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Despite a presidential veto threat, the House passed a broad home-loan rescue package on Thursday that aims to stem a tide of foreclosures.
At the heart of the plan is a move to shift homeowners from subprime mortgages they can no longer afford to federally backed mortgages. Families are currently slipping into foreclosure at a rate of 7,000 to 8,000 a day, according to the Pew Center on the States.
The plan provides $300 billion in federal loan guarantees to lenders who agree to reduce the outstanding principal on loans. In exchange for a new mortgage, backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), homeowners must share profits on a subsequent sale of their home with the government.
The package also includes a one-time $7,500 tax credit for new homeowners to be paid back over 15 years, and $15 billion for states and localities to buy and rehabilitate foreclosed properties.
In a veto threat this week, the Bush administration dubbed the plan "overly burdensome and prescriptive."
"It would force FHA and taxpayers to take on excessive risk, and jeopardize FHA's financial solvency," said the administration in a statement on May 5. The White House has been urging Congress to swiftly pass reforms to modernize FHA and government-sponsored mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Negotiations with the White House continue next week as the Senate is expected to mark up its own version of the bill.
This week Republican leaders called on the GOP caucus to vote down the House bill. "The bill ... is really asking taxpayers to bail out scam artists and those who were speculating in the market. And they're asking the American taxpayers to pick up the tab," said House Republican leader John Boehner (R) of Ohio.
Thirty-nine Republicans, many from districts hardest hit by the subprime mortgage crisis, bucked their leadership in voting with Democrats for the plan, which passed the House by a vote of 266 to 154.
"We have a housing crisis in Ohio," says Rep. Steven LaTourette (R) of Ohio, who worked with Democrats on the plan. "As a loyal Republican, I'd like to be supporting Republican legislation, but it wasn't bold action. Chairman Frank is taking bold action."
"When I go home and talk to crowds, they want something accomplished," he adds. "When losing homes and paying $3.77 a gallon for gasoline, they want to know that the government is going to do something – not just hear that 'I've saved you from the nasty Democrats.' "
Despite partisan flare-ups in House floor debate on this bill, lawmakers close to the issue say that negotiations at the committee level have been unusually bipartisan and in good faith.
"It's a philosophical difference; it's not a food fight," says Rep. Spencer Bachus (R) of Alabama, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee. "Chairman [Barney] Frank and I have a long history of working together in a bipartisan way. He legitimately believes that foreclosure is bad for a community: It not only affects the homeowner losing his home but also the value of neighbors' property, the crime rate, and the economy of the community."
But Republicans and the Bush administration say that lenders would take advantage of the proposed new law by transferring their highest-risk loans to the federal government, including those with the worse payment histories. At a cap of $300 billion, only a third or fourth of those who are most delinquent on their mortgages would benefit, he says.
By contrast, Republicans propose first helping those borrowers who come closest to satisfying the terms of their mortgages. In response to the subprime mortgage crisis, the Bush administration has expanded eligibility standards for federally insured loans.
Democrats note that only a few thousand families have benefited from these efforts to date. But by the end of 2008, the FHA Secure program will reach more than a half-million homeowners, FHA commissioner Brian Montgomery told the House Financial Services panel last month.
In the run-up to this week's vote, other top federal housing and banking officials have supported a greater federal role in curbing foreclosures,
"As a consequence of rising delinquencies, foreclosure proceedings were initiated on some 1.5 million US homes during 2007, up 53 percent from 2006, and the rate of foreclosure starts looks likely to be yet higher in 2008, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, said in a speech at the Columbia Business School in New York on Monday. Avoiding "preventable foreclosures is not just in the interest of lenders and borrowers. It's in everybody's interest."
House Democrats say that the White House veto threat caught them by surprise. "Last time we heard they were going to veto the bill, they specifically repudiated that, and in the interim, the bill got better from their standpoint," says Representative Frank (D) of Massachusetts, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, which adopted nine Republican amendments in marking up the bill.
"The best thing for us to do is to keep going ahead," he said after the vote. "We're not folding up our tents, we're not stopping trying to compromise. We're still taking their views into account and moving forward."
Meanwhile, the Senate Banking Committee is expected to begin a markup of its own version of the bill next week. "We're working and have been working over the last few weeks with Republicans to develop bipartisan legislation – a creative, practical way to help thousands of people stay in their home," said chairman Christopher Dodd (D) of Connecticut at a press briefing after the president's veto announcement.
With problems in housing markets mounting and more adjustable mortgages set to reset in July, "my hope is that the president will rethink that position," he said.
Republicans on the panel say that negotiations on the shape of the bill, expected to include a version of the House FHA plan, are ongoing. A spokesman for Sen. Richard Shelby (R) of Alabama, the top Republican on the panel, says that his primary considerations are reforms for government-sponsored mortgage companies and ensuring that new FHA programs are paid for.
"Whether we've reached an agreement remains to be seen," he adds.


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Monday, January 16, 2012
Paris Blue Monday
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It's very difficult to have the blues after reading your blog! Blue is my favorite color, so I especially loved this one.ReplyDelete
I have that bus guide too, but it's no improvement on the old bus guide (it was cream color, just for the record) which had the actual STREET ADDRESSES of the various bus stops so you could never go wrong! I'm glad I didn't throw it out.
Ohh...now I'm having a Blue Monday.ReplyDelete
But I do have the FAB giant map book of Paris you gave me
I will never be without that on the streets of Paris Grace.
I become everyone's BBF instantly with that thing.
Big Merci!!
You 'see' the way Glenn Gould said he wanted to play the spaces between the notes. The way he heard the notes in everyday things. The rustling of a newspaper, silverware slapped down, autumn leaves blowing against the ground. Your gift that reminds me to observe more deeply, too. Happy Bleu Monday ;)ReplyDelete
- Lucinda1:23 PM
lurve the BLUE ridding hood jacket!!ReplyDelete
worn with exactly the right accessories too
Those French!
My friend leaves Friday for Paris:)ReplyDelete
I hope she sees a lot of Blue:)
Blue is my favorite color, so I loved this post.ReplyDelete
I generally wear blue, so it's nice to know that I'd blend right in there! (I'll worry about getting there later...)
It's a very gray day here, though & I'm in a blue mood - January always does that!
This Monday blew by so fast I didn't have time to think about being blue because I've been in my studio doing a water color that is just filled with big lush mixtures of Cobalt Blue, and Cerulean Blue and Manganese Blue, with accents of Thalo Blue and oh yes how could I forget my "workhorse" blue, good old French Ultramarine Blue, all while I listen to my favorite kind of music, the Blues.
I clicked on the link for the Bus guide...am afraid I would require English, but perhaps not: A Wish List is "liste d'envies" and I understood it immediatement!ReplyDelete
if you have a US Amazon account you can easily access Amazon.fr or UK or CA. Same password, same everything.
'Livraison gratuite' (only in France is shipping free)
It generally costs about 10 euros but it's worth it and it's fast and reliable.
'Ajoute au panier' = into your shopping basket
Easy as tarte tatin.
it is Blue Monday so your right on time!!ReplyDelete
Bravo Nikon
after Christmas highs come January lows...
that's why there are sales of course.
Carol, once again, you've made me smile with your post. It was not until I got home from the shop tonight that it dawned on me (could dawn come after sundown?) that this was indeed blue Monday.ReplyDelete
All fell into place. As it did with prior warning from the calendar last Friday, the 13th.
There is something to all of this.
All the same, I do love the color blue, love to use it in my painting, and do think that I wear the deeper blue colors very well.
I am now drawn to blue things since I have been reading your blog. I even painted our sunroom ceiling a light blue so I can see blue in the wintertime if its gray out. My Hubby tends to want to wear all blue too..I really loved that blue riding hood too.ReplyDelete
Blue-tinted light bulbs are supposed to be sleep-inducing too Cris!ReplyDelete
Great timing, Carol. Yesterday and today we've had the most magnificent blue skies in Paris and even in les banlieues - plus just finished painting our kitchen wall bright blue to chase away the January blues!ReplyDelete
There is nothing blue about being in Paris today! It is clear sky and brisk, cool weather. Perfect walking weather!ReplyDelete
Blue walls Jill-ReplyDelete
how very soothing...
Bet you have done bleu macarons knowing your endless innovation skills
Carol, so glad that you got the book. I would LOVE to have the old one with the addresses of the actual bus stops. (Grace, I always 'go wrong' when looking for them!) The next time I'm in Paris, I will check out the latest edition of the book to see if they have added them back in.ReplyDelete

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Though he passed away more than a year ago, Steve Jobs legacy and lessons (both the good and bad ) continue to shape our view of the world. The blog Inneractive recently uncovered a one minute video of Jobs sharing his vision of the world and, more importantly, his view on possibility. Jobs succinctly dissects the shortsightedness of the walls we build as we grow older to confine our own imagination.
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Self-relations psychotherapy
Self-relationship is an aspect of psychotherapy which describes and focuses on the crucial relationship between a person and their own self. Formally described in Stephen Gilligan's article: The relational self: the expanding of love beyond desire (1996), and expanded on in his book: The Courage to Love (1997), it has become a major new approach in psychotherapy and healing. It refers to a form of support, help, and assistance, usually found in psychotherapy and other therapeutic contexts, but also found in executive coaching, community building, and other forms of healing.
It takes as its starting point, that 'symptoms' are most often the sign of something trying to "wake up" within a person, causing both visible and hidden conflict. It views symptoms such as violence and withdrawal, as born of a "skill-less" attempt to awaken oneself. Self-relationship asserts that therapeutic work should always be centered on supporting this awakening process, allowing and helping it to grow, rather than immediately practicing specific 'techniques' to 'fix' or eradicate symptoms.
Self-relationship is based on the ideas of Stephen Gilligan, who has spent many years exploring and building on the legacy of Milton H. Erickson, M.D., the father of American clinical hypnosis. Erickson viewed symptoms as "naturalistic trance states" or communications from the unconscious, that could be deciphered and used to promote healthy change and healing. He developed under the umbrella of hypnotherapy numerous communication techniques to enter into dialog with a person's deepest self and consciousness.
Self-relationship has extended Erickson's legacy. In brief, the path of self-relationship suggests that working with the inner self-relational process within a person is not only important, but is critical and often primary. Thus the therapeutic or helping relationship is devoted to opening up and expanding the depth and fluidity of self-relational processes, and helping a person to experience these for themselves.
A key concept in self-relationship is "sponsorship". Sponsorship is an attempt to support this process by holding a space open for a person to enter, explore, and test out their feelings, thoughts, and intentions, and feel trusted and safe to do so. Self-relationship psychotherapy is a powerful and expanding set of ideas and practices to support such explorations.
Perspectives on self-relationship and sponsorship
Stephen Gilligan's description of self-relationship
:(From an Erickson Foundation review of Stephen Gilligan's audiobook "The Sponsorship of Soul". )
Gilligan defines 'symptoms' as an awakening of the soul, the leaking of life from a person who has in some way been wounded or scarred in the process of living. This perspective acknowledges that the purpose of a symptom, such as depression, or panic, might be to call a person to seriously reexamine their life, to begin a process of reanimating their life with new found purpose and intensity. It goes deeper than what therapists would normally call reframing. Gilligan sees violence as a skill-less form of love. He describes it as a means by which somebody is trying to awaken the center within them, the soulfulness within them, but does not really have a clear idea about how to do that. The therapist's job is to be there as "sponsor", to touch with love whatever a person brings. If there is not a mature human presence to be able to touch it, connect with it, to bring it into traditions, that awakening will be seen to have no human value.
There are three key aspects to sponsorship:
# The intent is to awaken in a person the awareness of the goodness and the gifts of who they are,
# It awakens one to the goodness and to the gifts and to the possibilities that are in the world, and
# It fosters traditions that connect and bring these things into something that has human value.
In his work, Gilligan provides many examples of the various forms that positive sponsorship may take. He illustrates the significance of sponsorship in human relationships and soulfulness not only between individuals but also on a community level, exploring the way Anne Sullivan served as a sponsor for Helen Keller's process of awakening, and using stories from his own parenting experiences, together with examples from African tribal rituals, Aikido, and Tibetan philosophy. All these serve to highlight the importance of sponsorship in every human circumstance.
Self-relationship vs support
Self-relationship and sponsorship need to be carefully distinguished from other forms of support, exploration and validation, as seeking to encompass a different quality of approach. The emphasis is less upon a technique or a way to talk to people, and more upon feeling that which is trying to awaken within, and making it safe to do so. Its aim is less the "solving" of problems, and more the re-humanising of individuals, who may be weary, cynical, lost or hurt inside, and who have lost (or forgotten) some or all of their ability to self-relate in this sense. As such it is a gentle, yet powerful, form of re-establishing balance and connectedness in a person.
Intimacy (in its true sense) and a slower more felt approach based upon re-establishing a connection with oneself, is seen by Gilligan as profoundly important in reaching out to others, as are a willingness to engage as necessary with:
* fierceness - the will to reach decisions, and act if needed,
* tenderness - the will to care utterly, and
* mischievousness - the will to playfully explore, have fun, and wonder "what if?"
Gilligan observes that each of these is essential to balanced sponsorship, or indeed to help of most kinds, and that imbalance of these can lead to problems or harm in any relationship.
Working with third parties
This approach can also be extended to work with people or groups on their external relationships. Each partner in a relationship is supported in a way that allows an exploration of the internal relational dynamics in each person, and a growing understanding of how these dynamics are played out in the relationship. This work allows partners to develop more depth and intimacy in their relationship.
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Meaning Therapy
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Yoga Chi Gung
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Two air conditioners need repairing; two mowers need to be out of the shed; three pasture fences need fixing; one garden needs tilling; and the calendar needs checking! Oops, it is March 20 and I have plenty of time before I will need to do such things. Except, not this year. These things will need to get done this week. There has been no planting of corn around here even though many farmers would like to plant. We would have some corn planted if our crop insurance policies allowed planting before April 6. Crop insurance will not cover corn if planted prior to April 6 or soybeans planted prior to April 21.
Corn potential
The yield potential for 2012 corn crop looks excellent. I am more curious than worried about the ramifications of a very warm winter on our crop. The soil temperature is already >50°F, which is the minimum temperature for corn planting. We are ready to plant at a very rapid pace when April 6th arrives. Corn on our farm seems to grow best when planted April 15 to April 30. Early planted crops are more likely to be high yielding. We are ready to plant early.
Wheat for forage, soil conservation
A mild winter surged into summer. The rye across the road from our house is as green as our yard. A week ago Monday we were feeding the cows hay, and before the hay was consumed (usually a two-day task) the cows had something fresh and green to eat. The fresh and green alternative to the red wagon partially loaded with dry hay is spring wheat that was planted in the fall after being taken off an overloaded rail car from North Dakota. I planted the wheat as a forage crop and to control soil erosion after corn silage harvest. In a couple of weeks, the cows will be moved to permanent pastures, and the wheat field will become a corn field.
The soil is dry. Cows look for cool places like standing in the creek or the shade of leafless trees. Dust is flying, and farmers are getting many things done. Today we spread nitrogen fertilizer and notice the dust flying.
Bottle feeder
One of our embryo transfer recipient cows had a calf that prefers to drink cows' milk from the bottle instead of direct delivery. Carol grew up on a dairy farm and does quite well at milking cows by hand. She is much faster and gets more total milk than I can.
The dog is a new addition to our farm. A farm without a dog would be my choice but the three Lock ladies wanted a dog -- so now we have one.


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On July 9, 1798, the United States Congress passed an act providing for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses and the enumeration of slaves within the country. On July 14, another act was passed to lay and collect a direct tax. The states were divided into divisions and the President appointed a commissioner for each, who then divided them into assessment districts. The assessors were to compile a list of houses, land, and slaves and then evaluate and assess them accordingly. This notification is from the tax collector of the eighth division of Massachusetts, which was Hampshire County. It tells people where the assessments can be viewed and when he will be in the town of Hawley to collect the taxes due.
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I wonder what you guys would be saying had you been around for La Bouche, The Real McCoy and Captain Hollywood Project
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:06 (seven years ago) Permalink
(although "Feel So Close" is pretty much terrible)
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:09 (seven years ago) Permalink
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:06 AM Bookmark
iirc my thoughts on all this stuff at the time was "when are they playing Coolio again?"
I fux w/ "Sweet Dreams" and "Another Night" (tho I always thought this sounded like a Coke jingle) and maaaaaaaaaaayyyybe "Be My Lover" tho
― The Reverend, Thursday, 16 February 2012 16:47 (seven years ago) Permalink
i can't figure out if la bouche and the real mccoy are supposed to really be a defense of this (or anything)
― fauxmarc, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:18 (seven years ago) Permalink
it's more, people are having this hysterical overreaction to this dude as if he's some brand new circle of awful hell rather than someone who is pretty clearly operating in a paradigm that's been sending hits to the charts for 20 years
it's basically "look, we survived Robert Miles, we will survive this too, just relax"
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:20 (seven years ago) Permalink
"look, we survived Robert Miles, we will survive this too, just relax"
I immediately vote for this as the replacement slogan for "Keep Calm and Carry On"
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:21 (seven years ago) Permalink
fuck you Dan, "Children" is a classic *takes ball and goes home*
― The Reverend, Thursday, 16 February 2012 19:14 (seven years ago) Permalink
I mean, in the interest of full disclosure I never understood why everyone despised "Children" either but Miles such a good stand-in for "commercially successful dance dude that dance people seem to hate with terrifying and unhealthy fervor"
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 19:16 (seven years ago) Permalink
Dan obviously doesn't remember the mass group suicides of the 90s.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 17 February 2012 00:29 (seven years ago) Permalink
i loved "children" and "one & one"
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Friday, 17 February 2012 00:34 (seven years ago) Permalink
still do
calvin harris could never
i am a big fan of "another night" to be honest
― teledyldonix, Friday, 17 February 2012 06:13 (seven years ago) Permalink
"Another Night" is brilliant. That bit near the end with the crazy little synth arpeggio behind Olaf's rap is one of the best all time house party moments.
Pretty much all of my issues with Harris are tied up with his voice and persona, which were heavily prevalent on "I Like The Girls" and "Born In The 80s"; those records really were some brand new circle of awful hell. He was a dickhead in interviews and the like at that time as well.
Fear and loathing seem somewhat overdone if he's just producing chintzy circus organ dance-pop now, but if he opens his mouth on the new record then all bets are off.
― Tim F, Friday, 17 February 2012 07:02 (seven years ago) Permalink
lol @ this being a carbon copy of "We Found Love" with Ne-Yo subbing in for Rihannahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpMbjW43vGY
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 5 March 2012 01:37 (six years ago) Permalink
I just looked at his wikipedia page... that "Sweet Nothing" song is getting some radio play in the US and aside from the horrible Rihanna song it's his highest charting single. But in the UK his last six songs have gone 2-2-2-2-1-6 and both albums #1. Is he totally unavoidable on UK radio/in clubs etc?
― skip, Thursday, 21 March 2013 17:47 (five years ago) Permalink
i don't know if actual djs in actual clubs actually play him but yeah he's all over the radio, drinking from the bottle being the current irritant
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 21 March 2013 19:03 (five years ago) Permalink
I can't imagine any DJ with any kind of rep ever playing Calvin Harris, but he's probably ubiquitous in high street nightclubs (ie most of the clubs in the UK).
― Matt DC, Thursday, 21 March 2013 19:16 (five years ago) Permalink
"thinking about you" is such a good song
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 March 2014 20:06 (four years ago) Permalink
yeah it's much better than his other recent stuff, i was actually surprised it was him. naturally it is not getting nearly as much american radio play as his other songs did.
― dyl, Saturday, 8 March 2014 20:15 (four years ago) Permalink
fukk yes
― rhyme heals all goons (m bison), Saturday, 8 March 2014 20:15 (four years ago) Permalink
gr8 song, esp for the 278th single off that record, possibly the best 278th single ever?
― a commentary on self-absorbed youth culture in the social media age (zachlyon), Saturday, 8 March 2014 20:19 (four years ago) Permalink
i'm sort of into "summer"
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, 5 May 2014 01:15 (four years ago) Permalink
video for it is garbage
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Monday, 5 May 2014 02:31 (four years ago) Permalink
horrifyingly, i kind of enjoy the rita ora single which is his handiwork i think *ducks*
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Monday, 5 May 2014 02:32 (four years ago) Permalink
"Summer" is ok but seems like a rewrite of "Feel So Close" (which I kind of liked *ducks*)
― Vinnie, Monday, 5 May 2014 13:14 (four years ago) Permalink
the synth line of the chorus to summer is beyond parody, like something from page 2 of "john thompson's elementary guide to the piano"
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 5 May 2014 14:36 (four years ago) Permalink
not into "summer" at all
― dyl, Monday, 5 May 2014 16:01 (four years ago) Permalink
i enjoy like 50% of his singles COME AT ME
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 5 May 2014 16:35 (four years ago) Permalink
'summer' is aite. i still think 'i'm not alone' is the best, such a dumb song i love
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Monday, 5 May 2014 18:05 (four years ago) Permalink
it's my favorite by him too, tho i heard it again recently and i would say it has lost some of its appeal
― dyl, Monday, 5 May 2014 20:45 (four years ago) Permalink
haim, big sean, gwen stefani & tinashe on the new one http://www.stereogum.com/1709814/haim-tinashe-gwen-stefani-featured-on-calvin-harris-motion/news/
― snrub goin up on a tuesday (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 14 October 2014 05:40 (four years ago) Permalink
haim song on this album is the best thing he's done since 'acceptable in the '80s'
― maura, Saturday, 28 February 2015 19:09 (three years ago) Permalink
hmmm wrong, that would be his Armani photoshoot
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Saturday, 28 February 2015 22:11 (three years ago) Permalink
― dyl, Sunday, 1 March 2015 01:30 (three years ago) Permalink
only good thing dom ever did was the title of this thread
― lex pretend, Sunday, 1 March 2015 10:12 (three years ago) Permalink
it still applies obviously


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TOKYO (AP) — Without doing much different, Nissan made its shareholders a lot more money last quarter.
The Japanese automaker's April-June profit jumped 14 percent from the previous year to 82 billion yen ($820 million) and its operating earnings, which factor out its tax bill and one-time quirks, increased even more strongly.
It had better sales in the U.S. but faced headwinds in Japan, China and Europe where sales languished. But those regional differences were footnotes Thursday when the maker of the Infiniti luxury model, March subcompact and Leaf electric car announced its results.
Like other Japanese exporters, it is getting a big perk from the weaker yen, which boosts the value of overseas earnings brought home.
The dollar rose to near 100 yen during much of the April-June period this year from 80 yen levels the same quarter last year, adding nearly 70 billion yen ($700 million) in quarterly operating profit for Yokohama-based Nissan.
It is continuing to trade around 100 yen, but Nissan President and Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn has called that level "neutral."
Years of a strong yen put the Japanese at a disadvantage against powerful Korean rival Hyundai Motor Co., which has been grabbing market share. But Japanese government policies that began late last year called "Abenomics," after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, have weakened the yen.
Overall sales for Nissan's fiscal first quarter surged 18 percent to 2.23 trillion yen ($22 billion).
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Each day more than 2 million Americans complain of feeling fatigue in addition to the 4 million who have been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. With this chronic tiredness often comes lack of focus, feelings of being overwhelmed, flu-like symptoms, memory loss, chronic aches and pains, restless sleep, short temper and even depression.
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1. Eat four to six times per day — In the past 10 years the idea of ditching the "three square meals a day" plan has proven successful. In its place is the three-hour diet, or eating something every three to four hours. Eating more frequently prevents one from overeating at one sitting, which zaps energy and retards digestion. Eating smaller meals more frequently also helps sustain a steady level of energy throughout the day, which helps avoid the "two o'clock crash."*
2. Consume energy-giving foods — While eating more frequently is a great way to stay energized, eating the wrong foods over and over will take the wind right out of you. To get the best energy results from food it is important to eat plenty of fiber, which helps clean fats from blood and create bulk to move stools — this frees up energy in the body. Consuming complex carbohydrates like whole grain breads, seeds and pasta provides glucose for brainpower and sustained fuel for physical energy. Eating lean protein also adds fuel for the body. And where carbohydrates are fast-burning (instant energy) fuel, proteins provide slower burning (continuous energy) for the day. Drinking plenty of filtered or distilled water keeps the body hydrated, helps move toxins from the body and aids the kidneys.
3. Avoid energy-sapping foods — Food is certainly the main source of energy for us humans, but consuming the wrong types of food can drain and waste energy faster than we want it to. The basic idea is to avoid all foods that create an instant energy rush as a sudden energy crash is soon to follow. Energy-zapping foods include caffeine, soda, coffee, chocolate, sugar and simple carbohydrates like white bread, rice and potatoes. The energy derived from such foods is fast to come and go, is harassing to the metabolism and wreaks havoc with one's energy. In short, they cause fatigue.
4. Exercise 30 minutes per day — While it may seem counterintuitive, exercising each day creates more energy in the body. It requires energy to exercise, and the result of exercise in increased energy. Exercise creates feelings of wellbeing because one is able to let off steam, get out anger, move the blood, sweat out toxins and help the body release chemicals like endorphins, serotonin and dopamine. And mixing up the daily routine between running, walking, weight training and aerobics keep things interesting and fun.
5. Compartmentalize your time — One of the main reasons people feel overworked, stressed out and unhappy is because they do not prioritize their time. They often feel a greater obligation to their job than to their family, themselves or their friends. This is draining physically, spiritually and emotionally and can lead to an unpleasant home life. The key to maintaining harmony and prevent burnout is to set time each day for work, family, social occasions and for your own quiet time. All of these areas need to be met to maintain a whole life that is full of love, happiness and energy.
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7. Break the stress each night — It is important not to allow stress to grip you firmly all day and night. This leads to too much tension in the body, which takes up energy. Engaging in deep breathing, taking yoga or Pilates, watching sports or listening to music you enjoy are easy things you can do to relax and break the stress. Above all, it is important not to go to bed and then wake up stressed out or you will have a very difficult time waking up and making it through the day.
8. Cut out the cancer — In this sense, "cancer" is any person, place or thing that is in your life that saps your energy and spirit. If you don't remove these things, then your energy will be drained each day. You know those friends or co-workers who expect too much from you and always ask too much of your time? Set clear boundaries and don't allow them instant access to you or your time. Does your email fill up too fast? There is no reason to read and answer every correspondence right away. Create email folders and prioritize which ones you read and respond to, and when. Don't allow work to interfere with personal time. Pay bills on time. Avoid unnecessary arguments. Let go of old grudges. All of these tips will cut out the old and free up stores of energy that have needlessly been wasted and made you tired and fatigued.
9. Set your sleep/wake cycle — The power of restorative rest and sleep is one of the most essential things one can do for rejuvenating the mind and body. Many people feel overly tired even at the start of each day because their sleep is not restful. They work late into the evening, lie awake in bed worrying and often awake after only a few hours of deep REM sleep. To be energized while also repairing your muscles and tissues, setting a firm bedtime and wake-up time is essential. Sleeping from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. is said to be the best time for our body clocks.
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I decided to get things under control by labeling the cords with some washi tape. Gray tape went on the gray microwave's cord; red tape went on the red hot water cooker's cord; the black coffee maker cord was left plain. Easy. Cute to boot!
Do you know what's weird (to me)? Our dryer has to stay in our pantry where there's no electrical socket, so when we use it we have to grab the cord and plug it in at one end of our kitchen counter. This home definitely has a few quirks. Any quirks in your house?
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- Monica said...
What a cute idea! I always loved the Martha Stewart idea to use bread bag ties, but those are not used in Germany... This is so much better though. We don't have any real quirks here, but in our apartment in Brooklyn we couldn't use the iron when the air conditioner was on. If we did, the electrical would blow out on two floors. The "wiring" was totally overloaded and outdated.
- March 4, 2012 at 12:51 PM
This is a great idea. The washi tape is so cute.
Our house is full of weird quirks - like the water pipes running across the middle of a window. The outlet for the washing machine and dryer are at opposite ends of the room, but the vent for the dryer is not close to either the dryer or the washer. There are many other little things that we're trying to get used to. Great to hear about your project.
- March 5, 2012 at 3:28 AM
- Kelly said...
Love this! (I am always looking for more excuses to buy washi tape.) Our new apartment has so many quirks -- it's driving me bonkers! I have decided that the architect was extremely tall and did not care that short women would not be able to get anything out of the pantry.
- March 10, 2012 at 12:20 AM
- Tracey said...
First of all, this is a great idea. You should see the chord tangle underneath my computer desk.
Second of all, I never got the hype over that tape stuff. I'm glad, bc I think I would be obsessive over it if I liked it. But now that I see it on your chords I kind now want some. Shoot.
- March 20, 2012 at 5:58 PM
- Juliette said...
Thanks everybody! Quirks can either be endearing or just plain annoying!
@Tracey: totally go get some and get hooked! S. had put a bunch in the Advent calendar he made for me, otherwise I probably still wouldn't have any, ha!
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Actress Anna Wing, best known for her role as Lou Beale in the BBC soap EastEnders, has died aged 98.
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Wing featured as the opinionated Beale and Fowler family matriarch for three years, alongside Gretchen Franklin as her best friend Ethel Skinner.
Her character Lou, who was based on the aunt of EastEnders creator Tony Holland, was killed off in 1988.
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TOPIC: MODERATION, FREEDOM, and COMMON SENSE, within this forum - 12th June 2011
Hi everyone
This thread derives out of discussion in several other threads, notably,
...neither of which is specifically about moderation discussion,, but which became derailed with its discussion. I have put it in the 'Miscellaneous' heading
Essentially this discussion is intended to be about suggestions and ideas for better forum behaviour, giving rise to non-insulting posts, as a result of recent 'bad form' posts resulting in bans for some
John Murga has made his views fairly clear -
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The only thing I have ever wanted was common sense, and I hoped for civil discourse.
Common sense being a relative term, which I think has a minimum common denominator.
I know many people that ignore the off topic area, and it is a bit of a pain sometimes, so if you think it shouldn't exist I would recommend you ignore it too.
I appreciate feedback around how I can make this site and it's community work better, as it is important to me and I want it to be a better place.
However, rules around what you can and can't talk about I do object to.
Freedom is another relative term which is important to me.
Unfortunately freedom isn't free it seems
Moderation has fallen, mainly on Flash's shoulders, as PG hasn't been available....so John has made 4 new Mods, though as yet, not all are confirmed/accepted
Some find moderation OK, others, OTT, others, blatantly wrong
Bottom line is - this is a PUBLIC forum, read by people of ALL AGES, NATIONALITIES, RELIGIONS [if any] SEX, [and sexual preferences] and SENSIBILITIES
It is ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE to please everyone, but, in my humble opinion, this website is generally FAR BETTER than many similar sites...however, I am aware the recent problems have highlighted a bad taste brought upon Puppy's web presence, due to tolerance of criticism being taken to extremes - moderation is NOT an easy task, and this thread is NOT to criticise, but to see if the moderation can be improved, and understanding of the expected 'common sense' increased, and acted upon
My personal view is that moderation is an essential, else bullying becomes rife, and would ruin a shared valuable resource
..... but, that it should also at least try to be consistent, fair, and open
I have suggested placement of 'to be deleted comments' into an invisible part of the forum, as a major criticism of current practice, is that the coherence of threads is lost....if it was editable and could be put back, less the offensive words, this would solve that problem, I believe
Also there have been criticisms of 'favoured members' posts NOT being deleted/censored, i.e. favouritism
Personally, I don't agree with that occurring, and would ask mods to make reasons known, and answer to such criticisms openly
If you are subject to moderation deletion, please start a thread asking for an explanation, if you weren't given one, and also seek comment from other poster/members, as to whether they thought it fair or not.
Hopefully we will all learn, and share our tolerances, and help make the forum better 'managed'
If you should get banned, if it is not obvious why, then I can only suggest creating a new ID and asking, again for a reason, and views of the forum
Again, personally, I think bans could be lifted, if the behaviour causing the ban is agreed to be amended/changed [with an arguably expected, almost guarantee of permanent ban if it is repeated]
Asking for reasons is an attempt to demonstrate openness, and consistency....but, at least, cool down before asking!
Rules: Can we have freedom and rules?
As John said, 'freedom is a relative term'
I think the purpose of this discussion is about making this forum, and any need to moderate it, work relatively well, relatively freely, and relatively cringe-free
If you feel inclined to use expletives, even in jest...is it too 'controlling/censoring' to suggest using ** in place of mid vowels, in any chosen words.....the meaning will still be clear
If you disagree with someone's views, just say, if you have to comment, 'I disagree with....xxxx ....because....etc',
.....rather than resort to name calling or insult, which really isn't what is wanted or necessary
This can be a mature discussion, and you may just become more mature if TOLERANCE becomes your way of seeing others
I hope these suggestions will be seen as fuel for the 'common sense' which John refers to, and future discussion of it, with a view to mutual self-benefit
PS Can any new Mods please let everyone know who they are?
Many thanks
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Posted: Sun 12 Jun 2011, 15:31
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Bottom line is - this is a PUBLIC forum, read by people of ALL AGES, NATIONALITIES, RELIGIONS [if any] SEX, [and sexual preferences] and SENSIBILITIES
many online forums have a members only section where off topic sub forums are only visible to registered and logged in members. would this be an option worth considering?
*edit* as the new spam reports section operates, i've just noticed.
ohm's where the art is
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Posts: 65
Posted: Sun 12 Jun 2011, 15:49
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Is it desirable (and implementable) that new members could only be admitted if they click a button agreeing to a few brief outlines on advertising, abuse by swearing or insulting behaviour and avoidance of illegal acts?
The consequences might be deletion or editing of posts.
Should avatars be in good taste and of a maximum size.
Should member names be limited to a maximum number characters.
Should URL links to infected or undesirable sites be allowed.
And possibly some dos:
Such as providing information when seeking help.
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Joined: 26 Jan 2010
Posts: 271
Location: Florida
Posted: Sun 12 Jun 2011, 16:43
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Rules do not mean a lack of freedom in what one says. Rather it defines behavior.
In my eyes, it is simple:
1. Define unacceptable behavior.
-Is cursing allowed?
-Is hate talk allowed?
-Is advertising spam allowed?
-Is creating multiple accounts to spam a thread allowed?
-Is it acceptable to edit one's own posts and remove the content?
Free speech: there has to be a baseline from which we start, don't you agree?
2. Define consequences for unacceptable behavior.
-Might your posts or threads get deleted? (With explanation)
-Might your posts or threads get edited? (With explanation)
-Might you be removed from these forums?
3. Moderators and Administrators Code of Conduct
-If a thread gets locked, a post at the end explaining why and by whom.
-If posts or threads are deleted, an explanation of why and by whom. One would think it should happen so rarely (with all this common sense we have) it would not be an undue burden for the moderator or administrator to explain it to the offending party. Maybe a pinned thread for this purpose where the mod or admin posts?
As it stands now, we do have forum moderation, obviously. It's just a bit muddy for most. We have an unspoken set of rules, again muddy for most. People are confused why some things are removed (which leads me to believe we already don't have "free speech") and others let stand. People have different ideas about common sense, free speech, and even "off topic". How can it possibly not help to clarify this?
I don't think people are so much concerned about where the lines in the sand are drawn, but that they are drawn clearly and apply equally to everyone.
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Posts: 4359
Location: Sydney Australia
Posted: Sun 12 Jun 2011, 19:20
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Nothing against you Aitch.
The trouble lately is that so many
urging for more Control moments in this forum,
would be better off helping others occasionally.
But hey! that's just too hard isn't it.
They benefited from all the advice offered here, got themselves up
and running, and now the Loonies want to run the asylum.
Whinging ...whining ...wankers.
If they can't give any advice...at least point to some posts,
which can help newbies.
Respect doesn't mean submission.
That nobody can post...cos that hurteth moi.
Why do we have such a shiity world these days.
Intolerance, ignorance, dominance, petulance....no leeway.
Sure I share all those traits above...but I'm a special case.
Or should be put into a special case...whatever.
And I don't have good humour either, to get me by.
Maybe instead of a Panic Room we should head to the laughter
room and take a good look in the mirror.
Sure mine has got a lot of tape on it, but otherwise my
reflection is fine.
We exist here for many reasons.
We may like the company, tech support, the freedom, or even
the outrageous or weirdo commentry.
Or perversely stay because we dislike members so much that
we have to stick around slavishly to be more shocked...
Yeah! baby.
Puppy got it's creds from Barry first, and then this forum.
It delivers the goods...most times.
If it doesn't do the bells and whistles for you please PM me
and I will send you the link again to Professor William Connolly's
support service via Youtube.
"The reason why the truly off-topic area was set up was because
people wanted a place to discuss things that had nothing to do with Puppy/Linux/Technology with the friends or enemies they had made
in the other areas "
" I know many people that ignore the off topic area, and it is a bit of a pain sometimes,
so if you think it shouldn't exist I would recommend
you ignore it too.
7 posts and here we go....
" Seriously, sometimes that poster goes out of his/her way to be helpful, but at other times dispenses gratuitous insults. "
Yet so much wisdom from bugman.
" peace and harmony results when everyone is afraid "
" This forum works just fine.....
albeit, without the people that every once in awhile disrupt the flow...
it's not the forum, but the people that make the forum...Get it?
Nothing wrong with having your say.
But if you don't like it here....plenty of other parties to visit.
And come on mate.
If I dug into some posts here, I am sure that I could find some
discussions that you were involved in that were...ahem patchy.
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Bruce B
Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 11488
Location: The Peoples Republic of California
Posted: Sun 12 Jun 2011, 21:27
Post subject:
I post this as a peer and not wearing an administrator's hat.
You, me, all of us agreed that the webmaster, administrator and moderators of this forum have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should they see fit.
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Bruce B
Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 11488
Location: The Peoples Republic of California
Posted: Sun 12 Jun 2011, 21:40
Post subject:
ggg wrote:
Is it desirable (and implementable) that new members could only be admitted if they click a button agreeing to a few brief outlines on advertising, abuse by swearing or insulting behaviour and avoidance of illegal acts?
I thought members had to agree along the lines you suggest as part of the sign up process. To test you can log out, then click register.
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Posts: 271
Location: Florida
Posted: Sun 12 Jun 2011, 21:42
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So nothing should ever change, just because it
A community is fluid. Needs change, people change, expectations change, ideas change...the community grows.
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Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 15241
Location: Paradox Realm
Posted: Sun 12 Jun 2011, 21:46
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shariebeth wrote:
Rules do not mean a lack of freedom in what one says. Rather it defines behavior.
In my eyes, it is simple:
Simples eh?
1. Define unacceptable behavior.
I find practically all behaviour acceptable, accept my own . . .
-Is cursing allowed?
Only if fu%$ing necessary.
Personally I would not allow it but for many people it is
their mode of acceptable expression . . .
If having the choice, I would only allow it in the format shown.
I believe a forum like this should be safe for work and children under the age of 42
-Is hate talk allowed?
Some hate to talk, are they allowed to lurk?
-Is advertising spam allowed?
No! [This opinion, sponsored by Lobster Fisheries inc.]
-Is creating multiple accounts to spam a thread allowed?
No! [see imaginary sock puppets for many instances of this opinion]
-Is it acceptable to edit one's own posts and remove the content?
I often edit my posts. Usually bad spelling/grammar or adding URL links.
Often even after the edits I am still posting gibberish.
Very occasionally (can not even remember if I have done this) may have been our previous forum, I have deleted my own post [thought better of my ranting]. You are I believe thinking of one rare event where one person deleted a thread they started and many had invested time and energy
in posting to that thread. My inclination is to allow users freedom to do this.
However it was not a nice thing to do and I believe Flash created another post for people to comment.
Free speech: there has to be a baseline from which we start, don't you agree?
I believe in Free listening.
Should children and the mentally fragile like myself, be free to listen
to conversations without being assaulted by others 'freedom'
to abuse, swear, cause mischief and FUD?
2. Define consequences for unacceptable behaviour.
-Might your posts or threads get deleted? (With explanation)
Spam no explanation. Would be too many.
Other posts in the rare circumstances of deletion could be offered a link to the off topic area with an explanation. IF the moderators/admins have the inclination. Perhaps with a warning. Unacceptable behaviour has been a rarity on the forum. I should imagine moderators do have the inclination.
-Might your posts or threads get edited? (With explanation)
As a past moderator I have edited posts. Usually when I considered a post important and a URL needs turning into a link.
Or the post is important and I could not comprehend the meaning and it was just a simple spelling mistake or word omission
Flash has on occasion edited a poster heading (including mine)
were he feels a more intelligible or on topic heading is required.
I find personally this is done rarely and totally justified and helpful.
-Might you be removed from these forums?
I have never been an admin and do not have this power.
John has only done this on rare occasions - total ban.
Usually it is a temp ban.
I believe now we have two new admins with this power also
Flash and Bruce?
3. Moderators and Administrators Code of Conduct
-If a thread gets locked, a post at the end explaining why and by whom.
I have never had the power to do this. Or if I did have it never used it.
For the sake of 'free listening' it is something that John Murga has done in the past. Usually because the post has just become a trading of insults and the original content (often important) is still valid and he has been emailed with complaints.
-If posts or threads are deleted, an explanation of why and by whom. One would think it should happen so rarely (with all this common sense we have) it would not be an undue burden for the moderator or administrator to explain it to the offending party. Maybe a pinned thread for this purpose where the mod or admin posts?
In ye olde days (before Halloween 2010) I was a moderator on many forum threads and made the mistake of deleting a notorious trolls post as a treat, without notification. The troll was outraged at this Halloween gift. What an innocent he was! His only effect but probably not intent, was causing ire, offence and FUD.
Most of my moderator privileges were revoked DNFTT. I could no longer move spam (the bulk of what I did daily as moderator)
So I did not have to do that any more [I knew trolls had their use]
If you are made a moderator maybe it could be part of your
very small burden . . . ?
This I believe make one aware of how much work Flash does . . .
As it stands now, we do have forum moderation, obviously. It's just a bit muddy for most. We have an unspoken set of rules, again muddy for most. People are confused why some things are removed (which leads me to believe we already don't have "free speech") and others let stand.
I would recommend you as a moderator. You could offer to help Flash and Bruce and John Murga along with the other the new moderators.
This 'post deleting charge' is a constant FUD as I am unaware of what is happening.
If a moderator is deleting spam or with obviously disruptive behaviour (such as posting to every conversation with a few offensive words)
on rare occasions you might inadvertently delete a genuine poster [This happened recently with a new poster and the poster took exception and carpet bombed the forum]
The other more usual occurrence (has happened to me many times) is you make a long post. You post it. Come back. Where is it? You have been censored!
Or have you? Sometimes a post appears whilst you are editing and if you press send, your post is not accepted automatically. You are given the chance to read the new post and must press send again.
So it SEEMS like your erudite words are too controversial or have been removed on a whim . . . So you are now free to carp on ad infinitum (and . . . amazingly none of the whining is censored . . .] So back to FUD and trolling?
People have different ideas about common sense, free speech, and even "off topic". How can it possibly not help to clarify this?
Flash and John do the best they have the time and inclination to do.
As did I when more fully engaged. We need more moderators. Put yourself forward and create some clarity if you are accepted . . .
I would recommend you.
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there we go Bruce B posted whilst I was creating this post. It might have been lost . . .
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Location: Winsted, CT - USA
Posted: Sun 12 Jun 2011, 21:58
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All, or most of you, know what toast is, right? You take a couple slices of bread, stick 'em in the toaster, and push the lever down. After x-amount of time, the toasted bread is ejected from the toaster, you smother the toast with butter and maybe some jam. Easy as that.
Well you're all
"complicating toast"
I recently did some surfing on the discovery.com website. At one point I noted in the footer of a page, "By visiting this site, you agree to the terms and conditions of our Visitor Agreement." So being a bit curious, I clicked the link and was presented with discovery.com's complication of toast.
If you're curious, too, here's the insanity:
In comparison, here's what registered users on this form agree to:
While the administrators and moderators of this forum will attempt to remove or edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible, it is impossible to review every message. Therefore you acknowledge that all posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author and not the administrators, moderators or webmaster (except for posts by these people) and hence will not be held liable.
You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-oriented or any other material that may violate any applicable laws. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned (and your service provider being informed). The IP address of all posts is recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions. You agree that the webmaster, administrator and moderators of this forum have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should they see fit. As a user you agree to any information you have entered above being stored in a database. While this information will not be disclosed to any third party without your consent the webmaster, administrator and moderators cannot be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised.
This forum system uses cookies to store information on your local computer. These cookies do not contain any of the information you have entered above; they serve only to improve your viewing pleasure. The e-mail address is used only for confirming your registration details and password (and for sending new passwords should you forget your current one).
By clicking Register below you agree to be bound by these conditions.
Slight difference, eh?
Still want to complicate toast whilst beating a dead horse?
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Bruce B
Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 11488
Location: The Peoples Republic of California
Posted: Sun 12 Jun 2011, 23:15
Post subject:
shariebeth wrote:
So nothing should ever change, just because it
Did somebody say that?
shariebeth wrote:
A community is fluid. Needs change, people change, expectations change, ideas change...the community grows.
The website is software - the software is designed to facilitate change within its design limits.
I expect phpBB to remain as the software.
"The Puppy Linux Discussion Forum"
and several forums. I don't expect the existing Forums to be deleted.
What I expect to change are topics and posts. The website changes daily in this this area. The change is content.
The website doesn't know what someone will post next and has little control of the content in future posts.
Sharie for the most part a moderator's tools are edit controls.
The aforementioned brings me to this question:
Is there something you think needs editing?
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Posts: 4359
Location: Sydney Australia
Posted: Mon 13 Jun 2011, 02:42
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" moderation freedom, and common sense"
This is the topic right?
Come on Crusty Lobster...surely ye maketh a jest.
" I would recommend you as a moderator. "
Sherry Best.
Sherry...that's a whine isn't it?
My shocking spelling today.
Blood pressure's a terrible thing.
Lucky I don't have it.
Might get the Florida sickness yet.
Mmmm....what's this?
" I have
#puppylinux, and it's
Most help channels are
and one is generally afraid to ask something or get excited if something works.
No matter what you think of alienjeff's flaws,
nobody can match his time commitment or knowledge
base in that channel.
No matter what he was doing or saying, he always
stopped and answered
every question he saw, from the simplest and "dumbest" to the most complex and time consuming answers.
(Rupp you are great too).
It is a bit sad, I don't know any of these people other than my month or so here,
yet the channel seems empty and lacking
now since yesterday morning. It is a shame that some personal conflicts are making their way to the public channel.
And let's do it here as well eh!
A candle is no good when you douse the flame.
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Posts: 2131
Location: buffalo commons
Posted: Mon 13 Jun 2011, 06:02
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cthisbear wrote:
A candle is no good when you douse the flame.
depends what you're using it for
. . . the machines are clean
and the machines are not corrupted
- lee "scratch" perry
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Posts: 2105
Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA
Posted: Mon 13 Jun 2011, 07:12
Post subject:
In comparison, here's what registered users on this form agree to:
You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-oriented or any other material that may violate any applicable laws.
abusive, hateful, slanderous? It would appear that some of the posters in the Off Topic area may have overlooked those words.
Perhaps the prohibition doesn't apply to Windows, Microsoft, Windows users, Repubicans, Democrats, United States, Europe and other topics near and dear to some favored users.
Applicable laws:
What laws govern this forum? The country were the computer hosting this forum is located? The country where the poster is located? The country where the reader is located?
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Posts: 4415
Location: West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Posted: Mon 13 Jun 2011, 07:13
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1. "
Only if fu%$ing necessary.
Gave me my 1st laugh of the day.
Mind you, Lobster knows how to do it right.
"It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it."
Wouldn't want to see cursing and blinding become the norm.
Hope I may be allowed to deviate a little:
2. "
Some hate to talk
...And some never stop to take breath.
I'm thinking of a young mother with baby in a push-chair who go onto a bus in which I just now came home from Edinburgh.
(a) First she took off her jacket, and "Oh my GOD!".
I didn't know if she was trying to get into her clothes or out of them.
Her floppy trousers were almost down at her pubic mound.
HUGE floppy belly hanging out and down.
Bum-crack showing at the rear.
And only 1 foot away from my face as she bent over and away from me!
(b) She called another woman she knew on the bus, and the woman came down, and sat across from her.
Young mother proceeded to talk incessantly [and so loud as to be difficult to ignore] for the remaining 15 min of the ride.
I didn't ever see her draw breath, although she must have.
It began to become surreal.
I was fascinated, horrified...
Would she EVER STOP?
She didn't.
The woman doing the listening nodded, and nodded, and nodded, and nodded, and tried to fit in a hmmm yes, and nodded, and nodded.
I sat with eyes closed for the remainder of the journey.
Didn't have any earplugs handy.
Someone here mentioned "Conversational Narcissism".
3. "
Should children and the mentally fragile like myself, be free to listen
to conversations without being assaulted by others 'freedom'...?
See 2 above as an example out there in the bid-wide-world.
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Boll weevil presence in the Southern Rolling Plains eradication zone jumped from absent to 1,081 present and accounted for from late August through September.
"We were weevil free until late August," says Randal Schwartz, with the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation.
Schwartz, addressing participants at a recent cotton field day in Tom Green County, said the foundation had sprayed 145,000 acres to control the late-arriving pests. The zone has more than 200,000 acres of cotton.
Schwartz said officials believe many of the weevils came into the zone with a September tropical storm.
"We had seen no weevils and then we caught them as they moved out of South Texas," he said. "We began treatment in the south edge of the zone and as the weeks progressed weevils moved further into the zone. We know they are moving."
Harvest time presents a challenge as both farmers and the foundation need aerial applicators. Farmers are trying to apply harvest aids and eradication officials are trying to prevent weevils from reproducing in the area. "We're most concerned when the crop is ready to harvest," Schwartz said. He also said the foundation would work with farmers to accomplish both tasks.
"When the crop is ready it makes sense to harvest and then get the stalks out of the fields as quickly as possible. Volunteer cotton has become a problem and we have to get that out, too. We are treating some volunteer cotton."
Schwartz said eradication officials "have seen in-migration before. But this is the most we've seen in the last five or six years. But South Texas cotton was late coming out of the field (Wet weather delayed harvest by several weeks.) and stalk destruction was also delayed. We have to be prepared to spray fields when we see weevils."
He said controlling the migrating weevils this fall will mean fewer sprays necessary next spring. "We're seeing increased trap counts in areas where we've been catching weevils and we're spraying as fast as we can to get the job done.'


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What's In A Name? The Dating Dealbreaker I Decided To Move Past
Would you date a man who has the same name as your dad?
That was the question I had to ask myself two years ago when a guy who was interested in me asked me to go out with him again. During our first date, I didn't even know it was a date. He'd asked me to accompany him to the State Fair and I figured he was nice and I was the only one available. I had no idea he'd been working up the courage to ask me out for weeks, maybe months. In fact, it wasn't until I was at home from our second date, rehashing the night with friends that I started thinking, "Wait a minute…this guy really likes me."
At first I was excited. He was a great guy who I knew from church and was so different from the sort of ubercharming yet empty-chested men who kept me at arm's length that I normally attracted. This man was kind and patient and, as Mindy Kaling would put it, "entrenched in his own life," meaning he had a stable job, his own house, and exhibited all of the qualities of a mature man who welcomed commitment.
But there was a huge problem. He had the same name as my dad and I wasn't sure if I could move past that.
Don't get me wrong. I loved my dad. He and my mom divorced when I was young, but I ended up living with him during my senior year of high school and his house was my "home" when I was away at college. He was my emergency contact, personal ATM, cheerleader, and source for advice. Ten days after my college graduation, his psycho ex-girlfriend killed him in a murder-suicide and I was utterly devastated. To this day, I think about my dad on a regular basis and I'm sad that he isn't still here.
This is why I immediately recoiled at the thought of being in a serious relationship with someone who had my dad's name. It was just too weird. Granted, I didn't grow up in the sort of family where the kids call the parents' by their first names so my father was "Dad" to me anyway. But still, I was hesitant.
When I told my mom about my dilemma, she said, "Don't be silly." And I was being silly, but it was the kind of silly that made sense to me. Just like I will never eat at Noodles and Company again because I threw up after eating there once. Or the fact that I don't eat bread one day past the expiration date. Sure it doesn't make sense to some people, but it seems perfectly logical to me.
When I told my mom I couldn't bear the thought of dating a guy with that name, my mom asked in an incredulous tone: "Are you going to pass up a great guy because you don't like his name?" Of course I wasn't going to pass him up because I didn't like his name, but because his name was the same name as my deceased father. I couldn't believe that my mom didn't find that the slightest bit creepy.
Deciding that another date wasn't a marriage, I ended up accepting the third date, then a fourth but I was still weirded out. I decided I'd introduce him by his full first name because my grandma had named my father the nickname of that full name. When I tried out this tactic while introducing him to my cousins, I'm sure he found it as awkward as I felt saying it, but what was I going to do? Tell my cousins that my new boyfriend goes by the same name as my dad? No way.
As our relationship progressed, I started to let go of what I'd dubbed "the name thing" and decided it wasn't as a big a deal as I was making it. For one, most people who know me don't know my dad and if they do, they don't know his name. (Of course, there were those family members who helpfully pointed out that my dad and my boyfriend shared the same name because, apparently, they'd assumed this bizarre fact was lost on me.) Other than that, no one knew and the people who did, didn't care.
And honestly, who really cares anyway? I think it's too easy to be so incredibly picky about the people we choose to date. In some instances, like those things that speak directly to a man's character, it's okay to be picky. Or if it's something that will strongly affect your quality of life together then, by all means, nitpick away. But in some cases, it's necessary to truly think about your reasons for not giving a man a chance and decide if it's worth potentially passing up the love of your life.
In my case, the name thing was an initial dealbreaker, but I ultimately decided to move past it. I'm so glad I did too because now, when I meet a guy who has that name, the only thing I think is "Hey! That's my husband's name!"
What do you think? Have you ever refused to date a man for a seemingly insignificant reason? What if you were in my shoes, could you date a man who has the same first name as your dad or (like Kim Kardashian's Kris Humphries) the same first name as your mom?
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