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Obama's imperial presidency
June 29, 2013
Since when does the U.S....
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Dusty's hatred knows no boundaries. Probably the most hate filled, angry person on the blogs. And, a full blown liar. What a loser.
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Punctuation schmunctuation
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Veritas and centerish parroting one another?
Yeah, I get it. One of those Chang & Eng thingies somebody was telling me about...
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"BTW I am not Ron Carlson either...he's a pathological liar and a fraud."
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The last I heard was that the sequester has caused these cuts just like they have for the snap programs, meals on wheels, and other programs. I also understand that it is an agreement/bill passed by the house/Senate and signed by the President. Now, I also believe that there have been a bill or two submitted to end sequestration but have been blocked by the Republicans. You must have overlooked that when you bloviated your incorrect information. But, that is normal for both of you. Let me see- sequestration--- Boehnor's direct statement- "I got 98% of what I wanted!!!" Guess you guys got your information from the hate network and swallowed it whole hog, so to speak.
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Instead of writing this long, convoluted complaint about President Obama, the Minot Daily News could've simply written one word: uppity.
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leftywing, as a partisan Democratic who tells us "The Prez can handle all of (his problems), you could easily tell us everything we need to know concerning Pres. Obama's position on Egyptian politics, couldn't you?
Fire away. Be a Paul Harvey.
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I would like to hear some comments from President Obama (the transparent one) on the new situation in Egypt, as its military declared yesterday that Morsi is no longer the president.
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Obama the jobkiller..
Obama the food stamp King..
Obama the Chicken who cannot enforce the Obamacare law he wrote..
Obama the failure..
Obama the fools fool..(libs love fools) (Libs relate to stupid on a daily basis)
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President Obama issued the statement that willgrr c/p'd as he left Tanzania.
So wonder of wonders - both willgrr and DustOff are correct!
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WH.gov transcript 7/1/13
But I do think it's important for everybody analytically to separate this issue, which is how our intelligence service is gathering information about the world versus the particular programs that were initially the cause of this controversy... Q: And the wildfires? THE PRESIDENT: Oh, thank you. See, this is what happens when I've got too many questions. Obviously, the news is heartbreaking. And our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the brave firefighters who are out there. This is one more reminder of the fact that our first responders, they put their lives on the line every single day. And every time we have a community in crisis, a disaster strikes, we've got people in need -- firefighters, law enforcement officers, they run towards the danger. And so we are heartbroken about what happened. Obviously, we're prepared to provide any support we can in investigating exactly how this took place.
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"But, now, by doing nothing about the sequester, they have doubled the rates of college students who needed help to go to college."
The Democrat-controlled House & Senate lowered the interest rate to 3.4% in 2008 and wrote the provision, back in 2008, that the interest rate would go back up to 6.8% this year.
All this is politics. Do something favorable, then take it away once the elections are over.
Can't you see anything past your talking points, centerish?
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Veritas, my post was meant to be a combination of truth and tongue-in-cheek.
It's true that I do tremble somewhat at the documented abuses many women and girls have suffered under sharia law. As a woman, I hope the USA doesn't allow our system of law to be replaced by sharia.
I brought up the word "tremble" because you used it in describing how some liberal men react to conservative women. I know you didn't say that you yourself react that way. That's the tongue-in-cheek part.
Yeah, some of my posts sound a lot better in my head.
Oh well, back to the drawing board...
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Oh, my goodness, did the press corps die? Must be, hypocrite dusty says so.
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Boehnor: "I got 98% of what I wanted". That certainly says it all.
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One more thing I missed on your blogs... Boehnor's quote on Sequestor: I got 98% of what I wanted!!! Now, add the fact that Boehnor's House is the least effective body in the history of our congress leads us to believe that the 11% rating for the House is inflated.
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Ah, hypocrite dusty, you are a deviate aren't you? You always make false statements and then when you cannot back up your garbage, you try to change the subject. It is a darn good thing you get paid for blogging because they sure won't pay for content since there is none. You are definitely the most ill informed blogger on the site. You even rank below Michelle Bachman.
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Are you off your medication, hypocrite dusty. Your statements are totally off the wall. You did not take your pills today. You don't know what you are talking about. Oh, by the way, the student loan program began in 1955 or thereabouts. You are as big a loser as your proposed tax revision. What a dummkopf.
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Another choice morsel from the hypocrite. So, you don't really know much about the student loan program? Some of it used to be run through the banks, but of course, they abused the opportunity by charging higher fees and interest rates above what the government set up. Yep, them darn banks. But, boy oh boy, lets give them .2% interest rates for their borrowed money and they are happy as Republican political contributors can be. Why not invest in the future of the country by running the program. Do we get more from 40 Billion in subsidies to big oil, billions in subsidies for farms, and of course money for the military to spend on $500 toilet seats? You obviously know absolutely NOTHING about the student loan program. Go back and listen to more Rush, hypocrite dusty.
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in the REpublican world, students don't have the money to give political contributions
Buttttt most of them vote.. Who did they vote for? Any clue??????
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So Centerfield Now that Obama has the loans he is doing the same thing.. Imagine that!!!!!
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and Dust, fyi, I do now eat backwords....whilst I move forword....
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"I don't really have a problem with the Obama presidency as much as I had a problem with the Cheney/Bush presidency." says Rugby. And I feel I have to agree with Rugby. The military IS a "jobs" program....nothing more. All that joined, including Rugby, should be able to make a career in the military, and it is terrible for Booosh and company to expect ANYTHING else out of those joining the military. Rugby should have been able to enjoy a "peaceful" career on U.S. soil, and we all could have thanked him for that peaceful service. We need more like Rugby, to help keep our unemployment rates down....
Always Faithful and Pacifists Forword
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Oh, who did take over the loans? Why did they do that? Do you really, and I mean really know what the banks were doing with the loans? Nope, as usual hypocrite, you know very little except for what Fox news tells you.
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Update 6/6/14: According to United Hope for Animals, Betty Blue has been rescued!
A stunning, one-year-old pit bull named Betty Blue has found herself without a home not once, but twice within the same year.
Betty Blue's original owners surrendered her to the Baldwin Park Animal Care Center in Baldwin Park, Calif., earlier this year. The first time around, Betty Blue beat the odds and she was adopted - sadly, a short time later, that happily-ever-after ending was shattered when she was returned to the same facility just a short time later.
According to a shelter volunteer, even though Betty Blue has shown herself to be non-reactive to other dogs and passed her shelter administered temperament test with "flying colors," she has been listed as rescue only and she will only be released to a Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control adoption partner.
Betty Blue does not have the luxury of time - according to a shelter volunteer, she has until Tuesday to be rescued from this facility.
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CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – A New York tornado today 2012 was spotted shifting from Coney Island to Manhattan. The tornado touched down this morning September 8, 2012 after the National Weather Service issued a news advisory for Queens and Brooklyn.
The NY Post reports that a tornado today touched down on Coney Island (photos below). But the system didn't stop there. The Post claims that the tornado "made its way to New York City" as well.
Local fire is reporting fallen power lines in Point Breeze today. NWS officials had told news that Queens and Brooklyn could be impacted Saturday morning. They reported a "strong rotation" however indicating that the system could shift dramatically.
Local beaches are still deserted, the POST tells news. The NWS has issued a tornado watch Saturday for New York City and parts of New Jersey, Connecticut, New York State and Massachusetts. That watch remains in place until 9:00 p.m. tonight.
Elsewhere, the NWS is warning of a "band of thunderstorms will also develop farther along the cold front this afternoon into Virginia and the Carolinas. Wind profiles will not be as strong as areas farther to the north, but scattered wind gusts can still be expected." For photos of the New York area tornado, click HERE.


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Even though I have been able to install and run Ubuntu 11.10 in dual boot in a MacBook Pro 5.1, it seems there is still something to fix: rEFIt gives me two icons to log into Ubuntu. Right now when I start the computer I have to choose between: Apple from HD, Linux from HD and Linux from Partition 3.
rEFIt partition tool says there is no need to sync the tables since "No GTP partition was found", although it also says it couldn't found gtpsync. According to this tool, there are three partitions on the disk: one for Mac, one for LinuxSwamp and one for Ubuntu.
Using the DiskUtility in Mac results differ, showing 4 partitions: 200mb as "boot volume", 173gb as the Mac partition, 1023mb named "disk0S2" (this is the linux swamp) and 59gb named "disk0S3" which is the Ubuntu partition.
Using the DiskUtility in Ubuntu shows 3 partitions (it doesn't show the 200mb one). Gparted shows the same 4 partitions that Mac does, and I remember when installing Ubuntu the installation tool showed some other small "free spaces" between partitions.
To fix the tables, I have tried to install GDISK in Mac and follow the instructions from that Forum post, but after I wrote
sudo gdisk /dev/disk0 in Terminal (and after writting my password) I get
dyld: unknown required load command 0x80000022 Trace/BPT trap. It might be that Gdisk doesn't work in Leopard?
I have also tried to fix the tables this way . And I have tried to get ride of that extra Linux icon on rEFIt by following by using
sudo fdisk -u /dev/disk0 in MacOS Terminal, but then the only Linux icon I get -which is the Partition3 one- won't boot (so I have to follow the last way to fix tables to get grub reinstalled to /sda).
So..... any ideas what to do?? Right now it's not a big deal, since I can work with everything.


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Michael Schønwandt
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Michael Schønwandt (born 10 September 1953 in Copenhagen) is a Danish conductor. In Denmark, he studied piano, theory, and composition, and later continued musical studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
In 1979, Schønwandt secured a post as 'permanent conductor' by the Royal Opera in Copenhagen. Schønwandt is Music Director of the Royal Danish Orchestra and the Royal Opera in Copenhagen since 2000. His work in contemporary opera has included conducting the world premiere productions of Poul Ruders' operas The Handmaid's Tale and Dancer in the Dark. In 2006, he conducted the Royal Opera, in a production of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. The production was released in a DVD by Decca, named "The Copenhagen Ring"
Schønwandt was principal guest conductor of the Théâtre National de La Monnaie from 1984 to 1987, and held the same post with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra from 1987 to 2000. Schønwandt has also served as chief conductor of the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester from 1992 to 1998. In May 2009, Schønwandt was named principal conductor of the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic and formally took up the post in August 2010.
Schønwandt's recordings include the symphonies and concerti of Carl Nielsen. In addition, he has made several opera recordings, such as Salome and The Handmaid's Tale.
In 2005, Schønwandt was made a Knight 1st Class (Ridder af 1. grad) of the Order of the Dannebrog.
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Alumni Updates
We post alumni notes as we receive them. Use our handy form to send us your news!
For updates received in previous years, check out the categories of class years in the left menu.
Elizabeth Kalocay Ufkes '01- B.A. English and Art History, an associate attorney with the Norfolk law firm of Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, P.C., has been selected as a member of "Virginia's Legal Elite for 2013" by Virginia Business Magazine. Beth was nominated by her peers as one of the best in the profession in the "Young Lawyers (Under 40)" category for the second year in a row. Beth practices in the areas of personal injury law and criminal defense. She and her husband Gordon reside in Virginia Beach and are expecting their second child in December. (11/2013)
Vincent Barr '08- B.A. English- Vincent is the online marketing manager at MongoDB, the open-source NoSQL database. He is interested in startups, growth, and your MBTI. (11/2013)
Sean Steele '97- B.A. English- I use the critical reading, writing, and reasoning skills taught at the College, and honed in the English program, every single day as the co-founder and co-owner of a successful technology firm. I teach my employees to read, write, and reason in a more disciplined and systematic way thanks to my own education.
After working in three startup tech firms from 1998-2005, I co-founded infoLock Technologies in July 2005 with Chris Wargo '95. As we approach our ninth anniversary, we are a ten person information security consulting firm lucky enough to have not only survived, but grown, throughout the recent recession years. We counsel healthcare, financial services, insurance, manufacturing, and other companies in how best to protect their most sensitive information and data assets. We're headquartered in Arlington, VA.
In 2013, we were named Arlington County's Technology Small Business of the Year and one of the "Fantastic 50" companies in the Commonwealth, by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. (12/2013)
Megan Gallagher Bailey '05- B.A. English- Megan has recently went through a teacher certification program to teach English. While waiting on a job opportunity, she has been working on her writing. She was published this past summer by Occupy Magazine on a local school issue, and is in the final stages of submitting her novel to publishers. In the meantime, she and her husband found out that they have a wonderful baby nerd on the way, due in late April. Gareth Killian is expected to be as brilliant and funny as his parents. (12/2013)
Carrie Thornton '97- B.A. English- Since my last update, I have moved to HarperCollins Publishers, where I am an Executive Editor at It Books. My focus remains on memoir, music, film, humor and celebrity publishing. I feel incredibly lucky to get to work with such amazingly talented and interesting folks--like Amy Poehler, Alan Cumming, Aisha Tyler, Kim Gordon and Sherri Shepherd--not to mention talented writers like Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone and Nancy Jo Sales of Vanity Fair. I have been happily married for 8 years now, and we have a seven year old daughter and a three year old son--both destined for W&M we hope!! (12/2013)
Steve Kistulentz '91- B.A. English- In August 2013, I took a new job as director of the graduate program in creative writing at the University of Tampa. My most recent book of poems, LITTLE BLACK DAYDREAM, was an editor's choice selection in the University of Akron Press Series in Poetry. (12/2013)
Catherine Casalino '13- B.A. English- I am currently an Art Director at Grand Central Publishing in New York City, where I oversee the Twelve imprint. Even though this seems a bit of a departure from doing a poetry honors project with Prof Hart, being an English major/History minor and photo editor of The Flat Hat ended up being a perfect mix of experience for working as a graphic designer within publishing. The skills I honed at W&M thoughtful reading, researching, creativity, and visual thinking are things I use every day as an Art Director. I have been honored to work on covers for so many wonderful writers over the years, from Christopher Hitchens to Chuck Palahniuk to Billy Collins.
I will be getting married in July 2014 to Christopher Sergio, who is an Art Director at Penguin and a RISD alumni. (12/2013)
Joan Detz '75- M.A. English- I'm hoping to return to campus in 2014. It's been too long! The highlight of 2013 was being invited to speak in Montenegro at the SEECOM (South East Europe Communicators) Conference. Budva Montenegro (on the Adriatic Sea) was stunningly beautiful, and working with the top government communicators from a dozen countries was an incredible professional experience. (12/2013)
William Huberdeau '09- B.A. English- I just wanted to alert you that I am the graduating class of '09, not '12 as is stated on the website. Please update at your convenience. Otherwise, to add: "He has also accepted an artist in residency position in Olafsfjordur, Iceland for the summer of 2014." (12/2013)
Rachel Olcheksi Doboga '09- B.A. English- After receiving my B.A. in English and M.A.Ed. in Secondary English Education at William and Mary, I became the fifth and sixth grade English teacher at the Congressional Schools of Virginia in Falls Church. I absolutely love teaching, and I never would have realized this is how I am meant to share my passion for books if not for the professors who took the time to help me get to know myself as a reader, writer, and educator. I owe everything to the professors of William and Mary! My big project right now is building the support for creative writing opportunities and publications at my school. Specifically, I am attempting to launch a creative writing blog and literary magazine which will hopefully both be student-run after we achieve some initial organization and editing controls. Also, if there are any authors who are looking for connections to schools, my middle school (grades 5-8) is very eager to arrange author visits and encourage our many enthusiastic readers and writers. Side note: I am writing a novel in my very limited free time, and I would love to connect with fellow writers and alumni to talk about "the craft." Feel free to get in touch about teaching, author/editor talks, or writing via email! (12/2013)
Allyson Zacharoff '13- B.A. English and European Studies- After graduation, I found out I had received a fully-funded Russell Berrie Fellowship to study interreligious studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy for 2013-2014. I maintain a blog on interfaith topics, www.christmasandkreplach.blogspot.com, and look forward to continuing my work in this field in the future. (12/2013)
Katherine Hughes '12- B.A. English- After graduation, I worked at an independent bookstore (Read Local!) and then at the Holocaust Museum & Tolerance Center on Long Island. Now, I am working towards my M.A. in American Fine & Decorative Art at Sotheby's Institute in New York, where the writing and research skills I learned as an English major are serving me well. In my free time, I'm happy to serve on the W&M NYC chapter alumni board - it's fantastic to meet so many W&M alums both in the decorative arts field and in NYC! (12/2013)
Jay Busbee '90- B.A. English- I'm a writer and columnist for Yahoo Sports, covering the NFL, the NBA, college football and basketball, baseball, NASCAR, golf, and more. I've also co-written or ghostwritten several business books. After post-graduation stints in Colorado, D.C. and Memphis, I now live in Atlanta. (01/2014)
Carrie Gross Brady '06- B.A. English- After spending the first six years after graduation as an archivist for the Maryland State Archives (not as glamorous as it sounds, but lots of good experiences) and working for a Masters of Library and Information Science at Catholic University, I landed a job as a catalog and index librarian at the Maryland General Assembly's Department of Legislative Services. Hoping to work towards a job in rare books and special collections somewhere in Maryland or DC. I still think fondly of many of my classes and professors at W&M! (09/2014)
Thomas Lipscomb '61- B.A. English- After a long career in book publishing, from college texts to bestsellers, I founded Times Books at the New York Times and wrote numerous news articles and commentaries for major publications from the WSJ and NYT to RealClearPolitics. I then moved into high tech and founded and CEO'd two public companies based upon my digital patents. (see how flexible a W&M English degree can be in the 21st Century? And I nearly flunked physics.) Now I just won the Playwrights First Award for the best unproduced play of the year, and I am busy getting it produced and finishing a nonfiction investigative report on the strange case of Rudolf Hess, called LAST MAN IN SPANDAU. (09/2014)
Sarah Kyle '12- B.A. English and Psychology- I am in my last year of graduate school! In May 2015, I will graduate with a Master of Arts in Counseling and will begin pursuing licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). I am also getting married in June 2015. (09/2014)
Alex Kyrios '09- B.A. English- In July, I started a new job as a Cataloger at the Folger Shakespeare Library! Following two and a half years in a similar position at the University of Idaho, it's great to be back in the world of literature and humanities. (09/2014)
Nancy Eller '74- B.A. English- After W&M graduation, I taught junior high English as part of a behavior modification team in Frederick, Maryland. At age 29, I moved to Philadelphia to attend U of PAs Wharton Graduate School a totally logical segue from teaching 8th and 9th grade discipline problems! (I always say that I learned more " incrementally " than anyone who ever went through Wharton, as at that time, I had no idea whatsoever as to how the World of Business operated.). I received an MBA in Finance in 1983 and spent the rest of the 1980s doing financial analysis/management in the DC area: for MCI, Earle Palmer Brown Advertising and Washington International Teleport. In 1991, I bought into a start-up Audio Visual Event Production company, CPR MultiMedia Solutions, where I worked as CFO until June of 2013.
FrederickVacationRentals.com, my current business venture, is located in Frederick, Maryland (just 1 hour from DC and Baltimore). I renovated and luxuriously furnished three row houses in the heart of Fredericks Downtown Historic District, which I rent out to visitors, tourists and businesspersons on a short term basis (2-night minimum). I am active in a local Rotary Club and with Frederick County Tourism. I will offer a Special W&M Discount to any English major who wants to experience a visit to a delightful and charming Main Street America city Frederick is a wonderfully vibrant little town.
Footnote: I am completely in awe of my fellow W&M English majors who have actually WRIITEN BOOKS! For my part, I just never found my muse; the longest written document I have produced since 1974 is my annual and always VERY chatty - holiday letter! (09/2014)
Martha (Marti) A. Hunt '70- A.B. English- I am not sure that there have been any big changes since my last entry. I spent last year working intensively on a death penalty repeal campaign in New Hampshire. Our repeal bill was defeated by the lack of one vote in the NH Senate. The vote was tied. I was responsible for five moving vigils in different parts of the state during "crossover" day when the bill moved from the House to the Senate. This involved working with five local committees on routes, programs, booklets for these interfaith events. The vigils were incredibly effective and meaningful street actions. I also continued my involvement with a small ballet school rewriting the narration for the story ballet performed in March, 2014. I had originally written the narration in 2010 and it was rewarding to revised the script for the current dancers in the performance. I also read the narration for the school performance attended by 750 students and for the two public performances. Never thought I would enjoy performance so much.
For the second year in a row I taught chess as the after lunch quiet activity at our church summer art camp for underserved upper elementary students. Although not an exceptional player myself, I so enjoy teaching chess to children. It was a great time. So my retirement from the elementary principalship and teaching is incredibly rich and productive. (09/2014)
Marliss Melton Arruda '88- B.A. English- I've become a bestselling award-winning fiction author with fifteen published works of military romantic suspense currently for sale under my maiden name, Marliss Melton. I taught linguistics in the English Dept. at W&M from 200-2005 and still live in Williamsburg with my husband and family. (09/2014)
Elizabeth Lathrop '03- B.A. English- I have a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Film at Georgia Perimeter College. My minor at W&M was film. (09/2014)
Melissa Bunin Rooney '93- B.S Chemistry and B.A. English- I am now a senior scientific editor at Durham (NC) - based 'American Journal Experts'. I also write a monthly "My View' newspaper column for the Durham News (Raleigh News and Observer). I have written 3 children's books (Eddie the Electron, I Chalk, and The Fate of a Frog), all of which are available online (Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc.) as well as at numerous independent bookstores (smile). In 2009, I was awarded First Place in the Charles Shull Traditional Poetry category by the Poetry Council of North Carolina for a poem called Hope, the first draft of which was written for a W&M English-class assignment for Henry Hart in 1993.
Also in 2009, I was awarded First Place in the Poetry for Children category of the Burlington Writers Club Contest for a poem entitled "Beyond the Dark".
More info at my webpage:
For the last 12 years, I have lived in Durham, NC, with my husband Mike Rooney (1993 University of Richmond graduate) and our 3 kids (12YO daughter, 10YO son, 4YO son). (09/2014)
Martha Wessells Steger '66- A.B., Honors, English- At this year's meeting of the National Federation of Press Women (Sept.5-6), I received 4 writing awards in its annual communications contest: first place for travel articles, third place in the writer-photographer category for articles written and illustrated by the same person, honorable mention for magazine feature stories, and honorable mention for articles related to arts and entertainment. (09/2014)
Jean Kreiling '76- A.B. English- Jean Louise Kreiling, 76, earned an M.A. in English at the University of Virginia and briefly taught English at Western Carolina University. However, her musical experiences in Williamsburg (with Pappy Fehr), in Charlottesville, and elsewhere led her to pursue further study in music; she earned a B.A. in music history from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Now a Professor of Music at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts, she has taught there since 1987, twice earning the Presidents Award for Academic Excellence. Funded by a variety of grants, she has presented her interdisciplinary work on music and poetry at conferences in Edinburgh, London, Toronto, Honolulu, San Francisco, and elsewhere, and has published articles in several academic journals. Meanwhile, she has continued to write poetry, and her first poetry collection, The Truth in Dissonance, was published in 2014. Her poems have appeared widely in print journals, online journals, and anthologies; she is a past winner of the String Poet Prize and the Able Muse Write Prize for Poetry, and has been a finalist for the Frost Farm Prize, the Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award, and the Richard Wilbur Poetry Award, among other honors. (09/2014)
Matthew Plassman '06- B.A. English- Returned to Modern Family for its sixth season (my fourth) in May, but now as the writers production assistant. (09/2014)
Matthew Dube '96- B.A. English- Matthew Dube was named Vice President, Business Development of Merriam-Webster, Inc. (09/2014)


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August 7th, 2011 #196
If you think of the blue light as having lost some wavelengths, and the magenta paint as removing more, then it's really a kind of subtractive mixing. Subtractive mixing is not as predictable as additive mixing, because it depends on the exact distribution of wavelengths reflected by the paint as well as in the light. But you could definitely say that the paint would appear more bluish, or even blue if the colour of the light was saturated (pure) enough. But you would also expect that the perceived colour of the paint would not change as much as the actual wavelengths change, because our visual system would partially discount the colour of the light (colour constancy).
It's Doctor Briggs, by the way, but please call me David (or briggsy!).The Dimensions of Colour 40-page site on colour and light for digital/traditional painters
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberAugust 7th, 2011 #197
Oh Dr David , Your THAT DUDE , THE Color and Light dude....I have always had you in my favorites : ).... Brilliant Methodical writing dude ....Thankyou from a Oil painter who sees Color for all its worth ....... Thumping!!!!
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thank you very much Doctor Briggs! ^^
i think now i'm more understand now Doctor Briggs
so when the color of light is losing wavelength or let say "not blue enough" then it subtractive with the surface isn't it?
and if the light wavelength is 100% blue... then it's addictive with magenta?
so the second row is subtractive... then the third row is addictive? (if i'm not wrong)
sorry doctor... if my bad english is lost you somewhere... T^T
(in fact i'm reading your answer about ten times and open google translate for the meaning, i've trying hardest to totally understand what u said, though my english is very bad but i'm severely dying enough to learn it from you Doctor ^^)
August 24th, 2011 #199
Not quite, it's all subtractive mixing. The blue lights have some of the red and green parts of the spectrum missing, and the magenta paint then absorbs some more wavelengths, so the process can be classed as subtractive mixing.
The bottom row just shows squares copied out of the magenta row, against a grey background. These areas do not look as blue in the picture because of colour constancy.
By the way, it's called additive mixing, not addictive mixing!The Dimensions of Colour 40-page site on colour and light for digital/traditional painters
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September 6th, 2011 #200
Awwww Briggsy, you were in Brisbane earlier this year only a few blocks from where I live? Damn, wish I'd known. I have only just discovered the Atelier in Salisbury and they've still got your April workshop advertised for some reason. But yes, that's looking rather scrumptious. Are you going to come back for another round any time soon? And how long will it be until HuevalueChroma is back up?
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Thanks for alerting me guys - looks like the site was intermittently down for three days or so due to an issue with EveryDNS. All fixed now, thanks once again to help from Ben Green (scibotic).
Sorry you missed the workshop Beeston! At least you've found the guys at Atelier - they're all awesome in different ways so make the most of them. Hopefully there'll be another two-day workshop in Brisbane at some stage; otherwise I run the full five-day workshop fairly regularly in Sydney, including one scheduled for the last week of this month if it gets a couple more students (anyone interested should let me know ASAP) and then again in January.The Dimensions of Colour 40-page site on colour and light for digital/traditional painters
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Constant saturation
Hi, thank you so much for the awesome site. Its amazing such valuable information is free. So much better than any of the books out there.
Just a question about the principle of uniform saturation. I noticed in a lot of photos where a white wall is lit by a light source that when you sample the colour of the wall in photoshop near the light it has a lower saturation than further away.
In the above the light source is on the left. The wall near the light has saturation of 18% and on the right the wall has saturation 27%. It's a bit hard to see in the image but the wall is white. Why has the saturation increased? Would this be because of ambient light? The light on the left is the only light source in the room. Wouldn't the ambient light be the same colour as the light source in this case? I assume the light is largely bouncing off other walls so wouldn't change much in hue.
The saturation of the subject's skin also increases on the right (away from the light). Because the light colour is determined using subtractive blending doesn't this suggests that the ambient light is warmer than the direct light on the left? (Because a warmer ambient light has relatively more R than B and G it would tend to make the skin redder thus more saturated).
Thanks very much for any help.
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You're not giving me much to go on, fawnha(!), but we need to consider the objects in the room as well as the walls. If the objects are mostly blue, the ambient light would be bluer than the main light; if they are mostly brown, the ambient light would be more yellow/orange, which is what we seem to see.The Dimensions of Colour 40-page site on colour and light for digital/traditional painters
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what would you recommend me to get basics to advanced in color theory, the book "the New Munsell Student Color Set" or "Art of Color" by Johannes Itten?
The munsell book is not as expesinve than Art of Color, but Art of Color is available in my mother tongue.. pld:
i really would appreciate a bit of freedom in my head with alle the unanswered questions and vice versa..
@briggsy, i admire your engagement! somehow, it seems to be too advanced for me, but wow..
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Non-Linear Brightness and Luminance
Dear Briggsy,
As of now I still can't quiet understand one thing: The Conversion You did in Your two tables (for inclination angle and point source distance) from radiance to non-linear brightness.
How did You convert them?
But first let me see if I understood the meanings right now.
Brightness is a human perceptual value and non-linear, compared to and being the "percieved equivalent" of Luminance, which stands for the physical value of radiance. Two different words are used, to clearify that we see slightly different from what we would expect to see from the physical values. A grey surface with 18% radiance for example, appears mid-tone grey to us, although logic would tell us it should be darker according to a value from 0% - 100%. So Brightness is non-linear in relation to Luminance and it's physical radiance values.
Then You said Photoshop works with non-linear Brightness, in other words, the values from dark to light, dim to bright are graded according to human perception.
Then I found one formula You mention on Your site for converting from non-linear Brightness to linear Brightness (non-linear Brightness = linear Brightness * 0.45).
Does that mean linear Brightness = Luminance?
If not, could You please clarify the difference between these three terms?
And how to convert from Radiance to non-linear Brightness?
I'm a little bit confused now about Lightness too. I thought Lightness was the one perceptual equivalent of Brightness in the beginning. Since it's comparing to a white surface. Now I notice You say they are both perceptual values.
Luminance is the physical value of radiance, which can be physically, scientifically measured. (Okay, the others can to, but all basically in relation to this.)
So, Brightness is the perceptual value of light going from dim to bright. The perceptual value of luminance.
And Lightness is the perceptual value (the perception) of how bright any color seems to appear in relation to each other, including grey; generally compared to the "Lightness" of a white surface.
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Hi Shindoh, I'd sum it up like this:
Linear = scaled proportional to light energy
Nonlinear = scaled proportional to human perception
Radiance = light energy, scaled linearly
Luminance = light energy, scaled linearly, but with the visual effectiveness of the spectral components factored in (i.e. green wavelengths count for more than blue, because they look brighter to us at the same amount of energy)
Brightness = luminance, scaled nonlinearly
Lightness = brightness of an object relative to the perceived brightness of a white object in the same setting.
However Charles Poynton, whom I cite on the page where you got that formula, noted that so-called R, G and B "brightnesses" are sometimes given in linear units, and sometimes in nonlinear units, usually with no indication of which of the two is being used. "Linear brightness" of R,G or B would be the radiance (OR luminance) of each relative to their maximum radiance (OR luminance).
Today RGB brightness values seem to be dominantly of the nonlinear kind, though I have encountered the linear kind occasionally. In the two tables I used the inverse square law and cosine relationship respectively to get the fall off of light energy, and then converted this to nonlinear brightness (like the B in HSB) using the *0.45 formula.The Dimensions of Colour 40-page site on colour and light for digital/traditional painters
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Good, Bad, Interesting… 2010 Regular-Season Final
Our final 2010 look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues, with a focus on the level where the prospects shone the brightest, not counting some guy who made a tour for service-time reasons (*ahem*).
SYRACUSE 76-67, 2nd place IL North, 11 games back
|Bat: Danny Espinosa .295/.349/.463 in 24G
Arm: Josh Wilkie 2.45ERA, 1.13WHIP, 2HR in 69⅔ IP
|Bat: Chris Duncan .191/.274/.302 in 82G
Arm: Collin Balester as a starter: 11.57ERA, .385OBA
|Bat: Boomer Whiting .372OBP, 36/48 SB
Arm: Erik Arnesen 1.29WHIP, 3.95ERA in 107IP
HARRISBURG 77-65, 2nd place, 5 games back, E.L. West Division Wild Card
|Bat: Chris Marrero .294/.350/.450 in 141G
Arm: Tom Milone 12-5, 2.85ERA ( in '09, 12-5, 2.91ERA), 155K in 158IP
|Bat: Sean Rooney .165BA in 31G
Arm: Aaron Thompson 4-13, 5.80ERA, 1.59WHIP
|Bat: Steve Lombardozzi .295/.373/.524 in 27G
Arm: Tanner Roark 1.22WHIP, 2.50ERA in 6 starts since acquisition
39-30 in 2nd Half, 70-69 overall — 2nd-Half CrL North Division winner by 2½ games
|Bat: Tyler Moore 31HR, 111RBI, .552SLG
Arm: Dan Leatherman 0.92WHIP, 57K in 46⅔ IP in 31G w/ 11SV
|Bat: Chris Curran .226/.293/.305 in 74G
Arm: Justin Phillabaum 0-6, 6.87ERA (13.17 at home), 1.77WHIP in 29 appearances
|Bat: Derek Norris .300/.535/.575 with RISP; .210/.359/.347 bases empty
Arm: Brad Peacock 5.1K/9 at A+ in '09; 10.27K/9 in '10
29-41 in 2nd Half, 65-75 overall
|Bat: J.P. Ramirez .296/.341/.470 in 132G
Arm: Danny Rosenbaum 2.32ERA, 1.22WHIP in 18G
|Bat: Adrian Nieto .195/.291/.253, 13E in 60G
Arm: Josh Smoker 7.38ERA, .319OBA as starter
|Bat: Justin Bloxom .309/.355/.476 in '10; .228/.346/.303 in '09 at Vermont
Arm: Rob Wort 2.08ERA, 185OBA; 3.91ERA, .247OBA in '09 at GCL
36-38, 3rd Place Stedler Division of NY-Penn League, 2 games back
|Bat: David Freitas .307/.408/.450 in 62G
Arm: Neil Holland 1.04WHIP, 37K in 32⅔ IP in 19G
|Bat: Hendry Jimenez .218/.291/.279 in 51G
Arm: Chris McKenzie 1.97WHIP, 8.54ERA in 26⅓ IP over 8G (6GS)
|Bat: Wade Moore .287/.394/.392, '10 D-2 draftee
Arm: Mark Herrera 1.18WHIP, .220OBA, '10 Juco draftee
24-32, 4th place GCL East Division, 13 games back
|Bat: Randolph Oduber .366/.434/.569 in 39G
Arm: Nick Serino 1.01WHIP, 3.16ERA in 25⅔ IP
|Bat: Rashad Hatcher .200/.241/.218 in 32G
Arm: Mike Gallo 8.38ERA, .291OBA in 19⅓ IP
|Bat: Angel Montilla .285/.350/.383 in 51G
Arm: NDFA Billy Ott 0.83WHIP, 1.17ERA in 23IP
36-35, 5th Place, Boca Chica East, 10 games back
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Arm: Wirkin Estevez 1.04WHIP, .233OBA in 82⅔ IP
|Bat: Yamaicol Tejeda .042BA in 48AB over 32G
Arm: Jorge De La Cruz 9.88ERA in 11G
|Bat: 18-y.o. Paul Chacin .281/.355/.336 in 50G
Arm: Adalberto Mieses 1.42WHIP, 33BB, 5HR, 2.98ERA
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Some thoughts on another great list (man, you've been working overtime today!):
1) Poor Wilkie. Wilkamania looks like it's on hold for at least one more year and he had an awful final outing for Syracuse.
2) Rooney really bummed me out this year by falling off a cliff. His demotion and Rhinehart's demotion are sad but necessary contributions to Potomac's playoff run. Thompson was frustrating this year. Wasn't he at least a smidge better down the stretch? You like Roark better than Tatusko? Curious on that one, but I know "interesting" doesn't necessarily mean better.
3) Leatherman was great for Potomac but he's organizational depth. If he was the best story as a pitching arm at Potomac, that's a concern for the pitching prospects in the organization. I guess AJ Morris has been a real disappointment this year. If Espinosa earned the best mention at Syracuse, could Rosenbaum get pitching honors for Potomac? Awesome focus on Norris' RISP. Had no idea.
4) Hagerstown was a pitching graveyard by the end of the season I guess. Guess you're down on Clegg or Demny but I can't blame you for that. The Eury Perez lobby and the scouts are not going to be pleased with your JP Ramirez choice.
5) As always, defer to your knowledge on the Vermont, GCL, and DSL. Oduber had a lot of supporters and he went under the radar with the other overdrafts. Not strong in the few games he had at Hagerstown, but I hope he starts at Hagerstown instead of Vermont next year, especially with the other likely outfield promotions.
Wilke went undrafted last year under Rule 5. Does this make him a minor league free agent now?
Good stuff, Sue, and thanks for taking the time to defend. Be interesting to see what happens with Tatusko. Syracuse looks crowded next year to me, but there are still decisions to make with rotation and converting guys to relievers. It will be interesting to see how Ramirez and Perez get compared on the prospect lists over the offseason. Ramirez seems to have a lot of polish as a hitter. He should take a million fly balls in left in the offseason. I don't know how you add the walk tool to Perez, and I don't know how much of his success was Morganesque second half luck and how much was a genuine step forward.
Great job Sue,
1. Rooney I believe just needs a rest. After the death of his father last year he started well with PNats then dropped off in AA. Got married in the offseason then was called to replace Norrris in the AFL while he just got back from the honeymoon. Then starts in AA and hardly plays behind Solano then comes back to Pnats after Peacock breaks his finger/hand. Since being demoted has play on a regular basis and played well.
2. AJ Morris just needs to stay off the DL and he will be fine. His time in the pen has been victomized by bad, bad, bad defense. Not an excuse but just sayin.
3. Tom Milone should be talked about alot more based on almost 2 identical seasons.
4. D. Norris still seems lazy to me.
5. M. Burgess just needed a change of scenery.
Re: Wilkie — I think the ONLY reason Wilkie wasn't brought up was they need the space on the 40 man and don't need to expose him for another year.
Sue, Boomer Whiting is the ultimate in 'interesting'. Don't know what to make of this guy, maybe be a really interesting AAAA player for a long time.
This has been brought up before but those two guys we got for Guzman have both been impressive. I know the Rangers system is flush, but what did the Nats F.O. see that the Rangers didn't. They helped propel Harrisburg to the playoffs for the first time in 8 years.
Wilkie was eligible for Rule 5 last year, partly the reason for his inclusion for the AFL last fall – to further gauge whether he was worthy of a 40 man roster spot. The same reason Kimball & Carr are on the AFL this year. Fully 1/3 the "prospects" in the AFL are in that category, aging border-line prospects that teams are giving a final look-see to see if they merit inclusion on the 40 man.
Wilkie was deemed "not" worthy, but was not picked, so stayed a Nat.
He would be eligible again this year.
I feel like I'm "cheating" posting here instead of NFA 😉 so here's a link to Brian's post last year on the Rule 5.


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Ken, you're a GOD
I just have to say :banana: b/c you not only fixed the mount button, but it now remembers which mount I had active in which zone. You have NO idea how I have missed this feature, but YOU, Muffin Man, have made autobar better than ever, and that is saying something! HURRAH :D
|File: AutoBar09-04-15
Mount Button
Ken, I have the mount button enabled on my "Basic" bar. The 8/17 patch apparently enabled class-mounts because my lock's basic autobar mount button now shows a popout menu for her class mounts. (YAY!) My question: if this feature now works on the button, why don't regular, non-class specific mounts also appear on the bar as they u...
|File: HealBot Continued04-11-15
Please make the interface scaleable
The HB interface is so huge I have to move it around on my screen to see it all. Can you please add a scaling feature, or otherwise make the box resizeable? Many thanks in advance.
|File: Possessions Fan Update for 6.003-25-15
So the server is "The Scryers"? Pro...
So the server is "The Scryers"? Probably an issue with the space in the name. I can't promise I'll look into it the next days, swamped in some equivalent of finals, but I'll try. Thanks :D Based on your educated guess, I eliminated the space between The and Scryers and voila! Now characters on that server display individu...
|File: Possessions Fan Update for 6.003-24-15
Hi again, Possessions still, for s...
Hi again, Possessions still, for some reason is not offering me a by-character choice for the first of my five servers listed. All other servers populate possessions with character names. However I am still showing on my first-listed in the lua server (The Scryers) on the pulldown menus "all characters" rather than individual char...
|File: RicoMiniMap12-17-14
YOU'RE MY HERO, RICO!!!:banana:
YOU'RE MY HERO, RICO!!!:banana:
|File: RicoMiniMap12-13-14
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Happy Thanksgiving Rico!
One of the things that makes it a pain is that (a) the menu is not activated by default, so I have to type /rmm menu every time and (b) doing that doesn't activate the menu, I have to logoff and relog in order to be able to right click and get the menu. That shouldn't be happening. Take a look in WTF\Account\\SavedVariables\RicoM...
|File: RicoMiniMap12-08-14
Re: Re: Re: Re: Happy Thanksgiving Rico!
Could you PLEASE offer an option to make settings account wide??? I have the minimap in the same place for all toons and it's a PITA to have to keep resetting it after each patch. :D I totally understand, and I've been thinking about ways to handle this. The issue is that the game stores the location of the minimap and associat...
|File: RicoMiniMap12-04-14
Re: Re: Happy Thanksgiving Rico!
and thanks again for a great addon. Thanks! And happy Thanksgiving to you, too. :) I see that MoveAnything has just updated, with a note that minimap frames was one of the fixes. Hopefully this prevents the issue you were having from ever cropping up again. Yes I think it's fixed now... Could you PLEASE offer an opti...
|File: Possessions Fan Update for 6.012-02-14
Re: Re: Possessions not parsing characters 1st server
I have characters on several servers, but Possessions is not parsing the 1st listed one.Do you mean the entire server, or the first character? Can you check whether Possessions is active on the server/character? If you were using a previous version of Possessions, it might have gotten deactivated somehow - if this is about your "main...
|File: RicoMiniMap11-26-14
Happy Thanksgiving Rico!
and thanks again for a great addon.
|File: AutoBar11-26-14
Thanks Ken, for making the Draenor food/potions buttons work again! As to the mount, I understand Blzz changed how mounts are summoned (they used to be cast like spells)... GAWD I hope you can make the Autobar mount button work once again :D Have an AWESOME Thanksgiving!
|File: AutoBar11-23-14
No WOD potions or bandages...
Ken, some WOD items are not showing on my bar including pots and bandages. Food appears to work.
|File: AutoBar11-23-14
First off, thanks for one of the be...
First off, thanks for one of the best addons ever. Don't know how I'd manage without it anymore lol. Then, if I may, a small (I think) request. It still says that Buttonfacade is required for skinning, only Buttonfacade is no more. It has evolved to Masque these days. If that would be fixable so I could get back to the same style...
|File: Possessions Fan Update for 6.011-21-14
Possessions not parsing characters 1st server
I have characters on several servers, but Possessions is not parsing the 1st listed one. I've tried wiping the .lua and starting again from scratch but to no avail. Do you have any idea why this is happening and can you fix it? Also Possessions isn't doing guild banks at all. Thanks for keeping this indispensable addon alive!
|File: RicoMiniMap11-20-14
Thanks Ricowan! After fiddling a b...
Thanks Ricowan! After fiddling a bit and changing the border type I finally got RMM back with its frame. BUT... i still have to use M.A. to get all the buttons, etc where I want them :D
|File: RicoMiniMap11-18-14
same problem, had to use move anyth...
same problem, had to use move anything, which is less than optimal. Rico toggle options are not responsive. :( Frame is bigger than the minimap, still not able to unite them totally. reset did not fix. Honestly I dunno at this point. I am forced to use minimapster, workable but inferior.
|File: RicoMiniMap11-13-14
Sadly frame and map are still separ...
Sadly frame and map are still separate and I cannot get them together. Along with them, the tracking, map and zoom buttons :(
|File: RicoMiniMap11-12-14
Thank you for updating this wonderf...
Thank you for updating this wonderful minimap addon! Couple things: Borders do not show (tried clicking on and off) On logon, the map body is separated from the map frame and moving the map also moves the frame, but I can't get the two together. The "map" and tracking buttons are stuck to the frame and I can't get them on the map...
|File: RicoMiniMap11-03-14
Rico, this great minimap addon does...
Rico, this great minimap addon does not work as of 6.03. Waaah ... if you possibly can fix it that would be teh awesome :D
|File: LightHeaded10-21-14
The beta does not work on my system...
The beta does not work on my system. I use mapster and sorha quest log so perhaps that's the problem. Clicking a tracked quest does nothing but bring up the old quest log with map option.
|File: AutoBar10-20-14
Thanks for the response, Ken. Waaa...
Thanks for the response, Ken. Waaah is all I can say.... I would love to have my flyout bar with my mounts back. The toybox SHOULD have worked the way mounts and pets used to, it's a very clunky interface, made worse by the inability to rearrange it as I would like it. Best to you for keeping the fabulous Autobar alive!!!! :D
|File: AutoBar10-20-14
Ken thanks SO much for the update!...
Ken thanks SO much for the update! WHY doesn't the mount bar work anymore? That is one of the main reasons I use AB so much :D Can you fix it? Hugs and kisses!
|File: AutoBar10-16-14
Latest official word: THANK YOU!!!...
Latest official word: THANK YOU!!! You're a god! :banana:
|File: AutoBar10-15-14
He has stated on the MM site that h...
He has stated on the MM site that he intends to update for WoD but he has a few other things on his plate as well. As of today 10/14/14 autobar is not working with the new patch. Ken !!!! Please revive this, can't do without it :D Best regards Marble Thanks for letting me know...seriously 1 1/2 days and I am LOST, LOST! w...


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Halo 5 delay- doesn't surprise me, unless a 'B' team was working on it during Halo 4's development you'd expect three years between games because of quality.
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To my beloved niece Happy birthday and lots of joy and happiness
To my young loving and beautiful niece, so delicate and gentle like a princess. For you I
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16 years have passes and you have become a young women, new and exciting times
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Fortunately, those fans can always look forward to the IIHF World Championships in order to provide the intense passion brought by elimination hockey and fueled by national pride!
To make the deal even sweeter, this year's championship is crucial for each participating country as each team's final rank has a direct influence on their constitution of the pools for another, much more important World Championship – the 2014 Winter Olympics.
With the Olympics coming up so closely, CHO Featured Writer Christopher Nardi had the unique opportunity to sit down and talk with 2010 Canadian Olympic hockey team Head Coach Mike Babcock on his experience in Vancouver, and get an inside look at what goes on behind closed doors with an olympic team.
Training Camp
Christopher: First of all, what kind of preparation happens before the Olympics? How is the team put together and how long does it take?
Mike Babcock: You're on 'tryouts' for a long time to be selected as the coach. So any way you're looking at it, you're trying out every day [during the season]. The Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in 2008, we lost in game seven in 2009. [Canadian General Manager] Steve Yzerman played for me, worked with me. When you get the job, now you put together your staff. The first thing we did was have a press conference, then a coach's camp and a manager's camp. We got together, and everyone thought we were just going to go golfing and drink wine, but all we did was work 24/7 to get organized for the player's camp. We brought 46 players in and we laid out structure, and they worked. In the meantime, we're evaluating all the people; the coaching staff is getting to know each other and learning from each other. By having a good summer camp, we set ourselves up to go to the Olympics and hit the ground running.
Steve Yzerman said something unbelievable at the summer camp. He said to the guys, "within the management team, Ken Holland has more experience than I have, Doug Armstrong has more experience than I have, Kevin Lowe has more experience than I have, and they've been willing to take the title of assistant. Ken Hitchcock has more experience than Mike Babcock, Lindy Ruff has more experience than Mike Babcock and Jacques Lemaire has more experience than Mike Babcock, and they've all been willing to take the title assistant. If you think your ego is getting in the way of anything going on here, you're wrong. It's cut off now."
Living the games
CN: So what was life like during the actual games and the moments surrounding it?
MB: What was it like? When we got off the plane in Vancouver, it was the most exhilarating thing I'd ever seen. The Canadian people did an outstanding job, they showed off our country and how great it was. The excitement in the streets and the energy in the streets, the hype was surreal. And then you got to do your part, do your work, and I thought that 4:30 games was the best thing that happened to us. I was scared to death of those games because NHL games aren't that early. But what actually happened was we'd play the 4:30 games, we'd go to Hockey Canada House after, you get together with your family, you'd go back to the hotel with them, and you'd come to practice the next day. What you did by being with your family was that you weren't thinking about hockey. You can't go there and always grind and crush yourself. I thought that was scheduled, and I thought it was the best thing to avoid pressure.
How was the atmosphere, having your families, your schedule?
We went to the Olympic games and Steve [Yzerman] even met with the families. He sent the powerful message that the families were part of the team. "Your husbands, sons, grandsons maybe aren't going to play on the powerplay, on the PK, they might not win, but when they walk into the Canada hockey house after the game each night, you're going to put a smile on their faces. You're going to support them. It's not about them, it's about the team."
When we lost to the USA, we went to the Hockey Canada House that night with the families all waiting, and I always joke that we won something that night. The people were unbelievable. It wasn't at all like the world was crumbling around them.
Building for the future
CN: So with the 2014 Olympics soon in sight, how does one prepare a winning team like you did?
MB: It wasn't an all-star team, it was a team. Winning at the Olympics isn't about having the best skill. The best team wins at the Olympic games, not the best talent. So you have to become a team. And then if you build a foundation and work hard, under pressure you always go back to who you are. If your default mechanism is taking people one-on-one, that's who you are. If you build a good foundation, you go back to who you are and deliver the goods.
There are a lot of coaches, players that do it one year and don't work the next year. I'm not interested in that. That's what I believe.


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Dreamingly beautiful opening night performance of #SleepingBeauty at the London @RoyalOperaHouse by #Bolshoi — Abby Buchanan (@OneStilettoBlog) August 5, 2013
That's a huge set, sumptuous bit not garish. Not sure if back of amphi could see to back stage #Bolshoi #SleepingBeauty — Chris (@ManInSeatD26) August 5, 2013
Bolshoi Sleeping Beauty a great improvement on their Swan Lake at ROH. — Attila (@attilalondon) August 5, 2013
#Bolshoi #SleepingBeauty Krysanova glowed as Aurora. She was technically faultless but not at all flashy. — Leena Hassan (@leenahassan) August 5, 2013
Well, that was unashamedly traditional, sequinned, pastelly #bolshoi #sleepingbeauty glory! @RoyalOperaHouse — Issy VB (@issyvb) August 5, 2013
#bolshoi SB only passable tonight. What little soul was left in it by grigorovich was snuffed out by conductor. Ovcharenko stole the show. — Fedja Hadrovich (@Hadrovich) August 5, 2013
Unbelievable jumps by Ovcharenko tonite in #Bolshoi #SleepingBeauty @RoyalOperaHouse — LondonKaltcha (@londonkaltcha) August 5, 2013
The #Bolshoi really aren't keen on risk taking, are they? Move along people, no Tamara-esque balances to see here #SleepingBeauty
— Vampire Soup (@VampireSoup) August 5, 2013
Incredible leaping Prince Ovcharenko outshone his Sleeping Beauty but a much improved performance on lasts week #Bolshoi @RoyalOperaHouse — Rachel Atkinson (@knittingtastic) August 5, 2013
Did you see the Bolshoi perform La Bayadère? Add your comments below.
The Bolshoi Ballet perform Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Jewels and The Flames of Paris until 17 August. Performances are sold out except for returns and there are no day tickets for Bolshoi productions.]]>
Dear #Bolshoi, you stole my heart with La Bayadere! Please return in time for Swan Lake on 14th @RoyalOperaHouse
— Martadelas13 (@Martadelas13) August 3, 2013
@RoyalOperaHouse another rechoreographed disaster. Have the Bolshoi forgotten how to act as well as dance.
— ros davis (@rosdavis9) August 3, 2013
Back @RoyalOperaHouse Bayadere with Olga Smirnova! There is a trumpeter playing Diamonds' tune beneath my seat, it sounds like a tribute...
— Pink Lady (@impressiondanse) August 3, 2013
Fav bit apart from shades Act 1 gamzatti nikita dance. Maria A very powerful liked her interaction with Zakharova. #bolshoi @RoyalOperaHouse
— McVic (@Vix_McVic) August 2, 2013
So lovely to watch the shades scene WITHOUT that flipping front gauze @RoyalOperaHouse this evening.
— Rachel Holland (@LowerSlipsGirl) August 2, 2013
Bayadere #Bolshoi @RoyalOperaHouse pic.twitter.com/VQz4dnxIqL
— David Hallberg (@DavidHallberg) August 2, 2013
@RoyalOperaHouse #bolshoi #bayadere Anyone else notice the bit from Luigini's Ballet Egyptien in Act 1? My ears did a double-take!
— Jack Murray (@ThinkErgoBe) August 3, 2013
#Bolshoi 32 wonderful Shades and 4 ramps to descend #Bayadere @RoyalOperaHouse. Spectacular. Sadly a Nasty injury to glorious Alexandrova
— Michael Llewellyn (@michael456789) August 2, 2013
Hats off to Daria Bochkova who stepped in to complete Gamzatti's variation in Act II of #Bolshoi La Bayadere after accident to Alexandrova
— Graham Watts (@GWDanceWriter) August 2, 2013
Smirnova verdict so far : exquisite & utterly beautiful. Exceeds all the hype no question. #bolshoi
— anna merrick (@annakardar) August 3, 2013
Soon to be the talk of the town: Olga Smirnova after her stunning @RoyalOperaHouse debut in 'La Bayadere' pic.twitter.com/bRdAd9aG5v
— Leena Hassan (@leenahassan) August 3, 2013
They ruined my fav bit, the Golden Idol, with the #BlackedUpBoys. The girls, I notice, are allowed to remain au naturelle. #Bolshoi
— Vampire Soup (@VampireSoup) August 2, 2013
#Bolshoi excellent in #Bayadere tonight. Ekaterina Krysanova as Gamzatti wonderful in second act.
— Stephen Jones (@stephenfj) August 3, 2013
Bolshoi #Bayadere - some nice moments from Obraztsova's Nikiya, particularly during death solo but she's still v much building her portrayal
— The Ballet Bag (@theballetbag) August 3, 2013
Extraordinary performance of #Bayadère - the #Bolshoi danced like they were born to take to the stage and Covent Garden loved it!
— Scott Dodsworth (@ScottDodsworth) August 3, 2013
Did you see the Bolshoi perform La Bayadère? Add your comments below.
The Bolshoi Ballet perform Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Jewels and The Flames of Paris until 17 August. Performances are sold out except for returns and there are no day tickets for Bolshoi productions.]]>
This week sees the opening of the Bolshoi Ballet's three-week season at Covent Garden. Though it's a relatively short visit by the famous Russian company, there are several DVDs available from the ROH Shop showcasing the repertory and the dancers that will be performing:
The Flames of Paris
Another highlight of the Bolshoi's season is the return to the fold of Ivan Vasiliev and Natalia Osipova. For one already sold-out night they'll be starring in The Flames of Paris, Alexei Ratmansky's re-working of Boris Asafiev's Soviet drama set in the French Revolution. Fortunately for those unable to get tickets, a DVD and a Blu-ray filmed in 2010 captures Vasiliev and Osipova performing The Flames of Paris with the Bolshoi – their famous pas de deux near the end is one of the most astonishing ballet sequences available on DVD.
The Sleeping Beauty
Yuri Grigorovich's new production of The Sleeping Beauty marked a milestone for the company. It was created to celebrate 2012's grand re-opening of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and the performance at the ROH is the first time this no-expense-spared extravaganza of astounding courtly scenery and stunning costumes has travelled outside of Russia. The DVD and Blu-ray feature Svetlana Zakharova as Princess Aurora and David Hallberg as her Prince Désiré, the same couple who are scheduled to dance these roles on 6 August.
La Bayadère
La Bayadère is always popular and the Bolshoi's lovely production has now been committed to DVD and Blu-ray. Furthermore, to celebrate the Bolshoi's return to Covent Garden, the Royal Opera House Shop has been granted exclusive rights to sell this brand new recording from 29 July 2013, several months before its official release date in the autumn. The casting is fabulous and features Svetlana Zakharova as Nikiya, Vladislav Lantratov as Solor and Maria Alexandrova as the dastardly Gamzatti – the same trio who'll be performing at the Royal Opera House on 2 August.
Treasures of the Russian Ballet
Finally, for those who love the historical aspects of dance, there is Treasures of the Russian Ballet, a DVD that shows extracts of Swan Lake from the Bolshoi's first ever tour to Covent Garden in 1956. Filmed by the BBC under the watchful eye of Margaret Dale, it also includes highlights from Cinderella, Giselle, Gayaneh and Don Quixote (all filmed in 1963) and, as an extra bonus, also features the Kirov performing Act 1 of The Stone Flower at the Royal Opera House in 1960.
A number of other Bolshoi Ballet productions are available on DVD and Blu-ray from the Royal Opera House Shop.]]>
Incredibly powerful ending. Loved it. Am a complete zakarhova fan. She's chilling as odile. But love her arms #bolshoi
— McVic (@Vix_McVic) July 29, 2013
#Bolshoi My main gripe with Grigorovich's Swan Lake is that there is just *too* much dancing. Still, it looks sumptuous.
— Leena Hassan (@leenahassan) July 29, 2013
Jury is out on the #Bolshoi and a rather lack lustre performance. Lots of misses, a fall and general malaise. Corps as always were superb
— Rachel Atkinson (@knittingtastic) July 29, 2013
#Bolshoi Swan Lake @RoyalOperaHouse this evening: very beautiful, very, very precise. Those swans can count. — Sarah Rigby (@Sarah_E_Rigby) July 29, 2013
Zakharova gave a truly spectacular performance. Lentratov also made best use of extended Rothbart's role. #bolshoi
— Fedja Hadrovich (@Hadrovich) July 29, 2013
I suspect I'm in the minority here, but this is the least exciting Swan Lake I've ever seen #Bolshoi
— Vampire Soup (@VampireSoup) July 29, 2013
#Bolshoi was interesting. The scenery wasn't what I expected. And @balletboy09 was not Von Rothbart, which made me sad.
— Lucy Clare (@rosealare) July 29, 2013
Generally high quality dancing on stage 2nite: Zakharova a fragile Odette w w exquisite arms. Lantratov a super Sorcerer. #bolshoi
— anna merrick (@annakardar) July 29, 2013
Vinogradova didn't get 2show her delightful jump but was beautiful as Russian bride,captured the intricate work perfectly #Bolshoi #SwanLake
— Chris (@ManInSeatD26) July 29, 2013
Saw the Bolshoi's Prima Ballerina Svetlana Zakharova in Swan Lake. Breathtaking, unforgettable & passionate @royaloperahouse #Bolshoi #art — Sophia Matveeva (@SophiaMatveeva) July 29, 2013
Wish the Bolshoi had opened in London with ANYTHING other than Grig's vandalised Swan Lake. Some fine dancing treats to be seen though
— Judith Mackrell (@judithmackrell) July 30, 2013
1st #Bolshoi Swan Lake last night - Zakharova's arms worth watching alone but missed the emotional intensity we are so spoilt by with the RB
— Liana Gregorians (@lianagregorians) July 30, 2013
Have you seen the Bolshoi perform? What makes the company's style so unique?
The Bolshoi Ballet perform Swan Lake, La Bayadère, The Sleeping Beauty, Jewels and The Flames of Paris until 17 August. Tickets are still available for some productions but there are no day tickets for Bolshoi performances.]]>
This summer's performances by the Bolshoi Ballet mark the 50th year of the Moscow-based company performing at Covent Garden under the banner of Victor and Lilian Hochhauser.
Described by tour promoter Lilian Hochhauser as 'the cultural face of Russia', the Bolshoi is recognized as one of the foremost ballet companies in the world. Even Lady Gaga is apparently a fan. Recent controversies seem to have done nothing to blunt the company's brilliance on stage.
The company was founded in 1776, originally established by Prince Pyotr Urusov as a dance school for Moscow orphans. English theatrical entrepreneur (and former acrobat) Michael Maddox played a key role in helping the company to develop and within a couple of decades a the Bolshoi consisted of 50 dancers.
In 1812 the original premises were destroyed by fire and so in 1825 the Company moved to the newly-built Petrovsky theatre, which soon became known as 'the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow'. 'Bolshoi' is Russian for 'big', still true today of a company that comprises over 200 dancers). By the early years of the 20th century, the Bolshoi was developing its own identity, helped by the appointment of Alexander Gorsky, Marius Petipa's former assistant who staged and revised such works as Don Quixote, Coppélia, La Bayadère and Swan Lake.
The start of the Soviet era saw Moscow become the capital of the newly-formed Soviet Union and politicians increase their involvement in artistic decision-making. Works from this era such as The Red Poppy often feature revolutionary themes.
The first London performances by the company took place in 1956, when they danced Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House. The Hochhausers promoted the tour in 1963 that included performances of Swan Lake, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet and The Little Hump-Backed Horse. They have organized all of the Bolshoi's trips to the UK since, with the company's London initial early 1960s performances being a decade in the making. 'The day of [Stalin's] death we started working with the Russians,' Lilian recently told the Telegraph, 'That meant we just missed meeting Prokofiev because he died the same day.'
As the Soviet Union began to open up, and under the directorship of Yuri Grigorovich, the company cemented its international reputation with a string of tours and grand productions including Spartacus and Ivan the Terrible. This period saw opportunities for a new generation of stars too, as dancers such as Ekaterina Maximova were able to perform on the world stage for the first time.
Over the years the Bolshoi has developed a historical rivalry with St Petersburg's Mariinsky. Both companies have developed different performing styles; the Mariinsky's refined classicism against the Bolshoi's emotion-filled spectacle. The company has a reputation for reviving classics, commissioning new works (Royal Ballet Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon became the first Englishman to create a work for the company when he created Misericors in 2007) and developing new talent (Royal Ballet Principal Natalia Osipova being just one example).
This 50th anniversary visit by the Bolshoi promises to be a treat for ballet fans, a reflection of a company that is - as the Russians say - Bolshoi nazvaniyem, bolshoi svoistvom' ('big by name, and big by nature').
Have you seen the Bolshoi perform? What makes the company's style so unique?
The Bolshoi Ballet perform Swan Lake, La Bayadère , The Sleeping Beauty, Jewels and The Flames of Paris between 29 July and 17 August. Tickets are still available for some productions but there are no day tickets for Bolshoi performances.]]>