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Gorillaz release online advent calender
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's act Gorillaz have released an online advent calender.
The animated group launched the calender on December 1, and prizes have so far included behind the scenes footage at gigs, masks of each band member and computer desktop wallpaper.
Today's treat is an image of a sign that reads 'Flooded', and has prompted rumors that the band plan to release new material early next year.
One fan wrote: "I bet you that everyday their going to put up a picture like this and then on like December 23 or so their gonna show the actual album Damon's made with the i-pad (sic).
"Or it'll be a song download from it or something. Just a guess but waiting for it actually come out is nerve wracking cause we dont know the actual date it's gonna come out."
Gorillaz are due to kick off the Australian leg of their 'Escape To Plastic Beach' tour this evening.
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02-17-2005, 01:19 PM
I just saw this in a FAQ about the new Magical Express Bus service WDW is offering for free this summer:
Will you continue to operate the Auto Car Care Center on Disney property that allows Guests to pick up a rental car?
How does this work? How can you 'rent' a car and leave it at WDW while on property? Has anyone done this? Where is this Auto Car Care Center located?
02-17-2005, 01:44 PM
I believe the rental place (National/Alamo) is near the TTC and you can also rent a car at the Swan/Dolphin (National/Alamo).
I always rent from the airport and park my car at my resort for free (onsite guests) unless I wish to valet park.
Some people use other means to get to their resort but want a car for part of their trip to head somewhere else. Then they'd get their car at the location on Disney property. Also some like to do one day rentals where they rent it at the airport and return it at Disney and the do the same on their last day.
But if you rent a car there, you're parking will be free if you are staying onsite.
Bill From PA
02-17-2005, 01:49 PM
I'm not sure I get the question. There's a Car Care Center where, among other things, you can rent a car from one of the major rental companies and use it during your stay as you would if you had rented at MCO. You can park it in your resort's lot, return it to the center before bussing back to MCO or drop it at the airport (I think) for a little more. Regardless of what happens to the Car Center, Dolphin has an Alamo/National desk that I don't see going away as it services the convention business that Swan/Dolphin hosts. Hope this answers your question.
Bill From PA
02-17-2005, 01:54 PM
I just rented a car from Alamo(at WDW Car Care Center) and will return it one week later at MCO. It was over $100 cheaper than getting it from the airport.
I am staying longer than a week, I will use disney transportation the first few days than pick up the rental
02-17-2005, 02:05 PM
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Which path will you take to discover the heart of Hawai'i?
The People
Historians believe the Polynesians migrated to the islands thousands of years ago. But the beauty of Hawai'i could not be kept a secret. Eventually immigrants from all over the world flooded into this paradise. Initially attracted by the fishing and abundant agriculture in sugar cane and pineapple, they stayed for the balmy climate, refreshing sea breezes and tranquil cultural life.
With a keen reverence of the land from generations past, the people who live in Hawai'i today also value aloha and practice generosity daily. They pay special respect to elders because they are the keepers of wisdom. These values create a peaceful culture that treasures the magical connections between all living things.
The Place
Located on the west coast of O'ahu, Ko Olina has always been known as sparkling cove to Hawaiians. In ancient legends, it is the place where Pele, the goddess of fire, came to rejuvenate after her travels. Ko Olina was also a sacred place of renewal for Hawaiian royalty such as Kamehameha the Great and his wife, Ka'ahumanu. Known for its mountains and spectacular seascapes, Ko Olina is home to many islanders who make their living from its bountiful agriculture and fishing.
Resort Community & Marina
Aulani is located amongst the numerous beaches of the Ko Olina Resort & Marina. This family resort community mixes single-family homes, townhouses and villas featuring a variety of amenities, including an 18-hole golf course designed by Ted Robinson. It's a popular vacation destination because of its white sandy beaches, premium snorkeling and great shopping. Also, the world-class Marina delivers the ultimate in sports fishing and recreational boating.
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The Art
Hawaiian art is characterized by layers - of color, patterns and refined thought. The elegant interior design of Aulani reflects those layers and traditional images found throughout Hawai'i. For example, the shape of an adze - the woodworking tool used to carve canoes - is a common motif in the architecture. You can also find colorful kapa artwork, featuring vibrant waves and lines produced using stamps made of plant stems or bamboo. Even enigmatic petroglyphs grace the rocks. Much like prehistoric drawings, petroglyphs are rudimentary depictions of humanity and nature, reminding us of our ancestors.
These elements are all woven together to tell stories at every turn - from the lobby mural depicting Hawaiian life to the pathfinding symbols on the floor, leading you to greater wonders.
The colors of Aulani and its artwork reflect those of the island, such as the brilliant reds of the 'I'iwi bird's feathers or the buttery yellow of native hibiscus. The oaky tea color of Koa wood is a popular hue, as are wheat and chalky cream for kapa backgrounds. Charcoal black and wood are often used for sharper lines while tropical greens and blues brighten.
The Menehune
Everywhere you look, these magical "little people" of Hawaiian legend are smiling ear to ear with joy as they hide, play and make mischief throughout the Resort. The petite menehune peer from rocks, trees and even unexpected niches. As with much of the magic in Aulani, the more you look, the more you see! So look carefully. You might catch sight of a menehune out of the corner of your eye…
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Lecture #4: Network Architecture
- Network Software
prof. Boyanov
Characteristics and Structure of the Network
Software 2
Layered SW Design
Connectivity Services 12
Service Primitives 18
Network Software:
Based on structural programming
Network Layers: hierarchy of SW
modules providing communication
services to the next upper layer
Transparency of the layered structure:
independence of layer n of the
implementation of the lower layers
Network Software:
Layered structure: 1/9
Protocol - rules and convention of data
exchange between layer n of host1 and
layer n of host2
Peers - entities that locally implement the
functionality of a given layer
Interface - the set of primitive operations
and services that lower layer provide to the
upper one
Physical media - the signal carrier that is
used by the 1st layer for transmission
Network Software
Considerations:
Virtual exchange between the
equilevel layers of two hosts
according the protocols
Physical exchange between the
neighbor layers of one host according
to the interface
Portability of the layers: based on
clear simple interfaces and well
defined set of functions of each layer
Network Architecture
Network architecture - the set of layers
and protocols; ignores the interfaces as
the interfaces of the hosts in a network
may differ
Protocol stack - the list of protocol
hierarchy in the network; matches the
layered structure
Analogies to the network protocol stack
Network Architecture
Example network architecture:
5-layer protocol stack
Layer 5: Application process generates message M
and deposit it to Layer 4
Layer 4: Extends M with the header H4 containing
control information (ordering, size, time, etc.) and
deposits H4M to Layer 3
Layer 3: Brakes H4M into smaller fixed size packets
(e.g. H4M1 and M2); extends them with its header
H3; selects an outgoing line for transmission and
passes the packets to Layer 2
Layer 2: Adds its header and trailer to each
packet and deposit them to Layer 1 for physical
transmission 6
Network Architecture
Receiving of the message M at the
destination machine consists in:
• moving of its packets upward the layers,
• stripping of control header and trailers,
• merging the packets in a message and
• interpreting the message by the application
Lower layers have hardware
Medium layer[s] have firmware
High layers have software implementation 7
Layers Design
Layer’s design issues:
identification mechanism for senders/receivers -
process ID, machine ID, net ID, etc.;
data transfer mode - simplex, half-duplex and
support of multiple logical channels with priority
Application of error-detecting and error-correcting
codes and mechanisms for feed-back
ordering protocols for the packets in messages
buffering between fast and slow processes
Interfaces and Services
Terminology
Entities: the active elements of each layer - either
software or hardware
Peer Entities: same layer entities of different
Service Provider: Layer n entity that serves
requests of Layer n+1 entities
Service User: Layer n entity that requests service
from Layer n-1 entities
Class of services: Functional set of services in a
layer that differs in quality (e.g. fast/slow,
expensive/cheap, reliable/unreliable ...)
Interfaces and Services
Terminology (Abbreviations): 1/12
SAP (Service Access Point) - the unique address
of for access to the services of Layer n from the
Layer n+1 (Analogs: phone #, street address...)
IDU (Interface Data Unit): fixed data format for
exchange between two layers; it consists of SDU
and ICI
SDU (Service Data Unit): information passed
through the network to the peer entity
ICI (Interface Control Information): control
information assisting the lower layer entity to
process the request (e.g. SDU’s length) ….
Interfaces and Services
PDU (Protocol Data Unit): fragment of
SDU (e.g. packet) that is processed by the
lower Layer N. PDU contains also control
information in header. Header identifies
sequence number of PDU, type of the data
(control/information) etc.
Connection-Oriented and
Connectionless Services
Connection-oriented service: establishes the
connection from point to point; caries the
exchange, preserving the order of the
bitstream and releases the connection. Analogy
to telephone system.
Connectionless service: each message is
provided with full destination address and it is
routed through the system independently to
rest of message stream.
QoS (quality of service) - reliability to losing
data 13 12
Quality of Services (QoS)
Implementation of reliability: based on
acknowledgment by the receiver -
acknowledge receipt for each message
Acknowledge receipts produce
– communication overhead and
– delays
Application: file transfer
Reliable Connection-
Oriented Service
2 methods: 1/13
Message Stream - preserves message
boundaries. Example: stream of pages for
phototype printing
Byte Stream - brakes the message sequence
into stream of ordered bytes: Example
exchange between a terminal and a remote
system 14
Unreliable Connection-
Oriented Service
Application for systems where delays
are unacceptable, e.g. real-time
systems for
voice communication
on-line image transmission
Unreliable Connectionless
Application - all functions where:
– real-time, interactive or on-line features
are not essential but
– the cost of communications has to be
minimized and also
– reliability is not of crucial importance
Example: standard e-mail services
Implementation: datagrams - not
acknowledged connectionless service
Reliable Connectionless
Application: non-interactive short messages
exchange with guaranteed reliability
Example: banking, military, remote queries in
data bases
Implementation: acknowledged datagrams
Variation: Request-Replay services for one-
cycle interaction. Mostly in remote data-base
access and another client-server applications
Service Primitives
Set of operations - primitives - forms the
access language to a service. Primitives:
request some elementary service action;
inform the service process for some event in the
peer entity
4 classes of service primitives 1/14
Parameters of the primitives are usually
initiating and target entities (peers);
type of the requested service;
connection parameters (e.g. message size, type
of coding etc.). 18
Confirmed and
Unconfirmed Services
Confirmed Services: the exchange of primitives
between the peer entities follows the pattern:
request Application: basically for
indication connection oriented
response services
reliable services
confirm
Unconfirmed Services: the exchange of
primitives between the peer entities follows the
pattern: Application: basically for
request connectionless
indication
unreliable services 19
Service Primitives
Exchange (Example)
1) CONNECT.request (request for connection to be
2) CONNECT.indication (signal the called party)
3) CONNECT.responce (callee accepts/rejects the
connection) 1/15
4) CONNECT.confirm (Caller notified for acceptance)
5) DATA.request (request data to be sent)
6) DATA.indication (receive data request)
7) DATA.request (grant data to caller)
8) DATA.indication (caller accepts the data)
9) DISCONNECT.request (Caller requests release of
the connection)
10) DISCONNECT.indication (request for connection
to be established)
Service and Protocols
Service Protocol
Set of primitives (i.e. Set of rules of the
elementary operations) exchange between the peer
provided to the upper layer entities of a layer (e.g.
and using the layer message format, packet
interface length etc.)
Transparent Used in implementation of
implementation services
If the protocols are not distinguished
from the services than any change in
the protocol is visible to the user and
limits the portability of the netware. 21
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Marduk (Sumerian spelling in Akkadian: AMAR.UTU 𒀫𒌓 "solar calf"; perhaps from MERI.DUG; Biblical Hebrew מְרֹדַךְ Merodach; Greek Μαρδοχαῖος, Mardochaios) was the Babylonian name of a late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon, who, when Babylon became the political center of the Euphrates valley in the time of Hammurabi (18th century BCE), started to slowly rise to the position of the head of the Babylonian pantheon, a position he fully acquired by the second half of the second millennium BCE. In the city of Babylon, he resided in the temple Esagila.
According to The Encyclopedia of Religion, the name Marduk was probably pronounced Marutuk. The etymology of the name Marduk is conjectured as derived from amar-Utu ("bull calf of the sun god Utu"), though he shows no specially solar features. The origin of Marduk's name may reflect an earlier genealogy, or have had cultural ties to the ancient city of Sippar (whose god was Utu, the sun god), dating back to the third millennium BCE.
In the perfected system of astrology, the planet Jupiter was associated with Marduk by the Hammurabi period.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
Marduk's original character is obscure but he was later associated with water, vegetation, judgment, and magic. His consort was the goddess Sarpanit. He was also regarded as the son of Ea (Sumerian Enki) and Damkina and the heir of Anu, but whatever special traits Marduk may have had were overshadowed by the political development through which the Euphrates valley passed and which led to people of the time imbuing him with traits belonging to gods who in an earlier period were recognized as the heads of the pantheon. There are particularly two gods—Ea and Enlil—whose powers and attributes pass over to Marduk.
Late Bronze Age[edit]
While the relationship between Ea and Marduk is marked by harmony and an amicable abdication on the part of the father in favour of his son, Marduk's absorption of the power and prerogatives of Enlil of Nippur was at the expense of the latter's prestige. Babylon became independent in the early 19th century BC, and was initially a small city state, overshadowed by older and more powerful Mesopotamian states such as Isin, Larsa and Assyria. However, after Hammurabi forged an empire in the 18th century BC, turning Babylon into the dominant state in the south, the cult of Marduk eclipsed that of Enlil; although Nippur and the cult of Enlil enjoyed a period of renaissance during the over four centuries of Kassite control in Babylonia (c. 1595 BCE–1157 BCE), the definite and permanent triumph of Marduk over Enlil became felt within Babylonia.
The only serious rival to Marduk after ca. 1750 BCE was the god Aššur (Ashur) (who had been the supreme deity in the northern Mesopotamian state of Assyria since the 25th century BC) which was the dominant power in the region between the 14th to the late 7th century BC. In the south, Marduk reigned supreme. He is normally referred to as Bel "Lord", also bel rabim "great lord", bêl bêlim "lord of lords", ab-kal ilâni bêl terêti "leader of the gods", aklu bêl terieti "the wise, lord of oracles", muballit mîte "reviver of the dead", etc.
When Babylon became the principal city of southern Mesopotamia during the reign of Hammurabi in the 18th century BC, the patron deity of Babylon was elevated to the level of supreme god. In order to explain how Marduk seized power, Enûma Elish was written, which tells the story of Marduk's birth, heroic deeds and becoming the ruler of the gods. This can be viewed as a form of Mesopotamian apologetics. Also included in this document are the fifty names of Marduk.
Then, he proceeds to defeat Kingu, who Tiamat put in charge of the army and wore the Tablets of Destiny on his breast, and "wrested from him the Tablets of Destiny, wrongfully his" and assumed his new position. Under his reign humans were created to bear the burdens of life so the gods could be at leisure.
Babylonian texts talk of the creation of Eridu by the god Marduk as the first city, "the holy city, the dwelling of their [the other gods] delight".
Nabu, god of wisdom, is a son of Marduk.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
The fifty names of Marduk[edit]
The Marduk Prophecy[edit]
The Marduk Prophecy is a text describing the travels of the Marduk idol from Babylon, in which he pays a visit to the land of Ḫatti, corresponding to the statue’s seizure during the sack of the city by Mursilis I in 1531 BC, Assyria, when Tukulti-Ninurta I overthrew Kashtiliash IV in 1225 BC and took the idol to Assur, and Elam, when Kudur-nahhunte ransacked the city and pilfered the statue around 1160 BC. He addresses an assembly of the gods.
The first two sojourns are described in glowing terms as good for both Babylon and the other places Marduk has graciously agreed to visit. The episode in Elam however is a disaster, where the gods have followed Marduk and abandoned Babylon to famine and pestilence. Marduk prophesys that he will return once more to Babylon to a messianic new king, who will bring salvation to the city and who will wreak a terrible revenge on the Elamites. This king is understood to be Nabu-kudurri-uṣur I, 1125-1103 BC. Thereafter the text lists various sacrifices.
A copy was found in the House of the Exorcist at Assur, whose contents date from 713-612 BC and is closely related thematically to another vaticinium ex eventu text called the Shulgi prophecy, which probably followed it in a sequence of tablets.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
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Alastair Sim is a delight to behold as always in the British Hue and Cry, but the film's true star is approximately 40 years younger and two feet shorter than the estimable Sim. Harry Fowler plays Joe Kirby, an intelligent cockney lad who is addicted to a weekly boys' magazine. He begins to notice a curious pattern emerging in the dialogue of a serialized blood-and-thunder detective story. And well he should: a gang of literate crooks are using that story to transmit information concerning robberies, smuggling, fencing, and the like. When the local constabulary refuse to take Joe's warnings seriously, he rallies his chums together to foil the crooks. Elements of Hue and Cry would later pop up in several American films, including the Bowery Boys' Angels in Disguise (1949) and the Jack Carson vehicle The Good Humor Man (1950). This is only fair, since T.E.B. Clarke's screenplay is inspired in part by the old German perennial Emil and the Detectives. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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1. 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2. 2 tablespoons minced dried onion
3. 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
4. 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
5. 1/2 teaspoon salt
6. 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
7. 1 teaspoon garlic powder ( not garlic salt)
8. 1/2 teaspoon sugar
9. 1 teaspoon ground cumin
1. Just layer the spices into a small baby food or mason jar (or ziploc baggy). No need to mix but make sure to label it. I make 6-8 jars at a time.
2. To make chili brown 1 pound ground meat of choice (generally beef or pork). Chop extra veggies to make it really special. 1 each of onion and green pepper plus about 6 mushrooms. Cook fresh vegetables with meat for about 5-8 minutes or until soft before adding addtional ingredients. Add one15-ounce can tomato sauce (not spaghetti sauce) and one 28-ounce can chopped tomatoes and jar of spice mixture. Choose 2 different cans of beans or 1 can of beans and 2 cups of corn. Mix everything together and cook on medium low until it starts to simmer. Turn down to low (lid off) and let simmer for about 1 hour (watch the pot carefully because this can burn easily if it is kept on too hot an element). The chili is edible then but it does benefit from additional simmering time if possible. It tastes even better the next day!
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finished them both. Thank you.
User avatar #50 to #34 - TheMather ONLINE (01/30/2013) [-]
For Infinate Stratos, I can suggest going to MAL and filtering by the Romance, ***** and Harem tags. You'll end up with around 20 results, a little over half of which are similar to it.
User avatar #95 to #50 - lolerbot (01/31/2013) [-]
Thank you so much, but what is MAL?
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Yeah dude, Bocu no Pico is pretty good.
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What Uninmplemented Features Would You Like in a Game Engine
20 September 2013 - 03:59 PM
I've been working on an engine for awhile and was wondering what features developers would want that have never been implemented. These aren't just things that don't exist at all, just things that haven't been put in a publicly available engine yet.
For me I would like:
• A framework for creating procedural environments. Where you can define important parts and have the rest filled in automatically.
• Collaborative map editor
• Dynamic sound
What would you like?
Will People Believe an Unfutureistic Future?
11 August 2013 - 09:56 AM
I'm working on a game that takes place in 2173 with some parts in the 2070's (at least the lore will) and the 2090's. Technology has advanced for example people can be placed in stasis but, this is almost never used. Most of life remains just like it has been since the 20th century. There are no truly intelligent AI's, space colonies, super soldiers, or domed cities. Aesthetically things don't look like most modern Sci-Fi, there are buildings with stories in the single digits, not everything is made of steel, and blue is not the only color of light. Is this future too primitive for people to believe for a non-post-apocalyptic world?
People laugh at past predictions of now, yet criticize a game set in the 2030's for being too primitive. The game may get a pass being set in a 3rd-world country but some people don't think those will exist in the future. What will people find more realistic, an optimistic view of future development or the more cynical one I described in the game.
Open a File as a String in Physics FS
25 July 2013 - 11:21 AM
I want to have my program open a Python script as a string so it can be used by Py_RunSimpleString().
bool runscript(const char* pyname)
//Loads and runs a specified script
if(PHYSFS_exists(pyname)) //if the script exists
pyname = PHYSFS_openRead(pyname); //opens the script
PyRun_SimpleString( pyname ); //run the requested script. This is a temporary version, the final version will have low level embedding
return true;
else //if unable to open script
return false;
But PHYSFS_openRead() only returns data of type PhyFS_file. I can't find a Physics FS function that opens a file as a string. So, how would I get the file contents as a string.
Redefining a Function
16 July 2013 - 04:20 PM
In Python after a function has already been declared can it be redefined without it being completely redefined. Could I for example create a function then add or remove a statement from it?
For example say I have this:
def func(x, y):
y = 2 * x
return y
Then could I do something like this:
func() = func() - return y
So then the function would be only:
y = 2 * x
Soviet Itellectual Property
08 July 2013 - 10:28 AM
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Why doesn't this game have dynamic events?
Orestes417Posted 4/28/2013 2:08:39 PM
You could level to 80 flower picking and cooking in GW2 if you really wanted to. Probably faster than straight up monster kills
TheGreatCheezePosted 4/28/2013 2:26:14 PM
Orestes417 posted...
There was a druid during Wrath (I think) that leveled up with only professions, she didn't kill anything, at all.
Ness0123456789Posted 4/28/2013 3:13:29 PM
From: Gojak_v3 | #011
ryanell666 posted...
Gojak_v3 posted...
It's only casual if you count the fact you can do everything pretty much solo without a guild, as opposed to needing 20 other people do get anything done in WoW. I would call that revolutionary.
a single player RPG experience is 'revolutionary'?
then what the hell was Final Fantasy 1-10, 12 & 13 all about?...Dragonquest?.....Chrono-trigger?
last I checked, in a REAL MMORPG, you need people to overcome any said challenges....
Sorry, I didn't mean solo as alone. I meant it in meaning because of the revolutionary grouping mechanics you can join in as needed. Also since instances only need 5 people you don't have to schedule for 20 other people to be on at the same time so you can get a belt 1% better than what you currently have.
And frankly you should have known what I meant if you have any experience with the game.
You do realize that with the addition of Ascended Gear in GW2, you ARE, in fact, doing Dungeons (in particular the Fractals of the Mist) for, literally, a 1% increase in stats. Oh, and of course for the Agony resistance, which is a mandatory requirement for later Fractals, as Agony can do damage to you regardless of your ability to dodge.
You may wanna know how GW2 actually works before you try to put down WoW.
-Michea, FFXI
SA_X_Mk_IIPosted 4/29/2013 3:43:04 AM
From: Gojak_v3 | Posted: 4/28/2013 2:56:01 PM | #001
It's 2013...are you even trying?
Release date: November 23, 2004
Current date: April 29, 2013
Nearly 9 years and still running strong... I don't think they really need to try too hard at this point.
Besides, if you mean "dynamic events" as in "I walked in the cave and got a quest to kill the thing everyone is already attacking", it doesn't have that and doesn't really need it.
ElaeusPosted 4/29/2013 4:18:04 AM(edited)
Jiruru posted...
Does this game even lift?
I think it DTFs.
webbc99Posted 4/29/2013 6:39:27 AM
WoW has had dynamic events in the past. Things like the Scourge patch when Naxx 40 opened. You had to go to these spots on the map to kill the scourge. It was a long time ago, and my memory is failing me, but you could get some nice anti-undead gear from the vendor iirc.
Also the portal/elementals when TBC was coming out... Similar thing.
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HakPosted 4/29/2013 7:26:17 AM
Please don't bring up GW2 for these. You're overlooking WAR (which is easy to do I suppose), and Rikti Mothership raids in City of Heroes - if one group completed the alien invasion task force, the aliens would counter by attacking a random zone. Even better, the mobs that spawned were "unlevelled", meaning that any character of any level would inflict and receive comparable damage, regardless if it was a level 1 or a level 50, so anyone on the server could join in and actually make a difference. | http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/534914-world-of-warcraft/66072496?page=2 | dclm-gs1-265600002 | false | false | {
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skermacPosted 3/26/2013 9:23:26 AM
For me it's just Sherry, Ada, Jake, and Leon. Chris to if they can work him in somehow.
ArchiantagonistPosted 3/26/2013 10:03:39 AM
skermac posted...
Chris to if they can work him in somehow.
They managed to "work him in" into this game, didn't they?
Besides, so many good soldiers are still waiting for their chance to fall under his command))
I'd say that i'd like to see Leon, but that just won't happen.
So I wouldn't mind to have Claire around + may be "remastered" Carlos
veralecePosted 3/26/2013 10:19:32 AM
I wanna see a Sheva/Jill coop campaign.
ZGMF_600_GuaizPosted 3/26/2013 10:25:21 AM
From RE6:
-The Agent
From other RE games:
TurduckenPosted 3/26/2013 10:30:36 AM
Helena maybe? Chris and Leon have earned a break. Sherry probably doesn't need to be in the very next game. Jake and RE6-Ada can walk off a bridge.
juggernaut1001Posted 3/26/2013 10:50:27 AM
A reunion of RE2, Leon, Ada, Claire, Sherry.
Syn_VengeancePosted 3/26/2013 11:10:56 AM
chris and jill
tevin1569Posted 3/26/2013 11:15:37 AM
I kind of want to see a Chick Protagonist game.
I was thinking Helena Harper for the main campaign and Rebecca Chambers as an unlockable campaign.
Helena is sent in to retrieve a teenage boy in an underground lab. It was said to be safe with no hostiles. When she gets locked down there she soon learns there is more to it. She learns of Alex Wesker, & the main scientist becoming crazy and his son is the one you need to retrieve. A lot of tricks and turns along the way.
There would be two different parts of this underground lab, the abandoned part and the main part(Helena would be in the main part).
Rebecca got kidnapped and is being made to work on BOWS(Over the years she followed her dream of being a doctor). After the whole lab goes down, she wakes up trying to escape. Helping other survivors along the way in the abandoned part of the lab. Helping Helena when she can.
It would play more like Revelations(Classic feel) but still with a bit of action and RE6's controls....
Yeah, that is what I've been coming up with :P.
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cyan1001Posted 3/26/2013 11:20:34 AM
EminentFatePosted 3/26/2013 11:53:04 AM
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1. Anthony 2816
Anthony 2816 GoComics PRO Member said, almost 4 years ago
You said it, Human.
People like “NoThanks,Obama” Puppy prefer to let the current system grind us into the ground. One can only wonder why she hates America so much.
Probably she thinks that the people who will suffer the most after the collapse of our current health care system are people she feels deserve to suffer and die.
After all, she’s a good little christian.
2. Whatroughbeast
Whatroughbeast said, almost 4 years ago
There are none so blind as they who will not see. Buy health insurance or get fined or maybe go to prison. That means everybody, including the poor people who get a free ride now. But what the heck, they’re already miserable so they won’t notice.
3. furnituremaker
furnituremaker said, almost 4 years ago
why can’t the richest country in the world have universal health care? And decent housing for everybody? And a nutritious diet for all? Answer: two wars, corporate/personal greed/lack of compassion on almost everybody’s part.
4. Harleyquinn
Harleyquinn GoComics PRO Member said, almost 4 years ago
Oh no, in the story she does take the apple. Please lets rewrite the story.
5. Jade
Jade GoComics PRO Member said, almost 4 years ago
You could have helped write it from the beginning if you hadn’t made up a bunch of fake stories such as “Death Panels” and “Government takeover.” Perhaps she eats the apple, gets sick, and then tries to get her insurance to cover it, but the evil wicked witch Palin and the Republican bats let the insurance company drop her for the pre-existing condition of living with 7 Dwarves.
6. 4uk4ata
4uk4ata said, almost 4 years ago
What exactly is being protested in this “Obamacare” apple? The government takeover of the US system by… er… subsidies that ultimately go to private insurers? The lauglable amount of regulation, which wouldn’t let companies drop expensive cases as easily as before?
I think the GOP protests the idea that the Democrats would manage to do something important, no matter how shoddily, not the reform itself.
7. Radish
Radish GoComics PRO Member said, almost 4 years ago
Sleeping beauty appears to have let herself go, might as well bite the big one.
8. benbrilling
benbrilling GoComics PRO Member said, almost 4 years ago
Nopublicans and tea party people need a good dose of mental health care!
9. grapfhics
grapfhics said, almost 4 years ago
“A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.” Samuel Johnson.
10. worldisacomic
worldisacomic said, almost 4 years ago
I believe I deserve all new furniture in my home. Because I live in the richest country in the world! What do you think furnituremaker? You willing to do that for me for free?
11. dtroutma
dtroutma GoComics PRO Member said, almost 4 years ago
The Republi-con program uses this as a suppository.
12. deadheadzan
deadheadzan GoComics PRO Member said, almost 4 years ago
The Republican plan continues as “if you get sick, die quick”. We have only been trying to get universal health care since Harry Truman’s presidency. It is a right of a citizen in this day and age to be able to afford health care. Every other civilized country (and some not so civilized) has this right.
13. Justice22
Justice22 said, almost 4 years ago
deadhead, I think you have to go back farther than Harry Truman. Like maybe Teddy Roosevelt.
My brother was a victim of the system. He couldn’t buy insurance because of a “preexisting condition”. The condition which he incurred while in the U.S. Army - WWII. The VA denied him care also. They finally agreed they had made a mistake and planned treatment a couple of weeks before he died. He couldn’t even purchase life insurance.
14. Radish
Radish GoComics PRO Member said, almost 4 years ago
The abortion issue is not part of the government plan. There are a number of providers and some of them cover abortion. The Repubs are against the free market and want to force everyone to do as they say.
15. wbr
wbr said, almost 4 years ago
radish –in the plan passed by senate abortion is provided for
justice - your brother has had contact with gov h c [ va]
dr c – what is canada doing to solve it ‘imploding’ hc system my local news out let only cover basket ball and spring training this time of year
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in response to azwethinkweiz:
Are you saying that a same-sex couple could have a child with birth defects? Otherwise, which implications are you referring to that would only affect a same-sex couple and not a hetero couple? To answer your other question, all LGBT couples are looking for is equal treatment. That’s it. They don’t want people to rework their religious beliefs, they just want to share in the benefits (and in some cases, the loss) involved in any marriage. That means insurance, taxes, and medical decisions. I have yet to figure out how legalizing same-sex marriage will change anyone else’s life. It won’t change mine at all. How would it change yours?
azwethink, I'm sure that your nice, average gay couple are innocently seeking acceptance and equality in today's society. However, I also believe, as with every organized group of people, there are fringe elements, maybe fascists, LGBT activists who would love to have marriage and the family redefined according to their own views, values and agenda. They may even want to go so far as to redefine that which is traditional to make it illegal or least unacceptable. To a degree we are seeing some of that already and I dare say even on this forum. Those of us who hold to traditional, conservative views are made to look out-of-step with current trends. We are told that we are intolerant and just plain mean.
Have you seen some of the new K-12 social studies curriculum; the traditional marriage is almost nonexistent. Every new sit-com or television show casts the traditional husband and wife (if they have one) as being something strange. I have to say, I do like ABC's "Modern Family" though. So, I have my concerns about all of this!
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0.023802 | <urn:uuid:4d111af9-51c9-4e67-81ed-5174977064b2> | en | 0.986138 | The Netanya Police chief told the trial of Ronny Ron Monday that Ron had confessed to killing his granddaughter Rose Pizem by the first night of questioning.
Police Commander Ron Gertner told the court that Rose's grandfather told police how he carried out the murder, saying: "The child was sleeping, I placed her inside the bag, closed it with the zipper and threw it in the Yarkon."
Ron, Rose's paternal grandfather and her mother's live-in lover, and Marie-Charlotte Renault, Rose's mother, are being tried for the murder of 4-year old Rose, whose body was found in a suitcase in the Yarkon River last September.
According to Gertner, on the first night of questioning Ron took police officers to the site at the Yarkon River close to where Rose's body was later discovered. Only later did Ron give different versions of the location he placed her, Gertner said.
Gertner added that Ron did not give police any further information on the killing on the first night of questioning.
"We asked him if he has no mercy, how he could drown a girl in that manner if she was still alive," Gertner told the court.
"At a specific stage of the inquiry Ron used a more extreme word - 'I liquidated her, I liquidated her,'" he added.
Gertner said that a separate version of the story given by Ron, in which he admitted to hitting Rose and only later throwing her in the river after discovering that she had died, only emerged later.
Rose was born in Paris in 2004 to Renault, a French Jew with relatives in Israel, and Benjamin Pizem, the child of a French mother and an Israeli father. At the age of one, Rose made her first visit to Israel. That was the first significant encounter Benjamin had ever had with his father, Ron, and the first time Marie had ever met him. | http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/police-grandfather-confessed-to-rose-murder-when-first-questioned-1.276245?trailingPath=2.169%2C2.216%2C | dclm-gs1-265760002 | false | false | {
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Sony XBA-4SL
Pros: Sound stage, Separation, details, bass and price
Cons: Sibilant, thin wires
Samsung Galaxy S2 (International), IPhone 3GS, IPad 2, Macbook Pro > Creativ
e Sound Blaster Digital Music Premium HD
Highs: Bright and detailed highs. Decay at a much later stage, and because of that, you can hear much more, e.g. like the end vibration of cymbals. But also because of this, there's some sibilant due to the extension of the highs compared to UM3X. Different tips help though.
Mids: Westone UM3X is definitely better here. Mids are pretty recessed for these. So this might affect some vocals, especially with the stronger bass, which might drown out the vocals a little.
Lows: This 2 earphones are different beasts.UM3X has got lighter but more impact-ful bass. Some people find it a little lacking, but I kinda like the balance here.
XBA-4SL has got more (read: not stronger) bass and more presence. Bass seems to appear more often, i suspect it is due to the inclusion of the sub driver. A good sub should complement the lows, so i suppose this is not the perfect sub implementation as it appears quite regularly and does not disappear often enough when its not needed.
Doing a side comparison to Westone 4, the bass is in between that of UM3X and Westone 4. W4 has this Ommmphhh to its bass, very warm and rounded sound. XBA-4SL is more impactful but less Ommphhh.. You get what i mean?
In terms of decay, i guess from my Ommphhhh opinion, you can tell that its W4 longest > XBA4 > UM3X.
Hmm... that said, the bass here is better than W4 imo, as i dont really like the "warm" ommpphhh sound to linger too long in my music.. not sure about UM3X as if you like you bass to be less strong but purposeful, you definitely prefer UM3X over this
Sound Stage & Separation:
XBA-4s win hands down here. Havent heard a BA earphones with such a big sound stage. It is still not at the level of good headphones (read: not Beats) nor is it comparable to IE8/80, it is still wider than Westone 3, Westone UM3X, UE TF10. Havent got enough time with W4 to make a good judegment as i was too disturbed by the Ommphhh... (Really tempted to buy a W4R to compare...)Maybe i am a bit bias here as I just came from UM3X which has this tight and concise sound.
Separation:Wins too! different instruments and even vocals are separated much clearer here. For example Franz Ferdinand - Darts of Pleasure, I never knew that there's this almost always present backup vocals throughout the song despite my relatively good set of earphones and more modest DAC/AMP.
In Radiohead's Exit Music, during the "Chorus" (if theres such a thing in that song) where the "diiiiidiiiiiidiiii" sound comes on, you can really hear the separation there and its really surprising. I have since used this track and this portion to grade good earphones and this XBA-4 passed this pretty well, other than a little sibilant that i spoke about above.
Sensitivity & Easibility to Drive:This XBA4 is less sensitive than Westone UM3X. So because of this, it is less likely to pickup source imperfection. This would be beneficial if you are using "noisy" equipment like smartphones and laptops. But even when using dedicated equipment, it is good enough to reflect the change in equipment clearly.Despite its relatively low resistance, it is actually harder to drive than UM3X. The only thing i can say is that, if you have problem hearing and need extreme loudness, be prepared to invest in the amp. E.g. for UM3X, even the lowest volume on my equipment is at times too loud for me. But for XBA4, i need to increase the volume 3-4 levels up to reach the same volume output.
The reason i never touch much for mids is because i mainly listen to guys singing in rock/indie bands and thus, they kinda fall under this category. So going forward, mids and vocals will be used interchangeably.
As mentioned, UM3X does have better sounding mids/vocals. Its smoother and more wholesome, more suited for male vocals i suppose.
For XBA-4, it is brighter and thus, "higher"? And it is also more recessed and due to the "stronger" bass, its get kinda drowned out more. As mentioned, this will not be a problem if you are listening to female, electronic, dubstep or songs that go "gee gee geeee" in general.
That say, somehow rap songs sounds kinda good. This is with reference with Kanye West/Jay-Z watch the throne, esp my current fav "Ni**s in Paris".
In terms of musicality, how do you define this actually?This is more of a reference sounding (read: like UM3X) than say Westone 3 and Westone 4. You kinda hear what is actually recorded compared to something that makes you go "WOW" on the first try and gets weirder the longer you hear it. I like my earphones this way but its just my personal reference. So that means, if you are "Beats" kinda person, you might not enjoy this much.
So in conclusion, despite bringing in other earphones, i shall just conclude with a comparison with UM3X which i have the most experience with.
The result is.... No Conclusion!! Think i still need more time with this new toy. Current feeling is that it is very different from UM3X. Kinda on the short-run, you might prefer XBA-4S but for everyday listening, you might want to stick to UM3X. This because UM3X gives you a less taxing, less detailed but smoother sound, while XBA-4S throws tonnes of details at you at the expense of ear fatigue.
All in all, seems like Sony wanted to bring the best of say UM3X, Westone 4 and AT CK100 and mesh it into 1 but fall short as putting the best of everything together makes it sounds flawed and mechanic. Nevertheless, having hearing it for sometime on hours each, it is growing on me, and this can just be my make.believe. (Back at you Sony!)
Pros: Instrument separation, imaging, soundstage, clarity, sound quality under certain conditions
Cons: Size, thin and non-removable wires, short nozzles/tips, sound quality is heavily dependent on the source
I have owned the XBA-3 and XBA-1 beforehand and now I own the 1 and 4 only. As far as multi-driver IEMs go I don't think you'll find a more consumer oriented set than the Apple In-ears and the XBA line.
The package includes the earphones, the same fitting kit included with all the rest from the line (4 sizes of standard universal tips, and 3 sizes of "hybrid" tips that have a ring of foam inside the flap of the tip to provide more isolation), magnetic fake leather carrying case like the XBA-3's, and a cord manager. This is pretty much what you would expect for the price and is not as impressive when compared with something like the XBA-1 which are 1/4 the price and include pretty much the same goodies (except for a pouch instead of a case).
The XBA-4 themselves share the looks of the family: glossy paint in sober colors with silver accents, a great stress relief (not found in the XBA-1), semi-flat wire, and a nice L headphone jack. The cord is semi-flat, asymmetrical, and while it is thin and feels fragile, it is very easy to untangle. It is a shame it is non-removable as it looks it would be a hassle to repair if it were to break, which is not that unlikely to eventually happen. I have found the XBA line to be extremely comfortable...except for the XBA-4. They are very large, and even when they don't seem to be that much larger than the XBA-3 (which I could wear for hours at a time), the issue is their width and not their height. They rest on the antitragus but they are so wide because of the two drivers in the middle of the assembly that they chafe my concha after some minutes; some readjustment gets the job done but if you can, try to fit them on before buying. They are heavy in comparison with other plastic IEMs, but not heavy for a 4-driver IEM and here is where the plastic construction finally makes some sense.
Having the same fit kit than the rest of the XBA line has advantages and drawbacks, the first being the super soft and comfortable ear tips. On the other side, there's an issue with the nozzle. I've heard people complain that they don't go deep into their ear canals and it makes sense since the housing is so huge. It only is a problem for me when I try to wear them with the wire facing upwards. The shape of the housing is not an issue there, but the length of the nozzle and the tip is. The isolation is just as the XBA-3's (way better than the XBA-1 but pretty much average isolators). They will work on a plane or bus for sure.
Now comes a very interesting part for this review in particular. The sound quality is an incredibly mixed bag. I can see in the other reviews that people have very mixed opinions on the sound signature, specially with the highs: some people complain about sibilance and too much sparkle while others complain about a darker sound. I have experienced both and I can only tell something for sure: they are extremely source dependent. This is, in my opinion a huge disadvantage. We all know sound is different with different sound cards, amps, DACs, phones, and so on, but headphones generally maintain a certain signature that doesn't change with the source (for example the "Sennheiser veil" or Etymotics characteristic crispness) and these do change, a lot. In general, the sources I've found to have the most negative effect on these are by far smartphones and mobile devices. They don't sound bad with these per se, but they make the XBA-4 sibilant and make the highs too sparkly, almost to the point of being piercing (Zune 80, iPod Touch 4G, Galaxy S2 (AND very low volume with this one), Galaxy S3, and Galaxy Player 4.0). I've heard this is a result of their very low impedance of 8 Ohms so in order to get the most out of these you'll need an almost 0 Ohm jack on your source (which I haven't tried yet). But when using other sources these issues are almost gone and everything changes for the better and even soundtage improves. Powering these from a Xonar Essence STX card or a FiiO E10 or E17 alone makes a great improvement.
Now I'll mention the constant sound properties of these, which I found to be extremely appealing. First the soundstage, which is fantastic! I can't believe such an open sound can come from closed IEMs. Instrument separation is really good but that's what you'd expect from multi-driver IEMs, although at times it seems as if they lacked coherence when the sounds have a very different frequency from one another; it is funny since this means congested stuff tends to sound better. The mids are very nice, but somewhat recessed (but it isn't an issue with vocals in my opinion), and while the bass is lush and very present, it is not overpowering. The XBA-4 include a super-woofer and I was a little worried about its effect on music but I was pleasantly surprised! The super-woofer doesn't overpower anything at all, but adds warmth and body to the other sounds, makes bass more present and with good extension. Highs in general (sibilant or not) are very well extended as well and work great with classical music.
In conclusion I can say I like these more than the rest of the XBA line. The XBA-3 is better with vocals but most of my music has none or little vocals so in the end the musicality of these won me over. I'm pretty used to the Sennheiser sound so a fuller sound that I hadn't found in BA drivers until now is really nice. They offer great bass while maintaining the separation and life of the other frequencies and an above average soundtage. Comparing these with the Shure SE535 I have to say the Shure have more impact in every single frequency and the Sony offer a more laidback sound. But I don't think one is inferior to the other; in fact they have share similar qualities like the separation and soundstage but with a different sound signature. In terms of construction quality the Shure SE line is the clear winner with a HUGE advantage, but I guess that's were the price difference comes from in the end. But I think neither of these is worth their MSRP considering their sound quality and construction is not that different from the cheaper models of their respective lines.
I got these from Mexico's Sony Store for a ridiculous amount of money; they were a mere $142 USD, price that was supposed to last until March 1st. Of course I got them but then the horror! Of course they were sold at that price until that date! Afterwards they were 46 USD on the online store. Yes, it is not a typo, 46 friggin USD! Of course they are sold out. It makes you wonder how much money do these really cost to make and why was sony so eager to get rid of them (my guess is the updated XBA-X0 line). About being worth their original MSRP....I think it is worth it because of all the technology stuffed inside, but not because of the sound quality which is what matters in the end so don't pay the full price.
I hope you enjoyed reading my insights and found this helpful. Happy listening! etysmile.gif
Pros: Great treble, bass, vocals are pretty good, good isolation, very comfortable.
Cons: Treble can sparkle due to spike in frequency response at about 6-7khz*, build quality could be better, no shirt clip.
To get the most out of these i use them with normal buds, as the foam ones reduce treble as per usual with foam, without foam in nozzle as it reduces clarity and with the cable over ear because it allows for the earphone to be in a better position.
I bought them from harvey norman for $197 AU, which is cheaper than ebay, hence why i bought them.
For normal retail price (AU $450) they aren't worth it, but for $200? I couldn't buy them quick enough.
My comparison point is my sennheiser ie8's with a sony walkman as a source, so im used to ridiculous bass.
Treble sparkle is annoying, but forgivable.
Seperation is great due to multiple drivers.
Space is average, especially compared to ie8 which have more space than a truck.
Bass is great, its stays even and detailed when you turn up the volume, unlike the ie8 which just get boomy. (boomy is fun for a bit though)
Bass is probably a strong point, due to the super woofer and woofer it has excellent detail, extension and is clearer than glass. It even managed to suprise me with how low it goes, and im used to the ie8 which are practically mini subwoofers!
There overall presentation of sound is not very loved, and many people seem to dislike them but once you mod them and put them in "correctly" they sound very good.
$450 is just too much though, which is why my "local" audiophile store no longer stocks them, which is a shame beacuse i wanted to try the xba-3.
The deisgn is good, very comfortable, but j cord is too long on one side, and too short on other, but it barely bothers me, having no shirt clip does. Leather carry case is cool but too big, so i use sennhesier pouch, hybrid buds are great, i wont bother getting anything else for them.
Other comments:
Its a good thing i got them too because i had majorly stuffed up the ideal eq setting on my walkman (it has a custom eq), so my music sounded terrible, even though i thought it was fine.
I now use the eq the xba-4's "gave me" for everything, with slight modifcations, and now my ie8's sound much better... Only took me another pair of earphones to figure that out.
Ill clean this up and make it sound like it written by an adult later.
Ti's a real shame the xba-4's cost so much and are so unpopular.
Pros: Sound, comfort
Cons: Eartips can be longer than it is.
I'm no audiophile and these are my first audiophile grade headphone(Sony claim it so).
Comfort-It is amazing! I thought a 4 BA with such big housing will cause discomfort but no! I was wrong, it is very comfortable. It comes with 4 hybird eartips and 3 noise isolation. It shouldn't go wrong but I hope it can be a little longer.
Isolation-Pretty good! Isolates much of the noise from the outside.
Sound-It sounds great! Nothing is over powered. The treble is slightly weak thought but if are willing to do some modification on it, it's perfect! smily_headphones1.gif
[The mod is perma (once you did it, you can't undo) but it's simple. Remove the foam in the earphones. You might need some tools to remove it. I use toothpick, break it into half and gently remove it] Not much sound changes at first but as you listen to it more, you will find both the highs and lows clarity increased!
Pros: Built
Cons: Sound
Tested the XBA4 vs. the EX1000. So, this might be not the most fair comparison, but shows where (all?) multiway drivers lacks.
No doubt, there are highs, mids and deep tones, the only thing that's hard fo find is music.
Especially if you like voices and wide / open soundstaging. Compared to the non BA, one way dynamic predecessor top model EX1000, I instantly get hitted by the extreme differs in overall sound quality and musicality.
Even my old Klipsch 2 way BA Custom 3 is much better overall. (also it has a little less base and highs, but it makes emotions / music)
IMHO Sonys new top model XBA4 is a extreme draw back. O.K. you have to pay only the half price than the EX1000, but it's not worth it.
To be fair: It's not only a Sony problem, there are many multiway BAs out there with the same shady construction, they all got phase problems caused by to many crossoverpoints and drivers. Some manufacturers do a better job building 4 driver BAs, but none of them made a 'close to perfect' one / reference type, cause it's simply impossible.
Hope this trend will end soon (like multiway loudspeaker boxes in the 80s), let's see when it ends ... 6 drivers are 'state of the art' now, when will be the point of return? 8 drivers 4 ways? 10 drivers 5 ways?
O.K., enough slagged. Built qualtiy is O.K., but they don't feel comfortable on the long run, sound is adequate for tech / electronic music. You'll find better choices in this price range, better look for other constructions, less ways or dynamic drivers.
Pros: Decent treble, decent mids, decent bass, detail, nice looking
Cons: Noise issue, nothing is unique at all...
If i rate the W4 is 10/10, Xba-4 is 8/10. The W4s are Ok at every expect but lie down a setback note from the W4s ability. Only one thing which the Xba-4 is better than the W4 that is: the Xba do not have the zz zzz sibilance sound..
The biggest issue on this new Sony flagship iem is having a freak noise when playing music and the smaller one is no-unique sound signature.
Pros: Sound Stage, instrument separation, clearity, and value!
Cons: Bass could be a bit too much for certain musics. Lack of earbud chocies compare to Shure.
Hi I spent sometime at the local Sonystyle demoing these and thought I'd share my n00b impression.
I'll start off with the conclusion for those who don't want to read the full review.
"These are great in-ear-monitor (IEM) with a VERY strong bass presents, with clear and fine detailed mids and treble (highs)!"
The XBA 4 means there are 4 balanced - armature drivers each responsible or the different frequency of music (high, mids, low, ultra low). These are supposed to be compete with well established multi-driver IEMs like Shure SE535(3 driver) and Weston 3/4s(3/4 driver). I personally own a pair of Shure SE535 and have also listened to the Weston 4S. Sony presented a really interesting product at slightly lower price of the SE535 and Weston 4s while providing the 4th driver that the SE535 misses.
Sony is one of the best at making well crafted and polished products at any price point compare to the competitors just like Apple, and the XBA4 is no exception. However the chrome you see in the pics are not actually metal but polished chrome plastic! It feels light in the hand. The wire connectors are all gold plated, while the wire themselves feels a bit thinner than I'd hoped at this price point! BTW Sony claim the drivers are made in Japan while the box say the whole thing is made in Thailand which I've noticed a lot of Sony products are instead of what you'd expect, China! The cable says made in China!
I think the XBA4 are greatly designed. As pointed out in Amazon the kit includes:
Hybrid Earbuds (SS, S, M, L x2)
Noise Isolation Earbuds (S, M, L x2)
Cord Adjuster
I couldn't tell if the demoed unit I was using was the Hybrid or the Noise Isolation buds or what size. They fitted in my ear fine while I would of opted for a larger size on both ears. In this regard the Shure SE535 comes on top by providing more variety of earbuds for and more tailored fit and occasion. On my SE535 I choose the cone shaped foam buds not available from Sony which in my opinion provided a better seal than rubber or silicon buds.
At this price point the Sony includes a iPhone control and mic which is something SE535 owners can only envy about as that's a $50 outside option for us.
On the note of the cable, the XBA4's cables are not user replace/upgradeable while the Shure SE535 and Weston 4S are.
I spent an hour at the local SonyStyle store comparing the XBA4 and my own SE535LE (the red ones). I listen to a couple of my current favorite songs: 1 Japanese Rock, 1 Electronic Rock, 1 Nora Jones Jazz, and 1 Adele song.
The first impression of the XBA4 on both Rock songs is that the 4th sub-woofer driver really make its present felt in both songs pumping out the biggest bass I've ever heard from a IEM including my SE535LE and Weston 4S! However the big thumping bass turns out to be a double-edged sword with farther comparing to my SE535LE.
In the 1st song which is a Japanese Rock song that emphasis on mid to hi vocal and symphony instruments, the XBA4's bass provided a full sound with great sound stage (the feel of music being played on stage) and great instrument separation . However compared to my SE535LE the mids and highs are more recessed. The SE535 while didn't have the bass to compete with the XB4 its mids and highs means a more forward vocal and enjoyable symphony portion of the song. Compare to the SE535, the XBA4 had just a bit too much bass, which over shadowed the vocal and the great instruments separation in the song.
In the 2nd song, which is very fast pace and bassy electronic song, the XBA4 really shined through the SE535LE. The extra driver as the sub woofer really played well with this song and provided a much more engaging experience compare to the SE535. However again when the vocals came in the SE535LE just did a better job on presenting a person's voice! For this song I've to say the XBA4 was slightly the better choice. While the XBA4 wasn't as far behind as I'd thought.
In the 3rd song by Nora Jones, I was expecting the audiophile reputable SE535LE to walk all over the XBA4 because bass isn't so present in her songs and from the experience of 2 previous songs. I was actually wrong! In Nora Jone's jazz the XBA4's 4th sub woofer simply didn't engage and I was listening to the 3 remaining driver handling the low-mid-his. Surprisingly Jone's voice sounded crystal clear and great separation of instruments and sound stage. So its shows even though the XBA4 really emphasis on bass the other drivers are not bad also. So in this song the XBA4 didn't trail the SE535 by as much as I'd had thought. The XBA4 had really clear sound but the SE535LE just sounded more warm and musical.
In the final famous song from Adele, I have the say the XBA4 was a tie with the SE535LE. With more bass Adele's strong vocal sounded much fuller than the SE535, while the SE535 had the upper hand in the mids and highs. In this song its down to the personal preference to the listener, both sounded really good with Adele, its really your personal preference on a bassy fuller sound or a more forward and engaging mids and highs. This is why I always demo earphone/headphones before buying because at the same price range the same music can sound very different between brands.
The XBA4 is a fine product thats a very close shoot at the audiophile grade SE535 and Weston 4S but with a very different sound, emphasizing on the bass. So if bass is very important for you, this earphone is not to be missed! However if you listen to a wide genera of music, you might still want to stay with the old guard of Shure and Weston. REALLY DEMO these before you buy!
If you like my review please give me a thumbs up on Amazon!
Sony XBA-4SL
Sony's 4-driver Balanced Armature in-ear headphones.
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Before Hollywood realized Matthew McConaughey was the world's oldest good looking frat boy, the industry mistakenly pegged him as a "serious" actor and he embarrassingly appeared out of depth in films such as "Contact," where he played a religious leader, and "A Time to Kill" and "Amistad" where he played a lawyer -- twice. After "Surfer Dude" that's pretty hard to fathom isn't it? Well, not according to Lakeshore Entertainment.
t;_self">Variety reports McConaughey will suit up as legal counsel once again in the thriller "The Lincoln Lawyer." Based on the 2005 Michael Connolly best-seller, the story finds a struggling criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller (McConaughey) who ends up representing a wealthy client who is connected to a previous murder case Haller was associated with.
No word on who will direct "Lawyer" or when Lakeshore expects to begin production.
McConaughey will return to theaters this May in the familiar and safe confines of the romantic comedy alongside Jennifer Garner in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past."
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0.042571 | <urn:uuid:b35e63d5-97a0-4d11-b158-931bc3e5d228> | en | 0.957548 | Alan W. Silberberg 2013-12-18T10:18:25-05:00 Alan W. Silberberg Copyright 2008,, Inc. HuffingtonPost Blogger Feed for Alan W. Silberberg Good old fashioned elbow grease. We Have a Secret to Share. Shhh.,2013:/theblog//3.3883203 2013-09-07T08:08:33-04:00 2013-11-07T05:12:02-05:00 Alan W. Silberberg Shhh.
I started Gov20LA five years ago with a goal to open the dialog and discussion between governments and private groups and their constituents on how best to use and utilize tools like social media, mobility and the cloud. I succeeded in that and could not be more proud of what has been accomplished so far.
But, now is the time to grow this and scale it into something even more powerful, with a wider societal effect. We are coming up on our 5th year; and some of the themes include: identifying the enormous and constantly evolving opportunities at the intersection of government/tech including emergency response and mgmt, data privacy/security, and private/public partnerships -- and connecting these leaders together for dynamic conversations that influence the future.
Proudly, it is time to grow and scale this tremendous conversation we have started into something even deeper and that impacts even more people. I invited Gretchen Fox, to become the executive producer of Gov20LA and chart a course of major growth. I cannot be more excited to announce Gretchen's involvement; as she is someone who has tremendous experience with live events and success using social to scale a business like she did while VP of Social for Live Nation. She is a visionary producer and it is really thrilling to have her involved.
We first met about five years ago, on Twitter. How else in today's age?
We have watched each others careers and met up and when we combined our different skill sets, instantly had an enormous vision for Gov20LA as a platform for change.
This next event will mark the fifth year anniversary of an event that brings together the most important and innovative things happening at the intersection of government and technology.
We will be announcing the 5th Annual Gov 2.0 LA event information soon including dates. Here is the secret. Can you keep it?
This year, we will turn the live event into an intimate, invite only event so that we may give our powerful speakers more opportunities to connect with each other around the most important initiatives of our times. We will also bring our international streaming audience a more integrated and participatory experience on the web. And we can't wait!]]>
American Airlines Nails Twitter Customer Service,2013:/theblog//3.3631918 2013-07-22T07:37:57-04:00 2013-09-21T05:12:02-04:00 Alan W. Silberberg 2013-07-21-IMG2012121100089.jpg
I was traveling with my three sons a little while ago. Here is my story as related to my friends on Facebook that day.
"A little story from 35000 feet. Traveling with my three sons today. There was a fire at the Chicago control tower which resulted in a full groundstop in Philadelphia for planes heading to Chicago, but not for planes leaving Chicago. I started tweeting with the airline while on the ground. Once up in the air, got on 'wifi' and continued the dialog.
As a result, they held our next plane. Held our plane and tweeted gate information to me.
If I had not reached out through Twitter both on ground and in air, we would have arrived in Chicago with no plane to go to... When we got to the gate after running through the airport, the gate agent said, "The Silberbergs have arrived. We have been waiting for you."
Some important business lessons:
1. People who are traveling or otherwise not at home will turn to Mobile, Twitter and Facebook for assistance very quickly like I did.
2. Companies who are staffing those channels with community managers rather than automating it are going to be the clear winners in the public relations wars that come out of real time customer service.
3. I started my part with the Twitter version of a smile in real life. I gave them a compliment based on what was already excellent service. This obviously helped frame the situation. If I had used Twitter to berate them or insult or otherwise not be positive, I may not have gotten the same kind of attention.
4. American Airlines exceeded my expectations of customer service through holding the plane. I was at best expecting to be told to deal with someone on the ground about rebooking when we arrived in Chicago. So what they did went above and beyond what I expected which resulted in more positive tweets about the interaction as well as this blog post. If I had just gotten brushed off, or ignored like many other companies might have done, then I would not have provided my own positive media into the situation, maybe the opposite.
5. The world is 24/7 real time and mobile. If your customer service efforts as a company or big organization do not recognize and act accordingly, your competitors will and will spit your offering out as scraps for the dog.]]>
Why My Company Sued The Republic of Mozambique,2013:/theblog//3.3601231 2013-07-16T04:41:01-04:00 2013-09-14T05:12:02-04:00 Alan W. Silberberg "You sued a country?"
Says mostly everybody to me now.
Indeed, we are the plaintiff in a Federal Lawsuit against the Republic of Mozambique for fraud, corruption by government officials and non government officials, broken contract and monies owed as well as misuse of my company's intellectual property and interests. This was not a choice entered into lightly, nor was the choice to create the "Educate Mozambique" project in the first place in 2011. But the situation is clear and demands that in the future Governments have to abide by their own executed contracts, and not rip off private corporations. The international rules of law and trade demand accountability.
In late 2010, I was approached by a businessman here in California with extensive international businesses. I have worked with him in the past. He had a request:
Would I be willing to get on the phone with him, and Celio Mondlane, the grandson of the First President of modern day Mozambique, and currently the chief aide to another former President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano?
I asked what for?
"They have a huge problem with their schools all across the country. When the country was in a civil war a few decades back, much of the infrastructure was debilitated or destroyed in the fighting, and poor conditions. Additionally, their education system is continually plagued by horrid conditions, especially for girls. They were promised $500 million in grant monies to rebuild schools. They got some of it, then it just stopped. They would like to exert pressure on those organizations who were the partners on the grants to get them paid without ruffling political feathers. They want to do something using your skills, the new media stuff."
All along my position was: "if the contract (Mandate) were not signed by a current Government Official of the Republic of Mozambique I would not sign or be a party to it and would walk away from the negotiations." I felt this was the only way for the project to be accountable in the international arena.
After months of research and very deliberate due diligence on the part of my company and our legal counsel, as well as prominent outside advisors; we decided to commit our corporate resources and even some personal relationships to creating a first time ever use of social media and traditional media in a combined way to put pressure on international grant originators to pay out on already been promised grants.
First time -- Especially to the Education Ministry of the Republic of Mozambique.
Ultimately, we ended up with a contract with the Education Ministry and Zeferino Martins; the Education Minister of the Republic of Mozambique, complete with both email confirmations and two copies of a hand signed, hand stamped contract "mandate" with the embossed seal of the Education Ministry of the Republic of Mozambique.
My company researched, created, published and got worldwide attention for both some very public blog posts, tweets and pictures as well as stories in the international media, replicated into other languages and repeated across the internet.
Our work had the effect of permanently changing the appearance of the discussions around the Education System and Ministry of the Republic of Mozambique in both Google and Bing searches. We also brought them international attention including CBS News, Talk Radio stations and internet outlets globally.
Instead of the stories of horrible mistreatment of young girls, of the overwhelming bribery of some teachers and administrators by parents to ensure their children get a place in a classroom; and of the horrible conditions of many of the schools, including being outdoors with no shade or air conditioning even in the heat of summer.
These results now reflect an Education Ministry that is using modern social media tools to tell the story of how they were promised grant monies from international obligators; that led to them starting construction on new schools, and shifting money from other projects - then the grant monies stopped being paid. But the projects continued. So this created quite a problem for the central bank, the Finance ministry and the Education Ministry in that the grant monies un paid were now creating liquidity problems elsewhere. But no one wanted to "rock the boat" and upset any of the grant makers and so they looked for a way to put pressure without going to the UN, or the international media directly.
So my company devised a layered approach of social media, using blogs, twitter, facebook and linked in as ways to have more decision makers see it directly. We also researched quite heavily how we could nuance the demand for money against the country not being embarrassed or upset during the process.
At stake was not just the $500 million in unpaid grants, of which ultimately, we were contracted "mandated" by the Education Ministry of the Republic of Mozambique to create the conditions for which $360 million (U.S. dollars) in unpaid to the Republic of Mozambique would be paid; using our intellectual property and strategy to see them get paid. The grants to build the schools. To help millions of school children. Of the $360 Million in unpaid grants we were mandated to focus on; we are sure $130 million dollars worth was paid in December 2011 as this was reported to us via email to my company, via a phone call to me, and, on the floor of their Parliament and in the media in December 2011. Of the rest, there has been zero accounting to date from the Education Ministry or anyone else in the Government of the Republic of Mozambique.
No. The Stakes, are much, much higher. As Mozambique has recently been the beneficiary of several hundred BILLION dollars worth of natural gas and oil deposits off shore but within their territorial waters and legal authorities.
In fact these deposits are so large that the Republic of Mozambique is soon going to propel itself on every global list from one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the richest. Think Kuwait. Think Saudi Arabia. Think Russia.
Indeed my company's work was the media and social media backdrop for intense negotiations going on by none other than Celio Mondlane and former President Joaquim Chissano to become the lease holder of the largest natural gas transshipment facility in Mozambique, with a 20 year lease, and up to twenty sub vendors they would appoint/control. They won the mandate from their Government to become the lease holder of this terminal in late 2011. This was not disclosed to me until after our company was proven to be very successful at our work.
Indeed, we were responsible for $130 million (U.S. Dollars) that got paid on the outstanding grants. This amount is the amount we know of. It is quite possible given the circumstances that the amount is far greater, closer to the actual $360 Million. The $130 million amount was announced to the Republic of Mozambique in the media and on the floor of their Parliament.
In fact the Education Minister, the Finance Minster and the former President of the Republic of Mozambique were frequently mentioned, cited and apparently were met with in regard to "Educate Mozambique." This was repeated often in email communications to my company as well as phone calls to my company from the defendants in this case.
My company was simply never paid for our work. Not for the media, or social media or monies paid out on the grants or our success fee. We were never paid by a Government that signed and executed our contract "Mandate" with the signature of their then current Education Minister and the embossed (pressed with a stamp) seal of the Republic of Mozambique. We successfully executed on our job as hired to do. We are simply asking for the Republic of Mozambique to do the right thing and pay us for the work they themselves never challenged, objected to or ever asked us to delay, put on hiatus or stop.
Now this case is in Federal Court awaiting rulings. My company is represented in this litigation by Obagi Stodder, LLP
4 Years of Digital Diplomacy and Change,2013:/theblog//3.3447656 2013-06-17T07:42:40-04:00 2013-08-17T05:12:01-04:00 Alan W. Silberberg 2013 Iranian Election will mark the end of one cycle, and the beginning of another.
Just a brief history.
I documented this struggle of the Green Revolution both on Twitter, on Facebook and on You2Gov, which was the website I had started in 2008 and which we put into hiatus in 2010. Here is the Twitter history. In fact it was this period with the efforts I and many others did to document the digital, social history; and to learn from it that was one of the reasons I started "Gov20LA" in the first place. People's voices need to be heard. In a good and positive way that allows everyone, those in government and those outside to feel comfortable making changes. Changes have to come from multiple parts of society not just one. But this has to be in moderation.
Since then we have seen the Occupy movements spring up in cities around the world. We have seen Tunisia, and Egypt fall with in the same week almost in 2011. I talked about this at the opening of Gov 2.0 L.A in 2011. We actually did a "Digital Diplomacy Panel" at the 2011 Gov20LA event. In part the exploding use of social media and mobile technology was openly discussed in a live stream during that panel.
Now, we see Turkey struggling with their own version of the "Arab Spring" that many people are referring to as #OccupyGezi on Twitter and other social media. Syria and Russia are going through massive social change again, with Syria in middle of a bloody and growing civil war; and Russia moving to limit rights of protestors, and curtailing free speech more and more.
Welcome to the Decentralization of Your Life,2013:/theblog//3.3419059 2013-06-11T08:33:01-04:00 2013-08-11T05:12:01-04:00 Alan W. Silberberg PRISM and BARNEY and other strangely named programs. Rightfully so. Perhaps it is time for new version of the Church Commission. The Digital Version. The last time I believe we have seen this type of temporary bipartisanship in the nation's capitol was actually right after the tragedy of 9.11. So let us unite in a great cause then. Preserving our democracy.
The point is: The world has become de-centralized. Your life is decentralized in ways you could not have imagined even 10 years ago. You carry the power of what was the world's most powerful computer 20 years ago in your pocket now.
Who then is really Big Brother?
Voice Driven Digital Character Assassination,2013:/theblog//3.3273231 2013-05-14T12:45:56-04:00 2013-07-14T05:12:01-04:00 Alan W. Silberberg
For one example - I have hosted Gov20LA for four years now. Next year, 2014 will be the 5th annual event. Every year we have streamed the event, then ultimately put the videos of each speaker up online as an archive. This year, in 2013, Techzulu live streamed it on Youtube and it was available immediately, in full as an archived live stream event. Nine and half hours of mostly unedited and raw footage from the livestream event. We will be releasing the individual videos soon too.
How rapid has life become? Well thanks to Siri and Svoice - the Samsung equivalent; we can now talk to our email, to our navigation systems, to our friends, to our phones, and also if you plan ahead can post from voice to your twitter or facebook status updates.
Now at first this all seems like fun, "a shiny new toy" as I referred to it in my opening remarks for Gov20LA 2013. Then it gets serious, like when a Siri voice command to an Apple Mapping tool results in a wrong turn or an accident. Or when an Svoice misunderstood word becomes something else altogether in the context of a live tweet or facebook post.
How soon till we start seeing voice driven digital character assassination replete with slang and provisional dialects? I mean if you can do it from your car while driving (not necessarily a good idea) or whilst standing on a street corner talking to your phone - how long till this becomes the tool of choice for bullies, stalkers, harassers and worse, government agents or corporate big brother agents using it to get around rules about emails, written letters etc? It becomes a much more rapid thing when someone can just say it rather than have to type it.
On the other hand - the freedom to speak - quite literally - and to generate status updates to social media, or send encrypted emails, or send ones actual location - and any other number of things provide a power unheard of before in human history. Now - without wasting the time of typing something - if you tune up Siri or Svoice and train them to learn your voice and commands - the results are astoundingly powerful.
You too can tell us about last night's dinner simply, by well, talking. Or you can be bad and assert your rights to freedom of speech and speak to looking like a jackass. Go ahead. No one is stopping you, yet. Just remember, a voice to tweet or voice to facebook post - while getting around email rules, does not get around all the other ones specifically created to not let people abuse technology.
As published originally on Silberberg Innovations.]]>
Gov20LA has 50% Female Speakers for 4th year in 2013.,2013:/theblog//3.2856091 2013-03-12T08:15:43-04:00 2013-05-12T05:12:01-04:00 Alan W. Silberberg
Thank you! We look forward to seeing you in person and in our live stream on April 20, 2013.]]>
NASA Has Become the Earth's Protector,2013:/theblog//3.2664045 2013-02-11T15:41:26-05:00 2013-04-13T05:12:01-04:00 Alan W. Silberberg NASA is famous for lots of things. Monkeys. Mercury. Gemini. Apollo. Space Station(s). Space Shuttles.
Did you know that NASA in conjunction with the USGS, through the LANDSAT program; is, and has been for 40 continuous years, protecting us by providing huge amounts of data for free to the world every day?
When I say huge amount of data, you have to imagine computers with thousands of times the computing and storage power of your own dealing with Petabytes of information, daily. What the heck is a petabyte? It is a huge, huge amount of data. This is made free to the world every day. This is what all the money and science and people are up to besides flying rockets and satellites and supporting and running missions to the International Space Station.
That this data is being used to help with decisions about long term water and land use, long term development and environmental changes? That this data is being used to track natural disaster changes and is permanently flowing into the public domain though NASA, the National Archives and then through the LANDSAT distribution networks at research facilities, universities and libraries?
I was fortunate to be invited to the NASA SOCIAL event at Vandenberg Airforce Base for the LDCM launch of the LANDSAT 8 satellite. We are all very lucky to have such dedicated, brilliant people working for an agency like NASA. The United States Air Force 30th Space Wing were extraordinary hosts and do a job every day, that is literally out of this world.
They make sure that important stuff makes it from Earth, leaving the planet to a safe arrival out in space. It is amazing. Really. The whole thing. I go back to: We are very lucky to have amazing people working tremendously demanding jobs to ensure the planet has a daily information flow about itself. Like a check up of a different part of the planet every few hours or so.
I came away with two distinct lessons.
1. NASA is performing a critical science function every single day, critical to the planet. Indeed I tweeted this from the event:
2. The U.S. Air Force, and the commercial companies involved are indeed in a true space race again. Vandenberg is a 100,000 acre facility with launch pad after launch pad, some of which are now being leased to commercial elements. This is on. It is big. It is not something that U.S. Politicians in Congress should be either skimping on or ignoring. Talk about real. All the politicization of NASA's budget has to come to an end and America has to once again fully support our space program, and the importance it has daily to our lives.]]>
Truth Hurts? More Coming in 2013,2012:/theblog//3.2386003 2012-12-30T20:20:02-05:00 2013-03-01T05:12:01-05:00 Alan W. Silberberg
General Petraeus is only the most vivid and open example. But this is happening to regular people every day. Expect this trend to continue into 2013.
On one hand all these new social tools allow us to share things instantly; and find things instantly as well. You too can see your neighbors last dinner, quite literally. On the other hand it makes for a visible trail, a "digital exhaust" as it is called. One of the primary reasons that your Instagram photos are worth so much, and true for Facebook, Flickr, etc, and of course your Youtube videos; is the "meta data" contained in each picture. Some of it is boring stuff like what kind of camera, how many mega pixels, etc.
Some of it is the more juicy kind: the geo stamped location created by your onboard GPS, the time stamping and the tagging of people and locations. This is the treasure chest for companies and governments alike. When things like geo tagging, (location) are put together with timing and people, suddenly a whole picture is presented.
2012 has been interesting. We got to hear about how General Petraeus who was running the CIA at the time, got caught in an extra marital affair due to how he and his girlfriend used Google's Gmail to supposedly secretly communicate. We all snickered just a little when the media reported how easily the head of the CIA and his mistress became entangled in a web of their own doing. But the bigger issue is how often these same mistakes/overlooked things and sheer stupid uses of technology are tripping up regular people. People have come to think that they are immune, nee carry some "right to privacy" online. The reality is Facebook has become the #1 often mentioned item in divorce filings in 2012. People are littering the Internet with their digital exhaust. Some people are just emitting a little, and some people are just pouring it on, leaving a trail behind them rich for investigators, spurned lovers and criminals alike.
Marriages are getting destroyed. Relationships being turned inside out and also destroyed. Businesses are getting wrecked. Sure some people have always cheated. Time and time again. Today's tools make it easier to plan and execute covert affairs; and also lots easier to track it down if looking. Or if not as the case may be, sometimes the mobile and social signals are "loud" and really stand out for some reason, making it really easy to find. Sometimes it takes analysts with access to deep packet inspection, augmented reality and other context shaping tools to dissect the data. Sometimes just the average clown can figure it out on their own on Facebook. Sometimes all it takes is a coincidence of timing, or place to put the puzzle together. If you are a government agency or big company with resources, it is now just a matter of how far do you peel the onion back.
This is going to accelerate as a trend in 2013 as more and more people rely more heavily on their smartphones and social media to communicate. The sheer number of users combined with the almost total lack of real awareness, even amongst those like General Petraeus who should know, combines to create a lethal combination of huge amount of information pouring out of pockets and hotel rooms alike. Chaos ensues when someone else gets that data. Free or not. Maybe it is on Facebook; like someone messed up and accidentally pegged themselves somewhere thus getting someone else caught in a lie. Maybe it is the police looking into trending reports of people planning bad things on Twitter.
But the connection in real life now to people is instant. The data being emitted by someone in Italy posting a photo at 4:17 a.m. onto Facebook from a specific hotel in a specific city can be used in multiple ways, almost as fast as the photo was itself posted. That data may be used in New York or Los Angeles in a real-time context to put two and two together. Multiply by the trillions of computations a government agency could throw into it. Be sure, we will be hearing much more about these parts of the larger puzzle of somehow retaining some privacy in an ever un-private age and at the same time being aware of the fluidity and ever presence of your meta-tagged digital exhaust. If you are not paying attention to settings and the actual platforms themselves, you may be exposing yourself, your company or agency to massive amounts of data loss. This exposes people in real-time, and exposes itineraries, plans, etc.
2013 is going to see lawsuits based on "intrusion of privacy" notions that will get thrown out time and time again. We will see regular people begin to learn that it may have been easy to keep affairs, locations, other critical information secret before; now, unless you are using carrier pigeon, the chances are, someone else already knows. How governments use this power will be of increasing debate in 2013, here in the U.S. and abroad. Questions will be raised about who is big brother? Is it companies with little to no regulations guiding their use of much of this data, or is it indeed the government?
Also published on Silberberg Innovations.]]>
St. George and the Dragon Meet Up With David and Goliath,2012:/theblog//3.2179343 2012-11-28T12:59:30-05:00 2013-01-28T05:12:01-05:00 Alan W. Silberberg
I have said it before, and will say it again here, now. The United States finds itself in a new war. A constant 24 hour/7 day a week/365 day a year war that is both hot and cold at the same time. In fact it presents the most asymmetrical threat to our national security since the founding of this country.
Cyber war. Cyber terror. Electronic Warfare being aimed at our military, our intelligence, every government agency, utilities, banks, critical infrastructure like power, water, sewage, hospitals, police and other first responders. Yes. This is happening, now; probably even in your town or city or state.
Just imagine cities across America without power for extended periods. Imagine in your mind, no running water. No electricity. No fresh food deliveries. Hospitals suddenly finding themselves with no ability to treat sick, or dying people. Imagine this, and realize all it takes is a successful hack attempt into a critical infrastructure choke point to cause this, sight unseen, maybe not even leaving fingerprints or evidence of how things got hacked.
My company Digijaks has been working on some solutions and indeed is launching a series of products designed to enhance the national security footprint of the United States in the cyber arena. We are well past the ideation stage, and deep into turning our working prototype into deliverable services. We were recently notified that the U.S. Government has funded a consortium of 17 of the top universities here in the U.S. to also work on these issues, and develop solutions. So here comes the David and Goliath analogy but not in the way you think.
Both Digijaks and the 17 university consortium are David in this story. The cyber bad actors are actually Goliath, as they can shape shift, move their locale; both real and online and become a force to be reckoned with in multiple forms. Much like the greek Medussa of earlier mythology.
Both Digijaks and the 17 university consortium are heading down the road of providing solutions to the new national security challenges facing the United States and our allies. We may take differing approaches; there may be commonalities both seen and unseen. But we are collectively facing the multi-headed Medussa/Goliath.
So if the 17 Universities have each other and a government entity working with them, Digijaks has developed our solution(s) and a working prototype through the private sector approach of modern innovation. The flat management, entrepreneurial kick ass; take no prisoner way that so many American tech companies have built their products.
The team at Digijaks takes tremendous pride in the extensive listening, question asking and probing we have been doing with our own government and those of our allies. This hard-baked, real world experience tied with being deeply involved with both the rapidly changing and growing Government 2.0 and the ever-expanding digital diplomacy arenas for over four years now; has been teaching constant lessons for Digijaks, and our team of advisers. It has taught us what was missing; what is needed and how to design and implement something that is both forward thinking and coming at a critical time to the National Security of the United States and our allies.
So in order to help David truly defeat Goliath, to allow St. George to slay that dragon -- and to encourage all of us in the modern fight against the age-old medusa here is the shout out:
To those venture capitalists, hedge funds and private wealth pools out there with a real interest in protecting and enhancing the national security profile of the United States. Grow and protect ours and yours at the same time. Show the world what the U.S. private sector can accomplish on a global scale, or at a micro local level. Let these words ring in your head. One small business here in America has already developed a working prototype of something that now 17 universities and a government entity are chasing after. But it is the small business with the working prototype right now.
Happy holidays.
Alan W. Silberberg
Jacob Revers - Undecided Vote - Confessions of a Teenage Political Canvasser,2012:/theblog//3.2077584 2012-11-05T13:16:14-05:00 2013-01-05T05:12:01-05:00 Alan W. Silberberg
Guest Post by Jacob Revers--
Its not only because I recently started a political club at my school that I volunteered to canvass, but because I really wanted to see who, in this country of 100% media saturation, could truly be what strategists call "an undecided". Honestly, I really did not believe there were any. I think there are people who claim to be undecided because it gives them a little extra attention and might even land them a plum spot on a televised focus group; but I'm calling baloney on anyone who in the last year really tries to say they are actually undecided. Some said they were "waiting for the debates" but then the only arguments they made were absolutely partisan, and nothing related to what they might have gleaned had they actually paid attention to the content of the debates.
So I walked, and rang doorbells and knocked and listened, and handed out brochures and delivered lawn signs and listened and walked some more. And I found the undecideds! They're all on my facebook page. Sorry friends, but our generation is pathetic. We are the undecideds because we haven't decided whether or not we are going to engage in society. Trust me. While a few post funny clips of Romney rapping or Chris Rock telling "white folk" that Obama is the white mom-jeans-wearing president for them. If I post anything mildly thought-provoking I get zip. If I post anything that is more generic I get bombarded with ignorant rants that just show us to be completely checked out. I know we are considered the couch potato generation but I really thought that was undeserved. Now I think its actually worse. And with all the talk about how adults have spent our future does this not cause a revolt? I'll tell you why, because we are the undecideds. Uninformed, uninterested and perfectly content.
While banging on doors in nearby towns whose streets became a dizzying maze I walked, with retired teachers, retired lawyers, retired pharmacists and even a retired mayor. The point is, no one of working or largely taxpaying age. And behind those doors, many kids answered; kids whose eyes glazed over when I tried to talk to them and whose parents it seems, were perfectly informed, civic-minded individuals. So to the candidates of 2016 and beyond: I've got your undecideds. And I wish you luck with that.
Written by:
Jacob Revers, High School Junior, Deer Island, Florida
You can follow Jacob on Facebook and on Twitter.]]>
Gov 2.0 Is Now Umbrella for Deep Change,2012:/theblog//3.1931057 2012-10-02T08:21:20-04:00 2012-12-02T05:12:01-05:00 Alan W. Silberberg Gov 2.0" (Government 2.0) has grown from being a name coined by William Eggers to now becoming the umbrella term for serious change in government, and not just here in the United States, but around the world.
Many people, including myself have written much about the term Gov 2.0 -- everything from "What is Gov 2.0" to lists of people leading current efforts. Lots of other angles have been covered by both the traditional media and online media.
I focus primarily on people power and how people are at the heart of any Gov 2.0 discussion, whether in print or in person. In fact I have called Gov 2.0 a "good revolution" and as we have all seen in the last few years, this is true regardless of country. I do not mean to state that Gov 2.0 is causing revolutions. Far from it. However, the openness and transparency that Gov 2.0 efforts around the world advocate for; driven by mobility and the cloud -- have allowed people to be heard. To hear each other, those people whether in government or civic life, in business or entertainment.
But we are so past the "What is Gov 2.0" phase that I wrote about in 2010. We have blown past the "look the government is using twitter and facebook" phase. Indeed, we have entered the big data and deep analytical tool phase -- complemented by more and more machine readable databases that are continually presenting new and innovative uses and creating new businesses and jobs. But people are still at the heart of the matter. Without courageous leaders willing to stand up to the buffeting forces of politics, budgets and fear; we would not be seeing the deep and dramatic changes we are witnessing unfolding in many countries, and many cities, and localities. People are driving this change, this is the constant in Gov 2.0 since 2007.]]>
America in 2012 Is Not Germany in 1930's,2012:/theblog//3.1895594 2012-09-19T13:07:34-04:00 2012-11-19T05:12:02-05:00 Alan W. Silberberg Co-authored by Julianne Shinto.
The constant and increasing use of Nazi and Holocaust imagery and associations that have been occurring in what is passing for political discourse in the USA has to stop.
It does nothing to improve the dialogue between the parties and certainly does everything to diminish the impact and importance of this horrible experiment in mass human destruction. There are lots of words in the English language to describe someone with whom you have a disagreement about politics with. But these are ones that describe an indescribable horror, words that hurt many people today when they hear them still.
The Holocaust (Shoah or השואה) as it is known in Hebrew was a terrible, terrible part of modern human history. Before you start using casual references, or calling someone a Nazi or comparing our current situation to the Holocaust - perhaps you should think again. Perhaps even you should schedule a visit to the U.S. National Holocaust Memorial Museum or if you are lucky enough to be able to travel to Israel to Yad V'shem and see for yourself what horrors were done by the Germans not just to people of the Jewish Faith, but to Catholics, Gays, anyone of color or anyone who might have just been different.
In campaign years, the rhetoric is often hot, unflattering and downright mean. That is to be expected, and is allowable in the United States due to our long recognition of freedom of speech as recognized by both the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and Amendments. (First Amendment).
But how far does this go? Are you free when you are associating someone running for office; ie, serving their country; with history's largest organized mass murder? How does this possibly help move your message forward? Does freedom get imbued by how angry you make people? Or does this cause more resentment, more political dislocation and thusly also cause people to lose interest in the political system? Perhaps that is the idea; at least for some who actively use this line of thinking and phraseology; the more they incense others, the more the others stop being part of the debate?
The United States right now is both going through another Presidential Campaign cycle and simultaneously seeing an explosion in word association and imagery with the Holocaust and the Nazis. The internet and social media just make this more immediate and in your face. We have, since world war II seen this type of language used. But the instant and global nature of social media driven communications now brings it home in ways it never did before. Where before it was isolated incidents in small towns or big cities; now that same message can reach thousands or even millions instantly. Gov 2.0 and other transparency initiatives only help to bring to light such nasty comments as well, though inadvertently.
But a basic question needs to be asked: How does this possibly help any candidate for office of any party when their supporters reach to such lows? Is this not evidence of a further decline in political discourse and a continued split amongst our people? How does horrific imagery and nasty language improve the debt situation or increase jobs for those out of work or fix our foreign policy issues? How?]]>
Gov 2.0 and Cyberwar Mashup,2012:/theblog//3.1825403 2012-08-23T13:45:21-04:00 2012-10-23T05:12:11-04:00 Alan W. Silberberg Government 2.0 we have now reached a point in my opinion, based on being directly involved with part of the transformation; that we are quietly seeing a mashup of Gov 2.0 with cyberwar and digital warfare.
We are in an undeclared cyberwar with multiple countries, a "cyber world war" if you will:
How does Government 2.0 play a role in cyberwar?
3. There has been such huge focus on engagement and "listening" that sometimes we forget the huge number of fake accounts and purposeful misleading accounts that exist in cyber space now, let alone social media and mobile social apps.
6. The politics of this are split not between party lines, but rather belief or disbelief.
Artful Social Listening,2012:/theblog//3.1619218 2012-06-22T14:01:10-04:00 2012-08-22T05:12:22-04:00 Alan W. Silberberg my industry, Government 2.0.
In the 1990's and early 2000's it was "You got mail" as made famous by the AOL advertising stable. Now the new thing is a play on the old one, "You've got Klout." Or do you? Or do you have Peerindex? Do you know your grade on Grader? Do you know what your Kred is? Did you know you can see how many impressions you get through twitter using a variety of tools like Crowdbooster and others?
It's ok, most people have no clue. But you need to get a clue. It might seem like fun and games as in the social media stock market "Empire Avenue." But the reality is, people are watching; whether employers, potential employers, clients, friends, enemies, ex-spouses, competitors, the police, governments, and of course giant database companies. It is like credit scores were maybe 25 years ago: they mattered but they did not rule your life like credit scores such as FICO do now. Social media influence and "credibility" are of increasing importance. So these scores, whether real or gamed, whether you subscribe or not, matter.
Real keyword and conversation searching brings your audience to you. Passive or not searching through your social networks does not. It is pretty simple. Relying on one analytical metric to track your progress or that of the campaigns you are running is a false flag. You need to incorporate a constant monitoring of multiple channels in order to really understand what is going on. Indeed, as I have written about before elsewhere, social media is a double-edged sword, and this applies both to engagement and listening equally. Social CEOs are applying this type of thinking not just to themselves, but to their entire organizations.
1. Listening tools like: Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, Bottlenose, and Google and Bing alerts.
2. Engagement through real conversation, not a one-way broadcast model; talk to people like you would at a coffee shop or across your kitchen table.
3. Do not rely on just one metric to follow your progress, but rather think about it like this: times change. Social media is no longer just a buzzword, but a part of daily life. It might even be like a utility in the near future, something the average person literally cannot live without. Therefore, the more you know about what you are listening to, the better.
4. Relate social media to real world business. If you are a retailer, use your social media for customer service with active listening and response to problems. If you are a restauranteur, use it to promote chef's specials or bring in someone with a true high definition camera and make a reel of background images of your food to post on Facebook or Google + or to tweet specials. Compare your foot traffic on days when you do this versus days you don't. Thank your customers; talk to them just like you would in real life.
5. Actively search your social media platforms for conversations going on around your industry, about you or your competitors. Engage with the influencers and some of the outliers alike about the things that drive business to you; reaching out to those leaders in the conversations to dialog with you on a real basis shows you are both listening and showing the world you know your stuff too.
You can follow Alan on Twitter through @Ideagov and on Google + and here on the Huffington Post.
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Bill Ong Hing
Bill Ong Hing
Did Arizona Really Win at the Supreme Court?
Posted: 06/ 2/11 10:41 AM ET
Moreover, immigrants tend to be concentrated in high- and low-skilled occupations that complement -- rather than compete with -- jobs held by native workers. And the foreign-born workers who fill lower-paying jobs are typically first-hired/first-fired employees, allowing employers to expand and contract their workforces rapidly. As a result, immigrants experience higher employment than natives during booms -- but they suffer higher job losses during downturns, including the current one.
Immigration also stimulates growth by creating new consumers, entrepreneurs and investors. As a result of this growth, economists estimate that wages for the vast majority of American workers are slightly higher than they would be without immigration. Economists also estimate that for each job an immigrant fills, an additional job is created.
Arizona stands to see very negative effects if a massive exclusion of the undocumented workforce occurs. Before the state's enactment of LAWA in 2007, the state experienced decades worth of growth, boosted by its estimated 12 percent undocumented labor force. The new law caused many headaches and loss of production for Arizona employers who need workers.]
Increased ICE raids, stepped up border enforcement, and employer sanctions have not reduced undocumented immigration to the United States. We are wasting billions of dollars at home in what has become a war on immigrants. But undocumented workers continue to migrate. The failure of these harsh efforts must teach us something. The enforcement-only approach has resulted in human tragedy, increased poverty, and family separation. This is a challenge that requires us to understand why workers come here and to address the challenge in a more sensible manner.
It's time to come to our senses and realize that the enforcement-only approach has failed. The rise of employer sanctions enforcement causes hardship for our fellow human travelers who only seek an opportunity to work to feed their families at an honest day's wage. Undocumented migration is the result of factors and phenomena way beyond the control of intimidation, guns, and militarization. The time to get smart has arrived; we must begin considering more creative approaches by understanding the forces at work.
Our current economic policies like NAFTA produce displaced people in Mexico, criminalize them once they arrive in the United States, and view them simply as a source of cheap labor for employers. We need to see migrants as human beings first and then formulate a policy to protect their human and labor rights, along with those of other working people in this country. Arizona's victory at the Supreme Court won't help the state's economy or its image.
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Southern Boy (Album Version)
Lil Wayne
[Mannie Fresh talking:]
fuckas and go DAMN,
[Mannie Fresh]
I'm a push trucks, nigga I'm a drive Benz,
Muthafuck the 8's nigga I'ma get the 10's,
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I'ma be captivator, I'ma be calm,
Hat to the shirt, to the pants playa WOAH,
I'ma play Polo, I'ma stay rich,
I'm about to bust the southside in this bitch,
I'm a stay with sprint, mutha fuck Nextel,
I'ma eat chicken player, Ima sip lak,
I'ma get the candy paint just because I know you can't,
Pussy, Pussy, Pussy, your life is blank,
I'ma get the new J smoke all the purple haze,
[Chorus X2 (Lil' Wayne)]
Cause I'm a mutha fuckin southern boy,
coming down so clean, and with rhymes so mean,
heavy starch in my jeans, I
Want Criss, want hard, fuck a nigga, fuck a broad,
you can't top my southern flow,
'cause I'm a mutha fuckin southern boy
Look we ride the biggest truck,
20 inches don't give a fuck,
When I roll, nigga know I'm plush
Coming round' and I'm high as fuck,
Green truck, lift up, spinning blades is a must,
I can go in any hood, get a nigga they know I could,
Coming round and I'm iced up too,
Nigga know bout me and my crew,
Laying low, being cool,
Smoking weed, is what we do,
Moving Ki's, bought that coupe,
Stacking G's is what we do,
Nigga know that I'm slanging that iron,
Fuck around trying to take my shine,
Nigga know that I'm bout getting mine,
Hustling, flippin when I'm on that grind,
Nigga know we got work uptown,
Fuck around and we shut you down,
Pussy, pussy pussy, you pussy pussy bitch..
[Chorus X2]
[Bun B]
I'm pumping through the south holding my nuts,
I'm in my candy apple red cadillac car rolling them dutch,
White cuts with that stitch and tuck, looking for a bitch to fuck,
Find a slut lil fifty buck, look like you need this dick to suck,
I'm truck turner pimping, with Issac Hayes roll on,
Just another pimp getting his stroll on bitch hold on,
But pimping never dying 'cause these hoes is steady choosing,
If you fucking with my paper, you cruising for a bruising,
So let there be no confusion, pimping ain't no illusion,
Don't believe me ask (?), she shorted my lil brother, she mutha fucking paged chose a pimp
like no other,
We all about that dollar bitch, so when you see a pimp don't try to holla, wipe me down and
pop my collar..
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Am I Blue
Dinah Washington
I'm just a woman, a lonely woman
Waiting on the weary shore
I'm just a woman who's only human
One you should feel sorry for
It was a morning, long before dawn
Without a warning I found he was gone
How could he do it? Why should he do it?
He never done it before
Am I blue, am I blue?
Ain't these tears in these eyes telling you?
How can you ask me am I blue?
Why, wouldn't you be too?
If each plan with your man
Done fell through
There was a time
When I was his only one
But now I'm the sad and lonely one, lonely
Was I gay until today?
Now he's gone, and we're through
Am I blue?
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StupidShouldHurtMore writes:
in response to jp083:
Terrible Governor? How so? Obstructed progress? How so? Bad job? How so? I think you're just angry he may "get more" than you. :)
The last decent governor this state had was Carroll Campbell. Beasley, Hodges, Sanfraud, and Sanfraud in a skirt are all horrible excuses for both leaders and leadership.
A BMW would never have happened on Sanfraud's watch.
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Juxtapoz // Monday, May 13, 2013
The light installation Isotopes v.2 by Nonotak Studio hypnotizes visitors with moving lights, attracting them to the center of the installation. Then, the rhythm and the intensity of the lights continually become more aggressive until they generate immaterial barriers: "it's easy to get in but neigh impossible to get out." The catalyst and inspiration for the project is the Fukushima nuclear disaster and it is meant to echo the way humans approach nuclear power. Watch a video after the jump! | http://www.juxtapoz.com/tag/nonotak-studio | dclm-gs1-265990002 | false | false | {
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BullMoose writes:
in response to vampiregoat69:
you all have NO clue how bad Dixon is he is BAD
Is he worse than your ability to compose a sentence, Mr. Vampiregoat69? Or is it Ms. Vampiregoat69?
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EBC writes:
To perhaps clear up a few things in the comments. The work is not being done by the UT "College of Archaeology" - there is none. It is being done by the Archaeological Research Laboratory which is loosely affiliated with the UT Department of Anthropology (which contains an archaeology program). It is not being done for the benefit of the students at some have suggested (although there may be a few out there). It is being done because it is required by law. The National Historic Preservation Act states that if a project is being conducted by the fed govt., partially done with fed. funds, or requires a federal permit then work most be done to determine if archaeological deposits exist, if they are "significant" (as defined by the law), and then make an attempt to avoid or properly excavate them prior to construction. This law is very closely related to the Environmental Protection Act that requires the environment to be taken into consideration prior to construction.
It appears that the work being done here is still in the early stages of determining if the remains are significant. The cost of the work is paid for by whoever is in charge of the project. In this case I would assume that it would be taxpayer money, but it isn't always. At this point the cost is very minimal compared to the rest of the construction, an worth it IMO. Usually the costs and potential time setbacks are estimated into the construction before work ever begins.
Sometimes when large significant sites are discovered the costs and delays can be substantial, but usually they are not. Most of the time it is just a quick survey to make sure anything important is not there. I've done this sort of work and will admit that sometimes it does a little wasteful, but the vast majority of the time it is important to preserving and understanding unknown pieces of the past. And, remember compared to the rest of the construction costs, the archaeology and environmental work is generally very cheap. Most of those archaeologists out there get paid far less than the construction workers do - they do it because they enjoy it and often live with pretty small salaries. You find much better examples of government waste than small projects like this one.
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Written on Copper Cellar sues Ole Smoky moonshine over trademarks:
It appears the problem came about when the moonshine company decided to open a restaurant and brewery (at some point in the future, but there's apparently a "coming soon" sign in Pigeon Forge). I can see where that might be a problem, where just the distillery is a clear enough distinction.
Written on Carly Harrington: Thanksgiving Day shopping has become a retail reality:
I refuse to participate -- didn't yesterday, and won't in the future. Spent the day with family and friends, for which I am most thankful!
Written on Special weather statement issued: Heavy rain, ice and snow expected:
The chance of actual snow on the ground is inversely proportional to the amount of fuss made about it in advance...
Written on Lee Harvey Oswald may have visited Oak Ridge museum 4 months before JFK assassination:
Wow -- almost everyone on that page was from Texas. Would be interesting to know if there was a tour bus that day or something. In 1963, we didn't encourage tourism in Oak Ridge; it was still very much the "secret city."
Written on Chrystal Talbott: Pellissippi Parkway's beginnings were humble:
If you lived in Oak Ridge, you'd be home already...
It's very sad that the dog and responsible dog owner pay the price for an irresponsible parent. I hope the dog is returned to the owner.
Written on UT tables dining plan that would require buy-in from off-campus students:
Thank goodness! This was a terrible idea; if you want to increase student participation, make it more attractive -- don't force it.
Written on Oak Ridge Mall tax financing plan goes to Anderson Commission Nov. 18:
This is such an easy call -- the only risk is in NOT approving it.
Written on Campfield switches restaurants for event at owner's request:
Pray tell, KNS, where has it moved to, so I know where NOT to go!
Given that the local fiscal impact of closing the GSMNP is estimated at $23M for the first 10 days -- and peak leaf season is rapidly approaching -- it might very well be worth the State's investment. Especially if all user fees go to the State instead of the Feds.
Somebody in the Comptroller's office undoubtedly has access to the data to do a quick cost-benefit analysis.
Written on Freeze of aid whips up anti-US sentiment in Egypt:
The natural response would be, Washington is keen to maintain good relations with Cairo, but will independently decide its foreign aid policies.
If we can't afford to keep our own government open, we sure as heck don't need to be paying to keep OTHERS' open!
Written on Campbell County beats Oak Ridge for first time, 27-14:
Hard as it is to go to an away game and lose, I have to say that Campbell County earned that victory. They flat out earned it -- right down to a gutsy call with 10 seconds to go, to go for the touchdown instead of taking a knee.
Congrats, Cougars. Wildcats: chin up -- we've got more games to go.
Written on Americans anxious, irritated as gov't shuts down:
"And our congressman still gets his paycheck. His pay doesn't stop and his health insurance doesn't stop." That's the heart of the problem: congressional pay and benefits (including staff) should be the first thing stopped.
I expect that would discourage this kind of nonsense...
Written on Are you concerned about a government shutdown?:
Of course it concerns me, because 1) it will end up costing more in the long run, and 2) because they only shut down things that inconvenience ordinary people -- not the ones causing the problem!
Cut off Congress' paychecks and benefits (including health, security, travel, etc.) until the problem is resolved. Their costs should be the first cut.
Written on Blount deputies investigating reported assault of girl at high school:
Atta girl -- hope you broke his nose!
Written on Hamblen County superintendent named 'Superintendent of the Year':
I'm not surprised -- Dr. Lynch has accomplished a great deal, and I'm sure he'll go on to do even more.
Written on Oak Ridge schools closing looms Oct. 1 unless state mandate met:
Local governments are not allowed to decrease funding to schools from one year to the next, except in the case of a decrease in enrollment. Even then, they have to maintain the same level (or greater) of funding per pupil.
In 2012 (FY13 budget), the City of Oak Ridge decreased funding to the schools by $766,000.
I think there is one error, though: where Fillauer is quoted as saying "county sales tax revenue collected in the city," should be "county sales tax revenue collected OUTSIDE the city," as Oak Ridge Schools get about 1/3 of the sales taxes collected countywide. Anderson County and Clinton City schools get the other 2/3.
Written on Alexander: Can't support resolution for strikes on Syria:
Thank you, Sen. Alexander. The right vote, for the right reasons.
Written on Suspect in UT credit union robbery implicated by former co-workers, girlfriend:
Yep, seems dumb to name the folks who fingered him. Hope they don't let him out on bail...
Written on Magistrate suggests selection process for Knox jail alternative program:
Why are mental health issues lumped in with substance abuse? The two are fundamentally different -- one is a disease, and the other is a choice. No wonder people with mental health issues dread treatment...
Written on Josh Flory: Bourbon, burger restaurant opens on Market Square:
Mmmm... wasn't hungry (or thirsty) until I read this -- now I am!
Written on Greg Johnson: Carr's sponsorship of bill not conservative:
A bill to allow local products to be produced and sold locally is not conservative? Sure it is. Go back and read your Republican philosophy.
That said, I wish the Tea Party would just go form their own party; the GOP was better off without them.
Written on UT engineering hires faculty, grows enrollment:
That these students chose the field not for the salaries or job prospects, but to actually solve real-world problems, may be the highlight of the article.
Not mentioned is that UT charges extra, per credit-hour, for all students in engineering, nursing, and business. Wouldn't it make more sense to charge extra for the fields where the employment demand is low, and discount the high-demand majors?
Thanks to AMS Corp. for sponsoring a fun event for these students. They're going to work hard, and deserve to have a little fun!
Written on Teacher talk: Educator asks, 'Are tech devices friends or foes?':
Distractions are certainly a factor, but we cannot deny that students live in a world filled with technology; to reach them, we must embrace it and teach them to use it for productive purposes.
Most of us own cell phones with more powerful processors than the computers of just a decade ago, and higher megapixel cameras than digital cameras just a few years old.
Those of us in middle age likely cannot imagine the world these students will work in over the course of their careers. They must learn to use technology tools for productivity as well as leisure.
Written on Tea Party set to audition challengers for U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander:
Another excellent reason to support Lamar again.
Written on 'Culture of terror' in Oak Ridge schools, council member says:
in response to Lindalou:
Mmahathy... Did you know a boy in your daughters class lit up a joint on the school bus in March? A bus leaving school. He had it in his possession all day. The cops were called. This was witnessed by all the students. I have a picture forwarded to me. 7th grade. He's in alternative school. Still walks to RMS to walk his girlfriend home. Drugs are there Mike, don't bury your head.
Thank you for providing a clear example -- the police ARE involved in serious matters like weapons and drugs. You have just contradicted one of the several falsehoods in this article.
The new Oak Ridge Superintendent arrived two weeks ago; the new Assistant Superintendent started work this week. This Councilwoman starts her conversation by sending a letter to the Superintendent via the newspaper (NOT to him first) -- sort of like welcoming your new neighbor by throwing a molotov cocktail into his yard.
I've had children in Oak Ridge Schools for the last 20 years, and my experience bears no resemblence to what she describes. Her method of initiating dialogue indicates she's far more interested in creating problems than solving them.
Written on Sheriff: Driver who hit trooper likely on pills:
Without a doubt, dude needs to go to jail for the hit & run -- no sympathy there. But to speculate publicly what he was high on without evidence takes away credibility; with syringes in the truck, might the truck driver be diabetic and have suffered a medical issue?
I know prescription abuse is problematic, but accuracy in reporting is essential. Wait for the blood test and report the facts.
Administrative raises should be inversely proportional to changes in tuition cost.
This year's freshmen already took a 25% increase (increasing the full-time tuition to that for 15 hours, though they're only required to take 12 to be full-time), and now a 6% increase on top of that.
I don't mind a reasonable increase to pay the teaching staff (everyone from grad students up to tenured professors), but I've got a real problem with the exorbitant administrative raises.
Written on 5 points to know about the health care overhaul:
The immediate impact that's already being seen is that employers are cutting back the hours of part-time employees (to less than 30 hours), so they don't have to offer coverage.
Thus, an adjunct professor at a state community college who previously earned enough to live on, no longer does. Much less be able to afford private insurance.
Fix it.
Written on UT trustees panel recommends raises for DiPietro, Cheek and Rakes:
The top brass should only get an increase if tuition levels are held the same as the previous year. In the last 7 years, the cost has doubled.
Since this year's freshmen are subject to what amounts to a 25% increase -- BEFORE the regular increase is levied -- these guys need to take a pay cut.
The savings should be applied to those who actually teach, ensuring that students are actually able to take what they need to graduate in four years.
Written on StudentsFirst rescinds Ragan's 'Reformer of the Year' recognition:
Hmmm. He may not need the plaque or the trophy, but he sure didn't decline their campaign contributions in the last election.
The bill (either as written, or as he proposed to re-write it) was a bad one. Come to think of it, the StudentsFirst agenda of privatizing public schools isn't such a good idea either.
Child molesters should have to serve a full sentence (no probation), and the records should remain for all time -- no expungement. Furthermore, offenders should have the crime tattooed across their foreheads so that other children can be protected.
Clearly, the background check (if any) was a total fail. UT is capable of better.
Written on State gives UT OK to buy, demolish three historic homes:
It would seem to make more sense to expand toward World's Fair Park (already public property). At some point though, they're going to have to put some student housing nearer the hill, as classes get further and further from the dorms.
This was a no-win situation for the guards, once these folks were already through the fences and conducting their little exercise in peace-vandalism. The guards were within their rights to shoot on sight, but think of the poop that would hit the fan when news broke that they shot a nun and a couple of AARP-eligible hippies.
There's plenty of blame to go around, starting with the folks that encourage these on-site protests in the first place.
Written on 28 planning commissioners avoid Tennessee Ethics Commission penalty:
The "disclosure" is a complete joke, passed by the Legislature in response to some of their own getting caught red-handed taking bribes. Think any of the guilty were going to disclose the pocketed cash on an electronic form?
Don't know about you, but I'm convinced that Nashville is obsessed with all the wrong things these days.
Written on Convoy carrying nuclear weapons parts halted day of Y-12 incursion while plant secured:
in response to Virgil_Tutwiler:
There's ponytails and hyphenated names as far as the eye can see.
Probably couldn't sling a dead possum in downtown without hitting some poor father's disappointing humanities degree.
I'm all for peace, but let's be honest: Y-12's product has done more to promote peace than anything else in the last 50 years.
Written on US Cellular embraces iPhone after rejecting it:
Actually, customers are leaving because USCC doesn't offer a reasonable data plan, and they don't subsidize phone prices nearly as much as other companies do. I was their customer for well over a decade, but when I upgraded to a smartphone I also upgraded to a carrier that offered an unlimited data plan at an attractive price.
USCC is a great company and their coverage is awesome... but let's be honest about why folks are leaving.
Written on Penney CEO's challenge: Can it be fixed?:
I've bought more at Penney's in the last year than I had in the previous 20, due to the price that's good when I'm ready to buy -- not when there's a sale or coupons.
If they go back to artificially inflated prices and sales/coupon gimmicks, my business will go elsewhere -- again.
Written on Baumgartner gets six months in prison:
Losing his pension is bigger punishment than locking him up for two years. Let him serve it on probation, so we don't pay to feed/house/medicate him. The saved pension can go toward all the retrial costs, for cases that never should have been retried in the first place.
Written on Government takes new steps to restrict access to Y-12:
Blame the nun. If local peace protesters did a better job of explaining the rules to the outsiders who visit to exercise their "free speech," it wouldn't be necessary.
Written on Letter: Duncan wrong on superintendents:
Very well stated! The only thing I could add is that electing superintendents unnecessarily limits the applicant pool, first by place of residence but also by willingness to put oneself through a run for elective office.
A superintendent's job is to always put students' educational interests first, not the will of the electorate.
Written on Letter: School vouchers boost achievement:
When private schools are forced to accept ALL students (regardless of disability,academic deficiency, behavior issues, poverty, etc.) and comply with all mandated accountability measures, public schools will gladly welcome the competition.
Written on 20 years later, the 'Blizzard of 1993' still stirs memories:
In the middle of the night on the first night of the storm, we had thunder and lightning (and snow). It was the only time I've ever seen that in my life.
Written on Letter: Ignorance led to MRSA:
Shouldn't some blame also be assigned to the patients who didn't finish the antibiotics as directed, perhaps saving the leftovers for some future ailment (for which it might or might not be appropriate)? I'm not a doctor or even a microbiologist, but it seems like this might be at least part of the problem.
Written on Harwell vote rescues grocery store wine bill:
Wine goes with food (to be prepared at home) far better than beer goes with gasoline; it's time to bring Tennessee out of the dark ages and pass this already.
Written on Anderson County officials worry over possible judicial redistricting:
According to the FY2011-12 Tennessee Weighted Caseload Study Update from the (Republican) Comptroller's office, the 7th judicial district is closer to perfect in terms of judges and caseload than any other in the state.
I haven't heard anything about Gov. Haslam's position on redistricting -- it's being driven by Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, seemingly, to make Washington County in his home district into its own judicial district.
Ramsey's criteria for redistricting is driven solely by census population, despite the fact that there are different numbers of judges in different districts. Judges can be added or deleted by the Legislature as needed, without redistricting.
The folks quoted here are correct; it would be a disaster for Anderson County to be thrown in with five northern counties (most bordering Kentucky). And it would cost much more.
Written on Knox school bus driver accused in bus theft:
At about 10 tons, the recycle value is worth more than $2k.
The value is probably so low because of state law that restricts the allowable age and mileage of school buses, regardless of operable condition. Outside of schools, there's not a lot of market for them.
Written on Car Wars: Anderson mayor, commissioners spar over travel policy, car stipend :
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In the mental health system, the biomedical model is the dominant paradigm. It depicts mental disorders as chronic diseases requiring lifelong treatment with medication (like diabetes or high blood pressure). This model of mental illness has been under attack in the US, where an estimated 20 percent of the population regularly takes psychiatric medications.
Arguments against the biomedical approach intensified during the past decade as consumer advocates became more vocal, and researchers and journalists challenged the veracity of the disease model of mental disorders. However, given the vast number of people suffering from psychological distress, reliance on medication continues. Furthermore, for persons suffering from mental disorders, the situation is often dire. Around the world, more people die from suicide than homicide.
Some of the most damaging criticisms of the biomedical approach came from researchers in the field. For example, an often-cited review article revealed duplicity surrounded published accounts of the efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRI antidepressants. The article concluded pharmaceutical companies and psychiatric researchers published studies that confirmed the effectiveness of SSRIs while excluding studies that had negative or questionable results, leading to an overstatement of the efficacy of these drugs by as much as 30 percent. A more recent study showed about a quarter of the people taking SSRIs are potentially made worse by them.
A deluge of lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies also fueled increased skepticism towards the practice of treating mental illness with medications. For example, the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly came under attack for downplaying health risks caused by the novel antipsychotic Zyprexa, a medication used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Eli Lilly was aware of the increased risk of obesity and diabetes occurring with Zyprexa, but consistently denied such correlations existed with long-term use of the drug. Furthermore, Zyprexa use led to deaths in the elderly. Meanwhile, the controversy linking SSRIs use with suicidal and homicidal acts continues.
Some of the most damning evidence against the biomedical paradigm came from investigative reporter Robert Whitaker. Combing through decades of psychiatric research, Whitaker reached the conclusion that the current practice of treating mental illness as chronic disorders is a “failed paradigm of care.” According to Whitaker, psychopharmacology is actually creating chronic illness. Since the debut of psychopharmacology over 50 years ago (initiated by the introduction of Thorazine and Haloperidol), patient outcomes have gotten worse, and more people have become disabled by mental illness. Persons treated continually with psychotropic medications suffer from more physical ailments and are more chronically ill; they are straddled with higher unemployment; and they die as much as 25 years earlier. Furthermore, evidence suggests the medications perturb otherwise normal functioning, including normal mental functioning.
(Note: As the SSRI Stories Website states, “Withdrawal can often be more dangerous than continuing on a medication. It is important to withdraw extremely slowly from these drugs, usually over a period of a year or more, under the supervision of a qualified specialist. Withdrawal is sometimes more severe than the original symptoms or problems.”)
Given the extent of the evidence against the current biomedical approach, there has been a push for reform reminiscent of the anti-psychiatry movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Yet rather than questioning the entire enterprise, many believe the system plays a necessary role in US society, and the goal should not be its demise, but rather a more scientifically rigorous and humane mental healthcare system committed to patients’ needs and not the pharmaceutical industry’s profits or researchers’ professional ambitions.
Increasingly, scientific evidence points to the body’s natural response to stress as the likely culprit leading to mental disorders later in life. Whereas the body’s stress response is a natural defense, research now shows too much activation early in life leads to diseases and mental disorders later on. Recent studies revealed:
Childhood maltreatment reduces the volume of the hippocampus, a region of the brain responsible for creating long-term memories. Specifically, volume reduction in the subiculum region of the hippocampus, which relays information from the hippocampus to other parts of the brain, reduced signaling to the dopamine system the need to regulate the body’s response to stress. Researchers associate volume reduction in the subiculum with addictions, depression, and schizophrenia.
Traumatic stress impacts the immune system, causing inflammatory responses in the brain that are linked to mood disorders, autism, and schizophrenia. Early life stressors contribute to an over-active immune system, as well as impacting initial brain development. (On a hopeful note, compassion-focused meditation may reduce inflammation. Conversely, research showed loneliness activates the immune system’s inflammatory response—one more indication that loving attachments contribute to good health.)
Abuse, neglect and other traumatic childhood experiences are so prevalent in the US that trauma specialist and psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk claimed the most important health problem facing Americans is childhood traumatic stress. Referred to collectively as “adverse childhood experiences,” these traumatic stressors include recurrent physical abuse; recurrent emotional abuse; sexual abuse; an alcohol and/or drug abuser in the household; an incarcerated household member; living with someone who is chronically depressed, mentally ill, institutionalized, or suicidal; domestic violence; one or no parents in the household; and emotional and physical neglect. Based on self-reports of over 17,000 adults in America, a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-P) concluded that more than two-thirds of the participants in the study had at least one adverse childhood experience when growing up, while over two-fifths have a history of at least two of these experiences. When extrapolated to the general population, this study suggests a majority of US citizens have histories of childhood traumatic stress, a conclusion other studies support.
In his book, The Truth About Mental Illness, psychiatrist Charles Whitfield gives exhaustive lists of studies that found a relationship between childhood traumatic stress and the later development of mental disorders. He makes this point not only for post traumatic stress disorder—the classic diagnosis given to the trauma survivor—but for many disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, alcohol and other drug problems, eating disorders, personality disorders, ADHD, schizophrenia, as well as various physical illnesses. Furthermore, persons exposed to multiple adverse childhood experiences are at increased risk for suicide.
Despite mounting scientific evidence, the trauma model faces an uphill battle. Trauma-focused studies tend to underscore the US’s failure to protect its most vulnerable members as well as challenge deeply held beliefs about the family. Furthermore, according to anthropologist Pat Shipman, the genetic essentialism underlying the biomedical model is an attitude that often becomes entrenched when governments are reluctant to support large social programs, which traumatic stress studies imply the US desperately needs.
If the trauma model becomes the dominant paradigm, some of the conditions that allow the US to compete economically should come into question. For example, as the US adapts to a more competitive global marketplace, limited access to health care (including mental health care) has insidiously become the norm for many US workers. However, we have reached a point in our society’s evolution when we must ask ourselves if our well-being is better served by increased competitiveness or by more compassion. I hope we make the right choice.
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Photo: Author and self-help guru Dr. Wayne Dyer
Dyer often tells audiences that he is his message.
Dyer's central theme is that you can attract whatever you want, be it money, love, even improved health through your thoughts.
"You must assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled," Dyer, 69, tells his followers. "In the process you begin to attract experiences that match up to what your imagination is offering. This is the great secret of those who are able to manifest into their life, almost effortlessly, what they would like to have."
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Dyer says he has been doing this his entire life.
Positive thinking, which has become increasingly popular through books like Rhonda Byrne's, "The Secret," which was heavily promoted by Oprah, is often criticized as dangerous psychobabble.
ABC's Dan Harris first sat down in September with the now-single, father of eight, who lives in Maui, Hawaii, to discuss Dyer's philosophy.
Harris: The problem I have with the wish fulfillment stuff that you talk about, and positive thinking generally, is that if you invert the logic, then the bad things that are happening to us, and happen to everybody, must be the result of thinking incorrectly.
Dyer: It's not about correct or incorrect thinking. It's about alignment. When you see a tsunami hit, as one did not too long ago, and you see people just washed out to sea, it's not like, you know, thousands of people were just thinking incorrectly and got washed out to sea. They were aligned with that energy that came in there. This is the way this universe works.
Harris: You argue that we can take affirmative action to get into our lives the things that we want into our lives. So isn't the reverse of that logic that if something bad happens to us, it must in some way be our fault?
Dyer: Well it depends what you mean by fault. If fault means blame, and you know, assuming that I'm being punished, I don't think fault works that way at all. I think that everything that happens to us, everything that comes into our life, it's essential to take responsibility for it if you want to change it.
Wayne Dyer: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Will Not Stop Him
This guru is now facing a major challenge to his own philosophy. While ABC News was filming its story, Dyer, who has preached that you can change your health -- even your DNA -- through the power of thoughts, announced to followers that he is seriously ill with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a disease he initially said he could beat. When Harris sat down with Dyer a few weeks later in October, however, he had changed his tune slightly.
Harris: Do you think that the fact that you are now ill is going to be grist for the people who have punished you, who say, "Look, here this guy's been telling me that if I change the way I think, I can get what I want? Well, something bad just happened to him so that proves that his whole philosophy is off or he must not be living correctly.
Dyer: First of all, I'm not ill at all. Life itself is a sexually transmitted terminal disease. So, you know, I don't think of it as, as any punishment at all. I'm thrilled with it.
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1. Jun 18, 2013
2. Jun 19, 2013
this is a really good album, people hate because it is not the same as K.I.D.S or his older stuff. He has evolved as a musician and a person so it's obviously more mature work. I think he really showed his production and rapping skills on this album. Watching Movies with the Sound Off is not a sophomore slump, yet the beginning of something greater for mac miller
3. Sep 10, 2013
4. Jun 18, 2013
This album honestly grows on me more and more with each listening. Plenty of standout tracks, with Objects in the Mirror, Watching Movies and a few others being personal favorites. Production by Mac, as Larry Fisherman, is very good and you can tell that he has evolved a lot in that aspect. As far as the features are concerned, they are all well matched with the more chilled out approach this album seems to take. To the reviewer who said that Mac's flow is boring and the same in every song clearly was not listening to the album carefully. I'm not gonna pretend that this album is full of hype beats and that Mac has a different flow on every song, but don't we always bash artists for not being unique?...this is certainly unique and Mac's own flow. If you want examples of quicker flows and beats that are less "boring" you can listen to S.D.S., Watching Movies or Goosebumpz. Expand
5. Jun 28, 2013
Mac Miller continues to evolve as a rapper. He just gets better and better with his flow and lyrics. I don't understand why people hate on his maturity. "he needs to go back to his roots" hiphopguru. I do not agree with that statement. What are Mac's roots anyway? I don't understand why people want 'Easy Mac with the cheesy raps'. He's not some pothead highschooler anymore. Production is very excellent as well and though he still raps about and drugs; Mac Miller is certainly taking a step in the right direction. Expand
6. Jul 29, 2013
Watching Movies With the Sound Off is a nearly flawless depiction of the intricate mind that is Mac Miller. The days of "frat rap" are over, as Cheesy Mac evolves into a mature artist. WMWTSO has a subdued, laid-back sound, and Miller executes this style with ease. Compassionate and honest rhymes literally pull you into the album, and Mac's story unfolds... One amazing song at a time.
7. Aug 19, 2013
Mac's second studio album shows u
8. Jul 15, 2013
All of Mac Miller's earlier mixtapes and Ep's felt lacking any substance despite being catchy and fun to listen to. When Blue Slide Park came out you could hear slight progression into what he is today but that was lost in the shadows by pop beats and cliche. I personally haven't listened to much of Macadelic, but I've heard the mixtape was a step in the right direction. Watching Movies With the Sound Off is an even bigger step in the right direction. Mac comes out with better producers, better lyrics, and just a better sense of musicality in general. There are slightly cringing moments where Mac goes a little too far with the misogyny but that can be overlooked. Mac also brings a lot of diversity to the songs he makes. Tracks like I I Am Who Am (Killin' Time), Aquarium, and The Star Room are introspective and thought provoking. Then on songs like Objects in the Mirror and Youforia Mac proves he can tell a story while being a decent singer. Some tracks have traces of Mac's old pop beats and tracks like Bird Call, Avian, Red Dot Music, and Gees feel very trippy and druggy. REMember is also one of the most touching songs as it is about one of Mac's best friends who died. All of the songs are great in there own way, some being more misogynistic and crazy than others, but the overall greatness of the album knocks those slightly childish moments away. If you thought it was time for Mac to change his style, this album won't dissapoint, but if you wanted more Pittsburgh anthems and party raps, stick to Blue Slide Park. Expand
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1. Aug 20, 2013
[He's tempered] his earlier frat-boy laddishness with some gentler introspection and a keen ear for beats. [Sep 2013, p.107]
2. Jul 8, 2013
While the exceptional company he keeps (see appearance by Earl Sweatshirt and the elusive Jay Electronica) sometimes highlights his shortcomings as an emcee, Miller’s guests also push him to be better.
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| Tue Jun. 21, 2011 1:30 PM GMT
When encountering persons of the same sex, you often wonder what natural similarities you may find. And it's no different when you meet members of a remote tribe living in the dense vegetation of the jungle. BBC Earth researcher Rachael Kinley shares her intimate and humorous tale of what happened when the women of the Korowai Tribe in Papua invited her into their tree house.
By Rachael Kinley, Researcher, Jungles/Oceans team
Making friends in the treehouse Korowai houses are communal and split into male and female sides, to avoid furtive touching in the evenings. So, as the rest of the crew, including the translator are men, I sit down with the women, while the crew all head outside to take in the view from the male balcony.
Friendship-forming begins inside the house. In the UK, we’d receive cups of tea and cake; here, it's fire-charred lumps of sago palm, fresh from the flames. We start making net bags together, rolling lengths of rattan along our thighs, entwining the fibres to form a string which is then plaited together to create a bag that is strong enough to hold up to 70kg.
Whilst we are winding, I try to spark up a conversation. But with Jim, our translator, out of sight this gets to be a bit tricky. I only know one word in their language, and they know none in mine. I begin by pointing at items around us and learning the words for their shell necklaces, pet pig, and net bags. After we've exhausted everything on their person, the tables are turned and they start pointing and teaching me words for parts of my body: hair is "habianto" and breast, "am". They seem to be extremely intrigued by my breasts.
A couple of children reach over and prod them. The older women giggle, encouraging the girls on. The next thing I know, they start to unbutton my shirt. The Korowai are amazed at the lifting properties of my Gossard Superboost bra. They begin to imitate its effect by cupping their own breasts in their hands with curious looks. It feels slightly surreal to be sitting, meters up in a jungle tree house, being communally undressed by several women and children. I help them to unfasten the clasp and the women stroke my breasts, smiling, giggling, repeating "am am am".
It's lovely, it's touching, we laugh together and are definitely bonding. But amidst all this, my mind is thinking why couldn't this be at the end of the four weeks in the jungle when I’d definitely be much thinner? I guess that you can take your clothes off in the jungle, but it's harder to get your head out of the UK.
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0.033154 | <urn:uuid:4314dfad-421f-457e-8d74-2fe14881cf20> | en | 0.977008 | A hundred F1 regulars should be expelled from Formula One if the sport is serious about cutting costs.
That is the view of Flavio Briatore, the disgraced and banned former Renault chief who made another paddock appearance at Monza last weekend.
The 60-year-old is tipped to take up a role alongside F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone once his FIA ban runs out.
He said at Monza that F1 will only survive into the long-term if it is able to dramatically reduce costs.
"But you'd have to throw 100 people out of the paddock. With today's decision-makers this is not possible.
"You can't teach them how to save because they never have. It's like sending an alcoholic to rehab in a bar," said the flamboyant Italian.
On Austrian television 'Servus', Briatore also commented on the return this year of Michael Schumacher.
"The comeback was wrong," Briatore, who was team boss at Benetton where Schumacher won his first two titles in the mid 90s, said.
"His car is not the best, but he isn't competitive. Rosberg is usually better. Sometimes I just feel sorry for him," he admitted. | http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/cost-cutting-not-possible-in-today-s-f1-briatore/ | dclm-gs1-266340002 | false | false | {
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Courtesy of NHRA
GLENDORA, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2007) -- Wally Parks, the driving force behind the formation of NHRA, has died at the age of 94. It was Parks' vision, goals and unconditional commitment to the need for speed and side-by-side racing in a safer, more controlled environment that created what is today the world's largest motorsports governing body.
"Today is a sad day in the world of NHRA and the sport of drag racing," said Tom Compton, president of NHRA. "Words simply can't describe the immeasurable impact Wally has had on the sport he created and the millions of people's lives he touched along the way. The name Wally Parks is synonymous with drag racing, and his vision and direction will guide NHRA for years to come. Everyone in drag racing, and the industries formed to service the sport, will forever be indebted to Wally, his vision, his focus and his desire to create, build and grow NHRA."
"Wally spent his lifetime doing what he loved," said Dallas Gardner, chairman of the NHRA board of directors. "He marked the path and led the way for this incredible industry and the sport of drag racing. Wally was NHRA, and through his dream came a path to follow with lofty goals and ambition. He put the people in place and trusted in them. He has not abandoned us. He has left us with a road map that he knows will be followed."
Parks, who founded NHRA in 1951, received countless awards in the motorsports world and played a pivotal role in the establishment of an entire industry devoted to speed and automotive aftermarket parts and accessories that today is a multibillion-dollar business. Yet Parks never implied that he did it all himself. His pride and joy, and where he spent most of his time in recent years while still serving on NHRA's board of directors, was The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.
Details regarding arrangements and planned events will be released at a later date.
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Why do A list celebrity children appear every bloody where they
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Lighthousekeeping Wed 25-Sep-13 17:16:31
Are they anymore talented than anyone else's kids ? How come 10 years ago we wouldn't have even known what they looked like?
I know we've touched on it before but, how bloody annoying is it? How many young people out their are quirky, gorgeous and talented that will never get a break? I'm not holding them responsible but, honestly, all the best education known to man and all they do with it is float through life using their parents name. I've just opened grazia and, no lie, here are the people I've spotted on two pages. Zoe Kravitz her with the hot father and mother from the cosbys, Kelly Osbourne, Jemma and Jemima Kidd, Amber Le Bon, Daisy bloody Lowe,Jamie Winstone I'd shag your dad, Kate Sumner and daphne Guinness (I may be unfair there I don't really know who she is but assume she has family connections)
What charmed lives they all lead eating caviar crackers and drinking Ruinart Blanc champagne!!
mrsjay Wed 25-Sep-13 17:19:51
I dont get the whole children of stars thing dont get me started on peaches bloody geldoff, these kids dont seem to do anything except waft about being all famousy and waft for doing eff all It seem they are just riding on shirt tales but I guess nowadays celebrity is celebrated where as 10 years ago talent was celebrated iyswim. TBF Jamie winston id give her dad a go too is quite a good actress
mrsjay Wed 25-Sep-13 17:20:55
I thought you meant the children children off stars you know the little ones which gets on my wick I dont want to see some singers baby ,
Nancy66 Wed 25-Sep-13 17:23:15
I am with you OP
Amber Le Bon wouldn't have made it through the door of any model agency if it wasn't for her parents - neither would Lizzie Jagger.
Lighthousekeeping Wed 25-Sep-13 17:27:01
I know. What about bloody Alfie and lily Allen though? Both talented in their own way but aren't the exceptional? Would they have got do far if they weren't as highly connected as they are -- not just from their father--? Them bloody jagger children are the ones that really put my bp up!! It's amazing how none of them have half as much talent as their parents. It's not like the parents are all z listers either. They are proper Alist celebs who you'd think would be too cool to let their kids appear in every bloody magazine/society page.
Lighthousekeeping Wed 25-Sep-13 17:28:22
Putting their babies everywhere gets only wick
also. I don't think Peaches does anything but tweet all day long!
Lighthousekeeping Wed 25-Sep-13 17:30:02
Oh my spell check is going mad I'm so annoyed!! Bloody Grazia magazine. I only bought it for the 25% off at Whistles voucher.
Nancy66 Wed 25-Sep-13 17:32:30
and don't forget James McCartney. air time on every major telly network going to plug his album or whatever it was recently.
Lighthousekeeping Wed 25-Sep-13 17:36:53
Oh I didn't see that one. It's not just the girls that do it but it does seem to be more than the boys. At least you don't see Julian Lennon after his 80's five minutes of fame.
LondonInHighHeeledBoots Wed 25-Sep-13 18:28:13
I imagine a lot of pushing and people trying to get the parents on side by signing the kids. Also I'd imagine these kids have grown up accustomed to a certain lifestyle that they then want for themselves. I guess it's an exaggerated version of normal nepotism.
Lighthousekeeping Wed 25-Sep-13 20:49:29
They must piss themselves laughing when they get together.
forehead Wed 25-Sep-13 21:09:08
I wonder if they bother gaining any qualifications. They don't need the dosh .
Lighthousekeeping Wed 25-Sep-13 21:35:29
I doubt it. They always end up starting art or photography courses and dropping out.
MisselthwaiteManor Thu 26-Sep-13 05:29:13
I thought you meant young kids, like Suri Cruise, who makes it onto best dressed lists and I am sure I read a while ago has her own fashion label. She is seven! And little Romeo Beckham with his Burberry modelling contract.
glastocat Thu 26-Sep-13 05:35:53
Don't get me started on will smiths bloody kids.
mrsjay Thu 26-Sep-13 08:52:27
jenifer gardner and halle berry have been to american senate (its early i cant remember what its called) to get a bill passed so the papps dont take pictures of their childrenand i watch E news -- every day-- sometimes and i have noticed lots of blurred pics of children which must be a good thing
Lighthousekeeping Thu 26-Sep-13 09:09:49
Kate Moss has that too.
Iseeall Thu 26-Sep-13 09:11:50
I also clicked on thinking you meant tiny tots.
Why does Victoria Beckham tote Harper around like a Hermes handbag, I never saw her do this when Brooklyn was a baby.
mrsjay Thu 26-Sep-13 09:15:26
se did have brooklyn on her hip as a baby but I don't think the paps were as bad in england where she lived as america does they seem to take their kids out as a photo op rather than just going about their day, Lighthousekeeping yes I would have thought Kate wouldn't have bothered if her child was photgraphed maybe it was the girls dad who didnt want it
MisselthwaiteManor Thu 26-Sep-13 09:16:44
I don't know how old Harper Beckham is but I kind of understand why they carry their kids until much too old, they must be quite frightened and clingy because of all the paps and shouting, or even just the parent being protective even if the kid isn't worried.
MisselthwaiteManor Thu 26-Sep-13 09:17:41
I've seen pictures of Kate Moss's daughter so not sure about that? She looks exactly like her mum.
flatmum Thu 26-Sep-13 09:21:25
how olds harper beckham? I think she's a bit younger than my youngest who is nearly 3 and I have only just tarted to encourage him to walk. I think when you know it's your last you maybe hang on to them a bit more too.
mrsjay Thu 26-Sep-13 09:23:42
yes sara that is why they carry their children not to show them off but to protect them but i do think VB likes to have her kids photographed too
Artandco Thu 26-Sep-13 09:30:01
Everyone can choose to have their childs face blanked out so those who don't choose not too. Most people who are rich/ famous but not due to tv/ magazines do choose to do this. Hence why you never see say the head of xyz children as there's no point in taking photos you can't release so paparazzi give up. It's illegal to publish photos of an under 18 if you have be told not to
Lighthousekeeping Thu 26-Sep-13 10:00:28
I've only seen Kate's daughter in Harpers and Queen. The official wedding photos. The preteens at the wedding were all hipsters children with suitable names. In five years time no doubt they will be in the back of Hello as well.
Lighthousekeeping Thu 26-Sep-13 10:01:55
Sorry for the confusion you can see it went wrong in the heading! Bloody iPhones so annoying.
I like both topics so we'll just have to have a mash up!
mrsjay Thu 26-Sep-13 10:07:00
I wonder why these kids dont have their own goals and dreams Amy osbourne manages to have a job and everything without being a celeb kid it seems to be all part of a scene that they don't break out of,
Lighthousekeeping Thu 26-Sep-13 10:18:53
The eldest Geldof managed it too. I wonder what will become of Tiger?
mrsjay Thu 26-Sep-13 10:22:04
is tiger still with the geldoffs what age is she now ? I have never seen the oldest geldof girl as an adult i dont think
Lighthousekeeping Thu 26-Sep-13 10:24:18
I remember someone on here saying her dc were at the same school.
Nancy66 Thu 26-Sep-13 10:28:28
Tiger must be about 16 now.
mrsjay Thu 26-Sep-13 10:31:00
I was thinking 15/16 nancy
Nancy66 Thu 26-Sep-13 10:31:56
There were picture of her in Hello or Ok or whatever it was when Peaches got married.
She's cute and looks just like her dad
dopeysheep Thu 26-Sep-13 10:32:42
It is especially annoying when they say things like "I got the job on my own merits I had to pass an audition like everyone else"
Clint Eastwood's son Scott said that in a recent interview. Riiiight, audition, of course.
Lighthousekeeping Thu 26-Sep-13 10:35:48 I warn you some of the comments are outrageous. My three nieces look nothing alike. It happens!
mrsjay Thu 26-Sep-13 10:40:16
they all have the same mouth shape they have sir bobs gob grin
I know twin girls who look nothing alike they dont even look much like sisters unless you start looking at their features the DM would have a ball with that
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Icing and food colouring recommondations?
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KosherBacon Sun 15-Sep-13 22:04:35
Thanks. Have bought a set of Wilton paste/ gels. Iberia got silver spoon ones and they are awful so hope these work!
nannycook Fri 13-Sep-13 19:28:03
Kosher, i agree with Myother, buy the black fondant as and when you need it, as far as other fondant, the one i always buy is Covapaste, it isnt the cheapest, and i guess it depends what you want to make with it.If you just covering cupcakes then supermarket fondant is fine but i decorated a fair few cakes and i always use that.
I buy the pastes mostly if i'm honest do not buy the liquids whateveryou do.
LuckyToHaveYouAll Fri 13-Sep-13 16:09:45
Hi kosher. I'm not a professional baker but I do like to bake now and again. I usually buy the supermarkets own brand fondant which is fine for my needs I find.
Wilton and flair food colourings (the gel ones) are both good. I usually buy ready coloured fondant if I need black as this is very hard to colour yourself (usually goes grey).
KosherBacon Fri 13-Sep-13 15:03:55
Are there any brands of sugarpaste that are better to work with than others?
And if I wanted to colour it myself, what colours are best? Are the Wilton ones worth the investment?
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StevefromOhio writes:
We cannot drill for the oil in the US because we do not own that oil.
Ask yourself this question. Why is it that almost all the oil pumped from Alaska goes to Japan?
Because we borrowed money from Japan starting back in the late 60's to pay for the Vietnam war and all the social programs.
We have spent our national treasure (oil) on loans that were made to the US government and spent by our politicians. We have borrowed from everyone and now we have to pay. High prices are that result. The countries that lent us money now own that oil.
We are screwed.
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TheVoiceofReason writes:
in response to areallyinformedFGCUstudent:
Four students walked in on you and the others smoking weed. They saw you and scolded you for it. How can you say all four made up this lie? In my mind these people have nothing to gain by telling about this. They were your friends and ran on the same party that you formed. If you guys/gals weren't smoking then why did the Senate president resign last night? The only reason you weren't confronted with this last night was because other senators, your friends, wouldn't vote for it.
To the people who are saying that he isn't at fault because weed isn't as deadly as alcohol and that it needs to be legalized. Need to realize that it is in fact illegal still. I believe weed should be legalized but what those group of students were doing was illegal. I wouldn't have an issue with this if you had smoked on your own time however you were caught smoking at an student government event out of town.The student government and the students help paid for with their tuition. This also means you had to have carried the drugs on you on the drive up which put everyone legally in jeopardy.
People would look at you with a lot more respect if you would just own up to your mistake like Jasmine did.
Or prove your innocence with a drug test.
I agree with "areallyinformedFGCUstudent". It is a shame that the FGCU Student Body President isn't stepping up to the plate like he should be.
"The ultimate test of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and moments of convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and moments of controversy."--Martin Luther King, Jr., 27 January 1965
Peter, you find yourself in a time of challenge and controversy. Will you be known as the man that blamed others, and sloughed off these attacks as just "desperate folks, more interested in political gain." What political gain are you speaking of? What would these Senators truly have to gain?
For the sake of FGCU, if you are guilty, resign peacefully. Richard Nixon knew that it would be better for the country for him to resign, rather than drag the country down with the shame of a public trial.
If you have made a mistake, you need to admit it, like a true leader.
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Warm dark matter solves mystery of giant black holes
Dark matter may be made of fast, lightweight particles - contrary to the most widely accepted theory, according to a new computer simulation. That could explain the peculiarly pure chemical makeup of some stars in the Milky Way, and the enormous mass of black holes that live at the hearts of large galaxies.
Because dark matter reveals itself only by its gravity, astronomers have few clues to its nature. The most popular model is cold dark matter: heavy subatomic particles that tend to move very slowly.
Another possibility is warm dark matter: lighter particles that move faster. The rapid motion of these particles smoothes out the small dense knots of matter that would otherwise form in the cores of galaxies, and there are hints that such dense knots are indeed missing.
Liang Gao and Tom Theuns of Durham University in the UK have built a computer simulation to compare the behaviour of cold and warm dark matter in the early universe. At first the two varieties behave alike, collapsing under gravity into a network of filaments that crisscross the universe.
But cold dark matter then coalesces into blobs, or haloes (see image bottom right), while warm dark matter does not (see image below right). The random motion of its particles smoothes out these blobs, so warm dark matter filaments just keep collapsing and getting denser until there is a narrow tube of matter typically 10,000 light years long with the mass of 10 million Suns.
Ordinary gas is dragged in by the dark matter, and eventually the first stars form. They are made almost entirely of hydrogen and helium, the two main elements created in the big bang.
Only child
With cold dark matter, one large star forms in the middle of each large halo. These large stars burn fast, fusing hydrogen and helium into heavier elements. They soon exhaust their fuel and then explode to seed the universe with denser elements, which go into the next generation of stars. No pure hydrogen-helium stars survive.
But in the dense filaments formed by warm dark matter, the formation is likely to be more chaotic, with stars of different sizes forming from random-sized bits of filament. Some would be small stars, which burn slowly, so a few pure stars formed in these filaments could still be shining today.
In the past few years, astronomers have indeed discovered small stars in the Milky Way that are very low in heavy elements. "It is suggestive that maybe dark matter is warm," Theuns told New Scientist. If astronomers see a star with absolutely no heavy elements, that will be good evidence, he says.
Perfect environment
These filaments may also be good at making big black holes. Although many of the isolated stars created by cold dark matter would give birth to black holes, they would only be a few times the mass of the Sun, which seems too small to seed the billion-solar-mass black holes that are known to lurk in many galaxies.
But each warm-dark-matter filament should eventually collapse along its length, say Gao and Theuns, forcing stars, gas clouds and small black holes close together in the perfect environment for growing much bigger black holes.
In their simulation, the researchers assumed a dark matter particle with just 0.6% of the mass of an electron. That would fit the gravitino - a particle predicted by the speculative theory called supersymmetry - although any particle as light would have a similar effect.
Journal reference: Science (vol 317, p 1527)
Long filaments of dark matter and gas form in simulations of both warm and cold dark matter (Illustration: Science)
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The nation that sees itself as the most misunderstood in the world celebrates its 60th birthday with
Israel marks its 60th birthday in a climate of increasing racism, intolerance, corruption and militarism. A nation that has long seen itself as one of the most misunderstood is now almost unable to understand the world beyond its borders. Fear and anxiety provide the mood music of the celebrations.
The past decade has brought a sharp increase in anti-Arab sentiment, which finds many forms of expression, from sordid chants at sporting events ("Death to the Arabs") to blatant racism and attacks on Arab colleagues by right-wing pol iticians in the Knesset. In such an atmosphere, it is almost impossible for Arab citizens (or 1948 Palestinians) to identify with the state of Israel, despite the terms of their legal status. Indeed, it is increasingly difficult for them even to protect their civil rights and express themselves freely in public.
Anyone who doubts the depth of anti-Arab feeling has only to scan the internet. On 8 May, I was commissioned by the popular news site Walla! (associated with the newspaper Haaretz) to write a short column about the Israeli national anthem, "Hatikva" (or Hope). Haaretz had asked another writer to support the anthem. I was commissioned to write against it and to suggest a more suitable one.
My main point of opposition was that the opening words - "As long as deep in the heart/A Jewish soul yearns . . . towards Zion" - excluded the more than one million Arab citizens of Israel. Walla! debates are allocated some two hours' airtime and previous ones, for example on economic issues or the evacuation of the Jewish settlements in Gaza, have generated talkback that was overwhelmingly right-wing. However, the anthem debate exceeded even my pessimistic ex pectations.
Within an hour 481 comments had appeared, 472 of which were vehemently anti-Arab and abusive of "bleeding-heart leftists". Some of the comments were simply racist, but the majority were nationalistic, betraying deep hatred of Israel's Arab citizens.
Such expressions are now commonplace. If an Arab member of the Knesset (MK) expresses solidarity with Palestinians in the besieged Gaza area, the comment will be scrutinised minutely by Jewish politicians and journalists. Accusations of high treason are commonplace. Proposed parliamentary bills single out Arab MKs for clearly discriminatory treatment. One right-wing former minister, Avigdor Liberman, regularly threatens his fellow MK Ahmad Tibi in tones that are becoming increasingly brutal. Liberman himself faces serious accusations of corruption and bribery and, as his indictment becomes virtually inevitable, he has resorted to lurid and vociferous language said to go down well in his largely Russian-speaking constituency.
Amid intensifying hostility and even derision, the Jewish left and a handful of liberals from the political centre try to voice their protest. Centrist Zionists dissociate themselves from anti-Arab sentiment and claim there is no contradiction between Israel's claim to be a liberal democracy and the view that the Zionist nature of Israel is paramount and transcends norms of equality and democracy. Others claim anti-Arab feeling stems from misguided nationalism rather than racism. A reputable economist in Tel Aviv compared "the fervent patriotism in Israel, accompanied by lurid hostility against Arabs" with anti-German sentiment in Britain before the Great War.
"It is not 'racist' in the sense of generalising the entire Arab population or regarding them as inferior to us," he told me. "If the Israelis and the Palestinians were to reach a peace agreement, the hatred would evaporate." Depressing as it may seem, that was one of the most optimistic statements I heard during the anniversary celebrations.
To celebrate Independence Day this year, Israeli television screened a documentary about the 1948 war veterans. The normally alienated and cosmopolitan television producers and directors had flooded our screens with sickening, even embarrassing, bits of nostalgia. This documentary, however, was a gem. The veterans in the film, some approaching their nineties and therefore somewhat frail, were taken to the southernmost Israeli city of Eilat, on the shores of the Red Sea.
All had taken part in the bloodless capture of Eilat and had become famous 60 years earlier for raising, in the beautiful bay, a handmade Israeli flag painted in ink, thus securing Israel's access to the Red Sea.
At one important moment in the film, they were requested to state their views on Israel today. Had it met the expectations they had had back in 1948? Were they pleased with the way Israel had evolved? All expressed bitter disappointment, pointing to rampant corruption, the accusations of bribery laid against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and the nation's collective failure to secure a peace agreement with its Arab neighbours, including the Palestinians.
The most articulate of the veterans was Major General Avraham Adan, chief commander during the occupation of Eilat and the only senior officer, apart from Ariel Sharon, to emerge from the disastrous 1973 Yom Kippur War with flying colours. Adan masterminded the crossing of the Suez Canal in that traumatic war and has felt ever since that Sharon stole the glory which rightly belonged to him. Clear and lucid at 89, Adan was blatant in his criticism.
"Israel has changed for the worse," said the general. "Corruption gnaws at our fabric and threatens our very existence. We dreamed about a different, more egalitarian and more moral society."
Undoubtedly, Adan was expressing the feelings of most Israelis. Successive polls in Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel's most popular daily newspaper, show that the vast majority of Israelis do not trust the Establishment and are deeply wary of Olmert. Accusations of bribery are rife and it is almost certain that the prime minister will be indicted.
Uneasy conformists
Israel's Jews are conformist in their attitudes to institutions such as the anthem or the army, but they have become more aware of the impotence of their government and, at times, of its malevolence. The failure of the Israel Defence Forces in the Second Lebanon War of 2006 undermined the confidence of ordinary Israelis: the beneficiary of the crisis has been the right-wing Likud Party.
On 2 May, Haaretz carried an interview with Yaakov Weinroth, a respected barrister and self-professed Marxist. The paper's intelligent readership was treated to a breathtaking tour de force from this anti-corruption orator (who is, nevertheless, the legal adviser of most of Israel's corrupt politicians and of the settlers). Weinroth spoke at length in favour of social justice, yet expressed his support for the neoliberal Likud leader, Binyamin Netanyahu. Such contradictions confuse public opinion, and enhance Netanyahu's status not only in intellectual circles, but even among the direct victims of his social policies. False consciousness is not unique to Israel, but the geopolitical isolation of the country exacerbates the situation.
Perhaps the most telling sign of the nation's fear and distrust of the world outside came in the recent reaction to criticism levelled at the Chelsea Football Club coach Avram Grant in England. Grant has become an unlikely cult hero in his native Israel. Aviad Pohoryles, a sports commentator for Maariv, a popular Hebrew-language newspaper, found in Chelsea's unexpected win over Liverpool an opportunity to berate the British for their supposed anti-Israel attitude. England, he claimed, had always conducted a blatantly anti-Israel foreign policy: "Some of Grant's lack of legitimacy derives from this negative attitude towards Israel. Grant's presence at Stamford Bridge constitutes a certain answer to these heartless people."
Pohoryles is a reputed writer from the very mainstream, neither a settler nor a vehement right-winger. His deep suspicion of the British media, and his castigation of a journalist who happened to be critical of Grant's coaching style, hinting that the journalist's criticism was founded in anti-Semitism, are typical of an antipathy towards the British. There is a widely held belief that when the west criticises Israel, or when human rights organisations worldwide protest against the occupation, they are revealing deeply held, "traditional, Christian anti-Semitism".
Many Israelis, even liberals and left-wingers, hold Europeans morally responsible for the Holocaust either by participating in, or being indifferent to, the annihilation of the Jews during the Second World War. It would be a mistake to underestimate the profound influence such attitudes continue to wield on Israeli politics.
Haim Baram is a writer based in Jerusalem
knirtiele's picture
Leer el mundo blog, bastante bueno
modernityblog1's picture
Mr. Baram,
You wrote that:
Shocking and very wrong
But why not do this instead:
Write a small article for Comment is Free (the Guardian on-line presence) that argues a pro-Israeli case (it does not have to be very "hard line"), just a generally pro-Israeli case, one that acknowledges the human rights abuses, the corruption, the social affect of 60 years of conflict on both sides.
Then ask the Cif moderators not to block ANY comments, no matter what they say, and I'll bet (on previous form) that you are called a "racist", "Zionist", "neo-con", "pro-imperialist" etc,
It won't matter what you write, just a generally pro-Israeli article and you'll bring out all of the nasty little insects that inhabit Comment is Free.
I imagine that, without the moderation turned on at CiF, you'll see stuff wouldn't look out of place on a BNP or white power web site, when even the topic of Israel is brought up.
Please try it and see what happens.
tonyg's picture
Modernityblog suggests an article on the Guardian's Cif to see just what the responses are like. Well having written a few articles from an Jewish anti-Zionist perspective I've been labelled a 'self-hater' (straight from the Nazi archive - this was their accusation against anti-fascist Germans), a 'kapo' (apparently it is treachery and worse not to support Israel if you are Jewish) and other epithets. Whereas calling someone a 'racist' 'Zionist' 'neo'con' or 'pro-imperialist' are merely political labels, be they right or wrong.
Gideon Polya has it right. The lesson Zionism drew from the Holocaust was 'never again' when what they really mean was 'never again to the Jews' as if you can defeat racism by forming one's own separate state. Unfortunately the gays, gypsies, handicapped did not have this option. And within Israel racism is so prevalent that we even have neo-Nazi gangs based on the Russian Jewish community (because white Russian immigrants are preferable to palestinians, even if one-third of them aren't even Jewish!).
But when 80% of people in opinion polls say they wouldn't admit an Arab to their house or want to live alongside them, and 2/3 want Israel's Palestinians deported and laws are passed saying that an Israeli palestinian who marries a Palestinian in the occupied territories must leave Israel, or 40% want the right of Palestinian Israelis to vote to be abolished and there is in any case a concensus between the major parties that no governing coalition should rest on Arab votes, you then see what the problem is.
Arabs are not merely 2nd class citizens of israel, but the permanent untermenschen. A Jewish State cannot be other than one that treats its Palestinian citizens as guests, at best
Tony greenstein
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I remember the moment when the Palestinian diaspora began to interest me, professionally. It was in Rashidiye Camp, outside Tyre, in June 1982, just after the Is¬rael Defense Forces had scythed through on their way north to oust the Palestinian Liberation Organization from Lebanon. A journalist at the time, I picked my way through the devastated buildings. Most of the men had fled or been detained or killed by the Israelis, but I was struck by a group of old women hunched over a tabun, an outdoor oven, making pita bread far from their homeland. A few weeks later a stash of documents produced in 1948 by the Palmah—the strike force of the Haganah, the main Zionist underground in Palestine—was opened for me, revealing why and how many of these people had been displaced as Israel was born.
My historical account of that event, published a few years later, was greeted with some acclaim by Palestinians and their sympathizers—and much shock by Is¬raelis, who had been brought up to believe, or to pretend to believe, that the Palestini¬ans had fled their homes four decades earli¬er because of orders or advice from their leaders. In certain places, at certain times, there had been such advice and orders, of course. But there had also been Israeli ex¬pulsions, as well as the chaos of British withdrawal and economic hardship and anxiety about an uncharted future under Jewish rule. In most places it was the flail and fear of onrushing hostilities that had set some 700,000 Arabs on the roads.
Myself and several other young Israeli historians were dubbed revisionists and commonly assumed to be doves. But what brought me to my conclusions about 1948 were the facts, not my political views. Con¬trary to current historiographic discourse I believe there is such a thing as the Truth—what, why and how things happened—and I've always sought it in my research. If I've since come to a much bleaker opinion about the possibility of reconciliation be¬tween Jews and Palestinians—many would now call me a hawk—it is also because of that research.
During the 1990s, as the Oslo peace process gained momentum, I was cautious¬ly optimistic about the prospects for peace. But at the same time I was scouring the just opened archives of the Haganah and the IDF. Studying the roots of the Arab-Is¬raeli conflict—in particular the pronounce¬ments and positions of the Palestinian leadership from the 1920s on—left me chilled. Their rejection of any compromise, whether a partition of Palestine between its Jewish and Arab inhabitants or the cre¬ation of a binational state with political parity between the two communities, was deep-seated, consensual and consistent.
So when Yasir Arafat rejected Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's two-state proposals at Camp David in July 2000, and then President Clinton's sweetened offer the follow¬ing December, my surprise was not exces¬sive. Nor was I astounded by the spectacle of masses of suicide bombers launched, with Arafat's blessing, against Israel's shop¬ping malls, buses and restaurants in the second intifada, which erupted in Septem¬ber 2000. Each suicide bomber seemed to be a microcosm of what Palestine's Arabs had in mind for Israel as a whole. Arafat's rejectionism and, after his death, the election of Hamas to dominance in the Pales¬tinian national movement, persuaded me that no two-state solution was in the offing and that the Palestinians, as a people, were bent, as they had been throughout their history, on "recovering" all of Palestine.
I found that current events had echoes in the historical record, and vice versa. The founding charter of Hamas repeatedly refers to the victory of Saladin over the me¬dieval crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, and compares the crusaders to the Zionists. In researching my new history of the 1948 war, I was struck by the fact that this analo¬gy, usually overlooked or ignored by previ¬ous historians, suffused the statements and thinking of Palestinian leaders and the leaders of the surrounding Arab states dur¬ing the countdown to, and the course of, the war. A few days before Arab armies struck at Jewish forces in Palestine, Abd al-Rahman Azzam, secretary general of the Arab League, told the British minister in Transjordan their aim was to "sweep the Jews into the sea."
This history has deepened and reinforced my pessimism, itself bred by the fail¬ure of Oslo. Those currently riding high in the region—figures like Hamas's Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Meshaal, Hizbullah's Hassan Nasrallah and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—are true believers who are convinced it is Allah's command and every Muslim's duty to extirpate the "Zionist entity" from the sacred soil of the Middle East. For all its economic, political, scientific and cultural achievements and military prowess, Israel, at 60, remains profoundly insecure—for there can be no real security for the Jewish state, surrounded by a surg¬ing sea of Muslims, in the absence of peace. (Benny Morris)
(Morris's most recent book on Israeli history is the recently pub¬lished "1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War").'s picture
The world is sick and tired of the endless Israeli – Palestinian conflict.
As neither party to the conflict has the power to annihilate completely its opponent (and hopefully, the world would not permit a Hitlerian style “final solution” to either party of the dispute) then, the only rational resolution is to reach a permanent peace agreement under the auspices and control of the United Nations.
Therefore, the following unbiased proposal for a “peaceful, final, and fair resolution” of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict should, perhaps, be considered.
Given that proliferation of nuclear weapons is constantly increasing, it will be in the best long-term interest of Israel to come to a definite peaceful agreement:
1 - Internally, with the Palestinians,
2 - Externally, with the bordering Arab states (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt),
3 – Regionally, with the Moslem world (Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Emirates, etc.),
before it becomes truly impossible to achieve any long-term “peaceful solution”.
Considering that over time, the superiority of Israel in nuclear capability will begin to diminish vs. its adversaries, as they are likely to obtain access to nuclear arms themselves, (from such sources as Pakistan, China, Russia, etc.), therefore, in order to prevent a horrible nuclear confrontation in the Middle East, Israel would be well advised to negotiate a peaceful, final and fair resolution of all outstanding problems with the Palestinians and the bordering or regional Moslem states, as soon as possible, by:
1 Reaching agreement with the Palestinians, residing in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, for the creation of an independent, viable Palestinian State, that would incorporate these territories with a connecting land corridor (similar to one that existed between West Germany and West Berlin, before unification).
2 Compensating the former Palestinian residents (or their surviving descendants) for the properties and assets lost by them in 1948, when expelled (or escaped in fear for their lives) into the surrounding Arab states at the time of the War for the creation of the State of Israel. With a fair compensation, these former Palestinian residents could resettle into the new, yet to be created, Palestinian State or emigrate elsewhere, but by accepting fair compensation, would give up the claim for a “right of return to Israel”.
3 Offering to the Palestinians, (who still live within Israel proper), fair compensation for their properties and assets, provided they resettle into the new, yet to be created, Palestinian State or emigrate elsewhere, but by accepting fair compensation, would give up any claim for a “right of return to Israel”.
Hopefully, this way, the Middle East crisis could finally be defused with:
1 Israel achieving its implied objective of becoming and remaining basically a purely Jewish state within its secure and internationally recognized borders,
2 The Palestinians, getting their own independent, viable State, while obtaining fair compensation for lost properties and assets, or alternatively, gaining the opportunity to resettle elsewhere in the region or in the world at large.
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"Many Israelis, even liberals and left-wingers, hold Europeans morally responsible for the Holocaust either by participating in, or being indifferent to, the annihilation of the Jews during the Second World War." But now Israel is solely responsible for the death of many Palestinians.
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How many thousand years of ignorance are needed?
The belief of ultimate truth fuelled by religious traditions, long out dated, are the cause of this conflict.
A state embracing this singular approach will inevitably fail.
The capacity to forgive is not one promoted by either religions involved in this drama. The suffering of the people will continue until each individual will leave these antiquated century old beliefs behind and
Forgive those who inflicted the wrongs and themselves for inflicting the wrongs. Until the day people will actively and consciously step out of the cycle of violence and retribution, people will suffer. The state of Israel is a manifestation of resentments to the exact level as its opponents.
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nawawimohamad - I think arabs killed far more arabs than Israel ever did, are you comparing them to nazis as well? You should!
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Though apparently sincere the piece is very onesided and biased. The author doesn't seem to be aware of how he is manifesting what a large segment of Jews see as an anti-Israeli bias in the European media. Given the history of European behavior during the Holocaust and throughout the last millennium, suspicions and even a conviction of anti-Semitism, perhaps unconsciously institutional, are far from irrational. Nevertheless, I have been noticing a gradual shift in the European media, away from the extreme anti-Israel bias of recent decades. But given my belief in the authors sincerity I long for the opportunity to sit in conversation with him and others like him in the British media.
Very truly,
Leonard Schwartzburd, Ph.D.
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Published: January 07, 2000
John Milner, an outfielder-first baseman who played on pennant-winning teams with the Mets in 1973 and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979, died on Tuesday at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. He was 50.
The Mets said that Milner, who lived in the Atlanta suburb of East Point, had cancer.
An Atlanta native, Milner grew up idolizing Hank Aaron and became known as the Hammer, playing off the baseball home-run king's nickname, Hammerin' Hank. Milner had flashes of power, leading the Mets in home runs in his first three full years in the majors, and hitting 131 homers over 12 seasons, with the Mets, Pirates and Montreal Expos.
An all-state high-school athlete in baseball, football and basketball, Milner was signed for the Mets by Julian Morgan, who had signed the Mets' left fielder Cleon Jones.
After appearing briefly with the Mets in 1971, Milner become a regular the following season, playing in the same outfield with Jones and becoming the first Mets rookie to get five hits in a single game.
Milner hit 23 home runs and drove in 72 runs in 1973, when the Mets won the National League pennant, then lost to the Oakland A's in the World Series. He would be plagued, however, by hamstring problems, and wound up with the Pirates in 1978 in a four-team, 11-player trade.
In June 1978, Milner hit a grand-slam homer to beat the Mets in 12 innings, but professed no special satisfaction. ''I had six good years in New York, so I'm not bitter,'' he said. ''The Mets are rebuilding -- that's all right.''
Milner had 16 homers, 60 runs batted in and a .276 batting average for Pittsburgh's 1979 team, known as ''We Are Family,'' which defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games to win the World Series.
He retired after the 1982 season with a .249 career batting average.
A left-handed batter, Milner liked to stand over the plate, something that caused a confrontation one day between the St. Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson, one of baseball's more intimidating pitchers, and the Mets' Tom Seaver.
''He crowded the plate so much, he'd fall to the other side when he swung the bat,'' Gibson remembered. ''I wouldn't allow that. To make sure he understood, I hit him on the body with a pitch during a spring training game. When we faced the Mets again, in regulation play, Tom Seaver threw at me three times. I took a few steps toward him and shouted, 'You got better control than that, buddy.' And he yelled back, 'So do you.' It was revenge for my hitting Milner.''
Milner was back in the public eye in September 1985, when he testified at two federal drug trials in Pittsburgh in which the defendants were convicted of selling cocaine to major league players.
In the first trial, Milner said he had purchased two grams of cocaine from the defendant, a Philadelphia man, during a game in 1980, while he was in the Pirates' clubhouse at Three Rivers Stadium. In the second trial, Milner testified that he used cocaine during the final four seasons of his major league career and shared it with Pirate teammates.
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0.019055 | <urn:uuid:eb7266a4-157a-493a-b7e7-97226245be63> | en | 0.973802 | THE TRANSIT SHOWDOWN: THE SCENE; Passengers View Delays in the Subway With New Suspicion
Published: December 13, 2002
Even in the best of times, the New York City subway system is a realm of perpetual mystery: inexplicable changes of itinerary, petulant turnstiles, announcements spoken in tongues. In the face of which, New Yorkers long ago perfected an attitude of weary knowingness: if there is one thing New Yorkers think they know, it is that they know the score.
So when what may (or may not) have been the usual catalog of daily enigmas unfolding on the subway yesterday -- trains idling in stations, trains skipping stops, trains inscrutably yanked out of service -- more than a few New Yorkers violated the eye contact taboo, locked onto the gaze of a stranger and exchanged a knowing smirk.
''No, I don't believe there's anything wrong with the train,'' Rhonda Johnson, a home health aide from the Bronx, said tartly as she was herded off a southbound No. 4 train that had ended its run four stops short of her destination for no apparent reason. ''I think because of the strike, they're starting to act before they said they would.''
All over the city, commuters edgy about the possibility of a transit strike on Monday have begun interpreting every New York transit glitch as a sign that a work slowdown has already begun. It is like the old adage: just because you are paranoid does not mean they are not out to get you. Just because a local runs express does not mean it was not done to ruin your day.
Transit officials say all the station skipping and door banging is nothing out of the ordinary; it is all in a day's work for a system that transports 4.7 million people a day. For every seemingly inexplicable aberration, they produce some exotic-sounding explanation, like burning insulators and a practice known in transit talk as ''battery runs.''
Some of the system's closest observers are inclined to agree.
''I don't think there's any work stoppages going on now,'' said Gene Russianoff, a staff lawyer for the Straphangers Campaign. ''Some people joke, like, 'How would you know?' You never entirely know. You're already on edge, and you view things through the prism of what you've been reading and hearing. It makes you suspicious.''
At 8:40 a.m. yesterday, S. Preston Ricardo, a lawyer who lives in Morningside Heights, arrived at the 110th Street station intending to catch a No. 1 or 9 train to Midtown. Twenty minutes later, he was still on the platform. According to Mr. Ricardo, three southbound local trains had clattered through the station without stopping.
''People were just kind of stewing,'' Mr. Ricardo said. ''They were not surprised at all. No one was surprised in that they knew exactly what was going on, in their minds.''
When a crowd of people clustered around the token booth and began grilling the clerk and trying to transfer to buses, Mr. Ricardo headed over. The clerk told the crowd that the train operators ''were running down the express track on purpose and there was nothing she could do about it,'' Mr. Ricardo said. So he left the station, caught a bus to work and arrived an hour late.
''This is an exercise in brinkmanship by the union and giving us a taste of what the city would face on Monday,'' he said.
Ms. Johnson caught the No. 4 train at 8:20 a.m. at Kingsbridge, heading for 14th Street in Manhattan. Everything went smoothly until the train stopped at 86th Street shortly before 9 a.m. According to Ms. Johnson, passengers boarded and the doors closed. Then the train sat in the station, the doors slamming open and shut, for 10 to 15 minutes.
Finally, everyone was ordered off the train and told that it was out of service. On one stretch of the platform, commuters could be seen exchanging amused glances as a couple of transit workers puttered about in the empty train. | http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/13/nyregion/13WILD.html?ex=1040446800&en=3c4889850290e54c&ei=5007 | dclm-gs1-266610002 | false | false | {
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A pediatric cardiologist explains how problems happen and how far we've come in treating them.
The day he was born via cesarean section, Alex Koravos looked perfect to his parents, Jodi and Jason, who held him closely and then passed him around to their relatives gathered in the hospital room in Worcester, Massachusetts. After a while, Alex was taken to the nursery for shots and an initial assessment.
Jodi knew something was wrong when the doctor came back into her room with a stricken look. Alex seemed to have developed trouble breathing, the pediatrician said, and more worrisome, his nail beds appeared blue instead of the usual baby-pink. The doctor didn't offer any theories, but said Alex would need more testing. The next moments passed in a blur. "I'd done everything by the book. I couldn't believe this was happening to my baby, and I was so scared," says Jodi. As a social worker involved with babies of drug-addicted mothers, she'd seen firsthand how some women took serious risks during their pregnancy, and she had been vigilant about her own health during hers. An emergency team was called and little Alex was packed up for an ambulance ride to the newborn intensive care unit at a bigger hospital where I work as a pediatric cardiologist.
I met Alex when he arrived in the intensive care unit. I glided an ultrasound probe over his chest, and the problem was clear on the screen: A key valve within his heart had never formed, leading to a critical blockage of blood flow. In the womb, a mother's umbilical cord supplies oxygen-rich blood to a baby's heart, which in turn must pump the blood to his developing vital organs. But the moment the umbilical cord is cut at birth, a baby can no longer depend on his mother for oxygen. His first breath unfurls his lungs, and they fill with precious air. Immediately, his heart sends in blood to absorb the gas. From the lungs, blood returns to the heart, which then pumps the blood to his organs. Because this begins only after a baby leaves the womb, many serious heart problems aren't spotted until after birth.
Alex would have died in a few hours if his defect had gone undetected and untreated. We stabilized him with medications, and a team of surgeons rebuilt his heart. He required a second surgery four months later, and he's due for a third this summer. But nearly 18 months after his rocky entrance into the world, "Alex has hit all of his developmental milestones," says Jodi. "He's a miracle baby."
Alex's story illustrates the scary way that a baby's heart problem can come seemingly out of nowhere. But over the past few years, we've made great strides in fixing conditions that had been fatal not long ago. We're also starting to understand how defects can be prevented during pregnancy. All of these advances offer real hope for families affected by heart issues.
Why it happens
In the first few weeks of pregnancy, a microscopic tube of cells in a developing baby loops and twists like a balloon animal to form the heart. This delicate process goes wrong in roughly 40,000 births each year, resulting in a congenital heart defect (we don't have statistics on how many cases are detected in utero). Some are very mild, like mitral valve prolapse, and need no treatment, while other defects -- like Alex's -- can be serious.
The risk is higher when a pregnant woman has epilepsy, poorly controlled diabetes, or a relative with a heart defect, or if she's had repeated exposure to marijuana or organic solvents like paint thinner, or become infected with an illness such as flu or German measles. Certain medications, including some antibiotics and ibuprofen, can cause heart problems during gestation, which is why pregnant women should check with their doctor before taking any kind of drug. In some cases, a heart defect is a sign of a more complex underlying disorder in the baby, like Down syndrome or another genetic problem. Most of the time, however, we never figure out the precise cause.
Pinpointing a problem
Ideally, defects are spotted before birth. Pregnant women generally have a routine, full-anatomy ultrasound during the second trimester, which can identify some heart abnormalities. Unfortunately, studies show that approximately 70 percent of cases of congenital heart defects are missed, because even major problems can be hard to spot. Women who are at particularly high risk (like those who have hard-to-control diabetes or another child with a cardiac defect) get referred to a pediatric cardiologist about halfway through their pregnancy and have a more precise heart scan called a fetal echocardiogram.
Because it's so easy for heart defects to be missed before birth, in 2011 Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, recommended that all newborns be checked for critical congenital heart disease. The screening device most widely used is called a pulse oximeter. Right after birth, a small clip is placed on a baby's toe and palm. The clip painlessly measures the blood oxygen level, which is low in children with serious heart defects that require emergency treatment. Studies have shown that this practice saves lives, and some states, like New Jersey and Maryland, have already passed laws mandating the test. All parents should ask for it before leaving the hospital.
Despite proper fetal ultrasounds and the oxygen test at birth, however, some kinds of heart defects can still evade detection, and a doctor may suspect one later if a toddler has a heart murmur (see "Children and Heart Murmurs" on the next page). Thankfully, most murmurs are benign or suggest milder defects than those diagnosed during infancy, and sometimes need no treatment.
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NewsHour contributor and Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky reads a poem by Goenawan Mohamad, a winner of the International Press Freedwom Award this year.
ROBERT PINSKY, Poet Laureate:
Goenawan Mohamad has related poetry to political life by saying that for him poetry resists the totalitarian political regimes' program of transforming the individual into a new kind of person, according to an ideology.
Poetry, he says, by providing a sane, private space of integrity, resists totalitarian power. Possibly that idea is related to why Goenawan Mohamad's poem about an election-time murder ends with a paper hat, a kite, and a description of birds against an evening sky. Here is the poem, as translated by John MacGlynn:
About That Man Killed Sometime Around Election Day.
Dear God, give me your voice.
The silence was the silence that followed the dog's howl when the watchman
found the corpse behind the dike. Face down, as if seeking the paddy's fragrant
warmth. But beneath the moonlight the acrid smell and the man's cold cheeks
were strange. Then others came - with flashlights, torches and fireflies - but no one
recognized him. 'He's not from around here,' the watchman said.
Give to me your voice.
Beneath the lantern in the ward office they discovered the gaping wounds.
Shadows swayed rapidly, the verandah was flush with whispers. The man had no
identity card. He had no name. No party affiliation. No party symbol. He had no
one to cry for him because we could not cry. What might his religion be?
Noble Cartographer, where is my homeland?
The day after the next they read about it on the front page of the paper. And there
was a person who cried with no one knowing why. And a person who didn't cry,
no one knowing why. And a tired boy who fashioned a hat from the morning
paper, that was later stolen by the wind. Look! See the kites pasted to the sky,
resting on the breeze. And the flock of evening birds alighting on the wires, as the
cranes flee toward twilight's end, crossing the barren field and long streaks of color
like dissipating smoke.
Dear God, give to me your voice.
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Since you have a weakness for the printed page, check out the Perl Cookbook. To be honest, it's what got my over the hump - until I read it, I was trying to shoehorn Perl into the programming idioms I already knew, and this was a frustrating experience. The Cookbook provided sample solutions to the problems I was trying to solve, and it set me on my way
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Mmmm, closures, they're almost as nice as bacon
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As some of you may be aware, I'm working on a pure-perl Z80 emulator. Why? <shrug> Why not? - And we can't go letting the 6502 boys have all the fun!
my $BC = CPU::Emulator::Z80::Register16->new( get => sub { return 256 * $self->register('B')->get() + $self->register('C')->get() }, set => sub { my $value = shift; $self->register('B')->set($value >>8); $self->register('C')->set($value & 0xFF); } );
$AF = _derive_register16($self, qw(A F)); $BC = _derive_register16($self, qw(B C)); $DE = _derive_register16($self, qw(D E)); ... sub _derive_register16 { my($self, $high, $low) = @_; return CPU::Emulator::Z80::Register16->new( get => sub { return 256 * $self->register($high)->get() + $self->register($low)->get() }, set => sub { my $value = shift; $self->register($high)->set($value >>8); $self->register($low)->set($value & 0xFF); }, ); }
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by w-ber (Hermit) on Feb 23, 2008 at 22:11 UTC
At work, I have to program in Java. (Since I'm a Perl programmer at heart, this is obviously not a stable job.) If I scratched a mark on my desk every time I encountered a situation where a closure were the simplest way to implement something and I could not use it (since Java doesn't have the concept), there would be only splinters left. You can simulate closures in some cases by using anonymous inner classes and instantiating anonymous classes from (possibly private) static interfaces, but it looks horrible and you only get half of the benefit.
Closures are incredibly powerful. Now if we only had call-with-current-continuation in Perl, we could save not only the calling context but the call stack as well...
print "Just Another Perl Adept\n";
Re: Mmmm, closures, they're almost as nice as bacon
by spurperl (Priest) on Feb 24, 2008 at 19:48 UTC
I've had lots of fun with my pure-Perl MIX assembler and simulator as well :-)
More seriously though, this is a nice example of closures.
Of course, MIX is a whole machine, not just a CPU.
Implementing a usable machine around my emulator, with I/O etc, is next on my to-do list!
Re: Mmmm, closures, they're almost as nice as bacon
by sundialsvc4 (Monsignor) on Feb 25, 2008 at 15:51 UTC
Quite honestly, I think you're thinking too much.
Just store the register-values as convenient integers. When you need to do a 16-bit manipulation, gather the register values together, do the math, and distribute the result back into the two registers. You're building structure for the sake of structure...
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dbi & placeholders: getting the actual sql
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I have DBI code like this:
my $adsref = $dbh_g->selectcol_arrayref($sql, undef, @bindvals);
where the sql has a slew of placeholders.
I'd like get my hands on the actual sql that DBI plunks against the database... do I have to build the string with a regexp or can I get it from DBI?
1. regexp What's an efficient way to replace all the "?" placeholders in my sql with the corresponding elements from the bindvals? I'd prefer the quoting to be right, too.
2. DBI ...or is there just a way to ask DBI for the actual sql on the last statement handle? Laziness as a Virtue.
Thanks for any help.
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by runrig (Abbot) on Sep 12, 2001 at 01:53 UTC
Depending on the database, the sql may get passed along as is, with all '?'s intact. For the others, you'll have to dig through the DBD code to see what happens. As for your questions, these may not be exactly what you want, but:
1. There's the quote method...
2. There's $sth->{Statement}
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Here is what I do sometimes during debugging to see what values will be put into the placeholders by DBI for me:
my $statement = $sql; $statement =~ s/\?/$dbh->quote($_)/e for @bindvals; print "The SQL query will be: [$statement]";
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The current U.S. healthcare reform proposal is often described as costing a trillion dollars. That will make it difficult to pass. However, the same program could legitimately be described as costing residents just cents per day (or, “less than a cup of coffee”), which would enhance its chance of success (a trillion dollars over ten years is $100 billion annually, about $320 annually per capita, or less than $1 per day, which can legitimately be called “cents per day”). Opinion
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The Staples Of Life
The food bowl
for the world
becomes the bowser
for its cars
the staples of life
have to be kept
for its cars
the cars run over the poor
they'll make ideal
fossil fuel
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the third Hitchin poem
over there the game unravels
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an article in a prestigious journal
claimed she won the Oscar because
they made her act with a rubber nose
the nose transformed her
from sex goddess
to tortured writer who ended up
putting rocks in her pockets walk in
over her head and drown
in a deep river it must
have been a great performance
she kept her composure throughout
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wanted to fall off after every cut
i was secretly rooting for the nose
to stay on but how could it?
it was so unnatural
she just had to go
when she walked into the river
insiders on location watched the nose
finally fall and float quietly
unfortunately the underwater camera
jammed and the most thrilling
shot of the film
was lost
hours later i couldn't help think
what a better writer
she could have been if only
she wasn't forced to wear that damned
suffocating rubber nose surely
the screenplay would have included
humor and she might have even believed
she was a little happier
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I would never be offended by that. It's such an easy rejection since I'm straight, and it's flattering to be asked.
If it was a close friend I might be surprised that I didn't notice anything, but I'd react much the same way.
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[–]Isthatrite 32 points33 points ago
That really surprises me, and I feel so bad for the folks in this thread.
Reminds me of an old dirty joke I've heard men tell: "Show me a guy who won't eat pussy, and I'll steal his girlfriend."
I would never put up with anything less than give and take at this point in life.
I'm sucking at grad school, and need career advice. by ladyphdthrowawayin LadiesofScience
[–]Isthatrite 0 points1 point ago
I don't know how helpful it is, but I work in industry (as a recent undergrad), and we just recently hired a few new phds. They are given projects related to our products to solve problems for us or to develop new products.
I am Douglas T. Kenrick, evolutionary psychologist, TEDx presenter, and author of “The Rational Animal” and “Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life” AMA! by DouglasKenrickin IAmA
[–]Isthatrite 2 points3 points ago
Hi Dr. Kenrick,
I'm afraid I am unfamiliar with your work personally, but I am fascinated by the field.
I was just wondering where we are as far as a molecular/epigenetic level understanding of this subject. Where is the crossover that links the social behaviors to the hard-wiring?
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[–]Isthatrite 2 points3 points ago
I was just looking through that photostory thing on CNN about this.
It is just beyond creepy and sad imo. It's like a mixture of seeing poor baby animals cuddled with the corpse of a recently deceased parent for comfort, and sexual perversion to an epic level. shudder
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[–]Isthatrite 3 points4 points ago
I really like that. The "folks worse off" argument is such a pointless one anyway, doesn't make you feel better at all, just worse for feeling bad in the first place.
Ladies, what would you do about my wedding predicament? by pinkponies7in AskWomen
[–]Isthatrite 4 points5 points ago
My understanding is:
Engagement Party: Congratulations and attendance, perhaps purchase a drink if out or bring a bottle of wine
Bridal Shower: Option to bring the wedding gift ahead of time at a ladies afternoon tea style thing
Bachelorette: Ladies treat the bride-to-be for the evening out/in
Wedding Reception: Ceremony, dinner, dancing, and table for a gift if you have not sent it by mail or brought it to the shower already
[–]Isthatrite 1 point2 points ago
That is my confusion too, I thought you had the option to gift at the wedding or the shower, but weren't expected to do both.
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[–]Isthatrite 0 points1 point ago
"I'll help you pack.", would be my response to that.
Fuck no.
Just finished reading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. Has anyone else read it? by bothanspy1337in books
[–]Isthatrite 1 point2 points ago
I didn't really dig the underlying messages. I do like that fairy tale style of storytelling though, so I still enjoyed it somewhat at face value.
How do I, as a straight man, approach you guys for a friendship? by thoughtslikerainin AskWomen
[–]Isthatrite 0 points1 point ago
Just to offer a different perspective (married though, in case that makes a difference): I honestly have no interest in forming friendships with straight guys, particularly single ones.
It's nothing personal, just at this point in life I am happy with my group and don't see where such a person would fit into the mix. I would find it actually rather awkward to feel pressured to be chatty at the gym, especially if I kept running into the person.
Not trying to be discouraging or anything, but I might respond by just being passively friendly/dismissive for reasons aside from the assumed interest you mentioned.
What did your mother do to acknowledge your first period? by gimgimgimin AskWomen
[–]Isthatrite 2 points3 points ago
I feel like I have to share this now.
So I used to be a vet tech and often would sit in on surgeries. Mostly it was just spays and neuters, but every once in awhile it would be a trauma type of thing.
Anyway, one time we had a dog come in with a stomach blockage (couldn't pass stool/bloated tummy). We pulled out three maxi pads from this guy's intestine. Rock hard and still showing... signs of use. So yeah, they do that.
What are some nice places to meet girls in their mid to late 20s? by [deleted]in AskWomen
[–]Isthatrite 1 point2 points ago
I would just try to find a neighbor kid to walk/feed the dog when necessary?
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Since ancient times women considered to be suffering from hysteria would sometimes undergo "pelvic massage" — manual stimulation of the anterior wall of the vagina by the doctor until the patient experienced "hysterical paroxysm". This deep psycho-emotional release is today referred to as the 'g-spot' or 'female' orgasm (see article orgasm), qualitatively different from ordinary genital (clitoral) orgasm.
Early history
The history of hysteria can be traced to ancient times; in ancient Greece it was described in the gynecological treatises of the Hippocratic corpus, which date from the 5th and 4th centuries BCE and was recorded even earlier in Egyptian papyri. Plato's dialogue Timaeus tells of the uterus wandering throughout a woman’s body, strangling the victim as it reaches the chest and causing disease. This theory is the source of the name, which stems from the Greek word for uterus, hystera. The idea of the wandering womb may be derived from observation of prolapsed uteruses.
A prominent physician from the second century, Galen, wrote that hysteria was a disease caused by sexual deprivation in particularly passionate women: Hysteria was noted quite often in virgins, nuns, widows and, occasionally, married women. The prescription in medieval and renaissance medicine was intercourse if married, marriage if single, or vaginal massage (pelvic massage) by a midwife as a last recourse.
Victorian era
A physician in 1859 claimed that a quarter of all women suffered from hysteria, which is reasonable considering that one physician cataloged 75 pages of possible symptoms of hysteria and called the list incomplete; almost any ailment could fit the diagnosis. Physicians thought that the stresses associated with modern life caused civilized women to be both more susceptible to nervous disorders and to develop faulty reproductive tracts. In America, such disorders in women reaffirmed that the United States was on par with Europe; one American physician expressed pleasure that the country was ”catching up” to Europe in the prevalence of hysteria.
Rachael P. Maines, author of The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction, has observed that such cases were quite profitable for physicians, since the patients were at no risk of death but needed constant treatment. The only problem was that physicians did not enjoy the tedious task of vaginal massage (generally referred to as 'pelvic massage'): The technique was difficult for a physician to master and could take hours to achieve "hysterical paroxysm." Referral to midwives, which had been common practice, meant a loss of business for the physician.
Theories on Victorian hysteria
It has been argued that a major theme of the 19th century is the conflict between sex as a reproductive act and an erotic act. Although the icon of the period, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, had a large family, fecundity rates actually declined over the course of the century. As these rates declined, the reproductive purpose of sex became less central. Much of the medical and marital advice literature of the period prominently featured the passionless woman as an ideal. The "ideal" woman would engage in sex only to reproduce, as it was supposed to hold no other allure for her. This "ideal" influenced the social structure in many ways, including providing a basis for arguments against contraception. At the same time, it resulted in sexual dissatisfaction in many women, fueling the increased demand for treatment of hysteria.
Disappearance of hysteria as a medical diagnosis
Over the course of the early 20th century, the number of diagnoses of female hysteria sharply declined, and today it is no longer a recognized illness. Many reasons are behind its decline: Many medical authors claim that the decline is due to laypeople gaining a greater understanding of the psychology behind conversion disorders such as hysteria, and it therefore no longer gets the desired response from society.
It has also been argued that all that changed was where the disease was placed by physicians. With so many possible symptoms, hysteria was always a catchall diagnosis where any unidentifiable ailment could be assigned, and so, as diagnostic techniques improved, the number of cases were pared down until nothing was left. Many cases that would have been labeled hysteria were reclassified by Freud as anxiety neuroses.
Today different manifestations of hysteria are recognized in other conditions such as schizophrenia, conversion disorder, and anxiety attacks.
See also
Further reading
• Katrien Libbrecht (1995). Hysterical psychosis:a historical survey. London: Transaction Publishers. ISBN 1-56000-181-X.
• Mark S. Micale (1995). Approaching hysteria: disease and its interpretations. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-03717-5.
• Niel Micklem (1996). The Nature of Hysteria. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-12186-8.
• Tanya Augsburg (1996). Private Theatres Onstage (Hysteria and the Female Medical Subject). UMI.
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You're pretty close to the race in the beginning of June, so what are you aiming for now? Are you still doing five miles or are you trying to ramp it up?
Usually because of time, I can't go over five miles—sometimes maybe I could do six or seven, and sometimes I could just do three. Because, you know, my days are pretty filled, so I have to run in the morning or whenever I have time, and then I've got to build in that time to get back and showered and changed and read my briefing for an event. I have to factor all of those things in.
So what's your best time?
My best time was my only time [the Marine Corps Marathon]. I finished in 4:30:32. My goal was 4:30, so I feel like I met that goal and I was ecstatic. I have to say it was one of the highlights of my life. I saw my family at several spots along the way. And I tell you, at the end of that race, I felt like I could run five more miles. My adrenaline was through the roof.
Would you consider running another marathon?
I always said I only wanted to do one marathon, but I've also learned to never say never!
So now do you run with the Secret Service?
Oh, yeah. That's another big change in my life now—I usually have someone ahead of me and someone behind me. But they've been great. I just say to them, "I need to pretend you're not here," because I love to run by myself, and they're pretty respectful of that.
Are the Secret Service in cars or are they actually running?
No, these guys are runners. I mean, these guys are fit, and they're good runners.
You said you love to run by yourself. Why is that? Is it because you use that time to think or is it meditative for you?
I think that running creates a sense of balance in my life. And it really calms me down. It's a great feeling to just get out and lose myself in a run. I think that's why I continue to run because, as you know, once you get that, you kind of crave that time for yourself.
So I guess you don't exercise with your husband?
Sometimes Joe runs with me, but he's not a runner. He's an athlete, and he does a lot of exercise. Like last night, he was playing football out on the front lawn with our granddaughter who loves to play football. So he likes to do a lot of sports, but I think once you're a runner, you really stick with it. | http://www.runnersworld.com/celebrity-runners/im-runner-dr-jill-biden?page=2 | dclm-gs1-267000002 | false | false | {
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Height of passion: Carlos Acosta and Tamara Rojo as Romeo and Juliet Height of passion: Carlos Acosta and Tamara Rojo as Romeo and Juliet
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Both Carlos Acosta and Tamara Rojo first danced with the Royal Ballet more than a decade ago, after long careers elsewhere, so it's reasonable to ask how much longer they can keep taking the roles of love-struck teenagers in Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo And Juliet.
Acosta, 38, is among the last of a dying breed of roving ballet superstar, brought in by companies worldwide to glitz up their seasons.
Rojo, 37, is the most penetrating actress/dancer of her generation and as artistic directorships open up both here and abroad there is already a clamour to know what she plans to do next.
For a while at least you hope that the answer is more like this. Margot Fonteyn was already in her forties when she premiered the title role, so there is obviously room for some suspension of disbelief.
And after the couple's arena-rocking summer performance at the O2 there is no sense of either bathos or swansong in this return to Covent Garden.
As it happens both started shakily. Acosta nearly lost his balance in some of the early skylarking and Rojo's nervous infantilism when she was first introduced to Paris had more Blanche DuBois than prepubescent innocence about it.
Whether by accident or design, these uncertainties only made the instant they met all the more transformative.
Suddenly she turned into a nakedly elemental force, every stretch and extension the sign of something hungry waking for the first time. He became irrepressible, buoyant as a cork, and needing to be - Juliet sweeps into Romeo's arms a lot in this ballet and Rojo swept like a tsunami.
The chemistry they shared was visceral even when one of them was supposed to be dead. Acosta hauled her about in the crypt scene like a mournful scavenger worrying a piece of meat.
Both principals were wonderfully supported. José Martín was a peacocking Mercutio and Gary Avis one of those rare Tybalts who does not handle a sword as if it were an umbrella in a high wind. Even the white-faced, pink-tighted street entertainers of the mandolin dance were an implausible vision of leapfrogging virility.
Other aspects of the production were less satisfying, though, especially John B Read's ever-changing lighting designs, which are now veering towards the stygian. The nuptial bedroom scene was so dark that a crucifix in the corner appeared to have a red aircraft landing light so nobody would crash into it.
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ODE TO THE RAGA Pandit Ronu Mazundar.
ODE TO THE RAGA Pandit Ronu Mazundar.
Ronu Mazumdar is in search of the silences at the core of pure notes.
Pandit Ronu Mazumdar seems to have reached a point where he is contemplating becoming a pure musical medium for the divine notes, like his flute. "It takes a long time to give a note various shades in different ragas, to get the feeling of bliss and to share it with listeners," said the flautist before a concert he gave recently in Varanasi on the occasion of the convocation ceremony at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth. "For, the true notes are where the deeper silence is." Ronu da, as he is popularly known among his admirers, presented raga Saraswati, which is an uncommon, less popular raga of the Vachaspati ang. Rarely heard, over the past decade, this raga is associated in the memory of Varanasi's music lovers with the voice of Prabha Atre. In his exposition, Ronu da emphasised classically the true notes of Saraswati: Tivra Madhyam and Komal Nishad. "This raga is not commonly known and very old. One always presents this in a very traditional way, but any raga, old or new, can reveal its intrinsic beauty and inner content if we bow down before that raga in a sublime manner," he said, before letting his long flute, named the Shankha Vanshi, speak for him. Initially inspired by his father Bhanu Mazumdar, Ronu da learned the musical nuances from his Guru Vijay Raghav Rao. Then he cultivated the various and deeper aspects of gayaki under Pandit Laxman Das Jaipurwale, and finally, he became a disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar. "He pointed out to me first to use the beauty of andolan while improvising a particular note, for no flautist in Indian classical music uses this very art in flute. The shades of a note vary in different ragas. The beauty of Dhaiwat in Marwa is not the Dhaiwat of Saraswati. Similarly, the use of Komal Rishabh in Bhairav is not the same as in Purvi, Marwa or in Todi. My guru ji Laxman Das ji taught me how to play a bandish on this kind of an instrument, known as a Susir Vadya. That's why people like my style in flute," he explained. It is widely accepted that after Pandit Pannalal Ghosh of the Maihar gharana, the andolan technique is hardly used. Even Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia uses kana during the alap of the raga. His attitude is not one of gimmickry and he prefers to explore the beauty and the central theme of a particular raga while elaborating it in the alap portion. "The beauty of Yaman or Yaman Kalyan manifests in the madhya saptak (middle octave). If we take it up in some other octave, we will lose its beauty," said Mazumdar. "When an artiste lacks in sadhana (practice) and taleem (training), he shifts easily to gimmicks, but one can use this in a most modern musical way." After presenting raga Saraswati, he played raga Darbari Kanhada with a Pahadi dhun same as in Vidyapith. One can easily visualise the sad tones in this sweet melody as he deliberately used the soft notes, "To beautify a raga, the innermost tone of pain is essential just to give anand (bliss) to the listeners. They feel anand in place of the deeper pain."
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I'm sure God has forgiven him.
377 days ago
Jay W.
Merry Christmas!
377 days ago
Didn't know he made that much to owe that much!
377 days ago
He should have to do 4 years anyway for making Biodome.
377 days ago
PJ in Texas
borrow some money from your bro
377 days ago
BB not bb
You would think it would be so easy and so obvious necessary for the rich to pay their taxes. How much can it cost to have them done for you? As long as you file something, they can work with you if there are mistakes. They only audit about 1 in 7 returns.
These people make millions but can't set aside some for their taxes. They really need to budget or an accountant to budget for them. It would be so much easier than going to jail over it.
I think if you work for yourself, you are supposed to send in a quarter of what you make for the year, every three months. You only have to estimate and then clear it up later if need be.
People are putting in billions of dollars in Sandy claims. I guess the government is looking to squeeze all the money they can get. It would make more sense to just garnish furture earnings than to waste money putting this guy in prison though.
377 days ago
Did he only not file state taxes for those years or did he not file his federal taxes too? Futhermore, it's ridiculous to blame Stephen for their financial mess because they'd still just mismanage it. Oh, and all the taxpaper money you waste on illegals have nothing to do with the situation, right?
377 days ago
Stop the low life spammers
377 days ago
So now Stephen Baldwin is to blame for out of contol spending by gov'ts, pension plans they can't fund because they're out of control, and union strong arming of said cities??? I didn't know one person had that much power ...
377 days ago
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Pretty cold family if they can't help him with half million or so to bail him out.
377 days ago
I don't know about anyone else, but as a taxpayer, I am really sick of hearing that high paid (not sure Stephen fits the bill on that one) celebs think they shouldn't have to pay their taxes. Its ridiculous that people like Nic Cage, Lindsay Lohan, etc all think they are above paying taxes. It's bad enough there are people out there stupid enough to idolize celebrity like it is anything more than winning the genetic lottery 90% of the time, but it is such a slap in the face that someone who lives in a mansion, has servants, travels first class, eats at the best restaurants but doesn't pay their taxes? They should be put in jail.
377 days ago
It's ok. God will save him!
377 days ago
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Haha.. pay your taxes fukers!
377 days ago
He only had to spen a year in the Bio Dome, I wonder how he will handle 4 years in the jail dome
377 days ago
He probably will try to convince the IRS that he is employed as a non profit, no tax religious institution ..
OR... he is hoping the forthcoming Apocalypse will come before he has to do prison time.
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I have a 4890 with the adapter going with an HDMI cable to an Onkyo sr607 reciever. I'm getting sound and video, but when I go to my sound devices in Windows, it just shows a Mono and stereo speaker options.
Can I do 7.1 sound with this setup? Or will I need to wire something else with my onboard sound? How would I go about doing all of this?
I can't get 7.1 with my hd 4870... I always just have the option of 5.1, never 7.1 I've disabled the onboard audio via bios, uninstalled all audio drivers including my audigy sound card, and reinstalled my realtek 2.67 driver and STILL only 5.1... why don't i have the 7.1 option? My receiver supports 7.1 PCM... ANY advice is wonderful!
The driver I'm using is from the AMD Catalyst Control Center. It's the HD Audio thing that installs with it. Under my sound properties, I choose ATI HDMI output which goes through the HDMI and once I do that, I can choose 7.1.
If that doesn't help, I'm afraid I can't help you. I have no idea how it works with a separate sound card. Honestly, I don't even understand how it works at all. How does sound go through your video card? :o
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magic the gathering. the nickname was created by the same person who said more C.O.K. than your mom can handle. C.O.K. stands for Champions of Kamigawa
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11. Boogie
It means hood-rat. Or hood-rat in nature. Plain and simple.
It does not mean things that are high-class or someone that is snobby. That is "bourgeois."
White people, please stop defining words with meanings you do not know of.
That 200lb girl with a mini dress on sure is boogie.
Guy 1: You want to hit up that lounge, 21st amendment?
Guy 2: Hell no, that place is boogie (ghetto, nasty, blah blah).
22. boogie
a term that came from a TV show called Wonder Showzen that means white(cockasian)
Baby Boogie wants to Sugee
23. boogie
An embarrassing dance your parents do when they're drunk.
Dad *downs a beer* "Let's boogie!"
Mum: *giggling* "Yahhhhooo!"
24. boogie
to move and dance to the rhythm while a booger is in your nose.
Ray-Ray likes to boogie when he feels a boogie in his nose.
25. boogie
Very low quality marijuana
Damn, Chris gave you some boogie this time around..
26. Boogie
The thing that drag queens have that you are jealous of, but deny being jealous of. This is typically associated with Rupaul Charles
Rupaul Pandora Boxx Jujubee Ongina Raven Manila Luzon Lady Bunny
Don't be so jealous of my boogie!
27. boogie
1.A piece of snot, plucked from a nose.
2. Boogie man, some sort of scary monster that kids are really frightend of, dunno why he's called a boogie man, maybe he's made out of snot.
1.Hey stop picking your nose, i saw you eat that boogie.
2. Little children shouldn't walk alone at night, the boogie man might get them.
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28. Boogie
A word formulated in the late 60's and through out the 70's as a term used to dance to disco music.
"Hey thats ABBA playing, let's get down and Boogie!!"
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2. Underground Rap
1. Artist who paint pictures with words that are commonly rejected by Commercial Rap listeners. Usually they have an Unorthadox rap style or choose not to rap about the same things main stream artist do.
2. Genuine rap that is real and uncut. Often found in cyphers by actually freestyle artist that don't rap for the money, just for someone to hear a lyric.
3. Some rap music you just might have to do your homework on.
1. Underground rap is usually found with artist like- Tyler The Creator, Lupe Fiasco, sometimes B.o.B, Fort Minor, and other various artist who branch away from the commercial rap style.
2. Found with a group of people who just rap for the hell of it, Underground rap as in: found in the subways of New york etc.
3. Guy 1-"Bro you heard of Tyler the Creator? He worships the Devil"
Guy2- "That's that underground rap bro, go do your homework and find out what the lyrics mean. I suggest"
1. underground rap
rap that is created by an artist who does not have a recording contract.
I was listening to some hardcore underground rap last night.
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1. arnstein
(n) a town in Germany, south near Offenbach
(adj) extremely cool in an egotistical way, blunt, truthful
Vegas is one arnstein man. (Vegas is a nickname. Not the city.)
I'm going to Arnstein, Germany tomorrow to meet the most arnstein person you've ever met.
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SMITH: Sightless, but not senseless to the cries of Chinese women
The daring escape of Chinese legal advocate Chen Guang-cheng after 1 1/2 years of illegal home confinement was nothing short of miraculous. It took the world - not to mention Chinese officials and Mr. Chen's guards - by complete surprise.
It was with great relief that I learned of his escape and his reaching safety at the American Embassy in Beijing, a few days before Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner landed in Beijing for meetings on economics and security. While Mr. Chen was at the embassy, the Chinese government admitted that his confinement had been improper and said he was free and could attend a university in China.
My relief soon turned to dismay, however. Those understandings apparently were not written down. The embassy never arranged for him to speak with me as he requested. After he moved from the embassy to a Beijing hospital, no one from the embassy remained with him, and no American officer was able to meet with him the next day. The Chinese government detained some members of his family and some of his supporters. The whereabouts of others were unknown.
The strong possibility that Mr. Chen was in significant danger prompted me to convene a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China on Thursday. One witness, the Rev. Bob Fu, was able to accomplish what the embassy had not, and in the hearing room, we all heard Mr. Chen's request to travel to the United States with his family.
Who is Chen Guangcheng, and what did he do to so provoke the Chinese government?
Blinded by a childhood illness, Mr. Chen pushed past profound barriers to school himself in Chinese law. He became an advocate for the rights of the vulnerable, including disabled persons and rural farmers.
Years later, when local villagers told him of forced abortions and sterilizations, Mr. Chen and his wife, Yuan Weijing, documented the stories, compiling evidence for a class-action lawsuit. Their efforts gained international attention in 2005, and it was their challenge to China's population-control policies that apparently spurred the harsh and extended official retaliation that included beatings and prison.
Years of careful studies and many congressional hearings have given us a good picture of China's draconian "one child" policy. For gullible foreigners, China's government paints a picture that the policy is being eased, but the few exceptions it permits do not fundamentally modify the policy's rough, harsh, brutal and ugly character.
The smooth English phrase the Chinese use is "family planning." However, the plan is not the family's plan but the state's plan. Officials down to the village and neighborhood level maintain an extreme vigilance for "out-of-plan" births. They use the plain word "measures" to mask what they do - forced abortions and sterilizations. When an out-of-plan birth takes place, they impose crushing fines on the couple. Unwed mothers are compelled by the state to abort.
Among China's many coercions and tyrannies, this is the one that touches the most Chinese - especially the women who are victimized and the children who are murdered in the womb or at birth.
For his robust defense of Chinese women and children against the crimes of forced abortion and sterilization, Mr. Chen served more than four years in prison on trumped-up charges. Upon release, he was locked up with his family in their village home under 24/7 surveillance. Mr. Chen, his wife, mother and children were repeatedly harassed, beaten and denied basic freedoms. Their daughter, Kesi, was prevented from attending school. This violation of a child's right to an education was one more payback for her parents' effrontery.
All this happened while Mr. Chen and his family were free citizens under Chinese law. It is no wonder that he felt it worth risking his life to escape those hellish conditions and seek help.
Many questions have been asked about the embassy's meetings with Mr. Chen, and when the U.S. delegation returns to Washington, a review will be warranted. The prospect that the embassy rushed its handling of Mr. Chen because of the upcoming economic and security meetings is troubling.
An explosion of incisive news stories in both the traditional and social media, Mr. Chen's dramatic appeal to the world during our commission's hearing to protect his family, and ongoing work by American diplomats in Beijing apparently prompted the Chinese government to re-evaluate options for Mr. Chen. He should soon be studying at a university in the United States. I trust his family members will join him. He will receive a warm welcome in America.
To conclude the case, the Chinese government should ensure that Mr. Chen's at-risk nephew, the other members of his extended family, those who support him and the brave young woman who drove him to Beijing, He Peirong, will be safe, too.
Those deprived of sight often develop acute hearing, and Mr. Chen heard the cries of millions of Chinese women who know the brutality of the "one child" policy. We cannot ignore their cries, and we cannot ignore the blind man who helped us hear them.
Rep. Christopher H. Smith is a New Jersey Republican.
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Dick Cheney Was Right
The energy debate is about virtue
Jun 11, 2001, Vol. 6, No. 37 • By ROBERT H. NELSON
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The problem here is that the pragmatic arguments fall apart under close scrutiny. It is often said by opponents of ANWR oil development, for example, that it would further enrich oil "giants" like Exxon-Mobil. Actually, the oil reserves in ANWR are owned by the federal government. The Interior Department leases oil and gas reserves through competitive bidding and then collects royalties (which are currently bringing in about $5 billion per year from previous federal leases). In ANWR, the federal government would divide the revenues with the state of Alaska.
Most of the economic "surplus"—the revenues minus the costs—in ANWR would go to governments. The federal government and the state of Alaska might receive from $20 billion to $40 billion each over the long run. Assuming the Interior Department does a good job in running the leasing program, the oil companies will end up with little or nothing more than their normal rate of return.
The opponents of ANWR development also argue that the expected oil can provide only six months of U.S. oil consumption (actually, the figure is more like two years). However, if you divide any large project into enough parts, no one part will be essential. This argument recalls the dieter who says: "It is okay to eat this piece of cake now because any one piece will have no effect on my weight six months from now." People who think that way do not get very far in their diets.
Opponents further contend that ANWR oil development is not necessary because there are many opportunities for energy conservation in the United States that could save just as much or more oil. This form of reasoning is analogous to saying a person should avoid one stock market investment because another good investment is also available. Obviously, any good investor will compare the relevant returns. But he is also likely to want a diversified portfolio.
Even the bedrock argument that ANWR has been little touched by human hand is flawed. A military facility was built there in the 1940s. And the Inupiat people have occupied the area for centuries. This argument thus carries the unfortunate implication that the Alaska Natives are something other than human.
If most of the "practical" arguments against ANWR oil development are weak, truth in advertising requires a recognition that many of the arguments in favor of ANWR development are also weak. Indeed, rebutting these flawed arguments has been the best thing the environmental movement has had going for it.
Some of the advocates of developing ANWR oil seem to suggest it will solve the energy problems of California or of the nation over the next few years. But the earliest that oil could be produced from ANWR is six or seven years from now.
The most recent 1998 estimates of the U.S. Geological Survey put expected oil production from ANWR at 7.8 billion barrels. In itself, however, the physical availability of this huge amount of oil means little. If the price of oil falls below $18 per barrel, 40 percent of the ANWR oil would not be economical to pump. Though higher now, world oil prices were frequently below $18 during the 1990s, and reached $10 as recently as 1999.
It is said that ANWR will reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign oil supplies. The reality is that there is a global oil market in which national boundaries are largely irrelevant. The logical place to sell most ANWR oil is probably Japan. The amounts of oil that might be produced in ANWR could never have more than a very small effect, if any, on the international price of oil. There is a genuine problem with overdependence on the Persian Gulf for world supplies of oil. But it is a problem for every nation, perhaps even greater for Europe and Japan. For the United States to seek to resolve this problem by itself makes as much sense as acting alone on matters of climate change.
So what is the real case for developing ANWR? It is simply that its expected oil reserves are a huge economic asset. By themselves they would add perhaps $40 billion to $80 billion to net national income over the next few decades (the exact amount depends on the future price of oil). This income would largely come in the form of additional revenues divided between the federal government and the state government of Alaska.
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4. Ocean fertilization
By adding nutrients like iron or urea, or pumping deep-sea water to the ocean's surface, ocean fertilizers could stimulate CO2-gobbling plankton blooms, like the natural red tide near Cape Rodney, New Zealand (left). When plankton die, they'll take their carbon to the bottom of the sea -- hopefully. Critics say that more CO2 could be released than saved. Even if it works, too much CO2 could make oceans acidic.
With two California-based companies, Planktos and Climos, poised to go commercial, ocean fertilization was the year's most widely-discussed geo-engineering scheme. But they won't have an easy time of it: The International Maritime Organization plans to regulate ocean fertilization tightly. "Messing around with the biology of the oceans is about the craziest idea being put out there," said Kim Stanley Robinson, author of several geo-engineering-heavy works of speculative fiction. "We don't have a good idea of the unintended consequences."
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A bug is an erroneous behavior by a software program that was not intended by the program designer. In the case of World of Warcraft, this usually means things like a crash, lag, bad graphics, or an ability or spell that behaves unexpectedly or has a strange effect.
In 2009, Blizzard has traced a total of nearly 180 000 bugs
Some bugs have a temporary workaround, but will generally be fixed in upcoming patches.
• Around mid-February 2005, Blizzard announced that they had patched the server to prevent a bug in the paladin's Holy Light blessing that allowed it to be cast with a too low mana cost.
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The process of adopting a wiki is one where a user who contributes to a particular wiki can request administrator and bureaucrat rights in the absence of other admins and bureaucrats. This allows them to "adopt" the wiki and become its new administrator.
What is wiki adoption?
A wiki adoption is a process where a user who contributes to a particular wiki can become that wiki's new administrator. Using the adoption requests forum on Community Central, a user can put in a new request. If it is approved, that user will receive administrator and bureaucrat rights on the wiki.
The wiki adoption forum.
What are the guidelines?
The guidelines are simple! You need to be an active, good faith contributor to the wiki who has shown activity over a period of at least a few days. The wiki that you want to become an administrator of needs its administrator(s) to have been inactive for at least 60 days, and you cannot have adopted a wiki in the last 60 days either. There can be exceptions to this in certain cases, but generally this rule is followed.
Additionally, if there are other users on the wiki, you should first talk to them so the entire community has a say in who the next admin should be. Once that discussion has been held, the request can be placed.
For a full list of guidelines, please see the adoption requests forum.
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Follow these simple steps and you will be on your way to adopting a wiki!
1. First, head over to the adoption requests forum.
2. Once there, be sure to read over the adoption guidelines to make sure you are eligible to adopt the wiki.
3. If you are eligible, scroll down to the "Add new request" box and add the wiki's name to the series of X's that appear in "Adoption request for XXXXXXXXXX Wiki."
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Neutral 32 Shadowmourne...
StartHighlord Darion Mograine
EndHighlord Darion Mograine
Level80 (Requires 80)
CategoryIcecrown Citadel
Reputation+300,000 The Ashen Verdict
33Gold 20Silver
Objectives Edit
Highlord Darion Mograine wants you to bring him Shadow's Edge.
Completion Edit
Congratulations, <class>.
Against insurmountable odds, you have weathered the storm.
I trust that you shall find your reward proportionate to your conviction...
Rewards Edit
You will receive: 56Gold 6Silver
Inv axe 113
Gains Edit
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Notes Edit
Upon turning in the previous quest:
Highlord Darion Mograine says: It is complete.
Darion approaches his runeforge, and places Shadow's Edge inside.
Highlord Darion Mograine says: Where most would falter, you have overcome.
As Darion steps away, a blue flame emerges again from his runeforge.
Highlord Darion Mograine says: You have withstood the torment of the Lich King himself, and now Shadowmourne is yours.
Highlord Darion Mograine says: Go now...
Highlord Darion Mograine says: Wield this mighty weapon and direct the souls that empower it.
Quest progression Edit
1. Neutral 15 [80R] The Sacred and the Corrupt
2. Neutral 15 [80R] Shadow's Edge
3. Neutral 15 [80R] A Feast of Souls
4. Neutral 15 [80R] Unholy Infusion
5. Neutral 15 [80R] Blood Infusion
6. Neutral 15 [80R] Frost Infusion
7. Neutral 15 [80R] The Splintered Throne
8. Neutral 15 [80R] Shadowmourne...
9. Neutral 15 [80R] The Lich King's Last Stand
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Here's my take on the presidential election: Mitt Romney lost because of his foreign policy. President Barack Obama won because he promised to have all troops out of Afghanistan by December 2014.
Romney supported the 2014 deadline but with an exception large enough to drive a truck through it. If in Romney's evaluation the Afghan army was unable to keep the Taliban in check, he would keep U.S. combat troops in Afghanistan for as long as it takes.
Would that be 100 years?
Romney's plan was a recipe for disaster. For his plan to succeed, it would require depopulation of the entire country of Afghanistan.
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places to eat like a local. our senior international correspondent ben wedeman's in cairo to sample. >> reporter: i'm ben wedeman's in cairo, egypt. if you're looking for something that's cheap, filling, nutritious and quintessentially egyptian, or so they say, abu tare is the place to go. there's no reason here to ask for a menu, because there's only one item they serve here, and that is really, the working man's lunch here in egypt. kushari. it's a very simple dish with rice, pasta, lentils, tomato sauce, a sort of garlic and vinegar sauce, and as you can see, they do a very brisk business here. now, i said before that kushari isn't quintessentially an egyptian food, i discovered it's not. it actually coming from an indian dish that's composed of rice, lentils, fried onions and chopped vegetables. apparently introduced to egypt by the british army. so what we have here is the basic ingredients of the kushari, and what you do is add a bit of lemon to it. and some extra chickpeas, and what i like the most is the extra fried onions, which really do add to this dish. plus, the tomato
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0.028242 | <urn:uuid:14c4dd5f-5a21-45e1-8c6f-5805d6642a7e> | en | 0.961357 | 'Discrimination on caste lines a genetic disorder'
Radha Rajadhyaksha and Nina Martyris, TNN Oct 10, 2004, 02.37am IST
MUMBAI: Are reservations in the private sector, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently declared, "an idea whose time has come"? Most corporate bigwigs disagree.
Rahul Bajaj, chairman of Bajaj Auto which provides the highest private sector employment in Maharashtra, had threatened to pull out his manufacturing base from Maharashtra when chief minister Sushilkumar Shinde floated the job reservation idea in June this year.
In a trenchant article in this newspaper, Bajaj had argued that reservations were antithetical to a meritocracy.
Bajaj's views are shared by most industrialists. "Job reservation in the private sector will lead to incompetence and increase costs at a time when Indian manufacturing companies are competing internationally with high-quality products," says Gautam Singhania, vice-chairman of Raymonds Ltd, which employs close to 20,000 people.
"Any move to reserve jobs will also be disadvantageous to countries that are eyeing India as a low-cost manufacturing base." Adds Anil Singhi, executive director of Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd, "Any employment has to be on merit."
It is statements like these that rile Dalits who have had to struggle every step of the way. "It's a canard that Dalits are lazy and do not have merit," says Dr Rohidas Waghmare, who heads a World Bank health project in Maharashtra and grew up as the son of a poor cobbler in Latur.
"Reservations are only a gate pass—after that, everyone is equal and has to slog to prove himself. I personally faced opposition at every step inmy medical studies from peers and teachers and had to work doubly hard to prove myself. Believe me, most Dalits work with sincerity and commitment."
Waghmare adds poignantly that caste discrimination is a "genetic disorder" most Indians have.
Chandrabhan Prasad, a commentator questioning the no-merit assumption, recently wrote—Is there a scientific study to show that the presence of Dalit engineers, doctors, scientists and managers causes industry to collapse?
Shashikant Daithankar, former principal secretary, government of Maharashtra, points to the example of India's only Fortune 500 company, IOC and other PSUs like HPCL, BPCL and ONGC (recently privatised) which have done better than most private sector companies.
"Their reservation quotas are almost 80 per cent complete (quotas lying unfilled because candidates are not up to scratch is another argument against reservations)," he says. "And they are doing so well."
The fact that PSUs are increasingly being disinvested is another reason why private sector reservations are nothing to baulk at, says Dr Kranti Jejurkar, principal of Siddharth College which was set up 51 years ago for backward caste and economically underprivileged students by B R Ambedkar.
"The opportunities for employment have gone down for those from the reserved sector," she says.
And to those who question why the private sector should carry forward the government's social agenda, the pro-reservation lobby points out that the exchequer subsidises much enterprise substantially—by way of land, electricity, water, loans and so on.
The pro-reservation lobby also states that the backward classes comprise only four per cent of India's organised sector workforce.
Comparing this to the US, the benchmarking Mecca of Indian capitalists, they point out that companies like Boeing, General Motors and Wal-Mart recruit close to 25 per cent of their employees from the minorities—which is more or less their representation in the population.
However, as a recent report by industries' association FICCI is at pains to point out, this affirmative action on the part of US industry is entirely voluntary.
Indian corporates like Bajaj couldn't agree more with the voluntary bit. "One-third of the workforce of Bajaj Auto comprises SCsSTs and OBCs, but it is entirely on merit," says Bajaj.
Agrees Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani, "Reservations per se are not the solution. The focus should be on high-quality education for all." Singhi suggests that corporates divert a part of their taxable amount to providing primary education "for the upliftment of the underprivileged".
However, at least one industrialist accepts job reservations in the private sector unreservedly —Venugopal Dhoot, chairman of Videocon. "While I oppose legislation on the issue—you need a change of mindset, not legislation —industrialists must understand the difficulty of the backward classes," he says.
"They have been exploited for 5,000 years and must be given their due. At Videocon, we have about 20 per cent reservation for SCsSTs in the workers' category, and we have done this on our own. Why can't other industrialists do the same?"
Writer P Sainath, who has written extensively on Dalit issues, sums up the reservations-versus-merit argument by talking about the hothouse-versus-garden brand of reservations.
"The entire Indian private sector is based on 100 per cent reservations for the privileged and always has been," he says.
The 23-year-old-son of a company chief picks up a fifth-rate degree from an unknown business school in Europe and joins the company's board of directors. On what merit other than bloodline does he make it to the board?
Incidentally, elite reservations in the Indian corporate sector are also heavily caste-based. So, what we really ought to be talking about is doing away with reservations based on wealth and entrenched power.
"It's the primitive attitude of the Indian upper middle classes that makes them view reservations in an apocalyptic frame," he adds. "The idea of associating a particular caste or castes with lack of merit is vicious and inhuman—it is, in fact, racist."
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In previous releases, Mame and KxMame were working fine, but not any more since 10.10 .
Both front ends ask for the executable path, but no matter which I choose, they don't work.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Jorge this is not an upgrade problem. I had it installing gmame from scratch on Maverick. – Javier Rivera Nov 15 '10 at 20:45
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I had this problem after installing gmame. I manually installed the mameDownload mame an everything started working again.
sudo apt-get install mame
Looks like it is a packaging problem, maybe a missing dependency.
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Hi you can try this solution, solution .
The site is in spanish but I've translated it:
1. Uninstall package xmame-sld with Synaptic .
2. Install two packages from this page:
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xmame-sdl_0.106-2.1_i386.deb 21-Jun-2.008 21:02 9.4M
• Then upgrade with this one:
xmame-sdl_0.106-3.2_i386.deb 06-Dec-2009 11:55 9.4M
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I have seen this solution on many pages, though it doesn't repair the Kxmame bug: just install another mame program.
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Could not get xmame to work in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty AMD64 with GmameUI so I installed mame and it all worked.
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@pr1y3nd Can you expand this answer to explain exactly what you did to get it working? How did you install mame? How did you use it? – Eliah Kagan Jan 9 at 9:47
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0.018811 | <urn:uuid:353b572f-f517-4ece-a3c1-81648f86781a> | en | 0.938271 | College Basketball: 2012-13 Top 5 Defensive Players in CBB
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Being a scorer is at the top of the college basketball food chain.
Most of the notoriety given to CBB players comes from "putting the ball in the hole."
But the following players have made names for themselves at the other end of the court.
Each of them was selected for the 2012 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American Team, and are coming back to impact games by applying pressure, stealing the ball and/or blocking shots.
Here are the top 5 defensive players of 2012-13:
Victor Oladipo: Indiana
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Victor Oladipo is one of those rare players who has the size (6'5" 210) and skill to be able to guard everything from PGs to PFs.
Oladipo is relentless, using his quickness and length to shut opponents down.
The rising junior was a 2012 Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection and figures to be a key contributor to Indiana's run at the conference and national championships in the upcoming season.
C.J. McCollum: Lehigh
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C.J. McCollum has the whole package, and is a rare combination of skills at both ends of the court.
He is an excellent scorer (21.9 ppg). There's no doubt about that.
But McCollum is one of the nation's best backcourt rebounders (6.5 rpg) and on-court thieves (2.6 steals per game; No. 5 in the nation).
He is more known for the points that he puts up, but if you ask opposing coaches, they probably are just as concerned about what the versatile 6'3" guard does without the ball.
Gorgui Dieng: Louisville
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Gorgui Dieng used the 2012 NCAA Tournament as a coming-out party, serving notice on the college hoops world about what's to come in the upcoming season.
The 6'11" rising junior center is a premiere shot-blocker, throwing back 3.2 shots per game in 2011-12.
He also pulled down nearly 10 rebounds per game.
Dieng's intimidating presence in the lane allows the other Louisville defenders to take all kinds of chances on the perimeter.
Even if he doesn't get a hand or just a finger on the shot, Dieng alters a whole slew of attempts per game, which, in many ways, is just as important.
Jeff Withey: Kansas
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Jeff Withey's emergence as a premiere interior defender was instrumental in helping the Jayhawks get to the 2012 National Championship game.
Withey was the No. 7 shot-blocker (3.3 bpg) during the regular season. But, when you consider blocks-per-40 minutes, the 7'0" rising senior from San Diego was second in the nation (5.47), behind only Anthony Davis.
He blocked 31 shots in last year's March Madness, with an outstanding 10 rejections against NC State in KU's Sweet 16 game.
Along with his shot-blocking skills, Withey takes pride in shutting down his opponents by being physical, getting good position and working hard to not allow any easy looks at the basket.
Aaron Craft: Ohio State
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Aaron Craft is the best defender in college basketball.
While 11 other players in the country had more steals (2.5 spg in 2011-12) than Ohio State's 6'2" PG, nobody impacted games like Craft.
Many of the ways that Craft contributes to the Buckeyes are not recorded in the box score. There aren't stats kept for things like denying your man the ball or making your opponent give up the ball against his will. I don't see numbers on tipped passes and deflections.
Craft is not a great defender simply because of freakish athletic ability. While he possesses great strength and quickness, Craft locks opponents down because of great effort and determination, a high basketball IQ and exceptional fundamentals.
He was the 2012 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and is regularly mentioned as being "the best on-ball defender in the country."
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0.022761 | <urn:uuid:4addf79f-f344-4ef8-8818-9a15e08639cd> | en | 0.949162 | The Miami Heat have handled the Philadelphia 76ers rather easily through the first two games of the series. Despite needing a late-game surge to avoid an epic collapse in Game 1, Miami established itself as the more dominant team with its Game 2 rout. This, of course, is no surprise. The Heat were the heavy favorite entering this series; anything less than a five-game thrashing would be considered a disappointment.
The only problem with this sentiment—this apparent expected domination—is that hindsight is 20-20. What is it about Heat-76ers that is any different than Memphis-San Antonio, or, more appropriately, Lakers-Hornets? The Heat are the more talented team? The 76ers do not match-up well with Miami? Those answers are too simple. They can both be applied to Los Angeles, but cannot explain why New Orleans is up 1-0 on the road against the two-time defending champs.
This is where intangibles come in to play. The old immeasurable measure that explains why some formulas fail to produce the expected result is alive and well. The 76ers, unfortunately, may have finally realized that there is nothing else to draw from their tank in terms of having a real chance to win this series. They cannot outrun their opponent, minimizing their athleticism they relied on for much of the season. They cannot slow the game down in an effort shorten it, thereby making it a half-court brawl, as their opponent is just as comfortable playing that style as anyone else in the league. The Heat’s defense, when played with the effort we should expect to see throughout this postseason, can intimidate even the most prolific offensive juggernauts. The 76ers have run out of ideas and motivation, the consequence of which is the prospect of needing 4 wins in their next 5 games against a team they have not beaten all year. There is, now, one way to measure Philadelphia’s chances the rest of the way: shake your head.
When you’re finished saying goodbye to Philadelphia, make sure to welcome the Indiana Pacers back home. After two heart-breaking losses to the overall number 1 seed on the road, Indiana returns to the state of basketball with all the confidence David had after slaying Goliath.
You say they’re down 2-0, facing the same predicament as the 76ers team, needing to win 4 out of the next 5 against everyone’s favorite to represent the East. I say Chicago did only what it was expected to do, and less.
The Bulls have not dominated the way the number 1 seed is expected, earning them a 2-game advantage over their opponent, yet squandering the main advantage it held entering the playoffs: undeniable superiority over a weaker opponent
The Pacers have no pressure to win—an underrated intangible. There should be no tightness or hesitation on the court. Their only problem is their lack of killer instinct, the ability to close out a team after leading the majority of the game. This is what separates winners from losers this time of year. This inability to overcome the final obstacle can be the single factor that allows one team to advance over another, regardless of match-ups. But the only way to learn how to win is by winning. The only way to win is by playing in hotly contested, high-stakes games. Indiana’s recent disappointment is their only chance to overcome their present reality.
Confident, pressure-free, and two games closer to becoming the type of team that can keep a lead, the Pacers have some more surprising to do. They just need to continue to play their game.
As simple as this may seem, the difference between Philadelphia and Indiana is what is unseen. And, now, that is very easy to measure.
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0.117453 | <urn:uuid:1fc571fd-06d4-4a46-b37d-7d6cf95b4231> | en | 0.948149 | Fiber Research, the big picture
cotton5 I finally managed to get a glimpse of the big picture when it comes to fiber research. It may seem fairly obvious now but for some reason, I was too immersed in the A’s, G’s, T’s and C’s of the genetic code and hunting for their patterns, that I forgot to ask the big question: Why?
Answer: Better cotton and more of it.
In a talk by one of my colleague’s, he laid out a bit of this for me by describing two of the primary cotton species that are most harvested. The first is called Gossypium hirsutum, which is the sometimes called Texas Maker 1 (TM-1) or Upland. It’s name comes from “hirsute” meaning “hairy”. This cotton species has a high yield, a definite advantage, but as the name suggests the fibers are “hairy”, not as long and strong as other species. Another variety is Gossypium barbadense, or Pima, which is commonly known as “Egyptian Cotton”. Its fibers are longer and stronger resulting a higher quality fabric. However, there is substantially less yield from this variety.
Now, in comes research in the study of the cotton genome. The goal is to understand the biological mechanisms and the underlying genetic code that produces the differences in the varieties of cotton. If we can identify significantly differentially expressed genes in varieties of cotton at different stages of development, and use this information to discover active biological pathways, we may be on our way to understanding the system of biological development in cotton. Then, knowing that, we will work to produce a cotton plant with the yield of Upland and the quality of Pima.
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0.107145 | <urn:uuid:83f632a3-e857-4feb-8167-9b324968426d> | en | 0.856408 | As more applications move to leveraging the web, either through desktop-integration or complete migration to a web model, maintaining user state on the web becomes critical. For many web sites and applications this means the use of in-memory and persistent cookies.
Netscape originally defined HTTP cookies in a preliminary document and later the IETF standardized cookies in RFC’s 2109 and 2965. Interestingly, the WinINet cookie implementation is still (mostly) modeled after the early Netscape document, which specifies that browsers should:
• Maintain at least 300 cookies total,
• Support cookies up to 4KB in size each,
• Support no fewer than 20 cookies per unique host or domain
User-agents, such as mobile phones, have more relaxed recommendations. Internet Explorer 7.0 and WinINet support up to 20 cookies of 5KB each per domain with no set limits on the total number of cookies overall on a system. Even with these totals, some web applications may need more.
A follow-on question might be to ask what happens when a web application sends more than 20 cookies for a domain (21 cookies perhaps). The answer is that we maintain the 20 most recent cookies. Recent is based on the order in which we received the cookies. That means if your web server sends 21 cookies named Cookie1, Cookie2 thru Cookie21 to WinINet (via Internet Explorer or otherwise), your web server would only receive Cookie2, Cookie3 thru Cookie21 on the next request from WinINet. We simply maintain the 20 most recent and quietly discard the other cookies for that host/domain.
Next, what happens when a web application exceeds the other maximum and sends a cookie with a size over 5120 bytes (>5KB)? Instead of truncating the values of oversized cookies, we simply discard these cookies. We chose to discard instead of truncate in order to avoid any type of cookie data corruption. I think you would agree that a cookie with a value of $10000 is very different from a truncated one with a value of $100. In addition, it is easier for the server application to check for the existence of a cookie and react if it is missing versus detecting if the value is correct.
There are ways to work-around our current 20x cookie limit. In my opinion, the best work-around is to leverage a durable back-end store for user information and use cookies for user tracking and lightweight values. This keeps the request/response more streamlined.
Another work-around, in cases where you absolutely need more data sent back-and-forth within the 20-cookie limit, is to pack more data into fewer cookies. This means that instead of:
Set-Cookie: FirstName=Billy
Set-Cookie: LastName=Anders
You can combine into something like:
Set-Cookie: FullName=Billy~Anders
Then, in your web application, you split the FullName cookie. Here is a rough (rough meaning no error handling) ASP.NET example in C#:
string[] Names = Request.Cookies[“FullName”].Split(‘~’);
if (Names.Length == 2) {
string FirstName = Names[0];
string LastName = Names[1];
Admittedly, this is not as straight-forward as the standard ASP.NET approach of:
string FirstName = Request.Cookies["FirstName"];
string LastName = Request.Cookies["LastName"];
However, this may prove helpful if you ever need to get around the 20x limit that we currently have.
Update: The sample above is to demonstrate the concept of packing more data into fewer cookies for any web development platform. ASP.NET natively supports subkeys which already allow you to store multiple values within cookies.
string FirstName = Request.Cookies["Name"]["First"];
string LastName = Request.Cookies["Name"]["Last"];
The current limits seem reasonable, but we would like to hear from you on whether that is case or not. Are you writing web applications that would like to use the browser’s cookie store beyond the 20x and 5KB limits that we have? Do you need 25, 50, 100, 250 cookies for your application?
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0.020139 | <urn:uuid:f9628e82-01b8-449a-b140-d58a8b9195e2> | en | 0.968363 | REVIEW: Angels of Darkness by Ilona Andrews, Meljean Brook, Sharon Shinn, and Nalini Singh
Dear Mss. Andrews, Brook, Shinn, and Singh,
Are angels the new vampires in romance novels? It seems like the number of books starring angels continues to expand exponentially. When choosing to write about angels (or winged beings, in the case of the Guardians), authors invite introspection from readers about the nature of good and evil and the balance of power.
Angels of Darkness Nalini Singh Vampires are predators and humans their prey. When pairing a vampire and human in a romance the power imbalance that writes must address is one of prey and predator. With angels the power imbalance is fundamentally different. Angels inspire awe but their otherness isn’t necessarily predatory so much as inhuman and powerful. An angel-human relationship isn’t about resolving the prey-predator dynamic but rather about protector and powerless. Angels are a like Knight-protectors (though without the horse and armor) and they are often portrayed as protectors of humanity (think guardian angel, the arch angel protector of women and children, etc.). How does this affect how we approach books starring these mysterious not-human beings?
These were the thoughts swirling in my head as I picked up the ARC of Angels of Darkness. I had read books and short stories by Ilona Andrews, Meljean Brook, and Nalini Singh; Sharon Shinn was a new-to-me writer.
Angel’s Wolf by Nalini Singh
The anthology opens with Nalini Singh’s story, Angel’s Wolf set the world of Raphael and Elena where all-powerful angels rule the world, create vampires to serve them, and humans live their brief lives much like we do. The angel Nimra serves Raphael and oversees New Orleans and its environs. Noel, a vampire recently healed from vicious attack that left him as little more than pulped flesh, is sent by Raphael to work for her. In Singh’s world angels are cold, uncanny beings of power beyond the comprehension of most humans.
Nimra is the most interesting angel I’ve encountered in Singh’s world. She has a horrific power that can take the violence and badness inside of a person and morph it into that individual’s own suffering and anguish. The meaner you are, the more Nimra can hurt you, which means the most powerful angels—all of whom commit acts of violence, have the most to fear from her. But Nimra herself isn’t mean-spirited or vengeful. Underneath her powerful crust she has a deep compassion which is seen through her love of her pet cats and her affection for her elderly human steward, Fen.
Throughout the story Nimra and Noel are on opposite trajectories. Nimra is slowly revealed to the reader as kinder and more compassionate than her merciless reputation and Noel is revealed as more powerful and capable than his broken victim status. They arrive at an equilibrium where Nimra remains the feared ruler of this territory and Noel rises to become her fear-inducing enforcer.
Alphas: Origins by Ilona Andrews
Ilona Andrews’ story, Alphas: Origins is set in the world of the Alphas. This was my first foray into this world that feels post-apocalyptic though it’s not. This is an alien story. Or more accurately, we are all subspecies created by aliens and left to battle until only one remains. At least I think that’s what going on. Most of the story is set in a parallel dimension that has portals into our dimension. I read this Alphas slowly and closely because the world is very complex and I kept trying sort out if I’d missed something. A lot of the time I did not understand what was going on. I was at least as clue-less as the heroine and this confusion created an empathy with her character. (Since finishing the story I’ve wondered if this was a deliberate construct by Ms. Andrews.)
So here’s what I think I know about the story: there is a battle between two factions of mixed subspecies. The “good” side—the one with our hero and heroine—are fighting to get to another dimension in their world while the other faction is trying to kill them. Some beings have more power than others, and fighting, pain, and death are commonplace.
I wouldn’t really call this story a romance. The “hero”, Lucas, is a shifter who turns into a fur covered monster that needs to drink Karina’s blood. Karina is a human who has some genetic link to the original subspecies making her blood food to fuel the hero
I find Ms. Andrews’ world building intriguing, but this such a complex world to introduce in a short story and I became focused on trying to piece together the world-building which distracted me from the character development. The romance, such as it is between Lucas and Katrina isn’t very romantic. They come together out of mutual need—he for her blood, she for her life—and an emotional bond begins to develop. But it the bond stems from the Katrina’s lack of other options—did I mention the leader of Lucas’ faction is holding Katrina’s daughter hostage? I would like to read more about this Alpha world, but as a stand-alone story this one was a tough read.
I should add that when I first saw this anthology was coming and that it was about angels, I hoped that Ms. Andrews was going to write a story about Thanatos, the angel in the Kate Daniels series. I was a disappointed when I found out this wasn’t a story about him and this may have contributed to my dissatisfaction with this story—I wanted one thing and got another.
Nocturne by Sharon Shinn
Sharon Shinn’s story, Nocturne, is set in the world of the Samaria series. This is a story of redemption, forgiveness and hope. Moriah has been running from events in her past and the angel Corban is mired in depression and refuses to face his future after an accident blinded him.
Moriah is abrasive and canny, hardened by a tough life and hiding from events in her past. It’s her skeptical attitude and lack of awe for angels that are what Corban needs to shake off the mantel of depression and hopelessness that cling to him two years after his accident. In each other they each find their paths to redemption and the hope for a happy future.
This story is told in the first person and it took me a while to begin to appreciate Moriah; during the first half of Nocturne I had to force myself to keep reading. Shinn peaked my curiosity about the monster (Corban) in the forbidden house, but that was the only thing that kept me reading. I wonder if readers of the Samaria series will feel differently. Would knowing this world have made the story more compelling to me from the start? I’m glad I finished it, but I don’t know if I’ll seek out the other Samaria books.
Ascension by Meljean Brook
Meljean Brook’s story, Ascension, is set in her Guardian world. Marc is a Guardian trying to identify and remove a demon who is spreading malice and discontent in his territory. Radha a fellow Guardian and Marc’s former lover, has arrived under the pretense of taking a vacation and offers to help Marc in his search.
As they investigate several murders and follow the trail of clues they rehash their past. More than 100 years ago, while in Guardian training, Marc took a vow of celibacy, but he couldn’t resist his powerful attraction to Radha and he broke that vow. She heard him beg God for forgiveness for sleeping with an unclean woman and took offense (Imagine getting out of bed after a hot and steamy night and finding your partner praying for fornicating with your slutty self. Ugh.).
I think Ms. Brook is a particularly fine short story writer. She deftly delivers subtle character development and emotional arc while weaving the investigative elements that reveal, layer by layer, information about the town and its inhabitants. The evil in this story was sown by a demon, but it was enacted by humans. I found the happy ending to the romance was more poignant after learning the identity of the murderer. The years lost between Marc and Radha as they each battled their inner demons were reflected in the choices of the murder. All of them made choices that led to unhappiness. Marc and Radha got a chance at redemption (and love) all these years later. Who knows, maybe the murder will receive the same, in time.
Each story in this anthology complicated my ideas about angels and reinforced my belief that good and evil are on a continuum with no clear lines demarking where you are on that continuum. As philosophical ideas I found each story offered something compelling; as entertainment I found the stories uneven and on that basis I give the collection a B-.
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Defining Business Requirements
Your business objectives affect deployment decisions. Specifically, you need to understand your users’ behavior, your site distribution, and the potential political issues that could affect your deployment. If you do not understand these business requirements, you can easily make wrong assumptions that impact the accuracy of your deployment design.
Operational Requirements
Express operational requirements as a set of functional requirements with straightforward goals. Typically, you might come across informal specifications for:
For example, translate a requirement for “adequate end-user response time” into measurable terms such that all stake holders understand what is “adequate” and how the response time is measured.
Culture and Politics
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In the metric system, a microgram (µg; or sometimes: mcg) is a unit of mass equal to one millionth (1/1,000,000 or 1×10−6) of a gram, or one thousandth (1/1000 or 1×10−3) of a milligram. The unit symbol is µg according to the International System of Units. In µg the prefix symbol for micro- is the Greek letter µ.
The United States-based Joint Commission recommends that hospitals do not use the symbol µg in handwritten orders due to the risk that the prefix µ (micro-) might be misread as the prefix m (milli-), resulting in a thousandfold overdose. The non-SI symbol mcg is recommended instead.[1]
Gamma (symbol: γ) is a non-SI unit of mass equal to one microgram. This always-rare use is currently deprecated.
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Solution Structure of GxTX-1E
Molecular formula C178H248N44O45S7
Molar mass 3,948.60 g mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C or 77 °F, 100 kPa)
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Guangxitoxin, also known as GxTX, is a peptide toxin found in the venom of the tarantula Plesiophrictus guangxiensis. It primarily inhibits outward voltage-gated Kv2.1 potassium channel currents, which are prominently expressed in pancreatic β-cells, thus increasing insulin secretion.[1][2]
Guangxitoxin is found in the venom of the tarantula Plesiophrictus guangxiensis, which lives mainly in Guangxi province of southern China.[2]
Guangxitoxin consists of multiple subtypes, including GxTX-1D, GxTX-1E and GxTX-2.[1] GxTX-2 shows sequence similarities with Hanatoxin (HaTX), Stromatoxin-1 (ScTx1), and Scodra griseipes toxin (SGTx) peptides.[1][3][4][5] GxTX-1 shows sequence similarities with Jingzhaotoxin-III (JZTX-III), Grammostola spatulata mechanotoxin-4 (GsMTx-4), and Voltage-sensor toxin-1 (VSTX1) peptides.[1][6][7][8] GxTX-1 consists of two variants, GxTX-1D and GxTX-1E, of which GxTX-1E is a more potent inhibitor of Kv2.1.[1]
GxTX-1D and GxTX-1E consist of 36 amino acids, differing only a single amino acid at the NH2-terminal, aspartate or glutamate, respectively:[1]
GxTX-2 consists of 33 amino acids, which has only 9 identical amino acids in corresponding sequence compared to GxTX-1D and GxTX-1E:[1]
The three-dimensional NMR structure of the toxin reveals an amphipathic part and an inhibitor cystine knot (ICK) motif.[9] The amphipathic part is composed of a large cluster characterized by solvent-exposed hydrophobic residues which is enclosed by acidic and basic residues.[9] The ICK motif contains three disulfide bonds stabilizing the toxin structure.[9] The conserved amphipathic structure assists in binding the toxin and can be explained since similar toxins allocate into lipid membranes effectively with the help of this structure and interact with Kv channels from within the membrane.[10][11][12][13] Differences in distribution of acidic and basic residues compared to SGTx-1 may contribute to the difference in affinity of GxTX-1E for the Kv2.1 channel.[9] Dissimilarities in orientation of loops and turns compared to JZTX-III may contribute to the discrepancy in selectivity of GxTX-1E to the Kv2.1 channel.[9]
GxTX-1E inhibits voltage-gated Kv2.1 channels by modifying its voltage-dependent gating,.[1][14] mutations in the S3b-S4 paddle motif of the voltage-sensing domain of Kv2.1 reduce affinity for tarantula toxins.[13] Two other voltage-gated potassium channels inhibited by GxTX-1 are the Kv2.2 and Kv4.3 channels.[1] Kv2.2 is located predominantly in δ-cells of primate islets.[15] Kv4.3 is mainly of importance in the heart.[16]
The Kv2.1 channel is predominantly expressed in pancreatic β-cells[17] and in the central nervous system.[18][19] In pancreatic β-cells, Kv2.1 comprises 60% of the currents mediated by Kv channels.[20] Furthermore, the Kv2.1 channel shows similar biophysical properties to the delayed rectifier K+ current (IDR) of the β-cells.[21] This makes GxTX appropriate to study the physiological role of the aforementioned current as it inhibits 90% of the β-cell IDR.[1] The IDR is thought to play an important role in repolarization of action potentials.[22] Both the Kv2.2 and Kv4.3 channels are believed not to contribute significantly to the β-cell IDR.[1]
GxTX-1E has no effect on voltage-gated Na+ or Ca2+ channels.[1]
Mode of action[edit]
Inhibition of Kv2.1 by GxTX-1E causes a shift in voltage-dependency of activation toward more positive potentials of almost 100 mV.[2] Moreover, GxTX-1E also exhibits properties of decreasing the velocity of hKv2.1 channel opening and increasing the velocity of Kv2.1 channel closing approximately sixfold.[2] By inhibiting Kv2.1 potassium channels, GxTX-1E boosts action potentials of pancreatic β-cells causing mainly increased glucose-stimulated intracellular calcium oscillations which in turn intensifies glucose-stimulated insulin secretion.[1][2] How GxTX-1E is able to generate distinctive calcium oscillations in different cells remains unclear (broader oscillations, increased frequency or restoration of oscillations), however, the specificity of GxTX-1E points in the direction of IDR inhibition causing these effects.[2] Notably, GxTX-1E stimulated insulin secretion is specifically glucose dependent, considering that IDR is only active above -20mV membrane potentials which is only seen in raised glucose levels.[2]
Therapeutic use[edit]
Unlike KATP channel blockers, GxTX-1 primarily blocks IDR and demonstrates a potential target for future drugs in diabetes mellitus type 2 treatment, since a blockade of IDR should not provoke hypoglycaemia.[1]
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8. ^ Ruta, Vanessa; Jiang, Youxing; Lee, Alice; Chen, Jiayun; MacKinnon, Roderick (March 2003). "Functional analysis of an archaebacterial voltage-dependent K+ channel". Nature 422 (6928): 180–5. doi:10.1038/nature01473. PMID 12629550.
9. ^ a b c d e Lee, Seungkyu; Milescu, Mirela; Jung, Hyun Ho; Lee, Ju Yeon; Bae, Chan Hyung; Lee, Chul Won; Kim, Ha Hyung; Swartz, Kenton J. et al. (June 2010). "Solution structure of GxTX-1E, a high-affinity tarantula toxin interacting with voltage sensors in Kv2.1 potassium channels". Biochemistry 49 (25): 5134–42. doi:10.1021/bi100246u. PMC 2918519. PMID 20509680.
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11. ^ Revell Phillips, L.; Milescu, Mirela; Li-Smerin, Yingying; Mindell, Joseph A.; Kim, Jae Il; Swartz, Kenton J. (August 2005). "Voltage-sensor activation with a tarantula toxin as cargo". Nature 436 (7052): 857–60. doi:10.1038/nature03873. PMID 16094370.
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18. ^ Frech, Georges C.; Vandongen, Antonius M. J.; Schuster, Gabriele; Brown, Arthur M.; Joho, Rolf H. (August 1989). "A novel potassium channel with delayed rectifier properties isolated from rat brain by expression cloning". Nature 340 (6235): 642–5. doi:10.1038/340642a0. PMID 2770868.
19. ^ Misonou, Hiroaki; Mohapatra, Durga P.; Trimmer, James S. (October 2005). "Kv2.1: a voltage-gated K+ channel critical to dynamic control of neuronal excitability". NeuroToxicology 26 (5): 743–52. doi:10.1016/j.neuro.2005.02.003. PMID 15950285.
20. ^ MacDonald, PE; Ha, XF; Wang, J; Smukler, SR; Sun, AM; Gaisano, HY; Salapatek, AM; Backx, PH et al. (August 2001). "Members of the Kv1 and Kv2 voltage-dependent K(+) channel families regulate insulin secretion". Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) 15 (8): 1423–35. PMID 11463864.
21. ^ Roe, MW; Worley Jf, 3rd; Mittal, AA; Kuznetsov, A; Dasgupta, S; Mertz, RJ; Witherspoon Sm, 3rd; Blair, N; Lancaster, ME; McIntyre, MS; Shehee, WR; Dukes, ID; Philipson, LH (December 1996). "Expression and function of pancreatic beta-cell delayed rectifier K+ channels. Role in stimulus-secretion coupling". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 271 (50): 32241–6. PMID 8943282.
22. ^ Smith, PA; Bokvist, K; Arkhammar, P; Berggren, PO; Rorsman, P (June 1990). "Delayed rectifying and calcium-activated K+ channels and their significance for action potential repolarization in mouse pancreatic beta-cells". The Journal of General Physiology 95 (6): 1041–59. PMC 2216351. PMID 2197368. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxitoxin | dclm-gs1-268630002 | false | true | {
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The origin of the term punchline is actually a mystery to etymologists. Some sources suggest the first published use of "punchline" or "punch line" to describe the pay-off line of a joke didn't appear until the 1920s or 1930s, [1] although Merriam-Webster pegs the first use at 1921.[2] Comedians had been using the classic "set-up, premise, punchline" format for many years before that time, however.
One theory is that the word punchline refers to the practice of emphasizing or "punching up" certain lines during a speech or monologue. Actors and broadcast journalists are trained to read their scripts with an ear towards high points and low points of audience interest. It is possible that the final line of a joke is called a punchline because the performer is expected to place stronger emphasis on it, or "punch it up" vocally.
Some believe the term is derived from one half of the medieval puppet team Punch and Judy. The modern punchline of a joke would be delivered in the same way that Punch delivered his slapstick blows on Judy. There is little convincing evidence to make such a connection,[3] however, and the Punch and Judy plays did not rely on the same style of wordplay as traditional modern jokes.
In previous centuries, a joke was sometimes a "bite" or a "hit", in Italian it is still called a "battuta" (a "beating"). This concept of a "punch" as a term of humor was also encouraged by Punch, the magazine started in the late 1800s but very popular in the 1920s. Punch garnered it's name from Punch and Judy but later changed their logo to a punching glove. Many of their humor pieces were in the form of cartoons.
Avoiding the punch line[edit]
Not all jokes have a punchline in a classic sense. Some comedic sketches simply end abruptly, or fade to black without a conclusion. Shaggy dog stories are long-winded anti-jokes where the punchline is deliberately anticlimactic, and are not intended to elicit laughter. Slapstick humor often relies more on an action and comical reaction instead of an actual punchline, but a pie in the face or pratfall can still work as a comical conclusion to a premise.
Monty Python moved away from punch lines as they found it increasingly hard to find good ways of rounding up humorous sketches. Terry Gilliam's animations and The Lumberjack Song were two of the many methods used to conclude sketches without punch lines.[4] | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_line | dclm-gs1-268770002 | false | false | {
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In quantum computing, quantum walks are the quantum analogue of classical random walks. Like the classical random walk, where the walker's current state is described by a probability distribution over positions, the walker in a quantum walk is in a superposition of positions. Like classical random walks, there are two types of quantum walks, discrete-time quantum walks and continuous-time quantum walks.
Quantum walks are motivated by the widespread use of classical random walks in the design of randomized algorithms, and are part of several quantum algorithms. For some oracular problems, quantum walks provide an exponential speedup over any classical algorithm.[1][2] Quantum walks also give polynomial speedups over classical algorithms for many practical problems, such as the element distinctness problem,[3] the triangle finding problem,[4] and evaluating NAND trees.[5] The well-known Grover search algorithm can also be viewed as a quantum walk algorithm.
Relation to classical random walks[edit]
Quantum walks exhibit very different features from classical random walks. In particular, they do not converge to limiting distributions and due to the power of quantum interference they may spread significantly faster or slower than their classical equivalents.
Continuous time[edit]
Under particular conditions, continuous-time quantum walks can provide a model for universal quantum computation. This does not necessarily imply uniformality. [6]
Discrete time[edit]
Probability distribution resulting from one dimensional discrete time random walks. The quantum walk created using the Hadamard coin is plotted (blue) vs a classical walk (red) after 50 time steps.
A quantum walk in discrete time is specified by a coin and shift operator, which are applied repeatedly.
Consider what happens when we discretize a massive Dirac operator over one spatial dimension. In the absence of a mass term, we have left-movers and right-movers.[clarification needed] They can be characterized by an internal degree of freedom, "spin" or a "coin". When we turn on a mass term, this corresponds to a rotation in this internal "coin" space. A quantum walk corresponds to iterating the shift and coin operators repeatedly.
This is very much like Feynman's model of an electron in 1 (one) spatial and 1 (one) time dimension. He summed up the zigzagging paths, with left-moving segments corresponding to one spin (or coin), and right-moving segments to the other. See Feynman checkerboard for more details.
See also[edit]
1. ^ A. M. Childs, R. Cleve, E. Deotto, E. Farhi, S. Gutmann, and D. A. Spielman, Exponential algorithmic speedup by quantum walk, Proc. 35th ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing, pp. 59–68, 2003, quant-ph/0209131.
2. ^ A. M. Childs, L. J. Schulman, and U. V. Vazirani, Quantum algorithms for hidden nonlinear structures, Proc. 48th IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, pp. 395–404, 2007, arXiv:0705.2784.
3. ^ Andris Ambainis, Quantum walk algorithm for element distinctness, SIAM J. Comput. 37 (2007), no. 1, 210–239, arXiv:quant-ph/0311001, preliminary version in FOCS 2004.
4. ^ F. Magniez, M. Santha, and M. Szegedy, Quantum algorithms for the triangle problem, Proc. 16th ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, pp. 1109–1117, 2005, quant-ph/0310134.
5. ^ E. Farhi, J. Goldstone, and S. Gutmann, A quantum algorithm for the Hamiltonian NAND tree, Theory of Computing 4 (2008), no. 1, 169–190, quant-ph/0702144
6. ^ Andrew M. Childs, "Universal Computation by Quantum Walk".
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Tsarskoye Selo (Russian: Ца́рское Село́, IPA: [ˈt͡sarskəjɪ sʲɪˈlo] ( ); "Tsar's Village") was the town containing a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting nobility, located 24 kilometers (15 mi) south from the center of Saint Petersburg.[1] It is now part of the town of Pushkin and of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments. During the Soviet times it was known as Detskoye Selo.
In the 17th century, the estate belonged to a Swedish noble. Its original Finnish name is usually translated as "a higher ground". Max Vasmer, on the other hand, derives this toponym from the Finnish word for island, "saari": "Saaren kylä" = "Island village". In any case, the Finnish name came to be pronounced by the 18th-century Russians as "Sarskoye Selo", later changed to "Tsarskoye Selo" (i.e., "the royal village").[citation needed]
In 1708, Peter the Great gave the estate to his wife, the future Empress Catherine I, as a present. She founded the Blagoveschensky (Annunciation) church there in 1724, and changed the name of the settlement to Blagoveschenskoye, but this did not stand the test of time and quickly went out of use.
By the end of the 18th century, Tsarskoye Selo became a popular place of summer residence among the nobility. The guards' regiments were stationed to the south of Tsarskoye Selo, where Catherine the Great founded in the 1770s the town of Sophia (her own German name being Sophie). The five-domed neoclassical Ascension Cathedral, designed by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron, is the chief monument of that area.
The town escaped the 19th century industrialization, although it was between Tsarskoye Selo and St. Petersburg that the first Russian railway was built in 1837. It was also known for its powerful government radio station that was set up here in 1917. In the spring of 1917, Emperor Nicholas II was held under arrest in his favourite residence, the Alexander Palace.
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Country Sweden
Land Svealand
Counties Värmland County
Örebro County
Västra Götaland County
• Total 18,164 km2 (7,013 sq mi)
Population (2009)[1]
• Total 311,652
• Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
• Languages Värmländska
• Flower Chickweed wintergreen
• Animal Wolf
• Bird Red-throated diver
• Fish Smelt
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
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About this sound Värmland is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia[2] and Wermelandia.[3] Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the province's current land is Svealand. The origin of the province's name is uncertain. It may refer to the large local lake by the name of Värmeln, although the lake's name is parsed as vär- + -meln (not värm 'heat' + eln).
Provinces serve no administrative function in Sweden today. Instead, that function is served by Counties of Sweden; however, in many instances a county has virtually the same border as the province, which is the case with Värmland and its corresponding county Värmland County. The main exception is a smaller part to the south east which belongs to Örebro County.
Arms were granted in 1560, when it depicted a wolverine. This was however too similar to that of Medelpad. In 1567 it was revised into an eagle. In the late 17th century the eagle was black. In 1936 it got its current blazon, when the eagle became blue. Blazon: "Argent, an Eagle displayed Azure beaked, langued and membered Gules."
The largest lake is Vänern. Most streams of importance lead to Vänern. However, the province is rich in small lakes, ponds and streams. The scenic nature with mountains and lakes is usually regarded among the most picturesque in Sweden, and has inspired painters and writers since the 19th century.
Western Värmland[edit]
There are several mountain plateaus in the western part of Värmland, which is in the Scandinavian mountain range. The highest elevations are found in the northern parts, with plateaus of 500–700 meters. Here also the highest mountain top is found, the Granberget at Höljes, 701 meters.
Eastern Värmland[edit]
The eastern part of Värmland is counted into the Bergslagen, the Central Swedish Mining District. Its terrain is rather hilly, but a few high-altitude hills are present: Hvitklinten (414 m.), Dalkarlsberget (450 m.) and Vålbergsrös (476 m.).
This part of Värmland is rich in minerals, most notably iron ore which exists in large quantities. Some notable sites in this area are around Långban and Nordmark Hundred. In the southeast, the ridge of Kilsbergen marks the border with Närke.
The population of Värmland is 311,652 as of December 31, 2009. It is distributed over three counties as follows:[1]
County Population
Värmland County, partly 273,097
Örebro County, partly 38,152
Västra Götaland County, peripherally 403
The province was scarcely populated in the pre-historic age compared to Sweden's southern half. Its 5,500 registered ancient remains are few, compared to other areas. The province was considered to be of minor importance in the Swedish Realm. There are however interesting histories told by Snorri Sturlasson about Värmland in the 13th century. It extends back to Ingjald Illråde a legendary king in the 7th century.
The early history was not only strongly influenced by the proximity to Västergötland, but also with its western neighbour Norway. When Sweden was at war with Norway, it had a strong effect on Värmland too. In 1225, Haakon IV of Norway (Haakon the Old) invaded Sweden and burnt down all villages if they did not pay a ransom. This feud was eventually settled in 1249.
Värmland was originally considered a part of Götaland, and had a strong connection to its southern neighbour Västergötland. Eastern Värmland traditionally belongs to the Bergslagen area, Sweden's central mining district.
King Charles IX, Duke of Värmland (1560-1611).
In 1582, Värmland was granted its first city privileges, Kristinehamn, but those were revoked. The second city, Karlstad, on the north shore of lake Vänern, was granted by Duke Charles, later king Charles IX of Sweden, in 1584. It became the capital of the province and its name is derived from the King, and literally means Charles' City. The third city was Filipstad in 1611; however, its privilege was revoked in 1694 after a devastating fire. King Charles IX took great personal intererest in expanding mining in the province and the industry developed sigificially during his reign.
The early 17th century marked the beginning of a substantial immigration from Finland. The areas where they centred were known as Finnskog. They kept their Finnish customs and language until the late 19th century. The last native resident to speak Finnish here died in the 1980s.
The most significant coup d'état of modern Swedish history had its beginning in Karlstad. The man behind the uprising was a liberal nobleman and a prominent man of the opposition, the former officer Georg Adlersparre. He was backed up by the radical captain Henrik Anckarsword and used the part of the western army that was stationed in Värmland to occupy Karlstad on the night of the 7th March 1809. From there he officially proclaimed revolution, a proclamation which held the view that the wars and oppression had ruined the country and that the government therefore had to be overthrown. On 9 March, Adlersparre and his enthusiastic soldiers (many of Finnish origin) finally began their successful march towards Stockholm, and in the events that followed, the king Gustav IV Adolf abdicated under pressure.
Under the Continental system (1806–1814), timber industry flourished in Värmland and during the modern era, forestry became industrialized and is still the economical backbone of the province.
The peace monument at Morokulien, raised in 1914 to commemorate 100 year of peace between Sweden and Norway.
Bordering on Norway, Värmland was affected by Sweden's last war, Crown Prince Jean Baptiste Bernadottes military campaign against Norway in 1814. The province saw large troop movement and many soldiers originating from the province were involved in battles. Värmland Regiment had three battalions attached to the 9th Brigade under Colonel Klingspor and one battalion - the Värmlandske Jaegerne - attached to the 10th Brigade under Colonel Gahn af Colqhoun. Both brigades formed part of the 5th Army Division under Major General Rosenblad. The Swedish Army formed three columns and crossed the Norwegian border at Magnor on the night between 30 Juli and 1 August. The 9th Brigade participated in the siege of Fredrikstad Fortress, which capitulated on 4 August, while other parts of the regiment followed a few days later Vegesacks department north and participated in battles at Rakkestad, Langenäs and Askim. A battalion of the regiment, commanded by Major Lagerlöv, managed to courageously fight back a Norwegian attack from the bridgehead at Langenäs. The 10th Brigade went in the direction of Morast. It participated in the battle of Lier south of Kongsvinger and retreated then to the border, where the battalion participated in the battle of Midskog on 5 August and suffered heavy losses.[4]
During World War II, western Värmland was again the area of heavy military deployment. An agreement from the dissolution of the union with Norway in 1905 stated that no fortification was allowed on the border between the two nations, but after the German occupation of Norway, old fortifications were renovated and several new constructed. Most notably is the fortlet Hultet in Eda Municipality, rearmed and reconstructed 1940-1941, and equipped with a network of machine gun emplacements, casemates and other concrete bunkers, surrounded by barbed wire, walls and several lines of tank traps. The fortifications have been renovated by locals and are now open to the public.[5]
The film Gränsen (Eng. Beyond the Border) from 2011, telling the story about the life of the young soldiers guarding the border between Sweden and Nazi-occupied Norway in 1942, takes place in northern Värmland and was filmed near Torsby.[6]
Culture and literature[edit]
A statue of Gustaf Fröding in Karlstad.
Selma Lagerlöfs residence Mårbacka in Sunne.
The province has powerful literary and musical traditions and has spawned some of the most well-known and loved authors of Sweden. In the 19th century several leading authors had their origin here, and retained links to Värmland, among them Erik Gustaf Geijer, Esaias Tegnér, Gustaf Fröding and Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlöf. Lagerlöf's novel, Gösta Berlings Saga, is a neo-romantic saga that takes place in Värmland in the 1820s and 1830s. It was also made into a film starring Greta Garbo.
Education, theatre and a somewhat glamorous lifestyle were buoyed by the landed gentry and the wealth being generated through a lively local iron trade, and also by the position of the landscape on the edge between civilization and wilderness, which inspired art, literature and folklore. During the second half of the 19th century, the iron processing industry was largely put out of business by the revolution in the steel industry which made Central Europe and the United States vastly superior in this field, and the overall economic crisis throughout Europe of the 1870s and 1880s, and the subsequent emigration to North America, shook the landscape. The consequence, however, was to make authors like Lagerlöf and Fröding more aware of the heritage of their province, and they both drew on what they felt to be an oral tradition of story-telling and local legends. This emphasis on richly textured, often romantic or burlesque tales which nonetheless transcend the local has remained a focus of later writers, such as Göran Tunström (1937–2000) and Lars Andersson (b. 1954).
The musical traditions have inspired a number of prominent musicians, such as singers Zarah Leander, Monica Zetterlund and Rigmor Gustafsson.
Since 1772, Sweden's Princes have been created Dukes of various provinces in Sweden. This is solely a nominal title.
Chartered cities[edit]
• Arvika (town charter 1811, city charter 1911)
• Filipstad (city charter 1611-1695, town charter 1720, city charter 1835)
• Hagfors (city charter 1950)
• Karlskoga (city charter 1940)
• Karlstad (city charter 1584)
• Kristinehamn (city charter 1582-1584, city charter 1642)
• Säffle (town charter 1882, city charter 1951)
Provincial districts[edit]
• Fryksdal
• Färnebo
• Gillberg
• Grums
• Jösse
• Karlskoga
• Karlstad
• Kil
• Nordmark
• Nyeds (ceded from Kil, 1681)
• Näs
• Visnums
• Väse
• Älvdal
• Ölme
Notable natives[edit]
Sweden's provinces were sub-divided into hundreds or districts. Värmland was historically divided into chartered cities and districts. One district formed part of Bergslagen and was a mountain district, and all the other districts were hundreds.
Football in the province is administered by Värmlands Fotbollförbund.
1. ^ a b Statistics Sweden
2. ^ Fredrik Fryxell as per Svenskt biografiskt lexikon below pdf here
3. ^ Graesse
4. ^ http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/regementen_lnf.htm#Närke-Värmlands regemente
5. ^ http://www.varmland.org/event.asp?typ=detail&id=11815&ty=3&su=29&lang=
6. ^ http://www.vf.se/kultur-noje/noje/en-krigsfilm-fran-varmlandsskogarna
External links[edit]
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