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Cities with an abundance of anime stores?
Sort of a silly thread idea I know, though just out of curiousity which cities would you guys save have alot of anime stores? whether they sell anime/ manga or just strictly anime? Even shops with a large anime selection?
Shops like Best Buy at least where I am, barely have an anime selection at all so they don't really matter imo.
Not including Japan for obvious reasons lol
San Francisco near me actually has a mini mall in Japantown almost entirely devoted to anime/manga shops
So where are the bulk of the anime stores for you guys?
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Only place in USA that I can think of that has more Japanese stuff than SF would be Honolulu, lol.
|2013-03-04, 17:10
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I didn't just mean America, and sorry if it came off like that
I just said not counting Japan, as that's where the anime genre is sold mostly for obvious reasons
Anywhere counts, IMO Toronto has alot of anime shops too
I just meant for those who do still go to anime stores, where are most of the shops at for them
|2013-03-04, 18:53
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I like the Jungle store in Los Angeles a lot.
And I also like the internet since I can get good prices for things like figurines. And Amazon is a godsend for comics and TV shows. But those are not cities, lol...
but yeah if you want a city with a lot of anime stores try Los Angeles, there are a ton. The only problem is that most of them are just warehouses for online stores and they'll self destruct if you try to go to one in person to shop Not the best city for Japanese media, but we do have some stuff.
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When I lived in Philly, there were a few places where I could pick up both legit and bootleg dvds. They also sold figurines, CDS and other things...but I dunno if they were legit.
Nowadays? I get everything from the internet. Once in awhile though a Target or a WalMart will have an anime dvd I want....
Also, I stream more than anything.
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Little Tokyo in Los Angeles - several shops including Kinokinuya bookstore. There's also a new one opening soon that has the green-haired leek-wielding singing mascot as its spokesperson.
San Francisco has the Japantown shopping mall with all sorts of whatnot shops, bookstores, and restaurants.
But I get about 95% of my stuff online. Portland, OR doesn't have too much outside of the manga aisle in B&N, Powell's, or the tiny Kinokinuya outpost in the Uwajimaya grocery store here. There's a handful of "comic stores" but about all they sell is figure collectibles for absurd markups. You go there for Western comics, not for Eastern whatnot.
|2013-03-05, 01:07
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The internet is great but there is nothing like going in a physical store to lurk around for hours and not buy anything. In the States, if the city is big enough then it will have one or two anime store. I go to Kinokinuya to pick up a light novel but they usually are way expensive. I rather pay for shipping in bundle than pay for that extra cost plus tax. As for out of United States, I been to China and there are usually a minimum of one or two manga/light novel stores with one or two figurine stores even if it is only small city. However, the quality of the product is seriously lacking. It is cheap though! About $2 for a volume of probably counterfeit Chinese translated mangas.
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|2013-03-05, 11:43
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I live there now and there are really no anime stores. There used to be a nice one on South Street but that moved away.
To this day I regret not picking up this Escaflowne figure they had there.
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|2013-03-05, 17:48
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I used to buy Japanese magazines too when Tower Records was still around...they had anime ones and even some fashion ones.
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The lack of anime shop is general the same reason there are few hobby stores around since the late 1990s. The Internet. If the store can't compete, it goes away. Much of the time it was used at a walk in preview area rather than make sales.
|2013-03-05, 23:26
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The internet is definitely a reason, but I always have the feeling that there were too many shops competing for too few customers (that, and the fact that a lot of people wait for anime conventions to buy stuff if they're not buying it online. From what I heard, conventions bring in more cash in a day than a physical store does in a month.)
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I must confess to being quite tired of narrative military history. As much as 'the history of…' accounts are important, in that they are the building blocks of history, they can be rather dry and predictable. I much prefer to read books that either take a long view and look at trends, changes and continuities, or attempt to drill down and investigate mysteries, explode myths or answer questions.
Therefore I was pleasantly surprised to pick up this book by John Keegan for the princely sum of £2.99. John Keegan is one of the main figures in late twentieth century school of military historiography, alongside other figures such as Basil Liddell Hart, John Terraine and Michael Howard. Among Keegan's books that I have read and enjoyed are Churchill's Generals – a study of senior British Army officers in the Second World War – and Six Armies in Normandy – A look at the national contingents that fought in the Battle of Normandy.
I often feel that military histories that look at just one battle, at one particular point in time, are like listening to one particular second in a much longer symphony. What becomes before and after makes all the difference, by isolating it we remove it from its natural habitat. Therefore I much admire this work, which sees Keegan looking at the human experience of war over hundreds of years. To do this in detail is a tall order, so three case studies are used – Agincourt, Waterloo and The Somme. Each provides an extremely useful yardstick for comparison to what came before and what came after – what changed, and why? What stayed the same?
Keegan does very well to make some very complex events more understandable – such is the essence of well-written history, after all. An approach that I particularly like is breaking each battle down into the different kinds of combat that were experiences – ie at Agincourt various combinations of Archer, footsoldier and knight; at Waterloo infantry, cavalry and artillery; and at the Somme infantry, artilley and to a lesser extent machine gunners. What is noticeable is how the change in combat was motivated by technology – from Agincourt to Waterloo the development of gunpowder, and from Waterloo to the Somme by rifling, more efficient high explosives and machine guns.
Against this framework looks at more human factors – how the social composition of the armies in question evolved, and how the development of weapons changed the type of wounds that a soldier might expect to suffer. Keegan even considers such interesting points as historical trends in looting. A salient point, however, is one that seems obvious to us only after we read it – that over the time in question battles involve more and more people, over a bigger and bigger space, and lasted for longer and longer. Such was the evolution towards total war.
Critics of Keegan might point out that he gives little consideration to political factors, but personally I find his refreshing. Im not sure if any Tommy Atkins was particulary worried about politics when lying wounded in the Mud at Agincourt, Waterloo or the Somme. As important as Clausewitz's maxim is about war being the pursuit of politics through other means, does politics really have to overshadow every facet of military history? If we are studying strategy, yes. But when it come to the face of battle, no.
My only criticism is that the Somme was coming up for 100 years ago, and thus Keegan's arguments are somewhat adrift, bearing in mind we are now in the nuclear age. Perhaps a new edition including an example from the Second World War might be pertinent, and put the Somme in greater context than leaving it as a bookend?


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Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. The true home of Grand Theft Auto is in Europe, or more specifically in Scotland, part of the United Kingdom. However, the games are always released first in North America, probably due to the larger number of people expected to buy the games there, as well as it being the home country of Rockstar Games.
One European country noted for it's censorship of the GTA series is Germany. Since Grand Theft Auto III, a number of changes have been made to the games. Some of these include the removal of blood, weapons, prostitutes, and even missions.
Europe is home to a number of video game rating systems, each of them giving varied ratings to GTA games. While these countries use the PEGI system, their own ratings boards still exist, and it would appear that some games are still rated by them for whatever reason. They include the following:


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Travel Guide of Austin for: Sleep Inn & Suites AustinAustin, Texas, United States
Austin Summary
- Laid-back culture, laid-back fashion, laid-back people
- Mild, sunny winters averaging in the mid-60s to 70s November through April
- Tex-Mex restaurants with dishes like chili con carne, fajitas, and corn and chicken chowder
- Outdoor-oriented, with nature activities like walking and biking trails, as well as numerous city parks
- Youthful, creative, friendly, and down-to-earth residents
- Active nightlife, especially on Sixth Street, chock-full of karaoke bars, comedy clubs, and comfy lounges
- "Live Music Capital of the World," with hundreds of venues featuring live music
- Bike-friendly, and perhaps more importantly, bike-rack-friendly, with racks dotting most streets
- Limited direct flights to/from Austin (Houston or Dallas the next closest airports)
- Terrible traffic for a city Austin's size
- Over 3 hours from both Dallas and Houston
- Most cultural sites tied to the University
- Extremely hot during summer months
- Panhandling
- Poor public transit
What It's Like
A rapidly evolving yet mellowed-out metropolis, Austin draws a diverse crowd -- from inked artists to chic urban entrepreneurs. Even though Austin is a bit far from Texas' mega-cities -- Houston and Dallas -- Texas' capital offers plenty on the activities and attractions front. It has also emerged as one of the top city's in the country for young professionals, with low unemployment rates and high quality of life.
Austin was founded in 1839, and the University of Texas -- founded about 50 years later -- contributes significantly to the city's unique culture. Today, flags, banners, and window decals displaying a set of cattle horns (which belong to Bevo, UT's Texas Longhorn mascot) pop up in nearly every corner of town.
With its recent revitalization and growth, Austin gives visitors a little bit of everything: political hot spots like the Governor's Mansion and the State Capitol; over 193 miles of scenic walking trails; nightlife, restaurants, and coffee pubs, especially on the sizzling Sixth Street.
Oh, and no need to bring your fancy pants. Austinites sport a laid-back, jeans-and-T-shirt mentality. Less is more in this city -- a relaxed locale with a youthful, funky twist.
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Younger crowds looking to bar hop may want to stay near Downtown's Sixth Street, the lifeblood of Austin's nightlife. North Central Austin, a few blocks north of the UT campus, may be better for families. This low-key area houses Hyde Park and the Texas Memorial Museum. Shoppers should check out the suburban northwest Austin, which is close to mega shopping malls like The Gateway and The Arboretum. Business travelers can choose from multiple chain hotels near the Austin Convention Center and the State Capitol.


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Starting today, Priests for Life is conducting a prayer novena in preparation for January 22, the sad observance of the Roe vs. Wade decision which legalized child-killing in the United States throughout pregnancy. This prayer, which you can find at priestsforlife.org, asks the grace of mercy and conversion upon our nation, that the killing may cease, and that those who have been involved in abortion may find healing. We need to be spiritually prepared for January 22. Many preparations are being made for marches, parish activities, and other events to commemorate this day. Let us prepare spiritually as well. Go to priestsforlife.org to sign up for the novena and download the prayer. The bishops have designated January 22 as a day of penance. Let us prepare well for it by this novena.
The Moral Liberal Contributing Editor, Father Frank A. Pavone, is the National Director of Priests for Life and Missionaries of the Gospel of Life, President of the National Pro-life Religious Council, and is Chairman and Pastoral Director of Rachel's Vineyard. One of the most prominent pro-life leaders in the world, Father Pavone is originally from New York. Visit Father Pavone blog here.


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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told U.S. President Barack Obama that he would resign from his post, Palestinian officials said Tuesday. According to the sources, Abbas told Obama last week that there were no prospects that his Fatah faction could reach a power-sharing agreement with Hamas.
Abbas also felt abandoned by the Obama administration that had capitulated to Israel on the issue of West Bank settlement construction and that there could be no peace prospects with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power.
Several Palestinian Authority officials, however, have denied any reports of Abbas' intended resignation. Yaser Abed-Rabbo, the Secretary General of the PLO's executive committee told the Ma'an news agency that he "witnessed the phone call between President Abbas and President Obama and the talks did not have anything to do to with Abbas resigning. However Obama said that Hillary Clinton will visit the area soon to encourage the situations for the better."


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Hereditary Brain Cancer and Glioblastoma Multiforme
Dear OncoLink,
My mother has recently been diagnosed as having a glioblastoma. I wonder if you could suggest a source for information regarding genetic causes. I had an uncle die from the same tumor eight months ago. Can you make any suggestions?
With Kind Regards,
Nancy J. O'Connor, RN, MSN, CRNP, of the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital responds:
Overall, there are no known causative factors or known hereditary risks associated with the development of glioblastoma multiforme. There are hereditary diseases, Von Hippel Lindau and neurofibromatosis, that have an associated risk with the development of brain tumors but these are very rare. Areas that are being looked at as possible causes include viruses, genetic defects, and occupational factors such as working with electromagnetic fields or in the petrochemical industry.
Listed below are some articles on the topic. You may read the abstracts online:
Watkins D, Rouleau GA
Genetics, prognosis, and therapy of central nervous system tumors.
Cancer Detect Prev 18:139-144, 1994.
Bondy M, Wiencke J, Wrensch M, et al
Genetics of brain tumors: A review.
Journal of Neuro-oncology 18:69-81, 1994.
Berleur MP, Cordier S
The role of chemical, physical, or viral exposures and health factors in neurocarcinogenesis: Implications for epidemiologic studies of brain tumors.
Cancer Causes Control 6:240-256, 1995.
It may also help to read a cancer newsgroup ("sci.med.diseases.cancer" for example), or to join an on-line discussion list related to cancer, where you can talk with doctors, patients, and researchers. To see a list of groups, use the "Automated E-mail Discussion Group Subscriber" on our website, at the following address to find one for brain cancers:
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This narrated movie zooms into the constellation Hydra to focus on the galaxy NGC 4993. Within this galaxy, a neutron star collision generated gravitational waves and an associated gamma-ray burst (GRB). It also resulted in a glow called a kilonova that was visible to telescopes including Hubble. Hubble images taken on August 22, 26 and 28 show the glow fading over time.
NASA, ESA, and J. DePasquale, Z. Levay, G. Bacon, and M. Estacion (STScI);
Acknowledgment: A. Mellinger; Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), STScI/AURA
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Mike McGoldrick won the men's division of the CrossFit South Central Regionals competition in San Antonio this weekend, while Jen Jones won the women's division and CrossFit Dallas Central won the team competition.
They were among more than 80 individuals from three states competing in the three-day event of the popular fitness program. The top three finishers in each category qualified for the CrossFit Games in California July 22 that offers a $250,000 prize to the top men and women finishers.
The second- and third-place winners in San Antonio were Aja Barto and Roy Gamboa in the men's division, Cassidy Lance and Holly Mata in the women's division and Atomic CrossFit and Get Lifted in the team division.


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Twenty-six year old Crystle Stewart of Texas hit the jackpot on April 11th, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV, winning the title of MISS USA®2008. As a worldwide television audience of millions watched, Crystle finally achieved her dream after a long journey that culminated at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Hailing from Missouri City, the Texan's win was not merely a stroke of luck, but a testimony to dedication and years of hard work. After placing in runner-up positions at the Miss Texas USA competition several times over, Crystle took home the elusive title on her fifth attempt! She recalls a line from the Bible her mother would recite, "The race is not given to the swift nor the strong, but to the one who endureth to the end." Indeed, Crystle has shown unwavering persistence in achieving her goal of becoming Miss USA. Ever dynamic, she has addressed crowds of over a thousand with her inspirational speech, "Waiting to Win," where she chronicles her personal achievements.
A graduate of the University of Houston with a BS in Consumer Science and Merchandising, she is a fourth generation educator and teacher. Crystle is not just a pretty face, she is also an entrepreneur with her own company, Inside/Out, which she uses as a platform for public speaking appearances, character development lessons and event planning.
"With Inside/Out, I can teach and show young women that beauty and intelligence are not mutually exclusive," says Crystle. She also serves as a board member on the Trey Rice Education Fund and Houston Community College's VAST program, which assists individuals who have learning disabilities with educational opportunities. Crystle plans on continuing her work with Autistic children, whom she taught as a Special Education Teacher's Aid at Elkins High School, during her year as Miss USA and beyond.
Throughout her reign, Crystle will be a spokesperson for the official causes of MISS USA® which include breast and ovarian cancer education, research and legislation, a platform that is close to her heart. Crystle, herself, found a lump on her breast which was eventually diagnosed as benign. Her experience is a testament to the importance of early prevention and looks forward to traveling nationwide as an advocate for organizations such as the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, the National Breast Cancer Coalition, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Gilda's Club, among others.
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ElectricFlow provides a single system to support multiple components, products and/or platforms, including Java, C++, .NET, or multi-language environments. The new ElectricFlow Workgroup Edition employs the same underlying infrastructure as the ElectricFlow enterprise product, but is designed to support processes and workloads of smaller organizations.
ECWE lets individual Java project teams harness the full power of the Java EE 6 development stack in their build-test-deploy process. Additionally, ElectricFlow implements Java utilities and integrates the relevant data from these tools into a cogent analysis of project health. This saves teams the time consuming task of learning multiple utilities and ensures their use is both effective and consistent. The dashboard and access control capabilities mean that individuals only see the information that is relevant to their team and role in the business.
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St Catherine's School
Superstition's ambiguities and irrationality intrigued me – the origins, and why people believe. Our contemporary lives are becoming meaningless, yet superstitions from fortune-telling to astrology fill popular magazines. It is ironic that religions may denigrate superstition, yet superstition helps to prolong the role of religious belief systems in society.
A good friend said, 'There is no plain black and white, just a thousand shades of grey.' Many people wish that the world were simply black and white, however, leading to my use of black and white linoprints.


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Tony Stark tries to settle into a quiet life with Pepper Potts but is haunted by dreams about his near-death experience in New York. He tries to cope by perfecting a new Iron Man suit he can summon onto his body at any moment but when a megalomaniacal terrorist calling himself the Mandarin unleashes a spate of inexplicable bombings against America, one such injuring an old buddy, Tony pledges revenge. Marvel's Phase Two is go. Continue reading


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Virginia faces the possibility of a 41-percent decline in peanut production over last year, says the state's peanut specialist.
At planting time, Virginia's peanut acreage dropped dramatically from 74,000 to 57,000 acres — a 23 percent decline over 2001. As harvest nears, county agents are estimating average yields could be as low as 2,400 pounds per acre. If the estimate holds true, production in Virginia could hit 68,400 tons, a drop of 41 percent from last year's levels.
Charles Swann, Virginia Tech Extension peanut agronomist, hopes the numbers he got back from a survey of county agents are on the low side. He's hoping for an average yield of 2,650 pounds per acre. That would mitigate the damage to a 35 percent decline over last year's production.
Blame the drop on a moderate to severe drought, plus severe tomato spotted wilt , virus and insect problems, Swann said at the annual meeting of the Peanut Growers Cooperative Marketing Association meeting in Williamston, N.C.
Swann and David Jordan, North Carolina State Extension peanut specialist, gave a run down of production in the V-C, Southeast and Southwest at the meeting.
Because of a wide range of maturity in the field, digging date will be a big key to success in the V-C, both Jordan and Swann say.
In the Southeast, yields in Georgia are estimated at 2,800 pounds; in Florida, 2,600 pounds; in Alabama, 2,300 pounds. All totaled, the Southeast is anticipating a 17 percent decline in production over last year.
In the Southwest, Texas acreage is up 7 percent to 8 percent while New Mexico and Oklahoma planted fewer peanuts, Jordan says. "Oklahoma and Texas yields will be up this year, according to peanut specialists there."
In North Carolina, peanut producers planted some 25,000 fewer acres in 2002 than they did in 2001. Limited rainfall and TSWV severely hammered the crop.


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Welcome to the Delaware Space Grant Consortium
Established in 1991, this program is funded by NASA in order to train students and researchers in the state of Delaware in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and geography.
By means of this training, the state of Delaware aims to help in contributing to the technically literate workforce which NASA will need in the years ahead.
A primary goal of Delaware Space Grant is to provide academic-year scholarship and fellowship opportunities to undergraduates and graduates who attend colleges in the Consortium. I strongly encourage students at the Consortium colleges and universities to consider applying for these funds at the appropriate time of year.
Funds are also provided for research infrastructure which will assist in the training of students and post-doctoral fellows in a variety of NASA-related fields. The program supports internships in industry and at NASA centers, during the summer during the academic year. Funding is also provided for a significant number of programs which are aimed at professional development of pre-college teachers.
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HARVARD -- There were two hopes -- good weather on Friday, and meeting the $29,000 fundraising goal.
The sun was shining for the 29th annual Good Friday Walk. And volunteer Becca Day-Newsham confirmed that the fundraiser did top the $29,000 mark "by a little bit."
It has been a climb back into those types of tallies for the walk, which has been hard hit by the economy. Day-Newsham said the walk raised about $20,000 two years ago and $23,000 last year.
This year, the goal was to bring the total up to match the number of years the popular event has been in existence -- $29,000 for 29 years.
"We did it!" Day-Newsham said.
Proceeds of the nondenominational event support two important charities: Loaves & Fishes, the largest food pantry in North Central Massachusetts, located at Devens, and Sharing Inc., which helps impoverished youth in the rural South.
After registering at the Harvard Congregational Church event headquarters, hundreds walked the 5-mile route through town: up Ayer Road, down Depot Road, up Prospect Hill Road, down Madigan Lane, onto Still River Road, to Lovers Lane for the return trip to the town common.
"The energy was great," Day-Newsham said. "It was a breath of fresh air."
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Happy Halloween! The radio show yesterday was a lot of fun, and the podcast should be up here soon if you want to listen!
The cocktail pictured above is a "Lindbergh," which I very much enjoyed at the Urban Slow Food Mixer at Starlite on Wednesday night. This was the kickoff event for the new urban offshoot of Slow Food San Diego, which will serve San Diego's urban communities. The organizers of this group are extremely dedicated, and I am impressed with the energetic response they're receiving. I think this is going to be a very good thing.
Starlite really makes some fabulous cocktails. The Lindbergh is a martini of Plymouth Gin, lemon juice and housemade maraschino cherries, with the juice from the cherries mixed in, and yes, it tasted as good as it sounds. A little bit later I also tried a "Pink Dragon" - a delicious concoction of Plymouth Gin, and pureed dragon fruit with housemade ginger syrup. The Kentucky Colonel is another favorite - made with bourbon and housemade cherry vanilla bitters and served in one of their huge copper mugs.
I've also been loving their food lately - how can you not, when they're committed to supporting local farms and sustainable practices - and nothing on the menu is over $20.00? Preparations of simple dishes like mussels and jidori chicken are creative and well executed, the burger is excellent, the charcuterie plate is one of the best in town, and the fritto misto is always fascinating. Last nights' included fried pickles and "meat stuffed olives" along with the more traditional mushrooms and onions.
I've also had some very good meals recently at Jayne's and Urban Solace. It had been a while since I'd been to either - I stopped in at Urban Solace a few weeks ago for lunch, and had dinner at Jayne's Gastropub just this week. At Urban Solace I had the watermelon salad, which is now probably (sadly) off the menu, since the watermelon and tomato seasons are over, and the duckaroni - their macaroni and cheese with duck confit. The small side portion was perfect for lunch. It was rich and complex and the browned breadcrumbs on top were a nice touch. The pulled pork sandwich my friend ordered was excellent too.
I went to Jayne's this week with three friends for a girls' night out, and thought the food was better than ever. We started with the Caesar salad and the Gambas a Ajillo. I've tried them before and they were as good as I remembered. For entrees, we ordered the burger, the duck breast, seared albacore, and steak frites. I tried them all, and each dish was wonderful. The albacore and the duck were truly fine dining quality. The balance of flavors on the albacore was especially nice - with the tomato coulis and the cucumber relish. The burger and the steak frites were also perfectly prepared - medium rare for the steak and the burger, and crisp for the frites - which is all you can ask. We split a half bottle of rose champagne four ways - Besserat De Bellefon Brut Rose - which we all absolutely loved, and Jora ordered a glass of Chateau de Pampelonne Rose -which Krista and I liked so much we each ordered one for ourselves.
Last but not least, Jeff Jackson, the chef at A.R. Valentien at the Torrey Pines Lodge was the guest for the first half of the radio show yesterday, and he had some interesting things to say about changes at A.R. Valentien, and Celebrate the Craft coming up this weekend at the Lodge.
At the restaurant, they have changed the format of the menu to small plates, with nothing over $21.00. Portions are slightly smaller (which probably isn't such a bad thing) but the dishes will still be fully composed, something like what Chris Walsh is doing at Bite.
Celebrate the Craft runs throughout the weekend, with a Plein Air art auction and dinner on Saturday, and a "picnic" on Sunday on the vast lawn behind the hotel. It is a beautiful setting, and there should be some amazing food - chefs of all of the best sustainable restaurants in town will be there, including Jason Knibb of 910, Anthony Friscia of Stingaree, Christian Graves of JSix, and James Foran, the pastry chef at Market who I took classes from at Grossmont. Rather than preparing dishes from the restaurant, Jeff has paired each of these chefs with a producer to come up with a dish they will serve together. It promises to be a unique event and I am sure it will be well worth the $65.00 ticket price. More information and tickets are available on their website. If you go, perhaps I will see you there!
p.s. - Genie over at The Inadvertent Gardener was in San Diego last week, and checked out the Linkery. I'm so glad she liked it!


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Little did I know it while I was marking MLK Jr. Day by going to work (Thank you, State of Colorado), but it turns out this is Cathy Davidson Week at More or Less Bunk. Her thinking played a vital part in this post, and she's one of the many extremely well-meaning co-authors/signees of the new Bill of Rights and Principles for Learners in a Digital Age.
The document contains many laudable ideas that I wholeheartedly endorse, like the right to privacy. However, it also contains this clause, which I don't:
"The right to be teachers
In an online environment, teachers no longer need to be sole authority figures but instead should share responsibility with learners at almost every turn. Students can participate and shape one another's learning through peer interaction, new content, enhancement of learning materials and by forming virtual and real-world networks. Students have the right to engaged participation in the construction of their own learning. Students are makers, doers, thinkers, contributors, not just passive recipients of someone else's lecture notes or methods. They are critical contributors to their disciplines, fields, and to the larger enterprise of education."
I know exactly what they mean when they say that teachers "no longer need to be the sole authority figures," but there are already far too many college teachers for the number of jobs available in this digital age of ours. In the hands of the wrong people, this statement is inevitably going to be deliberately misinterpreted. "If students can be teachers," the administrative hatchet-person or the edtech profiteer will say, "why should we pay you to teach at all?" Or to rephrase that as a variation of something Davidson might say, "Since you can be replaced by a computer, why shouldn't we do so? After all, isn't college too expensive as it is?"
It is hopelessly naive to think that this won't happen to even the best teachers at all levels of academia. In fact, it already is. As Bob Samuels noted earlier today:
"At recent regent meetings, the faculty have simply sat back while outside corporations, governmental officials, and educationally clueless regents have bashed and downgraded everything we do. Even though the managers of the online programs argue that any change has to be faculty-driven, it is clear that the distance education agenda is being pushed by outside forces."
To ignore those outside forces in a statement like this is to live under a rock. Unfortunately, the 70%+ of faculty employed on a contingent basis in higher education today have no rock under which they can hide.
Since I'm tenured and probably old enough to ride out this wave until retirement, I doubt I'll be affected by the suicidal tendencies of some of my more technologically-oriented Twitter friends. It's the reaction of the people early in their careers now, the grad students and newly-minted but underemployed Ph.Ds, that I don't understand.
You think it's hard to find a tenure-track job in the humanities now? Wait until MOOC-ification gets into high gear and it becomes widely acceptable for students to essentially teach themselves. Why you all aren't screaming bloody murder at every opportunity is completely beyond me.


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Codemasters' CD-i projects
>> Saturday, June 30, 2007
Six months back Interactive Dreams published the first interview with the man behind Micro Machines: Ashely Hogg. Now, it's time for more! Ten years on and few British developers from the days of CD-i are still knocking around. With a few exceptions, most notably Codemasters. Affectionately known as the Codies they've seen through the rise and fall of many video game formats so it's hardly surprising they dabbled in Philips CD-i as well. Any questions you might think of are discussed including any other project Codemasters was considering to convert on the Philips CD-i. Read below some snapshots of this extensive interview or just click right ahead to The Black Moon Project to read the complete interview with Ashely Hogg.
After the multimedia angle hadn't exactly put a CD-i in every home, Philips started trying to get deals together to get larger name game titles ported to the system. Micro Machines and Codemasters were pretty big at the time so it wasn't a bad idea. [It] would be fairly simple from a code perspective, since CD-i had a 68000 series CPU and the Megadrive game had already been coded in 68000 assembler. Unfortunately, due to some rights problem [Codemasters] couldn't use that code. So the original NES 6502 assembler code [was used]. It wasn't the prettiest way to do it really, but time was likely to be short and at least it was methodical if not optimal. Philips had given us a useful base framework to get started with, as well as a development kit with [usefull tools]. During [Micro machines Codemasters was] talking about a couple of further projects. A conversion of Codies' Megadrive game Psycho Pinball was the most considered, and for a while there was talk of a deal to do a conversion of Theme Park. In the end though the budgets were never going to be big. Psycho Pinball developed by Codemasters and published by Philips for PC CD-ROM seemed the perfect conversion candiate to CD-i. However with the decline of CD-i during this games release around 1995 it's easy to understand why they never forged ahead with the project.
Ashley Hogg was interviewed by Devin
With many thanks to Ash for answering our questions, long live the Codies!


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The Three Top Sins Of The Universe
by Mark R. Elsis, Lovearth.net, February 9, 2002
On Tuesday September 11, 2001, at least 35,615 of our brother and sisters died from the worst possible death, starvation. Somewhere around 85% of these starvation deaths occur in children 5 years of age or younger. Why are we letting at least 30,273 of the most beautiful children die the worst possible death everyday? Every 2.43 seconds another one of our fellow brothers and sisters dies of starvation. Starvation doesn't just happen on Tuesday September 11, 2001, it happens everyday, 365 days per year, 24 hours per day, it never stops.
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The number 35,615 is a conservatively low number for the barbarically needless daily deaths the poorest of the poor die. If we were to add the next two leading ways the poorest of the poor die, water borne diseases and AIDS, we would be approaching a daily body count of 50,000 deaths. Yes, upwards of 50,000 people per day are needlessly dying on Earth. These deaths are dictated by the greed of a very few, and the rest of us are not changing it — or this ultimate sin wouldn't be happening, now would it? Let us not forget that the vast majority of these needless deaths are of children 5 years of age and under. One person every 2 seconds needlessly dies from starvation, water borne diseases or AIDS. I know Harry Chapin and George Harrison are both looking down on this travesty and are really pissed off.
If the truth be known, not only did these fellow humans die the worst imaginable death, in fact they were, and always are, very quietly being murdered. This heinous, barbaric sin is mainly perpetrated by an elite few, the extremely rich and powerful megalomaniacs of the ultimate oligarchy — the illuminati. But the inherent greed that is allowing this daily mass murdering of our fellow human beings is based in the roots of capitalism itself. This means we all have the blood of the tens of thousands of innocent children on our hands every minute of every day. And we are still wasting our time and resources on luxury items and the latest casino sites just like these. This is not very good karma for us. We must quickly put an end to our relentlessly heinous and barbaric slaughtering of our own species children.
On Tuesday September 11, 2001, another one of the three top sins of the universe occurred. Our species, Homo sapiens, blatantly caused approximately 578 species of the web of life to go extinct. This extinction rate equals one species of life going extinct every 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Millions of people are at work legally day and night, quickly destroying the richest place there is for life on Earth, the Rainforests. For every legal worker there are perhaps as many as 5 illegal workers destroying the Rainforests. Our species reckless expansion into the virgin Rainforests are causing countless atrocities to all life sustaining ecosystems. The virgin Rainforests are home to 61.8% of all the biological diversity on Earth. In this, the richest environment for life, we are destroying a land area which is equivalent to the size of the city of Tokyo Japan ( 240 square miles ) every day. This equals 6417 acres per hour, 107 acres per minute or 1.78 acres per second.
Someday very soon we will pay the ultimate price for this sin. Someday very soon when we make yet another species go extinct from the web of life. Perhaps this has already happened or perhaps it will happen tomorrow. Most likely it will happen between 2012 to 2016 when we will reach the 10% / 50% Safeguard Threshold Providence. ( This is when there will be only 10% virgin Rainforests land area left — but yet nature still magically retaining 50% of its species. For a full explanation of this, please read http://Rainforests.net )
That extinction will finally break the camel's back. The safeguard demarcation line inherent in nature to preserve biodiversity will have been passed. It is then we will have passed our own species Omega point. We will have caused the irreversible damage to the interdependence between all life, akin to taking out the keystone species in every environment. It will result in an ever quickening array of cascading failures, which will spiral out of control throughout Earth's ecosystems.
Intentionally causing the extinction of another life form is the top sin of the universe. Homo sapiens are causing mass species extinctions. So many life forms are being extinguished, that we are now well into what is called the sixth mass extinction period. The ramifications for breaking this top sin of the universe with blatant and reckless abandon will of course be, our own species extinction.
On September 11, 2001, the final one of the three top sins of the universe occurred. This was the Big Lie of murdering thousands, as a cover for a grab at total world control. The elite few who are the extremely rich and powerful megalomaniacs of the ultimate oligarchy, the illuminati, played wag the dog for their own ultimate geopolitical purpose, the complete domination of the world, or otherwise known as the New World Order globalization.
Understand the history of the United States over the last century. The Big Lie murder of 3000 victims of September 11th was akin to USS Maine in 1898, the Lusitania in 1915, Pearl Harbor in 1941, Gulf of Tonkin in 1964 and the 300 babies slaughtered in their incubators in 1991. Perhaps you should also read about Operation Northwoods from 1962, and http://www.911Timeline.net.
The total disregard for our fellow human life and for all the other species of life on Earth is utter insanity. We will not last too much longer if we allow this to happen on our watch. We must, of course, finally look at ourselves in the mirror and see that we must change or go extinct.
Meanwhile polls say that 86% of the people in the United States can't seem to face up to any one these three sins, they just want to go kick some ass. Well, in war time kicking ass is otherwise known as killing innocent woman and children. How many of these 86% do you think will even want to realize that the majority of the casualties of war are not soldiers but innocent victims, mostly the elderly, woman and children. To all of the practicing Christians and Jews amongst the 86%, what ever happened to the Sixth Commandment, Thou Shalt Not Kill? Is there something about that phrase you don't understand?
Why do you think the United States Government will spend more on the military in fiscal year 2003, than all the rest of the countries on Earth combined? Current expenditures are 437 billion and our past obligations are 339 billion, this equals 776 billion. Forty-six percent of our Taxes go to the Military Industrial Complex: http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm
This figure doesn't even begin to account for all of the off-budget, black projects, nor the 40+ billion the United States will spend on intelligence in 2003.
Within just the last fifty years, starting with Iran and Guatemala in the early 1950's through today, our military has murdered at least 8 million people. We have created dozens of wars to establish supposedly Democratically elected governments in other countries. Well it is not done for democratic purposes, but quite to the contrary, it is done for only one thing, corporate profits.
Perhaps keeping yourself blind to all the facts about these three top sins of the universe will keep you in ignorant bliss. Perhaps going to your place of worship every day or once per week will keep you in ignorant bliss. Perhaps going around waving the U.S. flag, or wearing a U.S. flag will keep you in ignorant bliss. Perhaps listening to the corporate war hungry media will keep you in ignorant bliss. Perhaps you like to live in your own little world of ignorant bliss.
Or you can open your eyes, hearts and minds to the logical understanding that we must stop this greedy murdering capitalism as quickly as we possibly can. We must stop these three top sins of the universe from happening over and over every second of every day. Or we will very soon pay the ultimate price for our greed and silence, our own extinction.
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Report of the `ad hoc' Committee
The Committee was appointed by the President to review the geographic distribution of the membership of the Board, pursuant to a provision in the by-laws, and asked to provide the Board with a recommendation as to whether or not the distribution should be changed.
The Committee has reviewed the relevant documentary information and consulted the membership. The Committee finds no compelling reason to change the geographical distribution and, accordingly, recommends that the distribution remain as at present.
The last major changes to the composition of the Board of the Canadian Mathematical Society were implemented through a change to the by-laws in June 1989. Article 8.3 of the `General Operating By-Law' requires that, "The geographical distribution (of the Board) shall be reviewed by the Board from time to time, at least once every ten years." In September 1997, the President, Katherine Heinrich appointed an `ad hoc' committee consisting of Peter Borwein (Simon Fraser), Dan Britten (Windsor), Paul Gauthier (Montreal) and Jon Thompson (UNB) to conduct a review and report to the Board.
At present, the Board is comprised of 33 directors. The majority of the directors are elected on a geographical basis. There are four regions, consisting of the Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Ontario, and the Western Provinces and Territories. There are 6 elected officers: the President, the immediate Past President or the President-Elect and 4 Vice-Presidents ("No two of the vice-presidents shall come from the same region"). In addition there are 22 elected directors, allotted geographically: 4 each from the Atlantic and Quebec regions, 6 each from the Ontario and Western regions, and 2 At Large. The 5 remaining positions are filled through appointment by the Board.
For some years prior to 1989, the Board had 34 members, distributed in a similar way among the four regions, but there were only 3 vice-presidents (no 2 of whom could be from the same region). In June 1989, the Board total was reduced to 31, with the geographical distribution adjusted somewhat. A fourth vice-president was added, in order to ensure that each region had one. In December 1989, electoral provisions for the presidency were changed, to allow for a one-year President-Elect, a two-year President and a one-year Past-President. In June 1997, provision was made for two appointed student directors, increasing the total membership to the present 33.
In December 1997, the membership was distributed by region as follows: Atlantic, 88; Quebec, 113; Ontario, 308; West, 234. The detailed breakdown by province is: Alberta, 77; British Columbia, 94; Manitoba, 28; New Brunswick, 24; Newfoundland, 24; Nova Scotia, 37; Ontario, 308; Prince Edward Island, 3; Quebec, 113, Saskatchewan, 35.
The Committee reviewed relevant documents and other information. These include the `General Operating By-Law' (a consolidation of all by-laws), a historical summary of changes in Board composition and a list of members of the Society as distributed by province. We wish to express thanks and appreciation to Graham Wright and Monique Bouchard of the CMS office for prompt and helpful assistance in providing this information.
The Committee consulted the membership through electronic mail. A memorandum requesting views on geographic distribution of board membership was sent out on the `cmath-l' list-server twice, on March 10 and on April 3, 1998. Not all members are on this list, but departmental Chairs were asked to distribute the memo to their colleagues. We received confirmation that a number of Chairs did this and we wish to thank them for this assistance.
The memo included the following paragraphs.
"In asking for comments on the present composition, the committee is especially interested in hearing whether members of the Society consider that there are, or are not, serious problems. For members who consider that there are serious problems with the functioning of the Board as presently constituted, we would appreciate a specific description; in such event, we would equally welcome detailed suggestions as to how changes in the composition might relieve perceived problems.
In reporting to the Board, in the event we ultimately propose changes in the geographical distribution (including possibly the numerical composition), we will be expected to address the issues of how any such changes would improve the functioning of the Board, and whether there would be budgetary implications."
The Committee conducted its business mainly by electronic mail, but held a meeting by conference call on May 7 to discuss the information received and reach a conclusion.
We were very pleased that a number of members took the time to respond to our request, in March and in April. Several, in particular, provided us with quite detailed analyses of the board composition and discussed the advantages and disadvantages of various types of changes which might be made. The responses were very helpful to us and we wish to express thanks and appreciation to all who responded.
The overwhelming majority of responses, including all those providing detailed analyses, advised us that the Board has been functioning well and that a change to the current geographic distribution would almost certainly cause difficulties, while presenting no certainty in regard to substantive benefits. Among those responding in detail were several officers of the Society with extensive service on the Board in the period since 1989, when the last major changes were made.
Only one response proposed a change in geographic distribution, to strict numerical representation in proportion to number of members in each region, but no detailed argument was offered. A few other comments were received on other aspects of Board composition, such as its overall size, but these issues did not, in our view, fall within our mandate under the by-laws.
All of the evidence available to us indicates that the Board has been functioning well, and that the present distribution of its membership provides an appropriate and adequate balance of regional representation. No evidence suggests any certain, substantial benefit which would be gained by making a change to the distibution of either the vice-presidential positions or of the other elected board positions. Conversely, effecting a change would almost certainly result in protracted discussions which would deflect the Board from its central tasks and would risk generating regional alienation.
We conclude that there is no compelling reason for a change at this time. The by-laws provide for future reviews, so that if some relevant factor were to change in time, then the matter of geographic distribution can be revisited.
The Committee unanimously recommends that the geographic distribution of the Board membership not be changed.
|Peter Borwein
|Dan Britten
|Paul Gauthier
|Jon Thompson


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The Broncos need to find a new path.
Ryan D. Koenigsberg, was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, and is the Vice President of Content Strategy and co-founder of BSN Denver. Ryan also covers and travels with the Denver Broncos. Education: Graduated from the University of Colorado in 2015 with a degree in both Broadcast Journalism and Communication. Career: I got my start in Journalism in 2011 with an internship covering University of Colorado athletics for a website called BuffScoop.com, a branch of the 247Sports Network. Less than one year after accepting that position, I was promoted to the lead writer of the site. After another year at BuffScoop, I was hired to a staff position covering the Buffaloes for Buffstampede.com, the CU site for the Rivals.com network. Two years later, shortly before officially graduating from CU, I was approached by a dude named Brandon Spano who was planning to revolutionize the way sports were covered in our great state. I accepted a position on the ground floor of BSN Denver that, at the time, centered—once again—around covering the Buffaloes. After another year on the Buffs beat that resulted in winning the inaugural BSN Denver Silver Slugger award—given to the writer whose stories generated the most traffic—I was promoted to the Broncos beat. In my time at BSN, I've had the pleasure of covering a Super Bowl, a Pac-12 Championship, a bowl game, multiple games in the NCAA Tournament and so much more. Somewhere along the way, I earned that fancy title you see at the top of all this. Most memorable sports moment: Nov. 23, 2001: Behind SIX Chris Brown rushing touchdowns, the No. 14 Colorado Buffaloes trounce the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers by a count of 62-36. It was the day I fell in love with college football for good. So much so that I haven't missed a single Buffs' home game since. The finest sports book I've ever read: I don't know about finest, but when I was in elementary school, I read every single Matt Christopher book in our school library. It was the best way to not stray away from sports while still filling those pesky reading logs. One sports movie that I can't live without: When I was a kid, I didn't have cable in my room but I did have a TV with a VCR. Thing is, I only had a few movies on VCR and I needed to have the TV on to fall asleep. Well, eventually I came around to the fact that the best movie I had was "Cool Runnings," so I feel asleep to the Jamaican Bobsled team every night for years. You need sleep to live and I couldn't sleep without "Cool Runnings" SO I guess that's the one I can't live without. Most memorable experience as a reporter: Pretty hard to beat the week leading up to Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco. To be at the center of the sports world with not only the greatest athletes but also the greatest sports journalists in the world all around was a truly special experience. Between wake up calls at 4:45 am to catch the media shuttle to the Broncos hotel by 6, the 14-hour work days and the regrettable post-work festivities, I calculated that I got about 20 hours of sleep over an eight-day period… and I wouldn't have traded one minute of it all. That was awesome. The sport that started it all: It's hard to pinpoint one sport that truly "started it all" for me. When I was a kid, I remember people used to always ask me what my favorite sport was, and I would always answer the same thing, "Whatever sport is in season." As long as I can remember, my life has always revolved directly around sports, from playing to watching to writing. It's not a sport that started it all, it sports that started it all.


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REACH! to Kick Off Spring 2013 Fam Fun Fest Series at Ware & Winter Centers, 2/9
MU Arts, which is the new umbrella name for events at the Ware and Winter Centers of Millersville University, will kick off its spring, 2013 Fam Fun Fest series with "Reach!" by Jason Reed on Saturday, February 9 at 11. The Fam Fun Fest series is created by the award-winning Barry Kornhauser for children and their parents and grandparents and always includes a stunning, nationally-recognized professional performance; hands-on, interactive fun activities; take-home hand-outs and treats for the kids.
"Reach!" - which is a touring program developed by Juilliard-trained dancer Jason Reed -- demonstrates the importance of discipline through dancing, singing, and rapping. It features wholesome, family-friendly performances by professionals and how-to instructional workshops after the show on hip-hop dancing, singing, and even rapping for the kids! "REACH!" encourages children to think outside of the box and apply their artistic endeavors to their academics, healthy lifestyle, and respect for themselves, parents, teachers, and peers. Tickets are $4. for kids ten and under; $8 for all others. It is being held at the Ware Center.
On Saturday, February 23, at 11 AM, "Comedy in Motion" -- stars Dan Kamin, a nationally acclaimed comedian. Kamin taught Robert Downey Jr. his Oscar-nominated slapstick moves in "Chaplin" and coached Johnny Depp as a mime in "Benny & Joon." Kamin, who is the go-to-guy for physical comedy, brings his tour-de-force performance providing loads of laughter and an innovative look into creative comedy. He is an expert at bringing the magic of theatre and comedy to the most unique and unlikely settings. Tickets are $4. for kids ten and under; $8 for all others. It is being held at the Ware Center.
"Cuentos del Arbol (Tree Tales)" A Pushcart Players Production, a bilingual (Spanish & English) musical for kids, is scheduled for Saturday, March 9, at 11 AM. This brightly colorful musical is drawn from Spanish and Latin American folklore. The "un arbol," a tree, nurtures and shelters numerous characters that have passed by the tree throughout the years. These tales are told with an animated Latino beat - in English and Spanish. The play is designed to bring Spanish to life and enhance Spanish literacy. It is appropriate for kids of all ages and is understandable to every one, regardless of language skills. Thanks to a special grant from Hagelgans & Veronis, sponsors of the production, tickets are FREE for kids ten and under. $8 for all others. It is being held at the Ware Center.
On Saturday, March 23 at 11 AM, join us for a lively "Global Kids Animated Short Film Festival". This festival boasts a collection of award-winning animated films from around the world. All the films - regardless of where they were made -- are easily understandable for children of all ages. Leslie Sullivan, the hostess and an animation film specialist, has chosen 50 minutes of film - but here's the fun twist: the children in the audience act as judges and select their favorite film as the winner at the end of the program! Tickets are $4. for kids ten and under and $8 for all others. It is being held at the Ware Center.
The Cashore Marionettes perform "Simple Gifts" on Saturday, April 6 at 11 AM, at the Winter Center on the Millersville campus. Through a series of moving stories set to classical music, the Cashore Marionettes use remarkable puppetry to explore emotion and celebrate life with realistic, amazingly alive puppets. This internationally famous puppet company will thrill adults, as well as children. There will be a special introduction given by Rob Brock, from Lancaster's "Hole in the Wall Puppet Theatre." All tickets for this performance are $8.
"Villepalooza" Celebration, is a half day series of professional presentations and hands-on workshops for the whole community of parents, grandparents and their kids, Saturday, April 20. "Villepalooza" starts at 9 AM with a series of workshops focused on: art-making, storytelling/theatre, dance, poetry, music and more. Attendees get to choose the "art form" of their choice. Following a short refreshment break, the day continues with a special performance by "Dancing Wheels," a dance company out of Ohio which features able-bodied and handicapped dancers. It celebrates the universal spirit of the arts and honors the notion that "all things are possible".
"Villepalooza" concludes with an outdoor picnic lunch INDOORS in the spectacular Atrium on the Third Floor of the Ware Center. All tickets are $8, which includes: workshop of your choice, the "Dancing Wheels" performance in Steinman Hall, refreshments at the break and the picnic lunch.
About Fam Fun Fest: This series encourages family time! All performances begin at 11 a.m., with the exception of "Villepalooza," which starts at 9 AM. One hour prior to the 11 AM performances, kids and their guests are invited to join us for snacks, hands-on activities, and special giveaways! Each visit is an enriching and unique experience for children and adults. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
General Ticket Information: All events are open to the public. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Ticket Office at 717-872-3811 or 717-871-2308. Online at millersville.edu/muarts. In person at The Ware Center Box Office (42 N. Prince St., Lancaster) or SMC Building on the Millersville University campus. Ticket Offices are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tickets are also on sale - if still available - one hour prior to the performance. Seats are limited. Advance ticket reservations are strongly encouraged.
Location and Parking: The Ware Center is located at 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA. Discounted parking vouchers are available for the Prince Street Garage (at the corner of West Orange & North Prince Street) or the Hager Parking Lot (across the street). The Winter Center is located at 60 Cottage Avenue, Millersville, PA. Parking is FREE.


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By Michael O'Hanlon, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Michael O'Hanlon, senior fellow at Brookings (where he was a colleague of Rice's for several years), teaches at Princeton and Columbia and Johns Hopkins and is a member of the CIA External Advisory Board. The views expressed are his own.
Ambassador Susan Rice has been roundly criticized of late for her comments made on five Sunday morning talk shows the weekend after the Benghazi tragedy in which four Americans lost their lives to a terrorist attack. Because Rice stated her belief that the violence was the result of a mass demonstration gone bad, rather than the planned extremist attacks we now know them to be, some have even gone so far as to demand her resignation from her current cabinet position as United States ambassador to the United Nations.
This is way off the mark and extremely unfair to a dedicated official who has served the country tirelessly and remarkably over her four years in the Obama administration. Rice did not choose all her words perfectly that weekend, even based on what was known at the time, it is true. There should have been a bit more nuance and more acknowledgement of the uncertainty in some of them. But there is no basis for concluding that she sought to mislead, and no reason to think that harm came to the country's interests because of her comments. While there are issues worth debating in regards to Benghazi, to Libya, and to the state of the Arab awakenings more generally, the unkind focus on Rice badly misses the mark.
To begin, Rice's initial hypothesis was widely shared and reasonably construed. There was strong circumstantial evidence at first to believe the attacks were largely a result of mob reactions to the terrible homemade video entitled The Innocence of Muslims, made by an amateur filmmaker in California. Similar incidents had caused similar outbursts in the broader Muslim world before. Be it the furor over the Danish cartoons of Mohammed several years ago, the mass demonstrations in Afghanistan when Korans were accidentally burned and the bodies of Taliban insurgents mistreated by U.S. troops in the war effort there, or the demonstration in Cairo on the very same September 11 date as the tragedy in Benghazi, there was a track record of such perceived slights against Islam leading to mass unrest and even violence in Muslim countries.
Clinton: Benghazi my responsibility
In the business of intelligence, and diplomacy, much information is circumstantial and many theories are initially conjectural. That is an unavoidable reality of the business. Given what was initially known about what happened in Benghazi, this hypothesis was far from unwarranted.
Second, for these reasons, many in the U.S. intelligence community who were tracking this event came to exactly those same hypotheses themselves in the opening days after the Benghazi tragedy. Indeed, their assessments provided the main basis for Rice's comments. I know that because I was in contact with a number of intelligence officials on September 12 and talked to some about it. To be sure, they generally also recognized that the initial information was incomplete and potentially unreliable. But it took several days for their assessments to be revised based on clearer data. In a distant city in a chaotic country where we have minimal presence and relatively few allies, that is unsurprising. Some would call it an intelligence failure, but we use that term far too loosely in this country. The world is not completely transparent to any of us, and nor will it ever be.
As such, Rice's only mistake was not to caveat her initial conclusions adequately each and every time she voiced them. Taking her statements collectively, I did not detect any major problem in this regard, but individual pieces of several statements could have been phrased slightly more precisely, it is true.
That brings us to the final point, going beyond Rice to the Obama administration more generally. Benghazi was indeed a terrible tragedy, and in principle perhaps preventable. Secretary of State Clinton has nobly accepted responsibility as the nation's top diplomat for not responding to requests for additional security there adequately. But such mistakes will inevitably sometimes happen in a dangerous world where Americans in and out of uniform serve bravely and with full awareness of the dangers before them. We must not turn them into political tempests. To go to a zero-defect and zero-mistake mentality where we only place diplomats within huge fortified compounds, or only deploy them to the field when accompanied by large contingents of armed guards, is against the credo that most of those diplomats themselves espouse. And it would not serve American interests.
We do not criticize a general each and every time he makes a tactical decision that tragically and perhaps preventably leads to the loss of some of his troops. We must not do so with our appointed officials, or our top civilian leaders in this country either.
This CNN article is so completely biased and does not repesent the vast majority of people who understand that the current Administration lied to the American people. Susan Rice was given orders to say what she said. It was well calculated in an effort to insure that the American people thought that no act of terrorism had been made on the American people. This was a political decision and she should be fired, so should Hillary Clinton and the President should lose the election over it. In the last debate, the president looked into the camera and lied to the American people. They knew within 24 hours from the CIA, if not sooner exactly what the situation was. This was a terrorist attack on Americans. For the President and his Administration, it is all just a means to their end.. Reelection. I am really disgusted that American lives were lost and they let these people fend for themselves, begging for help before the day the attack occured and on that day. How any American can look at the facts and not admit that the Administration lied is an example of how political we have become. This is not about politics. This is about the truth. We seem to accept lies as a society as long as the lie was told convincingly. We cannot even trust our own government, how can the rest of the world trust them?
I'm not a security or foreign policy expert, just a retired Army grunt, and as soon as I heard, from CNN no less, that the folks who murdered the Ambassador and the others had attacked two separate buildings simultaneously using indirect fire weapons (if I'm not mistaken it was reported that mortars had been used) I knew it wasn't a "spontaneous attack." Using mortars when assaulting a building can't be done spontaneously.
The ambassador is dead. Big bird lives. ONE AND DONE.
Time to move on to what? Romney's dog? Romney's highschool days?
I am sure that Romney's success in everything he is done so far in his life must prove he is unfit to be President to those who have not worked hard enough to become a success in their own life. Me, I like smart and successful people who put others before themselves. Not anything Obama has ever done. Romney doesn't have to hide his school records, avoid voting for anything, or refuse to take a stand on any position important to actual Americans.
What a silly, partisan, piece of pap. Your story seems more geared toward "covering" for the administration than anything that could reasonably be called journalism.
Rice's did not choose her words perfectly? That's both unfair to Rice and either intentionally disengenuous or reflects complete ignorance of politcal communication by the author.
I would think Fareed has been there long enough to understand any administration official, who conducts an interview on national media, is provided with a set of approved talking points. Their job is to stick to the talking points, period. On this subject, I would expect those talking points were discussed at the very highest levels (including the POTUS).
There are two appropriate questions. The first is, Did Rice stick to the talking points? I think she did. My evidence is the POTUS himself used almost identical language both before and after her appearances – and her statements were never walked back in any way (it's possible I missed the reporting of her walking back her statements).
The second appropriate question is was the information true? Here the answer is no. Maybe the administration, and Rice, thought they were true at the time – which is dubious but remotely possible. At best, it shows an administration incapable of absorbing important information that was fully available to them. At worst, it reflects an administration with no regard for the truth. Who created a spin they thought would work better for their election than the truth they were hiding. If the real story is the latter, shame on Zakaria for helping shield the administration from the criticism they deserve.
Mr. O'Hanlan –
You have been associated with the government, the intelligence community and the military for many years. With the knowledge you have gained through that association, your failure to recognize a coverup and the desire of this administration to obfuscate the facts in this incident and to minimize the effects of this attack are very hard to understand.
This is not good political or intel analysis. It is political pablum.
I remember operatives from the right wing payed off the Iranians to hold the hostages past the election. so there is some
pause to say that operatives were at work in the killing of ambassador Stevens.
The very fact our Ambassador was killed makes it a terrorist attack whether it was called such one second after it happened our 5 years. I don't give a rats ass about labels. Just find out who is responsible and torch them.
I think this article is an attempt to keep that from happening ... .
In 2008, obama ran on healing, bringing together, unfiying...
in 2012, he has divided american along every conceivable demograhic.
rich v poor
women v men
young v old
muslims v "intolerance"
black v white
legals v illegals
black harvard professor v white("racist") boston cop
trayvon("looks like he could be my son") v white justice
obamacare v throw grandma off the cliff
bogus alternative energy v rich bad oil companies
ground zero mosque v "intolerance"
I killed bin laden v "republicans love war"
in short, obama has DELIBERATELY chosen to divide americans along every line imaginable....he has chosen to make people agnry at one another....
you tell me, how is that "presidential"? How is that a unifier? a bridge builder? The TRUTH is, he has completely LIED about what he said he was going to be when he duped everyone in 2008.
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
Disgusting article!
The WH and Susan Rice should not have ever said ANYTHING other than "We are investigating this matter" It's not clear! BUT they decided to "Mislead" America!! Trying to gain a political avantage by bringing up a video!!!!! HOW DISGUSTING OF THE U.S.A. President to bring up the video two weeks post the terrorist attacks!! OK, don't say it was a terrorist attack the day after, BUT don't say it was a VIDEO or a spontaneous mob reaction either!!!! WHY MISLEAD with either story!!!!
I was born and raised in Mexico! I can't imagine any Mexican or latino voting for Obama! He doesn't follow our "values" I know many Mexican's who can't speak a lick of English and they are all voting Republican this year!!!! I don't know where the statistics of Latino's overwhelmingly voting Democrat come from!
The government is run like the union.Nobody gets fired.
Can you imagine if this happened under the Bush Administration? The liberal media would be calling for his and Condi's head. Note: CNN and the other liberal media don't even cover this story at all because it would make Obama and Dem's look bad..pure and simple.
It is NOT time to lay off this issue. As facts trickle out we know that the US warned of this attack, that it was terrorists, we had drones flying overhead, streaming video, we had people calling for help, an airbase an hour away. No help was sent, our men were left to die while the so-called commander in chief got a good night's sleep before going on Letterman. Then afterward, our command in chief lied about what really happened so as not to risk his chances at re-election. Obama lied for two weeks trying to cover up the attack and blame it on a silly video. In more intelligent times, people would be outraged and protesting this pathetic little man president.
Really you expect people to just sweep this under a rug because your outfit doesn't have the nerve to cover this! As soon as Obama offers public sympathy and informations on the truth! Then and only then should anyone even think about letting this go! All he needs to do is tell the people ( you know the ones he says he is just like!) the truth! He does owe us this much. What is so hard about him just saying hey I made a huge mistake and I am sorry! Why can't he do that! We all know people mess up, but ignoring it does nothing! If you do NOT want this to be political, then you yourself need to leave other politics out of it!
No, it's not time to lay off the Benghazi issue. Who gave the orders to stand down? Who came up with this fairy tale story? Why were US forces left to die without any help? The mortars were the biggest threat, they had laser points on them and air support minutes away, why was the request to take them out denied? This is by far the biggest cover up by a President in American history, Watergate pales in comparison to this. Woodward sees the story here, why don't you?
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Operations – Recent and Current
The Royal Navy looks to the Royal Naval Reserve to provide support to the Fleet worldwide on an enduring base and particularly during times of increasing friction and hostility. This support can be in several guises and without a doubt the most important aspect at the moment is the continued operational deployment of Maritime Reservists. Fourteen per cent of the manpower deployed on current operations in Naval Parties Iraq, Bosnia and Afghanistan is provided by Maritime Reservists of both the RNR/RMR. Going back several decades RNR personnel have volunteered to support continuing Operations and Exercises worldwide.
2006 and 2007 – Iraq. Currently there are numerous RNR personnel in numerous key positions serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
2006 – Operation Highbrow. RNR personnel deployed to provide support to various units in the region of Lebanon and Cyprus with the evacuation of UK personnel.
2001 to Present day - Operation Veritas/Operation Herrick. Continued RNR support to ongoing operations in Afghanistan.
2000 – Operation Palliser. Numerous RN units with RNR personnel embarked as part of the operations in and around Sierra Leone. Op Palliser was in support of the Government of Sierra Leone and the evacuation of UK personnel.
1998 – Outback 88 Deployment. RNR personnel embarked in RN units on world-wide deployments in 1996 (Orient 86) & 1998.
1982 – Falklands Islands. RNR deployed in several units and back filled numerous positions during Operation Corporate to recapture the Falkland Islands.
Operations – Future
As already stated, the RNR is continually providing a high level of support to their full time colleagues in the RN world-wide. This is particularly evident with personnel of all Ranks and Rates supporting operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia.
Exercises – Past
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