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Forty years ago this week, Martin Cooper called a number and changed everything.
Cooper, who was the head of the communications system division at Motorola at the time, made the first handheld cellular phone call in public on April 3, 1973.
He was in front of the New York Hilton on Sixth Avenue in New York City, on his way to a press conference. The call was to Dr. Joel Engel, the head of Bell Labs (Motorola's chief competitor) and was essentially to let him know that Cooper was in fact making the call from a portable phone.
In an interview with About.com in 2003, Cooper said the call signified a shift in communications technology toward the person and away from the place. As Cooper put it, "People want to talk to other people — not a house, or an office, or a car. Given a choice, people will demand the freedom to communicate wherever they are, unfettered by the infamous copper wire. It is that freedom we sought to vividly demonstrate in 1973."
After this landmark call, it took a month short of 10 years for the first cellular network to become available to the U.S. public. Since then, there have been vast improvements in wireless capabilities, ever-shrinking handsets that then grew into smart phones (Cooper's DynaTAC phone weighed about 2 pounds, 7 ounces as was dubbed the "brick") and huge increases in bandwidth over cellular networks.
Public-sector agencies, like everyone else, are moving to mobile computing, developing mobile apps, instituting mobile strategies, and using mobile devices to build sensor networks.
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wow, i could have gotten a big mac meal and it would have been more enticing/filling than this book was. i was expecting a bit more than some plot seeds and perhaps a new merit or mechanic for each section. i would say you get what you pay for, but i think this book is overpriced in regards to what it actually contains versus the write up.
Glimpses of the Unknown crystalizes what differentiates the new World of Darkness from the old. If the World of Darkness core rulebook and its various supplements could be seen as a college-level education on how to portray a unique chronicle using the Storyteller System, World of Darkness: Mirrors would be the graduate course, then Glimpses of the Unknown is sort of a masters thesis.
The old World of Darkness was wonderful, but too many things were spelled out. Fans craved it, hell I craved it. I wanted to know what dwelled in every corner of the imaginary gothic-punk world (moreover, who was vampiric price of MY city, or the shadow wars fought over my hometown) and books like A World of Darkness, Rage Across the World, and pretty much all of the "splat books" provided that detail to the point were nearly everything under the Moon could be tied to one or another of the main supernatural groups; some, like in the case of Rasputin many at once. It's not evil by design. We loved unwieldily metaplot back in the Clinton administration; Babylon 5 was still on the air. This kind of thing was great at first, but then grew clown shoes.
The new World of Darkness inverted this trend. They have not only refused canonical origins for vampires and werewolves and the like but what sold me, stubborn veteran, on the system was reading the fiction chapter in the core rulebook and having this strange feeling when I couldn't place any of the stories into any of the game lines. It was a strange feeling for a White Wolf player.
What Glimpses of the Unknown provides is tools toward continuing this trend. It's all in the title. "Glimpses": Nothing will be spelled out or spoon-fed to you. "Unknown": there are genuine mysteries that defy explanation.
It starts off with quite a barbed piece of microfiction, a Hunter gone wrong (a Wendig joint I'd stake my life on it) then quickly sets out the nature of the book. Four pages are devoted to each and every setting for new World of Darkness including the Blue Books giving a few story "seeds" which are ideas that can be thrown into your existing chronicle to add intrigue or tension, "plotlines" give you a full potential story arch or at least a skeleton upon which you can add whatever flesh you wish followed by new game mechanics. The new setting material for World of Darkness for instance gives suggestions for Unnatural Phenomena such as ball lightning or cold spots. The latter is most often associated with ghosts to be sure but not necessarily.
What makes this a particular treat is that when I say all the game lines get four pages I mean ALL the game lines. As a Changeling: the Lost fan I was tickled pink, but I can imagine the diehard Promethean fan will be overjoyed. That limited series hasn't had a new release since 2007, if you don't count the pre-generated characters. Even World of Darkness: Innocents gets a fair shot, a line that only received a single core book and one Storyteller Adventure System release.
I'll single out the Lost section since it's pretty much my jam. All six of the seeds I would not hesitate to toss into my chronicle, there's a new Goblin Contract that fits right into changeling society and adds welcome-yet-non-essential crunch to a social convention and the two plotlines are gripping, interesting ideas that give you a jumping-off point and gives you the slack to take it in any direction you like. Or the direction players guide you.
As pointed out in the text these seeds and plotlines are not exclusive either. "Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat" from the Lost section can be combined with "The Cat That Isn't a Cat" from Created, or "The Con" from Requiem ported over to Awakening and so on. What is really neat and a proper close to the book is the World of Darkness: Mirrors section at the tail end of the book that gives you suggestions on combining all three Shards into one plot "The Dark Fantasy Destroyer, Revealed". How could you not have a barrel of rabid screaming monkeys fun with that ride?
If you've got jaded characters, know-it-alls who have read all the books or just want to tell a new story Glimpses of the Unknown gives you great suggestions for coloring outside the lines.
You know that a product is going to be good when the intro fiction sends shivers up your spine and fires your imagination for Chronicle ideas. By the end of the book, I only had three words - top notch product. This is worth way more than the 6.99 price tag and I sincerely doubt that anyone would have enough free time to implement all of the really well-thought-out ideas - so you will get years of mileage from this title.
Essentially, 'Glimpses of the Unknown' offer a look at the 'weird stuff' (or as the writers term it 'Unnatural Phenomena') that leaks in through the Woprld of Darkness. The rationale is that in a world where there are blood-sucking monsters, rage-filled werewolves, stitched-together people and faerie-abductees, there has to be some residual oddness sloshing about.
The multitude of ways that this can manifest are detailed in each section, demarcated by game. There are a range of 'Seeds' which are one paragraph inspirations for stories and 'Plotlines' which are much more fleshed out ideas. All of the games receive a few new rules or useful game mechanics too.
The beauty with the product is twofold. Firstly, there is enough information in both Seeds and Plotlines to act as the catalyst to a game. You'll need to invest some time in building plot, but the ideas are brilliant - I could see potential for everything in this book. The Plotlines offer a little more in terms of aligning the ideas to a particular, but leave the idea open-ended, which I find quite valuable. The second aspect worth mentioning is that the ideas are easily transferable (and some even more interesting) if you transplant it to another game. The 'Waste not, want not' Plotline for Changeling, for example, would be an awesome Werewolf game and create a lot of tension if done well, whilst the 'Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat' Plotline (from the same section) could easily be redone for Mage. An enterprising Storyteller will be able to re-purpose and leverage the ideas here for any World of Darkness game (I'll be using it in my oWoD chronicles) or even any horror or urban game. In reading through the book, I could find nothing to complain about - hence it receives one of my rare 5-star ratings.
This aptly named product has given me a glimpse into the creative genius currently on-board at White Wolf and I'll be looking forward to any future multi-game products they release.
This book is "must have" for every Storyteller in - doesn't matter - old or new World of Darlness. 50 pages full of story ideas, new spells etc.
I played all World of Darkness settings and - believe me - "Glipmses of the Unknown" brings something new, some inspiration for every kind of it.
Without any needless blah blah from the very beging throws you into the new adventure.
What about price? It is real bargain if you consider how many hours (several hundrends I think) of fantastic gaming can provide.
Great job White Wolf!
Originally posted at: http://diehardgamefan.com/2011/07/26/tabletop-review-glimpses-of-the-unknown/
Back when I first got into playing pen and paper RPG's, I started with the game most people have likely started with: Dungeons and Dragons. Funny thing about that, though: while I like the ideas of medieval fantasy, swords and sorcery, and other such things, and while I like the occasional video game, film or novel based around it, I'm generally not a fan of media related to the genre as a whole. It's incredibly weird to me: I love the concept of such a thing, and I absolutely adore some stories from the genre, but as a general whole I can't get into the genre, and as a result, I couldn't get into Dungeons and Dragons. No, the first tabletop franchise that really got me into role playing wasn't the franchise based around bringing to life stories of ancient fantasy, but rather the one that brought to life stories of dark evil in modern times: the World of Darkness, specifically, Werewolf: The Apocalypse. I've always been a big fan of the White Wolf Storyteller System, and while I never got into all of the different franchises that came from it, Werewolf always kept me interested, to a point where I still have multiple sourcebooks and Rage cards around here and there. Sadly, when the old World of Darkness was laid to rest, I couldn't get into the new one to any significant degree and I basically just kind of moved on with my life, but I still pay attention to White Wolf every once in a while, just to see if maybe they're going to release something that sparks my interest again.
Glimpses of the Unknown, while not that product, is almost as interesting. Instead of acting like a sourcebook or a storytellers or players guide, it is instead a story guide. The book gives you various threads you can use to create main or side stories throughout the World of Darkness, across the various different sub-franchises that exist within the game world. There are twelve total chapters to Glimpses of the Unknown: the Prologue, which is a short two-page story that sets the tone of the book, as one expects from White Wolf; the Introduction, which fleshes out, in a page, what the book is meant to be used for; and ten chapters devoted to providing content for ten of White Wolf's core books: World of Darkness, Vampire: The Requiem, Werewolf: The Forsaken, Mage: The Awakening, Promethean: The Created, Changeling: The Lost, Hunter: The Vigil, Geist: The Sin Eaters, World of Darkness: Innocents, and World of Darkness: Mirrors. Each chapter provides various seeds of stories, full plotlines, and different additions one can bring into the game proper, so that storytellers have plenty of ammunition for creating stories from these elements, for whatever games they happen to want to run at any given time. In other words, it's a book that you can use to help you flesh out storylines for your campaigns.
Each chapter after the first is broken down into two to three categories: Seeds, Plotlines, and additional rites/ceremonies/compacts/whatever, depending on the sub-franchise. World of Darkness: Mirrors deviates from this slightly by offering seeds and plotlines for each of the deviated worlds the core book outlines, but otherwise the format is the same. Seeds are small plot points that the storyteller can either choose to use as minor subplots in a bigger campaign or can themselves be developed into full storylines, and most are only one to three paragraphs long. Plotlines are full plots for a campaign to follow, giving the storyteller beginning and middle points to work with, though they leave the endings and most of the events to the storyteller, as they're more ideas than full modules. The various added skills and such that pop up are also offered as new elements to add into the stories, either into the stories supplied in the book or otherwise. Basically, the book acts as a way to add depth to storylines you're working with already or as a way to create all new storylines out of whole cloth, as you wish.
On one hand, the book is generally very well assembled, as one might expect; the presentation of the book is great featuring the varied and interesting artwork one expects from the company interspersed into the pages, and the writing is as clear and easy to follow as ever. The different storyline ideas in the book are also very creative and easy to work with, and furthermore, they're also easy to rework if you want to take stories from other sub-franchises and work them into another system or even old World of Darkness campaigns, so you could grab a plot from the Vampire: The Requiem section and cram it into your Vampire: The Masquerade campaign almost fully formed. Another thing the book does that one might not expect is that it gives players an introduction to other systems in the modern World of Darkness. For instance, while I was acquainted with the Vampire, Werewolf, Mage, Hunter, Changeling and standard human systems, I hadn't seen much information on the Promethean and Geist systems, and I wasn't even aware of Innocents until reading through the book. Really, there are very few people who have the ability to pick up every single core book that comes their way, and something like this, that offers a small sampling of what sort of campaigns could come from a game run under a particular sub-franchise, gives prospective storytellers a taste of what they could do with the core books. It's a very useful selling tool, to be honest, and the book, at seven dollars, is inexpensive enough to be worth picking up for most storytellers, so it helps make that exposure more readily available by offering it at a low price.
That said, the book is essentially only a book of plot ideas with a couple of random new skills/rites/etc thrown in, and while that's not a bad thing, well, only so many people are going to get use from that. Again, repurposing the stories in the book is exceptionally easy; for instance, there's a story here about an energy drink company that makes a drink that causes human blood to lose its nourishing properties for vampires that is meant for Vampire: The Requiem but could be repurposed easily for a mercenary werewolf pack or hunters curious about who's horning in on their territory. But if you're not the sort of person who has any trouble coming up with stories for your players to run, the amount of value you're going to get from such a book is limited, and if you're the sort of person who prefers whole modules to work with, well, story bits that require you to fill in the important details aren't going to help you much. Also, as an aesthetic note, while White Wolf RPG's are generally meant for a more mature crowd of player, putting a topless woman on the cover of your RPG book is… probably not a good idea, I don't care what your intent was. This is especially confusing since all of the rest of the images on the cover appear in the book but that one, so, literally, this image only appears in the absolute worst place for it to appear if one wants to be able to sell the book in establishments where kids might see it.
Glimpses of the Unknown does have a lot of interesting ideas in it for stories to run, and there are a lot of simple plotlines that a creative storyteller could run as full campaigns or random one-shots in the middle of more complex stories. As a result, it's a solid reference book to have for the storyteller who's looking for a little variety or some new ideas to toss into a plot, and there are enough story threads in the book to keep a good campaign going for months with some proper repurposing and development. The book is also useful if you want to get an idea of what sort of concepts other White Wolf systems you don't normally deal with might explore, and it might even get you interested in a sub-franchise you'd never even looked at before. If you're not too interested in plot threads to work with, either because you need something more developed or you're plenty good at making your own ideas, then the book might not be for you, but between the low asking price and the usefulness of the content within, Glimpses of the Unknown is worth taking a risk on if you're looking for a little something to freshen up a campaign or help develop a new one.
Glimpses of the Unknown is a book that will come in handy if a Storyteller is feeling uninspired. The Seeds and Glimpses provided are all generally interesting, but whether or not they will see use in a campaign is solely up to the GM.
While the seeds are arranged according to game line, nothing is stopping people from grabbing a storyline from one line and using it in another, so thankfully the book's usefulness doesn't end with just the chapter specific to the game that the Storyteller is running.
I would recommend Glimpses of the Unknown to Storytellers who often find themselves without the time or inspiration to think up on new plots all the time. Ultimately, it makes for good reading, and with a little elbow grease, many of these plots could be recycled with a new coat of paint if necessary.
That said, this isn't the book for you if you're looking for more crunch. As I mentioned before, it's there, but there's not a lot to it. People going into this looking to use things to min-max characters are going to be disappointed.
This is only a part of my full product review. If you'd like to see the entire article, please visit: http://philgamer.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/review-glimpses-of-the-unknown/


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That was about all that was said initially about the rescue of 19-year-old POW Jessica Lynch. Since the opening of the war, the Central Command briefings had given reporters almost nothing, and at first it seemed this story would be more of the same. At the next morning's regular press briefing, military officials didn't even bring it up. But as if on cue, CNN correspondent Tom Mintier, the first reporter called on, piped up: "General Brooks, we noticed that you made no mention of the rescue of Jessica Lynch and the special operations that went on. We understand that there is video taken by a combat camera team. Can you show us that video?"
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I think the best tip that got me into making bento in the first place was Maki's article on Just Bento about how to freeze rice. That would give me the base of the bento, and all I had to do was find a bit of veg and protein to go with it. I also hit the supermarket deli on the way home - leftover rotisserie chicken is still good cold the next day. And it's easy to stirfry with a bit of sauce...
I already freeze my rice actually, it's coming up with the other components that I have more of a problem with, especially the protein part of it. I could probably make a bento without making dinner everyday, but then it will only ever consist of eggs, rice, and broccoli ! ;_; crycry Your mention of the deli counter reminds me that checking out the frozen foods section might be good though, so thanks ! :D
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Debate Question:
Is it necessary to assume the input of a "god" for existence to be as it is?
For the purposes of this debate a "god" is defined as a creative or productive force with a human-like consciousness: it thinks, plans, and wills creations and productions. Furthermore, the god has created, at least in the primary sense, our cosmos. This is NOT a debate about the existence of such a god. The requirement is to demonstrate that a god is NECESSARY for things to be as they are. It follows directly, then, that an affirmative demonstration of the question would ALSO show that it would be IMPOSSIBLE for things to be as they are WITHOUT the input of a god.
If there were a god who could be easily and clearly observed by all, it would be difficult to ask the debate question, or to ask the question "Could existence as we see it be so without a god?" But such a god does not exist—the atheists from the forum are part of "all," and they haven't observed it.
Direct proofs for the existence of a god have been invariably rejected by skeptics. It's unlikely that a new debate would unexpectedly convince skeptics.
But the debate question can be addressed WITHOUT the need to demonstrate the existence of the god directly, yet it would prove its existence indirectly. On the other hand, FAILURE to answer the question in the affirmative would NOT disprove the existence of a god. Thus this would seem to be a risky question for atheists to address, and a risk-free question for theists to address. However, a common idea of theists is the obviousness of god's input into existence. If a theist were unable to demonstrate that the input of god was necessary for things to be as they are, that failure would demonstrate that the reported obviousness of god's input which they claim is erroneous.
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If you have any problems with the above, let me know and we will make changes that satisfy us both.
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The Burden of Proof:
The con position here is at a disadvantage—anyone on the pro side CANNOT FAIL in a way that shows there is no god. A win for the con position shows only that no good demonstration that there MUST be a god was made—but there still could be a god. The other side of the coin is that there is no burden on the con side to demonstrate anything: the pro side must directly demonstrate that a god is necessary for our existence as we observe it.
Nevertheless, it's only fair for the con side to show that there is at least
prima facie
indications to think that existence could be as it is without the input of god (a one-time reminder: "god" is used as described in the notes of the original post). Here are two indications:
Except for the mind of man, all things observable act in an "undirected manner" as far as we can observe. If the input of a god is not needed (as far as can be determined) in all observations so far made, then there is no good reason to expect we will make future observations that show the input of a god has occurred or is necessary.
We have evidence that VERY complex structures form spontaneously in our existence, without the observed input of a god. The formations of galaxies, stars, planets, and living creatures have all been shown, to varying degrees of rigor, to be able to form naturalistically, without non-natural input of any kind. Therefore, there's no
a priori
reason to assume that a singularity couldn't be caused by an as yet unknown naturalistic process.
The Burden
of Proof:
To demonstrate that god is required for existence it's also necessary to demonstrate that existence is IMPOSSIBLE without god. A demonstration from the pro side requires both aspects.
The proof must be EXCLUSIVE to god. It's possible to say that god's input was necessary ONLY if NO OTHER FORCE/AGENT could have produced existence as it is.
The Singularity Ejector (SE). Majesty may correct me if I'm wrong, but I take from his KCA presentation that he asserts that the present universe/cosmos began as a singularity, and the cosmos it created is finite in time and space. The singularity is something not as yet well-defined, but when it expands it creates space-time as it goes, and sets free energy which eventually coalesces into elementary particles, sub-atomic particles, atoms, stars, galaxies, etc. Furthermore, that singularity was caused by something that is not part of this cosmos. It's fair to say the something is "unknown," although Majesty claims he can demonstrate that it's god. It is unknown to science, at present. Since what came before the singularity is unknown by science, I wish to assert that what produced the singularity for our cosmos was a Singularity Ejector. It exists outside our universe, and produces and ejects singularities. It has a modulator for cosmological constants which naturally balances them to produce "interesting" singularities that aren't just duds. It has always existed—a quality that is not logically problematic in the place where it exists, outside our universe.
Majesty then has the burden of showing why a god, and not an SE, must be the originator of our existence.
Special pleadings—an advance warning. I intend to re-apply most claims by Majesty back upon his god. If he asks rhetorically "Why is there something rather than nothing," I will expect him to be able to answer the question "Why is there god rather than nothing?" If he claims "only a creative mind could create something as complex as our cosmos" I expect him to explain "how can the complexity of a cosmos-creating mind arise without a creative mind creating it?"
This last sentence was added by edit, after making the initial post.
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Majesty has notified me by PM that he declines this debate. He said that he is in the process of learning "all the arguments" to prove god, but at the moment he is still perfecting the Kalam. He thinks that he might need "all the arguments" to debate the topic I propose, so for now he declines--although he might accept "soon."
For now, he offers to debate me, or any others, on the Kalam argument.
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Hello Robert,
I understand that your Intel(R) Desktop Board DH67CL will have 2 bad USB ports and you will like to know how to troubleshoot them.
Each USB controller will handle 2 ports, it is consistent that if the controller fails you will loose 2 ports.
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Ok, updated the bios, and took the board out and checked for any signs of burn marks and found none. Assembled it outside of the case and tested it and the top two ports still don't work. So I guess I'll be working out a warranty claim. Thanks for your help.
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Gala Thompson and her family's Paper Hearts Across America estimate it would take about 19 million small paper hearts to connect Billings, Mont., to Newtown, Conn. They're hoping to gather that many hearts so they can deliver them to the residents of Newtown and show them there's still good in the world.
And the response is growing, with more than 10,000 hearts decorated with drawings and handwritten notes already sent from as far away as China and Australia, the Billings Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/UmsVfd ).
"It's gone above and beyond what we hoped, really, from the first day," Thompson said. "I was thinking the first 500 hearts we got, that was great. But now, it's grown on its own."
Thompson told The Associated Press that organizers will send a first shipment of 10,000 hearts — each linked to another and with its own personal message — later this week or early next week. Thirty hearts already have been hand-delivered to the editor of the Newtown Bee, she said Wednesday.
Overwhelmed Newtown officials have asked people to stop sending gifts, but Thompson said Paper Hearts across America is going through the YMCA in neighboring Danbury and should not tax Newtown's strained resources.
The group will then send incremental shipments as the hearts come in, all the while tracking the progress toward the goal of 18,965,000.
That's the number of 6- to 8-inch hearts Thompson's husband calculated it would take to stretch the more than 2,000 miles from Billings to Newtown.
"I feel that this will go through and we will make the 18,965,000," Thompson said.
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.'.¦3(- 1 ^i' tfH/raf O/iio'j Only Jeivish Neivspaper 'caching Ej/eryllome A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME Devoted to Americt.* and Jewish Ideals VOI.Uill': .XVI—No. .^4 COLUMBUS. OHIO, .SKl'TKMBKR i.s, ry,^3 I'cr Year $3.00; Per Copy loc ^' ^1 "Hf-'W'9* "W I By the Way By David Schwartz 'i The Next World War We arc' informed.on all sides that we must expect another world war and that liortly. The nations of the w<irld are, t > to speak, merely rc.'sting u]) now, _ t:?ilching their breath, and making ready jA *fo at each other's throats again. '•^4* wrence Stallings has compiled a •"ttil .tographie album of the World War, and be Iia.s titled it, with pro()hctic ini- plications:"Thc First World War." ;¦- Ami now comes H. G. Wells in "The '^hapc of Thing.s to Come" and tells us that the next World War will come Til 1!M(>. A Jew Causes It But for the Jew, the most interesting tiling about Wells' prediction Is—that the next World War will have Jewish rrjol.s. Wells explains the breaking mit. of the next World War as follows: ' A Pqle of Jewish exlTaetion. who wtar.s a dental plate, gets "something be¬ tween his tf'eth which makes it unpossi- for him to close hisi jaw. He is in i train on the station platform at Dan- jig (itiiiig to a window, be makes such j-rril)le laces while adjusting the plate n tt a \a/i thinks lie is being ridiculed; in ditt-rcation results, the Nazi shoots "lid the war of the corridor is on. Then ill thi other nations pitch in, and pre.slo- —tht. wtirld IS marching. Our Version Well wars have been occasloiietr for Itss reason th^n that. But personally,. \ihile I agree with Wells, that the pre¬ text of the next.world war may he Jew¬ isli 1 lia\e a theory that it will be caused bi a ¦'lightly different "cli'atiVbf "clreuni- ^linees it IS mj opinion that a Nazi soldier commg aboard a Danzig train will see a Va/i ofhcer and raise bis hand in Fas¬ cist salute The Jew on the train seeing tbi \a/is band uplifted, will think he wanli to go out of the room, and the lew will point to the place. The Nazi will thereby be terribly insulted and shoot the Polish lew—and the war of the cor¬ ridors will be on. Wars Breed Wars But -seriously speaking. It may very well bt that the Jew may he the pre¬ text f(jr the next world war. \nd that such a w'*''' '^ likely seems i(r\ prubablc. In the first place, wars line a tendency of begetting other wars. Our own Mexican War for instance in ihc fuities, bringing us llie western ter-- itories and with that the question of iht ileterimnation of the status of the sluts in the new territory, was largely rtsiumsible tor the Civil War. . \nfl that the Ia.<it World War has left lUnt' of the roots of trouble is plain m all It IS my opinion, that it Is delayed by oiilv one thing,' Germany is at pres- «il almost completely isolated among mtiuns of the World. Now in the 'Ndays, the Kaiser used to talk about _,# und Gott," hut even though he had 1 lire isoiiably. I think, assured himself of ( 1(1 s^ssistance, he also depended upon nil Inimaii allies. There was Austria, ilien was Turkey and a couple of minor linlrie's. i^tit noMf Germany is alone, and as ift i.'i it remain.s alone there will be I u ir. But Germany may pick np an |iei ite hero and there in the course of next several years. And when It lis, tlic war will be here, Nazis l*lan Campaign Here . That Gerniany will more and more make this effort to win friendship among some of the nations is already plain. A German bureau of propagauda* we are lolrl by the newspapers, is at work ii England. In the United States I do not apprehend that the Nazi prop ugandists will have much siicu'ess in the United .States. Not that I do not realize {Continued on page 2) Agudath Achim Announces High Holiday Sermons Kabbi M. Hirsebspriuig, spiritual leader of the- .Vgudath .Acbiin congrega¬ tion, will deliver his Xew Year sermons nil both days of Ro.qli Hashanah, , at lOa. 111. On Thursday morning, he will Hpeak In bjigllsli and bis subject will be: ".\ Happy New Year". On Friday morning, he will speak in Yiddish and liis subject will be; "Tbe Message of -the Shofar". Cant-t)r: Yosele Spivak, formerly of the Ohab 2edek Synagogue of New York, will conduct the services. The Junior Congregation will bold their services in the vestry of the .Syna¬ gogue, at Jh-l-l a. in., both Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Hirscbsprung will deliver the .sermon for the Juniors. On Shabbos Slnibah, Septcniber u'.'I, at ¦1:00 p. m., Rabbi Hirschsprung will de¬ liver a scholarly discourse (Pilpul) on a Talmudic subject in the eighth chap¬ ter of Raba Bathra. and Ncdarim, in connection with the laws pertaining to Kol Nidre. A meeting of tbe Sunday School teach¬ ers will Ik; held Monday evening, Scp- teniher 18, at the Synagogue. New teach¬ ers bav^ been added to the faculty, whose names will, be announced in the near future.' ¦ Beth Jacob Cong. Announces Plans for HolidjEiy Services The Beth Jacob Congregation has just been completely redecorated, and through tbe splendid cooperation of the Sister¬ hood the floor of the synagogue has been newly carpeted, niaking the Interior most pleasant and attractive. The bt>ard -"af directors of the Beth Jacob Congregation are happy to an¬ nounce that Cantor Elljohu London of Cleveland, Ohio, will chant the prayers during the high holidays. Rabbi Grcenwald, spiritual leader of the congregation, wishes to announce his lectures for Rosh Hashanah. On Thurs¬ day morning Sept. 21st,: at 10 a. m.J the first day of Rosh Hashonah; Rabbi Greenwald will speak on "Tlie Jewish Situation in Germany." At ¦'i p. m. in the evening, he will talk on the signifi¬ cance of Rosh' Hashonah. On the sec¬ ond day of Rosh Hashonah, Friday, Sept. 22iid, the subject of the Rabbi's sermon will be, "The Duty gf A Jewish Woman at the Present Time." Satur¬ day evening at "> p. m. Rabbi Green¬ wald will deliver a Pilpulic sermon on a timely Galacha. Services begin at 7 a. m. All members are cordially invited to attend, the services and lectures. Educational Programs are An¬ nounced by Local C. J. W. The varutus committees of the Council of Jewish Women haye been actively functioning this summer, and plans were formulated for ,. very worthwhile civic and educational programs. Mrs. A. B. Weinfeld, ,.10,-) N. Cassing¬ ham Road, and Mrs! Monroe Lewen- solni, I'lll N\ -Ardniiire Road, chairman of the Peace and lulucatioiial Course, wish to announc'e the following dates of iheir meetings-, for which they have secured prominent speakers:—Oct. 18th, luncheon followed by a book review: Nov. I'lth, Dec. Cth, Jan. lilth, Jan. 21th and Feb.Mth, Innche^ni meetings All members are asked to keep these date.s in mind, an(U Wcttch the Chronicle for the annnuncement of the' speakers and their subjects. Ezras Noshim Meets Sunday The regular meeting uf the F-zras N'oshini Society will take )ilace Sunday, September |7tb, iii the vestry rooms of tbe Agudath Achim Congregation, at 'J. p, ni. All inembers please, attend. Judge Harold Kime Speaks Before Local A. Z. A. Chapter Municipal Judf^e Harold L. Kime ad¬ dressed Cohinihiis chapter fjf A. Z. A. Wednesday night at the Schonthal Cen¬ ter, in the lirst <tf a series of program meetings to be held during the fall and winter season. Refrcslimcnts were served following the meeting. With tbe c(miuig of Labor Day, tbe chapter embarked ui)t»n a divcrslllcd pro¬ gram of autumn activities. Twenty-one members and Advisor Max Dworkin of the bpcal clia])ter attended a two-day Labor Day regional convention in Cin¬ cinnati, marking the formation,of a new [ndiana-Ohio-Kcntuckv A. Z. A. Coun¬ cil. Columbus was honored by the election uf two .members as officers of the con¬ ference. Morri.s Garek, Aleph Gixlol of the local chapter, was elected to a simi¬ lar post in the council, and Ben Gcrtner, former Aleph Mazkir and present pro- ':?rain committee chairman, was chosen .'\leph Sofer. The new organization comprises five chapters: Cohnnbus, Cin¬ cinnati, I3ayton. indianai)oli.s, and Lnu- isvillc. Business sessions of the convention were held in tbe spacious Wise Center. Social highligbts of the affair were a convention dance in the Pavilion Ca¬ price of the Hotel Netherland Plaza, and a bani|uet~dance at the Wise Center. Delegates present heard sonic of the outstanding figures hi B'nai B'rith today, Including the Hon. Alfred M. Cohen, ?rand president of B'nai B'rith: Dr. f. M. Rublnow, executive secretary; and Lewis Levy, president of the Citicinnati !odge. With adoption of the new fall sched¬ ule,-Columbus A. Z. A. nbw meets weekly, on Wednesday night at the Sclioiithal Center. Under stimulus of the newly increased activity, many new 'ncmbcrs have been accepted by the cliap¬ tcr, with more applications hciiig re¬ ceived weekly. Ohio Conference of M. E. Churches Hold Meetings at Temple Israel The Sixth Annual Session'of the Ohio Conference Methodist Episcopal Church, which Is being held in our eity at tbe present time, September Ki-18, is utiliz¬ ing the facilities of Teinple Israel in holding its various meetings. ¦ .\ir the facilities of the Temple, Its numerous rooms, vestry and auditorium, are in con¬ stant use. This disposition of the Tem¬ ple was made upon the suggestion of Dr. C. C. Pcale. minister of the First Methodist episcopal Church, and wa.s beartlly endorsed by Rabbi Samuel M. Gup and the laity of the Temple, as an act of neighborliness aiul of common zeal in the cause of religion. This conference is the largest Metho¬ dist Conference in the country. Attend¬ ing it are 800 ministers and an equally large hiimbcr of laymen prominent in the chiireh. Rabbi Samuel M. Gup and De. M. H. Lichliter addressed the Conference on Thursday' afternoon last, at the Fraternal Hour. The meeting was presided over hy Chief Justice, Weygandt, and w;as held at the First Methodist Kpiscopal Church, ISth Street and Bryden Road. Rabbi Rivlin to Officiate Al Ahavas Sholem Cong. Rabbi Solmoii Rivlin has accepted the invitation oi the Board (if Directors of the Ahavas Sholem Congregation to ofii- ciate at the High Holiday services to he iield there, beginning next ' Wednesday evening. Rabbi Isaac Werne, former .spiritual leader of the Ahavas Sholem, left re- ce'iitly for Los .^IlgeIes for permanent residence, leaving the Ccmgregatlon with¬ out a Riibbi f<ir the Holidays. The co¬ operation of Rabbi Rivlin in conducting the services is tberefore most highly aji- preciated by the' <ifticers and members of this Jewish House of Worsbi|). Policy of Admission by Card Only Again in Ejffect at Bryden Rd. Temple If has again been annnunccd by Teniplc Israel, Bryden Road, that admission fur ''veniiig services on the High Holidays will be by card only. Cards of admission will lie provided only to mcnibei'.s and their immediate families. Membership In the Congregation can be obtained by comimmicating with .¦\rtbur J. Isaac, cbainnan of the mem¬ bership committee, Telephone Xnmber .'\.dams oo'.V). ar hy calling tbe Temple Secretary, Fairfax 78^18, Ivreeyoh Committees Are Named and Next Meeting Set for Sept. 27th : The Ivreeyoh S;icicty will hold its next regular nieeting fiii Wednesday, Septem¬ ber Tith, at tbe Deshler Wallick Hotel. Plans for the annual card party and anniversary tlinner will be discussed at this time. .MI niembers are urged to be present. Mrs. I. L. Goldberg, president of the Ivreeyoh .Society, has appointed the fol¬ lowing comnilttecs :, luitcrtaliiment—Mrs. B. Tushbant; Cbildren's entertainment- Mrs. A. Self, Mrs. Morris Beim. Mrs. N, Danziger; Motor Squad—Mrs. 1. W. Garek; Telephone—Mrs. A. W. Robins, Mrs. A, Yenkin, Mrs. S. Malmol, Mrs. B. Gold, and Mrs. P. Fiseman; Member¬ ship—Mrs. S- Sehbmsky. Mrs. 1, W. Garek, Mrs. A. Yenkin; Publicity— Mrs. Cbas. Freidenberg; Visiting Sick Committee—rMrs. M. .\. Kauffman. Mrs. J. Weiner, Mrs. W. Cohen; Resolutions —Mrs. Robert Suid; Flowers—Mrs. H. Center, Mrs. J. Kotosky, Mrs. Robert Suid; Ways and Means—^Mrs. S. Brief, Mrs. A. Seff, ami Mrs. R. Lurie; Men's Board Mr.s. S. Bender, Mrs. S. Hand¬ ler, Mrs. S. Brief; Memorial Scholar¬ ship—Mrs. H. Piatt, Mrs. .^.Goldberg; Sinking Fund—Mrs. J. Thall; Religion— Mrs. Mordecai. Hlrschsprimg; Co-oper¬ ation—Mrs. Max Bogatin. Send Uniongrams Mrs. Morris Resler, chairman of the Ro.se F. Lazarus Sisterhood committee on Un'ongranis. wislies to remind the read¬ ers of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle to send uniongrams for holiday greetings. Un¬ iongrams will be delivered upon calling either Mrs. Resler, Fa. ,84-l;i. or Mrs. Blanche Fox, Fa. P570. ; The purpose of uniongrams is to main¬ tain the Hebrew Union College scholar¬ ship and dormitory maintenance fund. Every lime you Inly a nniongram, the cost of which is ;^.")c. you add iJO cents to the Fund, an<l at tho=^same lime your message carrieis a personal touch.' INFANTS' HOME OF OHIO The Board of Directors. and the kid¬ dies of the Jewish Infants' Home of Ohio are deeply grateful to Mr. Walter Church, of New York City, for a treat 'if candy. We are gratefully indebted to Mr. Al Hceht, of Kllsworth, Mich. He responded so cenerously to the ap¬ peal for jellies, and sent In a wonderful supply. In memory of Leopold Myers contribu- iloiis were received from the following: \[v. and Mrs. Harry E. Cohen, Dr, and Mrs. Leo Schramm of Dayton; Dr. and Mrs. .S. J. Goodman. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Feibel, Mrs. Rose I.evistein, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gumble, Knights of Israel Lodge to Meet Sunday Evening A general nieeting of The Knights of Israel Lodge will be held on Sunday, September 17th at the Hebrew School at 7 ;;I0 p. m. Memorial services will also be held at this meeting and Rabbi Greenwald of Congregation Beth Jacob and Cantor Jablan will be our guests. East Broad Street T-emple Completes Arrangements For High Holidays Kabhi Nathan Zelizer and Cantor Grodner and Choir Will Conduct the Services The officers of the East Broad Street Temple wish to announce that all ar¬ rangements have been cnnipleled for the High Holiday Services which will be eonducted liy Cantor Soloman Grodner and choir. Rabbi Nathan Zelizer an¬ nounces the following subjects for his sermons on Rosh Hashanah. Wednesday evening, September 20th, at 8 p. *m. he will preach on "Morning Cometh;" on Thursday morning, at ten, he will preach on—"Wbat We Jews Need"; and on Friday moniing. September '22, iat ten a. lUi his subject will be—"What T Ex¬ pect Of Life". All tbese subjects have been chosen very carefully by Rabbi Zelizer in or¬ der to answer some very important and perplexing (|uestions of present spii'Itual, financial aiid social import, and should be of Interest and inspiration to every Jew. Members and friend.s of the congrega¬ tion arc urgently requested to procure for themselves tickets which can be ob¬ tained at the Temple every evening of the coming week or by calling Mr. Sol Roth, Rv. -ifii."). Tickets will be abso¬ lutely necessary , for admission to tbe Temple during the Hipb Holidays. Tick¬ ets will he distributed tn mcnibefs of good standing only.' All others are urged to make arrangements with Mr. Roth as soon as possible. Evening services will commence at 8 1). in. shari) and monfipg services at 8 a. m. Worshippers are kindly requested to be oil time. Ushers for the High Holidays will be Messers Tobias Pol- rfer, Sam Berniaii, and Louis Schlezin¬ ger. Arrangements have been made for ¦I Children's Service that will be held in the Social Hail of the Temple on Thurs¬ day and Friday niornings at 11 a; m. un¬ der tbe leadership of the rahbi, Parents arc again reminded to bring their children for registration in the Sunday and Hebrew School of-tlie Tem¬ ple tomorrow (Sunday) at ten 3^'>(n. io the Rabbi's Study. All Sunday -School teachers of the Temple are also requested to attend a special nieeting with Rabbi Zelizer tomorrow morning at 11 a. m. at the Temple. The members and friends of the con¬ gregation are cordially, invited to attend the Sllchoth Services tonight al 12 mid¬ night. Cantor Grodner and his large choir will conduct the services. It is hoped that a large ruimber of men .and women will attend this special service. Rabbi Zelizer also wishes to announce that he will resume bis Friday evening sermons and lectures beglnnmg with Oc¬ tober (J. ' 2nd Meeting of Minstrels to Take Plate at Schonthal Home Monday Eve Last Monday evening the lirst meeting of the B'nai B'rith minstrels took place at the Excelsior Cliih and was well at¬ tended by past performers and prospec¬ tive entertainers in the forthcoming B'nai B'rith minstrel show to be held in the near future. Mr. Jack Wolstein, who is in charge of this year's show, has issued a call for the second meeting of this group to he held at the Schonthal Com- munily House nexi Monday evening, Sepleniher 18t|i, at 8 o'clock sharp. This will be the last call for talent in the forthcoming show. So don't forget to ¦ be there next Monday evening. Hebrew School Election The annual election of the board of directors of the Columbus Hebrew .School will be held on Sunday afternoon, September ITlli, at i?::iO p. m.. at the Hebrew School. Be sure to attend and cast your vote. n
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They may have had an early start, but some Black Friday shoppers were in it for the long haul.
They may have had an early start, but some Black Friday shoppers were in it for the long haul.
This year, several major retailers welcomed Black Friday early, opening the evening of Thanksgiving and staggering sales throughout the night instead of creating the traditional middle-of-the-night rush. Of the stores that did wait until Friday, many opened around midnight.
Belden Village Mall threw open its main doors at midnight this year, though several stores, including Macy's, Victoria's Secret and Sears got a head start at 8 p.m.
"It's been an interesting night so far," laughed Gina Bannevich, the mall's marketing director, around 4:30 a.m.
The evening had gone smoothly so far, she said, as stores opening early alleviated some congestion.
"It wasn't that mad rush of craziness it usually is," she said.
By 4 a.m., the mall's parking lot was clearing out, but its food court was hopping as late-night shoppers set down bags and picked up cinnamon buns and steak fries to fuel the rest of their morning.
Amanda Lynn of Jackson Township was taking a breather with her sister, Emmaline Lamp of Alliance, and Tiffany Piccani of Tuscarawas Township.
The trio started their trek at 9 p.m. Thursday at Target and visited Wal-Mart, Kohl's and Toys-R-Us before hitting up the mall.
The stores weren't as busy this year compared to last year, Lynn said, adding that she wasn't sure if less people were shopping or the early hours just spread everything out.
"It's fun though. We go every year," she said.
Fun, but maybe not perfect.
"I think the lines are way too long," said Lamp, 14, who was celebrating her first Black Friday.
"I think my arms are broken from carrying all my freaking bags," Lynn laughed.
The group was far from finished for the day. In the past, they'd even follow up Black Friday shopping with a trip to the outlets.
They should stay strong.
We've had "so much caffeine," Lamp said.
At Carpe Diem, the mall's center court coffee shop, another trio was also catching their second wind.
Lyn Goodwin of Green, Vanessa Bailey and Tammy Devaney, both of Springfield Township, had been out since 8 p.m. and were entering hour four of their yearly shopping marathon.
The group was aiming to break their record of 22 hours.
"We'll see how we do," Goodwin said.
Shopping early made this year better than last. The stores were less congested, there was no standing outside, and everyone seemed much more relaxed, Goodwin said.
Lines have been long, but there's been hardly any wait, Bailey said, adding that hadn't waited more than 10 minutes all night.
Short lines were good news for the group, who were buying gifts for about 115 kids: Students at Super Learning Center, a school for children with autism and other special needs, located in Lakemore. Goodwin is the founder of the school.
The women do it every year. Students at the school make a list of what they want, and we shop, Goodwin said.
Students range in age from 5 to 19, so the list is varied, from Legos to Aeropostale sweatshirts to Barbies, Devaney added.
The group will give the gifts to the Rotary Camp at Portage Lakes. The camp throws a Christmas party for the students, complete with a visit from Santa who will deliver the gifts.
"Some of the kids, that's all they'll get for Christmas," Goodwin said.
Sometimes, the family that shops together, stays together.
The Cavanaugh/Craig clan started their night at 10 p.m. and were still laughing close to 5 a.m.
Black Friday is family tradition, said Nancy Cochran of North Canton.
Cochran paused outside of Macy's with her sister, Donna Stambaugh Craig, who made the trek from Berry, Ontario, and their kids -- Alex Cochran of Chicago and Evan Craig of Bowling Green.
The family shops every year, followed by a stop at Sarku Japan because "it's funny to eat Japanese food at 5 a.m.," she joked.
This year, they snagged some solid deals.
"So far, I've been doing well," Stambaugh Craig said.
Most items are half off, and at stores where she wouldn't normally shop without a good discount, she said.
The family may have been making a pit stop for Teriyaki chicken but they weren't finished yet.
"We've popped some 5 Hour Energy," Alex Cochran said.
"Mothers don't need it because we're always 24/7," Stambaugh Craig countered.
Early hours may have prevented congestion, but it also led to early nights for some retailers.
After 5 a.m., the mall had thinned out to normal weekend levels. Parking lots at The Strip were relatively open — though some people were still bustling at all-night venues like Best Buy and Old Navy — and while the Starbucks at Target was busy, the store was relatively calm.
Other stores, like the Kmart and Wal-Mart on Harmont Avenue NE in Canton, had empty parking lots despite early-morning doorbuster deals.


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Borobudur is the greatest budhist monument in the world was built in the 8 century. The monument was built 400 years before the greatest catedral was built in Europe and 300 years before Angkor Vat in Camboja. At least 2,5 million visitors visits the monument each year, therefore visit it is a must. Borobudur Monument is located 42 kilometers north-west of Yogyakarta and Prambanan temple just 17 kilometers east of Yogyakarta. Prambanan temple is the most beautiful hindhus temple in Indonesia was built in 9 century. As tourist destination, Yogyakarta is famous both overseas and domestic .
Many cultural Performances could be found here such as : Puppet, Ramayana Ballet, Many dances and Jatilan. Beaches : Baron, Kukup, Krakal, Parangtritis. Temples : Prambanan, Sari, Sambisari, Kalasan, Plaosan, Boko, Bubrah, Ijo. Handycraft : Silver, Batik, Mask, Bamboo, Furniture and Leather. Museum : Sonobudoyo, Affandi, Vredeburg, Kakayon, Ullen Sentalu. Traditional Ceremony : Sekaten, Grebeg, Labuhan, Saparan, Tumpak Wajik. Hidden trek is kept by Yogyakarta.
A wonderful sunrise from Suroloyo hill is amazing experience or Boko sunset trekking unforgetable memory. Yogyakarta is not only cultural city but also education city. Gajah Mada University [UGM] is the oldest university in Indonesia was established in 1949 and now with 18 faculties. Yogyakarta has about 30 private universities, 70 courses & diploma, 10 government universities and 4 states universities.
Yogyakarta is really melting pot or miniature of Indonesia and you can find mostly tribes in Indonesia here. Come and find uniqueness of Yogyakarta society. Travelling to Indonesia is not complete yet before visiting and exploring Yogyakarta. Acacia Tour & Travel as a travel agent will help you to design and arrange your tour needs.


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Artist: Crystal Castles
Album: III
It's unusual to make a sincere comparison between dream pop and death metal. Yet one came to mind quite easily while listening to Crystal Castles's latest album III, and it is this; sometimes vocals are defined less by what they explicitly state than how they sound when they say it.
Alice Glass, vocalist of Crystal Castles, states that "Oppression is a theme, in general…" (of the album). That oppression is felt more through the rhythm and sound of the music here than in a constant awareness of what is being sung. In the haze of synthetic fuzz and snarl, words are either whispered ("Kerosene", "Transgender"), or distorted to such pitch-manipulated spits of sound ("Insulin") that the vocal recordings transform, becoming an instrument to be used with all the dexterity and bluntness of a drumstick. The result is surprisingly enchanting, and arguably just as effective in relating the inner drama of oppression as a carefully elucidated poem.
"Pale Flesh" is one of the more effective communicators of that oppression. After a squealing, shrill beat grinds into its bass groove the vocals then mirror the instrumentation's theme; becoming frantic cries of panic that smooth and flatten out. This forced mellowing of anxiety creates a tension within the music which is ultimately quite successful.
Some of the songs on the album have a decidedly 90s sensibility about them. "Plague"'s echoing vocals are set among synthetics that rise to a crescendo of electronic house triumph before mellowing into somewhat ominous industrial sounds, while playful, high-pitched vocals are set to a quick, perky rhythm in "Violent Youth." In both of these tracks the synthesizer is familiar, and the songs feel as if they were hidden on some freshly unearthed 90s electronica B side. But this should hardly be a deterrent; there is a vivacity and freshness to the music here that is definitely attractive.
The most innovative, and sadly the briefest in running time on the album, is the track "Insulin". After a high-pitched intro reminiscent of the entry into a horror film, the bass explodes into pulsing heavy distortion as gratifying as a welcome plot twist. Vocals blur into a winsome crackle of low and high notes that can only be experienced as emotional entreaties rather than explicit ones. As sense of the song is jettisoned, there is ascension into a state of pure rhythm.
In III the rhythms, synthesizers, and distortions are meant to be savored as undiluted injections into the spinal cord, enjoyed as a feeling as much as a message. There is little room for disappointment here among those seeking a new dark groove to ride on.


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Spanish painter, ceramicist, sculptor and graphic artist born April 20,1893, in Barcelona. He died in Majorca, Spain, on December 25, 1983.
His surrealist works, with their subject matter drawn from the realm of memory and imaginative fantasy, are some of the most original of the 20th century.
After overcoming considerable opposition from his father- a goldsmith by trade- Miro studied at Francesco Gali's School of Art in Barcelona from 1912 onwards. His early pictures were landscapes and portraits in which elements of folk art are combined with expressive fauvist gestures.
In 1919 he moved to Paris and the early influences of Van Gogh and the Fauves were succeeded by Picasso and Cubism.
By 1923 he was a prominent member of the Surrealists and signed their manifesto in 1924. He was part of
the first Surrealist exhibition, which was staged in the Galerie Pierre in 1926. Around this time Miro began producing his linear, dreamlike compositions. When the Civil War broke out, Miro left Spain and began to
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Ingram: Faster Is Better At Daytona 500
By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
From the Monday Morning Crew Chief:
Just when it appeared NASCAR had patched up the Sprint Cup's appeal, a patch was needed in Turn 2 to repair the asphalt prior to the finish of the Daytona 500. Oh well. After a splendid finish won by the rejuvenated Jamie McMurray, including the new wrinkle of more than one green-white-checker, NASCAR has succeeded in the short run with its plan to rejuvenate the sport.
It was the late Dick Beaty who used to counsel competitors in the driver meetings before superspeedway races to "save your paybacks for the short tracks." With safer cars, softer walls, better seats and the HANS Device in place, the new message has been the polar opposite for the 2010 season. After nearly a decade chastened by the death of Dale Earnhardt Sr. on the final lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001 and a subsequent close watch on drivers' aggressiveness, the plan by officials to return NASCAR to a contact sport was a major success.
"We want the drivers to mix it up," reiterated Chairman and CEO Brian France during one of two lulls to repair the track.
It seemed fitting that Dale Earnhardt Jr. would turn into the best mover and shaker on the track in the final frantic two laps. His father was not only the Intimindator, but also the godfather of contact on superspeedways, something that was frowned on by the preceding generation dominated by Richard Petty, David Pearson, Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough.
The new era might have had an incredible comeback story if Dale Earnhardt Jr. had gone from 10th to first in the final two laps of the green-white-checker with his risky moves. As it was, he boldly scythed into the middle groove entering Turn 3 on the last lap and gave McMurray the push he needed to win. He pushed his father's name in the form of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing back into the Daytona 500 victory lane for the first time since he himself won at Daytona for Dale Earnhardt Inc. in 2004.
There was something new and different about patching the track. Six months before the last time the track was paved in August of 1978, Allison had to dance his Bud Moore-owned Ford around Buddy Baker and a pothole to get to the checkered flag and his first of three Daytona 500 trophies. Back then, as in the just-launched new era, drivers were expected to look after themselves. But these days the competition is too close and too deep to expect the field to take up dodging a pothole. Besides, the technology on asphalt repair is better, too. (Although it took the Daytona crew two tries to get it right.)
One race with a record number of different leaders and a great finish does not a season make. And it remains to be seen how the television coverage stacked up to the Winter Olympics on a day when two red flags to repair the track left viewers with time to switch to the action in British Columbia.
There was a cautionary tale on Saturday as well. NASCAR has announced plans to return to a blade-type spoiler in place of a wing on its cars later this spring, just prior to the next restrictor plate race at Talladega. In the Nationwide Series race at Daytona, Tony Stewart held the lead and was not challenged over the course of the closing laps – a reminder of the aerodynamic roadblocks that often occur with the blade spoiler.
All credit is due to NASCAR for opening up the restrictor plates for the 500 to put a faster race back into the hands of the drivers while extending the shark fin onto the rear deck to guard against cars lifting off in accidents. There were wrecks that collected several cars. But at long last, nobody had to suffer through the "Big One" involving 10 or more wrecked cars that so often resulted from drivers having to run flat-out in ultra-close formation due to the tight restrictor plates of yore.
Danica In Daytona 500 in 2011? It's only speculation at this point, but it's likely this time next year the story of Danica Patrick's Speedweeks will focus on an attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500.
If so, Patrick will have to learn how to race bumper-to-bumper better than she demonstrated in the ARCA and Nationwide Series races at Daytona. She prefers a car that is "planted," but in a tight draft it's inevitable that a NASCAR chassis is anything but planted.
It's not exactly news that Patrick tends to be circumspect with her driving, which has been the case during her IndyCar career. The opinion here remains that if Patrick was less reluctant to "carry" or hustle a car and mix it up in traffic she would win more often in an IndyCar. In her defense, any time Patrick crashes it's big news (witness last Saturday) and she invariably chooses a conservative route, which enables her to run near the front of the field in IndyCars but may ultimately sell her own talents short.
Like her or loathe her, Patrick has succeeded in maintaining the leverage to make things happen in her career.
Throughout her 2009 "contract year" of negotiations in IndyCar and NASCAR, the emphasis was on announcing the different parts of the process at the politically correct times. So nothing official about next year's Daytona 500 is likely to come out until after she completes a 13-race, part-time season in the Nationwide Series. But it's likely there are contract stipulations already built in for Patrick to make the move up to the Sprint Cup event at Daytona next year.
Nobody ever shows contracts to journalists, but Patrick's contract with Andretti Autosport to continue in IndyCar likely has an option for both sides in its third year. If Patrick is going to make the jump to NASCAR, she needs to find out about her ability to compete at the Sprint Cup level before the end of the 2011 season.
Given the leverage of her ability, good looks and her marketing power, it's possible Patrick could turn the present situation around in 2012 – running full-time in the more lucrative Sprint Cup and returning to the Indy 500 each May.
US F1 To Be Ready?: The official statements at US F1 continue to emphasize the team plans to be at the Formula One season opener in Bahrain in one month's time on Mar. 14. Thus far, the team has yet to announce a major sponsor or a second driver and has not announced any formal plan to roll out its first Type 1 car for public viewing. Two other start-ups, Lotus and Virgin Racing, have introduced their new cars and the latter is already testing in Spain.
It's clear from media visits to US F1's facilities in Huntersville, N.C. – including those by RacinToday.com – that the expertise and technical capacity are not lacking. It's also clear the team plans to be a bona fide constructor instead of purchasing a car from an outside source.
According to a variety of informed sources, the problem has been financing. The only major sponsorship to be announced thus far came on board with the signing of Argentinian driver Jose Maria Lopez, who is said to be bringing $8 million in backing from his native country. YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley is considered a primary investor. But his presence and ability to help the new team gain exposure also was counted on to bring in needed sponsorship.
Much of the commentary in Europe questioning whether US F1 will make the grid has come from either the offices of Bernie Ecclestone in London or directly from the F1 business boss himself. At stake is the legal right of US F1 to participate in the world championship as a signatory to the Concorde Agreement, which governs the relationship between the sanctioning body FIA and competing teams. There is widespread speculation that the team risks losing its legal status to participate if it does not attempt to make the grid in Bahrain, although an official statement from the FIA says failure to participate in the season opener would be an "infringement," falling short of calling it a violation.
The fourth start-up team, Spanish-based Campos, has publicly acknowledged being in financial straits and may not be able to make payments to Dallara, the Italian car builder constructing its entry. With the Stefan GP team that is not a signatory to the Concorde waiting in the wings with Toyota's intended entry for 2010, the month prior to the F1 season opener promises to be interesting for those just trying to make the grid as well as the favorites at the front.
See ya! …At the races.
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Re: Mando & Trooper fan art
BTW, High res is actually an 8.5" x 11" pic at 300 pixels per inch......you do the math.......and they are actually about 4 MB each. And I have no idea how to compress it, so....how do you do that?
Yeah, well, I was just using a huge number to express my thoughts^^ Uncompressed, it's 4 MB, yep... but you can first change the DPI value to about 72 (standard for web) and then save it as a 90% compressed JPG - it's still looking cool, then.
In PS, you choose Edit->Image Size and change the resolution from 300 to 72. Then, you will notice the Pixel Dimensions drop to something lower, so just type the old data in... the resolutions stays at 72, though.
Once you did that, just go Save As->JPG, click Okay, and in the next dialogue, there's "Image Quality". Up to 8 it still looks good, and you can see the size it will be on the right. Adjust that Quality setting so that you stay under 1,5 MB.
*frowns slightly* who are you on KT's yahoo group? Just curious.....lol
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Liverpool ready to break £100m barrier
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has pledged to continue looking for players to strengthen his squad this summer as he still has the cash earned from the sale of Luis Suarez to spend.
Liverpool have already spent around 60 million pounds on Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert, Emre Can and Lazar Markovic in preparation for their return to the Champions League, and now Rodgers wants to use the 75 million pounds that Barcelona paid for Suarez to bring in further quality.
Summer transfer window roundup
- Premier League: Team-by-team ins and outs
- Transfer Centre: All the done deals
- Marcotti: Mind-boggling transfers
- Delaney: What did we learn on deadline day?
- Horncastle: European transfer grades
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"Obviously, Luis going gives us the clout to go and spend more and we are getting the right type of player in," Rodgers told British newspapers.
"The signings we have made were players that were earmarked to come in. We felt last year we just never had the depth and we are in the Champions League this year, so we have to ensure we have as strong a squad as possible.
"We certainly won't spend just for the sake of spending -- it has to be the sort of player who is going to improve us."
According to The Times, Rodgers has been given permission by owners Fenway Sports Group to further improve his squad.
Rodgers is not short of targets, having had a 20 million bid for Southampton defender Dejan Lovren turned down despite the player indicating his desire for a move to Anfield.
Interest in Swansea's Ben Davies has been reported while the Reds remain in the hunt for Lille striker Divock Origi, who impressed for Belgium at the World Cup.
Key European club fixtures
French Ligue 1 -- Aug. 8
FA Community Shield: Manchester City vs. Arsenal -- Aug. 10
German Super Cup: Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich -- Aug. 13
English Premier League -- Aug. 16
Spanish Super Cup: Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid -- Aug. 19 and 22
Spanish La Liga/German Bundesliga -- Aug. 23
Italian Serie A -- Aug. 30
One player Rodgers has missed out on, however, is Alexis Sanchez, who instead opted to swap Barcelona for Arsenal. Sanchez was said to have preferred a move to London, which scuppered plans for him to be included in the deal for Suarez. However, Rodgers insists he has no trouble in attracting world class players to the club.
"That was one where geography dictated where he wanted to go," Rodgers said. "It's actually been the other way: Lots of players are really impressed by what we are doing as club and really excited about coming to Liverpool.
"It was not lack of ambition from the club [that Sanchez went to Arsenal]. The player and his family want to choose to live wherever that is. Sanchez is a fantastic player and would have suited us; his profile would have been great but it was not to be and we move on."
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