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Among all the rising greenery, mopeds may have been lost in the shuffle. Without the Mediterranean charm of a Vespa or the simian appeal of the Segway, we'd almost forgotten they were out there. Luckily, a clever designer was out there to remind us.
This Derringer model sprung from the mind of Adrian Van Anz, modeled off the board track racing motorcycles of the 1920s. After a few extra modernist curves and angles, he ended up with a Parisian style peddler that just happens to get 150 mpg. Of course, like Segways, this gadget is primarily a West Coast operation, so if you want one you'll have to head out to their shop in West Hollywood.
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tell me what you guys think and what one is more durable
I had the same dilemma about 3 weeks ago. I just couldn't decide so I went with the E-Revo because I have a summit and the parts are all the same. I have a neighbour with an Emaxx though and we went for a rip today. On his stock NIMH packs that Emaxx was SWEET. It had every bit as much power as my 775 E-Revo did, maybe more. It was smaller but just a tiny bit and handled really well. I think the E-Revo was smoother on really rough terrain. I would say it appeared more "plush" where the Emaxx would bounce a bit and get kicked around, the E-Revo would soak up the exact same terrain without getting knocked off its course.
I like the Emaxx chassis layout better, its simpler. I also like the Emaxx battery trays better. Much easier to use IMO. But if Ihad to pick again after driving the Emaxx and the E-Revo, id still go E-Revo. Day 1 my neighbour broke his rear shock tower, which I know is a weak point and easy to fix. But after a bunch of really gnarly landings with the E-Revo Ive had no failures. Time will tell of course but I think the general consensus around these parts is that the E-Revo is more durable than the Emaxx... but either can be upgraded to be very very strong.
Thanks. You have been a big help. Im kind of stuck between the e-maxx, e-revo, and the summit. The only reason i really want the summit is because of the size of that thing. Also because it can crawl pretty well and it does have some good speed. I really wish that the revo came with the new tqi system though. Thats also why im leaning to the summit or emaxx. Whats the emaxx size compared to the summit?
The emaxx is maybe 2 inches shorter than the summit, maybe less. And just a tiny bit narrower. It's got less ground clearance though for sure.
What about tire size?
e-maxx stock tires 6.3" with 0 offset. Summit stock tires 7" with an 1/2 offset rims. E-revo same rims as summit but tires are like e-maxx.
I now have both and I will be honest...not 100% impressed with the emaxx...but I LOVE the revo it's a beast!
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The revo is meant to be the newer generation e-maxx. It has better suspension, you can lower it down more or raise it higher than the e-maxx can realistically go, and the progressive rate is better in every condition. The center of gravity is better so it handles better in any condition. People say get the revo for racing and the e-maxx for bashing but a revo set up for bashing will out perform an e-maxx set up the same way. Durability wise they share the same drivetrain and steering knuckles, the main advantage for the revo is the hingepins will almost never break and the bulkheads are naturally stronger, also the revo has a better bumper and bumper mount design. That being said I am currently an owner of an older generation e-maxx, and I love it, a revo is going to be that much better. My nitro revo is sitting in my room waiting for the engine to be tuned up, hopefully I will convert to electric soon enough.
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definitely e-revo... I've had both a E-maxx and a E-revo for over 5 years now. The e-maxx is one tough truck(5 years and only one broken skid!) but the E-revo is way more agile. The E-maxx feels like a bulldozer after driving my e-revo. I'd say if you have the money go for the E-revo BL.
Ah, the old EMaxx or ERevo question. This is a hot one and dare I say it slightly contentious. Both Trucks are awesome and offer up something different for the pilot. The key factor to deciding is what you want the vehicle for. If you are planning on just doing rough terrain bashing and the likes, although both highly competent, in my opinion the EMaxx will give you what you are after. If you are after an all rounder that is equally at home in the street, go ERevo.
Mate, I am bias...Erevo. They are both great trucks and are unique in their own way.
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E-revo is your planning to upgrade to brushless in the future. The brushed E-revo is slower than e-maxx because of the extra weight. The E-revo gets really old quickly running slow. E-maxx brushed can go wheelies as its lighter and you can run it in the snow during winter.
Well still seeing people posting on this thread even though i got my emaxx a month and a half ago. So far it does everything i need it to. And yes, it will pop wheelies
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Erevo by far. Way better than any maxx truck. (If the maxx is stock!)
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I really liked my emaxx until I broke a bulkhead, it sat on my worktable for a month before I got around to disassebling it to change both bulkheads out for aluminum. Didn't keep it long after that. But after reading a lot of posts on here and talking to a buddy that has the newer one it seems the longer chassis did a lot for durability with the emaxx.
I still like the revo better.
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"I like rc cars"....."WHAT? YOU'RE KIDDING!"
So what is the better all around basher since I will soon buy one or the other?????
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July 30, 2013 > Immunizations encouraged before school begins
With the new school year fast approaching, Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the state public health officer, is encouraging parents not to wait until the fall to make sure their children are fully immunized before classes start."Immunizations are a safe and effective way to help our kids stay healthy in school and protect them from vaccine-preventable illnesses that can be very serious and have lifelong consequences," said Dr. Chapman. "As families make plans for heading back to school, those plans should include making sure their children are up-to-date on required immunizations for school, including an adolescent whooping cough booster shot (Tdap) for incoming 7th graders."Schools are required to verify each child's immunization record to ensure all shots and boosters are completed before entry to kindergarten and 7th grade. Kindergartners need a total of five DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis), four polio, three hepatitis B, two MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and one varicella (chickenpox) shot. Kindergarten boosters for DTaP, polio and MMR are given at 4 or 5 years of age. Since 1962, California has required certain vaccinations for incoming kindergarteners. In 2012-2013, nearly 90 percent (almost 500,000 California kindergarten entrants) were fully immunized, with the remainder typically behind on only one or a few required vaccines. In addition, since a new California law was signed in 2010, students entering 7th grade will need to show proof of the whooping cough (pertussis) booster before starting school.Dr. Chapman urges parents to make an appointment with their provider now to protect themselves and their families and to ensure kids start school on time.If a child does not have health insurance, or is only partially insured, a doctor or local health department can provide information about the Vaccines for Children Program, which provides free or low-cost immunizations.Some local health departments are offering expanded immunization clinics during the month of August, National Immunization Awareness Month. To learn more about immunizations required for school entry, visit shotsforschool.orgMore information can be found at: www.cdph.ca.gov


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FRIENDS of missing University of Newcastle student Mohsin Awan say they still hold out hope their friend is found alive and well.
The 23-year-old Pakistani national was washed out to sea by large surf at Nobbys Beach on Sunday night after taking photographs at the rock-ringed area known as Soldiers Baths – on the southern edge of the beach.
A group of Mr Awan's fellow students were at the scene on Monday afternoon.
Bilal Akram said he was praying that is friend is found safe.
"We still have hope," he said.
"He's a really lovely, really friendly guy … we need to find him, we are praying he is found."
Mr Akram said Mr Awan arrived in Australia about seven months ago to study business at University's Callaghan campus.
His home city is Lahore in north-eastern Pakistan.
Mr Awan's parents have been notified of the search.
"They are devastated," Mr Akram said.
Lifeguards, Marine Rescue and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter were still searching on Monday afternoon.
Police hold grave fears for the University of Newcastle student who went missing in a five-metre swell.
Swell staff member Holly Davidson was the first to phone police on Sunday night after a man came in to the cafe to seek help after he spotted two men off the shoreline.
"He and I were pretty much the only people around, as well as his wife," she said.
Surfers and swimmers soon joined in the effort, attempting to reach the men by going into the rip themselves.
They reached one of the men but were unable to reach the second.
"Those guys were amazing," she said.
"They jumped out in the rip where this guy was getting dragged out to try and get him, but unfortunately he'd already been dragged out quite far."
She said there had been plenty of rips among the low-tide conditions, which had been deceptively serene.
"It did look quite calm until the big waves came over," she said.
"[The swell] was pretty high."
Tony Leacy, an ex fire fighter, was at Nobbys when it happened. He said the two men taking "selfies" in the water before being washed out into the surf.
"They were probably about up to their knees in the water taking selfies and the next thing they were being washed across the beach," he said.
"One of them, the bigger guy, managed to grab onto the rocks but the other guy couldn't make it. He was only a few metres away from the rocks but you could tell neither of them could swim."
Surf conditions have since eased.
Dye released to show how water is moving at Nobbys. It's clinging tightly to the rockpool at Sth end where man last seen. @newcastleheraldpic.twitter.com/Tq0Ccjhpfi— Matt Carr (@MattCarrNH) March 19, 2017
The rescued man is understood to have caught onto a rock after the pair were caught by the surf.
Mr Awan was last seen wearing a navy blue T-shirt and black jeans.


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SIOUX CITY - Estherville Lincoln Central is again one of 16 high schools that won their way to the televised Quiz Bowl Competition on KCAU-TV after participating in a preliminary tournament held Saturday, Jan. 12, on the Morningside College campus.
Team members are Gretchen Probst, Zach Shryock, Brandon Sharar, Ben Herrick and alternate Audrey Herke.
The taping has been completed at the television studios on the Morningside College campus. ELC vs. West Monona will be aired at 11 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 3.
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ELC?Quiz Bowl members Zach Shryock, Brandon Sharar, Ben Herrick, Audrey Herke and Gretchen Probst qualified for the televised Quiz Bowl Competition on KCAU-TV. The ELC team will be on KCAU this Sunday at 11 a.m.
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I'm proud of how they've done this year," said advisor David Finley. "They've made it to the playoffs in nearly every tournament."
Finley said this is the third straight year that ELC will be broadcast on KCAU. All five varsity members are seniors. There are 14 quiz bowl participants in grades 9-12.
Meet the team
Audrey Herke said she joined quiz bowl because her friends were a part of it. She considers her areas of strength as geography, animals and fantasy books and likes J.R. Tolkien.
One of the highlights for her was responded to a question where the answer was "oxbow lake."
Gretchen Probst is a four-year member of the quiz bowl team. She joined after hearing about it on the announcement as a freshman.
"I was told it might be a good idea," she said. She considers her areas of strength in the medical field, animals and music.
A couple of her highlights include a lightning round consisting of medical terms in which she got all but one right. In another lightning round, she got all the answers right about Greek gods and goddesses. Her favorite authors include Jr. Tolkien, JK Rowling, Christopher Paolina and the Ripley's books.
Zack Shryock said he was asked to join quiz bowl by members Ben Herrick and Season Burton during his junior year. His areas of strength are music, sports, geography and current events. The highlight of quiz bowl for him is competing in Sioux City. He lists his favorite authors as George Orwell, Tim O'Brien and Stieg Larsson.
Brandon Sharar said he was asked to join quiz bowl his sophomore year. His areas of strength are astronomy, physics, mythology and religions. A highlight for him is playing on the varsity. His favorite author is Michio Kaku.
Ben Herrick, a team captain along with Probst, said he was interested about in quiz bowl before he got to high school as he had heard about it in middle school. He lists is areas of strength in science and miscellaneous questions. His favorite authors are Edgar Allen Poe and Douglas Adams.
About the Tournament
The top 16 teams from the preliminary tournament will compete for championship honors in the Quiz Bowl Tournament that will be broadcast Sundays on KCAU-TV in Sioux City beginning Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. The broadcast contests will culminate with a championship game scheduled to air at 11 a.m. on May 12.
The first weekly broadcast on Feb. 3 is scheduled to feature Quiz Bowl teams from West Monona High School in Onawa, and Estherville Lincoln Central in Estherville.
Other Quiz Bowl teams that have qualified for the broadcast competitions are Sioux City North, West Point-Beemer, LeMars Community, LeMars Gehlen, Bishop Heelan, Westwood, Laurel-Concord, Wisner-Pilger, Allen, Sioux City East, Dakota Valley, Winside, Unity Christian and Sergeant Bluff-Luton.
Each 30-minute Quiz Bowl broadcast on KCAU-TV will feature two teams vying for points by correctly answering questions that range over the entire spectrum of a high school curriculum and current events. Julie Eickhoff of McCook Lake, S.D., is serving as the on-air host and moderator for the broadcast competitions.
Winning teams from the eight weeks of first-round competitions will move on to play in four weeks of quarter-final contests. Two weeks of semi-final competition lead to the championship game broadcast on May 12.


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BEIJING -- With President Bush and the first family looking on, the United States women's basketball team began its quest for a fourth straight gold medal with a rout of the Czech Republic. Diana Taurasi scored 13 of her 17 points in the first half to lead the U.S. to the 97-57 victory in the opener Saturday night.
The Americans got off to a slow start, trailing 13-2 giving up layup after layup to the feisty Czech team. Taurasi finally got the team rolling much to the pleasure of Bush, who was dressed in a blue shirt and USA cap. Taurasi's layup ignited a 20-4 run by the U.S. to close the first quarter. Sometimes you think things are going to be easy from the get-go and they're not," Taurasi said.
"We're playing against very good teams that have been together for a long time." The U.S. continued the run in the second quarter behind Cappie Pondexter, who scored seven of her 12 points in the period. Her 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the Americans a 49-31 lead at halftime.
The Americans continued the onslaught in the third quarter using a 22-5 to put the game out of reach. The U.S. led 75-44 at the end of the third, sending the President, his wife Laura, and daughter Barbara home.
"I told him if the Czech's came back and the U.S. lost this game I'd come and find him," said USA Basketball president Val Ackerman, who sat with Bush and his family during the game. "He laughed and responded 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue."
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text: On February 7, more than 300 students attended the annual arts competition held in honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at the Gainesville Job Corps Center in Gainesville, Fla. Students spread messages of prevention and awareness through dancing, poems, visual arts, and songs at the event, which was sponsored by Black AIDS Services and Education. Students' visual and performance arts submissions were inspired by the event's themes of prevention and awareness as they competed to win awards of $200 for first place and $100 for second place in each of the categories. The event finished up with an evening panel discussion entitled "When Should You Not Wear a Condom?"


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MANISTIQUE – Virginia D. Wild, 78, of 866N Ash Road, Manistique (Indian Lake), Mich., died Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at Marquette General Hospital.
She was born Feb. 23, 1935, in Chincoteague, Va., one of 19 children, to James and Estella Williams and attended school there.
On June 4, 1953, she married Edward J. Wild in Princess Anne, Md. and they made their home in Farmington Hills, Mich., for several years. They moved to Manistique in 1975. In 1990, they purchased a resort on Indian Lake and have been the proprietors of the Cedar Shores Resort ever since.
Virginia enjoyed doing crafts, snowmobiling, driving her golf cart, and playing with her dogs. Most important to her was the time she spent with her family.
She is survived by her husband, Edward J. Wild of Manistique; her children, Dennis (Janet) Wild of Manistique, Ed (Claudia) Wild of South Lyon, Mich., Dean (Janet) Wild of Salem, Mich., Joe (Kathy) Wild of Venice, Fla., Brenda (David) Buttermore of Manistique, Debra (Charles) Smith of Manistique and Wayne K. Wild of Manistique; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; four brothers; two sisters; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and siblings, she was preceded in death by her daughterin law, Margaret Reyno-Wild, granddaughters, Amanda Smith and Dawn Wild; and her mother and father-in-law, Nina Wild-Nigh and Ed Wild.
A celebration of Virginia's life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 1-4 p.m. at Cedar Shores Resort at Indian Lake. A luncheon will follow. In the event of inclement weather, the Celebration will be held at Thompson Township Hall. Any questions, please call Wayne Wild at (906) 286-1818.
Memorial donations may be directed to the Schoolcraft County Humane Society/ Eva Burrell Animal Shelter in Manistique.
Messier-Broullire Funeral Home of Manistique is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mbfuneral.com.
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Three ODIs (all at St Georges, Grenada) 22, 24, 26 Feb
Two T20s (both at North Sound, Antigua) 2 and 3 March
Two Tests (Bridgetown, Barbados and Roseau, Dominica) 12-16 and 20-24 March
First - and only - warm-up on Wednesday 20 Feb.
I don't expect the Zims to win more than the odd one-dayer but they need to be playing Tests again, and a couple against one of the weaker sides may help - even if it's away from home.
I suppose there's a chance these might be on Sky? They usually show WI home matches, then again they didn't show the Windies 'C' team against the Bangers a couple of years ago.


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Most of this has just been away in storage in the top of my closet unless otherwise noted and are still in original packaging never removed.
Note on shipping I can only guarantee to ship on Wednesdays because of work schedule, some weeks might be other days. Costs don't including shipping. I accept paypal, and no international shipping.
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Dc Direct JLA Classified John Stewart 10
DC Direct Return of Superman Supergirl 15
X-men movie Storm 10
WWF Classic Superstars Dude Love 15
I should have a Scary Tales Red Riding Hood, 15
WWF loose figures 10 each and I don't have all accessories.
Matt Hardy
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WARRINGTON, Pa. — In many ways it's been a trying season for the Neshaminy High School football team, but the Redskins were overjoyed last night to prolong it for at least one more week.
Credit senior halfback Nate Hall and a stifling defense.
Hall rushed for 275 yards and two touchdowns while the defense allowed just one controversial score as the Redskins claimed a 14-7 victory in the PIAA District 1 Class AAAA quarterfinals.
Thirteenth-seeded Neshaminy (9-3) recorded its second-straight playoff upset and will take on ninth-seeded Coatesville in the semifinals. The Titans (10-2) were seeded fifth in the tournament.
"Nate, he's a warrior," said Neshaminy head coach Mark Schmidt. "I wasn't real happy with him last week (a 42-21 win over No. 4 Plymouth-Whitemarsh), even though he scored a couple times. This week we told him we needed him and he came through with it."
Hall, who is listed at 5-feet-6 and 165 pounds, used his quickness, an occasional burst of power and unmatched endurance to carry the ball 36 times. He repeatedly led the Redskins on sustained, clock-eating drives to keep the dangerous South offense off the field.
Trailing 7-0 at the half, Neshaminy tied the game on their initial second-half possession when Hall ran four times for 67 yards and scored on an 11-yard touchdown run.
Hall supplied the winning points early in the fourth quarter on a 19-yard run. A defensive stand by the Redskins set up that score as they forced South to punt from deep in their own territory and Neshaminy took possession at the Titans' 35.
Linebacker Steve Olenski, who had two interceptions in the game, and end Luke Carrezola were among many defensive standouts for the Redskins, who made two more crucial stops in the fourth quarter to preserve the victory.
Olenski's second interception stopped one South drive at the Redskins' 35 with 6:29 left in regulation. Then with less than 30 seconds to go and South out of timeouts, Neshaminy successfully defended four long pass attempts by South quarterback John Pileggi.
Neshaminy won despite losing multi-talented receiver and runner Justin Andrews to a broken collarbone on the opening kickoff.
"It was a hard-nosed game. It wasn't pretty but my guys battled," Schmidt said.
The Redskins even battled the clock at times.
At the end of the first half, a snafu with the scoreboard clock prompted the referee to start keeping the official time on his watch. Yet, the scoreboard operator continued to use his clock, too.
Ultimately, South scored its lone touchdown of the game on an 18-yard pass from Pileggi to Steve Veal with 2.2 seconds left on the scoreboard.
As the officials left the field for halftime, a reporter asked one of them what time the score had actually occurred. The official replied, "Two point two seconds, I guess," and claimed that the referee and clock operator had somehow re-synchronized their clocks on the fly.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the scoreboard clock expired on one Hail Mary pass by the Titans. But after several minutes of discussion, the officials ordered one second to be posted on the clock and one more down to be played.
Neshaminy outplayed CB South throughout the first half. The Redskins moved the ball consistently with the running game, while holding the Titans without a first down until the final-minute scoring drive.
The Redskins stalled in the red zone on two drives, however. In the first quarter, they moved 60 yards in eight plays to the Titans' 15. Hall ran for 45 of those yards.
But the halfback was stopped for a five-yard loss on a second-down play, then Hugh Hart threw an interception on the next play.
Neshaminy constructed a second long march to close the first quarter and open the fourth. The Redskins moved from their own 1 to the Titans' 5 in eight plays, including a 52-yard scamper by Hall that pushed him over 100 yards for the half.
The Titans defense stiffened, forcing the Redskins into a 24-yard field goal attempt that failed.
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BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) Look down any city street or country road in Maine this time of year and you can see wisps of smoke billowing from chimneys. Generations of Mainers have been using wood stoves to heat their homes, but it's what is in that smoke that worries Ernie Grolimund. Grolimund is a retired civil engineer who is tirelessly researching the impacts of wood smoke. He has pages and pages of documents and photos from the websites of government agencices and activist groups.
"It has to be investigated it has to be researched if found to be true it has to be stopped and then if it's a big public health problem like tobacco smoke then it has to be prevented and none of that is being done," Grolimund said.
He lives in Waterville, in a home he says has been inundated by wood smoke from his neighbors. He has sealed his windows and purchased an air purifier.
"My own daughter, had an asthma attack after about two or three months of it. I shut off the windows and everything, she had an asthma attack."
According to the American Lung Association he does have reason for concern if he's breathing wood smoke.
"Anytime you're burning anything you're causing pollution. one of the things about wood smoke is it is a toxic pollutant that you want to avoid. And not dissimiliar for cigarette smoke, possibly even more toxic than cigarette smoke," Explained Ed Miller, the Senior Vice President of Public Policy for the American Lung Association of the Northeast.
While Miller agrees with Grolimund about the potential health threats, He points out that there's been a lot of progress made so far to create newer efficient wood stoves, and reduce pollution from wood smoke.
"There's really no safe level, but we need to keep warm it's not like secondhand cigarette smoke where it has no useful purpose. Wood burning keeps people warm, driving diesel vehicles moves goods and services so you can't just say stop them we've got to continuously improve them and make them more efficient," he said.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protections Air Quality Bureau is watching pollution levels at fifteen air monitoring sites across the state in communities such as Portland, Bangor, Lewiston, Augusta, Madawaska, and Rumford, to name a few. Filters hooked to computers measure the particles in smoke called particulate matter or pm 2.5. Those are the tiny particles that the EPA has determined can cause health problems if they get into your lungs. Andy Johnson is the DEP's Air Quality Coordinator. He has been with the DEP Air Quality Bureau for more than 30 years. He says overall, the numbers show there's actually less pollution today from particulate matter due to increased regulations and better technology.
"All of the long term trend sites that we have that measure pm, we have seen a steady decline. The concentrations have been coming down over the years," explained Johnson.
But the monitors are in fixed locations, and therefore the DEP doesn't doubt that there could be homeowners like Grolimund in specific areas who are adversely impacted by wood smoke, particularly in valley areas where smoke can become trapped near the ground.
"Because we can't monitor everywhere all the time that's not to say that there might not be isolated pockets of areas where there's concentrated wood stove use, that they're not operated properly, there could be a problem, an air quality problem for people who live nearby, but overall in our major populated areas we're not seeing violatons we are in attainment for our pm standards."
While Grolimund is among a group of people advocating for elimination of cord wood burning altogether, there are also those who advocate for improving technology, phasing out older dirtier equipment, enforcing laws and educating the public.
At Evergreen Home and Hearth in Brewer, Jim Rockett says there definately increased interest from people who want to burn cord wood. He says cost is the number one consideration, but there are those interested in investing in renewable power.
For those heating with oil right now, Rockett says a wood stove will pay for itself, in many cases, in just a few years. All new stoves by law must be EPA certified, and produce far less smoke and pollution than stoves just a few decades ago. From about 50 grams of particle pollution an hour to no more than 7.5 grams per hour for non-catalytic stoves and no more than 4.1 grams an hour for catalytic stoves.
"If you look around I don't have one that emits more than 4 grams an hour and some of them as low as 1 gram an hour," explained Rockett.
The newer stoves have secondary air systems inside of them that ignite the smoke in the fire chamber, so less smoke goes up the chimney.
"You can see it burning it looks like aurora borealis right inside your stove its really pretty cool."
Even with the new features EPA certifed wood stoves still emit more pollution than wood pellet stoves, and oil and natural gas heating systems, in the case of natural gas, about 100 times more.
Rockett, and many other supporters of wood stoves argue that you need to look at the big picture when talking about this.
"When you look at the complete process, getting the natural gas out of the ground, transporting it, building pipelines, getting it to the house, and look at the carbon footprint of that versus the bar oil for the chainsaw and the pickup truck I don't buy that argument," Rockett said.
One person who agrees that newer wood stoves and pellet stoves will go a long way to reducing wood smoke pollution is Ed Miller of the American Lung Association.
"The Lung Association is not anti-wood burning. We realize you need to keep your home warm and it's not healthy for you to be cold or trading off your child's asthma medication for fuel oil we get it we understand that," he said. "One of the concerns that we have is, there's a very large difference between the old wood stoves, the old technology that existed and the newer wood stoves and the newer wood stoves which burn much much more cleanly."
Miller says a critical insights survey that the ALA conducted in 2008 showed that 15 percent of Mainers heated with wood as their primary heating source and that 25 percent of Mainers used it as a supplemental source. However, of those that used wood stoves as their primary wood stove, more than half were using stoves built before 1998. And one third of those using woodstoves for supplemental heat used stoves more than 20 years old.
That's why Miller says the American Lung Association has been involved in buyback programs for old stoves in other states like Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In those states companies that were fined by the EPA for air quality violations would put the money they would pay for a fine into a fund to buyback old wood stoves.
"It's on a first come first served basis and they're eligible for getting a thousand dollars or 1500 dollars towards a new wood stove or pellet burning stove on the provision that they take their old non-EPA certified stove, that's working now and they recycle it," Miller explained. He said that program brought in %$250 thousand dollars in sales to wood stove dealers in the region.
Miller says the American Lung Association would like to see a similar program in Maine, but not everyone out there is ready to embrace burning of cord wood, no matter the source.
Ernie Grolimund is of the belief that any wood smoke you can see or smell is harming you and he cites data he's compiled from a variety of sources.
"It's a great big huge problem where old traditions are clashing with new science that comes from the surgeon general and 40 years of research into tobacco smoke where they say there's no safe level of tobacco smoke and the EPA is saying wood smoke is 12 times more carcinogenic."
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection Air Quality Bureau received 36 complaints from people about wood smoke in 2012 that they investigated.
"It's always tough it's like chasing odors because by the time you call and by the time we get there you've missed it," explained Andy Johnson. He admits these cases are hard to prove especially with limited resources. That's why DEP tries to work with the party accused of creating the smoke to come up with a solution. In rare cases, they have used cameras that have been set up on timers to try and catch a violator.
"And we will review that over a time period and ask the person who's impacted to keep a log. Its tough to do."
For the DEP, It's far easier to educate the public about the benefit of EPA certified stoves, pellet stoves, best burning practices, and proper maintenance of stoves and chimneys. That may not be enough to quiet all critics or satifsy all health concerns but one thing all sides can agree upon, its at least a step in the right direction.


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Doing their part — That's what Terrebonne Parish employees have done for the past month.
Doing their part — That's what Terrebonne Parish employees have done for the past month.
The parish has had each of its departments competing against one another to see who could collect the most food and money to feed the hungry people in our local communities.
What a success story: The Pollution Control Department took top honors in the food department, collecting 796 items. Meanwhile, the Houma Fire Department won the contest in the money department, collecting $665 to be donated.
"The employees of Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government continue to show their love and dedication for our community," said Parish President Michel Claudet. "The generosity of TPCG employees will certainly brighten the holidays of the less fortunate of our community."
The winning departments were just part of the story, though. In all, parish employees collected 3,031 food items and more than $1,000. That is more than enough food and money to significantly aid the goal of making sure some of the neediest among us get some help over the holidays.
Well done!
Feeding the hungry — That is a large task that stretches far beyond the parish offices.
It falls to the many selfless individuals and groups that collect and distribute food to those who need it.
Area food banks have taken on a huge, thankless task, but they are more than up to it.
"Some days we're so busy we hardly have time to breathe, and some days we only have a few families. Right now, it's a busy time," said Ronald Pitre, manager of the Good Samaritan Food Bank in Houma.
The good news is that so many people are there to help at the food bank and in the larger region, where donations make the task a bit more attainable.
The bad news is that so many among us need this help.
Thanks to the food banks, though, they are able to get the help they need, particularly at this time of the year.
A great cause — Between last year and this, Sarah Haydel and her daughter have raised $22,000 to help pay for breast-cancer screenings.
That is an incredible achievement.
Sarah Haydel said her effort is a tribute of sorts to her grandmother, who was a breast-cancer survivor.
"She was very serious about early detection," Haydel said. "She knew what the risks were and how to watch out for them, and it saved her life."
Meanwhile, Brooke Haydel, Sarah's daughter, already has her sights set on next year's raffle the two plan. She said she is hoping to raise $15,000 a year from now in the third-annual raffle.
If you are able to help the Haydels' cause, give the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at Terrebonne General Medical Center a call at 223-3871.
Going online — Nicholls State is offering prospective students another option for the way it uses the school's services.
"In the early days of Nicholls, Gary Chouest, Hunt Downer, Chef John Folse and several other students drove a yellow school bus to transport people to campus who couldn't otherwise get there," said Nicholls State President Stephen Hulbert. "Nicholls Online is today's yellow school bus."
Nicholls State opened an online school several weeks ago. It now offers six undergrad degrees and one master's degree online. That is a great expansion of the options Nicholls offers, and it is an excellent chance for some people who might not be able to physically attend the university.
Let's hope this is the success it deserves to be.
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Broken Piano Keys
BREAKING DAWN SPOILERS! Over 6 years after the Volturi's coming. Renesmee is now a very desirable young woman, but is having trouble getting Jacob to admit his feelings. She finds that other men realize just how desirable she is...
1. The Broken Keys
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(Approximately Six years after Breaking Dawn…)
The sound flowing through the house was pulling me, driving me to where it was emanating from. I didn't know the piece, but I knew that she'd played it many times before. A single note on the piano could not possibly be played more or less beautifully. I made my way down to the lower level of the home, the stairs barely touch my feet. That's when I saw her.
Her gorgeous slender body was positioned perfectly about the black baby grand piano. Her face could not be seen beneath the mass of her curly brown hair, which almost touched the keys as her head swayed back and forth. The graceful and dramatic movements of her arms and wrists were truly like a form choreography. Her angelic fingers touched the keys so lightly that it seemed as though she barely touched them at all. I stood there watching this otherworldly beauty before me. The tone in the room became more and more depressing and then she hit the final cord and her head tilted to the side. The ringing filled the whole space of her practice room and then finally Renesmee tilted her head back to look at me,
I took a few deep breaths as her chocolate eyes took me in. I shifted slightly realizing that I didn't have my shirt on. I had just phased before I'd entered the Cullen's home and I was starting to feel self-conscious of wearing only torn shorts. I glanced at the shirt in my hand and tossed it on quickly. When I pulled the shirt over my head I noticed her eyes lingering on the flesh that had been exposed only moments ago. She glanced at my face quickly and looked away. She might've been blushing but that veil of hair was back again. She played some chords mindlessly and then spoke,
"So, how's your pack doing?"I shrugged,
"Alright, I guess. I only checked in for a minute. Sam's usually in charge when I'm gone, so I know they're doin' fine."
She nodded a few times and then she began playing that same mellow song. I just stood and watched as her body relaxed into the flow of the music and her head tilted all the way back. Her eyes were shut and for a moment my eyes trailed over her body. Her long lashes were shut tightly and her full lips were slightly parted. Her breasts were full and thrust outward due to her leaning back. I felt my face flush from looking at her there, but my eyes continued down her body. She was wearing jeans that would've looked too plain on anyone else, but accented every muscle in her slender legs. Finally my eyes rested on her feet which were pushing the pedals of the piano rhythmically, somehow even her feet seemed flawless.
When I looked back up at her face, her eyes were open and staring widely at me. I bit my lower lip in embarrassment. Had she seen my looking at her like that? Her hands slid off the piano and onto her lap. Her eyes never left my face, and then she said something I didn't expect,
"Jacob. How come you've never asked me out?"
My face flushed again. Darn it! I never blush! How can she make me so vulnerable to my usually dormant emotions? I rocked back on my feet and looked away,
"Nessie, let's not talk about this."
"It's Ness."
I sighed. Ever since she turned five she wanted everyone to stop calling her Nessie. She thought it made her seem too young. I'm sure the change had a lot to do with me. I decided to avoid her question,
"So, um, what was that song you were playing a minute ago?"
"Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven." Her eyes softened for a minute as she glanced over at the piano, but they became rock hard as the bore into me again, "You didn't answer my question, Jake."
Her face had that same stubborn look as Bella's, when she wasn't going to sit back and be told what to do. I tore my eyes away from her and looked at the floor. I wasn't ready to have this conversation. Nessie-Ness sure was though. I heard her body turn on the black stainless bench,
"What's wrong with me, Jacob? Ever since I've been getting older, you've started treating me more and more like…like a child!"
I still didn't looked at her. I concentrated on flexing my arm muscles. She sighed and spoke again,"I'm going to be seven years old in two days. Does that mean anything to you?"
I turned to face her,
"Why are you asking me this? You want to know the truth? You're just…"
Her eyes narrowed and her lips pursed,
"Too young?"
I thought she was going to shout at me, but she just closed her eyes for a moment. Then all at once her hand slammed down on the piano. The noise rang hard in my ears. She didn't flinch. After a second, she got up from the bench and raced up the stairs. Augh! I'm so stupid. I hit myself in the head, which actually hurt pretty bad. I walked over to the piano and sat down. I could only imagine how I looked compared to Nessie when she was sitting here. Where as she was petite and slender, I was hulking and huge. She was graceful and gorgeous, and I was a brute. Maybe the only thing we had in common physically was our strength. I exhaled slowly and poked at the seven broken piano keys.
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Why? What's the worst that could happen? What's the best?
Why is the NSA interested in something like that directly? What is the potential for abuse?
Is it to make code analysis that much more centralized and (supposedly) simple?
Why didn't this come up with itself before now?
The standard NSA tatctic for introducing security holes into a system is to obfuscate things so that holes are hard to spot and find. SELinux is probably such a system, and this polglot language -- which effectviely makes debugging impossible -- is likely another.
To write applications in one language, instead of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, and something else. Not including multiple levels of configuration files (website and web server at least).
What's the worst that could happen?
The NSA could insert backdoors which, unless they were incomprehensible crypto, would be easily found by both white and black hat investigators. Also, Carnegie Mellon University, which has a pile of research announcements every year, has its entire research department under suspicion of colluding with an oppressive government agency and spends decades regaining international status as someone you can do anything other than make the punchline of a joke.
CMU losing status is, to CMU, absolutely an intolerable option. I'm not saying it won't just because of the potential impact, but you asked what is the worst that could happen. Backdoors, and a respected university bursts into flames and is disregarded for decades internationally. That's bad.
What's the best?
Fewer bugs.
Why is the NSA interested in something like that directly?
Because despite recent bad press, they are interested in security. If we can write stuff with fewer bugs, we are more secure. Maybe there are still plenty of bugs in the hardware/OS that they know about, but fewer bugs in the application level, which means the foreigners don't know about them because they don't exist.
What is the potential for abuse?
Pretty small. White hats will vet the libraries, black hats will try to penetrate it, and it's no more or less secure than anything else a human has written. But people can make mistakes in fewer languages. And they aren't replacing languages, from the sound of it.
Is it to make code analysis that much more centralized and (supposedly) simple?
I suppose you could read the article.
Why didn't this come up with itself before now?
Why didn't the airplane come up before it did? Are you insinuating something? Do you know something we don't know? Did someone mod you up for any particular reason, or just because you spewed thoughtless rhetorical questions?
backdoors [...] would be easily found by both white and black hat investigators.
That's about the same as stating it is as simple to find a needle in a haystack as to put one in.
We already have issues finding normal bugs. We have seen flaws in kernels and encryption libraries that might have well been a typo, yet were in for years.
Because despite recent bad press, they are interested in security.
Your post makes various other points that sound reasonable to me, but I have to call out the above line from a couple of angles:
1) using the phrase "bad press" implies a virtuous subject that has been distorted by a reporting industry with a non-virtuous agenda. NOTHING OF THE SORT has happened to poor lil' NSA here... they FUCKED us, straight up, and got caught red-handed.
2) Whatever the extent to which the NSA is "interested in sec
It *has* been done before. I worked on it years ago. One of my colleagues came up with it in 1999.
http://www.waterlanguage.org/ [waterlanguage.org]
It was brilliant to work in, but it didn't catch on.
Not impressed. The OP obviously doesn't understand a thing about programming languages in general, or programming as an activity in particcular. Or he would know that the use of multiple files, and multiple languages, is a means to an end, not a nuisance. Namely to manage complexity, and to use the most appropriate level of abstraction to solve a particular problem. If he'd know he would not claim that wyvern is a polyglot language, but that it is a meta language to create internal DSLs, domain specific lan
Why didn't this come up with itself before now?
Jack of all trades, master of none.
I arrived at America pretty late - at the 60's - but at least at that time America had several institutions doing all kinds of wonderful basic research
Bell Labs
Xerox's famous lab at Palo Alto
The Skunkworks
And at that time Darpa funded a lot of basic research as well
Today, all gone
Even Darpa's funding are not aiming at basic research - such as what TFA has outlined - what they are doing at Carnegie Mellon is actually an applied research
What's happening in America nowadays is very worrying
Of course, a lot of research was done by the private labs of corporations back then, like IBM, RCA, etc.. Engineering was a respected profession, you needed real talent to become an engineer or programmer and you could earn a good living that way in the West.
Then one day some bright psychopath realized it would be cheaper if universities did the research with government money instead.
Then you get the research done, your future employees come already in debt, and then they work for peanuts paying back their student loans.
So companies used to pay YOU to do research, now YOU pay to go to university and the companies get to keep the IP!
And social engineering and manipulation means that people will WILLINGLY do so!
Today, all gone
Yet at the same time, the US spends considerably more on research than it did then. I think here the explanation is that public funding crowded out private for basic research.
It makes little sense to fund your own research in the cases where some government would fund it for you. Similarly, if you're a researcher, public funding is high quality and less demanding than private funding. Sure, you have to fill out a ton of paperwork. But they don't have the anything like the expectations th
CSS and HTML5 are not programming languages. You don't "choose" html5 over, say, php.
(And don't fucking say HTML5 + CSS3 is turing complete)
I didn't see any programming languages in the list on the summary. Just a bunch of web shit.
Yeah and can you imagine the horrific shit sandwich that would be a combination of CSS, HTML5, PHP and JavaScript?
666 Mark of the Techno Beast. It's like some shit Ghostbusters 2099 would be tasked with stopping.
CSS & HTML5 ***are*** code languages for programming machine behavior
*at the presentation level*
it's not an "original gangster" hardcore badass super 1337 C#+! language...it's not complex or "bragable" at a gathering of dorks trying to impress each other...
but it's symbols that form a code that humans use to 'program' machine behavior...that's a programming language
just accept it, once and for all, and stop all of you....just stop
it doesnt make your skillz any less bragable...it's a coding language...mo
CSS & HTML5 ***are*** code languages for programming machine behavior
CSS & HTML5 are data that is interpreted by a computer program. They are not "code languages". The rule of thumb is that without some sort of control structure (if/then/else, loops, etc.), it's just data.
For HTML, this becomes obvious once you see how many real languages (JavaScript, PHP, ColdFusion, VisualBasic/ASP, etc.) have been created to overcome its lack of control structures.
you can't redefine "coding" by calling everything "data"
it's instructions for a machine...that's coding...
you're playing linguistic games & no matter how you do it you're still wrong functionally
But PRESENTATION (how something looks) and BEHAVIOUR (how something acts) are two different things.
Saying "programming machine behaviour... at the presentation level" is a nonsensical statement. HTML/CSS define content & presentation. They do not "program behaviour".
Or as Wiki puts it [wikipedia.org], "The purpose of programming is to find a sequence of instructions that will automate performing a specific task or solve a given problem". HTML & CSS simply do not qualify. They are certainly computer languages, b
presentation is behavior...in fact, if all you have is a monitor **all behavior is presentation**
if use HTML5 to tell a computer to display a black background when you go to a URL
OR i could do the same to ****PROGRAM**** the computer to display a white background when you go to a URL
either way, user enters data (URL in browser) and computer returns a ***PROGRAMMED*** response
programmed using HTML5 so that the browser knows it's the *background* that is to be black, not another part
that's programming no matt
"What's your favorite programming language? Is it CSS?"
Why yes, I just love writing VoIP systems in CSS.
Every time I see the wish to create yet another, newer, better way to program a computer, instead of the oldschool assembler, C, Basic and Pascal methods, it keeps reminding me to ask people to let's come up with a better way to represent numbers. As in Roman numerals like MCMLXXXIV truly suck compared to Hindu (called Arabic) 1984 numerals, but we shouldn't leave it at that, there's gotta be something better than that Hindu representation. But the reality is that we'd be like a dog chasing it's tail with a
I'd like to point out that you can't represent irrational numbers accurately without a new system. Let alone trancendental numbers.
Also some numbering systems are more convenient. Binary, for example. Not different numerals, but used differently.
I know, not exactly your point, but don't dismiss languages other than C, Basic, and Pascal.
Wasn't there some discussion on how effective a special, compiler-embedded virus would be? This seems like a good candidate for that.
Yes! Finally, a programming language and development system from a serious organization we can all trust to help us produce secure applications! I am so happy I'm doing the little Snoopy Dog House Dance! Oh-Joy! More Exclamation Points Please!!!
Apologies to you, AC, for hijacking your highly upvoted comment.
We appear to have something rather serious at work here. A registered user (jelIomizer, the second 'L' is actually an 'i' character or some Unicode variant) posted over 28 posts (all MyCleanPC spam) in under 6 minutes on this article--something neither you or I can do. This smacks of a slashcode bug or admin collusion.
For reference [cryptome.org]...
Oh yeah, hello to all the friendly NSA propaganda operatives out there. Go fuck yourself.
http://xkcd.com/927/ [xkcd.com]
As you'd expect from CMU, the papers themselves are pretty interesting. Just read the abstracts instead of trying to guess from the summary or vice article, which are both way off the mark.
At the NSA they KNOW a bigger haystack is a better haystack, so why not extend that idea to a programming language.
By understanding all the languages you get the strengths of all the languages and none of the weaknesses, programmers can just ignore the weaknesses then they arent there,
Why should programmers have to put up with those pesky syntax errors when you can just make the language accept any (stupid) command.
Forward to the future !
Why in the hell would you need to look at something with a skeptical eye just because money came from a certain source? Is the reputation of carnegie mellon suspect or something? And if so, shouldn't that in and of itself be the reason of suspect?
The submiter is a shallow person suffering from guilt by association which is never a valid premise. I mean i know skin heads who donate to planned patrenthood specifically because they have all their abortion clinics in areas with high minority populations and keep the minority populations in check. Does that mean we have to look at them wiyh a skeptical eye too? Of course not- or at least npt because a source of their funding has issues most of us find repulsive.
The merrits of this will rest on its own. There is absolutely no reason to put the integrity of the development into question simply because the NSA gave funding.
No.. you are just as likely to overlook good research and settle for bad research when the source of funds is a primary role in how you accept it.
The research and or science will stand on its own merrits. Well, that is if science is the goal and not politics. In this case, a university of good repute just had its integrity challenged by nothing more than idiots on parade trying to turn something political. There is no justification for it. Just mentioning the funding sources is one thing, but they actually
There is absolutely no reason to put the integrity of the development into question simply because the NSA gave funding.
Uh yes, there is.
As a key part of a campaign to embed encryption software that it could crack into widely used computer products, the U.S. National Security Agency arranged a secret $10 million contract with RSA, one of the most influential firms in the computer security industry, Reuters has learned.
How much longer are you willing to be a battered spouse, making excuses for your abuser?
No, it doesn't "roll all languages into one". It just allows embedding of the text of another language, such as HTML, into a Wyvern program. Variables can be substituted. Like this:
let webpage : HTML =
Results for {keyword}</h1

{to_list_items(query(db,
SELECT title, snippet FROM products WHERE {keyword} in title))}
(except that the last 3 lines above should be indented, because this language uses Python-style block notation.)
Of course, everybody does that now, but the way they do it, especially in PHP, tends to lead to problems such as SQL injection attacks. The idea here is that Wyvern has modules for the inserted text which understand what kinds of quoting or escaping are required for the embedded language text.
I just glanced at the paper, but that seems to be the big new feature.
That problem would not exist if people new how to use a database.
It's not just about quoting or escaping. It actually builds an AST for each TSL expression (for example, an HTML expression), so they can tell if the expression is valid and how to combine the Wyvern expression with the TSL expression containing it. It looks like brain-dead string concatenation, which reduces clutter and improves readability, but it gives you all the benefits of using the type system.
yeah, and the Java experience is that embedding code with html isn't a great idea. That's why JSP is on the way out and JSF on the way in.
"Wyvern is like a skilled international negotiator who can smoothly switch between languages to get a whole team of people to work together," Aldrich said. "Such a person can be extremely effective and, likewise, I think our new approach can have a big impact on building software systems."
Yeah, about as skilled and effective as past Israeli-Palestinian negotiators...
> Are these what the kids call programming languages these days?
Yup. A lot of 'programmers' don't even know non-web languages exist. I wish I was kidding. And a lot of employers don't know either. The whole thing is just really sad.
To write better Apps and Websites?
Are these what the kids call programming languages these days?
It doesn't sound very serious.
It is all the NSA needs to get access to your Internet Connected device. That means everything nowadays, including my Linux toaster.
Yes, I am very sceptical if I see the letters N, S and A. (It isn't paranoia, because that is only when you THINK you are being followed, not when it becomes a fact.)
CSS: not a programming language.
HTML: not a programming language.
PHP: not a programming language.
Note: I'm a web developer mostly these days, I write a bucket of each of these. I'm a computer science educated professional and I also write a lot of code in Java and C++. I really like PHP. It is however not a bloody programming language, it's a scripting language.
So in order to be a programming language it has to be compiled instead of interpreted?
Where does compiled PHP fit into your world view?
Well, PHP is a programming language, just not really a general-purpose one.
Anyways, web-stuff is a small part of programming, and not really an important one as it is pretty limited.
I really like PHP. It is however not a bloody programming language, it's a scripting language.
I really hate PHP, but what I hate even more is being confronted with this mysterious distinction between "scripting" and "programming" languages.
A language might be strongly or weakly, dynamically or statically typed. A particular implementation might employ a compiler, a virtual machine or interpreter. These are meaningful distinctions. But what (with the possible exception of a hardware specific control language) does it even mean for a language (as distinct from its implementation) to be a "scripting" language?
Would PHP cease to be a scripting language if an object code compiler were available for it? Is 'C' a "scripting language" just because it's interpreted [softintegration.com]? And what about a language which has never actually been implemented, what in the language specification determines unequivocally if that language is 'scripting' or a a 'programming' language?
The distinction is determined solely by the prejudices of whomever is bothering to make it. Scripting is a domain in which a programming language is used, not some basic attribute of it. You could use C to write your system automation tools, but it would be a waste of time when a simple Bash script would get the job done quicker and in a far more concise manner. Likewise, you could write your virtualization software in Ruby but its going to be dog slow, and probably full of weird hacks to make shit work.
Agreed. Assembly is just a scripting language for microprocessors. C is just a scripting language for the compiler back-end. The OP did a terrible job of making his case.
CSS: not a programming language.
HTML: not a programming language.
CSS and HTML are such devious piles of junk, they should be turing complete by now.
void main(int argc, char *argv[])
valid C
Nope. Not valid C. Valid would be int main(void), int main(int argc, char **argv)(and equivalent), and in some cases int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) (and equivalent).
Source [open-std.org]
Depends on the standard.
No. None of the C Standards ever had void a valid return type for main, and, frankly all of them (since we're talking standards, that means C89 through C11) give you int main(void) and int main(int argc, char **argv)(and equivalent).
It's not like i didn't link a source.
Even "main()" can be valid.
Yes, C89 allowed leaving away the int, that's called "implicit int". Needless to point out, the return type is still int.
"main()" does not have void as return type, it has "no return type specified". You are also not going back far enough if C89 is the first thing you look at and you are constraining your search too much if you require an "IOS" Standard. There are others around, even if bodies like ISO would probably say they are not standards. Not so.
And we know how well that worked the last time.
Nah. They've re-invented Ada.
Ada is when they re-invented PL/1.
Hmm. What comes after strike 2?
Sorry, but PL/1 was a decent language with atrocious subsets at rediculous prices. The compiler was also large and slow. And I had some problems with it's "intelligent type conversion"s. But you've got to remember what other languages were around at the time. It hadn't learned Object Oriented programming. Etc. But it made safe use of pointers rather easy. I wrote my first Red-Black tree in PL/1 and it was a lot easier both to do and to understand than the one I did later in C.
OTOH, I must admit that
I really don't understand this. Almost every site I go to does the same damn crap with Javascript and all of it could be done with other technologies.
It's supposed to help the NSA, and to hurt you in the end.
It doesn't do what the summary says.
If it did, that would take care of half of my bugs. Within a 30-minute period, I might well work in PHP, Perl, ActionScript, JavaScript, and some other language. A large portion of my errors are things like using empty() in JavaScript. Especially, ActionScript is almost the same as JavaScript, and a lot of Perl is also valid PHP, so when switching between these it's easy to absent-mindedly tap out a line in the wrong language.
Once upon a time, I used vim syntax highlighting, which doesn't typically catch using the right syntax, but the wrong function name, but does make missed braces and such obvious. Maybe I should right a vim plugin for "wrong language, dummy." It would look for echo (phph vs print (Perl), etc.
This reminds me of ls.bat and various other little
Does it do APL ? Forth ? 6502 assembler?
They forgot to add the distiction "... your average script-kiddie has ever heard of".
The NSA's reputation has been annihilated. There are good people that work for such organizations. People that could and do benefit our society on a regular basis. Their institution was simply coopted by irresponsible people that sadly destroyed everything. Its a shame.
Maybe it's time to reanimate (D)ARPA - the guys that gave us the Internet.
Maybe it's time to reanimate Al Gore?
The only NSA employee I'd trust is John Casey.
"Web applications today are written as a poorly-coordinated mishmash of artifacts written in different languages, file formats, and technologies.
"...and here's another one!"
Jellomizer has multiple posts all dated with 7:12 PM. Now, as a Slashdot member over the years, with excellent karma, I can't even post that fast, regardless of what I'm posting. What allows Jellomizer, without the consent of the editors/admins, to post spam repeatedly, without any time delay?
Without having looked at the post or scrutinized the language, here's a couple of guesses:
1) looks like C: i.e. verbose, vacuous, loopy.
2) has crappy (i.e. industry-standard) array-handling.
3) fails to incorporate any of the decades of research about how people approach problems versus how programming languages do.
Air is water with holes in it.


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Last night's meeting was a big success. That's right, I said it.
I, for one, had a great time and enjoyed mongering with my fellow... er, mongers. It was good to see some new faces as well.
I am very pleased to see new life getting breathed into the group. I see lots of great things in its future. We've got some really cool plans on collaborative projects and Patrick Michaud, the Perl6 pumpking, had some great suggestions last night as well.
All I can say is, WOW, that was awesome. I can't wait for our meeting next month! Every second wednesday is the official schedule, and as always, YOU are welcome and invited.
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What do you see that I do not? I have asked myself this questions at different times, but today, I have asked myself this again. I see a person who cares for her brother, who tends to find herself on here complaining or whining as some term it. I could never turn my brother into strangers care, when I know I would sit home and worry if he had his bath, or did he like his meals today. It isn't so much the nursing care he would receive, it is that I am a natural worry wart. You should see my body! It is full of these little warts! LOL
I have been very blessed today in receiving awards from my friends. It draws me closer to this community, making me realize I am never truly alone, that I have many who care about Al and me. The emotional support and words I read, can never be expressed in words enough for the way I feel when I read them.
E1aine nominated me for this award.
E1aine lives in England with her husband and three children. She is very talented in jewelry making and loves cooking and poetry also. Feel free to check out her website by highlighting the link above and opening in a new window, or copying and pasting the link.
Thank you so much E1aine for the beautiful award.
The rules to this award are:
Describe yourself in seven words
short, plump, blonde hair, blue eyes, quiet, caring, and compassionate
What keeps you up at night?
too long of nap during the day or my fan not turned on
Whom would you like to be?
more of a spontaneous laughter
What are you wearing now?
a dress and sandals
What scares you?
this never changes, fear of darkness
What are the best and worst things about blogging?
The worst thing is I will probably never meet my special friends, YOU!, and the best thing, is I am able to express things that I can not say to another human face
What was the last website you looked at?
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
Learn to say no
Slankets, yes or no?
Tell us something about the person who nominated you.
Oops, I blew this one. I have spoken of her in the above section. She is a terrific lady, and if we lived closer together, I am sure she would be a part of my every day life.
The nominations for this award are:
Don't forget the other two rules for this award.
Give credit back to the one who nominated you.
Nominate others who you know would enjoy this beautiful award.
Thank you again E1aine!


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6-2-05 - More than five years after her murder, family members of little Jorden Saager say the 2-year-old girl has finally gotten justice. Jorden's former babysitter, Kim Stevens, was convicted Thursday for her murder.
It took a Cooke County jury about five hours of deliberations to find Stevens guilty of capital murder for the beating death of the toddler back in January 2000. The jury recommended a life sentence.
According to the medical examiner's report, Jorden died from a skull fracture, internal injuries and severe trauma to her body.
Jorden's parents, Yolanda and Lloyd Saager have been at the Cooke County courthouse through all of the court proceddings, but they say no day in court was more joyous than Thursday. While the Saager's are happy with the verdict, they wonder is Jorden's murder could have been prevented.
In 1994, Stevens own two children were taken away by CPS after abuse allegations. In court we learned she was also accused of shaking an infant just days before Jorden's death.


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Saints Named Paul
Here's a video for a new song: "God Knows I'm No Saint Paul".
The idea started like this:
1. Make a list of famous people with really cool names.
2. Find a way to make them rhyme occasionally.
3. Group them in threes (or try to) — based mostly on how they sound or whether they would get along. Or maybe because they wouldn't.
4. Come up with the conceit that "I've" tried to be like these people at one point or another.
5. Accept the inevitable failure of being the person someone else wants you to be.
6. Find a line that rhymes with Saint Paul — tie into main idea.
7. Repeat.
8. Then, after recording (but before final mix) — come up with video concept.
9. Pitch idea to wife.
10. Search for famous people mentioned on google images.
11. Buy construction paper, foam board, and glue sticks.
12. Get to cutting — rely on your wife's amazing artistic abilities and stick-to-it-tiveness.
13. Work for 30 hours or so.
14. And enjoy.
Lyrics here.


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Dear Editor:
Caregivers save lives, reduce suffering, and help people maintain their independence & dignity remain in their homes and communities. Caregivers keep their loved ones out of hospitals and nursing facilities—saving tax dollars. In addition to companionship, caregivers perform medication management, injections, and wound care. Unfortunately, most caregivers receive little or no training to perform these medical tasks upon discharge from the hospital. Without the proper education and information for our family caregivers there is a greater chance of an accident taking place and possibly readmitting his or her loved one into the hospital.
AARP supports the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (CARE) Act, legislation sponsored by Assembly Speaker Prieto, Assemblyman Lagana, and Assemblyman Andrzejczak. The bill will ensure that patients can appoint someone as a designated caregiver upon arrival to a hospital. This is important for the patient because unpaid caregivers can make the difference between a healthy recovery post-discharge vs. a return to the emergency room. The bill will make sure caregivers are notified when the patient is being discharged and that the caregiver will receive effective instruction on how to complete the medical tasks at home. This bill could reduce hospital readmissions, improve quality of care, and save hospitals and patients a lot of money.
This is win-win legislation that deserves broad, bipartisan support.
Domenick Camisi


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August 31, 2013
All event times are Eastern Time Zone unless otherwise specified.
Other calendars: General Announcements | Fine Arts Calendar | 4-year Academic Calendar
Saturday, August 31
Wabash Hokum Karem: Crawfordsville, IN, 10:30AM
Wabash will serve as host for the 51st Hokum Karem, a racing style created by J. Owen Huntsman during his time as the Little Giants' coach. The Hokum Karem, designed to provide runners with early season competition on a practice basis, places runners on two-man teams and adds the relay aspect of track meets to cross country. The two-man team races on a six-mile course, with each runner alternating miles. Women compete over a four-mile course. Both runners on the two-person team run a series of one-mile loops, so the distance isn't quite as challenging as a standard collegiate cross country course. While one member of the team is running, the other rests. At the end of each mile, the runners exchange batons and the incoming team member gets to rest while their partner runs the next mile.
The men's race starts at 10:30 a.m., followed by the women's race at 11 a.m.
Mallapalooza: Campus Mall, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
The Senior Council welcomes back Mallapalooza- an afternoon for current students to explore clubs an organizations on campus. The event will take place on the campus mall with food, activities, and information about clubs.
Soccer vs. Centre: Mud Hollow Field, 4:00PM
AMC Classic Cinema 8 Show Schedule: 205 Dry Branch Drive
Questions? Comments? E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com


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Daytona Beach – After a productive three day session, the Bethune-Cookman University Board of Trustees concluded its first meeting of the year under the leadership of John W. Harrington. The 32 member board gathered on the Daytona Beach Campus to discuss the university's strategic direction. Concluding its proceedings on Friday, September 28, the board was able to address critical issues regarding: institutional advancement; buildings and grounds; governance; finance; athletics; educational policies; and, student life. While engaged in the business of the university, the Board also welcomed new members, including Mrs. Michelle Carter-Scott; Rev. Annette Pendergrass; Bishop Kenneth Carter, Jr.; Mr. Russ Graves; Dr. La-Doris McClaney; and, Dr. Patrick David Roberts.
The Thursday session focused much of its attention on the selection of the presidential search firm. Trustees also discussed the role of the interim president is to heal the university from previous experiences; and, views the role of the new president as one who will lift the university to new heights. This includes evolving the student body, develop faculty, and build the endowment by locating funding sources outside of tuition costs. Trustee Hogan, Chair of the Search Committee, commented, "It is our desire to have a new President by the Spring 2013 commencement. However, we are in search of the best person to serve as President. Our timeline is flexible, and we will not let it constrain us in our pursuit of quality leadership."
The Board of Trustees expressed admiration for Interim President Jackson. Dr. Jackson was praised for his tireless efforts in reestablishing and cultivating relationships for Bethune-Cookman University. Trustee Harrington, chairman of the board, stated, "Bethune-Cookman University is as vibrant as ever. Thanks to the work of Interim President Edison O. Jackson, we continue to make ardent strides towards raising academic quality; improving student success; and remaining fiscally responsible. While we continue our efforts to find a new president, we also recognize that our interim leadership is competent and fully able to implement a culture of excellence and high expectations."


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The classic PC flight sim Red Baron is mounting a comeback, backed by the power of (what else?) crowd-funding. Developer Mad Otter Games has announced plans for a modern Red Baron, with original creator Damon Slye in the cockpit.
Mad Otter is aiming for $250,000 in funding on its Kickstarter. The pitch video shows prototype footage using the actual game engine, and the campaign pointedly states that it is not switching to a free-to-play or subscription model. Ultimately, the goal is to make a 30-mission tour, customizable aircraft, historical aircraft, and both period-accurate and MOBA-style multiplayer maps.
Shacknews' crowdfunding policy requires games to have a prototype for front-page coverage.


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Malware Attack Infected 25,000 Linux/UNIX Servers 220
There are many misconceptions around Linux security, and attacks are not something only Windows users need to worry about. The main threats facing Linux systems aren't zero-day vulnerabilities or malware, but things such as Trojanized applications, PHP backdoors, and malicious login attempts over SSH. ESET recommends webmasters and system administrators check their systems to see if they are compromised, and has published a detailed report presenting the findings and instructions on how to remove the malicious code if it is present."


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I am posting to recommend Mepis. I had been happily using OpenSuse recently, but an upgrade went wrong, got in a real mess with the video driver. So I am giving Mepis (v11.0) a try.
I use KDE and wanted a KDE distro as I can't help feeling that any distro gives its default GUI the most love - and you will be with the majority users in the distro forum.
Anyway, I had been put off Mepis as it is often described as a "beginner's" distro (used to be called "Simply Mepis") and I am not a beginner. But that's because, as I found, it is easy to install, not because it is reduced in functionality (or Windows-ified !) in any way once installed. It is a straightforward, "traditional" Linux. It is easy in that things like codecs and video drivers are there, you don't need to go searching for them. The wireless link from my Acer laptop worked straight-off (using it now). Mepis is based on Debian Stable, and you can use both Mepis and Debian repositories.
Sorry to sound like a commercial, but I am really pleased with it so far. It is a pity it has not been on a LXF cover disk since (I think) Issue 140 (v8.2), although v11.0 was given a good review in LXF147 Distro Watch.


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1 cup of of fresh orange juice
Mix in a pitcher and fill glass with ice, serve with olives or fruit wedges.
NOTE : If you don't have any Limoncello, try adding 1 1/2 cups of vodka( instead of only 1/2 cup in the above drink) and 3/4 cups of simple syrup( below) to the pitcher and substitute for a similar drink of the Limoncella in the above recipe.
Homemade Limoncello
3 1/2 cups water
10 lemons
1 750 mil liter bottle vodka
2 1/2 cup sugar
Remove the peel with a vegetable peel, making long strips of peels. Place the lemon peels a pitcher that holds at least 2 quarts or more. Pour the vodka over the peels and cover with plastic wrap. Leave this in the lemon peels with the vodka for 4 days at room temperature.
Stir the water and sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Cool completely. Pour the sugar syrup over the vodka mixture. Cover and let stand at room temperature overnight. Strain the limoncello through a mesh strainer. Discard the peels. Transfer the limoncello to bottles. Seal the bottles and refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 1 month. I use clean wine bottles or older liqueor bottles cleaned out for storing.


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"Now I don't mind getting old," exclaimed Marie Detwiler, age 91, as she explored a new Woodland Park Green House Home at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC). She understands the Woodland Park philosophy as do lots of others attending the first of two grand opening events in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
After chatting with Mrs. Detwiler, I remembered my reaction last week when I dropped into one of the homes for a sneak preview. "Exquisite," I kept saying to myself as I walked from room-to-room.
Today (January 5, 2013) we celebrated at the first of two Woodland Park grand opening events — almost one year to the day since the groundbreaking. With these first Green House Homes in the Commonwealth of Virginia, VMRC aims to start a trend, encouraging other providers to recast the way they address aging issues and helping elders age well in a caring community that preserves their independence — even when they need considerable medical support.
Ron Yoder, the VMRC Chief Executive Officer, shared his thoughts about Woodland Park, thanking scores of people — contributors, committees, builders, planners, fundraisers, and everyone else who has made it possible for VMRC to design and build the new community. Each resident, Yoder noted, is assured privacy in his or her own bedroom and bathroom, ample common living space, easy access to a kitchen, wireless, and plenty of outside space to enjoy. Continue reading


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September 14, 2005
Tofurky meets Tobruk in the twitchy little slice of technology known as Suntype.
A funny thing — a veritable Bakst full of them — happened on our way to a new word processing system.
Suntype, the blue-screened behemoth upon which Hood River News writers have composed stories for years, is about to be retired and replaced by Word.
But stodgy Suntype produced its share of surprises during standard copy editing procedures. Like any word processing system, Suntype includes a Spell-check that, in case of a typo, provides a list of preferred words. The way it works is that the first in the list, presumably, is the one you really wanted. Except not always.
For example:
I once typed in "cosntant," intending constant, and Spell-check provided me with: cosecant (trigonometry term — I had to look up) and cotenant.
You can't teach a computer context, so cosecant makes as much sense to the machine as constant. The odds of my using "cosecant" are astronomically — if not trigonometrically — lower than that of a common word such as constant.
However, the surprises were often not from typos but from actual words for which Spell-check urged an alternative.
Case in point: when you typed in Tofurky, a local soy product made by Turtle Island Foods, Suntype wants you to change it to "Tobruk," a Libyan port made famous during World War II.
This column is possibly the first time the North African battle site has ever been mentioned in the same sentence with Hood River's own tofu creations.
In our business, we hope for a little realism for guidance through the lexicon.
But in Suntype, be careful or You Heep for a little rawlins for guineans through the lesion.
Those are first-choice words when Spell-check was faced with hoep, ralism, guidnance, and lesicon.
To demonstrate, I want to do a real-time experiment with the first-ever intentional (brace yourself) typo of my career.
Take a randomly selected word such as percent.
I hurriedly type the word, and come up with: percnent.
And "pendent" is the first word that Suntype provides in the preferred-list. Second is "penitent."
Percnent contains only an extra "n," a stowaway. (I typed "sotoway," by mistake, and the preferred list gave me one word: "someway." This is, of course, not even a real word. Somehow, we will make it, somewhere, some way, but not "someway".)
For the constnant flow of typos we always "hoeped" to avoid in Suntype, I cannot blame Spell-check, but nor will I miss the skewed world view of this purportedly helpful function.
Getting back to pendent and penitent, perhaps it was the system's way of holding me accountable for my errors — to keep me "suspended" while "feeling sorry for one's sins."
Some would say that in our Suntype epoch we should be, well, overhanging with guilt over typos. Perhaps I should be feeling that way rather than gloating over the oddities that emerged on my computer over the five years I have worked with Suntype, but here goes a parting list of my favorites, annotated as need be.
The typo is first, followed in parenthesis by the intended, and then — by the Spell-check preferences.
Aerican (American) — Erica's, Eroica
Activites (activities) — activates, activist, activists, Activision
Allerties (allergies) — allergist, Allerest, Allerest's
Avuse (abuse) — aves (the only entry: Latin for welcome greeting)
Bakset (basket) — Bakst, Bakst's (Bakst's?)
Compter (computer) — compeer, compete, commuter, commute — but no "computer"
Couirts (courts) — cohorts, coitus
Deocorating (decorating) — descanting, desecrates, discord
Forerst (forest) — footers, forbears
Formerl (formerly) — forager, foramen, forbear (but not formerly)
Feruit (fruit) — ferrite
Howrd (Howard) — How'd, Howard, Howdy, Horde (but no How's, which is more logical than "How'd")
Ostetrics (obstetrics) — ostrich's; hosteleries (obstetrics a far more common word than either)
Peronal (Personal) — perineal (an, ahem, personal part of the anatomy), persona, pergonal, perinea, pergolen, person, Pernod.
Poulations (populations) — pulsation, pulsation's, potations, potation's
Presdient (prescient) — present, presents, present's
Prsident (president) — provident, prurient
Prublishes (publishes) — brushlike (brushlike?)
Prze (prize) — prev, pray, prue
Repeates (repeats) — relates, repaints, repairs, repartee, repast, repasts, repeals
Reponse (response) — reopens, repose, repines (but no response)
SCouts (Scouts) — Scoots, Scots, Scotts, Scotus, Scot's Scott's, Scours, Scoot's, Scotus', Scour's
Shistory (history) — shyster
Thaht (that) — Thant (United Nations General Secretary, c. 1960s, U Thant of Burma, now Myanmar), Thanh, that
Tixins (toxins) — tiepins, timings, tidings
Understnad (understand) — underlined, undersexed
Whre (where) — whore
There were other correctly typed words that Suntype would not recognize. My favorite: Allende, as in Chilean dicatator Salvador, yielded the word choice "alienee." (When and where have you ever heard the word alienee?)
Japans/Japanese for Japan's. Yes, there two Koreas and maybe even two Chinas, but in what wierd context would anyone ever use the word "Japans"?
All told, it's just nonsensical: whoever heard of Activision? And only someone who drank too much Pernod would put perineal ahead of persona.
But in some ways I'll miss Suntype.
I once typed tried to type students, got "sutdent's" and it yielded Sudeten's: I'm in favor of remembering all the crimes of the Nazi era.
And blitzel (blitz) gave me "blintz."
I like any system that puts a sour-cream-filled pastry before war.
Hood River News editor Kirby Neumann-Rea would love to have a nikkel for every typo he's ever made ...
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Students from 30 universities attend NYU's Courant Institute's Hackathon. During this 24-hour coding event, NYC startups present their technologies and students build original applications based on them. Photo credit: Elena Olivo. Copyright: NYU Photo Bureau
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THE Border is set to usher in summer with a bang — a run of seven days of more than 30 degrees in the coming week.
Friday is expected to be the peak with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a near-record day for November of 39 degrees.
Yesterday the mercury topped 30 degrees by late morning, jumping 10 degrees in less than three hours up to 11am.
But fire authorities are already feeling the heat, a fire racing through a canola crop at Brockelsby on Thursday night while a grass fire, caused by an over-heated brake drum, yesterday threatened homes near Beechworth.
Thunderstorms are forecast tomorrow and for most afternoons this week, which is likely to provide lightning strikes and the threat of further fires.
Duty forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology Stewart Coombs said it was going to be a hot week.
"There will be a bit of a reprieve on Tuesday with some cloud keeping temperatures down to 31 degrees," he said.
"But after that the temperature builds to 39 degrees on Friday ahead of what looks like some decent rain — perhaps as much as 20 millimetres into Saturday.
"Basically this is the same hot air mass that has been sitting in central Australia for the past week and we are now seeing it pick up some moisture."
NSW Rural Fire Service Insp Marg Wehner said the hot weather was likely to accelerate the onset of total fire bans.
"The way the grass is curing at the moment we could see total fire bans in place in a matter of weeks," she said.
"The change in the landscape has been dramatic — what was green is rapidly going brown.
"People need to be wary, as the grass cures it only take a small spark to start a grass fire."
EDITORIAL:It's simple: Be prepared
WEATHER:Complete local forecast.


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Linked by paolone on Fri 4th Jan 2013 20:56 UTC
Icaros Desktop, the popular distribution of the AROS Research Operating System, has recently released its version 1.5, a new milestone since it finally allows to run classic Amiga software and games on full screen or perfectly integrating them into the host AROS desktop.
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RE[9]: Comment by lucas_maximus
by Zbigniew on Wed 9th Jan 2013 12:14 UTC in reply to "RE[8]: Comment by lucas_maximus"
Well, if I'm correct, Icaros (or AROS) during boot time uses framebuffer for diplaying text boot messages.
I made a third attempt using older hardware - apart of the problems with the framebuffer (still "mode not supported") it booted just fine, and I could play a bit, when graphics appeared. It was much older mobo ASRock K7-Upgrade600, with Radeon 9600Pro.
The conclusions are:
- at the moment new AROS kernel has poor support for nForce chipset
- it would be much better idea to use - for displaying text boot messages - the modes e.g. "copied" from Linux (say: the ones LILO allows). Never had problems with these. It's simply not worthy to pack a few letters more into line at a cost of making most monitors unsuitable.


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Not into sports, mecha with the exception being code geass. Not a fan of reverse harem, mainly cause the lead girl always pisses me off, as well as all the surrounding males. Harem though, even though the main guy is normally not my favorite, I actually enjoy.
Yaoi and mecha...not a chance
Did he just walk up...slowly...and ban me? @GoldTStar117
I have trouble getting into mechas, pure romance ones/school ones, and shows where the main character are a lot older than me.
Super disappointed in the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Super salty rn.
anime that rely solely on fanservice, yuri,and/or yaoi
Getting tired of all the generic moe/harem animes, they're to similiar and there are far to many of them.
I was about to state that there are no good harems ever but I remembered that OHSHC was harem and it was pretty fun. Personally, if the story/characters are very well developed, there's pretty much no limits to what I might find myself enjoying. Of course, stuff like loli/incest are excluded but generally, I find myself open-minded to most genres.
still no clue what this shit means but keep going
I usually dislike harems, but there are a few exceptions.
just trying to get back into anime
I dont know >.< I start a series and always end up finishing it regardless if its bad or not. So i guess maybe I'm into everything, but i don't like everything.
anime ga daisuki!
Yaoi and Yuri.
Noire is Best CPU Goddess
Ecchi, hentai, yaoi, harem and yuri are the ones I stay away from.
As for the other genres, I am a bit iffy about sports anime because of the level of exaggeration they have to portray (Prince of Tennis, Slam Dunk, etc.).
Sports. Mecha. Ecchi. Hentai.
There are some exceptions, like Kuruko no Basket, Code Geass, and HOTD, but overall I can never get interested in these types.
I 'Generally' don't like Yaoi, Ecchi, Harem but I want to be careful because there are some great Anime that fall into these categories:
Ranma: (Ecchi/Harem/Yaoi?)
DNA²: (Ecchi?)
Mezzo Forte: (Hentai maybe?)
Wicked City: (Sometimes known as a Hentai)
Tenchi Muyo!: (Classic Harem)
There are exceptions to the rule in ALMOST every Genre. I can't look past a Good Story, Character Developlment, Plot, Writing, etc.
With that said I HATE Lolita, hate, hate, hate, hebephile Animes. It's disgusting. I don't care if the protagonist is an ancient vampire. Anyone who watches more than one episode of" Dance in the vampire Bund" should be red flagged as a sexual predator and potential card carrying member of NAMBLA. Nabokov is in a special hell along with the fans of his book.
The word elitist Is only derogatory when non-elitist people use it...
i dont like mecha, or moe type shows... yaoi is definitely a TABOO...
"I'm not short! Everyone else is just freakishly tall!"
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With that said I HATE Lolita, hate, hate, hate, hebephile Animes. It's disgusting. I don't care if the protagonist is an ancient vampire. Anyone who watches more than one episode of" Dance in the vampire Bund" should be red flagged as a sexual predator and potential card carrying member of NAMBLA. Nabokov is in a special hell along with the fans of his book.
Going a little off topic; have you actually read Lolita? Although the protagonist is indeed a pedophile (before the phenomenon was even coined), it's incredibly misanthropic/sardonic in its approach and creates a permeating sense of unease by twisting reader expectation of narrative. It's structurally objective at first glance but ol' Vlad's always in the first-person subtext sneering at the pedophilic character. Essentially he places this monstrous excuse for a main character in a conventional narrative position such that he seems to demand empathy, but at the same time manages to present him as a murderous, perverse, cowardly figure via idiotypical usage of syntax etc. Humbert Humbert is tragic, but not likeable in the slightest; Lolita is definitely not a pedophiles' handbook. It's more like black humour epitomised, even more so now than it was back when it was first published.
Tried to avoid making this look like an excerpt from one of my high school assignments but it would seem I failed miserably nonetheless. But I am a fan of Nabokov's stuff. (Imo Lolita's not necessarily his best work just his most controversial. Still it's that breed of novel that's fun to talk about loudly in restaurants. :D)
Can't say I'm familiar with the anime you mention though so won't comment there. I've always tried to hold hentai, yaoi and yuri-esque stuff apart from the main body of anime but I'll concede some stuff really does push the boundaries unpleasantly. :/
Sports Anime. It just bores me for some reason.
Don't Ever Take Yourself That Seriously


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Submission + - Intel Announces Atom S1200 SoC For High Density Servers (hothardware.com)
MojoKid writes: "Intel has been promising it for months, and now the company has officially announced the Intel Atom S1200 SoC. The ultra low power chip is designed for the datacenter and provides a high-density solution designed to lower TCO and improve scalability. The 64-bit, dual-core (four total threads with Hyper-Threading technology) Atom S1200 underpins the third generation of Intel's commercial microservers and feature a mere 6W TDP that allows a density of over 1,000 nodes per rack. The chip also includes ECC and supports Intel Virtualization technology. Intel saw a need for a processor that can handle many simultaneous lightweight workloads, such as dedicated web hosting for sites that individually have minimal requirements, basic L2 switching, and low-end storage needs. Intel did not divulge pricing, but regardless, this device will provide direct competition for AMD's SeaMicro server platform."


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2011-12 Men's Basketball
Bluffton seniors set sights high for final campaign in Founders Hall
November 2, 2011
After working themselves back into the thick of the HCAC race in 2010-11, the Beavers look to be a major 'player' in conference competition again this season with an eye on coming closer to the HCAC championship. Bluffton looks to add to its streak of six winning seasons in the past seven years as the Beavers prepare for what is likely their last full campaign in Founders Hall. With the HFEC project in full swing, Bluffton should make the move to its new Health and Fitness Complex for most or all of the 2012-13 season. A senior class that has been a significant contributor for the past three years would like nothing better than to walk out of Founders Hall with a Heartland Conference championship in 2011-12.