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'Not your grandfather's Lions Club,' says president in Seattle for convention
Lions Clubs International President Sid Scruggs III says he is bringing good news to his fellow club members who are gathering in Seattle this week for their 94th international convention.
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Lions Clubs International President Sid Scruggs III says he is bringing good news to his fellow club members who are gathering in Seattle this week for their 94th international convention.
At a time when service clubs are struggling to maintain membership, the Lions have expanded their numbers for a fourth consecutive year, Scruggs said in an interview Friday.
That growth has occurred primarily abroad, after a period of membership stagnation at home, Scruggs said.
Lions Clubs are also continuing to broaden the scope of their projects, Scruggs said, pointing to a Lions International Clubs Foundation partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to vaccinate African children against measles.
The partnership has vaccinated 17 million children since October in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nigeria and Mali to prevent the potentially deadly and blindness-causing disease, according to Lions International. Gates Foundation Co-Chairman Bill Gates Sr. will address the convention Thursday.
Scruggs, 71, of North Carolina, who flew close-air-support missions as a Navy pilot in Vietnam before starting a 30-year career as a commercial-airline pilot, will step down as Lions president Friday, when Wing-Kun Tam of Hong Kong takes the reins.
The convention, which runs from Monday through Friday, is expected to bring as many as 20,000 Lions members and their families to Seattle. About 12,000 members will march from Seattle Center to downtown starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
While "Lionism" has spread across much of the globe — India has the second-largest number of members, 200,000 — the U.S.-born movement hit hard times in its home country as many longtime members died and baby boomers failed to take their places, Scruggs said.
"Our clubs stagnated and people thought we were an old man's organization. Now we're reaching out to the younger generation and we're seeing a resurgence of young people coming in," he said.
Lions Clubs have been reinventing themselves, first by opening their doors to women in 1987 and more recently by promoting Leo Clubs for young people and Lions Clubs that welcome entire families as members.
"We are not your grandfather's Lions Club," Scruggs said.
The clubs have also broadened their mission beyond the longtime focus on addressing blindness and eye health, a focus that began with Helen Keller's challenge to the clubs at their international convention in 1925: "Will you not constitute yourselves Knights of the Blind in this crusade against darkness?"
Lions International claims its efforts since then have restored sight to 30 million people and improved vision for 100 million others.
The clubs still give a high priority to vision-related projects such as collecting used eyeglasses, but are also working to expand programs that help youths in poverty, fight hunger and protect the environment. That results in programs like the Lions-Measles Initiative and Project New Hope, which takes soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord and other military bases on retreats with their families after the soldiers return from war.
Scruggs doesn't like to use the traditional LIONS acronym of "Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation's Safety" — "That was a World War I slogan," he said.
He prefers to translate LIONS as "Loving Individuals Offering Needed Service."
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Soon Great Britain will have another famous couple to gawk at. As Prince William and Duchess Catherine settle into married life, the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland will welcome a breeding pair of giant pandas from China by the end of this year. Along with Tian Tian and Yang Guan, the zoo will also be receiving the challenge of feeding its new charges. Mainly, this means supplying nearly 40,000 pounds of bamboo annually. Much of this will be imported from the Netherlands, but zoo officials have plans to grow some fifteen percent of the needed bamboo on site.
Pandas have highly specialized dietary needs, and the zoo is concerned with seeing that Tian Tian and Yang Guan have the very best quality of bamboo, as well as a consistent supply of several different species. Naturally their supply cannot come from just anywhere. Nevertheless, the manager of the zoo's gardens, Simon Jones, says "we have been overwhelmed by the amount of interest and offers we have received from members of the public wanting to grow and supply bamboo for us."
I would hate to see all of that public interest go to waste when it could be a terrific opportunity for the region. Awareness of the commercial and environmental potential of bamboo is certainly growing, but I imagine that for many of those who expressed interest in donating their land and effort to the Edinburgh Zoo their only real concern was with those adorable pandas, and bamboo was just an afterthought.
The zoo's commitment to growing a portion of that bamboo locally brings into focus the remarkable hardiness of bamboo and the diversity of climates and markets in which it can grow. No doubt the only reason why the zoo cannot expect to locally source more than fifteen percent of its new pandas' bamboo is that the requisite growing operations are not established yet, not because a much larger portion of that bamboo couldn't be grown in Scotland. And it's the same for all but the most inhospitable regions.
The Edinburgh Zoo says that it will be developing educational projects with those who have offered help in growing bamboo. But will those education projects be strictly about pandas and their diet, or will they discuss bamboo in more general terms. It would be nice if someone would take advantage of the outpouring of interest in the crop to make people and institutions aware of the myriad other applications for which they might still be able to grow it.
If an innovative and panda-loving Scottish entrepreneur has been paying attention to this story, perhaps he will recognize this as an opportunity to source bamboo to be harvested for use in producing viscose textiles, or as a building material, or as food for human beings as well as bamboos. And maybe then, after a few years when small-scale but consistent bamboo growing operations have been established in the area, Edinburgh will be better-positioned to reduce the carbon footprint of caring for its pandas, by providing even more than fifteen percent of that bamboo on its own.
But even fifteen percent is rather impressive coming from an area that one would probably never think to associate with bamboo growing. It's a situation that can be duplicated pretty much anywhere, although it's not necessary to wait for the adorable pandas first. In fact, it's better not to, and much preferable if it the interest in bamboo comes from sincere environmental and economic concerns. Then, any town that has a zoo and has already started growing bamboo locally will be better prepared if they ever get a pair of their own wonderfully adorable pandas.


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In Part I, we began our look around the NHL and the Northeast Division with some talk about the Bruins and an overriding theme around the league - it's all about the cap.
With Part II, it's time for a trio - division favourites Ottawa and Buffalo, and darkhorse Montreal -- as we save the Leafs for Part III, along with some predictions.
With the season a little more than 24 hours away, time's a-wastin'. Let's get to it then ...
JABS: Lyle, I know you're picking Montreal third in the division. You like their team speed. But they don't seem to have a stud defenceman and Cristobal Huet at 31 years old has to prove himself all over again. I'm very iffy on them this season – how about you?
LYLE: Bang on, for the most part. If Huet proves to be for real and not a one-season wonder, he'll carry the Canadiens into the playoffs. As for a "stud" defenceman, you're overlooking Andrei Markov, perhaps one of the most underrated blueliners in the NHL. For all the talk about Theodore last season, the bottom line was that when Markov wasn't in the lineup, the Habs struggled. When he was there, they had a winning record.
Markov: Ready for a run to elite status? |
Up front, speed to burn and I'm really keen on their younger talent, particularly Higgins and Plekanec. If either Kostitsyn or Latendresse can crack the lineup and contribute offensively the Habs will be a post-season lock. The one major concern up front is the lack of a big offensive centre for the first or second line. Koivu is of course the heart and soul, but he needs help. With Ribeiro dealt, that opens the door for sophomore Tomas Plekanec between Samsonov and Kovalev. They looked good in the Habs' final exhibition game but one game doesn't make a season. This could be a continuing problem as the season wears on.
CHRIS: Montreal will be in the fight but in the end I see them finishing where they always do: in the middle of the Eastern Conference, fighting for a playoff spot. A lot will depend on Huet. Is he the next Jim Carrey or the real deal? I don't think even Bob Gainey knows for sure, hence he's keeping David Aebischer around despite his $1.9 million price tag. And Lyle's right, their D is a problem. They have a lot of 3rd and 4th defencemen, but no strong 30-minute workhorse, and while he was much improved last season, I'm not sold that Andrei Markov is the guy. They desperately need Sheldon Souray to find his old form.
TOM: I liked (or, from a Sabres-fan perspective, didn't like) what I saw from the guys Lyle mentioned, Higgins and Plekanec. Higgins, in particular, was quite impressive in the games I saw him play - tenacious, chippy, good nose for the puck. Blueline depth is the issue and, in my opinion, Souray should not take a 5-on-5 shift against most of the teams in the league - but he's got that great shot. Again, Montreal is another example of those 'incomplete' teams we talked about earlier. But, the pieces are coming together. If nothing else, they will be well-coached and if they gel could be a real surprise.
JABS: Gainey has addressed a problem area with the trade for Niinimaa (and to a lesser extent, snagging Traverse off waivers). But I like Ribeiro, who went the other way -- he's still pretty young, in his mid 20s. And I'm also wondering how Guillaume Latendresse at just 19 years old handles the twin pressure of the big leagues and Quebec hopes. It was apparently quite a circus during training camp with the kid – he's handled it so far, but it's a long season.
LYLE: Traverse was the best he could get from waivers at this time. He's merely a short-term depth solution because of his two-way contract, which is not only affordable to absorb but easy to ditch once Bouillon returns to action. Given the fact the Habs were also planning on signing Latendresse, they didn't wish to commit more payroll to a rookie blueliner, especially if they'd run the risk of losing that blueliner via waivers if forced to send him down. The Habs have a bad recent history in that regard (Beauchemin, Hainsey) and obviously didn't want to risk it again.
Ribeiro has talent but he's also a small, slow skater who seemed to struggle under the new NHL rules last season. He also didn't help his situation as part of the infamous "Three Amigos" with Jose Theodore and Pierre Dagenais, rumoured to be a problem in the Habs' dressing room. Still, Gainey gave "Mickey Ribs" plenty of rope. The last straw was his inability to click with Samsonov and Kovalev, and it appears Tomas Plekanec could benefit from Ribeiro's exit. As for Latendresse, it'll be interesting to see how he handles the pressure, but if the Habs bring him along properly with the right linemates he could have a good rookie season. I'm not expecting Crosby or Ovechkin numbers but I don't think 20 goals and 40 points would be out of the question.
CHRIS: Is Plekanec their #2 centre - or is it Bonk? If so, then that is an awful trade. Mike Johnson? Steve Begin? Will they try and convert a winger? Unless they have another move ready (Scott Gomez? Brian Gionta?), they're in trouble down the middle.
TOM: I really have nothing to add, except to say that the Sabres fans I've talked to are licking their chops at the prospect of both Niinimaa and Souray being on the same team. This trade does make the Habs look thinner up the middle, but maybe it was needed to allow one of the young'uns to step up to a bigger role.
Huet: Habs' most important player? |
CHRIS: The Ribeiro trade seems like two teams trading headaches. Dallas had too many defenceman and $2.5 mil' is way too much to pay for a No. 5 D-man, while Ribeiro needed to get out of Montreal. Maybe a change of scenery while help his game because there's no disputing the talent. Either way, I don't see it as being a significant trade unless Niinimaa rediscovers his game from years ago, and I don't see that happening. Better than what they had though, I guess.
JAMES: It really does comes down to Huet. If he's lights out again, that team is fine, and could even get a 4th or 5th seed in the East. Montreal has a lot more offensive depth than even last year, and their top nine forwards are all at least 50-point players in the right situation. It's a luxury few teams have where players like Plekanec, Perezhogin and Mike Johnson will be on the third and fourth lines.
Niinimaa's a stop-gap solution here, and Gainey knows that. The thing is, he had to find more playing time for kids like Latendresse, Perezhogin, Plekhanov and Higgins, and moving Ribeiro really isn't going to take any bite out of that line-up. So he adds Niinimaa for a negligible salary increase and hopes he can fill in while Bouillion's out. Not too exciting, really.
The Habs still need another stud on defence - although Markov was, at times, excellent last season.
JABS: Let's go on to Ottawa – where according to Mirtle's listing, there are more Senators blogs than any other NHL team. Any theories on that, Chris? And what's the mood up in the capital?
CHRIS: As for the amount of blogs, I have no clue. Maybe it's all the government employees bored at work, with tons of time to write online. As for the mood, I'd say it's a strange mix of enthusiasm and nervousness. Any time you turn over as much talent as they did this offseason, people will wonder what's on the horizon. And while it's true they did so before last season (lost a coach, No. 1 goalie, and No. 1 centre), all of those moves were met with excitement from the fan base. Despite their poor playoffs, no one wanted to be without Chara or Martin Havlat. It doesn't help that a lot of the new faces are guys we in the East are pretty ignorant about. Hell, when they signed him, I had to post a blog asking Kings fans if Joe Corvo was any good because I had no real clue about him as a player beyond his stats.
Spezza: Big money player now. |
LYLE: I don't have any concerns about Spezza earning his dough, but I am concerned about the club's lack of left wing depth and their scoring beyond their first line. Granted, shutting down Spezza-Alfredsson-Heatley isn't easy, but if they can be neutralized the Sens will have a tough time getting more scoring from their second and third lines.
Your concern about their goaltending is justified, Chris. What kind of Gerber are they getting? The one who was the rock in the 'Canes net throughout last season, or the one who imploded during the playoffs and lost his job to Cam Ward? As for Emery, he's good but not in the elite class by any stretch. Once again the lack of a big-game goalie could be the Sens' undoing.
CHRIS: Sorry Lyle, but I have to disagree with you, significantly. The perception that Ottawa has poor scoring depth beyond the first line (assuming The Big Line will be reunited, which is not set in stone) just isn't accurate. Peter Schaefer scored 20 goals and 50 points last season. Mike Fisher scored 22 goals and 44 points in 68 games. Antoine Vermette had 21 goals despite playing on the fourth line, Patrick Eaves 20 in only 58 games. I expect Chris Kelly to nearly double his 10 from last season. Same things goes when pundits wonder how the Sens will fare without Havlat, not realizing they scored the most goals in the NHL last season with Mach 9 only playing 18 games. Scoring, at least in the regular season, is not an issue I'm losing any sleep over.
LYLE: Granted, yes, there is some scoring depth there, but let's face it, if the big line isn't producing, the Sens are in trouble, particularly come playoff time. No knock on those players you noted, but unless a couple of them step up significantly, I still see scoring being a problem for them during crunch time.
Gerber: Which goalie are the Sens getting? |
TOM: Lyle, I have a higher opinion of Gerber than those expressed by you here and others. Our opinion of him playoff-wise is coloured by that nasty flu he contracted just as the playoffs started last year. This guy's got solid international experience and has the ability to dominate/steal games. That's more than I can say for Emery, my opinion of whom is less than complimentary. The strongest part of his game is his ability to forget, a valuable skill for a goalie. Unfortunately, with the amount of things he needs to forget he'll soon look like the guy from Memento.
But Chris, while Corvo and Preissing won't replace Chara, because he's irreplaceable, they're both solid players with room to grow, especially Preissing. Both move the puck well and can play the power play. What I find cheeky is John Muckler's multiple comments about the salary cap breaking up the team, the "dynasty" that Melnyk mentioned. Well, correct me if I'm wrong but weren't the Sens one of the NHL's poster boys as to why the salary cap was needed? Sorry, buy y'all get no sympathy from me on this. Muckler's comments concerning the Havlat trade really irked me on that point. You know the rules, you worked hard to get these rules in place and then when they don't suit you you complain publicly about them? Feh! Be a man, deal with it and move on. Regier didn't bitch about the cap vis-a-vis the Dumont decision. He knew what the arbitrator was going to be awarded and he dealt with it. And, nowhere will you see me ever complain if the Sabres have to be 'broken up' because of the cap. I've already got concerns about 2007-08, but those will have to wait.
CHRIS: I think you've interpreted Muckler's comments wrong. I don't think he was complaining as much as he was stating a fact that this city and fan base will have to accept, and that's that part of the new CBA means we cannot hold on to the quality young players this organization has stockpiled since its inception. I'm sure a bit of it was sour grapes, because I can't see how you do that Havlat deal and not feel a little bitter, but it certainly wasn't him crying or wanting sympathy. Because he's not going to get it even from me. I think it all sucks, but, that's the way it goes. It's the new NHL.
TOM: Fair enough, Chris. You're closer to the situation than I am. But, you know, we let Satan go for NOTHING last summer, so, I still don't have any sympathy for Muckler. He got 2 good, young players back. As a side-note to this, I'm beginning to enjoy the changes that this "New NHL" hath wrought. The competition for jobs in the Sabres camp, for example, has made the losses from over the summer seem not so bad. Say goodbye to some and hello to twice that many wanting their jobs, and making the coaching staff's decisions on who to keep difficult in the process.
Asset management is different than it was before. I think for the better. Player movement in the NHL was enormous under the old CBA, only the reasons have changed.
LYLE: Even with the loss of Chara on defence, there's still plenty of quality depth there in Redden, Phillips, Svatos, Volchenkov, and Priessing, and if Corvo proves to be more than a one-year wonder, that'll be the cherry on the sundae.
JAMES: No qualms about the Sens from me, really. I like the guys they picked up nearly as much as those they lost, and I don't think there'll be much of a step back. Tom Preissing's an extremely underrated player. Another division win, or perhaps a fall to 4th in the conference. I get the feeling the brass in Ottawa couldn't care less where this team finishes during the regular season this year, because as good as they've been in the past, it's meant diddly in May.
TOM: I could see them slipping a bit during the regular season. This team might be better without home-ice advantage. But, in my opinion, this team's leadership is questionable. Alfreddsson and Redden just haven't gotten it done enough times now for me to be convinced that they can reverse course now. Pominville's goal last year is as clear an image of failed leadership in sports as you can ask for.
JABS: I find it hard to buy how you can telescope one goal into such a defining moment, Tom.
TOM: Images have power, and the image of Pominville skating around the captain of all those broken seasons, with the assistant captain staring on in disbelief, is a powerful one. That's what I meant and I'll be the first one to give them props if they overcome it.
JABS: Well, I will say this. It's a critical year for Ottawa. But how are things in Buffalo, Tom? I love this team. So do many others. What are the hurdles they have to get over to avoid the usual Buffalo heartbreak, if I can be so bald?
TOM: There are a couple of things they have to overcome and the biggest one is the perceived lack of grit/sand due to the losses of Griere, McKee and The Chin (Dumont). Who will provide the cornerwork on Chris Drury's line? Kotalik? Pominville? So, far it looks like Kotalik is going to get that job, which means he has to step up his role and be more consistent taking the body. The competition for the last forward spot has been tight. My gut tells me Daniel Paille gets the spot ahead of Chris Thorburn.
Is Tim Connolly going to play this season? For the Sabres to effectively roll four lines, three of which are a threat to score, then Connolly has to be there, or former first-round pick Jiri Novotny needs to develop more of a scoring touch quickly. While Novotny's been strong in pre-season he hasn't buried the chances he's made or had handed to him. Funny enough, though, Adam Mair, of all people, has. I'd love to see Mair on Drury's wing, if only once.
Kalinin (right) and Tallinder: Sabres' big pair. |
The biggest hurdle, though, is complacency - a sense of entitlement. There will be a lot of teams wanting a piece of them, and while there aren't a lot of great teams in the East there are a number of improved teams and no one is an easy two points. The Northeast is going to be a tough division, top to bottom (except the Leafs, of course. *grin*) The best part about this team is there's a ton of talent growing up fast and pushing for roster spots. So if either Pominville or Kotalik, for example, aren't getting it done, then Drew Stafford should be ready for a call-up. That knowledge should keep everyone hungry enough to get things done.
JABS: That's a pretty thorough look there. And confident, as you say. Who do you as a group pencil in at the top of the division, assuming the Leafs are down your list (and we'll get to them next). Is it Ottawa or Buffalo? I'd lean slightly toward the Sabres, but is there some sort of Achilles' heel there I'm missing? I kinda doubt the complacency angle is going to come into play -- they're just too young for that. But I could see them falling back to earth some.
JAMES: I like the Sabres team, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them win that division, but I'd still go with Ottawa simply because of the calibre of the high-end talent they have. They have three potential 100-point guys on their top line and a top-end stud like Wade Redden on the blueline — two things Buffalo doesn't come close to matching.
One of the things that was the Sabres' strength last season was depth at offence, and with Dumont and Grier leaving and Connolly going down, you have to at least question if that's still the case. Of course, players like Pominville, Roy and Vanek deserve more ice time this go around, but winning a tough division like the Northeast with younger players taking bigger roles is a tough haul.
Senators by a nose, but Ryan Miller's making it close.
TOM: While I won't quibble with the prediction for the division, James, I am going to quibble with the talent assessment of the Sabres vis a vis the Sens. The more I watch Wade Redden the more I'm glad we have Tallinder, Spacek and Lydman. Do not be surprised if you here me pushing all year long for Tallinder as a Norris candidate. It'll be interesting to see how the perception of Buffalo's individual talent is reassessed this season given that they'll get a whole lot more media attention than last year.
Miller: A division title would be no stretch. |
LYLE: The Sabres get my vote to top the division. The only thing I see beating them is themselves. If they get that "sense of entitlement" that Tom referred to, it could have serious implications. The Sens will still be dangerous, of course, and should give the Sabres a run for their money, but in the end, Buffalo's overall depth and aggressive style should put them on top.
CHRIS: I'd probably go with Ottawa, but it's so close that really there's no wrong answer and a case has clearly been made for each. Buffalo will be a 90+-point team, but I wonder if last season was their perfect year, where everyone played over their heads. As well, last season, they went into a lot of places and I suspect many of their opponents took them lightly, while Ottawa has been a team that others get up for for years now. There will be no teams looking past the Sabres this season. It'll be interesting to see how they respond in that position.
TOMORROW: The Leafs, and some closing predictions.


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From: Recoskie <>
Subject: [ONTARIO-L] WILL DO LOOKUPS
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 11:14:02 -0500
Since I posted this yesterday, I have had a number of people asking me
for lookups. However, I should have stated more clearly where the
cemeteries are located and that the plots were for Polish immigrants, so
I am reposting (and adding a few more addresses to send to) my offer,
with a few changes. Please bear with me or delete this if you aren't
I have listings for 2 cemeteries in Ontario. Both are in the Barry's
Bay - Wilno area, which is between Algonquin Park and Pembroke, Ontario.
If anyone has Polish ancestors who lived in this area, they may be
buried in one of these cemeteries:
Church of the Assumption Cemetery (1896 to 1920's), also known as the
Old Barry's Bay Cemetery, located south-west of the town, just off the
road to Siberia.
St. Stanislaus Pioneer Cemetery, also known as the Old Wilno Cemetery,
located just south of the town of Wilno.
Many of the graves are unmarked now due to ravages of weather and time,
so even if you went there, you may not find the grave you are seeking.
Both Roman Catholic cemeteries were for burials of the Polish immigrants
who settled in this area.
If you want a lookup, please let me know the Polish names you are
searching; don't just ask for a listing of surnames, because it's too
lengthy for me to type out.
I hope this answers all the questions - if I don't reply to each and
every single e-mail that has been sent since yesterday, it means that
your names were not found in the listing, especially if they aren't
Polish names.
Don't worry if it takes a couple of days to receive my reply - I'm on
the road a lot - I will get back to you whether or not I find any info
on your relatives.
Hope I can help someone, as everyone's been very kind and helpful to me.
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Sowore congratulated the citizen journalists who helped his website uncover Bankole's alleged laundering of some $1 billion dollars through a Lagos bank. He challenged reporters in the New York audience to take a close look at President Jonathan's entourage. "When 70 million Nigerians live on just $1 per day," Sowore asked, "why does President Jonathan need 200 aides and three jets for his visit to New York City?"
The two-day Personal Democracy Forum has put together a series of high-level speakers who are analyzing the impact of the internet on the political revolutions within Tunisia and Egypt earlier this year and the unrest still underway in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere.
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Thanks to the impact of technology, Sowore's website, SaharaReporters.com, now receives some eight million page views each month. He recently received $450,000 over three years to pursue his work, thanks to a grant from the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic venture firm that invests in both non-profit and for-profit media ventures. Said Sowore, "You can hold any government accountable," but he warned that websites and Twitter accounts can never completely replace "feet on the ground."
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Well folks after months of scouring these forums for clues to help in the impossible quest of finding the perfect laptop I bit the bullet and laid down a fat wad of hard earned cash to go for the Inspiron 9100 (see sig for specs).
The following is a brief account of my impressions after one month of almost daily use.
After travelling back from France (I bought the laptop through Dell France) to Tokyo with my laptop safely guarded at my feet I went through the inevitable process of weeding out all the useless pre-installed software. In fact I zero filled the hard drive and reinstalled Windows.
I then downloaded the Omega Catalyst drivers from driverheaven.com and played around with a few other tuning options until I felt content with the general workings of the machine.
I found the overall build of this machine to be satisfactory although there are times when I think Michael Dell could have payed compal more money to invest in some better quality plastic for the case and trim; especially the removable corners. I like the look of the machine as it makes its presence felt on my desk and feels like the power house it is made out to be.
In terms of ergonomics I find as most people do that when typing for a considerable length of time the thick body begins to strain the wrists. This is something I was aware of before buying it and besides I rather like using my Microsoft wireless executive keyboard and mouse so that is no problem for me. However when I do use the native keyboard I find it is sturdy and adequately responsive to the touch. The key size is perfect and the few peripheral buttons (sound controls, media player controls etc) are user friendly and come in handy now and again.
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In terms of performance I am more than satisfied, I played the Doom 3 demo with ease and finished Far Cry without problems. I can do image processing much faster than before and the hyper threading helps when performing multiple tasks.
If I were to give this laptop a score out of 10, having owned a Sony Vaio and an IBM laptop as well as Dell, Compaq and self assembled desktops I think it would be 8/10. Many people are deterred by this laptop because of its weight and size, that's fair enough but if you are looking for a desktop replacement system this is definitely the way to go.
As a comparative reference I would rate the Sony Vaio at 6/10 and the IBM at 7/10 but both lacked in video capabilities. The IBM build quality was outstanding and the Vaio had great battery life and a superb screen these were truly laptops though, meaning that they were portable and had relatively decent battery life but they would never have been able to handle Doom 3 for example.
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What really happened in Jakarta???
Separated at birth: Obama and Luffy?
It is to laugh: Ward Sutton's rejected Family Circus comics
Mocking the comfy tropes of The Family Circus is a joke that never gets old. Or as Stephen Colbert put it last night, "We're getting all relaxed and average."
Sex videos relying on geek market
Although we get all the PR, we haven't been covering Vivid's Axel Braun directed series of porn parodies of geek-beloved franchises because, well, it's not really in our target demo. However a recent release backs up what we've been told by porn industry insiders for quite a while: these nerd-themed parodies are the only hot category in the original porn business as homemade sex tapes and VOD have changed the entire distribution model. As Braun told Die Screaming:
Lisa Hanawalt on The Vow
I know we link to these every time, but you don't want to miss them. In her review ofTHE VOW for Vanity Fair Lisa Hanawalt nails the sidekicks this time. We'd also note that her venues are getting bigger and bigger. Hanawalt ftw.
Warren Ellis and Sam Henderson on Monkeys or man on the moon
Recently, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich declared his support for the idea of a moon colony. Even more recently, he was roundly mocked for this even thoughmanned space flight is one of the glories of American history. Wired asked space enthusiast Warren Elliswhat he thought of the plan:
Manga Steve Jobs is a woman
Chocolate Apple 1991-2011, a manga released at the just passed amateur manga show Comiket — which drew some 500,000 people — presents the author's heartfelt appreciation of the late Steve Jobs and his creations, while portraying Jobs as a cute Japanese girl.
Is Robin an idiot?
Chris Illuminati at TheFW marshals the evidence, and it is quite compelling.
Funny X-Men sex videos
First look at the entire, new, high-collared JLA
The complete image of the new Johns-Lee rebooted JLA has surfaced (apparently at IGN) and it's clear that we have a "Big Seven" of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg. Most of the new costumes involved higher collars. Superman has a new logo and no trunks over his tights. There are lots of other details, but when we mentioned earlier that these characters looked about the same we meant it — these are tweaks on the traditional (Super Friends, licensing) looks for these characters, not huge changes.
Geek Girls: How quickly things change
Tweet Given all the talk of late about geek girls, this Onion story from 2004 seems pretty dated: Osley attended the convention from Friday to Sunday, freely and confidently mingling with the 85 percent male crowd at the Hilton Burbank Airport and Convention Center. "From the moment she walked in the door, Paulette was the […]
How superheroes protect their junk
NY Mag's Vulture blog goes where no man had dared: How Vulnerable Are Superheroes' Crotches? A Vulture Investigation, providing a detailed look at how the Magnuttos have been protected in various superhero films. Some — Night Owl, Thor — keep everything in one iron-clad package, but others — Spider-Man, Green Hornet — just leave the family jewels sitting out there. Tsk tsk tsk.
The secret origin of Jay Didillo as explained by Rob Granito
Famed comic book spoofer Rob Granito to has finally answered some direct questions, and didn't get paid to do so, which is awesome. . But the origin of such things as Jay Didillo, Granito's non-existent collaborator on a non-existent DC book, is strangely prosaic:
Amazing, Beautiful, Amazing: Who will win American Idol???
This is so not comics, but the Final Three go at it tonight and we'd been saving up some notes. We started watching American Idol a few years ago because we felt the need to pay attention to a least one thing that wasn't nerdy but instead reflected the more mundane and/or inane side of culture — something universal, just so when we had to hang out with normal people we wouldn't be entirely defenseless. Plus former judges Simon and Kara talked about music a little and it was interesting. But that was then. This season's judges, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez excel at nothing but praise, blather and administering something called the "amazing" scale:
Prepress Hulk tells puny amateur designers where it's at
There are many Hulks on Twitter — feministhulk, DRUNKHULK, and HIPSTERHULK — but it is only PREPRESS HULK, who rampages into uncontrolled rages when faced with a improper PANTONE number or lo-rez file, that is a hero in the production world.


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Let me repeat that again for the sake of emphasis: All of these emails have really been submitted to Jeff K. by real people and have NOT been made up or forged in any way.
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The singer dove off the stage and crowd surfed in a sort of reverse funeral procession where the person being carried is the only one truly alive. Touching him I felt religious ecstasy and started speaking in tongues and requesting songs that didn't exist.
There's no easy way to put this, so I'll tell it like it is. Bouillon is died. He went missing before the weekend and yesterday I found his skeletonized remains at the bottom of the #3 soup vat during one of my swims. I thought the cream of mushroom soup had an especially nourishing taste, and a lot more clumps of fur and skin than usual.
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The mess of dpn's, crochet hooks, and cable needles
Ahhh! Can you say..neat and in order ;)
Straights in order...and not many huh? Well, can you tell #1, I got them too long 14" except for a couple pairs. #2 I love circulars for just about everything! ;)
Left is for straights and right is my dpn's, etc. I even have enough of the fabric to make one for my circulars.....someday, one can only handle so much organization for one day ;)
On the fabric front, I now have a huge clear ziploc bag to hold all my fabric scraps smaller than 1/4 yard. Now I can organize my other fabrics and see what I have. As for the scraps, I can see them too, but they are all in 1 place now...Off to knit and sew some more!!


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How to Convert Protel99SE Images to PDF file format.
Because of other people's computers are not equipped with Protel99SE, but would like to see the schematic, I use QQ too small a cut diagram, or only cut a part of the fax in the past was too vague.
I found a method: is Protel99SE generated. Dwg file, and then the software to open, and then generate. PDF, but this is too cumbersome, but also to install. Dwg to this software (this software quite big), I would like to ask, there Protel99SE schematic convert other formats of the images to download patches or something and do something? I looked, and could not find, it is said to use Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, it seems not easy to find this software
acrobat 7.0 professional, very good use, after installation has a print function, is a virtual printer, print to pdf documents, and even converted to images. I have used. Very good, that is, the software installed capacity of large, roughly 600M. You go to the next installation. Is very easy to use, installed after the right mouse button, point can be converted to pdf.
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Who Has the Best Hair on the 49ers and Ravens
There was lots to see and hear in the 2013 version of Super Bowl media day. But one score we wanted to settle was who had the best flow going on the 49ers and Ravens?
Yes, there were Mohawks and long dreads. There were heads with no hair. But who did teammates think was the best?
Check out our video above and let us know in the comments below who you think has the best flow going into Super Bowl XLVII.
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So, while I troll online, sometimes I see patterns that truely grabs me. Nimbus is one of them. The name of the sweater makes me think of Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000. This sweater is no witchy project. If anything, it's a very good starter project. No frills all knit and purl stitches across. It creates a nice block that defines the edges and show a basic design.
Of course, as all easy things goes, I would somehow manage to screw it up. For instance, for the most part, if they tell you to decrease you should have X stitches and it should in theory means that your garment will be Y inches long. I've ran into several situations where it's longer than the recommended length but I followed the instructions. This can be because: a, I don't know how to measure things. b, my gauge is either too loose or tight. c, I'm just an idiot. So, I finally decided that it's more important to keep the length, after all, it has to match up w/ the rest of the pieces. That said, I'm not going to lie that one arm is longer than the other, not by much, but it is longer.
I did substitue yarn here, it was on sale, I was there. Since I was buying on a wimp, I didn't get a chance to check my yardage or the weight. I was just crossing my fingers and hoped it worked. Luckily for me, it did. It was the same thickness and enough yardage for left overs.
The only big deal about this, and you won't see it unless you see me wearing it in person. Up close, you can see that I did my seaming backwards. Meaning it was inside out. It can very well be a fashion statement, but you and I both know it's not true. So there... it's not quite the pattern, but it is for the most part.
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The Polo team at Colorado State has been one of the most successful clubs in CSU history. The men's team has won the U.S. Polo Association National Championship in 1990, 1991, and 1999. Our women's program has qualified for the national tournament almost every year and we have had several students named to the All American team. The current roster has about 45 players on it. Both men's and women's teams are currently ranked 2nd in the nation - Come see them play at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo
Equine enthusiasts ages 8-18 will compete in four different types of disciplines: Showmanship, English Equitation, Western Horsemanship and Western Trail. Competitors will be competing within their individual age groups for prizes. This show allows the top Exhibitors 4-H has to offer across all age groups compete head to head.


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I'm a sucker for a good ending. When I'm writing a piece, the final sentences of that piece are always the ones that are the most difficult for me. I agonize over them and usually wind up rewriting them many times over.
It's not that I'm obsessive-compulsive for no particular reason. I think that endings are important. How you end something you've created off is the final taste that the people who will be exposed to your creation have of it.
For me, a written piece is not unlike a gift you give to your readers. Part of the enjoyment of a gift is in how you give it, the rigmarole through which you go to make the hand over just right. A good ending is the final bow on that gift for me; it makes the piece ready for hand over.
So a solid ending, one that really seals the deal and nails the overall efforts of your creation, well, that can be the difference between an alright piece and a spectacular piece. How many times have you made your way through a book or a story of some sort, enjoying it along the way, and then the ending falls flat and you say to yourself, "Man, I really want to like that story, but the ending just didn't do it for me"?
I watched a lot of movies as a kid and had that experience on more than a couple of occasions. But the movies that didn't leave me with that feeling were often the stuff of genius. They've stuck with me and have become my favourite movies. Here are four good examples.
American History X
American History X is a powerful movie, period. Ed Norton has long been one of my favourite actors and it was his performance in this movie that really got me hooked. Edward Furlong provides a supporting effort that matches Norton's prowess and even the smaller characters, like Beverly D'Angelo as Norton and Furlong's mother and Faruza Balk as Norton's girlfriend, are deftly provided.
The movie itself is a pretty unflinching look at racism and racial tensions in America. Although dramatized, the way that those issues are explored is engrossing in a rigorous sort of way. And every side of those dynamics gets humanized so that you come to honestly care and feel invested in them, from the white supremacists (yes, the white supremacists) to the African American character who breaks through to Norton in jail.
That humanizing is what makes this ending so gut-wrenching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ZZTtg1nOY&oref (sadly, the embedding on most of these clips is disabled due to copyright claims, so I have to suffice by linking to them).
You don't see it coming, of course, expecting that Norton's character is the one in danger. But the twist component is actually incidental to the power this ending provides. I watched American History X again not long ago, knowing full well how it ended, and I still sobbed when it came. There are consequences to our actions, often unintended. And what we do, even on the day-to-day level of minutia, matters more than we generally acknowledge. As the Greeks said, "Know thyself," and leave no stone unturned in your excavation.
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan's cinematic adaptation of the Batman graphic novels is, to my mind, the benchmark for such efforts. And the Dark Knight is my favourite thus far. There are a lot of things to like about this movie: Heath Ledger's final and riveting performance as the Joker, the socio-political undertones on which the movie touches, the sheer aesthetic universe that Nolan manages to create and in which he ensconces you.
A lot of people rave about the ending of the Dark Knight's predecessor, Batman Begins. And the Joker foreshadowing was an awesome touch. But it pales in comparison to the ending of the Dark Knight, in my opinion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDQob4AOCsQ
This ending also makes me cry, which is a bit odd for what is essentially an action movie, but in a very different way than American History X. The degree of honour that Batman demonstrates in the end, having all of Harvey Dent's actions blamed on him so that Gotham can retain the hope it so desperately needs, is just overwhelming. You rarely see that kind of honour capture in movies in a way that remains so real, grounded, and gritty.
And to deliver the ending via a soliloquy by Commissioner Gordon/Gary Oldman, it is, in some senses, one of the best examples of what I described above. It perfectly wraps the movie up for the viewer.
The Breakfast Club
The late John Hughes' The Breakfast Club was one of my favourite movies as a child. It's well written and very funny, which is most of what appealed to me as a kid. But it is also a powerful look at the challenges of being a teenager and the struggle to find one's self that remains as poignant today as it did 27 years ago when it was released.
It wasn't until later viewings that I really started to catch on to those deeper themes in the movie. And so my love for both the writing and heroic performances by various members of the Brat Pack has only grown over the years. Again, the ending here is well delivered and powerful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1I4q6lOpo
Coming to identify and understand the roles that society places on you from a very early age is no small sort of subject matter to tackle. The ways in which The Breakfast Club does so have both an intellectual and emotional depth that belie the genre in which the movie is generally placed.
The essay written by Anthony Michael Hall's character confronting and challenging the epitome of that social conformity as portrayed via the Vice Principal character by Paul Gleason finds just the right voice. Strong, but not over the top. And Judd Nelson's fist pump at the very end hits a liberating note that I think resonates with each of us on a deep level. We would all like to break free from the weight of those symbols.
Shutter Island
I was surprised upon viewing that Shutter Island got as mixed reviews as it did. Scorsese strings together a terse and elegant psychological thriller in this movie and wrestles a reasonably haunting performance from Leonardo DiCaprio per his usual skill. Again, the supporting performances from people like Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max Von Sydow, and Michelle Williams make this a movie I can watch over and over again.
Of course, for most people, the brilliance of the ending hinges on the revelation that the entire plot is a figment of DiCaprio's character's fevered mind. And as far twist endings go, Shutter Island's is pretty epic. This is especially true insofar as it lends the final grim touches to an unsettling ambiance that pervades the movie in the understanding that what you've been watching is ultimately the deep inner workings of a person's subconscious mind.
But the very final scene is what really gets me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NKvQKxKlYo
To me, this is the true climax, with the twist acting as a sort of red herring. Yes, coming to realize that everything you've watched is happening in DiCaprio's mind is unexpected, clever, and disturbing.
But the line, "It makes me wonder, which one would be worse: to live as a monster or to die as a good man," tipping the hat that DiCaprio's character hasn't slipped back into his delusion, that the radical therapy he's undergone has worked, and that the weight of reality pressing in on him is such that he would rather keep up the ruse and die than go on is breathtaking in its subtlety. Every time I see it, I'm left reeling at just how vividly Scorsese presents a careful examination of the precarious nature of the human condition.


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'Lisa': Teenage Sexuality, Rape, and the Downfall of Damsels in Distress
I've recently taken to revisiting some of these forgotten (or culty, depending on who's looking) classics with a new, more grown-up and feminist eye, and I've been examining the lessons that each of these gems showed us. One of my recent new/old film crushes is a 1990 film called Lisa (starring Cheryl Ladd, Staci Keenan, and DW Moffet). It has all the teen angst that a gal could hope for. At first glance you expect this to be a typical thriller, but this film is so much more. It is an open exploration of a young woman coming into her own, exploring her sexuality, rebelling against traditional convention, and if that weren't interesting enough, Lisa's story runs parallel to the exploits of a serial rapist/killer. One of the things that makes this film so different is the point at which these two stories intersect, and Lisa proves herself more capable than imaginable and saves herself and her mother from the killer's clutches. The ending of the film flipped the traditional damsel in distress cliché on its head.
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My Love-Hate Relationship With Joss Whedon
It started when I was 13. Some friends and I went to see Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It sounded like a lovely idea. A movie with a cheerleader as lead for my more "girly" friends, a vampire flick with a female heroine for me and the guy friends who were dragged along on this group "date" and just wanted to see vampires. It wasn't like we had a choice–none of us had a car, and this was the only thing playing that we were old enough to watch at the theater our parents dropped us off at. I thought it would be perfect until it occurred to me in the lobby, while procuring nachos and popcorn, that this film was devised to please everyone, and usually when movies set out to please everyone, they pleased no one. But, it was a movie, and on a hot summer day that meant air conditioning; plus, there would be vampires, a female heroine and that was all I needed to give it a try.
How Love Triangles Perpetuate Misogyny
Romance, lust, and dramatic intrigue are the antidote to our anxiety that we are just boringly adequate enough to make it through everyday life. The best part is that we can deny any accusations of shallowness or narcissism because at the end of the day, we don't have to take responsibility for the actions of fictional characters. It's a win-win!
See 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' for Naomie Harris's Winnie Mandela
Where Long Walk to Freedom is able to offer something new and compelling is in its depiction of Winnie Mandela, played by Naomie Harris in a stunning, ferocious performance. Winnie's story isn't as well-known, and she's not as saintly a figure, so the film is able to actually take a point of view in its portrayal of her.
Seed & Spark: We HAVE What We Need to Create
I'm really inspired these days by filmmaker, entrepreneur, community builder Ava DuVernay – inspired about film and about life. IndieWire named her one of their 40 top Industry Influencers and they definitely got it right when they put her in their "Shapeshifter" category. She IS indeed a shapeshifter. She's not only transforming herself, but she's calling into being a highly fluid, passionately creative era in filmmaking. She's inviting us all to shift our perceptions and change our world. She's calling on us to step out of a sense of desperation and lack, look around, notice what we have available to us, and begin to create.
The Film Version of 'Blue is the Warmest Color' Left Me Cold
It's fantastic that there is a "Blue is the Warmest Color" comic book French film adaptation that is receiving such praise. Not only that, but the graphic novel was written and drawn by a woman, Julie Maroh. However, because I really admire the graphic novel source material (…even though it is a bit overwrought…I mean, hey, what love story isn't?), I feel compelled to critique the film for the myriad changes that were actively made from comic to screenplay, which remove much of the drama and complexity from the storyline.
The Global Feminist: Acknowledging Nicole Kidman's UN Role
Nicole Kidman is one of the most accomplished actors working today and one of Hollywood's most fashionable stars. Since 2006, she has also been a Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women. Formerly known as UNIFEM (the United Nations Development Fund for Women), UN Women promotes gender equality and female self-empowerment around the world. It advocates both economic and political advancement and works to end violence against women.
HBO's Dark Comedy of Geriatrics and the Nurses Who Love Them In 'Getting On'
But Laurie Metcalf hammering a nail into the wall with a gynecologist's ducklips thingy is priceless, as is a confused patient's eyes clearing as Niecy Nash holds her hand. Here is perhaps where the show's delicate balance between comedy and compassion becomes most apparent; the understaffed nurses are, at times, ridiculous in their adherence to bureaucracy and hospital politics, but they, and the patients they serve, are also given moments of generosity and human connection.
'The Punk Singer' and a Room of Her–and Our–Own
…the beauty of riot grrrl lies in the fact that we do get to remake our girlhoods, inserting anger and rioting where before there was quiet sadness and loneliness. It's easy to flip back and forth between Bikini Kill and The Julie Ruin (and everything in between) and be catapulted back to a moment or into a moment. This idea that we can rewrite our histories and revise our futures by pressing "play" is woven throughout The Punk Singer. Creating ourselves in our rooms, and then stepping outside of our rooms and talking to one another and listening to one another is essential.
'Frozen': Disney's First Foray into Feminism
I was surprised by Disney's latest animated film "Frozen". I was sure it was going to feed us Disney's standard company line about princesses and marriage and girls needing to be rescued all the time. I was wrong. Though the film still showcases impossibly thin, rich, white girls who are princesses, this isn't a story about romantic love or some dude rescuing a damsel in distress. "Frozen" is a story about sisterhood and the power that exists inside young women.
Call for Writers: Child and Teenage Girl Protagonists
We thought it might be a fun note to end the year on, with the exploration of films like Harry Potter and Matilda, while also taking a closer, more serious look at portrayals of adolescence and girlhood in films and TV. Some questions to think about include, what are Hollywood's expectations of girls and teenage girls in films and TV? And how do those expectations feed into the public's acceptance of a teenage girl's sexuality, for instance. Further, how might a girl character impact a young girl who's viewing her on screen?