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If you had searched, you may have found food trucks sparsely scattered throughout the city over the winter. Now that spring has sprung the official food truck season in Boston has begun! There will be more food trucks at more frequency and I could not be happier.
"What is so great about Boston food trucks?" you may ask. Well, the answer, my friend, is being made to order right around the corner. Boston food trucks offer fantastic variety of foods from vegetarian to bbq and gourmet cupcakes to frozen hoagies. The quick delicious meals food trucks offer are ideal for those on the go who do not have the time for a sit-down meal. Since the trucks do vary in location, day, and time, it is a wonderful way to add more options to the daily grind.
Due to the growing popularity of food trucks in Boston, Mayor Menino announced four new sites to begin this month. The first of these new sites will be in the Copley Square area of Back Bay at Stuart and Trinity. Even though trucks were here last year, this site has expanded to allow for three trucks. The second spot is located at the China Trade Building at Boylston Street across from the RMV and near the Loew's Boston Common. This would be a great alternative to movie popcorn and Dunkin' Donuts, not that there is anything wrong with either but it is nice to have on-the-go variety. The third location will be in the Financial District on the corner of Milk and Kilby and will have two food trucks. The fourth new location is in the South End at Tremont Street and Berkeley, which is great for me because it's three blocks from the Gibson Sotheby's International Realty office!
Not everyone is excited for the added truck spots and extended times. Local small restaurants worry the food trucks will take away business. But variety is the spice of life and I feel there is room for both food trucks and established restaurants. In fact, since many of the food trucks have a strong fan base, they may bring in new business to the neighborhood.
Visit the City of Boston website for a complete list of the food truck locations and schedule.
Just like Boston itself, food trucks are not stagnant. The menus and locations are continuously changing. If you are interested in seeing property in an ever changing and exciting city, contact the Realtors of Matthew and Alisa Group Real Estate.


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Lithium explorer
After completing a 9260 metres drilling program aimed at upgrading and extending resources at Mt Cattlin, located 450 km south east of Perth, it struck intercepts of 10 metres at 3.37 per cent, 14 metres at 2.07 per cent and 10 metres at 2.42 per cent.
The overall resource grade for Mt Cattlin is 1.08 per cent lithium, implying that intercepts above this level are considered significant.
A new resource model and reserve statement is expected to be announced in early 2010.
A lot of the heat has come out of the stock since it reached a high of $2.40 in September when it struck a $159 million funding arrangement with Chinese investor Creat Group. Since then its has slumped by more than 30 per cent.
Galaxy shares closed 1.5¢ lower at $1.385 on Tuesday.
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Official Music Video for Demi Lovato's Skyscraper [VIDEO]
The Rob and I were talking about Skyscraper and Demi Lovato earlier. He was actually telling me how, while he doesn't feel like the song is geared or intended to be appealing to him, he does think it's a beautiful song. He was even telling me how incredible the music video is for the song. I do have to clarify that I disagree with Rob on only one part of our discussion. I don't think that you have to be a girl to enjoy or connect with this particular song. It's much deeper than that. I think if you have ever felt the heartbreak of love, or been involved in a relationship that was damaging to your heart, soul, and psyche then you can relate to this beautiful song.
Of course I love the song. I think it's simply gorgeous and I love the way that Demi has evolved from the tween scene to mainstream pop. Sometimes it can be very difficult for an artist to make that transition. A lot of time, it seems like the "kiddie tv" stigma sticks (Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, etc…) but somehow Demi slid right into the world of grown up radio.
At the suggestion of The Rob, I checked out the official music video for Skyscraper, and wow! He wasn't kidding when he said it was good! It actually has everything that a good music video should have without being overly complicated. Sometimes simplicity really is the best way to go. Even her make-up is neutral and understated, as she walks around in nothing fancier than a long white cotton dress. Absolutely beautiful! But don't take my word for it! Check it out yourself.


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This weekend's open house picks are all about the outdoors. Private roof decks, balconies, multiple exposures: you're soaking in the sun one way or another. Here's to warmer days.
743 Union Street #4R at 5th Avenue
Open House: Sunday February 24, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
This one-bedroom condo gives a fairly spacious and open layout, with the bedroom opening up to the living room by sliding door. The apartment features plenty of three large closets (though none in the bedroom), as well as some lovely features like hardwood floors, a working wood-burning fireplace, tin ceilings throughout, and treetop exposures. Washer and dryer hookup is available, but you'd have to buy new machines. Also you have access to a private roof deck! Keep in mind, though, that it is on the fourth floor of a walk-up building. Brown Harris Stevens lists it at $499,000 ($447 maintenance).
334 Second Street #2C between 4th & 5th Avenues
Open House: Sunday February 24, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Not going to lie, this place seems sort of like a dream. It's a two-bedroom/two-bath floor-through apartment with balconies at both ends (a modest one off the smaller bedroom, and a huge one off the living room) and beautiful French doors leading out of the master bedroom to a balconette (which is almost like a balcony). The modern kitchen has plenty of counter space, which doubles as a breakfast-bar space. Washer and dryer are in-unit, and the place has central air and heat. Best of all: direct keyed elevator access! Just the coolest. Although, on third glance at the floorplan, I'm noticing that there are only two closets in the whole place (none in the second bedroom). So, there's that. Corcoran lists it at $825,000 ($336 maintenance).
25 Plaza Street #1CD
Open House: Sunday February 24, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
This big and bright 3-bedroom/2-bath apartment is perfect for entertaining. The kitchen features top-of-the-line appliances, subway tile counters, and a marble island/breakfast bar with seating for four and opens to a spacious living and dining area (pictured above). The master bedroom is on the opposite side of the other two bedrooms, and has an en suite full bathroom and two large closets (one of which is walk-in). Closet space and hookup is available for a washer and dryer, though laundry is available in the basement as well. Also in the building? A parking garage! With a "short wait list" and "well under-market monthly fee." Last but not least, the pet-friendly building also has a private roof deck with lovely views. Brown Harris Stevens lists it at $1,299,000 ($1,930 maintenance).
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Colombia Lacrosse Fundraiser
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Colombia Lacrosse invites you out to Little Baobab in SF's Mission District to support our march towards the World Championships in Denver this July. Contribute to Colombian National Lacrosse Team in their quest to take the lax world by storm, starting at this summer's FIL World Championships.
All paid guests will recieve one free drink, and definitely should expect a great time with a whole bunch of great folks from both inside and outside of the lacrosse community. We will have a DJ spinning all night to keep everyone in the mood to be extra friendly to Colombia Lacrosse!
When & Where
Bissap Baobab
3372 19th Street
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM (PST)
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The US BMH-80 is a hand-held rotary-scoop bed-material sampler with a semi-cylindrical bucket for collecting the sample. Operation is simple: the sampler is placed on the streambed and the lever on the handle closes the bucket, collecting the sample. The sampled material is protected from washing out while rising through the water column. The sampler is approximately 56 in long and weighs 8 lbs.
The sampler can be used in sand-bed and gravel-bed streams up to approximately 3 ft deep. It will collect a sample volume of approximately 15 in3 (250 cm3) of material and will sample to a maximum bed material depth of 1.75 in. HIF Repairable.
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I loooove the super cool design - slick and high-tech. Since I always have candles at home, this will come in handy.
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It's an Iphone.. need I say more :)
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Just starting!
Finally got the game downloaded and running (took a while)!
No chance of remembering half of the manual, just have to learn the hard way :S
Looks great though, i will certainly be amused for a loong time :cool:
You'll be ok ;) It's not technically hard game, though alchemy might be confusing at the beginning.
I'm just starting out as well, can't wait!
Manuals are best scanned at first then read once you've seen a little of the game. Leave them in the bathroom. ;)
The game was kinda daunting to me at first. The combat takes a little getting used to. I used the isometric view most of the time and had terrible problems not-quite clicking on an enemy which got turned into a move command. It was well worth spending the time to get good at the combat, though.
Hehe, I love how the characters take Geralt's amnesia in stride - like it's something that happens to people all the time. Which it does in the RPG gaming world! ;)
I like it :)
Does take abit of getting used to, and the potion making will be abit of a learning curve for me.
Lots of cut-scenes and help (which is well done) at the start.
I take it this will last up to the first chapter and then your in the deep end?
Noticed jumping off walls or climbing up is out of the question?!
I also liked how after been moments from death Trish wants some action lol.
It's a great game. You're in for a different experience each chapter. I beat it a few days ago, still been thinking about it lots - it's a great game. My advice to you is to really give thought about the choices you make, don't rush through all the text. It's a rewarding story.
Oh yeah, and I got much use out of the Igni sign. If you invest points into it, and take an endurance regeneration potion - you're pretty much unstoppable.
Well he`s not much of a drinker, only had 3 drinks with the chap with the gardening problem… ended up totally hammered at 2AM and staggering around trying to light candles!
Londonchris: Much as in the real world, how hammered Geralt gets depends on the kind of drinks he is given. Three bottles of wine or some other hard liquor and he will be toast, maybe even pass out, but beer takes a lot more to get to the same point - 5-7 drinks isn't out of the question.
As far as the little tutorial screens go, they will keep popping up until you've exhausted them all, though it will be less frequent as you progress. Everytime you learn a new sign you will trigger one, which goes at least into chapter 3.
Oh yeah I forgot, the last one is inside the tower right? That's right at the end of the chapter though.
Yeah, that's true.
Really enjoying this game now, somehow managed to lose / sell the ring of Eternal Fire, so that made things a bit more difficult!
That's why it's good to keep it on your finger! ;)
Oh, btw… I'm correcting myself on the previous claim about learning the signs. You can also learn the last sign (whichever one that is called - I forgot) in the cave in the swamp - you don't have to wait till the end of chapter II. Uh that is, if there are four signs. There's four right?
No, 5.
Reload to your previous claim :).
Well I just completed chapter one and is was damn good! On the positive I'm getting laid more than I ever do in real life!
Not quite sure how 90% of the villagers ended up dead though, did the hell hound just shift into turbo before I killed it? Also I ended up doing the Witch as I was leading the kids out of the cave… very appropriate! lol
So far love the game though, just a little bit of a shame that so many NPC's in chapter two look the same!
On chapter 4 now, have been really enjoying it.
I think the story could be a bit stronger in some respects however:
The end of chapter two was a bit of a let down as both villans got away even though I could of killed them. I found that to be more fustrating than a good plot twist. By the time I got to the Professor and Azar I just wanted to kill them and move on with the story! lol
Its a bit dissapointing so far that the main villians have been known from the beginning but I know that could change. Been the paranoid person I am I don't trust Triss! lol
unfortunately the profressor and azar are good at the vanishing act. It won't be the last time you feel that frustration..
*edit* whoops, just realized you said you are in chapter 4, which means you already know about what I said in the spoiler tag. - I just started chapter 4 myself.
Well, quite regardless--
Neither Azar nor the Professor is the "real" villain anyway.
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The Junior Warden for the 6017 Masonic Year is Brother Jon Falk.
The third of the principal officers is the Junior Warden (or Second Warden). The Junior Warden is charged with the supervision of the Lodge while it is in recess for meals or other social purposes. In some jurisdictions the Junior Warden has a particular responsibility for ensuring that visiting Masons are in possession of the necessary credentials. In others, this is the job of the Tyler. In some jurisdictions the Junior Warden presides if both the Master and the Senior Warden are absent. The Wardens are regular officers of the Lodge, meaning that the positions must be filled.
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Release Date : 29 March 2013
Genre : Action, Drama
Language: Hindi
Directer : Sajid Khan
Producer : Vashu Bhagnani,UTV Motion Pictures
Himmatwala is an upcoming Bollywood action romance film directed by Sajid Khan. and jointly produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Vashu Bhagnani. The film features superstar Ajay Devgn opposite Tamannaah in the lead roles . It is an official remake of the 1983 blockbuster of the same name which itself was a remake of a Telugu film Ooriki Monagadu of 1981. In this film Ajay Devgan will be seen as an action hero. Two more Bollywood superstar Jeetendra and Akshay Kumar will be seen as special appearance in this film. This film is an official remake of the blockbuster Himmatwala 1983 Bollywood action drama film.
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Please take action and make your voice heard on behalf of this young girl in Pakistan. God Bless You!
We praise God that Rimsha Masih was recently released on bail! But her situation is far from resolved. She is still facing charges of blasphemy and if found guilty faces a serious sentence.
We need to press the Pakistani authorities to drop all charges against Rimsha and to ensure her safety.
On August 17th Rimsha, a young Christian girl with learning disabilities, was arrested on charges of 'blasphemy' in Islamabad, Pakistan. She was accused of burning pages of the Quran, a serious crime under Pakistan's infamous blasphemy laws.
Punishment for desecrating the Quran carries a potential life sentence in prison. After an initial court appearance and a medical examination, Rimsha was held in detention for about 3 weeks.
A witness has since come forward saying that a local cleric planted the pages of the Quran in Rimsha's bag of trash and that the accusations against her are false.
The cleric has been arrested.
A Pakistani judge granted bail to Rimsha which is a rarity in blasphemy cases, because of safety concerns for those accused of these charges. But her lawyers prevailed, pleading that she was a juvenile. Rimsha was released from prison last Saturday.
She was taken away by helicopter accompanied by tight security, as vigilante killings of those accused and acquitted of blasphemy charges are common in Pakistan.
The public outcry on behalf of Rimsha has had an amazing impact on this case and we believe continued efforts to advocate for her will make a difference.
Please help her by emailing Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S.»
Show Pakistani Christians that they are not alone by contacting Ambassador Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S., asking Pakistan to protect and ensure justice for young Rimsha »
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text: As a native Texan who has worked for corporations involved in government work, I find your positions on medical issues to be wholly irrelevant to my belief that you are in need of help that only a trained psychiatrist can provide. You have never once insulted me. I hope you will do your best to realize this is not intended as an attack on your character. I am not your friend or your enemy, and truthfully while I could derive an inordinate amount of amusement from exacerbating this thread. The reality is the way you have comported yourself in discussion both in person and on this list have lead me to believe that you are a brilliant individual who refuses to acknowledge that they need help. Please take this situation to heart as anecdotal evidence that you may need to revisit the question of your own mental wellness. I am not alone in wishing you the best. A hackerspace by its very definition is biased 100% in favor of hacking. All other pursuits regardless of their value in other areas are going to take a back seat. Your contributions while lofty, pale in comparison to your impact on the hack friendly nature of noisebridge. That is not a bad thing. It is simply a thing. -Matt On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:41 PM, cynthia lee <cynthia.jeanne.lee at gmail.com> wrote: > I can not help wondering if my anticorporate stance is upsetting someone > there. There was a discussion by Will that he had heard enough > stories....odd, why were those stories not run past me to verify them? Why > would Jessie be unwilling to get me hard copies of these conversations that > he found upsetting? How can he be sure I even sent those emails? > > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Ever Falling <everfalling at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > with a history of legal actions in Texas against government and >> > corporations. >> >> oh man i just LOVE that you shoe-horned that in at the end there. >> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:25 PM, cynthia lee <cynthia.jeanne.lee at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Will, >>> I have an understanding with Miloh that I would not be there tonight. i >>> pointed out that that was rather short notice under the circumstances. So I >>> would appreciate it if this was placed on the agenda for next weeks Tuesday >>> night meeting. >>> >>> I make exception to the statements that I was loud. Most people didn't >>> even look up from what they were doing, a couple came over to ask what was >>> going on though. I believe the behavior of the three men who met me and >>> refused to clarify what behavior they were taking exception to was not >>> excellent. Jessie said something about some email conversation I had with >>> him, perhaps a long time ago? and refused to provide me with hard copies so >>> i could be clear what conversation he was talking about and he did not state >>> what his email address is. Basically, the concept of calling the police for >>> what is basically a dislike of another person (that most people would >>> overlook and go on with their life) is a really bad portend for Noisebridge. >>> If I had had that attitude while in medical practice, the police would have >>> been called every week. >>> >>> The unexcellent behavior was on the part of the three men. My email >>> address is known through the discuss list and why was this not addressed in >>> an email so I didn't walk 45 minutes from downtown to be confronted with >>> this unexcellent behavior. Perhaps Noisebridge needs to be an association >>> instead of nonprofit community space? so it can be limited to "hackers". >>> >>> I locked my self in the bathroom for obvious reasons related to what >>> bathrooms are used for. >>> >>> for those who do not know me, I have been coming to Noisebridge for about >>> a year. i have regularly cleaned the kitchens and floors (but I cleared out >>> when the woman known as "Wish" decided to be there because I do not relish >>> confrontations). I also helped out at events, spending up to 20 hours one >>> weekend alone, sort and take out trash, clean bathrooms, use public access >>> computers from time to time (and give them up when asked) helped out with >>> Tastebridge and Vegan Hacker (although these three men dispute the value of >>> these events/groups). I do not steal and I am not loud. I have asked for >>> mediation regarding one person who was trying to be objectionable and he has >>> declined to do so (not me). I am a retired family physician with a history >>> of legal actions in Texas against government and corporations. >>> >>> -- >>> Cynthia Jeanne Lee MD >>> http://cynthiajeanneleemd.wordpress.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list >>> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net >>> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss >>> >> > > > > -- > Cynthia Jeanne Lee MD > http://cynthiajeanneleemd.wordpress.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list > Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss >


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'True Blood' Season 6 Adds New Faerie Love Interest For Sookie
We've seen the same old story a hundred different times, whether it's a young woman torn between her love for two brooding vampires, or a vampire and a werewolf, or, in 'True Blood's' case, all three. But we've got to hand it to the writers of 'True Blood' season 6 for making the old dog do some new tricks. We've just learned that 'True Blood's sixth year has just cast English actor Robert Kazinsky as a new love interest for Sookie Stackhouse, with a surprising twist: he's a faerie!


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Australia's big four bank executives may be facing a tougher operating environment, but this doesn't seem to be reflected in their salaries - collectively they managed to extract salaries, shares and options worth around $25 million in 2002-03.
While it is becoming an increasingly complicated exercise to contrast and compare the salaries of leading bankers listed in annual reports, National Australia Bank chief executive Frank Cicutto took the mantle as best-paid bank executive in 2002-03, with remuneration of $7.77 million, the bank revealed yesterday.
This comprised cash salary of $3.34 million plus unvested shares and performance share rights valued at $1.84 million and "deferred performance-based remuneration" of $2.59 million.
Mr Cicutto shaded Westpac's David Morgan, who over the same period received $3.92 million in cash plus $3.45 million in equity-based pay, for a total of $7.37 million.
This year's salary disclosures from the major banks have been inflated by better disclosures of the value of equity-based pay under new accounting principles.
While ANZ's John McFarlane took a salary cut to take his listed total remuneration to $2.54 million, the inclusion of options and "long-term incentive amortisation" arguably lifted his 2002-03 pay to in the order of $7 million. Likewise, Commonwealth Bank's David Murray's total pay was listed at $2.52 million, but he was also getting 110,000 shares contingent on meeting performance hurdles.
Mr Cicutto's executive team was also rewarded handsomely, with wealth management boss Peter Scott receiving a total of $3.02 million, chief financial officer Richard McKinnon $2.91 million, Australian financial services boss Ian MacDonald $2.62 million, corporate and institutional banking boss Ian Scholes $2.5 million, and financial services Europe general manager Ross Pinney $2.24 million.
NAB shareholders are still counting the cost of the group's disastrous foray into the US mortgage market via the now exited HomeSide. Joseph Whiteside, brought in by NAB to complete the exit, received a $2.7 million payment when HomeSide was discarded in October 2002.
During 2002-03, the bank issued options and performance rights to 847 employees valued at a whopping $63 million.
The University of Melbourne's corporate governance expert, Ian Ramsay, said: "The dilemma we are in here is we do want, and we are getting, improved transparency as part of the push for improved governance. What that means is that we are getting disclosures of sometimes pretty complex remuneration packages.
"There's also an obligation on companies to disclose their remuneration packages in a way that's accessible."
Professor Ramsay said it was not clear companies were addressing their obligation to explain to shareholders the link between pay and performance.
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On Wed, 2010-04-21 at 15:20 +0300, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > Simon Riggs wrote: > > On Sun, 2010-04-18 at 08:24 +0100, Simon Riggs wrote: > >> On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 18:52 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > >>> Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> writes: > >>>> What I'm not clear on is why you've used a spinlock everywhere when only > >>>> weak-memory thang CPUs are a problem. Why not have a weak-memory-protect > >>>> macro that does does nada when the hardware already protects us? (i.e. a > >>>> spinlock only for the hardware that needs it). > >>> Well, we could certainly consider that, if we had enough places where > >>> there was a demonstrable benefit from it. I couldn't measure any real > >>> slowdown from adding a spinlock in that sinval code, so I didn't propose > >>> doing so at the time --- and I'm pretty dubious that this code is > >>> sufficiently performance-critical to justify the work, either. > >> OK, I'll put a spinlock around access to the head of the array. > > > > v2 patch attached > > The locking seems overly complex to me. > Looking at > KnownAssignedXidsAdd(), isn't it possible for two processes to call it > concurrently in exclusive_lock==false mode and get the same 'head' > value, and step on each others toes? I guess KnownAssignedXidsAdd() is > only called by the startup process, but it seems like an accident > waiting to happen. Not at all. That assumption is also used elsewhere, so it is safe to use here. > Spinlocks are fast, if you have to add an if-branch to decide whether to > acquire it, I suspect you've lost any performance gain to be had > already. I think you're misreading the code. One caller already holds exclusive lock, one does not. The if test is to determine whether to acquire the lock or not. > Let's keep it simple. And acquiring ProcArrayLock in exclusive > mode while adding entries to the array seems OK to me as well. It only > needs to be held very briefly, and getting this correct and keeping it > simple is much more important at this point than squeezing out every > possible CPU cycle from the system. I don't understand what you're saying: you say I'm wasting a few cycles on an if test and should change that, but at the same time you say I shouldn't worry about a few cycles. > Just require that the caller holds ProcArrayLock in exclusive mode when > calling an operation that modifies the array, and in shared mode when > reading it. The point of the code you're discussing is to remove the exclusive lock requests, not to save a few cycles. Spinlocks are fast, as you say. Exclusive lock requests block under a heavy load of shared lock holders, we know that already. It is worth removing the contention that can occur by minimising the number of exclusive locks required. This patch shows how and I don't see any reason from what you have said to avoid committing it. I'm willing to hear some sound reasons, if any exist. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com
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1999 (1999) - Warner Bros.
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Film Ratings: A
Disc Ratings (Video/Audio/Extras): A-/A/A+
Specs and Features
136 mins, R, letterboxed widescreen (2.35:1), 16x9 enhanced, single-sided, RSDL dual-layered (layer switch at 1:07:43, in chapter 21), Snapper case packaging, commentary track (with star Carrie-Anne Moss, visual effects supervisor John Gaeta, and editor Zach Staenberg), music-only track (with intermittent commentary by composer Don Davis),
HBO First Look: Making the Matrix
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to two hidden documentaries (
What is the Concept?
(run time: 11:26) is hidden in the Wachowski Brother filmography, and
What is Bullet Time?
(run time 6:15) in the Dream World section),
Follow the White Rabbit
(option to watch the film with 9 alternate angles to view scene specific behind-the-scenes footage), additional DVD-ROM options: screenplay with storyboards, stills and final footage,
Are You the One?
trivia game,
Do You Know Kung Fu?
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The Road Warrior
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When I first saw
The Matrix
, I wasn't quite as impressed as the rest of the audience I saw the film with. Let me clarify that: I was impressed, but the opening-night audience my wife and I saw it with, were just whooping and hollering like this was the second coming of
Jurassic Park
. I fully admit, the effects were incredible, and the fight scenes very well done, but essentially, it's nothing fans of Japanese cartoons and Hong Kong kung fu flicks haven't seen before. I have a pretty impressive collection of both, and I sat there watching the film the first time thinking, "I wish these people would shut up, so I can enjoy the darn movie." Hey, I'm no stick in the mud. But I swear -- at the beginning of the film, when Carrie-Anne Moss hangs suspended in mid-air ready to kick the cop in the face, people were on the edges of their seats, exclaiming at the top of their lungs. I couldn't see or hear a damn thing. It was quite annoying, and I have to say, it affected my feelings for the film. Thankfully, after having just had the opportunity to check it out again on DVD, I have to say that I'm now quite impressed, and I've become a born-again fan of this film.
The Matrix
focuses on a mysterious man know as Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), and his search for someone known only as "The One". In his mind, he's found him in the person of Tom Anderson (Keanu Reeves), a computer hacker that goes by the name Neo, who is beginning to suspect there's more to things than meets the eye. When they finally meet, Morpheus gives Neo a choice: he can forget everything he knows about Morpheus, or he can learn everything he wants to know. Neo chooses to learn, and suddenly we're in for a serious ride.
You see, the secret that he's been trying to understand, is that the world we live in is merely a simulation called "the Matrix" -- a fabrication made by computers who have taken over the world of the far future, and who have harvested humanity as living batteries to power their machinery. Everything we see and experience, everything we are (except our knowledge and personality), is all a computer program running in our brains, as we lie in growth chambers, waiting unknowingly to be "picked" like fruit by the computers. Morpheus is dedicated to blowing the lid off this thing -- basically starting a revolution against the Matrix -- but he needs Neo's help. Along with Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), Tank (Marcus Chong), Cypher (Joe Pantoliano), and others (many of whom are basically "deadmeat"), the crew must battle a squad of robot hunters tracking them down in the real world, and a team of mysterious "Agents" (aka
Men in Black
, in reality computer viruses) hunting them in the fabricated one.
The Matrix
is one of those "simple-yet-complicated" stories, where everything just starts to make sense as you watch it. There's a lot going on here, but I don't want to say too much more about the concept or story. If you didn't see this film in theaters, you need to see it now on DVD, without my (or anyone else's) thoughts clouding your impressions. As for the cast, well... believe it or not, I think the cast is great (I never thought I'd say Keanu Reeves is perfect for anything, but he's perfect here). Carrie-Anne Moss is cool and sexy, and Joe Pantoliano is at his slimy best. The direction is wonderful -- the Wachowski Brothers knew what they wanted, and they got it. As stupid as this movie COULD have been, it ended up quite cool. The story really hangs itself out there, but the team who made this movie managed to sell it in a big way. But as cool as the story is, it's the stunts and effects that really make this movie. If you've seen the film, you were impressed. And if you've seen this film, you want this DVD.
So, how's the disc look? Well, the film is presented in anamorphic widescreen and it looks pretty good... but it's not perfect. The brightly-lit shots (day shots) are pretty super, with crisp colors and solid flesh tones. The transfer looks very good in these scenes. But the darkly-lit scenes (night scenes) show a bit of obvious film grain on the print, which thus results in some MPEG-2 compression artifacting -- nothing that would disappoint anyone buying the disc, but evident enough that it should be pointed out... and it detracts just enough that this isn't reference quality. The sound however, really stands out here. It's not as subtle and well rounded as DreamWorks'
Prince of Egypt
disc, but it still packs a tremendous punch. And there are some great plays with directional effects in the surround mix that are really fun (the soundstage rotates in 360 degrees along with the picture during "bullet time" moments, for example). The disc's interactive menus are equally nice. The intro to the disc's main menu screen is super. My hats off to the people in charge of the design of this disc. The screens themselves are a nice melding of music from the film and some of the coolest images. All in all, it's a pretty sweet set-up.
Let's talk about the special features, 'cause I know that's what most of us are interested in
The Matrix
disc for anyway. I have to say, the extras alone are worth getting the disc. This is a PACKED special edition. There are three behind-the-scenes documentaries, two of which are hidden in the special features section as "red pills" that you have to highlight. One of them (
What is the Concept?
) is a look at the production art, paintings and digital effects put to music, and progressively shows how each scene was done. All the footage looks great, with only a few moments of noise, when Geof Darrow's incredibly detailed drawings are on screen (there's just too much detail for NTSC to handle). Another documentary (
What is Bullet Time?
) focuses on the "how-the-heck-did-they-do-that?" aspect of "bullet time" (hosted by visual effects supervisor John Gaeta). John is very technical, and although I think I know how they did these effects now, I didn't understand one word that came out of his mouth. Gaeta is a tech-head to the nth degree, but as long as he keeps coming up with visual effects like this, God bless him. The third (and most easily found) documentary, is a more comprehensive look at the making of the film itself (as originally seen on HBO), showing the writer/director team of the Wachowski Brothers, the special effects and stunt stuff, and the training of the cast by famed HK director (and master of "wire" fu) Yuen Wu Ping.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg -- there's even more. There's a full-length commentary track with Carrie-Anne Moss, John Gaeta and editor Zach Staenberg. I know a lot of people would rather have the Brothers Wachowski, Keanu, and Laurence, but I think these three are just as important (and in a serious way, more important). Yes, without the Wachowski Brothers there wouldn't be a movie, but their contributions were obvious - they wrote, concepted and directed. Gaeta, Moss and Staenberg all pretty much make the movie. Moss came into her own as a full blown action star here, and it's HER opening scene that drags the audience into the story. She pretty much rocked this movie. Gaeta's visual effects are mind-blowingly incredible, and WILL change how films are made from this point forward. And Staenberg's editing is top-notch (for further proof, look at the other Wachowski flick
). He puts all these parts together expertly. Hearing this team talk is great, and they turn in a fine example of how commentary tracks should be done (well, maybe with less gaps in the talking, but that's a hazard for all tracks). These three seem to like each other, are experts on what they did in the film, resulting in a welcome and different approach to a commentary track. Also included is the film's isolated score, with intermittent commentary by composer Don Davis (whose comments are minimal to non-existent). It's a super-cool score, and I was initially pissed when I couldn't find a soundtrack CD with the music. Now I have it, and better still, I get to watch these sweet images on the screen as I listen.
But the coolest extra (in my opinion) is something Warner calls
Follow the White Rabbit
. It's an alternate angle feature, that allows you to watch the film, and then go to a special behind-the-scenes featurette, whenever a little white rabbit logo pops up on your screen (Don't worry -- the rabbit only pops up when you choose to watch the film with this feature enabled). The behind-the-scenes footage is scene specific, and there are only nine of them, but they are very cool and definitely worth checking out. I guess it's important to note that they cause a pause when you switch over -- it's not linear -- and when the behind-the-scenes footage is over, you go right back to the exact point you left the film, which resumes playing.
The rest of the special edition footage is DVD-ROM based, and it's basically hours and hours of personal enjoyment stuff. You can read the screenplay, and compare scenes in it to their storyboards, concept art, or final shots -- all pretty much seen in the
White Rabbit
stage, or the vast amount of special documentary footage. You have access to six theatrical trailers from Warner's other "future-based" films. There's a trivia game that, if solved, will allow you into a special website with even more SE stuff. And the list just goes on and on: websites, screensavers -- it's all here. You even get links to access special live chats and web events (to be announced). The one negative I found in all of this, is that you need the a ROM drive to access the Trailers. I would have liked to see the trailers on my TV -- I really liked the trailer and teaser for
The Matrix
, and without them on the DVD-Video side of the disc, I feel a little gypped. But I'll get over it.
Warner's put out a truly incredible DVD of
The Matrix
folks, no doubt about it. The movie is presented pretty well, the sound rocks, and with all this SE content, you'll be playing with this disc for half a day at least. Run -- don't walk -- to your nearest DVD provider and get this disc the day it comes out (street date 9/21). If you liked the movie -- hell, if you just like to see how movies are made -- you'll love this DVD. I can't wait to see what Warner does with
The Matrix 2
when it comes to DVD. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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Human rights leader and advocate Elisa Massimino to lecture at Birmingham-Southern College Nov. 1
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Elisa Massimino, president and CEO of Human Rights First, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that seeks to foster American leadership on human rights, will lecture at Birmingham-Southern College on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Bruno Great Hall of the Norton Campus Center.
The lecture is open to the public, and admission is free.
In her lecture titled "Human Rights: Challenges for American Leadership," Massimino will discuss how Human Rights First encourages the U.S. to take the lead on a range of human rights issues, including torture, freedom of religion and expression, and refugee policy. "When the United States abdicates its leadership role, it creates a vacuum that no other nation can fill and that dictators and tyrants are quick to exploit," wrote Massimino in HRF's annual report.
Massimino also will meet with various BSC student groups and speak to classes while on campus.
Widely recognized as one the nation's most effective public advocates, Massimino has dedicated her career to protecting human rights. Rep. Christopher Smith, R-N.J., describes Massimino as "one of the finest leaders on human rights that I have ever known." As a national authority on human rights law and policy, Massimino has testified before Congress dozens of times on American policies regarding human rights and writes frequently for mainstream publications and specialized journals.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, Massimino holds a law degree from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining HRF in 1991, she served as pro bono legal counsel in many human rights cases. In 2008, she was named president and CEO of HRF.
Massimino's lecture is part of Birmingham-Southern's 2011-12 Leadership Matters in the 21st Century: Practicing Leaders on Leadership lecture series. Andrew Card, who served as White House Chief of Staff under George W. Bush from 2001-06, presented the inaugural lecture Sept. 15. Others scheduled to participate in the lecture series at the college this academic year include David Horth, a fellow at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, N.C.; Fred Smith, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx Corporation; and Colin Coyne, winner of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham's Prize2theFuture competition and lecturer on social enterprise.
The lectures are sponsored by the college's Hess Center for Leadership and Service, in cooperation with the Bunting Center for Engaged Study and Community Action, the Stump Entrepreneurship Programs, and the entire Birmingham-Southern College community.
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Shepperton Design Studio Stormtrooper Armour
Trying to convince myself that the pacticality of buying one of these is limited. Not sure how many occasions it would be suitable for without getting arrested. But hey, it would be really cool.
This is what you call borderline because if you see Gnarls Barkley parading in this, it would be consider a fashion trend, but catch a random person at the office wearing this........ not a good look at all.Tags: electronics, gadgets, watches, metro, woody, r2d2, Urban Geek, Bad Choice, Star WarsAdded 9 Years Ago from Firebox
Its Mr. Potato Head decked out in Star Wars. I remember Mr. Potato Head from kindergarten but i never had predicted this. Great for all those Star Wars buffs out there.


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Yasuel Puig backs strong outing from Zack Greinke as Dodgers top D-backs
Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - Zack Greinke pitched eight shutout innings and Yasiel Puig went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBI, as the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-0, to start a three-game set at Chase Field.
Scott Van Slyke tacked on two hits, including a solo homer, to give the Dodgers their 15th win in the last 19 games against Arizona.
"We got contributions from all over," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "It was a good game for us."
Greinke (7-1) allowed five hits, walked two and had six strikeouts to give the Dodgers their record seventh straight road win over the Diamondbacks. That includes the two contests in Australia to start this season.
Greinke has given up two or fewer runs in 21 straight starts, the longest such stretch for any MLB pitcher since at least 1914. He's gone 14-2 since the streak began.
Puig, who extended his career-best hitting streak to 15 games, has at least one extra-base hit and one RBI in each of his last seven contests.
Wade Miley (3-4) yielded seven hits and four runs in six innings for Arizona, which fell to 1-8 this season against the Dodgers.
"He was just unable to command the zone unlike the guy from the other side," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said of Miley. "It's inconsistency, he has to keep the ball down."
With one out in the third, Puig belted a 2-2 pitch over the wall in right field.
LA padded its lead in the fourth. Van Slyke doubled with one out. With two down, A.J. Ellis stroked an RBI single to right. Greinke followed by delivering a run-scoring double to right-center.
Greinke set down 10 straight batters until Paul Goldschmidt walked with two outs in the sixth.
Van Slyke homered to center to start the top of the sixth for a 4-0 cushion.
Puig singled to left to start the seventh against Randall Delgado. Hanley Ramirez then doubled to right-center for a five-run margin. After Adrian Gonzalez walked, Ramirez went to third on a wild pitch and scored when Matt Kemp beat out a potential double-play ball.
An RBI double to left from Puig plated Dee Gordon in the eighth.
Game Notes: Since joining the Dodgers, Greinke is 11-1 vs. NL West clubs. Since coming to LA, Greinke is 4-0 with a 1.37 ERA in six starts against Arizona ... LA has won three of its last four overall .. Van Slyke has 13 career homers, four of which have come against Miley.


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Victoria's Building Commissioner, Michael Kefford, is leaving the job amid calls for the state Ombudsman to investigate his decision to award a $10 million contract to a company part-owned by his friend, despite his own expert panel advising against the move.
Mr Kefford's contract expires on Sunday and will not be renewed by Planning Minister
A controversy over Mr Kefford's intervention in a tender process and decision to award Casey Inspection Services a lucrative plumbing audit contract is understood to have been a factor in the timing of his departure.
Mr Kefford also gave Casey Inspection Services another contract last year to inspect the safety of swimming pool fences around the state.
Building industry figures have questioned the merits of having Casey Inspection Services – which specialises in plumbing – being paid to scrutinise construction works. Mr Kefford was appointed commissioner 12 months ago after the resignation of predecessor Tony Arnel.
A spokesman for the commission said the swimming pool contract and one other given to Casey Inspection Services during 2012 were at Mr Kefford's discretion.
In a year of turmoil, more than 12 senior commission figures have left or been forced out in the past year amid concerns over the body's regulatory performance, probity and use of public funds.
In response to a question from the opposition in state Parliament on Wednesday, Mr Guy said his department would look at the circumstances that led to Casey Inspection Services getting the contract. The office of Ombudsman
In particular the staff concerns are focused on the decision to ignore recommendations by a panel of senior commissioner executives that two other firms should be awarded the three-year plumbing audit and inspection contract ahead of Casey Inspection Services.
Mr Kefford and Casey Inspection Services' director and part-owner, Peter Lamborn, are regarded as friends.
Another company directed by Mr Kefford, R&T Oceania, sublet office space in Melbourne's Burwood from Casey Inspection Services between 2010 and 2012.
A spokesman for the Ombudsman said he could not comment on whether the matter was under investigation.
Opposition planning spokesman Brian Tee, who pursued Mr Guy in upper house question time over the latest controversy to hit the commission, said the Casey Inspection Services contract required independent investigation.
Mr Tee said the issue was serious because of the commission's evaluation panel's rating of Casey Inspection Services a distant third.
''This contract is for ensuring plumbing work, gas fittings and drainage meets required standards. If the company doesn't do its job properly then Victorian families could be exposed to shoddy plumbing,'' he said.
Mr Lamborn's previous company, Casey Services (Aust) Pty Ltd, held the commission's plumbing audit and inspection contract between 2000 and 2009. Mr Kefford was in the role of plumbing commissioner for much of this period.
Casey Services (Aust) Pty Ltd went into voluntary liquidation in 2010, owing former employees thousands of dollars in superannuation entitlements and the Taxation Office more than $430,000.
The commission is responsible for regulating Victoria's building and plumbing industries and is publicly funded.
A team of auditors from PriceWaterhouseCoopers is working at the commission going through hundreds of builders' licensing applications as requested by Mr Brouwer in a devastating December report into the regulator's performance under Mr Arnel.
Mr Brouwer found that ''it could not be stated with any confidence that only competent and suitably qualified and experienced practitioners have been registered to build''.
''This represents a substantial risk to the public and the integrity of the licensing regime,'' his report stated.
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The webslinger co-creator jokingly says, 'One sex is enough for anybody,' in response to the question of Spidey's sexuality.
It turns out that Andrew Garfield's idea of a gay Spider-Man has shocked the hero's co-creator Stan Lee. The British-born actor who began taking over the role of Peter Parker from Tobey Maguire ever since "The Amazing Spider-Man" has made headlines after suggesting that Parker should explore his sexuality.
At Fandomfest in Louisville, Kentucky, Lee gave his response to the suggestion. "He's becoming bisexual? Really? Who have you been talking to?" he drew laughs as shown in the Comic Book video. The man who also co-created Iron Man, Thor and the X-Men among others went on joking, "I don't know ... seriously, I don't know anything about that ... I figure one sex is enough for anybody."
Earlier this month, Garfield told Entertainment Weekly mag that he actually wanted a new take on the relationship between his character and Mary Jane Watson. " 'What if MJ is a dude?' Why can't we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? It's hardly even groundbreaking! So why can't he be gay?" he said.
He even named Michael B. Jordan as the one he wished to be his gay lover. To VH1, the "Fruitvale Station" actor admitted he had heard of Garfield's wish. "No thoughts on that, but I am a fan of Andrew. He's a funny guy - he's got a sense of humor," Jordan said. "It was fun, I laughed at it."


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Anne is a licensed immigration attorney. Her areas of expertise are in immigration law, administrative law, compliance, due diligence, and regulatory affairs. In her most recent position, she served as an Immigration Legal Affairs Advisor at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. She served as the institution�s subject-matter expert on immigration matters. Her experience includes: acting as a high-level expert and advisor to senior leadership in developing overall policies and programs, short and long range plans; independently reviewing and processing complex issues, developing and evaluating all action plans to address specific immigration issues. Ms. Githae received her BA degree in Political Science from Lenoir-Rhyne University and her Doctor of Jurisprudence (Law Degree) from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She is a member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), NAFSA-Association of International Educators, and Phi Sigma Alpha, a Political Science honors society.
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Singel poised to join race for Murtha seat
A former lieutenant governor appears poised to jump into the race for U.S. Rep. John Murtha's seat with an announcement scheduled for this morning, two days after a fellow Democratic state senator withdrew his bid.
Mark Singel would join former state Treasurer Barbara Hafer and former Naval officer Ryan Bucchianeri -- all Democrats -- in the race for the seat Murtha held from 1974 until his death Feb. 8. State Sen. John Wozniak, of Johnstown, announced Wednesday he would not enter the race. Republican William Russell, who lost to Murtha in 2008, said yesterday he will run to fill the unexpired term.
Singel and Hafer have said they will step aside if Murtha's widow, Joyce, decides to enter the race. Murtha's spokesman declined to comment.
Gov. Ed Rendell designated May 18, the same day as the primary, as the day for the special election to fill Murtha's unexpired term.
Singel spoke to a knot of reporters outside Westmont Presbyterian Church after Murtha's funeral service, saying while it was too soon to talk about politics, he believed the district's "best day are ahead of it."
Wozniak said he did not want to sacrifice his 14 years of seniority in the Senate at the same time his district was losing Murtha's. The district also could be carved up if Pennsylvania loses a Congressional seat after the 2010 Census, as is expected.


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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Amplifier Cleaning..
With a lot of shows coming up over the next few months, we took advantage of some down time to give the amplifiers a little TLC... I also updated the older NX241 Nexo processors to the latest Load 2.47, giving us a few more options matching rigs to racks.
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Daniel Lanois - Town Hall Theatre, Galway.
10 grammy awards and the producer/engineer on some my all time favourite records - Daniel Lanois at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway. We supplied a Nexo PS15 system and FOH engineer for the 400 cap venue where Lanois and drummer, Brian Blade, played an hour long show followed by his film Here is what is.
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Playlist update.
For those of you reading this on myspace I changed the site playlist, including a tune from The Blue Nile who are playing the Galway Arts Festival July 15th. There yez go - a sly heads up.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
May round-up.
So as we come to the first month at the new warehouse and offices in Corrandulla, I thought it might be time to round up all the goings-on hereabouts.
The move took surprisingly little time actually - it helped that a fair amount of gear was on hire at the time. We had a great two years in Ballybrit with Blacklight but when the new GEO system arrived I kind of suspected that we would be out of space. I looked into building a mezzanine etc but the easiest option was to find a larger premises. It soon became clear, though, that finding a suitable space in Galway City was going to be difficult - warehousing units start at 1000 sq foot and it many cases it would require the building on an office unit. Came across the present building on the way home one evening. We share the building with a construction company, so we have a more than adequate 600sq.foot store on the ground floor with an 80 sq.foot office upstairs with shared toilet and canteen facilities - ideal for the occasional late nights in the warehouse. Took us a few days to get the building wired and figure out the whole where-to put-things syndrome. For the first time, we were able to have separate prep and repair areas and a wireless area for the prepping of wireless systems. Even the fact of not having to continually stack gear has made the work flow better. Having the office separate to the warehouse was new - I eventually got through the pile of paperwork that had built up over the last six months - scary!
So the highlights:
The line array had a busy month - Iron & Wine in the Black Box, followed by 4 nights for comedian Tommy Tiernan.
The hothouse flowers on Inishbofin together with a mixture of trad and bluegrass acts over the 3 day festival.
The launch of the Volvo Ocean Race Galway stopover - this is going to be huge for the local economy, so hopefully we'll be involved in the event itself next year.
Right now it's into June - and a gig with the producer of some of my favourite records of all time - Daniel Lanois!
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Here comes the summer..
Yes, in the words of the Undertones, here comes the summer. (May also be "there goes the summer", depending on your point of view). Got our first taste of the festival season with a three day festival on Inishbofin island off Clifden. Hothouse Flowers headlined with a bunch of trad and bluegrass acts in between. PA was Nexo AlphaE with PS10 and PS15 as monitors and fills.
Meanwhile, back in Galway, American alt-folk act Iron & Wine were in the Black Box using the new GEO S12 system which by all accounts worked a treat in what can be a tricky venue acoustically. Thanks to all the crew involved.
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Monday, April 21, 2008
Few days of in Munich, Germany.
Having been on the go non-stop since the beginning of April, took a few days off in Munich, Germany. I lived here for a number of years in the early nineties so it was a good opportunity to visit some old haunts. I'll upload some pictures soon - I forgot the USB cable for the camera so it'll be as soon as I get back to Ireland. Right now it's back to my weissbier....
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A German coroner ruled she died of natural causes during an epileptic fit, but her parents believed she committed suicide.
In a statement on Tuesday, Dr Metters, who regulates post mortem examinations in Britain, said neither Professor von Hagens nor his proposed venue was licensed under Britain's Anatomy Act.
The professor said the public had a right to see what a post mortem examination entailed, especially because one "can be ordered on them or their loved ones without their consent".
He hoped it would encourage organ donation and educate the public about the human body.
Public post mortem examinations were popular in Britain during the 19th century but were banned because authorities believed they spread disease and encouraged grave-robbing.
The British Association of Clinical Anatomists' secretary, Dr Roger Soames, said Professor von Hagens was simply "doing it to make money".
The professor has announced plans to perform up to eight post mortem examinations in Britain. He says he has huge public support.
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Judy Ann (Jones) Austin, 70, of Elm Springs, Mo., died Friday, April 4, at her home surrounded by family.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Elm Springs Baptist Church, 570 NW 1601 Road in Kingsville, Mo.
She was born on Feb. 24, 1944, in Centerview, Mo., the daughter of Carl Clifford Jones and Viva Grace (Slack) Jones. She was raised north of Holden, Mo., and graduated from Holden High School. She married William Vaughn Austin on Sept. 7, 1963, in Elm Springs where they built their home and raised three children.
Judy's career was primarily in the banking industry, in which she worked for 40 years. She retired in 2010 from the Bank of Holden and she continued to work part time at F&C Bank. She was a member of the Elm Springs Baptist Church and a member of the Holden VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
Judy enjoyed crafting, gardening and playing bingo with friends. However, she received the most enjoyment laughing and playing with her granddaughter Kyndal Austin and spending time with her family and friends.
Judy is survived by her three children: her oldest son, Lenny Austin and his wife, Jo, of Holden; her daughter, Lisa (Austin) Hammond and husband, Roland Hammond, of Holden; youngest son, William Austin and fiancé, Shelby Missy Polen, of Pittsville, Mo.; granddaughter, Kyndal; a sister, Betty Garrett, of Oak Grove, Mo.; two brothers, Gary Jones and wife, Myrtle, of Holden; and Jack Jones and wife, Shirley of Arlington, of Texas; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, in 1988; both parents and her sister, Donna Sue (Jones) Borer.