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So much for patents being an incentive to innovation...
Why is a 'freedom' for me to copy someone else's product and sell it, preventing Bill Best from recouping the investment (in this case, time & research) that he put into 'inventing' the thing in the first place? It's not a 'freedom' that's taken away, for goodness sakes.
So Bill Best invented the grill, patented it and used his temporary monopoly to sell the grill for a high price and (presumably) made lots of money from his invention. Why shouldn't he be allowed to do this? It's not like an infra-red grill is a basic human necessity.
He didn't invent the grill he invented a method for drying car paint faster. The article gives no indication at all if he's actually made any money off the patent in fact. It implies his company worked with the grill industry AFTER his patent
They extended it by adding 1) a network card to the device 2) the words "with a computer" to the document.if patents are only 20 years (i thought it was meant to be 17 years), and the "invention" was in the 1960s, why is the patent only expiring now?
As I understood it, the article is about a patent expiration. I think the message here is that the mass marketing of a consumer item was delayed a few years because there was a patent holding it back.
The article is worded badly. The original patent was created in the 1960s and expired in 2000. Then after it expired they started trying to figure out how to use it in a grill and it still took them 7 years to make it cheap enough for home owners.
Correction: the patent expired in 2000 and it took them 7 years to hire a PR company who was clever enough to make this a patent-related business news story instead of a much more boring new product announcement. And it's got all the right makings... this is the technology used by high-end chefs (social proof), used to cost $5K but now yours for under $1K (value), be one of the first on your block (exclusivity), etc.
OK, so this fancy burner looks different but doesn't seem to make a significant difference in performance. YMMV and all that, but I wouldn't pay extra for one of these. It's basically a ceramic grid that the gas blows through, so it's more fragile than the typical rolled steel or cast iron burner - probably cheaper to manufacture, too.
Actually, it's about as close to a non-significant change in gas grill technology as you can get. Who greenlighted this story?
It's hard enough to find a steak house capable of delivering a truly rare steak that isn't lukewarm, and without warmer grills there's no way I'll bother eating a grilled steak.
To make matters worse, the glass plate that does the work precludes misting or dousing with water to extinguish small fires. Food particles, marinade, etc. fall on the glass and collect there, and are almost immediately ignited. I can't wait to see the complaints CharBroil gets after Joe Barbecue Wizard every shatters his glass plate trying to clean it or sets his house ablaze.
If you think this shouldn't be posted here, you are a loser. BBQing and grilling out = stuff that definitely matters!
With or without lighter fluid?
By "lighter fluid" you mean Liquid Oxygen [youtube.com], right?
Many steak house kitchens use a cooking device called a "salamander" to cook steaks. It's essentially two of these infrared elements; one above, one below and just enough room to slide the steak inbetween. Those reach temperatures
Part of living in a "free" society is understanding that there's a good and a bad side to that freedom, and you can't just pick and choose the good parts without accepting the less-than-ideal consequences.
So let me get this. You just defended patents, and now praise "'free' society" for being the ability to be as greedy as you want? Free society would be that "'information wants to be free' approach" you derided. Sounds like you are a little too current-day-centered on your view of freedom.
On the other hand, if the use of this 'ceramic IR radiator' for cooking was considered to be a novel and useful application deserving of a patent, then it should have
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The last time I fired a gun was when I was an 11-year-old inmate at Camp Fatima, a Catholic summer camp that combined Mass and marksmanship. The last time I held a gun was more than a decade ago during a show-and-tell by the Pennsylvania state police commissioner at the editorial offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The commissioner passed around a selection of the types of assault weapons that were causing havoc in the streets of Philadelphia. The assembled editorial writers appropriately oohed and ahed; most of us hadn't laid eyes on so much as a starter pistol in years.
I offer myself as an example of a phenomenon that is receiving a good deal of attention in the discussion of whether the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., will lead to enactment of a ban on assault weapons or any other sort of gun control legislation. I refer to the cultural disconnect between editorialists (and others) who support gun control and the millions of Americans who own and use guns. As much as advocates of gun control insist that they respect hunters and target shooters and oppose the confiscation of firearms, the suspicion persists among gun owners that people like me (and Barack Obama) wouldn't mind if every gun in America disappeared.


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This section of DiscoverTheNetworks examines the immensely wealthy charitable foundations that provide financial backing for leftist groups and causes. These foundations -- sometimes called endowments or charitable trusts -- are nongovernmental, nonprofit entities whose assets are provided by donors and managed by their (the foundations') own officials, who earmark portions of their assets each year for what they consider to be socially useful purposes. Most of these foundations can be classified under the following categories:
The DiscoverTheNetworks database currently identifies and profiles more than 125 major foundations whose political and philanthropic orientations are generally leftist, and whose combined assets exceed $100 billion. Some of the foundations described in this section are so large that they have single-handedly shaped entire cultural and political movements. (See, for example, the Ford Foundation's role in underwriting The Open Borders Lobby.
We need to figure out a way to return the favor and sue those Lefty "charitable organizations."
Well we need to stop sending American jobs overseas.
Just saying.
American jobs hire Americans. A proportion of which vote GOP.
Foreign jobs hire ZERO Americans. So no Americans are working, as a result of Foreign jobs.
The result is, fewer Republicans all the time.
Bring back US jobs now.
Is the net address DiscoverTheNetworks.com? If can find the time it may prove to be a good place to find ways to fight back.
Probably so. Just google - DiscoverTheNetworks and you will get their site.
Thank you for the post. My head just exploded.
I will no longer vote GOP (unless something major changes and we rid the party of the Liberal Republicans which make up most of them.
As far as I am concerned people like McCain can go to hell.
I feel sorry for what he had to endure in the Hanoi Hilton but he no longer is the man he used to be. His mind was bent in Prison.
The very day I left VietNam, was the very day he was shot down over N Vietnam.
Beyond that I have so sympathy for him or his ideas.
Thanks. You are correct. Sorry for the dumb question.
No problem. Just don't let it happen again.
he - he
> Trial lawyers have been instrumental in helping the Left's "charitable organizations"
We need to figure out a way to return the favor and sue those Lefty "charitable organizations."
You wouldn't be referring to Steve Mostyn now are you?...; )
Seems more than just a few leftist organizations and wealthy elites seem to be paying little or no taxes when they donate or buddy up to 0. His day is coming. Going to be a hard and long fall once it starts...
One (myself included) must get out in front or is that out to the front? It always seems the enemy sneaks up from behind, so it is the stragglers whom are the first to be lost. Making every attempt here to get to the front. May the liberals understand it is they whom are the stragglers.
Great site for research.
I don't know if the type of jobs now worked for two cents a day in China or wherever were worked by Republicans in the past. Plus, more work here means more tax revenue, which means more gubmint handouts and employees, which definitely means more Democrats.
There is one network which is the sine qua non of the others. It is the objective journalism network. The linchpin of that network, the thing which made it a network, is the Associated (telling word) Press.
Journalism was an entirely different animal before the advent of the telegraph and the AP in the mid-Nineteenth Century era. Before the AP, each newspaper was primarily about the opinions of its printer, much as the EIB is about the opinions of Rush Limbaugh. A cause, and an effect, of the lack of news sources which the public did not in principle have access to was that newspapers were mostly weeklies.
With the advent of the AP, newspaper reporters might work for, say, the LA Times - but they write for the AP as their hoped-for audience. The upshot is that the AP wire is a continuous virtual meeting of all the major journalism outlets. And Adam Smith told us what to expect from that:"People of the same trade seldom meet together even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public or some contrivance to raise prices."The AP, and all objective members thereof, constitute a conspiracy against the middle class. That conspiracy attacks the middle class for the simple reason that that is where the competition is: that is where things get done, and that is who tends to get the credit for getting things done. And it is precisely the desire for the credit for all the good things getting done which journalism lusts after. Journalism applies whatever labels it thinks are positive - e.g., liberal, progressive, moderate, centrist - to politicians who put PR above all else, and who therefore cooperate continuously with objective journalism.
Objective belongs squarely in scare quotes for the simple reason that while it is possible, and creditable, to attempt objectivity, anyone who claims to actually be objective is not objective about himself - or much of anything else, in reality.
I've said for a while we need a wiki that only vetted people can add to, to expand the entries and connections there.
But these people don't only go into journalism; they are a major source of new state department hires. The revolving door between journalism and government is legendary. What other two professions share such a common contempt for traditional American values while hypocritically posing as the neutral arbitrators for all that is just and fair?
People like George Stephanopolus are not the exception; they are the rule. We simply do not hear about most of them because they have much lower profile jobs in media and government.
Seems I have some more reading/research to do.
I still have research to perform also.
Right now we are just dancing around but soon it will come to a shooting war.
Some of us will die. I accept that fact.
Chances are that I will be one of the first to go that route.
I just want to be prepared properly so that I know who my real enemy is and who my proxy enemy is.
Chances are that those of those that choose to (actually) fight for our rights will end up dying in vain as I doubt that there are not enough committed individuals willing to join us.
Most will take a "wait and see" position before committing to actual engagement.
Therefore it is critical for people like myself in knowing who we have to prepare to fight and who is just "cannon fodder" for the power behind the throne.
The actual power will be behind well protected walls with well armed soldiers.
They will sit in comfort for they really won't be doing much (if any) of the actual fighting.
The trick is not to just march up to their gates and start shooting as that would be an absolute folly.
We need to subvert them in ways that will weaken them and give us time to gather the more timid to join once they have seen exactly who the real power mongers are and that the politically and economically powerful are not necessarily the strong, nor the wisest of adversaries.
What we need are methods to undermine their self confidence and delusions and use it to our advantage.
As in the last two words of the "Count of Monte Christo" we will have to "wait and hope", -— but that was stated AFTER the Count of Monte Christo had already terminated his adversaries and the others were no longer a threat.
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Intel offers non-Jewish Saturday workforce in Israel plant row
Compromise plan after ultra-Orthodox protest
Intel has offered to field an entirely non-Jewish Saturday workforce at its Jerusalem chip plant, after unruly demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox Jews there at the weekend.
The protest by ultra-Orthodox Jews, enraged by the company running the plant on the Jewish sabbath, prompted Intel to surround the factory with barbed wire. Journalists covering the demonstration were reportedly attacked.
According to Haaretz, Intel has now offered to only employ non-Jews at the plant on Saturdays. A total of 60 employees will work there, in three shifts, and "only conveyers producing the most sensitive components will operate on Saturday."
The paper adds that Intel will bear the cost of training the new non-Jewish workers, and would also recruit workers from the ultra-Orthodox community.
The proposal was made at a meeting chaired by the speaker of the Knesset, and ultra-Orthodox rabbis are expected to deliver a response soon.
The running of the plant on Saturdays has sparked high emotions. The ultra Orthodox community has an issue with the plant running on the Jewish day of rest. Non-Orthodox Jews argue that Intel could simply up sticks and move elsewhere, leaving Jerusalem ever more dependent on government, academic and tourism jobs. ®
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Submission + - Study Finds Urban Animals Develop Larger Brains
Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes: As humans change the environment, various species are forced to adapt or perish. Now Eric Jaffe writes that a study by evolutionary researchers Emilie C. Snell-Rood and Naomi Wick of the University of Minnesota has determined that there has been "a significant tendency for urban populations to have larger cranial capacity when controlling for body size." To reach that conclusion, the researchers gathered dozens of skulls from the Bell Museum of Natural History and focused on 10 species of mammals that lived in either rural or urban areas as Minnesota became industrialized in the middle-to-late 19th century. Measuring the skulls allowed Snell-Rood and Wick to estimate cranial capacity, and by extension, brain size. Snell-Rood and Wick note two potential explanations for why the species in cities would have larger skulls than those in the country. One is that only animals with bigger brains were capable of surviving in cities in the first place. A second explanation is that as species lived in cities over a long period, their brains actually became bigger to handle everyday challenges of the urban environment. Finally the growth of urban animals' brain cavities also could be due to nutritional changes in city living or genes. "We can speculate that maybe it has to do with exploring new food sources, [or] some of the challenging spatial navigation that might come through going through your town or house or yard," says Snell-Rood.


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tj wrote:Everyone keeps siting fairytale but what about eater of men? Is it only money that fires everyone up or integrity?
I don't think many of us have ever seen the original John Spencer Blues Explosion poster to compare. That thing is impossible to find. I could probably find multiples of any other old malleus before I could track that thing down for any price. That said, Eater of Men is total crap. They took a PHENOMENAL gig poster and turned it into a mediocre art print by removing the very aspects that made it a compelling print in the first place, the band text for the blood and the faces for the teeth.
tj wrote: New glitter bedazzle ink isn't as cool in my opinion.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I will never frame something with glitter on it. No print has ever been made better with glitter.


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Visit from Bolivian Leaders Educates, Inspires Ohio League
July 30, 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio—A contingent of credit union and bank leaders from Bolivia visited the Ohio Credit Union League Monday as part of a continuing partnership between the Latin American country and League and Corporate One Federal Credit Union (Corporate One), operating under the auspices of the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) International Partnership program. Through an interpreter, League staff briefed their guests on the services they provide to the 427 credit unions in Ohio and the impact of state and national regulations on not-for-profit financial institutions in the United States.
Although located on two different continents, League officials and members of the Bolivian contingent quickly realized that the issues facing their respective financial institutions share similarities and differences. Discussions surrounding deposit insurance revealed that Bolivian financial institutions are federally insured up to $5,000 and that they must reach a certain asset amount to garner federal insurance. One service of particular interest to the foreign contingent was shared branching and the technology needed to become a credit union service center. Both groups discussed capitalization levels, including what level is considered adequately capitalized and how that level is monitored in their respective regions. Bolivian officials also shared how foreign federal legislation, such as The Patriot Act in the U.S., has impacted their operations.
"This was a unique opportunity to learn from each other and share best practices," said Paul Mercer, president of the Ohio League. "It was truly educational, and although there was a language barrier, we all speak the same language when it comes to serving our members in the best possible way."
Both sides agreed to continue the discussion at some point in the future, including the possibility of a group from Ohio visiting Bolivia.
The partnership isn't WOCCU's only activity in Bolivia. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding WOCCU to carry out a three-year financial sector support program in Bolivia. The program aims to improve the economic and social well-being of the rural population in underserved areas by connecting various microfinance institutions to the credit union-owned shared branching network and unite them into an association to advocate for an effective regulatory environment in Bolivia.
During the Bolivian's current visit to the United States, the group also met with representatives from Western Credit Union, Columbus, Ohio; CES Credit Union, Mount Vernon, Ohio; and Corporate One Federal Credit Union, Columbis. Kelly Schermerhorn, CEO of CES Credit Union, and Kurt Lykens, vice president and chief technology officer for Corporate One, have previously visited Bolivia as part of a WOCCU delegation. The group will also travel to Washington D.C. to meet with the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors.
Participating in the meeting from Bolivia were Fernando Prado, executive secretary of ASOFIN, which specializes in microfinancing; Reynaldo Marconi, general manager of FINRURAL, an association of financial institutions serving rural populations; Marcelo Montero, executive secretary of ASOBAN, as association of private bankers in Bolivia; Vittorio Valdez Rocha, president of the ATC, a technical association representing 13 credit unions; Antonio Kierig, executive secretary of UNIVIV; Rolando Salazar, project director of WOCCU-Bolivia; and Thom Belekevich, a consultant with WOCCU.
The Ohio Credit Union League, with offices in Dublin, is a state trade association representing 427 credit unions.Ohio credit unions provide savings, loans, and other consumer financial services to their 2.6 million members. To learn more, visit www.OhioCreditUnions.org.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 68,882 credit unions in 109 countries serve 235 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.
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The new construction on Rakow Road is certainly a great improvement in terms of travel times and safety for motorists. I am amazed that Crystal Lake's answer to bicycle safety is to post signs on this 45 mph, six-lane highway without shoulders, reminding drivers to "share the road" with bicyclists. I am dismayed that a bike path was not built during this massive construction project parallel to Rakow Road linking southwest Crystal Lake to the north/south bike trails through town, including linking to Three Oaks recreation area. It appears there is a general lack of a comprehensive bike path plan.
Additionally, installing a loop walking path around the Three Oaks Lakes would greatly enhance recreation for all Crystal Lake residents and visitors.
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Previously on The Bachelor, Ashlee nailed the first kiss and received the coveted rose on the first group date. She then jacked up major animosity by flaunting the rose, quickly drawing ire from the other women. More drama ensued when Shayne threw a temper tantrum in Vegas when she realized shed need to compete for Matts attention. Just what kind of an actress is she? Didn't she read the script beforehand? Im keeping my fingers crossed that Shayne will put on another dramatic spectacle. Oh, and by the way, you should know its not easy typing with fingers crossed - trust me on this - but I suffer for the art of recapping. Thats the kind of pro I am.
Hooray for Holly-wood
Chris Harrison gathers everyone in the living room for this weeks instructions: there will be one group date, and two one-on-one dates, with a rose up for grabs on each of the three dates. However, if Matt chooses not to present a rose on the one-on-one-dates, that bachelorette will leave the show - say it with me now - brokenhearted. Of course we Bachelor pros know by now most are not brokenhearted from losing the opportunity to nab a man. No sirree. Most are brokenhearted because theyre losing the opportunity to appear on television, thereby nixing their hopes to parlay this experience into something far more lucrative due to the exposure. Shayne proves her acting lessons have been money well spent by twice declaring if she were chosen for a one-on-one date and was sent home, shed die. But we know shes still quite the amateur because she doesnt collapse to the floor when uttering the word die. Pffft.
Chris chooses Amanda to open the first date box which is addressed to Holly. She and Matt are invited to a private (take note of the word private as this will become glaringly important in a minute) premiere of the movie, Made of Honor, starring Patrick Dempsey.
Matt and Holly arrive at Manns Chinese Theatre in style and are immediately wowed by the paparazzi, reporters and major stars bustling about. But wait a minute I see the red carpet, some photographers, and two reporters but where are the famous actors/actresses that usually show up en masse to these events? Helllloooooo? Matt and Holly are the only folks there. I dont even see any D-listers milling about. I suspect the actual premiere will be much later in the evening, and lets face it, Fleiss could probably only spring for two premiere matinee tickets, heh. Besides, as Ralphie in the movie A Christmas Story says, this is just a crummy commercial anyway. Meh.
As they step out of the limo, Matt gives Holly a kiss, then they pose for pictures - taken by what I can only assume with this budget - are ABC interns and pages. In quite an insightful moment, Matt confesses Brits love Hollywood (hm, could this be a subconscious referral to his attraction to Shayne?). He and Holly put their hands and names in a large square of wet cement - now theres a souvenir for you - try carrying that around to show your friends. During questioning from two second-class reporters Matt says the woman of his dreams will be outgoing, smart and still able to make him laugh 30 years later. What, only 30 years? They proceed to watch the
crummy commercialmovie in the completely empty theatre, laughing and crying at times because it's a romantic comedy, donchaknow.
After the movie, the two retire to a penthouse suite across the street. Theres a beautiful spread on the roof complete with views, food and the ever essential alcohol. Matt is curious how Holly became interested in writing childrens books, and she explains it was difficult saying goodbye to the children she babysat in Ohio when she moved to Los Angeles. They inspired her to write, I Miss You, which is yet to be published but can be found here. Hey, I figure if Fleiss can give Made of Honor a shameless plug, why shouldnt I give Holly one? Its probably the real reason shes on the show anyway, so there you go, Holly. You owe me a favor, hon.
Fish and Chips, Anyone?
The second date box arrives which is opened by Marshana, who for some reason has now Bedazzled jewels to the center part in her hair. Ouch. The invitation reads, Its time to get down and dirty. Please join me for a game of football, British style, and those invited are Kristine, Amanda, Chelsea, Erin, Noelle, Robin, Marshana, Kelly, Ashlee and Amy. Shayne doesnt understand why shes excluded (is she acting again?) and the others explain it means she gets the only other one-on-one date. Shayne believes Matt chose her because the last time they were together she told him she doesnt wear her heart on her sleeve, and if you want to get to know me, you obviously have to get to know me. Ah, she spins pure gold with words, doesnt she? Ive got to hand it to her, though. She may not have an impressive command of the English language, but she sure seems to be reeling in a big ol English fish by the name of Matt. Theres a knock on the door of the ladies mansion and when Shayne opens it she sees the cement block with Matt and Hollys handprints. Also embedded in the cement is Matt + Holly and Matt hearts Holly. She calls everyone to the door and they jointly come to the conclusion that Holly must have written the second sentiment. They boo, hiss and slam the door, but not before a slurring Kelly shouts to the others, hesh already in love, we might ash well all go home.
And Yet Another Hot Tub
A very serious Matt has an internal debate about whether to give Holly the rose or not. He tells her he finds her very attractive and wonders if shes attracted to him. She confirms that hes perfect for her and that she loves his sense of humor, adding shes very comfortable around him. He agrees but has concerns that maybe they're too comfortable together, and he isnt sure they have any electricity between them. This troubles Holly greatly and she confides to us that she loves being around Matt and would be sad if he sent her home.
Whether figuratively or literally, somehow our Darling Duo has decided theres no better way to check for electricity between two people, than to climb into a hot tub. So in they go surrounded by bubbles, candles and cameramen. As Matt stares (and I mean STARES) at her breasts (somewhat covered by a bikini top), he mutters something about having a good time. They kiss, which he later describes as brilliant! then he offers her the rose. He pulls her close to him and the camera cuts away with them kissing and embracing. Did I see sparks?
Warming Up for Battle
The 10 ladies invited on the group date arrive at a park where Matt is already waiting for them. He explains to us that today hell be looking for the woman who puts forth the greatest effort in understanding the game because it's very important to him. Silly me, I was thinking he just wanted to watch ladies run around in midriff-baring shirts and snug short shorts while tackling each other. Everyone warms up by stretching, and Ashlee tells us shes not happy about the date because she doesnt like football, British football or any of that sh*t. Well, okay then. Robin volunteers to slam into a rugby training mat that Matt (thats a mouthful, sorry) is holding in front of him, and he thinks she looks sexy on the field. Amanda notices he was constantly running over to encourage her (Amanda), but shes not sure if its because he simply wanted to talk to her or because he thought she looked pathetic.
Spray On, Sister
With everyone out playing rugby, Holly and Shayne are trying to keep themselves entertained in the quiet house. Shayne whines that shes dying waiting around for her date, and mentions that she needs a tan. Sweet Holly volunteers that she brought an entire spray-tan kit with her, and offers to spray Shayne. She asks Shayne not to tell the others, but Im not sure Shayne even heard her because she was squealing loudly with delight. Shayne suits up, wearing shower cap and all, as Holly goes about spraying her body. Sorry men, but theres a big black stripe across her butt as Holly gets in and around every body crevice. Too bad there wasnt a picture of that on ABCs website. Rats.
The Games People Play
Matt picks Kelly and Marshana as captains and the girls choose players for their teams. Ashlee is the last gal standing and Chelsea tells us if you wear fake eyelashes to a f*cking rugby game, you deserve to get picked last. Ill make a note of that, thanks. The girls play surprisingly rough and when Chelsea knocks Ashlee down, Ashlee says Chelsea was like a big ol dude. Somehow in the fracas, Marshana gets elbowed in the mouth and cuts her lip. Im sure it hurt, but shes wise enough to milk the injury for all its worth. Matt puts a coat around her shoulders, and visits with her as she holds an ice pack to her mouth. Kellys team wins the game, but everyone feels like a winner when they learn theyll all be going to Matts house to celebrate.
Like No Bachelor Pad Ive Ever Seen
The group is impressed with "Matts home," and the ladies ooh and aah over how beautiful the house and views are. Marshana goes so far as to say, it felt good to see where he lives and where he spends his time. Surely they understand this is nothing more than a Fleiss rental, right? Robin tells us she wants him and the house - I hate to tell you this, Robin - you might end up with him, but you're definitely not getting the house.
Wine glasses are filled and Matt surprises everyone with two massage tables set up with two masseuses to take care of business. Marshana says Matt is so thoughtful to have set this up for them which makes me suspect she not only took a hard knock to the mouth, but also to her brain. After the massages everyone dons their bikinis and gather in the pool and jacuzzi. Because her team won, Matt invites Kelly to join him for private massages, and as soon as they lay on the tables, Kelly says, I like it really hard, which Matt quickly picks up on. She offers to massage his back, then sits on him as she rubs his shoulders. She appears to either be drunk or is getting a real sexual thrill out of the situation. Now that I think about it, its quite possibly both.
As the sun sets, Matt and Robin sit outside in front of a fire, and she tells him shed like to stick around so she can get to know him better. He thinks shes smart and beautiful and feels they have a good connection (drink!). He invites her into the hot tub with him, which basically looks like just another way for Our Brit Boy to make out with yet another girl who is wearing as little as possible. Blimey, this fellow is making Blob Guiney look like a Boy Scout. The next time we see him, hes sitting with Amanda who is afraid Matt may be thinking shes too reserved. As they chat, Noelle and Kristine come to join them, but these two are not smooth operators because theyre too shy to say anything, so they simply sit along the sidelines watching. *yawn*
The Shayne Show, Act I
Shayne is certainly getting as much mileage as she can out of her appearance on the show. Her date box arrives and as Holly reads the invitation, Shayne jumps up and down on the couch wearing little more than a skimpy nightie. Shes absolutely thrilled to discover shes going on a date with some wine! She does know Matt will be there, too, right?
Just Another Amazing Connection
With full champagne glasses in hand, the rugby group gathers together in Matts living room. Holding the rose, Matt says this has been his favorite date so far, and announces hell be giving the rose to a person hes had a amazing (drink!) time with tonight, and who pulled off some amazing (drink!) moves on the rugby field...Robin. He says amazing two more times, so drink up friends! A drunk Kelly tells us if she were a dude shed never want to date Robin. Noted.
The Shayne Show, Act II
Matt arrives at the ladies home looking quite Hollywood in a tailored suit and designer sunglasses. Shayne is dressed for their date in a black sundress (it looks like Holly did a great job with the tanner) and white funky heeled boots. She approves of the Maserati hell be driving and they speed up the coast to Ojai, a beautiful town near Santa Barbara that I highly recommend visiting. Shayne makes it clear to us that if Matt offers her the rose, and she accepts, theyll move forward in their relationship. Matt tells her hes arranged for them to spend some time at a wine estate. She whimpers in her well-honed little-girl voice that shes never been wine tasting before even though she loves wine, and adds that when she got the date box she said, were going to wine! Or is it whine? Its amazing (drink!) how both spellings fit when talking about Shayne.
Once there, they walk along a rock pathway which means in Shaynes heels, shes rather stumbling along. I hope we get to see her traverse the same path after several glasses of wine, heh. Matt is clearly attracted to her, but tells us he's concerned about some of the tantrums shes had. He asks about her career, but doesnt give her a chance to answer. Its obvious hes actually more interested in her fathers career, and she tells him he wont recognize her fathers name. She says his name is Lorenzo Lamas, and that he was most notably on a show called Renegade, and that hes well-known in America. On her behalf, I do feel as if shes trying to downplay her Hollywood childhood, but it doesnt really matter because Matts in deep thought, since he thinks he recognizes the name Renegade. She says she moved out of the house when she was 17, and that both her parents have been married and divorced several times. Matt assumes she's implying shes more mature than other 22 year olds. She makes it clear thats not what shes saying (I certainly didnt get that from her), she just knows where shes at in her life. When Matt asks if shes ready for marriage yet, she says no, but shes ready to move forward with a man and see where the relationship goes. Matt acknowledges hes ready now, but she calls him on it saying most men at 30 arent even ready, which cracks him up. Hes leery of her age and career choice (I thought Brits love Hollywood, Matt), but thinks she could very well dispel his fears. Oh, Im sure she can, Matt. *wink wink*
They head inside for dinner and Matt tells us Shaynes the ultimate Los Angeles sex kitten. Over dinner she describes herself as relaxed in life and not very pretentious. Matt asks if shes high maintenance and after mulling it over for several minutes, and stuttering as she does so, she finally admits she is. They have a hearty laugh and Matt actually high fives her. She apologizes but says she just wants to be honest. Its a cute exchange between them and they seem to be having a grand time together. When Matt questions how many pairs of shoes she has, she cops to about 400, adding that she brought an entire suitcase filled with shoes for the show. By the way, there are five material things that are essential to Shayne, who says if you have all five, it doesnt matter what you wear on your body. Heres her list:
Top Five Things Im Into by Shayne Lamas
1. Cars
2. Shoes
3. Handbags
4. Sunglasses
5. Watches
Matt tells us Shayne makes him laugh - sometimes he thinks shes "one sandwich short of a picnic," and the next moment he thinks shes the "best thing since sliced bread." Which just proves once again, most men think with either their stomachs or the head thats slightly below their stomach. In this case, it sounds like Matts thinking with both. He lets her know he loves the glamorous and vulnerable sides to her, and she feels as time goes on theyll naturally open up more to each other. Matt makes a point of correcting her by saying if time goes on, making sure she understands she needs the rose in order to remain in the house. She confides to us shell be devastated if he doesnt give her the rose.
Meanwhile Back at Casa de Disgruntled Women
Apparently Robin has been flapping her gums in great detail about every conversation (have there been that many?) shes had with Matt. The stress of this sends Amanda into the meeps, but Robin doesnt miss a beat in her soliloquy even with Amandas accidental interruptions.
The Shayne Show, Act III
Our couple retires to snuggle on a rug in front of a roaring fireplace. Scattered around them are desserts, candles and wine. Shayne makes it clear that this is the most extravagant, crazy thing shes ever done. She makes sure Matt understands she took a huge leap of faith to come on the show, and says shes doing it all for him. Id like to know what she gave up in order to do this show. Is she even currently working right now? According to IMDb, shes appeared in a couple of low-budget movies so Im not quite believing shes truly given up much. Im guessing maybe she had to arrange for someone to feed her cat or something.
Shes a tiny little thing, though, and Matt wraps her in his arms as they snuggle, then he sneaks off to get the rose as a surprise. He tells her he loves her stories and presents the rose to her. Without seeing one of her movies, I already know shes probably a terrible actress because try as she might to sound surprised Im not buying it. But Matt? Hes bought it hook, line and sinker. Hes a goner.
One Last Showdown
Matt enters the ladies house for the Rose Ceremony and is met with wild applause and squeals, which makes me wonder if these guys miss that sort of welcome when they return to their normal lives after the show. Wouldnt it be hilarious to learn they ask their families to carry on like that every once in a while just for old times sake. Kristine says the mood in the house is tense and everyones questioning whether theyll be cut tonight. They all make a play for special time with Matt, and he makes the best of having to kiss as many of them as possible. Attaboy, Matt, talk about sucking it up for the sake of the job at hand, heh.
Noelle is a mess and chooses Robin to confide that shes worried its just a matter of time before Matt sends her home. Wrong person to confide in, because cut-throat Robin encourages her in that case, to reject the rose tonight if he offers her one. Yikes. As Matt continues to make the rounds wooing the ladies who havent received a rose yet, Robin (who already has a rose) snatches him away. When the other ladies hear about it, Shayne rallies Amy and Kelly to help her steal him back so they can have some private time with him. Matt explains to Robin that she already has a rose, and lets the Three Musketeers take him away. Once the deed is done, Shayne departs, leaving Amy and Kelly to work it out for themselves. Matt laughs saying, she cracks me up as Shayne walks way. Marshana thinks its great that Shayne stood up for those without roses I have a feeling shes not the only one. The word spreads and Shayne suggests Robin not do that in the future, but Robin insists shell continue to do whatever she damn well pleases, thankyouverymuch. But hey, did anyone else notice there was actually, like, real food, laid out for eating and such? Blimey!
Matt meets up with an emotional Holly. Shes smitten, you know, and its difficult to see the man she adores with other women. She walks him over to their cement block (I wonder if she sleeps with that thing) and tries to relive their Hollywood date. Matt, being a trooper, is always up for more kissing, and they smooch on the patio. Im pretty sure there were butterflies fluttering around Hollys head, and I do believe I heard birds chirping her name in unison.
The Rose Ceremony
Chris enters the room clinking his glass which signifies its that time again. The ladies line up and Chris reminds everyone that Holly, Robin and Shayne already have roses which leaves six roses for tonight. In other words, three women will be getting tossed out on their keisters. Matt thanks them for wonderful dates and roses are handed out as follows: Amanda, Ashlee, a rather tipsy Kelly, Chelsea, Noelle, and the final rose goes to Marshana. Kristine, Amy and hot dog girl, Erin S. say their goodbyes. A slightly inebriated Amy says shes made several friends in the house, and Erin has a good attitude saying its Matts call. But Kristines reaction surprises me. She seems to have so much going for her, I didnt expect to see her so deeply hurt.
Those who remain, toast to their future and it looks like well be subjected to more jabbering from Robin next week. Oh, and Marshana speaks the terrific line, pick me, pick me, pick me, see how beautiful I am, see how wonderful I am, see how much I care. The outtake footage shows Chelsea and Holly going through the hundreds of shoes Shayne has brought to the show. How many shoes do you own? Let me know via a pm here.


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Data grids for storage
Data grids are used by the scientific community to access data resources around the world. Companies can use the principles underlying these global grids to link geographically dispersed sites.
Current grid computing projects manned mostly by scientific teams offer some tantalizing prospects for general...
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corporate computing. Imagine making your organization's data accessible throughout the world or replicating data to multiple, geographically dispersed sites--even sites you don't own or control, but with which you collaborate.
If you use traditional access-control methods, the barriers to this scenario are substantial. You could, for example, set up replicated Web FTP mirror sites with user logins and passwords to all of the sites providing access, or set up VPN access to each site holding the data.
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Globus is the progenitor of many of today's grids. The Globus Alliance and the Global Grid Forum (GGF) support the Globus Toolkit, and have developed some of the fundamental services required to implement a grid. The GGF is also charged with popularizing the grid by making it easier for all users to participate in grid work.
There are essentially three different modes of Globus support software: the API-based model in Globus Toolkit version 2.0 (GT2), the service model in GT3 and the Web services resource framework in Globus Toolkit version 4.0 (GT4), released last May.
There are many compute-data grids in operation around the world, including AstroGrid, the Biomedical Informatics Research Network, the Enabling Grids for E-sciencE, Grid Physics Network and the Particle Physics Data Grid.
Data grids
With so many storage vendors touting some sort of grid architecture these days, an accurate definition of a grid may be elusive. For the purposes of this article, a grid spans sites, companies and continents with non-proprietary hardware, software and protocols supporting authenticated access, replication and compute services. Clustered file systems don't qualify as data grids because they typically exist at one or two sites and require high bandwidth connections between nodes. Wide-area file systems come closer to a data grid model, but they don't currently offer continent spanning or multicompany hosted data; they also require proprietary hardware, software and internode protocols.
It's possible to use a grid to securely share your data and compute services. To tap into these capabilities, you need to implement standard, compliant grid services on your systems. These services are available from the open-source community; proprietary grid products are also available from some vendors, including IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI)/YottaYotta Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc.
Data grids are perfect for organizations that need a collaborative work environment despite having diverse, distributed resources where data resides across multiple business and/or organizational domains. Data grid services allow users to access and manipulate data residing at sites around the world. Data can be retrieved from any location on the grid, and can be deposited or replicated to any location with space.
Compute grids
A compute grid can schedule computation to occur at one site with the results transmitted to another (see "Open-source grids," above), and a compute grid may exist with or without a data grid. Together, a compute grid and data grid can interoperate to move data residing throughout the grid to where computation can occur and send results wherever required.
For example, animators can publish images on a grid and provide access to other artists to supply the background, foreground and other elements. Further processing can be done on any grid-enabled system with available cycles. Results can be transmitted back to the original location or sent elsewhere for further processing. Computations can be handed from one system to another to take advantage of each node's capabilities.
Security concerns
Security is a major concern for any grid. Only authorized users can access a grid, and data grid transmissions can be encrypted. Strong encryption authentication based on public key infrastructure (PKI) is used. One advantage of grid services is that security is built in from the start--user IDs/passwords aren't required for every site entered and secure authentication is maintained. Grid administrators can also set up access constraints. For example, on the Earth System Grid (ESG), administrators limit the amount of data and/or files users can download to effectively govern overall grid activity.
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Most standard computer-resource accounting models break down when applications run across a distributed grid, so another issue facing grid use is software licensing. It's hard enough ensuring proper software licensing for all of the computers in one data center, but try doing this for 14,000 CPUs across 135 data centers. Grid use has evolved based mainly on open-source applications with generous licensing terms.
A Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) structure is used to schedule Condor-G grid work. A DAG can coordinate the steps in a computation and/or the data grid accesses needed to supply the processing/data being requested. Because it may take a number of steps to process the data, they can be broken down into manageable execution steps so the process can be easily restarted if a failure occurs. Automated resource managers on the grid take the DAG and parcel out the work to grid nodes supplying the requested services.
ESG users access a Web portal to search a directory, and can specify what timeframes and data slices they need. The ESG schedules the data extract and sends it to the requestor; it also provides a list of locations where file replicas may be found, allowing users to choose the one they'd like to download.
Implementing Globus data grid services
To join an open grid service, you need to be pretty computer-savvy and patient. It took me the better part of a day to log on to the Globus data grid. My test installation was limited to data grid services (GridFTP, Reliable File Transfer [RFT] and Replica Location Service [RLS]) even though Globus Toolkit version 4.0 (GT4) supports computational services.
Software components required to install a Globus data grid include Java SDK, Apache Ant, a C compiler, a database, GNU make and GNU tar. A JDBC-compliant database may be needed for some grid Web services. Tomcat can be used as a Web server or the Globus Toolkit has a standalone Web service container that can be used.
Security requirements for data and compute grids are complex for obvious reasons. Globus security infrastructure depends upon public key infrastructure, host and user security certificates, and a certificate authority (CA) to validate them. The best option is to use a currently supported CA where available. If none exists, SimpleCA from the Globus Toolkit can be used for test purposes. Although installing the security infrastructure was complex and time-consuming, the advantages were immediate. Activities that normally took additional logins were authenticated and approved automatically by grid services using security proxies.
With all prerequisites in place, the build of the source code took over three hours. Setting up certificates for two machines and two users, fixing permissions and other middleware such as proxies and grid-mapfiles took the better part of a day. Afterwards, GridFTP was used to FTP a file from one machine to another. It wasn't until after this completed that I noticed no login was required--GridFTP and grid security provided automatic authentication. RLS was the last service deployed. The key to a successful RLS implementation is to set up the environment and database linkages. RLS provides the mapping between logical file names and physical file locations. One logical file could potentially have hundreds of physical locations on the grid, and RLS can be used to catalog all of the files.
Storage on data grids can be managed in many ways. One popular approach uses storage resource managers (SRMs) to manage files, disks and archives. An SRM can enforce space quotas and other storage constraints. Files can be pinned (reserved) by an SRM. While pinned, a file can't be removed from an SRM's control, but it can be accessed by multiple users. File pins may be released (unpinned) or left to timeout, after which the file is no longer guaranteed to be available.
SRMs also support dynamic space management. A grid user can request, for example, 200GB of space to be reserved by an SRM. As long as space is available this reservation will be held; if additional requests come in, the reservation may be reduced, assuming there aren't already pinned files in the space. The SRM works with DAS, SAN or NAS storage, anything that supports file storage; but because of the unique nature of data grids, software licensing is an issue (see "Grid software licensing issues," this page).
Local grid data and meta data can be backed up with any standard backup package; non-local data has to be retrieved at your site to be backed up locally. Replication of data and meta data across the grid can also be used for backup purposes.
Commercial grids
There are many commercial grid systems available today. Some of the better known include IBM's grid offerings, Sun's N1 Grid Engine, Oracle's 10g and a new offering from a partnership between SGI and YottaYotta.
One of the advantages of commercial packages is that you don't have to rely on the open-source community for support and vendors can provide installation services. Also, most vendor grid offerings are more tightly integrated with other commercial products. Some vendor products may also provide better scalability, reliability and serviceability than open-source versions.
IBM's DataSynapse is fully interoperable with current grid standards. By following Global Grid Forum (GGF) standards, you could plug your IBM compute grid into any grid around the world that supports these standards. IBM claims its grid allows for better throughput and more parallel computation than what's available from open-source grid products.
Sun's N1 Grid Engine (SGE) also provides a standards-compliant compute grid service. GGF-compliant Globus Toolkit version 4.0 (GT4) services can be used to submit jobs to an SGE grid.
Although proprietary and specific to databases, Oracle 10g is probably closest to a data grid among commercial products. 10g supports transportable tablespaces that can be used to move tablespaces among remote databases. Moving tablespaces around could improve performance for remote sites accessing the data. By moving a tablespace, you can free up local database space; tablespaces can also be mounted as read-only to a number of databases. 10g supports "federated databases" that use distributed SQL and gateways to other databases to provide clients with a single, unified view of multiple databases.
SGI/YottaYotta's offering provides another kind of data grid service using proprietary hardware, software and internode protocols. With the new SGI CXFS and YottaYotta's NetStorager appliance, you can have multiple sites that each have a clustered file system (SGI CXFS) to share and replicate data throughout the WAN at SAN speeds with replication directories maintained automatically. SGI and YottaYotta say they've demonstrated a CXFS cluster reading and writing to a shared file across 2,900 miles at approximately 700MB/sec.
Implementation steps
|Grid web sites
Enabling Grids for E-sciencE (EGEE)
Earth System Grid (ESG)
Globus Alliance
Global Grid Forum (GGF)
For organizations running compute-intensive applications such as video rendering, seismic analysis or protein modeling, using a Condor-G compute grid would allow their local compute cluster to make use of other collaborating sites throughout the world.


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Beer festival changes venues after 11 years
By Mark Fisher
Staff Writer
DAYTON The 16th annual AleFest Dayton will be held at a new venue Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark because of a rental-policy dispute with the festivals home in recent years, Carillon Park, AleFest organizers said.
This years AleFest will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 23 at Wegerzyn, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave. The event will showcase more than 400 beers and ciders from more than 180 craft breweries around the world, with a special focus on Dayton-area breweries, festival organizers said. Nine local breweries will be participating.
AleFest has called Carillon Park home for 11 years, but event organizers said in a news release that cost-prohibitive rental policy changes beyond our control led to the move to Wegerzyn.
Joe Waizmann, founder and chief organizer of AleFest, said in an email that he decided not to hold the event at Carillon Park due to an exorbitant change in (Carillons) rental and fee structure.
But Brady Kress president and CEO of Dayton History, which includes Carillon Park said park officials did not raise the rent for the event. Dayton History officials did add a requirement that Waizmann and AleFest purchase liquor liability insurance for the event, and to purchase all of the alcohol served at AleFest through Carillon Parks liquor license for Carillon Park.
Kress said the states liquor regulations require the purchases to be made through its license unless Dayton History were to set aside its license for the day, which would mean it could not serve beer at its new historic brewery that is scheduled to open the day before AleFest.
Carillon is a non-profit museum, Kress said. Were trying to make it as a non-profit in this town, too.
Waizmann said Wegerzyn Gardens offers a bucolic setting for sampling craft beers on a summer afternoon. Parking is plentiful, and the space provides ample room for growth.
A portion of AleFests proceeds benefits a handful of local non-profit agencies.
There will again be a Dayton Beer Week preceding AleFest Dayton, including a Dayton Beer Pride Parade on Aug. 17.
General admission tickets, $40 at the door or $35 in advance, include 20 tasting tickets, a commemorative glass, and program guide. A limited number of VIP tickets will be sold for $50 and will offer early admission to the event starting at 1 p.m. Designated drivers will be admitted for $15 and will receive a commemorative tasting glass as well as complimentary soda and water. No one under 21 will be admitted.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.AleFest.com or at several beer and wine stores and taverns in the Dayton area. For more information, go to the AleFest Dayton Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/AleFests


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The Wheelchair Recycling Program refurbishes used wheelchairs and other types of medical equipment, and then provides that equipment to people who aren't able to afford it.
Reliant Rehab of Eau Claire is a designated drop-off site for those who would like to make a donation. They are located at 1305 Woodland Avenue.
If you are in need of some sort of medical equipment, you should contact the Wheelchair Recycling Program. Their contact information is listed below.
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I think your example sounds a bit formal and cold.
It is for a dinner in honor of a soon-to-be Mommy (for the fourth time). Because of the circumstances, it isn't a shower. I have no idea if most of the group would know what "no host" means. I think your example sounds a bit formal and cold. Any alternative wording suggestions would be greatly appreciated!I believe this is just a PORTION of the invitation, not the invitation in it's entirety. Correct. The statement about "no host" would follow all the what/when/where information.
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April 17, 2013 — On the heels of signing two bills last month that ban most abortions, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) on Tuesday signed into law a measure (SB 2368) that prohibits the procedure after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the AP/USA Today reports. At least 10 states have enacted similar laws, which are based on the disputed theory that fetuses can feel pain at that time in pregnancy.
The North Dakota measures are meant to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, which said the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from banning abortions before fetal viability. The new laws, which take effect Aug. 1, would make North Dakota's abortion policies the most restrictive in the U.S. and potentially close the state's only abortion clinic (MacPherson, AP/USA Today, 4/16).
One of the new measures (HB 1456) prohibits abortion once a fetal heartbeat is "detectable," which can occur as early as six weeks if a transvaginal ultrasound is used. Another new law (HB 1305) prohibits abortions sought because of the sex of the fetus or genetic defects, such as Down syndrome. Dalrymple also recently signed a bill (SB 2305) that requires physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital (Women's Health Policy Report, 4/11).
Abortion-rights supporters have said they plan to challenge the six-week ban in court (AP/USA Today, 4/16).


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The Red Arrows display team perform over Southsea Common at the end of a commemoration service of the D-Day landings, June 5, 2014.
June 6, 2014 is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries including the United Kingdom and the United States join forces to launch an audacious attack on the beaches of Normandy, these assaults are credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany.
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People hug trees as they take part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people hugging trees for two minutes in Kathmandu, June 5, 2014.
According to the event organizer, 2,001 people took part in the event, held on World Environment Day, to spread the message of saving the environment.
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A cutout of a woman in Iranian dress stands in front of the Karim Khani Palace, also a former prison, May 29, 2014.
Shiraz, celebrated for more than 2,000 years as the heartland of Persian culture, is known as the home of Iranian poetry and for its progressive attitudes and tolerance. Like all of Iran, this week Shiraz observes the 25th anniversary of the death and continued legacy of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the father of the Islamic revolution.
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Elisa Garcia, 28, poses for a photo, wearing a costume from the era of 18th century painter Francisco Goya, while a horse-drawn carriage passes along the "Puente Nuevo" (New Bridge) during the second edition of "Ronda Romantica" (Romantic Ronda) in Ronda, May 31, 2014.
Ronda Romantica is a cultural, historical and tourist event during the three days where thousands of people of Ronda and about fifty towns around of "Serrania de Ronda" (Ronda Mountain Ranges), dressed in traditional costumes, recreate the era of the bandits, drovers and romantic travellers in the nineteenth century.
They also recreate the war of Spanish Independence which started in 1808 with the invasion by French Napoleonic troops and lasted until 1814, when the French were defeated and expelled from the country.
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A Seleka fighter adjusts a broken guitar in a village between Bambari and Grimari, May 31, 2014.
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Wang Zhijie, 24, a migrant worker from Xi'an, China, goes up to the hoop at a basketball court next to his dormitory, June 3, 2014.
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An Indian peafowl spreads its tail feathers at a zoo, June 5, 2014.
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Egyptians chant slogans in Tahrir square as they arrive to celebrate former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's victory in the presidential vote, June 3, 2014.
Sisi won 96.91 percent in a presidential vote last week, the election commission said on Tuesday, confirming interim results that had given him a landslide victory.
But turnout was only about 47 percent of Egypt's 54 million voters, the commission said - less than the 40 million votes, or 80 percent of the electorate, that Sisi had called for.
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President Barack Obama walks with the parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Jani Bergdahl and Bob Bergdahl back to the Oval Office after making a statement regarding the release of Sgt. Bergdahl from captivity, May 31, 2014.
Bowe Bergdahl was held captive by militants for almost five years during the war in Afghanistan.
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Players from the U.S. celebrate a goal by teammate Fabian Johnson against Turkey during their international friendly soccer match, June 1, 2014.
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A fighter of Social Nationalist Assembly, part of ultra-nationalist Right Sector party, says farewell to his girlfriend before heading to Eastern Ukraine as part of the battalion "Azov" during a ceremony in their headquarters, June 3, 2014.
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Disabled Palestinian girls play a game of sitting volleyball during a training session organized by General Union of Disabled Palestinians, in Deir El-Balah,June 4, 2014. The union holds a training session once a week for some 16 handicapped girls in the central areas of Gaza Strip to prepare them to take part in international and local competitions, a union official said.
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a question and answer session at an electrical goods warehouse in, June 2, 2014.
Cameron was in Newark campaigning on behalf of the conservative candidate in the upcoming by-election.
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History enthusiasts wearing World War Two U.S. military uniforms re-enact a D-Day landing on Omaha Beach, June 5, 2014.
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Public security workers attend to a man simulating an injury inside a tent during a security drill ahead of the 2014 World Cup, May 31, 2014.
The World Cup will be held in 12 cities in Brazil from June 12 till July 13.
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A man processes tannery wastes to make poultry feed at Hazaribagh along the polluted Buriganga, June 5, 2014.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned the tannery owners at Hazaribag of serious consequence if they failed to relocate their tanneries in Savar within the stipulated time, during a World Environment Day observance program, local media reported.
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Local businessman Chan Tat-ching, 70, poses at Victoria Park, May 26, 2014.
Chan was the commander of "Operation Yellowbird", which, under his command, helped over 130 students and dissidents flee from mainland China, after the military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Sqaure in 1989.
Chan has attended every annual candlelight vigil held at the park to commemorate those who died in the crackdown. Recalling his memory of the time, Chan said, "Initially I thought China was engaged in a big progress to allow student protests at Tiananmen Square for such a long time, but I started worrying when things developed."
Chan further said, "I do not regret what I have done for the Operation. It is lucky that China's economy has improved since then."
June 4, 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the crackdown.
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Bob Bergdahl, father of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, speaks during a news conference at the Idaho National Guard headquarters, June 1, 2014.
Freed U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl needs time to decompress, his father said on Sunday, predicting that recovering from nearly five years of captivity in Afghanistan will be like a diver who has to return to the surface slowly.
Army Sergeant Bergdahl was released on Saturday in an exchange deal in which five Taliban prisoners were freed from Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba and flown to Qatar.
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Two ducks cross the Mall in front of members of the guards and household cavalry during pageantry for the State Opening of Parliament, June 4, 2014.
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An employee of ActiveLink Co. established under the entrapreneurship of Panasonic Corp, demonstrates ARM01, called 'Raku Vest', jointly developed with Kubota Corp., June 2, 2014.
The ARM01is a robotic exoskeleton developed to help farmers and construction workers.
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Singer Rihanna arrives for the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (CFDA) at Lincoln Center, June 2, 2014. Eyebrows were raised over the see-through dress.
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Participants are covered in paint as they take part in the Color Run, June 1, 2014.
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Wang Yirong of Hebei province rides his motorcycle in a desert during the China Taklimakan Rally and CCR Xinjiang Station, in Shanshan, May 31, 2014.
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Members of the Civil Defense rescue children after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in al-Shaar neighborhood, June 2, 2014.
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Sara Errani of Italy serves to Andrea Petkovic of Germany during their women's quarter-final match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, June 4, 2014.
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Sikhs wield swords during their clash inside the complex of the holy Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple, June 6, 2014.
Sikhs wielding swords clashed inside the compound of their religion's holiest shrine on Friday, the 30th anniversary of a controversial raid by Indian security forces that flushed out separatist militants holed up in the temple.
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Vehicles come to a standstill at a flooded crossroad in Pingba, June 3, 2014.
Strong rainfall has battered Guizhou province since Monday.
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Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah are seen through a broken window during an election campaign in Qala i Naw, June 2, 2014.
The second round presidential election will be held on June 14.
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Tens of thousands of people participate in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park to mark the 25th anniversary of the military crackdown of the pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, June 4, 2014.
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Austria's Marcel Sabitzer fights for the ball with Czech Republic's Vaclav Prochazka during their international friendly soccer match, June 3, 2014.
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures next to the World Cup trophy after a media conference, June 5, 2014.
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Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shout slogans as police use a water cannon to stop them from moving towards the office of Akhilesh Yadav, the chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, during a protest against recent rape and hanging of two girls, in Lucknow, June 2, 2014.
Three men were arrested for the crime in Uttar Pradesh that underscored the enduring culture of sexual assault in India and the capacity for appalling violence between Hindu castes. Two policemen were held on suspicion of attempting to cover up the killings.
On Monday, Modi's BJP sought to make political capital. Workers from the party accused the Uttar Pradesh state government, headed by Samajwadi Party, of negligence over the crimes and of being unfit to govern.
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British World War II veteran Frederick Glover poses for a photograph as soldiers parachute down during a D-Day commemoration paratroopers launch event, June 5, 2014.
Some 3,000 veterans are among those attending ceremonies across the northern French coastline where Allied forces landed in the largest seaborne invasion in history to help speed up the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two.
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Wally Nelson is an 88-year-old retired rocket scientist. He's also a World War II veteran and a former prisoner of war. Soon, he can add a new entry to his eclectic biography: documentary-film star.
Nelson, of Longwood, is the central figure in "Wally's Mission on Mars," a film premiering Sunday at the Gasparilla International Film Festival in Tampa.


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1. Re: Encoder not workingCurt Wrigley Oct 29, 2008 7:11 PM (in response to (dsharvey))Did you click "Start Queue" in AME after it launches?
2. Re: Encoder not working(kdpruett) Oct 29, 2008 7:39 PM (in response to (dsharvey))I have a similar problem with CS4 on the Mac in that the Encoder does not work. I get an error message "Null pict handle for id 2004". After watching the spinning beach ball for a couple of minutes I get another message "an Adobe dynamic link error occurred". I can click on the ok button to clear this message, however I can't click on the first error message to clear it. You basically have to force quit Encoder. Even after doing so the error message remains on the screen. The only way to get rid of it is to reboot.
So I am not able to use Encoder which sort of makes the software pointless. I am able to edit in Final Cut Pro, go to After Effects, and back to FCP without any problems. So it looks like I'll be sticking with FCP.
3. Re: Encoder not working(Mark_Shumard) Nov 5, 2008 1:08 PM (in response to (dsharvey))The same thing is happening to me, exporting from Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. When I click "start queue" the "loading" progress bar appears and "Elapsed Queue Time: 00:00:00" appears. That's it. No matter how long I wait, nothing changes.
Am using an Acer e700, 2GB RAM, Intel quad core 2.4GHz, Intel mother board, Windows Vista service pack 1. I've downloaded the software again, re-installed twice, updated drivers and other software, tried tracing paths down. Have tried different project settings with lots of different sources on the timeline (sequence) including DV, DVAVI, HDV, Quicktime, AVCHD, and have tried to export to FLV, QT, MOV, DVAVI, and many more. Source file in "C:\users\users\ ... etc" that Adobe Media Encoder references (in the queue) acutally appears in that location, and I can open in Premiere Pro CS4. (I have kept PP CS3 on my computer. Am afraid to remove it, because I will have nothing that works once I do.)
As a test I installed Premiere Pro CS4 on a three-year-old Windows XP machine and export (With Adobe Media Encoder) works well. Have been on the phone with Adobe for an hour.
I have been using Premiere for 15 years. My upgrade is worthless.
Wow something new. I let AME cook while I was writing this and got a message (in the log) Could not read from the source. Please check if it has moved or been deleted.
4. Re: Encoder not workingCurt Wrigley Nov 5, 2008 2:06 PM (in response to (dsharvey))Well it works on one machine and not the other. Its an install problem of something local with your pc. You're doing the right thing by utilizing adobe install support to work it out.
5. Re: Encoder not workingEddie Lotter Nov 5, 2008 3:14 PM (in response to (dsharvey))>Please check if it has moved or been deleted.
Did you change your user folder's location?
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6. Re: Encoder not workingAurobi Nov 6, 2008 6:42 AM (in response to (dsharvey))Hi Mark,
if you launch AME and then from File>Add Premiere Pro sequence, you choose the Premiere Pro CS4 sequence and add it to AME batch and try to encode, does it work?
7. Re: Encoder not working(Mark_Shumard) Nov 11, 2008 10:07 PM (in response to (dsharvey))Thanks. Am just getting back to this.
Short answer is it doesn't work at all. For comparison I tried it on my XP computer, and it worked great. When I clicked on the appropriate .prproj file in the import window, "sequence_1" appeared in the sequence window, and a few clicks later it rendered in AMECSD4.
On my Vista computer, I clicked on file>Add Premiere Pro Sequence, surfed to the file in the import window, and clicked on the appropriate .prproj file. Waited. Eventually got a (Not responding) message and the spinning donut.
Soooo ... either PPCS4 is making a corrupt file, or AMECS4 isn't able to recognize the file. Or maybe Vista is doing something wierd! Wouldn't be the first time ...
(By the way, the .prproj file mentioned above opens and plays in PPCS4. And if you drag a DVAVI, AVCHD, or other files into the AMECS4 cue window, the software converts it.)
8. Re: Encoder not workingDeemac1965 Nov 12, 2008 5:18 AM (in response to (dsharvey))I have the same problem. I was told that if you uninstall CS3 first then install CS4 things should run smoother (I have a suspision we are still beta testing for adobe here!!) My work round was to render movies using CS3 (AVI or uncompressed) then load them into CS4 media exported and create the files that way. What a faff . . (as they say in Scotland)
PS I'm on A PC
9. Re: Encoder not workingAurobi Nov 18, 2008 7:37 AM (in response to (dsharvey))Hi Mark,
if you have CS3, CS4 installed on the same system and you had un-installed CS3, you might see the problem. Please refer to http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb407106&sliceId=2 for the solution.
10. Re: Encoder not working(Mark_Shumard) Nov 18, 2008 2:13 PM (in response to (dsharvey))Thanks to everyone for your help in this matter. When I bought my computer about a year ago it came with Vista. Over the last year the operating system has caused many problems with my software and with my computer. Over the weekend I installed XP. Now Premiere Pro CS4 and Media Encoder are working well.
11. Re: Encoder not workingHobbyist22 Apr 13, 2009 2:41 PM (in response to (dsharvey))
I had this problem too -- I originally had CS3 installed, the installed CS4 and uninstalled CS3. Things started getting strange when I uninstalled CS3 -- lost my file associations, had this encoder problem and a bunch of other things. Finally I completely UN-installed both CS3 and CS4, deleted everything out of c:\program files\adobe (the uninstaller left lots of DLLs there), and reinstalled CS4 from scratch. Now everything works great, including the encoder.
12. Re: Encoder not workingdigabyte Apr 25, 2012 5:48 PM (in response to Aurobi)
Hi Mark,
if you launch AME and then from File>Add Premiere Pro sequence, you choose the Premiere Pro CS4 sequence and add it to AME batch and try to encode, does it work?
I am having the same problem (when I click ctrl-M to open AME for render, then click "start queue" AME goes into hang and eventually states "Not Responding"). I just tried the method above, and when I got the window for selecting the project file to import, the same thing happened (unrecoverable hang). I am running Win 7 64 bit (edit: just remembered this is a Vista machine, all current service packs and updates though), and my machine is 8 core with 12GB Ram and a dedicated vid card, so plenty of power and speed.
Edit: running Premiere CS4.2.1 (AME is CS4, but I can't tell you which one, but it is currently hanging... like most of the time)


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The Midsummer Fire Festival is pretty decent for a WoW holiday -- good experience and gold from extinguishing and honoring fires, fun cosmetic rewards and occasionally mind-numbing achievements. Wait, what was that last one?
Torch Juggler has become notorious this year, as the achievement is not only difficult for people who are unable to click their mouses and buttons fast enough, but it is also part of the meta-achievement for completing the Midsummer Fire Festival and gaining the title "Flame Keeper." So, here's how to get Torch Juggler in three easy steps.
- Get about 15 Juggling Torches. For five Burning Blossoms, the holiday's currency gained through honoring fires, desecrating fires and dailies, you can purchase five Juggling Torches.
- Go to Dalaran. A common mistake is that many players attempt this achievement in other capital cities. You need to be in Dalaran!
- Download and install the mod Juggler. Juggler is a simple addon that you activate with /juggle or /juggler. The addon replaces your mouse wheel with a series of actions that select a torch and then selects where to throw the torch.
Download Juggler at [Curse].
Activate Juggler, aim your mouse underneath your character and spin your mouse wheel faster than you've ever spun it before. Is this cheesing the achievement? You bet it is. But frankly, the achievement requires dexterity that might not be possible for many people, and factoring in other variables like lag time in Dalaran makes this addon worthwhile. And there you have it. The worst part of the Midsummer Fire Festival is now put to rest, so you can go on having fun.


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In the year since the release of their sophomore album, "Some Nights," the members of the New York pop-rock trio Fun. have had to make many decisions. With six Grammy nominations for an album that spawned the ultra-catchy hit singles "We Are Young," "Some Nights," and "Carry On," singer Nate Ruess, guitarist Jack Antonoff, and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost have conferred on everything from the routing of their sold-out tour to the wardrobe for a recent inaugural ball.
One decision, however, was easy: taking a gig in Cancun at the end of January between Midwest tour dates. "It was the most obvious idea ever," says Antonoff by phone from sunny Mexico with a chuckle. The trio return stateside shortly to resume their sold-out tour, including a stop at the Orpheum Theatre Friday and a performance at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 10.
Q. How was the inaugural ball? Did you get any face time with the president?
A. We did! We met the president and the first lady, which was a remarkable experience. Meeting the president and playing for the president, especially a president that we really love and are inspired by, that's like outside of the realm of things you dream about when you're in a band. You dream about selling out big shows or playing Japan or playing with musicians you love. But playing an inaugural ball for the president? That's like playing in outer space or something; it just doesn't add up.
Q. Congratulations on the Grammy nominations. What was it like to get nominated live on TV?
A. It was as magical as a night can get. I think there's a massive surrealness to being nominated for a Grammy, obviously, and it was compounded by the double surrealness of being [at the nominations concert special]. Sitting there and having Taylor Swift read that you're nominated for a Grammy and then to have Hunter Hayes sing your song and that's how you find out you're nominated, and then you're rushing backstage to go perform at the ceremony and someone runs up and says, "You guys got nominated for best new artist!" Surreal was just the perfect word. It follows a trend of a lot of things we've been through this year, where it's like a lot of "what the [expletive]?" moments.
Q. Did you secretly look at the categories and your competitors and think, "OK, we're probably not winning that one, but we might win that one"?
A. It's a great year for music. We're up against people like Frank Ocean and Jack White and Mumford and Sons. These are incredible bands and artists, and when you look at it that way it kind of leaves you with this feeling of like "[Expletive]! What a year. What an honor to be making music in a year that feels like things really started to shift again."
Q. When you reach this kind of plateau, how much do you think about maintaining it?
A. I take a lot of cues from Bruce Springsteen, not just as a wonderful songwriter and performer but how he serves his fan base. He has a quote that rings in my head a lot. He said anyone can get fans, but it's how you serve your fan base that really determines what kind of artist you are and if you're going to be able to have a career. And we've always put that first. We're on a tour right now where we've put every last resource into the most amazing production and light show and new equipment and working on the set. Everything that we do, part of it is how will the fans react to this? Is this going to alienate them? Is it going to be thrilling or challenging or make them feel weird? And I think if we stay on that path and we [expletive] up, I wouldn't feel bad because that's what it's all about.
Q. How about when it comes to writing and recording? You want to please your fans but you want to follow your own creative path as well, right?
A. The best way to serve our fan base with the music in our opinion is to challenge them. If you really respect your fan base, you're going to give them the deepest part and the most interesting part and the most intense part. Bands or artists who make the same album as they did the last time are in some sense assuming their fan base is going to be OK with that, and they're not going to and they shouldn't be. When you look at bands like Spoon and Wilco and My Morning Jacket who are constantly challenging their fans, these bands are still drawing thousands of people and selling tons of records to their fans because it creates a culture, and the fans are keeping up.
Q. Are there days you regret naming the band Fun.?
A. Never. We love the name and think it's odd and it's eerie and it's confusing and it just leads people to the music; it doesn't say too much in the name. We don't love all the billions of puns that people are constantly making, but those are some uptown problems. (Laughs.)Interview has been edited and condensed. Sarah Rodman can be reached at srodman@globe
.com. Follow her on Twitter @GlobeRodman.