox correspondent Eric Shawn uncritically explained how specific provisions in the treaty have caused some to fear it could create a gun registry and infringe upon the 2nd Amendment.
Fox then aired comments by an unidentified man furthering these conspiracies: "The treaty isn't clearly limited to the international arms trade. There are points in the draft treaty where it seems like it could apply to domestic arms sales and transfers inside the United States." Shawn noted how the National Rifle Association (NRA) also "strongly opposes" the treaty, believing it will restrict Americans' gun rights.
Rather than report on the merits of these conspiracy theories, Shawn explained that supporters of the treaty disagree with the NRA and argue the treaty is needed for various human rights reasons.
The treaty's actual language clearly explains that it does not dictate or impact nations' domestic affairs. The treaty's draft preamble says that a State party to this treaty "reaffirm[s] the sovereign right of any State to regulate and control conventional arms exclusively within its territory, pursuant to its own legal or constitutional systems."
Fox News ignored military testimony in order to claim that the proposed overhaul of Guantanamo Bay facilities is intended to improve conditions for alleged terrorists, when in fact U.S. troops would be the primary beneficiaries.
Earlier this week, General John Kelly, head of U.S. Southern Command, spoke before the House Armed Services Committee on the immediate need for upgrades to U.S. detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Kelly testified that the proposed overhaul to the base would cost between $150-170 million and would, among other things, build a new dining facility, hospital, and barracks for U.S. troops stationed there. Gen. Kelly urged Congress to approve the expenditures, stating, "We need to take care of our troops."
Notably, as NPR reported, "Kelly said none of the projects are aimed at improving the 'lifestyle' of the detainees. But the improvements will increase security and improve the ease of movement for the detainees, which will benefit the guards by making their jobs less complicated."
Fox & Friends Saturday omitted any mention of how the proposed renovations would improve facilities for U.S. troops. Instead, guest-host Jesse Watters, a producer for The O'Reilly Factor, suggested that they were intended to better the lives of suspected terrorist detainees: "These are terrorists. They were living in caves in Afghanistan, in mud huts, basically. Now we're saying Guantanamo bay, a federal facility in the Caribbean is not good enough for these guys?"
MSNBC's Morning Joe selectively edited comments Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) gave in 2002 to assert that she was "beating the drums of war" in the run up to the Iraq war, but the highlighted comments come from a speech in which Pelosi urged Congress to vote against authorizing the use of force in Iraq.
During Morning Joe's coverage of the 10-year anniversary of the Iraq war, co-host Mika Brzezinski introduced a prepared video montage on how "it was a lot easier for some members of Congress to support the conflict before they were against it." Co-host Joe Scarborough provided the voice-over in the video, and claimed it showed how "the very same people who spent years beating up George Bush were the very ones beating the drum for Iraq's regime change and Saddam Hussein's ouster."
The video juxtaposes comments made by members of Congress purportedly "beating the drum for Iraq's regime change," against later comments by the same members of Congress criticizing President Bush over the war. One of the voices Scarborough highlights is Pelosi, shown in the video saying:
I applaud the President on focusing on this issue and on taking the lead to disarm Saddam Hussein.
But contrary to what Morning Joe implied, these comments come from a floor speech Pelosi gave in 2002 opposing the Iraq war, arguing that it would weaken the country by diverting resources from the war on terror (portion MSNBC aired in bold):
I come to this debate, Mr. Speaker, at the end of 10 years of service on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was one of my top priorities. I applaud the President's focusing on this issue, and on taking the lead to disarm Saddam Hussein.
It is from the perspective of 10 years on the Intelligence Committee that I rise in opposition to this resolution on national security grounds. The clear and present danger that our country faces is terrorism. I say flat out that unilateral use of force without first exhausting every diplomatic remedy and other remedies and making a case to the American people will be harmful to our war on terrorism.
Pelosi concluded her speech by urging her House colleagues to vote "No" on the resolution authorizing the use of force in Iraq, as she did.
UPDATE: On the March 20th edition of Morning Joe, the hosts issued a correction and apologized for the mistake, showing the clip of Rep. Pelosi in full context and acknowledging her opposition to authorizing the use of force in Iraq in 2002.
National Review Online (NRO) and The Washington Examiner distorted last month's jobs report, which found the economy added 236,000 jobs in the month of February, to inaccurately claim more people left the labor force than found employment.
NRO and the Examiner contrasted February job creation totals with the change in the labor force -- a meaningless comparison -- in order to downplay the good news from the job creation figures. The Washington Examiner declared in an editorial titled "False hopes in the new employment numbers," "[M]ore Americans gave up looking for work and dropped out of the labor force last month (296,000) than took new jobs (260,000)." Similarly, NRO's blog, The Corner, wrote of the new jobs report:
By most historical measures, the jobs picture remains bleak. Sure, the unemployment rate ticked down. But as I noted Friday, if today's unemployment rate were measured against the same labor participation as when President Obama took office, it would be 10.7 percent.
But wait a minute, say Obama supporters, 260,000 jobs were created in February! Yes, seems encouraging. Until you realize that even more people -- 296,000 -- dropped out of the labor market entirely.
NRO and the Examiner are misleadingly comparing numbers from two different surveys. Indeed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy added 236,000 jobs in the month of February. This figure comes from BLS' Current Employment Survey, a survey of over 400,000 worksites to determine the total number of jobs gained or lost during the month. In addition, BLS conducts a Current Population Survey of approximately 60,000 households to determine the unemployment rate. "There are a number of differences in how employment is counted in the two surveys," BLS clarified, and so often the surveys' findings differ.
So when the NRO and the Examiner compare the number of those who "dropped out of the labor force," a stat from CPS, to the monthly job creation, a stat from CES, the comparison is meaningless, as the surveys use different methodologies. In addition, they imply that the 296,000 not in the labor force is the number of people who were seeking work but have stopped looking for jobs. But retirees and teenagers not seeking work are included in the BLS' definition of those "not in the labor force," so this number includes people who had no intention of seeking work in the month of February:
Not in the labor force (Current Population Survey)
Includes persons aged 16 years and older in the civilian noninstitutional population who are neither employed nor unemployed in accordance with the definitions contained in this glossary. Information is collected on their desire for and availability for work, job search activity in the prior year, and reasons for not currently searching.
Fox's Sean Hannity hosted former Florida governor Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick to hype their new book on immigration reform -- but Hannity never acknowledged that the book marked a major reversal of Bush's stance on a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
In their new book, Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution, Bush and Bolick argue for an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that does not include a pathway to citizenship for current undocumented immigrants. As The Huffington Post noted, Bush and Bolick wrote, "It is absolutely vital to the integrity of our immigration system that actions have consequences -- in this case, that those who violated the law can remain but cannot obtain the cherished fruits of citizenship."
But less than a year ago, Bush did advocate for a pathway to citizenship. As Talking Points Memo explained (emphasis original):
[Bush] told Charlie Rose in a June 2012 interview that he backed a path to citizenship, but would tolerate a lesser legal status for undocumented immigrants if necessary.
"You have to deal with this issue. You can't ignore it," Bush said at the time. "And so, either a path to citizenship, which I would support and that does put me probably out of the mainstream of most conservatives; Or a path to legalization, a path to residency of some kind, which now hopefully will become -- I would accept that in a heartbeat as well if that's the path to get us to where we need to be which is on a positive basis using immigration to create sustained growth."
Bush's co-author, Goldwater Institute director Clint Bolick, is also on the record backing a path to citizenship, writing in 2007 that such a policy was a critical prerequisite to bringing Latino voters to the GOP.
Hannity failed to acknowledge Bush's reversal -- even as he asked the co-authors about their proposal for a pathway to legalization, but not citizenship, for undocumented immigrants.
Bill O'Reilly implied that President Obama is responsible for a 75 percent increase in federal spending over the past decade. But federal spending has increased only 18.8 percent under Obama -- and it increased 66 percent under President George W. Bush.
On his Fox program, O'Reilly focused his opening segment on how history will "evaluate President Obama." He aired the following chart on the change in federal spending between 2003 and 2013:
O'Reilly went on to claim that the increase in spending has not benefited the economy, but was implemented by Obama in an attempt to appeal to Hispanic voters. Pointing to a recent Pew Research Center poll question on the role of the federal government, O'Reilly concluded, "That's why President Obama is spending the money, because he knows that a coalition of African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, organized labor, and committed liberals will overwhelm the Republican party."
O'Reilly is picking an arbitrary date two years into Bush's first term and attempting to attribute Bush's spending increases to Obama.
Fox & Friends Sunday hosted a small business owner to disparage the Affordable Care Act without disclosing his membership in the anti-health care reform group National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
Co-hosts Clayton Morris and Tucker Carlson identified their guest David McArthur only as a "small business owner" while interviewing him about the impact the Affordable Care Act might have on his small bakery in St. Louis. Morris asked, "Do you feel that these plans, Obamacare specifically, limit growth in this country and [are] holding back the economy, because small business owners like yourself are afraid to hire and afraid to grow?" McArthur replied, "Well, certainly it does."
Fox News never disclosed that McArthur, who has repeatedly appeared on the network, is a member of the NFIB, a group that has spent millions to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
The NFIB was the lead plaintiff suing to overturn the Affordable Care Act before the Supreme Court. In a post titled "The Group Trying To Kill Obamacare," Salon.com's Alex Seitz-Wald reported that the group spent at least $2.9 million in 2010 alone working to overturn the law. The Huffington Post reported that the NFIB "received 10 donations totaling more than $10 million from anonymous donors" in 2010 and 2011, in addition to $3.7 million in funding from Karl Rove's Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies. The Huffington Post also reported that the organization's "multimillion-dollar independent expenditures and campaign donations have benefited almost exclusively Republicans."
This is not the first time Fox has hosted undisclosed NFIB members to criticize the Affordable Care Act.
In July 2012, Fox & Friends hosted small business owner Mike Paine to attack the health care reform law without disclosing his membership in the organization. Prior to that, NFIB member and small business owner Joe Olivo appeared on Fox News and Fox Business at least six times to criticize the Affordable Care Act, without disclosure of his membership.


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This was at the local coffee shop, The House Cafe, in my hometown. What I noticed when I walked in was that already during the first band, there were already more people there then there was for the entire show last time. I also felt cool because within a minute of walking in the venue, I was greeted by 4-5 who recognized me, including Mlny of Royal Thunder.
The first band up was Chicago locals, Jar'd Loose and I got to the venue about halfway through their set. Their sound is kind of a sludgy brand of metalcore. At times they remind me of The Cancer Bats which is pretty kickass.
Next up was Lord, also from Chicago. I'm actually not really sure how to describe them, maybe a sort of thrashy doom metal with some sludge undertones. I actually really enjoyed them.
Ancient VVisdom was next, but I missed the first part of their set due to drinking in my friend's van.
The part I did catch was alright. It didn't really grab my attention at all. I hung out with a few of the members of Ancient VVisdom (the vocalist, bassist and, I think, the electric guitarist) and they were all cool as shit. The drummer was kind of being a dick though because my friend was really drunk and she was being loud and potentially annoying.
Royal Thunder came to crush The House Cafe once again and succeeded with an amazing set. Possibly the best set of the four times that I've seen them. Finally hearing Shake and Shift live was the absolute highlight of the set. It's so crushing live. Whispering World is one of my favorite songs ever, so hearing it live is always amazing and I can never help but headbang through its entire duration. Although, I was really hoping for either Parsonz Curse or Sleeping Witch. Royal Thunder is just a phenomenal live band and you should definitely go see them if you ever have the opportunity. I found the set list, after the set, on a small, ripped up piece of notepad paper.
Black Water Vision
Whispering World
No Good
Shake and Shift
Mouth of Fire
11/21 Deceased
11/27 King Diamond
11/28 Terror and Cross Examination
12/4 Harm's Way
12/5 Graveyard ?
12/13 ACxDC
12/26 Macabre
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Mjwara joined the Department of Science and Technology as director-general in 2006 from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
Other appointments include new board members for the National Empowerment Fund (NEF), the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa), Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS), as well as the Rail Safety Regulator and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).
Thando Mhlambiso was appointed as chairperson of the NEF board, while Dr Jacqueline Williams, who is a trustee, and Sipho Zikode, a Department of Trade and Industry representative, were appointed as members of the board for the remainder of the term ending December 15.
Other appointments to take effect from March 1 included Busisiwe Mabuza as chairperson of the Acsa board, taking over from Wayne van der Vent, who is acting. Skhumbuzo Macozoma, Tryphosa Ramano, Priscilla Mabelane, Elias Masilela and Roshan Morar were appointed as nonexecutive Acsa directors. Mohla Matsaba was appointed as alternative director to Masilela.
Captain Mpho Mamashela was reappointed as chairperson of the ATNS board. Sindi Zilwa, Kgathatso Thlakudi, Nozipho Mgoduso, major-general Fabian Msimang, Nomfanelo Magwentshu, Sipho Mseleku and Hlengiwe Makhathini were appointed as members of the board also with effect from March 1.
Other appointees to take effect on this date were Mitesh Patel as nonexecutive member to the Railway Safety Regulator board and Namhla Mxenge, who was appointed as a nonexecutive member to Prasa's board.
Abel Mawela was appointed as nonexecutive director to the Export Credit Insurance Corporation board for three years.
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