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Please choose one of the following...
a) Post all information about government request so everyone knows the government is suspicious of you.
b) Keep all request private so we don't know the government is suspicious of you.
Where are they going to find the money to do that? Are they going to trace every cable and wireless signal into the hidden closet where they keep all their drives? And when are we going to start monitoring the government?
What are you talking about? It is a once every two year audit of privacy practices, probably not unlike audits for SOX compliance, ISO 9000 compliance, etc.
What is your privacy policy?
Do users have to opt-in to services that reveal private information? Show me the records of who opted in and who didn't.
How do you protect users data? Show me how that is implemented.
How do you ensure privacy is protected when new apps are developed? Here is random app 'x' - show me the privacy controls.
That sort of thing
A quick (and ironic?) Google search would have revealed that these terms were reached and disclosed this past March. [infoworld.com]
Every internet/media company should be subject to the same legal standards of privacy as the others, and all companies should be monitored for compliance.
Canada has had federal laws regarding information privacy since 1985. http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/P-21/index.html [justice.gc.ca]
It's probably due for some updating, but there is legislation in place that these companies are required to abide by if they want to serve the Canadian market.
Will Google still be around in 20 years?
I bet 10 Euro on "no".
( If I calculated the odds correctly, that could win me 100,000 Euro in 20 years. Which might be enough for a coffee and a bagel, POSSIBLY with jam, if I calculated the odds for the Euro collapsing correct )
In pre-Internet years, that's like going back to the founding of Western Union and saying you'll watch them for the next 200 years, as if anything done today will really be relevant then. Even the concept of privacy will radically change by then. Also by then, Google could be the next Yahoo used-to-be by then. Anyone wanna buy a company with the FTC's hand up its ass?
and see how many there are....
Well, what the FTC discovered when they investigated was that Google had stepped over the line, but had already recognized it and put policies in place to address the issues, policies which exceeded what the FTC would have imposed. That being the case they couldn't really justify a lot of fines or any significant interventions, so they fell back on "okay, we'll watch you for 20 years".
As for who's paying, I don't know, but I doubt it costs that much. They don't really have to monitor everything Google d
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You and your friend are saving for college. You have $50 and are added $10 each week to your savings. Your friend has $20 and he is adding $20 each week to his savings.
a. what system of equations would be a good model for this situation? Let x be number of weeks and y be the number of dollars saved.
b. Graph your system of equations
c. use the graph to determine when you and your friend will have the same amount of money saved. Explain your answer

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If you're a regular follower of one of the many tech enthusiast blogs, you're probably familiar with the term "unboxing." It refers to the anticipation and ceremony of receiving and unpacking one of the first of a rare or highly sought-after electronic device, and is a staple of tech blog web videos. The importance of packaging is so important to some tech companies that they spend significant amounts of time and money in the product packaging itself, most famously Apple, which has detailed specifications and requirements for product labeling, design, and even the thickness and quality of the cardstock of its packaging.
Chrysler's version of "unboxing" is a lot less pretentious, with the 2013 Chrysler 300 John Varvatos Edition getting a ride in an 18-wheeler trailer from Detroit to New York, where it's unloaded for delivery to its namesake, renowned fashion designer and Detroit native John Varvatos in front of his flagship store in Manhattan. After giving it a brief inspection, his passenger gives his nod of approval, and the two get in the car.
Among the custom touches to the John Varvatos Edition 300 are special gauges, an analog clock with the John Varvatos logo, Poltrona Frau leather, and titanium-finish 20-inch wheels. If you like the look of the John Varvatos 300, act fast, since only 2000 will be made.
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i realize I tend to get hangovers after drinking a bottle of pinot after a port tasting.
This is my sig -> www.brownteacup.com
(Wine distributor)
Every time I end up at the Fine Wine Reserve after an offline. I'm not a member so all you enablers know who you are....
Almost never since I've learned to drink a better quality of distilled spirits, and not to chug them. Even when drinking a lot of wine in an evening, I pretty much never have a problem. Sometimes I end up with a slight headache if I consume a lot of bubbly.
I hate it when that happens.
Not hung much these days. Maybe once or twice a year usually the result of a tournament at the golf course that goes from beer during the tournament, to wine with dinner, to hard stuff after that with cigars by the fire pits. A little hangover the next day is worth it though as those are some good times.
Maybe you just feel miserable after having had to drink Pinot? Switch to something better and you may be OK.
My favorite post on this ancient thread tho, was from Spo:
The reason you're OK the next day is because you took that nap.
But if you can drink a whole bottle at work, I hope your job isn't something that's dangerous.
"The best part is how he said the ENGLISH language. Fine irony. Use American next time."
Come to think of it, some memorable hangovers have come from attending WS offlines
The combination of a fatty cut of grilled red meat, a bottle of wine and a couple of scotch glasses to end the evening kills me.
"The hardest thing to attain ... is the appreciation of difference without insisting on superiority" George Saintsbury
No amount of red wine gives me a hangover, as I usually am good about keeping up with water and then a Gatorade at the end of the drinking session.
Mixing champagne and red wine = instant headache.
Show me a good loser, I'll show you a loser - Vince Lombardi.
None. I have learned to pace myself and drink a lot of water after a lot of wine. The major cause of hangovers is dehydration, so take some of your favorite pain meds and drink a bottle of water before you go to bed.
When in doubt, open another bottle.
I aim for zero, but once in a while a situation gets the better of me.
Funny, it's close to zero for me. On the very rare occasion when I'm hurting the following morning it is usually in situations when I least deserve it.... Not sure what's up with that; lack of hydration, possible food interaction or something else. Glad it's rare.
Very seldom, and agree when it does happen (like this past New Years Day) it's almost always due to lack of hydration through the event. That said, they take a LOT longer to recover from as the years pass so thankfully the answer is again, very seldom.
"They speak of my drinking, but never consider my thirst..."
None last year for me. If I drink alot or have a cold I hit the sauna at the ymca with a big jug of water.
I definitely get hangovers about once a month. Like many others have suggested, I'm guessing that the lack of water is probably what really makes it bad.
Around ten.
Only death is free, and even that costs you your life
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i average about 2 or 3. daily.
Go Yankees!
I can count on one hand the number if hangovers I've had since college 12 years ago. Only one last year and that was after a long going away party/bar crawl down Division in Arlington (for you DFW folks). Too many different types of liquor combined with the rare cigarettes, but a great night nonetheless.
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Boudewijn Zenden no regrets about joining Chelsea staff despite fans' fury
Boudewijn Zenden insists he has no regrets about taking a coaching role at Chelsea.
Last Updated: 21/02/13 1:02pm
Zenden agreed to become Rafa Benitez's assistant manager in the wake of the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo in November.
It is the former Netherlands, Barcelona and Liverpool midfielder's first coaching role and although it has so far proved a turbulent post, with patchy form being compounded by discontent from fans towards Benitez, Zenden is relishing life at Stamford Bridge.
He told the London Evening Standard: "For me it's a great opportunity to be at a club like Chelsea, to be asked to do this job.
"I'm very much enjoying it. The situation that occurred has not always been easy, but we know that when the results are there and you do well, everything will be changing for the better and be OK.
"The good thing for me is that I get a chance to literally be involved in everything - when we do the game analysis, preparing for matches with the video analysis, training sessions - so I'm in every side of it and it suits me well.
"It is my first steps in a coaching role and I'm looking forward to what the future holds for me. It could be anything, but as it stands I have signed my contract with Chelsea until the end of the season and we'll take it from there."
Benitez has felt the wrath of Chelsea's fans since taking over from Di Matteo on a caretaker basis until the end of the season.
Although they are third in the Premier League, five points ahead of fifth-placed Arsenal, they trail league leaders Manchester United and have little chance of winning the title.
Zenden admitted the team's achievements under Benitez have been overshadowed by the negatives.
He said: "If we do four, five, six good things and one bad, it seems that the one thing that is bad is measured in a much bigger scale than the five or six things that happened before that."
Zenden added: "For the managing department, it is just a matter of getting on with the work and making sure you get the results.
"I'm sure it is just a minor group that thinks differently. It's not always been negative. The fans in general are very good. In general they support the team, the players and the manager. There is always a minority that you still need to try and convince."


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Ashland High School teacher Bill Gabriel freely admits he never had a newspaper job. Yet he has been guiding student journalists for seven years and he harbors a print reporter's inclination to dodge the spotlight.
Weeks before retiring after 30 years of teaching, Gabriel is in his classroom, diplomatically sidestepping questions about his accomplishments. Instead, he's revving up his teenage news staff.
"It's going to be like Armageddon before graduation," he says, standing behind a lectern and towering over his seated students. "We're going to turn out a newspaper twice as fast as we're used to and juniors, you're taking over. Now, what have you got?"
One by one, student editors, writers and page designers explain their plans for upcoming print editions as well as the multimedia, online versions of the Rogue News.
Across the country, high school journalism is reinventing itself.
Although news classes are aligned to Common Core standards for language arts, the work may be used in newspapers, yearbooks, magazines, broadcasts or online news, says Kelly Furnas of the 2,500-member Journalism Education Association, based at Kansas State University.
No journalism program is alike, he says, adding that demand for new skills is driving the change.
South Medford High has a digital news staff, while North Medford High has students who report, photograph, edit and design printed pages of the Tornado Times, which was first published in 1918.
Although AHS's newspaper first appeared in 1915, there were four years — before Gabriel resurrected it in 2006 — when there wasn't funding for the print edition, says Principal Michelle Zundel.
"Bill Gabriel single-handedly revived the student newspaper and restored student voice to its rightful place in our community," she says.
Typical school newspapers cost the school about 25 cents a copy. The Ashland School District funds about $10,000 and advertising fees pay for computers and special projects.
Gabriel's latest wish was to convert microfiche copies of the newspaper from 1920 to 1974 to digital images. Southern Oregon University came to his aid.
Gabriel also arranged for journalism textbook author Tim Harrower to hold workshops at AHS to improve the staff's design and content.
"Bill is a pioneer in moving the Rogue News into the 21st century and to a larger audience online," says Zundel. "He leaves a powerful legacy in the classroom and the newsroom."
In early April, the AHS staff was feeling happy, fresh from printing an April Fool's edition that classmates were still laughing about.
The fake cover story reported the "true" reason out-of-state candidates rejected the job as district superintendent.
"While the people here may be proud of our roaming poets, alleged fairies that hide in trees with pan flutes and homeless prophets, one must question what the outside world sees," wrote junior Bryce Rogan.
Since most of the staff members grew up in Ashland, they are confident in parodying it. Serving on the paper, however, has given them greater access to news makers.
"Being a part of the Rogue News has not only helped me learn to manage my time and become a better writer, but it's a real connection to our school and our community," says Cass Christopher, a junior who is an editor, designer and business manager.
Recent stories have ranged from serious reports on students enduring cancer treatments to a profile of novelist Francine Prose, who will be speaking April 19 at AHS Mountain Avenue Theatre.
In what has become a Gabriel-initiated spring tradition, the news staff published a map that pinpoints where the Class of 2013 plans to spend the next year: college, military service, work or undecided.
Junior Hanna Greenberg wants a career in journalism and she's learning to ask her subjects hard questions. In the February issue, she wrote about AHS alumni Lindsay McQuade (class of 2003), a Navy nurse stationed overseas. "It was gratifying to share her story," says Hanna.
Junior Kristin Fitzpatrick is the staff photographer. She's not sure of her future career — she wants to study psychology — but through photojournalism, she has learned to get close to the action and cope with setbacks. Once, while shooting on Mount Ashland, her camera skidded off a hill and she had to dodge skiers to retrieve it.
Gabriel loves hearing stories about heroic efforts to capture news content. He encourages his journalists to be "part pit bull, part wolverine."
"I'm not a newspaper person, but I do know how to organize students," he says in his classroom. Lining the walls are baseball caps given to him by former students.
He says that so much of writing in school is abstract — the cause of the Civil War-type questions — but putting out a newspaper is real.
"If we miss something, we hear about it, like in real life," he says. "We should build education systems around real stuff. Advising this news staff has changed my whole philosophy about teaching."
Gabriel, who lives in Ashland, earned bachelor degrees in political science and general studies-history at Southern Oregon State College (now SOU) in 1980. He stayed to earn his teaching credential and a master's in secondary education.
He taught language arts to seventh- and eighth-graders in Talent from 1983 to 1987, and founded the Brain Bowl team.
He joined the AHS faculty as an English and social students teacher in 1987, the same year "The Simpsons" aired its first episode, a gallon of gas was 89 cents and the number of workers employed in journalism reached an all-time high.
Since then, newspaper readership has fallen and student news staffs have discovered faster ways to communicate.
And yet Gabriel is optimistic about print journalism. He is waiting to hear who will succeed him so he can turn over his vintage copies of the Rogue News.
Looking back at the old editions, the ball caps hanging on the walls and the students in front of him, Gabriel feels he has contributed.
"Teaching is not a way to get rich," he says, "but it's a great ride."
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Have you had your feelings hurts? Have you hit a tough stretch and need to turn your frown upside down? Your best buddy Bud Selig is ready to give you a great big bear hug and change a rule if he needs to.
While the All-Star game provided insomnia sufferers the best night of sleep since the Yanni music fest it also provided more proof why Bud Selig doesn't have a clue.
During Monday night's home run derby the Yankees Robinson Cano was booed continuously by the Kansas City faithful. Unhappy with Cano's decision in not choosing Royals all star designated hitter Billy Butler they booed every time the Yankees name was announced and cheered every time Cano recorded an out. No big deal the home team fans are supposed to react that way. Baltimore fans nearly 20 years later we still despise Cito Gaston for not putting Mike Mussina in the 1993 All-Star game. The game was held in our city and in our stadium and this guy from Canada snubs our guy (at the time). Hell hath no fury like Charm City fans scorn! Subsequently Gaston was booed ferociously every time he came back to Baltimore.
Similar scenario happened last year when the All-Star game was held in Arizona. Diamondbacks fans let Prince Fielder know their displeasure when he didn't choose Justin Upton. During an interview Tuesday Bud Selig said "We'll talk about (changing the rules), I felt very badly last night. I felt badly last year for Prince. This was tough."
The rule that Selig is alluding to is the home run derby rule that allows the captain to pick their own team. His new rule change would mean that the host team would automatically have a participant in the derby if there is a representative of that team in the game. Thereby eliminating the controversy caused by Cano's decision or Fielder from the year before. Giving the home fans their guy to root for during the hitting exhibition.
On the surface I have no problem with this idea. He wants to alter a rule for a competition that means absolutely nothing. Bud if you want to make sure the home team has a guy at the plate that's cool with me. If you want the bat boy to take a swing or the mascot to pitch blindfolded go for it. At the end of the day it means zilch. It doesn't affect the standings or decide home field advantage. Go for it Bud you've got my blessing.
What doesn't make any sense is that while Bud is concerned about Robinson Cano or Prince Fielder getting their feelings hurt, it appears he is happy to offer the same close minded position on the use of video replay. Selig's response was that most people don't want it. Clearly Bud listens as well to his audience as Justin Bieber obeys speed limits.
Mr. Commissioner I offer to you a crazy idea. Why not test video replay during an exhibition game? How about a game where you have the odds in your favor, like the All-Star game? After all you'll have the best umpires in the game working the game. Come to think of it wasn't Jim Joyce calling first base Tuesday night? On second thought maybe the odds aren't stacked in your favor, Bud.
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Randon Places Seventh in Final Round of Mile Run
BOSTON, Mass.—The 2014 IC4A Championships hosted by Boston University came to a close on Sunday, with Yale finishing in 26th place (7 points) out of 41 teams. Sophomore Kevin Dooney emerged as the meet's star with his astounding performance in the 3,000-meter run.
Out of 58 competitors to start the race, Dooney placed fourth. He outdid his previous best time by more than 11 seconds, marking his new personal best at 8:02.24. The time is the second-fastest ever run in Yale history, just seconds behind James Gibson in 1991. His performance earned the Bulldogs five points.
After qualifying to compete in the final round of competition, freshman James Randon returned to the mile run to place seventh. His time of 4:09.51 was just milliseconds off Saturday's personal best, marking a successful end to his season.
The Bulldogs will be back on the track this April, when the full team returns for the outdoor season.
Report by Maria Seravalli '16, Yale Sports Publicity


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For me i have done a few things but the time that stands out the most was a few years ago. I was visiting San Jose and hung out with a friend of mine. Well he didn't know i was into guys and he was openly gay. Well i started to pick his head (with questions) lol
Because the guy i was messing with was a lil to forceful for my first time and to big. So it hurt and never got in. I thought screw this im not into guys, but the more I thought about dick it made me horny. And all the porn I watched i focused on the dick or the girl sucking the cock.
So I asked him what to do and how to make it fit lol. I told him i loved giving head and later after more BS he came out of the room with shorts off and just briefs and asked if i wanted to suck him.
Now i am a bodybuilder type guy and this is a skinny fem guy... So i was shocked after this and probably why fem guys turn me on so much. I told him to pull it out then, thinking were still joking. He then said no get on your knees and tell me why you should suck my cock...
So I began to get on my knees as he put his crotch in my face, as i went to pull it out, he said no tell me....So i told him I want his big cock in my mouth...(ww) and then pulled out a nice cock. he was bigger then me to, but thats not saying much im 6 inches.
I sucked his dick sooooo good, deep throating and licking his balls at the same time as he play with my ass. he took complete control and it was a huge turn on for me because i am pretty masculine and he was really feminine.
at this point my ass was dripping with lube and he worked in a second finger. he then walked behind me and played with my hole with his tip. working it slightly in but not all the way. just enough for it to sting a bit. then he reached around my shoulder and slid it all the way in. It felt sooo good. He worked me to the point where I was sooo relaxed i took his entire cock.:gaysex:
the rest was all great he cam multiple times each time on me. it got a lil messy but it was a blast. then at the last moment he pulls out again to cum but this time he goes down and sucks me. The SECOND his mouth wrapped around my cock I blew. I could not hold it at all....
now whats the wildset thing uve done


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Fuck sudoku! The Cipher riddle contest is the only way you can get some great Slim Cessna's Auto Club prizes. For details, please go to http://www.alternativetentacles.com/page.php?page=cipher_contest. There are two riddles: The first one is up now, come back next Friday for the second one!! The contest runs until June 20 so you have plenty of time to solve the riddles.
Need a hint? Maybe SCAC will give you a clue if you ask them at one of their shows. Otherwise, we'll never tell...
Slim Cessna's Auto Club on tour!
05/30/2008 Europa Brooklyn, NY
05/14/08: Name a sewage treatment plant after George W. Bush!
What better way to pay tribute to Dubya than to name a waste facility after the President who flushed everything down the crapper? The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco wants to rename The Oceanside Treatment Plant "Mount Flushmore" in honor of George W. Bush. They need 10,000 signatures to get on the ballot by July, the text of which will read "Should The City And County of San Francsico Rename The Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W Bush Sewage Plant?". Click here to get involved! We at Alternative Tentacles look forward to the day we can say "Mission Accomplished" every time we flush!
05/12/08: House passes RIAA/MPAA-backed PRO-IP Act
The US House of Representatives passed HR-4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, a.k.a. the PRO-IP Act, backed by the RIAA and the MPAA. The PRO-IP Act proposes to create a Cabinet level position to enforce intellectual property rights, as well as expanding forfeiture penalties that would allow federal law enforcement to seize computers and other private property. Please contact your representatives to express your concern regarding the PRO-IP Act.
More info:
+ HR-4279 info on opencongress.org
We just got word from our friends at Sudden Death Records that DOA will embark on a 30th anniversary tour. Check it:
For Immediate Release: May 5, 2008
Over the past thirty years D.O.A. have released 12 albums and sold one million copies during their storied career. Band Leader Joe Shithead Keithley has gone on to start his own label Sudden Death Records and, with members of D.O.A, started a side project called Band of Rebels. Keithley captured his musical history in his Canadian bestseller autobiography I, Shithead - A Life In Punk (Arsenal Pulp Press). In 2003, Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell declared December 21st to be "D.O.A. Day" in honor of the band's 25th anniversary.
Keithley has teamed up with co-conspirators bassist Randy Rampage and drummer James Hayden to come up with a ton of great new songs for a new album to be released this summer. Bob Rock has produced albums for Metallica, Pointed Sticks, Young Canadians, Motley Crue, Cranberries, The Cult and many others. Bob Rock is producing D.O.A.'s 13th full length album Northern Avenger in time for their 30th anniversary.
What did the Canadian godfather of punk rock have to say about working with Rock? "Working with Bob Rock is fucking cool," says Keithley. "D.O.A. and Bob go a long ways back to the early days of Vancouver's punk rock scene. If there ever was a guy who can record a heavy sound, it's Bob and D.O.A.'s a heavy band, so it bloody well makes sense!"
D.O.A. has always maintained an uncompromising anarchist populist political stance using the slogan "TALK - ACTION = 0". The band is known for its outspoken political opinions and has a history of performing for many causes and benefits. The band has been active on many issues, including anti-racism, anti-globalization, freedom of speech and the environment.
Thirty years later Joe Shithead Keithley and D.O.A. are still just as outspoken and continue to fuckin' rock!
Need I say more?
DOA 30th Anniversary Tour:
Tuesday May 6th, The Casbah, Hamilton, ON
Monday June 9th, Wild Bill's, Banff, AB
American, European and more Canadian tour dates will be posted soon!
BloodHag Adults Only All Ages Tour
Skarp Grind Til the Wheels Fall Off Tour
In addition to the "Lovesong for the Botfly" video we posted earlier, there are other Triclops! happenings, both virtual and reality-based (or "IRL," as the kids say). We just posted a new AT podcast episode all about Triclops!, which you can download here (it's 18 megs/19 minutes). If you're in the Bay Area, you can catch them live tomorrow at Amoeba Music in San Francisco (1855 Haight St is the address). It's a free show that starts at 6pm--why not cut outta work early for some R-n-R?
Here are all the Triclops! manifestations in the near future:
04/25/2008 Amoeba San Francisco, CA
Check out Triclops!'s new video for their song "Lovesong for the Botfly" on Out of Africa (Virus 380). It is entomologically educational and awesomely heebeegeebee-inducing. (Make sure to subscribe to the Triclops! Youtube channel for updates!)
There won't be an official Alternative Tentacles SXSW showcase this year, but there will be some hefty AT presence in Austin for the music festival. First of all, old school AT bands the Dicks and Half Japanese (with the original lineup!) will be playing some shows. Slim Cessna's Auto Club will have a few appearances, too, and they will have copies of their new album Cipher (Virus 383) on CD for sale. (The album doesn't officially hit stores until March 25.)
Here is a roundup of all that's Alternative Tentacles at SXSW:
Half Japanese
Slim Cessna's Auto Club
We are incredibly saddened to hear the news that Mike Conley, the singer of M.I.A., passed away last Friday, February 29 in Chicago as a result of an accidental fall. Originally from Las Vegas, M.I.A. became one of the pillars of the emerging Orange County punk scene in the early 1980s. More recently, Mike has been known as the owner of the Avalon Bar in Costa Mesa, bringing live music by independent musicians and revitalizing business in the area.
There is a really nice tribute to Mike from the Daily Pilot, a Costa Mesa newspaper. You can send or post messages of support at M.I.A.'s MySpace page. Also, there is a Mike Conley Family Memorial Fund where you can make donations online or through the mail to help the Conley family.
Our heartfelt thoughts are with Mike's family, fellow members of M.I.A., and the punk community at large as we all mourn Mike's untimely passing.
Like a grizzly bear coming out of hibernation, Alternative Tentacles is saying "fuck it" to winter dormancy and releasing new records! In addition to the Triclops! record we announced earlier this week, we will be releasing a new, hotly anticipated album from our dear friends from Denver, CO, Slim Cessna's Auto Club. It's been four years since SCAC's last release Bloudy Tenent Truth and Peace (Virus 317), so you're probably chomping at the bits for more of their country gospel awesomeness.
Cipher (Virus 383) is scheduled for release on March 25, but you can catch Slim and company on the road in early March. There are a few songs from Cipher up on SCAC's MySpace page. Yes, the song titles make no sense but that's the point of Cipher--on the artwork for the CD and LP, all the song titles will be in code and you'll have to figure them out.
For more info on Slim Cessna's Auto Club, please visit the official SCAC website or their MySpace page.
If you're new to the wonderful and mysterious world of SCAC and the Denver music scene from whence they hail, you've come to the right place! We have a whole slew of music from Denver artists including Munly's solo release, Tarantella, and 16 Horsepower.
Slim Cessna's Auto Club
We at Alternative Tentacles are totally gloating over snagging Triclops! as a new addition to our roster.
Just who the hell is Triclops! (yes, the exclamation point is a part of their name!)? They're one of the best bands to come out of the Bay Area in the past few years, featuring Christian from Bottles and Skulls on guitar, John Geek from Fleshies on vocals, Larry from Victims Family on bass, and Phil from Lower Forty-Eight on drums. We are soooo glad Jello chased them down and signed them to Alternative Tentacles, and are excited to work with them. AT will be releasing Triclops!'s first full-length Out of Africa (Virus 380) on CD and LP on March 25. (Of course, figuratively speaking, there is no birth without some kind of pain and we must note with sadness that Gold Standard Laboratories, who was set to release Triclops!'s debut album, recently announced they will no longer release new records but will continue to keep their existing releases in print.)
We just posted on the AT MySpace two songs--"March of the Half-Babies" and "Freedom Tickler"--from the upcoming Triclops! album (MySpace is taking forever to "process" one of the songs so there's only one song up at this second...). Please check them out and let us know what you think! In our mailorder, we carry the Triclops! Cafeteria Brutalia EP on Sick Room Records, so check that out too.
For more info on Triclops!, please visit their website http://triclopsband.com or their MySpace page.
Just a quick reminder about The Eat reunion show happening in Miami this Saturday, February 2. This is the first time they're performing in 12 years. The Eat anthology It's Not the Eat, It's the Humidity (Virus 377) 2xCD/2xLP here on our website or at your local record store. (Their "Communist Radio" 7" showed up on eBay recently for a starting bid above $1000. Yikes!)
Who: The Eat
If you go to the show, please hit us up with a recap and/or photos and we'll post 'em here!


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Esteban Granero has rejected reports that he will look to leave QPR this summer
Spanish midfielder Esteban Granero has rejected reports that he will look to leave QPR this summer.
Last Updated: 23/02/13 1:02pm
Granero's move to Loftus Road was seen as something of a coup for QPR, but his presence in midfield has not stopped the club from sitting bottom of the Premier League.
Granero has made nineteen appearances in the league this season, and is exempt from much of the criticism labelled at other members of Rangers' squad with a series of impressive displays.
However, the haunting threat of relegation does not mean that the Spaniard will be looking to leave the club after being linked recently with a move to either Fiorentina or back to La Liga.
"I came here to spend four years here and that is still the case," Granero told the London Evening Standard.
"I'm not the kind of player who wants to leave when things are going wrong.
"I was able to leave in the January transfer window and I didn't even think about it."
QPR face Manchester United on Saturday, knowing that defeat could leave them ten points from safety with just eleven games left.


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What: Thee Dang Dangs (with Ringo Deathstarr)
When: 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25
Where: hi-dive, 7 S. Broadyway, Denver, 303-733-0230
Cost: $10
More info: hi-dive.com
The surf might be a thousand miles away, but Thee Dang Dangs does not care.
Neither should you. The Denver band's surfy, garage-rock sounds like a dirty bar on Venice Beach. It makes them stand out around here and lands them gigs on both coasts, plus everywhere in between. It also got them a spot opening for the excellent Ringo Deathstarr next Tuesday at the hi-dive.
We gave singer and guitarist Rebecca Williams a call to talk about making music the way you feel like making it.
Maybe you've been asked this before, but are you all originally from Colorado?
I am, and Matt, the bassist, is originally from here, and he's our second bassist in this band.
What about the other guys?
I wanna say that Scotty, I know he was born in California and grew up in Reno. Ray, the other guitarist, is from Cleveland.
It just seems like it has to be asked, given the kind of music you make. How did it come about?
I guess when Ray and I first met, he was in a different band and I was in a different one, and I was doing really shoegazy, surfy stuff. I don't know how or when that happened, but I started using a lot of reverb in my stuff. Ray and our first drummer were doing more psychy stuff. When it came together it was garagey, surfy.
I appreciate your awareness of being a "Landlocked Surf Rock" band — giving a song that title, putting a snowboard-tracked mountain on the Stone Coast EP. I think it reflects a certain attitude, that you're going to make surf rock because you want to, regardless of location and trends.
We obviously have a certain sound, but we don't like to feel like we're boxed in in anyway. A lot of bands have this dirty, gritty "Lips Around Your Spine" kind of song, and then do this doo-wop shoegazy thing, and then turn around and do something like "Landlocked Surf Rock." I like that it was just natural, not being boxed in.
Your sound might get equated with southern California, but I'd be willing to bet that your influences are San Francisco bands.
We get that frequently, and honestly, when we're told we sound like someone — it's an artist thing, I'm like, 'Damnit, I don't wanna sound like someone.' And it's a compliment because someone likes that band and you want to relate a band.
As far as influences, Ray grew up with his dad's kind of '60s, '70s stuff, and I grew up, strangely enough, with Latin music. Whatever evolved is what it is. It wasn't like, 'Let's make this kind of music.' It just is what it is. I wanna say I'm influenced just by humanity, you know, everyone around me. When I think about it, when I'm asked in interviews, now I think it's more that my songs are kind of a mind tornado. Some songs, or maybe a couple, are about one specific thing, but really they're about this whirlwind of thought because that's how my brain works. As far as bands that we like, we listen to anything from old '90s rap to, Latin stuff and Middle Eastern, for me anyway, and a lot of '60s. If I were to venture to say something is influencing me subconsciously I'd say the '60s and Latin influences.
Is the influence of humanity where For The People comes from?
I one day kind of was really super fed-up with — it was kind of a big middle finger to whatever the press wants to put us in, whatever box. 'You sound like Thee Oh Sees or this or this.' It's not for the press. It's for me sitting down with my guitar and creating something. It's about people who come to a show and know your song and want to talk about it. It's about those people who really understand. It's not about, 'Oh, you should have done this.' It's the way I feel. I can't change a creation to appease the masses. It's for us and for everyone who understands.
For The People is half a year old now. Are you working on anything new?
We're working on new stuff, yeah. We're planning on having an EP out this month, but we've just been so busy, and we would never do this before, but we're kind of playing a lot of shows right now to save some money for a touring band on the next tour we're playing in June. We just got a practice space, which is huge because it's so hard to find a practice space in Denver.
Right now, live, we're playing three to four new songs, I believe. A couple of those will be on the EP and I probably have another five or six songs that I'm working on. Those will probably be on the EP.
We'd love to have it out next month. We just found out that our practice space, the guys who run the space have a record studio right next door or upstairs, so we're thinking about recording with them. It'd be easy to go just upstairs and get it done. I'd love to have it out before April, unless everything gets crazy.
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The 635-mile Newport-Bermuda Ocean Sailing Race has proven so glamorous, challenging and subsequently addictive that, despite its many trials, thousands of sailors return to participate year after year. In 2006, a record-size fleet of world-class yachtsmen and amateur cruisers took part in the event, which commemorated the 100th anniversary of this ocean-racing classic. In RACING TO BERMUDA: A CENTURY ON THE OCEAN, former America's Cup winner and ESPN sailing commentator Gary Jobson combines his sailing and documentary expertise for an insider's perspective. Cameras aboard eight vessels capture the ups and downs of extended ocean racing as the sailboats cross treacherous portions of the Gulf Stream.
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First used as an inquiry lesson planning model in the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) program, a K-6 science program in the early 1970s, the early learning cycle model had 3 stages (exploration, invention, discovery). Using the learning cycle approach, the teacher "invents" the science concept of the lesson in the 2nd stage (rather than defining it at the outset of the lesson as in the traditional approach). The introduced concept subsequently enables students to incorporate their exploration in the 3rd stage and apply it to new examples. Many examples of learning cycles have been described in the literature (Barman, 1989; Ramsey, 1993; also see Osborne and Wittrock,1983). The 5E Learning Cycle ( Bybee) is used in the new BSCS science programs as well as in other texts and materials.
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I'm confused. Say he's buying meat. Does he just unwrap it all and carry hunks of bare meat out in his hands? (since, of course, a grocery bag is packaging..) Wonder how he deals with liquids?Either way, yeah, that's a jerk move. The supermarket workers have no control over product packaging, and he's creating extra work for them.
I agree with his cause -- excess packaging really bothers me. But this isn't the way to handle it, and I agree with previous posters that it just puts the problem on the store workers, who have nothing to do with packaging decisions.What I do is I refuse to buy products that have excess packaging, and I write a letter telling the company why. For example, I bought store brand peppermint tea from my local grocery store, and when I got home I discovered that each individual tea bag was wrapped in plastic inside the box. Yuck! So I emailed them explaining why I wasn't going to buy the tea again, and suggesting that they reduce the packaging, because it was delicious tea and if it weren't for the packaging, I'd be a repeat customer.No idea if my one letter made a difference, but surely if everyone who was annoyed by packaging contacted the supplying company, they'd take it into consideration?
That's a really dumb way to protest. It isn't going to make people rethink packaging, it's going to make them think you're a privileged jerk.
There are times, though, that one can take this too far.A friend of mine screams about plastic wrap being bad for the environment. She didn't keep plastic containers or buy plastic wrap. If she buys something in a butcher shop or a deli she asks about wax paper. However, when I help with her parties I have to have plastic wrap for plates of deviled eggs. On St Patrick's Day I used the Glad-type 24 oz containers for the potato toppings. Since they're rectangular they waste less space in the refrigerator for storing leftovers. Recycle the round/cylindrical ones from the Chinese takeout and use the square/rectangular ones.
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It began innocently enough. My first toon was a druid who, like all druids, started collecting off sets. As the soulbound epics began to pile up, I rolled a bank alt to store the herbs and other sundry BoE items she amassed. And then I started collecting alts. And professions. And materials to level just about anything you could imagine, from reputation to first aid. Before I could intervene, the bank alt formed her own guild simply to manage the inventory.
On impulse one day, I decided the hoarding was too much. How many Bone Fragments does anyone really need, after all? Over the next few weeks, I auctioned off every item not directly related to profitable endgame crafting, making a substantial amount of gold in the process. There was order and storage and sanity -- until the turtle mount obsession kicked in. Maybe it's just me, but I'm incapable of vendoring potentially useful materials. Potions of Speed sell nicely, but not as quickly as the aptly named Pygmy Suckerfish float in, and a thousand hours of Guru's Elixir seems a tad excessive even for nine alts.
Do you too have a hoarding problem? Glacial Bags across the board filled with complete tier sets from every level? Rare materials of dubious value looted while getting Loremaster? Stacks of epic gems you can't auction off rapidly enough? Fel Armaments in case someday you might want to become exalted with Aldor? Rows of Northsea Pearls you have no idea what to do with? Am I really the only person whose fifth guild bank tab is given over to something as questionable as Pygmy Oil?
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* Update as of September 3rd, 2013 - we are again hiring more developers *
Zurmo Open Source CRM is looking for two full time software developers to join our core team. We are one of the largest projects utilizing Yii and the fastest growing Open Source CRM out there. Our team works very hard and has accomplished a great deal over the past two years. Yesterday we reached an important milestone with the release of Zurmo 1.0. In addition to Yii, Zurmo is built on two other development frameworks: RedBeanPHP, and jQuery. We strictly follow a Test Driven Development methodology. Our goal is a simple one. Build the highest engineered CRM on the planet that people will actually use.
Join us as we move forward.
Absolute Requirements:
- 5 Years dedicated PHP experience
- Competency with RedBean and JQuery
- Active involvement with other Yii Projects
- Experience working on at least one other Test Driven Developed project
Communication and Availability
- Must be comfortable speaking and writing basic English (native fluency is not required)
- Must be able to work interdependently and be available to communicate through chat with our US based team. In the event that you are located in a different timezone, we can be flexible, but we ask that you can be available for meetings either in the morning or evening.
- References and recommendations are required
Please send your CV and rate requirements (hourly, in USD, based on a full time, 40 hour work week) to stafford at zurmo dot com.
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Posted 18 February 2013 - 04:14 PM
I want to bounce this back up. We are growing our team of developers and hiring again. Give me a shout if you want to work for Zurmo.
Posted 23 May 2013 - 04:19 PM
We are once again looking for developers. Please read the requirements above and send me an email (NOT a PM) if you meet the qualifications and are interested. stafford at zurmo dot com.
Posted 12 August 2013 - 01:27 PM
Once again we are hiring. Please do not contact us if you are representing an agency or a dev shop. Please email, do not send a PM. Please follow all the guidelines in the job description. Thank you.
Posted 03 September 2013 - 09:54 AM
Still hiring! Submit your application: http://www.zurmo.com/careers
Posted 12 September 2013 - 01:01 PM
Still hiring. If you haven't already, please submit your application here: http://www.zurmo.com/careers
Posted 09 December 2013 - 12:15 PM
Hello Yii Community.
I am pushing this back up as we are once again hiring.
A big part of our engineering team has come from this community and we want more!
Apply here: http://www.zurmo.com/careers
(Please no PMs and no agencies)
I am pushing this back up as we are once again hiring.
A big part of our engineering team has come from this community and we want more!
Apply here: http://www.zurmo.com/careers
(Please no PMs and no agencies)
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#include<iostream> #include <iomanip> #include<vector> #include "d_util.h" using namespace std; template <typename T> void writeVector(const vector<T>& v); int main() { vector<int>v; for (int n=0; n<=9; n++) { printf("A number between 0 and 9: %d\n", rand()%9);; v.push_back(n); n = v.size(); for(int i = 0; i < n; i++) cout << v[i] << " "; cout << endl; } writeVector(v); return 0; }
This program runs and executes perfectly, however i need v.push_back to push back the random numbers and the writeVector to write the random numbers.
can anybody point in that direction.
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The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture, in collaboration with the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library and the Museum of Modern Art, present:
Housing Wright Saturday, April 13th, 6:30–8:30
Greatbatch Pavilion, Darwin Martin House, Buffalo, NY
On the final evening of the SAH Conference, please join us at the Darwin Martin House for an event hosted by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture to mark the recent joint acquisition of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archive by Columbia University's Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library and New York's Museum of Modern Art. Carole Ann Fabian, Director of Avery Library, and Barry Bergdoll, the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA, will discuss the institutional opportunities provided by this unique acquisition. The archive includes over 23,000 architectural drawings, 44,000 historical photographs, large-scale presentation models, manuscripts, and extensive correspondence, among other documents.
The evening will also include a preview of research on Wright initiated by the Buell Center, using the Darwin Martin House as a case study. Wright's place in the canon of American architecture has been secured through decades of critical examination and rigorous scholarship. Buell Center Director Reinhold Martin and Columbia PhD Candidate Leslie Klein will explain how the Buell project builds on this work in relationship to the archive.
A question and answer session will follow the presentations. Wine, beer, and light hors d'oeuvres will be served. More information about the acquisition can be found here: http://library.columbia.edu/news/libraries/2012/20120904_franklloydwright.html, as well as in coverage by the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/arts/design/frank-lloyd-wright-collection-moves-to-moma-and-columbia.html?_r=0.
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Russell Westbrook amassed a season-high 37 points and Kevin Durant added 27 as the Oklahoma City Thunder got back on track with a 127-111 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Westbrook made good on 13-of-22 field goal attempts to go along with nine assists and seven rebounds in a terrific all-around display that helped the Northwest Division leaders halt a season-long three-game losing streak. Kevin Martin contributed 19 points off the bench for the Thunder, who shot a sharp 57.8 percent from the floor and finished a perfect 22-of-22 from the foul line.
Alexey Shved paced seven Minnesota players in double figures with 17 points, but the Timberwolves failed to build off Wednesday's home win over Philadelphia in their first outing after the All-Star break.
Andrei Kirilenko and Dante Cunningham each registered 15 points in defeat, with Ricky Rubio compiling 13 points and nine assists for Minnesota.
Westbrook made his presence felt right from the start, with the All-Star point guard dropping in 11 points during an opening quarter in which the Thunder built a 33-23 lead at period's end.
"We let him (have) a lot of room to maneuver," Timberwolves head coach Rick Adelman said of Westbrook. "He's just too quick and too strong to give him room to go at the basket."
Oklahoma City was ahead by as many as 13 in the second frame, but a 12-4 surge fueled mainly by Minnesota's reserves brought the Timberwolves within 57-54 three minutes prior to intermission.
Oklahoma City regrouped before the half would end, though, and went into the locker room owning a 66-58 edge after Westbrook was fouled by Luke Ridnour on a 3-point try at the buzzer and sunk all three bonus attempts.
The Thunder continued to control the action after the break, scoring the first six points of the third quarter to jump out to a 72-58 lead.
Minnesota put forth a mild rally later in the session, with Kirilenko netting five points during a 9-0 burst culminating with a Rubio layup that narrowed the gap to 87-79 with three minutes to go in the quarter.
That would be as close as the Wolves would come, however. Westbrook scored on back-to-back possession to ignite an 11-2 sequence that essentially put the game out of reach. Martin capped the pivotal run with a long-distance jumper with 55 seconds left in the third quarter, with the basket staking Oklahoma City to a comfortable 98-81 advantage.
It would remain a double-digit margin until Ridnour hit two free throws just under the two-minute mark to make the score 120-111 in the Thunder's favor. Oklahoma City then recorded the final seven points to end any comeback hopes.
"We were able to get some stops and make those guys shoot over hands. We put pressure on them on the offensive end," Durant said.
Game Notes
Westbrook's previous season best was 36 points, first set in a 102-90 win at Phoenix on Jan. 14 ... Thunder center Kendrick Perkins returned to the lineup after missing Wednesday's loss at Houston with a sprained right knee, managing 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting along with seven rebounds in 25 minutes ... Oklahoma City has now won 14 of the last 15 matchups in the series and posted its 17th consecutive victory at home against Western Conference opponents ... The Thunder improved to 19-1 this season when shooting 50 percent or better ... The Timberwolves have lost nine of their last 10 road tilts.


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Does Spring Training Matter?
Spring training is on the horizon and we baseball addicts are once again ready to invest our hearts and souls into a seven-month long trek that hopefully leads to the promised land. Some of you may be lucky enough to enjoy March exhibition baseball in the warm Florida weather. As such, you will most likely wear the team paraphernalia, collect autographs, and keep score. Hey, fans need to warm up too, right?
However, that's all spring training is: good fun; a meeting with a long-time friend whom you haven't seen in a while; a warm-up before running the marathon of the upcoming 162 games (and the playoffs). Spring training is not a harbinger for the regular season.
You may have seen me use the phrase "small sample size" here one or five thousand times. Spring training is a breeding ground for SSS's. Consider that Phillies pitchers completed 308 innings in spring training last year but they were compiled by 31 different pitchers. That's an average of about 10 innings per pitcher. Additionally, 87.1 of those innings (28%) were compiled by 14 hurlers who did not appear for the Phillies during the '09 regular season, leaving 220 and two-thirds innings for 17 pitchers, or about 13 innings apiece on average.
Certainly you wouldn't make inferences about a player's ability based on a measly 13 innings. As an example, in his first ten innings last year with the Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee had an ERA of 9.90. Ten or thirteen or twenty innings don't tell us anything about a player.
To show us how useless spring training data is, I made a scatterplot with Phillies hitter and pitcher performances in both spring training and the regular season. For hitters, I used a cut-off of 35 AB in ST and 100 in the RS; for pitchers, I used a cut-off of 7 IP in ST and 25 in the RS.
What the r-square tells us is how much of X can be explained by Y. In other words, how much of the players' regular season performances can be explained by their spring training performances. The hitter data had an r-square of .016 which means 1.6% of their regular season production is explained by how they fared in Clearwater, Florida. Meanwhile, pitchers had a lower r-square of .0037, or 0.4%.
Not all spring training data is entirely useless, but you have to be very aware of the SSS. For instance, the r-square for Phillies pitchers' K/9 rate in spring training and K/9 rate in the regular season was 0.6.
Weaker relationships are also found: the r-square for BB/9 rate was .15. ST and RS OBP was correlated negatively with an r-square of 0.17; SLG was correlated positively with an r-square of .11. For more on correlation coefficients and the r-square, this primer by Phil Birnbaum is a must-read.
When you take in spring training, do so simply for the enjoyment of the great game of baseball. Don't use spring training performances to perfect your fantasy baseball roster or to settle an argument with a friend about Brad Lidge's future. Spring training tells us remarkably little about a player's skill level.
Note: The numbers used to compile r-square data also constitutes a small sample size, so don't take them as gospel. Including data from all 30 teams with the same — if not more stringent — qualifiers would give us a much better idea as to which stats are truly meaningless, which are mostly meaningless, etc. However, the Phillies' 2009 ST and RS data would have to be an extreme outlier for the findings here to be completely irrelevant.


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Giants pass on signing Tippett
The Greater Western Sydney Giants have announced they will not be trying to draft controversial AFL forward Kurt Tippett.
Giant's CEO David Matthews says the club will not select Tippett in next week's AFL preseason draft, while coach Kevin Sheedy says Tippett is simply not worth the money.
GWS's withdrawal means the Sydney Swans are in pole position to sign Tippett on December 13.
Sheedy told Grandstand that Tippett is not worth the outlay given he will be suspended for half the season.
"The way I look at it, we think we could get a player just as good for a lot less," Sheedy said.
"In the end you have to draw the line somewhere, there's a budget there for us to think about.
"We've got an enormous amount of first-round draft picks that we want to retain at the club, and we want to go find a player that's somewhere near the ballpark of his position and be somewhere near $700,000-plus cheaper.
"I don't know if he's worth $900,000 a year, I'm not quite sure about that. The Prime Minister wouldn't even get that."
Matthews says the Giants wanted Tippett, but the club is simply not in a position to pay him what he wants.
I don't know if he's worth $900,000 a year, I'm not quite sure about that. The Prime Minister wouldn't even get that.GWS coach Kevin Sheedy
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"Internally we established a value for Kurt Tippett based on his capabilities and whilst we were hopeful, his terms submitted this week confirmed that we are simply not in a position to pay what he wants, particularly for a player who will miss most of the year through suspension," Matthews said in a statement.
"We are committed to developing a strong culture and playing list and also retaining that talent as we have done by signing several players to long term agreements.
"In players like Jon Patton and Jeremy Cameron we believe we have the nucleus of an exciting forward line in 2013 and beyond.
"We will continue to look closely at talented and mature players who become available and have an opportunity to add to our list at next week's preseason and rookie drafts."
Kurt Tippett was given a $50,000 fine and will miss the first half of the 2013 season for his part in the Adelaide Crows salary cap scandal.
Read the story: Crows, Tippett found guilty over salary cap breaches
The charges stemmed from the contract that Tippett signed with Adelaide in 2009, which made him the Crows' highest-paid player.
Adelaide had agreed to trade him to a club of his choice for a second-round draft pick - a massively lopsided arrangement - when the contract finished at the end of 2012.
Tippett said in a statement that he was "bitterly disappointed" with the outcome.
"I trusted the Adelaide Football Club and for the duration of my contract I did my utmost for the club on and off the field," he said after the verdict was handed down.
"It is bitterly disappointing, then, to learn that my trust and best endeavours have been to my substantial detriment.
"Only during the recent AFL trade period did I learn that some terms in the Adelaide offer may have contravened AFL rules, and since that point I and all parties associated with me have cooperated fully with the AFL in its investigations."
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Crap testing is the cause of iPhone 3G issues. There are always issues before a product is released. The testing is supposed to find them. Something as obvious as this issue indicates that Apple didn't give a shit about testing.
perceived slowness in the interface
It's real, I tell you! The slowness is....ooooh, shiny Apple Logo on the back...
Stating it and proving it through a test environment are two entirely different realities. For cryin' out loud there are plenty of developers around here dealing with TCP/IP, switches, wireless protocols to wired protocols to discover where the bottlenecks reside.
Having consulted at AT&T Wireless I'll be my left nut that the main culprit is on THEIR END.
In reality it will be a compound issue between both Apple and AT&T.
actually having used my iphone, half of the problem is with at&T's shitty 3G coverage. I literally traveled 3 miles in a straight line along a mostly flat plain. at each end of the line I had a full signal, in the middle of the line I couldn't get anything in 3G or edge.
I have 3G coverage at home and at work, but since I work in a metal building I have to go near the walls to get any kind of decent signal(that doesn't matter which phone I am using) So my battery life on 3G drains massively limiting me
If I buy a $10k Toyota Yaris and the tires fall off, I pretty much figured that was bound to happen.
What we have here are consumers behaving like battered wives. This joker accepts that ten thousand dollars is not enough to expect the most basic utility of a product. There are those who would criticize another consumer for complaining about getting an iPhone (or Yaris, or Xbox, or iPod, or MacBook, or...) that is a lemon. That is how badly misused they have been by our consumerist system. When we buy a product and it doesn't work, we should blame ourselves for not having spent enough money, or, get this one, for expecting too much.
No wonder corporations are having such an easy time replacing government in sovereign nations. Consumers don't even have enough self-respect to expect the most basic value from a product (or service). This has got to be related to the reason people vote Republican, even faced with incontrovertible evidence that it is against their own best interests.
I don't know about you, but this seems like a pretty shitty way to live. If the public were my sister, and her husband were to treat her the way the corporate culture treats consumers, I would tell her to divorce the bastard, or perhaps poison his coffee.
What we have here are consumers behaving like battered wives.
You are officially on notice that I am stealing that line.
Mod parent insightful.
"If I buy a $10k Toyota Yaris and the tires fall off, I pretty much figured that was bound to happen.
I buy a $600k Ferrari Enzo and there's a fingerprint on my rear-view mirror, you're damn right I'm driving that thing back to the dealer and demanding he fix it. "
Funny you chose this comparison.
Toyota is know for its absolute dependability, it has the lowest failure rate of all car makes, while Ferrari probably has one of the higher failure rates, because their cars are made to be pretty and fast, not depen
"Apple has consistently proven themselves capable in delivering a product that people love"
It is a knock against Apple that they are so secretive in their product launches that they can't really beta test new products so when things go bad they can go bad in a big way. That was apparently the case with MobileMe, it wasn't tested well at all to han
hehe. Its funny because its true !
Woz was a genuine engineer, and in his spec all Apple ]['s were burned in over 4 days in a hot room (50 degrees C) before they were packaged and shipped to the stores. The ]['s were very well known for reliability, which along with excellent packaging (yep, not all Jobs' competence is Reality Distortion Field) very few were returned for any sort of quality issue.
The Apple
And due to pressures of IBM's release of the flawed but powerfully marketed brand-new 8086 based PCat that point, the first real competition in the business world put pressures on Apple that it hadn't encountered before, thus a decision to release what they had in bulk to gain market share and risk returns overrode the impulse to limit supply by running them through that hot room first. This was the first disjunct and marketing lesson (see Apple and "Black Friday" and "duck quack synthesizer" if you can find the reference) for a company that was learning about how to go from company to corporation in one huge lump. Apple grew from $0.5M to $0.5B in gross sales that year, in their defense, and that's a huge amount of change to absorb.
Money wasn't really a problem, learning to land the fish was.
Imagine -- if you have a job that moves dirt 1/2 ton at a time, you're fine buying a half-ton pickup to move it. You can even scale that up a few times. But if you're suddenly faced with moving a million tons of dirt, you have to find a more complex solution than simply buying a half-million trucks. Everything Apple suffered during that phase was a result of the huge success of the Apple ][. That kind of scale didn't bother IBM, but we had trouble finding places to put people and other concerns of gearing up.
When my lady and I bought a Mac LC in Tasmania a couple of years afterward, one of the system sounds available during the demo was a lovely "Quack!". We utterly pissed ourselves laughing in the showroom. Never explained why. Those crazy Yanks...
"The testing is supposed to find them."
Even in theory testing can't find all possible problems. A simple example would be if, let's say some defect caused one of of every ten millions phones to catch fire and explode. One would need to build over a hundred million test phones to detect a trend.
What we've got here is something like this. It seems to an intermitent one in ten thousand type problem. It affects a very few users for a few minutes now and then. The phones are not really broken they just perf
I knew i shouldve waited.
Again bitten by Jobs's first-out-the-door gizmo.
I was also the proud owner of a tibook 400... yeah, the one that spontaneusly broke appart from heat due to the "TI" part (although it did look cool at first).
I guess some of us will never learn.
I guess some of us will never learn.
Not your fault, it's genetic.
Not your fault, it's genetic.
Kids today! What ever happened to blaming it on society?
I should have never listened to her, she should have known Steve was a snake
~ Adam
It's pretty simple to get over. Stop joining the hype-wagon whenever the company releases a new product, that means don't follow the news every time Job's jerks off to his own press. The fanboys and paid astroturfers get suckers into a frenzy for $PRODUCT every time.
Try this (but don't pull the trigger!) Go over to avsforum and chose a manufacturer of TVs. Look at panasonic or pioneer if you like plasmas, sony, samsung or sharp if you think LCD are you thing. Look at the hysteria over up-n-coming $MODEL. Come back daily and keep up to date on that model. Within two or three weeks you'll be on the verge of pre-ordering it. At this point, delete that bookmark and don't comeback for a couple of months. The same thread(s) will be full of owners pissed off with the issues of this round of models, full of fanboys pretending the problems don't exist exhibiting cognitive dissonance, and hot prospects asking owners about $MODEL. As soon as real owner tells it like it is, they'll be jumped on by those that can't bear to think they didn't get the $BEST_THING_EVER. It's really funny.
Of course, at some point you will desire a new product, or what you have craps up. After watching a few rounds of the above, you'll know you can pick up the $BEST_THING_EVER a few months after initial release for a fraction of what people paid. And guess what? Your friends will be just as impressed by whatever it is, and probably don't follow model numbers anyway.
My TiBook 800 has lasted a good six years and is still
And I have to say that in Boston I've had no trouble getting good 3G reception on my iPhone. However, I've had plenty of other bad things to say about that purchase. Jailbroken, the iPhone is just yummy. But out of the box, it's pretty worthless. And the App store is just pathetic. Good luck returning an app
That's the problem - Apple just doesn't have enough resources to do app QA/testing that they're pretending to be doing. They are obviously cannot keep up - problem reports take a *week* just to get a standard canned reply "we're looking at problem and will contact you soon". I'd say - lift the NDA, loose the grip and let the market sort the crap out.
Man you're kneck deep in crap. For a company of over 20,000 employees they do have the resources and are even hiring. Apply if you want to help. Otherwise, keep swimming in cocka.
Except that the vast majority of those employees are just drones who work at their retail store. The people who actually make products are surprisingly few compared to other similar high-tech companies.
And yeah, they're hiring in the sense that they're putting out job offers. But they're having a tough time actually hiring people, what with how they overwork people to death and don't pay very well.
> I knew i shouldve waited.
Bwaaaa ha ha. My company has adopted the iPhone, but I talked a co-worker into requesting one so I could have his nearly-new Treo 680 to replace my elderly falling-apart 650. That should get me through the next year of iPhone bug fixes, capacity increases and inevitable price drops.
Oh, and I'd like to personally thank each and every one of you for being unpaid quality assurance. (Evil laugh, rubs hands) by the time I'm ready for one, it'll be bug free! Well, maybe not
In your defense, this IS the second generation iPhone so I wouldn't expect this kind of issue. They should've had 3G models in testing since before the original iPhone EDGE model was released. Problems like this are inexcusable.
Can this be fixed by a firmware update? It said something about the stack which made me think firmware, or is it just shoddy hardware?
Can this be fixed by a firmware update? It said something about the stack which made me think firmware, or is it just shoddy hardware?
Can this hypothetical technical flaw, in an unknown chipset which the iPhone may possibly use, be fixed in in a possible future firmware update?
However a story from a cnet journalist quoting a financial analyst on a technical problem where they're not even sure of the chipset in question is not very credible. I haven't heard of any reception problems on other sites - I wonder how widespread they are?
Speaking for myself, 3G reception problems have been pretty widespread on two separate 3G iPhones (I returned the first one because the vibrate switch was nearly impossible to toggle). I'm in Los Angeles, in and around Hollywood and the west side, and 3G reception goes from one bar to full bars and then back down to EDGE on a regular basis, even when my location has not changed but a few feet.
Having said, I have not had a dropped call and voice quality seems to be at least as good as my 1st gen iPhone, but
That's interesting. I haven't seen any dropped calls as yet on mine, or signal problems, it's 3G all the time. It may depend a lot on the network AT&T has in your area I guess.
Seems odd if it is an iPhone specific problem that complaints haven't been more widespread. Suppose the way to test it would be to put the same sim in a different 3G phone when experiencing problems with the iPhone and see how it works? I'm sure there was a time when journalists did that kind of testing before writing an article, instead of filling it with easy speculation.
That's exactly the same behavior a friend of mine has with his 3G phone. Not an iPhone. So perhaps it's just that 3G service is flaky, or AT&T sucks, or whatever.
For me it's dependent on location.
I live in Washington, DC. My iPhone 3G has nearly flawless 3G reception with very fast data rates in DC.
Recently I've traveled to Albany, NY; Seattle; and Portland, OR. The reception was very good in Albany, although I dropped back to EDGE a couple of times. It was excellent in (north and downtown) Seattle, with no problems.
But since arriving in Portland I've had problems nonstop. I've had 3G calls drop; web pages stop loading over a 3G connection; and "No Service" in
However a story from a cnet journalist quoting a financial analyst on a technical problem where they're not even sure of the chipset in question is not very credible.
I agree with your comments, but it triggered a question. Why isn't the chipset known? Hasn't someone opened up an iPhone and looked at what chips are in it?
It it's a problem in the UMTS stack - yes. If it's a problem with the chipset itself...maybe. If it's a problem with a channel being desensed...maybe. There are alot of reasons for dropped calls and TFA has no real info other than guessing.
...and what qualifications does he possess to comment on the possible cause of the alleged iPhone reception issues?
Seriously. This story is being widely distributed, but I have yet to see anyone ask about his credentials. Is he an electrical engineer with expertise in the design of cellular technology?
As far as I can tell, he's some financial analyst. So why would anyone consider him a credible source? Since when are the speculations of a financial analyst regarding the rather esoteric realm of RF engineering considered valid.
Am I missing something? Does someone know about his background?
Yep, now we have analysts predicting and solving engineering problems. What's next?
Am I missing something? Does someone know about his background?
Probably his main background is that he works for a competitor of Infineon. Why would he single out a third party supplier otherwise? Even if it was a broken part, it would still be Apples fault to design it in.
In order of level of accuracy we have:
He may not be an expert in the field. Statistically, pulling a name at random out of the phonebook still has a greater chance of finding the right person than a
can you iPhone people just ATH and drive?
I have noticed a lot more dropped calls on the iPhone 3g. Between the poorer battery life, the dropped calls, and the inability to unlock the sim, the upgrade feels like a downgrade from my old iPhone.
From the issues there, it seems like more of an 'upgrade' to your old iPhone.. I know if I was getting a GSM phone, I'd get the first gen iPhone. I know quite a few people up here, in Canada even, that have one and has never caused them headaches.
Good. I hope Infineon goes friking bankrupt and dies.
They are one of the manufacturers of Trusted Platform Modules.
That puts them right near the top of my shit-list.
I've been getting better reception on my 3G iPhone than I had on my Razr (also 3g)
Battery life is pretty crappy, have to recharge it every night. But that's all I need. I think that has more to do with the big honking screen than any chipset issue.
I have noticed that the signal indicator likes to sit at around 1 bar, but it's a bit deceptive because it works fine for a while (feels like empty on a car... still goes for a while anyways)
I know an anecdote isn't true for everyone... maybe he's in a bad signal area? Maybe he has a defective phone? I haven't seen what he's talking about.
AT&T has the best network around - More bars in more places. So this flaw should never be visible to the end user...unless AT&T has been lying to me.
As an ATT stock holder, I thank you for believing those lies.
Thank you, come again.
As an iphone owner who lives in wisconsin I can assure you that we do not have great service.
The interstates and towns over 7k usually have service, but if you go a few miles out into the countryside there is no signal. US Cellular provides the best comprehensive service in wisconsin.
"More bars in more places."="Our network was designed by drunks."
Seriously am I the only one that's noticed that having 5 bars doesn't mean that my call is any more likely to get through?
Oh. A Verizon customer.
But seriously, the bars tells you the strength of the tower signal as seen by your phone. Your phone's transmitter is much weaker, however, and depends on high gain at the tower to detect the signal. It isn't at all unusual in areas with high reflection (e.g. mountains) to find spots where you can see a slight signal from the tower because of constructive
I think the 3G chipset problems and all these 3G phones failing back to Edge has made my iPhone V1 drop more calls and suck more. I never got great Edge reception at my house but since the 3G came out my phone drops calls all the time.
I experienced a similar issue for a few days in Canada with the Fido and others with the Rogers 3G networks shortly after the July 11th launch. Within a few days, the problems mostly went away where I live and now I get great reception even at work.
There may be a few faulty 3G iPhones but this is mostly caused by a combination of faulty AT&T sims and problems with their network stability and capacity.
I'd love to understand how the SIM causes dropped calls. Can you please explain?
I work in the industry. I know AT&Ts' 3G network is new and really unproven. 2G service is way more reliable. I have a BlackJack and when I have it set to 2G I have awesome coverage with no problems. With my blackjack on 3G I get dropped calls. Jerky sounding calls. All with full signal all over town. I've tried other 3G phones with same results. I think this is common for any new network that hasn't worked out all its blemishes.
This is not an iPhone chip issue. It is a network issue.
For real. They are botching the 3g install in my town. All of my calls have been classified as roaming, though it's nationwide calling. Other things such as loud beeps, dropped calls, and other weird stuff are common among me and my 3G network friends.
Can't blame Apple.
But we can blame the stuff that Apple chooses.
The the winner (Apple) goes the spoils, but to the problems go the companies that deal with Apple (Infineon). Shame on Infineon for not making sure Apple succeeds.
Living in same spot 10 years, always spotty reception on att ( also had for 10 years, first att, then cingular, then bellsouth, then att) and always spotty reception.
My last 3 Sony-Ericksons had the same bad reception, but at least I was ALWAYS able to make calls, staticy, but i cold make and receive them. Had maybe 5 -10 dropped calls ever. ALWAYS able to make calls whenever, wherever.
Now fast forward to the present iphone 3g and I go sometimes 5 minutes with that frackin Call Failed.... crap. Already had
Try another service provider. Oh, wait... you bought a phone that was locked to a specific service. Serves you right.
I can't believe you're paying that much per month for service and can't make a call, and you're WILLING TO KEEP DOING SO. WTF? I'd be getting a full refund since they aren't keeping up their end of the bargain, and finding another carrier. One who doesn't ass-rape you. Well, at least not as much.
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(MCT) — A bomb squad was sent to a post office in west suburban Batavia after a worker found a package believed to be "ticking" this morning while unloading a truck, authorities said.
"It's not a bomb,'' said Batavia Deputy Police Chief Dan Eul.
It happened about 5:20 a.m. outside the post office, 500 N. Randall Rd. when a worker was unloading a truck, said Eul.
Eul declined to go into details on what the package looked like but said the worker thought they heard it "ticking.''
"They thought it was a cause for concern so they called us,'' Eul said.
The Kane County bomb squad was sent to the scene and x-rayed the item but deemed it safe and placed it back on the way to its destination, Eul said.
The building was evacuated but the "handful" of workers were allowed back inside about 8:15 a.m., Eul said.
Kane County Sheriff's Lt. Pat Gengler and Eul confirmed there were no injuries.
Mill Street was briefly closed at the intersection of Randall Road and Haines Drive but was also opened back up about 8:20 a.m. Eul said.
Batavia is about 35 miles west of Chicago.


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Malaysia Bans Gay Characters From TV
Malaysia's Information Department announced that it has banned television shows that feature gay characters. Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz, the state's deputy information, communications and culture minister, recently confirmed the measure, the Malaysian newspaper the Star reported.
Maglin said the ban would start right away but only impact state-owned TV and radio stations for now.
"If it means cancelling some of the shows, so be it," he told the newspaper. He also said that the decision was made in order to decrease the "influence" of the LGBT community and that it will soon affect privately owned stations and satellite TV providers. Maglin added that the Censorship Board will also prohibit episodes of TV programs from other countries from airing as well as movies with gay characters from being screened locally.
"Effective immediately, radio and TV stations are asked to stop screening shows which feature gay, effeminate men as well as characters that go against the norm of a religious society because this encourages and promotes LGBT now," said a directive that was issued by the Information Department on its official Facebook page last week.
But on Friday, the department made another Facebook update and said that the directive was just a "discussion topic." Nevertheless, Maglin said that the directive is still in effect and that there will soon be a guideline on how to avoid putting LGBT characters on TV and radio.
The newspaper then asked the official about programs that are hosted by "men who appear effeminate." Maglin said that the shows would be fine "because they are born this way," contradicting what the initial Facebook posting says.
According to Wikipedia, the government banned LGBT persons from the state media since 1994 and in 2010 the Malaysian Film Censorship Board said it would only allow depiction of gay characters as long as they "repent" or die.
Members of Malaysia's LGBT community have hardly any rights. The country has a criminal ban on sodomy and oral sex, which is applicable to heterosexuals and homosexuals. Punishments for sodomy include fines, prison sentences of up to 20 years and possibly corporal punishment.
The country does not recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions.


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Are you afraid you'll choose the wrong major?
July 24th, 2014 | Dr. Jon Spence
One of the important principles that a student is taught at Evangel University is that God operates in a providential way; there are no accidents or coincidences.
A consistent anxiety among students is a fear that they will pour time and energy in a direction only to find out that it was way off the right track, "What if I get to the end of four years only to find out I was in the wrong major?!" Even more familiar is the Christian campfire horror story: "The student who went to college and couldn't find God's will."
Some students storm the gates of college with a career vision that has been burning in them since childhood. My doctor knew he was going into medicine as a teenager; in fact, he was so confident, he had a vanity license plate that said DOC2BE. He loved his preparation and never wavered, graduating first in his med school class. Personally, every time I go in for a physical, I'm thankful for that focused drive.
However, this is the exception, not the rule.
Most students will change lanes more than once. I believe my count was four. Where I landed is what I love – teaching. I chose education because I learned one of two important principles. One, a natural interest is God breathed, explore it. I had a knack for explaining things and helping people understand. It just made sense that education was my field. What do you love to do that is personally fulfilling?
Second, and most important, obedience opens more doors than a person can imagine. In the first chapter of Daniel, we find our hero faced with a fork in the road. He and his roommates are hundreds of miles from home, away from parental supervision. There before them were all the entrapping of a lifestyle that ran in opposition to theirs. But Daniel operated in obedience and "resolved" to maintain his allegiance to God. That resolve to obey placed Daniel in a position of incredible influence. Obedience simply is a dedicated heart to God. Are you spending time daily reading the Bible and in prayer?
Finally, if you are living with a heart of dedication to God and exploring your interests, the "will of God" looks like the fingers on a hand. There are many avenues, and God says, "Pick one and I will bless you!"


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There sure have been a lot of storms this week. My power went out twice. While it would make sense for me to recommend some books to read during the next deluge that is expected to start Sunday, when it's storming all I want to do is curl up on the sofa and watch a good movie. With this in mind, I am recommending three documentaries, all of which I have seen more than half a dozen times. These films are informative, sure, but mostly they are lovely to look at and transporting, unusual traits for documentaries.
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman (2008) focuses on the life and work of architectural photographer Julius Shulman. When I first heard about this film, Shulman's name was unknown to me, so you can imagine how surprised I was to find that I had seen his work my whole life. Try this: Conjure any amazing picture of a mid-century house or building that you can remember. Okay, Julius Shulman took that picture. Well into his 90s, Shulman reminisces about the architects that influenced him. He talks about his start with Frank Lloyd Wright and there is even a scene where an uncustomarily humble Frank Gehry credits Shulman for helping launch his career. The film is rich with architectural history and beautiful, mostly black and white shots of Shulman's work. Really though, this film is just modernist porn.
Objectified (2009) by Gary Hustwit takes a close and surprisingly loving look at industrial design. Throughout the film, we are shown everyday objects and then follow the origin of that design. Objectified features rock stars of the industry, like Dieter Rams of Braun, the designers at Smart Design, and Jonathan Ive of Apple. In fact there's a little Apple love letter embedded in the film. Words like "extrusion†and "machined parts†somehow come together to paint a warm portrait of the tools we use everyday. Hustwit has a knack for illuminating items that are so common they are invisible. If you don't believe me, be sure to watch his first film, Helvetica (2007).
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960) is less like a traditional documentary or concert film, and more like a home movie. Well, a home move if your dad is Bert Stern, sixties stylin' photographer to the stars. Sort of the Tom Ford of his day. He's probably best known for Marilyn Monroe's final photo shoot. Jazz on a Summer's day documents the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and is filled with all your favorite fifties performers. Dinah Washington, Thelonious Monk, Mahalia Jackson, and Louis Armstrong. By '58 most Americans were snuggled into the bosom of cool jazz. The Newport Jazz Festival certainly demonstrated this with bands like the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, but much of the music in the film is New Orleans style jazz. This is purportedly a jazz film—and it is, I'm not denying that. But even though this was filmed with high-fidelity sound (unusual for the time), the magic comes in the visual. Lush, long shots of the audience. Hot, sweaty, and well-dressed in their 1958s way. Suit jackets, red lipstick, ties, pumps, and cigarettes. Smoking never looked as sexy. While the music is excellent and the reason I watched this film the first half-dozen times or so, it is Sterns imagery that sets Jazz on a Summer's Day apart. The last time I had a party I ran this sensual film without sound and provided my own soundtrack. This is one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen. The next time you've had a stressful day at work. Pour yourself an iced tea or a glass of wine, watch this film, and feel your everyday worries slip away.
All three of these movies are readily available streaming though Netflix, on Apple's iTunes, and whatnot. When you're rained in next week, believe me, these films will set you free.
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Cowboys Stadium likely site of BCS title game
Cowboys Stadium will likely be the site of the first championship game of college football's new four-team playoff format, sources told ESPN.com.
Only the North Texas and Tampa Bay, Fla., communities submitted bids by Wednesday's deadline. The championship game is scheduled for Jan. 12, 2015. The BCS commissioners will meet April 23-25 in Pasadena, Calif., to officially announce the venue, as well as provide other details.
In January, sources told ESPN that Cowboys Stadium was the "prohibitive favorite" to host the game, and several communities chose not to bid in the face of those odds, sources told the web site.


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Steven Petrou says the medical future fund will attract new researchers. Photo: Pat Scala
The headline-grabbing $ 20 billion medical research future fund has been described as both visionary and divisive by the science sector.
Deputy director at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Steven Petrou said the investment would mean long-term security for existing medical researchers and encourage others to enter the field.
He said it would also improve relationships with international peers, who look for long-term stability before signing on to collaborate on research projects.
Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes president Professor Brendan Crabb described the fund, to be established by 2015, as a game-changer.
"This will be bigger than the dollar value suggests," he said from Washington DC. "Other dollars and other partnerships will be fostered by this."
The fund will be financed by savings made in the health budget and $ 5 from every $ 7 collected from patients visiting their GP.
Science Academy president Suzanne Cory expressed reservations at that, as medical researchers were concerned with promoting health – but ultimately funded by people seeing their GP. "There's a fundamental contradiction in that," she said.
A molecular biologist, Professor Cory also raised concerns that the research fund neglected other fields such as physics, chemistry, engineering and mathematics.
Eminent scientist Sir Gustav Nossal agreed, adding that it was distressing to see that other areas of science had taken a hit.
The budget removes at least $ 420 million over the coming four years from five key science agencies: the CSIRO ($ 111.4 million), the Australian Research Council ($ 74.9 million), the Defence Science and Technology Organisation ($ 120 million), the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation ($ 27.6 million) and the Australian Institute of Marine Science ($ 7.8 million).
In an email to staff on Wednesday, CSIRO chief executive Dr Megan Clark confirmed the organisation would be "smaller and more focused on the national priorities". She also said that industry investment in some areas of research such as manufacturing and resources was forecast to fall over the next four years. The organisation receives about 40 per cent of its funding from industry and other research partners.
Science and Technology Australia, an industry body representing 68,000 Australians working in the sector, warned that while the full impact on the agencies weathering funding cuts wasn't yet clear, it was certain that many hundreds of science and technology jobs had been slashed.


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The Seville Township Library is offering summer reading programs every Tuesday from July 9 to July 30. Ages 3 to 5 will have a story hour from 10:15 to 11 a.m. consisting of stories, crafts, songs, games and a snack. Ages 6 to 10 will have a reading program from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. consisting of stories, arts and crafts and a snack. The library will host an end of the reading program celebration 10 a.m. Aug. 8 at Lumberjack Park.
Contact the library at 989-833-7776 to register.