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In the past week or so, I have run into another round of researchers fixated on names. Fortunately, through some not-so-gentle persuasion they were able to overcome their mental block and move on to find some productive leads in their family lines. I summarize this obstacle to research as the "that's not my ancestor, we spell our name with an "e"' syndrome. Here are some basic rules about spelling:
#1 Many of your ancestors may not have known how to spell their own names.
Don't assume universal literacy. Not every one, even today, can read and write. Don't assume that parents taught their children any one particular way of spelling their name. In addition, I have encountered a number of situations where children decided to spell their name differently at different times in their life for any number of reasons. Additionally, their own family members may not have known or ever heard the name they were given at birth or they may have forgotten.
#2 Many people were known only by a nickname and never used the name they were given at birth.
Buba, Butch, Nate, Abe, Chuck, Don, Ed, Fred, Gus, Hi, Ike, Ken, Len, Mac, Ned, Ove, Pete, Rob, Sam, Tom, Vic, Wes and so forth can be the actual given name or a nickname. Likewise, Abby, Barb, Cy, Deb, Eddie, and on and on, can be the given name or not. Except at birth, the ancestor's "real" name may never have been used in their entire life. Don't ever assume that the name recorded in the record was the name they went by in their day to day life.
#3 They wrote what they heard.
Many (most?) of the records we rely on to search out our ancestry may have been created by someone other than the ancestor. It is quite common for people to fill out a form or write a document for others. For example, the U.S. Census enumerators were often dealing with people who did not speak English very well or at all. Understanding what was said as the name may have been difficult or impossible and creativity is rampant.
#4 The use of a family name or surname varies from culture to culture.
It is important to realize that as you research names back in time, that the naming conventions may have changed. The most common change in names from Western Europe was the shift from patronymics, where the children adopted the first or given name of the parent with a suffix. For example, Jens Petersen's children would use the name Jensen rather than Petersen. Jens Petersen's father would have been named Peter. Depending on the country, this type of naming pattern usually disappeared over time or as mandated by various governments. In many European countries the wife would take the name of her husband upon marriage. But this practice was not universal and in some countries the wife retains her own name after marriage.
#5 The pool of names used by any given family or culture may have been very small.
When you get right down to it, relying primarily on names in doing genealogical research can be hazardous to your health. It is much more productive to rely on locations. I often refer to my initial introduction to this problem when doing Danish research for my ancestor Jens Jensen. When I asked about finding him at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, I was given a microfilm roll with probably 20,000 or so people all named Jens Jensen. I realize immediately that places were more important than names.
#6 The way a name was spelled was unimportant until industrialization.
Historically, names for the common folks wer not that important. If you go back far enough, you will find that common people, without land or property, vanish from the records. It was only when industrialized countries needed people for wars, taxes or commerce that names began to be important and recorded for everyone. As you go back in your research, be sure you know when this change began in the country you are researching.
#7 Changes in governments sometimes changed names.
When the Spanish Empire expanded into the Americas, almost all of the indigenous names were replaced by names acceptable to the Catholic Church. This practice was not limited to Spain however, in many instances the conquerers imposed their language and culture. Not only did the names of the towns and streets change, but also, in some cases, the names of the people. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors did the same thing in the United States when Indians were forced to go to government run schools. Sometimes, men were forced to change their name when they entered the Army.
#8 Immigrants often changed either the spelling of their name or their name entirely.
There is a huge amount of inaccurate folklore surrounding the arrival of immigrants in any given country. Most common is the inaccurate belief that the U.S. government ordered people to change their names. I am aware of many immigrants who changed their names even before they left their homeland. But this is a major obstacle for researchers. It can be almost impossible to discover the original name of an immigrant ancestor and persistence is very often required.
Well, that covers some of the more obvious challenges with names and all I can say is don't count on anyone, anywhere at anytime having a consistently spelled name.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Names -- A Blessing or a Curse
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Very interesting article. I enjoyed your presentation at Rootstech. Yes name spellings can be a problem. The census takers certainly come up with interesting variations. I was looking for James Tillman, but it was spelled James Stillman on the Census. I can very easily see how that could happen. Sometimes you just have to go through the Census page by page.
Regards, Grant
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After the absurd success of Titanic in 1997 and 1998, it took director James Cameron more than a decade to get around to his next feature film, Avatar, which debuted to more absurd success in 2009 and 2010. We must always admire Cameron's ability to deliver original properties that are both commercial hits and critical favorites. But according to the director, he's done with the worldbuilding aspect of filmmaking:
"Last year I basically completely disbanded my production company's development arm. So I'm not interested in developing anything. I'm in the Avatar business. Period. That's it. I'm making Avatar, Avatar 2, Avatar 3, maybe Avatar 4."
Hit the jump for Cameron's full explanation.
Cameron visited China recently during the Beijing Film Festival, where he spoke with the New York Times. Here's the full quote of interest.
"I've divided my time over the last 16 years over deep ocean exploration and filmmaking. I've made two movies in 16 years, and I've done eight expeditions. Last year I basically completely disbanded my production company's development arm. So I'm not interested in developing anything. I'm in the Avatar business. Period. That's it. I'm making Avatar, Avatar 2, Avatar 3, maybe Avatar 4, and I'm not going to produce other people's movies for them. I'm not interested in taking scripts. And that all sounds I suppose a little bit restricted, but the point is I think within the Avatar landscape I can say everything I need to say that I think needs to be said, in terms of the state of the world and what I think we need to be doing about it. And doing it in an entertaining way. And anything I can't say in that area, I want to say through documentaries, which I'm continuing."
Though deliberate and definitive, Cameron doesn't need to stick to the plan he lays out here. Cameron may very well find that he has something that neither non-fiction nor the Na'vi can address. I pray he eventually remembers how much he wants to adapt the manga Battle Angel, because it sounds good-crazy and Cameron is the only person who could get it made. Alas, the director is happy to revert to his second career as a documentarian often enough, making five in the last decade. In his next project, Deepest Challenge, Cameron takes the viewer down to the deepest point of the Earth's oceans. Speaking selfishly, as someone who really likes his features and has never seen a Cameron documentary, it is disheartening to see the ultimate populist with the power and wealth to make any movie impose such insular restrictions on his goals.
Given the recent news that Avatar 2 will probably not be ready for its planned December 2014 release date, Cameron updated us on where they are at in developing the sequels:
"We've spent the last year and a half on software development and pipeline development. The virtual production methodology was extremely prototypical on the first film. As then, no one had ever done it before and we didn't even know for two and half years into it and $100 million into it if it was going to work. So we just wanted to make our lives a whole lot easier so that we can spend a little more of our brainpower on creativity. It was a very, very uphill battle on the first film. So we've been mostly working on the tool set, the production pipeline, setting up the new stages in Los Angeles, setting up the new visual effects pipeline in New Zealand, that sort of thing. And, by the way, writing. We haven't gotten to the design stage yet. That'll be the next."
Cameron has said that Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 are one script, "not really a trilogy, but just an overall character arc." They will reportedly be shot back to back. Depending on when Cameron finishes, I wonder if Fox is committed to a December release for both films, or if they might try the summer.
It's not related, but I think this quote deserves an excerpt:
"There are filmmakers that come along that are quite iconoclastic. And that I'm in awe of, frankly. Zack Snyder's 300. I think that was a really revolutionary film, because it was a completely deconstructive form of filmmaking in a way that nobody had done before, other than maybe Robert Rodriguez."
Don't worry, if you read the full interview, he circles back to praise "the old guard… Spielberg, Kubrick, and all that sort of thing."

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Through various means, I can find out what services are running on what ports, what services are assigned, etc. However, what I can't seem to find anything that goes more in depth.
For example, tonight I had a ping at port 3065. I don't really care if it was normal, it was just that it was something I hadn't seen before. It was blocked, so again, no big deal. My firewall tells me that it was for splinterbase, view.atdmt.com, etc. So I go to try to find out what splinterbase is, but all I can find on Google is port listings, no explanation of what the hell it is.
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Taking Advantage of Study Abroad Opportunities
Kent State University provides its students with numerous study abroad opportunities to further their college careers and gain multicultural experience. The university's program in Florence, Italy, is one of the most popular programs, offering inspiring personal, school and work experiences.
Meet Kristen Durkin, a junior global communication and criminology and justice studies major, who spent her semester studying in Florence.
"I automatically thought this was a fantastic opportunity," Durkin said. "Being abroad and being able to really engage yourself in the culture is one of the best environments you can possibly put yourself in. Being in Florence was amazing in itself, but traveling all of over the continent to different areas of Italy, France, England, Germany, Poland and Ireland was by far the most exciting adventure I have ever partaken."
Durkin is one of 239 students who has enrolled with Kent State's Florence program this year. She is well-aware of the importance of studying abroad and recommends other students to study abroad in order to broaden their horizons.
"When studying abroad you learn a lot about yourself," Durkin said. "Take advantage of the opportunity that is laid out in front of you."
So when a student takes a step even further to find a job or internship while abroad, that demonstrates a new level of ambition.
"If an internship is available to you as a student, why not take the opportunity?" Durkin said. "Being able to tell a future employer you were able to adapt, communicate and successfully complete an internship in a different country is a rare opportunity. You are able to complete a goal on a global scale."
She interned at the Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane, a public, Italian higher education institution. Durkin applied after hearing about the opportunity from Elena Baracani, one of her Kent State professors.
"There are over 15 American universities spread across the city, making it difficult to jump right in the Italian culture," Durkin said. "Through this internship, I was able to interact with young Italian people in conversation."
One of her duties included helping to publish articles composed from scholarly actors with a political science background through the Kent State University Press.
"You give yourself the chance to grow as an individual and enhance your cultural awareness," Durkin concluded. "Stepping outside of the United States changes your perspective, opinions and stereotypes. It causes you to step outside of your comfort zone, becoming a more independent and mature adult."
Four short-term study abroad programs are available this summer in Florence. They are Art Education, Art History and Italian Culture, Sketch Book Analysis, and Museum Origins. The Design and Delivery of Study Abroad program is available in Italy and Ireland.
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Our Midtown location is home to Vitor Shaolin's BJJ Academy. "Shaolin", as he is known to his students, is a BJJ specialist. Widely regarded as one of the most gifted grapplers of all time, he has won the CBJJ Mundials (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship) 4 times and has a professional MMA record of 20 wins and 2 losses. He has fought in several organizations all over the world including Shooto Japan, Shooto Hawaii, Rumble on the Rock (Hawaii), Cage Rage (England), and K-1 HERO's in Japan. He has held the Shooto welterweight (154 lb) title, as well as the Cage Rage World lightweight championship. FIGHT magazine recently named Shaolin as one of the fighters they'd like to see on the Brazilian team if MMA ever makes it into the Olympic Games. With his academy, Shaolin's focus now turns to sharing his vast knowledge with his students and building their skills through a solid Jiu Jitsu foundation. Read more...
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Saturday, 24 September 2011
Dux Bellorum
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- Christopher(aka Axebreaker) said...
Nice looking unit!
- 24 September 2011 at 18:22
- Ian said...
Great looking figures there. Interested in what you think of the various rules as I get back into figure gaming.
- 24 September 2011 at 18:28
- Monty said...
Sounds interesting Steve, I shall look out for them; Osprey seem to be moving increasingly into rules publication with FOF etc...
- 24 September 2011 at 20:52
- Dalauppror said...
Hi Steve
Very nice Arthurina command unit, would be nice with some more pictures.
Lucky you tht have got a glimps of the upcoming Osprey rulset, as Dan is the authour I expect them to be based on he´s "Glutter of Ravens"
GoR are quite nice, my only concern was that it was to hard to keep track of the 3 different adjusable combat values for each unit.
I realy hope that this are fixed in some way, as the rest of the gaming mechanism and era flavuor was realy greate.
You might get us some insight in that question...
Best regards Dalauppror
- 25 September 2011 at 06:13
- Dan said...
Very nice stand, I will be doing a couple of Impetus armies, I love the diorama style stands, well done.
- 25 September 2011 at 09:51
- Rodger said...
Thanks Steve , sounds great.
- 25 September 2011 at 10:48
- Willie Anderson said...
Great looking unit well done!
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2007 Super Chevy Shows - Cream Of The Crop
2007 Was A Great Year For Bracket Racing At The Super Chevy Shows, And PHR Picks Their Top 10 Race Cars.
If drag racing is like wine and cheese, then bracket racing is beer and pretzels. It's racing for your average Joe who doesn't have the long green for a full race team or the patience for the rules that the big racers have to deal with. It's a run-what-ya-brung deal, where you show up with a car and make your best guess at e.t. Cut a good light, beat the other guy to the end of the track, and you win. Just don't go faster than your dial-in.
Super Chevy has been running bracket races for years, and given the ever-growing increase in attendance, people really dig it. Recently, they've even added the True Street format to the events. This is where sportsman racing meets street car, and weeds out the trailer queens to find the best that do both. You never know what's going to line up. It could be a big-block '67 Camaro in one lane, and a GMC truck with paper plates in the other. If it's powered by the General, and can pass tech inspection, then it's eligible to run down the 1320. When added to the normal bracket classes, it truly makes the series a "something for everyone" affair.
Throughout '07, the Super Chevy shows have been crisscrossing the country, and PHR has been there to cover a number of them. With the season over, it's time to pick our top 10 racers and give them the recognition they deserve for running fast, playing hard, and looking good while doing it. By the time they read this, we're sure many of them will be spinning wrenches and dialing in their cars for the '08 season.


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Real Madrid overcame a poor first-half showing to eventually run out 4-0 winners at Real Sociedad and keep pace at the top of La Liga.
With title rivals Atletico Madrid and Barcelona both winning earlier on Saturday, Carlo Ancelotti's men came into the game under pressure to respond, and they did just that by grinding out an important victory.
In a largely disjointed first half, they were grateful to ex-Sociedad man Asier Illarramendi – in the side in place of the rested Cristiano Ronaldo – who tapped home from close range at the end of the first period after Sociedad goalkeeper Claudio Bravo had saved an initial effort from Karim Benzema.
The midfielder chose not to celebrate the goal against his former employers, although it came as a much-needed boost for Ancelotti's side heading into the break.
Madrid were much improved in the second period and midway through the half Gareth Bale took advantage of Bravo's poor kick to smash a low finish into the bottom left-hand corner from 30 yards.
In the final stages, Pepe added a third before substitutes Angel Di Maria and Alvaro Morata combined, the latter slotting home to seal the victory.
The result leaves them two points behind Barca and three adrift of leaders Atletico with six matches to go while for the hosts, the loss puts a severe dent in their European ambitions.
The two sides immediately above them, Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao, play on Sunday and Monday respectively, with Sociedad level on points with Sevilla but still six adrift of Bilbao in the final UEFA Champions League qualifying spot.
The visitors survived a scare in the 16th minute when Diego Lopez brilliantly denied Carlos Vela's close-range effort, although the strike would not have counted anyway as the as the assistant referee had – incorrectly – ruled the Mexican to be in an offside position.
Six minutes later, Vela was involved again, this time sending in an inviting cross from the left that Antoine Griezmann glanced just over the crossbar.
Illarramendi gave Madrid a lead they scarcely deserved on the stroke of half-time, reacting quickest to tap in the rebound after Bravo had parried Benzema's fiercely-struck shot.
The advantage was almost doubled within four minutes of the restart, Sergio Ramos thumping a header against the crossbar after meeting Xabi Alonso's free-kick from the right.
Alonso posed a threat from another set-piece eight minutes later, curling in a 25-yard free-kick that Bravo was equal to low to his left.
The visitors were denied by the woodwork again in the 65th minute, Benzema rattling the frame of the goal with a rasping left-footed shot that left Bravo helpless.
A minute later, Bale put the result beyond doubt, firing home after Bravo's mis-cued kick out of his hands fell perfectly at the Welshman's feet before Madrid killed the game and added gloss to the scoreline late on.
Five minutes from time, Pepe turned home Ramos' headed knockdown from a corner before Morata added the fourth with two minutes left, as Madrid extended their unbeaten run against their opponents to 14 matches.


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I disagree. The Holiday Special is bad, but it is bad in a funny way. Like bizarre Wookiee's masturbating to weird black ladies, Jefferson Starship, the Boba Fett Cartoon, and a stoned Carrie Fisher singing a christmas carol.
I've held the same sentiment as Moviebob for a while. Episode I was bad, but visually pleasing and still maintaining a tiny bit of tangibility. The sets had some grit to them, and it felt like a lot of effort had been put into it.
Episode II replaced just about everything with CGI, filled it up with a vapid, God awful love story, and made everything look too clean. Episode III tripled all of that, attempted to be 'grittier' while still having toy-robot death cries, and utterly collapsed in on itself. I fell asleep in those movies.
This could have a lot to do with Lucas admitting that he looked at old creationism/deity stories to come up with the plot, too. Anakin was a whiny, spoiled brat that pretty much just got a wife because that's how it goes in those old stories; a highly unlikeable character gets a wife just because a wife is a possession and would fall in love with the character even if he was a giant festering boil.
I guess I was never a fan of Star Wars, though, and that's why I never felt enraged at Episode I. It was just...bad. Not horrible, but not good.
Honestly, I thought the series fell apart when tiny teddy bears were beating storm troopers with pointy sticks, but maybe I just don't 'get' it.
The Phantom Menace isn't atrocious, just boring. Actual problem is that Lucas never seems to have accepted his own limitations and insists he knew what he was doing as a writer and director. He shoulda just contracted other directors and writers to do the prequel trilogy. Seriously, I can't imagine what a Star Wars Trilogy done by Ridley Scott, Peter Jackson, and Bryan Singer would have been like. I'm not exactly bitter, but I'll never accept the Prequels as cannon. Or Lucas as the end-all, be-all for the universe.
I love his voice, especially because it's so stereotypical. I dunno, I thought it just added to the humour of his reviews. Still makes me giggle after all these years whenever her offers up pizza rolls or for someone to milk his cat.
OT: I pretty much agree. As a kid I loved Phantom for it's looks. The story I didn't care so much about. I wanted to see the force. I wanted to see light saber fights. I wanted to see space battles. And it pulled them off really well. Nowerdays I want a good story and characters from a movie so I can understand why there was so much hate.
Well I agree and yet disagree with the points brought up in this video. I do dislike the prequel trilogy but I was always going to dislike the prequel trilogy since it is a prequel, there was no way to answer any questions ("What were the clone wars?" "What were the Jedi Knights like?" "What was Darth Vader like before he became the Darth and what was his relationship like with Ol' Ben?") without disappointing someone. However, the trilogy did disappoint me and it always will. However, I am generally silent about my dislike unless the subject is brought up by a third party.
The odd thing is though that even though I dislike the Phantom Menace I hate all the Plinkett reviews of the prequel trilogy, although he can bring up a good point now and again, his 'deconstruction' is simply far too long and unwieldy and he either misses points or completely confuses them in order to make a humourous point. What annoys me more however is the fact that like Bob said the review is used as an argument all the time with no real original thought, it's simply regurgitation.
wait people hate van helsing? I loved that movie. Yeah it was corny, but it was grade a corn.
So, to have a strong opinion is being "butthurt"?
Remind me, how bad were the Transformers films again?
Thank you! Thank you for explaining what I've been trying to for years. I actually liked Phantom Menace, you know why? Because I saw it when I was ten! You know why a lot of people like the original Star Wars films? Because they saw them when they were ten!
I would actually be so bold as to say that four, five, and six aren't as good as most fans remember them to be. Certainly, they're a big part of Twentieth Century film. They're certainly better than the prequels, but not by the astronomical, near-mythical margin that fans have built them up. Lucas was just going to fail, it was predetermined.
If a fan could take off the rosy glasses of nostalgia, and we all know you can't, if they could they would see some of this, maybe not all of it because it's my opinion. I'm just glad someone with some film credentials finally said, "Stop spewing the bile."
I agree. I am pretty sure it is a similar situation. The movie didn't live up to the original character and lore so people raged all day and said it was a travesty when it was really a decent corny action movie. Everyone I know who didn't know who Van Helsing was before the movie liked it. I am convinced this is just a raging fanboy situation and no one has been able to give me a real reason it isn't.
I think it is kind of ironic that he would bring up Van Helsing as an example of a truly bad movie in a video about not being a blind raging fanboy.
Good points Bob....By the way, how was the 3D? I can understand every point of the haters and the "We're tired of haters guys". However, I kinda want to hear about the only thing they added to this movie.
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I've never had any problems with the prequels that I didn't have with the original trilogy. Seriously, the writing and acting in those weren't that great either. And I'm indifferent to the CGI Clone Wars stuff. I won't watch them under my own volition, but I'll accept whatever's established as canon.
My stance these days is that all the Star Wars movies are my favorites ever made, but not because of the movies themselves. They're my favorites because of the universe they've opened up. I've read some of the novels. I've played many of the video games, from X-Wing to TOR. I've made attempts at fan fiction and am contemplating a screenplay for a fan film.
What I love about the Star Wars universe is that it is just that. A universe. You can come up with stories about practically anyone and it has the potential to be interesting, whereas if you tried to make OC fan fiction of, say, the DC or Lord of the Rings canons, it's difficult and fairly uninteresting to make a worthwhile story about an original character. The Star Wars universe has a long history, most of which doesn't have anything established except on a broad scale. Plenty of room for creativity.
And as for the fans who are still putting effort into their grief, I just have five words for them: It's canon. Get over it.
I like how the episode has been up for 30 minutes and theres 3 pages of comments. Mostly bs from people that desperately wanted to comment before anyone else does. *sigh*
Anyway. Sorry Bob still disagree. No I'm not seething with hatred for this movie but no it's not mediocre. It's trash it really is. I've tried rewatching it many times and still find myself just skipping it and watch the other two. Those are mediocre. Phantom Menace for all it's special effects is just boring. JarJar is the most human of any of the characters. None of the plotting make any sense the decisions are dumb, the acting and fighting is even kinda phoned in. It's the kind of film I would just find something better to do, like sweeping, than watch.
I totally agree. Episode I is a guilty pleasure of mine if only because of the glimpse you get the wider, non-conflict ridden Star Wars galaxy. Once Episode II gets rolling everything is just a visual callback to the original trilogy, and everything centered around the Empire and Rebel military stuff. In Episode I you actually get to see what other stuff looks like, and what people do other than fight in conflicts on a galactic scale.
Also I did see it when I was a kid (before I turned 10 I think?) but also after I watched the entire trilogy on VHS (it was during the 90s "remastered" theatrical run) and so I didn't mind the Gungans, like at all. If you really think about, compared to the Ewoks they are sooo much better.
I agree about the voice, also could've done without the supposed to be funny but also just kind of disturbing psycho intermissions.
I have to agree with Bob, just distance yourself from it. I did that not only with the movies but anything star wars in general. I refuse to watch any of the movies or shows, play any of the games or read any of the books.
The one big thing I noticed first off when it comes to the prequels is that it tried to really put the sci-fi into the series, the biggest (and most controversial example) being midichlorians. I don't think adding the concept of midichlorians was a bad thing, it was just highly unnecessary. It would have been a better explanation if they didn't connect one to the force, but rather they were just force-sensitive microbes; a tangential rather than direct measure of force sensitivity in a higher being.
The other aspect, and one I actually really defend, are the highly choreographed lightsaber fights. people seem to forget that the blade part is an energy beam. IT'S WEIGHTLESS. Fighters using a weightless blade would probably have a starkly different battle style than someone using a material sword. That, and force users likely have advanced perception of their bodies and their surroundings, making a very up close, high risk style of fighting actually feasible. I'd expect psychic acrobats wielding weightless laser swords to have very fast-paced, in-your-face, visceral battles as opposed to slow, controlled duels with heavier weapons.
Now, this doesn't take away from the lightsaber battles in the original trilogy, as the participants in those battles are older and/or physically handicapped, changing their fighting style. Obi-Wan vs. Vader was an old master vs. an slightly less old master in a life support suit. Luke vs. Vader I was a novice, vs. a crippled yet still formidable fighter. Luke vs. Vader II had Luke not only as his physical peak but now far more experienced.
Actually, thinking this way does detract from the prequels, as it turns Yoda jumping around like a monkey into a gaping plot hole, which does highlight the biggest problem; the glaring lack of consistency between the two trilogies. Sure, I didn't hate midichlorians and I liked the new lightsaber fights, but to institute those causes huge cohesion and consistency problems, a good example of how good ideas can turn horribly wrong if not implemented correctly.
Trying to explain things and put the sci-fi into Star Wars didn't work beause Star Wars is science fantasy. Explanations are unnecessary.
My only issue is that George keeps releasing updated versions of the original trilogies packed with parts from the prequels. No one asked for a Hayden Christianson cameo in Jedi. I was already sick of the added CG and extra scenes that do nothing for any of the films.
The Corsair!
I forgive the Phantom Menace on the principle that it has the single most badass lightsaber duel in the entire series, with an awesome soundtrack throughout the entire fight.
I'll be terribly honest here; as much as I hate Jar Jar, Luke and Threepio will always be more annoying.
Of course Episode 2 is the worst one, although in its defense sand IS annoying.
Let me start a slow clap in your honor, Bob. That was a hell of retrospective on a truly mediocre movie. Sure, I hated too, especially as a Star Wars fan, but it never quite deserved the hate it got.
Also, why did you have to bring up the Eragon movie? Now that is a horrid piece of crap that doesn't need to be mentioned ever again.
Honestly it's the 4-6 enhancement that's bothered me more than the prequels. The prequels were not handled well, but then there is no one forcing me to watch them. However if I want to watch the originals remastered for DVD I'm out of luck - it's either low quality or goofy CGI and lots of little Lucas tweaks. (This despite the footage being remastered in preparation for the enhanced edition, so most of the work has already been done.)
Thank you Bob for keeping a level head on this one, I have just got back from watching the Phantom menace my self and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it, I have never seen any of the Star Wars films in a cinema (god knows why *shakes fist at god*) so the sceptical alone was awesome and me not existing when the originals came out meant that the prequels are what got me into Star Wars as a kid so I guess I have the same nostalgic view of them that older fans do...... I forgot my point, cheers Bob for reviewing it fairly. On a side note I hope cinemas make a more regular thing of re-releasing films, BTTF, then Jurassic park, now Star Wars, I am very much enjoying this.
Why the "preaching" that is too late to the party by more than 13 years, you could've wrapped it up in 2-4 minutes tops "It's mediocre but nostalgia makes it worse". Yes there are other reviews of the film on the net and this is not the other rant show but a review show. I don't always agree with your reviews but I use it to judge/evaluate if I might like a movie.
What I did want is to know what they did to the 3D (you know the part that they're presenting/selling/exploiting now) - and what did you say about that - NOTHING. Not even "3d looks ok", you said "3d" once maybe. Let me judge a movie that I already seen, but tell me if it the 3d is crappy or interesting or ANYTHING.
I also understand what you're a saying, even agreeing on most points, but seriously there was nothing about the addition of 3d. It might not be that important, in fact it isn't, but at least a mention would be nice.
I never hated the prequels, but on the other hand I never was much of a fan of the original trilogy.
I saw them as a kid, but never got into them. I liked my scifi scientific, and fantasy fantastical, I just didn't like the magical space setting. I preferred Star Trek.
So there weren't any major positive or negative feelings I associated with them.
The prequels had nice art, and cool action-scenes.
Phantom menace: I was bored
Attack of the clones: This is my least favourite. I was just so confused at it. I think during the first movie I was bored so I didn't notice how little it made sense. During the second one there were many instances during which there was a lot of action and I was just so confused as to why things were happening...
Revenge of the Sith: My favourite of the prequels. It was funny, and I could enjoy it on the 'so-bad-it's-good' level. Also it helped I saw it with my friend who agreed with me, and we were laughing our asses off during it.
But I'm far more angry at this 3D release, because I HATE 3D, and I fear this will drag out the trend. Then again, maybe it will flop horribly and have an opposite effect.
Oh, I want to add my two cents. It is Star Wars after all!
This would be the one out of the prequels that I would go see if I had to see any. Even when it first came out, Phantom Menace to me was never that bad. And that lightsaber fight at the end--oh man that was epic. The Mediclorians or however you spell it a simply view as Qui-Gon coming up with something to make a child understand something he is too young to understand. And to get Anakin to leave him alone for a few minutes (yes I know that Yoda and Obi use the term too, but maybe they thought Anakin was listening. Be quiet!)
Fully intend to see the originals when they come out, and I like both of the cartoon shows.
I liked the droids.
I love the prequels because of the Clone vs Droid scenes.
That space battle at the beginning of Ep3? That was an awesome bit too!
Wow, this has been what I've been saying myself for a while! I got over hating the prequels a long time ago, it's great to hear that Bob agrees, that is the closest thing to proof that I'm right I'll probably ever get.
I must have clicked the wrong link because i thought i was going to watch Escape to the movies and I ended up watching The big picture.
Is that some kind of space race?
i remember seeing it when i was a little, it didn't really wow me then, and it still doesn't now.
People hated it? Ok good for them.
Still at least its not as bad as the Holiday special
Thank you, Bob!
I remember watching this movie while I was on a business trip in Austin, TX. I had no friends with me, so I saw it by myself (yeah, I braved the crowds) and my recollection of it was that I quite liked it! I hated "Annie" but the rest of it was fine.
I think that I learned to hate it because of the fanboy bile being thrown at it: Jar-Jar, the queen's shiny ship, the disparate technology levels established in the previous movies, midichlorians and all that crap. It made me realise first that MY movies had been tinkered with. But later it also made me realise that these were external influences on my opinion that had nothing to do with the movie itself. So I have been looking at it with fresh eyes again, ever since I introduced my two little sons to SW I have begun to love the SW universe again and to turn a blind eye and deaf ears to all the stupidity that lives on the internet
I don't like Star Wars at all and it's fanboys make me hate it. Grow up, get a job, and stop waving that hunk of plastic around thinking you look cool because you don't, in fact you look stupid. That being said, I am left to wonder why do we care that George Lucas re-released another movie in eye-blistering 3D? Why is it some big deal that Lucas 'retired' from film making when it seems like to me that he gave up on that years ago. Sci-fi is supposed to instill wonder in it's audience but star wars instills nothing but anoyance WITH it's audience.
Just so you know the 3d was about as good as you can expect as a 2D turned 3D film to be mediocre over all and some what visually appealing at best.
I've been saying that since TPM came out. Granted I was well read in the expanded universe at the time, (if you think the prequels were the worst thing to happen to star wars, read The Crystal Star, or sizable chunks of the Marvel comics sometime) so I had a high crap tollerance. I'm also the guy that points out we'd be making gay jokes about Artoo and Threepio, and questioning why they took the ship they knew was being tracked back to their secret base if A New Hope was made today, so I don't quite hold up the originals quite as high.
To me, this one at least suffered from one of the three main problems with prequels: it's an opener and can't be bigger and better than the finale. (the other two are preconceptions leading to prejudgement and forknowledge hurting suspense) I pretty much went in expecting it to be somewhat less epic than a run against a death star, and more about putting pieces in place, and it's pretty much what I got. The other two, those are topics for another day.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Stick, twist or fold? Like card players, the top five banks in global commodities trade have reached the point where they must decide to hold strategy, adapt, or give up and get out.
The boom in resource markets that started 10 years ago attracted many big banks to trade oil, metals and agriculture, but the 2008 financial crisis forced a painful retreat and tighter regulation now means some banks may throw in the towel.
Decisions rest on whether the banks believe their business models can be changed to keep them sufficiently profitable under the rising oversight of regulators, after four years when their revenue from commodities was halved.
"The total wallet back at the peak was about $14 billion for the banking sector in commodities trading. I'd imagine this year it'll be about $7 billion. There were 10-14 banks when it was at $14 billion, now there are really five relevant ones," said David Silbert, who leads commodities trading at Deutsche Bank.
Deutsche, together with Barclays and J.P. Morgan, broke into the commodities arena in the last decade with acquisitions or aggressive growth to challenge established veterans Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
J.P. Morgan's entry charge to the club was the $1.7 billion it paid to buy trading house Sempra and its infrastructure to store and ship oil and metals.
Today, the five banks control 70 percent of the commodities trading pot with the rest split between mid-sized players such as Credit Suisse and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, the latter having fallen out of the top division since the financial crisis.
The halving of revenue is largely due to a regulatory crackdown on proprietary trading, when deals are done by banks for themselves rather than on behalf of clients. Regulators say banks should focus on serving the clients and helping the economy with credit.
Also taking a toll is the reduction of risk appetite for capital intensive businesses such as commodities because of stricter capital rules.
As a result, commodities business at banks is increasingly dominated by hedging of producers and consumers from sharp volatility, as well as sales of commodity-related indices to investors.
The proportion of physical trading is shrinking - especially dealing for the bank's own books - which irks regulators. That is estimated to constitute one fifth of total flows today as opposed to four fifths five years ago, say traders.
A further drop would be hard for banks to swallow. They say they need the scale and depth in the fray of daily business to know markets and serve clients properly.
"In today's volatile markets, knowledge and understanding of both the financial flows and the physical market fundamentals are vital," Credit Suisse says about its commodities team.
Understanding physical markets without trading them is close to impossible, said Silbert, a U.S. gas trader in the 1990s, who joined Deutsche from Merrill Lynch in 2007.
"In commodities you don't have a client business if you can't allocate risk capital. As soon as we stop taking a point of view and stop participating in the market in that way, then we restrict the ability to help our clients," he said.
Banks argue they benefit commodities markets by improving transparency and helping producers and consumers to lower risk.
"In the 1980s, banks were barely present in commodities markets activities and it was a pretty shadowy place dominated by physical merchants and cartels," says Henrik Wareborn, head of commodities trading at Natixis, who also worked for Goldman Sachs and BP.
"To a large extent those markets were opened up and transformed thanks to the entry of regulated European universal banks and U.S. investment banks," said Wareborn, who built a sizeable commodities desk at Lehman Brothers before the bank collapsed in 2008.
Critics accuse banks of adding to speculative froth in markets and regulators say they want to fix this.
Under the Basel 2.5 banking regulations, requirements to set aside capital for trading nearly tripled this year.
In the United States, in addition to the limits on proprietary trading - the Volcker rule - banks face the Dodd-Frank regulation, which limits positions they can take in derivatives.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is also locked in a battle with banks over whether to allow them to continue holding physical assets. If the banks lose that verdict they could be forced to sell assets such as oil storage and metals warehouses. Bankers bridle at the thought.
"The desire to vilify commodities markets activities at big banks is misplaced. With rare exceptions, commodities markets have worked impeccably in the past decade," adds Wareborn.
The banks won a small battle when a U.S. judge ruled last month to send the position limits rule back to the Commodity Futures Exchange Commission (CFTC) two weeks before it was to take effect, saying the regulator had to prove it was necessary.
The rule, already partly applied by the exchanges, would have drastically cut the trade of derivatives.
Sources at one large bank said it was forced to cut sales of commodities-linked indices after exceeding proposed limits on positions in the grains market.
In Europe, however, regulators are pressing ahead with position limits rules. Leading players say that Europe could end up with tougher regulations than the United States, potentially opening up a regulation arbitrage.
"The U.S. banks are coming to Europe to take bigger market share. They are better capitalised and actually less regulated than the European banks are likely to be," one said.
In Europe, regulations cannot be overthrown by a court ruling as in the United States. Much will also depend on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and whether CFTC's current chairman Gary Gensler is replaced with a figure who might push for less regulations, bankers say.
Regulation will squeeze banks' commodity trading units along with other capital market businesses, according to McKinsey & Company, which predicts return on equity (ROE) in commodity units shrinking to 8 percent from 20 percent.
"Some of the worst-hit businesses with ROEs below the cost of capital may have to be disposed of, especially at banks with weak franchises," McKinsey said.
Insiders say the current ROE in commodities is about 12-16 percent, still far better than overall average banking returns.
Over the past year, banks have lost an army of commodities traders to better-paying merchants and hedge funds, with even heavyweights like Goldman losing out.
Banks argue that today their risk levels come nowhere near those of trading houses.
"Our commodities business is not about betting on commodity prices... Our business is a client-driven business where we execute on behalf of clients to achieve their financial and risk management objectives," J.P. Morgan's commodities chief Blythe Masters told CNBC earlier this year.
The arguments are falling on deaf ears at the regulators following the Libor interest rate manipulation and other scandals which have rocked the banking industry.
Some of the banks' activities, such as storing metals in warehouses, have also generated criticism.
"No one can afford growing because of regulations... We have to reinvent ourselves," said a senior executive.
One noticeable change this year is discussion among U.S. banks on how to transform desks.
Morgan Stanley set the ball rolling by considering selling parts of its commodities business to Qatar or allowing the unit's current management to buy it out, possibly together with a private equity firm.
Selling the capital-intensive business would raise funds while allowing the divested unit to maintain ownership of physical assets and resume proprietary trading.
Goldman, which traditionally had large proprietary trading, had also discussed a spinoff, the Wall Street Journal reported. Goldman said it never seriously considered the move.
J.P. Morgan said it is not considering any spin out for its commodities unit. The bank is better capitalised than its peers.
Regulations aside, the egos of the main players will play a role in a business dominated by big personalities such as Goldman's chief Lloyd Blankfein. "I find it hard to believe that Blankfein can say goodbye that easily to his baby," said a former Goldman trader.
Blankfein started his career as a precious metals salesman for Goldman's commodities arm J. Aron and was co-head of commodities in the 1990s. "Trading is in Goldman's blood," said the head of a major trading house.
Today, Goldman's top commodities job is held by Isabel Ealet, a former trader at French oil major Total who is also global co-head of securities.
J.P. Morgan's Masters, who helped to develop credit-default swaps in the 1990s and built its commodities business from scratch in just five years, will also soon be running regulatory affairs for JPM's investment banking, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
Like Ealet, Morgan Stanley's commodities boss Colin Bryce is an oil trading veteran, in his case from the long defunct Britoil. It was the commodities team at Morgan Stanley which suggested to management the spin off, sources said.
The bank would need to reduce its stake to below 25 percent in the unit in order to avoid Dodd-Frank oversight, sources said, something Morgan's leadership may hesitate to do since the unit has made such good revenue for many years.
At Deutsche, Silbert says he plans to expand revenue and market share after several years of speedy growth. The strategy, though, is a challenge amid a sharp retreat to core activities as Deutsche slashes jobs and costs.
The swift rise of Barclays up the ranks in commodities was dealt two severe blows with losses in metals markets last year and the recent departure of its commodities boss Roger Jones for trading house Mercuria after a decade in charge.
The bank decided against replacing him in the same role and asked its foreign exchange boss Mike Bagguley to look after the unit instead.
However, Barclays says its commodities business remains strong. It surprised the market earlier this year with a landmark supply deal with an oil refiner, the first in Europe.
The head of a major trading house said he feels much less pressured from banks these days than several years ago. "I don't see Goldman or Morgan leaving the trading space. With European banks, I'm not so sure," he says.
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Here is a 'Dolly' style quiz, it is just a bit of fun. I have used a couple of posters names, I hope I have not upset anyone Please let me know if I have and I will remove your name
Are You A Cricket Tragic?
Take the CW quiz to see if you are
1 Does your girlfriend/mother/wife/dog know a lot about Cricket, even though they are not interested in the game, because you constantly talk Cricket to them?
A. Yes, its my duty to spread the word, they will thank me one day
B. I only tell them the things that would interest anyone
C. Well, they take an interest in my passion, whats wrong with that
D. No of cause not if their not interested their not interested
2. If someone was talking about Bradman and they quoted his ave: at 99.96 you would:
A. Correct them straight away, how dare they spread false propaganda
B. Subtly mention that the ABC has 9994 as its post box No. in all capital cities (Aust)
C. No biggie .02 who cares
D. I dont know Bradmans Test average
3. It is the birthday of someone close to you, and they are having a party, but its also the day/nighter of a ODI which you have tickets for, do you:
A. Go to the Cricket, they will have another birthday next year anyway
B. Go to the party, fake illness and hope no one sees you on the tele
C. Go to the party, on condition they hire a big screen TV and show the match
D. Give the tickets away, there will always be another Cricket game
4. You win first prize in a raffle, you can either be honorary 12th man to your national team in the next Test Match for all 5 days. Or receive $100,000 in US dollars, you would:
A. Not even hesitate, you start jumping around, asking do I get to field?
B. Have a long hard think, but in your heart you know Cricket will win
C. Go for the first 3 days and auction off the other two, Tests dont last long anyway
D. Show me the money!
5. You have a choice between finding a cure for cancer or a successful Test career. You would pick:
A. Test Cricket career, they will find a cure for cancer one day anyway
B. There must be a way you can do both, think man think
C. Cure cancer, but never give up your dream of playing Test Cricket
D. No contest a cure for cancer would change the world
6. You meet your perfect partner (pc) but they give you an ultimatum Cricket or me! You would:
A. Kick them to the curb, what time does the Cricket start?
B. You would never date anyone who was not into Cricket
C. Argue about the joys of Cricket, beg, plead and cry
D. Cricket takes up to much of your time anyhow
7. Your perfect dinner guests would be made up of:
A. Richie Benaud, Boycs and Slats (Cricket heaven)
B. Richie, Steven Hawkins and Carmen Electra (Cricket, brains and beauty)
C. Warney, Carmen and Pamela Anderson (I like to move it, move it)
D. No Cricketers I imagine they are a boring lot
8. Your child shows great Cricketing ability, everyone tells you your kid will be the next Sobers. He comes and tells you he wants to give it away, you:
A. Tell him you know whats best for him, now pad up, and hit the nets son!
B. Ask him not to waste his god given talent, offer him money
C. Listen carefully provide options, tell him he may just need a break
D. Who cares its his life if he doesnt want to play thats his choice
Your score, give yourself 5 points for each A. 3 points for each B. 1 point for each C. and 0 points for each D. Add up your score and see if youre a Cricket Tragic.
People may disparage you, hell they may even ridicule you, but you dont care, why would you? Philistines opinions dont count. You can name everyone of your Countrys Test captains since you were born, you can explain the LBW law to a Russian (who cant speak your language) by using some salt and pepper shakers. You eat your meals according to the breaks in the Cricket, Cricket tragic be damned youre a Cricket legend. Just remember when you cant find anyone to talk to about the greatest game invented. Just log onto CW you will hear a hundred voices say; welcome back home lad.
You enjoy the game of Cricket, but you have many other interests. Not for you staying up all night watching the qualifiers during the World Cup, though you will probably stay up for the final if your team makes it. You are right of cause there are so many other things out there, it just doesnt make sense to devote so much time to a game.
BUT WAIT there is still hope; you must log on to CW twice a day, you must have an argument with Richard, TEC or C_C, you must find an answer to one of Jasons Cricket Guru questions. We want you to become a Cricket Tragic, please!
How did you find this page? I bet if I ask; name a game that uses a bat and ball? You would answer Baseball. If I ask what do the letters LBW stand for? You would answer Large Black Women. When ever someone mentions they play Cricket you say things like Flannelled Fools, and how can you play that boring game. You probably think a Googly is a search engine. Well us Cricket Tragics feel sorry for you and all those like you. You, you, But wait Im sorry I still want to help you, please log on to CW and ask lots of questions we are only to happy to show off our Cricket knowledge, and just maybe you will eventually join the winning team, the CW team.


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This product is primarily comprised of grains. Rice and barley are decent quality grains, but wheat is a less desirable ingredient. This is, at least, a whole grain but wheat is very commonly an allergy problem for dogs and we prefer not to see it used in dog foods. Soybean meal is a cheap source of additional protein, but compared to actual meat provides low quality protein. Soy is also commonly an allergy problem for dogs.
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Getting your MTP devices working on Linux
Fusing MTP
Remember I mentioned earlier that libmtp is just a C library for programmers to make their applications talk to your MTP device? One such application is MTPfs, which is a FUSE file system that will mount an MTP device and allow you to write files onto the device in a much more familiar fashion.
If you look in your distro's repository, you will not find MTPfs. The only way to obtain it is to grab the source tarball off the website [3] and install it:
$ tar xvf mtpfs-0.9.tar.gz -C /tmp $ cd /tmp/mtpfs-0.9 $ ./configure $ make $ su -c "make install" OR $ sudo make install
Once it is installed, create a mount point:
$ sudo mkdir /media/jogpod
Now you can plug in the device, wait for it to settle down, and the mount it with mtpfs:
$ mtpfs /media/jogpod
In the mounted directory, you'll see the folders for Images, Music, Videos, etc. as they exist on your device. With the cp command, you can copy files to the appropriate directory, and with the rm command, you can delete files. Alternatively, you could use your desktop's file manager, but Nautilus crashed on me several times when I tried to copy files.
In the mounted device, you'll also notice a Playlists directory that contains all the playlists. To make your own playlist, use your favorite text editor to create a file that lists the name of the tracks you want in it, one per line. Then save this file with a .m3u extension and copy it over to the Playlists directory. I would suggest creating the file outside the mount point and then copying it into the mounted player.
When you're done, unmount the device with fusermount -u /media/jogpod.
MTP Meets Zune
Thanks to a .NET-speaking buddy, I was able to get my hands on a first-generation Microsoft Zune player. You would assume that because Microsoft promotes MTP so actively, you'd have no trouble working with Zune on Linux, but you would be wrong.
To begin with, the Zune uses the MTPZ protocol, which is a ZUNE-specific extension to MTP. Before any copy operation, MPTZ sends an encrypted challenge to the computer, which must respond by decrypting the challenge message with a key and sending a proper reply. To add this functionality in libmtp, the developers need authentication and a signed certificate from Microsoft to authenticate, which they don't have.
So any attempts to copy files to the Zune player will throw ACCESS DENIED errors. In fact, all you can do is list the files on the Zune and delete them. And you thought that just because you paid for the device, you could use it anyway you wanted to!
Converting Videos for MTP Devices
Many media devices also play videos. But unlike music files, you can't just copy any video files onto your MTP player. To get them to play properly, the videos have to be transcoded into the proper format and resolution with the use of tools such as FFmpeg, Mencoder, or Handbrake.
To transcode videos for your device, refer to the vendor documentation and jot down the limitations you're working with in terms of video resolution, aspect ratio, video and audio bit rate, sampling rate, and number of channels, as well as the video container and codec supported by your device.
Some device vendors try to throw you off balance with their own custom format, such as Samsung and its Samsung Audio Video Interleaving (SVI) format, which is nothing but their own AVI container format. You can use the SVIcoder [7] tool to transcode videos for playback on Samsung devices.
MTP Support in Music Players
In addition to the command-line tools discussed in this article, a couple of popular music players on the Linux desktop support MTP devices: Amarok for KDE users and RhythmBox for Gnome. Both RhythmBox and Amarok include code from libmtp, so just make sure you grab the most recent version from your distro's repositories.
To get your MTP devices to work on RhythmBox, you will have to activate the MTP plugin. First go to Edit | Plugins, which will open the Configure Plugins dialog box (Figure 1). Next, scroll down the list of plugins to find and enable the Portable Player – MTP plugin. Now connect the device, and RhythmBox will pick it up.
Similarly, with Amarok, you need to activate support for MTP devices. To do so, head over to Settings | Configure Amarok | Media Device (Figure 2). You'll have to add your device manually with the Add Device option, which involves selecting the MTP plugin from a pull-down list and entering a name for the device. After adding the device, return to the main interface and click on the Devices tab. There, select MTP Media Device from the pull-down list and click on the Connect button.
Once your device is listed, you can drag and drop files into the player and play music from it.
A few other applications support MTP devices. For example, if you have one of the Creative Nomad players, you can transfer music onto it with Gnomad2 [4], which also is written by one of the libmtp developers. The Banshee and Audacious music players will talk with MTP devices as well.
If you are a developer and want to write your own app for communicating with MTP devices, you can use either the original libmtp library written in C, the Ruby wrapper [5], or the Python wrapper [6].
Although an MTP device might not behave like a simple mass storage device at first glance, thanks to the developers of libmtp, you will hardly notice any differences when you use MTP devices on Linux.
- libmtp Project: http://libmtp.sourceforge.net/
- Download libmtp: http://libmtp.sourceforge.net/download.php
- MTPfs FUSE filesystem for reading MTP devices: http://www.adebenham.com/mtpfs/
- Gnomad2 for several players from Creative and Dell: http://gnomad2.sourceforge.net/
- Ruby wrapper for libmtp: http://rubyforge.org/projects/libmtp/
- Python wrapper for libmtp: http://launchpad.net/pylibmtp
- SVIcoder: http://svicoder.sourceforge.net/
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