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Panoramic Summer 2
During my roadtrip in the US, I shot a few panoramic pictures, not all of them came out well, and some of them are yet to be fully processed. Here are two random samplings of the Ontario/upstate New York.
Panoramic Summer 2
During my roadtrip in the US, I shot a few panoramic pictures, not all of them came out well, and some of them are yet to be fully processed. Here are two random samplings of the Ontario/upstate New York.
Documenting Crappy Performance
I added a simple, but powerful instrumentation framework to GEGL this weekend. The original plan was to use SVG, xhtml+css or cairo for creating nice graphs and diagrams, but I settled on making UTF8art bar-diagrams, using the glyphs with incremental horizontal coverage in 1/8 increments instead.
./unsharp-mask.xml usecs: 6256331 gegl 7.693684 ██████████████████████████████████████████ process 6.345501 ██████████████████████████████████▊ gaussian-blur 3.025135 ████████████████▋ babl 2.601660 ██████████████▏ defined-region 0.000009 prepare 0.000005 other 0.423461 ██▍ png-save 1.130282 ██████▏ babl 0.444080 ██▌ defined-region 0.000005 prepare 0.000004 other 0.686193 ███▊ subtract 0.994492 █████▌ babl 0.927667 █████ defined-region 0.000006 prepare 0.000004 other 0.066815 ▍ add 0.731857 ████ babl 0.626452 ███▌
Other profiling tools like valgrind's Callgrind and KCacheGrind provides even more detailed information about where time is spent, but a condensed and domain specific visualization makes it easier to see what the hot-spots are.
The core of the instrumentation architecture is the following functions:
glong gegl_ticks (void); void gegl_instrument (const gchar *parent_task, const gchar *sub_task, glong usecs); gchar * gegl_instrument_utf8 (void); /*header/source*/
The first function is a clock providing usecs (1/1000000 second), which can be used to measure the execution time of code
The second function registers a named sub-task of an already existing task. (Tasks can be registered by calling gegl_instrument with 0 as the usecs parameter, the name of the root is specified with an initial gegl_instrument call where both parent_task, and sub_task have the same value.
The last function return a UTF8 breakdown of the time usage recorded. Each task should register it's own time, a special child is appended in the reports signifying how much time has not been accounted for by it's siblings (for the operations in GEGL this is the time spent doing raster manipulation, globally for GEGL this value is slightly wrong (even negative), since recursive invokations of GEGL during processing of the load operations leads to double registration of some processing time.)
This instrumentation is now automatically built for the gallery of the web-pages (which are generated in the docs subdir when GEGL is compiled). I hope to get this hooked up with the Automatic regression tests of GEGL at OSDL. To provide insights about the performance on various architectures, as well plotting historic data to be able to track performance changes over time.
Indexed Metamers
Palletized images are a subset of indexed images. I have no personal desire for either, but one is an artifact of the past and the other possible in the realm of GEGL.
A palettized image is a color image that is reduces to a fixed number of colors. For colors that have no exact match in the palette the closest match is used instead (perhaps in combination with error diffusion/dithering to improve the perceptual match, like GIMPs current conversion to indexed supports). This palette reduction can be done automatically on a per layer basis, or as a global filter for the entire layer stack (like GIMPs current display filters.)
In an indexed image every pixel is a number, this number indicates which palette index will be used for displaying the pixel. Some programs add special meaning to the actual number, and disregard the actual RGB value, to the extent where they introduces indexed metamers, different palette indices with the same color value given different interpretation by the program.
For people depending on indexed metamers to be preserved through processing and editing GEGL is bad news, and they should stick with GIMP 2.x or an old copy of DeluxePaint, for most purposes though GEGL will probably seemingly provide even more power when it comes to editing of palettized images.
tarballed BablFish observed
The build environment of GEGL has received some sorely needed attention, and as part of that babl has been polished into a stable state. Babl is a library providing GEGL with color model and data type vocabulary as well as conversions between pixel formats.
GEGL now depends on babl 0.0.4 or newer. This is the first versioned release of babl. Babl in CVS now carries the version 0.0.5, this will be incremented to 0.0.6 prior to creating the next official distribution tarball.
Babl does its job well, but not at the speed it might be capable of. To make babl more useful for GEGL and other system that might use it more and faster conversion extensions must be added.
Collaborative Bluetooth Slideshow
Some of my students might be working on a project using some form of bluetooth communication. It all started out with a desire to learn about Object Exhange (OBEX) as well as some more of the issues of dealing with bluetooth from the commandline in linux. |
My experiments lead to a collaborative slideshow display, where users add images from camera phones using bluetooth. I call it BlueCommon and it is held together by ducttape^Wruby. It is probably possible to crash it, and if it fails to send you something it wants to send you I suspect it might get annoingly persistent.
The Nokia 770 is probably a nice platform to run this, or a modified version on.
Roadtrip to SIGGRAPH
This year I got the opportunity to attend my first SIGGRAPH, as a contributor in the art gallery, exhibiting Nå av da. I arrived in the US one week early. My nocturnal european behavior made me a morning person, something the suited my unplanned roadtrip. I rented a car and drove to Boston, from Boston, via Niagara Falls, Toronto Canada, upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and my first encounter with a barber wielding a cut-throat blade in Lynn MA. The SIGGRAPH experience itself was overwhelming, I've met people working with concepts and media I find very interesting. Made new friends, hung out with old ones, and got disgusted with the american love of freezing indoors at the height of summer. It was two weeks without the ability to do any coding, I gathered my thoughts, and found inspiration instead. Now I am looking forward to GEGL development which slowly is picking up momentum and more contributors, as well as investigations into higher level uses of the GEGL technologies. |
Programming Web Pages
Work has been under way for a while on new webpages for GEGL, I chose to reuse some of the infrastructure I used to build the babl webpages. The tools building the static pages are automake, bash and GEGL itself. Property introspection with gobject provides a nice operation reference. And the gallery is rendered from XML.
I've also made a bootstrapping script that retrieves the sources, and hopefully builds them.
Panoramic Summer
I'm currently in vacation mode. Photography, relaxation and contemplation. Probably also a bit of procrastination; an epic battle with the beast of autofoo is looming in the distance.
The computer has burnt a few cycles stitching magic|scenic views, some of them already added to my panorama gallery.
XML based image processing
GEGL now contains gmarkup based parser for a format similar to oxide, and thus what was the basis for my proposal.
GEGL is also capable of serializing general any graph containing sources, filter and composers to such hierachies. Thus the mechanism to implement a toggle between a layer/graph view in an application like GIMP is possible as long as the types of operations are restricted to these.
The image and XML snippet below illustrates a Layer group, containing a layer clone as well as effect layers.
<gegl> <tree> <node class='png-save' path='-'/> <node class='over'> <node class='translate' x='100.0' y='100.0'/> <node class='over'> <node class='clone' ref='gegl'/> </node> <node class='translate' x='16.0' y='16.0'/> <node class='opacity' value='0.5'/> <node class='bcontrast' brightness='-1.0'/> <node class='box-blur' radius='16.0'/> <node class='png-load' path='data/gegl.png' id='gegl'/> </node> <node class='jpg-load' path='data/vinci-fly3.jpg'/> </tree> </gegl>
Det e'kje GEGL alt so glitra
One of the projects I've been aspiring to make work is GEGL. GIMP's next-generation dataflow (graph based), image processing and compositing engine for GIMP.
Upon my initial approach many years ago, GEGL didn't do any image processing, and I failed to understand the code base. Both of these things have changed now.
The tests and the implemented (some autogenerated) image processing ops have not found their place in CVS yet but are available as a tarball that builds against current GEGL and babl checkouts. The tarball contains my test suite, which produces a HTML gallery of the generated images.
There is still a lot of work to be done, but hopefully it is now easier for others to join in :) We need to: settle the API, plug memory leaks, swap to disk instead RAM, fine tune the abyss, make optimized non floating point ops that are regression tested against the float version, settle the operation API, document, optimize, integrate with other frameworks, make the system distributed across rendering nodes, multi threading, and more.
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
Keep up with the latest Advogato features by reading the Advogato status blog.
If you're a C programmer with some spare time, take a look at the mod_virgule project page and help us with one of the tasks on the ToDo list!


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Speaker Biographies
Meetings Industry Experts
Linda Andreani
Director, Professional Development Programs
Destination Marketing Association International
Linda manages learning & development programming and growth strategies within the professional development and meetings department of DMAI. She previously served as vice president of programs for the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. Linda's other prior roles include consultancy targeting business performance and human capital management, national sales and services at Marriott International, and corporate development and program expansion in the nonprofit sector.
» Session: "Industry Certifications: An Avenue for Career Enhancement"Marlene Blas
Associate Director for Meetings & Events
California Western School of Law
Program Advisor & Instructor
California State University San Marcos
Committed to education, Marlene established and funded the San Diego MPI Student Member Scholarship in August 2012. She serves on numerous industry advisory boards and co-edited Meeting and Event Analysis: Tales from the Trenches, a compilation of case studies for use by those teaching at undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels.
» Session: "Are You Ready? Disaster Prep for Meeting, Convention, and Trade Show Professionals" Jean Bryant, CEM
Manager, Exhibits and Corporate Services
AABB (formerly American Association of Blood Banks)
A 25-year industry veteran, Jean has managed consumer, trade, and association shows & meetings. She joined the AABB education and professional development department in 2008. Her expertise is looking at a show from the exhibitor's viewpoint and developing sponsorship opportunities that enhance the meeting experience. Jean is a member of the IAEE Washington, DC Chapter.
» Session: "Traffic Building: Creating a Wow Factor on Your Show Floor"
Katie Callahan-Giobbi
Executive Vice President
Minding Your Business, Inc.
A 25-year industry veteran, Katie helps organizations develop strategies that drive business, as well as design and execute innovative live event experiences. Before joining Minding Your Business, she served as executive vice president of the MPI Foundation and senior vice president of sales for LA Inc. Earlier in her career, Katie was area director of sales and marketing for W Hotels of New York, as well as The Century Plaza Hotel & Spa and the St. Regis Hotel & Spa in Los Angeles. She was also director of sales and marketing at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago and held similar positions at other Chicago-area hotels. Katie has served in a variety of roles on MPI's executive committee and international board of directors, as well as a past president of the MPI Chicago Area Chapter. She currently serves on ASAE's Meetings & Exposition Council and is a frequent guest lecturer on the meetings industry at Roosevelt University.
» Session: "Building Attendance: Fresh Strategies for Audience Acquisition"Jason Chmiola
Audio and Video Engineer
WebLink Audio Video
Jason is a multimedia professional based in Washington, DC, with a strong background in audio / video recording and internet technology. After working as an editor and cameraman, Jason founded his own company, WebLink Audio Video, in 2010, to focus on content creation and distribution of internet media. He now specializes in web streaming of live events, video-on-demand systems, podcasting, and production of audio and video targeted to online audiences. Jason's primary customers are small to mid-sized business, trade associations, and professional groups seeking to expand their reach via web-based media.
» Session: "Lights, Camera, Internet: Video + Marketing = Impact"
Barbara F. Dunn, Esq.
Attorney and Partner
Howe & Hutton, Ltd.
Barbara works with many individuals and organizations in the meetings industry—including corporate and independent planners, as well as suppliers. She has written numerous articles on a wide range of legal issues and is a frequent speaker for ASAE, MPI, PCMA, SGMP; along with other meetings, travel, and hospitality industry groups. Barbara was the 2005-06 chair of the ASAE Legal Section Council—the first woman to serve in such a leadership role—and is also a member of the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys. She received her Juris Doctorate degree from the John Marshall Law School, where she served on the editorial board of the John Marshall Law Review.
» Session: "Meetings and the Law: Must Knows for the Digital Age"George G. Fenich, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Hospitality Leadership
East Carolina University
Dr. Fenich has delivered over 100 seminars and presentations to both academe and industry. He has served on DMAI's Student and Educator Advisory Council; along with service to MPI, PCMA, ACOM, and ICHRIE. Dr. Fenich is also an active consultant to the industry and his "FuturePace" processes are being used by over 50 DMOs in the U.S. He personally experienced hurricane Katrina.
» Session: "Are You Ready? Disaster Prep for Meeting, Convention, and Trade Show Professionals"Brad Gentile
Owner/Creative Director
Bottomline Video & Creative Group
Brad has more than 20 years of experience in the video and media industry. He has produced and directed award-winning documentaries, corporate industrials, association highlight and membership features, live concerts, and theatre performances; as well as content for such media outlets as ESPN, NBC, ABC, and FOX affiliates, Ivanhoe Broadcasting, and Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. Brad had also worked with non-profits and associations, such as the American Rental Association, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, Compressed Gas Association, Airborne Law Enforcement Association, and the Association for Career and Technical Education.
» Session: "Lights, Camera, Internet: Video + Marketing = Impact"
Richard B. Green, FASAE, CASE
Vice President, Association Sales and Industry Relations
Marriott Global Sales
Richard is Marriott's primary liaison & spokesperson and is actively involved with key clients and industry associations, including ASAE, IAEE, MPI, and PCMA. He was formerly vice president of sales for the Greater Boston CVB and a national sales manager at the Anaheim Area CVB. He started his industry career with Hyatt Hotels and also spent ten years with Marriott, as a national account executive in the Washington, D.C., office and as opening director of association sales at the San Francisco Marriott.
» Session: "Vital Decisions: Getting the Most From Your RFPs"Laura Hudson, CMP
Manager, CES Projects
Consumer Electronics Association
Laura joined the Consumer Electronics Association in March 2002, where she is responsible for a wide range of meeting and event planning, including managing CEA's Board of Industry Leaders and executive board meetings. Currently, she manages the Leaders In Technology (LIT) program and the Innovation Policy Summit (IPS) at the International CES, the world's largest annual innovation event.
» Session: "Government Ethics, Transparency, and Contracting / Planning Successful Events" Kimberly Knight, CAE, CMP
Senior Governance Analyst
Kimberly is part of the CEO's office at the 37 million-member AARP, where she assists the 22-member board of directors in all aspects of corporate governance. Her previous experience includes serving as CEO of the Women's Bar Association of D.C., as well as section director at the American Bar Association. Kim has also held executive positions in association marketing, membership, meetings, and trade shows. She currently serves on the CAE Commission, overseeing the CAE credential program.
» Session: "Industry Certifications: An Avenue for Career Enhancement" Lawrence Leonard, CMP
Chief Operating Officer
Convention Industry Council
Lawrence manages APEX, an industry initiative to develop and promote voluntary best practices, along with the development of the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards, a set of nine formal specifications addressing sustainability in all facets of meetings and events. He has more than 15 years of management and planning experience in the meetings, events, and exhibitions industry. Prior to joining CIC, Lawrence was director of conferences for the National Association of Home Builders, where he directed the management and delivery of educational and networking events—including the NAHB National Green Building Conference.
» Session: "Industry Certifications: An Avenue for Career Enhancement" Samantha McKenney, CMP
Senior Meeting Planner
AABB (formerly American Association of Blood Banks)
Samantha has more than 10 years of experience in the meeting and event planning arena. She joined the AABB education and professional development department in 2003 and is now the senior meeting planner for AABB's city-wide meeting with 6,500 participants and 200 exhibitors. Her passion is creating quality networking experiences and leveraging social media to increase the visibility and reach of the meeting. Samantha currently serves on the PCMA Capital Chapter's communications committee and is a member of Senior Planners Industry Network.
» Session: "Traffic Building: Creating a Wow Factor on Your Show Floor"
Ann McLeod, CEM, CAE
Director of Meetings & Expositions
Society of American Military Engineers
Ann joined SAME in 2010 and oversees the organization's meetings and conferences, including two trade shows, two overseas conferences, and other meetings throughout the year—ranging in size from 15 to 2,500 persons. Previously, she was on the staff of GWSAE and ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership. Ann's last position at ASAE was director, exhibitions and registration, where she oversaw the operations of the organization's trade shows, including Springtime and the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition.
» Session: "Industry Certifications: An Avenue for Career Enhancement"Monique Montoya, CMP
CMP Program Manager
Convention Industry Council
Monique manages the day to day operations of CIC's Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Program, the foremost certification of the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry. The CMP program, established in 1985, recognizes individuals who have achieved the industry's highest standard of professionalism. Prior to joining CIC, Monique worked as the meetings manager at the Glass Packaging Institute.
» Session: "Professional Certification: Obtaining CMP Status"Elizabeth Perrin
Director, Consulting Services
Courtesy Associates
Elizabeth directs a team of contracting specialists that consult with hotels and conference & convention centers to obtain and maintain multiple award schedules with the General Services Administration. With 27 years of experience, she previously served as the key account director responsible for Dolce Hotels and Resorts' becoming the first hotel brand awarded a GSA Schedule for conference centers and hotels; as well as worked in sales at The Westin Washington Dulles Airport, BCD Travel, and American Airlines. She currently co-chairs the programs committee for the National Capital Chapter of SGMP.
» Session: "Government Ethics, Transparency, and Contracting / Planning Successful Events"Glenn M. Reighart, CAE, CMM, CMP
Director, Meetings and Conventions
National Association of School Psychologists
Glenn oversees all aspects of NASP's meetings functions. His 15-years of previous experience includes project director at a meeting management consulting firm and directing the meetings department for three healthcare associations. He has served on MPI's board of directors and Foundation board of trustees, as a past president of the MPI Potomac Chapter, and is also a member of ASAE and PCMA. Glenn has received several awards from MPI and, in 2006, was named one of the "magnificent seven" most valuable players in the meetings industry by Successful Meetings.
» Session: "Vital Decisions: Getting the Most From Your RFPs"Terri Roberts
Director of Training for empowerMINT.com
Destination Marketing Association International
Terri joined DMAI in June 2010, bringing more than 25 years of hospitality industry experience to her role. She previously held positions with Marriott Hotels & Resorts and the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau, in both sales and training capacities. Her personal forte is the design and delivery of high-energy, high-impact training sessions, aligned with business needs, to engage participants and enhance learning for maximum personal and professional growth.
» Session: "Vital Decisions: Getting the Most From Your RFPs"KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Thom Singer
Author and Networking Expert
Thom is the author of eight books on the power of business relationships and networking, including: "Some Assembly Required: How to Make, Grow and Keep Your Business Relationships", "The ABC's of Networking", "Batteries Not Included: 66 Tips to Energize Your Career", and "The ABC's of Conferences". He has more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience with firms such as RR Donnelley, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP, Andrews Kurth LLP, Marsh, Inc., and Wells Fargo Bank. An accomplished speaker and presenter, Thom was a semi-finalist in the 2002 Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking, placing second in the Region III competition, putting him among the top 18 Toastmasters of 20,000 who competed that year.
» Keynote Session: "Some Assembly Required: Integrated Visibility"


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With the NFL just hours into this offseason's official free-agency period, we can't forget the other crazy stories that help make the NFL the roller coaster that it is. Those are the ones that usually happen off the field.
And leave it up to one of the game's biggest faces off the field, Chad Ochocinco, to grab those headlines. It was a nice gesture by the Patriots wide receiver that was found in newspapers throughout New York and New England this morning after he invited 200 of his Twitter followers to free dinner at Harlem's soul food spot Sylvia's Restaurant.
"Dinner in NY tonight –> 1st 200 people at Sylvia's Restaurant by 7 pm in Harlem. Leave ya money/credit cards at home. I got you this time," he tweeted at 4:13 p.m. Monday.
It wasn't the first time Ochocinco invited his followers — who are presumably all complete strangers — out for a night on the town. In October 2010 he treated 85 fans to a Cleveland steakhouse. He's also notorious for random Twitter invites to movies or dinner with a select few as he travels to different cities throughout the country.
He went a little further with it on Monday night, though. Ochocinco even went as far as to give all 200 Harlem dinner attendees his cell phone number.
After dinner, at 8:40 p.m., Ochocinco tweeted: "Met 200 hundred people 2night. Now I've 200 new friends, even better 200 new friends have my phone number. Now that shit is #Epic or #Crazy"
Ochocinco, who was in New York finalizing his new reality produced by VH1 that will be chronicling his upcoming marriage to fiancé Evelyn Lozado, is currently working on a restructured contract with the Patriots to return to the team next season.
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Date Range: October 31, 2009 - October 1, 2009
Touch Tackle: One-on-One/Chic-n-Bones the complete team package
October 31, 2009, 11:29AM
With Mirasola at QB and Adone anchoring the 'D', club is 7-0 Full story »
Staten Island bowling roundup for October 30, 2009
October 31, 2009, 11:06AM
Frank Lieggi fired off games of 269, 244 and 246 en route to a 759 series in the Friday Night Men League at Rab's Country Lanes while Alex Spoto had a 743 set after a 276, 231 and 236 in the Country Pro Shop Juniors loop. Other noteworthy scores: Rab's Country Lanes Friday Night Men: Frank Lieggi 269, 244, 246-759;... Full story »
Staten Island sports bulletin board: Clinic for softball umpires
October 31, 2009, 10:51AM
Softball umpires clinic An adult softball umpires clinic is now forming for the 2010 season. Call Steve Benis at 718-229-0333. Full story »
Staten Island adult sports roundup for October 29, 2009
October 30, 2009, 10:11AM
BASKETBALL Lee's wins James Mortimer and Gerry Koenig had 21 points apiece as Lee's Tavern beat Hollywood 82-53 in CYO Men's Unlimited League. BOWLING Friend blasts 816 Ryan Friend had games of 277, 280 and 259 for an 816 series in the Draft League at Rab's. Yesterday's scores: Rab's Country Lanes Mismates: Lynn Ciaburri 217; Tom Sweeney 258-672;... Full story »
Staten Island sports bulletin board: Registration for hoops, baseball and football
October 30, 2009, 10:06AM
SITTL tourneys The SITTL is now accepting teams for its four postseason tourneys, the John DeSio Memorial, the John DeSio Pain Management, the Lt. Chuck Margiotta and the Russell Robinson Memorial as well as the Lt. Chuck Margiotta Winter League. Call Charlie Margiotta at 761-8321. JCC hoops Final registration for the JCC's winter basketball program will take place Sunday at... Full story »
Staten Island sports bulletin board: Basketball registration
October 29, 2009, 11:05AM
Salem Church hoops Registration is taking place for Salem Church's Upward Basketball Program. Registration forms are available at the church at 634 Clove Road (between Martling and Forest avenues) Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. There are separate leagues for girls and boys in grades 1-8. Final registration and player evaluations will take place on Nov. 16-17 between 5:30 and 7:30... Full story »
Staten Island adult sports roundup for October 28, 2009
October 29, 2009, 10:53AM
TOUCH TACKLE SITTL win for Dance Theatre Anthony Fabrizzio picked off two passes and returned them both for touchdowns to lift Dance Theatre of SI over the Gecko Lounge 29-0 in Staten Island Touch Tackle League play last night. Dan Haggerty added TD passes to Lou Giordano (35 yards) and Keith Cattonar (27 yards). Jor Orlick tossed two TD passes... Full story »
Staten Island adult sports roundup for October 27, 2009
October 28, 2009, 10:58AM
MEN'S BASKETBALL Twins Window prevails in hoops Brian Antonelli scored 25 points to lead Twins Window Cleaning to a 98-88 victory over the Blazers in CYO Men's Unlimited League action in Port Richmond. BOWLING High rollers at Rab's The Rab Wilkinson Memorial League at Rab's Country Lanes turned in a pair of high rollers last night. Tom Wilkinson sizzled for... Full story »
Staten Island sports bulletin board: Great Kills LL registration and Team In Training info session
October 28, 2009, 10:45AM
Team In Training information session Team In Training is holding an informational and signup session at the Burrito Bar tonight at 6:30 p.m. Participants raise funds for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research in exchange for endurance sports training. Great Kills LL registration Great Kills Little League will be holding registration for the 2010 baseball and softball seasons tomorrow from 7-9... Full story »
Staten Island adult sports roundup for October 26, 2009
October 27, 2009, 10:28AM
BASEBALL P&M Plumbing gains fall baseball final Mike Ryan threw a one-hitter to lift P&M Plumbing to an 11-1 win over the Staten Island Royals last night to advance to the championship round of the South Shore BRL men's Fall League. Justin Stark added two hits and three RBI. BOWLING Lombardo leads bowlers Shawn Lombardo's 276 led the Montalbano Pool... Full story »
Staten Island sports bulletin board: Mid-Island Babe Ruth and LL registration and tryout info
October 27, 2009, 9:56AM
Mid-Island LL tryouts moved The Mid-Island LL tryouts for Saturday has been moved to Thursday at 6 p.m. at the clubhouse in Travis. Tryouts are on a first-come, first serve basis. Athletes must be registered and may do so before the tryouts. Check the Web site for updates, www.midislandlittleleague.org. Mid-Island BRL registration Mid-Island BRL will hold registration for its spring... Full story »
Primo's stays hot in Staten Island Touch Tackle East race, 13-0
October 26, 2009, 11:15AM
Defending playoff champion Primo's Pizza is starting to look like its old self since QB Marc Goldberg returned to the starting lineup last week. Primo's posted its second straight Staten Island Touch Tackle League East win Sunday, downing Damage Inc., 13-0. Primo's and Damage are 5-2, two games behind division-leading One-On-One/Chic-n-Bones (7-0), a 18-6 winner over FreetheFan.com yesterday. After Primo's... Full story »
Staten Island adult sports roundup for October 24, 2009
October 25, 2009, 2:47PM
BOWLING Chapple fires 714 series Randy Chapple of the Friday Bowlers tossed a 714 series with a 256 game at Rab's Country Lanes. Other noteworthy scores: Rab's Country Lanes Friday Night Men: Tom Cucurullo Jr. 268; Frank Lieggi 258-692; Vangie Romano 257; Armando Gallotta 242; Chris DiLauro 256; Joe DeJesus 246; Pete Grassi 278-673; Victor Maturi 248; Joe Brezinski... Full story »
Staten Island sports bulletin board: Roller hockey and Little League registration
October 23, 2009, 9:13AM
Roller hockey registration Staten Island Roller Hockey (215 Schmidts Lane, Castleton Corners) has a brand new ice-style playing surface. The facility will hold registration for individuals and complete teams on Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. for its high school division, ages 15-18. Open skate and exhibition games to follow. Call Mike Cartolano at 347-733-2652 or 718-982-7660. League play is scheduled... Full story »
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SONY Malaysia is attempting to woo music lovers with the first-ever Android-powered Walkman, the NWZ-Z1060.
Designed with a unique ergonomic body, the Z1060's built-in xLoud speaker system lets you enjoy tunes without needing to plug it into a speaker dock.
Besides that, it has an anti-reflective 4.3in multi-touch LCD screen with a speedy 1GHz nVidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor for browsing webpages, watching videos and using apps.
Of course since the Z1060 is powered by Android, it has a generous selection of preinstalled apps and users can always get more from Google Play (previously known as the Android Market).
The new Walkman will feature Sony's S-Master MX digital amplifier that the company claimed reduces noise and distortion in your music.
With its distinct W.Button, users can easily launch the W.Control app to browse their music collection by simply flicking through the album cover art.
If you can't decide on what sort of songs you would like to listen to, Sony's SenseMe feature has 14 mood-themed channels to find the right tunes to fit your mood.
Just like some of Sony's other devices like the Tablet S and Xperia S, the Z series Walkman can share content with DLNA-enabled devices like TVs, PCs and home audio systems via WiFi.
But that's not all, you can super-size the entertainment content from your Walkman directly to your TV using a micro HDMI-out or connect via Bluetooth to your speakers or headphones.
The NWZ-1060 comes with 32GB of storage and will be available by the middle of April. No official price has been announced yet. - CHONG JINN XIUNG
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I want to get rid of Zoombrowser. If I uninstall the program what will happen to my photos. Are there any precautions I should take besides backing up my photos to cd. What is the correct procedure to get rid of Zoombrowser. Please help. the program crashed on me and I got pretty scared. I was able to retrieve the photos but I dont want to go through that again. From now on I am going to use a simple card reader and drop the photos into a folder. I may not use a browser again.


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Cody Cluff, former president of the Entertainment Industry Development Corp. (EIDC), is due in court Friday and is expected to enter into a plea agreement or get a trial date on charges of embezzling from the city-county film-permitting agency that was public, or private, or both, depending on whom you ask. Grand-jury proceedings in August brought out a long list of alleged Cluff excesses, including $8,000 in film-permit proceeds being spent at Arizona strip clubs and tens of thousands of agency dollars divided among Cluff's church, his kids' high school football team, a trip to the Dominican Republic and other eyebrow-raising activities.
The Cluff grand jury made big news last summer even before the transcript was released, since prosecutors in District Attorney Steve Cooley's office called every single member of the City Council and the county Board of Supervisors to testify. All of them, it turns out, were board members of the agency formed to streamline Los Angeles film permitting — although few of them seemed to realize they were on the board and fewer still admitted to it. The problem was that as board members, they supposedly supervised Cluff, who in turn lavished many of them with hefty campaign contributions, using money raised from permit fees.
A closer look at the grand-jury transcript shows prosecutors had more in their sights than just Cluff, who his defenders say was simply living large to look like a Hollywood player, boost his image and give him enough juice to talk L.A. production companies out of running away to Canada. In the questions — and the answers — the transcript reveals the bent of Cooley's Public Integrity Division toward ferreting out possible pay-to-play schemes, months before the current contracting scandal forced several insiders from City Hall.
Take, for example, the questioning over charitable donations requested by then-Councilwoman (now state Assemblywoman) Jackie Goldberg, donations that Goldberg said were to offset disruption to the community caused by filming of the 1999 Steve Martin–Eddie Murphy comedy Bowfinger in Echo Park.
"Fine," Goldberg said this week, "we've been through this in the press 42 times, and now you want to go through it a 43rd?"
In fact, news reports in the days after the transcript became public in September did cite the donations requested by Goldberg. It turns out, though, that one of the agencies receiving the money was LACER, an afterschool program that was set up by Goldberg and her partner, Sharon Stricker, and is run by Stricker (the couple of 28 years married in San Francisco earlier this year).
Deputy District Attorney Max Huntsman asked questions that apparently were aimed at determining whether Goldberg, who, along with her council colleagues, sat on the board of the corporation that gave her generous campaign donations, also shook down filming companies for donations to her partner's charity. He broached the subject with Conrado Terrazas, a former Goldberg staffer who ran unsuccessfully to succeed her. Is it true, Huntsman asked Terrazas, that the right to film in the district "was predicated on contribution to the nonprofit?"
"I guess that's a matter of opinion," Terrazas replied. "It was represented to the film companies that Jackie was requesting a contribution to these nonprofits. So, I mean, one could say that that could be, but my understanding was that they were voluntary, voluntary contributions. But from their viewpoint, they didn't see it that way."
Huntsman persisted. "They asked if they can do some filming, and they were asked, 'Will you pay $10,000?' And then right after that —" "And then right after that," Terrazas answered, "Jackie approved."
This kind of thing came up three or four times in his time working for Goldberg in Echo Park, Terrazas said. Huntsman's follow-up question shows he has something particular on his mind.
"Those were on the occasions where the Department of Transportation contacted her and said, 'We're only going to agree to this if you say it's okay'?" That's right, Terrazas replied.
"In the case of LACER, which is run by Sharon Striker [sic], who has a personal relationship with Ms. Goldberg, was that recommended by a field rep, or did Ms. Goldberg recommend that one on her own?" Huntsman asked. Terrazas replied that he didn't know, and Huntsman asked who made the ultimate decision on which charities. "Jackie," the aide responded.
The subject was pressed further with Delpha Flad, staffer for then-Councilwoman Rita Walters. "It was discussed around City Hall that there were various organizations who would ask for money in exchange for being inconvenienced by the filming," Flad testified, adding that Walters didn't do that in her district.
Molly Allen, a freelance location manager who was hired by Universal Studios to take care of things on the ground for Bowfinger, testified that EIDC vice president Mike Bobenko told her "it would be in my best interest to give a donation to Jackie Goldberg's district." So she did.
"We made a check out to the Jackie Goldberg educational fund and gave it to the EIDC," Allen testified. "And then they lost the first one, so we had to do two."


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SOAPnet's celebrating the holiday with a four-hour General Hospital Valentine's marathon! Join us as we look back at some of beloved couple Robin and Patrick's most memorable moments, from their first declarations of love to their wedding day and more! The General Hospital Valentine's marathon airs Sunday, February 12, from 3PM-7PM.
3PM – A determined Patrick shows up outside of Robin's window and declares his love. She finally succumbs and admits she loves him too. (original air date 11/7/06)
4PM – Robin and Patrick's daughter, Emma, is born and they introduce her to the family. (original air date 11/4/08)
5PM – In front of their family and friends, Robin and Patrick are married. (original air date 12/29/08)
6PM – Robin and Patrick share a special celebration in honor of their first anniversary. (original air date 12/29/09)
What going on why did they kill Robin off of the show I have all way like Robin I like to have Robin, they should get rid of Carly can't stand her anymore. and Lulu. I think it Kate shooting at Sonny i think she has a split personality or she having nervous breakdown but I don't think she realize she doing it.BRING ROBIN BACK PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
does anyone know when john, star, blair & todd are scheduled to air on GH?
howww is claudia Johnnys mom? they didn't seem that far apart in age, very weird....what would seem more real is that sito (or whatever his name is) and Tracy (she was married to him) would be the parents...buts thats just me...and i'm tired of listening to michael....


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Zaha Hadid-Designed Riverside Museum Wins European Museum of the Year Award 2013
Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Zaha Hadid-designed Riverside Museum: Scotland's Museum of Transport and Travel keeps raking in recognitions (previously on Bustler): the new Glasgow museum attraction just won the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award 2013, presented by the European Museum Forum. The announcement was made…
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Zaha Hadid Honored for Creative Leadership with Aenne Burda Award
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Earlier this week, Zaha Hadid was presented the Aenne Burda Award for Creative Leadership at the Digital Life Design (DLD) Conference in Munich, Germany. The Award for Creative Leadership honors women for outstanding entrepreneurial and creative achievement.
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Zaha Hadid Wins New National Stadium Japan Competition
Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2012
Zaha Hadid just scored again. Only two weeks ago, we reported on the eleven finalist in the international design competition for the New National Stadium Japan in Tokyo, and now today it has been announced that the entry by Zaha Hadid Architects was selected as…
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New National Stadium Japan Competition Unveils 11 Finalists
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Eleven finalists have been announced today in the international design competition for the New National Stadium Japan, including design heavy hitters like Zaha Hadid Architects, SANAA, UNStudio, and Toyo Ito. The finalists, announced by the Japan Sport Council (JSC) and jury chair Tadao Ando, were selected from 46…
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Zaha Hadid's Riverside Museum Wins European Museum Academy Micheletti Award 2012
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The Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Riverside Museum in Glasgow, Scotland has been named the most innovative museum in the fields of technology, labor and social history by the European Museum Academy. Riverside competed against museums in 12 other European countries to win the 17th annual
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Stirling Prize Goes to Zaha Hadid Architects (Again)
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The Evelyn Grace Academy, a cutting-edge new secondary school in Brixton, south London by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the prestigious £20,000 (US$31,000) RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 for the best new European building built or designed in the United Kingdom.
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Award Winners at the 2010 World Architecture Festival
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The World Architectiure Festival had big industry names congregate to Barcelona for a plethora of events last week. Part of the annual festival program is the announcement of the WAF Award Winners. The grand title of World Building of the Year went to the Zaha Hadid-designed MAXXI…
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Stirling Prize 2010 Goes to Zaha Hadid's MAXXI Museum in Rome
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MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts| in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010, in association with The Architects Journal and Benchmark. The presentation of the UK's premier architectural award took place at a special awards…
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Zaha Hadid Awarded Praemium Imperiale for Architecture by the Japan Art Association
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British Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid has been awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale Award for Architecture by the Japan Art Association. "It is indeed an honor to receive this recognition from the Japan Art Association." said Hadid. "Working in Japan has been critical to the development of my work around the…
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JS Bach / Zaha Hadid Architects Chamber Music Hall for Manchester International Festival
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According to the Harvard Business Review, Marketing is Dead. Not sure if everyone has received that blog or memo.. But Traditional Marketing as we know it is truly dead.
What do I mean by traditional marketing?
Sending out advertisements, print material, brochures ... spending money on weekly ads in the newspaper. Sorry, to my friends in print advertising, but traditional marketing really has taken a down turn. For those savvy enough, like the Southampton Patch, their marketing has merged both traditional forms of marketing (placing advertisements) and online media (blogging). This up and coming online magazine, essentially, has attracted loads of attention by using simply social media tools, like Facebook and weekly newsletters in the email box to sum up the week of major local events.
Social Media and community building advertising is the wave of marketing now and in the future. Many business owners are realizing this new trend, as many of their existing clients may be moving over to other businesses. Or, you may be a user of such a platform like Facebook and seeing people recommend other businesses and companies based on the social media "word of mouth". The beauty of using such new tools, like Facebook and Twitter, is the "tagging". Now, you may ask, why such a simple thing? How does it have such a powerful impact on business?
When someone loves a business, service, restaurant or even book.. even an IMAGE, the tagging and sharing that takes place on social media becomes that "word of mouth" power of business. Some of our clients at Ruby Marketing Group have truly found all of their success in using the tools that we have set up for them, like blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. Many of our clients are people who have hesitated over the years to make that "shift" because they are afraid that their efforts will go unfruitful. Well, let me tell you, first hand.. I have seen businesses double and triple their business by using the right tools, like blogging and Facebook. I have worked with non-profits, who have also seen firsthand the power of using new media tools and online marketing techniques. Even our own company, Ruby Marketing Group, has truly been successful by using tools like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
What do you think? Have you made the shift? What are your observations?
Tag me on this post. Share it on Facebook, tag me @Melissa Ann Mitchell. Let's see how this "word of mouth", new marketing technique really works!!!


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Pick a time for your discussion. It is best not to force children to talk about things until they are ready. Create an open and supportive environment where they are comfortable sharing their feelings and asking questions.
Listen to your children. Try to find out what you child already knows about the situation in Iraq (i.e. what have you seen or heard about the attacks?). Their knowledge will be determined by their age and their experiences. Your child's feelings are real and need to be acknowledged and validated. In the United States, we can reassure our children that they are safe.
Help children find ways to express themselves. Some children will be able to talk about their feelings or thoughts, while others will be more comfortable drawing pictures, writing stories, or playing with toys.
Use words and concepts that children will understand. Ask your child questions (i.e. "What are you scared of"" "Do you feel angry?"). Adjust what you ask or say to a level that your child can understand. Cater your explanations to the child's age, maturity, personality style, developmental level, and language skill. Avoid talking about enemies. It is helpful to talk about "bad or harmful actions" instead of "bad or evil people." This helps children avoid stereotypes. Use the opportunity to explain prejudice and discrimination.
Let your child know how upsetting and difficult this is for you as an adult. It is appropriate for children to know that their parents are distressed. Children may think it's their fault or worry that they have done something wrong if they are not aware of how you are feeling about the war. It is important for them to know and understand how you are taking care of your anxious feelings.
Children tend to personalize situations. Be reassuring but do not make unrealistic promises. They may worry about friends or relatives that live in areas that are associated with past and/or present terrorist incidents.
Monitor the amount of television news you watch or let your child watch. Watching and reading about the news together is the best way to gauge a child's reaction and to help them deal with the information. However, the repetition of disturbing events and scenes can be very upsetting and frightening to young children.
Give your child extra time and attention. Try to maintain family routines. Children are reassured by familiarity and structure.
Children who have experienced trauma or loss in the past are more vulnerable to the present circumstances.
Watch for changes in your child's behavior and physical symptoms. Your child may be more aggressive in school or towards family members. Your child may be clingier at home or cry more often. Monitor for physical symptoms including headaches and stomachaches. Many children express anxiety through physical symptoms. If your child is having trouble coping, please seek professional help.
Encourage your child to reach out to others. Helping others can give your child a sense of control and security. Encourage your child to write letters to the president, senator, or other U.S. representatives. Find out from your child's teacher how the school or classroom is dealing with the war.
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17:1 Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, `or' anything evil; for that is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
17:2 If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
17:3 and hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
17:4 and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, then shalt thou inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,
17:5 then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, who hath done this evil thing, unto thy gates, even the man or the woman; and thou shalt stone them to death with stones.
17:6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
17:7 The hand of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.
17:8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose;
17:9 and thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days: and thou shalt inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment.
17:10 And thou shalt do according to the tenor of the sentence which they shall show thee from that place which Jehovah shall choose; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they shall teach thee:
17:11 according to the tenor of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do; thou shalt not turn aside from the sentence which they shall show thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
17:12 And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.
17:13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
17:14 When thou art come unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me;
17:15 thou shalt surely set him king over thee, whom Jehovah thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee; thou mayest not put a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.
17:16 Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
17:17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
17:18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of `that which is' before the priests the Levites:
17:19 and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
17:20 that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.
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One family. Nine children. Countless stories. Readers of Melissa Fay Greene's "No Biking in the House Without a Helmet" will find plenty of hilarity in this romping account of her boisterous brood. But this is not a reality-TV-style, mega-family tell-all. Instead it is a thoughtful story of a couple who raised four children — the ones they gave birth to — and then slowly expanded their family to embrace five more, adopted from orphanages in Bulgaria and Ethiopia. An award-winning journalist and author who has written frequently about international adoption, Greene brings her well-honed research and reporting skills to this very personal story.
The adventure began innocently enough: "I kind of feel we're set up to handle a larger population here," Greene said to her husband, Don Samuel, a criminal defense attorney, as her biological children grew up and she began to consider adoption. "Donny and I feel most alive, most thickly in the cumbersome richness of life, with children underfoot," she explains — and, though it gets little mention, this family had the financial wherewithal to expand its borders. "The things we like to do, we would just as soon do with children."


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Hey thoughtful article but you sure dug deep to get this out of it.. My daughter didnt excel at soccer. She loved to play but she realized it wasnt for her and so she stopped but she stopped at peace with the decision and moved on to something she could be better at. I kind of disagree with your premise.. Sometimes you have to know what your good at and when to hand in the towel at something your not,
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Crap like this makes me wonder about the underlying nature of humanity. Does everyone secretly enjoy seeing another made inferior and submissive and in pain for the ego boost? That behavior permeates every element of life. Some people less so than others.
The van Oxley was driving was a company vehicle, maybe the company should be held liable for allowing him to drive a company vehicle on a suspended license. Oops, there is a thought. Maybe the family should go after the company that allowed him to drive their vehicle while on a suspended license.
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I would call that elevator a lot of things—heavy? imposing? showoffy?—but I'm not sure that rickety would be one of them. I've stayed in two rooms at the Gladstone, the better of which had a really great photo in the bathroom of a squirrel shooting lasers out of its eyes. I've been meaning to find out who did it for, um, four months now.
Kirsch didn't mention the Carlton Arms art hotel on 25th and Third Ave near Baruch College... that's a real quirky "art hotel." Worth mentioning.


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Former Cash Money artist and Hot Boys member Tab "Turk" Virgil was ordered yesterday (May 24) to pay a $10 million settlement to Officer Chris Harris, the Shelby County S.W.A.T. team member he is accused of shooting in January 2004. According to Memphis's Commercial Appeal, police were raiding a Memphis-area apartment in search of drugs when officer Harris was struck four times after opening a closet. Harris still has a bullet lodged in his back and has undergone several surgeries since the incident. Turk, who prosecutors say was the shooter hiding in the closet, has repeatedly denied the allegations. He is currently serving a 10-year sentence on weapons charges stemming from the same incident. This past April, he entered an Alford plea in the actual shooting, which is similar to a guilty plea but allows the defendant to dispute certain allegations.
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• Naked Stages at Pillsbury House Theatre gets political. Review by Sheila Regan.
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THEATER | At the History Theatre, "The Christmas Schooner" wobbles but stays steady on its course
Song and family underscore the History Theatre's warm reprise of the holiday musical The Christmas Schooner. Written by John Reeger with music and lyrics by Julie Shannon, this play was last performed at the History Theatre in 2002. It is a charming family entertainment and a viable alternative for families tired of the usual holiday fare.
The show is based on the true story of ships that sailed Lake Michigan during the dangerous months of November and December at the end of the 19th Century to bring evergreen Christmas trees to immigrant German families in Chicago. The story centers on Peter Stossell, a prosperous shipping captain, and his German-American family.
the christmas schooner, presented through december 19 at the history theatre. for tickets ($28-$32) and information, see historytheatre.com. |
The story starts with a letter from the Stossells' cousin Martha. In her letter, Martha laments the shortage of evergreen trees in the Chicago area and her inability to pass on the German Christmas tradition of the Tannebaum tree to her children. Her plight touches the heart of Peter Stossell. With evergreen trees in abundance where the Stossells live, Peter hits on the idea of loading up his ship with evergreens to sell to the German families. The treacherous sailing conditions caused by the uncertainty of the November gales on the Great Lakes provide the underlying drama in the show. Peter's wife Alma is opposed to the venture due to the danger, but Peter feels driven to ignore her pleas to stay home. The overwhelmingly joyous response by the Chicago families receiving the trees leads Peter and his crew to repeat this dangerous journey on a yearly basis.
Patty Nieman, who plays Alma Stossell, gives a captivating acting and singing performance. Her interactions with both the younger version of her son Karl and her father-in-law Gustav provide much of the humor in the show. Fred Wagner, as Gustav Stossell (Peter's father), is another standout playing both the comical grandfather and wise elder. The show has a vibrant ensemble cast but the singing by some performers is uneven.
Erik Paulson's set design is a utilitarian revolving stage that is effective as a home, a ship and a shipyard. Musical Director Andrew Fleser provides a simple, but energetic piano accompaniment to the choral singing in the show. Kathy Kohl's costumes suitably reflect both the time and the season for the show.
Although The Christmas Schooner is an entertaining and endearing family show that avoids undue sentimentality, it is not without its flaws. The songs were pleasant during the performance but do not linger in your mind after the show. The intensity of the story would have been enhanced if some songs were trimmed in length and a couple of superfluous songs in the second act were eliminated. I noticed children getting restless during the performance; a tighter show would alleviate this.
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I'm getting tired of this, but I'll humor you.
I'll email Tammy and ask her for "partial sale models" and tell her you told me I can get them from her.
I would just like to see her laugh when she opens it!
Just so you know I followed up...
Tammy sent me the only thing that vaguely resembles a "model" of a partial sale - Jay's presentation to the utility commission in December 2012 with 9 pages of spreadsheets and 5 options, none of which were fully explained and he refused to choose a favorite (one that might work.)
As I said, he scrambled to throw something together.
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Conaway was galled by the fact that they misspelled his name. Yountz made no comment. Conaway suggests to the crowd that it's time to "harvest" what is rightfully his (for his constituents) because he's been there a long time (sounds familiar= incumbents). However all of them are brain dead if they believe (trust me none of them really do) that the nations fiscal woes can be cured with the already stale platitude offered up by all republican establishment candidates that "we don't have a tax problem, we have a spending problem". No sane or lucid person could argue that both tax increases and spending decreases are required to make even a dent in our deficit. And none of them are even willing to address the fact that ALL of the problem comes from the ever increasing costs of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and Defense. Republicans don't want any of those touched. They are quick to cite "socialism" about democrats, except when they note their monthly deposit of their check from Social Security (social = socialism). I've paid in all these years and by God have a right to my check! Before someone starts ranting about the communist democrat commenting on this site, I am neither republican or democrat. I am a free thinker and independent. My contempt for republican politicians is only slightly less than my contempt for dem politicians. In truth, the two parties we have are frightfully the same thing. The unfunded liabilities of SS and Medicare/Medicaid (which do not appear on the nation's balance sheet) would choke a hog. Politicians promises of government largesse if we vote for them is the problem that will kill America as we know it. Greece and Spain's problems today are coming to our shores soon. Even the fiscal wonk, Rep. Ryan has not offered any specifics on how or what he would cut from these big three matters where all the problems lie. But like many, he sounds good on paper. But please tell voters what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.
Just a point on your social security statements---
"I've paid in all these years and by God have a right to my check!"
If the democrats had left it alone and not stole the funds it wouldn't be an "expense" because we get back what we paid in. Its simple, they turned it into a general fund because they ran out of money everywhere else so they steal ours.SS is not living off the government teet, its living off of what we thought we were saving for retirement but instead paid for the government to blow!
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The cycle of life gave me cause to spend the day thinking about "The Final Frontier". Two stories about space explorers from different eras had made the news. The USSR's first civilian cosmonaut, Konstantin Feoktistov, had passed away. He'd been a crew member on the Voskhod 1 in 1964, and had died aged 83.
Meanwhile, current American astronaut Randolph Bresnik's wife had given birth to the couple's second child while he was on board the space shuttle Atlantis. I imagine his wife must have been somewhat unamused. Had she been granted a live radio link-up with the shuttle during the birth, I think it's safe to say her ensuing words wouldn't have been safe for pre-watershed broadcast. I'd estimate them at a more strongly phrased "…driving around in space with your loser friends!"
In Feoktistov's case, the word 'cosmonaut' caught my eye. It always seems a much more romantic word than 'astronaut'. Perhaps I'm influenced by owning a T-Shirt bearing this quote from the legendary Soviet Union goalkeeper, Lev Yashin: "The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save." Wow. I can't imagine any modern goalkeepers managing a line like that.
Allan McGregor would probably manage to compare making a penalty save to the joy of seeing an attractive 21year-old woman in a short skirt and low-cut top. Artur Boruc might suggest it's reminiscent of the joy of being able to have a fag during the close season.
Perhaps Gagarin's words also reflect a different attitude to space exploration. I'm not sure it's something that grips us in the same way as it gripped people forty or fifty years ago. I remember a few years ago serving a customer when I worked in my parents' hardware shop in Dunfermline. She was insistent on engaging in some small talk about the weather, despite my preference for simply grunting, nodding, and handing over the receipt. During the ensuing waste of oxygen, she did manage one interesting comment. "Do you know whose fault it is? It's all these idiots going into space!"
"These idiots that go into space! That's why we get all this funny weather these days, it's them punching holes in the atmosphere. The weather was fine before they went up there!" I didn't feel the need to contact NASA with her breakthrough. Looking back, I can't help taking it as a sign that the modern space explorers don't get the kudos of the old guard. Gagarin, Armstrong, Aldrin… names that trip off the tongue. (Admittedly, it would be a stretch to include Feoktistov in that list!) Where does Randolph Bresnik come though? Before I read that story, I'd never heard of him. I also couldn't have told you that the name of NASA's current shuttle was Atlantis. Little Britain hit it spot on with their "8th man on the moon character". By that stage, people have lost interest.
It all comes down to the concerns of the public. Whenever complaints are made about money being put towards space exploration, the same fact is trotted out. "It was research for the space missions that led to the technology behind non-stick frying pans." Depressingly, Governments and the scientific community realise that we're more interested in our bacon roll than in exploring the universe. If Randolph Bresnik wants his new baby to grow up with a famous dad, he'd better be working on some pretty good packed lunch equipment up there. I've got my fingers crossed for self-cooking sausages…
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Georgetown, Divest! wants GU dollars out of harmful companies in Israel
Posted by: Molly Redden in News, Vox Populi, tags: Georgetown, Georgetown Divest!, Georgetown Solidarity Committee, Students for Justice in PalestineA new group that is made up of several student clubs at Georgetown is pushing the University administration to selectively divest in companies that perpetuate human rights abuses in Israel and Palestine or profit from the Israelis' presence in Palestine.
Georgetown, Divest!, which includes clubs like Georgetown Student for Justice in Palestine, Georgetown Solidarity Committee, the Muslim Students Association, and Buddhist Meditation Sangha, according to the group's Facebook page, will kick off their campaign next Tuesday with a panel including several Georgetown professors and a "a public presentation about Georgetown's moral obligation to divest from companies that profit from human rights violations and the unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory," according to a press release from the coalition.
Divest! has already gotten at least one response from the Georgetown administration to their demands. During spring break, Assistant Vice President for Business Policy Planning LaMarr Billups e-mailed the group a letter then Georgetown, Divest! said is "vague" and "does not adequately address the concerns of the group." In the letter, which Divest! has posted on their blog, Billups clarifies University investment policy.
Members of Divest! will also meet with administrators today. Citing students' historical success in pressuring Georgetown to divest from Sudan during the Darfur crisis and South Africa during apartheid, Georgetown, Divest! says it will make Georgetown a "relevant player in this grassroots movement for change. SJP encourages the Board of Trustees to acknowledge Georgetown's commitment to social justice and human rights."


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This post is both a bit of a bouquet and a brickbat. Auckland Transport appears to have quietly introduced some new rail monthly passes that will come into effect as HOP rolls out later this Saturday. The positive thing is that they finally acknowledge that not everyone travels to Britomart so gives people more options, the problem though is the pricing doesn't seem to provide a lot of value in many situations and the graphics on the sign can be a little confusing. First though, here are the current monthly pass options:
Here are the signs that are now adorning the top up machines on platforms:
As mentioned it is good to see the additional zones added in but my concern is that they aren't really priced correctly. Take the western line for example, the vast majority of people going to New Lynn from the west will likely be getting on between Swanson and Fruitvale Rd as not that many people use Waitakere station at all. For them it is either a one or two stage trip that with HOP money will cost either $1.62 or $3.06. That means to get any value out of it you will have to take quite a few trips each month, the numbers of how many are below:
Most months have between 20 and 22 working days in them so even if you lived in say Swanson, you would pretty much need to catch the train every single working day just for the pass to be worthwhile. If you happened to be sick and not go to work for one day then it might actually work out more expensive for you. If you live only one stage away, like at say Henderson, then even two train trips per day including the weekends would still work out more expensive.
So all up I do like the idea of new monthly passes for other parts of the network but perhaps AT need to do a little work on the pricing to actually make them an attractive or even practical option as at this stage I can't see anyone realistically buying some of them.


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Knockoff exposes the truth behind the fakes and uncovers the shocking consequences of dealing in counterfeit goods. Traveling across the globe, Tim Phillips shows that counterfeiting isn't a victimless crime; it is an illegal global industry undermining the world's economies. Based on interviews with victims, investigators, and the people who sell counterfeits, Knockoff reveals the link between what we see as "innocent" fakes and organized crime. Phillips describes in detail how the counterfeiters' criminal network costs jobs, cripples developing countries, breeds corruption and violence, and kills thousands of people every year. He shows that by turning a blind eye to the problem, we become accomplices to theft, extortion, and murder.
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What's in a name? Well, from the looks of this FCC filing, it could be something quite significant for everyone who knows the Netgear appellation. This N300R router has emerged from the commission's Washington enclave bearing On Networks branding, along with a spiffy new logo and less boxy look. We found that the new handle was trademarked by the company back in February, so maybe we'll see a corporate rebranding or this is the genesis of a new marque. As far as we're concerned, it can call itself whatever it pleases, as long as it still lets us roam free.
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Dean Baker, Economist, Center for Economic joins Thom Hartmann. It's been ten years since the infamous Bush tax cuts were created – and except for millionaires and billionaires – the tax cuts haven't helped anyone. What would America's economy look like without the Bush tax cuts – and would the average American be in better financial shape today without them?