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Morphing and Warping for MacMorph Age is an application for morphing/warping images (such as faces) on macOS, and lets you save the result as a video.
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Baruch Public Affairs Faculty Elected to National Academy of Public Administration
John Goering Shoshanna Sofaer
NEW YORK, NY-October 4, 2012 � On November 15, Professors John Goering and Shoshanna Sofaer from Baruch College's School of Public Affairs, will be inducted as Fellows of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), the first Baruch faculty members to achieve that distinction.
Goering and Sofaer�the latter is the Robert P. Luciano Chair of Health Care Policy�were both nominated by Baruch President Mitchel B. Wallerstein, himself a NAPA Fellow. They were elected following a rigorous nomination, interview, and voting process. Approximately 40 new Fellows are inducted each year.
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I've received a few questions about text search in DB2 9 for z/OS lately, so I thought I'd share the basic information here.
Prior to DB2 9, there was an offering called "DB2 Text Extender". This was an early attempt at text indexing that runs on z/OS. It is dependent on some z/OS code called "Text Search". Later on, the team that worked on the extenders also released something called "DB2 Net Search Extender", aka NSE. DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows had a significant upgrade with NSE, but that same upgrade was not shipped for DB2 for z/OS. So DB2 for z/OS customers have not had a significant upgrade to text search since "DB2 Text Extender" in DB2 V7.
In DB2 9, there is a completely new text search solution. Text search is provided by a built-in engine function called CONTAINS. This solution requires an external text search server that runs on a Windows or Linux operating system, which is provided as part of the DB2 Accessories suite. It is not a direct replacement of Text Extender function, so applications and administration policies need to be updated for this change. The best source for detailed information about this is in the information center topic Administering IBM text search for DB2 for z/OS. And I have an earlier blog entry about the announcement.
What about the DB2 Text Extender? It's not available in DB2 9 for z/OS. That means you won't see an equivalent for DB2 V8 FMID JDB881C. And you won't need IBM Text Search FMID-HIMN230 in DB2 9 for z/OS either, because that was a prerequisite for the DB2 Text Extender.
The above is all specific to DB2 for z/OS. DB2 for LUW 9.5 FP 1 ships the same Omnifind text search server, and DB2 LUW still ships support for their NSE as well.
Now that we've got that all cleared up :-), next we'll evaluate some use cases for text search applicability.
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How many pushed the panic button after Central Arkansas throttled Nicholls State University's women's basketball team by 16 points in the Southland Conference opener?
How many pushed the panic button after Central Arkansas throttled Nicholls State University's women's basketball team by 16 points in the Southland Conference opener?
Come on, some of you watching the Colonels get taken to the woodshed definitely had doubts on how good this team would be in the coming weeks.
I heard some of the comments while waiting for Colonels coach DoBee Plaisance for the after the game interview. Plaisance was also at a loss with her team's poor performance, and as I was leaving her office, her frustration led to tears.
While I was disappointed in what I saw, I did not come out of that game and say that Nicholls (10-4 overall, 2-1 in SLC) isn't a good basketball team.
What I said was Central Arkansas had circled this date on its schedule after the Colonels knocked off the top-seeded Sugar Bears from last season's conference tournament.
The Sugar Bears had revenge as motivation, and I don't think the Colonels men's team would've beaten the ladies from Conway, Ark., on that night.
To prove their nonconference success wasn't a fluke, the Colonels responded with a last-second victory over SLC-newcomer Oral Roberts followed by a 17-point blowout win over McNeese State on the road on Monday.
Monday's win was significant as McNeese was picked to win the conference this season, and Nicholls ended a 10-game losing streak to the Cowgirls.
It also announced to the rest of the conference that the Colonels may have slipped up against Central Arkansas, but this team is good and will be a factor in the conference title chase.
Last season, the Colonels definitely weren't given much consideration as a program on the rise until that upset win over UCA in the tournament.
This season, there is no sneaking up on opponents for the Colonels, and for the first time ever, the women's program is playing with a bull's-eye on its back.
Opponents are going to gear up to play the Colonels. That is what Central Arkansas did and the Colonels weren't prepared to match that intensity against the Sugar Bears.
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Last season, the Colonels reached goals never attained before thanks to the program's uneventful history, and this team will continue to break records as this season continues.
Setting records is nice, but this team has a greater goal that can only be attained in March, and hopefully these ladies' dance cards will be full.
I easily saw the Colonels worse performance of the season in the loss to Central Arkansas. It was so bad that Plaisance was in tears.
Don't fret coach, your team showed its moxie in bouncing back and by leaving its previous two opponents weeping from defeat.
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Jason Shiga's Meanwhile is now available on Steam
I know this channel has been silent for a couple of years. Sorry!
I don't have a new game to talk about. But I can announce that Meanwhile, one... Read more
XYZZY Awards
The XYZZY Awards for best interactive fiction of 2014 have just been announced. I'm happy to say that Hadean Landswon in four categories: Best Puzzles, Best Setting, Best Implementation,... Read more
Why it takes longer than you think
In case you're wondering, nobody hassled me about how long the rewards took. Apparently you folks really werein it for the game -- or to support me, which is... Read more
All bulk rewards are shipped
I just hauled the last batch of Hadean Lands CD packages to the post office. This means that the postcards, CDs, posters, and books are all out the door. US... Read more
Hadean news of the week
I thought this was the boring part of the release process. Hadean Lands has been out for a couple of months, I've done a couple of iOS updates, time to... Read more
More rewards progress
The situation:
Postcards (roughly 600 backers): Printed, sitting in my living room.
CDs (roughly 550 backers): I have burned a master; will test this week and then send to replication.... Read more
Rewards progress
I don't plan to do monthly updates any more, but it's the beginning of December and I happen to have some progress! (Not a coincidence -- I spent a bunch... Read more
Kicking it forwards
Since this Kickstarter is done -- not donedone, I still have postcards and so on, but done enough for soup -- I should write the "support this other Kickstarter!"... Read more
All codes have now been distributed
Whew. The game is up, and all of the gifts and promo codes have been sent out. If you didn't receive something you should have received, contact me.
(This was... Read more
Running into hitches
(Maybe planning to do all this at midnight was a dumb idea...)
Current status:
All of the Itch.IO download codes have gone out (by email). I see some people couldn't... Read more
Less than 24 hours now
App Store approval came through on the 25th. Everything is now queued up to launch the game on the 30th. Again, that web site: http://hadeanlands.com/
Let me reiterate the launch process,... Read more
Awaiting approval
On November 1, 2010, I opened a Kickstarter project for an iOS text adventure.
Last night I submitted the Hadean LandsiOS app for App Store approval. (And also uploaded... Read more
State of the cranking
I have been turning the crank hard and I am tired. Admittedly, there've been a lot of FTL breaks. They get some of the blame for me being tired.
As... Read more
Surveys are go
I've sent out the backer surveys. A few questions that have come up:
"When when when?"
I am aiming to have the iOS and digital downloads available in early October.... Read more
We have beta stage
Last night at 8 pm I tagged a branch, compiled a release build, ran the end-to-end test script, and pinged the testers about where to download it. Hadean Landsis... Read more
August: the endgame
The month is not over, but I am heading to DragonCon for a week. So you get your report early. Conveniently this allows me to report "not quite done yet"... Read more
July: almost done
A month ago I wrote: "I am still fairly confident that I will have a complete, testable game at the end of July." I halfway made it. I have a... Read more
June is getting there
Happy Canada Day (and pretend I said that in French). 82 out of 90 rooms complete.
I'm not really measuring progress in rooms any more. There were only a few... Read more
May report, counting down
Last month: 45 out of 86 rooms complete. This month: 65 out of 89 rooms complete. I did twenty rooms in the past month. The total grew because I decided... Read more
April only it still feels like March out there
Seriously, it was 45 out today. Now it's rainy, but that's good news because it's a warm humid front coming in and we should get a May that feels like... Read more
March update
I will keep this short, because I just noticed that I have to run to the Boston IF meetup soon, and I want to get this post out before then.... Read more
February was kind of nuts
I suppose you want the room count, don't you. I will give it to you. When? Now, I should think. You look forward to it, do you? I think you... Read more
Welcome to the new age
(I have that song stuck in my head, sorry about that.)
It is the end of January; it's been six weeks since my last update. Merry 2014! The holidays are... Read more
Yes, it's early. No, it's not the Ides of December yet. That's tomorrow. Good thought, though.
I said that I wanted to place the final rooms and cabinets. That's now... Read more
I am happy to report that all the items are placed. Every line in my recipe chart has a "found in" notation! ...I'm telling this out of order.
The first... Read more
October -- goodbye sunlight
Not goodbye forever, or even for the rest of the year. But it's Halloween; it's been damp and grey all day; and I just returned from the annual Somerville Anti-Morris... Read more
The eidolons of September
Gasp. Late, but triumphant. It's October 2, but I've just finished the last major puzzle item... if, okay, I fudge a little on "major".
All the horrible details with lead... Read more
August report
The holiday weekend is over, so it's September by anybody's definition. Where are we?
I got one of the lead-weight puzzles hammered into shape. (Not a pun, it's not a... Read more
Summer, July, occasional rainbows
The weather has been awfully nice around here. Not the ridiculous 95-degree weather, not the equally ridiculous wave of 50-degree drench that followed it -- but strong sunlight and rainclouds,... Read more
Seltani, or what I did in June
Up front, here: what I did in June was not work on Hadean Lands. The secret project ate my soul and my life.
This will happen sometimes. I spent... Read more
May (plus a little) progress
Yes, I'm late. Sorry -- it's still the weekend, isn't it?
Six puzzle barriers, and the map traversal code that goes along with them. As I said back in... when... Read more
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Short update this time. Puzzle barriers implemented this month: seven. (Some, again, with multiple solutions.) Also another substantial chunk of the automatic move-around-the-map code. That has been going in slowly... Read more
March is a five-letter word
The taxes got done, anyhow.
If we are counting puzzle barriers, I finished... five this month. I'm counting one door twice, because walking out of that room is a different... Read more
February is short
It feels short, anyway. By more of a factor than exists in reality. Stupid February.
A lot happened this month, but you probably read my Gameshelf post two weeks ago.... Read more
January of a new year
First news: Shade is up for iOS! I started this port back in the fall, as a demo for the Boston Festival of Indie Games, but it dropped off my... Read more
December (looking back from 2013)
I say "looking back from 2013" because it's not December any more; yes, this post is late. I can offer a (small) excuse: I knew I was going to announce... Read more
And that was November
Plan for the month: get all the shortcutting code finished, before the end of the month. Result: it's 11:59 pm on November 30th. Drat! But it isfinished. Pretty much... Read more
October, more or less
Plan for the month: create a major new subsystem, supporting shortcut actions! Outcome: ...part of it. Sorry. This month was a "missed expectations".
What threw me off track was --... Read more
September work
A month not of dramatic improvement, but of improvement regardless.
Jumping in a pool now works. Jumping into various other infelicitous environments -- details elided for spoiler reasons -- all... Read more
On through August
Last time I said, "I can confidently say I'll finish the alchemical ritual code in August." Which I did! Barely. (I just finished the last unit test, at 8:30... Read more
On through July
At the beginning of July, I had three rituals implemented in my game engine. I now have seventeen. Plus their unit tests (130 tests in total!) That's pretty much my... Read more
Progress report about progress
If I want to call this the "June report", I'd better get it posted in the next couple of hours... That is, if you're in the US. Everyone else can... Read more
The Dreamhold for iOS
It is up on the App Store! Go take a look.
(If you have an iPhone or iPad or whatever, I mean. If you don't, you can still play Dreamhold... Read more
iOS Interpreter milestone
After only a couple extra weeks of work (and non-work -- oh, PAX, you great distraction) I am declaring my iOS IF interpreter ready for beta-testing.
Again, this is not ... Read more
It is the (mostly technical) progress report
I commented on Monday that I would get an update posted "in a couple of days". That wasn't procrastination; I wanted to be able to say I'd hit an interesting... Read more
One year of this project, and the ways of puzzle explorability
Tomorrow will be the oneth anniversary of the _Hadean Lands_ Kickstarter project. One year of this new lifestyle.
(Technically it's eleven months of this lifestyle, because I quit for Christmas.... Read more
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Meanwhile for iOS is available
"In other news -- or rather, the news I started with: Meanwhile has been sent off to App Store review. If nothing goes wrong, it will... Read more
Halloween and progress report
Perhaps you... Read more
The part where I tell you about Meanwhile
Two months ago (gad!) I said:
"After I ship Hideout, I will be concentrating on [Secret Project] M37, because it too is just about finished. (And the paperwork is just about settled...) Even... Read more
A word in support of history
This post is not about me. It is about Jason Scott.
Jason Scott is a big loud blabbermouth who, in several subtle ways, helped get me to where I am... Read more
My Secret Hideout: available now
I am delighted to say that My Secret Hideout -- first mentioned here a couple of weeks ago -- is available right now on the App Store. Runs on iPad... Read more
A preview of My Secret Hideout (plus catching up)
Introducing My Secret Hideout -- my first iPad app release. Coming soon!
I already mentioned this on Twitter and then (welcome to the new world) my Google+ stream. But you folks... Read more
That crazy software patent situation
Many people have asked me -- that is, I have been asked -- that is, Jmac asked me last weekend -- anyway, this iOS software patent situation. What do I... Read more
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Jeremie Lariviere steps forward to ask for an update. Okay, fair enough.
I let this update slip late, because I hoped I would have a Secret Project to announce. But... Read more
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I let this update slip late, because I hoped I would have a Secret Project to announce. But legal paperwork takes however long some other lawyers think it will take,... Read more
PAX from our point of view
You want to know what I spent March doing. Basically, PAX East is what I did. Interspersed with the usual mix of iOS IF code and the secret project I... Read more
Zarf appearances this spring
I am not at GDC right now (although Emily Short is, and many other game designers I know or know of). Drat.
But if you're the sort of person who... Read more
So what does a month look like?
A month has gone by, and it's time for a progress update.
(Clever people will note that there's no causal connection between the halves of that sentence.)
The obvious question... Read more
Those two interviews...
I said: "...I don't think they're coming in the next two weeks."
More fool I, I guess.
* "Kickstart-ed Andrew Plotkin" : http://indiesuperstar.com/archives/2662
* "The Setup" : http://andrew.plotkin.usesthis.com/
The latter... Read more
Another teeny interview link post
Okay, maybe it is weekly after all. But not *every* week, really. I only have two more unpublished interviews, as far as I remember, and I don't think they're coming... Read more
One teeny interview link today
Adventure Classic Gaming has posted a nice juicy interview with me, about IF and Hadean Lands.
I am linking to it because it's cool to see my name in... Read more
It's 2011 now
I'm not going to be posting week-by-week status updates here. (For that, read my "progress" tweets on @zarfeblong.) But you get one special one tonight. The new year has reached... Read more
Some current mobile IF
It will be a while before Hadean Lands takes off (or, if you've played the demo, before the Unanswerable Retortcrashes). So let me note some interactive fiction available on... Read more
What IF is harder and easier than
Aaron Reed's recent book Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7 opens with this quote:
All around him, the Machines' fleet and orbital stations are blasting away at his tree ships,... Read more
Cut, wrap, take ten, take a trip to Cuba
(Note: Cuba is metaphorical. I am not going to Cuba. Brush up on your famous movie quotes.)
There we have it; just over $31,000 dollars. (I won't say exactly how... Read more
The final week
Here we are, with 6.9-ish days to go. I've just passed 600 backers and 26,000 dollars. Those numbers mean nothing to my brain, of course. I can't picture a pile... Read more
The techy post, part 4 of 4
So, here's the Glk and Glulx update plans for 2011.
CSS stylesheets:
One of the big gaps in my original Glk spec was in specifying fonts, font sizes, and other... Read more
The techy post, part 3 of 4
Present and Future
The next major change in the IF landscape was in 2006, when Graham Nelson released Inform 7, a brand-new high-level IF design system. I7 was (and is)... Read more
The techy post, part 2 of 4
Sorry, we've experienced a bit of post bloat. This series will be four parts, not three. (Just four, though.)
Zarf and Modularity
I wanted to design a new 32-bit VM... Read more
Halfway, and extended teaser
It's November 16th, roughly halfway through my little experiment.
(What do you mean, we blew past the edges of the Petri dish on day 1? How does that make any... Read more
The techy post, part 1 (of 3)
I spin a bunch of verbiage on the front page (and in the video) about Glulx and Quixe and other silly words. Long-time IF aficionados (with your bottles of aficiolemonade,... Read more
So how DO you make $20k on Kickstarter?
More than zero people have asked me this in the past two weeks, which is hilarious, because my attitude towards business and marketing practice is "Why are you asking me... Read more
About that music
Long-lost secret (lost for about a month): When I first sketched out the video script, I wrote down "Audio: Circlesongstrack six". It's a Bobby McFerrin album from 1996 --... Read more
Why me?
If you go up to anybody who's suddenly been handed twenty grand just because they asked for it, and ask them "What do you think about late on a Saturday... Read more
The questions which are so infrequently asked as to be completely unprecedented
Nobody's really burning to know this stuff, but I'm going to answer anyway. Consider it my taunt to entropy.
What are those symbols in the artwork?
Beats me! No, that's... Read more
A couple of new rewards
Quick update here: I've added a new reward, at the $40 level. This is an attractive full-page (8.5 by 11 inch) full-color map of the Unanswerable Retort. This map... Read more
The frequently asked question: PC port?
(Asked a couple of times so far, anyhow.)
From a comment on the front page:
"Tell me if I have this straight. You will have the ability to make this... Read more
The first thank-you post
Not the finalthank-you post, because this train is still running. But I had a bunch of credits to credit even before I launched this thing, so I'd better get... Read more
Holy narwhalnoodles
Update, Nov 1, afternoon
So, I'm over the top. On day 1. I am perilously close to speechless (or even textless). The outpouring of support has been overwhelming.
But maybe... Read more


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YK:n turvallisuusneuvoston avoin keskustelu: Naiset, rauha ja turvallisuus: alivaltiosihteeri Jaakko Laajavan pitämä yhteispohjoismainen puhe New Yorkissa 28.10.2011
Madam President,
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
I would like to begin by thanking the Nigerian Presidency for organizing this debate and the Secretary-General, Under-Secretary-Generals Bachelet and Ladsous, as well as Orzala Ashraf for their valuable remarks. Fully recognizing the contribution of women and further increasing their effective participation before, during and after conflict is a priority for the Nordic Governments and we thank you for the choice of the theme for this year's debate.
Last year we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. The emphasis was made on commitments for action and systematic follow up. We thank the Secretary General for his excellent report which includes concrete data based on the indicators the Council agreed to last year, and a very good strategic framework to guide the UN's way ahead.
Madam President,
Exactly a week ago the Security Council resolution on Yemen called upon all concerned parties to improve women's participation in conflict resolution and encouraged them to facilitate the equal and full participation of women at decision making levels. Yesterday's resolution on Libya emphasized the importance of full and equal participation of women and the respect for human rights of all. We welcome these strong calls.
During this eventful year women have taken to the streets and squares across North Africa and the Middle East and demanded change, equality, freedom and justice alongside men. We call on the Security Council to ensure that women's voices are heard and reflected in planning, actions and results. Provisions on women's full participation at all levels as well as protection and promotion of women's human rights should be included in all relevant country-specific resolutions, such as the future resolutions on DRC and Afghanistan, and systematically followed up when the Special Envoys and SRSGs report back to the Council.
Madam President,
In conflict prevention and mitigation the efforts of women through civil society and governmental channels deserve our increased financial, political and technical support. Participation through non-governmental organisations serves a double aim: it fosters inclusive local, regional and national dialogue and development. It also builds the capacity of women to engage in more formal processes. Increasing the number of women in government structures, for example in the security and justice sectors, makes those institutions more democratic, gender-responsive and accountable which in turn contributes to conflict-prevention.
To enhance the quality and sustainability of peace agreements, we need to ensure women are fully involved from the very beginning of peace processes. Mediation and negotiation teams should have specialized gender-expertise and carry out inclusive consultations. Further efforts are urgently needed to nominate and appoint more women mediators and to address the obstacles women face. Increasing the number of women in mid- and high level positions in international organisations and in national diplomatic services is one tool to enlarge the pool of qualified women. At the same time, guidance and expertise is needed for both male and female mediators to fully integrate a gender perspective in ceasefire agreements and all relevant areas of peace agreements, such as disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration, or power-sharing. The Nordic countries recognize the fact that the UN system as a whole is greatly strengthened in this regard through the establishment of UN Women and fully support the Joint Strategy on Gender and Mediation of UN Women and the Department for Political Affairs as an effective tool to this end. We welcome the guidelines to address conflict-related sexual violence in peace processes that are now being developed.
Sector-specific gender-expertise and targeted actions are needed also in the implementation of peace agreements and during post-conflict planning and budgeting. The Secretary-General's Seven Point Action Plan on Peacebuilding provides detailed recommendations to this end. We welcome the work done thus far and encourage the UN to continue its implementation without delay. As donors we commit to do our part both by supporting women's participation in post-conflict donor conferences and by directing funding for initiatives that contribute to gender-equality.
Madam President,
A year ago we made commitments to advance the implementation of 1325. I would like to report briefly on three areas in which the Nordic countries have concretely implemented those commitments: National Action Plans, participation of women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and work against impunity with due attention to the victims.
Firstly, National Action Plans. All Nordic countries have National Action Plans based on a holistic view of peace, security, development, human rights and gender equality. Several line ministries, governmental agencies and civil society organizations are committed to working together to ensure a timely and effective implementation and promotion of Resolution 1325. The Nordic National Action Plans are action oriented and their implementation is guided by the set of indicators to measure real progress.
The Nordic countries have engaged in twinning and cooperation with partner countries, including Afghanistan, Kenya, Nepal, Philippines and Liberia. Through twinning our actions are being guided by the views and needs of countries with a recent experience of conflict or fragility, while we can share experiences, best practices and provide financial support to the development of their new structures. Together we show and foster political will to ensure that women enjoy the rights and possibilities they need and deserve in every part of the world.
The Nordic countries are fully committed to including the civil society in the implementation of 1325. We want to be innovative in our approach and have greatly benefitted from civil society's advice and partnership. In this spirit the Nordic countries also support the work of local and regional NGOs from the Philippines to the Great Lakes and from Nepal to Sudan. Women in conflict affected countries all over the world are doing crucial work to build peace and reconcile communities. Their long-term peace building must get recognition, visibility and support.
Secondly, we have committed to increase the number of women and to build gender-awareness in the military and police and also among civilian peacekeepers. We are pleased to report that those efforts have borne fruit and there has been a clear increase in the number of women deployed. In some cases the percentage of female police officers deployed to peace operations has been even higher than in the national police service.
We are delivering our commitment to train our personnel to be more aware of gender equality and human rights. The mixed police teams deployed in Haiti, Liberia and Afghanistan have all received training on 1325 and some of them are specifically trained to address sexual and gender-based violence. We have developed a human rights manual for all crisis management personnel and supported gender-sensitive security sector reform through training of trainers in Palestine and the Balkans.
Thirdly, we have increased our efforts in the fight against impunity with a due attention to the rights of victims. Justice, including meaningful reparations for victims is essential in restoring the confidence of the people in their government and in promoting sustainable peace. There should never be amnesty for the most serious crimes, including sexual violence, which can constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. We remain staunch supporters of the International Criminal Court and have been at the forefront of the work linking complementarity with development activities in the field of rule of law. We have also led the discussions around the review of the Court's strategy for victims and we support its Trust Fund for Victims.
Madam President, I thank you for this opportunity to share some of our views and recommendations. We stand ready to continue working together with the Council and the UN towards full implementation of 1325.
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The Knife - Full of Fire (Single)
A lot heavier than I was expecting after the relatively sedate Fever Ray album (which I still loved).
I listened to 'Silent Shout' from start to finish this morning
Really hope they play Porto more than everyone else put together.
This seems pretty wicked on first spin.
Definitely feels informed by Tomorrow, in a Year
I like it, though not exactly 'fun'
pretty wild
i like it
Seems kinda messy
Quite liked it though, difficult to judge it without the context of the albumpieces_of_reece and justanothersheeldz this'd this
Glorious chaos
very interested in how this fits into the album.
I was not expecting any of those sounds to come out of my speakers. I could not be more pleased. April CANNOT COME FAST ENOUGH.
I am so glad this isn't sedate
I like the chaos
this is really fucking good!kilgore-trout and automatik this'd this
I think they are causing a reaction very similar to the return of Portishead in 2008
but this seems infinitely more interesting than "Machine Gun".
Really enjoying this
Don't criticise Machine Gun though!joeymahone, pichaelmarker, automatik, incandenza_, and thetaxidriver this'd this
it just not belong to the my favorite songs on Third batch, but I like it
do not be mad, it was just a little comparison.
Woah, really good tune. Looking forward to the album now.
This is bloody brilliant
bloody bloody brilliant
both albums.
they ain't the fallroastthemonaspit this'd this
usually signifies 2
- friday55, Yesiamaduck, ethricdouble, SCROTUM, Sloame_Ocean, no-class, automatik, Nestor, pip_, Oissin_, Coja, kubrahhh, joeymahone, chickenbones, pieces_of_reece, and ardack this'd this
the start
their best album is Silent Shout though, so listen to that.
Deep Cuts (for lighter side) & Silent Shout (for darker side)
And don't forget the Fever Ray solo project of their singer.
The Knife appear to be making that 'pop' album they've always had in them.
where can i even hear this?
everywhere i look it's gone
- ethricdouble this'd this
i thought this was the thread from yesterday where none of the links were up
new album is 98 mins long!
- lobotomypop, SCROTUM, and incandenza_ this'd this
ah so they've delivered on one front after taking 7 years:
Now the quality part - not particularly worried after how brilliant Full of Fire is
i hate long albums
what's the point? never gonna fall in love with an album that long, cos you'll never remember all of it. It's just a thing. that you'll put on sometimes and be like 'yeah this is alright' and then get bored of listening to ten 10 minute songs in a row and stop paying attention.
You'll never remember all of it?
You're kidding. You can remember what happens in films, right?
I actually kind of agree with him in a way.
40 minutes is fine. Maybe 60 at a push. 98's taking the mick.
It's not a gift horse though, is it?
Given that you have to pay for albums.
it is a bit ridiculous to complain when you're given 2.5 albums
worth of material.
But, I dunno, I think an album like Age Of Adz or something stretches how long a single-disc / single-sitting album can be in terms of a whole experience with pacing, repeating itself, etc etc - incredible album but I think if that was 25 (!) minutes longer it'd be a stretch
I'd say The Knife are probably capable of making it good, but even so I can't see myself listening to a 100 minute record very oftenRev_Kramer this'd this
I every Sufjan Stevens
album was 15 minutes long I might actually be able to listen to them. Too much haribo.
i.e. listen to a half at a time,
then go listen to something else.
This album's going to be completely fucking bonkers, isn't it?
It can't come quick enough.automatik, Body_In_The_Thames, pichaelmarker, asw909, incandenza_, and Anthonyc this'd this
Suitably mental video for it
This album's going to be all sorts of incredible isn't it? Video's a bit NSFW by the way
98 minutes? Fucking brutal single?
bring it on
fucking hell. proper on board.
It's really great
has this horrible/amazing sense of panic throughout, awesome
This is fucking excellent
So irked about missing tickets to the Roundhouse shows. Must get some, I get the feeling this is going to be superb.
Not quite what I expected from The Knife
This single needs some editing.medulla this'd this
I wish everything sounded like that first Fischerspooner lp.johnwiddop, roastthemonaspit, and SarcasticFringehead this'd this
...awesome, various adjectives etc.
not sure whats going on but i like it.
today has been a great day for new tunes.
i fucking love music.
- SCROTUM this'd this
Try the link at the top.
going to listen to this later
pretty stoked, for sure. longform and unhinged? yes please.
Addicted to this
So good. And the combination with this video loop makes it even more weird: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0X3WZeB_f4
You can now preview all tracks on the new album
in the iTunes New Zealand store!
this is exciting
i am excited
- sean this'd this
It's a bit of an atrocity isn't it? Reviewed by me here: http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4145986-this-weeks-singles-28-01-13--prince-paramore-the-knife-pulp-disclosure-alunageorge
Disagree wholeheartedly.
After yet another waffle-y wildly overlong state-of-the-nation address it seems a bit silly to comment on the tune not being good enough to justify its length too. (paraphrasing, but the gist is there)
glad someone noticed that irony.
- CrispinAlexander this'd this
i too, and most people on here
clearly disagree with your review.
if you want a 'techno inspired song' that is long and as good as heartbeats, go and listen to silent shout. it's full of long songs that are better than heartbeats
never said I wanted that
I've listened to this new Knife tune 3 times now and it just seems like a ridiculous self-indulgent joke. And I bloddy love the Knife, and was obsessed with Fever Ray, and love me some Factory Floor and Gang Gang Dance and stuff, so it's not like this wildly off piste for me. I don't hear what you're hearing, and you know what, that's cool, I don't have to live inside your head nor you inside of mine. Life goes on. Diversity is what makes life beautiful. And othersuch cliches.
Had to turn off after around 3 minutes
This isn't very good.
A lot of the people who really like this tune, heard it on Friday afternoon/evening, whereas most of the Monday comments seem less enthralled.
Also, the people listening last week, are you sure it wasn't the weird low-quality mash-up of a retail sampler that was going around?
my blogger friend at work first heard it this morning and commented that
'this is not the kind of music that get's me going on a Monday'
and followed that comment with a thumbs down assessment.
Could be onto something here
I first heard it when I got in from a night out and my initial reaction was it was great. Now I've heard it a few times I'm not as sure. I'm not as keen on the last couple of minutes anyway. Didn't stop me gushing about it in writing when I was half cut though, did it? Am I glad I didn't have the chance to rush out and buy it on Saturday afternoon, I wonder?
It sounds like an overlong clunky mess to me
nothing really to hang on to, a bit like most of that awful Oni Ayhun project one of them did that just sounded like randomly generated techno presets stuck to a vauge time signature.
i LOVE the first five minutes
the way it evolves, and the sound design is awesome. its eerie and interesting. But after that it does get a bit messy and loses it's way somewhat.
This hasn't dampened my excitement for the album in any way though.
I agree about the first 5 mins being great
but am struggling find anything in the seconf half.
The Knife have already written a great 'rather long' song called The Colouring of Pigeons.
Will be very interested to see how it fits into the album
I respect its creepy atmosphere of industrial dread, I can't see myself actually listening to it all that often...
They're creepier with each album...
Hope they will not turn into a death metal band or something...
good track
astoundingly awful video
perhaps the single worst one I have ever seen
what the wtf is it?
how effing intense if Tooth For an Eye??? amazing
We already have some reviews
streaming on pitchfork!
Hmmm, I've preordered vinyl, don't know whether to wait now.


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isitfedoraruby.com is a web-application built with Ruby on Rails, that keeps track of the Fedora/Ruby integration, especially gem -> rpm conversion.
The project was started on 2012 as a Google Summer Of Code project by User:Zuhao and later were added some new features during the Google Code In program. This is my idea of enhancing it from a packager's point of view.
- 1 An overview of your proposal
- 2 The need you believe it fulfills
- 3 Any relevant experience you have
- 4 How you intend to implement your proposal
- 5 A rough timeline for your progress
- 6 Any other details you feel we should consider
- 7 Have you communicated with a potential mentor? If so, who?
An overview of your proposal
isitfedoraduby is a nice project that never got the attention it deserved. I believe this is because it serves merely as a portal of the gems packaged for Fedora, showing their statuses and some nice statistics and graphs.
Being a packager myself for almost a year now, I am familiar with the difficulties one has to overcome in order to package a gem. This idea aims to facilitate the packaging process by providing some new tools and promote the site among Fedora ruby packagers and the rest of the ruby community.
Some of the ideas include:
- refactor the base code where needed
- write rspec tests
- enhance the gemfile_tool
- implement a feature of gem/app packaging progress bar
- enhance the dependency checker
- create a preview page with stats of a gem not yet packaged
- use polisher gem where needed
- write documentation and how-to guides of rubygem packaging
- UI - UX changes
- make badges like travis-ci/codeclimate/gemnasium/etc so that each project could show that they have the library packaged for Fedora
Just a note that implementing all the items above, might take more than three months as GSoC officially lasts. During the bonding period (April 21 - May 18) I will decide which to implement first and which will follow after the program ends.
The need you believe it fulfills
These enhancements will hopefully promote the site usage among Fedora ruby packagers and attract new ones.
For new packagers
Based on my experience as a new rubygem packager a year ago, I have compiled some useful information for the packaging process that would help new users to engage in ruby packaging much quicker than I did. You can read a draft here. This will be accessed through a special docs page on isitfedoraruby.com and could be edited with pull requests in the github repo.
I also plan to document the workflow a packager follows to build/update a gem, the tools needed to achieve this and the ones that would make the process easier, e.g. using the polisher gem and its binaries.
Of course documentation is not the only important thing, new packagers could also use the advanced features I describe below.
For existing packagers
The new enhancement that I have in mind for the gemfile_tool will help packagers that want to package an application with many dependencies. For example, Gitorious and GitLab are two big rails projects with over 100 dependencies each. The way gemfile_tool is now implemented isn't of much use. Using the polisher gem we can enhance it to depict the dependencies in a nice format (eg. table), export to json, display only the runtime dependencies, etc.
Any relevant experience you have
To be exact, it's been a year since I got involved in learning the ruby language and the rails framework. Since then I have deployed numerous rails applications, the most complex being GitLab which was included in my previous GSoC proposal. I have written quite a few tools/scripts in ruby (mostly for personal use) and also some simple rails apps.
isitfedoraruby is the first big application that I will be working on. Apart from ruby/rails, I have a solid knowledge of linux since I use it everyday for the last 8 years.
How you intend to implement your proposal
Refactor basecode where needed
Zuhao has been maintaining the app for quite some time now, with recent changes the port to rails4. That said, an important amount of work is already done. From my side I will try to find if the existing code needs any refinement.
Write tests
The current test suite is almost non-existent. I will use:
- rspec for models/controllers
- factory_girl for feeding tests
- capybara to simulate users' interaction with the app
- selenium-webdriver to test javascript interactions
For views I will use feature specs. Existing minitest tests will be replaced with rspec ones.
As a first step, I will make a list of things that need testing, as well as reporting some existing bugs that will be added to the tests to avoid future repetition.
Enhance gemfile_tool
gemfile_tool has the ability to parse a given Gemfile{,.lock} and tell you whether the gems found are already packaged and in what Fedora versions. In its current implementation it uses a hacky way to calculate the gems. Also, it has the drawback that it uses cached versions taken from Fedora's repos once a day through a cron job.
On the other hand, using the polisher gem we can query a bunch of services (koji,buzilla,rubygems.org) on the fly and learn about the status of the gems at the given time.
As an enhancement, one will be able to see a table like the one I keep track of GitLab's dependencies.
Show the packaging progress of a rails app or a gem
A separate page that shows the packaging progress of a gem will be provided.
The packager submits a Pull Request on the issue tracker providing a yml file. When the patch gets merged and deployed to production, a new page will be created depicting the packaging progress of this certain gem.
The yml file will contain information of the gem name as per the review request and the bugzilla issue number. Each time the gem page gets loaded, it will query koji for rawhide builds and bugzilla for any Blocks issues. If we have those two values we can calculate how many dependents gems there are not yet or already packaged.
A nice progress bar with the percentage of gem packaging completion will be provided as well. For each gem that gets in rawhide, the progress bar gets a little further. There can also be a number of other cool info in the page, like links to bugzilla requests so that someone could lend a hand, etc.
I might "steal" the idea from GitLab on how they use milestones :)
Future enhancement
At first I will focus on implementing this for a single gem but later it can be extended to track the progress of a rails app.
Enhance dependency checker
The current representation of a gem's dependencies is in a tree format, not very handy if you want to extract information.
Influenced by https://www.gemlou.pe, I plan to implement a similar representation and show the dependencies in a more elaborate way, for example in a table format like:
gem1 |- gem2 |- gem3 |- gem4
This feature will also be available for gems not yet packaged, with an extra addition: one could find out which gem should start packaging first, that is this that has no dependencies or its dependencies are already packaged. For example consider a gem with three dependencies (children) and each of them has some children as well.
gem1 | |- gem2 (packaged) | |- gem5 (implies packaged) | |- gem3 (not packaged) | |- gem6 (packaged) | |- gem7 (not packaged) | |- gem4 (not packaged) | |- gem8 (not packaged)
Implementing a breadth-first search algorithm we can move along and see whether the children nodes are packaged. Starting with gem2, since it is packaged, that implies that its children are also packaged so we move on to the next gem3. Following this process we can tag which gems are free of dependencies, so that they could be packaged first and build up the chain.
Special pages
Pages that would help the user experience are:
- list of gems pending review
- list of gems already assigned but stagnated for too long
- list of gems pending review and marked as NEEDSPONSOR
All these can be queried from bugzilla through the ruby-bugzilla gem.
RSS feeds
To make it easy to follow up one's packages, I will implement rss feeds with categories:
- not up-to-date
- pending review
- etc
UI-UX changes
The new revamped version of isitfedoraruby uses the bootstrap3 framework which gives us the power to easily use certain css features and provide better visual output. The plan is to make sure that the site is responsive and the user experience maximized.
Badges support
One cool idea is to provide badges like travis-ci, gemnasium, coveralls, etc., hooked to isitfedoraruby and show the existence of a Fedora packaged gem.
I'm note really sure how that would be implemented, but it's a nice idea to promote the site and the work done by Fedora rubygem packagers.
A rough timeline for your progress
27/03 - 27/04
The first month I will study the codebase, get in touch with the current maintainers and straighten out any queries I might have. During this time, I will also decide which parts might need a cleanup.
This will be a good time to ask the Fedora community via the ruby-sig ML, which features they think need more attention and brainstorm any other possible ideas that I haven't come up with.
28/04 - 19/05
During this period I will decide the features that will eventually be implemented.
May 19 - June 27
May 19 - June 8
Refactor code and write tests.
June 9 - June 23
Implement gemfile_tool feature.
June 24 - June 27
Midterm evaluation. Wrap up anything done so far, write documentation.
27/06 - 18/08
Any other details you feel we should consider
Not something I can think of.
Have you communicated with a potential mentor? If so, who?
Yes, User:vondruch


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DSLR Lens Reviews Submission Form
This is the submission form for lens reviews. They are organized and linked to in an orderly manner here (Canon) and here (Nikon).
1) ONE REVIEW PER POST. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you have multiple reviews, it's still one review per post. Post your review ONLY in this thread. Do not start a new thread.
2) In the TITLE of your post, you must include...
- Full name of the lens (Brand, mount, focal length, aperture)
- Your rating of the lens on a scale of 1-10 where 10 is the highest.
(Example "Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 - 9")
3) In the BODY of your post, specify...
- Whether you think the lens is worth it (yes or no)
- Whether you would buy the lens again (yes or no)
- Then provide a brief review of the lens in a format of your choice (every has used Pros/Cons/Would I buy this lens again? so far). Write 150 words minimum, but do not exceed 500 words in most cases.
There are many examples of reviews below for reference. You are encouraged to copy and paste an existing review to form the basis for yours.
Thanks for participating. Your input is appreciated.
- Rex914
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Is this lens worth the price? Yes or No
Would I buy this lens again? Yes or No
Pros: List out the pros of this lens in complete sentences or coherent fragments.
Cons: List out the cons of this lens in complete sentences or coherent fragments.
Would I buy it again? Say WHY you would or wouldn't buy this lens again.


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As we were sitting around a table at the Peach House Restaurant Tuesday for the traditional good-bye luncheon The Free Press holds for departing employees, a colleague asked me what I liked most about Kinston.
As we were sitting around a table at the Peach House Restaurant Tuesday for the traditional good-bye luncheon The Free Press holds for departing employees, a colleague asked me what I liked most about Kinston.
�The people,� I quickly answered.
I wholeheartedly believe Kinston�s people are its biggest asset. As a Baltimore native, I had traveled through the South a great deal and had some familiarity with North Carolina through visits to Asheville and Greensboro, but I knew next to nothing about Kinston or Eastern North Carolina when I came for my job interview in early May of 2007.
It became clear very quickly that �Southern hospitality� is not just a phrase � it is an ethos which is practiced as strongly as any religious faith in this Bible Belt community.
Free Press staffers native to Eastern N.C. such as Patrick Holmes, Nancy Saunders, Janet Sutton Carter and Donna Wallace immediately made me feel at home � the hospitality had even rubbed off on then-City Editor Charlie Kraebel, a native of Upstate New York.
What solidified the desire to come to Kinston was a visit that evening to a 30th-anniversary showing of Chief Photographer Charles Buchanan�s work at the Community Council for the Arts.
Charles was incredibly friendly and gracious to me at the show, and it was always great to go out on stories with him and reminisce about the bygone days of The Free Press.
He was one of the most talented photographers I have worked with in my nine-year career in the news business, and our little family was rocked to the bone when he passed away last March.
I have taken a number of my own photographs for stories over the years � with mixed results � but it meant a lot early on in my time at The Free Press when I took a picture which later ran on the front page, and Charles told me he was proud of me.
He is one of many people I have been blessed to work with and know over the years, and have since passed away, including my dear friends from the Temple Israel congregation, Esther Goldwasser, Irving Gross and Harriet Chused, Kinston�s former first lady, MaryMac Ritch, downtown businessman and Vietnam War veteran Ted Sampley, state legislator William L. Wainwright and more.
I have also had the unfortunate duty of going to homicide scenes, or visiting the grieving families of several homicide victims, who were in their late teens or early 20s in most cases, including Rodriguez �Drek� Edmondson, 29, Rasheed Jones, 17, and Thomas Hinton, 31.
I cannot imagine what these families are still going through, and I hope God will grant you peace.
My heart also goes out to the families of two law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the Kinston area � Lenoir County Sheriff�s Office Det. Rickie Allen Pearson Jr. and Nash County Sheriff�s Office Investigator Warren �Sneak� Lewis.
Lewis was part of a U.S. Marshal�s fugitive task force sent to apprehend Hinton�s suspected killers.
I have also watched colleagues go through the early cycles of life. I�ve seen coworkers Janet Sutton Carter and Ryan Herman get married and have their first children � I have been around long enough to see Janet�s little girl start walking!
So much can happen in five-and-a-half years. I have been in Kinston through three North Carolina governors, two U.S. presidents, two Kinston mayors, three Kinston city managers, seen one of N.C.�s U.S. Senate seats change hands, seen the Lenoir County Board of Commissioners and Kinston City Council change its composition several times, 11 election cycles � primary and general � as well as a tornado, earthquake and hurricane.
It has been an amazing experience working in Kinston, and I will carry all of you with me as I head to my hometown to work with The Baltimore Sun Media Group.
There are a lot of good things happening in Kinston, and I wish its residents all the luck in the world.
I am eternally grateful to the officials, business and civic leaders and residents of Kinston, Lenoir County, Pink Hill, La Grange and Greene and Jones counties who I have worked with over the years. You have been a pleasure to work with, and I have always strived to be fair and accurate.
To my editor and friend, Bryan Hanks, thank you for guidance, friendship and patience; to my �work mom,� Assistant Managing Editor Nancy Saunders, thank you for your warmth and kindness; to my editor and publisher Patrick Homes, thank you for taking me in and making me a part of The Free Press family.
To my photo colleagues, Janet Sutton Carter, Zach Frailey and Casey Mozingo, you guys are awesome friends and coworkers, and incredibly talented photogs � remember everything Charles taught you.
Finally, to my fellow reporters, Margaret Fisher, Wes Wolfe and Jessika Morgan, I know you guys are all still new to The Free Press, but you are all incredibly smart and talented and you will do great.
Just remember: strive for fairness and accuracy, don�t bring any preconceived notions to a story, and know that every person has a story to tell.
Good luck and Godspeed!
David Anderson worked at The Free Press since May 29, 2007and covered a variety of beats in his tenure. You can reach him at email@example.com.


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How many of you are tech gurus?
carsarelittle wrote:
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carsarelittle wrote:
I've been typing at a DOS command prompt since before a lot of you were born!
That makes it sound like you're still typing at a DOS prompt. DOS is dead man! Let it go! Come join us in the wonderful world of windows (not necessarily Windows)! :)
Hahah, I can't believe you pointed that out. I thought that after posting it. I'm pretty great at using the correct tense in my sentences, aren't I?
It's actually difficult for me not to notice grammar (or spelling) issues. Even in books, which are supposedly edited by professionals, I still tend to find such without trying, they just jump out at me.
Just the same, I really didn't mean to be a grammar Nazi; it's something I try to avoid, because I know my own grammar isn't perfect. Besides, most people don't proofread their forum posts, because they're smarter than me and manage their time better.
I wasn't certain, though, that you *didn't* mean you were still using DOS. I figured, some people still run/emulate DOS to use old software, maybe this guy really is still using it, horrible as it is to contemplate. I figured, maybe you have an interesting argument for using DOS.
I'm kinda glad to find that you aren't though.
I built my first computer in '96 and let me tell you that it was a LOT harder to build them then. Windows 95 was barely any help when you had to set jumpers on the sound card and modem just to avoid conflicts with everything else in the system. Sigh, I don't miss those days.
I could only wish to be one of these individuals one day...........
Where do you expect us to go when the bombs fall?
I'm the computer expert for my friends/colleagues, which says more about them than me.
Here is the reason why (spoilered for size).
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meeeeeeeeeeee lol though ima big mixture not just a addict to this lol
Ramadan is here now im on official hiatus
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yay check this out.. I figured out multi -strings
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- First computer in 1981 (Apple II). No hard-drive. Had to save data to a cassette tape.
- "Programmed" a TRS-80 to run basic adventure games (command line adventures).
- Punch card programming mid-1980's (sucked).
- Bought Mac SE/30 in 1989. Hooked it to the Internet via college ISP (Telnet, USENET, FTP, etc...)
- Started a computer animation business.
- Bought, and still have, a couple of UNIX boxes (Silicon Graphics (SGI)) to run Wavefront and Alias.
- Bought three Macs and a couple of PCs from 1995-2002 to support my UNIX "farm"/FX biz.
- Sold my business. Retired.
- Still have the SGIs, four Macs and three PCs kicking in the basement. Have no idea what I'll do with the UNIX boxes.
I am a cage in search of a bird.
I can locate my browser and shit...
Am I techy enough?
If "Nobody" is indestructible...Then I'm "Nobody"....!!!
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Grace M. Carmean, 85
Grace M. Carmean, 85, of 1913 Cheshire Drive, St. Marys, died at 6:55 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013, at the Golden Living Center, St. Marys.
She was born on Nov. 17, 1927, in Washington Township, Auglaize County, the daughter of Erbin and Luetta (Piepmeyer) Stienecker.
She married Francis "Brow" Carmean on Dec. 22, 1945, in New Knoxville, and he preceded her in death on March 27, 2013.
Grace is survived by her two children, Janet (Al) Meinerding of St. Marys and Jack (Lynne) Carmean of St. Marys; by nine grandchildren, Marcie (Jeff) Albright of St. Marys, Isaak Meinerding of St. Marys, John (Emily) Meinerding of St. Marys, Jakob (Ellyn) Meinerding of Cincinnati, Samantha Meinerding of St. Marys, Jason (Misty) Carmean of Wapakoneta, Jill (Nathan) Young of Marysville, Craig (Amanda) Carmean of Atlanta, Paul Carmean of St. Marys. She is survived by 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a granddaughter, Katie Meinerding; by her siblings, Rolland Stienecker, Merlin Stienecker, Vernon Stienecker, Bernice Smith, Edith Rosengarden, Eunice Kohlreiser.
Grace retired from Brodbeck's Market in St. Marys, where she had been a meat cutter. She had also worked at the former DWG Cigar Factory in St. Marys. She was a member of the DAV Auxiliary, and American Legion Auxiliary. She was an accomplished seamstress and an avid camper. She loved to go ballroom dancing and was a bingo volunteer at Auglaize Acres, DAV and American Legion. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in St. Marys.
Funeral rites will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, 314 W. High St., St. Marys, the Rev. Dr. Ed Bray, officiant.
Burial will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens.
Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where memorial gifts may be given to a charity of the donor's choice.
Condolences may be sent to Grace's family via MillerFuneralHomes.net.


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Style # 215555
Lend any bottom a shot of boho-glam with this flirty little bebe top, featuring elastic off-shoulder neckline, sheer fabric and cinched waistline. Try it with a pair of denim shorts and wedge sandals.
- 78% viscose, 22% nylon
- Center back to hem: 17" (43 cm)
- Hand wash according to care label
- Imported
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Short Sleeve Peasant Top is rated out of 5 by 3.
Rated 4 out of 5 by MsJules from Happy Customer! I purchased this top in both colors. I did, however get the black in a size small and the white in a size medium, only because these were sale items and its what was available. Both sizes fit just fine with little difference. If you'd like to show a little more midriff, then definitely go a size down. I can't wait to wear this out! Perhaps with light blue jeans or shorts, or maybe even leggings. Thanks again Bebe for another satisfying shopping experience.
Date published: 2013-06-28
Rated 1 out of 5 by Fashionjunky from Not so much It runs big and the look doesn't match the price. I was hoping the picture failed to justify the sheer and patterned material but, I was wrong. Yes its cute and fun for summer but there are other tops at that price that have more style. $39/$49 sure....$79... Not so much <My size in loose tops : large> ordered large
Date published: 2013-06-04
Rated 4 out of 5 by sbrya28 from Pretty flirty top I purchased this in the black, size Small. I had a feeling looking at it online that the material was a bit see-through, and I was right. I am happy that I went with the black because I can wear a bandeau underneath and it not show too much. I think I would have had more issues with the white one. The material is very light, not heavy at all, and I love the off-shoulder look and the stretch material around which keeps the sleeves in place. I gave it 4 stars because the top is a bit short, almost fits like a crop top, but that's not enough to make me want to return it. I plan on wearing this with the Bebe cuffed shorts in Silver and wedge heels.
Date published: 2013-06-03


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Prof. Thomas Hall at Speak at Ashland University Symposium
March 10, 2012
Thomas D. Hall, professor emeritus of sociology and anthropology at DePauw University, will speak at Ohio's Ashland University on Tuesday, March 20. Dr. Hall's appearance is part of a symposium, "Against Global Indifference."
The co-author of Indigenous Peoples and Globalization: Resistance and Revitalization, "Hall will explain why the history of survival of Native Americans and of indigenous peoples continues to have relevance for all human futures," notes the Mansfield News Journal. "The symposium, started in 2003, is dedicated to overcoming apathy in the face of human concerns by raising awareness and challenging people to see how individuals can make a difference."
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46th Annual International Food Fair
Top HeadlinesDate: March 18, 2010
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: 269-471-6395
Over 20 Andrews University clubs representing cultures and traditions from around the world will join together on Sunday, March 28, for the 46th annual International Food Fair at the Johnson Gym on the campus of Andrews University. From noon to 7 p.m., visitors will enjoy a small taste of the diversity represented among the student body. Admission to the event is free and the public is invited to attend.
Each spring, dozens of campus clubs join together for this savory tradition. Over 150 volunteers help prepare vegetarian entrees, drinks and desserts from countries around the world, including Europe, Mexico, Korea, the Philippines, Japan and Brazil, to name a few. Each booth will offer an authentic menu while showcasing various displays, music and ethnic décor.
"We hope to have roti (a flour pancake or wrap, similar to a tortilla, stuffed with various foods) at the Caribbean Club booth and a famous drink called sorrel (a punch-like juice with a tangy, acidic flavor). Some others foods that will be on the menu are rice and peas, Johnny cakes, cassava pone and other tasty treats," says Courtney Hines, president of the Andrews University Caribbean Club.
Nearly 5,000 visitors attend the fair each year. All will have the opportunity to sample familiar ethnic dishes, such as eggrolls, quiche, pansit, and chips and salsa as well as try new dishes such as chapati (a special Indian bread resembling a tortilla) and samosas (a Southeast Asian triangular-shaped pastry shell stuffed with spiced potatoes, onions and peas). Satisfy your sweet tooth with tasty bubble tea, Brazilian fudge candy, delicious pastries, cakes, rolls and traditional American strawberry shortcake and ice-cream.
|At last year's International Food Fair, the Korean Booth sold dduk kkochi and jae chae.
"We hope to have lots of food that everyone will like and enjoy, so I hope to see everyone at the International Food Fair this year!" says Hines.
Food tickets can be purchased the day of the event in the ticket office of the Johnson Gym. Tickets are sold in increments of $5 and menu prices range from 50-cents to $6. Students will be allowed to access money from their cafeteria accounts to buy meal tickets. For more information, please contact the Office of International Student Services at 269-471-6395.
-Written by Ashleigh Jardine, student news writer, Office of Integrated Marketing & Communication


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The condo is located in the Runaway Beach Club Resort in Kissimmee-Orlando, Florida – offering tropical all-suite condominium-style Orlando accommodations.
The condo includes :
- Two (2) bedrooms (sleeps up to 6 persons) with HDTV
- Two (2) bathrooms (bath and shower)
- Full kitchen and appliances. (microwave, oven, dishwasher.)
- Living room - including HDTV with cable, and is perfect for a short of long stay.
- FREE WiFi Internet Connection.
- FREE Parking for whole stay.
- Everything you expect from a condo is included!
Only a few short miles from all of the Orlando attractions – including Walt Disney World®, Universal Studios, Sea World, and more – Runaway Beach Club in Kissimmee, FL is the perfect choice for your Orlando area vacation.
Centrally located in Kissimmee, Florida, and just minutes from Interstate 4, Runaway Beach Club is the ideal location for Orlando area visitors who want to avoid the crowds and hassle of International Drive, while still being right in the middle of all the fun. Our condo is only five minutes from the main gate of Walt Disney World Resort®, Downtown Disney, and Premium Outlet shopping, ten minutes from Sea World and International Drive, and 15 minutes from Universal Studios and Universal City Walk.
Runaway Beach Club in Kissimmee, FL offers guests the perfect mix of an ideal location and tropical resort tranquility.
Enjoy all the amenities savvy travelers have come to expect in an Orlando resort at the Runaway Beach Club. The Kissimmee resort boasts a tropical outdoor heated pool, a zero degree entry heated family pool with kid friendly water features, property wide high speed wireless internet, whirlpool spa, poolside tiki bar and towel service, Orlando's only resort indoor basketball court, fitness center, a lakeside sundeck, business center, shuttle service to the Orlando theme parks, and so much more. Guests of Runaway Beach Club in Kissimmee, FL also take pleasure in the tropically themed décor inside our accommodations which include fully equipped kitchens, full sized washers and dryers, sleeper sofas, oversized bath tubs, dining area, televisions in all bedrooms, pre-arrival grocery service, etc. Each Kissimmee condominium also includes high-speed wireless internet access.
Traveling in Orlando on business or with a group – why not end your day at a place where you can relax after a long day. Whether attending a convention at the Orange County/Orlando Convention Center or visiting the area with a group, travelers will appreciate conveniences like wireless internet access, a business center, and breakout rooms for small functions. The Runaway Beach Club resort in Kissimmee is just minutes from International Drive and the Convention Center, as well as the many sports complexes throughout the Orlando area.


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By Evan Ream
Upon my entry to Massachusetts, I tweeted at the Midnight Riders, asking them for their tailgate information. Less than an hour later, I was given the tailgate information, asked if I needed to be shown around and invited to a morning pickup game.
After playing with them at Harvard and going to a bar in Cambridge to watch MLS with them on Saturday, I arrived at the tailgate two-and-a-half hours before game time on Sunday. There were already about 50 people there even though the bus that was bringing 45 additional fans from Boston had not arrived yet.
I was offered a large variety of food and beer that every single member of the Midnight Riders and the other support group, the Rebellion, seemed to have prepared. After being invited on a soccer podcast in front of a "live audience," the bus full of fans finally showed up.


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Real Madrid legend Ronaldo has hit back at comments made by Sir Alex Ferguson, claiming that his former side have "shut his mouth for me."
The Scot described Ronaldo as the "old and fat one" when asked to compare the 36-year-old to his namesake Cristano ahead of the Spanish giants' visit to Old Trafford on Tuesday.
Although Ferguson stressed that his words were meant "affectionately", Ronaldo was disappointed to hear the remarks at the time, and believes los Blancos' 3-2 aggregate triumph in the Champions League tie was a suitable way to silence the 71-year-old.
"Real Madrid shut his mouth for me," he told reporters in Brazil, before adding his hope that "the team managed by Ferguson always loses."
Ronaldo had earlier this week responded to the issue at an event related to World Cup 2014, telling reporters: "I respect his opinions, I'm not pretentious as to expect that everyone will think I'm the best," he told reporters.
"I'm happy for what I achieved in football and for having been chosen as the best in the world.
"I feel sorry for the disrespectful manner in which he referred to me, it's something that's not good for someone of his position."
The 36-year-old was widely revered for his impact on the footballing world, with the Brazilian scoring over 400 goals during a glittered career that saw him win the World Cup twice and earn the accolade of Fifa World Player of the Year on three separate occasions.
Recently, the striker's legacy has been sullied by his well-documented weight issues, forcing the former Golden Boot winner to turn to reality TV to lose more than four stone throughout the course of the Brazilian show - a staggering feat that he jokingly claimed Ferguson was unaware of at the time.
"About my former figure, I have nothing add." he said.
"He clearly hasn't seen me since 'Medida Certa' [the show]."


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Romeo's Modern Rustic Room
Name: Romeo (7 weeks)
Location: Los Angeles, CA
I wanted Romeo's room to have a rustic, vintage yet modern feel to it and I didn't want it to be too "babyish" either. The room has a hip animal theme to it as well.
I chose gray, blue and brown for the color palate and kept everything fairly neutral. The deer head decals are from an Etsy shop and when I saw them I knew they would fit the theme perfectly! We had a friend cut out fun faces in each deer to make them a little more lively.
My husband works at a design studio and as gifts we received two beautiful custom art pieces for his room. I felt so lucky to have such unique art work that really makes his room so special. I also ordered a California chalkboard map and had our friend draw our favorite places to visit in California onto the map. It's a fun and unique room that will hopefully inspire our little man to dream big :)
Source List:
• Wall Color: Dolphin Fin by Behr
• Crib: Baby Mod, Walmart
• Plastic Rocking Chair: Amazon
• Wall Decals: Byrdie Graphics
• Elephant blanket: Giggle
• Curtains: Pottery Barn
• Chalkboard Map: Dirtsa Studio
• "Romeo" art work: Jen Montgomery
Thanks Eden! Readers, check out Eden's lovely blog Sugar & Charm.
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The First 2014 OneMinutesJr!
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Happy New Year VOY!
We have this year's first OneMinutesJr! Many of you told us about your year in review, how it ROCKED, and lessons we learned and could take with us in the future. Some of you even told us your goals for 2014. Keeping along with the theme of the New Year, goals, and looking forward- we bring you this OMJ! In his OneMinutesJr. video, 17 year old Fortune Makoni from Zimbabwe, takes matters into his own hands. WATCH it here- http://youtu.be/OBCOfuh8Lk4
Behind the video..
Meet Fortune Makoni from Zimbabwe. He has an incredible spirit
and ambition. He actively works to make things happen, especially
when it comes to something he loves - such as photography and
design. Despite being only 17, he designs his own t-shirts, has
them produced and sells them. He is an enterprising young man who
will surely succeed in life!
Thursdays are always OMJ!
For those of you who aren't familiar with what the OneMinutesJr.it's "an arts-based video initiative that seeks to capture the voices and expressions of youth on issues and subjects important to them." For more on what the OneMinutesJr. is, check out our interview with Karen Cirillo who coordinates the OneMinutesJr. at UNICEF: http://bit.ly/1eVwC8c


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