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Welcome to A Week of Thoughts, where I talk about the news stories that interested me the most this week. A new installment of this blog series will be posted every Friday, and run down the big stories from the previous week, one for each day. This (mostly) won't just be recap; the point is to include my own thoughts on the matter, and if they happen to be in line with a lot of others', then it might just be a lot of recap. Let's hope that won't be the case. This week of February 28th, I decided not to write about the numerous layoffs that went into effect this week. I wanted to be a bit more positive. I think I mostly succeeded.
Friday, February 28th - Wii U is a 'Powerhouse'
According to Retro Studios President Michael Kelbaugh, the Wii U is a "powerhouse." OK, maybe not relatively true, but nevertheless, "...the perception...that it's not a very powerful machine," is certainly overblown. Kelbaugh described the process of developing a game for the Wii U, describing it as a freeing experience from the "traditional limitations" of the Wii. Retro's recently released Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is definitely a very good-looking game (and it's fun to boot), but part of me can't help but feel that the team's apparent opinion on the hardware is somewhat limited to comparisons made with other Nintendo consoles. I'm sure the developers are aware of the properties of the kind of technology they work on, but as was even mentioned by Kelbaugh, the Wii wasn't the most powerful console. The Wii U is much more powerful, sure, but would Kelbaugh and Retro feel the same if they were to instantly begin work on the PS4 and Xbox One? I mean, I know that's not going to happen, it's just a hypothetical question. Still, Kelbaugh makes an extremely important point that kind of undermines the whole discussion of hardware power anyways, saying "It's more than adequate to make great games on." And that's it. There's the takeaway. A console doesn't need to be extremely powerful in order to build up a library of great games, and while Tropical Freeze, as mentioned, looks great, the game itself isn't just fun because of all the now-visible hairs on Donkey Kong's head.
Saturday, March 1st - SOE's Take on Free-to-Play
SOE, the developer of the upcoming EverQuest Next: Landmark, has detailed a five-step (sorry, "phase") free-to-play plan. First of all, that's pretty encouraging; that the developers are actually putting a plan into effect for their free-to-play model, as opposed to...well, not. Of course, that kind of shortsightedness may only be reserved for cheap mobile games, but it's still nice to see developers outlining plans for consumers. The phases generally revolve around slowly introducing new means of monetization and trading into the game, and are apparently designed so as not to "affect game balance," according to director of development Dave Georgeson. One of the phases, specifically the ability to buy and sell among other players, fills me with dread, but the studio has even stressed the flexibility of the plan in response to player feedback. And that's about as wholesome as free-to-play can get, I think. Still, who knows how it will actually turn out? The best (relatively speaking) free-to-play models always seem to sneak up on you...me. I don't want to speak for you.
Sunday, March 2nd - Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Awesome
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are incredibly smart. In order to circumnavigate Europe's apparently unalterable and out of place stance against anal stuff (and Australia's, for that rate), the above screen was included. The attempt to censor really did little to nothing in this case, but it's still...bad. Censorship is never alright on a "no tolerance, government-implemented" basis, and any form of "protection" should happen on an individual basis. This move by Parker, Stone, and anyone else involved at South Park/Obsidian/Ubisoft should be praised. As it is right now. Good job, guys. I'm pumped to play this game.
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks Final Thoughts: Dragon Ball Z is stupid. And it's oh so good. On a purely episodic basis, it's pretty boring. Sure, the length of "powering up" is exaggerated, but the general slowness of the show remains. I understand the reasons (to give time for Akira Toriyama to write the manga), and I can forgive it considering the cool action and epic woven by Toriyama across the series' collective years. Oh, but yeah, The History of Trunks. The History of Trunks is a Dragon Ball Z special, following Future Trunks' life in the alternate future dominated by androids, before he comes to the past in order to warn Goku and the other Z Fighters. If you've never watched/read Dragon Ball Z, that won't make any sense, so don't watch this. At least not yet. The History of Trunks is certainly a cool premise, but doesn't nearly deliver on it. Trunks' characterization is pretty interesting, and seeing an adult Gohan at a time in the series when he was still, canonically, a kid is fun. But the nature of the show makes its way into this separate work. Not much is shown of this world beyond a pretty normal city and Trunks' pretty normal residence. The rest of the special involves fights with the androids, but it's never as satisfying as any of the major fights in the main series due to the absolute destruction of the good guys. But Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks' greatest merit shines through in that fact. The bleak future, coupled with the optimism of Trunks as he seeks to bring about some means of destroying the androids, is a step away from the general triumph of the main series, and that's cool in its own right.
Monday, March 3rd - VR Seinfeld Apartment Tour in Development
Seinfeld super-fan Greg Miller (no, not of IGN) is developing a virtual reality recreation of Jerry Seinfeld's apartment from best show Seinfeld, entitled Jerry's Place VR. The project is not-for-profit and fan-made, and Miller made sure to stress the fact that it's not officially affiliated with the show in any way. And I now have a reason to get Oculus Rift. That's only a slight exaggeration. Seinfeld is one of my favorite shows, if not my all-time favorite. Any way I can interact with it in any way fills me with giddy excitement, even if a project like this seems to be a purely novelty experience. I just wish I was this talented/dedicated to anything, let alone Seinfeld. I know a lot about Red Hot Chili Peppers and Donkey Kong Country, though. Maybe I create a Donkey Kong Country level with the members of RHCP? By the way, while we're getting insane Seinfeld VR apartment tours, can someone make an RHCP 2D platformer with levels/worlds/music based on the group's history and albums? Um...anyways.
Tuesday, March 4th - New Batman: Arkham Game
There's a new Batman game. It's called Batman: Arkham Knight. It will be released on next (current) gen systems. It will be developed by Rocksteady. It will have a larger area than Arkham City. It will have a usable Batmobile. It will be the final game in Rocksteady's Arkham series. I am unbelievably excited. The end.
Wednesday, March 5th - Big Phantom Pain
Hideo Kojima has given a few more details on Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain's size. That's the big one, not the questionable prologue/demo/pre-release DLC one. Kojima has expressed a fear that the game will be so large that players won't finish the game. Somehow, I think Kojima underestimates the nature of Metal Gear fans. Of course, there are people who will buy this game on a whim, find it to be daunting, gameplay and story wise, and drop it after a while. But the people that have enjoyed Metal Gear games in the past, in a general, stereotypical way, also care about it. The right people will at least play the entirety of the main story missions, and money will be made anyways. I guess that's not enough for Kojima, which is actually kind of cool. He's the kind of guy that seems not to care about the financial side of things (at least as a primary motivator/influence) when creating his games, but he also really buys into his own stuff. Here's hoping this isn't a massive exaggeration, because a lot of content is cool. Or let's do, if you don't have all the time in the world to play Metal Gear.
Pompeii Final Thoughts: Pompeii is a disaster movie. I don't like disaster movies. I wouldn't say I necessarily liked Pompeii. I also didn't hate it. And that's because something a bit more interesting was done with the concept beyond watching people run for an hour and a half. That was certainly a big part of it, but the human interactions that preceded Mount Vesuvius blowing its top and destroying the Roman town helped illustrate their futility. But make no mistake, Pompeii was dumb. The writing was pretty much sub-par; the only reason I could even remotely buy what was going on was because of the fairly capable cast, with a few exceptions. The technical execution of the film (in addition to its aforementioned writing) really brought it down. The movie was shot very strangely; a lot of zoom shots and weird angles made it look very fakey. The editing transitions were rough, and actor and item location continuity was, more times than I could count, unreliable. And although, in the more human and calm moments, the acting was watchable, the hesitation and absolute stupidity during the actual disaster exhibited my frustration with the disaster movie genre.
Thursday, March 6th - Jack Tretton Leaves SCEA
In the wake of another big Sony name leaving their respective company (I'm referring to Amy Hennig's leaving Naughty Dog, which I did not write about), Jack Tretton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), is leaving...those positions. Shawn Layden, Sony Network Entertainment International EVP and COO, will replace him. I have no idea who that is. Still, it's sad to see Tretton leaving the company after nearly twenty years (he's been working on the PlayStation brand since 1995), especially since he was one of the few executives who could give a passably entertaining presentation at E3. Tretton's final statement seems to be fairly positive, and may denote a more mutual (or at least less "forced") exit than Hennig's from Naughty Dog. What does this mean for the company? I don't know, obviously, but considering Sony's strong performance as of late, it may bring about some changes and affect momentum. But who knows? Layden might be a good, if not better, replacement. We'll just have to wait and see.
I mostly maintained some positivity, even with that last story. That's cool, every once in a while at least. In any event, what do you think about these goings-on? What events stood out to you this week in the world of entertainment or otherwise? Let me know in the comments below!


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The price was good
There was a bar attached to the hotel. Booze made me a litle less pissed off about wasting money on this dump! This not at all what I was asking for when I went on the Web Site. The fact that there is no recourse and I was forced to pay for a room I didn't stay in is frustrating. Impossible to get ahold of anyone from your company. Had to pay for a 2nd hotel!
surprisingly located convinient near restaurant / convenient store, clean place friendly staff my hotel bathtub happen to leak, so everytime i took bath the room downstair is flooded or something. at first we thought its because i have my curtain outside the bathtub.
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It was easy to get to. The lady who was in charge of the breakfast was a real sweetheart. Not terribly clean.
The room was clean, and beyond expectations we had clean towels and fresh shampoo and soap every day of our stay. The staff was friendly. The hotel had a continental brealfast, however I am on a Gluten free eating plan so the only thing I could have was fruit and Corn Flakes. It would have been nice to have something with protien such as eggs or yogurt.
I'm sorry but there is nothing good about our stay. We stay in super 8 a lot and that was the worst experience ever
Its close to Misericordia hospital. Gave a significant reduction for compassionate/medical reasons. Breakfast could be improved.
Accessability Cleanliness, Space, Food
Location We found dirty socks in the drawers and the in room fridge froze all of our food/beverages. Upon checkout I requested to talk to a manager,one was not available and I have not heard from one by email or phone yet. Many stains in carpet.
Closeness to my family destination Initial security card did not work. Had to return to desk to get a security card that did work. Towels and face cloths were replaced even though the eco request was initiated (hung up on rack instead placing in tub).
The price was reasonable. You get what you pay for. Poor internet service. I could barely get online. It was very frustrating.When I checked in I had a very condescending attitude from the check in agent who referred to the hotel as 'my hotel'. She became more respectful when I called her out on it.
Everything turned out good,the staff were very good.
The size of the room, the kitchenette. Because I was a younger person checking in, she treated me like a child. Kept telling me to "not expect the full deposit, since...I know your type". I'm actually a very respectful person, just wanted a room close to the coliseum for an event and the only other ones where booked. Over all, didn't like it. The person dealing with us was rude, very unhygienic, assumptutious. I won't stay there again. The walls were paper thin and people were banging around all night. At one point my door handle jiggled. Didn't feel all that safe. Then in the morning as I'm sitting by the window eating my brought with dinner, I watched my neighbor go to his vehicle with two rifles. Only like .22 type guns, but that still didn't make me feel any better. Needless to say, I don't recommend it. The room itself was neat and not unclean or anything, even though it was a non smoking room, it stunk like cigarette. An odd feature, the only lights were lamps. Th bedroom had two night stand lamps and the main room had one single standing lamp. Wasn't very convenient.
Very helpful staff, clean rooms and quiet
the walking distance to collisseum is the only good reason to choose this hotel breakfast is at a level far below average. t.v. had only one channel. has coffee nor thee avalaible in room.
Very close to our event.
It was a good room in a very convenient place in terms of accessing the airport as well as other city sites. The room was clean and it was relatively quiet throughout the night. The staff was very helpful and offered an upgrade at no extra charge.
it was close to services, location wasn't too bad. The air conditioning wasn't working well, so it was hot in the room. It is close to a large highway, you could hear the traffic.
Ease of use to get to main highway, little play park for our children The stove in the bedroom, not handy when you have a toddler who wants to turn the nobs all night..! Bring clear tape to tape everything shut if you have one!
that it was a couple minutes from then edmonton international airport. The room was smelly, faucet in the bath room sink left a puddle on the floor everytime used. Bed was very uncomfortable. Front desk wasnèt helpfull at all.
The staff let me have an extended check out time so that I could use wifi to complete an online exam. I was on a large road trip and thought the motel provided enough of what I needed on a good price point. I'm not a luxury traveller. I just need the basics. They delivered and were very kind. Not exactly 'modern' looking accommodations. But, it was clean. Wifi was good.
It was cheap. The hotel staff were not helpful at all and the hotel room was like a closet.Oh well, you get what you pay for.
The price was right. The room was acceptable. Staff was good. Free parking in front of motel room. Location required me to back track. Must be sure to Google Map before going to hotel.
They changed our room the next day because the first room was highly unacceptable When we got there they didn't have our reservation with booking.com, so they did not have the room we booked available. They called booking.com and were able to find the reservation after serveral minutes. They only had a very small room available which was absolutley disgusting. The carpet was dirty and worn, the walls and basebords were filthy and black. The microwave still had hardened cheese in it. The bathroom wall had what appeared to be blood on the door frame. There were holes in the walls and the fridge was black with finger prints and smudges. The bedding was cheap and rouch and really uncomforatble.

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Best desserts for kids in NYC
We invited young New Yorkers to our office to put the city's top confections to the test. Whether you're after a birthday bash-worthy dessert or just a special sugar splurge, you'll want to sample these kid-approved eats.
"I can't wait to get my hands on all of this! Are there any pink cupcakes? I like pink, so I want to try those." Mayla, 5, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
Assorted-flavor doughnuts: $1 each or $10.50 for a dozen; at Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop, 727 Manhattan Ave between Meserole and Norman Aves, Greenpoint, Brooklyn (718-389-3676)
Black Bottom Oatmeal pie: $4.50 for a slice, $35 for a whole pie; at Four and Twenty Blackbirds, 439 Third Ave at 8th St, Gowanus, Brooklyn (718-499-2917, birdsblack.com)
Assorted-flavor mini cupcakes: $3 for 3 cupcakes, $10 for a dozen; at Baked by Melissa. Go to bakedbymelissa.com for city locations.
Brooklyn Blackout cake: $5 for a slice, $45 for whole cake; at Little Cupcake Bakeshop •30 Prince St at Mott St (212-941-9100, littlecupcakebakeshop.com). • 9102 Third Ave at 91st St, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (718-680-4465)
Chocolate-strawberry-banana cake: $7.50 for a slice; $30–$92 for a 7- to 14-inch cake; at Café Lalo, 201 W 83rd St between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave (212-496-6031, cafelalo.com)
First Chocolate Burger with strawberry and vanilla-cream dipping sauces: $8.50; at Max Brenner, 841 Broadway between 13th and 14th Sts (212-388-0030, maxbrenner.com)
Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate cookies: $2 each; at Four and Twenty Blackbirds, 439 Third Ave at 8th St, Gowanus, Brooklyn (718-499-2917, birdsblack.com)
Rainbow Blizzard cupcakes: $2 each; at Tribeca Treats, 94 Reade St between Church St and West Broadway (212-571-0500, tribecatreats.com)
Vanilla cupcake with buttercream icing: $3 each (Manhattan location); $2.50 each (Brooklyn location); at Little Cupcake Bakeshop • 30 Prince St at Mott St (212-941-9100, littlecupcakebakeshop.com). • 9102 Third Ave at 91st St, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (718-680-4465)
Brownie Sundae: $8; at the Chocolate Room • 86 Fifth Ave between St Marks Pl and Warren St, Park Slope, Brooklyn (718-783-2900, thechocolateroombrooklyn.com) • 269 Court St between Butler and Douglass Sts, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (718-246-2600)
Blonde Bombshell brownie: $2.50 each; at Mari's New York at the Limelight Marketplace, 656 Sixth Ave at 20th St (212-359-5525, marisny.com)


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I have a new 12V 7.2aH battery from an APC Smart UPS and I was wondering if I could use it as a backup. I have actually spent several days searching and came up with lots of randoms threads but Im still confused. Have you ever thought about something to much and started questioning your answers Yeah, thats what I did. Anywho...any answers or directions to posts would be great. Thanks in advance.
No announcement yet.
I have a 12V 7.2aH UPC Battery, can I use it as backup??
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Yes. Why would you think you couldn't use it? According to your specs, your battery can supply 7.2 amps for one hour. It could supply more than 7.2 amps, say, 14.4 amps but it would only last 1/2 hour.
I believe the proper equation is Watts = Volts X Amps. If you draw 60 watts while on, you'd need 60 = 12 X 5 amps, which would last you a little over an hour on that battery.
Someone with better electrical knowledge than I can tell you if I've gotten the calculation correct.
Search on "tank circuit" for info on how to incorporate a backup battery into a carpc circuit. I think that's what you're trying to do.Originally posted by ghettocruzerI was gung ho on building a PC [until] just recently. However, between my new phone having internet and GPS and all...and this kit...Im starting to have trouble justfiying it haha.
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President Obama doesn't cite George W. Bush by name much anymore -- nowadays, he usually refers to the "eight years" of problems that preceded his presidency.
But last night Obama was more than happy to take on Bush's most prominent political adviser, Karl Rove.
Stumping last night for U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias, Obama attacked campaign spending by outside conservative groups -- one of than allegedly advised by the Democrats' least favorite political consultant.
"Right here in Illinois, in this Senate race, two groups funded and advised by Karl Rove have outspent the Democratic Party two to one in an attempt to beat Alexi," Obama said. "Two to one. Funded and advised by Karl Rove."
Of course, Rove has taken more than his share of shots at Obama and the Democrats in his new guise as political commentary.
Writing this week in The Wall Street Journal, Rove said: "This election's top issue is the economy, and the Democrats are being held accountable for its poor performance. After all, the party controls the White House and Congress and passed all the spending and stimulus measures it could dream up."
(Posted by David Jackson)
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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Portland Named One of Top 10 Cities for Beer Lovers
We were stoked to find out this week that Shermans Travel and MSN named Portland one of the "Top 10 cities for beer lovers." Confirming what beer lovers in Oregon already knew, the article says: "In Portland, there are plenty of drafts to go around. Indeed, with 28 breweries based here – more per capita than any other city in the country – this Pacific Northwest city clearly boasts the motherload of American microbrews." (You can read the entire article at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15642039/)
Of course, good beer isn't limited to just Portland. Being the beer aficionados that we are, here are some of our local favorites from around the state (as picked by Travel Oregon staff and friends):
– Full Sail (Hood River): Named one of the top 20 breweries in the world – the independent and employee-owned Full Sail brewery is perched on a bluff in Hood River, Oregon, overlooking the most epic wind and kite surfing spot on earth. Swing by the tasting room and sample their awarding winning brews, grab a bite to eat from the pub menu and soak up the view from the deck. (Suggested by: Kevin, Mo)
– Terminal Gravity (Enterprise): After a day exploring Hells Canyon, North America's deepest river gorge, head to this famed Eastern Oregon watering hole where hoppy IPA and refreshing stouts welcome you. (Suggested by: Karen V.)
– Deschutes Brewery (Bend): Oregon's second-largest brewer is located in Central Oregon, where craft brewing is as much a part of the landscape as clear skies, hiking trails and Mt. Bachelor. Top brews include: Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Black Butte Porter, and Jubelale, to name a few. (Suggested by: Dixie, Kevin, Sean, Mo)
– Rogue Ales (Newport): Brewed on the coast in Newport, Rogue's beers are made with the finest hops and barley malt, free range coastal water and Pacman top fermenting proprietary yeast. We suggest: BullFrog Ale (American style wheat ), Chipotle (American Amber spiced with smoked jalapeno chile peppers) and Dead Guy (a German-style Maibock). (Suggested by: Dixie, Kevin, Sean, Mo)
- Wild River Brewing (Grants Pass): With four locations (Grants Pass, Medford, Brookings, Cave Junction) to retire to after a day of riding the rivers or hiking, you can't go wrong with this inviting family-run restaurant/brewery. Order up a tasty pizza and try the hand crafted Double Eagle Imperial Stout…sensationally smooth! (Suggested by: Dixie)
- Laurelwood (Portland): With two locations in Portland (NW and Hollywood District), this is a local favorite – especially for those of us looking for a "family friendly" brewery. Laurelwood includes a diverse menu, free WIFI, play areas for the kids, brew house viewing and of course, terrific beer for the adults. We suggest the "Stumptown Stout" that's brewed with Stumptown Coffe espresso…. so creamy and tasty. (Suggested by: our friend Stephen at opus:creative)
– Lucky Lab (Portland): Located in an old roofing and sheet metal warehouse with high wood trussed ceilings, the Lab's warm rustic ambiance encompasses everything great about Portland – unpretentious, great food and beer and an inviting atmosphere. We recommend the "dogs and cheap beer" Monday night special! (Suggested by: our friend Dermot at TenBridges.com)
– McMenamins (Choose your location!): With its ubiquitous "recycled" locations (old theater, railroad stations etc.) that bring art, music and history to life through nostalgic decor, McMenamins is a quintessential Oregon icon that consistently serves up eclectic food choices and delicious brews. Head to Corvallis to their latest pub, "McMenamins on Monroe" and check out the gigantic sink fountain that adorns the east wall and order up a pitcher of Terminator Stout (if you are looking for something powerful) and cajun fries. For something lighter, try Ruby or Edgefield Wheat. (Suggested by: Carole, Karen, Kevin and Mo).
– Other staff favorites: Widmer (Hefeweizen – need we say more?), Bridgeport (try the IPA), Pyramid (Apricot Ale and Curve Ball), Pelican Pub (Kiwanda Cream Ale or Doryman's Dark Ale)
~ Cheers! (Please…don't forget to designate a driver on your travels down the "Oregon Ale Trail")
More information:
– Oregon Brewers Guild
– The Story of the Oregon Beer Lover
(Contributors: Ashley, Carole, Dermot, Dixie, Emily, Karen M, Karen V., Kevin, Stephen, Sean & Mo; who are these people?)
about author Mo Sherifdeen
Mo is Travel Oregon's content publisher and loves to hike the forests and mountain trails of Oregon with his wife, daughter and dog. He is also known for getting lost inside a maze of books at Powell's, sipping an IPA (or two) and seeking the best fish 'n chips along the Oregon Coast.
Is any of the information on this page incorrect?
These maps and directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, or other events may cause road conditions to differ from the map results. For travel options, weather and road conditions, visit tripcheck.com, call 511 (in Oregon only), 800.977.6368 or 503.588.2941.
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Dylan says…
How could you leave off the greatest of all time, Bridgeport Brewing from this list. I know with 100s of ones to list, you just covered the bases, but a India Pale Ale from Bridgeport is a TRUE Oregon beer. Hoppy and….. I need to walk up the street now to the brewery and drink one. thanks for the news, made me thirsty.
Mo says…
Dylan – I do agree with you; Bridgeport IPA is one of my favorite beers of all time as well. However, with so many good Oregon beers in the mix, we ended up placing it towards the bottom in the "other" section.
Save me a seat at Bridgeport!
Gen says…
RIGHT ON! Portland is most definitely a premier destination for the beer lovers of the world – but kudos to the Travel Oregon staff for noting the there's great beer to be found throughout our entire wonderful, brew-lovin' state!
Full Sail Brewery is the heart of Hood River and I can personally attest that the brewery tour is a HOOT! Have you ever nibbled barley and hops BEFORE it becomes beer? There are a couple microbreweries around here that would also be a great stop on any beer tour of the state.
AND… don't forget the Hood River Hops Fest, happening every year the first weekend in October in downtown Hood River, right in front of Full Sail! Don't forget your liederhosen!
In any case – Rock on Travel Oregon – keep on tippin' a glass all over Oregon!
Whoop! Whoop!
Jerry says…
I had the pleasure of living in Eastern Oregon for 4 years.
Barley Brown's Brewpub in Baker City, OR brews the best beer you have never heard of; until now:
The Tumble Off Pale Ale (named after one of the best ski runs at Ski Anthony Lakes) won the Gold Medal in Denver this year, out of 84 pale ale beers.
If you headed east on I-84, stop in at Barley Brown's in Baker City. Tell Tyler, the owner/brewer, congrats and sample some of his fine craftsmanship!!
Scott W says…
My favorite breweries in Portland are Bridgeport for an IPA and Hillsdale McMenamin's for a Rubinator. Well, and then there is Lucky Lab and I enjoy nearly all their beers. Although I haven't been, Terminal Gravity in Enterprise is supposed to be a great place. I love their IPA.
Teresa O says…
Alameda Brewpub, located on NE Freemont, awesome food and great service.


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Need Appliance Repair Help? Ask a Technician for Answers ASAP
My name is XXXXX XXXXX I am an authorized Bosch service tech and I can try to help you.
Can you please explain to me again what has happened here with the control push buttons?
The order doesnt usually matter. I know that some seem longer then others but they are put on the bar that way. As long as the button hits the switch on the board behind it you should be ok. When putting the switches on and pushing down on them you should feel them hitting the board.
if you dont feel it hitting the board and if that switch is not responsive and not working then pop it back out and swap it for one of the smaller or larger stems. But again, it shouldnt matter.
I replaced the Fascia panel and Pushbutton assembly. The button tails snap into slots in the fascia panel and allow a hinge action when the button is pressed. On the back of the plastic pushbutton is a small stud that presses on the switch button behind it when the pushbutton is pressed. These small studs are not all the same length and there must be a particular order in which the pushbuttons need placed on the fascia panel. I just installed them without realizing there was a difference and the dishwasher won't work. I removed the fascia panel and was able to run the load that was in the dishwasher by pressing the switch buttons directly, but I need to find out the correct order in which to install the buttons so I can get the fascia and front panel back on. The part # XXXXX the fascia is 00478811 and the part # XXXXX the Pushbutton assembly is 00600071. Thanks,
let me see if I can get the info you need. be right back.
I don't have the info you require. I am sorry. I will put this question back in the list and hopefully another expert will help you.
Jon - I found the solution! FYI - on the back of each pushbutton is a letter cast into the plastic. On the back of the Fascia panel is a corresponding letter cast into the plastic. You simply need to place the button with the letter 'B' in the corresponding slot on the fascia and so on with the six buttons. The letters on the pushbuttons aren't easy to see and I didn't notice them at first. When you said to try switching around the pushbuttons, I happened to stumble across it!
If no one else has the answer for you that you are looking for anyway, I will call Bosch during my day tomorrow and try to get the correct placement for the buttons. Just need to know the full model and serial numbers. Thanks
we actually found how to do it ourselves, there is letters on the tabs and panel board.
I'm sorry about that, but I wish you had told us about the letters at the beginning. Kind of was a waste of $38.00


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LOS ANGELES - Dressed to maim, kill and titillate, Anne Hathaway owns the Catwoman character in The Dark Knight Rises. Fussing about her casting ends now -- with an exclamation point!
"I think Anne's way too sexy in the film," writer-director Christopher Nolan says about Hathaway's sensational effect. He adds, tongue-in-cheek: "I think Morgan should have played the role!" That would be Morgan Freeman, who instead reprises Lucius Fox, grumpy brainiac behind Wayne Enterprises.
The 29-year-old Hathaway hard-bodied herself in the gym for the role. As Catwoman -- although no one utters that nickname about her Selina Kyle character -- Hathaway wears black latex and leather, with a stylish eye mask. Plus leather boots with stealth stilettos in the heels.
Hathaway knew what she had to do when Nolan announced, prior to filming, "There's going to be a lot fighting." Remembering how Joseph Gordon-Levitt buffed up to do his own fight scenes in Nolan's Inception (and again in The Dark Knight Rises), the soft-bodied Hathaway was intimidated and inspired.
"I went: 'Gotcha, I'm reading between the lines here.' I just went into the gym and came out when we wrapped. It was a complete transformation. I had never done anything like that. It wasn't just about looking a certain way. I had to learn to fight. I had to come strong enough to fight for many days at a time."
One relief is that Nolan never suggested a physical ideal, like some filmmakers do to sex up actresses for action roles. Instead, Hathaway says, the mandate was simple: "Learn to do what you have to do and, however you look, that's how the character looks."
As for moving quickly on high-heeled boots, no problem, says Hathaway. "You just do. It's part of being a woman. You just figure it out. The Devil Wears Prada was really good training for that, though."
Hathaway's Catwoman follows in a less interesting lineage than Christian Bale's Batman, although the character is merely a year younger. Originally known as The Cat when moonlighting as a villain, cat burglar Selina Kyle was introduced in the first stand-alone Batman comic in 1940. But she remained unseen on screen until the campy 1966 series and movie. Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether and Eartha Kitt all played her over-the-top. Michelle Pfeiffer aced the role in Batman Begins (1992). But Halle Berry spectacularly flamed out in Catwoman (2004).
Hathaway faces no such fate. Her Catwoman/Selina Kyle is purr-fectly smart, sexy and never superficial. "I know that Anne went into it with a very fully formed idea of the characterization," Nolan says in praise.
Marion Cotillard's complex character, Miranda Tate, is just as well conceived, Nolan adds, making them equal to his male stars.
"Some of it comes from the script and a lot of it comes from getting Anne Hathaway and Marion Cotillard. I relied on them a lot to construct a very credible psychological basis for the characters, just as I have with all of these guys."
Count Batman among Hathaway's fans. "I saw it when she first auditioned," Bale tells Sun Media about his co-star's chops. "I turned to Chris and went: 'She owns it!' "
Does Anne Hathaway as Catwoman make you more or less likely to see 'The Dark Knight Rises'?
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Hi Again Evelyn!
I'm fairly sure your Andrew is the brother of my John. I don't have John's marraige details either though he married Isabella Campbell (and his sister Isabella married Jean's sister David, just to confuse the issue - then made worse because Janet, daughtere of Isabella Campbell's brother John married Isabella and John Brunton's son William David!!!! certainly not making it easy for us, were they?).
Anyway, the William who married Jean Smart left his land in Star of Kennoway to his three sons, John, Andrew and William on his death in 1852. I've ordered a copy of the deed and should hopefully have it by the end of this week (I live in France and it has to come from Edinburgh), this will confirm for certain the address of the Andrew who was the son of William B and Jean Smart so you will have it! Will e-mail you directly with the info as soon as the disposition arrives.
As for George, I didn't know of a 4th brother and there's no record in the OPR's of a son of William and Jean called George (there was a David who died at age 5) at any time between 1794 and William's death in 1852. That's not to say he wasn't. Have found the marriage cert and ordered a copy which will confirm George's parents, sounds possible, again will let you know. If the George with the gravestone isn't a brother of your ancestor and mine then there were only one other set of brothers George and Andrew born at the same sort of time, they were born in Edinburgh and are a totally different family. Can't find anywhere a record of a George born 28/8/1798 though LDS have a George born in Scotland on 31/1/1799 (but that could be his christening, not birth) who died in 1836. That could kind of make sense, if George was a 4th brother he may have died young and without children which would explain why neither he nor his children got a share in the land at Star???
Were your Andrew and Mary married in Scotland or Canada, do you know? Can't find any record of them in Scotland.
Your Andrew's date of birth is 16/11/1806 at Markinch (if he is the same one as mine).
I find the Bruntons eassy (and interesting) as I grew up literally a couple of miles from Markinch and my family still live in the area and I know it pretty well - so working out whether things are logical geographically or not is easy for me. But if you don't know Fife you might want to look at the Fife Family History Society site, they have a brilliant map of the Parishes in the 19th century which could be really useful.
Will keep you posted as soon as the stuff arrives and let you know of any new discoveries.
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Blowing late lead not a good sign for Penguins
OTTAWA — History is now against the Penguins in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Their loss to the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place on Sunday night marked only the second time in NHL history that a club has failed to protect a last-minute lead in Game 3 of a best-of-seven series it led, 2-0.
The other time was April 15, 1977, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
In Game 3 of a Stanley Cup quarterfinal series that year, host Toronto lost a last-minute lead to Philadelphia, which went on to win in overtime. The Maple Leafs lost the next three games of that series, including Game 4 at home in overtime.
The Penguins are 5-8 in playoff series when they have lost the first game that went to overtime.
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An urgent plea for an international agreement to aid the heirs of millions of persons who disappeared during World War II has been presented to the United Nations by the World Jewish Congress.
The organization's memorandum discloses that the surviving relatives of millions of so-called missing persons cannot recover property and assets to which they are heirs because there is at present no means of obtaining legal death certificates. The memorandum emphasizes this problem cannot be met on the basis of legislation in individual countries and that the only way it can be met is by joint international action, such as has been proposed by the draft convention on missing persons prepared by a committee of experts and transmitted to the U.N. General Assembly.


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The star of these sales is the books, we'd say. There are now 25 "Modern Classics" for just 25 cents each. The books are also labeled as "banned books", which are always fun. We'd suggest Boy's Life by Robert R McCammon, Essays in Humanism by Albert Einstein, Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre, or The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore. Not bad that you could get all of those for $1 (plus tax).
The sale sections of magazines and movies are a bit strange, because it's hard to see where the actual "sale" is. The magazine section shows the top 25 selling issues, and each are $1.99, but that seems like regular price. Maybe we don't wander into the magazine section enough. The same goes for the movie section, which shows 25 titles that range in price from $3.99 SD rentals to $13.99 HD purchases, but again the savings here aren't readily apparent. Although, $7.99 to own the HD versions of Superbad or Pineapple Express sounds pretty reasonable.


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|From: Eli Barzilay (eli at barzilay.org)
Date: Fri Jan 7 15:37:53 EST 2011
[Pre-apologies for sending multiple messages, this thread is way too big to combine replies.] Yesterday, Robby Findler wrote: > Thanks, Carl. I have tried that route in the past and I found that I > let robby/plt get too far out of sync with the tree. So I'm looking > for a workflow where, perhaps, what I do is create robby/plt only > when I want to move between machines and use it as a temporary > storage place (as Eli's email suggests). Does that sound workable to > you? My kind of guess (since I didn't read everything yet) is that you settled on the usual use of robby/plt for syncing, with moving implemented by pushing there from one machine then pulling from another. (This is easy, since a repository is just a storage place for commit chains, so it's mostly unrelated to rebasing -- the only issue is forcing pushes that change a certain branch instead of just extending it.) The only slightly annoying thing that you'll run into is lots of noise whenever you haven't used the repository for a while, since there is a lot that will pass on. Here's a slight variant on this that can overall be more convenient when moving between machines is the exceptional case: * You usually work against the main repo, ignoring robby/plt completely * When you want to move you *delete* robby/plt (if it exists), then fork it from the plt repo, then push the changes over there. * On the new machine you pull (or clone) from it, and you can not just remove it, since you'll continue to work against the main repo. The important point here is that the second step is done efficiently enough that it is likely to be faster than updating a week-old repo. (Since it's basically a fast copy of the plt repo done by creating links, vs sending all the new content from your machine to the server.) -- ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) Eli Barzilay: http://barzilay.org/ Maze is Life!
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One of the advantages to living in a multi-ethnic neighborhood was all the different kinds of foods and we decided early on, the next best thing to a cannoli was a koláče. The older Czechs would tease us with "You don't have Koláče without working for them" which is the Czech way of saying "You don't have a good life without working for it."
Koláče Dough Recipe
6 Cups of Flour
1 Cup of Milk (Warmed)
¼ Cup of Oil
2 Tbs. of Butter
½ Cup of Sugar
1 Tsp. of Salt
2 Pkg. Yeast
2/3 Cups of Warm Water
2 Eggs
¼ Cup of Lemon Rind
1/8 Tsp. of Mace
In a large mixing bowl, soften yeast in 2/3 cups of warm water and allow to froth (about 15 minutes).
Beat eggs until fully mixed. Add eggs, lemon rind, and mace to yeast.
Combine milk, oil, butter, sugar, and salt in a separate mixing bowl until thoroughly mixed. Add combined mixture to yeast mixture. Slowly add in flour, mixing well.
Allow dough to rise in mixing bowl (about twenty-five minutes).
Spoon out dough onto a floured bread board or a clean, flat, floured counter surface. Roll dough into small balls about two to three inches in diameter. Flatten dough ball and form into a two to three inch square shape.
Add a spoonful of desired filling to the center of the dough square, and then close dough over filling by pulling up the four corners of the square to meet in the center. Close the dough so that filling is almost completely enclosed in the dough (leave only a small slit for filling to peek through the top of the dough, if desired.)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. While oven is pre-heating, allow filled dough to rise until doubled in size.
Bake on a greased baking pan at 350 degrees for twenty-five minutes.
Remove from oven, cool on a baker's rack. Serve warm or when completely cooled, and enjoy!
This recipe makes 4 to 5 dozen Koláčky.
The following recipes are for traditional fillings to help make your Koláče rich with old-world flavor but you can be creative and use your imagination.
Koláče Prune Filling
1 Pkg. of Pit-less Dried Prunes (1 lb.)
1 Cup of Brown Sugar
½ Tsp. of Lemon Rind
In a medium-sized sauce pan, add fruit and enough water to cover fruit. Simmer on a medium heat until the fruit is tender.
Remove from heat. Drain prunes, reserving juice in a mixing bowl.
Use a meat grinder or food processor to mash prunes. Add sugar and lemon rinds to prune mash. If the mash is too thick, use a little of the reserved prune juice to thin.
Koláče Cream Cheese Filling
1 Pkg. Cream Cheese (8 oz.)
2 Tbs. of Powdered Sugar
¼ Cup of White Raisins
1 Egg Yolk
Let Cream Cheese sit out until it is room temperature.
In a large mixing bowl, mix cream cheese and egg yolk until blended well. Add sugar to mixture and blend well. Add raisins to mixture, mix evenly through.
Koláče Poppy seed Filling
½ Cup of Milk
¼ Cup of Water
2/3 Cup of Sugar
1/3 Cup of Butter
½ Tsp. Vanilla
1 1/3 Cup of Ground Poppy seeds
Dash of Cinnamon
In a medium-size sauce pan, combine poppy seed, milk, and water. Heat over medium-high heat until poppy seed absorbs liquid completely, stirring occasionally.
Add sugar, butter, vanilla, and cinnamon to mix, stirring continuously until thoroughly mixed and remove from heat.
Koláče Apricot Filling
1 Pkg. Pit-less Apricots (1 lb.)
1 Cup of White or Brown Sugar
½ Tsp. of Almond Extract
In a medium-sized sauce pan, add fruit and enough water to cover fruit. Simmer on a medium heat until the fruit is tender.
Remove from heat. Drain apricots (reserving juice in a mixing bowl).
Use a meat grinder or food processor to mash apricots. Add sugar and almond extract to apricot mash. If the mash is too thick, use a little of the reserved apricot juice to thin.


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Wed Jan 30, 2013, 04:55 PM
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Why Ashley Judd's Breakup Is Bad News for Mitch McConnell
Actress Ashley Judd and Indy Car driver Dario Franchitti are ending their marriage after 11 years, and, yes, the news impacts Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Judd is weighing whether to jump into politics and challenge McConnell in Kentucky in 2014. She was in Washington for the inauguration and attended an event at EMILY's List, the group that backs pro-choice Democratic women running for governor or Congress. Judd even carpooled with Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, who demonstrated she knows how to win in a red state after defeating the self-injurious Todd Akin.
In a statement, the former couple said they mutually agreed to end the marriage. Judd tweeted at Franchitti suggesting they plan to remain close making a reference to "family," an awfully politically correct tweet.
Given this development, there's a chance Judd won't want to jump into a messy political campaign. If she doesn't enter the race, it would be bad news for McConnell, whose campaign has publicly telegraphed that they're looking forward to running against the actress. In addition, there are other more-conservative Democratic candidates waiting in the wings, such as Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, who would be better-positioned to give the vulnerable McConnell a serious challenge. The Bluegrass State is a difficult place for Democrats. Mitt Romney beat President Obama by 23 points there, and Rand Paul defeated the establishment-backed Republican in the 2010 primary before going on to win decisively in the fall.
Judd has previosuly said she's not certain if she'll run against McConnell, but she's "certainly taking a close look. The people of Kentucky need a fighter," Judd said when she was in Washington, according to USA Today. "And certainly going back 10 generations, I've got some fighters from those hills in my family."
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Wed Jan 30, 2013, 05:03 PM
NewJeffCT (45,041 posts)
1. It's pretty rare for celebrity Democrats to run for office
but, it might not be a bad idea to recruit some wealthy celebrities in red states just for the name recognition. Would SoS Grimes have a better chance? And, would she be able to raise money to compete even if she did have a chance? I would think Judd could at least raise some Hollywood money, in addition to having some of her own. That way, the Democrats can focus on the other 30+ seats that are up for grabs.
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Wed Jan 30, 2013, 05:08 PM
BlueStreak (8,377 posts)
2. That article sounds like a load of crap to me. Probably written by a right-winger
It pushed that tired old third way bullcrap that the only way to get elected is to act like a Republican.
The best way to get elected is to stand for something. Show some backbone. Take bold positions and run hard on them.
Judd would certainly have the disadvantage of no political experience, but look at Al Franken and Elizabeth Warren.
Response to BlueStreak (Reply #2)
Wed Jan 30, 2013, 05:10 PM
msongs (44,109 posts)
3. please do not alarm the DNC, thanks....
"The best way to get elected is to stand for something. Show some backbone. Take bold positions and run hard on them." - a most accurate summation BTW
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Wed Jan 30, 2013, 05:12 PM
Cha (199,813 posts)
4. I'm sorry they're breaking up..
I was just thinking the other week how she's still in her marriage. It seems everytime I think that about some couple.. they're headed for the rocks.
Actually she may have more time now to enter the campaign.
Thanks DV


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Jonathan D. Sarna: When General Grant expelled the Jews (NATIONAL POST COMMENT) 03/19/12)
Source: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/03/18/jonathan-d-sarna-when-general-grant-expelled-the-jews/
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On Dec. 17, 1862, as the U.S. Civil War entered its second winter, General Ulysses S. Grant issued the most notorious anti-Jewish official order in American history: The Jews, as a class violating every regulation of trade established by the Treasury Department and also department orders, are hereby expelled from the department within 24 hours from the receipt of this order. Known as General Orders No. 11, the document blamed Jews for the widespread smuggling and cotton speculation that affected the area under Grants command. That area, known as the Department of the Tennessee, stretched from northern Mississippi to Cairo, Ill., and from the Mississippi River to the Tennessee River. Grant ordered Jews expelled from every inch of it and warned that any one returning will be arrested and held in confinement until an opportunity occurs of sending them out as prisoners. Lest anyone try to change his mind, Grant made clear that no passes will be given these people to visit headquarters for the purpose of making personal application for trade permits.
People today are often surprised to learn that Ulysses S. Grant once expelled Jews as a class from his war zone. It seems incredible that he could blame Jews for the sins of smugglers and traders and expel them from the entire territory under his command. Some Jews at the time wondered whether their new homeland was coming to resemble anti-Semitic Europe at its worst.
In the end, only a small number of Jews were seriously affected by General Orders No. 11. Within hours of its issuance, Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest staged a daring raid that tore up rail and telegraph lines around Grants headquarters at Holly Springs, Miss. The resulting breakdown in communications meant that news of General Orders No. 11 spread slowly.
Eleven days later, when Jews were belatedly expelled from Paducah, Ky., one of those affected, Cesar Kaskel, rushed to Washington to protest. With help from Cincinnatis outgoing Republican congressman, John Addison Gurley, who had ready access to the White House, he was able to see Abraham Lincoln at once.
And so, Lincoln is said to have drawled when Kaskel displayed General Orders No. 11 before him, the children of Israel were driven from the happy land of Canaan?
Yes, Kaskel responded, and that is why we have come unto Father Abrahams bosom, asking protection.
And this protection, Lincoln declared they shall have at once.
Even if no such conversation actually took place, Lincoln did instantly instruct the general-in-chief of the Army, Henry Halleck, to countermand General Orders No. 11. Two days later, several urgent telegrams went out from Grants headquarters in obedience to that demand: By direction of the General in Chief of the Army at Washington, they read, the General Order from these Head Quarters expelling Jews from this Department is hereby revoked.
In a follow-up meeting with Jewish leaders, Lincoln reaffirmed that he knew of no distinction between Jew and Gentile. To condemn a class, he emphatically declared, is, to say the least, to wrong the good with the bad. I do not like to hear a class or nationality condemned on account of a few sinners. In short order, attention returned to the battlefield, where, within a year, Grants victory at Vicksburg elevated him to the status of a national hero.
But like any trauma, General Orders No. 11 turned out to have lingering effects. In the short term, it brought to the surface deep- seated fears that, in the wake of the Emancipation Proclamation, Jews might replace blacks as the United States most despised minority. Some Jewish leaders explicitly feared that freedom for slaves would spell trouble for Jews.
Later on, in 1868, when Grant ran for president, the memory of General Orders No. 11 sparked passionate debates between Jews who extolled Grant as a national hero and those who reviled him as a latter-day Haman, the enemy of the Jews from the Book of Esther. The issue thrust Jews, for the first time in American history, into the centre of the political maelstrom. The excruciating question that Jewish Republicans faced should they vote for a man who was good for the country, even if they thought he was bad for the Jews prefigured a central conundrum of Jewish politics, the question of multiple loyalties. Those who injected General Orders No. 11 into the presidential campaign plainly sought to appeal to Jewish voters on the basis of their religion. But was it legitimate for Jews to base their vote on such considerations? Or should they cast aside their special interests and consider only the national interest? Should General Orders No. 11 single-handedly determine how Jews vote, or ought they weigh the totality of issues facing the country before making up their minds?
Still later, during the eight years of Grants presidency, memories of General Orders No. 11 surfaced repeatedly. Eager to prove that he was above prejudice, Grant appointed more Jews to public office than any of his predecessors, and extended unprecedented support to persecuted Jews in Russia and Romania. Time and again, Grant consciously worked to assist Jews and secure them equality.
Nevertheless, the memory of what his wife, Julia, called that obnoxious order continued to haunt Grant to his death in 1885. Especially when he was in the company of Jews, the sense that in expelling them he had failed to live up to his own high standards of behaviour gnawed at him. He apologized for the order publicly and repented of it privately. He consciously excluded any mention of it from his acclaimed Memoirs. He gloried in the fact that, on his deathbed, Jews numbered among those who visited with him and prayed for his recovery. Jews also participated wholeheartedly in the national mourning that followed his death in 1885. They did so in spite of General Orders No. 11, recognizing, as the Reform Jewish leader Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise noted at the time, that Grant had often repented of his order, and that the wise also fail.
The story of General Orders No. 11 and its lingering impact fills in a missing and revealing Jewish chapter in the biography of Ulysses S. Grant. The order and its aftermath also shed new light on one of the most tumultuous eras in American history, the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction. During these years, the definition of what America is and who We the People should include convulsed the country. Most of the debate naturally centred on the status of black people, but there was likewise substantial debate concerning the Jews. Though they formed less than 1% of the population at that time, Jews were by far the most significant non-Christian immigrant group in the nation and their numbers had been increasing rapidly. General Orders No. 11 implied that these Jews formed a separate class of Americans, distinct from their neighbours and subject to collective forms of punishment. The National Reform Association went further, seeking to declare the nations allegiance to Jesus Christ. A religious amendment, proposed repeatedly during the Grant years, looked to write Christianity directly into the Constitution itself.
Against this backdrop, Ulysses S. Grants surprising embrace of Jews during his presidency takes on new significance. Through his appointments and policies, Grant rejected calls for a Christian nation, and embraced Jews as insiders in America. During his administration, Jews achieved heightened status on the national scene. Judaism won recognition as a faith co-equal to Protestantism and Catholicism. Anti-Jewish prejudice declined. And Jews looked forward optimistically to a liberal epoch characterized by sensitivity to human rights and inter-religious co-operation. In the presidents mind, a direct parallel existed between the treatment of blacks under Reconstruction and the treatment of Jews. Indeed, he described respect for human rights as the first duty of those set as rulers over nations, and specifically included both blacks and Jews as being among the unfortunates whom those in authority should go out of their way to protect. He sought to create new opportunities for members of both minority groups.
Unfortunately, those opportunities did not last. Reconstruction proved to be an unfinished revolution for black Americans and so it was (albeit not nearly to the same extent) for Jews. In 1877, the same year that Grant left the White House, his friend, banker Joseph Seligman, was excluded from the Grand Union Hotel as an Israelite. Four years later, the great Reform Jewish leader Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise complained that we poor optimists are sadly disappointed and made false prophets. Across the United States, anti-Semitic restrictions and quotas led to a substantial decline in Jews social status. The golden age of the Grant years had become a distant memory. By 1897, professor Richard Gottheil of Columbia University felt that gradually, but surely, we are being forced back into a physical and moral ghetto our social lines run as far apart from those of our neighbours as they did in the worst days of our European degradation.
Ulysses S. Grant was as popular as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the late 19th century, but in the 20th his reputation fell under withering assault. Historians criticized both the way he waged war and the way he forged peace. They blamed him for the Civil Wars high death rate, for the failures of Reconstruction and for his personal failings. They derided him as a butcher and a drunkard. Historians ranked him close to the bottom among all American presidents.
In recent years, however, a thoroughgoing re-evaluation of Ulysses S. Grant has taken place. Though much of the public and even some historians havent yet heard the news, historian Sean Wilentz observed in The New York Times, the vindication of Ulysses S. Grant is well under way. I expect that before too long Grant will be returned to the standing he deserves not only as the military saviour of the Union but as one of the great presidents of his era, and possibly one of the greatest in all American history. A fresh look at Grants relationship with the Jewish community reinforces this view. It shows how General Orders No. 11 and its aftermath transformed Grants career.
General Orders No. 11 also greatly strengthened Americas Jewish community. The successful campaign to overturn the order made Jews more self-confident. The tempestuous 1868 election taught them much about politics, and about the power of a well-organized minority group . The fact that Ulysses S. Grant selected, for the first time, a Jewish advisor (Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia Simon Wolf), appointed a series of Jews to public office (including Edward S. Salomon, governor of Washington Territory, and Dr. Herman Bendell, superintendent of Indian affairs for the Arizona Territory), and, as president, attended the dedication of a synagogue further enhanced Jews self-confidence.
It is always easy to exaggerate the political impact of a religious or ethnic minority, and Jews would have many occasions in the post- Grant years to learn the limits of their ability to win political appointments and affect public policy. Nevertheless, General Orders No. 11 marked a turning point in American Jewish history. Paradoxically, Ulysses S. Grants order expelling the Jews set the stage for their empowerment.
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Tear gas was used to flush out the men - said to be members of a banned group - after negotiation efforts failed.
Two hostages remaining in the mosque in Palnoo, Kulgam district, were rescued. Three others had earlier escaped.
The extent of the damage to the mosque in the town - south of the summer capital Srinagar - is not yet clear.
Violence in Kashmir has decreased amid India-Pakistan peace moves. Militants are still fighting to end India's rule in the portion of Kashmir it controls.
More than 60,000 people have been killed there since 1989 when an armed insurgency began against Indian rule.
Police say the siege began after the three militants - allegedly local members of the banned Islamist Hizbul Mujahideen group - barricaded themselves in the mosque after a security search in the area.
Earlier they rescued the remaining two civilians being held by the hostages.
But there are conflicting reports about how the civilians were taken hostage in the first place.
One account suggests they were sent into the mosque by security officials to ask the militants to surrender, reports the BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar.
In a similar incident in September, the police killed two militants inside a mosque in the central district of Budgam. The mosque was partially damaged in the gun battle.
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Shakespeare Electronic Conference, Vol. 4, No. 674. Tuesday, 26 October 1993.
Date: Monday, 25 Oct 1993 13:24:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: 4.0669 *Tower of London*
Comment: Re: SHK 4.0669 *Tower of London*
"Halliwell's Film Guide" gives this version of "Tower of London" two stars (out
of a possible four). It goes on to say "The Shakespearean view of history
played as a horror comic: despite an overall lack of pace, spirited scenes and
good performances win the day." Halliwell cites the work of Basil Rathbone and
photographer George Robinson as being noteworthy.
The film airs at 09:00 a.m. Eastern time -- unlike may A&E programs, this one
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7 U.S. Code § 1635f - Mandatory packer reporting of boxed beef sales
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Mandatory packer reporting of boxed beef sales
(a) Daily reportingThe corporate officers or officially designated representatives of each packer processing plant shall report to the Secretary at least twice each reporting day (not less than once before, and once after, 12:00 noon Central Time) information on total boxed beef sales, including—
the price for each lot of each negotiated boxed beef sale (determined by seller-buyer interaction and agreement), quoted in dollars per hundredweight (on a F.O.B. plant basis);
(b) Publication
The Secretary shall make available to the public the information required to be reported under subsection (a) not less frequently than twice each reporting day.
(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 223, as added Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, § 911(2), Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1193.)
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'Joe' Tries to Stay Unbeaten on Monmouth Turf
Monmouth will also have a Stars and Stripes celebration and car show this weekend.
Monmouth will also have a Stars and Stripes celebration and car show this weekend.
Bloodstock agent Julio Rada and his Platinum Bloodstock agency clients have been moving the needle in this season's yearling market, part of a strong South American contingent of buyers influencing North American sales.
Ben's Cat, a millionaire two times over, will go for his 25th lifetime stakes victory in the Governor's Cup at Penn National Race Course against his three closest pursuers from his last race.
The Jim Stable's Ben's Cat, in the second start of his 9-year-old season, got back to his winning ways with a dramatic off-the-pace victory in the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint May 15 at Pimlico Race Course.
Veteran Ben's Cat opened his 9-year-old season with a runner-up finish Friday, April 17 in an allowance race at Pimlico Race Course. The 23-time stakes winner chased Bold Thunder throughout Friday's test.
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From: Don Zochert <>
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Enough Author Types?
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:49:40 -0600
References: <email@example.com>
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Paul J. Harris wrote:
I seem to be seeing a severe limitation in dealing with
Authors of correspondence. In Mills...the full name of
the Author is given in the Primary AND Secondary
citations...I can find no way, short of hard coding the
name, to get full name in Primary AND Secondary citations,
AND get the reversal in the bibliography. It appears to me
that what we...need to get the proper output is an additional
Author Type...perhaps called 'Correspondent,' which would
be interpreted by Genbox to render the full name for
Primary AND Secondary citations, the reverse the name
for the bibliography....Otherwise, we need codes for
Hi, Paul,
I like the idea of additional codes. They give the user more flexibility
in constructing citations.
Automatic citations are ok as far as they go, which sometimes is not far
enough. If you match the forms in the 1997 edition of Mills's
"Evidence!," what do you do when her new edition is published? What do
you do if you follow a different style guide? Default automatic
citations are a good start and are desirable. But in my view, the more
power in the hands of the user, the better.
It's also worth noting that Mills calls her letter citation "Letter
(Annotated Citation)." She adds annotations you wouldn't necessarily
find elsewhere, such as a correspondent's maiden name and a
correspondent's formal street address. I'm not sure what purpose that
serves--more information for the reader? If so, why not include the same
sort of annotations for the recipient? I don't follow the logic,
although, in my own use, I sort of follow Mills.
A primary citation to correspondence in my database comes out like this:
Letter from Ann Schmidt (6054 Kenwood Ave., Apt. 44,
Chicago, Illinois) to Kate Maloney, 23 January 1924, in
Ann McFarland Schmidt Correspondence File, Collection
of author.
The secondary reference is:
Schmidt to Maloney, 23 January 1924.
This *does* require a certain amount of hard-coding: You need to use
separate codes for the full name and the surname of the recipient (i.e.,
you have to enter the surname twice).
I probably should just go ahead and eliminate the recipient's address in
the primary citation template, since it makes no sense to me to include
it. If the location of these two correspondents is important in some
way, that information can easily be added to the citation as an
annotation or comment. (What kind of an address is it, any way? Is it
the domicile of the sender? Is it the postal address from which the
letter was mailed? Or is it a return address? What if Ann Schmidt sent
all her correspondence from Box 2336, Chicago, Ill.?)
In terms of a second reference, "Schmidt to Maloney" makes just as
much sense to me as "Ann Schmidt to Kate Maloney." Plus, it's shorter.
But if you want to reproduce the Mills style exactly, my vote would be
for additional codes.
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kirby relocated to Moscow from Cleveland and now hosts shows both on RT and the state-controlled Radio Mayak.
kirby said this would include "exercises, bilateral meetings, port visits and planning conferences."
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One of the strangers sat down on a pile of bricks, and beckoned young kirby to his side.
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As Don Giovanni sits down to a lavish dinner in the second-act finale of Mozart's opera, he is entertained by a wind band playing operatic hits of the day. The first two tunes are cheerfully identified by the Don's manservant, Leporello: Una Cosa Rara by the Spanish composer Martín y Soler, and Giuseppe Sarti's Fra i Due Litiganti. But when it comes to the third number, Leporello merely says, "Now that one I know only too well." The tune in question is the famous Non Piu Andrai from Mozart's own Le Nozze di Figaro - an in-joke that won't have escaped anyone in the audience.
The librettos for Figaro and Don Giovanni, as well as for Una Cosa Rara, were by Lorenzo da Ponte, who went on to work with Mozart again on Cosi Fan Tutte. It's on those three Mozart collaborations - the greatest comic operas ever written - that Da Ponte's fame rests. They are brilliant pieces of work, full of psychological insight, wit and tenderness. It's difficult to know how far their success is due to Mozart's contribution (the composer always assumed a hands-on role when it came to opera librettos); Da Ponte's own reminiscences are too full of self-aggrandisement to be of any use. He himself believed that: "It was to my perseverance and firmness alone that Europe and the world in great part owe the exquisite vocal compositions of that admirable genius."
Da Ponte was in his 60s, and living in New York, when he began writing his memoirs, and they need to be treated with caution. One salient fact he conveniently omits is that his real name was Emanuele Conegliano, and that he was born a Jew in the ghetto of a small town called Ceneda, some 60 kilometres north of Venice. His father converted to Christianity some years after his mother died, in order to be able to marry a 16-year-old girl, and when the family was baptised Emanuele adopted the name of the Bishop of Ceneda.
In 1765, when he was 16, he took minor orders, and some eight years later was ordained as a priest. But no sooner had he left the seminary than he went to Venice, where he spent his time drinking and gambling. On May 28 1777 an anonymous letter accused him of having an affair with a married woman - a pregnant one at that. He persuaded her to elope with him three months later, but she went into labour as they were about to make their getaway. The next year she was pregnant again, this time by Da Ponte. They lived in various rooms, sometimes brothels, where Da Ponte played the violin dressed in his priest's robes (the only clothes he had), until, in September 13 1779, an order went out for his arrest. For his licentious lifestyle he was banished from Venice for 15 years.
Da Ponte travelled to Dresden, and then to Vienna, where he was appointed poet of King Joseph II's Italian opera troupe in 1783. His first task was to revise Mazzolà's libretto for a new production of Salieri's La Scuola de' Gelosi. But intrigues following Joseph II's death in 1790, together with Da Ponte's scandalous affair with Ferrarese del Bene (the original Fiordiligi in 'Così'), led to his dismissal.
His next port of call was Trieste, where he met Nancy Grahl, the daughter of an English chemist, who was to be his companion - if not actually his wife - for the remainder of her life. They intended to travel on to Paris; but by then the Revolution had broken out, and Da Ponte's long-standing friend Casanova, whom they visited in Bohemia, advised them instead to try their luck in London.
He was appointed to the King's Theatre in the Haymarket in 1794, but when the opera troupe ran into financial difficulties, Da Ponte attempted to make a living as a publisher and seller of Italian books. He was soon bankrupt; flight seemed the only answer. In August 1804, Nancy Grahl and their two children set sail for New York. Da Ponte followed them eight months later, and after a gruelling 56-day journey, during which he lost what little remaining money he had gambling, he arrived in Philadelphia.
He set up as a grocer, and when that failed he embarked on a career as a teacher of Italian literature, first to private pupils, and later at his Manhattan Academy for Young Gentlemen and Ladies. In 1811 he became an American citizen, and that year he was persuaded to move to Sunbury, Pennsylvania, where Nancy's family lived. Once again, he established a grocery store; and in 1814 also opened millinery in Philadelphia. He ran an exchange of produce between city and country, and "L Da Ponty's Wagon" became a familiar sight on the road that linked the two locations. But Da Ponte eventually became bored with life in Sunbury, and in 1819 he returned to New York. He translated Byron into Italian, and in 1825, at the age of 76, he was appointed as first professor of Italian literature at Columbia College (now Columbia University).
But Da Ponte's burning ambition was to act as an operatic impresario - a mad venture at a time when not only was Italian opera completely unknown in the New World, but there wasn't even a professional orchestra worth speaking of. With the help of a wealthy wine merchant and opera-lover by the name of Dominick Lynch, he persuaded the famous Spanish tenor Manuel Garcìa to make the journey to New York with his family troupe; and on November 29 1825 the season opened with Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia, accompanied by an orchestra of seven violins, two violas, three cellos, two double-basses, and a wind section without oboes.
When Da Ponte introduced himself to Garcìa as the librettist of Don Giovanni, the singer embraced him and immediately launched into the famous "champagne" aria. Da Ponte persuaded the company to mount a production of the opera, and thus it was that on May 23 1826, nearly 40 years after its premiere, he heard "his" opera again. But still he wasn't satisfied. What he wanted was a permanent Italian opera company in New York, and to this end he entered into correspondence with a French tenor and impresario from Bologna named Jacques Montrésor. Montrésor brought over a company of 53, and the season opened at the Richmond Hill Theatre on October 6 1832 with Rossini's La Cenerentola. The orchestra - this time it included the first pair of oboes to be heard in New York - was acclaimed as "the best that ever played dramatic music in America".
The venture was a financial disaster, but Da Ponte didn't give up easily: what the city needed, he decided, was a genuine opera house. Incredibly, he managed to raise the $150,000 dollars required, and the building was erected on the corner of Church St and Leonard St. It was lit by gas "in a manner entirely new", and opened on November 18 1833, again with Rossini (La Gazza Ladra - The Thieving Magpie). The first season alone ran up a deficit of nearly $30,000, and the following year, after the company had transferred to Philadelphia, Da Ponte was forced to abandon his operatic ambitions. "I sunk in this enterprise all I had saved for my decrepit days", and I was rewarded with ingratitude by everybody," complained Da Ponte in one of the bitter pamphlets he issued.
Da Ponte died on August 17 1838, nearly half a century after Mozart. It was Mozart, of course, who had assured his immortality; but then his role as an ambassador for European culture during the three decades he spent in America is one we shouldn't underestimate. On the last page of his Memoirs he describes how customers sometimes entered his New York bookstore, mistaking it for the pastry shop next door. "I am thinking", says Da Ponte, "of placing a placard in my window with the words, 'Italian sweets and pastry for sale.' Then if that jest should chance to bring someone to my shop, I will show him Petrarch or some other of our poets, and hold that ours are the sweetest of sweets for such as have teeth to chew them."


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