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It seems my girlfriend, Amanda had put up with my tiny 3-inch cock long enough knowing I loved being tied up and dominated while wearing panties. She thought I just might be bisexual, so one night she got me to put on her panties and bra and tied me to the posts of the bed, as she has many times before. Tonight I was in for a surprise. Amanda came right out with it and told me, Im tired of not getting a climax from that little useless cock of yours and burning up and buying batteries for my vibrator. So tonight, because, I really think, with your sometimes feminine ways and wearing panties that you really would also love sucking a real mans cock.
You have met my ex-boyfriend, Carl and heard of his huge cock. Well Ive made arrangements for him to be here tonight. About then her ex boyfriend came out of the other room, completely naked and with his huge 9-inch cock sticking straight out.
I was in shock, but at the same time, my tiny cock came to life and my girlfriend said, Just as I thought. Then Amanda told her ex, Carl, Move over here and put your cock on his lips.
To my surprise, I didnt even hesitate for a minute; I took Carls cock right into my mouth. And like Id done it a million times, started sucking and moving my mouth up and down.
I must have been doing it right too, because he started moaning and moving his hips back and forth.
As I slurped on his cock, Carl turned to Amanda and said, Youre right, he does have a tiny cock. But he must have sucked cocks before, because he does it so well.
Laughing, Amanda picked up the camera shed hidden behind the bed and said, Thats great, because after Ive this picture taken, hell be sucking a lot more and Ill finally be fucking real man size cocks, unless he wants his friends to see a picture of him sucking your cock.
At the time I was so horny and mesmerized by how much I loved the taste of his cum and sucking his cock, that I didnt care if she took a picture of him fucking me up the ass.
My girlfriend, Amanda used her vibrator on herself while watching me suck away. She loved it when I got him off, not once, but twice.
Then when Carl and I were done, Carl went over to Amanda and started kissing her and playing with her breasts. She put the crotch of her now wet panties in my mouth and said, Thisll keep you quite while you watch how a real man fucks.
And he did. Carl fucked Amanda two more times and I finally got to hear her scream from a real climax.
After seeing Carl cum off 4-times, I couldnt understand why Amanda would ever leave this stud for me. But l found out later that he was a real player and was fucking all her friends.
I now wear panties and suck the cock of whatever man she brings home. Then watch and masturbate while she sucks and fucks a real mans cocks and finally get satisfied. I guess its a win, win situation, except Im starting to think that Im gay not bisexual. Amanda says, I am a gay sissy cocksucker but loves having me around to suck her new mans cocks and to show them my tiny little cock. and says its always turned her on seeing me in panties and being such a girl.
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Release Notes: The C/invoke FFI library has been replaced by libffi. Now Gtk2 ScmPkg packages work on Mac OS. The option --build-sync-file has been added to ease personal ScmPkg repository maintenance. There are some bugfixes.
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ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Hunters have discovered the remains of a 59-year-old Canadian man who was missing in the wilderness near the Nevada-Idaho line since he and his wife got stranded a year and a half ago.
Authorities say Albert Chreitien left the couple's vehicle and set out on foot seeking help three days after they got stuck on March 22, 2011. His wife was rescued after surviving 48 days in their vehicle.
The Elko Daily Free Press reported Monday that two people found Chretien's remains Saturday in a heavily wooded part of Merritt Mountain in Elko County. They contacted sheriff's deputies, who used items in a pocket to identify him.
A public memorial was held for Chretien in April in his hometown of Penticton, B.C.


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Maximum PC: The wait is over, Far Cry 3 is here and available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and of course our favorite gaming platform, the PC. To kick things off on a high note, both AMD and Nvidia have released new GPU drivers -- AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta and Nvidia GeForce 310.70 -- that promise to deliver big performance gains in Far Cry 3 (by as much as 38 percent in some cases), as well as a few other titles.
Works great on my 7850 on ultra im still using 12.10 getting another 7850 at xmas crossfire up.
Looks phenomenal, eyefinity (3 screens)works great
I hope these drivers will fix the msaa issue. i know msaa hits the performance a lot but in fc3 it's just too much heavy performance hit.
Man, i wonder how crappy my performance would be if i used old drivers, seems like theres a 5-10% bump in performance every month or 2.


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Joining host Ken Lass will be Dr. Regina Thompson, principal of E. D. Nixon Elementary School in Montgomery and Dr. Tony Thacker, Education Administrator with the Alabama Department of Education. The programs focus will be Alabamas education successes, exploring what constitutes success in todays school system and how schools are achieving that success. Among the topics discussed during the live portion of the program will be the role teachers and school administrators play, how a schools success is measured, the importance of Advanced Placement (AP) courses and the inclusion of magnate schools on top schools lists.
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Marketplace for Thursday, June 7, 2012
Ben Bernanke said today that the Fed is prepared to take action if Europe's problems get worse. What does this really mean? According to Gallup's latest data, Americans aren't paying much attention to the government's unemployment reports. Meanwhile, Foursquare seems to be on the decline, and Apple has decided to get rid of Google Maps as the default on its devices. Reporter Adriene Hill explores the bad reputation that regular bath salts are getting. And with two movies about Abraham Lincoln being released this summer, how marketers are making us love the 16th president.


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A pair of developments is working in parallel to reshape the way the industry stocks, prices and sells commercial aircraft parts. Even as parts stocks for newer aircraft and powerplants become leaner, those same airframes are being parted out at an increasing rate. The confluence of these elements presents opportunities to save money, while continuing to maintain decent dispatch reliability.
"There's a huge transition going on in the de-stocking" of parts for Airbus A320s, Boeing 737NGs and 747-400s says Carl Glover, vice president of sales for AAR's European, Middle East and Africa supply chain operations. At the same time, parting-out has migrated from 737 classics, to older A320s, to 737-700s and, most recently, to A321s and A318s.
Both of these phenomena are impacting parts inventories that airlines carry to support these newer aircraft, making already sparse stocks even leaner and reducing the prices paid for those parts. As parting-out moves up the food chain, leaping from classic 737s and Airbuses to NGs and A321s, the industry is asking whether the phenomenon is a trend or an aberration—and just what the implications are for leaner shelves and lower parts costs.
Glover says airline shelves harbor 20% less inventory than before, and that one-fifth drop encompasses spares dedicated to newer types. He says a common practice for older aircraft has historically been to employ inventory to "displace or defer costly maintenance repair on components and engines and major [line replaceable units]." Now, that best practice has migrated to the A320 classics, 737-700s, A321s and even younger A318s. As those types are disassembled and parted out, inventories rise. Then operators use that inventory "more voraciously" in order to "reduce their direct maintenance costs."
Such is the nexus connecting lean shelves, parting-out and lower costs.
Link those elements with equally voracious efforts at airlines to pare seat capacity and the net result is decreased spending on original equipment manufacturers' parts and components, says Glover. Instead of buying from the OEMs, he says carriers "are going out to the surplus market, or they're just consuming their own inventory better and running a leaner operation."
An integral part of that surplus market consists of companies such as International Aircraft Associates (IAA), a major engine parts distributor. President Mitch Weinberg says carriers and engine shops are increasingly looking for parts for newer powerplants, like the CFM56-7B, "because they don't want to have [inventory] on the shelf." They want either to dispose of components on the aftermarket, or more efficiently consume that inventory themselves. What they don't want to do is own it.
Certainly, Southwest Airlines is consuming its own inventory more efficiently these days. As of early November, the carrier ranked as the planet's largest operator of 737-700s, with 424 in the fleet. Bill Tiffany is Southwest's senior director for maintenance supply chain management. He says the parts supporting its full fleet of 737s are being winnowed meticulously, currently culling 10-15% of inventory with the ultimate aim of even deeper cuts.
What renders that possible, says Tiffany, is the size of the airline's all-Boeing fleet: 604 of its 692 aircraft are 737s. That means "we are kind of our own parts pool," he says. "We probably have more [parts and components] than we need." It is that situation that helped trigger efforts to pare back stocks significantly.
Tiffany says it's best to de-stock incrementally, lest "material planners . . . get a little nervous." He says most of them have horror stories, when someone from the line or production pointed a finger at them and said, "We didn't have this part, and it's your fault." The natural reaction is to overstock.
He believes by using measured de-stocking, carriers can build confidence among planners that the system works, that it can indeed accomplish more with less. Conceding it's a cliche, Tiffany nonetheless says, "I think it's true."
It's also true no other airline has the breadth and depth of single-type parts stores. While Southwest may presently rely on internal economies of scale, most airlines cannot. They have to lean on more traditional parts pooling. A statement by Air New Zealand says one of its recent moves has been "to move into pooling deals, where the parts are held and provided by a supplier."
Once predicated on ad hoc airline-to-airline pacts, parts pooling is a far more sophisticated undertaking these days, one pegged to the realization among airlines that "there's just a huge amount of . . . redundant material on shelves," asserts David Marcontell, president and chief operating officer of TeamSAI. That overabundance resides there, he says, to assure airline executives "they they're going to have the part when they need the part."
Over the last 5-7 years, that fear has subsided somewhat, assuaged by assurances that third-party managed parts pooling produces economies of scale without the scare. But, "There are airlines out there that are still unable to go fully lean," says Carl Glover. "Because they've got operational demands. Or . . . because they've got the fleet dispersed over many line stations."
Ingrained reticence to reduce stocks aside, economies of scale work to reduce inventory and cut component budgets. The price of at least some of those parts—the ones derived from cannibalizing select newer types—appears to be coming down. Marcontell says the valuation of such recently parted-out components has dropped by 10-20%.
Tiffany has yet to see evidence indicating either a bounty of 737-700 part-outs or resultant lower prices. He says, "We'll look forward to taking advantage of that" should it happen. As for that de facto internal parts pool at Southwest, he's not averse to taking the plunge into a more traditional pool. As both the network and fleet grow, "We're going to be actively looking at that."
Parts pooling and parts de-stocking are here to stay. Industry observers are less sure about the present surge in part-outs. While agreeing that there are "more part-outs of newer equipment," Adam Pilarski, Avitas' senior vice president, is not sure if the phenomenon is a trend or an aberration. The current crop of statistics supports the migration to newer aircraft. But the notion this is a long-term trend awaits compelling confirmation.
While there are substantial statistics as to how many commercial aircraft are being retired per se, the evidence as to how many newer aircraft are actually being parted out is largely anecdotal. Marcontell says, "We know for certain the number of retirements per year are at the highest point they've ever been." He says in the mid-2000s, 220 to 230 airliners per year were leaving the fleet. Now it's in the 400 per year range.
Again, anecdotally, William Whelan, Avitas' senior director of technical service, envisions two to three 737-600s being parted out per year, a like number of 737-700s and a couple of 737-800s. Next year, the Avitas executive estimates perhaps five 747-400s will meet the same fate. Air New Zealand already has parted out one of its -400s according to the airline's Brigitte Ransom.
A tidal wave? No. But once again the issue is whether it presages an emerging trend, says Pilarski. He asserts we won't know until about 2014 or so. TeamSAI's take is "This is more of a temporary phenomenon, rather than a long-term change," says Marcontell.
It is enough that this part-out migration is already affecting parts availability and prices. The phenomenon is fully entrenched in the classic A320 ranks. "At some point, there's going to be a flood of parts" on the market, asserts Marcontell. That glut could further drive down the aftermarket price for spares, perhaps beyond the current 10-20% range.
While he doesn't see 737NGs succumbing to parting-out at the same rate as older A320s, he does contend the practice will affect some of the earliest CRJ700s and -900s.
Underpinning increasing part-outs is the looming introduction of the 737 MAX and the A320NEO, to which airlines are flocking in an effort to contain fuel costs. The ability of airlines to finance new airplanes "is fairly easy" asserts Pilarski. "Financing older equipment is much more difficult." He says the Export-Import Bank of the United States is not going to finance used airplanes, nor will the Europeans. "As a result, there's not a marketplace for used aircraft the way there used to be." And that means many of these craft are worth more in parts than as flying machines. Pilarski cites the case of an A319 sold to a parts dealer for $14 million. The best offer from a carrier or lessor was $12 million.
ROI reigns. If an owner can realize $2 million more by parting out the airplane, no matter how young it is, that is the rational route to take, "This whole thing is being driven by economics," says Whelan.
IAA's Weinberg sees new aircraft and powerplant parting-out as a further "driver of inventory reduction" among both engine shops and airlines. The reason is straightforward. Carriers and shops "know there's more supply out there."
Just-in-time tends to get re-defined in such an environment, one richer in in-demand parts. "The world has become a lot more intelligent," says Weinberg. "Every aspect of the supply chain is getting tighter and tighter." New aircraft and engines too are subject to the laws ordering this lean new world of maintenance production, no matter when they rolled off the line.


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The lights are on
With the PlayStation 4 on the horizon, it's easy to be reminded of previous console launches. PlayStation 3 launched on November 11, 2006, and while it wasn't a train-wreck, it certainly had its issues. When excited gamers bring their PlayStation 4 consoles home for the first time, we hope for their sake that Sony has learned from their mistakes from last generation. Here's how we hope it goes down:
Don't make the price stupid
One of the most memorable quotables from E3 in 2006 came from Kaz Hirai during Sony's press conference. After Sony fans watched a rough press conference that included Eye of Judgment demos and the infamous "giant enemy crab" moment, it was time to get down to brass tacks. Gamers wanted to know how much lighter their wallet would be that November, and they were shocked when Hirai said "Five hundred and ninety-nine US dollars." With most console launches historically landing in the $199-299 range, the announcement felt like a punch to the gut. Sony shouldn't turn gamers against the PlayStation 4 launch, and the best way to do this is with a reasonable price point.
Make the launch lineup feel next-gen
Many console launches feature a small number of must-have, exclusive experiences and a bigger collection of ports from already-available systems. PlayStation 3's launch lineup was rough, with only one title feeling significantly new and next-gen (Resistance). Outside of that, it featured a ton of sports games, ports, and ho-hum exclusives (Genji: Days of the Blade, Ridge Racer 7, Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire). If Sony can confirm several exclusive AAA titles for launch, it would go a long way towards getting PlayStation fans excited.
Put a headset in the box
Sony liked to tout PlayStation 3's bluetooth capabilities, which allowed for a variety of headsets and accessories to communicate with the system. While impressive, this didn't make up for the omission of a communication device in the box at launch. PS3's online experience suffered for years, as multiplayer matches were virtually silent while Xbox 360 owners chatted away on their included headsets (which was either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the situation). We don't need an expensive, top shelf set of headphones in the box. We just need something we can use to talk to our friends.
Don't shoehorn in gimmicks
Nintendo created a buzz with its motion-based Wii controller, and Sony felt like they had to jump on the bandwagon in some fashion. Their response was the Sixaxis, the PS3's launch controller that featured basic motion capabilities. It sucked. Some games tried to utilize it, but it was almost uniformly terrible to use. Balancing on logs in Uncharted wasn't fun, controlling the dragon in Lair was awful, and changing the flight path of arrows in Heavenly Sword could have just as easily been replicated with the analog stick. To date, the only fun I've ever had with Sixaxis motion involved making Sackboy do pelvic thrusts. Gamers tend to dislike gimmicks, so Sony needs to focus more on hardware and games. Maybe have a quick mention of Move support at the press conference, but it would be in their best interest to avoid making it (or anything like it) a focal point.
Pick your SKUs and stick with them
PlayStation 3 launched with two SKUs, one for $599 and one for $499. This was easy enough to wrap your head around, but Sony didn't take long to introduce a wide variety of different versions of the console. As time went on, it became harder and harder to keep track of which features each one had. Which ones are backward compatible? Wasn't there one that didn't have wi-fi? These are annoying questions for gamers to have to ask, much less for parents or significant others that are buying a console as a gift. An extra SKU may be necessary (even welcome), but Sony should keep things relatively limited for a while.


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Although we are blessed with resident tarpon year-round, their southern cousins are slowly heading north and west along with an army of sharks that prey on them as they make the journey.
A large part of the group will turn right at Miami and head north along the east coast ending up in various locations as far north as Virginia and even in parts of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays. The other group veers left heading our way with many continuing along the Gulf coast states throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
Back here in early May, anchored boats a few miles off Sanibel will be the first to intercept the northbound fish usually in rough seas and plentiful winds. If you're not an old salt take some ginger (before and during) for your stomach to ward off seasickness.
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Most say these bright chrome, newly arrived tarpon are the strongest you will encounter short of the 400-pounders that patrol Africa's costal waters. Hooking a 400-pounder in a skiff has been added to my bucket list. Is a 400-pounder too big to actually jump and clear the water like a little 200-pounder can? I can't imagine, but I want to see it happen.
Now is the time to get your gear ready. Is your mono a few seasons old? Why spend the time, money and effort required to hook a tarpon with old line. Fresh mono, ultra sharp hooks, clean, well oiled functioning reels, and all required release tools, fighting belts, cameras, and an uncluttered boat make for a fun and safe tarpon experience.
Now pick the place for your encounter. Nighttime river fishing gets me going while others like to intercept tarpon along the beaches as the sun comes up. Silently poling and sight casting a fly to a laid-up 100-pounder in a two-foot deep channel in Matlacha does it for some. Combat anglers enjoy the madness of Boca Grande as they dodge other boats and 1,000-pound hammerheads looking to catch your tarpon before you do.
If you've not had the angling honor of doing battle with the silver king and don't know where to start by all means joining the Cape Coral Tarpon Hunters Club and/or hiring a local professional guide is a step in the right direction. Both can impart a lifetime's worth of angling knowledge in a few hours or meetings.
If you can't wait for everyone to arrive, head to the Keys for a tarpon bonanza at the Bahia Honda State Park (305-872-2353). Get on one of the charters at the foot of the Seven Mile Bridge where tarpon gather in huge numbers for a great shot at multiple catches. (www.tarponguranteed.com) Camping, fishing, snorkeling all available as well as a ramp and kayak rentals.
On the way down stop at Robbie's Bait & Tackle with your camera and buy a bucket-o-bait to hand feed to the resident tarpon that live at the end of his dock like fat dogs waiting for scraps. Hold a bait in your hand and they will take it from you, sometimes rather violently. Do not lean over with a bait fish in your hand with your face right above it. You might easily get KO'd or a badly broken nose.
Tarpon fishing is one of the few big game fishing adventures that can be enjoyed by everyone regardless of income. Grab your Jon boat and 10-horse kicker and hit the river. Canoes, kayaks work as well.
Capt. George Tunison is a Cape Coral resident fishing guide. Contact him at 239-282-9434 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or www.flyingfinssportfishing.com.


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Democrats retained their overwhelming majority in the state Legislature Tuesday, with incumbents winning nearly every contested race and Democratic challengers picking off some of the state's few Republican seats.
Senate President Therese Murray, a Plymouth Democrat, fended off a challenge by a Republican who nearly beat her two years ago.
"This is a big red district and I'm the only Democrat ever elected here," said Murray, who defeated her opponent, Thomas F. Keyes, by a wide margin. Two years ago, Keyes won nearly half of the vote. "Republicans and unenrolleds came out and voted for me. It makes me feel that people appreciate the job I'm doing and I appreciate their vote."
Democrats also won the races to succeed three Democratic senators who decided not to seek reelection: Steven Baddour of Methuen, Frederick E. Berry of Peabody, and Susan Fargo of Lincoln.
Robert Hedlund of Weymouth, the only Republican senator to face an opponent, was well ahead in early returns.
In Fargo's former district, former Democratic state senator Michael J. Barrett of Lexington made a political comeback, claiming victory before 9 p.m. According to his campaign, he beat Chelmsford Republican Sandi Martinez by a wide margin.
"I feel the work ethic kicking in. It's not elation, it's kind of a sober sense of responsibility," he said. "I've got to deliver, the state has to deliver — the problems seem huge, some of the environmental issues, some of the job creation challenges seem enormous. I'm not going to be celebrating, I'm going to be thinking."
Democrat Joan B. Lovely of Salem declared victory a little after 9 p.m. based on results that showed her beating Richard A. Jolitz, a Republican from Beverly, by a wide margin in the race for the seat held by Berry, the Senate majority leader, for 30 years.
It was the first open seat in decades in the district made up of Beverly, Danvers, Peabody, Salem, and Topsfield.
"I feel elated. I'm absolutely so grateful for all the support," she said.
The most heavily contested Senate race was in the Merrimack Valley, where Kathleen O'Connor Ives, a Democratic Newburyport city councilor, defeated three candidates to succeed Baddour, who resigned in April to become a partner of a private law firm.
Ives beat Shaun A. Toohey, a Republican Haverhill School Committee member, and unenrolled candidates James Kelcourse and Paul A. Magliocchetti.
Of 200 legislative seats, 75 were contested. Twelve seats were vacant — the officeholders either left, ran for another office, or withdrew. One new district was created in last year's redistricting for residents of Lawrence and Andover.
Several races were rematches between bitter rivals including two House races where incumbents were facing challenges from the candidates they defeated two years ago.
Democrats, hoping that high turnout would translate into victory in the legislative seats, targeted several Republicans, including some who were swept into office in 2010 in a wave of voter dissatisfaction.
In Marlborough, former state representative Danielle W. Gregoire beat freshman Republican Representative Steven L. Levy, who defeated her two years ago.
"It feels awesome. I couldn't have done it without all the help I got," said Gregoire. "It hasn't sunk in yet. It's amazing."
In Andover, Republican Representative James Lyons fought back a challenge from Barbara L'Italien, the woman he unseated in 2010. L'Italien, a Democrat, served in the House for eight years before her defeat in 2010.
Democratic newcomer Jonathan Zlotnick, who graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in May, beat freshman Republican Representative Richard Bastien of Gardner.
In Duxbury, Democrat Democrat Josh S. Cutler of Duxbury beat Republican Karen E. Barry in the race to succeed Daniel K. Webster — to become the first Democrat ever to represent the district.
Webster, a five-term Republican incumbent, withdrew from the race in September amid allegations by the state board that regulates lawyers that he misused client funds.
Barry, a local GOP activist, jumped in the race with only a few weeks left.
Democrat Paul Heroux, a public policy consultant with several degrees including one from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, ousted incumbent Republican George Ross from Attleboro.
Republicans picked up at least one House seat previously held by a Democrat. Leonard Mirra, of West Newbury, beat Democrat Barry Fogel, also of West Newbury, in the race for the seat held by Harriet Stanley, who did not seek reelection.Globe correspondents John Laidler, Ellen Ishkanian, Calvin Hennick, Ryan Mooney, and Laura E. Franzini contributed to this report. Andrea Estes can be reached at email@example.com.


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Reviewed By Kristine W (Celina, OH) Reviewed for a 2011 Honda Ridgeline —6/28/2012 12:17 PM
These are nice looking seat covers. On another truck, they probably would install quite easily. However, the Honda Ridgline 2011's seat does not allow for attaching the top cover to the bottom cover. Tried all kinds of things without success.


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Revamped Yahoo Mail Focuses on Speed and Mobile
Revamped Yahoo Mail Focuses on Speed and Mobile
Yahoo announced Tuesday that there will be a new look for Yahoo Mail. The redesign places heavy emphasis on speed and efficiency, not unlike the changes Microsoft made to Hotmail with Outlook a couple of months back.
The revamped Yahoo Mail web client will be introduced in the next few days along with the existing Android Yahoo Mail app. Yahoo also took the chance to introduce apps for the iPhone and Windows 8 platform in an effort to cover the spectrum of mobile platforms.
However, do note that the Yahoo app on iTunes is only available for the iPhone instead of the entire suite of iOS-based devices.
According to Wired, Yahoo is still very much in the e-mail game with 105 million daily users. Yahoo Mail currently holds the number one spot in the U.S. in terms of user base, ahead of rivals like Gmail and Hotmail, although it's ranked third globally.
"We've redesigned the new version of Yahoo! Mail with speed in mind -- getting through your emails is faster than ever before. We've also made your inbox more intuitive and easier to navigate, allowing you to focus on what matters most: your messages. And, because mobile is everything these days, Yahoo! Mail now has a consistent look and feel across devices," Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer wrote in a Yahoo corporate blog post.


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Moving from bass to guitar, he recorded his solo debut, 1985's The Dream of the Blue Turtles, with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, and Omar Hakim. The move wasn't entirely unexpected, since Sting had played with jazz and progressive rock bands in his youth, but the result was considerably more mature and diverse than any Police record. The album became a hit, with "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free," "Love Is the Seventh Wave," and "Fortress Around Your Heart" reaching the American Top Ten. Sting brought the band out on an extensive tour and filmed the proceedings for a 1986 documentary called Bring on the Night, which appeared alongside a live double album of the same name. That year, Sting participated in a half-hearted Police reunion that resulted in only one new song, a re-recorded version of "Don't Stand So Close to Me." Following the aborted Police reunion, Sting began working on the ambitious Nothing Like the Sun, which was dedicated to his recently deceased mother. Working from a jazz foundation, and again collaborating with Marsalis, Sting worked with a number of different musicians on the album, including Gil Evans and former Police guitarist Andy Summers. The album received generally positive reviews upon its release in late 1987, and it generated hit singles with "We'll Be Together" and "They Dance Alone." Following its release, Sting began actively campaigning for Amnesty International and environmentalism, establishing the Rainforest Foundation, which was designed to raise awareness about preserving the Brazilian rainforest. An abridged Spanish version of Nothing Like the Sun, Nada Como el Sol, was released in 1988. Sting took several years to deliver the follow-up to Nothing Like the Sun, during which time he appeared in a failed Broadway revival of The Threepenny Opera in 1989. His father also died, which inspired 1991's The Soul Cages, a dense, dark, and complex album. Although the album peaked at number two and spawned the Top Ten hit "All This Time," the record was less successful than its predecessor. Two years later, he delivered Ten Summoner's Tales, a light, pop-oriented record that became a hit on the strength of two Top 20 singles, "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" and "Fields of Gold." At the end of 1993, "All for Love," a song he recorded with Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams for The Three Musketeers, became a number one hit. The single confirmed that Sting's audience had shifted from new wave/college rock fans to adult contemporary, and the 1994 compilation Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting played to that new fanbase. Three years after Ten Summoner's Tales, Sting released Mercury Falling in the spring of 1996. Although the album debuted highly, it quickly fell down the charts, stalling at platinum sales and failing to generate a hit single. Although the album failed, Sting remained a popular concert attraction, a feat that confirmed his immense popularity regardless of his chart status. 1999's Brand New Day turned his commercial fortunes around in a big way, though, eventually going triple-platinum and earning two Grammy Awards. 2003's Sacred Love did well also, and Sting spent several years with the reunited Police before returning to his solo game for 2009's If on a Winter's Night.... One year later, he hit the road alongside the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, who added their own symphonic arrangements to his material. Symphonicities, a companion CD released in conjunction with the world tour, arrived that same year.
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Attempts to get more than a million young people into work are being hampered by excessive bureaucracy and central government control, council leaders have claimed.
The Local Government Association (LGA) says a new, more local approach to tackling youth unemployment could reduce the number of young jobless people by a fifth.
In a report it complains of an "overly complicated" system of tackling youth unemployment, with 33 different national schemes covering 13 different age boundaries and costing £15bn a year.
The report says more than 94,000 people completed hair and beauty courses last year, even though there were only 18,000 new jobs in the sector.
By contrast, just 123,000 people were trained for around 275,000 advertised jobs in construction - more than two vacancies for every qualified person, said the LGA.
David Simmonds of the LGA, said: "Youth unemployment is a worrying trend for us all, particularly long-term youth unemployment which has doubled since 2008 and continues to grow.
"All the evidence in this report points to the success that local organisations, such as councils, businesses and education providers, can achieve when working together... but this is being hampered by successive centrally-driven government approaches."
He added: "Councils are in a unique position and can play a pivotal role in identifying young people that are likely to slip into periods of long-term unemployment.
"But we need to be given the powers to prevent this happening and help equip future jobseekers with the skills, confidence and real-life experience they need to find work in their area."
The LGA said councils should be the main commissioners of employment programmes aimed at young people, not central government.
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Because we know they need welfare to profit. They have to invent imaginary persons (corporations), and imaginary objects (intellectual property), both which defy the laws of physics in their favor but never in the favor of consumers.
Immoral corporations, they don't age, they don't die, but the powers that be expect us to accept them as persons.
Imaginary property, that is to be treated as physical objects when it's 1s and 0s, copying is equated with stealing, but the powers that be expect us to believe in it.
So in order for them to profit, we have to go schizophrenic and believe in imaginary shit which defies the laws of physics? The basis for their beliefs is unscientific at the foundation, and they don't care. They'll tell us that the earth is flat and make it true by court ruling, and then charge us to walk across the flat surface which they'll claim to own. But that doesn't change the fact that the earth is round, that they don't actually own it except on paper. They might hijack the government to protect their profits militarily, the government might believe that corporations are persons, the government might believe in their concept of intellectual property, and the government might invade privacy, abuse human rights and diminish civil rights to protect their profits, but it's all about the money right?
So get some money or suffer.
Leahy is beyond corrupt and firmly in the pockets [opensecrets.org] of the MafiAA - essentially he's the new RIAA hand-puppet in Congress.
He's actually worse than Fritz Hollings (D-Disney) [linux.com] was.
What we need is major campaign finance reform to get rid of all the backdoor contribution scams going on. But good luck getting that to happen - especially with the 5 senile delinquent conservatives on the Supreme Court having struck down the last few attempts at campaign finance reform!
Campaign finance reform ran into the first amendment. It's normally right to have the first amendment prevail against other well intentioned laws.
We can get a lot of things done without messing with the first amendment:
1. Term limits to reduce the amassing of power and favors.
2. End of plurality voting so that we end the power sharing duopoloy that continues to favor corporatism.
3. Much stronger restrictions on the ability of government officials to do favors for corporations and then take jobs with them as lobbyists and executives.
4. Transparency transparency transparency! Government officials should be required to keep extensive records online declaring every source of income or benefit they receive. We should be able to know who is using commercial airlines, whether or not they're flying first class, where they're going, who's paying for their hotel rooms, dinners, trips, doing their home remodeling, etc.
5. Stronger ethical training and rules enforcement. The self-policing of congress is pathetic. Every congressman and staffer should have to take one of those ethical IQ tests, similar to the one they make you take to get a retail job; but much much more detailed. Any difficulties with the test should result in extensive ethics training. All test results should be posted online for every citizen to examine.
Campaign finance reform ran into the first amendment. It's normally right to have the first amendment prevail against other well intentioned laws.
Which is a colossal joke, because it hands the lobbyists the ultimate in corrupting power.
All your various "reforms" are meaningless when all the lobbyists have to do is show up with one of the two following statements:
#1 - Do it our way and we'll coordinate a set of "issue ad" buys to the tune of a couple million dollars to help your next reelection run.
#2 - Do i
- Where are all these powerful lobbyists going to come from if we get rid of the quid pro quo of having government officials become lobbyists with huge salaries?
- Which political organizations will lobbyists target if we reduce the power of those organizations by allowing other parties to be voted in?
- Which politicians will lobbyists target when term limits prevents them from buying a senator for 20 to 30 years? Fresh blood in congress means a reduction in strings.
Political attack and support ads are not
Where are all these powerful lobbyists going to come from if we get rid of the quid pro quo of having government officials become lobbyists with huge salaries?
They'll be former party officials who were never officially "government officials."
Or they'll be people who put together a firm simply for the purpose of being lobbyists from the industry themselves.
It's not the "who", it's the fact that they can make the threats and promises that in any other setting would amount to bribery.
Which political organizati
Political attack and support ads are not the main problem crippling our government. Corruption and the amassing of power are.
You say that as if they are not one and the same.
Let's see:
campaign (support and attack ) ads - the feeding of information to voters who can make up their own minds
corruption - accepting bribes, giving jobs to relatives, redirecting tax money to campaign donors, etc.
Hmm... yeah, I'm going to have to say those aren't the same thing.
Let's see:
campaign (support and attack ) ads - the feeding of information to voters who can make up their own minds
corruption - accepting bribes, giving jobs to relatives, redirecting tax money to campaign donors, etc.
Hmm... yeah, I'm going to have to say those aren't the same thing.
Corruption - accepting bribes, including "I will do this for you if you do this for me, I will do this against you if you don't do what I tell you" quid-pro-quo arrangeme
No argument here.
Items 2-5 help and I think that most folks here would agree with them. Item 1 simply moves bribery to the cadre of staffers who now start profiting from telling their "ever-newbie" bosses "what they need to do/who they need to see". In addition, it tends to make politicians think "I'll be done with my limited term before anyone catches on to my bribery and, by then, no one will care about what I did in that elected position, as I've moved on to the next."
We're not *consumers.* We are citizens.
Don't let them dictate the terms of discourse and label us as cattle from the very beginning.
When discussing "citizens" and their relation to a content producer, it is legitimate and sensible to say consumer, or potential consumer. Would "customer" perhaps be better?
You might as well say "we are not citizens, we are human beings". Then "we are not human beings, we are mammals", blah blah. It's useful to have specific words for specific situations.
They have to invent imaginary persons (corporations), and imaginary objects (intellectual property), both which defy the laws of physics in their favor but never in the favor of consumers.
You can't seriously be advocating abolishing corporations and IP. You probably take it for granted that the computer you're using was created by a bunch of investors who pooled millions of dollars through a corporation and funded the very expensive CPU development knowing that their investment would be protected by patents. They used very complicated software to design the CPU which is protected by copyright. They marketed the CPU under a brand name protected by a trademark so consumers wouldn't get ripped
They have to invent imaginary persons (corporations), and imaginary objects (intellectual property), both which defy the laws of physics
I know I'm being pedantic here, but the laws of physics say nothing about either of those concepts. The rest of your rant degenerates from there, but admittedly is perfectly aimed at the majority of the slashdot readership.
We're sick of you encouraging the erosion of our liberties, the corruption of our government, and the persecution of true music/movie lovers everywhere. Go fuck your respective selves. You sit there, confident in your position outside the law's grasp, feeding off the misery of others for your own benefit. You make me sick. You're the scum-suckers of society, and you have the unabashed nerve to claim that you're actually being wronged! What is totally, completely wrong is that you guys exist in the first pla
Have you no self-respect?
Boy, howdy.
Those damn Republicans are always trying to steal our freedom!
No see... the difference here is that the democrat just wanted the sites de-linked and "hidden".
but the republican wants the sites de-linked, hidden, and hard to get to.
Speech that can't be heard is speech that can't be heard.
I fail to see any important difference in the two "categories" you list above on that basis.
Actually, in this case it's safe to say this is probably bipartisan. Anytime the question at hand involves oppressing ordinary people, particularly at the behest of corporations, both parties are generally happy to go along with that. Google and Yahoo may complain about the cost to comply, so I'd expect some sort of amendment to compensate whichever third party is having to make changes to get rid of the links, but other than that I wouldn't be surprised if this went right through without too much debate.
The reason it got stalled the last time was that a few Senate Republicans were basically holding up all Senate business until they got what they wanted on a few specific and completely unrelated issues.
it is sad that NEITHER of the major political parties are one whit interested in this little thing known as the preservation of civil rights
it is even sadder that over 99% of your citizens are not one whit interested in this little thing known as the preservation of civil rights (based on the voting trends).
Honestly "most people" aren't interested in civil rights unless it hits them in the wallet and never were. Like the US revolution was mostly because of British taxes, that was what fueled the common man. That's what the Romans said too with their "bread and circus", if you have money for that you won't be unhappy enough to rebel. The Soviet Union too was mostly an economic collapse, it was the endless lines to empty shops to buy things with worthless rubles that caved them in not the Iron Curtain and Pravda
How can you tell that from voting trends?
Every election at state level and above, I have basically three choices: vote Democrat, vote Republican, vote for somebody who's really not going to be elected so my vote doesn't matter. I've done all three at times, although usually I vote Democrat (or, frequently more accurately, vote against the Republican). I've been inspired by two presidential candidates, and been disappointed in both Carter and Obama. I think my Presidential inspiration receptors need r
Every election at state level and above, I have basically three choices: vote Democrat, vote Republican, vote for somebody who's really not going to be elected so my vote doesn't matter.
Indeed [flickr.com].
What is more disturbing is the lack of public and news outlet reaction. Of course, most news outlets now being owned by extremely large corporate interests is in this case, no help at all...
The FCC clearly studied and pointed out that corporate mergers of content and distribution is best for consumers. So much so that key members of the FCC believed they should merge themselves with these same corporations.
I can't see how merging the interests of the RIAA, the MPAA, Congress, the FCC, Content, and Distribution companies all together would be a bad thing. Around here we call that "synergy".
Why would anyone need to look up anything from an illegal domain anyway? Shouldn't everyone be happy
> Google and Yahoo may complain about the cost to comply, so I'd expect some sort of amendment to compensate whichever third party is having to make changes to get rid of the links
GAH! Yeah, I bet you're right, just like the warrantless call monitoring systems. Some corps aren't happy with the laws written to channel more power and money to some other corps? Simple; give the unhappy corps some taxpayer cashflow to keep their mouths shut. And, of course, let those corps know you'll be expecting some of th
For something less centralized
The problem is fundamentally how do you have a a single coherent addressing scheme without a central authority to enforce it?
If you have a single authority then that will always be open to attack/enforcement by governments. If you have no authorities then that's as bad as no addressing scheme. Even worse is you have multiple authorities all competing for the smae address space then you have arguments over who claims an address first.
Now one might argue that in the days of google and other effective search e
The problem is fundamentally how do you have a a single coherent addressing scheme without a central authority to enforce it?
You don't; you sometimes sacrifice coherence. That's the least-bad compromise.
It's really not so bad. Imagine: You put out the request to the p2p system for the name boycott-example.org, and you get back several "competing" answers. Some of those answers are 3rd party testaments that as of [timestamp] that names resolves to
While I like the idea in general that you lay out I think it smacks of an "If only everyone followed the rules then the world would be a better place."
I think it's biggest flaw is the idea that those people who maintain the 184.108.40.206 in your example will exist. While I believe in the adage that the best way to get something done is to tell an engineer that it can't be done, I believe that in the real world while you might start out with many trustworthy and trusted sources then simple human nature will cause
Someone needs to adapt BitTorrent protocols to handle all general internet traffic.
You've missed the point, or maybe I have but...
Let me take an example I already own rufty.org.uk. This is registered on the main dns server. If a p2p dns was setup tomorrow almost everyone would have that entry in their records.
But some joker decides he wants that address, so he changes his dns entry for that to point to his server and instructs his dns server to share that with the rest of the network. Those who trust his dns server go to his address. Those who trust the old records go to mine.
Fine, you ma
Yes unfortunately you really do need a central authority for DNS. But it can be a democratic online community.
##dns-p2p and #namecoin on freenode
Exactly. Why should a non-american trying to search a access *outside* the U.S., limited to a list of sites approved by the U.S. law? Just because he's using an american search engine?
This sucks. It seems it wasn't enough for the U.S. to destroy the global economy, they want to destroy the internet, too?
It seems it wasn't enough for the U.S. to destroy the global economy, they want to destroy the internet, too?
Yep, that seems to be the plan. Talk about killing the goose that lays golden eggs!
See, they don't see it that way. The folks in power see the Internet as the great equalizer. The last thing someone in power wants is to give the masses comparable power. It is therefore no surprise that Congress is hellbent on screwing up the Internet as much as humanly possible.
Perhaps most worrisome of all, Protect IP adds a provision that allows copyright and trademark holders to sue the owner/operator of a domain directly. Again, the provision applies only to nondomestically-registered domains, but it allows the private party, like the government, to sue the domain name itself if the registrant does not have a US address. That's important because in all cases, once a suit is initiated, the plaintiff can ask the court to issue an injunction or restraining order effectively shutting the site down.
So, the US has more or less decided to pass an extra-territorial law?
If a domain is registered in another country, and not with a US owned TLD, what gives the US standing for this? Because they say so? WTF does it mean to sue a domain name?
And what will happen when someone in Iran decides to sue a US based organization for some form of defamation or violating their beliefs/hurting their feelings? Lawmakers need to realize they can't just go around passing laws that reach outside of their borders and jurisdiction
This is quite sad, and demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of either the technical or jurisdictional issues of the internet.
People sue people in (or break the laws of) other countries all the time. The problem is enforcement.
Just don't visit that country (or do something that falls within the remit of an extradition treaty or covert extraction/assassination team) and you're fine.
People sue people in (or break the laws of) other countries all the time. The problem is enforcement.
And, jurisdiction.
If I go out into my backyard and do something that would be illegal in some random country
If America is going to start violating the sovereignty of foreign countries by going in under cover of night and
Well, then I guess it's time for Iran to start sending in extraction teams to pull out any Americans who have insulted their great, glorious leader who happens to be totally insane, or draw pictures of certain people, or take the lord's name in vain or whatever myriad offenses they can dream up.
After all, if it's OK for the US, it should be OK for everyone else, right?
This is quite sad, and demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of either the technical or jurisdictional issues of the internet.
Al Gore invented the internet when he was in congress. I think they would know what is best for the tubes. Those tubes aren't free, you know.
...swaps spit with Orrin Hatch.
Orrin is also a friend to the media companies. They needed a replacement for Senator Hollings (aka Senator Disney) so now Pat's been bought.
I'm a lifelong Democrat and this shit sucks. The thing is that there's nobody on the other side worth a damn either. It's all a bunch of rich white guys who think they know best for everyone, even if it means breaking the Internet.
Not even Ron Paul is worth a damn, because maybe he's for individual rights, he's a corporatist to the bone and would sell out the entire US public, including his mom, to the corporations and would be just fine with this. That's because libertarianism is just like communism - looks fucking great on paper, but it doesn't take into account reality.
because maybe he's for individual rights
Sure, if you are white.
Yeah, I know all about that too.
Ron Paul used to make sense when I heard him in an interview on WBZ with David Brudnoy back in the early 90's. But then I was younger and more idealistic. He has disappointed me greatly of late.
>>>>>Paul's for individual rights
>>Sure, if you are white.
Accusing (or implying) Ron Paul of being racist is a SERIOUS accusation. How about backing it up, otherwise we'll just ignore your comment as equally worthless as Alex Jones' or Bin Laden's rantings.
If you bothered to read their platforms, it is clear that Paul and other libertarians don't give a damn what color you are. You are a human being and deserve *equal* rights as given to you by your Creator (god or Nature depe
I am pretty sure that he is not personally racist, but the libertarian philosophy as it stands lets racism run unabated.
The libertarian philosophy says that freedom of association and trade are *absolute* and that means any systemic racism in the society must be unopposed. Blacks may not sit at the lunch counter if you do not wish to serve them. Blacks (or anyone of any race) may not buy houses from you if you do not wish to sell them mortgages. Dealing fairly in business to all comers regardless of race
How about backing it up
You know, at some point you are going to have to go about the world with your eyes open, and not have to rely on others to point out the obviousness of that reality. I get it, you like Ron Paul. I used to like him too, but then I did my own digging into the background of the man who I was listening to. You know, because I like to find these things out on my own.
If you worked the night shift for the eternity of your life, enjoying every minute of it and not wanting anything to change, you may be unaware tha
>>>That's because libertarianism is just like communism - looks fucking great on paper, but it doesn't take into account reality.
It seemed to work just fine from 1789 to circa 1900 (when the US government, minus a few exceptions, was basically libertarian (i.e. small and nonintrusive)).
>It seemed to work just fine from 1789 to circa 1900
Not for people like you and me.
Not for miners, not for railroad workers, not for anyone who had to work for a living. I suggest you read up on the Banana wars. I suggest reading about how people died while putting in rails as the robber barons of the age built their cottages 20 miles from me in Newport RI. The Breakers (Cornelius Vanderbilt - Rails and shipping) alone, if rebuilt from scratch, would require half a billion dollars of modern money. Living the life on the literal blood of the people who worked for him.
That's what laissez-faire gets you.
Yeah, it was so magical back then. You're not romanticizing
Isn't it funny how most people don't recognize the libertarian roots in the US that were a beacon and the envy of the world? Instead, we've destroyed our libertarian heritage by dramatically growing government while managing to confuse capitalism for corporatism. Thomas Jefferson was so prescient in this regard.
"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny."
-- Thomas Jef
Bullshit. You want the money for the SAME THINGS to go to corporations instead - you know, organizations that serve their customers with the lowest possible benefit for the highest possible price. You know - because the difference is profit, and that is what business maximizes. And don't give me the old 'competition' saw - competition is temporary in any such system (unless regulated, which is anathema to the libertarian dogma). Competition is all about colluding with or eliminating your competitor so t
I'm a lifelong Democrat
At least you're honest about your main problem there. I have no clue why anyone gives allegiance to a political party. Political parties are no more logical, ethical, or relevant to good policy than football teams - especially in the US where you can only choose between two of them. Political party affiliation clouds your judgment and is the cause of the allowance of so much government shenanigans in this country.
Not even Ron Paul is worth a damn, because maybe he's for individual rights, he's a corporatist to the bone and would sell out the entire US public,
Complete and utter bullshit.
Ron Paul is as anti-corporatist as they come. Corporatists enac
>Ron Paul is as anti-corporatist as they come.
He is anti-Sherman Antitrust Act.
And that's all I really need to know.
By the way, the free market, even completely devoid of regulation, is a myth. Just so you know.
He is anti-Sherman Antitrust Act.
I definitely don't like that - but monopolies aren't our worst problem right now. It's corporations buying influence and laws. That's the first giant that we have to slay. The pendulum has swung so irrevocably far toward the big government nanny state side of the spectrum that someone like Paul is needed just to move us back toward sanity.
By the way, the free market, even completely devoid of regulation, is a myth. Just so you know.
So you think that we're in danger of accidentally falling into unregulated capitalism after someone like Paul would have a term or two in the President's chair? Really
>So you think that we're in danger of accidentally falling into unregulated capitalism
Sure am.
Repealing of Glass-Steagall was the gate letting the horses loose. Say what you will about Clinton signing it - it was going to be repealed with or without signature since there were enough Republican and Blue Dog votes to overturn any veto. It was pushed by laissez-faire capitalists and we've only seen laissez-faire capitalism gather more steam.
>monopolies are not a problem
I beg to differ. I am a t-mobile
Repealing of Glass-Steagall was the gate letting the horses loose.
Well by the same token, the nanny state helped create the toxicity of the assets being traded by forcing banks to make risky loans. Then the government controlled and backed company in charge of the lions' share of the mortgages (more corporatism/socialism) in the country fell asleep at the wheel and let the whole thing go straight into the shitter -- despite the warnings from the Bush administration, I might add. Since the government was very much to blame for the whole mess, no one responsible (Barney
>Since the government was very much to blame for the whole mess, no one responsible (Barney Frank)
As much as I dislike Barney Frank, he's not the cause of this shit.
I saw this all happen 20 years ago locally. The vast majority of people responsible for that particular clusterfuck did not go to jail. I know of only one, personally, and that was basically because he couldn't cover his thieving tracks. He was also a terrible forger (if he had actually paid a bill instead of simply forging a receipt, I wo
You really think that when people use the term "nanny state" to describe bad governance that they don't have a bundle of issues that directly illustrate the problem?
Am I supposed to define every term in every slashdot thread? How is communication supposed to occur in a meaningful way in your world without abstraction and encapsulation?
I'm kind of surprised to see someone bickering over the term "nanny state" as though they don't know what it means.
You must not have been paying attention. Here, let me wiki [wikipedia.org]
When a company has been found to violate the law, do all other companies have to 'cut ties' with them, too? I mean, that would destroy SO many companies right this week.
This is ridiculous.
But many don't think beyond their own personal interest. And that is what the business lore of this country says we're supposed to do.
I mean, that would destroy SO many companies right this week.
Not in actuality. The courts and attorneys general will target individuals, proprietorships, co-ops, unions and 'troublemaker' NGOs over the odd news clipping, HTML links, or audio/video clip. But as usual they will avoid doing this to large corporations unless Congress wants to initiate an ideologically-motivated attack (the kind of ideology that says you play by the rules o
I predict that PROTECT IP will get farther than COICA because it sounds more wholesome and less naughty.
Corporate puppets. Sellouts. That's all I have to say.
"But he's a democrat."
I wish I had the time and knowledge to write a well-worded letter I could print and mail to my rep and senators.
Why do they insist on making names that are acronyms, even when the phrase backing the acronym is convoluted and bent to fit a predetermined word? "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property"? What the flying shit?!?
I propose the next law be called the "Stop the Heist of Information Technology, Hoping to End Anarchy in Data" Act.
Disraeli was pretty close: actually, there are Lies, Damn lies, Statistics, Benchmarks, and Delivery dates.


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Epic Games is working on Unreal Engine 4, and may even be ready to debut it this year, according to Epic vice president Mark Rein.
A first look at the engine this year would come well ahead of a planned 2014 launch for the updated tech. However, Epic's Mike Capps said he wanted UE4 to be ready day one of the next console generation.
"People are going to be shocked later this year when they see Unreal Engine 4 and how much more profound an effect it will have," Rein told G4. He didn't give more detail on when we could expect it, but a trade show like E3 seems the most likely candidate.
By showcasing a UE4 tech demo this year, it will give Epic ample time to show off the engine's new features for interested third parties. Shacknews has contacted Epic Games regarding the report, and will update as more information becomes available.
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Crawdads sweep Savannah, Richardson tops win list
The Hickory Crawdads finished a four-game sweep of the Savannah Sand Gnats on Sunday with a 1-0 rain-shortened victory in South Atlantic League play.
The lone run plated came in the top of the third when Hanser Alberto lined out to pitcher Michael Fulmer. Combined with throwing errors by Fulmer and center fielder Tillman Pugh, Christopher Grayson came across home plate from second base.
Hickory pitcher Victor Payano improved to 2-0 on the season. He allowed one hit, walked a pair and struck out three in his five scoreless innings.
With the 'Dads win, Bill Richardson notched his 166th win as Hickory manager, which is the most all-time in team history.
Richardson passed Tony Beasley, who managed the team during the 2002-03 seasons and compiled a record of 165-110. Richardson's career managerial record now stands as 166-127 in three seasons.
The Crawdads take Monday off before returning home for the first of a four-game series on Tuesday against Greensboro. Game time is set for 6 p.m.


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Swedes capture both sweepstakes awards
Varsity, novice competitors earn most points at GINW speech meet
For the sixth year since the Swede speech team has competed in the Grand Island Northwest meet in 2006, a sweepstakes award has accompanied the team home.
The novices also earned a sweepstakes plaque.
Swede varsity and novice teams dominated the competition Saturday. The varsity scored 356 points with Milford and Grand Island Central Catholic both accumulating 130 points.
Novice competitors, or those competing in speech for the first time, earned 242 points. GICC was second with 142 and North Platte third with 90 points.
Varsity team members won the meet in 2006, 2007, 2008 and in 2011 and 2012 after returning to the Grand Island event after competing in Loup City in 2009 and 2010.
"This was a small feel-good meet," said speech team adviser Dan Jensen about the contest in which 14 schools competed. "And what a way to end the regular season."
Jensen described varsity competitors as bouncing back after a disappointing loss to Gering (who won the contest) at the North Platte Speech Invite the prior week.
As small as the novice team is, compared to previous years, he said he thought competitors would be battling for second place.
"In the end, they won with authority," Jensen said.
Nine Swedes stood in the winner's circle on the varsity level and three among novices.
Juniors Abbie Mazour and Kayla Trevino teamed up for a win in improvised duet. Mazour was a double winner when she also took first in serious prose.
Senior Jon Rehmert topped the field in extemporaneous speaking as did Madison Costello in informative speaking.
Amanda Kowalewski, a sophomore, was judged best in entertainment speaking.
Members of an oral interpretation team garnered a gold medal for their interpretation of a humorous drama entitled "Oz."
They are Ashley Wilkerson, Rachel Rice, Rebecca Miller and Kennedy Wahlgren.
The Swedes also earned four silver and six bronze medals in the varsity division.
For novices, freshman Dylan France brought home gold medals in both entertainment speaking and humorous prose.
France also combined his talents with those of fellow freshman Drake Langley to take first in improvised duet.
Fellow freshman Kylee Beyea also scored a first-place in informative speaking.
In addition to Gothenburg, schools represented at the meet included Milford, Grand Island Central Catholic, North Platte, Shelton, Doniphan-Trumbull, Lexington, Central City, Elwood, Alma, Litchfield, St. Paul, Fairbury and Wilcox-Hildreth.
The next meet will be the Best of the West in North Platte on March 2 followed by Southwest Conference in Cozad on March 5. Districts are set for March 12 in Minden.
Other medalists included:
Extemporaneous speaking
Varsity: 6. Ashley Wilkerson
Novice: 3. Gage Taylor, 4. Kylee Beyea
Persuasive speaking
Varsity: 3. Carlin Daharsh, 6. Kelsey Kuhlman
Novice: 2. Courtney Melvin, 5. Natalie Mazour
Informative speaking
Varsity: 3. (tie) Rachel Rice and Carlin Daharsh, 6. Jessica Schmidt
Entertainment speaking
Novice: 2. Rebecca Riley, 4. Talina Ramsey
Humorous prose
Varsity: 5. Abbie Mazour
Novice: 4. Drake Langley, 5. Roman Schmidt
Serious prose
Varsity: 3. Betsy Potter
Varsity: 2. Carlin Daharsh, 3. Madison Costello, 6. Morgan Kowalewski
Duet acting
Varsity: 3. Kayla Trevino and Carlie Stevens, 5. Drake Brand and Brett Mann
Novice: 3. Jettison Seimer and Joseph Darling, 5. Rebecca Riley and Kylee Beyea
Improvised duet acting
Varsity: 2. Madison Costello and Kennedy Wahlgren, 4. Drake Brand and Brett Mann, 6. Roman Schmidt and Jessica Schmidt
Novice: 3. Jettison Seimer and Joseph Darling
Oral interpretation of drama
4. Morgan Kowalewski, Carlie Stevens, Alayna Collins, Amanda Larson and Brett Mann.
Also competing were Jacob Boehle, Kristin Bartlett, Bailey Gibbens and Emily Keiser.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is scheduled to announce its Q4 and full year results on February 5. The stock has gradually recovered more than 20% after the market punished it for the weak Q3 results. A lack of menu price hikes in 2012 were partly the reason behind the restaurant chain's faltering same-store sales, but now that the management has announced its decision to raise the prices in the second half of 2013, there is once again an optimism surrounding the company's earnings.
Meanwhile, restaurant expansion will continue with the company aiming to add another 165-180 restaurants in 2013. The restaurant chain had already opened 123 in the first three quarters of 2012. [1] As Chipotle expands to more places, it is increasingly looking beyond large metropolitan cities to open its next set of restaurants. Keeping this in mind, the company decided to open A Model restaurants from 2010 onward. A Model restaurants are opened in secondary trade areas where the average cost of opening a new restaurant as well as the occupancy costs are lower. At the same time, you can expect average revenue for an A Model store to be lower than that for a traditional restaurant. Overall, the company feels the demographics of the area are good enough to open the restaurant such that profit and return on investment are maintained.
Outside the U.S., international locations such as Canada, the U.K and France are lucrative markets where the company already has a presence. As of September 30, the company had 10 restaurants outside the U.S. (5 in Toronto, 4 in London and 1 in Paris). However, Chipotle doesn't enjoy the same brand recognition internationally as other major chains such as McDonald's (NYSE:MCD), Pizza Hut or Burger King and therefore the company will be hesitant to expand aggressively. The macro-economic environment in Europe are not very encouraging either so we don't expect any sudden jump in the number of international restaurants.
See full analysis for Chipotle Mexican Grill
Margins Could Get Squeezed
Historically, the margins have risen over the years since the sales growth has outpaced the rate at which the fixed costs (such as labor and occupancy costs) have increased. On the other hand, now that the same-store sales aren't expected to reach their historic highs, we could see the margins beginning to stabilize.
In the fourth quarter, we could even see some deterioration since the company recently warned that the margins in the upcoming earnings could be hurt due to higher costs of raw materials. Chipotle expects the cost of food to account for 33.5% of the sales this quarter up from 32.6% in the third quarter. On the bright side, the company plans to hike the menu prices in the second half of the year which could help reverse this trend and widen the margins. Chipotle will have to be careful about the magnitude of price hikes though since a sudden spike in prices could drive away customers.
Chipotle has recently also forayed into the catering business which we estimate has a potential to add more than $200 million to the top line once established nationwide. Its new vegetarian product called Sofritas (made out of tofu) is also creating a lot of buzz, so the company has been in the news lately for the right reasons.
We have a price estimate of $313 for Chipotle Mexican Grill, which is in line with the current market price.
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Barbara A. (Harrop) Harrington
Barbara A. (Harrop) Harrington, 84, of Warwick passed away peacefully on September 5, 2012 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Harrington
A daughter of the late John and Alicia (Russell) Harrop. Mrs. Harrington was a social worker for Catholic Social Services. She graduated from Brown University Phi Beta Cappa Magnum Cum Laude in Political Science and received her Masters in Social Work from Simmons College, Boston, Mass. Barbara was also a member of the Pawtuxet Valley Historical Society.
Barbara was the beloved mother of Tom Harrington of Ottawa, Canada, Anne Hipwell of Erie, PA and the late John W. Harrington. Beloved wife of the late John J. Harrington. Loving sister of Nancy Clark of Coventry. Loving grandmother of seven and great grandmother of one.
Her funeral will be held Monday, September 10, 2012 at 9:30 am from The Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Avenue, Route 5, Warwick with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am in St. Catherine of Siena Church, 3250 Post Road, Warwick. Burial will follow in St. Columba Cemetery, Middletown. Relatives and friends were invited to call on September 9, 2012. www.murphyfuneralhomes.org


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NMPF Statement on Passage of Goodlatte-Scott Farm Bill Amendment
From Jerry Kozak, President and CEO, NMPF:
"The decision to adopt the Goodlatte-Scott (G-S) amendment as part of the House's farm bill is a disappointment to America's dairy farmers who recognize this amendment for what it is: an effort to ensure that dairy processors get a government-insured supply of cheap milk. But the House vote against final passage of the farm bill makes the G-S vote a hollow victory for its proponents.
"We always knew we faced a difficult challenge in the more urban and suburban-oriented House, especially with House Speaker John Boehner personally committed to defeating the Dairy Security Act. But we're hopeful that the House and Senate will eventually find a way to write a compromise farm bill. When they do, we believe the agriculture conferees who develop that final bill will understand the importance of the more balanced approach to dairy policy contained in the Senate-passed farm bill.
"The House rejection of its Agriculture Committee's dairy proposal, which included margin insurance plus market stabilization, is a fiscally reckless vote, with negative implications for the dairy producer sector, but also for the entire farm bill. By eliminating the market stabilization component, the Goodlatte-Scott amendment removed the cost control mechanism from this measure, greatly increasing government and taxpayer cost exposure."
The National Milk Producers Federation, based in Arlington, VA, develops and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy producers and the cooperatives they own. The members of NMPF's 30 cooperatives produce the majority of the U.S. milk supply, making NMPF the voice of more than 32,000 dairy producers on Capitol Hill and with government agencies.


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Barbados CUs Move Forward on Deposit Insurance
WOCCU-designed Program Will Strengthen the Country's Cooperative Sector
March 26, 2010
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Credit unions in Barbados last week accepted the World Council of Credit Unions' (WOCCU) design for a program that will implement deposit insurance for the country's financial cooperatives. The program's implementation will not only strengthen the Caribbean nation's credit union movement, but enable it to compete more effectively with foreign banks that currently dominate the island.
"Credit unions are Barbados' only locally-owned financial institutions and serve more than two-thirds of the population," said Dave Grace, WOCCU vice president of association services, who led the design of the deposit insurance system. "It's time that credit union member deposits were given the same level of government guarantee with deposit insurance as those held by foreign-owned banks."
Credit unions' unanimous support for the program came after a series of meetings Grace held with Barbados' policymakers and officials. Meeting participants included Dr. DeLisle Worrell, governor of the Central Bank of Barbados; Dr. David Eastwick, the government's minister of economic affairs; Warrick Ward, CEO of the Barbados Deposit Insurance Corporation; and Ronald Bascombe, secretary of special projects for the ministry of finance.
|Credit union officials joined Minister Eastwick (third from right) in the Barbados Parliament.
In February, officials from the Barbados Co-operative Credit Union League (BCCUL) attended the Credit Union National Association's Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C. and participated in Capitol Hill visits with the Iowa Credit Union League. The delegation also met with WOCCU representatives to discuss its deposit insurance design draft and visited with officials at the National Credit Union Administration, the U.S. credit union regulator, to better understand the workings of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which the regulator administers.
In July 2009, BCCUL contracted with WOCCU to design and help advocate for deposit insurance implementation. The deposit insurance design delivered last week calls for credit union members to maintain a minimum of BDS$25,000 (US$12,500) in deposit insurance, which will utilize the Barbados Deposit Insurance Fund (BDIC). But the design also advocates for establishing a credit union fund separate from the commercial bank fund within the agency, and requires credit unions to attain minimum financial standards to enter into the deposit insurance system. WOCCU and BCCUL hope to have the needed legislative changes enacted later this year.
"It is an important initiative in this era of global financial instability to further strengthen the safety and soundness of the local credit union sector," said Dean St. Hill, BCCUL president. "We're happy with the overall response of key stakeholders. All of us are working together to ensure that members' money is safer than ever."
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 68,882 credit unions in 109 countries serve 235 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.
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help needed - 5 spd d/r swap into a Brat
#1 Guest_IsraBrat_*
Posted 06 August 2003 - 07:30 AM
He told me some changes need to be done:
1.he told me that the 5 spd is actually shorter then the 4 spd one and so the driveshaft is either to be changed or to make the current one longer.
2.the final ratio of my brat is 3.7,some sources say the 5spd is 3.9 and some say it's 3.7, which one is the right ratio?
I know alot of you guys over the board done this swap but the problem is that I live in Israel and no one over here knows s#%t about this mods.
So any of you guys who done this please post your answers.
thank you for your time
Roi - email@example.com
#2 Guest_GeneralDisorder_*
Posted 06 August 2003 - 10:00 AM
#3 Guest_edrach_*
Posted 06 August 2003 - 05:25 PM
#4 Guest_IsraBrat_*
Posted 07 August 2003 - 05:35 AM
but the more important question is HOW can I tell the ratio of the 5 spd tranny I wanna buy so I'll know if I do need to change the rear diff.
#5 Guest_edrach_*
Posted 07 August 2003 - 06:24 AM
#6 Guest_LostWater_*
Posted 07 August 2003 - 06:40 AM
This may be what I need to do since if I want to do this conversion on my hatch, it requires a driveshaft shortening anyways.
Thanks and Kindest Regards,
Christiansburg, VA
#7 Guest_edrach_*
Posted 07 August 2003 - 08:51 AM
#8 Guest_ShawnW_*
Posted 07 August 2003 - 09:22 AM
Amazing as it sounds, but the 5spd dual range is shorter than the 4spd dual range.
#9 Guest_IsraBrat_*
Posted 07 August 2003 - 11:14 AM
BTW: if any one have any more tips about the swap I'll be happy to hear about it
#10 Guest_subyaddict_*
Posted 07 August 2003 - 12:48 PM
I have rallied the heck out of mine with no problems.
Also the tranny I just happened to end up with was a 3.7 d/r.
I think it came from a loyale because it has the loyale d/r handle. I don't know for sure though. If you want some pictures of how I did it, I can do that.
Good luck man. In my opinion it is worth all the trouble, because 5th gear makes me very happy.
When my car was a 4sp it topped out at about 70 mph at about 5k revs, now it will tack out the speedo (85+ mph).
1983 gl wagon d/r 5sp R-LSD, R-Discs, top speed approx.95 mph, Can do perfect cookies all day
Japanese auto motor(higher cam lift)
Going to spfi later this year
#11 Guest_edrach_*
Posted 07 August 2003 - 03:42 PM
#12 Guest_IsraBrat_*
Posted 07 August 2003 - 03:50 PM
any way I'll have to go for the custom driveshaft because 4wd soobi stuff is hard to get in Israel (unlike the 2wd soobies).
I just hope it's a 3.7 because it's really hard to get rear diff's over here
#13 Guest_edrach_*
Posted 07 August 2003 - 07:23 PM
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text: Milt Jackson Savannah Music Festival: Charles McPherson Live Airs Thursday, May 15 at 8 p.m. The musical style know as bebop is a style of jazz characterized on fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on the combination of harmonic structure and melody. Developed in the early and mid-1940's, bebop ultimately became synonymous with modern jazz. The inventors of bebop, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk and a few others understood that the melodic logic of learning how to put together a line when playing was of paramount importance within the form.


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Allen Edmonds is now running a shoe drive for Soles4Souls, a charity that distributes shoes to people in need, and offering a $35 same day discount on a new pair of dress shoes, casual shoes, or boots to anyone who makes a donation. New or gently used men's, women's, and children's shoes of any brand are accepted. The drive ends March 10. Store locations include 25 State St., Boston, 617-557-3131; 36 Newbury St. Boston, 617-247-3363; and the Natick Mall, 1245 Worcester St., Natick, 508-655-0774. You can also take part online at www.allenedmonds.com.
Talia Don Designs will have jewelry (above) from past collections priced at up to 50 percent off during a spring sale Friday and Saturday. (New spring pieces will be on offer, too, though at full price.) Aesthetician and massage therapist Angelina Hewitt of The Beauty Room at Patrice Vinci Salon will offer mini-massages, skin consultations, and gifts to attendees from noon to 2 p.m. both days. The sale happens at 865 Washington St., Newton, 617-795-0893. Sale hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. www.jewelrybytalia.com
Swedish kids' brand Polarn O. Pyret stops in the area for a sample and warehouse sale Thursday and Friday. Clothing and accessories for all seasons — for newborns to 12-year-olds — will sell for up to 70 percent below original retail prices. Items include tops, jeans, leggings, outerwear, hats, mittens, socks, and more. The sale happens Thursday at Magic Beans' Wellesley store, 200 Linden St. (Linden Square), and Friday at the Scandinavian Living Center's Nordic Hall, 206 Waltham St., West Newton. (Hours both days are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) www.polarnopyretusa.com
Marblehead businesses host an indoor sidewalk sale this Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Masonic Hall. Winter clothing, accessories, home items, local-themed gifts, jewelry, and more will be on offer at steep markdowns. Participants include A Dancer's Dream, sister stores All Chic Boutique and Rags to Riches, Bus Stop, Hestia Creations, Mahri, O'Rama's, Pint Size and Up, and Scuppers for Kids. The Masonic Hall is at 62 Pleasant St., Marblehead. For more information about the sale, call 781-631-2868.
TisTik has select handbags and home decorative items marked down 30-40 percent. Find mesh and fabric handbags and clutches, mosaic lamps and crosses, iron wine racks and magazine racks, and leather and pewter game sets. All the store's items are handmade in Mexico. TisTik is at 54 Church St., Cambridge, 617-661-0900. www.shop
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