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Hi again all.
OK, the issue is this - I cannot log into my Laptop.
I can get to the standard login page, I enter my password and it will attempt to log in.
(It will have a bit of a think about it) and then return to the password prompt.
* I don't get an incorrect PW error. (I am certain that I'm using the correct PW).
(Edit 02)
* Also, when it does this, the screen will go black and I can see some writing. It shows about 3 lines of text as follows -
* Checking battery state [OK]
* Stopping system V runlevel compatibility [OK]
* Starting CUPS printing spooler/server [OK]
It disappears very quickly.
I have tried logging into the other DE's (Unity and XFCE) all with the same result.
I "suspect" it may have something to do with me accidently changing/getting lost in
various different run levels yesterday !
I was trying to get to the desktop cube (Ctrl+F11) and I have inadvertently managed to
get lost in the different runlevels. I finally manged to get back to a standard GUI,
finish what I was doing and then close down the laptop as normal.
However this morning, it's a no-go.
Am I stuck, (and still logged into) another runlevel ?
If so, can I log out (or flush all current loged in sessions) to start again fresh ?
Would this cure my problem ?
Useful info =
(Laptop specs)
Ubuntu 12.04 (LXF version with all the extra DE's on it).
i3 (Dual core - hyper threaded to make quad core)
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
(Edit 01 - I'm typing this from my desktop PC)
(Edit 02 - I managed to capture the on screen text. I posted it into the main body of the text).
(Edit 03 - Added the correct specs for the machine in question).


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Great job KRL.
I am trying to dampen my excitement towards Sapp and Powell (especially Sapp) because each report is speaking glowingly of them. The one thing that has stopped the Jets from being just a monster D the last few years is suspect safeties and non play making olb's If Sapp and Maybin continue with their play this D could be scarey good.

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Jakub Voracek netted the deciding goal in the second period and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 18-of-19 shots, as the Philadelphia Flyers avoided a franchise-worst start with a gritty 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers.
Wayne Simmonds provided the other score for the Flyers, who had dropped the first three games of their truncated schedule and had never before lost four games in regulation to begin any season.
"I like the way the team played tonight and I think we deserved the win tonight," Bryzgalov said. "Guys played unbelievable tonight and the team looked sharp in the crease tonight. There was great sacrifice made with guy blocking the shots, and nobody cheats. I can't say enough words it was just a great game."
Philadelphia also halted an eight-game losing streak to their division rivals without the services of forwards Danny Briere (wrist), Scott Hartnell (broken toe), and Brayden Schenn (1-game suspension).
Taylor Pyatt produced the lone goal for the Rangers, who were coming off a 4-3 overtime win against Boston on Wednesday. Henrik Lundqvist played well in defeat, making 31 saves.
"Listen we had some good minutes tonight. I thought we were rolling our lines and I thought we were playing really well," said Rangers head coach John Tortorella. "We have just an awful turnover that causes the first goal, and then the whole complexion changes. We had some good minutes tonight but certainly not from everybody and not consistenly enough through the 60."
Pyatt's tap-in off a Marian Gaborik pass at the right side on a New York power play at the 1:39 mark of the third period pulled the visitors to within 2-1.
The Rangers had a 5-on-3 edge for a full two minutes through the middle portion of the period after a double-minor to Tye McGinn for high-sticking and a hooking call on Nicklas Grossmann 15 seconds later.
Bryzgalov made a sliding glove stop on a Rick Nash one-timer at the end of the two-man advantage, and the Flyers controlled play for the majority of the remaining 5-on-4 action to keep it a one-goal spread.
"There were a couple of unfortunate penalties there and you never want to deal with five-on-threes but you certainly don't want to deal with them for two minutes," said Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette. "Guys did a really good job executing and blocking shots and we got a couple of big saves when we needed it."
Lundqvist wasn't pulled for an extra skater until 66 seconds remained, but the visitors couldn't muster any quality chances around the Philly crease.
Lundqvist shined from the outset, as the hungry hosts pelted him with 11 first-period shots. Bryzgalov was equally good on five New York opportunities.
The Flyers finally solved Lundqvist with 8:07 remaining in the second period as a left-point shot by Grossmann found the shin pad of Simmonds for a redirection score.
It was 2-0 for the hosts on a power play just over four minutes later when Voracek emerged from a goalmouth scramble with a backhander into an open net from the right post.
Game Notes
Philadelphia's last win against New York was a 4-2 decision at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 20, 2011 ... The Flyers' last home win over the Rangers was a 4-1 triumph on Dec. 18, 2010 ... The Blueshirts played without forward Arron Asham who is dealing with a groin injury, and scratched both forward Chris Kreider and defenseman Matt Gilroy ... Philly defenseman Andrej Meszaros departed the game in the third period and did not return. He left the arena in a harness holding his left shoulder... Simmonds' goal ended his club's scoreless drought of 126:56 dating back to the second period of Sunday's 5-2 loss in Buffalo.


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Submission + - Phantom of the Floppera or singing floppy drives (freeturbine.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Test run of (d)iskette (O)rgan doing Toccata & Fugue
..... Features two 3 1/2" drives and two 5 1/4" drives connected to a PIC18f14k50 microcontroller. It interfaces to any MIDI source via MIDI over USB. Straight MIDI would also be possible with an additional small circuit and some minor firmware changes. This initial version can respond to all 128 MIDI notes, and pitch bends +/- 2 semitones. As it can produce only four simultaneous notes, and each drive has a different range and tonal characteristics, best results are obtained by arranging compositions by hand. However, it features two modes of operation: in one mode, MIDI channels 1 through 4 are played directly on floppy drives 1 through 4. In the other mode, all 16 MIDI channels are read, and notes are "intelligently" divvied out on a first-come, first-serve basis. "Note stealing" ensures that melody lines sound, but chords are often cut short. One or the other produces acceptable results for many unmodified MIDI files straight out of your favorite media player.


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First "Tree Branch" Bench
"Tree branch" bench. Circa 1950. These benches - so simple and primitive - are carved directly from trees where the natural limb growth provides the legs. The underside of the tree has been carved out to decrease bench weight, and add more definition to the top and legs. This piece just makes me smile. If you have access to woods, however, just see how many trees you can find where there are four limbs that would act as legs were you to make a similar bench. It's a tricky exercise, and one that made me appreciate this bench even more.
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|Physical Description
|Shorter than most Men
|Good stoneworkers, mysterious powers, glowing red eyes
|Average height
Woses is a name for the Drúedain, used mainly by the Rohirrim. They were the race of Men that lived in the Drúadan Forest at the end of the Third Age. They were one of the least numerous and most mysterious races in Middle-earth.
The Drúedain lived among the Second House of Men, the Haladin, in the First Age in the forest of Brethil.
Later, a number of the Drúedain were present in Númenor, but they had left or died out before the Downfall, as had the Púkel-men of Dunharrow. At the end of the Third Age they still lived in the Drúadan Forest of the White Mountains, and at the long cape of Andrast west of Gondor. The region north of Andrast was still known as Drúwaith Iaur, or "Old Drûg land".
Though the Drúedain largely held themselves apart from the troubles and calamities of Middle-earth, they were clearly a good-hearted people: their most significant contribution to the Free Peoples was showing the Rohirrim paths through their forest. Without their aid, the Rohirrim would have arrived at the Pelennor Fields much later, suffering losses from an Orc army that was waiting for them. The Woses then used poison-darts and arrows to hold off an army of Orcs searching for the Rohirrim.
Beyond that, though, their contribution to the history of Middle-earth is little. Even after the War of the Ring, when King Elessar granted the Drúadan Forest to be theirs forever, they never showed their faces again, nor was any alliance or trading system struck up between them and Gondor.
There is no record of their acts in the Fourth Age, but it is clear that they never mingled with the Free Peoples, content to live their mysterious life in the Drúadan Forest, until they faded away into the mists of history and legend.
In appearance, the Woses were short, stumpy-bodied men, possibly related to the Pukel-men of ancient Rohan. They had disproportionate bodies and small, sunken eyes that glowed red when they were angry or suspicious. Elves described them as 'unlovely', and it is clear that they were, though not evil, as their appearance led many to believe.
- Drughu: the Drúedain's own name for themselves. Drughu is ultimately the source of the Sindarin 'Drú' and many of the other names they are known by.
- Drú/Drúin: Simple Sindarin term for the Drughu, singular and plural.
- Drúath: An earlier Sindarin collective (that means, plural) term for the Drúedain, modified as early as the First Age when it became known that they were enemies of the orcs. Later used to refer to a large number of the Drúedain as opposed to 'Drúin' which was a simple pluralisation (As 'Woses' to the singular 'Wose') and Drúedain, used to refer to the race as a whole.
- Drúadan/Drúedain: Meaning 'Drú-men'. It also has possessive qualities as in the case of Drúadan Forest
- Drûg-folk: Rarely used collective term.
- Róg/Rógin: Rohirric terminology, singular/plural respectively (as in 'Drúg'/'Drúedain'. In Tolkien's text it is translated as Wose(s).
- Wose/Woses: A term borrowed from Old English by Tolkien as a translation of the Rohhirric 'Róg'. This is perhaps the most common term used by readers of the text.
- Rú/Rúatani: Quenya terms for the Drughu, derived from their Sindarin counterparts. Singular/plural respectively.
The word Wose represents Tolkien's translation of the actual word róg of the Rohirrim into archaic English. The word comes from Old English Wuduwasas and means "Wild men of the woods".
In Western folklore, the "wuduwasa" or "wood man" is a hairy, troll-like being supposed to inhabit woods and forests; the figure was used on coats-of-arms and illuminations during the middle-ages up to the renaissance.
Both the description of Woses, as well as the word "Wose" itself, derives from this folkloric figure..
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External links
- Woodwoses at Wikipedia


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Marilyn Manson is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States-formed rock band led by the singer also named Marilyn Manson (born Brian Hugh Warner on January 5, 1969). Warner chose the name, a combination of Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson, to illustrate what he considered to be the extreme dualism of late 20th century American culture. The stage names of each band member were originally created by combining the first name of an iconic female sex symbol and the last name of an iconic mass murderer or serial killer...
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Marilyn Manson is an American rock band founded by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1989. Originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, the band's uniquely theatrical performances gathered a local cult following in the early '90s, that subsequently developed into a worldwide fanbase. The band's lineup almost always changes between album releases. The current members of the band are the eponymous lead singer Marilyn Manson, bassist/guitarist Twiggy Ramirez, drummer Ginger Fish, keyboardist Chris Vrenna and the live bassist Andy Gerold.
The band is one of modern music's most controversial,[citation needed] due largely to frequent clashes with religious and political figures. The name of each band member was originally created by combining the first name of an iconic female sex symbol and the last name of an iconic serial killer (such as Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson), doing so to demonstrate the odd dichotomy of American society. The members of the band dress in outlandish makeup and costumes, and have engaged in intentionally shocking behavior both onstage and off. Their lyrics often receive criticism for their anti-religious sentiment and their references to sex, violence and drugs. Marilyn Manson's music and performances have frequently been called offensive and obscene, and, on several occasions, protests and petitions have led to the group being banned from performing.
As this controversy began to wane, so did the band's mainstream popularity. Despite this, Marilyn Manson has garnered much success: three of the band's albums have been awarded platinum certification, three more have been awarded gold, and the band has seen four of its releases debut in the top ten, including two number-one albums. VH1 has ranked Marilyn Manson as the seventy-eighth best rock band on their 100 Great Artists of Hard Rock.
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Only if that pig is seated in a chair in Ballmer's office.
Yep, pigs flu... I mean, flew. Bad joke, I know, I know.
Or this is Microsoft trying to hurt Google because they fear them more than open source
Two words. Yep.
Don't try to count them, just say it twice. It will all work out in the end.
Holy crap some large brown pink animal just fell out of the sky and crushed my Porche with my X in it.
Oh God my neighbors yappy Mexican pocket purse dog just got obliterated but appears to 400lbs of chops!
This is either a great day or about to be the worst day of my life!
Is this really news, or just another opportunity for us to have everyones favorite slashdot debate?
What are you on about? A ninja can (and indeed has) take on a ship load of pirates. With a frozen shamrock.
doctor mc ninja reference
You've spelled it out for me - and I still haven't got a clue what you are talking about. Is it a child's program, a hip-hop DJ, or what?
Nope. I refer you to the Adventures of Dr. McNinja [drmcninja.com].
--- Mr. DOS
C'mon, there's no way ninjas are better!
Have you ever heard of anyone ninjaing software? Or music? Or games? No one ninjas anything. It's all about the pirates!
I meet your ninjas and your pirates and raise you Lumberjack Commandos: [wordpress.com]
emacs is clearly superior
emacs is a clearly superior Operating System
There, fixed that for you.
Cool! I just installed [emacs] on my machine. Do you know where I can find a decent text editor for it?
It comes with one built in.
M-x vi-mode
Well, in a mathematical sense, emacs is strictly superior to vi--you can implement vi in emacs, but not the other way around!
Urrrm.... Can I say BSD?
Is that right?
So... the linked article says the Kumo search team (the ones who develop the FS) USE open source. But I can nowhere see that the FS is released as open source. A citation would be good, especially since the used license would be quit important.
The product is called Hbase [apache.org]/ Apache license, so it is open source.
So... the linked article says the Kumo search team (the ones who develop the FS) USE open source. But I can nowhere see that the FS is released as open source. A citation would be good, especially since the used license would be quit important.
You should check your glasses and re-RTFA. Two points there:
1) The Kumo search team did not develop the FS. They've used the one Apache Hadoop [apache.org] (guess the license).
2) The Kumo search team have implemented a BigTable analog on top of Hadoop FS, and that's what they've open sourced. The result [apache.org] is a subproject of Hadoop now (again, guess the license).
Also, this isn't obvious from TFA itself, but looking at the sources that it references, this is really old news: the blog post they link to is from 2007. It is also before Powerset was bought by Microsoft (that happened in 2008), so the relevance of all this to Microsoft policies is unclear.
Google doesn't sell/license BigTable in any way. It's used internally. I fail to see how it's possible to release an alternative to something which can't be acquired in any form.
Not completely correct. You can use BigTable right now. There are Google AppEngine APIs that can access BigTable. You just can't use it without using Google's servers, that's all.
If, at this point, you still can't see why it's completely obvious why Microsoft would write an alternative to BigTable and open source it, all I can say you haven't been paying attention.
You'll note that Google aren't opening up their crown jewels: you can't just download their raw web page index and do your own thing with it. Since they're not in the software business, they can afford to give away or open their software tools. Since Microsoft are in the software business, that hurts them.
Now there's an interesting symmetry here. Being (primarily) in the software business should mean that actual content and databases isn't too important for Microsoft. If they wanted to hurt Google, they would open up their raw msnsearch indexes and other useful content databases. That would hurt Google, because people could download massive competing data collections and create their own competing search engines without the huge resource investment in crawler farms etc.
Using Google's AppEngine, you can use BigTable.. so while you can't install it on your own servers, you can still write software that uses it.
Using Google's AppEngine, you can use BigTable.. so while you can't install it on your own servers, you can still write software that uses it.
Which means that your appliance that uses BigTable needs continuous access to the Internet.
Which means that your appliance that uses BigTable needs continuous access to the Internet.
What!? This is absolutely outrageous~! None of my servers have internet access!
I fail to see how it's possible to release an alternative to something which can't be acquired in any form.
Really? So if all proprietary compilers where not sold, but were instead kept in-house as development tools, then GCC would cease to be an open source/free software alternative to them?
Google doesn't sell/license BigTable in any way. It's used internally. I fail to see how it's possible to release an alternative to something which can't be acquired in any form.
I don't sell or licence my dick to other men in any way. It's also used internally.
However if you are looking for an alternative to my dick, you could consider buying a dildo.
Then you could put my surrogate dick in your mouth and shut the hell up. Seriously... think before you post?
Summarizing the entire quote in the article summary:
Matt Asay writes for CNet:
"...I hope that reign of ignorance is over." don't count on it, you know about embrace/extend/extinguish?
Now I can see how they can do that with protocols (e.g. the IE extensions to HTML), business models get harder and open source... well you can embrace it, and extend it, and both are only making it stronger, that is the nature of the beast isn't it? The FOSS model can not be extinguished. It's in a way like a cancer. You can merely try to slow it down, but as long as there are people that are either idealistic or have no interest in keeping their sources secret, the FOSS model will survive.
Article says that they "use open source". Doesn't mean they give ANYTHING back at all, because they are not distributing it, thus the HEADLINE is so false it's unbelievable.
For instance, say they took even a GPL'd piece of software, extended it to add marvellous and important new features and then KEPT IT IN HOUSE. They can still use it, still claim it's "open source" but they NEVER have to let anyone but themselves see that code.
It's bad editing, bad reviewing, bad summarising and just outright lying. There is nothing "Open" about anything being done here apart from the software that MS chose to use.
Nowhere in that summary does the word Hadoop appear.
Actually, you're not even close.
A company called Powerset developed the open-source alternative to BigTable called HBase. This was developed as an Apache Software Foundation project under the Apache license.
Microsoft bought Powerset for a bucket of money because their search technology based of Hbase was pretty damned good. This was last year. This year, the folks behind powerset - as Microsoft employees - were given the go-ahead to continue committing to the ASF project and they continue to make it better. For what I can see, they aren't keeping anything juicy in-house.
It's honest-to-goodness MS committing to an Apache project.
is it mentioned anywhere? I can't find it.
I was wondering the same thing. If it is just the standard MS open development model, then it is not really news. GPL on the otherhand...
It's apache, which is more free than GPL.
While this is an informative post, modding it insightful is a bit trollish. If your definition of "free" means "less restricted", then it is certainly true. If your definition of "free" refers to the "free" as commonly used in "free software", then the statement is meaningless. Either it is free (gives me the 4 freedoms) or it isn't. There isn't "more" or "less".
By saying it is "more free than the GPL" you are making a distinction which is completely unnecessary in this context. The Apache license is b
It's apache, which is more free than GPL.
More free if you want companies to be able to use the software without giving anything back to you.
Less free if you want changes to always be public for everyone forever.
I'm all for BSD style licenses in some cases that allow a company to use code without contributing changes back to anyone. But do not redefine what "free" really means just because you have an irrational fear of prophetic guys with beards.
Otherwise you are missing the whole point behind open source
BSD style licenses allow some changes to exist behind locked gates. The GPL doesn't allow you to lock the code. You take the code that someone else toiled over and you use it to make a profit you really should give something back to the guy that wrote the original code. Otherwise, create your own and give that away BSD style.
I think the GPL is a more popular license this is indicative as to why.
"... the available Hadoop technology, Powerset decided to give back to the community by developing an open-source analog to BigTable that is built on top of HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System)."
Since Hadoop is Apache License 2.0, presumably this extension is so too.
It is called HBase according to the cited release post [powerset.com].
http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/Hbase [apache.org]
Yahoo and Adobe seem to run it too (see PoweredBy).
Project website:
http://hadoop.apache.org/hbase/ [apache.org]
Looking inside the last release tarball, it really
Will be it attached to
Meanwhile, the Big Table has python and java (or any JVM variant) as languages.
And how open-source the MS Big Table will be? You can download it and use in your cluster or single PC?
Will be it attached to
Java more likely (since it's built on Hadoop, which uses Java).
Slighty embarrassing for microsoft, perhaps? But remember, this comes from a group that microsoft acquired, not something that has always been a part of microsoft.
And how open-source the MS Big Table will be? You can download it and use in your cluster or single PC?
apache license 2.0
imo better than gpl.
Matt Aimonetti is a Ruby on Rails bozo:
http://merbist.com/about/ [merbist.com]
He doesn't seem to be particularly involved with CouchDB:
http://couchdb.apache.org/community/committers.html [apache.org]
I guess he was presenting information about CouchDB to the ruby community.
when to use couch?
when availability is more important than consistency
I think I'd rather not subscribe to that newsletter.
Clearly Microsoft is using open source as a tactical weapon here, the way companies often do against entrenched competitors.
But is this a new tactic for them? No. Back in the '90s, they competed against Netscape in the browser wars by giving away IE for free; unlike Netscape, which was hoping to eventually start charging for Navigator, Microsoft made IE part of Windows (so it was effectively free for anyone who already paid for the PC).
And Microsoft released an "Open Letter to Netscape", asking its rival to cooperate with the W3C and avoid making proprietary extensions to web protocols. As if anything else about Windows desktop development at the time was based on open standards!
Going back even further, at one point Borland International was the leading PC software tools vendor. Microsoft wanted this title for itself (remember "developers developers developers developers"), so to compete against Borland's Object Windows C++ framework, they came up with MFC. And following Borland's lead, they made MFC open source (or "shared source" or whatever. Source available).
So no, they aren't having a change of heart. They will do whatever it takes to get control of this hot market segment.
Much of what you are saying here is inaccurate.
Netscape was a product that was introduced as paid software. You purchased it. Microsoft's IE was a paid product also. You purchased it. It was the competitor to Netscape.
Microsoft then decided, while IE was still a stand-alone browser, to give it away for free.
In order to compete for market share this move put Netscape in a position to have to give theirs away for free.
Clearly, we can see from this that Microsoft has given software away for free for a long
100 bucks a copy for os licenses x 50K boxes...hmmmm no thanks..
> quality gains that it could have been delivering to customers through open source.
Yes, but did it cost Microsoft any *money*?
Yes, but did it cost Microsoft any *money*?
Vista. It cost MS its reputation. Before then, MS, in the non-tech world was considered pretty decent. Sure, XP was as insecure as heck, froze up randomly, etc. But it was decent enough. Then came Vista. By being totally committed to proprietary designs, MS managed to release a train wreck which cost them customers, their reputation, and many man-hours on the redoing of Vista.
Just look at what Apple did with OS X. They took an open source foundation (BSD), added a nice GUI, some compatibility, and the
And I can tell you that the entire original Register article was pulled out of author's ass. The CNet article just extended that ass pulling, Goatse style. Must be a slow news day. None of this will ever end up in Live Search. Nothing to see here, move on.
Try the Powerset demo, compare it to even current Live Search or Google. Realize that this is just Wikipedia they've managed to index, even at that quality. Scratch your head and wonder why Microsoft paid $100M for it.
If The Reg was claiming it, most likely it is true. They generally don't make stuff up. If it is a mistake on their part it doesn't mean they made it up. And until you can get a response from The Reg on your comment you shouldn't be accusing them of lying.
You don't understand. I'm not "accusing them of lying". I know it for a fact that they're lying.
Microsoft has allowed two of the primary HBase developers, who work at Powerset, to continue their open-source work on HBase, which is definitely cool. But to say that Microsoft is releasing this is just flat out wrong.
(Full disclosure: I am a non-Microsoft-employed HBase committer.)
I hope that reign of ignorance is over.
Lets see... Nope, Ballmer is still in charge!
So completely missing from article summary and article itself is any information about the software.
This guy is just late to the party. HBase was contributed to the hadoop project by Powerset. A startup that microsoft bought.
None of the articles say it, but they are probably talking about HBase [apache.org]. If this is the case, this is seriously old news.
HBase was started by the Powerset guys before being acquired by Microsoft. After the acquisition there was a lot of concern in the Hadoop community about whether the Powerset guys would be allowed to continue to contribute. They have, and as far as I can tell, the community is not particularly concerned about MS's involvement.
>> a new search engine based on that work
Thas was made up by The Reg and regurgitated by CNet. Kumo is NOT "based on that work".
If The Reg was claiming it, most likely it is true. They generally don't make stuff up. If it is a mistake on their part it doesn't mean they made it up. And until you can get a response from The Reg on your comment you shouldn't be accusing them of lying.
they are a business, they care about profit.
the great thing about being a monopoly is, you don't have to ship quality products - your customers can have whatever they want so long as it's black.
seriously, if you are a de facto monopoly, as ms has been for the last, say 20 years, and you make 50 % gross margins , why on earth would you spend money on quality ?
that sort of thinking is what seperates techies, who toil in the trenches, from c suite execs
Microsoft is not distributing open source software. This is not an open source product. It can't be used on multiple platforms. It can't be modified and freely distributed. It is not open source.
Microsoft does openED source where you can view the code but never use it outside of your project and never on another platform other than Windows.
Open Source was defined around 15 years ago in the attempt of ensuring that the definition for open source was long standing.
Microsoft and open source together is an oxymoron.
Microsoft claimed in 2007 that Open Source was dead and that Linux was dead. Their attempt to do this was about the time they claimed that open source violated 235 of their patents. Then they refused to state which ones even though the consumers world-wide asked for it.
They were the same company that sued TomTom and backed the company with funding for SCO to sue IBM and other linux backers.
We do not, in open source, put any trust in Microsoft nor do we let them attempt to Embrace, Extend, Extinguish Open Source by closing it or limiting it. They are trying to get big business to think that the only acceptable form of open source is that which is defined by Microsoft.
Everyone should be objecting to Microsoft and this 100% of the time.
They are allowing developers that work for a company they purchased (so the developers work for Microsoft) to continue contributing to software released under the Apache 2.0 license.
No matter what the rest of the company is doing, this activity is exactly the "Open Source" that you seem to think it isn't.
This is the problem with the dual personalities of Microsoft. You know that if you use their open source and make a good profit you could end up being sued for not having licenced the patents covering the technology.
Avoid at all costs. At least until their get their split personality syndrome under control.
Also, who cares if its 'open source'.
Its only news if its Free software [gnu.org]
Thank you, but I'll store my data on *MY* server, using protocols implemented in *Free* software.
The party adjourned to a hot tub, yes. Fully clothed, I might add. -- IBM employee, testifying in California State Supreme Court


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President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at a campaign rally in Denver, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
DENVER -- A fired-up President Barack Obama spoke to a crowd of more than 12,000 at a Denver campaign event Thursday and seemed to exude the energy and aggressiveness that many of his supporters felt was missing at last night's presidential debate.
Trying to rebound from what many called a listless performance last night, Obama argued today that the Mitt Romney who appeared at the debate was not the "real Mitt Romney."
First Read: Romney helps himself
"When I got on stage, I met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney," he said. "But it couldn't have been Mitt Romney, because the real Mitt Romney has been running around the country for the year, promising $5 trillion dollars in tax cuts that favor the wealthy. The fellow on stage last night didn't seem to know anything about that."
The president dedicated the first part of his speech to retroactively rebutting Romney's debate talking points.
President Obama speaks to supporters in Denver, Colo., following the first debate of the 2012 presidential race.
Last night, Romney said his plans to trim the deficit wouldn't mean teacher cuts: "I reject the idea that I don't believe in great teachers or more teachers. Every school district, every state should make that decision on their own."
Romney had the final word on the matter last night, but today Obama told his supporters: "The real Mitt Romney said we don't need anymore teachers in our classrooms ... But the fellow on stage last night, he loves teachers, can't get enough of them."
Last night, Obama also missed an opportunity to highlight his opponent's personal tax records after Gov. Romney said, "I've been in business for 25 years. I have no idea what you're talking about. I maybe need to get a new accountant ... but the idea that you get a break for shipping jobs overseas is simply not the case."
Today, Mr. Obama fired off this retort: "We know for sure it was not the real Mitt Romney because he seems to be doing just fine with his current accountant."
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
President Barack Obama greets supporters during a campaign rally in Denver on Oct. 4, 2012.
And while Romney drew a lot of public criticism for suggesting his deficit reductions would include stripping federal funding for PBS -- and by extension "Big Bird" -- Obama did not challenge him on the point until today: "He said he'd eliminate funding for public television... I mean thank goodness someone is finally getting tough on 'Big Bird.' "
The crowd responded to the president's jabs with loud cheers, but for many the disappointment from the president's debate performance had already set in.
Axelrod: 'I'm sure we will make adjustments'
Bruce Shaffer of Boulder told NBC News, "I wanted him to be more of a president and sound strong, sound confident and be more of the leader we need."


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Valley City Girl Scouts Learn Robotics
The Valley City State University Technology Education Department hosted a robotics workshop April 20 for the local Valley City Girl Scout Troop 30306, said James Boe, department chairman.
James Boe said this is the second time his department has done a workshop for Girls Scouts. "Last year we did one on geocaching. My daughter is in the troop."
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This is the recipe that I learned at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute for mouth-watering challah. Read more tips on Challah http://www.cookkosher.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=128&Itemid=8
3 large challot
320 gram water
80 gram sugar
12 gram salt
60 gram oil
100 gram eggs (approx 2 large)
800 gram bread flour
12 gram instant dry yeast
1 egg, for brushing
2 Tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
Add the water, sugar, salt, oil and eggs to a large bowl. Top with the flour and yeast. Mix well, in a mixer with a dough hook attachment or with a wooden spoon. Mix on low to moisten all the ingredients, then on medium for about 8 minutes until the dough has completely gathered together and is wor
Remove the dough from the bowl or mixer, on to a lightly floured surface. Dust with flour, cover with a cloth or plastic wrap, and let rest for 30 to 45 minutes (if your kitchen is very warm, the lesser time should be enough). When you poke the dough now, it should hold the indentation.
Using a knife or bench scraper (do not rip by hand), and working on a floured surface, divide the dough in to 3 equal pieces. Take one of those pieces, then cut in to 4 equal pieces.
Working with one piece at a time, flatten it out in to a rectangle, then roll up tightly, pressing to seal, in to a cylinder. Roll out in to a long thing rope. Continue with the remaining pieces.
Press the 4 ropes together at the top to seal, then braid in the following pattern: 4 over 2, 1 over 3, 2 over 3, repeat. The numbers reset after every turn, so there is no keeping track of which piece is which.
After braiding, brush with the egg wash (reserve what is left) and let rise for an additional 30 to 45 minutes. Brush again with the egg, top with sesame seeds if using, then bake on 160 C/320 F for 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool.


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UFC President Dana White has confirmed the UFC will be back to the UK on March 8th.
The card will be headlined in the 02 Arena in London by a number one contenders bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Nogueira is currently on a two fighting winning over Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans in what was on the of biggest upsets in MMA this year.
The 37-year-old was due to fight fellow Brazilian Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua in a repeat of their 2005 clash however 'Little Nog' was forced out due to a back injury.
Gustafsson is coming off the very tight decision loss to Jon Jones in their Light Heavyweight title fight.
The Swede put in a miraculous effort against Jones with many claiming he won the fight. Gustafsson almost had the fight stopped by a doctor going into the final round due to a cut over the eye of the American.
Dana White like many of the fans called for an immediate rematch however Jones said he already had commitments to fight Glover Teixera - some describe him of ducking the Gustafsson fight.
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Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, June 6, 2013
- South Korea has agreed to negotiate with North Korea on the reopening of a joint industrial park that was closed in April after rising tensions.
- The ICC Prosecutor has reported to the UN Security Council on the situation in Darfur.
- The EU Counter-Terrorism Co-ordinator wants member states to do more to restrict their citizens travelling to Syria to fight with extremist groups.
- Syrian rebels have seized the only border crossing between Syria and Israel on the Golan Heights.
- The IMF has issued a report admitting that it made mistakes in Greece, but also shifting some of the blame to other eurozone states.


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Innovation Elixir: 10 ways the 'Internet of Things' can help you with a dinner party
I recently returned from the International CES show in Las Vegas, formally known at the "Consumer Electronics Show."
The show was tremendous for a couple of reasons. First, it was in Las Vegas, which offered better weather than my home state of Minnesota, where it was 15-25 degrees BELOW zero for the three days I was gone.
More importantly, it was tremendous because this was the biggest show in the history of the event. More than 3,200 innovative companies exhibited in more than 2 million square feet of space across the Las Vegas Hotel and Convention Center and the Venetian with more than 150,000 industry professionals in attendance. Talk about being a kid in a candy store!
Here I'm going to give you an overview of one big theme from CES (plus a complete example of it) — "The Internet of Things," or "The Internet of Everything." (In my next column, I'll list some of my favorite products from CES).
The "Internet of Things" (note the 10 "IOT" notations that follow) is simply taking electronic devices and connecting them to the Internet — and in many cases connecting them to each other.
If you haven't heard of this, it takes a minute to get your head around it, so let me walk through an example and describe the premise as well as REAL world applications that EXIST TODAY. In other words, this is not futuristic. These are all products and capabilities that are available today.
Technology making a great night at home more efficient
It's Friday afternoon. Our neighbors Dan and Tien call my wife, Michelle, to get together for food and wine to celebrate the end of another week and enjoy some patio time overlooking the lake. It's early in the afternoon, but we are not prepared to host and both of us are at work, so we turn to technology for help.
First, I know Tien likes the house a little warmer than I normally keep it at, so I go to an app on my smartphone and turn up the temperature in the house from my work office 20 miles away (IOT1). Second, I know the house hasn't been cleaned this week, so I text our house cleaner, Pam, to come clean the house and text her an electronic key to her smartphone so she can get into the house (IOT2). The electronic key on her phone is programmed to be good for only the three-hour window I need her at the house to clean.
Dan and Tien are adventurous and willing to sample my culinary creations, so I decide to stop at the market and pick up ingredients for Devil's on Horseback (bacon wrapped, blue cheese stuffed dates – yum!), bruschetta, Cornish game hens with veloute sauce, carrots and fried allumette potatoes. I won't have a lot of time and need to hit the kitchen running so to speak, so I text my oven (yes, I text my oven) and set it to turn on at 350 degrees so it is warm when I get there and can get things going (IOT3). I'm sure we probably have a dishwasher full of dishes too, so I go ahead and text my dishwasher to run so we have clean dishes when I get there. (IOT4).
I remember that I have a special shipment of wine coming in. Was that today or tomorrow? I quickly link into UPS shipment tracker and determine that the wine will be arriving before dinner, and we can have it for cocktail hour (IOT5). I had planned on watching a favorite show when I got home, so I connect to my TV via my phone and set the DVR to record the program so I can watch it later (IOT6). I also deactivate our motion sensors for Dan and Tien's arrival time so I don't forget to do it later and have embarrassing alarms going off (IOT7). I connect to the stereo and begin my favorite playlist upon my arrival to put me in chef mode and mood (IOT8).
Then, I get back to work. I finish the last of my meetings, check in with my admin to ensure we are ready for Monday, and I bolt for the car. I start my car from my phone and hit a favorite playlist (IOT9). Michelle text messages me and informs me of a stop to make, but no address. My phone has already bluetooth synced with the car, so I click on the business name within the text she sent and it connects to my car's GPS and maps the route (IOT10).
I arrive home. The motion sensors are deactivated, the stereo is playing, the house has been cleaned (and the doors are relocked), the temperature has increased to the desired setting, the dishes are clean, my TV program is being recorded and the oven is already on, warmed up and ready to rock!
Did any of this significantly alter my life? No. But it made for a great experience and prepared me expeditiously and easily for a fun night with the neighbors, leaving more time for Dan and me to play with a new drone and watch live video transmitted to our phones from the skies over Prior Lake.
This was only a short example of 10 things I did, all with devices, sensors, appliances and other products connected to the Internet. Helpful technology making life easier – think of the possibilities!
Patrick Stroh is a president at Mercury Business Advisors, which provides management advisory services in business strategy, innovation, and product development. He is also the author of "Advancing Innovation: Galvanizing, Enabling and Measuring Innovation Value!" and "Business Strategy: Plan, Execute, Win!" He recently held positions within UnitedHealth Group, including chief strategy and innovation officer, client experience officer, president, and SVP of business strategy.


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(CNN) - The mother of late "Glee" actor Cory Monteith has opened up for the first time about the death of her son.
Monteith's mother, Ann McGregor, sat down with ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday, saying that she's only recently been able to come to terms with Monteith's passing.
On July 13, 2013, Monteith was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room at age 31. A coroner later ruled he died from a lethal mix of heroin and alcohol.
It has been within only the past few days, McGregor said, that she's "beginning to accept it."
"The loss is horrendous," McGregor told "GMA." "Until three days ago, I couldn't look at a picture of Cory. So there's been progress."
McGregor has kept in touch with Monteith's on-and-off-screen love interest, Lea Michele, and said the actress reaches out to her via text messages and e-mails.
"She's hurting, too," McGregor said. "I see the sadness; I know her pain."
Monteith, who came to fame on Fox's "Glee" as the affable jock Finn Hudson, had a known history of substance abuse. He said in a 2011 interview with Parade magazine that he began using drugs at age 13, and by 19, he was sent to rehab.
Three months before his death in 2013, Monteith voluntarily checked himself into a treatment center to seek help for substance abuse.
Looking back, Monteith's mother said her son was struggling with "a lot of emotional things he was trying to figure out," including his relationship with his father.
When "Cory was 15, he did a code blue. I think that was the turning point," McGregor told "GMA." "I remember after Cory's first OD, the drive we took. All I did was stare into his eyes and hug him and look at him, because I had this feeling (of), 'I really want to know him, because I'm not going to have him my entire life.' "
For those in similar situations who would look to McGregor for advice, she responded that she isn't sure she has the answers.
"I don't think we have power to change the choices they're making," she said. "I think with the kind of connection Cory and I had, if we couldn't prevent that situation, I don't have the answer. What could I say to them? Live every moment."
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There will be all kinds of firepower — of the weapon and the physical kind — tonight on Discovery Channel when the network launches season 2 of Sons of Guns and premieres the competition show One Man Army.
First, at 9pm ET/PT, Sons of Guns returns for a new season showcasing one of America's most skilled and creative gun stores — Red Jacket Firearms — and its founder, Will Hayden, and his daughter, Stephanie. On tonight's episode, Will celebrates Red Jacket's 10th anniversary by building a Triamese: three M16's joined together. Stephanie plans a surprise anniversary bash, which almost backfires when it gets posted a day early on the company website chatroom. Check out some sneak peek videos from Sons of Guns.
Then at 10pm ET/PT, One Man Army, Discovery's new competition show hosted by former Green Beret Mykel Hawke of Man, Woman, Wild, pits four men from law enforcement, military and extreme sports backgrounds against each other in tests of speed, strength and intelligence. Tonight's winner may not be who you'd expect… Here's a sneak peek:


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President Obama is making a big mistake by arming the Syrian rebels because the administration still cannot identify the ones we can trust, warns retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney.
McInerney also wonders how there can be any talk of a U.S.-led no-fly zone in Syria since the Obama administration has grounded a large percentage of the Air Force, allegedly over sequestration.
The general rose to assistant vice chief of staff in the U.S. Air Force and was vice commander in chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe. He is currently a Fox News military analyst.
Last week, the Obama administration publicly concluded that the Bashar al-Assad regime deployed chemical weapons against the rebels earlier in the year and the U.S. will begin arming the rebels and helping to effect regime change
But McInerney told WND it's hard to see the compelling U.S. interest in getting involved in another nation's civil war. He's even more concerned that the administration can't even identify the trustworthy actors in a rebellion featuring forces loyal to al-Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood.
"What are our interests in Syria today? They want to back Gen. (Salem) Idris of the Free Syrian Army? That's the wrong part of the Free Syrian Army. They don't even know the right part of the Free Syrian Army that they want to back," McInerney said. "So that makes it even more troubling, and we're going to get into what we got in in Libya and resulted in Benghazi – supporting a radical Islamist state when we already had a tyrant there who was supporting us."
McInerney said while it is possible to find the right factions within the rebellion and deal exclusively with them, the Obama administration seems to have little interest in correctly identifying those elements.
"This administration doesn't want to listen to the people who know who the reputable allies are, so that's the real difficulty," he said.
The general also scoffs at the idea of a no-fly zone in Syria, thanks to what he considers wrong priorities by the administration in response to some modest belt-tightening.
"You know where the no-fly zones are today? Over all the U.S. Air Force bases," McInerney said. "We have grounded one-third of the United States Air Force because of sequestration and the lack of the administration's initiative to ensure that these units are not standing down. So we have a huge problem there.
"If we tried to do a no-fly zone against a rather sophisticated air defense system in Syria, it would cost a lot of resources that, frankly, aren't available right now because of the sequestration and the stand down driven by the Obama administration,"he said.
So what should the U.S. do? McInerney largely agrees with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, who says containing the threat posed by any remaining weapons of mass destruction is by far the top U.S. national security interest in Syria. McInerney said it is especially critical to make sure the weapons don't get to Hezbollah.
The general also noted that the public is giving thumbs down to the Obama policy, an assessment backed by a new poll showing 70 percent of Americans oppose arming the rebels.
"The American people do not want to get involved, particularly with boots on the ground, with any forces in Syria right now. And they're right," McInerney said. "Should we take out Bashar Assad? Yeah, I'd take him out, but that still won't solve the problem. You've got Russia, Iran and Hezbollah all backing Bashar Assad right now. So that's the difficulty."


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Jan. 5, 2009
To open Big West play, Lauren led the Gauchos in scoring twice as UCSB routed Long Beach State and then defeated preseason favorite UC Riverside.
In the 66-48 victory over the Beach, Pedersen led all players with 16 points while adding six rebounds, four assists, and three steals.
In the 47-40 topping of the Highlanders, Pedersen again led all players with 21 points. The senior guard also tallied five boards, three steals, and an assist. She tied her career-best with five three-pointers.
The Brea, Calif. native also matched her career-high with seven field goals made in both games.
Pedersen leads the Gauchos in points per game (12.8), rebounds per game (4.9), and steals (37).


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Release date new Engine and Shippuden
Release date new Engine and Shippuden
Alright, we finally have a release date for you!
The new engine with Shippuden will be released on the 7th of May!
The server has finally arrived, and most of the work is done. Unfortunately due to some major holidays, the release had to wait a bit longer then we initially planned.
Also, because we feel bad for making you all wait so long, we want to give you a little sneak peak on what the new layout of the flash will look like!
This is a screenshot of the new selection screen:
This is a screenshot of the new battle screen:
As you can see, we have made major changes to the entire layout of the game. We also hope to have solved most of the bugs found in the old game, for example image loading.
You can give feedback on this news on the forums.
We hope you like it!
The Naruto-Arena Staff
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the novelty egg
There's a short interview on me over at the DesignTavern, guten apetit. Soon I have to take a new phot of me, that one is getting stale. I have problems with getting the text to stay in a decent place on my blog these days I shouldn't have changed the format (I such at HTML stuff, and I'm not to eager to learn). Update: eager or not I learned it I just have to paste in a "display:block;" in the code, you learn a new thing each day!
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5 Ways to Make Your Website Safe
Making your website safe plays a pretty big part in your overall business strategy. How so? Think of your blog or website like a home. You'd probably want to invest in a good lock (or security system) to keep intruders out. Safety is certainly not the fun (or sexy) part of home ownership. But it's a necessity. And sometimes necessities are what bring the most value down the line – even though you might not be able to see it right away. Here are a few tips to make your website safe and secure:
1. Check out Google Webmaster tools
Is the word "Webmaster" freaking you out? It's ok. Totally normal. After all, it is pretty intimidating. You're about to deal with the master of the web, and its name is Google. Here are a few things you should know before you head over there:
It's not as complicated as it sounds. Promise. Ok, take a deep breath…
And go to Webmaster Tools to sign in. If your business website isn't listed, go to the top right and click the red button to "add a site." Then enter the URL of the site you'd like to manage. From there you can view any critical issues that Google shows. No critical issues? Great. Then you'll see the message "No new messages or recent critical issues." See, it's not that scary, right? While you're there, you might want to dig around their education center for other helpful info for how to create a website that performs well in Google search.
2. Install Google Authenticator
While we're on the topic of Google, why not set up 2-step verification using SMS for extra protection? If you use gmail for business, or any other google products, you'll want to consider doing this. Download the Google Authenticator to generate a code for your smartphone (it works for all different kinds). From there, you'll want to either scan the generated QR code or enter the code that Google generates, and be sure to click "Verify." It's a small amount of technical work on the front end. But the peace of mind that you'll get after the process is complete? Priceless.
3. Create strong passwords and manage them smartly
Maneuvering through your keyboard to find shift 8 to enter the asterik sign? You've got that mastered. Yep, symbols are strong way to create solid passwords, and so are numbers.
But you already knew that, right? If you've been living online for awhile, you probably don't need another reminder about the need for a strong password. But a little nudge can't hurt – especially if you learn about the best new app to manage all of your passwords, like Keeper. Yep. Keeper seamlessly syncs all of your password information across your devices. For $9.99 you can manage your passwords and private information. It keeps your data encrypted so that no one gets access to your logins and passwords – and any other private information you need to securely store.
4. Install Akismet
One plugin that is a must for your business is akismet. This plugin does the dirty work of spam-fighting for you. The best part? It's free. But that doesn't mean that you should forget it exists. You'll need to still update the plugin when prompted (don't worry there are reminders that pop up when updates occur).
5. Beware of pop up ads
The internet is a place of opportunity. But it can be scary when ads "pop up" out of nowhere. Sometimes scammers take advantage of unassuming people clicking around on the web. Make sure that you know what you're clicking.
What are some ways that you make your website safe? Please comment below.


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Selectmen this week approved a surrounding community agreement with Raynham Park LLC that gives the town an annual payment of $362,500 to offset the impact of a slots parlor at the former Raynham dog track.
Selectmen this week approved a surrounding community agreement with Raynham Park LLC that gives the town an annual payment of $362,500 to offset the impact of a slots parlor at the former Raynham dog track.
The 20-year pact also promises a 2.5 percent increase in the fourth year of the gaming operation, the purchase of a new police cruiser, local hiring and purchasing preferences, and funding improvements at the intersections of Routes 106 and 138 and Turnpike and Washington streets, both less than a mile from the site.
The eleventh hour deal was reached only hours before the parties would have been forced into arbitration to close the gap between the town's requested $1 million a year in mitigation money and the $325,000 counteroffer from the proponent.
"We've reached a reasonable bargain here. It's not everything I hoped we would get. But it's a good deal," Town Administrator David Colton told selectmen Monday night.
The town and Raynham Park LLC had been in talks for months over the requested mitigation from Easton.
Selectmen were ready to get tough in their demands for more money because half of all casino-bound vehicles were expected to travel through South Easton, according to both the town's and the proponent's traffic studies. Local officials were also concerned about burdening police and firefighter with additional mutual aid calls stemming from the 1,250-slot gaming facility.
But, Colton said, the impetus to arbitrate was dropped after the Massachusetts gaming commission ruled the proceedings would not follow customary state rules for arbitration, which begin at the last best offer.
He said the town had an excellent case and believed it would have prevailed in arbitration. His goal was to achieve $400,000 a year and the loss of $27,500 was not worth the risk.
"It's always an unknown," he said.
The bulk of the requested mitigation was geared toward public safety and could have been at risk or delayed during arbitration, he added.
Town Counsel Jay Talerman said he was concerned about two arbitrators and sensed that gaming commissioners wanted to get "to the finish line quicker."
Selectman Dan Smith called the agreement a "fair and equitable deal, negotiated in good faith."
Selectman Todd Gornstein, an attorney, said he was not afraid of arbitration but concluded it was in the town's best interest "not to take a chance.
"Since we don't wear the robe, let's just end it here," he said.
West Bridgewater and Taunton were also working on surrounding community agreements with Raynham Park. They settled for $250,000 and $200,000, respectively.
The host community of Raynham will get approximately $1 million a year. Bridgewater has not yet reached a settlement.
The agreements are all contingent on Raynham Park LLC being awarded the sole state slots license. Plainville and Leominister are also bidding for the license.
The gaming commission is expected to make a decision in February or March.


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Helen Clark: Speech on the occasion of the Launch of the MDG Acceleration Plan of Action, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Integration Conference HallSep 16, 2013
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Speech by Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator on the occasion of the Launch of the MDG Acceleration Plan of Action, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Integration Conference Hall
N'djamena, Chad, 2pm
Monday, 16 September 2013
It is my pleasure and privilege to be with you here in N'djamena to help launch Chad's MDG Acceleration Plan of Action in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Agriculture and other senior leaders. In seeking to achieve the first Millennium Development Goal, the Action Plan takes aim at hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. It is the result of the leadership, determination, and hard work of many of you here to use the MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF) and bring urgency to efforts to overcome Chad's development challenges. In my comments today I will speak about the importance of MDG acceleration, placing it in the context of the President's emerging Vision 2025, the National Development Plan, the New Deal for Fragile States, and the debate on the Post-2015 development agenda.
The determination of leaders is critical for MDG success. I was struck by the old saying cited by the President of Chad, that "a hungry man is not a free man". This simple truth can inspire us all to work to eradicate hunger and malnutrition in this country.
Behind all the successful campaigns to achieve the MDGs is a wide range of people and organizations prepared to work collaboratively, and apply what they know to make a difference in the lives of people. As is evident from today's gathering the work on the MDG Acceleration Action Plan has brought diverse actors together under the leadership of the President and Government, around a specific set of actions, to combat hunger and malnutrition.
The result is an Action Plan which all actors and partners can get behind. The challenge for Chad is to cut the rate of malnutrition here in half and reduce the percentage of the population suffering from chronic hunger to under 21 per cent by 2015.
Achieving these goals matters in the villages, communities, and households of Chad. By mobilizing attention, engagement, and support, the MDGs have improved the lives of many hundreds of millions of people around the world, enabling them to live healthier, longer lives, with more education and opportunity.
With still around 850 days to go before the MDG target date is reached, this is the time to accelerate progress – not to give up. Our efforts must focus on progress for the poorest and most vulnerable people and countries, many of whom have been left behind, despite global progress towards the MDG targets.
I'm pleased to be launching this initiative in Chad, just a week before world leaders gather in New York, at the United Nations General Assembly, where they will attend a Special Event on the MDGs. The emphasis there will be on MDG acceleration, and on raising ambition for the post-2015 global development agenda. In that agenda, it will not do to be satisfied with just halving rates of extreme poverty and hunger. The aim must be to leave no one behind. We can be inspired by the progress to date on many of the MDGs in many countries – now we need a bolder and transformational agenda for the eradication of poverty and hunger.
The MDG Acceleration Framework approach was launched by the UN development system in 2010 to show that with political will, sound analysis of the obstacles to progress, a targeted action plan to overcome them, and adequate resourcing, the MDGs can be achieved in all countries from the least developed to the high middle income. By adopting this acceleration approach, Chad too can be part of the MDG success story.
Chad has made a good start with the MDG Acceleration Framework. Last year, the Government increased its funding for the agricultural sector, and is leading efforts to implement the Action Plan. It has laid out a path for agricultural transformation. With sustained and increased support from the international community too, Chad can achieve greater farm productivity, boost the incomes of small-holders and make nutritious balanced food more accessible and affordable for all people, including the poorest and most vulnerable.
The Action Plan for Chad's MDG Acceleration Framework spells out the steps needed to realize this longer-term goal, while also emphasizing the immediate and short-term measures which are critical to save lives and avoid development setbacks. In the short term it is important to scale up initiatives which both prevent and treat acute malnutrition among children and pregnant and breast-feeding women, and to ensure that vulnerable groups can access food aid. These efforts, now underway, are bringing humanitarian and development actors and partners around a common cause.
For the medium term, the Acceleration Action Plan promotes expanding community irrigation and other water management systems and giving better access for entrepreneurs and small-holder farmers to micro-credit and to business and marketing assistance.
But Chad's Acceleration Action Plan also addresses, as it must, the underlying barriers to food security and poverty reduction in Chad. The solutions to these, must be sought in the context of Chad meeting its overall development aspirations.
The President's emerging Vision 2025 sees Chad with a more diverse economy and livelihoods, with less dependency on oil for national revenues, and with dynamic and proactive social policies guaranteeing all Chadians adequate social services, health, education, and decent housing. The emerging vision aims at the level of transformation, which could see Chad attain middle-income and emerging economy status by 2025.
This inspirational and bold mission is matched by an ambitious National Development Plan for 2013-2015. The Acceleration Action Plan complements and feeds into both the emerging Vision 2025 and the National Development Plan by laying out specific steps to realize the rural and agricultural transformation Chadians seek. There is no denying, however, that this is a big task.
Notwithstanding its ample natural resources, Chad remains one of the world's poorest countries. More than half the people here live below the national poverty line and have limited access to basic services.
A range of challenges are faced simultaneously by the broader region – violent conflict, political instability, flows of refugees and displaced people, alongside climate change and broader environmental degradation. Pastoral and agricultural communities are at particular risk in these circumstances which strain their resilience to the limits. As shocks come thick and fast, each one becomes harder to recover from. That's why by strengthening resilience, we go beyond tackling the symptoms of the problem to address the underlying causes.
At the local level, Chad's MDG Acceleration Action Plan seeks to increase the autonomy of local communities, and support them to build resilience to shocks and make better use of their water resources. UNDP, partner agencies, civil society and the Government of Chad have teamed up to pilot an integrated approach to build resilience at the community level in the east of the country.
Having started recently in the Dar Sila province, and soon to be replicated in the Guera, Salamat and Kanem regions, this initiative will invest in the resilience of local and national institutions, by increasing their capacity to provide health, education, and rule of law services, and expand social protection and economic opportunities. It will reach out simultaneously to individuals and households to strengthen their ability to access financial services, tap new markets, seek and secure the protections of the law, increase their productivity, and help lead development in their communities.
To realize and sustain such progress, Chad's prevailing peaceful co-existence with its neighbours and its growing internal stability are critical. Chad plays an increasingly active role in regional institutions, including the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). Its voice is heard in the UN, the African Union, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and elsewhere.
On several occasions, Chad has led efforts to resolve regional crises. It is a vital partner in advancing peace and stability in the Sahel region and beyond.
Since the Political Agreement of August 2007, Chad has also made great strides in advancing democratic governance. Elected officials in Parliament, regions, and municipalities now seek to strengthen their capacity to play their critical roles in delivering on Chad's development goals. In this respect, I commend the role the European Union has played, working with UNDP to support decentralization and step up capacity support for Parliament, municipal and local governments. I urge more partners to follow suit.
Free and fair elections, capable, democratic, and accountable institutions, and an effective and independent justice system are all critical for achieving sustained peace and human development. Chad's recent adherence to the African Union's Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is a very positive move. I encourage the Government to continue to deepen its fight against corruption, including by seeking and listening, and responding to the feedback of its citizens, civil society, and Parliament; and to empower its citizens and communities to take an active role in development.
Chad is making progress on realizing its commitment to gender equality, but significant challenges persist. More must be done to eliminate discrimination, and to empower and support women in their roles as farmers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. Gender equality is not only a human right – achieving it also drives development. I encourage the Government of Chad and its partners to put the National Gender Policy at the center of the development agenda here, and to ensure that all policies aim to reduce gender and other inequalities.
The proposed Round Table in early 2014 can provide Chad with a unique opportunity to strengthen its development partnerships and thus contribute towards the realization of a transformational vision for 2025. External partners can then consider how to support the good initiatives now underway, and put adequate resources, capacity support, and technical know-how behind national priorities.
UNDP is committed to supporting the Government in the preparation of the Round Table, drawing on our long-term partnership with Chad. We are also pleased that the Government is engaging with the G7+ group of self-identified fragile states and has signed up to the New Deal. From our experience of working in states affected by fragility, we acknowledge the factors which can make it difficult to get ahead – including weak institutional capacity, poor relations between state and society, and a legacy of conflict and ongoing vulnerability to shocks such as natural disasters - now made more severe by climate change – which can aggravate internal grievances. Rapid urbanization, burgeoning young populations, and insufficient employment opportunities can also make the conflict-fragility-poverty trap hard to escape.
The New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States, agreed at the Busan High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in 2011, reflects the current consensus on how the international community can help states transition out of this trap. Established under the leadership of the G7+ group, the New Deal lays out five priorities: promoting legitimate politics based on inclusive settlements and conflict resolution; advances in security; providing justice; building strong economic foundations - including employment and livelihoods; and improving revenue generation and services.
To eradicate extreme poverty everywhere, national and global efforts to support countries to break out of the conflict-fragility-poverty trap – will need to be scaled up. It's good to see that the New Deal agenda is now influencing the international development debate, and, I hope, action. The UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, for example, has recommended that peace and good governance be included as a central part of the future global development agenda. This recognition that peace and governance are not add-ons but rather integral to what is meant by development, heralds a significant shift in thinking - and one for which UNDP has long advocated.
It seems to me that the international community is now more focused than ever on helping to address the underlying barriers to development in countries like Chad. This is an opportunity for Chad to take forward its emerging Vision 2025, the National Development Plan, and the MDG Acceleration Action Plan and the G7+-endorsed New Deal. At UNDP and in the UN Development Group, we are committed to supporting Chad to achieve the goals to which it aspires. In the post-2015 debate, the UN has facilitated a global conversation which has engaged more than a million people. Their overwhelming call is for a world where poverty in all its dimensions is consigned to history, where the prospects of people and the planet take priority, and where all nations, North and South, act to realize shared objectives. We are committed to working with Chad in support of its efforts to build a better future for all its people and to play its part in ensuring the peace and stability of its region.


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IUCN's Deputy Director General, William Jackson looks at what the coming years hold for the conservation community in relation to climate change.
While the world has been slow to act on climate change, IUCN and other conservation organizations have long known about the dangers and have been working to make our natural systems resilient. The tide is finally turning and our challenge, as momentum builds, is to make sure that biodiversity concerns are incorporated into all efforts to mitigate climate change and adapt to the impacts we cannot now avoid.
We hope politicians will do the right thing in December-make the necessary commitments to reduce emissions and act immediately. We hope they will ensure sufficient means and financing for mitigation and adaptation, especially for the world's poorest, and adopt nature-based solutions in the new global framework. But we need to look beyond Copenhagen at what our priorities are for the coming decade.
We'll be taking a keen interest in how the REDD mechanism evolves. Will issues of benefit sharing and governance mechanisms be sufficiently addressed?Will they form part of a post-2012 climate change regime? We'll also be looking at how ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), which is included in the negotiating text for Copenhagen, unfolds. IUCN will continue to work, along with its partners, on EbA and REDD, feeding lessons learned on the ground into international policy.
Tackling climate change is not simply the remit of the UNFCCC and government Parties. The links between climate change and biodiversity call for action by many other international agreements. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), for example, needs to address the role of biodiversity for both sequestering carbon and adapting to climate change. It especially has a mandate to address the challenges of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the face of climate change. The conventions on wetlands and desertification deal with habitats whose effective management will also contribute to adaptation. The CBD Conference of the Parties in Japan next year will be critical in ensuring that a new strategic plan for the convention fully responds to the challenges of climate change. Given limited resources and time, we must generate more effective coordination across these international policy instruments and make sure they are fully implemented.
We want to see that efforts to revitalize the global economy take advantage of the opportunity to decarbonize it using financial instruments such as carbon markets that will provide models for broader payments for ecosystem services. And as the world moves towards alternative energy sources including biofuels, we'll be helping to set standards to safeguard against any negative impacts on biodiversity.
Climate change cuts across all areas of IUCN's work, in terms of policy, field work and research, with several key focus areas:We'll be working to mainstream gender and rightsbased approaches into a post-Kyoto world.Our colleagues in the Marine Programme will be focusing on the role oceans play in the carbon cycle as well as in adaptation and mitigation. TheWater Programme is striving to make sure freshwater management and conservation are central to adaptation.We'll be examining the potential of carbon sinks such as mangroves, peatlands and wetlands in mitigation. The protected areas and species communities will be working to connect the world's protected areas so that they can best help species adapt to changing conditions and ensure that ecosystems continue to provide critical services.
Our 'to do' list may be daunting but we can take comfort in the fact that we're no longer labouring alone in the wilderness.We're seeing an unprecedented level of cooperation across sectors and organizations and there's a sense that the world is finally coming together to work towards the ultimate goal of a healthy and sustainable planet.


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ROME — Four top Italian disaster specialists quit their posts Tuesday, saying the manslaughter convictions of former colleagues for failing to adequately warn of a deadly 2009 earthquake mean they cannot effectively perform their duties.
A court in the quake-devastated town of L'Aquila convicted seven former members of Italy's so-called Great Risks Commission and sentenced each of them to six years in prison, prompting predictions that specialists would be discouraged from working in Italy for fear of similar risks of prosecution.
Commission president Luciano Maiani and two other members resigned, along with a top official for earthquake and volcano risk in the national Department of Civil Protection. Maiani said Monday's court ruling made it impossible to work in a ''calm and efficient'' way.
Prosecutors alleged the defendants did not properly inform town residents of the risk of a big quake following weeks of small tremors. But scientists have said earthquakes cannot be accurately predicted.
Appeals are expected.
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House Bill 5, legislation proposing to change public school testing requirements, and House Bill 4, proposing to fund water infrastructure, drew spotlights at the state Capitol last week.
On March 27, the 150-member Texas House debated and approved the bills, which now move on to the Senate for consideration. Conference committees will be called on to work out any differences that emerge in House and Senate versions of the bills.
HB 4 creates a "State Water Implementation Fund" for water conservation and development projects across Texas under the State Water Plan, a sprawling-in-scope program managed primarily by the Texas Water Development Board.
Water planners predict that over the next 50 years, the state's water supply will decrease by nearly 20 percent while water needs will increase by about 30 percent. Using money from the state's so-called rainy day fund, HB 4 would provide local water districts with state-subsidized funding for eligible projects. Primary author of the bill is Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, chair of the House Natural Resources Committee.
HB 5, for Texas schoolchildren and their teachers, reduces the number of end-of-course "high-stakes" tests from 15 to five. The purpose is to let classroom teachers expand the amount of time devoted to gains in student learning as opposed to drilling children with a focus on test performance. HB 5 also modernizes the school ratings system and high school graduation requirements. Primary author of the bill is Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, chair of the House Public Education Committee.
In floor debate, questions arose over adequate funding of public education, given the Legislature's decision in 2011 to reduce state dollars in support of secondary and primary schools by $5.4 billion. It was the chair's decision that funding is a separate issue not within the scope of HB 5, and therefore, would have to be introduced as separate legislation that could not be brought up without the approval by the full House.
Applicants for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program would have to submit to a drug screening under SB 11, a bill passed out of the Health and Human Services Committee on March 27.
SB 11, authored by Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chair Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, does what federal law allows – the drug screening of applicants and the sanctioning of those who fail. Currently, adult recipients must sign a personal responsibility agreement not to use or sell illegal drugs.
According to the Senate news service, "the first time an applicant fails a test, he or she loses personal benefits for six months, but family-related benefits will continue. The second failure results in a loss of benefits for 12 months with an option to reapply after six months if the person enters or completes a drug rehab program. If a person fails a third test, they are out of the program permanently. The bill was amended to add a protective payee provision to make sure that children don't lose money because of a parent's drug abuse."
The Texas Senate on March 27 unanimously confirmed the nomination of Michael L. Williams as commissioner of education and head of the Texas Education Agency.
A former member of the Texas Railroad Commission, Williams, who grew up in Midland, was appointed to the post by Gov. Rick Perry in September.
The Texas Department of Transportation on March 28 announced its intention to fund continued service of air traffic controllers who work at 13 municipal airports in Texas.
Loss of funding as a result of federal budget sequestration that recently took effect was given as the cause.
Affected municipal airports on the list include New Braunfels, Brownsville, Easterwood Field at College Station, TSTC Waco, Lone Star Executive Houston, Georgetown Muni, San Marcos Muni, Dallas Executive, Sugarland Regional, Stinson Muni San Antonio, Collin County Regional, Tyler Pounds Regional and Victoria Regional.
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs' "Texas Transparency" website and other measures earned top national recognition, Combs' office announced March 26.
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group ranked Texas number one in its fourth annual "Follow the Money" report on government spending. The group called attention to the Texas comptroller's www.texastransparency.org and its multiple levels of spending and financial information.
Veteran capital correspondent and legislative analyst Ed Sterling is director of member services for the Texas Press Association, headquartered in Austin.


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Some wines with a turkey dinner:
2009 Evening Land Chardonnay – labeled a Bourgogne as the fruit is blended from Lafon in Macon, as well as Pouilly Fuisse and Meursault. Nice citrus nose, lots of flavour in the mouth with good concentration, medium long. Very decent.
2008 Henri Boillot Chassagne Montrachet 'Les Embrazees' – lime and wet sto9ne in this nose, full bodied and clean with citrus coming in on palate as well. Persistent finish, very, very nice. Had it with a cold poached salmon I had done, with a sour cream, lime, Dijon and honey sauce. Sublime pairing.
1994 Marquis de'Angerville Volnay Taillepieds – slightly funky fruit nose (mostly cherry) medium body, nice feel, a tad short in the finish but not bad.
1993 Dom. Trapet Gevrey Chambertin – this village wine from a better vintage actually spanked the premier cru wines. Some nice spice in the nose, medium body, slight sweetness on palate, and decent fruit, some remaining tannins, still in good shape and very enjoyable.
1994 Chevillon Nuits St. Georges Les Vaucrains – while riper than the other 1994, this wine had more acidity, which made it seem fresher, and some remaining tannins. Pleasant medium long finish.
1988 Pierre Sparr Gewürztraminer Mambourg Vendages Tardives – the result of a cellar buy out, this wine was nearing the end of life, but was able to produce a varietally correct slightly spicy nose but otherwise lacked much typicity. Good acidity, not much RS, now costing along and needs drinking.


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Rex Rooster formerly named Cock Blocker started off as a game based on a gimmicky title and a joke developed by two former GameHouse Studio employees in their spare time.
The developers - Roel & Ruud - Resubmitted the game as Rex Rooster: Eggsterminator and hope to see it launch for iPhones on or before November 29th.
Gameplay of Rex Rooster: Eggsterminator takes place in a peaceful henhouse that is flooded by hungry predators once its fence is breeched during a freak storm.
Players control the titular Rex Rooster, who defends his roost by firing eggs at waves of hungry raccoons, foxes, wolves, and bears.
As players successfully defeat these waves of predators, they earn coins that can be used to purchase specialty chicks which lay super-powered fire or ice eggs.
Initially, Rex Rooster: Eggsterminator will offer three level packs each with unique enemies to fight. The developers also plan to release more level packs - with even more predators to battle - in future updates.
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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross updated the Q&A section of his website once again this week. Here are some topics he answered.
On Dean Ambrose's future: "The goal is always for any entity to have more sizzle and potential when they split and become single stars. Ambrose will be interesting to follow along with Rolins and Reigns."
If CM Punk will main event WrestleMania XXX: It's certainly possible.
If "Stone Cold" Steve Austin would still be wrestling if he never suffered the neck injury: My guess is not likely. At least not full time.
Whether or not the U.S. & Intercontinental titles should be unified: "I don't see the value in doing so. It's not hard to make them both mean more."
On Bray Wyatt's wrestling ability: "Many of us have seen him wrestle a great deal in NXT. He's a keeper."
If he'd ever start his own Podcast: Likely not. Too much work. :) Not enough money.


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days until our linebackers are rushing from the outside for a sack like Crable, and our receivers are gone in a blink of an eye like Breaston.
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crazy days left to finish off this great class and until I'm watching espnu for 10 straight hours.
A little off the countdown topic, congratulations Darius Morris on your fantastic triple-double accomplishment today, and great win 2 in a row!!


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- 3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons coriander seeds, coarsely crushed in resealable bag with mallet
- 16 sea scallops, side muscles removed
- 8 cups mixed baby greens
- 1 navel orange, peel and pith removed, cut between membranes into segments
Recipe Preparation
Whisk juice concentrate, vinegar, 1 tablespoon oil, ginger, and cilantro in small bowl. Season dressing with salt and pepper.
Place crushed coriander seeds on plate. Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper, then press both sides in coriander to coat. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops and cook until golden brown and just opaque in center, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side.
Divide greens, orange, and scallops among 4 plates. Drizzle dressing over.