I have been invited to participate in The Reason concert several times over its many years. The last few times (2015 and 2016) I was asked to emcee and paint at the same time. It was nice to see two incredibly talented young people picking up the painting torch last night and Lorne Baker and Dawson Winsor taking on the emcee duties.
Ben and his wife Autumn did a team painting. It was remarkable to watch them work in tandem in front of a large audience at Keyano Theatre. The music choices seemed to infuse the painting with deeper meaning and warmth. And the comic duo of Lorne and Dawson kept the program on track and the audience engaged and laughing.
I was set up in the lobby as people arrived, turning a 20" x 30" gallery canvas print of the painting of Jesus I did earlier this year at the 91.1 The Bridge fundraising banquet into an EP (embellished print). I added hundreds, if not thousands, of brush strokes, being guided by the warm and festive energy of the people arriving to enjoy The Reason.
I finished up about 45 minutes into the concert and signed the EP as 1/1 with my signature and "The Reason 2018". It was auctioned off after Ben and Autumn's amazing painting and was purchased by Bernie for $2,000 with all proceeds supporting several different charities.
The music is always spectacular of The Reason, truly world class in my view. I was able to grab a seat in the second half and soak in the sounds. I particularly loved "There's a New Kid in Town", a duet with Dawson Winsor and Tina Baker. Apparently, they've been singing together for years. Dawn Herman's voice was spectacular as was Chuck Vincent's and Leona Sceviour. And Gabriel Chinedum's sax was sensational. The Dressed in Black band was equally awesome.
My thanks to Paster Beverly Fawcett for inviting me to be a part of this marvellous celebration of The Reason for the season. It's an annual reminder of the peace, love and fellowship that is the heart of Christmas.


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Born in 1988 in Kaohsiung, Chen Han-Sheng is a graduate of the Institute of New Media Art at Taipei National University of the Arts, and currently lives in Taipei. He specializes in photography, video-recording, and kinetic installations. As an artist, Chen incorporates his background and identity into his all of his creations. Themes of his works include agriculture, nature, and the coexistence of and tension between humanity and the environment. Among his accolades are the first prize in Next Art Tainan, second prize at the MATA Awards, and he was selected for the Taoyuan Contemporary Art Award, the Digital Art Awards Taipei, the annual National Art Exhibition, as well as the Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale. In recent years, his interest in gender issues has led him to organize a project called "Coexist + Exhibition," in which heorganizes exhibitions in search of alternative means of dialog and conversation through art and curatorial projects. Chen has carried out curatorial projects for FreeS Art Space, the Digi Ark at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts,the Nanhai Gallery, and YIRI Arts.

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HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today reported record net income for the second quarter of 2015 of $205.1 million, or $1.54 per diluted share, on net sales of $1,185.0 million. This represents an increase in net income attributable to Westlake Chemical Corporation of $35.7 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2014 net income of $169.4 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, on net sales of $998.6 million. Net income for the second quarter of 2015 included a net pre-tax gain of $15.5 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, related to a gain from the acquisition of a controlling interest in Suzhou Huasu Plastics Co., Ltd. ("Huasu"), a Chinese PVC joint venture, and an impairment loss related to an equity investment. The gain from the acquisition was non-taxable and resulted in the lowering of our effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2015 from approximately 34.3% to 31.9%. Net sales for the second quarter of 2015 increased by $186.4 million compared to net sales for the second quarter of 2014, mainly attributable to sales contributed by Vinnolit, our specialty PVC resin business, which we acquired in July 2014, and higher sales volumes for most of our major products, partially offset by lower sales prices for all our major products. Income from operations was $295.4 million for the second quarter of 2015 as compared to $266.8 million for the second quarter of 2014. Income from operations for the second quarter of 2015 benefited from improved vinyls integrated product margins as a result of lower feedstock costs, increased production at our Calvert City, Kentucky facility following the completion of the ethylene expansion project, higher production rates at our Geismar, Louisiana chlor-alkali plant, and the contribution from Vinnolit as compared to the second quarter of 2014. However, this benefit was partially offset by lower olefins integrated product margins as a result of lower sales prices in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the prior-year period, and costs related to several maintenance turnarounds completed during the second quarter of 2015.
Second quarter 2015 net income of $205.1 million, or $1.54 per diluted share, increased by $58.8 million from the $146.3 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, reported in the first quarter of 2015. Net income for the second quarter of 2015 included the net pre-tax gain of $15.5 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, resulting from the acquisition of Huasu, and the equity investment impairment. Net sales in the second quarter of 2015 were $1,185.0 million compared to sales of $1,103.5 million in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of $81.5 million. The increase in sales was largely due to higher sales prices for polyethylene and PVC and higher sales volumes for most of our major products. Second quarter 2015 income from operations of $295.4 million increased $66.1 million from the first quarter 2015 income from operations of $229.3 million. The increase was due to lower feedstock and energy costs, higher vinyls operating rates, higher polyethylene sales volumes, and higher PVC selling prices as compared to the prior quarter.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, net income was $351.4 million, or $2.64 per diluted share, on net sales of $2,288.5 million. This represents an increase in net income of $23.9 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, from the six months ended June 30, 2014 net income of $327.5 million, or $2.44 per diluted share, on net sales of $2,026.3 million. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 included the net pre-tax gain of $15.5 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, from the acquisition of Huasu, and the equity investment impairment. Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2015 increased by $262.2 million compared to the prior-year period primarily due to sales contributed by Vinnolit, higher sales volumes for ethylene, PVC resin and caustic soda, partially offset by lower sales prices for all our major products. Income from operations was $524.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to $514.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, an increase mainly attributable to improved vinyls integrated product margins, primarily as a result of lower feedstock costs, increased production at our Calvert City facility following the completion of the ethylene expansion project, improved production rates at our Geismar chlor-alkali plant, and the contribution from Vinnolit, partially offset by lower olefins integrated product margins as a result of lower sales prices as compared to the prior-year period. Sales prices in the first six months of 2015 were negatively impacted by the significant decline in crude oil prices.
"We are pleased to report record second quarter results which benefited from our investments over the past several years to further expand our ethylene and chlorine product integration, and from our acquisitions of Vinnolit and North American Specialty Pipe which broaden our market reach into specialty PVC resin and pipe. We continue to benefit from our access to natural-gas based feedstocks, positioning us as a low-cost producer, and from strong demand for our end-products," said Albert Chao, President and Chief Executive Officer.
EBITDA (earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $377.8 million for the second quarter of 2015 increased $57.9 million compared to $319.9 million in the second quarter of 2014. EBITDA for the second quarter of 2015 increased $80.8 million compared to EBITDA of $297.0 million in the first quarter of 2015. A reconciliation of EBITDA to reported net income and to net cash provided by operating activities can be found in the financial schedules at the end of this press release.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $435.4 million in the first six months of 2015. Capital expenditures for the first six months of 2015 were $203.9 million. As of June 30, 2015, we had cash of $1,026.6 million and our long-term debt was $764.1 million.
The Olefins segment reported income from operations of $220.9 million in the second quarter of 2015, a decrease of $17.8 million compared to $238.7 million reported in the second quarter of 2014. This decrease was mainly attributable to lower olefins integrated product margins as a result of lower sales prices and from costs related to several polyethylene maintenance turnarounds completed during the second quarter of 2015, partially offset by higher polyethylene sales volumes and lower feedstock and energy costs in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the prior-year period.
The Olefins segment reported income from operations of $220.9 million for the second quarter of 2015, an increase of $29.8 million from the $191.1 million reported in the first quarter of 2015. The increase in operating income was largely due to higher sales volumes for polyethylene and lower energy costs, partially offset by costs related to the polyethylene maintenance turnarounds completed in the quarter.
The Olefins segment reported income from operations of $412.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to income from operations of $511.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, a decrease of $99.0 million. This decrease was mainly attributable to lower olefins integrated product margins primarily as a result of lower sales prices, partially offset by higher ethylene and polyethylene sales volume and lower feedstock and energy costs for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the prior-year period.
The Vinyls segment reported income from operations of $88.0 million in the second quarter of 2015 compared to income from operations of $38.1 million in the second quarter of 2014, an increase of $49.9 million. This increase was primarily driven by higher vinyls integrated product margins in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the prior-year period mainly as a result of lower feedstock costs and increased ethylene production at our Calvert City facility following the completion of the ethylene expansion project. In addition, second quarter 2015 income from operations benefited from higher caustic soda sales volume attributable to higher production rates at our Geismar chlor-alkali plant and the contribution from Vinnolit as compared to the second quarter of 2014, partially offset by lower sales prices for our major products and costs and reduced volume in Europe related to a maintenance turnaround and ethylene shortage. Income from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was negatively impacted by lost sales, lower production rates, unabsorbed fixed manufacturing costs and other costs associated with the maintenance turnaround and ethylene expansion project at our Calvert City facilities and significantly higher propane costs.
The Vinyls segment reported income from operations of $88.0 million in the second quarter of 2015, an increase of $40.9 million compared to an operating income of $47.1 million in the first quarter of 2015. The increase in operating income in the second quarter was mainly the result of higher operating rates and higher integrated vinyls margins as a result of higher PVC selling prices and lower feedstock costs as compared to the prior quarter. In addition, the first quarter 2015 income from operations was negatively impacted by lost sales, lower production rates and costs associated with the maintenance turnaround at our Geismar facility.
The Vinyls segment reported income from operations of $135.1 million for the six month ended June 30, 2015 as compared to income from operations of $17.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, an increase of $118.1 million. This increase was primarily driven by higher vinyls integrated product margins for the six months ended June 30, 2015 mainly as a result of lower feedstock costs, increased production rates at our Calvert City facility following the ethylene expansion project, higher caustic soda sales volume primarily attributable to higher production rates at our Geismar chlor-alkali plant and the contribution from Vinnolit, as compared to the prior-year period. The increase in income from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was partially offset by lost sales, lower production rates and costs associated with the maintenance turnaround at our Geismar facility and lower sales prices for our major products. Income from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was negatively impacted by lost sales, lower production rates, unabsorbed fixed manufacturing costs and other costs associated with the maintenance turnaround and ethylene expansion project at our Calvert City facilities and significantly higher propane costs.
The statements in this release and the related teleconference relating to matters that are not historical facts, such as statements regarding cost advantages related to North American natural gas based feedstocks and demand for our end-products are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially, based on factors including, but not limited to: general economic and business conditions; the cyclical nature of the chemical industry; availability, cost and volatility of raw materials and utilities, including natural gas from shale production; uncertainties associated with the United States and worldwide economies, including those due to global economic and financial conditions; governmental regulatory actions, including environmental regulation; political unrest; industry production capacity and operating rates; the supply/demand balance for Westlake's products; competitive products and pricing pressures; access to capital markets; technological developments; the effect and results of litigation and settlements of litigation; operating interruptions; and other risk factors. For more detailed information about the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to Westlake's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC in February 2015.
This release makes reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as EBITDA, as defined in Regulation G of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"), but believe that certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as EBITDA, provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the underlying business trends and performance of the company's ongoing operations and are useful for period-over-period comparisons of such operations. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of EBITDA to reported net income and to net cash provided by operating activities can be found in the financial schedules at the end of this press release.
A conference call to discuss Westlake Chemical Corporation's second quarter 2015 results will be held Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time). To access the conference call, dial (855) 760-8160, or (704) 288-0624 for international callers, approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and reference passcode 82598901.
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A grand jury returned an indictment alleging defendant Julissa Poor Bear conspired to distribute a controlled substance in violation of federal law. (Docket 1). Defendant filed a motion to suppress statements she made to law enforcement. (Docket 39). The suppression motion was referred to the magistrate judge for a report and recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and the standing order dated March 9, 2015. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann conducted a hearing on the motion and issued a report and recommendation concluding defendant's motion should be granted. (Dockets 70 & 73).
Under the Federal Magistrate Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), if a party files written objections to the magistrate judge's proposed findings and recommendations, the district court is required to "make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made." Id. The court may "accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge." Id.
2. The Magistrate Judge's conclusion that its factual findings supported a recommendation the defendant's statements were not voluntary.
3. The Magistrate Judge's finding that statements by the agents constituted express or implied promises of leniency.
4. The Magistrate Judge's finding that the defendant's will was overborne.
Id. at pp. 1-2 (internal citations omitted). The government "concurs with the [report and recommendation's] factual findings except as specifically referenced" in its objections. Id. at p. 2.
The court details its factual findings below. To the extent they do not align with the government's view of the facts, the government's objections are overruled.
In late October 2016, defendant turned herself into the jail in Kyle, South Dakota, because she believed people in the area planned to kill her. She was placed in custody because she had an outstanding tribal arrest warrant. (Docket 73 at p. 2). Then she was transferred to the Adult Offender's Facility ("AOF") in Pine Ridge. Id.
Dan Cooper ("SA Cooper") is a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Id. His investigations focus on drug activity on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Id. Soon after defendant was taken into custody in Kyle, SA Cooper received notice. Id. SA Cooper had been investigating defendant: she was a suspect in a drug conspiracy, informants discussed defendant's drug activity with law enforcement and SA Cooper had begun working with federal prosecutors on presenting to a grand jury the information on defendant. Id.
SA Cooper went to meet with defendant at the AOF, but medical problems arose for her, possibly because she was in the seventh month of her pregnancy. Id. at pp. 2-3. Although the agent and defendant interacted briefly, defendant's condition prohibited a full discussion. Id. at p. 3.
SA Cooper returned to the AOF the following day with Dane Rasmussen ("SA Rasmussen"), who is a Special Agent with the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation. Id. AOF staff indicated defendant was admitted to the Indian Health Service hospital. Id. The agents went to the hospital. Id.
Before the agents arrived, the hospital admitted defendant based on her signs of distress and abdominal pains. Id. A certified nurse midwife treated defendant and testified defendant had low amniotic fluid and she provided defendant with intravenous fluids. Id.
The agents reached defendant in her hospital room that morning. Id. They did not know the specifics of defendant's medical problems, but they believed it related to her pregnancy. Id. at p. 4. Wearing plain clothes and with their weapons concealed, the agents began questioning defendant, who was on her back in a hospital bed with the headrest inclined. Id. at pp. 3-4. The agents asked whether she felt better than the day before, and she indicated she did not feel better. Id. at p. 4. The agents presented defendant with a form setting out her Miranda rights. She communicated she understood the rights and signed the form. Id. The agents discussed defendant's concern for her personal safety, and they interrogated her on her drug activity. Id. at pp. 4-6. The interactions lasted approximately one hour. Defendant was tired and yawned throughout the discussion and interrogation. Id. at p. 4. The tone of each person was generally calm and conversational. Id. Defendant understood the agents' questions and provided responsive answers. Id.
The agents began by explaining to defendant she was a suspect in an ongoing investigation and they were prepared to bring information on her to a grand jury. (Exhibit 1 at 6:00-8:00). Then the agents provided defendant with an opportunity to explain why she believed her life was in danger. According to defendant, four unknown men driving a black vehicle with Colorado license plates visited the house of defendant's Aunt, asking for defendant. Id. at 8:00-22:00. Defendant's Aunt warned defendant to be careful because she believed the four men were responsible for the recent murder of Vinny Brewer, defendant's former romantic partner and the man she believed was the father of her unborn child. Id.; see also Exhibit 2. Shortly after, when defendant was driving, she noticed a black car behind her that she believed was following her because she attempted to lose the car on backroads but was unsuccessful. (Exhibit 1 at 8:00-22:00). Defendant asserted she spoke on the phone to her sister-in-law, who encouraged her to go to the jail for safety. Id. Defendant safely reached the Kyle jail and turned herself in. Id. Defendant believed her life was in jeopardy. Id. ("I am like, I could have been dead by now, but before that I called them to, like right after my auntie told me they were looking for me.").
• You say you haven't dealt with any Hispanics or Mexicans or anything and that is not true, okay? We know those things. So we need to start addressing it. Okay? The best way now is to start, you are not charged right now federally, okay? We can start that process. And we go talk to our prosecutor and we can say-we talked to Julissa. Okay, she was truthful with us, we can use those things to your advantage.
• But I can guarantee you this-we know enough that I am going to be presenting your case to a federal grand jury. That is how that works. They decide what you get charged with, if you get charged with anything. We are there, if that makes sense. Does that have to happen? No. But if we walk out of here today and all we talk about is that Julissa is lying to us about not being involved, then obviously what do you think we have to do, we have to proceed forward with that, correct?
• Because the bottom line is right now, if we continue this conversation at the jail or you don't want to anymore and we walk away, we are going to have to take what you tell us and proceed forward. Right now you haven't told us what the federal prosecutor is going to want to know. The fact of the matter is does Julissa Poor Bear do this thing 100 percent so we can either consider maybe delaying charges against her because there may be more help that we can do for the community with things we know.
• But just understand what the reality of that is, what your future is going to bring. We are going to charge people with things like this, okay, ten year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence. What that means is if you are convicted, if you are convicted, you would have to go to prison for ten or more years. . . . The only way to get below that is to be truthful about it so that the federal prosecutor can tell the judge okay, we don't want somebody like Julissa Poor Bear to be sentenced to ten years or more; we want you to be able to sentence her below that. The only way that happens is truth coming out of Julissa Poor Bear's mouth.
• Right now, as we walk away, okay, October 25th is going to be the day Julissa Poor Bear decided she wanted to be federally indicted. Okay? That is what is happening here. I think you understand that. If you are comfortable with that, that is fine.
Id. at 24:00-1:05:00 (emphasis added).
While the agents interrogated her, defendant reiterated her fear of being killed by the people she believed were looking for her. Id. at 35:00- 1:06:00. In response, the agents probed about the reasonableness of her fear, but they also supported her view that the entire situation was a serious matter and the safety of her and her family was important. Id.
o The fact of the matter is, there are people in jail. There's people that are charged. There are people that are going to get charged. And the only way, I got to assume that Julissa, you and your family are who you want to take care of. Right? That is your priority.


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With fans like these, who needs enemies? The great Buster Keaton embargo
Are you annoyed? Good! Then you know how I feel. I've had quite a week of petty annoyance and the cause, I am sorry to say, is Buster Keaton.
Now it's nothing that Keaton himself has done, mind you, and it's nothing to do with his films. No, it's a rather irritating branch of his fandom I have dubbed the Keatonistas in order to differentiate them from the normal fans. Regular Keaton fans are just like everyone else (and some of them are super lovely) but Keatonistas…
I noticed almost from the first that unlike almost every other silent comedian, Keaton has a few vocal fans who are just plain mean. To them, all other comedians are awful, especially Charlie Chaplin. In fact, any attention paid to Chaplin is seen as a direct slap in Keaton's face. Anyone who fails to share their specific level of idolatry is marked for abuse. It came to a head for me a couple of years ago when I was discussing what to do on on the centennial year of Chaplin's film debut and someone burst in demanding coverage for Buster Keaton.
Um, no?
Since then, I have been engaging in a social experiment. I post either something mildly positive about Chaplin (something like: "In my eyes, Chaplin's most beautiful film is City Lights") or a suggestion that liking either comic is just fine. Then I wait. Invariably, a Keatonista bursts in and says something obnoxious or oblivious. I refer to the amount of time it takes for them to do this as "keatonicity". To maintain my sanity during the experiment, I pushed off reviewing a Keaton film for one week every time a Keatonista was, well, themselves.
As I said, it was one of those weeks.
Me: Chaplin or Keaton? Why choose. Both are good, it's a matter of taste.
Them: But Keaton is still better.
Me: No, not better. You just like him better. It's taste.
Them: Waaaaaaaaah! Keaton is better!!!!
Something snapped this week. I got sick of the sheer solipsism by proxy of these people and so I decided to take drastic action. As of today, there is a general embargo on the topic of Buster Keaton on this blog. I'm very sorry to the Buster Keaton fans. As I said before, I know a lot of you are perfectly lovely people who are both chill and open-minded. However, the lunatic fringe makes it impossible for me to cover Keaton's work. Once again, a very vocal minority has ruined it for everyone.
I have had trouble with the fans of other stars but never to this degree. Rudolph Valentino has a few fan issues but as most of the rude people are interested in his love life rather than his films, the solution was obvious. It was easy to just put a ban on discussing the who, where and why of his romantic partners and this ban quickly extended to discussing the love lives of ALL stars. It eventually became a cornerstone of this site's review policy and I have been very happy with the results. The Valentino Love Life Brigade has departed! Yippee!
So long! Bon voyage! Please forget to write!
It's not so easy with Keaton. While there are people who obsess over his divorce from Natalie Talmadge, a lot of the fanaticism is linked directly to his films and performances. I can't just ban discussions of his divorce and solve the problem. It's not that I don't want to cover Keaton, I do! It's just (strikes dramatic pose) I can't work under these conditions!
Woe is I!
The ban on Keaton will likely not be permanent. I just need some breathing room and this seemed to be the best way to go about it. So, no reviews of his films, no GIFs and you'll just have to wait for me to taste Keaton's recipe for chop suey. (Yay?) I should note that I am currently backing a crowd-funded Keaton documentary called To Be Funny and I will continue to assist in spreading the word about it. You should check it out when it's released, the filmmakers are good peeps.
Pictured: Me with the Keatonistas before this week.
In the meantime, I am going to focus my comedy resources on Charlie Chaplin, Charley Chase, Harry Langdon and silent Laurel and Hardy. It just seems like the healthier option.
There is a general movement toward balkanization in pop culture. Warring tribes, etc. I don't like it, I don't support it and I will not be pulled into it. Throwing a tantrum because someone disagrees with you as to which dead comedian gets objectively more laughs is silly. Stop it.
OMG, I love Buster Keaton! Is she talking about me?
If you are thinking this, almost certainly not. A Keatonista would be like, "Harumph! Well, Keaton IS better!" You are just a fan, a poor fan battered by the cruel winds of fate. Alas and alack! Here, have one more GIF for the road:
Fritzi's Rule of Silent Film Fandom: A person's obnoxiousness is generally in direct inverse proportion to their actual knowledge of the subject.
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46 Replies to "With fans like these, who needs enemies? The great Buster Keaton embargo"
sjoyce says:
I love everything about your site!!! You are a fab writer and crack me up all the time. Thanks for all the insight and for the love of silent film!
Fritzi Kramer says:
What an absolute nightmare.
Yeah, it's been a thorn in my side since I started this blog. This week was just the straw that broke the blogger's back.
Pasquale says:
LOOOOVE this blog (and this particular post)!!! Sadly, tribal war looks like the new way of life in our fabulous digital era. I am looking forward to read your reviews of Langdon movies: I remeber watching his shorts on Italian TV when I was a teenager and really loved him. I wonder if my reaction would be the same today, MANY years later. Keep us informed and cheerful with gifs and passionate posts.
Thank you so much! Yes, I have been meaning to bring in more Langdon for a while. I love the guy! I should be reviewing The Strong Man in May.
Faded Endless says:
The thing that I always find ironic is that, as far as I can tell, Keaton and Chaplin got along well. I've never seen a first person account to disprove that. If Keaton himself didn't have a problem with Chaplin then maybe the Keatonistas need to chill a bit.
I also fandom's choosing sides. Tastes are never mutually exclusive. You can always like multiple things at the same time.
Exactly! And even if people do prefer Chaplin, well, that's their business! It's not like there is a limited amount of silent movie love to go around. From what I can tell, many of the silent stars hated attempts to set them at one another's throats. It's silly.
Joe Thompson says:
I am sorry the Keytonistas are giving you such a bad time. I like most every silent comic I have seen. When you get to talkies, you have to watch out for the Wheeler and Woolseyites and the anti-Wheeler and Woolseyites. It's like the Thirty Years' War all over again.
Oh my goodness, I am so glad I skipped that battle! I think I've slain the anti-Pola Negri nutbirds but I don't think I have the energy for another brawl.
Peter Putzel says:
Re: Balkanization…
I couldn't agree with you more, and it's the most frustrating part of the internet. People (especially on Film Twitter) tend to think burning an opinion to the ground is the way to go (although Sports Twitter is a close second in this regard). I haven't gone the block/mute route just yet, but there are a couple people out there who drive me absolutely crazy and are on the fringe because of their borderline militant views of films/actors.
I've seen a couple of your takes/opinions I don't necessarily agree with, Fritzi, but the beauty of it is…they're YOU'RE opinions. Mine aren't right, and yours aren't wrong, and I still come back to your site and like reading your tweets. Differing positions are fantastic if they can be expressed in a compelling and meaningful way, and you deserve a ton of credit for being able to do that.
Thanks so much! Yes, some of my favorite film critics savage movies I love and praise movies I can't stand. I like to read thoughtful and interesting pieces regardless of whether or not I agree with the opinions being expressed. I mean, we're talking about sports, movies, entertainment. We are not debating the best way to save puppies from a burning building. No puppies will die if I like Chaplin and someone else likes Keaton.
For Twitter, I have found the "soft block" to be quite useful. It basically forces someone to unfollow you, which can save a lot of problems. All you do is block them and then quickly unblock them. That's it! They are no longer following you.
Charles W. Callahan says:
I think it might be the fact that Chaplin became very rich. Keaton did not. Also Chaplin was very full of himself. James Cagney recalled having dinner with Chaplin once. The main topic of conversation was Chaplin. Give my Laurel & Hardy any day.
Uh oh, we're heading into Keatonista territory, which is why I am so glad I put this embargo in place!
The problem with riding off on a white horse to right past wrongs is that it really does no good. Insulting Chaplin today doesn't deposit money into Keaton's bank account in the 1930s. Keaton is a popular and well respected comedian today, which is great, but his reputation is not polished by insulting other performers and their relative personal charm should have nothing to do with our enjoyment of their films. In short, Keaton being poor and Chaplin being a poor conversationalist are both irrelevant to the quality of their films. But, yeah, Laurel and Hardy are fab!
Ross says:
"…you'll just have to wait for me to taste Keaton's recipe for chop suey"
Them's really fightin' words.
Hee hee! To be honest, it sounds pretty vile so I am not terribly disappointed.
Marie Roget says:
Anyone who has seen, even once, the scenes in Limelight where Keaton and Chaplin work hand in glove can detect a seamless combination of great comic talents. So, the point (to me at least) is already moot.
That's all I've got on the subject…excepting why waste keyboard time deifying one/damning the other, damning the one/deifying the other?
Yes, precisely! It seems that some people feel any praise for Chaplin is a direct insult to Keaton. Not so! Keaton, Lloyd, Chaplin, Langdon, Normand, Arbuckle, Davies, Pickford, Laurel and Hardy all operated on such a high comedic level that their talents speak for themselves. I can praise Mabel Normand without bashing Marion Davies. Or John Gilbert without bashing Rudolph Valentino.
thefyuzhe says:
So sorry to hear you are having trouble with the different fandoms. It's kinda nuts isn't it?
Yeah, it's a shame as we could be spending this time enjoying more silent movies.
Birgit says:
Ohhh too funny and sad. I love Keaton but I also love the others too. Fans can go a bit overboard. Knowing little ole moi..I would be so tempted to have a little fun by saying "love Keaton but nothing beats the Keystone Kopps" …I know the devil made some say it
I think I'll say that I prefer Ford Sterling. Of course, one of the problems with pretending to be a fanatic is that it's easy to slip over and actually become one.
Leslie Mitchell says:
This is both hilarious and sad. Hilarious that people are so ridiculous as to become obnoxious about filmmakers who were in their prime nearly 100 years ago – as if such a feud is somehow meaningful. And sad that people are so ridiculous as to become obnoxious about filmmakers who were in their prime nearly 100 years ago – when they should instead be coming together to enjoy their shared in interest in an art form that has too few admirers as it is. My own favorite is Harold Lloyd. I am thankful that this does not require me to express disdain for Keaton or Chaplin or anyone else, for that matter.
Yeah, to non-silent movie fans, we're all equally weird, whether we love Chaplin or Keaton or Lloyd. There's no point in being rude about it.
Mythical Monkey says:
Yeah, I admit I don't understand why some fans feel the need to turn their love of something into an equally hot hatred of something else — Chaplin or Keaton, Marvel or DC, Beatles or the Stones. The question is not Chaplin or Keaton but Chaplin and Keaton and who else? Hang in there, Fritzi!
Thank you! Yes, even if I don't personally care for a silent star, I am happy to see someone else enjoy them. For example, I don't get Greta Garbo at all but her fans find her delightful. Who am I to try to spoil their fun?
nitrateglow says:
Who decided Keaton and Chaplin needed to be a binary? Who decided there needed to be a civil war over these wonderful men? Urgh! I would not want to live in a world without either artist! It's one thing to like Keaton and not care for Chaplin or vice versa, but why do we need to "convert" or hurt others when they feel differently from us? If Chaplin has given someone the same joy and exhilaration I received from BK's films over the years, then that is wonderful. Why should anyone begrudge them that?
That the lunatic fringe of the BK fandom needs to spread so much hate makes me think that Buster himself would be horrified. He was the chillest of dudes and had nothing but respect for Chaplin, even if he did kid some of Chaplin's moviemaking habits. But none of it was nasty.
I am so sorry Fritzi. No one deserves this treatment. I cannot blame you for the so-called ban (I myself have decided to axe Star Wars related posts in the meantime since I had a nasty run-in with an overzealous prequel fan). We all need to take every measure possible to preserve our sanity nowadays.
Yeah, these people have a weird little parallel universe in their heads that is half silent films, half Highlander. Presumably, they feel that Keaton has to decapitate Chaplin to absorb his power. Yes, Keaton made witty observations about the quirks of other silent film people but it was all good natured. I believe in one interview he even said that he wasn't as rich as Chaplin or Lloyd but he had a great wife and enough to live on so he was happy. Excellent attitude and one his so-called fans could imitate.
Oh golly, the prequel apologists are awful! Star Trek went through something similar with Voyager and Enterprise. Constantly having to deal with the fan-kiddies was sooooo annoying. If Star Wars follows the same path, it will get much better once this new trilogy wraps. The prequel nutters will grow up a bit (betting dollars to donuts that they are not old enough to drive) and if eps VIII and IX maintain the same quality, it should wash away the stench of the prequels and leave their defenders in an even more definite minority.
The Trek fandom settled down after the 2009 film and while there are still a few obnoxious Voyager and Enterprise devotees (a dwindling number, I might add), it's pretty much agreed that TOS, TNG and DS9 are the pick of the litter. For another pop culture comparison, there aren't too many defenders of the Joel Schumacher Batman films with Christopher Nolan around.
Yeah I have come across prequel apologists online and off, and boy, it never turns out well. I know about a handful of people who love the prequels and accept that others don't with real grace and class. Others yell at me, call me an idiot, and tell me I just have too much nostalgia for the original trilogy… despite the fact that I did not watch the OT until I was 18 years old. It's like the people who criticize me for not thinking the new Ghostbusters remake is going to be good, because I have too much nostalgia there too… despite the fact that I did not watch the original movie until 2014 and do not worship it. Agh, why must fandom be so… so fandumb!?
Ha! Fandumb is right! Yeah, it's not the disagreement that is annoying. If they like the prequels, well, it ain't against the law. But barging into conversations, social media and comments with venom for anyone who dares dislike their beloved Jar Jar… Yeah, that's unhinged. Lillian Gish fans can be pretty awful too. They are so invested in their view of her as the font of all silent movie wisdom that any evidence of her tendency to fib, exaggerate and outright lie is an intolerable assault on their goddess. I mean, acknowledging that she added 40 or so degrees to the old mercury when discussing filming conditions for The Wind doesn't take away the fact that her performance was brilliant.
It seems to me that some people tie their own personal self-worth to the thing they admire (rock band, TV show, actor, etc.) and so when other people prefer a different rock band, TV show, actor, etc., that is perceived as virtually a personal attack, rather than just a matter of taste. So they react defensively by attacking what the other person prefers. And the more popular that other thing is (e.g., Chaplin being more widely known than Keaton, most people preferring the original Star Wars films to the prequels) the more defensive they become. Hard to know how to deal with such people reasonably.
Yes, when things become so emotional that people throw temper tantrums over comedians, the best thing to do is detach. I think this solution works because, as a rule, Keatonistas want every silent film fan to just sing the praises of Buster all day every day. Like rampaging toddlers, it does them good to hear "No!" once in a while.
geelw says:
This should cheer you up considerably (er, unless you hate Dire Straits): http://www.wolproject.com/ – enjoy!
Carissa Horton says:
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! What a dreadful thing to have happen. I have my own opinions regarding which actors I love or dislike, etc., but it's never something I throw at other people because it is just that . . . my opinion. I'll never forget the time I had a Beatles fan tell me we should be enemies because I love Elvis. Huh? Did I say that I didn't like the Beatles? People are so very odd sometimes.
Yes, differing opinions about entertainment should go like this:
A: I like Charlie Chaplin! He wrote great roles for women and moved with such grace!
B: I like Buster Keaton! His stunts were so innovative and I love his wit!
A: I'm so glad you found a silent comedian you love!
B: The same for you! Enjoy!
Instead of, you know, a cage match. And since Keaton admired Chaplin and the Beatles admired Elvis, does this mean the fabric of time and space will rip? 😉
Barry P. (@Barry_Cinematic) says:
Sorry to hear a few rotten apples had to mess things up, but I can understand why it had to be done. For the record, I love 'em both. 🙂
Yep, this seemed the best way to handle it. You should see them when someone mentions that some of his humor was (whispers) racist. Yipes!
Lea S. says:
You've definitely have seen this, but for anyone who doesn't run in Buster fan circles: try mentioning the name Talmadge just once, then step back and watch what happens. 😀 Natalie of course always gets the brunt of it, but even Norma and Connie will be under fire…even though precious few of the fans have ever watched one of their films or know what huge stars they were back then!
Obviously I'm a massive Buster fan (that's even a "duh"), but I love all the other comedians too–they all are so much fun and have so much to offer, why not embrace them all?
Plus, Keaton did in fact benefit from the Talmadge/Schenck connection. It's not as if they were hanging on his coattails or anything. In fact, Louis B. Mayer hired Greta Garbo because he felt she had the same emotional quality as Norma Talmadge. I'm not a huge Talmadge fan myself but it's ridiculous to deny their contemporary popularity. People liked 'em!
However, as these more fanatic elements want wall-to-wall coverage of Keaton at the expense of all other comedians, particularly Chaplin, the best solution is to deny them what they want. I have a new Chaplin box set to crack open, a nice stack of Harry Langdon comedies and a gigantic collection of Hal Roach movies. I am quite prepared.
PS, this nicely illustrates the problem with people limiting their silent movies viewing experience (e.g. 100% Keaton) and then flying off their hobby horse when their narrow views are challenged. Keaton fans can like or dislike the Talmadges but they should watch their films, for heaven's sake, if they wish to express an opinion on the topic.
Brad Kurtzberg says:
Sad that it had to come to this. Always enjoy your commentary and analysis and to lose (temporarily at least) Keaton films from your blogs is a shame. Keep up the great work.
Nice article! As a diehard Keaton fan, I've seen a few "Keatonistas" in action myself, and I also agree that Buster would be dismayed. I also like Chaplin, Lloyd, Langdon, and many other silent actors. There's enough silent film love for everybody!
Yes, I have yet to meet a Chaplin fan who said: "Wow! I thought I loved Chaplin but after hearing that person scream that Keaton is better repeatedly, well, I am switching sides!" Discovering a silent film personality you can love is a wonderful thing, why turn it into a war?
Benji says:
I just discovered your blog yesterday and so far I love it! I can't wait to dig in even more. Buster Keaton is wonderful – I'm sorry to hear some of his fans aren't. I hope you can get the bad taste out of your mouth soon, but in the meantime I hope you enjoy some Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Laurel & Hardy movies. And, though they're technically not "silent movies," Jacques Tati wears the influence of silent comedy on his sleeve. For me, he deserves to be included in such lists of silent comedians.
Glad you're enjoying! Yes, the embargo seems to have taken some of the starch out of the more fanatic members of the Keaton fan club lurking in these parts. I am actually enjoying Keaton films more than I have in a long time thanks to my "shoot the hostage" review policy. But then the Valentino fans decided to get frisky… Sigh. 😉
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The minimalist likes to keep things basic, like a single photo in a huge space, or sofas all in black, and a few red cushions. The pack rat suches as to have actually many things brought together, different colors, several forms, shapes, sizes, a sense of life and nature in the home.
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package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;

import javax.jcr.NoSuchWorkspaceException;

import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.CommitFailedException;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.ContentRepository;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.ContentSession;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Root;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Tree;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Type;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.AsyncIndexUpdate;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.IndexEditorProvider;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.property.PropertyIndexEditorProvider;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.reference.ReferenceEditorProvider;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.nodetype.write.InitialContent;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.OpenSecurityProvider;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.DefaultWhiteboard;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.Registration;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.Whiteboard;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.WhiteboardIndexEditorProvider;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard.WhiteboardUtils;
import org.junit.Test;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

/**
 * OakTest... TODO
 */
public class OakTest {

    @Test
    public void testWithDefaultWorkspaceName() throws Exception {
        ContentRepository repo = new Oak().with("test").with(new OpenSecurityProvider()).createContentRepository();

        String[] valid = new String[] {null, "test"};
        for (String wspName : valid) {
            ContentSession cs = null;
            try {
                cs = repo.login(null, wspName);
                assertEquals("test", cs.getWorkspaceName());
            } finally {
                if (cs != null) {
                    cs.close();
                }
            }
        }

        String[] invalid = new String[] {"", "another", Oak.DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_NAME};
        for (String wspName : invalid) {
            ContentSession cs = null;
            try {
                cs = repo.login(null, wspName);
                fail("invalid workspace nam");
            } catch (NoSuchWorkspaceException e) {
                // success
            } finally {
                if (cs != null) {
                    cs.close();
                }
            }
        }

    }

    @Test
    public void testContentRepositoryReuse() throws Exception {
        Oak oak = new Oak().with(new OpenSecurityProvider());
        ContentRepository r0 = null;
        ContentRepository r1 = null;
        try {
            r0 = oak.createContentRepository();
            r1 = oak.createContentRepository();
            assertEquals(r0, r1);
        } finally {
            if (r0 != null) {
                ((Closeable) r0).close();
            }
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void checkExecutorShutdown() throws Exception {
        Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {

            }
        };
        Oak oak = new Oak().with(new OpenSecurityProvider());
        ContentRepository repo = oak.createContentRepository();
        WhiteboardUtils.scheduleWithFixedDelay(oak.getWhiteboard(), runnable, 1);
        ((Closeable) repo).close();

        try {
            WhiteboardUtils.scheduleWithFixedDelay(oak.getWhiteboard(), runnable, 1);
            fail("Executor should have rejected the task");
        } catch (RejectedExecutionException ignore) {

        }

        //Externally passed executor should not be shutdown upon repository close
        ScheduledExecutorService externalExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
        Oak oak2 = new Oak().with(new OpenSecurityProvider()).with(externalExecutor);
        ContentRepository repo2 = oak2.createContentRepository();
        WhiteboardUtils.scheduleWithFixedDelay(oak2.getWhiteboard(), runnable, 1);

        ((Closeable) repo2).close();
        WhiteboardUtils.scheduleWithFixedDelay(oak2.getWhiteboard(), runnable, 1);
        externalExecutor.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void closeAsyncIndexers() throws Exception{
        final AtomicReference<AsyncIndexUpdate> async = new AtomicReference<AsyncIndexUpdate>();
        Whiteboard wb = new DefaultWhiteboard(){
            @Override
            public <T> Registration register(Class<T> type, T service, Map<?, ?> properties) {
                if (service instanceof AsyncIndexUpdate){
                    async.set((AsyncIndexUpdate) service);
                }
                return super.register(type, service, properties);
            }
        };
        Oak oak = new Oak()
                .with(new OpenSecurityProvider())
                .with(wb)
                .withAsyncIndexing("foo", 5);
        ContentRepository repo = oak.createContentRepository();

        ((Closeable)repo).close();
        assertNotNull(async.get());
        assertTrue(async.get().isClosed());
        assertNull(WhiteboardUtils.getService(wb, AsyncIndexUpdate.class));
    }

    @Test(expected = CommitFailedException.class)
    public void checkMissingStrategySetting() throws Exception{
        Whiteboard wb = new DefaultWhiteboard();
        WhiteboardIndexEditorProvider wbProvider = new WhiteboardIndexEditorProvider();
        wbProvider.start(wb);

        Registration r1 = wb.register(IndexEditorProvider.class, new PropertyIndexEditorProvider(), null);
        Registration r2 = wb.register(IndexEditorProvider.class, new ReferenceEditorProvider(), null);

        Oak oak = new Oak()
                .with(new OpenSecurityProvider())
                .with(new InitialContent())
                .with(wb)
                .with(wbProvider)
                .withFailOnMissingIndexProvider();

        ContentRepository repo = oak.createContentRepository();

        ContentSession cs = repo.login(null, null);

        Root root = cs.getLatestRoot();
        Tree t = root.getTree("/");
        t.setProperty("foo", "u1", Type.REFERENCE);

        r1.unregister();

        root.commit();
        cs.close();
        ((Closeable)repo).close();
    }

}

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I have a wireless Logitech keyboard for my desktop. It was more of a hassle to get everything disconnected and then reconnected than it was to actually use the keyboard. It was so easy. Plugged in the USB connector into the Wii, turned on the console, went to WiiMail to create a new Memo, and started typing away!
Unfortunately, I can't use the keyboard in Opera for entering URLs or form inputs. That should be fixed in the future… if they could do this, that should be easy to do.
Although my laptop and TV/Wii are in the same room, it would be much more comfortable to use the TV/Wii combo. I have a few positions I can be in when using the laptop, but they're not all comfortable. I can have more positions lying or sitting on the couch watching television. Also, the keyboard is much lighter than the laptop.
I can't believe Nintendo didn't announce this feature. It's friggin awesome. Wiiiii!


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Can Someone Explain How Donald Trump Is the Trustworthy One?
Tonight, expect more outright lies.
Remember in 2004 when Howard Dean lost all political momentum and possibly his bid for the White House after a single YAWWWWW! went awry in Iowa? Ah, the good old days in American politics, when no one was punched in the face and we got a funny GIF out of it. That's certainly not the case anymore. Today, one of the two nominees for the presidency can stand in the middle of Manhattan's 5th Avenue and shoot someone and his supporters wouldn't care.
It shows how radically far we've drifted from legitimate debate. Indeed, this election has, above all else, exposed the underbelly of American disillusionment. Ever since Trump announced his candidacy for presidency with the first racist salvo of his many campaign promises, the landscape of American politics has receded to a series of insults we'd come to expect if both Martin Shkreli and Paula Dean were inhaling nitrogen dioxide.
What's recently happened to our political system—and what will almost certainly be on display at tonight's debate at Hofstra University, where WiFi is said to be going for $200—is that we've hit an inflection point in the way we interpret what it means to be an American, as well as a vocal bigot, which many credible journalists, such as Times two-time Pulitzer-prize winning writer Nicholas Kristof, have investigated.
Much of this has to do with the ubiquitousness of extreme political blogs and social media outlets becoming the daily news fix for millions of Americans. Outlets such as the Drudge Report and Breitbart have clogged the major arteries of a segment of the American public's mind so much that our language has been manipulated to the point that we oftentimes speak past each other with no common ground. We've witnessed and possibly even took part in these debates with friends, family members, and stranger for the past 15 months, from the inane (Skittles) to the, well, also inane (why a Gold-Star mother didn't speak to a convention crowd).
Yet, these debates we Americans squabble over each week seem to me less shocking than the fact that, according to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, Donald Trump is viewed by likely voters to be more honest than Hillary Clinton by a ten-point margin.
Spent the past five years leading a charge to undermine the country's first black president with categorically false claims that he wasn't born in America, that he was/is a Muslim (while also insinuating how this is a bad thing)?
Abused a charitable foundation for personal and political profit?
Continually refuses to release his tax returns because they would paint him in a bad light?
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Who literally made a central theme of his best-selling book about his propensity to lie?
And who has insisted at his rallies that "places like Afghanistan are safer than some of our inner cities?"
Again, this is the candidate that's currently seen as more trustworthy.
And after the Republicans tried to pin the email scandal on Bengazi, a non-partisan Congressional report in June 2016 found no new evidence of wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton in the 2012 attacks in Libya. Zero. None. Nevertheless, Republicans still couldn't put the issue to rest, as they continue berating her with the matter. The result? According to a poll conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson, half of all Trump supporters believe the disproved notion that Mrs. Clinton knew the 2012 Benghazi attacks were going to happen before they did, and subsequently chose not to act. And that is exactly how the sleaziest man in America has come to be viewed as more honest than a woman who's dedicated her life to public service.
For those in the GOP who are still livid over Clinton's email use during her time as Secretary of State, do you really not remember the presidency of George W. Bush? And I'm not even talking about Iraq, the worst foreign policy decision ever made by a president, and one that was predicated on a monstrous lie. Rather, I'm referring to the dozens of White House staffers (including Karl Rove) who improperly used email accounts provided by the RNC, which were solely intended to be for political use only, thus evading public-record requirements. In essence, knowingly hiding information from the American people. Later, Rove and Co. reportedly went on to delete some 22 million emails, thus making the same mistakes Clinton did. So where were the millions spent on a Senate investigation back then? And the public outcry? And, if we're fair, the intense media scrutiny? Did Matt Drudge take that week off?
And here we are, on the morning of the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump, faced with perhaps the most qualified candidate for president we've had in history, and a businessman who, just in the past week, knowingly lied in public at least 87 times.


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There are many reasons for selecting this particular firm to act as the owner's representative, but of most importance was the strong recommendations received from Elliot Health Systems who has hired Mr. Anagnost to manage their expansion projects in Hooksett, Londonderry, Bedford, and Manchester over the past 6 years.
A Four Story Ambulatory Care Center consisting of 236,438 Square Feet under construction with site approvals for expansion space of an additional 120,475 Square Feet. This building is being built with an adjacent parking garage with 966 Parking spaces and occupied by the Elliot Hospital. Completed March, 2011. This project is situated on a Brownfields designated Site.
(To be built concurrently with Phase 1) – A Four Story Medical Office Building comprised of 126,000 Square Feet. A Parking Garage will be built to support the Office Building containing 566 Parking Spaces.
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Oblique aerial view of the village centred on the road bridge, taken from the NE.
General view from S. Titled: 'Near Killin, Perthshire'.
(Location cited as NN 571 323). Bridge of Dochart, Killin, built 1760, part rebuilt 1831. An unusual 7-span masonry bridge with four main arches and seven culverts.
This bridge carries the A827 public road (which here forms Gray Street) across the River Dochart immediately downstream (E) of the Falls of Dochart and on the S side of Killin village (NN53SE 37).
An archaeological watching brief was conducted during the installation of floodlighting, and attendant cable trenches, for the Dochart Bridge. All work took place outside the scheduled area and no features of archaeological interest were encountered.
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Do you mean portable as "Vivaldi for smartphone", or as "Vivaldi standalone" ? Vivaldi standalone already exists. I think that Vivaldi for smartphone was planned, but it's true that a mobile Vivaldi browser would be awesome !
@goldnoway A portable version would be able to run on a thumb drive, and keep all of its settings and secure files (like extensions and passwords) when moved from one machine to another. Vivaldi has standalone, but not portable.
why is this so complicated??
@schreck Two different windows? You mean two different versions of Windows, or just two different windows in the same profile? I don't have any such problems here. Nothing is messed up/lost. You aren't by chance running two different versions of Vivaldi but using the same profile folder on the disc to do it?
I can run ten or twelve different versions of Vivaldi side-by-side (so long as they each have their own standalone install directory) with no problems whatever.
Why is it so complicated to make a true portable version of Vivaldi? Because the entire data structure has to be changed, secure files and folders that can move from system to system have to be developed, and the data structure of the underlying Chromium engine has to be changed, and then re-patched with the changes for every update.
i have win7 and 10 on my notebook.
@schreck Do Win 7 and Win10 somehow share the same user profile directory?
How big was the disappointment when I copied the Vivaldi standalone folder to my new OS and saw that the customization I've spent hours on, is gone.
Settings, extensions, UI personalization, everything.
For me, true portability is now the most desired feature, much more desired than customizable toolbar, customizable menus, sync and other.
Really really hope that it will be implemented.
@agych Probably you forgot to copy something. I regularly have to copy my Vivaldi Standalone installation to another drive, and never lose any of my customisations in the process.
Well, all Vivaldi files are in the Vivaldi Standalone folder, and I copied the entire folder.
Tried several times. Fixing the permissions and ownership of the folder doesn't help.
Copying Vivaldi to another Windows installation (the same PC).
Copying Vivaldi to another Windows installation (copying from one PC to another PC).
@agych I am currently running Vivaldi Latest Snapshot from a folder on a USB drive, which I just copied from my Desktop hard drive. Everything is preserved: themes, settings, shortcuts, last session, etc., even forum logins.
I didn't made any test yet, but seems to be something on the Chromium browsers.
Are you running it from the USB on the OS where you copied it from / where you've been using it before, or on a different OS?
Probably because of numerous extensions compatibility, writing to registry, etc etc. With so many things needing to be done by the devs, I do not see any portable version for the foreseeable future.
Similar issues with Chrome, which is why Chromium Portable was created. A cut down version of Vivaldi? Vivaldium, not the same thing as a true full functioning Portable, nor do I foresee the Devs spending lots of needed time on that mini-me either. Portable chances IMHO seem zilch. It would have been nice though, very nice.
Opera Standalone is actually almost portable.
I just copy-pasted it to my new OS, the same way I tried with Vivaldi, and the only things that disappeared are passwords and login sessions.
All other stuff - customization, extensions, settings, etc., all is preserved!
It would be really awesome if Vivaldi could do this too.
For security reasons Chrom* browsers encrypt your profile and settings so they can't be "stolen" or read elsewhere.
This encryption is done against your current Windows login/User profile, that is why changing computers discards most saved settings, they were encrypted for another user account and can't be retrieved in a different computer.
It is not Vivaldi's doing, it is Chromium, and has nothing to do with copying files or compatibility issues. That is why some settings are preserved while others are not when moving to another computer. Basically all Chromium native features (like extensions, logins, browsing data, history, saved passwords, autfill data, etc) are lost. Vivaldi own implemented ones are generally preserved, like bookmarks, gestures, web panels, notes, etc.
This works only because you didn't actually change Windows account.
I would also like to see a true portable version, I recently got a laptop and was very disappointed to have to reconfigure most stuff again after switching. It has been done before, we have several functional Chrome and Chromium based portable browsers without data loss (Chrome Portable, Chromium Portable, Opera, and all others) at the expense of security, so we know it is not impossible to achieve.
And no, sync is not a full solution, if you don't want your data "out there" for security or privacy issues.
@duarte-framos I wonder if it would help if one used the same username and password on the other PC? Of course, one would also have to use the same bit-depth on both PCs.
@duarte-framos I wonder if it would help if one used the same username and password on the other PC?
As far as I know this is somehow hashed against user profile, computer ID and hardware so no two user accounts are the same even on identical hardware with same username or password. Remember, the objective here is to maximize security, I'm sure Google engineers have gone to great lengths to protect your data, and ensure no one else can fake clone your account and get hold of your data.
Ironically enough the same google collects and stores outrageous amounts of data on you to fund all this we have today.


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To remember his most notable contributions to the field were his five laws of library science and the development of the first major faceted classification system, the colon classification.
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His early career as Mathematecian.
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Mein kyu pukaru use ki lout aao,Kya use khaber nhi,Ki kuchh nhi mere pas uske siwaye..
Mujhe pata h meri khuddariya tumhe kho degi,Main bhi kya kru mujhe maangne ki aadat nhi.
Akal ketni bhi tej ho nasib ke bina nhi jeet sakta,,Birbal kitna bhi akalmand ho,wo badshah nhi ban sakta.
Pata nhi or kis kis ka ho geya wo shakhs,,,Jo kabhi mera hone ka dawa krta tha….!!
हुज़ूर एक हुक्म हम पे भी फ़रमाइये , आ जाइये खुद या फिर हमें बुलाइये !
Love is just something U can't explain, like the look of a rose, the smell of rain, or the feeling of forever.
तुम दिवाली की चमचमाती शाम जैसी… और मै किसी सुनसान-सी आम रात कोई..
"तुम मुझे अच्छे या बुरे नहीं लगते बस अपने लगते हो..!!
दुनिया में सिर्फ #Dil ही है जो बिना आराम किये काम करता है,इसलिए उसे # खुश रखो चाहे वो # अपना हो या # अपनों Ka.
Log kehte hai ki mohabbat ek bar hoti hain,.Lekin me jb jb use dekhu mujhe hr bar hoti hai..
Mausam ki khushgawari ka ek hi ishara hai,,Yaadein hain jiss ki woh yaar humara hain,,!
"मेरी दिल की दिवार पर तस्वीर हो Teri,,और तेरे हाथों में हो तकदीर मेरी.
Mujhe bht pasand hai jab mein acchanak tumhe dekhta hun,,aur pata hu ki tum mujhe pehle se hi dekh rhi thi !!
तुझे ही देखने की चाहत रहती है!
मेरी हर Subeh बेहतरीन होगी अगर वो सुभह आप की बहो में आँख खुले तो!
साल बदलेगा मगर दिल का हाल नहीं बदलेगा.
हम तो तेरे नाम को ही मोहब्बत कहते है !
Tum मिले या ना मिले ये तो और बात है, मैं कोशिश भी ना करूँ, ये तो गलत बात ह!!!!
आखरी सास तक तेरा इंतजार करू !
रिश्ता Dil से होना चाहिए, शब्दों से नहीं, नाराजगी शब्दों में होनी चाहिए दिल में नहीं!
kaisa rog de gayi hai nye mousam ki barish, Mujhe yaad aa rahe hai mujhe bhul jane wale.!!
तरस गए हैं तेरे Muh से कुछ सुनने को हम…… Pyaar की बात न सही कोई शिकायत ही कर दे…!!
तेरे चेहरे में वो जादू हैं,के हर पल मेरे दिल को इसकी Khushbu आती रहती हैं.
मुझसे नफरत 😡 ही करनी है तो इरादे मजबूत रखना, जरा से भी चुके तो महोब्बत 💞 हो जायेगी.
की तरह "Smile" करने लगता हु.
आ जाते हैं वो भी रोज ख्बाबो मे,,जो कहते हैं हम तो कही जाते ही Nahi.
जरा देखो तो ये दरवाजे पर दस्तक किसने दी है, अगर 'इश्क' हो तो कहना, अब दिल यहाँ नही रहता..
Someone asked me, How's life,,?.I just smiled & replied, She's fine.
दोस्ती इन्सान की ज़रुरत है! दिलों पर दोस्ती की हुकुमत है! आपके प्यार की वजह से जिंदा हूँ! वरना खुदा को भी हमारी ज़रुरत है!
हमने पूछा दीवानगी क्या होती है ? वो बोले दिल तुम्हारा हकूमत हमारी.
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Talk:Military Open Source Software Working Group
reacting to a comment which I can't see, perhaps from alex, which said, 'how is this security related'?
response, probably obvious: if the military are not security related, then who is?
--Mbauwens 18:16, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
I looked at the link before. It's not about software security, security clearance, or anything security except that its military. It's about open source being done by the military. Its not about security. It could be in several other categories, and perhaps "Military" might be a good one, but the category system is about direct relations a lot of times, where this is not even tangential. It would be derivative if the Military were more secure because they used open source. do you want to make that claim? Maybe. Might help to say that though. --Alex Rollin 19:03, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
By the way Mbauwens, your talk page formatting makes it really hard to have a conversation on the talk page. Anything you want to do about that? Maybe think about it at least? --Alex Rollin 19:03, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alex, I find your formatting harder to follow than mine, but if you have suggestions, feel free.
Please have a look at the security category in our wiki, it is NOT about computer security, it's about p2p warfare, so again, if open sourcing the military is unrelated to the influence of p2p on warfare, I'll resign with immediate effect --Mbauwens 19:58, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
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Q: Undefined import error Angular 2 with JsonpModule I have the following code in my app.module.ts file
import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
import {JsonpModule} from '@angular/http';

import {AppComponent} from './app.component';
import {WeatherComponent} from './weather-
 widget/component/weather.component';

@NgModule({
    imports: [BrowserModule, JsonpModule],
    declarations: [AppComponent, WeatherComponent],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})

export class AppModule {}

When I add the import {JsonpModule} from '@angular/http';
I get the following error (without that import everything is fine):

(index):25 Error: (SystemJS) Unexpected value 'undefined' imported by the module 'AppModule'
      Error: Unexpected value 'undefined' imported by the module 'AppModule'
          at eval (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:14331:33)
          at Array.forEach ()
          at CompileMetadataResolver.getNgModuleMetadata (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:14311:46)
          at RuntimeCompiler._compileComponents (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:17063:49)
          at RuntimeCompiler._compileModuleAndComponents (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:17001:39)
          at RuntimeCompiler.compileModuleAsync (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:16992:23)
          at PlatformRef_._bootstrapModuleWithZone (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/core/bundles/core.umd.js:6684:29)
          at PlatformRef_.bootstrapModule (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/core/bundles/core.umd.js:6666:25)
          at Object.eval (http://localhost:3000/app/main.js:5:10)
          at eval (http://localhost:3000/app/main.js:7:4)
      Evaluating http://localhost:3000/app/main.js
      Error loading http://localhost:3000/app/main.js
          at eval (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:14331:33)
          at Array.forEach ()
          at CompileMetadataResolver.getNgModuleMetadata (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:14311:46)
          at RuntimeCompiler._compileComponents (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:17063:49)
          at RuntimeCompiler._compileModuleAndComponents (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:17001:39)
          at RuntimeCompiler.compileModuleAsync (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js:16992:23)
          at PlatformRef_._bootstrapModuleWithZone (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/core/bundles/core.umd.js:6684:29)
          at PlatformRef_.bootstrapModule (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/@angular/core/bundles/core.umd.js:6666:25)
          at Object.eval (http://localhost:3000/app/main.js:5:10)
          at eval (http://localhost:3000/app/main.js:7:4)
      Evaluating http://localhost:3000/app/main.js
      Error loading http://localhost:3000/app/main.js

I have read multiple solutions on possible problems, however without any success. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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There are two ways to book more speaking engagements: 1) become an in demand speaker where you are being sought after; and 2) looking in the right places and asking to be booked. The solution for #1 is to already be speaking and be known so you are sought after and the solution to #2 is to know where to look.
You can guarantee speaking and become known by hosting your own live seminar or workshop and promoting your event. Promote your events to your target market which may include Facebook (either advertising or non-advertising and in groups), LinkedIn on your feed and in groups, Twitter, Google+ and any others. You can always use your phone to call your target market too. You only need from 5 to 10 people at your seminar/events to get started. The key is to have a feedback form at your event and include asking to what groups or companies that they could recommend you. By hosting your own events for several months, you'll build your name and reputation. This has worked very well for me where although I rarely do my own events now, I still get asked to speak and am known for my expertise. This can work for you too.
Other ways to get booked and become known are to blog regularly and post your blog in groups on Facebook and LinkedIn. Be sure to always follow the rules when you post in groups. Posting your blog articles in groups establishes your credibility and expertise. I have used this technique very successfully. Both hosting my own events and posting my blog in groups have led to paid speaking gigs.
Knowing where to look and asking for speaking engagements can easily be accomplished when you are clear about where you want to speak. Do you want to do a TED talk? Speak to health care professionals? The key here is for you to be clear and specific. Once you are, your actions become clear. For example, saying you want to speak at colleges is actually vague. But, if you say you want to speak at a specific college like Berkeley or Harvard or the University of Houston, then your next steps become really clear. You can then contact Campus Activities and find out who the people are to talk to and what they are looking for.
Clarity is the precursor to action. Clarity gives you confidence to take the next step. It also gives you certainty of your path.
Your steps in finding speaking opportunities, rather than you being found, is to a) be clear about who your audience is; b) think in terms of people and events; c) start researching people and events to gather names and info; d) then begin calling on them to ask what their process is to be a speaker; and e) follow their process and then follow up with them.
Let's say you are clear that you want to speak to marketing managers or experts. Then, you would research "marketing conferences." Whoever your target market is, you can gather names and events three ways: 1) by researching them online, on Google, Twitter, Facebook, etc.; 2) by actually going to hotels and seeing what events are there and connecting with the people at the event's registration desk; and 3) by subscribing to meeting planner magazines and email lists such as Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Destination Management Association (ADMEI), convention bureaus; International Association of Exhibition & Events (IAEE), and more. Look for names and events and add them to your list for contacting.