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Scrapbook 2010
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- Lasts meme, ganked from (LJ)colbertobsessed.
- Resistance is Futile meme, ganked from (LJ)melliyna.
- Questionnaire meme, ganked from (LJ)sdmrks10.
- 2009 in review meme, ganked from (LJ)pushingarock.
- Sexytiems meme (the gents), ganked from (LJ)jorajo.
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- The Romance Me meme, from (LJ)toast_ofthetown.
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- Old Meme Is New Again, from...me in '08.
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Epic Comment Threads:
God, Pat Robertson, and natural disasters (from (LJ)atheist)
Dadaist firefighter bohemian fabrication (from (LJ)sf_drama via (LJ)metaquotes)
Paying US sales tax = helping Haiti thread from (LJ)atheism begins here but gets good here.
Bujold quotes thread at (LJ)metaquotes.
Funny sex stories thread, only visible to members of (LJ)mil_wives.
Epic butthurt thread, at (LJ)ontd_political, of (LJ)bluetooth16's butthurt over the passage of the HCR bill in the House of Representatives.
Jesus, Judas, and April Fools' Day thread, from (LJ)atheism.
There Are Far Worse Things Than Enthusiastic Fucking thread, from (LJ)metaquotes.
Did they have a flag? thread, from (LJ)ontd_political.
Friend Zone as Job Interview metaphor thread from (LJ)metaquotes.
The Pauls are Eternal thread from (LJ)ontd_political.
Movies Seen: Home
10: The Day the Earth Stood Still
16: Paranormal Activity and Tremors (with Chris and friends)
23: Gamer (with Chris)
05: Zombieland (with Chris)
14: Jennifer's Body (with Chris)
20: Boondock Saints (with Chris)
21: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (with Fizzy)
11: Alien Trespass (with Chris)
11: The Men Who Stare At Goats (with Chris)
02: Avatar (with Chris and Rich)
29: Star Trek: First Contact (with Chris)
29: Star Trek: Insurrection (with Chris)
20: Iron Man (with Chris)
26: Made in Taiwan: Nyonya's Taste of Life
Movies Seen: Theater
01: How to Train Your Dragon (with Chris)
20: Iron Man 2 (with Chris)
03: 177 lbs.
08: 175 lbs.
11: 176 lbs.
04: 178
05: 177
05: 177
08: 174
17: 175
22: 175
04: 174
11: 175
14: 177
18: 175
30: 176
06: 176 (43.3)
10: 179 (41.9)
29: 178 (43.2)
Lofty Goals Fulfilled
Lofty Goals 2010.
Pack up all books I'm not going to read before PCSing.
02. Cut up 200 magazines. (184/200)
03. Type up 100 sets of book notes. (0/100)
04. Scan 10 journals and/or random notes books. (0/10)
05. Pay off student loans.
06. Pay off car.
07. Finish
red-white-and-blue blanketand shades-of-blue blanket.
08. Exercise for at least half an hour, at least three times a week.
Start and finish 10 new art projects. (10/10)
10. Sort/organize/make pretty all files on my computer.
11. Not buy a new book until finishing two that I already own.
12. Take weekly self-portraits. (13/52)
13. Get a passport.
14. Stay caught up with my LJ flist.
15. Write 200,000 words, either ABJR or Luna 'verses. (0/200,000)
16. Experiment in the kitchen, and write up a personal cookbook. With pictures. (In progress.)
17. Learn how to knit.(basics learned 2010.03.16)
(begins with me using Chris's computer)
As of 2010.01.23
Crayola crayons. Image by repeaterbeater at Flickr.
As of 2010.03.16
Close-up of a blanket I'm working on. Photo by me.
As of 2010.04.13
Rocks and water at the Sarasota marina. Photo by me.
Series Watched:
Chuck, Season 1 (with Chris)
Criminal Minds, Season 1 (with melliyna)
Criminal Minds, Season 2 (with melliyna)
Chuck, Season 2 (with Chris)
Criminal Minds, Season 3
Torchwood: Children of Earth
Criminal Minds, Season 4 (with melliyna)
Chuck, Season 3 (with Chris)
Criminal Minds, Season 5
Criminal Minds, Season 5
NCIS, Season 1 (with Chris)
Criminal Minds, Season 5
Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Season 1
Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Season 2
NCIS, Season 2 (with Chris)
NCIS, Season 3 (with Chris)
NCIS, Season 3 (with Chris)
Eureka, Season 1 (with Chris)
NCIS, Season 4
NCIS, Season 5
NCIS, Season 6 (with Tria)
NCIS, Season 7 (with Tria)
Eureka, Season 2 (with Chris)
Eureka, Season 3
Doctor Who, Season 5 (with Fizzy)
Sanctuary, Season 1
Eureka, Season 3
NCIS, Season 7
Doctor Who, Season 5 (with Fizzy)
NCIS: Los Angeles, Season 1
NCIS: Los Angeles, Season 1
Psych, Season 1 (with Chris)
NCIS, Season 1 [rewatch]
Doctor Who, Season 5 (with Chris, Fizzy)
Psych, Season 2 (with Chris)
Favorite Tweets:
@sarking: RT @degringolade: It's like they sent the only guy from #cstreet you'd feel bad about throwing down a flight of stairs. #maddow #
@8C: my new life philosophy: "fuck it up less this time." #
@luchalibrarian "I'm going to felate the banana." #
@marlaerwin RT @panache: I think if James Cameron said, "My next film will be 90min of me trying on shoes," the studios would say, "Yes, Mr. Cameron." #
@luchalibrarian "Who would win in a fight between a taco and a grilled cheese?" #
@shannynmoore RT @bobcesca_go: Josh Marshall: "Nelson and Lieberman sitting together in axis of weasels." /HA! #
@wilw: [:pushes glasses up on nose in universal nerd gesture:] I just realized that this entire year can be written as an equation, thusly: 2M+X #
@skywaterblue: Internet math: 'issues' when fought over by two competing famous o n the internet people, divided by rate of tweet/blog. Solve for wank.
@litterthisheart: RT @waitwait: Curling looks like a game I'd have made up as a kid. Hey, we have some rocks, a broom, & the driveway is icy. I've got an idea.
@lechatsavant: RT @FakeAPStyleBook: hanged/hung - Hanged refers to an execution. You know what hung refers to. We're all adults here.
@TeresaKopec: How to tell I'm a good Mom? I'm watching "An Extermely Goofy Movie" with 7yr old and only THINKING about smashing TV with a brick.
@sarking: Damn it. I actually looked up when Keith said "Half-naked women with whips." I'm not alone, am I? #countdown
@sarking: ...#Maddow just called @chrislhayes "Lambchop." Getting out of bed today? Totally worth it.
@txvoodoo: RT @ebertchicago Q. How come Bush got people to believe lies but Obama can't get them to believe the truth? A. Those are the same people.
@8C: RT @Jake_Bell: We have to apologize for Shaun White's coach's language on the air... or Americans could just grow the fuck up.
@wilw The Norwegian Men's curling team gets a gold medal in the unofficial Fancy Pants Olympics, which I've just invented for this purpose. #
@shannynmoore RT @KagroX: I can see Russia (losing) from my couch. #
@shannynmoore RT @OTOOLEFAN: Best thing about watching Curling on MSNBC: No Ron Christie. #
@docsaico RT @GaryJBusey I have my own sex tape. Well, it's just a plain ol' roll of duct tape, but I use it during sex. #
@aliya: "There is nothing like the Olympics...except sometimes C-SPAN." LOLOL oh, Rach. <3 #maddow #
@lid86: If there was a god, Bart Stupak would have gotten pregnant with Bob Marshall's baby. #Maddow #
@roomerholmes: Hugh Laurie's foppish characters alongside Rowan Atkinson's various terse Blackadders should be homework for fans of House #
@sarking: @skywaterblue "And tonight, a very Special Comment on why I would rather watch curling than do my show." #
@shannynmoore: RT @lizzwinstead: @shannynmoore Don't make me call u snowhore. O yes I did./Winstead-Weiner sounds like u r related. Moore-Weiner sounds hot #
@pineapplecakes: RT @schmiss: All I want is for Boner to trend, is that so much to ask? // NEVER #
@docsaico: Weird Fact About Me #89: I LOVE getting the mail. And, sometimes, I sing "The Mail Song" (from Blues Clues) as I get the mail. :} #
@LadyDae Yes. Eric Abetz - the Godfather of the Liberal party. For god's sake, someone send him a fish! #tas2010 #
@KeithOlbermann RT @NorsU O'reilly has 3x the viewers than Olby, I see another job loss looming // + I see the first pointy-headed conservative ever! #
@jesidres Hey, guess what I colored? @keitholbermann's twittervention, of course. http://twitpic.com/1ii9mg http://twitpic.com/1ii9pf #
@strawberrysgirl Proof Fox News is bullshit: that opinion poll. "OMG OBAMA IS RAISING OUR TAXES!!!1" Ummm no. That's not even remotely true. #
@sarking: "[Inhofe] is the world's foremost ostrich on [climate change]." #countdown #
@strawberrysgirl: [insert petty ad hominem attack on Sarah Palin here because what goes around comes around: suggested topic? Hairstyle]
@Ceilidhann: Net being so slow right now. I swear my laptop is punishing me for reading Clegg/Cameron. #
@lechatsavant: RT @pourmecoffee: Streets lined with thousands of people crying out Law & Order doink-doink sound into the twilight on my way home. #
Books Read:
- Black Blood, by Christopher Pike. Started: 2009.12.17; Finished: 2010.01.16
- Red Dice, by Christopher Pike. Started: 2010.01.16; Finished: 2010.01.25
- Phantom, by Christopher Pike. Started: 2010.01.25; Finished: 2010.01.27
- Evil Thirst, by Christopher Pike. Started: 2010.01.27; Finished: 2010.01.30
- Creatures of Forever, by Christopher Pike. Started: 2010.01.27; Finished: 2010.02.02
- Super Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner. Started: 2010.02.04; Finished: 2010.02.06
- ST:TNG: Before Dishonor, by Peter David. Started: 2009.09.25; Finished: 2010.02.10
- ST:TNG: Greater Than the Sum, by Christopher L. Bennett. Started: 2010.02.08; Finished: 2010.02.14
- ST:Destiny: Gods of Night, by David Mack. Started: 2010.02.14; Finished: 2010.02.14
- ST: Destiny: Mere Mortals, by David Mack. Started: 2010.02.15; Finished: 2010.02.21
- ST:Destiny: Lost Souls, by David Mack. Started: 2010.02.21; Finished: 2010.02.25
- ST:TNG: Losing the Peace, b y William Leisner. Started: 2010.02.25; Finished: 2010.02.27
- Star Trek: A Singular Destiny, by Keith R. A. DeCandido. Started: 2010.02.27, Finished: 2010.03.03
- First Contact, Or, It's Later Than You Think, by Evan Mandery. Started: 2010.03.02; Finished: 2010.03.03
- Switching Well, by Peni R. Griffin. Started: 2010.03.03; Finished: 2010.03.03
- Looking for Alaska, by John Green. Started: 2010.03.03; Finished: 2010.03.05
- ST:Titan: Over a Torrent Sea, by Christopher L. Bennett. Started: 2010.03.06; Finished: 2010.03.26
- ST:SCE: Have Tech, Will Travel by Keith R. A. De Candido, et al. Started: 2010.03.05; Finished: 2010.03.20
- ST:SCE: Miracle Workers by Christie Golden, et al. Started: 2010.03.20; Finished:
- ST:Voyager: Full Circle, by Kirsten Beyer. Started: 2010.03.27; Finished: 2010.03.29
- ST:Voyager: Unworthy, by Kirsten Beyer. Started: 2010.03.29; Finished: 2010.04.11
- ST:Titan: Synthesis, by James Swallow. Started: 2010.04.12; Finished:
- ST:SCE: Some Assembly Required, by Scott Ciencin, Dave Galanter, et al. Started: 2010.04.20; Finished:
- Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery. Started: 2010.04.12; Finished:
- Star Trek: Gateways #1: One Small Step, by Susan Wright. Started: 2010.05.10; Finished:


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Utah Jazz: Joe Ingles is annoyingly good at what he does
at long last. . . Kirksville , MOApril 19, 2017 9:23 a.m.
How can he be an effective 'talker of trash', when he is so difficult to understand with the Aussie accent?
Shaun Sandy, UTApril 18, 2017 9:58 a.m.
With the way nba contracts are going lately the jazz will not be able to keep him.
Doug10 Roosevelt, UTApril 18, 2017 6:25 a.m.
Joe is annoyingly bad at shooting inside the three point line. Each time he shoots inside the arc, which thankfully is rare it is a turnover.
As well he has dreadful free throw shooting, he stands there un guarded and last time was 0 for 2. The feared 3 point shooter struggles from the line.
He does play defense much better and astounds the defense as he rambles through the key for awkward looking lay ups which are fun to watch and he is good for the team as he torches opponents from outside the arc.
Here is hoping he continues to make the Clippers feel inept.
scalman Temecula, CAApril 17, 2017 11:09 p.m.
Poor Redick...he was like someone who couldn't believe that he was being eaten alive by mosquitoes at a barbecue in his own back yard. This was going both ways, though. One play sticks out in my mind when George Hill fought around someone who gave him a good shiver, almost buckling him like the wind was half knocked out of him, with no foul called. It's playoff time, and the refs have to compensate. The only Jazz player I noticed who was having a hard time controlling the ball sometimes was Rodney Hood. He needs to stay within himself.
busbydeebar Australia, 00April 17, 2017 9:04 p.m.
Great article Jody. I hope Joe can stay with Utah for years to come.
matman Provo, UTApril 17, 2017 8:33 p.m.
Do you thing tomorrow Jingles. Would love to go 2-0 vs the clippers. GO JAZZ
toeJam American Fork, UTApril 17, 2017 8:26 p.m.
I've enjoyed having you on the team Joe. I hope you just keep getting better and stick with the Jazz for the rest of your career.

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Our Lady of the Lake School is committed to the Word of God through living out the Good News of Jesus Christ. A supportive educational team of students, staff, parents, and community aims at providing a creative, Christian learning environment. An emphasis is placed on developing students' individual abilities, promoting social awareness, and encouraging them to become responsible, contributing members of church and society.
There are schools of faith and schools you have faith in. Now you have both...
Latest News
HSA GENERALĀMEETING and BACK to SCHOOL NIGHT September 20th!!!Ā
Hello Families,Ā We are pleased to announce that we will be offeringĀbabysitting services for children who are agesĀPre-K 3 and up forĀthe upcoming HSA meeting taking place onĀSeptember 20th.
Our Lady of the Lake celebrates first school Mass with Fr. DÆAmico and Fr. Oliver.
On Thursday, September 14th students and families celebrated the feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, also known as the Triumph of the Cross.
Oktoberfest Sign-Up
Each school family with children in grades K-8 for the 2017-2018 school year, are required to work at least six (6) hours during the weekend of the event.
Principal's Welcome
The faculty and I would like to welcome you to an exciting year at Our Lady of the Lake School. We have worked very hard to prepare for this school year, and we believe that our students will have a rewarding educational experience.
Kindergarten Play Date
OLL's incoming kindergarteners kicked off the school year with a Welcome To Kindergarten play date.
Summer Assignments
Summer assignments can be found in the Academics menu and/or in the Quick Links menu...
Mrs. Grimes 3rd Grade Class Rocks?
The students in Mrs. Grimes third grade class concluded their study of Rocks and Minerals by creating a Sedimentary Rock.
Kindergarten Connects with Nature...
Kindergarten embraced the gorgeous weather and headed outside for a nature scavenger hunt.
Congratulations to OLL fourth grader Brandon Kobes!!!
Brandon Kobes, whose poster "Something for Everyone," was selected a winner in the ōMy Essex Countyö poster contest.
Principal for the Day!!!
OLL Fifth Grader, Christopher Duff, dons a suit and bow tie and takes over for Principal Ronquillo for the Day...
Our Lady of the Lake School TREP$ Marketplace
Yesterday the founder of the TREP$ program, Pamela de Waal, attended our marketplace and was very impressed by all she saw.
From Beethoven to Brahms...
Piano Students Showcase Their Talents at Spring Piano Recital...
Simple Machines...
Mrs. Kirkner's 3rd grade class learned about simple machines. The students built their own simple machines using items found in the classroom.
Congratulations to OLL's Communicants!
What a special weekend for Our Lady of the Lake School and Parish as 26 children in the second grade received their First Holy Communion!
Arantxa G. Outstanding Catholic School Graduate
Congratulations to 8th grader Arantxa G. who was honored along with fellow diocesan graduates for being an Outstanding Catholic School Graduate for the 2016-2017 school year.
Congratulations!!! New NJHS Members!!!
On Wednesday, April 26th Our Lady of the Lake School recognized, celebrated, and inducted new members to the National Juniors Honors Society.
Talented Teacher...
Our very own Ms. McFarlane performed in the musical Godspell at Queen of Peace High School.
TREP$ Field Trip...
On Friday, April 28 our 7th and 8th grade TREP$ students visited a local Verona business, Ariane Kitchen & Bar to learn more about entrepreneurshipģ
TREP$ Marketplace!!
Our highly-anticipated TREP$ Marketplace is set for Friday, May 12th and all are invited!
Farm to OLL Classroom?
Farmer Tom--along with one of his hens--from Quiver Farms visited the Kindergarten classrooms to share some insightful tidbits about hens, their eggs, incubation periods and new hatchlings.
4th Grade Ukrainian Egg Decorating Project
Mrs. PetrozzielloÆs 4th grade students learn the art of Pysanky a Ukrainian Egg decorating tradition from Mrs. Farrell before the Easter break.
Kindergarten Practices Mindfulness
Namaste! Class parent Lynda Marlin stopped by Mrs. RizzitelloÆs Kindergarten classroom to introduce the students to some basic meditation principles.
Forensic News
A huge congratulations goes out to all our competitors of the OLL forensics team as they triumphantly competed at the last tournament of the season last Monday at St. Catherine's Of Siena in Cedar Grove.
Minute-to-Win It
Our Lady of the Lake's Student Leadership Successfully Hosts its Wacky Game Show, "Minute to Win It," Benefitting The Michael Aymar Foundation Eighth Grader, Christian G., Takes First Place...
Thomas V. Dougherty Sportsmanship Award
Our Lady of the Lake School Awards John "Bobby" Duff with the Thomas V. Dougherty Sportsmanship Award.
3rd-4th grade Boys Basketball Team are Champions!
Congratulations to our 3rd and 4th grade Boys Basketball Team for winning the St. Thomas Presidents Days Basketball Tournament! A great effort by all and a great team win. The school and athletics community is very proud of the 3/4 boys! Go Lake!!!
Outstanding Catholic School Graduate of 2017!
Arantxa G. has been chosen as Our Lady of the Lake SchoolÆs Outstanding Catholic School Graduate of 2017!
Forensics League Competition
Our Lady of the Lake School students, Veronica D. (8th Grade) and Matteo C. (7th Grade) placed along with 14 other students in the Forensics competition recently held at Lacordaire Academy. Approximately 50 students participated in the entire competition. Veronica read from Mary ShellyÆs, "Frankenstein" while MatteoÆs selection was "I Survived", by Lauren Tarshis.
Fourth Grade Valentine Creations
4th grade took the time to engineer and create Valentine's boxes all while using their imaginations, creativity, measuring and evaluation skills...
Forensics League Competition
8th grader Veronica Domyslawski won second place overall in this week's North Jersey Forensics League competition. Veronica's piece, "War in My Eyes" by Janine DiGiovanni, presented in the Declamation category, surpassed more than fifty other competitors and was within one point of the winning piece. Veronica's hard work and dedication, as well as that of her coaches, has truly paid off! Great work!!
Phenomenal Physics
Our K-3 grade students were treated to a performance of Phenomenal Physics by Mr. Fish of the Super Scientific Circus. The students learned about friction, gravity, air pressure and sonic booms through eggs, feathers, boomerangs, balloons, whips and bubbles. Some students were even able to participate in the performance!
OLL Academic Bowl Team!
Five of our 8th grade students competed against 17 teams from several elementary schools...
The Power of One
OLL students attended an anti-bullying assembly entitled The Power of One, a skit-based presentation that shows different bullying scenarios, bystander behaviors, and solutions to bullying. The message of the performance is that every child has the Power of One, the power to report and deal with bullying when they see it.
School Calendar
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2012, Harrisburg-based JHE Production Group spent 25 days over the year giving back to the community.
"That was a bold effort," said Jay Howard, JHE founder and president. "We've done everything from clean up soup kitchens to Habitat (for Humanity) houses."
Since then, the company's Giving for Good program has established a monthly service project that targets days when more employees can participate. As a result, the number of employee hours donated to community service jumped from 585 in 2012 to 816 in 2013.
JHE, an entertainment experience company with 75 employees, hosts its own charity golf tournament every year and works with organizations such as Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, Freedom School Partnersand Wings of Eagles Ranch. The focus on community service builds teamwork and helps employees make an impact on the community.
Here are some of Howard's suggestions for how small businesses can balance their work with charitable efforts:
"Find out what they are passionate about," Howard said.
JHE formed a committee of about 12 employees. They brainstorm together and organize the monthly companywide service projects.
At the most recent JHE Golfing 4 Good golf tournament, which raised more than $30,000, 50 employees volunteered on-site.
Proceeds from the tournament went to Isabelle Ledford, whose son-in-law works at JHE. Ledford was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer and bone cancer in 2013.
"Working closely together in high-pressure environments, the JHE team is a family that stands together in both the good times and the bad," Howard stated in a press release about the event. "We are proud to be able to help people like Isabelle in their time of need."
"You need to check your operations calendar," Howard said. "Check the time of year, the day of the week and how many folks are in town."
Howard said JHE's committee has done a good job matching community service work with realistic expectations for what company employees can do.
"We've been very fortunate," he said. "Every single time a note comes back (from a charitable organization), it says, 'That's way more than we expected.' "


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[because literally every day will be made better with listening to this. – Patricia Petibon with Mozart's "Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio" (under Harding); clip with thanks to Pakito Palote.]
But, actually, this is a post that started here in the comments, thanks to "early career stage clips" posted by Agathe and thadieu, and then starting to ponder what the "essence" of a voice or an artist is that is already palpable at a very young age, and that is – thanks to the wonders of YT, mostly – fascinating to sample in comparison to later, more polished performances.
And yes, I know, it's sopranos again (White Shirt Monday programmed for tomorrow, though. With a mezzo. Promise!). Because at the end of the day – mezzo or not, trousers or skirts – we simply talk about music and interpretations that move us. Lately, that includes quite a few sopranos (if you want to blame someone, blame the Paris "Mitridate").
So, time travelers, buckle in and behold mid-twenties Patricia Petibon in 1994, with Handel's "Messiah" under William Christie (thanks again for the find, Agathe – clip with thanks to RITAGORR):
Apart from the impressive technique – range and control of dynamics and also coloring at that age! (I always remember the Bartoli quote of "At age 20, I had exactly one color") – look at the sheer joy of employing color and dynamic range (much smoother today, but how could you not be impressed by that will to transmit something?), and, most of all, look at the absolute earnestness and conviction of her delivery.
I don't find that to have changed at all in the past 20+ years, and it is perhaps a core element of her stance that has enabled her later artistic trajectory.
Talking about one soprano favorite and their expressiveness of course led us to other soprano favorites and how earlier soundbytes often give us a better grasp on what, in current recordings or performances, are technical decisions, and what is a given timbre, and I find it fascinating particularly for singers who work a a lot with conscious styling as opposed to just sailing into the horizon on a boat of pretty material.
On Eye Bags, we come from a wide array of professional backgrounds – people with musicological training and without, people who do or do not practice music in addition to listening it. And I find that to give surprising insights into what moves listeners beyond the usual range of semi-trained or wanna-be musicologists who sagely nod at things they recognize in their reviews in the print press or 'expert forums'.
thadieu shared an early clip of Anna Caterina Antonacci, who evokes strong reactions across the board – from belcanto lovers, it's usually how her singing is 'flawed', or even technically 'wrong'. – But from what perspective?
Antonacci's voice may not be the prime example of sheer tonal beauty. And her approach is surely not to sound as beautiful as possible (and, yes, some of her technical choices may be outside of what is considered 'good' belcanto), but then again, what is her aim? She is a very gifted storyteller. A bit like the Anna Magnani of Italian singing – proving that beauty is an approach or an action, not a material fact. And material beauty can, at times, stand in the way of transmitting a story. (and I don't mean this in a verismo way, necessarily. I think you can sing early seicento that way, too – just listen to the way Antonacci does some of her finest dramatic work in Monteverdi)
thadieu, who does not speak Italian, says, "but I get it" when Antonacci sings, and isn't that what it is all about? (it's also interesting how most singers named on here, independent of tonal beauty – that e.g. Petibon, I would argue, has in spades – get singled out by us for their expressiveness and perhaps that is also because for the most part, we don't judge as much by technical facts and belcanto conventions. And, yes, you can objectively – more or less – judge how well a singer fulfills a technical requirement, and you can be a perfectly good storyteller within these confines, but sheer technical prowess does not necessarily move your audience to tears, travels to your shows, and lengthy social media discussions. (recent personal example: I certainly didn't write the possibly longest post in the history of Eye Bags on Papatanasiu's Sifare because of the sheer beauty of her tone.)
For Antonacci in comparison, listen to the 2003 Cassandre of Berlioz' "Les Troyens" in Paris (fine, not that current, but I couldn't find the 2012 Covent Garden):
[clip with thanks to Danny Nachmani]
And now listen to this clip (thanks to ziropera for providing it) of Antonacci singing "Col sorriso d'innocenza" from Bellini's "Il pirata", at the Callas Competition all the way back in 1988.
Yes, some bits are wacky and there are technical aspects she does of course control much better later, but just listen to that same, fearless commitment to actually transmitting something above all else. Look at perhaps not the storytelling per se (of course she has grown in that regard, too), but look at the *drive* behind her storytelling. That's already there.
Lastly – and because that is what happens these days if you let thadieu and me talk to each other about singing and singers for any length of time – we talked about Myrtò Papatanasiu, and one of her very early clips on YT
(though if any of you owns that 2003 "Fidelio" bootleg: we are listening!).
Papatanasiu has been around for more than a dozen years (so not quite the mid-90s of Petibon, or the late 80s of Antonacci, but still, we're kind of late to the party), and there is a 14-year span between this year's Paris broadcast of her Sifare (I'm not embedding the clip here because a) I have a vasted interest in it remaining online since there will likely be no DVD of it, and b) because I know that on thadieu's channel, you don't need sunglasses against nasty comments) and this early Pergolesi "Stabat mater" below (taped in Larisa in 2002 with the local conservatory choir). You'll have to tell your ears to be patient with the tempi, if you're used to historically informed performance practice, and be a little lenient with the recording quality, but it's another time-travel glimpse at the Artist as a Young Woman: Of course Papatansiu is more polished in commanding her range today, and she has much more color variety at her demand, especially in work with diction. But listen to that innate grasp of line she has here already, and I don't mean that as 'good instincts' but as 'conscious choices' as to where a phrase accent should go to make a listener sit up and take note: listen to how at this point already, she moves beyond a lyrical approach of just building a beautiful line.
[clip with thanks to the Larisa conservatory choir channel on YT. They have a full cast & crew listing, too.]
Perhaps what sets all these 'younger' clips apart is, more than any outstanding vocal material, the audible commitment to telling stories, from a vantage point that may still be a little blurry, but in all these cases, you have a clear claim to a distinct vantage point already.
If you want to objectify voices at a distance – sink into them in a culinary way without actually *listening* to them and letting them challenge you in your own humanity – I would say that these three are not for you. I guess you *could* listen to at least Petibon and Papatanasiu that way (and then probably scoff at the "imperfections" and the "over-acting" in the YT comments), but I think it would be a disservice to their approaches.
Perhaps in all beauty, it is still foremost stories that we connect to. And it is stories – those narrative eyes of the beholder – that constitute beauty in return…?


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Statement on the "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market", (COM(2016) 593 final, 14.9.2016) from the perspective of the preservation of computer- and video games as part of the digital cultural heritage
of the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums and Preservation Projects (EFGAMP) – efgamp.eu
I. Introduction
EFGAMP is a non-profit organisation, which comprises the main institutions active in the field of digital preservation, with a particular focus on the video and computer games sector. Its aim is to ensure that the European legal framework is compatible with the needs of digital preservation and it also aims to promote accessibility to gaming heritage by establishing and implementing description standards and connecting existing collections.
The members of EFGAMP are aware that the European Commission has reforming European Copyright law on its agenda. We also understand that digital uses in general and aspects of the preservation of the digital cultural heritage in particular are one of the main focuses of the reforms. We also acknowledge that the "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market" from 14 September, 2016 (hereinafter: "DSM Draft Directive") contains regulations that would facilitate the work of – among others – digital heritage institutions that preserve computer- and videogames (in short: games).
However, there is still room to improve the proposal in order to properly address certain specific challenges relating to – among other things – games archives and museums. In fact the preservation of games faces particular challenges that should be, at least for clarification and to establish legal certainty in this field, explicitly mentioned in further versions of the DSM Draft Directive.
II. Games: A specific cultural good
Games have started to become broadly perceived as cultural assets. For example, the German parliament stated in 2007: "Computer Games [...] have continuously had a cultural impact over the last years. They have become an important economic, technological, cultural and social phenomenon in Germany.[...] Computer games transport social images and contain culturally relevant topics. Due to that they have become an important part of the cultural landscape of our country and are formative for our society".
Another example comes from Bruno Racine (President of the National Library of France) who states in 2012: "I acknowledge the importance of computer games as a creative industry, as well as the role that heritage institutions play in their long- term preservation and making them accessible to the broader public and for future research. This is why I, as Chair of the Europeana Foundation, request that computer games be taken into consideration by the European Statements, Recommendations and Directives concerning the preservation and the accessibility of cultural assets."
In spite of this acceptance, the legal situation still does not take computer games sufficiently into account. Only some national Libraries like the ones in France, Denmark or Sweden are collecting games based on their specific deposit laws, but even they don't have a solid legal basis for fulfilling their mission to make games accessible and preserve them for future generations.
Games are in many ways different from other cultural works. They are 100% born- digitals, interactive and they are highly dependent on the technical environment for which they were designed. Unless emulated or converted into different/open file formats they can only function, and therefore only be used, on specific platforms and/or operating systems. Converting, formatting and emulating generally require reproductions of and technical alterations to the code. More particularly, original, physical copies (e.g. cartridges, disks, or tapes) of video games sometimes only run on specific hardware (e.g. a certain console).
Archiving and copying games is complicated further, since they are often not disseminated as full working copies or not in the form of tangible copies at all. The distribution models for games vary enormously and there are numerous marketing and business models around. Some distribution models make the preservation of games by cultural heritage institutions particularly difficult because of legal and technical challenges. This is particularly true for online and browser games, server- based or cloud games, streamed games etc. The different marketing approaches are in many cases supported by technical protection measures (TPM) of various kinds. They increase the legal and technical challenges, posed by converting, emulating and other preservation methods, even more.
Furthermore games are considered to be special subject matter under copyright law. Games are hybrid works, i.e. they consist of software, audio-visual elements and sometimes additional subject matter like databases.Even now it is not clear whether their protection and use is governed by the general copyright rules (in Directive 2001/29 and its corresponding national implementations in particular), the rules about computer programs (in Directive 2009/24) or both. This makes legal assessments tricky, especially those about use under exceptions (like archiving) or when the game is – as is often the case – protected by TPM. Even though the EUCJ seemed to have decided in 2014 that Directive 2001/29 is, in general, applicable to the protection and use of games (see footnote 1), national courts still apply both general and software copyrights (see footnote 2). These legal uncertainties threaten the preservation of games significantly. Acquiring the necessary rights to preserve games which are twenty years old, or even older, and then make them accessible to users of archives and museums is almost impossible. In some cases statutory exceptions allow games archiving but in most cases it is illegal.
The bottom line is that games are a special subject for copyright regulation that was mostly neglected in former copyright reforms. This situation must change, given the importance of games as one of the oldest forms of digital cultural content.
Art. 5 of the DSM Draft Directive is a step in the right direction but it falls short in some regards. Therefore, we have made some proposals, which are set out below, for consideration in the upcoming political process.
III. Requirements of cultural heritage preservation in general and games preservation in particular
The preservation of cultural artefacts requires several measures/steps that affect – in terms of copyright law – different exploitation rights. All of these steps must be considered when reforming copyright laws, otherwise new exceptions will turn out to be ineffective.
- "Preservation": games preservation requires more than just copying. Due to their dependence on the platform for which they were created, games have to be converted/adapted to be able to run on other platforms (emulation). Their "restoration" concerns all aspects: software, audio- visuals (graphics, video, music, sound effects) as well as the interfaces and integration ports.
- Displaying and making a playable version accessible to users of the institutions (e.g. the general audience, academic researchers, etc.).Games are an inherently interactive medium. Making them accessible therefore, by definition, means offering them as an interactive (i.e. playable) experience.
IV. Specific requirements for any amendments
1. Acknowledge games as part of the cultural heritage and mention them explicitly, as a subject in its own right, in the recitals of the Directive
Given the neglect of games in former copyright reforms (e.g. the Audiovisual Directive, the Orphan Works Directive) and their importance as a cultural good and as valuable research and teaching material, they should explicitly be mentioned in the European copyright acquis communautaire. The acknowledgement could be realised by a simple reference in a separate recital or in existing recitals 5 and/or 20.
2. Apply rules that are needed for the preservation of games to both the InfoSoc Directive (2001/29) and the Software Directive (2009/24)
To preserve a game, all of its components (the software and the audio-visual components in particular) have to be copied. Since national courts still apply both the software and the general copyright rules to the use of software (see above), any new exception which is supposed to enable or facilitate the preservation of games must apply to both regimes. The proposal for Art. 5 in the DSM Draft Directive satisfies this need since it requires amendments to both directives.
3. Open Art. 5 up to "born-digitals" by referring to the purpose instead of the ownership
Computer and video games are born-digitals by definition. The days of their distribution on physical media like DVD or Blu-ray Disc are numbered. Like many other types of media, games are increasingly published in intangible form, e.g. as online downloads or through streaming.
Hence, many of the items that need to be archived are not and never were "owned" by the archives in physical form or licensed from the rights holder. In cases such as these they will not be considered as being "permanently in the collection of a cultural heritage institution" and the exception of Art. 5 will not be applicable or its applicability will, at the very least, be debatable. Therefore, the exception should only refer to the purpose (cultural preservation) rather than to the physical or intangible form of the reproduced copy (an "original") or to the way in which the institution received or was provided with this copy.
4. Make Art. 5 "contract-proof"
Digital media products like games are almost exclusively marketed under contractual provisions like standard terms of service or licence agreements. Any exception that does not declare opposing contractual rules null and void will be regularly overruled by standard provisions. Since the terms of these standard contracts are exclusively controlled by the licensor, the balance of interests established by the exception will be in jeopardy. Hence, Art. 5 – as well as Art. 4 – should contain a paragraph like Art. 3.2: "Any contractual provision contrary to the exception provided for in paragraph 1 shall be unenforceable".
5. Apply Art. 4 explicitly to cultural uses by and in cultural institutions
Cultural institutions are often involved in teaching or science but these are not their only or even their main focus. Therefore it is debatable whether and to what extent Art. 4 could be applied to use by cultural institutions like museums or archives or their users and visitors. Extending Art. 4 to cultural institutions would serve an urgent necessity, not only in enabling the preservation but also the use of archived copies of cultural heritage artefacts.
Preservation is not an end in itself. Investing billions in preservation would be useless and therefore unreasonable if the preserved material could not be used, e.g. displayed or otherwise made accessible to the visitors of museums or archives. Using archived material in a way that corresponds with usual social habits in a digital world would, among other things, require making it available remotely. Art. 4 acknowledges this necessity by enabling use for teaching purposes via secure networks. Cultural institutions must also be allowed to provide remote access – at least for certain (cultural) purposes and to certain user groups – to their material. Otherwise, sooner or later, they will become obsolete because they will not be able to satisfy society's expectations.
About EFGAMP e.V.
EFGAMP is a non-profit organisation according to German law. The aims of EFGAMP are to facilitate the preservation of interactive entertainment and information media and content, to facilitate public access to such media and content, to gather and circulate knowledge concerning the preservation of such media and content, to coordinate international activities with the aim of preserving such media and content, to support collaborations of international private and public organisations active in this field, to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience, to contact governmental and political institutions with the aim of improving the political, legal and economical frameworks and public relations concerning the preservation of such media and content.
The objectives of EFGAMP:
- Promote the availability of digital interactive heritage
- Gather and circulate knowledge about digital preservation
- Strengthen the European information society
- Represent members and partners of EFGAMP at a European and global level
- Network with other digital preservation communities worldwide
- Lobby to promote digital preservation and the accessibility of the digitalinteractive entertainment heritage.
The members of EFGAMP:
- VIGAMUS – The Video Game Museum of Rome (Italy)
- Computerspielemuseum (Germany)
- Royal Danish Library (Denmark)
- MO5.COM (France)
- The Software Preservation Society (United Kingdom) / KryoFlux P&S Ltd (United Kingdom)
- Subotron (Austria)
- National Library of Sweden (Sweden)
- RetroCollect LLP (UK)
- Institute for Sound and Vision (Netherlands) For more information please visit www.efgamp.eu
1 EUCJ, C-355/12, 23 January 2014, recital 23, see http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document_print.jsf;.
2 See e.g. the decision of the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH), 6.10.2014, case no. I ZR 25/15, http://juris.bundesgerichtshof.de/cgi-bin/rechtsprechung/document.py? [in German].


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About Termites and White Ants
Termites, commonly known as white ants, play an important role in recycling timber in the environment and returning nutrients to the soil. It is only when they gain access and cause damage to our homes that they are deemed pests.
Houses provide termites with ideal conditions combining warmth, moisture and a plentiful food source. Termites access homes via concrete or timber stumps, footings and concrete steps, and can access cracks, joins, pipe penetrations or up the outer edge of slabs or footings as small as 0.8 mm. They love damp areas such as hot water systems and air conditioners and leaking gutters.
Subterranean (soil dwelling) termites live in colonies with sizes up to a million. Each colony contains a king and queen, soldiers, workers and alates (flying termites). The queen produces new offspring and can lay up to 2000 eggs per day. The workers are the most numerous termites in the colony. The are approximately 5 mm in length, are a creamy-white colour with a round head, wingless and blind. The workers are responsible for obtaining food and water for the colony, and are the termites which damage your home. They collect the timber and take it to the nest to feed the colony.
The workers also construct the mud tunnels, and groom other termites. The soldiers look similar to workers, but have brownish head in colour and have jaws. Soliders are responsible for colony defence and achieve this by spitting a sticky substance on predators, and by bitting with their jaws.
Termites travel through the soil and build mud tunnels to protect them from the elements when travelling up to 50 meters or more from their nest. Mud tunnels can range from 10 mm to 80 mm wide and are most commonly found in the sub floor areas of raised buildings, and constructed over barriers such as exposed concrete slab edges, brickwork or foundation posts.
Termite damage is often not immediately evident as termites feed by excavating galleries inside the timber, often leaving a paper thin layer of timber held together by paint or varnish. The timber will often have a rippled appearance.
Flying termites swarm in order to find a mate and establish new colonies, and this is often a warning sign that you may have a termite nest nearby. Flying or reproductive termites will swarm over a brief period, usually from late October through the summer months. These termites have two pairs of wings, which they shed once their flight is over.
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This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post on September 7, 2016.
My family moved to Austin, Texas four years ago to take advantage of educational opportunities for my special needs daughter. Although I continued to commute back to the Washington, DC area for work, I knew that at some point, I would need to be in Austin on a full-time basis. I wanted to transition to a career that would give me the flexibility to be a fully involved parent as well as the opportunity to chart my own path.
After looking around at various opportunities, I began to look at Keller Williams (KW) not only because of the status as a leading employer in the Austin real estate industry but also because of its reputation for integrity. I met with Diane Johnson, one of the co-team leaders for the local Keller Williams Office in Austin, to see if KW would be a good fit. What immediately impressed me about Diane was that she asked me about my life, my goals, and my expectations before saying anything about KW. Once she had an idea of where I was headed, she explained the KW model and how I could use it to get where I wanted to go. Based on this one meeting, even before my follow-on research, I knew that KW was the place for me.
I must admit that my start with the company was rocky but it was the culture that kept me going. I occasionally met with Diane and Melanie Kennermann, the other co-team leader for the office, in an effort to improve my business as well as to find my own way. After one meeting, Melanie encouraged me to continue to be coachable, but also to be true to who I was. They both assured me that they supported me 100%. After taking advantage of additional training opportunities as well as speaking to other agents, I found that by combining my love for leadership development and mentoring with my love of writing, I could build a great business with KW while also having the life that I wanted to lead. Through hard work and dedication, I was able to transition to KW on a full-time basis.
I appreciated their leadership during my time of transition and jumped at the opportunity to sit down with Diane and Melanie to talk about their views on leadership. They are two of the most successful team leaders with Keller Williams. Both joined Keller Williams in other locations (Diane in Nashville in 2002 and Melanie in Reno/Lake Tahoe in 2006) and within six months were named as Team Leaders in their respective offices. Since coming to Austin as co-team leaders (2010 for Diane and 2011 for Melanie), they have continued their success by doubling the size and revenue of the office.
I asked Diane and Melanie about their core leadership philosophy. It's simple, they said. "Servant Leadership. That's why people trust us." During our meeting, they focused on five areas that are the keys to their success:
Think of Others First
Before recruiting new talent, it is important to build relationships with those who are already in place. Diane likes to say "People won't care why you are here until they know that you care." Melanie agrees and says "We teach people how to think bigger and to break through their limiting beliefs." Once they established a reputation in Austin for helping Agents grow their businesses, it became easier to attract new talent.
Create Your Own Story
When Diane and Melanie joined KW, they saw an opportunity to create their own destiny. After coming to Austin, both are quick to say that while they are very fortunate to have close access to great leadership from the Keller Williams corporate office (Keller Williams Realty International), it was important for them to create their own story. They needed to establish a vision for where they wanted to lead the office and then make sure that they had the right people in the right roles to accomplish the goal.
Be A Life Long Learner
Diane likes to say that "Modeling the right behavior, models, and systems make you valid in the Agent's eyes." In order to do that, you have to know the tools, models, and systems that are available to help them. Melanie likes to say that "I am always looking to improve myself." As leaders, that is what they look for in others as well. Melanie goes on to say, "The market is always changing and if you are stagnant, the world will pass you by."
Be Accountable
Diane and Melanie set targets and hold themselves accountable. Both are quick to credit the entire KW Austin Market center Team for helping them accomplish their goals. They both realized long ago that the best way to lead a team is not by being demanding but by letting people lead themselves. As Diane says, "We have the responsibility to make sure that we have the right people who are in the right seats on the bus."
Be Resilient
Every day is not going to be a great day. There will be setbacks. The key is to be resilient. Diane says "I practice failing forward every day. We are lucky to be inspired by our leadership team who continues to teach us how to run our businesses as well as opening themselves up to be transparent about their successes and failures."
Diane and Melanie are great examples of servant leaders. They are quick to say that the secret to their success has and always will be to serve others. As Melanie likes to say, "The more people that you help, the more people will help you."
The author is a licensed realtor with Keller Williams Realty in Austin, Texas. For more information about a career with Keller Williams, click here.


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Cigar bars continue to spark Milwaukee's leisure scene
It's hard to pinpoint what ignited the cigar craze of the mid-to-late 1990s. It could have been television's "Seinfeld," which featured several storylines revolving around Cosmo Kramer and a box of Cuban cigars, or perhaps it was the first season of "The Sopranos" that kept the fad alive.
In any case, for a brief period of time, it was fashionable for men and women alike to spark a stogie, and consequently, cigar bars popped up like polyps in every major city imaginable. It's now more than a decade since the cigar scene exploded -- a half-decade since it fizzled out -- but it appears cigar bars are still smokin' in Brew City.
Since 1986, Shaker's, 422 S. 2nd St., has been the premiere pub for cigar smoking. Owner Bob Weiss says his place isn't a typical cigar bar, yet cigars are very much a part of the whole Shaker's experience.
"(Cigars) are a natural conclusion to a very large ticket affair," he says, referencing his upscale food and spirits menu.
During the cigar boom, Weiss opened several retail smoke shops. He says the end of the cigar rage led to the closing of the shops, but cigar sales inside the restaurant have not changed.
"There are fewer people coming in to try a cigar with their martini, but overall, we have just as many of the big-ticket guys still coming in here," he says.
Weiss also notes that cigar smoking among women has increased recently. He says the short-lived popularity of cigar-pulling ladies in the '90s quickly came and went, but the trend is heating up again.
Cindy Humphreys works at Shillings, an English-style pub and cigar bar in Racine, and she says increased smoking bans and the public's general disapproval of smoking has improved business.
"Because so many places are non-smoking now, it's made Shillings even more popular," says Humphreys. "We're a destination point. People really seek us out."
John Underhill of Uhle's Pipe Tobacco, 114 W. Wisconsin Ave., agrees that, overall, the cigar smoking has not decreased since the '90s fad ended, even though a fair share of short-sighted cigar companies that cropped up during the trend were snuffed out in recent years.
"In general, I would not say people are quitting cigar smoking," says Underhill.
Because cigar smokers don't inhale, it's less likely they'll get lung cancer than their cig-smoking counterparts, which may keep cigar smokers puffing for longer periods in their lives. However, they are more likely to get mouth, tongue or larynx cancer than non-smokers.
But most cigar smokers are not overly concerned with potential health hazards, and they generally harbor a "live life to its fullest" attitude while enjoying, what some call, the finer things in life, says Humphreys. Hence, there isn't a need for smoking and non-smoking sections at Shillings.
"People are allowed to smoke everywhere here," she says.
The same is true of Club Havana, 789 N. Jefferson St., which sells four different brands of cigars in their downstairs lounge. The club allows cigar smoking both in the lounge and the dance club upstairs.
The relationship between cigars and alcohol appears to be more intertwined than the one between cigarettes and alcohol; call it the "Bogie and Bacall" or the "Tony and Carmela" of indulging. And this torrid relationship is the very reason Mike Roman of Roman's Pub, 3475 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., is selling so many cigars.
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Steve said: Hey Steve, your right bobaloo did have the first over priced sub-par food cigar dinners that many people walked away from with that over charged feeling..if slick was an art..bobaloo is a master at it..explore, there's other cigar friendly bars out there
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gary deuling said: Milwakee get ready, I and my cigar smoking friends who used to go to Chicago's great bars and restaurants will now come to your Phister Hotel and the cigar bars of your great city Thank you
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Know smokers said: This article repeats the fallacy that cigar smokers don't inhale. If the author had spent much time observing frequent cigar smokers, as I have, she would quickly see how untrue this can be. She also says that cigar smokers are more likely to get cancers of the mouth, throat, and tongue more often than non-smokers. They also get lung cancer more than non-smokers; the three cancers she names are more prevalent among cigar smokers than among cigarette smokers. Whether you are pro-cigar or not, there is no getting around the health consequences of frequent smoking.
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OMCreader | Feb. 28, 2006 at 11:25 a.m. (report)
Blain said: Hey Steve.. In regards to your Shakers Summerfest Tax quip.. Regardless of the tax collection (or lackof) Shakers WAS the first Cigar Bar in the City. (Anyone ever been to one of those famous Cigar Dinners??!) Cigars were "cool" there long before anyone grabbed the cigar afficianado culture. Shakers truly set the trend! Besides, Suburpia was the original sub shop with an owner that was FAR less above board...Look at there popularity then and now!!! Tax dodgers? Who cares. I go to Shakers to say hello to Bobaloo and I go to Suburpia for their Subs...Maybe you should too! (;
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OMCreader | Feb. 28, 2006 at 9:27 a.m. (report)
Chris said: Hey Ranter...you're EXACTLY right, I too am a lifetime non-smoker and I am completely against a smoking ban in private establishments. If second-hand smoke is so bad for you, then why doesn't our beloved government/common council band smoking in homes with young children? Afterall, second-hand smoke must be far more detrimental to children compared to grown adults right? We already have government mandates for child safety seats until you're 8 years old, so why not protect these defenseless and innocent children from the dangers of second-hand smoke?
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Ramir is pretty sure Kida's someone she'd like to aspire to be. She's on it, she's intense, she knows what she's about. And she does it all while looking amazing. What a lady. She also feels particularly endeared to her since Kida scooped Ramir out of some really unnerving torrenting water, so there's that, too.
She feels a lot of similarities between herself and Jason. They're wary in the same ways. He also solidly saved her ass when she lost her powers in Nalawi, which she takes very seriously. Ramir is sure she can depend on Jason when it matters, and she's told him she'll always have his back.
Cute, kinda geeky, but seems like a genuinely decent guy. He was also willing to babysit all night, which was a hell of a favor. Ramir doesn't plan to forget that she owes him one for that.
Obviously a fetishist. Have you seen that outfit?
An honest to god elf. And he's even got a healthy sense of humor! What more could anyone want?
He's strong! He's honestly as strong as she is! Holy shit, there's something you don't see every day. He's also cute when he laughs.
Rin strikes Ramir as a lady with her shit together. Usually. Unless she's being teased about anything sexy, which is frankly way too easy. But she can respect a lady who takes charge, and Rin certainly does that.
Ramir go any easier on Olivia than she does on anyone else, except Olivia actually makes Ramir feel slightly guilty about it once in a while. How the hell is any one person so pure? Teasing aside, Ramir would definitely punch anyone who hurt Olivia. It'd be like kicking a puppy, you sick fuck.
Riza is in the brigade of women that know what they're about, whom Ramir quietly thinks are awesome. She's like a competent, hot, commando lady. Her grandma would have loved this one.
Ramir can smell a nerd from a mile away, and the fact that he's not even a teenager (is he?) yet isn't going to stop her from mocking him. She might stop at shoving him into any lockers, though. She's pretty fond of him despite it — the kid is tough.
Okay, she'll admit it, she's a little salty that Hellboy was the one that got away from the Nalawi cultists when they and King got captured. But aside from that he's a big, endearing, dependable guy with some appreciable dry humor. If she ever loses her strength again, though, she's sticking with someone else.
Achilles went from hot-but-infuriating to someone she'll actually put some time into learning to get to know. Once you get past the insane wordiness and casual misogyny, he's really not that bad. He's at least willing to learn, which is worth a lot. She even feels a little sorry for him that he's so out of his depth culturally. He's still just as hot, though.
Have you seen this guy? He's like a male model straight out of a weird-but-fashionable-and-probably-not-
Natasha is a new acquaintance, but Ramir can feel her already joining the ALASTAIR league of extraordinary women. Plus, Ramir's into the dry humor.
He can hold his deer-booze. He's also a great brand of irreverent, Ramir can sense upcoming hours of bullshitting.
He kind of reminds her of her dad, which is annoying. She's done her damnedest to hate him, what with him being a cop and ridiculously goodly, but it's just not working out. She was delighted that he'd not only offer to teach her archery, but make her a bow himself. Quietly delighted. Gotta play it cool.
What an adorable pirate doctor. Look at those knuckle tattoos, have you seen his ALASTAIR username? Precious. His ability his fucking horrifying, though. Ramir's pretty sure she can keep him in line despite it.
Here's another nerd alert. Evan is ridiculous, and if it weren't for the fire stuff she'd say he's completely out of his depth here. But he's not totally helpless, so she's only marginally concerned he'll get himself killed. He was one of the main motivations for looking to get ALASTAIR recruits training each other. Get this boy some fighting skills, for god's sake. You gotta look out for your friends, even the nerdy ones. She feels a little bad that she got his eye pulled out by an imp that one time. She hasn't thought twice about how she was going to kiss him but then didn't.
He's a fucking dragon, no matter what he says. He's also pretty nice to look at, so no actual complaints there. They're friends because she said they are, and he seems to be going along with it. Nice.
For a guy that seems so initially uptight, he's actually pretty willing to accommodate her requests. He also seems to know just what to say to get her to actually give a shit (about the squidges in particular), and she'd resent being led around like that if she weren't going to get exactly what she wants out of it. Fair's fair.
He's a robot! How cool!! Just kidding, he's an omnic. She's never met an omnic before, but since he basically seems to be a person, just done in metal and without much in the way of expression, she's perfectly willing to treat him like a person.
Is he cool, or is he ridiculous? The jury is still out on that.
This guy also sucks, but in a way Ramir is pretty sure she can handle. She had warning about him from Finn and Poe, but as long as he's willing to give her an awesome weapon and train her, she'll put up with it. She'll be watching her back around him, but a bad reputation is definitely not going to stop her from studying under him.
A little weird, a little creepy, but overall a good guy, which she learned after he tried to murder him. She was scared of him for a while and hated that, so she made him kiss her to get over it. It mostly worked. She will always take care to be way, way away when he does his whole insane violence thing, though, because that's definitely for other people to deal with. She now considers him a pretty good friend.
Boyfriend?? This is a weird new experience, but Ramir has decided she's a fan of it. Sigma is pretty great, and actually manages to match her energy and enthusiasm. She's coming to care for him a whole lot, and he's the rest of the reason she wants recruits training each other. He is admittedly pretty useless, and she'll be pissed (also, totally crushed, but y'know) if he gets killed. She'd like to eventually start thinking longterm about him, but she's not convinced he'd like the picture she'd paint. She's opted not to think too hard about that.


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3/27/2007 (1:11 am) by Beau Davis
my Gf's computer (which i am on now using a boot disk of linux ubuntu) when you turn it on it gets to the windows logo and resets did f8 and all options but restarts when u choose one wont go to safe mode ect. tried windows cd repair install it would do its stuff says comp needs to reboot to continue then it would go to load windows and reset. tried repair consol copy and delete and replace the system software sam security default files then it would only say missing or corrupt windowssystem32configsystem so i followed another guide which told me do a chkdsk /p reset it might fix it it didnt then go throught C:Windows>CD C:system~1_resto~1 to do a system restore and that worked to get it back to the computer randomly restarting so yeah and help b4 i break this comp in 2 would be great thanks
3/27/2007 (9:10 am) by Alex Charron
Try the following
In the 'Windows repair console', use chkdsk /r
then use FIXBOOT
3/27/2007 (5:02 pm) by Whiskers
Linux replaces the Windows boot loader with a boot loader that is able to boot Linux AND Windows. Windows is expect to be installed on the first partition of the first drive, hda1. What you describe is typical of a Windows installation at an unexpected location. The linux bootloader can be modified to look in another location for the Windows installation, but you have to know where the WIndows installation is to tell it.
You may have an unexpected Windows location if you have installed Windows onto a drive other than C, or you have a Dell, Compaq, HP, etc or any other brand name computer which uses a restore partition. In those cases, the C drive is the boot partition and is hidden and Windows is actually installed onto the second partition.
You can try to change the grub.conf file to tell it that Windows is installed on hda2 instead of hda1.
3/30/2007 (8:57 am) by Beau Davis
ok i cracked it with the computer and did a fresh install of windows xp over the top of itself but now an old folder we had is unaccessable C:/Documents and settings/owner which is what the computer name used to be click on it it says access denied anyway of getting into that?
3/30/2007 (11:08 am) by Will
Ah, well, I should have been more specific...THAT is the very folder that would be encrypted if the original owner of that folder made their files "private" within that first and original install of XP. THIS is where you can't get into those files because the manner you are trying to access them has been *decidedly* blocked deliberately---at least this could be one of the reasons.
It is also the reason I can't offer a "crack" to get past it on this forum. While I can't speak for Raybay personally, and believe me, Raybay is one of the best gurus here, I'm pretty sure this too is what he also referred...
At least I was assuming that was the original issue. I just made the assumption that was the file you were having trouble opening.
About the best I can do, and since these are a matter of public record even within Microsoft's help pages, is the following links---there are more out there for the looking I suspect... [And] I can't see where this is "breaking the rules". How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder Well, it may not be the "best" I can do...rather, the best I'm willing to risk my membership here in offering. (I've had my hand spanked once or twice about offering such information but I can't see where I'd be going astray in this instance.)
Considering the following quote taken from the second link suggested here, I think the second link more to your conditions: quote:<p>CAUSE
This issue may occur if the folder that you cannot open was created on an NTFS file system volume by using a previous installation of Windows, and then installing Windows XP. This issue may occur although you enter the correct user name and password. This issue occurs because the security ID for the user has changed. Although you use the same user name and password, your security ID no longer matches the security ID of the owner of the folder that you cannot open. I wish you luck in your endeavors.
*Note that there will be a slight difference in XP Home opposed to XP Pro....
3/30/2007 (11:08 am) by admin
Considering the following quote taken from the second link suggested here, I think the second link more to your conditions: quote:
3/30/2007 (11:15 am) by Will
Whoops! I mentally crossed threads! Please disregard the prior post's references to things that are not mentioned in the original question!
I'm still goofy and recovering from ricocheting off the hallway walls as I attempt to wake up a little this morning...
Ah...well, I'll just copy this and send it to the correct thread as well...
You still may get some use out of the information regardless so I'll just be lazy and leave it here in case it helps...
Sorry for the confusion!
4/18/2007 (3:58 pm) by chris cooksey
my computer wont start when i turn it on it says system fan failure shutting down in 5 seconds i cant even get into bios any ideas i might have messed around in bios previously any help please.
4/18/2007 (5:11 pm) by Whiskers
The system fan failure message indicates that you have a failing or failed cpu fan.
This can be caused by 2 things, either a failed or failing cpu fan, or a failed power header for the cpu fan.
You'll need to acquire a replacement cpu fan for yoru computer, install it, and plug the new cpu fan into the motherboard power header. If it doesnt spin up and run like it should be and the computer still reports that the system fan is failing then you likely have a bad motherboard cpu fan power header.
4/22/2007 (5:26 pm) by chris cooksey
i.ll try a new fan but my old fan seems to spin fine. Thanks


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- To copy site content types, select "Content Types" in the Navigation pane. See the Walkthrough for more details on how to use the Copy Site Objects feature.
- Select the site content types you want to copy in the left pane and drag and drop them to the right pane, or click Copy.
- You will be prompted to select the options for the copy. After selecting the copy options, click on Copy.
The copy options allow you to select what you want to copy over:
- List Content: by selecting this option, all list items, documents, folders and document sets inside the lists and libraries will be copied.
- Limit to X latest versions : by selecting this and entering the desired number of versions, sharegate will copy the X latest version, while always conserving at least one Major version.
- Custom Permissions: by selecting this option, custom permissions on lists, libraries and their content will be preserved during the copy. If it is not selected, everything will be set to inherit the permissions from its parent.
- Workflows (Out-of-the-box, SharePoint Designer and Nintex): by selecting this option, the workflows associated with the migrated objects will be copied to the destination. The only supported workflows are the built-in SharePoint workflows, the ones created with SharePoint Designer and Nintex Workflows.
- Required features: by selecting this option, all the site and site collection features that are required by the elements being copied will be automatically activated.
- Web Parts: by selecting this option, the web parts will be copied when copying pages.
- Customized Forms and Views: by selecting this option, customized lists and content type forms as well as customized list views will be copied. Selecting this option makes the copy much slower then when it is not selected, so it should only be selected when copying lists and libraries that really require it. This includes Nintex, InfoPath as well as ASPX forms.
- User Alerts: by selecting this option, list user alerts will be copied. The item user alerts will be copied as well if the List Content option is selected. This requires the Server extension on the source and destination server.
If you copy a content type that already exists in the destination site, you will be prompted to select between Merge and Skip.
If you select the option to merge, all the columns that exist in the source content type but that don't exist in the destination content type will be added to the destination content type. The settings from the source content type will also be applied on the destination content type. However, columns that exist in the destination content type but not in the source content type will not be deleted.
When migrating content to Office 365, a special pipeline is offered by Microsoft that can significantly increase migration speeds. You first have to configure the Performance Options.
Advanced Options
The advanced options allows you to choose where the dependencies of the copied objects will be created. Dependencies include objects such as lists, site columns and site content types referenced by the copied objects. There are three options for the location of dependencies:
- Mirror: this will copy all dependencies at the same locations as they are found at the source. This means that if a site column from the parent site is used by the list being copied, this site column will be copied to the parent site of the destination site. For this option to be available, the site hierarchy must be the same at the source than at the destination. The image below shows what happens when copying from C to C' and selecting Mirror.
- Root: this will copy all dependencies at the root of the site collection at the destination. This will make sure that every dependency is always available for all subsites. This means that if a site column from the current site is used by the list being copied, it will not be copied to the destination site, but rather to the root of the destination site collection. The image below shows what happens when copying from C to C' and selecting Root.
- Custom: this will copy all dependencies to the selected site. This allows for a more flexible control over where dependencies should be copied. The image below shows what happens when copying from C to C' and selecting Custom with the site C'.


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The first thing I wanted on my first day of "normal" breakfast was a smoothie bowl, and the past two days I've been craving and therefore making myself some hardcore vegetable-fruit juices. Yes, I've had a bit of rendang (and definitely more vegetarian tempeh rendang!) with lemang, it is the centre of all food tables this time of the year after all. Even more reason why I really wanted all the fruit and vegetable goodies in my system.
This is a lovely fruit smoothie using papaya and strawberries. Strawberries are super good for you, having one of the highest concentrations of vitamin C in a fruit, plus some research has found it to be really helpful in controlling blood sugar. I like to buy frozen berries for my smoothies, as it is cheaper for the amount of fruits you get as well as actually being more nutritionally beneficial since the fruits are usually picked when ripe before being frozen, sealing in maximum goodness.
Papayas are a fantastic addition to smoothies, since the flesh of the fruit is really nice and creamy. This local fruit is also a vitamin C powerhouse with a good dose of B vitamins thrown in for good measure. Papayas also contain protein-digesting enzymes such as papain that have anti-inflammatory properties. This means papayas are also a fantastic natural face mask for those pesky pimples! You'll smell amazing after the mask as well.
- ½ a medium papaya
- handful of strawberries, fresh if you have them, frozen is just as great
- 1 medium banana, frozen if you have them
- some dairy-free milk to help with the blending process
- optional: 1 teaspoon flax seeds or chia seeds, for extra nutritional benefit
- Cut a papaya in half and remove the seeds, then chop in up into medium chunks. We always have a bag of peeled and chopped bananas in our freezer ready to go for our smoothies, also keeps things nice and cold without adding any ice, but a fresh banana is fine.
- Put everything in the blender with enough dairy-free milk (nut, soy, rice milk), about halfway up the ingredients in the jug, and blend until smooth. Pour the lovely pink smoothie into a glass.
xx, Bee


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The reasons this backcountry skier from Durango lived to see another day
DURANGO, Colo. – An unnamed man lives today in Durango partly because he and his companion took all the right tools on a backcountry skiing trip. But he also got lucky. Very lucky.
The man, who the Durango Telegraph says declined identification for fear of scaring the bejesus out of his loved ones, had skinned up the Deer Creek drainage between Durango and Silverton. It's considered to be a "safe" place when avalanche danger is high.
But he and his buddy, 49-year-old Mark Helmich, a split-boarder, lost their way during the stormy day. Beginning their descent, they were triggering slides. Mistakes had been made. They chose not to return uphill and risk triggering even larger avalanches. Instead, they elected to ride down the final pitch to Highway 550, where their car was parked.
That's when the snow slid, taking him over a 25-foot cliff and burying him in the pile of snow along the highway.
Helmich immediately charged over the cliff, too. Time was critical. They both had avalanche transceivers. He located the signal from his companion then used a probe pole to locate the body. This took five minutes. Then he dug furiously with his shovel.
"I did a whole lot of praying," he told the Telegraph. "It's definitely pretty lonely, being by yourself and digging. It was feeling surreal. Until you're in that situation, you can't understand what it's like."
More luck came along in the form of Mike Barney, who is an instructor at the Silverton Avalanche School. He took over the digging from the exhausted Helmich. Finally, 20 minutes after the slide had occurred, they had cleared the snow to the head of the victim.
He was still breathing, still conscious. He had been unable to deploy the airbag, but did mange to get the straw from an AvaLung into his mouth. It was just enough to save his life.
The moral of this story probably should be that you need every tool available in avalanche terrain along with competence in use of those tools. But add it all up and you may still need some luck to survive even a small avalanche.
Mike Cooperstein, a forecaster with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, points out that 25 percent of all avalanche victims die from being hit by trees or rocks or falling off cliffs even before being buried by snow. About 72 percent of avalanche victims die from asphyxia, or breathing their own carbon dioxide underneath the snow.
He says the statistics supporting the usefulness of saving lives is more clear-cut for air bags, but statistics supporting the use of AvaLungs are promising as well.
The website for Black Diamond Equipment, manufacturer of AvaLungs, had this testimonial from an individual identified as "Jeremy" from Durango.
"I have worn my AvaLung for at least six years without ever having to use it," he wrote. "I don't ski every run with it in my mouth but it's great to have it available for those scarier than normal runs. Last Monday I triggered an avalanche and ended up immobile buried under four feet of debris. Fortunately I was able to keep the AvaLung mouthpiece in my mouth during and after the slide. I was able to breathe normally for 15 to 20 minutes while my partner initiated a beacon and probe search and dug me out."
He added this: "CAIC reminded me the next day that over 15 minutes was often fatal due to asphyxiation. I escaped without injury at least partially due to my AvaLung."
The CAIC says that if everyone wore an avalanche transceiver and an airbags, two of three people who die from asphyxia would live.


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Founded in Milan, Italy, in 1949, Kartell designs furniture, lighting and other creative interior design objects. The company is renowned for their innovative use of plastics with high quality textures, transparency effects and beautiful colors. Collaborating with prestigious designers like Philippe Starck and Patricia Urquiola, Kartell designs with bold creativity--like transparent chairs and vibrant LED lighting that brightens indoor and outdoor spaces.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Just what my daughter's room needed We had been looking for a side table for our daughter's room for quite some time. Her room is narrow and she needed something small and discreet next to her bed. We settled on the blue version of the Jolly, and she is quite happy with it. It's sturdy but almost invisible (the day we unpacked it, I set it in the middle of her room and she walked past it several times without even noticing it!), yet it holds her book, alarm clock and glass of water comfortably. She gives it two thumbs up, and so do we. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]
Date published: 2010-05-17
Rated 4 out of 5 by sgoldst2 from Terrific table with sleek lines. The Jolly Side table was incorporated in to a production of a musical that we are producing. It's sleek lines and translucent material allow us to continually change the stage setting of the show in an elegant, contemporary way. Especially when lit with bold colors, the table tends to take on a glow. And the sturdy construction relieves any fears that we'll have to replace it soon. I can imagine that this table will last at least a few years. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]
Date published: 2009-10-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by Loretta W. from Perfectly Compact and Modern! Kartell is such a great name in modern deisgn and this Jolly Side Table is no exception. It is quite compact, measuring only about 16" by 16" in width and depth, but you can always use two as a coffee table alternative. Since the table is made of one piece of molded polycarbonate, it is sleek and clean looking! I bought the transparent crystal to use just as a side table and love its light footprint.
Date published: 2012-07-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by PCUAV from Crystal Clear Perfection This table has all of the features and qualities one might expect of a table: legs, a top, the uncanny ability to hold stuff but the fit/finish of this particular table is unmatched. There are no flaws in the clarity, no unfinished angles, no subpar construction. I echo the sentiment of the other reviewers who note it's seemingly perfect use in almost all situations.
Date published: 2011-08-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from perfect table for awkward space We needed a night table to put in a very small room between a bed and a closet (the closet has no door). This translucent table is perfectly functional, but doesn't clutter/fill the space that normally would be left clear. Not to mention, the table is super sharp and modern, but that's no surprise it's Kartell.
Date published: 2011-03-14
Rated 4 out of 5 by Tiffany F. from Side Table This side table goes with pretty much anything because it's so simple. It also gives the illusion of more space since it is clear. Be forewarned- it does scratch extremely easily. YLighting shipped this product quickly and I had not issues ordering from them. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]
Date published: 2010-08-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by M.J. from Great table I Ordered this table after reading reviews! As everybody said, i love my jolly table too! It is very light and looks very modern I got the grey color and it goes great with my room I am thinking to order one more! And it arrived in Perfect condition! [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]
Date published: 2012-02-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by design freak from simple and elegant The table is more beautiful and perfect than it appears in the photos. The shape of the legs adds a very nice detail to this utilitarian object. I got the light gray-smoke color and it matches the light gray of the panier table. I wish I had more room in my house because I would buy more!
Date published: 2011-03-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by Customer in MA from Perfect for kids room We purchased this table to compliment a Vitra Slow Chair in our daughter's room. Like other Kartell pieces we own, this is well made, substantial in weight yet light in appearance. One of the best side tables of this size for under $200. It does scratch fairly easily however.
Date published: 2014-08-07
Rated 4 out of 5 by Anonymous from Beautiful Jolly Side Table My Jolly Side Table is sturdy and beautiful. It is understated so that it doesn't compete with the art displayed in my place or other furniture - while being art and interesting itself. I love it!! [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]
Date published: 2010-08-09
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DIY Fruit Stand
Super simple and super cheap!! Â For $5 at the Dollar Store, I whipped this out in about 5 minutes. Â Now I have a cute little spot to set all my fruit, without my bananas always getting overripe. Â I have seen these all over Pinterest, and finally got around to making one of my own. Â So simple, and super inexpensive. Â Would be a cute way to display cupcakes, or cookies as well. Â Or even use as a veggie tray!
3 tiers ( I used a large plate, medium plate and a bowl)
2 candle sticks
heavy duty glue or glue gun
Glue candle stick to the top of largest plate. Â Glue the other candle stick to the bottom of bowl. Â Attach layers together on middle plate.
Easy peasy!!
I making mine tonight my cost more because the $ store did not have all I need but it night be $8.00
This is also super cute to use vintage plates and bowls, etc. from the thrift store! I even saw a yard bird bath made from glass ware this way, bought at yard sales or thrift store.