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Motherhood - Philosophy for Everyone: The Birth of Wisdom
248 pages
May 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
Considers salient philosophical issues relating to pregnancy, birth, babycare, and raising a child
Chapters include "The Days and Nights of a New Mother: Existentialism in the Nursery", "The Media Proudly Presents: Lessons' from Celebrity Moms", and "The Off Button: Thought Experiments and Child Control"
Contains work from diverse academic perspectives, including economics, psychology, education, English, sociology, women's studies, and theological studies, as well as from nurses and stay-at-home mothers
Includes a foreword by Judith Warner, the New York Times columnist ("Domestic Disturbances") and author of Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments (Sheila Lintott).
Navel-Gazing at Its Finest: An Introduction to Motherhood – Philosophy for Everyone (Sheila Lintott).
PART I MOMMY BRAIN: Truth, Knowledge, and Belief in Mothering.
1 How Many Experts Does It Take to Raise a Child? Mothering and the Quest for Certainty (Sue Ellen Henry).
2 Creative Mothering: Lies and the Lying Mothers Who Tell Them (Amy Kind).
3 Pro-Choice Philosopher Has Baby: Reflections on Fetal Life (Bertha Alvarez Manninen).
4 Kim, Ellen, and Zack's Big Adventure: Lesbian Mothers Raising a Boy Steeped in His Masculinity (Kim Anno).
PART II LABOR PAINS: The Work and Wonder of Being a Mom.
5 Days and Nights of a New Mother: Existentialism in the Nursery (Elizabeth Butterfield).
6 Mindful Mothering: How Feminist Buddhist Practices Enhance Experiences of Beauty (Sheryl Tuttle Ross).
7 A Face Only a Mother Could Love? On Maternal Assessments of Infant Beauty (Glenn Parsons).
8 Kevin, Coming Into Focus: On Getting to Know My Son (Laura Newhart).
PART III MOM'S MORALITY: Ethical Issues in Mothering.
9 Making Choices: The Ethics of Infant Feeding (Chris Mulford).
10 Lactational Burkas and Milkmen: On Public Breastfeeding and Male Lactation (Maureen Sander-Staudt).
11 On "Crying-It-Out" and Co-Sleeping (Kevin C. Elliott and Janet L. Elliott).
12 Natural Childbirth is for the Birds (Jen Baker).
13 The Off Button: Thought Experiments and Child Control (Sara Goering).
14 The Virtues of Motherhood (Nin Kirkham).
15 The Media Proudly Present: "Lessons" From Celebrity Moms (Clemence Due and Damien W. Riggs).
16 God, Mom! The Blessings of Breasts and Womb (George A. Dunn).
A Brief Afterword: Some Words from Contributors' Kids on Motherhood and Philosophy.
Read All About It: A Feminist Bibliography on Pregnancy and Mothering (Compiled by Amy Mullin).
Notes on Contributors.
Author Information
Sheila Lintott is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bucknell University, and the mother of two children. She is co-editor (with Allen Carlson) of Nature, Aesthetics, and Environmentalism: From Beauty to Duty (2008) and was co-editor of the American Society for Aesthetics Newsletter (2005–2008).
Series Editor
Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
"The series editors were ... smart to divide it into two volumes instead of creating a single book on parenting in general. While there are many questions that apply to the parent role in itself, half the fun is the opportunity for the authors and readers to consider what issues might be thought of as unique to one particular parental role versus another. One of the virtues of these collections is how they demonstrate the ways in which the study of philosophy can really assist us in addressing concrete dilemmas. Measuring the success of collections like these turns on what you expect from them, and I think these two pull it off. The articles are well-written, touches of humour are sprinkled throughout, and the authors can translate complex philosophical theories into a readable format. They apply their work to questions that matter, and even when you don't agree with what they say, there's enough substance here to create an interesting discussion." (The Philosopher's Magazine, 23 March 2011)
"Subtitled "The Birth of Wisdom", a new book called Motherhood: Philosophy For Everyone calls for a more pragmatic approach to being a mum, in which we are not constantly comparing ourselves to others." (Family Interest, December 2010)
"An unusual look at motherhood by several philosophers, which covers ground-such as whether it is ever acceptable to lie to your children- not often explored in maternity books. Thought provoking." (Mother and Baby, December 2010)


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THT Awards
Welcome to the awards.
For award definitions and background on the column itself, please consult the Primer.
All weekly stats are for the period of Monday, May 25 though Sunday, May 31. All season stats are through Sunday.
This week's proof that assigning wins and losses to a pitcher is an arcane practice that must stop
Good Luck Division:
Fausto Carmona was torched for five runs in an inning and a third and was followed in the game by Jensen Lewis, who yielded another five runs himself in an inning and two thirds. They each escaped blame as the Tampa bullpen squandered the significant advantage it was given.
Paul Maholm and Ryan Dempster were smoked for 13 runs in eight innings and they too received no-decisions.
Jair Jurrjens had some bad luck on balls in play, getting dinged for eight hits while striking out five in five innings. But he also got the win while being charged with five runs.
Bad Luck Division
Yovani Gallardo and Chris Carpenter paired for 16 innings of scoreless baseball. They both walked away with tough luck no decisions.
I don't think I have mentioned either Sean West or Mike Pelphrey in this column this season. Nevertheless, they each belong here after each spinning seven innings of 0ne-run baseball. But they were locked with each other and the credit ended up going to reliever Pedro Feliciano, who retired one lone batter before Omir Santos ended the game in the 11th.
Vulture alert! Vulture alert!
Andrew Bailey owes Michael Wuertz something. I have no idea what the accepted gift is for screwing up someone else's lead by allowing a pair of inherited base runners to score, but donuts would probably be a good start. Protocol aside, Bailey really made out pretty well, getting a blown save, but then the win on an exceptionally unlikely solo home run by Adam Kennedy off of Frank Francisco.
Wes Littleton Award
Kevin Cameron inherited a True Littleton situation with three innings remaining in the match and a five-run lead to protect. He was successful in finishing the game unscathed against the Mariners.
Jonathan Papelbon surrendered a two-run home run to Joe Mauer, but still was credited with a save.
Please hold the applause
Miguel Batista was charged with four runs in a third of an inning, but three of them scored as inherited runners as Mark Lowe was peppered until it was his own runners that were in question. Batista, who is more infamous as a win vulture than as an undeserving hold machine, ended with a hold and a loss in the contest.
Any sufficiently advanced defense is indistinguishable from pitching
Andy Pettitte somehow managed to limit Cleveland to one run on six hits while striking out one and walking five in six frames. In keeping with above category of tough luck losses, Pettitte's opponent, Cliff Lee, has seven quality starts this season in which he has taken a loss or a no-decision.
Jason Berken took the loss in Sunday's matchup with the Tigers. He was unlucky inasmuch as he allowed only one run. But he was terribly lucky in that he struck out two batters in seven innings and still managed to get enough defensive help to be able to say that he was dinged for only four hits and one of those was a solo home run. So on 22 balls in play, he had to worry about only three hits. And, if you are curious, none of them went for extra bases.
Joe Carter Award
Victor Martinez collected six RBI, which was the same as Evan Longoria, who hit .280/.400/.520 and Martinez's teammate Ben Francisco, who hit .478/.571/.783. Martinez hit a paltry .158/.238/211.
Season: Two catchers have 32 RBI on the season. One of them is Joe Mauer, who missed the start of the year with a back injury, but is on fire, hitting .414/.500/.838 in 99 at-bats. The other is Ben Molina, who is hitting for some power with eight home runs and eight doubles. But he has drawn only two walks in 181 at bats leading to his current .254/.265/.442 line.
Rey Sanchez Award
Vernon Wells hit .304/.333/.391.
Season: Josh Anderson is hitting .277/.320/.351 for the Tigers.
Harmon Killebrew Award
Jason Varitek takes home this honor as he rapped out only one single all week in 17 at bats, but he coupled that with two home runs and four walks for a bizarre .176/.333/.529 line. He is having a very odd age 37 season, as he has 19 extra base hits and only 14 singles.
Season: Another catcher, Chris Iannetta, has 104 at-bats on the year with five doubles, eight home runs and 18 walks, overcoming a lack of singles for a .231/.350/.510 line.
Steve Balboni Award
I am going to feature a quartet of young bats. Chris Davis, Jordan Shafer, Delmon Young and B.J. Upton all had major problems with contact. Davis struck out 13 times in 18 a- bats on his way to a .111/.158/.444 line. Shafer struck out 12 times in 25 at-bats for a .160/.192/.160 week. Delmon Young whiffed 12 times in 22 at-bats for .136/.174/.136. And finally Upton walked back to the dugout bat in hand 11 times in 27 at-bats.
Season: By no means am I done with any of these miscreants. Davis is on a historic pace. If he keeps playing regularly and keeps up his current rate, he will shatter the record for most strikeouts in a season with well over 250 of them. He has struck out 77 times in 165 at-bats this year. In 128 career games, including his late-season audition last year, he has 165 K in 128 games for a 162-game average of 209. This all leads to his current stat line of .194/.253/.436.
His supporting cast in this category has also been having a lot of issues putting the bat on the ball. However, Davis can say something that none of the others can. He is hitting for massive amounts of power. He is having a traditional Balboni season. He is either corkscrewing himself into the ground swinging at a pitch he cannot hit or he is sending an unsuspecting baseball halfway to Tulsa.
Shafer has 63 strikeouts in 167 at-bats and is scuffling to the tune of .204/.313/.287.
With Young, before this year his one redeeming offensive trait was that he made enough steady contact to post a reasonable batting average. You can't say that in 2009 as he simply has no upside early on, with 37 strikeouts in 109 at-bats and a putrid .239/.282/.275 line with no power, little patience and little idea how to get anything accomplished.
Upton is getting owned by major league pitchers this season with 60 K in 186 at-bats and a .204/.297/.290 line.
An inability to make consistent contact has been a primary factor in all of these appalling seasons.
Three true outcomes alert!!!
Kevin Youkilis slugged a pair of home runs, drew five walks and struck out 10 times in 24 at-bats.
Season: Carlos Pena currently ranks second in all of baseball with 17 home runs, fourth in walks with 38 and third in strikeouts with 66.
This week's MVP
AL: Ichiro Suzuki had a week that was mostly batting average driven, which should surprise few. But when you produce a double-digit number of singles, a batting average heavy week will still be a very, very good one. In 26 at-bats, he produced 10 singles, four doubles, a home run and two walks while not striking out once for an astonishing .577/.607/.846 line.
Season: Kevin Youkilis and Justin Morneau each have a legitimate claim on this. Youkilis has almost 100 points of OPS on the big Canuck. On the other hand, Morneau has an additional 65 at-bats on the Greek God of Walks. I will go with Morneau, who was a bad choice for the one MVP he was awarded by the BBWAA. But with a .342/.419/.643 line this season, he has a legitimate claim on this one for now.
NL: Adrian Gonzalez hit .333/500/1.000 with four home runs, six walks and two singles. That is a good week.
Season: It should surprise nobody that I'm going to say that Albert Pujols is the leader in the clubhouse this week with his .339/.468/.679 line.
Small sample size warning
When one of your friends is explaining to you that we have played enough this season to make firm decisions based on this year's stats, tell him or her that Russell Branyan is batting .323. That is 96 points above his career rate. He is also 199 points of OPS above his rates from a 2,158 a- bat career.
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So, we are expecting our first child right now! Don't know gender, and will likely choose not to find out. So, we at least need one good name for each gender.
However, this has flared up my nascent love of names (I read Beyond Jennifer and Jason when I was 15...) and I know we don't want to get ourselves stuck in a corner with future siblings. At this point, we're open to having at least 3, so we need at least a 3 girls and 3 boys names that don't clash horribly.
Naming Philosophy/Background: I adore family names. I think the ideal is to be named after a great-grandparent or great-aunt/uncle or a grandparent who has died, where there's connection and history, but it's not close enough for confusion and Jr-ing. (I am named for an aunt who is geographically distant, and have always loved it, even though my name, Lois, is considered old-fashioned in my generation and "so far out it's never coming back".) All our parents are alive. Sadly, our pool of great-grandparent names is not promising. On my side, they are all too German: Heinz, Wolfgang, Frieda, Brigitte (bri-GEET-ah). On DH side they are either too boring or too odd: Dorcas, Violet*, John, Paul. So, instead, using more immediate family names as middle names seems the happy medium. Therefore, the middle names options are chosen more for the people than for the name itself--though we like the names well enough.
*I actually love Violet. But we have a V last name, and the double V initials just are too harsh looking/sounding to me.
-The first names are primarily names we just like and can agree on. There are a few extended relatives, ancestors and friends mixed in, as much for the name as the person, but they're up for negotiation, so I won't tell you which.
-We tend more towards old-fashioned, traditional, Biblical, longer names that can have shorter nns. Some of them are trendy and popular right now (Elijah, Isaiah), which I don't love, but we like the names enough to possibly overlook that. But do tell me if one of these is going to be the next Madison or Emma.
-DH is a bit more conservative than me, and has nixed a few of my favorites, like Edna and Agnes! (Maybe I wouldn't have had the guts for them anyway.)
-No first initial repetition. So even though we have a lot of M and E names, only one of each in the end. And no rhyming if possible. (We won't do Elijah, Obadiah, Jedidiah, AND Isaiah together.)
-We have a 3-syllable last name starting with Van.
Boys First Names
Boys Middle Names
Girls First Names
Matilda (Tilda, Tillie)
Josephine (Jo, Josie)
Mabel (May)
Margaret (Maisie, Maggie)
Girls Middle Names
**Surprisingly, DH loves this as much as I do, but we're not sure we're Southern enough to get away with it. It's prob our current name girl name, though
Okay, if this isn't too in-depth and ridiculous....any help with first & middle combos and siblings groups is welcome. First names are very open to criticism or alternative suggestions, middle names not so much, mostly interested in which combos sound best.


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April 24, 2013 BY John Kim
Air Maxes in original stylings – can anyone resist? Nike's got two Ninety-Fives dropping this month that will be hard to say no to, because with the signature grey-gradient uppers and sick color pairings like Total Crimson and Neo Turquoise, you just might need to find an excuse to cop two more pairs. We recently previewed these individually and the response was great, and it seems that overseas retailers are going to release them this weekend, so check out the detailed images of the two Nike Air Max 95 releases for April below and get familiar with the nice suede materials because these just might hit U.S. retailers soon.
Nike Air Max 95 SI
Anthracite/Total Crimson-White-Dark Grey
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An Olympic torch took a space walk for the first time
Saturday, carefully held by two Russian cosmonauts outside the international space station as it orbited some 260 miles above Earth.
Video streamed by NASA showed Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazanskiy carrying the unlit torch of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The torch bobbed weightlessly at the end of a tether in a darkness that was dotted by stars.
The two gingerly maneuvered to take photos and then returned it to the space station before continuing with other tasks on a six-hour space walk.
The torch was launched into space from Kazakhstan, in central Asia, on Thursday morning. It returned to Earth on Monday with a three-person crew.
The torch did not burn aboard the space outpost because lighting it would consume precious oxygen and pose a threat to the crew.
The Sochi Olympic flame started its relay October 7, four months ahead of the Winter Games, and it is to cover some 39,000 miles.
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Every time Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul has gone to Cannes with a film, he has been booed — and every time, this School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumnus has walked away with a prize.
Last year at Cannes, his film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" won the highest honor the festival bestows, the Palme d'Or. A quiet, sometimes humorous meditation on death, regret and family bonds, the film opens this weekend at the Music Box.


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Black Voices Book Club Anniversary
Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, 11:23 a.m.Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Library
Black Voices Book Club Anniversary
Dear Neighbors,
September marks the two-year anniversary of the Black Voices Book Club at Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library, and we want you to join us.
The book club meets the third Monday night of each month, from 7 to 8:45 p.m., on the second floor of the library. The book club focuses on fiction by African-American, Caribbean and African authors. Books we select are available in the DC Public Library system and are placed on hold for club members to check out.
There is still time for you to join us on September 19 to discuss our 24th book, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. To learn more about the book, the past books we have read, and more, please become our fan on Facebook by searching for "Black Voices Book Club - Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library."
Club members are a diverse, committed and energetic group. We look forward to you joining us on Monday, September 19, at our next meeting, or any time.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 202-541-6100, or visit the library.
--Daniel Akunwafor, Adult Librarian


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Hank Williams Jr., "Old School, New Rules" (Bocephus/Blaster)
Hank Williams Jr. kicks off his album "Old School, New Rules" by addressing ESPN's decision to drop his song as the opening theme for "Monday Night Football," a role he held for more than 20 years. In a robust voice, Williams bellows: "I'll go find a network that will treat me right" to start "Takin' Back The Country," a song set to a rocking arrangement of his legendary father's song "Mind Your Own Business."
The lyrics of "Takin' Back The Country" refer to his notorious 2011 interview on the TV program "Fox & Friends" in which he made an allegory that some construed as comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. Williams makes it clear that he considers the incident an example of political correctness run amok.
Singing with fire in his belly, and offering up ferociously rocking tunes fueled by a bluesy slide guitar, Williams tackles political themes throughout "Old School, New Rules." He wrote every song, save a cover of his father's "You Win Again," which he turns into a southern-rock stomper, and a duet with Merle Haggard on the latter's classic hit, "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink," in which the two aging country stars have a ball trading lines with ribald delight.
Williams' conservative viewpoint will rankle some and rally others. At age 63, though, the old lion of country music continues to roar - and to say exactly what is on his mind.
CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: On "I'm Gonna Get Drunk And Sing Hank Williams," the family torch-bearer joins with Brad Paisley in a rollicking honky-tonk tune that suggests Hank Jr. deals with his troubles by raising a ruckus.


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Wall Street analysts are digging to garner insight on the information technology sector, but they're not going far to get the goods. In some cases, they're not even leaving the office.
In recent weeks, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch analysts have gone to the techies in their IT departments and asked where the market is headed. How's that Microsoft rollout? What kind of routers are you buying these days? Servers? Storage? Full story. --Larry Dignan, ZDII


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Emporia State student teachers benefit from Lattner Challenge funding
Students in Emporia State University's nationally recognized teacher education program may soon find it easier to juggle the demands of classes and finances. A scholarship program for student teachers is now in place, thanks to a grant supported by the Lattner Family Foundation and donors who helped match the organization's $50,000 challenge.
The capstone professional development at Emporia State's Teachers College is student teaching, a full year's immersion into the school and classroom environment.
"Candidates' daily expectations are relentlessly intense as they teach during the day and then work in the evenings to perfect and practice lesson plans that they will deliver to their students during the next day's classes, as well as grade assignments, tests, and projects," said Dr. Ken Weaver, Teachers College dean.
That intense preparation leaves student teachers with little time to work. In fact, candidates are advised not to work, which results in added financial concerns for them.
"Now our students will have the Lattner Fund to ease their burden," said Weaver. Teaching interns who demonstrate a financial need can be given money to help complete their program.
"The Lattner Challenge grant was created during my time as associate dean and when I became dean, I had the goal of seeing the match completed before I retired," said Dr. Phil Bennett, former Teachers College dean. "The announced completion of the match and upcoming celebration is a very gratifying time for me. I would like to personally thank all those who contributed to the match," Bennett added.
"Emporia State and The Teachers College are very thankful and appreciative for the leadership and the generosity of the Lattner Foundation and our donors in attaining this milestone of assistance for our student teachers," said Dr. Michael D. Shonrock, president.
"At a time when local, state, and national economies remain stubbornly sluggish, the successful efforts of the Lattner Foundation and our donors to reach the fundraising goal reflect


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I managed to put up the first movement of this suite yesterday without actually mentioning anything about the music! Let me fix that. The instrumental suites of Bach, whether for keyboard, lute, violin or cello, are multi-movement works inspired largely by the French style. German musicians of the 17th and 18th centuries were synthesizers, taking what they liked and admired from both French and Italian models. Bach learned a great deal about harmonic clarity and drive from the model of Vivaldi, but for the suite, the model was J. J. Froberger (1616 - 1667), a 17th century keyboard composer whose Dix suittes de clavessin, published after his death, were the model for the instrumental suite for every German composer afterwards.
The core of the suite was four courtly dances in the French style: the allemande (a sober dance in duple time, as the name tells us, originating in Germany), the courante (a quicker courting dance in triple time that comes in both Italian and French forms, the French being a bit slower and with hemiola effects), the sarabande (originating in Mexico as a sexy sensual dance and first found in Europe in guitar tablature, it was slowed down considerably and made more dignified with the accent on the second beat) and the gigue (imported from England and Ireland, a quick dance in compound time, usually 6/8). This international set of dances became the core of the baroque suite. Added to these four dances was the prelude, often in the style brisé or 'broken' style of the lute, meaning that it was largely chordal with the chords broken up into interesting arpeggios as we heard in the prelude yesterday. Another addition, usually between the sarabande and the gigue, were dances known as galanteries, that could be a pair of minuets, or a single air, bourrée, gavotte or chaconne. Oddly, this feature of the Baroque suite was the only one that survived into the classical period where the standard arrangement of the multi-movement instrumental piece was the sonata with four movements consisting of a quick sonata-form movement, a slow movement, a pair of minuets and a rondo.
Here is the allemande to the Suite in A major. I have included a portrait of Bach that he had done in Leipzig when he was applying for admission to a learnéd society, a photo of the "Bachhaus" in Köthen where he lived from 1717 to 1723 and composed the suites for solo cello, then there is the opening of my edition of the suite and some photos of me.


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An unholy burglar broke into a Long Island City church Monday, stealing some of its electronics.
According to police, the suspect entered the Friendship Baptist Church, located at 38-35 12th Street, by breaking in through the back door.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
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AS IF they didn't have enough to worry about, the Bombers today start a pre-season competition that gives the team an incentive to dodge the NAB Cup final.
Essendon starts its preparation for a home-and-away season that it has no guarantee of completing - but is not helped by a quirk of the schedule, which also affects Adelaide, West Coast and Fremantle.
The Dons will be forced to play the NAB Cup final, if they qualify for the pre-season play-off, despite taking on Adelaide in the season opener a week later.
The Bombers have been pitted against Adelaide in an unusual start to the AFL season on March 22, which means for them there is no longer a weekend between the Cup final and the AFL season opener.
There is considerable incentive for them to avoid the NAB Cup final in order to freshen players with a week's break before Round 1 - especially as underdone players could play VFL on the weekend of that final.
Essendon and Adelaide kick off Round 1 on March 22. Fremantle and West Coast play the next day, with the remaining seven games of Round 1 being played the following weekend.
Those four teams have been told if they do not qualify for the NAB Cup final, they will not have to play a regional challenge match like the other teams who miss the final. Essendon has consulted the AFL about the fixture quirk but has given assurances that it will give its best effort.
The AFL has not yet released a fixture of regional challenge games for the weekend of the NAB Cup, but will do so for clubs that want a game against an AFL rival on that weekend.
AFL spokesman Patrick Keane yesterday said Essendon would still have plenty of rest during the NAB Cup and early weeks of the competition. "(Those four clubs) will get a week off the following week (after their Round 1 game)," Keane said.
"Depending on the sides who don't play until the second week of Round 1 and what they are wanting to do (if they miss the NAB Cup final), we will work out (games) for them through the course of the NAB Cup."
Sides are accustomed to a four-week NAB Cup campaign, a fortnight's rest for players to recover, then the start of the season proper.
The NAB Cup final is scheduled for Friday, March 15 or Saturday 16, though, presumably, if Essendon or Adelaide qualified it would be on Friday to give them a seven-day break.
As the AFL grapples with Melbourne's tanking probe and integrity issues, it would be far from ideal for any of those four sides to play a half-strength grand final side to keep players fresh for Round 1.
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Recieved my package the other day from lindzyt! Lots of neat pictures
The frame: The glue she used did something weird to the paint, you can see it in the bottom of the tree reflecting off the flash...
A waterfall:
Loooveeee the colors on this one:
Simply beautiful:
Not printed, but on the disk and I LOVE IT:
Thanks soo much lindzyt! I hope you enjoyed my pictures and frame as much as I like yours!


text: Many people feel both drawn to God and afraid of Him. How can they feel close to a perfect God whom their flawed self is incapable of pleasing? In this daily guide to studying and praying according to the attributes of God, Ann Spangler resurrects old-fashioned words like holiness, omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence. Far from boring us, these words, when excavated for their biblical meaning, paint a thrilling vision of God that can help us experience spiritual growth in a deeper way.


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Greatest Seamonkey version no. compatible with xfce 4.4.1. (slackware 12.0)
I run Slackware 12.0 and the DE xfce 4.4.1 that comes with this distribution. Also with the distro comes Seamonkey 1.1.2. I wonder how could I know which is the newest seamonkey version compatible with xfce 4.4.1. Or, as this could open more possibilities for me, the newest xfce version compatible with slackware 12.0. Any suggestions?
After installing slackintosh on my mac ( which is based off of v12.0 ) and upgradeing cairo/atk/pango etc I successfully compiled and installed xfce4.10 so you should be able to do the same on a pure slack 12.0
Thanks Keith Hedger. To other would-be posters: please give me some time to do what Keith suggest.
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Avril Lavigne's life is still complicated.
At the ripe age of 27, the Canadian singer-guitarist is all grown up. She's a music-biz vet who's sold millions of albums over the past decade. She's divorced from Sum 41 rocker Deryck Whibley -- an experience that fueled the sombre tone of her fourth CD Goodbye Lullaby. And she's a businesswoman whose ventures include fragrances and a clothing line. But the Ontario pop-rocker -- who doesn't seem to have aged a day since exploding onto the radar with 2002's Let Go -- insists she still connects with the girl who sang Sk8er Boi in a wifebeater and tie.
"I absolutely still connect with my older songs," insists Lavigne. "They're still so close to me. They're a part of me. Yes, I've grown up a lot and changed a lot. On each album, I've progressed. And I have different sides to me. So my music is diverse. There are different moods, different tones, different styles and vibes. But it's all my music. And I still connect with all of it."
Beginning Oct. 1, Lavigne will connect with Canadian fans when her Black Star tour kicks off a 16-date run from Victoria to Montreal.
From a stop in Paris, Lavigne called up to talk about baguettes, being an old soul and bucking trends.
You've been doing a lot of travelling lately. Do you still enjoy it? A lot of artists find it tiresome.
I'm actually enjoying travelling more than I ever have before. I think now that I'm older, I view it differently. Today I'm in Paris, and I'm like, 'Let's go eat some baguettes. Let's go have some pommes frites.' I have a different appreciation for it. I try to take advantage of being in certain cities, and I bring my friends out with me now. It's important to have a balance. Before it was just work, work, work. And I was so young that maybe I didn't understand how awesome it was to travel internationally. So yeah, it's actually better now.
You've lived in L.A. for years. What does touring Canada mean to you?
Well, Canada's still home for me. It'll always be home. And when I come to tour in Canada, it's different. My family comes out to the shows. My friends from high school come out. My old neighbours. And there's everything I grew up with in Canada -- certain foods, the weather, everything like that. It's always special and a lot of fun and a good time. It's just nice to come back.
You've had a tumultuous time the last few years. Is the stage a comfort zone for you?
Music is a great escape in all sorts of different ways. When I walk out on stage and I'm singing songs and people are having fun, I'm having fun. When I'm writing my songs, I'm expressing myself and it's very healthy for me as an artist and as a sensitive, emotional person. To me, it's just good no matter what.
You've changed a lot in the past decade. How do you feel when you listen to your old songs and videos?
It's interesting hearing some of my old recordings. I can hear the difference in my voice and my performance level. And looking at the older music videos, it is absolutely like looking back at an old photo album. It's cool to see myself. I was so young.
Do you feel now that maybe you were too young? Do you wish in hindsight you'd had a more normal teenage life?
I had such a normal life -- a textbook normal life. I grew up in a very normal home. I went to school, played sports, played hockey, the whole Canadian thing. This all happened to me when I was 16. So I was young, but I think I was an older soul. I was very independent, always. So I was ready to take all that on at a young age. I don't feel like I missed out on anything. And the total experience has brought so much to me that I never would have had otherwise.
Goodbye Lullaby is about some big changes in your life. Are those more difficult songs to perform?
There are a couple. The song Goodbye, for instance, is the most vulnerable song I've ever written in my career. I've never done it live. It's really emotional. It was really hard to perform in the studio. If you listen to it, you can kind of get that vibe out of it. There are a couple of songs on this album that are really real and honest. I allowed myself to be vulnerable and not hold back. That's what this album kind of stands for. But because this is a new album, I only perform about half the songs live anyway. And the songs that I chose off this one were the ones that kind of fit into the show: The singles and the fun ones.
This album seemed to throw some people for a loop, as if they didn't want you to change. How does that make you feel as an artist?
Well, I live my life for myself. I definitely don't live my life trying to please other people. That would be my message to my fans: Be who you are. Know who you are. Go after your dreams. Don't try to please anybody but yourself, because you won't be happy. That's my motto. And when it comes to making music, artistically I'm going to do what I need to do. This record is a more song-driven, personal and introspective record. It's a record I'm really proud of. But the trend on radio is dance, pop, urban. I didn't make that kind of record. I didn't want to keep making the same record over and over. I wanted to stretch. I set goals and pushed myself. And I had a couple of challenges with my record company. But you've gotta do things for yourself in order to be happy.
Canadian Tour Dates:
Oct. 1 | Victoria | Save On Foods MC
Oct. 3 | Vancouver | Rogers Arena
Oct. 5 | Prince George | CN Centre
Oct. 6 | Kamloops | Interior Savings Centre
Oct. 8 | Kelowna | Prospera Place
Oct. 11 | Edmonton | Rexall Place
Oct. 12 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome
Oct. 13 | Regina | Brandt Centre
Oct. 14 | Winnipeg | MTS Centre
Oct. 16 | Sudbury | Sudbury Arena
Oct. 17 | Ottawa | Scotiabank Place
Oct. 19 | Moncton | Coliseum
Oct. 20 | Halifax | Metro Centre
Oct. 22 | London | John Labatt Centre
Oct. 24 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre
Oct. 25 | Montreal | Centre Bell
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By Bisi Lawrence
Where were you in 1960? That is fifty-two years ago, the year of Nigeria's independence, and what should be considered a memorable year, in any event. It was on the first day in the month of October, and the anniversary is actually in two days' time, which brings it to the first burner at this time.
Well, you had probably not been born at that time, anyway. Then let me tell you that it was the best of times. Our hearts were aglow with hope, or expectations, even then, of better days ahead, since we were going to be able to rule ourselves as a nation. It was a long time coming.
The clamour for it began much longer than most of the people around could remember. If the sociological meaning of the term, "grassroots" means that part of the citizenry that is not directly affected by official developments, then a vast terrain of Nigeria came under that description.
Most of the people, whose minds were suffused with good feelings about the times ahead, had only a vague idea of the connotations of independence. I remember one of my father's contemporaries usually submerged in Yogi philosophy, declaring a distinctive measure of unease and pointedly distancing himself from all expressions of optimism that swirled around him about independence.
But most of the people had smiles on their faces. The green-white-green motif of the National Flag spilled over from the identification of our national presentations and came to life in every sphere of our personal activities. We installed bunting; we waved banners; we painted the our drums, the sides of our mammy-wagons, the frontage of our dwellings – all in green-white-green. That, for many of us, was being patriotic enough.
However, that day, the first in October, 1960, was the product of sacrifices made by some who truly knew the essence of it. These were the nationalists who learnt about its meaning, who realized its import, and yearned for it with great zeal.
Their passion contributed in no small measure to the enthusiasm with which the populace welcomed self-rule. It had a good ring to it by the way they presented it to the people: it had the sound of freedom; it generated the air of self-realization. And so, the people joined the bandwagon to clamour for self-government, though not totally inured into self-awareness. They did not really know where they were going, but were sure they would be there soon.
Let us pause here to praise famous men who fought gallantly for that day. It is a long list and will not be exhausted here. But we can mention Herbert Macaulay, whose residence, "Kirsten Hall", in Balbina Street in the heart of Lagos, has been wiped out to accommodate a telecommunication centre; Nnamdi Azikiwe, whose own mansion on the outskirts of the former capital, was appropriated from political motives by rivals who were former comrades at the nationalistic front.
Michael Imoudu, Nigeria's immortal labour leader No.1, who dared to pull the colonial lion by the tail; Anthony Enahoro, who seemed to have been slightly ahead of his time; Osita Agwuna and Mokuogu Okoye, twin warriors who gave away the golden prospects of their youth; Abdallah, the lone Northern star; Obafemi Awolowo, who came to clear the pathway to freedom; Eyo Ita whose contributions have tended to be overshadowed by the more acclaimed efforts , in the same manner as those of people like H.O.Davies, Jaja Wachukwu, Aminu Kano, Ikenna Izimro, Peter Osugo, Nwanna and others. Many of them have been forgotten. Several were not even known. And the memory of those who are remembered has not, in the main, been lifted high.
What were the contents of those initial hopes that arose with the dawn of our independence? Prosperity, for one thing, seems to have moved further away through the years. At the time of independence, a graduate was not only assured of obtaining instant employment, but was also certain to be smothered with additional perks like a motor vehicle, or official accommodation and generous allowances. We discovered oil in our land, it is true, but we have relied so heavily on it that the cry now is for a diversification of the economy. Oil has almost impoverished us, though it has made billionaires of a select few through hook or crook.
Can we boast about the promotion of sound education in the past three decades? We used to have few universities – Ibadan, Zaria, Ife – but they were institutions of world repute. Now we have so many glorified "comprehensive academies" disguised in the academic gowns of full-fledged universities. In the health sector, the country is swamped with poorly managed or openly unlicensed establishments, a situation which recommends the health delivery services of India and South Africa to those who can afford them.
On the other hand, the hospitals that are properly established and run by government suffer irredeemably from a sporadic rash of strikes which is spread throughout the country. As a matter of regrettable fact, both the medical and educational institutions have been prostrated on innumerable occasions by industrial wrangling to the detriment of the quality of service they are supposed to render.
In transportation, one of the two most notable writers once observed that the Nigerian highways are "full of surprises". Soon after, that remark came true for him in a heart-rending manner. But it even seems worse in the skies to a point that tragedy almost became the norm while safety came as a surprise. Our record in air travel was enviable at independence. We had a national carrier that we found reliable and profitable. Then came the crash. Our aviation situation is now lamentable.
But probably the most irritable aspect of our life as a nation is the way in which we have failed to become a nation worthy of that name. The various nationalities were much closer thirty years ago than they are now. We started out with three regions, we now have thirty-six states and yet people are calling for the creation of more states.
Hardly half the number of States we have right now can stand on their own, so what do we need to achieve with twenty more? What more than more executive establishments, more legislative institutions, more coat-of-arms and more national state anthems and flags—and, of course, more opportunities for squander mania and wholesale pilfering of the national assets at the expense of the commonwealth?
But, again, it provides us with more governments to vilify and a wider front for the denigration of our deficient and decadent "leadership". We sidestep the direct disapproval of our leaders and prefer to address it in the abstract. It is so much easier thus to pile all our faults and foibles on the faceless entities who can be grouped under the classification of politicians and condemned wholesale, while we, the so-called common man, can stay safe and immaculate at a distance.
But very wisely has it been observed that, ultimately, a people get the leaders—and leadership—they deserve. We cannot honestly aver that we merit a higher standard of leadership than has emerged, or ought to have a better calibre of leaders than we have ourselves spawned over the past half-century. But very few people pause to consider the role of the "followership" in a democracy, which is the form of government we delude ourselves that we practise—our leaders tell us so, so it most be so.
Over the years, more Nigerians have found it much more sensible, much more convenient, to live abroad. We relocate our businesses abroad. We—or rather, they—send their children to school abroad. We—I mean, they—go for medical treatment abroad.
They even go for honeymoon abroad. That must be progress because not many Nigerians could afford to do that years ago, even when our currency was at par with the dollar which is now more than a hundred times stronger than the naira. And how many Nigerians had a private jet aircraft in those days? How many Nigerians felt in need of it?
Oh, to be young again, 52 years ago! To be able to dream and breathe the air of progress in the hope that better days are ahead; to be able to talk aloud and feel heeded, and walk alone and unafraid; to be able to enjoy a life that is wholesome and not just endure an existence afflicted by anxieties of "judicial killings" on the street, and the lethal menace of Boko haram in broad daylight. To be able to earn less and own more.
WHITHER Nigeria? Whither NIGERIANS?
I am a fifty-year old professional, practising here in Lagos. It is disheartening to me that there appears to be a virtually comprehensive erosion from our collective memory and thoughts of the historical significance and import of our National Day, 1st October, l960, and the pivotal role the Nigerian press played in bringing it about.
Particularly tragic, to my mind, is that the children and the young adults seem not to know about Dr. Azikiwe any more, not to talk of his multi-faceted in the press, sports, education, labour movement, political and social sciences, politics, culture and tradition, and as a foremost nationalist … Martin Ezean Okpaleke (0807.378.0695)
Zik is only one of a legion. We really show little regard for our country. The only time we raise our voice as a nation is when our national football team scores a goal. Look at our flag— what is inspiring about it, particularly to young minds? Obasanjo made some attempt with the National Pledge but it soon grew insipid in the absence of a symbol to which it could be addressed or linked.
We could not hold our last NATIONAL Day Parade in the open air and, before then, the celebrations have been "low-key" almost traditionally. Our curriculum is innocent of any impact of history as an important subject but, believe it or not, we do have a ministry for all these important functions. As for the regard for "our heroes past", please don't make me laugh when I should be shedding tears.
I understand that Jonathan also has Azikiwe as one of his names. Maybe if he uses it more often, it would remind us, as well as himself, that there was someone there before him. We are like a river that is getting increasingly forgetful of its source, and therefore all set to drying up. Time out..


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Tiger Woods couldn't get control of his tee shots early at the Masters, yanking his first two left and scrambling to save pars on both holes.
Woods is trying to win his first major title since the 2008 U.S. Open. He instantly became the favorite to claim a fifth green jacket for himself after winning his first PGA Tour event in 30 months two weeks ago.
But he hardly looked in top form at Thursday's opening round. His first tee shot landed in the pine straw, closer to the ninth fairway than the first. On No. 2, he hit another tee shot far left, into a creek and had to drop onto the pine straw for his third shot.
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NU Falls to Purdue at Big Ten Tournament
Senior guard Bo Spencer paced the Huskers with 22 points, including 14 before halftime. It was Spencer's 23rd double-figure scoring game of the season, including nine games of 20 or more points. Spencer connected on 7-of-16 field goals, including 4-of-9 from beyond the three-point arc. Toney McCray and Dylan Talley also reached double figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively, in the game.
Nebraska got off to a strong start, jumping to a 12-8 lead at the 14:40 mark of the first half, but the Huskers then went through a scoring drought of nearly eight minutes. Purdue went on a 17-0 run in the same time span to take a 13-point advantage with just less than seven minutes remaining before halftime.
Purdue never trailed after that point in the contest, but Nebraska continued to battle the Boilermakers throughout, moving as close as four points early in the second half. The Huskers trailed by 12 points at 37-25 with 1:12 left in the first half, but scored six of the final eight points before intermission to slice the halftime margin to 39-31.
NU scored the first four points after halftime to move within four at 39-35, and remained within six points with 15 minutes remaining. However, the Huskers could get no closer as Purdue continued to blister the nets from three-point range, and put the contest out of reach with a 10-0 run to take a 67-48 lead.
The Boilermakers hit 13 three-pointers in a February victory over Nebraska in West Lafayette, and connected on 13-of-25 on Thursday, including eight in the first half. Purdue shot 56 percent overall for the game (28-of-50).
For the game, Nebraska connected on 41.5 percent of its field goal attempts (22-of-53) and made 8-of-27 three-pointers. The Huskers also made 9-of-10 from the free throw line, including their first eight attempts of the night. Nebraska came into the game after making all 12 of its free-throw attempts last Saturday in its regular-season finale at Minnesota.
Purdue also out-rebounded the Huskers, 33-25, while both teams took good care of the basketball committing a combined 18 turnovers, including only eight by the Huskers.
With the loss, Nebraska completed its 2011-12 season with a 12-18 record. Thursday's loss was the final game in a Husker uniform for seniors McCray, Spencer, Brandon Richardson, and Caleb Walker.
With the victory, Purdue (21-11, 10-8) advances to face third-seeded Ohio State in Friday evening's quarterfinals. Tipoff for the contest is set for approximately 8 p.m. (CST) with BTN providing the television coverage.
*-Nebraska finishes its first season in the Big Ten with a 12-18 record.
*-Nebraska falls to 2-8 all-time against Purdue and has lost the last four meetings with Purdue.
*-The Huskers fall to 16-35 all-time in conference tournaments dating back to the Big Eight Conference
*-The Huskers wore throwback jerseys honoring the 1949-50 team that went 16-7 and shared the Big Seven regular season title, NU's last regular-season conference title
*-Bo Spencer picked up his ninth 20-point game of the season with a team-high 22 points against Purdue. It is the second time this season Spencer has had consecutive 20-point games (also USC and Rhode Island in November). He now has 23 career 20-point games.
*-Nebraska had made 20 consecutive free throws over the last two games until Caleb Walker's miss in the second half.
*-Purdue's 17-0 run is the largest run by a Husker opponent this year. The previous high was 13 done on four previous occasions, most recently at Minnesota on March 3.
*-Nebraska finished the year with 194 3-pointers, tying for seventh in school history
*-Nebraska went 9-for-10 against Purdue and finished the year with a school record .767 percentage (335-437), breaking the mark of .765 set in 1967-68. The Huskers shot 91 percent in the final five games of the season.


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Ipswich Borough Council Skills Strategy: Your Views Wanted!
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Ipswich Borough Council is producing a strategy to tackle unemployment in Ipswich. They would like to hear from young people who live in Ipswich to let them know the types of issues that you believe are important, and what you think they should be doing to tackle youth unemployment.
This is as an opportunity to have your voice heard, and to influence policy at a local level. We hope that you value and take this opportunity, in order to improve services for all young people living in Ipswich.
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More Competition Coming To Your City
Ebay has launched the United States version of their classifed ads site, kijiji.com. Why did'nt I think of that domain name?
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hmm they are giving it free. tough competitions.
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There are other news reports floating around, but the one I read stated that it's free for now, but they are exploring ways to make money on it, possibly charging for certain categories, probably like craigslist. They have to. Interestingly, ebay owns 25% of craigslist.
July 8th, 2007, 12:04 PM #4
kijiji.com is very powerful. I have been really looking at this site a lot. No matter what I search for they come up. The program there running is very powerful for search engines. I have been tearing the code apart to see what I can do. I almost have it figured out...... I am working on a new SEO mod and it should be out in a few days.
Let me show you what I mean....
Notice the URL when you enter a category it has the keyword in the URL which is really powerful for search engines. I have this figured out already.
On the page you have H2 fonts if you view the source a little content.
I this figured out also.....
Every single category has its on TITLE, META KEYWORDS, DESCRIPTION...
I have this figured out too......
I ran a test on the URL one of my sites. This URL has horses_for_sale in the url
As you can see in the above. They are really concentrating on SEO optimization. They have forgot to pay attention to html compliant
They are making mistakes. By having your site perfect in every way will help you to compete against them. have a NICHE classifieds will also help.
My 2 cents...
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Having their link on the bottom of most of Ebay's PR7 and up web pages helps.
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Considering Google owns 25% of Craigs list, I can guess where this is going.
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A Georgetown County Sheriff's Deputy was involved in a shooting that resulted in the death of a 37-year-old woman with possible mental health issues, according to the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were called to a residence on Ashcraft Circle in Litchfield Beach for a welfare check around 6:30 Saturday evening.
Sheriff's deputies were contacted by a family member concerned for the woman's well-being.
Upon arrival, deputies were told the woman was in a bathroom with a knife threatening to harm herself, according to GCSO.
A property manager let deputies into the residence, and they were in the process of clearing the area when the woman charged the deputies with a knife.
A sheriff's deputy responded with gunfire, killing the woman, according to GCSO,
The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division was called in to investigate.
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Hayden Panettiere Debuts New Hairstyle at 2014 Golden Globes
'Nashville' star Hayden Panettiere debuted a brand new 'do at the 2014 Golden Globes on Sunday (Jan. 12), and while not a shocking change to her hairstyle, it is much shorter.
'Nashville' star Hayden Panettiere debuted a brand new 'do at the 2014 Golden Globes on Sunday (Jan. 12), and while not a shocking change to her hairstyle, it is much shorter.
Taylor Swift has been the butt of several jokes over the last few years, with many highlighting her dating life. The 2013 Golden Globes were no exception. Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made Swift the center of a few jabs -- a theme which continued at the 2014 awards show.
The 2014 Golden Globes winners will be revealed during the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler-hosted awards ceremony, broadcast live Sunday, Jan. 12th at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST on NBC.
'12 Years a Slave' has won Best Picture, Drama at the 2014 Golden Globes, announced Sunday, January 12 during the live awards ceremony, hosted by comediennes Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.
"Welcome to the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and Lee Daniels' 'The Butler' Golden Globes awards," chimed in the famous comediennes, who hosted the live awards ceremony on Sunday, January 12, for the second time. Having killed it with their hosting duties for last year's ceremony, the duo once again turned out some memorable jokes. Watch their full opening monologue from the 2014 Golden Globes awards right here!
Taylor Swift has earned a Golden Globe nomination for the second year in a row! The singer has nabbed a shot at a Globe with her song 'Sweeter Than Fiction' from the 2013 film 'One Chance.'
The 2014 Golden Globes nominations are in and we already can't wait for the awards ceremony! While the Oscars ceremony has Ellen DeGeneres hosting, comedic duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are returning to host the Globes, which is awesome if you saw the hilarious job they did last year. But enough of that, let's get down to the list of nominees!
Everyone, except maybe Taylor Swift, is excited about this news!
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's success in hosting the 2013 Golden Globes this past January led to some fairly reaching rumors that the two would next be tapped for the Oscars, but at least one future ceremony has proven a no-brainer for the comedic duo. Sources report that Fey and Poehler have been "informally" invited back to host the 2014 ceremony, but will either return to the Golden Globe stage?
Taylor Swift is constantly being picked on. It comes with her superstar status. But there comes a point in time where people just need to leave the poor girl alone, and it seems her patience has run out.
The 2013 Golden Globes award ceremony honored Jodie Foster with the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by 'Iron Man' star Robert Downey Jr., and what ensued was probably the strangest/longest "non-coming-out" speech of all-time.
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the Calico Buffalo, a Musical
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Hi, my name is EJ Stapleton. I'm here to ask for your help.
Some of you already know what we're up to. For those of you who don't, here's the scoop.
On September 01, 2001, with great reviews in hand, my first children's book, 'The Calico Buffalo", was introduced to the world. Ten days later, everything changed.
We had 7000 copies of the book on hand. We wanted them out in the world. So, over the next eight years, we gave 'em away to anyone who wanted them. Organizations like the Military Children's Educators Coalition, the Books from the Heart Foundation in Washington, DC, the Dollywood Literacy Foundation, you get the picture. To date, about 6500 copies have been given away. I figured once the last of the books were gone, that would be the end of it. Well…not so much.
Two years ago, out of the blue, I got a call from my friend Cynthia, who insisted I should create a musical based on the Calico Buffalo. I balked, I nayed, I pooh-poohed. She'd have none of it. She told me in no uncertain terms, "I think you can pull it off!" 48 hours later, we were off and running. We are now in the second year of development. The script is beyond anything I could have imagined. The music? Magical. Like nothing I've ever heard. This project has attracted phenomenal artists to the team. NY theater director, Craig J. George, award winning film maker, Gabriel Folse, Disney Fellow, Michael J. Canales and Grammy award winning composer, Peter Stopschinski, all in. And they're all in on spec. Nobody's getting paid. There's no budget, no dough. We find out what we need when we need it. Then we go get it. We've held table reads in both Austin and New York. Two powerhouse producers are now in the conversation. We are very close to the goal line.
We have two major events coming up. One I've got covered. The other is the next table read in NYC. This time, we need to bring all of the development team to New York. It's an expensive effort. Airfares, hotel rooms, the works. I know so many of us are getting hit left and right for donations these days. I also know how tight money is, so if you can't help I understand completely. But, if you're thinking about it, please remember it doesn't have to be big, to be great. A buck, five bucks, ten bucks at a time is all it takes to make this happen. Every donation, in our eyes, is huge. And we've got "thank you" prizes! Check 'em out.
We're on the adventure of a lifetime. The stuff that dreams are made of. And we need you to be a part of it. I know that with your help we will make this dream, a dream come true. Thank you so much for your consideration. You are, each of you, dream makers. Never give up. Never surrender!
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So Tony Greig thinks India's domination of world of cricket should end. I am sure Sunil Gavaskar will have something to say about that because he is usually one ex-cricketer who calls a spade a spade, while the others pile on one tired, but safe, cliché on another.
What I have to say in simply this: where was Tony Greig when world cricket was dominated by England and Australia? Happily playing cricket, not always in the true spirit of the game. But let that pass. Some of you of a certain vintage might remember those "good old days". For those of you who are too young to do so, I suggest a look at the record books.
There you will find that these 'fair' bosses ruled the game with an iron hand which favoured only two countries, viz themselves. England toured Australia and Australia toured England, both very long tours with 5 Tests interspersed with matches against every country / state team.
All the other cricket playing countries (at that time West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand and India ), had to be squeezed into the calendar, time permitting. As a result, India and Australia hardly ever had reciprocal tours, and a legend like Don Bradman never played in India. What a terrible loss to cricket lovers here!
After Independence when one more team (Pakistan) was added to the list of 'Secondary Nations' it became even more difficult to fit them in on reciprocal tours. So England decided on the demeaning idea of shared tours: Pakistan and India would share the English summer, half and half, the team touring first always wondering why the season was called 'summer'.
Why has India started to dominate world cricket? Not for political reasons but simply because there is huge enthusiasm for the game here. More importantly, in the last few years India has generated – and continues to generate – massive amounts of cash through television and sponsorship. If ex-cricketers like Greig like coming to India, it's because they make money here. If current cricketers like Michael Hussey, Chris Gayle, Brett Lee, Kevin Pietersen and others like to come here, it's because they make the kind of money they wouldn't have dreamed of in their own countries. In addition to this, reciprocal tours are now more spread out and the game's reach has widened.
Nothing wrong with all that, is there? So what's wrong with India's domination of world cricket?


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Been on a couple similar forums for different games, but new to this forum. Thanks, guys!
May 12th, 2012, 11:06 AM
Welcome ObeseSniper! Just dont shoot me k? Jk Jk XD
Anyway, welcome to the community! I suggest you read the rules first cause...yeah i failed on my first day. U better not be one of those people who go around the community for a week, then they mysteriously vanish and never come back. Well, nice to meet you!
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Hello dude, welcome to the forum. As TheFallenUmbreon said, read the rules, have fun and make friends. By the way... "Luke, I am your father"


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Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that the city's policy of stop-and-frisk is racial discrimination and unconstitutional.
Well I believe, like Mayor Michael Bloomberg, that to stop this policy will make us all unsafe. Furthermore, I would like to applaud the NYPD, under Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, for keeping us safe.
But there are those who wish to handcuff our diligent police officers from doing their job by taking away a vital tool, which is the policy of stop-and-frisk.
Bloomberg has stated that it has taken 8,000 guns off the street over the past decade and some 80,000 other weapons. Bloomberg also pointed out that as recently as 1990 the City of New York had more than six murders a day. Now we have an average of one per day. If murder rates had stayed the same in a period of 11 years, more than 7,300 who are alive today would not be alive. The policy has worked and has saved lives.
Now as far as Scheindlin's accusations that the policy is racist, let me point out that many of our police officers are from minority groups themselves, and 97 percent of shooting victims are also black and Hispanic.
I believe with a change in policy more innocent children will be killed. In the end I feel more guns will enter our communities and the criminals will rule our streets. When that happens I feel those who can will sell their homes and move out of New York for a safer place to live. Now that, in my opinion, will be a sad day indeed when the middle class moves out.
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There comes a time, even for the loquacious amongst us, when we run out of words. Not out of feelings, oh no! Just out of the ability to put those feelings into words. As for blogging about it….
Sometimes it's impossible to blog something interesting or funny when you're having fights with your OH or you feel empty, as if you need a break.
Am I the only one who feels depleted? Do writers run out of words? Do medicated depression sufferers still feel the blues? Do happily married, still very much in love newlyweds still fight hammer and tongs?
Do other people feel like this?
I wrote on my Facebook page yesterday – What's wrong with me? In essence it was a dare. Go on, if you're hard enough tell me how horrible I am. Tell me about the wart on my nose that everyone else has been too polite to mention. Tell me I'm hopeless, not good enough, that my writing sucks and as for my grammar and language….
Well, not just anyone is featured on the Twitter bad language bot!!
And I always thought I was polite.
No one wrote in and gave me a good tongue lashing – or keyboard whipping. No one said 'yeah Vix you're shite at this really, give it up and get a real job'. The couple of replies I had were along the lines of 'yeah I'm useless too'.
So I guess it's part of the human condition then to feel dissatisfied with our own performance, or lack of performance. To feel frustration that we are not number one, or winning the race, and that we allow ourselves to feel green.
And somehow disheartened by other people's success.
Envy is such an ugly emotion. But an equally motivating one.
I know that I just need a break really. We haven't had a break from the kids (as much as I love them!) for over seven months now and I'm really tired. Yet this is the time for me to dig deep into the reserve and keep going. I've been doing heaps of work on my new media consultancy practise including starting the business blog, (finally) and I hope to get into the speaking arena. I love speaking. It's a buzz. Like verbally bungy jumping.
So even though at times I feel struck dumb, I need to keep going. To keep being honest. When I feel empty and uncertain what to blog, I need to remember why I'm blogging, and that was to tell my true story. Sometimes true stories have dull times, sad chapters, knackered chapters…
I've got to the end of my rope.
I'm tying a knot and hanging on. Hopefully, I'll swing back in Tarzan style with wonderful words, and brilliant blog posts tommorrow.
Thanks for reading! You don't know how much you reading me has changed my life.
NB/ A bit of good news! Finally Technorati has recognised my blog's success and returned a score of 498!! YAY!


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A Study of Single Pass Ion Effects at the ALS
We report the results of experiments on a 'fast beam-ion instability' at the Advanced Light Source (ALS). This ion instability, which can arise even when the ions are not trapped over multiple beam passages, will likely be important for many future accelerators. In our experiments, we filled the ALS storage ring with helium gas, raising the pressure approximately two orders of magnitude above the nominal pressure. With gaps in the bunch train large enough to avoid conventional (multi-turn) ion trapping, we observed a factor of 2-3 increase in the vertical beam size along with coherent beam oscillations which increased along the bunch train. Ion trapping has long been recognized as a potential limitation in electron storage rings. The ions, generated by beam-gas collisions, become trapped in the negative potential of the beam and accumulate over multiple beam passages. The trapped ions are then observed to cause a number of deleterious effects such as an increasing beam phase space, a broadening and shifting of the beam transverse oscillation frequencies (tunes), collective beam instabilities, and beam lifetime reductions. All of these effects are of concern for the next generation of accelerators, such as the B-factories or damping rings for future linear colliders,more »
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Q. Our company is looking for ways to cut labor costs in order to remain competitive. We are considering implementing a reduction in our labor force and wondering if there are other cost-saving options that are not as legally risky as laying off people.
A. Other alternatives may be to reduce employee work schedules, restrict overtime work (or freeze it altogether), implement wage and/or benefit reductions or implement unpaid leaves or furlough days. Whether these options create less legal risk depends upon the circumstances.
Because of discrimination laws, wage-and-hour issues, potential contractual obligations and other legal concerns, you should review any plans with your attorney before implementing them.
Also consider the impact these different strategies might have on your business. Some strategies may make sense for maintaining employee loyalty while you ride out the storm. Other approaches may simply make it easier for your competitors to hire away your best talent.
Like many employers in your situation, you will probably find that a combination of several strategies makes the most sense for your particular circumstances.


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Women on campus are taking a swing at strengthening their muscles and their confidence this winter.
Pink Gloves Boxing is a group boxing class for females offered at Binghamton University to promote empowerment as well as physical fitness.
"Pink Gloves really is focused on empowering women," said Stephanie Stahovic, an instructor for the class and a sophomore majoring in industrial engineering. "To begin with, boxing itself is an empowering action. It's actually pretty cool because as soon as the girls get their hand wraps on, it's as though their entire personality changes and all of a sudden they're filled with this confidence and determination."
The course is offered at the East Gym on Mondays and Wednesdays. The first level requires a $110 fee, while the second costs $75. The class runs for 10 weeks, from Feb. 3 to April 9, twice per week.
The class isn't limited to BU, with similar courses appearing at other SUNY schools and across the country. With the motto "It's not exercise, it's empowerment," the organizers wanted to focus on something more than slimming the waistline.
"As a group fitness instructor, I've seen what being physically fit has done for my own confidence, as well as for the confidence of many others who have taken my classes," Stahovic said. "When you take control of your health and accomplish goals that you have set for yourself, your whole perception of what you are capable of changes."
The class is composed of three components. It starts with a warm-up of different drills, such as punches or defensive movements, followed by a circuit of stations where participants spend two minutes performing drills including shadowboxing, heavyweight bags, improving agility and total body weight exercises. The final component is conditioning and cool-down.
"It's definitely a workout, but it's fun and afterward I really feel like I'm a stronger person," said Juliana Cuomo, a sophomore majoring in nursing. "Boxing is something I never thought I'd get into, but I'm glad I took the class."
There are different tiers of difficulty in the class that students must complete in order. The class is available to anyone who registers, regardless of experience or levels of fitness.
"You really just need to realize that everyone starts somewhere," Stahovic said. "The goal of Pink Gloves Boxing is to create a community of women who feel comfortable together and are empowered by one another. Everyone is at a different level, but I'll tell you that that level will never change if you don't start somewhere."


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Do you love Derek Kirk Kim's graphic novel Same Difference, a story about growing up and going home again and about Ben & Jerry's ice cream?
We do too! That's why we published a new version of it back in 2011 (it has an awesome acetate cover so that the fish are on the outside and the people are on the inside).
Now Same Difference is the first graphic novel ever to be selected as a World Book Night title!
What is World Book Night?
World Book Night is a great annual celebration of books and reading!
Basically what happens is that people (and businesses) apply to be givers (you can do that here), and they distribute books to people who may not be regularly reading (like people at the supermarket! or on the subway!). World Book Night has a specific-and-limited set of books that they send to all their givers, and they produce special WBN editions of those books. They give out over half a million books in the US — and double that around the world.
That's pretty awesome! We're big fans of books and reading over here at First Second (you might've been able to tell about this since we're a book publisher), and this is such a great way to get all those people who have forgotten how awesome books are to give them another try. We're thrilled that World Book Night has chosen to include a graphic novel in their offerings this year for the first time ever, and we're so happy they love Derek Kirk Kim's Same Difference as much as we do!
Derek says, "I'm honored to have Same Difference included in World Book Night – it's amazing to be the author of the first ever graphic novel to be included in this great celebration of books and reading. When I first wrote Same Difference back in 2003, it was my first book, and I never expected all the places it would take me. I'm thrilled to find that now, over a decade later, the story is still reaching new readers."
We headed out to the World Book Night announcement ceremony last night to see the books for this year's list announced in person! Here's Carl Lennertz, the director of World Book Night, and Calvin Reid, announcing that Same Difference is on this year's list!
And here's PW's Calvin Reid with his copy of Derek's Same Difference (and an excellent shirt).
This year World Book Night will be on April 23rd.


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By Joe Naiman
San Diego County supervisors object to some fire policies included in the 2011-12 state budget.
A 5-0 board of supervisors vote Aug. 2 directed the county's chief administrative officer to draft letters to Gov. Jerry Brown and the county's state legislators in opposition to the state's $34 million cut to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
The supervisors also want the state to repeal the $150 fee for structures in the State Responsibility Area, and they're ready to challenge the recently enacted fee.
The Cal Fire cuts would include 730 seasonal firefighters and would reduce staffing by 25 percent on fire engines. Cal Fire's southern region, which also includes San Bernardino and Riverside, would see a 50 percent reduction in its winter preparedness engine staffing from 20 engines to 10.
The southern region would also lose five firefighting bulldozers and the San Diego region's loses exclusive use of the DC-10 aerial firefighting aircraft during the peak fire season.
"Public safety is the primary obligation of the state government," said Supervisor Pam Slater-Price. "This is a very dangerous decision."
Since San Diego County has more than 65,000 parcels in the State Responsibility Area, the $150 fee would provide approximately $10 million annually from San Diego County.
"There is no guarantee that $10 million will return to San Diego County," Slater-Price said. "There are many significant flaws with this, too. The residents already pay for their fire protection."
Any discussion of legal challenges to the fee would take place in closed session. The options discussed at the board meeting include asking Cal Fire to exempt San Diego County from the fee. The county already spends $15.5 million annually to augment rural fire protection, including $10.2 million to contract with Cal Fire to enhance fire protection at various stations.
"This is double taxation," Slater-Price said.
In some cases the fee may amount to triple taxation, as some fire agency residents pay additional assessments beyond their property tax that is sent to the county or to fire districts.
"There are already homeowners who pay for special assessments," said Supervisor Dianne Jacob.
Jacob noted that Crest residents in her district pay $382 annually for fire protection in addition to their regular property tax contributions.
"This tax is a shakedown to plug the state's gaping budget hole," she said. "Nobody in Sacramento can say exactly how the money would be used."
Supervisor Bill Horn pays property taxes to his own fire protection district for his Valley Center property but would pay the additional fee.
"I don't really want to pay a fee to go into their general fund," he said.
"Today it's the backcountry. Tomorrow the state will find some way to tax urban areas," Jacob said.


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In a prose that is so beautiful it is poetry, weĀĀsee the world of growing up and going somewhereĀĀthrough the dust and heat of Fresno's industrialĀĀside and beyond: It is a boy's coming of age in theĀĀbarrio, parochial school, attending church, publicĀĀsummer school, and trying to fall out of love so heĀĀcan join in a Little League baseball team.
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Caribou feeding in winter snowApril 2nd, 2009 by Carl D
Hey Folks,
Normally I wouldn't post a photo of an animal with its head buried under the snow. But, for caribou, this is winter life. Caribou feed on lichens and grasses, and those lie buried, often deep beneath snow's crust for the long winter months. Caribou have a few options to eke out their winter, and a heavy snow pack in the winter can be a tough gig for them; finding food is a mission and avoiding predators, namely, the wolf, an equally difficult, if not critical, task. So they'll typically seek high ground, windblown ridges such as this one, where the snow packs is shallower, providing the caribou better footing for escape from the wolves, and also easier digging to find food. They have a reasonably keen sense of smell, and that's how they find where to dig. Also, the deeper the snow, the harder it is to smell food sources underneath. The caribou bulls will use their 3rd antler, the 'shovel' to scrape away snow and get at the vital plantlife below, but the cows, though they do have antlers, don't have this shovel antler, so they tend to dig out snow mostly with their hooves. You can see the technique here:
Caribou hooves are pretty unique – they're shaped in such a way as to allow each hoof to make 4 contact points with the ground, rather than 2, as with most ungulates (hoofed mammals); this extra set of contact points allows them much better grip on icy surfaces. It's not unusual to see caribou run out onto ice covered lakes and riverbeds when wolves come out to hunt, because the caribou usually have the advantage over such terrain. They can run on ice without slipping much better than most creatures. There is so much snow this year in the caribou range in Wrangell – St. Elias National Park that this won't really be an issue for another few weeks. But once the snow melts and blows away, the caribou will come down off the ridges and hit the lakes, staying on the ice (the lakes surface remain frozen, usually, long after the snow is gone), but keeping a wary eye out for the wolves. Good luck to them.
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Hey Carl,
Why don't you use what I taught you, and rope him, break him in, and ride him around in winter. Beats skiing, snowboarding, and no shoeing.
By the way, if you want to start a 'Save the Lynx' campaign' I'd be happy to sign up for it. I can't believe that trapping those animals in a National Park is allowed.
Good to see you looking fit and healthy and the sun is shining, but you don't seem to have much of a tan.
Take Care, Dad
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Special to the Ukiah Daily Journal
It's a tired and sad commentary in these parts, when even a wrestling match takes second fiddle to yet another pot tragedy...You heard all about it; the triple-murder big pot deal gone wrong in Forestville this past week!
Well, El Molino (ELMO) High School (Forestville), home of the Lions, the scruffy step sister to handsome Analy High School just down the road, in desperate retreat due to declining enrollment, was the stage of some of the hottest wrestling action in Northern California all day this past Saturday.
Called the NCS duals, five leagues (both medium size and small high schools) designated their finest two teams each to vie against the others for bragging rights and superiority in the Redwood Empire. Two emerged: Small Schools - Upper Lake High School and Medium Schools - Windsor High School. Ukiahi's boys finished second to Windsor.
Ukiah High School Wildcat grapplers handily dumped rivals Sonoma High and Maria Carrillo High in quick order (65-6 and 53-21, respectively) and proudly took center mat to take on the feared Jaguars of Windsor. However, Windsor's coach, Rich Carnation, a big man in these parts having graduated and stared at Lion-land prior to the Nixon presidency, was not to be denied the championship. Windsor stuck it to Ukiah, 52-21
I couldn't help but notice that the Windsor heavyweight, Salvador Carrillo was healthy and did not step on the mat to take on Ukiah's Pablo Gonzalez. Gonzalez previously had pinned Carrillo, but trailed him in the unofficial NCS ratings. Pablo was hankering for a repeat whupping of Carrillo, but Coach Carnation demurred; maybe in the NBL championships this weekend in Ukiah. Pablo continues to be Ukiah's secret weapon in the North Coast Sections, getting two pins and a forfeit in the Duals.
Also surprising was Maria Carrillo's presence. They petitioned to enter the tournament based on being third in the NBL and having lost a close decision to Ukiah 38-30 in January.?The two rivals met in the second round in a rousing, highly-contentious match.
The Pumas have established a culture of winning this year, with league titles in Cross Country (boys and girls), and soccer. ?However, the contact sports of football, basketball and wrestling haven't come so easy to the northeast college-prep high school.
Alex Rodriguez (AROD) drew first match at 195 and was edged by his opponent. It was a moral victory since Alex had been pinned by the same Carrillo wrestler in January. Jose Contreras for Ukiah was pinned at 222. Then Pablo Gonzalez took over mid-mat. It took him all of 20 seconds for the pin at 285 pounds.?That began a run of four pins by Ukiah's Perez, Serr, and Watson.
Next was Joey Gradek at 127 lbs. With his distinctive blue and canary shoes flashing, Gradek wrestled MC's Brian Bluestone to a 3-3 draw. In an exciting sudden-death overtime, Gradek got a takedown on sheer guts and conditioning, which ended the match. By then the score had ballooned to 27-9 Ukiah, as the Puma bench/parent body started to quiet.
Chase Lynch registered a technical fall 17-0 over Carrillo's Aaron Mosier at 135.
Beau Colombini at 140 pinned multi-color-haired Tucker Brown, whose "do" wasn't as shocking as Tim Lincecum's new sheer job! Dray Payne pinned Travis Wilson in the second period and Ukiah was in full-rout mode. The score now was: 44-9!
At 155, Carrillos' Ryan Hugas pinned Julien Lopez after training 10-3 in the second stanza.
Jared Foley, with tremendous energy and strength, prevailed in a slugfest, 15-13, at 162 over Sebastian Amara.
Joel Hinkle was pinned at 170. Marcus Scott punished his opponent with a fall after less than one minute. Again, the final count was a lopsided 53-21 for Ukiah.
On this day, Scott stood out for the Wildcats. ?He had three pins to his credit.Dray Payne and Pablo Gonzalez also ended the day with 3-0 records.
Other notable performances were: Chase Lynch's gritty 9-8 loss to Seth Trevick of Windsor. Trevick was rated No. 4 in NCS coming into the duals.
?Also, Julien Lopez surprised ranked Cody Roe (Windsor-8th in NCS) with an 11-5 decision at 154 lbs.
The Wildcats focus is now on the North Bay League Wrestling Championships which they will host this Saturday in the Ukiah High School Main Gym. The first matches, on three mats, start at 10 a.m., with matches continuing throughout the day. Between matches there will be special features including gymnastics, MMA, dance, acts, Zumbo, S.PA.C.E. and more.


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What to do for pks not available in official repo? also how about mixing ofthird part
If i use some pkg from slackbuilds say xvkbd,unrar,etc.,
I use some other pakgs from alien say openjdk,iced-web,etc.,
I use some othr [kgs from rworksman,and some from slacky.eu say MATE
Will mixing pkgs among third party repos cause trubles?
And what is best 1.Installing prebuilt txz pkgs from third party repos or 2.Building from source code from third party repos(alien repo offer both)
as long as you don't install same packages from different repository, it should be OK
i used packages from SBo, AlienBOB, and self-compiled packages and it's fine here :)
Aren't you satisfied with answers you received in this thread or in that one?
As for your last question that's just a matter of personal preference, provided that you trust the package's provider.
As I trust Alien Bob and am a bit lazy I tend to install his packages instead of building them.
But I would build a package if I needed to set the configure options differently, for instance to get a feature not included in the package shipped.
To check you could type; "./configure --help" at the root of the source tarball and compare the output with the configure options in the SlackBuild.
Will security patches be available for packages in slackware extra(Official) Eg bittornado will recieve security patches from slackware officially or not?
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