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Salaam: From The Middle East To The Midwest
If you were an aficionado of Egyptian cinema music, and you heard the song "Layla" by the Bloomington, Ind.-based ensemble Salaam, you might well scratch your head in puzzlement. The elegant, romantic grandeur of the music, with its swooning string section and loping Egyptian percussion, would immediately call to mind classic works by composers such as the late Mohammed Abdel Wahab. But something is different: There's sprightliness to the performance, a brisk economy in the way it moves through melodic passages and musical modes before settling into a march-like midsection and returning joyfully to the opening theme. And isn't that a santoor — an Indian hammer dulcimer — mixing it up with the plucked melody of the Middle Eastern kanun?
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All this happens within six breathless, exhilarating minutes. But what is it? The piece, it turns out, was composed by Dena El Saffar, a Chicago-born Iraqi-American who has spent years learning to play the august classical music of her ancestors, the style known as maqam. In fact, the venerable Iraqi art of maqam was overshadowed during the Ottoman Empire, in large part by the emergence of Egyptian cinema music, and later the great diva of Arabic music in the last century, Umm Kulthum. All this and more is fair game for Salaam, the group that El Saffar, her brother, her husband and a select group of likeminded Bloomington musicians formed a few years back.
Some of the pieces on Salaam's self-titled debut are decidedly more experimental, though none surpass the gem-like perfection of "Layla." The song subtly transposes a genre of music few Americans are even aware of into a sonic realm that feels enchanting and exotic, while still strangely familiar.
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Media The Agony & Ecstasy of the Borat Victim
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If you've ever wondered how the hell Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen gets away with what he does, this BBC article provides some interesting answers.
(Among his secret weapons: confidence, strategically presented release forms, and cash.)
And if you've ever suspected that underneath all that brilliantly repulsive affectation, Sacha Baron Cohen might be a dreamy-looking man, you're right.


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Cindy Adams Has a T-shirt With Heart-Shaped Photos of Her Dogs 'on the Breast'
This is one of those times when we really wish the 'New Yorker' had pictures.
Don't get us wrong. We love the New Yorker's design and illustrations. In fact, we're probably the only people we know under 50 who actually laugh aloud at the cartoons. And, usually, the writing is descriptive enough that you don't need photographs. Usually. Today, while reading Rebecca Mead's "Talk of the Town" on Cindy Adams's one-woman show in the current issue, we were tripped up by an insufficient description of the subject's shirt, which apparently features pictures of her toy Yorkies, Jazzy and Juicy.
Relaxing at home, Cindy's wearing a black T-shirt with heart-shaped photos of the pooches on the breast.
"On the breast"? We said to ourselves, trying to cue up a visual. What does that mean? Does it mean in the middle, above Cindy's boobs, like on her breast plate? And what of the fact that it says "photos," which indicates that there are two photos? Does that mean there is a dog on each of Cindy's breasts? Or are the two heart-shaped dog pictures hovering between or above her breasts? And if it is above, why not say "breast plate"? Maybe its not lyrical, but it is clear. Is it possible that Rebecca Mead is politely indicating Cindy has a uniboob?
We tried to move past it but found that we could not.
At the risk of impairing his vision for good, we asked Photoshop master Jed Egan to come up with a picture of what he thought a T-shirt with "heart-shaped photos of the pooches on the breast" would look like. Here is what he came up with.
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Heavy mud was pumped into the damaged well at a point 8,600 feet below the seabed, where it was intercepted by a relief well drilled from the West Triton jackup rig. Towed in from Singapore, the West Triton did not arrive on scene until September 10, nearly three weeks after the blowout occurred. It took nearly four more weeks to set up the rig, drill down to the intercept depth, and make the first unsuccessful attempt to intercept the damaged well. Finally, after 74 days, the spill has been stopped. Difficult tasks ahead: now workers must try to re-enter the well from the fire-damaged Montara platform so they can inject permanent cement plugs. As a PTTEP official notes:
We do not underestimate the significantly increased technical complexity, logistical challenges and hazards of the work now required in the wake of the damage caused by the fire to the wellhead platform and the West Atlas rig.Estimates of the amount of oil spilled vary widely. PTTEP's unexplained estimate of 400 barrels per day yields a total of 1,243,200 gallons. The Australian government's estimate of "up to" 2,000 barrels per day means a total spill of as much as 6, 216,000 gallons. And an estimate of 3,000 barrels per day based on the known flow rates of other wells in the area results in a spill of 9,324,000 gallons, almost as large as the 11 million gallon Exxon Valdez spill that, 20 years after a massive cleanup operation, is still affecting Alaskan communities and the environment.
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If the top 3 or 4 tackels are gone at 13 (probably will), we won't be taking one there.
I am very high on OT/G Mike Iupati, but he's a big reach at 13 or 17. So say we take Spiller, Haden, Thomas, or Mays (two of the above) with our #13 and #17.
We can then trade up to get Iupati between picks 24 - 27...that would cost us a third-rounder.
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Surface mining for coal in Appalachia has generated opposition because rock and dirt from mountaintops is often removed and placed in nearby valleys and streams. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) in the Department of the Interior and states with approved programs regulate these mines under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and states also regulate different aspects of coal mining, including the filling of valley streams, under the Clean Water Act. Under SMCRA, mine operators must provide financial assurances sufficient to allow mines to be reclaimed. Under the Clean Water Act, the Corps may require financial assurances that the impact of mines on streams can be mitigated. GAO was asked to examine (1) the approaches OSM, the states, and the Corps have taken to obtain financial assurances for surface coal mines with valley fills; (2) federal and state agencies' monitoring of these mines after reclamation and mitigation are complete; and (3) the federal laws agencies may use, and have used, to address latent environmental problems. GAO gathered information from state and federal agencies in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia about their financial assurances practices, long-term monitoring, and use of federal laws to address environmental impacts at former mine sites. This report makes no recommendations.
OSM, the states, and the Corps use different approaches to financial assurances for reclamation and mitigation. Under SMCRA, states have flexibility to require mine operators to provide a bond for the full cost of reclamation or participate in an alternative bonding system such as a bond pool, which may combine bonds, taxes on coal production, and other sources of funding. West Virginia relies exclusively on an alternative bonding system, while Tennessee exclusively uses a full-cost bonding system. The other two states, Virginia and Kentucky, rely on a combination of full-cost bonds and an alternative bonding system. Under the Clean Water Act, the Corps has discretion to require that mine operators provide assurances that funds will be available to mitigate the effects of burying streams with valley fills but it has not done so in the four states we reviewed. Instead, the Corps has relied on other mechanisms to ensure that mitigation will be completed satisfactorily, according to Corps officials. For example, some Corps officials said they rely on SMCRA financial assurances to ensure required mitigation. OSM, EPA, the Corps, and the four states' mining and environmental agencies are not required to monitor former mountaintop mines with valley fills for long-term environmental degradation after reclamation and mitigation are complete and financial assurances have been released. However, several of them, along with the U.S. Geological Survey, have conducted or funded analyses of conditions near reclaimed mine sites with valley fills that have shown environmental impacts. Specifically, analyses have shown that (1) reforestation efforts at some reclaimed surface coal mine sites needed improvement; (2) surface coal mine sites have contaminated streams and harmed aquatic organisms; (3) valley fills may affect water flow; and (4) mine operators have not always returned mine sites to their approximate original contour when required to do so under SMCRA. Federal and state agencies have taken some actions to respond to these findings, including adopting new guidelines for reforestation practices. Several federal laws may be available under limited circumstances to address long-term environmental problems at former mine sites. These laws include SMCRA; the Clean Water Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also commonly known as Superfund; and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. For example, the Clean Water Act authorizes EPA or a state to require a permit if discharges are detected from a former surface mine, and CERCLA may authorize EPA to respond to certain pollution from former surface mines. According to the agencies, they have rarely or never needed to use these authorities. We provided a draft of this report to OSM, the Corps, EPA, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia for review and comment. The federal agencies generally agreed with the report, while the states were critical of what they perceived to be the message of the report.
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Don't Bet on Election Gains
History suggests investors should bet on an election-year rally. World events might suggest otherwise, strategists say.
Since 1926, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index has returned 11% during an election year, the second-best year of the four-year election cycle, according to Credit Suisse research.
Even better: Out of 21 election years since 1926, investors have lost money in only four.
But some strategists are urging caution in 2012. They say the current presidential cycle already is behaving far differently from a typical one. And with so much uncertainty outside U.S. borders, the election might not have the same effect it has had in past years.
"You can't compare this election to any during the last 30 years," says Rebecca Patterson, chief market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.
Historically, the market has performed best during year three of the election cycle, when the S&P 500 has averaged returns of 17.5%. That's followed by the election year's 11% gain, which trumps years one and two by 2.4 percentage points and 1.4 point, respectively.
The two possible results this time—a Democrat stays in office or a Democrat hands off to a Republican—have produced mid-double-digit returns during past election years, according to Credit Suisse.
This cycle, however, hasn't followed the historical pattern. The first and second years of President Obama's presidency stand a good chance of being the best, not the worst: The S&P 500 gained 26.5% in 2009 and 15.1% in 2010, well above the average first- and second-year returns of 8.6% and 9.6%. Meanwhile, 2011, the third year of President Obama's term, should have been the best of the cycle—yet the S&P 500 gained just 2.1% counting dividends, and was essentially unchanged without dividends.
One reason the cycle is playing out differently is the lingering effects of the financial crisis. Typically, both major political parties look to stimulate the economy during the third and fourth years of the election cycle, in order to win votes.
But judging from the recent wrangling over extending the payroll tax cut, federal unemployment benefits and Medicare rates for 2012, investors shouldn't expect much stimulus anytime soon, strategists say. A failure to extend those benefits could knock 0.8 percentage point off of gross domestic product in 2012, according to research from investment bank Nomura.
That doesn't mean the market can't rally. The S&P 500 gained more than 20% in 1976, the year Jimmy Carter unseated Gerald Ford, and in 1980, the year Ronald Reagan defeated President Carter. In 1992, when Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush, the market rose 7.6%. In 1948, when Democrat Harry Truman upset heavily favored Thomas Dewey, large-cap stocks returned 5.5%.
No matter who wins in 2012, investors should expect a volatile year in the markets, says Barry Knapp, head of U.S. equity strategy at Barclays. He looked at past elections that occurred soon after recessions or periods of economic turbulence. His finding: Market volatility rises during the primary season, falls and then nearly doubles during the 12 weeks leading up to the election, as the outcome becomes its central preoccupation.
"There will be lots of ebbs and flows," says Mr. Knapp. "But by the conventions, the election will be the central focus."
The U.S. election won't be the only source of political uncertainty this year. Seven G-20 nations will be holding elections of their own in 2012, including France, Italy and Mexico. Just two did in 2008, according to Strategas Research Partners.
And with Europe still wrestling with its debt crisis and the jury out on whether emerging markets will avoid recession, the results will also have an impact on markets, strategists say.
"The U.S. still matters, but that's a huge list of elections," says JPMorgan's Ms. Patterson. "There's a lot of uncertainty that will reverberate globally."
She recommends emerging-market stocks because, unlike Washington, emerging-market governments have cash to stimulate their domestic growth, and their central banks have room to reduce interest rates.
David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at investment firm Gluskin Sheff & Associates in Toronto, recommends investments that typically do well in periods of volatility, including "hybrid funds" that blend corporate bonds and dividend-paying stocks, and top-rated "junk" bonds—which are already priced for a recession, he says.
"This is the most important election since 1980," Mr. Rosenberg says. "It will be a rollercoaster ride."


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Its a wonderful time to be a history geek!
The inauguration of Barack Obama presented the Blue Ridge Community College faculty, regardless of discipline, with several opportunities to discuss the historical significance of his newly-formed presidency.
Students in American history II asked me if I watched the ceremony live. Of course! I laughed. I cried. I sang. I shouted. I pledged. My most recognizable trait, however, as a self-confessed history geek is: I enjoyed identifying people whose contributions appear in history texts. They get a paragraph or two in the chapter on the emergence of the civil rights movement.
My favorite moment from the inauguration remains the benediction from Reverend Joseph Lowery, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in 1957. The 87-year-old lived to see the first African American presidency. Lowerys statements, folksy and poignant, highlighted the plurality of our countrys citizenry and remind us of the constitutional obligations we pledge to uphold. While we may be different, we are equal.
U.S. Congressman John Lewis (Ga.) also attended the inauguration. Another pillar of the civil rights movement, Lewis helped found and lead the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Lewis toiled and bled on the front lines of the movement, in places such as the Freedom Rides, sit-ins, the march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., and the 1963 March on Washington.
These two figures of the civil rights movement and representatives of the African American adults and youth of the South in the 1960s witnessed an event that over a million people shivered for hours in the cold nations capital to observe.
The day before, we observed the national holiday for Dr. King, who would have been 80 years old this month. BRCC celebrates this day every year with a breakfast, music, speeches and fundraising for scholarships. My favorite memory of this annual event occurred several years ago. In a packed auditorium with standing room only, we listened to the rousing speech that Franklin McCain gave. McCain, in the company of three other African American students from North Carolina A & T University, conducted a peaceful protest against Woolworths racially-segregated lunch counter in Greensboro in 1960. He talked of Dr. King and the perennial favorite of many Americans, the I Have A Dream speech. He spoke of Dr. Kings criticism of the Vietnam War and of the bleak days both black and white supporters of the civil rights movement endured. We ended the mornings gathering singing and holding hands, much like the people I saw on television in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Hands waving flags. People crying. Faces beaming.
Dr. Patricia Furnish teaches history and sociology at Blue Ridge Community College. She can be reached at email@example.com or 694-1866.
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Digital Media student Ryan Ackerman of Clarendon Springs received 755 votes almost 50 percent of the votes cast beating out submissions from around New England.
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Gran Turismo 5 was over-hyped and it shows with the lack of vehicle damage, poor track selection, and a failure to have all cars rendered as Premium models. Even so, theres no way to deny its an outstanding game because the positives far outweigh the negatives.
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Before the release of Gran Turismo 5 we were led to expect one of the most realistic and comprehensive driving experiences. The actuality of Gran Turismo 5 is that it features over 1000 licensed cars from the world's top manufacturers and more than 20 tracks with more than 70 variations, including some famous real world circuits, city courses, and various other racing environments. Featuring exciting gameplay and modes suitable for newcomers to racing, for automotive enthusiasts, and for hardened afficionados of the pro racing circuit, Gran Turismo takes the sport of racing to the next level with its depth of content and unbeatable visual effects making it difficult to distinguish the game from a live race. Adding to this realism, cars feature real-time visual damage with accurate contact deformations suposed to be accurately derived from point of impact and velocity data.
Also for the first time, Gran Turismo 5 features an extremely deep online and community feature set. Players can progress and acquire credits through a variety of modes like GT Career Mode, Championship Races, License Tests and more, or they can explore different tracks and circuit variations in Arcade Mode. Players can race online, with up to 16 of you involved, through the PlayStation Network. Does it live up to its promise. The jury's out on this. I think it does, whether or not experienced players will agree with me is yet to be seen.
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Zaidee Bliss (Continuing Yoga) Considering her early interest in ballet and figure skating, it is not surprising that Zaidee Bliss found her way to yoga as an adult. That first class was so reminiscent of her ballet years that it felt like coming home. Her natural inclination, skill and experience as a teacher led her along the path to becoming a yoga instructor. Zaidee is certified as a Kripalu yoga teacher and has since completed the 200-hour Anusara teacher training as well as a certification as a Yoga Ed teacher. Her classes are designed to suit the needs and levels of her students. She pays special attention to correct alignment in order to more safely enhance her student's practice.
Sylvia Bloom (Eenie Meenie Music Together®, Children's Theater) first observed performance as a two-year old, which was booty-shaking during her parents' folk-dancing group. Many years later she went on to receive a B.M. in voice from Oberlin Conservatory, and an M.A. in Counseling specializing in Expressive Arts Therapy. Her performing experience ranges from the sublime—recent member of the San Francisco Opera Chorus, former cast member in the San Francisco production of Phantom of the Opera, soloist with the Erie Philharmonic (PA) and Springfield Symphony (MO)—to the sublimely ridiculous—singing "Carmen" at a Burger King in West Virginia and shrieking as the voice of the evil Tooth Fairy in a really bad major motion picture. Her combined love of the arts and of learning about the development of the human mind led her to the Music Together program, which she's taught for the past 6 years. She's the proud mom of seven-year-old Eli, and is excited to bring the world of Music Together® to the community!
Carman Bogle (Pre-Ballet, Intro to Ballet) studied ballet as a child and through her teenage years in Rutland, Vermont where she performed in The Nutcracker with Ballet Manchester at the Smith Center and The Dorset Playhouse. After becoming a wife and mother, Carman continued to enjoy a love of dance, using her skills as a cheerleading coach and for various church & community events/benefits. Carman joined the Hubbard Hall faculty in 2014 and says the experience has been "a true honor and privilege."
Elizabeth Call (Beginning Ballet for Adults) studied ballet in California with Faith Heidemann, Alexandra Kosloff, Mia Slavenska and Kira Ivanovsky. She danced in several regional ballet companies there: Ballet Fantasque, Ballet Etc. and LA Ballet. In New York she did concert work in various dance styles and continued her ballet studies with Gus Dick Andros, Julia Simmone, and Nanette Charisse. She taught ballet at the Poppenhusen Institute in Queens, and at Lycee Francais, and Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan. Elizabeth has been a licensed acupuncturist for 22 years and is able to use her training in anatomy to aid students in correct placement and form. She maintains a private acupuncture practice in Greenwich, NY.
Scott Carrino (Tai Ji and Qi Gong) has studied Taoism and Tai Ji as a method of centering and as a metaphor for life for the past 31 years. Teaching Yang Style solo, two-person, sabre and sword forms since 1986, he has cultivated an integrated understanding of chi (vital energy) and the mysteries and power of the Tao. He is a teaching member of the Living Tao Foundation for the past fifteen years, and published their newsletter for 10 years. Scott is a founding member of Pompanuck Farm and Roundhouse Bakery.
Aleta Chappelle (Zumba/Improv) After attending the American Conservatory Theatre, Aleta Chappelle began her professional career in the film industry at Francis Coppola's Zoetrope Studios. An award-winning Casting Director, Ms. Chappelle has more than 25 feature films to her credit including Godfather 3, Drumline, The Nutty Professor, and Sister Act 2. As the V.P. of Talent at the FOX Network, she supervised the casting of In Living Color, The Outsiders and 18 other TV pilots. Ms. Chappelle's feature film directing debut was Goosed starring Jennifer Tilly and Joan Rivers. Her most recent film, Romeo & Juliet in Harlem starring Harry Lennix, is due to be released this winter. Some of her stage directing credits include: The Concept of Love starring Julianna Margulies, The Mary Ellen Pleasant Story, and she is the Founder and continues to direct the Harlem Children's Theatre (www.HarlemChildresTreatre.com). Aleta has taught acting and improvisation classes for both children and adults at the Hudson Opera House, the Actors Haven, the Newburgh Performing Arts Academy, Studio C Artists, the Dorset Playhouse and at the SAG Foundation.
Richard Cherry (Foil) is a pupil of Herb Cohen who fenced on three US Olympic teams. Richard has been teaching sword-fencing in the local area since 1999.
Otha Day (Drum Circle facilitator) leads fun and lively Rhythm Events from the deep belief that rhythm has the power to build communities, promote well-being, and bring incredible joy. Otha leads drum and rhythm events for corporate functions, conferences, schools-libraries, hospital-health groups, religious and private events. Some of his many clients have included the US Naval Air Systems Command Leadership Development Program in Washington, D.C., the multi-national SABIC Innovative Plastics, Burr and Burton Academy, and Williams College. More info at www.drumtothebeat.com.
Gina Mammone Deibel (Bollywood Dance, Creative Rhythm & Movement, Dances of India) studied classical Indian dance (Odissi style) and various folk traditions for 10 years with guru Ranjanaa Devi and performed with Nataraj Performing Arts based in Hadley, MA. Her background in dance also includes jazz, modern, tap, ballet, flamenco, Middle Eastern, lindy-hop, and yoga. She is a member of daCi (Dance and the Child International), holds degrees in Childhood Education and Television/Film Studies from Boston University, has taught in the US and the UK, and has performed throughout the Northeast.
Elizabeth Dunn (Beginner & Open Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Supported Yoga) is a licensed massage therapist and yoga teacher who trained with Shiva Rea at Kripalu and graduated in 2012 from the year-long intensive Urban Zen Integrative Therapy program. Elizabeth has taught yoga in a variety of settings and through her experience with yoga and massage she has been exposed to a wide range of people and their needs. Elizabeth has volunteered in hospice, traveled to Haiti to work with hospitals patients, doctors and caregivers through yoga and integrative therapy, taught yoga in the Sandy Hook school to teachers who survived the Newtown tragedy, and worked with artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Toby Keith and others. Elizabeth's classes are a simple blend of yoga, breath awareness, body scan, aromatherapy and reiki.
Virginia May Edinger (Children's Theater) This is a homecoming of sorts for Ginny Edinger, who participated in Hubbard Hall Children's Theatre for four years, from age 9 to age 12. She also assistant directed two productions with the program (The Hobbit 2013, Happily Ever After 2014). Her Hubbard Hall history also includes many years of Irish dance, Ballet, Tap, Hip-Hop/Jazz, Dances of India, and Jazz Band. She has been in four operas with HHOT, and three Summer Shakespeare productions. She has also done productions with Fort Salem Theater, Schuylerville Community Theater, and Greenwich Jr. and Sr. High Schools. Her theater training includes a summer intensive at Ben Vereen's Broadway Theater Project. She is a 2014 graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, where she was a high school Theater Major. She is currently attending SUNY Purchase as a double major in Playwriting/Screenwriting and Theater & Performance.
Alan Epstein (Bluegrass Jam, Mandolin) has played mandolin and sung in bluegrass bands in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Aside from private teaching, he's taught workshops and at camps in Michigan and at Bluegrass Week at Augusta (WV). Alan excels at helping students master fundamentals and giving them the confidence to enjoy a broad range of musical experiences. Listen to Alan's holiday CD at: http://www.cdbaby.com/abepstein
Jacquie West Farbman (Gyrokinesis®) is a certified Gyrokinesis instructor with an M.A. degree in Movement Sciences from Columbia University. As a professional dancer she performed with Charles Weidman Dance Theatre and other companies in NY and California. She taught modern dance and ballet at a performing arts high school for 25 years and teaches dance at Ocean County College, NJ. Recently she performed in Global Water Dances at the Jersey shore and in a solo dance to the poetry of Bonnie Hoag at Hubbard Hall.
Alan Haskell (Karate) has studied martial arts since 1983 and has seen first-hand the many benefits of proper martial arts training for both young and older students. Sensei Haskell holds the rank of Sandan (3rd Degree Black Belt) and has placed multiple times in competitions of Kata (forms) and Sparring. He has taught in the Cambridge area for many years and Hubbard Hall is honored to welcome Sensei Haskell to our faculty.
Natasha Judson, MEd, RYT (Yoga) started teaching yoga in the Berkshires in 1999. She has studied with many teachers, including with the Iyengar yoga and Buddhist meditation communities. Currently a student and teacher of Anusara yoga, Ms Judson studies several times a year with John Friend, founder of Anusara yoga.
Jon Katz (Art of the Blog, Writing the Short Story) has written twenty-two books: eight novels, one collection of short stories, and thirteen works of nonfiction—including Soul of a Dog, Izzy & Lenore, Dog Days, A Good Dog, The Dogs of Bedlam Farm, and The Second Chance Dog. Katz is also a photographer and the author of two children's books, Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm and Lenore Finds a Friend. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Rolling Stone, and the AKC Gazette. He has worked for CBS News, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Heidi Knecht-Seegers (Hip Hop and Modern Jazz) has taught, choreographed, and performed for many years in NYC as well as in the Capital/Saratoga region. She was a guest choreographer and dancer for Margaret Wagner and Dancers, and has also performed with Ellen Sinopoli, Laura Gates Carlson, John Passifiume, Moving Images, Jamie Stiller, and the Non-Canonical Ensemble. She has been on the faculty at Russell Sage and has guest taught at Union College, Skidmore College, Berkshire Ballet, and at Ballet Regent School.
Jennetta Lorman (Tap) has studied tap since 1989 and brings a wealth of dance team & competition experience to her teaching, for both young and older students.
Frank Lombardo (Puppet Club) is a retired middle school teacher who welcomes the chance to return to working with children and adults in small scale but highly creative projects.
Darcy May (Irish Step) is a 1985 graduate of the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. She studied Irish Dance as a child at Fay and O'Connell School of Irish Dance in Pearl River, NY, and danced with Wild Irish Acres of Saratoga Springs. Darcy has taught at Hubbard Hall since 2004. She also illustrates children's books.
Bliss McIntosh (Arts Around the World, Basketmaking, Tune Jam) has a BA in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University and has been a musician/ craftsperson/ dancer/ gardener/ cook for her whole life, passing on her knowledge along the way to anyone who will come along for the ride.
Gabi Moore (Explore Art, Create Your Own Comics)
Kristi Mancini Segura (First Steps, Musical Theater) is a graduate from The Boston Conservatory of Music with a BFA in dance. In addition, Kristi has studied under the tutelage of Madame Darvash, Frank Hatchett, Jeanette Neill, Sandy Hagen (Luigi) and Charles Kelley. Her professional performing career has provided her the opportunity of not only touring the United States but also throughout Europe. Notable credits include, CATS, MAMMA MIA, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, 42ND STREET, and ANYTHING GOES. Kristi has had the special privilege of working with Gillian Lynne (CATS), Randy Skinner (Anything Goes), Michael Reed (Joseph) and Jon Engstrom and Mark Bramble (42nd Street). Kristi has also directed a performing arts program named Schatzi's Performing Arts in Bennington, VT and was on faculty at Berkshire Dance Theatre teaching ballet, jazz, tap, pre-school dance and musical theater. She has also choreographed many school productions and has worked privately with students throughout the Bennington area. Kristi has lived with her family in Bennington for 7 years.
Carol Serrotta (Puppet Club) has been attending, volunteering, teaching, exhibiting, and serving Hubbard Hall's mission to make art and community happen for many years. Carol claims she does it for "fun" but it has been her understanding of how the "fun" of making art does build community that has helped shape Hubbard Hall's mission and resultant programming. Carol is a retired art teacher and although her art exudes the "fun" that motivates her, it also impresses one with the level of skill and talent it incorporates. The intergenerational Puppet Club that Carol and her daughter, Lisa Carrino, turns our visual arts studio into a bee hive of puppet makers ranging from elementary students to retirees, cutting, gluing, painting, tying, and chuckling with delight at the life that springs from their creations.
David Andrew Snider (Executive & Artistic Director, Stage Combat) has directed and performed at theaters in England and throughout the U.S. for over twenty years, having worked extensively Off-Broadway with the New York Shakespeare Festival, Jean Cocteau Repertory and Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, the Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich, England and the Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) in Washington, DC. He was on the full-time faculty of Shakespeare Theatre Company 2001-2004 and ran both Camp Shakespeare and Text Alive!, training thousands of youth and adult learners in text, movement, acting, stage combat, mask work and commedia dell'arte, was Producing Artistic Director and CEO of Young Playwrights' Theater in Washington, DC 2005-2012 and most recently served as Director of Artistic Programming at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Performing Arts Department at American University in Washington, DC and the new Executive Director of Hubbard Hall.


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Need a Shopping Cart Script with PMS for our website hosted in webs.com
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We have a press release distribution website hosted in webs hosting which has a limited number of features. We offer paid services to clients hence we would like to have a simple shopping cart script along with a simple Project management system.
Key features that are Mandatory:
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Hi, we've just installed this plugin and really like it but have come across one problem.
We have selected the Grid View for the Category Product View but it seems that only one item is shown on per row.
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- Destinations
- Hotels
- Vacations
- Tours & Activities
- Special Offers
- Cruise Vacations
HAWAII AIR CREDIT: If each adult traveler purchases an optional Classic Vacations travel protection plan, the party's total package price (including the travel protection cost) will be reduced by the value of the Hawaii air credit. Valid on new bookings of at least five consecutive nights at a participating property on Maui, Kauai, Lanai, or the Big Island; or of at least four (4) consecutive nights on Oahu. The credit will vary and increases with length of stay. Each credit is per booking, not per traveler. Combinable with select Classic Hawaii promotional offers. Valid for bookings made from 4/01/13-12/15/13 for travel through 12/20/13. Additional restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Offers are subject to availability at time of booking and may be changed or discontinued at any time without notice. Minimum night stays, minimum stay requirements on air, seasonal surcharges, resort fees (if any), and other restrictions may also apply. Air required at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Four Seasons Lana'i at Manele Bay, and Four Seasons Lana'i, The Lodge at Koele. Some booking and travel dates may vary. Other promotions and departure dates available which may result in a different rate and/or hotel inclusion. Customer is responsible for hotel taxes and fees on the free night offers.
Save up to Value Added
Two Bedroom Ocean View Suite
Travel from 09/23/2013 through 12/16/2013
Blackout Dates: May Apply
Minimum Night Stay: 7 Nights
Book This Now
Ka'anapali Ali'i
Hotel Ratings
Insider Tip
- The Sugar Cane Train (surcharge) makes a 12-mile round-trip trek along the sugarcane fields from Kaanapali to Lahaina. On Thursday evenings, the Paniolo Express Dinner Train features a sunset ride, live Hawaiian entertainment, and a Hawaiian cowboy-style barbecue. The station for the vintage steam locomotive is a five-minute drive from the hotel.
Hotel Overview
What to Expect:
- Guests check in at a reception building, then proceed to one of four 11-story oceanfront buildings housing condominium residences. Footpaths meander through lush tropical landscaping and spacious lawns. The complex is located within Kaanapali Resort and dining, shopping, and golf are within a five-minute walk. Its location and size make the resort popular among multi-generational families needing room to roam.
Amenity Highlights:
- A poolside pavilion is the center of hotel activity, with an adjacent freeform outdoor pool, children's wading pool, spa tub, fitness room, and picnic area with gas barbecues. The hotel has three tennis courts, and complimentary weekday tennis clinics are provided.
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- Kaanapali
Kaanapali Alii offers four, 11-story, oceanfront towers that house 263 one- and two-bedroom condominium residences, each with separate living and dining areas and two full baths. Units have private, furnished lanais with views of the Pacific Ocean, the West Maui Mountains, or the resort's landscaped gardens.
Room Amenities:
- Air conditioning
- Cable/satellite TV
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Internet access - high speed
- Iron/ironing board
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Rollaway beds
- Second bathroom
- Separate sitting area
- Shower/tub combination
- Sofa bed
Property Amenities
A large outdoor pavilion and patio area with beachside barbecue grills and tables are available for picnics. Guests can also use a fitness room, freeform outdoor pool, children's pool, and spa tub.
The seasonal Alii Kid's Club provides supervised programs and special offers throughout the Kaanapali Resort available only to Alii Kid's Club participants.
Yoga classes are available to hotel guests every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (surcharge).
Three lighted tennis courts are on site, and guests have select privileges at the Kaanapali Golf Courses, located within a five-minute walk of the hotel.
Self parking is free. Valet parking is also available.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Concierge desk
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness equipment
- Gift shop or newsstand
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (free)
- Patio
- Picnic area
- Porter/bellhop
- Preferred Concierge
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Security guard
- Self Parking
- Spa tub
- Supervised child care/activities
- Swimming pool - children's
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Tour assistance
- Video library
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
Check-in time:
Check-out time:
The Kaanapali Alii does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
Hula Grill
Leilani's on the Beach
Mango Café
Swan Court
Va Bene
Nalu Sushi Bar
The Kaanapali Alii is located on a wide stretch of Kaanapali Beach, and ocean activities include swimming, snorkeling, surfing, and boogie boarding. Guests can also use the freeform outdoor pool, children's pool, and fitness room. Three lighted tennis courts are available, and the hotel's tennis pro provides complimentary weekday tennis clinics. Yoga is offered oceanside every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (surcharge).
Guests have signing privileges at the Kaanapali Resort's two 18-hole championship golf courses, including the Tournament North Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Sightseeing and whale-watching cruises, deep-sea fishing excursions, and water-sports rentals are available at Lahaina Harbor, a 10-minute drive from the hotel.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the Kaanapali Alii; fees may apply.
- Fishing
- Golf - driving range
- Golfing
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing
- Parasailing
- Rowing or canoeing
- Scuba diving
- Snorkeling
- Surfing/boogie boarding
- Tennis
- Whale-watching
- Windsurfing
- Yoga classes/instruction
Special Offer Details
Manager's Specials7 nights from $1989 per person
Save up to Value Added
What's Included?
- $425 Air Credit with 7th night FREE
- Every 7th night FREE
Available Room Types:One Bedroom Ocean View Suite
Two Bedroom Ocean View Suite
Important Dates:Book from 09/23/2013 through 09/29/2013
Travel from 09/23/2013 through 12/16/2013
Blackout Dates: May Apply
Minimum Night Stay: 7 Nights
Offers valid on new bookings only. Prices shown are per-person, land only based upon double occupancy, except if expressly noted otherwise. Offers are subject to availability at time of booking and may be changed or discontinued at any time without notice. Blackout dates, minimum night stays, minimum stay requirements on air, seasonal surcharges, resort fees (if any), and other restrictions may also apply. Individual offers may require purchase of Travel Smart Plan or travel waiver. Offers are not valid for Group Travel. Some booking and travel dates may vary. Other promotions and departure dates available which may result in a different rate and/or hotel inclusion. Customer is responsible for hotel taxes and fees on the free night offers, where applicable. For those properties where Classic Vacations has access to dynamic pricing rates, those rates will likely fluctuate from time to time based on market conditions and other factors beyond Classic Vacations control. Classic Vacations CST# 2079429-20.


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This week was Labour's by a country mile, thanks to Mr Jones'
carefully-conceived, astutely-timed and precisely-targeted
blitzkrieg-style offensive against Countdown, the
Australian-owned supermarket chain.
In the space of just a few minutes in Parliament on Wednesday
afternoon, Mr Jones made an extremely serious allegation
regarding Countdown's business practices. In doing so, he
also entrenched Labour as the White Knight on the front line
of the Supermarket Wars.
It is all about repositioning Labour more firmly in voters'
minds as the consumer's friend who will confront big business
greed rather than being a corporate lapdog like National. It
is about ensuring the economic debate at this year's election
concentrates on prices, wages, income inequality and child
poverty - not economic growth forecasts, budget surpluses and
debt repayment, where National has a huge advantage.
Mr Jones' virtuoso solo performance was but one episode in
yet another extraordinary week in New Zealand politics. The
week also witnessed behaviour varying from the simply bizarre
- the Prime Minister confirming he is not a ''reptilian
alien'' - to the constitutionally stupid - Greens co-leader
Russel Norman revealing his party would probably veto any
order made by the courts to extradite Kim Dotcom to the
United States - to the plain silly - Winston Peters insisting
he has been placed under surveillance by the Security
Intelligence Service.
In fact, it could have been the perfect week for Labour, had
David Cunliffe not wasted an opportunity to nail the Greens
to the wall, thereby making it very clear to the public who
is going to be the boss in any Labour-Greens coalition
Mr Norman's musing aloud on the Greens' stance on Mr Dotcom's
fight against extradition was a major gaffe.
The Greens seem to believe that the wide discretion that the
law gives to the Minister of Justice amounts to carte blanche
for the minister to pick and and choose who goes and who
That discretion in the law is obviously there to deal with
any anomalies or unforeseen circumstances.
Mr Norman's mistake was to talk about blocking Mr Dotcom's
extradition if given the chance, while in almost the same
breath referring to Mr Dotcom not going ahead with the launch
of his Internet Party, which would have dragged votes off the
Greens and other left-leaning parties.
Mr Norman might argue that he was talking about two very
different things.
But it was inevitable Mr Key would link them and declare the
Greens, who have attacked National's electoral accommodations
with minor parties, were about to strike a far more dodgy one
of their own.
Mr Norman can rightly argue that at least he had been open
about his meetings with Mr Dotcom. At times, the Greens pay a
price for such transparency.
Mr Norman's embarrassment, however, is a timely wake-up call
for a party that can guarantee, with the forthcoming election
its best chance yet of making it into Government, that every
word uttered by its leaders and MPs will be scrutinised for
inconsistency, and where at all possible, deliberately
Mr Peters does not have that problem, as he is the only
person in New Zealand First who is allowed to talk to the
media. He remained silent about his Dotcom meetings - at
least until Mr Key stirred the pot and wound up Mr Peters'
paranoia levels by telling him how many he had held with the
giant German.
Mr Peters' subsequent press statement asking how Mr Key had
become aware of that figure and suggesting he (Mr Peters) was
now being monitored by the intelligence agencies looked like
a fit of pique for Mr Key getting one over him.
At the end of the day, why would the SIS be bothered with
bugging him?
Unless, of course, Mr Peters has plans to join the Syrian
rebels to try to oust the Assad regime. Mr Key confirmed on
Monday such recruitment was being monitored by the spooks.
Much of all this was rightly overshadowed by Mr Jones'
ripsnorter of a speech, which lashed Countdown for allegedly
mistreating the company's New Zealand-based suppliers by
demanding suppliers make special retrospective payments for
past losses suffered by the company, with the threat of their
products being kept off the shelves of Countdown's 200-plus
supermarkets in New Zealand.
It is the habit of Opposition parties to call for an inquiry
when something goes wrong or things are seen to be seriously
amiss. The habit of governing parties is to ignore those
calls unless things are so serious or the public so incensed
that one cannot be avoided.
A measure of Mr Jones' success was that by Thursday lunchtime
- less than 24 hours after he spoke in the House - Mr Key
could see which way public opinion was shifting in response.
It was trademark Key behaviour - agree to hold an inquiry and
thus get the matter off the front pages. as swiftly as
The Commerce Commission got the message. By the end of the
day it had announced it had received a complaint from Mr
Jones and outlined what steps it would take to ascertain
whether Countdown has been in breach of the Commerce Act.
Countdown has ''categorically'' rejected Mr Jones'
allegations. It has promised to co-operate fully with the
Commerce Commission investigation. Those assurances will do
little to help it win the public relations battle.
There is already public indignation that Countdown is party
to the ''Buy Australian'' which has forced some New Zealand
products off supermarket shelves across the Tasman.
Mr Key had raised that the week before during his talks with
Tony Abbot, his Australian counterpart, but got nowhere. It
was Mr Jones who provided the retaliation which has otherwise
been limited to scattered informal customer boycotts of
Countdown stores.
Patriotism may be the last refuge of the scoundrel, but no
New Zealand politician has ever lost votes in criticising the
diggers over the ditch.
- John Armstrong is the political correspondent for
The New Zealand Herald.
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You think that because someone is left wing they are not
telling the truth? Grow up.
This behaviour is happening here in NZ because the right wing
are only in interested in profit, not other peoples health or
John Armstrong is a left-wing political commentator
Mostly all supermarkets suffer the same consequence.
However if they used growers closer to home we wouldn't have
that problem.
After having watched a few of the NZ Master Chef programmes a
friend and I decided to see if we could buy all of the items
'proudly sponsored' by Countdown in Dunedin.
Of the 30 items required for the chosen dishes we could only
find 8 items in any of the Dunedin stores. And the more
exotic fresh produce was non existant.
I have also noticed that of late the fresh produce at
Countdown is less than fresh. Over-ripe is the charitable
Woolworth owned supermarkets sell their house brands here in
NZ, do you think if they are Aussie only for sale over there
those same cans magically get filled with something else when
they're shipped to NZ?
It's not the promotion of "Buy Australian" I object to as NZ
has a similar promotion, it's that fact they are removing our
products giving customers no choice. At the height of our
campaign it wasn't even considered to stop stocking Aussie
If as Progressive states "They act in the interest of Kiwis
here" then they should have taken the same action to promote
"Buy NZ Made" but I don't see them blocking Aussie brands
Also apparently they are bulling our suppliers into giving
them backdated cheques because they didn't make enough
Once you have agreed to purchase at a set rate it's up to you
to resell at a profit, it has nothing to do with your
supplier, if you make a loss then you renegotiate when the
next term is around or then stop purchasing if you can't get
a price that both sides agree to. [abridged]
It is harsh behaviour but because there are no laws governing
this behaviour how does one police or hold account?
Everyone wants their product at eyeline and there are too
many products competing so they get to be bully boys, like
other giant milk companies who bully farmers.
There are no laws governing attitude only the term "best
practices" which means having no methodology in place.
So just because it's "just business" do we accept it in
schools? In the home? I believe it is unacceptable anywhere.
And I despair if that's the sort of NZ we are prepared to
In defence of Russel Norman, please read the Extradition Act
of 1999, section 30(3) d and e. MP has the last word, not the
courts. It is not a legal issue but a political one.
Under Section 30 (3) (d) & (e) of the Extradition Act
The Minister may determine that the person is not to be
surrendered if …
it appears to the Minister that compelling or
circumstances of the person including, without limitation,
relating to the age or health of the person, exist that would
make it
unjust or oppressive to surrender the person; or
for any other reason the Minister considers that the
person should not be surrendered.
- See more here
I am sure if you looked hard enough you would find this code
of ethics in many more businesses.
I mean what do you call the way milk companies negotiate with
the organic dairy farmers? Or the way manufacturers deal with
our wool growers?
Anytime you have shelf space or a climate for vendors to
compete with one another you are going to have another
business go hard at it to get the best price for his/her
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Soft-selecting sub-objects with Volume Select
Soft-selecting sub-objects with Volume Select
The next thing we're going to do here is to add some interest to these simple chamfer boxes for the sofa. As you can see, I've already constructed the chamfer boxes and placed them roughly where they need to be in order to, basically, block out the sofa. So, the first thing I want to do here is I want to assign a modifier called Volume Select. What that's going to let me do is pass a subobject selection up the Modifier Stack to a subsequent modifier.
The reason that I want to do this is because I want to push out the parts of the cushions. I want to basically push them up and out. But I don't want to push them equally in all directions. So I want to select part of the model and then only push that one part. The easiest way to do this is through a Volume Select modifier. So, you'll see, there are a bunch of modifiers here, for example, Mesh Select and Poly Select. Volume Select is the best in this case, because it's going to give me a gizmo that I can move around to define the selection.
Instead of hard selecting particular vertices or edges or polygons, Volume Select gives me a way to do that that's not going to cause any problems with dependencies, and it's a bit more intuitive as well. So, I'm going to add a Volume Select modifier to this bottom cushion. Now, there are a bunch of options here. For example, what are we going to select, the whole object, or do you want to select by vertex, or by polygon face? Well, in this case, I want to select by vertex. I'm going to activate that.
You'll see the vertices all light up in red. What I want to do here is I want to select just part of the model up here at the top. So to do that, I'm going to manipulate the gizmo for the Volume Select modifier. I'm going to go into the Volume Select subobject modes. Open that up, and I can choose Gizmo. You'll see, as I move the gizmo, selections are made based upon the volume of this gizmo. So, if the gizmo is penetrating the object, then those vertices will be selected.
I can also scale the gizmo. So, I'll grab the Scale Tool and scale it down a little bit in two axes. So, I've just selected just the middle of that chamfer box. Finally, I want to use a soft selection on this, because I don't want to just push these guys up straight and not affect any of the stuff around it. In other words, I want there to be a sort of soft transition here. So, I want to turn on Soft Selection. When I enable that, you'll see color coding.
Red means the vertices are actually hard-selected. Then as these colors fade into cooler colors, these vertices are selected less and less. So, they are sort of partially selected. So, as I scale this, we'll see it change a little bit. I'll also want to adjust the Falloff value to sort of bring that in tighter. So, as I drag this down, you'll see aha! Okay. Fewer are being selected.
So, anything that's blue is not selected at all; anything that's red is 100% selected. Components or subobjects that are in different colors will indicate the intensity of selection or the degree of selection. So, I have got a Volume Select applied now. The next thing I'm going to do is apply a Push modifier. In this case, I'm going to just leave it in this state. It's already in Gizmo subobject mode. I don't need to exit out of Subobject mode in this case. I can just go ahead and add the next modifier.
That's called a Push modifier, scrolling down and selecting Push. I'll adjust the Push Value. I'll increase that. So, I'm going to make it fairly exaggerated, so that you can see the effect. So, with a Push Value of 10 centimeters, the hard-selected vertices are pushed up by 10 centimeters. Then the vertices in that Soft Selection region are being pushed up less. So, because of the procedural nature of this model, I can actually go down into the Volume Select modifier, back down into the Gizmo, and scale this to change the selection.
I can also move this around as you can see. So, I'll just put it back where it was, basically centered. Then I can go back and adjust the Push Value. So, it's not pushing up quite as much. Additionally, with Soft Selection, I can go back down to my Volume Select. I can play around with the Pinch and Bubble and see what they do. So, as I increase the amount of Bubbling, you'll see, it's kind of pushing out a little bit more. That's more like what I want. I'll go back to Gizmo subobject mode and scale and pull that out.
Maybe play with the Falloff amount. Then finally, go back down to the Push and bring that down more to a reasonable value. So, this is just one way that I can do this. There's a lot of other ways to do it. But this is a great example of how a Selection modifier can be used to pass a subobject selection up to the next modifier in the stack.
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Middlesbrough Message Board
USA Players
Should Boro take a look at american players? LOok at;
Landon Donovan
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A Yahoo! User Jun 8, 2007 20:39 Flag
the u.s. of a. is firmly established as the worlds biggest polluter and producer of greenhouse gasses.are you sugesting therefore that american players would be more likely to feel at home in smoggieville ? if so i like the way your mind works.......calm down it`s just a bit of fun !
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yeh....just that the US market hasnt been tapped yet....so no harm cos garethy does not have Appeal...u agree???
Speaking of fun Davey did you here about the Boro fans who tried to burn down St James park on hearing Viduka had signed? The firebrigade phoned Big Sam to tell him the news
"Save the cups, save the cups" Big Sam shouted at the fireman
"Er the fire hasn´t got to the canteen yet Sam." said the fireman


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This came up in a conversation between my mom and I and it caused me to reconsider it. I wouldn't be surprised if someone had already asked this here, but I couldn't find any such questions, so here 'tis.
I guess I had mostly dismissed in my mind the idea that you need to log out of websites, citing the fact that the login is just a connection between your browser and that website and doesn't mean it makes it easier for someone to break into your account.
I can understand, say, banking, but for other stuff, such precautions don't seem necessary to me.
But maybe I've got this stuff wrong. What do you all think?
Edit: BTW, I tend to stay logged in; Gmail, forums, Super User, etc. And I don't do banking online, so...


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NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Gramercy Capital Corp. (NYSE: GKK) today announced that it has settled an exchange of $97.5 million of junior subordinated notes due June 30, 2035 issued by its operating partnership subsidiary for an equivalent par value amount of various classes of bonds previously purchased in the open market issued by affiliates Gramercy Real Estate CDO 2005-1, Gramercy Real Estate CDO 2006-1 and Gramercy Real Estate CDO 2007-1. The exchange leaves $52.5 million of additional junior subordinated notes outstanding. -------------- what does this mean us common folks?
Maybe these are the bonds they bought back at 50 cents on the dollar and then are reissuing them at face value to get rid of the junior preferreds
I bet the company paid between 20 to 40 cents per dollar.


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Current Stories
Rambus patent claims against NVIDIA rejected
NVIDIA announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected all 17 claims in three Rambus patents that the company had asserted against the GPU maker in the International Trade Comission (ITC). Earlier this year the patent office already rejected 49 claims against NVIDIA, but there are still eight claims in two other patents left that need to be examined.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) today announced that the assigned patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected all 17 claims in three Rambus patents that the company had asserted against NVIDIA in the International Trade Commission (ITC).
The action, known as filing an action closing prosecution, follows preliminary rejection of the claims earlier this year by the USPTO.
"This continues our string of victories against Rambus patents in the USPTO," said David Shannon, NVIDIA executive vice president and general counsel. "We believe these patents are invalid and are confident that a similar decision will be made on the patents that continue to be examined."
There are still eight claims in two other patents involved in the case, which the USPTO has yet to finally determine but which it had preliminarily rejected. The ITC litigation involves memory controllers related to graphics processors.
Core i7 iMacs showing up DOA
Consumers have been reporting issues with their brand new Apple i7 iMac's, some with a cracked screen casing, and others are reporting theirs are dead on arrival. This issue doesn't appear to be universal, only affecting some of the new iMac's, but is still enough of a problem to raise concern if you plan on purchasing one this Christmas.
Engadget even reported having dead on arrival i7 iMac, that wouldn't even boot. Engadget.com isn't alone in this; they are among dozens of others who are reporting the same problems at Apple.com support forum.
Gigabyte 6Gbps SATA, USB 3.0 AMD mobos
Gigabyte will initially release three AMD Socket AM3 boards with SATA3 and JUSB 3.0..
These new boards are the GA-790FXTA-UD5, GA-790XTA-UD4, and GA-770TA-UD3, and Gigabyte based them on AMD's 790FX, 790X, and 770 chipsets, respectively. Along with the new I/O, Gigabyte says it also increased the amount of power available through USB ports, just like on the P55 boards. (The firm advertises this new wave of mobos with the "333" label, which stands for third-gen SATA, USB 3.0, and tripled USB power.)
All three AMD boards also feature an "8+2 CPU VRM power phase design," which allows compatibility with 140W Phenom II processors. The Phenom II X4 965, in other words, which is now available with a 125W power envelope
Early Core i9 tests show excellent performance
Despite being more than a month away from the public, Intel's Core i9 (Gulftown) platform has already been tested and is shown to be potentially as fast as its design implies. The move from four to six cores has translated into an almost perfectly linear increase in speed for those apps that can use multiple processors. In tasks such as 3D modeling and video encoding, a 2.8GHz Core i9 is found by PCLab to be roughly 50 percent faster than a Core i7 at the same clock speed.
Not all tests show as large gains, as those limited to a single core or which didn't properly use their extra code threads saw smaller gains or even no advantage at all.
Some of this is attributed to the prototype nature of the i9 platform, as its memory performance isn't as high as anticipated for production hardware. Its memory speed won't be as high as on the quad-core processors, however.
Intel isn't due to launch Core i9 until early 2010, possibly early as January, and will initially reserve it for high end systems as it should have a high price and consume about 130W of power versus the 95W for most Core i5 and i7 chips.
Buffalo intros USB 3.0 external hard drive
Buffalo Technology has introduced the DriveStation HD-HXU3, a new series of external hard drives featuring USB 3.0 interfaces. The high speed connection option is claimed to support transfer rates of up to 625MB/s, beating USB 2.0 and even FireWire by a considerable margin. Users can still connect using the current USB standard, however the transfer rates drop to approximately 480Mb/s.
The company has also released a two-port USB 3.0 PCI Express interface card, the IFC-PCIE2U3. The component allows users to upgrade current systems to take advantage of the higher transfer speeds.
The HD-HXU3 is compatible with Mac or Windows systems and is now shipping to resellers. A 1TB variant is available for $200, while the 1.5TB model carries a price of $250 and the 2TB model can be purchased for $400.
32nm Core i3 and Core i5 Processors Pre-Order
Intel is expected to debut a new line of mainstream 32nm processors known under codename 'Clarkdale', the new CPUs will be aimed at the desktop PC segment and will complement the chip maker's Core i5 and Core i7 lines of products. As it seems now some of these processors are listed for pre-order at some European retailers.
HPM-Computer German website, the new Intel processor lineup will include the Core i3 530 and 540 models, as well as the Core i5 650, 660, 661, and 670, all of which will be featured with Hyper-Threading, 4MB of L3 cache and support for dual-channel DDR3-1333 memory.
As far as pricing goes, the new models will range from 103.90 Euro up to 252.90 Euro, providing differentiations in CPU and GPU clock speeds, as well as TDP. From the six new models, the Core i5 661 has the highest GPU clock, at 900MHz and the highest TDP, of 87W. Meanwhile, the i5 670 model comes with the highest CPU core, of 3.46GHz, while the TDP stays at 73W, like the rest of the other CPUs.
The processors should be released in January 2010, the new Intel desktop CPUs have been designed to incorporate a GPU and a CPU core in the same processor. Designed on the company's new 32nm manufacturing process, the new chips are expected to replace the company's current line of mainstream processors, ultimately replacing the older Core 2 Duo family of processors. Check the thumbnails.
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ASUS EAH5970 VoltageTweak, EAH5750 Formula and EAH5770
ASUS launched the new ASUS EAH5000 Series, a lineup of three graphics cards that cater to a wide spectrum of needs including extreme overclocking, fast-paced gaming and daily computing. Equipped with ASUS' exclusive Voltage Tweak technology, the ASUS EAH5970/G/2DIS/2GD5 and EAH5770/2DI/1GD5 graphics cards enable users to boost GPU voltages via the SmartDoctor application to enjoy up to a 31% improvement in performance. The ASUS EAH5770/2DI/1GD5 and EAH5750 FORMULA/2DI/1GD5 feature highly effective cooling solutions capable of up to 13% better heat dissipation, and boast ASUS' exclusive Xtreme Design
Jetway P55 HI05 motherboard review
When Intel released the P55 chipset and along with it the Core i5 750, Core i7 860 and 870 processors we already knew that we'd be dealing with a lot of P55 motherboard reviews.
We certainly reviewed our share already and guess what ? We have more in store for you. Today the turn goes towards Jetway with a really affordable P55 offering in that saturated motherboard market -- meet the HI05 p55 based motherboard.
Check out the review here.
Elpida readies 6Gbps GDDR5
Elpida Memory, Inc., Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), today announced that it had developed a 1-gigabit GDDR5 (product name: EDW1032BABG) that operates at a world-class high speed of 6Gbps. The new graphic memory (GDDR: Graphics Double Data Rate) device marks Elpida's first successful step in the GDDR market.
Applications for GDDR memory devices used with GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) are found not only in such graphic processing equipment as game consoles and PC graphics cards but also in equipment that require high-performance computing for use in such areas as science and technology, physical simulation, digital image processing and video conversion.
In August Elpida announced plans to enter the graphics DRAM business based on its acquisition of GDDR design assets from the German company Qimonda AG. The successful development of the new GDDR product in only three months using these design assets was made possible by close cooperation between Elpida's new Munich Design Center in Germany, an Elpida Japan-based technology team and engineers at Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics Corporation.
After concluding an evaluation at the Munich Design Center, sample shipments will start in December and mass production is expected to begin in the second quarter (April-June) of CY 2010.
Elpida is now involved in all areas of the DRAM market - commodity DRAMs, GDDR for the graphics market, high-speed XDR DRAM and Mobile RAM for mobile equipment. By becoming one of the few full-range suppliers Elpida expects to play an increasingly important role in the DRAM market with its "total memory solutions" approach.
Mionix Naos 5000 Gaming Mouse
Mionix, a Swedish manufacturer of professional high-end gaming accessories today unveiled their new gaming mouse, Mionix Naos 5000. Ergonomically designed and stuffed with new and innovative features, Mionix Naos 5000 not only stands out from the crowd, it sets new standards when it comes to comfort, tracking capacity and customization options.
"When we started this project our goal was to create a fully adjustable and innovative gaming mouse with unique features. It has been very challenging and we put in a lot of effort to archieve our goals. Mionix Naos 5000 is a big step forward to become one of the world's leading manufacturer of gaming accessories with a wide range of gaming products that gamers can identify themselves with. We are very proud to be the first Swedish manufacturer of gaming accessories to develop a gaming mouse", says Carl Conradsson, Mionix.
The design of Mionix Naos 5000 is interesting due to the fully support to all five fingers. It has been under development since the beginning of this year and has been tested by gamers, both professionals and amateurs in order to find the perfect ergonomic grip.
The new innovative weight tuning system is completely new to the market. Gaming mice with traditional positioned weight tuning systems sometimes gets heavy in the back. In order to prevent this, Mionix Naos 5000 has a centralized weight tuning system that improves the weight distribution of the mouse. Another stunning feature is the S.Q.A.T (Surface Quality Analyzer Tool), a smart tool that measures the tracking quality of the mousepad surface.
Mionix Naos 5000 carries only carefully chosen high-end components. The 6 integrated LEDs supports extensive color options and can be configured from the software among other functions such as adjustable lift-distance, dpi sensitivity, macros and much more. Mionix Naos 5000 also has a built-in memory that manages up to 5 profiles, when you go on LAN just plug in your mouse and start immediately, no driver or other software needs to be installed.
This prominent gaming mouse is named after the star Naos, a blue super giant and one of the brightest stars in our galaxy. Naos means "ship" and is enough powerful to create comet tails and huge clouds of auroras visible from Earth. Naos is constantly moving away from its original position in the constellation of Vela and it spins about 100 times faster than our sun. Since its birth it has covered a distance of 400 light-years. No one knows exactly why Naos has such a high rotation speed, but an explanation to this phenomenon lies in the gravitational interaction between many other stars.
- Truly ergonomic design - Truly ergonomic design with support for all five fingers
- Maximum grip - The rubber coating ensures a maximum grip
- Balanced weight tuning system - A unique weight tuning system for an optimal weight distribution
- 5040 dpi laser sensor - Remarkable tracking performance built for gaming
- 128 KB built-in memory - Bring your settings and recorded macros with you stored into one of the 5 profiles
- Customizable LED light system - Personalize your mouse with extensive color options
- S.Q.A.T : Surface Quality Analyzer Tool - Surface Quality Analyzer tool to measure the tracking quality on a certain surface
- 3 steps customizable dpi in-game adjustment - Set 3 dpi values and switch easily between them in-game
- 7 programmable buttons - The buttons can be assigned to any key, mouse command or macro
- In-game profile switch - Switch easy with a click between stored profiles in-game
- Adjustable polling rate - Tune it all the way up to 1000Hz through the software
- Plug n Play - Completely Plug n Play, software needed only for configuration
- Recommended price: 71,99
NVIDIA Patent Optimizes GPU Processing Speed
"Previously, when a large texture needed to be read, one instruction would be issued, and one shader circuit would need to make several passes while other circuits sat idle," NVIDIA spokesman Hector Marinez said. "But [NVIDIA] patent authors Emmett Kilgariff and Rui Bastos figured out a way to allow for a partial texture load. By breaking the texture load into smaller pieces
Radeon 5700/5800 supplies to pick up soon
Not much time after being released, the ATI Radeon HD 5700 and ATI Radeon HD 5800 series was revealed to be in relative short supply, due to, said AMD representative Chris Hook, Advanced Micro Devices' relative short supply of high-end and mainstream DirectX 11 products. This shortage of components is mostly generated by the yield issues the Taiwan Semiconductor manufacturing Company (TSMC) is currently faced with. The AMD spokesman reinforced the fact that the problem would soon be alleviated.
Windows 8 is coming in 2012
Well, if Windows 8 does not come as a major improvement on Windows 7 (i don't know what that means, as Windows 7 is solid, both in terms of quality and features), it will have a hard time convincing the buyers. 7, besides the features and stability, and everything else, had the advantage of launching on a market splitted between an old OS, although still loved by many/me ;) (Windows XP), and a flawed OS (Vista). Windows 8 will probably find a market dominated by a modern OS with lots of good features and good stability and security. Click the thumbnail
Radeon 5870 QUADFIRE User Video #2
One of our biggest Guru3D afficionado's is BODAR, for his occupation hes in a band but in his spare time prolly one of the biggest techs related to Guru3D. He is alive and and active in our forums a lot and he spends a lot of money on his gear. He recently built a fantastic PC -- totally overclocked and pimped up with no less than four Radeon HD 5870 1024MB card. This weekend he made a second nice video about his new setup and takes you through a good number of benchmarks and user experiences.
His configuration:
- Radeon HD 5870 1024Mb (x4)
- Xeon 3580 @ 4.72 GHz
- 120GB OCZ Vertex Turbo SSD
- 6GB Corsair Dominator
- 1500 Watt PSU
- Windows 7
Also BODAR has a three-way Eyfinity setup. If you are bored on a Sunday morning, go check out the second installment of his video's and if you like to comment him, please do so in this thread. Again nice job Bodar !
FRAPs has been bug fixed, the new build 3.03.
3.0.3 - 21st Nov 2009
- Fixed installer not displaying correctly for some users under Win7
Changes in version 3.0.2:
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- Fixed bug preventing people from updating the benchmark timeout value
- Fixed problem restoring Fraps window to previous position upon startup
- Fixed AUDIODG.EXE consuming large amounts of CPU for some users
Realtek HD Audio 2.37 Driver
The latest download of Realtek's HD audio driver version available for Windows XP and Vista, it runs under Windows 7 too. The HD audio driver version for Realtek chips is available for download on our server. This download offers both the Windows XP and Vista binaries, the files contain drivers for the 32 Bit and 64 Bit versions. All Realtek HD audio chips, which are common on many motherboards and in notebooks, are supported.
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I've recently moved from bblog to wordpress and I imported all my old posts using a script that I found here and mucked about a bit to get it to work. The problem is that I should have done more to tidy the bbcode into something wordpress would understand.
The issue I have is that I need the following replacements:
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It gets worse here because I would need something that could replace:
Can someone advise on the php or mysql code I need to do these replacements in all posts please?
An example of a duff post containing all those issues on my site can be found here:
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Congratulations to the Atlanta Braves. 14 Division titles in a row. We'll just gloss over the strike season, because true Braves fans know the Braves would have made a second-half run to catch the Expos—if it wasn't for the strike this would be 15.;-)
I know the rest of the baseball world has to hate the Braves and their continued success, even if they appreciate it. It's no fun to watch a consistent winner. But, you have to remember how bad the Braves were before the run started in 1991. From elementary school through high school, being a Braves fan was hard. In 1991, I was a senior in high school. That season was just such a relief. I could actually enjoy being a Braves fan. When Sid slid I was back in my freshman dorm room (Marsh 421). I had walked back from a party to pick up some more liquid refreshment, because I couldn't stand to watch the Braves lose at the party. When I turned on the TV in my room, I experienced the most exciting baseball-viewing experience of my life. He was safe, and we all started jumping up and down in this tiny dorm room, so we had to run out into the hall. It turns out every one in my dorm had the same idea, and the entire population of the floor spilled out to the hall to celebrate like we were in the locker room. It was amazing. I learned never to give up on the Braves ever again. Though the fun of those two seasons was fantastic, it still never seemed to make up for how bad the Braves were.
Last night, those feelings of relief, of winning and not losing, came back. It's fun to win, and there are no diminishing returns to it. The 14th time feels like the first time to me, so I can imagine that it must feel 100-times greater to the guys on the field. Congrats guys, you played a great season. Through all of the frustrations, you've managed to do it again.
Now, here's what I want for the playoffs. I want the Astros, not because I think they're easier than the Phils, but because they're better. I'm going to root for the Cards in the Division Series. I want to see La Russa lose to Cox, how sweet. And then, I want the World Series, the AL opponent doesn't matter. If the Braves get there, that's what matters, I think they have a shot. No doubt they have some magic. Go through the best. Don't try to win the World Series, try to win every baseball game. Play hard, keep your head on straight, and leave it all out there on the field. For a long time this team has played not to lose in the post-season. It's time to just play. This is going to be fun!


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Anushka Sharma's upcoming home production 'Phillauri' has been scheduled to hit theatres on March 31 next year and the movie is going to be a "colourful ride," the 'Sultan' actress revealed on Wednesday. Anushka took to her Twitter handle to announce the release date of the movie and wrote
Anushka Sharma on Nach Baliye Part 1
Anushka Sharma
In a blow to the cast and team of recently released film 'Sultan', a case of cheating has been registered against lead actors Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma, director Ali Abbas Zafar and production company Yash Raj Films. The case was filed by one Sabeer Ansari at the Chief Judicial Magist
Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma starrer 'Sultan' is off to a great start. Though Eid in India was pushed behind a day, the opening collection of 'Sultan' was not at all effected. Audience in full force went out to watch 'Sultan' on the opening day. The advance booking of 'Sultan' already indicates