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On April 6 the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet held its second of two hearings on rogue websites, featuring testimony from Google Senior VP/General Counsel Kent Walker. "We must work together to target the 'worst-of-the-worst' rogue foreign websites without unintentionally impeding legitimate interests of those innovating and using online services to drive economic growth and global freedom," said Walker. Go Daddy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Floyd Abrams, a noted expert on First Amendment law, also testified and participated in direct discussions with lawmakers about how anticipated legislation should be drafted — a contrast with the subcommittee's first hearing on March 14. At the Senate Judiciary Committee's Feb. 16 hearing on rogue websites, legislators criticized Google's absence. Cnet News recapped some of the complaints lawmakers were now able to make face-to-face with Google at the hearing and noted that Walker's supportive staff included Fred von Lohmann, well known for his previous work with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In a blog posted after the hearing, RIAA President Cary Sherman noted Google's improved takedown speeds and said, "There are many other ways in which Google can make improvements that will substantiate Google's commitment to content protection, as its general counsel vociferously testified to today. We have appreciated the dialogue we have had with Google, and the progress we have made to date. But as today's hearing demonstrated, there is much, much more that Google must do." One challenge for rogue website legislation is to find effective language that enlists cooperation from the intermediaries online pirates rely on for profits — Internet service providers, online payment services and online advertising services such as Google's AdWords and AdSense. Last year's Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act was a major step forward, and the stage is set for this Congress to improve on it. As House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) said at the April 6 hearing, "Securing property rights and protecting IP is a matter that unites members on both sides of the aisle and on both sides of [Capitol] Hill." Illustrating that point, Smith was joined at an April 4 press event by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Reps. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to publicize the need for improved IP protection.
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On April 4 the MPAA announced its member studios filed a lawsuit against movie-streaming service Zediva in U.S. District Court for copyright infringement. Zediva claims it is a DVD rental store that makes its machines and DVDs available to customers through online streaming, and is therefore exempt from paying licensing fees to copyright holders. MPAA Senior VP/Associate General Counsel Dan Robbins said, "Zediva's mischaracterization of itself is a gimmick it hopes will enable it to evade the law and stream movies in violation of the studios' exclusive rights. Courts have repeatedly seen through the facade of this type of copyright-avoidance scheme, and we are confident they will in this case too."
Oral arguments were held before the First Circuit Court of Appeals on April 4 for record labels' appeal of the damages awarded in the case of convicted consumer file-sharer Joel Tenenbaum. Last July a U.S. District Court judge rejected the jury's $675,000 determination as excessive and reduced damages to $67,500. The appeals court judges treated arguments for both sides with seemingly equal skepticism, noting that many years of consumer online infringement have passed without congressional action — possibly favoring the larger amount — while also recognizing only a couple of consumer cases have reached the damages phase — possibly favoring the smaller amount.
In a March 30 blog Symantec exposed the discovery of Walk and Text, a malware Android app that disguises itself as a free version of a legitimate paid app. The malware sends text messages to a user's contacts that say, "Hey, just downloaded a pirated App off the Internet, Walk and Text for Android. Im stupid and cheap, it costed only 1 buck.Don't steal like I did!" A screen is presented to the user with a button to buy a legitimate version and a message that says, "Application Not Licensed. We really hope you learned something from this. Check your phone bill;) Oh and don't forget to buy the App from the Market."
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The restaurant is empty when Charles Murray and I sit down. It is still empty when we leave 90 minutes later. Nobody else dines in between. "I have to say that we are the only patrons here and it is absolutely terrific," Murray tells the waiter. Our venue is Al Tiramisu, a well-hidden Italian restaurant close to Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. It's a public holiday, which accounts for its quietness.
It is just down the road from the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think-tank of which Murray is a fellow. Tiramisu is where Murray ate his "favourite ever dish", a black-truffle pasta, many years ago. He is dressed casually, which makes me feel conspicuous in my suit and tie. Not that anyone can see us. From his reputation, I had imagined the 69-year-old social scientist and libertarian Republican would be a little more austere.
"Am I or am I not going to have a martini?" Murray asks rhetorically after we are seated. "You know, I think I will. Sapphire martini straight up with the twist."
Murray tells me he first dined here in the early 1980s with two social psychologists and the conversation helped spark the idea for Losing Ground (1984), his first major work. The book, which argued that the expansion of the welfare state in the 1960s had created a culture of dependency that was sapping America of its vitality, was a big influence on the welfare reforms of the 1990s. A decade later Murray brought out The Bell Curve, his most famous book (see sidebar below), in which he said that IQ was the biggest dividing factor in society. Most controversially, Murray refused to rule out that race and genetics played a role in the uneven distribution of intelligence.
In his most recent book, Coming Apart, which has sparked heated debate since its publication last month, Murray depicts the atrophying of America's white working class over the past generation. It also charts the growing separation of a new lower class from a new upper class – the latter a "cognitive elite" that tends to do all the things its blue-collar counterparts have forgotten how to do, such as get (and stay) married, read to their children, quit smoking, eat salad and get educated.
The intellectual seeds of Coming Apart, like that of Losing Ground, were planted, says Murray, at this same establishment 30 years earlier. He also remembers it fondly for an evening many years ago where he took one of his four daughters (from the first of two marriages) for a birthday dinner. He is buoyed when the waiter says the black-truffle pasta is still on the menu, and we both order it as a starter. I have already said he must have a glass of wine. "Now, does the FT extend to a bottle?" Murray asks as he leafs through the wine list. Yes, I reply. "But my guess is a $350 bottle is probably taking it too far?" Again, I assent.
I ask Murray about the reaction to Coming Apart. Though hailed by a New York Times columnist as probably one of the most important books to be published this year, others have accused him of wilful blindness to the economic causes behind the hollowing out of the American middle class. To Murray the culprit is entirely cultural – the loss of the Tocquevillian virtues of industriousness, marriage, honesty and religiosity on which he says the republic was built.
At the same time, the elites in America have become so tolerant – afflicted with such "ecumenical niceness", as Murray calls it – that they cannot bring themselves to "preach what they practise". Partly because of their moral squeamishness, they tend to shield their children against even the tiniest risks in life, Murray says, including mixing with Americans from less fortunate backgrounds.
"There's a big difference between being good and being nice," Murray says as he works on his gin martini. "Being good involves tough choices – tough love. Ecumenical niceness is just pabulum. It's as if, in all our interactions, parents are trying to stop our kids eating food off the floor, when that is what would inoculate them against far costlier things later on in life."
Because of all this risk-aversion, he continues, the elites are more cut-off from mainstream American culture than ever before. In the 1960s, America's wealthy brought Buicks rather than Cadillacs, which were then the flashiest cars on the market. They may have been rich but their tastes were still middle-class. Today, they have abandoned such "seemliness". There is no pretence of sharing a culture with fellow Americans.
"If you take a member of the upper class, graduating from Harvard, Princeton, he's much more comfortable with his colleagues from Germany and England and France than he is flying out to Newton, Iowa [the town where Murray grew up], or Dubuque, Kansas," says Murray. "And in academia their sense of kinship with their European counterparts as opposed to fellow Americans is incomparable."
Our black truffle has arrived. Murray's martini glass is empty. The waiter pours him a taster from the bottle of Gavi di Gavi, an Italian white wine. "Mmmm, it's like a good Montrachet," Murray says. "I think it's an excellent choice." Every minute or so for the next few, Murray declares how excellent the pasta is. "Oh, this is lovely," he observes mid-mastication. "Yes, really delicious." I ask him what kind of wine a Gavi di Gavi is. Murray discloses that it is a "varietal". I nod as though I know what that means. It certainly tastes nice. "Varietal means expensive," he adds. I take a full glass.
Murray's description of the bifurcation in America's living standards, values and IQs among the white working class is certainly compelling – even critics concede the force of his observations (if not his explanations). Yet his remedies puzzle me, I say. Having diagnosed such a big and growing problem, his solution is to urge the upper classes to be less nice and more intolerant. What makes him think the preaching of the elites would make any difference?
"Whatever the Victorians did right in England, we need to resuscitate over here," says Murray, between concluding mouthfuls of his pasta. "In the late 19th century, the entire English population were propagandised into buying into a certain code of morals. I would be happy if we could emulate that in some way in America." Then he pauses: "But that gets into the whole question of whether the elite has the self-confidence in its own rightness."
I try a different tack. How could Murray account for the widening gulf he is describing without talking about changes in the economy? Our pasta plates having been cleared, Murray is now on to his barramundi, an Asian sea bass, while I have grilled sardines, both "drizzled with lemon". Murray appears to relish the question as much as the truffle pasta. It gets to the heart of what makes him a conservative.
"OK, let's try this," he said. "If you get a rising economy, for example, if Barack Obama could say we are going to bring on seven years of incredibly low unemployment, then he would argue that this would do a lot of good to the working class, wouldn't he?" I agree. "But we already had that in the 1990s, and yet the dropout from the labour force continued to go up, people on social disability went up. Divorce went up. We have no evidence that a robust economy has much to do with these problems at all."
I point out that many employers complain of a shortage of skills – a large chunk of America's workforce is not as well equipped as it used to be relative to the rest of the world. If you don't have the skills to make a living, how can you feel pride in your situation? "Well, that's a different problem," says Murray, looking suddenly uninterested. "If you are arguing that 22-year-old men are saying to their girlfriends, 'I just need a job and then I'll behave responsibly ...' Well, that's just bullshit. If you ask women in working class communities, they will say, 'Why should I marry these losers? It's like taking another child into the household.' "
The Gavi is going down fast. By now, Murray is positively convivial. "I don't think this is the gin talking ... but I want to be briefly more optimistic," Murray declares. He discloses that he sometimes plays poker at a casino in Charles Town, West Virginia, and that he will, in fact, head over there after our lunch has finished. "The ways in which it reinvigorates your confidence in America is really interesting," Murray says.
"I remember sitting at a table a couple of months ago. And at a poker table there's lots of camaraderie. And so here I am at a typical table at Charles Town. Big guys with lots of tattoos, sleeveless T-shirts, one of them an accountant, the other looks like he comes from a gang. There was an Iranian-American and Afghan-American. Incredible polyglot mix of people – all speak perfect idiomatic English – and the conversation turned to the fact that my daughter was going to marry an Italian. 'Well, do you trust him?' they said. 'You know, you can't trust those Italians.'"
Murray guffaws at the recollection. "The thing is, it was such an American conversation," he says. What would they say if he told them he had just eaten truffles in an Italian restaurant with the Financial Times? "Oh, I think they would be very amused," he replies. "The thing is, I would like to take these parents who insist their children go to the best preschools and then Yale, etc, etc, and grab them by the scruff of their necks and take them to the Charles Town poker room and say, 'These people are really fun and smart, and [your children] are missing all of that.'"
OK, I reply, but it now sounds as though he is saying the upper classes need to learn from everyone else, rather than the other way round. There is a tension between his hope that the rest of America will ape the elites, and his less than complimentary views about them. "Look, this may be the alcohol talking but I want the elites to fall in love again with what is so wonderful about America," Murray replies.
We have finished our main courses and agree that dessert would be too much. Murray goes for a cappuccino and I order a double espresso. The waiter carefully divides what remains of the wine into each of our glasses. Somewhat incongruously, the background music has switched from what sounded like some kind of Italian folk music into a violin solo. It all seems a long way from Charles Town.
"I love Europe," says Murray, "but I don't want America to become like Europe. The odds are that we won't get out of the mess we are in. If I were a betting man [sic], I would say 20 years from now the US will be indistinguishable from Europe." I ponder this last comment – and its undertone of pessimism. I also feel confused about what Murray really wants. Are America's elites now too European to be saved? And if so, what exactly should they be preaching in the casinos of Charles Town? I resist the temptation to press the matter.
Instead, I ask about the state of the Republican party, to which Murray is something of a patron saint (indeed, Rick Santorum, the Christian conservative in the race, recently lauded Coming Apart in a presidential debate). Murray's expression drops as though I have just squirted tomato ketchup on his truffles. "I am really unhappy with Obama. I really think he's terrible," he replies, "but [Mitt] Romney and Santorum as the alternatives? Don't even think about Newt [Gingrich] ... I'm in despair. I mean, I'm a libertarian. I will take Romney over Santorum. And both of them over Newt. That's not a ringing endorsement, I know, but what can you say about such a field?"
I feel mildly guilty at having spoiled Murray's jovial mood but he quickly bounces back. The bill arrives. I disguise my shock at its size. As we get up to leave, Murray says: "Here is an interesting commentary: I was willing to talk to the Financial Times under the influence of alcohol but I'm not willing to play poker under the influence. What does that say?" Don't worry, I reply, you won't lose your shirt. Murray laughs. As we are shaking hands, he adds, "I really enjoyed that. We must do it again some time." Then he strides off in what looks to me like a straight line.
'Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010' by Charles Murray is published by Crown, $27/£17.99
Edward Luce is the FT's chief US commentator
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For whom 'The Bell Curve' tolls: The book that sparked controversy and condemnation
No US academic work in the past 20 years has generated as much heat as The Bell Curve, the 1994 book written by Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein, his co-author, who died shortly before publication. Because of the condemnation it attracted from all but the most conservative scholars, Murray says he no longer reads reviews. "My wife reads them and if there's something to which I must absolutely respond, then she tells me," says Murray.
There is still a great deal in The Bell Curve to provoke a strong response. Its basic thesis is that IQ, rather than education or socioeconomic status, is the key driver of divisions in society. That in itself is highly contentious – many scholars would argue that intelligence is largely a product of background and schooling. But the most incendiary part, and the one for which the book is remembered, is the authors' treatment of race.
According to Murray and Herrnstein, African-Americans have a lower average IQ than members of other ethnic groups, and much of this is hereditary. They estimate that 60 per cent of intelligence can be explained by genes. Most scholars have disputed these findings and pointed to discrepancies and elisions in their methodology. "I was accused of being a racist and a pseudo-scientist," says Murray. Others attributed Murray's allegedly skewed findings to his libertarian leanings: if intelligence is biological rather than environmental, then government action is pointless.
Either way, Murray now avoids talk of race. In Coming Apart, his latest book, Murray focuses entirely on divisions within white America and reaches much the same conclusions as he had for America as a whole. "I wanted people on the left to read the book and not throw it against the wall," he says.
It will take a few months for scholars to assess Murray's data for accuracy. But his conclusions, which attribute the rise of a "cognitive elite" to IQ, are drawn from the same intellectual well.
And they have provoked a lot of criticism. Lawrence Summers, the Harvard economist and former US treasury secretary, once pointed out that "if you are dumb and rich" you have a higher chance of reaching an Ivy League university than if you are "smart and poor".
Coming Apart largely ignores that perspective. But it has won some grudging praise from a few liberal-leaning critics for having focused on US inequality, which almost everyone (including Murray) agrees is getting wider.

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California rated worse run state, and one doing the most to spread the wealth
Original post made by Resident, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Nov 30, 2011
"1. California
State debt per capita: $3,660 (21st highest)
Pct. without health insurance: 18.5 percent (8th highest)
Pct. below poverty line: 14.5 percent (tied for 21st highest)
Unemployment: 11.9 percent (2nd highest)
California has moved down one slot on from last year to earn the title of the worst-run state in the country. In the fiscal year 2009, the state spent $430 billion, roughly 14 percent of all the money spent by states in that year. Compared to its revenue, the state spent too much — California had the 10th lowest revenue per person, and spent the 15th most per person. California is the only state in the country to be rated A-, the lowest rating ever given to a state by SnP. Despite the huge amount the state spends each year, conditions remain poor. California has the second-lowest percentage of adults with a high school diploma in the country, the second-highest foreclosure rate and is tied for the second highest unemployment rate in the U.S."
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"The states doing the most to spread the wealth
10. California
> Average pension benefits: $24,398 (8th highest)
> Total per pupil spending: $9,657 (22nd lowest)
> Medicaid payments per beneficiary: $3,367 (the lowest)
> Pct. of weekly wages covered by unemployment benefits: 30.3% (11th lowest)
> No. of months of TANF received: 42.4 (7th highest)
> Avg. TANF cash assistance per month: $537 (2nd highest)
California provides a large amount of cash assistance to those in need. Recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families in the state receive $537 per month — the second largest amount in the country — and for 42.4 months — the 7th most months. California residents have one of the highest tax burdens in the country. The state also has the seventh highest level of income inequality."
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Comments (64)
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Nov 30, 2011 at 8:42 am
For the full article: Web Link
a resident of Parkside
on Nov 30, 2011 at 9:10 am
Please remind me again, which political party put the policies in place that caused this state to start circling the toilet and who is in the majority now, making things worse?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 30, 2011 at 10:01 am
Yes, imagine how much worse matters would be had the other party been in power!
a resident of Oak Hill
on Nov 30, 2011 at 12:31 pm
Steve said:" Please remind me again, which political party put the policies in place that caused this state to start circling the toilet and who is in the majority now, making things worse?"
I dunno. We've had people from both parties in there, and neither side has been able to get anything accomplished. I think that the last guy that I voted in for Governor was a Republican - you know, that guy who impregnated the family's housekeeper - I forget his name.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 30, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
You mean like in Alaska? It made number 8 on the list of top spreaders of wealth. When is California going to start taxing oil extraction like Alaska?
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 30, 2011 at 4:18 pm
This is a blog. It's someone's opinion, yet it's being reference like its something from RAND. Just saying, you should always consider the source...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 30, 2011 at 7:03 pm
I've often found myself wishing some of my good neighbors would move to Alaska. Taxing the oil companies just sounds something like a socialist agenda to me. Maybe our state bigwigs should invite Gov Palin in for expert advice?
a resident of Del Prado
on Nov 30, 2011 at 7:50 pm
I'm sure you're aware that spending is controlled by the legislature....and with one brief exception, the legislature has been under the control of Dems since 1970.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 30, 2011 at 8:21 pm
SAM, you really need to brush up on CA state government. Republicans only controlled the LEGISLATURE 2 of the last 20+ years, and that was 18 years ago. Arnold tried, and even ran the special election to insure we would not have to experience the UNsustainability of the current public union excesses.But the really stupid CA voters preferred to go with and still continue every 2 years to keep the extreme all Dem big-spending legislature....no hope of 'fixing' anything. CA collapse was/is inevitable.
Gov Moonbeam Jerry Brown first time around in the 80's, UNIONIZED our CA PUBLIC employees who are now bringing CA to it's knees...and this legislature allows it to continue and escalate to collapse. The greed never ends. The new REdistricting insures illegals will be dominating most of our districts, so the excesses will continue.
Posted by 'Gray'. I'm thinking you were trying for us to see the humor/HORROR in this topic. Since it was Gray Davis who carried our PUBLIC UNION benefits to even greater extremes, by implementing all public safety employees retiring at age 55 after 'pumping up' their last years' pay. ...ALL Dems, that's why the public unions are the biggest election contributors and biggest controllers of WHO gets elected in CA....all rigged, and we won't be fixed in our lifetimes. Stupid is, as stupid does.
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 30, 2011 at 8:36 pm
"Since it was Gray Davis who carried our PUBLIC UNION benefits to even greater extremes ...ALL Dems, that's why the public unions are the biggest election contributors and biggest controllers of WHO gets elected in CA....all rigged, and we won't be fixed in our lifetimes. Stupid is, as stupid does."
I understand what you're saying - the unions have completely hijacked the CA Democratic party (and it's been a financial party/windfall for the unions) but times are changing, people are waking up, and 2012 is an oppurtunity for tax payers to punish politicians that have catered to special interst.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 30, 2011 at 8:37 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Schwarzenegger got elected on a platform to rein in the unsustainable union giveaways, but he certainly didn't do anything to actually follow up on that. The housing bubble made it easy to kick the can further down the road.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 30, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Yea, guess I'm a socialist now.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 30, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Wow, is that the real Stacey? Rarely do you err. I guess you've been saving for a giant glaring WHOPPER ! Schwarzenegger was elected in a special 2003 election. He said he wanted to fix the public union auto-pilot spending that would destroy CA...voters SAID they agreed. You say he got elected to 'rein in the unsustainable union giveaways', That is true ! But then you make the totally false statement " but he certainly didn't do anything to actually follow up on that". How could you forget the election required to make the required changes. I still have my handmade signs for gathering signatures to put his 4 initiatives on the ballot. They qualified and the election was held. But, firemen and teachers got on tv and blew the biggest union budget ever, telling lies, every minute of every hour for months, and stupid, fickle voters bailed on him. After that he pretty much said wtf in the end, like always, these fools stand with the lying greedy, spending public unions. HE did his part,the voters did NOT. For you to say 'he CERTAINLY didn't do ' is a factually INCORRECT, blatent lie. You must have a hidden agenda....some of the fickle voters, did have hidden agendas. I wouldn't think you would stoop that low...and surely you could not have 'forgotten' the propositions. That was and will be CA last chance at fixing the mess...no other Repubs will ever have a chance again. He tried and could have if certain petty whiners hadn't sabotoged the whole process. All Californians lost.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 30, 2011 at 10:30 pm
not so fast, this is CA. Nothing that happens in the other 49 states applies here. It is getting worse, NOT better, in CA. Now the redistricting will even make it worse, way beyond the usual public union corruption in elections. The only 'change' in CA will be for the worse. It's rigged here, so the numbers cannot happen, district by district, the scum in sacto will continue to be REelected, by gullible, ignorant, union voters. All that Brown has down since his rebirth is theatre....nothing is going to change. Ca is pretty much beyond saving. We had our one-shot chance, and blew it !!
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 30, 2011 at 11:26 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
No Repub,
Fair enough, but realize that I think the initiative system is a poor way to govern. We elect officials for what purpose? That they send initiatives to us is just another way to skirt the responsibilities that they've been hired for. Negotiations with labor have little to do with initiatives. No initiative was needed to give away 3%@50.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 1, 2011 at 8:29 am
Stacey, They were 'propositions', as they needed to be. Govenor is not King, and cannot rule as he wishes. As always in California, the legislature would never allow the Governor to tamper with public unions. Voters were presented with what they said they wanted to save the state,...then bailed out. That moment was lost forever. Now the unions have a tighter grip than ever, with the author as our current governor. We get the government, the majority asks for.
True, ideally citizen initiatives would not be necessary. If only our districts would allow for election of competent legislators. Sadly, that won't happen in our lifetimes. Stupid wins. We must suffer the consequences.
a resident of Parkside
on Dec 1, 2011 at 8:35 am
I must have missed sam and nadine's comeback when they were smacked down trying to spread the blame to R's who have not been in a position to control any of the state's finances for decades. The silence is deafening, but then again, I suppose we should appreciate the quiet, instead of the mindless talking points from the unions and dem regime.
a resident of Downtown
on Dec 1, 2011 at 11:47 am
So if California is such a bad place why don't all of you conservative geniuses MOVE TO ANOTHER STATE? I hear Texas is nice this time of year. If California is hell on earth, why are you still here?
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 1, 2011 at 11:52 am
Sal, here's one reason conservatives are keeping watch. Oh, and the Occupy group.
"'Time and time again, rather than protecting the needs of students and California families, the regents and trustees line the pockets of their top executives,' Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, said Wednesday after learning that the pay raises were among the actions taken by the regents in a Monday teleconference protested by students on campuses around the state."
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a resident of Downtown
on Dec 1, 2011 at 11:55 am
You spend many of your unemployed hours whining about California and liberals on this forum. Question: Why are you here in CA? Shouldn't you be in a wonderful red state?
a resident of Downtown
on Dec 1, 2011 at 11:56 am
Kathleen Ruegsegger,
You didn't answer the question. If CA is so bad, WHY ARE YOU HERE?
a resident of Mariposa Ranch
on Dec 1, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Moving might be a good option for those who are so intent on dismantling a system that clearly shows Californians prefer Democrats over Republicans. Still, Sal, moving will not be enough to escape what they call the "hell" that is California; for when they move they'll most assuredly be taking their own living hell with them.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 1, 2011 at 12:31 pm
The shortest answer, without blasting unnecessary info, is career. Neither here nor there as I grew up in the blue state of Illinois and already lived in Texas.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Dec 1, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Sal, if you're so unhappy with what people write here, why are you still here? If you're so unhappy with income inequality, why are you still here? If you're so unhappy with the 2/3rds parcel tax requirement, why are you still here? If you're so unhappy that you haven't been given 110% of your salary for retirement at age 50, why are you still here? If you're so unhappy that conservatives live here in Pleasanton, why are you still here?
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Dec 1, 2011 at 12:40 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
The sad fact is that a lot of poor people move out of California because they can't afford to live here even with all the subsidies yet the rich can afford it. And the poor typically end up in states with no income taxes like Nevada and Texas. Sal hates poor people.
a resident of Downtown
on Dec 1, 2011 at 2:06 pm
Of course none of you conservatives can put your money where your mouths are and leave California, the state that you claim is so horrible. How pathetic! Clearly you hypocrites must like something about California to be here, but I guess admitting such a thing would go against your brain-dead right-wing talking points. If Texas is so great, MOVE THERE and stop whining about California. I'm sure there will be plenty of likeminded, whitebred bigots for you conservatives to pal around with in those wonderful red states.
a resident of Downtown
on Dec 1, 2011 at 2:14 pm
So Kathleen Ruegsegger not only hates living in California but also hates Pleasanton public school. Gee, what a wonderful addition to our community. Why is our town so lucky to have her wrath of destruction?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 1, 2011 at 3:10 pm
The larger trend is that more people are leaving the state than coming to the state:
California demographic shift: More people leaving than moving in
Web Link
Companies Are Leaving California in Record Numbers, and It Might Get Worse
Web Link
It would be very interesting to see the income/wealth demographics of those coming and going.
For me, I've got 1.5 years left. We will be leaving this state once our kids finish high school. I can conduct my business in any location, and I look forward to conducting in a lower-tax state.
No longer will I support a state that represents 12% of the nation's population but 30% of entitlement spend. Even now, the only solution our elected leaders have is to raise taxes in a state that is already one of the highest taxed state.
I appreciate free choice.
a resident of Downtown
on Dec 1, 2011 at 3:17 pm
...and please take your ungrateful conservative friends with you. If you hate the taxes in Calfornia then you should LEAVE!!!!
"Boohoo, poor me, I have to pay taxes" Cry me a river.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Dec 1, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Poor people hate taxes more than rich people. Sal hates poor people.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Dec 1, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Sal should put his money where his mouth is and give all his assets to the unemployed.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 1, 2011 at 3:53 pm
It is too bad that we can't get past all this partisan bickering, honestly face the facts, and collectively solve the state's problems in a constructive manner.
I really enjoy this state, but have grown very tired of its dysfunction and the constant need for more tax revenue to make up for all the inefficiencies.
BTW, it will take a significant number of new tax payers to make up for the tax loss from my household (I measure my CA taxes paid by the number of state employee salaries I cover each year - and it is several).
And oh BTW, I'm somewhere between a blue-dog Democrat and an Independent, so you are slinging mud in the wrong direction with your conservative pejoratives.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 1, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Whoa, Sal, I don't hate California or Pleasanton schools. What brought that on? Why all the vitriol? We are here; we work; we pay taxes, like you I assume. Wanting the best for California and its citizens means being mindful of how our money is spent. That doesn't equate to hating anyone or anything.
a resident of Mariposa Ranch
on Dec 1, 2011 at 9:22 pm
Ya gotta love the hypocrisy of this self-alleged seeker of freedom and advocate of the rich-realizing-their-own-bliss. She has no compassion for those who have been unable to develop a life trajectory that overcomes the serious obstacles the class system imposes upon them. But there she is, complaining about California and then crying she can't leave because she has a job here. Boo-hoo, this poor victim of dependence upon her employment.
When an obstacle like needing employment trumps the Kath's freedom, we are expected to sympathize; when poor kids are faced with obstacles like hunger, lack of medical and dental care, and fractured homes, it's just their own tough luck and besides, she says, since she walked barefoot on her own all the way from Illinois to CA, then these poor kids and their parents should be able to do likewise.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 1, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Using more than one name on a topic again Gollum? I'm retired. The rest of your post, as discussed at length elsewhere, is blatant bs.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 1, 2011 at 10:03 pm
Ironic how its just a blame game to most of you posting here. I especially love the comments where it wasnt CA Rep. Gov.'s fault.....hmmm funny you dont apply this logic with our national gov.
I especially loved todays news where Rep. decided to raise my taxes again, hows that Pledge going for you now?
a resident of Parkside
on Dec 2, 2011 at 8:17 am
John, please elaborate, who raised your taxes and why was that necessary.
Sal doesn't seem to think Calif has nay problems. Maybe not on the receiving end of the entitlements, but it is catching up with the political enablers that they will not be able to continue to buy votes with handouts. They are starting to see the effects of running out of other people's money.
I know, let's build a high speed train...that will provide a distraction from the root of our financial woes........
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 2, 2011 at 8:45 am
From this morning's Tri-Valley Times editorial: Web Link
We can discuss whether the feds should be spending money in this area, but if they are spending it and California qualified, losing $49 million for education is foolish.
"But this year, California had an opportunity to get about one-fourth of a $200 million pot of new Phase 3 Race to the Top funds . . . California could have received the money simply by filing an application . . . "
a resident of Parkside
on Dec 2, 2011 at 9:04 am
Thanks for posting the link above, Kathleen. Amazing that this opportunity was missed to pick up some much needed addtional funding for schools.
It can't just be ignorance or arrogance on the part of Brown and Torlakson, it is willful disregard for students and parents in favor of the teacher's union. These guys are whores for the unions--it's embarassing and disappointing to watch.
a resident of Downtown
on Dec 2, 2011 at 9:09 am
Well said Monty. Ruegsegger should check out the Villages in Florida. It's a retirement community in Florida for conservatives who can't bare to pay taxes. Because the Villages is such a massive retirement community of right-wingers, they routinely vote down school bond measures (over 20 different times) for the neighboring school district. Of course the school district is a disaster. They also pipe in Fox News Radio throughout the complex. It's a selfish right-winger's paradise. I also hear they hate teachers almost as much as Kath.
a resident of Downtown
on Dec 2, 2011 at 9:11 am
I forgot to mention that Steve would love the Villages too. Why are you still here is Calfornia if it is so bad? Can't answer the question?
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Dec 2, 2011 at 9:40 am
Stacey is a registered user.
Maybe Sal can answer mine. Hint: It's the same answer to his own question.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 2, 2011 at 9:46 am
Sal, Get over yourself. I pay taxes; would pay for a parcel tax with specifics at any price; listen to NPR and PBS News Hour. Been over all this before. You and Gollum can say otherwise, but it won't make it true.
Hide from the truth if you wish; California is messed up. And it took the handy work of everyone in Sacramento, including those with the power to make sure half of the "app" was omitted and with Torlakson calling the letter "a good faith effort." Didn't know you could do half the work and expect a grade of A and $49 million.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 2, 2011 at 10:03 am
Thank you for making my point Steve- Kathleen posts something, you interpret it the way you want, then it suddenly becomes fact. Where was the missed opportunity you speak of? Why did you fail to post that Ca. has applied three times to RTTT funding? Misleading the readers here or posting before you really know what RTTT is all about?
I love that you are now asking others to consider who raised my taxes and why that was necessary. That is something you certainly dont do when it comes to anything you disagree with.
a resident of Downtown
on Dec 2, 2011 at 10:24 am
Kathleen Ruegsegger says "California is messed up".
Ok, THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE?????? Go move to a wonderful red state. You're only here for your "career"? Kathleen, hates our state and our Pleasanton public yet she stays here. Walk the walk and move to another state! Are you in California to save us from ourselves?
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 2, 2011 at 10:42 am
Sal, Just admit that Sacramento isn't doing any of us any favors. This has been my home for a long time; why should I leave? The other side of the argument would be if you don't like all the conservatives here, you could leave. But that's non-sensical. Are you saying that should something or someone be wrong, the answer is to walk away? Blue or red has nothing to do with it; I don't like much of what the Republicans do either.
This is a game we can play together, for every time you state who I am, I will tell the truth. I said career brought me here; I did not use the word "my." I don't hate our state, but will continue to discuss concerns. Pleasanton public (did you mean schools?); just so it's covered, I don't hate the public or public schools.
John, Losing $49 million isn't a missed opportunity? You'd have to dig into why CA has failed three times--they weren't willing to make necessary adjustments, like changes to teacher evaluations--one of the four criteria for this application as well. Other states were willing to try, so we lost.
a resident of Parkside
on Dec 2, 2011 at 11:04 am
Sal's a little hostile since he's realized that his liberal, utopian paradise is going the way of other failed socialist experiments. Take a deep breath, Sal and stop berating people for pointing out the financial problems that 40+ years of dem rule has brought down on us.
And, before you tell me to move out of the state, know that I remain here for at least two reasons: 1) to try to help address the issues we're posting about (even if it just means voting Dems out of office; 2) to make your life more miserable than it already is.
Realize (before your head explodes) that if you're not trying to fix the problems, you're part of the problem.
Maybe burying your head in the sand is your best option......
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 2, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Kathleen, you continue to hear only your point. No where did either you or Steve say that Ca. even applied- you leave it to the reader to assume (by the tone of your comments) that CA didnt even attempt to go for the funding. Posting with you is like talking in circles.....
Why would we want to take on this funding for a program that is NCLB 2.0. NCLB was a complete failure- setting up public schools to be failures, and to then deem them incompetent. Steve himself says we need to look into why decisions are made, not just jump for funding that is ultimately bad for our schools. States like NY who went for merit pay are now denying teachers their fair pay since they cant afford to pay them according to the system they developed. There is a reason why CA is not accepting RTTT based on the teacher evaluation and it has nothing to do with the assumptions and opinions of the postings here so far.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 2, 2011 at 3:38 pm
John, Sorry, I provided a link to the editorial above. Here it is again: Web Link There was an application; Torlakson, et al, sent a letter (rather than the actual app) addressing two of the four required areas and called it a good faith effort. I don't know what more I can do once I provide the link for others to read.
I'll say this again, hopefully in a straight line. I don't know that there should be a Federal Department of Education, but if Arnie Duncan is handing out money and our schools need it, why wouldn't we try? We were one of nine states given the chance. California isn't accepting funds because they aren't being offered to us because we failed the application process in one way or another every time.
I don't know enough about NY and their merit pay and what it is based on. Do you have a link you can provide?
I don't know the odds of Steve being a Steve I know any more than I know if you are a John I'm acquainted with. Like lots of posters, sometimes we agree, sometimes we don't. I like that ebb and flow better than predetermining what side someone is on.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Dec 2, 2011 at 3:48 pm
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Well, CA didn't apply in this latest round of Race to the Top. Sometimes writing is like having to mitigate for poor reading skills.
NCLB was not a complete failure. It was only a partial failure. To say that NCLB completely failed is just more teacher bashing; a complete disservice to all the hard work of teachers to raise achievement levels. Schools averaged around 4% performance improvement every year and that was all driven by NCLB.
a resident of Parkside
on Dec 2, 2011 at 4:28 pm
John, did you not read the link that Kathleen provided to the write up about their failed application attempt? Here's the link, in case you missed it the first or second time it was brought up: Web Link
"States like NY who went for merit pay are now denying teachers their fair pay since they cant afford to pay them according to the system they developed." Fair according to whom? Things are tough all over, so your comment is pointless, since even the unions are being forced to make concessions.
'There is a reason why CA is not accepting RTTT based on the teacher evaluation and it has nothing to do with the assumptions and opinions of the postings here so far.' And what reason would that be? The union and teachers are afraid of being held accountable for their actions and performance. If not, then what justification do they have? The current system is obviously not sustainable, especially with pensions thrown into the mix.
Honestly, I'm surprised anyone would come forward to defend these clowns, so I have to hand it to you.......
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 2, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Kathleen R. answered to "why are you here" with;
"The shortest answer, without blasting unnecessary info, is career."
Did I miss something, Kathleen? Career? You are a clerk at the Palo Alto school district, right? Or some sort of secretary. assistant, whatever you call it.
So career cannot possibly be keeping you in California. I mean, engineers, yes, because the jobs are here, with stock options and stuff, but an assistant at a school district? You can have that kind of career anywhere in the nation. Just imagine: retire with a pension from Palo Alto, sell your house for a big profit and move to another state and resume your career in another school district!
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 2, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Read all the posts. First, I'm retired. Secondly, read what you pasted so carefully . . . I never said "my." Who is selling houses for a big profit these days?
Finally, I'm not unhappy living in California. That doesn't mean I'm willing to just go along with whatever government has to say, anymore than OWS and their concerns. And that would be the case wherever I lived. I think it is important to participate.
a resident of Del Prado
on Dec 2, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Sal, Monty, ?????....do you have anything of value to add to these discussions? No substance with you guys; just personal attacks against anyone you disagree with.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 2, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Grammatically speaking, it's the worST state. "Worse" is used to compare 2 things, and "worst" is used to compare 3 or more things.
I'm sorry. I couldn't help it. Grammar mistakes are like chalk on a blackboard for me.
I wish elementary ed. would teach this stuff...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 3, 2011 at 8:36 am
"I'm sorry. I couldn't help it. Grammar mistakes are like chalk on a blackboard for me. "
Yes, I noticed that too late, but if you look at my comment (a bit under the title of the post):
"It is interesting how California is rated the worst run state, and one of the states that spends the most! "
you can see I used the word "worst" - it was just not possible to edit the title once I had clicked "submit."
a resident of Rosewood
on Dec 3, 2011 at 2:39 pm
All the outvoted and outclassed Republicans can do is bellyache about how bad things are in California. Yes, we're in a prolonged economic slump. But so is most of the rest of the world. I cannot think of another state I would rather live in. N. Dakota? Mississippi? Arkansas? Idaho? California has for decades been a cutting edge state, and that is in large part because of Democratic leadership. I especially look forward to this state's effort to show the rest of the country how high-speed public transportation can be done. True enough, some people have left in order to find sub-minimum wage jobs in the union-busting states. But the state is also attracting highly skilled workers to fill open positions in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Our educational system K-12 is superb, but needs more funding in order to improve even more than it has. And our university system is the envy of the entire world. But keep on complaining, Republicans. It's about the only thing you're good at in a great state that has time and again rejected your regressive ideas and policies. Stay true to your blue-haired, white-shoed, prune-faced ways of living. You're all old, churlish, and resentful that the world has passed you by.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 3, 2011 at 4:32 pm
There have been 22 Republican governors in California; 16 Democrats--I don't know that either party can claim they are the ones that made this a cutting edge state. I'm pretty sure that Silicon Valley was built on entrepreneurship which built the likes of Apple and Facebook and Google. K-12 education in California does not beat all states--we are ranked 30th overall, with Arkansas ranking 6th (!) and Maryland, New York, and Massachusetts beating us by a healthy margin, Web Link There are, however, individual CA districts that compete on a national level. Universities are world class and teetering because costs are increasing well beyond inflation. High speed transportation, already announced to be three times the original cost, is also attempting to go through heavily Democratic towns like Palo Alto that will guarantee it's never built.
So, rather than point fingers, pay attention to the disfunction that is Sacramento and DC. It could be important; you might want to get involved. That's all people on both sides of the aisle are trying to point out to you.
a resident of Rosewood
on Dec 3, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Sounds like just another blue-haired attempt to put a negative cast upon this great state. You think Arkansas has a better educational system than California? Take a look at that state's end-of-year proficiency tests, then come back and try to tell these readers that Arkansas offers superior education. There's nothing teetering about Cal's world class public universities. Classrooms, filled with high-tech teaching and learning aids, costs of research laboratories, books, academic journals is skyrocketing, new buildings, etc., ... all these and more have driven up the costs for students. California will have to do something better sooner than later to procure additional tax revenue. I'm confident with a Democratic legislature and governor that it will eventually do so. Cutting edge? Without a doubt! Students come from all over the world to study here and then stay after attaining MD's and doctorates.
If anyone is pointing fingers it is the blue-haired righties who want to pooh-pooh anything that might cost additional money, despite the good it might do for the environment. Disfunction? Dysfunction? Assuming the latter, it seems to me that one side of the aisle is attempting to make it increasingly more difficult to get involved. For example, look at all the special i.d.'s the GOP are trying to incorporate into voting processes. Will this increase citizen involvement? Certainly not. It will decrease it, as it is intended to do. The blue-haired GOP crowd can pull all manner of shenanigans. It doesn't change the fact that the world is passing them by. Toodle loo!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 3, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Proud, what exactly have the dems done to make calif a cutting edge state, unless cutting edge include record deficits, unemployment, welfare spending, crime rates going up, gay marriage, and other 'accomplishments' that make other states laugh at calif?
Jane, you seem to have this focused bigotry against people that have way more life experience than you. Why the flaming rage against your superiors? Feeling inadequate? Sounds like you came up short again.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 3, 2011 at 7:37 pm
I might be able to mention a few. First, education, though I realize that that probably won't impress the above poster because the closest he has ever come to education was "home schooling" on his family's hog farm in Nebraska. Second, environment, though I realize that that probably won't impress someone coming off the Nebraska hog farm who can't tell a cow belch from truck exhaust -- he'd gladly suck on either as long as his sales tax isn't raised by a 1/2-penny. Third, gay marriage, though this clearly won't impress the old farm boy until he steps out of the closet that imprisons him.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 3, 2011 at 8:38 pm
I provided the link to the rankings; you can read it. Arkansas or not, California is 30th. Thanks for correcting the misspelling. We both know those aren't the only things related to increased tuition. You conveniently forgot large raises for administrators. New buildings don't come out of tuition. I posted a story about increasing costs to the top wage earners, so I'm not against it. I wouldn't be in favor of special IDs; seem to recall discussing with Gollum IDs that indicate rich vs. poor when paying sales tax as a way to increase for the rich and decrease for the poor. Not in favor of that either. You're just looking for something to fight about.
"Nadine," I though you said sales tax increases punish the poor.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 3, 2011 at 10:11 pm
" Universities are world class and teetering because costs are increasing well beyond inflation."
Costs are increasing faster than inflation at private colleges too, nation wide. I'm not saying that I support the raises given to administrators while faculty salaries are frozen or that there aren't other local factors contributing to costs at UC. I'm saying there are larger trends here, and bigger problems to solve.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 3, 2011 at 11:21 pm
Patriot, Point taken.
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For sand and surf, it would be nice to find a non-marking extra-wide adhesive tape to replace the velcro gaitor. For some multi-pc Spey rods, nothing can replace electrical tape for ensuring that the ferrules endure the torque of river casting techniques. Likewise, although I use the velcro gaitors I can't help but imagine that the right tape would be far superior in preventing sand entry into my scuba boots. The wonderful freedom of wearing scuba boots with breathable waders is beyond compare and I can't imagine going to boot foot waders in deep sand just to avoid sand in the shoes. The gaitors do a reasonable job, but there must be something better.
Another option would be a tuck and roll system like drysuits use... whereby the scuba boot would have a flap along the top edge, and the gaitor would somehow interleave it and roll into and over it so not particles could defeat the baffle.
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Although this fight was just before the main event, we'll get to it first because of the magnitude of it. Masaaki Noiri fought Raz Sarkisjan, from Holland, who came into this fight an absolute unknown with not even any fight videos of himself online aside from a highlight video. Noiri, being considered one of the best 63kg kickboxers in the world was obviously the huge favorite. Well, it didn't pan out that way at all, as Sarkisjan scored a major upset with a unanimous decision win, dropping Noiri twice in the second round before getting dropped himself in the third. It's good to see another name emerge around this weight and I hope a video comes out.
In the main event, the 2010 K-1 World MAX 63kg winner, Tetsuya Yamato took on the former It's Showtime 61MAX champion, Sergio Wielzen. Now these two are only separated by about 2kg when they usually fight but make no mistake, Yamato is just bigger than Wielzen. Wielzen is even small for 61kg and that didn't help as he was dropped in the third round, en route to losing a unanimous decision. Wielzen is a great fighter but the reality is that the separation between the guys that fight at 60-61kg is huge when compared to the guys that fight at 63-64kg. A lot of the guys that fight 60-61kg don't cut weight at all and are even small for that weight, like the It's Showtime 61MAX World Champion, Javier Hernandez.
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HW:Tsutomu Takahagi def. Gyro by split decision.
Jemyma Betrian def. Ooishi Ayano by TKO (Doctor Stoppage).
Yuya Yamato def. Kanongsak Weerasakrek by unanimous decision.
Danilo Zanolini def. Suichiro Miyakoshi by unanimous decision.
Shyou Ogawa def. Yuta Nogami by unanimous decision.
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This is how the PlayStation 4 wireless controller will make playing video games feel better than ever.
When PlayStation 4 was announced in February 2013, the world got its first glimpse of a new way to play; DUALSHOCK 4 is the most advanced PlayStation controller yet, promising greater precision, touch-based controls, instant sharing and a brand new shape.
Watch developers including Scott Rohde, senior vice president, product planning and senior producer Nicolas Doucet talk you through the exciting features of DUALSHOCK 4 and how they'll affect the games you play.
And when you've seen what DUALSHOCK 4 can do, read this at-a-glance guide to find out how the controller will do it.
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A quick tap on the "SHARE button" lets you instantly share gameplay footage and images to popular social networks. Whether you've just lobbed the goalkeeper from outside of the box or pummelled an end-of-level boss without taking any damage, you'll be able to show your friends in the blink of an eye. "SHARE button"? "Yeah!" button, more like.
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Your next success is just a fingertip away, thanks to the touch pad on the DUALSHOCK 4. On the top of the controller, you might use it to flick objects around or perhaps draw a path for a character to follow, opening up even more in-game possibilities.
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When a group of friends are playing together, you'll be able to quickly identify which controller is which thanks to coloured light bars which match the on-screen action. Not only will you spot when an ally has taken major damage, you'll also notice each portion of the TV screen swap places in split screen multiplayer modes to match that player's position in the room.
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For all the talk about right-wing extremism, the prior report on left-wing extremism focused on animal rights groups, etc.
Today this story moved on the wires...
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Bomb spurs research rally
Neuroscientist David Jentsch talks about the firebombing that led him
to set up a demonstration in support of animal research.
Rex Dalton
15 April 2009
On 7 March David Jentsch, a neuroscientist at the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA), had his car firebombed outside his
house by animal extremists. In response, he formed the group UCLA
Pro-Test to oppose such extremism and advocate continued research on
animals. The group will hold its first rally on 22 April on the
university's campus.
This is but an example. Researchers in CA are afraid to come out of their houses. The drug industry in NJ is much the same due to the influence of SHAC. Mink farms in the NW are destroyed. Car dealerships in CA are bombed or inventory scratched beyond repair. Whole subdivisions, under construction, are torched. In CO, tourist resorts are torched, So, which group is more likely to resort to terrorism?


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Lump in the groin; Inguinal lymphadenopathy; Localized lymphadenopathy-groin; Bubo; Lymphadenopathy - groin
All groin lumps should be examined by your health care provider.
Follow the therapy prescribed by your health care provider.
Make an appointment to see your health care provider if you have an unexplained groin lump, especially if it persists for more than 3 weeks.
The health care provider will examine you and may feel the lymph nodes in your groin area. A genital or pelvic examination may be done.
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Armitage JO. Approach to the patient with lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 171.
Tower RL II, Camitta BM. Lymphadenopathy. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 484.
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Grant allows world to visit Binghamton University laboratory via the Internet
Victor A. Skormin, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University, has been awarded a $255,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop an Internet-accessible advanced laser communications research lab that can be used by engineering students across the globe.
With a few mouse clicks students half a world away have the ability to test sophisticated communications laser equipment via the Internet. Students from China, Great Britain and the Czech Republic have already taken advantage of this new resource by tapping into a website developed by Skormin and his research team. By typing in the parameters of their experiments, students are able to test their theories using a laser-aiming device, known as the piezo-electric mirror, in the laser communications research laboratory on the Binghamton University campus.
In addition to getting near instantaneous feedback from their input, the students have a 360-degree view of the equipment they are using. Skormin has also installed a control program that will prevent students from accidentally frying the equipment should they apply too much voltage. In addition, the system can only be used by one person at a time, with Binghamton University researchers having first priority.
The grant is the latest in a series from the NSF to fund the development of a new curriculum in satellite laser communications and the creation of a virtual lab to accompany the program at Binghamton University.
The equipment used is part of a $1 million cache of equipment acquired by Skormin's research team from the U.S. Air Force's Rome Research Lab to support research on ways to make information systems more secure through the use of laser technology.
By opening the use of this equipment to the world, Skormin hopes to give more students the opportunity to have access to high quality laboratory equipment, not just at Binghamton University but also around the globe.


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Pakpak Batak people
inland Barus, Sumatra, Indonesia
Effigy portrait
[mejan] of a village priest
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87.0 (h) x 90.0 (w) x 27.0 (d) cm
Musée Barbier Mueller, Geneva
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The Batak people create superb stone effigies [mejan] to venerate the noble dead, and assist the transformation of their souls into benevolent ancestor spirits. Male and female sculptures are placed side by side beneath the village banyan tree, where offerings are made to spirits of nature. The Pakpak Batak developed a tradition of cremation hundreds of years ago and the ancestors' remains are placed in urns alongside their effigies.
This sculptures depicts a great village chief, possibly also a village priest, riding a singa lion-serpent, a mighty underworld creature, on his journey to the afterlife.


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JT started a thread about figures that could be re-released.
Hasbro started to reduce the sizes of new vehicles and are coming out with smaller versions of Slave One and Jedi Starfighters amongst whatever else - trying to get back to a $20 price point I guess.
In business, a position of economies of scale exists when profits at the margin grow increasingly strong.
When Hasbro makes a new mold(s) for vehicles, they have to sell so many units after all costs to pay for the investment before they see profit.
When they can repaint a vehicle like the AT-AT (Hoth and then Endor) or the darn Jedi Starfighter (pink for R2-KT's next?) or even better, just re-release it (Vintage Box BMF) they make almost sheer profit.
There are some vehicles that have not seen re-release for a while though. Maybe these would sell again - or could have for Christmas:
1. Original Falcon (cheaper than the BMF)
2. TIE fighter
3. original X-wing (cheaper, smaller to ship)
4. Landspeeder
5. Y-wing
6. Twin Pod Cloud Car
7. TIE Bomber
8. skiff - or new skiff (though this is good to wait on until 2013 and the 30th for ROTJ)
9. Imperial Shuttle
10. Royal Starship
11. Flash Speeder
12. Anakin's AOTC airspeeder
13. Zam's AOTC airspeeder
15. Geonosian Fighter
16. Tri-Droid Fighter
17. General Grievous' Wheelbike
18. Corporate Alliance Tank Droid
19. V-wing Fighter
20. Droid Gunship
22. Wookiee Flyer
23. TurboTank
24. Homing Spider Droid Walker
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Lovely!!! Huge Congratulations to the both of you! Love the photos
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Hey Anney!....maybe a little Owner/Handler Q ?? for "Slater"
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Congratulations Anney to you and Slater!
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Congrats again Anney!
He deserves .......................... a brand spanking new bandanna!
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Congrats! Great looking dog...so are you thinking Master National?
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Thanks guys for all the kind comments. To answer your questions, I hope to run the Qual at the Golden National this year with Slater and his daddy Fisher (who is a breed champion and has run three quals already). Yes, a new bandana would be appropriate especially if it is Gator orange and blue. Slater is 22 3/4" tall and about 68 lbs. Slater HATES pheasants which I hear they use at the MN so no, we won't be going!
Gimme a mallard any day regards...
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Gainesville FL
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& "Slater" HRCH Morninglo Wing-T Your Bird Can Sing CDX MH NA WCX CCA VCX
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Not sure, Fisher (Slater's dad) loves pheasants, chukkars, pigeons, whatever and never has blinked an eye, from day one Slater has really not been crazy about anything but a duck, with pheasants being the most detestful. To be fair, we rarely if ever see anything but ducks in my neck of the woods. It is so uncommon it's not worth training or exposing him to it enough to get him to love them. I'm sure if he went upland hunting he'd learn real quick to like them
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Gainesville FL
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Can you make my iPhone laggy and slow and get crappy battery life also?
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Sooooooo……….The NHL playoffs march on. It's the most wonderful time of the year, isn't it? The NHL Eastern Conference Finals are in full swing and the previews & recaps of the games are easy to find and numerous. You certainly don't need us here at Pure Hockey giving you our thoughts on the actual games. But we started thinking about different ways to look at the matchup and it become obvious to us very quickly that a full equipment breakdown was needed between the two remaining teams in the east. And so it shall be done!
We took a look at some major categories, gloves, sticks, skates and helmets and goalie gear to see what all the players are wearing. To the surprise of absolutely nobody, the folks at Bauer Hockey pretty much dominate the landscape, with 47% of the total gear worn by both teams being Bauer gear. CCM/Reebok comes second with 25%, followed closely by Easton with 20%. All other vendors were under 10%.
Easton Hockey fared relatively well in sticks. Again, not much of a surprise there, given that's really Easton's core competence and their longstanding reputation as a manufacturer of excellent performing sticks (and good looking ones, to boot). 56% of the Penguins players use Easton sticks, but in another big surprise, only 8% of Boston players brandish an Easton twig. That's a pretty big delta there. Many of the Pens & Bruins are still using RS sticks, though it seems more Pens are using the Mako 2's. Again, Bauer led the way for Boston player sticks with 48% of the tally for the Bruins, a solid mix between Total One NXG's and APX sticks (and the upcoming APX2 sticks as well). Whoever the pro rep is for the Bruins is doing a helluva job! CCM has made massive inroads with their RBZ stick this season – it's a really impressive stick and we are seeing that thing everywhere in the NHL – but not on Boston or Pittsburgh. Both teams had just 4% of their players using the RBZ. However, Reebok accounts for 12% of the Penguins and 24% of the Bruins players for sticks, so when you add up Reebok & CCM (same company), you have a very respectable 28% on Boston and 16% on the Penguins.
In the glove category, we were pretty surprised to see Easton leading the way on the Penguins team, with 44%, more than double Bauer and Reebok/CCM presence, each at 20%. Warrior also has a nice showing in the Steel City with 16% of the Penguins donning Warrior mitts. For the Bruins, Bauer once again dominates, as 56% of the Bruins wear Bauer gloves. Reebok comes second with 24% and Warrior is at 8%. Again, a large difference with Easton on the Bruins vs. the Penguins – just 4% of Bruins players are wearing Easton gloves vs. 56% of the Pens.
With every passing year, CCM's skate quality is dramatically improving. There was a time in the 1980's when CCM was the Google of skates. It was more or less THE option. That has changed. Bauer's R&D over the last 10-15 years has really been impressive. They still OWN the skate category in this matchup, as a whopping 88% of the Bruins and 64% of the Penguins wear Bauer skates, with a lot of players wearing APX2's and some wearing TotalOne NXG's. We don't see many players in the Nexus 1000's yet, but that line is still pretty new for Bauer. We are guessing that five years ago, you wouldn't have seen Reebok/CCM generating 12% of Bruins skates and 20% of Penguins skates, so congrats to them. If the RBZ skates are as good as our early testing indicates, those numbers are heading nowhere but up. They are very very good skates. Another surprising number – 12% of Penguins players are in Graf skates. Not a dig on Graf, as we think those are about as impressive a skate as you'll find, just a little surprising that it is so high. We'll see what happens with Easton's MLX technology and the Mako skates, which we like quite a bit – but they have a long way to go still – just 4% of Pens players and no Bruins players wear Eastons.
For lids, this seems like a more even playing field. Bauer still comes in very respectable, but the various manufacturers come in much stronger here. On the Bruins, it should come as no surprise that Bauer once again plays the heavy here with 48% of the helmets on the Bruins team. CCM/Reebok is right there, though, with 44% of the share on the B's. Warrior and Easton each represent 4%. Much like sticks, Easton comes out the winner on the Pens team as 36% of the flightless birds use an Easton lid. Bauer and Reebok/CCM are tied at 32%. So it's a more even spread for helmets. Not very surprising, given Reebok/CCM's good strength in protective gear.
This is always an interesting set of data. For the Penguins, Reebok/CCM dominates with a 75% share. Fluery, of course, is a longtime Reebok athlete so this is no shock to anyone. Bauer represents the other 25%. For Boston, it's a much more varied spread with Vaughn coming out on top at 33%, followed by Reebok at 25%. This is the one category where Bauer does not dominate on the Bruins – 17% of the goalie gear has Bauer's marks on it.
How we compiled this: We grabbed the rosters from each team's respective websites and then we went hunting for recent pictures. Most of the images we compiled this data from are pictures from the last week or so. If it was a player who hasn't seen playoff action, we grabbed a picture from their last NHL game or AHL game if they haven't seen any NHL action yet (reserve callups, for example). It was a good exercise and very interesting!
You can download the full size graphic right here and see it in a much larger, clearer size. Study it and share it all you want! We'd love to hear your thoughts. What surprised you? What didn't? What SHOULD players be wearing?


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The Philips SHE3590 In-Ear Headphones are offered in distinctive colors to match for all occasions. The ultra small in-ear design conforms to ear shape for best fit, and the earphones come with soft caps for comfort and compact fit. With small efficient speakers for dynamic bass and clear sound, these in-ear headphones are ideal for your listening enjoyment.
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