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If that description sounds a bit unorthodox, that's just because you haven't hit the gridiron of EA Sports Big's latest "extreme sport," NFL Street. Having conquered the slopes with their SSX franchise and dominating the boards with NBA Street, EA now turns their attention to America's most popular game. Just like their other games, NFL Street has been modified from the typical simulation to feature a faster paced, more arcade-like battle between the hash marks.
The most immediately noticeable difference between Street and Madden, its distant cousin, is the 7-on-7 style play reminiscent of Midway's NFL Blitz series. There aren't separate squads for offense and defense, nor are there penalties or substitutions, meaning that your quarterback will have to get accustomed to the idea to playing as a defensive back on the other side of the ball. So, for example, if you're going to use Tom Brady as a QB, you have to figure out whether or not he'd be a good cornerback or linebacker. Other subtle differences abound throughout the game. For instance, the field is marked out in about 5 or 6 separate first and 10 yard markers. However, it's entirely possible to carry the ball 11 or more yards on a pass or running play and have the extra yardage count towards your next series of downs.
This oft-used playground convention actually has a practical application when you consider some of the arenas that you'll play in. Not the typical manicured stadiums the NFL has grown accustomed to, Street games are played on rooftops or beaches, amongst other places. Trashcans, parking cones and spare tires are merely some of the obstacles placed on these fields, many of which inadvertently play roles as impromptu blockers or tacklers for plays. You probably have never said, "If only that damn beach ball wasn't in the way," when you've played football, but you will now.
If you couldn't tell by now, Street, like its basketball counterpart, emphasizes style over scoring, primarily on offense. Runs and passes are both part of the playbook, but you also have trick plays like the flea flicker or the running back pass in your repertoire. As you execute a play, you can attempt to pass defenders with a number of secondary moves, such as jukes, stiff arms, charges or hurdles. However, thanks to the arcade-like nature of the game, these fakes can be augmented using a style button.
Combining the style button along with one of these moves can allow players to perform incredibly exaggerated steps. This can be anything from dribbling the football along the ground like a basketball to 720 spins away from opponents. Players can also pitch the ball to teammates an unlimited number of times, allowing for the possibility of virtual Stanford-Cal plays on every down. Throw in a turbo button for extra speed, and you've got the makings for some serious showboating on the field. However, being flashy has a price, because just about any hit from the defense during a stylish move can cause a fumble and costly turnover.
Each successful style move earns you points, which goes to fill up your GameBreaker meter. Once full, your team becomes virtually unstoppable, running over opposing players (and on defense, causing turnovers instantaneously). Your opponent's can also gain these tide-turning abilities, turning the GameBreaker into much more of a strategic item than the NBA Street titles. Do you trigger the Breaker and get a quick score, save it for defense for the fast turnover, or keep it in case your opponent gets one to cancel their GameBreaker out? With the power it has, GameBreakers can often be the key to victory.
There are three main modes of play within NFL Street (four if you count the PS2's Online Play mode). Quick Play allows you to choose any two of the 32 NFL teams and hit a field. Pick Up games are a bit more creative, because it chooses from the more than 300 players available in the game to throw into a randomly generated pool. From there, you get to be playground captain, choosing your team from those assembled. Either one of these modes can be played with up to four players also, which lets gamepad jocks play for bragging rights.
However, the real meat of the game is in the NFL challenge. Here, you get to take a team of unknowns and pit them against the teams of the NFL. When you start, you get to choose whether your team will be an offensive or defensive powerhouse, or a balance of the two. From there, you'll slowly make your way through each NFL division, defeating teams and specific tasks along the way. Successful completion of these challenges earns you gear, plays for your playbook or additional development points that can be used to boost your players stats. What's more, defeating all-star teams unlocks arenas and additional squads to play with, including a number of legendary players that are a load of fun to play with.
The overall look of NFL Street is quite vibrant and cartoon-like, with a surprising amount of care paid to each NFL athlete. From Keyshawn "the crybaby" Johnson to Ricky Williams, each league player looks very similar to their real life counterpart. This extends to the character modeling for each player. You're not going to have someone as skinny as Matt Hasselbeck confused with a big man like Michael Strahan because of the basic models for each body; big guys are huge, and little guys are noticeably smaller.
Animation throughout the game, such as style moves or bone crunching hits, look incredibly slick, and run smoothly throughout the game without any slowdown. (This even includes the numerous rapid camera rotations on repeatedly turned over fumbles!) However, I would've loved more options for style moves, or even the ability to create my own from some of the ones available. Once the novelty of seeing the same flashy move wears off, the concept slowly becomes stale. One quick aside also: if this is supposed to be football without rules, where's the Sharpie or the cell phone? Terrell and Joe's fine-inducing celebrations should fit in perfectly with NFL Street's attitude, and yet they're missing
The 8 fields are unique setting wise (for instance, not many players would know what EA's Redwood City campus looks like), but many of them seem to be rather non-distinct, which is just the downfall for non-"stadium" play. Without specifically being told that Da Roof is in Atlanta, for example, you might not be able to tell where this field is or why it's so special that people play there. Even worse, out of bound markers can be noticeably absent, making it all too easy to make a move for a huge gain only to kill the play.
The sound of NFL Street is solid, however, proving that once again, EA's sports titles are heads above other franchises in terms of effects. When I say bone-crunching hits, it sounds like someone needs to go to the doctor immediately. The sheer amount of smack talked between players is nothing short of amazing, especially since the comments actually correspond to recent events during the game. Hearing your wide receiver say, "Hey, my bad," when he blows coverage, or a lineman joke, "Were you trying to run," after he stops someone for a loss is simply perfect. What's even better is that there's no longer play-by-play commentary, allowing gamers to fill in their own dialogue on the on-field action. The lone downside is the fact that the soundtrack, full of rap and rock acts, is relegated solely to instrumental versions during a game. With the amount of dialogue present in the game, you really won't notice the songs until you're on a menu screen. Xbox owners will really be better off supplementing their play with a custom soundtrack.
While multiplayer shines within Street, there are still three main faults within the single player game that handicaps the title. First of all, the game does tend to be a little short. Once you've gotten the hang of how the challenges work, you can quickly unlock the remaining players and teams, making fast progress with Street's secrets. From there it's simply a matter of tracking down opponents (either friends or, for those lucky PS2 owners, online).
However, you probably won't face that much of a challenge by then, because the AI isn't particularly adaptive to your offense or defense. For example, you can run the same play in the same direction three or four times before the computer will start to prepare a defense against it. By then, you simply need to perform a pass or another play to the opposite side and then return to your old course of advancing the ball until you score. The same can be said on the defensive side of the ball, which can be disappointing.
Finally, the amount of unlockable items, while considerable, isn't really anything special. Many of these objects are random clothing objects, like shoes or baseball jerseys. While some of them impart statistical bonuses, the majority of them are simply cosmetic. This isn't really worth the time to play through some contest for a pair of shoes or a headband. What's worse, the majority of unlockable teams are simply comprised of players from other squads. The designers could've made this entire feature better by stocking the unlockable section with only status boosting items or a much larger roster of legendary players. As it is, there are only 9 legends available, which leaves out a ton of people. What about Earl Campbell, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, John Elway, Mike Ditka, Mike Singletary, or a host of other mythological players that strapped on a pair of pads? Perhaps we'll have to wait for NFL Street 2.
While football fans will have quite some time to wait for the next season and the next installment of Madden, NFL Street should be able to provide them with a healthy fix to last them through the winter months until training camp. With a strong dose of attitude, very accessible control scheme and creative spin on the sport of football, NFL Street is a bold and worthy addition to the EA Sports Big family. "Extreme" sports fans should go out and tackle this title into their consoles as soon as possible.
Rating: 85%
Written By: Jeff 'Linkphreak' Haynes
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So, it's first and ten, and the quarterback calls a quick pass to the flat. You run up to the line and eye a cornerback who just glares at you behind his shades. The ball is snapped, and you start your route. As his pocket collapses, the quarterback launches the ball behind his back into your hands. Stutter-stepping away from your defender, you break down the sideline for a few yards before you get rocked into a chain link fence by the safety. But you're stronger than that, so you bounce off the barrier and hurdle the back's outstretched hands. As you spin the football on your finger and high step into the end zone, the biggest decision on your mind is whether to talk smack or break into that new dance you've been practicing.
While football fans will have quite some time to wait for the next season and the next installment of Madden, NFL Street should be able to provide them with a healthy fix to last them through the winter months until training camp. With a strong dose of attitude, very accessible control scheme and creative spin on the sport of football, NFL Street is a bold and worthy addition to the EA Sports Big family. "Extreme" sports fans should go out and tackle this title into their consoles as soon as possible.
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Dinner at The Pigeon
In addition to downing large quantities of Deschutes beer, perking up with Stumptown coffee and exploring the famed synergy of maple and bacon at Voodoo Doughnuts, one of my anticipated Portland food highlights was a dinner at Le Pigeon in the city's trendy section of East Burnside.
Chef Gabriel Rucker has received lots of praise in the past few years, with nods from both local food critics and those based across the country stating that his restaurant is a must visit for anyone in Portland. Incidentally, one of my co-workers was the one who first recommended that I get to Le Pigeon ("if you can get in," he said). Well, maybe it was luck, but we managed to sneak in without a reservation on a Sunday night. Mononatalie and I waited 30 minutes and headed over to B Side for a pint of beer, where we loved the undeniably awesome behind the bar decorations like the Ted Nugent clock and a framed, crocheted piece which read "cunt." Clever. It's a cool spot provided you're not with people who have touchy sensibilities.
We returned and were seated at the bar, which is the best way to go so that you can check out the action in the small, simply laid out open kitchen. The dining room is intimate, an elegant but casual vibe with a touch of whimsy added from the beautiful portrait of three staff members woven with yarn. To start we ordered a half bottle of 2004 Von Kesselstat Piesporter Goldtrofchen Riesling Spatlese - love those 04 Rieslings for their acidity and cooler, less ripe fruit profiles. The wine was good with my hamachi nicoise - a few slices of barely seared yellowtail, surrounded by a few small morsels of black olive tapenade, sauteed tomato, and hard boiled egg slices. However, it really was killer with Natalie's pork belly, green tomato and pickles.
For entrees, Natalie had the poussin - an adolescent chicken with shell beans, corn and chanterelles. It's earthy and satisfying, perhaps a bit monochromatic for some palates but tasty nonetheless, and an awful lot of food. I preferred my main, the beef cheeks bourguignon, which I later learned is something of a signature dish at Le Pigeon. Very slowly braised, they were intensely flavored, meaty, and incredibly tender. Great dish, and again, a very sizeable portion.
I had ordered an underwhelming bottle of 2002 Jacky Blot Bourgeuil, not realizing that this is a modernist Loire Cabernet Franc that tastes middle aged, overoaked, and heavy.
We had stuffed ourselves so much that dessert was out of the question, though the all northern Italian cheese plate piqued my curiosity. Piedmont's famous La Tur, a Lombardian cheese similar to tomme de savoie, and one other cheese made for an exciting regional focus on what is typically an assortment of cheeses from all over.
Overall, we had a wonderful experience at this well respected Portland institution. Go there if you're in Portland; just come hungry as you will be very well fed.
Le Pigeon
738 E. Burnside St
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 546-8796
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MR. OBAMA, socialism is the wrong direction for this country.
THE RICH PAY the majority of U.S. income taxes? Duh, the rich have the majority of U.S. income.
WILL SOMEONE tell Richard Floyd that Jesus drank wine.
GEORGIA'S IMMIGRATION bill should be titled "Let's Put More Unlicensed, Uninsured Drivers on the Street."
I'M GLAD SODDY-DAISY Chief Hamrick was on the ball with the problem at Soddy-Daisy Middle School. He remembers the saying, "Nip it in the bud."
DOES TENNESSEE have the most idiotic politicians? Consider some of the bills just passed or pending. Are we becoming the laughingstock of all states?
REP. MCCORMICK, the people elected you; not the special interest groups writing the legislation you're sponsoring and supporting.
NO SNOW LAST year. Global warming! Lots of snow this year. Is global warming over?
IT'S FUN TO read op-ed humorist Ron Hart's columns. Southern wit combined with libertarian sensibilities make me rethink both the GOP and Dem's dogma.
I'M GLAD PASTOR Sterling Jetton thinks "there is nothing wrong with old people," because if he lives long enough he'll be among the unwanted members.
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UH Manoa athletics fully certified by NCAA
Second-cycle certification good for ten yearsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced today that the UH Manoa Athletic Department has been fully certified — indicating that UH is "in substantial conformity with operating principles" of the governing organization.
The certification program examines an institution's governance and commitment to rules compliance, academic integrity, fiscal integrity and equity, welfare and sportsmanship. Certification in good standing is for a ten-year period; all 325 active Division I members participate in the process.
The Manoa program was fully certified in 1997 in the NCAA's initial round of campus reviews for Division I programs, and hosted a visiting team of peer-review team members for a second-cycle review in late January, 2003. In preparation for the visit, a steering committee conducted a year-long broadly based campus and community consultation process to prepare a UH Manoa Self-Study Report.
Manoa Chancellor Peter Englert commented, "The campus steering committee worked very hard for to produce a very detailed document for the review team that clearly identifies a department committed to playing by the rules and working in the best interests of our student athletes. Athletic director Herman Frazier's management team is now in place, and they have a very solid foundation on which to build further successes."
"I am extremely happy for the university and all of the individuals who worked on this project," Frazier added. "This certification process had already started when Chancellor Englert and I arrived on campus. We were very fortunate to only have to tie up a few loose ends. I would also like to congratulate and salute the steering committee."
"This certification by the NCAA is a validation of the hard work and commitment of not only the campus steering committee but the entire UH Mānoa Athletics department, including staff, coaches and student athletes," said UH President Evan S. Dobelle. "I am certain that under the leadership of Herman Frazier, the department will see continued success and remarkable advancements in establishing UH Mānoa as a premier athletics program. We do more with less than any other NCAA Division I program."
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oh wow what a great dinner (lupper, actually). it's our independence day so we had:salads/mezze - hummus, roasted eggplant and tomato with tahini sauce, spicy tomato salad, chopped tomato and cucumber salad, different cole slaw (cabbage mix, toasted almonds, cranberries), served with whole wheat pita (which stayed untouched) and GF crackers for nephew.meats: chicken dogs, chicken breast with greek marinade, chicken burgers asian style, meat burgers.Sides: rice (which nobody touched lol) and roast vegetables.sorbet for dessert.
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To the Editor: It was recently reported that a proposal for a city ordinance restricting or limiting the mayor, who also serves as the liquor commissioner for the City of Elmhurst, from receiving campaign contributions from liquor license holders and applicants was being referred to committee.
While a good first step, this ethics proposal does not go far enough.
A search of the City of Elmhurst's website for "ethics" reveals a single hit. Chapter 15 of Municipal Code states that the City of Elmhurst has incorporated by reference the State of Illinois Officials and State Employee Ethics Act, specifically, Article 10, commonly known as the Gift Ban (which requires a ban or limitation on gifts received by elected officials and public employees) and Articles 1 and 5, commonly referred to as Prohibited Political Activity (which prohibits political activity in the public workplace).
In 2004, Illinois mandated all units of local government adopt a code of ethical conduct that at least included these two provisions. Many municipalities adopted ordinances going beyond what the state required — not Elmhurst. The citizens of Elmhurst deserve more.
I see this proposal as a great opportunity for the City Council to consider adopting a more comprehensive code of ethical conduct for all city officials, employees and those who do business with the city or who are seeking to do business with the city.
The City of Elmhurst, where "Character Counts," should be a model of ethical government and take the lead in promoting and extending ethics and integrity in city government by expanding its code of ethical conduct.
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WASHINGTON – The offshore oil and gas drilling company Transocean has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with the Justice Department to resolve civil and criminal claims against the company for its role in the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Transocean owned the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig leased by BP that exploded and sank after the Macondo well blew out, killing 11 workers and spewing nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the sea.
In a statement, Transocean said that as part of the settlement, a "subsidiary has agreed to plead guilty to one misdemeanor violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for negligent discharge of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and pay $1.4 billion in fines, recoveries and penalties, excluding interest."
Along with BP, Transocean was criticized repeatedly by various independent panels that reviewed the spill for its role in a highly dangerous deep-water drilling project that was marked by lax safety, poor communication and ad hoc decision-making. In November, BP agreed to pay a $4 billion criminal fine, the largest in U.S. history, and two of its employees were charged with manslaughter in connection with the deaths of the Deepwater Horizon workers.
The Transocean settlement concludes the Justice Department's criminal investigation of the Swiss-based company and resolves civil claims against it.
"This resolution of criminal allegations and civil claims against Transocean brings us one significant step closer to justice for the human, environmental and economic devastation wrought by the Deepwater Horizon disaster," said Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.
The $1 billion civil penalty is the largest civil environmental penalty to date, according to David w, a former chief of the Justice Department's environmental crimes section and a law professor at the University of Michigan. Some of the money will go to coastal habitat restoration efforts and to research into oil spill prevention by the National Academy of Sciences, Transocean said.
Uhlmann commended the Justice Department for the $1 billion civil penalty but questioned aspects of the criminal settlement, including the much smaller criminal fine of $400 million.
"The Justice Department typically tries to get at least the same amount for a criminal violation as a civil one because the thinking is that criminal behavior constitutes more serious misconduct," Uhlmann said. "It's also surprising that the Justice Department decided not to charge Transocean with manslaughter, since the same negligence that caused the oil spill caused the death of 11 Transocean employees."
The next major legal dispute that needs to be resolved is the scope of the civil penalties against BP. A trial is set for February but the charges could be settled before then. It is estimated that the Macondo blowout spilled about 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into the gulf.
The Justice Department is weighing penalties per barrel for 4.1 million barrels that remained in the gulf. The remaining 800,000 barrels were captured in containment efforts. BP has argued that the real amount was less.
The civil penalty could range between $4.55 billion to more than $17 billion, depending on whether the government finds BP acted with gross negligence, Uhlmann said. In levying the fine, the Justice Department is required to take into account, however, the billions the company has already paid for clean-up, economic damage and legal penalties.
Said Audubon Society President David Yarnold: "The truly big move is the next one. The DOJ is representing all of us in the civil case against BP. That's where fairness will be found – or lost."


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After a solid advance last week for gold and silver, today Michael Pento has written exclusively for King World News to let readers know about the exploding grenade which is going to send, "... increasing money flows into both gold and silver." Here is Pento's piece: "Japan has already suffered through 25 years of an economic malaise because they have refused to allow the free market to work its reconciliation magic. Their reliance on government borrowing and spending to rescue the economy has proven to be a miserable failure.
Because of this fact, Japanese politicians have succeeded to increase the debt to GDP ratio to 237%, which should have already caused a collapse in Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) and the Yen. However, JGBs have held their value for two reasons: The Japanese own 92% of their sovereign debt; And, up until now, deflation has reigned over the island. ..."


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(13) Anonymous, February 24, 2014 8:18 PM
I agree with you 100%, my Dad used to buy my mom shabbat flowers when I was a kid overseas. Now, actually for years, my husband has been buying me shabbat flowers every week and I appreciate them so much. I miss them when I am in Israel but when he is there we stop on the highway and he buys flowers! All men should be told before they get married that this small gesture means so much and brings happiness to the home.
(12) Honey Aron, August 16, 2013 4:41 PM
Shabbos Flowers lasting memories
(11) Harry Pearle, August 16, 2013 3:05 PM
Flowers and Shabbos Candles Show an URGENCY
I was thinking also of Shabbos candles, which are also perishable. But I think flowers and candles can create a sense of URGENCY. This can add vitality to Jewish living. (Let me also suggest the use of gimmicks like the EASY button from Staples. You hit the button and it says: that was easy. Because something is easy to do, does not mean we have to trivialize it. Flowers and candles don't have to be trivialized and neglected. They can encourage us to live life with more job, SIMCHAH. Shabbat Shalom!
(10) Anonymous, August 15, 2013 5:26 PM
(9) Suzanne, August 14, 2013 8:39 PM
Flowers are nice, however ....
...even if you buy flowers very inexpensively - they do add up. Say you can buy something "thoughtful" for about $7.00. Well, that's $28.00 a month. Then multiply that by 12 and you have a bill of $336.00 for the year. I know that flowers are nice but when you are raising a family and every penny counts - it can be just another expense and put more financial straine on families who are stressed enough. I was never insulted when I didn't get flowers and I never thought my shabbots lacked anything if there weren't any. Of course, I loved it when I DID get them but. for a lot of us you really can't have it all.


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Or they can manufacture it and have demonstrated it to him.
Well, I have some residual trust in the good in people. Maybe I am wrong there.
Alas, there's not much evidence of that.
What motivation does Obama have to stop this? His liberal base doesn't seem to care. It actually helps him in the center, where many people value security over privacy. The only organized political opposition is from the Paulite faction of the Republican Party, that is not going to support him, no matter what. So he has nothing to gain by changing the status quo.
You're absolutely right, we should file a motion to rename the dollar to the fiat, and the united states to house of corporate spam, and repaint the white house to a more appropriate Halloween theme...
What motivation does Obama have to stop this? His liberal base doesn't seem to care.
They do - when Democrats are not in office.
Which is why you should not vote Democrats into office, because everyone assumes they are doing as they should instead of checking.
Any other party will do, the Democrats have just become too entrenched and too powerful (as they control Hollywood and the media, or at least most of those organizations will look the other way for many offenses in the case of Democrats).
It's not that his liberal base doesn't care. It's that they can't really say anything or their anger will be used to help the Republicans. It's one of the side effects of a two-party system. A politician (especially one in power) has to SERIOUSLY screw up to hear it from their own party. This is what makes establishment Republicans so uneasy about the Tea Party.
Sites like Salon and The Guardian broke the Snowden story, and they keep running with it. There is a very long list of left-leaning sites that keep the issue highly visible, including HuffPo, DKos, Raw Story, TruthOut, DemocracyNow! and I dare even list Ars Technica in that group. Yes, there are Obama-worshippers who try to paint anti-NSA info and sentiment as fifth-column betrayal, but overall if you sample the comments in places like DKos and DU, you'll see some skirmishes over the issue of party loyalty
No, you're just easily duped. Obama is, like Bush, a statist who supports the government's "right" to imprison, torture, and kill whoever they want for whatever reason they decide.
I've read his autobiography. He is a political nobody, with no family of note, who was an average community organiser in Chicago, who happens to have brilliant oratory skills. That means he is bankrolled by someone very powerful, and thus will do what he is told.
As I recall, when Obama was in the Senate he voted in favor of the Patriot Act extension and warrantless wiretaps. I don't know what you are basing your trust on.
I don't believe it. Obama never actually showed up for votes when he was in the Senate.
Well, I have some residual trust in the good in people.
Yet at the same time you accuse $omeone else of blackmail. What a confused person you are.
We're talking about politicians, not good people.
Obama is part of the system that created the problem in the first place.
>Obama is part of the system that created the problem in the first place.
Funny you can mention that now and get upvoted. If you mentioned that back during the first election it was "racist this, and racist that" you just dont want a black president! Then he got the Nobel peace prize, and few of us said, he didnt do anything to warrant it and was down voted.
Track record speaks volumes.
I am constantly amazed at how naive the average American voter is. Obama was a guy who could give a good speech, but he had ZERO leadership accomplishments to his name. The most basic research into Obama's background should have given anyone pause that he could actually accomplish any of what he promised. He was a Senator, but couldn't point to a single legislative accomplishment. He was in the state senate, but had a record of just voting present on key bills and had no major bills to his name. He was a community organizer, but once again couldn't point to any significant accomplishments. He claims to be a legal scholar, but locked his school records.
For those of you who voted for Obama and are currently disappointed, I have a suggestion for you: next time do some background research on the person instead of just relying on campaign speeches and 30-second ads.
He was a Senator, but couldn't point to a single legislative accomplishment. He was in the state senate, but had a record of just voting present on key bills and had no major bills to his name. He was a community organizer, but once again couldn't point to any significant accomplishments. He claims to be a legal scholar, but locked his school records.
He seems to have worked on the assumption that it was better to have no failures for which he could be blamed, rather than aiming for successes for which he could get credit.
In some people's minds, lack of failure is a surer measure of success, than attempting success (and possibly failing, thereby).
Presidents these days are mostly elected for their charisma. You have to look at who a candidate associates with to get an idea of what they are actually going to do. For example, Obama putting 5 RIAA lawyers in the DOJ then pushing for things like ACTA. It's usually the advisors that come up with the ideas, so analyze who is advising them. This is probably why the NSA stuff has been consistent between Bush and Obama.
As for the lack of accomplishments that's another plus in an election. Voters tend to
If all Obama does is sign an executive order, the fire under Congress to control this activity is gone, and the next president can easily undo it. How about keeping the heat on Congress to pass legislation?
If all Obama does is sign an executive order, the fire under Congress to control this activity is gone, and the next president can easily undo it. How about keeping the heat on Congress to pass legislation?
Excellent plan! With all that added pressure making it a top priority we should be able to anticipate seeing Congressional action on it by, say, 2076.
Congress never voted to authorize this activity, Obama authorized it. It is therefor up to Obama to unauthorized it.
So do I: Hawaii.
Once again, this isn't it.
He's had several opportunities to do something about this. He keeps making weaselly attempts to talk about it like he's doing something without actually making any changes. It seems obvious to me that he wants this to continue, much like his equally weasel-ish approach to medical cannabis. And this way, he can blame it on a do-nothing Congress, thus giving his potential successor a talking point.
Perhaps it's simply lip service? He's talked about putting limits on data collection, but to me it sounds more like "Ok, I poured a little water on the fire but you guys have one more chance to not let the cat out of the bag."
Hasn't anybody listened to the man's statements on the subject? He thinks the NSA metadata collection is just peachy keen. It just hasn't been "explained properly" to the public.
Between vacations, golf, campaigning and late night TV appearances, where does he have the time?
This is typical of our current President. If pressed on the issue, he might say that he would "prefer" the NSA not to collect phone records on all Americans, but that so far the opponents of the system just haven't been vocal enough about it for him to take any action on the subject. "Hey, Mr. President, where's all that _change_ you promised us?" I'm sure he would prefer to to do all those things, except that his donors would not be too happy about that.
To think that I voted for this guy... twice. Not that the alternatives were any better, but sometimes I wonder if this administration really is any better than the previous one. And I seriously doubt the next one will be any better. Why? Because today the donors are the ones who are actually running the country (with the recent McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission [wikipedia.org] ruling only adding insult to injury). The only solution I can think of is to attack this evil at its source by getting money out of politics [wolf-pac.com].
It's what they want. But he doesn't sign an executive order about it for the same reason that Congress doesn't bring up contempt charges for people who lie to them. They WANT to be lied to. They want to turn a blind eye to it all.
"i tip my hat to the new constitution
take a bow for the new revolution
smile and grin at the change all around me...
pick up my guitar and play
just like yesterday
when i get on my knees and pray...
we won't get fooled again"
"meet the new boss, same as the old boss"
Obama: NO! YOU CAN'T!
Because terrorists. Go back to Russia, pinko!
... this is why obama is not on your side:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Hello, Obama has been the man in charge of the NSA for over five years. He's the head of the executive branch.
After all, it helped him steal the 2012 election and the dirt he gets on his political enemies makes it invaluable. If you want to run a dictatorship (and Obama's been governing LIKE one) you need "secret police" spying on your enemies.
Which is why he isn't going to stop it. His announcement was pure window dressing. Like everything else his bumbling Regime does, he wants to APPEAR to be against NSA spying for consumption by the Low Information Masses so that he doesn't get blamed for it, all the while h
The very fact that you ask this question should indicate the problem.
This question comes from a place of trust. "I trust our president to do the right thing. Why hasn't he?" This line of thought is almost identical to that of a battered spouse saying "he beats me because he loves me!" By asking the question, you are defending the indefensible and giving the benefit of the doubt.
To further the point, look at those that claim "it is just metadata", in defense of the program.
What is the metadata of an M4A file?
[/share/MD0_DATA/NAS/iTunes/Music/Jack White/Blunderbuss] # strings 04\ Love\ Interruption.m4a | more
--RETRACTED (hex hash, could be tied to account)--
Love Interruption
Jack White
Jack White
Jack White
--RETRACTED (verified as iTunes Account info)--
2012-12-31 03:11:01
Love Interruption
Jack White
As you can see, I had to retract metadata off of an M4A file, just to keep my info secure. Metadata is not some cryptic bit of info, depending on the detail. For all I know, there may still be identifiable info in what I have posted already......
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April 8, 2011 > The drought may be over, but conservation is still needed
Now that the drought is officially over, many people might think that conservation is no longer needed. Unfortunately, this couldn't be further from the truth. As Governor Brown pointed out, "the demand for water in California always outstrips the supply." Which is why, here at the Santa Clara Valley Water District, we promote conservation as a way of life.Through our "Save 20 Gallons" campaign, we teach the public that by working together to each save 20 gallons of water a day, we can make a significant difference in our conservation numbers. In fact, the campaign was so successful that last year Santa Clara County residents exceeded our mandatory conservation goal of 15 percent by two whole percentage points. This year we're only asking for 10 percent voluntary conservation and we're confident that the community can accomplish these savings.To help homes and businesses reach their conservation goals, we offer a number of programs and unique tools. For instance, the water district has recently improved its Landscape Rebate Program, making it easier for customers in Santa Clara County to take advantage of the rebates.By replacing water-thirsty landscape with water-efficient landscape and/or retrofitting existing irrigation equipment with high-efficiency irrigation equipment, residents and businesses can see significant water use savings. The program has been extremely popular and the district has recently streamlined the process by making it easier for people to apply and shortening the time it takes for applicants to get a rebate for their equipment or landscaping.Customers do need to pre-qualify and should not begin their project until they receive a written notice to proceed from the district. This is to help ensure that the project saves water and meets the program criteria. Program details, including the terms and conditions, are available on the Landscape Rebate webpage.For information on other rebates offered by the district, visit our conservation rebates page.To help individuals determine their water usage and identify the best ways for them to save 20 gallons every day, the water district recently introduced a new interactive water-saving calculator on our microsite www.save20gallons.org.The calculator allows site visitors to enter information about their water-use habits around the house, calculates how much water they are using, and provides simple tips as well as information about water-conservation rebates and services offered by the district.The calculator has been tailor made for Santa Clara County. For example, it calculates landscape water use based on the two distinct micro-climates that exist in the northern and southern parts of the county. To inform people how much they should be using, the calculator also provides information on how much a water-efficient home in the county would use. As you fill in each segment of the calculator, it provides a summary of the results and a comparison between your water consumption and that of a water-efficient home, as well as information on how to improve water-efficiency in your home.While you are at the website, don't forget to check the interactive house that allows visitors to explore areas of the house and garden to find ways to save water and learn about relevant rebates and services offered by the district.And remember, just because the drought is over, it doesn't mean we all shouldn't do our part to save 20 gallons every day!As always, I am available for questions or comments as your District 3 representative for the northern areas of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara; Alviso; Milpitas; and the north San Jose and Berryessa communities. Feel free to contact me at (408) 234-7707.


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Nevada coach Chris Ault started his career scouting for football
players at a time when recruiting video was scarce, the Internet
was unknown and word of mouth was the best method of
investigating a prized prospect.
In those 1970s, he says, "you took the coaches' word."
Nowadays, YouTube is flooded with amateur highlight reels for
every scholarship hopeful in the country. Coaching offices at top
colleges regularly get homemade portfolios, sent by zealous parents
trying to land their child a scholarship.
Yet at a time of endless video streams and Internet buzz, a
critical way of bringing top talent into a football program seems
decidedly old school - summer camp.
"Camp is critical, especially when they are young. What has
happened now in the recruiting process is it's really been sped up.
Kids are committing earlier and earlier and earlier now," new
Washington coach Steve Sarkisian said. "You've really got to try
and get them in their ninth, 10th grade, 11th grade years, because
if you try and wait until they're going into their senior year some
of those kids are going to be gone already."
The setup is particularly good for coaches, because the NCAA in
2006 barred them from attending specialty camps like the Elite 11
for quarterbacks and the Ultimate 100 Camp that bring together top
recruits interested in perfecting their skills.
At a school's own camp, coaches can see how adept prospects are
at receiving instruction and if their coaching style meshes with a
player's approach. Prospects, meanwhile, can get an advanced look
at what playing for a particular school would be like.
"You get to know kids. You get to know their work ethic, you
get to know their personality, you get to know who they are," TCU
coach Gary Patterson said. "Obviously with anybody's job, the more
information you can gather about the situation you have the better
you get at making a decision."
Ault has seen the benefits first hand. A few years ago, while in
the beginning stages of implementing his "pistol" offense at
Nevada, Ault was seeking an athletic quarterback with the ability
to run, but who could also throw to keep defenses honest.
What he discovered through camp was Colin Kaepernick, a lanky
kid from Pittman High School in Turlock, Calif., quarterbacking a
modified wing-T offense. Ault saw the potential and eventually
lured Kaepernick to Reno, where he was the Western Athletic
Conference offensive player of the year last season as a sophomore.
"The firsthand experience of getting to know them and talking
to them ..." Ault said. "You see them, you see their
personalities. You see a lot of good things and some bad things."
The same is true for Boise State coach Chris Petersen and his
newly prized quarterback, Kellen Moore. While rewriting record
books at Prosser (Wash.) High School, Moore would spend a week each summer at Boise State's camp with his teammates. It was there that the Broncos staff got their first look at the undersized, yet
highly talented left-handed quarterback.
Not surprisingly, Boise State was the only Football Bowl
Subdivision team to heavily recruit Moore. The result was Moore
starting as a redshirt freshman at Boise State last year, and the
Broncos going 12-0 in the regular season.
As a bonus, the move also helped the Broncos land Moore's
brother, Kirby, a receiver who was highly coveted by every major
college on the West Coast.
"You can watch tape, watch all their games, and then get there
and watch them play in front of you for a half hour and get more
out of that than watching 10 games on tape," Petersen said.
"That's why we really like it. Not so much to really recruit them
right then, but to say 'do we think this guy is that type of
Camps can also help coaches find overlooked prospects that don't
show up on the radar of the various recruiting services out there,
a trait that's become the hallmark of non-BCS programs such as TCU
and Boise State. Patterson said he'll sometimes bypass a refined
high school prospect and instead take a chance on a kid who doesn't
show the best skills at camp, but is coachable and has potential.
"To be able to coach a guy for a few days and be around them,"
he said. "That's definitely the way to go."


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Merry Christmas ya'll. Been hanging around the forum for a while but rarely post, but I have been wondering this for a while- how do you guys feel about the Nets?
More specifically, do you hate the Nets? Or even feel a strong sense of dislike with the Nets?
I don't know how to start a poll, so I am throwing it out as a straight forward question. What are your feelings toward the Nets? I obviously do not root for them when they play the Knicks, but I have been a fan for a long time, and have never felt a sense of competition with them, or rivalry with them. When we sucked, they were fun to watch. When we were really good, they were not much of a threat. And now, the Knicks/Nets games have been a blast, and as long as it does not affect our seeding, I do not mind them doing well when they are not playing us.
I am a Met fan that hates the Yankees, so I find it odd that I do not hate the cross town rivals, but I actually enjoy watching them play, and root for them against teams I hate like the Pacers and Celtics. Wondering how you guys feel.
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My widdle wobin is gone. :(
A few days ago she took a turn for the worse. She had so many issues I really have no idea which one finally reared its ugly head, but I think it was her kidneys. We left one morning and she was perfectly fine. When we came home that evening she barely had enough strength to lift her head. I had to force feed her and force water into her. She eventually perked up a little, but in my heart I knew it was all to no avail. This morning she seemed a bit perkier, but when she went pee pee it was all blood. I knew she was uncomfortable and the blood made me think she was also in pain, so I immediately called the vet and took her in.
As usual, it was quick and peaceful. I told her that her meowmy and daddy loved her and would miss her terribly. When I told her her brother would also miss her, I swear I heard her say "yeah, right " ;)
I also told her to find Phred and he would be happy to show her around the rainbow bridge and introduce her to Tubby & Peanut.
Rest in peace my sweet little monkey head girl...... :(


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Have you ever heard of "yod coalescence"? If not, click here
Start reading from page 219
I hope I helped you
Student or Learner
It can be frustrating pronouncing English words because they are often not spelt the way they are meant to be pronounced.
The word "incredulous" is pronounced as "in-cre-ju-lous" instead of "in-cre- du - lous" .
Why is it so ? Is the "ju" sound due to the word's etymology or Germanic root ?
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Also, there's a difference between 'do', 'dew' and 'Jew' (in Br English, that is, though maybe not in Am English where 'do' and 'due' are homophones; I'm not sure if 'dew' even exists).
Here we need a French teacher. ;) The most important reason is that Middle English speakers could make out the difference between the vowels /u/ and /y/ in the new Norman French imports but couldn't reproduce the latter accurately. The closest approximation everyone could say was /ju/. So /ju/ it became.
Vue /vy/ > view /vju/
Note that none of the words mentioned before BobK's last post was Germanic, all were French.
It is the stress placement that dictates whether coda needs be weakened.
In this case, the stress is on the second syllable, whose coda contains d. Here, you see lenition: a stop /d/ will become the corresponding affricate /dʒ/
You can hear /dʒ/ in the following words as well.
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Austria's Mobile Drug Lab Could Test Street-Drug Effects, Too 34
carmendrahl writes "In Austria, people can submit their street drugs to a lab-on-a-bus to ensure they got what they paid for. The government is using the bus to track emergence of new variants of bath salts and other drugs. Now, researchers have developed a test they'd like to add to the bus's offerings: it assesses drug action (full paper) instead of just reporting chemical structure."


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Renesmee is now living in Denali, Alaska with Edward and Bella. Their only close relatives are Tanya's family. Suddenly, an unexpected visit from an old friend sets Renesmee into a rush of feelings she has never experienced. (Renesmee is now 5 years old, but has the appearance of a 15 year old teenager.) PLEASE REVIEW!! I love writing, but i need you guys in order to get better!:)
I have the second chapter finished. It will be posted depending on how many reviews I get. The reviews will help me on my future writing:) Disclaimer: The characters in this story are not mine. They are all property of the author Stephenie Meyer.
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Some say that time passes slowly others say that it flies by; however for me it has been as if the years were metamorphosing into minutes, unstoppable, and slipping away from my fingers. My nights are filled with dreams of being part of something real, or at least something that normally exists, even though not many know about it. Human or Vampire….I am neither. What am I? I am one of kind, or so they tell me; what I see is a girl who doesn't belong in this world, who doesn't fit in any known category; not even in fairytales.
Five years have passed.
The snow was falling fiercely in my face, full of anger, as if it knew just exactly how I felt and was trying to connect its feelings to mine. How would it be to feel the cold fingers of the snow caressing my skin? Or at least the way everybody who is not of the supernatural world feels.
I know I shouldn't be complaining because I had so much happiness in my life that could easily pay off all this anger I have towards me and my way of life. I know exactly where I come from, and why I'm here; this however doesn't mean it is easier to deal with. I was engendered into this world without anybody knowing that it was possible that something like me could exist. My parents are the pure reincarnation of love, and I have never been able to see two people that love each other more than they do. That's how I was created, because of their immense love. My dad was able to love my mom with the same intensity that he loves her now, even in her fragile human form. Yes, I am a hybrid child, just like my dear Jacob; I wonder how he is and if he misses me…?
I am half human and half vampire, nobody in this world can experience and have all I do, plus stay eternally young. My mom had two paths to follow, there was no shortcut to her choice or a halfway path; it was either left or right….vampire or human. She gave up her humanity for my dad and to bring me into this world. Sigh.
I slowly got up from the pile of snow I was sitting in and shook the snow off my back. I looked around; I knew it was cold, even though I didn't feel it as a normal human should. Wow! What a beautiful place this was; the tall evergreen trees, the pale, delicate snow falling from the blue-gray sky, and the wind, swaying angrily, my long silky, bronze curls. Even though it could have taken me half a second to get home, I took my time; appraising the mysterious world around me, yet not so mysterious to me anymore, due to the fact that I've been living in Alaska two years now. The three years before that, I lived in New Hampshire, while my parents finished off college.
I started running as I got closer to my town.
I turned around and looked to where the voice came. I realized it was Tanya, and before I even thought of walking slowly toward her, she was already right in front of me. "Tanya! We are in public!" I whispered to her.
"Oh, please nobody saw me. Remember I have been in the business more than you have" and with that she barked out a charming laugh, that would of left any human man with his mouth open.
I stared at her in disbelieve and finally composed my expression. "Did you want to tell me something?"
"No just saying hello."
"Oh…ok." I looked at her for a fraction of a second, and she gave me an innocent smile. "Are you sure?"
"Ok. I guess I can't hide it. I wanted to ask you if you wanted to go for a shopping adventure with me today. I mean, I know that you're parents are out of town and I also know that shopping is your obsession. Besides, what else do you have to do?"
I knew exactly what she wanted.
"Um…actually I was really looking forward to getting to my house and going to sleep. You know… that human experience I unfortunately inherited."
"Yeah, I know what sleeping is." She made an aggravated face and murmured under her breath something about sleeping being a waste of time.
Of course she wanted me to come with her. It was routine for her. She takes me out, makes me waste more money than I should, and then she gets to apologize to my dad and tell him how much she is sorry for being so irresponsible with a 15 year old, at least physically. She doesn't miss one opportunity to talk to my dad. Even if she knows that I am not that dumb to fall for her trick again and that my dad is a happily married man.
"Fine party pooper. I guess I can't convince you to go shopping with me anymore. I'll have to find another way to get you out of your house…hmmm." She ran her fingers through her long blond hair in deep thought.
"Ok Tanya, good luck with whatever you are planning. I have to go; I am seriously exhausted. See you around."
"Ciao" She yelled half way out of my sight by then.
When I finally got home, I flew upstairs and launched myself into my enormous queen sized bed. My room was one of two rooms located in the second floor of a small two story-high cottage located in the outskirts of town. Out of the huge window that covered one whole wall of my room I had a stunning view that left me breathless every time I looked through it.
As I stared through the window, in silence, I started recounting the things I did today. It had been a boring one, by the way. All I did was sit on the snow in the middle of the deep forest; thinking about my life and admiring the beautiful scenario around me.
I let my mind wander for a while, and out of nowhere the thought of Jacob seeped into my thoughts. It was weird to have Jacob so visible in my head, I hadn't thought of him in a long time and I hadn't seen him in the five years I have been away from Forks. Why did the thought of Jacob make me ache so much? He had been no more than a friend, a big brother to me; at least that's how my sharp, vampire mind, remembered him. Sure, I missed him, but in the same way I missed grandpa Carlisle and grandma Esme, or the rest of my family. However this ache I feel cannot be of a missing friendship; it is of longing, as if I was tied to him in some strange way that was unknown to me. As I twirled with the thoughts in my mind, I heard a sharp knock in the door downstairs.
I frowned.
My mom and dad were out hunting and were not going to return until tomorrow. Even if they came early….they wouldn't knock, they had their keys. The other only possibility choice was someone of Tanya's family, but it couldn't be them either, I just saw Tanya and she didn't say anything about coming. They always called in advance before coming and they wouldn't come without my parents being here, either.
Another knock, this time sharp and desperate, broke my hesitation, and I speeded down the stairs to open the door.I was about to scream at the person who dared to interrupt my peaceful morning; when I looked up and saw the gigantic figure before me.
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has asked UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) to select scientists who can ensure that the science behind the status of the gray wolf as an endangered species is properly vetted by a sound, peer review process.
In June, the FWS proposed to take the gray wolf off the endangered species list while adding a subspecies, the Mexican wolf, from the southwest to the list. This spurred objections from environmentalists and concerns from ranchers. The controversy heated up in early September, when the agency excluded several top scientists from an expert panel that would review the plan, apparently because of their views that the wolves need protection.
"We looked at the criticism and agreed with it," said Dan Ashe, Director of FWS. "The service was too close to the selection of the panelists."
NCEAS will manage and host the peer review process including vetting prospective reviewers and selecting a panel of five to six scientists. Steven Courtney, a past resident at NCEAS who has extensive experience in peer review, will lead the review process. All scientists, including those that FWS had previously excluded, will be eligible. FWS will have no role in the selection of panelists.
"FWS was looking for an unbiased, academic institution to support the review process," said Frank Davis, NCEAS Director. "All interested parties can be assured that NCEAS will work hard to ensure the integrity of the peer review process."


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I remember reading phrack back in the day. It gave me fun things to do friends and foes before I realized how stupid a lot of it was. Building red, blue, biege etc. boxes and turning off my nieghbors phone. It was mostly juvenile stuff that just turned me into a little delinquent but it got me interested in the tech industry and I apprieciate that.
After looking at
Phrack #1 [phrack.org]
from 1985 I decided that I just have to run
for i in `seq -w 1 60 | tac`; do wget http://www.phrack.org/archives/phrack$i.tar.gz; done
and spend this day on reading Phrack issues backwards. It's going to be a hellova nostalgic New Year for me...
Of course 99% of all intersections with traffic lights could be replaced with round-abouts and increase saftey but that won't ever happen
You must live in Europe. They put a roundabout in a couple of years ago at a major intersection here in Florida.
Lemme guess, Parkland? NOBODY uses the silly thing correctly. Considering the average Parkland I.Q. is something like 80, that's not very surprising.
I think I remember something similar to screwing around with the traffic lights on the x-files, where someone set it green with mind powers or something..
...Where a driver of an insured car drove to an intersection and removed and carried away the stop sign in the insured car, no coverage exists for the death of a motorist at the intersection because the motorist's death was not causally connected to the use of the insured car.
Most likely, if the intent wasn't malicious, you'd probably be charged with manslaughter and serve 5-10 years on a first offense.If your traffic hack results in someones death, you can be faced with a life sentence under modern U.S. law.
Worryingly enough, they do now have that authority - it was in the news a few weeks ago that there are about 20 Al-Q suspects (note - suspects, not ever been subject to trial) who the military have been authorised to kill if it would be too difficult/dangerous to capture. And more can be added to this list without presidential say-so. It truly is the beginning of the police state, and the end of civilisation if this is allowed to happen.
I thought about making a strobe/parabolic reflector combo, but just never got around to it. The first question to answer would be: ``has anyone thought to outlaw it in my jurisdiction yet?''
Denver has that already! Bastards! They must have been testing out their diabolical schemes here!
Oh yeah, and before I get a load of mindless "I live in Denver and don't have..." responses, try driving around Uptown for a while. Let me know how that works out for 'ya
- "sript kiddie" refers to someone with little or no maturity that uses an automated exploit scan program that makes hacks a matter of happenstance if anything else.
- "cracker" is one step higher from a script kiddie as this is a person who actually has a target in mind, but is not randomly screening. Usually a cracker will gain access by acquring a password (hence cracker). There are many ways to do this, but the more calculated attacks are usually by a cracker that is persistent.
- "black hat hackers" these are the guys you rarely hear about as they're main goal in life is to be where they shouldn't be and make sure that they're the only ones that know what they are doing. This is the sexiest of illegal hackers as these are the types that actually get into the "unbreakable" systems and really do know their shit. These people work for the government usually (and not just American) and some are even employed without wanting to be (part of a plea bargain). These are the type of people that you want to not be interested in your system as with a certain amount of time they will get into your system.
I'm not implying you don't know this, I was meerly trying to elaborate further on your post. And not everything these "Evil Hackers" do is all that bad. Many "script kiddie" tools are useful in testing your own systems for holes or exploits, if you have the same toys as they do, they can't beat you.
Grey hats are where most all computer type people belong, where we all usually do good, but we do know some tricks of the trade. Like an automechanic who knows how to hotwire a car or jimmy a lock open, does that make him a criminal? Same goes for anyone who is a professional locksmith (make the best theives?), doctors (make the best killers?), and bomb squad officiers (make the best bomb builders?). The joy of being a grey hat is knowing enough to protect yourself because you've been there before.
A white hat uses this knowledge to protect their networks and systems, nothing more, nothing less. They will probably pass this information on to other white hats without a moment's hesitation.
A gray hat uses this knoweldge to protect their networks, but doesn't mind looking the other way when said knowledge is passed on and used destructively. But the gray hat won't do anything actively invasive to other networks, but won't have a problem giving out this information indiscriminately.
A black hat will simply use their knowledge to exploit and/or enter systems (though presumably for non-destructive purposes).
By your example, the locksmith, doctor, and bomb squad officers would all probably be white hats. It is hard to think of an analog to the gray hat outside computing though, because it is really more a computer security related phenomena. Perhaps it is most comparable to a neutral nation-state.
Now I see why so many people get frustrated by these ridiculous terms.
Don't worry, I'll do it myself.
While interesting, the article describes a vulnerability that already has been fixed.
All these people were so freaked out by what they thought he could do with a payphone, they denied him his every right.
Cellular Telephones come in two basic versions, as car phones and portable phones, with a briefcase hybrid. Car phones are by far the most common, because they are much cheaper. But most believe that, ultimately, portables will be the most popular. Washington Post Company president Richard Simmons, whose company is a partner in several cellular systems, even predicts that by the early 1990's"There will be phones roughly the size of a calculators that you carry around in your pocket. They will cost no more than five hundred dollars. They will emancipate people from the necessity of locating a phone to make calls. The bad news is, you will never be able to get away from the phone, and we'll call it progress."
It turns out these guys were predicting the future...
At 14, I thought it was slicker than apeshit! Low-tech and simple.
Ahhhhh... Phrack!
I also had a friend that did lots of public service hours for unwisely applying things he learned about in Phrack. I did not think that was slick on his part.
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The best way to level up quickly is to complete all quests (story and side) and to work on challenges - simply killing a few enemies with all the different weapons classes will get you 5000 exp(12 Days of Pandora). this is just an example. the challenge list can be accessed from the Echo Log screen.
Power leveling: If you have a high level character that has completed the first playthrough you can use Borderlands exp sharing to level up another character. Load a splitscreen game with your high level character as the first player, select a new character for the second player. Load the game and warp to the Trash Coast. Leave player 2 at the New-U Station, and take player 1 and kill the Rakk Hive. With a 51+ level character the Rakk Hive will be a level 51. The exp gained will be tiny for the high level but huge for the level 1, and with the right weapon it only takes about 2 minutes to kill the Rakk Hive.


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LEWISBURG, Pa. — The Social Science Colloquium Series at Bucknell University will host the panel discussion, "People, Policies and Prisons: Experiences with Incarceration in Pennsylvania," Thursday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in the Formal Living Room of Hunt Hall.
The discussion, which is free and open to the public, is part of the Social Science Colloquium Series on mass incarceration in the United States.
The panel will discuss the policy-based social and economic factors that contribute to criminal behavior and sentencing, and also shape the experiences of incarceration and re-entry into society.
The panelists represent a wide range of experience with incarceration in Pennsylvania, from lived experiences of incarceration and societal re-entry, to top institutional leadership, to lower level prison employment, to policy advocacy in- and outside of prisons, to community programming/organizing, and education.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - UCSB Director of Athletics Mark Massari has named Kelly Barsky deputy athletics director for internal affairs. She will supervise l4 of the Gauchos 20 Division I sports along with academic success, compliance and student athlete services. She will also assist with sports medicine and performance units, as well as serve as the department's Senior Woman Administrator.
Barsky returns to athletics after serving as an academic advisor in UCSB's College of Letters and Sciences since 2011 where she handled athlete support along with long-time advisor Jack Rivas. UCSB is currently at an all-time high 85% student athlete graduation success rate, second highest in the University of California system and five points above the campus average.
"First, I would like to thank Dr. Janis Ingham (Faculty Athletics Representative) for chairing our search along with the coaches and staff who assisted," Massari said. "Coming from a coaching background as well as being at the heart of our academics success today, makes Kelly an outstanding addition to our senior leadership. Along with our student-athletes and staff, I'm happy to have her back in athletics."
Barsky had previously worked as an assistant for three seasons under former UCSB women's basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb where she was instrumental in helping the program win the Big West regular-season and tournament titles and appear in its 13th NCAA Tournament. Prior to arriving in Santa Barbara, Barsky spent four seasons as an assistant at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, N.Y. In addition to her duties as an assistant coach at St. Francis, she also served as the Senior Woman Administrator.
Barsky holds a master's degree in kinesiology from New Hampshire, as well as bachelors' degrees in psychology and education from Keene State College in Keene, N.H. She was a captain and four-year letter winner for the Owls women's basketball program. Barsky and her husband, Dave, have a son and daughter.
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A Plus Hostel
When you stay at A Plus Hostel you will be staying in the centre of Prague's historical area. The hostel is only ten minutes walking distance from Wenceslas Square and the Old Town Square. A stay at A Plus Hostel will have you in an excellent location near to all the major sights.
This great low-cost hostel is situated very near to the international bus station Florenc and Main train Station.
You can purchase a breakfast buffet.
Also, when you stay with us we can organize trips for you to the historic center, paragliding, paintball, boat rides, horse-back riding, and trips to the ZOO and botanical gardens.
There is a 24 hour reception at the A Plus Hostel.
Check-out is at or before 11 am.
Check-in is from 3 pm.
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Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Bar
- Bicycle parking
- Book Exchange
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Currency Exchange
- Elevator
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Linen Included
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- No Curfew
- Postal Service
- Restaurant
- Safe Deposit Box
- Steam Room
- Taxes not included
- Tours/Travel Desk
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Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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By Bus:
Bus Station FLORENC
From bus station Florenc
From the bus station (Main building) turn left (towards the city center) go 60 meters to Na Florenci street.Then turn right and go 20 metres to A Plus hostel.
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From Main train station (Hlavni nadrazi)
take metro line C (red line) one stop to Florenc station. Then exit left (Na Pořč-Bl labuť, Masarykovo ndra). Go 60 metres to Na Florenci street, turn right and go 20 metres to A Plus Hostel.
From Masarykovo station (train station)
Exit the main building of the train station, turn right and go 20 meters to Na Florenci street. From this street it is about 500 meters to A Plus hostel.
From Ndra Holeovice (train station):
take metro line B (yellow line) 2 stops to Florenc station. Exit the vestibule turn left (in the direction of McDonalds). Directly across the street is Na Florenci street and A Plus hostel.
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Airport RUZYN
Take bus number '100'.Bus will take you to the subway which is call 'ZLICIN'(its yellow line B).You have to get off on the stop 'FLORENC'.When you will be outside you have to turn left.There you will see traffic.On this traffic is bridge(motorway) and under this bridge there is Mc'Donalds.You have to cross the traffic and go behind the Mc'Donalds.There is our Aplus Hostel.
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10 minutes from Main train station,
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Getting Started
Is your community willing to invest in its future? Leadership education is a good start. Our leadership and civic engagement educators can help you think about your community's goals, and will design a program to help you get there. Our programs bring emerging leaders from the sidelines, giving them the confidence they need, and provides existing leaders with more perspectives and information to help them succeed.
Think about leaders in your community – formal and informal, existing and potential. In conversations or interviews with others, consider your response to how often those individuals exhibit the leadership attributes described. Your responses will help you discuss your community with our leadership and civic engagement educators.
|Leadership attribute
|Leaders in this community...
|Know how to tackle problems in systematic ways
|Respect a variety of leadership styles
|Move out of comfort zones and learn to grow
|Can lead volunteer organizations
|Provide a leadership role model for others in the community
|Strive to improve the quality of life in the community
|Talk optimistically about the future
|Articulate a convincing vision
|Envision new possibilities
|Work at developing new leaders
|Believe trust can overcome difficulties
|Overcome challenges to ge things done
|Understand the community's structure and dynamics
|Know how to change things in my community
|Are well informed about public issues
|Are well qualified to participate in public issues resolution
|have a good understanding of strategies for public issues in the community
|Seek to forge new connections
|Are confident in their ability to work with others
|Adapted from Pigg, K. (2000). Program evaluation report. Columbia, MO:�Missouri Cooperative Extension Community Leadership Program Evaluation, University of Missouri
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Given your perspective on the above, how would you list your 3-5 high-priority attributes - those you believe the community should focus on in developing leadership education opportunities.


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Okay, does this boy have no one around him to keep him grounded and his head from inflating any further than it has? Is everyone in his entourage think the sun shines from every one of his orifices? My boys would find themselves pulled aside and scolded if I caught them shadowboxing in a place like that rather than paying the proper respect. The comment's immature enough but shadowboxing?
I'm a bad, bad person. I read the linked article down to the Tweeted responses, and nearly spewed Coke when I got to "Anne Frank's Ghost" saying "Actually, I would have been a Juggalo!"
Seriously?! Shadow boxing THERE?! Boy needs a Gibb's slap upside the head...
Way back when, a friend of mine was ridiculously obsessed over the current 'teen heart-throbs' of the time. Her family went to Europe. I don't recall if she toured the house itself or just an exhibit on it, but it affected her.When she told me about it, she said, 'I know we read the book in school, but it never really clicked that she was an actual person. And I was standing in that place looking around her room and thinking how much she and I might have had in common. She was just a kid, the biggest worry of her life should have been whether or not was going to be the 9th caller and get the NKOTB backstage passes not 'if I sneeze right now is someone going to hear and get my family killed'"?I am going to assume, charitably, that Mr. Beiber's train of thought was going on a similar line and just derailed at 'poorly expressed' station.
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" Harder, God fuck me harder" , she was screaming out. She had been repeating her mantra through at least six orgasms already. Her dark hair was drenched with sweat and jizz. You could see the givings from the last few men running down her face and onto her small bouncing breasts. I was enjoying the scene from the bed next to her. I had four men exploring my body just as she did. I was winding down a little until I saw my husband was about to be sucked off by the sexy siren. That always turns me on. Watching as his big hard anxious cock slides into her mouth. Seeing his jaw clench from keeping control of his urge to thrust. Seeing him look right into my eyes as he helps move her head on his pecker. This view always gets my pulse racing, my nipples harden, and my clit begs to be touched. I start to suck and lick the shaft of the current man seeking the warmth and skill of my own mouth. I grab hold and look right at my husband and start to suck this man expertly. 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I start to thrust my fingers and grind my pussy onto the cock deep in me at the same time. I feel him filling me before I notice her covering my mouth and fingers from orgasming again. I sit up and move slightly away from her. She pushes me onto my back and takes her turn with me as all the men just stare in wonder. She is licking the cum from my tits, down my stomach and gos straight inside of me. She plunges her tongue, flicking my clit and slowly puts a few fingers in for me to ride on. My husband comes over and shoves his large cock into my mouth. He just starts to fuck my face hard while he watches intently on the wonderful orgasm the woman has me working toward. He is so good at getting me off, he reaches down and pinches my nipples when he noticed I was becoming entranced in all the sensations. That sends me over the edge and I start to rack with orgasms. When I come down from the climax, I let my body relax and take another look around. There are only a few men left wanting to shoot their loads on us. The other woman, asks for a one on one with a man she seems to know. Maybe her boyfriend, I am not sure. We did just meet after all. I see my husband has still not cum, he is always so considerate in satisfying me first. I tell the last two men and my husband to use me, however they see fit. My sex craving husband decides to be director of this one last bout of pleasure. He asks for one of the men to start enjoying my twat. The other to go have the best blow job of his life, my husband is always generous with the praise as well. He positions himself so that he is sliding into my ass. He knows how I love anal. Double penetration is mind blowing experience. I feel the pulling as he is in and they are both thrusting at their own speeds. It gets me going, I start to suck the dick in my mouth fast, and hard the way I want to be banged right now. 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GWAR Announce 2012 Tour With Municipal Waste and Ghoul
Outer Space's favorite metal band GWAR have just announced an insane tour with fellow thrashers Municipal Waste and Californian monsters Ghoul. The tour will be the second leg of the 'Return of the World Maggot Tour.' It was the first leg of the trek that witnessed the tragic passing of GWAR guitarist Cory "Flattus Maximus" Smoot.
Kicking off the spring tour at the second Cory Smoot benefit show in Richmond, Va., GWAR will take their legendary show on the road throughout the United States. GWAR frontman Dave "Oderus Urungus" Brockie addressed the commencement of the new shows:
All the years of doing GWAR could never have prepared us for what we have been through, and I want to thank the metal community and the extended GWAR family for all of your support. Finishing that last tour was the hardest thing we have ever had to do, and we still have about half of the country left to hit.
We will continue as a four-piece, with the special tribute to Flattus at the end of the show, in order to give our fans a chance to say goodbye to our fallen Scumdog brother in true GWAR fashion-covered in blood and rocking the fuck out! After this tour is over we can start looking to the future and begin to put this tragedy behind us. But for now we are still in "Hail Flattus" mode!
The first Cory Smoot benefit show earlier this January was a great success, with all the money raised going straight to Smoot's widow and unborn child.
GWAR, Municipal Waste and Ghoul Tour Dates
Mar. 16 – Richmond, VA – The National (Cory Smoot Benefit Show)
Mar. 17 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls
Mar. 18 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Mar. 20 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theater
Mar. 21 – So. Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Mar. 22 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater
Mar. 23 – Toledo, OH – The Omni
Mar. 24 – Lexington, KY – Buster's Billiards and Backroom
Mar. 25 – Joliet, IL – Mojoes
Mar. 26 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
Mar. 27 – Des Moines, IA – People's Court
Mar. 28 – Tulsa, OK – Cain's Ballroom
Mar. 30 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater
Mar. 31 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theater
Apr. 01 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater & Club
Apr. 02 – Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater
Apr. 03 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
Apr. 04 – Ventura, CA – Majestic Ventura Theater
Apr. 05 – Chico, CA – Senator Theater
Apr. 06 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
Apr. 07 – Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
Apr. 09 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Café
Apr. 10 – Magna, UT – The Great Salt Air
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Update: The magazine's closure has been confirmed by senior editor Chris Hoffman, who promises to make the last issues "memorable."
Yet another gaming magazine icon is biting the dust. According to a new report, Future Publishing is discontinuing Nintendo Power.
The magazine is one of the longest-running gaming magazines, having started in 1988. Nintendo originally produced and distributed the magazine until 2007, when it outsourced the magazine to Future Publishing (who also produce "official" magazines for Xbox and PlayStation).
A source speaking to Ars Technica says that Nintendo was "uninterested" in renewing their contract with Future, or partaking in digital initiatives that were "necessary for the long-term health of the brand." The source says that Nintendo is not interested in taking control over the magazine again.
Current staff are already moving to other Future properties, including GamesRadar and MacLife. According to the report, it's unclear how many more issues of the magazine are still planned and how current subscribers will be compensated.
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BIOSEAL – Research project on smarter detergents forges new career prospects
It was exactly 66 years ago, in October 1946, that multinational Procter & Gamble (P&G) unveiled Tide, a brand that even now is synonymous with laundry detergents. Today we take detergents for granted, insisting on the most powerful cleaning agents, but also expecting their washing products to be easy to use, lightweight, low energy users, safe for the environment and reasonably priced. It's a full menu, but one that P&G recently tried to meet by bringing in expertise from student researchers across Europe.
"We wanted to create more sustainable detergents, blending our historical know-how with ideas from young European scientists to really build a new revolutionary product," says Johan Smets, a P&G research fellow. Smets helped with the start of Bioseal, a project funded by the European Union (EU)'s programme of support for the mobility of researchers known as Marie Curie Actions (MCAs). The project set up fellowships for seven PhD students to design more effective and environmentally friendly detergents.
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"Potentially catastrophic" is how the National Hurricane Center describes Hurricane Rita as it heads for Texas.
The Category Five storm's sustained winds have only diminished a little bit in the most recent data, down to 170 miles-per-hour from 175. The storm is less than 500 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas.
A forecaster at the National Hurricane Center says Rita is "as strong as Katrina was at its height."
Nearly a (m) million and a half residents in Texas and Louisiana have evacuated and the government is moving emergency resources of all kinds into place ahead of the storm.
Texas officials say both sides of a major highway out of Houston are now limited to northbound traffic away from the coast. Houston's mayor says officials are considering a similar step on other highways.
In Texas, Galveston, Corpus Christi and the surrounding county and low-lying parts of Houston are under mandatory evacuation orders. In Louisiana, the few residents in New Orleans have been told to leave.