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So successful are Widowspeak in conjuring a downbeat vista of overcast Americana that unavoidable Hope Sandoval vocal comparisons become avoidable; dream-pop labels come unstuck; shoegazers take in the starry night sky; cries of 'too much tremolo!' are lost in a prairie wind. The Brooklyn band has taken a step further into hazy terrain than on their eponymous début. Creating an overall atmosphere is the goal – on 'Almanac' the vocals have receded and become enmeshed with the music in such a way that they form one cohesive mass of atmospheric fuzz. Largely it is impossible to attempt to disentangle them from one another. Nor would you want to.
Perennials opens the album with a static crackling, out of which a wavering guitar riff emerges and buoyantly chimes over the muted backdrop. Soft vocals merge with the instrumental layers, enveloping each other until one is indistinguishable from the other. The tone is set for the journey, and after taking a few songs to find its feet the album's mid-section comes languidly alive with the waltzing lament of Thick As Thieves, folky and downbeat before the driving acoustic strum of Ballad of The Golden Hour. The drums push it ever onward, and as Molly Hamilton leans on the theme of transience with the coo of "We could never/ Stay forever", a country-tinged lap-steel floats on top of it all.
Spirit Is Willing with its sauntering bass, comes on like a girl band on downers, delay-drenched slashes punctuating the surfy tremolo guitar and muted tom rolls. This device is used to better effect on Devil Knows. After a psychedelic intro, garage band style power chords take over and spar with the quivering guitar wash. The refracted shadows of Link Wray, and Dick Dale, permeate the shimmering guitar sounds throughout the album, as well as a pantheon of Western movie soundtracks and visionaries. This latter influence is most overtly realised on Sore Eyes, where an ominous drone courses underneath as the drums gently elevate it to the next high plain.
The understated triumph of 'Almanac' is its effortless accomplishment of subtly setting the listener in a certain dust bowl, frontier setting. The sense of place is almost tangible, yet the time frame could span a century or more. The lyrics are by and large unintelligible, a word or phrase peeking out every now and then allowing the listener to fill in the gaps, but the vocals here are just as much an equal part of the hushed timbre as each instrument. It's a slow, grower of an album, quietly demanding your full attention as it meanders along its ambiguous journey.


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ALBANY, N.Y.—A man pleaded guilty to Bethlehem and Colonie break-ins on Thursday.
James Hakkenberg, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of Burglary in the second degree.
On June 19, 2013, Hakkenberg entered a home in the town of Bethlehem and stole several items including a laptop and digital camera.
On the afternoon of June 21, 2013, Hakkenberg entered a separate residence in Bethlehem and stole electronics, a television, collectible cards, and a 2009 Honda CRV. He broke a window to enter the home, cutting himself in the process.
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Pierre-Henri Gouyon serves as a Professor at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, at AgroParisTech and at Sciences Po (Paris), Head of the « Botany » team within the lab Origine, Structure & Évolution de la Biodiversité, UMR 7205 MNHN-CNRS. He was born on December 25, 1953. He received an M.S. degree in agronomy (engineer) in 1975, Ph.D. degree in ecology (Montpellier) in 1976, Ph.D. in genetics (Paris) in 1978, D.S. degree (Montpellier) in 1982 and M.S. degree in philosophy (Montpellier) in 1984. He serves as an Assistant Professor in genetics in the AgroParisTech in 1976, then Full Professor at Université de Paris-Sud (Orsay) from1988 to 2005 and at École Polytechnique from 1994 to 2008 (Vice President of the Department of Biology 2001-2006). He held diverse responsibilities at the scientific direction of CNRS (Deputy Director for Life Sciences in 2000-2001). He serves as a Member of Ethics Committees in CNRS and INSERM and of diverse scientific committees, as a Managing Editor of the Journal of Evolutionary Biology (1992-1996), Responsible for the M.S. thesis "Développement Agricole Durable" and Director of the lab UPS-CNRS-ENGREF d'Écologie, Systématique et Évolution" (1997-2005). He was elected at the Academia Europaea (Londres) in 2008. He is experienced in population genetics and evolutionary biology in the domains of evolution of sex, levels of selection, metapopulation genetics, in relation with dispersal, risks with GMO's dispersal, Pollen morphogenesis, selection versus constraints.
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Family-friendly fun around vancouver this weekend
This weekend is packed with outdoor festivals and fun for families. So if you're wondering what to do with your kids check out these fun events – you'll find even more family fun listed at yoyomama.ca as well. Hooray for summer!
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Friday, July 13th — Sunday, July 15th, see schedule for times, Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver
A Vancouver summer tradition, the Folk Fest is an ideal place to kick back under the sun and let your kids dance on a giant blanket. Pack a picnic lunch or pick up something delicious on the grounds; this family friendly music festival also includes a Little Folks Village – a festival within the festival featuring roving performers, face painting, a climbing wall, a storytelling salmon and lots more fun: www.thefestival.bc.ca
Rockin' in the Park
Saturday, July 14th, 11 am – 2 pm, Coal Harbour Community Centre, 480 Broughton Street, Vancouver
There's a party going on this Saturday at the Coal Harbour Community Centre park, with bouncy castles, face painting, crafts, and a tasty BBQ. There will be live entertainment, featuring Will Stroet (pictured), The Purple Pirate, and The Carnival Band. You'll also find community displays, product demos, and more: www.vancouver.ca
12th Annual Marpole Summerfest
Saturday, July 14th, 11 am – 3 pm, Granville Street from 63rd to 71st Avenues Vancouver
Come discover and explore Marpole at their annual community celebration, featuring musicians, jugglers, face painting, on-street chalk murals and a whole lot there. Merchants will be offering specials and promotions and sidewalk sales, and local restaurants will have tasty food available. Kids will love the Kidz Zone with spin art, tattoos, and more: www.marpoleonline.com
Vancouver North Shore Presents Party At The Pier
Saturday, July 14th, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm & Sunday, July 15th, 11 am – 4 pm, Burrard Drydock Pier at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver
The party starts on Saturday night with a free concert featuring big tunes and blockbusters from the likes of Les is More and North Shore's own Lions Gate Sinfonia. The fun continues on Sunday with live entertainment, much of it family-friendly including Bobs & Lolo, The Kerplunks, and Norm Foote as well as a water show, Navy Ship tours, roving entertainers, face painting and more: vancouversnorthshore.com
Caribbean Festival
Saturday, July 14th – Sunday, July 15th, Noon – 9 pm, Memorial Peace Park, 11925 Haney Place, Maple Ridge
This annual festival is a summer favourite, featuring all things Caribbean, which means reggae music, salsa dancing, loads of tasty food, and much more. Kids can check out the kids zone (with street entertainers and rides!) while parents enjoy the over 60 vendors on site. Everyone will enjoy the over 200 entertainers performing on two stages and roving through the site: www.caribbeanfest.ca
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A Volkswagen Superbowl advertisement has sparked controversy because a white actor is using a Jamaican accent. New York Times columnist Charles Blow is offended by the advert, saying it's 'blackface with voices.' Must some black Americans always interject race in every dogfight? Um, newsflash to all those people complaining — there are European Jamaicans, Jewish Jamaicans, Asian Jamaicans and Arab Jamaicans. Can you think Alexander Bustamante, Norman Manley, Michael Manley, Butch Stewart (who owns Sandals) and Eddie Seaga? Jamaica isn't just made up of blacks. By the way, Jamaican icon and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musician Jimmy Cliff is being featured in the advert, performing a cover of The Partridge Family's 'C'mon, Get Happy.'
'It's just saying, "Black people are happy,"' complained Barbara Lippert, editor-at-large of Mediapost.com, on the Today show. 'Didn't anyone look at this? This is so racist,' she added.
During a segment Monday on CNN's Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien, New York Times columnist Charles Blow blasted the ad. 'I don't like it all,' he said during the roundtable discussion. 'It's like blackface with voices. I don't like that.
Christopher John Farley, a Jamaican-born journalist, wrote in the Wall Street Journal that the accents reminded him of the controversial character Jar Jar Binks from the Star Wars movies, who used a Caribbean accent and broken English for comedic effect.
'It's off-putting to see the Island spirit used as a punchline,' he wrote. 'The Jamaican aesthetic–shaped by such Jamaican-born notables as Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey and the revolutionary Nanny of the Maroons–is founded on positive vibration, not mindless happiness.' Source
Excuse me while I puke over this faux-outrage. Funny Christopher John Farley should bring up Bob Marley, since he's biracial — white father, black mother, which is representative of the diversity in Jamaica. He also conveniently omitted Alexander Bustamante, Norman & Michael Manley, as well as Eddie Seaga, from his spiel. I could go on and on, but why bother. Race-baiters will always be race-baiters.
Here's what a Sandals Resorts executive had to say about the advertisement:
"It's just fantastic," said Stephen Hector — global PR director for Sandals Resort International/ATL Group, which distributes Volkswagen in Jamaica through its ATL Automotive dealership.
"It is a great opportunity for Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff, and the Volkswagen brand," he continued.
The global PR director said given Super Bowl's wide television appeal, over 90 million people could see the commercial.
"The magnitude of using a Jamaican artiste is absolutely unbelievable as what it does for brand Jamaica is huge. It also evokes national pride as well," he told Jamaica Observer. Source
Like Christopher Farley, I am also a Jamaican-born journalist and I don't take offense to the advertisement. In fact, I love it, as do many Jamaicans. Maybe Charles Blow and Barbara Lippert should take a trip to Jamaica to get a firsthand look at how diverse the island is. It truly lives up to its motto, "Out of Many, One People." These three people aren't representative of the black experience in this country and certainly not the Caribbean. To all the black Americans who are trying to start some mess, take note, Jamaicans don't have a problem with the ad. In fact, they love the publicity it brings, so back off and worry about the inner city crime here in the U.S.
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BRADENTON — The biggest game of the season had moved into the fourth quarter, and senior Daniel Magley had just picked up his fourth foul.
One thought ran through Austin Walker's mind: "I've got to take over."
Strong words from a freshman. Fortunately for Bradenton Christian, Walker's game was stronger. The point guard scored 13 fourth-quarter points and piloted the Panthers to a 73-62 win over Seffner Christian in Tuesday's Class A region semifinal.
With BCS (19-11) up 60-57 with just less than four minutes left in the game, Walker got into a well-timed groove. He buried a 3-pointer at the 2:20 mark after the Crusaders (13-14), who lost to BCS four times this season, had trimmed their deficit to one on a basket by Andrew Swartz with roughly three minutes left.
Then Walker added two layups roughly 20 seconds apart to give the hosts a 67-59 lead with 1:39 remaining. Walker, who finished with 26 points, said he has enjoyed similar hot streaks before.
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SunGard has launched Cliq, a web-based service aimed at connecting buy-side and sell-side firms involved in post-trade processing of listed derivatives.
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So this is a double whammy. First of course is the music itself, which my brother just put together and released. It's based on one of our favorite games when we were growing up called Tyrian. It was one of Epic's first games, and was very impressive. Everything about it was just completely awesome, and if you'd like to try it out sometime its now open source and free to play.
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Most people have experienced that it is easy to get addicted to prescription drugs. Most of the time a doctor is labeled as someone who is trusted and really cares about your well-being. This is a common misconception. Unfortunately that is not always true. Doctor's often get a certain amount of pay for each prescription they write. Although there are definitely some very talented and caring doctors, there are also those that are just doing the job for the money.
Prescription drugs are highly addictive and abused. The most popular abused prescription drugs are hydrocodone (loratab), benzos' (xanax, valium, klonopine etc.) and oxycontin (synthetic morphine). These are narcotic pain and nerve relievers. They cause you to have a feeling of euphoria and make you feel invincible until you come down. The withdrawal from these drugs can be compared to the withdrawals from heroin and you could be hospitalized.
Something as common as having chest cold could start this process of addiction. Doctor's often prescribe a cough medicine with the main ingredient of codeine. They do this so you won't have pain in your chest and throat. When you start taking it, it helps but, as you continue, you realize not only does it take that pain away, but you don't have to deal with daily stress and responsibility and nothing seems to bother you anymore as long as you have this medicine.
Another pain medication that is often prescribed is Tylenol #3 with codeine. I was prescribed this medication for pain after a natural child birth. This started a long cycle of chemical dependency in my life. I just recently found the answer in God, and the twelve steps to recovery program. Addiction is a disease and anything can trigger it, the problem is, you may not even know it's there until it's too late.
In conclusion, be aware of what medicines are prescribed to you and check all product instructions before usage. If you can take a non-narcotic medicine for pain or nerves instead of these highly addictive prescriptions, save yourself the bad effects they have on your mind and body. Aware of all kinds of drugs as anything can make you an addict.


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The Effect of Health Care Reform on the Profession of Optometry
Office of Continuing Professional Education
Friday, October 18, 2013 from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
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The Challenges of Healthcare Reform for the Profession of Optometry and Reception
This will be followed by a "Meet the Exhibitors" reception and an opportunity to mingle with other attendees and with students from the College.
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Put on your dancing shoes for a night of disco decadence at downtown Tucson's one-and-only Playground, featuring DJs, prize raffles, drink specials, disco movie trailers, a disco dance contest and more! Boogie the night away to disco jams spun by Dewtron, Eric Meyer, Herm, Bonus and Matt McCoy, and help raise funds for The Loft Cinema's Building for the Future campaign. Your favorite non-profit, community-supported independent cinema is moving into the future with state-of-the-art digital technology, comfortable seating, fully accessible theatres and more, and we need your help to ensure that we'll be "Stayin' Alive" forever!
Don't miss our Summer Camp film series, Disco Inferno!, taking over The Loft every Wednesday night in August at 7:00pm, featuring a crazed collection of Hollywood's kookiest disco-themed dance flicks, including Xanadu, Can't Stop the Music, Skatetown USA and Thank God it's Friday!


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Anne Hathaway's Favorite Person To Disparage In The Press Is Anne Hathaway
Guys, serious question: what does Anne Hathaway have against Anne Hathaway? I don't know if it's because she's hungry or because her mind is so sweet and precious that she can't speak ill of anyone but herself, but she cannot stop laying down the shit-talk on the subject of Anne Hathaway. The newest thing is that she's commenting to Harper's Bazaar that she has 'no sex appeal'.
Welp. That's true. I don't want to do it with Anne Hathaway. Thank you for pointing that out, Anne. I will now mentally uncast you from every movie I've ever seen you in and any future projects you might've been suited for. Just sit quietly and take the compliments, Anne! Everyone really likes you in everything, so keep your adorable mouth closed and show up at the awards shows. All that's required from you as of this moment is that you play the role of a silent Hollywood geisha, blushing and nodding behind your fan. Also you can start to eat more food, because I think myself and the rest of the world's bloggers have officially heard enough about your diet.
But I haven't yet heard enough about how surprisingly uncool you are, so let's talk about that, yeah? Yeah.
"I'm not Rihanna; I'm not cool. When people come up to me in the street, they often want a hug not a photo, and they want that because they like my work."
Oh man, Anne, that's the worst. I hate being respected for the quality of my work instead of how many guys wanna put it in me. That sucks. But at least you're taken seriously as an actress, right? Yes? NO?!?
"For a long time it was me and [my manager] against the world. I was seen as this bizarre-world good girl cartoon that I in no way identified with — very vanilla, very sweet, very accessible and not interesting. I had no grit, no sex appeal."
That is unbelievable, Anne. Just unbelievable. I'm so glad you're opening up to me over hummus flakes and warm spores, I feel like we're just a coupla girls again. How do you feel about your acting competition?
"It doesn't help that that new crop of girls is so gorgeous, and so 22 years old. But I'm excited about [being 30]. I figured out a lot of things that work for me; I have the love thing figured out. He walks into a room, and I light up, I can't help it."
Sigh. Our lives are so identical, Anne! Except that you're 30-years old, married, and a movie star, and it might be time to stop being so goddamn breathless over your very own life.
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I had cohesive gel implants in July 2011. At 6 weeks, I noticed the right breast was much droopier than the left. I was told this was normal difference and to not be so "picky". Now the right implant "hangs" very heavily, has dropped below the incision line and slid sideways. It is flatter than the right and too soft. It feels like a sack of mud. I still have a lot of pain in the chest muscles on the right. Could it be ruptured? My surgeon pretty much threw a tantrum when I asked him.
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Since there was ? re:my breasts B4 surgery, here is a picture. My breasts had sag and loss of volume, but they were symmetrical and pretty. At 7 mos PO, I have a sagging, displaced implant and constant chest pain. When I lay down I can feel the implant rolling to the side of my rib cage, and has dropped even more in the last few weeks. I was calm when I asked my surgeon about this; he was instantly angry and defensive. I am paying OOP for an MRI to R/O rupture. I don't know what else to do.


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I did not storm out of show, insists Keane
TV3 presenter Lorraine Keane last night insisted she spent months thinking about leaving 'Xpose' and did not storm out of the show following a row with management.
Speaking to the Irish Independent last night, she said her decision was the culmination of months of careful consideration.
"I didn't leave on a whim. I discussed the whole thing as recently as last Sunday with (her husband) Peter and my family.
"There are no bad feelings with TV3. If there had been I would have stormed out.
"But instead I offered to stay as long as they wanted."
Contrary to some media reports, she also denied that she had insisted on having her own way in the direction the show was taking or else threatened to quit. "This has been going on for months and months. There were some changes I disagreed with and I thought the programme was going in the wrong direction.
"But I'm a flexible person. There are really no hard feelings whatsoever," she said.
However she did say that she was annoyed that she was removed from the programme's website almost immediately.
"I'm really astonished that they wiped me off the official TV3 website so quickly after I handed in my resignation," she said.
But she insisted there are no hard feelings with fellow staff and will be going out for dinner and drinks when she finishes pre-recording her last appearance on the show tomorrow.
Lorraine (35) who lives in Monkstown with her musician husband, Peter, and their two young daughters, Romy and Emelia, said that she felt she really needed a break after working full-time since she was just 18, first in AA Roadwatch and then with TV3 after studying broadcasting and journalism at Ballyfermot Senior College.
Her future career, however, remains unclear after RTE confirmed that she is not being headhunted for any work in the foreseeable future.
However, she has carved out a lucrative sideline hosting fashion shows and award ceremonies, where she commands between €3,000 and €5,000 per appearance.
Her most recent appearance was hosting the glamorous TV Now Awards at Dublin's Mansion House last Saturday night. Lorraine's departure now leaves only four of the 'Xpose' reporters on the show as Sybil Mulcahy is departing for a new TV3 mid-morning chatshow.
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It's definitely gotta be the shoes. The biggest Jordan release thus far is less than two weeks away in the Air Jordan 6 Retro 'Infrared.' Of course it's dropping All Star weekend. Definitely a good bit of news for those who missed out in 2012. The even better news is that smaller sizes will also be available, making this a general release for the masses. For those looking to double up, refrain from telling bae about the smaller size runs.
Much like its black counterpart, the white Infrareds go with the "keep it simple stupid" mantra. The partially icy sole carried over from the 5s to the 6s, but not much else. Instead of a plastic mesh, ventilation holes take center stage on the upper of the Air Jordan 6 Retro 'Infrared.' The new inner bootie gave the shoe a Huarache-like feel, with a sturdy heel pull and rubber tongue tabs. No way there would be any complications throwing these on or the dreaded Achilles rubbing.
We've been pining for this release as soon as it was announced this year, and unlike some other sneaker elitists, we're just fine that it's a general release. Hope everyone gets their pairs come release day.
The Air Jordan 6 Retro 'Infrared' releases February 15th.
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Harold Wood look to build on first top-flight win
PUBLISHED: 15:30 23 May 2014
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Former captain set to return to action
Harold Wood's Tom Clarke hailed the return of former skipper Richard Brabner as they prepare to visit Ilford in the Essex League Premier Division tomorrow (Saturday).
Wood are buoyed by their 59-run win over Shenfield – their first win in the top flight – and though will miss Kevin Gibson for a few weeks after he broke a finger, Clarke hopes the early win can be the start of things to come.
"It's great to have Richard back in the fold," said Clarke. "He is an ex-captain here and keen to get back involved and that will be great for us.
"Unfortunately Kevin will miss a few weeks after fracturing a finger out in the field, but we aren't looking too bad."
Despite Colin Sher leading the batting contributions with 73 and Hamza Ikram taking 4-44, Clarke felt it was a strong all-round team effort against Shenfield.
"Colin did well with the bat, but the effort of the whole team was good and though we would have liked a few more runs we knew we could work with anything over 200," he added.
"Kevin contributed with 26 quick runs down the order and that was helpful. In reply they started quite well with 80 off the first 10, but we didn't panic.
"Once we got Simon Keen out we then strangled them a little bit and that got us the wickets."


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This website is dedicated to sharing information and resources about the genealogy of the Krumeich family surname based on research I've done on my own family tree as well as sharing some of the Krumeich family history. My hope is that it will help preserve the Krumeich heritage and history, provide vital statistics and other helpful information and resources to others piecing the Krumeich genealogy together, and provide an opportunity to connect with Krumeich relatives from other branches of the Krumeich family tree around the world. To add a link to this website, click HERE. To view the Krumeich facebook page, click HERE. To email me with any questions, click HERE.
There are several theories surrounding the origin of the surname Krumeich. Growing up, I was told it meant "crooked oak." A Krumeich relative confirmed that "krumme eiche" is German for crooked oak. I've also recently learned from another distant relative that the family may have originally been tanners (indeed many descendants continued in that line of work) who used Chromium acid and oak bark in the tanning process, thereby creating the orginal name Cromeich from Chromium (Chrom-) and oak (-eiche/-ich in German). Before that I thought it could have been some derivation of the Greek word "keramikos," meaning ceramic, or pottery. Certainly, the Krumeich legacy (at least that of my direct genealogy) is that of sandstone pottery. The family trade may have begun as early as the 14th or 15th century, or even earlier, in an ancient pottery town called Raeren, in what is now Belgium. From there, it seems the Krumeich family followed the Rhine river to a town in the Westerwald (Germany) called Ransbach in the early 17th century and on to Betschdorf, in Alsace, France in the 18th century (for pictures of Betschdorf as it looks today see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The museum of Betschdorf exhibits various examples of sandstone pottery (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), as well as charts of Krumeich (and Wingender/Wingerter) potters active throughout the 18th and 19th centuries (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). There are still Krumeich descendants operating potteries in Betschdorf, one of whom also runs a bed-and-breakfast (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). In addition, there are at least two ancestral homes still standing in Betschdorf (see Christian Krumeich I and Francois Joseph Krumeich I notes below for pictures).
Birth, baptism, marriage, and death records from Betschdorf are now available online, as are the census records. The records are in German or French, so it may be helpful to use an online dictionary or translator. The dates between 1793 and 1805 follow the format of the French Republican Calendar and can be translated to the traditional Gregorian date format using a calendar converter.
The earliest father of the Krumeich line that I have been able to find is Johannes Cromeich. I have also compiled a comprehensive list of Johannes Cromeich's descendants, including only names and dates (please contact me for location and source information). His birth year is placed between 1610 and 1619, though his birthplace has not been determined. My guess is that he was born in Raeren, and that he later migrated southeast along the Rhine to Ransbach, where he died. All of the Krumeich's in Ransbach seem to originate from him and his wife, Anna Gertraut (Gertrude). In fact, he may be the father of four family lines (Cromeich, Crommeich, Krumeich, and Krummeich), two of which were famous for their central role in the development of sandstone pottery in Betschdorf (Krumeich and Krummeich). There is still at least one active Krumeich pottery in Betschdorf.
In 1844 Sebastian Krumeich visited the U.S., then returned permanently in 1846, joining other Krumeich's in Newark, NJ who had been there for about a decade, and continued the pottery business. Sometime in the early 1900's my branch of the Krumeich family, left NJ for Peekskill, NY, where my mother (a Krumeich) was born.
Although there is much genealogy yet to do, I've created a helpful table below for determining the migration of Krumeich families in my direct line through my mother. Please click on the names to go to each family group:
|Spouse Name
|Birth Date
|Birth Place
|J. M. Krumeich
|H. A. Swallow
|Provo, Utah, USA
|C. J. Krumeich
|R. J. Miller
|Peekskill, NY, USA
|William Barry Krumeich
|D. Allen
|30 Apr 1931
|Peekskill, NY, USA
|Edwin Anthony Krumeich
|Dorothy Mahon
|29 Oct 1901
|Newark, NJ, USA
|Christian Krumeich
|Margaret Murray
|10 Dec 1866
|Newark, NJ, USA
|Francois Joseph Krumeich
|Francisca Millon
|11 Mar 1835
|Betschdorf, Alsace, France
|Sebastian Krumeich
|Marie Anne Wolff
|1 May 1804
|Betschdorf, Alsace, France
|Francois Joseph Krumeich
|Marguerite Oberle
|14 Sept 1768
|Betschdorf, Alsace, France
|Christian Krumeich
|Barbara Schauer
|11 Dec 1717
|Ransbach, Westerwald, Germany
|Johann Anton Krumeich
|R. Katharina Gerhard
|29 Feb 1688
|Ransbach, Westerwald, Germany
|Johann Anton Krumeich
|J. Stebach
|Abt. 1640
|Ransbach, Westerwald, Germany?
|Johannes Cromeich
|Anna Gertraut
|Abt. 1610
|Raeren, Germany (now Belgium)?
I am deeply indebted to the late Mr. Marcel Schmitter, potter of Betschdorf and amateur historian and genealogist of the Alsatian potters, and his son, V. Schmitter, for their collaboration and information regarding our family and my genealogy as well as helpful background of Alsation Pottery. I am also indebted to Mr. P. Bellamy for providing me with additional published resources. Finally, I am indebted to Mrs. K. Cooper for providing so many original records and to Mrs. J. Yeck for pictures of the museum in Betschdorf, Christian's bed and breakfast, and other pictures of the area. Some of the other sources used to provide vital statistics include:
1. 6 Rixecker (Albrecht), "Die Einwohner von Klarenthal-Krughutte 1662-1830" (The Inhabitants of Klarenthal-Krughutte 1662-1830), pp. 212-13. (RIX)
2. Schmitter, Marcel, "Origine Des Potiers De Gres D'Alsace" (Origin of the Stoneware Potters of Alsace), BULLETIN DU CERCLE GENEALOGIQUE D'ALSACE, No. 60 (Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Alsace, No. 60), pp. 565-74. [pt. 2][pt. 3] (BCGA)
3. Schmitter, Marcel, "Les Potiers De Betschdorf: Leurs Migrations Vers D'Autres Regions Et La Creation De Centres Nouveaux," L'OUTRE-FORET: REVUE DU CERCLE D'HISTOIRE ET D'ARCHEOLOGIE DE L'ALSCAE DU NORD, No. 105, pp. 23-39. (RHAA)
4. Schmitter, Marcel, "Origines Des Potiers De Gres De Betschdorf," pp. 25-38, extrait de l'article "Law Poterie de Gres d'Alsace," paru dans l'ouvrage "Artisans et Ouvriers d'Alsace ISTRA (p. 325-327). (OPB)
5. "Betschdorf: Le Village Des Potiers," (Editions Coprur). (EC)
6. http://www.familysearch.org (LDS)
7. Emails from V. Schmitter based on original records. (VS)
8. http://www.ancestry.com (ANC)
9. Various U.S. Census Records
In addition to the sources listed above, I've recently purchase and read, The Krumeich Name in History, which provides additional insight into the Krumeich family name. The book is available in either hard copy or electronic copy by clicking on the icons below. The book has positives and negatives. This is not a book that provides copies of original documents or any documents specific to the family name. Rather, the book presents the history of the United States from the mid-1800's almost to the present with a scattering of statistics about the Krumeich family throughout, such as the number of Krumeich enlistees in a given war, or concentrations of the surname in a given state at various times. There are also immigration statistics, including countries of origin and port destination. If you are beginning your genealogy or so far advanced in your genealogy that you are looking for distant relatives, this book provides some good leads. In addition, the fact that it is a generic history adds valuable background to the statistics it provides--something you don't automatically get when pulling up certain original records but need to get in order to truly know and understand our ancestors. In addition, it is one of the few resources on the Krumeich family in English. On the other hand, the history provides no guidance or information regarding the Krumeich legacy in France, Germany, or before. Nor does it provide any insight into the origin of the family name. Finally, the general statistics are not always accurate, as they reflect only the records obtained by Ancestry.com and do not account for public records that are available from other sources. I found this to be true regarding the immigration of my own ancestors. Ultimately, I decided to purchase the electronic copy, which requires downloading the Kindle software on your laptop or reader. It is much cheaper and is always at your finger tips (i.e. on the computer) where you are going to be doing much of your genealogy anyway.
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The match between the U.S. and Germany is fewer than 24 hours away, and like many of my countrymen, I'm eagerly awaiting its arrival so that I can scream at my television for two hours and engage in some socially acceptable day drinking. But while a shit-ton of people are really psyched for this game, there are a few proud Americans who refuse to join in on the fun, and finally embrace soccer. Not because they don't like the game, but because they don't want to be influenced by *gasp* hipsters!
The "soccer is for hipsters" meme has existed for some time now, and I won't deny that there's some truth to it – the biggest local soccer bar in my town is quite hipster-friendly – but the hipster-paranoia is starting to reach Joe McCarthy levels. If that seems like an exaggeration, check out this Washington Times column by Thom Loverro. Within the first paragraph, he outs himself as being woefully ignorant about how soccer works – he seems to think extra time is something the refs just tack on randomly – and contradicts himself as to whether or not he takes soccer seriously. At one point, he writes of soccer as "a sport for people who don't like sports," but in the next breath he claims that soccer is a respectable game that will catch on in the US, but that he just doesn't want to be influenced by the hipster crowd. Which makes no fucking sense whatsoever.
Let's be clear about something: when 25 million people in America watch one soccer game simultaneously, it has gone far beyond being a hipster thing. This would be like complaining about "indie bands" and then talking about Coldplay or Mumford & Sons. On a personal note, I watched the US-Portugal game with my 54-year-old mom, and my 57-year-old stepdad, neither of whom have given two shits about soccer in the past, and neither of whom could ever be called hipsters in a million years. They were screaming just as loud as I was for the last 15 minutes, and when it was over, we had a long family discussion about whether we all, collectively, liked soccer now. The time to write of soccer as a hipster thing has passed. Really though, what's hilarious is that Loverro is dismissing something simply because he doesn't like the other people who also like that thing. Isn't that EXACTLY what a hipster what do? Methinks the hipster doth protest too much.
I never thought I'd say this about anyone: but Loverro would be wise to take a page from Dan Shaughnessy. Sure, his strong taeks about the shittiness of soccer (and the Awesome SuperAmericanness of football) can seem brutish and primitive (not to mention he writes the same column every four years), but at least he's being completely honest. Rather than blame the popularity of soccer on some red hipster menace, he just comes right out and says that he thinks soccer is boring as fuck, and he's not going to watch it. His articles can be embarrassing to read, but at least he sticks by his guns. If you don't like soccer, and wish other people wold stop liking it, that's fine. But don't blame the influx of new soccer fans on some non-existant gang of marauding soccer hipster vampires, roaming the streets in Arsenal jerseys and biting new victims who wake up in the morning as newfound fans of The Beautiful Game.
Considering that Americans seem to care way more about how the USMNT does in the World Cup than they do about who wins the Stanley Cup or the NBA Finals (just going off of ratings), writing off soccer as merely a hipster thing is beyond foolish. The former soccer moms are becoming actual soccer fans, and we're about to embark on a future of decidedly uncool people loving the crap out of soccer. The seats at Seattle Sounders games will be filled with Mom Jeans and Affliction shirts. Of course, this will inevitably turn off the hipsters who embraced soccer in the first place, and then, once their evil influence is gone, Thom Loverro will finally be able to embrace soccer. The cycle is complete.


text: I want to invite you to participate to this initiative. The idea is to send a polaroid from a country were you are on hollydays or were you live in. Put a stamp on (not behind) the polaroid and write the following adress on (not behind) the polaroid: Vincent Gabriel 21 rue du Neufeld 67100 STRASBOURG France You can see an example on http://www.polaroid-passion.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=596 and on http://www.polaroid-passion.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=596&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=150. I promise, that works. I have sent two and they have arrived Even if the conversation is in French do not hesitate to ask question on this forum or on the Forum of Polaroid Passion. The 80 best Polaroids will be selected for an exposition in Paris


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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL
List entry Number: 1094964
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Hampshire
District: New Forest
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Ringwood
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 30-Sep-1964
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15/16 Church of St Peter and St Paul 30.9.64 GV II*
Parish Church. 1853-5 by F & H Francis. Rough dressed squared Swanage stone, limestone dressings, plain tile roof. Cruciform plan of chancel with north vestry (now linked to C20 meeting room), central tower, north and south transepts, aisled nave and south porch. Tall restrained church in late Early English/early Decorated style. East end of chancel has stepped triple lancet window with hoodmould angle buttresses. On sides 8 lancets with hoodmoulds that are linked, hipped buttresses between each pair, still level string that runs round them. Tower has octagonal south-east stair tower to 2nd stage with small slit-lights. At west end angle buttresses, similar square-plan tower with offset to top stage which has paired Decorated 2-light louvred bell openings south side has clock face. Moulded cornice below battlemented parapet with merlons pierced by quatrefoils. South transept has to east 2 paired lancets and buttress between. To south stepped quintuple lancet with hoodmould. Quatrefoil window in gable. Angle buttresses. North transept has vestry along east wall. Triple lancet north window with quatrefoil in gable and angle buttresses. Aisles have lower pitched lead roof. On sides 4 Decorated 3-light trefoiled window, sloping topped buttresses between. Corbelled parapet which carries round west end. Gabled south porch with 3-order archway and gable wall with angle buttresses. Windows in aisles, central 3-order west doorway, above 5-light Decorated window. Inside chancel rere arches to pairs of lancets and at east with marble shafts, string below. Stained glass 1857 by Ward and Hughes. 1870 reredos trefoiled arches under gables, marble panelling each side. South east late C13 double piscina. Arch-braced roof. Brass to John Prophete 1416 in slab. 2 order chancel arch on cluster of 3 large columns. 3 steps down. 3 similar arches in crossing. To north organ and monument 1724 to Henry Compton. To south transept chapel has monuments; 1681 to Barth Layton, 1768 to George Bright and family; 1760 to Hackman; 1778 to John Maule; high-set 1766 William Barfoot; 1784 John Briney; 1801 to James Mowbray. Both have hammerbeam roofs. Nave has 4 bay aisles on clustered shafts. Hammerbeam roof and principal rafter roof in aisles. North-east marble pulpit. In north aisles 3 hatchment boards, In south aisle 2 hatchment boards; monuments at east John and Anne Willis 1716-1727 to Newman family; 1785 to Arthur Newman; 1824 to Gally. VCH; 1911; Vol IV; p611-2.
Listing NGR: SP1523004800
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Doubleday, AH, The Victoria History of the County of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, (1911), 611-2
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Bombers-Riders to be shown
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers would like to announce that the annual Labour Day Classic will be shown on a big screen at The Forks as part of The Prairie Barge Fest 2014. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders starting at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. The Prairie Barge Fest 2014 is a free, family-friendly event.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are excited to take part in The Prairie Barge Fest 2014. This year the theme of Barge Fest is a celebration of Manitoba and Saskatchewan music, culture and sport. The Labour Day Classic and the rivalry between the Bombers and the Roughriders is a perfect fit.
"The Blue Bombers are thrilled to be included in such exciting and diverse programming, and look forward to being able to celebrate the Labour Day Classic and cheer on our Bombers in this unique atmosphere. We invite all our fans to come down and join the fun," said Jason Smith, VP of events with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
This is part of a larger concerted effort by the Bombers to contribute to our community. This year the Bombers will be involved in more than 75 community events around the province.


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Maryland Rule 2-432: Motion Upon Failure to Provide Discovery
- Immediate Sanctions for Certain Failures of Discovery
- For Order Compelling Discovery
- When Available. -- A discovering party, upon reasonable notice to other parties and all persons affected, may move for an order compelling discovery if
- there is a failure of discovery as described in section (a) of this Rule;
- a deponent fails to answer a question asked in an oral or written deposition;
- a corporation or other entity fails to make a designation under Rule 2-412 (d);
- a party fails to answer an interrogatory submitted under Rule 2-421;
- a party fails to comply with a request for production or inspection under Rule 2-422;
- a party fails to supplement a response under Rule 2-401 (e); or
- a nonparty deponent fails to produce tangible evidence without having filed written objection under Rule 2-510 (f).
- Contents of Motion
- By Nonparty to Compel Production of Statement
- Time for Filing
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A discovering party may move for sanctions under Rule 2-433 (a), without first obtaining an order compelling discovery under section (b) of this Rule, if a party or any officer, director, or managing agent of a party or a person designated under Rule 2-412 (d) to testify on behalf of a party, fails to appear before the officer who is to take that person's deposition, after proper notice, or if a party fails to serve a response to interrogatories under Rule 2-421 or to a request for production or inspection under Rule 2-422, after proper service. Any such failure may not be excused on the ground that the discovery sought is objectionable unless a protective order has been obtained under Rule 2-403.
A motion for an order compelling discovery shall set forth: the question, interrogatory, or request; and the answer or objection; and the reasons why discovery should be compelled. Instead of setting forth the questions and the answers or objections from a deposition, the relevant part of the transcript may be attached to the motion. The motion need not set forth the set of interrogatories or requests when no response has been served. If the court denies the motion in whole or in part, it may enter any protective order it could have entered on a motion pursuant to Rule 2-403. For purposes of this section, evasive or incomplete answers are treated as a failure to answer.
If a party fails to comply with a request of a nonparty made pursuant to Rule 2-402 (d) for production of a statement, the nonparty may move for an order compelling its production.
A motion for an order compelling discovery or for sanctions shall be filed with reasonable promptness.
A motion for an order compelling discovery or for sanctions shall be filed with the court in which the action is pending, except that on matters relating to a deposition, the motion may be filed either with the court in which the action is pending or with the court in the county in which the deposition is being taken.


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Does sleeping badly affect our romantic relationships? That the answer is "yes" may not surprise you, but the reason why isn't quite as obvious.
In a series of new studies from the University of California, psychologists found that sleep deprivation reduces feelings of gratitude—making people less thankful for their partners, no matter how wonderful they are. And the link extends beyond relationship well-being: People who experience gratitude tend to have happier, healthier lives overall, and are more likely to help others.
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Where relationships are concerned, "it can become easy to forget everything the other person does for us," says the lead author of these studies, Amie Gordon, a PhD candidate in social-personality psychology at UC Berkeley. Unfortunately, our society isn't structured in a way that lets people meet their sleep needs, says Gordon, despite the fact that basic biological needs like sleep and hunger play roles that we don't realize in the quality of our relationships.
So just how big of a role does sleep—or a lack thereof—play in making people appreciate their significant others? In Gordon's most recent study, involving around 70 couples, participants supplied info on their own sleep habits, and answered questions measuring their feelings of gratitude in their relationship, such as whether they noticed nice things their partner did for them, and whether they felt a sense of "awe" towards that person. The results: "People are most grateful when both are good sleepers," Gordon says. "Both get a boost." But if one partner slept less well, the other partner felt less gratitude toward him or her, Gordon says. The people who themselves slept poorly, in turn, picked up on that lack of gratitude and felt less appreciated by their partners.
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Sure, it isn't always possible to get more or better sleep,but Gordon believes her findings can help time-starved people improve their relationships—namely by helping them cultivate an awareness of how sleep can subtly impact their partnerships. If you've been low on rest lately, acknowledge that you might also feel less satisfied in your relationship, Gordon advises. "Be prepared to ride that out and don't take it to heart if you're feeling down," she says. And if there was ever a reason to bump sleep up on your list of priorities, this is it.
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Ask this single question. "How was your day?" It sounds cliché, but if this nightly ritual has fallen off your radar, consider bringing it back. Sharing this little chat, even for five minutes before bed, can improve your relationship, says psychologist Angela Hicks, PhD, of Westminster University. She's found that couples who discuss recent positive events with each other feel happier the next day, with increased feelings of intimacy and connection to their partners.
Pay one compliment a day. In the long run, small gestures mean the most, according to one recent study. The research, which followed 373 married couples, found that those who offered regular affective affirmations were happiest. "Give compliments...and use subtle gestures like handholding," study author Terri Orbuch, PhD, author of 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great, told our colleagues at Men's Health. "It shows your partner that you notice them and you don't take them for granted."
Have a laugh. Exhausted as you are, that time he spilled chocolate sauce all over the dog still makes you giggle. Indeed, recent research shows that couples who recall shared laughs are most satisfied with their relationships. "When people laugh at the same thing, they validate each other's opinions," says lead author Doris Bazzini, PhD. "And inside jokes or pet names—things others just don't 'get'—strengthen ties between couples."
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LittleBigPlanet 2 walks a careful line. At first blush the idea of second game seemed antithetical to developer Media Molecule's supposed mission of making LittleBigPlanet a platform for iteration rather than a franchise to sequelize. It's not that hard of a pill to swallow (honestly, who could resist more LittleBigPlanet?), but a full-blown sequel seemed like an idea forged through Sony's bottom line and not Media Molecule's intentions. After a spending a significant amount of time with LittleBigPlanet 2 I am pleased to say these suspicions, though justified, are proven not to stand up to the end product. I am convinced that LittleBigPlanet 2 was an inevitability and could not have been conceived through title updates or downloadable content. It earns its 2 while simultaneously making good on 1; a careful line, indeed.
Not that you would be able to tell from playing the first few levels. A fairly delicate introduction resets the dreamscape stamped in our brains by Stephen Fry's unmistakable baritone and reminds us that we're once again entering a world of imagineering. From there we're guided by our new friend Larry da Vinci through his Hideout, which serves as a means to introduce (or reintroduce) players to LittleBigPlanet's particular, if not peculiar, brand of platforming. You know the drill; three planes of movement blend together with familiar 2D platforming and are supported by a grab button, a love-it-or-hate-it floaty jump, and endless points bubbles to collect.
Nothing has changed…yet. As da Vinci's Hideout gives way to Victoria's Laboratory a new theme begins to emerge, one that suggests multiplayered platforming is not the only pillar on which LittleBigPlanet 2 stands. Through its 30 mainline levels and almost as many bite sized mini-levels, LittleBigPlanet 2 evolves into something else entirely. It dabbles in twin sticks shooters, flirts with racing karts, runs the gamut with DDR-like button pounding and, for good measure, tosses in some good old fashion rocket launcher-jump-pad-deathmatch-melee. More surprisingly, it does all of this while maintaining its unmistakable Sack-thing charm. Flipping gravity might remind you of VVVVVV and bashing your friends in bumper cars could call to mind Mario Party, but the package in which it's delivered is remarkably consistent, giving way to the impression that LittleBigPlanet 2 is still a world unto itself.
However, that's not to say LittleBigPlanet 2's persistent genre teasing has left its platforming heart without fresh blood; new mechanics appear in almost every level. The Grappling Hook is the most relatable, and its swinging motion is put to great use once the learning curve is cleared. The Grabinator renders Sackboy's hands capable of picking up large objects and throwing them across the screen. Conceptually the Grappling Hook and Grabinator may seem overly simple and obvious upgrades to LittleBigPlanet 2's architecture, but their impact (for both playing and creating) can't be understated; even something as simple as jump pads can make all the difference in LittleBigPlanet 2's level structure.
That stuff is great, but LittleBigPlanet 2 has better cards in its hand. Sackbots pop up halfway through the game and simultaneously eviscerate the groan-inducing stigma of escort missions. In one level they fear you and in another they follow you, and they're completely adorable the whole way. Challenges managing them feature some predictable bits of "mind the gap" or leading them to getting vacuumed into hamster tubes, but others burst with creativity I'm not willing to spoil. Another new device, the Creatinator, is a clever name for a projectile-spewing thing mounted to Sackboy's head. Contextually it can be used as a water cannon to tend to fires, but it can also be outfitted to spit out the weird crap you build inside Create mode. Want to shoot a Spock's flaming, googly eyed head out of your face? Go forth and prosper.
LittleBigPlanet 2's ace is its Controlinator. Introduced to wild and occasionally mindless success in the first level of Avalonia, the Controlinator is the catch-all solution to a myriad of LittleBigPlanet's shortcomings. Contextually it places Sackboy in a chair and grants control to a new interface. Mechanically, I don't really know where to begin. By allowing the player to remap the controls and play with a set of movement and action variables, the Controlinator enables input otherwise impossible with a plain 'ol Sackboy. Similar intricacies were sometimes hacked (for lack of a better term) into LittleBigPlanet, but handing improved reigns to the player, while simplifying them at the same time, unlocks the door for customization and then leaves it wide open.
In Avalonia the Controlinator is demonstrated with great success by granting control of (among other…things) a mechanical bunny. Its hopping ability is clear, but it's also outfitted with a turbo button of sorts that allows for ground pounding and some more maniacal, often hilarious implementations. The Controlinator's potential diversity also begs appreciation, as a few levels later you'll find mock arcade cabinets where you can play Breakout and Pong clones. In any case the Controlinator makes up for Sackboy's weaknesses by effortlessly challenging the player; if you don't like how something works, feel free to do it better.
Pushing through Media Molecule's prepackaged content shouldn't take more than a half dozen hours, and a few more for completion sake, but the density of the experience makes it worthwhile. Each level has a different challenge, and the lovable cast of weirdos tasking you with said challenges keeps the bonkers atmosphere attractive. It's as odd to say this as it was unexpected to experience it, but at the conclusion of the story I was left sitting on my couch smiling at the end-game sequence. It's more goofy than sentimental and it doesn't drown the player in cuteness (ala Locoroco or Kirby's Epic Yard), but it's so darn earnest and endearing that I couldn't help but grin in appreciation.
And it should go without saying that the whole thing is constructed with multiplayer in mind. Optional gated sections for two, three, and four players return, but they're joined by smaller levels specifically build to pit you and your human friends against each other. It is a natural progression, of course, but what surprised me was how well the context worked with cooperative play. My lady friend is a competent gamer, but that didn't stop significant, how shall we say, unfriendly verbal exchanges over the course of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Few platformers keep us both engaged and lucid, but LittleBigPlanet 2's madcap framework created an atmosphere we both enjoyed. This is, of course, anecdotal, but it's related to what the player wants out of the experience. A year after its release LittleBigPlanet's treasure chest of levels was my go-to game with the girlfriend, and I can see the sequel occupying the same shared mind space. That sort of quality is valuable to me, and I imagine it could mean something to other players.
It should come as no surprise that the hidden agenda of Media Molecule's levels is to stealthily inspire the player the build their own creations. Tools instantly became toys and my mind was constantly racing with what I could do with them, so much that during the hours where I was able to pry myself away I was blueprinting concepts in my head or on paper. Given, the stuff that I was able to build was mostly insane rocket powered expletives fit only for my own amusement, but in the hands of a talented auteur with a legitimate grasp on level design, LittleBigPlanet's 2's tools will light up the eyes of anyone previously obsessed with the prequel's Create mode. Media Molecule's packed-in levels were (allegedly) constructed using the same tools available to the player, which should inspire confidence in anyone with a focused idea who is otherwise terrified of executing on their blueprint.
Tangible evidence hasn't been released just yet, (the servers for LittleBigPlanet 2 won't be flipped until the game makes it to retail) but last fall's beta provided tremendous insight toward what might be found down the road. In what's always phase one with creation tools, players of various skill levels did what they do best; they recreated their favorite games. Portal, flOw, Geometry Wars, and countless others all made an impressive appearnce. With more time, talented players will start creating new instead of approximating familiar, and thanks to a revamped search and evaluation system, it's hopeful that the best levels, rather than the trophy-spewing garbage, will rise to the surface (not to mention the fabulous lbp.me, which is a great official resource). Further down the road, RPG and RTS concepts aren't out of the range of possibility, and thanks to the handy new level-to-level portal, might even be part of the same experience.
Create mode remains tricky, but some optimization to the interface, a more organized collection of tutorials, and all around better tools make creating more accessible. In short, Media Molecule has evaluated the ridiculous and awesome things people were doing with levels in LittleBigPlanet and created tools that allow the player to express their ideas without all of the needless busywork. This not only benefits your meter, the constant measure of how much "stuff" can fit in a level, but it also adds simplicity to formerly complex tasks. Better yet, it paves the way for ever more intricacy for the people who seem to enjoy going past the tool's supposed limits. Time spent plumbing the depths of microchips, circuit boards, movers, and AI options require more time than I have words, but it's not difficult rabbit hole to fall in to.
Pre-release it's unfair to speculate how it's all going to shake out. LittleBigPlanet 2's long term viability is favorable but objectively unknown. It will almost certainly get better with age and, like the strength of recent Call of Duty's, thrive on the activity level of its community. The only hindrance is this obviously can't yet be judged, leaving time as the absolute authority. This still leaves room for multiple approaches to the game's content; not only do you get what you put in, you also have the option of getting what everyone else puts in to the game.
LittleBigPlanet 2's charming presentation is a known quantity at this point, but the sequel doesn't disappoint. Visually the game paints with a wider patchwork pallet while also managing to go way off base and, for example, do things like pay homage to 80's arcade classics. The stitched-together mishmash of strange artifacts and food items maintains its allure, and Media Molecule's levels avoid the familiar water/fire/ice worlds with settings that feature Wonderland-esque desserts, super clean futuristic camel habitats, and orbital sack-thing battlegrounds. LittleBigPlanet 2's music, like LittleBigPlanet before it, remains its secret-best asset. There isn't anything as instantly memorable as Café Tacvba's Volver a Comenzar, but the mix is a little more eclectic this time around. Squarepusher's Planetarium and Röyksopp's Vision 1 add credibility while the unmistakable minimalism of Baiyon's contribution instantly calls to mind PixelJunk Eden. I was a little sad to hear Ladytron's Ghosts last in line when the credits rolled rather than thematically tied to a level, but it's a silly complaint. In the Create space there's also a nifty music sequencer, suggesting that Media Molecule really did their best to try and think of everything they could hand to the player.
While not technically part of the game, it would be a disservice to ignore LittleBigPlanet 2's legacy features. By allowing access to the servers hosting levels created with the original LittleBigPlanet's tools, Media Molecule made good on their intentions of always supporting their first game. Furthermore, whatever content you unlocked in LittleBigPlanet is instantly available in your Popit when you first play LittleBigPlanet 2 (unfortunately, if your LittleBigPlanet save file is copied or a backup, as mine was since my original PlayStation 3 had died in early 2009, then LittleBigPlanet 2 will refuse to import your stuff).
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---+!! Olympus M:Robe MR-500 Info %TOC% --- ---+ Overview The M:Robe MR-500 MP3 player has an integrated 1.2 MP camera and 20 GB hard drive. It's based on the Texas Instruments TMS320. It features a 640x480 VGA colour LCD screen with backlight. The player has a touchscreen and 79x16 pixel remote for interaction. The official Olympus press release for the M:Robe MR-500 is here and their M:Robe 500 site is here. Note: Olympus has discontinued the entire M:Robe product line. ---++ Other Developments There is a port of Opie to the MR-500 by Shirour and Catalin Patulea. A forum post explains how to install the pre-built Opie image. Shirour also has a development page that contains some tools for creating applications without Rockbox or Linux. Many drivers have been written for the Linux/Opie port but there has been no activity since 12/08/06. A backup of the development wiki is available here. A compiled version plus some documentation is available. ---++ Rockbox Status There is a M:Robe MR-500 Rockbox port in progress. Beyond what is available in SVN an additional piece of code is needed to start the Rockbox boot process based off Shirour and Cat's(a.k.a eigma) work on Linux. The code is attached at the bottom and can be built in a standard Rockbox development environment. Once built, an SVG file is generated that should be placed in a remix directory. Note: It does not appear that anything is attached to the !I2C interface, but it has not been probed extensively. | *Device* | *Status* | | LCD driver | %GREEN%95%%ENDCOLOR% | | Backlight | %GREEN%100%%ENDCOLOR% | | ATA driver | %GREEN%95%%ENDCOLOR% | | Button driver | %GREEN%90%%ENDCOLOR% | | ADC driver | %GREEN%95%%ENDCOLOR% | | Remote button driver | %ORANGE%70%%ENDCOLOR% | | USB handler | %GREEN%90%%ENDCOLOR% | | Power handling | %GREEN%90%%ENDCOLOR% | | Audio DAC driver | %GREEN%95%%ENDCOLOR% | Additional work to be done: * Booting from Flash instead of using the OF to boot * Write low-level initialization for drivers that are still relying on the OF * Remote needs cleaner LCD support Things that might be nice to have (not included in the driver status): * ATA driver might be improved with Multi-Word DMA or Single-Word DMA - UDMA does not look possible with the external interface. Quickly looking at the code, I believe this would require some changes to the current ATA DMA support in rockbox as it currently expects to be able to use UDMA when ATA DMA is enabled. ---+ Installation / Running Rockbox Installing and running Rockbox is a three part process, first you need to install the modified firmware, then you need to perform the rockbox installation steps, and finally you need to run it. * Step 1: Modified Firmware installation * Step 2: Rockbox Installation * Step 3: Running Rockbox ---++ Step 1) Modified Firmware Installation To run rockbox you will need a modified firmware installed on your player. The image was created by Shirour on the mrobe.org forums. There are currently three methods to install the modified firmware. I recommend using method A if you are on a windows machine and are not a developer. ---+++ Method a: Well tested modified firmware installation * Download the Windows firmware updater [[%ATTACHURL%/FWInstaller-ExploitedFW.zip][here]]. * Extract the zip file and run Firmup.exe. * Follow the steps presented on screen. * Go on to step 2 when this is complete. ---+++ Method b: Alternate firmware installation Note that this has had little testing and was only confirmed to work on two players that were already running firmware version 1.03. This has not been tested at all with earlier firmware versions. This method likely does not have all the safeguards that the well-tested method does and it may break your device permanently. * Download the firmware image [[%ATTACHURL%/Fimupsimple.zip][here]]. * Extract the contents to the root of your M:Robe, this will create a subfolder in the System folder named "{#4F494D4346575550#}" which contains a file named "N5002-BD.BIN". "N5002-BD.BIN" should be 8,323,100 bytes in size. * Hold the power button till the blue LED above the LCD begins to flash. * Release the power button and the player will shutdown. * Make sure the player is connected to its charger. * Press the power button again. The player will show the m:robe loading screen for a bit and then the LCD will go blank while the blue LED over the LCD flashes. This will continue for about 2 minutes. * The player will start up again with the new firmware. * Go on to step 2 when this is complete. ---+++ Method c: Installation method for patching with mk500boot Note: This is the development method of installing patched firmware * Download the original M:Robe 500 1.03 firmware image [[http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/MR500i_FirmUp_103.exe][here]]. * Extract the firmware image with 7zip: "7z x MR500i_FirmUp_103b.exe" * Run Decryption program on N5002-BD.BIN: "mk500boot -decrypt N5002-BD.BIN N5002-BD.DEC" * Patch N5002-BD.DEC: "mk500boot -patch N5002-BD.DEC" * Encrypt N5002-BD.DEC: "mk500boot -encrypt N5002-BD.DEC N5002-BD.BIN" * From here there are two methods to proceed: * Use the Olympus installer * Open Firmup.ini * Change "FirmVersion=1.030" to "FirmVersion=1.050" * Change "CheckVersion=1.03" to "CheckVersion=1.05" * Delete the N5002-BD.DEC file from the "{#4F494D4346575550#}" folder * Run Firmup.exe and follow instructions * Use Alternate installation method * Make a new folder in the <player root>/System/ folder called "{#4F494D4346575550#}" * Copy the newly encrypted N5002-BD.BIN to the "{#4F494D4346575550#}" folder * Hold the power button till the blue LED above the LCD begins to flash. * Release the power button and the player will shutdown. * Make sure the player is connected to its charger. * Press the power button again. The player will show the m:robe loading screen for a bit and then the LCD will go blank while the blue LED over the LCD flashes. This will continue for about 2 minutes. * The player will start up again with the newly patched firmware. * Go on to step 2 when this is complete. ---++ Step 2) Rockbox Installation Rockbox requires a modified SVG to load the Rockbox bootloader which then loads the main Rockbox build. The installation instructions are as follows: * Extract [[%ATTACHURL%/mrobeboot.zip][this zip]] file to a temporary directory on your computer. * Copy the SVG file in the temporary directory to the player's User/Remix/R0000001 folder. Make sure the SVG that is existing in that folder matches the name of the file that is copied in. * Copy "rockbox.mrboot" to the player's root (i.e. if the player is drive D: rockbox.mrboot would simply be copied to the D: drive) * Download the latest M:Robe 500 build (http://build.rockbox.org/data/rockbox-mrobe500.zip) and extract it to the player's root (For example the player shows up as the D drive on my machine so I would extract the zip to the D drive) * Continue to step 3 below. ---++ Step 3) Running Rockbox After the modified firmware is installed and the Rockbox installation directions have been followed Rockbox can be run: * Turn the player on (or go to the home screen) * Select the Remix option (center button on the home screen) * If the top of the screen says "SET" instead of "PLAY" press the top right button, and then play from the drop down. * Once on the "PLAY" screen select the first Remix cube and Rockbox will launch. ---+ Components * *Processor* * TI !TMS320DM320 (DM320) - This is an ARM & DSP (C5409) SOC. TI no longer has information for this chip on their website, but [[http://www.heyrick.co.uk/blog/index.php?diary=20100123][this page]] has the full datasheets. * *SDRAM* * [[%ATTACHURL%/117308_1.pdf][Samsung K4S56163LF-ZG75]] x2, 4M x 16Bit x 4 Banks (256 Megabit) * *Flash Memory* * [[%ATTACHURL%/LH28F640BFB-PTTL80.pdf][Sharp LH28F640BFB-PTTL80]] - 8MB NOR CFI flash * *Battery* * Li-Ion battery MH29722 - The battery capacity is about 1100mAh and it can be replaced with a high capacity 1 or 2 gen iPod battery. * Semtech SC802 Lithium Ion Batter Charger System * *Touchscreen* * [[%ATTACHURL%/tsc2100.pdf][TI TSC2100]] - Programmable 4-Wire Touch Screen Controller with Stereo Audio Codec and Headphone/Speaker Amplifier. For information on the chip see http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqH6315 under MCBSP1 * *LCD* * [[%ATTACHURL%/LS037V7DW01.pdf][Sharp LS037V7DD02]] - The other markings on the LCD at !4Z013063, !DUNTB0017DPZZ, 4Z013337, !P0014D on the side, and !P0015D on the bottom. * *USB Controller* * [[%ATTACHURL%/rej03f0101_m66591ds.pdf][Renesas M66591]] - The M66591 is a peripheral-side USB controller by [[http://www.renesas.com][Renesas]] (was Mitsubishi's semiconductor section). * [[%ATTACHURL%/e66591fw.pdf][Sample Firmware Instruction Manual]] * *Remote Control* * OlympusMRRemote - Remote Control protocol info * *RTC* * [[%ATTACHURL%/5c348ab-e.pdf][RICOH 348A]] - Realtime Clock (RTC) * *Hard Drive* * Toshiba !MK2004GAL (HDD1422) - 20GB 1.8" harddrive from Toshiba: 3.3V, 500mA * *Gatearray ASIC* * [[http://www.toshiba.com/taec/components/docs/Generic/TC200C-E-G/TC200GEMac.pdf][Toshiba !TC200G04XB]] * [[http://www.toshiba.com/taec/components/ProdBrief/PB_AS31710496.pdf][Product Brief]] * *Bus Switch* * 46cnkvk cn210 - !SN74CBTLV16210 FET 20BIT BUS SWITCH. HD buffer? * *Connectors* * The cradle has a Hirose ST-type 18 contact shielded plug. The part number is !ST80X-18S(50) or (80). * The USB cable also has a Hirose ST-type 18 contact shielded plug. The part number is !ST40X-18S-CV(50) or (80). * The cradle and USB pinout are available on the GPIO page. * These are some additional notes from the original M:Robe 500 Wiki written by the user cben: * *WARNING*: * Taking apart the USB cable is easy but putting it back without damage is very tricky! I broke the connection to the shielding, which is not that important electrically but quite important mechanically. Now my cable rotates freely at the point it enters the connector, and it worries me :-( Please don't try this yourself at least until I post photos of the damage. * *Charging without cradle* * I think it is OK to short the DC 5V pins to VBUS pins of the USB cable, so that I can charge directly with the USB cable. The only drawback to that (and the probable reason why Olympus didn't do this) is that USB only allows taking 500mA and only if the device requested it, while the DC supply is rated for 2A. So doing this violates the USB spec - but should be OK with most PCs, they don't really limit the current. Anyway, I recommend you don't try this until I post my results. * TO DO/Questions: * Measure actual consumption while charging. (Estimated at about 250-300 mA in Rockbox at least). * How much current can the USB cable handle? * *Video-out without cradle* * The tip-and-3-rings connector for the remote is unfortunately (and confusingly) not stereo+video but stereo+reset :-(. This means that you can only watch the video-out through the cradle. I don't see a good easy way to work around that. * If you can obtaining new plugs, then preparing a custom cable (player to 3 RCA plugs) looks like a good idea. However, you can't use it and USB at the same time. * Soldering new leads out of the USB cable is possible but ugly, and I'm afraid it might give sub-optimal signal integrity. * *Hidden interface* * Does the cradle connector contain any hidden interface not accessible by the regular cradle? Apparently yes! Note that they bothered to connect pins 15 and 16 from the cradle-player connector to the cradle-USB cable connector. They didn't do it for other pins, only USB pins and 15,16. This implies that Olympus has some undocumented use for them (through some special cable), and wanted them use to be accessible through the cradle as well. My hope is that these pins allow writing to the flash in some way. If so, we could rescue bricked players, which means we wouldn't have to be afraid of bricking. No idea how to discover the interface though. As for pin 11, my guess is that it's simply unused. * *More Information* * MR500 GPIO ---+ JTAG interface The M:Robe 500 has exposed test pads for a JTAG connection on the bottom side of the board. Many thanks to Cat for the information and associated image:

 ---+ USB Information <verbatim> Bus 005 Device 120: ID 07b4:0281 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x07b4 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd idProduct 0x0281 bcdDevice 1.03 iManufacturer 1 iProduct 2 iSerial 3 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 32 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0xc0 Self Powered MaxPower 0mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 2 bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk (Zip) iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes bInterval 1 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes bInterval 0 </verbatim> ---+ PCB Scans * Bottom PCB Scan:
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  * The part that is obscured in the photo:
  ---+ Sound Output Architecture Sound output on the m:robe 500i is a bit of a pain in the butt because Olympus decided to attach the data interface of the DAC (TSC2100) to the DSP only. This means we need to run code on the DSP and use the DSP's DMA and peripherals to output sound. Below is a systems-level diagram of the parts involved in the process.

 [Diagram is copyright 2008 Catalin Patulea under GNU Free Documentation License.] (In most cases, the things in brackets are references to the documentation for that particular block. SPRUxxx are Texas Instruments document numbers and they are freely available on www.ti.com.) This may seem a bit complicated "just to make sound play", but it's actually fairly justified. Since the DMA controllers can (approximately) do one transfer per clock cycle, they are much faster and more power-efficient than the CPU for the same job. And besides, the CPU has better things to do (like decoding). The 16Kw (32 kbytes) of DSP data RAM is split in two halves. As soon as one half is completely sent out via the <noautolink>McBSP</noautolink> (and at the same time as the second half is being sent out), the DSP starts up the HPIB DMAC to grab the next half from SDRAM. And so on. The DSP portion of the SVN code (in firmware/target/arm/tms320dm320/dsp/) can be built with TI's 54x code generation tools available here. The code generation tools are now available for windows and Linux machines. The DSP code is built outside of the normal rockbox flow. To build go into firmware/target/arm/tms320dm320/dsp/ and run "make" after the tools are properly installed and setup. This will create a dsp-image.h file that is used when building the main rockbox code. --- CategoryFrontpage: Olympus M:Robe 500 Port Index [New Ports]
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Folks, if you can run or intend to run coax through the wall or window or whatever, then run the balanced line the same route. Better yet you do not have to deal with the loss in the coax. The fact is under any circumstance the open wire/balanced feed will have less loss than any equal length of coax. Remember, less loss means more RF to be radiated. Loss is heat. 73 Bob, K4TAX >I run mine through the wall with two pieces of RG-8 coax WITHOUT the >shield. Spacing is same as balanced line and uses two separate holes. > >>Guys, this may be a stupid question, but if you use two parallel pieces of >>(long) coax, wouldn't you have twice the loss. On the other hand, >>resistors >>in parallel would mean half the loss. In any case, coax is lossy, heavy, >>and expensive, so why would you use a long run of two coax cables? >> >>Using short lengths to going through the wall is a good idea, but then why >>would you need to tie the shields together at all and why ground them? _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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Senior Marketing Executive
- Recruiter
- Trinity Mirror Group Plc
- Location
- City of London, London, England
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 11 Nov 2016
- Closes
- 09 Dec 2016
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- Sectors
- Marketing, PR & Advertising
- Contract Type
- Permanent
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As part of our busy digital recruitment marketing team, this Senior Marketing Executive role is fast paced, challenging and hugely rewarding.
Trinity Mirror Digital Recruitment is a portfolio of market leading specialist job sites: SecsintheCity (personal assistants and executive assistants), totallylegal (lawyers) and GAAPweb (accountancy and finance) and part of Trinity Mirror plc.
Based in our head office in Canary Wharf, you'll get the chance to take ownership of one our flagship digital brands. You'll hold brand manager responsibility of totallylegal, the UK's number 1 job site for legal staff.
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
- Pension plan + flexible benefits
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Reporting to the Marketing Director, you'll be responsible for planning and implementing brand marketing campaigns across multiple channels, including:
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- Building mailshots and sending via ESP (Communicator), including HTML, SEO PPC
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- You'll be working within a friendly and supportive team with real opportunities for development and progression. We encourage independence and creativity, and you'll be given as much responsibility as you can handle