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forH. B. 4345
(By Delegates Boggs, D. Campbell, Fragale, Diserio,
Marcum, Moore, R. Phillips and White)
[Passed March 7, 2012; in effect ninety days from passage.]
AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §31-2-17, relating to the sale of company railroad scrap metal; defining terms; requiring written authorization for sale; setting a minimum weight for railroad scrap metal sold; requiring purchaser to attempt to verify ownership; creating certain presumptions and other standards available in civil action; providing that certain presumptions are lost if a company does not follow this section; and allowing an award of costs and attorneys fees in certain circumstances.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §31-2-17, to read as follows:
§31-2-17. Selling railroad scrap metal.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Company" is a railroad carrier as defined in section twenty-eight, article three, chapter sixty-one;
(2) "Railroad scrap metal" means any materials derived from railroad track, railroad track material, worn or used links, pins, journal bearings, or other worn, used, or detached appendages of railroad equipment or railroad track;
(3) "Purchaser" means any person in the business of purchasing railroad scrap metal, any salvage yard owner or operator, any public or commercial recycling facility owner or operator and any agent or employee thereof, or other individual or entity who purchase any form of railroad scrap metal;
(4) "Confusion of goods" means the intended mixture of similar railroad scrap metal done purposely by the purchaser without authorization of right or title to the railroad scrap metal.
(b) Only a duly authorized individual, agent, officer or employee of a company may sell or dispose of railroad scrap metal owned by the company. Any sale or disposition of railroad scrap metal made by any unauthorized individual is void: Provided, That the purchaser knowingly purchased company railroad scrap metal.
(c) All sales or disposition of company railroad scrap metal must:
(1) Be in quantities equal to or greater than one ton;
(2) Be accompanied by a bill of sale or other written evidence of authorization to sell the railroad scrap metal, a copy of which shall be retained by the purchaser and the duly authorized seller of railroad scrap metal; and,
(3) Comply with other lawful requirements regarding the sale and purchase of railroad scrap metal.
(d) If a duly authorized individual sells or disposes of railroad scrap metal in quantities less than one ton, or without delivering a bill of sale or other written evidence of authorization from the company for sale or disposition of railroad scrap metal to the purchaser, the company shall not thereafter be entitled to the benefit of subsections (g) through (i) of this section.
(e) Before knowingly acquiring railroad scrap metal the purchaser shall attempt to ascertain the lawful ownership thereof, whether by evidence of a bill of sale from the company, or other form of written authorization from the company for sale or disposition of railroad scrap metal to the purchaser.
(f) In any civil action where the company claims to be the rightful owner of railroad scrap metal in the possession of a purchaser, the company may, in addition to any other relief to which the company may be entitled, seek an immediate order from the court to physically preserve any railroad scrap metal which is the subject of the suit, and any other metals with which they may have been confused, while the suit is pending.
(g) In a civil action regarding rightful possession and ownership of railroad scrap metal, if the purchaser cannot produce the bill of sale or other written evidence of authorization to sell the railroad scrap metal, the court shall presume that the subject railroad scrap metal was unlawfully taken from the company.
(h) The purchaser claiming ownership of the railroad scrap metal in controversy may rebut this presumption and prove a lawful right or title to the subject railroad scrap metal, but in the absence of adequate proof, the company shall be held to be the general owner of the subject railroad scrap metal, and shall be entitled to immediate possession of the railroad scrap metal in controversy.
(i) If the court finds that any portion, or all of the railroad scrap metal in controversy was unlawfully obtained by the purchaser, and mixed or confused with other railroad scrap metal, it shall be deemed a confusion of goods. In the case of a confusion of goods, the purchaser loses any right in all mixed railroad scrap metal unless the railroad scrap metal can be identified and separated among the company and the purchaser.
(j) In a civil action regarding rightful possession and ownership of railroad scrap metal, if the court finds that the purchaser knowingly purchased company railroad scrap metal and failed to attempt to ascertain that the person selling the railroad scrap metal had a legal right to do so, the court shall award the company costs and attorneys fees related to that action.


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Indian authorities are pumping water out of a sprawling southern lake to assuage villagers' fears it was contaminated after the discovery of the body of a woman infected with HIV, a regional official said on Wednesday.
The virus is usually transmitted through sexual intercourse, infected blood and from an infected mother to the baby in her womb or through breastfeeding, but the villagers' alarm at the discovery a week ago drove the demand for the lake to be drained, the official added.
"We tried our best to assure the villagers that we would get the water tested, but they did not budge and even refused to come near the lake," said Naveen Hullur, who is in charge of the area.
The lake near the village of Morab in Karnataka, about 440 km (273 miles) from the state's capital of Bengaluru, covers 32 acres (13 hectares).
It is a key source of drinking water for more than 1,000 people who live in the drought-affected region and earn their livelihoods by farming.
The drainage operation has run for the last four days and freshwater from a nearby canal is to be used to replenish the lake over the next four to five days, Hullur added. He did not provide additional details.
It was not immediately clear what the cost of the drainage operation is. Public health officials in the region did not immediately respond to telephone calls and email messages from Reuters to seek comment.
The HIV which causes AIDS is not spread in air, water or in food, or by sharing cups, bowls, cutlery, clothing, or toilet seats. It cannot survive in the body after the infected person dies.

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"For his innovative applications of field theoretic techniques to quantum condensed matter systems, and his marvelous presentations of the story of physics through teaching, lectures, textbooks, and public talks."
Background:Ramamurti Shankar obtained his B. Tech (Electrical Engineering) at the Indian Institute of Technology in 1969. Inspired by the Feynman Lectures he switched to Physics, obtaining his Ph.D. in 1974 in S-matrix theory at Berkeley under Geoffrey Chew. After spending 1974-77 at the Harvard Society of Fellows, he joined Yale as J.W. Gibbs Instructor where he is the John Randolph Huffman Professor. He was chair between 2001-2007. He has contributed to the determinations of the quark gluon coupling constant, exact S-Matrices (with Witten), self-triality in statistical mechanics and field theory, exact solutions of disordered Ising models (with Murthy), renormalization group for Fermions and Landaus Fermi liquid, Hamiltonian theory of the Fractional Quantum Hall effect (with Murthy) and the solution of disordered and chaotic quantum dots (with Murthy). He is a Fellow of the APS and Trustee of the Aspen Center for Physics. He authored Principles of Quantum Mechanics and Basic Training in Mathematics and won the Harwood F. Byrnes/Richard B. Sewall Teaching Prize at Yale. The video of his Physics 200 (http://open.yale.edu/courses/physics/index.html) is available gratis. His public lecture When you come to a fork in the road take it: Yogi Berras guide to the quantum world explains Feynmans sum over paths.
Elizabeth Beise (Chair), Cherry Murray, Lisa Randall, Evelyn Hu, Richart Slusher


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I'm kicking the tires on some of the net's identification management websites. Let me clarify this ambiguous term...(and please let me know if there's a better name for sites like these)
A site which compiles a list of your other online personalities and profiles and provides some helpful functionality to make working with all of those profiles a little easier.
Clearly, this encompasses a large list of sites but to be perfectly honest, I don't feel anyone has really nailed this down in any really nice way. I'm mostly interested in services which make it EASY to use all of these different channels of communication we have available to us.
Sites I'm looking for are similar to these (with special attention to my notes):
- http://flavors.me (Nice interface, pulls resource data into one screen.)
- http://card.ly (Painfully basic and ends up being yet another online profile to manage)
- http://google.com/profiles (Steps beyond an online profile and provides a nice way to interact with the person, but keeps you in Google's walled garden.)
Features I'm interested in seeing (but doesn't need to hit ALL of these points):
- Makes communicating across services easy
- Organizes your various online profiles
- Makes specific personas and profiles conditionally available
- Provides proxy services to better manage privacy
- Supports open architectures/services (OAuth, OpenID, etc)
- Friendly and fun to use?
I'm really hoping some people will dig up services which I'm not familiar with and could suggest some other features which might be useful in such a service which I might have overlooked.


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Though horror movies really gathered pace in the sound era, there is no denying that films of the silent age set many of the genre's essential stylistic tics. Even today, it's a very rare horror film that ignores the legacy of German expressionism, which writes psychological unease large in shadowy contrasts and queasy perspectives.
Silent horror terrifies through its sheer rawness – made at the beginning of cinema, they were unconstrained by horror movie convention, and can hit us hardest for their undiluted depiction of terror.
There is no greater example of this than F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922), which is rereleased nationwide this week in a Masters of Cinema restoration as part the BFI Gothic project.
Murnau's film is an adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula on the sly: the names have been changed to protect the studio pockets. There's so much here that has been adopted by later horror: the slinking, spreading shadows cast by the toothy Count Orlok; his hunched and loomed silhouette painted on a bare wall; his uncanny rise from his coffin.
But there's much also in Nosferatu that defies our expectations of a scary movie. If you're looking for the classic gothic colour palette of black, white, red and royal purple you'll be sorely disappointed. Nosferatu is shot in natural light, and tinted delicate hues of amber, violet and rose pink. There is no blood and gore either: Orlok's victims are engulfed by shadows, and our imaginations are left to flesh out their fate.
In tribute to Nosferatu, here are 10 more great silent horror films, all of which have more in common with their modern successors than you may expect.
Infernal Cauldron (1903)
Director: Georges Méliès
Pioneer Georges Méliès made countless devil movies, including his The Haunted Castle (1896), which may well be the first horror film ever shot, although if we are being pernickety it is also a comedy. The Infernal Cauldron, a hand-painted jewel from 1903, makes this list because it remains breathtaking in its brutal economy and mastery of early special effects.
A dancing green demon bundles a woman in white into his cauldron. His reptilian henchman drags in two more victims and stirs the pot of fire with his pitchfork. There is an explosion, and the spirits of the murdered people emerge from the flames and hover in the air briefly, only to transform into fireballs. Under bombardment, the devil runs mad and does what can only be described as the decent thing.
Méliès was a genius of the cinema, and this 110-year-old portrait of inexplicable, psychotic sadism is compelling, cruel and strangely attractive.
Frankenstein (1910)
Director: J. Searle Dawley
A crash-course in literary adaptation for the big screen, this gothic miniature is another gem of the early period. Entirely composed of interior scenes, this unexpectedly domestic, small-scale version of Mary Shelley's novel is more than a match for more overblown big-screen Frankensteins. The filmmakers intended to emphasise "the mystic and psychological problems in this weird tale" rather than the scares, but the creation scene is gruesome enough for most ghouls. As the screen is washed in a red tint, a skeleton emerges slowly from a crucible, gathers scraps of flesh to its bones and begins to wave. All the while, we keep cutting back to the horrified doctor peeking through the door at his grim achievement. A neat mirror-trick transposes the novel's finale from the Arctic tundra to a cosy parlour, too. And it works.
Long thought to be a casualty of silent film loss, Frankenstein was rediscovered in the early 1970s, and thanks partly to a popular 'reboot' in 2010, is a latter-day online sensation.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Director: Robert Wiene
Inspired by a trip to the funfair, the mindbending narrative of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, which concerns a sleepwalking murderer controlled by a sinister showman, finds its ideal visual incarnation in high German expressionism. Every frame of this movie screams madness, instability and fear: from the impossibly tilted and twisted painted backdrops to the deathmask makeup of somnambulist Cesare.
Enduringly popular, and massively influential, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari turns terror into an artform, and holds the audience in its sweaty palm right until the infamous surprise ending.
In a now-disputed theory, Siegfried Kracauer described the film as an allegory for Weimar Germany, in disarray after the First World War, and susceptible to a new tyrannical leadership. Of course, Robert Wiene's film is all the more terrifying because it resists any such neat explanation.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Director: John S. Robertson
The famous Shakespearean John Barrymore shoulders the dual roles of man and monster in this hugely popular adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novella. Fellow stage thespian Brandon Hurst plays Jekyll's leering colleague Dr Carew, while vamp Nita Naldi is the dance-hall darling who brings out his inner Hyde. And all the while the intertitles ramp up the tension, they are also casting a moral burden out to the audience: "In each of us, two natures are at war – the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer. But in our own hands lies the power to choose."
Barrymore's own hands, extended by gruesome, gnarled fingers, are a tribute to Famous Players-Lasky's makeup department, but there's far more to this than gore and shocks. The final scenes capitalise on a new character inserted by a previous stage adaptation, Jekyll's fiancée Millicent, to add a little heartbreak to the horror.
The Golem, How He Came into the World (1920)
Director: Paul Wegener and Carl Boese
Paul Wegener made, and starred in, three Golem films, but this is the only one that remains. It's a prequel to the other two, a retelling of the Golem legend in which a rabbi in 16th-century Prague sculpts a plus-size monster from clay to defend the Jewish community. In this movie, the Golem, after initially fulfilling its duty, falls under the influence of a demon and embarks on a violent rampage through the ghetto. The ending, when it comes, is an absolute classic, and surprisingly heartwarming for such an out-and-out experiment in fear.
Vast sets designed by architect Hans Poelzig and cinematography by the legendary Karl Freund give The Golem an appropriately majestic sense of scale, and sharp, expressionist style. The lumbering Golem with an unexpected tender side, as played shiftily by Wegener, is the forerunner of many a cinematic Frankenstein's monster. That the shem in the Golem's chest that awakens him will also remind 2013 viewers of the Marvel Iron Man franchise can't be denied.
The Haunted House (1921)
Director: Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline
A cheeky inclusion for a slapstick two-reeler here, albeit one stuffed to the gills with ghouls, devils and animated skeletons. Our casually elegant hero is a bank clerk who finds himself lured to a tricked-out house, haunted by Scooby-Doo-style fake spooks. It's impossible to resist reading Buster Keaton's antics in the fake haunted house as a tribute to the stagey antics of Georges Méliès and his dancing devils. Not least a set piece in which two perky skeletons assemble a man limb by limb from inanimate body parts. And the dedication of half the running time to the twin thrills of frightening our hero and watching his entertainingly spooked reactions speaks to a healthy understanding of an audience's desire to have their adrenaline levels tweaked.
But perhaps it is also worth considering slapstick as an ancestor to body horror. Watch what Buster gets up to here with glue, a hammer and a kettle of boiling water and ask yourself where the gruesome appetites of torture porn aficionados were first sharpened.
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Director: Victor Sjöström
A personal favourite of Ingmar Bergman's, who claimed to watch it at least once a year, The Phantom Carriage is a horror film that places the soul, not just the body, in peril. In the vein of The Exorcist (1973), The Phantom Carriage dramatises the battle for one human soul as boozer David Holm (played by director Victor Sjöström) is apprenticed to drive Death's carriage, collecting the souls of the departed as they fall. As he fulfils his grisly duty, the demarcation between the world of the dead and the living is shown via ghostly multiple exposures. The film begins, and ends, with a young Salvation Army volunteer on her deathbed, who has been praying for David's redemption.
The ethereal beauty of The Phantom Carriage is still arresting, and those multiple exposures are all the more impressive when you remember that they were achieved in situ, on hand-cranked cameras, rather than in the lab.
Häxan: Witchcraft through the Ages (1922)
Director: Benjamin Christensen
The horror-documentary genre is a rare hybrid, but consider this Swedish film the silent forerunner to modish found-footage chillers such as The Blair Witch Project (1999) or Cloverfield (2012).
In a faux-scholarly attempt to have its cake and eat it, Häxan is divided into four parts. The first three tell creepy tales of witchcraft and the devil's works, the last attempts to explain away the audience's nightmares by arguing that cases of demonic possession would now be diagnosed as mental illness, and the therapies of modern medicine have replaced medieval tortures. It's a valid conclusion, of course, but does little to dilute the impact of the preceding sections, including director Benjamin Christensen himself as a hideously priapic Satan, creeping into a woman's bedroom as she sleeps…
Destined to be a cult classic, Häxan was rereleased in 1968, with a jazz score and narration by none other than William S Burroughs, under the name Witchcraft through the Ages.
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Director: Rupert Julian
Lon Chaney was known as the man of a thousand faces, most of which were grotesques. Here he uses his makeup skills to transform himself into the deformed 'Phantom' skulking around the lower quarters of the Paris Opera.
Contemporary reports said that audience members fainted and screamed when the Phantom was unmasked, revealing a corpse-like face with deep eye sockets, receding lips and gaping nostrils. For Chaney, playing such terrifying roles had a social purpose. "I wanted to remind people that the lowest types of humanity may have within them the capacity for supreme self-sacrifice," he wrote in the year this film was released. "The dwarfed, misshapen beggar of the streets may have the noblest ideals." And it is a hard-hearted viewer who fails to sympathise with the malevolent Phantom, just a little.
Rupert Julian's movie was troubled during production and shot and reshot following poor reviews. As such, it's a movie made by Hollywood committee, but nevertheless enjoyable in its garish gothic excesses. One of the most memorable sequences is the two-strip Technicolor 'bal masqué', in which the Phantom makes a glorious appearance wearing a skull mask and red velvet cloak.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
Director: Jean Epstein
The screenplay for this flesh-crawlingly creepy film was written by Luis Buñuel, layering Spanish surrealism over Edgar Allan Poe's American gothic. Polish-born director Jean Epstein was heavily influenced by French Impressionism, as well as the conventions of German expressionism. The Fall of the House of Usher is a heady mix of all these ingredients: a disorienting and disturbing tale of love, loss and decay. The wide floors of the almost-empty sets conjure the deepest darkness, punctuated by a candle flame, or a glimpse of a bridal veil trailing from a coffin. The pained faces of Jean Debucourt as the artist Roderick and Marguerite Gance as his tortured bride convey melancholy more than fear.
Roger Ebert wrote, hauntingly, that the film is "less a fiction than the realization of some phantasmagoric alternative reality". It remains the most beautiful, and truly chilling, of horror movies.


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Thawing Permafrost
Permafrost refers to a layer of soil or rock that is frozen all year round. Permafrost is found throughout much of Alaska, parts of Canada, and other countries in the far north. You might think a place with permafrost would be barren, but plants can still grow in the soil at the surface, which is not frozen during warmer parts of the year. However, there may be a thick layer of permafrost underneath. As air temperature rises, so does the temperature of the ground, which can cause permafrost to thaw (or melt).
What's happening now?
Ground temperatures have increased throughout Alaska since the late 1970s, and permafrost has already thawed in many places.
What will happen in the future?
As temperatures keep getting warmer, permafrost will continue to thaw. For example, the map on the right shows how permafrost in northwestern Alaska could change by the year 2100.
Why does it matter?
When permafrost melts, the land above it sinks or changes shape. Sinking land can damage buildings and infrastructure such as roads, airports, and water and sewer pipes. It also affects ecosystems. For example, the top photo shows a forest where the trees are leaning or falling over because the permafrost underneath them has melted.
Another reason to be concerned about permafrost is because it has a lot of carbon trapped inside. As permafrost thaws, this carbon is released to the atmosphere in the form of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. This process leads to more climate change and is an example of a positive feedback loop, which happens when warming causes changes that lead to even more warming.


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Beyond Dealmaking: Five Steps to Negotiating Profitable Relationships
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i am new to this forum and i want to know what is the best web designing language.
The staples are HTML and CSS. If you want some extra dynamic behavior (like a slideshow), use JavaScript. If you need backend functionality (like connecting with a database) there are various languages like PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl and so on.
web designing is a mixture of various scripting languages and tools like Photoshop, Dreamweaver, coral draw but if you want to expertise in initial lavel then go for html and css with JavaScript/jquery.
HTML, CSS is not going to leave you in web design for making it more attractive JS, JQUERY, AJAX, FLASH. You have options with this and other things such as for database. My suggestion is to go for HTML & CSS if you don't know it, then at least js and then select any one option among PHP, ASPX, JSP. Its fully your choice.
HTML - This will be your content of your website
CSS - This will be used to style your site
If you are just getting started, I would recommend learning these two languages first and going from there.
What type of site are you looking to build?
Something that I think is often skipped over is the fact that there are two emerging branches in web design.
There is what we call Frontend developers and backend developers.
A front end developer works on the user interface, the layout, how it looks and feels.
A Backend Developer works on the functional coding of the site/app.
For example, a calculator website. The Backend is coding how the calcuator works, the front end how it looks an feels. Do the buttons fade, do the grow, do they change color.
Depending on what you want to do it can be as simple as HTML, CSS, PERL. Good luck.
Hi @bmk44; welcome to the forums
My very first site - AOL Hometown made using HotDog Express - was nothing but HTML (with CSS and later javascript inline and even later with cgi) so I'm wondering why you say PERL
Don't get me wrong, I like PERL (though I don't know as I'd call it simple), just wondering why you think it's best.
Well, when I first arrived on the web in the mid-1990's HTML and PERL were big if you wanted to create useful, interactive sites. I self-taught myself HTML and spent another 2 months learning the basics of PERL. Learning PERL allowed me to be able to modify PERL and CGI scripts to my liking. For instance, the infamous Matt Wright bulletin board. With my PERL skills today I've been able to modify that script into a site that allow my users to create their very own homepage. So, I think PERL is great for web designers interested in building their own interactive programs.
You will need html and css, after you learn that I suggest learning WordPress, by using WordPress and different themes you can create amazing websites. Just takes patience and time. Took me six months.
HTML and CSS will get you started in the right direction. But those two are just the basics. Shortcuts with site builders and the fact that WordPress is the platform for over 50% of websites on the net suggest that you don't have to have the same skill set as you used to need to build a great site. If you are pursuing a career in web design start with HTML and CSS other wise, many alternative options for great designs are available.
Thanks everyone.
The OP hasn't returned to this thread for over 2 months so I think it's safe to say he's received the answer.
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Eclipse Residents Query Mayor on Collapsing Neighbor
Some of the Eclipse Mill rooms have a disturbing view of the collapsed Hoosac Mill across the street. |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mayor Richard Alcombright assured Eclipse Mill residents last Wednesday evening that the severely damaged Hoosac Mill across the street will be repaired.
The mayor was invited to attend the open forum by mill residents concerned with the progress on what is now called the NoAMA (North Adams, MA) building but made it clear that he was also available to answer other questions from the floor.
According to the mayor, mill owner Ariel Sutain has committed to demolishing the damaged sections of the roof by November. At that time, the mayor hopes he will also put forth a plan for the future of the structure.
Eclipse Mill residents expressed their concern over the safety and condition of their neighbor, which has been mainly used for storage. |
The massive mill's "sawtooth roof" collapsed in several sections because of this past winter's heavy snows.
The city is cooperating with Sutain on this issue closely to encourage the would-be developer to stick with his investment and meet his responsibility to clean up and eventually develop the property.
"There needs to be a plan. It needs to be doable and we need to push forward with this," said Alcombright.
He continued, "The city will continue to press for an engineering report and plan. We may have dragged our feet somewhat on this but it's important to give the developer time to address the issues, the city cannot afford to be left with the responsibility for this building right now. The cost would be too high."
In the meantime, Sutain has promised to protect public safety by cordoning off the area of the sidewalk where bricks from the damaged structure are most likely to fall. He will also bear the cost of installing two new crosswalks.
Sutain has employed Dave Westall of Westall Associates to do engineering assessments in the past and the mayor said he is confident in Westall's assessment that the crumbling structure, although fragile, poses no immediate danger to the public.
There were a number of concerns about the proposed crosswalks, not least of which were for the safety of neighborhood residents who often encounter speeding cars coming around the curved road westbound and dangerously close to both mills.
Alcombright promised the city would take precautions to ensure the safety of pedestrians in the area as much as possible. Signage and lighting are under consideration. The road has too much traffic for speed bumps and speed limits are already quite low. The mayor also pointed out the inability of the city to spare the manpower to monitor drivers' speeds in the area.
The meeting soon turned into a flood damage update. A question was raised about the road to the Natural Bridge that's been rendered impassable by the flood.
According to the mayor, there is approximately $5 million in flood damage so far in the city. The state, MEMA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be able to help with repairs and funding as soon as assessments of the damage are available. However, it is unlikely that the park will be a priority since so many other more important roads in and out of town are also in need of repair.
"People have to get to work," said Alcombright. "So we have to have priorities. If you see the road open to the bridge before winter — it will be an amazing thing."
Mill residents were also concerned about gravel trucks going through town along Route 2 and then through Massachusetts Avenue.
According to the mayor, trucks working in Vermont have been rerouted because Williamstown roads cannot bear the load. Although the city of Williamstown has decided to disallow road crew trucks through their downtown core, the mayor says North Adams roads are safe enough to bear the weight so, for the time being, as long as these trucks keep to the speed limits and do not pose a hazard to residents, North Adams will continue to allow them to pass.
Money to do the work on roads washed out by the floods is available. As soon as it is possible to complete damage assessments, repairs will begin.
The mayor is available to speak to any community group wishing to hold a meeting. To arrange an appointment, call City Hall.
School Building Committee Sets Meeting
Agenda I. Call to order II. Reading and Approval of Records a. Minutes of 27 July 2011 III. Project Status Overview IV. Project Scope – 620 vs. 310 student school/s solutions V. School building options: Greylock, Sullivan and /or Conte a. Building Committee vote on size of project and choice of school building/s VI. Schedule – MSBA Feasibility Study Extension Timeline a. Building Committee vote on approval of schedule to complete Feasibility Study and Schematic Design Phase VII. Adjournment |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Building Committee will meet Thursday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m. in the lower level conference room at Conte Middle School.
School officials are expecting to continue the discussion on the school building project's direction taken up at the last meeting.
Officials are debating the wisdom of moving forward with a two-school solution for the educational needs of 620 pupils in Grades kindergarten through 7. While the Massachusetts School Building Authority has agreed on the number of students and the continuation of the K-7 alignment, it has not specifically endorsed a two-school solution.
Sullivan School parents have also forcefully rejected the idea of closing Sullivan in favor of a more cost-effective Conte School renovation. The general consensus has also rejected building one large school but there seems to be agreement on either renovating or building a new Greylock School.
School officials are now debating whether to proceed with two schools, which would require a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion vote and an inevitably controversial decision on Sullivan or Conte. The other option would be to put forward one school, which would likely not need a debt exclusion vote but would only solve the educational needs of half the students.
The MSBA's approval in either instance is not assured.
School and city officials are looking to the public for more input and residents are encouraged to attend next Thursday's meeting. The project status from the last meeting is below.
Sons of Italy Sold to Redevelopment Authority
The Sons of Italy has been sold twice in the last year. The newest owner is the Redevelopment Authority. |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Redevelopment Authority has purchased the former Sons of Italy building for $150,000 from Deborah Renzi and K & M Nominee Trust of Pittsfield.
The money was taken from the HSP/Redevelopment Authority Account, which after the purchase has a balance of $150,000.
In a message to the City Council, Mayor Richard J. Alcombright said the purchase was to ensure overflow parking for Western Gateway Heritage State Park after an attempt to negotiate parking in return for an easement to hook into the city's sewer line.The property was purchased for $75,000 by Michael Renzi and Kurt Hotspot in spring 2010 with the idea of developing the building at 1492 Christopher Columbus Drive. The Sons had put the building up for sale in 2006 as its membership aged and declined. More than half its members were over the age of 80, Sons of Italy Lodge 704 Trustee Paul Catelotti said last year.
Renzi and Hotspot were aware of the septic issues but hoping to overcome them to develop the property into studio or retail space.
Alcombright explained the reasoning for the purchase in his communication to the council, posted below:
Last year, two gentlemen from Pittsfield purchased the Sons of Italy building. As the building had a failed septic system, they wanted an easement to hook on to city sewer. As I thought through the process, I determined that the City has no "legal" parking rights in the Son's lot for what we refer to as the overflow parking for Heritage State Park (HSP). In the ensuing months, I negotiated with the owners to give the city an easement for the parking in exchange for an easement for the sewer. They would not give the easement. My persistence with wanting the easement on the parking was determined by the following: 1. Parking has always been limited at the park and in that respect, limits potential growth whether owned by the city or held in the private sector. 2. As the Department of Conservation and Recreation has committed to locating a visitors office in HSP in 2013, this will give the park considerably more exposure as the North Side Visitors Center [for Mount Greylock State Reservation] and have the potential of putting tens of thousands of visitors through the park annually. 3. This, combined with the completion of the bridge, potential capital improvements at the park and a good marketing plan could drive more retail or arts-based businesses back into the park, also increasing the need for parking. Additionally, the Sons of Italy building and land is the only parcel not owned by the Redevelopment Authority from the entrance on West Main all the way down to the Apkin property. There have been discussions with the city and the Partnership for North Adams with respect to future passenger rail and/or some sort of tourist/scenic rail. The Partnership has been in conversation with Pan Am as well as Berkshire Scenic Railroad and while this concept is still far away, it is something that could certainly come to fruition. With the owners not willing to give an easement on the parking, I could not risk losing that parking and as time passed, the owners threatened to block all parking and access to park customers ... and at one point did chain off the parking. With no clear rights to the parking, I spoke with the city solicitor and he advised me that a purchase of the property would be the best solution and would avoid a court case and prolonged litigation should the owners continue to barricade the lot and prevent HSP parking (which they were prepared to do). The priority then became to find a way to assure the city retain that area and assure adequate parking for the park. In May, I began negotiations with the owners to purchase the property and last month, I met in executive session with the Redevelopment Authority to discuss the details of that purchase. The Authority approved the negotiated purchase of the Sons of Italy building for a price of $150,000 and authorized me to act on behalf of the Authority through the city solicitor to finalize the purchase. The property was purchased on Tuesday, July 19. Please know that the funds for this purchase came from the HSP/Redevelopment Authority Account which after the purchase has a remaining balance of approximately $150,000. No "city" money was used for this purchase. I will be happy to answer any further questions at the council meeting. |
Airport Hosting Big-Screen Movie Night
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Remember movie nights at Coury's Drive-in, or its sister the Hoosac Drive-in just south of the border?
Ahh, those days are long gone for the city. Or are they?
Area residents can get a taste of what it's like to watch a movie under the stars on Friday, Aug. 5, when "The Great Waldo Pepper" screens on what Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is touting as the "largest movie screen in the Berkshires": the airplane hanger at Harriman & West Airport.
The museum is sponsoring the 1975 Robert Redford film on the 90-by-22-foot airplane hanger door. Seating will be on the tarmac, so moviegoers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.
"The Great Waldo Pepper" appropriately features then-hearthrob Redford as a World War I flying ace turned 1920s barnstormer and offers up some daring pre-CGI flying feats (all on a $5 million budget!).
To get in the mood, the evening will begin with a display of planes and antique cars. The first 100 kids will receive balsa-wood gliders and will be able to compete for prizes for the longest flight, best acrobatics and worst crash.
Local vendors will be selling hot dogs, hamburgers, snacks, soft drinks, beer and wine, and, of course, popcorn.
"It's not quite a drive-in since you can't watch the film from your car, but it's close," said Joseph Thompson, director of Mass MoCA. "Pack your cars with family, friends, chairs and blankets, see a spectacular film under the stars, and check out the airport scene."
Gates open at 7; a selection of flying cartoons begins at 8:15 and the main feature starts just after 8:30.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for kids; or load up the car for a special price of $14. Tickets are available only at the door.
In case of rain, the film and all activities will be moved to Sunday, Aug. 7.
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City Gets $1M Community Block Grant
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams is getting $1 million in Community Development Block Grant funds, some of which will go toward the Armory rehabilitation.
The grant was announced on Thursday by Gov. Deval Patrick's office. Some 41 cities and towns will receive $28 million in the federal funds for housing, development and public service projects.
The aged Armory is in the midst of a $5 million renovation to create space for community events and social services.
Part of the $1 million will be used for parking improvements at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink and city's abandoned property program.
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Home Page Chess Life Online 2009 March Labor Day Round up Part I: Dean and Alec Annotate
Labor Day Round up Part I: Dean and Alec Annotate |
September 8, 2009 | |
[email protected]. New York State Championships GM Giorgi Kacheishvili and Siddharth Ravichandran tied for first at the 131st New York State Championships in Albany, with 5/6 each. Giorgi got the title on tiebreaks but they each took home $1200. Chris Williams won $700 for first Under 2300 player. Click here for the final results with prize money and here for the MSA USCF rated results. The most exciting upset of the tournament was 15-year-old Alec Getz's win over GM-elect Alex Lenderman, which Getz annotated for CLO: 3458 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 Nf6 6.d3 e6 7.g4?! This move is probably a bit premature. Since my center seems impregnable and I have the two bishops, it makes sense to gain space and start an offense on the kingside to try to pry open black's position. However, in light of what happened, the prophylactic 7.Bd2 was more accurate. 7...Bb4 8.Bd2 d4 9.Nb1 Qb6 After Lenderman played Qb6 I went into a long thought. If instead of Qb6, if Black played Bxd2 (or moved his bishop away) then I could play Nxd2 and continue my attack. But now Lenderman threatens to snatch the b-pawn with Bxd2 Nxd2 and Qxb2. At first I thought about 10.Bg2 Bxd2 11.Nxd2 Qxb2 12. 0–0, but it looks like Black has time to move his queen away with an extra pawn (even if he is greedy and takes on c2 he should be alright). Then I considered 10.c3, but I sensed it would be bad because when I eventually develop my f1 bishop to g2 or h3 (after g5 and h4), then d3 is a serious weakness. Finally I decided on the text, but this move has its drawbacks too, Black may be able to play on the dark squares, and also don't forget the move 10.b3 by itself loses a tempo. Therefore, on the 7th move, instead of g4, 7.Bd2 was more accurate, intending to meet Black's counter-chance Bb4 with 8.a3, and after 8...Ba5 9.g4, White has deprived Black of his Qb6 because b4 traps the bishop. 10.b3 Na6 11.a3 Another tempo lost; Black threatened ...Bxd2 and Nb4 with pressure on White's queenside with combined action of the knight and queen. 11...Bxd2+ 12.Nxd2 Qa5 13.Bg2 h5 Now I'm in big trouble. A cramped position, A bad bishop on g2, major holes and weaknesses in my position, not only the dark squares but now Lenderman attacks my vulnerable pawn on g4. What more could black want from an opening? I felt I was close to losing to here. 14.Ke2 14...Ke7 The king seems fine on e7, but now I have some counter chances. The king would probably be safer on the queenside. 15.Qf4 Black threatened ...hxg4 followed by ...Qg5 winning the g4 pawn. 15...g5 16.Qg3 hxg4 17.hxg4 Rxh1 18.Rxh1 18.Bxh1 Rh8 looks very grim. I realized my only chance now was to somehow break into Lenderman's king on e7, and although I didn't see how, I knew that passive defense of the a-pawn would be suicide (suffocation). 18...Qxa3 19.b4!? I knew that Lenderman would probably have a defense, and probably this move is bad, but in a practical game I thought it would be my best chance, and I was right. My plan is simple, break into Black's king, and I'm already a pawn down so it's all or nothing now. With 19.b4 I temporarily block Lenderman's queen out from the game. If 19...Nxb4, then 20.Nc4 followed by Qd6 and Rh8. If 19...Qxb4, then 20.Rb1 and the rook seeks to take on b7 and create problems for Black. However, even though I take on b7, I would still be a pawn down after ...Nd7 and I wasn't sure how to proceed in that position. 19...Nd7 20.f4 Qxb4 21.fxg5 But this is different. Now I can take on g5 and Black's f7 pawn becomes an important object of attack for me. I still felt I must be lost here, but now Lenderman has to be careful. 21...Rg8 22.Qf2 Qc5 23.Rh7 And now I'm the one close to winning! Here Lenderman started shaking his head in disgust, for good reason. A few moves ago he was much better, but after one inaccurate move like 22...Qc5 he suddenly finds himself in huge trouble. 23...Rf8 If 23...Ne5 then 24.Qf6+ followed by Nc4 and Black can't hold onto the f7 pawn and breakthrough into Black's king. 24.g6 Nf6 25.Qh4 Qe5 25...Qd6 was a little trick, intending to meet 26.Nc4 with Qf4 and then 27.e5 doesn't work because of ...Qxg4+. However, White still has 26.Nf3 (threatening e5) e5 27.g7 Rg8 28.Rh6 followed by g5. 26.Nf3 Qf4 27.e5 Black can't hold on any longer. If 27...Qe3+ just 28.Kd1. 27...Nb4 28.Qxf6+ Qxf6 29.exf6+ Kxf6 30.Rxf7+ Rxf7 31.gxf7 Kxf7 32.Nxd4 Now I am a piece up, and the win shouldn't be too difficult with plenty of pawns left. However, Lenderman still has a few tricks up his sleeve. 32...e5 33.Nf5 Nxc2 34.Kd2 Nb4 35.Nd6+ Kf6 36.Nxb7 Kg5 37.Nd8! Or 37.Na5, with the threat of Nxc6 and black must concede another pawn. 37...Kxg4 38.Nxc6 38...Nxd3 Lenderman's last chance, hoping I forget how to mate with bishop and knight versus king. If 38...Na6 then 39.Nxe5 K moves and after 40.Nc6 taking the a7 pawn, with two pieces and a pawn I should be able to queen. 39.Kxd3 Kf4 40.Nxa7 e4+ 41.Bxe4 Actually if Lenderman thought I forgot how to mate with bishop and knight versus king, he wouldn't be too far off from the truth. Although with plenty of time on the clock I would have figured the pattern out, a little while ago I remember playing a tournament on the Internet Chess Club where the theme was to mate with a bishop and knight with 1 minute on the clock. The tournament had about 8 players, and I came in last place. So after the tournament I opened Dvoretsky's manual and reviewed how to checkmate. But definitely after this game I'll never forget how to mate with bishop and knight again :) 41...Ke5 42.Nb5 Ke6 43.Nd4+ Ke5 44.Ke3 Kd6 45.Nb3 Kd7 46.Kf4 Ke6 47.Bf3 Ke7 48.Ke5 Kf7 49.Nc5 Kg6 50.Ne6 Kf7 51.Bh5+ Ke7 52.Nc5 Kf8 53.Kf6 Kg8 54.Bg6 Kh8 55.Nd7 Kg8 56.Ne5 Kh8 57.Nf7+ Kg8 58.Bf5 Kf8 59.Bh7 Ke8 60.Ne5 Kd8 61.Ke6 Kc7 62.Nd7 Kc6 63.Bd3 1–0 For those who forget, after 63... Kc7 64.Bb5 Kd8 65.Nf6 Kc7 66.Nd5 Kd8 67.Kd6 Kc8 68.Ke7 Kb7 69.Kd7 Kb8 70.Ba6 Kc7 71.Bc8 Kb8 72.Kd8 Ka7 73. Kc7 Ka8 74. Ne7 Ka7 75. Nc6+ Ka8 76.Bb7 Checkmate. New Jersey The 2009 New Jersey State Championship, held at the Ramada Somerset, ended on Labor Day in a 3-way tie by GM Michael Rohde, IM Dean Ippolito, and FM Tommy Bartell, with 5 points out of 6. Since Rohde is a resident of New York, the New Jersey State co-champions are Ippolito and Bartell [pictured in the attached photo with their trophies]. Both Ippolito (3 times) and Bartell (4 times) have won or shared the title more than once. Ippolito of the Dean of Chess Academy showed off his win against Steve Stoyko for CLO while you can find one of Stoyko's wins on the Kenilworth Chess Club blog --James West 3459 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.d4 c5 6.0–0 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nc6 8.Nc2 b6?! 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.b3 Ne8N 10...Rc8 1–0 Kiss,A-Pirisi,G (2345)/Budapest 1987 11.Qd2 d6 12.Bb2 Rb8 13.Rad1 a6 14.Ne3 Nc7 15.Rc1 Ba8 16.h3! The point is deeper than it looks at first. Besides normal positional advantages of this move, it stops Ne5-g4 in some positions and prepares Ng4 when Black's queen is on d7. 16...Qd7 17.Ncd5 Nxd5?! 17...Ne6 18.f4 was what he was afraid of(18.Bxg7 Nxg7 19.Ng4 Kh8 20.Qh6 Nf5) 18.cxd5 Na7 18...Bxb2 19.Qxb2 Na7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Rc4 f5 20...b5 21.Qc3+ Kg8 22.Rc7; 20...Rfc8 21.Rh4 21.Nc2! 21.Qc3+ Kg8 22.Rc7 Nb5 21...Rfc8 22.Rh4 22.Nd4 Rxc4 (22...h6 23.Ne6+ Kh7 24.Qxh6+ Kxh6 25.Rh4# was a reason I wanted to play Nd4 but the mate that happened in the game was just as cute) 23.Ne6+ Qxe6! and there is still work to do though it is still winning. I wasn't going to give a chance to change the nature of the game. 22...h5 23.Nd4 Rh8 23...Rg8 24.Qg5; 23...e5 24.dxe6 Qe7 25.Rxh5 24.Ne6+ Kf7 25.Rc4 The most precise 25...Qe8 25...Rbc8 26.Rfc1 26.Qc3 Rg8 26...Qg8 27.Rc1 27.Rc7 Rc8 28.Ng5+ [28.Ng5+ Kf8 29.Nh7+ Kf7 30.Qf6#] 1–0 Arizona State Championship For the third consecutive year, International Master Lev Altounian from Tucson, Arizona captured the Arizona State Championship. Lev finished with a 5-1 score in the 12-player closed tournament, which was held over the Labor Day weekend at the beautiful Unity Chess Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Second place went to Arizona Scorpions Team Manager, National Master Leo Martinez, just a half point behind Lev. Leo is also from Tucson, Arizona. Leo's wins over higher rated players such as FM Rensch and FM Atoufi netted him almost 50 rating points. See complete crosstable with ratings changes here. And, sitting in third place was FM Pedram Atoufi with a final score of 4-2. Pedram is the owner of the host site, Unity Chess Club, and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. The tournament was a joint production of many chess organizations, including Valley Chess, Unity Chess Club, Arizona Chess Federation, Inc. (ACFI), American Chess Events (ACE), and the Internet Chess Club (ICC). The event was directed by Rick Smouse. ---Joel Johnson Here are a few games from the event. 3460 3461 3462 3463 3464 3465 3466 Oregon Open Nick Raptis of Portland Oregon won the 58th Annual Oregon Open with a score of 5.5 out of 6. He was kept from winning the perfect score prize of $200.00 by a draw in round 5 with Steve Breckenridge of Oregon. Tied with 5-1 scores were Alex Guo of Washington State and John Chung of Oregon. 52 players took part in the Open Section. The Reserve Section for players rated under 1800 had 58 players and ended in a three-way tie at 5-1 between Oregon players: David Bannon, Galen Pyle and Jason Cigan. The Portland Chess Club was the sponsor and the event was held at the Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham Oregon over Labor Day weekend. Neil Dale of Portland was the tournament director. The total attendance of 110 players was up from the 88 who took part in 2008. For more information about the event see a future issue of NORTHWEST CHESS magazine, a monthly publication of the Oregon and Washington Chess Federations. For some photos from the event click here. -Rusty Miller Missouri Erik Patchell of Kentucky won the Saint Louis District Championship with 4.5/5. The 45-player tournament was held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis , also host of the 2009 U.S. Championship and the upcoming U.S. Women's and 2010 U.S. Champs. Club executive director Tony Rich played a wild Max Lange battle with CCSCSL board member and four-time MO state champion Jim Voelker. 3467 New England Open 182 players came out for the 14-section New England Open. In the Open section, IM Igor Foygel, IM David Vigorito and SM Denys Shmelov tied for first with 4.5/6 each. See standings in all sections in the USCF MSA. The tournament also received great mainstream press attention with a preview and a post tournament report in the Nashau Telegraph. 2009 Colorado Open 91 players attended the Colorado Open on Sept. 5-6, the largest turnout for many years at an open tournament in this state. Jerry Meier and I were overwhelmed by the numbers, but by starting Rd. 1 late and using a shorter time control for Rd. 2, we got back on schedule. Our two top-rated players, GM Dasheveg Sharavdorj and IM Michael Mulyar tied for first with 4.5 out of 5. The Grandmaster had the higher tiebreak points and is again our State Champion. In a tie for third with 4 points were Denver Experts Adekunl Ogunmefun and Daoud Zupa, who won from FM Renard Anderson in the last round. Danielle Rice was merciless in the Reserve Section, likewise scoring 4.5 points to take first place by herself. Following with 4 points were Dean Brown, Nabil Spann, Alan August, Eric Barkemeyer, and Ron Rossi. See the MSA for complete results. ---Richard Buchanan, Chief TD. Stay tuned for more reports from the weekend of Labor Day Madness, including wrap-ups on the Southwest Open, Florida State Championships, Southern California Open, Northern California Open, Tennessee Open and Illinois Open. |
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A celebratory beverage is in order so pour yourself a glass of champagne to toast these brides and grooms as they walk down the aisle... the Carnival is back in town!
Linda Gartz presents Happy 100th Anniversary! 10/13/1911-10/13/2011 posted at Family Archaeologist, saying, "My grandparents married 100 years ago this autumn. I discovered my grandmother's description of that day in a letter, which is linked to this post celebrating their centennial anniversary on Oct. 13, 2011. Click on the link to "The Half Day Honeymoon" to get the story behind the photos."
Nancy Messier presents The Activities and Anticipations of a Bride in 1914 posted at My Ancestors and Me, saying, "What might it have been like to be a bride in 1914? Come read."
Dorene Paul presents The Wedding of Leona Schoenegge and Clifford Lindsley posted at Graveyard Rabbit of Sandusky Bay, saying, "Dorene from Ohio describes the wedding of family friends Leona and Cliff from September of 1935."
Lisa Gorrell presents Three Generation of Gorrells Marry on October 6 posted at My Trails into the Past, saying, "This is my first entry."
Jasia presents :: C R E A T I V E G E N E ::: A November Wedding in Poland posted at Creative Gene. My second great grandparents, like most of my ancestors, married in the autumn. Why autumn? Come read my post and find out!
Julie Goucher presents Carnival Of Genealogy 111 - Autumn Weddings posted at Anglers Rest, saying, "Exploring the wedding of my Grandparents."
Carol presents Autumn Marriage of 1814, the 111th Carnival Of Genealogy posted at Reflections From the Fence, saying, "While contemplating my choice for this carnival, I printed out a report of marriages and discovered I had over 13 pages, single spaced, of marriages in my data base that took place in September, October or November! So, I wimped out on reviewing that list and chose Man's 3rd great grandparents to highlight."
Linda McCauley presents Emma and Elmer Eloped posted at Documenting the Details, saying, "My grandparents eloped 11 Oct 1920 because my grandmother didn't want everyone to cry like they did at her older sister's wedding nine years earlier."
Kristin Cleage Williams presents Dr. Albert B. Cleage and Miss Pearl D. Reed were married at noon Thursday... posted at My Cleages And Reeds, saying, ""In the presence of relatives and immediate friends of the two families Dr. Albert B. Cleage, Interne at the City Dispensary, and Miss Pearl D. Reed 2730 Kenwood avenue, were married at noon Thursday.""
Leah presents An Autumn Wedding posted at The Internet Genealogist, saying, "My great-grandparents married in the shadow of Mt. Shasta in September of 1919 and had 46 happy years together."
Shelley Bishop presents A Big Game for the Big Day posted at A Sense of Family, saying, "My grandparents picked a momentous day in football-crazed Columbus, Ohio to elope in 1935. It was a story she loved to tell, and I've tried to let her say in her own words here."
Jennifer Shoer presents A Jewish Autumn Wedding posted at The Scrappy Genealogist, saying, "We've had lots of autumn weddings in our family, but I chose my own wedding because I want my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren to know more about our wedding than I do about my own grandparents' special days."
Bill West presents AN EARLY AUTUMN WEDDING posted at West in New England. I chose to write about this wedding because a new member of the family will be arriving shortly and it seemed fitting to look back to the earliest West family wedding that we know of so far.
That concludes this edition of the Carnival of Genealogy. Sigh. The romance still lingers in the air, don't you think? I'm a romantic at heart so this edition really appealed to me. How 'bout you? Well, if this didn't do it for you perhaps the topic for our next edition will.
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Thunder Roadhouse Cafe on the Sunset Strip always has a line of
shiny chrome Harley-Davidson motorcycles parked out front. You'll also
find a tall wooden Indian, a covered wagon, and other western/biker stuff
decorating the parking lot. The owners bill the place as "America's
First Motorcycle Theme Restaurant." You'll remember Fonda and Hopper from that classic 1969 biker film "Easy Rider" - they've been Harley-lovers ever since! (That movie's famous theme song, "Born to be Wild," contained the line "...heavy metal thunder.") They were even grand marshals at the annual "Love Ride" motorcycle parade. Actually, this new restaurant on Sunset seems to be an extension of the motorcycle dealership right next door: Thunder Road Classic Motorcycles. Buying a big bike has become fashionable lately for Hollywood celebrities; stars including Harrison Ford, Axl Rose, and even Bruce Springsteen himself bought Harleys here. (Come to think of it, Bruce had an early hit with a song called "Thunder Road"...) With so many stars shopping here, I guess they thought that it only made sense to add a restaurant to feed the stars here as well. Don't let the Hell's Angels facade frighten you away. This is an upscale restaurant as much as it is a biker hangout, attracting lots of RUB's (Rich Urban Bikers). Inside, it's a Hollywood biker fantasy, filled with antique bikes, biker memorabilia, and Old West/Navaho touches. There are two rooms: the main room in the front is dimly-lit, resembling a hunting lodge, with Lumberjack tables and lots of flashy motorcycle posters and leather jackets hanging on the wood-paneled walls. The one in the back resembles a bright 1940's diner, complete with a Formica counter. They couldn't resist an occasional stylistic touch: the light fixtures are made out of motorcycle gas tanks, and the cocktail tables are made from motorcycle tires. A blue motorbike (cut in half) seems to be coming through a brick wall in the bar. The food? Strictly
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Huawei launches world's slimmest smartphone
China's Huawei unveiled its flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, at its first standalone launch event on Tuesday, underlining its ambitions to compete with Apple and Samsung in the top tier of mobile technology.
China's Huawei unveiled its flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, at its first standalone launch event on Tuesday, underlining its ambitions to compete with Apple and Samsung in the top tier of mobile technology.
The company says the device, at 6.18 mm thick, is the world's slimmest. It has a 5 megapixel front-facing camera, designed for taking 'selfies', or pictures of the owner to be shared on social media networks.
The company picked the launch date - 6/18 (June 18) - to tie in with the smartphone's dimensions.
The launch, at an arts venue in North London, takes a cue from Apple and Samsung, both of which have made new product announcements at high profile events for a number of years.
Previously Huawei unveiled its handsets at industry trade shows like Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Huawei, which also makes telecom networking gear, is looking to drive sales of its consumer devices, a sector in which it has only had its own brand for about three years.
The company was the fourth-largest maker of smartphones in the first quarter of 2013, trailing LG Electronics and the two dominant brands Apple and Samsung, according to analyst firm Gartner. The top two sold more than 100 million units between them, while LG sold 10 million and Huawei 9 million, most of which were in its native China.
The Ascend P6 uses Huawei's customised version of Google's Android operating system.
Industry analyst Ben Wood at CCS Insight said that at the right price the Ascend P6 would attract buyers who had not considered Huawei before.
'Huawei P6 is darn thin,' he tweeted. But he added that the device was not, at this stage, compatible with the high speed, next generation 4G networks, which are being rolled out across the world.
Carolina Milanesi at Gartner said she would have liked to see a more original design instead of something that tries to position the brand as an alternative to Apple by going with a similar rounded metal design.
Overall it shows that Huawei is working towards their goal of becoming a top brand by 2015, she said.
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Getting Started in Audio DIY — If you are thinking about getting into audio DIY, this article tells you what tools and such you will need. It includes recommended tools' part numbers and more.
Is Amplifying Low-End Sources Worthwhile? — Discusses the tradeoffs in adding a headphone amp to a system with a low-end source. Is a chain only as strong as its weakest link?
How to Build the CMoy Pocket Headphone Amplifier — This is a tutorial on building Chu Moy's pocket headphone amplifier. This is an excellent choice for your first DIY audio project.
How to Wire Panel Components — Now that you've got your amplifier circuit assembled, you need to wire up the switches, knobs, and jacks. This article will help you figure out which wire goes where.
The PIMETA v2 Headphone Amplifier — This design is intended primarily for compact portable amplifiers, though it can scale up easily. The circuit topology is closest to that of the PPA v2, without quite as many bells and whistles. If you want an inexpensive amp that's easier to put together than any of the others mentioned below, this is the one for you.
The PPA Project — The PPA is a high-end headphone amplifier that works for both stationary and "transportable" amplifiers. There is a companion fast-charging NiMH battery board design, allowing excellent sonics without sacrificing run time despite the PPA amp's hunger for power. While only the most dedicated audiophile would take it jogging with their iPod, this combination makes for a fine travel amplifier. Back at home, you can continue running on the battery supply to get better sound than wall power allows. Or, you can forego the battery supply entirely: the PPA works fine in a purely stationary configuration with a regular wall supply.
How Do I Make a Distribution Amplifier? — Many people coming to my site actually want to drive several headphones at once, and wind up asking me how they can make one of the above designs do that. That's called a distribution amp, and I discuss your easiest options in this article, and hint at some of the more complex ones, too.
Where Can I Get a Wall Power Supply for My Amp? — While all of the amps on this site will work with battery power supplies of one sort or another, many people want to run them from wall power instead. The amps on this site are somewhat particular about what types work well with them, however, and good choices aren't always easy to find. Rather than describe the options repeatedly on each amp's section, I've begun to collect the general advice here.
Modified Linkwitz Crossfeed — This is my take on Chu Moy's crossfeed circuit.
Notes on Audio Op-Amps — My thoughts on various low-power op-amps useful in DIY audio equipment.
Working with Cranky Op-Amps — Some op-amps are just plain cranky, and making them work correctly requires special care. I wrote this article after playing with the NatSemi LM617x, but it applies to other fast bipolar-input op-amps.
Op-Amp Power Supply Quality Considerations — The power quality you give to an op-amp affects the output. This article discusses the issues as they relate to using op-amps for audio amplification.
Op-Amp Working Voltage Considerations — Calculating the power supply voltage you need to give an op-amp to power a set of headphones requires a certan amount of care, as the issue is complex.
Biasing Op-Amps into Class A — Describes various methods of biasing an op-amp into class A to reduce distortion.
Input Capacitors for Headphone Amps — Explains the issues surrounding input capacitors in headphone amps.
Hand-Matching Resistors to Tighter Tolerances — Explains what you need to know and what equipment you need in order to hand-match resistor pairs to arbitrarily high tolerances. This is useful for reducing mismatches between the channels in a stereo audio circuit.
Notes on Audio Attenuators — Research and comments on pots and stepped attenuators for audio DIY.
Basic Troubleshooting for Headphone Amplifiers — If your amp doesn't work, this article may guide you to the solution.
Making a Headphone Dummy Load — No headphone amplifier test is complete without a full load test. You could use real headphones, but a strenuous test can destroy them, and it's hard to compare results made with real headphones. A dummy load avoid both problems. This article shows how easy it is to build one.
Electronics Pages — The more general electronics stuff on my site is here. Most of the stuff there applies to audio electronics, but it isn't about audio per se. Many of the articles that once were on this page have been moved there, including some of the power supply articles.
Electronics Calculators — Some simple online calculators useful when building audio circuits.
The PIMETA v1 Headphone Amplifier — The original PIMETA, predecessor to the PIMETA v2.
— The PINT was the same basic circuit as the PIMETA, but without separate output buffers and packed down into a board that's smaller than a stick of gum. It could fit along with two 9 V batteries in a standard mint tin.
The MINT Headphone Amplifier — The MINT was the predecessor to the PINT. The board was bigger because it used more through-hole parts and had more chips on the board.
The META42 Headphone Amplifier — The META42 was the predecessor to the MINT and the PIMETA.
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BARCELONA — Japanese women are so fond of their phones, they even use them in the shower, say manufacturers. This makes waterproofing a must - also good against rainstorms and accidents while texting on the toilet.
Panasonic and Fujitsu are touting their waterproof and dust-proof phones as they seek to charm the overseas market at the world's biggest mobile phone show in Barcelona this week.
"In Japan, you can't sell a phone if it's not waterproof. About 90 to 95 per cent of all phones sold now are already waterproof," Panasonic executive Taro Itakura said in an interview at the Mobile World Congress.
"Why? This is very unique - young Japanese women prefer to use their [mobile phones] even when taking their showers," Itakura said.
"[Mobile phones] have become 'must products'."
Panasonic is looking to re-enter the European market after pulling out in 2005 to concentrate on its domestic sales.
"The reason we decided to come back is that there have been a lot of changes in this industry with the introduction of the smartphone," which has become a "global product", he said.
"In order to survive in this industry as a manufacturer, we, Panasonic, have to be strong in terms of global competition."
It is not known whether Europeans share the Japanese fondness for phoning in the shower, but Itakura hopes they will consider the benefits for chatting in the rain.
A third of damages to phones comes from water, said Florian Sohn, a Panasonic marketing specialist for Europe.
"You may drop the phone in the bathroom, or bring it close to water when you wash your hands or it may fall inside toilets," he said.
Dust-proofing meanwhile can appeal to customers such as construction workers, he added.
Fujitsu, which has a fifth of the Japanese smartphone and tablet markets, also sets great store by waterproofing.
"The mobile phone is with us 24 hours a day. It accompanies us to the bathroom, to the shower, or under the rain. So it is a necessity for the phone to be robust," Nobuo Ohtani, Fujitsu corporate senior vice president, said in an interview.
While better known abroad for their laptops, the Japanese giant is now also trying to sell phones to Western markets.
In Barcelona, it showcased its range of phones already available in Japan, as well as a new "quad-core" phone with extra processing power.
Besides being waterproof, the phone also appeared crack-resistant when hammered repeatedly with a falling steel ball.
Ohtani said Fujitsu's smartphones will also offer "human-centric technology" that makes the devices easier to view or hear, a particular advantage for the elderly user.
This technology includes sensors that raise or lower the volume of a call, or even slow down speech if the caller is speaking too quickly.


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BMW Motorrad Canada
Continuing its annual tradition for the fourth consecutive year, BMW Motorrad Canada is pleased to be hosting Summerfest 2010 at Mosport International Raceway from July 9 - 11, 2010.
Strategically scheduled to coincide with the 4th and 5th rounds of this year's Parts Canada Superbike Championship, BMW Motorrad Summerfest will again be staged on its familiar 500,000 square-foot site in the Mosport infield, with several exciting new attractions complementing the popular list of activities that have come to define BMW Motorrad Summerfest.
New motorcycling attractions this year include:
> Chris Pfeiffer, World and European motorcycle freestyle stunt-riding champion returns to Summerfest, reprising his spectacular appearance at the first Summerfest event in 2007. Chris will, as always, be performing the impossible on his BMW F800R.
> Touratech Canada, an OEM and aftermarket manufacturer of accessories for BMW motorcycles, and Ztechnik, an OEM and aftermarket manufacturer of windscreens for BMW motorcycles, who will be new additions to the vendor area.
> A fascinating new seminar series with guest speakers to include:
o David Hatch and Norm Wells (Director of BMW Motorrad Canada) from TSN's Motorcycle Experience television show.
o Rene Cormier, the global adventurer who spent five years travelling around the world on his BMW F650GS Dakar.
o Paul "The Iceman" Mondor who rode across Canada in winter (his 2010 Frozen Butt Tour), also on a BMW F650GS Dakar.
The regular array of popular BMW Motorrad Summerfest displays and activities returns, including:
> A full display of the 2010 BMW Motorrad model lineup, complemented by exciting new BMW and MINI car models.
> The BMW Rider Equipment & Apparel Tent, offering great deals on a wide range of BMW Motorrad gear.
> Sécurité Active rider training, with their expert instructors free rider training sessions - a sample of the extensive courses offered at their home base in Montreal.
> A full schedule of on-road and off-road test rides of the full range of BMW motorcycles, utlizing the breathtaking roads around the Mosport venue for the street rides, and a 30km-long snowmobile trail system woven in and around the Mosport property, for the trail rides.
> The Saturday night Summerfest Feast to all pre-event ticket puchasers.
> The popular BMW "Bavarian Beer Garden" watering hole.
> A Saturday night concert series, with full stage, in the infield - feature bands to be announced!
> Exclusive participation in a parade-lap of the legendary Mosport track on Sunday during the lunch break for all pre-event ticket purchasers (BMW riders only).
The Rush HD/BMW Motorrad Canada Superbike Team will, of course, be competing in the 4th and 5th rounds of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship on Mosport's "big" track, with the spectacular new BMW S1000RR racebikes.
BMW Motorrad team riders Francis Martin and Mike Ferreira are expected to provide the strongest competitive challenge yet in the Parts Canada Superbike Championship series.
Camping, as always, is available on site and offered as part of the BMW Motorrad Summerfest ticket package.
Complete information on BMW Motorrad Summerfest and online ticket registration can be accessed at www.bmw-motorrad.ca/summerfest. You can also visit the BMW Motorrad Summerfest Facebook fan page and become a fan by searching BMW Motorrad Summerfest.


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A couple weeks ago I bought a new road bike for commuting to work with. Part of the commute is along the beach bike path, so there's usually some sand on it. Last week my tires slipped on the sand and I scraped my leg a bit. There was quite a bit of blood and a lot of sand in the wound, but luckily I had brought a rag with me (it was clean, but I brought it thinking I might need it to wipe chain grease of my hands) and some sanitizing wipes so I was able to do a decent job of cleaning it until I got home. I used the rag to wipe up the blood so I could see what I was doing and also to wipe off as much excess sand as I could. I then poured some of my water over it, then used the wipes to clear up some more of the blood and try to get rid of more of the sand. I was about 12 miles from home and this was all I did before I got there.
There are few questions I have at this point.
Was there something else I could have done about the sand? I REALLY didn't want a ton of dirty sand in an open wound, but I also didn't want to rub the sand into it either.
Should I have used the ocean water to clear away more sand and further sanitize the wound? I considered going to the water to help cleanup, but I didn't want to get my feet sandy and socks wet, and wasn't sure if it would even help at all.
Should I have done anything else before biking back/while biking back?
It's been more than a week, and each day I've been putting hydrogen peroxide on it, letting it get as much air as possible, and then putting a band-aid on it. I'm a little concerned though, because it hasn't scabbed yet. It seems like the band-aid is absorbing everything that would be forming the scab. I would leave the band-aids off more, but I'm still biking into work and wearing jeans there. How should I be taking care of the wound now?
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British researchers are reporting highly encouraging results in a peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) study.
After six months of treatment, more than 80 percent of the children taking the therapy were able to eat at least five peanuts a day before experiencing symptoms. The Cambridge University trial involved 99 peanut-allergic children between the ages of 7 and 16, and the study was conducted in two phases.
That's believed to be the largest study to date of peanut OIT, in which study participants consume tiny and then progressively larger amounts of peanut powder, taken in food.
"Now most of the patients in the trial can safely eat at least five whole peanuts. The families involved in this study say that it has changed their lives dramatically," said Dr. Andrew Clark, one of two lead researchers on the study that was published in The Lancet journal in late January.
"This is a fantastic study, and it has the best results to date," Dr. Matthew Greenhawt of the University of Michigan Food Allergy Center told the Wall Street Journal.
But both the researchers and Greenhawt (who is not affiliated with the study) caution that this therapy is still at the investigational stage – more study is needed to make sure the desensitization will endure. People are warned to definitely not be experiment with OIT at home.
In the first phase of the study, half the children with peanut allergies were assigned to a treatment group, and the other half were the control group, and they avoided peanuts. For 26 weeks, the active group ate increasing doses of peanut powder – up to 800 milligrams a day.
About 20 percent in the active group side effects, as commonly occurs with OIT trials. Most of the reactions involved gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting or nausea and were considered mild.
See also:
University of Cambridge press release
Long-Term Study of Peanut Therapy Shows Lasting Protection


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Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned that governments could "squash" bitcoin in an inflationary crisis. Expecting more massive stimulus from the government, he said to "prepare for inflation."
Michael Burry Shares His View on Bitcoin
American investor Michael Burry has warned that governments could "squash" bitcoin and even gold to protect their own currencies. Burry founded hedge fund Scion Capital and is best known for being the first investor to foresee and profit from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010.
In a series of tweets Thursday night, Burry wrote, "Prepare for inflation." He expects more stimulus from the government to drive up prices, fuelling inflation, as the economy tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. He tweeted:
In an inflationary crisis, governments will move to squash competitors in the currency arena. $BTC #gold
Burry became famous after his billion-dollar bet against the U.S. housing bubble was chronicled in the book and movie "The Big Short." The film was directed by Adam McKay and starred Christian Bale as Burry, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt.
In addition, his hedge fund was holding 1.7 million Gamestop shares but sold all of its holdings in the fourth quarter of last year, before the massive surge fuelled by Wallstreetbets. According to Forbes, "The stock sales mean Burry missed out on a Reddit-fueled 2,000% surge in the video game retailer at one point in 2021, which would have made him over $1 billion."
Burry further clarified his stance on bitcoin in a tweet Saturday:
I don't hate BTC. However, in my view, the long term future is tenuous for decentralized crypto in a world of legally violent, heartless centralized governments with lifeblood interests in monopolies on currencies. In the short run anything is possible – why I am not short BTC.
Do you agree with Michael Burry about bitcoin? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Sonic State Studio / Audio Software / |
Sonic Syndicate Orion At a Glance |
Released: early 2000 Version: 1.61 | |
Rated: 8.3/10 User reviews: (3) | ||
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Software: Win 95/98, Win NT, Win XP, OSX, | ||
Plugin formats: VST. DirectX. Audio Units. RTAS |
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Orion is a constantly evolving virtual studio program, somewhat akin to Stienberg's Rebirth, but to the tenth power. This program is seriously that good. It is a cradle for VST2 technology as well as hosting its own impressive array of tools. There is so much to say about this program, its almost futile for me to rant here. Follow the link to their site to find out more. very good virtual 909 very good virtual 303 flexable mono/poly synth drum sample module sampler with crazy file support wavetable synth standard mixer with sends and inserts great native effects dx, vst & vsti support more, more, more, more... you get the idea! |
Good Points Your entire studio setup is saved with the click of a mouse, fx, eq, everything. Samples are optionally bundled. Native synths are extremely flexable. It'll run on a small system! Its an alternative to bigger programs. More... Its $49!!! Bad Points Growing pains. You need the Pro version for all the goodies (still under $100 us). You need a fast cpu with lots of ram for BIG mixes (not such a bad point) |
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Great review of Orion Live Studio Drums Forget stiff MIDI drum tracks and trying to be a drummer! Bring your projects and demos to the professional level with real acoustic drum tracks! Smart Loops Great sounding drum loops, percussion loops, bass loops and guitar loops. Try the Audio Software links page for more.. |


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Tonight, at 8pm ET, the cast of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe will be bracing themselves with caffeine for their overwhelming plan to saturate the world with a non-stop 24 hour live program. I think it's a kind of anti-homeopathy: they'll be delivering a super-concentrated dose of an effective agent all at once to their audience. Tune in and listen, especially since it would be so sad if they were exerting themselves so magnificently to a tiny group of people.
I'm going to try and catch bits and pieces of it. Unfortunately, I'm not insane, so I will be getting more sleep than the SGU rogues, and I'm also going to be off in Fargo for Project 42. And I'm also up to my eyeballs in a grant proposal I must get done this coming week! Maybe listening to Novella in the background will make my writing potent enough to impress the agency administrators.
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We wanted to find out different perspectives on what truly makes a home luxury, so we went straight to the source: Our agents who are a part of Windermere's Premier luxury marketing program. Through their eyes we can see that "luxury" doesn't have an absolute interpretation.
Rick Franz – Bellevue South
When asked what he thinks makes a home luxury he told us it "stands out above rest. It could be exquisite finishes, a dazzling location, breathtaking views, but it's really the quality of the construction and how it presents itself to the public. And that the public perceives it's a special property."
Deirdre Doyle – Capitol Hill
"To me it's underrated elegance. I don't think 'flash'. Bigger isn't better, better is better." When she thinks of luxury two words come to mind: "quality and integrity."
Ty Evans – Bainbridge Island
Ty said that the quality of the home, where it's located, how it's presented, and the caliber of construction are what make a home luxury. "It's like a small Tiffany box versus a big jewelry store; quality not quantity."
Karl Lindor – Bellevue South
"Lux starts with a special and unique setting. Lux is materials that are unique and have a wonderful look and color. Luxury is anything but ordinary. It creates an emotional connection. It's as simple as a well-engineered appliance or a unique granite counter top."
Jennings Doyle – Lakeview
"Luxury homes offer clients ease of living through thoughtful and deliberate architectural strokes, grand geographic appointment, and elevated quality in finishes and design elements."
Stephanie Pfeffer Anton, Executive VP of Luxury Portfolio, spoke at Windermere's most recent Premier networking breakfast about luxury and how it has evolved in the past few years. For starters, according to Luxury Portfolio, Mercedes Benz's sales were up 14 percent last year and luxury fashion brand, Bottega Veneta, was up 47 percent. Ladies and gentleman, it is clear luxury is back. Not only that, but what matters to luxury consumers have changed. Instead of associating luxury with words like "exclusive" and "glamorous," luxury now means "artisanal," "educated," and "healthy." Luxury items are now taking a back seat to lifestyle. However, one aspect that is guaranteed to never change is that there's an emotional component of any luxury purchase.
Thanks to our Premier agents who took the time to give us their two cents on this topic. People aren't necessarily buying luxury items just because anymore. They want to be educated before they purchase, knowing it has reliability, whether a product or a home.
Check out photos from our latest Premier networking breakfast here.


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Abhishek Singh from OLE Nepal published his long and excellent XS wishlist, generating a long discussion on the server-devel mailing list (1, 2) and other discussion online. Â He discusses some specific use cases for current and requested-future features, including:
- Porting XS to new version of Fedora
- Support for more architectures
- Self-tests
- Web content filtering
- Shared Journal Backup
- A platform for socializing
- Some specific packages needed for the above.
On the list, Martin comments on the package requests, Mokurai weighs in, and Sridhar points out what OLPC-AU has been doing with their XS builds.