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The Prophet
|Release Date: August 07, 2015
|Running Time: 75 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG
|Box Office: $298,410.00
|Genre: Adaptation, Animated, Drama
Liam Neeson
Salma Hayek
John Krasinski
Frank Langella
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Summary:Set in a Mediterranean seaside village, Kamila cleans house for exiled artist and poet Mustafa, but the more difficult job is keeping her free-spirited young daughter, Almitra, out of trouble. The three embark on a journey meant to end with Mustafa's return home, but first they must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in his words will incite rebellion.


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A year before their wedding date, Meredith and Dale travelled from their home in Arkansas to Italy in search of a dream location for their destination wedding. After touring various villas and hotels all over Tuscany, they walked into Four Seasons Hotel Firenze and "instantly fell in love with the atmosphere, the service and the staff," says the bride.
Intimate . . . Personal . . . Candlelit
The scene: In an intimate setting with their closest family and friends, Meredith and Dale were married in the Hotel's historic garden at sunset, the bride's favourite time of day. Then it was inside for a six-course Italian meal at a candlelit table, studded with red roses and the bride's signature turquoise accents.
That magical moment: Already in awe of the garden's elegance, Meredith was touched when the staff arranged for a pair of ancient potted Meyer lemon trees she'd spotted elsewhere to flank the altar.
The bride wore: Meredith chose a customised Badgley Mischka gown featuring a one-shoulder design with soft floral detailing. "It felt romantic and Italian," she says.
The bride and groom: One of Dale's favourite moments happened spontaneously after the ceremony. He stole a big hug with both his bride and his young daughter, Ellie, his "two favourite girls on the planet."
A personal touch: Rather than a specific theme, the bride simply chose her favourite colours, turquoise and red, and incorporated them everywhere she could. She carried a bouquet of scarlet ranunculus and wore turquoise Louboutin heels.
Starting with such an elegant setting, including a staff that "exceeded expectations at every turn," it was a breeze for Meredith and Dale to create the day of their dreams abroad. They combined Italian opulence with their own personal touches for a wedding that "just felt like us," says the bride.
Photography Christopher Becker
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Public Policy student Asma Men recently went to Seattle to participate in an elite panel. This is her first person account of the adventure.
"What do you think about being on a panel for an upcoming Asian and Pacific Islander symposium in Seattle?" asked Professor Paul Ong from UCLA Luskin's Urban Planning Department.
I wanted to jump out of excitement, but told myself to remain calm and professional as I answered him, "Sure. What is it about?"
I was still in disbelief.
Little does Professor Ong know, but I'm actually a big fan of his. No, I'm not saying that as a sycophant. He was the reason why I was exposed globalization, migration, and employment in ethnic communities during my undergraduate years. I read one of his books as part of my mandatory readings and it was one of few I didn't put down out of boredom.
So yea, I was elated when he asked me that question.
Let's Rewind:
I wanted to take a course with Professor Ong since I came to UCLA. Luckily, there was one offered — Community, Planning, and Policy — last quarter.
This class encompassed my passion — community and policy. Yet, I was debating on dropping the course because it sounded like a mini-capstone project similar to the Public Policy Department's Applied Policy Project (APP). Seeing that my actual APP was last quarter as well, I was unsure if I should take on such a load in addition to working part-time.
But Professor Ong convinced me to take the course because of the minimal experience I had in conducting surveys. When I say minimal, I mean it. I've only created two surveys, distributed, collected, and analyzed data on it before. I guess that was enough for him.
Even more so, the class project was going to be on the Cambodian community in Long Beach. That's where I was born, and my Mom is Cambodian. I couldn't pass up the chance.
I was fortunate enough to transfer some of the skills I learned in Meredith Phillips' "Research and Design" class for this course. As a result, that knowledge paid off.
Fast forward:
When the opportunity to sit on a panel at the Second Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy Consortium, was presented to me I had to take it.
I did what I needed to do, got the funding, and was on my way to the University of Washington.
Myself and another supportive peer presented our work in front of well-respected academics in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. It was intimidating, yet a proud moment.
My professor who wrote my letter of recommendations for graduate school was there as well! She couldn't help but endearingly snap photos of me as I presented.
To add the cherry on top, one of the speakers and panelists, Dr. Ninez Ponce, acknowledged our presentation and wanted to possibly connect regarding the California Health Interview Survey with UCLA's Center for Health Policy Research.
I felt that I made a difference.
It was a one day and night flight in and out of Seattle, but one of the best experiences I've ever had. I never felt happier to have stayed in a class as I had with this one.


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GANDU Director Trips Out A Classic. Watch The TASHER DESH Trailer.
Indian indie maverick Q made a huge splash around the world with his recent feature Gandu - a film that has won acclaim around the world while being denied a release in its own country. But distribution troubles or no, Q has moved right on to his latest effort: An adaptation of classic stage play Tasher Desh.
Scheduled to have its world premiere at the Rome International Film Festival, Twitch is proud to present the first trailer for Q's Tasher Desh. Check out this incredibly bold, vibrant and challenging bit of work below.Tasher Desh is one of Tagore's most famous dance operas, a unique genre he developed that was influenced by Western opera.
A Prince, tired of suffocating in his palace, goes in search of adventure. Accompanied by a far more conventional travelling companion, a Merchant, the mismatched pair get shipwrecked in the Land of Cards . Here the inhabitants are playing cards, well regulated and devoid of emotions. With the wild force of his personality, the Prince starts to effect change in the Cards and gradually their human qualities begin to emerge...
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Striped Headbands
What could be easier than this. Inexpensive and easy enough for kids to make one to match each school outfit.
Plastic Headbands
Vinyl Tape
Cut pieces of vinyl tape to wrap around plastic headbands. That's it and they look great!
This craft is reprinted courtesy of Terri of MakingFriends.com.
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Accepted Projects
We build the local Internet of the world. Freifunk is the GSoC umbrella organization for many community networks in the world. We develop firmwares for routers, routing protocols, wifi mesh solutions, auto-flasher for network devices, network libraries for Linux distros, security tools for secure communication, puppet configurations for local school networks, OpenWrt packages, automatic map solutions for networks, GSM meshes, and a lot more. You will find us anywhere where people build communication infrastructures.
We are organized locally and completely decentralized - just like our decentralized networks, that are set up as self-building, self-healing meshes using Open Source technologies and routing protocols such as BATMAN, OLSR, Babel and others.
Over ten years agao different free network initiatives in Germany united under the label freifunk. That was in 2003. In other regions projects came together as Guifi.net in Spain, Ninux in Italy and other local names. While you may have never heard of us, community network groups do exist in every major city of the world and you may even find us in an unknown village in Afghanistan, Zambia, Mexico, Greece, Spain, Chile, France, Italy or like recently on a traditional Christmas market in Germany. Some of our friends in the community who prefer to keep a "lower profile" are helping people to communicate in difficult environments in Iran and Syria.
And other exciting things are happening. Software, networks, content - it is not enough. We are working on Open Hardware, re-programming chips and testing the limits of software and hardware. The idea of a self-recharging router has been around for a while and we are now building a truly low cost solar router putting the complete schematics online. Others are working on extremely low cost self-deploying wifi phone networks. We are exploring GSM technologies, setting up Open Source GSM mobile phone networks at festivals offering free communications with your personal mobile phone. There are really nice apps that you can think of, if you have your personal cell phone operator.
A lot of the cool stuff happening might depend on one enthusiastic individual, other projects in the community involve dozens of developers and there are so much more things we could do together with you.
Some freifunk networks are using satellites to distribute Internet to remote regions - we want the complete stack Open Sourced. There are serious discussions about sending mini-satellites into orbit.
Years ago when the first contributors started to work on mesh networks, many believed - 20 routers in a mesh will be the absolute maximum and the scientific community regarded a lot of the ideas and work of community enthusiasts as impossible. Today we have over 16000 devices in the local network of Guifi.net in Catalunya and initiatives that cooperate in EU wide research projects with top research institutions and universities. The OpenWrt distribution that was first used and tested in free community networks (many OpenWrt devs are part of the community) are deployed in millions of commercial routers of companies like Buffalo and Fon today.
There is a lot more to do. Please join us to make the dream of free and uncensored communication - free as in freedom - come true.


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I'm encountering a recurring problem in the Den of Thieves.
I clear all the rooms, find all the keys, but the door to the right farthest from the exit doesn't open (it doesn't say I don't have a key, I can't interact with it at all). I can see on the minimap the assumed entrance to level 2, but again, it's just a wall I can't interact with. (There are also various other tiles on the minimap I can't access, look like traps, alcoves for enemy to exit the walls).
Anyway, is this a bug, or is the content just not there for the moment, it's part of a quest that doesn't exist yet or similar...or am I just being incredibly stupid and missing some hidden level or something (I've tried pulling the torches, I'm no noob, lol).
Help would be appreciated! Thanks.
EDIT: Found answer in the form of "The Highwaymen" quest - problem solved.
(On another note, I'm incredibly happy to have found a makeshift crossbow of annihilation (valued at 53 gold), which apparently has a 10 percent chance of damaging the enemy for as many hit piints as they currently havve, basically almost killing them with one shot (can't wait to try it on the naga boss!) - Interestingly, it is having the desired effect on my opponenets perhaps 95% of the time and not 10% of the time...finally a bug I'm enjoying! (hope I get to keep it in the final version)
Also noticed some improvements when I started a new game today, lots of the previous bugs have gone (freezes), also new items added maybe (gloves, headgear)? Still can't hire the gobliin cook, and shops are still not restocking (and have totally different stock than yesterday) but otherwise enjoying it more than yesterday, keep up the good work! ).


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In 1971,
An inspiring
The "Coke Small World Machines" provided a live communications
portal linking strangers in two nations divided by more than just borders, with
the hope of provoking happiness and promoting cultural understanding around the
world. Coke and Leo Burnett used first-of-its-kind 3D touchscreen
technology to project a streaming video feed onto the vending machine screen
while simultaneously filming through the unit to capture a live emotional
exchange. People from both countries and various walks of life were encouraged to complete a friendly task together – wave, touch hands, draw a peace sign or dance
– before sharing a
Jackie Jantos Tulloch, Coke's global creative director and project lead, compares the live simulcast experience to looking into a webcam, face-to-face with another person. "Your actions are literally mirrored," she explains. "By adding a touch screen, it allowed us to play interactive animations so people could trace things like a heart or smiley face together."
The project team overcame several engineering, infrastructure and logistical challenges over the last year to turn the Small World Machines vision into reality. The experience was scheduled to take place in January, but one of the machines got stuck in transit, and greater security challenges delayed the team's production.
"Logistically, we had to coordinate two offices inside the Leo Burnett network and another three offices inside the Coke network, as well as several key suppliers," says Andy DiLallo, chief creative officer, Leo Burnett Sydney. "We dealt with time differences, language barriers and cultural sensitivities. But we pulled it off, and that's what matters."
After successfully setting up the two machines in March –
and adorning each with flower arrangements and other culturally relevant
decorations and colors – the team cleared a few last-minute technology hurdles
before the cameras finally rolled.
"We felt like the little engine that could at times and couldn't at others," Jantos Tulloch says.
Crews filmed through the night, capturing more than 100
interactions between people of all ages and from all
walks of life. None of the people featured in the film are actors, and their
reactions are completely natural.
"The people of Pakistan and India share a lot of common passions and interests – from food and Bollywood movies, to Coke Studio music, to cricket," said Saad Pall, Assistant Brand Manager, 'Coca‑Cola', in Pakistan. "What this project did was connect people who are not exposed to each other on a daily basis, enabling the common man in Lahore to see and interact with the common man in Delhi. It's a small step we hope will signal what's possible."
Wasim Basir, integrated marketing communications (IMC)
The film features tender encounters, such as a young girl in
Delhi touching hands with an older woman on the Pakistani side, as well as more
spirited interactions including an impromptu dance-off between two men in their
60s that went on for several minutes.
"We couldn't get them to stop," Pall said. "And when they finally did, they were both out of breath."
DiLallo said hearing people share their stories made the experience even more special. "There was just a level of genuine joy and awe once the Small World Machines were activated," he said. "Seeing a little kid run up to the machine and try to high-five it was one. Another person came up to me and said he'd lived in India his entire life and had never 'seen into' Pakistan. It was amazing to him to see what they wore. That's such a small thing you would never think about, particularly coming from the West."
At the end of the nearly 10-hour shoot, both audiences
cranked up the music, danced and waved goodbye to their new-found friends
across the border. The crews behind the camera joined in, too, including the
"It was such a great way to conclude what I consider to be
the highlight of my career," Jantos Tulloch said. "Working on brand
The experience struck an especially emotional chord for the
"But deep down – as this film shows – humanity is about togetherness and happiness."
Read additional coverage of the "Small World Machines" film in Fast Company and Ad Age.


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Oklahoma City (SMU) - The SMU men?s swimming team won both relay events on the first day of the 13th Annual Kerr-McGee Elite Meet, taking first in both the 800 free and 200 medley relays. The Mustang ?A? team also broke the previous meet records set in 2003 by SMU in the events, finishing in 6:43.30 in the 800 and 1:32.00 in the 200. The ?B' relay team finished third in both relays, finishing the 800 in 6:57.10 and the 200 in 1:35.24.
Senior co-captain Ferdi Postma finished sixth in the 1000 free with a time of 9:20.57 and gained another 13 points for the Mustangs. Ric Hampson finished in 12th at 9:38.70, while Jessen Wabeke came in 18th (9:44.44) and William Balderamos finished in 27th (10:11.20). SMU totaled 162 points on day one.
Prelims for Friday?s action begin at 8:30 a.m., with the finals starting at 5:00p.m. Complete results can be found here.


text: Im thinking about taking a Giant TCX 1 cross country. I realize I will probably need a trailer because of this. I want a bike that i will be able to ride around after the trip so I dont want some incredibly heavy touring bike like the LHT and want to keep the price below 2 grand. Any advice on whether or not this is a sound idea or any other bikes like it and good trailers?


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The Win32/Bubnix virus had been given several different names—Bubnix Virus, Rootkit/Bubnix.A, Gen:Rootkit.Nixoa.1, TR/Rootkit.Gen, and W32/Rootkit.BNQN, to name a few—but whatever your security software calls it, it's one of the worst botnet viruses on the web today, rivaling pests like Alureon.H and the Rimecud virus with its incredible ability to spread from computer to computer.
The Bubnix virus is basically a driver that hides its presence on your computer by preventing you from accessing its files or registry values. Once it installs itself, it's capable of downloading additional viruses onto your hard drive, and it can even take over your email and send spam to people on your contact list, which won't earn you any friends
Bubnix Virus May Be Rogue Anti-Spyware
Rogue anti-spyware refers to anti-spyware/antivirus software of questionable value. Rogue anti-spyware may not be proven to protect your computer from spyware, may popup fake alerts or create many false positives about your PC being infected, or may use scare tactics to try to get you to purchase the application. Rogue anti-spyware software may be installed by a Trojan, come bundled with other software, or install itself through web browser security holes. While it is fairly rare, some rogue anti-spyware is created and distributed by known spyware or adware companies, and the rogue anti-spyware may install spyware or adware itself [Read more...]


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Route: New York-John F. Kennedy International – Chicago – O'Hare Int.
Airline: American Airlines
Flight Number: AA1323
Aircraft: McDonnell-Douglas MD-80
Seat: 06F (First Class)
Distance: 740 miles
Duration: 1hrs 48mins
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The previous day had been long, although not particularly stressful. We'd flown 37 miles short of hitting five figures having gone from Sydney to New York with a brief stopover in Los Angeles. Despite that, and having gone out for dinner with friends during our stopover it didn't seem too awful getting up at a shade before 5am at the Doubletree JFK, our Hilton HHonors influencd stop for the night.
We boarded the 6am shuttle along with a group of others and AA's Terminal 8 was our first port of call. The driver had even considerately, though accidentally dropped us beside the premium check-in area. There was a nice secluded area, not surprising given the large amounts of 'celebrity traffic' AA and JFK seem to attract. There was no wait for First Class and we were quickly on our way to security where a system I hadn't seen before was in action. In addition to the separate priority lane there were also ones labeled for casual, special assistance and expert travelers. Assuming that priority was the fastest I went with it although it seemed casual traveler and premium merged for the boarding pass check so it was poorly executed and took some time. Who'd have thought it? The TSA poorly executing something! Alas I looked over and saw guys sweeping into and out of the Expert line exceptionally quickly! Unlike LAX the day before we were told to remove liquids from our bags, again good old TSA consistency, no doubt thwarting terrorists as they do so! The "priority" line split into two X Ray machines so my wife and I went into different ones, she seemed to get through very fast whilst I was stuck behind possibly the most casual of casual travelers so took some time to get through. Cue eye rolling from everyone within 15ft.
We went up to the relatively new Flagship Lounge that is within the Admirals Club, and when we arrived we were the only people present so it was quite handy for some photos for this report!
Flagship Lounge at JFK
We still had our own agent who was happy to provide us with a T-Mobile card so we could get on the internet using my wife's laptop over some breakfast. Talking of which the Flagship Lounges offer food too, it isn't exactly a Michelin Star buffet experience but is quite sufficient offering cereals, yoghurts and rubbery bagels.
At 7.15am, around 45mins before scheduled departure we chose to leave the lounge and head down to the gate. Going from gate 38 in the other concourse it seemed wise to head over in advance but in the end we didn't really need to as by the time we got there it seemed we were actually 4hrs 35mins early Yes, our flight had been delayed four hours! Unsurprisingly there was quite a line to deal with the gate agent so we decided to make use of our 'eliteness' and headed up to the adjacent Admirals Club to discuss rebooking options. Apparently there wasn't really anything alternative that would get us there much faster but the agents noted that there was to been an update at 10am. We went back down through the underpass and up into the Flagship Lounge once more! The agent seemed quite surprised to see us!
The lounge has quite a few workstations so I entertained myself on that whilst my wife caught up on her own machine. Between sessions I sat by the window and enjoyed the views of the apron and aircraft below. This particular one tickled me, especially when a few weeks later it was announced AA were getting rid of their A300s!
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text: HGTV bring the noise in 2013! This year's [Paste party at SXSW](http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_OE02263) will be bigger than ever. Four days. 44 bands. Two stages. Free drinks. **HGTV** has teamed up with **Paste** for their ninth annual party at SXSW March 13-16. With 11 bands per day, the lineup includes both some of the festival's most exciting veteran performers including Billy Bragg, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Josh Ritter and The Zombies, as well as newcomers like Foxygen, The Lone Bellow and GUARDS. The SXSW Official four-day party will be held at one of 6th Street's biggest music venues, The Stage on Sixth (508 E. 6th Street), from noon to 6pm. Click here for more info!


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Despite Amazon pretty much locking the Kindle Fire down to users outside the US it is possible to watch Netflix outside the US on Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire operating system is built on top of a normal Android 2.3 OS. The Kindle Fire can stream Netflix with ease if you live in the US but if you travel outside of the US or live abroad already you won't be able to watch Netflix outside the US on the Kindle Fire.
There are a couple things you need to do before you can start watching Netflix outside the Us on the Kindle Fire. First you need to get yourself a VPN. A VPN will allow your location to appear as if you are in the US making Netflix available to you. If you want to learn more about VPN's and what they do read my What is a VPN page first before moving on. At VPN Watcher we recommend that you sign up for StrongVPN, out of all the VPN's we have tested this one works best with the Kindle Fire and Netflix. Once you've got a VPN account your ready to move on to the next step.
To watch Netflix outside the US on Kindle Fire you have to connect to a VPN on the Kindle Fire, this is not supported by the Kindle Fire out of the box so we need to get rid of Amazon's limited Kindle Fire version of Android. You will have to root you Kindle Fire and install a new android operating system on the Kindle Fire called Cyanogenmod, but don't worry this will only unlock the potential of your Kindle Fire. Check out the Kindle Fire section over at the XDA Developers Forums to learn how to root your Kindle Fire and install a full version of Android in your Kindle Fire. Don't be scared it's a really simple process and you'll be turning your Kindle Fire into a fully functional $200 tablet that now has the ability to watch Netflix from outside the US.
Once you've gotten rid of the Amazon OS and installed a full version of Android you'll be able to enter in your credentials for your new VPN in the network settings on your Kindle Fire. Once connected you will be able to stream Netflix outside the US on Kindle Fire easily. You will lose Amazon Prime Instant Video in the Process but it's not like it's any good anyway.


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It's finally over and done with.
After years of criticism by his opponents and at least one similar attempt two years ago, the Cincinnati Democratic Committee voted this morning to un-endorse City Councilman Jeff Berding. CityBeat first mentioned the current effort in early July.
By an almost 3-to-1 margin, precinct executives voted to rescind Berding's endorsement. The final tally was 47-17, with six people abstaining.
Berding gave a speech on his own behalf, stating he is a Democrat but proclaiming that defending police officers' jobs and ensuring public safety trumps party loyalty. Opponents noted after the meeting that the plan Berding publicly opposed -- proposed by Mayor Mark Mallory and three council members, all fellow Democrats -- prevented layoffs and resulted in concessions from the police union.
Some precinct executives are angry that Berding recently held a press conference with Councilman Chris Bortz, a Charterite, to criticize a budget plan put together by council's Democrats, led by Mallory and Councilwoman Laketa Cole. Berding was asked to contribute ideas to the plan to help avoid a $7.7 million deficit this year but chose not to, council sources said.
Berding also voted against the environmental justice ordinance, a proposal supported by council's other Democrats. He then tried to introduce a motion to delay implementation for up to a year pending more review, but Mallory blocked an immediate vote and sent the motion to a council committee for discussion.
Other actions that have drawn ire included Berding's high-profile criticism of other Democrats, particularly on the WLW (700 AM) talk show hosted by arch-conservative Bill Cunningham.
The final straw in the current effort to oust Berding occurred when he proposed delaying the city's promised payments to the school district in order to save police jobs, angering the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers.
Vice Mayor David Crowley, one of the people seeking to pull the endorsement, couldn't attend today's meeting because he's in the hospital recovering from heart surgery. But Crowley's wife, Sherri, addressed the precinct executives on his behalf. She said the un-endorsement action was needed not just because of any one action but due to Berding's years of disloyalty to the party.
Among the people speaking in Berding's defense was Susan Cranley, a Board of Education member who is the mother of ex-City Councilman John Cranley. The younger Cranley pushed to hire extra cops in the early 2000s despite Police Chief Thomas Streicher Jr.'s objections, and those positions were among the 138 police jobs targeted for the layoffs.
After his own speech this morning, Berding left the meeting before the vote was taken. He already had conceded yesterday that he would lose the dispute.
Once the vote was taken, precinct executives then voted to endorse Councilwoman Roxanne Qualls, an incumbent Charterite who ran as a Democrat in the 1990s.


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I remember certain bikes in my life that were either benchmarks and/or catalysts to my budding obsession in biking (mainly road). All of these are long gone, yet not in memory. At least one I would love to still have.
My first new (and super cool) bike (age 7-8?)-Schwinn Fastback 5sp Stingray definitely the catalyst to many more bikes to come.
My first real road bike-Rudge with shop parts swap...and a Stronglight cottlerless crank (my first).
MY JP Weigle custom-still in my memory as the most beautiful bike I can imagine. A miracle I had something to do with its aesthetic outcome. I miss this bike, it was a timeless piece of art by Peter and Betsy Weigle, it rode great, it became a part of me and I earned every nick/scrape/ding on it the hard way.
I have no boundaries for where anyone wants to take this thread..Lets call it a sentimental journey for those old enough to have some interesting ones!!!


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American Apparel is famous for their hyper-sexual advertisements. Nearly naked girls? Check. Sex hair? Check. Cheesy porn poses? Check. Now founder, CEO Dov Charney is taking a bit of a departure from his typical advertising fare with the introduction of illustrated ads.
Like traditional American Apparel advertisements, these images involve depictions of, say, women wearing assless hosiery. Unlike traditional American Apparel ads, however, these images seem to be looser with the nudity. Looser as in showing nipples and pubic hair. The below advertisement, the most controversial of the bunch, recently appeared in Vice magazine.
I don't know if I'd go so far as to say that these new ads are classy, but they do feel a tad more artistic than American Apparel's usual advertisements.
Do you think the new American Apparel ads are crass–or are the illustrated drawings less awkward and more tasteful than AA's typical images of real, writhing women?


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What are you worth?
If your lunch plans Thursday include heading to a drive-through, you might plan on brown bagging it instead. Fast food workers in 35 cities across the nation are calling for a walkout in support of raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, and if you don't want to risk getting a meatless hamburger, courtesy of an overworked and harried manager, bypass the local burger joint.
According some surveys, nearly three-in-four Americans favor raising the minimum wage. That may be an exaggeration, but such proposals are usually popular, even though Americans differ on the amount. In his most recent State of the Union address President Barack Obama suggested $9 for the federal rate. More than one bill introduced in Congress insists on $10, or $10.10. The strike rate of $15 might strike most people as a little high—on the other hand, maybe not, as proposals inch their way up and never down.
Could the proverbial family of four get by on $15 per hour? Maybe, depending on where they live, how they live, what other monies are coming in, what kind of support systems are available, and what kind of special needs they have. Almost nothing is more variable than a household budget, and to speak of a nationwide "living wage" is almost meaningless. Another problem with minimum wage is that it tends to tighten the job market, forcing employers to cut back on hours and personnel in order to make a profit, or even stay in business. (With all the talk about what constitutes a living wage, why no corresponding banter about a decent profit?)
Behind every argument for minimum wage are at least two false assumptions: 1) Employers can always afford to pay more; they just don't want to, and 2) The value of any business lies in its employees, and thus they should be paid what they are "worth." Proposition 1 summons a picture of the greedy, corporation VP in his Mercedes, zooming by the city bus stop where the Wendy's fry-cook slumps waiting to catch a ride to work. But, of course, it's more complicated than that: Even though Walmart and McDonald's make lots of money, their profit margin is razor-slim: anywhere from 3 to 6 percent. Grocery stores operate on a similar ledge. Between the meat-flipper and the mogul stand an army of managers, distributors, and suppliers who need to make their own living wage. And what of the employer who owns a local coffee shop with seven employees, including his mother?
Speaking of worth, who decides? This guy tells of how he worked his way up from minimum wage to a higher position, only to see his salary drop so the employer could satisfy new wage requirements. His pay did not reflect the increased value of his skills, and who would call that fair? In God's eyes, human worth is infinite, but in the economic world, if the market doesn't set the value, the government will, and it won't necessarily be pretty.


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We had a chance to sit down with Jose Garcia, Director, and Patricia Herrera, Assistant Director, and ask them a few questions about the production of blu at the University of Richmond.
Q: What drew you to blu, and why did you think it was important to bring it to the University of Richmond, and the Richmond community as a whole?
JG: This is the first play that I've directed where there are a lot of moments that have a potential for violence, and I usually stray away from that type of work, but I fell in love with the language of blu. I feel like the language is heightened and dreamy, and the overall theme of the piece is the inheritance of violence and I felt like that theme extends across race and class.
PH: One of the most striking things about the play is how one remembers the past, and how then the memory is inherited, consciously or unconsciously, and how we remember the same thing in very different ways. I was interested in exploring that concept and seeing how that also connects with the history, the history of race in America, the history of violence and race in America. Most importantly, though, this play is about a family who is mourning their son who has just gone off to war, and I think that we're so busy in our society to take the time to mourn, because we're always going on to the next thing. This play depicts a family who is really reflecting on their past, their present, their future, and mourning together.
Q: What were some of the challenges of understanding and directing a play whose language is based in poetry?
JG: When young actors recite poetry, it's almost like this holy thing, when really it's poetry, but it's also dialogue. The challenge for the actors is to take these poetic lines and make them into dialogue and try to make something organic. A lot of the sentences are not crowded sentences, there's a lot of clipped sentences that are said, so the challenge becomes making an arch for the lines.
PH: Virginia Grise calls her dialogue "barrio lyricism," and so it's the idea that these characters are just having a conversation, but they're making music with their words. The poetry is a song, and they're just talking. In some ways, in our rehearsals, we're trying to make music with the words.
JG: It gives the actor so much space to create music with these lyrics.
Q: Speaking of Virginia Grise, how has it been to be able to communicate with the playwright of the work you're producing?
PH: It's been completely exciting! She has been a resource in many ways and has given us insight into how she developed the characters in the play and the state she was in when she was writing the play. For instance, every time you heard a helicopter in the play, the author was actually writing poetry to the helicopters at that time. Having that perspective layers the play with so much meaning.
JG: Of course we're excited about her seeing what we come up with, because for us it's about whether "we are reading the map well," because all plays for us are a map and if we look closely at the text it will lead us to where the playwright wants to lead us. Virginia e-mailed Patricia a lot of "don'ts," or mishaps that have happened in other productions of the play, and it was things that we were already aware of, so we feel like we are going in the right direction with the piece.
Q: As people can see on the poster, there is a choreographer and a live DJ. What type of performance should audiences expect to see when they come to see blu? What are some hot words to describe the show?
JG: Freshhh.It's a piece about violence, so our job is to present something that isn't a stereotype, something that isn't familiar, but yet will become familiar. We don't want an audience to look at what's going on and feel sorry for the characters. We want them to feel empowered to try to change the situation that the characters find themselves in. Audiences will feel something snappy, because, yes the piece is about violence, but it's going to be entertaining.
PH: And hopeful. I think our whole angle with this play was that amidst the violence is always hope and potential, each character has potential and we want that to shine throughout the entire play. With that potential, we are also playing and exploring different sound and movement, words, and using them to bring out the hopefulness in the play.
Q: How much of the blocking in the show was premeditated, and how much came about organically by working with the actors and Alicia Diaz, the choreographer?
JG: A lot of the time I know what it is I want to do as a director, and I make sure to give space for Alicia and Patricia, since we've worked together for many years, and we just know that it's going to come together. My background is that of working with a collective, so for me, three heads is better than one, so we just make a general consensus on what serves the piece most.
PH: For us, we understand our synergy, so the rehearsal process was about creating that synergy with the cast. We wanted everyone to feel free to take the risk, and do something different. We come in with an idea, but we completely adjust to what someone else brings to the table.
JG: Actors will say, in reference to the play, that this "not my experience," but here we are, low and behold, it's not your experience but you're making it sound like it truly is and this cast has really risen to the challenge as actors.


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Football: Davidson Day at CSD at N. Meck High School
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. at North Meck High. Community School of Davidson (3-1) vs. Davidson Day (4-0). Last meeting: Davidson Day won 45-0 last year. Players to watch: CSD – RB Joey Bernardini, LB Nick Piselli, RB Chad Ferrell; Davidson Day –LB Chase Monroe, DL Garrett Groulx, OL Dustin Tyler. THE SKINNY: Davidson Day's Anthony DiGioia has thrown for 1,109 yards and 13 touchdowns for the reigning state champions. Six Patriots have caught scoring passes. The defense has been stout and will be tested by CSD's Bernardini, who has a 300- and a 200-yard rushing game this season.


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Mass Effect 3 Features Kinect Voice Control
Use your voice to select dialog or tell your NPC squad what to do.
Mass Effect 3 was briefly demoed during today's E3 media briefing. Specifically, its Kinect support was shown off, as was rumored after Kinect box art for the game was found online.
There were no motion controls shown. Instead, you'll use your voice to do things like select dialog options (by reading the brief phrase shown on screen) and command your squad to do things like move up or use a specific attack (by saying, for instance, "Liara, move up").
No release date was announced.
See Also
Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Comprised of Original Co-Op Missions - Report
Kinect Support in All First-Party Games Likely, But Not Mandated
Comments (17)
Hearing my own voice would ruin my experince NOT enhance.Posted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by JOYFUL_NOISE
I'm (me personally) NOT apart of that universe but me as Shepard is. I no longer want to hear me I want Shepard to do all the talking and acting. I think it breaks character....
Voice ControlPosted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by a0me
is a nice idea, but I don't see how this requires Kinect, a simple mic is all you need.
Apart from that, talking to a computer sounds akward, but maybe that's just me.
Oh and hey, good luck localizing the game.
Smart, smart.Posted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by falcon_spawn
Nice points on the voice features. Localization WILL be Problem No. 1, and yes, why not just integrate the voice upgrades into the mics?
seriouslyPosted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by solidfenix
i hope they didnt delay the game for that bullcrap. All that could of been done with a controller and faster. The Kinect blows. Microsofts conference was crap except for halo4 and Gears 3 and i guess forza 4 if you're aracing fan, which im not. Where are the hardcore exclusives? Nothing but rail shooters for kinect and new bells a whistles like bing and live tv...oooh. Man what a let down
what about my pc:(Posted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by jagi
Sadly since I purchased and played mass effect 1 and 2 on the pc, I dont feel like buying and replaying the 360 versions just so I can get my custom character into the 360 version of mass effect 3. Dammit bioware!
Still think the feature is great though, I'm just a bit envious
Now thats...Posted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by Andyjack7
Cool!!!! I have always wanted something like this. Watch this, PS3 fanboys will trash... time for them to grow up. if its done right, it will be the reason to own the xbox. Way to go EA
Sorta.Posted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by FinalFantasy773
While I agree that fanboys will trash this (not just Sony fanboys), after all, it's what they do best. But I don't think what they showed will be the reason to buy a 360. To buy Kinect FOR your 360 maybe, but voice recognition has been done before. It's hardly a console seller.
Really Liked This.Posted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by FinalFantasy773
It's using Kinect in a way that will get some people interested in it: logically. Talking to NPCs to do commands frees up the controller for more important things. It also keeps you in the action rather than opening a menu that pauses the gameplay. I just wish you could have your own conversations like the Milo demo showed. That would've been amazing, and really would have sold people on the 360 version of the game.
Might get me using squad commandsPosted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by SwordThain
One of my biggest weaknesses playing the Mass Effect games is that I've never really used the squad commands - mainly because my primary concern in the heat of battle is Shepard's direct survival, not the ways his squad can help. Being able to shout commands may actually get me using the strategic abilities of the squad, which seems like exactly what you said - a logical integration of Kinect controls.
Cool idea from EA and Microsoft!Posted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by gamerlegend73
Nice! I still hope the game will have regular controls I don't a Kinect!
"Liara, [insert inappropriate command]!"Posted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by Jiggles
Yeah...totally worth the price of Kinect.
ready for lots of cursingPosted: Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM PST by redterrier
can I tell them to go "kill that guy! shoooooot it shoot shoot it you dumb @$$!!!"


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I'm sorry if this is a bit of a C-noob question: I know I need to swot up on my pointers. Unfortunately I'm on a deadline so don't have time to work through a whole book chapter, so I'm hoping for a bit more targeted advice.
I want to store some objective-C objects in a C array. I'm using ARC. If I were on the Mac I'd be able to use NSPointerArray instead, but I'm on iOS and that's not available.
I'll be storing a three-dimensional C array: conceptually my dimensions are day, height, and cacheNumber. Each element will either be a pointer to an objective-C object, or NULL.
The number of caches (i.e. the size of the cacheNumber dimension) is known at compile time, but the other two are not known. Also, the array could be very large, so I need to dynamically allocate memory for it.
Regarding ownership semantics, I need strong references to the objects.
I would like the whole three-dimensional array to be an instance variable on an objective-C object.
I plan to have a method that is
- tableForCacheNumber:(int)num days:(int*)days height:(int*)height. That method should return a two-dimensional array, that is one specific cache number. (It also passes back by reference the size of the array it is returning.)
My questions:
What order should I put my dimensions so that I can easily return a pointer to the subarray for one specific cache number? (I think it should be first, but I'm not 100%.)
What should the return type of my method be, so that ARC doesn't complain? I don't mind if the returned array has an increased reference count or not, as long as I know which it's doing.
What type should my instance variable that holds the three dimensional array be? I think it should just be a pointer, since that ivar just represents the pointer to the first item that's in my array. Correct? If so, how do I specify that?
When I create the three-dimensional array (for my ivar), I guess I do something like
calloc(X * Y * Z, sizeof(id)), and cast the result to the type for my ivar?
When accessing items from the three-dimensional array in the ivar, I believe I have to dereference the pointer each time, with something like
(*myArray)[4][7][2]. Correct?
Will the two-dimensional array I return from the method be similarly accessed?
Do I need to tag the returned two-dimensional array with
I'm sorry once again that this is a bit of a bad Stack Overflow question (it's too long and with too many parts). I hope the SO citizens will forgive me. To improve my interweb karma, maybe I'll write it up as a blog post when this project has shipped.


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OK, backing and restoring ldap database I get an error:
[zimbra@orion ~]$ openldap/sbin/slapadd -f /opt/zimbra/conf/slapd.conf -l /tmp/ldap.ldif
The first database does not allow slapadd; using the first available one (2)
bdb_db_open: Warning - No DB_CONFIG file found in directory /opt/zimbra/openldap-data: (2)
Expect poor performance for suffix .
[zimbra@orion ~]$
So, I restored DB_CONFIG from a backup and I got more nasty errors.
I attempted to restore the db but that didn't work either.


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