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Church Bulletin: March 8
Published: Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 7, 2014 at 2:54 p.m.
The Brevard-Hendersonville Parkinson's Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the fellowship hall at Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, 249 E. Main St., Brevard. Light refreshments and Irish music provided by Gina Whaley at the piano. Patti Beggs, owner of Brevard's Elements Spa, will lead the group in light Tai Chi movements. Contact the Brengels at 828-685-7673 or the Edens at 828-862-8820 for more information.
"Earth's Creation from a Christian Standpoint" will be the subject of the weekly Table Talk at 6:25 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 699 N. Grove St., Hendersonville. The public is invited. Marcia and Sam Elliot will focus on evidence of a creator in that which has been created. Reservations are required for the optional (small charge) dinner at 5:45 p.m. Contact the church office at 692-3211.
The Hendersonville Christian Women's Connection Luncheon, 11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 19 at Bay Breeze Seafood Restaurant, 1830 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. Reservations are due by Thursday, and cancellations are due by March 17. Cost is $15 for a meal and $17 for a meal and drink. Walk-ins are welcome. The theme will be "Explore the Emerald Isle." Info: Call 697-1879.
Trinity Presbyterian Church will "Celebrate the Gifts of Women" at both the 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday services at 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville. Info: Call 692-6114.
Blue Ridge Gospel Jam, 7-9 p.m. the first Saturday of every month at first Baptist Church of East Flat Rock, 2227 Spartanburg Highway, East Flat Rock. The event is free. Info: Call Hap Del Buono at 243-8100.
Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 150 Melrose Ave., Tryon, will host the 2014 Foothills Music Club Organ Recital at 3 p.m. Thursday. This free recital is an annual event, the location of which rotates among area Tryon churches. Info: Call 828-859-9741.
Lenten Piano Recital Series begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Etowah United Methodist Church, 110 Brickyard Road, Etowah. Dr. Leslie Downs will perform. Free. Info: 891-4360.
Southern Gospel Singer David Crow will perform at 10 a.m. Thursday for the Mills River Life Enrichment Center at Mills River United Methodist Church in the fellowship hall. Lunch reservations are required. Please call the MRLEC office at 808-5581 by noon the Tuesday before each program.
Studies and retreats
"History: Women in Scripture," led by Bible Scholar John Snodgrass, 9:45 a.m. Sundays through April 6 in the Fellowship Hall of Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville. Each meeting will work as a stand-alone presentation, so attendance to all five is not required. Info: 692-6114.
Lenten Bible study of Handel's "Messiah" beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 235 St. John Road, Fletcher. Each study will last approximately 90 minutes. Info: 684-9770.
"Broken Vessel Restored" — Mark 14: 1-9. Lenten Service at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Mount Pisgah Lutheran Church, 2606 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville. A broken vessel holds costly perfume; we are broken vessels restored when Christ pays the price for us on the cross. For additional information, call 692-7027.
The Book of 2nd Samuel Bible Study for women, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Mount Pisgah Lutheran Church, 2606 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville. Info: 692-7027.
The Book of Matthew Bible Study for men presented by Mount Pisgah Lutheran Church, 8 a.m. Friday, breakfast at Denny's with Bible study. Info: 692-7027.
Adult Bible Study on Spiritual Gifts presented by Mount Pisgah Lutheran Church, 7 p.m. Friday. For directions and info: 692-7027.
A short-term Sunday School class starts this month at Trinity Lutheran Church, 235 St. John Road, Fletcher. The class will meet at 9 a.m. every other Sunday. The class is designed to help people be more informed about and comfortable with the Bible. Call 684-9770 for more information.
"Is There Room for Mystery in Your Life?" Adult forum, 9:15 a.m. Sunday, First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1735 Fifth Ave. W. Larry Anderson, retired psychologist and former minister, will lead the conversation with a glance at the writings of mystics from Thomas Aquinas to Thomas Berry. Info: 692-8630.
Wonderful Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville. Info: trinitypresnc.org; 692-6114.
"Conversation Peace: the Power of Transformed Speech," a 7-week DVD-driven study by Mary Kassian, led by Renee Zivich as part of the women's ministry, 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through April 29 at the Crosswalk at First Baptist Church Hendersonville. Cost: $12. Child care available. To register, call 693-3493.
"Revelation: Here and Now … There and Then," an 11-week DVD-driven lecture series by Beth Moore, led by Mary Ruth Nichols and Margaret Heavner as part of the women's ministry, 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through March 25 at the Crosswalk at First Baptist Church Hendersonville. Cost: $9. To register, call 693-3493.
"Abundant Simplicity: The Book of John," a 16-week study, led by Ruth Ellen Boerman as part of the women's ministry, 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through May 6 at the Crosswalk at First Baptist Church Hendersonville. Cost: $5. To register, call 693-3493.
"Daniel: Lives of Integrity, Words of Prophecy," an 11-week study, led by Evelyn Lanning as part of the women's ministry, 6:15 to 8 p.m, in Room C-300, Wednesdays through March 19 at the Crosswalk at First Baptist Church Hendersonville. Cost: $15. To register, call 693-3493.
"Lord, Change My Attitude," an 11-week study by James MacDonald, led by Jody Funk as part of the women's ministry, 6:15-8 p.m. Wednesdays through March 19 in Room C-304 at First Baptist Church Hendersonville. Cost: $15. To register, call 693-3493.
"Motherwise: Wisdom for Mothers," a nine-week study by Denise Glynn, led by Vanessa Fleming as part of the women's ministry, 6:15-8 p.m. Wednesdays through March 19, in Room C-302 at First Baptist Church Hendersonville. Cost: $15. To register, call 693-3493.
"Fit for the King: Aerobic Exercise Class" led by Roxanna Pepper as part of the women's ministry, 9-10 a.m. Saturdays in Room C-303 at First Baptist Church Hendersonville. Child care is available by reservation. To register, call the church office, 693-3493. For more information, go to www.fbchnc.org.
Bread ministry — free bread from 3-4 p.m. Mondays at Balfour United Methodist Church, Highway 25 North, across from Hunter Chevrolet. Info: 692-5501.
Calvary Kids Club meets from 3-4:30 p.m. the first and third Sunday at the church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. Info: 684-6266.
Centering prayer service, noon Tuesdays in the church library of Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. Service is led by the Rev. Dr. Norma Hanson. Info: 684-6266.
Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Drive. For anyone dealing with an addiction. Info: 692-1262, Ext. 135.
Divorce Care — 5-7 p.m. Sundays at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Drive, Hendersonville. A group for those experiencing separation and divorce. $10 cost covers class and materials. Call 692-1262, Ext. 135, or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Early Onset Dementia Support Group — 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Drive, Hendersonville. This is a group for caregivers and care receivers affected by early-onset dementia. Group size is limited, and pre-registration is required. Call 692-1262, Ext. 135, or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Extended Family, 6 p.m. the third Monday of each month at Blue Ridge Prison and Jail ministries house, 410 E. First Ave. For families facing the trauma of incarcerated family members. Info: 696-0607.
Free children's ministry, 1-5 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of each month at Cummings Memorial United Methodist Church, Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe. Free children's clothes for up to 6 years old, diapers, supplies and equipment at the BEAR closet. Info: 891-9413 or 891-1557.
Good News @ 6, 6 p.m. the fourth Sunday of each month at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. Welcoming all ages to a different service of worship. Info: 684-6266.
Grief Share grief recovery group, 2-3:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Hendersonville First United Methodist Church, at Sixth Avenue and Church Street. Info: 693-3410; 698-1550; 693-4275.
GriefShare, 5 p.m. Mondays at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Drive. Help, hope and encouragement for those dealing with grief or loss. Info: 692-1262, Ext. 135.
GriefShare (grief recovery support group), 1-3 p.m. each Friday in Room 204 at First Presbyterian Church, 699 N Grove St., Hendersonville, through May 23. Info: 692-3211
Intercessory Time of Prayer, 5:15 p.m. the second Tuesday and 12:15 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Info: 693-4890.
Memory Caregivers Network Support Group (Park Ridge Group), 1-3 p.m. first Tuesday of each month at Fletcher Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1141 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher. Info: 230- 4143.
Memory Café of Hendersonville meets second Mondays of the month from 1-3 p.m. at the CrossWalk Building, 577 Buncombe St., Hendersonville. This outreach provides social interaction and connection, reduces isolation and loneliness for those with early memory loss and memory concerns. This is not a drop-off program. Free. Info: 828-388-1421.
Ministry for Separated and Divorced Catholics support group, 5-6:30 p.m. every Sunday at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 Seventh Ave W., Hendersonville, in Meeting Room 1, lower level of the church. Info: 702-1249 or 329-4026.
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), 9:15-11:15 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month through May at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Drive, Hendersonville. Info: 692-1262.
My Sister's Closet, 9 a.m.-noon Mondays, at First Methodist Church, 204 Sixth Ave. W. Clothing of different styles for work. Info: 693-4275.
The Order of St. Luke meets on the third Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, 766 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Info: 890- 0919.
Taize Worship, 6 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. A quiet and reflective worship. Info: 684-6266.
Email copy for the Crossroads page to email@example.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, the week before the event. Mail typed copy to Crossroads, Times-News, P.O. Box 490, Hendersonville, NC 28793 or fax to 692-2319. Emailed submissions are given priority. Include contact name and number and a church or event information number for publication. Call 694-7874.
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On a 4,000-mile journey, it's almost a given you're going to name your vehicle.
The tandem bicycles ridden by the members of two six-member families received names before they ever began the summer adventure on the TransAmerica Trail.
Green Machine.
Silver Streak.
Memphis Blue.
And Dash. Dash got its name last, because riders were deciding which bike they liked best.
If naming their mode of transit is typical for a long road trip, what's unusual is what the two families - who stopped in Frisco to stay with Mary Anne and Geff Hoffman on Monday - are doing to keep their minds and spirits honed during the three-month journey.
Clark Schroeder explained that the group focuses on four pillars as they put in hundreds of miles from Yorktown, Va. to Astoria, Ore. The pillars are to strengthen their relationships through teamwork; to develop character through discipleship (like sharing Biblical lessons on leadership); to plan and accomplish dreams (typically by breaking them into smaller pieces); and to share Christianity throughout the country (they hand out "Million-dollar question" tracts of their own making, which shares a message of salvation).
It's a tough trek, everyone agreed, though the children in the group said it's much better than school and in some ways, is better than other summer vacations.
However, it's a challenge, and challenge is good, they also agreed. They're learning to overcome adversity - even the adults, who need to think about where to get food for everyone, including Annemarie Schroeder with her gluten allergy.
What's difficult?
"Staring at a road for eight hours," Hannah Schroeder said.
"Staring at the captain's back for eight hours," Noah Schroeder chimed in.
"Waking up at 4:30 a.m.," Jon Michael Halvorson said.
"Seeing and smelling roadkill," Sarah Halvorson added.
The list goes on. Heat. Distance, like when cities in Kansas look much closer than they actually are. Getting enough fluids. Dodging semi trucks. Hills - whether long and shallow or short and steep.
But it's also filled with delights, and the cyclists spent far more time excitedly sharing stories of people being good neighbors than talking about the challenges.
Like when they ran through cornfield irrigation systems to cool off.
Or when a couple, clearly not well-off, offered to drive them to get ice and water. When the families declined, the couple went out of their way to get and deliver cold water and ice to the 12 thirsty souls.
They had broken down recently, and someone stopped to help them, Lesli Halvorson explained.
"They were angels to us and we just wanted to be angels to you," she recalled them saying.
"Across the board, when we stop in a grocery store with eight kids in bike shorts ... people are so friendly," she added. "It gives you hope in humanity."
In Buhler, Kan., a man offered to throw steaks on the grill. Others have offered showers. One woman asked when 8-year-old Abraham Halvorson had last been told a story, and proceeded to read "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
When the dozen cyclists arrived in Frisco via Fairplay, they had pedaled about 2,600 miles on their way to Astoria, Ore., which is nearer their hometown of Oak Harbor, Wash. than Yorktown, Va., the start of the route.
The family pedals Monday through Saturday, breaking on Sundays to attend whatever local church is nearby and to rest. Otherwise, "We eat, sleep and bike," Abraham Halvorson summarized.
"To see these kids, aged 8 to 16, doing this, it just knocks your socks off," Frisco host Mary Anne Hoffman said. "There are all these bikes with their trailers."
Hoffman and her husband, Geff, were finishing up their own cross-country bicycle traverse when they met the Schroeders and Halvorsons, who were just setting out in late May.
"They seemed so focused," Geff Hoffman said, explaining they'd met at a convenience store. The Hoffmans ended up inviting them to stay at their home when they passed through Frisco.
"It's our way of paying it forward," Geff Hoffman said, adding that he and his wife have been touring bicycles for 25 years, and have seen their share of receiving help when in trouble and answering questions. They also signed up for warmshowers.org, a service offering touring cyclists a shower, a bed, or food.
As for this family summer adventure, Dan Halvorson called it a "dream." So far, that dream has come with many flat tires and some tough days, but no show-stopping injuries and many days of hope, teamwork, and meeting people whose paths will and do cross again.
"We've had this dream for eight years," he said. "We're ecstatic God let us do this trip."

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Surry County road closed after tractor-trailer overturns
Published 12:31 PM EDT Aug 05, 2013
A Surry County road is closed after a tractor-trailer overturned Monday morning.
The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Highway 103 near the Virginia border. No one was injured.
The tractor-trailer was hauling construction materials when it ran off the right side of the road onto the soft shoulder and overturned, said John Shelton, Surry County emergency services director.
It's expected to take a few more hours to clean up the scene, Shelton said. The detour route is Slate Mountain Road, Mount Herman Church Road, Brim Road and Childress Road.


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Get an overview of this hotel3-star bed & breakfast with free breakfast and fitness center
Situated near the airport, this bed & breakfast is 4.5 mi (7.3 km) from Valparaiso University and 8.1 mi (13.1 km) from Deep River Water Park. Westfield Southlake Mall and Star Plaza Theatre are also within 16 mi (25 km).
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This bed & breakfast features a fitness center, a poolside bar, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include conference rooms, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
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Inn at Aberdeen3158 South St Rd 2 Valparaiso IN 46385
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A poolside bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This Valparaiso bed & breakfast also offers a fitness center, a library, and gift shops/newsstands. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Inn at Aberdeen has designated areas for smoking.
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Guests are offered complimentary continental and full breakfasts.
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Kara Goucher Is Looking to Leave Nike
American marathoner Kara Goucher, who for much of the last Olympiad was the face of Nike distance running, may be leaving the swoosh behind, according to people familiar with the matter.
Goucher, 35, is actively negotiating for another primary endorsement contract with other sports and apparel companies, though Nike has the potential to retain her through a contract clause that gives the company the right of first refusal, according to one of these people. A final deal is expected sometime in February, this person said.
The potential move by Goucher, who built her career as a Nike athlete and has lead a resurgence in the sport of American women's distance running in recent years is one of a number of shifts by top runners as the sport enters a rebuilding year in 2014. With no World Championships or summer Olympic Games on schedule, athletes and shoe companies alike have more room to take larger risks, like moving to new training hubs or signing new talent.
Goucher is among the most decorated American distance runners of her generation. A two-time Olympian and a World Championships bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters, Goucher's third place finish at the 2008 New York City Marathon marked the first time in 14 years that an American woman had reached the podium at the prestigious race. She also placed third at the 2009 Boston Marathon, and took time off to give birth to her son, Colt, before competing in the 2012 Olympic marathon in London, where she finished in 11th place.
"Kara is a great athlete and we are proud to partner with her. We don't comment on athlete contracts, but we look forward to continuing our relationship," said Mary Remuzzi, a spokeswoman for Nike.
A spokeswoman for Goucher declined to comment.
Unlike athletes in sports who can earn money through team contracts, professional runners make the bulk of their income through endorsements. Because of rules set forth by the sport's international governing body, the IAAF, which dictate that only the logo of a shoe or apparel company can appear on uniforms at most competitions, a professional runner's reputation is closely associated with his or her primary sponsor. Runners at the top of their discipline can also earn appearance fees and bonuses for key performances, including medaling at premier events.
Among other recent running moves, Nick Symmonds, a silver medalist in the 800 meters at last summer's World Championships, announced earlier this week that he would relocate from longtime running hub Eugene, Ore., to Seattle as he switched sponsors from Nike to Brooks. Stephanie Rothstein Bruce, another top American marathoner, said on Wednesday that she is taking time off in 2014 while she is expecting her first child.
To be sure, Nike is not lacking for new elite running talent. In November, the Beaverton, Ore.-based company signed 17 year old running phenom Mary Cain, who last summer became the youngest finalist in the history of the women's 1,500 meters at the world championships. Terms of the high school senior's contract were not disclosed.
Goucher's potential move to a new company accompanies a previously announced physical move to Boulder, Colorado. After nine years in Portland training with prominent Nike coaches Alberto Salazar and Jerry Schumacher, Goucher said she intends to "finish out my elite career" with her former college coaches, Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs of the University of Colorado, according to a blog she posted last month.


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Southhaven, MS - Valdosta State made a statement by finishing the first day of the Gulf South Conference Tournament as one of just two undefeated teams. The Blazers beat Ouachita Baptist, 3-1, and Arkansas Tech, 2-1, in order to face the only other unbeaten team, Arkansas-Monticello, at 12 p.m. Saturday.
Pitching and timely hitting were Valdosta State's prime weapons Friday. Holly Satterfield and Margaret Carter both put stellar games together while Ashley Steinhilber served as the hero of game two with a walk-off home run to win it.
Both games Friday were defensive battles, and VSU stood strong. Against Ouachita Baptist, Satterfield only gave up four hits, three walks and struck out nine in seven innings of play. The single run the Tigers scored was not until the seventh inning.
Valdosta State earned an early lead with two runs in the second inning. Natalia Morozova legged out a single on a hit to first base. Ouachita Baptist did not have anyone cover first as the first baseman went for the ball, then Morozova beat the first baseman back to the bag.
With Morozova, the leadoff hitter in the inning on base, Morgan Johnson tried to sacrifice her over to second. Johnson did even better, beating the throw to first for a hit on the bunt. With two runners on, Jordan Martin made the sacrifice bunt to move Johnson and Morozova to second and third respectively.
Morozova scored on a sacrifice fly from April Hutchens while Johnson came home on a single from Steinhilber.
In the fifth inning, Marti Littlefield put an exclamation point on the first win of the day with a solo home run. Ouachita Baptist could not answer with more than the lone run in the seventh to stay alive and VSU moved on to the winners' bracket.
Later, Carter pitched a gem against a powerful offensive team in Arkansas Tech. Carter finished with two strikeouts and no walks after six innings. She gave up four hits and one run, that run not coming until the top of the seventh. Satterfield finished the game, giving up a hit and striking out one on the way to her 22nd victory.
Littlefield reached on a fielder's choice with two outs in the third inning. She moved to second on a walk and scored on a double from the team's leading RBI hitter, Morozova. The Blazers clung to the 1-0 lead all the way until the seventh when the Golden Suns made a move.
Haley Hudson doubled to start the inning, and her pinch runner moved to third on a sacrifice. Tiphani Moon doubled to center field to plate the tying run. With a runner on and one out, Satterfield struck out the next hitter and forced the final hitter to ground out to Samantha Posey.
With the game tied, VSU had one last chance to avoid extra innings and Steinhilber did it with flare. She busted a walk-off home run over the left center field fence to secure VSU's 36th win of the season.
Saturday, VSU will face Arkansas-Monticello to be the only undefeated team left in the tournament. While the GSC Tournament is a double elimination tournament in name, the bracket does not follow a true double elimination format.
Instead of receiving a bye, the winner between VSU and UAM will face one of the two one-loss teams left out of the four that will duke it out during Valdosta State's game. Those four include Alabama-Huntsville (beat by UAM), Arkansas Tech (beat by VSU), North Alabama (beat by ATU) and West Alabama (beat by UAM).
There are a number of determining factors that come into play in finalizing the bracket at that point so be sure to check www.vstateblazers.com for updates throughout the day.


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The Obama administration is moving to ensure that Americans are eligible to take leave from their jobs to care for a same-sex spouse, even if they live in a state that doesn't recognize gay marriage.
The Labor Department is announcing Friday it's drafting regulations making clear that the Family and Medical Leave Act applies to same-sex couples regardless of where they live in the U.S.
The law lets employees take unpaid leave to care for a sick spouse without fear of losing their job.
The White House is promoting the move as part of President Barack Obama's push to expand protections for gays and lesbians. The Obama administration has stopped defending the Defense of Marriage Act, which lets states refuse to recognize gay marriages performed in other states.
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Free software has populated almost every sector of the computer software arena: from office suites to encyclopedias to full operating systems. One genre of computer software that most people overlook when thinking of free software is gaming. The fact is, sites such as Freshmeat have literally thousands of free software and freeware games for a huge variety of operating systems.
Free software has populated almost every sector of the computer software arena
One of the original puzzle games is Tetris. It can be found coded in practically any computer language for any operating system. KDE and Gnome even have Tetris clones as part of their game packages. So what better place to explore the possibilities of free software than with the highly addictive Tetris?
One of the original puzzle games is Tetris. It can be found coded in practically any computer language for any operating system
I found various Tetris clones, for Windows and Linux, and put them through their paces. Several hours later, here are the results.
Alizarin Tetris (Atris)
Atris is Tetris, with a unique spin. The various sized blocks come with multiple colors in each block; these colors can then separate, "splitting" the block when it lands, allowing you to make more combinations than you could with normal Tetris. Also, to complete a level you just need to remove all the gray bricks at the bottom.
The catch? The clock. You need to complete each puzzle within what seems to be a randomly generated time, which sometimes seems to be impossible.
The game also has networking abilities to allow for multi-player competition. The only real downside is the menu system, which at first can be difficult to master. The game is released under the GPL, and the source is available on the author's website.
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Java Tetris
Java Tetris is Tetris, simplified. It's so simple that all the blocks are the same color, and no documentation is included at all. Just use the arrow keys to drop the blocks and try not to go to sleep playing.
The fact that it's written in Java makes it truly cross platform: it even runs as an applet on the author's website. That said, it doesn't really help its enjoyability. Just adding some color would have helped out a lot.
So, unless you're a die-hard Tetris fan who absolutely needs a cross platform clone, you'll probably want a more colorful and play friendly clone.
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JsTetris also has easy controls, tidy documentation and good playability and graphics, making it one of my favorite Tetris clones. You can even play it right off the program's website, so you won't even have to install anything.
JsTetris is the ultimate quick and easy Tetris clone that you can play anywhere on anything. It was extremely responsive and was also the best laid out game I reviewed. The useful gages in the left sidebar showed me just how fast I was going, as well as how long I'd been playing.
JsTetris is the ultimate quick and easy Tetris clone that you can play anywhere on anything
The only missing feature was a pause mechanism. Other than that, JsTetris earned straight A's from me.
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SDLBlock had some of the worst graphics and controls I've seen. The whole game makes you want to turn away and never come back. The graphics with the red guide-lines draw your eyes, and the keyboard controls make positioning the blocks more difficult.
The controls were so difficult, in fact, that I was unable to even get one row of blocks to disappear. Even allowing the player to use some decent mouse controls would have helped a lot.
Documentation was included, but it was hard to read and navigate, leading to more frustration.
Overall, the game playability was horrible. It's not a game I would recommend. That said, it has potential, and with some TLC from some user-minded folks, this could really become a great game, but it's definitely not there yet.
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T^3, literally Tetris cubed, is the best 3D puzzle game I've seen. It allows you to customize your view with your mouse (or keyboard) and align the pieces in 3 axes.
The graphics are exceptional, and the gameplay is excellent. Good documentation is also included. T^3 also provides various game modes, including arcade (timed) and classic modes. The source code is also included right in the setup package. This was the only game reviwed here with its own installer.
T^3 is probably the ultimate Tetris for 3D gamers, and will keep you interested for quite a while. The falling blocks in the background are a nice touch. Overall, this is what SDLBlock isn't, an easy to use (and easy on the eyes) 3D Tetris.
T^3 is probably the ultimate Tetris for 3D gamers...
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Free software doesn't need to be boring, and I hope these examples will convince you to go out and find the fun in free software yourself
The wide variety of free software games available is astounding, so don't be afraid to look beyond the practical and into the fun when you think of free software. Free software doesn't need to be boring, and I hope these examples will convince you to go out and find the fun in free software yourself.
Some great places to start are Freshmeat and Sourceforge . Remember that KDE and Gnome also include game packages with their desktop environments.
Alizarin Tetris (Atris)
A great Tetris clone. Not only are there different levels of difficulty, but the sounds are brilliant.
Try it, I think you'll like it!
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A word of explanation needed
Personally, I think you slightly missed the point here. SDLBlock is a clone of an old (1989) Tetris clone - Blockout. The latter was a great game, at least at the time it was written and released. I ensure you that it was pretty addictive ;-) More information about it on Abandonia.
What's interesting, the original version still has a bunch of very devoted fans. They even have a webpage for submitting high-scores at http://www.blockout.de/. So, obviously there are people who find the interface, and the whole idea of a 3d-Tetris, amusing and enjoyable.
It's hard to expect that a clone will be different from the original - they wanted to reflect an old game, so the old game (and graphics & interface) you get.
Just to make things clear.
JsTetris - pause issue
The pause would make it to easy to play ;) On high levels after 10-15 minutes of playing, it is an endurance test of your fingers O_^ Or test of psychic powers.. you got so far.. , and now for example a phone, or your parents, or some other accident disturbs your playing, and you have to make a choice ;) no no! Pause would make it all to easy! O_O. Have fun!
You forgot the best one ....
You should have mentioned Briquolo - it is the best tetris game on Linux.
Its in 3D (openGL) and one of the power-ups's changes the screen viewpoint to 1st person for 30 secs (i.e - the view from the bat)
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Thanks for the review Robin, they look good. I'm gonna be busy tonight I can see that.
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- tint - linux console tetris
- bastet - linux console tetris that hates you - play only if you want to end up headbutting your monitor (ie. only play it at work)
- Corrections:
- Briquolo isn't tetris; it's breakout.
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Netris - http://sourceforge.net/projects/netris
Still under development but the upcoming version should be a big improvement.
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Other free software tetris
Other free software tetris clones include:
- http://www.pineight.com/lj/ LOCKJAW (Ubuntu, Windows, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS) (many options are available)
- http://www.pineight.com/nes/lj65.zip LJ65 (NES/Famicom) (supports one player and two players mode)
- http://www.pineight.com/tod/ TOD (GameBoy Advance) (simulates Tetris game with drugs)
(Why isn't there an HTML mode with manual breaking and A HREF support?)
Are you sure these are free software? (Source code is free?)
Are you sure these are all free software? That is, you can download the source code, modify it, and release it?


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - New Year's was "fairly quiet" for local law enforcement at Lake Tahoe, a Washoe County Sheriff's Office official said.
Between 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve and 3 a.m. New Year's Day, one DUI arrest was made in Incline Village off of Juanita Drive, while officers responded to two domestic battery cases, and one fight and one trespassing arrest at a Crystal Bay casino, said Deputy Armando Avina, public information officer for the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.
"Nothing out of the ordinary occurred," he said. "It really went without incident. That was really good for us."
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Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks said the arrests were for charges including assault, domestic battery, disorderly conduct, minor consuming alcohol and civil protective custody. One person was issued a citation and released.
The crowd's size was similar to last year's, Brooks said. Highway 50 through Stateline was closed at 11 p.m. and revelers were allowed onto the highway to celebrate the new year. The Nevada side of 50 was cleared by 12:20 a.m.
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"Anyway" by M. Rickert
Thus, when I read the two Rickert stories Fantasy & Science Fiction published this year, "The Harrowing" and "A Very Little Madness Goes a Long Way" (in the April and August issues, respectively), I knew they were well written, intelligent, strange, and even lovely ... but no matter how I thought about them, no matter how much I tried to appreciate them for what they were on their own, with their own purposes and pleasures, they just weren't "Cold Fires".
Now comes the third Rickert story of the year, this one published at SciFiction, "Anyway", and I'm beginning to be able to appreciate Rickert stories on their own again, without letting them shrivel in the shadow of their predecessor. I still don't think any of these stories are as impressive as "Cold Fires", but I also don't think they have to be. In fact, taken together as a trilogy, they have many elements that are as remarkable as any in the earlier tale.
Reading "Anyway" was, for me, a lesson in trusting a talented and individual writer. Two thirds of the way through, I thought, Oh no. It seemed the story was going to be about redemption and peace and love, all good things, I suppose, but they're the sorts of ideas that tend to turn even very good writers into the literary equivalent of maudlin old hippies after one too many trips to the Land of Bong. This is, after all, a tale that begins with the question, "What if you could save the world?" and goes on to be about a woman who thinks that she might have inherited that very power. To do so, she thinks, as her mother seemed to think before her, that she must allow her son to be killed in a war.
The first Rickert story I wrote about was "Many Voices", and a few things I said then apply just as well to both "Anyway" and "A Very Little Madness Goes a Long Way": assuming the main character is entirely reliable leads to a simplistic interpretation of the story that seems entirely unjustified by the gaps and odd moments -- but to do the opposite and assume that the strange events of the story are simply a metaphor for madness is not particularly satisfying either, because it makes the story into nothing more than a metaphorical mirror for a state of mind, which undermines all the events and plays a trick on the reader, turning the narrative into a glorified it-was-all-a-dream story. The beauty of these stories reveals itself in the way they show the emotional lives of the characters and render it impossible for the reader to settle on any one construction of reality, whether ordinary or fantastic.
The emotional core of "Anyway" lies in the narrator's feelings of dread, her anxiety about not being able to ensure the safety and sanity of the people she loves. It is irrelevant whether she truly can save the world by sacrificing her son: she grasps this idea because it might be enough to let her believe that whatever fate he encounters will have meaning. Her mother, whose memory is lost to Alzheimers, still cherishes the thought that she could have given her own son's death meaning if she had not been selfish; instead, "he went and got killed anyway".
For me, "Anyway" reads better as a non-fantastic story than "Many Voices" did, but there's still something I like about leaving the possibility open that the narrator does, indeed, possess the power she thinks she does. It gives her a kind of nobility she wouldn't have otherwise, even if it makes the story itself somewhat corny (which the non-fantastic interpretation avoids). Ultimately, "Anyway" is not so much a fantasy as a story about fantasy, a story that only gains resonance and mystery by being published by a genre publisher, because the effect of the story is more powerful if you go into it thinking that what you are reading is a work of fantasy or science fiction: you begin by believing the narrator instead of doubting her, and that seems like the right way to begin.
Before abandoning the tale to whatever fate each reader brings to it, I thought it might be worth noting how well Rickert's three stories published this year (so far) work together. Writers can't help but repeat themes, images, and types of characters -- personal interests are what help a writer animate their material -- and I have no idea if the connections between these stories are coincidental; it doesn't, actually, seem to be an important question, because the fact is that they echo each other beautifully.
For instance, "The Harrowing" involves a boy "traveling across the country for some time, trying to find [himself] in America", and he mentions Allen Ginsberg and Herman Hesse as inspirations and guides. The dead son in "Anyway", the narrator's brother, went on a "Kerouac-inspired road trip from which he never returned". "The Harrowing" is about spirituality, demons, and the presence of evil -- of evil being versus evil action; "A Very Little Madness" is about angels and demons, about rising above pure evil after it wipes out the (or a) world. All three stories include dead children: the boy who burns with the priest in "The Harrowing", the lost daughter in "A Very Little Madness", the lost son/brother in "Anyway". "The Harrowing" shows us two narrators telling the tales of their younger, more innocent days; "Anyway" gives us a narrator trapped between the dementia of her aged mother and the innocence of her own son. "A Very Little Madness" and "Anyway" can be read as the stories of how emotional stress bends realities and alters perceptions.
These are stories of trauma and loss, and of people trying to gain some control over a world of unfathomable chaos, to find comfort however they can. And yet these are not depressing stories -- there is a kind of redemption hiding between their lines, a kind of hope, a faith in the power of time to mend the past, even if the mending is that of what any reliable observer would call madness. Reliable observers aren't always the ones you should seek comfort from in times of pain or terror, anyway.
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I really didn't like the Harrowing. I personally didn't find it all that well written, and it seemed to drag on in some parts.ReplyDelete
I knew what he was going for...but I felt like he rambled too much (not in the good way that Kerouac rambled), and the whole "story" felt trite. And the bits about good and evil, the nature of man...it felt like he was trying to force some christian pop-philosophy down your throat (esp at the end, when the main character has the revelation about himself).
I think he was trying to go for a whole Beat-On-the-Road Jack and Ginsberg kind of writing, but compared to the real books it felt forced and trite. And since most of those cats where Buddhist, Taoists or what have you the whole christian analogies feel out of place.
I mean, when you compare prose passages in Dharma Bums to the Harrowing, you feel the Harrowing is like some sort of cheap imatation. You don't get the brilliant use of words or the gliding off the tongue brilliance of karmic revalation that Kerouac employed. Nor the amazing love for life even in it's most miserable stasis.
I think that's what upset me the most about this story- a fantastical Kerouac-esque story would be great (like Nick Mamata's fantastic Move Underground), but I feel he misses what made the Beats and Kerouac so damn important. It's so much more than just words and philosophy. It's that mad zest for life, that wild manic dash for something holy in a turning meat wheel of pain.
Although, I think it's funny when people combine Kerouac with the SF. He hated fantasy and SF, and used to make fun of Burroughs for writing it.
Great analysis of Miss Mary Rickert's last three published works. Seeing you compare and contrast them, side by side, makes me even more excited for her first collection coming out next year. It's clear that, from your examination of her themes and interests in these 3 stories, her stories will read even better in bulk.ReplyDelete
Whoops. Too bad it doesn't have an edit button, or I would go back and change all of thise "he's" to "she's". I only read the Harrowing, and just assumed He since the main character was male and it felt autobiographical in nature. Just the way it was written (which made sense, since it was imatating Kerouac).ReplyDelete
I feel I should hunt out the other short stories to see if they fare any better. But, I was really disapointed by the Harrowing. From that issue of Fantasy and Sci Fi I thought Domovoi by M. K. Hobsen and Paul D. Fillipio's hysterical take on Chic Lit The Secret Sutras of Sally Strumpet to be far better.
I just remember reading the Harrowing, and thinking that it was very poorly written and how it had gotten published in the first place.
I think you may be misreading it as trying to be a Kerouac imitation, Paul. That seems to miss a lot of what's going on in the story. I'm not going to claim it's her best story, or even the best she's published this year, but to call it a Kerouac imitation seems unjust, and would easily lead to a disappointment with the story as a whole. The story-within-the-story is vastly important, particularly its effect on the main character, and how he construes his life differently from how the stranger he meets presents his own. It's a coming-of-age story, a story about finding responsibility and maturity, casting childhood behind, and discovering that the world is complex, that good vs. evil is not a particularly useful philosophy.ReplyDelete
Kelly -- I agree that the collection will be revealing. There are lots of echoes between all of Mary's stories, and the collection will probably be quite moving to read from beginning to end.
Well, I guess the biggest disapointment was the Kerouac impression. But I don't think I was misreading it. There was an obv impersonation going on, the long rambling sentances, the structure of how the main character talks in the writing- it invokes a faux Kerouac. And her mentioning the beat writers, I think, just pushes this theory.ReplyDelete
The story within the story is important, but I think it's been done much better by more talented writers. I do realize the coming of age notion, but I don't really feel like she pulled it off quite as well as she could have.
I don't think the main character realizes that good or evil are poor approxamations, but instead seems to gather a sort of existential dread about his own ability to become moral and good after leading a life of "evil".
I do see the oppisates she is trying to create (ie: the two seperate characters, both who do things that are morally apphrensible, both who deal with their pasts differently), but I feel that she doesn't quite pull off the main charachter's transformation very well.
I don't really feel I'm misreading it, since I've read the story quite a few times. Mostly because I don't like it, yet feel compelled to discover exactly why it fails (to me personally). It feels as if something in there should work- but it doesn't. Some part of me wonders if it's a failure on purpose.
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- Oct 7:
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DETROIT -- Dan Otero isn't a starting pitcher, but the A's reliever has a way of defining what Oakland starters can do.
Monday's A's pitcher Jarrod Parker had a 6-3 lead and had just pitched a quick fifth inning when he was replaced by Otero.
Parker is one of the A's aces. At one point he went 31/2 months and 19 starts without losing a game this season. He'd thrown only 73 pitches. So what was Otero doing in the game?
Getting outs. Otero has been remarkably efficient at that in 2013. He went from June 25 through the end of the season, a total of 29 appearances covering 351/3 innings, in which he allowed just four runs, three earned. He had a 1.38 ERA for the season and a 0.76 ERA for those 29 games.
So the A's, who started the year figuring that Sean Doolittle, Ryan Cook and Grant Balfour could cover the last three innings, have added Otero to the mix and feel comfortable with the bullpen picking up four innings.
On Monday it did just that. Otero, Doolittle and Balfour combined to allow two singles and two walks and, most important, no runs.
Otero pitched the sixth and seventh before relinquishing the ball.
"Those were the two biggest innings of my career," he said. "Those were the six biggest outs of my life."
As he continues his success, he may very well get the opportunity to say that again.
"To be down 2-1, pressure's off us," right fielder Torii Hunter said. "We go out there tomorrow and play our game and not worry about too much. I think that's what we need to do. I think we tried to do a little too much (today) and also, they're playing well. Those guys hit the ball well today. Three home runs -- that's pretty good. But we'll come back tomorrow. It's not over yet."
The A's outfielder/D.H. has started games 2 and 3 of the American League Division Series and has four hits, including a single to set up the winning run Saturday and a two-run homer that gave the A's a sense of security en route to a 6-3 win Monday.
Will Smith be in the lineup Tuesday when the A's have a chance to close out the ALDS? He doesn't know. Smith is in the position of never knowing quite when he'll play.
The A's have three regular outfielders in Yoenis Cespedes, Coco Crisp and Josh Reddick, and if Daric Barton plays first base, which he does frequently, then Brandon Moss is the D.H. and Smith is on the bench.
"I've had lots of practice at no playing, then playing," Smith said. "Either way, when you're in the game, you're expected to produce."
In the third week of August, Smith took a few days off to have some touch-up laser surgery on his eyes. In his fourth game after coming back, he ended a 40-game homerless stretch with a bomb in Comerica Park. He hasn't stopped hitting since.
He averaged .393 in September and is 4 for 8 with a homer in the ALDS.
Even when the A's beat on him for four runs in five innings on Aug. 26, they got just one homer off him.
So what's with the Oakland offense taking him deep three times Monday?
"Me, personally, I was just trying to hit something," said Moss, who had struck out in seven of 10 plate appearances in the ALDS before going deep. "So right there, I swung over a couple of pitches, then he left a changeup up, and I stayed back long enough to hit it."
OK, that's one.
"You will miss them sometimes," said Smith, whose two-run homer capped the game's scoring in the fifth. "Fortunately for me, I was able to get the barrel to it. The fastball right there, and it's a 3-1 (count), and I don't think Yoenis Cespedes hurt anything (by being on first base and distracting Sanchez)."
That's two.
"He's a tough one," said Reddick, whose homer in the fourth doubled the A's lead to 2-0. "You know he doesn't give up many. And one run isn't much against their lineup."
That's three.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Insider at blogs.ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.


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If you're like millions of American consumers, you're visiting your favorite Starbucks each morning — right along with plenty of other devoted Starbucks coffee lovers. And while you're there, you may be ordering a breakfast food item. Starbucks is actively trying to promote their foods right along with their coffee. But we all know there's usually a crowd, and you're usually waiting to pick up your order. FoodFacts.com thinks plenty of people would be happy to avoid all that, wouldn't they?
Starbucks has already put the latest technology to work in their stores with two very popular mobile apps that allow you to pay via your smartphone. And now they're preparing to incorporate mobile ordering into those same apps.
Yesterday, Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz confirmed plans to allow customers to place orders through Starbucks's mobile app and pick them up later. "I can tell you that we understand the value that that will create for our customer base," Schultz said. He added, "You can assume that over time we will lead in this area."
Pre-ordering would make sense for Starbucks as the coffee giant increasingly focuses on food, which is its fastest-growing segment. "Everything we've seen so far encourages us that we're just beginning to go after what is a big, big food opportunity," CFO Troy Alstead said yesterday. Food is more complicated to prepare than coffee and can slow down service in Starbucks stores. "We're definitely looking to increase the speed of our lines," spokeswoman Linda Mills told Quartz today.
Some restaurant chains, like Chipotle, already allow mobile pre-ordering. Starbucks's big advantage in this area would be that so many customers—over 10 million—already use its mobile app to pay for their orders.
But there are plenty of complications to consider. Will the company prioritize pre-orders, or in-store orders? The company wants to make buying coffee and food as easy and fast as possible, but not if it comes at the expense of sales. Which is probably why Starbucks is being so deliberate about the program's careful development.
When Starbucks has all the complications ironed out, you'll be able to use their app to avoid their lines. Order before you go, pick it up and pay. It will help save time (and any annoyance associated with waiting) and help you get to your favorite coffee a lot more easily than you may be used to.


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In July 2000, Vermont became the first state to start granting civil unions for same-sex couples. The state Legislature steered clear of the word marriage. Yet that didn't stop the firestorm that thrust the tiny New England state front and center in the national debate over gay marriage.
Some people warned that Vermont would become a gay state, that granting marriage-like rights to gay people would destroy traditional marriage between a man and a woman.
In the midst of the culture wars were ordinary people like Karen Kunz and Angela French, parents of a 9-year-old, who were in love and just wanted to get married. In 2001, I traveled to Brattleboro, Vt., on the anniversary of the landmark civil union legislation to assess its impact. Gay couples weren't moving to Vermont in droves. But a modest number were making symbolic pilgrimages to get legal validation of their commitment to one another, though once they returned home, it wouldn't be worth the paper it was written on.
I attended the commitment ceremony for Kunz and French and marveled at their desire and determination to wed.
After the U.S. Supreme Court's twin rulings that struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, I thought about that time not so long ago when a majority of Americans considered civil unions to be something radical. I am amazed by the rapid shift in public attitudes since these two women, who had both been previously married to men, tearfully exchanged vows.
In 2001, Americans opposed same-sex marriage 57 to 35 percent, according to the Pew Research Center. Today, 50 percent support it, while 43 percent are opposed. Supporters include President Barack Obama, who shifted course last year.
To be sure, a little more than a decade does not seem like a short time if you are the one who has been relegated to what U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called "this sort of skim-milk marriage." But in the context of social movements, we're talking about a remarkably short period of time.
How did it happen so fast?
Once Vermont adopted civil unions, a growing number of states began to follow suit. Many straight people saw that gay couples did not pose a threat to their own marriages. Same-sex couples also took their kids to soccer practices and attended PTA meetings, tended to their yards and pretty much did the same things as other couples.
"When people know someone who is LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) their attitudes change dramatically," says Oakland City Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan, the first openly gay woman on the council. "This has really been a big part of the broader shift that has helped to obliterate stereotypes."
People are far less likely to buy into hateful pronouncements of gays as deviants who pose a danger to children when beloved Uncle Harvey and his male spouse are frequent dinner guests. Exhibit A: Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, once considered a potential running mate for Mitt Romney in 2012, used to tow the conservative line on gay marriage. He did an about-face when his son came out to him two years ago. Now, he says, he sees gay marriage from a new perspective.
As more gays and lesbians have heeded gay activist and former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk's call to come out, they have increasingly become a visible part of every aspect of public life in many communities.
There is also a generational shift. Younger people who grew up in an era where some classmates had two moms or two dads tend to be far more accepting of gay relationships than their parents or grandparents.
Television has also had a huge influence in changing public attitudes. Shows such as "Will and Grace" portrayed gay people as normal and showed them in healthy, intimate relationships. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who came out publicly in 1997, has one of the most popular talk shows on television. She is married to actress Portia de Rossi.
"The change is that the gay characters being shown at this time aren't flamboyantly gay or butch lesbians or dying of AIDS," says Terrance Cheung, chief of staff to Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia.
Cheung's partner is Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus, who appears with him in his Facebook profile picture. Cheung displays the rainbow flag flying at Richmond City Hall on his Facebook page.
Last month, some Richmond city employees and residents protested the flying of the flag during Gay Pride Month -- an ugly reminder that prejudice against gays and lesbians, though not as bad as it used to be, is still alive and well.
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Definition of wart in English:
- Benign skin growths include warts, moles, or corns, which are rarely serious problems.
- The skin cells in the warts releases thousands of viruses, so close skin-to-skin contact can pass on the infection.
- Even lesions with clinical changes often are proved to be benign tumors or warts.
- The Chinese have a tradition of breaking open the seed of brucea javonica and taping directly over warts and excrescences to stimulate their dissolution.
- They have no noseleaf, but they do have small warts on their noses above their nostrils.
- The skin is often decorated with warts and filaments that look like tassels.
warts and all
- informal Including features or qualities that are not appealing or attractive: Philip must learn to accept me, warts and allMore example sentences
unvarnished, truthful, realistic, true to life;candid, honest, frank, outspoken, forthright, plain-spoken, direct, blunt, downright, brutal, harsh, straight from the shoulder, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, unexaggerated, unadorned, undisguised, unveiled, unqualifiedinformal upfront
- I know that I am right to take a stand against this wrong being done behind our backs without the whole of Sligo being given the whole truthful facts - warts and all.
- O'Neill looks back fondly to a time when a truthful portrait, warts and all, was the true art of the portrait photographer.
- I'm proud to be a citizen and part of this country, warts and all.
wartyadjective (wartier, wartiest)
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- The rough, warty skin conceals a fruit of such exquisite sweetness and sensuality that eating and handling one should be X-rated.
- Toads can be distinguished from frogs by their heavier build and brown, warty skin with females being larger than males.
- He was referred to our service with warty skin nodules on his left foot and leg for about 18 months now.
Old English wearte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wrat and German Warze.
The Anglo-Saxons suffered from warts—the word is first recorded around ad 700, and we have an Old English charm for getting rid of them. The expression warts and all, meaning 'including features or qualities that are not appealing or attractive', dates back to the mid 19th century. The source of the phrase can be traced back to Horace Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting in England (1763), in which he recounts a request supposedly made by Oliver Cromwell to the portrait painter Peter Lely: 'Remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me; otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.'
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