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today’s news … Saturday, March 3

In Uncategorized on March 3, 2012 at 5:05 am

today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! 

Quote for today… “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • Harrington Bar & Grill, 410 Locust Street, Columbia, is one of five county establishments cited by the PLCB; this time for “issuing checks for payment of malt or brewed beverages with insufficient funds”. – LancasterOnLine
  • No matter how you say “Olajuwon”; Tide wins! Two reports – Reading’s & Lancaster’s – “Michael Olajuwon hit the game-winning free throw with 4.9 seconds remaining as Columbia defeated Wyomissing 60-59 in the District 3-AA third-place game at Milton Hershey High School Friday night.” – Reading Eagle and “Olajuwon Michael’s three-point play with 4.3 seconds left gave Columbia a 60-59 win over Wyomissing in the consolation game of the District Three Class AA Tournament Friday night at Milton Hershey. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

From left, Taylor Conroy as the Wicked Witch of the West, confronts Tyler Garrison as the Tin Man, Gabby Kashner as Dorothy, Alex Dewalt as the Cowardly Lion, Larissa Melbert as the Scarecrow and Nicole Bowman as the Good Witch Glinda in a scene from Columbia High School’s spring musical. “The Wizard of Oz,” which will run March 8 to 10 at the high school. (Photo by Bill Clark – MyColumbiaNews)

Theater going options abound as spring productions get under way at area high schools

In Education, Everyday Living, Opportunities on March 3, 2012 at 5:00 am

By KATHLEEN DAMINGER, Staff Writer – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

“Today’s high school theater is more professional than ever.

“Sophisticated sets, top-notch music and impressive acting give cash-strapped theater lovers budget-friendly options.

“And what options!

“Local spring theater season is underway.

“In the coming weeks ‘Little Women’ and ‘Guys and Dolls’ alike can go ‘Footloose’ down ‘42nd Street’ or ‘Into the Woods.’

“Those looking for thespian magic can visit ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Music Man’ ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ or even ‘The Fiddler on the Roof.’

“There’s enough high school theater going on in ‘Our Town’ and county to satisfy both ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and even ‘The King and I.’

“So ‘Honk!’ if you love theater!

“(OK, I couldn’t figure out how to get ‘Kiss Me Kate’ or ‘Crazy for You’ in the lineup, but they’re coming up too!)

“So sit back, read on and plan your nights out enjoying the plethora of theatrical entertainment that awaits.

“THIS WEEKEND

“You don’t have to wish you were a rich man to enjoy ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ which is being staged at both Lampeter-Strasburg and Pequea Valley Thursday today.

“This classic musical follows the struggles and joys of a Jewish family in Czarist Russia back in the early 1900s.
“Tevye tries to keep his family, culture and religious beliefs intact with the encroachment of an ever-changing world.

Tonight’s performance at 7 p.m. at Lampeter-Strasburg High School Performing Arts Center, Book Road, Lampeter. Tickets are $8 for adults, and $6 for seniors and students. Call 464-3311 or visit http://www.l-spioneers.org.

“ Pequea Valley, 4033 E. Newport Road, Kinzers, is staging its production tonight at 7:30. Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for students. For tickets or info, call 768-5500.

“‘42nd Street’ is a grand song-and-dance show and a huge undertaking by a high school theatrical company. [NOTE: Elizabethtown Area High School's matinee performance of "42nd Street" will be at 1 p.m. today. An incorrect date is listed in the linked article below.]

Click here to read this article in its entirety.

The Conversation: “Could Anonymous really shut down the internet?”

In Everyday Living, Opinions on March 3, 2012 at 4:53 am

Stopping the internet isn’t impossible, but it’s unlikely any time soon. iNKMan

OPERATION GLOBAL BLACKOUT – MARCH 31

“In a statement posted online last month, hacker collective Anonymous announced plans to shut down the internet. Yes, you read that right.

“Operation Global Blackout, planned for March 31, is apparently a protest against ‘SOPA [Stop Online Piracy Act], Wallstreet (sic), our irresponsible leaders and the beloved bankers who are starving the world for their own selfish needs’.

“So how serious are these threats?

“Well, for a start, it’s worth pointing out that the date of the take-down could be an indication of an April Fools joke – albeit one day early. And then there are the suggestions that whoever published the announcement does not really represent Anonymous. Instead, they appear just to be using Anonymous’ name and reputation to give their anti-SOPA campaign some publicity.

“(Of course, in an organisation as decentralised as Anonymous, it’s difficult to say whether anyone really speaks for it.)

“But even if the plans of ‘Anonymous’ don’t come to fruition, would their take-down methods actually work? Is it possible to shut down the internet?

“There is no mystery about what Anonymous (or the people claiming to be Anonymous) is planning to do. Anonymous specialises in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which they’ve used to great effect in the past.

“In a DDoS attack, computers across the internet either wittingly or unwittingly send so many requests to a target server that the target becomes overwhelmed. In attempting to service all the requests it receives, the target server ‘loses’ legitimate requests, causing genuine users to experience unacceptable delays or time-outs.

“Anonymous is supposedly planning to attack the root servers of the internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). Traffic through the internet is transmitted based on IP addresses (72.21.214.128) but we humans are much more comfortable remembering the corresponding domain names (amazon.com). Read the rest of this entry »

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