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[/align] [align=center][/align] 'Oh No!' I hear you groan, not another amplifier review (I know the market is awash with them!!) and from a dealer as tooL. Well then you might as well stop reading now.
Shame because if you did, you would miss something that's not just different, but rather special when it comes to solid state amplification.
"But don't all amps sound the same!!!" I hear the cry echoing through the forums & listening rooms of the land nowJ.
Most definitely not!
So why should this neatly constructed, small footprint (for a large power amp) burnished alloy font plated box sound any different form all the others?
After all it's certainly not visibly light years different, so why should it sound any different? A very valid point……………………….one which I will try and answer.
I will start with the specs. Retail cost is £2795 with a 5 year non transferable warranty. It weighs 22kg's heavy enough to show purpose, yet not a back bending or hernia inducing 50Kg plus.
Amplifier size is a very modest 431mm wide by 330mm and a height of 127mm.
Will fit quite happily on standard sized UK racks.
The unit has integral heat-sinks fitted along the horizontal axis of the casework (satin black) and rather simple yet elegant burnished alloy font panel, which carries just the on/off switch and the obligatory blue LED.
The rear panel sports a pair of singled ended (RCA) inputs. A single XLR balanced for monoblocing purposes and the fuse-hold/inlet IEC.
The Reference 150 does use a rather nice pair of quality speaker binding posts too.
Power ratings are 125w (Rms) into 8 ohms 250w (Rms) into 4ohms.
Monobloc configuration rises the power to a genuine 500w (Rms) @ 8 ohms.
Again, not much different to a lot of other units on the market I'll grant you.
The topology of the 150 reference is a true dual mono design; each amplifier module is totally separate from the other giving better isolation between the two channels from the other.
Benefits from this include, clearer and more open sound-staging, increased depth of field, greatly improved texture and layering coupled with better instrument and vocal separation.
The Belles 150a differs here form the vast majority of dual mono designs, in that it uses only one (1Kva) transformer (usually 2 smaller units are used, one for each channel).
David Belles (the designer) feels that a single larger transformer produces better defined, stronger and textured bass. Once you hear one of these, I think you'll find you will agree with him!
The 150a actually uses three stages of amplification in producing its sound.
An input stage with matched dual J-FETS/Bi-polars, in a cascaded differential pair.
A voltage gain stage using bi-polar transistors.
A final stage using a source follower with 8 power mosfets, class B biased.
Negative feedback is used to stabilize the gain and reduce distortion, noise and output impedance. DC stability and speaker offset voltage is properly regulated by using an accurately trimmed DC servo amplifier. This method introduces less coloration than using coupling capacitors.
Now we realise that the use of negative feedback is frowned upon by a few and loved by others, also the use of DC servo amps instead of coupling caps as well.
The interest for us was the use of the matched dual J-FETS/Bi-polars in a cascaded differential pair and a voltage gain stage using bi-polar transistors.
This implementation looked interesting, and after a 6 week evaluation period we can honestly say Oh yes!
Enough of the technical stuff, how does the Belles 150a perform?
Well I'm going to be a little different here, this time I am going to give a complete kit partnering list, warm up issues, and synergy quotient (a new scale for giving you an idea of how it fits in with a wide variety of systems and configurations).
Musical preferences that may be evident (IE does the kit like to rock, but makes classical a touch unbearable, is Jazz smooth and cool for you cats, or horribly forward etc), possible room problems if manifested.
So in essence, I will be as open and as real world as possible.
Straight out of the box it's pretty obvious the Belles needs some serious running in time, its sharp, forward, bass is pretty well uneventful at best.
The manufacturer recommends at least 200-300 hours before performance is at its peek.
I can wholly concur with this statementJ. The 150a went through a gamut of changes over the 2.5 to 3 weeks of constant use, before I felt it was 'up to temperature' so to speak.
Equipment used:-
Sources' Belcanto CD-1 player/Ayre CX5e/Wadia 301/Wadia 861/Art V2/Esoteric X-03se/X-01Le/Naim cds3/Heavily modified Arcam FMJ cd23.
Pre-amplification:- Belcanto pre 2/pre3/Spectral dc15/Belles 28a/Hovland Hp200/ Coherent systems Pre2 signature.
Speakers:- Neat Acoustic Motive 3/2's/MFS/Meadowlark Kestrels/Blue heron II's (both stock and Coherent versions)/JM lab Chorus 806/826's/1007be's/1027be's Electra's/Utopia be Micro's/Diva's and Alto's.
Cabling was all Coherent Systems Connoisseur
Isolation was Townshend VSS equipment and speaker stands plus still-points under the cdp's and amps.
Musical selections as follows
Dr John......... .................Creole Moon
Harry Conick Jr.................Forever for now
Katie Melua......................Piece by Piece
Fleetwood Mac..................Rumours
Jeff Beck..........................Blow by Blow (SACD)
Porcupine Tree..................Up the downstair
Stravinsky........................Rite of spring Telarc digital master (SACD)
Bartok.............................Dance suite
Elgar................................Cello Concerto in E minor
Led Zeppelin.....................Physical Graffiti
G3...................................Live in Tokyo.
The Amplifier was used through-out this review in stereo mode using single ended interconnects.
The first system the 150a was placed in (after the long running period) was.
Esoteric X-03se/Belcanto pre2/JM Labs Utopia Be Micros and matching stands.
System had been running for 3 hours prior to the 150a being placed into the mix (the 150 a itself had been left on for a good 2 hours before listening)
What greets you is a large very well defined soundstage, with great depth and purpose; vocal ranges are strong and well detailed and delineated.
The first track 'Food for thought' is a lively number, with great rhythmic qualities, yet also has some really challenging drum dynamics that can upset a lot of quality amplifiers.
The Ref 105a has a bounce and flow that is addictively enjoyable, yet its never portrayed in a forced or forward manner, the vocal textures and realism it renders are just delicious and so believable. Do remember Dr John isn't the easiest of voices to re-crate!
The articulation of the amplifier is quite something too, nothing seems to ruffle it, whether the sheering heights of Stravinsky's dances of the adolescents, where the crescendo's are captured perfectly, with weight and substance, yet never overblown or 'thick' sounding. With the delicacy of the aftermath preserved with subtly and lightness that is the moment of the start of the next passage (Game of abduction)
Switching to Katie Melua (something I tend to avoid usually, though for the purposes of this review I had already taken my shotsJ)
Her semi mystic/Asian romp 'Half way up the Hindu Kush' is really brought to life, her vocals just fill the room with that warmth and texture coupled with a slightly more upbeat presentation, the sitar's in the back ground just adding the ambience and air to the song which were kept a just the right levels in the mix, never straying form the performance.
The tonal balance of this amplifier is a nice mix of realism and that full analogue style of sound with just a touch of fruit. It sure makes for an enjoyable and involving performance which really does captivate.
It was time now to let the amp stretch its legs and show its mettle, out went KM at a rapid rate of knots (my CD players always seems to do that with female vocalists for some reasonJ)
The new G3 offering is Live in Tokyo, this time with Joe Petrucci guesting with Satriani & Vai. 'Glasgow Kiss' pumping out rather nicely, great sense of presence and real power to the sound, the crashing dynamics are handled with aplomb.
What strikes you with this amp, is its way with the groove factor, (unlike some equipment which majors on this aspects at the expense of all others) the Belles handles the PRaT superbly, yet never forsakes the texture, presence, depth and upper frequencies while grooving baby!
I've left out mentioning the treble until last, because I feel its one of its best features, simply put there are No nasties. Its clean, very open and detailed, (transparency on the Belles Reference 150a is amongst the best available) while giving you the feel of the music being played but never over emphasizing the upper frequencies or producing that 'forward and strident' sound that afflicts a lot of large solid state devices.
Next up, a change of equipment.
Source Arcam FMJ CD23 (modified) Belcanto Pre 3/Neat Motive 3's
I know it looks an odd combination, but like a lot of things in life, don't judge a book by its cover!
The Little Neat Motive 3's really do make some fantastic sounds for the outlay, No they aren't going to fill a large room or give you concert levels of volume.
However, they make tight coherent, integrated flowing groovy music, not much mucking around with placement, these babies are great, though I would say they do like a bit of muscle to make them sing.
Right, now for some Zep, 'Custard Pie' from the Physical Graffiti re-master, man this rocks, all the rhythmic interplay 'inside the music' is so evident here, as is the almost seamless' integration the system is showing, punchy and fast, yet not overpowering or forced, the bass weight is superb for such small speaker, yet the amplifier is letting the Motive 3 have the time of the lives, the sound is totally out of the boxes, wide open, clean, fast yet full of texture and presence, oh did I mention the staging this amp generates.
Of all the changes in the various systems, one or 2 things really do stick out, the fluidic and groovy nature couple with the huge staging and texture the Belles 150a generates, it's a extremely addictive combination and one that guarantee's long term satisfaction.
From the chaos to the sublime, Harry Connick Jr "stardust", his Sinatra like presence and unashamed sound-alike is beautifully rendered in its glory, the vocal tones and textures are pieced together with consummate ease, flowing out of the speakers with such grace and poise. If you put a blanket covering the system up, and I asked you to guess the components, you never would in a month of SundaysJ
Last review system
Source:- Esoteric X-01Le/Coherent word clock/Coherent Pre2/JM Lab Alto Utopia Be's
The Alto's do require some driving, so it was time to see if the Belles was up to the task.
Jeff Becks 'freeway jam' on SACD remaster, whooo now we are cooking!, the Alto's really do give the full picture on this, a huge wide open sound with Gravitas and rhythmic poise, the guitar chords, the fretwork all brought to life in such an invigorating way. The correct sense of scale and weight is always maintained with this amplifier, what ever you throw at it, big or small, fast or gentle, delicate or brash.
The headroom is just superb; the way the music ascends and declines though-out presentation, its delineation and texture are just so 'right'
Last up Fleetwood Mac 'go your own way' perennial love/hate song I know, but it's also a good test for any amplifier, the gathering speed/the obvious rhythmic drive, the dynamic guitar and Mick Fleetwood's drumming, plus the most important issue keeping it integrated and coherent.
Wow this amp does all these things and more, the marco dynamics going inside the music are really brought to life, the drive of the music really gets your foot going, the top end, never hard or fragile, just open and sweet, bass weight and speed first class, involvement factor off the scale.
Yes this have been a long piece for a review, however I felt it was warranted.
We do like this amp a lot (not that you would have guessed!) and we are quite picky about equipment we sell/recommend, so its takes a lot to impress us.
To summarise then, the Belles 150a reference, is a reasonably big, neat looking solid state class 'B' power amplifier of 125w (RMS)@ 8ohms (it feels like an awful more in real life!).
It does get reasonably hot if you drive it hard for long periods (as do just about all class 'a/b' designs) but not overly so.
It matches/pairs well with a lot of equipment ranging from £650+ therefore giving it a HIGH synergy quotient.
I was trying to think of comparison with other models to give you an idea of the sound, I'll try!
The Belles has the mid range sweetness and fluidly of the old Alecto monoblox, only a lot more so, greater rhythmic drive and timing than naim/densen, yet it doesn't loose all its other strengths to achieve this.
It has the grip and power of a Bryston, without the dryness and matter of factness. Coupled with the openness and staging of the Gamut D200, but with greater dynamics both micro and macro.
If you're in the market for a music making power amplifier with poise/power/PRaT/total coherence and major bass response/speed and top notch transparency and dynamics, then the Belles 150a reference is serious candidate for audition.
I can't believe how good these amps are, and that no one here in the UK has twigged yet, that is all about to change!
Not forgetting you can always add another one and monobloc, that is really something else!
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"I'm very proud of our team," head coach Laura Ianello said. "It's rare to have all of your players in the top 10 and to have two as co-medalists. It was a pretty special week for us. The greens and course were extremely difficult and I'm proud of how our team handled the conditions. We are getting better each week and working hard. I'm a very proud coach."
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The study, which appeared online Feb. 4 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, included more than 2,400 children who were 3 years old. Parents who brought them to four different pediatric community clinics filled out questionnaires regarding their personal history of depression and domestic violence while in the pediatricians' waiting room.
Fifty-eight caregivers reported a history of intimate partner violence and depression before their child turned 3. In addition, 69 reported a history of intimate partner violence and 704 had symptoms of depression during this time frame. Close to 66 percent of the parents reported neither depression nor intimate partner violence. Children who were exposed to intimate partner violence and/or parental depression were four times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD by the age of 6.
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text: Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown, a native son of New Orleans, began studying the trumpet at the age of 9. However, it was not until he reached age 15 that he found true interest and purpose in music while attending the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). He benefited from NOCCA's rigorous music theory and music history curriculum, as well as its private training. Since graduating from NOCCA, he has performed with some of the world's greatest bands and musicians, including Irvin Mayfield, The Headhunters, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Joe Henderson, Dewey Redman, Lenny Kravitz, Milt Hinton, Joe Sample and Henry Butler. For seven years, he was a member of the Billboard Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated band Los Hombres Calientes. His sound has been described as being without a ceiling or walls, something that speaks to the unmatched versatility of New Orleans musicians who take advantage of their musical and cultural environments.


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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 25, 2015
College basketball's free agency period is starting, as we receive news of transfers daily. Sometimes the news isn't even of transferring, but just players considering transferring who could still return.
Ugh. It's one of the most unsavory parts of college basketball right now. A real part of the sport, but one that would just as soon hide under a pillow while is going on.


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The images of Corben Simpson will live far beyond his short lifetime. Corben enjoyed nature, off-roading bikes, four wheelers, playing with his dog, Serena, and skimboarding at the beach. Always up for new adventures, Corben was full of life and had everything to live for. Corben James Cos Simpson, 13, passed away Friday evening May 17, 2013. Corben attended Wadsworth Middle School.
He was the son of Heather and Jason Simpson; and brother of Mykala Simpson, 15. In addition to his mother, father and sister, Corben is also survived by his great grandmother, Betty Gillis; grandparents, Richard Simpson and Cathy Shield, Shari Simpson, and Susan Easterday; as well as a large amazing extended family of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
In this difficult time we take comfort to know that Corben now has his angel wings and will join his grandfather, David Hicks and great grandfather, Eugene (Bud) Gillis for eternal living.
In honor of Corben's aspirations to join the military, the family is asking friends of Corben to wear camouflage during the visitation services. A celebration of Corben's life viewing service will be held from 4 until 8 P.M., Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the Waite & Son Funeral Home, Medina Chapel, 765 N. Court St. At the family's request a private funeral service will be held the following day.
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Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10, an iPhone Killer?
As demand from Europe wanes amid the debt crisis, mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson hopes it can tap strong demand for smart phones in South Korea to spur growth this year. But it won't be an easy task; analysts say Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10, which is set to debut in the country later this month, won't be an iPhone killer even if it'll open up more choices for consumers in the high-growth smart phone category.
That's because Apple's iPhone is selling surprisingly well in South Korea since its debut in the market last year. And there are plenty of cheaper smart phones from local vendors such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics. Sony Ericsson is working with SK Telecom, South Korea's biggest telecom operator by subscribers, to offer the handset for about $729.
Sony Ericsson, a joint venture between Japan's Sony and Sweden's Ericsson, has been struggling over the past few years to stay competitive in the global handset market. While it is the world's fourth largest global handset maker by shipments behind Nokia, Samsung and LG Electronics, just until recently, it was mired in losses while others continued to make a profit. For the three months ended March 31, the company managed to eke a profit of EUR21 million, but that was largely due to lower costs. Sony Ericsson executives are placing a big bet on new high-end smartphones — such as Xperia X10 and Vivaz — which have already started to boost the company's overall average selling price.
Xperia X10 operates on Google's Android operating system and features a 1-gigahertz CPU, a 4-inch touch-screen display, an 8.1 megapixel camera and a 16-gigabyte memory SD card.
"The X10 bests the iPhone with its advanced technology…but it is still a little behind the iPhone in terms of hardware styling, software usability and mobile services," says Neil Mawston, director at market researcher StrategyAnalytics. "The smart phone wars have spread from the U.S. to South Korea and this is placing increased pressure on established brands."
Sony Ericsson says the number of smart phone users in South Korea has doubled from the end of last year to about 2 million in May. Head of Asia Pacific Hirokazu Ishizuka said recently "Korea is one of the most important markets for Sony Ericsson."
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Douglas Jolley
Position: TE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: January 2, 1979 in Sandy, UT
High School: Dixie
College: BYU (school history) (Jolley college stats)
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 11 (6880th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Son of Gordon Jolley
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I am rebuilding a full-text index on a table with a large number of rows. The rebuild seems to be using all of the resources of the FT GATHERER threads, causing all of the other full-text indexes on the instance to report large latency. Is there some way to throttle the resources that the rebuild is using so that the other indexes can keep up?
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Using swasheck's comment as a potential answer, you can define a job to run the fulltext rebuild whenever the CPU becomes idle.
I also included the location of the crawl logs that SQL Server maintains everytime a catalog is populated.
Idle CPU
Defining when a CPU idle condition occurs is done in the properites of the SQL Server Agent.
Using perfmon to identify an inactive timeframe
Another option would be to use Perfmon's Data Collector. You can use the SQL Server General Statistics Login counter to identify a timeframe when the server is less active. You can then define your Full Text Rebuild to run during that timeframe.
I didn't notice any particular way to limit the population or rebuild to one cpu with MAXDOP, like you can with rebuilding indexes.
ALTER FULLTEXT INDEX ON database_name.schema_name.table_name START FULL POPULATION; http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188359.aspx
ALTER FULLTEXT CATALOG catalog_name REBUILD; http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176095.aspx
Checking the FT Logs
There are logs that monitor the population of full text catalogs. These can be used to identify problem areas and also give you an idea of how long each catalog is taking to populate.


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MOSCOW, Idaho—The University of Idaho women's basketball embarks on its final road trip of the season on Friday. Idaho will jet to Phoenix, Ariz., for its first trip to the GCU Arena on Saturday, to take on the Antelopes of Grand Canyon University.
"I know it is going to be a tough game," head coach Jon Newlee stated. "They are undefeated at home and it is for a reason. They shoot the ball better at home. They defend better at home. They do a lot of things really well at home."
Idaho (18-8, 11-1 WAC) will visit Grand Canyon for the first time in program history on Saturday. The Vandals went back and forth all game against the 'Lopes, resulting in a hard fought 58-54 win inside Cowan Spectrum in the two teams' first match up. Ali Forde tied her career-high with 15 rebounds and added eight points. Alyssa Charlston finished the night with her fifth double-double of the season, scoring 14 points and adding 13 rebounds.
The Vandals have an impressive 9-5 record road games this season. Last season the Silver and Gold finished 7-10 away from home. The Vandals are averaging 76.4 points per game on the road this season, outscoring opponents by an average of 11.2 points per game.
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Word has it that celebrity stylist and reality star Rachel Zoe is pregnant! OK! reports, "The 39-year-old, who has become a poster child for stick thin models, has only shared the news with her closest friends. And according to insiders, she and her husband, business partner Rodger Berman, are overjoyed at the prospect of becoming parents."
The very talkative insider continues, "Rachel even requests that clients don't bring their children to fittings at her studio, so there's never been any real clue that this is something she was longing for. But now that she's pregnant, she's telling people that this is something that she and Roger have wanted for many years and she's finally at a level of success where she can afford to take some time off."
And finally, "She's going to be going on maternity leave from full time styling immediately after this year's Academy Awards, and doesn't expect to work again until early fall at the earliest. She and Rodger are especially happy and Rachel, who can normally be quite emotionless, even teared up a few times as she started letting people in on the news."
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I'm so excited to announce to you today that The Average Girl's Guide has taken our love for Tarjay one step further: in addition to serving as part of its Inner Circle group, we'll now be dishing up bi-weekly style content with outfits that integrate some of our favorite Target pieces, plus how us real girls wear the latest trends and more. It's a natural collab and we couldn't be more thrilled.
TAGG's first assignment was to create a 'sporty chic' look, which has been so hot right now. Since I recently purchased this blouse (which subsequently inspired this post!), I couldn't wait to show it off here. It's sporty and chic all in one with its baseball tee shape and cool florals in a light weight chiffon fabric. Playing off another style I've been inspired by bloggers to recreate, I'm layering this blouse over a faux leather sheath dress. Tada: looks like a skirt! It's such a smart, fresh way to remix all your dresses for a completely new look. I can't wait to try this again soon.
PS: while my husband doesn't "get" this faux leather baseball hat I scooped up last fall at Target, I just adore it, and the price point couldn't be beat. Do you have pieces a guy in your life just doesn't get, and… well, oh well?
blouse // dress // baseball cap: target (fall 2013) // purse: phillip lim for target // sneakers: mad love for target // watch: caravelle by bulova // bracelet: baublebar // lipstick: sonia kashuk (love! own in multiple hues)
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My favorite part is the unzipped bit at the bottom of the blouse. FAB.
I'm kinda obsessed with this whole look, particularly that top!!
So cute! I love the idea of the leather becoming sporty, and the zipper on the floral top makes it so unique. Excellent layering here too!
I must admit, I only recently got my wool baseball cap because of the guy in my life.
Cute outfit! Love that bag, the color and size are perfect.
LOOVEE the shoes and hat.. so adorable! : )
That top is so pretty on you…love the floral!!
You look totally adorable – had no idea this was actually a dress that you layered the top over…genius!


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TC TO [HENRY COLE] ; 16 February 1844; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18440216-TC-HC-01; CL 17: 271-274
Chelsea, 16 feby, 1844—
My dear Sir,
Leaving aside the matter of subsidies, I am again in a little antiquarian dubiety, from which it perhaps lies a little more in your department to deliver me. At all events I will acquaint you with it.
Noble in his very stupid Memoirs of the Cromwell Family acquaints us (vol I. p. 100) with the interesting fact, if it be one, that Oliver the Protector was Member of Charles's first Parliament (june 1625) for the Borough of Huntingdon. Noble I have found too often to be an ass to trust him in this matter; I have therefore tried Willis's Notititia Parliamentaria;1 and find Noble indeed to be wrong, but perhaps Willis himself to be wrong also, and the whole matter involved in suitable chiaroscuro! These are the features of it:
1. It appears from Willis (an exact man, conversant with the Petty-Bag Office2 and the parchments), that in James's last Parliament, "4th Parliament, anno 1623, " the two members for the COUNTY of Huntingdon were Edward Montague Esq and Oliver Cromwell alias Williams Kt,—which I doubt not is the very fact; this Montague being of the Sandwich or Manchester breed,3 and this Sir Oliver Cromwell alias Williams being the well-known Uncle of Oliver Protector, the Knight of Henchinbrook, "Golden-Knight," so-called; who ruined himself, poor fellow, by his golden habitudes, and had to sell Henchinbrook to the Montagues (Sandwiches, who still hold it).4 So far therefore all is right. But now
2. In the first Parlt of Charles, the Parliament immediately subsequent, Willis tells us, the members for this same County were 'Edward Montague Esq' (the same gentleman as before), 'and Oliver Cromwell Esq,'—whom also I strongly suspect to be the same gentleman as before but miswritten.5 This is the doubt I would fain clear up and reduce into a certainty one way or the other.
Noble, we see, is wrong; for the members for the Borough of Huntingdon are, in both those Parliaments, two quite other persons, 'Mainwaring & St John':6 but is Browne Willis right?— I have another fact or two that bears on it:
3. In the second Parliament of Charles, feby 1625–6, the County members for Hunts are Edward Montague (as above), and Sir Robert Payne (an altogether new figure). Our Golden Knight, I gather elsewhere, is about selling his Huntingdon estate in these days: the sale, of Henchinbrook &c to Sidney Montague (Edward the member's kinsman), took place in june 1627;—the Golden Knight may well have declined sitting for the Shire in these circumstances! The members for the Borough are Mainwaring (as before) and J. Goldsborough.7 There is no Cromwell on any side in this Parliament. But
4. It is indisputable, from Willis and many other public and private evidences, that in the next, namely in the third Parlt of Charles, anno 1628, Oliver Cromwell the Protector, he his very self, did sit; and make a short pithy speech,8 which all people have remembered. But note here, he sat for the Borough of Huntingdon, not for the County; the County members are the 'Payne' first seen in the 2nd Parliament, and another new figure, 'Capel Bedal Esq.'9
Is it at all likely that Oliver Protector, in whose circumstances about Huntingdon where he lived, there had no change taken place except perhaps an improvement, should have sunk from a Knight of the Shire in the first Parliament to a Burgess in this,—even if he had ever been likely for a Knight of the Shire at all; which I think he never was, being a young man (five-and-twenty at the time), of small fortune and no business, whose Mother had set up a Brewery in Huntingdon?10 It must have been the Uncle, and not he, that was at any time Knight of the Shire. For those distinctions were far more marked then than they are now. I have a fourth Note to add:
4 [5]. That in the next Parliament, in the next two Parliaments, the Short and the Long, both of 1640, our Oliver sat for Cambridge Town, having now removed into that County, and become distinguished by a public service there. For Huntingdon County, on these two occasions, sit Capel, Bedal (see above) and Sir T. Cotton (the celebrated Sir Robert's son and himself the 'celebrated'); for the Town sit, Willm Montague (a new Montague) and 'R. Bernard' Recorder of the place.11 These are all my facts. Plenty, I daresay, you will exclaim!—
Now, do you know any man learned in Parliamentary matters and records who could throw any light for me on this question? If so, it were charitable that he did it. A truth is good, a non-truth is bad everywhere in this Universe; and there are few men that ever lived here who deserve better to have the whole truth distinguished from the non-truth in their History than Oliver the Protector.
Sir Francis Palgrave12 sits, I think you told me, in the Petty-Bag Office, where the official lists of all these Parliaments, it would appear, are duly reported. If the difficulty be not too great, I should like at least to have the Willis reading, in my No 2., verified; to know of a truth that there does on that place stand 'Oliver Cromwell Esq,'—and also to understand from some competent person what chance there was of a mistake having been committed in the designation of him. I once thought of writing to Sir F. direct; but decide on giving you that blessing, that you may consult him and any likelier man there is, if you see good.
On the whole, there is no haste about this thing; neither indeed is there vital importance in it for me. I must give myself a fair chance for evidence about it; but must also be ready to rest satisfied with bottomless dubiety respecting it, as respecting so much else in those unfortunate departments,—forsaken by human wisdom and given up to human Stupidity as they have too long been!— Some day or other I shall most likely burst in again for a clutch at your Statutes,13 before all is done. When you get any glimpse of likelihood about this Huntingdon business, pray let me hear of it.14
With many kind regards / Yours always truly /
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Madonna's utter disdain for hydrangeas made news over the weekend, largely because of her failure to realize such a public display of snobbery was caught on tape, as well as the ridiculousness behind her bemoaning such a gift. A quick recap: flowers were presented to Madge by a fan during a press conference for her new film W.E., to which she not-so-quietly proclaimed: "I absolutely loathe hydrangeas." Never meet your idols, kids. After the world exploded with viral riffs and humorous musings on Her Madgesty's comment, which has likely led many devout followers to rethink their own floral preferences, a spokesperson issued an official response to the non-controversy. "She's entitled to like any flower she wants and she didn't want to hurt the feeling of the hydrangeas of the world. No disrespect to the hydrangeas lovers of the world but she prefers different types of flowers," Madonna's rep said in a statement.
Maybe we don't get a lot of flowers around here, but the whole things sounds a little ungrateful to us. But maybe not. Hydrangeas might just be a really, really terrible breed of flowers that have secretly been responsible for some of the worst happenings in world history (or just music, specifically). We're not florists, which is why we threw this one to the professionals, hoping to discover if loathing is the typical reaction one might have in the presence of such (seemingly pretty) flowers.
"Everyone has their personal preferences when it comes to flowers, but I will say she is the only person I've ever heard of that hates hydrangeas," said Jeff Leatham, notable floral designer to the stars. While Leatham lists orchids, calla lilies and roses among his most popular client requests, hydrangeas have been an American garden staple since beings transported from England in the 1700s, later becoming a fixture in mainstream households thanks to the Tao of Martha Stewart. While their Northern European origin alone should satiate the notorious Anglophile's craving for all things born and bred across the pond, hydrangeas are frequently used in both Japanese herbs and teas, leading us to demand an ingredients list for wherever her fountain of youth creams and potions come from.
Madonna was once partial to filling videos like "La Isla Bonita," "Bedtime Stories" and "Love Profusion"—not to mention her children's book The English Roses—with floral references, including roses, sun flowers and lilies. To her credit, we never once saw a hydrangea in the bunch, so give her points for consistency. So where did this longstanding hatred come from? "Hydrangeas are very romantic, feminine and maybe a little demur," suggested Eddie Zaratsian of tick-tock Couture Flowers based in Los Angeles, Calif., who has worked with corporate clients like Chanel, as well as an undisclosed list of celebrities. "Madonna is known for her strength and confidence and so it's only natural she would gravitate towards a bolder flower." The elephant in the room: hydrangeas are working-class flowers, aren't they? Somehow partially responsible for current economic crisis? Make your pee smell bad? "I think a lot of people have strong opinions about flowers, [but] it's just that we pay close attention to what celebrities do and say," Zaratsian continued diplomatically. "Sure, it could be a small part of cultivating an image, also in the same way Madonna likes to wear certain designer clothing like Dolce & Gabbana. But it's important to know what you like and it's especially important for celebrities to create an image. I don't see it as a negative thing at all."
To Zaratsian, who believes every flower to be a "gift from God"—we'd make Carrion flowers the exception—it is the overall experience of receiving flowers that helps one formulate a memory, and thus create an opinion or preference to hold over time. "What [do] they take from that connotation of that flower? What is that memory of that flower for them?" he explained. Perhaps the larger question is: what did these innocent flowers ever do to you, Madonna? Because of her quick, vehement response at the Venice Film Festival, we'd say they stole all of her lunch money as a kid, and beat her up on the schoolyard, obviously.
Staunch opinions like these might seem ridiculous, yet are really no worse than anything said or done by the women featured on Bridezillas, or some of our own most private freak-outs in the frozen food aisle, conveniently hidden from reality cameras and mainstream media. Madonna is also not the first star to have a flower-related episode. Katy Perry famously—and in all caps—outlined her distinct distaste for carnations earlier this year, leading up to her California Dreams tour. Carnations, of course, have long been the black sheep of the floral family, so we could fully understand it if Madonna had decided to toss them from the hands of her fan altogether. "I'm never surprised when people don't care for baby's breath or carnations," Leatham confessed, hinting at the longstanding bias towards carnations due to their low cost and simplistic look. Yet, both designers insist hydrangeas do not share the same stereotype. "There is no connotation for a hydrangea," said Zaratsian. "Personally I don't know why Madonna hates hydrangeas, but you know she could hate something now and then love it later. It all depends on who does [the arrangement]." Congratulations, Madge. Despite your outburst, the floral world is still hopeful you'll change your mind. And somewhere, a sad bunch of droopy flowers is still yours, if you'll have them.


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Breakfast buffet is served in the relaxing area: Veranda, Maso and Garden.
The breakfast buffet is served at the luminous Veranda and during the warm seasons in the garden. The buffet has a wide variety to satisfy the taste and needs of all clients:
- Sweets corner: selection of brioches, homemade cakes, jam, chocolate cream, Italian honey
- Fruit: fruit salad, season fruit, fruit in syrup
- Yogurt, cereal and muesli for adults and children
- First quality Italian cold cuts and cheeses
- Tuscan bread, rolls and toasted bread
- Warm corner: served scrambled eggs, sausage or bacon, boiled egg
- Beverage: juices and Italian sparking wine, besides the traditional warm beverages served.
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Aiee emegersh thank you so much Scar 8D Bbunlegs 03:22, April 16, 2013 (UTC)
Could you please send me the files for Ebonyclaw's kittypet? I need them to tweak her. Bbunlegs 21:53, April 17, 2013 (UTC)
email@example.com, and GIMP. I know that psd. files work on gimp, eheh c: Bbunlegs 22:45, April 17, 2013 (UTC)
Hi! I was wondering if you could possibly send me the fine for Ebonyclaw's warrior, that is unless you'd like it of course. My email is kempslolrofl@gmailcom Thanks! -Ducksauce 23:06, April 17, 2013 (UTC)
RE: Honeyfern (Sorry for being like eh.. a month late..)
Omg.. Sorry Scarlet about being a pathetic month late.. You've probably done the image by now, but just saying, I lost the warrior file. So yeah. :/ ☯Stoneclaw☯ 01:41,5/14/2013
Hi scarlet! I'm Xain and I was wondering if I could join the charart project. If so I will need help because I am using an iPad since my computer broke. Thanks! :) --I'm really going to enjoy this! -Loudshadow 00:01, May 19, 2013 (UTC)
I recently took over the elder, and you haven't posted for over a week, so i wanted to check in. Are you still working? May you please send me the xcf if you are? Email is firstname.lastname@example.com. By the way, your flamepelt image is stunning! Δ♣KΣ⌡ÞSΣA♣Δ RIP Connie. 16:43 Sun Aug 4
Hey I was wondering if it is okay with you if I made pale parts an a more realistic tail pattern to emphasize realism. Would you like me to send you an xcf? Also, I've started a competition of chararts on my userpage, and it would be great if you could take a look! Thanks, Δ♣KΣ⌡ÞSΣA♣Δ RIP Connie. 23:08 Tue Aug 6
Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry for erasing your profile, forgive me it was a mistake! Please don't shoot me please, it was my brother!!! I'm so sorry Scarlet! Poopclaw (talk) 21:10, August 12, 2013 (UTC)
Hi Scarlet,
I'm kinda new round here and I'd like to join charart. I do not have GIMP or Photoshop. Can I use paint??
Oh, OK. Thank you!
Hello...this is my first edit. I love the Warriors Wiki but I don't know how to make a start and help. Could you help me? User:Gingerstripe
Hi Scarlet i would love to join Charart group as an apprentice please could you allow me I would be tottaly gratefull.
Hey! I'm Gingerstripe, and I love your Willowbreeze and Oakheart charart! How do you do them? I did some practise and I totally failed! GingerstripeLove Everybody 11:41, October 4, 2013 (UTC)
Mentor Program
Hellooo Scarlet~ I was wondering if you are still going to be active/interested in the Mentor Program? I just need to check with everyone ^^ ☯ Mistypebble ☯ 00:32, October 23, 2013 (UTC)
Okay, thank you for letting me know ^^ I'll gladly add you back in if you ever want to. ☯ Mistypebble ☯ 14:25, October 26, 2013 (UTC)
oh yeah i still have it whoops, could you shoot me the file and I'll probably do it when I do birch. thanks! my email is email@example.com c: -Ducksauce 01:06, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
Um, hi (this is awkward!)? Why did you remove me from the project??? I'm just curious. Glitterpelt (talk) 23:28, November 15, 2013 (UTC)
Okay! Glitterpelt (talk) 23:31, November 15, 2013 (UTC)
Hi i have a character art of midnight the badger.--Velvetstar 🌠🐆🌙 16:12, December 22, 2013 (UTC)
Do you still have the file for Cinders? My email is firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks! ❄Sorrel It's everything I dreamed 15:59, December 23, 2013 (UTC)
Oh, that's fine; I'll make another layer of shading over the image, over the shading. But do you know where the shading is on the image, I can't tell... ❄Sorrel It's everything I dreamed 16:24, December 23, 2013 (UTC)
The StarClan alt is for being bracken-colored, actually. Fox-furred would be for the warrior. Russet is for his kit.
As for russet/fox-furred, foxes typically have a primarily orange color, which means ginger, so yes, it is different enough. Russet could mean dark ginger or dark brown, so I'm uncertain that one. Of course bracken-colored is different than dark red-brown o3o Queen Beebs 13:44, May 25, 2014 (UTC)
Re: Honeyfern
Sent you a .psd too, since you use photoshop, right? ☯Stoneclaw☯ 01:27,6/2/2014
Hi! Would it be alright if I had the raw file for Honeyfern so I can get her colors to match with yours? My email is firstname.lastname@example.com Iveh Yo! 14:10, June 5, 2014 (UTC)
so i just now realized that one of your favourite movies was Spirited Away and the other day my boyfriend sent me a picture of him and his uncle and his uncle was dressed as No Face and aaahhhhh No Face is amazing<33 Him staying with Granny made me so happy because he was just so sweet!!
on a side note! The Capaldi Era is nigh! Just one month to go! im so sad that Matt is gone but he will go places. Capaldi is amazing and I cannot wait!! — ferk my name is
omo, look out, 11,001. welcome to the 11k club my friend. c: Atelda insert vague subtext here 20:40, July 31, 2014 (UTC)
- hey, 11,000 edits is 11,000 edits like dang Atelda insert vague subtext here 21:00, July 31, 2014 (UTC)
oooh girl look
we're twins, we both hit 11k on the same day! congrats, it's not an easy feat, I know. c: -Ducksauce 21:13, July 31, 2014 (UTC)
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh -Ducksauce 22:36, July 31, 2014 (UTC)
Leafstar's Mother
I was going to do the Queen image for her. I wanted to ask if you could send me the file for her StarClan image, if possible. Jayie Unwritten words~ 00:11, August 15, 2014 (UTC)
I use an app on my iPad, I don't think it'll let me load layered files, unfortunately. I guess an unshaded version would work best, although if you could send the layers as seperate files, that would be good too, if that's not too much work or anything. Thanks. :) Jayie Unwritten words~ 00:18, August 15, 2014 (UTC)
firstname.lastname@example.com Jayie Unwritten words~ 00:24, August 15, 2014 (UTC)
Thanks. :) It was very helpful. Jayie Unwritten words~ 04:28, August 15, 2014 (UTC)
Hey I'm doing Mapleshade's apprentice and I was wondering if I may use the lineart from her alt apprentice? ☽➸ Hawky Void Shadowshot20:28 Sat Aug 16
Thanks! ☽➸ Hawky Void Shadowshot20:31 Sun Aug 17
Awesome Sauce!
I am so glad I found another user that likes Doctor Who! OMG!
Wibbly wobbly timey wimey... stuff.
-Doctor to Sally Sparrow
Spotted, like YO MAMA! 11:42, September 25, 2014 (UTC)
I think you meant to reply to Spotted, not me :P Bird Squash one, squash two, squash three... 23:46, September 25, 2014 (UTC)
Yes, I know. Harley is wonderful, though. 8D —Lightning < 20:17, 10/25/2014 >
they should be sent now. ^^ Skt 🌙 23:19, October 27, 2014 (UTC)
You may want to check this out. =)~☯ Breeze Five Nights at Freddys 23:52, January 21, 2015 (UTC)
Hi Scarly, this is Bramble, but you can call me Silver or Stream/Streamy^^ Just asking, do you take charart requests? You seem so awesome at charart XD and, can we be friends? :)Silver The Endless River✼ ~† 01:50, March 20, 2015 (UTC)
Yeah man I'm game. ʝΣηяѲ¢к The Aftermath Is Secondary 00:28, 20, 05, 2015
Hey Scarlet, would you be able to send me the file for Yarrowpaw? I'm having a bit of difficulty getting an exact match for his colors ^.^; my email (this is my only working email account at the moment...) : email@example.com Sunjaw It's Dangerous to Go Alone 12:05, May 27, 2015 (UTC)
The Photoshop file is perfect actually (: thanks! Sunjaw It's Dangerous to Go Alone 22:51, May 27, 2015 (UTC)
Im nominating Archeye's warrioe image for tweaking and i was wondering if i could have it? I dont need the file so dont worry Storm♫ 13:24, June 11, 2015 (UTC)
Hey there, Scarlet! I just thought id inform you that Tawnyspot's starclan was nominated for a tweak. If you want your image, i suggest claiming it as soon as possible before it gets reserved by another user.~☯ Breeze Five Nights at Freddys 19:26, October 12, 2015 (UTC)
Hello. I'm working on Brindleclaw's warrior image to remove the white. Do you have the file for it? If so may I have it?Stealthf🔥re ❤Warriors Forever!❤ 21:29, October 28, 2015 (UTC)


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Harbouring a Grudge is a mission in Grand Theft Auto IV. It is the first mission given by Patrick McReary (Packie). Packie tells Niko that there is business out at the docks in Algonquin to take care of. Some illegal meds are being smuggled into the country from the east by the Algonquin Triads, and he wants to steal the truckload of drugs while it's being moved. He says that a man named Ray Boccino up him onto it, and although he doesn't trust him, he decides that it's worth the money.
Kate McReary and Packie are aruging as Maureen McReary talks about hell. Niko comes and Kate takes an interest in him. Packie says stay away from her and says they need to do something.
Drive Packie to the docks. Once you arrive, follow Packie. He'll run around to the back of a harbour warehouse overlooking the Triad deal. The game will introduce you to climbing and shimmying as you and Packie scale the warehouse to access the roof. When you reach the top, and a cutscene will start, showing a boat pull up with the meds, which starts to get loaded into a Yankee truck. Packie will then instruct Niko to climb down the small mini-cabin on the side of the building next to the river and start shooting the Triads. Climb down, and slowly sneak behind the large warehouse boxes. Start firing on the Triads and Packie will give you support from the roof. Packie will draw some of their attention, but they will still shoot at you. When everyone outside has been killed (including the guy on the boat), The thugs inside the warehouse with the truck will start shooting, too. Be careful not to destroy the truck. After everyone is dead, enter the truck with the meds and wait for Packie. Packie will follow Niko into the truck, and instruct Niko to drive the truck to a lockup in Westminster. Start driving to the lockup, but some Triads in cars will start following and shooting you. Niko will find some grenades in the truck, and you can drop them out the window to blow up the cars (Be careful; the truck is slow and it might not clear the blast radius if you "cook" the grenade too long). No matter what you do, get to the lockup. Niko will park the truck in the lockup and the pair will exit the truck. Ray will pull up and pick up Packie to talk. He will also take Niko's number for more work.
- In the warehouse with the truck there is a first aid kit in the office. Niko can also leave the gunfight to restore his health at a food stand.
- If the player jumps off the roof to get on the ground or get in the truck, Packie will say "I didn't know I was working with a special needs kid." saying that it was dumb to jump when the player could just jump onto the large bin.


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Fashion Week: Pay for jobs that could get you there to hobnob with Paris Hilton
Fashion Week is on in New York City. Stuck out here in Seattle, with a job about as far from fashion as one can get, I had no luck convincing my boss to pay for a junket to Fashion Week.
What jobs would get me to Fashion Week? Do any of them pay well? I did a little digging using our salary survey data. I found a couple jobs that pay a reasonably salary, and I would stand a chance of being able to justify a week in NYC to the boss.
These are not jobs where you will automatically rub elbows with Hilary Duff and Usher, or ogle Nicky and Paris Hilton from the first row, or even be able to afford clothes from Marc Jacobs, but you will be in the fashion industry, and have a paycheck that is good enough to keep your family off your back about getting a "real" job.
Fashion Model: First let's rule out the obvious: being a model is a great job for a few hundred people in the US. For the rest of the models, it is a a nice part-time job at best. I have a better chance making a living as a professional golfer than as a professional model, and I'm a 20+ handicap.
We have only a little data for models in our database, so take this with a grain of salt. In Seattle, the pay for models is between $10 and $40 per hour, and the work week is 10 to 20 hours. Taking the middle ($20/hour, 15 hours/week), $15,000/year in extra income is nice, but it is not a career.
In our PayScale salary database, the states with the most model data (implying the most jobs for models), after the obvious New York and California, are Maine, Washington, and Georgia. I wonder where LL Bean, Bon Marche, and Rich's are headquartered. The later two recently were absorbed by Macy's, so it may be slim-pickings for models in Seattle in the future.
Fashion Designer: Now let's get serious. I was surprised to find that there is actually work for fashion designers in Seattle. The pay is reasonable, with a median salary of $42,500/year for experienced designers, and the high end going up to $70,000. Not enough to buy a $1,000,000 condo in Downtown Seattle, but a good living.
Of course, it is better to be an experienced fashion designer in New York. Salaries there have a median of $77,000/year, and can easily go to $110,000/year or more. However, NYC doesn't have 300 inches of snow a year and fantastic skiing less than an hour outside of town. That more than makes up for the pay difference. 🙂
Seattle Fashion Designers also can easily justify a trip to NYC for Fashion Week. How else can they stay current on the latest trends?
Department Store Buyer: Before you buy the clothes from Macy's, someone has to buy the clothes that Macy's stocks. Being a buyer is another job I could have here in Seattle which would justify the trip to Fashion Week.
For experienced Department Store Buyers in Seattle, the median salary is $55,000, with top buyers earning $95,000/year. We also have a lot of data from Washington State, implying it is a common job here.
The pay for buyers is better in New York, but not that much better than Seattle. The median salary for an experienced buyer is $63,000 there, with the high end above $110,000/year.
By the way, Jennifer Aniston's character on Friends had the related job of being a buyer for Ralph Lauren. It is not good that I know this 🙂
Garment Sewer: There once was a clothing manufacturing industry in the US, but not anymore. We have a total of 5 salary reports from Garment Sewers nation-wide. The median pay is $9.50/hour. There isn't much upside: with 25 years of experience, the pay only goes up to about $15/hour.
Enough dreaming of careers that were not to be – my next post will be back on the nuts and bolts of statistics and compensation.
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February 28, 2014 Editor: This letter is in response to the article , "A little help needed after high school," by staff writer Tom Giambroni. more »»
The good fight
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February 27, 2014 Editor: Not many people want to hold public office. Those wanting to run for office should be encouraged, not blocked from ballot acces. more »»
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February 5, 2014 Editor: Cal Thomas has written an interesting article on the problems the people in the U.K. are having with their National Health Service (NHS). To quote Mr. more »»
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Volleyball Wallops Birmingham-Southern, 30-12, 30-20, 30-24
Aug. 31, 2002
Huntsville, Tex. - Junior setter Meghan Keck set a new school record with a hitting percentage of .900 (9 kills, 1 error, 10 attacks) and dished out 32 assists to help the University of Illinois at Chicago to the 30-12, 30-20, 30-24 victory over Birmingham-Southern on Saturday morning at the Sam Houston State Invitational.
"We were pretty much in control for the whole game," UIC head coach Don August said. "We were very sharp and Birmingham-Southern wasn't."
With the victory, UIC improves to 2-1 on the season, while Birmingham-Southern falls to 1-2 on the campaign.
As a team, UIC hit at an amazing clip of .324, while Birmingham-Southern could only manage .019.
Sophomore middle hitter Kristi Herrington also tied for the team lead with nine kills and six block assists, while junior outside hitter Lindsey Filkins (16 digs) and sophomore libero Jordan Studzinski (13 digs) each turned in solid efforts.
UIC will be back in action tonight, as they will square off with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 7:30 p.m.


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1. Re: Oracle Data Modeler Installation guideDavid Last-Oracle Sep 5, 2012 9:27 AM (in response to NZK)Hi Nazik,
After unzipping it, you can start Data Modeler by double-clicking the file datamodeler.exe in folder datamodeler.
If you have downloaded the version that does not include a JRE, it will ask you for the location of the java.exe file of the Java 1.6 JRE you wish to use.
2. Re: Oracle Data Modeler Installation guideNZK Sep 5, 2012 12:41 PM (in response to David Last-Oracle)Dear David
Thank you for you response. I unzipped it and double clicked it. It gives an error message as 'This application has failed to start because MSVCR71.dll was not found'
I remember once I added registry value and it solved this issue.
3. Re: Oracle Data Modeler Installation guideDavid Last-Oracle Sep 5, 2012 1:23 PM (in response to NZK)Hi,
I assume you downloaded the version of Data Modeler that does not include a JRE?
The Java JRE should normally contain a copy of msvcr71.dll in its folder jre\bin.
If it's missing, you will probably find another copy in its folder jre\bin\new_plugin. You could try copying this to its jre\bin folder.
If you've still got a problem, you could download the version of Data Modeler that includes a JRE.
4. Re: Oracle Data Modeler Installation guideNZK Sep 5, 2012 3:09 PM (in response to David Last-Oracle)This is what I have to do...
Run regedit as the Administrator
Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths
Add a new Key to App Paths called sqldeveloper.exe
Set the (Default) value to the full path to the executable (including the executable name).
Create a new String value for sqldeveloper.exe called Path and set its value to the jre / bin folder in the SQLDeveloper files.


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For a guaranteed playful and high spirited time, you need to look no further than West Hartford's Playhouse on Park where they are staging the musical, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," now through July 20 at their Park Road theater in West Hartford.
"Spelling Bee" was an unexpected hit when it landed on Broadway in 2005 after undergoing a development process at the Barrington Stage Company in Massachusetts which was followed by a successful off-Broadway debut. Its success results from a number of reasons, including William Finn's jaunty score and Rachel Sheinkin's clever book which involves a great deal of audience interaction and involvement. The show is based on an original play by Rebecca Feldman, who was also involved in the development process, and features additional material by Jay Reiss, an actor who participated in the original workshops and Berkshires premiere.
The show, particularly as staged in West Hartford, also reminds audience members of their days back in middle school and to the Playhouse on Park's credit, they create that atmosphere from the second that the audience walks in the front door to what appears to be a school hallway, filled with rows of lockers, hand-written posters about clubs and upcoming events, and a "For Faculty Only" sign on the lobby's coffee concession. A series of overhead announcements culminates in several reminders that the Spelling Bee is about to begin.
Part of the charm of the show is that adult actors will be playing the middle school contestants of the show, several of whom do it quite impressively with a genuine earnestness and innocence. There are three adult characters, Rona Lisa Perretti, the organizer and past winner of the third annual event, Vice Principal Douglas Panch, who's back after a five-year absence that resulted from some undisclosed trauma at the 20th annual Bee, and Mitch Mahoney, who's here doing community service as the "comfort counselor" but whose real purpose is to get any overly emotional losers off the stage as quickly and as compassionately as possible.
Four volunteers from the audience are selected at each performance to join the six other cast members as contestants. It's clear that the volunteers have received a wee bit of an orientation immediately before the performance and are cued on by their fellow cast members. Sheinkin's book carefully plots out the words that the volunteer contestants will receive so that their comings and goings can be interspersed with the musical numbers, some of which do require some volunteer participation. This adds another element of suspense and surprise to the show as the audience wonders how each of the volunteers will fare.
The audience serves as the onlookers for the Spelling Bee, and several of the contestants make references to and even offer an occasional hug or two to their supposed parents, grandparents and other friends in attendance. It all makes for a deliciously immersive experience, a concept quite popular in theater these days, which the production's director and choreographer Susan Haefner employs to the fullest benefit. She segues between the musical numbers and the action at the spelling bee quite effortlessly and her dances, which even involve some of the volunteers, are suitably boisterous and oftentimes pleasantly zany.
Dan Nischan's set situates the production in a remarkably accurate representation of a middle school gymnasium, complete with basketball hoop, the typical wood floor, and arrows providing directions to the Boys' Locker Rooms, along with a movable set of bleachers in one corner and a table diagonally across from it, where the adults running the Bee are seated. The set is good enough to bring back both traumatic and fond memories, which is to say that it does its job.
While most of the characterizations are absolutely right on target, a few are not quite up to the mark. While Haefner rightly encourages an overall air of rambunctiousness, some of the players take the concept a bit too far, in particular Kevin Barlowski who portrays Leaf Coneybear, the laissez-faire son of hippie parents and brother to a brood of similarly raised siblings, with a little too much flamboyance and hyperactivity. This tends to minimize his lack of confidence which is essential to his character and causes him to be in constant motion, a noticeable distraction particularly when his character is not in the center of the action. To give the young actor his due, he does convey Leaf's earnestness and essential lovability, which allows him to become an audience favorite.
Similarly, Steven Mooney captures contestant William Barfee's (pronounced "Barfey" as he constantly reminds the adults) know it all attitude while not quite depicting the potential bully that's tempted to come out of William's oversize body. There needs to be a sense of aggression in the character to contrast with his budding humanity evidenced in a growing crush on another speller, the lost soul Olive Ostrovsky, played with a very believable sesnse of loneliness and yearning by Natalie Sannes. Sannes is quite touching as she recalls her career-focused parents' general neglect for her and allows us to see her growing affection for Barfee, although that doesn't quite come across from him, especially to justify Olive's sacrifice later on.
Maya Naff hits all the right notes as Marcy Park, an Asian student who has bought into the notion of needing to be perfect in all things but who will learn, thanks to a neat cameo from a celestial visitor, that she has the power to be exactly who she would really like to be. Hillary Ekwall is equally fine as the increasingly stressed out Logainne SchwarzandGrubiniere, whose two fathers seem to be putting untoward pressure upon her to succeed. As the fathers, though, Barlowski and particularly Norman Payne, who wonderfully plays the comfort counselor as a world-weary urban veteran, don't come across as necessarily intense. We don't get a sense of the high expectations they have of their daughter and the pressure they impart, although one of the fathers does attempt to sabotage another contestant's performance. Scott Scaffidi does fine as the returning champion, Chip Tolentino, the clean-cut high achiever outfitted in an award-filled Boy Scout uniform, who nonetheless will be sabotaged by the sudden, unexpected arrival of puberty.
As the adults, Emily Kron fares best as Rona Lisa, with an overconfidence and smarm typical of the region's most successful real estate agent. She glows with pride in the Spelling Bee and the pleasurable memories of her win (with the word "syzygy") 22 years previously and revels in her excitement when the competition reaches the final two. Kron has fun with Sheinkin's drolly absurd biographical details about the contestant's lives. Joel Newsome tends to underplay Vice Principal Panch, although a case could be made that the Vice Principal remains overly medicated. He does convey the man's obsessive delight in quickly hitting the bell when a contestant misspells a word and as he anal-retentively provides definitions of the various words that prove to be of no help whatsoever. According to the epilogue, Panch has an attraction to Rona Lisa that borders on the obsessive, but I really didn't see anything in Newsome's performance that even hinted at this possibility, though it might have made the evening more fun .
Finn's music and lyrics are as melodic, pleasant, and stirring as one would hope from the composer-lyricist of "March of the Falsettos" and "Hello, Again," with a lot of unexpected but delicious rhymes that support the tough and tender scenes on stage. Haefner assures that there is plenty of motion and activity during the musical numbers, several of which call upon the entire cast, including the adults, to serve as a Greek chorus. The title song is especially catchy, with many of others conveying an audacious charm.
Robert James Tomasulo conducts the six member on stage band, parked next to the Boys' Locker Room, who provide spirited accompaniment. Collete C. Benoit has ably dressed the students in costumes that provide some sly insights into their characters (a white shirt and tie for someone who wants to convey intelligence or a cape and cat helmet for someone hiding in their immaturity). Aaron Hocheiser's lighting is essential to single out certain characters as they ponder significant events in their lives while competing while recreating the brightness of a large auditorium.
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is an enjoyable way to spend a summer afternoon or an evening or as a way to entertain visiting out of town friends. It has its share of sweet and charming moments, as well as an understanding of the fears and frustrations that young people can feel, especially as they find themselves in a competitive situation. If you go, be sure to keep your ears open to a funny line referencing the Playhouse on Park's next door neighbor, the AC Petersen Company ice cream shop.
For information and tickets, call the Playhouse on Park box office at 860.5293.5900 ext. 10 or visit their website at www.playhouseonpark.org.
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Debian Weekly News - December 30th, 2003
Martin Schulze <joey <at> infodrom.org>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Weekly News http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2003/52/ Debian Weekly News - December 30th, 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to this year's 52nd issue of DWN, the weekly newsletter for the Debian community. LinuxCertified [1]announced the Debian-certified [2]LC2430 laptop, which is sold with Debian GNU/Linux pre-configured. Merry Christmas: Nathanael Nerode [3]noticed that the list of [4]release critical bugs is below 600. 1. http://linuxcertified.com/debian-linux-laptop.html 2. http://linuxcertified.com/linux-laptop-lc2430.html 3. http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-0312/msg01952.html 4. http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/ Debian Timeline 2003. We have prepared a [5]timeline for the ending year as retrospective of a quite exciting and active year. It lists (hopefully) all major events of the year 2003 as they were mentioned in the past 51 issues of DWN. They are composed by a total of 36 volunteer writers and translated into a dozen languages by many developers. A big and warm thanks for your great work. 5. http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2003/timeline Testing Advances. Anthony Towns [6]reported that several packages with release-critical bugs have been removed from testing. Perl and zlib were also pushed to move into testing soon. He also noted that anyone can upgrade and downgrade bug reports if it is appropriate.(Continue reading)