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Windows 7 vs XP Performance Shoot-Out
The PCMark05 benchmark runs 11 system tests, each designed to represent a certain type of PC usage, including hard disk access, 3D and graphics physics rendering, Web page rendering, file decryption, and multithreading with video, audio, text editing, and image decompression. The benchmark spits out a result in PCMarks, with a higher number equating to better performance. (I had to use PCMark 05 version 1.2.0 because the more recent version, PCMark Vantage, doesn't run under Windows XP. You can read more about FutureMark's benchmark software or purchase it for your own use at www.futuremark.com.)
Running PCMark05 under Windows 7 was a bit of a trick, I had to right-click the benchmark's desktop icon, then select "Troubleshoot compatibility," which displayed a dialog that suggested I run the benchmark in Windows XP compatibility mode. (Note that this capability is only available in Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate.) But I wanted to test Windows 7, not its XP emulation. After downloading a hotfix from Futuremark and choosing "Run as administrator," I got the benchmark to run, and it reported the OS as Windows 7, not XP. I also set Firefox 3.5 as the default browser in each OS, as PCMark uses the default browser for some of its testing.
I saw a slight drop (2 percent) in PCMark scores moving from Windows XP to Windows 7, but XP was 7 percent better than Vista and Windows 7 was still 5 percent better than Vista. I saw even bigger improvements going from Vista to 7 when testing with PCMark Vantage. This means that, among the three OSes, XP would be (marginally) better at gaming, since the test has a bent towards tasks performed by games. Keep in mind, however, that newer games that require DirectX 10 or 11 won't run under XP in any case. Another marginal win for XP over Windows 7, and another dismal showing from Vista.
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By Kevin Posival
Harker Heights Herald
There are holes to fill, but there are always holes to fill — on every team, in every district.
Copperas Cove replaces District 12-5A and Daily Herald All-Area MVP Amy Rosenbaum (Baylor), but the Lady Dawgs, who reached the second round of the playoffs last season, remain a favorite to win newly-named District 8-5A, a new-and-improved Central Texas version of 12-5A.
The district would be Cove's to lose, if not for the addition of two-time defending District 8-4A champion Waco Midway.
While defending 12-5A champion A&M Consolidated was shipped with Bryan to the Conroe-based District 14-5A, Midway and Killeen moved up from 4A into 8-5A, making no road to a district title or even a playoff spot an easy journey.
Killeen reached the playoffs for the second straight year; Harker Heights probably would've made the playoffs if not for a late-season collapse that rivalled Ellison's late-season surge. The Lady Eagles, though, lost a play-in game to Temple after both teams finished the regular season tied with identical overall and district records.
Bree Holz-Gonzales, after leading the Salado Lady Eagles to four straight playoff appearances, took the Tem-Cats to the playoffs for the first time since 2007 in her first year as Temple's head coach.
Rachel Lee picked up where Holz-Gonzales left off in Salado, stretching the Lady Eagles' postseason streak to five straight years. Gatesville, meanwhile, made the regional tournament for a second straight year.
Gatesville won 37 games and went to the regional semifinals behind Glynna Johnson, Kaitlin Poe and Skye Truss — three players the Hornets have to replace. Moving on from last season began with two-a-days looking for players to fill those voids. Filling those empty district playoff spots begins with season-openers Monday and Tuesday.
Here's a look at each of the area teams and how they look going into the year:
Harker Heights
- Last season: 15-15, 5-9 12-5A
- Outlook: The Lady Knights are still seeking to break through into the top four seeds following a disappointing .500 showing last season. If they're going to do it, this could be Heights' year with eight returning starters, including four 6-footers. Leading the charge up front are 6-1 Shantraie Rodriguez, 6-0 Deysia Burden, 6-0 Anjane Janda and her 6-2 sister Kathleen Janda.
- Player to watch: Anjane Janda, sr., middle blocker — The three-year letterman will join 6-2 sister Kathleen Janda and Rodriguez to form one of the area's biggest front rows.
- Belton
- Last season: 5-31 overall, 1-13 12-5A
- Outlook: Stacy Meyers replaces Justeen Coulson, who finished her four years at Belton with a 64-87 record, but experienced a tough go of it in 2011. Meyers returns nine players from last season's team, which should improve with experience. However, without a player taller than 6 feet, the Lady Tigers could struggle at the net.
- Player to Watch: Brienne Brown, jr., outside hitter — Brown was a second team District 12-5A selection last season as a sophomore. She is expected to contribute on the front line for the Lady Tigers this season.
- Last season: 26-10, 7-3 25-3A; third seed; bi-district round loss
- Outlook: In the first year under new coach Rachel Lee, the Lady Eagles again defied the odds and made a fourth-straight playoff appearance. Despite the graduation of its front line, including 6-footers Carling Urben and Kirstie McGillick, Salado returns several key contributors like libero Jenna Franz, the defending District 25-3A Defensive Player of the Year, and all-district first-teamer Sarah Toler.
- Player to watch: Sarah Toler, sr., outside hitter — The All-District 25-3A first team front row player will be counted to shoulder more of the scoring load after more than 500 kills graduated.
Copperas Cove
- Last season: 33-10, 12-2 12-5A, second seed; area round playoff loss
- Outlook: On the bright side, Copperas Cove no longer has to deal with the lone team responsible for blemishing their district record last season. On the other hand, the Lady Bulldawgs must now move on without 2011 District 12-5A MVP Amy Rosenbaum.
After suffering their only two district losses against A&M Consolidated last season, Copperas Cove returns four starters to an experienced roster with two underclassmen. But the losses of setter Rosenbaum, Claire Creamer and Andrea Hurt leave significant voids the Lady Bulldawgs hope to fill by the time district play begins.
- Player to watch: Qiana Canete, jr., middle blocker — On the heels of being named all-district newcomer of the year as a sophomore, Canete is eager to take the next step in her high school career and become a district MVP candidate. In 2011, she tallied 328 kills, 185 blocks and 56 aces.
- Last season: 17-22, 7-7 12-5A, tied for fourth; lost play-in game to Temple
- Outlook: The Lady Eagles nearly did it last season, turning a late district surge into a play-in opportunity with Temple. Second-year Ellison coach William De Gracia is sure to be hoping a front line that features tiny but talented Kortni Taylor and 6-footer Kaitlyn Shearer can help the Lady Eagles shake things up even more this year.
- Player to watch: Kaitlyn Shearer, sr., middle blocker — After missing much of last season with an injury, the heavy-hitting 6-footer is expected to be a dominant force up front for the Lady Eagles.
- Last Season: 11-21 overall, 1-13 27-2A
- Outlook: The Lady Buffaloes started off last season 10-8, but a slew of injuries set them back in district play. Brett Gola takes over the head coaching duties for Joanna Hensley, who stepped down to pursue her master's degree.
Player to Watch: Haley Pluenneke, sr., setter — Pluenneke was all over the court for Florence last season, picking up nearly 100 digs, kills and assists.
- Last season: 37-5, 9-1 District 19-3A, first seed; regional semifinal loss
- Outlook: Gatesville is looking to increase its consecutive trips to the playoffs to double digits this season — all under head coach Rickey Phillips. Although the Hornets always seem to find a way to replenish the roster, this year could prove more difficult than most to adjust. Glynna Johnson has departed for Northwestern State after being selected as the unanimous District 19-3A MVP last season.
- Player to Watch: Megan Chambers, sr., defensive specialist. Chambers, one of the few returnees, will be counted on to hold the backline for the Hornets.
- Last season: 13-20, 5-5 8-4A, third-seed; first-round playoff loss
- Outlook: The Lady Roos move up to 5A following back-to-back playoff appearances in 4A. Led by all-district senior setter Esha Atkins, Killeen expects to compete in District 8-5A but must overcome inconsistency issues if it is to emerge from the pack of teams fighting for the third and fourth playoff seeds behind Waco Midway and Copperas Cove.
- Player to watch: Esha Atkins, sr. setter — The versatile 4-year letterman and 8-4A first-team pick led the team with 228 assists in district last season but is also a capable hitter.
- Last season: 15-20, 2-8 25-3A, missed playoffs.
- Outlook: Following the departure of former head coach Beth Rutland, who stepped away from the team in order to have a baby, Lampasas struggled. After inheriting the team, Rutland quickly turned the program around in her second season by snapping a long playoff drought in 2010.
- Player to watch: Jenna Jenkins, sr., outside hitter — Despite being hired less than two months ago, Kecia Davis is impressed by what she has seen from Jenkins, taking note of Jenkins' determination to improve and her ability to lead the younger players.
- Last season: 13-20, 2-12 12-5A
- Outlook: The offseason move of senior Hailee Showers will be a huge loss for the Lady Grey Wolves, especially in a more competitive District 8-5A without A&M Consolidated and Bryan. But Shoemaker is moving on.
With Teara Roberson and a handful of other returners from last year's team, the Lady Grey Wolves still believe they can continue moving the program forward and will be a part of the playoff race one way or another.
- Player to watch: Tearra Roberson, sr., outside hitter — Roberson, an all-district honorable mention last season, is also a three-time regional qualifier in track and an example of Shoemaker's recognizable speed and athleticism.
- Last season: 18-22, 7-7 12-5A, fourth-seed; first-round playoff loss
- Outlook: The Tem-Cats reached the playoffs for the first time since 2007 following a sweep of Ellison in a fourth-place play-in match after the two squads finished the regular season tied with identical overall (17-22) and district (7-7) records. That was in former Salado coach Bree Holz-Gonzales' first year. She has a handful of honorable mentions returning and a more established program going into her second season at Temple.
- Player to watch: Amanda Goodman, sr., outside hitter — The daughter of Temple head softball and assistant volleyball coach Julie Goodman totalled 137 digs and 103 kills — both second on the team — in her first season on campus last season.


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With the campaign officially kicking off for the July 11 Upper House election, political parties are weighing in on rebuilding the economy and government finances, hoping their platforms will translate into votes.
After a rocky nine months in power, the Democratic Party of Japan's campaign manifesto focuses on the economy as the priority, promising a halt to the stagnation that has "plagued the nation for the past 20 years," Prime Minister Naoto Kan said.
But it remains to be seen if the DPJ's apparent shift to a more pragmatic approach in tackling the economy will win voters over, or whether the opposition camp can present a viable alternative vision for leading the nation.
"The DPJ is now much more interested in macroeconomic policy than it was in the 2009 manifesto," said political commentator Tobias Harris.
The DPJ's platform for last year's Lower House election lacked a clear statement on how to get Japan growing again, Harris said, something the party acknowledged by issuing a "growth strategy" after it was criticized for lacking one.
"But this manifesto is a growth strategy — whether it is a good one is another question entirely. But consistent with Kan's policy address (in the Diet on June 11), the DPJ is intent on tackling sluggish growth, high deficits and deflation in the coming years," he said.
Pledging to create a "strong economy, strong government finances and strong social security," the DPJ platform says it will attempt to restore fiscal health and achieve a primary balance surplus in fiscal 2020.
It also says it will begin formulating multiyear budgets in fiscal 2011 and draft a midterm fiscal framework, while keeping fresh government bond issuance under the record-breaking ¥44 trillion of fiscal 2010.
And in the wake of Yukio Hatoyama and Ichiro Ozawa's resignations over their money scandals, the DPJ is also placing "clean" politics as one of its central topics.
Besides a ban on all corporate donations, the DPJ is also calling for reducing the number of Upper House lawmakers by 40 from the current 242 and taking away 80 proportional representation seats from the Lower House, leaving a total of 400 lawmakers in that chamber.
"On this score the threading of Kan's biography as a crusader for clean politics throughout his career is a good political move by the DPJ — running on Kan's biography distances the party from both Hatoyama and Ozawa and the (Liberal Democratic Party)," said Harris, who runs the political blog Observing Japan.
However, he acknowledges that the DPJ's biggest shift from last year's platform may be the weight assigned to foreign policy.
"Foreign policy was an afterthought in last year's manifesto. This year the party included a number of specific policy positions on a range of issues," he said.
On the controversial relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, the DPJ states it will follow through with the agreement to move the base to another part of Okinawa while also "working to alleviate the burden" on Okinawa residents.
And regarding relations in Asia, the DPJ vows to create an "East Asian community" with China and South Korea. The idea was first floated by Hatoyama last year when he was still fresh and popular after the DPJ ousted the LDP in the Lower House election.
"What this manifesto makes clear is that bilateral relationships with other democracies in Asia is a pillar of its own in Japan's foreign policy," Harris said.
The LDP's platform also focuses on rebuilding the economy. The top opposition party said it will aim for 4 percent growth in gross domestic product in the next three years and reduce the corporate tax to 20 percent from the current 40 percent to lift the economy.
The LDP vows to draft a new Constitution and revise Clause 2 of the war-renouncing Article 9 so Japan can create a "self-defense military."
While placing weight on the Japan-U.S. alliance, the party is saying it will promote a realignment of U.S. forces in Japan to alleviate the burden posed by bases in Okinawa and elsewhere.
The LDP's platform underscores its conservative elements, opposing some DPJ policies, including granting permanent foreign residents to right to vote at the local level and allowing married couples to use separate surnames.
Experts say, however, that despite the LDP's efforts to differentiate itself from the DPJ, the two party's policies are similar on many points.
"We shouldn't be all that surprised that the two parties resemble each other in terms of policy — it's pretty much standard in developed democracies for the leading parties to converge to the center," said Harris of Observing Japan.
Instead, it is looking increasingly likely that the consumption tax debate will be the center of focus and a major point of contention in the campaign.
The DPJ has said it wants to begin "nonpartisan negotiations on tax reform, including a review of the consumption tax," and Kan said the party might study the LDP's plan to raise it to 10 percent, "as a reference."
Hidekazu Kawai, an honorary professor at Gakushuin University, said this was a bold move by the ruling party, considering how talk of a tax hike has historically been damaging to political parties.
"The public is not confident that a tax hike would lead to better social security," Kawai said, adding this shows how the public in general doesn't trust the government.
Kawai pointed to recent opinion polls showing support for the DPJ suffering a mild setback and said this was a direct result of its decision to mention tax reform in its platform.
But with the ruling and main opposition parties all calling for a consumption tax hike, the public doesn't have much of a choice, he said.
The recently formed Tachiagare Nippon (Sunrise Party of Japan) and New Renaissance Party have also pledged to hike the consumption tax, while Your Party, led by former LDP member Yoshimi Watanabe and the third-most popular party in opinion polls, has promised to work on cutting waste before debating a tax hike.
Opposing an increase is DPJ coalition partner Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party), whose leader, Shizuka Kamei, has said he would consider pulling the party out of the coalition if the DPJ tries to raise the consumption tax.
The conservative-leaning party has made rolling back the postal privatization process its core policy, but Kamei resigned from the Cabinet when the Diet session wrapped up before a bill to this end was enacted. The DPJ has pledged to prioritize the bill during the next Diet session.
The Japanese Communist Party and Social Democratic Party have also voiced their opposition to a tax hike. The two have also called for kicking the Futenma air base out of Okinawa.
But Kawai said that despite the many parties that are vying for votes in this election, there doesn't appear to be a single force that stands out of the pack.
"Public approval for the DPJ, LDP and Your Party have all decreased in recent polls," indicating how the public is having difficulty finding a party of their choice, he said.


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Mammootty has tried different accents in many of his films. In the upcoming movie Manglish, we will see him play the role of a person who speaks only English, even at the inappropriate situation.
Directed by Salam Palapetty, the movie will be produced by Muhammed Haneef under the banner of Red Rose creations. Journalist KP Riyas has done the scripting for the movie. Salam Palapetty made his directorial venture with Mohanlal in Red Wine. It also had Fahad Fazil and Anusree playing important roles.
We have seen similar roles played by Mammootty in Thommanum Makkalum, Pothen Vava, Mayavi, etc. In Manglish too, he will be seen doing somewhat a similar role, which is sure to be an entertainer. The other cast is not yet finalised.
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Kamaitachi (鎌鼬) is a Japanese yōkai, most common in the Kōshinetsu region.
There are several conceptions of how it looked or operated, but the most common is one of a trio of weasels with sharp claws, riding on a gust of wind and cutting people's skin on the legs. According to this interpretation, the first weasel knocked the unsuspecting victim down, the second cut the victim's flesh and the third applied medication to the wounds, so that at the time the victim realised what was happening they were left only with painful wounds that weren't bleeding. Sometimes the three are described as brothers, sometimes as triplets. This account can be traced back to Toriyama Sekien, who was presumably also the first to imagine the apparition to have the form of a weasel. The weasel was a typical Toriyama pun - one of the folk names for the apparition was kamaetachi (構え太刀), meaning "attacking" which he changed slightly to mean "sickle weasel".
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Essendon have stunned wasteful arch-rivals Carlton, with David Zaharakis sealing a thrilling comeback AFL win to set the scene for a fascinating final week of the home-and-away season.
With the Bombers coming off four straight heavy defeats and expected to be stripped of their finals berth in coming days over last year's supplements saga, the Blues would have been assured of at least sewing up ninth spot and becoming the beneficiaries had they won.
Instead, Carlton constantly squandered scoring chances with inaccurate kicking, then let slip a 20-point third-quarter lead to fall 12.10 (82) to 9.22 (76) at the MCG on Saturday night.
Now, the Blues must beat Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium next Saturday to ensure they're the side that will enter the eight if Essendon are kicked out.
If Carlton lose that game, North Melbourne, West Coast, Adelaide or perhaps Brisbane could potentially overtake them.
The Blues were on top in general play for much of Saturday's game.
But they kicked 3.9 and another shot out on the full to Essendon's 4.2 in the first quarter to lead by just a point.
The Bombers surged to a 13-point lead midway through the second term and, while Carlton kicked the last two goals of the first half, Dennis Armfield then sprayed a shot out on the full to leave them trailing by three points at the long break.
Carlton dominated the third term, with 12 scoring shots to two but, even then, they kept Essendon in the hunt, scoring 4.8 to two goals to lead by 17 points at the last change.
Within 15 minutes of the final term, David Myers, Michael Hurley and Paddy Ryder had all kicked goals and the Bombers were in front by a point.
The Blues continued to waste chances late in the game, with Lachie Henderson and Bryce Gibbs missing set shots, Gibbs tying the scores with his behind from 40m with less than three minutes left.
Essendon then surged forward and, while Carlton's Jarrad Waite took a strong defensive mark to repel one attack and Kade Simpson earned a gutsy free kick to repel another, the Bombers came again.
This time, Nick Kommer laid a crucial tackle on Simpson deep in attack, Zaharakis pounced and goaled and the Bombers climbed six points clear and held on to win.
Captain Jobe Watson (27 disposals, two goals) and Brendon Goddard (27 disposals) led the way for the Bombers, while Simpson was excellent for the Blues.
Essendon coach James Hird said the win showed his players' character, coming after an emotional week in which details of charges against the club over last year's supplements program were revealed.
"It just shows the courage and the heart of the players that we've got," he said.
"The players that we've got are very special people, they've gone through a terrible six months.
"To come out and play that way after the week we've had is pretty amazing, but they've amazed us all year."
Carlton coach Mick Malthouse said bad kicking is bad football and the Blues were terrible in that respect.
He refused to speculate about his club's finals chances now and the Bombers' fate.
"We came here tonight to win and we didn't win," he said.
"I don't know what's going to take place (with Essendon), I don't care what's going to take place ... technically we can't make the eight."


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Windows Phone 8 hits Europe this weekend, US later in November
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No good event can end without some release dates or at least release windows, and Microsoft hasn't disappointed on that front with its Windows Phone 8 event. The lucky region this time is Europe, which will see the first Windows Phone 8 devices launch this weekend, and the US will see devices later in November...
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AT&T you suck!! Give up the information on the 920!!! WTF?!?!
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I agree.. only the 920 is worth talking about so why news about all but the 920.. freak!
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Why wouldn't T-Mobile's version (810) be the same price as the Verizon (822)? No LTE in the T-Mo, and while there is the higher subsidy rates, it's a bit ridiculous.
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this is because of EE i guess!! and this is good for WP!
btw... wow price $49 fora lumia 822.... amazing! i think a lot of people will want that!
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What about the HTC 8S? Whats up with that ? Was going to get it for my son.


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One of the biggest worldwide manufacturer of CNG cylinders, trailers and filling stations – VÍTKOVICE MACHINERY GROUP has opened first large public filling station for natural gas under it´s own brand CNG VITTAL.
Ostrava 24th February 2010. Ostrava engineering group VÍTKOVICE MACHINERY GROUP concentrating this year on development of new, pure and advanced technologies (Green technology) for automobile drive has opened it´s first large public filling station for natural gas under its own brand CNG VITTAL. It´s a full service nonstop filling station.
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Primrose Bakery Everyday CookbookMartha Swift
Primrose Bakery Everyday has recipes for everyone. Perhaps a glut of summer fruit will tempt you to make the Strawberry Milkshake Cake. In spring you might fancy a playful teatime treat in the form of Creme Egg Cupcakes. In autumn the elevenses treat of a Pecan Slice will brace you up to the colder weather, while a S'mores Cheesecake makes a decadent after-dinner treat during winter's festivities. Primrose Bakery is a brand renowned for easy, foolproof and delicious recipes. And with its 'everyday' theme, this is a book for anyone who wants fun, great-tasting recipes which genuinely work.
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The ARF movement grew when the city of Berea provided us a small building, utility costs included. In return, ARF would always have a cage open for the city's stray animals. Now, after 20 years of service and thousands of success stories later ARF continues to save lives and make friends. ARF is operated in large part by a group of very dedicated volunteers who give their time and endless love to the shelter's furry residents.
Our next big goal is to position ourselves into a roomier facility…a more spacious home to the area's unwanted and abandoned animals. We believe no pet should be euthanized or left behind because lack of such a place. Our facility is overcrowded and outdated by today's animal welfare standards. ONLY, through the generous support of the community and the dedication of our volunteers, can we make this dream a reality.
2007 was record breaking for ARF with both animals served and operating costs. Much help is needed!
The Berea Animal Rescue Fund "ARF" operates as a No Time Limit Shelter.
We are a 501(c) 3 Non Profit.
ARF's mission statement.... For the betterment of the lives of stray and abandoned animals, Berea's Animal Rescue Fund, Inc. promises to:
Give loving care and companionship for as long as needed;
Provide shelter, food and medical necessities;
Seek quality homes through adoption programs;
Create public interest and awareness of animal rights and issues; and
Promote action and advocacy for all of the above.
Saturday & Sunday:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Berea ARF
390 Barrett Road
Berea, Ohio 44017
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must have valid ID with current address
• Must provide landlord's name and phone number (or copy of current lease)
• All members of the household should be present
• You must understand that Berea Animal Rescue must approve your adoption application
If you do not find the right animal on your first visit to our shelter, please return another day when new animals will be available for adoption. We include as much information as we know about an animal on their information card. We are here to help make a wonderful new addition to your family, but we cannot always guarantee you an adoption. We cannot hold an animal or take a deposit.
Dog Adoption Information: Each dog at ARF is assigned an adoption consultant who reviews all applications, arranges for a home visit, and facilitates the adoption process for that dog.
• Dogs - (7 months to 6 years) - $150.00
• Small Breed Dogs - (25lbs. or less, under 7 years) - $200.00
• Senior Dogs - (7 years and up) - $85.00
• Puppies (through 6 months)- $200.00
Included in fee:
• General Veterinarian Checkup
• Heartworm Test
• Spay / Neuter
• Basic Vaccination
• Rabies Vaccination
• Worming
• Microchip
• Free Basic Training DVD
Cat Adoption Information
• Senior cats (7 years and older): $50.00
• Cats, six months and up - $60.00
• Cats (declawed) - $75.00
• Kittens - $75.00
• Cardboard carriers available - $5.00
Included in fee:
• Immunodeficiency Virus & Leukemia Test
• Spay / Neuter
• Basic Vaccination
• Rabies Vaccination
• Worming
• Free Basic Training DVD
Thank You!
Your message has been sent to Berea Animal Rescue Fund.
You'll receive a copy, too, at to help you keep track of which pets you've inquired about, and which shelters and rescues you've emailed.
NOTE: Some shelters have physical locations you can visit; some of these shelters may only have pets for a limited time, so please do not wait for a reply—just go visit the shelter! Other organizations are rescue groups run by busy volunteers who may take a while to reply. You can find information about the shelter or rescue group caring for this pet, and their adoption procedures, on the pet's details page on Adopt-a-Pet.com.


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[ Competition among business smartphones is heating up. See InfoWorld's guide to next-gen mobile and Test Center reviews of the BlackBerry Storm, iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1, Palm Treo Pro, and HP iPaq 910c. ]
Using Concur, a traveler can book a trip and make choices on flights and other details (based on a company's travel policies); when they are done, an expense report has already begun for that itinerary. Travelers can add expenses as they occur, saving time filling out endless expense report details later. Expense reports can be updated, corrected, even approved or denied using Concur Mobile.
Concur works with OpenTable for restaurant information and reservations, and has partnered with RideCharge so that users can book and pay for a taxi with their corporate credit card. If your taxi doesn't take credit cards, Concur can cover that as well -– simply use the camera on your phone to capture receipt images for items purchased with cash.
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Afew months ago, this column outlined some of the popular mythology that hampers efforts to address gender discrimination in our businesses.
The myths included that there was a lack of experienced women, that a swelling pipeline of women entering the workforce would deliver change at the top, that women lack ambition and that many leave the workforce to have children. It generated plenty of interest from readers, male and female.
One of the reasons some of these myths are so tenacious is that it is still widely assumed there's an even playing field in the workplace until women reach a certain stage of their careers or have a family.
As a result, it is often assumed that the low level of women in senior roles is more about a lack of female drive or ability to handle the pressure than discrimination.
But this belief about equal treatment in the early stages of careers is increasingly being shown to be yet another assumption – a myth, in fact, to add to the list.
Research by US firm Catalyst reveals that among graduates of elite Master of Business Administration programs, women continue to lag men at every single career stage, right from their first professional jobs.
Reports of progress in advancement, compensation and career satisfaction are at best overstated, and at worst just plain wrong, say Catalyst's Nancy Carter and Christine Silva.
Well-educated young women generally do not start off on an equal footing with their male peers. In Australia, Gradstats 2009 data shows that female graduates earn $3000 less a year on average than male graduates when they start work.
The same goes for the sample included in the Catalyst study.
"Even after adjusting for years of work experience, industry and region, Catalyst found men started their careers at higher levels than women. And that isn't because women don't aspire to the top – the finding holds when you include only women and men who say they're aiming for senior executive positions.
It's not a matter of parenthood slowing women's careers either. Among women and men without children living at home, men still start at higher levels, say Carter and Silva.
With the odds stacked against women at entry level, the faith that growing numbers of women entering the workplace will rectify the problem is way off the mark.
Catalyst also highlighted familiar assumptions about demographics and life choices: that women leave to start families and don't aspire to upper management and that regional differences skew results.
"These have become handy excuses for gender inequity in the management ranks, even putting the onus on female employees for the discrepancies. But our results suggest they're red herrings that don't account for why women continue to lag," they conclude.
Coming to grips with some of these fundamental inhibitors to women's progression has critical implications for the debate on boosting the number of potential women candidates for boards.
There have been some welcome moves in Australia to address the problem at board level and there was a lively debate on the topic at last week's forum in Sydney held by Chief Executive Women. Women on Boards, the gender balance program, has launched a boardroom diversity index designed to provide a way of measuring and reporting on women's participation at board level. The index covers female participation on 774 boards from S&P/ASX 200 companies, credit unions, superannuation funds regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, national sporting organisations, co-operative research centres, rural research and development corporations and top government boards in NSW, Queensland, South Australia and nationally.
There are still pockets of resistance to appointing more women to board roles in the Australian business sector, acknowledged Business Council of Australia president
It's important that more data is available to track the number of women in these roles and to provide resources so the lament that there are no suitable women candidates can be countered.
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Here is a list of events and goings-on in the world of genealogy blogging. Here's what is happening in the coming week:
Daze of the Week!
Some of you may have noticed that in each Genealogy Blogging Beat we now feature national holidays and some of the more offbeat holidays. Here are some dates next week to look out for so you can plan your blog posts for next week:
- December 28: Pledge of Allegiance Day (US)
- December 29: Tick Tock Day
- December 30: National Bicarbonate of Soda Day (US)
- December 31: New Year's Eve
- January 1: New Year's Day
- January 2: National Buffet Day (US)
- January 3: Admission Day (Alaska), Fruitcake Toss Day, J.R.R. Tolkein Day
- January 4: Admission Day (Utah), Trivia Day, World Braille Day, World Hypnotism Day
Happy Blogiversary!
If your blog anniversary is coming up soon, make sure it gets on our GeneaBloggers calendar! Remember to send your blog anniversary info to GeneaBloggers.
Genealogy Webinars This Week
For more information on genealogy webinars check out GeneaWebinars.
Appearances By GeneaBloggers Members
For a listing of speaking engagements by genealogy bloggers, along with their profiles and available presentations, visit GeneaSpeak.
GeneaBloggers on Facebook
Check out the Facebook page for GeneaBloggers (http://www.facebook.com/Geneabloggers) and click LIKE in order to follow the latest news and events related to GeneaBloggers on Facebook.
GeneaBloggers Calendar
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Asia-Pacific lawyers' representative group LawAsia has made waves by moving from its base in the Queensland Law Society to its counterpart in NSW, after the latter convinced it to set up in Sydney.
LawAsia promotes the interests of the legal professions in the Asia-Pacific region and is made up of law associations, judges and academics. It is seen as an increasingly relevant group given Australia's growing focus on building links with the Asia-Pacific region.
Law Society of NSW CEO Michael Tidball said the new relationship with LawAsia, starting August 1, was a coup for the state and its lawyers. He will become CEO of the group when it opens in Sydney.
"Our ability to help grow the capacity of LawAsia is formidable," he said. "Whilst it will remain a separate organisation, it will be incorporated into this organisation in the sense that it will have access to the marketing, events management and IT support."
LawAsia had been based in Queensland for nine years and in Darwin before that.
LawAsia president Malathi Das said it had been "privileged to enjoy the hospitality and generosity" of Queensland lawyers for the last nine years.
QLS president Annette Bradfield said the state had taken pride in its long association with LawAsia and would support its work in the future. The move to Sydney would not affect Queensland's relationship with the group, she said.
"We have had a productive relationship. It is a very highly respected international organisation. And this is not the end of that relationship. LawAsia has an international focus and that obviously benefits lawyers throughout Australia as well as in the Asia region. Where it is exactly located is, in a sense, neither here nor there."
Queensland lawyers have benefited from the experience through attendance at professional development events and working on joint committees, she said.
The Australian Financial Review


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LONDON (Oct. 28)
There will be at least 18 Jewish members of the new House of Commons, according to incomplete returns in Britain's general election. All 18 ran on the Labor ticket. They include Barnett Janner, president of the British Zionist Federation, and S.S. Silverman, member of the executive of the World Jewish Congress.
In the Holborn constituency in London, three Jews, labor, Conservative and Liberal, contested for the seat which was won by Laborite W.S. Jager with a slim 179 vote lead over his Conservative rival, Col, L.Y. Gluckstein. Emanuel Shinwell, a member of the last Cabinet, and Ian Mikardo, a supporter of Aneurin Bevan, dissident Labor leader, were also re-elected.


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Many back pain sufferers have become alarmed due to internationally reported news stories tracing October's meningitis outbreak to steroidal treatments for pain and other issues. Renowned orthopedic surgeon, Seyed M. Rezaian, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S., F.I.C.S. strongly recommends using his trademark endoscopic discectomy technique to directly eliminate the causes of back pain. While steroids and other temporary stop gap measures may be attractive in the short term, the need for Southern California residents to visit outstanding medical facilities such as Dr. Rezaian's California Orthopaedic Medical Clinic to investigate permanent solutions to back pain has been bolstered by some widely publicized and frightening news.
More and more, it appears that endoscopic discectomy surgery is significantly preferable to steroid injections for a number of compelling reasons. News of a shocking and tragic outbreak of deadly fungal meningitis – most recently covered in Scientific American by writer Jennifer Frazer -- through steroid injections has rocked the medical world in recent weeks and worried countless patients. Also, steroidal injections, like most drug-based painkilling techniques, may be of limited value over and can often prove to be a failed back surgery treatment.
Awareness of a new possible danger related to steroidal painkillers and disease outbreaks was compounded by preliminary findings presented at the annual meeting of the North American Spine Society. The study appears to indicate that epidural steroid shots may significantly increase the risk of spinal bone fractures, particularly for patients who may be experiencing osteoporosis. Steroidal injections that were previously thought to be mostly safe may actually be weakening bones. The study suggests that they may possibly be increasing the risk of a painful and potentially deadly fracture by as much as 29 percent.
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British woman, unhappy with haircut, reports the fact to police
So you head down to the salon and pay up big for a trim – but you're not happy with the end result. What'cha gonna do?
In the case of one lady from the UK, the answer is quite simple – phone the cops! As reported by local media, one upset customer was so distraught after a bad experience at the hair dresser that she phoned up the Humberside Police force.
Apparently the unhappy woman stated she didn't want to pay for the cut, and was seeking legal advice from the coppers on what to do.
This was a good opportunity for Humberside Police to appeal to the local community not to abuse the local number 999 for serious matters.
According to data provided by the force, up to 1 in 4 calls do not require immediate police assistance – or even any police support at all (which definitely applies in the case of the bad haircut lady).
Social media users took to Twitter to condemn the woman's bad judgement. "Personally I just cut my hair myself," wrote one Irish user. "At least that way I am responsible for it."


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Anyone who still tells you that "There ain't no replacement for displacement" clearly hasn't taken a good look at the auto world lately. As technology evolves, engineers continue to find ways to achieve incredible feats with less and less. These days, four-cylinder engines come in a myriad of different sizes and configurations, and they're beginning to propel some of the most surprisingly powerful cars on the market. From the budget-minded consumer to the luxury lover, people everywhere are falling in love with the four-banger.
Four-cylinder engines have evolved to the point where they can routinely hit speeds of more than 150 miles per hour, and automakers like Ford have started to use these smaller motors to breathe new life classic models, like the EcoBoost Mustang. Most buyers don't seem to mind the smaller displacement engine, as typically these cars are never truly pushed to their limits, but for gearheads, the idea of a desirable four cylinder engine may still take some getting used to.
You'll notice that these compact motors come in different variations (such as inline-four and flat-four configurations), and that many of the cars on this list come equipped with turbochargers; a technology that's bringing some much-needed excitement into the equation.
Top speed is what we're looking at today. We weren't as concerned with zero to sixty times and power numbers (though we've listed them), as we were in seeing who holds the crown for highest mile per hour numbers. But with so many cars with an electronically limited 155 mile per hour cap, we decided to not list every car programmed to reach that mark. Instead, we highlighted some of the more interesting offerings, to show just how crowded the field of performance four-bangers is getting.
Now don't start thinking that we don't drool over twelve cylinder engines and supercharged screamers like the Dodge Hellcat twins over here; we're gearheads through and through. But biggest doesn't alway mean best, and this collection of cars is plenty impressive regardless of cylinder count.


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Spy-Free Computing
These steps can help keep spyware and unwanted adware off your system.
Use firewall and antivirus software: Antivirus tools may be able to prevent an accidental installation. A firewall, such as ZoneAlarm, that watches applications can notify you if an adware program decides to phone home--and can put a stop to it.
Use Internet Explorer only when absolutely necessary: ActiveX makes IE vulnerable to some drive-by installations. Alternative browsers, such as Firefox or Opera, don't use it.
Avoid sketchy sites:Certain kinds of Web sites--particularly some that offer hacking tools, free spyware scans, porn, and the like--tend to attempt drive-by installations.
Check the EULA on each download: Beware of EULA references to "third-party applications" that download advertising or their own updates.
Spurn "warning" pop-ups: Ads that look like a Windows dialog box and warn that you have spyware installed are just slick come-ons designed to lead you to sites that actually install spyware. Instead, use a known spyware remover--like the ones we review in "Best Defenders."
A PC World Special Report
The New Security War: See the Complete Special Report
Best Defenders and Spyware Sweeper Leads the Field (chart)
The Hidden Money Trail
Privacy in Peril
Is the Net Doomed?
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text: D5 - Floatation Tank by Delsin Records published on 2013-02-22T14:29:12Z Next to all new music, we want to share some Delsin Records history, starting with this cut from John Harvey aka D5. Originally released on 50dsr - Planet Delsin, Interstellar Sounds Of Stardust Compilation back in 2005 and repressed a few years back as dsr-sp2. We have some last copies left of the D5 repress in the webshop, just follow the buy link. More songs from the archive to follow. == Planet Delsin - Interstellar Sounds Of Stardust Sampler (2005) The journey to the new Planet Delsin is about to take off!! Amsterdam's technosoul label Delsin starts the celebration of their 50th release with this rock steady Planet Delsin Sampler EP. Three magnificent experienced scouts are ready to explore the interplanetary sounds of stardust, covered by the Planet Delsin. From the USA comes $tinkworx of Down Low fame, Holland brings in Aroy Dee of the M>O>S-collective and UK's D5 (formerly known as Dimension 5) completes the collective. Whereas $tinkworx brings along the sound of Detroit Techno, Aroy Dee takes its Chicago House brother. Together with D5's gorgeous melodic input, they lay the fundaments for their new homebase. All proper quality techno! Genre Techno Comment by Măndoiu <3 2014/12/11 04:32:05 +0000 Comment by Matthew Falcon perfect 2014/11/28 16:36:02 +0000 Comment by Marcus Whitted Sooo goood!! 2014/07/10 12:32:58 +0000 Comment by Nmesh Still one of my favorites after almost a decade. 2014/03/23 15:29:30 +0000 Comment by _SHFT- @shftdesign: the flip side is dope too. 2014/03/22 04:02:44 +0000 Comment by _SHFT- One of my favorite eps from Delsin...class 2014/03/22 04:02:13 +0000 Comment by KLICHé KLICHé TUNE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!check my beat 2013/10/21 23:41:30 +0000 Comment by Mauna Above (Roblars) i love it ♪♫♫♪ 2013/10/03 23:07:24 +0000 Comment by Mountain77 One of my favorite Delsin tracks! 2013/04/16 20:40:56 +0000 Comment by dr_B Picked this up at Rush Hour records when I was in the Dam... so pleased to own this work of art!! 2013/03/21 16:20:40 +0000 Comment by fuse/re:fuse nice 2013/03/17 15:47:15 +0000 Comment by Benny Fishel beauty 2013/03/16 18:54:04 +0000 Comment by Dj WILLOvV MOLECULES... 2013/03/15 07:20:26 +0000 Comment by Marina IntheOcean Αιώνιο ορόσημο!Salute the Megasound 2013/03/12 03:01:36 +0000 Comment by Stojche essence !!! lovely piece 2013/03/12 00:36:00 +0000 Comment by !i!GiuS!i! Detroit Feel <3 2013/03/09 17:17:09 +0000 Comment by fab137 one of delsin's classic, timeless release. luscious 2013/03/07 17:44:24 +0000 Comment by Melodymann Takes me mentally back to all the good places in life... 2013/03/01 11:41:44 +0000 Comment by cjbushe Timeless. 2013/03/01 03:00:50 +0000 Comment by binaural Classic track, great! 2013/02/28 23:10:16 +0000 Comment by Onoffon (Code Deploy) MEGAFAV 2013/02/27 16:35:00 +0000 Comment by Lorenz Recordings nice sound 2013/02/26 19:12:22 +0000 Comment by Glam Pam I LOVE this!!!!.... 2013/02/24 21:43:15 +0000 Comment by Mr-Rossi Stunning, timeless track. The pads, the hats and by the time the claps come in here it's game over already. 2013/02/24 06:01:27 +0000 Comment by swindle Timeless, beautiful, genre ambivalent techno. Absolute classic. 2013/02/23 19:02:29 +0000 Comment by M(A)N(U) nice1 2013/02/23 14:27:26 +0000 Comment by Speed.rec cool 2013/02/23 14:26:08 +0000 Comment by Cicuta Netlabel Inspiration. Great travel. 2013/02/23 12:24:50 +0000 Comment by Cannonfist Dangerfield great bassline!! 2013/02/23 11:18:52 +0000 Comment by .ana delight 2013/02/23 10:38:03 +0000


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BECAUSE the Acta Columbiana published a satire upon New Haven in general, and the Yale Record in particular, the Courant and the News announce that hereafter they will not exchange with the Acta. We are not surprised that the Courant should make so foolish a move; but we had looked for better things from the News. It is too much like the childish, "I won't play with you." We sincerely hope that the Acta may not be obliged to suspend publication because of the determined hostility of Yale.
THOUGH they whisper, he and May,
I can hear each word they say;
For I rest,
Clinging to the ball-room's queen,
'Mid the lace and silken sheen
At her breast.
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Exxon, which has a triple-A credit rating, tapped the debt market this week with a $12 billion deal that has led analysts to speculate the oil major may be gearing up for an acquisition spree.
"We have the financial flexibility to pursue attractive opportunities and can adjust our investment program based on market demand fundamentals," Exxon Chief Executive Rex Tillerson said in a statement as he and other company executives met with analysts in New York.
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Early last year, Exxon said its average annual spending would be around $34 billion over the next several years.
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I'd like to thank the effort of making this module available for D7 first.
The following code in the module makes role names with non-ASCII character to be stripped off, entirely in some cases.
$perm .= preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/', '', $role_name);
The regular expression totally replaces Chinese/Japanese characters with nothing, for example. The role name ended up with an empty string, and making the module unfunctional.
A quick patch is not to replace any character, but use the role name as is. I don't know why the role name can be used as is...
I noticed some other minor I18N related issues (I don't know they warrant a bug report by themselves).
- The module is somehow reported to have a non UTF-8 character. I found N+~ character (used in Spanish, I guess), which is not saved as UTF-8.
- The permission screen cannot be translated due to lack of t() function. E.g. 'Edit users with no custom roles'
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Comment #1v1adimir CreditAttribution: v1adimir commented
it may be dangerous just removing
$perm .= preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/', '', $role_name);
We can use transliteration module API to generate latin name for hook_permission()
Third party developers seeking an easy way to transliterate text or file names
may use transliteration functions as follows:
if (function_exists('transliteration_get')) { $transliterated = transliteration_get($text, $unknown, $source_langcode); }
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It's dangerous because some characters are not allowed in permissions strings, and invalid characters can result in database corruption.
I added the
preg_replace call to address #709068: Square brackets [] in role name. There are a bunch of characters that aren't permitted to be used in permissions strings, but *which* characters aren't permitted unfortunately doesn't seem to be documented anywhere. In addition to square brackets mentioned in that issue, this comment says that commas are invalid.
We can use transliteration module API to generate latin name for hook_permission()
That sounds like a reasonable solution. If transliteration.module is installed, we should transliterate to Latin, then apply the existing
preg_replace. Patch attached.
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Thx for the patch @smokris. I have applied it, but unfortunatelly it does not work as desired. For some reason you have transliterated $perm not $role_name variable. So I rerolled your patch, see below.
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I intend to fix this as part of #2378869: Meta-issue for Beta 2 release. Please sign up as a follower of that issue and there will shortly be a patch that I would like feedback on.
The fix is to use role ID rather than role name to build the permission. We still use the name for the title that is visible to users.
Thanks for the patch, but I think role ID approach is better and also fixes several related issues, e.g. renaming roles.
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Walking into the Avon Theatre to see You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, you may suspect you've accidentally arrived at a theatre where a live-action Looney Tunes cartoon is playing.
Michael Gianfrancesco's set is a series of candy-coloured, nested proscenium arches that bring to mind the concentric circles that Porky Pig pops out of at the end of old Warner Bros. animated shorts.
As it happens, a Looney Tunes take on Peanuts is what you get in director Donna Feore's production of this 1999 update of the 1967 off-Broadway revue that loosely follows a day in the life of Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts characters.
Feore ramps up the energy to a manic Bugs Bunny level in an approach that is certainly lively, but it runs rather roughshod over the existentialist bent of Schultz's original strip. As a result, Stephen Patterson's zany, poker-faced Snoopy, rather than Ken James Stewart's sad-sack Charlie Brown, is the star of the show.
At one point, Snoopy dons a Viking helmet and sings "Kill the wabbit!" with vibrato in an homage to the Chuck Jones' classic What's Opera, Doc? Later, he puts on a pair of Groucho glasses to deliver the Marx Brothers' zinger: "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
Those aren't the only add-ons. Though the lyrics of Clark Gesner's original songs refer to stickball and marbles, Snoopy is the proud owner of a BlackBerry Playbook (what a non-conformist) and carries a cell phone that has Macarena as its ring tone.
During the rabbit chasing scene with Charlie Brown's little sister Sally (a pert Amy Wallis), she dons Kanye West shades while the notorious B.E.A.G.L.E. wraps gold chains around his neck and raps about being "the original Snoop dog."
Purists will balk, but the opening night audience ate up what you might charitably call Feore's post-modern aesthetic.
Alas, I happen to be one of those purists and so found much of this production a travesty. It felt like a slightly out-of-touch marketer's attempt to re-brand Peanuts as The New Adventures of Charlie Brown for a younger generation.
Admittedly, raised on hand-me-down Peanuts collections and low-key television specials, I've always found You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown slightly out-of-tune with the source material. It's a collection of jokes lifted directly from the strips that simply aren't very effective when read aloud, intermingled with songs that mildly pervert the characters of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Sally and Schroeder.
To those who listen to the Vince Guaraldi album every Christmas, Peanuts is about jazz, not show tunes – particularly, the saccharine, unmemorable brand of ditty penned by Gesner. (The catchiest tune, My New Philosophy, was written by Andrew Lippa for the 1999 Broadway revival that substituted Sally for Patty.)
Putting aside my own crabbiness, it's undeniable that You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown's young cast has tremendous talent.
The boyish Shaw Festival graduate Stewart has the perfect "failure face" for Charlie Brown, while Erica Peck finds just the right amount of bossiness for Lucy – and brings a rocker edge to the part. A bright-eyed Kevin Yee makes Linus his own neurotic creation, while Wallis's mischievous, Teletubby-esque Sally will please the ADHD kiddies in the audience almost as much as Patterson's Snoopy. Only Andrew Broderick as Schroeder seems less than fully comfortable in his role.
Gianfrancesco's set is truly scrumptious, including a morphing Snoopy's doghouse that contains a delightful surprise for the Suppertime number, and the cartoon-inspired projections by Sean Nieuwenhuis are brilliantly employed.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown inaugurates a new stream of children's plays at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. It seems an bizarre choice, arriving as it does 12 years after Schultz's death. Do kids these days really know Peanuts as anything beyond the foodstuff banned from their lunchboxes?
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
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- Book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner
- Additional dialogue by Michael Mayer
- Additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa
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Aug 30, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff WriterThe former Daisy Cleaners lot was put up for sale June 26.
Riverton City Council members voted Aug. 21 to take the former Daisy Cleaners property at 422 E. Main St. off the market.
City administrator Steven Weaver said no one has shown any interest in purchasing the property since it was put on the market June 26.
"Staff's recommendation is since it has been for sale for two months, council members need to vote to take it off the market," Weaver said. "Then we can figure out what to do with it in the future."
Council members voted Feb. 24 to put the parcel of land up for sale after demolishing the building that was deemed an eyesore.
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality said there were problems with the property, which had leaked fuel leftover from a gasoline station that had occupied the area.
The real estate agent for the property, Bryce Hunter of Home Source Realty, advised city staff that the future buyer could possibly have some liability issues for the contamination.
The asking price for the lot was $90,000, and Weaver said interested buyers might lose interest once they learned of the potential liability issues.
Weaver said the District 25 Recreation Board had expressed interest in giving money to help build a park on the corner lot.
Councilman Eric Heiser said the recreation board would be meeting next month to discuss whether or not they would put any money toward the property.
"As of right now there has been no formal vote by the board," Heiser said. "The idea was brought forth by a member who kept driving by the property and thought it should be made into a park."
Councilwoman Diana Mahoney said she wanted to clarify that the District 25 Recreation Board had never said they wanted to own the property.
"They have money set back and would be willing to donate, but they never once said anything about ownership," Mahoney said. "They merely offered some money."
Councilman Richard Gard said he was the only person who previously voted against the city purchasing the property and thought the city needed to find a way to relinquish ownership.
"We will never get $90,000 for that property, and whoever told us that is blowing smoke up our skirt," Gard said. "I am tickled the building is down, because that building was an eyesore for many years. I have some heartache that we give it 60 whole days to sell. I have lived in Riverton for a long time, and it takes a lot longer than 60 days to sell anything."
Gard suggested turning the current lot into a parking lot and sell spaces for people wanting to park in the area.
"If you look at the current lot, it is covered with vehicles," Gard said. "If no one wants to buy it, there are ways to revenue. We will never get rid of the line of ownership. We are in it now."
Councilman Todd Smith said he agreed with Gard and was concerned that the property had only been on the market for 60 days.
"I have heard from one person who suggested the city doesn't spend another dime on the property and drop the price a thousand dollars each week until it sells," Smith said. "That would get it back into the private sector."
Mayor Ron Warpness said he thought having a park downtown would add to the beautification and revitalization of Main Street.
"I think you have to invest in your community if you expect your businesses on Main Street to grow or have people want to move here," Warpness said.
Smith and Gard voted against taking the property off the market while the rest of the council voted in favor.
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Two men from Eltham and Bromley jailed for burgling a pensioner's home were arrested on a bus after being tracked there by a police sniffer dog.
Billy Hudson, 27, of Rochester Way, Eltham, and Sanchez Williams, 26, of Pike Close, Bromley, have each been sentenced to five years and eight months behind bars for taking part in the raid in Wrotham.
A third participant, Junior Lungo, 24, of Bracton Lane, Dartford, has had his sentencing adjourned.
The trio broke into a house in Pilgrims Way, Wrotham, on October 10 last year but found their escape route blocked when the elderly victim returned home.
The victim, aged in his 80s, saw their stolen Audi trying to exit his driveway and parked his own vehicle in the way.
Lungo leaped out of the Audi and attacked the victim's Jaguar with a sledgehammer, smashing the windscreen.
When the victim got out Lungo threw a laptop at him, which injured his hand.
The trio abandoned the Audi after the victim's gardener appeared. They jumped into the Jaguar and sped from the scene.
The victim remembered he had left his iPhone in his car, which had been installed with a tracking app.
This led police to the abandoned Jaguar in Heath End Road, Bexley, and a police dog followed the burglars' scent to a bus stop. All three were arrested on a bus.
The trio pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking and admitted two counts of burglary committed on the same day at a property in The Street, Sevenoaks.
Lungo also pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm and damaging the victim's car.
Hudson and Williams appeared before Maidstone Crown Court on May 23 and were jailed for a total of more than 11 years.
Detective Constable Mark Ansdell said: "The fact that one of these offenders used a sledgehammer to attack the victim's car shows the lengths they would go to commit crime and evade capture.
"Had they not been caught I'm sure that they would have carried on offending and it is highly likely that the level of violence would have escalated.
"Whilst we would never encourage people to tackle violent criminals the victim showed incredible courage to stop these men getting away.
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Volapük ("World Language") was invented in 1879 by Johann Martin Schleyer, a German priest who lived in Baden. Schleyer claimed the idea for creating an international language was suggested to him by God in a dream. His aim was to create a language which was "capable of expressing thought with the greatest clearness and accuracy" (Sprague, 1888) and was easy for as many people as possible to learn.
Schleyer based the vocabulary of Volapük on English, German and Latin and tried to eliminate sounds that would difficult for speakers of other languages to pronounce. Few of the resulting words are easily recognisable to English, German or Latin speakers. Schleyer also tried to reduce words to one syllable, and devised a complex set of grammatical rules for his language - a Volapük verb can have over 500,000 forms!
At first there was little interest in Volapük in the scientific and literary communities. Then in 1882 a society to promote the language was set up in Vienna. In 1884 interest in Volapük spread to Belgium and the Netherlands. By the late 1880s, there were Volapük societies springing up all over Europe, North and South America, Russia and parts of Asia. A number of periodicals in Volapük were published and conferences were held. The first world congress of Volapük was held in Germany in 1884, the second in 1887, the third in 1889. A its peak, Volapük had over 100,000 speakers.
The Volapük movement started to unravel after the third world congress in 1889 at which Professor Auguste Kerckhoffs, an enthusiastic French advocate of the language, was elected president of the Volapük Academy. Schleyer refused to recognise the authority of the Academy and within a few years the Volapük movement had collapsed.
In 1887 that Dr L. L. Zamenhof published his first work on Esperanto, which soon became the international auxiliary language of choice for Volapük enthusiasts and many others.
Valik mens labons leig e lib in dinits e dets. Givons lisäls e konsiens e mutons dunön okes in flenüg tikäl.
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