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WASHINGTON (Jan. 6)
For years, the Republican Party has reached out to Jewish voters by touting its big tent approach.
Just as the party is beginning to reap the rewards of its efforts at the ballot box, the latest anti-abortion battle is threatening the GOP's success in the Jewish community.
At its winter meetings next week, the Republican Party will consider a proposal to cut off party funds to all candidates who do not support a ban on a late- term abortion procedure known to its opponents as "partial-birth abortion."
Fearing that all of their outreach efforts could come crashing down if the GOP adopts a new abortion litmus test, Jewish Republicans are working to defeat the proposal.
"This is a wrong precedent for the party to be setting," said Matt Brooks, executive director of the National Jewish Coalition.
"The party has always and continues to stand for a big tent for inclusiveness."
While the outcome of the vote is uncertain, national party leaders, including Jim Nicholson, chairman of the Republican National Committee, are also opposing the resolution.
Aware that the big tent philosophy could come into question if the party cuts off such moderates as Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House International Relations Committee, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, the National Jewish Coalition has sent a letter to all the members of the Republican National Committee urging them to oppose the measure.
All members of the Republican Jewish group are being asked to lobby their state party leaders against the proposal.
"This is bigger than abortion," said Brooks, whose group does not take a position on the issue.
"Our concern is one of a slippery slope. Are we going down the path of allowing the national committee to dictate who is worthy of support?"
Susan Cullman, a Jewish Republican who is president of the Republican Coalition for Choice, is also working against the proposal.
Not only does this resolution threaten the Republican majority more than any other issue, "it alienates sitting Republican legislators," she said in a statement.
Many members of Congress who support a ban on the late-term abortion procedure are not supporting the resolution.
A spokesman for Rep. Jon Fox (R-Pa.) said, "For the party to be successful in the long term, it must be inclusive of all points of view."
The party's resolutions committee plans to vote on the resolution Jan. 16. If it passes, all 168 members of the Republican National Committee will also vote that weekend.

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There are a handful of big questions heading into The Opening. It begins next Tuesday in Beavertown, Oregon.
The state of Florida leads the way with 27 selections. There are 162 participants in all. Here are ten story lines from the Sunshine state leading into the event.
7. Is Shawn Burgess-Becker better suited at receiver or safety?
What does it tell you when I say that Shawn Burgess-Becker (Coconut Creek Monarch) is good enough to star at Alabama on both sides of the ball at wide receiver and safety?
What's amazing is that he only started playing wide receiver last spring (2013). He's good on the offensive side of the ball. Burgess-Becker makes his share of splash plays. He's big, physical and runs very well. He also has terrific hands.
Burgess-Becker had his breakout last spring for Florida Fire at two different IMG events playing wide receiver. He also did very well as a rising junior at the Miami NFTC. I thought it was interesting to see his high school teammate and good friend Calvin Ridley make more of the splash plays at IMG last month. Ridley was off the charts good.
There's no doubt in my mind that he can be a very good wide receiver in Tuscaloosa. However, I believe he has more long term upside on defense. Here, he can use his same skills on this side of the ball. Burgess-Becker is also killer in run support. This kid has range and explosiveness as a defender.
He's listed as a safety for The Opening and this is the position where I hope he takes more reps. I am sure he will get some time at wide receiver as well. I just believe he can have a better showing on defense and I will be very curious how he stacks up amongst his safety peers.
10 Questions
No. 1 - Is Ivey No. 1?
No. 2 – The Rematch
No. 3 - How will George do?
No. 4 -The State's Top WR Is…
No. 5 - Watch These Two
No. 6 - The McFaddens
No. 8 – Is Toliver Top CB?
No. 9 – Opening Sleepers
No. 10 – Just How Explosive?


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Amy Poehler Talks Man Parts on "Late Show with David Letterman"
Stepping out for promotional duties, Amy Poehler paid a visit to the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday (November 20).
The "Parks and Recreation" star arrived in casual clothes but wasn't afraid to show some skin as she later emerged in a black dress with a plunging neckline, topped off with bright red heels.
During her sitdown interview, the mother of two regaled Letterman with a tale about her 4-year-old son Archie.
"Archie is turning into such a compassionate boy." Amy dished. "He's a lovely and kind kid. The other day, he came up to me while I was getting changed and he put his hands on my shoulders and said 'Mom, I'm so sorry you don't have a penis.' Isn't that nice? Then, he paused and said, 'But did you have one and break it?' I thought it was his way of finding out, if I was to have one, would I take care of it."
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EL notes: Nats remain high on Hood
Harrisburg outfielder rejuvenated after last season's struggles
By David Driver / Special to MLB.com | April 30, 2013 6:00 AM ET
Destin Hood was a shortstop at St. Paul's Episcopal High School in Alabama and had never played the outfield when he was drafted in the second round in 2008 by the Nationals, who promptly moved him to left after he turned down the chance to play football at Alabama.
"It was tough," said Hood, the No. 8 prospect in the Washington system, according to MLB.com. "People say outfield is a little bit easier, but there are a lot of things you have to learn."
Hood, who began this season with Harrisburg, has had a first-hand look at a revamped Nationals' farm system. The big league team lost 102 games the year he was drafted and 103 the next when he played in the Gulf Coast League and the New York-Penn League. Then last year the Nationals won the NL East with help from 2008 Draft picks Danny Espinosa, Tyler Moore and Steve Lombardozzi.
"It's been a lot of fun to watch," said Hood, 23. "Our coaches do a great job of being helpful and looking out for our best interests. I've learned a lot from them."
But doesn't more depth in the Minor League system make it harder to advance?
"Looking at it that way is never a positive," Hood said. "There are 30 teams out there, and you do your best every day. Those are our guys up there [in Washington], and it gives us more energy."
The Nationals remain high on Hood, who suffered a wrist injury after a swing at the end of Spring Training in 2012 and missed several weeks of the season.
"It happened about five days before I left Spring Training, before the season started," said Hood, who had hit .276 with 13 homers and 83 RBIs for Class A Advanced Potomac in 2011. "I was eager to get to Double-A. I played through some pain."
But he eventually realized the pain in his wrist meant he needed rehab. He spent time in Florida before hitting .176 in 17 at-bats with Auburn on a rehab assignment in the New York-Penn League.
With Harrisburg last year he hit .245 with three homers and 45 RBIs in 355 at-bats over 94 games.
"Last year was a learning curve for him," said Harrisburg manager Matt LeCroy, who also guided the Senators in 2012.
LeCroy said Hood can play all three outfield positions but with Brian Goodwin, the No. 2 prospect in the Washington system, entrenched in center, Hood will see action at the corners.
Hood began this season with an average of .218 in his first 84 at-bats with three doubles, a triple, four steals and eight RBIs. He had three hits Saturday at Bowie in Harrisburg's 4-3 win in 13 innings.
"We think the world of Destin," said Doug Harris, the director of player development for Washington. "He's going through a learning curve."
Hood was able to watch Anthony Rendon first-hand before he was promoted to Washington after Ryan Zimmerman went on the DL.
"He has an idea of what he wants to do. He stays true to himself. I think that's what makes him a great hitter," Hood said.
In brief
On the mend: Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, who went on the DL with a hamstring injury April 14, made rehab appearances for Harrisburg on Friday and Saturday at Bowie. He caught three innings Friday and six innings Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a walk. "His [at-bats] and defense have been good," said Nationals director of player development Doug Harris. Ramos was slated to join the Nationals on Monday in Atlanta.
Turnaround is nice play: After a 68-73 record last season, Portland had the best record in the Eastern League at 13-9, despite a 4.35 team ERA. The Sea Dogs were hitting .268 with a league-high 10 triples and were 21-of-31 on steal attempts through Sunday. "As an organization we're stressing being aggressive," Portland manager Kevin Boles told the Portland Press-Herald after a 9-5 comeback win at Trenton on Sunday. "We saw some keys and tried to take advantage of them. We're trying to force the action. It's nice to come in and play well on the road, but it's a long process."
New league, no problem: Michael Almanzar, 22, is off to an impressive start in his first season at Double-A Portland. In games through Sunday he was hitting .322 with five homers and 16 RBIs. He hit .300 with 12 homers last year in the Class A Advanced Carolina League.
David Driver is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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RESIDENTS claim that heavy lorries are using their streets as a rat-run – and they have logged more than 100 possible examples in a fortnight.
It follows complaints last month about HGVs using Greenside and Queen's Road in Kendal to drop off at the Kendal Fell waste transfer site.
Both roads have a 7.5 tonne weight limit and lorries are only supposed to get to the site via a slip-road from the Kendal bypass.
However, Marilyn Mol-loy, who lives on Greenside and is a member of the local Labour Party, said: "In little more than a fortnight in May, a small number of residents logged 134 vehicles suspected of being in breach of the weight limit.
"Clearly this is just the tip of the iceberg – and the information has now been handed to police."
Mrs Molloy said she hoped the data would be 'useful' for a Kendal traffic summit which has been called for by Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron.
A few weeks ago, the Labour Party also raised issues about speeding traffic on Windermere Road in Kendal.
South Lakes Labour leader Paul Braithwaite said: 'Speeding on Windermere Road is causing more concern than ever.
"Residents expect newly-elected councillors to live up to their promises to take action. It's urgently needed."
Sita UK has said it had reminded all of its contractors and custo-mers about the rules, and South Lakeland District Council said none of its vehicles used the roads unless they were refuse collecting.
A spokesman for Tim Farron's office said the summit would take place soon and invitations had gone out to officials such as Richard Rhodes, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria.
"We are inviting the council highways team so we have the official figures as they will be what they will use as evidence to bring in calming measures.
"If Labour wants to send their figures through we'd be happy to look at them."
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Once, a Musical
Once is a new musical from the film of the same name that has been a big success on Broadway and is now coming to the Phoenix Theatre in London where Blood Bloothers ran for years until very recently. The interesting thing about Once the film, is that the actors who play the lead roles are also musicians who play the instruments and wrote the songs which feature in the film. This is possible because it's a story about two musicians, male and female, who meet on the streets of Dublin. It's an exciting prospect for me because one of the main characters is a busker, singing and playing guitar in the street. I was a full time busker myself for a couple of years when I first left home, not in Dublin but in Paris, and it's with great anticipation and just a little apprehension that I await an early performance of Once in London.
Once a Busker meets a Girl
The plot begin when a woman stops to listen to the busker, then later it transpires that she is a musician too, and a complicated relationship unfolds. In due course they start writing songs for each other, and this is what makes the musical special. Remembering back to my own days, it is certainly true that sometimes people stop and listen to a few songs. Usually they just leave a contribution (or not) and carry on without saying anything, perhaps a grin or nod of the head, but sometimes they would want to say something or ask a question. The worst ones just take a photograph, which seems kind of rude, like they're looking on and not taking part in the scene at all. So I had many encounters with strangers like that, some of which turned into friendships and not all of which were female as it happens. A french guy called Guy seemed to like what he heard and then out of the blue offered to buy me a beer at just the right time. I would have turned down most offers like that while I was working, but we ended up meeting up for a beer or a meal now and again over the months, and went on expeditions all over Paris and to Poitiers as well. He let me stay in his apartment when I was couch surfing for a short period, and when he went on a solo trip around England on a moped, dropped in on my parents house after I wrote and told them to expect a strange frenchman! After a few more moves of mine, we lost touch, like so many.
Other people who stopped and struck up conversation with me down in the metro would seldom lead to such lasting friendship, more often than not there were wild goose chases involved as people seemed to feel obliged to offer something that usually never materialises, I learned at quite a young age.
The Music – Acoustic originals
Anyway, back to this musical of a film, Once. Whoever is performing in the stage show is probably going to have to be a guitar player as well as a singer, actor and everything else, but what kind of genre are the songs in the show? You might want to know if it's blues, folk, pop or musical theatre in genre before you decide to go and see the musical.
How much will the stage show differ from the film, musically, I wonder? There are some clues at least perhaps in the style of the publicity graphics for Once, depicting the machine head, tuning pegs and string ends of an acoustic guitar,1 drawn in a folky kind of style. So we can be fairly optimistic that there will be at least some acoustic guitar music involved, even if there is orchestral accompaniment – I'm not sure if there is or not – the Broadway version I think had quite a small cast. And being set in Dublin, you might expect an Irish flavour to the songs – but apart from that I'll have to wait until there is some footage from the London version of Once online to watch as a preview, or until March 2013 when it opens in the Phoenix theatre Charing Cross, just down the road from We Will Rock You.
Once London: Broadway clips
Right I've seen the Broadway opening night youtube now and it looks like the ensemble are all musicians too, playing acoustic guitars, fiddle and accordion so a bit more like a wild night in an Irish music pub, or the 3rd class passengers of the Titanic having a party in that other film. Bring it on!
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With more than twenty years of collecting experience, Paul Erano is a familiar figure at many of the pen shows throughout the United States. He writes extensively about fountain pens and his work appears regularly in various pen publications. He is the publisher of Erano's Quarterly Pen Review (EQPR), an insightful and entertaining quarterly dedicated to the art of vintage fountain pens that is currently enjoyed by hundreds of vintage pen collectors from around the world. More information and subscriptions can be obtained through the website.
Paul is also the author of Collecting and Valuing Fountain Pens and Fountain Pens Past and Present, two highly regarded books on the hobby of writing instruments.
Vintage pens and the hobby-at-large are our specialty and we will do our best to provide you with a variety of interesting items and information related to fountain pens and other fine writing instruments. For more information, contact Paul at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Visit Paul's Booth at the Miami Pen Show
Paul will have a booth at the Miami Pen Show (7/15/11 - 7/17/11). The show is being held at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel.
Pen Shows and Desirable Esterbrook Pens: Los Angeles, Long Island, and Little Rock)
Los Angeles: It's amazing to think that within the period of a month I participated in three pen shows as different from one another as can possibly be. The first, Los Angeles, held at the end of February, is a special show. It is huge in scope and offers a variety of activities and seminars- and it's in LA, a location whose climate is considerably milder than what I have to look forward to in Upstate New York in February. …
Raleigh Pen Show (2010)
Road trips and pen shows go hand in hand for me. Given a choice, I'd rather drive than fly to a pen show. Flights are a hassle. Early arrival at the airport, flight connections (there are few direct flights from Albany), and getting to the hotel by cab or airport shuttle usually adds up to a few hours difference between flying and driving. Besides, a ten to twelve hour drive doesn't seem all that bad to me. …
An LA Pen Show Experience
Not all pen show experiences end on a positive note. Sometimes, collectors are not willing to meet in the middle to make a transaction happen. Consider the following, for example:
On Sunday at the LA show, a younger man wanted to purchase a pen in my display case. But he didn't have enough money.
"I have some pens for a partial trade," he said, "but they're not too good."
I told him that I would consider them, and a few minutes later the young man returned with an almost empty pen case containing five or six unremarkable pens. …
The Los Angeles Pen Show: Feb 11-14, 2010
Flying anywhere from Upstate New York in February is always a little risky, and I was lucky David Isaacson called me the evening before the big snow storm to update my flight plans. Thanks to David, I got the last seat on a plane to Charlotte instead of flying out of Philadelphia which received two feet of snow in the surrounding area. Unfortunately, David's flight out of Syracuse was cancelled and he missed the show.
Trip to Lake Placid - August, 2009
With the first sunny day in weeks, my daughter Sarah and I decided to take our new puppy, Marti, for a ride to Lake Placid- a two hour plus trip to what is New York State's High Peak's Region in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. You may recall Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics in the 1930s and in 1980. It is famous for its rustic beauty and history, and it is where the American Olympic Hockey team defeated the Soviet Union for the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. …
Miami Pen Show - July 17-19, 2009
I will have a booth at the Miami Pen Show, at the Biltmore Hotel, in Coral Gables. The Biltmore is a fantastic venue and I look forward to being there every year. Of course, I will have an exciting selection of vintage pens offered for sale. If you're in the area, I look forward to seeing you there.
Raleigh Pen Show - 2009
I'll be at the Raleigh Pen Show, which runs from June 11th through the 14th this year. It is being held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, in Cary, NC. This is a great show, and if you're in the area, you should try to attend. For more information, see their website at www.raleighpenshow.com.
The Chicago Pen Show May 1-3, 2009
The Chicago Pen Show is always the first weekend in May. It is the oldest and one of the largest international pen shows held annually at the Weston O'Hare Hotel minutes away from the airport. Collectors start arriving Wednesday, the last week of April, to do as much pre-show buying, selling, and trading as they possibly can. The Western O'Hare is well suited for a large international show- free shuttle service to the hotel every twenty minutes or so; friendly hotel staff; spacious, comfortable, and nicely furnished rooms; and a very large ball room and surrounding areas for exhibitors and show goers. …
Going to the Chicago Pen Show
I'm at the Chicago Pen Show this weekend and will have a lot of great pens with me. So, stop by my booth if you're at the show and say hello.


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Pyongyang is as strange a place as you will ever find. On the two occasions I visited the North Korean capital, I arrived there at dusk. Driving into the city was an eerie experience. For a start, there was no traffic. North Koreans simply can not afford cars. And then there was the dark. There were no street lights and the austere Soviet-style apartment buildings were unlit. There were no neon signs advertising shops, offices or consumer products. It was just dark.
The guest house had a 1970s TV with one channel: the government channel. It showed mass dancing and singing, speeches by officials and dreary concerts. No outside news penetrated the gloom.
Then there were the people. There weren't any crowds but the few people out and about in Pyongyang were small and thin. This is, after all, a country where up to 40 per cent of children are said to suffer from malnutrition. But the Russian-built subway system was as magnificent as any I have seen. In each of the stations there were huge mosaics proclaiming the triumph of the workers' revolution and the achievements of North Korea's first leader, Kim Il-sung.
The meetings with the president, the foreign minister and other worthy officials were polite and formalised. At times they were lively as we argued about the country's nuclear and missile programs. But if there was one thing which struck me, it was the near obsession of public officials with the issue of the reunification of the Korean Peninsula.
Mind you, I was discomfited by the fact that on getting into the car after meeting the president I ripped the seat of my trousers. It said it all. Things were not going well.
These days, there's a new, enigmatic leader,
The North Koreans seem to have been driven into incandescent rage by the United Nations Security Council decision to impose fresh sanctions in the wake of North Korea's latest nuclear test. That's what's triggered the latest outbursts.
Behind this rhetoric and Pyongyang's nuclear program lies regime survival. The South is massively richer than the North. South Korea's GDP is over $1 trillion, the North's is $40 billion. That is a huge difference. And although North Korea is said to have an army of two million soldiers, its defence spending is about $8 to $9 billion whereas South Korea spends around $30 billion a year on defence.
So on that basis, North Korea's nuclear weapons program may give the regime a sense of security. So too do its thousands of missiles directed towards the South Korean capital, Seoul. Drawing attention to the North's huge armoury and firepower reminds the world not to mess with Pyongyang. That's the plan.
Remember, for all Koreans the reunification of Korea is their ultimate objective. We may know South Korea will not launch a sudden attack on the North but the North Koreans don't share our confidence. They should.
But there are two considerations worth reflecting on. If North Korea ever did use nuclear weapons against the South or the Americans, many people would die. But so would the North Korean regime.
Then there is China. Once the US and its allies intervened in the Korean War in the early 1950s, the North Korean invasion of the South was quickly turned back. North Korea would have been overwhelmed had it not been for the intervention of the Chinese.
Think about it: if North Korea attacks the South, they can only do so with the support of China. Otherwise it would be a suicide mission. And it is unimaginable that China would want to risk a major war with the US in north-east Asia in the interests of the eccentric regime in Pyongyang. In 1950, Stalin gave North Korea the green light to invade the South. These days, no one will.
This blood-curdling rhetoric is just that, rhetoric. But take it seriously, because in human affairs people can miscalculate. The North Koreans might just overreach. If the Americans or, more likely, the South Koreans start to panic and make an excessive move, then the North in turn could overreact. That is unlikely but it is possible. That's why Kim Jong-un's excessive rhetoric is dangerous. In the words of one of our time-worn slogans: be alert but not alarmed.
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His poems and reviews have been published in various national and international magazines and anthologies like The Criterion : An International Journal in English , Mithila Darshan, Karnamrita, Maithili Darpan, IJML ( International Journal On Multicultural Literature), English Daily The Hansa India, Hyderabad, Epitaphs (An Anthology of epitaphs by the living poets worldwide), The Anvil (Forum of Literature & Academic Research in English), Purple Hues, Whispering Winds, Sacred Hymns, Just For You, My Love, I Am A Woman, The Significant Anthology, Umbilical Chords: An Anthology on Parents remembered etc. His poems are also posted on several literary websites like www.voicesnet.com, www.museindia.com, www.poetrysoup.com www.ielforum.org, to name a few ones.
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By Katherine HADDON
London (AFP) April 28, 2015
Separated by thousands of miles from their devastated homeland, Britain's community of Gurkha soldiers past and present is rallying to help victims of the earthquake in Nepal.
The 2,500-strong Gurkha brigade, soldiers recruited in Nepal, has been part of the British army for 200 years including on the frontlines in Afghanistan and Iraq.
They are famed for their ferocity and tenacity, and they use as their symbol the curved, machete-like kukri knives which they carry in battle.
As well as serving soldiers, there are still communities of retired Gurkhas dotted around Britain who often settle near military bases after leaving the army.
"We're trying to raise money but how we're going to do this, I don't know. It's not just one village -- it's villages all over the country," Om Prakash Gurung, chairman of the British Gurkha Veterans Association, told AFP.
"Nepal is a very poor country and our families depend on us -- we're the breadwinners," he said.
Gurung served as a Gurkha for 22 years, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, and now runs a Nepalese restaurant in Nuneaton, central England.
"I feel very sad. When I watch television, I think 'what can I do?'" he said, adding that he and other members of the town's Nepalese community were trying to keep in touch with their families every few hours.
More than 5,000 people have died and the United Nations says a total of eight million have been affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck mountainous Nepal on Saturday.
- Family on the street -
Dozens of serving Gurkhas flew out from Britain late Monday to help the aid effort, along with 1,100 shelter kits and 1,700 solar lanterns, and more troops could be mobilised to help in the coming days.
A march marking 200 years of Gurkha service to Britain on Thursday is expected to include a commemoration of the earthquake victims.
Meanwhile, former Gurkhas around the country -- who for years have supported relatives at home by sending money back -- are trying their hardest to help their country in its hour of need.
Dhan Gurung was a Gurkha for 18 years and still lives near Shorncliffe Camp in Kent, southeast England, regimental headquarters of the Royal Gurkha Rifles.
He organised a vigil on Monday night attended by 1,000 people carrying candles and waving Nepalese flags and is trying to raise cash for tents, sleeping bags, torches and cooking pots.
"In Kathmandu, my family are outside on the street and I don't know how they cope. The majority of the community members' families are homeless and two members lost their family as well," he said.
Gurung, the first former Gurkha to be elected as a local politician in Britain, added that there was "great sadness" in the community.
But he added: "The Gurkha nature will always try to be calm and deal with this whole thing."
The Gurkhas, whose name comes from a hill village in western Nepal, first served with the British army in 1815 after impressing military chiefs during a war between troops based in British-run India and Nepal.
In recent years, Gurkha veterans fought a long battle, backed by British actress Joanna Lumley, to secure the right to live in Britain after leaving the army, resolved in their favour in 2009. They remain Nepalese citizens during their military service.
Acknowledging the role played by Gurkhas, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Tuesday it was time to support them "in their hour of anxiety and need".
A major charity appeal to help the earthquake's victims, hosted by Lumley, will be shown on all of Britain's main television channels later on Tuesday.
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Mono 2.0 allows .Net developers to use Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X. Mono comes with MeMA, a tool that allows for automated .Net to Linux migrations away from .Net. A lot is being made these days about Silverlight. Look at what our friends from NetFlix have done for Mac users with it. Well, the Mono framework was leveraged to write a Mono-based plugin compatible with Silverlight that they are calling Moonlight. This is pretty cool because it allows Silverlight developers to convert their code into Moonlight and then publish it as an actual desktop application rather than a more web-oriented widget. The open source community has provided a really great tool yet again.
krypted November 30th, 2008
Posted In: Mac OS X, Unix, Windows Server
Tags: .net, Mono, NetFlix, Silverlight
Due to the fact that I got a lot of email from the USC fans who apparently read this site I went ahead and ported my iPhone app for the UGA schedule to USC. Until my app store account is ready here's the proof…
krypted November 29th, 2008
Posted In: iPhone
Tags: College Football, iPhone Application, Schedule, USC
iPhone applications and vacation. Funny how they can end up coming together. Another app I've been working on is a little football schedule for the UGA Bulldogs, which if you've been reading this site for awhile you'll know is my team of choice. So here are some screenshots for the app, which should be up on the App Store once I get all the details worked out.
krypted November 28th, 2008
Posted In: iPhone
Mike Bombich is retiring NetRestore:
krypted November 24th, 2008
Posted In: Mac OS X
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To Disable Spotlight for Mac OS X you can stop the Spotlight processes from being invoked by launchd. To do so use the following commands:
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.Spotlight.plist
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
To re-enable it you would simply load up your launchd processes again like so:
launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.Spotlight.plist
launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
krypted November 23rd, 2008
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Before you write an application, check and make sure it hasn't already been written by someone who's a better programmer. 😉 Either way, here's my second go at writing an iPhone app. Still waiting for approval to get that account…
krypted November 22nd, 2008
Posted In: iPhone
Tags: iPhone Application, NetFlix
Yup, I wrote an iPhone app for my blog. If you want it let me know. Once Apple approves me for an account with the App Store I'll post it up there.
krypted November 21st, 2008
Tags: application, iPhone, krypted.com
Xsan and the acfs (Apple Clustered File System) volumes that Xsan controls can be utilized by Windows and Linux clients. The Windows setup is fairly straight forward, so here we're going to cover setting up a Linux client to mount an Xsan volume using StorNext. First, buy StorNext. Second, register StorNext.
Then, go to your Metadata Controller and Backup Metadata Controller and use the cvfsid command. Copy the contents and go to this site, completing the form using the output from cvfsid:
Now put the information that Quantum sends you into the /Library/FileSystems/Xsan/config/license.dat file on your Metadata Controllers and reboot them. Now you're ready to setup your clients. To do so you will need the .auth_secret file and fsnameservers file from the Metadata Controllers and the StorNext rpm client installer.
From each client, first verify that you can ping the Metadata Controllers. Then, extract the rpm:
tar xf sn_dsm_linuxRedHat40AS_x86_64_client.tar.gz (or you could use gunzip to extract)
Next, install the rpm:
rpm -ivh sn_dsm_linuxRedHat40AS_x86_64_client.tar
Now copy the .auth_secret file and fsnameservers file to the /usr/cvfs/config directory created by the installer. Then use the cvlabel -l command to verify that you can see all of the LUNs that make up the volume. Also verify that you can ping both (or all if you have more than 2) of the Metadata Controllers by IP address. Finally, add cvfs to the list of file systems in the PRUNEFS field in the /etc/updatedb.conf file.
Now you're ready to try and mount up the volume. To do so, let's create a folder in the /mnt directory called the same thing as your volume name (for this example we'll use a volume name of Xsan). Next, open your /etc/fstab and add the following line:
Xsan /mnt/Xsan cvfs verbose=yes 0 0
Now try and mount the volume using the following command:
mount -t cvfs Xsan /mnt/Xsan
If it works then you can reboot and life will be good. If the entry in the fstab causes any problems you can put a # in front of it to disable it. Enjoy!
krypted November 20th, 2008
Final Cut Server is able to see files and folders that are available to a system through a variety of means. This could be an Xsan or a folder on an Xsan, an nfs mount from another host, a folder through FTP, etc. Basically, if you can see some data through the Finder reliably then you can go ahead and add it to Final Cut Server. Speeds of clients to access the data then depend on the ability of the clients to access that data either in place or through the Final Cut Server application.
Each top level folder that you will be accessing through Final Cut Server can be considered as a Device. You can have 3 or 4 folders on the root of an Xsan and define each as a device or you can make the root of an nfs volume you mount a device, or some subfolders within it. Once a device is created you can use it to store media and automate actions with the device. Previously, we created a device using the System Prefernece pane for Final Cut Server. Here, we will use the Administration utility to do so, which provides a bevy of other options.
To create a device, open Final Cut Server and open the Administration utility. Then click on the icon to create the new device, seen below:
At the next screen, you will likely choose to create a Filesystem device (although FTP Server is a common way to access media from or send media to another host, especially a remote one).
If you're using a Filesystem device (which is basically just a folder accessible to the Final Cut Server) then you will see a screen similar to the one below. Here, type the applicable information for the path and other information. You can just type a path in the Local Directory field, or fill out relevant information for smb or nfs where authentication might be required. Once you are satisfied with those settings, you can choose whether or not to generate thumbnail images on the device using the Generate Thumbnails checkbox, as seen below.
Next you will edit the URI and URL fields. This allows you to tell a client what path to look for in order to determine whether or not the host is local and it can therefore edit content in place (eg over Xsan) or whether clients will access the data through Final Cut Servers built in caching mechanism (through Ethernet). For most environments you can leave the analyze mode as-is. If the device will be used to store archives, then you will want to check the box for Archive.
If you will be using the device as an archive location then you can assign post archive commands and pre restore commands (which can call a restore to the path from the Time Navigator or Bakbone command line utilities.
Once you're satisfied with your settings, click on Save Settings and you're done!
krypted November 19th, 2008
Posted In: Final Cut Server
Tags: bakbone, Device, Final Cut Server, Time Navigator, Xsan
We've been working on an application that will repair corrupted Xsan volumes. If you have a volume you wouldn't mind potentially shredding and would like to test the app for us then please let me know.
krypted November 18th, 2008
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Seth Holmes received the 2013 New Millennium Book Award from the Society for Medical Anthropology for his book, Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States. The Society established the award to recognize and promote excellence in medical anthropology and impact beyond the discipline of anthropology. Holmes is the Martin Sisters Endowed Chair Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley and co-director of the MD/PhD track in medical anthropology coordinated between UC Berkeley and UCSF.
The Society for the Anthropology of Work also honored Holmes with its 2013 Anthropology of Work Book Award.
In Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies, Holmes examines the social and economic inequalities facing Mexican migrants based on five years of research in the field. Through the lens of his experiences and the voice of the workers themselves, Holmes explores how these inequalities produce health disparities in the United States. He questions the mechanisms that normalize social and health inequalities and how they play out in the context of Mexico-US migration.
Read an excerpt of his book published by University of California Press.
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Risen 2 - Preview @ Ripten
Ripten has a short preview of Risen 2, although it doesn't add much of value:
"Just dont expect to be able to free sail around ala Two Worlds 2, as travel between the lush islands in Risen 2 will occur via a cutscene every time you pick a new destination. "
Oh. I didn't pick up on that from the other previews. Disappointed. Been a fan of so called 'free sailing' in CRPGs since Ultima 5 and said goodbye to it in Ultima 7. Would have quite enjoyed it in the Risen/Gothic style.
I do have Two Worlds 2 however, didn't get very far yet. How is ocean travel in this game?
Now the expansion that is coming out soon is supposed to add a new large boat and deal with pirates so it sounds like it really expands on the sailing but we'll have to see how that ends up.
I didn't realize the loading thing either. Oh well.
Not so much of an open world then….kinda sucks. These guys don't do very large worlds well though, they are the more medium sized areas.
Having load screens doesn't mean the world is smaller or more linear. I'm sure it's divided up for performance reasons more than anything else.
I'd rather endure an occasional load screen than suffer stuttering because of world streaming.
If it's load screens at a certain point but one large map then okay fine. If it's completely separate maps though and you just sail your boat automatically from one to another that is a little disappointing.
Not having manual control of the boat sucks, but it's not a deal breaker. They announced that early on so it's not coming as a surprise.
If you can chose to visit the different islands at your leisure then it's an open world, no? Loading screen or not isn't really a factor IMO.
Going against my current trend, I have to agree with DN.
If I can't control the boat - and I'm facing load screens for each journey - that's a big disappointment to me.
I see no problem with loading screens. Seriously many rpgs have them and are still successful. This isn't call Elder Scrolls and I'm grateful its not.
From what I read it only happens when you change Islands anyway. Also they already stated your ship will be just like the Normandy in ME.
I agree that it would have been nicer to sail around yourself. But it's not a make or break for me.
I just thought the open world was a series of islands with continuous water between them you could sail. I did not know it was effectively 3 or 4 open worlds connected by loading screens.
It's not a huge issue or anything, but it's a bummer.
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More than 25,000 people rallied Sunday in the largest protest in Pakistan so far against an anti-Koran film made by a Dutch lawmaker, urging their government to expel the Netherlands ambassador.
"They call this freedom of expression, but it's freedom of aggression," keynote speaker Munawwar Hasan, a leader of the main Islamic party Jamat-e-Islami, told the crowd as it chanted "God is great."
The 15-minute film by Geert Wilders, which sets verses from the Muslim holy book against a background of violent images from terror attacks, was released in March.
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Products Application: SONET/OC3
Product data-rate: 155Mbps
Working Wavelength: 1310nm
Maximum working span: 40km
Fiber Type: SMF
Connector: Duplex LC
DDM: With DDM
Working Temperature: 0~70 °C
Compliant with MSA SFP Specification
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Do you spend part of your time writing programs or trying to learn how to program? As you read about the advanced techniques that experienced programmers are using, you may feel as anxious as a do-it-yourselfer making abortive attempts at installing a new plumbing fixture for the first time. In this column, Danny Faught describes how even seasoned programmers can be anxious about their skills, and he encourages you to forge ahead.
I am a programmer, by which I mean I can write programs that do useful things and usually finish the task within a reasonable amount of time. I hear about all kinds of interesting technologies and techniques that full-time programmers are adopting, but I'm just a part-time programmer. How can I hope to keep up with all of the new stuff?
Obviously there are challenges associated with being a part-time programmer, and we're going to explore some of them here.
I write programs in the course of building and using test tools. But I also do many other tasks typical of a toolsmith who has the additional responsibilities of manual and automated test execution and analysis. I take time to read about the latest programming techniques and technologies, but because of all the other things I also have to learn about, I haven't been able to read in depth about many of the new technologies or apply all the new techniques. I use several different programming languages and tools, which makes it even harder to keep up. It's enough to give someone an inferiority complex!
I have a computer science degree and twenty years of programming experience under my belt, so I know the basics of algorithms and data structures. But I realize that the state of the art changes rapidly. The challenge is even more acute for someone still learning programming basics in addition to other responsibilities.
The Hackish Engineer
My approach is a mix of the pragmatic approach of an engineer and the bold, curiosity-driven approach of a hacker.
When I'm trying something new, whether it's a programming language I've never used before, a new library, or just a new element of a language I know, the hacker in me gets me started. The Jargon File refers to a "hacker" as someone "who programs enthusiastically (even obsessively)" and "enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities." Thinking in this mindset helps me to find creative solutions.
Once I'm on track toward a solution, I switch to the more practical engineer's approach. Yet my hacker side doesn't let go easily--it desires to learn the technology and to come up with an elegant program. The Jargon File says a hacker is the opposite of most users, "who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary." In order to get a programming task done in a reasonable amount of time, I often have to learn only the minimum required to make something work--which means not necessarily squeezing it down to the least amount of code and possibly not using the fastest possible algorithm.
We can find at least one quality that is shared by the engineering perspective and the hacker, as defined by the Jargon File : Both require "a person who is good at programming quickly."
Context Switching
As I switch between projects, I also tend to switch between different tools and the communities that support them. I sometimes do a context switch several times a week, which can be a bit jarring, but at least all the technologies involved are fresh on my mind. But be warned: When I put a program aside for several weeks, it's harder to come back up to speed on it.
Consider these tips to help with context switches:
- Join mailing lists where people help each other learn and troubleshoot the technologies you're using. Participate actively while you're using that technology on a daily basis. When you put a project on the backburner and no longer have the capacity to follow the discussion closely, switch to a digest subscription where


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Powerpoint Presentation, "The Perfect Storm" - NSSGA_with_notes.ppt. Notes accompany this presentation.
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"The Perfect Storm"
National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
Mary Peters, Administrator
U.S. Department of Transportation
Over the years, many of our people at FHWA have had the pleasure of working with NSSGA on aggregate-related initiatives. It has truly been a win-win relationship.
We value our partnership with NSSGA and certainly look forward to working with you on issues of mutual interest in the year to come.
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"The Perfect Storm"
National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
Mary Peters, Administrator
U.S. Department of Transportation
We've had some very promising news recently about the economy – record 8.2 percent growth in the third quarter and more than a quarter of a million new jobs added since last summer.
The President's message in his State of the Union address: Our economy is on the rebound. We want to keep on track for a more prosperous future.
Transportation is a large part of the economy.
The transportation sector accounts for more than 11.7 million jobs and contributes over $1 trillion annually to the U.S. economy, generating more than 10 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.
But the progress that Bush Administration has been making to revitalize the economy and put Americans back to work could be seriously hampered unless we, in transportation, do our jobs. You see, there's a storm brewing, a "Perfect Storm" that has its eye set on our transportation system.
A Perfect Storm is a tempest that may happen only once in a century. I want you to see what I'm talking about.
(Slide 3)
Three killer storms came together in the Atlantic, one of them a hurricane, in October of 1991. Waves were 100 feet high; winds were 120 miles per hour. Out of tragedy for the six-man crew of a commercial fishing boat came a thrilling book in 1997 and a movie starring George Clooney in 2000.
The Perfect Storm of Transportation has been developing for a hundred years.
The transportation storm is marked by the convergence of at least three major storm systems, just as in the book.
All of these converging systems have serious implications for the growth of congestion and our future mobility.
(Slide 4)
We currently spend more than $130 billion each year to preserve and improve our highways and even more if you count the value of time lost while sitting in traffic.
Key factors driving this high cost are --
An aging infrastructure operating under ever increasing usage.
(Slide 5)
Congestion is nearly unbearable in many metro areas.
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) may double in the next 20 years . . . lane miles are nearly static.
(Slide 6)
Freight tonnage may nearly double by 2020.
Similar to the way the storm systems converged into the Perfect Storm, the three forces – infrastructure, congestion, and freight -- are converging on a surface transportation system that is already overloaded with traffic and that has a huge amount of aging infrastructure in need of replacement.
Transportation professionals alone cannot bail us out. To withstand this coming "storm", we need to get the public, business groups, private firms, universities, and state and local elected officials -- NSSGA -- engaged in confronting these looming storm systems, and understanding the tradeoffs necessary to stay afloat.
(Slide 7)
Through the transportation planning process, we must engage the public and forge a consensus.
We'll need to grapple with some big questions:
It will not be easy to engage the public and develop the answers to these questions.
But it must be done.
(Slide 8)
Let's look at aggregates.
As you know, NSSGA members produce more than 90 percent of the crushed stone and 70 percent of the sand and gravel consumed annually in the United States. There are 10,000 construction aggregate operations nationwide and your industry directly and indirectly supports more than 200,000 jobs.
FHWA has a long history of cooperation with NSSGA.
Looking forward, the service and structural life of many of our pavements is being used up faster than we anticipated, due to volume and traffic loads.
It seemed right to fix roads in the worst condition first. A twenty-year life seemed reasonable. After all, we thought we could simply come back, repair and rebuild.
(Slide 9)
Although it was never clearly stated, what we were doing on highways was: Go in . . . Stay in. . . and Keep Going Back.
Today's traffic has taught us to respond differently.
While we managed to keep our heads above water during the past 20 years, we have to be much more strategic and proactive if we are going to thrive in the future.
We have to build pavements that are designed to last 40 years or more.
We must perform pavement preservation work at the right time, basing decisions on long-range life cycle costs.
We need to act on our vision for where we want to be in 20 years.
When we do a better job, we can proclaim a new slogan:
Get In . . . Get Out . . . and Stay Out!
(Slide 10)
Where do we want to be in 20 years -- in the midst of an endless storm or coming out of it?
The business community must be a major contributor . . . and the public sector needs a champion.
Secretary Mineta is our champion at U.S. DOT. Under his leadership, DOT is building on the successes of ISTEA and TEA-21.
We have placed our thinking on the table. It's our proposed bill, "The Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act for 2003" (SAFETEA).
As the Secretary has said, "The reauthorization proposal is more than a simple spending plan -- it is a blueprint for the future that dramatically increases highway safety funding and will help grow the nation's economy without costly new taxes."
(Slide 11)
SAFETEA meets the "Transportation Perfect Storm" head-on at several fronts, and certainly multiple approaches are imperative.
(Slide 12)
Let me explain some key aspects of our proposal.
(Slide 13)
(Slide 14)
Ongoing Efforts
(Slide 15)
Ongoing Efforts
(Slide 16)
Ongoing Efforts
(Slide 17)
Ongoing Efforts
(Slide 18)
Ongoing Efforts
The real benefits of investing in RT&E ultimately depend on successful applications.
Work zones -- reducing delays, improving safety for both highway users and for road construction workers. In 2001, 1,079 people were killed in work zone-related crashes. Four out of five of them were motorists.
Accelerated Construction Technology - this cooperative program is designed to reduce construction time while enhancing quality and safety.
National traffic incident management organization -- goal is to reduce the time required to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents.
Deployment of 511 -- A 30-second slot on the radio just doesn't do it.
Regional transportation operations coordination -- Encouraging cooperation among transportation system operators and public safety agencies at all levels of government.
(Slide 19)
(Slide 20)
7 Biggest Cost Items:
We need to analyze our needs for our biggest cost items: pavement, bridges, major projects, corridor projects, interchanges, widening, new construction.
But we can avert our crisis.
IF we can set aside old practices that are no longer effective and do some serious preparation for the future, we can stay afloat.
Our Highways for LIFE proposal – making the best use of innovation -- will be very important as we move forward.
(Slide 21)
Building Blocks
The broader plan is coming together. FHWA's approach is to promote Transportation Asset Management to our state partners and others in the transportation community. The building blocks are:
Knowing full impact of every decision made in managing the system.
Planning to have the necessary resources in place for needs 20, 30 or even 50 years into the future.
Collecting the right data to be able to really understand the big picture and its estimated needs.
Using long-term costs and return on investment as criteria for programming improvements, repairs, and replacements.
Focusing on the NHS.
Preparing the groundwork so that future reauthorizations – 2010 and beyond – keep us going in the right direction.
(Slide 22)
In order to deal with the PRESENT and provide for the FUTURE, we must turn the page of history and do some heavy lifting.
We can face the Perfect Storm and keep America moving (not sinking).
I urge you to think beyond the day-to-day, to work on ways your company, your Association, our industry can improve the infrastructure, reduce congestion and keep freight moving.
The public and private sectors must be partners.
We are on the same team. We have to do better because America is counting on us.


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National Trust
Advertising Campaign
This is an advertising campaign concept for the National Trust. My Idea behind the campaign was to let the National Trusts imagery do the talking. I felt this was the best route to go down to really sell what I was advertising make it simple and let the image sell itself. The only thing I have added to images is sun glares to a few of them just to add to the pics.
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Confession: I'm sort of kind of maybe a huge 007 fan. I grew up on Bond films, and can have meaningful discussions about the ups and downs of each actor who has portrayed the now-iconic character. I know trivia, and I know some of the history, even if some of the older ones blend together in my head. I watched the majority of the pre-Craig 007 movies with my Dad, though he didn't care to watch the Brosnan ones (he never cared for them). I suspect he would have liked Craig well enough, though maybe not until the end of Skyfall.
I remember when Casino Royale was announced, and everyone was concerned that there was a blond Bond. The complaint seems petty, now. Craig has been called a great Bond, second only to Sean Connery. This assessment, in my opinion, is absolutely spot on: we don't have the comedy of Moore or the mediocrity of Dalton. Lazenby is simply forgotten, and Brosnan, while relatively solid, suffered from an awkward era for action films (late 90's special effects don't age as campy or interesting, simply as outdated). No need to mention the non-MGM 007 films (both of them).
Casino was well received, and rightly so. By rebooting the series, Craig had a chance to play 007 differently, while still engaging the character we know and love. This move was later used by the Star Trek film, which saw a similar reboot–familiar characters, but each one allowed to be unique. It's an effective strategy, and it allowed Craig to act next to the shadows of actors before him, rather than directly covered by them. Quantum did well, but I don't remember as much of a buzz surrounding it. Craig wasn't at his best, and most preferred Casino, and rightly so. As a friend of mine told me recently, the middle film here was filler.
So when Skyfall was announced, I was excited, but with reservations. If the film was more Quantum and less Casino, it wouldn't be long before the series felt derivative of Bourne, rather than the other way around.
Skyfall sits squarely in Bond's history, and the references to an era gone by are everywhere. Bond's old Aston Martin DB5 makes an appearance, and characters made famous by Connery's interaction with them return. The prequel nature of Craig's Bond finally comes full circle at the end of Skyfall.
Some have suggested that this is the strongest Bond yet, and I think there's some merit to that. While Connery defined the role with a suave sense of style (and even had a film where he only killed one person), the character has shifted (Brosnan holds the record for the most kills in one Bond film), and Craig took 007 in a definite 'action-hero' direction. He's finally feeling like a spy again, in this film, even though the action tinge is still at the forefront. I suspect he'll actually seem like a spy in the next film.
My friend Nick reviewed the film, and suggests that the end of Skyfall falls flat. In his mind, the narrative drops off, and wastes a ton of emotional potential. I felt the ending was strong, but I'll admit it works well primarily due to its constant references to history: if you aren't familiar with Bond's canon, or particularly invested in it, I can understand wishing for something different. But for those of us who remember Connery fondly (as a bit of a childhood memory), the ending was nearly perfect. I even think the way that the villain is dispatched works; it's mild, rather than explosive, but there's a history of this sort of demise.
Both the soundtrack and the setting are fantastic, and the action sequences work very well. I was impressed throughout, but Skyfall will best be remembered as a transition, I suspect: we are past 007's back-story, and we are finally going to see Craig's interpretation of the Bond of ages past.
In fact, a remake of an old Bond film would be fascinating, though it wouldn't likely happen.


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The Golden I Go Nowhere (LP)
In August, the power seems folk album "I Go Nowhere" by Matthias Basler singer and songwriter known as The Golden Erb (formerly Rondeau / The Saltbee). What seems like ordinary studio recordings began, became more and more into a collaboration. We recorded the album in a year with each session and asked me to Erb still a beat abzuschmecken reinzubasteln, there still lay a bass line underneath and the whole thing with noise and grunge. I first graced, is it not the job of the classical recording engineer, music by the artist put so genuine and uncolored on tape as possible? But soon the inhibitions were filed. So I became the sound engineer for musicians in a disk, the Beatles had with sweet harmonies and pleasant guitar chords actually already works very well. But then just to Rossier and mixed the Beatles LSD into yogurt. The result is pretty funky and published on 3 For the latest information available to's - September 2010 here .
Knückeboul: Dini Schiibe (LP)
In April 2011 appears an album that has never existed in this form. Straight Up pioneer-style! Blockbuster-style! Ehm ... ... Just what you'll find on most high-fat two-Style! (One might almost think that I'm a bit excited about this project? He he ...) More will be revealed as yet. You look better over here regularly to stay up to date.


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Slingerland 5 1/2 x 14 Radio King Snare Drum
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- Sold Date: Mar 14, 2011
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I am selling a late 1950's Radio King snare for a friend out of his personal collection. The Radio King snare is 5 1/2 x 14, white marine pearl, 3 pt. strainer, 1-ply maple shell, nickel plated brass rims, 8 lugs. This "Radio King" model snare drum has full-bodied power and "fat" tone! The only issue on the snare is the throw-off lever was bent a bit. You can see in the pictures my friend returned it back to its original position but still has a small curve which does not effect its performance.
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