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Well, if the Montreal Canadiens are looking for a winning formula to end their 19-year Stanley Cup championship drought, hiring Michel Therrien could be the first step.
After all, it worked for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Of course, by the time the Pens hoisted the Cup, Therrien was just a footnote on their run. But Therrien led the Penguins to the Cup Final in 2008 and then got fired during the 2008-09 season. Using their experience from the season before, and the tutelage of new head coach Dan Bylsma, the Pens won the 2009 Cup in their rematch with Detroit. Therrien, who was introduced as the Habs' new head coach Tuesday, has not been behind an NHL bench since his dismissal by Pittsburgh.
This will be Therrien's second stint with Montreal. He was the head coach through 2003 and compiled a 76-77-22-14 record in three seasons. Bruins fans will recall Therrien was behind the Habs' bench for Montreal's first-round upset of the Bruins in 2002. While Therrien meets the qualifications of having NHL experience and being able to handle two languages, some in Montreal are doubting he was the right choice over fellow finalist Marc Crawford. CBC has some interesting numbers dealing with coaches who get a second shot with one franchise, including the five men who Montreal re-hired over the course of their history.
It's always exciting when the new coach of the Canadiens already has half the fan base against him before he even takes the job. Now we'll see if Therrien can turn things around. Of course, it doesn't matter who's coaching unless P.K. Subban and Carey Price get new contracts they like and Andrei Markov (wait for it …) stays healthy.


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'Green-energy' amendment
November 21, 2013 by Jeff
Filed under Green Energy News
Alan Johnson
The Ohio Ballot Board cleared the way yesterday — for the second time — for backers of a $13
billion green-energy constitutional amendment to collect signatures to get the issue on the
November 2014 ballot.
However, Secretary of State Jon Husted, chairman of the ballot board, blasted the issue
immediately after a brief board meeting in which it was approved.
"It would put people in (the state of) Delaware in charge of Ohio's economic development. It
doesn't make any sense at all," Husted said. "I would highly recommend that voters vote against
The issue proposed by a group called Yes for Ohio's Energy Future would appear on next fall's
ballot if backers collect 385,247 valid signatures of registered Ohio voters.
The amendment would put the "full faith and credit of the state" behind a bond issue to spend
$1.3 billion a year for a decade investing in solar, wind, biomass, battery-technology and
geothermal energy.
German Trejo, campaign consultant for the issue, said in a statement that the initiative is "
driven by a group of individuals 'who believe in a better future for Ohio.' The main goal of the
group is to promote clean-energy solutions and energy independence while creating jobs for
Trejo, who previously worked with the Obama campaign and other Democratic efforts, said the
group plans to "build a coalition of state and national experts in the clean-energy and
job-creation industries and begin collecting the necessary signatures to place this initiative on
the ballot." None of the financial backers was identified.
Jed Thorp of the Ohio Sierra Club said his organization opposes the issue.
"We continue to think it's an unnecessary and unwanted distraction from a lot of very good
things that are happening in Ohio on clean energy," Thorp said. "We still don't know who's really
behind this."
Green-energy investments would be controlled by the Ohio Energy Initiative Commission, which was
incorporated in the state of Delaware in January 2012. Delaware law shields the identities of
investors and corporate officers in such cases.
The full text of the proposal is on the secretary of state's website

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Hi Gang, I am currently testing an enterprise spyware/malware/adware solution for my company. My question, does anyone know of site's that perform "drive-by" downloads (silent installs) where I can test. I have done the google thing but a lot of the sites picked up via google are now shutdown
If your not comfortable posting them here, you can PM me the URL.


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The Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine program at St. Louis Children's Hospital, in affiliation with the Washington University School of Medicine, provides clinical services in pediatric allergies, pediatric asthma, and pediatric pulmonary and immune disorders.
Features of the Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine Program include:
- The largest pediatric lung transplant program in the world
- The largest Cystic Fibrosis Center in Missouri and one of the largest in the Midwest
- A national leader in treating childhood asthma
- One of the best equipped pediatric sleep labs in the Midwest
- A fully-equipped and nationally acclaimed Pulmonary Function Lab
- Evaluation and treatment for children with immunodeficiencies
Treatment Options
- Pediatric Lung Transplantation
- Lung Function Testing
- Sleep Studies
- Asthma Education Programs
- Oral Medications
- Immunotherapy (Allergy Shots)
- Home Ventilator Management
Home Care Education and Assistance
Evaluating and treating a child's allergy, immune or pulmonary disorder is only part of the care provided by the professionals at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Many of the difficulties children endure also require extensive treatment at home. Therefore, educating parents and caregivers about home care and progress monitoring is a primary concern for the Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine staff.
In most instances, the staff works with other team members throughout the hospital, such as: social work, child life services and physical therapy, to provide parents with the education and assistance they need to care for their children.
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is hriders a site where they will spam my email address.but hriders say they offer 1TB size of email account is it true? if not i think they will spam my email address.how should i protect myself from spamming??
please help
Why would you be spammed?
As far as I can see they provide anti-virus and anti-spam support. I don't know how good it is though.
To protect yourself don't post your e-mail or give it to people you don't trust. If you want to subscribe to websites etc, use a different account.
I have found that a top hat shaped tinfoil hat deflects spam and is the best known way to block it.
Goto spamcop.com and abuse.net to find out information on combating spam.
Not sure about blocked spam , but here is an award winning recipe for cubed spam . . .
how should i protect myself from spamming
In addtion to what nihil suggested, I complain about spam to the service provider of the IP that sent it. Sometimes it even works.
Learn how to read email headers [1]. And get yourself a good parser [2]
There's nothing wrong with a little spam, just remember to have it with some toast, and cheese and ketchup.
what more can i say...
Now being serious and all i don't think that they would offer all that stuff, just to spam everyone that signed up.
Even though it's FREE and all just think if they were sending "SPAM" wouldn't it make them liable or something.....?
Oh and whom ever negged the Thread Starter may i ask why.?. I didn't seriously see any fault in he's question, give him a break he's a "NEWBIE"..
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There's something special about an event in a natural setting. It's not filled with distractions and allows every participant to be in the moment. Photos by Aja Stephan Photography.
The Interfaith Jewish wedding of Adrian and Jordana embraced their love of the outdoors and provided the most spectacular natural backdrop. From their chuppah on a hilltop the guests were treated to a beautiful view of Mt. Monadnock in Jaffrey New Hampshire.
This love of the outdoors is part of what brought the couple together and even served as a motivator for the moment when Adrian popped the question.
From the Bride: "Adrian and I met at a dinner party at the home of mutual friends. It was a large gathering, and we only spoke briefly that night. My friend invited me to trivia night at a local bar a couple of days later at Adrian's request – though I did not know that at the time. I love trivia so my friend knew that I was sure to say yes. Adrian and I have been together ever since.
Adrian and I both really love to hike. He had been talking about a sunrise hike for most of the two plus years we had been together. So when we went on vacation to upstate New York, it seemed like a great opportunity to finally get that hike in. As the sky began to lighten Adrian started to get very nervous that we would not summit in time for sunrise. I told him that not only would we make it, but that if we didn't that the view would still be spectacular. He was determined to beat the sunrise, and we did. He proposed when we reached the top. I was totally surprised! I knew that he would propose some day, but he had me convinced that it was still a ways off."
The outdoor ceremony was followed by a reception in a converted barn on the same property at the Grand View Inn in Jaffrey.
"The barn was such a wonderful space to work with complete with high ceilings, wooden floors, a built in bar, and a separate smaller room where we were able to serve hors d'oeuvres before revealing the main reception area. For colors we wanted to keep things rustic and natural to go with the setting. The flowers and plants were all shades of greens and whites. I chose not to have bridesmaids, so we were able to keep the color pallette very simple and elegant without having to be concerned about which colors would look good on people. The reception room was completely transformed into the most stunning world I could have ever imagined thanks to the talent and hard work of Marc Hall and his team at Marc Hall Design."
One of the things the bride loved was how they were able to combine their two cultures into the day.
"Although I am Jewish, Adrian is not. I loved that he broke a glass, that we were married under a chuppah, and that we were lifted up in chairs. I also love that Adrian's grandmother and his father performed a traditional Ukrainian ceremony called the Koravi in which they presented us with a decorative loaf of bread for our home."
The couple got a proper send off with fireworks – a surprise gift from the bride's father.
Mazel Tov to Jordana and Adrian!
Vendor Credits:
Photographer: Aja Stephan Photography
Event Venue: The Grand View Inn
Floral Design: Marc Hall Design
Bride's hair and make-up: Donna Coutnoir
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CAOHC/NHCA 2014 Webinar Series: "Plugging the Holes in Hearing Conservation Programs: Promoting Prevention and Overcoming Obstacles"
Webinar #4: "A Shot of Prevention: Firearms and Hearing Protection"Description: Frustrating for employers is sorting out the issues around identifying hearing loss through occupational monitoring programs and wondering about the contribution of non-occupational noise. The most common and perhaps most damaging non-occupational noise is firearm noise. This session presents facts and myths on firearm noise and provides practical tips for shooters and educators to protect against it.
Presenter: Deanna Meinke, Ph.D. - University of Northern ColoradoDr. Deanna Meinke is currently an Associate Professor of Audiology and Speech-Language Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado. She has served as past president of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) and the Colorado Academy of Audiology. Presently, she chairs the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) "Safe-in-Sound Expert Committee" and the NHCA Task Force on Children and Noise. At UNC, her research interests include recreational firearm sound levels, hearing protector performance in children and the use of distortion product otoacoustic emissions for the early detection and monitoring of noise-induced hearing loss, work which is funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Her passion for hearing loss prevention targeting children is highlighted by her collaborations with colleagues from the Oregon Health and Science University in the delivery of Dangerous Decibels® educator training workshops in the U.S., Canada and New Zealand.
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The Rotarian Menace
What does Osama have against Rotary clubs?
Muslim fundamentalists aren't shy about naming their enemies. They've identified Zionists and secularists as particular foes of Islam; picked out apostates, Americans, and Jews for scorn; disparaged "crusaders" and imperialists; and even—like conspiracists everywhere—warned against the Freemasons.
But Islamists have selected one enemy that's entirely baffling: Rotary clubs.
For instance, this appears in Article 17 of the Hamas charter:
Therefore, you can see [the enemies] making consistent efforts by way of publicity and movies, curriculi of education and culture, using as their intermediaries their craftsmen who are part of the various Zionist Organizations which take on all sorts of names and shapes such as: the Free Masons, Rotary Clubs, gangs of spies and the like. All of them are nests of saboteurs and sabotage. (emphasis added)
In 2000, British police discovered an al-Qaida manual titled "Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants" in the home of a Bin Laden disciple. Its introduction learnedly explains:
After the fall of our orthodox caliphates on March 3, 1924. ... Colonialism and its followers, the apostate rulers, then started to openly erect crusader centers, societies, and organizations like Masonic Lodges, Lions and Rotary Clubs. (emphasis added)
Dark references to the Rotarian conspiracy against Islam can be found in Turkey's Islamist paper Vakit; Egypt's weekly Aqidati and the government daily Al-Ahram; the Palestinian paper Al-Hayat Al-Jadida; and even Saudi high-school textbooks ("Rotary [is] among the destructive organizations that were most dangerous to Islam and the Muslims"). In the 1970s, Egypt's highest religious official, the Shaikh of al-Azhar (an Islamic institution comprising a mosque and a university), reportedly issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims to join Rotary clubs. And while these examples all stem from Sunni fundamentalism, Rotary clubs also show up in old speeches of Ayatollah Khomeini.
For Americans, of course, this seems slightly comic. Rotary clubs? Aren't they like the Elks, except less edgy? But the roots of the peculiar Islamist fixation on Rotary clubs are deep in the tangled history of Western influence in the Middle East. Our story begins with the formation of the first Rotary club in Chicago in 1905. Originally conceived as a social club for its four founding businessmen, the club soon expanded and became focused on community service. One of its initial projects was the construction of Chicago's first public bathroom. The name came from the club's practice of rotating meetings among members' workplaces.
Over the next several years, clubs were chartered in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York. By 1910 there were enough members to hold a national convention. In 1912 the first overseas Rotary club was formed in England. And by 1925, what had come to be called Rotary International had more than 200 clubs on six continents, 20,000 members, and a charitable ethos that led Albert Schweitzer to join. (Among many other activities, Rotary has since been involved in the founding of UNESCO and the near-eradication of polio.)
From the start, many confused outsiders believed that Rotary clubs were a branch of the Freemasons. While this wasn't true, it also wasn't made up out of whole cloth: At least one and perhaps two of the first four Rotarians were Masons, and until the practice was banned, some early Rotary clubs accepted only Masons as members.
This supposed Mason-Rotarian connection ensnared the Rotarians in the conspiracy theories and suspicions that long plagued the Masons. The Masons first appeared in the early 1700s in England, and by 1798 a British author published Proofs of a Conspiracy Against All the Religions and Governments of Europe, Carried On in the Secret Meetings of Free Masons, Illuminati, and Reading Societies. The book's thesis was just what it sounds like: Masons, fired with Enlightenment fervor, were secretly planning the overthrow of the entire established order (hence, perhaps, the American and French revolutions).
The suspicion of Masons grew through the 1800s (President Millard Fillmore was first elected to Congress as a candidate of the Anti-Masonic Party) and reached a climax in the early 20th century. While almost no one remembers this now, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion isn't about a Jewish plot to control mankind—it's about a Jewish-Masonic plot. Hitler spoke of a Jewish-Bolshevik-Masonic conspiracy. And Reinhard Heydrich created a special section of the SS to extirpate Masonic influence in Germany.
Similar views on masonry were held (in less virulent forms) by conservative elements of the Catholic Church. And as Rotary clubs spread, the church lumped them with the Masons. In 1928 several Spanish bishops declared that Rotary was "nothing else but a new satanic organization with the same background and teachings of masonry" and deemed it "a suspected organization" that "should be considered as execrable and perverse." Soon afterward the Vatican decreed that Catholic priests could not join Rotary clubs.
This chill lasted for a surprisingly long time. Dan Mooers, former chairman of Rotary International's Executive Committee, recalls Rotary being denounced from the pulpit as late as 1970. The relationship between Rotary and the church began to warm in 1979, when Pope John Paul II publicly endorsed Rotary's humanitarian projects.
But what does this have to do with Islamic fundamentalism? The answer seems to be conspiracy gridlock: For years fundamentalist Islam has borrowed wholesale from European conspiracist cosmology. Ever since Protocols of the Elders of Zion was first translated into Arabic, it's provided a handy explanation—Masons and all—for the Western menace to theIslamic community. (In Iraq, Moqtada al-Sadr's paper Al Hawza published a picture of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton and explained that their hand gestures were a sign of the Zionist-Masonic conspiracy.) And, like the Catholic Church, Islamists lumped Rotarians in with the Masons and called both anathema.
It's tempting to leave it there in the realm of pure conspiracy, but that actually isn't the whole story. In fact, Masons were involved in the European efforts to control the Middle East, efforts that helped spur anti-Western Islamist sentiment.
Masonry provided an opportunity for businessmen to network. The natural progression was for European businessmen to open lodges overseas and then invite their local counterparts to join. Generally speaking, neither the European nor the Middle Eastern businessmen were what you might call populists. Berkeley's Hamid Algar, one of the world's pre-eminent scholars of Islamic history, explains that Freemasonry:
has generally functioned since its first appearance in the Muslim world in the late eighteenth century as a channel for the promotion of Western dominance, politically and ideologically; one Istanbul lodge in the mid-nineteenth century had the British ambassador as its grand master and the Ottoman chief vizier as one of his initiates. Visiting dignitaries from Iran and the Ottoman Empire would regularly be initiated by their hosts on their visits to London and Paris.
Of course, none of this means that Masons (or Rotarians) played a particularly important role in colonialism's history; British and French power surely owed much more to money and guns than the Ancient Scottish Rite. Nevertheless, it's a natural human tendency to believe that there are secret forces engineering all unseen. It's difficult to persuade people that while there may be secret forces, they are engineering very little.
(A final bizarre and ironic twist is that the intellectual grandfather of today's pan-Islamic fundamentalism is 19th-century thinker Jamal al-Din al-Afghani. Afghani's figurative heirs would eventually found the Muslim Brotherhood. When Afghani lived in Egypt during 1870s, he was a Mason.)
Where does all this leave Rotary clubs in the Islamic world today? It's a mixed picture. While it may be because of general anti-Western sentiment rather than specific fears of Rotarian menace, Rotary has had trouble operating in some Muslim areas. Several years ago the polio eradication campaign led by Rotary ran into resistance in Muslim regions of Nigeria amid rumors that the vaccine would sterilize children. And Rotary has no outposts in much of the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, and Iraq.
At the same time, Rotary is quietly thriving in parts of the Islamic world. There are about 100 chapters in Indonesia, more than 80 chapters in Turkey, 70 in Egypt, 20 in Lebanon, and even one in Dubai. Indeed, in some quarters Rotary is perceived just as it is here. As one youthful Cairo blogger reports: "They seem nice enough, but kind of boring."


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Police, community and calendar briefs for Sept. 15, 2013.
1 arrested, 2 sought in armed robbery
MARION OAKS — Sheriff's detectives arrested one man and are searching for two others in a robbery of another man in Marion Oaks on Friday, officials said.
The victim told deputies and members of the Tactical Investigations Unit that he was approached by Leandro S. Seepersad, who asked to borrow $20. The man said he would loan him the money, but that he had it at his house.
A short while later, the victim said Seepersad showed up at his residence and Seepersad asked him to meet his friends. The victim said he entered the car, and the unknown men pointed a gun at him and robbed him. They left, leaving the victim behind.
TIU detectives said they were able to find Seepersad and he was arrested. Inside a vehicle he was driving was a loaded gun, detectives said.
Detectives went to Seepersad's residence, where they met his parents and received permission to search his room for any evidence pertaining to the robbery. Inside the room, officials located marijuana they said belongs to the suspect.
Seepersad faces several charges, including principal in the first degree for robbery with a firearm, drug possession and weapons violation.
Anyone with any information about this incident or the whereabouts of the other two men can contact the Sheriff's Office.
Man held in raid linked to fake bills
A man arrested Friday in a drug raid conducted by agents with the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team was also arrested for possession of counterfeit bills, according to officials.
Detective Mark Proco, a property crimes detective at the Ocala Police Department, said drugs and 55 counterfeit $5 and $10 bills totaling $410 were found inside Terrill Antonio Brooks' room at 2018 NW 14th St.
The detective said one of the serial numbers matched a counterfeit $5 bill recovered from an Ocala convenience store in late August. Officials are continuing their investigation into whether or not Brooks was the one who passed the fake cash.
Brooks was charged with possession of more than 10 counterfeit bills.
Brooks, 26, and Antwon Latrell Davis, 30, were taken into custody by UDEST officials after agents had received information that drugs were being sold from the residence.
With assistance from the OPD SWAT team, they busted the men in the house and arrested them for drug possession.
Breast cancer golf benefit is on Oct. 11
A golf tournament aimed at raising money to find a cure for breast cancer will be held on Oct. 11, at The Country Club at 633 Silver Road in Silver Springs Shores.
The cost is $60 per golfer, which includes greens fee, range balls, lunch, among other things. There is a $150 cost for hole sponsors — $100 if sponsors play.
Registration starts at 6:45 a.m. for the 7:45 a.m. shotgun start, four-man scramble.
Ale House and Papa John's Pizza will be on the course serving food. Those in attendance are urged to bring water guns for added fun.
The Nation Insurance Group, local law enforcement agencies' officers and their employees are organizing the event.
To register, contact Rochelle at firstname.lastname@example.com, Cheryl at 732-3881, Detective Dan Clark at 304-0611 or email@example.com, and Detective Tom Tingue at 843-4302 or email@example.com.
All sponsorship money must be received by Sept. 30.
CAR SHOW: North Ocala Swap Meet and Car Show, 9 to 2 p.m. Sunday, 14525 NW 21st Court, Citra. Spectator and car show admission free; car corral $10; vendor space $20. (591-2377 or www.northocalaswapmeet.com)
LAURIE ARNOLD: In concert, 3 p.m. Sunday, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 800 SE 41st Ave., Ocala. (694-2161)
BREAKFAST BUFFET: 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, US Veterans Post 100, 16535 N U.S. 301, Citra. $5. (595-5867)
JAZZ SOCIETY: Jazz Jam, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, VFW $3. (237-0234)
ROSE SOCIETY: Marion County Rose Society, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Marion County Ag Center Auditorium, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala. (751-0355 or www.marioncountyroses.org)
TWEEN TIME: Are you a Ninja?, for ages 10-12, 2 p.m. Sunday, Marion County Public Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. Reservation required.(671-8551)
FOOD ADDICT: Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 7 p.m. Sunday, Queen of Peace Church, 6455 SW State Road 200, Ocala. (270-8534 or www.foodaddicts.org)
VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: 9 a.m. Monday, Harbour View Elementary School, 8445 SE 147th Place, Summerfield. (671-6110)
COMPUTER CLASS: Beginner class, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dunnellon Public Library, 20351 Robinson Road, Dunnellon. (438-2520)
CCASA: Ocala/Marion County Community Council Against Substance Abuse, noon, Monday, Ocala Police Department, 402 S. Pine Ave., Ocala. (www.occasa.org/)
GIVE BACK NIGHT: 5 to 10 p.m. Monday, Chili's, 3501 SW 36th Ave. Customers must tell server they are there for Give Back Night and 10 percent of check will be donated to Pace Center for Girls. (237-6611 or www.chilis.com)
GRAND OPENING: Ocala Rescue Supply and Gifts, 9:11 a.m. Monday, 9590 SW State Road 200, Ocala. (237-9111 or www.ocalarescuesupply.com)
DRIVER SAFETY: AARP Driver Safety Class, 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Master the Possibilities classroom, 8415 SW 80th St., Ocala. (304-8217)
DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB: Games, Stratified Open 1:30 p.m. Sunday; Stratified Non-Life Masters 10:15 a.m. Tuesday; Stratified Open and Stratified Non-Life Masters 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays; and Stratified Open 10:15 a.m. Thursdays; Ocala Duplicate Bridge Club, 516 NE Sanchez Ave., Ocala. (629-3322 or www.bridgescore.com/ocaladbc)
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT: The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers support groups for individuals living with and recovering from severe mental illness. (368-2405 or email@example.com)
ABUSE SUPPORT: Support for sexually and physically abused youth, non-offending family members and caregivers, Serenity Christian Counseling, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 1839 NE Eighth Ave. Road, Ocala. (622-4475)
NICOTINE ANONYMOUS: 12-step program to stop nicotine use, 7 a.m. daily, 2002 NW 13th St., Ocala. (377-6009)
COUNSELING: Counseling and mentoring services, Bethesda Cares. (566-7586 or firstname.lastname@example.com)
STORYTIMES: Storytimes at all branches of the Marion County Public Library. Times, ages, dates vary. (671-8551)
GED: GED Bus, 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Marion County Public Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (671-8551)
B.E.A.R.: Be Excited About Reading, program for children, 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Marion County Public Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (671-8551)
To submit information for this list, send an e-mail to email@example.com or visit www.ocala.com, scroll down and click on EVENTS CALENDAR on the right.


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MARSEILLE, France — Bouillabaisse and I have a history.
For years, I made this fish soup — from scratch, fish heads and all — for Christmas Eve dinner. Then, to prepare myself when I first became a food writer for the Tribune, I invited friends over and served them bouillabaisse made four ways so I could store the taste memory of chefs who (1) cheat (canned clam broth), (2) cater to fish haters (chicken broth!), (3) cheap out (no saffron) or (4) really serve a classic dish.
For my second cookbook, "Glorious Fish in the Microwave," I converted the recipe so it could be made, yes, in the microwave. Amazing when I think about that now. There was a handful of us writers who proved you could make such creative dishes with a microwave. But (don't quote me) why would you? We have all moved on.
There was, however, one essential ingredient missing from my history with bouillabaisse: I had never been to Marseille. I had never sat in a harborside restaurant and inhaled the sea and the rich seafood broth, made with fish caught in the Mediterranean and served in the city where it all began.
Last summer, my husband and I left Paris to fly to Marseille to take care of that detail. We stayed two nights — and ate fish soup three times.
Is a Marseille bouillabaisse different from what we can make in Chicago — or what we had later in a restaurant back in Paris? Of course. Terroir is part of the mystique, part of the reason for travel.
We picked the reasonably priced (92 euros/$121) Hermes Hotel (hotel-hermes-marseille.fr), 2 rue Bonneterie.
I love the harbor view from the rooftop terrace. I could spot the Notre Dame de la Garde basilica, high on a hill and topped with a statue of the Madonna and Child. The huge, copper and gold leaf statue is the symbol of Marseille, the repeated image in the tourist shops and the reason we later took a trolley tour.
As we rounded a curve heading toward the basilica and our first good view of the Madonna and Child, the recording on the trolley announced in English:
"... the virgin and the kid."
Translation is a tricky field.
For our first stop, we dropped off our luggage and walked from our hotel in the Vieux Port past the thick walls of the old Fort St. Nicolas. The fort was built by the fearful Louis XIV, who ordered that the cannons face not the sea to deter foreign invaders but toward the city to thwart any revolutionary French. After a half-hour walk, we arrived at a small public beach, La Plage des Catalans, crammed with families and volleyball players.
Restaurant Chez Michel, 6 rue des Catalans, is just across the street, an air-conditioned, crisp-linens spot with enough large windows and mirrors to admit the scenes of the beach and passersby.
Let's pause at this point to reflect on the goal: authentic, humble fish soup, concocted from the fishermen's daily catch, served with stale bread and hearty garlic chips. Were we in the right place?
We were escorted by a waiter wearing a double-breasted jacket with epaulets to a generous table easily twice the size of any restaurant in Paris. At another table, a bottle of white Cassis — the classic wine with bouillabaisse — leaned leisurely in a silver bucket. The menu noted that Restaurant Michel has been serving bouillabaisse since 1946 and that to experience it would cost us 63 euros/$83 each. You read that right.
Why is bouillabaisse so expensive? Answer: Fresh-caught fish are expensive. Modern bouillabaisse includes loup de mer (sea bass), rascasse (a bony, coastal fish), St. Pierre (John Dory) and other fresh catch. The fish are boiled (bouillier) not in simple water but in previously made fish broth that starts with fish bones and is enhanced with leeks, tomatoes, garlic, fragrant olive oil, and herbs such as thyme, fennel and saffron. The starring fish then are added one variety at a time, the denser ones first, so the thinner ones don't overcook.
The humble soup has turned into an event. First, the waiter presents a platter of whole raw fish that will go into our soup. While the soup cooks in the kitchen, we share an appetizer, and soon the bouillabaisse side dishes appear: little bowls of croutons; peeled, fresh garlic; and rouille, a rust (rouille)-colored, thick and spicy spread of olive oil, garlic and red pepper.
Next, the fish come back, cooked, and the waiter bones them in front of us. He artfully arranges the boned fish, plus cooked white potato slices, on a plate. Then, with a silver ladle and from a silver chafing dish, carefully pours the rust-colored, highly aromatic broth into our soup bowls.
Now the work is up to us. Rub a piece of fresh garlic on a crouton, top the crouton with a dab of rouille and plop it into the broth to soften. Add some fish and potatoes to the bowl. Drop a little more rouille atop a morsel of fish, if you like. The rules are flexible.
(Reasons to go to Restaurant Chez Michel: The location is a little less touristy. The fin-fish-only bouillabaisse — no shellfish — seems a bit more authentic. restaurant-michel-13.fr)
Restaurant Le Miramar: This was our only must-do restaurant and a sentimental favorite because my husband had dined there a few years earlier with our daughter and a niece.
I even wore heels. ("Slow down, Joe. It's hard to walk in these things.")
Le Miramar, 12 Quai du Port, sprawls onto the sidewalk in front of the old harbor. If you walked this tourist area twice to pick out the "best" splurge restaurant, this would be it.
The bouillabaisse was 59 euros/$77, each. But we racked up a much higher bill because we opted for the truffle-rich appetizers, the classic white Cassis wine and later the "bouillabaisse surprise" dessert. (No, it's not fish. I recommend it, but I won't reveal it, because — it's a surprise.)
Critics could easily snub the bouillabaisse here. The broth was excellent, but the showy display includes shellfish, not historically part of the humble soup. I say, get over it. At home, I make a more festive version too, and I especially like the flavor of fresh mussels. But the colorful little red crab added here was impossible to eat with any grace.
The show — the presentation, the boning of the fish, the side dishes — was excellent.
(Reasons to go to Le Miramar: The creative menu. Fine mix of attentive, even friendly service. The quality of the cooked fish in the bouillabaisse: Each fish maintained its individual flavor. lemiramar.fr)
Au Lamparo: On our last day, we had time for lunch only, so we returned to a small restaurant in Place de Lenche, behind City Hall in the old, hilly Panier neighborhood. Au Lamparo has a pretty, sunny terrace where we had previously enjoyed fresh sardines, another Marseille specialty.
A staple on the menu is soupe de poissons de roche — traditionally a soup from simpler, little fish in the area — for 12 euros/$16. I was curious to see how it compared.
The side dishes for the soup arrived in a rough basket: croutons; peeled fresh garlic; a saffron-yellow (instead of the red rust-colored) rouille; and this time a small bowl of grated Gruyere to sprinkle atop the croutons or in the soup, as we pleased.
The full-flavored broth, though it lacked some of the overtones of the bouillabaisse in the other restaurants, was still excellent. The color reflected the same saffron yellow of the rouille.
Because my previous two main meals had been elaborate bouillabaisse, here I did not miss the extra plate of boned fish. If I did, I probably could have ordered a side of simple grilled fish, plopped morsels into the soup, and still have come out way ahead financially.
(Reasons to go to Au Lamparo : A beautifully flavored fish broth with all the fun of the side dishes but at a humble price. http://www.aulampara.fr)
Bottom line: When preparing fish soup, it never hurts to toss in a little Marseille!
Patricia Tennison lives in Chicago and Paris and is director of Paris Café Writing.


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A night in New Orleans with Hunter Thompson
By Andrei Codrescu
I remember fondly a night in the late 90s when I hung out with him at Luckys on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans. Hunter wore an impeccable suit and drank whiskey all night, explicating complex mysteries in a gravelly unitone of which I understood little but loved it all. Stories of Hunters legendary drinking mixed in my head with Ken Keseys legendary drinking and followed naturally into the lore of other bohemian drinking legends like Richard Brautigan and Charles Bukowski. And before that, you could go to Hemingway and you didnt have to stop there, but thats a good place to stop.
Like Hemingway, Thompson took his own life with a gun. Its the macho tradition in American literature, whiskey and guns. And individualism. After my fifth drink or so, I kind of abandoned Hunter to take a look around. Present also were Amy Carter and Doug Brinkley, and a few other folks, celebrating the end, I think, of the 20th century. As the night wore on, I flirted with Amy and played pool with Doug.
Now and then I snuck back looks at a ramrod straight Hunter holding on to his whiskey glass, looking both wise and wistful, and still talking, as far as I could tell, to a fascinated Tulane student. I thought it best not to disturb his equilibrium with any sudden moves. I told Amy Carter that I thought her mom Rosalyn was very sexy, and she blushed so hard all her freckles lit up like a Christmas tree.
A few days later, Doug Brinkley gave Exquisite Corpse a text by Hunter that we published on the front page; it was a rant-to-the-editor of Time magazine, written in the 1950s, a lovely mix of acid amusement and bracing veracity that was already pure vintage Dr. Gonzo; it was part of the letter collection Doug Brinkley edited and later published. I remember the delight of all the waves of laughter that seized me when I first read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a delight similar to that of first reading Husaks The Good Soldier Sweik, another book of vertiginous outfoxing of a hypocritical establishment by a shameless bon vivant. Hunter S. Thompson had more of a political conscience than Sweik, who just tried to survive, but both of them loved life more than their bosses. Whoever they may have happened to be.
There are a million Hunter. S. Thompson stories being told as I scribble this, and theyll doubtlessly swell his lore and the legend. I applaud his life and his courage in ending it. Like those of his kindred spirits I mentioned before, Hunter will go on making life bigger and livelier. He played, inspired, suffered and showed us how writing is done. Thats pretty damn good.
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It's been the battle of the Basketball Wives blogs after the latest episode, with the duo formerly known Jenevelyn (or Evennifer, if you prefer) duking it out via their personal blogs about birthday toasts, food stamps, and Evelyn swatting Jen in the head with her clutch. No biggie.
Jennifer Williams discusses why she seems different this season, defends her toast to Shaunie O'Neal by blaming the ever blamable "editing," and vows to rise above the drama. Good luck with that! She writes, "Where do I start? Let's just say the drinks were flowing and that is normally when things go left. First off, my speech was not about myself it was about how I thought Shaunie was a good example for me to look at because I feel she made the best out of a negative situation and she is now happy. But again, the beauty of editing!"
"As you have watched me for three seasons now, I am never the loudest one in the room, I do not try to be nor do I want the focus on me," Jen explains. "Overall, I think what happened at Phillipes was immature and unfortunate. Sadly, sometimes when the red light on the camera comes on you never what you are going to get. I call it the Red Light Special! 'You ain't about this life.' Hmmm, what life is that? The life I am about is trying to be happy and making strides to be an independent woman. Overall, I hope Shaunie enjoyed her birthday despite the drama!"
Next, Jen addresses her cast members accusations that she's a different person. "'Jennifer has changed.' Now all of a sudden if I'm out in NYC with my friends outside of the show it's a problem? It is refreshing to not have to talk about the drama of Basketball Wives all the time. And we all have friends outside of the show. I have always split my time between Miami and NYC so its obvious I am going to have friends here," she states.
Jen concludes, "I am single and why not enjoy myself? It's so easy to point the finger and say what someone else has done but try pointing it at yourself and see what happens. We all have flaws and make mistakes. All I can say is I am happy with the direction my life has gone and the family and friends who now play a role in my life, I am not going to let the pettiness upset me."
Evelyn Lozada also dishes on the episode in her blog, revealing why the women seemed rude laughing at Kenya Bell's speech, Suzie Ketcham's "food stamps" comment, and her drama with Jen. Of course, she blames her behavior on the second oldest reality show excuse–wait for it–the a-a-a-a-al-alcohol! She begins, "The reason why we were laughing during Kenya's speech is because that was only our third time filming with her so for her to even feel like she wanted to give a speech, shocked the sh*t out of us. We didn't know Kenya from a can of paint and it was all very strange."
Surprisingly, Evelyn cuts Suzie some slack about her food stamps faux pas, writing, "Oh Suzie…that alcohol is a BEAST. You know, I grew up on welfare; I had my daughter on welfare and on WIC. No one wants to be reminded of those hardships during a birthday dinner in front of everyone. However, if Suzie were sober, she would have NEVER said that."
"Listen, I am going to be all the way real!" Evelyn continues, "We were all having a cool time and I was buzzed prior to the second toast to Shaunie, so I know how Suzie must have felt because had I been sober, I would have never given that second speech. I'm glad I made that comment about loyalty though because being a 'loyal friend' is important to me and Shaunie has been a loyal friend that has NEVER changed."
Evelyn explains, "What makes me so angry is that Jen really doesn't get it and she keeps telling people she doesn't understand why I'm so angry. AGAIN, when you are supposed to be a LOYAL friend, you just don't go popping off at the mouth on the radio or turn to a blog to talk crap about your friend and her man. Jen isn't the type of person to sincerely apologize and this is where a portion of my anger lies."
"Jen's thought process really is that transparent!" exclaims Evelyn. "Because she's a college graduate and grew up a certain [way] she thinks she's better than everyone else. My thing is, even if that was my situation, I would never talk down to anyone else or ever talk about someone's livelihood or how much money they have in the bank during an argument. I don't care about any of those things and would never attack where someone came from." Doesn't care about any of those things? Could have fooled me!
Evelyn sums it up, revealing, "There is so much going on behind the scenes that you guys don't see. It may look like I'm getting angry for no reason but there is so much more to the story and I can't WAIT for you all to see the real deal. As the show progresses I promise you ALL will have an A-HA moment and be truly AMAZED."
There was one juicy little nugget from Evelyn's blog that wasn't about that horrendous dinner. It appears to be a bit of a threat to cast mate Royce Reed. She writes, "Who the hell does Royce think she is, Dr. F'N Phil, with all of her opinions. Tami [Roman] has been nothing but loyal to Royce and in my opinion is the only reason Royce is still even relevant. I'm just saying. She needs to be real careful with that." First of all, all this "I'm just saying" BS needs to go away. Who does Evelyn think she is, Danielle Staub? Second, does that sound like a threat to y'all?
Speaking of Evelyn, she's got some new t-shirts to hawk, so get out your checkbooks! The newest spring break tank top is all about "You Ain't About This Life!" You really have to admire a woman who can run her mouth in a fit of rage and then turn around to make a t-shirt out of whatever she screamed out during a fight. You can purchase them evelynlozada.com. See pictures below.


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Here's the problem with trade speculation: a deal that might make lots of sense sitting here in Center City might be a non-starter to a trade partner for reasons we just can't see from Philly.
Every coach and GM has philosophies, quirks and plans that might make certain moves unthinkable and others quite predictable. (For example, how surprised would anyone be if Andy Reid traded down in the next draft to pick a fast, somewhat smallish defensive end? But you'd be stunned if he decided to invest big in a power running back who couldn't really catch the ball.)
But while Eagles beat writers and fans know Reid's habits well, we have less engagement with the rest of the league to know their bedrock philosophies. Which is a long way of saying that while we know what the Eagles think of Kevin Kolb, and what trade scenarios might make sense for them (or at least make worthy blog/Twitter/chat fodder), we know less about how potential trade partners view the situation.
Which is what made a recent blog post from Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic valuable reading. He added a fair bit of kindling to the Kolb-to-the-Cardinals fire – being that his views come from someone who follows the Cards closely – but also cast doubt on thoughts that Arizona would give up the kind of haul Eagles fans and executives might dream about.
"There is no question the Cardinals are interested, and I get the feeling Kolb is their first choice to be their starter in 2011," Somers writes. "The Cardinals liked Kolb when he was coming out of the University of Houston, and he has the type of personality (gym rat) that Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt likes in a quarterback."
So far, so good. But then there's this:
"The Cardinals are leery, however, of what the Eagles might want for Kolb. If the Eagles want to use the (Matt) Schaub trade as a template, I think the Cardinals would be interested."
The Schaub trade was two second rounders for the then-Falcons backup, plus a small change in first round position (Houston moved down to 10th, Atlanta up to 8th). Nice, but not the blockbuster forecast by rumors of first round offers. (These rumors, it should be noted, never included details about how high the pick might be, or if the Eagles would have to give up anything in addition to Kolb to get the first rounder).
Somers' perspective is a nice reminder that for all of the Eagles' talk about how good Kolb is, and how much he should be worth in a down QB market, he's still a guy with seven career starts; a guy with the potential to be good and young enough to still have a long career, but who has never started more than three consecutive games. Which is to say he's a guy whose value can be strongly debated, and surely will be by any trade partner.
Somers mentions that maybe the Cardinals could give up a first rounder in 2012, given the possibility that Kolb could help them win a weak division and drive down the value of the pick. He makes no mention of the Cardinals looking to deal players – though obviously that might change if the Eagles were to make a specific demand and the Cardinals really do love Kolb.
But the Cardinals' willingness to give up a player who could help the Eagles right away (corner Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is the new hot idea among Eagles fans) will depend not just on any perceived fairness from the Philly perspective or the "on paper" implications. Much will hinge on Ken Whisenhunt's vision for his team. If for whatever reason Rodgers-Cromartie is a key piece of some grand plan, forget it. And we just don't know that yet. It's maybe an obvious point, but one that seems too often to get lost in the "what-ifs" of the trading game.
(And for that small number of Eagles fans clinging to the Patrick Peterson fantasy – let me reiterate that it will be better for everyone if you just let that go).
This week's Sports Illustrated adds another voice to the Kolb-to-Arizona chorus. SI's Jim Trotter lists the Cardinals and Seahawks as the top players for Kolb, reporting that the Seahawks pursued him last year. But, he says, Seattle believes in building through the draft (another nice glimpse into another team's philosophy that factors into any deal) and so Trotter think they're unlikely to give up high picks for Kolb. "Arizona is desperate," Trotter writes, because they need a solid QB to appease Larry Fitzgerald.


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Well wasn't too bad. Maybe a bit too much "hey look fanservice" that is literally shoved into your face, but oh well.
Have to say Phino is pretty relaxed about the whole father getting killed thing. Though she really is pretty much homeless. Some impressive honestly levels though. Pretty open about things.
Doesn't give the feeling that it'll be anything special, but could be a decent show to relax and watch.
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Location: gs series
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meet raul a hero in training who prepare to a real hero battle person til demon lord "bought it" cue 2 years later now raul is working in a magical best buy store?!
give raul working it well just work to do til meet fino a person who now hired work in magical best buy & oh it's a demon lord's kid so raul give a to z of working magical best buy to fino then oops liquid spill yet fino is a girl?!
so yea from hero in training to magical best buy worker oh the hero in training has fallen.
|2013-10-05, 02:12
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Lets see: main girl is delicious, there is lots of bouncy fanservice, it is visually pleasing to the eye (Machine Doll will have similar art style minus the bounciness) and my watchlist has a gap without series from Friday till Monday so...picked up.
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|2013-10-05, 09:26
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Location: The Anime World
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A clueless, rather innocent main female lead? Bring on the fanservice!
No but really, I think the demon lords daughter is making this show good for me, not just because of the fanservice, but because her way of learning new things and interacting with people is humorous and enjoyable If it wasn't for her, i'd say this episode wouldn't have been as good with the exception of the first few minutes where we got some action which is probably going to be a rare thing in this anime
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One of the 3 Fantasia Bunko shows this season, and I think the weakest among them, (Blazblue, Tokyo Ravens, Yusibu)
If only toned down the fanservice even a bit, it wouldn't be that distracting since everywhere there is a girl in there, you can see some bouncing animations that is included in the scene
Not that bad but not that good either, as people said before decent to spend some relaxing time, but :sigh: if only from the same imprint, I hope they've just adapted a good title from fantasia bunko, or continued which was cut *cough*KamiInai*cough* (I knew it's impossible since this one is from Asread).
|2013-10-05, 11:14
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And BTW, Fujimi Shobo doesn't have many titles unlike Dengeki Bunko by ASCII Media Works.
Still, I hope Asread can fix up their adaptation mess. They might have learned from Mirai Nikki, but it's a long way to go. Their take on Yu-Sibu is gonna be a uphill ride.
|2013-10-05, 11:17
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南宮 那月
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Location: こころ
Age: 27
And BTW, Fujimi Shobo doesn't have many titles unlike Dengeki Bunko by ASCII Media Works. but that doesn't mean that series from f.s. are inferior since there are many titles I can named from fantasia that I think are superior to some novels from DB...
anyway this is not the thread for this....
|2013-10-05, 13:45
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Singapore
Age: 26
Well, wasn't bad nor good. I'd say it was pretty decent for a starting episode (I normally don't give high expectations for these), some nice laughs here and there, and with a pretty slow pace.
The heroine is incredibly airheaded and honest, something which I find really endearing. I wonder how'd she end up if she did succeed her father. She's a demon and she cannot seem to tell a lie!
I feel this series could be good for some laughs, if one is willing to look past the fanservice. I did find the excessive bouncing a little annoying, but I usually go for shows without bearing in mind the fanservice elements.
|2013-10-05, 15:20
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Another harem love comedy. Though it looks pretty funny, thanks to the heroine. I love it when she tries her evil act Will watch it if I have time on hand.
Incidentally, you can get all the girls' three sizes at the official site.
|2013-10-05, 15:33
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 28
I'll give a shot to this series.
It seems being Hero and Demon is suffering these days. Everyone's hit by the crisis .
|2013-10-05, 15:35
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Enjoying Snack Time!
Okay. I just watched the first episode and it's a little wei rd, but I surprisingly enjoyed it. Nice to see a cool and patience MC, and an awkward and naive ojou like demon store trainee. Fino can be considered an "oujo" due to the fact that her dad was the demon king, right?
Anyway...cast seems nice and the fanservice isn't really over the top and that's good. I'll give this another episode to see if I'll continue with this. Regardless, I enjoyed the first and I hope next weeks episode will be entertaining like this one.
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Now, There isnt enough time to cram in all the 4th edition things that need to bed discussed around all the school i have. So I've decided to start a post about it. and the first thing, which has troubled me is the 4th ed. Races.
Now, obviously i am referring to the Dragonborne race. The other races' racial feats and abilities are trivial in comparison to the Dragonborne's Fire breath skill. An encounter skill dong 1d8 (?) damage. Off the top of my head, the elf ability gives them a chance to reshoot their bow shot and start out proficient in long and short bows.
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The Eldiran can teleport 50 ft. Which would be asome as a rogue. The abiltiy to reshot there bow is really nice for rangers. And the Dragonborne fire breath only does 1d6. It is clear that the teleport and fire breath are the two best though.
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Yes, the eladirin (which i have not yet incorporated into my world) have a sweet thing too. but for you the charisma for paladins is perfect.
Next thing i was going to talk to you about is Rituals. It used to be that mages could do all this really cool things other than combat and now tey are reduced to spaming combat attacks while everyone who has the feat can do them.
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There are a lot of attacks that only wizards can do. You know how we have righteous smite and laying hands that only Paladans can use. Same thing for all classes like mages have fireball and burning hands.Rituals can only be used if you have the ritual caster feat (mages and clerics automatically get that feat) and the religion or arcane skill. Which paladians, cleris, and mages all are forced to have. Fighters do not have the ability to take either skill so they can't cast rituals. I don't know about the rest. Plus rituals take how ever many hours that the ritual level is to cast. So a first level ritual would take 1 hour to cast a second 2 hours to cast and so on. So only a few classes can prefore the rituals. There are some rituals which are arcane and some which are religion. It dosen't say if you need the arcane skill to cast arcane rituals or the religion skill to cast religion rituals. So if you wanted you caould make that rule.
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about times on rituals, i was looking through them and there are some with 10 minutes casting times, so they arent all one hour. but i might do that.
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University of Texas head football coach Mack Brown has asked fans visiting his team's open practices to leave their cell phones at home after "way too many" fans apparently took photos and video of a player limping off the field during a practice this week. According to the AP, "Brown is worried the pictures could hit the Internet before the coaches have a chance to tell players' families about injuries." It's hard to pinpoint exactly where the idiocy begins here. They're open practices -- anybody that wants to come in and watch, even scouts for opposing teams, can walk right in, and the whole thing's covered by the media anyway. It's also unclear exactly how cell phones are more dangerous than cameras, especially since any images from across a football field taken with a phone aren't likely to turn out real well. And there are plenty of Longhorn fans who'd wish that Brown was as concerned about beating archrival Oklahoma for the first time in 6 years as he is with cell phones. But finally, if he's so worried about notifying players' parents when they get injured, why don't he or his coaches get a phone of their own, and call them when it happens? Update: Well, that didn't take long. Brown's closed the team's remaining practices citing "the privacy of players and their families".


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We have been having an ongoing conversation at the office about the seeming reduction of interpersonal communication skills among the younger generation. Younger generation is a fairly sweeping generalization since coworkers run the gamut from their 20s through 60s, but in general writing and speech skills seem to be declining in those we encounter. Most concerning is that speech and writing skills are integral to expression and communication of feelings and values.
Since our job is to assess the environmental conditions that may have factored into that decline, we began looking at what are the significant changes in this generation's life compared to previous generations. Research led us to look at the explosion of information that young people are exposed to and their ever-increasing access to that information through technology.
We too wondered about this generation's dependence on technology and its influence on their speaking, listening, writing and communication skills. How has technology shaped their desire for instant and broader access to everything and everyone? Is there a cost for this convenience?
Technology has given youth and adults instant access to family, friends, data bases, experts, professionals, celebrities and politicians. While technology has increased access to information, there are few filters that help you sort through that information and help determine what is factual, truthful or meaningful. Is the person's Facebook profile even close to who they really are? Male or female? Young or old? Truthful or dishonest? Victim or predator?
Previous generations relied on interpersonal interactions and communication to determine whether a friend was reliable, honest or trustworthy. Has technology been a barrier to the development of communication skills as well as the enhancement touted by high-tech businesses? Do texting, acronyms and emoticons convey the nuances of feelings and values that are the basis of communication?
While the breadth of information is increasing incrementally, the depth and richness of communication seems to be decreasing. I have seen kids texting each other while riding in the same car, or sharing the same bus seat. Some seem alienated by face-to-face conversation. They appear more comfortable looking at the cellphone screen than another person's face or looking through the lens of their cellphone camera, rather than at the interaction occurring right in front of them.
Eye contact, facial and body language often lose their impact when viewed through hardware. Over time people come to rely on the hardware rather than understanding what a person is trying to communicate.
Just try asking a cellphone aficionado to turn off their phone and remove it from their person so you can have a face-to-face conversation. Often they appear uncomfortable without the device.
As with any technology it is up to the users, kids, parents, schools, employers and legislators to set the standards for when and how they can be used to increase the positive and decrease the negative impact. New technological advances are so rapid they often make the standards obsolete before they are even in place. No cellphone conversations in the car; instant blue tooth. No texting; on-board computers that speak to you in the car. Schools had rules that said phone calls will be filtered through the school office and used for emergencies only.
Interrupting the student, teacher and classroom diminished the value of what was being taught in the classroom. As texting and instant messaging become the norm, parent and child alike demand use of the instrument for any and every thought, regardless of significance. "Pick up milk, Just used the bathroom." Information overload, TMI.
That carries over into the workplace as well. Personal cellphones have decreased work productivity through increased interruptions, and the growing knee-jerk response that you check and reply to any and all calls instantly because anything said is important. You will respond 24/7. Kids keep their cellphones on all night, so they can instantly reply.
We set outside filters on technology to underscore what is valued. It appears that the older generation is the one out of step and no longer will be the ones setting the standards. We are the ones who must readjust our values to align with the younger generation. It is when those values seem contrary to that which has helped us succeed in life, long-term interpersonal relationships and the ability to communicate, that it is difficult to swallow.
I have had a love-hate relationship with technology. It has made me more efficient and effective. It has expanded my horizons. It has humbled me, baffled me and excited me. I have achieved a delicate balance of reaping the benefits without losing some of the values. We turn off the television, cellphones and computer at dinner and during family time.
We look our grandchildren in the eye, hold their hand or touch their shoulder when we want to communicate with them. They can see in our eyes tears of joy or sorrow, respond to the tone of our voice, the set of our shoulders and the warmth of our touch. My grandchildren are voracious readers, thanks to the Kindle. But who will write the books that will be read on the Kindle if writers aren't able to communicate the depth of emotion through the written word?
I watched the memorial service of Robert Shu Yasui on Saturday, broadcast on a live web stream from the Methodist Church in Williamsport, Pa. It was the first family funeral that I attended via the Internet. I wasn't sure how it would translate. Funerals are designed to help the living grieve, to share the impact of a person's life on family and society. I was not able to travel across the country to join the family, so this was the next-best thing.
I could see them vividly, hear their stories and be moved by the words and music of Amazing Grace. I could hear the emotion in their voice and read their body language. I couldn't put my arm around them to offer comfort but after watching, I could express my feelings in writing or verbally using technology.
Perhaps I could have communicated better with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren if I tweeted 143 (I Love You) and added an emoticon for emphasis using the language with which they are so familiar. I am not sure what the symbol for pride is on the computer or cellphone. But I am sure they can teach me.
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - A tender for Taiwanese chip maker ProMOS Technologies Inc's idled fabrication plant will be reopened next month after the deadline for an initial sale attempt passed without bids, a semi-government body said, as interest from foreign firms raised hopes a deal could be done.
The tender for the 12-inch wafer fab at ProMOS, which like Taiwan's other small producers of DRAM memory chips has been hit hard by falling prices and high capital spending costs, received no bid documents by Thursday's deadline, the Taiwan Financial Asset Service Corp (TFASC) said.
The semi-governmental body, which was in charge of the auction on behalf of the creditors, said the T$19.5 billion ($660 million) base price for the assets will not be changed when the tender reopens on December 12.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, United Microelectronics Corp and Global Foundries, owned by an Abu Dhabi state fund, had been interested in buying the assets, sources close to the situation have said.
The creditors are hoping that, when the bid reopens in two weeks, two foreign companies that had visited the 12-inch wafer plant will have had sufficient time to prepare bidding documents, Lu Dong-ying, who was speaking on behalf of creditors, told reporters on Thursday. Lu declined to name the two companies.
ProMOS, which delisted its shares from the Taipei stock exchange in March, has $1.9 billion in debt and halted production last year.
Many producers of DRAM chips, a market dominated globally by South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and SK Hynix Inc, are struggling as falling prices and huge investments to stay competitive saddle them with massive losses.
Demand for personal computers, the primary user of DRAM chips, has also been hammered as consumers switch to smartphones and tablets.
Several DRAM producers have been forced to seek financial help or tie-ups that would boost scale, or have moved into higher-value semiconductors.
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A while back, my wife and I were visiting friends who wanted to show us their collection of antique furniture. At one point we went into their bedroom and I headed directly for a very old-looking chest-of-drawers. I pulled the top drawer open about 3″, looked at the side of the drawer and felt the exposed bottom.
The husband yelled out from behind me, "No! That's my wife's private drawer." Followed immediately by my wife's reassuring, "Don't worry. He doesn't even see what's inside the drawer."
And that was true. I just wanted to date the piece by how the drawer was made.
Over the years of working on hundreds of pieces of antique furniture, I've developed a quick and fairly accurate system for dating and determining the origin of any piece of furniture containing drawers. Here's how I do it.
Drawer construction has changed several times in the last 200 years. Because this construction is visible on the surface (unlike mortise-and-tenon and dowel joints, for example), it's usually easy and quick to determine the rough age of furniture, and its authenticity as a true antique, using drawers. Simply pull a drawer out a few inches, glance at the joinery on the side and feel the drawer bottom underneath – essentially a single motion.
In addition, the wood used for the drawer sides and bottoms helps determine whether the furniture is American or European.
How a drawer is constructed and the woods used is revealing, but there are two important caveats.
First, dating furniture is a fine art. Seldom does one clue provide confirmation of anything. Also important are style (including hardware), shrinkage, nails, screws, locks, the primary and secondary woods used, the type of finish, tell-tale tool marks, areas of wear and general appearance.
Second, many clues aid only in establishing that the furniture isn't older than a certain date. Any technique or machine that was once used could still be used, and often is used, for example, by many readers of this magazine who build reproduction furniture. So, for example, hand-cut dovetails alone can't be used to date furniture before the machine age. On the other hand, machine-cut dovetails definitely establish that the furniture is no older than about 1895, when the dovetail-cutting machine was invented.
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