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Since then, SMS has had people asking for the free Talislanta PDFs that he authorised Talislanta.com to distribute to be brought back as Print on Demand reprints.
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Then he said this:Steve Sechi on the Facebook group for Talislanta wrote:I have some interesting news for those of you who have asked about POD versions of the old Talislanta books. DriveThru RPG has expressed an interest in doing this, and I thought it would be nice for anyone who prefers actual books to PDFs.
Who would like to see DriveThru making PoD versions of out of print Talislanta books? Which format do you prefer and what books would you like to see most?Steve Sechi on the Facebook group for Talislanta wrote:OK, POD book fans - hardcover or softcover? Need an answer ASAP, as DTRPG is starting to put things in motion NOW
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About a year and a half after "Operation Sheepdog" was launched, all 17 men arrested in the child cyber-sex sting have been dealt some kind of punishment from the state.
Of those arrested, 13 reached a plea agreement with the state and received sentences ranging from probation to eight years in prison.
Four cases went to trial, and they all resulted in guilty verdicts. The range of sentences went from nine to 15 years in prison.
The last case was completed Nov. 16 when Efrain Perez-Casanova, a construction worker from Kissimmee, entered a plea and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
State Attorney R.J. Larizza said he was glad to see the prosecutions go so successfully after all the work that law enforcement put into the effort.
And everyone likes the fact that the men were arrested before they could actually commit crimes against children.
"What I like is we're not waiting for a crime to happen," Larizza said. "We're proactive about it."
Assistant state attorney Jennifer Dunton was assigned to all the cases, and she prosecuted 16 of them - one was prosecuted in federal court.
"I'm very proud of the work St. Johns County did," Dunton said.
The sting was a multi-agency effort that had law enforcement officers posing as minors or custodians of minors offering sex. Men traveled from all over Florida and even Georgia to a house in St. Johns County where sheriff's deputies were waiting to arrest them.
"It was a good outcome, we thought, for our first operation," said Sgt. Bill Werle, Supervisor of the Special Victims Unit, Cyber Crimes Section, for the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
"There were a lot of moving parts and a lot of coordination. It was definitely something we couldn't have done by ourselves."
Among the other agencies involved in the sting were the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the FBI, the Gainesville Police Department, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Florida Attorney General's office and sheriff's departments from Alachua, Clay, Citrus and Volusia counties.
Werle said it was a relief that all the work resulted in convictions (including plea agreements) for everyone arrested.
"We were very pleased with the sentences," he said. "We thought they were fair. They (those arrested) were there thinking they were going to have sex with a child."
Here is a roundup of the 17 men arrested and convicted in the Operation Sheepdog sting along with the sentences they received:
Robert Gazel Jones
Grocery clerk
Plea, 364 days in county jail
Melvin Crosby
Plea, 4 years DOC
Christopher Lee Smith
Waycross, Ga.
Production manager
Trial, 15 years DOC
Brandon Meredith Hardy
Valdosta, Ga.
Airman at Moody Air Force Base
Trial, 10 years federal prison*
Francisco J. Nunez
Plea, 45 months DOC
Jimmy Santiago Jr.
Orange Park
Plea, 5 years DOC
Donald Kim Stephens
Civil engineer
Plea, 45 months DOC
Adam Michael Morris
Plea, 5 years DOC
Joshua Michael Johnson
Middle school teacher
Plea, 3 years DOC
Murtaza Ali Panjwani
Plea, 40 months DOC
Kenan Dumanjic
Plea, 3 years DOC
Alvin Brian Smith
Bank teller
Trial, 9 years DOC
Efrain Perez-Casanova
Plea, 8 years DOC
Sui Law
Plea, 2 years DOC
Benjamin C. Harrison
U.S. Navy
Plea, 5 years probation
Ronald D. Thompson
Trial, 12 years DOC
Christopher E. Logue
Business owner/security guard
Plea, 2 years DOC
n Notes: All those convicted who received jail/prison time also received some term of probation. ... DOC is Florida Department of Corrections. ... Although all of the above were arrested in the same sting operation, they were not all convicted on the same charges. Each case was in some way unique.
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Lexicon Covers
My next book has gained not one but TWO covers: one for the US & Canada and one for the rest of the English-speaking world. They're super different. This means either that one publisher is making a big mistake or that each understands the tastes of its own market best and those tastes are quite different. Or else that art is subjective. It's one of those.
Click a cover for a larger version.
I am happy with these covers. I especially like the boldness of the American version. Although maybe I'm biased because my name is freaking huge. It's hard to dislike that.
I would like to name and thank the cover designers, but I don't know who they are. I'm going to find out and update this post. I assume it's someone.
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FACEOFF: When do you take down online content? Watertown TAB editor Chris Helms and Patriot Ledger ME Terry Ryan debate the issue on ghnewsroom.com.
Lifestyles (Tuesday is Health)
HEALTH WATCH: Weekly rail, leads with: Rabies vaccine supply limited.
HEALTH PAGE: Fight the bite.
HEALTH VIDEO: This week, shoulder replacement surgery option for arthritis.
SUMMERTIME INJURIES: Fun in the sun can also mean injuries, trips to ER. LEDGER
WITH: First aid for families: what to do and when to seek medical attention
BIKING FOR HEALTH: Add biking to cycle of workouts. LEDGER
INCLUDES: Tips for getting started and for safety
DR. MURRAY FEINGOLD: Weekly health column. This week, taste for veggies could be genetic.
TEENS AND MOTHERHOOD: Experts debate whether teens seek motherhood. NORWICH
ELIZABETH DAVIES: Are you there, God? It's me, on a cell phone. ROCKFORD
LORETTA LAROCHE: Ladies get their revenge. LEDGER
JEFF VRABEL: Embrace your inner snark
CULTURE CLASH: Ah, the joys of summer -- stinky feet in flip-flops. NORWICH
POP CULTURE: The Internet is made of people(s)!
ABIGAIL BRESLIN PROFILE: Abigail Breslin is a doll -- in person and on screen. SYMKUS, CNC
'HANCOCK' REVIEW: Smith can't save 'Hancock' from Hollywood ending - In "Hancock,'' Will Smith is a drunken, abrasive superhero with worse PR than NFL bad boy Adam "Pacman'' Jones. Ledger, Barbuto, on wire now
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BRITT: Toon on SUVs, gas prices and motor scooters. Will be posted this evening.
EDITORIAL: Self-defense rights in a 'Rambo' culture - Too bad James Madison and George Mason and Thomas Jefferson and others of their ilk are not alive today to explain what exactly they meant by their ambiguous wording in the Second Amendment: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." PEORIA
CHARITA GOSHAY: Time to re-evaluate how to treat mentally ill. CANTON, Ohio
RICK ROGERS: 'So, how is the economy today?' NEOSHO, Mo.
PETER COSTA: Frog sense - I was sitting on a beam in the back of my cottage on the lake as I wound a heavy-duty electrical cord around my arm. Suddenly I felt something move across my foot. I leapt into the air like a high jumper trying to qualify for a trip to Beijing and came down on the grass tangled in a web of orange wire. Next to my foot sat the culprit: a frog. CNC, on wire now
PASSWORD, PLEASE: Keep your sanity and your security - Your head is aching and your eyes are blurry as you stare at the monitor. But, no matter how hard you try, you can't seem to remember if you created your password with your dog's name or, wait, maybe it was your husband's ...
Herald News, Allard, on wire now
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GAS PRICE CHANGES: Gas prices drive widespread change - If fuel prices stay high, the landscape will likely change within a decade, many experts say. Housing, transportation and the food industry will all undergo a major turnaround. Enterprise, Alspach, on wire now
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100 YEARS OLD ON THE FOURTH: This calls for fireworks: Woman to turn 100 on July 4 - Living life to the hilt has agreed with Ione Schubert. She'll be 100 years old July 4, and is still going strong. FREEPORT, Ill. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/x905505735
TROOPER'S NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE: Trooper recounts near-death experience. EXAMINER, Mo.
FUEL EFFICIENCY: Hypermilers cut down on speed to beef up vehicle efficiency. METROWEST, Mass.
MAKING CENTS: Get your finances in order now. The sad truth is that sometimes people don't get their finances in order until they're on the receiving end of bad health news - and once they're diagnosed with a serious illness, some folks don't even want to address money matter. Weekly column by John Napolitano, LEDGER, Mass.
RIDE SHARING REVS UP: - Companies are working to ease commuting costs with mass transit subsidies and carpools. Ledger, Adams, on wire now
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CHECKOUT LANE: Sizing up the summer heat - Central air-conditioning should be customed-sized for your home. A unit too small will run all day, and one too big will fail to sufficiently remove humidity, says Sahin Gulsen, owner of Plymouth air conditioning provider Frugal Air. Ledger, Bauer, on wire now
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A Sandwich A Day: 'The Caputo' at Tony Caputo's, Salt Lake City
In this great nation of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
I'd never given much thought to Salt Lake City as an Italian food destination, but Tony Caputo's is a terribly impressive Italian market, with any kind of cured meats, cheeses, pastas, tomatoes, and imported goods you can imagine. At the sandwich counter, you can't go wrong with 'The Caputo' ($8.25)—prosciutto, mortadella, and salami layered with provolone, plus lettuce and tomato. Olive oil and balsamic soak into the bread and mingle with the salami's own spicy oils. Lighter eaters: a half is just $4.85, and makes a good lunch.
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Mill Valley Film Festival premieres one of the most interesting films of its time. 'Along the Roadside' is not your average indie film. It tells a story while also integrating an immense uniqueness. The two very different characters Varnie (Iman Crossan) and Nena (Angelina Häntsch) find themselves on a road trip to a music festival. They discover a lot about each other's different cultures as well as themselves.
The writer and director is Zoran Lisinac. He has a fascinating life story. "Zoran Lisinac (1983, Serbia) is the creative force behind 'Along the Roadside'. Zoran's creative spirit was in full swing even when he was just a child. At the age of 9, Zoran's comic books were published weekly in the local magazine called "Pobeda" in his hometown of Krusevac, Serbia. Later on in his youth, Zoran's creative spirit got the hang of music and all the songs Zoran wrote and performed were in English language which was staging point for his next big endeavor: American Cinema. It was Oliver Stone's "The Doors", not the film itself but the fact that Jim Morrison was a film student, that got Zoran infatuated with film directing and he wanted to learn all there is about filmmaking. Zoran became a student of filmmaking full time in 2002 when he was one of 7 students to be accepted at the prestigious film school in Belgrade called Danube Film Academy, named after the river Danube which is the second longest river in Europe. While in film school Zoran uncovered his favorite film director, Milos Forman, great Czech director of Amadeus (Zoran's favorite film), Hair, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Zoran began his filmmaking career in Belgrade, Serbia. While studying film directing at Danube Film Academy he wrote, produced, and directed two student mini-short films for which he claimed critical success at the Belgrade's inner circle of filmmakers and directors. First film was about a struggling boxer in Belgrade who dreams about his day in the big arena, never wavering in his pursuit of his dream even if everything around his seems to be dying. Ironic coincidence about this film was that first day of filming was a tragic day for the Serbian people; it was the day when first democratically elected Serbian Prime Minister, Zoran Djindjic, was assassinated in Belgrade in broad day. Second film was a silent duel of two cowboys and mercenaries with revenge on their minds. Only one will survive. Visually depicting the political struggle in Serbia, and its politicians' blunt hypocrisies, Zoran was celebrated for his honest and original work.
On June 28th, 2007, the biggest day in Serbian history (commemorating the Battle of Kosovo of June 28th, 1389), Zoran formed Metakwon Filmworks with his older brother Vladimir Lisinac and immediately started writing multi Award-Winning Along the Roadside, an original screenplay for his directorial debut in 2013. Zoran's fascination with cultural diversity, people's idiosyncrasies and interconnection among us all is reflected in all of his writing." (Metakwon website, 2013)
His brother Vladimir Lisinac is the producer and executive producer of the film 'Along the Roadside'. His biography is also amazing. "Vladimir Lisinac (1981, Serbia) - Vladimir's path to producing films started in Krusevac, Serbia where he learned English language by watching American movies. At the age of 19 he moved to US to pursue his further education while playing the game of basketball on NCAA Division I level. He found home at California Polytechnic State University where he majored in International Business Management, with a minor in Film earning his Bachelor of Science. As a student in San Luis Obispo he worked on several screenplays which are all now in Metakwon Filmworks workshop. In 2007, Vladimir formed Metakwon Filmworks alongside his brother and made his transition from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area to create balanced representation for Metakwon Filmworks. Vladimir brings his business savvy, creative spirit and financial expertise to Metakwon, where in 2012 he completed producing and executive producing his first film, multi Award Winning Best Picture Along the Roadside." (Metakwon website, 2013)
We had the pleasure of interviewing Vladimir Lisinac about the film at the Mill Valley Film Festival. He was very cordial and easy to talk to. When asked about how he liked the Mill Valley Film Festival he states, "This is prestigious festival, it was really special." He continued on by talking about the film saying, "This film had a small budget but a lot of heart. There is cross cultural casting, it is a trail blazing type of film," To add to the uniqueness of the film Lisinac said, "There are eight You Tube stars. We wanted to cast people who has never really been in a movie. Different audience, different demographic it takes our film online. We stumbled upon something unique definitely in the way of marketing. It is unique and authentic. Viewers 14 - 40 would enjoy the film." Vladimir Lisinac is right about that many viewers enjoyed the film including those who gave them the nominations for many awards as well as winning others like the Award of Merit. They will continue to be in many other film festivals, this is just the beginning for 'Along the Roadside'.
Visit their website to see the trailer for 'Along the Roadside'
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Some TP readers think I have a hair fixation since I tend to harp on the subject in my recaps or reviews. But the truth is I don't notice hairdos unless they are weird or downright awful.
Take Emperor of the Sea which I've been watching spellbound the last two days. Nine episodes in (and forty-two to go), I'm in love with the story and soundtrack, and awed by the production values. But then Choi Su-jong appears (and the guy has a lot of screen time since he's the lead) and I'm once again distracted by that THING which is supposedly hair but looks more like shredded rags hastily stitched together.


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For some Apple fans, the Verizon iPhone can't come soon enough.
A California man is suing AT&T's for what he claims are inflated data charges on both the Apple iPhone and the iPad.
Patrick Hendricks alleges that AT&T's tiered data plan structure is a "rigged gas pump," according to his lawsuit.
AT&T announced last June that it was changing its data plan set up where new customers could choose from a 200MB plan for $15 a month or a 2GB plan for $25 a month. The company said it would not offer unlimited data to new iPhone and iPad customers.
He says AT&T charged him for 259 data transactions totaling 223 MB even though he did not use his phone that much.
A two-month review by an independent consulting firm hired by Hendricks' attorney would support the accusation.
The study found that AT&T overcharged its customers for data by 7 to 14 percent.
Those hoping life will be better on Verizon should know that the iPhone savior was hit with a $25 million order by the FCC to settle claims it overcharged its customers for data.
Lawsuit Claims AT&T's iPhone Plan Is a "Rigged Gas Pump"
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As the title explains, I have been attempting to install Wine on my laptop which is running 12.10. When I access the command terminal and entered
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
I was of course met by a password block, when I attempted to enter my password, it flat out wouldn't let me type anything, the only key that got a response from the terminal was "enter" which was met by "incorrect password". To bypass this issue I backed out and used the
gksudo command, this new dialogue box seemed to give me access to sudo commands.
I then entered
sudo apt-get update and
sudo apt-get install wine1.5.
Up until the installation everything went fine, but after entering the final command (still using
gksudo) The terminal read "the following packages have unmet dependencies" and proceeded to list a bunch of "recommends"
So my guess is that Wine hasn't been updated to run on 12.10... Is this true, and is there any other way to open .exe's?
Also what was with that funky password mishap?
I'm totally new to Ubuntu so I've just been using support pages and tutorials, sorry if I'm a bit naive in these matters...


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Thursday, June 5, 2008
Afternoon Delights
Milwaukee ruined the Jays fun by picking Canadian Brett Lawrie, presumably because the Canadian-heavy front office in brew city wants to stick it to J.P. and the Jays. (We're actually making that up, but it would be fun if the finagglings amonst MLB GMs were like an episode of The Hills.)
So here's the Jays pick. (Drum roll!)...David Cooper, a lefthanded hitting first basemen from the University of California (via Cal State Fullerton). Steve Lyons, who doesn't know enough about baseball to keep a job as GM but knows just enough to fill the airwaves on ESPN 2, says that Cooper will hit about 25 homers and hit .300. If he's right, then he should be about on par with Lyle Overbay, meaning that we'll have another decade of JaysTalk callers complaining that the first baseman isn't enough of a power threat. Fun.
10 comments:
- sager said...
So you missed Jamie Campbell having Michael Milken — yes, that Michael Milken — as a guest in the booth?
- June 5, 2008 at 4:21 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
OK...we'll bite. Why was Michael Milken in the Sportsnet booth? A friend of Ted's, perhaps?
- June 5, 2008 at 4:23 PM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
i cannot believe what just happened. my heart hurts.
- June 5, 2008 at 5:08 PM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
and of all people, it had to be that mother fucking douchebag jason giambi...fuck...this shit has soured me on so many levels...
- June 5, 2008 at 5:12 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
That was brutal...it was the second time in a week that we got up from our desk at work and watched the Jays lose in walk off fashion.
So clearly, it's our fault.
If only Rolen had gotten to that dribbler, or if Scrappy Doo hadn't been scared of it.
Damn it all!
- June 5, 2008 at 5:17 PM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
i'm not sure why this series win and positive road trip meant so much to me, but it did. and to think that we lost it just boggles the mind. that was our game. a 7-2 lead. an 8-6 lead with BJ. and still couldn't get 'er done. extremely disappointing and extremely disheartening. only a sweep of the orioles this weekend can cure of me these blues.
- June 5, 2008 at 5:28 PM
- Darren Priest said...
The thing about this year so far is we are facing a couple of unprecedented events: the Rays in first and the Yankees in trouble. With the pitching we have (so far), we really need to strike while the iron is hot. We need to add Rickey Henderson or something! And David Cone! PLeeeaseee! We need this!
What? Well, yeah, I have been drinking. Why do you ask?
- June 5, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- Andrew said...
I saw Devon White on the draft broadcast... can he still hit?
- June 5, 2008 at 9:54 PM
- Brendan said...
Just wanted to leave a comment to say that I've posted comments on this site before(as well as other blogs) and I'm not the same brendan with a small B who commented on the Joba thing and called you a wife-beater. I just read that comment and wanted to clear that up.
- June 6, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Steve LYONS is the former White Sox utility guy that was famous for dropping his pants at first base to get the dirt out and who later was a colour guy for Fox until he was accused of being a racist - something about Lou Pinella stealing a wallet. Steve PHILLIPS is the former GM of the Mets who got fired amidst rumours of sexual harrassment and confirmed reports of sucking as a GM. Get it right douchebag.
- June 6, 2008 at 3:26 PM


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Salvors on Friday attempted to raise a 63-foot U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vessel that sank overnight while docked at a Kodiak harbor.
The Arlluk, a federal research vessel that's used by two Alaska Peninsula wildlife refuges, was found submerged at 3:30 a.m. in Kodiak's St. Herman's Harbor.
No one was on board. The cause of the sinking was unknown, Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Bruce Woods said.
"It's unlikely that they'll be able to speculate as to the cause until after they get the ship up," he said.
Divers were on site, and salvors hoped to raise the vessel by Saturday before a storm moves in.
The Arlluk was carrying an estimated 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel. The Coast Guard estimated no more than 10 gallons spilled.
"That's a lot better than it could have been," Woods said.
Arlluk means "killer whale" in Alutiiq, the language of indigenous Alaska Natives in the Kodiak Island Archipelago, Woods said.
The vessel was built in 1979 and named the Caroline, Woods said. The Drug Enforcement Agency seized it in the late 1990s and used it for about a decade as an undercover vessel. In 2009, the DEA reclassified it as government surplus.
The Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge and the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge refuges took ownership of the boat that year from the General Services Administration and spent $100,000 refurbishing the motors and foredeck, Woods said. The estimated valued afterward was $2.5 million.
The boat is 16 feet wide and drafts 6 feet. Refuge staff members use the Arlluk as a mobile field camp to access remote areas, Woods said. It can accommodate a dozen crew and passengers. Researchers also use it to survey marine mammals and seabirds.
"It can be fitted with a `tuna tower,' which is really handy for spotting sea life or doing marine mammal surveys," Woods said.
The boat has a range of 600 to 700 miles.
The Becharof National Wildlife Refuge is southeast of Katmai National Park at the head of the Alaska Peninsula. The Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge is farther west on the peninsula. The headquarters for both refuges is in King Salmon.


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Recital Room, Music Centre
Second year Jonathan Lee performs a varied programme of pieces for violin.
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Third year Omar Ali treats us to a variety of guitar works.
The Chapel at Churchill College
A service given by Churchill College Chapel Choir to Mark Remembrance Sunday.
Recital Room, Churchill College
Magdalena de Vries and Kiyo Takahashi will perform a programme from the following:
Paganini Personal ~ Toshi Ichiyanagi
Clapping Music ~ Steve Reich
Concerto in C major ~ A Vivaldi
Concerto for Marimba (2 movements only) ~ Ney Rosauro
Movements from Marimba Etudes ~ Peter Klatzow
Le Velo ~ Francois Dupin
Dream of the Cherry Blossoms ~ Keiko Abe
Recital Room, Music Centre
Second Years Jack Mainwaring and Joe Westwood host an evening of music, featuring solo works for flute and for guitar.
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Dennis Rollins, famed British Jazz Trombonist, leads a big band workshop for players of all ages (grade 4+). To reserve a place, see the Cambridge Jazz Festival website.
Tickets are £12 (£8 students), reserved online.
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Orchestra on the Hill perform movements from Handel's Messiah with the St. Faith's Singers amongst other orchestral works, conducted by Mark Gotham.
Tickets £10/£5 concessions/£3 students, bought on the door
Recital Room, Music Centre
Churchill Jazz Band join Valia Calda, London-based jazz band inspired by Greek and Balkan folk music, for an eclectic evening of music.
Tickets are £5/£3 non-Churchill students/free for Churchill members, bought on the door
The Bar at Churchill College
Following the Valia Calda/Churchill Jazz Band recital, Jazz Bands including Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra and Better than TV perform in the college bar.
Recital Room, Music Centre
To finish the series, by-fellow Adrian Bradbury performs repertoire for cello, accompanied by pianist Oliver Davies.
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Churchill Chorus sing a variety of pieces in their termly concert. Works to include Vaughan Williams' Five English Folksongs amongst a varied repertoire, conducted by Tom Ainge.
The Chapel at Churchill College
The Churchill College Chapel Choir perform a plethora of festive works for the musical highlight of the chapel year, followed by mince pies and mulled wine.
Recital Room, Churchill College
We kick off this term's recital series with a fantastic recital by Matilda Lloyd - verifiably one of the best brass players in the country (Telegraph link).
Recital Room, Churchill College
Recital Room, Churchill College
A recital by the college's finest musicians — students who have been awarded prestigious music bursaries.
Recital Room, Churchill College
On the back of her first solo album release, 'Pinks and Blues', Christina McMaster brings a characteristically fascinating programme to Churchill College, featuring works by Scarlatti, Satie, Debussy, Crawford-Seeger, Gotham, and Ives.
St John's College Chapel
The Churchill Chapel Choir joins with St John's Voices and Fitzwilliam Chapel Choir for a choral evensong.
Recital Room, Churchill College
The inaugural outing of a newly formed wind quintet formed entirely of Churchill instrumentalists.
The Bar at Churchill College
One of Churchill's most popular musical events, Jazz in the Bar features an eclectic mix of live music from bands and individuals based at Churchill and beyond. There will also be opportunities for college members to perform their own short sets and impromptu jam sessions.
To sign up to play in this relaxed and friendly environment contact
the Music Sizar, Joseph Westwood (jgw31).
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Works by women composers.
Cecile Louise-Stephanie Chaminade - Angelus
Lili Boulanger - Pie Jesu
Nadia Boulanger - Cantique
Sophie Gail - Nocturne
Judith Weir - White eggs in the Bush, from Voices of Desire
Kate Whitley - new work
Henriette Bosmans - The Artists Secret
Free, bookings not required.
Murray Edwards
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To finish the series, by-fellow Adrian Bradbury performs repertoire for cello, accompanied by pianist Oliver Davies.
Recital Room, Churchill College
Featuring a variety of works written by students at Churchill College.
Free entry, with a retiring collection.
Recital Room, Churchill College
As part of the college's pre formal recital series, MCR member and college Organ Scholar Edward Lilley performs a series of works on the college's fine Rubio harpsichord.
Buxtehude: Toccata in G major, BuxWV 165
Buxtehude: Suite in d minor, BuxWV 233
Pachelbel: Chorale partita on 'Alle Menschen müssen sterben'
Bach: Toccata in g minor, BWV 915
Edward is a fourth-year astrophysics undergraduate at Churchill College. He is the senior organ scholar of the chapel at Churchill, beginning in October 2012. Edward started his musical career as a chorister in the choir of King's College Chapel, where he started organ lessons at the age of 10; since then his teachers have included Ashley Grote and David Sanger. He has played at various churches around Cambridge and accompanied local choirs -- most recently the Fairhaven Singers and the St Faith's Singers. Edward has a particular interest in early music, and is now enjoying organ and harpsichord lessons at Churchill with Douglas Hollick.
Free entry, retiring collection.
Recital Room, Churchill College
Liszt: Ballade nr. 2 in b minor
Rachmaninoff: Moment Musicaux op.16 nr. 2,5,6
Sibelius: Five Pieces op. 75
Free entry, retiring collection.
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The Chapel at Churchill College
Tickets: £10 / £5 (concessions) / £3 (students)
The Gardens at Churchill College
Wolfson Hall, Churchill College
An intercultural concert of traditional and new music with guest musicians from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (NACTA) among others as part of BIBAC
Tickets £7, available at www.bibac.org
Recital Room, Churchill College
Please come along to our open rehearsal for the Hills College Chorus, our friendly, lighthearted choir, which gives the opportunity for college members to enjoy singing a wide range of works for choir to a high standard.
There is no obligation to stay for the rest of term, so come and give it a go!
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Friday sees the return of our popular pre-formal recital series: short, high quality 45 minute recitals which leave plenty of time to go to formal afterwards!
Our first recital this term is by Sam Buckton, second year Churchill undergraduate, performing a set of works for clarinet, including his own compositions, exploring the meaning behind English and American sounds.
Free entry, retiring collection
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Please come along to our open rehearsal for the Orchestra on the Hill, our shared orchestra with Fitzwilliam, Murray Edwards, Magdalene, Girton, Robinson, St Edmund's and Lucy Cavendish, and performs one or two concerts each term at a variety of venues in the colleges. It is performs standard concert repertory but also some lesser known or neglected works.
The orchestra is non-audition, but achieves a high standard.
There is no obligation to stay for the rest of term, so come and give it a go!
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Please come along to our open rehearsal for the Churchill Chapel Choir. The choir prides itself both on the quality of its music-making, and on its welcoming, relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Members have welcomed the opportunity to sing music of extraordinary beauty, with a quality choir, but without it dominating their free-time. The low commitment has enabled the participation of students, fellows, and staff from Churchill and beyond who have rigid schedules in the working week.
There is no obligation to stay for the rest of term, or for the service after the rehearsal, so come and give it a go!
The Bar at Churchill College
One of Churchill's most popular musical events, Jazz in the Bar features an eclectic mix of live music from bands and individuals based at Churchill and beyond.
This term's Jazz in the Bar will take the form of a short set from Churchillian based trio MOONFLOWER followed by an open jam session, so if you're a keen jazzer come on down with your instrument and join in the fun!
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Our second recital of the term is a special event to celebrate the musical ability of our new students.
This recital will be given by talented freshers performing their favourite works. If you are interested in performing, contact the Recital Series Co-ordinator, Jon Mash (jm2019).
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Open mic nights as Churchill are BACK! Whether you play covers or write your own material, we would love to see as many performers as possible and make a really great night. Interested in playing? Contact Rahul and let him know (rs817) - we can provide a piano, a vocal mic (possibly two) + amplification, a guitar amp and instrument mic. Interested in watching? Just turn up! Monday 24th, 7:30-9:30.


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We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
It's the time of year when many who follow religious traditions, particularly those which arose in the deserts of what Europeans call the Middle East, organize celebrations based on their long history. The approaching winter solstice, the date when the day is shortest and the night is longest, has a lot to do with it. Europeans, particularly northern Europeans in the Christian lineage, need a lot of cheering up this time of year, what with the dark days and all.
But this year there are dark days in the Middle East as well. Angry clouds are on the horizon in many places, most prominently Egypt, Syria, Palestine and Israel.
In Egypt, what started out as a democratic revolution is threatened with capture by the authoritarian elements which seem to exist everywhere—many currently in the guise of Islamic fundamentalism, but not really that different in kind from the ideologies which created the second world war. Syrians of many beliefs are struggling against an existing vicious authoritarian regime, with both democratic and anti-democratic elements participating in the revolutionary activity, but without clear evidence about what would happen if revolutionary forces won the current battle.
Sad to say, top-down anti-democratic tendencies seem to be part of the human inheritance everywhere. It's particularly discouraging to see Israel, for years an exemplar of effective self-government and the rule of law, edging ever closer toward the cliff of permanent strife with Palestine.
You'd think that Jews, of all people, would know better. And in fact, some of them do. We received a Chanukah letter from Barbara Green on behalf of Americans for Peace Now, an organization spearheaded by American Jews, which identified the actions of the politicians currently running things in Israel as a perversion of the tradition which honors the Maccabees as zealots in a good cause.
Talking about Netanyahu's threat to extend Israeli settlement developments in the West Bank, she says:
"The Chanukah story was a simple tale of good-versus-evil in which we - the good guys - won. The Maccabees were called zealots and their brand of zealotry was applauded and rewarded, no question about it.It doesn't have to be that way.
"Now, with hindsight, it doesn't look so simple. The word 'zealot' has taken on overtones of extremism, ignorance, and an inability to accept facts. Many of the settlers in what we have been calling the West Bank, but which we will now denominate properly as Palestine, are truly modern zealots in their willingness to use any extreme measures against the Palestinians in their midst, and increasingly even against Israeli Jews who dare disagree with them. Their zealotry includes many forms of violence. And they are joined in their zealotry by many Israeli politicians and their supporters, including in the American Jewish community, who appear eager to sacrifice every progressive Jewish and Israeli value - peace, tolerance, democracy - in their zeal to grab and hold more land. "Zealots" are no longer the good guys… zealots in power in Israel will harm Israelis as much as Palestinians, depriving both peoples of peaceful, secure futures."
Over the weekend, I was fortunate to attend a seasonal music performance which illustrated that at least here, in the bluest of blue corners of a blue state in the United States of America, we all can get along.
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra presented a sublime Messiah, Handel's gorgeous music and a libretto that is the best possible pastiche of scriptural accounts of the Christian message, a Cliff's Notes version of theology.
We wouldn't all agree on all of its sectarian themes, but some phrases, like this one, linger in memory as guides to what might be: "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!"
The musicians exemplified this noble sentiment. On the day after Pearl Harbor Day, the conductor was from Japan, Masaaki Suzuki. Right across from him in the orchestra was a Japanese-American viola player. Other musicians, judging by their names were by ancestry Jewish, Latino, Chinese, Dutch—you name it, all in harmony. In the chorus I recognized a well-known Bay Area lesbian mezzo-soprano, proudly clothed like her male counterparts in white tie and tails instead of her female companions' little black dresses.
In the audience I saw a male friend who is a Yiddish expert in enthusiastic attendance despite the fact that it was the first night of Chanukah, accompanied by a lady friend with an Irish name and a fuzzy Christmas sweater.
The soprano soloist rejoiced in the storied Middle Eastern name of Sherezade. The bass-baritone, an American from the Bronx with a strong dark African face and magnificent dreadlocks atop his European-style formal attire, belted out the takeaway message from Psalms:
"Why do the nations so furiously rage together, and why do the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against his anointed."
To which the chorus replied:
"Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us."
Indeed. Let's do it.
It's tempting to dismiss the significance of the performance's graphic demonstration of how we can all live together on this earth in harmony as bourgeois sentimentality, but that would be a mistake. In fact, the people of the earth now face a crisis unprecedented in human history, and we must cast away the yokes of authoritarian rulers whose focus is sectarian strife in order to save ourselves and the world.
It is absolutely imperative that we act harmoniously together to deal with climate change, or we and our grandchildren will inevitably suffer the direst consequences.
Instead, our nations continue to furiously rage against one another, our national political parties argue about taxes, our state government can't manage to support the scientific institutions that might find the solutions we need, and our city officials are mesmerized by a few ne'er-do-wells who happen to be sitting on downtown sidewalks. (And no, Virginia, tearing down existing buildings to construct LEED skyscrapers for mega-profiteers won't prevent global warming—it's a tin fiddle in this song.)
In the words of the prophet Isaiah, quoted in Messiah "All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned ev'ry one to his own way…". Now it's time and past time to turn back, to start working together for the common good—before it's too late.
And that goes double for what we used to call "the Holy Land".


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Both Dave Cameron (Fangraphs) and Rob Neyer (ESPN) seem flabbergasted that the Twins signed Jason Kubel to such a lucrative deal. Cameron's solution would have been to cut Kubel loose and then sign 30-year-old Eric Hinske to a one-year, $1 million-to-$2 million dollar contract the Pittsburgh Pirates are soon to close with the former Rookie of the Year.
Cameron writes "Compare that to Hinske (the guy who had to settle for a one year deal as a role player on a terrible team) - the offensive skillset is practically identical, but Hinske can actually play a competent 1B/OF. The offensive difference in their CHONE projections add up to 2-3 runs over a full season, but the defensive gap is clearly much larger. It's hard to make a case that Kubel > Hinske."
Likewise, Neyer states "Hinske was worth around $9 million last year; Kubel was worth around $2 million. That difference is due largely to the fact that Hinske can play the outfield passably, while Kubel is (or should be) restricted exclusively to DH duties"
In the strict GMsian sense, both Cameron and Neyer have an argument. They are analyzing this in a pure "cog-for-the-machine" sense of designing a roster. Hinske is cheaper part and has the potential to provide similar output with the added caveat of defense if necessary. The problem with the two writers' proposals as outsiders to the Twins organization is that the Twins are not interested in the defensive part of the equation. Certainly a more enlightened franchise (Seattle, Boston) might weigh the added benefit of having a player on the roster that could stand in with serviceable defense but as it stands, the Twins have four outfielders ahead of anyone else on the outfield depth chart, so the focus revolves around the offense provided.
Last year, the 30-year-old left-handed batting Hinske hit .247/.333/.465 with 20 home runs and 88-to-47 K-to-BB ratio in 432 plate appearances while playing corner outfield for the Rays. Comparatively, the 26-year-old left-handed batting Jason Kubel hit .272/.335/.471 with 20 home runs and 91-to-47 K-to-BB ratio in 517 plate appearances while being used as a designated hitter. Very similar, right? On top of that, both have been treated like a platoon candidate over the duration of their careers. Where Hinske has seen 78% of his plate appearances against right-handed pitchers (hitting .264/.347/.458), Kubel has seen 81% of his plate appearances against the right-handed variety (hitting .275/.327/.464).
There should be consideration towards the trajectory of their 2008 season to put their final numbers into context. Hinske opened the season white-hot, batting .292/.407/.639 with six home runs in 86 plate appearances with a solid 14 walks to 12 strikeouts. From May 1st through September, Hinske hit .236/.315/.424 with 14 home runs in 346 plate appearances while walking just 33 more times and striking out 76 times. His numbers were buttressed by a torid first month of the year. In his initial month, Kubel hit .237/.257/.381 with four home runs and a putrid three walks to 20 strikeouts in 101 plate appearances. As Kubel's season progressed and he was given a regular spot as the DH when Craig Monroe was released, Kubel hit a much sturdier .281/.353/.495 with 16 home runs in 416 plate appearances while walking 44 times and striking out 71 times. If you use this as an indicator for future performance, Kubel's season shows progression while Hinske's shows wear.
Furthermore, Kubel has made growth in proving that he can be used as an everyday player and not just a platoon partner. The Twins gave Kubel more exposure to left-handed pitchers (22% of his at bats) and was somewhat useful hitting .232/.330/.374. Hinske, on the other hand, was an extreme platoon player with only 12% of his plate appearances against lefties where he hit just .143/.263/.224. There is value in having someone that kills a rally if a LOOGY is brought in.
The truth is that Kubel is just reaching his peak season and will be playing his best baseball (in theory) in the next several years. Meanwhile, at 31 in 2009, Hinske will see his numbers drop, both offensively and defensively, as he ages towards obscurity.


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Parking Meter Costs Could Increase Soon In Grand Rapids
Uh-oh! Looks like you might have to bring extra change with you very soon.
Both meters downtown and throughout the city will be seeing an increase in parking rates. The meters around town will be DOUBLING from 25 cents an hour to 50 cents an hour. Street parking downtown will also cost you dearly, raising itself by 25 cents as well. This will bring your grand total up to $1.75 per hour.
If you park in a parking ramp owned by the city you will not have to worry though. Rates will stay at $1-$2 per half hour depending on where you park.
This would bring our parking to one of the most expensive places in the state. Sheesh.
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Episode 47 - A Roundup of Teen Book Awards
Episode 47 - A Roundup of Teen Book Awards
In the wake of the American Library Association's annual announcement of Youth Media Awards, tune in for a roundup of top young adult literature award winners from the past year. Jennifer will report on her favorite titles drawn from lists of the year's most distinguished books for teens.
After listening to this episode, be sure to print out this list of recommended titles to take to the library or book seller.
Books featured in this episode:
- Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley (Atheneum, 2011)
- Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey (Alfred A. Knopf, 2011)
- Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler (Little, Brown, 2011)
- The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic, 2011)
- Chime by Franny Billingsley (Dial, 2011)
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (Philomel, 2011)
- The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin (Roaring Brook, 2010)
- Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (HarperCollins, 2011)
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (Candlewick, 2011)


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Further information on our terms of shipment.
A precise calculation of the transport costs can only be made if all the necessary shipping details for your parcel are available. This is the only way to avoid unnecessary surcharges for parcels which haven't been weighed or measured correctly. You can use your own scales, for example, to check the weight of the parcel. To measure the parcel you can use a ruler, a folding rule or a measuring tape. DPD reserves the right to apply a surcharge if the consignor's parcel data diverges from the measurements which are taken at the depot.
During transport it is impossible to avoid impact and vibration. This is why it's important to protect your parcel as well as possible. Otherwise there will be a risk that it could be damaged in transit. Cardboard boxes are used most often, and these are accepted by every depot. The depots expressly point out in their conditions of transport that parcels must be packed securely against transport risks.
External packaging:
You should always use new, good quality packaging which will be strong enough for the contents and will not be crushed if your cardboard box is stacked with other boxes. Please make sure that the box is big enough to contain additional filling material. You should also remove all stickers and any other shipping data.
Filling material should be added so that the contents of your package are unable to move around inside the box. Fragile and easily damaged goods should be packed individually. The contents of the parcel should be protected from all sides with filling material.
Parcels should be securely sealed with non-tear adhesive tape which is suitable for transport purposes. You should not use string or twine, and no paper wrapping. The shipping documents and the necessary labels must be applied to the top surface of the cardboard box. By 'top surface' we mean the largest level surface of the box. The shipping documents should never be applied on seams or on the adhesive tape. To make doubly sure you should put details of the consignee address inside the parcel.
This is available from stationery shops, supermarkets or DIY stores. Often they will let you have cardboard boxes and other packaging material free of charge. In order to ensure trouble-free shipping it is essential to use the right packaging material.
Further information on packing.
The combined dimensions define the maximum permitted parcel size. It is calculated as follows: [height + width] x 2 + the length of the parcel in cm.
The DPD combined dimensions calculator will help you to check quickly and conveniently whether your parcel meets these specifications.
Volumetric weight is a standard formula which is used in the airline industry and which includes density in the calculation of the transport costs. Volumetric weight is based on the volumetric standard of IATA (International Air Transport Association). On the basis of this calculation the space which the parcel will occupy inside the aircraft is compared with the actual weight of the parcel.
The shipping cost is based on the higher of the two values, in other words either the actual overall weight or the volumetric weight of the parcel. The higher weight is then used for the calculation of the shipping tariff.
The calculation of the volumetric weight depends on the individual service provider. As a rule the following formula is used:
Length x width x height / 6000 = volumetric weight
The DPD volumetric-weight calculator will help you to calculate the volumetric weight of your parcel quickly and conveniently.
(for shipments which contain a number of packages you simply add the individual results)
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Hammers manager Sam Allardyce confirmed on Friday afternoon that the Moroccan has completed his move across London - but not in time to figure in Saturday's FA Cup third round tie against Manchester United at Upton Park.
Allardyce told Sky Sports News: "We've signed him for the rest of the season. I think that'll be it in terms of strikers as we need to get Andy Carroll back (to fitness)."
Chamakh, 28, struggled to claim a regular place in the Gunners' first team after initially impressing following a free transfer from Bordeaux in 2010.
Source: PA
Source: PA


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After a new telly but not sure how it'll look in your living room? Sony has come up with a neat way to find out, using augmented reality.
Print out the marker you can download from Sony's site. Position the print where you plan to place your panel. Take a snap with your phone or camera, and when you've uploaded it to Sony's site, you'll be presented with a piccy showing the screen in situ.
From this...
You can select any of seven screens ranging from 26in to 60in - all Bravias, natch - and the online software will postion them right on top of the marker in the photo, be it on a horizontal surface or the wall.
...to this. I think we need a bigger set
You can even pic one of five images to place on the screen. Sony being Sony, it hasn't resisted the temptation to present you with a series of shots from games running on its PlayStation 3 and from Sony Pictures' Blu-ray Disc releases.
AR is utterly gimmicky, of course, but here, for once, is a kind of useful application of the tech.
Telly on the wall or the table? It'll handle both
Of course, when you've found what looks the right size, check out Reg Hardware's guide to choosing HD screen sizes to make sure the set really is big enough for your hi-def viewing pleasure. ®
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At Dunbar Cave State Park, recycled Christmas Trees become a natural enhancement for the park's many hiking trails. Each year, about 1,000 Christmas Trees are mulched for use at the park. Volunteers help spread the the mulch along the trails, which helps to cushion the walkways for visitors and deter erosion.
"The reason Christmas Trees are so important is by definition they don't have any invasive species or seeds," David Boen, a Friends of Dunbar Cave board member, told The Leaf Chronicle. "The only mulch, in fact, that Dunbar Cave has is from Christmas Trees."
Mulched Christmas Trees provide cushioning for hikers and joggers, as well as preventing water run-off.