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LinuxGazette: Upgrading SUSE Linux to KDE 3.3
There's an old joke about how a burgler makes a cake. The recipe begins "To bake a cake, first steal two eggs". Of course, if you really don't want to do any baking in the first place, and all you really wanted was a simple pre-packaged cupcake, all this recipe stuff (not to mention hunting down the different ingredients needed) may be more trouble than it's worth. Occasionally, that's been my experience migrating from Windows to Linux. One such occasion has been my recent attempt to upgrade KDE from version 3.1 to 3.3. Only in this case, the instructions were: "To install KDE, first find one recipe". Read more in
Windows Defectors: Upgrading a KDE Installation to
Hi Tom,
I read your article with curiosity. I'm also only a Linux user. Well, maybe I
By Bojan Ivancic at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Windows Defectors: Upgrading a KDE Installation to
Hi Bojan and all who have an IBM ThinkPad!
By valentin at Tue, 2004/10/12 - 5:00am
Why does he not use YaST?
I did and it worked wonders for me :-)
By Jo Øiongen at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
I was reading it and thinking exactly the same. To elaborate, the exact steps are:
I did this several times on 9.0 and 9.1 systems.
By zurab at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
That thing about refreshing is quite important. I don't know why it doesn't just check for new stuff, but without the refresh, changes on the FTP site are not seen.
For those wondering what this is about, in YaST under Software, click on the one to change the source of the installation. That allows you to add additional sources, and the normal installer can see the packages from all of the sources you have set up.
Another thing: after you've done the search for "kde" in the software installer you should still check for other new packages in other groups, otherwise you won't get the updates to arts, qt and so on.
I don't think calling init like that is necessary. It should be enough to log out and restart your X server. That will start the new version of kdm.
I'm currently running KDE 3.3.0 on SuSE 9.1, and I upgraded this way. I would advise anyone else who upgrades their KDE to periodically check for updates. The SuSE packages have been updated at least once since the first 3.3.0 packages appeared - they had 3.3.0-5 and now they're on 3.3.0-14 !!
-- Steve
By Steve at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
It would be really nice to have an option to "only show rpms from this/these repositories", in the YaST Software Intaller. Then you'd just select the KDE repository, and mark all those rpms for update. I've mailed SUSE feedback about it before, but no luck so far.
By John SUSE Freak at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
After setting up the Supplementary KDE YAST source, just go to 'System Update' instead of 'Install/Remove Software'.
System Update shows you all the packages that have newer versions and lets you chose whether to install each or not.
As usual it takes care of the dependencies (although in SuSE 9.1 ast least there are a couple of minor bugs every now and then when it works out some new dependencies and conflicts, but that is quite rare).
By Colin at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
Still you will also see newer versions from the other sources, beside the KDE repository ones. Again, it won't be as simple as selecting the KDE repository and mark them all (or the ones you want) for upgrade. Also like I said earlier, removing other sources, not only is tedious, but might not work since you they may be need them to solve dependencies.
By John SUSE Freak at Tue, 2004/09/14 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
I don't know what exactly is the difference between calling init 3 and simply restarting X, but I, at least on one occasion, was unable to load all updated Qt libraries after I only restarted X. I don't know if they are cached differently or what was the exact reason. I found that switching to runlevel 3 and back to 5 worked every time. Maybe someone who knows better can add more detail as to why this happens sometimes.
By zurab at Wed, 2004/09/15 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
Where do I get the url that I add as a Yast source for the new KDE 3.3 rpms?
Can some of you please tell me?
By Anon... at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
By Anonymous at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
You should check SuSE's web site for a list of mirrors. You will most likely find that you get a faster download from one near to you, as well as being bandwidth-friendly. Note that the mirrors have different paths up to the "suse" directory, but after that it's always the same.
The mirrors are listed here: http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/ftp/int_mirrors.html
-- Steve
By Steve at Tue, 2004/09/14 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
I gave it a shot at some of the mirrors listed at KDE's site. None of the ones I tried worked out. But with the above link my upgrade completed successfully, with exception of kpower, and some skins-updates. I thought the mirrors were standardized, but apparently they're not!
By Carit at Wed, 2004/11/10 - 6:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
I used SuSE's supplementary packages too - except not through Yast but through apt4rpm.
Everything's working great - except for the Kmilo service. I was really looking forward to this one to see some eye candy on my thinkpad. But the thing just doesn't work.
What's even more curious is that when I built KDE 3.3 beta using konstruct - kmilo worked perfectly! Donno what's wrong.. there's not much help online either.
Anyone had success with kmilo using SuSE's rpms?
By antrix angler at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
Kmilo isn't in Suse 9.1 (kde 3.2.1, 3.2.2 , 3.2.3 and 3.3) packages.
Maybe contact Kde Suse packager at adrian_|[email protected]_|_suse.de
By Bellegarde Cédric at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Why does he not use YaST?
Kmilo is there it is just disabled by default.
To enable it, edit
On line #8 in that file change it as follows:
Log out your KDE and log back in again. Thinkpad butotns should be
By Osho at Tue, 2004/09/14 - 5:00am
Easy installation and dependancy resolving...
Quote from the article:
"At the risk of being called a troll, I say that's just the wrong attitude to have. Installation (of device drivers as well as software) is an area in which Linux still has a very long way to go. I don't want to bake the cupcake, blast it, I just want to eat it! "
You're not a troll, but I don't think you've heard about the "alternatives"
Some linux distributions use an online repository of programs. With one single instruction, you can update your complete system, including kernel and drivers.
Take for example Gentoo, which uses portage (via the emerge command), and Debian, which uses apt-get I think.
I'm not sure, but I think some of these tools are also available for Suse or Mandrake. So it's not really a "linux" problem, but more a distribution problem, in my opinion. In other words, it's up to Suse for example to make it easier, not "linux".
Here's a part of the output if I do "emerge -uDpv world" on my gentoo pc:
When I start the emerge, all dependencies will get downloaded and installed.
The same with apt-get I guess.
By tbscope at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: Easy installation and dependancy resolving...
you can do the same with yast, apt, urpmi, yum.................
By Andre Lourenco at Tue, 2004/09/14 - 5:00am
Re: Easy installation and dependancy resolving...
hey man!
it's really hard for you...??!
don't talk without knowledge man. windows' creepy, be sure of that. :P
By masterBlaster at Sun, 2005/10/30 - 5:00am
Ever heard of yast-source?
Sometimes it's good to have a look at mailinglists or even the odd Suse Website itself.
By Christopher Winkler at Mon, 2004/09/13 - 5:00am
About the 'nonsense' of the command line...
I don't know what's my level of experience on linux. I can install a program from the source (./configure;make;make install), I use it every day with the programs which SuSE has prepared.
But when I tried to install KDE 3.3 from 3.2 (and before, 3.2 from 3.1!) I just followed the instructions in SuSE's (or KDE's, I can't remember, but there was a README file in the same directory of KDE rpms) site:
rpm - *rpm
There were some problems of dependencies, resolved uninstalling the packages with Yast. Simple like drinking a glass of water.
rpm - *rpm
Magic! Welcome to KDE 3.3!!!!
What's the nonsense?
It's very simple to click 'setup.exe'... but could I remember you that KDE isn't a single program like Photoshop, but AN ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT? It's not like installing Photoshop. Here is like upgrading ALL GRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT of Windows. Are you sure that in windows you could do it with a "setup.exe", without bloody dependencies?
Oh yes, the runlevel! You really think that the way to exit the graphical environment is change the runlevel from the file inittab, or what, etc... There's a funny option in the Grub bootloader in SuSE, named failsafe. When you boot your computer, you select 'failsafe' and the game is done.
I'm a simple user, but I think that sometimes trying to do all with click-click is more difficult than following a simple instruction giving the right command from the console:
rpm - *rpm
By Matteo at Wed, 2004/09/15 - 5:00am
KDE 3.3 with suse 9.1 installation
Hi, so what would be the best way to get KDE 3.3 with a fresh Suse 9.1 installation? Last time I installed Suse from ftp and I thought it would get the latest version of KDE but it didn't. Should I not install KDE during the Suse installation and then just download all the KDE rpms and install them? thx
By kid a at Fri, 2004/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 3.3 with suse 9.1 installation
2. Add: ftp:// /pub/suse/ /supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.1/yast-source
3. Execute the YaST "System Update" this will examine your packages and address dependancies (it selected all my dependancies for me). Then you are in business ;)
By Smoke at Wed, 2004/09/29 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 3.3 with suse 9.1 installation
Well I found this thread with a search through google and I will say that it has been most helpful, and I would like to pass on a few things that I found while following smoke's 3 steps. one thing I would like to stress is it would be wise to use another mirror besides the suse domain itself because suse seemed to be awfully slow downloading, and some of the mirrors were lightning fast, and smoke has given the links for those mirrors. second when i was adding an instalation source, it worked fine but then when i did system update it would not show the new kde files, it showed that i was up to date. well i tried making that install source type "http" instead of ftp, even though the link was ftp.whatever, and then when I did yast system update it worked fine, it may work different on other systems but that worked for me. maybe this will save someone an hour or two of searching.
By pimpalize at Tue, 2005/01/11 - 6:00am
I have to agree
This is old but to have my 2c as I feel it's the most important issue Linux has when trying to convert windows users. I like Linux, I *want* it to succeed, I am not trying to troll but to point out what I find is a major annoyance.
I can, and have upgraded KDE manually and via YAST2 so I know whats involved. But I still feel the windows way of having complete binaries with no dependencies is vastly more simple and desirable. It can be done with Linux apps eg. I love that fact that mozilla is *complete*, but it rarely is.
Take my recent upgrade to 3.3.1, I have a machine that cannot be connected to the net thus I have to either upgrade manually which results in dependency hell (rpm -Fhv *.rpm does not work!) as outlined in the article. Or I can create a local yast source, which is what I did, but that is not simple especially for novices users.
It is simply harder to upgrade and install most software under linux than windows, and there's no reason why it should be.
By soob at Thu, 2004/11/11 - 6:00am
Giving SUSE another look...
Um, the article itself was a bit confusing, but the comments here made me rethink SUSE. I had thought that it was just another one of those proprietary distros trying to get you to upgrade every year by plunking down your hard earned cash for a new set of CDs.
The YaST upgrade method was every bit as easy as any M$ upgrade I've ever done. Thanks zurab for the step by step instructions, and anonymous & steve for the URLs. I actually had some dependency problems, but then added two extra source locations after KDE for GNOME and SUSE 9.1:
This allowed YaST to see the missing imlib2 libraries I needed for Digikam to be upgraded. I don't know if the order matters, but the SUSE base directory above has the older KDE 3.2 in it, so I listed it last. I don't actually use GNOME, but including that directory helped for the few GTK2 apps that I use, (Firefox, Gimp).
I had to swap out my original SUSE 9.1 CDs for about 15 minutes, then the rest took about an hour to download and install by itself. It occurred to me later, that if I had disabled the original SUSE CD source and relied on the SUSE directory source instead, then the WHOLE thing would have upgraded unattended! I may install this on my ThinkPad now. Oh, and I didn't mess with runlevels. After the upgrade, I just rebooted. As "picky" as Windows users are, they are used to rebooting.
By Hawkeye at Mon, 2004/11/29 - 6:00am


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Your family will be delighted with these special cakes at the end of a holiday meal. They are so colorful and delicious too. —Joanie Ward, Brownsburg, Indiana
Total TimePrep: 2-1/2 hours Bake: 20 min. + cooling
Makes15-20 servings
- 1 cup butter, cubed
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
- Ready-to-use white and primary colors rolled fondant (about 1 pound)
- 1 new small paintbrush
- Line a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan with parchment paper and grease the paper; set aside.
- In a large saucepan, bring butter and water just to a boil. Immediately remove from the heat. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda; add to butter mixture. Stir in the sour cream, eggs and extract until smooth.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Invert cake onto a large cutting board or work surface. Gently peel off parchment paper. Cut cake into squares of varying sizes. Frost top and sides of each square.
- For each present, roll out a small amount of fondant into 1/16-in. thickness. Cut a fondant square that is about 2 in. larger than the top of the present. (Wrap remaining fondant in plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out.) Drape fondant over present, smoothing the top and sides. Trim excess. Let stand until set.
- For ribbon trim, roll out a small amount of fondant to 1/16-in. thickness; cut into thin strips. Dip paintbrush in water; attach strips around bases of presents as desired. Let stand until set.
- Stack presents if desired, securing with a small amount of frosting between each. Shape additional fondant strips into ribbons and bows; attach with wet paintbrush. Let stand until set.

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A chief petty officer assigned to a Coronado-based Navy unit has died from injuries suffered in Afghanistan.
Christian Michael Pike, 31, of Peoria, Ariz., died Wednesday in Landstuhl, Germany, as a result of combat-related injuries sustained on Sunday, the
His mother, Diana Pike, posted on Facebook that Pike was shot in the head during a firefight, suffering immediate brain death. She wrote that he was part of a five-man team fighting 16 to 18 enemy troops. Despite a 10-hour battle, Pike received life-saving measures from teammate Ben Pitassi, and was evacuated by helicopter to Germany. About half of the combatants who attacked U.S. forces were killed in the battle, Pike wrote.
"Christian was so proud to be a Navy Chief with the SW Special Ops group and he was living honorably a life he chose. He wouldn't have it any other way and neither would I," Diana Pike wrote. "Christian lived every day, fully and with joy in his heart. He was beautiful, compassionate, honorable, happy and he loved his friends, family, and Navy brothers and sisters with all his heart."
Pike's girlfriend, Morgan Lakner, flew to Germany to be with Pike, said Chad Hughes, a friend of both.
"He was just your overall good guy, very easy to talk to, a lot of fun, sort of kind of social, out there," said Hughes, 39, a Department of Defense civilian employee based in San Diego.
Hughes said Pike had no children, to the best of his knowledge.
Pike, originally from Peoria, Ariz., enlisted in the Navy on Aug. 24, 2001. After training, he was stationed at the Naval Technical Training Center in Pensacola, Fla., served on the amphibious transport dock Cleveland, and then spent 2007 to 2011 at the Navy Information Operations Command in Georgia.
He moved to Naval Special Warfare in July 2011. His full rank was a chief petty officer cryptologic technician.
Efforts to reach Pike's mother and Lakner were unsuccessful.
This story originally referred to Christian Michael Pike as a SEAL. It has been updated.


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Free Software Marketing
Issue 2 of the Free Software Magazine contains two articles by KDE promo member Tom Chance. In Guerrilla Marketing he discusses how KDE's promotion efforts compare to those of other Free Software projects while his interview with Bernhard Reiter, conducted at aKademy last year, discusses marketing in government and software freedom on the desktop.
I have read the interview with Bernhard Reiter.
By pinky at Sat, 2005/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: download?
Yes, on the wiki which is down.
I have a copy here
By brockers at Sun, 2005/03/06 - 6:00am
Re: download?
By Anonymous at Mon, 2005/03/07 - 6:00am
Guerrilla Marketing and Interview
Thanks for the links. These are very interesting articles. I also liked
By Claire at Sun, 2005/03/06 - 6:00am
time for spreadKDE.com?
why not follow spreadfirefox.com good example and create a spreadKDE.com site based on civicspace? We need a place to discuss, create marketing materials, installation tutorials and call KDE users to arms. What do you think?
By Flavio at Mon, 2005/03/07 - 6:00am
Re: time for spreadKDE.com?
The place to discuss this already exists, the kde-promo mailing list.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, writing in the New York Times, said Wednesday that "there is every reason to believe'' poison gas was used in Syria by opposition rebels rather than that nation's military.
Putin, whose offer to help ensure Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles are contained has presented President Obama with a diplomatic opening for avoiding military action there, said a unilateral strike by the United States would kill civilians, unleash more terrorism and undermine international law.
"The potential strike by the United States against Syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major political and religious leaders, including the pope, will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond Syria's borders,'' Putin wrote.
"A strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism. … It could throw the entire system of international law and order out of balance.''
Putin said al-Qaeda and other groups designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S. State Department are battling the Syrian government, and that their violence threatens to spill out of the region and threaten others, including Russia.
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It will install Windows Boot-loader, in its you can choose between Windows and Linux (and so on).
The Best is that you can give the Name you like and you are not bounded to the standards of the systems.
You don't need to insert command lines or code cause of GUI, can choose the order of OSs, the delay time before boot the first OS and so on.
In case you cannot reach the "Windows boot-loader" any more...:
1) Boot your machine and press "F8"-key to enter in the Windows repair mode or boot-up with an RE (Recovery Environment) CD and choose command line. Note that's the fastest way!
2) insert command: "Bootrec /FixMbr" and press "Enter" (commands without "")
3) insert command: "Bootrec /FixBoot" and press "Enter"
4) insert command: "Bootrec /RebuildBcd and press "Enter"
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A few months ago, Bill wrote to Mose with a simple question:
Why do the newscasters refer to the lectern as the "podium"?
The simple answer is, Because practically nobody knows the difference.
I might infer from Bill's inquiry that he was implying that people who make their living with words – journalists of all media – should know better than the general population.
He would be right.
Just before a speaking engagement at a hotel several years ago, Mose asked a hotel staff member for a lectern, describing its intended use: to hold notes for the presentation.
"You mean a podium?" the young man asked.
"No, a lectern," Mose insisted, though he should have known better.
The man came back a few minutes later with a lectern, which he continued to refer to as a "podium."
Mose made one last stab at helping the young man understand the difference, but he seemed not to think it was important.
The difference is pretty simple.
You stand behind, or at, a lectern, on which you can lay your script or notes.
You stand on a podium, which is also called a rostrum. It's a low platform, or pedestal, on which an orchestra conductor might stand.
Confusion might be caused by televised American political conventions, where the stage is frequently referred to as a podium. That seems proper, because people do stand on it.
But on the stage, speakers generally stand at a lectern.
Another source of confusion is the dictionary, whose fourth or fifth definition of a podium is "a lectern."
As Mose has noted many times, a dictionary recognizes popular – even if incorrect – usage.
We obviously need a campaign to stamp out rampant misuse!
Therefore, all readers of Mose's blog are hereby deputized to publicly correct any confusion between podium and lectern – in casual speech as well as written form.
Mose is absolutely certain that people will appreciate knowing the difference so they might avoid embarrassing themselves further.
And if not, well, you tried.


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Imagine a world where potential is not governed by what we're told to be, the only fear is not giving enough, and business-as-usual, is a little more...unreasonable.
As a USGBC Emerging Professional, Colorado Chapter member, and young social entrepreneur, this is the world I'm working to create.
After a year serving Flatirons Habitat for Humanity (Boulder, Colorado) as an AmeriCorps VISTA, I approached a fork in the road. Do I confirm my acceptance to graduate school and pursue my Masters of Architecture? Or, do I pursue a slightly less conventional path: one filled with incredible potential, but also substantial uncertainty?
Two years later, after the completion of 17 LEED-registered affordable homes, the training of 115 now-qualified LEED Professional exam candidates, and fundraising of $20,000 for affordable housing builders, you will see that I chose the latter.
In 2010, at age 23, I co-founded a social enterprise, called BOULD, with the ambitious mission to eliminate substandard housing through green building education.
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Here's how it works. First, we train local affordable housing builders (AHBs), like Habitat for Humanity, to transform housing projects into structured, green building classrooms for career developing professionals and students. Our program, EverbuildPRO, provides leadership opportunities at all phases of a project: from design development to LEED documentation to on-site construction. Upon program completion, participants have the project experience they need to qualify for LEED accreditation, the world's preeminent green building credential. Then, in return for the opportunity, professionals pay a tuition fee that is shared between BOULD and the AHB, making "green" affordable and accessible for all.
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Since our launch, we've been blessed with uncommon success, with programming now running in Colorado, Michigan, Alabama, and North Carolina,with many more locations going live this year. Now, our uncommon pattern is transitioning to an "unreasonable" one, as we compete with other social enterprises to earn new resources and support for BOULD through the Unreasonable Institute.
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Once upon a time, our month long New Year's resolution was to try a new recipe a day for an entire month. I could have sworn we blogged this here, but apparently we didn't. You can read all about it on the 31 recipes in 31 days Flickr set. It was a lot of work, but we made it the entire month and some days even tried more than one new recipe. The end result was we got out of a dinner rut and found quite a few new favorites.
So when we were shopping at the farmer's market this week, it didn't take long for us to decide we wanted to use local ingredients to make a couple recipes we tried back in January of 2009 that are now old favorites: Martha Stewart's colcannon and barbecue braised short ribs from Vegan Vittles.
Here's what we got: Walla Walla sweet onions, kailaan, and leeks.
Those onions were calling to us every week. It did force us to think about exactly how nearby something needs to be to be local. Walla Walla is a good 300 miles from us. The only answer we could come up with was "the closer the better," and we decided to go for it with the onions that traveled 300 miles.
The kailaan was described to us as a green that is sweeter and softer than kale. We thought it looked a little like broccoli rabe, and it did taste awfully sweet raw. A little help from Google tells us this is also called Chinese kale OR Chinese broccoli. You can basically eat every part of it, and we sure did.
Have I ever mentioned how much I love leeks? I really love leeks. I love them so much I put an entire bunch in this batch of colcannon instead of just one.
And I do think the ribs were better than ever, smothered in all those sweet onions. Since we bought them with the stalks, I used the light green parts, too. I may have used extra onions as well.
This meal is so satisfying. You know it is good when the inevitable, "What's for dinner?" hour arrives and the kid cheers at the answer.


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A group calling itself the Just Swords of Islam issued a warning to Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip over the weekend that they must wear the hijab or face being targeted by the group's members.
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What made me think of this topic was another discussion that has been going on here about white males.
Here's my opinion; We as white males, specifically who live in the United States, are in the highest position of power and more importantly comfort than any other group or demographic definitely in the country and arguably in the world. We rarely feel discomfort or to put it more succinctly, we rarely feel the discomfort of the "other". The discomfort of the woman or the person of color or the immigrant are three that stick out in my mind. I'm sure there are others. We do not get looked at differently because of our skin or or body type or the way we dress. We are not judged because of these attributes or characteristics. We rarely feel the wrath of stereotyping we so often put on others. So when we hear anger from persons of color, immigrants or women, instead of reacting, we need to step back and listen. The burden is on us. Whether we like it or not, racism and misogyny is very much built into our society and we need to take the responsibility to deal with it more than any other group.
So for all white males out there, I challenge you, think before you react. Take the role of the other. Most importantnly, put yourself in situations of discomfort as much as possible. Attend an event that you are the minority, not the majority and see how you feel. This is our burden.
My question to you is; do you think this is our role to take? Do you think this is important? How do you, as a white male, see what your role or responsibility is in your society, United States or otherwise?
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it saddens me to think that even in the year 2011, we still need to consider the color of our skin to find a place in society. and we wonder why we still fight wars and have to battle hate speech in every sector of society.
i have lived in a lot of places around the world, and by far the worst is the USA for sheer hatred and intolerance of differences be they skin tone or sexual preferences. I have been told that i am too white for jobs here in canada as well, but i don't see that too often up here.
my role in society has nothing to do with my skin color, but to love those in my life, and be the best me i can be at any given moment, helping those in need and sharing my life with those I come in contact with. i am not sure i can be expected to have more 'influence' than that in any sense of the word. IF everyone lived life with the goal of harming no one or anything, the world would be a much better place.
no, pigs can't fly and it may be a dream, but it really isn't that far-fetched to live life as if it was the most precious resource we have.
not sure that is the answer you were looking for, but that is how i live...
it saddens me to think that even in the year 2011, we still need to consider the color of our skin to find a place in society. and we wonder why we still fight wars and have to battle hate speech in every sector of society.
I agree James. Maybe in Canada it's different, but I feel my role in society has everything to do with my skin color. I don't know the demographics of Canada but in about 50 years, we will no longer be the majority so we better get our heads in the game.
the government of canada signed treaties with most of the bands in canada and these were some of the things given to them under the indian act enacted later by parliment to compensate for some of what was done to them. as a white man in canada, i have actually felt disadvantaged more often than i have felt entitled.. i guess the issue i see is why is this even an issue?
why can't we stop labeling people, period? where does our need to identify someone based on any feature come from and how can we stop doing that as it leads to division and hatred....
The North American Indian went through a genocide the likes of which has never been seen in the history of the world. The people responsible for that were white males. I'm not suggesting you are responsible for that but you that but I think at the least, that much is owed to them. I think Canada has come to terms with that in a better way then here where American Indians live in the poorest conditions in the nation.
It's not just about your advantages though. You may not has any as you said, or at least none that you are directly aware of. But it's more than advantages, it's the way you are treated, talked to and judged. It's the assumptions made about you.
i guess i had better stay out of this one as my experiences here in canada have been so vastly different than those of you guys in america, we may be close in many aspects of life, but on this one, i am pretty confident that it is not an issue up here as it is down there...
And Native Americans helped wiping out of the first white settlers. In addition, the vast majority died due to disease for which they had no immunity. This would have happened at some point anyway unless you take a completely isolationist view of history.
Pretty much every nation that ever existed has gone on some kind of killing spree at some point throughout it's history. The US treatment of NAs is not an exception to this rule, nor was it particularly brutal by comparison.


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Top ten Irish outlaws and gangsters from Ned Kelly to Whitey Bulger
The Irish have a history of rebellion and renegade behavior. Here are the ten most famous Irish men -- and one woman -- who lived outside the law.
1. Billy the Kid, (1859 – 1881) Real name William McCarty, Billy the Kid has become one of the legendary figures of the Wild West. His mother was an Irish immigrant who grew up in Ireland and raised her son in a New York slum before he headed out west.
2. Ned Kelly, (1855 – 1880) Iconic figure of Australian legend, son of Tipperary emigrants who has come to symbolize the rebellious Australian spirit
3.James 'Whitey' Bulger, (1929 - ) Imprisioned for racketeering in 2011, he was on the run from the FBI for over 14 years. A Boston mafia kingpin who is reputed to have killed or ordered the killings of up to 50 people.
4. The Pirate Queen, (1530 - 1603) Grace O'Malley, famous Irish sea pirate of the 16th century. Her fame became so great that Queen Elizabeth I summoned her to London in order to meet her. The Broadway Show The Pirate Queen was based on her life.
5. Emmett Dalton, (1871 - 1937) The Dalton gang were all known as the 'Wild Bunch,' one of the most famous train robber families in American history. Emmett Dalton was their ringleader and the only survivor of the famous Coffeyville shootout in 1892.
6. James Freney, (1719 – 1788) was an Irish highwayman, the most famous of that era. His family in Kilkenny had their lands taken from them by the English, and Freney took to highway robberies to get revenge. Pursued all over Ireland, he managed to escape into exile but his body was later brought back to Kilkenny where he is still alive in the folk memory.
7. John "Legs" Diamond, (July 10, 1897 - December 18, 1931) Real name Jack Moran, Legs Diamond was the son of an Irish immigrant. Also known as Gentleman Jack, he was a well-known Irish American gangster and bootlegger in New York city during the Prohibition era. Famous for surviving numerous attempts on his life
8. Owney "The Killer" Madden (December 18, 1891 – April 24, 1965) was a leading underworld figure in Manhattan, most notable for his involvement in organized crime during Prohibition. He also ran the famous Cotton Club and was a leading boxing promoter in the 1930s. Though English born, his parents were both from Ireland.
9. Charles Dean O'Banion (July 8, 1892 – November 10, 1924) was an Irish American mobster who was the main rival of Al Capone during the brutal Chicago bootlegging wars of the 1920s. The newspapers of his day called him Dion O'Banion, although he never went by that name.
10. Michael Spillane, (July 13, 1934 – May 13, 1977) Much better known as Mickey Spillane, he was an Irish-American mobster from Hell's Kitchen. Spillane, who was called the "last of the gentleman gangsters," was a marked contrast to the violent Westies gang members who succeeded him in Hell's Kitchen.
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Washington, D.C.-Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today voted in committee against Dan Ashe, nominated to be Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Sen. Inhofe expressed hope that significant issues tied to Mr. Ashe, including those affecting Oklahoma, could be resolved as his nomination moves to the Senate floor.
After the vote, Inhofe released the following statement:
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"I remain troubled that Mr. Ashe did not provide sufficient answers about the potential listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken, which affects jobs and economic development in Oklahoma. I believe Candidate Conservation Agreements and other public-private partnerships should run their course before listing is considered. I hope Mr. Ashe comes to share that view. (Learn More About Prairie Chicken Listing and Impacts on Wind Energy Development)
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Two important decisions emerged from the recent meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission that should have a positive impact on the Chesapeake Bay's striped bass (rockfish) industry. The first was a decision not to restrict the harvest of striped bass, the other to significantly curb the Atlantic menhaden catch.
How could a decision to leave alone rockfish, a species highly prized by commercial fishermen and recreational anglers alike, while restricting the harvest of the lowly menhaden, an oily little fish that no self-respecting hook-and-line fisherman would use for anything other than bait, be a win for conservationists and the fishing industry?
It's a lesson of the food chain — and a victory for science over politics and short-sighted commerce. The decision not to reduce the striped bass catch by 50 percent in 2012 was voted down chiefly because striped bass landings are still near record-highs and recruitment in the Chesapeake Bay this year was robust as well — the fourth highest number of baby fish on record.
Meanwhile, menhaden stocks are thought to be at all-time lows. Studies suggest that heavy fishing — primarily by one company — has depleted the menhaden spawning population to just 8 percent of its potential.
Menhaden may seem inconsequential to the seafood-lovers among us, but to striped bass they are a delicacy beyond compare. The fates of the two species are thought to be closely intertwined. Since the 1990s, scientists have found evidence that problems in the Chesapeake Bay striped bass population — poor nutrition and a prevalence of a bacterial infection called mycobacteriosis — are linked to a depletion of young menhaden in the bay.
So it's not too great a stretch to suggest that restricting the menhaden catch by 37 percent — as the commission has decided — could boost rockfish prevalence (and lower natural mortality rates) as well. And that's a big victory for advocates, including Gov. Martin O'Malley and officials at the state Department of Natural Resources, who spent years lobbying for this.
But the fight is far from over. Officials in Virginia, home to Omega Protein, Inc., the company responsible for an estimated 80 percent of the East Coast menhaden catch, are likely to resist the restrictions, which won't go into effect for two years. The Virginia legislature would have to approve of them in 2013, and Omega may take the matter to federal court before then.
The company, which turns menhaden into such things as animal feed and omega-3 fish oil capsules, has argued that poor menhaden spawning is the result of wind, tides and temperatures at critical moments of their life cycle and not overfishing. But that argument fails to consider what happens when spawning stocks are so depleted that an entire ecosystem is threatened.
It's also an observation that is commonly advanced about blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay — that weather conditions at the mouth of the bay determine crab spawning success. But restrictions instituted in the past several years by both Maryland and Virginia to protect female crabs have recently had a major impact on crab stocks.
Admittedly, the decision may cost some of Omega's 250 jobs in Virginia, at least in the short term. But if menhaden populations bounce back (as scientists are confident they will) that should be a win-win for the species and Omega if it leads to a more sustainable industry — one where the company can successfully harvest a smaller percentage of a larger fish population.
Maryland fishermen, meanwhile, should not assume that striped bass may not face harvest restrictions in the future as well. A significant reduction in the species' range (it's become less common in northern New England) lead some to call for a major cutback in its harvest. A drop-off in commercial landings or a poor recruitment year in 2012 could lead to a renewed call for stricter management.
If there's a lesson in this, it's the importance of good stewardship — and the need to accept some reasonable limits in the face of declining stocks. Omega would doubtless be facing far less onerous restrictions today if the company had endorsed some lesser reductions on the harvest of menhaden in years past. The longer conservation measures are resisted, the harsher they inevitably must be when they are finally adopted.


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The breathing sounded a lot like Darth Vader as soon as I tuned in -- and the Google+ Hangout just got better from there.
As the screen cleared up, I realized that I was chatting with someone as he was under water -- wetsuit and all.
Google held the Hangout on its Google+ platform at about 9:30 p.m. PST. It was afternoon the next day in Australia where our hosts, "The Catlin Seaview Survey," held court, both on land and sea. The Hangout was to bring attention to the ocean's fish population, and the challenges these creatures face.
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Catlin had an ultra-cool trick up its sleeve -- a live broadcast underwater. Chatting with a diver, submerged near the Great Barrier Reef, was awesome. Tons of fish everywhere, and the live sounds broadcast through the Hangout, as seven of journalists from all over the world tuned in, and asked questions. As the representative from the U.S., my contribution was basically, "Uh, how in the world is this even happening?"
The show had camera, microphone, and a powerful WiFi connection -- tools that allow for Hangouts from just about anywhere. (At least, until the oxygen tank runs out.)
Yes, this was about bringing attention to what's going on in our oceans. But the impression I got was how amazing technology has become -- and how we'll soon be able to communicate with each other, just about anywhere, at any time.
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Werd wrote:Sorry Hannover let me clarify. The spaghetti people were added to a real photograph. As to the ORIGINS of the real photograph, I say it was not a train accident in America, but a concentration camp in Poland. But the photo does not prove gas chambers in any way.
So if there is a real original Auschwitz photograph of this, where is it, where is the negatives? Why add crap to the photo, when you already have an original?


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"Mama Ruchel"
Two Yahrzeits were observed in Israel on the 11th day of Marcheshvan (October 17th).
Traditional Jews flocked to the Bethlehem tomb of the Matriarch Rachel to pray there on the anniversary of her passing just as she entered Eretz Yisrael.
The secular media, however, focused on another Yahrzeit, the seventh anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin.
There is an interesting historical anecdote linking these two. Back in 1995 two Knesset Members met with Rabin concerning plans for turning over the Rachel Tomb area to the Palestinians. While Hanan Porat was stressing the security and nationalistic ramifications of such a move, Menachem Porush stood up, approached Rabin, embraced him and burst into tears, sobbing and shouting. "It is Mama Ruchel, how can you give away her grave?"
Rabin was sufficiently moved to reexamine the issue and to decide to retain Israeli control over this sacred site. A few months later he was assassinated - on the eve of Rachel's passing.


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LA Fitness and Life Time Fitness have shot down a report that mentions they are potential buyers of 24 Hour Fitness, which is up for sale.
On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that Forstmann Little, the private-equity firm that owns 24 Hour Fitness, San Ramon, CA, is putting 24 Hour up for sale and has hired Goldman Sachs to run the auction process of the company. Goldman Sachs will begin soliciting interest from a group of potential buyers that include private-equity firms and other fitness chains, anonymous sources told the Times. LA Fitness, Irvine, CA, and Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, MN, were mentioned by the Times as potential buyers of 24 Hour, which may fetch a price of $2 billion, the newspaper reported.
LA Fitness told Club Industry today that it is not in any negotiation to purchase 24 Hour Fitness. Karen Jayne Greenwood, senior public relations manager for Life Time Fitness, told Club Industry that the mention of her company in the Times article "is pure rumor and speculation."
A message to Forstmann Little's office in New York has not immediately been returned.
It is not a surprise that 24 Hour, which Forstmann Little acquired in 2005 for $1.6 billion, is up for sale. Forstmann Little had until June 30 of this year to sell its assets, which include 24 Hour and IMG, a sports, fashion and media company.
24 Hour President and CEO Carl Liebert told Club Industry last month that the June 30 deadline for the fund was extended and acknowledged the impending sale of the company.
"We do know that at some point in time Forstmann Little will want to sell us, but we want to make sure we have a great company for them to sell and to put on the market and for their shareholders and my shareholders to do very well," Liebert says. "It's a good position to be in."
Today, in a statement to Club Industry, 24 Hour said that is working with its board of directors and Forstmann Little "to pursue strategic alternatives for the company, and we are at the very early stages of what we anticipate will be a long and thoughtful process." 24 Hour also confirmed that Goldman Sachs, which has a long-standing relationship with Forstmann Little, is providing strategic counsel.
"For more than seven years, 24 Hour Fitness has greatly benefitted from the sound counsel and ownership of Forstmann Little & Co.," Liebert said in a statement. "Our management team remains focused on serving our members and executing on the fundamentals that have allowed us to have a successful 2012."
Multiple sources tell Club Industry that private-equity firms are more likely to buy 24 Hour than LA Fitness or Life Time Fitness. LA Fitness acquired 171 clubs from Bally Total Fitness last year and acquired 32 clubs from Lifestyle Family Fitness earlier this year. Life Time Fitness acquired nine Lifestyle Family Fitness clubs last year.
"While LA Fitness and Life Time are both on an acquisition spree, I am not sure that either has the funds or appetite to purchase 24, unless they can spin off and sell a percentage of the clubs to someone else," says Stephen Tharrett, president of Club Industry Consulting, Highland Village, TX. "Life Time is not a good strategic fit since the two companies do offer a drastically different product, but LA Fitness would have greater synergy from an operating model perspective. That said, both companies are hungry for growth, especially Life Time because of public pressures. The problem is that I am not sure that either would pay as high multiples as another equity group or fund."
Tharrett adds that LA Fitness would be in a better position than Life Time as a potential buyer, citing the strength of the private-equity firms that own LA Fitness: Seidler Equity Partners, Marina del Ray, CA; CIVC Partners, Chicago; and Madison Dearborn Partners, Chicago.
24 Hour, LA Fitness and Life Time Fitness rank 1-2-3 on Club Industry's Top 100 Clubs list this year. 24 Hour generated an estimated $1.5 billion in 2011 revenue while LA Fitness had an estimated $1.2 billion in 2011 revenue. Life Time Fitness, a public club company, reported $1.014 billion in 2011 revenue.
24 Hour has about 420 clubs. LA Fitness says it has 518 open clubs and more than 40 under construction. Life Time operates 105 clubs.


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25 comments:
- Lola and also Franklin, too said...
That looks like a lovely trip, Hero, and maybe a tad less lethal than some of your noseventures. See, I told them you were fine. The Moms, I mean. They were getting so worried that they were beginning to make me worried. Anyone can get busy and Dog knows you do travel a lot. They were just being silly is all. But it is very good to see your sandy face and your pawprints once again.
lotsa licks, Lola
- 23 August, 2010
- Thor and Jack said...
What a wonderful trip, hero!
That's a beautiful place!
Hope you can dive with your hoomans and ser those colorfull fishes!
Great pictures!
- 23 August, 2010
- houndstooth said...
Hero, I wish I could live your life for just one day! What exciting adventures you have!
- 23 August, 2010
- Unknown said...
Hi Hero,
Such wonderful pictures! and what a lovely,peaceful vacation.
we love the pawprints in the sand...u can tell why surely?!!
and mummy thinks that picture of u and Mummy watching the day go by is priceless..
also your name written with shells.
bud n Gin
- 23 August, 2010
- The Oceanside Animals said...
Wow, look at those fish!
- 23 August, 2010
- Maggie Mae and Max said...
What a beeootiful place to spend time at! I just luved all the pictures today!
Woofs and Licks,
Maggie MAe
- 23 August, 2010
- 3 doxies said...
Hosh Hero you always go on da bestest adventures.
I loves dat foto of your paw prints...very luverly in deed.
I hopes you and Twix had a wonderful time at da wedding.
- 23 August, 2010
- Lorenza said...
Pawesome adventure, Hero!
Eveything looks beautiful and serene!
Kisses and hugs
- 23 August, 2010
- sprinkles said...
I wish I was you, Hero! You're always going off on the most fun adventures.
- 23 August, 2010
- the booker man said...
another pretty pretty mini vaca! i nevarrr evarrr get tired of seeing all the amazing places you get to visit! those pictures with all the fishies are way cool! did your parents feed them? i think my most favoritest picture is you hangin' out with cheche in the hammock. :)
the booker man
- 23 August, 2010
- Taffy said...
Hello Handsome! I've missed seeing your face. Looks like you had a wonderful time and those photos are beautiful. I love the one with your name in the sand and the one with you and cheche and the one with you walking in the ocean and the one....well, you get the idea ;o) You get to go on the best adventures.
- 23 August, 2010
- Unknown said...
Do you know how much Eva is envying you at the moment??
REDANG in the FERRY?!?!?! OMD!
Looks like you had such great fun and those fishies were sooooo cool!!!!!
We missed you so much :) Glad you're back in action!
- 23 August, 2010
- Life With Dogs said...
I am in LOVE with that last pic of you. Now come back! :)
- 23 August, 2010
Hi Hero!
We gave you an award to add your collection! Keep up the amazing storytelling...Cleo
- 23 August, 2010
- Diana Chiew said...
What a fun holiday you had! We like that picture of you in the water with your "spinning" tail. Didn't you get seasick riding on choppy water?
- 23 August, 2010
- Unknown said...
What a lucky pei you are to travel around with your hoomans. We're just starting to worry where you've been for so many days and you cleared our worries! We just love to see your adventures!
- 23 August, 2010
- MadameMoiselle said...
OMMMD !!!! I can't believe you made it to Redang !! Now I really envy you?? Did you stay at Redang Kalong?? Mom used to join their dive expeditions..
If it was where you went, i really hope you met the 2 resident puppies.. ( A pomeranian and a shih tzu) ..
We just love all those pictures and hope to see you diving with those colourful fishes the next time..
lick licks licks
- 23 August, 2010
- koko said...
Wish you were there too, Zelle. Yup, I met the resident puppies, not so puppy anymore now :) but there's two new resident kittens though, Paco and Maya, both Maine Coon cat breed.
Licks, hero
- 23 August, 2010
- monica said...
what an amazing adventure - a wonderful place! those fish - gorgeous!! alsmost as much as you Hero! Love your sandy nose!
- 24 August, 2010
- RILEY AND STAR MY MALTESEKIDS said...
Oh our gosh, Hero. That was the most beautiful trip we have ever been on or at least we felt like we were on it.
The pictures are beautiful and I can't believe you were able to go too. We wish we were you!
We have missed you so.
Riley and Star.
- 25 August, 2010
- Cocorue said...
awwwww, you have the BESTest vacations Hero! we looove all the pics esp the ones of your hoomams swimming with the fishies ( did they scare the fishies away? bol)
coco and tiffy
- 25 August, 2010
- Martha said...
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful trip with stunning pics!
We can't pick a favourite, we loved you swimming in the sea, we absolutely adored those beautiful fish - what colours!
We especially liked your name in the sand...!
The pawprints in the sands of time ......!
Martha and Bailey xxx
sorry we seem to have lost touch since we were on holiday.
- 25 August, 2010
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After numerous parents complained about Apple's application purchasing system made it too easy for kids to rack up charges, Apple's new 4.3 iOS update may protect parents from those unauthorized costs.
Apple will now require a password when purchases are made within an application after it is downloaded, Apple said in a statement. Previously, 15 minutes after an app was downloaded anyone -- including children buying hundreds of dollars of games or virtual goods on iTunes -- could make a purchase without a password. At least one game, Smurfs Village, has $99 barrels for snowflakes and Smurfberries.
"With iOS 4.3, in addition to a password being required to purchase an app on the App Store, a reentry of your password is now required when making an in-app purchase," Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller told the Washington Post.
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Another way to save oneself the stress of children making unauthorized purchases is to closely monitor their mobile phone use, limit game time and only allow adults to download applications.


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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Police say a Massachusetts man left his girlfriend's 2-year-old son in a car while he went shopping for Black Friday bargains, then went home with his new 51-inch flat screen television and left the toddler behind.
Police, alerted by store security, found the boy asleep in the vehicle in a Kmart parking lot at about 1:30 a.m. Friday.
They forced their way into the car and took the boy to the hospital as a precaution.
Meanwhile, they tracked the man to his Springfield home.
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Eager holiday shoppers forego an after Thanksgiving nap to wait in line for door busting bargains.
Hordes of shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday
He told police he lost the boy while shopping, panicked and called someone else for a ride. The boy's mother was working.
The 34-year-old man was not arrested and not immediately charged, but police say they expect to charge him with reckless endangerment to a child.
Though Black Friday officially kicked off the holiday shopping season this morning, many shoppers were already bargain-hunting before Thanksgiving dinner had a chance to settle. CNBC's Courtney Reagan reports from the Black Friday frenzy in Dayton, Ohio.
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Laurence Fishburne didn't take well to being accused of squatting in his own home.
The "Matrix" star obtained a restraining order last week against a man who, according to Fishburne's court filing, showed up at his house and claimed to be its rightful owner--and then left a handwritten letter in the mailbox ordering Fishburne and his family to "evacuate ASAP."
Per the filing obtained by E! News, Anthony Francis, 52, rang the security intercom at Fishburne's L.A.-area home on New Year's Day at 4:30 p.m. and told Fisburne's wife, Gina Torres, that he owned the house. They called the LAPD's Hollywood Station, where an officer advised them of Francis' identity and that he had a criminal record. (Public records confirm as much.)
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Under "relationship to protected person," Fishburne wrote of Francis, "He has stalked my residence."
"We have lived and owned our home for 10 years," Fishburne further wrote in a statement attached to his TRO filing. "Two weeks ago, the Hollywood Police told me they got a similar call from Mr. Francis, about the claim he owns our house." The former CSI star also stated that police informed him Francis had previously faced charges of cyber stalking and making criminal threats and advised him to obtain an order of protection.
The handwritten note purportedly written by Francis and left in their mailbox states: "You are to leave this house immediately. This means all tenants are to evacuate ASAP." He also left an address and phone number.
Francis is currently required to stay at least 100 yards away from Fishburne, Torres and their daughter. A hearing on whether to make the restraining order permanent is scheduled for Jan. 23.
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Robert Shane and the Agricultural Census
There are several agricultural census years available at Ancestry.com and possibly other sites as well… I got started on Ancestry so my information comes from them. One of the things that happened was I couldn't find my ancestor Robert Shane … Continue reading
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A Place to be Crafty
So so so cute! I love them! Thanks for linking up to my link party! 🙂
aren't those sooo cute! great for valentine's day.
We are loving kisses and mustaches at our house! Very cute
Jacqueline H. says
These are so cute!! They would be perfect for a family photo shoot or as fun party favors! Thanks so much for sharing:)
Cathy Trochelman says
These are great! I bought some stick-on mustaches for stocking stuffers…and they lost their stick right away! This is a great idea! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Just wanted to let you know this will be in my link party features tomorrow.
Abbie says
Cute! All that sparkle makes them pop!
Those are so fun!
kristinpotpie says
So cute! I love the sparkle!
I just got a die cut machine for Christmas and cannot wait to start making things for my parties (so much easier than hand cutting – I made some lips & mustaches on a stick for a party I wrote about on the blog this year.)
I wonder if these would work on the Sizzix? I am a total newbie with these machines – so much to learn!
Hi Kristin! I use the dies with my Big Shot, and they work perfectly! 🙂
kristinpotpie says
Perfect! Thank you so much – that's exactly what I have!
Janet says
These are so cute! Great for a Valentine's Day party.
Maria says
Awww these are ADORABLE!!!!! How fun would these be for a party!!! I will definitely have to try making these and using them! So fun!
Way cute! stop by to link if you get a minute- http://atozebracelebrations.com/2013/01/tuesday-link-party-4.html
We love parties!!!!
Paula Parrish says
Love this idea, I am pinning it. Sooo cute for Valentine's Day. ;o)
nest of posies says
cute cute!
Those are so cute & fun – makes me want to throw a Valentine's Day party!!
Jamie says
these are so adorable! I love how you have them displayed 🙂
Brooke says
So, so cute! I've done the mustaches before, but not the kisses- I LOVE the kisses. I also love the glitter! Thanks for sharing. You have the best ideas! I LOVE your blog. Have a great day!
Southern Scraps says
So cute! The chenille stems were a great idea!
Jenn "Rook No. 17" says
Oh my glittery goodness! They are too, too delightful!
Holly Lefevre says
CUTE! You can be a "Real Housewife" or Tom Selleck for Valentines day!
Artsy VaVa says
That is the cutest thing EVER!
Too cute! I made some mustache photo props for my dad's mustache party last year, but I love these! They sparkle!!
Mynnette says
These are ridiculously hilarious and awesome! TOTALLY pinned!!!
Jocelyn says
haha! Those are so cute and fun! Love the sparkly stems!!!
Vikki Wallis says
Love your blog! I would love for you to visit my linky party going on now at http://wallisfarmsdailywalk.blogspot.com/2013/01/blog-post.html
Have a great day!
Lolly Jane says
Love this, Michele!! Pinned! XOXO
Cara says
So cute! Happy New Year!!
Oh my gosh the cuteness! I love them!
I've never seen the photo props on gliter chenille stems either – that is so super clever and perfect for these!
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PHANTOM FLASHBACK: The Men Behind the Mask- Broadway's Past Phantoms
The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince and produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Company, Inc., once again makes theater history when it becomes the first Broadway show ever to celebrate its 25th Anniversary tonight, January 26, 2013.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA became the longest-running show in Broadway history on January 9, 2006 with its 7,486th performance (surpassing the previous record-holder Cats, also by Andrew Lloyd Webber and also produced by Mackintosh). Incredibly, since breaking that record, PHANTOM has played both an additional 6½ years and 2,800 performances - which by itself would be a smash hit run for a Broadway musical.
Below, BroadwayWorld tributes the men behind the mask- the many who have taken on the title role at the Majestic Theatre since it opened in 1988. Check it out below!
Michael Crawford
First Performance: January 9, 1988
Total Shows: 302
In 1967, Crawford made his Broadway debut in Peter Shaffer's Black Comedy with Lynn Redgrave. He next starred in the film adaptation of the musical Hello, Dolly!, alongside Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau. In 1981, Crawford starred in the Original London production of Cy Coleman's Barnum as the illustrious American showman P. T. Barnum. He originated the Phantom in the London cast alongside Sarah Brightman in 1986. He played the role for 2½ years, winning an Olivier Award (Best Actor in a Musical) and a Tony Award (Best Performance By An Actor in a Lead Role, Musical). He returned to Broadway as the Count von Krolock in the short-lived musical Dance of the Vampires (2002-03) and originated the role of the morbidly obese Count Fosco in Lloyd Webber's The Woman in White, which opened at the Palace Theatre, London in September 2004. In February 2011, Crawford played the role of the Wizard in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical version of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium.
Timothy Nolen
First Performance: Oct 10, 1988
Total Shows: 159
Nolen made his Broadway debut in 1985 as Doyle in the original production of Larry Grossman's Grind; a portrayal for which he received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He later returned to Broadway to portray the title role in Cyrano: The Musical (1994). His television appearances include guest star appearances on such programs as The Sopranos, Wildfire, and Guiding Light among others. Nolen made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera on October 1, 1996 as Krusina in Bedich Smetana's The Bartered Bride under the baton of James Levine. He has since returned to that house as Baron Zeta in The Merry Widow (2000-2001, with Plácido Domingo as Count Danilovich) and the One-Eyed Man in Die Frau ohne Schatten (2001-2002, with Deborah Voigt as the Empress).
Cris Groenendaal
First Performance: March 20, 1989
Total Shows: 383
Groenendaal has appeared on Broadway in Sweeney Todd, Passion, Sunday in the Park With George, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and he originated the role of Father in the national tour of Ragtime. His solo Broadway/Cabaret show has been featured with major symphony orchestras throughout the United States. He has also performed at Carnegie Hall, with the Boston Pops, the Israel Philharmonic, and other prominent orchestras. He has produced two solo albums, Always and A Christmas Wish, with his wife, conductor/pianist Sue Anderson.
Kevin Gray
First Performance: December 3, 1990
Total Shows: 79
Gray also starred on Broadway as the King in the revival of The King and I, the Prince in Chu-Chem, and Gaylord Ravenal in Harold Prince's staging of Show Boat, first in Chicago, then in the production's Los Angeles premiere. He created the role of The Engineer in the Toronto and Los Angeles premieres of Miss Saigon. He has also sang the lead in Villa-Lobos' Magdalena for CBS Masterworks and is The Engineer on The Complete Miss Saigon, recorded in London.
James Romick
First Performance: February 1990
Total Shows: 347
Some of the many roles Romick has taken on include that of the title character in Lil Abner, Jesus in Godspell, Curley, Will Parker and Judge Fry in Oklahoma!, Edward Rutledge and Thomas Jefferson in 1776, Lancelot in Camelot, Lt. Cable in South Pacific, El Gallo in The Fantastiks and Perchick in Fiddler on the Roof. He has be seen as The Phantom in the 'I Love New York Theatre' commercial, filmed in Times Square on September 28, 2001, as well as on the Rosie O'Donnell Show finale. He has also performed at Giants Stadium as part of the half time entertainment.
Steve Barton
First Performance: March 19, 1990
Total Shows: 213
Barton played leading roles in West Side Story, Godspell, Romeo and Juliet, The Fantasticks, The Threepenny Opera, Oklahoma!, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Guys and Dolls, and Camelot, before playing the role of Munkustrap in the original Vienna cast of Cats, at the Theater an der Wien. At the Theater des Westens in Berlin, he played Robert In Company when he auditioned for The Phantom of the Opera in London, where he originated the role of Raoul. In 1996, Barton returned to Vienna, where he took over the part of the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. He originated Graf von Krolock in Roman Polanski's Tanz der Vampire, a role which brought him in 1998 an International Music Award. In 1997, Barton celebrated his 30-year onstage anniversary during his run as von Krolock. Tanz der Vampire was also the last musical in which Barton appeared on a stage.
Mark Jacoby
First Performance: February 22, 1991
Total Shows: 822
Jacoby made his Broadway debut after opening the first national touring company of Phantom in Chicago in 1991. Soon after he played Gaylord Ravenal in the Toronto and Broadway casts of Showboat from 1994-1996. He was also the original Father, Ragtime, and played Baron von Gaigern in Grand Hotel, Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity (Theatre World Award), The Padre in Man of La Mancha, and Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd. Most recently he starred as Dean Warfield in the world premiere of The Nutty Professor, Walter in Elf on Broadway, and The Wizard of Oz in the first National Tour of Wicked.
Marcus Lovett
First Performance: May 24, 1993
Total Shows: 368
Lovett began his professional career at nineteen in Chicago in One Shining Moment at Drury Lane, Watertower, and later landed his first Broadway job in the original Broadway production of LES MISERABLES. His other Broadway and West End credits include: King David (title role), Whistle Down the Wind (The Man), Carousel (Billy Bigelow), Aspects of Love(Alex Dillingham). His Off-Broadway credits include: Urinetown (Bobby Strong), Queen Amarantha, The World Goes 'Round: The Music of Kander and Ebb. Workshops of Up Against It and The Knife.
Davis Gaines
First Performance: July 4, 1994
Total Shows: 866
Gaines was one of few to play Raoul on Broadway before taking on the PhantoM. Davis also played the leading role in the world premiere of Whistle Down the Wind in Washington, D.C. Additional theatre credits include Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly!, Camelot, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Sitting Pretty, The Cat and the Fiddle, Pippin and The Boys From Syracuse. Gaines was the singing voice of Chamberlain in The Swan Princess (1994). He also played the role of Antony in Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in concert, alongside George Hearn and Patti LuPone. In February 2012, Gaines took on the role of Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha at Musical Theatre West in Long Beach, California.
Thomas James O'Leary
First Performance: October 11, 1996
Total Shows: 774
After playing the Phantom for three-plus years, Harold Prince chose him to portray the Phantom for the tenth anniversary performance in 1998. He also appeared in the original Broadway production of Miss Saigon, directed by Nicholas Hytner, and in the first national companies of Les Miserables and Chess. Before moving to Los Angeles in late 2005, he worked for 20 years in New York theatre, starring in classics by Shakespeare and G.B. Shaw, but mostly new works, including the world premiere of Jon Tolin's Off-Broadway hit The Last Sunday in June and the New York premiere of Thomas Gibbons' Bee-Luther-Hatchee. He also starred in the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway revivals of Medal of Honor Rag and Lee Blessing's Two Rooms at the Blue Heron Theatre.
Brad Little
First Performance: 1997
Total Shows: 48
Little made his national debut in 1988 in the United States national tour of Anything Goes as Billy Crocker. The next year, he took the role of Perchik in the Broadway and national tour productions of Fiddler on the Roof; in 1993, he played Cpt. De Castel Jaloux in Cyrano the Musical. In 1994, Little joined the cast of The Phantom of the Opera as Raoul, and in 1996, he joined the musical's national tour as the Phantom. In 2010, Little co-starred in the Korean musical "Tears of Heaven" with Xiah, formerly of TVXQ and now of JYJ.
Hugh Panaro
First Performance: February 1, 1999
Broadway's current Phantom
He made his West End debut in the original London company of Harold Prince's Show Boat as Ravenal, the role he played on Broadway and in Toronto. At Avery Fisher Hall, he performed with the Radio City Rockettes in Jerry Herman's Mack and Mabel. He is one of the few actors to play both the roles of Raoul (1991) and the Phantom (1999) in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. In late 2005 he created the title role in the Elton John musical, Lestat. In 2009, he starred in Sunday in the Park with George at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle and most recently appeared as Fagin in "Oliver!" at the Walnut Street Theatre in 2009.
Howard McGillin
First Performance: August 23, 1999
Total Shows: 2,544
McGillin originated the role of John Jasper in The Mystery of Edwin Drood at the Imperial Theatre; for his performance he was nominated for a 1986 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He earned a second Tony nomination in 1988 for his portrayal of Billy Crocker in the Broadway revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes. McGillin starred in the award-winning West End revival of Mack & Mabel and sings on the cast album recording. He also received high praise as Molina in the Kander and Ebb musical Kiss of the Spider Woman. McGillin originated a leading role in the world premiere of Stephen Sondheim's 2003 musical Bounce and was featured in the Encores! production of the Ziegfeld Follies of 1936. He recently played Applegate in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Damn Yankees! in Millburn, New Jersey, which ran from March 7, 2012 through April 1, 2012.
David Gaschen
First Performance: November 1999
Total Shows: 95
Gaschen has performed the title role in Germany and on Broadway. He has also starred as Karl Franz in The Student Prince, Frederic in the Pirates of Penzance with Light Opera Works in Chicago, and Count Formaggio in the world premiere of Seymour Barab's comic Opera La Pizza Con Funghi in New York City. Gaschen also recorded a solo CD called "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy," and more recently released a new, self-titled CD, "David Gaschen." He has also appeared with orchestras include the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, Wheeling Symphony Orchestra and Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.
Gary Mauer
First Performance: April 30, 2007
Total Shows: 25
On Broadway, Gary starred as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in Phantom and played the role of Enjolras in LES MISERABLES. He has also appeared in numerous regional shows, including playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Anthony in Sweeney Todd, and Frederick in Pirates of Penzance. From April 30, 2007 through May 19, 2007. He can be heard on several CDs, including Bravo Broadway and Broadway's Fabulous Phantoms. In 2007, he recorded his own album, This Is the Moment, which includes "The Music of the Night", from The Phantom of the Opera, and "Bring Him Home", from LES MISERABLES.
John Cudia
First Performance: May 22, 2008
Total Shows: 473
Cudia's first role on Broadway was Feuilly in LES MISERABLES. He went on to play many of the lead male roles in LES MISERABLES, including Jean Valjean. He played Raoul on Broadway for 3 years (2003-2005), where he was an understudy for the Phantom. Cudia most recently joined the 2012 revival of Evita as a member of the ensemble and understudy for Juan Perón.