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The 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act: A time to Celebrate and to Review our Commitment
This is a guest post by Steven Beck, Vice President of the Down Syndrome Society of Northern Virginia and father of a 10-year-old daughter with Down syndrome.
My name is Steve Beck and I am, most importantly, the father of two beautiful 10, and 13-year-old daughters and husband to Catherine. My 10-year-old daughter has Down syndrome. One result of my younger daughter having Down syndrome is that I have become increasing involved in volunteer work at both the local and national levels. Currently, I am Vice President of the Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia and a Board Member of the National Down Syndrome Society.
As we spend time this week celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act we need to also re-commit ourselves to moving forward. By prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications, the ADA has provided people with disabilities access to all parts of our community both socially and economically. Guaranteeing access is one step, but providing the tools and supports needed to fully engage that opportunity is a different issue. One of the primary tools needed for all Americans and their families is the opportunity to plan, save, and invest money that can be used to pay for critical needs such as education, healthcare, and retirement.
Over the past four years I have been working with group of national organizations, including Autism Speaks, to pass the Achieving a Better Life Experience or ABLE Act of 2009. While government systems such as Medicaid, SSI, and SSDI provide a wide variety of critical supports for our community they simply cannot cover the full array of needs. In addition, many of the rules that govern them drastically limit individuals and their family's ability to plan, save and accumulate assets to help fill these gaps. As a result, people are forced into poverty just in order to maintain access to these government benefits.
The ABLE Act would establish a savings instrument similar to ones that all other Americans have access to through 529 College Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Individual Retirement Accounts, and 401Ks. Like these accounts, ABLE Accounts could be set up and managed with little or no cost. The money can be controlled by the individual, their parents, a guardian, or third-party based on decisions made by the individual and their family. There is a very broad array of qualified expenses the money can be used for including healthcare, transportation, education, housing, community based support services, employment training and support and other life necessities. The money in the accounts grows tax-free and can be distributed tax-free as long as it is spent for a qualified expense. Most importantly, the assets held in the accounts cannot be used to disqualify individuals from critical means tested programs such as Medicaid, SSI and SSDI.
Now is the time to provide individuals with disabilities the same types of financial tools that all other Americans use to save for their future needs and to pay for critical parts of everyday community living. The ADA was passed 10 years before my daughter was born and I was still in college. I started working on the ABLE Act when she was eight, and she will be 11 in November. We cannot afford to wait much longer to start saving for her future and neither can millions of other Americans. I want and demand that she have the same opportunities to attend college, get a job of her choosing, and live independently, just like her older sister.
The ABLE Act (H.R. 1205) has 190 co-sponsors in the House and (S. 493) has 24 Senate co-sponsors as of July 24, and well over 40 national organizations supporting its passage. Please, visit www.autismvotes.org/able to contact your members of Congress and ask them to pass this important bill into law this year.
To learn more about Autism Votes, take action today on autism insurance reform legislation in your state, or find out about Autism Speaks' federal legislative advocacy agenda, please visit www.autismvotes.org
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Hi Steven.What you are doing is Great.my name is Ileana Morales, and i have a 17 year old boy named David, and autistic teenager. David up untill the age of 10 knew very little words such as mama, papa and "toy" (i know all kids favorite word) anyways at the age of 11 he became high functioning autism, he would not stop talking and we couldn't be happier, he was no longer shy he could actually look you straight in the eye and tell you what he wanted which he never did before, he started doing great in school and at home, but when he turned 16 (and the hormones kicked in) everything changed dramatically and not for the better. He was desperate for friends and he wanted a girlfriend and when he gets something in his head of what he wants he will not drop the subject. growing more and more frustrated. He started trying harder to make friends at school but little by little he came to realize that he was different that he was treated differently and that the girls just wouldn't give him the same attention that they would to another teenager, he started getting more aggressive every day, David went from my sweet little boy to an aggressive teenager, things where getting out of hand i didn't know what to do or say because anything would cause an outburst, i didn't know who to turn to either, the treatments weren't helping and i didn't want to result to treatment with drugs, he even started hurting himself with any object he could find or bite himself really hard or smacking his head repeatedly that it would even cause him a terrible migraine. He would kick and punch doors, throw things all over the house, he would cry to me saying " Mom please, help me i have no friends, I'll never have a girlfriend, i'm a disgrace" and that would just rip me apart inside, he was frustrated and so was i. I enrolled him in the best buddies program at school, but after every outing, he would come home more depressed, he would tell me that the regular kids didn't want to talk to him (which honestly defeats the whole purpose of the program). Well one day, i started talking to the mother of one of David's classmates, Rosa, and we decided to open a club, it all started when Rosa through a sweet sixteen party for her daughter, and all the kids were so happy all week, planning on what to wear, how to dance which the teachers at school showed them how to do. David didn't have not one outburst all week which for us was a miracle and they ended up having a blast at the party. The following friday i picked up seven high functioning friends of davids in my van with the other mother, Rosa, and we went to "hang out" at the movies "like the regular kids"(in the words of my son) this was the first time they had ever gone to the movies with friends and they would not stop laughing and talking, just being the teenagers that they so desperatly craved to be. Rosa and myself came out of those theaters bawling our eyes out, we just felt so relieved to be able to do that for them. Now we go out every Friday, i have the kids calling me all week to see where we're going and what time i'll be there to pick them up, David and his friends are no longer the aggressive teenagers they once where because they're to busy planning their friday night outings with their friends and it makes me proud to be a part of that.
There needs to be more programs like this out there yes there's physical and speech therapy for them when they're adolcsents but what about they're social skills, their happiness, Our autistic teens need help, they get lonely they want attention and they want friends, its our human nature to want to be accepted in society. If they suffer so do we.
I wanted to share this with every mother going through what i went through. Our little club is working and all of us together can make it grow, where every autistic teen can be a part of it.
I really praise your organization and all the help that you provide and i really thank you for giving me the opportunity to put my story out there.


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Will TSMC Add Apple as its Client?
Speculation is rising that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s list of clients could soon include Apple Inc. But it may have to wait until late 2013.
TSMC, the world's largest contract chip maker by revenue, remains coy about its relationship with clients, but Chairman Morris Chang hinted that the Taiwanese company could build another plant across the Pacific, fueling speculation that the Hsinchu-based company could make mobile application processors for the Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple.
TSMC, which already has a plant in Camas, Washington, "is always evaluating various locations for plant expansion, and the U.S. could be one of the options," Mr. Chang said on Dec. 14, a week after Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said it plans to make some Mac computers in the U.S. for the first time in about a decade.
Apple's current supplier for microprocessors is Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea. But analysts expect the U.S. company to seek alternative suppliers because the two companies have been embroiled in patent litigation across the globe.
Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu in Beijing declined to comment. Samsung declined to comment on its clients.
TSMC's major clients include Qualcomm Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., and Texas Instruments Inc.
Apple has recently shifted some memory-chip orders for its new iPhone from Samsung to other Asian chip makers, such as SK Hynix Inc. and Toshiba Corp., The Wall Street Journal reported in September.
Analysts are skeptical about the benefits of building a new TSMC plant in the U.S. given higher operating costs and lack of scale. They said it is more efficient for TSMC to makes chips for Apple and other global clients in Taiwan, because most of its manufacturing facilities are on the island.
Apart from the Washington plant, the Taiwanese company has 10 production sites across Taiwan and one facility each in Singapore and Shanghai.
TSMC's overseas plants aren't as profitable as those in Taiwan, and the island's well-developed semiconductor supply chain makes it the best location for future plants, said an analyst, who declined to be named.
Analysts widely expect TSMC to start manufacturing some processors for Apple, although technology constraints mean that would have to wait until late 2013.
"Considering Samsung's and TSMC's process technology roadmap, we think the actual move will not take place until [TSMC produces] 20-nanometer [chips] in late 2013 with limited quantity. Meaningful production at TSMC wouldn't happen until 2014," said Bernstein Research analyst Mark Newman.
Samsung last Friday said that its Austin, Texas plant, in which it is investing $4 billion, is on track to make mobile application processors from the second half of 2013.
TSMC will migrate to 20-nanometer technology and expects to start mass production for the more advanced chips in late 2013.
A chip's transistor components and the spaces between them are measured in nanometers. The smaller and more closely transistors can be packed together, the more powerful the chip. The rise of smartphones and tablets has boosted demand for smaller and more powerful chips, which help make devices sleeker and more energy efficient.
TSMC said it plans to invest a record amount on capital expenditure in 2013 as it grows in tandem with rising demand for smartphones and tablets. The company has allocated $9 billion to increase its production capacity for advanced chips, Mr. Chang said last week, up from the $8.3 billion earmarked for 2012. Revenue will likely grow 15% to 20% in 2013, compared with the 19% forecast for this year, he said.

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At the beginning of the academic year, each Section of the Association is invited to nominate one of its members for the Haimo Award. The Section nominee may be the current recipient of the Section Award for Distinguished Teaching or a previous recipient of such an award from any Section. The full nomination packet for the Section nominee should be sent to the National Secretary of the MAA, so as to arrive by March 1.
Nominations for the Haimo Award, other than the Section nominations, must also be received by the Secretary of the MAA by March 1. Such nominations may be current or past Section Teaching Award winners, or teachers who have not won a Section Award for Distinguished Teaching.
The Secretary verifies the completeness of each nomination packet and forwards all packets to the Committee on Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Awards.
This Committee on Haimo Awards consists of eight members, each appointed for a non-renewable term of four years. The terms are staggered (two new members each year). Former members of the Committee are eligible for reappointment after an interim of four years, except that members appointed to fulfill an unexpired term of one year may be reappointed, immediately thereafter, for a full term.
Each year the Committee on Haimo Awards may designate one of the nominees, who is a non-recipient, as a nominee for the Award in the following year. In this case, the nominator is contacted by the Chair of the Committee on the Haimo Award and invited to update the nomination.
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My PMS stoped... i really dunno what happen.. can any1 help me?
allready tried reinstall PMS, VIRTUAL BOX, JAVA... nothing works!
here i use windows 7 premiun, don't have anti-virus, firewall is disable all..
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INFO 2012-12-01 20:49:17.835 [main] Using address /192.168.56.1 found on network interface: name:eth26 (VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter)
INFO 2012-12-01 20:49:17.836 [main] Created socket: /192.168.56.1:5001
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Basically I have to write a long essay on the above topic. (Account for the Liberals 1906 Landslide.)
However we havent studied this before.
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Hello, please sorry for my bad english!
I ve already installed your great software for the first time I have a router "only lan" (not wifi) model netgear dg834 v4, I wish to transfer, copy, a full video file from PC to PS3. When, i try to copy the film in PS3, the PS3 give me an error: not enough hard drive space available.
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The 2009 International Chinese Investment Forum will be Western Canada's largest Chinese Financial Tradeshow. The tradeshow will be organized by Koi Communications Corp, a full service investor relations firm specializing in targeting Chinese investors and creating awareness programs for both the local Chinese community and Chinese abroad. The show will act as a platform to connect local companies with Chinese investors.
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I don't kow if this is possible but i'd like to a more simplified user interface similar to Media Center. I realize this app is pretty simple to operate for most of us but i'm mainly speaking for the wife approval factor.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Islanders men's and women's basketball season tickets are now available for public sale, the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Department of Athletics announced today. Men's season tickets are as low as $99, while the women's package is available for as little as $70.
Both the men and the women will play 13 home games during the 2011-12 season. Floor seats for the men's package are available for $249*, while seating in the Courtside section is available for just $159. Tickets in the Island portion of the American Bank Center are just $99. Island section season tickets purchased after Nov. 1 will not include tickets to the Texas Tech game.
Floor seats for the women's slate are set at $170* for this season, while those in the Courtside section are priced at $110. Island seating is just $70 for the year. The women play host to five non-conference foes – including BCS opponents Missouri and Colorado – in addition to the Southland slate.
The men's team features a strong group of four non-conference games, with Texas Tech the feature opponent. The Islanders will also take on NCAA Tournament squad Utah State in addition to facing former coach Ronnie Arrow's South Alabama squad. The Islanders open their home schedule with Denver on Nov. 14 in addition to an exhibition game against Incarnate Word on Nov. 5.
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March 21 AND March 22, 2003...the Call in PROVIDENCE, RI
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These will be the last two shows we play with each other, after a long and tedious tour.
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a US tour?
ur starting a tour in 03? are u gonna come to DC?
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sage-is this still happening?? the 23rd is a sun. and the 24th is mon..........
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OAKLAND -- You don't need to look down at all the cracks, craters and potholes on Jackson Street to know that it's in terrible shape.
If you're a cyclist, you can feel every inch of cracked pavement. And if you're driving, you can hear a sound that's usually audible on unpaved country roads or Third World slums.
"I've always said it's the worst street in all of Oakland," said John-Paul Deveer, who has lived on Jackson for eight years and has several punctured bicycle tires to show for it. "I call these pot trenches," he says pointing to section of missing pavement, "because they ceased being potholes long ago."
That a street connecting Lake Merritt to Interstate 880 could be so bad for so long has confounded residents. But after a recent community lobbying effort, help is finally on the way.
In September, thanks in part to a state grant, Jackson will be completely repaved from Lakeside Drive to 11th Street. Additional repairs will be made between 4th and 7th streets. Overall, that will be one giant step for the quality of life of hundreds of Oakland residents; but it will be only a drop in the bucket when it comes to Oakland's deepening road problems.
The city's roads rank 98th out of 109 Bay Area cities, according to data collected by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Oakland has nearly as many miles of road as San Francisco, yet it's $4.78 million annual budget for road repairs last year was 10 times less than San Francisco's $49 million, said Kristine Shaff, spokeswoman for Oakland's Department of Public Works.
"We can't stand it that our streets are this bad," Shaff said.
As bad as Jackson is, Shaff said it's not fair to call it Oakland's worst. "Everybody has their favorite worst street," she said. "You ask people all over town. Broadway is pretty bad; 35th Avenue is horrendous."
Shaff said that Oakland's ravaged pavement is the result of a funding shortfall. The state's gas tax doesn't provide as much revenue as it once did, she said, and Alameda County voters narrowly rejected a sales tax hike that would have provided a funding source for road improvements.
City officials often don't mention it, but the cost of employee pensions and health care benefits have increased over the past 15 years, leaving the city with less money to spend on services. Under city policy, Jackson Street won't be paved again until 2099.
To fix all the streets that need repairing, Oakland would have to spend about $435 million -- nearly as much as the city's entire general operating budget. The city is counting on voters passing in November a half-cent sales tax hike, which Shaff said would include $1.3 billion over 30 years for street repairs in Oakland.
Living and working on Jackson Street has often resulted in costly repairs for residents. Lisa Robie, a dog walker said she cracked a rim on her Volkswagen driving on the street. "I drive all over Oakland, picking up dogs, and this is the worst I've seen," she said.
The city fixed a section of Jackson from 7th to 11th streets two years ago. Residents credited Councilwomen Lynette Gibson McElhaney and Rebecca Kaplan for helping emphasize the need to finish the job, but much of the lobbying effort was done this spring by locals who posted fliers with cut-off phone numbers of city officials for people to call.
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The Ya Mar is okay, but it all mostly unravels after that. The Mike's Groove in particular is a complete mess and the Suzy is loose and sloppy. Fee contains numerous vocal flubs, and segues awkwardly into an almost-jazzy La Grange, which is interesting and is actually worth a listen. The show closes on a standard run of songs, and despite an egregious cut and some nice bass notes from Mike right before LTJP, there's not a whole lot else to say about this show.
Maybe it's a result of listening to all these 1989 shows in a row, but I'm definitely ready for the band to move into new territory in 1990. I know it's all historical context, but there's a reason the 'early days' shows aren't all in heavy rotation. It's because they're not all that great. There are some gems, but this is not one of them.
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Contemporary Japanese ceramics are currently highly prized, avidly collected, and frequently exhibited. UMMA became actively engaged with the medium in the 1960s, and thanks to astute acquisitions made with the help of John Stephenson, Catherine B. Heller Professor Emeritus, School of Art and Design, the Museum has a priceless selection of ceramics dating from the 1930s through 1970s by leading figures and "living national treasures" such as Hamada Shôji, Kawai Kanjirô, and Yagi Kazuo. The collection of approximately 50 works offers a focused look at the Japanese studio pottery movement at a moment of exceptional creativity and lasting influence.
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@deef I really love the syncing feature as well. One tip is that you can hardlink files from the simpletext folder to whereever you like to keep them.
One more thing...with some trepidation I tried having the same file open on two different macs & making changes on both...sync seems to work flawlessly.
This has just replaced a word processor-based system for recording ethnographic fieldnotes that I've used since 1998. Subtly but immensely powerful.
I like it thus far, but it is definitely not perfect.
1. I like the idea of auto-formatting as you type - but I'd much rather see a full Markdown implementation than the current one. Markdown is easy enough to use and also has the benefit of supporting a lot more things (image embedding, real links, etc.).
2. The iPhone app should support the same skins and better mirror the interface of the Mac app. It is annoying to have the behavior be different between the two.
3. Syncing through yet another solution (simpletext.ws) is also just annoying. I run the app, but ideally I'd like it if it synced with Dropbox, Simplenote or MobileMe or all of the above. Seriously why reinvent the wheel every time and force users to run yet another daemon, especially for what amounts to a very limited subset of apps?
Other than that, the interface simplicity is nice and it has definitely replaced the moribund Hit List for my task lists.
switched last week after several years of using 37 Signals Backpack web app & couldn't be happier
I got through all GTD apps you can imagine and more (this is my obsession, not a very productive one, I must admit), and at last I can say that TaskPaper is the best and the easiest to use. Strongly recommend to watch a screencast on the app's page - it is really helpful to appreciate its idea and simplicity.
I use this every day and use Drop Box to sync and version my main notes file across 2 computers. It's awesome.
@patlaj - Keep an eye out for the next version... maybe next month or two... development versions can be downloaded from my forums now. Among other things it will give you a number of ways to show all projects in a single list.
Am I missing something? I tried to use this for a few days, but dropped it. Should you be able to get a list of all projects without tasks? I really want that.
I do certainly like the idea. And I especially like that the files it creates can be edited in any text editor. But... I guess it's just not quite enough.
This is a great little program. I'm a big fan. It's nice and simple so you don't waste too much time getting it set up how you like.
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Looking for entertainment this weekend? Try these local events
Published: Friday, November 16, 2012 at 12:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 3:22 p.m.
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Got an event
The Community Calendar is a sampling of area events, meetings, exhibits and announcements throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
For a complete list of events, visit www.bigfunonthebayou.com.
If your event is not listed here, you can add it for free at our online events-listing site, www.events.bigfunonthebayou.com. Just visit the site, create an account and fill in the blanks to let people know what you have planned. Whether you're a church group or an artist with an exhibit, let others know here.
You can also mail listings to The Courier, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361 or the Daily Comet, 104 Hickory St., Thibodaux, LA 70301; fax it to 857-2244 or 448-7654, or email it to firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. Please include the event, time of event, date of event, where the event is taking place, the address of where the event or meeting is taking place and a contact phone number for information. For information, call 857-2200.
A self-defense and MMA, mixed martial arts, class for children 8-13 focuses on teaching discipline and respect. These classes increase skill and coordination in an interesting and popular way.
Admission: Free
When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays
Where: Body Elite Boxing and MMA, 1221Grand Caillou Road, Houma
Information: 876-2582 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Enjoy fresh produce
There are several farmer's markets within Terrebonne and Lafourche that sell fresh produce on a weekly basis.
Admission: Free
When: Downtown Houma Market, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays; Houma Farmer's Market, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; Lafourche Central Market, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays; and Thibodaux Farmer's Market, 7-11 a.m. Saturdays
Where: Downtown Houma Market, Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 Park Ave.; Houma Farmer's Market, Tunnel Boulevard and Naquin Street; Lafourche Central Market, 4484 La. 1, Raceland; and Thibodaux Farmer's Market, Jean Lafitte National Park Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St. Mary St.
Information: Barton Joffrion at 873-6495 or email@example.com Ann Picou at 873-6408 or Brandi LeCompte at 438-1231
Come enjoy a movie
The Outdoor Movie Series features family friendly notable films, will continue throughout the year. Moviegoers are invited to bring picnic blankets and lawn chairs.
Admission: Free
When: twilight on the third Friday of each month
Where: Memorial Park across from the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 Park Ave., Houma
Information: Houma Regional Arts Council at 873-6367
Come to the theater
The next production in Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne's 2012-13 season, Fred Carmichael's "Coming Apart," is a funny, refreshing and delightful romantic comedy that opens with the Kittridges saying simultaneously, "I want a divorce!" Both are conceited and rightly so: Colin is a successful humor columnist and Frances an equally successful romance novelist. Startling revelations bring about a warm and mirthful happy ending.
Admission: Tickets cost $15
When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16-17, and 2 p.m. Nov. 18
Where: Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne, 7829 Main St., Houma
Information: www.houmalittletheatre.com
Thanksgiving meal
A Thanksgiving community dinner includes free food and drinks, with baked turkey, rice dressing, yams, rolls, green beans and cake. The local band, Treater, will perform. It is a smoke- and alcohol-free event.
Admission: Free
When: 6-11 p.m. Nov. 17
Where: Grand Caillou Recreation Center, 106 Badou Drive, Dulac
Information: 647-7875
Getting fit
Looking to drop a few pounds? Join others for the South Lafourche Public Library's new Walk Away the Pounds program.
Admission: Free
When: 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Nov. 19
Where: South Lafourche Public Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut Off
Information: www.lafourche.org/newsite/
Nov. 24
Want to learn to scrapbook? Already know how to scrapbook and want to meet with others who do? The Lafourche Parish Public Library System offers a few opportunities for scrapbookers of all levels to come together and do what they love. The event workshop for those 12 and up can scrapbook. All supplies are provided, and no registration is necessary.
Admission: Free
When: 2 p.m. Nov. 24
Where: Lockport Branch Library, 720 Crescent Ave.
Information: www.lafourche.org/newsite/ or 532-3158
Learn to tweet
A new class, Twitter Teaching, will help residents learn to use Twitter.
Admission: Free
When: 10 a.m. Nov. 30
Where: Raceland Branch Library, 177 Recreation Drive
Information: www.lafourche.org/newsite/
Forensic science
Lockport Branch Library's Forensic Unit will meet this month. The children 11 to 17 will experiment with identification techniques. Registration is required.
Admission: Free
When: 3:30 p.m. Nov. 30
Where: Lockport Branch Library, 720 Crescent Ave.
Information: www.lafourche.org/newsite/ or 532-3158
Play performance
A performance of "The Forgotten Carols," will feature the Vandebilt Catholic High School choir. Les Sonnettes Des Joie and Mulberry Baptist Church's bell choir will perform a pre-show concert. Los Angeles and New York cast members from the Theos Theatricals touring company will perform the tale of an empty life changed by a personal encounter during Christmas.
Admission: $20
When: 6 p.m. Nov. 30
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.
Information: ticketmaster.com
Christmas time
Christmasfest, Thibodaux's annual event featuring a Christmas parade, pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, refreshments, snow and the lighting of a 160-year-old mansion at the Dansereau House.
Admission: Free
When: Dec. 1
Where: Through Thibodaux city streets
Information: Rhonda Dempster at 446-1187, email email@example.com or visit www.thibodauxchamber.com
Lockport Christmas
The 21st annual Lockport Christmas parade includes the tree lighting at Bayouside Park. Santa will hand out toys to children. The Central Lafourche High School band will perform a Christmas concert, and refreshments will be served by the Knights of Columbus.
Admission: Free
When: 5 p.m. Dec. 1
Where: Lockport city streets
Information: Warren Vedros at 413-9772 or email email@example.com.
Run for a cause
Cardiovascular Institute of the South and Terrebonne General Medical Center's third annual Houma Heart and Soles Half-Marathon includes a half-marathon at 13.1 miles, a two-man relay at 6.55 miles per person and a 5K walk/run at 3.1 miles. The race has a unique "Red Carpet" finish inside of the Civic Center. After the race, the event has music and food. There will also be an awards ceremony for top finishers.
Admission: Varies depending on what you want to participate it
When: 7 a.m. Dec. 1
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.
Information: www.active.com/running/houma-la/houma-heart-and-soles-half-marathon-2012-lf044. For training guides, visit www.tgmc.com/halfmarathon.
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You can contact your IBM representative to request a nomination from the Design Center closest to you: Poughkeepsie, NY, U.S., Montpellier, France, Makuhari, Japan or Böblingen, Germany. (If you do not know your IBM representative, contact us to request information.) After reviewing the nomination information provided by the IBM representative, we will determine if a Design Center engagement is the best way to service the request, or if the client would be better served by directing the request to another IBM team more suited to handle their specific requirements and objectives.
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Changing the Explain plan for one SQL statement to another with NO code changes or Hints
By AndyBaker on Apr 18, 2013
On a client site and had an issue with a 3rd party product to do with an inbuilt query executing from an application. A specific query was taking forever to run and the execution plan was not ideal. Nothing obvious had shown anything useful such as hints or indexes etc.
Obviously as the code is submitted from a product itself therefore it could not be changed! Table and Index statistics were up to date and the query had always been pretty poor in performance when examining the AWR history.
However during an initial analysis of the code a much better performing execution plan was located, the difference between the 2 pieces of code were simply that one was using a bind variable and the second was a hard coded value given as a test case. There are documented examples of how to simulate code in PLSQL with bind variables so that this issue does not actually occur, however the interesting thing was that without the bind variable the plan was just what the customer wanted.
The real answer to the above question would be to look at dynamic sampling / statistics gathering etc to ensure nothing is being influenced due to the bind variables (such as bind variable peeking or histograms etc), however a really simple solution was how to get the explain plan of SQL A over to SQL B with no actual code change.
There is a blog entry already showing how to introduce hints and also parallelism when a code change is not possible: https://blogs.oracle.com/Bakers_Byte/entry/applying_a_hint_to_sql
However this is a test case where we simply want to link the execution plan of SQL A to that of SQL B.
Please Note these scripts were written only for demonstration purposes. They are not optimized and they have almost no error checking, so be careful!
- The first thing required is to know the SQL_ID for the SQL that you wish to change the explain plan. (poor performer)
- The Second thing required to know is the SQL_ID and Plan_Hash_Value for the SQL that has the desired execution plan.
Then it is simply a matter of running the following PL/SQL block:
The above once executed created a baseline entry in dba_sql_baselines. By executing the following query this could be seen :
SQLPLUS > select fixed,accepted,enabled,created,sql_text,sql_handle from dba_sql_plan_baselines;
Other useful baseline queries are:
SQLPLUS> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display_cursor('&1',&2));
NOTE: above needs &1 set to the sql_id and &2 the child number. At the end of the explain plan you can see if the baseline has been used or not.
SQLPLUS> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display_sql_plan_baseline(sql_handle=>'xxxxxx', format=>'basic'));
NOTE: xxxxxx is the sql_handle from dba_sql_plan_baselines.
As it could be seen the baseline was taken and being used so the final step was also to fix the baseline:
If the baseline is not applicable anymore or did not work then it is easy to tidy up and remove it as below:
Conclusion: Although the long term solution is still to review the code and database to see really why the bind variable execution was giving a considerably poorer execution plan to that of the hard coded SQL. The issue was at least resolved with a nice work around due to being able to use a baseline and influence the explain plan as desired.


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You can dress them up and transform them into something really special. Anyone ever eaten a cake ball? They are made with boxed cake mixes. Hellloooo lover! But what about boxed Pancake Mix? I figured if I can do so much with a boxed cake mix, why not pancake mix? So that's just what I'm going to do with this recipe today. It turns ordinary pancake mix into something special AND it is so simple to throw together, especially if you have guests show up unexpectedly or you just want to whip something up really quickly for brunch. Chances are, you already have all the ingredients on hand you need to make this right now.
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DENVER --Raiders cornerback Mike Jenkins felt he had good coverage on several plays Monday night.
Good is rarely good enough against Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, though.
Manning shredded the Oakland defense, completing 32 of 37 passes for 374 yards and three touchdowns in the Raiders' 37-21 loss.
"I think a lot of us were trying to do too much just to stop him," Jenkins said. "He's a great quarterback, made great throws. Any inch or mistake that he sees, he's going to put the ball there and find that hole."
Broncos receivers Demaryius Thomas (10 catches for 94 yards), Eric Decker (eight catches for 133 yards) and Wes Welker (seven catches for 84 yards) all had big nights. The Raiders had some success defending the pass against Indianapolis and Jacksonville during the first two weeks, but facing Manning is a task unlike any other.
"It was pretty much Manning, just putting the ball in the right spot," Jenkins said. "We were covering these guys, we were on them. Peyton just squeezed the ball in with a great throw."
Often, Jenkins said, a defensive back can do just about everything right, but still get beat against Manning.
"I had a play on Decker where I was on him like a shadow," Jenkins said. "I actually felt the ball go across my fingers and the guy caught the ball and turned up on me. Like I said, it's an inch away. The guy (Manning) is just awesome. I've never seen anything like him.
"It is very frustrating for you to be in the right spot and he still squeezes the ball in for a great throw. There's not too much you can do about that. Most games you play, that's your ball. But it's Peyton Manning."
The Raiders came into the game knowing exactly how to defend Manning.
"You've got to get to 18," Raiders safety Charles Woodson said of Manning. "If you don't get to 18, you're going to have a long night, like we had tonight."
During the first two weeks, the Raiders racked up nine sacks. On Monday, they got to Manning just once. With solid protection most of the night, Manning sat back and carved up the Raiders.
"He picked up the open guys like he always does and we didn't get off the field when we needed to," Woodson said. "He's great at recognizing things and he was able to recognize some things and get the ball to the guys that he needed to. That's Peyton Manning. That's what he does."
Even Raiders head coach Dennis Allen credited the Broncos, brushing off the notion that the Raiders had too many breakdowns in the secondary.
"There was a lot of good execution on their part," Allen said.
Regardless, Jenkins said the Raiders need to be better than they were on Monday, and he hopes they can learn from this game.
"This is one of those situations where it hurts, but at the same time you have to look at yourself in the mirror and just be real with yourself, come back the next day and watch film on it and see where you can better yourself," Jenkins said. "I feel like if you can better yourself off Peyton Manning then you'll be prepared for anybody else in the league."


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Inmate Jose A. Ramos is shown in this May 28, 2010 file photo provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Ramos, the man who was long the prime suspect in a landmark case of missing New York City boy Etan Patz is about to be released from a Pennsylvania prison where he spent more than 20 years for molesting other children. Ramos, a convicted pedophile whom authorities have called the prime suspect in the case, is set to be released Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 from the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, in northeastern Pennsylvania, prison spokesman Michael Goyne said. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, File)


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Tips and Tricks on Water Conservation
How to build a rain water harvesting system
Jennifer Nations' blog on the "hydro-illogical" cycle
Coming off the drought of 2011, and with the uncertainty that there could be drought conditions once again this summer, water conservation is highly important -- and important right now.
Rain water harvesting is a common practice for many gardeners. Collecting rain water is as simple as creating a setup that will catch the rain streaming off your roof during a thunderstorms and funneling it, usually through a gutter, into a larger bucket. Once there, a faucet at the bottom of the barrel will allow you to dispense the water -- not suitable for drinking but great for watering plants and lawns.
The City of College Station is starting a process very similar to the average rain water harvesting system -- but on a much larger scale and by using water the city has already used once. They are reclaiming water.
Reclaimed water is water that undergoes a high level of treatment to remove bacteria and viruses from wastewater. After that, extensive testing is performed to assure water quality standards are met. From there, reclaimed water travels though a purple pipe to the destination and source of use specified for it.
Jennifer Nations, Water Resource Coordinator with College Station Utilities, says that out of the 6 million gallons of water processed each day and then dispensed into Carter Creek, nearly 500,000 gallons of that will be reclaimed and used to keep the grass at Veterans Park green. Green that the city won't have to pay out anymore since it is water that will already be used when residents flush the toilet, shower, do dishes or brush their teeth. That is also thousands of gallons of drinking water that will be saved from the cities water sources.
Best part of reclaimed water is that it is drought resistant -- because that water is already being used anyway for everyday, normal household events.
Water reuse is firmly established as a primary water conservation method throughout Texas and the southern U.S. because of its ability to conserve scarce drinking water supplies during peak summer demand periods.
Wednesday, May 2nd on News 3's 10 at 10, we'll look at how the drought of 2011 has forever changed the landscape of the Brazos Valley and check into how you can save distressed trees in your yard.


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The tumultuous Robert Pattinson/Kristen Stewart romance might harm "Breaking Dawn Part 2," says the pair's co-star Ashley Greene.
"I don't know. Hopefully, it won't taint it and people will still be able to enjoy the movie," Greene said in an interview with Seventeen magazine. "I think a lot of people see us as our characters; I really want them to still be able to do that."
I don't know either. Stewart cheating on Pattinson with director Rupert Sanders has me thinking I may only see it nine times instead of 11 or 12.
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Interestingly, the PS3 Media Server identity reported by my media players is now of the form "PS3 Media Server [Dads Computer]", where as way back in the distant past before my problems appeared, it used to report "PS3 Media Server [172.16.1.2]".
In any case, you'll find my 1.50 ps3mediaserver config outlined in the posts below, and have previously worked with 1.20, 1.30 in essentially this form.
I've been running various releases of Fedora (currently F15) and various releases of PS3 Media Server (currently 1.50.0) for several years.
My problem has been bugging me for a long time, and several PS3 Media Server releases.... PS3 Media Server fails to resolve the hostname of the fedora box, and because I've got TWO fedora servers on my home network, my media players each report the same thing - so I can't tell which is which.... (ie the media players all show two servers called "PS3 Media Server [unknown host]") The host names used to resolve to their IP addresses, but some time a long time ago it stopped working for me.
I've tried adding the IP address of the interface to /etc/hosts along with a name - but this doesn't change the behaviour.
I've changed the host line on /etc/nsswitch.conf to read
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hosts: files mdns4_minimal dns
I've deleted my PMS.conf and had PS3 media server create it again. No change in behaviour.
I've tried binding to an IP address rather than to the interface (I'm using br0), but no change in behaviour either.
I'm guessing its got something to do with the way that java resolves names, but I'm no expert in this. Can anybody help point me in a new direction?
For what its worth, here's my log output (scroll down to see error at 13:09:39.195)
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[main] INFO 13:09:39.113 Starting PS3 Media Server 1.50.0
[main] INFO 13:09:39.132 by shagrath / 2008-2011
[main] INFO 13:09:39.144 http://ps3mediaserver.org
[main] INFO 13:09:39.145 http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver
[main] INFO 13:09:39.145 http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com
[main] INFO 13:09:39.146
[main] INFO 13:09:39.146 Java: 1.6.0_22-Sun Microsystems Inc.
[main] INFO 13:09:39.147 OS: Linux amd64 18.104.22.168-1.fc15.x86_64
[main] INFO 13:09:39.147 Encoding: UTF-8
[main] INFO 13:09:39.160 Working directory: /usr/local/bin/ps3mediaserver
[main] INFO 13:09:39.176 Temp folder: /tmp/ps3mediaserver
[main] INFO 13:09:39.177 Logging config file: /usr/local/bin/ps3mediaserver/logback.xml
[main] INFO 13:09:39.185 debug.log: /usr/local/bin/ps3mediaserver/debug.log
[main] INFO 13:09:39.187
[main] INFO 13:09:39.188 Profile directory: /etc
[main] INFO 13:09:39.189 Profile path: /etc/PMS.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.191 Profile status: rw
[main] INFO 13:09:39.195 Can't determine hostname
[main] INFO 13:09:39.195 Profile name: unknown host
[main] INFO 13:09:39.196
[main] WARN 13:09:39.435 Error loading libzen: Unable to load library 'zen': libzen.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[main] INFO 13:09:39.443 Loading MediaInfo library
[main] INFO 13:09:39.560 Error loading MediaInfo library: Unable to load library 'mediainfo': libmediainfo.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[main] INFO 13:09:39.563 Make sure you have libmediainfo and libzen installed
[main] INFO 13:09:39.563 The server will now use the less accurate ffmpeg parsing method
[main] INFO 13:09:39.577 Loading renderer configurations from /usr/local/bin/ps3mediaserver/renderers
[main] INFO 13:09:39.578 Loading configuration file: BraviaEX.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.602 Loading configuration file: Android.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.607 Loading configuration file: PS3.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.646 Loading configuration file: WDTVLive.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.655 Loading configuration file: SamsungWiseLink.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.665 Loading configuration file: Philips.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.674 Loading configuration file: FreecomMusicPal.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.689 Loading configuration file: N900.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.691 Loading configuration file: SamsungAllShare.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.713 Loading configuration file: WMP.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.735 Loading configuration file: Showtime3.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.761 Loading configuration file: Kuro.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.780 Loading configuration file: XBOX360.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.807 Loading configuration file: AirPlayer.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.837 Loading configuration file: FreeboxHD.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.847 Loading configuration file: Panasonic.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.863 Loading configuration file: XBMC.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.888 Loading configuration file: SonyBluray.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.912 Loading configuration file: Realtek.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.930 Loading configuration file: Streamium.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.950 Loading configuration file: Bravia5500.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.957 Loading configuration file: Bravia4500.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.981 Loading configuration file: iPad-iPhone.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:39.993 Loading configuration file: PopcornHour.conf
[main] INFO 13:09:40.020 Checking MPlayer font cache. It can take a minute or so.
[main] INFO 13:09:40.217 Done!
[main] INFO 13:09:40.255 Searching for plugins in /usr/local/bin/ps3mediaserver/plugins
[main] INFO 13:09:40.258 No plugins found
[main] INFO 13:09:40.277 Registering transcoding engine: FFmpeg Audio
[main] INFO 13:09:40.306 Registering transcoding engine: MEncoder
[main] INFO 13:09:40.307 Registering transcoding engine: MPlayer Audio
[main] INFO 13:09:40.316 Registering transcoding engine: MEncoder Web
[main] INFO 13:09:40.322 Registering transcoding engine: MPlayer Video Dump
[main] INFO 13:09:40.323 Registering transcoding engine: MPlayer Web
[main] INFO 13:09:40.331 Registering transcoding engine: tsMuxeR
[main] INFO 13:09:40.336 Registering transcoding engine: Audio High Fidelity
[main] INFO 13:09:40.337 Registering transcoding engine: VLC Audio Streaming
[main] INFO 13:09:40.338 Registering transcoding engine: VLC Video Streaming
[main] INFO 13:09:40.339 Registering transcoding engine: Raws Thumbnailer
[main] INFO 13:09:40.594 Scanning network interface br0 (br0)
[main] INFO 13:09:40.595 Using address /172.16.1.2 found on network interface: name:br0 (br0)
[main] INFO 13:09:40.596 Created socket: /172.16.1.2:5001
[main] INFO 13:09:40.869 Using database located at: /usr/local/bin/ps3mediaserver/database
[main] INFO 13:09:41.357 A tiny cache admin interface is available at: http://172.16.1.2:5001/console/home
[main] INFO 13:09:41.383 Using the following UUID configured in PMS.conf: 6ac5e29d-2956-3d0d-b70e-40671eaf45c3
[main] INFO 13:09:46.906 The server should now appear on your renderer
[New I/O server worker #1-2] INFO 13:09:48.190 No IP filter specified, access granted to /172.16.1.17
[New I/O server worker #1-1] INFO 13:09:48.209 No IP filter specified, access granted to /172.16.1.16
[New I/O server worker #1-2] INFO 13:09:48.250 Another renderer like Philips Aurea was found!
[pool-3-thread-2] INFO 13:09:48.265 Checking ip:172.16.1.17 for Philips Aurea
[pool-3-thread-1] INFO 13:09:48.267 Checking ip:172.16.1.16 for Philips Aurea
[pool-3-thread-2] INFO 13:09:48.382 Renderer Philips Aurea found on this address: 172.16.1.17
[pool-3-thread-1] INFO 13:09:48.486 Renderer Philips Aurea found on this address: 172.16.1.16
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:32.964 No IP filter specified, access granted to /172.16.1.13
[pool-3-thread-1] INFO 13:10:32.976 Checking ip:172.16.1.13 for Xbox 360
[pool-3-thread-1] INFO 13:10:33.081 Renderer Xbox 360 found on this address: 172.16.1.13
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.093 Checking shared folder: /var3/SciFi_and_fantasy
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.103 Checking shared folder: /var3/Drama
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.141 Checking shared folder: /var3/Adventure
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.142 Checking shared folder: /var3/Childrens
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.142 Checking shared folder: /var2/Comedy
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.142 Checking shared folder: /var2/Horror
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.142 Checking shared folder: /var2/Documentary
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.143 Checking shared folder: /var2/Unsorted
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.143 Checking shared folder: /home
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.143 Checking shared folder: /var2/music
[New I/O server worker #1-3] INFO 13:10:33.144 Checking shared folder: /var2/photos
and for grins, here's my /etc/PMS.conf
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thumbnails = true
mencoder_ass = false
nbcores = 2
enable_archive_browsing = true
usecache = true
folders = /var3/SciFi_and_fantasy,/var3/Drama,/var3/Adventure,/var3/Childrens,/var2/Comedy,/var2/Horror,/var2/Documentary,/var2/Unsorted,/home,/var2/music,/var2/photos
mencoder_fontconfig = true
codec_spec_script =
mencoder_intelligent_sync = true
mencoder_nooutofsync = true
mencoder_encode = keyint=1:vqscale=1:vqmin=2
maximumbitrate = 0
language = en
network_interface = br0
hostname =
notranscode =
avisynth_script = #AviSynth script is now fully customisable !\u0001#You must use the following variables (\"clip\" being the avisynth variable of the movie):\u0001#<movie>: insert the complete DirectShowSource instruction [ clip=DirectShowSource(movie, convertfps) ]\u0001#<sub>: insert the complete TextSub/VobSub instruction if there's any detected srt/sub/idx/ass subtitle file\u0001#<moviefilename>: variable of the movie filename, if you want to do all this by yourself\u0001#Be careful, the custom script MUST return the clip object\u0001<movie>\u0001<sub>\u0001return clip
mencoder_mt = true
mencoder_yadif = false
mencoder_scaler = false
mencoder_scalex = 900
mencoder_scaley = 700
mencoder_remux_ac3 = true
mencoder_forcefps = false
port = 5001
ffmpeg = -g 1 -qscale 1 -qmin 2
engines = mencoder,avsmencoder,tsmuxer,mplayeraudio,ffmpegaudio,tsmuxeraudio,vlcvideo,mencoderwebvideo,mplayervideodump,mplayerwebaudio,vlcaudio,ffmpegdvrmsremux,rawthumbs
thumbnail_seek_pos = 100
mencoder_decode = -nofontconfig -mc 0
alternativeffmpegpath = D:\\eclipse3.4\\workspace\\ps3mediaserver\\win32\\dvrms\\ffmpeg_MPGMUX.exe
audiobitrate = 640
mencoder_usepcm = false
mencoder_ass_defaultstyle = false
tsmuxer_preremix_ac3 = true
key_sort_method = 0
audio_thumbnails_method = 0
alternate_thumb_folder =
embed_dts_in_pcm = false
mencoder_mux_compatible = true
disable_fakesize = false
alternate_subs_folder = ..\\subs
mencoder_sublangs = eng
audiochannels = 6
use_mplayer_for_video_thumbs = true
mencoder_audiosublangs = fr,off
ip_filter =
maxvideobuffer = 600
mencoder_audiolangs = eng
hide_empty_folders = false
hide_media_library_folder = false
http_engine_v2 = true
lastfm.scrobbler.user = shagrath78
lastfm.scrobbler.password = dolamroth
chapter_interval = 2
chapter_support = true
subs_color = -52
hide_extensions = true
hidevideosettings = true
hide_enginenames = true
prevents_sleep_mode = true
forcetranscode = avib
image_thumbnails = true
uuid = 6ac5e29d-295b-3d0e-b70e-40671eaf45c3
minimized = true


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French Montana is having his moment. His song "Pop That" is a certified hit, he's popularized the phrase "fanute," and his debut album, Excuse My French, is supposed to drop before the year is over.
Although his success seems sudden, French didn't just drop a YouTube video that went viral and catch a million dollar check. Instead, his rise comes from years of grinding that started back when he was slanging Cocaine City DVDs in the streets during the early 2000s.
When French recently visited the Complex office to chat, he dropped more than a few gems about why beefing in 2012 makes no sense, his Coke Boys crew, and where he thinks 50 Cent misstepped in his career.
Interview by Insanul Ahmed (@Incilin)
When we were doing your 10 Coke Boy Lessons, I thought it was interesting you said to avoid beef.
Yeah. You can't beef with people because it'll scare money away. In the streets you can strong arm people and take money but you can't do that in the industry.
Right, because in the streets beef is way to expand your territory. Before, like with 50 Cent, beef used to be good for business. But now, beef is bad for business.
That's why I stay away from it.
Is that why you're one the few rappers that's cool with all the big crews?
I used to be enemies with everybody, now I'm just cool with everybody. You have to learn you get more money like that.
Is that why you avoid some of the situations? I look at someone like Pusha saying Lil Wayne's Dedication 4 isn't that good. Whereas you, you have Wayne on your songs but you rolled with Kanye before and then you also hang out with Rick Ross. It seems like avoiding beef has been a conscious decision.
Yeah, you have to. I feel like you have to expand. But when you beef, you put negative energy out there and it brings negative energy back. When you put something positive out there, it brings positive energy back. I feel like if you want to beef go to the streets, beef with niggas that really wanna beef. If you have nothing to live for. Beef is not about money.
[With rap] it's like, you ain't going to see them people you beefing with. You lying. You got security, you're never at the same events. It's like you beefing in a smart way if you're trying to come up. Then it's like a competition, you know like a battle rap. But if you want to battle rap you might as well call Fight Club, get to battle rapping. Don't act like you want problems.
You should avoid beef if you trying to make money. People get scared when you try to beef with people. In general, [even in street shit] nobody want to stand next to you if somebody about to shoot you, unless you have a a big lick [Ed. Note—A "lick" means a hustle.] They [used to] do that with 50 because 50 was the bank. They knew he was going to win. People ain't doing that [anymore].
Pusha T and Lil Wayne's beef ain't nothing serious. If [Wayne] feels like [it's real beef] then you know Baby would have got involved. Things like that, it's good for hip-hop. If nobody got shot, it ain't beef. Ain't nothing easier than catching up to someone that puts flyers saying where they're going to be at.
Because the rap game isn't built that way anymore.
No, it's over for that. It's gone, big time. They'll get you out so fast.
I feel like with you, you've seen the game change the last few years and you've found your lane. I think this is the right moment for you. If you were coming out when 10 years ago, they would told you to start beef because that would have been good for your career.
Nah they can't. That shit don't help. Shit comes and leaves. It's like a cycle, now is the peaceful time, but the beef time will come. Most of the people that's big in the game, that's from the streets, don't believe in that. People don't really handle their beef like that. They handle it a different way.
That reminds me The Godfather. When they're at war and Clemenza says, "These things gotta happen every five years or so, 10 years. Helps to get rid of the bad blood. Been 10 years since the last one." The last time we had it was when 50 went to war with everyone.
That was 10 years ago.
It's getting real close to coming back.
[Laughs.] Well all the seeds have been planted where they are, they just gotta sprout up. Do you think it will come back soon?
I'm thinking, with who? That's what I'm saying, like and who will have powerful enough music, you feel what I'm saying? Who will have that powerful music to really do it? To really shake the streets up.
Well, when you look at the big rap crews today you have MMG but I think they've sort of avoided it. Whereas I think Young Money and G.O.O.D. Music, and like I mention before with Pusha and Wayne, they've had that back and forth for like forever, but it never kinda went full fledged.
For some people it's competition for them. It's good for hip-hop.
Right. You see that as more straight-up rap shit?
Yeah. Pusha T and Lil Wayne's [beef] ain't nothing serious. If Wayne feels like [it's real beef] then you know Baby would have got involved. Things like that, it's good for hip-hop. If nobody got shot, it ain't beef.
Well, I hope no one gets shot.
Ain't nothing easier than catching up to someone that puts up flyers saying where they're going to be at.
[Laughs.] That's right.
You could just go on the Internet and find out where he's going to be at for the next month. Where he's doing promo, etc. There might just be a banana at the front of the door.
Switching gears, let's talk about your album. Are you still working on it or is it done?
I'm going to have the best album of the decade. I have Max B talking, then the No Way Out intro with Puff. I got the Weeknd. I have song called "Marble Floors" that's me, Wayne, and Ross.
I have a song with M.I.A. I have a song with Nicki Minaj. I got Lana Del Rey and Wiz Khalifa on one song. It's going to be a classic album. I have Mac Miller and Curren$y on one song. I have a song with Movado that's so crazy. I have a song with Puff, Jeremiah, and Fab. I have Ma$e. Rico Love, Harry Fraud. It's going to be classical. I have Max B.
Is that new Max B or just over the phone?
Nah, it's stuff I had that I never put out. I loved it so much, I saved it for my album. I knew this day was coming.
The Weeknd is a very elusive person. How you manage to get him?
You just gotta hang out with me one day. I don't think he's elusive to get, I just think he's real. If he don't like you or he feels some kinda way, then he don't want to do nothing with you.
It's like doing a song with Prince, he ain't going to do a song with you at all. I know it's more than just music. When me and Weeknd hang out, we don't even talk about music. We be kicking it at the crib with each other. People I make music with, I have real relationships with.
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Imagine being magically transported to Italy's idyllic Tuscany for a 10-day vacation filled with sunshine, world-class music, fine art, drama, dance, gourmet food and wine, with a few physical fitness lectures and activities slipped in to balance out all the sensory indulgence.
All of the above, sans the expensive airfare across the Atlantic, is available by merely driving a few miles to the beautiful Napa Valley for its eighth annual Festival del Sole. Scheduled from July 12 through July 22, the event beckons great musicians, superstars and a lot of A-list patrons as well as us ordinary folk to bask in the joys of high culture close to home.
The musical magic begins with an opening night concert at 5:30 p.m. on July 12 featuring the glamorous, golden-voiced Audra McDonald, one of America's premier musical theater stars and winner of five Tony Awards. The venue, Napa Valley's romantic Tuscan-inspired, Renaissance-style Castello di Amorosa, 4045 St. Helena Highway, in Calistoga, has its own special cachet. While individual tickets are sold out, seating may be available for holders of VIP or Allegro Passes. Call the festival concierge at 707-944-9410 or email email@example.com for more information.
A particularly thrilling concert is scheduled at 5 p.m. the next night, July 13, at the Lincoln Theater, 100 California Drive, in Yountville. Featured artist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, one of the world's handsomest and most exciting pianists will play Camille Saint-Saens' rarely performed "Egyptian" Piano Concerto No. 5 with the Russian National Orchestra, conducted by Carlo Montanaro. Sergei Rachmaninoff's glorious Symphony No. 2 and Dmitri Shostakovich's Op. 96 "Festive Overture" complete the program.
Another orchestral concert at the Lincoln Theater at 1:30 p.m. July 14 features the Orchestra Institute Napa Valley. Comprising some 90 conservatory musicians from across the United States, the ensemble will perform a free program of classical works, including Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" and other works appropriate for families. Martin West and Peter Jacobson will conduct.
Dans le Style Rococo, scheduled for 11 a.m. July 15 at the Grgich Hills Estate, 1829 St. Helena Highway in Rutherford, will take patrons back to Baroque times. Les Violettes -- David Wilson, violin; Corey Carleton, voice; Colin Shipman, viola da gamba; and Violet Grgich, harpsichord -- will perform music by Rameau, Bousset, and Clerambault. Tickets are $25.
The 6:30 p.m. July 16 concert will be at the beautiful new Weill Hall, located in the Green Music Center on the Sonoma State University campus, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., in Rohnert Park. The concert will reprise pianist Thibaudet and the RNO performances of the Saint-Saens' "Egyptian" Piano Concerto No. 5 and Shostakovich's "Festive Overture." Charismatic violinist Sarah Chang will augment the program by performing Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, as Montanaro conducts.
Individual tickets for this event are being handled by the Green Music Center. Call 816-955-6040 or email email@example.com.
Tickets for VIP Pass holders may be arranged by the festival concierge at 707-944-9410 or online at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Chang will also perform an intimate solo concert, accompanied by pianist Andrew von Oeyen, at 6:30 p.m. July 18 in the courtyard of the Castello di Amorosa. Featured works will be Brahms' "Sonatensatz" and his Sonata No. 3 in D minor, as well as Prokofiev's Sonata No. 2 in D major.
Individual tickets for this concert are sold out, but seating is still available with purchase of a VIP Evening Pass or a full day VIP Pass. Call 888-337-6272 or email email@example.com.
The first modern-day glimpses of a re-creation of Michel Fokine's choreography of Rachmaninoff's lost ballet, "Paganini," as well as musical ballet selections by Tchaikovsky, Adam, Dvorak, Massenet and others will be given by principal dancers from the San Francisco Ballet and Ballet San Jose companies, accompanied by the RNO under the baton of George Daugherty, at 6 p.m. July 19 at Yountville's Lincoln Theater. Tickets range from $45 to $75.
The festival's grand finale will be an Opera Gala featuring Ekaterina Scherbachenko, the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World winner, and bass Raymond Aceto singing excerpts from Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin," accompanied by Montanaro and the Russian National Orchestra at 5 p.m. July 21 at the Lincoln Theater. Tickets range from $45 to $75.
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