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Leavenworth County kicks off 2010 Kansas Sampler Festival
May 1, 2010
Before the first visitors arrived Saturday at the 2010 Kansas Sampler Festival, organizers were touting the event as the biggest and best yet.
With the appeal of more than 300 vendors and exhibits from approximately 140 Kansas communities, Leavenworth's Ray Miller Park was full of life during the first day of the festival.
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Kansas Sampler in Leavenworth County
This year's Kansas Sampler was the first countywide festival in which the cities of Leavenworth County participated. Leavenworth, Basehor, Tonganoxie and Lansing sponsored the festival and had individual booths set up for people to learn more about what each city has to offer. Aside from the city booths, visitors were able to enjoy live entertainment from an array of Kansas artists and musicians, grab a bite from the smorgasbord of food stands and travel from tent to tent eyeing state-made products.
"We've been having a great time," Leavenworth resident Karen Rowland said Saturday at the festival. "The skit we saw when we walked in was really good, and all the booths are great. It's all the usual, fun festival stuff."
Karen and her husband, Larry, said one of the most pleasant parts of their festival experience was interacting with people visiting and working at the event.
"Everyone has such a nice attitude," Larry said. "Leavenworth has some really wonderful people."
Commending the edible aspects of the Kansas Sampler was Olathe residents Page and Jack Jennings. They found a picnic table to relax listening to Don Spain and The True Country Band while nibbling on a pork chop on a stick from Pachta Pork of Belleville.
"This is so good," Page said of her snack.
The Jennings also said they appreciated all the Sunflower State information showcased throughout the event.
"We've really learned a lot today," Jack said. "We were surprised how much we learned."
For more than 10 years, the Kansas Sampler Festival has been traveling statewide to give residents and tourists just those things: great good, friendly people and loads of Kansas knowledge.
Penner farm in Inman was the site of the festival's debut. The Sampler attracted people to Inman for eight years, and in 1998, the festival was on the move. Pratt was the first place to house the event in 1998, followed by Ottawa, Independence, Newton, Garden City and Concordia. The festival stays with each venue for two years then rolls to another location.
"This festival is really an opportunity for people to see how special Kansas is as a state," said Bob Topping, Kansas Sampler Festival Steering Committee president, before Saturday's kickoff.
Leavenworth County will play host to the festival once more May 7 and May 8 in 2011.
The festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Ray Miller Park.
Visitor parking is located on the Veterans Affairs Medical Center grounds, the K-Mart parking lot, the Central Bag Company parking lot and the parking lot behind Sears at the Leavenworth Plaza. Shuttles run throughout the day, bringing people to the festival and back to their parked cars. The cost for admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Ages 6 and under are admitted free.
For more information, visit kansassamplerfestival.com.
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
…there was a young boy named Luke Skywalker. Like many boys his age, Luke dreamed of becoming a Jedi, just like his father. He would stare up at the sky and dream of adventures among the stars. At first, all signs seemed to indicate that Luke was on the correct path for living his dream. His skills as a pilot were increasing daily, his latest achievement being that he could bulls-eye womp rats in his T-16; and they're no more than two meters in length. However, things quickly took an unfortunate turn for young Skywalker.
It was as normal a day as any. Luke was raking the sand at his neighbor's house, a weekly chore assigned to him by his Aunt Beru, when he was approached by an unsavory character whose appearance was not all that dissimilar from a relatively large shanty, or bodega. The overgrown slug-like creature spoke in a language unfamiliar to Luke, but his side-kick, an albino Rastafarian, translated. "Jabba says that you must do a job for him. Or you will suffer the consequences."
"What's the job," asked Luke. "Will this interfere with my plans to become a Jedi Knight like my father?"
The shack sized fellow let out a bellow, and spoke again in his odd language. The Rastaman again translated. "Jabba says that he is your father."
"No!" exclaimed Luke. "No! That's impossible."
"Ah-ha-ha," laughed the Rastaman. "Stupid kid. Of course it's impossible. Look at this guy! He's like a small house. Between you and me, I don't think he even has a penis. Hell, the only way to kill the son-of-a-bitch is to choke him with the chain of an enslaved bikini girl."
Just then, the lean-to known as Jabba spoke in perfect English, with perhaps just a bit of a New Jersey accent, "I can understand you, you know." He turned to look at Luke. "This guy's my brother-in-law. Favor for the wife. You know. So listen, kid, you wanna make a few thousand credits really fast? I need you to take this box, get in your T-16 over there, and deliver it to a guy I know. Think you can do that? Do it once a week and you'll have more credits saved up than you'll know what do with. You'll be able to finance your own rebellion."
Being the naive farm boy that he was, Luke accepted the job. And so it began. Every week Luke would make a pick-up at Jabba's palace, and then make a drop at a certain location. It was pretty simple. And easy money. That is until the day the stormtroopers picked him in his landspeeder doing 77 in a 45 MPH zone.
"May I see your identification?" asked the trooper.
"You don't need to see my identification," responded Luke.
"Excuse me?" said the trooper.
"I'm not the anthropoid you're looking for," said Luke.
"Outta the car, sir," said the stormtrooper as he removed his sidearm from its holster.
"Move along," said Luke.
"That's it, you're coming with me," said the trooper as he set his weapon to stun.
When Luke awoke, he found himself in a holding cell. He could hear the voice of his Uncle Owen bellowing somewhere in the distance, clearly trying to barter for his release. But frankly, Luke didn't want to be released. His chances of joining the rebellion now were no better than the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field: approximately 3,720 to 1. And if he couldn't pilot a fighter among the glimmering stars that surrounded those two magnificent suns, then life just wasn't worth living.
But he was released. Not only that, but he was released a second time just three weeks later. After his first arrest, Luke knew he'd never be a Jedi, so instead he started mainlining Essence of Sarlaac — the trendy drug of choice among kids his age. He was back in the local lockup within a month. Things were going downhill for Luke, and they were going downhill fast.
Once he was released for the second time, Luke moved out of his Aunt and Uncle's hole in the ground and moved into a much cheaper high-rise on the wrong side of the Sand People tracks. Down on his luck, and nearly broke, it didn't take much for Jabba to convince young Skywalker that his T-16 skills made him the perfect candidate to transport large quantities of controlled substances across the sandy dunes of Tatooine. Jabba's interplanetary contacts, Indiana Solo and some Wookiee named Huey or Louie, would drop the main shipment at a rendezvous point, Skywalker would pick up the merchandise and bring it to the designated warehouse. It was going to be a walk in the park.
Unfortunately for young Skywalker, it was a very short walk. Unbeknownst to Jabba, Solo, or the Wookiee, Imperial Agents had been wire-tapping Jabba for years. Luke Skywalker got caught in the middle. As you probably know, Tatooine had recently passed a 3-strikes/no-tolerance law. This meant that Luke had to serve no less than ten years in prison. There was no escaping his fate now, his destiny lay in a cell.
It was during this time of incarceration that Luke found an interest in medicine. He began meditating. He put his faith in his knowledge of an unknown force called pilates. It was with this strength of body and mind that Luke was able to transform himself from a youth-gone-astray to a full-fledged educated pre-med student. Within weeks of his release from prison, Luke was able to take his medical board exams. He passed with flying colors.
Luke encountered another setback, however, when he attempted to look for a job. Unfortunately for young Dr. Skywalker, he lived in a time when all medical professionals were actually robots. In fact, there hadn't been a non-robotic doctor of the non-proctology practice in well over 300-billion parsecs. This left Luke with just one option: become a proctologist.
Oddly, due to many individuals' fear of being examined rectally by a robot, business was booming for Dr. Skywalker. He became so famous throughout all of Tatooine, that people started referring to him as Dr. Luke. He even had his own self-help television show for a period.
Which brings us to the sad conclusion to our story. On one particular afternoon, Dr. Luke was treating a pair of Siamese twins. It seems that they were suffering from a pretty severe case of hemorrhoids, exacerbated by the fact that they were congenitally joined at the sphincter. These were his last patients of the day, so after treating them for their affliction, Dr. Skywalker suggested that he take them to the local cantina where he might buy them a couple drinks. In this age of disconnected robotic medical treatment, Dr. Luke found that taking the "human" approach was a nice touch that his patients always appreciated. The twins agreed to accompany Dr. Luke to the cantina, and with their inflatable donut pillows, they set out on the short walk.
Upon entering the cantina, the trio was enveloped by the echo of the familiar music that became sort of the theme to this particular establishment. Luke always liked the tune, personally, but frankly, on karaoke night it got a little old. On this night, however, things weren't fated to go as usual. Before they could even descend the steps into the main bar, the bartender yelled up at Luke and his companions.
"Hey, we don't serve their kind here," said the bartender sternly.
"Huh?" said a confused Dr. Luke.
"Your 'roids. We don't want them here. They'll have to wait outside."
That was the final straw. Dr. Luke reached beneath his white lab robe, next to his stethoscope, and he pulled out his lighted rectal examination sabre. His intention was to demonstrate to this bartender that his companions did not, in fact, have "'roids" (as he so callously referred to them), for he had cured them of that affliction.
In a moment of tragic misunderstanding, however, Dr. Luke's world changed in a heartbeat. First, he heard the bartender scream, "Help me Obi Wan Kenobi! You're my only hope!" That was followed by a searing pain in his right shoulder. But when he looked down, he did not see his shoulder. Rather, Luke saw only the floor below; upon which laid his severed arm. Standing over it was an old man in a brown robe.
Luke screamed out in pain, "My arm! What have you done, you fool?"
"Who's the more foolish?" said Obi Wan calmly. "The fool? Or the fool who follows him?"
"What? What the hell are you talking about, old man!? You just sliced off my arm! You just sliced off my examining arm! I'm finished! Ruined!"
"Your eyes can deceive you, don't trust them," said Obi Wan.
"My eyes can WHAT!?" screamed Luke. "My arm is laying on the floor, just between your feet there. See it? What's deceiving about that, you sick bastard?"
Luke moved as if to strike the old man with his remaining arm, but the old man was too quick for a weakening, one-armed doctor of proctology.
"If you strike me down, I will be become more powerful than you can imagine," said Obi Wan.
"Shut up, psycho!" yelled Luke. "Get me to a doctor! Please! Leia! LEIA!"
Just then the sound of a blaster rang throughout the cantina, and Luke fell to the ground, dead.
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid," said the shooter. "Besides, proctology is for assholes."
With that, the cantina band began playing again. Obi Wan returned to his bar stool and ordered another Rob Roy. The Siamese twin/former hemmorhoid sufferers quietly backed out of the bar. And as the cocky shooter headed toward the exit the bartender called his name.
"Hey! Dr. Richard Kimball! Who's gonna clean this up?"
The man just flipped a credit coin in the direction of the bartender.
"Sorry 'bout the mess," he deadpanned. "But it was the one-armed man's fault."

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How to Apply to the New Solar Homes Partnership
Note: If you want a rebate for a solar system on an existing home or if the solar system will be for a nonresidential application, you will need to apply to the California Public Utilities Commission's California Solar Initiative program (see CSI program page).
If you're a builder/developer and you are interested in integrating a solar panel on your planned housing development, make sure the location of the custom home or housing development is/will be receiving electric service from an eligible utility (i.e., PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, or BVE). Documentation of service will be required.
Order or Download a NSHP Guidebook from the California Energy Commission. The NSHP Guidebook will give you complete information about the Program, tell you how to apply for your rebate, and provide the forms you will need.
Contact an energy consultant, who is certified as a Certified Energy Plans Examiner (CEPE) by the California Association of Building Energy Consultants (CABEC), to complete Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards compliance analysis and energy efficiency documentation for the NSHP and the utility new construction energy efficiency programs. Let that person know that you will want them to analyze how best to meet the Tier I or Tier II energy efficiency levels for each residential building that is needed for program participation. Arrange for them to complete the analysis and the CF-1R form for each home.
You may wish to contact several renewable energy retailers about your project before deciding on equipment type and retailer/vendor. A database of registered retailers and vendors selling eligible equipment is available online.
Determine who will be completing the expected performance analysis for each PV system using the NSHP PV Calculator. This might be the same energy consultant who does your energy efficiency analysis, or the retailer/vendor of the PV equipment. Arrange for the expected performance analysis to be completed and documented on the CF-1R-PV form. The person who completes the analysis and documentation must be familiar with the correct input to make for each PV system you plan to install for each of the input parameters in the PV Calculator. The energy consultant will need to coordinate with your retailer/installer to review the site plan for each home or know that you intend to meet the California Flexible Installation criteria.
Prepare to apply for the permit for your PV systems with the appropriate city/county building department.
Select eligible equipment (PV modules, inverter, and meter) to purchase for each home.
At this time, you will also have to choose a licensed contractor who will install the system(s). Contractors must have an active A, B, C-10, or C-46 license.
Fill out the Reservation Application Form NSHP-1 in the Guidebook. The application form and other forms can also be downloaded separately from the Documents/Forms page.
Include the supporting documents specified in the guidebook and summarized at the bottom of the Reservation Application Form.
Contact your utility's new construction energy efficiency program to determine the level of incentives that they offer for energy efficiency as well as information on their program requirements. Expect to complete a program application, and provide the CF-1R at the time of application.
Make sure your application package conforms to the instructions and directions in the NSHP Guidebook to avoid submitting an incomplete application and delaying the review/approval process.
Mail the completed Reservation Application Form and required supporting documentation to the Program Administrator:
The Energy Commission will review your application for eligibility and send you an Approval Form (NSHP-2 or NSHP-1.6) when your application for a reservation has been approved.
System installations eligible for the base incentive must be completed within 18 months from the date your reservation is approved.
Systems installed on qualifying developments and affordable housing must be completed within 36 months of the approval date. When applicable, be aware of checkpoint requirements. See the NSHP Guidebook for additional information.
Contact one of the Energy Commission's approved Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Providers to arrange for field verification by a certified HERS Rater. The process for arranging for field verification for the energy efficiency measures should follow the program participation requirements for your utility new construction program. You may wish to use the same HERS Provider and HERS Rater for field verification for each PV system. Provide the CF-1R for the energy efficiency measures and the CF-1R-PV for the PV systems to the HERS Provider's data registry as specified by the HERS Provider.
Have the energy efficiency measures and the PV systems installed consistent with the CF-1R and CF-1R-PV forms. If there are any changes to the energy efficiency measures that are not consistent with the CF-1R form, notify the utility new construction energy efficiency program at the time of the change to obtain approval for the change according to the program participation requirements. Changes to either the energy efficiency measures or the PV system installation must be documented in a revised CF-1R or CF-1R-PV form. Revised documentation must be submitted to the utility new construction energy efficiency program and provided to the HERS Provider for inclusion in the HERS Provider's data registry as specified by the HERS Provider. Make sure that the installer(s) completes the CF-6R form for the energy efficiency measures for each home, including diagnostic testing if necessary, and the CF-6R-PV form for each PV system, making all needed system checks. Provide copies of each CF-6R and CF-6R-PV to the HERS Rater. The builder must provide to the installer and the HERS Rater a site plan that a) identifies the species of all pre-existing, planted and planned trees and the location and height of any structures which will be built on the lot and neighboring lots of the building with the solar system; and b) shows the bearing of the property lines and the azimuth, and tilt or roof pitch of each PV array.
Arrange to have the installed energy efficiency measures field verified by the HERS Rater. Once each PV system has been installed, permitted and is operational, have it field verified by the HERS Rater. The HERS Rater completes the diagnostic testing and field verification for each of the energy efficiency measures needed to meet Tier I or Tier II levels and completes the CF-4R form. The HERS Rater also completes the field verification of each PV system and completes the CF-4R-PV form. Both the CF-4R and the CF-4R-PV forms must be generated through the HERS Provider's data registry. If the CF-4R or CF-4R-PV forms indicate that the actual energy efficiency measures or the actual PV installation is inconsistent with the CF-1R or the CF-1R-PV, either the installation must be changed to correct the problem or the CF-1R or the CF-1R-PV must be changed to match the actual installations, continuing to meet the energy efficiency Tier levels and revising the PV system rebate calculation. See STEP 8 for required notification of changes to the utility new construction energy efficiency program and HERS Provider.
Complete and mail your Rebate Payment Claim form NSHP-2 or General Approval/Reservation Update form NSHP 1.6 with all supporting documents to the address shown above in Step 5. See the checklist on the Payment Claim Form for required supporting documents. Make sure that the final rebate calculations on the CF-1R-PV are consistent with the final CF-4R-PV for each PV system.
For questions about the New Solar Homes Partnership Program contact:
Phone: 1-800-555-7794 (in Calif.) or 916-654-4058 (outside Calif.)
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A Laetoli footprint
In 1978, Mary Leakey discovered a number of footprints in a layer of volcanic ash in Laetoli in Kenya. These prints were employed as an important part of the evolutionist propaganda regarding the well-known fossil "Lucy" (See The Lucy Deceit,). Evolutionists portrayed the Laetoli footprints as concrete proof that Lucy-which they regarded as the common ancestor of man and ape-walked on two legs. It was announced that the prints were the same age as Lucy, approximately 3.6 millions years, and that they represented evidence of bipedalism.
The footprints were indeed of the same age as Lucy, they had clearly been left by a creature that walked upright. Yet there was no evidence to show that the prints belonged to Australopithecus afarensis, a supposed intermediate-form classification, like Lucy. They had evidently been left by a true human being.
Human footprints 3.6 million years old, found in Laetoli, Tanzania
Make no mistake about it . . . They are like modern human footprints. If one were left in the sand of a California beach today, and a four-year-old were asked what it was, he would instantly say that somebody had walked there. He wouldn't be able to tell it from a hundred other prints on the beach, nor would you.13
After examining the prints, Louis Robins from University of California said:
The arch is raised-the smaller individual had a higher arch than I do . . . The toes grip the ground like human toes. You do not see this in other animal forms.14
In short, it was impossible for these 3.6-million-year-old prints to belong to Lucy. Lucy had curved hands and feet and used her forearms when walking. She could not have left behind such prints, which can only belong to a human being. The only reason why they were thought to have been left by Australopithecus afarensis was the volcanic layer in which they were found, estimated as being 3.6 million years old. They were ascribed to A. afarensis from the idea that human beings could not have lived so far back in the past.
Independent examinations defined that 20 of the fossilized prints belonged to a 10-year-old human being, and 27 prints belonging to a younger human. These were definitely normal human beings, just like us. In other words, modern humans were living at a time in which evolutionists claim that our oldest ancestors were alive. In other words, man's ancestor is man!
13. Donald C. Johanson & M. A. Edey, Lucy, The Beginnings of Humankind, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981, p. 250.
14. "The Leakey Footprints: An Uncertain Path," Science News, Vol. 115, 1979, p. 196.


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We are proud to announce that this Oct 23rd, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 2988 ALDER STREET in Shaughnessy Gate in the Fairview VW neighborhood, Vancouver West. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent Condo for sale in beautiful Fairview VW.
Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Fairview VW Condo for sale.
As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604-649-9253 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing.
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June 27th, 2012
Justin Bieber's 'Believe' year's biggest debut
Justin Bieber has not only notched his fourth No. 1 album with his June release, "Believe," but he's also earned the title of the year's biggest debut, Billboard reports.
Selling 374,000 copies in its first week, Bieber's album surpassed Madonna's first week sales of "MDNA," which tallied 359,000.
(The best sales week overall goes to Adele, who sold 730,000 copies of "21" in the week after her big performance at the Grammys.)
Those who purchased "Believe" will get to hear a song called "Maria," which Bieber's admitted addresses that paternity saga he was embroiled in months ago.
"Maria" takes aim at 20-year-old Mariah Yeater, who brought a paternity case against the singer back in November. The suit has since been dropped.
Bieber explained that he just wanted to do something "a little shcoking" during an appearance on Bethenny Frankel's new talk show, "Bethenny."
"It was something that I'd been feeling and wanted to tell people," the 18-year-old singer said. "Because at the end of the day, you know things happen and I don't get to really talk about it. People twist my words."
And his words are quite clear: on "Maria," he sings, "That ain't my baby, that ain't my girl," followed by, "Why are you trying to lie girl when I ain't never met you at all."
"I'm really able to explain my side of the story," he added.
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In a city that prides itself on offering "everything," residents can feel overwhelmed by all the choices they have for the fulfillment of their daily needs. This page provides information on local resources including medical care, banking, and public transportation to help the novice and lifelong New Yorker alike.
Locate businesses in the area via the internet with three resources: yellowpages.com, switchboard.com, or www.citidex.com.
Most major banks have a branch or ATM in the Washington Square area. Here is a list of the branches closest to campus.
Most of Manhattan is designed in a grid pattern. Fifth Avenue divides the borough, and the streets into East and West. Avenues run north (uptown) and south (downtown) and the Streets run east-west across the island. The NYC Street Finder can help determine the nearest cross streets for addresses on Manhattan's avenues. Click here for a printable version of the street finder.
Find locations of area parks, hotels, landmarks and more here.
NYU Office of Government and Community Affairs provides information and links about how NYU interacts with the larger community and maintains its mission to be "in and of the city."
The American Automobile Association (AAA) is an international provider of towing services, travel discounts, multi-line insurance, vehicle financing, and more.
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) provides assistance on a variety of vehicle and driving-related matters. The local DMV office is at 1311 Broadway, 8th Floor (between 33rd and 34th Streets).
Family Care provides information and supports for faculty and administrators with needs relating to local child care and schools.
Carebridge Life Resources provides information and referral on child care and eldercare services.
InsideSchools provides independent information about NYC's public schools.
There are numerous resources available to keep you and your animals happy and healthy. The links that follow provide a starting place including tips on how to identify and evaluate care providers.
Advice on Choosing a Veterinarian The following veterinarian resources are close to the Washington Square community:
Advice on Choosing a Pet Sitter
Additional resources are available here.
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The Steinhardt School of Education's Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders directs this clinical facility. The clinic has reduced rates for NYU employees and family members and offers the following services:
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Tel: 212 998 5230
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Feb 8, 2011
That's right.
Don't believe it? Here it is, from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) / Department of Homeland Security:
The websites seized yesterday were popular "linking" sites – a type of website that provides access, or "links," to other websites where pirated sporting and pay-per-view events are hosted. Users simply click on a link to begin the process of downloading or streaming to their own computer an illegal broadcast of a sporting event from the third party website that is hosting the stream.
Linking websites are popular because they allow users to quickly browse content and locate illegal streams that would otherwise be more difficult to find. Visitors to these websites are being redirected to a banner that advises them that the domain name has been seized by the New York office of ICE HSI because of criminal copyright violations.
Via: Tech Crunch:
The biggest problem is that Homeland Security seems to suggest — without a hint of doubt — that merely linking to infringing content is criminal copyright infringement. That is a huge stretch. The affidavit appears to make it clear that it believes that these sites are guilty of direct criminal copyright infringement, rather than any sort of contributory copyright infringement. As we've discussed in the past, the courts have tended to say that embedding and linking can be contributory infringement, but not direct infringement. Homeland Security and ICE may be in for a bit of legal trouble trying to prove that embedding is direct infringement.
As with the last batch of seizures, it quickly becomes clear that Homeland Security was taking orders from private companies, and made absolutely no effort whatsoever to determine if the assertions made by those private parties (who might be helped by having Homeland Security shut down competitors and/or more innovative solutions) were accurate.
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Cards keep Crew from double-digit win streak
Two HRs vs. Garza, stingy pitching by Lynn end unbeaten run at nine
MILWAUKEE -- Leave it to the St. Louis Cardinals to kill the buzz at Miller Park.
The Brewers' chief rivals did it again Monday night, when Lance Lynn pitched seven scoreless, strikeout-filled innings and Jon Jay hit a three-run home run that sealed a 4-0 Cardinals victory and ended the Brewers' win streak at nine games.
A 10th win in a row would have been the Brewers' longest run in more than a decade, but that would have required beating a St. Louis team that had won 23 of 34 regular-season meetings since the Cardinals bounced the Brewers in the 2011 National League Championship Series. Make it 24 of 35 -- by a combined score of 190-119 -- after Lynn & Co. cruised to victory in the opener of this three-game set.
"You know what? We don't look at their uniforms; we don't care who they are," Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy said. "We just want to beat them. Yeah, they're a good team. They've got good pitchers, good hitters. But I think we match up pretty well. We have to figure out how to win."
The Brewers had been winning -- a lot. They entered Matt Garza's start on Monday riding high after consecutive three-game sweeps at Boston, at Philadelphia and at home against the Pirates. Even with Monday's loss, the Brewers own the best record in baseball at 10-3.
Manager Ron Roenicke doesn't think his team has a Cardinals conundrum.
"It swings back and forth," Roenicke said. "If there was a history of 20 years of never playing well against them, then yeah, it would probably bother me. But I know things switch back and forth. They had a great pitching performance today, and that was the difference in the game." That performance came from Lynn (3-0), who struck out 11 batters while scattering three hits and three walks in seven scoreless innings. The right-hander whiffed Carlos Gomez, Ryan Braun and Lucroy two times apiece.
"Today was as good as I've seen him, and he's had some good outings," said Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter, who watched the final four innings in the clubhouse after being ejected for arguing a called third strike. "He was on. We needed it. The Brewers were swinging hot bats, and he shut them down."
Garza was just as good aside from one hanging slider to Jay, whose three-run homer with two outs in the sixth inning was the game's biggest hit. Jhonny Peralta also homered off Garza, a solo shot leading off the second inning, and Garza was charged with four runs on nine hits in seven innings. He became Milwaukee's first starting pitcher since Sept. 15 to surrender more than three earned runs, ending at 26 a franchise-record streak of games with three or fewer.
Garza has pitched 15 innings in his first two Miller Park starts this season, and the Brewers have yet to score a single run of support. On Monday, they were held to three hits by Lynn and Cardinals reliever Carlos Martinez.
"He kept us in the ballgame," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "I didn't think his stuff and command was as good as we've seen, but he battled."
Jay's homer capped a game-changing sequence that began the half-inning before, when Brewers second baseman Scooter Gennett worked a two-out walk from Lynn but was held at third when Logan Schafer dropped a double down the right-field line. That brought up Garza, who on one hand began the day with a .094 lifetime batting average, but on the other hand had limited the Cardinals to one run through the first five innings on 73 pitches. He was sent up to bat, and swung through two sliders before looking at a fastball for an inning-ending strike three.
Back on the mound in the top of the sixth with the score still 1-0, Garza surrendered a flurry of St. Louis hits. Matt Holliday singled and tried for home when Matt Adams' double got past a diving Schafer in left field and briefly lodged under the padded wall. Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez, backing up the play, gathered the baseball and threw to shortstop Jean Segura, who threw a one-hop relay home to Lucroy, who secured the ball and applied the tag in one movement for an out. The Brewers got another big out when first baseman Lyle Overbay fielded an Allen Craig grounder and threw to third to cut down Adams for the second out.
That left one out to go, but Peralta singled to extend the inning for Jay. In a 1-2 count, Garza tried to spike a slider in the dirt, but he hung it up. Jay sent it to the bleachers in right field.
The pitch was "obviously not" where he wanted it, Garza said.
"We wanted it in the dirt," Lucroy said. "That's a big strikeout pitch, Garza's strength. He gets a lot of strikeouts with sliders down, and it was just up in the zone. [Jay] put a good swing on it." As Jay circled the bases, Garza kicked the dirt atop the pitcher's mound and yelled into his glove.
"The worst thing is it's just a big-time momentum shift right there," Garza said. "I felt we had momentum after the tag at home, and the great plays on defense, and that [one pitch] was a back-breaker in a sense. We're fine. We'll come back and start a new thing tomorrow."


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School District Not Surprised by State Budget Cuts
The latest round of proposed state budget cuts to public education did not come as a surprise to the Berkeley Unified School District.
California lawmakers reached a deal with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger July 21 to close California's $24 billion budget deficit by making deep cuts in almost every area, including $6 billion in education.
In February, the state Legislature passed a preliminary budget that left Berkeley Unified with an $8 million deficit. The governor's May revision to this budget created an additional $6 million budget shortfall in the school district for the next two years.
Berkeley Board of Education President Nancy Riddle said Berkeley Unified had prepared its 2009-10 budget according to the May revision, which was similar to the cuts proposed in the legislators' plan.
"We haven't seen the details [of the final budget] yet, but we anticipate it will be the same," Riddle said. "Unless, of course, cuts are made in different places. We are watching it very closely and if something changes we'll be ready to pounce."
A report prepared by district Deputy Superintendent Javetta Cleveland show that the total cuts in the district from the February budget and the May revision amount to $13.6 million, of which $7.4 million has been addressed with the help of federal stimulus funds, state flexibility funds and budget reductions approved by the board.
Riddle said the district is still figuring out what the cuts at the county level will mean for its budget.
District Superintendent Bill Huyett is on vacation and could not be reached for comment.
Proposition 98 funding
Although the proposed budget cuts will not eliminate Proposition 98—a voter-approved measure that sets a minimum level of funding for California schools—it will slash $7.6 billion from it, resulting in larger class sizes, canceled summer school, a shorter school year and no new textbooks. The preliminary budget passed in February took away $11.6 billion from public school funding, leading to teacher layoffs, program cuts and other hardships in school districts statewide.
The legislators' plan will provide $49 billion for the 2008-09 fiscal year and $50 billion for the 2009-10 fiscal year in total Prop. 98 funding, according to the California Department of Education.
"I fully recognize that given the magnitude of our state fiscal crisis, the pain for schools could have been worse than that created by the agreement that was reached," said state Superintendent of Public Insruction Jack O'Connell. "Nevertheless, the reductions that our schools must absorb now will heighten the challenge educators face in trying to increase student achievement and close the achievement gap, and I fear that the last decade of progress in statewide student test scores will be interrupted."
The new state budget proposal also excludes the California High School Exit Exam requirement for disabled students, to provide school districts with some funding flexibility, a move O'Connell called unfortunate.
"Many thousands of students with disabilities have passed the exit exam, and many more will continue to take and pass this test," he said. "Eliminating this requirement for students with disabilities who are on a diploma track does nothing to help prepare these students for success after high school."


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Vice Chairman John Reich
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Introduction of the Chinese-language Version of Money Smart
Chicago, Illinois
March 28, 2003
Media Contact:
Rosemary George (202) 898-6530
Good morning. I'm very pleased to be with you today for the official rollout of the Chinese-language version of the FDIC's financial education curriculum, Money Smart.
President Abraham Lincoln once said that education is "the most important subject which we, as a people, can be engaged in."
At the FDIC, we couldn't agree more. And the same is true for financial education, which is why we developed the Money Smart curriculum and introduced it nearly two years ago.
We developed Money Smart in response to growing national concern over predatory lending practices and the increasing incidence of consumers being taken advantage of in the handling of their personal finances.
At the FDIC, we are in the business of insuring deposits at the nation's banks and savings associations. We are also in the business of promoting the safety and soundness of these institutions.
What does this have to do with financial education?
More than you think.
A couple of years ago the FDIC held forums on predatory lending in seven locations nationwide. These meetings included bankers, community leaders, city and state officials, and local residents. Participants identified problems in their particular area and recommended solutions, which ranged from more legislation to better enforcement of existing regulations.
But there was one recommended solution that remained constant no matter where we went or who we talked to. That recommendation was consumer education - equipping the consumer to help himself.
Federal Reserve Bank studies show that 10 percent of all American families have no bank account. This includes 25 percent of African-American and Hispanic households, a quarter of all families with incomes under $20,000, and nearly half of all families moving from welfare to work. And the median value of all assets held by unbanked families in 1998 was just $2,300, compared with $136,000 for all banked families.
It's clear there is a problem, and it's a problem not just for the unbanked, but for all of us.
I believe that the best way for individuals and families to achieve long-term self-sufficiency and take part in the American dream is to build assets, reduce debt, and live in economic freedom.
But no one is born being smart about money. That's something you learn. And that's why the FDIC has developed Money Smart, available in English, Spanish, and -- now, today in Chinese.
I think of Money Smart as a tool kit to help folks begin building a more secure financial future for themselves. Financial education can be the building block to establishing banking relationships, opening a checking account, managing and saving money, owning a home, building wealth, and increasing assets.
This is especially important in large urban areas, where surveys show that between 20 to 40 percent of people who do not have traditional banking relationships pay fees to cash their paychecks, many of them at commercial check-cashing outlets. Most of these check-cashing outlets charge between 2 and 3 percent of the face value of a check to cash it, which means that a family with $18,000 in take-home pay could spend more than $400 a year simply to cash their paychecks. That's a whole lot more than a traditional financial institution charges.
And, in times of emergencies the kind we all encounter -- families without access to mainstream sources of credit have to turn to informal sources of credit or to pawnshops, car-title lenders, payday lenders, and small-loan companies where the annualized interest rates are almost always over 100 percent and often as high as 500 percent.
People who utilize services such as these are going to find it very difficult if not impossible to escape from the insecurity and stress of living paycheck to paycheck.
That's where Money Smart is helping. Since we introduced Money Smart nearly two years ago, the FDIC has partnered with more than 18,000 financial institutions, faith-based and community organizations, and government agencies to teach financial education in cities and towns across the nation. Money Smart is being taught in community colleges, in church basements, on Indian reservations and military installations, in pre-marriage counseling classes, in welfare-to-work programs, in prisons and in schools.
Now Money Smart is readily available to another important segment of our population: our Chinese-speaking citizens. And later this year, it will be available in Korean and Vietnamese as well.
Many people have worked to make Money Smart a valuable tool kit to help those outside the financial mainstream build a more secure financial future for themselves, their families, and their communities. I'd like to take a moment to publicly thank the Chinese-American Service League, headquartered here in Chicago, for being one of three national partners to review our Chinese-language curriculum for accuracy and cultural sensitivity. Without their help, the Chinese-language version would not have been possible.
It is particularly fitting that the Chinese-language version of Money Smart should be rolled out in Chicago because the Chinese community in Chicago was the first in the nation to adopt the Money Smart curriculum for Chinese language instruction.
In fact, during the past year even before today's official release of the Chinese-language Money Smart -- more than 160 people in the Chicago area have completed the Money Smart curriculum in Chinese, and 11 more workshops are scheduled for 2003.
In addition, American Metro Bank is helping Chinese immigrants establish mainstream bank accounts by facilitating the issuance of Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) to the residents of the Chinatown community.
Because of the education provided by the Money Smart program and the involvement of community partners like the Chinese-American Service League and American Metro Bank, we know that hundreds of Chinese-speaking people in the Chicago area will join the tens of thousands of Americans nationwide in strengthening their communities, gaining financial freedom, and securing their families' futures.
Thank you.
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Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1933 to restore public confidence in the nation's banking system. The FDIC insures deposits at the nation's 9,354 banks and savings associations and it promotes the safety and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to which they are exposed. The FDIC receives no federal tax dollars - insured financial institutions fund its operations.
FDIC press releases and other information are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web at www.fdic.gov and may also be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center (877-275-3342 or (703) 562-2200).
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BuddyPress / WordPress Advanced Features
I need help finishing a Buddypress site. I am a fairly experienced php/wordpress developer but this is the first time using Buddypress and I need help finalizing some of the more advanced features.
(Most plugins are up-to-date by todays date 4/3/2013)
– WordPress 3.5.1
– Buddypress 1.6.5
– BP Media Plugin 2.7.5
– BP Media Kaltura Add0on 2.0
– GEO My WP 1.7.1
– BP User Account Type PRO 220.127.116.11
– Custom designed Buddypress theme
The site is essentially a Job/Service directory site a la "Angie's List". The twist is that users can send vendors questions and Vendors, in turn, reply with video replies to the user. If a user wants to proceed with hiring the vendor, they "vet" them which is like making a friendship connection that can then be displayed to other users. The more "vets" a vendor has, the more you should be able to trust them. There is no reviews on this site.
Using BP User Account Type PRO, I created two types of users, regular users and vendors. I then used GEO My WP with Buddypress integration to allow users to search for vendors by zip code/category.
1. Ability for users to "vet" (make connection) with a vendor and then have the ability (via a function) to pull how many times a vendor has been "vetted". Ideally, this is its own separate function than "friends" but if the quickest way is to re-purpose "friends" then I'm fine with that as long as we can restrict it to only friending/vetting vendors since that's the important part. Users shouldn't be able to "vet" other users. The vet button should display on the vendor profile page but ideally, this is built in a way where I can call a function and plug in the "vet" button into other templates.
2. I need to modify Buddypress private messages to be able to include videos. Right now, it only allows for plain text messages. The idea is that if a user poses a question to a vendor that requires specific and personal answers, it should go only directly to that person as oppose to just posting a video on that vendor's profile. Keep in mind, videos are being posted using Buddypress Media plugin and we purchased and installed the Kaltura add-on to make sure vendors can upload any video type and have it convert to the right type.
I am looking for the main features/functionality to be developed, any css/styling/design that needs to be done, I will take care of.
Looking to keep development cost between $300-500 but I'm flexible. Hopefully a skilled Buddypress developer won't find these additions too challenging.
Contact Info:
I check my e-mail frequently and generally reply quickly.
Within a few days would be nice.
Thank you for reading this.
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Afternoon Lovelies!
The Around the World event is just around the corner, starting on November 15th, and ending on November 29th. Its a fantastic event that will feature designs from around the world. The regions will be:
North America
South America
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
The Middle East
Asia Major
Asia Minor
Australia/New Zealand
You can find more information here on the event here: Around The World.
From what I have seen so far, the designs are awesome! Today though, I am showing you the [PXL] skin that will be at the event, Sophia. It is a limited release, and the full line will be released in the future. The skin comes in Sunkissed and Olive, with four lip options on the skin, plus three tattoo eye makeup options. I kept it simple with a nude lip and a cat liner, in the Sunkissed tone.
I'm also wearing new releases from FaMESHed, Collabor88, Truth and Diesel Works. All beautiful.
Skin: [PXL] SOPHIA SK (Bare Lips)- (Landmark will be released on November 15th)
Shape: Personal
Eyes: Poetic Colors pc eyes – pearl – m/r – arctic sea
Eyelashes: Redgrave REDGRAVE- Eyelashes -06- Natural
Eyeliner: [PXL] SOPHIA SK Cat Eyes
Nails: Candy Nail Candy Nail #P027 Clear French 3color change
Hair: Truth TRUTH HAIR Cyanne – fades- Frappuccino
Necklace: Collabor88 MG -Necklace – Alchemy Charm Coin Necklace- Silver1
Tank Top: FaMESHed Zaara : [Mesh] Sanya draped top *plum*
Jeans: Collabor88 [Aux]Belted Bells – Ink
Heels: Elikatira [e] Move Pumps – Java
Pose in picture one: aDORKable aDORKable Pencil Pose Pack- Pencil 1
Pose in picture two: Diesel Works Diesel Works – Miaa Female Poses- Miaa6
Build: Collabor88 [ba] marrakesh oasis


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American and Canadian citizens must have a passport that is valid for at least 90 days beyond the intended return date in order to enter and depart the country. Tourists must also provide proof of return or onward travel. Each traveler is responsible for ensuring that his/her passport is up to date. Citizens of other nationalities should check with respective authorities before departure.
Please ensure that the name on your passport matches all travel documents we have issued. If this is not the case, please contact us immediately.
Please make a photocopy of your passport's identification page and keep it separate from your original. It's also a good idea to leave a digital copy with someone at home. This may speed up the replacement process should you lose your passport.
U.S. and Canadian citizens may enter the country for up to 90 days for tourist or business purposes without a visa. Citizens from other countries may require a valid visa. These requirements change often and therefore it is best that you check with the Embassy of Portugal for the most up-to-date visa information.
Cancelation and Medical Insurance is highly recommended as it can safeguard against the expenses associated with in-country medical emergencies, lost or delayed baggage and emergency cancelation or interruption of your trip. Please ensure your policy will provide you with upfront medical coverage so that you are not responsible for a hefty medical bill. Insurance can be purchased through us.
We always recommend that you see a doctor or health-care provider who specializes in Travel Medicine. They will best determine your vaccination and medication needs based on your health and immunization history, areas of the country you will be visiting, planned activities and up-to-the-minute requirement changes. For all vaccinations and health requirements, we also recommend that you consult the World Health Organization (WHO): http://www.who.int or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://wwwnc.cdc.gov.
If there are any medical items that are essential to your health, such as prescription drugs or corrective eye wear, bring duplicates and divide them between your checked bags and hand luggage. While non-prescription drugs such as aspirin are generally available, it is difficult to replace prescription items.
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Portugal is one of the warmest European countries. It can become rainy and windy during autumn and winter, but spring and summer see temperatures soar as high as 104°F around the interior and 95°F in the north. The northwest has mild winters with high levels of rainfall, and fairly short summers. The northeast experiences longer winters and hot summers. In the south, summers (May to October) are warm with very little rain except in early spring and autumn. Snow will fall in the north, but melts quickly. For up-to-date forecasts, check weather.com.
Electricity in Portugal is supplied at 230 volts. Sockets are designed to accept round plugs with two pins. Some sockets will take the plugs with large prongs only; others will take the ones with small prongs. A multi-adaptor with different plug configurations can be very useful. We advise not to bring a hair dryer as it could blow a fuse.
Phone: Roaming charges vary between carriers, but tend to be quite costly. Consult your phone provider prior to departure to discuss overseas rates and international package options. It is also possible to purchase a SIM card locally to avoid international charges when calling numbers within Portugal. (You should check to see that your cell phone is SIM card compatible.)
Internet: Internet cafés and wireless access is available in most urban areas, airports and hotels. Connection is fast.
Generally speaking, we advise bringing €70-100 per day, per person, for spending money. Be sure to bring lots of small bills for porters, wait staff and housekeeping (not obligatory and based on your satisfaction). Euro paper money comes in different colors and denominations (5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 notes). There are also Eurocent coins: 1 cent, 2 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, 1 and 2 Euro. Your largest bills should be 50 Euros, with a combination of 5's, 10's and 20's. We recommend that you bring approximately 100 Euros of spare cash in small denominations to have ready for tips and expenses when you first arrive.
We recommend that you get local currency from your bank before you leave home or from a bank machine in-country which is much cheaper than an exchange service at the airport or in tourist areas. There are ATMs (Multibanco) at most of the larger supermarkets and shopping areas in most towns with instructions available in English if required. You can only take out a maximum of €200. ATM machines are available for cash advances by credit cards but a Personal Identification Number (PIN) must be set up with your bank prior to travel in order to access cash from an ATM. If you receive a 'service unavailable' message, it is most likely that the machine is out of cash - especially at weekends and on Monday mornings. The machine will have an icon with a cross though it.
Capital: Lisbon
Language: Portuguese
Currency: Euro (€)
Religion: 84% of the country is Roman Catholic
Time Zone: UTC
Electricity: 230V/50Hz
Telephone: Country code for calling you from outside Portugal is +351
Calling North America: Dial 001 and your 10 digit number.
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Facility Hours:
Not open for recreational use.
Dillon Fieldhouse is home to the Harvard Varsity Equipment Room, Sports Medicine Facility, as well as locker rooms for baseball, field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer.
The Dillon Fieldhouse also houses several varsity coaches' offices including baseball, football, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse.
On the second floor of the facility is the Dillon Lounge, which overlooks the Athletic Quad, and is fully equiped with a kitchen and bathroom. A popular space to rent, the Dillon Fieldhouse Lounge holds numerous functions including the New England Football Writer's Luncheon and team gatherings after games.
For information on renting the Dillon Fieldhouse Lounge, please visit our Facility Rental Information page.
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Much as you think of the Olympics as being pure human competition, the Games love machines. Bicycling, rowing, and shooting all involve people using man-made devices. So why not cars?
Personally, we'd like to see dirt track racing in the Olympics. It'd be like short track skating, but with cars. Dirt keeps things natural and low power coupled with low traction would put an emphasis on driver skill.
What sports that involve cars do you think should be in the Olympics, winter or summer?
(QOTD is your chance to address the day's most pressing automotive questions and to experience the opinions of the insightful insiders, practicing pundits, and gleeful gearheads that make up the Jalopnik commentariat. If you've got a suggestion for a good Question of the Day, send an email to tips at jalopnik dot com.)
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Thomas scores 19, No. 18 OSU rolls, 71-45
Both teams had lost 3 of their last 4
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Deshaun Thomas overcame a slow start to score 19 points and No. 18 Ohio State used a 16-0 second-half run to beat Minnesota 71-45 on Wednesday night.
The teams came into the night in dire need of a Big Ten win. Both had lost three of their last four, and each was humiliated on the road on Sunday. The Golden Gophers (18-9, 6-8 Big Ten) were pounded at Iowa, 72-51, while Ohio State (19-7, 9-5) wasn't a factor over the final 35 minutes in a 71-49 rout by Wisconsin.
Shannon Scott added 11 points and LaQuinton Ross 10 for the Buckeyes, who have won the last six meetings with the Golden Gophers overall and the last six in Columbus.
Andre Hollins had 11 points and Oto Osenieks 10 for Minnesota, which had a season-high 24 turnovers and shot just 29 percent from the field (14 of 48).


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The voice may be recognizable, but television's most famous fictional ad man won't be on screen when Jon Hamm guest stars on "The Simpsons" this fall.
"Mad Men's" lead is set to provide the voice of an FBI agent who plays Homer's handler when the lovable idiot goes undercover to inform on mobster Fat Tony's crew, according to Entertainment Weekly.
But the dapper Don Draper, he of immaculately cut suits and three martini lunches, won't be around for viewers to oggle.
U.S. & World
"There's no 'Mad Men' reference," says "Simpsons" excutive producer Al Jean. "Jon's a gruff FBI man. Homer asks if he can pick his undercover name and finally Jon just says, 'Your name will be Nicky Blue Pants Altosaxophony.' Homer says, 'Do I get to keep the name when I'm done with it?' and Jon says, 'No, it's the property of the government.'
The episode, entitled "Donnie Fatso," will air in December.


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Team USA's Orlando Johnson had been up so high and for so long that he found himself fighting the descent.
August 30, 2011 6:34 AM
Nearly 7,400 miles of jet lag is a mighty adversary, even for one of college basketball's best players.
He decided to check on UCSB classmate Greg Somogyi, who had made the same journey home last week from China's World University Games with the Hungarian team.
"I called Greg to ask what he was doing," Johnson said. "He said, 'Sleeping.' "
But Orlando Johnson has promises to keep, and miles to go before he sleeps.
And so this weekend, he and Somogyi will join the rest of the Gauchos on a five-game, preseason trip to Canada.
"I'm tired and worn down a little bit, but it feels good to be back home," said Johnson, a 6-foot-5 senior. "I can't wait to hang with the team and get ready for this year.
"All these things I've learned from these coaches and players I can bring back and give to the team."
Johnson's basketball odyssey was best described by UCSB coach Bob Williams as "the summer of his life."
It began with an NBA prospect camp in New Jersey, continued with elite skills camps in Chicago and Akron, and then the tryout in Colorado Springs to play for Team USA at the World University Games in Szenchen, China.
"Oh man, it was nerve-wracking," said Johnson, a two-time All-Big West Conference guard. "I really didn't know if they were going to pick me.
"I called my brother and said, 'I don't know, man ... I don't know,' and he told me that everything would be all right."
His anxiety reach its zenith during one practice in which his shooting went awry.
"But coach (Matt) Painter said he was looking at bigger things," Johnson said. "He told me, 'You did everything else - you rebounded, you played defense, you're passing the ball ... I know you'll be able to score the ball, but it's the other things, like being a play-maker, which will get you on the team.'"
And which could also help take UCSB to places it's never seen in collegiate basketball. Johnson led the Gauchos to their second-straight NCAA Tournament last year with a 21.1-point scoring average, but they have higher aspirations for 2012.
"They really opened his eyes to the value of defense," Williams said. "Over there, he was asked to be the stopper. As a coach, what do you think? I'm just smiling. Absolutely. All of a sudden, your best player realizes that he has the ability to be the stopper?
"I feel really, really good about what he's learned, and also about the relationship he had with the coaches and the interaction with the players from all different levels. He had an unbelievable experience."
It reached an unexpected level for Johnson when an official from the U.S. delegation approached him on the eve of the opening ceremonies.
"She said, 'You've been chosen to be the flag bearer,' and I went, 'Oh man!' " he said. "I felt like it was a dream: 'I've made the team already, and now I'm the flag bearer for all these athletes? Man! I just hope I don't fall!' "
There were few slipups at all for Johnson in Team USA's eight games, seven of which they won. He averaged 7.3 points and 3.9 rebounds with 15 assists and only nine turnovers, averaging 19.5 minutes per game.
The fifth-place finish, which included a two-point defeat to Lithuania in the quarterfinals, tied the best finish ever for the U.S. team - which, unlike most of the teams, was put together just this summer.
"We became really close," Johnson said. "We didn't win the gold, but the last thing we said in the huddle was 'Family!' It's funny how basketball can do that to you - any sport, any team.
"We didn't know each other before or anything like that, but when we left, it was like, 'Man! We're going to miss each other!' We're always going to be tight with each other."
He didn't get to see the Great Wall of China - it was too far from the host city of Shenzhen - although he did see the Great Wall of Hungary, beating the 7-foot-3 Somogyi in pool play.
"I was like, 'Man, I'm used to playing with the big fella, and now Greg's on other team, so I was like, 'I'm not going to let him block my shot,' " Johnson recalled. "It was a great experience, seeing a familiar face out there. And Greg being a part of his team, I know it was a special moment for him."
It's all about relationships for Johnson, even with the local Chinese who worked at the tournament.
"I even had some of them a little sad when I was leaving, asking me, 'Can I email you?' And stuff like that," he said. "I'm looking forward to keep talking with them."
But he was also anxious to rejoin his UCSB teammates. Williams said that both Johnson and Somogyi entered practice last week.
"As soon as Orlando jumped into a defensive drill, the entire level of the team raised," he said. "He's good, and he's a great kid. And he's on a upward path in terms of his basketball, his learning, his knowledge, physically - he's done everything he could to get better.
"If we didn't have Canada, he'd be taking a rest right now, and he knows that I'm cautious of his use. So I'm going to hold him out of as much practice as I can. When we get back from Canada, I'm going to shut him down for a good week."
But one more summer trip is just fine with Orlando Johnson.
"I'm really excited because I really haven't been around the team all that much this summer," he said. "I'll get a chance to hang out with them, and we'll get the chance to experience something together - something that we'll definitely remember for the rest of our lives."
He knows this better than most, that summer eventually leads to March Madness.


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Hello all,
I'm afraid that I'm going to have to take a pretty long break from CC, what with both regents (I live in NY) and finals coming up + going to a private school with very intense hours. I have no spare time save an hour or two every night, and I need to study, so unfortunately, It's a red light on all building. Maybe I'll still whip up a character for the LCC, as I've finally noticed that I'm missing out.
au revoir!


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Sermon: Life Without Limits
Sermon from 11/7/2010 at the Unitarian Universalist fellowship in Kodiak, Alaska.
We have always strived to be immortal, haven't we? We have always struggled with our mortality. This struggle is central to any religion, and it is written into the myths of the Greeks, where the boundary between "god" and "human" is oftentimes blurred.
For a group who calls themselves "Transhumanists," immortality is not an ancient speculation but a modern reality. Transhumanists anticipate a day in the not-too distant future when the contents of our minds—our memories, intelligence, emotions, and consciousness—can be uploaded into a new, machine-body, something that could extend our lives indefinitely.
It is a riveting idea—incredible and unbelievable really. The stuff that excites the imaginations of novelitsts and filmmakers. Yet this group of Transhumanists are credible philosophers and technology experts. They are MIT grads and university professors, not comic book writers.
Our rate of technological advance is so profound and exponential, that what was once a fantasy is now a credible theory and movement. For example, one dedicated and convinced Transhumanist, Ray Kurzweil, takes 250 supplements a day and undergoes six intravenous therapies a week. Other like-minded intellectuals possess Alcor cryogenic-suspension contracts. For the price of $120,000, one can have one's body cryogenically frozen. It's a bit of a gamble, a bet that at some point in the future, when human mind can merge with machine, their minds can be revived and transferred into a machine.
We hear a good deal these days about "growing our economy." Few stop to ask if we can continue such "growth" indefinitely.
As a culture and society, we seem to be intent on limitless growth and eternal progress. We want to push to push the boundaries of possibility and pursue not only a life without limits, but a life without end.
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They were one in their purpose and plan. Their vision was to build a tower that would reach high, into the heavens. Their desire was to "make a name" for themselves, to a leave a legacy.
This is the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, found in the eleventh chapter of Genesis. It is the last of what is called the "primeval passages," the old stories, like the creation of the world, life in the Garden of Eden, the strife of Cain and Abel, and the Flood narrative. After the Tower of Babel story, the book of Genesis shifts the focus to the life of Abraham and his descendents.
The desire of the people in Babel was that their tower would "reach the heavens" (sh¹mayim). This was likely a divine aspiration. In ancient cosmology, within the ancient worldview, the heavens and the underworld were the homes of the gods. To reach these heavens would, indeed, make a name for them; and what a name it would be!?
So, the people are united in their language with a common goal: build a great city with a tower to the heavens. At this point in the story, the biblical narrative pokes fun at the project. God says, essentially, "Let us go down and see what they are up to." The implication is that their tower to the heavens wasn't quite high enough for God (who lived in the heavens) to notice. So, God had to come down from heaven to see about the progress.
After surveying the situation, God says, "Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them." (NRS) There is a shift here: God expresses a concern. Now, presumably there is no sense of threat. The ancient Hebrew God had no rival. My interpretation is that the Tower, itself, is not a problem. On my reading, the text is teaching that there is a danger in a collective spirit to pursue a project without limits. The residents of Babel are pursuing a society of unlimited expansion. Put simply: growth is their primary objective, expansion for the sake of expansion.
** **
For a few days this week, I enjoyed a personal getaway. I spent some time in front of a wood stove in a cabin some forty miles or so away from Kodiak. The first day I was fortunate to have some good weather and great hiking, and I'll tell you something, it was gorgeous and inspiring. The next day it rained. As such, I spend a good deal of time indoors, working on this very sermon, and watching the fire burn in the wood stove.
Speaking of fire…In Greek mythology, the wily Prometheus tricked Zeus into allowing humans to keep sacrificial meat for themselves, only offering the fat and bones to the gods. Not happy about this turn of events, Zeus took fire away from human beings. Prometheus responded by stealing fire and giving it back to mortals. Having reached his limit with Prometheus, Zeus chained him to a rock and vultures ate out his insides every day. Every night Prometheus grew them back, and the next day the vultures returned.
Mary Shelly wrote her classic gothic novel Frankenstein as part of a summer contest. Shelly and friends were spending the summer in the country, and they found themselves surrounded by an exceptionally rainy and cold summer. (Sound familiar?!)
Frankenstein was written as a warning against tampering with nature. Victor Frankenstein is a young, gifted scientist who learns to create life. Yet he is incapable of caring for this new life, of nurturing its soft and gentle heart. In fact, Dr. Frankenstein abandons his creation, horrified by the appearance. Eventually, the creature becomes vengeful and wreaks havoc on Dr. Frankenstein's loved ones.
The novel is instructive, I think, in this way: it takes more than ingenuity and scientific acumen to nourish the human spirit. Life is fragile, and the soul is delicate.
** **
I think that we tend to think, to presume, that technology is neutral. We can use it for good or for evil. Is this really so?
My friend Bob Doede is a philosopher at Trinity Western University in Langely, British Columbia. What he says on this count is insightful, if not a bit provocative: "…technologies not only do things for us, they also do things to us. Moreover, they not only do things for us and to us, they also and at the same time undo things; they give and take away, often giving us something we desire (ease, efficiency, convenience, etc.) and taking away something we need (friction, concrete contact with nature, a sense of our limitations, etc.). For example, as they enable us to do more without as much physical exertion, they at the same time weaken our bodies." DISCUSS A FEW EXAMPLES
This is not a sermon bashing technology. I like technology. And technology has done good things for our world, and it can do many more good things. The point is that our technological progress has extracted a price, it has changed us radically both in positive and negative ways, and my suggestion is that we be brave and wise enough to discern the impact of our "progress."
Well, all of this—Prometheus and Zeus, Frankenstein and technology—it all brings me back to the cabin and the wood burning stove: Fire may be a gift of the gods, but it is only a gift if we respect and fear its capacity to destroy us.
** **
The story of the Tower of Babel ends by God "confusing the language" of the residents of Babel. With this confusion of the language, the community is unable to continue with their plans for expansion, and they abandon their lofty aspirations for the Tower as well as their city-building, scattering across the face of the earth.
"Look, they are one people," God had said, "and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them." (NRS) This was God's appraisal of the situation, and I find it to be a fascinating assessment of the potential of human beings: united by language and a common goal, we are unstoppable, nothing is impossible.
Certainly human history testifies to this capacity to accomplish extraordinary feats. Sometimes humanity has united to advance evil and oppressive ends, while at other times we have come together to advance justice and equality, stand up for human dignity, give relief to the poor and oppressed, and usher in times of peace and harmony.
"Nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them." (NRS) The question, then, is this: what are the ends to which we aspire?
I recently read an article in the local paper, the Kodiak Daily Mirror, stating that there are 6,910 documented languages in our world. I would add one more: the language of consumerism. This is a shared language of advertising, of image and sounds, designed to motivate us to buy more products and services and to continually "upgrade" our lives. This motivation most often comes by a subtle (or not so subtle) method of making us discontent with what we have, to create within us a sense that we need something more in our lives.
A recent Disney Pixar film, Wall-E, has a humorous take on our consumeristic, disposable society. Set in the future, all of the human beings have left because there is too much trash. Wall-E, the little robot who is the hero of the movie, has a job: compressing and stacking the trash in piles as high as small sky scrappers. So, there are these massive monuments of trash. Perhaps our culture's Tower of Babel might be the massive amounts of waste we are collecting in the dumps and landfills.
What are the ends to which we aspire? Have technology, progress, and consumerism become ends in themselves? Jon Kabat-Zinn is a medical professor Emeritus who has spent a good bit of his career merging eastern spirituality with medical science. Recently I heard him interview with Krista Tippett on the NPR radio show Speaking of Faith. He says that our technology is in some sense getting more sophisticated than our understanding of ourselves as human beings. (Speaking of Faith) "I'm not saying," says Kabat-Zinn, "sort of like we should go back — I'm not taking a Luddite position on this. I think that technology is incredibly beautiful, and it's going to get more and more and more powerful and more and more beautiful. But there are issues associated with it…"
He continues: "You know, we're moving towards a very strange world in some ways, at least so far that we don't know what it's going to be. But one piece of it hasn't developed yet and that is our intimacy, our deep understanding of what it means to be human. We're still in our infancy as a human species. And before we start to talk about wet/dry interfaces where you start putting chips inside of the skull..to regulate certain things or upgrade our memory or whatever it is that might seem so attractive, that we really in the next few generations need to reclaim the full dimensionality of our humanity."
I think this is a nuanced and instructive position. I would only add this: whatever it is that we call technological or economic "progress," it must run a distant second to religious, moral, and humanistic concerns, because progress is only progress if it is life-giving and increases the fullness of our human experience: caring for each other, deepening our appreciation for the sacred and mysterious, and developing our awareness of ourselves.
I recently read through Herman Melville's great classic novel, Moby Dick. It is not small feat! =) Melville narrates a grand and epic tale in an equally magnanimous prose. One of my favorite lines speaks of the growing insanity of Captain Ahab, who has long harbored anger and maddening malice against the whale, Moby Dick, who left him with a peg leg the last time they met on the high seas. The narrator of the tale, who is also a crewman, says this, "God help thee old man, thy thoughts have created a creature within thee; and he whose intense thinking thus makes him a Prometheus; a vulture feeds upon that heart forever; that vulture the very creature he creates."
Ahab has built a tower of anger in his soul, he has created a creature of bitterness, and this creature will feed on him.
What creatures do our egos create? What towers do we seek to build within ourselves? Henry David Thoreau said, "only that day dawns to which we are awake." Whatever inner towers we construct, whatever creatures our egos create, their primary limitation is that they keep us asleep to the beauty and possibility of the present moment. That is to say, there is something profound, indescribable really, about being able to fully engage each moment of our existence.
We so often become so caught up in every thing except what is happening around us. Consequently we fail to appreciate the limiteless beauty that our limited moments bring.
Thomas Merton, a monk and Roman Catholic spiritual writer said, "Most growth in religious understanding is the deepening of the experience of what we already know." [cited by James Finley in Merton's Path to the Palace of Nowhere, audio CDs]
James Finley, an author, psychotherapist, and spiritual teacher who was also a monk for a period of time, at the same monastery as Merton asks, "What would it mean to walk into a room and instantly become aware of the inherent holiness of everything that's there, and to inherently reverence it and to honor it and to be faithful to it?"
There is a paradox here: By being faithful and awake to the limited nature of ourselves, the world, and others, we discover something truly unlimited, infinite.
** **
We feel all around us the impulse to add more and more, to live a life without limits or boundaries. This impulse is a part of the air we breath, it has been the primary motivation of our American society since Europeans first walked on the soil. But it isn't just an American impulse. Perhaps we magnify it and make it into a central psychological and spiritual motivator; but it didn't start with us. It is written in our oldest religious texts, in the Greek myths, and in our recorded histories. We want to build towers that reach the heavens, to have unlimited potential.
We could walk the path of the Transhumanists who look forward to a merger of human and machine, shedding our mortal, physical bodies. We could go the way of those who push to make more money, to eternally expand the economy. We could seek to make ourselves gods, limited by nothing.
Or we could seek to understand what it truly means to be human before we seek to become superhuman, deepening our understanding of living with limits before we live without limits.
And isn't this the impulse of the artist? The artist begins by limiting herself to modest tools—a canvass and brush, a camera, paper and pen, or clay. The artist then attunes herself to something beautiful, or something true, or something profound. She expands herself, she learns from her art, and she deepens her understanding. When she is finished, her creation fixes our attention to something important about human life. Paradoxically, through a finite and limited creation of an artist, we can catch a glimpse of something infinite.
This glimpse of the infinite goes through the finite, not around it. It does not seek to circumvent our mortal humanity but is content and grateful simply for what is. We can only "reach the heavens" by being grounded on this earth, through a humble bow of thanksgiving.


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Darien forecast: Mild start to work week
Skies across southwestern Connecticut today should be clear mostly sunny, boosting temperatures to a high in the 40s.
The National Weather Service says there also will be a north wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low temperature in the upper-20s.
Tomorrow, the NWS says there is a slight chance of rain after 4 p.m. Otherwise, the day will be partly sunny, with a high temperature in the low-40s and an east wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Rain is likely tomorrow night, probably after 9 p.m. as temperatures dip to the mid-30s. It will also be breezy, with an east wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent.
On Wednesday, more rain is in the forecast, as temperatures rise to the upper-40s. Chance of daytime precipitation is 90 percent. Nighttime could see more precipitation, with temperatures in the mid-30s. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
More showers are possible Thursday with temperatures in the mid-40 under cloudy skies. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Nighttime will be mostly cloudy, with a low temperature in the low-30s.
The outlook for Friday, according to the weather service, is cloudy and temperatures in the 40s.


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While You Were Sleeping
While You Were Sleeping
My Christmas Blogs:
- My most popular Christmas blog: KrisKringleForSingles dot blogspot dot com
- HolidaySingleGirldot blogspot dot com
- SilverandGoldChristmas dot blogspot dot com
"While You Were Sleeping" is one of my all time favorite movies. It's a unique love story set at Christmas time. The Christmas theme runs through the entire movie, yet it's not really a Christmas movie per se. I love to watch it at Christmas time. It does star Samdra Bullock and Bill Pullman (I went to college with him!)
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Cool. I just can't remember. I vaguely remember that I think I enjoyed it. If it has Christmas in it, then it's GOT to be good.
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
Muppet Christmas Carol, this rainy evening...
And so, as Tiny Tim observed, "God Bless us!! Everyone!!''
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (1843)
OK...so I finally got to see Christmas with the Kranks. My question is this: Do you guys REALLY think that's a good movie? I thought it was awful! Sorry...just my opinion. I'm just happy I caught it on cable so I didn't spend money on it. Won't be owning that any time soon.
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
The Grinch is on in 30 mins,so I may well watch some of that [again].
Farewell Mr. Kringle......lame Hallmark movie, but a Christmas movie just the same!
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!


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Hey Luc! You did a lot of work today on the wiki! Great! This community work is the best reward for the work i've done the last weeks.
two remarks on your User Page:
- {{en}} is interpreted as a template
- Ive started a non-tip page Vim User Pages perhaps you wanna add your page there...
And of course the offical welcome boilerplate:
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome, welkomEdit
Welcome to the Vim tips wiki! We hope you can make continuing contributions of articles and/or discussion and other improvements.
If you are new to Wikia or wikis in general, be sure to visit the "Community portal" for an outline of some of the main parts of the site and a link to pages that tell you how to edit.
Do keep an eye on the "recent changes" page, where all edits and their authors (anonymous or signed-in) are listed. Bookmark it, maybe. (And help delete spam - unpleasant but a fact of life.)
Discussion of any aspect of the site, and enquiries, can be made at Talk:Main_Page or on the "discussion" page associated with each article. It helps if you sign and date your contributions there, so that readers know "who to talk to" and whether your message is probably still of current interest. If you write on a user's "talk" page, that user will get an alerting message on next visit.
bastl 22:26, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Hello Bastl.
- I haven't done that much work. There is a lot of reorganisation left to be done. But first, I'll track all my contributions in order to replace my e-mail address by ~~~.
- Regarding the {{en}}, I'm well aware this is a template. I've used it expecting we will eventually import this template from wikipedia. As there exist vim pages in non English languages (for instance, I've slides in pdf explaining how to configure vim), I though having those templates could be usefull. However, there may be a copyrigth issue as they are defined by (property of?) wikipedia.
- I'll defintivelly add my page to the Vim User Pages
Thanks --Luc Hermitte 12:13, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
Unsorted (yet) discussionsEdit
Hi Luc - I just looked at Recent Changes and see you've been busy! Thanks for fixing VimTip32 (which I had just done a "severe clean" on). Your changes are great (although IMHO the TOC is obtrusive - but if others like it, that's fine by me).
- Hi John.
- Thanks. ^^ Regarding the TOC I understand perfectly. I was looking for a way to have the questions in a bold font, with an automated numbering of the item, but without any indentation. Using ===== is the best formating token I've found in the few minutes I took. Regarding the TOC, we should be able to hide it. I know it is far from perfection. As this issue is closely related to that tip, may be we should move this discussion to tip32 talk page.
- --Luc Hermitte 12:06, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
I think Help links are broken when punctuation is involved (for example, :help :function). I wonder if there are any docs on what works.
- :help :function works perfectly with me. Don't ask me why. I have done a few tests, most of vim tags can be linked, except a few like those having angle brackets with which I haven't been able to do anything. See Template:help for the "documentation" of {{help|tag}}.
- --Luc Hermitte 12:06, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for your replies Luc. I see you have recently grappled with the Help links in VimTip5, and I've now grasped what a template is, from having examined the Template:help page and its source. Please see the notes I've added to the discussion page Template_talk:Help
- JohnBeckett 10:24, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
I'd like to get your views on deleting tips. As a big contributor, you should have an opinion. Have you seen the vim-l mailing list? If not, please look at the thread in http://lists.wikia.com/pipermail/vim-l/2007-June/thread.html
- It was planned.
- --Luc Hermitte 12:06, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
JohnBeckett 02:02, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Template to describe a categoryEdit
Hi Luc - You've been doing a lot of work with categories, so please have a look at Forum:Template_for_category_info and reply there with your thoughts.
Thanks - JohnBeckett 10:26, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Luc, Just in case you hadn't noticed, I have reported that spam page you marked for deletion. Normally, someone would have noticed my message and deleted the spam hours ago - they must be busy. http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Spam_Blacklist#How_much_do_you_earn
Since making my report, I have noticed that the spam is a new talk page for one of the old forum pages. I guess the forum is still there, it's just that there is no form to allow easy additions to it anymore. Pretty strange that a spammer found it...
--JohnBeckett 11:36, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hi John,
- Wasn't the procedure to mark a spam with the {{delete}} template ?
- --Luc Hermitte 12:06, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- I thought no one was reading my emails<g>...
- http://lists.wikia.com/pipermail/vim-l/2007-September/000217.html
- After the above email, Bastl added a news story with a link that opens the edit box to report spam. However, I want to browse the spam-reporting page first, to get an idea of what to say. The page is: http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Spam_Blacklist (there is a 'Report a spammer here' button at the top which adds a new section).
- The first couple of times I did this, the spam was deleted very quickly, and I didn't think that obliterating it was worthwhile (particularly since the person deleting it has to actually view the page, and obliterating it makes that a tiny bit harder).
- However, it's been many hours now, and a second spam has arrived, so what you've done looks exactly right to me. I'm going away now ... if you get a chance, please watch for any more!
- --12:22, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- Im reading, I'm reading. (I just have a bad memory, and an extremly bad Mail User Agent right now (I still have to reinstall a PC box since last one died) ^^')
- Regarding the procedure, I have used the {{delete}} template a few times, but I did completly miss the fact the spams were also reported on the talk page. Hence, I don't know which notification was the right one that the sysops used.
- --Luc Hermitte 12:48, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- A couple of hours after my last comment was published, the spam we were talking about has been deleted.
- Yesterday, I've noticed another spam. Spam you reported on the back list talk page. I see the spam has been deleted quite some time after that. Reading the related exchange on the talk page, I'm not sure anymore what is the correct procedure. Is reporting a spam enough?
- --Luc Hermitte 13:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Angela stated very clearly that spam should be reported on the spam blacklist talk page, and I've found that works very well. It's better that someone like Angela or GHe or the other gurus handle it because they do cross-wikia checks, and they adjust the blacklist to reject future attempts. If we delete spam from our wiki, those benefits are missed.
- I might add a spam section to the guidelines (I was thinking of adding a generic Other information page on the menu, then discussing spam and maybe other stuff, possibly with links to additional pages as required, but without extending the menu again). I don't think there's a rush.
- You can see how I reported the spam. The last couple of times there has been a significant delay before it was deleted. I was thinking of editing the spam page and replacing the spam with a "spam deleted" note, or possibly just insert a heading "this spam has been reported on ...". However, it hasn't been needed, yet.
- So, at the moment, I think that reporting the spam is enough (although I did have to follow up in one case and ask again for the page to be deleted ... I noticed that no "delete log" entry appeared on "Recent changes" for the spam I had reported).
- BTW I've been thinking I could remember the name "Feilsky" used in some spam two days ago. That name was used for spamming before, as can be seen here: http://lists.wikia.com/pipermail/vim-l/2007-August/000163.html
- --JohnBeckett 04:41, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Automated Text Insertion Edit
I notice that in Category:Automated Text Insertion there is a list of related scripts. You might want to look at the muTemplate item and decide whether to change the 'fork' link to refer to your Google Code page. I would suggest expanding the term 'fork' because it seems likely that script 222 (which hasn't been updated since 2002) is a bit outdated compared with your current script. I think your script should be on a separate line, with text something like "enhanced from muTemplate" added. I'll leave that for your decision. --JohnBeckett 01:15, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- I did indeed forget to update the link.
- At first I wanted to merge my version with the mainstream plugin on vim.sf, but I always have troubles to contact Gergely (I suspect a spamcop-like filter between us). So many changes have occurred since 2002 (in the philosophy (as now it relies on other plugins instead of being self sufficient), and in the code) that I haven't decided yet what to do: found a new name (like mi-template), or spam Gergely with different email addresses (now that I have a gmail address, and a stable expander engine), or ...
- The fact that I've just said "fork" in the list is just a consequence of both my indecision, and the fact I don't like self-advertizment much (is it English?)
- I'll find something ; BTW, it will be the occasion to sort the plugin by lexicographic(al?) order.
- --Luc Hermitte 08:40, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- I suppose that if you edit the link, it may be construed as self-promotion (although I wouldn't see it like that, particularly since this is a wiki and if someone doesn't like it, they can change it). Anyway, I have just edited the link so the history will show that it was my decision. If my wording could be improved to give a more accurate picture, please edit it, or tell me here what you think it should be. I didn't bother sorting the list (particularly so the history will show more clearly what I did). --JohnBeckett 11:00, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- OK. Thanks. I was editing the page, but got distracted before validating my edits ^^'
- Otherwise, I didn't wanted to comment any these scripts as it is quite hard for me to explain objectively was each script offers. I did search too hard for something that was actually so simple to say: you've worded the "difference" perfectly.
- --Luc Hermitte 17:00, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Mapping question Edit
Hi Luc. Next time you're checking in, you might look at Mapping keys in Vim - Tutorial (Part 3)#Comments where there is a new question at the bottom that is probably something you know about. JohnBeckett (talk) 02:53, December 11, 2016 (UTC)
Thanks John. I did see the question on the mailing list and on SO, and I must admit I don't know the answer :( 184.108.40.206 10:23, December 11, 2016 (UTC)