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GDL17921 wrote:How about Fox's Green Woods
Orange Guy wrote:The city of Milan was originally called Camden Mills until a sleazy watchmaker conned the city into changing its name to Milan to sound more international. Or something like that.
From wiki: "The village is the site of the south campsites which comprised the Sauk and Fox village of Saukenuk, once the second-largest Native American inhabitation in North America."
Also, the creeks there feed into Mill Creek.
Lou Siffer wrote:Reed and RJ told me that they wanted it to be called "The Other Side".
I know that they had a lot to do with making sure that the funding came through for this, and that Milan continues to support disc golf in the community.
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05.11.2012 - British GPCR drug discovery specialist Heptares Therapeutics Ltd has named Roger M. Perlmutter to its Board of Directors.
Perlmutter brings in more than 30 years of experience in academic and pharmaceutical industry research. The physician began his academic career in 1979 at Massachusetts General Hospital. After working at the University of Washington's Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1984-1997, he joined Merck&Co as VP Preclinical & Basic Research. In 2001, Perlmutter became VP of R&D at Amgen Inc., where he stayed until he retired in 2012.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/people/bio-people/2012-2/roger-m-perlmutter.html

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Tuesday, 9th March, 2010, 02:09 PM #1
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L4W Discussion Thread V
This thread is a continuation of the fourth discussion thread (which had grown to prodigious length).
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On religion, Fragsie has it right as far as my memory serves. You do not need to specify mechanical domains, as long as the character can justify it, they can take any domain related feats they wish.
The same with creating something new. If you think it's going to be minor or few would be interested beside yourself just write it up on your character and after approval make a note on the wiki.
If you would like some collaboration, start a discussion thread.
On the wiki, some testing has been done to use wikia instead, and so far things have transfered relatively well.
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Tuesday, 9th March, 2010, 05:10 PM #3
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My email notifications suddenly stopped working this afternoon. I had a productive afternoon at work, but may have missed some things. If anyone else relies on those things like I do, they may want to double check their threads in some other way.
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Nice to see I'm not the only one who A: uses email notification and B: had it die on them.
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Hello everyone, long time lurker, first time (well not really) poster.
I've been reading through some of the adventures here, and I've been itching to take a swing at both playing and dming, even though I've never played by post before.
I've got my character wikied and thoroughly self-checked, and have begun to plot out a pretty short (probably no more than two skill challenges and three or four combats).
I was wondering if someone could point me to some information about planning an adventure and recruiting players. I've read the charter but it I can't find any specifics for handling treasure or who to send the adventure to, etc.
Thank you in advance for your reply.
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Not sure of the provisions of the 3rd PCs, but if it's complete it should be added to the character creation section.
Also, I wish I could get my hands on the PHBIII early. I refuse to pay full price for it, so I'm stuck using my B&N card. From the spoilers I've read, monk(the str one), ardent(in general), or runepriest(a goliath or dwarf maybe) seem cool.
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I'm hesitating for my 3rd character. There might be interesting things in PHB3, but I want to try a Warlord oriented at giving attacks to others. If my character would make more than one attack in a combat, it would start to be too much
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Adventures are sent into the judges account you sent your PC request to. As an FYI, there's currently a few adventures approved without PC's, but that problem may be alleviated when PHB3 becomes approved in a month or so. Personally, I'd suggest holding off until you've played a bit to make sure you like the pace of PbP, it's a much different animal than tabletop gaming.
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A Dungeon Master of some kind is necessary for any adventure, even an extremely short vignette. In order to start an adventure, the DM must request that the current judges in charge of adventure approval approve the adventure. Any adventure needs to submit the following information in order to be approved:
1) Who are the players: This can be a specific list or this can be a description of what kinds of characters are likely to fall in line with this adventure. DMs are strongly encouraged to offer openings to players that not already has a character on an adventure.
2) What is the story: What is the story of the adventure itself? What are the events that lead up to How is victory achieved or defeat met?
3) What is the background: Describe the setting, the people, and the motives that make this adventure.
4) What is the challenge: Specifically, what encounters, skill challenges, and roleplaying challenges will the players encounter? You don't need to completely spell out every encounter, but you should indicate where in the adventure the encounters lie and give a basic description and indicate how difficult they are meant to be. Example: "After defeating the animated waterbed, the PCs must escape the haunted boudoir by fighting their way through a series of trapped corridors while spectral French maids emerge from the walls and pursue them with diseased feather dusters. This encounter will be 2 levels above the PCs level".
5) What are the rewards: What kinds of rewards are there to be found? Fame, money, magic, and experience should all be expressed here. Anything that can be a reward is important for the judges to see. At a minimum, describe which treasure packets and the total amount of experience from encounters that PCs can get.
6) How long is the adventure expected to be? E.g. a long campaign, a medium length adventure, or a short vignette with only a few encounters. DMs new to play-by-post gaming are strongly encouraged to run a few vignettes and short adventures before trying their hand at a longer game.
The things we're looking for in an adventure proposal are basically as follows. First, to make sure that the DM isn't planning anything too unbalancing or destructive, like handing out a bunch of +5 vorpal swords to level 1 characters or having an army of undead dragons invade Daunton. Second, to make sure the judges have enough information about the adventure that if the DM were to suddenly disappear, a judge or substitute DM can step in and finish the adventure. Third, to make sure that any new setting details or NPCs you introduce are compatible with the rest of the living world's setting.
Submitting an adventure proposal does not mean that a DM can't improvise. No plan survives contact with the enemy, and no adventure outline survives unchanged once the players start posting. DMs are expected to use their judgement and adapt to player actions throughout the course of an adventure, and there is no need to re-submit if a DM changes plans in response to players.
DMs are not as limited as players in terms of what sources they may use. Feel free to use monsters from non-approved sources, or custom monsters, as long as they fall within the DMG's guidelines for customizing monsters. When in doubt, consult a judge. The exception is items; if you intend to have items in your game that might possibly fall into the players' hands, they should either be from approved sources or you should clear them with a judge first.
When an adventure is approved, then the DM can begin recruiting if necessary. The Hanged Man Tavern is the usual place to go to find a party of adventurers, though the DM may arrange a different beginning by discussing it out of character in the discussion thread. The DM need not take all comers, they may choose as they see fit from among the characters who express interest. As mentioned previously, DMs are strongly encouraged to offer openings to players that not already has a character on an adventure.
After the adventuring party is formed, the DM needs to find a judge that is not playing in that adventure to watch the adventure. This judge has the responsibility to step in if the DM disappears, and can override the DM if necessary. (This should be very rare, and would only happen in response to abuse by the DM.)
After the adventure is completed, the DM will give final awards for experience and treasures, and resolve how the PCs leave the adventure if it is site based. If there is an option for a continued adventure, it is important to plan for some players to be able to leave and for new members to join a group, because this is the nature of the forum.


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|Length Overall
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8.4 m
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8,260 lbs.
3,746 w/engines
9' 5''
2.9 m
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|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
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235 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
33 gal.
|24 deg.
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A sharp entry and lots of bow flare make the 28 FS a comfortable, dry boat, or at least as dry and comfortable as possible with 600 horses pushing it at speeds the company predicts will approach 60 mph. Twin 300-hp Yamahas are the only engine option.
It's a New Bottom, Too
Designer Lou Codega created an all-new boat when he drew the Regulator 28 FS, although he used the company's 26 as an inspiration. During its 21-year life, the 26 FS has become Regulator's most popular boat – more than 1,500 have been built, accounting for about 30% of Regulator's total sales. The 26 FS carries its twin outboards on a bracket; when it was designed almost a generation ago, most boats did – at that time the integrated transom bracket was a newfangled design.
The 26 FS has been Regulator's most popular model, in production for more than 21 years. Experts say it's one of the most "fishable" boats around. The new 28 FS is a descendant, but a much improved one.
Codega said that a transom bracket "takes full advantage of the sharp bow entry and deep-V hull design." The new boat rides on a classic 24-degree deadrise V-hull, a configuration that produces a soft ride (well, relatively soft, given the speeds the boats achieve) and good tracking. Codega predicted the 28 FS will reach a top speed "in excess of 60 mph [96.6 kph] while offering extraordinary efficiencies." We haven't tested the boat, so can't comment – but 60 mph is pretty fast. Regulator didn't have performance data at press time, either.
The slightly longer Regulator 29 FS carries its motors on a molded transom, not on a separate bracket. According to Regulator, some fishermen prefer one, some the other. That's why they're keeping the 29 FS in the product lineup along with the new 28 FS.
Why a Bracket?
Hanging the outboards on a bracket rather than on the transom has advantages, especially at high speeds; that's why many outboard-powered raceboats use them. Moving the engines away from the hull improves the water flow to the propellers, which lets folks looking for ultimate speeds mount the engines a little higher to reduce resistance. It gives the props a little extra leverage to affect trim, and allows them to drag through the water when the boat's wave-jumping, thereby maintaining thrust for more of the time the boat's airborne. (Some outdrive-powered raceboats mount their drives on extension boxes to achieve the same results.)
There's more horizontal clearance between the hull and the props with the bracket. That improves water flow, boosting speed and efficiency.
We don't know if Regulator tinkered with engine height or other factors to squeeze maximum speed from the twin 300 Yamahas – but beside racers nobody is more speed-obsessed on the water than fishermen. They want to get out to the fish as fast as possible to spend as much time as they can with baits in the water. Tournament fishermen are even more crazy about this, and we suspect they are some of Regulator's best customers: The boats are not cheap (MSRP of the 28 FS is $159,995), and appeal to those for whom fishing isn't just a pastime, but an obsession.
The broad expanse of empty fiberglass is a fisherman' dream: Lots of electronics will fit there. Teleflex Seastar hydraulic steering is standard, with a tilt wheel. Power assist is optional. We like the suicide knob on the wheel – it's optional, but we'd pay for it.
Fishing Stuff
The only reason for a boat like the Regulator 28 FS to exist is to fish, so all its vital components are there strictly to get more fish in the boat or alongside so they can be tagged. The sole is flush, so no tripping as you move around chasing a fish. Passage around the console is ample, thanks to the boat's 9'5" beam. All horizontal surfaces, including the forward seats, have molded non-skid. (Yes, there are cushions.) The console has 6'6" of headroom inside, and comes with an electric toilet and 6-gal. holding tank.
The forward seats are lower than in past boats, and incorporate voluminous stowage. We like the recessed handrails, too. There's an insulated drink cooler under the console seat; it drains overboard.
Talk about stowage: The rod locker on the centerline is lockable and lighted. It's insulated and can double as a fishbox. The port, starboard and centerline fishboxes/lockers are also insulated and lighted. In total, there's 275 quarts of stowage here, not counting the rod locker.
More fishermen today practice tag-and-release with billfish, but boat edible fish like school tuna or albacore. The transom door makes it easier if the fish is too big to gaff and haul over the side. It's also easy access to the bracket, which incorporates a small platform and ladder bracket; the ladder is an option, but it's a heavy-duty Armstrong model.
There's another fish box in the transom, and a fold-down seat. Coaming pads are standard, too.
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Every once in a while I decide to install the latest FFmpeg/FFmbc on my machine. Despite all the recent upheaval in the FFmpeg camp, it is still a fabulous open source file transcoding tool. However, I am much more interested in these tools from a professional level, and thus now use FFmbc. FFMedia Broadcast supports a number of high end formats that FFmpeg doesn't, or at least doesn't very well – XDCAM HD and IMX/D10 for example. The latest FFmbc-0.6-rc3 has introduced some interesting transcoding preset options to make things even easier.
FFmbc isn't packaged. It needs to be installed manually. I've covered doing this for FFmpeg in the past, but options and switches are always changing, plus some of these in FFmbc are quite different. Here's how I achieved it today…..
My build system is a fresh install of Linux Mint Debian (LMDE). It's based on Debian Testing.
First, we need to update the sources list. Depending on your distribution, you may not need to do this. LMDE already has this repository added. I use pico as my text editor. Feel free to use nano, vi or emacs if you prefer.
Go to the Debian Multimedia repository site and download the keyring package. Follow the instructions for unpackaging it about half-way down the front page. Now update your sources list:
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Add "deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing main" on a new line and save the file.
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Now you're using the latest sources and packages.
I used to build x264 direct from source. I've found that the Debian Multimedia repository has a packaged version from February 12th, 2011 available. That's new enough, so I just installed the library package.
Next, install all the additional libraries we'll need:
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Now to configure FFmbc. There's so many options, it's sometimes hard to know which ones to choose. The list below is my personal preference, but do try ./configure –help to assist in choosing your own.
>./configure –enable-gpl –enable-version3 –enable-nonfree –enable-shared –enable-postproc –enable-runtime-cpudetect –enable-libopencore-amrnb –enable-libopencore-amrwb –enable-frei0r –enable-libdc1394 –enable-libdirac –enable-libfaac –enable-libgsm –enable-libmp3lame –enable-libopenjpeg –enable-libschroedinger –enable-libspeex –enable-libtheora –enable-libvorbis –enable-libvpx –enable-libx264 –enable-pthreads –enable-libxvid –enable-zlib
After a successful configuration, all the enabled decoders, encoders and muxers will be displayed. There are some configuration dependencies here. If you don't –enable-gpl things like postproc will fail at build time. Next….
>sudo make install
"Make" will probably take quite a long time. Hopefully it will all proceed without any fatal errors.
In the past, I recommended manually building qt-faststart. A little utility that moved header atoms in mpeg4 files to allow for progressive downloads. This is not required for FFmbc as -faststart is now a switch within the mp4 muxer.
Finally, it would still seem that simply typing "ffmbc" on the command line will throw an error regarding shared libraries (we did build FFmbc with –enable-shared). To fix this we do the following:
>sudo pico /etc/ld.so.conf
Add the line "/usr/local/lib" (without quotes) to this file and then save it. Read more about dynamically linked libraries here, specifically the fourth paragraph to explain what we just did. Then:
>sudo ldconfig
We're finished! Next thing for you to do is learn how to use it…… Most FFmpeg tutorials will be valid, as FFmbc is regularly synchronised on FFmpeg, but also read the information on the FFmbc project pages about how to use the XDCAM HD and IMX/D10 presets.
I did strike one problem trying to install FFmbc with OpenCV support. It's been reported and I'm sure will be addressed soon.
April 1, 2011 at 20:54
First of all, I really enjoy your blog. It's one of the few that I definitely make sure I read every post of.
I just noticed 2 minor type-style mistakes
">sudo pico /etc/ls.so.conf" should be ">sudo pico /etc/ld.so.conf"
and the ./configure command requires "–" for the flags and it would appear wordpress has managed to convert them into "–" (Let's hope it doesn't do it to my comment, or this will make NO sense!)
Anyhoo, thanks again for the great blog!
April 1, 2011 at 20:55
It looks like wordpress does convert "- -" (without the space between dashes) to –… now I look like a fool!
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I think that you're right about their being such a wide array of subgenres under the metal umbrella. There's something there that makes them all metal at their core, but from their just about anything goes. I like that about metal too. It makes experiencing new bands and sounds that much better. I am miles away (for the most part) from the bands that brought me into the metal fold now, having started with the standard bearers, moving on to metalcore (which makes me cringe now), then going for the super heavy stuff, to grind, to a limited selection of doomy stuff, to a blend of just about everything. That said, there is such a glut of stuff out there that the really great music is hard to come by.
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I've been listening to that Winterfylleth album for a few weeks. It's alright.
Ruins of Beverast is one I've heard a lot about and have been meaning to check for awhile.
I find metal-archives to be a really valuable website in terms of finding new music to listen to. Their forums are pretty robust in the recommendation section.
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yeah i have coldworld good stuff
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Seems like B. Dolan knows what's up in the metal department:
I have the same Sólstafir shirt. Saw them live earlier this year... GREAT show.
Anyways, Polish Mgła is really good. Their drummer is inventive and everything's done right here. Best black metal I've heard in some time.
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The Sword has a new album coming out next week. Seeing them in early November for the 3rd time. Psyched!
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that cover is awesome. if people wanted to turn this into an awesome metal album cover thing on top of everything else...I wouldn't complain. I think metal album art is the best. When I was living in Mass, I used to go downstairs half to JUST look at the neighbors album covers in his vinyl collection.
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Yeah, given that they're a stoner metal band I think the cover is especially fitting.
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My opinion on Between the Buried and Me has shifted slightly. I still think Colors and The Great Misdirection are shit on their own, but I recently decided to consider them within the scope of BTBAM's entire discography. Taken that way, they are actually fairly impressive as symbols of progression. In other words, if you have the time (roughly five hours) and the patience to listen to their catalog from beginning to end their is something more substantial than the parts. You start to hear musical references in the form of repeating riffs to previous works. Themes. Cycles. It's actually kind of impressive.
BTBAM also put out a nice covers albums full of gems. Most of their covers are from bands like Metallica and Pantera, but they also worked in some Queen, Smashing Pumpkins, and even Counting Crows. It's worth checking out.
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yeah i dont listen to them a lot, but i like what they do, their mesh of sounds actually sounds pretty fresh to me you can hear a lot of different influences not just metal and it doesnt sound just thrown together to me, vocals are very very rough when not singing it always takes me a bit to adjust to that, i really like their jam session type style though, and their albums as a whole, playing track 1 til the end type deal are great musical listens , pretty technical and pretty soft but blending in and out real smoothly for the most part, i actually like their later albums more
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Metal music is really beginning to suck these days. I know part of the problem is that there is just an oversaturation of the market, and that the unintelligible nature of the lyrics make it really differentiate between bands. So then you have bands trying to "out-extreme" one another, or they revert back to old formulations, which is why you see bands like The Sword, and half of Relapse Records' roster. There also seems to be a big trend toward doom these days.
That said, I stumbled upon this band who, despite their terribly emo name, are quite good. Beyond Terror Beyond Grace - Nadir is some sort of doom, but instead of sounding sludgy and bored they have a really melancholic feel that I think eludes most groups. There is something really sad in their music, even when it's at it's most aggressive. There are also plenty of drum fills, which is rare in the genre. Amid a Willowtip roster that seems to focus more and more on either neo-grind or overly technical stuff, this is a record that really stands out.
I also came across another band whose music is by the numbers, but that's okay because their name has panache: Vaginal Bear Trap.
Also, our previous discussion on BTBAM has reminded me that a lot of the bands I really used to enjoy or now either defunct or have changed their style so completely that they're not even the same band. I really tried to listen to Parallax II and it's filled with enjoy good parts to be interesting, but all of these are unfortunately overshadowed by really terrible, and virtually unlistenable, parts that are infuriating. This band thinks it's the metal Queen meets Ziggy Stardust, which means it should really just fuck off. There's even a little Primus.
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Fuck I'm Dead. Just like their name, their sound is straight forward turbo guitar as penis, drums as the dude with the camcorder. Bang bang bang, and before you know it the whole album just blew it's load all over your terrible back tattoo. 21 tracks, 26 minutes. Now that's grind.
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a friend from high school is on guitar
guess this would be considered doom metal?
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fast forward to about 5 minutes for some faster stuff on the first video
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Fried Fish Day in Torremolinos. A feast for your palates
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Italy, 2013, 142 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Social IssuesLanguage: Italian English Sub-Titles
Academy Award winner for BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM!
Gorgeously photographed in Rome and Tuscany, The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza) is a dazzling, lyrical and at times surreal dramatic comedy, like a modern day La Dolce Vita. The magnetic Toni Servillo (Il Divo, Gomorrah) plays dapper journalist Jep Gambardella, slick and soulful, who has been a permanent fixture in Rome's literary and social circles since the legendary success of his one and only novel. Armed with a roguish charm, he has seduced his way through the city's lavish night life for decades, but when his 65th birthday coincides with a shock from the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life. Turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties and cafés, Jep discovers Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. Directed and co-written by Paolo Sorrentino (This Must Be The Place, Il Divo).
"The Great Beauty, an essay on nostalgia, gives even the cynics a faith in the vibrancy of movies and the reviving artistry of Paolo Sorrentino ... it is the year's grandest, most exhilarating foreign film."
—Richard and Mary Corliss, TIME Magazine
"A radiant work on the meaning of life ... The Great Beauty is drop-dead gorgeous, a film that is luxuriously, seductively, stunningly cinematic. But more than intoxicating imagery is on director Paolo Sorrentino's mind, a lot more."
—Kenneth Turan, The Los Angeles Times
"A deliriously alive movie ... a wildly inventive and sometimes thrilling ode to sensibility and to some of its linguistic cousins, like sensation, sensitivity and sentiment."
—Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
"The face of Toni Servillo is one of the treasures of modern cinema ... Look no further, if you wish to know whether, where, and in what guise the spirit of Fellini remains at work — and, better still, at play."
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
"I can't remember when a film last gave me such a surge of pure pleasure — no, outright euphoria — as The Great Beauty ... I find the film infinitely resonant, as inexhaustibly explorable as Rome itself."
—Jonathan Romney, Film Comment
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Producer: Francesca Cima, Nicola GiulianoEditor: Cristiano TravaglioliScreenwriter: Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto ContarelloCinematographer: Luca BigazziPrincipal Cast: Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso,
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Last week, I wrote about an experimental video program that I am coordinating for Mozilla.
I've now posted a more complete overview of the program, along with a draft guide for the program testers and an early FAQ on the program.
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Black writer named to second term as nation's Poet Laureate
U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey poses outside the president's office at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, file) by Zenitha Prince (NNPA)–African-American poet Natasha Trethewey has been reappointed to another term as Poet Laureate of the United States, "the nation's official lightning rod for the poetic impulse of Americans," according to the Library of Congress. Trethewey, the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University in Atlanta, is also serving a four-year term as the poet laureate of the state of Mississippi.


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I am desperately looking for support because I am feeling stagnant and need help to avoid the pull back to the couch.....I am 42 yo Mom of seven, average weight but chubby around the middle and softer all around than I need to be. I had some health problems a few years ago but was pretty active before that with hiking, biking, walking, swimming, but not sustained workouts, and no running. When I felt my health return to the point where I knew it was now mostly a couch potato problem...I started researching what I wanted to do in order to make a lifelong commitment to fitness. Honestly, I do not enjoy running longer than a few minutes at a time so far, but I want to enjoy it longer. I have been walking for the last six months but it is not satisfying enough so I am hoping with support I can figure out what will help me feel excited about getting more fit. A point to note...I am committed to barefoot running almost exclusively with minimalist shoes for everday wear, and maybe in the winter. But no more heels for me or ouchy 'supportive' shoes. So I am looking especially for support from those who are experienced barefooters. However, since my general fitness needs help all around, I welcome any advice for hydration, drills, eating etc.
I have been walking barefoot 4-6 months everyday, not more than 2.5 miles at a time. but often 2 or even 3 times per day. My feet feel great except for a slight crampy feeling sometimes in the area between my middle and fourth toe where I dropped a grain mill (stone) on it about 10-12 years ago. My concern is making sure I don't aggravate that old injury long term. Also, I want help manage my discouragement which may be coming from the fact that I expected to feel less....clunky... by now. I have been reading books, bending knees, relaxing etc. The most fun I have is when I am with my children, and I stop overthinking things but then, I worry I forget to watch my form with them around too. My favorite part of every day is at the end of our walk/run trail there is a dirt bike trail that we have groomed (weeded, removed sticks and stickers) a bit to make it safer for us to run up and around the dirt track and leaping over small hills etc. Problem is, I have to be really careful not to overdo it. But I have alot of fun. No way to measure if I am doing it 'right' except that I don't do it very long and so far haven't had any pain. But the rest of my training is getting boring and I am feeling less and less like going out every day. Heat is hitting our area but I am up early so it shouldn't be an excuse but I am delaying sometimes until it becomes that. So I am reaching out to help get momentum back again.
My recommendation: Just keep poking away at it. It can take a while. I've been working on it multiple years and I'm still "not there" - but I'm having enough fun and I believe in it enough I'm keeping at it.
Nothing against any of the expertise you'll find around here - but you might head over to http://www.thebarefootrunners.org/. You'll find a much greater concentration of barefoot runners there.
If you haven't seen this video you might also give it a look. If nothing else - I find it incredibly inspiring:
"Kick off your high heel sneakers, it's party time."
-- From the song FM by Steely Dan
I started the couch to 5k program with minimalist/barefoot shoes, and while it was a little harder in the begining, my perseverence paid off because now I can do 20 minutes at a time and I am still getting better (I am finishing week 6 of the program). I find that barefoot is ideal for me and it has helped me develop better form and avoid injury (I had tried running before and ended up with horrible shin splints that wouldn't go away).
Do a lot of research on barefoot running and overall focus on staying relaxed and not worrying so much about "form", just make sure you are not heel striking. I found that once I learned to relax my stride, my body naturally started doing the right thing, and it became a lot easier. I am also learning to listen to my body and adjust things accordingly during my runs. With barefoot running you are usually going with smaller but faster strides, and you have to maintain an upright posture where your feet remain under you, almost like you are falling forward and your feet are just catching up with you.
I liked this video and found it helpful and inspirational:
also this one:
Remember also to have fun! Barefoot running is about the joy of running, so enjoy!
Good luck!
I'm not a barefoot runner, but I am another mom who runs and I just want to say that it's changed my life in terms of feeling better, making time for myself, and having more energy for my kids! It's definitely worth working on until you get to the point where it's more enjoyable and becomes part of your routine. Even days that I don't look forward to running, or I cut my run a little short, I still get the runner's high and have a more positive outlook and ability to handle my day.
Also, if you have seven children, you're probably one of the most motivated, hard working people out there, so if anyone can reach your goals, it's you! (I have two boys and I think I'm done!)
I write a running blog geared towards motivating runners of any pace or distance at http://www.iamrunningthis.com!
Couch to 5K graduate, September 2012
First 10K, June 2nd, 2013
First Half Marathon, September 2013
Training for my 7th half marathon, May 2016 and first Triathlon, Tri for a Cure, July 2016.
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GREAT FOR YOU. and I mean that- great for trying. Great for reaching out. I hear you and feel your pain. I dont do barefoot, but to keep at it I have found 3 or 4 things to motivate me.
First was the Garmin 405 watch. It records my running and really helps me. Sometimes I think my run is awful, but when I download the data I find I did better than I thought. It also helps me track milage, time, etc.. so I dont worry about doing it- and can adjust my run on the fly. If I'm feeling good- I add a loop here or variety their - and let the watch worry about it.
Second- books on tape. I have downloaded books on tape to listen to only when I run. It motivates me to get to the next chapter by going out. I tend to run slower when I listed, but it keeps me regular.
Third - music - alternate to above- Music helps make me run faster. Sometimes I need that pump up to give me a kick - so that I dont slow down too much and become a jogger.
Lastly- schedule the time. Fridays at 3:00 is my run time. I try to keep it to that no matter what. I fill in other times and try to do 2-3 times a week- but if nothing else- my family knows thats my time and to not schedule anything in it. I also have 2 kids and are done. However, they have expressed an interest in running. Sometimes I get frustrated because if I take my daughter out for a 1 miler, it affects MY RUN. Yet I want to share this with her. So I had set up a seperate weekly run time for her- but it is too hot now, and lost some motivation with it. She is a hard core swimmer.
Thanks, and good luck!
I too took on running after having kids and found it to be a struggle after several months and making no gains. I had a physical therapist assess my stregnth and hips and discovered I was very weak in the hips and thighs. I was given a workout to assist with regaining my stregnth and balance to help with my running and it has made a huge improvement!. You might want to get an assessment done by someone who is familiar with running and can help pinpoint areas to make your running stronger and less labor intensive, thus more enjoyable. Good Luck!!
Good for you for deciding to be more active and including your kids. The book Barefoot Running by Michael Sanders had lots of good information regarding drills/exercises and how to work your way up to running longer distances barefoot. Races are what keeps me motivated. I don't race barefoot since I do mostly triathlons but I have seen more and more people running races either barefoot or with minimalist shoes. Maybe you should pick a race and follow a training plan for motivation. Even if its just a 5K, with a training plan you'll know you have to get your workouts in to prepare for race day. And when its too hot to run, go play in the pool! Good luck!
Absolutely +1000 to the "good on you!"
I have been running mostly BF since May, 2010 and put on Vibram 5 Finger Bikilas for rougher going or to run in ice and snow. (I still run in my first pair which I purchased in September, 2010 and have put nearly 2,000 miles on them.) Sometime I put them on just to give my feet a rest. Trust me, if you're out there running, it's a good thing and nobody should give you any hassle for not being a BF purist, especially your own self. You are doing just GREAT! As for doing it with 7 kids...I bow to you, Madam, most humbly.
It sounds like you have been very smart about your development, and I have no recommendations for improving any of your running strategies. Perhaps it would be a help to pursue gigglesisme's advice to look for weaknesses in your "instrument." Having a strong core is critical to maintaining your form, especially as you get your milage up a bit. Do you know that feeling of having your head remain nearly perfectly level as you run, with your back held straight as if you were suspended by a thread through the top of your head? Once you feel that smooth, cruising sensation you will never again look at regular runners bouncing along (and usually loudly thumping) with anything but a bit of pity.
I second HasselMasher's advice to check in with the Barefoot Runners Society. Most of my time online is spent in communication with those folks, and I have learned an awful lot from them. I've read several of the BF Running books, and recommend them all, but I'm not a book learner so much as an interactive one these days.
One last thought I'd share is about tunes and such. I suspect you have found that BF running and distractions don't fit well. Most BF runners, though not all, find that there's quite enough to attend to in watching footing, monitoring posture, cadence and breathing, and just being in the moment. As a group BF runners tend to shed tech and sreamline the experience.
I wish you patience and joy in your running adventures!
Barefoot / Minimalist Runner
...not maintaining this these days..
07/29/2012 Marsh Creek Raptor Run 10 Mile Trail Race
07/15/2012 Quadzilla 15K Trail Run, Trexlertown, PA 1:37 (2011, 1:49)
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11/27/2011 Dirty Bird 15K Trail Run, Birdsboro, PA 1:40
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November has come, the winter nights are drawing in (here in the UK), time for some indoor activities. One of these activities is a long overdue housekeeping exercise in the
home directory of my GNU/Linux box. Let's face it, in the day-to-day operating of my computer, I don't always tidy up after myself. All sorts of unused rubbish clutter up name space and the various subdirectories of my home directory, and it uses up significant disc space, not to mention the extra resource for my (too infrequent) backups.
Time for a tidy up.
After practicing the use of the
rm command and the "Delete" key in file manager GUIs, I can now see some wood through the trees. Gone are my never looked at photos from that day out so long ago. Gone are the weird and wonderful pieces of software I downloaded for a quick one off evaluation. Gone is my file called
qq.tgz with a date stamp of last January containing a compressed version of god knows what. I have been ruthless in clearing up the clutter. Old, weird file names that have given me a warm comfort blanket factor, but were totally useless—now history. My downloads directory—which may have something I have been deluding myself I might need in a peculiar set of unforeseen circumstances—trashed. The
"ls" command can now do a long listing in a single "gnome-terminal" session (maximized) and I don't need to scroll back and forwards or pipe to more. The clutter has disappeared!
Well—not quite—I backed it up first. I'm not quite THAT brave.
I have some mess I feel I cannot touch. It's using my space but deleting it is a no-no. I'm talking about those hidden configuration files. Those DOT files and directories. I have eighty of them in my top level home directory! I know that developers kindly put them there for my own benefit; I'm a developer and I create helpful DOT files for any person gracious enough to run my programs. However, I'm now finding they shout out to me whenever I view my home top level directory. They are out of control!
A good solution to this is for there to be one top level directory in each home that should store those files. I would suggest
.etc, or
~/.etc to give it a more geeky name. That one file in my home directory I could cope with. I'd know what it is for, and I'd be unlikely to accidently delete important configurations from there. I'd even be happy to adopt my programming style to using it.
Unfortunately, this is unlikely to happen. The free nature of free software gives people the freedom to do what they want, rather than force them down a particular route. Granted, there are ancient standards that people more or less adhere to, such as using DOT files for user specific configurations, but these standards get old and don't cater for the demands of a modern GUI system. Everyone likes standards, unfortunately everyone tends to like their own and ignore all the others. In free software there is no big boss shouting "DO IT THAT WAY OR ELSE!". Granted, this enables freedom of system writers to create whatever they want, but it creates inconsistencies and inconveniences for the end-user, most of which, with a little organization, would be totally avoidable. The LSB goes some way toward fixing this, but there's still a long way to go.
I like free software. I like working in the environment, and using the result. I can appreciate that having no central organisation is probably a small price to pay. Oh well, I guess I'll have to shut up and put up with those eighty files I cannot do anything about.
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Comment from: Terry Hancock [Member] · http://www.anansispaceworks.com
2005-11-06 @ 14:52
However, the Debian distribution, for example, has extensive policy documents, and source distributions are routinely patched and modified to make them comply. A simple change like this would not be hard to implement (e.g. "sed s/\.mozilla/.etc\/.mozilla/g" if my sed-fu isn't too rusty) in the packaging process. I've had to do similar tricks to get packages to put their global config files into /etc, which is already a policy requirement for Debian (I say "Debian" only because it's what I use, they are conforming to the LSB, and I'm sure many package distributions do the same thing).
So, if you seriously thought this was worth implementing, there are central points to send the idea. Changing Debian policy or LSB policy would accomplish this.
OTOH, given that dot files are invisible by default on *nix systems, I was never bothered by this personally, and it's pretty easy to use "du -sk .*" to find out what each one is costing you.
Also, I'm pretty vicious about deleting dot files from programs I don't use. Generally, the worst consequence is that you'll have to reconfigure the program if you start it again. In fact, this is my answer to the Windows' world "delete and reinstall" solution -- just 'rm -r .kde' and start over (Kids: don't try this at home)!
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2005-11-19 @ 22:26
I really liked your comments here. I hope you're going to update your site soon. thins that excited you at 14: http://www.adobe.com , black girls on their mission , my parents didnt told me about it
I have to agree with most of
I have to agree with most of this article's points. Freedom of choice left totally unchecked results in totally disparate, non standard implementation and design. That's good in certain cases, like art and other creative applications. But in the case of a family of Operating System such as *nix, it may be good to at least have certain standards in place.
Freedom is and should continue to be the emphasis. But certain standards (guidelines do exists but are too loose to be of use) should be in place to help the market make sense of linux.


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Christine Macel Director of the 57th International Art Exhibition for 2017 The Board of La Biennale di Venezia appointed Christine Macel as Director of the Visual Arts section >>
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Texas A&M – Corpus Christi jumped out to an 8-0 lead and held off a tremendous Lamar comeback for a 9-7 victory in the series opener between the two teams Friday night at Chapman Field. Brandon Tierney went 2-for-4 with his second home run of the year in the victory for the Islanders.
Trevor Foss picked up the win for the Islanders, surrendering five hits and two walks in six innings of work. Jacob Dorris came on in the ninth to collect his 12th save of the season for the Islanders, stranding the tying run on first base for the Cardinals. The Islanders improved to 29-20 overall and 14-8 in league play, moving into sole possession of second place in the league. Lamar is now 33-16 and 12-10 in Southland play.
Brad Porras, Johnathan Gonzales and Jordan Lee each went 2-for-4 in the win for the Islanders, while Tierney and Zach Taylor each drove in a pair of runs. Brad Picha went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI in the loss for Lamar, while V.J. Bunner went 2-for-4 with a homer and three runs driven in.
The home squad came out blazing, plating four runs in the first inning on five hits. Porras started the rally with a one-out single through the left side, and Gonzales followed with a walk. Weiss came up next, lining a single up the middle to score Porras for a 1-0 lead. After a groundout moved both Eric Weiss and Gonzales into scoring position, Taylor came up big, lining a ball just inside the right-field line for a two-run triple for a 3-0 lead. Tierney followed by ripping a single to left, scoring Taylor for a 4-0 Islanders edge.
In the fourth, the Islanders bats struck again. Tierney led off the frame by blasting a ball over the wall in left center for his second home run of the season to make it 5-0. Russell Vaughn later drew a one-out walk, and Cody Stephens followed with a single to put two on and one away. After a Porras strikeout, Gonzales looped a single into shallow right to score Vaughn, and a Jude Vidrine throwing error allowed another run to come home, making it 7-0 in favor of the home squad.
They pushed the lead to 8-0 in the fifth with an unearned run, but the Cardinals came screaming back in the top of the sixth. Sam Bumpers earned a leadoff single, and after a fielder's choice, Darian Johnson drew a walk to put two on and one out. Picha followed by ripping a ball just inside the first-base bag for a two-run double to put the Cardinals on the board. Two batters later, Bunner rolled a single through the left side to plate Picha and make it 8-3.
The Cardinals took advantage of Islanders defensive miscues in the seventh, tacking on two more runs on a walk and two errors to make it 8-5. The Islanders got an unearned run of their own in the bottom of the frame, though, as a wild throw from Bumpers on a potential double-play ball plated Lee to make it 9-5 in favor of the home team.
Lamar came right back in thundering fashion in the top of the eighth. Picha led off with a single, and after Seth Horton caught Seth Dornak looking for out number one, Bunner launched a ball over the wall in left for a two-run homer to make it 9-7. That lead carried over into the ninth, as the Cardinals got a walk and a single off Franco Pace with one out. Pace bounced back to strike out Picha, and with the righty Dornak due, head coach Scott Malone called on Dorris. The righty got a first-pitch strike, then saw Dornak's liner sail into Lee's glove in left to close out the victory.
The Islanders and Cardinals are slated for a 4 p.m. start on Saturday in game two of the series, with sophomore Trevor Belicek scheduled to face off with Lamar freshman Will Hibbs. For all the latest updates, be sure to stay tuned to the official Twitter account of Islanders Baseball (@CorpusBaseball).


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mtldetect1 wrote:...we may do a little tree trimming...
may do alittle tree trimming Saturday before 4 also.
ghstinshll wrote:Our Park & Rec dept is selling them for $10 each. Nice & Cheap! ........Z-Buzz
ghstinshll wrote:... I'll buy one for myself, but buy a couple others as heavy as I can get them (they gave us the whole weight range on this order), and see if I can hook up with you some time.
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