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What's On
There are many vegetarian and vegan events going on around the country. Check out our Local Groups page to find a vegetarian group near you, and let us know if you are organising something.
The Noticeboard is for you: contact us to post your requests or offers of accommodation, support, group membership, work, veg*n animal adoption, or local campaigns.
Note: While every effort is made to make these events listing accurate, mistakes and changes do happen. Please contact the person or organisation running the event to confirm times and locations. If you do spot any errors, please let us know.
Auckland and Queenstown – WVD Degustation Dinner @ Heritage Auckland and Queenstown6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
World Vegan Day is Friday the first of November. Heritage Auckland will celebrate the day with a special event dinner. Enjoy a delicious vegan degustation dinner prepared by award winning in Hectors restaurant for $55 GST inc. per person including a free car park (if two or more guests dine on the dinner special). Call Hectors Restaurant on 09 979 7434 to make a reservation.
Heritage Queenstown is also dishing up a vegan degustation dinner to celebrate the day, also for $55, in Mackenzies restaurant. Guests can tantalise their taste buds with a tomato and fennel consommé, spinach and spring vegetables with lemon grass jelly to start. The main is crispy Motueka tofu, with candied walnuts, roast beetroot and baby vegetables, followed by saffron poached pear, almond praline, chocolate mousse and coconut sorbet. For Mackenzies bookings call 03 450 1530.
Heritage Hotels have been at the forefront of vegan and vegetarian dining for many years and Heritage Auckland's Hectors restaurant recently achieved New Zealand Vegetarian Society accreditation for its vegan/vegetarian menu options.
World Vegan Day menus vary per hotel. Bookings are essential. For menus and information visit website www.heritagehotels.co.nz
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Christchurch – Vegetarian Youth Group7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Please contact the Christchurch Branch of the NZ Vegetarian Society for more information.
7:00 pmChristchurch – Vegetarian Youth Group
Wellington – Animal Rights and Wrongs @ Wellington Access Radio 783am9:00 am – 10:00 am
Animal Rights and Wrongs is hosted by Julie Gunn, with support from Debra Ashton and Eric Wolff. Tune in every Saturday from 9-10am on Wellington Access Radio 783am. The programme includes the latest news on people working for animals. Regular topics include the factory farming of hens and pigs, dairy farming, live sheep exports, animal research, Kaimanawa horses, fur farming, veganism, environmental issues, palm oil, animal sanctuarys, zoos, animal and eco friendly fashion, cruelty free cosmetics, hunting, and celebrities campaigning for the rights of animals. Also expect great kiwi music, What's On in Wellington and tips on how you can help the animals. Sponsored by Opportunity for Ynimals. Find their stores at 4 Bay Road, Kilbirnie and 162 Riddiford St, Newtown. Visit the Animal Rights and Wrongs Facebook Page. You can listen live or download later:
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Whangarei – Informal Cafe Meet-ups @ Green Bean Cafe10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Vegans and vegetarians meet casually at the Green Bean in Vine St in Whangarei on Saturday mornings. The word is out that if you pop along to the cafe after visiting the Growers Market or shopping the chances are (but no guarantee) you will find some vege folk there.The cafe provides a few vegan food items too.
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Palmerston North – Pot Luck +/- Yoga Class12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Join us on Saturday 2nd of November at Be Still Yoga for a shared potluck lunch. Everyone's welcome! No charge.
Bring your favourite vegetarian or vegan dish to share. Good company, good food.
12.30pm at 37 Cambridge Street, Milson. Or come early for some extra mind and body nourishment with a one-hour yoga class, starting at 11am sharp ($9 per person).
Hope to see you there.
Peter McDermott
Yoga Instructor
37 Cambridge Street
Palmerston North
Phone 06 356 4699
Mobile 0274 444 574
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Christchurch – WVD Dinner at Lotus Heart @ Lotus Heart Restaurant7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Lotus-Heart are our regular hosts for the World Vegan Day dinner, and without fail produce a spectacular and filling menu. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 9409483 for more details.
The Vegan Dining Group is joining in with this activity.
7:00 pmChristchurch – WVD Dinner at Lotus Heart @ Lotus Heart Restaurant
Palmerston North – Vegan Potlucks6:30 pm – 7:30 pmVegan potluck at Be Still Yoga Studio,37 Cambridge st6.30 pm, first Saturday of each month.Contact Michael by email / 02763433616:30 pmPalmerston North – Vegan Potlucks
Waiuku – Vegetarian Families Pot-Luck5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
1st Wednesday of every month – 5:30pm
Bring a vegetarian dish to share.
5:30 pmWaiuku – Vegetarian Families Pot-Luck
Hamilton North – Veggie Family Afternoon Tea2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
North Hamilton - 2.30pm Friday afternoons.
Vegetarian, vegan or veggie-curious people of all ages are welcome.
Bring a plate. Phone or text Tristan on 027-2287588 or email: Veghouse Family Afternoon Tea
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Christchurch – Vegetarian Youth Group7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Please contact the Christchurch Branch of the NZ Vegetarian Society for more information.
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Jazz vocalist Lina Nyberg in a quintet with guitarist David Stackenas, pianist Cecilia Persson, bassist Josef Kallerdahl, and drummer Peter Danemo, plus guests, singing original works plus one by poet Coleman Barks, and Paul Simon's "So Long Frank Lloyd Wright".
"Lina Nyberg was born in Stockholm in 1970 and raised in an artistic home. She discovered jazz at age 14 and at 18 years of age Lina began singing with Swedish jazz stars such as Bernt Rosengren, Nisse Sandström, Fredrik Norén Band and others. In 1990 Lina built her own first constellation "Lina Nyberg Kvintett" consisting of Per "Texas" Johansson, Esbjörn Svensson, Dan Berglund, and Mikel Ulfberg. In 1993 her first CD was released CLOSE (Prophone records). A duo recording with late pianist Esbjörn Svensson. An instant success and Swedish jazz classic. Over the years Lina Nyberg has collaborated with various jazz musicians such as John Taylor, Anders Jormin, Marilyn Crispell and Rigmor Gustafsson. She has toured in Scandinavia, parts of Europe, Vietnam, Canada, Japan and Brazil. Lina Nyberg is one of Sweden's most creative and interesting jazz singers. For 20 years she has been attracting consistent and widespread attention, mostly in Scandinavia, but also in other parts of the world."-All About Jazz

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Chris Richardson
Age: 22
Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
Audition City: New York
Voted off: May. 2nd
Favorite male pop artists?
Jason Mraz, JT, James Brown, Michael Jackson
Favorite female pop artists?
Early 90's Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera
When did you first start to sing?
Very young.
Do you have any formal singing training?
What other talents do you have?
Guitar, drums, piano, drawings, songwriter, poetry.
If you don't make it on AMERICAN IDOL, what will you do?
Continue pursuing a music career.
What are your personal goals in life?
To achieve things I thought were out of reach because of the probabilities (music, career, football).
What album would your friends be surprised you own?
Elvis Presley.
Who is your AMERICAN IDOL?
My Pops and Mom.
Do you have any rituals or things you do each time before you perform?
Breathe, maybe go to the bathroom.
Most embarrassing moments?
What has been your proudest moment in life so far?
Making the top 24 out of a lot of people.
If you couldn't sing, which talent would you most like to have?
What is your definition of AMERICAN IDOL?
An individual, someone who has their own portrayal of who they are and people recognize the separation.
Who is your favorite judge and why?
No favorite, like 'em all.
What would people be surprised to learn about you?
Very self-conscious about myself, but hide it well.
How has this changed your life?
I don't know yet, but hopefully it's gonna do something for me.
Do you have any lucky charms?
Rubber bands (2 on my right wrist).
Who are your heroes in life?
God, my family.
What's been your toughest obstacle in life?
Trying to get completely inside the music industry door.
Do you think the audition process was fair?
Really don't know what's fair and unfair in this competition b/c there's so much talent here and everywhere else, it's hard to choose everyone. But as for the people here, awesome choices.
If you win, who will you thank first?


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[Beowulf] Fastest way to compute Euclediant distance [spin off from: Building new cluster - estimate]
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> >>> Most of the arguments I have heard are "oh but its compiled with >>> -O3" or whatever. Any decent HPC code person will tell you that that >>> is most definitely not a guaranteed way to a faster system ... >> Hey...as I stated above, one would have to be quite silly to claim >> -O3 as the all well and all good optimization solution. At least you >> can rest assured your solutions will add up correctly with GCC. To get a > Well, sometimes. You still need to be careful with it. > > This said, I am not sure icc/pgi/... are uniformly better than gcc. I > did an admittedly tiny study of this http://scalability.org/?p=470 > some time ago. What I found was the gcc really held its own. It did > a very good job on a very simple test case. Very nice post, thanks for that, it so happens I am going through the exact same steps trying to optimize a very simple piece of code computing the Euclidean distance and I was a little stomped to find out the simople C code outperforms BLAS (both GOTO and MKL). If you have gnuplot, a BLAS library with cblas interface, and icc installed, all you have to do is run `make` with the three attached files in the same dir and you'll get nice plots of what's going on. I'm also attaching an example run with: icc 10.1.017 gcc 4.3.1 GOTO BLAS 1.24 Eric PS: regular disclaimers about crappy code writing apply ;) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: EuclideanDist.c Type: text/x-csrc Size: 3596 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.scyld.com/pipermail/beowulf/attachments/20080807/63baf0c3/EuclideanDist.bin -------------- next part -------------- ### Global, generic variables ### SHELL = /bin/bash ARCH = $(shell uname -m) GCC = gcc-4.3.1 #GCCFLAGS = -Wall -march=native -mfpmath=sse,387 -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -fkeep-inline-functions -funsafe-loop-optimizations -freorder-blocks-and-partition -fno-math-errno -ffinite-math-only -fno-trapping-math -fno-signaling-nans -fwhole-program --param l1-cache-line-size=1 --param l1-cache-size=64 --param l2-cache-size=4096 GCCFLAGS = -Wall -march=native -O3 # For ICC # on Opteron: -xW #ICCFLAGS = -xW # on Core2 Duo -xT ICCFLAGS = -xT LIBS = -lm -lblas -lcblas LDFLAGS = $(LIBS) ### TAU specific variables ### TAU_MAKEFILE = ~/TAU/TAU/$(ARCH)/lib/Makefile.tau-pdt TAU_CXX = tau_cxx.sh TAU_CC = tau_cc.sh TAU_OPTS = -optNoRevert -optLinking="$(LIBS)" -optTauCC="$(CC)" -optCPPOpts="$(GCCFLAGS)" -tau_makefile=$(TAU_MAKEFILE) PROGNAM = EuclideanDist PROGRAM = $(PROGNAM) # nom de l'executable PROGOUT = $(PROGNAM)_$(ARCH) TAU_PROG = $(PROGOUT)_TAU SRCS = $(PROGNAM).c # les fichiers source OBJS = $(PROGNAM).o # fichiers objets MKL_LIBS = -liomp5 -lpthread -I/opt/intel/mkl/10.0.3.020/include/ -L/opt/intel/mkl/10.0.3.020/lib/em64t/ .SUFFIXES: .c .o .cpp.o: $(CXX) -c $(GCCFLAGS) $< .c.o: $(CC) -c $(GCCFLAGS) $< # Targets default: all # all: $(PROGRAM) icc gcc all: $(PROGRAM) icc gcc tests plots $(PROGRAM): $(GCC) $(SRCS) -o $(PROGOUT) $(LDFLAGS) tau: $(TAU_CC) $(TAU_OPTS) $(SRCS) -o $(TAU_PROG) set_mkl_blas: sudo eselect blas set mkl-gfortran set_goto_blas: sudo eselect blas set goto icc: icc $(MKL_LIBS) $(LIBS) $(ICCFLAGS) $(SRCS) -o $(PROGOUT)_ICC gcc: $(GCC) $(LIBS) $(GCCFLAGS) $(SRCS) -o $(PROGOUT)_GCC clean: /bin/rm -f $(OBJS) $(PROGRAM) $(TAU_PROG) *.dat tests: icctest gcctest icctest: ./$(PROGOUT)_ICC > icc.dat gcctest: ./$(PROGOUT)_GCC > gcc.dat plots: gnuplot Plot.gp -------------- next part -------------- set title "BLAS Vs C execution time for\n Euclidean Distance computation" set xlabel "Vector Size (bytes)" set ylabel "Time (sec)" set logscale xy set grid xtics mxtics set key top left set key box #set term post enh # enhanced PostScript, essentially PostScript # with bounding boxes #set term postscript #set term png set term postscript enhanced color set out 'BlasVsC.eps' plot "icc.dat" using 1:2 title 'icc-BLAS' w l lw 1 , \ "icc.dat" using 1:3 title 'icc' w l lw 1 , \ "gcc.dat" using 1:2 title 'gcc-BLAS' w l lw 1 , \ "gcc.dat" using 1:3 title 'gcc' w l lw 1
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I've done it. I've closed my Amazon account. I now stand before you as an ex-Amazon account-holder. I feel curiously shaky, but at the same time empowered, excited even. While opening a new Amazon account is easy as pie, closing one is another matter altogether. I'd like to share with you how, and why, I did it.
The fourth edition of Transition Free Press has just come out, and it is a Thing of Great Beauty. Transition has long created spaces in which people can engage their creativity, and TFP is one of the shining examples of that. It models a different approach to telling stories, to building networks, and to building a movement. We love it. With its fourth issue published this week, it's time to pause and celebrate the wonder that it has become. And, of course, we'd love to hear what you think.
For this month's theme we'll be exploring, in the run up to Christmas, our relationship with "stuff" from different angles.
For our last piece in our month's theme of austerity and how Transition responds to it, we head to Totnes, one of the first Transition initiatives. What does austerity look like there, and how is Transition Town Totnes responding to it? We asked Frances Northrop, TTT Project Manager.
This month's immersion in austerity has taken us in numerous directions. We've heard from all sorts of people, and now we'd like to hear from you.
Sarah Wollaston, Conservative Member of Parliament for Totnes, is not your everyday Tory MP. She was the first MP to be chosen as a candidate through a US-style open primary.
Naresh Giangrande of Transition Training reports on a Transition Thrive training he recently co-facilitated in Scotland:
Felicity Lawrence is a food writer and Guardian investigative journalist. When it comes to understanding the dark side of how the food industry works, she is the place to turn (unfortunately, the Skype connection was too bad to allow a usable podcast). What I wanted to explore was how austerity measures are affecting what ends up on our plate.
Starting tomorrow here at TransitionNetwork.org and running until the end of the month, we'll be posting our Austerity Basics. We will hopefully be asking the questions you always wondered about austerity, and giving you some succinct answers. We'll be asking James Meadway, Senior Economist at New Economics Foundation the following:
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- Screens test: Galaxy Note 2 vs. Apple iPhone 5 (...
Note 2 (half brightness, standard mode)
Here's a brief key, clockwise from the upper left.
-- Above the gray "ISF" logo is the indication of which Screen mode is being measured -- Immediately below it is an area for filling in picture setting details; it goes unused for these charts since phones lack those settings.
-- The large RGB balance bar graph and the "x, y, Y_" table immediately below shows how black ("0") through gray and finally full white ("100") test patterns measured. Ideally all three of the red, green, and blue bars should be close to "100" on the graph's vertical axis. "Y_" is light output in nits, and "dE2000" is the color error.
-- The second table below the bar graph, with the first row listing "white, red, green...100W" shows how the color test patterns measured.
-- The "Gamut CIE" diagram is a visual representation of those color numbers, showing how close the measured display came to the target color. Ideally the colored circles should be as close as possible to the squares of the triangle, which represent the sRGB/Rec 709 standard gamut. The same goes for the central white circle, whose target square is the D65 standard white point. Again, "dE2000" is the color error.
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By your side?
You didn't ask
I didn't say
Sorry, was it my
And did I
Lead you astray?
You didn't know
Or so you claim
That I was falling
As hard as you
But I've been hurt
And I retreated
You left me no choice
And I had it in me
To walk away
You had it in you
To express
Your words perfectly
Matching your feelings
As I fucked-up like a soldier lain
And I was a rebound or so I suspected
And so this guard of mine tough like concrete remained
Meanwhile you were certain that I was
The one who got you,
And I did
That one who refreshingly sought you and
Special made you feel
And I wanted to, and so I did
But, I needed that too.
You gave it,
But this fucked state of mine
couldn't see it- even if the awakening was so fucking rude
I fucked up
I miss you
But you needed more
Than I could give you
And I am not sure that
Even writing this
I could enough give for us two
What next, baby?
Do you have it in you
To grow this out and love
me unconditionally?
I've done it,
And I know that I with you too can
Will you simply lie by me?
Share your dreams?
And contently hold my hand?
Time is all I need,
but not alone.
I want you by my side
Just understand
It will take a bit more
To let this guard down
And let go
And when I do, baby
This world of ours,
This world of yours
I will be your lover,
Your biggest fan
And adoring admirer
Please give me some time,
but don't for a minute-
Don't for a minute
Leave my side
- haven
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Nokia Lumia 920, 820 update patches iffy performance
Nokia announced today that, along with Microsoft, it will roll out a software update that address user complaints about battery life, Bluetooth connection, and startup.
Starting today, the over-the-air update will cover the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 for all AT&T customers in the U.S. and Rogers subscribers in Canada.
Among the changes, Nokia says, users will see:
More efficient and reliable Bluetooth connectivity More efficient and reliable startup sequence Enhancements in imaging performance and battery management Enhancements in messaging Additional platform updates and enhancementsCNET has asked Nokia when and if Lumia 822 and Lumia 810 … Read more


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Great reception, staff are all friendly and ever helpful. Room clean and good amenities provided. Bed very comfortable. Noodles at breakfast buffet does smell funny, told the kitchen staff and was remove immediately. Nice comfy hotel and value for money. Definitely will return.
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The hotel is located about 4 kms outside the city centre next to a grotty housing estate. There are frequent buses into the town centre from just around the corner. A taxi back cost 13.50 Euro. The room was very basic and well worn. Not a good budget option. The staff were friendly and helpful but that is the only... More
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Mexican Cut
Location: Gunnison CountySize: 420 acresDesignated: November, 1978Landowner: The Nature Conservancy, managed by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
The first natural area to be designated in Colorado, Mexican Cut is a spectacular glacially carved hanging valley located high in the Elk Mountains. Alternating layers of limestone and quartzite which have been folded 90° from horizontal and worn differentially by glacial action form a series of shelves, each holding several ponds. This pond complex is the most important component of the Mexican Cut ecosystem. The numerous interconnected glacial lakes (tarns) are fed by snowmelt and rainfall. Although the ponds appear to be subject to similar climatic processes, they often contain distinctly different flora and fauna. The reproductive biology of populations of the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) varies from pond to pond. Individuals in some populations reproduce while still in a larval form; others reproduce as adults.
Access to this site is strictly controlled, due to the fragility of the ecosystem. The area is a study site for scientists from the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. In addition to numerous studies of salamander biology and behavior, other investigations have focused on a variety of aquatic insects and zooplankton, as well as the impact of atmospheric deposition, particularly acid rain.
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Elysa Soft Leather Messenger Bag With Tassel Made in Italy
Elysa Soft Leather Messenger Bag With Tassel Made in Italy
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Zip-through fastening to the top
Adjustable acros body shoulder strap with large gold-tone eyelets
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Zipped inner pocket and leather phone pocket
This 15-year-old French brand, manufactured in Italy follows the trends to offer women contemporary collections with beautiful Italian leather handbags.
The models are simple, practical and elegant. Some remind us of the Kelly bag or Celine bag. Each interior has multiple pockets for mobile phones, pens, documents etc. These are high quality handbags sold in boutiques across France.
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Hundreds of mountain bikers from across the Tri-state region came to Blue Mountain Reservation in Peekskill on Sunday morning to participate in the annual Fat Tire Festival.
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Other Ingredients: Gelatin (capsule), calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, magnesium stearate (vegetable source).
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Are you intertested in outsourcing your product in our factory with low price and high quality?
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"Bob Salas, director of the city's Neighborhood and Family Services, sought council's approval for city offices to close on Friday, April 26, so employees can perform a neighborhood paint and cleanup blitz for about 50 selected homes in the Blackshear neighborhood as part of a revitalization effort.
This closure would exclude offices of essential personnel who directly provide public health and safety services.
Mayor Alvin New pointed out that while some residents feel this puts a strain on normal productivity, it is just realigning the investment of city employees' time."
1. So, city workers in Neighborhood and Family Services are non-essential. Why are we paying them? Why should we have any non-essential city workers? Do you have non-essential workers at your place of work? I cannot think of many profitable businesses that hire non-essential workers, but there are plenty of failing businesses that hire non-essential workers.
2. Mayor New says it doesn't even make a difference if these city workers get a day off; they are just as productive. What is being produced by these workers that makes them able to be measured by any standard of productivity? What do these people do that they don't need to be present for their functions to be done? Give them 364 more days off if there is no effect.
Maybe we would not have to vote for higher sales tax every few years if we did not have to pay people who are non-essential, non-productive, and non-effectual.
Hey Steve , your words would be better put into effect if you were speaking about the individuals working for the federal government!
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Mote founder turns the page on new book edition
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Mote Marine Laboratory's founding director Dr. Eugenie Clark will have a new edition of her book, "The Lady and the Sharks," at the "Books with Bites" event, which will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. tomorrow, in the New Pass Room at Mote's Keating Marine Education Center, 1599 Ken Thompson Parkway.
The book details how Clark founded Mote, which was originally known as Cape Hazel Marine Laboratory, in 1955 in Charlotte County with help from philanthropist Anne Vanderbilt.
The new edition features information from Mote President Dr. Kumar Mehadevan and oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle. The book also features a final chapter about Clark and her life since the book's 1969 release.
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By Jason Hensel June 12, 2012
I'm currently in Baltimore, Maryland, attending the Association Media & Publishing Annual Meeting. In addition to accepting One+'s gold award for magazine general excellence from the organizers, I'm attending many of the event's professional development sessions.
One of the most interesting sessions was the opening keynote "Why We Buy, Why We Brand" presented by Debbie Millman. It was a fascinating anthropological investigation about, well, branding.
Millman started by taking the audience down the branding history road. A couple of interesting trivia bits included that the word brand comes from "brond," which is in the epic poem Beowulf from 1010 A.D. Also, the world's first trademark was for Bass Pale Ale, a beer. Humanity, of course, has its priorities straight.
We were then presented by the various waves of branding. The first wave (1875-1920) of brands guaranteed quality and consistency, with package goods equalling signified premiums and expectations of safety.
Branding's second wave (1920-1965) brought on anthropomorphization. Metaphor was injected into a brand. This wave was popular, and still is, because people love puzzles, they love figuring out what a logo or image means for a brand. For example, the Morton Salt girl is walking in the rain trailing salt behind her. The slogan is "When It Rains It Pours." Trying to figure out why Morton says that is part of the fun (Morton figured out a way to cause salt to pour from a container even in humid weather is the answer). Another reason this wave is popular is because people can relate to and project onto characters. The next time you're in a grocery store check out children's cereal boxes. All of the characters eyes will be looking down toward the children who are looking up to them.
The third wave (1965-1985) was all about self-expressive statements, that a brand could provide status. If you're a Mad Men fan, you'll see this wave in the pitches that Don and Peggy present to clients for Jaguar and Heinz.
Wave four (1985-2000) was the experience era, with experiential marketing a popular tactic.
Now we're in the fifth wave of branding. Humans are at their happiest when they feel attachment to other people. However, one-in-three current households are comprised of one person (compared to one-in-10 in 1950). Because of this, our brains have found new ways to connect to others. In the current wave we're in, brands act as connectors.
Your event, your meeting, is a brand. Its sole purpose is connections. This could mean connections to content to new business to new friends. If you're not thinking of your event in this way, if you're not even thinking of yourself this way as a meeting professional, then you're behind the times.
Sure, it's fine to have a status symbol attached to your event's brand. Or maybe your brand's event creates an experience. But without that final piece, the connection, your event will come up sorely lacking. Who wants to attend an event where they don't bring back any new ideas, business, or friends? No one that I know.
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This week we have a special series of guest blogs by the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner. Recently he took an incredibly trip to Antarctica and wrote all about it, and each day we will post another exciting entry! You can see the original post here.
The past five hours have been a slice of heaven. I've been sitting in the cockpit of the C-17 Globemaster soaring from Christchurch to McMurdo Station through largely cloudless skies. There simply are not superlatives sufficient to describe what has been passing beneath us. Rather than babble, I thought I'd just share a few of the sights I captured with my camera en route.
I knew we were close to the continent when I began to see swirls of huge ice blocks in the ocean several thousand feet beneath us.
We first crossed over land near Cape Adare, where Norwegian explorers Henrik Bull and Carsten Borchgrevink made the first documented landing on Antarctica, in January 1895.
We passed over several mountain ranges, with glaciers working their way downward among the peaks.
Where the glaciers meet the sea, ice shelves project out over the water. Large blocks of ice eventually break off and float slowly away from the shore.
Below is a closer look at a few of the ice blocks hiving off a glacier halfway between Cape Adare and Ross Island. Our pilot estimated that these blocks were approximately 300 feet (91 meters) high.
The ice sheets covering many of the bays and inlets we flew over had fractured or receded as usual during the austral summer, creating gloriously complex seascapes. Winter will roar back to the continent in March.
Although not as dramatic as some of the other sights, the ice fissures that seemed in places to extend to the inland horizon, as well as the geometic shapes formed as ice sheets cracked, created special beauty.
Unlike jagged Northern Hemisphere icebergs (formed by the fracturing of steep mountain glaciers), Southern Hemisphere icebergs are flat on top because they form from ice shelves which project out over the water laterally before they fracture.
Below is my favorite of the hundreds of bergs that I saw during the flight.
As Australian writer-entertainer Andrew Denton once said, "If Antarctica were music it would be Mozart. Art, and it would be Michelangelo. Literature, and it would be Shakespeare. And yet it is something even greater; the only place on earth that is still as it should be. May we never tame it."
Whether it's art, music, literature, nature's reminder that it really does know best, or all of the above passing beneath us, I don't want this intoxicating flight to end. I see Mount Erebus ahead, though, with steam drifting up from its volcanic crater.
That means we're close to McMurdo Station and only a few minutes from starting our descent to the Ice. It's time to don my ECW gear and wrestle with those big white boots. I'll check back in once we're on the ground and out of the cold.


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André Breton
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André Breton (19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer, poet and theorist of Surrealism.
- La beauté sera CONVULSIVE ou ne sera pas.
- Beauty will be CONVULSIVE or not at all.
- Nadja (1928), final sentence
- "[T]his cancer of the mind which consists of thinking all too sadly that certain things 'are,' while others, which well might be, 'are not.'"
- Deuxième Manifeste du Surréalisme (Second Manifesto of Surrealism; 1930)
Le Manifeste du Surréalisme (Manifesto of Surrealism; 1924)[edit]
- I could spend my whole life prying loose the secrets of the insane. These people are honest to a fault, and their naivety has no peer but my own.
- Surrealism will usher you into death, which is a secret society.
- SURREALISM, n. Pure psychic automatism, by which one proposes to express, either verbally, or in writing, or by any other manner, the real functioning of thought. Dictation of thought in the absence of all control exercised by reason, outside of all aesthetic and moral preoccupation.
- It is living and ceasing to live that are imaginary solutions. Existence is elsewhere.
- The last two sentences of the Manifesto
- First Manifesto of Surrealism; The Abridged Dictionary of Surrealism, reprinted in Marguerite Bonnet, ed. (1988). Oeuvres complètes, 1:328. Paris: Éditions Gallimard.
Le Surréalisme et la Peinture (Surrealism and Painting; 1926)[edit]
- L'amour est toujours devant vous. Aimez.
- Love is always before you. Love it.
- L'œil existe à l'état sauvage.
- Eyes exist in the savage state.
- As we liked to do as children, , extracting from the soft forest floor the light chestnut trees only a few centimeters high at the base of which the chestnut continues to shine to the sun its clods of soil from the past, the chestnut conserving all of its presence and witnessing with its presence the power of green hands, of shadow, of airy white or pink pyramids of dances… and of future chestnuts which, under new dust, would be discovered by the marveled sight of other children. It is in this perspective that the work of Hans Arp, more than any other, should be situated. He found the most vital in himself in the secrets of this germinating life where the most minimal detail is of the greatest importance, where, on the other hand, the distinction between the elements becomes meaningless, adopting a peculiar under the rock humor permanently.
- Anthologie de l'humour noir, André Breton; as quoted in "Arp", ed. Serge Fauchereau, Ediciones Poligrafa S. A., Barcelona, Spain, 1988
- Under his (Marc Chagall, ed.) sole impulse metaphor made its triumphal entry into modern painting.
- "Chagall – a biography", Jackie Wullschlagger, Knopf, Publisher, New York 2008, text from inside-cover
- I say that the eye is not open when it is limited to the passive role of a mirror – even if the water of that mirror offers some interesting peculiarities… …that eye impresses me as no less dead than the eye of a slaughtered steer if it has only the capacity to reflect – what if it reflects the object in one or in many aspects, in repose or in motion, in waking or in dream? The treasure of the eye is elsewhere! Most artists are still for tuning around the hands of the clock… …without having the slightest concern for the spring hidden in the opaque case. The eye-spring… …Arshile Gorky – for me the first painter to whom the secret have been completely revealed.
- Introduction to the exhibition of Gorky's first show, Julien Levy Gallery, March 1945; as quoted in "Arshile Gorky, – Goats on the roof", ed. by Matthew Spender, Ridinghouse, London, 2009, pp. 257-258
- Truly the eye was… …made to cast a lineament, a conducting wire between the most heterogeneous things. Such a wire, of maximum ductility, should allow us to understand, in a minimum of time, the relationship which connect, without possible discharge of continuity, innumerable physical and mental structures… …the key (of the mental prison, ed.) lies in a free unlimited pay of analogies… …one can admire today a canvas signed by Gorky, "The liver is the Cock's Comb", which should be considered the great open door to the analogy world.
- Introduction to the exhibition of Gorky's first show', Julien Levy Gallery', March 1945; as quoted in "Arshile Gorky, – Goats on the roof", ed. by Matthew Spender, Ridinghouse, London, 2009, p. 258
- Everything that is doddering, squint-eyed, infamous, sullying, and grotesque is contained for me in this single word: God.
- I have always been amazed at the way an ordinary observer lends so much more credence and attaches so much more importance to waking events than to those occurring in dreams... Man... is above all the plaything of his memory.
- In the world we live in everything militates in favor of things that have not yet happened, of things that will never happen again.
- Let us not mince words.. the marvelous is always beautiful, anything marvelous is beautiful, in fact only the marvelous is beautiful.
- No rules exist, and examples are simply life-savers answering the appeals of rules making vain attempts to exist.
- Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well.
- The man who can't visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot.
- The mind which plunges into Surrealism, relives with burning excitement the best part of childhood.
- To see, to hear, means nothing. To recognize (or not to recognize) means everything. Between what I do recognize and what I do not recognize there stands myself. And what I do not recognize I shall continue not to recognize.
- The simplest surrealist act consists in going into the street with revolvers in your fist and shooting blindly into the crowd as much as possible. Anyone who has never felt the desire to deal thus with the current wretched principle of humiliation and stultification clearly belongs in this crowd himself with his belly at bullet height.
- "Second Manifesto of Surrealism"
- What I have loved, whether I have kept it or not, I shall love forever.
- Mexico is the most surrealist country in the world.
- After his outrageous one-day experience in Mexico City in 1938.


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What a fantastic experience! Courteous and attentive wait staff, great food, I had the duck my wife has the short ribs and they both did not disappoint. Wonderful ambience as well.
What a fantastic experience! Courteous and attentive wait staff, great food, I had the duck my wife has the short ribs and they both did not disappoint. Wonderful ambience as well.
We live in the area & dine here periodically. Very nice ambiance, well prepared food, priced as expected for the experience. Great Country French fare!
We enjoyed a visit to La Cuisine with another couple. As mentioned by other reviewers the ambience is welcoming and comfortable. The staff are attentive and quite friendly (more so than in some restaurants in France where we've dined) but certainly not intrusive. The menu was true to type. We all enjoyed our entrees - pork shank, coq au vin,... More
We had been to this restaurant when it first opened, and were not impressed with the cuisine. The Beef Burgoyne looked like beef soup, and the breast of chicken was dry. However, La Cuisine remained in business, and we thought we would give it another try. The decor of La Cuisine is very well done. The color on the walls,... More
This small, quiet restaurant is excellent! We stopped in for a glass of wine and decided to stay for dinner. The owners are friendly and the service was outstanding. If you are looking for a place of calm, or tired of noisy restaurants, this is the place. You will not be disappointed!
We really enjoyed our dinner at La Cuisine. Everything was fresh and delicious. The prices were little to high for our family, but the atmosphere and fresh food was enjoyed by all of us.Very relaxing, romantic atmosphere.The owners or staff were very nice. The Cappucino Creme Brulee' was to die for.
This is an extraordinary find. We live less than 20 miles from La Cuisine, but tho there are many, many establishments nearer, this is our 1st choice, both for ourselves and for the many Northern friends, relatives and visitors who find their way to our home in FL. It is simply a world class place to dine for French cuisine,... More
This was definitely one of the best dining experiences I've had in my travels. I chose La Cuisine from its high ratings online and it was even better than I expected. The charming atmosphere was warm and comfortable, and the quality of the food offerings and the friendly service were outstanding. On a Tuesday evening they had live entertainment, a... More
WIth all the chain restaurants that dominate the landscape these days it's nice to find authentic european "Cuisine" and that is, after all, the name of this place! They have a nice menu filled with all the classics! Escargots in Garlic Butter, Pate' and French Onion Soup but I'm a big fan of their specials. I have never, repeat never... More
Had a great dinner with my fiancé. Great wine and great food with a wonderful warm feel to the whole evening! Manager/owner was so charming and bright, it made us feel like coming back next weekend... And we did!
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The ATC-277SM is a Single Mode Optical Fiber Modem, that allow the connection of RS232/422/485 devices over a single-mode fiber cable. The device allows connection over up to 20km of fiber cable and supports point to point or ring (point to multipoint) networking. The converter can also be used as "Repeater" to create a multi-drop master/slave configuration, allowing one serial device to talk to multiple slave devices around a fiber ring.
It supports data rates up to 250kbps. Different standards can be mixed and matched to allow RS-232 devices to connect to your RS-422 or RS-485 system. This means the ATC-277SM can replace converters and isolators when connecting remote devices, while providing the EMI/RFI and transient immunity of optical fiber.
The ATC-277SM supports both the Transmit and Receive data lines, and provides full hardware control of the RS-422/485 driver with automatic Send Data Control circuit. All serial connections are provided on the DB-9 female connector or 6-pin extractable TB, while the single-mode fiber is connected via two SC connectors.
The unit is powered from 9 to 24Vdc at 250mA max.
RS232, RS422/485 auto switching
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Optionally it is available an adapter to allow the DIN rail mounting (See figure).
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upped the VDIMM to 3.0V now, but I forgot playing with the Drive Strength. Will do. oh, it just passed the address with no problems just now (upped the VDIMM from 2.9 to 3.0) seems like the settings on the site mentioned a coupple of posts ago is just on the edge of my memorys capabilities.. anyways, I must play with more settings. DrE btw, whats the IMC?
ok, bare with me. This is my first A64 setup. Been playing with p4c800e for too long Since the upped VDIMM seemed to work, i tightened up the CAS a little. Tried 1.5 now and it passes Memtest86. btw, Memtest doesnt see the last change... CAS setting is not displayed when set to 1.5 DrE sorry, wasnt planning to make this thread my "worklog". Maybe I`ll start a new thread...?
Ok! Tested overclocking last night with the same settings. Tried 12x210=ok, 12x220=ok, 12x230=not ok, 12x228=not ok, 12x225=not ok. I let memtest86 run one pass. I have to try more this evening I guess! DrE
Power on by keyboard error I have upgraded my system to an AMD64 939 3000+ Venice E3 and a DFI Lanparty nf4 Ultra-D And my BIOS is: ID 06/23/2005-NF-CK804-6A61FD49C-00 An Club3d Nvidia GeForce 6600 255 DDR PCIe An Seagate 80 GB ST380011A A Mainboard IRDa adaptor and a VAYRIS NL-56kx serial modem A Colors IT 8024-BC Black Midi tower 450W quiet PSU +USB +Audio ATX I Also have a BTC 9000A keyboard with ACPI Power off, Sleep, and Wake up keys. I have tested all the possible BIOS configurations to power on my PC by keyboard or mouse as explained in the manual, with no success, so it is impossible to power on the PC but with the case power button. My old gigabyte kt266 GA-7VTXE worked perfectly with that keyboard. I also have tested another ACPI Keyboard and a Microsoft multimedia keyboard with the same result!!!. I did a fresh Windows XP Prof (SP2) install, and i haven't tested my system extensively, but the rest seems ok. Is it a mainboard problem or just a matter of a future BIOS update? Thanks
venice 3000+ @ 9x235 .. not more hi guys. thx @ grave for fine bios thread i´ve got a venice 3000+ (1800mhz) and the dfi lp ultra-d... my cpu runs on 9x235mhz (2115mhz)@1,5V stable. not more ... i´m very sure, that it isn´t the ram. it´s a-data 2x512mb cl2,5 @ 423mhz at the moment... i tried in every form in every bios version (in the moment the orig. bios from dfi (03/10/05)). it´s simplay sad the cooling is not the problem. thermatake xp120 with papst cooler 120mm ... i tried the upper the vcore of the northbridge, cpu, ram and every vcore setting in every possibility. but, nothing happened. windows shows me a fine blue screen... can anyone help me ?
@ Unregistered 1 There is an Jumper on the Board, to aktivate the Wake-Up. Just look into ur Manual! @ Unregistered 2 I think ur CPU is not the best, there are alot that won't go any higher then urs! Don't think it's an bios related problem! Edit: But u can try to play with the Tref Timing --> try 3072 or 3120 and use a Divider to check what ur CPU can do.
unknown, rare ram.... we need stock timings, and we cant really reccomend any tight timings, because i doubt many people have ever even heard of it.. start with stock and see how the stuff reacts...
MDT is german stuff, normally good ones, but it seems that the MDT 2x1GB kits make a lot of problems on DFI nF4. Try to use one of the newest Bioses with -3 in the end and set the timings not to fast.
Jeeahhh......german Stuff! *g* My bios is 702-3 to! Have u any settings for the CPU ? Particularly for dual core? The Ram goes good. 210Mhz on 2,8Volt and 2,184.108.40.206! But, thats not the maximum! B666
Thanks. Thank you, i found the jumper and now it's OK!!! I was so eager to make it working and with termal control that i didn't to read ALL the manual!!! Para darse de golpes por tonto!!!
I was wondering if there is a special bios for UCCC memory types since i got 2 GB of those in this machine.
Hi first time i seen all this and what type of memory i have wheather it's ch tcc.. etc i own a OCZ platinum edition PC4800 DDR600mhz the most stable clock i can get it to without it over heating too much is 500mhz on a DFI Lanparty DR, anyone know which sort of bios is recomended for my type of ram also is there a chart to show which rams come under these catagories such as ch/tccd? Thanks
How come a thread kinda like this over at xtremesystems.org as the -1 and -3 labed switched from the files here? (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57952) This is what it sayd over there: "(-1 for TCCD/Micron/UTT-CH/UTT-BH/BH/CH This is the general bios that should work ok but is not optimized for any specific memory, -3 for TCCD/Micron, -2 for UTT-CH/UTT-BH/BH/CH)" And over here it's -1 for TCCD and -3 for general use. So i figured maybe the names of the files just got changed and you still both have the correct files setup for each type of memory. But when i used a CRC file checker to compare your -1 version to XS.org's -3 version there was a difference. So i guess there are a lot of people using the wrong BIOS for their memory.
Another problem!!! Hi all: I have upgraded my system to an AMD64 939 3000+ Venice E3 and a DFI Lanparty nf4 Ultra-D After a new fresh XP Prof. SP2 + Windows Update install (due to an new HD install, but the same problem with the old HD), i have activated the Hibernate mode. I can Power off and Suspend the computer perfectly, but when i try to hibernate, it does the hibernate process and instead of powering off, it reboots, and de-hibernate perfectly (but REBOOTS) (>-|). Any suggestion? Nforce 6.66 and Nvidia 77.77 drivers. Thanks.
Hi I've been reading this post and I'm feeling a bit out of my league but you lot seem to know a heck of a lot about my motherboard so I figure you'd be more help than the "under construction" FAQ's on the DFI website...anyways I decided last week to bin my old Pentium 1 gig in favour of AMD's 64 bit jobbie because I'd heard a lot of good stuff about it - But in all honesty I'm struggling to set up my new system, one of the main problems being when I reboot the system locks, so I have to hit reset about 2or 3 times before I get in. I'm running windows 2000 sp4 and I also have a USB keyboard/mouse. I've enabled the USB keyboard support in the bios but it doesn't make any difference. My Plan is to use the machine to edit video's hence the half terrabyte storage but at the moment its just giving me a lot of headaches. Also having difficulty running USB2 devices, it only seems to run at USB 1.1. Any Ideas?
Hello i am new here, first excuse my bad english. since yesterday i have the dfi ultra-d and the first problems. i have 2x512 mdt ram doublesided with tsop chips. i know that this combi was not so good but in other boards like hardwareluxx they said with the bios 623-3 the problems are fixed. But i can't get the ram over 204mhz. on my old board "MSI K8N Neo2" they went 231mhz with 2.5-3-2-5 1T @2.6V. Now i have the bios 702-3 flashed but that make no difference. i tried many like 3.0-4-4-8 but in memtest i get thousands of errors. there is no way to boot in windows. Do you know something or can help me? thanks in advance.


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1,100-year-old Mayan Ruins Found in North Georgia
December 22, 2011
This is one of the most mindblowing stories we have ever seen. Let's look at that headline again:
That's impossible.
Let's do a little history brush-up. The Mayans lived in Mexico. Way south Mexico, and even into Central America. Their civilization goes back almost 4,000 years, and collapsed more than 1,000 years, although the people of course lived on in the region, and do so still today.
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Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city in the mountains of North Georgia believed to be at least 1,100 years old. According to Richard Thornton at Examiner.com, the ruins are reportedly what remains of a city built by Mayans fleeing wars, volcanic eruptions, droughts and famine.
It's not April 1. The link does not go to The Onion. This story is real.
Oh, and there's a Mayan pyramid there.
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That's mindblowing, but makes perfect sense that they came up here. Weird that we're just finding out though.
I agree Jay… However, perhaps the time is just right… strangely enough the Mayan calendar ends 21.12.2012, almost one year to the day of the find! Perhaps there may be more historical revelations to be 'unearthed' in the coming year… Interesting stuff


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I was greeted with "If you order bacon, I will hate you forever." Scared to order bacon, I ordered a hotdog at 1:30. At 2:20 I told them I needed to switch the order to go since it took them FIFTY MINUTES TO MAKE A HOTDOG! On top of that, for my wife and I to eat it was $19.20. It wasn't even that good. I'd much rather go to Roast Grill where you get a good dog for a good price and friendly service.
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Grab a clue, Cloo – I go to Cloo's because it's the only place in town that serves Detroit style Coney Dogs.
I am intensely annoyed every time I go, because the service is so slow. The only way I can explain this is because Cloo is from Detroit, and couldn't hack it serving up Coney Dogs the way they're meant to be served: FAST. It took 30 minutes to be served 5 hot dogs, and fries!!! This is totally unacceptable.
The coney dogs were good, but the loose burger was dry.
There are plenty of smart MBA students at State that can teach you a bit about process optimization. Get the food out faster, and you'll have better turn over, and higher profits, and a much better customer experience. The whole concept of cook to order you're trying to emphasize is dated, and pure lazieness.
Plus, I don't think it it'll k1ll you to update the place - it's a total dive. Go visit Athens Coney Island on 13 and Woodward next time you're back in Michigan; they'll show you how it's done.
Quite Possibly the best cheese fries in the universe! – This restaurant is a fantastic pick for people who aren't watching their calories and want a tasty indulgence. The cheese fries are phenomenal (Made with ACTUAL shredded cheese, not any of that nacho cheese sauce!) , and my boyfriend loves the chili cheese fries as well. The staff is friendly and conversational. Sometimes it's hard to find a table because the place can get pretty packed on the weekends, but otherwise this place is completely worth the trip. Though my favorite items at Cloo's involve meat (great sliders, chili dogs, etc.), there are also quite a few option for vegetarians as well.
Sense of home – I am from MI so was extremely excited to find a coney island down here. At home they are about as frequent as McDonalds. Not to my surprise the owner is also from Michigan, this being obvious with all of the Detroit memrobelia on the walls. The food was so, so. Not the worst I have had, but nothing compared to what we have back at home. I had the chicken pita and my boyfriend had the chilidogs. The chicken looked sketchy in my pita but it tasted alright. I was starving so I would have eaten about anything at that moment. My boyfriend who is a chilidog fanatic was not impressed. It wasn't very cleanly; if you are familar with Detroit, think LaFayette Coney down town. Needless to say we have never gone back. Andy's is a better bet if you are looking for a little piece of home. If anyone has the coin please open a National Coney island or Pheonix Coney. I guarantee with all of the northerns here you will earn your money back quick.
Not a good experience ..... – My wife and I wanted to follow the "path less traveled" to places that serve great fries, bugers and dogs. (like Al's French Fries in So. Burlington, Vermont) 5 star.
We did our research, read the reviews, and ended up at Cloo's Coney Island Hot Dogs. What a monumental disappointment! If you love to rub elbows with other customers trying to leave via the tiny walkspace, while you shout your order to the order-taker - then read on.
I ordered two plain "sliders", two hot dogs w/mustard and relish and fries. (only one size avail). My wife order a plain hamburger and fries. NO drinks, just water. Total $15.76. Yes $15.76.
We went outside to one of the three round iron tables available and waited .... and waited ... and waited. I finally went back inside and said, "How are we doing with our order?" He said, "You're order is next". (ever here that before)?
I went back outside and fortunately the fellow at the next round iron table had a great 15lb. Westie that could do all kinds of tricks. .... So we watched the puppy ....and we waited .... ... finally a young fella brought us our fries in a pouch of aluminum foil. Honest to Gosh they were so salty my wife had to send her's back! (I ate mine cause I'm a wimp). The cap must have fallen off the salt shaker!!
At a later date we got the 2 sliders, 2 dogs and a plain burger for my wife. I'll be kind here. They were AWEFUL! ..... (and what is up with relish that is greener than MotherNature ever imagined? )
I hate to write bad reviews. I do. I was looking forward to an excellent experience at Cloo's. It didn't happen, and it cost too much to find out.
Best Hotdogs in the Triangle – Best hotdogs in the Triangle without question. I've been to every hotdog establishment in the area and nothing compares to Cloos. They cater to people from all parts of the country by offering a little of everything including Chicago Dogs, Detroit Dogs, NYStyle, etc. They also offer variety of other menu items. What I like most about their hotdogs is that they're all beef. Not those poison-infested pink dogs you get at some places. They're all natural casings which pop when you bite into them. I recommend a Detroiter and a slider for anyone trying it for the first time. The chili fries are outstanding too!! Very kid friendly. If I had one complaint, it would be about the seating and ordering..both could be improved. Just be patient when you get there. It's worth the wait!!!
Best steak and cheese in raleigh! – Affordable and great. The lunch croud gets busy but the food is well worth the wait. I haven't tried the hot dogs but I will as soon as I get the chance. Def a diamond in the rough.
Best Hot Dogs – Seriously the BEST hot dogs in town. You know it's a good dog when it pops when you bite into them. I was raised on good Hot Dogs as a Yankee and Cloo's serves the best!
What a Find! – We just tried Cloo's a few days ago after reading about it here. I was going for the Sliders- having grown up on sacks of White Castles- and was surprised by how good their little burgers were. Then I saw the Chicago style hot dogs on the menu. We lived in Chicago for 15 years and loved our hot dogs. Cloo's was like a taste of home! I almost screamed when I saw the bright, green relish only found on a true Chicago dog! The fries were fresh, hot and crisp. The lemonade was excellent as was the sweet tea. Prices here are so reasonable for the food you get. The owner was a very nice and friendly man. We spoke for a while about food and restaurants in Chicago. The other workers were very nice as well. We are definitely going back - A LOT! Gotta go try the cheesesteak! *** UPDATED INFO!!(11/08)*** You MUST try the BBQ chicken sandwich! Grilled chicken breast, grilled onions, bacon, cheddar and Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce! OH MY GOD!! So good! We go as often as possible - food is consistently great! Still great service. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
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(3/24/12) Revised, Revised Stretch Goal
First, go to the most recent update, and watch the video, please.
Now, in light of that news, as I said in the video, the Trowbridge High Student Guide is officially unlocked, and is now part of the core book. Everybody gets that content now.
Also, if you know of a student/youth group that is made of win and would like to have me come out and run the game for them, let me know. If we hit $6,000, I will pick from among the groups suggested to me, and I will give them a game experience they will hopefully never forget. Thanks for your understanding with all of this.
(3/22/12) Lowered Goal!
You might have missed the update I posted, but the stretch goal for the Trowbridge Student Guide has been lowered!
New Goal: $6,000
If we get a big push here at the end, we could make it!
(3/22/12) Kicking It Forward
"We solemnly pledge 5% of the profits from the finished product back to the Kickstarter community to help fund other people's dreams."
You all have helped me realize this dream. How could I not help others do the same?
(3/11/12) Current Unlockable: Trowbridge High Student Guide!
We've unlocked the first stretch goal (see below), and now we're cruising toward the second one: the Trowbridge High Student Guide. As School Daze plays, the setting is supposed to be very vague; it becomes what the players and Administrator want it to be. However, if we hit 7k, then I'll be writing another book with a fully detailed description of one version of Trowbridge, complete with NPCs and plot hooks.
But, that's not all!
The Student Guide will also include 5-6 alternate genre settings for School Daze. High school in space? Oh, yeah? In the Wild West? Done. Medieval high school? We've got that covered, too. But, that books only gets written if we get to 7k. So let's do this thing!
(3/8/12) First stretch goal unlocked! Dice and Dice bags.
Now, every tier of $50 and up gets four custom School Daze d6s, and every tier of $75 and up gets a custom dice bag from Dragon Chow!
Now, on to the actual project!
School Daze
If you like narrative-driven roleplaying games with light systems, and easy character creation, you'll love School Daze. It's gaming, in a high school setting, and it rocks.
High school is a time that everyone remembers. We see it everywhere: in movies, and books, and music. But what we see there isn't real high school, and neither is School Daze. School Daze uses high school as a vehicle to tell fun stories. Stories like you'd see in Saved by the Bell, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, The Breakfast Club, or Brick. School Daze is high school, but it's high school the way you want it.
School Daze is designed for groups of 3-6 people, but could be played with as few as two, or as many as you might be crazy enough to get together. One person acts as the Administrator, facilitating the action, and making sure that everyone gets time in the spotlight. Group Projects provide a loose framework within which the group can tell their own characters' stories. Each player is empowered to add to not only the narrative, but the setting. Trowbridge High is left with little description on purpose: make up NPCs, plot devices, and make it your own!
If you want to hear what a game session sounds like, you can check out the audio of three of my playtests (NSFW language and some content):
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Since this is my first roleplaying game, I wanted to make sure that I'm making everything as spectacular as I can. To that end, if this project gets funded, School Daze will have the following people working on it:
Layout - Daniel Solis, author of Happy Birthday, Robot!, Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple, and all-around amazing person. (danielsolisblog.blogspot.com)
Art - Brian Patterson, author and artist in charge of the webcomic d20 Monkey, and designer of awesome gaming-related t-shirts. (d20monkey.com)
Editing - Liz Bauman, social media guru, copywriter par excellance, and purveyor of good taste. Also known as d20 Blonde.
I want to make sure that I handle the business side of things properly. I'm going to be starting a company for my work, called Sand & Steam Productions, buying software to support my work, looking at a re-design of my website, logo, and business cards, and paying for the set-up for the printing of the physical copies of School Daze. The funds from this Kickstarter will help me do those things. If we exceed the funding goal, I've got some super-sweet stretch goals planned.
I believe in openness. School Daze has been publicly developed from the start. And, every step of the way, it has been available under a Creative Commons license. That will remain true if this project is funded. Everything, from the text to the layout, to the art, will be available for you to remix, and reuse, as long as you attribute the original work. I could not have done this without the fantastic community of gamers that surrounds me, and I hope that others will benefit from School Daze in the same way that I've benefited from other people in the industry.
If all of this sounds good to you, I encourage you to back this project. I'm very proud of my work on School Daze, and this Kickstarter will help me see it produced the way it deserves to be produced. Thank you for support. It means the world to me.
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Better believe it. I'm trying to get my place by July 1st, so if I do I'm picking up VIP to the 7/8 show in Omaha and GA to the 7/9 show (or if I find a surplus of cash, both).
It'll be a three day party. Wake up on Friday, start pre-gaming. Hit the show. After party at my place, rinse and repeat until sunday.
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text: Home Culture Not What We Meant by Racial Harmony Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's moronic "Accidental Racist" song is a step in the wrong direction. By: Helena Andrews Posted: April 10 2013 12:17 AM 0 LL Cool J (Jason Merrit/Getty Images); Brad Paisley (Steven Lawton/Getty Images) (The Root) -- Country singer Brad Paisley's new CD is titled Wheelhouse, but if there's any subject firmly not in his, it's race relations. "I think it's music's turn to have the conversation," explained Paisley on Ellen after his first single, "Accidental Racist," was released online Monday to the polar opposite of rave reviews. The problem is that instead of sparking a candid dialogue about political correctness and point of view, "Accidental Racist" does little more than lampoon. On the song's absurd hook, Paisley croons, "I'm just a white man coming to ya' from the Southland/Trying to understand what it's like not to be/I'm proud of where I'm from, but not everything we've done/And it ain't like you and me can re-write history/Our generation didn't start this nation/We're still pickin' up the pieces, walkin' on eggshells, fightin' over yesterday/And caught between Southern pride and Southern blame." OK, deep breath. "Accidental Racist" has been justifiably skewered on every medium imaginable. From Twitter to Facebook to watercooler chatter and comments sections, most agree that Paisley's attempt to harmonize racist apologist logic with sophomoric lyrics just isn't the jam. A good friend of mine joked that a Lil' Kim and Carrie Underwood remix to "Before He Cheats" would have been a better idea. Even Ellen DeGeneres seemed to struggle with the country singer's winding explanation of why he decided to team up with LL Cool J (yep) for the Django-inspired duet. According to Paisley, "I don't know if any of you noticed, but there is some racial tension, here and there. ['Accidental Racist'] kind of deals with that." "And so, but you're basically saying ... ?" prompted DeGeneres, perhaps hoping for an inspired response about a white Southern man's perception of race relations 45 years after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. "I don't know," answered Paisley. Page 1 of 2 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre


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I have resisted the temptation to get into Rhacodactylus geckos due to space issues – until now. I've coveted the huge Rhacodactylus leachianus for a long time. At the Herp World Expo in Pasadena, I held an adult at Philippe De Vosjoli's table and was hooked! I came home with a book so I could learn more about these geckos and give the idea of getting one some serious thought.
At the Reptile Super Show in January, I was ready and planned to bring home a leachie! I had an extremely hard time choosing, but finally settled on this little guy (we don't really know if it is male or female yet). Unfortunately, his label was lost at some point, so Philippe could not tell me about his background, but I really liked the pattern with the pink bars on this guy.
He's small now, but someday he'll be a giant!
No more new species for a while now – really!