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All Paul Osborne Jr. wanted for his eighth birthday was the Lone Ranger and Abbott and Costello to perform at his party. The Lone Ranger would storm into his parents' house, a red brick split-level at Farquhar Lane and Devonshire Drive. He'd arrive on horseback, of course, with Tonto at his heels, and maybe Abbott and Costello could hold court in the backyard. His dozen guests would laugh and cheer, and he'd be the toast of his elementary school.
What he got instead was Mark Wilson, host of Time for Magic, a local television show sponsored by Dr Pepper. This was 1956, and Wilson would go on to create the first magic show to be videotaped and nationally syndicated, and he eventually helped with the illusions on such shows as The Six Million Dollar Man and The Incredible Hulk. But Osborne wasn't interested. He knew nothing about magic and would have much preferred a white stallion tethered to his mailbox while the stars of stage and screen entertained his friends.
For his first trick, Wilson made a cane appear in his hand, then rapped the cane on the head of an unruly audience member, silencing him. His blue tuxedo jacket shone in the sun, and 20 minutes later he vanished.
Then, Osborne's parents presented him with his gift: Mark Wilson's TV Magic Kit.
"You never know what's going to happen," he said later. "Some kids, you give them a pair of ice skates and they skate for two weeks. You give another kid a pair of ice skates and they skate for the rest of their lives and go to the Olympics."
Osborne took the kit, closed his bedroom door, and opened the box. Inside, he found his future.
Wonder was in Osborne's blood. His middle name, Ferris, came from a distant relative named George Ferris, the inventor of the Ferris wheel. The first trick he attempted was the classic cups and balls trick, an illusion so old it may or may not be depicted on a 4,000-year-old pyramid wall, depending on the magic historian you talk to. He was hooked.
Looking to make extra money so he could buy more magic tricks, Osborne tried to mow his parents' three-quarter-acre lawn twice a day. Up and down the small hills and ravines he went, an 8-year-old behind a push mower as tall as he was. His parents converted one of their four bedrooms into a theater for their boy magician, a stage with seating for his one-man shows.
Within a year, he had performed at his first birthday party. Nervous, he stood on a pool table in a rec room, deceiving 20 children. He didn't ask for money, but the birthday boy's father gave him $50.
"You're a professional," he said.
His father, Paul Sr., worked as a geologist and mapmaker in downtown Dallas, blocks from Douglas Magicland, where a teenage Wilson had once worked as a clerk, honing his craft. For a burgeoning magician, Paul Sr.'s office may as well have sat next to Harry Houdini's house. Every day bore the possibility of Christmas, if his father just stopped at Magicland. Osborne was a model child; his collection of tricks depended on it.
On Saturdays, he and a friend would take the bus to the shop, sprinting up Ervay from Main Street, timing the crosswalk lights perfectly. They'd sit at the shop like barflies, soaking up the tricks.
At night, Osborne would join his father in the studio where he drew his maps. Paul Sr. sat at one desk, sketching topography and rock formations, while his son sat at another, drawing rudimentary magic tricks.
He performed throughout his teens, while attending Greenhill, and then into college, at Chicago's Northwestern, using his tricks to pay his bills. When his father died, he returned to Dallas to finish his degree at North Texas. When Osborne graduated, he handed his degree to his mother.
"Here's what you wanted," he said. "Now I'm going to do what I want."
He landed a gig as the ringmaster for the syndicated Bozo the Clown show and traveled around the country, shooting remotes from New York to Los Angeles, his mind filling with creative possibilities. On these trips, he noticed a gap in the theme park world: live entertainment.
Osborne had a pitch for the mom-and-pop operators: "I'll do the whole thing for you. You pay me, and I'll get the performers. I'll worry about the costumes, the music, the sets, everything. I'll do a great magic show, a great song-and-dance show."
It was the early '70s, and every small venue was chasing Disney. Osborne was soon providing and producing a marionette show, an illusion show, and a song-and-dance show in 10 parks across the country. He hired college kids to manage the shows, then headed back to Dallas to his drawing board.
There he would spend days working on plans, perfecting the Chest of Enchantment, the Disembodied Princess, or the Mummy's Sarcophagus. He would send out the plans for $25 a pop, shipping them to amateur magicians across the country. In 1981, he bound his first series of tricks into an 83-page volume. Volume two followed a year later, then book three in 1983. He eventually authored more than 30 books, first editions of which sell for as much as $160 online.
"The biggest thing for me was just the unending flow of ideas," says Erika Larsen, a former editor of Genii magazine, which began printing plans and columns prepared by Osborne. "In that aspect, it's completely unprecedented."
Today Osborne is one of the greatest and most prolific illusion creators in history. He has worked for Siegfried & Roy, David Blaine, and dozens of others. His company, Osborne Illusion Systems, is the most revered magic trick company in the world. Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, and David Bowie have used his tricks onstage.
The only place you'd ever see their names attached to his, though, is on his accounting ledgers. "[Fame] has never been something that's interested me," he says. "I just want to hit the drawing board."
That's what Osborne has done for David Copperfield. In 1987, when Copperfield escaped from a safe tucked inside an imploding building, Osborne was there, behind the scenes.To hear Osborne tell it, Copperfield is one of his biggest clients. He tells stories about the two of them go-kart racing in Lake Tahoe and the time he gave Copperfield a remote-controlled fart machine, which a crew member put in the magician's smoke-filled prop elevator. He chuckles about bringing the biggest magician since Houdini to his knees with a fake fart.
To hear Copperfield tell it, you'd think the two barely worked together.
"Be ready to hear a few 'Paul who?'s," Osborne wrote in an email to me after our first interview. "No magician will want to admit that they did not create their own miracles!"
I had asked Osborne for contact information for Copperfield and Blaine, to verify his claims that he creates illusions for their stage shows. He balked.
"I would feel a bit awkward having you contact my clients. As I mentioned, it's all about them, not me. I better stay in the 'back room.' "
I got nervous. How to verify claims that Osborne said couldn't be verified?
Our interview had taken place in Osborne Illusion Systems' 5,000-square-foot warehouse off Stemmons Freeway. The walls of an anteroom were covered with photos of him and Copperfield, an original Superman cape, and a mural advertising magic shows and puppet shows. There was The Great Blackstone's silver hoop and even Mark Wilson's TV Magic Kit that he'd received for his eighth birthday.
But what if that was all part of a performance, a very elaborate illusion? There was no question about the 30 books, but what about the tales of working with the world's most famous magicians?
Calls and emails to representatives for Blaine and Siegfried & Roy went unanswered, so I tried Copperfield. Within 12 hours, I had him on the phone.
"His hand, the way he draws, is how all illusion designers now draw their plans," he said. "The way he drew things defined how people would draw illusions for the past two generations."
Copperfield put me on hold for five minutes, the entire length of which I expected him to appear in a puff of smoke at my desk. When he returned, I pushed him on their relationship. I asked him if it was difficult to handle his appearance to the audience as a performer while someone else created the tricks.
He paused. "Is what difficult to handle?" he asked.
I rephrased the question, asking Copperfield whether the audience assumes he's not the sole creator of every trick.
"Well. He's not really a part of my design team, per se, and I'm very involved in the design."
He disappeared again. When he returned, I tried a different tack and asked him how he would define his relationship with Osborne.
"He's my buddy," Copperfield said. "He and his wife, they come to my shows. And we put together a book."
It's true. They are friends, and they did put together a children's book. But their relationship is complicated. Weeks later, at lunch, Osborne brought up my phone call to Copperfield.
"He called me after you talked to him and said, 'You didn't mention such and such, did you?' " Osborne said. "He was talking about other magicians. And I said, 'No, you're pretty much our main client.' We like David and everything, but the ego rate is very high." High enough that we barely discussed Osborne's meeting with David Blaine at an Uptown restaurant weeks prior. "The real good ones realize they can't do it all themselves. They have to have help. And that's why we have the secrecy agreement. If I do something for Blaine, he doesn't want Copperfield to know about it, but he knows I'm working with Copperfield. And vice versa. They're real touchy."
If we were talking about violin-making, Osborne said, it would be different. But we're dealing with magic. Secrecy is the only thing that matters. Copperfield offered to give Osborne credit on the TV specials he worked on, but Osborne had another idea: "Why don't you leave the credit off and just pay me?"
Now Osborne wants more than just money. He wants what he hasn't had since he was 22, bouncing around the country with Bozo. He wants back on the stage.
Theme parks are dying. Osborne still does shows at Six Flags parks across the country, but those McDonald's place mats offering 20 bucks off a kid's admission mean there isn't the kind of budget that allows for marionette shows and illusions shows. He holds out hope, though. He's in the process of buying the theme park rights for Popeye and Betty Boop. He sees Popeye at a water park, and Boop may reside in a saloon-style show.
And, of course, the plans for tricks are still selling. He can sit at his computer in his underwear, watch a credit card payment come in, and email a PDF of the Chest of Nefertari in 30 seconds.
But his big plan is his own theater. Osborne says he will drop some weight and return to his performing roots. He and his wife, Michelle, will pack up for a few months of the year, head to a resort town, and relive his Bozo the Clown days. It will cut down on the weekly travel he endures now. He'll put his 1,000-plus-piece illusion collection—which he estimates is the world's second largest, behind Copperfield's—to work, giving new life to old tricks and introducing new ones.
Copperfield owns a chain of islands in the Caribbean, where parties can stay for $37,500 a day, with a four-day minimum. All Osborne wants is a stage on which to perform.
At the end of our last meeting, I asked Osborne how he wanted to be remembered. After first answering with the requisite "probably a good husband," he reflected on his behind-the-scenes career.
"I'll probably be more famous after I'm dead, just because most people are," he said. "No one's ever done what I've done with the plans. So that will be my legacy."


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TUCSON, Ariz. – A balanced scoring effort with four players recording eight or more kills lifted the Arizona (18-9, 8-7 Pac-12) volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-16) sweep of visiting Utah (17-10, 6-9 Pac-12) on Thursday night inside McKale Center.
The Wildcats had one of their most efficient matches of the season as they hit .306 while tying a season-low with just seven attack errors. Meanwhile, the Arizona defense held Utah to just a .077 attack efficiency. The Wildcats also out-blocked one of the top blocking teams in the conference, 9.0 to 5.0.
Halli Amaro led the way for the Wildcats with a team-high 12.5 points in the match. She finished with eight kills on .615 hitting to go along with a match-high seven blocks. Meanwhile, Jane Croson and Taylor Arizobal tied match-high honors with 10 kills apiece. Croson had a double-double as she also added 12 digs. Madi Kingdon had eight kills, 10 digs, three blocks and a service ace.
Penina Snuka was just one dig away from recording a double-double as she dished out 30 assists with nine digs, a service ace and a block. Candace Nicholson finished with a match-high 17 digs from the back row.
Arizona got off to a quick start in the opening set as it took a 4-1 lead. After Utah pulled to within one, the Wildcats extended their lead to 10-5, forcing Utah to call a timeout. Arizona won the next two points after the break and never looked back after that as the Cats cruised to a 25-16 victory. The Wildcats hit an incredible .455 in the set, while holding Utah to .147 hitting. Kingdon led the way with five kills for Arizona.
After trailing 3-0 to start the set, Arizona went on a 7-1 run to pull in front 7-4. Utah battled back to tie the score and it even took a 15-14 lead, forcing the Wildcats to call a timeout. Following the timeout, Arizona won eight of the next nine points to pull back in front 22-16. From there, the Cats maintained the advantage and went on to take the set, 25-18. Arizona hit just .186 but its defense held Utah to just .085 hitting. Croson paced the Wildcats in the set with five kills.
Arizona stormed out to a 16-6 lead to start the third set. Utah battled back to cut the lead to four late in the set but that was as close as it would get. Arizona went on to clinch the set, 25-16. The Wildcats hit .312 in the set, while holding Utah to .000 hitting. Arizobal had a team-high five kills in the set.
Shelby Dalton led the way for Utah with 10 kills on .474 hitting with nine digs and three blocks.
The Wildcats will be back in action as they close out their four-match homestand on Sunday against Colorado. First serve is set for 2 p.m. and will air on the Pac-12 Networks.
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Two decades after her sister's brutal attack and murder, Meg Brogan has finally found happiness...or so it appears. A bestselling true-crime writer, Meg has money, fame, and a wealthy fiancé. But when a television-show host presses her to tackle the one story everyone claims she cannot write - the story of her own family's destruction - her perfect life shatters.
"Yes it is a suspense thriller, but..."
In a time long forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons off balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. As the cold returns, sinister forces are massing beyond the protective wall of the kingdom of Winterfell. To the south, the king's powers are failing, with his most trusted advisor mysteriously dead and enemies emerging from the throne's shadow.
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In Room 217 of the Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, something has awakened. Something evil. Brady Hartsfield, perpetrator of the Mercedes Massacre, where eight people were killed and many more were badly injured, has been in the clinic for five years, in a vegetative state. According to his doctors, anything approaching a complete recovery is unlikely. But behind the drool and stare, Brady is awake and in possession of deadly new powers that allow him to wreak unimaginable havoc without ever leaving his hospital room.
"The best of a great Trilogy"
Audie Award, Audiobook of the Year, 2016. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them. "Jess and Jason," she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good? Compulsively readable, The Girl on the Train is an emotionally immersive, Hitchcockian thriller and an electrifying debut.
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Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life - steady boyfriend, close family - who has never been farther afield than her tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life - big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel - and now he's pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. Will is acerbic, moody, bossy - but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected.
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In First Bite, the beloved food writer Bee Wilson draws on the latest research from food psychologists, neuroscientists, and nutritionists to reveal that our food habits are shaped by a whole host of factors, including family, culture, memory, gender, hunger, and love.
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Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics - as well as the experiences of CEOs, educational reformers, four-star generals, FBI agents, airplane pilots, and Broadway songwriters - this painstakingly researched book explains that the most productive people, companies, and organizations don't merely act differently. They view the world, and their choices, in profoundly different ways.
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Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
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Not too long ago, there was no coming back from death. But now, with revolutionary medical advances, death has become just another serious complication. As a young medical student, Dr. David Casarett was inspired by the story of a two-year-old girl named Michelle Funk. Michelle fell into a creek and was underwater for over an hour. When she was found she wasn't breathing, and her pupils were fixed and dilated. That drowning should have been fatal. But after three hours of persistent work, a team of doctors and nurses was able to bring her back.
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As she was digging deep into the lives of community members, Heather Lende, the obituary writer for her tiny hometown newspaper in Haines, Alaska, began to notice something. Even the crustiest old Alaskan sourpuss who died in a one-room cabin always had Halloween candy for the neighborhood kids, and the eccentric owner of the seafood store who regularly warned her about government conspiracies knew how to be a true friend - his memorial service was packed.
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At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. Habits aren't destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.
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Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start.
"Making No Noise and Pretending I'm Not There."
On a foggy summer night, 11 people - 10 privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter - depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later the unthinkable happens: The plane plunges into the ocean. The only survivors are Scott Burroughs - the painter - and a four-year-old boy who is now the last remaining member of an immensely wealthy and powerful media mogul's family.
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When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves.... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss....
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A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.
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The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!
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Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees...and a collection of precious "butterflies" - young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens.
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As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy....
Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time....
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A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard - then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency - disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation's history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession. For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal - Suzanne Lombard had been like a sister to him.
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Galaxy is a bar (or brand) that's made by Mars over in the UK. I've only been seeing them in import markets in the past few years, and only because I've started paying attention to such things then. I've had the regular bar, which I believe is similar to a Caramello; a milk chocolate bar with a stripe of thick caramel down the center. I got my hands on this limited edition variety as my boyfriend was sweet enough to bring me some treats back from his trip to England.
Packet comes with three "kisses", which, according to the Brits, look like peaked dominoes. The sides are smooth and one has the decals of mistletoe on them. The smell strongly of caramel, cream and burnt sugar.
Biting into a pieces you immediately hit the caramel, so it's very well dispersed inside the chocolate. The chocolate is typical Mars variety: sweet, very creamy and a nice chocolatey flavor. The caramel is a good middle texture: not too thick, not too watery, and nice enough to have staying power. It also creates those tantalizing threads when you bite into it.
Together, the caramel and the chocolate create this wonderful symphony of sweetness in your mouth. It's really a nice, representation in chocolate of what a kiss to your special someone under holiday mistletoe would taste like. Maybe if Galaxy and Milkyway got together…?
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We make our Persian Lime Oil by combining our estate grown Mission Oil base with an an infusion of citrus oil at the time of pressing. This method captures the full essence and color of the fruit, and imparts a richness of flavor that holds up even under light cooking.
Harvest Date: January 2015
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Using the "offers from" options you can filter merchants from regions which are most common in our database: the UK, Germany, Austria and Poland.
If a checkbox near a flag is selected, offers from merchants from that particular region will be displayed, otherwise they will not be visible.
If you select offers from "all regions", all offers from all merchants will be displayed. These incude offers from merchants in countries not listed here.
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ZF-7317: Faulty code in form.standardElements
at: http://zendframework.com/manual/en/… example code is fault ( the ; after the multiOptions Array )
$element = new Zend_Form_Element_MultiCheckbox('foo', array( 'multiOptions' => array( 'foo' => 'Foo Option', 'bar' => 'Bar Option', 'baz' => 'Baz Option', 'bat' => 'Bat Option', ); ));
$element->setValue(array('bar', 'bat'));
However, described behaviour does not work either; e.g.:
$element = new Zend_Form_Element_MultiCheckbox('mode',
'multiOptions' => array(
'keyword' => 'Search keywords',
'comment' => 'Search comments'
'value' => array('keyword'),
The "keyword" option is never checked. Additionally doing this:
$element->setValue( array('keyword', 'comment') );
Will not result in the appropriate input elements becomming checked. Could not find any pointer in the docus on how to make this work...?
Zend Framework 1.8.3 Release (r15950). Released on June 09, 2009.
It seems the example code ( when fixed ) DOES work as described in the manual when using 1.8.4
I have mistakenly downloaded 1.8.3 - maybe this should be fixed on the Zend download site.
/me here again... I spoke too soon. the above code does NOT work, I forgot to clean the URL
Patch added. (includes: De, En, Es, Fr, Ja, Zh)
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Parisian beatsmith Onra has been on our radar for at least a couple years now (with heavy raving from our friends). But as it sometimes goes, we never quite stopped to take the listen we should have. The above trailer for his most recent project, Chinoiseries Pt. 2, was just the reminder we needed. Dude is gully. Plainly and simply.
For the Chinoiseries project, he's gone digging for Chinese records to create tickling, dark, almost menacing beats that just go. Hard. We're going to need a hip hop martial arts flick to go with this, stat. Where's Jackie Chan at?
Look out for Chinoiseries Pt. 2 to drop on November 15th.


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- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
- 3 cups lemon juice (about 16 lemons)
- 2 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- In a 1-1/2-qt. heat-proof container, dissolve sugar in boiling water. Cool. Add lemon juice and peel; mix well. Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Yield: 5-1/2 cups syrup (number of batches varies depending on concentration of lemonade).
- To prepare lemonade: For 1 serving, combine 1/4 to 1/3 cup syrup and 3/4 cup cold water in a glass; stir well. For 8 servings, combine 2-2/3 cups syrup and 5 cups cold water in a 2-qt. pitcher; stir well. Yield: 1 serving.
Reviews for Fresh Lemonade Syrup
"Excellent, easy to make recipe. Just the right tartness to make a refreshing lemonade drink."
"I love lemonade that is slightly tart and this is excellent and so easy to make. I used the last of mine up to 2 weeks and it was still delicious."
"We winter in Gilbert and the kids have a lemon tree. This recipe is excellant. I mix up a big batch and put 2-2/3 to 3 cups syrup in freezer bags so I have a quick mix when company stops by. Just made a fresh batch tonight so thought I would leave the comment. I finally wrote this recipe in my book so I wouldn't have to keep coming back to look it up! definately a favorite!"
"I recently made this lemonade for my daughter's baby shower and it was a hit. The day was extremely hot and this is a refreshing drink. I even made it a bit early and froze it with good results. To serve, I used a punch bowl and had made an ice ring with lemon rind roses and blueberries (It's a boy!) as well as ice cubes with small lemon slices to keep from diluting it."
"Can you freeze the syrup to use later? The recipe doesn't say. That's a lot of syrup to use in one week!"


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Jammi Darnell German
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January, 2012 at the Fairfax Library--Come see the work of six local collage artists through the month of January in the Fairfax Meeting Room Gallery. The wonderfully eclectic works of Beverlee Burke, Ursula Floden, Elaine James, Pamela Kroner, Elizabeth Ptak, and Jano Tucker exhibit the many faces of the collage medium. Whimsical, colorful, romantic, and sometimes esoteric, these collages are sure to engage your imagination and inspire your own creativity. Please join us for an artist's reception on Tuesday, January 24th, from 4-6 p.m.
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Thompson and Ask beat UC Santa Barbara's Miles Seeman and Corey Karen 8-5 to move ahead. On Sunday they will face Pepperdine's Francis Alcantara and Alex Sarkissian, who are currently ranked No. 48 in the nation.
"Today I was very happy with the energy and attitude of the team," head coach Tad Berkowitz said. "Even in the two losses we took, the guys showed a lot of competitiveness and grit. Tomorrow I am looking to see the same energy."
In addition to the doubles victory, Ask won his singles match of the day, defeating Daniel Simko of Loyola Marymount convincingly, 6-1, 6-1.
Fellow Wildcat Naoki Takeda also came up victorious with his win against Ryan Cheung of UC Irvine 6-4, 6-4.
Thompson fell in his singles match Saturday, as Pac-12 foe Mackie McDonald of UCLA won 6-2, 6-4.
Arizona's only other loss came in doubles, as the No. 40 team of Roberto Quiroz and Ray Sarmiento from Southern California beat out Takeda and junior Sumeet Shinde 8-2.
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ZF-2098: Problem with Content-Length value using raw POST data with mbstring extension
When using Zend_Http_Client to POST raw data, the strlen() function is called to determine the value for the Content-length header. However, when using the mbstring extension and overriding the string functions (mbstring.func_overload = 4), the strlen() call (which is overridden using mb_strlen()) must be made with the second argument of "ASCII". With string functions overridden by mbstring, the byte count of the raw POST data is less than its actual size as multibyte characters will be counted a single character.
The patch below corrects the problem by performing an ini_get() and checking the value to see if the bit for string function overriding is set. If it is, the Content-length will be set accordingly by calling $this->setHeaders('content-length', strlen($this->raw_post_data, 'ASCII'));.
This patch was generated against trunk as of 10/24/2007.
--- library/Zend/Http/Client.php (revision 6682)
+++ library/Zend/Http/Client.php (working copy)
@@ -913,7 +913,15 @@
// If we have raw_post_data set, just use it as the body.
if (isset($this->raw_post_data)) {
- $this->setHeaders('Content-length', strlen($this->raw_post_data));
+ // If user is not overriding string functions with mbstring, the
+ // call to strlen() with the data is sufficient. Otherwise,
+ // ensure that we have the ASCII byte count for the POST data.
+ if (!ini_get('mbstring.func_overload') & 4) {
+ $this->setHeaders('content-length', strlen($this->raw_post_data));
+ } else {
+ $this->setHeaders('content-length', strlen($this->raw_post_data, 'ASCII'));
+ }
return $this->raw_post_data;
Please categorize/fix as needed.
First: the bitmask is 2 for str functions not 4.
Second, I cannot reproduce this issue, either with a setting in php.ini oder with ini_set. my testcase looks as following:
This is added into Zend_Http_Client_TestAdapterTest.
* Tests that overriding strlen with mb_strlen via php.ini option is recognized.
* @group ZF-2098
public function testStrlenFunctionOverrideByMbstringIsRecognized()
$client = new Zend_Http_Client('http://example.com', array('adapter' => $this->adapter));
$string = "asdföäü€";
$previousSetting = ini_get("mbstring.func_overload");
ini_set("mbstring.func_overload", 0);
echo $client->getLastRequest();
ini_set("mbstring.func_overload", 2);
echo $client->getLastRequest();
any additional feedback or a fixed testsuite?
A thread was started on the forums about this bug about a year ago:
I'm looking to try and reproduce it again. The particular use case I was running into was when POSTing the raw contents of a binary file to a virus scanning HTTP service.
In that case, if the file was, say, 500 bytes, the Content-Length header was being set to less than 500 bytes because certain multi-byte characters were being counted as 1 byte instead of 2.
I'm taking a look into this now to try to reproduce.
I was able to reproduce this using an older version of Zend Framework and 1.6.2 on a RHEL4 machine.
My file is 19,620 bytes on disk. $string is the value of file_get_contents() for the file on disk. In this case, I've got mbstring.func_overload set to 6.
print "ASCII strlen = " . strlen($string) . "\n"; print "mb strlen = " . mb_strlen($string) . "\n"; print "mb strlen ASCII = " . mb_strlen($string, 'ASCII') . "\n";
ASCII strlen = 13389 mb strlen = 13389 mb strlen ASCII = 19620
...which means that Content-Length is being set to 13,389 bytes in the HTTP request:
POST / HTTP/1.1 Host: localhost Connection: close Accept-encoding: gzip, deflate Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded User-Agent: Zend_Http_Client Content-Length: 13389
This is using PHP 5.2.2. Note that I was NOT able to reproduce this on my Mac running Leopard and PHP 5.2.6, which is surprising.
Hope this helps! Sorry, though, it's been quite some time since I've looked into this issue.
I was able to reproduce and create some tests for this, and it seem to depend on the current locale. I will try to share some tests and perhaps some fix code later this week.
Surprisingly, I actually fixed this in rev. 17041.
I set fix version. I find this at SVN r17118 in 1.9 branch.


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ZF-3835: Exception generating code coverage html
Using PHPUnit 3.2.21
$ phpunit --coverage-html ... RuntimeException: Could not create and run test suite: Overloading of non-public properties is prohibited in /usr/share/php/PHPUnit/TextUI/Command.php on line 118 $ phpunit --coverage-xml ... [runs fine]
This exception is being triggered by a property in PHPUnit called __liHtml in Util/Report/Node/File.php
I believe this is due to overloading in the Zend_Test_PHPUnit test suite... and I think it may have been fixed already. Can you please pull from SVN and try running report coverage from there to verify?
Thanks, I forgot to test Svn before reporting.
It stopped throwing the exception but the reports are somehow weird and not what they should be.
For instance:
- the file names of the pages are being generated incorrectly
- index.html doesn't contain what it should
I'll come back as soon as I have more information.
Do coverage reports work normally on non-controller test suites (i.e., the ZF test suite, or your own test suites)? If not, then it's an issue with PHPUnit and/or XDebug. Otherwise, I'll consult with Sebastian to see what could be skewing the coverage creation.
When the XDebug trace passes through a view script from Zend_View, the filename resolves to something like
This causes confusion in a PHPUnit function called reducePaths() (PHPUnit/Util/Report.php), which "Reduces the paths by cutting the longest common start path."
So, it will always reduce the path to " " if you use Zend_View and the reports are generated incorrectly.
That's easy, then. In your bootstrap process, call:
or, if you need short tags, add the following flag when calling phpunit:
phpunit -d "short_open_tags=on" ...
Both options will disable the stream wrapper, which should fix the coverage reports. (BTW, the stream wrapper will be disabled by default prior to the 1.6.0 final release.)
Issue previously resolved, and phpunit coverage report issue can be solved via settings.
Thanks! Worked perfectly with the stream wrapper turned off.
I've found it works fine when using the Latest Version of Zend_Test_PHPUnit_ControllerTestCase from the Repository. I copied it straight over the version in the 1.6.0RC3 branch.
Updating for the 1.6.0 release.
Hey Guys,
I think this is still an issue in the final release of 1.6.0. I updated the 1.6.0 release with the version from trunk and it appears to be working correctly again.
The only differences are that the trunk version does a 'require_once' of Zend_Registry and the overloading method (__set) is written as:
if ('_' == substr($name, 0, 1) && ('__' != substr($name, 0, 2))) {
as opposed to:
if ('_' == substr($name, 0, 1)) {
This seems to make the phpunit coverage reports work correctly.


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When you're young, you take sex very seriously (what with all the sweating and trying to make yourself sound and look good). All that bumping and humping becomes pretty hilarious when you get older. You can't hide the cottage cheesy skin around baby pouches, and a guy can only spend so much time on his knees after 50. The grunting is more about joint pain than pleasure, and the Big O refers to osteoporosis, nothing more.
The act itself is ridiculous whether you're young and firm or 64 and flatulent. What we do to each other is absolutely goofy. Come on now — who among us hasn't had that moment in time when you're huffing and thrusting and suddenly you think, "What am I doing? This is RIDICULOUS!"
And it is. But the great thing about getting older is you realize it's stupid and do it any way. That just makes it more fun. Plus, you need to get more innovative because of the barbaric medical procedures you will doubtless undergo after the age of 50, as in, "Don't touch that, the doctor just stuck a hose up there!"
Some guys like my husband will try to play the age card to get kinky.
"Hey, put your feet up over my head," he said the other day.
I just looked at him. I mean, what the hell.
"Why?" I asked with suspicion.
"Because we need to practice in case some day I have knee surgery!"
How's that for lame (no pun intended). It's no longer passion that enflames sexual positions; it's post-surgical considerations. I work in a Day Surgery unit of our local hospital and most couples over 40 couldn't care less about when they can get it on again. They're pretty tired of each other. Many times, a wife will bring a hubby in for a simple procedure, pull me aside and say, "Hey, if I give you a few bucks, can you keep him a couple days?"
"Lady," I'll say sympathetically, "It's not a kennel. But I feel your pain."
Speaking of pain and colonoscopies, let's talk about mammograms for a sec, shall we? If men had to get tested for penis or scrotum cancer by having their wee-wees put between two slabs of cold metal and unceremoniously squished, here's what would happen. Science as we know it would grind to a halt. One guy would have his penis or balls smashed and word would get out to the entire Male Universe immediately. Research on real diseases would grind to a halt. "Geezus!" the men would say as they knocked over test tubes to get to work, "We've got to find a cure for penis cancer RIGHT THIS MINUTE!"
All it would take is one guy to have the testicle equivalent of a mammogram and that would be the end of it. But women subject themselves to this every year, rather cheerfully, because we think we have to. Scientists are mostly all guys, and while we're getting our boobs smushed, they're watching football.
Sex is silly, folks. No matter how old you are or what kind of shape you're in. We waste a lot of time and energy thinking and worrying about sex when it doesn't amount to a hill of beans. Bob and I went to the Smithsonian Zoo in D.C. this past weekend, and there in the Great Ape House was a typical domestic scene. The guy ape was sitting around, scratching himself and eating. The mom ape was exhausted, lying in a hammock with a baby crawling all over her. The only thing missing from this scene was ESPN. We haven't really evolved that far, at all.
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Monday, May 06, 2013
Where There Is Smoke, There Is Fire!
The internet is abuzz with talk of the Dolphins leaving Miami!
From ESPN to NFL.COM, from every blogger south of the Mason-Dixon Line to soon to be every blogger west of the Mississippi, that is as soon as they wake up, will be writing about the Dolphins leaving Miami for their new digs in LA.
You know, this is how it always starts and can finish with a Mayflower Truck sleaking away in the middle of the night.
First, there is conjecture. Followed by denial. Next possibilities. And finally come the overtures.
We have heard the speculations. Florida didn't pass the bill to help pay for the Stadium improvements. Florida said yes way to no pay. So Ross has to foot the bill.
We have the denial. CEO Dee says no way to Ross move away. But he did leave the door open for a new owner to possibly move the team.
Aha! So here comes the overtures. Count on it.
Someone in LA has already picked up the phone to talk with someone else in LA about the Dolphins possibly being in play.
Their next step is to reach out to Dee. Why Dee? Because he responded with the first possibility by saying a new owner may move the team. So he sounds receptive to the idea by leaving that door open just a little enough for someone in LA to peek into.
And peek they shall. "We are gonna be in Miami next week Mike. How about lunch?"
Dee tells Ross who says "Make it somewhere public so people see you."
Dee meets and eats. The LA guys flatter Dee about the Dolphin Organization and then brag about the size of their market compared to the size of the Miami market.
Now what's a CEO to do. Bigger market, higher percentage of profits, more bonus $$$$!
Dee says "Put it in writing and I will run it up the flag pole."
Ross looks at their proposal and decides to fly out and meet and eat with the men from LA. Somewhere public ofcourse.
"Oh no!" exclaims Edwin Pope, "Say it ain't so, say it ain't so." But it is so.
Now we go from no vote, no money to ante up or we move away. Yep, this is where we are headed.
Ross may love the Miami Dolphins. He may want them to stay in Miami. But eventually he will realize that he is a businessman too. So when that kicks in, Florida, look out because at that moment you will be dealing with a guy with options. Options in writing!
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Being from Cleveland those who think this cant happen dont be shocked.
Clev sold every game out paid tickets not owner bought tickets 70,000+ every game .A origanal NFL team not a newbee from 1966.
I am a hardcore Dolphin fan to those in S Fla get it together losing a NFL franchise sucks even if you arnt a fan of that team.Lots of Clev businesses shut down because of the loss also .
Thanks for your comment Michael.
Evidently, an NFL team leaving is the equivalent of Wal-Mart coming.
They asked for one penny more for each hotel room to fund 30% of the costs. For which the area would gain significant boosts to the economy when major events are hosted and the team will sign a 30 year lease.
There is also an emotional and psychological benefit to a city that has a NFL franchise.
I believe these benefits far outweigh any perceived arguments. Handouts or any other investment.
As a European Dolfan I'd be crushed if the Dolphins would move. I've visited Miami two times the last three years and the most important reason was the Dolphins. If they'd move I'd be without a team to follow and I definetly would not visit Miami in near future. Instead I'd choose another warm place to travel to.
Wow. Christian, do you have the NFL Ticket from Directv? How do you get to watch our games?
Good for you Christian. Tell your girlfriend if Miami wins, she gets something special. She will hop on the bandwagon too.


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Harold C. "Buck" Wheatley, Jr., 71, of Townsend, DE passed away at his residence on September 17, 2012.
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This one is hard for me because there are so many good tracks, and it's hard to put it all in one definitive list but anyway -
In terms of lyricy, clever lines and nastyness -
1) Failure
2) Lupe The Killer
3) Absolute Freestyle
4) Dynasty Freestyle
5) Kick Push Pt. II (og beat)
6) Ooh
7) Dead Presidents Freestyle
8) Mass Appeal Freestyle
9) Twilight Zone
10) Kick Push for timelessness.
^ No order other than Failure. It's so debatable though, Hurt Me Soul, Ghetto Story / Coulda Been for realness, etc.
In terms of SICK flow -
1) Switch
2) Questions
3) Knockin at the Door
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"You can play or you can transcend. You can go as far, there's no boundaries how far you can go in your own body and how far your mind can expand while you are playing and Jimi showed me that... I learned that from Jimi." - Neil Young, inducting the Jimi Hendrix Experience into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1992
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix, was born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942 in Seattle Washington. Hendrix's first studio recording was in March 1964, on the Isley Brothers' track "Testify." From 1964 to 1966, Hendrix recorded and toured with a number of artists from Arthur Lee of Love to Little Richard, Ike & Tina Turner and King Curtis. In September of 1966, Hendrix went to London with Chas Chandler of the Animals, who was instrumental in forming the Experience.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience formed in London in October 1966, and was composed of singer, songwriter and guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell.
The Experience didn't come into prominence in the United States until their 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival, where the band's performance ended with Hendrix ...
In 2000, Al Hendrix, father of legendary guitarist, songwriter and musician Jimi Hendrix, sat down for an interview in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Jimi Hendrix exhibit. In this clip, Al Hendrix shares memories of his son, including Jimi's first interest in music and playing the guitar, Jimi's move to London, the first time he heard Are You Experienced, seeing his son perform for the first time, hearing Jimi's version of "The Star Spangled Banner" and more.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, is home to a singular collection of Jimi Hendrix artifacts that help tell his story, from his boyhood days in Seattle, Washington, through his meteoric rise to superstardom.
In this clip, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum curatorial director Howard Kramer tells the story behind two of the guitars featured in the Rock Hall's Jimi Hendrix exhibit: the 1967 Gibson Flying V dubbed "Love Drops" and the 1960s 12-string Zemaitis acoustic made famous when Hendrix played it in the 1973 movie A Film About Jimi Hendrix.
Jimi Hendrix was born 70 years ago today, on November 27, 1942. The Library and Archives' collections showcase Hendrix as much as – if not more than – most inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His great rock and roll legacy is the basis for expansive collections that include books, magazine and journal articles, commercial and bootleg audio and video recordings; concert handbills, postcards and posters; record executive artist, business and subject files; promotional and concert photographs, and handwritten lyrics – all related to Hendrix's meteoric career.
Library and Archives collections focused on Hendrix include those donated by Michael Goldstein, Ed Chalpin, and Jeff Gold. Goldstein is a New York City publicist who served as Hendrix's press manager and publicist from 1967 until Hendrix's death in 1970, and his collection contains clippings, printed ephemera, photographs and press releases related to Hendrix and other artists with whom Goldstein worked.
Ed Chalpin, an entrepreneur and record producer, signed a three-year recording contract with Hendrix and his New York-based R&B band, Curtis Knight and the Squires, in October of 1965. The contract gave Hendrix only one percent of any royalties that his recordings earned and the sum of ...
Born on November 12, 1945, Neil Young is one of rock and roll's greatest songwriters and performers. In a career that extends back to his mid-Sixties roots as a coffeehouse folkie in his native Canada, this principled and unpredictable maverick has pursued an often winding course across the rock and roll landscape. He's been a cult hero, a chart-topping rock star, and all things in-between, remaining true to his restless muse all the while.
Neil Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: first as a solo artist in 1995, and again as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997. After being inducted by Eddie Vedder at the 1995 Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, Young performed blistering versions of "Act of Love" and "F*!#in Up." The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's exhibits in Cleveland, Ohio, are home to a number of artifacts from Young's lengthy career, including the earliest known manuscript of his classic tune "Heart of Gold," with lyrics he wrote between December 1970 and January 1971. (pictured below)
In the liner notes of his career retrospective Decade, Young said of "Heart of Gold": "This song ...
In 1990, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were inducted as Simon and Garfunkel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by James Taylor. During their acceptance, Garfunkel noted, "And I want to thank, most of all, the person who has most enriched my life by putting these great songs through me, my friend Paul here." Simon was quick to remark, "Arthur and I agree about almost nothing, but it's true, I have enriched his life quite a bit, now that I think about it."
At the ceremony, they performed "The Boxer," a song penned by Paul Simon in 1968. The song was released as a follow-up single to their Number One hit, "Mrs. Robinson," and reached Number Seven on the U.S. charts. The b-side of the single was "Baby Driver," and the song appeared on their last studio album Bridge Over Troubled Water.
The lyrics focus on a person struggling to overcome loneliness and poverty in New York City. It is written in the first-person until the final verse, where it switches to a third-person idea of a boxer, who, despite the effects of "every glove that laid him down or cut him till he cried ...
On Saturday, October 27, we were truly honored when Hall of Fame Inductee and 2012 American Music Masters honoree Chuck Berry – along with his family, band members, and friends – paid a visit to the Rock Hall's Library and Archives. After I gave them a brief overview of the Library and Archives and a quick tour of our Library Reading Room, Berry and his group spent time viewing the materials in our Chuck Berry archival exhibit, which was curated by our head archivist Jennie Thomas. Next, the Rock Hall's curatorial director Howard Kramer and I led the group into our Archives Reading Room, where I had pulled out a number of materials from our collections in advance of the group's visit.
These materials included posters from 1950s rock and roll shows featuring Berry himself, as well as legendary performers such as Big Joe Turner, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James; photographs of Louis Jordan from various archival collections; recording session logs from the Milt Gabler Papers; our collection of Big Joe Turner's personal papers, which includes letters, passports and photographs; 78-rpm records of the Nat King Cole Trio and the Benny Goodman Sextet (the latter featuring one ...


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Here's a little graphic I stole from the National Security Network. Even once we're done surging we're still going to be at a high level of troops by the historical standards of this fiasco.
Here's a little graphic I stole from the National Security Network. Even once we're done surging we're still going to be at a high level of troops by the historical standards of this fiasco.
As it's moved beyond the George R.R. Martin novels, the series has evolved both for better and for worse.
Well, that was more like it. Sunday night's Game of Thrones finale, "The Winds of Winter," was the best episode of the season—the best, perhaps, in a few seasons. It was packed full of major developments—bye, bye, Baelor; hello, Dany's fleet—but still found the time for some quieter moments, such as Tyrion's touching acceptance of the role of Hand of the Queen. I was out of town last week and thus unable to take my usual seat at our Game of Thrones roundtable. But I did have some closing thoughts about what the episode—and season six in general—told us about how the show has evolved.
Last season, viewers got a limited taste—principally in the storylines in the North—of how the show would be different once showrunners Benioff and Weiss ran out of material from George R.R. Martin's novels and had to set out on their own. But it was this season in which that exception truly became the norm. Though Martin long ago supplied Benioff and Weiss with a general narrative blueprint of the major arcs of the story, they can no longer rely on the books scene by scene. Game of Thrones is truly their show now. And thanks to changes in pacing, character development, and plot streamlining, it's also a markedly different show from the one we watched in seasons one through four—for the worse and, to some degree, for the better.
How much do you really need to say to put a sentence together?
Just as fish presumably don't know they're wet, many English speakers don't know that the way their language works is just one of endless ways it could have come out. It's easy to think that what one's native language puts words to, and how, reflects the fundamentals of reality.
But languages are strikingly different in the level of detail they require a speaker to provide in order to put a sentence together. In English, for example, here's a simple sentence that comes to my mind for rather specific reasons related to having small children: "The father said 'Come here!'" This statement specifies that there is a father, that he conducted the action of speaking in the past, and that he indicated the child should approach him at the location "here." What else would a language need to do?
It happened gradually—and until the U.S. figures out how to treat the problem, it will only get worse.
It's 2020, four years from now. The campaign is under way to succeed the president, who is retiring after a single wretched term. Voters are angrier than ever—at politicians, at compromisers, at the establishment. Congress and the White House seem incapable of working together on anything, even when their interests align. With lawmaking at a standstill, the president's use of executive orders and regulatory discretion has reached a level that Congress views as dictatorial—not that Congress can do anything about it, except file lawsuits that the divided Supreme Court, its three vacancies unfilled, has been unable to resolve.
On Capitol Hill, Speaker Paul Ryan resigned after proving unable to pass a budget, or much else. The House burned through two more speakers and one "acting" speaker, a job invented following four speakerless months. The Senate, meanwhile, is tied in knots by wannabe presidents and aspiring talk-show hosts, who use the chamber as a social-media platform to build their brands by obstructing—well, everything. The Defense Department is among hundreds of agencies that have not been reauthorized, the government has shut down three times, and, yes, it finally happened: The United States briefly defaulted on the national debt, precipitating a market collapse and an economic downturn. No one wanted that outcome, but no one was able to prevent it.
People in Great Britain felt their leaders weren't treating them fairly. Politicians in the U.S. should take note.
Britain's Brexit vote has shocked the political elites of both the U.S. and Europe. The vote wasn't just about the EU; in fact, polls before the referendum consistently showed that Europe wasn't top on voters' lists of concerns. But on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, large numbers of people feel that the fundamental contracts of capitalism and democracy have been broken. In a capitalist economy, citizens tolerate rich people if they share in the wealth, and in a democracy, they give their consent to be governed if those governing do so in their interest. The Brexit vote was an opportunity for people to tell elites that both promises have been broken. The most effective line of the Leave campaign was "take back control." It is also Donald Trump's line.
Readers share their own experiences in an ongoing series.
Prompted by Emma Green's note on the Supreme Court case Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt, for which a group of lawyers filed a document openly describing their abortions, readers share their own stories in an ongoing collection edited by Chris Bodenner. We are posting a wide range of experiences—from pro-choice and pro-life readers, women and men alike—so if you have an experience not represented so far, please send us a note: firstname.lastname@example.com.
In the 20th century, America invested in policies that created widespread prosperity. Can the country do so again?
A strong middle class is, for many people, central to the American idea. There are other core values too, of course—freedom, political representation, individualism, etc.—but an economy in which families can feel economic security, live comfortably, and build up wealth is definitely on the list.
But that's not the economy America has today. The middle class is getting smaller by the year: According to Pew, the percent of adults in solidly middle-income households has fallen to 50 percent in 2015, from 61 percent in 1951. And belonging to the American middle class doesn't guarantee financial security either: 44 percent of Americans making between $40,000 and $100,000 say they can't come up with $400 in the event of an emergency without borrowing money. For black and Hispanic middle-class families, that figure is 58 percent, compared with 40 percent for whites.
American society increasingly mistakes intelligence for human worth.
As recently as the 1950s, possessing only middling intelligence was not likely to severely limit your life's trajectory. IQ wasn't a big factor in whom you married, where you lived, or what others thought of you. The qualifications for a good job, whether on an assembly line or behind a desk, mostly revolved around integrity, work ethic, and a knack for getting along—bosses didn't routinely expect college degrees, much less ask to see SAT scores. As one account of the era put it, hiring decisions were "based on a candidate having a critical skill or two and on soft factors such as eagerness, appearance, family background, and physical characteristics."
The 2010s, in contrast, are a terrible time to not be brainy. Those who consider themselves bright openly mock others for being less so. Even in this age of rampant concern over microaggressions and victimization, we maintain open season on the nonsmart. People who'd swerve off a cliff rather than use a pejorative for race, religion, physical appearance, or disability are all too happy to drop the s‑bomb: Indeed, degrading others for being "stupid" has become nearly automatic in all forms of disagreement.
Their degrees may help them secure entry-level jobs, but to advance in their careers, they'll need much more than technical skills.
American undergraduates are flocking to business programs, and finding plenty of entry-level opportunities. But when businesses go hunting for CEOs or managers, "they will say, a couple of decades out, that I'm looking for a liberal arts grad," said Judy Samuelson, executive director of the Aspen Institute's Business and Society Program.
That presents a growing challenge to colleges and universities. Students are clamoring for degrees that will help them secure jobs in a shifting economy, but to succeed in the long term, they'll require an education that allows them to grow, adapt, and contribute as citizens—and to build successful careers. And it's why many schools are shaking up their curricula to ensure that undergraduate business majors receive something they may not even know they need—a rigorous liberal-arts education.
Questions about the presumptive Republican nominee dominated a press conference of North America's top leaders, culminating in a rant by President Obama.
NEWS BRIEF Wednesday's energy summit in Ottawa began awkwardly enough when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rather clumsily tried to finagle a three-way handshake with United States President Barack Obama and President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico. It only got more awkward when reporters began peppering the North American leaders with questions about Donald Trump.
All three men have harshly criticized the presumptive Republican nominee over the last several months in their home countries. Peña Nieto has compared him to Hitler and Mussolini, Trudeau has said he practices the politics of fear and division, and Obama has denounced his rhetoric on immigration, national security, and just about everything else over the course of the presidential campaign.
The star Daily Show correspondent is moving on to make her own scripted comedy, and her gain is the show's huge loss.
When Jon Stewart announced he was leaving The Daily Show last year, many fans lobbied for Jessica Williams to replace him, pushing one of the show's standout performers into a limelight she deemed herself not quite ready for. "Thank you, but I am extremely under-qualified for the job!" Williams tweeted. Comedy Central eventually picked Trevor Noah for the gig, and in the following months, Williams's star has only risen higher. It's no huge surprise, then, that on Wednesday she told Entertainment Weekly she was moving on from The Daily Show to develop her own scripted series for Comedy Central. It's great news for Williams, but a huge loss for the show she's leaving behind.
The discussion over Williams becoming The Daily Show host in 2015 turned into a minor political maelstrom. Williams publicly pushed back against the idea that she had "impostor syndrome," as suggested by one writer, for calling herself "under-qualified" and pointing to her young age (25 at the time) as a reason for her disinterest in the position. Indeed, there are a thousand reasons to not want the daily grind of a TV hosting gig, and the heightened scrutiny and criticism Noah has received in his year on the job is among them. But as Williams's popularity and talents have grown, and as The Daily Show has struggled to retain its critical cachet after Stewart's departure, it's been hard not to mourn a different outcome in which Williams took the host job and steered the series in a fresher, more relevant direction.
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Appendicitis is an irritation, inflammation, and infection of the appendix (a narrow, hollow tube that branches off the large intestine). The appendix functions as a part of the immune system during the first few years of life. After this time period, the appendix stops functioning and other organs continue helping fight infection. Appendicitis is the most common cause of emergency surgery in childhood.
Appendicitis occurs when the interior of the appendix becomes filled with something that causes it to swell, such as mucus, stool, or parasites. The appendix then becomes irritated and inflamed. The blood supply to the appendix is cut off as the swelling and irritation increase. Adequate blood flow is necessary for a body part to remain healthy. When the blood flow is reduced, the appendix starts to die. Rupture (or perforation) occurs as holes develop in the walls of the appendix, allowing stool, mucus, and other substances to leak through and get inside the abdomen. An infection inside the abdomen known as peritonitis occurs when the appendix perforates.
Appendicitis affects 7 percent to 8 percent of the US population and is the most common reason for a child to need emergency abdominal surgery.
Most cases of appendicitis occur between the ages of 10 and 30 years. Having a family history of appendicitis may increase a child's risk for the illness, especially in males, and having cystic fibrosis also seems to put a child at higher risk.
An irritated appendix can rapidly turn into an infected and ruptured appendix, sometimes within hours. A ruptured appendix can be life threatening. When the appendix ruptures, bacteria infect the organs inside the abdominal cavity, causing peritonitis. The bacterial infection can spread very quickly and be difficult to treat if diagnosis is delayed.
The following are the most common symptoms of appendicitis. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Since an infected appendix can rupture and be a life-threatening problem, please call your physician immediately if you think your child has appendicitis.
In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for appendicitis may include:
Other tests may include:
Symptoms of appendicitis may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Consult your physician for a diagnosis.
Specific treatment for appendicitis will be determined by your child's physician based on the following:
Because of the likelihood of the appendix rupturing and causing a severe, life-threatening infection, physicians will recommend that the appendix be removed with an operation.
The appendix may be removed in two ways:
After surgery, children are not allowed to eat or drink anything for a specified period of time so the intestine can heal. Fluids are given into the bloodstream through small plastic tubes called IVs until your child is allowed to begin drinking liquids. Your child will also receive antibiotics and medications to help him/her feel comfortable through the IV. Eventually, children will be allowed to drink clear liquids (such as water, sports drinks like Gatorade® or PowerAde®, or apple juice), and then gradually advance to solid foods.
A child whose appendix ruptured will have to stay in the hospital longer than the child whose appendix was removed before it ruptured. Some children will need to take antibiotics by mouth for a period of time specified by the physician after they go home.
Your physician will generally recommend that your child not do any heavy lifting, play contact sports, or "rough-house" for several weeks after the operation. If a drain is still in place when your child goes home, he/she should not take a tub bath or go swimming until the drain is removed.
Your child may need to take antibiotics at home to help fight the infection in the abdomen.
You will be given a prescription for pain medication for your child to take at home to help him/her feel comfortable. Some pain medications can make a child constipated, so ask your physician or pharmacist about any side effects the medication might have. Moving around after surgery rather than lying in bed can help prevent constipation. Drinking fruit juices and eating fruits, whole grain cereals and breads, and vegetables after being advanced to solid foods can help with constipation as well.
Most children who have their appendix removed will have no long-term problems.
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Stacey Dyce, MHS, HIV Prevention Specialist and Educator
Baltimore County Department of Health
If there is one thing that the HIV/AIDS has taught us, it's that it doesn't discriminate. So it's important to know your HIV status. And, there's no better time than now! In observance of National HIV Testing Day, the Baltimore County Department of Health will be offering free, HIV testing at seven sites on Saturday June 14. National HIV Testing Day is a nationwide effort to encourage people of all ages to get tested.
All HIV tests are quick and provide results within 15 to 20 minutes. Unlike those in the past, current HIV tests require only a swab of the mouth or a prick of the finger. Knowing your HIV status empowers you to take control of your life and your treatment to maintain optimum health.
More than 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, with about 1 in 5 unaware that they are infected; therefore, it's important that everyone - regardless of age - who is sexually active, get tested. Contrary to popular belief, HIV and sexually transmitted infection tests are not routinely included in an annual physical or gynecological exam. So the first step in taking control of your health is getting tested and learning your status.
So, please, make plans to join us on June 14 by walking in to one of our seven sites. If you are not able to get tested on June 14 why not schedule a time and date that works for you? For more information, visit: www.baltimorecountymd.gov/go/gettested or call 410-887-2437.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by KateLA Sturdy and roomy - with no assembly! My husband and I bought this for our bedroom after a frustrating experience trying to assemble a different dresser. This one comes already assembled (it's a little heavy, but not overly heavy), which was great for us. I found the extra-deep drawers to be really useful in terms of storing more items. It's a good looking dresser that can look good in a bedroom or an office. We thought this was a great value for the price. January 1, 2014
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UK/Eire! We will see you on tour in November with Lamb Of God and special guests Children Of Bodom plus support from Sylosis, you don't want to miss this! Get tickets here: smarturl.it/MEGALOG
Hey Megadeth fans, did you know that Dave Mustaine tweets daily and chats with fans on Twitter? Check it out! Follow Dave at twitter.com/davemustaine! @DaveMustaine
Another big day of giveaways and follows on Twitter today! Congratulations to Monday's #MegadethMondays Twitter winners! @Blindmaiden, @icedano, @Eitsu65, @FabianaJara_! Check back every Monday to twitter.com/megadeth for random #MegadethMondays prize giveaways and Megadeth may just follow you on Twitter!
Megadeth's new lineup featuring Kiko Loureiro on guitar and Chris Adler on drums, made its live debut Saturday night (July 18) at the Festival D'été De Québec (also known as Quebec City Summer Festival), in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Check out behind-the-scenes and live photos from the show at facebook.com/megadeth. See professional-filmed video footage below.
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Megadeth was on set today in Nashville for a photoshoot for the new album. You can now check out behind-the-scenes photos of the shoot at pledgemusic.com/megadeth. Preorder the new album now and get free exclusive updates from Pledge.
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On this day in 1992, Megadeth's fifth studio album Countdown To Extinction was released. The album reached #2 on U.S. Billboard charts, certified double Platinum in 1992 and was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Metal Performance category in 1993. It remains the band's best-selling release to date. Download it on iTunes or get the album at Amazon.


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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum unveiled today the Museum's historic Monks Garden redesigned by Michael Van Valkenburgh. The Garden, which was originally designed by Isabella Stewart Gardner during the installation of the Museum in 1901, has been reinstalled several times since that time. Van Valkenburgh was commissioned in 2012 to redesign the cloistered garden adjacent to the historic building and connected to the exterior gardens which surround the Museum's new wing designed by Renzo Piano.
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Despite the fact that "candy season" is now over with the departure of Easter, there's still new and yummy stuff to be found. The new Twix coconut is an excellent example. This limited edition candy is a fresh new take on a Twix bar and has that new, spring-like vibe to it. I was sent a sample from Twix for this bar, which is lucky for me since I haven't been able to find it out and about yet.
This Twix immediately stands out from the other varieties out now, which are regular Twix and Twix Peanut Butter (no word on if Java or the very old Cookies n Cream will ever make a return). This coconut Twix has a pretty white wrapper giving it a fresh and tropical feel. The red lettering and green palms on it are a nice color balance and give it a nice splash of color.
Opening up the package, the bars smell like a normal Twix to me. The aroma of the sweet chocolate with a hint of the buttery caramel. There's a slight hint of starch I pick up on, which must be the cookie part.
I break off a piece and immediately the caramel is fresh and chewy. It strings away even as I pull the broken sections further apart. I bite the caramel to disconnect the pieces and was surprised to find I got the flavor of the coconut along with the caramel. It's a taste of coconut oil, which is fresh and flavorful. Sadly, no actual flakes of coconut in here, which would have really made my day. The texture of the Twix is awesome, as your teeth sink into the fresh caramel first then hit the crunchy cookie bottom. The coconut flavor blends nicely in, but it gets a little lost for moments in the caramel and cookie, but it's certainly the most powerful flavor in the bar and it's the one that lingers on your palate afterward.
This Twix bar is tasty for sure, and a must for any coconut lover. I am seeing more and more coconut flavored stuff on the market these days, which I find exciting. I look forward to when they take it to the level of Almond Joy or Mounds, by adding real coconut in there. Regardless, if you're looking for a neat twist on an original Twix I'd recommend this as it's flavor, tasty and fun.
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|Vandals seeded 16th
The University of Idaho women's record-setting golf team is headed to the NCAA West Regional May 6-8 at the Stanford University Golf Course.
The Vandals, who finished third in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, are seeded 16th in the 24-team regional event. UCLA is the No. 1 seed with Alabama second, Arizona third, Ohio State fourth, Virginia fifth, and host Stanford sixth. San Jose State is the other WAC team in the field and is ranked 14th.
"We're really excited to have set this benchmark for the future," said coach Lisa Johnson, whose team was third by just two strokes at the WAC Tournament.
Johnson said the opportunity to continue their seasons is important to the Vandals, who were not satisfied with their conference finish.
"It will be a challenge but we believe, if we play our best, we can advance to nationals," Johnson said.
There will be carry over from the WAC tournament.
"We definitely learned that every shot matters," said Johnson, who is preparing her team for its trip to nationals by playing their home courses as long as possible. "We learned it is extremely important to have four solid scores counting every round."
Eight teams and two individuals from each of the three regional tournaments advance to the May 18-21 NCAA Championship at the Country Club of Landfall.