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Sea of Macho Stupidities
Vladimir Arsenijevic
In the Hold
Trans. Celia Haksworth
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996
Vladimir Jokanovic
As the gloomy winter was nearing, the future looked bleaker and bleaker. The same Remarquian pictures of TV, the same fear of the drafters who doubled their activity, the same apathy on the faces of occasional acquaintances encountered on the street. Anguish and helplessness permeated everything and everyone, except maybe the uneducated, petty criminals trying to profit from the new war-time economy. The time was like no other time, at least for the stupefied, unprepared adolescents.
In the Hold was the first novel that came out of those times. Not much noticed at its publication in 1994, it caught everyone's attention in January of the following year when it won the annual prize of NIN, an esteemed news weekly in Zagreb. Vladimir Arsenijevic, born in Pula, now in Croatia, in 1965, thus became the youngest recipient of his country's most prestigious literary honor. Perhaps not so much a reward for the masterful style of ingratiating storytelling, the jury's decision was more an act of recognition of a desperate cry sincerely let out by a complete novice. The novel, with a simple plot and universal themes, got immediately translated into ten or so languages, converted into a popular play, and slated for a movie production as well. A Zagreb cook was made into a distinguished author literally overnight.
Shortly after that, with much less aplomb, came a war story by a Serbian dentistry student from Osijek, Croatia (born in 1971). Vladimir Jokanovic's novel, Esmarh, also a debut, has an entirely different point of view, a much more informal style, a more elaborate plot, a distinct athmosphere. Yet these two novels have often been grouped together, not only because of the same period and the theme they depict, but also because of the authors' age and, even more importantly, their desire to break the invisible barrier of silence and tacit compliance. Serbia of today has been through considerable change, but freedom of expression is still a utopia. Arsenijevic and Jokanovic tackle the problem of literary creation from the tested direction: from within. By examining themselves and their peers, they imbue the whole ordeal of a country condemned to misery with their own, personal blood.
The novel, In the Hold, is divided into three parts: "October," "November," and "December," and has two appendices as well: "A Compilation of Deaths" and "A Chronicle of Escapees." The narrator is a newly wed clerk expecting a child. He tries to reconcile his duty as the breadwinner for his family and the confusion created by the dreaded calamity. He strives to satisfy a dominant wife while attempting to remain composed: "I was resolved to spend hours, if necessary, licking my wounds, wearing the Guilty cap in the punishment corner of our marriage, just not to let Angela upset herself needlessly." He expresses reluctance at his looming parenthood: "I imagined him [the unborn son] helpless, and faithful, loyal then indifferent, and, finally, openly rebellious, determined to evade me!"
The turning point of the story comes in "November," when his brother-in-law, Lazar, goes to war. Lazar is a New Ager, a shaved-headed Hare Krishna who decides to join the carnage out of sheer boredom and spite, because no one expects him to. He is killed after seventeen days of combat, his bullet-ridden body brought home by a young lieutenant who can only utter, "you must be strong" to the inconsolable father. Angela is devastated, her husband afraid for their unborn child: "What were we bringing it into, what splendors could we offer it, what could we teach it, and where was that little bit of promised brightness in our existence?" Their whole existence seems irretrievably shaken.
Arsenijevic plunges into the desolation of Belgrade streets finding drug-dealers, unrealized rock musicians, and numbed couples. All of his heroes unsuccessfully try to find a way to deal with the new, ominous atmosphere no one can grasp.
An unexpected light comes from Dejan, the protagonist's friend who came back from the front after losing an arm. Despite his handicap, Dejan is full of optimism, he wants to start a new business.
In this seething maw of the city, where so many fell by the wayside because they lacked the proper weapons for the battle against dissatisfaction, surrounded by fellow citizens who knew only how to raise their heads in pained surprise at the injustice that oppressed us, Dejan has risen up with all the Socialist Realist splendor of the Worker. Other people's lives were falling apart under the prevailing pressure. They had appeared happy and secure, and then people they were fond of started to abandon them, they discovered that their wives were cheating on them with their best friends, husbands began beating them with signet rings for some reason, they were getting poorer by the day, but Dejan, handicapped as he was, was in the mood for big business!Three days later, the hero finds out that Dejan has committed suicide. The only person with hope and willingness to fight could not cope anymore. Darkness begins to set in: "A kind of psycho-twilight materialized above us; a dense, doughy mass covered us, and we felt as though we were in the hold of a ship, condemned to play the role of culprit for all the world's sufferings."
Devoid of material plenitude or satisfaction, all that is left is imagination. Crnjanski saw "an endless, blue circle, with a star in it." Arsenijevic finds his escape in dreams: "Perhaps we were in the hold, perhaps we would never get out of it, but that night it didn't matter. We laughed, both of us, heartily, but I know: we were asleep."
Esmarh is a story of a college dropout, Luka Mijatovic. A son of an Orthodox father and Protestant mother, Luka's heart goes with the Serbs. We meet his best friend, Bili, a Slovene, a few of his other slacker friends and his high-school sweetheart, Marija, with whom he cannot get along mainly on ethnic basis. Especially annoying to him is a photograph in Marija's room of her kissing the Pope's hand.
Pre-war Osijek teems with young nationalists, freshly recruited police and all-encompassing psychosis: "Taking place on Starcevic square was Another Very Important Historic Gathering, one of the very important historic meetings that, since a few months ago, became part of everyday life. From all the history one was starting to feel as a tourIST in one's own home town."
Once, he and his buddies were the "first, biggest and best, firm nucleus of a future intelligentsia, and the world was there only for one reason: for them to change it." Luka is driven into alcoholism by a combination of the impending war, hatred toward his own race encountered daily on the streets, and his girlfriend's departure to Germany. All his ideals are lost; in fact, "he didn't have any ideals, only a healthy ambition here and there. To work as little as possible, have a few drinks, eat well and that third thing. The word 'ideal' reminded him of cheap Czech ping-pong balls and a cleaning supply."
The bombardment begins, and he is stuck in his apartment, listening to grenades falling on his city:
In Belgrade, Luka spends a couple of nights at an old friend's, and then accidentally runs into an old high-school buddy, also a Serb, now in uniform. It takes only a few words to convince Luka to join him at the front. From then on, the adventures of a depressed civilian turn into a war chronicle.
One night, he follows an exceptionally young and daring friend into an offensive and destroys a machine-gun nest with a blast of a hand-grenade. When he walks into the room to check his deed, he finds that he has killed his girlfriend, Marija, who had meanwhile joined the Croatian army. "Death was spread under that field like a net, it swayed over him like a golden reel, and he was getting ready to bite and, pressing Marija's body stronger and stronger, he stumbled toward the gate of parting."
The novel got its name from the rubber band that stops bleeding, invented by Esmarh, a German surgeon.
The contrived ending betrays a weak dramatic sense, but the young author's ability to scoop from the depths of his soul is at times simply stunning. People and things around Jokanovic awaken images from his consciousness. A cunning observer and a clever critic, his personifications seem to be made almost inadvertently, as in this scene from the beginning of the novel when Luka visits the zoo with his friends:
After that, they busted into the aquarium to cool off and observe snakes and other lizards which should have been let out in the sun, but the management probably didn't want them to be too active. Reptiles, like communists, spent some time shaking the planet, and then inexplicably vanished, leaving behind them pale caricatures of past might in concrete pools and glass cages.
The moods Arsenijevic and Jokanovic project are very different. Arsenijevic has a much more matter-of-fact style, while Jokanovic uses slang even in his most insightful statements, turning his defeatism at places into an outright mockery. While Arsenijevic is angry and disappointed at the people who consent to physical and mental torture:
Jokanovic is more cynical and ironic:
At times, the hopelessness is so strong that Luka doesn't want to live anymore. Alone in his friend's room in Belgrade, "he wanted to die, to evaporate, and he thought that the desire was so strong that nothing else was needed, that his inner nothingness would overturn like a sock and swallow him."
Belgrade, obviously, isn't Osijek, much less a small village on the frontline. There was a limited sense of security even during the darkest hours of the civil war, but seeing horrifying things on TV can make one feel claustrophobic, especially when the horror is taking place only a few dozen miles from your home. Here's Arsenijevic:
Really, who are those people who feel so obligated to "liberate" Croatian towns? Jokanovic explains:
He was in the herd again, all rejected wretches full of concealed hopes and open wounds who were bored to death before this new twisting game with shooting and killing started. He recognized fanatics with revenge as their only ideal, materialists whose only goal was looting, and above all of them there was life, unpredictable and senseless, like a drunken brute who beats up everyone without an explanation.
Worst of all, people get used to it. Particularly in a place like the Balkans, where at least one disaster awaits every generation. Arsenijevic comments,
I ought, presumably, to have been horrified, but, like many of my
fellow citizens, I endeavored to move along the spittle-covered streets,
with the practiced step of a native who walks without fear along the foot
of a live volcano on the island where his tribe has survived, despite the
many victims claimed by the volcano, for generations.
I ought, presumably, to have been horrified, but, like many of my fellow citizens, I endeavored to move along the spittle-covered streets, with the practiced step of a native who walks without fear along the foot of a live volcano on the island where his tribe has survived, despite the many victims claimed by the volcano, for generations.
When Luka is leaving the country on board a train, Jokanovic writes,
Apart from the young people who joined the combat out of boredom, their violent nature, or fright, described in Esmarh, and the ones who stayed, depicted in In the Hold, there is also a third group of young intellectuals, frequently mentioned in both works. Between 1990 and 1997, an estimated 400,000 students and recent college graduates left Serbia. The agony and pain demonstrated at the Winter 96/97 student protests faded again into a bleak resentfulness. Arsenijevic had made a public speech to the students on the streets of Belgrade at the time. Jokanovic, I expect, is fed up with years of lies and deceit as well. Both of these young authors come from the generation that craves change, that yearns to join their East European neighbors who are, however awkwardly, moving toward progress and peace.
Esmarh and In the Hold came out of the period of the toughest challenges to one's psyche, they came out as a cry for peace (maybe it isn't a coincidence both writers are named Vladimir, meaning "the rule of peace"), as a call for their friends and fellow citizens to start using their heads and act together for the triumph of reason. Perhaps the two young authors, neither one a writer by profession, would never have plunged into the untried world of literature, had they not thought they had to. Their urge to demand justice was so strong, they decided to strip themselves in front of the whole nation, to try to expose the source of confusion and hatred that led the whole country to a mass suicide.
For, where is a place for creation in times like that? When Luka finds a book written by Hemingway in an abandoned house near the front, he has no choice but to use it to start a fire. He rips a few pages from the middle and keeps the book next to the furnace. Later, when the fire catches on, he throws it inside. "The old man and a sea of macho stupidities," Jokanovic writes. "The man liked bullfights and Venice, what can you do with him in the Balkan pigslaughter?"
In order to start thinking about literature your stomach has to be full and your material needs satisfied; people around you have to have a visible aim in their lives. Communism was no haven for writers to begin with. As Andrei Bitov says, no equality will raise temples and palaces, paint them, decorate. From material comfort came preparedness; from preparedness, the ability to appreciate; from the ability to appreciate, the level of culture. Culture needs a base, wealth.
When there is a war raging around you, art seems truly senseless. In a country seized by fratricide, there is no real time to experiment with this narrative or that point of view; there is only a therapeutic need to check who is sane, you or everybody else. Jokanovic and Arsenijevic did exactly that, they passionately disclosed the insides of their minds, of their hearts. They had nothing to lose; they had already lost the element most precious to a normal human being.


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Few things more annoying to a driver than smelling a putrid smoke cloud coming from the tailpipe of an old beatup car that you just know is spewing all kinds of foul emissions into the air.
Thankfully, each year there are fewer and fewer of these smog makers still on the road, now so few that the Environmental Protection Agency is considering dropping or phasing out tailpipe emissions tests for these dinosaurs. Independent testers also say there are too few cars over 18-years-old still on the road for the bulk of testing stations to justify spending thousands of dollars on specialized emissions testing equipment. They're both right and the region could benefit from smarter emissions regulation over an outdated one-size fits all approach.
Cars of any age are the biggest spewers of nitrogen oxides, a precursor to lung-choking bad air that can cause bronchitis, emphysema and aggravate heart conditions. Gradually ending testing of cars that already are 18-years-old or older would allows resources and investments to be deployed where they can do the most good -- making sure that newer, cleaner cars stay clean. At the same time, the shift would free the vast majority of testing stations from having two types of expensive equipment to conduct emissions tests.
Currently, cars from model years 1990-95 are put on rollers to simulate driving conditions as part of a test of tailpipe emissions, and newer cars, which are several times cleaner, are tested through a cheaper, sophisticated diagnostic technology built into the vehicle. The equipment to test older cars costs about $40,000 and requires a $4,000 yearly service contract, considerably more than the equipment needed to test newer models. To no one's surprise, older cars flunk emissions tests more often than newer models, but there has be a middle ground that balances the cost of testing a diminishing number of older cars against making sure newer cars remain road worthy.
But rather than require independent testers to invest in expensive little-used equipment that impacts about 6 percent of cars, a wiser alternative would be to allow older cars to be tested at a few convenient centralized stations subsidized and licensed only to operate the older equipment. Older cars would still get an examination and other testing stations could concentrate on the newer cars. The transition would be gradual, say over five years, so testers could make the adjustment and smoke-belchers wouldn't foul North Texas air with impunity.
Although Texas' testing program, financial incentives to repair or replace older vehicles and crackdowns on vehicles emitting visible exhaust emissions have improved air quality, ozone levels in North Texas are higher than the EPA's national health standard. Now is not the time to for the region to turn its back on progress, by it is time to consider better ways to maintain it.
Key facts about auto emissions testing in North Texas
11 percent of pre-1996 cars tested in 2012 flunked.
4 percent of newer cars failed in 2012.
6 percent of cars on road predate 1995.
1.5 times more pollution is produced when an older model car fails.
SOURCE: North Central Texas Council of Governments, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Department of Public Safety, Environmental Protection Agency

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Rewarder Taps the Crowd of Amateur Detectives and Problem Solvers
The San Francisco startup Rewarder scored one of its first investors through a unique move: it found the venture firm director a replacement part for his vintage BMW motorcycle.
It wasn't just an oddball favor. The successful quest for the rare bike part was a demonstration of Rewarder's core mission, says co-founder and CEO Kendall Fargo. The new social marketplace helps people solve problems by connecting them with someone in the world who knows the answer, says Fargo, a serial entrepreneur and pioneer in e-commerce.
"If we could map the world's expertise, we could solve people's problems so much better,'' says Fargo. Members of his network offer money rewards for advice, referrals, or even a bit of sleuthing—from finding a lost pet to finding a dad not seen for 10 years.
One of Fargo's Facebook connections, Chris Hollenbeck of Granite Ventures, noticed some of the first bounties offered when Rewarder was still in private beta testing. Hollenbeck asked if he could use the fledgling network to start a hunt for his elusive BMW motorcycle part, the fuel injection controller for a 1990 BMW K75S. He offered a $100 reward.
Within two days a student had located the part in Los Angeles, Fargo says. "Another guy knew where to get the part in Poland,'' he says.
Granite Ventures and Radar Partners led a Series A funding round for Rewarder that netted $7 million from VC firms and angel investors. Rewarder announced the financing this month as it launched a public version of the Pinterest-style social networking site. Hollenbeck joined Rewarder's board of directors, which also includes investor Eric Hahn, founding partner of the Inventures Group of Palo Alto, CA; Doug Mackenzie, a cofounder of Radar Partners; and private investor Trevor Traina.
Fargo says Rewarder had already attracted 100,000 members and a total of $10 million in reward offerings while it was still in the private testing stage that began in the summer of 2011.
Members have offered rewards as small as $2 (for a pomegranate sauce recipe) and as big as $100,000 (to find a buyer for a development in the US Virgin Islands). The largest reward won so far was $10,000, for helping a moving company expand nationwide by finding an investor willing to pay $100,000 for a half-ownership in the firm, according to the Rewarder CEO.
Still unclaimed, though, is a $2,000 bounty for locating the Death Eater costume designed for the elegant villain Lucius Malfoy of the Harry Potter movies.
Rewarder's revenues come from a 15 percent service fee. This is subtracted from the reward before the money is passed along to the winner. For example: A member offers $100 to anyone who can find his stolen antique garden gate, and another member finds the gate for a sale at a boutique two states away. The gate's real owner pays $100 to Rewarder, which pays the successful sleuth $85 after subtracting its fee.
In most cases, the user who posted the offer chooses a single winner, and provides feedback to the rest of those who responded.
Those who offer bounties must pay Rewarder a deposit of as much as $25 in advance. If the total reward offered is more than $25, the remaining amount is charged when the winner is chosen.
Fargo sees the network as a place to get a little money into the hands of non-official experts such as students, stay-at-home mothers, and people who don't like their jobs but are passionate about their hobbies.
"We believe everyone has knowledge and expertise that has value to someone else,'' Fargo says.
Visitors to the Rewarder site must become members to offer rewards or propose solutions. They're encouraged to join through Facebook and create detailed profiles listing their areas of interest. Through an "ever-evolving algorithm,'' Rewarder alerts members by email about rewards they might be able to earn. It also tracks the online behavior of members, giving them a reputational ranking.
"It's our highest priority to make sure it's a trustworthy community,'' Fargo says.
Fargo's entire career has been devoted to e-commerce, beginning in 1994 when the Internet was just developing, and social networking wasn't even on the horizon. After helping to develop a series of startups, Kendall founded StepUp Commerce, which figured out a way to extract inventory data from local merchants' bookkeeping reports so it could help them sell merchandise online. Intuit bought StepUp in 2006, hired Fargo, and made StepUp into part of its QuickBooks product.
Fargo left Intuit in 2008, but he and his former Intuit colleague Graham Rasmussen kept in touch. Rasmussen took a job at Localyte, where he helped travelers find services at their destinations. Fargo and Rasmussen started to speculate about the next evolution of online commerce. Their plan for Rewarder emerged by early 2011.
"I really believed commerce could be much more personal,'' Fargo says.
The rise of social networking created the needed framework, because people are now comfortable with sharing their personal interests and passions, Fargo says. With Rewarder, they reap answers to their problems only to the extent that they share their requests on Facebook, Twitter, and other networks. They can also help their friends earn a little money by alerting them to other members' reward offerings, Fargo says.
Rewarder not only allows members to seek expertise, but also permits people with skills to ask for help finding customers. For example, independent music teachers offer small fees to Rewarder members who identify students who then sign up for instruction. Entrepreneurs can receive multiple referrals by creating an "ongoing reward'' that stays active even after one or more winners have been paid.
Fargo sees Rewarder as quite different from TaskRabbit, a growing crowdsourced services company based in San Francisco. TaskRabbit is an intermediary that helps users find local people they can hire to pick up groceries or weed the garden, Fargo says. Rewarder allows members to tap into a global pool of expertise, he says.
"About 75 percent of our rewards have no local component at all,'' Fargo says. He prefers to compare Rewarder with the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, where people chip in money to support artists or entrepreneurs whose work they admire.
"Those are projects around shared passions,'' Fargo says.
Fans have described Rewarder as "a reverse eBay,'' a treasure hunt, or a "voyeuristic journey of what people are willing to pay for,'' Fargo says. "I think we're in a category of our own,'' he says.
Hollenbeck, the venture investor, agrees. He says the successful search for his motorcycle part made him more confident that Rewarder would be a good investment. "It just provided a concrete example that the knowledge I needed was out there," Hollenbeck says. "It works , and it works quickly."
Rewarder's nine employees now occupy rented digs on Market Street, on the borders of San Francisco's financial district near the original site of Fargo's prior successful startup, StepUp Commerce. His new social marketplace site is hiring, and Fargo is hoping to have a million users a year from now. With more users, problems will be solved more quickly, and more rewards will be offered to a community with a wider range of expertise, he says.
"Once you get to a million, it really takes on a life of its own,'' Fargo says.


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Tech trade groups elbow for space
When a member of Congress wants to know what the oil industry thinks, a single call to the American Petroleum Institute usually does the trick. Same goes for PhRMA, the umbrella group for pharmaceutical companies.
But good luck getting an easy answer from the tech industry: Groups claiming to represent one slice of the sector or another are sprouting so fast that even tech insiders have trouble keeping up.
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At least half a dozen trade groups cater specifically to technology companies in Washington. Another half-dozen represent the major telecom firms. And a smattering of coalitions stands for clusters of companies on narrower issues such as patent and immigration reform.
"It can be hard keeping them all straight," a Senate aide said.
Now the NetCoalition group is trying to expand its efforts to speak for Internet companies — such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and eBay — on issues unique to the Web: privacy, copyright and online taxes. Yet another coalition is being spearheaded by AT&T and Verizon to help promote smart grid technology.
Some Silicon Valley execs privately complain that there is now such a patchwork of associations that they have to hire a consultant just to manage all their memberships and juggle conference calls. They often feel pressured to join coalitions just to keep tabs on what their competitors are doing.
The proliferation of lobbying arms reflects the tech industry's maturing operations in Washington. And unlike, say, Hollywood movie studios, tech companies take a wide range of positions that often are at odds, so no single group can claim to speak for all.
The downside of that diversity, though, is real: Diluting the message of a growing sector that has struggled to find its voice inside the Beltway.
"While many of the individuals the tech companies and groups have retained are immensely capable, the lack of priority and focus among the multiplicity of associations and parent companies undercuts their effectiveness," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from Silicon Valley who works closely with technology companies.
"It can be hard keeping them all straight," a Senate aide added.
The alphabet soup of trade groups needs its own flow chart. The Consumer Electronics Association has the most name recognition because of its annual high-profile trade show. There's the Information Technology Industry Council, representing heavyweights including Google, Cisco and Apple.
The Business Software Alliance includes Microsoft, Adobe and Symantec. TechAmerica formed in 2008 when four smaller trade associations merged into one. Then there's the Semiconductor Industry Association, the Software and Information Industry Association, the Association for Competitive Technology and the Computer & Communication Industry Association.
TechNet calls itself a "political network of CEOs and senior executives" from companies like Yahoo, Salesforce and Intuit. There's also the Tech CEO Council that brings IBM's Sam Palmisano and Dell's Michael Dell to town a couple times a year for meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill.


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Poker Player Christine's Outlaw Tries Lawn
A switch to the turf could help Christine's Outlaw claim his first stakes victory Saturday in the $100,000-added Poker Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park.
A switch to the turf could help Christine's Outlaw claim his first stakes victory Saturday in the $100,000-added Poker Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park.
Wando, Canada's 2003 Horse of the Year and Triple Crown champion, defeated seven turf rivals in his first start as a 4-year-old at Keeneland Racecourse in Kentucky on Sunday.
Gainsborough Farm's Moon Solitaire, a European import who has exceeded expectations this year while competing against many of the finest turf horses in North America, faces defending winner Dr. Kashnikow and 10 other rivals in the $150,000-added River City Handicap (gr. III) Sunday at Churchill Downs.
Multiple grade I winner Take Charge Lady zipped a half-mile in :47 2/5 at Churchill Downs on Thursday as the Ashland and Spinster Stakes winner prepped for the 1 1/8-mile Falls City Handicap (gr. II) on Nov. 28.
Band Is Passing, coming into the Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap (IIIT) off a 5 ½-month layoff for his breeder/owner/trainer Stanley Ersoff, showed he was worth the wait by winning the $150,000 feature by two lengths.
Stanley Ersoff's Band Is Passing, the $150,000 Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) winner in 2000, and Randy Mills' Unite's Big Red, who won it in 1998, both as 4-year-olds, return for Monday's Labor Day renewal at Calder Race course at one mile on the turf.
After nearly six months on the sidelines, Stanley Ersoff's Band Is Passing returns to the races in Monday's $150,000 Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Calder.
Unbeaten filly Make Out remains at a Pennsylvania clinic recovering from a staph infection that knocked her out of Friday's Spinaway (gr. I) and has put her career on hold.
Unbeaten filly Make Out remains at a Pennsylvania clinic recovering from a staph infection that knocked her out of Friday's Spinaway (gr. I) and has put her career on hold.
Citing a desire to give his star filly a break, trainer Bobby Frankel said Sunday morning that beaten Alabama favorite You will not race again this year.
Dr. John Chandler's homebred Cetewayo passed the million-dollar mark in career earnings with a come-from-behind score in the $224,625 Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf Saturday at Arlington Park.
Grade I stakes winner Cetewayo, who races in the colors of John A. Chandler, will carry highweight of 118 pounds when he heads a field of nine marathoners in Saturday's $200,000-added, 1 1/2- mile Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. III) at Arlington Park.
Cetewayo, is scheduled to be at Arlington Park Saturday to contest the Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IIIT).
Two Point Two Mill, a 67-1 longshot, won the $115,500 Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Churchill Downs turf course Saturday but was disqualified for an incident in the stretch resulting in a dead heat for the win in the 1 3/8-mile feature race.
Italian group I winner Sumati invades Churchill Downs Saturday from his Southern California base for a run in the $100,000-added Louisville Handicap (gr. III).
Benefiting from a gutsy move by jockey Kent Desormeaux, Touch of the Blues charged through a wall of horse to post an upset victory in Friday's $200,000, grade II Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland.
Sarafan's California connections take the winner's share in the Explosive Bid
When he perused the entries for Gulfstream's Jan. 5 Appleton Handicap (gr. IIT), trainer Mohammed Moubarak was especially familiar with one of the entrants. "I think Tubrok is the horse to beat," he said of the 5-year-old son of Rahy, the second choice of 10 runners owing, in part, to the powerful connections of trainer Bill Mott and rider Jerry Bailey.
Mr. Livingston caught Honorable Pic in the last three strides to win the $147,700 Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at Calder on Monday.


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Course Instructions: The USATF-Certified, Boston Qualifying race will comprise 5 loops of the park crossing the 102nd St. transverse, and then finishing through the 72nd Street transverse from the East to West Drive to end near Tavern on the Green.
The USATF-Certified Half Marathon course will feature one full loop of the park, one 5-mile loop crossing at the 102nd Street transverse, and one lower loop crossing at the 72nd Street transverse.
Race Cap & Time Limit: This race is currently capped at 1500 runners. The official time limit is 5 hours and 15 minutes but as a rule of thumb the last thing we unplug is the finish line mat – take your chances over 5:15.Awards: Awards will be given to the top three overall in each gender; age group awards will go to the top three in each 5-year age group for each gender.All runners will receive an awesome medal, a race souvenir, and the usual NYCRUNS post-race meal. Hot Chocolate? Of course!Packet Pickup: TBA closer to the race dateBib Mailing: There will be no race day packet pickup but we offer bib mail option for $10 per bib. You will need to pick up your race souvenir after the race. We do not recommend signing up for this service after February 9th if you cannot check your mail the day before the race or if you are not in the New York Metropolitan area.Cost: The marathon is currently priced at $95. The standard no-refunds, no-deferrals, no-transfers policy applies. $10 gets your bib mailed to your home before the race; you'll still have to pick up any swag on race day.


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Recently, it seems as if Woody Allen is undergoing a cinematic second wind. A filmmaker who would take a noticable pause between pictures, it's only been a year since "Small Time Crooks" and it'll only be another year before the Woodman brings out yet another picture. Unfortunately, after watching "Curse of the Jade Scorpion", it appears Allen has already worn himself thin. A director who one could count on, almost like a "brand name", for intelligent, witty jokes delivered at a rapid clip, Allen's pictures now are rarely distinguishable from all of the other mild-mannered romantic comedies that come and go.
"Jade Scorpion" takes place in the 1940's at an insurance office. Allen stars as CW Briggs, one of the company's top insurance investigators. He's a ladie's man and generally has a sixth sense about his job, but he runs into opposition with Betty Ann Fitzgerald (Helen Hunt), a fiesty blonde who would rather see Briggs out on the street for good rather than out on the street for another case. The two have much in the way of 40's-style old-school bickering, yet this is where the movie fails, which I'll discuss later.
The two are brought together on a stage by a hypnotist named "The Jade Scorpion". He fools with the two for a few moments and soon, they're confessing love for one another. What nobody knows, though, is that he's got plans to use them later. When he calls either and tells them a word, he gets one or the other to do his stealing for him, causing both (especially CW) to find themselves in trouble.
The film suffers highly from several problems. First, the witty banter between Hunt's character and Allen is not funny or even slightly entertaining. In fact, it becomes repetitive and stale as the movie progresses - the two have very little chemistry. As wonderful an actress as I believe Hunt to be, she doesn't seem entirely comfortable here and her lines seem rather forced across as a result. As for Allen's performance, I still believe his best recent performance was actually playing himself in the documentary "Wild Man Blues". But, as the angry relationship between CW and Betty Ann is the main focus of the movie, it really makes the entire picture seem to drag endlessly. Decent supporting performances are provided by Dan Ackroyd, Wallace Shawn and especially Charlize Theron. Theron is the only one here who seems to be having the least bit of fun and, as a result, her performance is easily one of the film's best - if not the best. Unfortunately, her role is also one of the smallest, but at least she makes an impact. I'd have liked to see Theron play Hunt's role.
There's very little in the way of laughs here, but at least there's a lot of atmosphere. The recreation of the 40's era is highly impressive and I'd guess that's where most of the budget went to. Famed cinematographer Zhao Fei also lends the film a gorgeously glossy look. As one might guess, director Allen also remains one of the few directors in the world to still - dissapointingly - stick to presenting his films in mono audio, which is starting to become an annoyance.
"Curse of the Jade Scorpion" is such an insubstancial little film, though, that it becomes hard to sit through. It's far less funnier than it seems to think it is and the pairing of Hunt and Allen is a suprising miss. Hopefully, Allen's next one, which isn't too far away already, will be far less ordinary than this one, which is quite a dissapointment.


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Is Netflix putting a dent in premium cable subscriptions? A new study suggests that a growing number of consumers are opting to pay for standalone Internet video services instead of subscribing to HBO or Showtime — although the data does not prove the trend. Total U.S. households that subscribe to HBO, Showtime, Starz and other premium TV channels declined by 6 percentage points over an 18-month span, from 38% in March 2012 to 32% in August 2013, according to a report from research firm NPD Group. Over the same period, subscriptions to Netflix and other subscription video-on-demand services including Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime Instant Video rose 4 percentage points, from 23% to 27%. One big caveat to this report: The data does not demonstrate cause and effect.
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Bubble Wrap FREE
By Lima Sky
This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.
BUBBLE WRAP® is the ultimate bubble wrap simulator for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. If you enjoy popping bubbles, you owe it to yourself to get this app.
You can just relieve stress by popping virtual BUBBLE WRAP for as long as you want, OR you can play one of the 3 mini games:
1. Blitz Pop - How many bubbles can you pop in a minute
2. Pop 500 - How fast can you pop 500 bubbles
3. Pop All - How fast can you pop the entire Bubble Wrap sheet
"Haha fun! So much better than all of those other bubble wrap games, this is actually addicting and doesn't give you a massive headache." - iTunes review
There are over 2000 bubbles on a single sheet for you to pop - just swipe your finger to reveal more bubbles and pop them all. And once you're done, you can do it again! Just shake your iPhone/iPod/iPad and a fresh new sheet will appear! You will NEVER run out of bubbles to pop, and you will always have it with you in your purse or pocket.
Select black or white bubbles to match your iPhone or iPad. Or, if you prefer color, you can go with slate, sage, or pink.
You can also change the size of the bubbles. Pinch with two fingers to change the size just as you would with a photo. As you change the size, the popping sound will change as well. Bigger bubbles will make a deeper popping sound.
And for the ultimate bubble wrap thrill, try popping multiple bubbles at once!
BUBBLE WRAP has it all:
- over 2000 bubbles per sheet - swipe your finger to move the sheet, shake to refresh.
- 3 SUPER addictive and FUN mini games
- Game Center Leaderboards
- 5 different colors to match your iPhone/iPad or your mood (double-tap "colors" to change and then swipe up/down)
- multi-touch so you can pop multiple bubbles at once
- resizable bubbles - change the size of the bubbles by pinching.
- realistic, professionally recorded popping sounds that change as you change the bubble size.
- endless popping fun
Bubble Wrap® and BubbleWrap and Flag Design® are registered trademarks of Sealed Air Corporation (US) used under license.
What's New in Version 1.0.2
Bug fixes
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sounds wrong and doesn't stay put
if you're going to make a bubble wrap game, you have to make it sound like popping bubble wrap, and this doesn't. there's no way that I've seen to make the bubble wrap sheet stay put and not move around all over the place, which means you have to tap very carefully if you don't want yet another realism-reducing element introduced (that also screws up your accuracy, which in turn will decrease your score in the timed modes). and finally, tactile feel is about 85% of the pleasure of popping bubble wrap, and this simulation offers none of that. at least with a bubble wrap simulator on a computer you have a mouse button giving under your finger; on an iDevice you're just tapping glass...pretty unsatisfying. which is my overall impression of this game.
Best Game Ever
Popping bubble wrap is one of the best things to do on a rainy day and now I can pop it without having to order any silly things online. Finally popping bubble wrap is portable easy and clean! You can never run out of bubble wrap! I don't care if there is an ad at the bottom at least it's not popping up during gameplay. It's also really cool that sound changes as you zoom in. My best friend and I love having challenges on this game it's also a great stress reliever.
Omigosh this game is awesome!!! 😜😄
This game is for anyone who is addicted to popping bubble wrap. You literally can just sit there and pop away! It's also cool that you can chose from a few different colors of bubble wrap, and that you can either play a popping game or just pop. Even though it doesn't sound like actual bubble wrap, once u get used to it, the sound is actual quite calming in my opinion. It's a good thing to do when you're bored.
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- Version: 1.0.2
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- Languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Swedish
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JOSE L. SANCHEZ Jr.
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Five cities that say Riverside County's auditor-controller and Board of Supervisors cheated them out of $18.4 million in property taxes appealed a lower-court rejection of their case to a higher court Tuesday.
Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley and Corona say Auditor-Controller Anthony J. Bellanca made an error in interpreting a 1987 state property tax law and for years ignored their requests to correct the mistake.
The error resulted in millions of dollars in property taxes being sent to the wrong cities and other government agencies all over the county. The county itself received more than $20 million in extra revenue as a result of the error and has refused to repay the money, the cities say.
San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Ben Kayashima ruled against the cities in June, saying they did not have a vested right to the proceeds of property taxes.
"We do believe there is an entitlement to property taxes and the court is wrong," said John Harper, Murrieta's city attorney and the lead attorney for the five cities. He filed an appeal on behalf of the cities Tuesday in the Fourth District Court of Appeal branch in San Bernardino.
"It's like going to the bank and depositing your money and they say they gave it to someone else. That's why we're pursuing an appeal," Jim O'Grady, Temecula's assistant city manager, said Tuesday.
The cities also contend Bellanca and county supervisors defrauded them by getting a San Bernardino-area state assemblyman to secure passage last year of a bill "legalizing" the property tax misallocations without notifying the cities, Harper said. The cities filed suit against the county after they found out about the bill but before it took effect.
Bellanca said Tuesday he would not be able to comment on pending litigation. The county counsel's office did not respond to calls from The Californian on Tuesday.
Bellanca has said in the past that the tax misallocation occurred primarily because he and county attorneys disagreed with the state controller's office on how the 1987 law should have been interpreted. Other counties also had difficulty interpreting the law, Bellanca and others have said.
After receiving a state directive to change the tax allocation formula, Bellanca continued to refuse to do so for several years. He finally changed the formula last year, but continued to maintain that no error had been made.
Murrieta officials have said that at the same time that Bellanca was assuring them the tax matter would be resolved, he was also trying to get the law passed to deprive them of the opportunity to recover the money. Harper characterized Bellanca's behavior in the matter as "treacherous."
Because the Murrieta Fire Protection District lost out on $8 million dollars over an 11-year period, firefighters have been unable to buy two new fire engines, a new water tender and other equipment they need, Murrieta Mayor Kelly Seyarto said Tuesday.
"The county says they'd try to settle this if there weren't a lawsuit, but they didn't try to settle it before the suit was filed," Seyarto said.
County supervisors have said the county does not have the money to correct the misallocations.
Bills by area legislators to partly reimburse cities that lost revenue were opposed by the Board of Supervisors and got nowhere in the Legislature this year.
Harper said it will probably take nine months to a year and a half before the cities' appeal is heard in court.
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Nancy Pelosi didn't lose her cool, but her frustration level was clearly rising. The House minority leader was addressing the media during her weekly press conference, but her appearance came only minutes after news broke that Rep. Anthony Weiner, the embattled New York Democrat, would be stepping down. Pelosi had hoped to push a Democratic bill on Chinese currency manipulation, but the larger-than-usual crowd of reporters and cameras had other plans.
Pelosi told the crowd she wouldn't talk about Weiner until he had made his announcement on Thursday afternoon, but the questions came anyway. "Perhaps I was unclear," she responded, reiterating the refusal. Reporters tried different tacks--would she comment on congressional ethics, generally? "No." Ultimately, the press conference was dominated by questions about Weiner and the congressional showdown over the conflict in Libya, with only one jobs-related question and none at all about currency manipulation. At one point, Pelosi admonished the press corps to keep the economy in mind. "We will not be deterred from our quest for jobs, and I wish that the ardor for information on our job issue was as strong as it was for this subject," Pelosi said. [Vote now: Is Weiner's political career over for good?]
And that, in a nutshell, was why Weiner became too much of a liability for the Democrats to be able to survive the scandal. When he admitted a week and a half ago that he had meant to send a female supporter a lewd picture of himself, it didn't seem out of the question that he might be able to hang on. It wasn't clear that he had done anything illegal or against the congressional rules of ethics, and other representatives, such as fellow New Yorker Charlie Rangel, had survived much worse. But with today's rowdy, uncontrollable Internet media environment, the Democratic Party simply couldn't afford to have the ethically compromised congressman continue to blunt whatever political momentum they had gained from the New York 26th special election, and the voter dissatisfaction with the GOP's Medicare plan. Weiner, once an effective advocate for the Democratic message on cable news and the Internet, was now the biggest thing holding it back.
With voters increasingly anxious about the economy, the Washington discussion has abruptly shifted from the national debt to jobs. Early Tuesday morning, House Speaker John Boehner and the Republican leadership used their weekly press conference to blast President Obama's economic performance at the one-year anniversary of his "Summer of Recovery," but barely made a mention of the deficit, the GOP's one-time talking point. For Boehner, the Weiner issue proved to be an annoyance as well. Without commenting directly on the issue, Boehner said, "It's just been a distraction. [Voters] want us to focus on job creation." [Read: Little Evidence Weiner Broke Law in Twitter Photo Scandal.]
Pelosi, along with virtually all of the Democratic House leadership members and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, had called for Weiner to step down. Obama stopped short of calling for his resignation, but claimed that, if he were in Weiner's shoes, he would step down. Weiner himself, in announcing his resignation, claimed the scandal had become too much of a distraction from the issues he cares about.
--Vote now: Is Weiner's political career over for good?
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Chainsaw is a GUI log viewer and filter for the Log4J package. It listens for LoggingEvent objects sent using the SocketAppender and displays them in a table. The events can be filtered based on Priority, Thread name, Category name, or Message. It can also load events logged to a file.
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Release Notes: This release adds a new feature to load the contents of log files stored using the XMLLayout formatter, fixes the bug where message contents were being treated as HTML, and includes a patch to display and filter on NDC.
A Fluent OpenStack client API for Java.
A TWiki appliance that is easy to use and lightweight.


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I created this blog when my sweet little girl, Kristen, was diagnosed with cancer, for the third time. After fighting for almost 3 years Kristen was called home to that same God who gave her life. One of my favorite quotes comes from Neal A. Maxwell- "Those who "plow in hope" not only understand the law of the harvest but they also understand what growing seasons are all about. True, those with genuine hope may see their proximate circumstances shaken like a kaleidoscope at times, yet with the "Eye of faith" they still see divine design." Kristen blessed lives and continues to do so. Her light continues to shine. As for me, I continue to "plow in hope" knowing well that Kristen is mine for eternity. Families can be together forever!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
a good read and a good reminder
Here is a story that appeared in our local paper today about the sweet girl whose funeral I attended on Monday.
click on the doctors name to go to the story.
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Cheddy likes to put his paws on this lamp and lick it. He's funny.
Cheddy and Poopy in their tunnel. I think that I posted this pic but geez, Cheddy's face is priceless. So fat with big chubby cheeks that I want to squeeze.
Poopy girl with Cheddy looking like a stalker in the background with that look in his eye.
One of Cheddy's favorite spots. He obviously cannot fit, but he likes it.
Cheddy cannot fit through tunnel but tries anyways.
My lovely twosome. Poopy alert as usual and Cheddy going sleepy.
Cheddy likes to use his big head to take off his pellet dish and push it around to make lots of noise. He does this when I sleep late during the weekends. I'm pretty sure that it's to get my attention to feed him because he is hungry.


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(The Hill) — The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is crafting a bill that would temporarily freeze the Obama administration's power to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.
The measure is in response to a memo issued by the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week that approved a broader breadth of discretion for agency officials when considering whether to deport someone through the Secure Communities program.
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who is sponsoring the legislation, blasted the memo. He said that under the new guidelines ICE agents could defer the deportations of "millions of deportable illegal and criminal immigrants."
"The Obama administration cannot continue to pick and choose which laws it will enforce," said Smith in a statement. "It is outrageous that they have put illegal immigrants and their liberal political base ahead of the American people."
Smith's bill is expected to be introduced soon, according to a committee aide.
The ICE memo comes in the wake of recent attempts by President Obama to push forward with a revamping of the country's immigration laws. Republicans on Capitol Hill have broadly indicated their opposition to the Democrat-led efforts, with some calling for a more secure U.S.-Mexico border before immigration talks can begin. Immigration reform is widely regarded as having little chance of passing in the divided 112th Congress.


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"Living as you do in New York, the navel of the universe, it is easy to confuse the Midwest and the South."
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"Sooner or later they are going to live in a New York City where gay marriage is not only legal, but it's common and they don't even notice."
"The name is also connected with living in New York in this really weird time. People are constantly waiting for something bad to happen. I wrote these songs and formed this band to make sure I didn't get overcome by that sense of fear. That's what this band is about -- standing tall and not being afraid."
"It's been quite an education doing this show and living in New York at the same time, and being exposed to so many different kinds of people,"
"I'm an adaptable nomad. I love Paris, I've been living in Los Angeles and New York since 1990. I love London, too. My roots are inside of me."


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Head of History, Somerset
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|Bridgwater College Academy
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Bridgwater College Academy, Parkway, Bridgwater TA6 4QY
Tel: 01278 727327
Bridgwater College Academy is a Government funded school for 3 to 16 year olds in Bridgwater.
Qualified Teacher's Pay Scale, Plus TLR 2.1 (2A), £2,640 per annum
Commencing September 2017
Job Reference Number: HOH
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Academy, where putting students first is a fundamental part of our culture. We strongly believe that positive outcomes for our students come from the professionalism, commitment and passion for excellence displayed by our staff.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated teacher who also has excellent leadership skills to lead a department and to teach History across Key Stages 3 and 4. You will need exemplary management skills, the ability to inspire and motivate students and staff alike. Have a proven track record of driving success and a passion and commitment to ensuring all young people, regardless of background, maximise their potential.
The successful applicant will be creative, well organised and with the support of a strong team, will actively assist in the further development of History within the Academy.
Do please come to visit us and see what an exciting opportunity our Academy can offer to a teacher looking to be the best they can be and make a significant contribution to narrowing the gap in achievement and attainment for our students.
For full details and an application pack for this position, please visit the 'Vacancies' section on our website: http://www.bridgwatercollegeacademy.org/
Closing date: Midday on Monday 22nd May 2017
(Interview date: Thursday 25th May 2017)
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Mary Karen Solomon: Community events at Colorado Northwestern Community College
February 22, 2014
Colorado Northwestern Community College has a busy month ahead of it, and the events are open to community members. So plan your calendars so you can come join us for the following:
• International Film Festival
Our international film for February was "Paris, Je T'Aime," stories of love from the city of love.
It is a collection of vignettes, directed by a spectrum of famous names from the Coen brothers to Alexander Payne and more. Each story is set in a different area of the city, and they add up to a fascinating view of multi-faceted Paris.
Mark your calendars for our March 21 film, which will be "The Man Who Would Be King," a classic telling of the Rudyard Kipling story featuring Sean Connery and Michael Caine.
• Ticket to Learn
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Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in someone's classroom? This is your chance to fulfill that fantasy.
Find someone that works or teaches at CNCC, and let him or her know you are interested in sitting in on a class. They will give you a red ticket and an invitation to a certain class on a certain day.
You don't even have to buy texts or do homework — just show up and have fun.
If there is a particular class you are interested in visiting, ask if that one is available. We at CNCC want to get our community more involved with the college. Even without visiting a class, it's worth visiting CNCC just to see the new building, walk around it and view the art, the best collection in Moffat County.
• Taste of College
College staff and faculty are working together to plan an exciting and stimulating day for high school and middle school students March 21.
In the morning, CNCC will host about 150 eighth-graders, welcoming them to try brief classes in courses that attract their interest, ranging from history and chemistry to music, cosmetology and auto and flight mechanics and many others. Twelve courses will be offered to the students throughout the course of the morning.
Then an equally warm and interesting welcome will be prepared for high school seniors in the afternoon, enabling them to try out some subjects and, we hope, enhance and focus their college plans.
In the evening, all students will be welcomed back to watch "The Man Who Would Be King," a wonderful English film, which will be our March International Cinema offering. Or perhaps, should they prefer, students can return to CNCC to stargaze with those in the astronomy lab.


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Capt Rosebuddy wrote:I picked up my guitar yesterday and have hardly left the house since. It looks great, sounds and plays even better, it was it turns out well worth the wait.
Here is the story, I bought a used PRS SE EG guitar from a guy on craigslist for I think $200 last June with the idea of turning it into a Garcia guitar. I refinished it, took it to a local shop to be wired and setup and now (9 months later...) DONE!
Usual specks, Dimarzio's tapped, effects loop, brass nut, blocked bridge, Hard Trucker's cables with Neutrik plugs, locking strap buttons & the jackofroses.com jack plate.
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jdsmodulus wrote:Oh and just a heads up JK from DSO used a PRS EG 2 for the longest time it also had the Garcia mods. It reminds me of the Rosebuddy.
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New Orleans is famous for many things, and when you visit, you have to get out of the French Quarter and into the swamp. Audrina hits the water with Captain Bishop of Cajun Encounters to spot some of the scaly local swamp life.
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In wondering why the nicotine patch, was as ineffective as placebo, one must examine the concept of placebo. placebo, in the case of nicotine habituation means a try in detoxification, where one toxin is substituted by another toxin(of less strength) On the other hand, substituting toxin with a placebo, cause no harm, hence the craving is gone. Done with. This is De-addiction. Why would anybody in sound mind will feed a pregnant woman with any poison?.
5% success with patches With a success rate that low maybe it's time to consider "harm reduction", you think? There are a lot people who have quit smoking tobacco by using e-cigarettes. Why are we not handing them out at the door? The most popular response is "we don't know what food grade vegetable glycerin will do to you long term". Well, why don't we? Why aren't we trying to find out? Isn't there a pretty good chance it's better for me than Acetone – Acetic Acid – Ammonia Arsenic Benzene Butane Cadmium Carbon Monoxide Formaldehyde Hexamine Lead.


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I use Assembla for my projects, and I found that export/import tickets feature works tricky — it works based on a combination of JSON and CSV format. It seems the guys in Assembla are on a way to proprietary formats 😉 The only usage of it is only for moving tickets from one Assembla space to another.
So this post is about how to use what they offer to add lots of tickets that you have listed in your text file. I am lazy — instead of adding 90+ tickets manually, I'd better create a tool to do it for me.
You have tickets titles and descriptions as text, and you want to add these tickets to Assembla.
My solution
Let's investigate what format should our data be of so that Assembla could digest it. Go to a space → Tickets → Settings → scroll down and find Export & Import → click "Export your tickets" links and open the dump file in a text editor. Though it's indicated that "Tickets imported and exported in JSON format.", it's not. It's a mix.
The dump file contains blocks that represent spaces, milestones, tickets, comments, custom fields values and tickets associations. Every such block contains 2 parts: list of fields and bigger part — actual data of this fields.
What we need is tickets part.
This is a format definition part:
tickets:fields, ["id","number","reporter_id","assigned_to_id","space_id","summary","priority","status","description","created_on","updated_at","milestone_id","component_id","notification_list","completed_date","working_hours","is_story","from_support"]
And this is an example of ticket data:
tickets, ["40999","1","dNltOqvXKr3RN3e","FoGbar3zTtab7rAJ","b3OWYeJe5aVNr","Property owner profile - create new","3","3","","2009-06-16 07:23:35","2009-07-05 10:43:58","94111","12",null,"2009-07-05 10:43:58",null,"0","0"]
So, the solution is to create a list of tickets data by the format given. Here is how I did that.
1. I have Excel spreadsheet with two columns — the ticket title and description.
2. Export it as CSV, and open it having it like this:
Home page: Update design,Set numbers after locations
Photos: hide step 2,Show only Step 1 until you select files and then show step 2 to upload files.
3. Use text replace to put every value in quotes (hint: use a line ending symbol as a replacement — even Microsoft Word can do that)
"Home page: Update design","Set numbers after locations"
"Photos upload: hide step 2","Show Step 2 only if files are selected."
(One way round is to load the CSV data into database by PHPMyAdmin and export it back as CSV — it will be quoted 🙂 )
4. Add Assembla header to the top of this file
5. Move 'summary' and 'description' columns go first, so it was
tickets:fields, ["id","number","reporter_id","assigned_to_id","space_id","summary","priority",...
and it becomes
tickets:fields, ["summary","description","id","number","reporter_id","assigned_to_id","space_id","priority",...
(We need all the columns because it seems that Assembla's import engine is not smart enough to deal with missing fields).
6. Edit our tickets data lines (text replace again) so that it looked like Assembla tickets data, i.e. add 'tickets, [' at the beginning, dummy values for the rest of the fields and the closing square bracket. Don't forget that we moved 'summary' and 'description' columns to go first!. So we have:
tickets, ["Home page: Update design","Set numbers after locations","40999","1","dNltOqvXKr3RN3e","FoGbar3zTtab7rAJ","b3OWYeJe5aVNr","3","3","2009-06-16 07:23:35","2009-07-05 10:43:58","94111","12",null,"2009-07-05 10:43:58",null,"0","0"]
tickets, ["Photos upload: hide step 2","Show Step 2 only if files are selected.","40999","1","dNltOqvXKr3RN3e","FoGbar3zTtab7rAJ","b3OWYeJe5aVNr","3","3","2009-06-16 07:23:35","2009-07-05 10:43:58","94111","12",null,"2009-07-05 10:43:58",null,"0","0"]
By the way, I prefer to clear the values of some columns like 'id', 'number' (ticket number) and so on — so that Assembla assigned it itself.
OK, it seems your file is ready to be fed to Assembla. I advise you to create an empty free space and try on it first if don't want to mess up your current space.
If the import engine has some parsing problems with your file (missing quote for example) you will get a notice. If you get an Application Error, some columns or their values are missing — check your file.
One more tip — your tickets will be added as 'No milestone'. If you want your new tickets to be added into a new milestone, paste a milestone defenition in the beginning of your file and replace milestone ID in the tickets data by it's ID:
milestones:fields, ["id","due_date","title","user_id","created_at","created_by","space_id","description","is_completed","completed_date","from_basecamp","basecamp_milestone_id","updated_at","updated_by"]
milestones, ["1111","2009-09-09","Big shot of development","cv2gFo","2009-08-25 13:12:09","cv2gFo","bktPVqwKmr3OWYeJe5aVNr","Work hard to finish all that was discussed.","0",null,"0",null,"2009-08-25 13:12:09","cv2gFo"]
3 Responses to "How to import tickets into Assembla"
nafg Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 05:09
You can get Excel to export with quotes, if I'm not mistaken.
Would you be able to show a sample complete file? I'm not getting the big picture. Thanks.
nafg Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 05:10
Another question – if you want to edit ticket numbers can you export your tickets, edit the numbers, and re-import them? Thanks.
steveswl Says:
July 18th, 2013 at 02:18
I'm trying to convert the dump.js file from a space backup to something more readable like converting it from its CSV/JSON format to valid JSON. Any suggestions?


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while trying to install mpd via SBo this error keeps occurring . I am still new to linux and do not know where the 'config.log' would be. Sorry for my ignorance and thx in advance for any advice.
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Disney rolled out its initial wave of images and video for their first animated team-up with Marvel this week. Audiences got to meet teenage robotics geek Hiro and his nurse robot Baymax. But while we were all understandably squealing over the most lovable mechanical sidekick since the Iron Giant – because oh my God go listen to the adorable squeak noises it makes when it walks! – we missed something. Disney is playing the pronoun game.
Everywhere you turn, press release after press release, the robot is referred to only as Baymax. Never as he. Yes you could argue of course it's a dude – as far as sexless lumps of polyurethane can be gendered – because dude is default, duh. But excuse me for pointing out that mech suit has kitten ears on it. KITTEN EARS.
While the original Baymax was a substitute for Hiro's father, I posit this new Baymax is a robot mom. And no, not because she's a nurse. Consider the following.
1. Her obvious annoyance at the state of the lab.
This is clearly the face of a put-upon mother who has told her child no less than fifty times today to stop creating armor for his Power Rangers LARP and clean up their room already. That is the slow blink of exasperation. The 3D printer is not a toy, Hiro!
2. Her passive-aggressive attempts to get Hiro to clean.
Look how cute she is, chasing that soccer ball off screen with her little squeak, squeak feet! Except she's not chasing it. This is a classic mom move. She knows if she gets in the way just enough, is just loud enough, is just inept enough, the adolescent will shake off their procrastination in a surge of embarrassment. With an over-dramatic sigh they will then become a begrudgingly useful member of the herd.
3. Her patient and tolerant love.
Maybe Baymax doesn't understand why Hiro is so obsessed with armor for her, but she loves and supports him. Only a mother would put up with this degrading but well-meaning attempt to turn her into something more palatable to her teen's friend group. And hey, when your son basically says, "Hey mom, don this armor. Okay now hold this laser. Mom, check out this wicked cool helmet I made for you!" you buckle down and rock that red and purple outfit to go drop him off at the mall.
4. She's wearing Spanx.
Just trust me. Any woman – or man because hey no judgment – who has worn these torturous modern day corsets saw a kindred soul here. This is a pretty accurate visualization of what squeezing into constricting shape wear looks and feels like. No wonder it pops right off. How are you supposed to eat or sit or breathe in those things??
5. She knows how to strike a pose.
FIERCE AS HELL. And yet, also poised and dainty. You go Baymax, get it.
So what do you guys think? Is Disney playing the pronoun game to throw us off the scent of Hiro and Baymax's relationship?


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Improved, Enhanced and Expanded Edition of CD Projekt RED's Acclaimed PC Role-Playing Title Coming September 2008
LYON, FRANCE 19 August 2008 Atari today announced the forthcoming launch of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, the PC role-playing opus from Polish development studio CD Projekt RED, which continues to garner high praise and new fans the world over thanks to its unique blend of mature fantasy universe, tough decision making and intense tactical combat. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is an improved, enhanced and expanded version of the game considered by many players and media as the best PC RPG of 2007, and is scheduled for release across Europe in September 2008.
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We always have the fans best interests at heart so we have listened closely to their comments. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition has given us the opportunity to put their feedback into action as well as offering something totally new with exclusive content, said Adam Kicinski, CEO of CD Projekt RED. We believe that The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is a product of exceptional quality packed with gameplay improvements and additional physical value that should come close to being the ideal game for fans of PC role-playing.
Technical enhancements include faster loading times alongside improved combat responsiveness and precision. Following feedback from fans, the English script has been re-worked, while extensive amounts of the voice-over has been re-recorded for the English and German versions, all to deliver an even more immersive and involving story experience. All of the enhancements will be available as a free download to existing game owners via the games official website, www.thewitcher.com.
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A proposed brewpub in Dewey Beach hit another roadblock Feb. 1, as the planning commission said it could not move forward until more information is provided.
The Dewey Beer and Food Company is seeking a conditional use to open a restaurant brewpub at 2100 Coastal Highway in the former location of Bishop's Coffee Company and Bubba's Grill. Owners Clinton Bunting, Michael Reilly and Brandon Smith say the brewpub is modeled after the Dogfish Head brewpub in Rehoboth Beach and will be a year round tourist destination and job creator.
"Craft beer is kind of like wine," Bunting said. "You don't go to a craft beer microbrewery brewpub to binge drink or things of that nature. You go there because you like the quality of the beer and the quality of the food."
Planning Commission Vice Chairman Mike Paraskewich said the application is moving forward too quickly and codes were being overlooked.
"With all due respect, the town has given these people the opportunity to fast track their application to us," he said. "That doesn't relieve them of the requirements to get into [town]."
The meeting was recessed until March 1, when the applicants will provide the information commissioners require to move forward.
Paraskewich said he would need to see architectural drawings showing the square footage of the brewpub and the footprints of the brewery process, specifically where the equipment and vents will be located and how dust will be controlled. He was also concerned the new owners would make substantial improvements to the building, which could require the owners to raise the building as required by Federal Emergency Management Agency regulations on structures in the flood plain.
Paraskewich's list of demands frustrated Bunting to the point he suggested withdrawing the application to find another avenue to open his business. He said he felt certain commission members had an agenda.
Paraskewich said he was only doing his job.
"I'm not opposed to the renovation of this building by any means or the success of young entrepreneurs," he said. "I've been there, but what I'm saying is we can't just jump ahead and say we like these guys because it's going to be good for the town."
About 750 square feet of the building will be dedicated to the brewing area, Bunting said. They are planning to operate a seven-barrel brewing system. Dogfish Head previously worked with a five-barrel system at its brewpub in Rehoboth, but recently replaced it with a state-of-the-art two-barrel operation.
The seating capacity at the restaurant will remain at 110, Bunting said, but the dining area will be expanded by 190 square feet within the current building.
Bunting said the brewpub will not be like other establishments in Dewey Beach. The intention is to close nightly at 11 p.m.
"We're not a restaurant coming in here that's going to move the tables and become a bar after 11 p.m.," he said. "We know the ones that are doing that. We don't want to be a part of that problem."
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Resident Marilyn Seitz said allowing this business would further solidify Dewey's reputation as a drinking town. She said she believes the brewpub will contribute to the problem.
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And another new member, Jack (Cariou), has been taken under the wing of bachelor Harry (Bologna), who's encouraging him to enjoy life before it's too late.
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