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|2013-01-29, 14:30
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While that is true on the surface the more I think about it the more the Sybil System and why it's treated almost seems like the head of a religious cult. For example.
Up until now, Ginoza has always been portrayed as having an unwavering faith in morality of the Sibyl System, similar to that of a religious devotee. This analogy becomes even more apparent with the Bureau Chief's zealous proselytizing about Sibyl's role in their society and presumably civilization. The tone with which she describes its role in people's lives along with the lexicon she uses, words like judgment and blessings, strongly suggests that she, and likely many others, view the Sibyl System as something akin to a religion or deity of some sort. They have simply traded one religion for another, one god for another.
|2013-01-29, 15:11
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Disputatio exaro nex
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I'm aware of its importance. Being a tool of measuring, what it measures is of immense value, pretty much the worth of humans. It'd indeed be indispensable right away if it were to arrive tomorrow. And building a society based on an objective assessment of the mind is rather plausible.
However, the director herself says that it's not as easy as letting drones roam the streets with dominators. It's not as simple as that. This is where our guys come in. And that is also why an inspector on her first day can oppose the practiced norm and can still get away with it. Maybe some individuals treat it as a religion but not the ministry if we're to believe what they said and did.
|2013-01-29, 16:57
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Sybil is one that judges and the Enforcers are the ones that execute its judgment. That is the order of things in this society. Makishima is, of course, an exception since the director pretty much authorized his capture. The thing about the helmets is that they're too recent a discovery to expect any meaningful change. Let's see how things turn out in the next episode, shall we?
|2013-01-29, 21:01
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Heh, that's a nice Utopia of what the Sybil-system has created or more like the creator of that system.
It turns out to be a Dystopia at some point like all systems humans have went through.
The problem is not the system, but the human itself. With the Sybil-system humans tried to throw away their responsibilities of judging one's action.
Too bad the system was created by human and thus cannot be perfect to begin with.
The Old Lady Boss knows its flaws very well, but to protect the order, and the faith in the system, the flaws shall not be revealed to the outside world.
But this is a game she can't play forever.
And we are here to witness the downfall of the system.
The only perfect solution to all this similar problems are not some changes in the form of how society looks like.
It must be a change within each individual, or should i say one must give it up for the system to become perfect.
The only solution is to transcend of what is known as a human by genetical engineering.
Otherwise the problems will reoccur again and again with different settings but it can be all broken down to same basis.
Reflecting on the real world and the situation right now, i think i would rather live under the Sybil-System.
|2013-01-29, 22:07
|Link #145
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'If Sybil is perfect, then the Dominators should be perfect, so why do we need these old anarchistic, obsolete guns?' - This is the thought the average citizen might have if they caught Akane or Kougami with an old-fashioned gun in their hands. At least, that's what I think the ministry is worried about.
So Sybil is being treated as a god of sorts. It's being treated as something the average citizen should have complete faith in. So the smallest inconsistency, the tiniest contradiction, can not be tolerated.
I suspect (though admittedly don't know) that Sybil was sold as this perfect system to the public. If I'm right, it was sold this way since it deals with life and death decisions on a regular basis, so people would naturally expect it to be infallible.
That's the whole point of Psycho-Pass readings, isn't it? To know and feel that everybody around you is a good, law-abiding citizen without criminal potential whatsoever and so you don't have to bother with assessing them at all? I mean, isn't that basically what Gino himself said to Akane in this episode?
And the Dominator very clearly reinforces this by not allowing even professional law enforcement officers to shoot people unless Sibyl gives the go-ahead to do so (and even then, Sibyl determines if its a lethal shot or a paralyzing one).
Isn't it obvious that one of the main features of the system itself is people giving up the responsibility and need to assess other people; giving that up to Sibyl so that's one less thing they have to worry about in life?
And you know, now that I think about it, this is another reason why Sybil has to be seen as flawless. An implicit social contract has been made between humans and Sybil. That contract, from the human side, is "I'm not going to worry about strangers, because I can trust Sybil to take care of them. All I need to care about is myself, and those closest to me. That's it. I need never worry about crime, political corruption, poverty, disadvantaged minorities, or anybody I don't personally know - Because I can safely trust that Sybil will perfectly look after them."
And I'll even admit that I can see why some would find that appealing (although personally I don't). But it can only be appealing if the individual citizen can in fact trust Sybil completely. Once they can't, they need to start assessing other people again. Once the human judgement of law enforcement officers becomes a noticeable factor again, then that human judgement itself becomes open to necessary public scrutiny (not unlike, say, my fellow Canadians and I questioning a RCMP Officer that's a bit too trigger-happy with a taser).
Given the options, I'll stick with the real world, thank you.
|2013-01-29, 22:19
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Yeah of course, I hope that the story will get its act together. It was going great till 11 and in 12 & 13.
|2013-01-29, 22:41
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I held back on commenting for as long as I could because this episode was designed to, and did in fact elicit highly emotional reactions. This makes for great television, but doesn't do as well for a reasoned discussion of deeper issues. Urobuchi & co. deliberately staged the public assault/homicide scene to maximize audience outrage, and very skillfully too, in my humble opinion. Those who would complain about the all-controlling nature of Sybil ought to be aware that they are themselves being manipulated emotionally as they view this program, even if it is being done for their entertainment, and perhaps, enlightenment(?).
Speaking of emotional reactions, back in my law school days we were introduced to the old adage that "hard cases make bad law." Google it guys. I find it very relevant to this discussion. Makishima and his ilk are extreme outliers in a very steep bell curve. Would you overturn a functional system on account of vanishingly rare, albeit sensational exceptions to the general rule? What would you have in its stead? Would you tweak the system to allow a modicum of violent crime and aggression just to keep the general population on its toes? How much more morally acceptable would that be? In fact, if you had the technology that underpins the Sybil system at your disposal, what would you do with it? Would you be the Luddite and pretend that it had never been thought up? Or, if you decide not to apply the technology to the logical extreme that we see in Psychopass, how would you decide where to draw the line on what will likely be a slippery slippery slope?
I don't pretend to know the answer to these questions. What makes this show more than just a potboiler to me is that it provides a good context to ponder the human condition anew. Any system we think up is bound to be weighted down by the same contradictions that are inherent in our nature as imperfect human beings. So those of you who still insist that simple answers exist to the moral issues implicated in this series ought to consider the possibility that you may not have thought about them deeply enough.
|2013-01-29, 23:27
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I believe you guys are blowing this "tiniest contradiction by the ministry" thing out of proportions. People die left and right who have families, friends. Because of the system's gaps. Those would be not only way more noticeable but also extremely more bothering. Average citizen doesn't even see a dominator through their whole life anyway. Heh, is there anyone here who saw a police use their pistol in their entire life? Now, what are the odds that a citizen would witness a dominator being used in a society that has a much less crime frequency than ours?
Let me tell what would completely demolish the system: If a masked gang went on a killing spree downtown and our guys can't do anything against them due to insisting on dominators. I suspect that might happen soon in fact and I'll facepalm.
|2013-01-30, 00:14
|Link #149
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But electricity wasn't indispensable the day it arrived. Likewise, if something like Sybil was invented tomorrow, it wouldn't be indispensable "right away".
I think there's a misconception here that whenever something new is invented, human society has no choice but to adapt to it and accept it for all time. Given the impact that the internet, FaceBook, Twitter, and smart phones have had on humanity over the past 20 years, I can certainly understand and sympathize with many holding that misconception.
But the internet, Facebook, Twitter, and smart phones have all taken off because society in general sees considerable positives to these things, and no unacceptable downsides (many of us recognize the downsides, but we view them as tolerable).
But this isn't always the case with new technologies. How do I know this?
One word: Eugenics.
During the early decades of the 20th century, eugenics was very popular throughout much of the world, and was even promoted by many governments and countries.
Eugenics technology hasn't gone away. The US government could, in theory, start a widespread eugenics program in a short period of time if it wanted to. But it doesn't want to, because people ultimately rejected eugenics. This is because people saw unacceptable downsides to it (and yes, association with a very infamous national government during WWII certainly didn't help eugenics any ).
And you know, I see certain troubling similarities between the Sibyl system and eugenics. In both cases, much of the idea is to weed out undesirable people with undesirable characteristics/traits so you're left (in theory) with a perfect society.
When it came to eugenics, people decided that some things are best left to chance. People could conceivably make the same determination with something like the Sibyl system too.
1. War, at least between nations, no longer exists as we know it.
2. Nation-states themselves no longer exist, as we know them. There's an one world government in the world of Psycho-Pass, and we just haven't seen that yet. Sybil is truly a global system. The Director is simply handling Japan's implementation of it.
3. Japan has a military, but there are clear divisions between it and the police. The military are strictly on bases, and are the only people who have access to old-fashioned guns. I would imagine that many of these soldiers are latent criminals due to things like PTSD, so keeping the military separate from the general population makes a lot of sense in the world of Psycho-Pass.
Or maybe they're just afraid of letting Enforcers (who are latent criminals, after all) wield old-fashioned guns in a crowded city.
|2013-01-30, 02:38
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Of course, once the news of the helmets is reported to those on top, that might give room for a change in procedure. The important thing here is that clearance is still necessary before going against protocol.
|2013-01-30, 22:20
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While it may not be a straight forward answer, it's still close enough!
|2013-02-02, 12:55
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@Monir & Qilin's quote That is pretty much what it is. Those are valid points of either side of an argument.
Although I'm going to say that individual freedom isn't entirely impossible. In the end, people tend to have an aptitude for the the things they like doing anyways. Although I guess the artsy sector might be a bit of a problem. Even though it seems like "unauthorized" artists are still allowed to do their stuff.
|2013-03-04, 00:20
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This was a pretty good episode. Unfortunately, it also highlights the structural weaknesses of the show itself. The primary one at play here is that to be truly effective, the viewer should feel something about the show's society being threatened. However, since we are all familiar with the gaping holes in the Sibyl System, the more natural reation is a big "meh".
It's quite amazing how close the themes of Psycho Pass come to the ones in Shinsekai Yori. It's too bad that the latter show has way more interesting things to say, and that it's way better at hitting its high notes.
|2013-03-16, 18:18
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So I'm trying to catch up here. My last thoughts about the show was that it gets good points, but you know, a lot of it can get not so subtle to hammer in points. It can cause a certain Darkness Induced Apathy And then I turn on this episode, and lol.
Perhaps it was a point about how people are unable to think for themselves and recognize dangerous situations. Perhaps it's a meta-point, how we, the audience, are so desensitized to gratuitous violence that "I've seen worse" also comes up. Perhaps it's some really dark form of humor. But in any case, I sorta just rolled my eyes. It brought points back, but I just sorta felt it was sorta smashed and how should I say it... pretty typical "This is a dystopia blah blah blah" despite the efforts to shove it on the screen. In any case, it almost feels like searching for psychological concepts on Wiki and then deciding "This will be the subject for today's episode!"
I understand the nature of the throwaway victims is supposed to create a cold. detached feeling towards this society to provide various commentary about how alienated individuals and morality have become. But it's definitely created a sense of detachment that is not good for really trying to get in this show. And really, we have tons of throwaway victims already.
Still, Makishima might have a point that people's minds really need to be freed, lest they not recognize the evil that is before their own eyes.
I will give the episode props for that useless helpbot. Glad to know that automated help is just as useless in the future.
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DETROIT (WWJ) – A local doctor was arrested Thursday after getting angry over a flight cancellation at an airport in Florida.
Dr. Nana Mimura, an internist in Oakland County, was headed home from Fort Myers around 5:30 a.m. when she lost her temper at Southwest Florida International Airport after being told her flight had been canceled.
Mimura, 45, reportedly began screaming and swearing at agents behind the Spirit Airlines counter, saying she was getting "ripped off."
The doctor's rant prompted ticket agents to call police, but even they couldn't calm her down. Mimura refused to leave the area after being asked to do so several times and was reportedly abusive to the officers, which resulted in her being forced to the ground, handcuffed and arrested.
Police said Mimura later apologized and explained that she was upset with Spirit Airlines. Mimura allegedly said she was told her flight was canceled because a flight attendant had called in sick.
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So last night I decided to use my droid's HDR app and snapped some incredible pictures of the stadium before the game. Enjoy:
Very cool
I love how the boxes are lit up at night with room and stadium lights. Those pom poms came in handy also. They looked great on the TV. Some parts of the stadium, especially in the corners, were darker than I expected.
I know it's corny, but I really like those maize pom-poms. It is college football after all.
I was surprised at how cool the pom-poms looked on TV, especially late in the game when everything was really amped up
Very nice pics. Thanks for sharing!
I be like dang! Nice seats....
Very nice. You can take RAWs with a point and shoot?
I downloaded a droid app that does all the exposure differences, frame stacking, blending, and editing automatically. It's pretty neat.
This is not meant to be snarky, but it's literally just called "HDR camera."
I'm gonna check of there's anything like that for my iPhone.
Oh, that's sweet. I have to run a program on my computer called Photomatix.
For a guy named Chunkums, you've got good command of the shutter.
Thanks for the wallpaper!
Does a pretty nice job. There are others, as well, just search for HDR in the market.
Clearly, from a "who was on whose side" standpoint, it just provides more evidence that Touchdown Jesus really is just John The Baptist signaling holding. Such was the luck of the Fighting Irish.
your pics have inspired me to dl an hdr app for my evo.
Also, I love the look of the built in lights: not the big squares or grids of lights, but a narrow band. Totally awesome.
Thanks, these pictures are very sharp. I just downloaded the app
From my phone, but got some of the paratroopers. Also pre and post denard fumble recovery TD.
I can't stop looking at the top/vanilla sky pick. Strong work.
thanks for posting
Those are great great pictures. They'd look great blown up as a poster size for the wall.


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It may not have been the biggest project in Kickstarter history – that distinction goes to the Pebble E-Paper Watch
Ministry of Supply broke records to become the most successful fashion project to date on Kickstarter, but there are other Boston-based fashion businesses that have found success on the site, too. Here's an introduction to these stylish local entrepreneurs.
Bow & Drape
Location: Fan Pier
Founder: Aubrie Pagano, 26
Amount raised on Kickstarter: $32,243 ($2,243 over goal)
This is not the first time that Jamaica Plain resident Aubrie Pagano has started a website based on creating custom dresses. Her last venture, called Zoora, made dresses for women based on their measurements. But what Pagano quickly learned is that women aren't necessarily keen on sending their measurements to complete strangers.
"I think there may have been some degree of denial with those measurements," Pagano says.
Her new company, Bow & Drape, tries to simplify the process of sizing by eliminating the measuring tape. Women can try on three sizes, and ship back the two that don't fit.
But the most innovative part of Bow & Drape's approach is that it gives women the technology to design their own made-to-order dresses. The company's website features six silhouettes, inspired by classic dresses. From those styles, women can choose sleeve length, hem length, color, and embellishments. Or, as the website touts, "Six Foundational Silhouettes, Over 30,000 Possibilities."
The silhouettes, which feature everything from maxi-dresses to scarves, were designed by Sarah Parrott, who appeared on the reality show "Fashion Star."
"She's a really cool, authentic voice for the brand," Pagano says. "She's a 32-year-old mom with two kids, so I think she gets it. I think she knows what women go through and she gets real women's bodies. She's not just designing contemporary clothes, she's designing for real women."
The website takes women through a series of questions to help them determine their correct size. Currently, sizing is available in double zero through 14, but by the end of the year, Pagano says sizes will be extended up to 20. The company launched last week, and Pagano says of the 90 orders she's received so far, no two dresses have been the same.
"I think that helps me validate what we're doing in the sense that people really do have individual preferences," she says.
Project Repat
Location: Roxbury Founders: Nathan Rothstein, 28, Ross Lohr, 27 Amount raised on Kickstarter: $7,875 ($2,875 over goal) www.projectrepat.com
'People send us their shirts, and we send them back a blanket.'
There are few start-ups that can point to a two-hour traffic jam caused by a rickshaw in Kenya as the basis of their business. But the idea for Project Repat came to Ross Lohr, CEO and founder, when he approached the vegetable-carrying rickshaw that tipped over and caused the traffic snarl.
"I saw the driver, and he was wearing a T-shirt that said 'I Danced My Ass Off at Josh's Bar Mitzvah.' I just shook my head and laughed," Lohr says. "When you're in a place like Kenya, you see all of these second-hand American T-shirts that get dumped. They're just all over the place."
To keep the onslaught of T-shirts out of the landfills of developing nations, Lohr and business partner Nathan Rothstein first envisioned launching a company where the tees in Kenya would be sewn together into blankets in Africa, and then shipped and sold in the US.
It was only after they hit their Kickstarter goal that they came up with a more practical solution: Keep those T-shirts in the US, make the blankets here, and in the process, employ Massachusetts residents to do the sewing.
"We thought 'Why not stop it in its tracks, and give people a meaningful way to preserve their T-shirt memories in the US.' Now people send us their shirts, and we send them back a blanket."
The resulting blanket is made entirely of old T-shirts. Concert tees, cheeky novelty shirts, or shirts commemorating high school graduations get a new life in blanket form. When an order is placed, Repat sends out what it calls a blanket box. Customers fill the box with the shirts that they'd like to have turned into their T-shirt quilt.
"People are excited about this because in the United States we're basically printing T-shirts for everything — sororities, fraternities, family reunions. Pretty much anything." Rothstein says. "People collect them, and then they just sit in closets."
The fronts and backs of the shirts are cut, stitched together, and then sewn together into a T-shirt quilt. Prices range from $75 to $150. They also make tote bags, ties, and scarves out of the shirts. So far their idea seems to be working. Since they began their business at the end of 2011, they've pulled in revenues of $140,000.
"It's something that people are interested in because it lets them preserve their memories," Lohr says. "It's a cool way to recycle."
Ministry of Supply
Location: Leather District
Partners: Kit Hickey, 28, Aman Advani, 28, Gihan Amarasiriwardena, 24
Amount raised on Kickstarter: $429, 276 ($399,276 over goal)
'The last innovation in men's dress shirts was 30 years ago," explains Kit Hickey, one of the founders of Ministry of Supply. "I think the last was the Brooks Brothers no-iron shirt. But in general it's an area where no innovation exists."
The three MIT graduate students involved in Ministry of Supply also found that gents wearing dress shirts were none-too-pleased with this lack of evolution. Before heading into the process of designing their Apollo shirt, which begins shipping this week, the entrepreneurs talked to nearly 200 men about dress shirts — and these men did not give the wardrobe staple high marks for comfort.
Which could explain why the Kickstarter campaign for Ministry of Supply raised more than 12 times its goal of $30,000. In the process, Ministry of Supply broke the record for most money raised by a fashion-start-up on Kickstarter.
MIT may not be regarded as a hotbed of fashion design, but it's the combination of technology and design that sets these shirts apart from the standard dress shirt. Selling for $105, the shirts are designed from a proprietary fabric — the same that NASA uses in space suits — to control heat absorption and heat loss to make the wearer more comfortable. Hickey says the technology acts a bit like a battery, storing and releasing heat as the body needs it.
"On a hot day it will take the heat away from you," she says. "And on a cool day it will release the heat back to you. We really thought it would be great to have a shirt that changes with you."
Hickey says the high-tech fabric also has an anti-microbial coating that diminishes odor and sweat stains.
The additional money raised through Kickstarter will help the company accelerate research and development and add new color selections to the current lineup of white and blue.
"It's something that really resonates with people," Hickey says. "So they started sharing it with friends. And then we were hearing from people who were saying 'I've been waiting for something like this.' "
On top of regulating temperature, the fabric (which currently has six patents pending) is designed to fit better. It has stretch so it can fit closer to the body. Or, as Hickey says, it helps eliminate fabric muffin tops.
The shirts have earned a significant amount of national and international press. But for all the high-tech advancements of the shirt, Hickey says there's one reason why the shirt is getting so much buzz.
"A lot of guys say they can't wait to get out of their work shirt by 6 p.m.," she says. "But we hear that this is a shirt they don't mind wearing the rest of the day."Christopher Muther can be reached at
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Baker, Muriel and Margaret Lunt. Blue and White, the Cotton Embroideries of Rural China. New York, NY: Scribner, 1977.
Cammann, Schuyler. "In Memorium: Carl Schuster". Textile Museum Journal vol.3 no.3, December 1972, pp.2-3.
Carpenter, Edmund, Carl Schuster, and Lorraine Spiess. Materials for the Study of Social Symbolism in Ancient & Tribal Art: A Record of Tradition & Continuity. New York: Rock Foundation, 1988.
Carpenter, Edmund and Carl Schuster. Patterns That Connect. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1996.
Carpenter, Edmund, "Carl Schuster" http://www.tribalarts.com/people/schuster.html. (accessed: 28 April 2005)
Schuster, Carl, Chinese Peasant Embroideries (dissertation), University of Vienna, 1934.
Schuster, Carl. "Das Vogelmotiv in der chinesischen Bauernstickerei (part of his Ph. D. thesis) in J. Strzygowski," Spuren Indogermanischen Glaubens in der bildenden Kunst, Heidelberg: C.Winter, 1936, pp. 326-344.
Schuster, Carl. "A Bird Motive in Chinese Peasant Embroidery," translation of the above, Peking, 1936.
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Schuster, Carl. "Peasant Embroideries of China," Asia Magazine, New York, January 1937, pp.26-31.
Schuster, Carl. "A Comparison of Aboriginal Textile Design in Southwest China with Peasant Designs from Eastern Europe," Man, Vol. 3, July 1937, pp.105-106.
Schuster, Carl. "A Comparative Study of Motive in Western China Folk Embroideries," Monumenta Serica Vol. 2, fasc. 1, Peking, 1937.
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Schuster, Carl (contributor). "Relations of a Chinese Embroidery Design: Eastern Europe and Western Asia, Southeast Asia (the Dongson Culture) and Melanesia," Art and its Possible Influence in the Pacific Basin, Edited by Noel Barnard and Douglas Faser, Vol. II, New York, 1972, pp. 243-290.


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If the portal and gravity gameplay in the original Prey were the concepts that pulled you into its awkwardly designed alien doors, you might not be immediately enamoured with the game's upcoming sequel.
Speaking with PS3M Magazine (via Beefjack), lead designer Chris Reinhart at developer Human Head has said neither gameplay element has made it into Prey 2. "Portals and gravity were the functions of The Sphere [the mothership in the original game]. And The Sphere's gone," he explained.
From a story perspective it might make sense; however there's got to be another reason two of the most interesting pieces of the Prey puzzle. "We explored a lot of the ways you could use portals and gravity in combat, and I really wanted to shift away from making it too much of a puzzle game," Reinhart reportedly told the magazine.
At least we won't have to spend money on all those strategy guides and private lectures from Stephen Hawking to figure out how to play Prey 2 like we did the original, I guess.


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Russia sends warships to Syria
A Russian warship bound for Syria carrying "special cargo" will be dispatched imminently, a Russian naval source said Friday as Moscow beefs up its presence in the Middle East ahead of anticipated US-led strikes against Damascus.
The large landing ship Nikolai Filenckov will leave the Ukrainian port city of Sevastopol on Friday for the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, Agence France Presse reported. The ship will then head to the Syrian coast, Interfax news agency uoted a source from the Saint Petersburg-based central naval command as saying, AFP reported.
"The ship will make call in Novorossiisk, where it will take on board special cargo and set off for the designated area of its combat duty in the eastern Mediterranean," the source said, according to AFP.
The naval source did not elaborate on the nature of the cargo the ship.
Since the onset of the Syrian crisis in 2011, after Syrian President Bashar Assad launched a violent crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy protesters, Russia has kept a constant naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean and has moved to expand its naval grouping in the region, AFP reported.
The Russian destroyer Smetlivy will soon join the group in the region as well as the destroyer Nastoichivy, Interfax said.
The anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev has already reached its zone of operation as the flagship of the current group of the Mediterranean presence, a military source has told the news agency.
Already in place in the eastern Mediterranean is the frigate Neustrashimy, as well as the landing ships Alexander Shabalin, the Admiral Nevelsky and the Peresvet, AFP reported.
They are expected to be joined by the large landing ships Novocherkassk and Minsk and the missile cruiser Moskva. The reconnaissance ship Priazovye is also on its way to join the group.
The US already has a strong naval presence in the region and any US military action against Syria is widely expected to be launched from the sea.
Top Headlines
- Evacuation stations: Moscow sends more planes and warships to Syria
- Assad wants more Russian presence, naval base expansion in Syria
- Russian guided-missile cruiser headed toward Syria
- Russia ups naval presence off Syrian coast
- Syria: Asma Assad to be added to EU sanction list as Russia denies arrival of warships


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Previously, we reported on IBM and Zend working together to bring PHP to IBM's Series i machines, and today, Andi Gutamns has posted more details on the collaboration.
Although this platform might be foreign to many in the PHP community, over the past few years I have discovered quite a few who have either worked with PHP on this platform by following IBM's Redbook instructions or have installed PHP on a UNIX/Linux server and then interoperated with the i5/OS.
As part of this project we will be providing all i5/OS users Zend Core for i5/OS for free. This will very much lower the barrier of entry to get up and running with PHP. We will also be providing ways for them to access their existing code-base by creating language bridges (such as an RPG bridge), native drivers for accessing DB2/400, and various other bridges to operating system services.
He continues on to talk about how this will (positively) effect the i5/OS community, giving them an alternative to Java. He also compares the PHP community and the i5/OS community - they're both passionate about what they do and they both tend to be made up of people with no formal computer science experiences.


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This collection of ballots is a good, if depressing, guide to which writers can be taken seriously and which ones can permanently be ignored. ("Jack Morris was one of the most dominant pitchers of his generation." Sure, I guess — not as good as Steve Rogers, but better than LaMarr Hoyt. And?) To steal a line from Emma Span, though, my favorite reaction is from Mr. Marty Noble, who thinks that Jack Morris and only Jack Morris was a Hall of Famer on a ballot that includes arguably the best player and pitcher in MLB history, not to mention Alan Trammell, Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell, etc. etc.:
I'm not comfortable with the suspicions I have, so I'm voting for only Morris and hoping for a bolt of wisdom from Kenesaw Mountain Landis or Lee MacPhail.
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Time Warner Shutting Off Austin Accounts For Heavy Usage - mariushm writes "After deciding to shelve metered broadband plans, it looks like Time Warner is cutting off, with no warning, the accounts of customers whom they deem to have used too much bandwidth. 'Austin Stop The Cap reader reader Ryan Howard reports that his Road Runner service was cut off yesterday without warning. According to Ryan, it took four calls to technical support, two visits to the cable store to try two new cable modems (all to no avail), before someone at Time Warner finally told him to call the company's "Security and Abuse" center. "I called the number and had to leave a voice mail, and about an hour later a Time Warner technician called me back and lectured me for using 44 gigabytes in one week," Howard wrote. Howard was then "educated" about his usage. "According to her, that is more than most people use in a year," Howard said.'"
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*sigh* Seriously, why don't they get that this is untenable? If you couldn't deliver unlimited transfers at the rate you promised, why did you sell it that way, Time Warner? It's because you couldn't have sold it any other way, right? Consider what that means before you decide to play "screw the consumer" again. Read more»


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Are these sentences correct:
1-I have never heard anyone learn a language in three days.
2-I have never heard anyone learning a language in three days.
3-I have never heard John do something extraordinary.
4-I have never heard John doing something extraordinary.
(I have never heard an account of John doing something extraordinary.)
heard = sounds
heard of = ideas (whether attained through hearing or not)
I've never heard him singing (or: sing). (I've never heard his voice in a song.)
I've never heard of him singing. (No one has ever mentioned the idea of him singing.)
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It's like beating your dog!
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looks maybe Aulstralian we dont know the overall condition of the car, maybe it was ready for the junkyard , makes me want to roll a subbie
Ready for the junkyard??? Yeah, yeah, you guys from the PNW just keep rubbing it in.
Anything that could survive that was certainly not ready for the junkyard! If you took the average midwest car and tried those stunts, there would be a pile of twisted rust buried in the dirt after the first jump.
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I'm using Xubuntu 13.04 64 bit with all updates applied. I'd thought that files and folders in our /home directories were unlocked unlike root equivalents, but for example /home/[username]/.config/gtk-3.0 has a cross next to it as does Thunar in the same folder. I wouldn't have noticed this if I hadn't wanted to put a file in the gtk-3.0 folder to correct menu shadows as I have when I used to use Gnome.
Is this normal for Xfce/Xubuntu or has something gone wrong?
I was able to insert my file by using gksu Thunar so I'm just really asking about whether my file system is okay.
/home/[username]/.config/gtk-3.0 should be owned by your userid. It's probably owned by root. The only reason one would want to have it owned by root would be to prevernt userland changes to the file, but in that case, the information should be put in /etc/gtk-3.0. I would suggest changing the ownership of that directory (and the included files) back to your userid. Do you recall how or when the ownership was changed on that directory?
I thought so.
Rather than manually use chown and so on I just deleted the suspect folders and files, there weren't many, and rebooted. The then recreated files are not owned by root anymore. I don't know what could have happened.
I have been starting Thunar with sudo thunar to edit a couple of things, instead of gksu thunar - could it be this? I also moved a downloaded gtk theme that was zipped by using sudo mv /home/username/[themefile].zip /usr/hare/themes/ and then going to the folder after typing sudo thunar, to unzip it. Maybe that's an incorrect way to do this although it had seemed to work for many months.
The exact same thing happened on two computers both with the same edition of Xubuntu.
I have been starting Thunar with sudo thunar to edit a couple of things, instead of gksu thunar - could it be this?
Possibly. You should always use gksu/gksudo when using graphical applications.
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Hello. I'd appreciate honest feedback from experienced hands! I spent a week in summer 2007 in OBX and am absolutely hooked on windsurfing. Though I'm still very much a beginner, the joy of simply gliding across the water is addictive.
I'm lucky enough to have June & July 2008 free and want to go somewhere where I can improve beyond my rudimentary beginner status. I'm thinking of going to Bonaire but am not sure if its a wise choice considering wind, safety, quality of instruction, rental equipment, etc.
Suggestions and tips are welcome. I'm a 36 year old guy wanting to relax for 2 months and get decent at windsurfing - not looking to be an expert, just want to be skilled enough to do this sport for life. Am based in FL but would love to spend some time overseas (Caribbean or Cntrl America) as the waters are even warmer there!
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|17th April 2008, 07:13 AM
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I see no problem with Bonaire for learning and improving your skills. The wind may have a higher average there, but you will have access to rental gear of appropriate sizes. There are 2 excellent rental places, right next to each other, and the instructors are fine. The water is warm, and shallow, and you will be inside a reef so there is no wave action. Plus the wind is onshore.
I've been there quite a few times. And seen never-evers advance dramatically over the course of 2 weeks.
2 months in Bonaire and you'll be the luckiest person on earth. What I wouldn't give for that!!! After that amount of time there, you'll be writing on the forum and not reading it! I say, go for it!
|18th April 2008, 04:29 AM
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Ellen, Thanks so so much for taking the time to provide your input. I appreciate it very much. Quick question for you: I'm finding Bonaire (and the caribbean generally) is more expensive that I'd anticipated. I live near Miami but have never windsurfed there (Biscayne Bay near Rickenbacker Causeway seems to be popular). Thus - I'm thinking of windsuring in Miami in addition to (or instead of Bonaire). WOULD you think learning in Miami would be comparable or not-as-good as Bonaire? I know this is very subjective - but I'm looking for opinions of people who're experienced (and you certainly seem knowledgeable). THANKS! A-Sharfi
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Yes, just about any island is going to be more expensive since just about everything has to come in by boat. And, tourist islands have that added extra. BUT the wind in the summer in the southern Caribbean is going to be way way more consistent than Miami. Florida in the summer can be light much of the time. The best wind in FL is late fall thru spring, and it is mostly due to frontal systems moving through.
Maybe a combo of a few weeks in Bonaire and then someplace like Hatteras? I'll also suggest contacting Ann Phelan who is a windsurfer - travel agent, Caribbean Wind and Sun Vacations, www.bonaire.caribbean.com, who knows the best and least expensive places and often can arrange some great deals. She lives in Massachusetts and Bonaire. (rough life...). Tell her I sent you and see if she can help out.
Given the wind in Florida in summer (everyone heads north), and the ideal conditions in Bonaire, I'd go to Bonaire. Even the northern Caribbean is weak for wind in summer.
|20th April 2008, 02:24 AM
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Bonaire is geat
As Ellen says Bonaire is wonderful for improving your windsurfing skills. I'm an intermediate 57 old and have gone the last 4 winters. I really like it and stayed 5 weeks this year.
I book through Ann Phelan and stay at Coco Palm Gardens which is 5 miles from the windsurfing centers. You might want to take some lessons and the 5 lesson package is a good deal at Jibe City.
I would suggest going for a couple of weeks the first time to see if you like it and then you can stay longer next time.
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Thanks to those who posted responses to my query. A quick follow up please.
Question is this: I have Jun and July free and want to go somewhere where I can basically hang out and windsurf (to improve and practice). I'm having trouble figuring out where to go and would like your input. Per your input, winds in my home city Miami are dead in Jun/Jul & a beginner wouldn't have fun. Bonaire is pretty darn expensive.
I'm trying to figure out where I should go for Jun/Jul instead of staying in Miami.
Criterion in picking a destination are:
-Cost (bonaire is very expensive)
-Conditions to learn (I've read Bonaire is ideal due to shallow warm water and no rocks or coral with good onshore wind)
-Closeness to FL (going to Europe or Asia not realistic - so considering the Dominican Republic, Isla Margarita in Venezuela, and Playa del Carmen in Mexico --> not a scientific list - just places I've heard of).
Are there other places I should consider?
Would it be a waste to spend Jun/Jul in Miami (no wind?)?
What's the secret to getting beyond beginner status (I still fall often and am not that good)?
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Hi Asharfi,
I'm surprised you found Bonaire to be so expensive.
I've been there 3 times and found it to be reasonably priced if you stay at the less expensive places, cook our own food, and work out some sort of "long term" arrangement with the windsurfing cocessionaires.
You would need to rent a car, or perhaps a motorbike, to get from shopping to where your staying and out to Lac Bay each day.
I think it would be pretty much a waste to spend your 2 months "learn to windsurf better" vacation in Florida in the summer time. Too hot, very little wind, from what I've heard.
Why not go back to the Outer Banks of NC.
More wind, you could tent camp or bring a nice camping trailer. Renting a house or motel room would cost more than Bonaire I think, as summer is the "high season" on the OBX.
Your current skill level could be the result of:
Not the right gear for you entry level skills.
You didn't learn to windsurf from instructors who teach "the easy way".
You haven't had the right kind of gear in the right conditions to really progress
Some other reasons, mostly having to do with gear selection, sailing conditions,
lack of instruction.
Basically the "secret" to progress, in nearly all cases, is some determination, and seeking out the right kind of instruction and gear to help you progress quickly.
Techniques and boards/rigs that you (or those who have advised/instructed you) think are "kiddie pool" or "training wheels level, may be exactly what you need to progress through the basic skills levels and launch you onto bigger rigs and faster boards.
Struggling with older heavy gear is one of the main things that holds people back.
Trying to "teach yourself" without good basic instruction stops many from ever really
getting going in this sport.
What gear do you have, and what lessons have you taken?
Identifying the gear you are trying to learn on may identify why you aren't making much progress.
Is the gear you have suitable for the conditions where you sail?
Have you "jumped" onto gear that too advanced for the skill you have?
Did you miss some of the basics by skipping to more advanced gear a little too quickly?
Are you trying to learn with gear that's simply too big and too heavy for your skilll level?
Thesa are all valid and pertinent questions.
Hope this helps,
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PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS (RNN) - Tennessee attempted to close a 15-point deficit in the final minutes of the game but couldn't come through, losing to University of Texas El Paso 78-70 in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
The Vols (3-2) took an early lead in the game and held on for almost seven minutes before the Miners (4-2) took over. Tennessee would grab a 1-point lead with five minutes left in the first half, but UTEP would go on to outscore the Vols 36-28 at the break. The Miners never lost their lead in the second half, dominating by as much as 15. Tennessee would only get as close as eight points before the game ended.
Jordan McRae led the Vols with 22 points, two steals and one block.
Tennessee will now play Xavier, who lost to No. 23 Iowa in overtime in their first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis, on Friday, Nov. 29. The Vols played Xavier in their first game of the season, losing to the Musketeers 67-63.
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See what was happening in Redwood Falls 50, 25, and 10 years ago this week.
1964—50 years ago • After a major renovation and expansion over the winter, the Ramsey Park campground was reopened, now with an acre more camping space, electricity available to each trailer, a water faucet, and a new paved loop big enough to let larger trailers pass through. • The local post office cut its Saturday morning services to just the bare essentials as part of a nationwide drive to cut costs at the Postal Service. • The RVHS seniors performed their musical, Gentlemen Prefer Blonds, for the public. The play, set in the 1920s, made use of many authentic costumes and props borrowed from the Redwood County museum. • Redwood Falls telephone linemen were trained to measure radioactivity as part of a national civil defense program to monitor fallout in case of nuclear war. • Retired Redwood Falls farmer Vern Barnum, visiting Costa Rica as a tourist, dropped in unexpectedly at the home of the parents of Norma Montealegre, a foreign exchange student at RFHS that year. He was invited in for lunch and a sightseeing trip, and took many photos to show Norma when he returned to Redwood Falls. 1989—25 years ago • Fourth year French students at RFHS celebrated the end of the school year with a mock wedding between classmates Paul Kaardal and Lynne Jensen. The French-style wedding featured the bride in a wedding dress made of a lace tablecloth from the bride's mom's house. • Terry McWilliams, a 1967 RFHS grad, was named the new director of corporate business development at Canterbury Downs in Shakopee. Part of his job was hiring and training 300 employees to handle customers' wagers. • The Minnesota Inventors Congress organizers suggested that if a new community center were built, it would be an ideal home for hosting the inventors show in the future. However, organizers pointed out that if the community center had a smoking ban because it was attached to the school, that might cause problems for hosting non-school related events. • The organizers of the fourth annual Minnesota Inventors Congress parade announced the theme of this year's parade: "MIC Parade '89". • The Redwood Falls-Morton High School tennis team defeated Pipestone for the first time in nine years. 2004—10 years ago • The Minnesota Optometric Association awarded Dr. Roger Pabst the 2004 Distinguished Optometrist of the Year award. • Local emergency crews tested their HEICS (Hospital Emergency Incident Command System) program by holding a training exercise based on the idea of terrorists releasing toxic germs at a crowded gymnasium during a track meet. The name of the fictional really bad disease: "Really Bad Disease". • Thanks to a program offered by Rochester bridal shops, Ashley Guetter of Redwood Falls — who was engaged to a serviceman deployed to Kosovo, Bosnia — got a $1,098 wedding dress for free. • Chuck Johnson celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Ford Mustang by displaying his five fully-restored Mustangs. His favorite: a light blue 1966 model with very rare power steering. • The Hidden Treasures antiques store closed partly because of a dispute with the landlord, and partly because of competition from Internet businesses. "I feel that now, the true collectors are buying on e-Bay," said one of the owners.


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LOGAN, Utah — Authorities filed child abuse charges against a Utah man Tuesday after finding his 6-year-old son chained to a metal bed frame while the man was at work.
Police in Logan, a city about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City, went to the home around 11 a.m. Tuesday after receiving an anonymous tip about the abuse. They found the boy home alone with a chain attached to a metal bedframe padlocked to his ankle.
Logan City Police Chief Gary Jensen told The Associated Press that the boy had access to snacks and water and the chain was "just long enough" that the boy could reach the restroom.
The 28-year-old father was booked into Cache County Jail on four counts of child abuse, Jensen said. The AP is not naming the man to avoid identifying the child.
Online state court records show the father was convicted of felony forgery and theft in 2009. He was arrested in 2011 when he broke the terms of his probation.
Police said they did not yet know how long the abuse had occurred.
Officials do not believe other children were living in the home, and the child's mother is not believed to have lived there either, Jensen said.
Jensen said the boy appeared in relatively good health but he was still being evaluated and in the custody of child welfare services.
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2. Hillary is asked if she "parses" her positions. Obama is drawn in: Does he think HC "triangulates." Answer: They have different health care plans. There's some testy argument about who's for universal health care. Hillary looks stressed and angry — and quite bright pink. She's yelling hoarsely. My ears! The audience is heckling and cheering alternately, and Wolf Blitzer is waving his arms about making things seem chaotic. It seems like a free for all. It's so abrasive. Hillary starts laughing — as if to say she's feeling loose and comfortable.
3. "Hell, no, I wouldn't support any of these guys," says Joe Biden, making me laugh, after all the others say they'll support the Democratic nominee, whoever it is.
4. Obama says he supports driver's licenses for illegal aliens. Or... did he? That was garbled. Later, he gets to yes. Edwards? No. Hillary: no. Richardson: yes. Most of them chew Wolf out for asking the question forcing them to answer without the condition of comprehensive immigration reform.
5. Did Wolf hear him right? Did Richardson say human rights are more important than American security? Richardson pauses and there's a look of fear. Will this be used against me? But he's already said it. He says it again: yes. Obama is asked the same question, and he tries to say there's not necessarily a conflict. Wolf doesn't pin him down. Dodd is clear: national security is obviously first. Hillary too puts national security first. Kucinich is all: "Hello? Hello?" They still don't call on him.
6. Is Hillary playing the gender card? That's the question. Of course, she denies it. Follow up: What did you mean by "the boys' club"? She refers grandly and vaguely to the "impediments" there may have been along the way to progress. Wolf asks if anyone thinks she is playing the gender card. Edwards takes over, but totally fails to talk about gender. When he says HC takes money from lobbyists, the audience boos him loudly. Who knew the pro-lobbyist sentiment was so strong? Anyway, no one wants to talk about gender.
7. After the break, the candidates are sitting now, and the questions come from the audience.... I'm not going to summarize all the talk about policy. I found this part pretty dull, which I suppose means it was a big victory for Hillary. The final question was from a UNLV student who asked Hillary: "Diamonds or pearls?" — a twist on the old "Boxers or briefs?" question famously asked of Bill Clinton in '92. She says — smiling — that people accuse her of not making up her mind, but here she can be clear: "Both." Which is mildly amusing, but then Biden goes "I want diamonds." And that — with a big laugh — happens to be the end. Goodnight, everybody!
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I have changed my vote intentions. I was not going to vote in the Democratic primary in my state, although I can.Reader I_am writes (after many, many comments on the subject of merit pay for teachers):
But I am going to, and I will vote for Biden, even if he has no shot of getting the nomination. I had written him off because of his slim-to-none-nomination chance, but damnit, he's fun and he's right on a lot of things.
Wow. A thread on a national politics, specifically a presidential-candidate debate, has turned into one relating to the public schools in our own communities.Blake responds:
1. This is the second night in the row I've seen positively civil debates here between people who hold polarized viewpoints. It's "best of Althouse commentary".
2. I would humbly suggest that the President of the United States is a virtually trivial role compared to the problems of education. A society survives on the quality of its education, and ours has been dismal for several generations now. It's not only more important than any short-term issue, it's also more important than any long-term issue, because those being mis-educated today will be trying to handle those long-term problems tomorrow.
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The things our friends will get us into. Jorge "Kiko" Ferrero of Hialeah Gardens, Florida, was heading down a standard path with his Fox coupe project. His last Pony was a silver '85 Mustang GT, and it was as traditional a hot rod as you could get-carburetor, pushrods, and so on. He was contemplating going with a big Windsor in his '93 coupe-and then he started hanging with the '03-'04 Cobra crowd. Suddenly Jorge viewed pushrod engines as a thing of the past and modulars were the only way to fly.
Of course, his friend Willy Diaz at Jorge's performance shop of choice, MAK Performance, was there to help him along. Willy's words went something like this: "Sure those Cobras are fast. Yeah-a pulley and a tune and you're flying. But, what if you put that combination in a coupe? When you lose all the weight, the car will be quicker." Since Jorge's primary goal was to outpace all his Cobra buddies and be able to spank any Chevy in sight, Willy was singing his tune, and the Terminator Fox project was in full swing.
Jorge and a pal at his BMW dealership gig painted the car, and the results were up to Jorge's meticulous standards. As he began putting the project together, Jorge was just a customer at MAK and he kept stopping by to purchase parts and get advice. Eventually his car turned into a shop project, with Willy offering to help, and that led to Willy hiring Jorge at MAK. While at the shop, Jorge, Willy, and Lewdy Toledo spent many late nights assembling the car. It took about 12 months-the last 9 of which Jorge spent working at MAK-to wrap it up, and they were still putting the finishing touches on the car when we showed up with the cameras.
Jorge drove the car to our sunset photo locale, where we ran into some serious rush-hour traffic, and before meeting us back at the shop for a nighttime burnout shot, he took a detour and picked up his son. So you know this car is streetable, but it's obvious-because of the Weld wheels and Mickey Thompson drag radials-it has some quarter-mile intentions. As with most projects, it's still evolving, and it's become quick enough that Jorge is ready to make the leap to a full-on race car. The six-speed is coming out and a race-prepped C4 is going in.
Once he starts hanging out at the track, there's no telling what his new friends will talk him into. One thing's for sure-it won't have anything to do with pushrods or Bow Ties. Jorge Ferrero's Fox is performance heaven, thanks to its modular soul-and that's just the way he likes it.


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Zachary Fryer lost his semifinal match in the Boys 18 singles bracket of the USTA Intermountain Colorado tournament on Tuesday at Gates Tennis Center.
The No. 3-seed Denver-bound Fryer, who won the 2013 Class 5A No. 1 singles champion for Cherry Creek, lost to Trevor Johnson of Las Vegas 6-1, 6-2. He will play No. 2 Brendon Kempin of Sandy, Utah on Wednesday.
A number of local prep players made headway in the tournament. Seniors-to-be Ignatius Castellino (Fairview) and David Mitchell (Kent Denver) advanced to the quarterfinals. Recent Mountain Vista graduate Vignesh Senthilvel advanced to the round of 16.


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Halloween Gallery: Best Goth Looks From Spring 2011
Need some runway inspiration for the spookiest weekend of the year? Need a distraction from the bowls of waxy American chocolate scattered about your office? Are you sick of people incorporating words like "spooky" into casual conversation? What about "boo" puns?
I suggest you throw on some headphones, ignore the pervasive nausea you're feeling from all those (allegedly) "fun-size" Twix bars and enjoy this collection of the most BOOOO-tiful* looks from Spring 2011.
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Running a business from your home can help you take advantage of tax deductions to make the most of your income. Qualifying for those deductions requires research, bookkeeping, and a commitment to taking your business seriously. "If you plan to take tax deductions, [the enterprise] has to be treated as a business, not a hobby," advises Kathleen Tweeten, director of the North Dakota State University Extension Center for Community Vitality, Bismarck, N.D.
IRS rulesStart your research at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center. IRS Publication 587, Business Use of Your Home, offers information about taxes and deductions as well as tax work sheets. Generally, the IRS requires that you use a specific section of your home "exclusively and regularly" for business purposes to qualify for a tax deduction. That may be a room or even a designated portion of a room reserved for use only by the business. In addition, the IRS requires that your home must be used:
- As your principal place of business;
- As a place to meet or deal with clients, patients, or customers in the normal course of your business; or
- In any connection with your trade or business where the business portion of your home is a separate structure not attached to your home, such as a shed or garage.
Types of expensesThe IRS uses the terms "direct" and "indirect" to describe home-based business deductions, which are separated into "business expenses" and "capital expenses." Direct business expenses are costs related solely to the operation of the business, such as a second telephone line you use only for business purposes. The full amount of these expenses is typically deductible. Capital expenses relate to the purchase of capital assets such as equipment; capital expenses are depreciated by deducting a portion of the cost each year.
If you plan to take tax deductions, the enterprise has to be treated as a business, not a hobby.Costs related to the use of your home for business purposes are "indirect" expenses. In general, the amount of indirect, home-related expenses that you can deduct is based on the percentage of your home used for business. So if the portion of the home used exclusively for business purposes is equivalent to 10% of your home's square footage, you can deduct 10% of qualifying indirect expenses. The IRS forbids deductions based on "unrelated" home expenses. For example, you can deduct a portion of garbage pick-up costs because those services indirectly serve the business. But the cost of painting a room that is not used for the business is an unrelated expenseit cannot be deducted. The IRS also allows you to take a deduction for depreciation to reflect the wear and tear on your house. The depreciation amount is figured as a percentage of the value of the house, which again is based on the portion of the home used for business purposes. It's worth noting that you cannot take more home-based deductions than what you make from the home-based business. In other words, you cannot start a home business just to reduce your taxes.
Deduct now, pay more later?Deducting indirect expenses now may require you to pay additional taxes when you sell your house. If you claim indirect expenses for your home, the IRS reduces the amount of the capital gains exemption on profits from the sale of your house by the amount of depreciation that could have been claimed on the home itself. This rule is followed even if you never claim a deduction for depreciation. The only way to avoid this potential issue is to refrain from deducting indirect expenses. In many cases, however, the benefit from annual deductions now outweighs potential taxes on the profits of home sales later.
Do your homeworkStephen Windhaus, founder of business plan consultants Windhaus Associates, Port St. Lucie, Fla., and the author of several business books, says owners of home-based businesses can avoid problems and maximize deductions by planning in advance. "So many people don't want to plan the business enterprise and then they try to fix the broken links," Windhaus says. "Whether it's paying taxes or deducting business expenses of the home, do your planning, because there may be ways that you can save money."
Expenses for your car, travel, entertainment, and gifts also may be deductible.Business owners who can afford expert help should consult an accountant for advice. If you cannot afford it, Windhaus says you must do extensive research, look for reputable online sites, and consult multiple sources to verify that you are getting accurate information. That can help you avoid scams that aim to persuade home-based business owners to buy "kits" or "systems" that claim to maximize deductions but may actually expose you to tax penalties.


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ProTek Capital, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Up and Coming Sports and Entertainment Management Company
Company in Negotiations to Acquire Superstar Management Group, Inc.
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Dec. 14, 2012 12:45 PM
DALLAS, Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ProTek Capital, Inc. (OTCPK: PRPM) is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a letter of intent with Superstar Management Group, Inc., a boutique sports and entertainment management company that provides the representation that is given by a large agency in terms of image and industry power. The letter of intent states that ProTek Capital would acquire a hundred percent ownership in Superstar Management Group in exchange for restricted shares in the Company.
Superstar Management group was founded by Mr. Barry Mezey in 2007, and the company has been able to attain global recognition as a leader in strategically innovative marketing, management, media, event, and sponsorship services in the sports and entertainment industry. Superstar Management Group currently represents athletes, leagues, and entertainers in a variety of areas such as motor sports, tennis, sailing, soccer, football, and country music, amongst other areas. Superstar Management Group works attentively with their clients in order to create unique and unparalleled brand identity. Some of Superstar Management Group's clients both past and present include Leonard Marshall, Tim Hardaway, The Tim Hardaway Foundation, The Offense-Defense All American Bowl, Liga de Quito, Joey Licata, Jr., Thomas Vernhes, Steven Goldstein, Tommy Dalton, Ksenia Pervak and Sam Harrison.
"We are excited about the possibility of being acquired by ProTek Capital, Inc. We feel that ProTek Capital will provide the management and support that will enable Superstar Management Group to help our current client base move to the next level, while having the wherewithal to expand on the number of clients we represent," stated Barry Mezey, CEO of Superstar Management Group, Inc.
"We are accumulating companies that have synergies and can be vertically integrated between their product offerings and services. ProTek is poised to create Technology Driven Services and product offerings that will enable us to create a very unique hybrid of a company. We will also utilize the products and services of our current subsidiaries and sister companies to provide services for the new acquisitions and their talent roster," stated Edward Vakser, CEO of ProTek Capital, Inc.
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As the two banks with the biggest customer deposit shares in Memphis, First Tennessee Bank and Regions Bank must stay closely in touch with their clients' checking and online banking needs.
Regions Bank has joined other financial institutions in the Memphis market offering new services.
(Memphis News/Andrew J. Breig)
"As we approach our 150-year anniversary, we remain focused on providing each customer with the best service and the most convenient banking experience," said David W. Miller, First Tennessee executive vice president of consumer banking. "We've grown market share and remain the deposit share leader in our footprint."
First Tennessee's deposits grew 5.3 percent last year and outpaced the market, according to recent data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and its savings accounts and balances continue to grow despite the difficult economic environment, with roughly 40 percent of customers now having a savings account.
To attract new customers, the bank offers a variety of promotions throughout the year and is currently offering $150 for new checking account customers as well as 1 percent money market savings accounts.
"Customers are generally pleased with our current offerings, so our checking account lineup remains unchanged this year," Miller said. "But we're always looking for ways to get better. We've focused on making sure our fees are fair and easy to understand with simple new disclosures, and we're helping customers manage their accounts with overdraft protection services."
Technology is becoming an increasingly important factor in how customers choose to interact with their banks, and an industry-wide trend is for the use of fewer physical checks.
"Customers continue to use Bill Pay Online, debit cards and credit cards as an alternative to writing a physical check or paying with cash," Miller said. "In light of this trend, this year we are adding the ability to print debit cards in our financial centers. This will allow customers to immediately have their debit card or replace a lost or stolen card with a quick visit to one of our many locations."
Earlier this year, First Tennessee introduced new card designs in support of the Memphis Grizzlies and University of Memphis Tigers.
Miller is seeing rapid growth of online and mobile banking. More than 20 percent of the bank's customers now use mobile banking every month, and recent improvements to its iPhone and Android apps and the launch of a new iPad app have that number growing by roughly 10 percent each month.
"Our free Mobile Deposit service, which allows customers to deposit checks via their smartphone, now takes nearly 20,000 checks each month," Miller said. "And we're working on new technologies to save customers time and money."
InformationWeek magazine recently named First Tennessee a top tech innovator for the fifth year running.
Regions Bank ranks second in overall market share in Memphis, behind First Tennessee.
"In Western Tennessee, our market share continues to grow," said Regions Bank Area President David May. "From June 2012 to June 2013, our amount of overall deposits went up year-over-year."
The bank now serves about 4.5 million personal and business customers.
"We have not made any changes to our checking products in 2013; however in 2012 and 2013 we continued to make enhancements to our checking as well as with other ways clients access their finances at Regions," May said. "We continued to invest in meeting our clients where they want to be, whether it is on their iPhone or on their PC."
Regions clients are also moving more toward electronic banking, using fewer physical checks.
"When you look at the number of checks we process versus clients doing those same transactions electronically, we believe that in 2014, electronic transactions will surpass the paper checks for the first time," May said.
All of Region's checking products have ways for clients to avoid fees, such as signing up for e-statements or using a debit card more than 10 times a month.
The bank continues to make investments in new technology.
"In the last two years we've installed Deposit Smart ATMs at all of our locations in the West Tennessee marketplace," May said. "We've also recently rolled out the ability to take a picture of your check with your iPhone and then make a deposit."
May believes the bank's customers benefit from added convenience beyond the bank's normal business hours, allowing them to make deposits at the ATMs, which then post to their accounts the same day.
The bank just completed the renovation of its online bill-payment system.
"Now you can do your Bill Pay on your mobile device or on your PC, and it is incredibly seamless to make your bill payments," May said.
Regions also is finding that its store value cards are becoming increasingly popular. The reloadable Visa cards allow clients an entry point into checking without the danger of incurring overdraft fees.
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The Cousin Connection John and Greg do it for ?Dallas? John Richards and Greg Donnelly of Redcliffe are colourful characters. Both enjoy a good laugh and a fair dinkum belly laugh. But when it comes to football, they?ll earnestly tell you their chief desire is etched in black and white. The two cousins are related to the late John ?Dallas? Donnelly ? the larger than life legend from Gunnedah and Wests in Sydney. And after hearing the Sydney Magpies had struck a memorial trophy in honour of the lovable prop both Richards and Donnelly concurred that to go to Wests and win the award would be the ultimate honour. ?Winning that prize would be the event of my career,? said Donnelly the Redcliffe fullback. Richards also said it would be a great honour to win the Dallas award but he stressed sentiment alone would not drive him to Lidcombe Oval. ? It would be tremendous to win that trophy. But before such a move, I?d need to look at the change in it?s right perspective,? he said. ?By that I mean I?d need to look at it financially and career-wise.? The death of John Donnelly has had a devastating effect on the duo. And months after the tragedy, it still pains them to discuss their feelings. ?It?s been hard to take. Johnny (Richards) and I still can?t believe it. We were heading over to play Wynnum when we heard it on the news and it hurt all the way,? said Greg. ?We both played that game especially for him, and beating Wynnum made things seem worthwhile.? Richards explained his grief, ?It was a real tragedy the family are so close, we were really shocked. He was only young but did do a lot of living?. Still, he had a lot to live for,? he lamented. Since leaving Gunnedah at the start of the year, both Donnelly and Richards have enjoyed unforseen success. Donnelly has starred in the Redcliffe A Grade fullback spot while Richards? wing prowess won him a spot in the Brisbane National Panasonic Cup side against Manly last month. And the irrepressible John Donnelly spirit radiated through him a few days before his showdown with the Sydney silvertails. ?My cousin was ?Dallas? Donnelly, so I won?t need much motivation against Manly,? was his stirring proclamation to the press. As it turned out Richards was shaking like a leaf before the big game. ? While all the other players were taking a nap during the day, I stayed up watching television. I was so nervous. ?Before the game players like Wally Fullerton-Smith and Bryan Niebling had a yarn with me to settle me down.? Before leaving the NSW country town, Donnelly encountered some drama of his own through a work accident. While cutting up lamb at the local abattoir, he miscued his timing and sliced off his right index finger. ?It was a bit gory at the time but after some microsurgery, it?s as good as new. I intend to be more careful,? he joked. The only pie Donnelly wants his finger in now is Rugby League! And cousin John?s rating of him shows he holds him in high stead. ?He?s got all the right kind of attributes to make his own kind of a mark in A Grade. He never quits and never gives an inch,? says Richards. Donnelly returned the compliment with a wholehearted appraisal of the big, strong winger. ?He?s not scared to run the ball straight and hard. He wouldn?t think twice about relieving the forwards when it comes to taking the ball up.? The people of Gunnedah, steeped in ?Dallas? Donnelly folklore, would vouch for their skill. Big John would be proud.
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