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Over Labor Day, many of you went to work with your cameras to capture the ultimate moment of R&R.
Lead Shot - 'Definitions May Differ'
The Seekonk Speedway annual end-of-summer Thrill Show. Not far from Boston, but beyond the suburbs lies the Action Track of the East. When you're in the crowd, you don't care about the project deadlines, how the economy is doing, or whether you left the oven on at home. You have one thing on your mind: watching cars get ****ed up. Go ahead, embrace your inner red neck. Cheer when the pools of fluid that have collected on the track throughout the night begin to ignite from the sparks of the car that lost a front tire; Cheer when that bumper that's been dragged around the track finally lets go; Cheer when there's one car left, rocking back and forth as the checkered flag drops. Just cheer - you don't have a care in the world. Nikon D90, 18-200 VR-II, 36mm, f/5.0, 1/25th sec, ISO1600
[Ed note: If fishtailing around a field of asphalt and mud in attempts to decimate other cars/people isn't R&R, I don't know what is.]
-Ryan Powers
Why Every Couple Needs a Fulltime Photographer
With a large music festival and video game convention in town, relaxation for me meant escaping the crowds and sound. This is a random couple (and seagull) who had the same idea, watching the setting sun finally break through a cloudy day. I used Camera RAW for the fire sky. Shot was taken with a Nikon D90 and 11-16mm Tokina @f18, 1/80, ISO 160, 11mm.
[Ed note: I hope that I looked this adorable last weekend with my wife on the beaches of Michigan.]
-Nick Sprankle
70s Postcard
Here is Napili Beach on Maui. I didn't want to come home. The water is warm and the sun is hot. Taken with my Nikon D50 with my 18-55 lens. I just walked around the hotels and shore looking for fun photos to take.
[Ed note: That (glass?) end table might be a bit anachronistic, but just go with it. We needed a palm tree in this collection.]
-Chris Zempel
Shot on a Canon 500D with a 50mm f1.8. ISO 100, 1/2000 at f4.5. It was the only lens I'd brought with me to Co. Kerry for the weekend, for my friend's 21st. I was just after popping over to the car to pick up the camera and was walking back across the beach. I really liked how every identifiable detail of the scenery was lost in the exposure (Take that HDR!). My white balance was complete shite, so the photo was desaturated and a cream and purple gradient was mapped on to it to warm it up again, but maximize the contrast between light and dark areas.
[Ed note: Quite a bit of post processing involved, but hey, it works.]
-Cian Markey
The Feet In Hammock Shot
This was taken yesterday resting in a hammock looking at the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. Later that night we actually got to see it erupt! Yay vacation! Not looking forward to getting back home to the real world... haha. Shot with Hipstamatic for iPhone (iPhone 4).
[Ed note: The rounded line of the hammock coupled with the matching color of the volcano keep it interesting.]
-Dan Jackson
Sleeping Like a Baby
Canon 5D Mark!! with 24-105L IS shot at 4.0 bracketed. +2 0 -2. Processed in photoshop CS5, Silver EFX Pro. Our family was all relaxing poolside this weekend, but none of us could do better than this.
-Jason Reed
While other people were out relaxing during their labor day weekend, my friends and I were studying all weekend long. Here's a shot of my buddy as he performs a physics experiment. Canon XSi, 10-22 mm @ 17mm, ISO 400, 1/60 sec , f 4.0
[Ed note: I love how a sophomoric activity was elevated by the brilliant execution of this photo alone.]
-Mark Lee
Winner - 'Labor Day'
Although it may appear to be, this photo is not quite from "a day at the spa". My wife was in labor on Saturday and I took this while she was resting in the labor&delivery room bath. The irony of the weekly theme and the act of labor seems quite appropriate for this contest. Taken with a Canon 5D and 85mm f/1.8 USM lens. ISO 400, f/2 at 1/80 sec, no flash just natural daylight. This is of course submitted with her permission and in honor of our newborn son, Theo!
[Ed note: A perfectly executed shot, but it's the context that made it a winner for me. The play on Labor Day was clever, and the juxtaposition of relaxation in a most nerve-wracking of time made it something I'll remember for pretty much as long as I remember things. Also, Wesley clearly risked his life and future happiness for this photo, which should be worth something.]
-Wesley Duffee-Braun
Following that brief respite, dare I say that we should all get back to work. (Find full-size shots on flickr.)
If you haven't checked out my new site Life, Panoramic (or even if you have), I published a handy cheat sheet version on the mainpage. It'll catch you up on a month's worth of photographer submissions in just a few minutes with the help of cutting-edge thumbnail technology.


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Over 450 letters sent to the USPTO proposing guidelines to end software patents
Last week, we put out an action item asking people to write to the USPTO, and explain to them why software should not be eligible for patents under their forthcoming post-Bilski guidance. To answer the call, you all sent in more than 450 letters, offering the USPTO all kinds of legal and practical reasons why they should stop issuing software patents. This is a tremendous response, and we're very grateful to you all for participating. Thank you very much!
Encourage the USPTO to stop issuing software patents; deadline September 27
Following the Supreme Court's decision in Bilski v. Kappos, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plans to release new guidance as to which patent applications will be accepted, and which will not. As part of this process, they are seeking input from the public about how that guidance should be structured.
Celebrate Software Freedom Day with the LibrePlanet community
Please join us in bringing some of the Software Freedom Day celebration and advocacy to the LibrePlanet wiki, to build a resource and meeting place that will last throughout the year.
FSF responds to Oracle v. Google and the threat of software patents
As you likely heard on any number of news sites, Oracle has filed suit against Google, claiming that Android infringes some of its Java-related copyrights and patents. Too little information is available about the copyright infringement claim to say much about it yet; we expect we'll learn more as the case proceeds. But nobody deserves to be the victim of software patent aggression, and Oracle is wrong to use its patents to attack Android.
Delivering the ACTA petition: Sign before Thursday to have your voice heard!
A month ago, we published a statement against ACTA and asked for your signatures in support. Over 3,000 of you joined us in calling on ACTA negotiators to either dramatically change the agreement or drop it all together.
Women's Caucus internship opportunity
The Women's Caucus is seeking an intern to assist with its work to increase the number of women involved in free software.
Women in free software: Recommendations from the Women's Caucus
Nearly a year ago the FSF held a mini-summit for women in free software to investigate practical ways to increase the number of women involved in the free software community.
FSF says: Take a stand with us for freedom, against ACTA
GPL Enforcement in Apple's App Store
An iPhone port of GNU Go is currently being distributed through Apple's App Store. However, this distribution is not in compliance with the GNU GPL. The primary problem is that Apple imposes numerous legal restrictions on use and distribution of GNU Go through the iTunes Store Terms of Service, which is forbidden by section 6 of GPLv2. So today we have written to Apple and asked them to come into compliance. We would be happy to see Apple distribute these programs under the GPL's terms, but unfortunately, it seems much more likely that they'll simply make the problem go away by removing GNU Go from the App Store.
Bilski and Patent Absurdity
Who should see the documentary film Patent Absurdity?
Free Software Foundation statement on WebM and VP8
Chris Hofstader appointed as GNU access technology director
GNU Project appoints director of access technology software and publishes GNU Accessibility Statement
FSF launches free software extension listing for OpenOffice.org
Breakthrough for Free Software Gaming
Breakthrough for Free Software Gaming--Ryzom Announces Full Release of Source Code and Artwork, and a Partnership with the Free Software Foundation to Host a Repository of the Game's Artistic Assets
FSF responds to Jobs's "Thoughts on Flash"
Apple's use of proprietary software and recommendation of an explicitly patent-afflicted standard (H.264) are inconsistent with the free web.
New Documentary Film "Patent Absurdity: how software patents broke the system"
New documentary film "Patent Absurdity" is set to expose how the judicial activism that led to the patenting of software has broken the US patent system's promise of promoting the progress of science and useful arts
Time for nonprofits to leave proprietary fundraising software systems behind
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that CiviCRM has earned its recommendation as a fully featured donor and contact management system for nonprofits.
Why I'm rejecting your email attachment
Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the good of the web!
FSF Advocates Free Software for U.S. IPEC Joint Strategic Plan
2009 Free Software Awards Announced
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Okay I just finished the first wizard challenge and now I understand why everyone has been getting on me about not using my glyphs enough.
I experimented with IMAWAL, GETINDERE, and ENDISWAL in this one and oh man have I been under using them. IMAWAL seems particularly amazing, but I can't believe that the dodge chance from repeating GETINDERE stacks! ENDISWAL also seems like a great way to take out enemies that are way out of your league.
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New Dark Souls 2 Screenshots Show You Where You'll Die
Namco Bandai has unleashed a bevy of new Dark Souls 2 screenshots, presumably to give us all some Halloween scares. Because what's scarier than knowing you'll have to die over and over again?
The screenshots feature a mix of action and somewhat tranquil looks at the environment. Since our deaths are inevitable in the game, it's nice to know that we'll at least die somewhere nice.
One particularly harrowing screenshot takes place on what appears to be a rope bridge, beset by dragons on either side. We can't wait to see what horrors will face us during the crossing, as well as what evil fate awaits us on the other side.
Dark Souls 2 will be available for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 11, 2014. Until then, check out the screens below and tremble at the thought of playing the game.


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HP will next month ship its first internal DVD writer that not only burns at up to 18x speeds but also supports the LightScribe label etching system. Says who? Says Lite-on IT, the Taiwanese optical disc drive maker that manufacturers HP's drives. 18x "will" be HP's new writing speed standard, the PC giant's supplier has ruled.
Dubbed the HPdvd940i, the drive records can handle all the major DVD and CD recordable and rewriteable formats. And DVD-RAM. It can also work with dual-layer media. And when you've burned your data, you can flip the disc over and write the label.
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Coming out of the woodwork
As is often the case, no matter how much coverage the arts in Ventura County receive there will always be someone who falls below the radar, though sometimes the artist prefers it that way. Since 2004, Brett William Jordan, owner of BWILLIAMDESIGN, has operated his business from an unassuming structure on the west side of Ventura, designing and building custom furniture for a discerning clientele in relative seclusion.
An avid surfer, Jordan has a background in ceramics and would pull his own clay out of a lake for wheel throwing while he attended high school. He also lived in England for several inculcating years and befriended the Clayton Brothers while studying at Art Center in Pasadena. Before opening BWILLIAMDESIGN in Ventura, he co-directed a successful furniture studio in Los Angeles. Yet few know about him.
Jordan wishes to make his limited line of work accessible to a larger audience. Focusing primarily on naturally downed timber and salvaged wood slabs from local arborists, Jordan's furniture consists of custom beds, pivotal and sliding doors and dining furniture made from solid wood. The tables combine natural wood finishes with sleek, asymmetrical designs. Look for a repeating symbol of a cross in every one of Jordan's pieces. For more information, visit www.bwilliamdesign or send an e-mail to email@example.com to schedule a visit to his showroom.
Something new for Carnegie Art Museum's collection
Esteemed local collector and poet Jackson Wheeler purchased "Landscape # 2," an acrylic painting based on impressions of the county's landscape by Julia Pinkham five years ago at a local exhibit and recently donated it to the Carnegie. Wheeler donated the painting in honor of Stacy Roscoe, former president of CAM Cornerstones. Roscoe chose Pinkham's painting out of dozens of works within Wheeler's collection at his home.
Born in Ventura, Pinkham has been a full-time artist since 1979. "I have no plan B," she admits. "At 33 I was brave enough to leave all other things behind and focus on fine art." The new acquisition symbolizes a marker for Pinkham, a "you're-on-the-right-track" reminder in the practically solitary world of painting in a studio. Pinkham is currently "loosening" up her style by attaching long sticks of bamboo and dowels to her brushes before painting with them. Pinkham is scheduled to give an artist's talk at the museum on Jan. 31.
ATC in V.C.
Not air traffic controllers, but Artists Trading Cards, and they've made their way into Ventura County. ATC isn't a new practice. In fact, it's been around since 1997. Here in Ventura County, the lack of awareness has kept them somewhat mysterious until now. ATC are miniature works of art created on 2 ½-inch-by-3 ½-inch surfaces, usually originals or small editions in all media, that are self-produced. The main purpose behind ATC is the interaction between those who produce and trade them. Think of it as a cultural performance among artists. There are no boundaries for what can be created, and they're collected as baseball cards. (There are even binders with pockets for them.)
Photographic artist and printmaker Lis Schwitters, in collaboration with sculptor Michele Chapin, has designed an ATC portable station — with all materials provided — for anybody who wants to create an ATC on the spot and for free. The interactive activity is available during First Fridays at Chapin's Stoneworks Studios.
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A South Side high school student planning to move to Iowa was shot and killed in the Gage Park neighborhood on Saturday evening, police and family members said.
Arrell Monegan, 16, stepped out of a gangway and was shot in the back and shoulder at about 7 p.m. in the 2400 block of West 58th Street, police said. The teen, who lived in the 7900 block of South Escanaba Avenue, died 90 minutes after the shooting at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Monegan's relatives gathered Sunday morning outside the family's home on the Far South Side. Some family members had spent the night at the hospital, and others had just learned of the shooting.
Angel Morgan, Monegan's sister, said her brother was a "sweet, kindhearted" kid who never made trouble and was always focused on his goals.
"His goal really was to get his family off the streets," said Morgan, 18. "He liked being with his friends all the time."
Morgan said her brother traveled to the shooting scene about nine miles away from his home in the South Chicago neighborhood to have a conversation with a friend. When he emerged from a gangway, police said, he was shot by someone in a car.
The boy's aunt, Tarina Monegan, is preparing to move to Iowa and had planned to take her nephew with her. They had just talked about adding his name to her lease.
"He was so much ready to leave Chicago because of the things going on," Tarina Monegan said. "He never bothered anyone."
Family members said they thought that Monegan's slaying was a case of mistaken identity. Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala didn't have information on possible motives or suspects, but said the investigation was ongoing.
Another boy, 15, was shot Saturday afternoon in the Rogers Park neighborhood. He is recovering in good condition at an Evanston hospital, police said.
The 15-year-old was dropped off at North Shore University Health System in Evanston about 2:15 p.m. and told staffers he'd been shot at 1:15 p.m. at Pratt Boulevard and Clark Street, police said.
He was listed in good condition this afternoon with a gunshot wound to the shoulder area, police said. Police said he is not cooperating with investigators, who have verified he is 15 and is from Chicago.
Two of the four people shot Saturday afternoon were wounded in robberies.
A 27-year-old man was shot in the leg about 9:15 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Rockwell Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. It's not clear what hospital he was taken to but police said he was in good condition.
About 2:30 p.m., a 22-year-old was shot during a robbery in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The man was shot in the 5000 block of West Chicago Avenue and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.
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In the race for clean energy investments, the United States in 2011 edged ahead of China, which had dominated the capital market for the previous two years, according to a Pew Charitable Trust report.
The US saw a 42 percent increase in clean energy investment to $48 billion – adding 6.7 gigawatts of wind and 1 gigawatt of solar. Investment in China was $45.5 billion.
Total global investment in the sector was $263 billion last year, a 6.5 percent increase over 2010.
"In 2011, the global clean energy sector grew again, the U.S. reclaimed its lead as the top destination for private investment, and consumers reaped the rewards of significantly reduced prices for clean energy technologies, such as solar panels, which are now nearly 50 percent cheaper than a year ago," said Phyllis Cuttino, director of Pew's Clean Energy Program.
Cuttino warned, however, that the pending expiration of the production tax credit for wind projects would hurt the sector in the US.
"The yo-yo effect of U.S. clean energy policy hurts the ability of the United States to consistently compete," she said.
Germany ranked third for the second year in a row among the large industrial nations, with $30.6 billion and 7.4 GW of solar power installed. Italy attracted $28 billion and deployed a world record of nearly 8 GW of solar power


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Russia: Positions of Brewing CompaniesThe review contains an analysis of interim performance of brewers in the first half of 2019. There are rather dynamic changes behind a modest industry growth. Baltika is again experiencing a stage of volumes and market share slid due to competition with AB InBev Efes. Because of the price competition and presence expansion in the modern trade company #2. has come close to the leading position. At the same time sales of Heineken Russia have continued growing which makes the premium part of the portfolio heavier. The market premiumization trend had been also confirmed by import brands. MBC and Zavod Trekhsosenskiy have been the most successful among federal market players. The market share of independent regional brewers and Ochakovo have continued falling as they are being squeezed out by the market leaders at their competitive fields.
Ukrainian beer market 2019: companies and brandsIn 2019 beer production and market have been still fluctuating about zero point. However, the past season was successful for brewers judging by the sales profitability. The price mix has improved due to rapid general market premiumization, as well as its particular aspect, the growth of import beer sales. By the season end AB InBev Efes improved its positions considerably. It turned out that consumers had not forgot Efes brands that had to leave the market, but started to recover rapidly. Against the stagnating market that meant sales decline of other companies, in the first place Carlsberg Group that most of all beneficiated from Efes exiting the market. PPB turned out to be stable to branding activity of its competitor and Obolon kept the same volumes and at the moment it is the absolute leader of the economy segment. The share growth of independent producers took place thanks to leading craft breweries, that so far do not have a big market weight, but they are rapidly gaining it.
Brewing industry in Kazakhstan 2019During the first half of 2019, the majority of Kazakh brewers made their contribution into positive dynamics. Yet it was companies of the lower division, not the two transnational leaders that raised their production and sales. The shares of draft beer and aluminum can which is rapidly squeezing glass bottle out of the market, have been growing. The price segmentation has remained stable despite the substantial rise of retail prices and fluctuations of brand market shares, while the borders between segments have become blurred. The main events in the industry have been: the announced revision of the beer excise policy, launch of BeerKhan brand in the strong beer segment, and most important – purchasing assets of Shymkentbeer by Arasan.
The trend of complication of Russian beer market is going on and in several directions at the same time. The range has got wider, the import and small segments are growing, namely craft beer, alcohol-free beer and special flavor beer. At the same time, all ex-mega brands and light lagers by Russian brewers are experiencing a decline of their shares. AB InBev Efes, Heineken, MBC and Pivzavod Trekhsosenskiy have exceeded the market, Carlsberg was developing slower than the market and Ochakovo as well as some other mid-sized breweries have been cutting down their volumes. To a big extent brewers' performance was connected to their ability to reach agreement with networks, sacrifice their margin and enter new markets. Craft brewers are facing a serious danger of producers' registration introduction – de facto licensing. ...
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Lots of good signs made it onto ESPN in Stillwater on Saturday. This was not among them.
Every sign is checked by ESPN employees upon entry to the filming area. Some of the ruder ones are often slipped through by using two-sided decoys, but Tanner didn't stoop to such depths. His perfectly reasonable, mature, and (for all we know) accurate sign was confiscated, perhaps at the hands of Herbstreit's personal jackbooted thugs.
Tanner says multiple employees had to confer over his sign to decide whether it was out of bounds, before ultimately deciding that it was. So if you've ever wanted to know where College GameDay draws the line between humorous and offensive, you're looking at it.
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ROME >> The meeting to determine the zoning variance for a proposed adult nightclub on State Route 365 and Green-New London Road has been tabled, said Patrick Hetherington, assistant building inspector.
Oneida resident Kyle Endemann has a pending purchase offer on the now-vacant property. The new bar and restaurant would be approximately 4,500 square feet with parking for 62 vehicles, according to his application.
But Endemann still needs a zoning variance for a bar and restaurant, which isn't a specifically allowed use in the F-1 agricultural zone, according to Daniel Carpenter, assistant building inspector.
Endemann agreed to speak to the Oneida Daily Dispatch, then stopped returning phone calls.
Hetherington said the issue is scheduled to be discussed at the next Common Council meeting on April 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Rome City Hall.


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For all the wailing and teeth gnashing about the artist formerly known as John Anthony Gillis' continuing adventures away from the bosom of The White Stripes, it can often seem as if the red and white purists who call for Jack White to drop his numerous other 'projects' and return to the studio as a Stripe have forgotten the state that particular 'project' had been left in. Take the last White Stripes album, 2007's Icky Thump – for all its undoubted quality, only Pearly Kings and Queens and fans of Lancastrian colloquialisms would claim it be superior to the triumphant trio of albums that preceded it. In fact, Icky Thump arguably represents the first time White was stumped as to how to push the Stripes sound forward. Not convinced? Surely nothing screams that a band is out of ideas more loudly than a spoken word bagpipe track (see 'St Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air)')?
While the horny garage holler of The Dead Weather, the 'supergroup' White formed with The Kills' Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita of Queens Of The Stone Age and Greenhornes/Raconteurs bassist 'Little' Jack Lawrence, seemed to appear from nowhere at the start of last year, in hindsight the first signs Jack could soon be looking to a scuzzier sound could be heard on Icky Thump and even on 2008's Consolers Of The Lonely, the second album from another of his side projects – the more trad rock combo The Raconteurs. The riff heavy likes of 'Bone Broke' and 'Little Cream Soda' on the former and the bolshiness of 'Hold Up' and 'Five On The Five' on the latter now seem like indicators that Jack White would soon be seeking the bile and belligerence that The Dead Weather have brought to his nu-blooze shtick.
All of which brings us to The Dead Weather's second album Sea Of Cowards, which arrives just ten months after their debut Horehound (Dr Dre: please take note). It is fair to say that, for all the excitement and fervour that the unexpected arrival of the Dead Weather and their dirty, dynamic performances generated last year – from their surprise appearance on Glastonbury's Park Stage to their free Halloween gig in a London church - their debut offering, for the most part, failed to reflect their explosive entry into the world. 'I Cut Like A Buffalo' and 'Treat Me Like Your Mother' came across as the seediest of sins forged in the unhealthiest hollows of Hades. 'Hang You From The Heavens' and 'So Far From Your Weapon' tried too hard to come across like that.
However, it is equally fair to say that Sea Of Cowards goes a long way in kicking such concerns to the curb. Opener 'Blue Blood Blues' takes up where Horehound left off, but its menacing, seesawing riff and Jack White's clipped, taunting vocal imbue it with a conviction its predecessor rarely contained. But it's 'The Difference Between Us', surely a future single, that really marks the divide between The Dead Weather now and then. Heavily treated organ gives way to a threatening, crunching riff and an understated but foreboding Mosshart warning "You can cry like a baby/Just let me do what I need to", with White's sparse, disciplined drumming providing the bent backbone until a thundering swamp rock crescendo that, unlike much of Horehound, relies little on White's trademark guitar sound.
While 'Hustle And Cuss' and 'I Can't Hear You' rely too much on the practically prehistoric blues template White has employed throughout his career, the slinky stomp and lusty roar of 'Gasoline' (Where Mosshart truly comes into her own ripping apart the line "I love you the most I do/When you're so close to me/I can smell the gasoline") and the crashing, panting, hair rawk solo-infused 'Jawbreaker' (featuring the payoff line "I'd call you a heartbreaker/but I reserve that for nicer things") show that The Dead Weather have found the balls to break free of such constraints. Indeed, such is the confidence and imagination betrayed by the desert fried freakout 'I'm Mad' and mariachi reprimand 'Old Mary', they could have the White Stripes whiners wondering whether White now favours the Weather over the (ex) wife...
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Mayor Daley and the Chicago 2016 team flew to Lausanne, Switzerland, this week to give a presentation to the International Olympic Committee.
But they weren't the only Chicagoans there.
Three representatives of No Games Chicago also visited the city in hopes of providing the IOC with literature that detailed their opposition. They arrived at IOC headquarters Tuesday evening with 50 copies of a book called The No Games Chicago Book of Evidence for the International Olympic Committee.
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Fifty books is a lot of weight for three people to carry, but fortunately there were friendly neighbors willing to help the group: Chicago's competition.
"Are the people of Chicago prepared to mortgage their future, and their children's future, to pay for the 2016 games?" said spokesman Rhoda Whitehorse.
According to Philip Hersh from the Tribune, "journalists from media outlets in Spain and Brazil helped No Games carry 50 copies of the book into the building, apparently unconcerned how that looked given that their countries have cities (Madrid and Rio de Janeiro) bidding against Chicago for the 2016 Summer Games."
The IOC did accept the literature, but they denied No Games a private meeting with IOC President Jacques Rogge and the opportunity to sit in on Chicago 2016's presentation.
Still, one has to wonder: did the journalists help out of pure kindness, or was there a hint of self-serving motivation?
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Opinion: GOP Turncoats
Editorial board member Steve Moore on why Grover Norquist isn't the problem. Photos: Getty Images
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... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal Live on Jason Riley and my next guest ... is editorial board member Steve Moore was joining us from Washington to talk about ... the fiscal cliff talks going on down there welcomes the ... by Jason ... so I'll what's the way this we're hearing is any progress being made stint ... in other still jockeying for position itself wrote a pretty preliminary ... but what I am hearing from out of the Republican leaders that I caught two of the House and Senate side ... is they are willing to reach out they are willing to put Brett news on the table which is you know that's a pretty big breakthrough for the Republicans ... I doubt they're saying look will close these loopholes will do as a way that that that that it takes money from the wreckage but that big sticking point Jason and it's been this key case for the last couple weeks ... is the Republicans I leaders say they will not agree to raise those tax rates on people make over to under fifty thousand dollars that the kids to hurt the economy I think the right about that and so I think the bottom line here right now Jason is if present Obama insists on those tax rates going up ITT in World War three I don't think you get a negotiated deal ... while Spain but ... there are some of Republicans out there they were on the top shows on Sunday aam they've been out there publicly people like Saxby Cham Cham was ... a Lindsey Graham ... and and some others have been making noises about breaking ranks on this issue Steven and from what I can tell ... the compromise they have in mind it's a bit ... of if we agree to some rate increases ... what the present has to agree to some significant entitlement reform ... right ... well that I'm hearing a little bit of a different Danny you're right I mean it depends on who you talk to a means Axes gel was a saying different things from ... you know some of these other guys but ... the general theme of Bob the Republicans is look we we are willing to put it I you know these tax revenue increases on the table not rate increases Jason other fuel that would give greater rating crease but I think ... I just don't see that happening I just don't see Republicans caving ... on the position you're right there are some ... people in the fact it just a few when you know I can do Grover Norquist this past weekend our weekend interview in the paper down he said it's always the same four or five people the press wants to ... audio that say they want to break ranks he said with ninety five percent of the people who've taken this pledge not to raise taxes and there it noted there are no other defectors what I read your interview and aam if I recall is that I'm not as optimistic that brought for them ... that is certainly no words why do you feel that way the law ... well the CAC well with the babies in the cars were we allowed overnight were talking past each other living ... room or doesn't think there's any any tax increase at all I don't I don't think he's gonna win on that I'd I think there are a lot of Republicans to yell week leading the Republican leader said we will put revenue increases on the table what I'm saying is on this issue rates of capital gains rate of Pursell income tax rates on dividend rates beer is where I just don't seem to get on the Republican party by the way I think the right about that interest it would be do grievous harm to the economy right now ... to increase taxes on small businesses and bounce back so I think that is the principal Republicans will stick to what I believe they should stick to that principle Steve I'm I think back to the press conference that the president gave after ... winning re-election and I you know one thing that took away from that is that he is perfectly willing to go over ... the cliff he had to stop Eddie Murray minds that ... and and he he will Esco ... will Republican Steve will they've let that happen or do they think ... they will the plan because ... Obama thinks he win and that blame game if we go over the class ... yeah that's a tough one I mean I think the Republicans that are not quite that far ahead Jason I mean ... they are in a box there's no question about it because the president ... really in all I saw the same press conference night took away from what you did this guy is still ... going to go to them out on this is not it sounds like a psychic compromise ... although later that same interview he said I'm open to new ideas is all ... in what we may be I guess the bottom line here Jason we may go over the fiscal cliff in January until this gets resolved because the president of the president is not to give ground on road racing those tax rates that I don't think it'd be out of pan will leave it there ... thank you for joining us the ... thank you Jason


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Participatory Video (PV) is an innovative way of empowering and sharing communities' voices on development and environmental challenges and solutions.Training of PV was introduced by the IUCN Water Programme, following the objective to visually document projects and strengthen communication capacities.
From 5-10 December, a Participatory Video training was conducted in Moroto, Uganda, in which filming and facilitation techniques were taught to shape and create videos on water challenges and solutions as seen by local communities.
Moroto lies in the Karamoja region, within the dry northeastern edge of Uganda, where IUCN is working on increasing communities' resilience to drought risk disaster. In partnership with Action Contre la Faim (ACF) and with funding from the European Commission on Humanitarian Affairs (ECHO), the IUCN project aims to reduce communities' vulnerability to drought and changing water flows. The region is prone to water scarcity and drought crop failure, and consequently famine and conflict.
Rising tensions over scarce water resources and the impacts of climate change have put the region under increased environmental pressure. "With the support from the Directorate of Water Resources Management in the Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment, IUCN and partners are implementing solutions and actions towards improving the ecosystem management of water resources in the region, and hence the wellbeing and sustainability of people's livelihoods", said Robert Bagyenda, Programme Officer of the IUCN Uganda office.
The Karamoja project focuses in part on capacity building, knowledge sharing and community participation. Complementing the work of NGOs and local government in the region, Participatory Video (PV) helped to better understand community needs and identify gaps in water resource planning.
"Working together with our project partners and communities, the PV training strengthened communications and facilitation skills, which is important in sharing progress and impact of our work", said Katharine Cross, IUCN Technical Coordinator Water and Wetlands Programme East and Southern Africa. "Through the participatory process, community groups were given control of their own film and recording. This process was very empowering, enabling them to take stock of what has been done, and what still needs to be done towards better water management in the future."
Eighteen participants, including local government and ACF staff, were facilitated throughout the training by Claire Warmenbol, IUCN Water Programme Communications Officer. "Participatory Video is a highly effective tool to engage and mobilise people, enabling them greater participation in the development and progress of environmental projects. With a participatory approach, the participants fast learn new skills, as well as valuable insights from open dialogue and recording their stories. Benefits from participatory video further include project monitoring, as well as providing a powerful tool for advocacy and information sharing", she said.
Following the PV training, participants were further introduced to video editing skills and script-writing. A series of 4 new project videos will be produced and distributed amongst project partners and the environmental community, and shared more widely via social media networks such as Facebook and YouTube.
"Reporting back on project work often involves writing lengthy reports which are time-consuming. Participatory video offers an alternative or complementary way of communicating our project work, directly through the lens of project beneficiaries", said James Omoding, IUCN Karamoja Project Officer.
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Almost roadwork-free Bank Holiday!
The Highways Agency will be helping holidaymakers have happy holidays by keeping traffic moving over the August bank holiday weekend, ensuring that 98 per cent of England's motorways and other major roads are free of roadworks.
Around 164 miles of roadworks will be completed before the August bank holiday weekend and 110 miles will be suspended between Friday 22 August and Tuesday 26 August, providing extra lane capacity for holiday traffic.
Highways Agency, Director of Traffic Management, Simon Sheldon-Wilson, said: "This bank holiday weekend, over 98 per cent of motorways and major A-roads in England will be clear of roadworks. This will be a great help to people travelling during the holiday – with roadworks lifted, more lanes will be open and many of the associated speed restrictions will also be lifted.
To help road users, Highways Agency traffic officers and the police will work to clear up any incidents as soon as possible but we advise drivers to check weather and travel conditions before any long journey and make sure they have maintained their vehicles, including trailers and caravans before setting out.
To help its customers, roadworks at 73 locations will be completed before the bank holiday. A further 50 sets of roadworks and lane restrictions will be removed by 6am on Friday 22 August and will not be put back before 00:01 on Tuesday 26 August.
This year, the Agency is doing more work than ever to improve the condition of its network, reduce congestion and provide real long-term benefits for drivers.
A record amount of money is being invested in Agency's roads, but this means there are more roadworks on the ground than before so drivers need to plan and allow sufficient time for their journeys. For the safety of drivers and their passengers, lane restrictions or temporary speed limits will need to remain in place at 49 locations.
Drivers can find out about the busiest routes in their region by looking at the Agency's website which shows the holiday hotspot routes over the August bank holiday period and the times they are expected to be busiest and through Twitter. This will help them help them choose the best time to travel and plan their routes.
Friday evening and Monday afternoon are expected to be the busiest periods over the bank holiday weekend, especially on the main holiday routes, as people set out and return from short breaks or day trips.


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Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. During 2019, he is serving on the State Department's Policy Planning Staff in the office of the secretary. He is a 2017 winner of the ...
The Briefing: Secrecy and Accountability in the Digital Age
In this edition, members of the Hoover Institution's Jean Perkins Task Force on National Security and Law deftly explore the complex considerations—technological, legal, political, and strategic—that should inform government's ability to conduct electronic surveillance and keep secrets while protecting citizens' rights and ensuring democratic accountability.
Summer 2013 Board of Overseers' Meeting at Hoover
The Hoover Institution hosted its annual Board of Overseers' summer meeting during July 9–11, 2013.
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Any chance we might start displaying a user's Rep to Post ratio on profile pages and/or wherever rep is shown? While overall reputation should remain the "one true metric on the system" it would be interesting to see how much rep, on average, a particular use earns whenever they enter a question or answer into the system.
I was curious enough to whip up a fragile bookmarklet that should work on profile pages to display a user's ratio right after their rep
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Rylan wrote:Sarcastic wrote:Here's one.
There apparently is a new craze among teens. Drinking hand sanitizers, lol. That's as good as the drinking alcohol through the eye thing.
Is it sad that I hope they die?
People sometimes pay for their stupidity and there is nothing you can do about it, just say 'what a moron'.


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Just a short drive from the southern border of Georgia, dominating the north-east comer of Florida, lies Jacksonville, the largest city in area in the forty-eight contiguous states. Indeed, Jacksonville's 840.1 square miles give it more area than New York City and Los Angeles com-bined. But even in a nation that has an almost mystical reverence for numbers and is given to boasting of being the big-gest and the best, statistics tell only part of the story. Numbers can help put things in per-spective sometimes, especially for those whose concept of Florida has been shaped by the image of orange trees and tropical sunsets seen from under swaying palms on the sands of Miami Beach. The most populous city in Florida, with about 585,000 people, Jacksonville ranks third in the southeast and twenty-third in the country. It enjoys four distinct seasons, with few of the temperature extremes of cities lying farther south or to the north. The mean temperature in December, for example, is about fifty-five degrees, while in summer it is eighty degrees. Rainfall averages about fifty-five inches annually, and the city enjoys an average of 277 days of sunshine out of every 365. Jacksonville's history and economy have been shaped by its location near the mouth of the St. Johns River, providing easy access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, its excellent deep-water port facilities, and its location cen-tral to key markers in the south and south-east. The city lies 350 miles from Miami, the same distance from Atlanta, 390 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina and 450 miles from Birmingham, Alabama. The roots of Jacksonville stretch back to the first stirrings of European explora-tion and conquest of the New World, In April of 1562. only seventy years after the first voyage of Columbus and fifty-eight years before the Pilgrims came ashore at Plymouth, a band of French explorers led by jean Ribault anchored at the mouth of the St. Johns. A year later a colony was established at Fort Caroline, where the river meets the Atlantic, by a band of French Huguenots, marking the first Protestant colony on the continent. Four Seasons in the Sun