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Four classic science-fiction stories: 20 hours of great listening. This collection of classic Wells tales includes The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The War of The Worlds, and The Island of Doctor Moreau.
Public Domain (P)2012 Trout Lake Media
"good story lines, terrible narration"
The narration was too jerky, this may just be a personal preference, but I couldnt listen long to his pauses in odd spaces. Ive always loved HG Wells' stories, but couldnt take this narration.
I love HG Wells' stories, but couldnt listen to this collection.
"A huge reveal -times 3!"
Good heavens! Don't believe the other reviewers about the narration. Alan Munro is by far the best of the three, I love his accent. Give me more of him. The narrator for Dr. Moreau and the Invisible Man was the same, but I saw his narrating style as being quaint and adequate for the time period. George Eustice's narration of War of the Worlds was totally within reason, and yes, there were some weird noises in the background. But hey, twenty hours of a great science fiction writer like H. G. Wells, gimme a break! WELL WORTH THE PRICE, PEOPLE! WELL WORTH THE PRICE.
H. G,. Wells is a notable author. I have been familiar with his work since Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man. War of the Worlds in 1956 was one of the scariest movies my child's mind ever grasped - scared the hell out of me for weeks! I was not familiar with the Dr. Moreau piece, except in a peripheral sort of way as I am not a fan of horror films, so I can't comment too much on that. As a matter of fact, I glossed it over for the next book. Maybe I'll go back to it one day. Now the Time Machine with Rod (What's his name) was a great flick, and until I read this collection, I was not aware of how closely the film followed the book.
Now for the big reveal. All of the film versions that I remember were updated adaptations of the original work. The Invisible Man? I had no idea that the main character was so demoralized by his self-induced fate that he decides to take it out on the entire world. He turned out to be Lex Luthor, for God's sake. Mean just to be mean. What an eye opener. He seemed harmless enough in the Abbott and Costello movie, and I left it at that. But Wells shows through excellent character development how this man (told in first person) begins to deteriorate slowly as he desperately tries to figure out what he did to get in that state in the first place. Wells was a writer of contemporary fiction a la 1890s, and the descriptions he gives of the environment and the people who come across the invisible man are sensible for the 19th century and when placed in that context it was gripping, to say the least.
War of the Worlds is another story that has been corrupted over the last century. Although 1956s version is FAR superior to the more modern costly digital disaster, neither of them puts the story in its time perspective. London - 1895. Horses and carts, No huge buildings, largely an agrarian population, and the ability to stand on a hill and look over the city. The descriptive passages were amazing. I felt the angst of this man as he struggles, along with everyone else, to figure out what the hell is going on. Instantly, the entire city is in turmoil, with no relief in sight. Although we know the ending, the narration of the desperate lengths the main character goes through, the descriptions of the bodies left everywhere, dogs chewing at corpses, people fighting and robbing each other for anything and everything, and this man doesn't know what has happened to his wife. No film version can adequately depict the two weeks that he hid in the collapsed cottage, with the Martians at arm's length just outside the rubble.
Lastly, the Time Machine was perfect. The film version was faithful, but the story fleshes out the character and the environment so much better. Can you imagine? Science fiction in the 19th century?
Let me say this. I have bought some low-budget books in my time that I was immensely gratified to have made such a little dent in my pocketbook. They were garbage. At the same time, I have paid the member price for other books that I would have happily ripped to shreds they were so bad. But once in a while, something comes along that makes it all better. This collection of H. G. Wells classics is one of those.
"Horrific narrator/production. Buy kindle instead"
The narration was the worst I've ever heard. Aside from his strange pronunciation of the simplest words, he took strange pauses in the middle of sentences reminiscent of a child just learning to read, having to sound the words out in his head before saying them aloud. I will never purposely download anything narrated by Peter Batchelor again, and I will probably avoid anything produced by Trout Lake Media as well.
"Essential classics; bizarre production problems"
Yes on H.G. Wells, of course. I cannot fault all three narrators; but one of them I will avoid forever.
They are familiar classics to all science fiction fans and it is great fun to exam them afresh and see "what's really there." Wells has a lot to say.
This Audiobook has some very curious and highly irritating flaws. Although Peter Batchelor, narrator of the "Moreau" and "Invisible Man" books, has a perfectly wonderful, deep announcer's voice, his speech patterns are halting and maddeningly irregular. Sentences are forever falling away into fragments like lost Lego blocks. Narrative rubato? I think not. It's just plain weird. It is possible, however, to get used to it. Self-hypnosis might help. And then, in "The Invisible Man," some mischievous hacker (I suspect) has added some isolated background screams here and there, with a truly comic effect. It's just got to be a college prank played on the recording company. Batchelor also mispronounces some words: "satyr" becomes "satire" for instance. The French word "rit" ("laugh") becomes "ritt."
George Eustice is much better on "The War of the Worlds," but there are very curious background noises going on, not unlike old tape recorders being rewound, and sharply noticeable audio splices occur over and over. Alan Munro's "The Time Machine" is the least troubled of the recordings.
For the money, it's great -- but the low price surely reflects the fact that the publisher knows there are some big problems here.
I think we have all seen the movies by now! "Island of Lost Souls" (1933) is my favorite, but Wells loathed it and never granted his approval on the script. It's fun to read the original story to find out why!
Essential classic stories; irritating and bizarre production problems
With all their scientific improbabilities and impossibilities, H.G. Wells' tales are nonetheless the fount of much of today's speculative fantasy fiction. This collection, a real bargain for the price (or so it seems to me) contains the first great writings about an invasion from outer space; new human species engineered through (immoral) scientific means; the possibility of time travel and the horrors the future may hold for Man; and the dangers of experimentation with drugs that might render you invisible and turn you into an evil megalomaniac.
Lots of this stuff is utterly ridiculous, but Wells's aims go well beyond fairytale musings. "The Island of Doctor Moreau" condemns vivisection and warns us that we may at any time lose our humanity and revert to our beastly natures: Wells's hero is very much like Gulliver, and Swift is Wells's model. "The War of the Worlds" is violent and horrible, but it is also satirical in its view of late 19th-century English society and its pretentions to world power. This book too is a caveat against our losing our humanity and becoming like the genocidal Martians. "The Time Machine," perhaps the best of the novels, sees a predatory and evil caste system lurking in the future, while "The Invisible Man" takes the ageless fantasy of invisibility into a overt statement about the way such a dream can corrupt the dreamer. This is Wells's least new idea: we see it as far back as Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus." Wagner and Tolkien also link invisibility to corrupted morality.
At any rate, these are essential science fiction stories.
"Stick to the paper version!"
The narrator(s).
These readers cannot be professionals. These books sound like many of the free, public domaine books offered on many other sites.
I've seen three movie versions of "The Island Of Dr. Moreau. The 1932 film was the best and more enjoyable than the book.
Island of Dr Moreau: I found myself hating the characters. I was rooting for the "beast men" and hoping they would kill the protagonist.
I'm unable to finish this compilation - the reader ("...Moreau" and "Invisible Man") is more than I can handle. He's terrible.
"Don't buy it."
Not recommended. Boring reads.
Alan Munro was the worst. So disjointed. Who hired this guy?
I have been doing commercial voice overs for over 30 years and if I did a read anything like 2 of your narrators I wouldn't get any work. How could Audible let this happen? I am very disappointed.
"Narrator at gunpoint"
If you were to tell me the narrator was drugged, held at gunpoint, and commanded to read these books in the most drowsy way he could it'd make more sense.
Books are great, narrator needs to wake the hell up!
"Worth the low price, but that's it."
Unless you enjoy Wells' writings, I would not recommend this. The narrators, for the most part, add nothing to the boring stories. I was not a fan of the author as a teenager and these narrations did not change that. I will give H. G. Wells credit for the creative concepts, but wish someone else had told the tales. For the cost, this is a good collection for someone that wants to be acquainted with these works. Just don't expect anything special from it.
"great stories but the readers... not so much"
The readers here were very hit-or-miss. War of the Worlds was plagued by a dull performance and horrendous audio quality. around half of that story had an omnipresent static Howl in the background.
Torah-following family man, Multi-disciplined engineer, self-styled philologist and harsh critic of humanist Progressive religion.
"Timeless great stories"
Dr. Moreau's narrating aside, this is a wonderful collection of essential Wells. I believe it is George Eistice who really needs a lesson in commas. Suffer through it. The story, and the others with great narration, are well worth the distraction.
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Scoring has obviously been down lately in the NBA, and it's possible (although probably not likely), that the NBA might change some rules to help boost scores back up. If this were to happen, which changes do you guys think should be made?
I think they'd be best off soing something subtle, like lowering the half-court 8 second violation.


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The Pacers probably knew they had to play better than they did in their first three
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The first half was miserable, as nobody could hit a shot. Hard to blame them
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at the half (13-for-43 or 30.2%).
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ihrjordan wrote:so what's stopping you from ordaining?
Invincible_Summer wrote:It may just be "delusion" talking
manas wrote:Invincible_Summer wrote:It may just be "delusion" talking
Or it might just be that you know yourself well enough, to know what is most suitable for you at this stage of your life. Not all Buddhists should ordain anyway. If all Buddhists got ordained, it would make getting dana very difficult for all those monks and nuns, would it not?
ihrjordan wrote:My question is something iv'e been battling with myself for some time....What is stopping you from ordaining as a monk? Every now and then i go over this question in my head. As iv'e come to see in my meditation practice, everything in the material world is uncontrollable and unsatisfying so why go on? It seems as though I am subconsciously torturing myself to an extent just by staying. But the reasons i always come up with when asked the question is "I want to have kids one day" and "I don't look like a monk" (because I am black/white idk) and those are probably the only 2 things stopping me as of now....so what's stopping you from ordaining?
I'm to old.
cooran wrote:Age IS a barrier for any older female thinking of ordaining.
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Pearl Jam's 'Ten' Surpasses 10 Million Copies Sold
Pearl Jam's 'Ten' album had already achieved diamond certification for shipping more than 10 million copies, but the landmark record has now officially sold more than 10 million copies.
Billboard reports that this past week the album sold nearly 4,000 copies, which helped it pass the milestone. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the disc became the 22nd album to reach the mark since Nielsen began tracking sales data in 1991. Since the start of that period, Metallica's self-titled "black" album holds the mark for sales, moving 15.86 million copies.
'Ten' launched Pearl Jam's career in 1991, beginning with the breakout single 'Alive,' followed by the furious energy of 'Even Flow' and the major MTV hit 'Jeremy.' In addition, the song 'Black' got plenty of radio play and tracks like 'Why Go,' 'Once,' and 'Oceans' became fan favorites.
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October 29, 2012 — Coral Gables, FL — The University of Miami Frost School of Music is pleased to present the fifth week of Festival Miami 2012—Florida's premier live music festival. Now in its 29th season, Festival Miami features a diverse blend of exciting performers showcasing their talents alongside brilliant students and faculty artists. In addition, visiting artists conduct free lectures and master classes to share their insight with audiences. Festival Miami begins October 2 and concludes November 4.
The fifth and final week of this dynamic festival begins in UM Gusman Hall on October 30 with the popular annual Songwriters Showcase, featuring songs written and performed by students enrolled in the Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music program. Top songwriters and faculty serve as judges, and the audience is polled for their favorite selections! On November 2, a tribute to Nat "King" Cole features vocal stylist and guitarist George Benson with his band and the Frost School's stellar Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra. The concert will also include many of the songs from Cole's classic albums, performed by his younger brother Freddy Cole – an international jazz favorite. This concert is presented at the Adrienne Arsht Center, in conjunction with the JazzRoots Series. On November 3, multi-Grammy Award winner Jon Secada will perform an intimate cabaret-style show in UM Gusman Hall, featuring his numerous hits and popular Broadway selections. Festival Miami closes on November 4 with a grand finale in the Adrienne Arsht Center, with Karen Kennedy conducting a massive ensemble comprised of the Master Chorale of South Florida, Florida's Singing Sons Boychoir, the Frost Chorale and the Frost Symphony Orchestra performing Carl Orff's thrilling Carmina Burana, the most popular choral work of this century.
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A fourth stolen car report surfaced Wednesday involving a vintage vehicle taken during Classic Car Week.
Pacific Grove police said Wednesday that an El Dorado County resident reported his 1962 red Corvette vanished after he parked it late Saturday at a bed and breakfast.
The theft apparently occurred between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m., police Cmdr. John Miller said.
The owner said he parked at the lodging in the 300 block of Central Avenue and discovered the car missing an hour later when a friend came by.
The car owner said whoever took it must not have started the engine because he said "he would have heard if it was fired up," Miller said.
Three other vintage cars — two 1961 Chevrolet Impala convertibles and a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air — were reported stolen from auction lots over the weekend in the Monterey area.
Law enforcement officials say it is unusual for cars to be stolen during the annual event that brings scores of the world's most special cars to the Monterey Peninsula at various venues.
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The millionaires are looking for some extra scratch, and the billionaires are trying to avert their responsibility.
That is way too simplistic, even if it does make for a sexy summation of the latest issue to come betwixt the owners of professional teams and their principal employees, the men who play the games we watch.
This latest battle is about to be played out in California, where legislation is pending that would make it more difficult for the majority of professional athletes to get workers' compensation for injuries suffered while playing.
The matter is so bigger than sports.
It's about liberal California laws that allow professional athletes who did not play for one of the dozen California professional sports teams to file a workers' comp claim provided they played at least one game in the state.
Some things about this should upset us more than the fact that someone who chose to engage in a vocation where health issues are a virtual certainty now wants help paying for his health problems. (Unlike, say, a mine worker who perhaps couldn't find any other employment, no one could be characterized as "settling" for a job as a professional athlete.)
What is most troubling is that we already pay enough for insurance. And professional athletes winning big awards contributes to premiums rising ever higher.
Additionally, when those premiums are higher for the owners of teams, they need to find a way to offset yet another cost, which means a more expensive product for the fan.
See, so much of this legal gobbledygook can be boiled down to its base line: feuds between those with more money than most of us will end up costing most of us more money.
A Los Angeles Times article over the weekend described several instances of players who made a good amount of money in their careers playing for teams outside the state and were subsequently awarded six-figure workers comp claims in California – in addition to claims collected in the states where they played.
One example given in the Times article was Terrell Davis, who grew up in San Diego but played his entire seven-year career for the Denver Broncos and played just nine NFL games in California. Davis' record-breaking career was cut short by chronic knee problems. In 2011, Davis was awarded $199,000 by a workers' compensation court.
The Times reports that three-quarters of a billion dollars has been paid in California to approximately 4,500 professional athletes over the past 30-odd years.
It would be too easy to lash out at the millionaire athletes and say they are bilking the system.
To do so overlooks the fact that the majority of professional athletes don't make millions. It also ignores the reality that these guys retire in their 20s or 30s with a long time yet to live (and pay medical bills that for many never stop). Davis, for instance, is likely looking at knee replacement surgery down the line.
It also fails to recognize that professional athletes pay taxes in all the states in which they play, and every one of us know California is not shy about what it shaves off its workers' wages.
Of course, even bringing up paying taxes might complicate this argument. Because before you get outraged that rich people are getting financial aid to ease the pain of medical care, you need to understand that taxpayers do not get stuck with workers' comp bills. Workers comp is paid by employers, in this case the owners of professional teams.
Virtually every football player files a line-of-duty disability claim after his career. You get hurt playing this game. It's virtually guaranteed. Not many get an award, I'm told.
NFL teams can make it inconvenient for former players to work through the maze of tests and forms required. Players have told me in the past that they feel like the jumping through hoops is designed to frustrate them and even make them give up trying to collect.
Even though no one forced them to play football, it is their job, and I believe that players have every right to have their medical bills paid in perpetuity for injuries incurred in the course of performing their jobs.
And I can't argue with players taking advantage of a stupid law.
But the issue of players double dipping in California when they may have played just a handful of games in the state, is outrageous.


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IPRM program evaluation criteria established
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When the Integrated Planning and Resource Management (IPRM) process was first introduced to the Laurier community, it was paired with a fundamental question: How will we continue to make Laurier a better institution?
IPRM is designed to answer this question by identifying the key principles and priorities that are essential to Lauriers future, then putting resources toward those priorities. Key to the prioritization process is the criteria by which each academic and administrative program will be evaluated. For the purposes of IPRM, a program is defined as having a common set of activities that can be discretely defined, has clear and definable clientele, and consumes resources.
Academic and Administrative Priorities Teams
The Academic and Administrative Priorities teams have compiled a comprehensive list of academic and administrative programs based on input from and consultation with deans and administrative areas.
Academic programs include all programs for credit, as well as service teaching and research. Administrative programs include all additional functions within units such as information technology, human resources, co-op and career, dean's offices, registrarial services, the Library, etc. All campus programs will be reviewed by one of the two teams.
In addition to finalizing the list of programs, the Academic and Administrative Teams have been meeting regularly and working diligently over the past few months to develop the criteria and weights for program evaluation. Their criteria recommendations have been reviewed and approved by the Planning Task Force (PTF).
The criteria will be incorporated into one academic template and one administrative template. A completed template will be required for each program at Laurier. For information on criteria and weightings, please click here.
Next Steps
The Academic and Administrative Priorities Teams are working to create and pilot test the templates designed to gather information related to each criteria. It is anticipated that templates will then be finalized and distributed in the fall. Data compiled by the Office of Institutional Research will be made available to those completing the templates, and training and support will be provided.
Once completed, the templates will be reviewed and evaluated by the Academic or Administrative Priorities Teams, after which the teams will provide prioritization recommendations to the PTF. These recommendations will form the basis of the PTFs prioritization recommendations to the Senate and Board of Governors.
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The Resource Management Team has been compiling and reviewing material on different budget models and the application of those models in the Canadian and U.S. university setting, as well as examining the processes undertaken to develop and implement these models. The team has received a presentation on the budget model and process currently in place at Laurier, and is now beginning to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.
I commend the IPRM working groups for their hard work and dedication over the spring and summer months, said Laurier President and Vice-Chancellor, Max Blouw. The teams have maintained their commitment to a collaborative and transparent process that is being driven by members of the Laurier community. I have no doubt that their efforts will contribute to Lauriers strategic success in the years ahead.
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I like that we have competition in the world of Professional Wrestling. I think it's healthy for business as it forces the creative teams for each promotion to continue to think of storylines that will grab our attention. It's up to the performers themselves to hold it for as long as they can (a lost art, but that's for another blog)
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PRIMETIME FINDS MORE TIME IN TIRES August 19th Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada - After a two day test with their tire partner "Hankook Tire USA", Primetime Race Group was very excited about what the results had shown. The team arrived at Mosport ...
August 19th Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada - After a two day test with their tire partner "Hankook Tire USA", Primetime Race Group was very excited about what the results had shown. The team arrived at Mosport International Raceway on Monday morning and was greeted by over 200 tires and 4 Hankook engineers. The test plan involved a lot of back to back testing between compounds and tire construction. Over the course of two days, drivers Feinberg and Hall had crossed the finish line almost 250 times on the 2.5 mile track.
The first test day was dedicated to mostly compound testing which proved to show a tremendous gain in overall grip. The second day was all about tire construction which is mostly about how the sidewall of the tire flexes and can be just as important as the compound. At the end of the test the team had chosen a compound and construction combo that found the team closing the gap on their competitors by nearly two full seconds.
"This was one of the most successful tire tests I've ever been involved with. We tested several different mold shapes, tread compounds, and carcass constructions, and the drivers provided us with instant feedback that was also backed up by our computer data. Primetime has been a great asset to our race tire development program, and we look forward to a great future together" said Dave Martin, Senior Project Engineer of Hankook Motorsports Programs.
Primetime had started their ALMS venture on Michelins which is what the Viper had been developed on in Europe for FIA GT3. After finding that the GT3 specs would not be competitive enough for ALMS GT2, Primetime made the decision to start over with Hankook and develop their own GT2 tire that would be more specific to the hurdles faced in ALMS. Hankook and Primetime will continue to make improvements through the rest of the season and hopes to see big improvements for the 2009 season.
"Our partnership with Hankook has been the best addition to our program, as a global company they have truly focused their time and commitment to give us the best chance to compete. Our goal is to finish off this season strong and show up even stronger in 2009", said team owner Joel Feinberg.
The team will begin official practice and testing on August 22nd and try to find even more gains in time for the 2008 Grand Prix of Mosport on Sunday August 24th. Primetime also supports 3 Elan DP-02 cars running in the IMSA Lites Series which has races on Saturday and Sunday. Feinberg, who is second in the series points, will be driving the #7 Hankook sponsored car as he looks to take the lead in the 2008 Championship.
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DC Unlimited's first assortment of Killzone 2 action figures will include (photos of figures not available- game art pictured above):It is the year 2357 and, after years of fighting, the Interplanetary Strategic Alliance (ISA) sends its fleet to Helghan, the home planet of its bitter enemy – the Helghast. In a daring bid to defeat them and remove their tyrannical leader, ISA troopers begin their assault on Helghan, a world as brutal and merciless as the Helghast themselves.
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Some 15 of the 2011 Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade entries are participating for the first time, and organizers expect the annual event to go smoothly once again
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
When the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade steps off at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, a number of the participants will be marching for the first time.
According to Dallas Tavern Guild Executive Director Michael Doughman, about 15 percent of the entries are new participants this year.
Abandoned Vehicle Enforcement
Among the new entries is Abandoned Vehicle Enforcement.
The Fort Worth towing company has taken over much of the private property non-consent towing business in Oak Lawn over the last year. Owner Scott Gorby said that a towing company that had much of the business in Oak Lawn, but was damaging cars and acting illegally, is out of business.
He added that one property after another has been recommending his company, in part because he's part of the community and he services more than 2,000 accounts.
Of the company's 30 employees, Gorby said nine are gay and more than 20 want to ride the company float that will feature a truck on top of their flatbed with beach balls, frisbees, T-shirts, beads, candy and music.
The banner on the side of the truck will read, "It only gets better when companies support their employees of the LGBT community. WE DO."
"I never thought when I was 40 I'd be running a towing company," Gorby said, but that's just part of the diversity in the LGBT community.
Once in A Blue Moon
Once In A Blue Moon Dances has been staging women's dances for a dozen years but this is their first time participating in the parade.
"It's an awesome marketing tool," said Gloria McDonald, also known at the dances as DJ4Peace. "We'll get our name out and the best view is from inside the parade."
The group will have a float featuring a silhouette of ladies dancing against a moon.
Once in a Blue Moon holds women's dances the second Saturday of each month as well as theme dances on Halloween, New Years and Valentine's Day. They meet at DanceMasters, 10675 E. Northwest Highway.
Teddy Bears for Troopers
Teddy Bears for Troopers was created in 2005 by Jesse Boudria when she was just 9 years old. Her stepdad is a state trooper who mentioned to her that they often kept teddy bears in their patrol cars to give to children who are frightened of police during an arrest of a parent or when they were involved in a serious accident.
During her first year, Boudria collected about 100 bears but now has given Texas troopers more than 4,000. Dallas, Irving and Grand Prairie police have also received bears from her organization.
The group has started a new program called Komfort a Kid, designed to help children get through the first 24 hours after being removed from their home by Child Protective Services.
Boudria's mother, Tricia Adams, said that her daughter wanted to participate in the parade because she is very supportive of gay rights.
"Her 20-year-old brother is gay, as well as several other members of her extended family," Adams said. "By participating in the parade this year, she hopes to increase awareness about Teddy Bears for Troopers and hopes that people who are involved in various organizations will contact TBFT to schedule a teddy bear drive."
Boudria's already attended Pride three times.
"We have a close friend who was a Strangerette Officer — David Cheek," Adams said.
Tyler Area Gays
Members of Tyler Area Gays have marched before with the East Texas P-FLAG entry. But this year, the group held spaghetti dinners and garage sales to raise the money to build a float.
Tyler Area Gays is a three-year-old group that has gained quite a bit of visibility in East Texas. On World AIDS Day last year, members dedicated a monument in Bergfield Park to remember hate crime victim Nicholas West.
Responding to Mayor Barbara Bass' call to plant trees in the city, TAG collected $500 and planted 20 trees. And their name is posted along Highway 69 as part of the Adopt-A-Highway project.
Why that particular road?
"Someone in the highway department has a good sense of humor," a TAG spokesman said.
The group expects about 25 members to come to Dallas from East Texas to ride the float and others to just enjoy the parade from the sidelines.
Dallas Derby Devils
The Dallas Derby Devils, DFW's all-female flat track roller derby league, will be rolling down Cedar Springs on skates, tossing beads as they go.
Organizer Julie Zais said her sister is bisexual but she got the group involved.
"I've been to the parade every year," she said, "And I'm a huge supporter."
Zais said she hopes at least half the league's 120 skaters will be there.
"We have tryouts soon," she said, and the league's playoffs in North Richland Hills are coming up on Sept. 24.
Pride on parade
According to Doughman, this year's parade includes 105 to 110 entries, a few more than last year.
"We're somewhat constrained by the city," he said, explaining that the city doesn't want main intersections closed more than two hours and the parade crosses several busy roads including Oak Lawn Avenue at Cedar Springs Road.
"If it got bigger, we'd need a broader location," he said. And that means taking the parade out of Oak Lawn. "If we take it out of Oak Lawn, we'll kill it," he said.
Costs for producing the parade have almost tripled in the past decade. He said that Homeland Security and the Patriot Act have imposed restrictions that have added expense.
In the 1990s, the parade cost about $50,000 to produce. This year, the Dallas Tavern Guild expects expenses to top $140,000. Before recent regulations, 30 police were enough to cover the afternoon event. Now 85 must be hired. Fencing an area for festivals is the latest regulation adding to costs.
Still, Doughman expects this year's parade to appear as seamless as ever.
He advised people to arrive early to find parking, which is always a problem. DART's Green Line runs to Market Center Station and is a short walk to the end of the parade staging area on Wycliff Avenue, but about a mile from the main viewing area. No shuttle buses run from the station to the Cedar Springs area.
Gorby reminded people to watch for towing signs and not to park in private lots that do not share their parking with neighboring businesses and the community.
Although a record crowd may attend, Doughman expects little trouble. He said that last year there were no arrests and few incidents that required police.
The Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade steps off Sunday, Sept. 18, at 2 p.m. The parade begins on Cedar
Springs Road, at the Wycliff Avenue intersection, then moves down Cedar Springs, across Oak Lawn Avenue, to Turtle Creek Boulevard, where the route turns left to end at Lee Park.
The Festival in Lee Park immediately follows, and this year, for the first time, the park will be fenced in, with a $5 entry fee charged at the gate. For more information on the festival changes, see the story on Page 10 in this issue. For more information on the parade and festival, go online to DallasTavernGuild.org.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition September 16, 2011.


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A brand that has always been synonymous with class and style, Persol re-launches one of its iconic models in the famous version worn by Steve McQueen™.
It was 1968 when an already famous and charming Steve McQueen™ appeared on a motion picture set wearing for the first time the Persol PO 714 model. The film was The Thomas Crown Affair (directed by Norman Jewison) and elevated both Steve McQueen™, anti-hero by nature, and his sunglasses, inseparable allies in on-set adventures, to legendary status. McQueen™, a fan of the brand and the PO 714 model, owned a personal collection, and in 2006, one of his pieces was auctioned for approximately $70,000. Wearing Persol PO 714 off screen played a role in making them a legendary style icon. The indomitable and passionate, free spirited and offbeat actor said: "I don't believe in that phony hero stuff" remaining true only to himself and his Persols.
Persol celebrates the actor by re-launching his favorite model in a limited edition of just 10,000 handmade pieces, to be sold worldwide.
New PO 714 differs from the original version for a series of small but important details: - the return of the blue lens - the favorite of Steve McQueen™ ; - a folding closure at the back end of the temple arm - no longer top to bottom, but now from outside to inside; - the Supreme Arrow, Persol's distinctive mark, is the functional element enclosing the hinges. Here, it is mounted both on the temple arm and front of the frame - as in the classic model - as well as on the folding hinge and middle of the temple arm, with a total of four arrows. This design choice clearly accentuates the identity of a model that is already iconic; - the Steve McQueen™ signature emblazons the inside of the temple arm as well as the elegant leather case.
Five shots by photographer William Claxton - a friend of the actor's who portrayed him in all his different impersonations, from daring biker to Hollywood star, from stud to family man, helping to give a realistic image of the man and the performer - show the Hollywood legend at different times of his life. These moments also pinpoint the history of Persol, its retro yet incredibly modern style, its timeless elegance, by highlighting a model that continues to honor one of the best-loved celebrities of the last 50 years, in the world of movies and beyond. In particular, three of these shots - taken in 1962 - will be used as the subjects of Persol's 2011 advertising campaign. The first one features the actor driving a Jaguar XKSS along Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, CA; in the second he poses in front of his greatest passion: motors. The last one shows him during a moment of leisure. In all three photos the actor is wearing his inseparable PO 714 sunglasses. The restyled version of the model will be officially announced during an event to be held at Sunglass Hut, the company's flagship store, on New York's 5th Avenue.
The long and painstaking production of the special edition PO 714 SM must go through ten additional phases compared to the original model. The folding frame begins as a single piece of acetate, an then is broken at three points, on both sides and at the bridge. Housings are created in the upper and lower parts to accommodate the hinges, while all folding areas are filed till smooth. After fitting the core, the hinges are attached and the frames go through a finishing process to produce a seamless silhouette for maximum comfort. To top it off, each blue-tinted crystal lens is hand fit into a classic PO 714. The color palette includes 3 versions, all in acetate with neutral glass lenses made from very pure silica: the model worn by Steve McQueen™ in light Havana with blue lenses (PO 714SM 96/56); Havana with honey lenses (PO 714SM 24/33), and black with grey smoke polarized lenses (PO 714SM 95/58). Craftsmanship is on equal footing with technology in this model that offers a version with polarized lenses, a Persol exclusive that incorporates a polarizing filter into glass lenses, providing clear and well defined vision while blocking out reflected light. An icon is reborn in this limited edition, designed for those who appreciate its quintessential quality: true aficionados and collectors. Available exclusively at select optometrists in America starting September 20, 2010 and from October 20, 2010, in Italy and France as well.
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TWICKENHAM-BOUND Trowbridge will return to South West level rugby next season after a battling display earned them a 27-19 victory over Aylesbury in Saturday's Southern Counties promotion play-off at Doric Park.
Trowbridge, who will face Staffordshire side Leek in next Sunday's RFU Intermediate Cup final at the home of English rugby, secured a return to level six rugby for the first time since the 2009-10 season despite trailing for most of the match.
Steve Ojomoh's home side were forced to battle back from a 14-0 deficit during the course of the match, but their superior forward power eventually ground down the Buckinghamshire men.
Aylesbury, who finished as runners-up in Southern Counties North to set up the play-off against the home side, who finished similarly in Southern Counties South, were quicker out of the blocks in each half and, while Trowbridge were not at their fluent best, the desire that has been a hallmark of their campaign bore fruit again.
A low-key opening was enlivened early on as Aylesbury skipper Gary Horne was sin-binned for an ugly high tackle on home scrum-half Tom Weaver, Trowbridge flanker Barry Coombs also seeing yellow for his act of retaliation.
The visitors though wre in the ascendancy, flanker Adam Bown breaking through but being unable to link up with teammates, before Aylesbury deservedly took the lead as the midway point of the half approached.
The forwards piled on the pressure and centre Mike Durose piled over by the posts, James Woodfall adding the relatively simple conversion.
Three minutes later, Aylesbury doubled their lead as the forwards rumbled forwards from a lineout and lock Jim Dodds claimed the touchdown, Woodfall adding the extras with panache in what were difficult kicking conditions.
Trowbridge had been sluggish and lethargic up until that point, falling off tackles and coughing up cheap possesion.
But they finally got on the board just after the half hour mark as the forwards enjoyed a spell of pressure and prop Lee Fairclough eventually bounced off tackles to reach the line.
Lloyd Davis was unable to add a difficult conversion, but the home side cut the gap further with a brilliant try minutes later.
The elusive running of full-back Jackson Szabo left the defence for dead up the touchline and his perceptive inside pass found winger James Davies. Davies was closed down but threw an equally impressive pass inside for Coombs to take and claim the score.
The game looked finely poised heading into the second period, but once again, Trowbridge were slow out of the blocks.
Aylesbury swarmed forward and the hosts ran out of men as Woodfall claimed the try out wide.
Staring at the end of their promotion dream, Trowbridge rolled up their sleeves and worked the hard yards upfield.
Davis missed a long-range penalty shot in the wind but the pack were starting to exert their authority.
A spell of extended pressure yielded its reward as Aylesbury repeatedly offended close to their line, referee Brian Perry losing patience and awarding the penalty try that Davis converted.
That set up a grandstand final 10 minutes and the decisive moment arrived courtesy of an Aylesbury error. Overthrowing a lineout, Trowbridge prop Sean Jones gathered and ploughed forward, the space being created out wide for Szabo's dancing feet to send him over in the corner.
Davis added a quite brilliant conversion from the touchline in gusty conditions and stretched the lead to eight with a penalty from in front of the posts soon afterwards.
Aylesbury returned to the front foot, but the home defence were in no mood to gift any further opportunities and Perry's whistle started another round of raucous celebrations.


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Johannesburg - A West Rand student who was attacked by a rhino at the weekend was reportedly advised by the game park owner to move closer to the animals to pose for pictures.
This happened just moments before she was impaled and seriously injured, Beeld newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Chantal Beyer, 24, who is in the intensive care unit of the Krugersdorp Private Clinic, told her uncle, Thom Peeters, that game park owner Alex Richter had snapped pictures of her just seconds before the accident, and that he had suggested she should "stand just a little bit closer".
Peeters said the rhino's horn had penetrated Beyers' chest from behind, on the right, almost exiting through her shoulder and resulting in a collapsed lung and broken ribs.
She was on a game drive with nine other people at the Aloe Ridge hotel and nature reserve in Muldersdrift when Richter stopped near two rhinos.
He reportedly used chunks of mieliepap to coax the rhinos towards them, then told his guests they could get out of the car to take pictures, as it was completely safe.
When Beeld visited Aloe Ridge on Monday, Richter declined to comment, then got into his car and drove away. - Sapa


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"I thought about (Senior Night) a lot actually," Page said. "It went through my head that we're going to smack these guys and maybe I'd get some reps in the end. But nothing, nothing ever like this."
No, Page, nor the more than 10,000 fans in attendance ever dreamt that it would be the fifth-year senior from Texas who would come off the bench for the first time all season and lead Ball State (8-3, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) to a resounding 52-27 beating of the Bobcats (8-3, 4-3).
Those tears that Page fought back were emotions flowing as he talked about his biggest fan, his mother (Kim Page), and the support that she's showed him through thin and thinner.
"Y'all can't do that," Page said when asked to speak about his mother. "My mother is my backbone. She's had my back in everything that I've ever done. I saw her in the stands and I told her 'Go down there; I have to give you a hug.' That moment was something that I'll never forget."
Page came to Muncie after turning down an offer from Oregon (yes, that Oregon) and he was heralded as the Golden Child, only to be beaten out two-plus years later by a lesser-regarded recruit (Keith Wenning), who is in the midst of making a mockery of the Cardinal record book.
Page threw only seven passes as a junior, and he hadn't taken an offensive snap this fall until Wednesday.
But instead of sulking, causing disruptions, or even considering transferring, Page became great friends with the guy who took his glory, even closer with the coaches who wouldn't play him, and he pushed himself to his physical and mental limits in order to be great – just in case he ever needed to be.
Ball State needed him to be great Wednesday. And he was.
Cardinals coach Pete Lembo hadn't given Page a second glance all season. However, on Wednesday when Wenning strained his Achilles tendon on a second-quarter reception of all things, the Cardinals called on Page not just to play, but to play well against a conference power.
"When I'm thinking about what just happened," Lembo said, "I'm just taken aback by what an amazing story this is. What you just saw was pretty special."
When Wenning went down after landing awkwardly on a catch from receiver Jamill Smith, Ball State was clinging to a 17-14 lead. Page was called upon and he delivered. Immediately.
He ran for a 5-yard touchdown on his first play from scrimmage and later threw for two more scores. He finished the night having completed five of seven passes for 41 yards, while rushing for another 34. More importantly, he led his team to 35 points in just over a half of football, as the Cardinals strengthened their bowl resume with yet another strong performance in front of bowl representatives (Little Caesar's Bowl) and a national television (ESPNU) audience. (Ball State upset 25th-ranked Toledo on ESPN2 last week.)
"Kelly ran the offense and he ran it well," Lembo said. "It was a pretty big win guys, a pretty big win. So let's not make any Christmas plans."


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Bauer set for spot start after Major League callup
ST. PETERSBURG -- Trevor Bauer will make his first start with the Indians on Saturday, but he won't be staying for long.
Cleveland manager Terry Francona said Friday that Trevor Bauer will make a spot start Saturday in place of the injured Scott Kazmir, before Carlos Carrasco returns from his suspension and becomes a more permanent replacement.
The latest plan for the rotation, Francona said, look like this: Bauer on Saturday, Justin Masterson on Sunday, Ubaldo Jimenez on Monday, Carrasco on Tuesday, Brett Myers on Wednesday and Zach McAllister on Thursday. That means Bauer will be sent back to Triple-A Columbus at some point after Saturday's start, most likely Tuesday, when Jason Giambi comes off the disabled list.
"Without the day off the first two weeks of the season, that way we can now have Brett and guys fall in line and get an extra day, which I think we all think [is] really good," Francona said.
Bauer was intially scheduled to be Columbus' Opening Day starter on Thursday, but he was told to throw a side session in the bullpen instead. He couldn't remember if he found out before or after that session that his first start of the season would be in the Majors, nor was he particularly worked up about making his 2013 debut for the Tribe.
Then again, Bauer said, he wasn't too amped up about his Major League debut last season, either.
"That one, to me, was just another baseball game that happened to be in the big leagues. It wasn't like a meteoric event that you may think it would be," Bauer said. "I don't really get too nervous or pumped up or anything like that for anything, really. I'm just kind of more even-keeled. Kind of the same.
"I think that's just the way I am. I wish I could get more excited about stuff. I pitched in the College World Series. I grew up as a kid watching the College World Series, then [I] get there and it's supposed to be this awesome, 'Oh, it's Rosenblatt [Stadium].' And I'm like, 'Oh, that's cool.' So sometimes I wish I did get a little more excited and realize how cool events are, but I guess I kind of look back and say, 'Oh, that was pretty cool.'"
Toward the end of camp, Bauer said he was "trying to overwrite 10 years of neuromuscular programming in four or five weeks," which wasn't an easy process for him. But he said Friday he accomplished everything he wanted to in Spring Training, and he feels "pretty good" heading into the start against the Rays.
Bauer will have more time to make adjustments in the Minors, while Carrasco will slot into the rotation after serving out the rest of his six-game suspension. Francona said Carrasco has been working in the bullpen and recently pitched a simulated game. Carrasco should be able to join the Tribe in the dugout as soon as Sunday, Francona said, then he'll throw another side session before starting Tuesday.
"He's ready to go," Francona said.
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Cardinals to slow pace of Carpenter's recovery
LOS ANGELES -- The Cardinals have decided to slow down Chris Carpenter's throwing program after the right-hander did not respond as well as hoped after throwing about 80 pitches during a bullpen session on Thursday.
The change of plans means that Carpenter is no longer scheduled to face hitters during live batting practice on Tuesday. Instead, he will continue to work his arm through long toss and bullpen sessions.
"He's been working fast and last time didn't feel as good," manager Mike Matheny said. "The first few times [he threw off the mound] it was like, 'I feel great. I feel great.' Then this time, it was like, 'I feel like I've done more work.' That's just an [indication] that we need to slow down a little bit."
This setback is not comparable to the one that Carpenter dealt with in early February, when numbness and discoloration in his arm forced Carpenter to shut down. This new issue was described as soreness resulting from Carpenter's attempt to push himself through his throwing program as quickly as possible.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It's hard to imagine, in this day of commercial airplane travel, vehicles and an Interstate system, a time when traveling across the country was a major -- and often risky -- undertaking.
"Flyin' West" by Pearl Cleague, now on stage at Weathervane Playhouse through Feb. 24, gives the audience a glimpse of the pioneering era, through the eyes of four African-American women in Nicodemus, Kansas. They, like many, took advantage of the United States Homestead Act of 1860, which gave away plots of land to those willing to settle west and develop their properties. The Homestead Act, along with the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolishing slavery, gave many former slaves the chance to leave the still-segregated south to make their own lives out west.
"It is definitely an interesting script," said director Jennifer Kay Jeter. "It tells the story of slavery and the migration in a very conversational way. Those who moved west, it meant leaving what security you had, and living in a sod house by a river until you could cut your own timber and build your house. It must have taken a lot of pain and fear to get people to leave."
Jeter did point out one uncomfortable truth about the Homestead Act: that "the Homestead Land was taken from the Native Americans."
The story centers on two former slaves and two freeborn women who moved west. Leah (played by Pamela Morton of Twinsburg), had moved out by herself to Nicodemus years before, and served as a mentor to Sophie (played by Roslyn Henderson-Sears), and sisters Fannie and Minnie (played by Tina Thompkins and Dana Rhodes respectively), whom Sophie took under her wing after their parents were killed in a Yellow Fever epidemic when they were children. Now Leah is older and frail, and has been staying with Sophie and Fannie. Minnie had moved to England with her new husband Frank (played by Marc Jackson) but the two of them have returned to visit. Also, Wil Parish (played by Jermaine Lamar Harris), who likes Fannie, frequently visits and assists when he can.
There are two main stories. One, there have been speculators trying to buy property from the residents of Nicodemus, something Sophie strongly objects to. She has strong visions of an all-black town, where they can have their own land, their own churches and will be free to run their own lives. The other issue is more personal: it becomes clear early on that Minnie's marriage to Frank has turned abusive, and the others have to decide how far they will go to protect her.
Jeter said that this type of scenario, where unrelated people band together to assist each other and others going west solo like Leah had done, would not have been uncommon.
"It wasn't like there were families going because the families had fallen apart, either due to slavery or the Yellow Fever epidemic at that time," Jeter said.
Jetter said that she had the cast "had fun with the research."
"For one rehearsal, I brought in tobacco and china, like it would have been made then," she said. "The oval pictures [on stage] are from my family, from back in that time period. There's a crazy quilt that came from my aunt that came from around that time. Jasen [Smith] did a fabulous job with the costumes."
Harris, who plays Wil, said that this was his first stage show, other than school productions.
"I've always been a drawer," Harris said. "I acted in middle school. I am lucky to be blessed with this play. It's very deep but everyone still had fun with it."
Harris said he had relatives in his family that were in the Migration.
"My family was born in Macon, Ga., but they moved north to Ohio," Harris said. "They wanted to move away from all the drama in the Jim Crow south."
Morton said that being part of the production was "like we became an actual family." She added that it made her think of the difficulties someone like her character would have faced in moving.
"Miss Lean went by herself," Morton said. "That must have taken a lot of strength. She was a former slave who had 15 children, and she lost all of them, either due to slavery or to Yellow Fever. She had to be so much stronger than anyone is now. We have a lot of comforts and laws that protect us, and there was nothing back then."
Thompkins, who played Fannie, said the play is "very informative."
"A lot of people don't know about this part of our culture," Thompkins said. "I knew there were all-black towns but I didn't know how they came about."
Thompkins said that today, the town of Nicodemus "is a huge national park site, and there are people from the original Homesteaders there, and they are still farmers."
Today, according the National Park Service, it is the oldest and only remaining all-black town west of the Mississippi River.
Mary Sue Watson of Akron, who attended the opening night show Feb. 8, said her grandfather had moved to Nebraska under the Homestead Act.
"He hated it," she said. "He moved back to Ohio after two years. I have pictures, and there is such a contrast between the rolling hills of southern Ohio, and the flat, treeless dustbin that he moved to. I have pictures of the mud hut he lived in."
Ticket and show information
Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $21 each. There are $19 tickets available for seniors Thursday and Sunday performances. Tickets for children (ages 17 or younger) and college students are $5 each at all performances. Additional discounts for groups of 12 or larger are also available.
The Weathervane Playhouse box office is open Mondays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and is also open beginning one hour before each performance. For tickets, visit or call the Weathervane Box Office at 330-836-2626 during box office hours or visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.com.
Weathervane Playhouse is at 1301 Weathervane Lane in Akron.
Next on stage
Weathervane will next produce "Charley's Aunt" by Brandon Thomas. The theater also will stage "Our Town" by Thorton Wilder as a part of its Young Actor Series.
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LennyeTran wrote:Replace that ATM word for shopping and you'll have one of my cousins. This is why I always "I'm having a headache" when she asks me to go shopping with her.
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google-rfc-2445 is a Java implementation of RFC 2445 recurrence rules. RFC 2445 describes a scheme for calendar interoperability. This project implements core parts of RFC 2445, including a parser for recurrence rules and date lists and a mechanism for evaluating recurrence rules.
Juxy is a Java unit testing library for XSLT. It allows you to write JUnit tests for XSLT stylesheets. You can easily setup transformation context (parameters, variables, current node) and then invoke the transformation. There are corresponding methods to call or to apply individual templates and you can even pass parameters to these templates, or apply templates in different modes. Result of the transformation can be verified in a number of ways; you can evaluate an XPath expression or you can perform canonical XML comparison. It works with any XSLT processor that supports the TRaX API.
Echomine Feridian is an easy-to-use Java API that gives you quick and easy access to the XMPP network used in IM services such as Google Talk. The API allows you to communicate with Jabber/XMPP servers for sending and receiving instant messages, presence management, and custom extensions to the XMPP protocol.
SwiXAT is a Swing-based authoring tool for the quick and easy development of GUI Java applications. It implements a true MVC framework and uses XML to define the view (SwiXML is used as the XUL engine), BeanShell as a scripting language for the controller, and JXPath as the binding mechanism between the view and model. It provides a complete environment in which it is possible to almost write an entire Java Swing application without writing Java compiled code. The use of XPath makes it very simple to traverse the object tree of the application's business model.
Wiseman is an implementation of the WS-Management specification for the Java SE platform. The project scope includes the WS-Management specification and its dependent specifications, which can be found at http://www.dmtf.org/standards/wbem/wsman/. The project requires Java SE 5+ or above, and is built on JAXB 2.0 and SAAJ 1.3 (part of the JAX-WS project). Ant scripts for standalone and Netbeans builds are supplied.


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A man is very bad at counting. He starts to count but gets confused and drops dead. What has happened?
HintIt may have happened in the long distant past.
AnswerHe is taking part in a duel. He has been told to walk ten paces, turn and fire his pistol. However, he miscounts and is shot in the back and killed.
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring John Moffatt as the great Belgian detective.
Poirot has always hated visiting the dentist, but this time his check-up is painless and soon over. As he leaves Mr Morley's surgery, he observes a woman wearing patent leather shoes with large buckles. She catches one of the buckles on the taxi door and wrenches it off, and as Poirot hands it back, he is reminded of the children's rhyme 'One, two, buckle my shoe'.
Back home, Poirot is astonished to receive a call from Chief Inspector Japp, informing him that Mr Morley has shot himself. There was no reason for him to commit suicide, and Poirot believes he was murdered, but who would want to kill an inoffensive dentist? To find out, Poirot must pick up sticks and lay them straight...
As Poirot starts to dig and delve, the solution seems apparent. But with so many suspects, and a wealth of motives to digest, he has a long way to go before his plate's empty...
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Just like Miss Marple's few stories, some of Poirot's stories are also repeating..... But it's still nice to listen.
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Always enjoyable and never obvious to solve - Agatha Christie delivers like no other writer in her genre. The Dramatised Radio versions are a blessing for those of us who grow to like TV less and less.
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Philadelphia school closings plan seems to dwarf previous troubles in a troubled district
For years I've watched the Philadelphia school system steer a heartbreaking path through history that somehow reminds me of Afghanistan -- moments of peace and promise, followed by conflict and crisis, leaving far too many parents and kids without the educational opportunity they deserve.
But the plan presented Thursday to close one-sixth of the district's school buildings strikes me as more dramatic and game-changing than anything I've seen in the 30 years I've worked as a reporter, and it prompted me to call a few old hands to talk about battles past.
I started with former Mayor Bill Green, who provoked a 50-day teachers' strike in 1981 when he refused to fund a contract the district had agreed to, because he said taxpayers couldn't afford it.
Green told me he'd inherited a desperate financial crisis from the previous mayor, Frank Rizzo, and that the city simply couldn't afford the teachers' contract.
"You know, the patient was sick and the doctor had to administer the medicine," Green recalled. "It was sort of like, `lie still now, I'm going to give you a needle,' and I had to stand up and fight a system that was taking the whole school system down with it from a financial point of view."
Labor leaders no doubt remember it differently. Green said he went to high school with John Murray, the fiery leader of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and it was tough to tangle with him. But he did.
The strike led to demonstrations, fist fights in City Council, and the formation of a parents union which became a forceful advocate.
Shelly Yanoff, executive director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth, said the labor turmoil took a toll on what was then a larger school system.
"It seemed every year there was another strike going on, and of course the 50-day one was the most extreme," Yanoff said. "But it really exacerbated the situation that a lot of families would move out of the city because of the schools."
The savior arrives
Another critical juncture for the district came in 1994, when Ed Rendell was mayor and nationally prominent educator David Hornbeck was hired as superintendent. Former school board member Debra Kahn recalls his plan, "Children Achieving."
"It was really ahead of its time," Kahn told me. "It was a really comprehensive and sweeping approach to improving educational outcomes for all students."
It was also expensive – the price tag was an extra $1.3 billion over five years.
There was political momentum for educational reform at the time, and some private help – a $30 million grant from the Annenberg Foundation.
Hornbeck made some headway, implementing full-day kindergarten and other changes. But his zeal made him enemies in Harrisburg and eventually he lost the credibility he needed to lead.
Making the state step up
A financial crisis in the early 2000s led to the district's next seismic shift.
John Street was mayor, and prepared to forcefully make the case that the city simply couldn't educate its kids without more state funding. Republican Gov. Tom Ridge wasn't exactly moved, so the district's finances got worse and worse. Phil Goldsmith was the district's interim superintendent.
"You know, I was CEO at the time and we had to go through, vendor by vendor. to decide who we could pay and who we couldn't pay," Goldsmith told me. "And once we stopped paying the charter schools, the Ridge administration said, 'Well, come on up to Harrisburg.'"
Street then played his hand well with Ridge and his successor, Mark Schweiker. Street negotiated a new governmental structure; some called it a state takeover.
Gone was the nine-member school board appointed by the mayor, replaced by the new School Reform Commission, with three of five commissioners appointed by the governor
Goldsmith said it was a positive change, because it gave the state skin in the educational game.
"It brought the state closer in, gave them more accountability and responsibility for the school district," Goldsmith said. "And they could see firsthand how difficult it is with urban education in Philadelphia and places elsewhere."
The structure remains in place, but didn't prevent the financial crisis that has now led to the most dramatic changes the district has seen in generations.
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daverupa wrote:Ñāṇa wrote:Sylvester wrote:The action denoted by the present tense samanupassati looks to me to be a very ruminative activity. How is that supposed to happen in the 2nd jhana onwards, as presented in AN 4.124, when vitakka and vicāra have disappeared?
Vitakka & vicāra aren't necessary, saññā is.
This is a useful point to bear in mind. Satipatthana functions similarly, with or without the ruminative aspect but alongside saññā throughout.
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In fact, I seriously doubt the ruminative theory of mindfulness. Suttas such as MN 19 and MN 78 at the borders of jhana seem clear that vitakka and vicara are affective inclinations of the mind towards renunciation, non illwill and harmlessness. That seems to be the focus of such sankappa/intentions as antidotes towards unwholesome thoughts, which are invariably couched in affective terms of sensuality, illwill and harmfulness. See Dmytro's thread on vineyya.


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My view: Stone Cold's Last Round
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^What does last round mean? It is a reference from Stone Cold's last match at WM19 wearing "OMR" on his vest that meant 1 more round. Rumor after rumor, year after year, we continue to hear about the possibility that Austin would return to the ring for one final match. Let's be honest here, Austin isn't going to be having his "last round" featured in an undercard fashion at a WM. If he would come out of retirement, it should be in the main event. For those who may argue, this man has been in discussion as the biggest superstar this business has ever produced. Some of the greats have suggested it as did Vince McMahon. Shot or not at Hogan, I certainly believe Vince wouldn't say something to that magnitude without meaning it. He put a company on his back that was close to ya know, RIP. Austin was the face of the new generation of wrestlers who helped topple WCW. So yea, it is valid, including since the wrestling business was the most popular when he was the main man.
To the point why I posted the blog: Rumors swirled recently that he would return at WM30 this year in a program with a superstar he has had several matches with in the past. My thinking was ugh, no need for a dumb rematch to end Stone Cold's career. I want Stone Cold to face someone new that he hasn't faced before. I'm talking dream matches. If you want to see him face Rock, HHH, or Taker I can recommend which matches to go back to watch and see. The whole point of this blog is to name the guys who I want him to face if he did come out of retirement for 1 last match. My standards aka rules say, only guys under contract with WWE. I think that is fair, right? So here it is, if Stone Cold came out of retirement, what 5 superstars do I want him to face?:
HM: Damien Sandow; Daniel Bryan; Dolph Ziggler-Interesting enough, these are my favorite wrestlers currently. So yes bias certainly is here. The thought of Sandow educating Stone Cold would be gold. Who wouldn't want to see that along with a stunner among the what chants during the segment. What? vs Yes/No chants would be cool. I also believe they could have a great match. You could make argument here for both Ziggler and Bryan being the best in ring performer in WWE today. Ziggler reminds me a lot of HBK so it they could have a good match and feud.
5.Ryback-I still believe Ryback can be a world champion. I like his look. If used correctly, him and Austin would be great. You want fed? I'll feed you a can of whoop ass!!
4.Randy Orton-I am not a big fan of Orton. Havn't been for a very long time. I hope he is the 2nd to cash in and lose the MITB cash in. However, I'd love to see Orton/Austin. That Legend Killer gimmick was awesome. He already has Austin on the list after sending him packing 10 years ago this November. You can do the snake vs snake bs, but I love the idea of this match.
3.Brock Lesnar-This match was advertised on my TV back in 2002. It was going to be Brock Lesnar vs Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin wasn't happy with creative because of his use at WM18. I wasn't happy with his use at WM either. After NWO costing Stone Cold at No Way Out his Undisputed title match vs Jericho. I thought this would lead to an epic match with Hogan. The leader of the NWO, instead he gets to face #3 member of the NWO. No disrespect intended to Scott Hall, but he never led an NWO faction like Nash and Hogan. He was the follower, he never held the world title. So when Rock came out to do the obvious challenge, I was thinking in my head "NO!!" Now, I'm not saying I didn't like Rock vs Hogan or that I didn't want to see it in the future. I just really felt, the way it was played out he should have faced the leader of the NWO who cost him his match. Didn't really get to enjoy Rock vs Hogan promo because I didn't want Rock/Hogan as much as I wanted Austin/Hogan. In any case, creative announced that match along with a match against Eddie Guerrero. Wasn't happy them announcing these matches with no buildup to them. He took his ball and went home, didn't see him til 2003 at No Way Out. In any case, Brock still wants to face Austin. That is the one guy who he wanted to face that he hasn't got to face. I would love to see that match, but of course, it would have been better back 10 years ago.
2.CM Punk-Ever since that pipebomb promo, Punk vs Austin has been talked about as a dream match amongst not only fans, but Austin/Punk as well. Punk wore Austin's shirt when he delivered that promo sorta bringing attitude back to WWE. Something us fans have been craving for. All this talk about CM Punk's dream is to main event Wrestlemania. I believe the only match Punk could have to actually have a shot at main eventing Wrestlemania is vs Stone Cold. That of course, unless they would decide to finally unify both world titles. Talk about Punk possibly main eventing it this year. My wonder is against who? He certainly isn't facing Lesnar at Mania in the main event, Undertaker he faced last year, and I hope he doesn't face John Cena again. Rock, I believe is done, so who he'll face is beyond me. Punk vs Bryan or just about anyone else wouldn't main event WM if say Cena vs Taker was on the same show. If not the guys I mentioned, who? For all the bs about straight-edge drug free vs beer drinker Stone Cold is the type of storyline you would work towards. I'd hate that. I want it to be about Punk trying to prove he is the best in the world. I mean it is like everything with these crazed bookers, let's do James Storm vs CM Punk in TNA vs WWE event because of this. I want it to be about Punk proving he belongs and prove he is the man in the WWE.
1.John Cena-A lot of Cena haters will slam me for having Cena at the top of this list over Punk, but Cena is the man. He is the man in the WWE and has been for several years. Top dog vs the man of the attitude era. Who wouldn't want to see Austin deliver the birds to John Cena while giving him a stunner? Austin taking shots at John Cena and when John is on the mic....everyone is saying What? For the people who will take to the comment section for me having Cena at the top. Think about it like this, would you rather see him finger Punk or Cena. Who would you rather see him deliver the stunner to? That along with drinking some beers afterwards. I believe fans would go more crazy over that to be honest.
There you have it!! If Stone Cold came out of retirement, there is the 5 guys I'd like to see him face. Agree or disagree with the list? Who would you like to see Stone Cold face if he came out of retirement? Who is your #1 guy you'd like to see him face? What does your top 5 look like? Leave that and more in the comment section below. Thanks for reading!!
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Taking Stock of Your Team
We hate to be the ones to break the bad news to you, but you won't win your Scoresheet league every year. Once you can bring yourself to accept that, the key is to identify the years you won't win as early as possible so you can get a head start on preparing for next year's shot at the title. To comprehensively assess your team's chances, you have to start by looking at the individual players on your team, and then examine your overall team performance, and finally, see how you compare to the other teams in your league.
While small sample size alerts still abound a month into the season, it is still important to determine if your players are over- or under-performing in order to make your decision on throwing in the towel for the year. If you have Miguel Cabrera, for example, it is probably fairly reasonable to assume your team will add some wins to its pace in the coming months. Conversely, if you have Devin Mesoraco, Charlie Blackmon, and Chris Colabello on your team, you probably shouldn't expect to continue your undefeated season. You still want to put a lot of stock in your preseason beliefs, presumably based on SS/SIM projections, but you can start giving some weight to current season performance. And don't forget to factor in players coming back from injury in the near future. Basically, you want to assess how accurate you think your win total represents your team's talent.
Next, look at your team as a whole. Is the record indicative of performance? Every year for virtually every one of our teams, we'll manually calculate our Pythagorean expected record and compare that to our actual record. And if we are underperforming, we'll publicly give our manager the dreaded vote of confidence while privately calling him into our office and chew him out. This early in the season you don't want to be fooled by a lucky or unlucky streak.
Finally, you want to take a look at the rest of the teams in your league. Ideally, you'll have enough free time on your hands to do the same assessment of them that you just did of your team. If you think you have a good team, but seven teams have a better record and you don't see how you are going to catch them, it is time to call it.
The point of doing this assessment at least monthly is that while it would be great to be competing for this year while building for next year, that isn't always feasible. With your few supplemental picks each month, you'll often have to decide between a spot SP who is almost certainly going to be sent down to the minors in three weeks versus a hot prospect who might be a stud when he reaches majors in three years. And, of course, your goals in trading could be wildly different, given your intentions for this year. So long as you think you have a legitimate shot, you should absolutely make transactions with that goal in mind. But as soon as you are realistically out of contention, it is important to start selling off short-term assets while you can set the price, and it is vital to have the flexibility to switch to playing for next year even if you were making moves to compete for this year only weeks prior.
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Sveum among Cubs switching uniform numbers
MESA, Ariz. -- When the regular season starts, some of the Cubs players will have new uniform numbers, including manager Dale Sveum.
Catcher Dioner Navarro wanted No. 30, which pitcher Travis Wood has worn since joining the team, but Wood will wear No. 37. Sveum is giving up No. 33 to pitcher Carlos Villanueva, and the Cubs' skipper will wear No. 4. Sveum had noticed that Villanueva had "33" on his cleats, and found out that was the pitcher's preferred number.
No. 30 is very special to Navarro.
"It's because my wife had a brain aneurysm on Sept. 27, and she had her surgery on Sept. 30, and they gave her a 4-percent chance of being alive," Navarro said. "Ever since then, I've been wearing No. 30."
When Navarro explained why No. 30 was special, Wood gave it up.
"He understood," Navarro said.
Navarro's wife is doing well and has no problems.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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|The Tale of Two Cities
Whatever happened to the street once known for fast boats, shady characters, and a murder in broad daylight?
By Elizabeth A. Ginns — June 2003
Offshore powerboat racing in the United States was born in and has been based almost exclusively out of South Florida, specifically, North Miami Beach's 188th Street (a.k.a. Thunderboat Row). This is where it all began and where, amongst the construction and racing of some of the most famous boats ever, there also occurred drug trafficking, money laundering, and one highly publicized murder. A quarter-mile-long street once redolent with the smell of curing fiberglass and the sound of big engines, 188th Street, now part of the city of Aventura, is today a quiet, tree-lined boulevard with condos, parks, a school, and a recreation center. There's no sign of the shady characters and millionaire playboys who used this street as a personal playgound. So whatever happened to Thunderboat Row?
The street was developed mainly by the famed powerboat racer Don Aronow, who was the victim of that much-publicized murder. In fact, his son Michael, author of Don Aronow: The King of Thunderboat Row, claims his father created the offshore powerboat industry and that "the world of powerboat racing belonged to him." Indeed, Aronow was arguably the most popular, admired, hated, controversial, and successful personality in offshore powerboat racing and boatbuilding between 1962 and his mob-style slaying in 1987. He created six of the best-known powerboat companies in the world, some of whose boats were highly prized by smugglers for their superb offshore performance. It was also here that he built a boat for George H. W. Bush, which the ex-President still owns, and a series of controversial catamarans for U.S. Customs to combat those very smugglers.
It all began in 1961. Aronow, then a wealthy 34-year-old retired New Jersey construction contractor, moved to South Florida with his family in search of a new challenge, which he found in the emerging sport of powerboat construction and racing. An astute businessman, he decided to start his own boat company and so created Formula Marine in 1963 on 188th Street, then a vacant piece of land along a canal. Formula was but the first in a series of companies Aronow would create and sell shortly after making it successful (and often buy back at a profit) over the following 25 years, turning the street into a thriving industry.
While he was building boats, he was also racing them, and between 1963 and 1975, Aronow won two world powerboat racing championships, three U.S. titles, set numerous speed records, and became known as "the godfather of the powerboat industry." His deep-V Cigarettes "became an industry standard that all boats following were modeled after, even today," says Phil Lipschutz, owner of North Miami's Lip Ship Performance, the longest continuous exclusive Cigarette dealer. In Michael Aronow's book, Gunnar Hansen, former editor of The Yacht, is quoted as saying, "In one short decade in the early 1960s, Aronow moved from being a spectator to absolutely dominating powerboat racing. His deep-V designs transformed the sport and became the prototypes for an entire generation of hulls. In the process, he made Cigarette, originally the name of one of his racers, a generic term for all drop-nosed, go-fast muscle boats."
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Treme Episode 1: "Do You Know What It Means" (Series Premiere - April 11 - 80 minutes)
Down-but-not-out trombonist Antoine Batiste performs in the first brass-band parade, or "second line," in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. The gig brings him face-to-face with his ex, LaDonna, who runs a local bar when she's not in Baton Rouge with her kids and new husband. After attending the parade, radio deejay Davis McAlary blows a gasket at his station and at a record store, then gets thrown out of the restaurant run by his sometimes-squeeze, Janette Desautel. Meanwhile, Albert Lambreaux returns to the ruins of his home and the bar where he practiced, determined to clean up despite the skepticism of his son Delmond, a touring trumpet player, and daughter Davina. While civil-rights attorney Toni Bernette tries to track down LaDonna's missing brother Daymo, her cantankerous husband, English professor Creighton Bernette, rails against the forces that sold New Orleans down the river in the wake of the storm. (Written by David Simon and Eric Overmyer; directed by Agnieszka Holland)
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Kermit Ruffins on the set of HBO's Treme