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Guy Garvey of Elbow dropped into The Writing Room yesterday to talk to us about this month's 'Scratch My Back'…and 'I'll Scratch Yours' release – Peter's version of Elbow's 'Mirrorball' and their reciprocal version of 'Mercy Street'.
Elbow's 'Mercy Street' is getting a lot of play around the studios, everyone seems to be loving what they have done. We're working on the interview now in time for the Full Moon release.


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|System: Xbox 360*, PS3
|Dev: Pipeworks Software
|Pub: 345 Games
|Release: April 17, 2012
|Players: 1-2
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
All of this isn't to say that Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat doesn't do anything right. While its combat is simplistic and its matches short, they at least control well, insofar as they're responsive. Movement in particular is fluid, with mobility proving a solid tack, and weapon combos coming out quickly and on command, which is not always something that can be taken for granted. The vast selection of equipment is also intriguing, with multiple options for every fighter in both games, many of which only unlock when one uses that fighter in the game's arcade mode. None of these are outright game-changers, but many provide slight variations on how that character normally plays, allowing one to experiment and figure out which weapon set is most comfortable and intuitive. There are also somewhat cinematic instant kills in the game, which can be downright hilarious in Legends when they manage to combine with some of the awkward dialogue and voice-acting in a rare moment of clearly accidental synchronicity.
There's multiplayer, as well, which is more or less what you would expect. The fact that matches are so brief, though, and the gameplay as simplistic as it is doesn't really lend itself to an intricate or enduring fighting scene, though, and without any sort of framework beyond a point-based ranking system, online play soon falls as flat as the bulk of the game. To top it all off, the transition from a pair of hard-drive based downloadable titles to a disc-based retail product has not been kind to them. On the Xbox 360, the disc must be launched each time it's inserted to make the two games appear in the Games menu, and load times once one launches either of the titles are literally long enough that I managed to forget what I was doing at times (and, if tired, would begin to fall asleep).
To recap: The price is too high, the content is lacking, the game's fighting framework is the very definition of shallow, and its violence manages to come across as both puerile and dull. It can sometimes cross over into the realm of guilty pleasure, but this is a rare occurrence and one quickly overshadowed by this version's obscene loading times. There's something inherently gleeful about being able to pair off a ninja with a pirate, or William Wallace and Alexander the Great, but the basic premise can only take the final product so far. And "so far," in this case, is barely out of the starting gate.
Shelby Reiches
Contributing Writer
Date: April 19, 2012
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Episode 9 of this intermittent series that continues to follow the evolution of American craft. Tanya Aguina of Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California, designs environments in which people experience the beauty of handcrafted space. Minnesota artists seek to infuse life with beauty through handmade everyday objects that are honest, inexpensive and functional. Lia Cook melds techniques of 18th-century Jacquard weaving with an inquiry into brain functioning. G
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Berlusconi investigated for judicial corruption
MILAN – Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi is under fresh investigation just as he reasserts himself on the political scene as the center-right's powerbroker, this time for allegedly attempting to derail investigations into his infamous `'bunga bunga" parties.
The Milan prosecutor's office on Thursday launched the investigation against Berlusconi, two of his long-time lawyers and some 40 other people, mostly aspiring showgirls attending the parties and including the Moroccan woman at the center of the scandal . The investigation centers on allegations that Berlusconi had women paid off to lie to court officials during trials stemming from the sex-fueled parties at then-Premier Berlusconi's residence near Milan.
The new investigation comes just days after Berlusconi met with the new leader of the center-left, Matteo Renzi, in an attempt to hammer out a common position on stalled initiatives, including a new election law. Renzi's meeting with Berlusconi, despite his having been booted from Parliament on a tax fraud conviction, has stirred debate on Berlusconi's role since his tax fraud conviction and four-year sentence have been confirmed by Italy's highest court. Berlusconi is expected to serve the one year not set aside under a general amnesty by doing social services.
Berlusconi, 77, has no post in the fragile government that emerged from last year's inconclusive elections, and he pulled his support last fall after lawmakers removed him from the Senate. Still, he remains the most influential leader on the center-right after his party swept to second place in Italy's last national vote.
In the `'bunga bunga" case, Berlusconi is appealing a conviction, seven-year jail sentence and lifetime political ban for paying for sex with an underage minor and using his influence to cover it up. Three former aides also were convicted of procuring women willing to act as prostitutes during the party, receiving stiff sentences from a judge who forwarded files to prosecutors to investigate charges of witness tampering against Berlusconi, his lawyers and witnesses to the trials.
Ever defiant, Berlusconi vowed in a statement to remain on Italy's political scene, and repeated his contention that Italian magistrates are politically motivated to sideline him. `'I am here and will remain here, feeling the clear and strong responsibility that comes from the trust and votes of citizens," Berlusconi said.
His lawyers, Nicolo Gheddini and Pietro Longo, both deny allegations of witness tampering. In a statement, they said they are confident the case will be closed with no indictment.


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McMINNVILLE, Ore. – On a record-setting autumn afternoon at Maxwell Field, the second-ranked Linfield College Wildcats piled up yards and points against the defenseless Lewis & Clark Pioneers, rolling to an 84-7 Northwest Conference whitewash.
Setting team records for points in a single game (84), a half (70), and a quarter (42), the Wildcats also equaled club marks for touchdowns (12) and longest interception return (99 yards) on their way to securing the program's record 29th straight conference victory.
Linfield quarterback Josh Yoder passed for 176 yards and two touchdowns in the first half, Josh Hill punched in two short TDs, and Brian Balsiger caught four passes for 80 yards and two scores for the high-powered Wildcats (6-0, 3-0 NWC). Linfield scored on 10 straight possessions.
The win marked the widest margin of victory in the long-standing Northwest rivalry that dates to 1901, surpassing the previous margin of 66 points set in 2007. Lewis & Clark dropped to 1-6 for the season, 1-3 in the NWC.
After a short punt that spotted the ball at the L&C 32 midway through the first quarter, Yoder needed just six plays to direct Linfield into the end zone, capping the drive with a 2-yard run off left tackle.
Yoder connected with tight end Westly Meng on a 34-yard pass play to the 1 on the Wildcats' next possession and Hill finished off the five-play scoring march with an unencumbered rush up the middle.
When L&C went three-and-out on its next series, the Wildcats promptly cashed in another score 49 seconds later. Balsiger pulled in a 24-yard lob in the end zone from Yoder and the extra point by Josh Repp made it 21-0 with 2:28 left in the period.
The scoring barrage continued. L&C quarterback Keith Welch was intercepted at the 24 by cornerback Michael Link, who weaved his way through traffic for the first of the Wildcats' two defensive touchdowns. Following another short punt, Hill and the Wildcats made it 35-0 on the first play of the second quarter, moving 43 yards in three plays.
Welch served up another interception three plays later, this one to Mikey Arkans at the Linfield 45. Yoder twice passed to Balsiger and the Linfield duo capped the drive from 11 yards out to make it 42-0 with 13:12 left in the quarter.
With the game getting out of hand, Matt Yarbrough replaced Yoder. The junior reserve carried three straight times to the end zone, trotting over the goal line from the 1 to stretch the score to 49-0 with 8:41 left before intermission. Welch tossed his third interception of the game to Keanu Yamamoto moments later and again the Wildcats converted the miscue into points. Tavon Willis ran 20 yards for Linfield's eighth touchdown of the half.
John Shaffer added to the Pioneers' misery, racing 31 yards for a touchdown and lengthening the lead to 63-0. Freshman tailback Spencer Payne joined the scoring fest, running 24 yards for his second career touchdown.
Linfield outgained the Pioneers 444-74 during the first half as Yoder and Yarbrough combined to complete 12 of 14 passes. Linfield did not attempt a pass following intermission.
Inserting a cast of third stringers in the lineup to start the second half, the Wildcats scored on their first drive. Quarterback Tom Knecht ran three times for 52 yards, slicing into the end zone from the 4 to push the lead to 77-0.
Finally, with time ticking down in the third quarter, the Pioneers sustained a drive and pierced the Wildcats defense. Jacob Constantino's 4-yard catch from Welch capped a 71-yard, 19-play procession.
A 99-yard interception return for a touchdown by freshman Skylor Elgarico tied the Linfield high-water mark for scoring of 83 points set against Oregon Normal (now Western Oregon) in 1927. The subsequent successful extra point by freshman Cayman Conley made certain the game would go down as the highest scoring game in Linfield history.
Five quarterbacks saw action for the 'Cats and together they rushed for 158 of Linfield's 351 yards on the ground, a total that included Yarbrough's twisting 60-yard burst in the second quarter.
Linebacker Louie Colasurdo was credited with seven solo tackles and Curtis Terry had five stops off the bench to power the Linfield defense, which contained Lewis & Clark to 186 total yards and just 42 yards on the ground.
Welch, a first team NWC all-star last season, completed 20 of 38 passes for 122 yards. Each of his three interceptions led directly to touchdowns. Constantino was the game's leading receiver with 10 catches for 57 yards.
'CAT SCRATCH: Saturday's paid attendance was 1,913. . . Linfield's 63-point first half output eclipsed the previous one-half record of 56 points set against Menlo in 2002, exactly 11 years ago. . . the Wildcats defeated the Pioneers for the 35th consecutive time in series history. . .L&C's last victory over Linfield came in 1973. . . 13 different Wildcats carried the ball in the game as Linfield established a new single-game standard for rushing touchdowns (8). . . Repp's 11 successful PAT conversions and attempts set two new individual records. . . Lewis & Clark controlled the ball for 38 of the game's 60 minutes, but Linfield's quick-striking offense assembled 10 scoring drives of five plays or fewer.
NEXT: Linfield heads to Salem to battle NWC rival Willamette Saturday at 1 p.m.
Wildcats drub Pioneers 84-7 in highest scoring game in Linfield history
|Lewis and Clark (1-6)
|No. 2 Linfield (6-0)
McMINNVILLE, Ore. – On a record-setting autumn afternoon at Maxwell Field, the second-ranked Linfield College Wildcats piled up yards and points against the defenseless Lewis & Clark Pioneers, rolling to an 84-7 Northwest Conference whitewash.


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THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Syria met a key benchmark of destroying all facilities where chemical weapons are produced and mixed, the international chemical weapons watchdog said Thursday.
By doing so, Syria met the deadline set by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council to "complete as soon as possible and in any case not later than [Nov. 1], the destruction of chemical weapons production and mixing/filling equipment," the organization said in a statement issued from its headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.
The eight inspectors of the Joint OPCW-U.N. Mission returned to OPCW headquarters from Syria where they've been inspecting and verifying Syria's declared sites since Oct. 1.
They inspected 21 of the 23 sites and 39 of the 41 facilities at those sites, the statement said. The two remaining sites were not visited because of safety and security concerns. Syria declared those sites were abandoned and chemical weapons material they held had been moved to other declared sites that were inspected, the OPCW said.
"The joint mission is now satisfied that it has verified -- and seen destroyed -- all of Syria's declared critical production and mixing-filling equipment," the statement said. "Given the progress made in the Joint OPCW-U.N. Mission in meeting the requirements of the first phase of activities, no further inspection activities are currently planned."
The next milestone will be Nov. 15 by which time the OPCW executive council must approve a detailed plan submitted by Syria to eliminate its chemical weapons stockpile.
Syria agreed to destroy its chemical arms arsenal to avoid threatened U.S. and French military strikes after a chemical weapons attack Aug. 21 in a Damascus suburb killed hundreds of people. The United States and its allies accused forces loyal to President Bashar Assad while Assad blamed the rebels.
Under the time table, Syria's chemical weapons stockpile will be destroyed by mid-2014.


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Stag Parkway is PRVCEF Silver Sponsor for '10
March 11, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Stag Parkway is PRVCEF Silver Sponsor for '10
The Pennsylvania RV and Camping Education Foundation (PRVCEF) announced that Stag Parkway has become a Silver Sponsor aiding the foundation's mission to support education programs for individuals who would like to make a career in the RV and private campground industry.
PRVCEF, in partnership with Northampton Community College, has designed the RV Technician Distance Learning Program which provides students the knowledge and skills they need to become a certified technician, according to a news release. The RV Technician Apprenticeship Program, another training opportunity, gives students both the education through Northampton Community College as well as hands-on experience as an apprentice at a local RV dealership. PRVCEF also makes scholarships available for students enrolled in the Northampton Community College Distance Learning Program as well as the National School of RV Park and Campground Management.
"We understand the value of continuing education and appreciate the inherent benefit trained RV professionals bring to the consumer, the dealership and the RV market at large," said John Spaulding, senior vice president of merchandising for Stag Parkway. "We believe that learning is a lifelong process, a process that must be reinforced, made relevant and applicable to the growth of the individual and the overall business enterprise.
"Our commitment to education doesn't stop with PRVCEF. We launched a free education series called PRO — Professional Retail Organization — this year at our show in San Antonio to address aftermarket and service parts retailing. Combined, I think that the PRVCA Education Foundation's training initiatives and PRO illustrate a strong commitment to improvement and broaden the wealth of resources available to RV dealers everywhere. With education we learn. With learning we grow. With growth comes success. We are happy to be part of that process working with the Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association this year."
"The Foundation's continued success is directly linked to the unceasing support from industry leaders such as Stag Parkway," said Rebecca Lenington, executive vice president of the PA RV & Camping Association. "Their efforts are not only an asset to the foundation, but the RV industry as a whole."


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Imagine a space that is throbbing, full of life and optimism, bursting with freshness, moving and inspiring… More than likely, you have encountered the work of a young woman who is so much more than the label "creative" could ever express: the interior designer Marta de la Rica.
A New Yorker by birth, who has adopted Madrid as her home, and a convinced globetrotter, Marta de la Rica is at her happiest when travelling to one of the worlds's major cities, but also to distant, and sometimes exotic, places, where she immerses herself in local markets and antique shops in search of that once-in-a-lifetime treasure. Or in other words, she puts into practice what her father taught her from a very young age: to love art and antiques. That which made her cry out of pure boredom at the tender age of eight has made Marta de la Rica into the sought after interior designer that she is.
Fresh after graduation, she was asked to design the project for a huge office of one thousand square metres, and within a short space of time at the young age of 27 she inaugurated the design studio Marta de la Rica Interior Design in the Spanish capital. From here she attends to her clients who come from all four corners of the country. She covers a wide field of work, ranging from an Ibizan home that recalls the seaside with predominant colours like white and blue, but is also clearly reminiscent of the Alhambra in Granada, to a table decorated for a gala dinner in pure summer countryside style with flowers and straw hats. Her creativity has produced a penthouse with brick shelving full of books and presided over by some chester armchairs, always a classic; a zen terrace in the heights of Madrid converted into a mediterranean garden; and a modern office space dressed up in sober minimalism and governed by functionality.
Plants –flowers in particular-, whether natural or on printed fabrics, are a recurring theme in Marta de la Rica's projects. Combining them with natural tones, above all with white, is what conveys this freshness that is so characteristic of the spaces decorated by the designer. And an absolute must are the works of art, be they paintings, sculptures or handcrafted pieces.
Marta de la Rica is incredibly skilled at adapting to the individual tastes of her clients, and she infuses every corner of her projects with her characteristic elegance that is fresh and fun. Wandering through spaces created by her is like immersing yourself in a world of ideas, full of colours, in which every object, every detail is brimming with life and bursting to tell you its own personal story. Materials that are unpretentious, simple and natural abound. They are turned into items of authentic beauty by master craftsmen and combined together by this globetrotting Madrid interior designer with that very feminine delicate touch of hers that creates the most beautiful surroundings with an eclectic style and a touch of wildness and ingenuousness, but which are also elegant and practical, in which every-day objects are harmoniously combined with pieces that are unique. In other words, these are spaces that exude personality through and through.
More information: GG Magazine
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Phoca Gallery Menu Module is a Joomla! 1.5 module which shows a menu (horizontal or vertical) of galleries (categories) from Phoca Gallery component.
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|Oracle® COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1)
Part Number B10116-01
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This chapter describes how to use the demonstration program designed for Oracle COM Automation Feature for Java.
This chapter contains these topics:
Oracle COM Automation Feature for Java includes an example that demonstrates how to use the feature to build solutions. The demo provides base functionality and can serve as a foundation on which to build more customized, complex applications that use COM Automation. This demo is based on the human resources schema available with the sample schema.
The demo exposes a core set of APIs that enable you to do simple operations using COM Automation Feature. Each COM Automation server, such as Word and Excel, provides more advanced capabilities than what is offered through the demo APIs. To take advantage of these advanced features, you must design and code your own Java classes.
In this release, COM Automation has provided the following demo:
Microsoft Word Java Demo - Exchanges data from Oracle to Word
The following sections describe how to install the Microsoft Word Java demo and the APIs that it exposes. This demo is provided as an example of the types of solutions that can be built with Oracle and Microsoft Word.
The demo creates a Microsoft Word document containing the names of employees in the database.
The Microsoft Word Java demo is installed in the
\com\java\demos directory and provides the following:
TestWORD.java, the Java source for the demo. In addition to the collection of APIs, it includes the demo program
TestWORD.sql, the script which creates the call spec for the demo.
Microsoft Word must be installed on the local computer before installing this demo.
To install the demo:
loadjava from the command line:
loadjava -force -resolve -user hr/hr ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\com\java\demos\TestWORD.class
Start SQL*Plus.
C:\> sqlplus /NOLOG
Connect to the Oracle database instance as the user that will use the Microsoft Word demo. For example:
SQL> connect hr/hr
TestWORD.sql to create the call spec:
SQL> @ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\com\java\demos\TestWORD.sql
See Also:Oracle Database Java Developer's Guide for further information on the
loadjava tool and call specs
To use the Word demo:
SERVEROUTPUT on at the SQL*Plus prompt:
TestWORD() at the SQL*Plus prompt:
SQL> CALL TestWORD();
This creates a Microsoft Word document (
worddemoj.doc) in the C:\directory. The document contains data from the
EMPLOYEES and
JOBS tables. These tables are available in the human resources schema in the sample schema.
public class TestWORD as described in "Core Functionality" , provides a wrapper around the Word.Basic COM Automation class as well as some sample code which demonstrates how to use the wrapper. This code was written to be run on the Oracle database server.
To create a custom application which uses this wrapper:
Instantiate an object of this class.
Create the Word.Basic object by calling the method
Create a new Microsoft Word document with the method
FileNew, or open an existing document with the method
Use the methods
InsertNewLine to add text and formatting to the document.
Save the document with
FileSaveAs or
Call the method
FileClose when you are finished with the document.
Call the method
DestroyWordObject when you are finished with the Word.Basic object.
The following subsections describe the APIs that the Microsoft Word Java demo exposes. These APIs are primitive. Be aware that much of the functionality that Microsoft Word exposes through COM Automation is not exposed through these APIs.
The constructor. It does nothing.
public TestWORD()
Creates the Word.Basic COM object.
public void CreateWordObject(java.lang.String servername)
|the server on which to create the COM object. Specify null or the empty string for the local server.
Destroys the Word.Basic COM object.
public void DestroyWordObject()
Creates a new Microsoft WORD document.
public void FileNew()
Wrapper for the
FileNewDefault COM method of the Word.Basic COM object.
Loads an existing Microsoft WORD document.
public void FileLoad(java.lang.String filename)
|the name of the file to load.
Wrapper for the
FileOpen COM method of the Word.Basic COM object.
Sets the font size.
public void FormatFontSize(long fontsize)
|the new font size.
Wrapper for the
FormatFont COM method of the Word.Basic COM object.
Inserts text into the Microsoft Word document.
public void InsertText(java.lang.String textstr)
|the text to insert.
Wrapper for the
Insert COM method of the Word.Basic COM object.
Inserts a newline into the Microsoft Word document.
public void InsertNewLine()
Wrapper for the
InsertPara COM method of the Word.Basic COM object.
Saves the Microsoft Word document using a specified name.
public void FileSaveAs(java.lang.String filename)
|the name of the file.
Wrapper for the
FileSaveAs COM method of the Word.Basic COM object.
Saves the Microsoft Word document.
public void FileSave()
Wrapper for the
FileSave COM method of the Word.Basic COM object.
Closes the Microsoft Word document, and exits Microsoft Word.
public void FileClose()
Wrapper for the
FileClose and
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Acknowledging that college football's new four-team playoff could someday inch toward a larger basketball-style tournament, we finish our 'Super 16' countdown, with No. 1 Oregon:
The race for championships, trophies and recruits will continue unabated, for years to come. However, the arms race in college football is over.
Oregon won, and everybody else is a guest cottage at Hearst Castle.
A jaw-dropping tour of the Ducks' athletic facilities last Saturday left this visitor wondering how something so outrageously opulent could spring from a sleepy, rainy college town once known for joggers and granola bars.
How did college football get to this?


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Another television series cancelled too soon, Better Off Ted center around the Research and Development department of a giant, evil coropration called Veridian Dynamics. Its common practices include freezing an employee and trying to convince him not to sue, attempting to create products like synthetic meat, and covering up products that have unexpected negative side effects (like perfume). The main character and narrator is Ted, the beloved head of the department who is often left struggling with what to do with his company's outlandish requests. Ted is also coming to terms with his feelings for new co-worker and the show's moral compass Linda despite his brief fling with his ice-cold supervisor Veronica, played by scene-stealing Portia de Rossi.
The show is certainly unusual, with its heavy satire and frequent breaking of the fourth wall by Ted speaking directly to the viewers. But fans of Arrested Development (another show cancelled before its time) will enjoy this unique and often hilarious series. It lasted for two seasons, and so far only the first has been released on DVD. I'm still anxiously awaiting the release of season two, and I'm sure I'm not the only one!


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Today in A State of Trance 785 new tracks by Andrew Bayer, Bryan Kearney, Kaskade x deadmau5 and many more! Also special with Gareth Emery about his new album called "1000 Reasons To Live" and DJ Eco about his album "Wolves"! Plus new Future Favorite and Tune of The Week! Enjoy! asot 785
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Musical Interpreting is designed to expose students to the various approaches to interpreting musical works. The course will expose students to frozen forms of music and rituals (the Pledge of Allegiance) common in American culture. This course will expand students' perception and comprehension of musical interpreting through various interpreting methods. This course will aid in preparing students for community and educational settings.
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2015 Technic Supercar with steering, gearbox, independent suspension and more...
After many months of development the new beast is finally here!
This is a prototype of a chassis for a new Technic Supercar. Work in progress...
A simple chair with a basic collapsible feature.
Due to a lot of interest for this alternate model, instructions are now available!
This Street Rod is an alternative model from set 42000.
A compact working LEGO Technic Clock with minute and hour hand using Mindstorms NXT.
The 8292 Cherrypicker was the most challenging, but also most rewarding model that I designed.
Official Technic model 8271 wheelloader, together with the unofficial alternative.
My first official model for The LEGO Group was this 8674 Ferrari F1, scale 1:8 for the Racers line.
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Upper Upper Kitchen Cabinets
Many a small kitchen has a modest footprint but lots of room in the vertical direction. This especially goes for old houses and apartments where ceilings were built higher a century ago than today's standard eight feet. Which leads us to the upper upper cabinet: a great idea for squeezing in some extra storage if you have high kitchen ceilings:
Of course, this isn't where you want to store your everday kitchen goods. It will take a ladder or a friend to help you reach this high, which means such cabinets are reserved for seasonal items, lesser-used cookware and the like.
Do you have second-tier upper cabinets in your kitchen? Do you find them helpful? And what do you store there?
Related: Double Decker Kitchen Cabinets
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Jazzy Holiday Sounds
Creole Christmas
Join the Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they celebrate the season with their popular holiday presentation, "Creole Christmas." An annual must-see production for families since 2005, 2012 marks the ninth year that this venerable group has taken their infections holiday spirit on the road. Hear many timeless favorites, performed with the band's special flair, including "Blue Christmas," "Swinging in a Winter Wonderland," "Bells Will Be Ringin'," and "The Dreydel Song."
Friday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. $60, $45, $30; Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, Route 25A, Brookville. (516) 299-3100 or (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Family Fun
Hot Peas' N Butter
All ages are sure to catch the irresistible vibe of the innovative children's musical group Hot Peas 'N Butter when they bring their mellow multicultural groove to the Madison Theatre. New York City-based musicians Danny Lapidus and Francisco Cotto – the duo behind this appealing group – pump out tunes that make kids (and their parents) want to get up and dance, Join in the fun and you'll see what makes this Nickelodeon and Noggin TV favorite so popular.
Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m., $25, $15 children. Madison Theatre, Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 678-5000 ext. 7715 or www.madisontheatreny.org.
Outdoor Adventures
Holiday Bird Watching
Take some time out to refresh and recharge with a relaxing visit to Muttontown Preserve. Observe some of our feathered friends – including woodpeckers, hawks, Nuthatches, and Brown Creepers – who make Long Island their home during the winter on special guided hike through the preserve's many acres.
Sunday, Dec. 16, 9-11 a.m. Enrollment is limited and registration is required. Dress appropriate for the weather and bring binoculars. Walk begins at Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, Muttontown La., East Norwich. (516) 571-8500.


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Bar Exam Preparation / Do I need to take the BarBri class, or are the study materials enough?« on: January 12, 2009, 11:41:56 AM »
I am looking for some opinions about BarBri. I am pretty strapped for cash of late and don't really want to spend $3000 on BarBri. I can get ahold of the study materials for significantly less, but would just be missing the lectures. I am pretty diligent and can stay on schedule, so I feel like this might be a good option. Am I crazy? What are some thoughts about the lecture part of BarBri vs. self study? Thanks for any insight!


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Wapakoneta maintains unbeaten record, tops LCC
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The Wapakoneta Redskins won their closest match of the season Tuesday, managing a 3-2 win over the Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds in a non-league varsity girls tennis match at the Collett Street Courts in Lima.
Wapak's win Monday maintained the team's undefeated record, which is now 11-0.
The Redskins won all three singles matches Tuesday, while LCC won both doubles matches each in three sets.
In first singles, Kaitlin Snider posted a 6-2, 6-1, win over Paige Collins. At second singles, Allie Zofkie beat Liz Kidd, 6-1, 6-1. In third singles, Rachel Roberts handled Meredith Bruno, 6-1, 6-1.
In the first doubles match, Wapak's Kiersten Wellons and Chelsea Myers won the first set, 6-2, but dropped the next two, 6-2, 6-4, to LCC's Kacey Bradshaw and Allison Hollinger.
For their first loss in five tries, Wapak's Carly Buzzard and Amanda Sims also won the first set, 6-1, but lost two straight, 6-4, 6-0, to LCC's Natalie Patricio and Emily Janowski.
Wapak will next play Thursday in a road match in Western Buckeye League action against the St. Marys Roughriders.
Wapak is 7-0 in the WBL with two matches remaining.
With a win Thursday, the Redskins would clinch at least a share of the WBL regular season title.
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Rulers of Seville have occupied the site of the Alcázar from the time of the Romans. Here was built the great court of the Abbadids, which reached a peak of sophistication and exaggerated sensuality under the cruel and ruthless al-Mu'tadid – a ruler who enlarged the palace in order to house a harem of eight hundred women, and who decorated the terraces with flowers planted in the skulls of his decapitated enemies. Later, under the Almohads, the complex was turned into a citadel, forming the heart of the town's fortifications. Its extent was enormous, stretching to the Torre del Oro on the bank of the Guadalquivir.
Parts of the Almohad walls survive, but the present structure of the palace dates almost entirely from the Christian period. Seville was a favoured residence of the Spanish kings for some four centuries after the Reconquest – most particularly of Pedro the Cruel (Pedro I; 1350–69) who, with his mistress María de Padilla, lived in and ruled from the Alcázar. Pedro embarked upon a complete rebuilding of the palace, employing workmen from Granada and utilizing fragments of earlier Moorish buildings in Seville, Córdoba and Valencia. Pedro's works form the nucleus of the Alcázar as it is today and, despite numerous restorations necessitated by fires and earth tremors, it offers some of the best surviving examples of Mudéjar architecture – the style developed by Moors working under Christian rule. Later monarchs, however, have left all too many traces and additions. Isabel built a new wing in which to organize expeditions to the Americas and control the new territories; Carlos V married a Portuguese princess in the palace, adding huge apartments for the occasion; and under Felipe IV (c.1624) extensive renovations were carried out to the existing rooms. On a more mundane level, kitchens were installed to provide for General Franco, who stayed in the royal apartments whenever he visited Seville.
The Alcázar is entered from the Plaza del Triunfo, adjacent to the cathedral. The gateway, flanked by original Almohad walls, opens onto a courtyard where Pedro I (who was known as "the Just" as well as "the Cruel", depending on one's fortunes) used to give judgement; to the left is his Sala de Justicia and beyond this the Patio del Yeso, the only surviving remnant of the Almohads' Alcázar. The main facade of the palace stands at the end of an inner court, the Patio de la Montería; on either side are galleried buildings erected by Isabel. This principal facade is pure fourteenth-century Mudéjar and, with its delicate, marble-columned windows, stalactite frieze and overhanging roof, is one of the finest things in the whole Alcázar.
As you will exit on the other side of the complex, it's probably better to look round the Salón del Almirante (or Casa de Contración de Indias), the sixteenth-century building on the right, before entering the main palace. Founded by Isabel in 1503, this gives you a standard against which to assess the Moorish forms. Here most of the rooms seem too heavy, their decoration ceasing to be an integral part of the design. The only notable exception is the Sala de Audiencias (or Capilla de los Navigantes, Chapel of the Navigators) with its magnificent artesonado ceiling inlaid with golden rosettes; within is a fine sixteenth-century retablo by Alejo Fernández depicting Columbus (in gold) and Carlos V (in a red cloak) sheltering beneath the Virgin. In the rear, to the left, are portrayed the kneeling figures of the Indians to whom the dubious blessings of Christianity had been brought by the Spanish conquest.
The royal apartments, known as the Palacio Real Alto, have now been opened for visits when not in use, and a temporary desk located in front of the Salón del Almirante sells tickets (€4) for a guided tour lasting about thirty minutes. This takes in the royal chapel with a fine early sixteenth-century retablo by Nicola Pisano; the so-called bedroom of Pedro I, with fine early Mudéjar plasterwork; and the equally splendid Sala de Audiencias – with more stunning plaster and tile decoration – which is still used by the royal family when receiving visitors in Seville.
As you enter the main palace, the Palacio de Pedro I, the "domestic" nature of Moorish and Mudéjar architecture is immediately striking. This involves no loss of grandeur but simply a shift in scale: the apartments are remarkably small, shaped to human needs, and take their beauty from the exuberance of the decoration and the imaginative use of space and light. There is, too, a deliberate disorientation in the layout of the rooms, which makes the palace seem infinitely larger and more open than it really is. From the entrance court a narrow passage leads straight into the central courtyard, the Patio de las Doncellas (Patio of the Maidens), its name recalling the Christians' tribute of one hundred virgins presented annually to the Moorish kings. The heart of the patio has recently been restored to its fourteenth-century original state after having been buried under a tiled pavement for four centuries. Archeologists have replanted the six orange trees that once grew in sunken gardens to either side of a central pool. The pool is now filled with goldfish – as it was in the time of Pedro I – a medieval way of eliminating mosquitoes in summer. The court's stuccowork, azulejos and doors are all of the finest Granada craftsmanship. Interestingly, it's also the only part of the palace where Renaissance restorations are successfully fused – the double columns and upper storey were built by Carlos V, whose Plus Ultra ("yet still farther") motto recurs in the decorations here and elsewhere.
Past the Salón de Carlos V, distinguished by a superb ceiling, are three rooms from the original fourteenth-century design built for María de Padilla (who was popularly thought to use magic in order to maintain her hold over Pedro – and perhaps over other gallants at court, too, who used to drink her bath water). These open onto the Salón de Embajadores (Salon of the Ambassadors), the most brilliant room of the Alcázar, with a stupendous media naranja (half-orange) wooden dome of red, green and gold cells, and horseshoe arcades inspired by the great palace of Medina Azahara outside Córdoba. Although restored, for the worse, by Carlos V – who added balconies and an incongruous frieze of royal portraits to commemorate his marriage to Isabel of Portugal here – the salon stands comparison with the great rooms of Granada's Alhambra. Adjoining are a long dining hall (comedor) and a small apartment installed in the late sixteenth century for Felipe II.
The last great room of the palace – the Patio de las Muñecas (Patio of the Dolls), takes its curious name from two tiny faces decorating the inner side of one of the smaller arches. It's thought to be the site of the harem in the original palace. In this room, Pedro is reputed to have murdered his brother Don Fadrique in 1358; another of his royal guests, Abu Said of Granada, was murdered here for his jewels (one of which, an immense ruby that Pedro later gave to Edward, the "Black Prince", now figures in the British crown jewels). The upper storey of the court is a much later, nineteenth-century restoration. On the other sides of the patio are the bedrooms of Isabel and of her son Don Juan, and the arbitrarily named Dormitorio del los Reyes Moros (Bedroom of the Moorish Kings).
To the left of the main palace loom the large and soulless apartments of the Palacio de Carlos V – something of an endurance test, with endless tapestries (eighteenth-century copies of the sixteenth-century originals now in Madrid) and pink, orange or yellow paintwork. Their classical style asserts a different and inferior mood.
It's best to hurry through to the beautiful and rambling Jardines de los Reales Alcázares (gardens), the confused but enticing product of several eras, where you can take a well-earned rest from your exertions. Here you'll find the vaulted baths in which María de Padilla is supposed to have bathed (in reality, an auxiliary water supply for the palace), and the Estanque de Mercurio with a bronze figure of the messenger of the gods at its centre. This pool was specially constructed for Felipe V in 1733, who whiled away two solitary years at the Alcázar fishing here and preparing himself for death through religious flagellation. Just to the left of the pool a path beyond the Puerta de Marchena leads to a pleasant cafetería with a terrace overlooking the gardens. South of here towards the centre of the gardens there's an unusual and entertaining maze of myrtle bushes and, nearby, the pavilion (pabellón) of Carlos V, the only survivor of several he built for relaxation.
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ATLANTA, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Matt Bryant's 40-yard field goal in the closing seconds Sunday enabled Atlanta to remain undefeated, handing the Falcons a 30-28 decision over Carolina.
Bryant's boot came with 5 seconds left, capping a desperation drive in which Matt Ryan moved the ball 99 yards in 59 seconds. Its key play was its first -- Roddy White's 59-yard pass reception.
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HARRISBURG, PA – The York College golf squad closed out their 2010 fall campaign with a ninth place finish at the 11 team Messiah College Falcon Fall Classic at Blue Ridge Country Club in Harrisburg, PA. The Spartans shot 333 in the event, a make up from an early October rain out. Messiah won the tournament on a match of the fifth score over Hood as the Falcons captured the title with a score of 309.
The Spartans were led by junior Adam Dupler as he fired a four-over-par 76 at the par 72 tract. Dupler finished tied for fifth, six strokes back of Messiah's Matt Burkhart who captured the individual championship with a two-under 70.
Junior Adam Burkhart was the next Spartan finisher, as he placed 35th with a 12-over-par 84. Wes Dixon was two strokes back of Burkhart with an 86 while Seth Sober was the Spartans' final participant as he shot an 87.
The Spartans conclude the fall campaign with a mark of 40-23-4. The Spartans had three top-four finishes during the fall and their best team score, a 323, came at the Bent Creek Invitational in Lancaster, PA. The Green and White resume their season in March.
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Apart from opening up the source code to QNX, the company will also launch a new community portal website, 'Foundry27', where QNX "customers and developers can access a wealth of resources relating to the QNX Neutrino RTOS and the QNX Momentics IDE, as well as to new community projects". After a free registration, users can choose from three different software licenses, after which they get access to free versions of many QNX products, including the source code for many of these products. "Not only can developers view the QNX Neutrino source code, but they can improve, modify, or extend that code for their own purposes or for the community at large. They can then choose to contribute back those changes to QNX Software Systems and the QNX development community or to keep their modifications private and proprietary."
As some of you may know, I am a huge fan of QNX and its PhotonUI, and have more than once regretted QNX apparent lack of interest in sustaining the 'desktop version' (so to speak) of its operating system. While this lack of interest was completely justifiable from a financial standpoint, it was a blow to an OS enthusiast like me - and on top of that, a proponent of the microkernel design.
A few weeks ago, I wrote: "It is sad that an operating system with such potential is held back by its parent company." This may very well change due to today's big announcement.
Interview: Dan Dodge, CEO of QNX
Last week, I was given the opportunity to interview (via email) Dan Dodge, CEO of QNX, about today's announcement and its implications.
1. Why is QNX opening its source code?Dan Dodge: It's important to remember that we're not simply publishing our source code; we're also making our development process transparent, for everyone to see. From now on, we are going to develop our products out in the open and allow the QNX community to participate in the process. We've done this for three reasons. First, to give software developers the benefits of accessible source, such as faster debugging, easier customization, and better integration of application code. Second, to give our business customers faster time to market and a greater sense of vendor independence. And third, to encourage an active community that includes not only commercial developers, but also hobbyists, technology partners, and academic researchers. In fact, we've launched a new community website, Foundry27, where members of the QNX community can access source repositories, share code with another, and even start new projects. 2. What portions of the QNX platform can be accessed in source form? Will it include the Photon microGUI? Dan: The initial release includes the source code for the QNX Neutrino microkernel - the crown jewels of our OS technology. The release also provides source code for many board support packages, published under the Apache 2.0 license. Mind you, this is just Phase 1. Over the coming months, we plan to publish the source for many more modules: networking stacks, file systems, utilities, and, of course, the Photon microGUI. How about the various drivers, for instance for 3D acceleration? Yes, we also intend to publish source code for device drivers, graphics drivers included. 3. How does this differ from an open source project? Dan: If you're a developer, everything will look and feel like an open source project: You can access QNX source code, track our product development in real time, and, best of all, participate in the development process - whether by providing input, posting bug reports, or offering up code modifications. The big difference is in the licensing: Rather than publish our source code under a reciprocal license like the GPL, we've opted for a licensing model that offers flexible terms for derivative works. So if you modify QNX source code, you can either keep your modifications proprietary or donate them back to the QNX community. The choice is yours. I invite everyone to visit our web site and download Lawrence Rosen's paper, titled "The New QNX Hybrid Software Model". Lawrence served as a lawyer for the Open Source Initiative, and he offers a lot of insight into how the new QNX model offers benefits of open source - but without being open source. 4. How will this initiative affect your current customers and partners? Dan: It's a win-win situation. Our customers develop software themselves, so they immediately grasp the advantages of accessible source code and transparent development. In fact, their response so far has been extremely positive. The same goes for our technology partners: they see this initiative as providing a simpler way to integrate their technologies with ours. And that, in turn, will provide more technology choices for our customer base. 5. How does QNX expect to be successful with this change in the business model? Dan: Today, QNX Software's revenue comes from a mix of products and services, including runtime royalties, development tool sales, custom engineering, and technical support. None of that will change: Anyone who uses QNX's technology to build commercial products will still need to purchase commercial development seats and runtime redistribution licenses. The big difference is that we now expect more people to choose QNX for their commercial projects. That's because our new model will make it far easier to access, experiment with, and distribute QNX technology. It will also encourage a larger ecosystem of complementary products. 6. What is available in the evaluation download? Dan: Besides accessing OS source code, developers can download the full binary version of our QNX Momentics development suite, which includes tools, an Eclipse-based IDE, and the QNX Neutrino RTOS. This isn't a crippled version of our product, but the real thing: it's all there for you to play with. In fact, if you qualify as a partner or noncommercial user, you get a free perpetual license to use the technology. No time limits. 7. Which license(s) will be used for the open source parts? Dan: We aren't releasing the OS code under an open source license. Rather, we're using a commercial-friendly licensing model that gives developers and customers the option of either keeping their source modifications or donating them back to the community. If fact, we're providing three licenses: one for commercial users, one for noncommercial users, and one for QNX technology partners. When you register, you identify which license is appropriate to your interests. For instance, if you're a student, academic faculty member, or hobbyist developer, you choose the noncommercial license, which provides access to development tools and runtime components free of charge. 8. Will it be possible for 3rd parties/the community to create a 'distribution' of QNX specifically tailored for desktop usage? Dan: Definitely. In fact, developers could even take the existing OS code and port it to hardware architectures that QNX doesn't currently support. QNX will, of course, maintain its strong focus on the embedded market; it's our bread and butter. But flexibility is a key strength of our architecture, so we're sure that the community will take it in some interesting directions, the desktop included. 9. What do you see QNX looking like in 3 years? How about 10? Dan: All of our competitors offer pretty much the same thing: an RTOS and, in many cases, tools. The problem is, this model hasn't kept pace with market demands, and embedded customers now need solutions that are far more comprehensive. That's why we've been transitioning to a company that also provides middleware for industry-specific requirements. Our multimedia middleware, for instance, is so comprehensive that in many cases the customer simply has to tweak the user interface and a few other parameters. Right now, we're the leading RTOS provider for the automotive telematics and infotainment market. But in three years, people will also see us as that market's leading middleware provider. We will also have grown our footprint as a major middleware provider for the consumer market, particularly in multimedia. As for 10 years from now, I have no doubt that QNX technology will be in more devices than you can count. And while I won't hazard a guess as to what those devices will be, one thing is for sure: we'll still be having fun creating software that makes those devices as cool and reliable as they can be!


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DUBLIN (AP) -- Seamus Heaney, Ireland's foremost poet who won the Nobel literature prize in 1995, has died after a half-century exploring the wild beauty of Ireland and the political torment within the nation's soul. He was 74.
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Heaney's family and publisher, Faber & Faber, say in a statement that Heaney died Friday in a Dublin hospital.
The Northern Ireland-born Heaney was widely considered Ireland's greatest poet since William Butler Yeats. Over a half-century career he wrote 13 collections of poetry, two plays, four prose works on the process of poetry, and many other works.
He toured universities worldwide following his 1995 Nobel win but curtailed his work following a 2006 stroke.
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From NBC's Alex Beinstein
While Vice President Biden visited Perrysburg, Ohio, to promote the administration's green jobs initiative, Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) blasted President Obama's cap-and-trade proposal today on a Republican National Committee Conference call.
Latta argued that Democrats are insensitive about potential job losses, because they haven't gone out and talked to the people.
"I have talked to people at the gas pump and the grocery stores," he said, as evidence for his understanding of their energy concerns.
He also took his shots at California congressional Democrats -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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(D-CA), who has been shepherding the energy bill. Latta charged that they don't understand the effects the cap-and-trade legislation -- which he and other congressional Republicans continually call "cap-and-tax" -- because they come from what would be the the eighth least-affected state by it. Latta, on the other hand, would come from the eighth most affected one.
He was citing a study from the conservative think tank, the Heritage Foundation, from which he added that electricity costs would go up 90% by 2035 and gas prices would go up 58%. In turn he said this will lead to an additional 2.47 million people losing manufacturing jobs.
This is a similar tack used by congressional Republicans, particularly Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), during their weekly news conferences on Capitol Hill.


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Ghetto Kings are a street gang that operate out of Southern Ontario, Canada. The gang started in 1999 as an alliance between 5 older local Brantford gangs. Since 3 of the gangs were latino, a "Latin King" style was agreed upon. The gang colors are yellow & black. In a town like Brantford, where gangs from Toronto buy their guns & drugs, it wasn't long before the gangs population exploded and they became a menace to the surrounding cities.
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Sequel doesn't live up to its predecessors.
It pains me to say this, but "Total War: Rome II" (PC; rated Teen) is a disappointment.
The "Total War" series includes some of the most unique and beloved strategy games to grace the PC, and the original "Rome" from 2004 is still cherished by fans. It's really unfortunate then that the sequel is so bad.
First, a primer: The "Total War" games are set during real periods of history, combining in-depth empire building with spectacular real-time battles. Players take control of a nation and manage diplomacy, economics and military operations from a turn-based campaign map. When war inevitably breaks out, players can field thousands of realistic infantry, cavalry and siege units in massive battles, with the ability to zoom in close and watch the action unfold in stunning detail.
Simply put, these are big, glorious war games. It's not uncommon for new "Total Wars" to have rocky launches, and "Rome II" currently has more than its share of issues.
The game runs very poorly on a wide variety of PCs, the artificial intelligence could be charitably described as brain-dead, technical problems abound, etc. And that's just the short version. "Rome II" also features a clunky user interface and a host of glaring issues plaguing land and naval combat.
As I mentioned before, the "Total War" series has a track record of sloppy new releases — which tend to get fixed over time through extensive patching. But I wouldn't drop $60 on "Rome II" today if you expect a polished product.
It's really a shame, because there seems to be a good game buried under all of the mess. Set during the heyday of the Roman Republic, players can lead the game's titular faction or several others (including Egypt, Carthage, Celtic tribes and Germanic barbarians) through an exciting period of history, spreading their influence and domain over a vast world map.
"Rome II's" playable factions are loaded with authentic and diverse military units, and its environments do a commendable job in bringing the past to life. There's so much potential here.
If you're still interested in "Total War," I can heartily recommend just about any of the previous games in the series — which are cheaper and run much smoother than "Rome II." 2011's "Shogun II" (set in feudal Japan) is a personal favorite, and its stand-alone expansion "Fall of the Samurai" is easily the best "Total War" to feature gunpowder weapons.
Older PC's should have no trouble running the first "Rome" or 2006's "Medieval II: Total War." I'm also a fan of 2009's "Empire: Total War," focusing on gunpowder combat during the 1700s.
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Bradley Odum is finding a niche in cabbage production these days. The crop, however, carries a lot of uncertainty, similar to his tobacco production.
Last year, he had harvested two loads of specialty cabbage when a big rain put the fragile crop into a sauna-like situation, rotting the crop in two days.
It's a similar uncertainty he knows well from tobacco, his money crop. This year he's certain of the 160 flue-cured acres he transplanted in late April. Next year, the situation could change. Cotton and soybeans are among his other crops.
Odum of Swansboro, N.C., has been growing Korean radishes and Napa cabbage, better known as Chinese cabbage, for four years.
He works through a broker in New York, whose scientist-husband is conducting experiments on the Odum farm to find cold-tolerant varieties.
Odum made the move to the specialty cabbage and radish production about four years ago. He has grown cabbage for more than 12 years. He grows 70 acres of Napa cabbage and 40 acres of Korean radishes. Much of his tobacco equipment finds double-duty in cabbage production. He grows cabbage transplants in the greenhouse and sets them out in February or early March. The radishes are set out from seed in the field.
With the excessive rain this winter and spring, however, the crop is slightly behind schedule. He aims for a May harvest to "beat Florida" to the market.
He's experimenting with early-season varieties. "We've got to beat Florida," Odum says. "The crop needs to be ready in May in order to beat Florida to the market. An extra month would help us."
Shipping costs are also lower for East Coast production than Florida.
The specialty cabbage he grows has a niche in the Korean markets of New York, he says. He deals with a broker, who also contracts with growers from Maine to Georgia. The broker sought him out to grow the specialty crops. "It's not a big, big market, but people will pay for it."
The Napa variety, or Chinese cabbage, is used in egg rolls and other specialty dishes. In the field, it looks similar to leaf lettuce. It's a delicate crop that requires a gentle touch at harvest. The cabbage is 80 percent water. A leaf tear in the field will set up discounts, or even rejection at the market, Odum points out.
The Korean radishes resemble rutabagas more than they do the diminuitive namesakes in the supermarket produce section.
At harvest, his workers cut, wash and store the cabbage and radishes in a cooler on the farm that can handle six tractor-trailer loads of produce. "You have to take the time to do a good job of packaging and presenting the produce," Odum says.
Odum grows the cabbage under irrigation, almost spoon feeding the crop so as not to blow up the heads too fast and help the plant take up adequate nutrients. Like tobacco, the cabbage needs the right amount of nutrients to produce a good crop.
At first, Odum made the switch to produce in order to give his employees something to do during the off-season. Now, it's become a cash-flow opportunity.
A cash crop like tobacco makes diversification an option. "You couldn't diversify if you didn't have a cash crop," Odum says.
So he diversified and looked to the future, which remains uncertain.
After a year of contracting with Dimon, Odum took his 160 acres of tobacco back to the auction system for this season, selling at a warehouse in Windsor, N.C.
"Selling my tobacco at auction, I'm assured that I'll get something for my tobacco," Odum says. "I've done just as well with the auction system as under contracting. They preached a good talk that as time went by they weren't able to backup.
"It's hard to have a perfect crop," Odum says. "Bad weather can cause you to have a mean crop to cure and when you deliver on a contract, part or all of the crop can be turned down. It's hard to have a perfect crop. It's something that's not always possible."
As quota has dropped in the last several years, Odum has often thought about the future.
"Right now, I don't see any long-term future in farming," he says. "If my money crop goes out, I don't see gambling on corn, soybeans and cotton. I couldn't continue to farm on crops that don't pay."
Farming on his own since 1987, Odum laments that things have changed. Farming is a 12-month operation now. Once cotton harvest is complete, it's time to get ready for the next year.
By next year, he'd like to see a tobacco buyout complete.


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Economist Arthur Laffer occupies an exalted place in Republican tax-policy circles thanks to his influential but controversial theory that some tax cuts generate more income for the Treasury. A staple in supply-siders' policy toolbox, it helped build support for the major tax cuts under President Reagan and President George W. Bush.
So you have to wonder how House Republicans will react to Laffer's public endorsement of the push in Congress to require online retailers to collect sales taxes even from shoppers in states where they have no physical presence. (The Senate has passed a bill to that effect, but it's made no progress in the House.) The ringing endorsement is so counterintuitive, it's the equivalent of former Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) coming out against "sequestration" or Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) calling for Proposition 8 to be reinstated.
Laffer hasn't become a big-government convert. Instead, his argument hews to at least two principles that conservatives ought to embrace.
The first is that tax evasion is a bad thing, at least in part because it causes government to raise the rates on people who comply with the law.
"Despite widespread misinformation," Laffer wrote in an op-ed in USA Today, "online sales are already subject to sales taxes.... Not collecting sales taxes, which in 2012 trimmed state revenues by more than $23 billion, results in a smaller sales tax base and an inefficient system that stifles job creation and economic growth. Instead of cutting spending in reaction to decreasing sales tax revenues, many states have raised tax rates, compounding the problem."
The second principle is that consumption taxes are better than income taxes. That's not just a conservative point of view. Many economists feel the same way because taxing income discourages labor and investment, which are important to economic growth. Of course, excessive sales taxes drive down the consumer spending that has become a keystone in the U.S. economy. They also inflict more pain on low-income families than high-income ones. So, as with all things, there are trade-offs.
At any rate, Laffer released a study this month of the economic effects of allowing states to require online retailers to collect sales taxes on their behalf. The study finds that by 2022, states with sales taxes would see growth rates that were 1 to 4 percentage points higher, and half a trillion dollars would be added that year to the country's economy.
There are two very important caveats to note, however. First, the study assumes that states would offset the extra revenue from online sales taxes by lowering their income taxes or other growth-deterring levies. And second, the study was financed by the Marketplace Fairness Coalition, the trade association that's been lobbying Congress to allow states to force online retailers to collect taxes for them.
I don't expect Republicans to argue that Laffer's research was skewed by its sponsors. I do, however, expect them to argue that most states won't use the extra sales tax income to lower other taxes. And they'd probably be right about that.
Personally, I don't think that's a reason to continue enabling people to evade the law, to the detriment of shoppers and retailers who can't avoid state sales taxes. But I can see why Laffer's exhortations may find few sympathetic listeners in the House GOP.
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Review Group Week 200 - INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #21
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by thefourthman » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:16 pm
but I thought I was special. At least that's what you told me last night. I feel so USED!
by Punchy » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:16 pm
I like his solo books too
by Old Man » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:18 pm
If I was with you last night, you'd still feel used next week.
by thefourthman » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:18 pm
Well I have had to shit a lot today.
by sdsichero » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:38 pm
Too much Chinese food?
by Eric Ratcliffe » Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:24 pmInvincible Iron Man #21
So I have a very big man crush on Matt Fraction. I just wanted to admit that right off the bat. Civil War hands down made me hate Tony Stark, Matt Fraction and Robert Downey Jr made me love him.
With that said, issue #21 is second part of the disassembled storyline where Tony is being rebuilt and his mind has retreated to a safe place. The safe place seems to be an analogue for his origins as the iron man.
Meanwhile on the outside we view Tony's plan which he seems to have fully mapped out knowing this would happen. Pepper does her best to graps what she has to do with th help of a very old friend of Tony's showing up. It seems that with only 1 page Fraction completely understands Steve Rogers as a character who is able to forgive his old friend for the crap he pulled 3 years ago.
The art is as beautiful as ever and the character moments which their are many is great. Not to mention just how much Fraction packs into each issue.
Story: 9
Art: 9
Over all: 9
by Punchy » Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:23 amInvincible Iron Man #21 - 'Stark: Disassembled Part 2, Digging In The Dirt' - Fraction, Larroca and D'Armata
Story - Iron Man in a Coma I know, oh, it's really serious. Heh, anyway, for a book that didn't really have Iron Man in it, this was very good issue of Iron Man. I've long been a big fan of Tony Stark, he was my 2nd favourite Marvel hero after Spider-Man when I was a kid, and I was kind of disheartened when suddenly 90% of the fanbase hated him with a passion previously only reserved for Vibe and Maggott. He was still a hero! Director Of SHIELD was a good book! Cap was wrong! This is why I was kind of perturbed when people seemed to jump back on Tony's side when Fraction and Larroca launched IIM, saying it was redeeming him, I didn't think Tony needed to be redeemed at all, he was still a hero, he was the hero.
But nevertheless, Fraction impressed me, he really gets Tony Stark, and managed to incorporate quite a few of the best elements of the Iron Man movie. World's Most Wanted was one of the best 12-issue stories I have ever read, it never let up, and built into a fantastic climax. And it's here where we pick up in Stark: Disassembled, Tony is in 'a persistent vegetative state' and it's up to an assortment of his friends and colleagues to bring him back. This is an Iron Man story that's light on action (which is fine, we've just had 12 issues of straight chase scenes) but big on character, and big on the science, and it's developing nicely.
This issue has 2 concurrent threads, firstly, there's some quite odd scenes inside Tony's mind, he's in a Desert with his Mother and Father, digging for his old armour, but being attacked by nighmarish Starktech designs. These scenes are odd, deliberately so, and contain a few Fraction tics and cliches that grate me a little, but I like them, the metaphor seems to be a bit heavy handed in how Tony deals with his demons, but still, I'm intrigued as to what it all precisely means and how it dovetails with things in 'the real world'.
Because in the real world, it's a Mighty Marvel Team-Up as many characters come together in an attempt to revive Tony. Thor, Bucky Cap, Black Widow, Maria Hill, War Machine and even Steve Rogers. Yes, it's a little annoying that Steve is showing up before Reborn is over, but we all knew it was happening, and his involvement here is very well done. It just brought a smile to my face to see him up and alive again, the Marvel Universe lost something when he died, and with Steve around... it seems a lot more positive, Steve's there... and we know Tony is definitely coming back. And it seems Pepper Potts knows that too. Pepper is the emotional heart of this issue, and in many ways this book as a whole. In #20 she expressed anger that Tony gets to come back but her husband, Happy Hogan doesn't, and that's developed here, as she writes a letter to Tony. Who would have known that Pepper Potts would be one of the most interesting, most human characters in the Marvel Universe in 2009?
Tony does show up, in a way, in a pre-recorded 'Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you are my only hope' message, telling the assorted heroes what the hell to do, it's a lot of complicated pseudo-science (although knowing Fraction, it might be actual science), about Extremis, and repulsor tech. What it basically boils down to is Thor smashing Mjolnir into Cap's shield and channeling the lightning into Tony. The double page spread where Don Blake becomes Thor and does the deed is a thing to behold, but I actually preferred the quieter moment when both Steve and Bucky assure us the shield can take it. Fraction doesn't spoil what Brubaker is doing with the 2 Caps post Reborn, but it seems things are all cool. The upcoming Siege event has been marketed as being the first team-up between Iron Man, Captain America and Thor in like 7 years, but really it's in Invincible Iron Man that's the first one, even though one is in a Coma.
But this isn't all happy-clappy heroes getting along and helping eachother out, there is a threat here, Madam Masque, one of Tony's ex-girlfriends and currently ensconced in Osborn's regime and boinking the Hood, still wants Tony dead, and has hired The Ghost, an old Iron Man villain and current Thunderbolt to do the deed. I love how Ghost has been developed in Tbolts, firstly by Andy Diggle and now by Jeff Parker, he's a truly creepy character with a unique motivation (Corporate terrorist) who has no loyalties to anyone, I'm glad to see him showing up here and posing a serious thread. Madame Masque's role is still interesting, the issue where she fights Tony was probably the most powerful chapter of World's Most Wanted, and I love how Fraction is building his own little corner of Iron Man's world. And who would have thought a phonecall could be a decent cliffhanger?
When it comes down to it, this may not be the Iron Man comic you're expecting, it's light on action, but it's still full of ideas, and that's what Iron Man has always been, a book about ideas. The Coma Dream sequences may be a bit pretentious and elliptical, but that's more than made up for by the fun of seeing so many classic heroes work together, the emotional centre of Pepper, and the revived threat of Ghost. I can see why some people may not like Fraction's take on Tony, but I love it, and hope it can keep up the pace.
Art - Salvador Larroca has come in for quite a lot of criticism for his art on this book, his new style is accused of being tracing, but I think more accurately it's just him basing the characters on actors, he draws them fully. I still really like his style, it may not be as strong as when he first came on the scene or the lovely painted style he used on X-Treme X-Men, but it's strong, and has provided a consistent look for the book since #1. My only problem is some of the computer generated backgrounds look a little off, the scene with Masque and Ghost in New York have obvious photos in the background. But that's Frank D'Armata's colours rather than Larroca. Oh yeah, and Larroca and Rian Hughes' covers for this arc are fucking amazing. Sleek, modern and oh so very Iron Man.
Best Line - 'Because Iron Man is in trouble, And we're all going to bring him back' That's why we needed Steve Rogers back!
by Starlord » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:02 amgreat reviews guys.
Punchy, got a couple of questions for you:
You say Iron Man wasn't really in this issue, but Tony is in this issue. The stuff going on in his own mind was pretty significant. Since Tony Stark IS Iron Man, isn't it safe to say that Iron Man was in this issue? Or is it the armor you enjoy more than the character? (Seriously not trying to hassle you on this, I'm just curious)
Also, how can you say Tony was a hero during the Civil War when it was pretty obvious that even HE couldn't stand himself by the end of it. If he actually still believed in what he had done, do you think he would have blamed himself for Steve's death?
by Punchy » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:10 am
I never said he wasn't in the issue, Tony was in the issue. I said there wasn't much Iron Man in the issue, and there wasn't. This was all about Tony. And Tony isn't necessarily Iron Man, Rhodey was Iron Man too
And Iron Man was right, Registration was a good idea, Captain America acted childishly and in a reactionary way, almost all the violence in Civil War was caused by the Anti Side.
And Tony was fine post-Civil War, in Mighty, in DoS, in the first arc of Invincible, he was in a positive place. The whole redemption that supposedly happened in this book is unnecessary, he saved the world multiple times during and after Civil War, Luke Cage and Wolverine didn't really.
by Punchy » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:15 am
Yeah, that was a bit of a jip, especially since they put it online for free a week later.
But I suppose they were doing it in the knowledge that a lot of new readers would come on for the new arc. It was a pretty well-written recap though, as recaps go.
by Starlord » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:23 am
I know what your saying but I can't buy the "Rhodey was Iron Man too" thought process. I mean Dick Grayson is Batman right now, but let's face it, when someone wants to read Batman, they want to read about Bruce Wayne.
And registration was NOT a good idea. In fact, if Tony hadn't been so quick on his feet, Osborne would have gotten hold of every secret identity in the world. What kind of cluster-fuck would that have been?
Right or wrong, they made Tony the heavy in Civil War. In the end I think it payed off, actually, but the redemption of Tony Stark was needed. (Granted this is just my opinion and not the views of Marvel nor it's parent company, Disney)
by thefourthman » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:24 am
ITT: Punchy reveals that he has never actually read a comic before.
I won't get into the semantics of which side was right in Civil War. I won't get into why Cap was right and why the current status quo in the MU is proof that he was right. However, the registration side attacked heroes for being heroes and often put the goals of registration above the safety of the common MU citizen. Tony was an ass in Civil War and was majorly plotted to be a villain. Yes, he thought he was right, so did Reed and they were both dead wrong and super assholes for the way they went about their business in Civil War. The anti reg side was not killing their fucking buddies for some stupid and dangerous law.
by Punchy » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:29 am
The current Dark Reign has shown Tony was right, that if the heroes didn't go along with Registration, it would have gone on regardless with someone like Osborn (probably Gyrich back then) in charge and everyone would be fucked. Registration is just a policy, and Tony was right to get involved and steer it to a better place than it would.
I just think most fans read Civil War with pre-conditioned 'Captain America is always right' goggles on and couldn't accept that it was more complex than that. Maybe it's because I'm not American and don't feel a patriotic connection to Steve, but to me, Iron Man was, and has been proven right. Dark Reign would have happened earlier if not for Tony.
by Punchy » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:30 am
Rhodey was Iron Man for quite a while wasn't he? I can't remember, it was before I was born.
I don't see what Disney has to do with this, that's next week
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Is the first one okay too? That also leads to a mood whiplash since that's when he'll see Squall and recover his memory. BTW, Dan can never get a break can he? The one day he gets to go to IS academy and he spends it with a crossdressed guy.
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Might also pair up Akira (From heart of the machine) with Natasha Fairs
Here's an example from a flashback arc.
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I get it! I watched Higurashi but I never bothered to memorize all the arc names. Ichika would pawn Higurashi since his IS is an I win button.
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Irish: What?
Karon: If you kill them you would be just like them, and the neverending cycle of revenge would never, ever stop!
Irish: (pauses) You cannot stop me...
Karon: ...
Irish: (keeps on looking forward) You cannot stop me... I have much to do.
Karon: What do you hope to achieve...?
Irish: Eradicating I.S. from the history, and myself.
Karon: Yourself?!
Irish: (Looks up to the sky, grinning) A world without IS is enough for me to go happily...
Irish starts freaking out and trying to wriggle free.
Karon: How sad...
Irish: W-what are you doing?!
Karon: Don't you find it sad to be thinking like that?
Irish: Let go!! (kicks himself free)
Karon: Ah!! (tumbles)
*elsewhere, Tio resists the urge to snipe*
Irish: (a bit unnerved by the gesture) Cut your hero act already, damn it! Why do you care if its sad or not?! Nobody cares!! That's how the world is!!
Karon: That's... where you are wrong... (picks herself up while clutching her stomach) because... I really do care. The world you've seen... is only a small part of the whole universe. (stands up) Stop this, stop hurting yourself.
Irish: (slowly laughs, then openly cackles)
Kyuukai: Got you. (gets into position and squeezes trigger)
Karon senses immense pressure coming from far.
Karon: Look out!! (partial summons)
Bang, then a tremendous crash of shattering steel.
Irish is shocked as broken IS armor scattered from Karon. She lands writhing and clutching her arm, blood trickling out of the unshielded shattered IS arm.
Irish: (confused)
Kyuukai: Eh?!
Riselle: (boosts into range) Karon!!!
Karon: I... can protect you... if someone tries to hurt you... I can... protect even those you can't protect... but... I can't stop you from hurting yourself... Please... Aaahh...
*other ISes start landing around them and forming a defensive perimeter*
Irish tries to run, but Erika intercepts him. Tio jumps to his back, rifle raised. Riselle lands beside Karon while Celeste floats overhead. Irish reaches for his knife.
Riselle: Don't move! You're making it worse.
Karon: You've done enough...
Riselle: Karon! Your wasting your breath on him!!
Karon: We'll get Joshua. We'll bring him to the Academy. That's neutral territory. No one can touch him there. You too. Come with us. Please.
I guess it isn't as romantic as you guys...
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@Meister - Nice one! Kyuukai wouldn't have tried to shoot Irish at that point though He's against killing people if he doesn't have to and he'd probably try to tranq him rather than snipe him. Especially if he knows it's a misunderstanding.
Why would Karon suddenly glomp him though? Seems kinda odd that's all.
Irish also wouldn't have gone on a monologue about his motives What's the point of telling an IS pilot that he hates the infinite stratos? Probably most males in the world hate it too at that point so he wouldn't say anything and just tell her to shut up.
He'd probably just threaten her not to say anything about his past (he still thinks she's gonna blackmail him) then try to leave. He would tell her to cut the hero act though
They really can't do anything about Joshua though After the failed mission he's in critical condition and in a coma to boot. FRACTURE isn't the bad guy here and in fact they're losing a lot of money keeping Joshua alive at this point Irish himself doesn't hate them as I said before, he just resents the fact that he has to keep working to keep Joshua alive and get his freedom, but anybody else would've let Joshua die and killed Irish so he really doesn't complain about it. He does wish they gave him a more conservative partner
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At least it isn't as big as one. Being a battle-armor, it's shorter than an average IS unit. Likewise for the drone
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