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Yesterday I wrote about the new UbuntuOne service from Canonical. Around the same time, Tony Yarusso filed a bug report, the potential confusion around the use of the Ubuntu trademark and UbuntuOne. Specifically, this section of the trademark policy:
If you are producing new software which is intended for use with or on Ubuntu, you may use the Trademark in a way which indicates the intent of your product. For example, if you are developing a system management tool for Ubuntu, acceptable project titles would be "System Management for Ubuntu" or "Ubuntu Based Systems Management". We would strongly discourage, and likely would consider to be problematic, a name such as UbuntuMan, Ubuntu Management, ManBuntu, etc. Furthermore, you may not use the Trademarks in a way which implies an endorsement where that doesn't exist, or which attempts to unfairly or confusingly capitalise on the goodwill or brand of the project.
and this one:
Any commercial use.
I think Tony is right and I personally think that Canonical erred in choosing the naming of this product. However, Canonical is the legal holder of the Ubuntu trademark and as such, granted itself the write to use the trademark is this way. What is in dispute is whether or not they violated the spirit of the agreement, rather than the letter.
Therefor, we can boil down the issues to two:
- The Ubuntu trademark is being used on a proprietary product
- Commercial trademark use of Ubuntu is controlled by Canonical, who may end up in a conflict of interest
I will also state was this is not about:
- doubting that Canonical has the best interests of the larger Ubuntu project in mind. It has demonstated that they do time and time again.
- That the product currently known as UbuntuOne is proprietary. Canonical already offers two non-free web apps: Landscape and Launchpad. I am not happy about the latter, but we finally have a commitment from Canonical to open source at least some of it.
- Publicly state that the server code of UbuntuOne (Ubunet) will be made free software and that UbuntuOne will follow the Franklin Street Statement by May 31st.
- Canonical rebrands UbuntuOne as Ubunet and keeps the server side proprietary. While I am terribly not happy if they choose this option, they do remove the major issue of dilution of the Ubuntu brand with a proprietary web-app. After all, Canonical choose not brand Landscape with the Ubuntu moniker, even though it is explicitly designed for it.
Long term, I think we need a new process for dealing with certain trademarks. Under the current trademark policy the Community Council (CC) is already responsible for dealing with issues regarding derivatives and advocacy. I propose we extend that to commercial trademarks, including by Canonical. However, I recognize that there are commercial implications involving privacy, etc. I propose that the CC agree to keep any such discussions out of the public until both sides agree (usually the launch of said project).
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By Charlin Jones
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(Sept. 29, 2006)--The UTSA Homecoming Committee invites UTSA students to submit entries for the 2007 Homecoming Commemorative Poster Contest. Students can poster designs from Monday, Oct. 2 through Monday, Nov. 6.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Entry forms including the contest rules and regulations are available at the Office of Student Activities in University Center Room 1.02.08 on the 1604 Campus. The Homecoming 2007 theme is "Tradition - Spirit - Pride."
The grand-prize winner will receive $250 and a trophy. Students placing second and third also will receive trophies. The grand-prize entry will be used on Homecoming publicity and promotional materials including posters, Web sites and calendars.
Group entries will not be accepted. A panel of students, faculty, staff and alumni will judge entries, and the winners will be announced Monday, Nov. 20.
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We're guessing they're not advocating LulzSec 2.0, but the premise is nice
While the Obama administration has not always been on good terms with hackers, clashing with
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National Day of Civic Hacking is a call to action for anyone who wants to make a positive impact on their town, city, and country. A coalition of leading organizations, companies, and government agencies have banded together to issue this challenge with the goal of promoting transparency, participation, and collaboration among governments, startups, and citizens. These partners will support Civic Hacking Day by hosting activities across the country that invite anyone to become part of the civic hacker community—whether you're a newbie or an expert—and by connecting people in person or online during the weekend celebration.
The event is taking place in conjunction with
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Brigade meetings and is being modeled after the
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This is an opportunity for citizens in every town and city across the Nation to roll up their sleeves, get involved, and work together to improve our society by cultivating an ecosystem for innovation and change. Activities are already being planned in Augusta, GA; Alexandria, VA; Asheville, NC; Austin, TX; Bend, OR; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Honolulu, HI; Lexington, KY; Oakland, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Portland, ME; New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; and Tucson, AZ.
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send a security researcher to prison for five years
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iPad customers' records
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However, it's nice to see the White House recognizing the value of the hacking community. It should be interesting to see what kind of events get cooked up for June 1.
Events are occurring across the county. [Image Source: Hack for Change]
Just remember, "civic hacking" may earn you praise, but disclosure-type hacking often earns you condemnation. Even the
most responsible private-disclosures
often lead to repercussions. As the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. Of course such hacking has done a great job of helping protect everyone's security online by exposing and forcing companies to fix flaws that otherwise could have led to dangerous leaks of personal information. But to our hacker readers: tread softly and carry a big proxy.
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I used to do a lot of gigs with him when I lived in LA. Nice guy, great guitar player!
Err...maybe it's a different Bryan Price.
I used to do a lot of gigs with him when I lived in LA. Nice guy, great guitar player!
Err...maybe it's a different Bryan Price.
"Bring on Rod Stupid!"
My thoughts exactly. Even if AZ exercises Webb's 2010 option, there's always 2011.It'll be interesting if he can help convince Webb to come here, maybe on an incentive laden deal.
Love this hire. Nice work by WJ et al.
"Baseball is a very, very complex business. It's more of a people business than most businesses." - Bob Castellini
He had the rep as a guy who could become a manager someday. Pretty impressive coach, folks. Says something good about the Reds that they could corral him -- whether it's $$$, the people or the pitchers -- or a combo of them -- it tells me the organization is in decent shape and, with Price aboard, getting better.When Price was pitching coach for Lou in Seattle, he was a very strong influence in the dugout. He'd stand up to Lou when Price thought that Lou wasn't handling the pitching correctly.
My sense is that they needed to act quickly, as there were also rumors about Price going to Florida and Houston. Even if they do little else this offseason, this is important progress.
"Baseball is a very, very complex business. It's more of a people business than most businesses." - Bob Castellini
I didn't know I was supposed to prepare a full briefing. I'll call down to the lab and have them send up a report.
"But I do know Joey's sister indirectly (or foster sister) and I have heard stories of Joey being into shopping, designer wear, fancy coffees, and pedicures."
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Bryan Pryce's Staff ERA+ by season (100 is league average, below worse, higher better)
93 (last year in Seattle)
He left Arizona in May this season so its not in this. Still, either he has been lucky to get quality pitching staffs or he has been doing something right. Maybe a little of both.
I don't know one way or the other, but I wonder if he speaks spanish.
"But I do know Joey's sister indirectly (or foster sister) and I have heard stories of Joey being into shopping, designer wear, fancy coffees, and pedicures."
Hmm, sounds like this could be a good thing from what all we know right now. Hopefully we hear something more from him and more general information about his pitching philosophy soon.
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldnt do. I cant skate or play hockey, Votto said. Well, I can skate ... but I cant stop.
I think it's a very good sign to get him this early.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
Not that the past week was the best time to sight-see in Cincinnati, but for new Reds pitching coach Bryan Price, it was enough to sell him on the job.
"I didn't know a great deal about the whole situation there until I got a chance to fly up there and visit with Walt Jocketty, Dusty Baker, Bill Bavasi, Cam Bonifay and Dick Williams," Price said on Saturday. "Everyone seemed to be very consistent in their ideas and the direction for the organization. It's an impressive group of people."
Price said he's also excited about the young arms not only with the Reds - Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, Homer Bailey and Micah Owings - but also the talent inside the organization.
"I see a lot of young talent, that's important," Price said. "There's youth in the organization, the rotation and in the bullpen. There's a good mix of power arms. And there's a lot (of talent) coming in the system. It's always nice to see kids come in the system. It says a lot about the organization. I think I came into a great situation, not waiting two or three years until the primary prospects. There are guys who are ready to become big league pitches."
Price was the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2006 until May of this past season when he resigned after the firing of manager Doug Melvin. He also served as the Mariners' pitching coach from 2000 until 2005.
Price was named Baseball America's Major League Coach of the Year in 2007 with the Diamondbacks and in 2001 was named Pitching Coach of the Year by USA Today's Baseball Weekly.
Price was also featured in the book Guiding Lights: How to Mentor-and Find Life's Purpose .
"We're very excited to be able to hire someone with Bryan's background and history of success," Jocketty said in a statement released by the team.
Price replaces Dick Pole, whose contract was not renewed at the end of the season.
Price resigned in Arizona after Bob Melvin was fired in May and replaced by A.J. Hinch. He spent the rest of the season as a minor league pitching consultant for the Phillies. Price said a good relationship with a manager is essential. Price was in demand from other teams, including the Marlins, according to published reports, and said the people -- including Baker -- was what pushed him toward the Reds
"Getting a chance to Know Dusty a bit on my trip to Cincinnati, it was a big part of my decision to come to Cincinnati," Price said. "The manager-pitching coach relationship is huge, if it's not going to be a positive situation, it's not worth doing. I hadn't spent much time with him before, but I've always admired him from afar."
As the Diamondbacks' pitching coach, Price remembered watching Cueto's big-league debut early in the 2008 season.
"It was the third game of the season, a day game on a get-away day and he gave up a solo homer to Justin Upton," Price remembered when asked about Cueto's game, a seven-inning, one-hit performance. "He was terrific, what was impressive about it was the command he had of three pitches as a young guy making his debut. It's hard to find guys like that."
And that talent, as well as Volquez, Bailey and others is what Price said has him excited about working with the Reds.
"I'm a hands-on guy, I like to be involved, I like to talk about pitching and work on it," Price said. "When you have a savvy group, you feel like you just let (pitchers) do what they already know how to do. I like the mixture, it's good to have a Arthur Rhodes and Coco Cordero, real professionals, in the bullpen. There's a good makeup, the more I get to know these guys and get to know these guys and their makeup and make calls to them and get working with them, the relationships will develop. You don't just show up and people immediately trust you. I think they will learn I just want the best for them."
I don't blame fearofpop for not be exciting about the hiring of a pitching coach...because it's only the hiring of a pitching coach.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Miss America Pageant will return to its hometown in September.
Oxford resident and Amory native Sam Haskell III, chairman of Miss America Organization's board, said negotiations for the move began in December with a call from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
"I flew to Atlantic City on the day after Christmas and started this," Haskell said during a phone interview from Atlantic City. "Here we are six weeks later."
The pageant began in the coastal city in 1921 to extend the summer season for tourists. It was an Atlantic City tradition for decades, but moved to Las Vegas in 2006.
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Herd scheme elections were made irrevocable from August 18, 2011, preventing farmers from taking advantage of livestock value fluctuations to receive unintended tax breaks.
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) estimated these would have cost the Government $275 million over six years had the rules not changed.
The new Bill provides a little more flexibility around exiting the herd scheme.
The Government has agreed to allow farmers to make an election to a cost-based scheme if they change their farming regime from breeding to fattening.
The useful 'alternative valuation option' will continue to be available. The increases in the number of a class of livestock for which a herd scheme election has been made would not need to be valued under the herd scheme.
In recent years some accountants advised farmers to use the election available to those ceasing farming and selling their livestock.
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I have many fond memories of fishing the NH streams for trout before moving out west. The upper Pemmigewasset (sp?), Ammonusuc (sp?) - man I can't spell 'em but they are sure beautiful rivers. The Saco is another river I really love, been thinking about floating that river for flyfishing early morning before the tube hatch.
Also spend many spring days enjoying the incredible bronzeback fishery in the lakes region as well. I've moved back to MA now and hope to make our annual threat of a bronzeback clave real this year.
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Stone- Welcome to the site. I lived in New Hampshire back in '99 for about a year in Nashua. I found many places within a half hour's drive where I could catch many different species, both cold and warm water. When my wife and I go to Londonderry to visit her family in the summer, I still get up early to hit some of those spots before everyone else wakes up. Come to think of it, I have one of those opportunities coming up in a few weeks.
Welcome aboard and enjoy. There's some good info and great characters here.
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Hope to see that there are more New Hampshire fishermen here, be nice to get an honest fish report on where they are biting locally. I just found this forum and seemed good to me. I try to get out and fish mostly streams and trout ponds around here.
It is much more of a thrill to catch fish when you tied the fly also, so all I fish with is the stuff from the vise. If anyone here is a fan of hand-tied flies, I plan to post the resipe of each "proven" pattern I make, and will also be willing to tie a few for you if you don't want to take the time to make them.
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Castile Creeks Rawhide, MH "Rowdy"
Me either- looked like the first act of a fat boy ballet.
Tutu regards
There are three classes of people: those who see...those who see when shown...and those who do not see. - Leonardo da Vinci
blind is run from top down in photo, not exact but at least gives a picture to visualize.....
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If the satellite photos are any indication, that is one heck of a blind! That is definitely National Open caliber.
Thanks Breck and Lydia.
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Thank you judges who score Style, you are preserving Desire!
I'm not a lot more adept than my 'source' but I'm trying to figure out a way to get the photo larger so you can see a little more detail. It does indeed appear to be a rather....ahem....meaty blind??
nice picture of the blind, thanks to Jeff, no way they will finish today, projection was 5 min/dog or 12 dogs/hour, 2.5 hours of daylight left
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I would wager when the dogs leave 1st piece of water and get on the bridge it's too early to give them a left hand into water so a right hand cast gives them a good look at the wide open run around space off to the right and then getting them back to the left to angle into the water becomes a battle.
Just guessing, I'm not there.
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Per favore, non mi rompere i coglioni.
As the Fearless Leader in our past would have said, it looks like a humdinger of a blind.
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Hew, that's it? Not even a link to one mainstream media report where her family has been dissected.
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A picture is worth a thousand words.. My Friend..
The real "survivalists" and they do not even know they are what they are.
Village supermarket at the crack of dawn:
Myanmar Taxi:
We are definitely spoiled here in the US. I doubt most here could make it without their remote control to watch Dancing With The Stars and American Idol. Somehow, I actually loved it in Myanmar without all the conveniences of modern life in spite of the occasional wild elephant charge, spitting cobra (or any of the other 74 species of deadly snakes), asian tiger, sun bear, wild water buffalo, boar or whatever. Then the leeches! Bouts of Dengue Fever and Malaria. Otherwise - I really had lots of fun. WTSHTF here in the US most will be at a complete loss as they hope and await "help" from the government.
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
A picture is worth a thousand words.. My Friend..
The real "survivalists" and they do not even know they are what they are.
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Try clearing cache or deleting cookies. I had one that was corrupt a few month ago, and it caused me no end of issues on Gunco.
I will send a request to the mods to have them communicate your status to you.
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News: Hotspot #3: the project Wormux
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Hotspot #3: the project Wormux
Item posted by Mathieu Roy <yeupou> on Tue Jan 25 12:49:46 2005.
On a regular basis, Gna! people pick and interview one vivid and mature project hosted here to highlight the software and personality that drive Libre Software community.
This is the third hotspot, dedicated to the Wormux project.
Wormux Description:
Wormux is a libre software clone of the game named Worms. The goal of the game consists in winning a fight against an opponent team of "worms" (or else) by leading his own team.
It currently features 5 weapons (dynamite, bazooka, gun, baseball beater and teleportation), 4 worlds and two differents skys, 2 skins (Wougzy and a yelllow worm) and bonus boxes (munitions for weapons).
Wormux was registered on Gna! in May 2004 and is leaded by Lawrence Azzoug, Victor Stinner and Laurent Defert.
An Interview with Laurent Defert and Victor Stinner:
| Gna!: Hello,
| Can you give a two line description of Wormux your grandma(s) could
| understand? What is the intended audience of Wormux ?
Victor: Hum... not easy, my grandma don't understand what is a
computer. But, Wormux is a free game in which two teams (or more) have
to kill them, with a lot of weapons like bazooka, TNT, gun, etc.
| Sounds violent, doesn't it?
Victor: Yes, it is, but it's just for fun.
Laurent: It's not so violent when playing, because it's based on
humor. Character are originally worms, and you don't expect to see
worms fighting with bazooka grenade...
| Sure, I don't.
Laurent: I think worms/Wormux are more fun than violent.
| I understand your game run under GNU/Linux. In my experience,
| drivers shipped with XFree/X.org for modern graphical cards are very
| poor, especially by comparison to their proprietary equivalent for MS
| Windows. Does that affect your software? Had you to take into
| account that problem and find workarounds or does your software work
| fine with old hardware?
Victor: Bad question :-)
Laurent: Victor, you have more experience than me for this.
Victor: Wormux 0.4 used ClanLib 0.6.5, I don't know which system is
used (X11 ?). Wormux 0.5 use ClanLib 0.7 which is based on
OpenGL. OpenGL is really fast because it can use hardware acceleration.
But the problem is that we don't have good driver for GNU/Linux. I
only know Nvidia who have very good video drivers. I tried to write an
SDL wrapper for ClanLib, but it was too difficult and I never achieved it.
| But non-free. On free only systems, is your game playable? What
| hardware does it requires?
Victor: eg. I have a laptop with a ATI IGP and I'm using Debian. With
Xfree 4.3, I had 2 fps (frames per second) in Wormux. I had to install
the last version of X.org and DRM to play Wormux with 60 fps. But, my
video driver is 100% free software.
X11 may be able to use hardware acceleration, but Wormux use
sprite rotation, alpha blending, and other nice graphical effects, and
the all in 32 bits/pixel. But Wormux does not need a very fast video
drivers with all 3D newest effects, only a good 2D video driver!
| Ok, so things are improving recently in this matter, in your
| experience, aren't they?
Laurent: I can't tell, I have a nvidia and have always be happy with
their (non-free) drivers.
Victor: Yes, we can see more and more good video drivers under
| You mentioned previously that your game was about two teams opposed
| in a fight. Is it possible to play against others humans? Is it
| ready for network games?
Laurent: Network support is in preparation.
Victor: Currently, we can only play with two humans (or more) on the
same computer, but we're working on network (LAN and Internet)
| With shared keyboard?
Victor: Wormux is a turn based video game, so we just need one
keyboard and one mouse.
| Hum ok, now you know that I was not able to understand the rules of
| the game, being non familiar with worms in the first place. :)
| When will be the network game ready? What kind of network game
| model do you selected: client/server client/client?
Victor: We choose client/client so Wormux don't need three computer to play
between two humans. I think that 90% of network playing is already
done. The problem is that I don't have a lot of free time to care
about Wormux
| (ok we will discuss about that afterwards)
| On your webpage, you mention potential legal issues with team17, the
| people behind the proprietary game Worms. Do you think you owe them
| something? Are statement like "I cannot imagine we would ever take
| action [against you] - this is not a guarantee" positive ones, in
| your opinion?
Laurent: I owe them tons of hour of fun with their game. The concept
behind worms was really cool when it came.
Victor: I'm not very qualified to comment that from a legal point of
view. I just understand that unless Wormux is made available under MS
Windows, then they will not care about us. But nobody is able to
produce a Wormux Windows version, so there's no problem.
| If someday someone propose you to work on MS Windows support for
| Wormux, what will you do?
Laurent: We will welcome him, as it is a real hard task.
Victor: We will answer him "ok, but binaries will not be available on
our webpage (or server)".
| I see. Who are you? How many developers contribute to Wormux
| regularly?
Laurent: Victor is the one working the most regularly on the project.
Victor: I'm the project maintainer. I'm first a programmer, but also
care about Wormux promotion (website/news).
Laurent: And i do some programming and graphics.
Victor: I also apply patches/contributions that we received by
emails. We're two people who regularly contribute to Wormux.
| And where do you work? How old are you?
Victor: I'm 21, french and study in the UTBM (http://www.utbm.fr). But
currently I'm in a training period for 6 month until the end of
Laurent: I'm also 21, I work at CIAT (air cooler manufacturer) in
Savoie (France), it doesn't have anything to do with computers.
Victor: I'm working in 2LE ("Logiciels Libres pour l'Entreprise"), a
web agency based in Mulhouse.
| When was started the project and why?
Victor: The first author of Wormux is not here, it's Lawrence
Azzoug. He wrote in http://www.wormux.org/en/history.php that
he wanted to program a Worms clone under GNU/Linux and, because no
good clone did exist, he started it's project.
| Do you know each others in "real" life?
Laurent: We are far from each other, but we met with Victor last
Victor: I meet Laurent last December for the first time. We organised
a Wormux hacking party in my school. Lami (Lawrence Azzoug) couldn't
come because it was to far for him.
| What are your plans? How do you see the future of Wormux?
Victor: The future of Wormux ? Version 1.0 with ninja rope, random map
generator, AI (artificial intelligence) and network playing.
But first version 0.6 with network ;-)
Laurent: I would like Wormux to become as good as frozen bubble
| Is there any business plan behind Wormux?
Victor: Business plan ? Good question. We don't care about money, We
develop Wormux just for fun!
| Wouldn't you interested in earning a living working on Wormux?
Victor: personally, no.
| You neither, Laurent
Laurent: Not for Wormux. I do not think my work on Wormux is worth
being paid.
| How is licensed Wormux? How do you feel about it?
Victor: Wormux is written under GNU GPL. I'm not sure to understand
the second question.
Laurent: I really like this license as I learn programming when I code
for Wormux.
| I assume it is Lawrence Azzoug that chose the license. Would you
| have made the same choice?
Laurent: Personally, yes.
Victor: Yes. I really love this license. I only written code under GNU
GPL; we also write code under GPL in my company.
Laurent: In a way, we thank the GNU/Linux community for their work by
adding our piece of work to the assembly (« en ajoutant notre pierre
à l'édifice »).
| I see. Another topic, more down-to-earth: is Wormux included in some
| distros? Which ones?
Victor: Historical including : SourceMage & Sorcerer, Mandrake, Gentoo
& FreeBSD. I'm still waiting about Debian reactions.
| Do you have any industrial or institutional support? Does the
| distros shipping Wormux working with you in any way?
Laurent: Not at all.
Victor: Hum... They help us for autotools things.
| Are you looking for contributions? If so, what kind of
| contributions could be of use to the project?
Laurent: Code, sound, music, graphics... everything! It's a big task
to build a game, everyone is welcome to help.
Victor: We already received a lot of contributions. I'm looking for:
UTF-8 support, more sound effects, help for network and random map
generator. But like Laurent said: we accept all (good) contributions.
| Ok. Maybe a reader will provide you help in these areas, who
| nows. What tools do you use when working on Wormux? Why?
Laurent: for code: kate, for graphics: the gimp. Kate (part of KDE) is
really simple to use, the gimp is powerful, and they are both free software.
Victor: I'm using emacs or gvim to write code, g++ to compile, gdb to
debug. ClanLib is also a "tool" (toolbox), which is buggy but easy to
use and have a good API. I only use free software.
Laurent: Except my nvidia drivers, me too.
| Why did you choose Gna! as host?
Victor: First we used tuxfamily.org, but because of a rude word
cracker, tuxfamily.org was down for long months. We couldn't wait
tuxfamily.org "resurrection", so we looked at all free software
project hosting. Gna.org was the best : cvs, mailing list, etc. -> it
covers all our needs.
Gna.org have some lacks: better download presentation, SVN
support, download counter. But it's not really important.
We have mailing list from gna.org (with really nice archives: that's
very important) and we have our own forum at
http://www.wormux.org/forum/ (I don't think it is gna.org's job to
provide this service, by the way).
| Anything else you'd like to say?
Victor: Thank you to Gna! for hosting our project! Feel free to
contact us if you are interested in contributing to Wormux.
Laurent: Thanks! Play Wormux, « mangez des pommes », and be happy!
Victor: And have a look to ClanLib, a really good game library.
| Last question: what is the question that I did not asked you would
| have me to ask?
Victor: "why do you develop Wormux?"
| And the answer would be?
Laurent: For fun, and to learn c++.
Victor: I'm working on Wormux during all my free time because I love
Worms (not Wormux) game, I love programming, and I love free
software... and because it's funny to develop a game!
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Eye opening experiences in a boat
In the spirit of discussing what NOT to do, here is a true story about boating that might get others to chime in with their own close calls.
About 20 years ago a friend and I were out on the Straits of Juan De Fuca fishing for coho salmon on a small craft rented from the McChord Airforce Base near Tacoma Washington. John was an enlisted man and able to get boats cheap enough for our budgets thru the MWR program.
Well this usually meant we ran like maniacs friday after work, drove like mad to the Olympic Peninsula, got up at o dark thirty and fished like it was our dying day. By Sunday we were totally drained and fell asleep bucktailing for coho with the motor on and the lines out.
This area is on the Coast Guard's list of dangerous places and there is no outcome to a shoreline encounter other than catastrophe. The volcanic spires form moon-like shapes in the rock shore which can be 100ft deep a broad jump from the nearest rock. There is a small settlement here and there, certainly nothing of significance until Port Angeles along that coastline.
Somehow the tide kept us going in a safe offset from shore - we woke up from a sound slumber 9 miles away from where we nodded off. The motor was still running and the lines dragging. For all we knew they could have been hit 100 times and we didn't know it.
For all we knew we had crossed the strait and were looking at Vancouver Island! The silva boy scout compass I got when 12 years old was in my pocket and dispelled that rumor. It took us a while to realize where we were, luckily I had fished down coast before and recognized Pillar Point. The seas came up and tossed us in our small craft but we made it back by the light on the docks.
That was a mild incident compared to many much more harrowing experiences on boats - suffice it to say I go out from the dock with utmost respect for the sea and as prepared mentally as well as physically to outwit fate each day when boating.
Sure most days are pleasant joy rides but we are just as often a mistake away from trouble and preparedness on the deck and above the shoulders is key.
And then there was Acklins day II...:Eyecrazy:
nothing like the fog out of Sekiu to get your head spinning and end up lost...
Almost got lost with my brother out there one day but we were able to follow a boat that randomly appeared out of the fog back into port....
Not knowing where you are in a boat is a very scarry thing. How many of you have taken a good coastal Nav course? It's amazing the confidence they can build along with good seamenship values. One I recomend is designed by a small company out of Seattle called Starpath. They have many courses and all are serious, not your local 2 hour course by the Coast Guard Auxilery. Google Starpath and take a look.
Yes fog for us New Englanders and Northwesterners are big issues as the summer months get into full swing. I have noticed that most boats of all sizes have radar out here on the Puget Sound, a lot more than back East. I know it is hard to have that dome on a boat used for flyfishing but what a great invention and the cost for recreational boaters is very affordable now.
Some tips for fog I learned many years ago before Radar and GPS. Even on nice clear days it is good to do a good survey of your surroundings. On nice days I take a very good look around about every ten minutes. Things I observe are wind dirrection relative to sun position, wave dirrection and swell dirrection if there is one to sun postion. Then the sun position relative to the surrounding land. If you do this enough it becomes a natural thing to do and you really get to understand how many degrees the sun changes over a half hour or so, second nature. A good look around at the sea state can be helpful in your fishing too. If there is already some fog with visability I always am paying attention to sea state incase the fog really closes in. Even in heavy fog one can still see the brightness of the sun and its postion. If you know all mentioned above you can find your way home or at least close to home. We practice this a lot in foggy weather with radar and Gps on but we put a towel over the screens and just check them once in awhile unless a boat has come up on the Radar. What I have found if you do not use the sea state to your best interests is we all have a tendency to steer to the left and end up in the big circle game. I used to do search and rescue in Montana and they always taught us that a lost person will circle to his left most often. I wonder if lost folks below the Equator circle to the Right? Take the time to learn these observations so they become second nature and it could save your life. But it is also a great enjoyment having great observation skills in nature. I did not mention all the basic safety issues about fog, like stopping every minute or so and using your air horn and then listening for a resonse. You can learn about all that in a regular coastal course.
Does anyone know where I can buy one of the old tin fog horns with the wooden mouth peice. They were not as loud as the air horns of today but I really think the tone they had could give a much more accurate location of your boat. The modern air horn sound in a fog spreads out very quickly and it is hard to pin point where it is coming from.
Those are some very good points. I keep a spare handheld GPS in the bag and have paper charts for all the areas I boat in but have been caught out in the fog with no radar. I have seen some rigs with a single radar pole bolted to the deck and supported by the grab rail. I can't imagine this setup would be too much of a hindrance on casting. I believe the units on the market today still run in the $4K-$6K range which I would consider a substantial investment for a 20' center but to your point how much is your life worth. I hope that boats without radar use good judgement when moving in the fog and reduce their speed to what is reasonable for the given visability but realize that may not be the case. I took a navigation course run by the Power Squadron that I thought was pretty good. They ran it as an option after the basic boating course. It was about 10hrs in total meeting once a week for a month.
Sean, You can get a good 2.2 kw/ 16 inch radar at West Marine for about 1000 to 1200 dollars now. Black and white screen but a very good screen. These 2.2 kw radar are good up to 16 miles but more important are very good at close range. I can pick up crab pots and sea gulls when I am in the .5 mile space and can go down to I think .125 mile on the screen. They have all the bells and whistles like alarms for other boats coming into a set space. The program I like is distance to a certain point, I know GPS does this as well now but with the radar I can get direction a vessel is approaching at and its speed.
The single pole stands are more expensive than the radar but on a fishing boat it would be easy to make your own for a small price. You could also make it adjustable up and down in hieght so when it's not foggy out you can keep it lower. We will soon be buying a new radar and single poll mount for the new boat that has a few more than needed stuff on the pole. The boat had 24 inch dome on the mast which was good out to 24 miles I think. We just did not need that distance, it was too high for close in stuff and under sail it worked great for picking up air traffic to the windward side so we sold it. With the pole mount for the stern I can get manual tilt option to keep radar horizontal, GPS antenna stand, place for a cockpit spot light and a davit to lift the 8 hp outboard back on board. I like the 2.2 kw Furuno radar but they are all good now a days.
I didn't realize you could get into Radar that cheap. Not sure that unit would work for me due to space concerns which is why I thought you would need to spend the $4K-$6K to get into a networked all in one unit. But certainly worth a look. Not only would it make you safer on the water but finding the blitzes would be a whole lot easier as well:lildevl: .
I think it is JVC that makes a smaller unit and cheaper. Yes you will be able to see blitzes miles off. But you don't need radar to do that if you learn to scan the horizon with the proper mind set.:confused: I bet Juro knows how to from all I know about his abilities.
Yeah I wish, if it weren't for the smell of low tide I couldn't find the beach at noon any more. ;)
Out west the deadheads are the killer, not to mention rocks cropping up in 80 ft of water from ancient lava flows etc. I guess other boaters are a problem everywhere in fog and it would be good to 'see' them.
Reminds me of an outing at Sekiu on the north Olympic Peninsula with a friend in his recreational ski boat. A split pea fog rolled in from the west and we were working the Caves area which in on the west cusp of a large bay about 2.5-3 miles wide.
He had no compass or electronics on board, I had my trusty boy scout pocket compass that my mom bought me in Sears as a young kid and that was all on board for reckoning tools.
In a flash the sight of the rocks left us and we pondered the next move. I dug out the Silva as the others argued about which way was which. Oddly the needle was turning faster than the second hand on my watch.
Mike says "so hotshot which way?". I scratch my head. Did we fall into the Bermuda Triangle?
It occurred to me what was happening...
anyone care to guess?
I'll take a shot Juro, Too many rum&cokes:) . Most true ski boats have inboard engines, were you sitting on the engine box? I have not looked at the chart for that region but I know throughout the straits and the sound there are places that a compass is useless. Luckly the charts will let you know which places that happens in. Sailing on the Hood Canal has brought a large amount of strange experiences like the one Juro had. Not only compass failure but depth soundings. From time to time everyone's depth finders go to 4 dashes on the screen. This can last up to an hour or so then everyones sounder works again. We believe it is the secret workings going on a Bangor Sub Base. One that I have figured out recently is when the depth sounder goes into alarm which I have set at 10 feet. We are in 600 feet of water sometimes when that happens and it happens starting about now through May. Anyone know what is happening on these occassions? I bet Juro knows the answer.
OC you are ten times the mariner I am but thanks for the vote of conf.
I guess there are no more guesses, so here's the answer...
We had been ripped all the way across Clallam Bay to slip Pt on the other side which is listed as a CG hotspot for rocks, turbulence and whirlpools. Although we could barely see each other on the same boat I could hear the slip pt horn faintly and it seemed to be coming from ten different locations. It dawned on me that we were spinning in a whirlpool.
No one believed me because we could not see any water commotion against the hull. Of course not, it was spinning too.
I went to the bow and formed a scoop with my jacket to hear the horn. I asked to shut down the engine for a minute to hear the horn, got a heading real quick relative to north if possible, and we iterated toward it which in retrospect is not a good idea. Moving away would have been safer but indistinguishable so on we went, me with the jacket over my head waving my arms left and right to keep the boat moving somewhat straight. The horn is situated on the bluff that looms above the most trecherous part of the point, so going toward it was risky - but there was no other reference. Eventually we came to the familiar clang of the bell bouy, so headed west to confirm it - and from there it's due west to the jetty blind as bats by compass.
The whole time the crew was doubtful of every decision, in fact I had to take turns forcing everyone to have faith after we attempted something they suggested that led us nowhere etc. I could have just as easily been wrong but my point is the situation was tenuous at best for all.
There was complete doubt until the rocks and american flag at the end of the jetty appeared thru the dark thick wet soupy fog, except in my mind since I had fished there often and knew the bell bouy well.
In any case, a silva boy scout compass decades old, a dose of luck, and a bit of familiarity with a horn and bouy got us back safely. I got a little more faith from the gang after that. That evening the fishing got red hot in clearing skies and we were none the worse for wear.
I'm gonna guess the ski boat had a world class stereo syetem with speakers loud enough to hear the Valkyrie over the drone of the motor at ski speed and that the magnets in the speakers were giving that Boy Scout compass the ride of its life.
Last year Slinger, a friend of his and I decided to go back to our primal roots and sling some eels off the South County shore one evening. Again the fog rolled in and we needed to navigate by GPS in the dark on the way home. This was only a few months into my tenure with the new boat and electronics and I was trying to find some visual clues that would help me ratify what the little box on my console was telling me. I kept looking toward the shoreline and focusing on what appeared to be a distinct dark cloud. The funny thing was this clound kept following us and was really starting to fuel some questions in my mind about whether I could trust the instruments to get us home. After a few more minutes I came to realize that I should be named king of the idiots as the cloud I was so intently following was actually the shadow cast by the stern light and Slingers head on the fog.
Man overboard breifly...
Personaly I was most impressed by getting washed overboard by one wave and deposited back aboard by the next one!
We were fishing for Black Cod back in 1978 over 30 miles of Cape Addington in the Gulf of Alaska the "Westerlie' had been building for about a week and the seas were a steady 30' to 35' that far off shore you can't even see the tops of the mountains except for the ones that are beside you and behind you and in front of you.
This particular day I guess the Skipper had his belly full of rolling around inside the wheel house and anouced that were were heading in to Noyes Island to wait for the weather to cool down a bit. Danny was an exciteable boy and always way heavy on the throttle, we were litteraly surfing down the Mountains one minute and riding in the trough the next.
It was my first job on the High Seas and as a deckhand it was my job to wash up the cod after they had been dressed prior to putting them in the Ice Hold this was busy work and you just mindlessly kept your head down and both hands busy until the three or four tons of fish was all put to bed.
It was a beautiful sunny day not a cloud in the sky but that West wind just kept getting stronger it was now being clocked at 48 and we were running full out before it so I guess you would have to add 9 knots or so to that reading. As I recall I had a 10# Cod in my left hand and a srapper spoon in my right when a wall of water sent me sailing across the deck where I was slammed into the Rack holding our Bouy Line Anchors that slowed me down (hurt like hell too) but the water just kept rising and I floated clear of the boat just then another big comber broke and surfed me right on to the top of the Bait shed aft. I was not nearly amazed by all this as my crewmates who all gave a big cheer and then started laughing at me as they were very amused that I still had the cod and the sraper in my hands. The whole incident tokk but a few seconds and I never had time to asses my plight the ocean just let me go maybe I trew the hook whatever it was one of those "moments " that a fellow tends to remember.
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The Sunpentown Stainless Steel Hot Water Pot with Reboil Function (SP-3017) is an ideal companion for tea lovers or anyone who needs hot water handy. This hot water pot is user friendly - just add drinking water and the unit automatically turns on. Water is held at the boiling point. The one touch dispensing and spinnable bottom make the hot water pot even easier to use. Micro-computerized dry-boil protection prevents overheating.
Features include a stainless steel gall and a removable top lid for easy cleaning. Auto reboil and a manual re-boil button add utility. The dispenser is dry-out proof and has a water volume indicator window. Please note: This unit is not recommended for use at altitudes above 300 meters. (Pot may stay in boil status and not switch to keep warm mode.)
Keeps Hot Water Handy:This hot water dispenser is perfect for tea lovers and those who need to keep hot water on hand
Easy to clean:The stainless steel gall and removable top lid facilitate easy cleaning
Dry-Out Proof:With a micro-computerized dry-boil prevention system, the dispensing pot will never dry out, so there's no need to worry about overheating
- Model: SP-3017Sunpentown Hot Water Pot with Reboil Function
- Brand: Sunpentown1-touch water dispensing button
- Stainless steel bodyMicro-computerized dry-boil prevention
- Ideal for tea loversSafety lock
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- Removable top lidETL approved
- Manual re-boil buttonWeight: 4.5 lbs
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Idaho Criminal Rule 54.13. Effect of Failure to Comply With Time Limits.
The failure to physically file a notice of appeal or notice of cross-appeal with the district court within the time limits prescribed by these rules shall be jurisdictional and shall be grounds for automatic dismissal of such appeal upon motion of any party, or upon initiative of the district court. Failure of a party to timely take any other step in the appellate process shall not be deemed jurisdictions, but may be grounds only for such other action or sanction as the district court deems appropriate, which may include dismissal of the appeal.
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I was just reading through Tom Sloper's site and he made quite alot of remarks about people trying to get into the industry without college are just plain lazy and shouldn't bother.
I would love to be a programmer in the game industry, and I would do anything I can to get there.
My problem is that I am 17 and no longer live with my parents (for personal reasons) because I have things to pay for to keep myself off the streets, I don't think I can afford to go to university once I finish High School. It's not that I'm lazy, I would love to go to university. But I'm living off scraps as it is and will most likely not be able to afford it.
How hard will it be for me to get a career in the industry in programming? If I can at all? At the moment I've been learning C++ and using the DirectX API from books and tutorials.
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For decades our government, as well as most every other economy, has been using a monetary system without a commodity based reserve...like gold for example. The money we use is known as fiat money and is literally "created" out of thin air. While I am not an economist I am a business owner, tax payer, and concerned citizen of/for our republic. The "crisis" we are seeing world wide is, according to what I understand from studying Mises, an inevitable fact of government interventionism causing the boom-and-bust economies we are experiencing...and will continue to experience (unless a change is made) until the economy is severely damaged or destroyed. Mises noted in The Theory of Money and Credit (published in 1912):
It would be a mistake to assume that the modern organization of exchange is bound to continue to exist. It carries within itself the germ of its own destruction; the development of the fiduciary medium must necessarily lead to its breakdown.
Further, Mises noted in Human Action:
There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandoment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved.
In that light I would suggest that anyone interested in this topic watch the video (part one is linked...part two is also on youtube) and read the information in the links below...the information may help explain how we got to where we are:
Tom Woods: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lRpJ1GLm5Q
Thorsten Polleit: http://www.mises.org/story/3386
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DEFOREST – Joel H. Rider, age 70, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, surrounded by family after a brief illness.
Joel was born October 25, 1942 in Madison to Harold "Bud" and Eleanor Rider. He graduated from Madison East in 1960 and MATC in 1962. Joel married his soul mate Dianne Rasmussen in 1963. In 1962 he began his 50 year career, in DeForest, with the family business, Rider's Standard later becoming Rider's BP. Joel joined the DeForest Fire Department in 1967 where he served for over 30 years becoming one of the first EMT's in 1973. He served 12 years as Fire Chief. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, NASCAR races, outdoor activities, collecting antique cars, and spending time with family and friends.
Joel is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dianne; children, Timothy (Jenna) Rider and Tari Procknow; grandchildren, Brooke & Briana Procknow, and Samantha Rider; sister, Joan Kazynski; nephews, Wayne, Tom, and Nick Kazynski. Further survived by other family members and friends. Preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law Randall Kazynski.
Services will be held at RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 6924 Lake Road, DeForest, at 3:00p.m., on Saturday, April 27, 2013, with Pastor Jerry A. Olson presiding. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from NOON until time of service on Saturday. Burial will be at Norway Grove Cemetery.
Special thanks to the doctors and staff of Meriter Hospital, especially the loving and caring nurses of the ICU.
In lieu of flowers donations to DeForest Area Fire and EMS, 305 E. Holum St., DeForest, 53532, would be appreciated.
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Town Square
The correct standard for falsifying documents under perjury
Original post made by Penalty of perjury, Atherton: other, on Mar 12, 2013
"I called the DA because when somebody signs under penalty of perjury and it appears that they may have lied, then I need to get the DA involved," San Jose's acting City Clerk Toni Taber said Monday.
Has anyone at the Almanac or within Atherton done the same for the former Atherton city council member and mayor who said under penalty of perjury that he lived at an address in Atherton to vote in Atherton, but all appearances are that he was lying? That this home had been sold months earlier, and been bulldozed to the ground when the perjury took place?
Or maybe it's better to wait until the Lewis/Wiest axis gets the cops their raise before dealing with this very messy issue.
All indications are the media does not want to report on this story. It's funny. Some thirteen years ago, it was considered incredibly newsworthy.
But then again, look at what happened to Brian Bothun when he broke that story that got the Atherton police chief fired. Can you blame any reporter for not wanting that type of retaliation to happen to them?
a resident of Atherton: other
on Mar 12, 2013 at 5:21 am
In the last three or four days we have seen a series of new topics about Atherton that are accusatory and attacks on people be it police officers and town council members past and present. These articles do not reflect well on the Almanac who should take them down if they were true to their policy. Rene knows who is posting this stuff and allows it. [Link to special-interest website removed.]
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 9:29 am
That's pretty funny, quoting the web site that knew no boundaries in going after people to complain about these perfectly legitimate posts.
A crime was committed here against the residents of the Town of Atherton. A crime that people get prosecuted for when they commit it, as history shows.
I suppose when people commit crimes, they sometimes get accused of it. Sorry that bothers you. You're used the the system in which certain people can commit crimes and not get accused of it, especially when they are thick as thieves with the Atherton police department.
The Almanac can pull the voting records and building records anytime to verify this crime was committed.


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Willow Smith, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's daughter, posted a pic of herself on Twitter yesterday which revealed her new look… a bald head. Read on to see why she did it and check out the before and after pics…
Willow is gorgeous, with hair or without, but the pic of her shaven head is very drastic. Here she was just a few weeks ago at the BET Honors awards on January 14th. In her luscious yellow gown she looks mature beyond her 12 years, and so elegant.
Check out the pic of her bald head…
What do you think?
I wonder if it was an omen after releasing her single, 'Whip My Hair' featuring Nicki Minaj. There is a lot of hair whipping… :)
I've put the clip here for you watch and enjoy.
There have been RUMORS going around about Will and Jada, Willow's parents, having issues in their relationship (none of which has been confirmed so they are just rumors for now), but if so, I cant help wondering if this act of shaving her head is a small cry for attention… on the other hand, maybe she is just experimenting with a new fashion statement. Willow is a bit of a fashionista! She is doing a lot this little child star… she stars in the upcoming film Annie too!
What do you think of her bald statement?0


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Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
What if all we have today is what we gave thanks for yesterday?
Let the views of others educate and inform you, but let your decisions be a product of your own conclusions. (Jim Rohn)
Wages have been stagnant since the Clinton era. This is grossly untrue for the top end of the tax bracket. There are many economists that believe the lack of growth in incomes is tied to the lack of growth in the economy. This does have some Merit since we live in a consumer based economy. I don't know that raising it at the bottom will have significant impact, growth in my opinion needs to happen in the middle, they are the ones more likely to purchase larger ticket items and start demand rolling once again.
"Its hard to win an argument with a smart person, but its damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person." - Bill Murray
It's because the employee has no leverage over the employer. If the employer does not have to pay more, he is not going to...that simple. So your voting has weaken the power of collective bargaining, kept the minimum wage low and now you want to blame someone....blame yourself!!!!
See the message of the Republican Party is survival of the fittest, and all of you like to think of yourself as lions. Let me let you in on to a little secret, you are not the kings of the jungle. Being a lone wolf, you are going to lose the fight, but if you join a pack of wolfs, the rest of the forest respects you.
So keep voting the way you do and keep making the real lions fatter while you pretend to be a king of the jungle, but don't blame the guy that has the back of the working man.
Unions suck in general. The lousy slacker worker stays and the newbie goes. First in last out. What a crock! Why should an employer pay more than he needs to to fill a job?
If you have skills in demand you write your ticket.
Hihope Hiland Heathen of Perth CD, RE, CGC, TDI. (RIP)
teracroft Clan Piper of Perth CGC TDI (RIP)
Boyne's Fast Break of Perth RN CGC CGCU( munchin in training)
He will not do that, he rewards spitting out spawn that can't be provided for by the breeder!
Hihope Hiland Heathen of Perth CD, RE, CGC, TDI. (RIP)
teracroft Clan Piper of Perth CGC TDI (RIP)
Boyne's Fast Break of Perth RN CGC CGCU( munchin in training)
"i guess the old saying 'those of us that think we know everything annoy those of you that does' " --bobbyb 9/13/06
"A Good Dog is a Good Dog"
The president raised the minimum wage because he was catering to the union base. A lot of their contracts tie their pay to a percentage over the minimum wage.
Since some want to increase this wage why don't we just cut out the pennies and quarters. Just take the wage to $100 dollars a hour. Make it also pertain to all self-employed individuals which would have to pay themselves time and 1/2 for hours over 40 per week.
Our economy would boom and small businesses would thrive.


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