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HICKORY, N.C. - A second-half surge wasn't enough, as the Georgia College & State University women's basketball team (4-3) fell 74-58 at No. 23 Lenoir-Rhyne University (5-1). Junior Chimere Jordan (Gray, Ga.) netted a Bobcat career-best 20 points in the loss.
The Bobcats had trouble shooting in the Shuford Gym, hitting just 20-of-53 for 38 percent from the floor. Jordan needed 8-of-8 from the line added to five field goals for her 20 points.
Senior Antoinette Reames (Orlando, Fla.) and junior Dominique Huffin (Tucker, Ga.) had 10 points apiece, Reames adding six boards, four blocks and four steals to a solid line. Reames played just nine minutes in the first half due to foul trouble. Sophomore Tammeshia Law (Athens, Ga.) led all rebounders with seven.
The three-headed LRU monster of Brittany Mitch (17), Jami Safrit (16) and Cameron Sealey (12) did the damage for the Bears.
Lenoir-Rhyne shot nearly twice as many free-throws as Georgia College, hitting 27-of-31 while GCSU made 13-of-17.
The Bobcats led by as much as six in the first half, but a shooting drought combined with some heating up for the Bears, gave LRU the lead. A key 13-2 run over 4:30 in the middle of the half turned a one-point GCSU advantage into a 10 point Bear lead. Jordan had seven points at the half, four from the line and three coming on a deep three at the halftime buzzer.
The 'Cats cut the lead with an 11-0 second-half run, getting the game at eight points and as low as five in the second half, but they could get no closer.
Reames finished the game with four blocks, giving her 83 in her career, standing at fifth in school history. She passed GCSU Hall of Famer Sherita Ballard (1987-91) and Pamela Hunter (1987-91) in today's contest.
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three solid rocket motors as well as separation mechanisms and canards
He won't be alone they are sending along some ducks for company
I think that's a typo, they must mean "canary". The thing doesn't look big enough for ducks!
It was Nasa's picture of the day [nasa.gov] yesterday.
A mock-up of the Orion space capsule heads to its temporary home in a hangar at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
In late 2008, the full-size structural model will be jettisoned off a simulated launch pad at the
I'm somewhat embarrassed for NASA that they feel the need to press release this. It should be right up there with "NASA To Tighten All Screws On New Spacecraft". Of course you're going to do that.
There are people like me who are very interested in the development of this rocket. I don't really care that it embarrasses you that NASA is putting out press releases when major equipment tests take place. This is a vitally important component that has to work properly. It is not a trivial thing to pull a payload off of a rocket in subsonic, transonic, and supersonic conditions without destroying that payload (which in this case means astronauts). You are probably also going to be annoyed when NASA pu
It is not a trivial thing to pull a payload off of a rocket in subsonic, transonic, and supersonic conditions without destroying that payload (which in this case means astronauts).
Damn straight. And this system probably won't work in all of those environments. There will probably be a limited set of circumstances where this system will offer any chance of survival. I haven't seen any estimates of which flight envelopes this will function in, and at velocity, once these motors shut down the capsule is going to be in an unstable attitude and potentially in the path of an accelerating booster that has had its load lightened. I've often wondered the escape system is more of a "feel-
I'd love for you to tell me where you heard this...
The shuttle should have been an evolution from Apollo. Make the orbiter a stretched, winged service module. Install a hatch in the command module heat shield (this was trialled for the Gemini wet lab). For launch and landing pack the crew into the CM using the rescue mode layout. During launch use a launch escape system. This will get you past the Challenger failure mode. During reentry the LES won't be there but you can use the reaction control system to achieve separation.
Or just send people and cargo in different vehicles.. not only do you save yourself the trouble of man-rating a beast like the Saturn V but you also learn to say no to the committees that want to make your vehicle everything for everyone.
And then kiss your funding good-bye...
thought so.
People who have investigated the ejector seats on Soviet military aircraft have commented that in some ways they were better than ones used on many NATO planes,and the armor on Soviet helicopters was truly impressive. After all, who do you think worked on the Soviet space and military aircraft programs? Hint: they weren't heroic Stakhanovite peasants. They were the sons and daughters of Party members, the people who were on top in the Soviet Union. And middle class people are notorious for caring an awful lot what happens to their children.
So I guess what I am saying is, there is no a priori reason for believing that the US and USSR attitude to space flight safety was significantly different, but, as Arthur Clarke once commented, the Russians preferred to go with solid, proven, perhaps over-engineered systems even if they were bigger and heavier.
I think you meant "...the Progress freighter's collision with the Mir space station" ? There was never a Shuttle/Mir collision that I'm aware of.
...the Shuttle's collision with the MIR space station.
Now consider that the Soyuz is likely flown/managed by people whose attention to safety would give NASA managers heart attacks and just how much of a fuck up the shuttle is become evident.
You don't [wikipedia.org] know anything about the history [russianspaceweb.com] of the Russian space program, do you? Oh, and this [wikipedia.org], which killed 48 people. It's hard to find stuff on it though, because it was at the height of the cold war, and the USSR kept it secret.
Further, It's apples and oranges. T
You don't know anything about the history of the Russian space program, do you? Oh, and this, which killed 48 people. It's hard to find stuff on it though, because it was at the height of the cold war, and the USSR kept it secret.
I know the history and that was my point, if the soviets were flying the shuttle there'd be no left.
Making just a big giant Soyuz won't necessarily be safer by default.
Of course it won't but why would you even do that, the shuttle is a abysmal attempt at a jack of all trades and that's my point.
Certainly we learned from the shuttle and it's far from perfect, but don't assume the Soyuz is a better design, because it's not designed for nearly the same purpose.
No they are used for essentially the same main goal, to get humans into space. The original shuttle design was a lot smaller and it's only goal was to get people into space. The shuttle can do some other things as well and it's as a result worse at getting people into space and ev
BS. Using misleading statistics to prove a point does not prove a point. The Soyuz has a lower fatality rate than the Shuttle and that's going back to the 60s.
Ok, quote some valid and non misleading statistics then. Otherwise, you're making an emotional argument rather than an engineering one.
It has a flawless fatality record for longer than the shuttle has even existed.
There is far more to safety than simply fatalities. The simple fact is, Soyuz has a long record of near fatal accidents
Rockets used for cargo routinely have a higher failure rate than rockets used for manned spaceflight. And the article you quote is misleading in a number of ways. For example, the Atlas V (not the entire Atlas program which has a failure rate around 2%) is a new design with some failures in the begining. Similar thing for the Ariane 5. Both vehicles have a better safety record now. And the manned Soyuz has a failure rate around 2% with both accidents occuring by the early 70's (and the 7th launch IIRC) and
If something goes wrong, the astronauts don't have to go anywhere; the bolts holding the capsule onto the main Ares launch vehicle blow, and the escape rocket fires, lifting the entire Orion capsule off the Ares rocket and high enough into the air to get clear of the launch pad and any unpleasant explosions.
Most of the thrust from the LES is needed to get the capsule high enough to land by parachute. Normal RCS thrusters could do the job with less mass overhead if you assume that the capsule will normally land by rocket power.
In short: The software will monitor for abort conditions, at a point where any are detected the Launch Abort System (LAS) will take over and "pull" the CM in the proper direction away from the rocket.
This sounds like an interesting challenge. How do you differentiate between a sensor failure and the destruction of the sensor? In the first case, an abort is the wrong thing to do, and in the second case, it's the right thing to do.
In one of the many articles on the Discovery loss, there was mention made of the person monitoring some of the wing temperature sensors noticed an unexpected rise in the temperature reported and then zero degrees was reported. The person wondered if they were observing a sensor
a trio of in-flight trials is scheduled between 2009 and 2011 to measure the escape system's effectiveness at subsonic and supersonic speeds, as well as duri
Meanwhile, a series of other technology checks are underway to test Orion parachutes and the shuttle-derived solid rocket booster of Ares I's first stage. NASA successfully launched a 1:100 scale model of the Ares I rocket in January.
Check out the link http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/multimedia/photos08-009.html [nasa.gov]
In the article they actually admit that it's an Estes rocket. OMG, I built models bigger than this thing when I was 12! And they came back in fewer pieces (by law), all o
Orbital Science is the manufacture of the Orion CEV Launch Abort System [orbital.com]
Nice to see NASA try to give the Astronauts a way out of a potentially deadly situation. Please give them credit for that much.
This is also good for the people in Southern New Mexico that live and work near White Sands Test Facility [nasa.gov] and White Sands Missile Range [army.mil]. As well as Tuscon Arizona, where Orbital is located, as it helps the economies of both regions.
I believe one of the cut modules for the station would have been a super-arm, a multi-segmented robot that could walk it's way around the station, anchoring itself on special pads that would provide support and power. One or two of these arms could move anywhere on the station and help attach incoming modules every time they're boosted.
Nope, that arm was installed on the station years ago.
What we really need for a revolution in space, we need bigger boosters. Why did pepper used to be worth
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On the current episodes of Another World airing on the AOL/PGP Classic Soaps Channel, Clarice (Gail Brown) wants to have a baby with husband Larry. But she fears she's too old. So Clarice turns for advice to Ada (Constance Ford), who also had a child later in life.
Although soap characters' ages are notoriously hard to decipher (what with all the SORASing -- both up and down), at the time of this 1981 episode, actress Brown was probably about 42 years old (The National Organization of Mothers of Twins lists Brown as being the twin sister of actress Karen Black, so I am going off of Black's birth-date, being unable to track down Brown's). In our present days of celebrity moms like Geena Davis, Marcia Cross, Iman, Susan Sarandon, Marcia Gay Hayden, Nicole Kidman and Holly Hunter, 42 seems like prime childbearing years!
Heck, even in Bay City, 42 was hardly too old to have a baby. Ada gave birth to Nancy in 1974, when the actress portraying her was 51!
But, wait, there's more! Ada's oldest daughter, Rachel, gave birth to twins Cory and Elizabeth in 1997, when actress Victoria Wyndham was 52!
Clearly, as long as she stays in Bay City, Clarice has nothing to worry about in the too old to conceive department. (She would go on to give birth to her daughter, Jeanne, a year later.)
Currently, on Guiding Light, Reva, already the mother of four grown children (and a grandmother of a teen-ager) is expecting another baby with her new husband, Jeffrey. Actress Kim Zimmer is 53.
On Sunset Beach in 1998, mother and daughter, Olivia and Caitlin, were both pregnant at the same time by presumably the same man (all together now, ewww...; it turned out that Olivia had actually gotten pregnant by her husband and not by her young lover, who'd also gotten Olivia's daughter pregnant. But, still, ewww....). Actress Lesley Anne Down, who played the randy mama, was a youthful 44 when this storyline was playing out. Of course, to put it in perspective, five years later, when she joined the cast of B&B, Down's son was played by Jack Wagner, who, in real life, is only five years younger than Down. I love soap time.
Other elderly primigravida (the medical term for a pregnant woman over the age of 35) moms on soaps include:
* ATWT's Kim, who gave birth to Christopher in 1986, when actress Kathryn Hays was 53. (I suppose I could add Kim's arch rival, Susan, to this list, but since Alison was conceived using donor eggs and in-vitro, she doesn't qualify for the spontaneously pregnant category).
* AMC's Ruth Martin, who gave birth to Joey when actress Mary Fickett was 47.
* DOOL's Kayla, who recently gave birth to baby Joe when actress Mary Beth Evans was also 47.
There are countless other examples including my two favorites from primetime soaps: Anne Matheson (actress Michelle Phillips, then 46) on Knots Landing and Sable Colby (actress Stephanie Beacham, then a mere 42, but playing the mother of three children in their mid-20s) on the final episode of Dynasty, faking pregnancies to hold on to their respective men. Really? How exactly did they expect to pull that off?
So those are the soap statistics. How do they measure up to real life?
According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, two-thirds of women over the age of forty have fertility problems and a five percent chance of conceiving. By 43, it's down to one or two percent.
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Probably the most realistic (not that I wanted to see it) was GL's Holly, whose baby had Downs.
Eh, I'd prefer they didn't. Course, I'd also prefer they didn't rapidly age kids, which would keep 35 year-olds from becoming grandparents on soaps.
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i don't care who did it the deed! Its a stuip I storyline! The history is that Jeffery is Reva's daughter's ex-lover! Please! I will pass on this mess!
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The gallery issued a statement available in full on the Smithsonian's website [1]that said: "Acknowledging that some visitors may prefer not to encounter some of the subject matter in the exhibit, the museum installed signs at both entrances, reading 'This exhibition contains mature themes.'"
The commissioner of the exhibit resigned in protest [2] over the gallery's taking down of the video in question.
And several museums and galleries have reacted to the decision by screening the video, which just goes to show that if you want to make sure everyone sees, reads, or hears a piece of art, condemn it.
Despite what the rhetoric of Bill Donohue, et al says, the Hide/Seek exhibit at the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery is under attack—not Christianity.
Rather than first contacting the Smithsonian directly to discuss their problems with the exhibit that "focuses on sexual difference in the making of modern American portraiture, [3]" soon-to-be House Speaker John Boehner and incoming Majority Leader Eric Cantor publically cried foul, issuing statements directly to media outlets demanding that the exhibit be taken down. According to an interview with Lee Rosenbaum [4] (art critic for the Wall Street Journal and Art Journal's CultureGrrl [5]), National Portrait Gallery director Martin Sullivan said that Boehner and Cantor likely haven't even seen the exhibit (normally the museum receives notification when members of Congress visit; they have not been notified).
Bill Donohue admits to only having seen some of the images of a controversial four minute video in which ants crawl all over a crucifix, but has already claimed that a "simple principle" is being violated by the exhibit, therefore the gallery should lose funding: "If it's wrong for the government to take the taxpayers' money to promote religion, why is it OK to take taxpayers' money to assault religion?"
Sullivan commented, "Eleven seconds of a four-minute video were seen as the entire exhibition. It's a huge exhibition, one of the largest ever at the National Portrait Gallery, with 105 works of art, many of them masterpieces that have been displayed in museums around the world. But that few seconds of video featuring the crucifix became the focal point, and the significance of the exhibition would have been overshadowed by that one piece [had the museum not agreed to remove it]." Sullivan had the video removed from the exhibit, which has some critics claiming he "caved." [6]
Hide/Seek has been on display since October 30, so why, more than a month later, is it now becoming an issue?
Two forces seem to be at work here, one being that Republicans are looking for ways to slash the federal budget in ways that don't include cutting defense spending or the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Rosenbaum told NPR [7] that while the video is actually controversial, "The problem is that it's such an easy target when they're looking for cuts, when they're looking for differences with the administration, to look at a federal institution—which the National Portrait Gallery is—and try to make that into a big issue." (Republicans even brought a bill to Congress that would cut NPR's (very marginal) funding just last month [8].)
Also at play here is the tendency of some Christians (the dominant religion in the United States) to think that they are the oppressed minority, under attack by secular culture, the culture of death, the "lamestream media," or liberal Hollywood. An image of ants on a crucifix is certainly provocative, but is not an assault on religion. Frankly, the shield and the sword (found in the logo of the Catholic League) or even an American flag and a cross depicted together are just as likely to be interpreted as an assault on Christianity (just talk to a Mennonite). Furthermore, images of Muhammed and images of Jesus don't even belong in the same category. You can't compare them. Also, someone ought to remind Bill Donohue how Muslims are actually treated in this country and then ask if he demands equal treatment.
What does a portrayal of a crucifix crawling with ants actually do? Express excruciating pain and suffering? Does it make your skin crawl? Do you want to look away because it is so wholly wrong and disgusting? Well those are things that really ought to be associated with the crucifix. I've never been a fan of images that beautify Christ's suffering, romanticizing it in such a way that it's hard to even imagine him suffering. Traditional portrayals of Jesus on the cross show a societal outcast who suffered the most unhappy of endings. Millions of suffering worldwide—even those dying of AIDS—identify and find comfort in this.


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LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Health officials faced a hostile crowd Wednesday at the first of two public meetings on their plan to convert the emergency room at Adirondack Medical Center-Lake......
I have to say as a member of the community for my entire life and an employee at Adirondack Medical Center for the over 11 years nothing has made me as sad as to hear the dissension regarding the state of affairs and choices at Adirondack Health. Times are tough, and the choices are not easy to be sure. Adirondack Health is doing the best they can with the resources they have. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but unfortunately there is a fine line between voicing your opinion and being disrespectful. I realize this is a heated time and topic and there are a lot of emotions involved, as well there should be, but if we can all come to understand that the community and Adirondack Health alike are all looking at having the best care available for everyone involved then perhaps we can come to some sort of happy medium. No one truly knows the financials at Adirondack Health besides those at Adirondack Health. The speculation and rumor mill is rampant and it does nothing for patientcar
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I am a former resident of the LP area, and am currently a physician. I have been following this debate closely. I personally do not see what the problem is with the LP Emergency department transitioning to an urgent care type setting? It would still allow much of the support of local athletes and visitors. As we all know, much of the ER work is simple primary care type situations anyways.
The biggest thing, is that Adirondack Medical Center is a business and a business MUST be able to pay it's bills. If the hospital can not afford to keep this ER open, because it is loosing money, then they have a right to close in order to pay their bills. What is everyone going to do in 10 years when the hospital as a whole has lost so much money that they have to close the entire hospital system?
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A Southwest Florida congressman has been charged with misdemeanor cocaine possession in Washington.
District of Columbia Superior Court records show charges against Congressman Henry "Trey" Radel were filed Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington says the cocaine possession charge, a misdemeanor, carries a statutory maximum of 6 months in prison and a fine of $1,000. He was arrested on Oct. 29 according to court records.
Radel, 37, represents the 19th District of Florida, which includes Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Naples. He was a radio host before becoming a congressman.
The Republican was elected in 2012.
Radel released the following statement Tuesday afternoon:
"I'm profoundly sorry to let down my family, particularly my wife and son, and the people of Southwest Florida. I struggle with the disease of alcoholism, and this led to an extremely irresponsible choice. As the father of a young son and a husband to a loving wife, I need to get help so I can be a better man for both of them.
"In facing this charge, I realize the disappointment my family, friends and constituents must feel. Believe me, I am disappointed in myself, and I stand ready to face the consequences of my actions.
"However, this unfortunate event does have a positive side. It offers me an opportunity to seek treatment and counseling. I know I have a problem and will do whatever is necessary to overcome it, hopefully setting an example for others struggling with this disease.
"Please keep my family in your prayers."
Radel is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning.
Sources: Associated Press and the Office of Congressman Trey Radel


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Williams presented issues progressing on campus and others that have remained the same or regressed. One of those issues progressing is the university's undergraduate enrollment of minorities, but Williams will not be happy until UW-Madison is the "national champion."Nearly a hundred students showed up to hear that and to be put in small groups to come up with specific ideas on assigned diversity subtopics like academic success and campus climate.
Students proposed ideas including giving social action leaders college credit for their volunteer work and changing ethnic studies classes to be purely discussion.


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Bargains in the Belfry -- additional sales
Bargains in the Belfry is holding its first ever White Sale continues Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., throughout January and until mid-February. Bed linens, napkins and other table linens, towels, plus decorative items. Bargains is located upstairs at the Harvard UU Church.
Scavenger hunt Jan. 26
What can you find?
Join the Harvard Conservation Trust for a family-friendly scavenger hunt during Fruitlands Museum's Winterfest celebration on Sunday, Jan. 26, 1-3 p.m. Admission is free for Trust members, nonmembers $5.
Prizes will be awarded so come early!
Garden Club meets Jan. 27
Did you know there are over 300 species of clematis with over 1,000 cultivars and some will bloom continuously in your New England Garden for more than 16 weeks?
Come learn how this easy-to-grow vine can make your garden the envy of all. Cheryl Monroe will present this program on the "Queen of the Vines" at The Garden Club of Harvard's monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 27. Cheryl is a master gardener who strives to have beautiful pest-free gardens on her one-acre plot in central Massachusetts where she grows many varieties of plants, vines, trees and shrubs.
The meeting will begin at 11:15 a.m. at Holy Trinity Parish/St. Theresa's Church and is open to the public.
Lunch and a business meeting will precede the speaker.
Bromfield School council meeting Jan. 28
Bromfield School Council meetings are held, on average, twice a month.
The next Bromfield School Council meeting is Tuesday, Jan 28, at 3 p.m. in the Teacher's Lounge. The agenda will be posted on the Bromfield home page at http://www.psharvard.org/bromfield/documents/school_council/schoolcouncil.html
Habitat speaker Jan. 30
Author event with Ali Hosseini Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.
Enjoy an evening meeting a local author and discussing his book, "The Lemon Grove," in a lovely Harvard home. The event is being held in support of Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts. For information and reservations go to ncmhabitat.org.
Harvard PTO meeting Jan. 31
The Harvard PTO will hold a meeting on Friday, Jan. 31, at 9 a.m. at the Harvard General Store. All are welcome to attend. Head up to the second-floor for the meeting, and you can purchase a beverage downstairs if you like. Come see what the PTO is planning for both HES and the Bromfield schools. Hope to see you there.
Ludo Festival Feb. 6
Attention all middle-school students: The 4th annual international celebration, the Bromfield Ludo Festival, is coming again soon, so SAVE THE DATE! The date is Thursday Feb. 6, from 6-8:30 p.m. (snow date is Feb. 13). Plan on spending the whole time, and come with your friends. Enjoy international food, activities and music. This Bromfield event is for the middle-school, but high-school students (and parents) volunteer to help bring it to life.
We are still looking for volunteers, both parents and high-school students to help bring international ideas as well as help out. Anyone else know how to pitch for cricket? use a pizelle maker?....
Middle-school students should listen in home room for more information about advance admission sales. Early purchase gets TWO extra raffle tickets for the very popular International Raffle! All for a total admission of $5. Go to the PTO website soon for more information.
Science fair Feb. 7
The Bromfield School Annual Science Fair will take place on Friday, Feb. 7, in the cafeteria of The Bromfield School. The public is invited to view student projects between 7 and 7:45 p.m. An awards ceremony will follow immediately in the Cronin Auditorium.


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Smelling a bad image
In a 3 tier app where users can create their own entities I want to use icons for various types of records.
However, if someone creates a new entity then (obviously) no image will exist for it and a X image will show, yuk.
Is there a way to look at an image ON THE CLIENT and tell if it is a bad one? This check would be done to replace the bad image with a standard one.
Unfortunately because this is all handled by XSL parsing XML it MUST be done on the client.
Any ideas?


text: Thought I'd ask everyone if they plan on buying a jersey this year, and which player, home away alt or bp. Also, I have been thinking of getting a Homer Bailey white authentic. Will he wear # 52 or is there a chance he will change it when he hits the bigs.


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Submission + - UK Court: MPAA Not Entitled To Profits From Piracy (itworld.com)
jfruh writes: "The MPAA and other entertainment industry groups have been locked for years in a legal struggle against Newzbin2, a Usenet-indexing site. The MPAA contends that, since Newzbin2 profits from making it easier for users to find pirated movies online, the MPAA can sue to take those profits on behalf of its members, who produced that content in the first place. But a British court has rejected that argument."


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 26th May 2011 20:37 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
"A startup called BlueStacks has developed an Android runtime environment for the Windows operating system. It will enable users to run Android applications alongside conventional Windows software on Microsoft's operating system. The technology impressed some major investors who have supplied $7.6 million in Series A funding so that BlueStacks can turn its software into a business."


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HOUSTON — Four firefighters were killed while battling a fire that engulfed a Houston motel and restaurant today, and at least five other people were hospitalized, authorities said.
Flames were shooting from the roof of the Southwest Inn, along one of Houston's most heavily traveled expressways, and black smoke was blanketing the area are firefighters tried to extinguish the blaze.
Three firefighters were killed at the scene, while the fourth died at a hospital, according to the mayor's office and local medical examiner. Five other people were injured and are hospitalized for chest pains or leg injuries.
The loss of life is believed the single worst in the history of the 116-year-old Houston Fire Department, said Janice Evans, a spokeswoman for Houston Mayor Annise Parker.
"It's a very sad day for the Houston Fire Department and the city of Houston as a whole," Evans said.
Field reports indicate that the firefighters were caught in a roof collapse, said Jeff Caynon, president of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association.
"I don't know if that was folks outside next to the structure or inside when it collapsed, but the collapse is going to be the cause," he said after visiting with firefighters at Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Caynon said the victims included three men and one woman. Their names haven't been released.
Firefighters were working in temperatures exceeding 90 degrees, high humidity and swirling winds. When a flag-draped body was removed from the smoldering remains around 4 p.m., they paused and saluted.
The blaze broke out just after noon today at a restaurant and club at the motel, then quickly spread to the section of the building housing the motel. About 150 firefighters responded and were able to extinguish the blaze within about two hours.


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*not sure whether i've posted in the correct forum...
Magic Chef
Cast: Dicky Cheung, Andy Hui, Law Kar Leung, Francis Ng, .....
the cast look good.....anyone watch it? in wat language?
*not sure whether i've posted in the correct forum...
Magic Chef
Cast: Dicky Cheung, Andy Hui, Law Kar Leung, Francis Ng, .....
the cast look good.....anyone watch it? in wat language?
I think this should be post in either the China, TVB, or Taiwanese Series section.
SarangHaeYo Shinhwa!
Avi featuring the beautiful Han Ga In! Current Obsession.
sorry, pls move it to the correct section....
anyone watching it?
This stars Dicky Cheung, Gallen Lo, and Frances Ng, right? I saw a bit of it while channel surfing the other day. For people who are or were actually watching it, is it any good?
yeah...no one watching it?
by the cast, it look promising.......but its about cooking,....hmm...interesting or not?
I watched a bit more of this series and I think I'm going to buy it. It's pretty cute and I was pleasantly surprised to see Wang Hui Chun in here looking like Mr. Clean. Dicky's love interest in the series is his real-life girlfriend.
I saw the box dvd @ a chinese store, which was on for under thirty bucks. Not bad of a price. - But does anybody know if It's even dubbed in Vietnamese ? if so, does anybody know the title to it ? Thanks in advance.
Is this series Mainland, ATV, or TVB?
Hi there all! I went to do some searching to try and figure out the "mystery" of what production this serie is under. I believe that it should be a Mainland China production. So as you see, it has been moved here Hopefully this is where it belongs, otherwise PinePine will take caer of it
Yesterday's History,
Tomorrow's a Mystery,
Today's a Gift,
Thats why we call it,
The Present.
Yeah. This series, along with Kung Fu Soccer, was done by Mainland. I believe it's a Guangzhou tv production company. No need in net searching for the mystery, I could've told you guys that had I seen the thread earlier.
There are parts of this series I like (like the food) and parts I just hated.
There was a side story in there that ruined the whole series for me. I can't believe they ripped off line for line and idea for idea of the movie "50 First Dates" by Adam Sandler and Drew Barrimore. Did they not think people were going to figure out that: he's got amnesia after every sleep; going to visit someone who's got the same disease but worse cause the patient has amnesia every 10 seconds instead; writing down a daily journal so he'll remembered what he did; and watching a VHS tape of himself so he can remember why he's got this disease and who his gf is; along with several other things I won't mention.
I mean, the script writers are such bad plagerizers. Can't they use a DVD disc instead of a VHS tape in 2005, but no they had to follow the movie "50 First Date" exactly as it is and used a VHS tape. The only difference was they had the girl and boy roles flipped from 50 First Dates.
Other than that horrible plagerism, I like the tv series.
青山不改,绿水长留. 请啊!
http://www.geocities.com/wackyjlee/Others/lee.swf <----Chen Zhen (Bruce Lee version) kicking arse
To Bai Qi44 = The copy isn't from 50 First Date, but from Louis Koo's movie I think it is something about him having amnesia and he wrote a diary to remind himself about it. Anywayz, after I watch the movie I got so piss cause a while later 50 first date came out and I'm like WTF...American copy HK movies now???
Originally Posted by smilenowlily
Ok, my bad then. In the past, there were a lot of HK songs, series, and movies copying American ones. However, I've noticed in recent years that the Americans were starting to copy HK songs, series, and movies.
There was another side story in there that copied the movei "Castaway". I don't know if Castaway copied anything though.
青山不改,绿水长留. 请啊!
http://www.geocities.com/wackyjlee/Others/lee.swf <----Chen Zhen (Bruce Lee version) kicking arse


text: When most celebrities reach a certain level of fame they tend to become insanely conservative. Never would you see an A-list star showing side-boob in a magazine. But the times are changing and thanks to Instagram and Twitter young celebs are more likely to get sexy on camera then ever before. Check out Rihanna in these just taken pics posted to our favorite social networks. She's in a bed showing half-a-boob, tempting us in a bikini, and also posting these weird quotes. We're not sure what the motivation behind these are but we don't really care. Enjoy!


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It's not what happens to us in life, it's how we respond in it! Francine Ward, a lawyer, an author and a motivational speaker knows that for a fact.
When she was 14 years old, Francine tells KSOO Radio she was strung out on heroin and alcohol. "You know it's not hard when you come to a place where you hated yourself and hated being in your own skin. That's how it was for me when I was a little kid. It was easy for me to seek solace in drugs and alcohol. It made me feel OK. Alcohol took me to places I would have never gone had I not been drunk or wasted. Yet, I get to tell you that I've been clean and sober for 24 years."
Francine, the author of Esteemable Acts, was at one time a homeless woman. "I was living on the streets of New York after dropping out of high school. You see homeless people today and you wonder how someone could have gotten that low. But, I can tell you as a drug addict, that's where I found myself."
At 21 years old, Francine was a call girl paying lawyers lots of money to keep her out of jail. "I think probably the single most horrifying experience is when I became willing to sell my body in order to feed my drug habit. That is probably the thing that pains me the most. That is when I hit rock bottom--selling the most precious thing I had--my body for drugs and alcohol. I used to pay lawyers lots of money to keep me out of jail when I was hooking. Today, I am a lawyer, a successful business woman, and am now a published author."
In spite of it all, Francine sought help and got it! Here is a story of resilience, endurance, stick-to-it-iveness and a faith that words under all conditions.
Francine Ward proves that success in life is about making choices and being able to overcome the inevitable obstacles that get in our way.


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Submission + - What If The Next Presidential Limo Was A Tesla? 1
cartechboy writes: The presidential limo is known as "The Beast," and it's getting to be about that time where it's replaced. Currently The Beast is a General Motors creation with a Cadillac badge, but what if the next presidential limo was a Tesla? Stick with me here. The Beast is a massive vehicle, which means there would be plenty of room in the structure to have a long battery pack a la Model S. Plus, it could use the upcoming Model X's all-wheel-drive system. Tesla's air suspension would keep it from encountering high-centering issues. There could even be a charging port on both the front and back so a battery truck could hook up while driving, like in-flight refueling. Obviously the battery pack would need to have extra protection so it wouldn't have any issues with road debris, but that's a minor issue. Tesla is an American company, and that's a requirement for The Beast. So is it that far fetched to think the next presidential limo could be a Tesla?


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What else can we start worldwide backlashes against? They seem to fucking work.
Hmmm, maybe it will work for Windows!!!
Dude, you need to step away from that Microsoft OS and either go outside, run a different OS, or just get on the internet. The backslash is one example of Microsoft's way of doing everything ass-backwards. Everyone else uses a forward slash.
I don't know. If I were a taxpayer in Bozeman, I think I'd still be pretty worried about potential liability issues. The mere fact that the policy was withdrawn doesn't entirely address that. From the summary, it sounds as if the person who instituted the policy in the first place thinks they went a little too far. I would want them to realize and internalize the understanding that what they did was not an error of degree, but of kind. Otherwise, they'll just make the same mistake again in some othe
>What else can we start worldwide backlashes against? They seem to fucking work.
May I suggest a worldwide backlash against mandatory health insurance?
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/06/20/1844214 [slashdot.org]
In a system like ours, each branch of government has a specific role to play. The legislature crafts and passes laws. The judiciary determines whether the laws are valid. And the executive branch takes actions prescribed by the laws.
But only the executive branch has the power to actually do anything about the laws. It is almost a travesty how much power this puts into one single branch of government. Where we expect checks and balances, there is only unbalance in favor of the executive branch.
The city will continue using the internet as part of background checks to judge the character of applicants, and although the city will stop asking for passwords Kukulski says the passwords already given by previous applicants will remain the confidential property of the city.
It doesn't matter if searching online is legal or not. In fact, it may be illegal to consider anonymous online sources as actionable information. As long as the executive branch says it is going to do something, there are no laws that can truly restrict it.
Your analysis of the checks and balances system is a good one.
Few companies are willing to stand up to abusive governments, especially when it's expensive to do so (lawyer fees, etc). Also, there are ways around the no-password thing (electronic surveillance is already here), and in general, passwords are not required when you play your trump card (we'll send the suits if you don't comply).
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The purpose of central government is regulation; because that is where power can be utilized in a non-biased fashion.
Some would say that "bias is human" and such, but anyone can contrive an excuse to do something or not to do something. Placing the actions of the government (in this case, the hiring process) just to filter out applicants who say... have a fetish of any sort would have a hard time knowing whether or not their rejection was for that reason.
It's not "wrong" for Bozeman to do what it's doing, but is it doing so with the appropriate regulations? Are things truly non-biased there, or does the system there need further tweaking? Those things should be brought to light, because a broken system only benefits a select few. Any executive decision needs the balance of proper legality.
Maybe it isn't illegal for them to have required that information, but I would consider it wrong to be required to hand over enough information for them to control the account. I like the fire metaphor of government, some is needed and quite beneficial, too much and it's destructive. Letting some possibly unaccountable power have that kind of access and control is too much. I'm surprised that it was a Montana city that did this, last I heard, there was a simmering anti-government sentiment there, I know
According to the Lori Drew precedent, violating the ToS of a site is no different than hacking into that site. That makes it a conspiracy to violate the federal anti-hacking laws. Facebook and the other sites involved would be well within their rights not only to sue the city, but to have whoever came up with that policy arrested on federal hacking charges.
"Your analysis of the checks and balances system is a good one."
Not quite. You see, the executive may be the enforcers, but they don't control the purse strings. That's congress.
So you have congress controlling the money, the executive with the power of enforcement, and you have the judiciary with the....um...er...power to say in a really stern voice "You can't do that."
Of the three branches, it's the Judiciary that is the weakest. If both the congress and the executive want to do something, they will regar
That's not the only fault with the system as it is.
The Executive branch appoints the Justices (who can do it better? probably nobody). However, they can be selected to push an agenda.
Take, for example, the Patriot Act. Everyone knows that it's unconstitutional, and yet it persists. I wouldn't be surprised if the Judges were getting some sort of kickback for taking the positions they take.
This renders the Judiciary branch both weak and without a punch that's thrown, because it's the puppet branch.
"As long as the executive branch says it is going to do something, there are no laws that can truly restrict it."
The executive branch is subject to the same laws you and I are, at least in theory.
I always thought the legislature could overturn and/or make new law. That's pretty powerful stuff - and as long as they stay within the confine s of the constitution, the judiciary can't do much about it. The judiciary CAN strike it down if it's unconstitutional.
The executive is supposed to take care of *running t
as long as they stay within the confine s of the constitution, the judiciary can't do much about it. The judiciary CAN strike it down if it's unconstitutional.
People keep saying this in this thread. But the judiciary system can also issue writs, which are quite powerful enforcement tools. Injunctions and writs of mandamus, for example, are two writs that can be aimed directly at an executive branchketeer to force compliance.
Interesting that they declare the passwords they've already received to be the "property of the city."
Bodes not well, that's for sure-- and it shows that the city still doesn't "get it." They likely just know that a lot of people got very upset, and figured they'd back away from something they just don't grasp...
The reality is that most of the elected representatives and employed professionals were largely unaware of what was going on. This is just the typical act of a power mad 'perve' someone who lies to pry into other people's lives, get a sexual kick out of having that level of control over other peoples lives.
It would be really interesting to find out who put in that clause and thought it was suitable and who else knew about it.
shows that the city still doesn't "get it." They likely just know that a lot of people got very upset, and figured they'd back away from something they just don't grasp...
Kukulski says after a 90 minute staff meeting held earlier today, officials decided asking applicants to provide their passwords to sites such as Facebook or MySpace, "exceeded that which is acceptable to our community." Kukulski apologized for the negative impact the issue has generated from news organizations and blogs around the world.' I didn't have any doubt this would be immediately squashed. Now I'm just curious as to how many personal accounts they actually went through!"
Yeah, I would say they don't fucking get it. It took them 90 minutes to decide it was a bad idea apparently and that the backlash was not worth it. 90 minutes. 1 1/2 HOURS. If they understood it at all, the implications of what they were doing, the violations of people's privacy and freedoms, it would *not* have taken anywhere near 90 minutes. I can imagine it was mostly about how they could spin it a different way and still get the information.
You can see it was just marketing PR with their half-assed insincere apology about it being unacceptable to the community.
Now their curious about how many accounts they actually got. Translation: "We had to stop doing it because of the whiners, but at least we got to find out how many people would put up with our shit".
Looking back at history, people put up with feudalism for centuries and embraced fascism by the millions. It isn't real surprising that some bureaucrats think they need control over what the minions they hire think (a big part of the problem is that they think they have minions).
Now their curious about how many accounts they actually got.
Actually, that was the submitter's comment, not the City Manager's comment.
What exactly does the TOS for Myspace/Facebook et al have to say about this? Isn't sharing your password a no-no?
The Lori Drew case showed that violating a website TOS is worth jail time, so I wonder what trouble the city has earned itself.
> Interesting that they declare the passwords they've already received to be the "property of the city."
If only there were some way of changing your password...
It bodes perfectly. Anyone is free to change their password at any time, which would render their precious pieces of paper worthless...actually, it turns them into a huge liability...because they have to protect those documents in perpetuity (or destroy them) in case any user has not changed a password.
Anyway, even if I was sheeple enough to provide correct passwords, they would be changed the second I was at the con of a trusted terminal.
. . . well, the world now knows that there is a place called Bozeman, Montana.
"Come visit Bozeman this summer for vactation . .
"See the lovely lakes . . . "
"Please leave your passwords at the door . .
"What out for the moose . .
"See the lovely lakes . . . "
You forgot the wonderful telephone system.
. . . well, the world now knows that there is a place called Bozeman, Montana.
"Come visit Bozeman this summer for vactation . .
"See the lovely lakes . . . "
"Please leave your passwords at the door . .
"Don't forget to say 'What up?' to the moose . .
There, fixed that for ya.
I gave them all my passwords, but each had at least one character that was unprintable, unpronounceable and ambiguous when written down.
1. Fill out form, including password.
2. Send it in
3. Change password
Did they state in the form that you had to notify them of password changes ?
I they didn't, they couldn't hold anything against you. Password changes are a standard procedure in most secured systems so they couldn't assume that you add any wrong intentions...
This whole story sounds plain silly anyway
Or just write "none" where it asks for accounts. I don't have any accounts on social networking or other sites. Hell, I don't even have a Slashdot account. You can all testify to that, right?
Too sissy. STAND UP TO JERKS/BULLIES!
1. I not want to give that information as a condition of employment.
2. I don't want them to even think it's ok to ask for such things.
The passwords are only slightly more of an issue that the usernames - even without the passwords, they have stipped these potenial employees of their ability to anonymously post their opinions.
You might be able to change your password at the drop of a hat, but how do you migrate your online persona from one id to another without shedding anyone you want to retain as a social link, without bringing along the corporate snoops you where moving to avoid.
1. Fill out form, including password.
2. Send it in
3. Change password
Or you could stop shaving your pussy, tell them "None of your goddamn business", and use all means at your disposal to refuse and oppose such a request. If the people in power don't get opposed, then they will just continue to ask for more.
You would think Americans, from a country borne of revolution, would be less inclined to just say "YES" to everything an elected official (or worse a non-elected career bureaucrat) dreams up.
Here's the thing - they are employed as part of a civil contract, accountable for their actions - TO The people they are contracted with!
They work for us, not the other way around.
As citizens we've gotten complacent, and allowed the thinking to shift, such that we now consider "Government" as our leaders/bosses/Masters. I, for one, object to such a world view. Anytime I hear of a Government office trying to pull a stunt like this, I'm not surprised, but I'm also not apathetic, or passive.
None of us should b
Whenever a management decisions will be visible to those who are not subject to the decision-maker's authority, "management" is often seen to drastically scale back the scope of what it first mandated as necessary, instated as "policy", and enforced. The downside is that climbdowns are rarely the result of a realization of "Oops
This example is also a salutary lesson for those who thought that Dilbert stories are all based in an imaginary world. As Scott Adams said: many of his examples come from real-life occurrences that he either witnessed himself or were emailed to him.
... citing a worldwide backlash... ceased the practice of requesting that candidates selected for positions under a provisional job offer to provide their usernames or passwords for candidates' internet sites
The common sense question would be why hasn't the city Manager and his accomplices been fired without severance because of this severe incompetence and lack of judgment. Reacting to a reaction is the worse kind of Management. These people should show some Leadership and resign from their positions without asking for severance pay or Letters of Reference.
Now however they know your personal details, and your opinion. No need to get your facebook account info, they already have all the info they were after
A reaction taken from the article;
"Note to self, don't apply in Bozeman for a city job," one person wrote.
which is scary, because everyone knows that there will likely be at least one candidate who decides to apply for a job with the public service, which means the public service is going to get the cream of the intellectually dull and the morally bankrupt. They claim (as many other employers do) that it is important to hire based on a person's moral character. If these managers were not liars and hypocrites then they would insist that people prove that they are marijuana user
Seriously people, pull your fingers out.
Then again, it could have been a 1 minute vote and then 89 minutes of pin-the-blame on whoever's not there.
You really have no clue what HR does
No, I have a very clear idea of what they are supposed to do where I am and what they actually do, but it appears you have a very different definition of HR if they do all of that described above.
Where I am payroll and superannuation is handled by people more competant in that role (accounts), discipling and reviews are handled by management (if HR do it that is a sign of weak or incompetant management so get out now), workplace health and safety is handled by those appo
Kukulski apologized for the negative impact the issue has generated from news organizations and blogs around the world.' I didn't have any doubt this would be immediately squashed. Now I'm just curious as to how many personal accounts they actually went through!" Certainly, no one can mistakenly attribute that thought to Kukulski instead of the submitter! A simple "mcmoodle further contributes:...." would be too much effort though.
You know, it originally was formatted that way. It said "The article continues:" and that part was axed. Editors!
In most of the places I have worked, Human Resources is stocked via lateral transfer from other areas. They're the deadwood that can't be easily be fired, but must be moved out for the good of the department. I'm entirely unsurprised that some HR drone came up with this idea. Unfortunately, they're still the first people job applicants usually encounter.
It would have been one thing had they just requested applicants list all of their social networking sites. And even listed their usernames with each site so that they would know who they were on those sites since most people don't use their real names as their logins. Clearly my real name is not yoshi_mon.
It still would have been a very invasive and ethically dubious practice but not too surprising for a 'red state'.
But to then ask for peoples passwords? That is where the whole thing gets surreal. Why the hell do you need access to the accounts? I've yet to see any real explanation for that part of this nonsense. Not that there really could be a good explanation for it but I'd really like to see what kind of twisted rational was given.
Ever catch your kid in the cookie jar? Or maybe smoking behind the school? Surprisingly, their reaction is pretty much the same -- "Sorry, didn't know it was bad...won't do it again, promise!"
Same thing here. Oh, and incidentally, something that hasn't been raised yet for some unknown reason, is this:
How many of the top-level or already-employed people had their credentials listed on some form in some filing cabinet? Do you think the mayor had their social life vetted?
Highly doubtful.
So if this IS the c
I think the bigger question beyond the job application. I think this should spur an investigation into HR's and management's practice over at good old Bozeman. How many present employees at this place, have been forced to turn over passwords and other personal information and what was the scope information. Who else has been threatened with job loss, or loss of promotions and other intimidation. I would think if they treat prospects like this, then what about the poor souls already employed there.
When no on
Are they still asking for a list of each applicant's personal websites? It seems to me there is no legitimate reason to force disclosure of such information. It's one thing if a background check produces a list of an applicant's public websites on its own, but to force disclosure of an applicant's websites as part of a job application still strikes me as very much an unwarranted intrusion into the applicant's personal affairs.
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Many liberal Obama fans surely winced yesterday when their candidate called for a new, improved partnership between the federal government and faith-based organizations. Indeed, many secular Democrats are probably uncomfortable whenever their candidate reiterates his belief that that religion deserves a place in the public square.
But aside from the fact that Obama is sincere - he spoke frequently about faith in his 2006 book, The Audacity of Hope - he knows he has the opportunity to rework the traditional electoral math. In 2004, according to the exit polls, only 39 percent of devout voters (those who attend religious services at least weekly) supported John Kerry. In 2000, the same paltry percentage supported Al Gore. It hardly needs to be pointed out that Kerry and Gore lost close elections. Devout voters comprise roughly 40 percent of the electorate. Therefore, Obama's victory odds improve, perhaps greatly, if he can narrow the God gap by raising the Democratic share.
More specifically, consider the Christian evangelical voters. They comprise roughly 25 percent of the traditional electorate (although Obama's presence might alter the shape of the electorate). They also put George W. Bush in the White House. In 2000, they literally rescued his candidacy in the South Carolina primary, and backed him in November with 68 percent of their votes. Four years later, they flocked to the polls in larger numbers, and awarded Bush a record-high share of their votes, 78 percent. That trend was crucial where it counted most, in Ohio, the state that ultimately sealed Bush's re-election win.
Now consider what's happening in 2008. Christian evangelicals are underwhelmed by John McCain, for reasons frequently noted in this space. A national poll in June reported that McCain is barely pulling 60 percent of those folks - not simply because McCain, who rarely talks in public about religion, induces yawns, but also because Obama's social justice themes, coupled with his faith talk, are reportedly resonanting with some of the younger evangelicals.
Moreover, the pool of traditional religious-right voters might be smaller this year; as Tony Perkins, one of the movement leaders, reportedly remarked the other day, "there's no intensity at all" within his base. Maybe that explains why McCain got in a plane the other day and flew off to see Billy Graham and his son Franklin. Normally, a Republican candidate probably wouldn't need to do that, but, in case you haven't noticed, this is not a normal year. McCain failed to get their endorsement.
Hence, the political opportunity for Obama: If he can cut into the normal GOP evangelical advantage - by pulling, say, 35 to 40 percent of the vote, coupled with a smaller overall turnout - he can seriously imperil McCain. Which clearly explains why Obama has already been meeting privately with dozens of religious leaders; why his aides are mapping plans for hundreds of "American Values House Parties"; why they're hoping to stage dozens of Christian rock concerts; why they're planning to air ads on Christian radio.
Obama knows he can't win a majority of these voters; his support of abortion rights is a deal-breaker for many. Rather, Obama wants to dampen hostilities by demonstrating that he's not scary. And he could get some help from author Stephen Mansfield, whose last book was an admiring look at Bush's religiosity. Mansfield's new book is an admiring look at the Democratic candidate: "Obama's faith infuses his public policy, so that his faith is not just limited to the personal realm of his life, it also informs his leadership...For Obama, faith is not simply political garb, something a focus group told him he ought to try."
Four years ago, John Kerry sometimes gave the impression that his faith talk was solely prompted by focus group findings. I recall how he suddenly morphed, during the third autumn debate, into a New Testament preacher (from the Book of James: "What does it mean, my brother, to say you have faith if there are no deeds?"), but few voters bought it, because it seemed like mere political garb. Obama, by contrast, has been talking up faith since he first surfaced as a national speaker, declaring during his '04 Democratic convention speech that "we worship an awesome God in the blue states."
There's one other facet to Obama's faith talk. Call it the Rebound Effect. Even if he doesn't score major gains among evangelicals, there's always the chance that his religiosity will register with a far larger constituency, one that is heavily concentrated in the Rustbelt swing states: America's 64 million Catholics...or, more specifically, the observant traditional Catholics, who have backed every GOP candidate since 1992.
Bush employed the Rebound Effect in savvy fashion eight years ago; he stumped a lot for black votes, and talked up his "compassionate conservatism," not because he expected to score major gains among blacks, but because a show of inclusive tolerance might stand him in good stead with swing-voting moderate suburbanites. (And it worked. Bush won the 'burbs, narrowly.) Similarly, Obama's faith talk could potentially resonate with many of the traditional working-class Catholics who dismissed him during the primary season as an "elitist." As Steven Waldman and David Kuo, two experts on religion and politics, quipped yesterday, the Obama campaign's rebound message is this: "He can't bowl, but he sure can pray."
Will his blend of sincerity and strategy - his decision to utilize faith as a character issue, in the hopes of increasing the voter's comfort level - pay off for Obama in middle America? This is shaping up as one the key questions of the '08 election.


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Chariot of Fire wrote:Aye. Well participated. Friendly, well-conducted games each round. Have met some very decent people and hope that each of the clans in this division stay strong and go on to better things. Best wishes to all involved, it's been fun.
And thank you tokle - well administered mate.
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Command Line Apps newsbeuter
From antiX
newsbeuter is a command line RSS reader. Taken from the excellent newsbeuter man page.
After you've installed newsbeuter, you can run it for the first time by typing "newsbeuter" on your command prompt. This will bring you the following message:
Error: no URLs configured. Please fill the file /home/ak/.newsbeuter/urls with RSS feed URLs or import an OPML fi$
newsbeuter 2.1
usage: ./newsbeuter [-i <file>|-e] [-u <urlfile>] [-c <cachefile>] [-x <command> ...] [-h]
-e export OPML feed to stdout -r refresh feeds on start -i <file> import OPML file -u <urlfile> read RSS feed URLs from <urlfile> -c <cachefile> use <cachefile> as cache file -C <configfile> read configuration from <configfile> -X clean up cache thoroughly -x <command>... execute list of commands -o activate offline mode (only applies to bloglines synchronization mode) -v get version information -l <loglevel> write a log with a certain loglevel (valid values: 1 to 6) -d <logfile> use <logfile> as output log file -E <file> export list of read articles to <file> -I <file> import list of read articles from <file> -h this help
This means that newsbeuter can't start without any configured feeds. To add feeds to newsbeuter, you can either add URLs to the configuration file $HOME/.newsbeuter/urls or you can import an OPML file by running "newsbeuter -i blogroll.opml". To manually add URLs, open the file with your favorite text editor and add the URLs, one per line:
http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.rss http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml
If you need to add URLs that have restricted access via username/password, simply provide the username/password in the following way:
In order to protect username and password, make sure that $HOME/.newsbeuter/urls has the appropriate permissions. Newsbeuter also makes sure that usernames and passwords within URLs aren't displayed in its user interface. You can also configure local files as feeds, by prefixing the local path with "file://" and adding it to the
$HOME/.newsbeuter/urls file:
Now you can run newsbeuter again, and it will present you with a controllable list of the URLs that you configured previously. You can now start downloading the feeds, either by pressing "R" to download all feeds, or by pressing "r" to download the currently selected feed. You can then select a feed you want to read, and by pressing "Enter", you can go to the article list for this feed. This works even while the downloading is still in progress. You can now see the list of available articles by their title. A "N" on the left indicates that an article wasn't read yet. Pressing Enter brings you to the content of the article. You can scroll through this text, and also run a browser (default: lynx) to view the complete article if the content is empty or just an abstract or a short description. Pressing "q" brings you back to the article list, and pressing "q" again brings you back to the feed list. Pressing "q" a third time then closes newsbeuter.
Newsbeuter caches the article that it downloads. This means that when you start newsbeuter again and reload a feed, the old articles can still be read even if they aren't in the current RSS feeds anymore. Optionally you can configure how many articles shall be preserved by feed so that the article backlog doesn't grow endlessly (see "max-items" below).
Newsbeuter also uses a number of measures to preserve the users´ and feed providers´ bandwidth, by trying to avoid unnecessary feed downloads through the use of conditional HTTP downloading. It saves every feed's "Last-Modified" and "ETag" response header values (if present) and advises the feed's HTTP server to only send data if the feed has been updated by modification date/time or "ETag" header. This doesn't only make feed downloads for RSS feeds with no new updates faster, it also reduces the amount of transferred data per request. Conditional HTTP downloading can be optionally disabled per feed by using the "always-download" configuration command.
Searching for articles is possible in newsbeuter, too. Just press the "/" key, enter your search phrase, and the title and content of all articles are searched for it. When you do a search from the list of feeds, all articles of all feeds will be searched. When you do a search from the article list of a feed, only the articles of the currently viewed feed are searched. When opening an article from a search result dialog, the search phrase is highlighted.
The history of all your searches is saved to the filesystem, to \~/.newsbeuter/history.search. By default, the last 100 search phrases are stored, but this limited can be influenced through the "history-limit" configuration variable. To disable search history saving, simply set the history-limit to 0.


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O lady of the depths,
what are you doing at the surface,
attentive to all that passes
watching the clock at my hour?
what obscure deliverance
do you ask my alliance?
O you, always ready to end,
you would like to hold me back
on the very edge of abyss
Of which you are the strange summit.
———Katinka Matson's Flower work
""For past several years she has experimented with a non-photographic technique for creating images by utilizing input through the flatbed CCD scanner. No camera or lenses are used. The process involves scanning flowers and other natural objects on an open-top scanner from underneath the objects with a slo-moving sensor. This technique allows for unusual opportunities to explore new ideas involving light, time, and rhythm.""


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Nick and Avery are gossip fodder, Victoria talks to Eddie, and Jill makes a proposal.
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At the restaurant, Avery asks Nick about the divorce meeting. He wants no talking about that or Phyllis. When Avery's in the restroom, a gossip columnist grills Nick about abandoning his wife right before her trial to romance her sister. Nick threatens a lawsuit. The woman leaves when Avery returns. Nick fills Avery in.
Jeffrey drops in on Chelsea. She tells him she's sorry about the Gloworm fire. Jeff admits he's glad to be out of that pressure cooker. Adam enters as Chelsea asks if they know who did it. Adam tells Jeff he was sorry to hear about it. Jeff says it's the reason for insurance. Adam offers to cover any other costs. Chelsea and Jeff marvel at his generous offer.
At the Club, Jill tells Tucker that Katherine doesn't know he's meeting with them about Chancellor. Tucker says she'll be angry, but Jill's unconcerned. Kay appears and asks if it's an ambush. Tucker protests they're just looking out for her. Jill tells Katherine she has a solution - the two of them will go back as a team and run the company together. Debate ensues. Tucker asks Kay what's so bad about sharing the workload. Jill points out they could accomplish more. Katherine says she'll sleep on it, and gruffly reminds Jill she can come back to the mansion. Tucker and Jill marvel that she didn't say no.
In the Club dining room, Victor is handed the dossier of Eddie G. Victor orders the guy to watch Eddie, but warns he must not know he's being followed. Victor calls for the jet - destination Miami.
Eddie G enters Victoria's cell and asks her to eat, saying he has no beef with her, just her husband. She mentions that she's Victor Newman's daughter. He says this has nothing to do with her father - Billy skipped out on a gambling debt. Victoria says she can get him more than Billy ever could, and suggests they just settle this and move on. He notes her lack of faith in Billy. Vikki says he's out of his league on this - does he think she's stupid enough to give a gambling addict access to her accounts? Eddie says Billy sent him to prison and his wife and child moved away. He has to pay.
At the cottage, Faith hangs back from Sharon. Noah explains to her that their mother has been sick. Sharon assures her she'll be fine. Faith decides she's going to tell Daddy. Noah explains that it's a secret surprise. Sharon sings Faith to sleep. Noah and Sharon hope this wasn't a mistake. As Noah and Faith are leaving, Adam appears. He grins at Faith, and muses if this was a good idea. Sharon says Faith knows it's a secret surprise. Once alone, Sharon opens up to Adam. Chelsea eavesdrops as Sharon worries that she may never be stable enough to be around her kids. Adam says he has absolute faith in her. Chelsea pulls out Sharon's letter that says she'd be lost without Adam.
At Avery's door, they laugh about his playboy image and the paparazzi. Nick says he had an awesome evening. She invites him in for a nightcap and Nick jokes that he's only interested in her for the food. Nick gets a call from Victor, who tells him to come to the Club on an urgent family matter.
Adam returns home to find Chelsea sitting in the dark. She demands a run-down on why he fell in love with her. Chelsea says he ran away from her after the miscarriage, but he runs to Sharon when she needs him - he'll never love her like that; she can't compete. Adam tells Chelsea he loves her, not Sharon; he chose her. They embrace. Later, Chelsea sneaks out while he works.
Nick arrives at the Club and Victor tells him Victoria's been kidnapped by a loan shark Billy owes money to - they have to go to Miami. Victor spots Katherine by the door and tells her he's headed out of town.
At home, Billy tells Nikki they need to get that money and pay Eddie before Victor jumps in and ruins everything. Nikki snaps at him not to make this about Victor - they're trying to appease a criminal who's after him! Billy knows it's his mistake - it was just so long ago when he was a different person. Nikki reassures him Victoria will get back home. Nikki recalls when Victoria was kidnapped before. She says she's even savvier now. Eddie calls. Billy asks for more time and wants to speak to Victoria. Eddie disconnects. Nick storms in and shoves Billy. "What did you do!"
In the cell, Victoria hopes Billy gets this right.
Chelsea enters the cottage and watches Sharon sleep.
Genoa City Spoilers for Tomorrow on The Young and the Restless:
Noah looks at a bag of money with a note that says, "Keep this super safe. I'll be in touch. A."
Christine shows Paul and Michael what she found.
Jack tells Phyllis she has a piece of metal getting in her way right now as he looks at her wedding ring.
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(November 2012) The number of college football Hall of Famers turned pro safety, turned accomplished anesthesiologist and assistant medical professor would make for a very small huddle.
But at Denver Health there is someone in those rarified ranks: a likeable, laid-back doctor who pads through the hallways in baggy surgical sweats, sporting designer stubble.
Few at the hospital or on the CU School of Medicine faculty know the whole story about their colleague, who has already had one dream-come-true career and is now embarking on Chapter Two.
And that's exactly how Dr. Greg Myers wants it.
"Nah," he says with a shrug and a grin, "I don't tell people."
But the record books do.
His football legacy is remarkable, especially for someone who always said playing ball was just "a journey, not the path."
Plucked from a 2A high school football team in small-town Windsor, Colo., he played for the Colorado State University Rams where he was twice named an All-American. As a senior, in 1995, he won the Jim Thorpe Award as the best defensive back in the nation.
Also a standout in the classroom, he remembers sitting in an advisory meeting as an incoming freshman at CSU, talking about entering the pre-med program. The advisor warned him: "It's going to be very difficult to do this and play Division I football."
Myers thought about it for a moment and said, "Oh, OK."
He earned Academic All-American honors in back-to-back years, was named the Western Athletic Conference best overall student athlete, the Honda Scholar Athlete of the Year and received an NCAA post-graduate scholarship.
Born in 1972 in Florida, he came to Colorado with his family when he was a toddler. After his parents divorced he was mostly raised by a single mother who worked long hours as a seamstress, though his dad was in the picture.
Money was tight, his mother Carol Myers admits. She remembers that even as a small child Greg had the gifts of determination and perseverance, announcing a goal and then making it happen. Once, when he was about four he told her not to look out the window until he said it was OK. Of course she peeked and watched her son teach himself to ride a bicycle.
By age 12, sitting in the emergency room with a broken arm, he looked around the hospital and announced, "I'm going to be a doctor, Mom."
Myers traces his work ethic to his annual summer visits to his grandparents' farm in Kansas. At age 8 his grandfather took him out on the tractor, showed him once how to drive it and then hopped off. "You're on your own." To this day Myers can conjure the fear, the excitement, the pride of driving that tractor through the fields. By age 10 he was driving a combine.
"I think working on the farm had a big impact on me," he says.
At CSU, he juggled academics and sports, having to take fewer class credits during the season, then making them up later. He met his wife, Kara, his freshman year. She was skeptical at first, having no use for football players; but in the end he won her over. They have been married 12 years and have two children.
By his junior year it seemed likely that he might play pro football. In 1996 he was drafted in the fifth round by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was the 144th player picked overall, lower than expected. Myers can't help but wonder if rumors of his medical ambitions might have cooled some interest.
"I got a call from the Bengals and they said, 'You're not going to medical school are you?' They didn't want to waste a draft pick." He could honestly say no because he already had arranged a deferment for medical school admission.
"He never lost sight of wanting to be a doctor," his mother says of her son's pro years, adding that he never got sucked into the idea of celebrity. She said he saved most of his salary for medical school.
"Football never really defined him," agrees longtime friend Dr. Ed Nortier, an anesthesiologist who first met Myers when he was an athletic trainer for the CSU team; they studied together. In those days, at that school, it was not uncommon for football players to have ambitions beyond the playing field.
"Maybe it's different at the big-time football programs," Nortier says, "but at CSU football was fun."
Pro ball was different. Myers felt disillusioned by the business side of it, how players were seen as commodities. After four years with the Bengals he was released after a tendon injury. He returned to Colorado and worked as a night manager at an ice rink in Steamboat Springs for a boss who could not figure out why someone with Myers' resume would take a job that included scrubbing bathrooms.
Then, in mid-season, he was picked up by the Dallas Cowboys. He played out the rest of that year and ended his football career in 2000. Then came the medical school education he'd long delayed. He graduated from the CU medical school in 2006.
"It wasn't a hard transition," says Myers, now 39. Maybe because he was older and married, or maybe because he had already had a taste of a different life, his priorities were clear. He first considered family medicine but then his friend Nortier suggested anesthesiology.
His football days prepared him for life in the operating room at a Level One trauma unit, he says. He thinks fast on his feet, and can anticipate potential problems just as he once sized up an opposing team's offense.
"I'm always trying to think two steps ahead," he says. "It makes me a better doctor."
Myers, an assistant professor at the medical school, still is collecting awards. He was voted 2012 Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the anesthesiology residents.
"I consider it a huge honor," says the man whose life has been filled with honors.
But there was still one more to come.
In May a package landed on his front porch. It held a football and a letter that began: "Congratulations…." He had just been named to the college football Hall of Fame and will be honored at a ceremony in December in New York. CSU marked the event at halftime of a recent football game.
It was a reminder of a past that he's mostly put behind him. He doesn't even watch football on TV. For years, his trophies had been stashed in a box in the garage.
Only recently, after moving to a house where he finally has an office, he pulled out those accolades and displayed them. At least for now.
"It's strange to look at them. It feels weird," he says. He says he may take them down again. He doesn't want to look like he's bragging.
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