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How NOT to meditate July 24, 2011Posted by dissident93 in Meditation.
I've meditated regularly since my early 20s – something I've always been slightly embarrassed to admit. The last book I read was The art of meditation, by Matthieu Ricard (a buddhist monk and dabbler in science). Although it's a "mainstream" effort (it has approving blurbs by the Sunday Times, etc), it has some decent bits, eg a basic primer on mindfulness. It also contains some meditations that I would NOT recommend, eg this:
Meditation Two: Compassion
Now imagine that someone dear to you has been the victim of a terrible accident. It is night time, and she is lying covered with blood on the roadside, suffering from terrible pain […] You feel this person's suffering intensely […] At this moment, let yourself go into an immense feeling of love towards this person […] Imagine that each atom of her suffering is replaced by an atom of love… [etc, etc] (The art of meditation, p110; Matthieu Ricard)
No doubt there's a good idea behind this somewhere, but consider the script: Basically, you, a kind of Saintly Being, arrive on the scene to save someone with the power of your love. What's the probability that any "good" achieved by this meditation will be undermined by a subtle sense of superiority? Or worse, that it functions almost like an "unconscious" revenge fantasy (I mean, "victim of a terrible accident"!). Without getting too cod-psychological about it, I recall Nietzsche's warning about the hidden revenge motive within "altruistic" philosophies: Sklavenmoral, the ethics of the powerless, or, in modern clinical parlance, "passive aggressive".
Unfortunately, there are quite a few "Buddhist" meditations like this. But we can return to the Sanskrit originals (before the humour was lost in translation) for inspiration. Here's my loose translation of an early text (recently recovered Pārāyanavagga commentary):
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Imagine that you've just awakened to the realisation that you've wasted your life in chronic masturbation. This has left you with weakened mental faculties, resulting in over-dependence on beliefs and ideology. As you lie there in a feeble, mediocre state, someone symbolising everything you oppose (eg Dick Cheney, Rupert Murdoch, Alan Rusbridger, etc), walks in. They look at you with hatred. But as they notice your pitiful state, this turns to pity, and then a brief moment of compassion towards you. Imagine that this compassion expands to fill the universe, becoming luminous, replacing all pity, hate, suffering [etc]. Briefly contemplate the cosmic irony. Then cease thinking altogether for 20 minutes (if you can do that, you're illuminated – contact me immediately for a certificate).


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By Kenneth D. Miller
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas joined faith and community leaders this week at West Angeles Church in South Los Angeles to announce major endorsements for Controller Wendy Greuel in her effort to become the first woman mayor of Los Angeles.
Ridley-Thomas, civil rights icon John Mack, Sentinel Publisher Danny J. Bakewell Sr. faith, business and community leaders representing the widest spectrum of Los Angeles and the Black community assembled and announced their uniformed personal support for Wendy Greuel for mayor.
Also joining Greuel was Bishop Charles E. Blake, presiding bishop and chief apostle of the Church of God in Christ and pastor of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ, Kenneth C. Ulmer, senior pastor-teacher of Faithful Central Bible Church, and Reverend Dr. Cecil "Chip" Murray, former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church.
At the event, Greuel joined with community and business leaders to unveil her ideas for creating jobs in South Los Angeles by reinvesting former Community Redevelopment funds into the community; stabilizing and expanding existing businesses, and creating a link between job development and job training.
The assembled leaders described the mayoral candidate as an "honest, accountable leader" whose commitment to the African-American community runs deep back to her time working for Mayor Tom Bradley and with the Department of Housing and Urban Development in President Bill Clinton's administration. President Clinton has also endorsed Greuel for mayor.
When endorsing Greuel, Clinton said: "Throughout her career, whether in the public or private sector, Wendy has been a smart, dedicated, and a creative problem-solver. She knows how to make government work for ordinary people, and she's been doing it for decades, not only when times are good, but especially during periods of crisis."
Greuel has worked to secure support from across the African-American community from faith, business, and community leaders, civic activists and elected officials.
"I have become convinced that the candidate best able to lead all of Los Angeles during this troubled time is City Controller Wendy Greuel. I have known Wendy for over 25 years. I have confidence in Wendy Greuel. She is a committed problem solver, whose knowledge of city government, experience, and appeal to all segments of our city equips her to lead," said Ridley-Thomas.
"Wendy Greuel has worked tirelessly to understand and respond to issues confronting so many different communities that make up Los Angeles, and has joined with them in celebrating their diversity," said Mack. "I've known Wendy since her days working for Mayor Tom Bradley where she helped start innovative childcare and after school programs, and worked to create affordable housing and economic development projects throughout Los Angeles. As President of the Urban League, I have worked closely with Wendy to ensure all of our diverse neighborhoods and schools are safe and secure from gangs, guns and drugs, and are policed with respect. Wendy Greuel will be an outstanding mayor. I know that she'll fight to rebuild our economy and create jobs, especially more jobs for underserved communities. I am proud to support her and serve as part of her leadership team so that we can build a better Los Angeles for the future."
"Wendy has demonstrated a zealous and continuous commitment to the Black community as well as the City of Los Angeles," said Bakewell.
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SEIU United Long Term Care Workers (ULTCW) joined its sister local, SEIU 721, in announcing its endorsement for Wendy Greuel for L.A. City mayor.
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An organization comprised largely of working mothers, the members of SEIU ULTCW relate to Greuel as a working mother herself, and share in Greuel's commitment to creating good jobs, ensuring a quality education for all children, increasing public transportation, fighting on behalf of immigrant rights, and protecting the services our seniors and people with disabilities rely on to live as independently as possible at home.
"I know she'll be a fighter for communities across the entire city," said Adrian Dove, chairman of the Kingdom Day Parade and California Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). "Wendy and I share a commitment to social justice, and whether it was advocating for affordable housing when she worked with Mayor Tom Bradley, or fighting to make our schools better and our streets safer as Councilwoman and Controller, Wendy has dedicated her career to giving every single person in LA a chance to succeed. I am so proud to endorse her for mayor."
"I'm honored to earn the support of so many powerful, eloquent leaders from denominations across Los Angeles," said Greuel. "In these trying times, faith leaders are important voices to remind us of our core priorities and obligations to our neighbors and our community. That's why as mayor I will make sure that no neighborhood, no community, no part of Los Angeles is left behind, and none is forgotten."
Wendy has a strong base of support in the African-American community, including endorsements by Ulmer, Reverend Dr. Cecil "Chip" Murray, Olympic Gold Medalist Rafer Johnson, Public Safety Leader and Police Reformer John Mack, and the Black Los Angeles Young Democrats.
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We all knew the pitching accolades and the praise that proceeded him to Tropicana Field. His 2009 Rays Organizational Pitcher of the Year Award. The same player who won the Bobby Mercer Award as the Most Valuable Player of the 2009 Triple-A Championship. That during the 2010 Spring Training season, Hellickson amazed and tantalized us with visions of a future young Rays pitching staff that could envision all five starters amassing at least 10 wins.
It was said that Hellickson's appearance tonight would be for only one start, and be a chance to benefit the Rays usual five starters by giving them a breather during the Rays current 20 games in 21 days stretch. But in reality it was another short peek at an important piece of the Rays future pitching puzzle. As Hellickson took the Rays Bullpen mound, his first pitch to Rays Bullpen Catcher Scott Cursi did not seem to have the force or the "pop" of the usual Major Leaguer. But it was Hellickson's show now.
Eyes around the stadium began to focus towards the Rays Bullpen. Cameras and fans began to watch Hellickson's mechanics, his grip on the baseball and especially the increasing speed and force of his pitches as Hellickson moved closer to his first pitch of the night. As his warm-up session progressed, Hellickson's pitches got sharper, built up speed and right before his final pitch, a small smile appeared on that mound. The last pitch popped the glove of his catcher John Jaso, and you knew Hellickson was more than ready for the job in front of him tonight.
In the curve of the Bullpen Café, his cousin Joey Hellickson stood watching Jeremy warm up wearing the same red Team USA jersey that Hellickson's wore for the 2010 MLB Future's game in Anaheim, California during the All-Star game festivities. But not only Rays fans were proud to see Hellickson take the mound tonight.
Winning tonight would not garner him another chance to stride the hill this time, but could possibly open more potential chances come September. It was Hellickson's moment on the mound tonight to finally show and acknowledge that his size and stature were not a measure of the abilities and heart that beat within him.
He showed the brilliance of a veteran pitcher on the mound tonight in taking back with him to Durham, his first Major League win. Over his seven innings last night, Hellickson scattered three hits and two runs to show the Rays ample reason why they have turned down trade after trade for the 22-year old right-hander. . Hellickson's debut also featured him retiring the first 10 Twins hitters, the first time in five seasons that a American League rookie pitcher had performed the feat.
Sure Hellickson might have given up a Home Run to Jason Kubel in the sixth inning, but after that blast he retired the next five Twins hitters before Rays reliever Chad Qualls came on in the eighth inning. After his customary beer shower to celebrate his victory in his Major League debut, it was learned that the New York Yankees had lost their home game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Not only could Hellickson celebrate his win, but he also gave his Rays teammates the gift of again regaining at least a tie in the American League East. Even with his win tonight Hellickson will again pack his gear and board a plane in the morning to rejoin his Durham Bulls team on the road in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Hellickson will not leave the Rays Clubhouse tonight as the same player. He is now has confidently made his first appearance at the Major League level and gave his future fans cause to wait in anticipation for his return.
Hellickson has shown the Rays front office and staff that he is capable and ready to take the next step and contribute with confidence the next time the Rays call for his services. Hellickson gave all of us Rays fans just enough of a tasty pitching morsel last night that we are already salivating and anticipating his return again in the Rays uniform.
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Great outing by Hellickson and I can well understand your excitement over him. Not looking forward to facing him next time our teams meet!
Funny you should say that. The Rays sent him back to Durham last night after the game, but he should be back in the Rays fold by the time we start those last 7 games against the Yankees.
People around the MLB are now seeing why the Rays would not let him be a piece of any trade rumor or decision. They 22-year old is too valuable as a asset for the Rays from 2011-?, so he should be a firm addition to the Rays rotation in 2011.
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I think it's great when a player comes up and produces more than expected, it really can be the make or break of the players confidence that helps layout the oncoming career..
Thuuuugh Yankees lose indeed…again. All hail Hellickson. This is going to be a great race. Youk just got placed on the DL and the Yanks just may very well bury the Sox this weekend. Tell the Rays to eat their vitamins; – MLB approved ones preferably.
With all the hype that National scouting agencies and publications put on Hellickson, if he had gone down a notch last night, it was fine.
These ballplayers in the minor are at such a pressure-filled situation, it is no wonder more do not crash and burn instead of thrill the home fans.
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Considering the Rays are missing their two power hitters, and still have kept their winning streak in place shows just how confident and secure this team is about their chances come October.
No vitamins needed, just got to drink ther milk after games and be sure to say their prayers before bedtime….The Rays can go 28-28 the rest of the way and still push across 95 wins…Wow!
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Well, he sure does have everyone talking… and the fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup wave on him is a testament to that frenzy.
Strasburg who? Wow what a breakout performance. Cant really script a better first day
OMG I love rookies. It's nice hearing success stories about rookies getting a dominant (that's an understatement) performance under their belts right away. I hope Hellickson does well….but not too well ;) Still pulling for my Yanks, no matter how many cute rookies your Rays send out there.
It would be no fun if teams laid down for us, so I hope the Yankees,Twins, White Sox and Red Sox keep plugging away to make it a more memorable 2010 season.
Rookies bring that air of change, of a state of fluxuation in your team, usually for the better. Hellickson gave us just a taste of what could be in 2011, and Rays fans want another hefty portion.
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Jeremy Hellickson does not have the popularity of the First Pick in the draft, but that doesn't always register to immediate success either. Strausburg( in my opninion) is being limited a bit in his overall pitch count right now. Why would a team mis-use their future scret weapon to just paddle in the water instead of using him when they are close to the top and need an edge.
He is another one in 2011 that might get out of the gate strong and show us what it is like to really have a "coming out party" in the MLB.
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Love the profile picture with Jane!
I saw you had Hellickson in your MLB FB team. Great outing by the kid!
I know I added him on Saturday night to my MLBlogs.com Fantasy team to be sure to have him for the contest, but I popped him on waivers on Monday night and brought up Dan Johnson who I knew was going to be here for the
Pena injury.
Always fun to play General Manager for a bit.
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Even though you got my Man Matt Joyce, who is on fire right now, Hellboy did put up some impressive numbers. He willbe back, problem is the rest of the MLBlogs League has to guess when…..
Always great to see the young guys come up and kick some booty. Less than 2 months left, and the pressure and the excitement is growing by the minute.
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Blake Shelton Surprises Miranda Lambert With Late Anniversary Gift
Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert's third wedding anniversary was May 14, and their lives are incredibly busy, especially with the 'Mama's Broken Heart' singer's new album release and her husband's role on 'The Voice.' But that didn't stop Shelton from surprising his wife with a very special late anniversary gift.
The gift was a whole lot of rest and relaxation. Shelton explained his reasoning to US Weekly a week ago, saying, "By the time a week like this is over with her album launch mixed with CMA Fest, she's just going to be a zombie. I know she is."
So, what did her doting husband do? He dishes, "I drove down to Lake Texoma. We've got a boat down there and marina. I'm not a mechanic, but I managed to get this thing running, because I know when she gets back, she's gonna want to do something like that -- just go and float around and drink and get pulled on the tube or something. So I thought 'Well, I'll get me some points in the end and get the old boat running.' So I did."
Shelton practices what he preaches (or sings, rather). He's "Doin' what she likes." The country star admitted to being proud of himself for thinking of that sweet and much needed reprieve for his wife. "She means so much," he added.
Lambert said earlier that she wasn't expecting a gift on their anniversary, since they had been so busy and she didn't want to be a burden, saying, "I mean, if we can spend time together, that's enough gift for us." They certainly got to spend time together -- and enjoy it at Lake Texoma.
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The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards announced Wednesday that it has launched an initiative to boost the number of women advisors in the field, including CFPs, as the number of female CFPs hasn't budged for a decade.
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Growing the ranks of female CFP professionals, she said, "not only makes good business sense, but it builds the heart and soul of this profession, which is all about helping Americans achieve financial security. When more women advisors are helping more women clients, they are also helping spouses, children, families and communities."
Kistner, who is also managing director and wealth planning solutions market director at U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, made the announcement during a keynote address at the Women Advisors Forum in New York.
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Florida Gov Rick Scott says little on Obama's gun control proposals
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Rick Scott talked jobs but had little to say about President Barack Obama's gun control proposals when he stopped at Port Everglades on Thursday.
Scott joined South Florida officials for the groundbreaking of a new cargo container transfer facility.
"Hopefully we have a lot of announcements like this to expand in every part of the state," said Scott.
The $73 million facility has been discussed in Broward County for 15 years. The facility will expedite the movement of cargo containers to the Florida East Coast Railway.
"The vision was that someday we would be able to take cargo directly from the ships and put it on rail and take it up I-95 and up and out of the state without adding all the truck traffic," said Broward County Mayor Kristin Jacobs.
"My top job as governor is job creation," said Scott.
But Scott had little to say about the president's gun control proposals, despite his office issuing a statement Thursday that read in part: "... continues to support the second amendment and is not proposing any gun law changes."
"I haven't had the opportunity to go through the president's proposal," said Scott. "But look, I want to make sure our state is a safe state. We're at a 41 year low in our crime rate, which is great. Our police chiefs, our sheriffs are doing a good job, and I look forward to working with the legislature to look at the issue."
"Most of those police chiefs say, we want assault weapons off the streets. What do you say to them?" asked Local 10 Senior Political reporter Michael Putney.
"I look forward to working with the legislature to look at these issues to make sure this is the state where people can continue to travel here because we have a very safe state," replied Scott.
Scott also said Thursday the state needs more early voting days.
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On the lifeline between the Knicks, Eddy Curry, and William Wesley
By Henry Abbott
Eddy Curry has already been much discussed as a key to the Knicks' future.
Against the Nets on Saturday, in his fifth game since the 2007-2008 season, he didn't blow anybody away. He still got great post position -- he's among the best in the NBA at that. He had some looks. But time and again he couldn't catch the pass, his teammates couldn't get it to him, or his shots went awry.
At one point his teammates raced ahead and drew a foul. Curry, at a slow walk, trailed the play so severely he barely arrived in time to line up for the free throw.
He looked ... "Like he hadn't played for two years?" quipped coach Mike D'Antoni after the game. But he said it with a smile, and right now the relationship between the Knicks and Curry is a happy one.
"We're still learning each other," confirmed Curry. "I've only practiced with them maybe five times. In a sense, I'm like a new player here. And at the same time we're still trying to win games. I'm not trying to disrupt them. I'm adjusting to it. But I think it's only a matter of time before I'm able to dominate this game."
"The team will improve on getting him the ball where he needs it," adds D'Antoni, "and he'll improve with his footwork and feel more comfortable. We'll both have days like this and it'll be a while. But he's giving us something that we need and lifting up our spirits."
Consider that last point. Curry -- the poster child of the big, bad contracts that Isiah Thomas doled out in condemning the Knicks to long-term mediocrity -- is an inspration. The player who has endured just about everything anyone could imagine, and could well have soured on life, is flashing smiles.
On the court through his career he has been out of shape, out of sync, and sometimes a laughingstock. Off the court, the stories have been nightmarish, with murders in his family, lawsuits, and accusations. No one will ever accuse Curry of having had a smooth ride, and as much as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett may be the poster children for players coming straight from high school to NBA success, Curry -- despite big earnings -- has been a cautionary tale.
And yet, he has reached a point where he's a ray of light in the locker room of the franchise that has been called the most valuable in the NBA.
"Kind of like a new person coming around," says Curry of the mood since he returned to the team. "Everybody's just kind of revitalized. I love the energy in the locker room and on the court."
On Sunday, he'll play in Madison Square Garden for the first time since March 2008, when Thomas was still coach.
"Definitely fun to play my first game in the Garden since I don't know when,'" he says. "I was scared that it wouldn't happen here. ... Definitely looking forward to it. Hopefully they'll accept me. But they don't have a choice. I'll be there!"
Scheduled to be showing support for Curry in the face of Garden critics on Sunday -- and sitting courtside at the Izod Center on Saturday -- was Eddy Curry's "uncle" and noted NBA insider William Wesley. As a trusted advisor of a long list of players, including Curry, LeBron James, and Allen Iverson, Wesley has the potential to be a major figure as Donnie Walsh works to bring the Knicks back to respectability.
Wesley has already been a central figure in Curry's recent weight loss and rejuvenation.
Wesley very seldom talks to reporters on the record, but made an exception, speaking from his courtside seat at halftime of the Knicks' win at New Jersey:
Seeing Eddy Curry out there obviously means a lot for the Knicks. But also for you. Why?
Because of his personal struggle to get back to where he once was. There's a lot of people that doubt that he can get back to his form. He's trying. He's trying. This is just another step. The bar is being raised in each game.
Do you like his chances?
I like his chances.
These two teams we're watching, they're both banking on getting much better through free agency. If you could give them advice on how to succeed in attracting a premium free agent this summer, what would you say?
I'm not going to answer that question, because I think it's a set-up question. I'm here to talk about Eddy Curry, and to support Eddy Curry.
Tell me about your summer with Eddy Curry. What did you actually do?
We did two-a-days. He worked out. He ate right. Chris Douglas-Roberts came in and supported him -- Chris is from Detroit, so he came in and supported him. There's a lot of guys that wanted to come in to support Eddy through this process. J.R. Smith came in and spent some time with him. It was really great to see people coming and rallying around Eddy's family. A lot of people just wanted him to be in the right situation.
The stories about Eddy's situation have been terrible. There have been murders. There have been weird accusations. Just about everything bad you can imagine ... Very serious stuff. As someone who knows him better, it must kind of kill you to see Eddy Curry be the butt of jokes.
Yeah, but I've seen that my whole life with these young kids. Some of them get held to different standards. But at the end of the day, we have to remember that these are still young kids, and they're our kids. We're responsible to lead them down the right road. So if they hit a bump in the road, we should help them.
What do you say to people who make fun of him?
You're wasting your breath to talk to them. They're called haters. Their thought process isn't going to alter. You spend too much energy trying to convince them.
Is the perfect scenario for him to be a long-term Knick? Or would it be better for him to get a fresh start?
No, with Eddy, I think the best place for him is to be a New York Knick. People have to remember, the Knicks took a chance on Eddy when nobody else did. He hasn't forgotten that. Donnie Walsh has bent over backwards for Eddy to be successful. Knowing Eddy, Eddy's not going to take that lightly. He understands the commitment from Donnie Walsh and the New York Knicks organization.
So, Eddy's playing 11 minutes in Indiana, Donnie Walsh said in the papers, played a role in the Knicks' decision not to sign Allen Iverson.
I don't know anything about that.
Donnie talked to the media yesterday, and said basically that there were enough good signs from the young Knicks that they didn't want to alter the structure of the team. And he specifically mentioned Eddy's performance as part of that.
I don't know.
Sounds like the kind of thing you're talking about, though, with a big Knick commitment to Eddy Curry.
I guess! I don't know. I wasn't privy to the information.
Eddy spent the summer with your trainer and with you, and then he came to training camp and was immediately injured and the Knicks didn't seem to think he was in shape.
I don't want to comment on that. But I'll say that he had to start somewhere. And he started it in Detroit, Michigan.
And you're happy with where he is now?


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New York, a key apple-production area since colonial days, could slip below Michigan this year to become the No. 3 producer of apples.
Once No. 1 in apple production, New York has for decades been second to Washington state.
However, it may lose that coveted No. 2 rank to Michigan, says James Allen, president of the New York Apple Association.
New York and Michigan had bumper harvests in 2013. Both states' 2012 crops were devastated by spring freezes.
Discounting 2012 as an anomaly, New York has averaged 29.5 million boxes of apples annually over the past five years and may top 32 million for 2013, Allen said. Michigan is typically around 24 million boxes but expects to be above 30 million this season.
That's fresh market and apples processed for juice, cider, slicing and baking. Washington's total is about 133 million boxes.
Final numbers won't be known until a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service report in June or July, but so far storage and shipment numbers show Michigan ahead of New York, Allen said. Michigan led New York in shipments for 10 out of 14 weeks in the fall, he said.
"Michigan was the No. 2 producer back in 1995. Since 2012, the Michigan industry has been speculating on how big our crops could get," said Diane Smith, executive director of the Michigan Apple Committee. With increased acreage, Michigan could hit 35 million to 40 million boxes in the future, she said.
USDA Market News Service shows Michigan shipped 4.1 million bushels of fresh apples season-to-date as of Dec. 23 compared with 3.9 million for New York and 38.2 million for Washington, Allen said.
The U.S. Apple Association shows fresh and processed apple holdings of 13.4 million bushels in Michigan on Dec. 1 compared with 11.1 million in New York and 111.7 million in Washington.
Counting apples isn't as easy in New York and Michigan as it is in Washington, Allen said. Washington has mandatory state inspection and counting of every box of fresh apples shipped from packers, he said. There is no such requirement in New York and Michigan, where shippers voluntarily report numbers, he said.
"A lot of fruit goes directly to consumers and farmers' markets all over the East Coast without being packed and not all of it is counted," he said.
The final USDA number is used as the best available measure for New York, whereas industry numbers in Washington are regarded as accurate, he said.
That New York is apparently slipping to No. 3 isn't exactly easy for Allen and growers in New York.
"I don't think we've ever been lower than No. 2 and probably were No. 1 at one time before they learned how to plant apple trees in Washington," he said.
He noted New York has a storied history in apples that goes back to Gov. Peter Stuyvesant planting an apple tree from Holland at the corner of Third Avenue and 13th Street in New York City in 1647.
Colonists grew apples and land companies required settlers to plant apple orchards on their land claims.
"There was a time every farm in the state grew apples for juice and cider," Allen said. "Water wasn't as good. Every dairy had apples."
Stuyvesant's first tree was knocked down in 1866, according to an association history.
In 1896, New York had a record crop of 54 million bushels. Propagation of new varieties abounded in ensuing years.
Commercial apple production began in Washington in the 1890s and took off in the 1920s.


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May 22, 2010 at 6pm to June 22, 2012 at 8pm – GRACE EXHIBITION SPACE & GALLERY Art Sync is a creative collaboration between artists from two different countries as well as a comprehensive study of the efforts and means used during this unique collaborate process. It is an exper… Organized by NuNu Hung | Type: art, exhibition, opening, reception, may, 22
April 13, 2009 to March 30, 2013 – Blurb on line http://www.blurb.com/books/508534 Miniscapes" book launch. Book covers a 15 year period of works portraying over 40 original illustrations approximately 10" x 14". They are essentially mixed media: m… Organized by Susan Shulman | Type: book, launch
July 24, 2009 at 7:30pm to September 24, 2011 at 7pm – 272 Clinton Ave. Brooklyn NY, 11205 Contact Gallery House 808/385 0312 or firstname.lastname@example.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS ADVISORY GALLERY HOUSE IS PROUD TO PRESENT STYLE OF NATURE BY JONATHAN LEVY 50% of all proceeds go to Council… Organized by Gallery House | Type: art, exhibition, fundraiser, environment
December 29, 2009 at 6pm to December 1, 2011 at 7pm – http://mariam74.ning.com Visit STILartLITLE Visit STILartLITLE: SOCIAL NETWORK MEETING POINT for: Painters, Sculptors, Ceramics, Mosaics, Engraver and Arts like Organized by MARIA MARCU | Type: invitation
October 8, 2010 at 6pm to October 7, 2011 at 6pm – Alice Chilton Gallery Your point will change... (recent performative drawings by Sarah H. Paulson) October 8 - November 7, 2010 About the exhibition: Alice Chilton Gallery will present Sarah H. Paulson's latest body of p… Organized by Alice Chilton gallery | Type: performance, art, exhibition
January 2, 2011 at 6pm to December 1, 2011 at 12pm – Show Artis Mercado will be featuring works through almost an entire year on the on The Show the Blog show ,blog section of the BAP Site. At the end of the showing he will give a lucky 0r (unlucky few… Organized by Perla | Type: http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profiles/blog/list
February 6, 2011 at 6pm to December 6, 2011 at 9pm – Atelier degli Artisti Comunicato stampa mostra Atelier degli Artisti Via dell'Arco di San Callisto, 40 (Trastevere) Roma presenta la mostra: Espressioni Diseguali dal 14 al 24 Ottobre 2010 Inaugurazione giovedì 14 otto… Organized by Atelier degli Artisti, Espressioni D'Arte e Associazione A.C.C.A | Type: paint, exhibition
February 17, 2011 at 12pm to May 2, 2012 at 6pm – TNC Gallery Organized by Peter J. Ketchum | Type: painters x 10, art, exhibit, 12-6, daily
March 24, 2011 at 6pm to February 10, 2012 at 7pm – Brooklyn NY cyberspace "War on Perfection" is my fight with our perfect world built by commercial photography and false journalism. I am independent artist, curator and journalists. working as an Art Director for Polish Da… Organized by Mieczyslaw Mietko Rudek | Type: contest
May 15, 2011 at 3pm to June 10, 2012 at 3pm – Diana H. Jones Center "URBANITY: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE URBAN LANDSCAPE" ~ Artist Talk: July 10, 2010. 1-2pm, Seating starts 12:30pm, open to public, free of charge, hablamos Espanol. ~ Weekly Hours: 5/15 - 7/10/10. Mon… Organized by Daryl-Ann Saunders | Type: art, exhibit, artist, talk
June 29, 2011 at 6pm to September 2, 2011 at 8pm – The FLAG Art Foundation The FLAG Art Foundation is pleased to present two exhibitions: One, Another, a group exhibition curated by Stephanie Roach on the 9th floor and Roni Horn, Double Mobius an exhibition of sculpture and… Organized by The FLAG Art Foundation | Type: art, exhibition, opening
July 11, 2011 at 11am to September 30, 2011 at 4pm – Building 12, Governor's Island 4heads/governor's island art fair Organized by 4heads | Type: 4heads/governor's-island-art-fair, call-to-galleries, summer-art-classes, artists-in-residence
July 22, 2011 at 6pm to September 1, 2011 at 7pm – Cyprus Hello guys, I'm unemployed and I'm trying to collect money to rent a space for exhibition in September and to buy paints for my new collection (Dreaming of Screaming)http://michalisonisiforou.chipin.… Organized by Michalis Onisiforou | Type: money, 4, exhibition
July 26, 2011 at 7:30pm to August 31, 2011 at 7pm – galerie OPEN by Alexandra Rockelmann Summer Break Project 2011 is an exploration of art as a form of play. Play is how children and young animals learn about the world around them, their position in society and their relationships with… Organized by Leen Horsford | Type: exhibition
August 13, 2011 at 6pm to August 31, 2011 at 7pm – MUSEO DEL ARTE DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAGDALENA ARTISTAS PARTTICIPACION: IRENE RONCHETTI 82 GUIDO VERMEULEN 81 VERA LUCIA PEZZIN 80 VALDEMAR CHER 79 KARINA CORTEZ RUIZ 78 CORINNE MARIE 77 CINTIA NERINA PIREZ 76 JAIME PEREZ SAN LUIS 75 PAUL… Organized by Art Option | Type: international, exhibition
August 24, 2011 at 7pm to September 16, 2011 at 7pm – HMC, Budapest AIR/HMC, MAVF, and Raday Kepeshaz, 1092 Budapest, Raday utca 25. August 24 - September 16, 2011 Opening reception: Wednesday, August 24 at 7:00pm Opening remarks by Gyorgy Orban Curator: Beata… Organized by beata szechy | Type: exhibition, residency
August 25, 2011 at 11am to September 17, 2011 at 7pm – 177 North10th Street Room G, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY 11211 August 22nd to Septemeber 17th 2011We will be showing a selection of prints for sale by artists associated with Skink Ink Fine Art PrintingPrints made by Skink Ink of works by;Linda Zack : Hanna Chun… Organized by Philip Riley | Type: exhibition
August 31, 2011 from 6pm to 9pm – Medgar Evers College The College will hold an opening for an exhibit of Caribbean and Brooklyn Diasporan artists which will show works reflecting culture, history and other social aspects of life at Medgar Evers College,… Organized by Medgar Evers College | Type: opening, exhibit


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Last year i did a few Star Wars recipes i thought i would share you with you again on this Star Wars day! Be sure to check out the sale at Hot Topic Her Universe has some new tanks and this princess Leia hoodie i just ordered so cute!
Ashley Eckstein made a whole line of geek chic clothes for women she's also the voice of Ahsoka on The Clone Wars show on Cartoon Network. Love her!
May the force be with you!
Star Wars Neapolitan pancakes from last Star Wars day!
my vintage Star Wars buttons they aren't the tiny ones they are huge!


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WoWRoster Change Log
Last Release (v2.3.0) September 9, 2012
You can view the open source project, and for corrections and/or suggestions, visit - http://www.wowroster.net
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Last Edit: Zanix 13:09, 9 September 2012 (MDT)
In Development
13:09, 9 September 2012 (MDT)
Latest SVN commit
This can and will change at any moment
This is to just inform about upcoming fixes/changes/enhancements
Released - September 9, 2012
SVN Tagged build: 2615
Change log will be updated soon
You can view the SVN commit messages here for now SVN Source
Important Changes
- Mists of Pandaria support
General Fixes and Enhancements
Addon Framework
Core AddOns
Released - July 15, 2012
SVN Tagged build: 2573
Change log will be updated soon
You can view the SVN commit messages here for now SVN Source
Important Changes
- WoWAPI, a interface to the Armory
- Armory data now uses WoWAPI
General Fixes and Enhancements
- Fixed: Installation template error
- Synced install css style with default style
Addon Framework
Core AddOns
Released - June 15, 2011
SVN Tagged build: 2337
Important Changes
- New license
- WoWRoster is now licensed under GPL v3
- All license pages are updated
- New default theme, old one is gone forever
- New look for the installer, matches the default theme!
- New Interface Image Pack, png is now the default image type
- Default location of Interface Images points to wowroster.net, no more downloading it!
- Support for dual specs
- Armory code updated
- Talent ranks and data now come from the armory, update this information via RosterCP -> Armory Data
- WoWRoster now requires a modified version of CharacterProfiler and GuildProfiler which is now updated by us
- Called WoWRoster-Profiler
- SavedVariables file is named: wowroster.lua
- Calvin hasn't had the time to provide updates to CP and GP so we have taken over development
- Ours supports Dual talents, multi-level reputation, and more data gathered for recipe reagent items
- PHP 5.3 compatibility
- WoWRoster is now restricted to PHP version 5.1 and higher
- Updated download links for addons that use the WoWRoster.net download system
- Split out some icon data for tpl use in item.php
- More data is imported for recipe reagents
- item::out() and recipe::out() are now depreciated, please use the following for output and build your own containers for item and recipe icons
- item::out() and recipe::out() have a new parameter, $small (bool) - Default false
- Just in case you need small icons, and still use these functions
- item::slot,
- item::tpl_get_icon(), recipe::tpl_get_icon()
- item::tpl_get_tooltip(), recipe::tpl_get_tooltip()
- item::tpl_get_itemlink(), recipe::tpl_get_itemlink()
- item::quantity, recipe::quantity
- item::slot
- Roster and the core addons have been updated to this new format
- Any icon tooltips using the old class method will display for now, but might not in later versions
- item::out() and recipe::out() have a new parameter, $small (bool) - Default false
- New centralized messaging system
- $roster->set_message($text, $title, $type)
- $text - the body of the message
- $title (optional) The title of the message
- $type (optional) the type of the message, currently two types 'status', 'error'
- Added item.html template, an example of how to build an item container (not used in Roster)
- New Item data
- Store item_type, item_subtype (same as AH categories for item)
- Store item_rarity (numeric indication of color)
- item_level, the status of the existing item_level column.
- Item data parsing has been updated
- Menu is now initalized earlier, hopefully reducing menu errors when Roster errors
- JQuery and JQuery-UI added
- Old javascript functions still exist, some have been converted to use JQuery
- Talent data is now fetched via the Armory
- CP now only gathers talent point allocation
- This makes the CP files MUCH smaller
- Changed get_scope_data() to not die when data is not found
- Instead, the scope and anchor are set to the util scope
- Some addons will need to add some additional checks for data
- Added RosterGD Library
- Common GD image manipulation functions
- Guild Info graph images, Realm Status, and MOTD image use this library
- Added new parameters for makelink()
- $anchor: (bool) allows you to disable the anchor tag in the link
- $ext: (string) allows you to change the url extension for the link, default is 'html'
- New realmstatus design!
General Fixes and Enhancements
- Removed trim on realm/character/guild name for upload rules
- Apparently you can have spaces at the beginning and end of the realm/character/guild name
- Updated class icons to 64px, up from 50px
- New Quest Data (see other sections for additional info)
- All quest links use quest_id now
- Changes for lib/quest.php functions
- quest_get_many() updated for new tables
- quest_get_one($quest_name)
- quest_get_one_id($quest_id, $locale)
- Fixed errors in lib/dbal/mysql.php
- Changed behavior of db::error_die, will now just die() and not use die_quietly()
- Roster starts with this enabled, then settings.php sets to false when framework initialization is done
- We set db::error_die to false now, so db errors can be caught, instead of the db layer just dying
- Some fixes to the item parser
- Item and Profession search, changed Lv to localized Level name
- Added "Account Bound" item binding type
- Fixed 'maildateutc' error on CP.lua upload
- Added a message to install.php for those trying to directly access it
- Now says "Direct access to install.php is not allowed. Please go to index.php to install."
- Added race and class icons
- Moved much of the functionality from menu.php into header.php
- Moved update instructions to the update page, removed from memberslist pages
- Updates to the armory class
- Item/recipe icons now have a "quality" glow, you will see what I mean
- New scope based classes
- Loads common data and template variable for each type of scope
- Added new roster->data value
- ['armoryurl'] Detects US or EU and sets this to their respective armory URL
- Character Data update is now a pop-up, click on 'Update Instructions' button to see the full page
- Removed WoWDigger from item and quest link lists as it seems it no longer exists
- Removed Allakhazam from quest links as it seems it has outdated data
- Changed the footer credits, they are now a link with a question mark icon
- New aPrint class library
- Shows MUCH more info than the old aprint.php() function
- Much prettier than the old aprint, all arrays/objects/long strings are collapsed
- Call with APrint::dump($var);
- Old aprint.php() function is now a wrapper, second argument does nothing :(
- New functions available
- ::classes() Prints a list of all currently declared classes
- ::interfaces() Prints a list of all currently declared interfaces
- ::includes() Prints a list of all currently included (or required) files
- ::functions() Prints a list of all currently declared functions
- ::defines() Prints a list of all currently declared constants
- ::extensions() Prints a list of all currently loaded PHP extensions
- ::headers() Prints a list of all HTTP request headers
- ::path() Prints a list of the specified directories under your include_path option
- ::ini() Prints a list of all the values from an INI file
- Fixed bug for adding upload rules, validator was only checking one field for emptyness
- Menu Config
- Adjusted sort and unused boxes
- Fixed 'add menu button'
- Now has icon when added
- Added help for adding menu buttons
- Changed function die_quietly() to only print a border is there is information to print
- Changed when the database is closed in die_quietly() and roster_die()
- Changed detection of invalid addon url characters a bit sooner
- Changed the tooltips a bit
- Removed opacity javascript, now using a transparent png background image
- Changed the bordering, it's round in ie9, chrome, and firefox
- Changed realmstatus timestamp to a real unix timestamp
- Merged Realm Status display and type into one config item
- Item parser picks up Heroic now
LUA Update (update.lib.php)
- Added additional checks for missing data
- Mail['Coin'], Mail['CoinIcon'], Spellbook['Rank']
- Including more not listed
- Pet talents data importing
- Glyph data importing
- Added processTime var for use with enforceRules()
- Added <br /> when guild not found, just to clean up output
- Added a bit more explanation for guild/character rejection message when rejected by upload rules
- Fixed update to detect uniuploader user agent
- Fix preg_match to be case insensitive
- New tables: quest_data, pet_talents, pet_talenttree
- Renamed tables: spellbook_pet -> pet_spellbook
- Changed tables: quests
- Dropped: pets.usedtp (not available in WoW 3.0), pets.loyalty (not available in WoW 3.0)
- New Quest data
- daily, group, reward_money, quest_id, description, objective, difficulty
- Description and Objective are only available via an option in CP /cp questsfull on -- scan full info for quests (Description & Objective)
- Quest links updated to use quest id
- frFR: WoWDBU FR seems to be in maintenance mode and Judgehype FR does not seem to support quest id links
- Added WoWHead to all locales since it seems their site has data for them
- Moved some strings from core addons to main locale files
- Added locale strings for item quality
Template System
- Fixed a bug where iterating only the first element of an array resulted in the entire array being printed
- Added new <!-- TRANSLATE string --> instruction
- Looks up the 'string' key in the current active localization table
- Check templates/default/memberslist/memberslist.html for usage examples
- Added <!-- TRANSLATE_F --> based on <!-- TRANSLATE --> with printf() abilities.
- First parameter is a locale key string
- Further parameters are template variables. Can be inside loops.
- Moved locale assignments to template to <!-- TRANSLATE --> calls in the template
- Replaced many tpl variables with <!-- TRANSLATE --> instruction in templates
- Leftover {L_*} keys are not strictly locale keys, mainly tooltips or other php set values
- Some core addons may not have been updated
- Added is_writeable() before template is written. Fixes issue in step 0 of install when the cache folder may not be writable
- This has been tested very lightly. If there are any issues with caching, look here first
- New, theme.js is used for theme specific javascript, such as tooltip styling
- Refreshed look for RosterCP and Roster Diag
Addon Framework
- Install::add_menu_button() added 5th parameter - $active
- Default true
- Set to false to prevent button from being automatically added to the menu
- Useful for "optional" buttons
Core AddOns
- Quest data changes
- Quest List, Quest List Search, and Char-Info->Quests updated to not break and use some of the new data, not all though
- New AddOn
- Displays character achievements
Character Info
- Fix to spellbook sql
- Char-Info->Quests new template data:
- ID - int, INDEX - int, DIFFICULTY - int, DESCRIPTION - text, REWARD_MONEY_C - int, REWARD_MONEY_S - int, REWARD_MONEY_G - int, OBJECTIVE - text, DAILY - int, GROUP - int
- Changed quest icon to look more like the game icon
- Updated menu tooltips
- Added companions and mounts
- Added 3D Model Viewer from Armory
- Might not work since Blizzard seems to have removed the functionality
- Added reputation descriptions
- New categorized inventory module
- New inventory module
- Added talent frame arrows
- You can access any tab via the URL now
- Append &t=tab_name
- Valid tabs names are: profile, pets, companions, reputation, skills, talents, spellbook, currency
- Members List uses this to direct to the talents tab
- Fixed, char-info-recipes show collapse setting was reversed
- Added, tooltips on quick links for char-info-bags/bank, char-info-recipes
- Changed reputation info text to only show when hovering a ? icon
- Changed alt indication in char-info
- An icon appears next to the character name if they belong to/or have alts
- Hovering over the icon shows a tooltip
- Clicking the icon allows you to click the links in the tooltip
- Talent Export now uses WoWHead
Guild Info
- Revamped addon
- Now gathers more guild data present in Cataclysm
- Needs to be enabled to gather most of the new data
- Patched for the memberslist changes
- Patched for new quest data format
- Fixed sorting
- Updated frFR
- Fixed SQL error
- Changed win/loss text to image in PvPLog
Members List
- Simplified name_value()
- Stripped out client sort
- Fixed pagination
- Alt grouping/ungrouping now client side
- Lots of code cleanup
- Removed template keys:
- members_row.OPEN (use S_GROUP_ALTS eq 2)
- members_row.alts.DISPLAY (actually the opposite. Use S_GROUP_ALTS neq 2)
- S_TOOLBAR (used to include direction, but removed that usage. Use S_GROUP_ALTS ge 0)
- Added HREF patching
- When using the openAlts(), closeAlts(), or unGroupAlts() javascript functions, all <a> elements with the 'internal' class will have their link target patched, giving the 'alts=' parameter (if set) the appropriate value.
- Mainless alts are not shown at the bottom in ungrouped mode
- Reformatted all memberlist pages to align the FIELD definitions
- Updated with multisort
- Removed the separate makeToolBar call
- Main/Alt matching
- If the regex results in a member name with quotes, these are now properly escaped. thanks Athan.
- Added inactive buttons for memberslist to all yet unlinked pages
- Reformed $memberslist->prepareData() paramters
- Added filter support by adding the GET string, with a GUI
- Added ability to disable filtering for a column, hiding the box (set 'filter'=false)
- Added ability to set an explicit mysql column definition for the default filter
- Cleaned up javascript sort/filter specifications, since these are no longer used
- Enabled filtering on stat-totals
- Fixed HTML syntax
- Added filter settings (disabled on key columns)
- Made the professions subquery return less rows
- Fixed a warning when the GROUP_CONCAT professions truncates due to field size
- Switched some code around so addons can influence the template file used
- Set the 'template' option to the name of the file to use
- Added fix from http://www.wowroster.net/topic6231.html
- "When clicking the next button in the Member log I get a bunch of errors."
- Removed icon_size setting
- Changed talent spec icons, both specs show in tooltip, main spec shows in list
- Changed player tooltip, using localized word for 'level'
- Removed : when player has no guild rank, removed 'in zone' when 'zone' is missing
- Removed 'last online' if it is missing
- If pagination was broke, it should work now
- Added Guild Vault search
- Fixed missing 'requires_level' data in VaultItem class
- Money no longer shows 0 amounts (eg. 100g 0s 0c now shows as 100g)
- Made vault specific css style for each log action
- Prettied up the money log
Released - December 21, 2008
SVN Tagged build: 1927
General Fixes and Enhancements
- Death Knight talent spec icons
- Support for flying icons when skill > 150
- Riding icon code changed, now includes flying icons
- Memberslist now uses members.classid for class coloring
- Pet info will only be saved for Hunters and Warlocks until CP is fixed
Released - November 15, 2008
SVN Tagged build: 1910
General Fixes and Enhancements
Maintenance release for WotLK for compatibility issues
- Fixed notice error in installer
- Updated EU realmstatus URL
- Realmstatus fix for XML change for US feed
- Talent import fixes
- Fix style for file input fields in FF3
- Now the style will have a white background with grey text and a grey border
- Added Death Knight class icon
- Added Death Knight class color
- Updated other colors to standard Blizz colors (http://www.wowwiki.com/Class_colors)
- Added class id for Death Knight = 6
- Changed ROSTER_MAXCHARLEVEL to 80
- Changed ROSTER_MAXSKILLLEVEL to 450
- install.sh had the wrong path
- frFR fix for Warrior
- New strings 'tag', 'daily'
- Added locales for 'Runeforging' and 'Inscription'
- Added Inscription icon
- Added 'Death Knight' locale strings
- Updated class colors
Addon Framework
- Fixed incorrect $addon variables
- 'tpl_image_url' and 'tpl_image_path'
- New talent tiers for WotLK (WoW 3.0) will now show on talents page
- Fixed talent export link for character talents
Released - June 20, 2008
SVN Tagged build: 1801
Important Notes
- Roster has changed drastically, there is so much new and different from the last version (1.7.3)
- We did our best to keep a log of every change, but there is so much that has been changed, that we could not list everything
- The license has been modified, you must agree to the license before using WoWRoster!
- The changes are nothing big, mostly a reformat of the layout
- Also added a web viewable license ?p=license (SEO: license.html)
- There is no upgrade path to 2.0, you must make a clean install
- Roster now converts all the image names to lowercase and removes spaces
- 'Interface/Icons/' is no longer being stored with the icon name in the database
- Many Roster pages have been converted to addons (zeryl,zanix,pleegwat)
- It is now possible to overwrite these addons with different/improved versions written by addon devs
- Big changes to addon framework, please read the updated AddOn SDK
- Addon folder names can only contain a-z 0-9 _
- Access to addons are now like this > index.php?p=SCOPE-ADDONNAME-FILE (SEO: SCOPE/ADDONNAME/FILE.html)
- SCOPE is the addons scope (realm,guild,guildless,char,util)
- ADDONNAME is the addons name
- FILE is a file in the addons scope folder, FILE is optional
- Make use of the functions makelink() and linkform()
- AddOn triggers have been completely redesigned (pleegwat,zanix)
- Please read the AddOn SDK for details
- Changed detection of ROSTER_INSTALLED to IN_ROSTER, so the installer can include some of the roster files
- Please use IN_ROSTER from now on, ROSTER_INSTALLED is for installation purposes only
- define('IN_ROSTER',true); needs to be added to files that are accessed directly before including settings.php
- Roster now supports 3 auth levels (guild, officer, admin)
- The auth fields were moved to the `roster_account` table
- Many Database changes, see the rest of the change log
- UTF-8 conversion
- Roster's database tables are now set to the utf-8 collation
- Many tables changed quite a bit from 1.7.3, here are a few of those changes
- guild table
- Removed `guild_dateupdatedutc` `update_time` is exactly the same
- `faction` changed from char(8) to char(32)
- Added `factionEn`
- players table
- Added `raceEn`, `classEn`, `sexid`, `raceid`, `classid`
- Added 109 fields to the players table with all the new character data
- Deleted or changed the meaning of 6 old fields. These mappings apply:
- melee_rating -> melee_mhand_skill, melee_ohand_skill
- melee_range -> melee_mhand_mindam, melee_mhand_maxdam, melee_ohand_mindam, melee_ohand_maxdam
- melee_power -> melee_power_c
- ranged_rating -> ranged_skill
- ranged_range -> ranged_mindam, ranged_maxdam
- ranged_power-> ranged_power_c
- members table
- Removed `update_time`
- items table
- Added `locale`
- pet table
- Completely changed
- pet spellbook, addon table, addon trigger, addon config, menu, menu_button, upload, gems
- All new for 2.0
- UTF-8 conversion
- Many locale changes/fixes
- Edited the lua parser to read the lines directly from the file rather than caching it into memory (pleegwat)
- This is about 5% faster, and saves about 2400k of memory with a 675k CP.lua
- Duplicate keys error with quests on CharacterProfiler uploads (zeryl)
- function escape_array($array) now uses addslashes(), not $wowdb->escape() (zanix)
- set_magic_quotes_runtime is now set off in settings.php (zanix)
- tradeskills fix > http://www.wowroster.net/Forums/viewtopic/p=15858.html#15858 (zanix)
- Missing $wowdb->escape() when testing the number of alts (pleegwat)
- Last Updated fix -> http://www.wowroster.net/ProjectsPro/report/report_id=47.html (zanix)
- Character removal, set inactive process improved (pleegwat,zanix)
- message_die() has been changed to roster_die() (zanix)
- This is because phpbb uses message_die()
- Memberlog is now updated with the guild updated time (zanix)
- So very many notice errors removed (zeryl)
- Fixed a possible problem with array based tooltips (zanix)
- Fixed weird multi lined text in UU update log, text version (zanix)
- Unspent talent icons are now transparent in Opera (zanix)
- Added level check in rogue portion of keys.php (zeryl)
- Item (and bag) class now gets the clientLocale itself instead of having to pass it (zanix)
- c.php now uses Roster's link constant (zanix)
- Config does not query the db when data is processed for saving (zanix)
- Instead, it looks in the config array and dynamically updates it
- This means the menu reflects the changes after the first load, you do not need to reload to see the change
- Mail alternate row coloring fixed (zanix)
- Settings aren't stored in DB with an extra set of slashes (pleegwat)
- overlib.js reverted to default, we pass the settings to it in roster_header.tpl now (zanix)
- DB link was getting terminated twice on most pages. Removing the one in footer (pleegwat)
- Lua parser should now detect invalid SV files (pleewat)
- Install should now fail when the db information is wrong (zanix)
- setTooltip() now checks if the passed key is already set, if it is, it does not set a new tooltip (zanix)
- Fixed extra wide die_quietly() messages (zanix)
- Removed configurable hide/show for hslist and pvplist, they are now hidden by default (zainx)
- Fixed transparent 'banding' in messageboxes (zanix)
- Realms with an apostrophe in them will no longer cause upload errors (zanix,pleegwat)
- luaparser fixed for magic_quotes_runtime (pleegwat)
- Method do_buffs(). Remove stale buff data even if no new buff data is available (ds)
- Method make_mail(). Would produce Undefined Index Errors if the mail did not have an Item attached (ds)
- Tooltip parser converted tab characters wrong (zanix)
- Fixed a caption coloring error in tooltips creation when there is a tab character in the first line (zanix)
- Locale inclusion for button in menu is local to only the menu, this is to prevent addons overwriting other addons' locales (zanix)
- Added stripslashes to $update.lib->tooltip (zanix)
- Seems tooltips we being entered double escaped
- added some data checking in do_pets() inupdate.lib.php. Would produce Undefined Indexes for pets that have not been scanned fully. (ds)
- Character equipped item bonuses code has been re-vamped, it should be much easier to handle changes in blizz's data (ds)
- Equipment bonuses are finally fixed, hopefully (ds)
- minCPver and minGPver now use the actual CP and GP version numbers and not the dbversion number (zanix)
- Guild motd will not show if it is empty (zanix)
- Adjusted arc buttons to move standard buttons an additional 1000px off screen (zanix)
- Major re-vamp of the character pages
- Way too much to list here
- Roster Config is now the Roster Control Panel (RosterCP)
- Addon config can now use a library to generate a config page accessible from RosterCP
- The Roster member list is now an addon called memberslist (pleegwat)
- AltMonitor functionality is now part of this addon
- SortMembers is now part of this addon
- Member log is part of memberslist
- Converted all of Roster to run everything through index.php (zanix)
- Supports extra lower levels on the p= parameter. They're in $roster_pages (array), or in ROSTER_PAGE_NAME (string) (pleegwat)
- There is now a default page selection in Roster Config -> Main Settings
- Addons can be set as the default page (pleegwat)
- cmslink.lib.php contains defines and functions that can easily be changed for integration to other CMS's
- All core WoWRoster pages have been moved out of the root directory (zanix)
- $HTTP_GET_VARS, $HTTP_POST_VARS, $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS are now destroyed (zanix)
- Moved the check for guild info into settings.php and out of every page (zanix)
- Removed char.php compatibility mode setting (zanix)
- Messages in update.php to use messagebox() functions (zanix)
- WoWRoster is now XHTML 1.0 Transitional compliant (zeryl,zanix,pleegwat,anaxent)
- char.php is now called like so ?p=char-info&a=c:## or or ?p=char-info&a=c:Name or ?p=char-info&a=c:Name@RC-Server (zanix)
- SEO links /char/info/a=c:##.html or /char/info/a=c:Name.html or /char/info/a=c:firstname.lastname@example.com
- RC is the region code US, EU, etc...
- All of Roster has been converted to link to members with the ID number
- Merged both guildbanks into one addon (zanix)
- The guildbank setting changes the default view
- Roster menu is now included on char pages and error pages (zanix)
- Changed Itemlinks, when you click on an item, a pop-up comes up with a list of available item link locations (zanix)
- Updated all of roster to use new item linking
- Moved the addon scanner makeAddonList() and DateDataUpdated() to commomfunctions.lib.php (zanix)
- Moved around the keys in locale files (zanix)
- "This page was generated.." message to just "time | queries" (zanix)
- Quests sorting change -> http://www.wowroster.net/Forums/viewtopic/t=3016.html (zanix)
- Locales have been changed (zanix,pleegwat)
- All locale files are now included via a function add_locale_file()
- This prevents one locale form overwriting the other
- All strings in the locale files are now just $lang['key'] = 'String';
- The new locale include function handles parsing the correct locale to the correct array
- Locale works like so: $roster->locale->wordings['enUS']['some_key']
- All locale files are now included via a function add_locale_file()
- New locale access $roster->locale->act
- $roster->locale->act['some_key']
- This holds the locale array for the current locale
- All of Roster has been converted to use this variable (where applicable)
- Removed printing of every sql string in html comments, we have a sql message box for that (zanix)
- Changed tab detection and conversion in colorTooltip() and cleanTooltip() to use div and span, not tables (zanix)
- Removed SigGen sig and avatar display on character page (zanix,pleegwat)
- SigGen is an addon and should not be on this page
- Moved character bonuses out to addons/info/inc/charbonus.lib.php (zanix)
- Renamed lib/commonfunctions.lib.php to lib/functions.lib.php (zanix)
- Changed img.php to work like c.php (zeryl)
- Use img.php?CHARNAME now
- Removed config settings for all js and css (zanix)
- If users need to change these, they should edit the header file
- Roster Config variable changes
- Removed the config 'roster_dir' (zanix)
- It has been replaced with ROSTER_PATH
- Removed 'server_name' and 'server_type'
- Roster config variable 'roster_lang' is now 'locale' (zanix)
- Roster config variables 'guild_name' and 'guild_desc' are now 'default_name' and 'default_desc'
- Removed the config 'roster_dir' (zanix)
- Moved SVN remote url to constants.php, for easy updating (zanix)
- Item quantity text css has been changed (zanix)
- Old
<div class="item"><img class="icon" /><span class="quant_shadow">6</span><span class="quant">6</span></div>
- New
<div class="item"><img class="icon" /><b>6</b><span>6</span></div>
- Old
- hslist and pvplist have the hide/show default variable in their files, so they could be included elsewhere easily if needed (zanix)
- Localization files now use sprintf() rather than variable inclusion (zeryl)
- Comment code at the top of every file to phpdoc standards (zanix)
- Renamed css/styles.css to css/style.css, to stay in line with addon css styles now being named style.css (zanix)
- Removed $script_filename for addons, use the constant ROSTER_PAGE (zanix)
- Realmstatus Changes
- Added quite a few new config options (zanix)
- Now saves all realms that are accessed
- Can now be accessed "realmstatus.php?r=RC-REALMNAME"
- If "r=" isn't set, it tries to get the default guildname from config
- You can now use the url parameter 'd' to set the output mode
- d=1 for image, d=0 for text
- Many Roster global variables are now part of the $roster class
- $act_words becomes $roster->locale->act
- $wordings becomes $roster->locale->wordings
- $roster_conf becomes $roster->config
- $wowdb->fetch_* becomes $roster->db->fetch()
- any other $wowdb becomes $roster->db->
- $header_title becomes $roster->output['title']
- $html_head becomes $roster->output['html_head']
- $more_css becomes $roster->output['html_head']
- $roster_show_(header, footer, menu) becomes $roster->output['show_(header, footer, menu)']
- $body becomes $roster->output['body_onload'] and $roster->output['body_attr']
- Changed function DateDataUpdated() to function readbleDate() (zanix)
- Takes datetime field data from the db and makes a friendly time
- Mass removal of DB table defines and renamed them to $roster->db->table('name') (zanix)
- wowdb.php is no longer used
- sql functions have been moved to lib/dbal/mysql.php
- Use $roster->db-> for SQL functions
- Lua updating is now handled by update.lib.php
- sql functions have been moved to lib/dbal/mysql.php
- die_quietly() file name passed should now be __FILE__, not basename(__FILE__) (zanix)
- die_quietly() replaces the full path with a relative one
- lib/hslist.php is now a function generateHsList() (zanix)
- addons/pvplog/inc/pvplist.php is now a function generatePvpList() (zanix)
- Changed the look of the back trace a bit (zanix)
- Arguments are now a bullet list
- Changed wiki links for when 2.0 is released (zanix)
- From www.wowroster.net/wiki or www.wowroster.net/wiki/index.php/SOMEPAGE
- To www.wowroster.net/wiki.html or www.wowroster.net/wiki/SOMEPAGE
- Using version_compare() now on CPversion and GPversion version checking and now checks the actual CP/GPversion and not the DBversion (zanix)
- Added DBversion to `roster_players` and `roster_guild` tables (zanix)
- DBversion is the CP and GP data DBversion
- CPversion and GPversion are now CP/GPversion
- Border images are now css styles (adric)
- This improves the loading time of most of the roster pages
- MOTD text mode changed to look more like image version (adric)
- Added add_ifvalue() to allow for checking of the value before insert in update.lib.php (zeryl)
- function border() now accepts an optional 4th parameter, width (zanix)
- Removed old tab selection in favor of the one used in RosterCP (zanix)
- It allows the use of multiple tab groups on one page, and persistence on page re-loads
- Installer changes (zanix)
- You no longer need to go to install.php, just go to index.php
- Upgraded tabcontent.js to v2.0 (zanix)
- Tabs are initialized differently
- OLD: initializetabcontent('id');
- NEW: var id=new tabcontent('id');
- id.init();
- Tab Content Documentation: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/tabcontent_suppliment.htm
- Tabs are initialized differently
- A hearty welcome to our new developers, DS and Adric!
- Roster is now Multi Guild and/or public compatible (pleegwat,zanix)
- Set guild and character upload rules in RosterCP
- New page linking and SEO compatible links
- SEO is disabled by default since IIS servers cannot use this feature
- ?p=SCOPE-ADDON | /SCOPE/ADDON.html
- You can also link to certain files in the addon folder
- ?p=SCOPE-ADDON-FILE | /SCOPE/ADDON/FILE.html
- Added a template engine that addons can use (zanix)
- Templates are coded very similar to phpbb, eqdkp, and dragonfly templates
- (In fact, they all use basically the same template engine)
- Made a new linking functions to help in CMS porting (zanix)
- lib/cmslink.lib.php
- function makelink( string $url="" , bool $full=false )
- ALL roster links run through this function to generate links
- This can easily be edited for integration into other CMS's
- Login functions expect a NON-makelink()'ed link
- login.php will convert the link for you
- function linkform(array $array)
- This inserts the correct GET variables for html forms
- Pass an array of additional GET vars if you need them array('name'=>'value')
- Item parsing (ds)
- The items class has been enhanced to parse the tooltip to its separate elements
- There is alot more data now that is available for an item
- Check the wiki for more info
- Gems support (ds)
- Massively improved search system (anaxent)
- Features include
- Able to search any installed, active addon that have a search.inc file within there inc directory
- Ability to search only with in a particular addon
- Advanced Search options per addon
- Addons can create their own search results display using the $item['html'] = variable in the search class
- Features include
- Roster now uses an error handler (zanix)
- All php errors are saved and stored and displayed in the Roster footer if $roster->config['debug_mode'] is enabled
- The footer MUST be enabled to display the php errors
- You can get the current list of php errors at anytime with array() = $roster->error->report
- E_USER_ERROR level will halt Roster with an error message
- Added addon_active($addon_basename) (zanix)
- Returns bool, true if the addon is active, false if it is not active or not even available
- Use this if your addon requires another addon to function
- Remote version checking for Roster and addons in Roster CP (zanix)
- Brand new Roster Menu (adric,pleegwat)
- Buttons can be added, removed, hidden, moved, etc...
- Locale selector (zanix)
- You can also set the locale using url "locale=coDE"
- The local set is session based, and traverses to every page without the need for the url setting
- Scope based id selector (zanix)
- Change the current id for the scope
- realm/guildless - List shows all realms
- guild - List shows all guilds
- char - List of uploaded characters in the guild (or realm if guildless)
- util - The list is not available
- Menu title shows the 'default_name' and 'default_dec' when not in the guild scope
- Possible to set an icon for buttons
- Character page has been completely overhauled (pleegwat,zanix)
- Way too many changes to list here
- Added Pet Spellbooks (zanix)
- Made tooltips transparent (85% opacity) (zanix)
- Added SQL output for installer and upgrader (zanix)
- Added ability to collapse or show recipe tables by default for characters (zanix)
- Added last_online_value function for memberlist (zanix)
- It shows last online in terms of hours/days/weeks/years ago
- Added $wowdb->add_timestamp() function to wowdb to handle timestamp conversion to mysql datetime (zanix)
- Guild and character update will reject uploads if the timestamp is lower that what is in the DB (zanix)
- Converted luaparser to a class (zanix,pleegwat)
- Added lua writer method
- Added minixml library (zanix)
- Added constant ROSTER_LOCALE_DIR, which is the location of the localization folder (zanix)
- Added constant 'ROSTER_MAXQUESTS' (zanix)
- Basic ajax framework that is available to addons as well (pleegwat)
- Read the Roster AddOn SDK for more info
- c.php can now accept a member id (zanix)
- New define CAN_INI_SET, true if we can configure php ini settings via ini_set() (zanix)
- Added urlgrabber() function for global usage that gets a url file contents as a string (zeryl)
- This uses curl then file_get_contents() if curl fails
- New scope system for Roster (pleegwat)
- These load specific data for each scope
- realm/guildless - url: ?p=realm-ADDON (SEO: realm/ADDON.html) | ?p=guildless-ADDON (SEO: guildless/ADDON.html)
- Set the realm with the a=r: parameter ?p=realm-ADDON&a=r:RC-RNAME (SEO: realm/ADDON/a=r:RC-RNAME.html)
- guild - url: ?p=guild-ADDON (SEO: guild/ADDON.html)
- Set the guild with the a=g: parameter ?p=guild-ADDON&a=g:GID (SEO: guild/ADDON/a=g:GID.html) | ?p=guild-ADDON&a=g:GNAME@RC-RNAME (SEO: guild/ADDON/a=g:email@example.com)
- RC is the region code
- char - url: ?p=char-ADDON (SEO: char/ADDON.html)
- Set the member with the a=c: parameter ?p=char-ADDON&a=c:MID (SEO: char/ADDON/a=c:MID.html) | ?p=char-ADDON&a=c:NAME@RC-RNAME (SEO: char/ADDON/a=c:firstname.lastname@example.com)
- RC is the region code
- Tradeskill icons are now clickable in memberslist (zanix)
- New header logo (adric)
- Eye of the Storm summary added to pvplog (zanix)
- Added lua upload access control (zanix)
- GP, CP, and other LUA data all have separate level restrictions
- Added a news addon (pleegwat)
- Added guild vault addon (zanix)
- Added a shell-based install script. Tested on linux. Will probably work on anything that has bash. (pleegwat)


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Sketch released in fatal shooting of twin
Four months after Coty Beavers was found shot to death, and 14 months since his twin brother's girlfriend died in an unsolved shooting, the Harris County Sheriff's Office released a sketch of a man seen asking about Beavers days before his death.
The Sheriff's Office and the Houston Police Department have downplayed theories that the deaths are connected. In a news release Thursday, Sheriff Adrian Garcia's office said neither agency has uncovered any evidence that would link Beavers' killing to that of his twin's girlfriend, 30-year-old Gelareh Bagherzadeh. She was shot to death near her Galleria-area townhouse.
According to the release, the man in the sketch, who has dark hair, thick eyebrows and glasses, is considered a person of interest. A witness saw him asking about Beavers at his apartment complex, near the Sam Houston Tollway on the northwest side, just days before he was found dead at home with multiple bullet wounds.
His killing on Nov. 12 rocked twin Cory Beavers, family and friends who were still mourning Bagherzadeh's unexplained death, which sparked speculation she was killed because of passionate comments opposing the Iranian government and her 2011 conversion to Christianity.
Friends and family hoped a January memorial on the one-year anniversary of her death would rekindle interest in solving the case, for which Crime Stoppers has offered its biggest reward ever: $200,000.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and charges in Coty Beavers' case. Call the Sheriff's Homicide Unit at 713-967-5810.
To share information in Bagherzadeh's death, call the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600, or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.


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callmefence wrote:ez14 wrote:Margonme wrote:
I am obviously no chili expert. Does anyone put beans in chili?
im with jmj i've never had chili without beans (i thought it had to have beans to be chili)
me and one of my brothers ate a bunch of raw pork once by accident (i know how do you eat raw pork and not know? we were hungry i guess!) he got sick (nothing serious) but i was completely fine
Rafters right . in fact I think it's against the law to call it chili once you put beans in it . you can call it chili with beans but not just chili. Not a serious crime just a ticket I think...
Here on the Bright Raven Simmental Farm the Prince has issued a standing Pardon for putting beans in your chili.
That's a banana pepper!


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Five D-backs have plenty to prove down stretch
Final 50 games take on added importance for Peralta, Bradley, Didi, Stites, Cahill
PHOENIX -- There are just 50 games left in the 2014 regular season for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
With a playoff berth out of reach there is a tendency to dismiss those 50 games as irrelevant, but with the front office's focus having shifted to 2015, the final stretch is especially important for these five players:
OF David Peralta: Signed out of independent ball a couple of years ago, Peralta has made the most of his opportunity so far this year, collecting a club-record 60 hits through his first 50 big league games.
Although still a work in progress defensively, the biggest question with Peralta is if he will be able to maintain his pace at the plate once opposing pitchers get familiar with him. If he continues to play well over these final 50 games, he will go a long way toward establishing himself as a front-runner for playing time in the outfield in 2015.
RHP Archie Bradley: A serious candidate to make the rotation when Spring Training opened, the 2011 first-round pick (No. 7 overall) has endured a tough year.
Bradley missed time due to an injury, saw his agent criticize the D-backs for not promoting him early in the season and has drawn mixed reviews from scouts -- and even Arizona's own pitching guru Dave Duncan -- with regards to his performance.
Make no mistake, Bradley, who is at Double-A Mobile, is a tremendous talent and still a big part of the organization's future; he's ranked as the D-backs' top prospect by MLB.com. A strong finish to this season, including a possible September promotion, would ease concerns about his big league readiness for 2015.
INF Didi Gregorius: After slumping at the plate in the second half last year and losing out to shortstop Chris Owings in a roster battle this spring, Gregorius seemed to have an uncertain future in the organization.
An injury to Owings opened the door to more playing time for Gregorius, and he has so far made the most of it. Defense has never been a question for the 24-year-old, and if he can continue to have success at the plate the rest of the way, he could really make a push for 2015 playing time.
RHP Matt Stites: Acquired by the D-backs in the trade that sent Ian Kennedy to the Padres last year, Stites is viewed as a potential closer in the future.
A hard thrower, Stites learned early in his time in the big leagues that he would not be able to just blow balls past hitters at this level. Given the uneven performance of closer Addison Reed this year, Stites could put himself in position to be looked at as the closer for next year if he finishes strong.
RHP Trevor Cahill: When he looks back on his career, 2014 is likely going to be a year that Cahill would just as soon forget. The D-backs demoted him first to the bullpen and then all the way down to Class A in an attempt to get him back on track.
Since coming back up to the big leagues, Cahill's results have been encouraging, and if he can continue his progress over the next 50 games, he could build up confidence -- his own as well as the team's belief in him.


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Caramel Toffee Ice Cream Pie
This caramel toffee ice cream pie is easy to make and is so pretty. It comes together in under 30 minutes—and since you can make it in advance, it's ideal for entertaining. —Diane Lombardo, New Castle, Pennsylvania
Total TimePrep: 25 min. + freezing
Makes8 servings
- 1-1/2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs (about 8 whole crackers)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large egg white, beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 cups fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt, softened, divided
- 2 English toffee candy bars (1.4 ounces each), coarsely chopped, divided
- 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping, divided
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in egg white and butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake 6-8 minutes or until set. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Spread 2-2/3 cups of frozen yogurt into the crust. Sprinkle with half of the toffee bits; drizzle with half of caramel. Layer with remaining yogurt, toffee and caramel topping. Cover and freeze 8 hours or overnight. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts1 piece: 304 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 289mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (33g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein.
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Jul 8, 2011
My teen-age son said this was definitely the best dessert I've ever made, and I make a lot of them.
Aug 5, 2009
I made this pie for dessert when we had friends over for dinner. It was beautiful and tasted yummy!!!MsRenit
Jun 26, 2009
This looks yummy. I want to try making it. I will use a prepared chocolate crust, however.


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You can meet award-winning authors, Hollywood stars, critics, readers and writers (and sometimes all in the pub) at Ireland's many literary festivals
"I love literary festivals," says multi-award winning Irish crime novelist Tana French, "because you're surrounded by people interested in the same things."
Perhaps the biggest literary festival in Ireland is Listowel Writers' Week in late spring in County Kerry. Established in 1970, it has attracted international heavyweights such as JM Coetzee, Kazuo Ishiguro, Lionel Shriver and Germaine Greer to its relaxed atmosphere.
In fact, it's the mixture of talent and fun that creates the magic.
Playwright Michael West says, "Listowel is great because everyone likes books, of course, but they like to talk even more, so these household names go from pub to pub having deep chats with readers over a pint."
For something offbeat, the Flat Lakes Festival in Monaghan is an anarchic mix of literature, music, performance and weirdness. It was set up by Pat McCabe, author of The Butcher Boy, and last year American playwright and actor Sam Shepard turned up last-minute with his guitar and gave a reading.
"It's all a bit seat-of-the-pants," says Michael West, but that's its charm. "You'll see big Hollywood stars get up, read something out and then wander around seeing what else is going on."
That feeling of homespun fun characterises one of Ireland's newest festivals, the Big Oak Festival in Derry-Londonderry, which offers a mixture of poetry slam, comedy and theatre along the River Foyle.
By contrast, the five-day Aspects Literature Festival in Bangor has had James Naughtie, Ardal O'Hanlon and Colin Bateman along for readings and talks. Aspects also offers plenty of practical help for aspiring writers, including workshops from Oscar-nominee, director Tim Loane.
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"It's like a mini holiday," says French. "Crime writers tend to be the most cheerful people you'll meet," she says. "I think it's because whenever they have a dark thought they get it out on paper, so they're great fun when they come to the pub!"
Cúirt International Festival of Literature, Galway city: Cúirt is renowned for its great atmosphere and is one of Ireland's largest, with around Irish and international 60 authors appearing annually.
Dublin Writers Festival: a high-calibre collection of international and Irish writers appear in venues around the city, with last year's authors including Richard Dawkins, Alain de Botton and Mario Vargas Llosa.
Belfast Book Festival, Belfast: poetry slams, live music, book talks and free events take place in Belfast's Crescent Arts Centre, as well as venues such as the Black Box, Ulster Museum and the Linen Hall Library.
Borris House Hay Festival, Carlow: The internationally renowned Hay Festival hosts Irish authors Colm Toibin, Anne Enright and John Banville, as well as US author Lionel Shriver and poet/philosopher AC Grayling.
John Hewitt International Summer School, Armagh: established in 1987, this annual festival celebrates the life and work of renowned Northern Irish poet John Hewitt.
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