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"1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35*
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- So APPARENTLY we're responsible for death too.
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Yeah... you're right. I guess I was a little overly emotional. I am a woman myself and I tend to get frustrated and angry at women that submit willingly to this crap. Its like they WANT to be abused... but even worse... they're sending the message that all women are easy victims and weak of will. I was a little overly emotional in this blog post... oh well. I also have very logical blogs. My next discussion post will be less emotional.
I'm working through my own baggage by writing things down in Word Documents. I have anxiety problems and depression, and in trying to find the real root cause of it all, it all comes down to religion. My mom was basically abused, her parents called her a whore if she ever liked a boy and they found out, whenever her brothers friends came over to play all the girls had to go inside. The girls were basically slaves. I was raised (as an only child) by this woman who was so ashamed of being female- all bodily functions were shameful, blah blah blah. So it's pretty much been ingrained in me that I am worthless and deserve to be tortured forever, every 'sin' I ever commit (especially thought crimes) cause bad things to happen, etc.
I'm so angry, I think I'm really an anti-theist, because I just can't see enough good coming from religions to make them something worthwhile and they spew way too much poison into the world.
This is a very emotional subject. I wish I could take away the misery that religion brings to women everywhere. It's just so damn hard for people to accept the fact that their parents were wrong, that they fed them lies to try to control them and keep them quiet when they were scared. It's so hard for people to accept that they've spent so much time believing fairy tales, giving money to a make believe being, and living to please it.
hey, I really feel for you on this one. I kinda went through the same process myself, and it was good to back track through what I had been told growing up, and rectify it with what I had come to understand for myself. It really is tragic that women really are taught to be ashamed of their sexuality and womanhood. My mother never talked to me about growing up in any capacity, or what makes a good relationship and a strong woman, so for a while all my relationships were with people who were very controlling and even abusive, because it just felt 'normal'. And really, by not teaching your daughter how to respect herself and how to be strong and feel beautiful in her own skin, you are setting her up for disaster. THe whole thing is really sad. I understand what you mean by the 'thought crimes', but the more you start to let your mind go there and work through rationly, I'm sure you will find some peace and clarity. or at least thats what I did.
I am so sorry that you and your mother were subjected to this! ;_;
Because of all the evil has religion has done in this world I have become an antitheist. I see that religion has done good things occassionally... but the blood that it spills and the misery it creates far outweighs any good it may do. Further, if it is any consulation, the fact that Yahweh/ Jehovah/ God/ The Lord/ Allah [I just call him the god of many names] seems to hate women in the writings attributed to him is further proof that he doesn't exist and was just made up by sexist bronze age men with real problems with ther own sexiuality.
I like your post. I am woman who grew up Christian, and I was told that the greatest thing I could hope to achieve was to be the wife of a minister. My mom would tell me that I was destined to be the quiet supportive wife to some great man. Even tho I was just a young girl at the time, I knew that sounded terrible. "Fuck that, I want to be in charge and he can suport me". But tragically, that is the mind set that most Christians have. I think that because, whether we like it our not, our culture has been shaped by christianisty, lots of people accept the mindset of 'men in charge of the household'. However, I guess I have hope because the definition of what a family unit is is changing drastically, especially since men are not longer really necessary to have a child. But yeah, I never really thought of how fucked up christianity really is to women.
Sky, I'm happy you are helping expose the fact that Islam is not the only sexist religion.
You forgot a big one: "you shall not covet your neigbor's wife", from the Ten Commandments. Unless lesbianism was both rampant and tolerated when it was written, this injunction could only apply to males. And since there's no gender distinction in the Decalogue, we can assume all other Commandments were written for males too. As if God didn't care teaching women how to behave. Women = cattle.
Oh my... very good point. Ugh, there is so much to fuel the hatred of theists, and whoever wrote that damn book
You are not overly emotional on this issue. There is no shame in showing emotion. Some things are so heinous, that we are lying to ourselves when we try to squelch our emotions about them. Rock on and shout and rant all you want. I think it's cleansing and healthy. No Christians are going to read it anyway. And nearly all who might stumble upon it would dismiss it out of hand and pray to their god to separate them them from truth and logic so they don't have to consider what you have presented here. I am also a woman. Proud to be a woman. Proud to be an atheist. And sometimes I get a little loud. It's good for the heart. And the joints, too. I used to have arthritis pretty bad, but no more. I think venting my anger has lessened my stress and somehow resolved the inflammation that was causing the condition. Ten years ago I thought I was destined for a wheelchair. Now I can outrun my entire family, teens included. So go ahead and unleash.
Unfortunately, there are plenty of atheist men who are abusive towards women too. I recently left a forum because of the rampant misogyny.
Good point! lol
Sometimes we come to expect that an atheist world would be better than a religious world, but I'm nowhere near 100% certain about that. Ideally, my perfect world (fantasy actually) would be one where each nation is built of volunteer citizens, that each nation have different sets of guidelines and people join as they see fit. Fantasy I know. Since it would be impossible to give equal resources to each nation, therefore rendering philosophical choices impossible.
I envisage living among people I respect, I fantasize about that.
And then there are the Thatchers and Coulters and Palins of the world, who are a disgrace to women themselves.
You make some good points here - and it's an issue that should be given a lot more attention. But then the patriarchal (sexist) preconceptions that shape Christianity (let's not even talk about Islam) are still current today. They're not as blatant, but concepts of 'gender roles/identity' (masculinity, feminity and their implications/associations) are deeply ingrained in our cultures.
I was raised in a strongly feminist environment (thanks mom!) and I still catch myself making assumptions about irrational things like 'propriety' and so on - and (this is the important point) not as a result of dominant socio-cultural practice (i.e. accepting gender identites as they occur in the 'imperfect' reality of society), but as basic generalisations (i.e. as if they were true).
I think it's important to recognise the separate strains of patriarchy and religion in all this, however (I've written a short note about this before), and an understanding of the underlying sexism of organised religion should be promoted alongside an understanding of more basic patriarchal tendencies and mechanisms in society.
In other words, women might be more likely to become dissatisfied with religion and the way it promotes gender inequality if they were encouraged to explore the origins and workings of the phenomenon more generally - why have traditional social structures traditionally disadvantaged women and how and why is this reflected in religion...
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Answered . Point this out to your attorney. If they have lost a portion of the report then they may not establish the factual basis for the stop, detention and arrest. If it is just a faxing or filing error they will get you the correct report.
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Answered . If there are errors in your police report (and information about someone else's arrest would be an error), then you can attack the police report as an untrustworthy document, and build defenses from there. You should speak to an attorney in your area in more detail about your case.
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You bet he can. And he will. Landlords are pulling the trigger on tenants’ credit faster than ever. And the consequences to those tenants who have credit to lose can be as bad as or worse than a money judgment.
How does it usually happen? I see it happening in two ways. The first instance is one in which the landlord obtains a forcible detainer (eviction) judgment granting him possession as well as an award for rent due, late fees, attorney’s fees and costs. That judgment goes right to the debt collector. The second instance is the one described in the last Tips For Tenants where the landlord waits until you leave and then hits you with a huge bill for purported damages. Even though there is no judgment supporting the landlord’s claim, he or she sends the tenant a single notice about the “debt” and then ships it to the collection agency, which starts dunning you regularly, reports you to the credit reporting agencies and perhaps the landlord information networks, and eventually sues you to get a judgment it can enforce in different ways.
If you do not have a basis for disputing the landlord’s claim, there is nothing to do but work out a payment arrangement. However, many of the tenants who come to us do have a basis for dispute. In the case of an eviction judgment, the tenant may not have received the required 5-day notice or notice of the eviction hearing, or maybe she made partial payment to the landlord who took it. In the case of the post-vacancy damage claim, the landlord may have failed to provide a move-in inspection list or a timely (within 14 days) notice of the alleged damages, or the tenants may have proof (and hopefully photos) showing that the alleged damages are non-existent.
The first thing to remember is that, if it comes down to your word versus the landlord’s word, you will likely lose because the judge who has to decide is used to seeing one deadbeat tenant after another. So from the time you smell a dispute, do everything in writing, and take photos at every key moment (especially moving in and moving out). If you dispute the claim, you will have to substantiate that dispute eventually.
But you cannot wait around until you get to court to decide your dispute, because the landlord is already killing your credit by allowing his agent – property management company or realtor or collection agency – to report you and harass you with phone calls and letters. How can you stop it?
You go to an attorney who is familiar with the two federal laws – the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act – which give you at least a measure of protection. These laws protect you against the most obnoxious of the collection tactics whether you have a legitimate dispute or not. But more importantly, they give some real credit protection to those who have a genuine dispute. A properly written dispute letter can suspend collection efforts, prohibit the collector from calling you directly, force the creditor to conduct a meaningful investigation of the supposed debt and report the result to you. A debt collector (which includes collection lawyers and property management companies) who pursues a debt that he cannot substantiate is liable under the federal laws, and debt collectors know it. They just rarely have to deal with an alleged debtor who knows the law.
Usually, the three big credit reporting agencies will publish any negative credit report they receive. If they are informed there is a dispute, they will leave the report up but add a line stating that the report is disputed. That, of course, does little good for the person who has been reported. We, however, send the creditor dispute letter to those three agencies, who would otherwise only learn the truth if the creditor told them, and how likely is that? We take the position under the FCRA that, once the agency has knowledge of the details of the dispute, it cannot leave the negative report up, even with the dispute qualification. | http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/tips-for-tenants-4--can-the-landlord-hurt-my-credit-what-do-i-do | dclm-gs1-048610002 | false | false | {
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I have noticed lots of moss growing in my flowerbeds this spring that I have never had before ( I live in the Detroit MI area). What caused this to grow and what can I do to get rid of it?
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Moss grows where and when conditions are favorable for it. That usually means shade and constant moisture. It could mean that the soil in your flower beds is compacted, resulting in poor drainage and wetter soil conditions. It may also mean that your yard is shadier than it used to be. Working compost or other organic matter into the soil can help improve drainage. Pruning nearby trees to let in more light can reduce shade.
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Lost? Lost like socks get lost in the dryer?
No, he killed her.
NEVER did I say Lost_ Its in Gods Plan_ yes he killed her no arguement there_ They lost thier daughter_ a baby Lost her mom_ they are victims of the fathers drunkeness and carlessness yes_ the parents of the girl who died didnt ignore thier daughter so she could be murdered_ You are just as ignorant and judgemental. Hopefully a lesson will be learned sadly at the cost of this young woman_ may God bless her soul and yours.
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Pointers always envied automatic cleanup that is in c++ provided only for big fat slow Static Object or their arrays stored by value. In this article we will introduce concept of scopes also for dynamic objects and scoped version of new/malloc to take advantage of those scopes. Ie associated objects/memory will get destroyed with the scope. Plus your code will now be smaller and simpler. I got this idea about pointers deserving automatic cleanup love too in my other article about new && operator
Scope global;
// entering scope
void proc() {
Scope local;
// gets destructors called/freed in proper order
Why manual cleanup is source of bugs.
Bugs by releasing objects twice or more and corrupting memory by confused condition statements.
Performance point of view
So we definitely want automatic cleanup that is provided for static objects. But pretty much any program serious about performance will store objects by pointers and not by value because price for reallocation insert or sort is horrendous as you can see in benchmark here
So can't we have both? Performance and efficiency of pointers and safety and simplicity of static objects by automatic cleanup when leaving scope? Yes we can if we implement concept of scopes also for dynamic objects.
Simpler alternative to smart pointers
Big advantage of scopes is that you don't need kinda heavy dependency on stl/boost just for simple thing like pointer. Code simplicity and clarity keeps bugs at bay. Why ?
in the bigger struct A sample code bellow it's clear what is going on and you are not limited in array storage either
<span style="font-weight: normal; "> ptr1 = ptr2; // just pointers are assigned ie MOVE semantics
</span><span style="font-weight: normal; "> *ptr1 = *ptr2; // objects are copied ie COPY semantics</span>
With smart pointers the fact when they actually copy or move is one big jungle.
Most of them simply don't work in containers. some require c++11 compiller or make code unusable by others since libs/dlls with stl/boost are unusable by others.
auto_ptr is a pointer with copy and with move semantics and ownership (=auto-delete) can't be stored in containers
scoped_ptr is a auto_ptr without copy and without move semanticscan be stored in containers.and requires boost It adds a level of safety. memory created will exist only for that scope and no more, thus you get compile-time protection against attempting to move it or transfer it.
is a auto_ptr without copy but with move semantics.can be stored in containers requires c++ 11 compillerOwnership is movable,
shared_ptr. requires c++ 11 compillerIf you want to create something and share that pointer and cleanup when all referencers are gone,
With smart pointers you need to wrap every pointer reference ie change all the code. With scopes you just derive your objects from Scope::Obj and all is solved
struct A {
Scope local;
B* ptr1;
B* ptr2;
A() {
ptr1=new(local) B();
// deallocates ptr1 on scope destruction as part of object
// destruction that follows this constructor exception
Reinventing Wheel
Turns out that I am not the first one thinking along those lines and Boost template library already provides us ptr_vector. vector of shared_ptr or shared_array.
Templates are great when you are not creating library (stl/boost are binary incopatible between versions/compillers) and when you don't mind wrapping every variable to template pretty much rewriting all your code and when everything is working. Take for example this guy having trouble sorting simple array of pointers and geting responses like
Hmm ... It is unbelivable what complexity we vere able introduce to ehm... "simplify our life"
So if you are like me preferring things small and simple so you know by simple look at source what is going on.
Let's try simpler but I hope equally functional alternative.
Let's Scopes for dynamic heap objects be born
So how does the automatic cleanup of static objects actually work? Well. It works by simply adding pointer of every static object within scope to internal invisible linked list and when leaving calling destructors for each of them in reverse order.
Can we make something similar for dynamic objects?
The only issue are calling proper object specific destructors. Unfortunately as far as I know c++ doesnt allow to get destructor adresses. So the only sollution I come up so far is to use virtual destructor in all stored objects so polymorphysm selects proper one for us.
Implementation of Scope.h
This code snippet bellow is kept simple with compressed formating just for purpose of article so it is clear what is going on. Complete implementation along with scoped versions of new delete strdup malloc calloc free and threadsafe version of scope called TScope (usefull for using for example global scope from multiple threads etc) is in Scope.h that is attached in zip file with Example.cpp on top of the article. I did not attached project files since most of you will not be able to open vs2012 anyway.
struct Scope { // This is Just simple linked list
struct Obj { virtual ~Obj() {} };
Scope* prev; Obj* ptr;
scope.prev=prev; }
Limitations of this solution
Only objects derived from Scope::Obj or objects that have virtual destructor as first virtual method are supported.
Example code
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include "Scope.h"
// what exception or error in program happens
struct A : Scope:Obj {// As for supported objects. They must unfortunately be derived
// from Scope::Obj or have virtual destructor as the first vitual method
void Test() {
A* array[3]={0};
void main() {
Points of Interest
The fact that so far I managed to autodeallocate only objects derived from Scope::Obj or with virtual destructor as first virtual method kinda sadens me. But I hope that some way to get around this limit is found since deriving from std::string etc just to allow it's autorelease is kinda unelegant.
Also if you want to autodeallocate memory from malloc/calloc/strdup just use scoped versions from scope.h in zip file. Off coarse for explicit dealocation you must use scoped versions of free/delete too so they are removed from scope and no another attempt is made to free them when leaving scope
Where this leads and future work
I am playing with the clang c++ compiller sources and implementing smart pointers as build in to c++.
Feature that should had been there long time ago (calling destructor when not null and going out of scope) so low level os /driver developers can produce smaller and safer code too without big template monsters like boost.
I have no idea how to mark them yet. But so far I am testing with variable*~ syntax
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amandaWA writes:
Whoever said that this freak (RubyRidgesimilar) is Kane's widow-they were not legally married. They were "common law" after 3 months in a state that does not recognize common law marriages. And, come to think of it, the great Kanes don't recognize the law either. So how does that work? Or has someone come up with a marriage certificate? If all one has to do is SAY they are married to someone for it to be true, well then call me Mrs. George Clooney.
Now, Ms. Wray, if that indeed is you, please, for the sake of your kids, seek help. Please. Those kids deserve a stable parent in their lives and well, you are not it. Your ranting and raving about those videos are getting quite old too. They will be released when the investigation is complete. Simple. It has not even been a month. Give them time.
To anyone that says that these things don't get out obviously don't live in West Memphis or Marion! Nothing there is secret, you know when your neighbor farts for Heaven's sake. Even stuff that people aren't supposed to know everyone knows.
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Blak writes:
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Ooops, you mistakenly said those magic words, with captital letters, no less, 'PAID THEIR WAY'. LOL
They DEFRAUDED people and they paid their way with ILLEGAL PROCEEDS from ILLEGAL ACTS but they are POWERFUL...
And thus they won't be prosecuted UNTIL they SCREW RICH PEOPLE..
And then they will be thrown in Jail Like Bernie Madoff..
If Bernie had robbed a whole bunch of poor folks he would have been fined..
But he duped rich people.. And they came after him.
It doesn't matter what they paid, they should have still served JAIL TIME.
You are for an illegal, oppressive, unfair and biased (against the poor) system that ensures white priviledge and supremacy and the hell with everyone else.
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Membase and ASP.NET MVC 3 Tutorial
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2. Stage 1: Create the Initial Application
Open Visual Studio 2010 and create a new project. Select ASP.NET MVC 3 Web Application from the Web templates as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Figure 1: New Project.
New Project
Next you need to select the Empty template, and select the Razor view engine.
Figure 2. Figure 2: Select Empty Template.
Select Empty Template
You will need to create a few files. Right click the Controllers folder in Solution Explorer and choose Add | Controller. Name this controller HomeController and choose the Empty controller template. See Figure 3.
Figure 3. Figure 3: Creating the HomeController.
Creating the HomeController
Next, right click on the Views folder, and create a folder named Home and then right click on that folder and choose Add | View. Name the view Index and use the Razor template. You can leave everything else on the dialog as is, and click the Add button.
After you've completed this, you will be left with Solution Explorer looking like Figure 4.
Figure 4. Figure 4: Stage 1 files created.
Stage 1 files created.
Open the HomeController.cs file and make its contents look like Listing 1 now.
Listing 1: HomeController.cs
using System.Web.Mvc;
namespace MembaseTutorial.Controllers
public class HomeController : Controller
/// <summary>
/// GET: /Home
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public ActionResult Index()
ViewData["Message"] = "I don't know you.";
return View();
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@using MembaseTutorial.Models;
ViewBag.Title = "Home";
In the next Stage, you will be downloading and configuring the Enyim Memcache and Membase client library. We will refer to this as the Enyim client library. The client library allows any .NET object to be saved into Membase as long as that object is annotated with Serializable. So, we'll make a simple data model object for storing information in our database. See Listing 3. Right click on the Models folder and add a new class.
Listing 3: User.cs
using System;
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public String UserName { get; set; }
public String Password { get; set; }
public String FullName { get; set; }
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progressivepower writes:
in response to mykfridley#7972:
While I have supported Trent in the past, I am a little annoyed with his commercial involving the Whirlpool employees. They say Buschon would enable businesses to move over seas but everyone with a half a brain knows we've had a Democrat in the 8th seat for 2 terms and he sure as hell didn't seem to try to step in. In all honesty, I don't think anyone from either party would be able to stop companies from doing what they do. But don't let facts get in the way of baseless partisan shots.
I thought the Whirlpool commercial was great! It's true that politicians aren't going to be able to prevent every job from going overseas; but why encourage companies to do so with taxpayer dollars?
Buschon want to eliminate the IRS(conservatives never want to pay ANY TAXES, even for their beloved wars) and institute a 25% sales tax. Yeah that'll work. Let's REALLY hammer lower income and the middle class Americans with an ultra regressive tax and then blame them for not being able to pull themselves up by their conservative bootstraps. Bushon's ideas would sink the economy into the abyss.
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GSG writes:
To Speculator: let's hope you remain speculator and never venture towards being a counselor.
To all others: Civil rights was not just a fight for racial equality; it was a fight for equality, period!
A woman should never have give up her right of autonomy. What she considers doing medically is between her, the father, and her physician. The final decision should be hers and hers alone. She, and only she, has to answer for her actions! And, before anyone says anything about the Master, the God I serve forgives all things (upon asking) except blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.
Lastly, no government dollars are used for abortion procedures!!!
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IndianaEnoch writes:
in response to independence:
Because they listen to FOX News, the entrainment channel, who's biggest stockholder is a Saudi Prince.
No, the problem is that the writer is picking at gnats as if the compilation error changes the basic premise of the problem. It's like saying it took a second longer to drown in 90 feet of water than was originally calculated. A logical fallacy by the writer is the problem, not Fox news or some Saudi Prince.
Debt destroys wealth, always, and you can't borrow yourself out of a spending problem.
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A special judge in James Orrahood’s lawsuit against the city of Henderson’s occupational license tax has dismissed the case in favor of the city, according to court documents filed Friday.
The case was dismissed “with prejudice,” which means it is over unless Orrahood decides to take it to the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Orrahood said Friday he has not yet made that decision.
Special Circuit Judge Dennis R. Foust, in his written order, said he was “not unsympathetic” to Orrahood’s situation, but that he is bound by an earlier ruling of the Court of Appeals, which “explicitly stated the taxing ordinance is valid. That being the case, no further pleadings are necessary and this court can rule based upon the facts before it.”
The city for several years failed to appoint an occupational license appeals board after it passed the ordinance, and did so only when the Court of Appeals chastised it for not doing so. At that time the appellate court overturned the criminal conviction of James Phillips, a CPA who also had objected to the way the city was interpreting its ordinance.
The main point of Orrahood’s lawsuit was that the city used 2005 earnings to calculate the 2006 tax bill, although there is no language in the city’s ordinance that makes it retroactive.
In every year since then, the city has used actual earnings to determine the tax. Consequently, the suit argued, the city doubly taxed Orrahood for all of 2005 and for the first four months of 2006.
Orrahood was seeking reimbursement of the occupational tax he paid for his rental business for all of 2005 and a portion of the following year, plus a late penalty, all of which totals $75.02, not counting interest.
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When one has to pay for the "privilege" to work in Henderson don't be surprised if we don't draw a lot of new business. And just what does the "occupational tax" do? Does it provide a service for business's? I had a business here fro over 20 years and no one could tell me what I got in return for my tax paid. The only thing it did was to take money out of my pocket. If you're being taxed it should be for a reason other than "privilege".
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Federal law requires each state to mandate a wage of no less than $2.13 per hour to tipped workers. In Texas, the state just goes by the federal wage. Other states mandate their own minimum wage which is more than the federal wage. The only 3 states which have an hourly wage of greater than $7.00 per hour to tipped workers are California, Alaska, and Hawaii. So I'm assuming you live in one of those 3 states.
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1. It was not that long ago that this almost A list mostly television actor was still trying to make it look like he dated women. He liked the impression that he was a ladies man and he got that impression by dating woman after woman. He dated so many women because there was never any third date love if you get my drift. He would just date them until he could not hide it anymore and then move on. Meanwhile, women all over the world would follow each of these changes and hope they would be next. He finally has settled down. Of course the person he settled down with has never actually even pretended to date a guy and everyone was fairly certain she would just come out. She is a B list actress. Mostly movies. I think I am being generous in giving her a B. She might be closer to a C. The couple claims they fell in love and can't be separated from each other. Well, she has a girlfriend so there must be some separation sometime. He is not currently seeing any guys and is extremely hesitant to ever do so except when he is out of the country and in very controlled circumstances. I'm not sure why they decided to go this route. It is confusing, especially on her part because she was so close to coming out. Publicity? That could be. Her old girlfriend knew a lot about publicity. 2. This A list mostly movie actor and Academy Award winner/nominee has a new male lover. As his custom though, the actor refuses to ever admit that he is gay and instead, this weekend ate several times by himself at places while not even allowing his new lover to order room service. Instead, the actor would bring him back coffee and wraps from Starbucks. Our actor is apparently one of the cruelest guys around when it comes to his partners. Violently so. 3. This former A list celebrity and now a still newsworthy B- list celebrity/reality star blames blackout drinking on the following things: Two tattoos she hates; a marriage; several STD's (one of which still requires condom use which is why her most recent boyfriend broke up with her); her first lesbian relationship which she tries to keep quiet (she finds that her fan base of guys does not like her choice of women, so she keeps women she is with completely out of the public eye and just dates men publicly); and her biggest love who took her home one night when she was passed out and she didn't really leave his house for almost a year. Now that might be kidnapping. 4. This A list celebrity/rapper/mogul and sometime reality star is not a huge drinker. At clubs he will drink and he orders a ton of booze, but he is not like Jay-Z who will actually get hammered. There are times though that our celebrity does. If you are a 18-22 year old gay male interested in older men and lots of presents, this is your chance. Our celebrity uses his drinking as an excuse to take a night off from being a ladies man. He heads to a club and finds some willing guys and then for the rest of the night they drive around in a party bus while our celebrity enjoys getting wild with the guys with no one to see and is passing out money and presents and booze and seemingly at his happiest. When the party is over he drops them back off at the club and then pretends it all never happened. Just blames it on the booze.
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Don't take the 2010-11 NFL season for granted. Enjoy it like there won't be football played for a while after because at least one insider in the labor negotiations believes a lockout is guaranteed once the current contract expires in March 2011.
NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith says the chances of a lockout next year on a scale from one to ten is a "14".
Commissioner Roger Goodell doesn't agree with Smith. He says the owners know it's bad for business to not come up with some sort of an agreement.
Goodell also states he doesn't feel a lockout would be best for the players or the fans. Well, no **** Sherlock.
Another thing that isn't good for the game is an uncapped year, which it looks more and more like that's going to be the case for the 2010 season. And once there's one season that's uncapped it's nearly impossible to make the next season capped. Try telling a quarterback that he isn't worth as much as a defensive lineman just because his contract was signed a year later. Then get back to me and tell me how that works out.
Right now the labor agreement proposed is for the players to cut their revenue sharing percentage from 59% to 41%. The only way I see any chance of this happening is if there is no salary cap so the players will still get their money.
Players play for the love of the game, but they also know this is a business. They aren't about to get screwed so the team's billionaire owner can pocket more money in hopes that he'll improve stadium facilities to appease Goodell's taste for what a football stadium should look like and include.
Goodell wants improved facilities. Owners want to maximize their profits. Players want to maximize their profits. Fans want to enjoy football and be able to afford to watch a game live in person.
If Goodell gets his way, owners will lose profits and players will lose profits which will chain react into inflation on tickets and concession costs at games, causing less fans to be able to afford to watch a game live in person.
This will cause plummeting ticket and concession sales which will cause teams that are currently struggling to have to move cities. That's never good for fans to lose the team they love.
Maybe the facilities will generate more money down the road, but that's only going to come from the people with more money that can afford to go to these games. And in this era that's only the high class people. The only people going to games will be wealthy people, which will demean home field advantage because these people are on average not as rabid sports fans.
It's a chain reaction that in the long run hurts everyone and everything having to deal with the game.
Fidel Goodell, get over your egotistical ideas and leave the game as it is. It's perfect, nothing needs to be changed. Not one fan cares more about the facility their team plays in compared to the integrity of the game as a whole.
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Part 3
Light Purple. The sky has turned to a light-purple as I continue my way to Sam's. I take out another cig and light it. The tobacco is welcomed in my lungs like a stripper to a bachelor's party. I had managed to use my knife to get the bullet out of my arm while biting down on the barrel of my gun. It hurt like hell.
I take a left on Maple Avenue and now cars are passing me by on a regular basis. Taxis and cars takin' people to work and what not. That used to be me. The schmoe who took crap from people and smiled in their faces. Not anymore. I'm too old and dumb to be fooled by that anymore. I make another right and right on the corner of Walton Drive and Maple is a medium sized restaurant called Sam's Diner. The owner's name is Sam Hyllian. Some mob boys tried to punk him for protection money and I set them straight. Now, I get free food and coffee whenever the hell I want. And who ever said violence never solved anything?
I open the door into the bright light of the diner to see Sam standing at the front counter, arms wide open. He's a short, pudgy guy with thinly balding hair. I can see the grease stains on his white apron and smell the faint smell of ground beef on him as I approach him.
"My man Brock! How's ya hammer hangin'?" asks Sam in his Brooklyn accent.
"Nothing much Sam. You haven't seen or heard anything on the streets have you?" I ask him sternly.
"Besides the hookers and cops at night, not really," replies Sam smiling.
I break the promise I made myself earlier and crack a smile. I even manage a genuine chuckle.
"Get me a large coffee with two creams, one sugar and a shot of Jack Daniel's to go in it," I say to Sam as I turn around.
I see a thin man with a laptop computer and black wire frame glasses sitting in a booth towards the back. The guy looks like a wreck. The bags under his eyes looks like the kind you would take on a vacation. I walk over to him and sit down in the seat across from him.
"You wanna tell me why the hell you called me at 1:30 in the morning or do I have to smash your computer?" I ask the guy.
"If you were as smart as you were about 10 years ago, you might still be a crossing guard," says the guy smartly, looking at the laptop the entire time.
I sigh and put my hand on the screen, closing the computer. The guy is now looking me in the eyes. I can smell the alcohol on his breath and see his redshot eyes of despair. He really needed my help.
"Eddie, let's get down to business. What do you have for me?" I ask.
"Client has a business in downtown Pembleton and she's been getting calls from the mob about protection. Now, seeing as this woman is from Los Angeles, she's got protection of her own. However she left her office one day and came back to find this," says Eddie as he opens the laptop and turned it around towards me.
I look and see a picture of about fifteen dead men, all with their heads cut off. Execution style.
"Jesus," I say silently.
"The client also found a tape in her VCR. The bastards who killed her boys took her son and daughter hostage and is holding them for ransom. Now she wants you to find out who did it and kill the bastards who did it. She wants the main leader's head as proof and her kids back safely," says Eddie turning the laptop back around.
I went over the information in my head. Something didn't smell right.
"If this is a homicide and kidnapping job, why didn't she call the cops?" I ask Eddie suspiciously.
"I think it's clear to say that smuggling immigrants through customs and running a racketeering business qualifies for illegal," says Eddie smartly.
"No one likes a wise-ass Eddie. However, why did you say if we don't get it done we die?" I ask nervously.
"Well..." begins Eddie as he takes out an inhaler from his jean coat pocket and takes a quick puff. "This woman wants her kids back by noon. "If we don't do that, she'll send over a hundred guys to do us in."
A cold lump manages to slide down my throat. Ten, maybe even twenty guys is nothing. A hundred though, and I can kiss my ass goodbye.
"Does the broad got any idea where her kids could be?" I ask hopefully.
Eddie takes a pen out of his pocket, takes a napkin and quickly writes something on it. He then slides it across the table.
"Go here and you should be able to find out some information about the kidnappers. Brock, plase don't **** this one up. I don't feel like dying today and I know we haven't gotten laid in a while," says Eddie looking at me smiling.
I chuckle.
"Speak for yourself buddy. Anyways, got anything else for me?" I ask him as I start to stand up.
Eddie reaches under the table abrings up a black vest. He tosses it to me and I smile again.
"Standard issue Kevlar vest. It's not even my birthday yet Eddie," I say as I take off my jacket and put the vest on.
Eddie smiles but then notices my wound and frowns.
You might wanna get that thing bandaged up so it doesn't get infected," he says.
I turn towards the front counter.
"Hey Sam, you got a bottle of peroxide back there?" I yell to him.
"Yeah, come up front and get it," yells Sam from the back in his kitchen.
I carry the trench coat in my left hand and walk towards the front counter. Sam emerges with a black bottle and tosses it to me. I grab it with my right hand and grimace slightly from the pain. I leave my coat on a stool and walk for the bathroom to the left. If I was gonna get this job done, I needed to be focused and leveled headed. No one like a gu covered in blood.
End of Part 3
PS: Surprised there's no violence? XD
06-28-2006, 07:01 PM
i leave the nets for a week, and you think that means it's okay to post up more horrible writings?
i only read the first paragraph, and already i'm offended as a reader. it's not a good idea to insult the people that you want to read your words, ESPECIALLY not if you ever plan on making a living by writing.
chromer, if you're going to use a cheesy line like:
"The tobacco is welcomed in my lungs like a stripper to a bachelor's party."
at least get the tense right.
06-28-2006, 07:08 PM
I think it offended you because you're the stripper who goes to the bachelor parties perhaps?
06-29-2006, 02:36 PM
bachelorette parties, but yeah, i'm a hot cop.
06-29-2006, 05:34 PM
I think you might be too convincing, though, Fojar.
Anyways, this part was leaps and bounds better than part 2.
06-29-2006, 10:05 PM
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Rebar cutting and bending machines can save you time and money on the concrete jobsite.
When concrete contractors need rebar cut or bent, they have three choices. They can have a fabricator pre-cut or pre-bend the rebar to the specs. They can have their crews use manual tools to hand cut or bend it on the job. Or they can use rebar cutting and bending machines at the jobsite or in their shops. Contractors say there is no difference in quality or strength between pre-engineered and do-it-yourself machine cut or bent rebar.
The benefits of owning machines
For large jobs where the steel is detailed in the blueprints, ordering all the specified rebar from a fabricator makes sense. But for smaller jobs, owning a rebar cutter and bender will get the job done more quickly and painlessly than using hand cutting tools. "As a rule of thumb, we tell people one person with one of our machines can do the work of two people in half the time," notes Frank Olah, president of rebar tool maker Fascut Industries. This means one worker can cut or bend four times as much rebar per hour using a machine compared to doing it manually.
Homebuilder Richard Cyr of Mastercraft Construction, who has two EZE Bend cutter and bender units, gets his rebar work done at least five times faster than with manual cutting. "It saves countless hours," he points out. "It makes the job so much easier. It used to be the guys who had to cut and fabricate the rebar, it was the worst job on site. Now everybody likes to do it."
Smaller rebar cutters and benders weighing under 200 lbs. can be lifted and carried by two workers for easy transport to the jobsite. Larger machines can weigh about 400 lbs., so a skid steer is needed to move them. These big machines are more often used in a shop. Smaller machines can handle up to #6 rebar, while larger ones can handle up to #8 rebar. Contractors who own both sizes usually take the small machine to the jobsite, using the larger machine indoors on bad weather days to pre-cut and pre-bend rebar for upcoming jobs.
Another benefit of using a machine is its ease in making numerous identically bent pieces. For example, when contractors need a large number of stirrups, or the square shapes used in concrete columns to hold vertical rebar, each stirrup must have accurate bends in the right places. It is difficult to get every bend the same with hand bending. "With a bending machine, you can set up a reference to put the bar against to get the same dimension of bend every time," says Olah.
Saving time and money
If rebar cutting and bending machines were not available, the main option for even medium sized jobs would be ordering prepared rebar from a fabricator. Contractors say this has two problems. "It would be more costly," says Mike Cuttle of The Jasper Company, where they use Multiquip rebar machines. "We would have to wait two to three days depending on the quantity. You can get your numbers in the field better and your quantity with your own machine, so this way you can be sure you have enough rebar." Otherwise, he says he would usually order extra rebar from the fabricator to be sure of having everything needed for the job.
The ability to make custom rebar is valued by Ian Giesler of ICF Builders. "Since most of our projects involve custom work, the EZE Bend system allows us to have near instant custom bent and cut reinforcing by ordering straight lengths of rebar and fabricating it on site on demand," he says. "We can use this system either in a 'fabrication set up mode,' where a person cuts and bends reinforcing as it is called out, as well as use the portability of it to bend tie-in dowels that were set in previously cast-in-place concrete walls into floor slabs. Without these machines, we would have a slower productivity on site and our cost of purchasing prefabricated materials would be higher. Using prefab materials can lead to delays caused by changes in design or improper detailing of reinforcing."
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0.047101 | <urn:uuid:99b60909-c40c-447c-bbd2-a42b4c45363c> | en | 0.905487 | RE: please, locks are at block or row level.?
TX locks take locks against rows, not blocks.
When you execute DML against a table, a TX enqueue (or lock)
is implicitly allocated for the duration of your transaction.
That transaction points to a rollback segment header, which
in turn will point to space in the rollback segment where=20
the before images of the data affected by your transaction
will be recorded. Now, as particular data blocks are affected,
an ITL xlot in the data block's transaction layer is allocated
and pointed to that rollback segment slot. So, now we know that
this transaction is "showing an interest" in this data block.
Finally, as a particular row in the data block is updated,
the entry in the block's row table is updated to point to that
particular ITL slot. So, in this way, locks can be enforced at
the row-level. Note some important points about this model:
1.) There is no "master list" of locked rows. This is good,
because it's a key Oracle's ability to scale, and to not have
to deal with lock escalation, which other databases need to=20
deal with.
2.) It fits very well into the whole read consistency model,
with the block pointing to the rollback segments that are needed
to provide previous snapshots of the data.
3.) Note that with "large" updates, simply marking the rollback
segment header as committed is good enough. The blocks do not
have to be revisited. The next time the block is visited, Oracle
will check if the pointer in the ITL still points to a valid,
uncommitted transaction. If the transaction is committed,=20
Oracle will "cleanout" the block at that time.
I could go on into block cleanout details, and failure, etc,
but I think this is long enough.
Finally, for your 3rd question, see DBMS_ROWID package.
Hope that helps,
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From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Juan Carlos Reyes
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 11:50 AM
To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: please, locks are at block or row level.?
Hi 3 questions please, if you can lend me your time one moment,
1. I have a confusion, locks are at block level or row level
2. Where is the overhead if they are in the same block, and I lock at =
same time all rows in the same block?
3. how can I know in which block is a row?
Thanks :)
Juan Carlos Reyes Pacheco
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theofficefan99Posted 7/3/2012 12:49:25 PM
I think it would be around an 85%.
Minus points for:
-Dated visuals on Vita unless they upgrade it
-A story that jumps around too much
-There's bound to be a few reviewers that will complain that the story is too confusing/complex/convoluted
-Lots of grinding required
What about you guys?
Anticipating: Phantasy Star Online 2, FF Versus XIII, FF Type-0, Xenoblade, The Last Story, Tomb Raider, and Final Fantasy XV
LucasDraleauPosted 7/3/2012 1:22:56 PM
The "dated" visuals probably wouldn't be too much of a problem because if you actually look at the models, etc., they are pretty impressive.
Also, the only place that I see the story jumping around is during parts of the Second Playthrough and the time of Finis. If you could actually understand the story, you will see that it doesn't jump around as much as you think it does.
MagiusNecrosPosted 7/3/2012 1:33:21 PM
In the 80's sounds fair.
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Mihael-KeehlPosted 7/6/2012 4:07:41 AM
I think it would stay around the 85. Its too hard for current generation of gamers.
To me the game is a 90 or 95, but im more preservering than most.
Susan0Posted 7/6/2012 5:14:33 AM
Susan0Posted 7/6/2012 5:15:00 AM
Solid 90.
Replay value is high.
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Lelouch71Posted 7/6/2012 12:21:38 PM
Probably mid to high 80s. I don't really care for this metacritic stuff anyway.
PhaildPosted 7/7/2012 12:09:40 AM
Ah, Metacritic. A site that considers 75% to be an average score regardless of the scoring system in individual sites.
Even if a site considers 3/5 to be an average score, it would be be 60% on Metacritic.
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theofficefan99(Topic Creator)Posted 7/12/2012 1:39:55 PM
That makes perfect sense though :p
I guess the only thing I don't like about Metacritic is that certain sites hold more weight than other sites. But I guess that makes sense too, kinda. If a site isn't very reputable don't include it at all. | http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/951986-final-fantasy-type-0/63297845 | dclm-gs1-049440002 | false | false | {
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Respond to Review of CLOSED: Earth Cafe Marrakech - Essaouira
by cookster
Review: As we walked, or perhaps more accurately wandered, into a small square we were greeted by the pleasant sight of Earth Cafe. Having already eaten at their other version in Mrrakech, we immediately knew where we were going to be having dinner and when. It is quite similar to the one if Marrakesch so those review will help to give you a picture, if not cosier. The menu is the same, save for a noddlbe option, and just as delicious. There was only one woman there who was doing everything - cooking, drinks, taking orders etc. Naturally, we had to wait a while for others food to be cooked before ours, but this allows for a more enjoyable sessioon of some morrocan tea! Not to mention she was incredibly kind and hospitable despite us only being able to exchange smiles, gestures, and the odd "Shukran". Highly recommended.
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Cooking Time10 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexAverageCuisine
Main IngredientInterest Group
Butter/Margarine2 Tablespoon
Garlic1 Clove (5 gm), minced
Flour2 Tablespoon
Half and half3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs) (Light Cream)
Canned clams6 1⁄2 Ounce, minced / chopped (1 Can)
Parsley2 Tablespoon, chopped
Oregano1⁄4 Teaspoon, crumbled
Salt1⁄4 Teaspoon
Pepper1⁄8 Teaspoon
Brandy2 Tablespoon
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 927 Calories from Fat 436
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50 g76.2%
Saturated Fat 28.9 g144.4%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 255.1 mg
Sodium 792.5 mg33%
Total Carbohydrates 45 g14.9%
Dietary Fiber 2.5 g9.8%
Sugars 0.9 g
Protein 57 g114.3%
Vitamin A 102.4% Vitamin C 140.8%
Calcium 44.2% Iron 308.6%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
1. In a medium heavy bottomed saucepan, melt the butter over moderate heat.
2. Add garlic to the butter and saute lightly until soft but not browned.
3. Stir in the flour and cook until it begins to froth with the butter.
4. Gradually add in half and half, stirring constantly until well blended with the butter-flour mixture.
5. Cook the sauce on low heat, stirring constantly, until it is thick and bubbly.
6. To the simmering sauce, add undrained clams, brandy, herbs and seasonings and stir well.
7. Heat through for 1 to 2 minutes.
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What's My Name
This is the fuckin' shit I be talkin' about
Half rappin' ass mothafuckers
You think it's a game? You think it's a fuckin' game?
Come on, uh, uh, uh
Come on, uh, uh?
What'cha really want?
What'cha really want?
D-M-X! Uh, uh, uh, uh
Come on!
Ride or die!
Ay yo, ay yo, ay yo
What's my name?
DMX, and I be the best
You see the rest?
They lookin' like they need a rest
One more time!
I'm a spit at you some shit that's gon' get at you
Be fuckin' with your mind
Stop talkin' shit!
'Cause you out there runnin' your mouth
And really don't know who you fuckin' with
Here we go again!
How many times do I have to tell you rap niggas I have no friends?
You still actin' up!
Runnin' around here like some brand new pussy that's about to get fucked
The game don't stop!
I'm still gettin' down for whatever
Whenever, that's why my shit is hot
Can't keep it real!
Now, some of us do, but most of us don't
That's just how a nigga feel
I shed blood!
For my people; that'll keep you lookin' see-through
Whenever you try to creep through
[Chorus x 2]
If you want it, we got it
Come and get it, nigga; we wit' it
All you gotta do is set it, baby
Ride or die!
What'cha niggas want? Uh, uh
What'cha niggas want?
You still playin' games!
You gon' think it's a joke until they no longer remember your name
That's how we do 'em!
Make cowards disappear into thin air by puttin' shit through 'em
Never comin' back!
No more deaths!
'Cause in a minute you gonna have grandma bein the only family member left
Bust my gun!
If I gots to kill a nigga, but I'm always down for the one on one
Dog for life!
We gon' get to the bottom of this shit if it takes all night
Stop, drop!
Open up shop
Fake up-north niggas screamin' for the cops
Ride or die!
Now, what that mean is that I tell a nigga bye-bye and pop him in his right eye
[Chorus x 2]
Look at all these off-brand niggas
Runnin' around, yappin' about they be holdin' figgas as big as Jigga's
That's that bullshit!
Don't they know that around me talkin' about what you got will get you hit?
I'm not a nice person!
I mean, I'd smack the shit out you twice, dog, and that's before I start cursin'
I stay flippin'!
That's my style!
I'm a cruddy nigga; leave you all bloody, nigga
Service with a smile
Suck my dick!
Now all you niggas that's been to jail before know it's about to get thick
Let's get it on, baby!
I'm gonna be goin' against four niggas in one and you think you crazy?
I've lost my mind!
[Chorus x 3]
Written by Simmons, Earl / Lorenzo, Irving Domingo / Hinson, Edward
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As deadly as some of the risky behaviors today’s adolescents engage in, like drunk driving and drug use, is the much lesser known “choking game” that some physicians have never heard of. Amina Khan writes in The Los Angeles Times that the choking game, also known as “space monkey,” “sleeper hold” and “funky chicken,” can be played two ways: One can be a solo operation, using a necktie, belt or other type of binding to put pressure on the carotid artery in the neck. The other method involves a partner, who can apply pressure to the neck or chest until the subject passes out, cutting off blood flow to the brain.
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1. Not a big radio (music) listener, but when I do/did, I enjoyed the Brew. I enjoy the 80's music, graduated in 85.
2. Are Connie and Fish no longer going to be on? This sucks...too much of the stuff that 97.3 is now playing on other stations.
3. Commercial radio is trash. Why do people willingly submit to tens of minutes of schizophrenic ear-worm-laden commercials an hour and 500 songs on endless shuffle when community radio like 91.7, radio milwaukee, and NPR are just down the dial?
4. Milwaukee Radio is sorely lacking, and its only getting more generic, repetitive and uninteresting. The Brew was one of the somewhat-bright spots.
So glad I can stream Pandora over my phone and pipe that through my car speakers. That plus the luxury of having two public radio stations still make it worth having a sound system in the car.
5. I wonder if they are going to bail on sponsorship of the M&I classic rock stage at Summerfest. They'll probably try to take over the US Cellular (102.1 has it now) or Potawatomi Rock stage.
It's sad that radio stations change formats whenever its convenient for them.
6. Good many stations do we need to rehash 80s music? Long live 88.9!
7. I will miss the big fat guy billboard ads but not the crap music.
8. What is a radio? Shuffle mode on my ancient iPod does the trick and with no commericals to boot. And I'm the one who can decide when the format changes.
9. 88.9 is the only light in the gloomy state of FM radio in Milwaukee. When I can afford to, I will be giving them money.
10. Another format driven, narrow playlist, snoozefest radio station. Gee just what Milwaukee needs! I'll continue to stream WXRT out of Chicago or listen to Pandora. Thank God for the technology that allows us to just turn the crap they are slinging off!
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New severe measures against the Jews in France are now under discussion between the Nazi occupational authorities in Parts and the new French Commissioner for Jewish Affairs, Darquier de Pellepolx, according to reliable information reaching Free French circles here today.
In a broadcast last night from London to the people of France, a French officer, who was interned in Germany in the same war prisoners’ camp with Pellepoix, stated that Pellepolx was the first prisoner to be released from the camp since ha was identified by the Germans as a German agent, who prior to the outbreak of the war received funds from Germany to conduct anti-Jewish and pro-Nazi propaganda in France. While a war prisoner, Pellepoix continued to preach anti-Jewish propaganda among the French officers la the camp, but cowardly withdrew his anti-Semitic charges when a Jewish captain who was decorated for bravery slapped his face, the French officer related in kit broadcast. | http://www.jta.org/1942/05/20/archive/pellepoix-acted-as-nazi-agent-among-french-war-prisoners-officer-reveals | dclm-gs1-049720002 | false | false | {
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rottiegirl writes:
Hailey Brundage, who said Mollet was her best friend, said the 19-year-old hopes to rejoin her mother out of state and had aspirations to be a math teacher. With the conviction, her future is unclear, she said. NO SYMPATHY HERE. IF she had aspirations of being a teacher.. why wasn't she in college? Why was she hanging out smoking meth with convicted criminals? I definately wouldn't want her teaching my kids.. I hope she gets the maxium.. but unfortunately due to budget cuts and full prisons, and our joke of a judicial system.. she probably won't get much time..
Just a reality..
Our hearts go out to his son, girlfriend and family including LE brothers and sisters. You put your life on the line everyday.. but don't expect to go to work each day wondering if you will come home.. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.. stiffen the sentences get the criminals off the streets.. we are going to hell in a hand basket
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Warbox writes:
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"Guns can kill innocent people anywhere."
Guns can't kill people without some kind of interaction. That would be like saying cars kill people.
Rocks kill people.
Water kills people.
Chairs kill people.
There are always going to be bad people with guns.
Good people with guns should be allowed to defend themselves because bad people (read outlaws) don't care to break the law. They will have a gun if you pass a law against them or not.
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500 Watt LED Grow Lights - A grow light is used to stimulate plant growth. These are artificial light sources that emit an electromagnetic spectrum necessary for photosynthesis. Grow lights are usually electrically powered lights. They are useful in two types of situations: where supplemental light is required, and where there is no natural light.
Grow lights may be used during the winter months when the available daylight hours are not enough for the plant to grow. They may be used in a growing room that has no access to daylight.
Grow lights may be designed to provide a light spectrum comparable to that of the sun, or they may be designed to emit a spectrum specially tailored to the needs of the particular plants under cultivation. Lamps come with varying colour temperatures, spectral outputs, and varying intensity (known as lumen output). Specific ranges of spectrum, luminosity and colour temperature can be tailored to the type of plant being cultivated, the photo period required, and whether or not the plant is in the germination/vegetative phase or the flowering/fruiting phase of growth.
Grow lights can be applied in an industrial growing operation or in households. Grow lights are used for a variety of applications, such as indoor gardening, plant propagation and food production. They are used for indoor hydroponics and aquatic plants.
Indoor growers employ many techniques to maximize the efficiency of their light source. The intensity of light radiating from a bulb as it reaches a surface is inversely proportional to the square of the surface's distance from the source. This means that if the plant is twice as far away from the bulb, it receives only a quarter the light.
Growers ensure that all light coming from the lights falls on the plants rather than on the surrounding area by arranging the plants as close together as possible. With incandescent lights, the light maybe as far as 60 cm distant from the plants. With other types of lighting, such as fluorescent lights, the light can be up to 10 cm distant from the plants. One of the most common techniques to maximize light efficiency is the use of reflectors. A common practise is to cover the grow-room walls with reflective material. Painting the walls white is an alternative way to maximize efficiency.
There are many different types of lights that will work as grow lights. Incandescents, fluorescent lights, high-intensity discharge lights (HID), and LEDs. Currently, professional flower and vegetable growers tend to choose HIDs and fluorescents. The most common are high pressure sodium (HPS/SON) and metal halide (MH) HID lights. However, fluorescents are more efficient and economic, and they are gradually replacing metal halides.
The vegetative phase of growth requires a bluish light, which is what metal halide HID lights are good for. HPS lights are used for next phase of growth, which is the reproductive stage. This stage requires red spectrum light to trigger the flowering response. HPS lights can be used for the vegetative phase, and plants grow slightly more quickly, but they will have longer internodes, and may be longer overall.
MH bulbs can have a reddish spectrum added. Likewise, HPS bulbs can have the bluish spectrum added. These fuller spectrum lights have the benefit of providing flexibility during both phases of plant growth.
Today's high quality LEDs emit only the wavelengths of light corresponding to the absorption peaks of a plant's typical photochemical processes. Modern technical advancements allow LEDs to be produced relatively inexpensively. These grow lights are a longer-lasting alternative to the other types of grow lights. Increasingly, indoor growers are choosing LEDs because these lights use less electricity, produce very little heat and do not require ballasts. LEDs can safely be placed closer to the plant canopy than other lights. When subjected to less heat, plants transpire less, which means they can go longer between waterings.
LED designs vary widely. LED grow lights may use one or more LED colours overlapping multiple absorption peaks for chlorophyll and carotenoids. The ratio of blue, to red, to orange light varies according to different claims about how best to maximize plant growth. Opinions vary, but blue LEDs may be recommended for vegetative growth, while a greater proportion of deep-red LEDs may be recommended for growing fruits or flowers.
LED grow light designs used to require hundreds of fractional-watt LEDs . Even then, they often lacked the brightness and efficiency needed to effectively replace HID lights in indoor growing operations. The newest and most advanced LED grow lights have achieved growing results comparable to HID lights. The new generation of LEDs are more effective, and are consuming more power. Today's LEDs are 3 watts or 5 watts, higher than the typical 1-watt older designs. Some LED grow lights exceeding 600 watts are available.
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Nerd's Reward Ch. 01
Larry Higgs was excited on this particular Friday afternoon. He was leaving for the school's annual social integration trip. His bags were packed, the bus loaded, and all that remained was for the other students to load themselves up. Every year the school organized a weeklong road trip in order to promote the socialization between the fellow students. Of course, to most of them it was simply an excuse to skip classes and a unique opportunity to get wasted and laid.
However, not to Larry. He was the boy you picked on in High School; he was the skinny looking kid with freckles that was mocked up every day by the local bullies. He was the smartest kid in science class who wore wide rimmed spectacles that were always broken and always stuck back together with grubby looking plasters.
Therefore, the possibility of having social contact throughout the whole week was something he deeply craved. Not that he didn't have any friends, though. He would often have heated debates with his "socially impaired" buddies about films and literature, something that he truly appreciated. Yet, he needed something more; he empirically learned that wits and looks didn't mix, and he felt like an outcast most of the time.
Still, Larry did have a popular friend, Nathan Walker, the school's team quarterback. They had known each other since kindergarten, and that alone prevented Larry from being beat up by the local jocks and bullies every now and then. Although they were not as close as they used to be, Larry knew that Nate respected him and that he could count on him. He wouldn't think twice about helping Nate out whenever he needed, mostly about homework stuff.
This trip was special for Larry for some reasons. For one, he'd just turned eighteen, so he believed he could have a good time as an adult. The other reason had to do with the fact that maybe he could sever the nerd stigma, make some new friends and engage in group activities, as a way to improve his social life.
He watched as the remaining students boarded the bus and sought any empty seats left, most of them wouldn't bother sitting next to him, he kept wondering why. Coincidently, the last two to step on the bus were Nathan and his girlfriend, Jessica Gellar, who just happened to be captain of the cheerleader squad.
"Yo, Higgs, what's up?" Nathan shook Larry's hand as he headed down the bus' corridor.
"Hey, Nate. Not much, I guess." Larry replied in a low tone.
"That was close, man, almost missed the damn bus." Nathan told him, as he looked around, searching for a couple of seats.
"Seems like all the seats are taken, do you mind if Jess and I ride with you?" Nathan pointed to the two empty seats at the aisle.
"I am sure he doesn't, right, Higgs?" Jessica didn't wait for the confirmation and settled her stuff in place, sitting at the center seat soon after. The nerd turned in surprise and almost fainted at the sight of the stunning girl standing in front of him.
"Uh... Sure, no problem." There was no need for an answer at that point, but that didn't stop Larry.
"Thanks, pal." Nathan tried to cover up his girlfriend's harsh action. He tossed his backpack at the overhead compartment and sat by the window, next to his girlfriend.
As the driver finally managed to pull out of the driveway, Jessica noticed out of the corner of her eye that Larry was starring at her.
"Is something the matter?" She asked, after pointedly clearing her throat.
"Oh... Uh..." Larry babbled, slightly embarrassed that Jessica caught him starring at her.
About a month ago, Larry went to Nathan's place after school to deliver him an assay he asked for. He knocked, but since there was no reply, he decided to let himself in. Expecting to find his friend going about his training routines, he was surprised to find the house was dead quiet. He walked through the living room and kitchen but there was no one around.
After walking upstairs, Larry decided to check to see if Nate was in his room taking a nap or something. As he neared the bedroom door, he stopped cold in his tracks. The door was slightly open and he could hear someone moaning lightly.
Larry was pretty sure that he'd walked in on Nate's girlfriend pleasuring herself; he just didn't know what exactly he should do. Part of him wanted to turn around and go back downstairs. This was his friend's girl after all. Nevertheless, the inner pervert in him couldn't resist the chance to see a woman, any woman, masturbating.
Jessica was lying on her bed naked, except for an incredibly skimpy little negligee that was framing her nude form. Since she was home alone, waiting for her boyfriend to arrive, she decided to indulge herself a bit. Little did she know that, as she gently rubbed herself closer to orgasm, her boyfriend's curious, nerd buddy was getting an eyeful.
Larry edged closer to the door and peeked around the corner doing his best to be silent. His mouth opened slightly at the sight before him. Jessica was lying on her bed with her head turned away from the door completely exposed. One hand was squeezing one of her breasts and the other was between her legs.
He had never seen, in his eighteen years, a live naked woman before. Seeing her like this quickly had his pants starting to expand. The realization that he was getting hard watching his friend's girl was a little weird at first but that feeling quickly faded as Jessica arched her back slightly and began moaning louder.
"Ummm... Oh God... Yes!" Jessica moaned as she neared her climax.
Larry began rubbing his cock through his pants. He was starting to notice just how hot she was. She was 19 and pretty tall for a woman, nearly six feet, but most of that was in her legs. Her face was the perfectly sculptured face of an angel, fine featured with a flawless complexion, a face that any Hollywood Starlet would die for.
Her body was every man's ideal fantasy. Slim, toned figure, ultra long legs, tight, nicely rounded buttocks, curving hips to a slender waist and massive 36d tits, which's impressive size seemed to defy gravity, they didn't sag at all. Her long, straight, blond hair was the final touch to the perfect set.
"Ohhhh!!!" Jessica groaned as her orgasm warmly washed over her.
The sight of his friend's girl climaxing before his eyes caused Larry to fill his underwear with cum. Jessica writhed on her bed tightly clenching the sheets in her fists with her hips raised off of the bed. After about thirty seconds, she collapsed into a heap breathing heavily. Larry knew she could turn her head any second now so reluctantly he eased back from the door and tip toed back downstairs, left the assay on the kitchen table and left.
"Nah, I was just day dreaming." He finally managed to answer, back in the present.
They had been driving for the better part of the day. Larry had slept most of the trip, when he opened his eyes he saw a sign saying "Welcome to Los Angeles." Larry had always wanted to visit LA so he could hardly contain himself.
"Oh man, this is gonna rock!" Larry exclaimed.
"That's what LA is all about, dude." Nathan said looking at the city through the window.
"Man, look at all the cool places to go." Larry said, as his eyes surveyed the surroundings.
"Yeah, but you always say that and end up spending all the week in your room watching TV, Riggs." Nathan laughed.
"This time it will be different, Nate. Instead of spending the week indoors, I will be checking a few different places, somewhere with enough stuff to keep us entertained." Larry said.
"If you say so." Larry replied.
"What's all the commotion for?" It was Jessica's turn to awake, now.
"We're in LA, Jess." Nathan gently kissed his girlfriend.
"At last, I was starting to get moody here." Jessica said.
"Alright, everybody! It's time to get us a room and see what LA has to offer." The bus driver said, pulling off the road at a very nice hotel.
The students boarded off the bus and gathered their stuff. They went inside and checked in for the week. The rooms were on the top floor and were right across the hall from each other. The school's principal figured that if they were going to be staying a week, they would appreciate their own room. Besides, it was better if they didn't get too "intimate". After about an hour, the students had everything unpacked and they were settling into their rooms.
"Oh sweet, I gotta check that out." Larry said as he looked down from his window at the hotel's pool.
Nathan was in his room checking sport's options on TV. He was an avid fan and loved the thrill of watching every game. Jessica was already there with him, in the bathroom, freshening up. She was looking forward to a night of partying. After a bit, Nathan heard a knock on his door. He opened it to see his nerd friend standing there in his trunks with a towel draped over his shoulder.
"What the fuck are you doing, Higgs?" Nathan laughed at his skinny, pale friend. "Did you stick a sock into your trunks?" He pointed down at what appeared like a massive bulge.
"What? No... I'm just gonna go check the pool out." Larry told him, a bit embarrassed. "What are you two gonna do?" Higgs asked.
"There is a game I just can't miss on TV, but Jess is going in a few." Nathan continued.
"Well, alright then, I'll meet her there." Larry told Nate as he headed to the elevator. Downstairs, Larry jumped into the pool and was determined to unwind and enjoy the trip. There were plenty of good-looking chicks to look at around the pool. He was hoping that this would help him talk to some of them.
Larry noticed a group of people having a blast. He'd started talking to a couple guys about the same age as he was, but they quickly dismissed him and proceeded to play some pool volleyball. That left him no other option but to watch. The game was going great and he wished he would be invited to play; still he was enjoying himself very much, as even watching a pool game was an entirely new experience to him.
While he was waiting for the other team to serve the ball, Larry was looking around the pool when he saw something that drew his undivided attention.
"Oh boy." Larry said as he saw Jessica walking toward the pool.
The fact that Jessica was wearing a white bikini didn't help matters at all. The triangle cups strained against her large firm breasts like patches on inner tubes; lower down, beneath her flat, oil-slicked tummy and between the womanly flare of her hips, a small triangle of fabric revealed a maddening wisp of her pussy at its top edge.
She didn't see nerd Larry in the pool, and went about putting her towel on a lounge chair. She lay down onto the chair and began rubbing sun tan lotion on her legs in order to work on her tan.
"Hey man, check it out!" One of the guys Larry had been talking to told the other team's player.
"Damn, maybe I should ask if she needs any help." The other guy said, smiling as he stared at the well built blond lathering herself up.
Larry debated telling them that the woman was his friend's girl. He thought that it might help him break the ice. He knew his Jessica was far from the cheating type but if she had a few drinks in her she was very flirty.
"Uh... I overheard that chick earlier saying how much she was looking forward to a Piña Colada." Larry said hoping the insider info would aid him in getting their attention.
"Really? Say no more man, watch how it's done." The guy smiled.
The two boys said their goodbye's to their volleyball peers and swam over to the other side of the pool from Jessica. Larry positioned himself behind a group of people to shield himself from his friend's girl.
The kid walked up to the bar, ordered two Piña Coladas, and then walked over to where Jessica was lying. He plopped down on the chair beside Jessica and sat the drinks down.
"Hey babe, you look like you could use a drink to cool you off a bit." He said smugly. Jessica didn't know the young man was talking to her at first, but she turned her head slightly and made eye contact. She peeked over the top of her sunglasses at this young boy who couldn't be much older than eighteen. He was very cute and it'd been awhile since Jessica's ego had been stroked.
"Thanks." She replied.
"My name is Paul, nice to meet you." He said.
"I'm Jessica, nice to meet you too." Jessica smiled.
"So are you here on vacation?" Paul asked.
"Sorta, I am enjoying a week off." She replied
"Wish I could see some week-only guests like you." Paul smiled.
Jessica smiled at his comment. He was obviously flirting with her and she liked it.
"Thanks, that's sweet of you to say." Jessica smiled.
"Hey I noticed you putting on some sun tan lotion earlier. Would you mind helping me out, I don't want to burn." Paul slyly asked.
"Umm... Ok." Jessica answered.
Paul slid his lounger over close to Jessica's and turned his back to her. Jessica didn't know exactly how she came to be rubbing lotion on a complete stranger but she was enjoying herself. She just hoped her boyfriend or his nerd friend didn't show up. Nothing was wrong about what she was doing but it would be somewhat awkward.
"Lucky bastard." Larry thought to himself as he watched his friend's girl rubbing the lotion on Paul's back.
Paul was enjoying himself as well. After Jessica had lathered his back, he turned around to face her. He was in good shape and he was waiting for Jessica to rub the lotion on his chest and stomach. For a moment, Jessica paused, not sure if she should continue. Jessica surveyed the young man's body for a second before putting more lotion on her hand and rubbing it onto his chest.
"Thanks a bunch, but don't forget my stomach." Paul grinned.
Jessica couldn't believe how confident the young man was. She looked into Paul' eyes for a few seconds, he smiled and Jessica so did her.
"Don't worry." Jessica said sliding her hand over Paul' firm stomach.
As Jessica rubbed her hands over Paul's six-pack, she realized that she was enjoying herself a little too much. Her heart was beating a little faster and she was getting a warm feeling between her legs. When her hand brushed the waistband of Paul' trunks she knew she'd better stop.
"That should do." Jessica said taking a drink and lying down onto her stomach.
Paul didn't quite know how to proceed from here. Should he offer to put some lotion on her back or should he get her another drink to soften her up more? Maybe the guy how hinted him could help.
"Thanks a lot. Hey, I'm gonna get us another drink. I'll be right back." Paul said standing up.
Larry was across the pool as he watched Paul get up and make his way over to where he was sitting.
"How's it going man?" Larry asked.
"Good I think, that drink idea you had got me in the door anyway." Paul replied.
"Glad I could help, but what are you doing talking to me and not the babe?" Larry smiled.
"What do you think I should do? Should I try to put some lotion on her or should I get another drink?" Paul asked.
Larry realized how wrong it was for him to be helping this guy hit on his friend's girl but he couldn't help himself. It was not as if he was making her do anything and it was harmless after all. If he couldn't be the one flirting with her then he was going to live vicariously through Paul.
He remembered overhearing Jessica telling one of her friends that she'd gotten a massage at a spa one time that got her a little more excited than she thought it would. She had two spots on her body that, if rubbed, turned her on.
"Hey man, get her another drink, and then offer to help her put some lotion on her back." Larry said smiling. "Oh, and I'll bet anything that if you rub the small of her back and the back of her knees it'll drive her crazy."
"Sound like a plan man, but how do you know all this stuff?" Paul asked.
"I read it somewhere I think." Larry replied. Jessica was starting to relax in the warm sun. This vacation was just what she needed. Also, she wondered about the whereabouts of her boyfriend and maybe Paul could keep her entertained meanwhile.
"Here you go." Paul said as he plopped back down on his chair.
Jessica took a big drink and then laid her head back down. Paul sat there a few minutes before working up the nerve to ask her about the lotion.
"Hey, I should put some lotion on your back before you burn out here." Paul said sheepishly.
"That'd be great." She smiled.
Paul' face lit up. That was a lot easier than he thought it would be. He nervously put some lotion on his hand and began to rub it onto Jessica's back. She took a deep breath as his strong hands glided over her upper back and shoulders.
"Ummmmmm..." Jessica quietly moaned.
Paul looked over his shoulder to where Higgs was sitting. He mouthed the words "Thanks, man!" Higgs gave him the thumbs up. Paul slowly worked his hands downward until he reached the small of Jessica's back. Here he began to massage her, rather than apply lotion. He used his thumbs to apply gentle pressure as his fingers wrapped around Jessica's waist.
"Oh, yeah." Jessica thought too herself as Paul exploited one of her weaknesses.
Jessica was beginning to bite her bottom lip and realizing that she was getting very turned on. As relaxed as she was she wasn't about to stop Paul, though. After a few minutes on her lower back, Paul took a chance and turned his hand slightly and let his fingers slip under Jessica's bikini bottom just slightly. At first, he just sat still waiting to see if she would say anything. Jessica was very aware of what Paul was doing but as long as he didn't go any further, she was going to let him enjoy himself.
Paul began rubbing his hand back and forth wanting to see how much he could get away with. Emboldened by Jessica's lack of reaction Paul slid is hand down a bit further until his middle finger started to slide between the cheeks of Jessica's ass.
"I got that part covered." Jessica said, realizing that she had to stop him.
"Uh... Sorry." Paul mumbled.
Before the moment completely cooled off, Paul put more lotion onto his hands and began to rub it onto Jessica's calves. She was just relieved that his hands were away from her rear. She was enjoying herself but she wasn't going to cross that line. For the next few minutes, she just lay there in the warm sun as Paul applied lotion to her legs. Until, that is, he reached the back of her knees. Jessica again bit her lip as Paul expertly massaged one of her most sensitive spots.
"He knows all the tricks." Jessica thought to herself as her young admirer worked her legs. Just when she thought she had herself under control though Paul' hands began to move upward to her thighs. By this time Paul wasn't rubbing lotion onto her legs, he was kneading her thighs. The sensation took Jessica by surprise at first and she didn't know what to do. When his thumbs reached the bottom of her ass Jessica felt her pussy start to tingle. She knew she'd let him go too far and she had to put a stop to it.
"Thanks, Paul. I think I'm done for today." Jessica said sitting up on her lounger.
"Really?" Paul pouted.
"Yeah, I think so. I think I'm gonna head up to my room and take a shower." Jessica said getting up.
"Thanks for keeping me company, though."
"Hey, is there any chance that later we could... I don't know; maybe grab a bite to eat?" Paul asked desperately.
"Sorry, Paul. I am sure my boyfriend wouldn't approve that." Jessica simply answered. Paul shook her hand and Jessica walked off toward the hotel. Paul waked over to where Higgs had been sitting. He recounted everything that had happened to Larry. They talked for a while and Higgs wished Paul luck before they parted ways. His plan did work, after all. He was learning how to interact with people better.
Up in her hotel room Jessica was starring at herself in the bathroom mirror with a smile on her face. Jessica pulled off her top and slid her bottoms down as well. She looked herself over in the mirror and noticed that she was rather flush and her nipples were very hard. She rubbed her middle finger over her pussy lips and realized she was very wet.
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Wow, That takes balls! I don't know if I can ever forgive my perp. People tell me that I need to to heal, but I just am not there yet.
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Caltrans window dressing, i.e., calling Highway 1 widening the Calera Parkway Project, is pure Potemkin Village propaganda. It's vintage Caltrans, an iron fist in a velvet glove, steamrolling a hapless city with an impotent staff and council while spoon-feeding bland euphemisms to an impressionable public. For historical reference, read about how Caltrans plowed the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) right through the heart of Pasadena, dividing the community, much as it did to Sharp Park when it dug the trench for Highway 1. (Info:
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• Summary: A World Union citizen is murdered in Russia, one of the few remaining Rogue States. This murder oddly coincides with the accidental death of a prominent professor in Adrianopolis, an important border town between the World Union and Russia. Peace Officer Phoenix Wallis is assigned to lead the investigation of the murder. Still young and inexperienced, she will soon make discoveries beyond her wildest imagination, as skilled hackers and subversive characters begin taking an inexplicable interest in Phoenix. Her investigation reveals enigmatic clues that lead her deeper and deeper into a mystery that challenges not only her case, but her very beliefs in the worldview she has sworn to protect. This story-driven, third person game uses a 3D engine with dynamic cameras and other technologies developed by Momentum AS. The game features a wide variety of organic obstacles ranging from logic puzzles to hi-tech gadget manipulation to dialogue and inventory challenges. [Strategy First] Collapse
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1. Positive: 4 out of 13
2. Negative: 1 out of 13
1. This is the saga we’ve been waiting for. Thank you Momentum.
2. Culpa Innata is one of the finest adventure games of 2007. Although not without flaws (graphics, pathfinding, wordiness), it offers a solid police procedural within an engrossing futuristic setting.
3. What Culpa Innata lacks in terms of innovative gameplay, it makes up for in depth – that is the key to this game.
4. There are plenty of rough edges, but those who have the patience for the mountains of dialogue and can see past the ropey visuals and gut-wrenching voice acting will find a reasonably engrossing world to explore.
5. If you can look past its graphic belmishes and gratuitously protracted conversation pieces, however, Culpa Innanta is a solid point-and-click adventure game with significant depth and replay value. [Feb 2008, p.85]
6. Culpa Innata is certainly a playable title, and given the state of adventure gaming, gamers who generally like games of the mystery/adventure variety may find Culpa Innata to be at least on par with other games of its ilk and find it an enjoyable experience.
7. 40
There are some strong elements to Culpa Innata, but overall, the excessive amounts of bad dialogue drowns out nearly all of the stronger puzzles clamoring for attention.
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1. Nov 5, 2013
This is my favourite of dozens of adventure games I have played going back to the very first days of Kings Quest. Why? Because every aspect of the game is first rate: the future society depicted is rich and convincing; the visuals are beautiful; the voices are excellent, the characters are lifelike; the speech scenes are long, complex and realistic; and the puzzles are varied, challenging and interesting.
I have to take issue with some negative comments. The reviewer who complains Culpa Innata is only half a game is being unfair. Yes, the sequel is essential and I feel cheated that it is still not available. However, this game gives you a full game's worth of story, character and challenge. As for the comment that the dialogue is monotonous, this must have been written by someone who wants short shallow dialogue. This game has long dialogue which really opens up the characters and makes you feel part of their world, much closer than most games to the feeling you get from reading a good novel. There are some well crafted dialogue puzzles with complex trees which are genuinely difficult to navigate to a winning outcome though you don't lose the game overall if you fail.
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2. JasonB.
Feb 9, 2008
This is a terrific adventure game with a deep and absorbing storyline, strong characters and enjoyable gameplay. Highly recommended to fans of the genre. Expand
3. May 22, 2011
An interesting game for fans of point and click adventures featuring an orwellian type futuristic society. It has an extremely engaging storyline and is one of those games you can't stop thinking about and puzzling over. The main character Phoenix is fairly likeable and the facial animations excellent. The areas are unique and interesting. The storyline really is good though. Even though this game is not technically perfect and has some minor gripes it is well easily overlooked by the atmosphere and level of immersion. I really enjoyed this game. There is uncertainty to a sequel being has been mentioned but not for about a year and the game does leave a lot of questions....but that is good because it gives you a lot to mull over. Expand
4. JasonC.
Feb 7, 2008
An unusual and surprisingly compelling game, with creatively done and varied puzzles that fit well into the story line w/o feeling too contrived. Suffers from a little discontinuity in various ways, but well worth the trip. Expand
5. Jan 22, 2012
Bought this game cheap on Steam, based on recommendations, and was equally not disappointed like so many other reviews. Although the ending is not great, the whole feel is excellent with clean simple graphics compared to today (but in many ways suiting the game), thought the music was just great (that made it for me), the lead character entertaining and a nice voice (supporting characters far less so, but forgiveable), and the puzzles fitted into the game really well. A very healthy score 8, recommended to those who enjoy point and click. Expand
6. MustafaK
Dec 31, 2009
Great adventure game. Nice storyline and characters. Graphics are a bit outdated but if you're really an adventure game player, you probably would not care for that. Expand
7. ThunderClaw
Apr 11, 2008
Culpa Innata is the first game that has actually managed to offend me while playing it. I have been playing for almost 20 years, and I greatly enjoy everything from Doom to Mortal Kombat to Grand Theft Auto, but Culpa Innata manages to combine a condescending and broken story world that is almost painfully ripped off Aldous Huxley's Brave New World with pathetically weak and one-dimensional characters. Then it throws on a happy topping of misandry as a bonus! Anyone who has played games for more than a couple years will recognize the calls of misogyny from many, many games that touch on sex in any form. In some games, like The Witcher, these complaints are very valid. However, all games I have seen thus far leave their overt woman-hating safely on the sidelines for the player to seek out or avoid at their leisure. Culpa Innata, by contrast, seems to enjoy throwing around man-hating as a matter of course. Misandry pours off this game almost from the get-go, as the first 3 male characters you are introduced to (in roughly the same time period you are introduced to 5 female characters) are, respectively, a sexually philandering murder victim (the main character seems more interested in his faults than figuring out who killed him, even though it's her job to solve the murder), a junior investigator who is a malicious guttersnipe and swears to the main character in the opening scene that he will 'ruin her' for no discernable reason, and an old janitor who is totally senile; his uselessness is the source of the first 'puzzle' in the game. The female characters really aren't any stronger, story-wise. They're just unrealistic, one-dimensional idiots that run the story around in circles for so long you'll feel your eyes rolling into the back of your head. The only good thing about Culpa Innata, and the only reason the rating is greater than 0, is that when the puzzles do come around, they're genuinely interesting and legitimately difficult, unlike the some other games where it is practically impossible to figure things out without a guide, like Myst. But, in the end, the crimes pile up: Terrible story world, awful characters, idiotic preachiness, and dripping misandry. Why on earth would you play a game like this? Expand
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1. Sep 24, 2013
I dont get it bad reviews? Did you really see this movie? I think not.
This movie is incredible. I usually dislike guys who jump all the time on the scene like Justin Bieber, but Timberlake was awesome. He played his role almost perfect. Concept like time is money is unique and holding deep thought as we all wasting our time in real life using money. I also enjoyed the music. This is not
like sci fi movie, there is no cyberpunk, this is mostly action. I strongly reccomend anyone to watch it. Expand
2. Sep 18, 2013
In Time focuses on the future, where the world has decided to remove the gene that causes people to age. As a means to control this, you stop aging at 25 years old and they you will leave one more year unless you earn more time. Time though is also the currency of this era buying things such as coffee, hotel rooms, and meals. Overall, I loved the concept of In Time and was intrigued from the very beginning. While the concept is very interesting, there are a number of flaws which while not a deal breaker, frustrated me as a viewer such as in a world trying to avoid anarchy, the simplicity of transferring time by touch seems a bit to...simple. Maybe that's just me though. In addition, a few questions are raised that are never answered, and secondary character development is lacking making what could have been a fantastic, robust and believable world a bit cold and confusing. With that said, I enjoyed the premise and the movie. I just wish that more time had been put into it's crafting to take full advantage of the great premise at hand.
While the film suffered from a few issues, the technical aspects of the film were nice when presented on Blu-Ray. The movie's colors and representation of fleshtones, clarity, etc. were all spot on for the environments the characters were in. The night scenes featured a nice amount of detail on the buildings and in the shadows, lending to the believability of the film.
The soundtrack, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, was nice and took advantage of all of the speakers. Great off camera cues, spatial dimension and subtle effects made this an overall involving audio mix. The film took advantage of the subwoofer occasionally to create solid, deep, and powerful bass. While much of the film did not require this, it was well done when used. The dialogue was solid and at a good volume in relation to the other effects.
Parents, I would personally peg the movie for a 13 year old, depending on the family. There is some profanity (f word, some s words, etc.), some sexual content involving skinny dipping, There is also plenty of violence, some suicide, and more. While much of this is bloodless, it is something to consider if violence is a concern. There is also some drinking but there is not any use of drugs.
Overall, I really enjoyed In Time. While it suffered from plot flaws and basic premise issues, the film was fun and brought a new concept forward that differed nicely from the average sci-fi film. I wish more time had been spent on this and developing the other characters, but all flaws considered, I would happily watch the movie again as I feel it plays a nice commentary on modern day america, the constant struggle for life, and the class structure. Personally, this wouldn't be a movie I would purchase though, instead I would recommend renting.
3. May 25, 2013
In Time is set in an alternative universe in which, for reasons that the film never explains, humans stop ageing at twenty-five and then have only a year to live unless they can continually ‘top-up’ their eternal body clock. The worlds population is divided into distinct zones by wealth, not terms of money that no longer exists, but by how much time they have left. The elite are free to eno enjoy their, almost eternal, lives knowing they have thousands of years to spare while the majority struggle to earn enough time just to stay alive. When factory worker Will Salas (Timberlake) is given over a century of time from a suicidal tycoon he decides to use it to take down the unjust system.
Andrew Nicol, who brought us Gattaca and The Truman Show, has an excellent track record when it comes to adapting interesting sci-fi premises for the big screen but, while In Time is certainly an entertaining watch, it has far too many problems to be considered alongside his best work. Chief among these issues are the way the movie continually contradicts itself in order to progress to its finale, the use of the central time premise to artificially create tension (why does everyone cut everything so close?) and a lack of any real chemistry between the lead duo.
In Time is not a bad movie but you can’t help feel it could have been something more.
4. Mar 24, 2013
Although the screenwriting wasn't quite the best, the overall idea of the film was great.
5. Mar 23, 2013
In Time is a muddled mess of a movie. Among it's problems are notable continuity gaffs (only 2 hours left to live at night... and suddenly it's daytime with 30 seconds still on the clock), huge unbelievable coincidences, stupid plotting (exactly how does Justin Timberlake's character suddenly switch from a simple factory worker into a super assassin?!) and weird character logic (anyone who can fathom the motives of Cillian Murphy raise your hand now). In Time is a nicely designed but ultimately dud effort from the director of the excellent Gattaca. Expand
6. Feb 28, 2013
In Time is not a bad science-fiction thriller, it gets quite a few things right such as half-decent acting, good scenery and a very, very good concept. Unfortunately, it also gets quite a few things wrong and it starts with the half-decent acting, why on earth would it pop in anyone's mind to ask Justin Timberlake to star in a movie? To me that looks a lot like asking Vin Diesel to orchestrate an orchestra. Don't get me wrong, Vin Diesel is an awesome actor but that's what he is: an actor. Justin Timberlake can barely be considered a musician, let alone an actor. Anyhow, regardless of my personal dislike of Justin Timberlake I have to say that he didn't do a bad job at portraying the protagonist but it's really his female counterpart Sylvia Weis (Amanda Seyfried) that steals the show with her stunning 90's outfit. The other actors are all so-so, A lot of people are supposed to act much older than they look since people stop aging at 25 in In Time but only a few actors pull it off convincingly. The technology used to transfer time from one person to another is never explained and we have to settle for a 'it's just the way it is' at the start of the money, never learning how the system came into place or why it seems like everyone and everything is permanently stuck in a 90's setting. Many say this movie is a critique of Capitalism. I believe it is more than that, I believe it to be a critique of time itself. However it fails to properly materialize this critique and ends up being just an interesting action-thriller with a whiff of science fiction that invokes a sense of familiarity in us because we all know we're being cheated, lied to and forced to waste our lives for power-hungry demagogues. A sort of modern day, cinematized Bonny and Clyde, if you will. For those truly looking for solid critique on Time, turn to John Zerzan's Time and its Discontents. Expand
7. Feb 26, 2013
Worst movie. I can not understand the storyline and the end of the film. The girl main character said that people should live with their time but in the end, why that she went into the bank and rob it to have more time to live. Can not understand. But the movie is still interesting with people who don't appreciate time
8. Feb 22, 2013
Time is money and money is time in Andrew Niccol's epic, In Time. In this film, human beings are genetically engineered. At the age of twenty-five, your clock starts ticking and your goal is to work in order to survive. The wealthy are immortal, while the poor die at a young age. The story is refreshingly unique and the film is done very well. Justin Timberlake stars, and shows that he's come a long way in a short time. When I heard he was starring in this film, I thought it would be another great idea destroyed by a cast of good looking people who can't act, but I was wrong. Timberlake shows he's got definite potential to be a big action star and that his n'suck days are way behind him. Cillian Murphy is also terrific as the timekeeper. What I love about Murphy is even when he's a good guy, he's still the guy you're rooting against. His personality makes him the perfect adversary in just about everything he does. In Time, is original, unique, fast moving, and intense. In a Hollywood full of re-makes, sequels, and uninspiring ideas that mimic one another, In Time is a breath of fresh air and was one of the most enjoyable and original films I've seen all year. Expand
9. Feb 7, 2013
This film is better than average but not excellent. It contains many socialist ideas and as such conservatives will hate this film and those on the left will enjoy it more. However the casting was not great the two leading actors are not the best that could have filled these roles. The allegory of the film meaning that the wealthy stomp the poor and exploit them for their labor is magnificently developed. Hollywood should make more films like this instead of producing the week to week poopfests that they produce to keep the masses ignorant and complacent. Expand
10. Jan 8, 2013
The story to this movie makes me wonder what life would be like and gets me very philosophical but then I realize what I am watching and I want to blow my brains out.
11. Nov 20, 2012
On the performance front, I thought Cillian Murphy and Amanda Seyfried stood out with Justin Timberlake lacking the required screen presence to carry it off (IMO). I thought Michael William Freeman who had a small role as bad guy Nardin did a good job of playing a very believable loathsome thug. With virtually everyone on screen being around the same age (25), barring the occasional kid, I found this one quite odd to look at (even a bit ageist! Expand
12. Aug 18, 2012
This movie is incredible. Negative reviews about this movie just reflects how much people can't enjoy life for one second. This movie is very rich in profound values. Without spoiling anything, I can definitely tell that the relationship in the movie between the rich people living forever at the cost of the poor people's life is a direct reflection of our world's rich people making millions/billions while paying ridiculous salaries to their employees. In the end, the movie simply illustrates that humans should enjoy every second of their life to the fullest and to not hold back on anything because life can be taken away from you anytime. Expand
13. Aug 18, 2012
In Time tells the story of Will. Will lives in a world where you stop ageing at 25 and time is currency, we each have our own personal clock, once that clock is up we die. The world is split into 12 districts each getting poorer as you go up, Will lives with his mother in District 12 the poorest district. Will and his mother wake up everyday with barely enough time on their clocks to make it through the day, their huge hours of working shifts help to keep them alive day by day. But when Will saves one of the richest people on Earth from some thugs he is given the mans remaining time as a gift, 100 years. Will decides to move to the richest district in hope of a new life but instead gets caught up in a fight which his father started with a man with over a million years on his clock. With the man's daughter will and she must try to survive with only hours on their clocks and give the man's millions to the poor. The story is enchanting and mesmerising, even if it lacks in certain areas of detail. The casting is unlikely but works well and gives a very varied cast. However great this film is, I cant help but think this would have been better as a TV series rather than a film. Expand
14. Aug 12, 2012
An interesting concept that started well but quickly diminished into a muddle of unbelievable characters, plot holes and Deus ex Machina that left me feeling more than a little disappointed.
15. Aug 6, 2012
The movie was okey i guess, but however the movie failed Drama, visual effects, and the movie does a couple things too easy like(at almost the end when they drive through the district gate witch is made of tree when all the other stuff around the district gate is made of concrete witch do not make sense.
16. Aug 1, 2012
I liked the movie. First of all ---- it is original. Always when there are hundreds of remakes, a movie like that shines. And even Mr. Timberlake did not manage to make it bad. I have always loved what-it`s-like-in-the-future flicks, so "In Time" definitely gave me some entertainment. A story of people being genetically engineered to die in 26 years time is a little over the top, but still tries hard to be based around believable circumstances. I appreciate that the story did not bombard with star-trek mumbo jumbo explanation of things. It just gets in the way and wouldn`t enrich the movie. Ofcourse, the plot is a titanic-like nonsense but that doesn`t ruin the whole picture at all. It has a message too ----- time in it is just another concept of money ---- which is a way for the elites to control and manipulate societies. Doesn`t really differ from what we have now in the world. I could criticise the ending but it`s pointless since the story is well, on the light side. Expand
17. Jun 26, 2012
I noticed several strong similarities between this movie, In Time, and the movie Vanishing Point made in 1971. Both Movies used the 70 Dodge Challenger as main vehicles. A white 440 Magnum in Vanishing Point, and a bunch of flat black ones in In Time. In the movie In Time, they even showed the Pistol Grip Hurst Shifter, just like the one in Vanishing Point. In Vanishing Point, the white Challenger races an older Jaguar, which ultimately wrecks off an embankment and flips into a ravine. In Time shows an older Jaguar of the same body style, driven by Justin, running off an embankment and flipping into a ravine. I would like to know if these similarities were intentional, or are they just coincidence. Expand
18. Jun 2, 2012
excellent premise, but flawed execution. i was really excited to see this movie, and the first third of the movie was really good but then it when downhill. hat could have been a really great political satire film ends up being a bonnie and clyde spin off set in the future. it never felt like any of the actors phoned in their performance, but the dialogue can be really corny and stale. and the worst part about it is that Andrew Niccol who wrote and directed one of the best scifi movies of the 90s Gattaca and who wrote The Truman Show. Expand
19. May 4, 2012
This movie is not going to get any awards, but it is an interesting movie that is worth seeing. This is also a star-studded cast, but do a good job with it
20. Apr 18, 2012
"In Time" is a 2011 film directed and written by Andrel Nicoll, and which stars Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried in the lead roles. The story is about a dystopian future where people live to 25 years, stopping the aging process by this age, but that is the limit age of life and they may live only another year after that. When they turn 25, by some means of biotechnology, a fluorescent green marker appears on the right wrist, that shows the remaining lifetime. In this future (which is similar in part to our own world), instead of money, the exchange of lifetime between the people is used to buy things, pay salaries and everything else. There are a kind of police in this future, called Time Guardians who control everything, and investigate cases of theft of time: this is necessary, for the world and cities (in case a version of Los Angeles), are divided by time zones, which divide the poor citizens of the rich (and the amount of lifetime determines this). Will Salas (Justin) is a resident of the city's poorest area, who lives with his mother (Olivia Wilde), and is always a altruistic person, giving time of life for those in need, remaining with 24 hours - he ends up meeting a stranger in a bar, with more than a century of life, which passes to him his lifetime... from these point and other events, the story unfolds. Raymond's mother dies and he wants revenge for it, going to the richest district, to try to change the system, where he get to know Sylvia Weiss (Amanda) - but the claims of life gained by him are being investigated, and he is suspected of murder and chased by Raymond Leon (Gillian Murphy). The film presents an interesting approach to the plot, which has appeared in other films by the way, but the future of this film is different: it is interesting to see how everything has a price advertising that is marked in minutes or hours instead of money, a very nice feature that the production did well. The rest of the movie is set in suburban neighborhoods and some locations in the center, with large buildings, but everything else has a "clean" and artificial look - the vehicles of the future, are modernized versions of classic cars like Mustangs and Shelby Cobras. Also the streets are generally very empty, and is even stranger in a dystopia future. The acting in the movie is very good, but only by the protagonists. The great problem of the movie is that from two-fifths of it forward, the story fades, and begins not have much logic basis, dealing only with the consequence of the initial events, without other repercussions, in addition, the "Bone and Clyde" duet that main actors become do not have much logic... for example, banks in the future has no security at all? Anyway, the movie contains an interesting plot in the beginning that promised a interesting movie, but it dissipates during it, which is partially saved by the performance of Justin Timberlake. I finished the movie disappointed, hoping that would have been different in the way it was conducted. My score: 5.5 / 10.0. Expand
21. Apr 6, 2012
This was a very original concept: a world where money is actually time: the time you have to live. It seems a great play on words. The actors were much better than some, not as good as others, but all in all, a very enjoyable movie.
22. Mar 28, 2012
I love this action film, is amazing, but have some mistakes. The trama is amazing. Use the time like money sound interesting, but the development of the history is so strange, and in some parts you say: what? for example the scene in that the character of Alex Pettyfer kill a guy, and after watch the anounce of Wanted, you ask: what is the reason for kill the guy?. Now the cast is good or excellent. but some performance like Amanda don't be amazing, be acceptable and do that the film don't be interesting. And for other part is like a new Bonnie and Clyde, with all the theft scenes. In no much words IN TIME is an interesting experiment, have some mistakes and you say, the movie can be better. I think that if this movie have a sequel, the studio can correct the mistakes of this film.But for me is great. Expand
23. Mar 28, 2012
In Time is a really fun entertaining, once again Timberlake is annoyingly good, the other key cast members are also very good, in particular Cillian Murphy, some of the bit part players struggled a bit acting wise and were a bit cheesy but on the whole this is a great entertaining movie with a fantastically original concept.
24. Mar 27, 2012
Enjoyable thriller from the writer of The Truman Show, Andrew Niccol. Set in an age when time is the global currency and all humans are given only one year to live from their 25th birthday with additional time having to be earned or collected. This inevitably results in an imbalance between the time-rich and the time-poor who cling to every second they earn. Justin Timbalake is likeable as the lead character and strikes a good chemistry with Amanda Seyfried, who plays the Bonnie to his Clyde. Ultimately, the film falls short of delivering a truly great experience that the intriguing concept could warrant but is definitely worth a look. Expand
25. Mar 25, 2012
I thoroughly enjoyed the concept which is an extreme version of capitalism. The rich live longer and the poor die young. The concept is the only thing that I would call great, besides the sexy girls. There are a few points in the story where I was like well that doesn't make much sense so the script is a little off. But overall I was entertained because I enjoyed the idea it put forth.
26. Mar 13, 2012
it's been called 'too obvious', but that often is an unfortunate necessity when appealing to a mass. there are many clever moments.
the female protagonist develops through the film, but her development often was dependent on the male lead. this can be off-putting to a female perspective.
27. Mar 12, 2012
One of the most original sci fi films you will ever see. The plot was incredibly interesting and worked out very well through out. Although they could have shown people with less time struggling to live day to day, Sort of build an emotional connection to them in a way. The cast was ok but Timberlake was a terrible lead. Not terrible as in bad acting, He was actually pretty decent through out but he just didnt sit well with me. Id have prefered someone else as a lead.
Still, Its a pretty good and original film. Definently worth watching imo.
28. Mar 9, 2012
In Time was a decent enough movie, you're not wasting your time here. It borrows alot from Logan's Run, Bonnie & Clyde, gangster films, and Atari game cartridges. And it features alot of familiar faces, Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, and "White Collar" star Matthew Bomer which no one mentions at all. The film is full of social policy statements but it's harmless stuff, material you've seen and heard countless times before. It's just packaged in a slightly different way than the very similar Logan's Run. I watched it at no charge via Dish's Blockbuster@Home so I'd advise the same or RedBox, don't spend pay per view prices on this. Expand
29. Mar 2, 2012
one of those few movies that I think deserves a sequel. The movie has a unique idea that I would have never been able to come up with. Great story, okay action.
30. Feb 14, 2012
I liked this movie a lot, it was an original story which tried to mix love and politics in a weird way. Original but the politic philosophy was same as all the movies we saw before. (Prevent the rich from being richer, give the poor another chance) The plot was good, the actors & actresses were playing well. But even though that the movie told the story in far future, it was not actually different than 21st century in appearance. So don't expect a movie which has teleportation, flying cars, flying cows. That would also mess the movie in bad way so actually this movie is good as the way it already is. No overrated technology or geeky sci-fi. Expand
Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critics
Critic score distribution:
1. Positive: 15 out of 36
2. Negative: 4 out of 36
1. Reviewed by: Kimberley Jones
Nov 2, 2011
They have some fun playacting at class warriors on the lam – and Seyfriend, it must be said, rocks a killer bob – but it's all just big-budget dress-up in a futurescape that reeks of phoniness.
2. Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
Oct 31, 2011
It's a great idea that Niccol can't translate into a great movie.
3. Reviewed by: Melissa Anderson
Oct 29, 2011
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Lone Survivor, then, made me feel a lot of things. Frustration, rage, stress, exhaustion, fear, joy, hope, pride, sadness, wonder. Four hours and twenty-six minutes – plus some trial-and-error-based change. But this game's going to stick with me much, much longer than that, and there are few higher forms of praise I can offer.
WindowsCalm Down Tom
Lone Survivor isn't just one of those interesting art games, though, it's a proper video game, one with mechanics and systems and gameplay backing up its copious ideas and abject nastiness. It's one of the freshest, boldest and most rewarding entrants in a genre many had left for dead, and anyone pining for a true Silent Hill experience needs to experience what Byrne has to offer. Lone Survivor deserves to be massive, because it might just be the most interesting thing I've played all year.
Clearly, Byrne draws heavy inspiration from Silent Hill — most blatantly, he borrows from Akira Yamaoka’s soundscape of scraping machinery and gnashing teeth throughout Lone Survivor. More importantly, the game’s best narrative trick — again borrowed from Silent Hill — is its mystery, leaving itself open to interpretation and examination. Who was the Man Who Wears A Box? The Seated Figure? The White-faced Man? Who was the brown-haired girl I held hands with in my dreams? The answers aren’t overtly clear, but I can’t wait to play again to find out.
Lone survivor se révèle être un excellent jeu. Par une maîtrise totale de tout les fondements du jeu vidéo de sa création à son aboutissement, le soft risque de vous tenir en haleine jusqu'à sa fin. Même si on aurait souhaité une durée de vie un peu plus conséquente, le jeu constitue un très bon investissement pour tout gamer.
Lone Survivor, c’est le genre de jeux porté à bout de bras par un seul homme pendant plusieurs années. Le genre qu’on a envie d’aimer mais point de pitié ici puisque la création de Jesper Byrne a définitivement des allures de grand avec sa richesse de gameplay et son ambiance unique. Downpour n’arrive pas à vous emmener là où les premiers Silent Hill vous ont laissés ? Silent Hill HD Collection vous a déçu par son contenu ? Eh bien Lone Survivor offre une très bonne alternative à 9 € pour tous les amoureux d’ambiances horrifiques et malsaines.
Regardless of how you approach it, Lone Survivor is one of those games that remain on your mind long after you've finished it. Even if you don't share my predilection for nightmares, you'll find that Lone Survivor's masterful dedication to ambiance and setting far outweighs any concerns about its retro aesthetic. Embrace it on its own terms, and you'll find a game that comes the closest a survival horror game has come to replicating the experience of the first Silent Hill game in recent years; indeed, in some ways, it's even better.
Lone Survivor makes a wonderful horror game and I can’t understand the criticism of some people who said it’s not really about survival and it wasn’t scary enough. I’ve been playing games for some time now and it’s hard for a game to surprise or scare me, but I have to say this one did a great job and I recommend it to everyone who likes a little adrenaline boost from time to time.
80 (UK)
It's true that Lone Survivor owes a lot to the atmosphere of early Silent Hill, and there are a few thematic nods to David Lynch's '90s weirdo drama, Twin Peaks. But beneath them lies an intricate and unique game that takes the best of old-style survival horror and warps it into something all of its own. It's brave, uncompromising, and a little bit knowing - and, crucially, it's got more than enough substance to back up its style.
Lone Survivor is een van de meest bizarre en verontrustende survival horror-games van dit moment. Van begin tot eind neemt het je mee op een wazige trip in de wereld van de 'enige overlevende'. Ondanks het tweedimensionale uiterlijk zet het een uiterst sfeervol en beangstigend spel neer dat je constant aan het denken houdt. Dat doet het op een unieke manier door je op een psychologisch niveau uit te dagen.
WindowsPC Gamer
A smart, unembellished survival horror adventure which rewards patience and inspires introspection.
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A surprisingly rich survival horror game that doesn't try to frighten you so much as leave you feeling slightly uneasy.
All that aside, Lone Survivor is solid. It delivers in all the areas a horror game should. You'll feel fear, loneliness, desperation and those of you who aren't familiar with the Silent Hill formula will also be intrigued by the narrative.
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Upon awakening from a deep coma, a troubled police detective sets out to rescue his wife and seek vengeance against the men who nearly took his life. Anthony Stowe (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a heroin-addicted detective attempting to take down the city's most powerful drug lord. His life is in shambles, his wife is pregnant with another man's child, and when the bust goes awry, two of his fellow officers end up dead as Lowe lies in a hospital bed hovering between life and death. Miraculously, Lowe eventually wakes up from his trauma-induced repose. While he once thought his life couldn't get any worse, however, the ailing detective is shattered to learn that the very same men he had nearly died attempting to apprehend have kidnapped his wife. Now left with nothing to lose and every reason to live, the same man who had once written his own life off determines to rescue his wife and ensure that justice is served no matter what the cost.
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Fresh is working on a slew of projects to keep up his momentum.
"My sons, they go by the name of Square Off," he said. "I enjoy helping. I have new music coming out. I'm working on some television shows. I still do a tremendous amount of concerts. I'm doing my restaurant. I got a club coming in New York. The restaurant is called Doug E. The club is called Fresh. It's a lot of different things going on. I'm developing a couple of real-estate projects. I'm looking forward to doing things with different artists. Me and Pharrell are doings some things. Teddy Riley, Timbaland, probably me and Will.I.Am. It's gonna be nice, man. It's a blessing. I'm going to bring in different people who can enhance the energy I'm coming with. I don't wanna bring in people for name recognition. I wanna get them because the energy lines up. There will probably be some new artists on the project. My sons Square Off, they're gonna be on the project."
Fresh was out in the New Orleans during Fourth of July weekend for the Essence Music Festival, and he said the annual extravaganza is something he looks forward to every year.
"Essence is something I always enjoy, because I love New Orleans," the vet said. "Since they brought it back to New Orleans, it's a special place to me. We been doing it since the beginning. We did it when it was in Houston, but there's nothing like New Orleans. This year, it's special. It's a good vibe out here. I'm just glad to see so many of us get together for something positive.
"I think the rebuilding of the city has to start with the spirit first," Fresh added. "So the music, the vibe, the connection spiritually with the artists. Everybody out here is the main key. A lot of people are still in a lot of tough situations. My heart still goes out to the people of New Orleans. I still got a lot of love for the people who haven't made it back to New Orleans. It's a process. The first step is to spiritually line yourself up with good and doing greater things beyond yourself and helping brothers and sisters get themselves on their feet. Through us coming here, it creates jobs. It creates opportunities, and it brings money to the city. That doesn't hurt. It helps."
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to think that David Cameron's defence of Britain was quite sweet
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holidaybug Fri 06-Sep-13 21:36:30
VaultFullOfTwizzlers Sat 07-Sep-13 01:32:50
AgentZigzag Sat 07-Sep-13 01:23:34
Soz Twizzles.
(almost as bad as GB <nails down blackboard>)
VaultFullOfTwizzlers Sat 07-Sep-13 01:18:47
George Osborne's sex face has put me off my breakfast and I'm not even due to eat it for another seven hours.
BrokenSunglasses Sat 07-Sep-13 01:09:01
AgentZigzag Sat 07-Sep-13 01:05:30
You think yourself lucky Vault, I read a full on discussion of George Osbourne's sex face on here (poss DC as well) <retch>
I've never been the same since.
lisylisylou Sat 07-Sep-13 01:04:44
Don't you think they're all the same? They have no balls about them! They're all trying to model themselves on Tony Blair and spinning the same old tripe and blaming each other! Do you know, give me Boris Johnson any day. I know I'll get slated but the man has character and I think he's a pretty clever guy. 2nd place for me would be Theresa May. Just please get rid of all of the walking talking blairites!! I switch off when I see Cameron.
VaultFullOfTwizzlers Sat 07-Sep-13 00:58:35
AgentZigzag that bit about David Cameron's sex face is possibly the most distasteful post I have ever read. Even for Mumsnet.
AgentZigzag Sat 07-Sep-13 00:55:07
I think so little about DC I'm not fussed about him either way not like the posters calling him a cunt, overstating the issue to try and hide fact they're attracted to him - arf
All politicians are cunts by default aren't they? It's what we pay them to be, taking decisions nobody's going to like.
Countries are built on the idea of what all the people in them are when they're taken as a whole, more than the sum of it's parts. He was just trading on those ideas at a very apt time, flexing his sex face muscles right back at Putin (grrr, Tiger).
Communication between leaders is all about posturing on behalf of your country, I mean, they're even trained to walk in an alpha male way FFS grin
Did they actually say it's a UK Spook in Russia setting it up for DC who said it on twitter then? They didn't seem to know who it was last time I heard.
FannyFifer Sat 07-Sep-13 00:48:32
VFOT, all welcome in a free Scotland. grin
VaultFullOfTwizzlers Sat 07-Sep-13 00:45:56
She was, and a very well respected one. Cameronspeak r.e taking care of vulnerable people sounds rather like Mafioso language.
applecrumbleandcream Sat 07-Sep-13 00:45:20
Sweet??? I can think of many words to describe him, but not one of them is 'sweet'.
Knobhead and Tosser do though !!
InMyShreddies Sat 07-Sep-13 00:43:50
Aha FannyFifer! Saor Alba indeed.
That speech was a travesty, an embarrassment. It was like 'well we've always been important so we should be able to bomb people if I we want to' - fucking imperialism, fucking nothing to do with being a good country. Switzerland - there's a good country, right there. New Zealand. Don't pretend you speak on behalf of our nation when you were in no way elected, Dave.
The nicest thing to happen in Parliament for some time is the rejection of the blokes who want to drop bombs and be all important and pally.
The single most notable thing about Dave's speech is that he made it at all. The big issue? Whether or not we throw bombs at Syria. He's not fooling anyone saying it's for humanitarian reasons then coming out with a big patriotic spiel like that - he just wants to feel powerful. And I'm so glad that even within the bubble of parliament, his wankeriness was called.
Darkesteyes Sat 07-Sep-13 00:43:19
Ah yes i remember that Wasnt she an MNer.
VaultFullOfTwizzlers Sat 07-Sep-13 00:42:19
I'll mention Godwin's Law before some other twat does for you Darkest wink
He does look quite sweet in himself, does Dave, with his paunch and rosy cheeks and resemblance to Igglepiggle. Rather like Boris, the loveable buffoon.
He was very endearing when he visited a MNers house and assured her that the conservatives, should they win the election would "take care" of disabled people and within the year she was at breaking point and wanting her child to be taken into care as a result of his policies.
Darkesteyes Sat 07-Sep-13 00:39:01
Bodicea what a shame that so many have learnt nothing from history.
Darkesteyes Sat 07-Sep-13 00:37:31
From the above link.
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ATOS Death toll....
More than a thousand sickness benefit claimants died last year after being told to get a job, we can reveal. We've highlighted worries about the controversial medical tests for people claiming Employment Support Allowance which are being used to slash the country's welfare bill. The Government has boasted that more than half of new claimants are found "fit to work" - failing to mention that over 300,000 have appealed the decision and almost 40% have won.
We've used the Freedom of Information Act to discover that, between January and August last year, 1,100 claimants died after they were put in the "work-related activity group". This group - which accounted for 21% of all claimants at the last count - get a lower rate of benefit for one year and are expected to go out and find work.
We have also found that 1,600 people died before their assessment had been completed.
But there are plenty of tragic cases - such as that of David Groves who died from a heart attack the night before taking his work capability assessment. The 56year-old from Staveley, Derbyshire, worked for 40 years as a miner and telecoms engineer but stopped on doctors' orders after an earlier heart attack and a string of strokes. His widow Sandra said: "When Dave was called in for a medical, he felt like he was back to square one. "He wasin a terrible state by the day he died. It was the stress that killed him, I'm sure." Stephen Hill, 53, of Duckmanton, Derbyshire, died of a heart attack in December, one month being told he was "fit to work", even though he was waiting for major heart surgery.
Citizens Advice told us it has found "a number of cases" of people dying soon after being found fit for work. "There seems to be a clear link between the cause of death and the condition they were suffering from that led to the claim," said Katie Lane, head of welfare policy.
Assessment not complete 1,600
Work Related Activity Group 1,100
Support Group 5,300 Total 8,000
We then asked for:
We were told: These figures only cover new ESA claims - claims from IB recipients are not included.
However, there are more figures on the outcome of Work Capability Assessments on the DWP website.
Therefore, the work capability test is akin to a 'cull'', of the weak and the most vulnerable members of our society. If there are many more deaths in the years to come it will be more like genocide of disabled and unhealthy people. Isn't that what Hitler did to the Jews?
You can read the full article here at
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It might be old news, but this holocaust is still happening !!! But the government are doing it legally...apparently!
Darkesteyes Sat 07-Sep-13 00:36:34
VaultFullOfTwizzlers Sat 07-Sep-13 00:35:04
Will we be able to seek asylum in Scotland?
FannyFifer Sat 07-Sep-13 00:13:41
Oh look, he is talking about UK then says "this England" at the end.
Several countries make up the UK, though hopefully one less next year!
Saor Alba!
ShakeAndVac Sat 07-Sep-13 00:06:36
Last time I checked David put Syria to a debate and is abiding by the majorities wishes. Unlike to tony Blair who did what the hell he wanted. Gordon brown thought it would be a good idea to sell the countries gold in the middle of a boom when prices were low.
^^ This.
Bodicea Sat 07-Sep-13 00:03:59
Oh for goodness sake. You can't not pick every little thing like that. It is one library. maybe we shouldn't spend on anything nice in this country at all ever. And last time I checked we aren't a third world country and we for have any sweat shops so don't talk rubbish about people dying because they have to go to work. Talk about evocative language.
People have very short memories.
ShakeAndVac Sat 07-Sep-13 00:03:44
It doesn't matter what he says or does, he's going to pasted and slated whatever on Mumsnet.
Stick up for your country and point out all the good things the Uk has done over the years and reiterate that we are not an insignificant nothing island and we won't stand for that sort of nonsense and will come back with a retort?!
Nope, It's David Cameron and the Tories. Ergo a load of bollocks. Even if he's talking a load of sense hmm
FrenchRuby Sat 07-Sep-13 00:01:45
He is a colossal cunt. Not sweet in the slightest.
Darkesteyes Fri 06-Sep-13 23:58:16
Was discussing whats in the above link on MN 18 months or so ago. Tories are SOOO predictable.
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Citi Cuts 11,000 Jobs Rather Than Lower Pay, Illustrating Rentier Capitalism in Operation
Citi is a particularly blatant example of a way of operating that has become endemic in American business: when things get tough, throw as many employees as possible under the bus, and use that to maintain or even increase the pay of the top echelon.
Paying Dexia’s Debts: The Risks of Globalized Finance
American readers may tell themselves that the failures and stresses of European banks are Europe’s problem. That’s a simplistic view. Major European banks are significant lenders in the US, particularly to corporations. And European banks also fed heavily at the trough of US rescue facilities, as did the bank in case study, Dexia.
Dexia is a classic example of a not very sophisticated bank deciding to get into the big leagues and coming to ruin.
New Zealand’s Company Register: Even More Out of Control Than You Thought
My last post on this little mess implied that there was pretty slack official monitoring of the NZ Company Register for obviously false or impermissible registration information. But one or two other sightings invite the question: does anyone in New Zealand take Para 1, Section 377 of the Companies Act seriously, any more? 377 False statements […]
Mark Ames: Failing Up With Citigroup’s Dick Parsons
Last month, shareholders finally rebelled against Citigroup, the worst of the Too Big To Fail bailout disasters, by filing a lawsuit against outgoing chairman Dick Parsons and handful of executives for stuffing their pockets while running the bank into the ground.
Anyone familiar with Dick Parsons’ past could have told you his term as Citigroup’s chairman would end like this: Shareholder lawsuits, executive pay scandals, and corporate failure on a colossal scale.
On the Continuing Oxymoron of Ethics at Harvard
However, the glaring gap between Harvard president Drew Faust’s talk on ethics and her recent actions has stuck with me and I’ve concluded it merits discussion.
Bank of America Prepares Emergency Plans at Fed Behest, May Need to Amputate on Geographic Basis
As we’ve said repeatedly, despite bank executives braying about the need to be bigger to compete or to gain efficiencies, the evidence runs completely the other way. Every study on bank efficiency in the US has found that once banks hit a certain size level (the most commonly found one seems to be ~$5 billion in assets) banks exhibit a slightly positive cost curve, which means they are more, not less, costly to run. Any economies of scale are probably offset by diseconomies of scope.
So why do bank executives sell and act on a patently phony story? Aside from the fact that doing deals is much more fun than managing a business, the BIG reason is CEO pay is highly correlated with the size of the bank, measured in total assets.
So no one should cry at the prospect that Bank of America might have to shrink to if it continues to be in financial and litigation hot water.
What if We Focus on Boosting Employment Rather Than Growth?
Although it is remarkably difficult to come up with decent data, from what I can tell, the Japanese bubble was considerably bigger relative to the size of its economy than the US debt binge was. Yet even though the Japanese aftermath has been remarkably protracted, and arguably worsened by a slow and cautious initial response, visitors to Japan find the country wearing its malaise remarkably well.
One of the reasons may be the Japanese preoccupation with employment. Entrepreneurs are revered not for making money but for creating jobs. Japanese companies went to great lengths to keep workers, cutting senior pay to preserve manning. That was done largely for cultural reasons, since companies are seen as being like families.
But was this preoccupation also good economic policy, and might it have played a more direct role in buffering the worse effects of the bubble aftermath?
Is Management Getting Worse?
To some readers, the answer to the headline may seem obvious: Yes, American management is clearly worse than it was, say, thirty or fifty years ago, because short-termism is endemic among public companies, and short-termism leads to all sorts of bad outcomes, like underinvestment and accounting gaming.
But that analysis is simplistic. Short-termism simply shows that management has adopted good for them, bad for pretty much everyone else (save maybe their bankster allies) goals and are pursuing them aggressively.
A comment by John Kay of the Financial Times has the effect of raising much more fundamental questions about the caliber of top managers.
“Summer” Rerun: Why Big Capital Markets Players Are Unmanageable
This post first appeared on July 8, 2009
John Kay comes perilously close to nailing a key issue in his current Financial Times comment, “Our banks are beyond the control of mere mortal” in that he very clearly articulates the problem very well but then draws the wrong conclusion:
JP Morgan Hit by Ripple Effects of Rakoff Decisions Nixing SEC No Admission Settlements
The wisdom of Judge Rakoff’s tough and controversial decisions taking issue with the decades-long SEC practice of entering into settlements in which companies admit to no wrongdoing is becoming apparent. This is the essence of Rakoff’s beef, as represented in his latest ruling on this topic:
Corzine’s Know-Nothing MF Global Defense
Jon Corzine’s evasive testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee was scripted so as to lay foundations for his defense against customer and possibly shareholder suits and reduce the already very low odds of an indictment.
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Teleconferencing would be almost as effective and lots cheaper. So would just getting the DVD or having the one who went, teach the others, as was suggested. Or bring the Harvard expert down here.
Insead, 14 educrats enjoy a nice stay in Boston for two weeks, courtesy of the taxpayers. And now why is it there is never enough money for ecucation?
Bramble - Great suggestions. The CCPS budget for FY 2009-2010 is $962,300,526.00. As a taxpayer I find that incredible and yet the school board claims that they need more money and they continue to spend on these boondoggles. Elections are coming up and I encourage you and other voters to look at the fiscal conservatives that are running for school board. By the way, it took me four hours on the school board website to find the budget.
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Wow Ironside is a true follower of Obama no matter what. Can't see fault in his leader. Can't see how all politician are too tied up in oil to stand up to them. Glad you have your trust in BP. If they wanted this fixed as much as you feel they do, why didn't they stop drilling when they were notified of the potential problem before the fire. BP has it's eye on the bottom line Not our US shores.
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I am a friend of Konnie's and she will be missed and send prayers out to her children and family. I know someone who is a criminal profiler for the FBI and he said from what he read on this coward, that hides behind his so called "psychiatric" problems should be named a prime suspect not person of interest. He has all the behavioral traights and would be the type of person to do this. Hmm Konnie was saving all her text messages he sent her threating her and when cops found her phone all his call logs and texts were mysteriously erased. Everyone else she was texting and calling, there info was still there. Even Konnie's neighbor caught him sneaking around her yard and taking pictures before this happened. And the whole substance abuse program, cmon its state run how good can it be. From what I heard he was just playing along because it was court ordered and that he was bragging that he goes to dr. for his back and gets pain meds. So from what I have read that most if not all that have commented think this wooser did it but he is still named only a person of interest. I think he prmeditated this because he knew she was moving and she wouldnt tell him where, so he waited for to go outside to her back porch and murder her. I guess when you erased her text messages you forgot cops can subpoena them.
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Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Jun;20(6):506-11. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f3e6f5.
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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is associated with poor quality of life and increased work disability. Treatment with lactulose and probiotics has shown some benefit. We compared lactulose with probiotics and a combination of lactulose plus probiotics in the treatment of MHE.
One hundred and ninety cirrhotic patients without overt encephalopathy [Child's A grade 71 patients (37.4%), Child's B grade 72 patients (37.9%), Child's C grade 47 patients (24.7%)] were evaluated by psychometry (number connection tests A and B or figure connection tests A and B) and P300 auditory event-related potential (P300ERP). MHE was diagnosed by abnormal psychometry and/or P300ERP. Patients were randomized to receive lactulose [group A (n=35): dose 30-60 ml/day], probiotics [group B (n=35): dose 1 capsule three times/day, each capsule contained Streptococcus faecalis 60 million, Clostridium butyricum 4 million, Bacillus mesentricus 2 million, lactic acid bacillus 100 million] and lactulose plus probiotics [group C (n=35)] for 1 month. Response was defined by normalization of the abnormal test parameters.
MHE was diagnosed in 105 (55.2%) patients. Of the 105 patients, 75 (71%) had both abnormal psychometry and P300ERP, whereas 90 (86%) had abnormal psychometry alone, and 89 patients (85%) had abnormal P300ERP alone. Significant improvement was seen in abnormal psychometry tests (group A: n=31 vs. n=12, group B: n=29 vs. n=14, group C: n=30 vs. n=10), P300ERP (group A: 376.8+/-22.3 vs. 344.3+/-30.6 ms, group B: 385.4+/-28.5 vs. 355.5+/-27.9 ms, group C: 387.7+/-27.5 vs. 347.7+/-31.5 ms) and venous ammonia levels (group A: 102.3+/-63.1 vs. 69.3+/-33.3 micromol/l, group B: 108.2+/-37.5 vs. 75.7+/-33.0 micromol/l, group C: 96.3+/-27.7 vs. 68.7+/-28.4 micromol/l) in lactulose, probiotics and a combination of lactulose plus probiotics groups after treatment. Normalization of abnormal psychometry and P300ERP was seen in 54.8, 51.6 and 56.6% of patients treated with lactulose, probiotics and lactulose plus probiotics groups, respectively.
A total of 55% of the patients with cirrhosis had MHE. Lactulose or probiotics or combinations of both are equally effective in the treatment of MHE.
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Press ALT-SHIFT-D to bring up the cheat input box. Write the following in the box, no caps and without spaces. These can be inserted during battle, and it CAN be used between enemy turns, just keep holding ALT and SHIFT while mashing the D button.
editorAfter activating the Character Editor at the main menu, type editor to modify the skill points and traits of anyone in your party.
giveasnackSpawns a cake in your inventory. Since your characters actually eat in this game, you might want to spawn 4 a a time.
ouchouchouchFills your health to max and removes poison and acid. Can be used during combat.
imdrainedFills your energy.
iampoorAdds 500 coins.
leetbuffzGives you a variety of cloaks and auras, plus a blessing and haste. Since you can only have one cloak at a time, it all cancels out to one.
iwanttobestrongerGives experience relative to the number of times this is used.
owmybrainsremoves all negative effects that affects your characters mind, for example daze, death curse, charm
forgivemeAll of your lesser crimes have been forgotten and the towns won't attack you. (Some major crimes, like stealing artifacts or killing major characters, can't be forgotten).
backtostartPoof! You're back to the start. teleport to your quarters (food depot)
pleaselikemeall areas have forgotten your crimes. If you are in a town that is currently hostile, travel away and come back later.
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Officials in 40 states want the U.S. Treasury Department to investigate tobacco companies that market single-sale miniature cigars, which are very similar to ciagarettes. They suspect the sale of the "cigars" is one method to circumvent regulations governing cigarette sales. Madeleine Brand talks with Bob Moon of Marketplace.
Back now with DAY TO DAY. What's the difference between a cigarette and a little cigar? That's exactly what some state officials want federal regulators to clarify. They're concerned that big tobacco companies are trying to hook young smokers and skirt cigarette taxes and regulations with products they're labeling little cigars.
Bob Moon joins us now from the MARKETPLACE News bureau in New York. And Bob, you know, Freud said sometimes with cigars, it's just a cigar. So what is a little cigar?
BOB MOON (reporter Marketplace):
Well there is a federal rule, Madeline, that's been around for decades and it does allow for this separate designation of little cigars. Thing is, they can be same as cigarettes, right down to their size, weights, their appearance, all except for one thing, they have brown wrappers instead of white ones. So the Attorneys General of 40 states have signed on to this request, they're asking the Treasury Department, the bureau that oversees tobacco taxes, to tighten up these rules.
BRAND: And why are they so concerned with this?
Mr. MOON: Well these state officials are complaining that even though many of these so-called little cigars smoke the same as a regular cigarette, the smoke is actually inhaled, unlike a cigar. The tobacco companies realize some benefits by selling them as little cigars when they label them that way. The tobacco companies are able to pay lower federal and state taxes. They also aren't required to comply with the advertising restrictions and the special payments that they have to make under that big 1998 legal agreement between the tobacco companies and all the fifty states.
The cigar industry argues that there is a legitimate type of little cigar but there's a difference here on how to draw the line between the different categories. The Treasury Department group that would draw that line says it could take a few months.
BRAND: And are people buying these little cigars? Is there a market for them?
Mr. MOON: Well the industry says little cigar sales amount to about $360 million a year. That compares to $80 billion for cigarettes, but officials do say that the number of little cigars sold has doubled to about 4 billion a year since 1998. And they're worried that this rate of growth could actually erase the progress in reducing overall smoking in recent years.
Some anti-smoking groups say these little cigars are being marketed to appeal to younger smokers, especially the ones with chocolate and raspberry flavorings.
Today, in the MARKETPLACE newsroom, we're watching a growing investigation into stock options.
BRAND: Thank you, Bob. Bob Moon of public radio's daily business show MARKETPLACE produced by American Public Media.
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Published: September 10, 2003
MOST college coaches have no legal expertise beyond their own income-tax loopholes, but there is a distinct Perry Mason complex oozing from the powerful and the paranoid these days.
For the first-stringer in a fix, Pitt Coach Walt Harris turned to an oft-used situational play called punitive punting last weekend when his hard-line suspension of quarterback Rod Rutherford lasted three possessions and a 3-point deficit.
Only days earlier, Rutherford was confronted with police charges after he was accused of trying to pull a woman from a car through the crack in the driver's seat window. Perhaps he realized the tricky physics involved. The woman said Rutherford then shattered the window by kicking it in.
A lout on Labor Day; a lifesaver on Game Day. But not all stars benefit from college coaching's depth chart for delinquents, as Ohio State's Maurice Clarett discovered yesterday. After the police charged him with lying about items stolen from his car -- a misdemeanor offense for fabrication -- Coach Jim Tressel responded as if this were the first Buckeye ever caught with his pants on fire. Given the backdrop of the legal situation, Tressel indicated that it might be time for Ohio State to gain some permanent separation from Clarett, telling The Associated Press, ''I think that he needs to make, along with his family, whatever decision he thinks is best for him.''
What's best for Ohio State? A hasty exit by Clarett. No doubt Clarett is a misguided creature of player entitlement, but in this case, the law provides a nice escape route for the Buckeyes' conscience.
''Some people think he is a sacrificial lamb,'' Clarett's lawyer, Alan C. Milstein, said in a telephone interview last night. ''I've given up on trying to figure out what their motive is. I just don't know.''
As Ohio State knows, it's better to have a player leave as a criminal than as a National Collegiate Athletic Association violator. The repercussions for the latter are far harsher for the university.
Florida State recognized that when Bobby Bowden abandoned his Kiss-a-Miscreant program in Tallahassee by suspending the starting quarterback Adrian McPherson last year, days before his arrest on a felony charge related to a stolen check.
Why the tough love from the teddy bear? After all, Peter Warrick once played for the Seminoles with a felony charge pending. Bowden's approach to McPherson was out of his grandfatherly character because McPherson had been suspected of gambling -- the big evil in the N.C.A.A. bylaws.
The little evil is any cash perks a player receives. Clarett is already faced with an indefinite suspension as N.C.A.A. inspector types rifle through his finances.
The N.C.A.A. rules address everything from free fries to free rides, but Myles Brand's band of minutia regulators do not provide a coach's how-to on dealing with legal issues. What does a misdemeanor allegation go for? How about a misdemeanor conviction?
''Basically, the N.C.A.A. doesn't have a policy in regard to suspensions that are based on criminal activity,'' Jeff Howard, a spokesman for the N.C.A.A., said in a telephone interview yesterday. ''Many institutions have their own special rules with regard to criminal violations.''
Trouble is, the rules are arbitrary. Granted, the N.C.A.A. is overwhelmed these days. It's an organization that looks more and more like a whistle-stop town that has no idea how to zone for its suburban sprawl.
So, if not the N.C.A.A., college presidents need to develop a more consistent suspension program for student-athletes on the wrong side of the law.
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Smashing Pumpkins
The son of a jazz guitarist, Billy Corgan grew up in a Chicago suburb, leaving home at the age of 19 to move to Florida with his fledgling goth metal band, the Marked. After the band failed down South, he returned to Chicago around 1988, where he began working at a used-record store. At the shop he met James Iha (guitar), a graphic arts student at Loyola University, and the two began collaborating, performing, and recording songs with a drum machine. Corgan met D'Arcy Wretzky at a club show; after arguing about the merits of the Dan Reed Network, the two became friends and she joined the group as a bassist. Soon, the bandmembers, who named themselves Smashing Pumpkins, had gained a dedicated local following, which included the head of a local club who booked them to open for Jane's Addiction. Before the pivotal concert, the band hired Jimmy Chamberlin, a former jazz musician, as their full-time drummer.
In 1990, Smashing Pumpkins released their debut single, "I Am One," on the local Chicago label Limited Potential. The single quickly sold out, and in December the band released "Tristessa" on Sub Pop. By this point, Smashing Pumpkins had become the subject of a hot bidding war, and the group latched on to a clever way to move to a major label without losing indie credibility. They signed to Virgin Records, yet it was decided that the group's debut would be released on the Virgin subsidiary Caroline, and then the band would move to the majors. The strategy worked; Gish, a majestic mix of Black Sabbath and dream pop produced by Butch Vig, became a huge college and modern rock hit upon its spring 1991 release. While it earned a large audience, many indie rock fans began to snipe at Smashing Pumpkins, accusing them of being careerists. Such criticism did the Pumpkins no harm and they embarked on an extensive supporting tour for Gish, which lasted over a year and included opening slots for Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam. During the Gish tour, tensions between bandmembers began to escalate, as Iha and D'Arcy, who had been lovers, went through a messy breakup, Chamberlin became addicted to drugs and alcohol, and Corgan entered a heavy depression. These tensions hadn't been resolved by the time the group entered the studio with Vig to record its second album.
Early in 1997, once the Pumpkins left the road, Iha and D'Arcy launched Scratchie Records, a subsidiary of Mercury Records. In the spring, Smashing Pumpkins recorded two songs for the soundtrack of Batman & Robin. Iha's solo debut, Let It Come Down, appeared in early 1998; Adore, the new Smashing Pumpkins LP, followed a few months later to disappointing sales and reviews. Chamberlin returned to the group and D'Arcy exited prior to the early-2000 release of MACHINA: The Machines of God. Several months later, Corgan announced his intentions to dissolve the band before the year was out. With former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur replacing D'Arcy, the band launched its farewell tour in 2000. Fans received one last treat when Corgan and company worked feverishly to finish off tracks that were left over from the MACHINA sessions. Surprisingly, Virgin Records balked at the idea of releasing the 25-track set so close to the release of their previous album, so the band put the entire album (going by the official title of Machina II: The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music) on the Internet for fans to download for free. On December 2 of the same year, the Pumpkins played a mammoth final show at Chicago's Metro (also the venue at which the group played its first show back in 1988) before officially calling it quits.
But the former members of the band didn't wait long before carrying on with other projects -- Corgan spent the summer of 2001 playing guitar with New Order on select concert dates, and later in the year unveiled his new band, Zwan, including Chamberlin on drums (as well as former Chavez guitarist Matt Sweeney and bassist David "Skullfisher" Pajo). The other two former Pumpkins, Iha and Auf der Maur, began putting together an alt-rock supergroup dubbed the Virgins. The same year, a pair of postmortem Pumpkins collections were issued for the holiday season -- a double-disc collection and a DVD both called Greatest Hits. Corgan released his first solo album, The Future Embrace, in 2005, and on the day it came out, he took out a full-page ad in The Chicago Tribune to announce that Smashing Pumpkins were reuniting. He hadn't informed any of his past bandmates, and only Chamberlin went along. Zeitgeist, a heavier album than any past Pumpkins album, was released in 2007.
Smashing Pumpkins promoted the album heavily well into 2008, but at the end of the year, Corgan announced that the group would no longer record albums, and would instead only issue singles. It wasn't the only change in the band. Corgan announced the departure of Chamberlin in March 2009, making him the last remaining original member of the band that by then consisted of guitarist Jeff Schroeder, bassist Nicole Fiorentino, and drummer Mike Byrne. Once the dust settled, Corgan followed through on his promise to issue only short-form releases, putting out the track "A Song for a Son" in December of 2009. Scattered songs from the band's Teargarden by Kaleidyscope concept were released over the next two years as free downloads, with physical collections of the tracks released in 2010 by way of the EP box sets Songs for a Sailor and The Solstice Bare. In 2012, Corgan decided to take a break from the single-centric concept and released Oceania. Ostensibly Smashing Pumpkins' eighth studio album, Oceania is also part of the 44-track Teargarden concept. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Greg Prato, Rovi
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I love this song :) it brings back nostalga
Disarm is my favorite song of all time
Disarm me with a smile....wha t I choose is my voice, what is a boy suppose to do....
They don't make music like this anymore. Disarm, Cupid de loc, and Today are my favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs in that order.
This song is dedicated to all the women of the world. :)
I love this song follow me ^.^ ♥❤✌☺⭐♥❤
i just got the joke of Melon Collie
I just smashed pumpkins on Halloween.
I'm 20 and this is alternative music
The Smashing Pumpkins are and will always be my favorite band. I'm 27 and I still remember very clearly being in 5th grade and being OBSESSED with them. And yet I never got to see them play live =(
Oh well, at least I have their music to listen to forever!!
Love this album
Love this F$/:#% song
My fav band, got the heart tattooed to prove it. Music was so different and billy made it worth while to listen to with that sweet voice of his. By far the best 90s band. I wish they would re-tour, or get back together for a show I could see. In my 28 years of life, I couldn't see much more making my life complete.
claricentp91 7
ahh the soundtrack to my late 90s
shawnnavuz71 1
Acoustic is better
Smashing Pumpkins just makes me happy.
Music was so amazing 20 years ago. I'd rather listen to Billy Corgan puking into a toilet, than anything that's on the radio today...
Love them.
I can't stand Corgan's singing, but I have to admit his song writing and guitar are pretty bad a**.
@chrisin8019 , You're entitled to your opinion, but why so much rage. Did you get dumped with Bullet with Butterfly Wings playing in the background or what?
Yeah...uou kill yourselvez for hating Smashing Pumpkins :-),lol
This IS BEAUTIFUL. "god is dead..just like me"-nuff said.
and god is empty, just like me
People telling people to kill themselves bc they didnt like your precious band should be ashamed of yourselves!! You are no heroes for being disgusting bullies. Grow up and get a clue that not everyone has to like the same things as you. Btw I like this song but some of these comments are truly sick and you really should be banned from here until you can act remotely human and mature!
Well if you don't you could boomitalida your way through. Bye
chrisin8019 has too many cc's in her/his octane
chrisin8019 is a lonely woman who needs a boyfriend.
Add me please (Follow) where whale wars?
i cant get enough of this song, smashing pumpkins is so beast
Top 5 favorites songs
This is a great song
Haven't heard this in a while
This freaked me out! This isn't fake. Apparently if you copy and paste this on ten comments you will have the best day of your life tomorrow. You will either get kissed or asked out. If you brake the chain you will see a dead girl in your room tonight. In the next 53 minutes someone will say I love you or I'm sorry.
great album
Billy Corgan is one if my favorite trusts! Anyone who hates on him is especially crazy!
This is one of my favorite songs
Still today one of my TIMELESS FAVORITES...
I grew up listening to this band, they're still rad
Halloween has passed
I was born to listen to all of these hardcore songs
One of my fav songs by them
melissamak00 7
Being a teenager in the 90's, this song makes me feel nostalgic.
O love my station!!!! (~_~)
Good a** song
If u don't like the Smashing Pumpkins ur crazy
ashleyshel76 5
Chrisin8019, how about you kill yourself for hating on smashing pumpkins every chance you get
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The U.S. economy, seemingly a world-dominant Goliath in the mid- and late-1990s, now faces major structural challenges from a new cast of Davids. The nation confronts a host of new economic challengers led by India and China. The U.S. economy recently took an unprecedented path when it regained strength during 2003 and 2004 without creating growth in jobs. The manufacturing sector's share of the economy continues to shrink. The growing service sector, once considered immune to global competition, now finds that advances in information and communications technology have enabled global competition in low-skilled service jobs and the beginning of competition in high-skilled service tasks.
Underlying these shorter-term developments is a major demographic shift. Historically, the U.S. economy has relied on steady 1 percent annual population growth to provide additional workers and increased output. In the coming decades, the country will face a rapid expansion of the nonproductive population of seniors. Furthermore, the aging baby boomers are propped up by a network of entitlement programs generally indexed to inflation. The Social Security Trustees recently estimated that the Social Security and Medicare programs create an unfunded liability for the taxpayers of $72 trillion (in net present value terms)--a daunting sum compared to total national wealth estimated at $45 trillion. A debt on upcoming generations of these dimensions, unsupported by any anticipated revenue stream, is an unprecedented national problem and has strong implications for the nation's future ability to invest in growth.
This new economic landscape raises a question: If the current economy faces structural difficulties, what could a renewed economy look like? Where will the United States find comparative advantage in a global economy? This is a threatening process, and even if the United States finds a way to meet the challenge, the transition will inevitably create losers as well as winners.
The last economic war
In the late 1970s and the 1980s, the United States faced strong competition, especially from Japan, which was making a serious bid to become the largest economy in the world. This competition focused on the manufacturing sector, particularly consumer electronics, automobiles, and information technology (IT). The United States lost dominance in consumer electronics but salvaged its auto manufacturing sector, in part through bilateral trade arrangements that set import quotas on imported Japanese vehicles but allowed Japanese auto production in the United States. The U.S. industry's light truck platform, which was protected by tariff from foreign competition, became the basis for the next several generations of U.S. vehicle innovations: minivans, pickups, and SUV's. In information technology, the United States retained its lead in advanced computer chips and software.
The United States benefited from the investments in science education in the Sputnik era and from major Cold War federal R & D investments. It explored public-private collaboration to bridge the gap between government supported research and private sector development. The most successful example was Sematech, which helped reverse the country's declining position in chip technology. The Defense Department's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) came into its own as a unique organization focused on moving revolutionary technology from the research to the development stage, playing a crucial role in creating the Internet and promoting multiple generations of IT. New forms of capital support for innovation were developed, facilitating the birth of creative startup companies. The dramatic growth of the U.S. economy in the mid and late 1990s rode on the IT revolution that boosted productivity throughout the economy. Although excessive enthusiasm about IT fueled a stock market bubble, the gains in productivity were real and … | http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-123708942/meeting-the-new-challenge-to-u-s-economic-competitiveness | dclm-gs1-050560002 | false | false | {
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Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Journal of chemical physics (Impact Factor: 3.09). 06/2011; 134(24):244304. DOI:10.1063/1.3602218
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ABSTRACT The speciation and quantification of sulfur species based on sulfur K-edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy is of wide interest, particularly for biological and petroleum science. These tasks require a firm understanding of the sulfur 1s near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectra of relevant species. To this end, we have examined the gas phase sulfur 1s NEXAFS spectra of a group of simple thiol and thioether compounds. These high-resolution gas phase spectra are free of solid-state broadening, charging, and saturation effects common in the NEXAFS spectra of solids. These experimental data have been further analyzed with the aid of improved virtual orbital Hartree-Fock ab initio calculations. The experimental sulfur 1s NEXAFS spectra show fine features predicted by calculation, and the combination of experiment and calculation has been used to improve assignment of spectroscopic features relevant for the speciation and quantification of the sulfur compounds.
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0.028653 | <urn:uuid:fa7a37dd-2ef8-41e1-89be-8b61ea9b1002> | en | 0.837725 | Relativistic spin precession in the double pulsar.
Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada.
Science (Impact Factor: 31.2). 08/2008; 321(5885):104-7. DOI:10.1126/science.1159295
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ABSTRACT The double pulsar PSR J0737-3039A/B consists of two neutron stars in a highly relativistic orbit that displays a roughly 30-second eclipse when pulsar A passes behind pulsar B. Describing this eclipse of pulsar A as due to absorption occurring in the magnetosphere of pulsar B, we successfully used a simple geometric model to characterize the observed changing eclipse morphology and to measure the relativistic precession of pulsar B's spin axis around the total orbital angular momentum. This provides a test of general relativity and alternative theories of gravity in the strong-field regime. Our measured relativistic spin precession rate of 4.77 degrees (-0 degrees .65)(+0 degrees .66) per year (68% confidence level) is consistent with that predicted by general relativity within an uncertainty of 13%.
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ABSTRACT: Observations of pulsars in gravitationally bound binary systems provide a unique opportunity for testing the strong-field regime of relativistic gravity. We present a detailed account of the parametrized post-Keplerian'' (PPK) formalism, a general phenomenological framework designed to extract the maximum possible information from pulsar timing and pulse-structure data. The PPK approach allows dynamical information to be obtained from the data in a theory-independent way, and encoded in a certain number of fitted post-Keplerian parameters. We show that as many as 19 such parameters can be measured, under favorable conditions, giving access to 15 possible tests of relativistic gravity. We isolate and quantify the theoretical content of these tests by deriving, within the framework of generic boost-invariant theories, expressions linking the phenomenological parameters to the inertial masses of the pulsar and its companion, and to the polar angles of the spin axis of the pulsar. The prospects for extracting some of these tests from observations of known or yet-to-be-discovered binary pulsars is quantitatively assessed through numerical simulations. We show that the recently discovered binary pulsar PSR 1534+12 should, with presently available data, give access to two new strong-field tests of relativistic gravity, if the data are analyzed in the phenomenological way emphasized in this paper. Moreover, in the long run, the first-disovered binary pulsar, PSR 1913+16, could give access to three strong-field tests, beyond the presently obtained {dot {omega}}{minus}{gamma}{minus}{ital {dot P}}{sub {ital b}} test. Finally, we show how, by combining the PPK approach with the predictions of a rather generic class of tensor biscalar theories, one can bring together tests based on observations of several different pulsars.
Physical review D: Particles and fields 04/1992; 45(6):1840-1868.
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ABSTRACT: As gravity is a long-range force, one might [ital a] priori expect the Universe's global matter distribution to select a preferred rest frame for local gravitational physics. Two parameters [alpha][sub 1] and [alpha][sub 2] suffice to describe the phenomenology of preferred-frame effects on post-Newtonian gravity. One of them has already been very tightly constrained ([vert bar][alpha][sub 2][vert bar][lt]2.4[times]10[sup [minus]7]). We show here that binary-pulsar data provide a bound on the other one ([vert bar][alpha][sub 1][vert bar][lt]5.0[times]10[sup [minus]4], 90% C.L.) which is quantitatively comparable to previous solar-system limits, but qualitatively more powerful because it is derived for systems comprising strong-gravitational-field regions. Our results correct a previous claim that [alpha][sub 1] could be very tightly constrained [ital via] a purported semisecular effect in the orbital period of binary pulsars.
Physical review D: Particles and fields 12/1992; 46(10):4128-4132.
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ABSTRACT: The clocklike properties of pulsars moving in the gravitational fields of their unseen neutron-star companions have allowed unique tests of general relativity and provided evidence for gravitational radiation. We report here the detection of the 2.8-second pulsar J0737-3039B as the companion to the 23-millisecond pulsar J0737-3039A in a highly relativistic double neutron star system, allowing unprecedented tests of fundamental gravitational physics. We observed a short eclipse of J0737-3039A by J0737-3039B and orbital modulation of the flux density and the pulse shape of J0737-3039B, probably because of the influence of J0737-3039A's energy flux on its magnetosphere. These effects will allow us to probe magneto-ionic properties of a pulsar magnetosphere.
Science 03/2004; 303(5661):1153-7. · 31.20 Impact Factor
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ISLAMABAD Wed Jan 5, 2011 4:44am EST
While liberal Pakistanis and rights groups believe the law to be dangerously discriminatory against the country's tiny minority groups, Asia Bibi's case has become a lightning rod for the country's religious right.
On Tuesday, the governor of the most populous state of Punjab, Salman Taseer, who had strongly opposed the law and sought presidential pardon for the 45-year-old Christian farmhand, was gunned down by one of his bodyguards.
Here some facts about the blasphemy law and its fallout.
* The law has its roots in 19th century colonial legislation to protect places of worship, but it was during the military dictatorship of General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq in the 1980s that it acquired teeth as part of a drive to Islamize the state.
* Under the law, anyone who speaks ill of Islam and the Prophet Mohammad commits a crime and faces the death penalty but activists say the vague terminology has led to its misuse. The law stipulates that "derogatory remarks, etc., in respect of the Holy Prophet either spoken or written, or by visible representation, or by any imputation, innuendo or insinuation, directly or indirectly shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine."
* Christians who make up 4 percent of Pakistan's population have been especially concerned about the law saying it offers them no protection. Convictions hinge on witness testimony and often these are linked to personal vendettas, they say.
* Blasphemy convictions are common in Pakistan, although the death sentence has never been carried out. Most convictions are thrown out on appeal, but angry mobs have killed many people accused of blasphemy.
* In 2009, 40 houses and a church were set ablaze by a mob of 1,000 Muslims in the town of Gojra, Punjab. At least seven Christians were burned to death. The attacks were triggered by reports of the desecration of the Koran. Police had already registered a case under Section 295C against three Christians for blasphemy.
Last July, two Christian brothers accused of writing a blasphemous letter against the Prophet Mohammad were gunned down outside a court in the eastern city of Faisalabad.
Hence a conviction or even an accusation under this law is often a death sentence, activists say.
* Some attempts have been made in the past to either repeal the law or try and amend the provisions to prevent their misuse, but each time the government has faced the wrath of religious conservatives. The current administration has ruled out scrapping the law altogether, saying such a move would hand a weapon to religious extremists and fuel militancy at a time when it is struggling to tackle it.
* Islamist parties have warned against any attempt to change the law, seeing it as a dilution of the country's Islamist character under foreign pressure. On December 31, thousands of supporters led a nationwide strike warning any attempt to change the law would only be "over their dead bodies."
* Earlier in December, a pro-Taliban Muslim cleric offered a $5,800 reward to anyone who killed the Christian woman, Bibi, in prison, angered by attempts, by among others governor Taseer, to save her from the gallows.
(Writing by Sanjeev Miglani; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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waffles666 wrote:
Muslims are not the only religion guilty of this disgusting behavior. A civilized society is one where it’s people have realized that the religions and fairy tales from past centuries are just a pack of lies designed to keep people under control.
Jan 05, 2011 5:55am EST -- Report as abuse
DavidSG wrote:
“On December 31, thousands of supporters led a nationwide strike warning any attempt to change the law would only be “over their dead bodies.”"
That could be arranged. In fact, if those same extremists get control of Pak’s nukes, it might have to be arranged.
Jan 05, 2011 6:01am EST -- Report as abuse
justmyself wrote:
Sad that anyone could abuse one’s mother/wife/family and get away with it, but say something negative about a geezer who lived in the 7th century and death follows.
Even more sadly, 80% of the population doesn’t agree with this silly rule, but they would all be slaughtered by the other 20 if they spoke up.
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John Tortorella doesn't talk unless John Tortorella wants to talk, and that was never more evident than prior to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final. According to the NHL's transcript of his morning press conference, Torts used just 31 total words to answer six questions that came his way.
Courtesy of the league, the full transcript is below. Torts doesn't like to use his words.
Q. I can’t remember in which series you said before, but you were asked if you looked for something in the team and you weren't going to say what it was, but you had seen it. Is that still the case?
Q. And you've seen what you need to see?
Q. You alluded yesterday to you're glad the team had the experience of two Game 7s. So when other people are suggesting maybe 14 games isn't the best way to start out...
COACH TORTORELLA: It's a bunch of crap.
Q. What does Ottawa or the Capitals or the Devils - does it really come down to what your team does? Is that what your focus and preparation is?
COACH TORTORELLA: We don't spend too much time on the other team. We're worried about our team.
Q. You said home ice doesn't matter until you get to a Game 7. Why is it different in Game 7 as opposed to any other home game?
COACH TORTORELLA: I just feel that way.
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McALLEN, Texas -- John and Wanda Casias knew the risks of being missionaries in one of Mexico's most violent, cartel-dominated regions, their children say, but they refused to curtail their work and instead put their ministry ahead of their safety. The couple's slaying this week during a home invasion comes as missionary groups are rethinking how they prepare their volunteers to live in Mexico and other hotspots -- or whether to send them at all. | http://www.standard.net/places/mcallen | dclm-gs1-050820002 | false | false | {
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Editor's note: If the federal government meltdown were happening in some other country, imagine how it would be described using the tropes and tone normally employed by the American media to describe foreign events.
But the pleasant autumn weather disguises a government teetering on the brink. Because, at midnight Monday night, the government of this intensely proud and nationalistic people shut down, a drastic sign of political dysfunction in this moribund republic.
The capital's rival clans find themselves at an impasse, unable to agree on a measure that will allow the American state to carry out its most basic functions. While the factions have come close to such a shutdown before, opponents of President Barack Obama's embattled regime allowed the government to be shuttered over opposition to a controversial plan intended to bring the nation's health care system in line with international standards.
When only a few hours remained before the government of the world's richest nation ran out of money, attention focused on longtime opposition leader John Boehner, under pressure from both the regime and the radical elements of his own movement, who was thought to be the only political figure with the standing needed to end the standoff.
While the country's most recent elections were generally considered to be free and fair (despite threats against international observers), the current crisis has raised questions in the international community about the regime's ability to govern this complex nation of 300 million people, not to mention its vast stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction.
Americans themselves are starting to ask difficult questions as well. As this correspondent's cab driver put it, while driving down the poorly maintained roads that lead from the airport, "Do these guys have any idea what they're doing to the country?"
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Anyway, the Doctor jumps out of a cake. I've had dreams of this, bowtie included. All the stags stare at him and are confused, and the Doctor goes, "Rory! That's a relief. I thought I'd burst out of the wrong cake. Again. That reminds me, there's a girl outside in a bikini. Could someone let her in, give her a jumper? Lucy. Lovely girl. Diabetic." Utterly charming, every second of this. But then he dicks it up by immediately relating how Amy kissed him and it was a good kiss, and then everybody stares, and then he does the cutest thing I've ever seen, this Adam Brody move with one arm, that just perfectly encapsulates the awkwardness of it all. Brilliant.
Credits, and then you've got the Doctor wearing adorable goggles and soldering or something, his hair looks great, he's giving the happy couple a weird speech about how every Companion is broken: "Oh! The life out there, it dazzles. I mean, it blinds you to the things that are important. I've seen it devour relationships, and plans... Because for one person to have seen all that, to taste the glory and then go back, it will tear you apart." Therefore, he is sending Rory and Amy on a date.
They get into a slight dick-measuring contest about how Rory is not sufficiently enraptured by wonder with regard to the TARDIS, but Rory holds his own, explaining that he read up on the Doctor and dimensions and whatnot after the Prisoner Zero thing. He doesn't blink. I mean, he's as much of a cardboard thing as Amy is, and I find the actor by turns delightful and annoying as hell, but it's written toward a very cool thing, where it's almost like the Doctor is setting Rory up against himself, to say "no" to him, as much as it's about putting distance between him and Amy.
They head into Venice and the Doctor babbles his usual nonsense about the history of Venice and Casanova and wacky zany talk. They find out about Calvieri's lies about the plague -- which is totally interesting and they don't go into it at all! -- and the psychic paper says that Rory is a eunuch, and they giggle and run around for all of ten seconds before they spot Isabella's father harassing the Veelas on their morning constitutional and trying to get his daughter out of there. There's hissing and teeth and whatnot, and the Doctor runs off to brief Dad, who says something is going on with the Calvieri School: "Something magical, something evil. My own daughter didn't recognize me. And the girl who pushed me away, her face... Like an animal!"
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Measuring Up
A brand-new, RADA-born company sinks its teeth into Measure for Measure.
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Tali Friedman and Benjamin Rosen in Measure for Measure(Photo: Karen Detrick)
Tali Friedman and Benjamin Rosen in Measure for Measure
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When the students showed up for the first day of Nona Shepphard's Acting Shakespeare course at London's Royal Acadamy of Dramatic Arts, they could never have known it was only the beginning of a long journey: First, a journey through the text of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, a dark comedy (or is it an exceptionally funny tragedy?) from 1603; next, a journey to the London stage, as Shepphard directed the student actors in a production of the show at the GBS Theater in July 2001; and, finally a journey to New York, where the newly minted Acting Shakespeare Company is now making its American debut with that same production.
Measure for Measure was a perfect fit for this particular group of students--15 of them, representing seven different countries of origin--and that's no coincidence. "One of the things that I like to do when I look at a group [of students] is, I don't choose a play until I've met them and worked with them for a bit," says Shepphard, a freelance playwright and director with a regular autumn gig teaching acting at RADA. "This is a very interesting play: it has questions of politics and sexuality and morality that are relevant, and it talks about religious fundamentalism, which is obviously relevant as well. When I met this group, there was just something about certain actors that drew me to think they could play Angelo and the other roles. The play is full of drama and emotion and frenzy, and I thought they could really get their teeth into it and explore it." It worked, and the class-turned-cast was too pleased with the London production to let their Measure go by the wayside. Some serious fundraising and one long logistical nightmare later, they're installed in the theater at 45 Below Bleecker through May 5.
"It's great to be doing the show in New York," says Demetrius Martin, who plays Angelo in the production and is one of the show's producers. "Although, in a way, it's insane to start a non-profit theater in August, schedule your first show in April of the following year, and expect to do all the paperwork necessary. We also had to deal with Equity rules; four of us in the cast are union members, so we had to get a contract that suited us."
Perhaps the only thing that matches the difficulty of remounting the production is the complexity of the show itself. Under Shepphard's guidance, the roles in this Measure for Measure are cast with multiple actors. For example: Tali Friedman, an Israeli-born New Yorker and another of the producers, essays the role of Isabella...and so do two other people. "Yes, the three of us play Isabella, and we also have two Angelos and three Dukes," Friedman explains. "I like that a lot as an actor, and also as far as the storytelling goes."
Garth Hewitt and Joe Paulik in Measure for Measure
(Photo: Colleen Dougherty)
Garth Hewitt and Joe Paulik in Measure for Measure
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"It's kind of making a virtue of necessity, really," says Shepphard of this unusual method of casting. "When they're taking the course, I want to make sure that the actors get to do a lot of work with their characters. Obviously, there aren't enough big parts to go around, so I often triple-cast roles, and it becomes very interesting to see how I can work that. Three actors are sometimes on stage in the same role at the same time, working together in a sort of seamless way. I think audiences have found that quite intriguing. Often, you can get different aspects of a character more clearly than you could just with one person. You can also make some interesting pictures. For example, there's a big moment in the play where Angelo, who is this tyrannical ruler of the city, falls in love--or in lust--with this young, novice nun. In our production, he is surrounded by three actresses in a kind of religious image."
Though it may sound as if multiple casting could lead to confusion on the part of the audience, Tali Friedman feels that, if anything, the plot and characters of Measure for Measure have been clarified by this approach. "The play is very accessible to people because of the way that it's directed and the way it's cast," she says. "Even my mom, who is Israeli and doesn't really understand the language, got the story."
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He was releasing the music CD of the Konkani feature film, “Ujwadu”, at a function organised by the GSB Yuvaka Mandali here.
Mr. Chinna said that he would organise more pro-Konkani programmes in Udupi district. The Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy was a unique organisation as it transcended barriers of religion and caste. Mangalorean Catholic Christians, Muslim Navayath community, and various castes following Hindu religion spoke Konkani, making it a unique one. As Chairman, he would try to do justice to all the communities, he said. Mr. Chinna, who has also directed “Ujwadu”, said that the film was a symbol of his gratitude to the mother-tongue. This was the third Konkani film in GSB Konkani dialect.
Editor of Taranga Sandhya Pai released the music CD. Raghupati Bhat, MLA, and former president of the Udupi CMC Somashekhar Bhat were present. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/chinna-promises-more-konkani-programmes/article2447041.ece | dclm-gs1-051010002 | false | false | {
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Police said 36 cars were gutted and 15 partially damaged in the fire at the parking lot belonging to R.S. Showroom, dealers of Tata and Fiat.
The cause of the fire was being investigated, the police said.
Three fire tenders doused the fire after an hour-long operation.
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This thought process of protecting children from the evils of science in order to save their souls is archaic. Your kid doesn't necessarily have to believe other theories (it's a THEORY, for crying out loud!), but do you really want to produce an adult with his/her head buried in the sand? It's okay to LEARN, even if you don't BELIEVE.
Louis Agassiz was a scientist. Louis believed that Darwin was wrong. Why do we protect the children from the evil Louis Agassiz? Why is Darwin's theory the only "science" presented to the children? Are we afraid to let the children make up their own minds? Is there a determined effort to produce a nation of "freethinkers" who are totally bound to an atheistic creed?
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I'm sure there is another leader of a terrorist country available to be drooled over. How important does Piers really think he is? The saddest part of all is that since so few people watch his channel, he had to make an announcement to let everyone know of his stance.
449 days ago
It's Piers' show--he can ban whoever he wants to but if they make "breaking news" piers is gonna be left out of the scoop-loop!...LOL
449 days ago
Ed From Harrisburg
Who really, really cares...Both Piers Morgan and Kelsey Grammer are pompous asses.
449 days ago
Michael Carson
So Kelsey Grammer, star of 3 highly successful TV series and many movies, is barred from Piers Morgan's dying show? Somehow I think he'll survive this. In the meantime this self-important Brit who sits nightly in prime time on CNN passing judgement on all things American, can feel pretty special as he announces yet another top star is barred from his show. What a silly man!
449 days ago
kelsey....quick ...send me your address so i can overnight a crying towel to you!!!
449 days ago
Who really cares what Penis Morgan thinks? Go back to the UK.
449 days ago
Does anyone besides Piers take Piers seriously? Empty and vacuous. No wonder the Brits were glad to have him here.
449 days ago
Roger Anderson
I've had it. Piers Morgan ? Who does this guy think he is? Please let's start a campaign to get this guy off the air. Better yet, send him back to where he came from. Please take this seriously. We need to start ASAP.
449 days ago
Kelsey was in Cheers and was the star of Frasier,,, even I was not born in the US and much younger I know him... and until now they are having reruns of both shows,
449 days ago
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Please! Please! Please! Somebody at tnt SMARTEN UP and get Piers off the air. You're losing more revenue than you realize by keeping this man in your employ. I would like to start a campaign to get rid of him. Anyone with me?
449 days ago
Roger Anderson
Oop's I meant CNN. See he gets me so mad I can't even think straight
449 days ago
And a construction worker standing on a corner said, in a somewhat less polite way "I wouldn't have sex with Madonna with your d--k," as if he's going to be offered the opportunity. Why would Madonna, Kelsey Grammar or anyone else on any level of the business possibly care about being banned from some unknown, insignificant, Republican looking egomaniac's show? I have friends who play music on subway platforms and in tiny little side street pubs. It wouldn't bother them if Piers didn't want to have them on. They would just say "who the hell is that?" I'm sure Madonna said the same thing.
449 days ago
What is up with this Arshole? I don't blame Kelsey for walking out. They show a pic of his ex and then he says "he wasn't going to ask him about his ex wife"...Then why the hell would a pic of her be up there? It wasn't necessary to put Camille picture anywhere near this interview...that's the past Piers...Nob
449 days ago
Way to go Kelsey. Tell that english azzhole to kiss yours. I wish they could deport his azz back to england.
449 days ago
they need to ban all movie stars they are why our kids morals are so low
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i have motherboard biostar model mcp6p m2+ ver6.2 that after boot and detect cpu,ram and h.d.d or drive appear this text:
Media shield rom bios 6.70
copyright (c)2006 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array......
after that text don't boot from h.d.d or drive and stop .
i can't reset with k.b .
i program bios with programer but don't repair.
please help me
You don't know what to do but you reprogrammed Bios for no reason ?
Are you able to get into Bios ?
If yes get into Bios (Del, Esc, F2, F10, etc...whichever), go to the boot menu and swap it so it boots from HD first (or CD/DVD as desired). It seems it wants to read from SATA with no SATA drive, set your drives to SATA mode if no IDE drive in system. Make sure your drive is recognized in Bios, save on exit and restart.
If not it could be a bad Bios chip.
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Hey everyone, I was wondering if I could get some advice about building my own PC. I am planning on using because I've never built my own and I dont want to screw it up. My friend told me to post here and list the parts with links to the specs pages. So are these parts going to be compatible with each other to minimize bottle necks?:
thermaltake v9 case
internal usb expansion system with blue tooth module
amd athlon II x4 635
liquid cpu cooling system with 120mm radiator (amd)
4 gb (2gb*2) corsair xms3 dominator w/ dhx technology (I think this is the right spec)
NVIDIA Geforce gts 250 - 1gb (some major brand, generic i guess)
Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3--AMD770 (usb 3.0)
700 watt power supply SLI ready
500 gb primary hard drive, 16M cache, 7200 rpm, 3.0 gb/s (preformatted hd only)
1 tb data hard drive, 16M cache, 7200 rpm, 3.0 gb/s
24x dual format/double layer DVD+-R/+-RW + CDR/RW drive with lightscribe technology
12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer
Thanks a lot for your help, I really appreciate it.
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Need more details like:
1. How much charging u for the config?
2. What sort of games u dig and @ what resolution are they played on?
3. What brand/model 700W PSU?
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Sorry my links were retarded earlier. Ok, the cost of everything listed (without other stuff like monitor, shipping, wiring, packaging, surge protector, and a neon light) it comes out to $757. after all the extra stuff it jumps up to $1013 plus about $100 for shipping. I want to be able to play games without any bs. I'm not a self-proclaimed gamer by any means, but I just want to play a game that isnt choppy and I can turn on the extra stuff like shadows and anti aliasing or whatever. Maybe like just cause 2, mercenaries 2, half life 2, starcraft 2, etc. Actually, I want to play crysis as close to full blast as possible without spending a gratuitous amount of extra cash, and I want directx 11 (should I upgrade video card?). I dont need a God among computers, but I dont want a pixelly image if I can help it. ibuypower customizer doesnt specify the brand of psu, so I guess its a generic one, but it does list some specs:
Type: ATX12V / EPS12V
Fans: 1 x 140mm fan
PFC: Passive
Crossfire: Ready
SLI: Ready
Modular: No
Efficiency: No
Dimension (LxWxH): 5.9"x5.9"x3.4"
1 x Main connector
1 x 12V(4+4Pin)
8 x peripheral
6 x SATA
1 x Floppy
2 x PCI-E(8Pin)
As far as the ram goes I'm not sure I put the right new egg link, but I'll write the specs from ibuypower:
It says corsair XMS3 dominator w/ DHX technology
Type: 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM
Capacity: 2GB (2 x 2GB)
Cas Latency: 9
Timing: 9-9-9-24
Recommended Voltage: 1.50
Heat Spreader: Yes
(and what ram should I switch to if i need to change it)
Hmm $757 just tower with hardware in w/o OS/LCD right? Think *if* u hand pick your h/w you could get a better gaming rig...
Well it's not as hard to DIY if you could spare the time, etc For GPU choice: that would depend on what resolution you game on ^^
how about native widescreen. Im getting a 22" monitor. I just want to make sure i'm not buying a video card thats much better than the processor or vice versa, they should work well together right? | http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/287152-31-parts-compatible-other | dclm-gs1-051130002 | false | true | {
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i had sent a text message from my ohone.
but due to the low charging my phone got switched off and till now the status of that message is sending.
and its not getting deleted.
please tell me that how can i delete that message as soon as possible .
The only way would be to select it and go to settings and select delete. If you don't want to charge your phone to get into it fearing that charging will send it you can call your cell phone provider and temporarily block your texting capability. Basicly have them disable that function and then later on after you have cleared the text and your phone is charged have them enable texting. | http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/58599-36-delete-unsent-message-wt13i | dclm-gs1-051140002 | false | false | {
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LED light installations have become almost commonplace at museums, urban spaces and specialty events. The luminescent displays have been preferred for their eye-catching qualities, drawing crowds to bright, noteworthy exhibits that are often only put on for weeks at a time.
Light-up aerial messages and dreamy light canopies have been a part of the LED hype. These varying takes on the theme work with similar motifs while at the same time offering distinctive perspectives, speaking to the multiplicity of interpretations that often come with varying takes on specific styles of artwork. Whether taking place in the outdoors or at a bustling music festival, designers have stayed true to the growing obsession with the luminous arrangements. | http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/led-light-installations | dclm-gs1-051180002 | false | false | {
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Valencia coach Unai Emery has branded the Primera Liga BORING.
Valencia are currently third, but sit a massive 25 points behind leaders Barcelona with four matches remaining and Emery claims the fact that only two sides - Real Madrid and Barca - are able to win the title has made for a boring championship.
"The most entertaining leagues are the ones where the competition is high, but the difference between Real Madrid, Barcelona and the rest is huge and nobody likes that," he said.
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When Intel launched it’s Atom series of processors, it coupled them with the rather ancient 945G chipset. This combo is inside most netbook and nettop PCs. Not only is the 945 an older chipset, it also uses a lot of energy. More in fact than the Atom chip itself. Basically, it let the Atom both down in terms of energy efficiency and performance. nVidia’s ION platform proved that it was possible to create a much more powerful chipset without needing extra juice. The US15W chipset found in the Fit-PC2 however is extremely energy efficient. It tops out at 2.3 watts, less even than the CPU.
My review unit was a ‘fit-PC2 Linux’ with the following specs. It retails for $359 when ordered directly from CompuLab.
Fit-PC2 Linux specifications
CPU Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz
Motherboard chipset Intel US15W SCH
Storage 160GB SATA hard disk
WiFi 802.11b/g
OS Ubuntu Linux 8.04
Memory 1GB DDR2
Display DVI up to 1920×1080 (I’ve tested 1920×1200, works!)
Audio High definition 2.0
LAN 1000 BaseT Ethernet
Other features IR Receiver, miniSD socket, 12V power supply
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Season 1 Episode 3
It's Lonely at the Top
Aired Saturday 12:00 AM Oct 22, 2005 on Discovery Channel Kids
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• flight 29 down
i love this back when it was on tv now i can watch it all over again.
• Its Daley VS. Nathan. Who wins? *****Jackson***** :D
I love this episode because of all the drama.
Though, I am a bit disappointed with Daley and Nathan. They are so caught up in being leader. I mean, Daley lies to everyone about her so called "food saving plan." And not only that, but she was so mean to her little brother, Lex. And Nathan. Oh, he was such a dimwit for going off on his own like that and risking his life. He's not good to anyone dead. And he never asked anyone for help. How can you trust someone who will just go off on there own and do stunts like that.
They were both just thinking about themselvs. You can't lie to your friends and you can't do everything by youselfe. It is always good to ask for help if you know you need it. They were acting like they were on top of the world when all they wre doing was pushing everone else away.
Now Jackson is a whole different matter. If I was on the island, I would so have picked him. He has that leader vibe that is just what they need to survive. And he does listen to what Lex has to say rather then try to do everything himself and hope it turns out OK. He has that leader look too. GO JACKSON!!! YOUR AMAZING!!! :)
• Yeah! Jackson!
It may be just me, but really, Jackson looks like more of a leader than anybody else on the island. (Even including the pilot) He has that serious look on his face saying he is not playing around and wants to get down to business. But, he isn't mean either. He is just shy. But anyway, it was obvious Nathan and Daley would vote for themselves. What I really didn't expect was for everyone to vote for Jackson, including Lex, Daley's brother. But, I still think they made the right choice by voting for Jackson. He was the one not trying to trick anybody into voting for him or her. Then there was how Nathan tried to climb up that huge tree, tried to get those coconuts, fell off, and just laid there, like he was asleep. Jackson and Lex found him and Jackson called Nathan crazy. Then Nathan said something about how much he'll go out for them. Ha! If they wanted food, they could go fishing or go gather fruit.
• Jackson is voted leader.
Daley bribes everyone's vote to be leader, while Nathan tries to fetch some coconuts cause he knows that they don't have enough food, while Melissa & Taylor fight over batteries. A great third episode, when you are stuck on an island you need to have a leader, so now it's a day bribery, sweat & tears, before the voting. I loved when Daley & Nathan made their speeches which turns in to a scream fest when everyone starts to argue, Nathan had the best points, I think he would of been great as leader, but my favorite character Jackson got it! A great episode.
• Nathan and Daley spend the day campaigning to be leader. A leader is chosen by a secret ballot.
It's time for the big clash. Nathan and Daley have been at it since day one. Making the camp go crazy. Jackson and the others decide to hold an election, to see who will be leader. Both go off and trying to earn votes from the others. Nathan goes alone in the jungle to find food. And Daley decides to ration the the precious food and water they have to see how long they can survive on the island. While Melissa and Jackson's relationship seems to grow. Then Nathan and Daley tell the group why they should be leader, only have a surprising ending.
• Their own private election full of bribery and empty promises...yep, that's politics especially with come from behind wins.
The ballot they had was a lot like a school election with two popular people going around and showing off how things would be different with them in charge. Bribery also as what Daley tried to use with giving off water even though she had deeply insisted on rationing it. Nathan also made empty promises such as more food and water after their supplies ran out and yet he came out of it all empty handed. The fact that the two of them didn't win was, in my opinion, the smart move. They both believed they had leadership qualities but they were seriously lacking them. A leader inspires loyalty from the others in the group, keeps them together and gets everyone to stop to listen when he needs to say something and consider what he says and the leader does the same thing back by listening to them and considering what they say. With that, I sort of believe we should've expected Jackson to become the leader. When the plane needed to be saved, the group wasn't even aware of the danger until he stopped their fighting and insisted they listen to Lex. Also, when Melissa got the matches wet, Jackson was the one to console her. Also, out of the group, it was Jackson who did listen to Lex about the solar recharging that he found in the plane. Finally, he was the one to break up the fighting with Melissa and Taylor and the one with Daley and Nathan. We'll see how he'll do now that the pressure is on for him to be completely responsible for leading them from then on.
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1. chillin hard
when you chill real hard like you've never chilled before
so I was chillin hard til I found out that I was gettin drafted into the Army
2. Chillin' Hard
Getting really drunk and or stoned with no more than 4 people
-"what are you doing tonight?"
-"me and colleen are just chillin' hard tonight"
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1. nitwit
One with very little intelligence. One who has no fucking clue what they are doing.
George Dubya Bush is a fucking nitwit.
by MUG March 07, 2004 add a video add an image
2. nitwit
An idiot, a fool
He's a complete nitwit
by Geoff September 13, 2003 add a video add an image
3. nitwit
a stupid person, an idiot
Shut up you nitwit. Leave me alone.
4. nitwit
a person who apparently has no inkling as to what they should be doing.
Look at Susie, she's a fuckin nitwit!
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5. nitwit
A stupid person. Because the word isn't in great usage right now, referring to a person as a "nitwit" can be considered a more intense way of insulting them.
Tommy: "Cole, you stupid."
Cole: "Eh, whatever, man."
*application of the term*
Tommy: "Cole, you're a complete nitwit."
Cole: "Who do you think you're talking to?"
6. nit wit
some one who is a loser and doesn't know anything.
my friend is such a nit wit for thinking butter isn't a carb.
7. nit wit
a twit
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1. pander bear
A candidate running for political office who shamelessly attempts to lure in votes by making patronizing and empty concessions and shows of support for particular special interests.
Observer 1: OMG did you see how John McCain has started hanging out with that crazy guy who runs a megachurch in Georgia to try to get the evangelical vote?
Observer 2: yeah, what a Pander Bear.
2. PanderBear
Noun: One who chronically flatters and people-pleases in a misguided attempt to make people feel good about themselves.
PanderBears often give those around them an unwarranted sense of safety, trust and dependence.
PanderBears are not malicious, but rather fear not being liked by others so they go out of their way to make those around them feel good at any cost.
"When I pointed out the herd of models that had just walked into the bar, and mentioned how I wished I could dump some of the 20 pounds I had gained onto just one of them so she could be a normal girl, he said to me, 'Please, you're still the hottest girl in this place. Everyone is checking you out, not them.' He is such a PanderBear, but I love it!"
3. Pander Bear
One who will shamelessly promote themselves, their business, their products, their agenda, etc. on a consistent basis for personal gain. A Pander Bear will often utilize multiple social networks to promote themselves.
All of his updates are about his website-what a Pander Bear!
4. panderbear
n. A panda that pimps
"Ahhh! That panderbear is causing pandermonium"
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An unidentified woman called police Wednesday after seeing a bicycle that matched the description of the one that was stolen from Seau's garage on May 7, said Oceanside police Lt. Leonard Mata.
Police confirmed it was the stolen bicycle and contacted the man in possession of it. He told police he bought the bike from an unidentified man in Oceanside on May 8. The man with the bike was ruled out as a suspect.
The crook had taken a $500 bicycle belonging to a friend of Seau and left through the garage door, Mata said.
"Somehow they forced the doggy door open so they squeezed through," he said.
No arrest had been made as of Wednesday.
Seau, 43, shot himself to death in the home on May 2.
"I just think it's horrible someone would even break into someone's house after a tragedy like that," a neighbor, Terra Ramirez, told TV station KGTV ( ).
The Associated Press
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1. Narciso Rodriguez and Jessica Alba. 2. Santigold and Milla Jovovich. 3. Kate Moss and Sir Philip Green at the April 2, 2009, opening of Topshop, in New York City. From
Glam Garden
What: Nur Khan and Harry Josh’s Spring Fling.
Where: The Gramercy Park Hotel’s private roof deck and garden, New York City.
Who: Everyone.
Why: Because the annual event packed all of the Costume Institute’s punch minus the costume factor.
Talking Point: The Met gala. It was an unavoidable topic of conversation given the guest list.Cause Celebs
What: Friday night’s Manhattan benefit circuit, which included parties for the Art of Elysium and the Nest Foundation.
Where: The Jane and the Bowery hotels, New York City.
Who: Anna Wintour and daughter Bee Shaffer, Mary-Kate Olsen and boyfriend Nate Lowman, Ashley Olsen, model Agyness Deyn, Santigold, Milla Jovovich, Joy Bryant, Eva Mendes, Vogues Stephanie LaCava and Sara Moonves, photographer Mick Rock, designer Thakoon Panichgul, fashionista Bonnie Morrison, jeweler Waris Ahuwalia, stylist Kate Shelter, and socialites Fabiola Beracasa, Arden Wohl, and Lydia Fenet.
Why: Because the Art of Elysium, which has established its nonprofit cred on the Left Coast, debuted on the Right Coast, and because the Nest Foundation, which works to raise awareness about child exploitation in America, supported the Tribeca Film Festival screening of Playground.
Talking Point: The Met gala. You know a party is a must-hit when Anna Wintour and several of her Vogue-ettes manage to squeeze in an event or two a mere three days before their ball extraordinaire.
Brits on a Boat
What: Yachting.
Where: Monaco.
Who: Kate Moss, who is hosting the Met gala, and her boss, Topshop owner Sir Philip Green and his wife, Christina.
Why: Because the British press had a field day with the paparazzi snaps of Moss lounging topless.
Talking Point: The Met gala. You can’t blame the lady for wanting to get rid of her tan lines before making her debut in Marc Jacobs. | http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2009/05/top-three-parties-spring-has-sprung-shine-a-light-nesting-instinct | dclm-gs1-051300002 | false | false | {
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Not on your life. They will farm it out when the time is right. This is America. What is wrong with making a buck running a library? Just because the County has too much overhead with the Unions and over staffing, why can't a private company do a better job? Who do you think builds our roads, our homes, the clothes on our backs and the food we eat, the drugs we take, the hospitals and doctors who keep us living? Get off your Union soap box. Let's try to have a library like Thousand Oaks and not like Fillmore. Isn't it time we elevate our community? If anyone sucks the lifeblood out of our government, it's SEIU, not private industry.
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Discussion in 'Fly Tying' started by Stephen Rice, Feb 9, 2005.
1. Stephen Rice Senior Member
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Wasilla, Alaska
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2. ceviche Active Member
Posts: 2,200
Shoreline, Washington, U.S.A.
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I picked up two little boxes of Kamasans, once while I was in Singapore. Those hooks are very nice. Very sharp and very durable. It's just too bad that I haven't been able to find them anymore.
3. Red Shed "junkyard spey"
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Peck, ID
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I sell Kamasan hooks but much to my dismay I've been informed by the US distributor, Cascade Crest Tool that they are dropping the brand. While they don't have as many styles as some of the other hook brands they are nice hooks.
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I`ve got a few boxes of the B200`s , which they describe as a Deepwater Nymph Hook . I like them . Very strong , very sharp , small barb . They also make an excellent scud hook . Those are the only two models I`ve tried , but wouldn`t hesitate to buy more . | http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/forum/index.php?threads/kamasan-hooks.12731/ | dclm-gs1-051370002 | false | false | {
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0.019653 | <urn:uuid:a81a8c73-5746-4c27-a717-f8f760ac21be> | en | 0.980623 | AP Interview: Death row inmate says new law unfair
Associated Press
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 12:32 AM
Updated Tuesday, Jul 17 at 8:31 AM
SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — Daniel Webb is awaiting execution for the 1989 kidnapping and murder of a Connecticut bank executive, but he believes he is also paying a price for another, unrelated crime that has heavily influenced the state's debate on capital punishment.
Webb told The Associated Press in a death row interview that he thinks there would be no capital punishment in the state if not for the public's desire to execute the men responsible for the 2007 home-invasion slayings of a mother and her two daughters in suburban Cheshire. The only survivor of that crime, Dr. William Petit, lobbied to keep the death penalty for the men who killed his family, Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky.
"Dr. Petit is angry with them and with his anger he wants to kill all of us," said Webb, who spoke by telephone from behind a glass window. "Now you are trying to increase my suffering and take away the little that I had because you want to make Komisarjevsky suffer. That's not right."
Webb was sentenced to die for the slaying in Hartford of Diane Gellenbeck, a 37-year-old Connecticut National Bank vice president, who was taken from a downtown parking garage and shot to death near a local golf course as she ran from an attempted sexual assault.
"If you are going to abolish the death penalty, abolish the death penalty," said Webb. "I don't think you can have a law that has double standards. Abolish means abolish, doesn't it?"
A spokesman for Malloy declined to comment on Webb's assertion.
William Petit's sister, Hanna Petit Chapman, said she does not care what Webb thinks. She compared him to her relatives' killers for laying blame with others.
"His condemnation is a direct result of his choices and actions. His finger pointing and blaming others sounds very familiar to what we heard from Komisarjevsky and Hayes. He could have let her go, yet, chose to shoot her five times when she escaped. I am not sure how that translates to being my family's fault," she said.
The balding, bearded Webb also complained during the hour-long interview Friday that the conditions of his confinement are unbearable and amount to torture.
Death-row inmates at Northern Correctional Institution are kept isolated in 8-by-12 foot cells with almost no human contact, even with other death-row inmates. They are given an hour of recreation a day, alone in cell-sized cages in the prison yard.
Webb, 49, says he has no friends on death row. He can only communicate by shouting through his steel door or into an air vent, something he says makes conversations with other inmates almost impossible.
Correction Department spokesman Brian Garnett described the conditions as humane and constitutional.
The mother of Webb's victim is not sympathetic. Dorothy Gellenbeck, 86, said Webb deserves to live in the harshest conditions and to die for killing her daughter.
"I have had a lot of years to miss my girl," Gellenbeck said from her home in Pennington, N.J. "I don't care what the new Connecticut law is. He is guilty of murder and at the time of the murder the death penalty was in effect. And why should he live, when he killed someone?"
Connecticut's only execution since 1960 came in 2005, after serial killer Michael Ross voluntarily gave up his appeals.
"I can now see what can push a man to that point," said Webb. "I'd rather be dead than live like this."
Webb said he attempted to hang himself in January, and later wrote a letter to court officials asking to give up his appeals and be executed. He has since rescinded that decision, saying lawyers and mental health professionals convinced him to wait and see how legal challenges to the death penalty are received.
Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane testified during public hearings this spring that he expects inmates to challenge the constitutionality of keeping them on death row by arguing the sentence is now unfairly applied based on the date of the crime.
Webb said he also has evolved and matured since 1989. Nobody, he said, should be held in isolation, just waiting to die.
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The Menagerie Wreckage is a small area along the path to Odesyus' Landing containing multiple crashed cages and escaped ravagers. The caged creatures tumbled from the Exodar before it plowed into Wildwind Peak on the western part of the Azuremyst Isle, and now threaten the local fauna with their alien presence. The area now looks like a crashed crystal pod, with crystal shards of various sizes scattered throughout.
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Guzelin E, et al. (1996) Afg3p, a mitochondrial ATP-dependent metalloprotease, is involved in degradation of mitochondrially-encoded Cox1, Cox3, Cob, Su6, Su8 and Su9 subunits of the inner membrane complexes III, IV and V. FEBS Lett 381(1-2):42-6
Abstract: The yeast AFG3 gene encodes an ATP-dependent metalloprotease belonging to a subgroup of the AAA-family. This protease has been suggested to be essential for a metal- and ATP-dependent breakdown of incompletely mitochondrially synthesized polypeptides in the inner membrane, a process proposed to be important for mitochondrial function (Pajic et al. (1994) FEBS Lett. 353, 201-206). Here, we confirm the proteolytic activity by site-directed mutagenesis and demonstrate that the proteins Cox1, Cox3, Cob, Su6, Su8 and Su9 are substrates of Afg3p. Surprisingly, this proteolytic activity is not required for respiratory function and thus presumably also not essential for mitochondrial biogenesis.
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0.023424 | <urn:uuid:b7c839da-4054-48b5-8457-cb62e7cdbf12> | en | 0.978836 | Kallstrom seeks England victory
Sweden head coach unhappy with his side's display
Kim Kallstrom: Insists Sweden have nothing to lose when they face England
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Kim Kallstrom believes Sweden's chances progressing in Euro 2012 hinge on whether they can beat England on Friday.
The Swedes suffered a demoralising 2-1 defeat at the hands of co-hosts Ukraine in their Group D opener, despite taking the lead.
The defeat left the Scandinavians at the foot of the table behind France and England, who drew 1-1 in the other game.
"That is really our only chance of going further, I believe," the 29-year-old Lyon midfielder told a news conference.
"We haven't got a lot left to lose anymore. Our joker is already gone. If you want to progress it's about winning matches."
"It's about stepping up now and hoping that we're more effective in front of goal. Then it can go well."
Meanwhile, head coach Erik Hamren said his side must put all their energy towards upsetting the Three Lions at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.
"The players must grieve today and I will too, but tomorrow we start with new thoughts and concentrate on England," Hamren said.
After a poor first half, the Swedes took the lead shortly after half-time through their captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but two headed goals from Andriy Shevchenko gave the hosts victory.
Johan Elmander and Olof Mellberg missed great chances to equalise late on.
"I think we are worthy of at least a draw, but we leave there without a point. It's a tough day and it should be," said Hamren.
"It's small situations that decide if we lose the game yesterday or not," he added.
There were few signs of the free-flowing football Sweden had played in winning all four of their matches this year.
"The man in possession of the ball had too few alternatives. That's what I brought up at half-time," said Hamren.
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0.108229 | <urn:uuid:6e57a954-0ccb-439c-973a-19a095bd7245> | en | 0.981942 | Quincy: Proposed ban on billboards near MBTA tracks
A bill on Beacon Hill would would ban billboards near train tracks between MBTA stations in Quincy.
State senator John Keenan of Quincy, the measure’s sponsor, says allowing them would be a blight on neighborhoods.
He says though there are currently no billboards near tracks in Quincy, the MBTA has recently been exploring advertisement opportunities to generate revenue.
The Senate’s transportation bill would allow companies to buy naming rights to public transit stations.
Keenan says his legislation is preemptive, meaning it would keep the large signs from being put up even if the transportation measure allows it.
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