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Received this email about a book published on the 69th Indiana Vol. Infantry, in which a relative served.
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I found your website listing Thomas W. Groenendyke, 69th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and wanted to let you know about a book just published about the 69th. It contains a short work written by Thomas and read at the reunion in 1897. He wrote about a friend and comrade who died at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky, in 1862. There is also a letter written by him from Lynn Haven, Florida, in 1912.
I am attaching a PDF file with more information and an order blank.
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Journal PerlJedi's Journal: Slashdot Replatforming Complete 26
There were a few rough and long days in the last week completing the final capacity testing and roll out procedure, but it is now complete, and (*knocks on wood*) running smoothly. I owe many thanks to my team of engineers and the site operations team for all their help and support. The Editors here at Slashdot also deserve thanks for their help in testing, and their patience with me as I worked through the more complex pieces of functionality in the site. Though this project took a lot of work, I honestly believe that it was needed in order to allow us to keep Slashdot running, as well as to provide us the structural support we will need to build new features that will allow us to better serve our community into the future.


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Amidst all this hullabaloo over Kickstarter projects reviving beloved vintage gaming franchises, Finnish indie Almost Human released its own original classic genre revival last week, Legend of Grimrock. Evidently there's still plenty of interest in ye olde gamese, and the retro-inspired dungeon crawler earned back far more than its development costs within two days. So what's next? First of all, a patch.
"The development costs of the game have now been covered many times over so the future of the company seems pretty secure," Almost Human said in a blog post. "So, everyone who has bought our game and supported us, you have our gratitude!"
The team's working away on a patch, which will bring fixes for bugs, exploits, and other issues.
If you buy Grimrock now, the 10% launch bonus is still in effect, so it'll only cost you $13.49. It's available on Steam, direct from Almost Human (who'll also give you a Steam key), and on GOG.


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INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana financier and former chief executive of National Lampoon convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison by a judge who told him his ''deceit, greed, and arrogance'' had cost many of his victims their life savings and dreams of a comfortable retirement.
US District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson said Timothy Durham had violated the trust of thousands of small investors from the American Heartland who had been careful with their money and invested it with him in hopes of traveling in their retirement, paying off their mortgages, and perhaps buying a small home in Florida.
She told the court Durham had plundered their money so he could live a luxurious lifestyle. ''When they're defrauded, it is the most serious offense because it undermines the fabric of this country," Magnus-Stinson said.
Durham, 50, said he felt ''badly'' for all the families who lost their savings, but never admitted any wrongdoing.
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As if investment-grade bond investors didn't have enough worries between record-low yields and elevated interest-rate sensitivity, the Dell Inc (DELL) leveraged buyout has brought out some recurring LBO fears that the nice investment-grade company you own could become the target of a big, debt-heavy buyout and those high-grade bonds will disintegrate into junk.
Not to worry, says Anthony Valeri of LPL Financial today:
Even at the current pace of $12 billion per month, LBO activity would lag well behind the boom years before the financial crisis. Acceleration from the current pace would leave overall LBO volume well behind 2006–2007 levels. In fact, the current pace would still put LBO-related new issuance on the low side of historical averages.
But maybe to worry just a little bit, according Yuriy Shchuchinov at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, who says today that LBO risk in the high-grade bond market is still broadly underpriced:
Recall that the last time the market focused on LBO speculation was in late 2010 and early 2011. That round of speculation ended due to a sharp rise in market risks following the intensification of the European sovereign crisis and the US debt ceiling debacle in August of 2011. By now, however, uncertainties have declined to levels that are lower than those at the peak of the previous cycle of LBO speculation, based on VIX futures. Relative to the 2010/11 period yields are also lower for high yield financing . Finally, banks have finished repairing their capital positions and are looking to originate loans for their own balance sheet to create shareholder value. This means the availability of bridge financing for LBO transactions has also improved. Despite these indications of a more favorable environment for LBOs, the amount of LBO speculation priced into spreads has remained well below the levels in 2011. This suggests that LBO risk still has room to grow in terms of its impact on high grade spreads.


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Pennsylvania's Republican Governor Tom Corbett says he won't appeal yesterday's ruling from a federal judge striking down a state law that banned gay marriage.
Hundreds of gay couples are rushing to get married in the state, which as of today has become the 19th state where gay marriage is legal.
On Monday, a federal judge in Oregon struck down a voter-approved ban on gay marriage and a federal judge in Utah ordered state officials to recognize more than 1,000 gay marriages performed there in the two weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency stay.
Ultimately, the issue will wind its way back to the U.S. Supreme Court, because in its decision last year striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act, the high court didn't weigh in on whether state bans of same-sex marriage violated the Constitution.
Carl Tobias, professor of law at the University of Richmond School of Law, discusses this with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson.
- Carl Tobias, professor of law at the University of Richmond School of Law.
It's HERE AND NOW.
And gay and lesbian couples are rushing to get marriage licenses in Pennsylvania today, a day after a federal judge struck down a state law banning gay marriage. Now Pennsylvania is poised to become the 19th state to recognize gay marriage, but many states are close to joining that list because of legal challenges to gay marriage bans.
And the fight is likely to move all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. For more now on the legal battle for same-sex marriage, we're joined by Professor Carl Tobias who teaches law at the University of Richmond in Virginia. Professor, welcome.
CARL TOBIAS: Thank you.
HOBSON: Well, are you surprised that these rulings are coming in? It seems just week after week in different states around the country.
TOBIAS: No, that's true. In fact, there were two this week.
HOBSON: Yeah.
TOBIAS: Monday in Oregon, and then on Tuesday in Pennsylvania. So the pace of the rulings is surprising and seems to be picking up, as does the rhetoric the courts seem to be using in crafting the opinions.
HOBSON: All based on the Supreme Court's decision on the Defensive Marriage Act.
TOBIAS: Substantially based on Windsor last term, that's correct. All of the courts have invoked that important Supreme Court decision in validating Section 3 of DOMA.
HOBSON: And remind us what that decision said exactly.
TOBIAS: Basically it said that that constitutional provision in the 1996 statute basically violated the U.S. Constitution. And so the constitution had to trump that federal statute.
HOBSON: But importantly, when the Supreme Court made that decision, they also decided not to get involved in a particular gay marriage ban in California, right? They side-stepped that, and yet, courts around the country are using that DOMA ruling to justify striking down bans on same-sex marriage.
TOBIAS: That's true, because there's language in the Windsor opinion that courts have invoked and seems to point in the direction of invalidating these bans, even though, as you suggest, the Supreme Court majority did not explicitly say that in Windsor.
HOBSON: But do you think the Supreme Court envisioned this happening, and so quickly after that ruling that courts around the country, judges around the country would use that ruling to justify striking down gay marriage bans?
TOBIAS: Well, Justice Scalia in descent actually predicted this. And then a number of judges including the Pennsylvania judge yesterday, Judge Jones, invoked his language in the descent saying that this would be the next shoe that would drop. This is the next issues that would come before the court, and it does look like that is about to happen.
HOBSON: OK. Well, tell us about that. When might this all get to the Supreme Court?
TOBIAS: Well, what we've had is a string of federal district court rulings, about a dozen or so, all invalidating usually bans, sometimes statues, and there are a number of appeals in the federal appellate courts at this point.
The one that's on the fast track is in the Tenth Circuit in Denver. And there are appeals out of Utah and Oklahoma. There also is an appeal in Virginia. That was just argued on May 13. The 10th Circuit appeals were argued in April. So they seem likely to be the first ones to be decided.
HOBSON: And in some states, proponents of bans are not being allowed to argue their case, because they don't have standing. Tell us about that.
TOBIAS: Well, that's true. In some states, for example, Oregon was an example, and the opinion you talked about from the Supreme Court, the Perry opinion said the proponents may not have standing to appeal in certain situations. That means they cannot join the suit. And what has happened in some states is attorneys general have decided that the bans or the statues are unconstitutional, and decided not to defend them. For example, in Nevada, Oregon, Virginia, the attorneys general all made those similar decisions.
HOBSON: But if this were to get to the Supreme Court, it would be argued on both sides I would assume.
TOBIAS: Absolutely. At this point, whoever loses in the appeals courts will file petitions for certiorari. That's a grant of the appeal. And I expect that to happen maybe late summer or September. And then the Supreme Court would have to decide. You need four justices' votes for certiorari, and it may not take the first one, or even the third or fourth one.
I think what is likely is if there is division among the appeals courts, then you have a conflict among the circuits and it would be difficult for the Supreme Court to tolerate different legal regimes in different parts of the country.
HOBSON: So what would happen with these state rulings if the Supreme Court were to say it's a federalism issue, this should be left up to the states?
TOBIAS: Well, then I think each state then would have to make decisions. The lower court decisions would not stand, and then you might see ballot initiatives or legislation in a number of these states. For example, Oregon, I think the proponents of marriage equality did not choose to put the matter on the ballot because Judge McShane ruled in their favor the other day. But that's what would happen in those states, and I think relatively promptly.
HOBSON: And what do you expect the Supreme Court to do? What do you think they'll do once they get this issue before them?
TOBIAS: Well, I think they are likely to wait on several appeals courts and let it percolate up, and see what the reasoning is among those circuit courts, 4, 5, 6, and 10, and then probably grant certiorari. I think there are four justices who would grant certiorari, and then in the next term, there would be full briefing, oral argument, and a final decision probably in June of 2015.
HOBSON: Carl Tobias is a professor of law at the University of Richmond. Professor Tobias, thanks so much for joining us.
TOBIAS: My pleasure.
HOBSON: And just to bring you up to date on some of the things that are happening around the country on this, back in January, a federal judge struck down a ban in Oklahoma. In February, a Virginia gay marriage ban was ruled unconstitutional, same in Texas.
Tennessee and Kentucky have been told by federal judges that they have to recognize same-sex marriages from other states, same with Indiana and Ohio and Idaho. In Michigan, a ban was struck down in March. And that's not even all of them, Robin. So bottom line, this is, as the professor said, likely to end up at the Supreme Court.
Well, and there is a coda to this. We're learning today how difficult it once was to be a gay federal employee. Today's New York Times is reporting about government documents uncovered by a historian that reveal outdated policy, but also some pretty shocking language.
One document was written by a Civil Service Commission employee in 1964, this was during the Johnson administration. It asks a question of whether gay federal employees can be rehabilitated. At the time, the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover had a program to uncover gays in government with a network of informants. Quite something. We'll link you to that story at hereandnow.org.
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Richard Jackson (1818-90), the illegitimate son of the 4th Marquess of Hertford and Mrs Agnes Jackson, was raised in Paris by his grandmother from the age of six.
The 4th Marquess never acknowledged his paternity, and in 1842 Wallace took his mother's maiden name. Until his father's death he acted as the 4th Marquess's sale-room assistant and adviser.
In 1870 he inherited his father's collection, the apartment in the rue Laffitte, the chateau of Bagatelle, and the estates in Ireland. He soon also bought the lease of Hertford House from the 5th Marquess of Hertford.
While Paris was besieged by the Prussians and then devastated by the uprising of the Commune, Wallace won a considerable reputation through charitable works and gifts to humanitarian causes. In recognition of his philanthropy he was made a baronet in 1871, just after he had married his mistress, Julie Castelnau, the mother of his thirty-year-old son, Edmond Richard.
In 1872 he took up residence in London, bringing with him from Paris many of his finest works of art. While Hertford House was being converted to accommodate them (1872-5), much of the collection was exhibited at the Bethnal Green Museum where it was a popular sensation, visited by millions of people. Unlike his father, Wallace took an interest in the responsibilities that his wealth brought him, particularly in Ireland. But the circumstances of his birth and the refusal of his wife and son to become anglicized meant that he was never fully accepted in English society.
After the death of his son in 1887 he returned alone to Bagatelle where he died three years later. In general Wallace's taste in paintings, furniture and porcelain was similar to that of his father, but he did not buy so many works of this kind. Where he principally differed from the 4th Marquess was in his fondness for medieval and Renaissance works of art.
In 1871 he purchased the collections of European arms and armour and medieval and Renaissance decorative arts formed by the comte de Nieuwerkerke, Napoleon III's Director of Fine Arts. In the same year he also bought a selection of the European arms and armour collected by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick and in 1872 the vicomte de Tauzia's early Italian paintings and illuminated manuscript cuttings.
He also acquired many superb miniatures and gold boxes, though he bought very few works of art in the last fifteen years of his life.


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May 25, 2012 > The Traveler's Guide: Be a Safe Tourist When You Go Abroad
The world today encompasses very real concerns of crime, health risks, natural disasters and terrorism that can disrupt the best planned vacations. Travelers need to be aware of the risks they can face when vacationing to an unfamiliar territory.Whether you are a student going on spring break, a family vacationing together or are traveling strictly for business, there are some items that you should ensure are checked off of your pre-trip list before you depart for your destination:Protect Your IdentityProof of identity and citizenship are critical while traveling abroad. Your personal safety, and ability to travel, will be at risk if your passport and other identification are lost or stolen. Remember to take a photocopy of your passport and other identification with you on your travels. Keep it in a safe place, in the event something happens to the original.As soon as you know you are going to travel abroad, locate your passport and make sure all of the information is correct. If you were over age 16 when your passport was issued, it is valid for 10 years. If you were age 15 or younger when your passport was issued, your passport is valid for 5 years. If you need to apply for a passport, do so at least three months in advance of your trip to avoid fees associated with expediting the process.Check for Travel Warnings and AdvisoriesThe U.S. Department of State's website, www.travel.state.gov, should be your first stop when planning for international travel. The website will provide locations that currently have a travel warning or alert. There is also information about foreign countries' laws and policies as well as other international travel resources.Even if you don't think the weather will stop you from a great vacation, it could delay your travel arrangements or even cancel them altogether due to a natural disaster. Check your destination's local weather forecast for storms and warnings. Remember to check on your travel status before leaving if the weather is bad in your departure or arrival area.Register with the State DepartmentRegister your travel plans with the State Department through a free online service at www.travelregistration.state.gov. All U.S. citizens travelling or residing abroad can provide travel and personal information to the State Department so that in an emergency situation, you can be contacted.Insure YourselfNo one ever plans on getting sick or being hurt while traveling, but it could happen. Be prepared by reviewing your health insurance to find out if it will cover you in a foreign country.If your health insurance does not cover you, there is the option of purchasing travel insurance. This insurance provides health coverage, protects you if your trip is delayed or cut short, or if you need to cancel your trip for one of the covered reasons such as illness or a natural disaster.Contact Your Credit Card and Cell Phone CompanyIf you plan on using credit cards during your travel, alert your providers to your travel dates. This way they do not put a hold on or decline a purchase because they know that it is actually you using the card. It is also suggested to use credit cards rather than debit cards because credit companies offer fraud protection required by federal regulations.If you plan on taking your cell phone with you, check with your provider to make sure your service will work wherever you go. There may be an extra charge for international or roaming calls or data services. Make sure that your phone is pre-programmed with important emergency numbers at home and you have a charger that will work where you're heading.Make Arrangements for your Home and AnimalsIf you are leaving for a long period of time, it is best to alert a neighbor, nearby family member or friend of when you are leaving and returning. Ask them to keep an eye on your property and outside belongings. You may also want to consider having your house sitter pick up your mail or you can put a hold on your mail being delivered at the post office.If your house sitter and your animals are familiar with each other, they could keep each other company while you're away. However, if not, a great alternative is sending your animal on their own retreat while you are gone. Many facilities offer great amenities to keep animals happy while their owners are away.Andrew Daniels is a Vice President at AlliedBarton Security Services, www.alliedbarton.com.


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That -- according to David Brooks -- is the question Andrew Sullivan is asking in his book "The Conservative Soul." Brooks writes a strangely good/bad review, in which he agrees with the aspects of Sullivan's thinking that have to do with the "conservatism of doubt" and "epistemological modesty" but takes him to task for failing to understand what religious conservatives are really like and for missing the "complexity" of fundamentalism. Then he praises Sullivan for being at his "wonderful best" when he is "a fervent, passionate crusader" for the things he's fundamentalist about -- like gay marriage and torture.
That doesn't seem too complimentary to Sullivan, but in the end I get the impression that Brooks is criticizing himself, saying that all that doubt and modesty that he himself finds so alluring really doesn't cut it in American politics:
... Oakeshottian conservatism can never prevail in America because the United States was not founded on the basis of custom, but by the assertion of a universal truth — that all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain rights. The United States is a creedal nation, and almost every significant movement in American history has been led by people calling upon us to live up to our creed. In many cases, the people making those calls were religious leaders. From Jonathan Edwards to the abolitionists to the civil rights leaders to the people fighting AIDS and genocide in Africa today, religiously motivated people have been active in public life. They have been, in their certainty and their willingness to apply divine truths, fundamentalists — if we want to use Sullivan's categories. You take those people out of American politics and you don't have a country left....
Conservatives need to relearn the lessons of Burke and Hayek — that the world is complex, and efforts to transform it will have unintended consequences, most of them bad. But if American conservatives give up their optimism and their universal creed, they will once again be a small sect at the fringes of political life.


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Christmas isn't Christmas without some sort of card. Doing the usual Post Office run, for many, marks the start of the festive season proper.
The conventional Christmas card can be a touch outdated, but with a bit of digging Pocket-lint has come up with some hi-tech alternatives to make your Christmas post that bit more exciting.
Apple Cards app
Crafting your own Christmas card is one way of doing things, but putting cards together for each family member could see you spending more time with scissors and glue than unwrapping your own cards.
A quick fix that can have some awesome results is Apple's Cards app. Using your iPhone or iPad, you can design custom-made cards, add photos from your Apple device and then send them anywhere in the world for £3.99.
Touchnote is also doing customised Christmas cards. You can do this online simply by uploading a snap, adding a message and then sending it to the relevant address. Simple, quick and easy and with cards starting at 99p, a bit cheaper as well.
Build an LED edge-lit Christmas card
This one is right at the other end of the spectrum in terms of complexity, but do the build and it's worth it. Credit has to be given to the Evilmadscientist blog for working this one out.
You will need plastic, LEDs, paper, electrical tape, batteries, scissors, a ruler and a pen. For the plastic, the blog suggests cutting out the side of a plastic container. You then need to cut a design into the plastic using a craft knife. This will be the final design of the card, so make it Christmassy.
The LED is very simple to make, simply buy an LED bulb, which you can pick up here and then attach it to the positive and negative of a lithium cell: the flat kind of battery you see in watches.
Then attach the bulb to the edge of the plastic and it will shine through, illuminating the design. Attach this to the card and you're away. More comprehensive instructions can be found on the Evilmadscientist blog.
Get a 3D printed card
With 3D printing all the rage at the moment, why not top off 2012 with a custom-printed Christmas card unlike any other? Naturally, they will turn out a touch thicker than normal Christmas cards, but the weight gain should be worth it.
First you will need to come up with a design for your card. Then, once you have it drawn in 2D, use this web app from Shapeways to convert it into 3D. Wait a while and your 3D model will be printed and sent out. Make sure you include the text in your design, otherwise it won't be easy to print on later.


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Illawarra religious leaders have urged residents to use the festive season to reconnect with each other and rediscover peace in their everyday lives.
Catholic Bishop of Wollongong Peter Ingham will use his sermons to remind his flock of the meaning of peace and goodwill.
"I'm really asking, is our lack of peace - evident in violence in the home, in sexual abuse, drive-by shootings, in road rage, in knife attacks that seem too common - due to the absence of basic goodwill?" he said.
"Is the reluctance ... to acknowledge and give glory to God part of the reason for that lack of goodwill?"
He said those overwhelmed by the stresses of the Christmas period should be careful not to lose their temper or judge others too quickly.
"I would remind people to take a deep breath and try to focus a bit on whether you are acting the way you'd like to be treated."
"If there's any time of year where we can try to be hospitable towards others or wish strangers a Merry Christmas, this is it."
Wollongong Anglican Bishop Peter Hayward said many churchgoers would use Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Mass to reconnect with their faith and each other.
"In my messages on Christmas Day I will be talking about how the mess of the online world, like Facebook, means communication has become really complicated and I will relate that to how clearly Jesus communicates God to us," he said.
"In the end we know we need each other and we can't live in isolation because as much as online connections give us some expression of a relationship, they lack human warmth and we all need that in our relationships."


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Is food anarchy the answer?
L.A. Times columnist calls for government to retreat from its attacks on our food choices.
I received an interesting email yesterday morning from Julie Gunlock, director of the Women for Food Freedom Project at the Independent Women's Forum. She was promoting an opinion piece she had written for the Los Angeles Times. Although she asked for nothing, I suppose she was looking for a secondary outlet for her message.
The article was titled, "Keep the State off My Plate." The writer is yet another activist weighing in on government involvement into what—and how much—Americans eat and drink.
Gunlock makes a few good points, but her overall message is one that I imagine wouldn't sit well with most Americans if they really think about it. She's basically advocating a kind of food anarchy.
"Americans must ask themselves: Do we really want government bureaucrats in charge of how much soda we can drink and what amount of salt can go into a can of soup?" Gunlock concludes in her article. "Is this really fitting for a country of free citizens with a limited government?"
I think the answer is, yes and no. I've argued previously that attempted government controls are often poorly conceived and ill-fated, such as New York Mayor Bloomberg's ban on the sale of fountain sodas of more than 16 ounces.
But government does provide some protections for Americans, not only from themselves but from unscrupulous practices on the part of Big Business. Does Gunlock actually want food manufacturers to have the unchecked ability to put whatever they want into the food we eat? Laying aside questions about government excesses or questionable practices, without government agencies such as FDA and USDA who would have the power to protect the health and safety of citizens from unregulated food manufacturers?


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Perfect when paired as a set of stereo speakers, or as the foundation of a multi-channel surround sound system, the Bowers & Wilkins 684 Floorstanding Speaker produces impressive, voluminous sound, ideal for medium to large-sized rooms.
The drive to always improve their products is what makes B&W speakers among the industry's best. For the 684 Floorstanders, B&W decided on a new combination of drivers, and the results are overwhelmingly positive. The lower, 6.5-inch woven Kevlar cone bass driver produces strictly low-end sounds, while above it sits a matching 6.5-inch midrange unit handling the more middling frequencies. This division of frequency range lets a single floor standing speaker produce both heavy bass and clear, undistorted mids. Of course, there's more to sound than just bass, so the B&W 684 is also outfitted with a 1-inch Nautilus tube loaded aluminum dome tweeter to take care of the high end. Working in unison, the drivers of this 2.5-way speaker reproduce a full range of sound, providing a satisfying listening experience even without the help of a subwoofer.
Because of their modular, matched nature, buying B&W speakers relieves you of having to decide on exactly what kind of audio setup you'd like to ultimately have. Start with a pair of the 684 Floorstanding Speakers and you'll have an enviable stereo system. Add an ASW610 Subwoofer for a 2.1 system, then a center channel and rear speakers for an engulfing 5.1 surround sound experience. As part of the B&W 600 Series, each speaker is matched not only sonically, but also aesthetically, in either a Red Cherry or Black Ash finish. So if budgetary or space restraints require you to buy your system a piece at a time, you can rest assured knowing that when complete, it will both look and sound like a cohesive, pro-caliber audio setup.
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Amazon to kindle Fire tablet tomorrow
Based on BlackBerry tab?
Amazon's Kindle tablet will be called the Fire and be based on the same core technology as RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, it has been claimed a day ahead of the retailer's big announcement.
That's according to Tech Crunch, which claims that while the Fire will be shown off on stage by CEO Jeff Bezos, punters won't get their mitts on it until the second week of November.
The website also reckons the fondleslab will incorporate a Texas Instruments dual-core OMAP chip clocked at around 1.2GHz.
Leaks already indicate the Fire - if that's indeed what it will be called - will be a 7in tablet running Android 2.1. This model may be followed by a larger ten-incher.
As the Fire was designed and constructed by RIM's tablet maker, Quanta, it will apparently have a similar look to that of the BlackBerry PlayBook. The software that runs it, though, is said to be much smoother and provides access to a far greater range of content.
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- "Apparently This Matters" is CNN Tech's weekly, offbeat look at stories trending online
- This week, Jarrett Bellini looks at a woman whose fiance' tattooed his name on her face
- While piercings have become accepted, the face tattoo remains rare and shocking
- Get one big enough though, and your parents might just stay quiet and take a cruise
When I was young, I remember that encountering an individual with a nose piercing seemed to mean something. Specifically: This person kills puppies.
Of course, nose piercings never actually meant anything. It was (and is) just body art.
That said, baseless conclusions used to come easy. Back then, it was rather unusual to see a person who'd willingly popped a fresh hole in his or her face when that face was doing just fine with the ones that came punched out from the factory.
But times have changed. Now nose piercings aren't a big deal. And to the best of my knowledge, none of my punctured friends have murdered any puppies.
Not surprisingly, when it comes to these modern forms of personal expression, the simple, elegant nose stud has earned far more widespread acceptance than the almighty face tattoo.
Maybe it's because there are still not enough of them out there. After all, they're permanent.
And whereas piercings can easily be removed, there's a certain level of fierce commitment that comes with injecting dark ink directly into your face.
"Yay! In 60 years I'll still love dolphins!"
Five minutes later ...
"Well, that was a rather misguided decision."
However, almost nothing stacks up to the bizarre trending story this week from Europe involving a tattoo artist named Rouslan Toumaniantz.
You see, Toumaniantz met the girl of his dreams, Lesya, in an Internet chat room. They fell in love, and finally decided to meet face to face in Moscow. Presumably to wrestle a bear.
That's a standard first date in Russia. Look it up.
However, what makes this all really fun is that within 24 hours of meeting, Toumaniantz had, with consent, tattooed an alternate spelling of his first name over Lesya's face.
"Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy. ..."
Now, when I say he tattooed his name over her face, we're talking full cheek-to-cheek, gothic-style, see-it-from-space lettering. The kind of tattoo so outrageously big and bold and crazy that parents can't even really get mad.
"Your mother and I have discussed this, and we've decided to take a cruise."
Fortunately, the new, happy couple are getting married, and they have big plans to stay together forever. So not to worry. This can't possibly go wrong.
But here's the kicker. Toumaniantz is the same tattoo artist who, in 2009, made international headlines after he inked 56 stars on the face of a Belgian woman named Kimberley Vlaeminck.
Normally, that wouldn't be newsworthy. But, after the ink session was over, the woman claimed she only asked for three stars near her eye, and that the tattooist just kept adding more and more as she fell asleep in the chair.
Ultimately, this turned out to be a lie. She later admitted that she had, indeed, asked for all 56 stars but was scared about what her dad would say.
"Your mother and I have discussed this, and we've decided to keep you in a box."
This was three years ago, and when news of this girl's starry tattooed face hit the Web, naturally it went viral, and even spawned a website for The Kimberlizer -- a photo game where you position your head for a webcam and it instantly adds 56 stars to your face.
Today, the game still exists. And so do the real tattoo stars on Vlaeminck's face. So you know -- she's got that going for her.
But in this latest popular story from Moscow, Lesya still seems more than happy with her new face full of ink. Which is great!
Really, it's just the size of the tattoo that confounds the rest of us. For had her man simply used 12-point Times New Roman and inked his name near her eyebrow, this wouldn't even be a big deal.
Comic Sans, on the other hand? Death by firing squad.
Nevertheless, this particular face tat is big and bold, and definitely not going anywhere.
"It's a symbol of our eternal devotion," Britain's The Sun tabloid quoted Lesya as saying. "I'd like him to tattoo every inch of my body."
Modern face tattoos (even cool ones such as Mike Tyson's eye tribal) definitely have a long way to go before they reach the same level of social acceptance as nose piercings. But they will. It's definitely happening.
So go ahead and get that dolphin. Or maybe even a lover's name, beautifully scrolled across your forehead.
Just don't use Comic Sans.
"Your mother and I have discussed this, and we've decided to take the firing squad on a cruise. When they're done."


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The Impact of Concept Mapping on EFL Learners' Critical Thinking Ability
The present study investigated the influence of concept mapping as a post-reading strategy on EFL learners' critical thinking ability. The study utilized a pretest – posttest control and experimental group design. To do so, thirty six EFL learners at upper intermediate and advanced levels were randomly assigned to experimental (n=18) and control (n=18) groups. The results of pretest indicated that the participants of the two groups were homogenous with regard to their proficiency level and critical thinking ability. The experimental group was instructed to construct concept maps after reading each text and formulated the required post-reading activities on the basis of the constructed maps. Critical thinking skill was assessed via the "Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal" (CTA). The results of posttest indicated that concept mapping has a positive and significant influence on learners' critical thinking ability. The discussion and conclusions of the research are further presented with reference to the finding.
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Manchester United striker Federico Macheda is joining Stuttgart on loan for the remainder of the season.
Macheda has struggled to make an impact at Old Trafford after scoring a famous debut goal against Aston Villa as a 17-year-old that helped secure the Premier League title in 2009.
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Our company has partnered w/ an Insurance Software developer. We want to create an "Internet Kit" to assist their clients in getting connected to the Net...
Many don't even have a office (internal)network.
I need to sell them on the importance of having a network, benefits of connecting the office to the net, and having your own domain name and webpage.
I know many IT companies are in the business of doing this...
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HINTERG wrote:Oh dear. And all the time I thought cookies made my computing time just easier. I am not entirely convinced by the financial argument made here though. After all, we kind of expect all this information on the web to be free, but truth is, it has to be paid for somehow. Seems like its time for LF to do an article (another?) on spam filters
Spam and cookies aren't quite in the same category. Spam is totally unsolicited garbage. While cookies are used to gather information, sure, some may later be used to target you with spam, but that's a separate issue.
If LXF want's info about where I am or what i know, to know who to contact if they comments relevant to my location of knowledge, that's OK. But when someone like Adsense or Doubleclick want it to pick the right ads to target me with, or to sell to someone else to target me with the right ads, that's a different kettle of fish, and I want to be paid before they get it.
That makes me wonder if we should have a separate discussion on the proper use of cookies. Maybe a LXF article on the proper use of cookies.
Look, I know you need some cookies to make a forum or e-commerce site work properly. But why does a site like the local newspaper, who doesn't need confirmed feedback from me, need a lot of cookies as well? Why do sites who only make static pages for information available to visitors need with cookies?
The answer to the above questions is - they don't, but they use the cookies to gather information on the visitors so they can use or sell it. This shouldn't be allowed. The other main use is to use it to target ads on the site to the visitor - which is more objectionable.


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It's probably about 5 hours when I marathoned Fate stay/night last Dec 31, 2007, just after the New Year's eve celebrations.
I was able to do it because Jan 1 is a holiday, no work requiring me to wake up early.
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I believe I watched 15-20 episodes of Yu Yu Hakusho once (courtesy to every episode ending in a cliffhanger). But I had short food/lunch breaks so I don't know if that counts.
That's nothing compared to my friend. I lend him my copy of Fullmetal Alchemist, and he watched all 51 episodes in 1 afternoon/night. The guy's amazing. I wouldn't ever have the patience to do such a thing.
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The only time I dedicated a whole day (from morning, say 9:00 to late evening, say 23:00) to an anime marathon has been 4 years ago when I was sick in bed for a flu. I was getting better, but staying in bed and watching tv was the max activity I could aspire to do in those conditions. The anime was Card Captor Sakura, don't remember which episodes (the anime is long) but I'd say a total of nearly 20-25.
Other marathones I've done in a single session, were generally never longer than 6-8 hours. I can spend half of a day marathoning a 12 eps series, but if it's longer I split it in parts. Been at least 2 years since the last time, by the way.
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The first time I watched Monster, I guess. I started early on Saturday (skipping OP/ED) and finished in the early Sunday afternoon. Never slept, nor felt like sleeping.
Usually, if I have nothing planned for the week-end or don't go to work, I might (re)watch anime from 13 to 26 eps. in one go.
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I've only really ever done a marathon two times...
Once, a couple years ago, when my cousin wanted to watch all 24 episodes of Love Hina from the DVDs I then had (Didn't have the Christmas/Spring/OVA DVDs yet; God help us if I did)...We did that marathon, do the math for how long that lasted...We ended up staying all the way up until 6AM, which is something I regularly do these days on the weekends, but a couple years ago during our high school years, that was a lot of time without any fucking sleep...
I came a couple times close to that over the past two years, watching episodes hours on end of Bleach and Naruto to catch up to the current-running episodes, but never anything nearly as long on a single sitting as I did with my cousin on Love Hina...
Well, except for a couple weeks ago after New Years Day, where I was stuck in bed sick over some stupid virus...With nothing to do and no motivation to do anything as active as playing PS3, I decided to run through all 25 episodes of Code Geass R2 in a single sitting...Straight through all by my sick self...One more episode watched in my Code Geass marathon than I did with my cousin during the Love Hina marathon...Holy shit, was I restless...
That's my personal record...
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I personally can't stand doing the "same thing" for more than a few hours but when a title hooks me it is a scary thing. I think my record stands at 15 eps straight of Elemental Gelade before needing a rest. So something like 7 hours.
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Just did this earlier.
Minami-ke + Minami-ke Okawari + Kannazuki no Miko.
13+13+12=38 eps
I remembered it was about 19 hours. With all the breaks in between. Yes, 19 hours. Madness and laughs, although Kannazuki wasn't event meant to be funny.
Downside? Now I can't make out which is [Saotome]Mako-chan and which is Mako-cakes
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It was in the summer, when I finally decided to watch all of the episodes of Naruto (though I cheated a bit and skipped like, 50 ;_ Good lord, 2 weeks of just sitting there watching it, and then I would sleep and get up. (Reason why? I was too young to get a job, and I go away to school so none of my friends were at home)
Ugh. Almost as much as a waste as when I tried to watch all the episodes of Inuyasha. Atleast Naruto actually still had a plot ;_;
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I don't know anymore. I know that there were a few days where I've done nothing except watch anime, bathroom, and eat, but I do not recall to what extent or how many hours in a row. I'll never do it again.
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Part of a sum of $5400 is invested in 8% bonds and the remainder in 6.5% tax-free bonds. The combined annual interest from these bonds is $375. How much money is invested in 8% bonds?
the solution in the back of the book is 1600.00.
but i really need to understand the process of solving. any help will be much appreciated. thank you.


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Former baseball star McGriff catches NASCAR race
- Article by: DAN GELSTON
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- February 23, 2013 - 2:16 PM
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Crime Dog took a bite out of NASCAR.
Former baseball star Fred McGriff attended the Nationwide Series race on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. The 6-foot-3 McGriff dwarfed many of the drivers as he caught the pre-race action on pit road. He even spotted Danica Patrick.
"She's tiny," McGriff said, laughing. "I would have no chance getting in these cars. Anything over 6-feet, I'd be in trouble."
McGriff, who knows Nationwide driver Jason White, made the quick trip from Kissimmee where he's serving as a guest instructor for the Atlanta Braves.
He hit 493 homers over a 19-year career and retired after the 2004 season. McGriff received only 20.7 percent of the last Hall of Fame vote.
"I've just got to keep fighting," he said. "It's out of my control."
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