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By now, you are aware of John McAfee. If there's one thing that the sexagenarian millionaire antivirus founder seems to love more than teenage girls, it's publicity. And he is extremely adroit at getting it. His misadventures in Central America have eaten the media whole. Even now, in the hospital where he was taken after suffering chest pain, he is surrounded by a crush of media.
He's a natural story, as I learned firsthand earlier this year. Charming and good-looking, he peppers his speech in Virginia-accented "sirs." It's disarming, like some patrician version of neuro-linguistic programming. Combined with his wild stories, it means reporters love to talk to him.
And of course, he is a media magnet for other reasons too, all related to his bizarre lifestyle. His relocation to Belize. His fights with that nation's government. His coterie of young women. The armed gang members he associates with. The allegations of drug use. The McAfee story, with its drugs and guns and prostitutes and allegations of police corruption, seemed tailor-made for Vice, a publication that revels in all of those subjects on a regular basis. It is as if some hipster god reached down and extended a smelly, fickle finger of fate to Vice editor-in-chief Rocco Castoro, muttering "here's a cool story, bro."
Naturally, Vice scuttled down to Belize, and traveled with McAfee as he fled the country, penning a blog post titled "We Are With John McAfee Right Now, Suckers."
Vice is just the most recent media crew McAfee has latched onto. And if the past is prologue, it won't go well. The chummy relationship McAfee tends to enjoy with his contacts in the media almost always goes south. He's previously attached his media ambitions on Jeff Wise, only to then smear him, and then subsequently apologize. Wired's own Joshua Davis also enjoyed his attentions, and when McAfee first went on the lam, he gave Davis exclusive interviews. This lasted until Davis wrote stories McAfee didn't like, at which point the old man in the jungle claimed it had all been a ruse and quit talking to Davis.
So now he's with Vice. In a blog post he later deleted, he claimed they would tell his real story. That Vice would show once and for all whether or not he is a drug-crazed madman. Instead, he's in a hospital in Guatemala after having been detained by police, and facing likely deportation.
Oddly, Vice directly contributed to McAfee's capture by revealing his location in the metadata of a photo it published. This was deeply stupid. People have been pointing out the dangers of inadvertently leaving GPS tags in cellphone pictures for years and years. Vice is the same publication that regularly drops in on revolutions and all manner of criminals. They should have known better.
Then, it followed up this egregiously stupid action with a far worse one. Vice photographer Robert King apparently lied on his Facebook page and Twitter in order to protect McAfee. Like McAfee, he claimed that the geodata in the photo had been manipulated to conceal their true location.
This explanation, of course, made no damn sense at all. If McAfee and King were trying to conceal their location by spreading disinformation, why immediately admit to it?
Shortly thereafter, McAfee copped to lying, and admitted to being in Guatemala. King deleted his tweet and Facebook status update. McAfee blamed the disclosure on a Vice "technician," but regardless of whether it was a technician who screwed up, or King, or Castoro, or some intern, the photo that revealed his whereabouts in Guatemala appeared in Vice. And that photo, effectively, forced McAfee out of hiding.
But the coverup, as always, is worse than the crime. In claiming the geodata had been manipulated when it had not, Vice was no longer just documenting. Now it was actively aiding a fugitive wanted for questioning in the murder investigation of his neighbor Gregory Faull, who was shot dead at his own home.
McAfee had claimed that his plan was to leave the country temporarily, to get his traveling companion and lover Sam out, and then to return to Belize to fight from the inside without turning himself in. But once his location was blown, he had to get a brand-new plan. He would seek asylum in Guatemala. He hired a lawyer, Telésforo Guerra, formerly the attorney general of Guatemala. Vice crowed that McAfee had "just hired the best lawyer in the country." Take that, suckers.
Vice documented how this attorney, also Sam's uncle, was able to hook McAfee up with a tailor. He promised McAfee he could make the tailor actually sew faster. McAfee promised publicity in return. Vice rolled cameras.
And then, like that, it was over. King again took to social media to report the arrest, claiming McAfee had been taken into custody by "Guatemalan Federalizes." Vice posted footage of McAfee being taken into police custody by Guatemala's National Civil Police and Interpol.
Today, Guatemala's president denied McAfee asylum. Guatemala is kicking McAfee out of the country, back to Belize. Afterwards, his lawyer claimed McAfee had two heart attacks. ABC reports he has been hospitalized. It's hard not to wonder if this, too, is part of the plan. If there is a plan.
Though his offer of a $25,000 reward for information about the real killers strikes obvious O.J. Simpson chords, there's so far no public evidence – aside from his flight – that he anything to do with the murder.
He may have shot his neighbor in the head. He may have ordered one of the gangsters in his employ to do so. He may have had a "will no one rid me of this troublesome priest" moment that caused one of his hangers-on to take it upon himself or herself to kill Faul. He and his entourage may have had nothing to do with it whatsoever. He may be completely innocent.
Nobody knows.
McAfee is clearly sleazy, likely crazy, and possibly even a murderer. But he also would be a free man right now were it not for Vice's screw up.
As Alan Rules pointed out on Twitter, Vice could come out of this looking good either way. If McAfee turns out to be innocent, it is there to document it and even attempted to help him win his freedom. If he's guilty, they helped bring him to justice, and have an action-packed documentary to boot. And if he dies? Well. The camera is ready.
Vice promises more footage. That it will continue to pick over John McAfee until he is free or dead or imprisoned, all of which now seem equally likely. And ultimately it offers an implicit promise that it can play by a different set of rules, one that allows it to burn sources and lie to readers. Maybe this is the media partner McAfee has truly wanted all along. Cool story, bro.


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Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Welcome A Baby Girl — Congrats
Baby Kimye is finally here! Kim gave birth to a healthy baby girl on June 15 in Los Angeles. Congrats to the new parents!
Kim Kardashian,32, and Kanye West, 36, are officially first-time parents! The superstar couple welcomed their baby girl in the early morning of June 15, and both mom and the baby are doing well!
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Baby Born
Kim welcomed her baby in the early morning of June 15, about a month earlier than expected, according to TMZ. Sources tell the site that mom and the baby are in good health.
Their daughter was born at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles at around 1:30 in the morning. Both our and TMZ's sources report that Kim had a natural birth.
Our sources tell HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that boyfriend Kanye West was there for the entire thing — in the delivery room right by Kim's side — even though he's freaked out by hospitals and surgery in general. Kanye cancelled his appearance at his own record release party the night before, June 14, when Kim told him she was feeling "a little off," sources say.
Since the birth came early, and because of the delicacy of delivering a baby, E! cameras were not on hand to film the birth. Pictures and video were taken with phones and a camcorder though, a source reveals.
Wrong Kim Kardashian Due Date Deliberately Revealed
Although Kim's birth seems to be very premature, a source close to Kim revealed to HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that she wanted a few extra weeks of privacy after her baby arrived — so she deliberately told the press that her bundle of joy was due in July. The source explained, "She did lie on the Today show because she wants privacy when she gives birth. She's due at the beginning of June."
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Baby Birth — Are They Living In Kris Jenner's House?
Even though the proud parents have been together for more than a year, they spent the majority of their pregnancy long-distance. Kanye was in Paris recording his album, while Kim stayed mostly in Los Angeles near her family.
But now that the baby has arrived, the couple will be living in Kris Jenner's house in Los Angeles while they wait for their $9 million Bel Air mansion to be completed.
Her mom Kris Jenner revealed the shocking news in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, which mentioned the news in passing:
There'll be even more attention if Kim gets married to Kanye, who's moving into Kris' house with her.
However, Kim was quoted in the piece saying, "We have a hotel that she doesn't know about yet." Even if Kris has a packed house, it will be so nice for Kim and Kanye to have all that extra help from an experienced mom of six kids!
A Whirlwind Pregnancy for Kim Kardashian
Although she's surely so excited to be a mom now, Kim's pregnancy wasn't exactly stress free. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star spent time in a legal battle with now ex-husband Kris Humphries. Despite only being married for 72 days, the former spouses spent over a year and a half in court battles before reaching a divorce settlement on April 19.
Kim has also said that her pregnancy has been painful, and she suffered several health complications — including a possible bout of apendicitis — which were documented on her E! reality show.
Kim Kardashian's Weight Often the Subject of Harsh Criticism
Throughout her pregnancy, the 5-foot-2 reality star was deeply criticized for her weight gain and maternity fashion. But Kim fired back at the haters and her sister Khloe praised her response to the mean, hurtful comments.
I need you to know how truly magnificent you are! You may be one of the most beautiful women I have ever laid my eyes on. Your beauty runs deeper then just what some may see. I know the beauty of your soul. Please never let anyone take that from you! It breaks my heart when I see you sad because of the vicious attacks on your growing, pregnant body. Bible kimmie you are perfect the way you are! This is your life! Your body! Your baby! I wish you could see how you have this pregnant glow and you sparkle everyday! Your belly is fantastic! Kim! You are growing a miracle inside of you! I love you! And I will do anything in my power to protect you!
All the criticisms aside, none of that matters now that the new baby is here. Both Kim and Kanye have so much to celebrate and they have a great support system to help them with whatever they need. Congrats to the new parents!
What kind of parents do you think Kim and Kanye will be, HollyMoms?
WATCH: Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Welcome A Baby Girl
— Reporting by Chloe Melas, written by Avery Thompson and Christina Stiehl
More Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Baby News:
- Kim Kardashian Plans On Eating Her Own Placenta After She Gives Birth To Baby Kimye
- Kim Kardashian's Delivery: Inside Kimye's Luxury $3,000-A-Night Birth Suite
- Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Baby Birth — Why Their Delivery Room Is So Extravagant

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Dice- I smell a Pokemon/ love adventure crossover. Hey, if they could cross over Pokemon and Nobunaga's ambition, why not Pokemon and Memories Off with your cute girl designs of Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie?
I think there was some descriptions floating around implying we're getting Water/Fighting and Fire/Psychic, and people logically extended that to assume we'll get Grass/Dark.
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My calculations tell me that it's been almost exactly a year since the siliconmotion driver went so far gone as to be unusable, and as a result I ditched X altogether. By extension I could argue that it's been almost exactly a year since I used a graphical arrangement on this machine, and that wouldn't be far from the mark.
I sometimes used a live CD of Slitaz or another ultra-lightweight distro if something required a graphical approach. Occasionally there is a tool which is simply easier and quicker to run (EasyTAG springs to mind) than its command-line analog.
But I've realized that those instances are rare, and outside of specific tasks and applications that some people find irreplaceable, I — and maybe you too — can comfortably live without X and all its trappings, for nine-tenths of the things I do from day-to-day.
It's something I have discussed many times before, so I won't waste too much more space going into details. I try to rehash it on occasion, because the ramifications of moving away from a heavy desktop environment to a lightweight console arrangement go beyond the aesthetic. I type to you from a museum-quality 120Mhz Pentium that I bought for a measly US$10 a few months ago in a secondhand shop, and it has wireless capability, completely silent operation, low power use and low heat output, stereo audio, international keyboard, etc., etc.
I'll be direct this time, so as not to miss the point: You can save a lot of money if you stop buying new computers to keep up with graphical "advances," and stick with lighter applications that don't require exotic, overpowered components.
Maybe that's not appealing to you, and maybe you have gobs of money to throw around. But it doesn't make it any less true. 🙂


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Steve Harvey is finally meeting with Miss Colombia for the first time since his "Miss Universe" flub, where he mistakenly crowned her as the pageant's winner, only to come back minutes later and announce he had made an error.
Harvey, who has been relatively silent on the issue since it first happened, reveals his side of the story in a two-day "Steve Harvey" series called "Miss Universe: The Truth," airing Monday and Tuesday on his daytime talk show.
Harvey will be joined by the newly crowned Miss Universe from the Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach, and first runner-up from Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez.
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"This has caused a lot of sleepless nights for me," Harvey said. "I didn't do any interviews until I could talk to the two people who were affected the most, Pia and Ariadna. No matter how tough it was for me, I can't imagine how it was for these two women. This finally gives me a chance to have a moment of closure."
Part one of the special airs Monday, where the talk show host says "nothing is off limits." He hosts an "Ask Steve" segment where audience members ask what people around the world have wanted answers to for weeks. In it, he reveals that his family has received death threats since the pageant mistake.
"Death threats against your family," he said. "I can't let my kids go nowhere. That's difficult."
He also gets emotional when talking about his wife's support.
"Man, you got to have somebody with you, somebody to climb down into the hole with you," he said. "And she did."
The 58-year-old talk show host has been the subject of social media memes and criticism since the incident last month.
During the pageant, Harvey initially said Gutierrez would be going home with the largest crown, but the honor was actually meant for Wurtzbach.
"I have to apologize," he said during the pageant. "The first runner-up is Colombia."
He explained to the audience and viewers that he misread the card that held the names of the winners. Colombia was listed as the first runner-up, and he'd been confused with how it was written on the card. He held it up for the camera.
"It is my mistake," he said. "Still, it's a great night. Please don't hold it against the ladies. We feel very badly, but it's still a great night."
He notes in Monday's episode that he wasn't told to walk back onstage and make that correction, but he made the decision himself.
"I decided on my own. I walked back out on my own," he said. "I didn't want to walk back out there and looking back on it man there's been days since then I wish I hadn't walked back out there. But I walked back out there because if I don't walk back out here, Miss Philippines, who was the real Miss Universe, she don't get her moment."
He added that he would do it again if he had to.
According to "Steve Harvey" producers, Harvey sits down with Wurtzbach in Monday's episode for an "honest and unfiltered one-on-one conversation, revealing what it was like to go through the incident, her reaction to winning the crown, how much contact she's had with Miss Colombia and more."
"I tried to keep a safe distance from her as not to disrespect her," she said in the interview. "I mean no, because I didn't want her to feel bad. I was being sensitive to her feelings. So, when I was standing there, I was very happy that I won, I was excited. But I was also thinking about her and I couldn't help but think about how tough this must be for her."
At one point, Wurtzbach walks out to address rumors that Harvey didn't attend rehearsals for the pageant.
"Steve was there throughout all the rehearsals. He was there during technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals, even on the pageant day itself when we had the dress rehearsals early in the morning," she said. "He was there all throughout."
In Tuesday's episode, Harvey meets with Gutierrez, the woman he mistakenly announced had won the Miss Universe pageant.
"My heart bled for her, and I haven't been able to talk to her since," he said.
The interview marks the pair's first conversation since the pageant. In it, Gutierrez talks about her emotions as the ordeal unraveled, the reactions of her family and fellow Colombians, how she handled the aftermath on social media and whether or not she can forgive Harvey for the mistake.


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Our own little shop is too small to send [Sonatype] a check for a Nexus Pro license, so instead our shop ends up being an early adopter, helping out by using the technology early, when it isn't as suitable for widespread success. Hopefully that helps Sonatype, even if just a little bit.
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Aunt Butchie's, located at 4864 Arthur Kill Road, is a cafe on one side and dining room on the other. The cafe is fun and loud with a partially open kitchen. Breads, cookies, cakes, and pastries line a wall near the main entrance. The opposite side of the cafe has a colorful array of prepared food platters behind a sleek showcase.
The dining room has a warm and inviting atmosphere, as well as a full service bar. The dining room accommodates up to 120 people and is available for private parties.Aunt Butchie's is not only a cafe that offers cakes and coffee and prepared food, but we also have a full restaurant featuring a variety of italian specialties.


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The citizen doesn't seem to be against Sulla. In fact they disallow Marius from coming in.
Its citizens were offered Roman citizenship in 90 BC in the Social War, when concessions had to be made by Rome to cement necessary alliances. In Sulla's second civil war, Gaius Marius the Younger was blockaded in the town by the forces of Sulla (82 BC). When the city was captured, Marius slew himself, the male inhabitants were massacred in cold blood, and a military colony was settled on part of its territory. From an inscription it appears that Sulla delegated the foundation of the new colony to Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus, who was consul in 73 BC. Within a decade the lands of the colonia had been assembled by a few large landowners.


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Humanitarian advocates are asking why the international community — at a political stalemate over the next course of action in the deadly Syrian conflict — isn't doing more to financially help refugees flooding out into the region, straining limited resources and threatening stability.
"I don't think there are any easy answers in terms of military intervention, supporting the rebels," said Elizabeth Ferris, co-director of the Brookings-London School of Economics Project on Internal Displacement. "These are all complicated and political questions, but giving money to refugees should be a no-brainer.
"Money's always difficult to raise but it's easier to raise money than it is to figure out what to do with this regime that's slaughtering its own people."
Syrians fleeing the protracted, violent uprising to neighbouring countries have spiked in recent months, with figures of those registered to receive aid tripling since March.
"The numbers are increasing steadily — and in some moments dramatically, depending on the level of fighting and the ability to escape," said Melissa Fleming, a spokeswoman with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The rapid influx after fighting between President Bashar Assad and opposition forces recently hit the populous cities of Damascus and Aleppo forced the UN and partner organizations to increase their international appeal for funds to pay for refugees flooding into Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq to $193 million in June after an $84-million appeal three months prior.
But only 33 per cent — or $64 million — of the international appeal has been funded so far.
"Of course, there are limited international funds in an international financial crisis, but at the same time we do believe that there is political will and humanitarian will to support the people of Syria," said Fleming.
The primary organization involved in the refugee relief effort, the UNHCR, however, also notes that it's currently strained by a high volume of humanitarian crises.
"UNHCR has probably never been so stretched from all the humanitarian responses given to so many crises around the world," said Fleming, citing the crises in Mali, Somalia and South Sudan.
It comes, too, at a time when economic hardships are facing donor countries around the world.
Signs of strain
Daryl Grisgraber, senior advocate for Refugees International, says she hears many advocacy organizations with great ideas that never got off the ground due to lack of funding.
"[Money] is so lacking right now that even the best programs can't get implemented," Grisgraber says.
The independent non-governmental organization, Refugees International, recently warned in a report that Syria's refugee crisis threatens to create instability in Lebanon and Jordan, particularly if the international community fails to increase humanitarian aid to help host countries stretched to the limit.
Neighbouring countries hosting Syrian refugees are already showing signs of financial strain.
In Lebanon, currently housing 33,382 registered Syrian refugees, the UNHCR reported in July that the country's Higher Relief Committee had stopped non-life-saving health care for refugees due to lack of funding — and partner agencies were unable to fill the gap.
Last week, the European Union announced €5 million to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon, stating that the influx has been into some of the "most deprived communities" causing "additional strain."
Calls for more money
Ibrahim Saif, an economist and resident scholar at the Beirut-based Carnegie Middle East Center, predicts affected countries, especially Lebanon and Jordan, will be increasingly vocal in the coming months calling for more money to fund the refugee influx.
"They want the international community and the regional players … to step in and allocate the resources to these countries," said Saif, "and to avoid deteriorating economic situations in these countries that could be linked to receiving these refugees coming in."
Jordan, a country of 6.5 million population struggling with electricity supply issues and extremely limited freshwater resources, is hosting 37,615 registered Syrian refugees, but the government estimates a total of 150,000 in total have entered the kingdom.
Under the pressure of a swelling refugee population, Syria's southern neighbour opened a refugee camp on July 29 with a capacity for 100,000 refugees on its border.
The debt-ridden country has appealed to the international community for help with the financial burden of taking in Syrian refugees. The country already hosts hundreds of thousands of Palestinian and Iraqi refugees.
Saif believes that Jordan is trying to prevent a repeat of the financial situation during the wave of Iraqi refugees when help from the international community came late.
"In almost all refugee situations, there's a quid pro quo: 'We'll let them stay but you've got to promise to help us,'" said Brookings Institution's Ferris. "So if that help is slow in coming it makes hospitality more difficult.
"It's the fear of the protracted nature of this," said Ferris. "It's not hard to be generous for a few months."
Seeking out new donors
Saif suggests that international aid agencies turn to the wealthy Gulf nations for financial support, particularly now during Ramadan, the annual one month of fasting done by Muslims.
Charity —particularly through zakat, a 2.5 per cent tax levied on an individual's personal worth of their goods — is encouraged during the Islamic observance.
"It's a good month to raise money — and they are actually."
Saudi Arabia's royal family raised $72.5 million Canadian for Syrian refugees in a five-day telethon ending last weekend.
UNHCR's Fleming says the agency hasn't tapped into the Gulf state wealth.
"We do have offices in those countries," said Fleming, but added, "It's relatively new, our engagement there."
Fleming says the UN is grateful that despite the European debt crisis, donors there have not cut funding.
While she called it "extremely worrying" that only one-third of the UNHCR international appeal is funded, Fleming said she's currently focused on the key necessity.
"The borders remain open, which is the biggest gift you can give to a fleeing refugee."


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LYNCHBURG, VA -- Amid questions and criticisms related to Paul Ryan's visit this weekend to an Ohio soup kitchen, the charity's president said the Republican vice presidential candidate did, in fact, scrub dirty dishes though his visit wasn't officially sanctioned.
The question of whether the Wisconsin congressman cleaned dishes that were actually dirty – as opposed to re-washing already clean dishes so as to get a good photo opportunity -- Mahoning County St. Vincent De Paul Society President Brian Antal clarified that Ryan did clean soiled dishes. This differs from what Antal had told The Washington Post Monday.
Speaking Tuesday morning with NBC News, Antal said he was not on-site when Ryan was at the soup kitchen and attributes his earlier comments that the dishes were clean when Ryan washed them to hearing the details second-hand from a volunteer.
Following a town hall meeting in Youngstown, OH on Saturday, Ryan -- joined by his wife and three kids -- made a quick stop at the St. Vincent De Paul Society shortly after the homeless people had breakfast. There were only volunteers left inside the building by the time Ryan arrived, as his public event ran longer than expected.
After arriving at the soup kitchen -- where Secret Service agents and staff had gathered before the motorcade arrived -- the Ryan family put on white aprons and proceeded to wash dishes for several minutes as cameras and still photographers snapped photos nearby.
In response to questions about Antal's comments to the Washington Post that Ryan "did nothing" while at the soup kitchen, Antal said his words were mischaracterized. He told NBC News in that Ryan did very little work only compared to the larger context of Saturday morning, when the kitchen fed 180 homeless people breakfast. Antal conceded that Ryan did wash several dirty dishes.
The head of the charity said a campaign aide who had sought permission for the visit prior to Ryan's visit was granted access by a volunteer, rather than any person of authority at the soup kitchen. The volunteer, Antal said, had no authority to allow or deny the Republican vice presidential candidate's stop.
Ryan has made several quick stops that are unannounced to the general public in the past while campaigning across the country. In response to questions about the stop in the battleground state of Ohio that has raised questions in the media, campaign spokesman Michael Steel said: "It was a great opportunity to highlight the importance of volunteerism and local charities."
Antal says he is speaking to the media because the organization is non-political and is concerned that being connected to the campaign could negatively impact their support.
The confusion, though, hasn't stopped Democrats from trying to turn Ryan's stop into a political issue.
The Washington Post posted an updated article online Tuesday morning noting: "The head of an Ohio charity who criticized Mitt Romney's campaign for staging a 'photo-op' at one of the group's soup kitchens has consistently voted in Democratic primaries."


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Food, the very sustenance of life, is present as we celebrate both life and death, mark rites of passage, and proudly offer others a glimpse into our unique cultures with special dishes. But our relationship with food – when, where, how, and even why we eat – has changed significantly over the years.
There is an expression that: "There are those who eat to live, and others who live to eat." With the obesity rate soaring, clearly, North Americans fall into this latter group. We over-consume. Microwave technology and the accessibility of prepared foods have made it so easy to eat on the run, any time, anywhere.
Years ago, you did not see people wolfing down full meals in public transit; nor was there an excessive amount of food in schools. Treats, once an occasional indulgence, have become the norm with sweet drinks and snacks doled out after children's sports activities (in my day, it was water and orange slices), and people noshing in their beds mindlessly while watching TV.
This trend to over-consuming has created challenges for families with food-allergic children, as well as for the school administrators responsible for reducing those kids' risks of allergen exposure. Food has become central to school holiday celebrations, fundraisers and teacher rewards. Many people feel that things have gone too far, especially with the practice of parents sending in treats to celebrate their children's birthdays in classrooms.
Pamela Lee, mother of a food-allergic son and a Vancouver educational assistant, points out on allergicliving.com's Forum that "schools should be a place of learning," and that "birthday parties should be provided by parents, on the parents' time, not the teachers' time."
While many schools are making greater efforts to encourage healthy eating, it will be a while before sweeping changes are made which result in less food in schools. In the meantime, parents should continue to advocate for safe environments, and do it in a positive way. Some advice from the trenches:
Ask for best efforts, not guarantees.
Perfection, such as asking for a guarantee, is not a goal anyone can achieve. Many parents demand that schools be "peanut-free" or "nut-free". While a large number of elementary schools have restrictions on these foods, it's not possible to "guarantee" that everything will be "free from" peanuts, nuts or other allergenic foods. The majority of other parents will make efforts to comply with food policies, especially if they are seen to be reasonable, but mistakes will happen from time to time.
Practice what you want to say.
Write down the three key points you want to discuss with the principal. This will keep you focused on what is most important. Role play with a friend who does not have a food-allergic child. Be sure this is someone who will give you an honest opinion and provide the perspective of those who do not live with food allergies. Your choice of words, tone and body language will all impact the way you come across to school officials.
Treat ignorance as an opportunity to educate.
Before a school meeting, offer to provide information about food allergies, such as DVDs or brief printed materials for review. When background is provided ahead of time about the potential severity of allergic reactions, this will allow more time for discussion. Remember that there will always be naysayers who make insensitive comments. You can't change them, but you can change the way you react to them. Don't let them get you down. As others come on board, the negative voices will be drowned out.
Create bridges, not walls.
When things are not going well, ask yourself: Could my own behaviour be part of the problem? A mother I knew had her husband speak with the principal, recognizing that her behaviour had created a barrier. He was able to break down the wall. Later, the mother was able to build a bridge through changing the way she interacted with the principal – who started consulting her on the school's anaphylaxis policy.
Similarly, at parent meetings, some have found it helpful to have a friend, whose child doesn't have food allergies, present other reasons for reducing the amount of classroom food, from the mess to other health concerns such as obesity or diabetes.
The long and short is that the parents who can be brutally honest with themselves are the most likely to succeed at gaining protection for allergic students. They'll also help to raise awareness of just how food-centred our schools have become.
While we're being frank – we have all tripped in our desire to protect our loved ones; our anxiety can sometimes make us act inappropriately. What we need to do is learn from our mistakes. We should also celebrate the small wins, and take every occasion to say "thanks" where appropriate.
Laurie Harada is the former executive director of Food Allergy Canada, www.foodallergycanada.ca.


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Tuesday afternoon was cold and very windy. Sleet began to fall as darkness approached. Soon the temperature dropped enough that the precipitation began sticking to the roadways.
When Isaac arrived home from work at 10:00 p.m., he had seen a car in the ditch and had wondered at one corner if he might end up there, too. He had turned the steering wheel, but the car kept going straight -- straight across the road, straight toward the ditch. Then, the tires grabbed, and he was suddenly headed in the direction he had wanted to go.
School was cancelled yesterday (Wednesday) in Christian County, and also in three adjoining counties: Todd and Muhlenberg in Kentucky and Montgomery in Tennessee. Also, classes were cancelled at the Community College. Dennis, who went to work at 5 a.m., verified that the roads were treacherous at that hour.
I took the photo above as I drove to work about 9:30 yesterday morning. The slick coating on the roads had mostly melted, but snow continued to fall through early afternoon. By nightfall, there was little evidence that snow had ever fallen; nearly all of it had melted away.
After I arrived at work, I found out that approximately half of my co-workers weren't going to be there. Supposedly the roads were still too bad for them to make it. I think the real problem might have been that they didn't have babysitters for their children who were home from school for the day.


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JCPenney has rolled out its "Jingle More Bells" holiday shopping campaign in an effort to express how shopping at JCPenney enables customers to be as generous as they want to be this season via gift selection for a variety of budgets, the retailer said.
The integrated marketing campaign debuts November 19 with a series of creative ads showcasing a festive choir singing fun reinterpretations of classic Christmas carols with whimsical lyrics that reflect the joy of shopping and finding that perfect gift.
"Our holiday campaign was developed to charm and entertain, but more important, it reinforces that when customers shop JCPenney, they will find a variety of gifts that will fit their style and budget," said Debra Berman, svp/marketing at JCPenney. "From offering great deals to stocking everyone's favorite brands, we're the shopping destination that customers can count on this holiday season."
The campaign also comes to life in Spanish using the tagline, "Más Navidad Para Repartir." Its debut marks the company's renewed commitment to reconnect with its Hispanic customer base, according to JCPenney. In addition to developing dedicated holiday spots using canciones Navideñas for broadcast stations catering to Hispanic audiences, JCPenney will launch its first ever Facebook page in Spanish to reach one of the fastest growing groups on the Internet.
Continuing the theme of yuletide carols, JCPenney will be welcoming all aspiring vocalists to visit jcp.com/JingleMingle. Starting December 3, the site will invite the public to create and upload a personal video singing "Silent Night." JCPenney will donate $20 to the USO for each video submitted to the online choir gallery, up to $100,000. Additionally, customers can choose to submit their video to be part of a virtual caroling event with superstar Blake Shelton in New York City on December 19.
The USO is the featured JCP Cares charity partner in December. Customers will be invited to round up their store or jcp.com purchases to the nearest dollar and donate the difference to the USO. Proceeds raised will support USO programs and services that provide memorable moments for troops and military families around the world, whether it is helping them stay connected during deployments or live fulfilling lives after returning home, according to the retailer
JCPenney will kick off the season by hosting one of the biggest Black Friday sales events in stores for 25 hours straight starting at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Reviving a JCPenney Black Friday tradition, stores will offer its early morning shoppers a complimentary 2013 edition Disney snow globe, starting at 4 a.m. while quantities last. These popular collectors' items were previously distributed to customers on the morning after Thanksgiving for over a decade.
"With more customers visiting JCPenney for Black Friday than any other time of year, we are going to do everything we can to provide an incredible shopping experience," said Tony Bartlett, evp/stores at JCPenney. "From passing out free snow globes and hosting carolers in various stores, to smiling brighter and greeting with more holiday cheer, it's that level of service that is going to set us apart from the competition."


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Review of A People's History of American Empire by Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, and Paul Buhle
A People's History of American Empire is a graphic adaptation of parts of Howard Zinn's more canonical A People's History of the United States, itself a controversial book, dubbed as anywhwere between demonically revisionist or brutally accurate depending on your prejudices . American Empire isn't the version I'd rather be reading, but I picked it up after reading a favorable comment on another blog, and typically, anything that's bookmarked on my Amazon shopping cart is only a six-pack away from ending up on my credit card. Zinn takes an overt anti-imperial tone here to which I'm sympathetic, and I was worried about the temptation to read it uncritically, especially a graphic version that's necessarily light on context. As it is, I've been squandering many of my thoughts on the official patriotic lies lately, and my next couple of book reviews , as well as an upcoming post or two, are doomed to the topic. Hopefully I won't alienate the last of my readers as I sit on my pasty ass and get all radicalized.
I guess I can start with the medium. The book is a graphic novel (or rather, in the style of one), adapted from sections of A People's History of the United States and Zinn's own autobiography. The historian gets top billing, but the actual text and art are by Mike Konopacki, who has been doing cartoons for labor publications for years. (Paul Buhle lists himself as the editor.) A couple of Konopacki's collages were affecting (one was gut-wrenching), and historical photographs were integrated cleverly into the pen and ink stuff--I particularly liked the segues between photographs and cartoon version of the historical actors, really made you appreciate the guy's eye--but that said, Konopacki clearly takes his inspiration more from cartooning than he does from comic art, and doesn't always make the best compromises to get the book into narrative form. There's something about his dynamics of moving from panel to panel that's a little bit too sprightly, using too many of them maybe, that makes the thinned content feel even thinner. His somewhat bulbous human forms feel more at home in various newspaper sections than in a graphic novel, and his facial renderings get that vibe too, where the victims of empire are in a constant state of honest sadness or righteous anger, and the perpetrators range in expression from self-righteous contempt to paunch-patting superiority, lacking only mustaches to twirl. Konopacki was much more effective when he deviated from the linear strip form, and turned his pen to more realistic representations and cleverer page spreads. I wish he did so more.
A People's History of American Empire takes us through a short tour of the imperial project, raising a stark and necessary reminder that the U.S. has been hungry for conquest nearly from the get-go. Zinn begins with the final stages of the subjugation of the Sioux (letting a sad-eyed Black Elk speak), the last nail in the artifice of our internal dominion. He gives slavery and our Mexican campaign a quick and ignoble mention, and proceeds to the disgusting lowpoints of the adventures in the Phillipines and in Cuba, of the labor movement, and of the first world war, painting a picture of a collaboration between industry and the government that generates or protects profits at the expense of lives. With the opportunity to intervene in Cuba's revolution against Spain for the right reasons, we declined, but as the sugar industry felt threatened, we are told, it gained critical importance. I find many of Zinn's interpretations difficult to refute, but on the other hand, I am doubtful that helping those serious Cuban peasants for their own good would have been any better, or any different, than doing it for protecting industry. His economic version of empire is an interesting and almost refreshing viewpoint in some cases though, especially when more recent history is concerned. For example, did the U.S. violently hasten Japan's surrender in 1945 so that they'd surrender to us instead of the Soviets? So that we'd guarantee an economic advantage? The privatization of military services is a fact that's become blatant over the last couple of conflicts, and it's depressing enough to imagine a hand in Middle Eastern resources as a motivator for war, doing it to gain exclusive contracts to slop swill and wash uniforms is even more depressing.
Given this sort of thesis, it makes sense for the authors to include the labor movement in the story of American conquest. Zinn's autobiographical sections are a little more sketchy in their level of relevance, but experiences in the war, and experience with the quantification of the alleged virtue of "hard work" manage to weave in what depth there is in the book. (Fair enough. I'm warped by the life stories around me too.) I felt he went too far to describe youth rebellion as a real movement against the subjugation of peoples (it never seems to stick as they grow up), and while I can dig the disrespect for authority, his lionization of zoot suit rioters is as filthy with nostalgia as anything the boomers produced twenty years later. To put it another way, I saw Kevin Bacon kicking his heels a dozen times in my day, and while I accept the final injunction to live well, I'm still not convinced by the power of the dance. Maybe you need to have a draft hanging over your head to really appreciate it.
If you look back on British colonial history, say, it's not hard to pick apart the root drivers: it was a money maker, at first kept breathing under government approval, and then government protection, and then finally absorption of business interests by the state. Missionary zeal for the betterment of backwards peoples may have been red meat to the masses by design or by apology, and relief of demographic pressures for the homeland (too many people with not enough to do) had its importance at different points in history too. I've read similar economic models advanced (by astute amateurs) for the Roman empire, and certainly I'd map similar mechanisms of conquest for the other European colonial powers. When the naked lust for dominion is thrown around, it's generally reserved for the evaluation of ancient empires, or those pursued by our mortal enemies, but it's not as if Americans are made of different genetic stuff. Probably it's well that I'm reading a cartoon book to support my own casual view of history, but enhancement of money and power are usually safe bets for motive, and they give Occam a closer shave than the litany of "existential threats," that in the case of our own empire anyway, have proven either vastly overblown or, perhaps, orthogonal to the underlying point. And here's why we need a guy like Howard Zinn: America, as a world power, is as hungry and as ugly as any other, and someone has to give it scholarly weight. I may balk at the insinuation that it's uniquely horrible, but what the hell, it doesn't need to be.
LATE UPDATE: From the posting on BTC News, Phil Ball replies:
You say "...but the actual text and art are by Mike Konopacki..."
This is not true.
This book was written by David Wagner. It was brought to life by Paul Buhle and inspired by Howard Zinn, and illustrated by Mike Konopacki.
But the writing, scripting, much of the original research and the organizational structure are the product of Wagner's amazingly productive mind.
That he is not credited with writing the book when in fact he wrote the book is the result of childish squabbling and tantrums on the part of Konopacki; 'credit me, and not Wagner, with writing the book or I won't finish my drawings.'
And he won, simple as that.
But he did not write the book, and it should be a source of embarrassment and shame to all involved with this work that not only is credit not given where credit is due, it is purposefully given where it is not due.
I know.
I was there.


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Easter and the urban farmer
If she'd lived, this Easter would have been the fourth birthday of my eldest hen, Annabelle. She was the last of a tribe all named Annabelle, all of whom arrived as day-old chicks on Easter Sunday 2004.
In the intervening years, various Annabelles fell prey to dogs, skunks and finally, last week, raccoons. Such is the life of the urban chicken. And such is the predicament of the urban chicken farmer, or any farmer, or any person for that matter, surrounded by life, stalked by death and living with the nagging truth that you could have done better.
Annabelle had lately preferred roosting on top of the coop, which I condoned. Thanks to the free will I allowed her, she tempted the raccoons and thus was plucked from the garden of life.
Rebirth is life's answer to death. It keeps the numbers up and balances out the longing, regret and other accumulated byproducts of living. No wonder Easter is pegged to the vernal equinox. What better time to celebrate the transit of Jesus from death to life than springtime, when the earth is reborn from the dregs of winter's killing spree.
But where does the Easter egg fit into all of this? And what's up with the bunny? Some believe the struggle of a baby chick to escape its shell symbolizes the struggle of Jesus to escape the confines of death. The egg, like the bunny, is a symbol of fertility. And celebrations of which have been enacted around the spring equinox for centuries.
After last year's dog attack, which killed the rest of Annabelle's generation, she lived alone while I awaited the arrival of replacement day-old chicks, ordered online. As the minimum order was 25 birds, I found four sets of neighbors interested in raising chickens.
Annabelle, meanwhile, was prone to wander, as if looking for her lost friends. She crossed the road, hung out under the neighbor's bunny cage and roamed the back alley. To keep her around, I had to lock her in the pen.
The post office called me one weekend -- they call immediately when live chicks arrive in the mail – and in minutes I had them home, where they huddled together under a heat lamp in a big fuzzy clump. The cat was curious and jealous.
When the chicks were big enough, with real feathers, I put them outside with Annabelle, who seemed more annoyed by the intrusion than happy for the company. An upstart I'd named Baldy broke the tension by pecking at Annabelle's mouth in a filial way.
Annabelle eased into her role as surrogate mama hen. She taught the little girls how to take dust baths in the bike shed, where the ground is always dry. She taught them how my digging projects around the back yard could yield easy worms. Luckily, she didn't teach them to wander. Instead she followed me around like a puppy, waiting for something good to happen, making that gentle cooing sound I miss so much. In this way she taught them that, despite looking scary, I'm actually OK.
The morning I found Annabelle's remains, the new hens were still freaked out, having listened to the violent death of their mama hen. After I buried her beneath a rose plum tree, I let the survivors roam the yard.
They were surprisingly clingy. Each hen was suddenly interested in hanging out, the way only Annabelle used to. At first I assumed they were scared, and looking to me for protection. But they were making those cooing sounds that Annabelle used to make. It was as though I had become what Annabelle had been to them, leader, protector and teacher. And at the same time, they became to me the bundle of chicken love that Annabelle once was.
Meanwhile, in the weeks just before Annabelle died, the new girls began laying eggs. Thanks to the diversity of my chick order, the eggs come in rainbow colors of pink, white, blue and brown.
The raccoons that killed Annabelle were back the very next night, big as dogs. I chased them off, nailing the neighbor's fence with a rock. I don't blame the raccoons -- they're just trying to stay alive. Unlike the dog, who killed for sport, raccoons kill to eat. A few days after I buried what was left of Annabelle, something dug up her remains and took them away.
Easter is a realistic celebration, acknowledging that life depends on death just as the chicken depends on the egg. Chicken and egg, life and death. These states are framed by the murky thresholds that separate them. Maybe it doesn't matter which came first.
Ari LeVaux is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He writes Flash in the Pan, a syndicated food column, and lives in Missoula, Montana.


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Editor's Note: Today we introduce a new feature, a blog series on the Year for Priests from the perspective of priests themselves. We have several priests who have agreed to write for us about their lives and ministry. Watch for their posts in the coming weeks and months.
By Basilian Father Chris Valka
Pope Paul VI said, "We learn more from witnesses than we do from teachers." I have reflected on this statement from time to time and it has recently re-entered my consciousness as the "Year for Priests" begins. In many ways, this statement captures my own journey to the priesthood, one that I would like to share in this first of many installments on the CNS Blog.
Originally from Houston, Texas, I grew up a cradle Catholic and am still blessed with a close family that has remained together through the ups and downs. I was the typical rebellious teenager, but always maintained a sense of responsibility — probably because I was too afraid of my father's dissatisfaction . . . or guilt trip, depending on the episode. In 1993, I attended World Youth Day in Denver and saw the Catholic Church for the first time. That is to say, I saw the "big picture" — a church that was much more than my experience of Sunday Mass. World Youth Day was (and is) big enough for even my imagination, and so the seed of priesthood was planted. I entered the diocesan seminary very young, only to leave a year and a half later. After a few false starts, I finished college and began working in "the real world." Success came quickly, but my soul paid the price. I spent many years away from God and anything associated with religion.
Failure would later follow, and, for a while, life was very, very hard. I was forced to dig deep within myself in order to move forward and it was then that I found God — waiting. The relationship with God I once cherished had suffered terribly because of my own actions and it would take almost two years to repair it. Of course, God was willing to take me back immediately, but I needed a lot more time to realize who I was and what my life was to be about.
After many more false starts, I found myself teaching at a very impoverished, inner-city high school in Houston. During this time, I also met the Basilian Fathers. After my life had been stripped completely, its renovation occurred through my relationship with the Basilians and the lessons I learned from my students. Among many things, I realized that what my students really needed was someone to show them — not just tell them — that there is a different way to live. More than education or social services, what my students needed was a witness of hope.
As I reflected on my own life, I realized that the best vehicle of true hope that I had ever known was communicated through the ministry of the church. Though it has its flaws, I could not deny that the Catholic Church is still the most effective means by which God's enduring grace, wisdom and hope is communicated to the world. So, in a dirty Houston high school classroom I heard God's call for me to be a witness of hope through the voices of my students.
During the course of this next year, I hope to share the experience of formation and first year of priesthood. In the meantime, I ask that you continue to pray for those who feel they have lost their way, because it if often during those moments that we are most open to the way that leads us to God. May we all be witnesses of that hope.
Father Chris Valka, CSB, was ordained a priest for the Congregation of St. Basil in May and will be teaching at Detroit Catholic Central High School in Michigan beginning in late summer.


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I've had a really hard time finding good PJs for the 6 year old in the house. She's tall and skinny and all the 6T PJs are too short in the length and arms. Rae's pattern is perfect! I cut a size 6 and added length in the torso and arms.
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CHERRYVILLE � Dalton Towery drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the winning run to give Cherryville Post 100 a 6-5, 10-inning win and an Area IV sweep over Huntersville on Sunday night.
Cherryville (13-11) trailed 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning until Hunter Jackson�s one-out, two-run homer tied the game.
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The San Antonio Symphony and the United States Air Force Band of the West will collaborate to celebrate Veterans Day with our 8th annual Salute to Service concert at the Majestic Theatre on Sunday, November 11 at 7 p.m. This concert is part of Celebrate America's Military Week.
This is a free concert, but tickets were available prior to the concert. For those who did not reserve their free tickets, you can still be admitted to the Majestic Theatre at 6:45 pm for whatever general admission seating is still available.
The concert will include music by Gershwin, Bernstein and much more…including the combined forces of both ensembles in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
Sunday, November 11, 2012 | Majestic Theatre, 7 p.m.
United States Air Force Band of the West and the San Antonio Symphony
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor | Captain Michael D. Hoeber, conductor
Michael Valdes, narrator | MSgt Nancy Poffenbarger, vocalist
Concert is sponsored by Bexar County Department of Community Resources
The other major Classical music concert on Sunday is at 3:15 p.m. at Temple Beth-El. The San Antonio Chamber Music Society presents Opus One Piano Quintet. The program is:
BEETHOVEN Quartet in E-Flat Major for Piano and Strings, Op. 16
ROBERTO SIERRA Fuego de ángel, Quartet for Piano and Strings
DVORAK Quartet in E-Flat Major for Piano and Strings, Op. 87
Tuesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Laurel Heights United Methodist Church
Tuesday Musical Club presents organist Paul Jacobs
Tuesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Northeast Lakeview College / Performing Arts Center
Heart of Texas Concert Band plays Brahms Symphony No. 1
November 16 & 17, 2012 at 8 p.m., Majestic Theatre
San Antonio Symphony plays JUPITER
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor and Ewa Kupiec, piano
Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Mozart: Symphony in 41, "Jupiter"
Saturday, November 17 at 7 p.m.
Laurel Heights United Methodist
The Children's Chorus of San Antonio sings "Candlelight Celebration"
Sunday, November 18 at 3 p.m.
Trinity Baptist Church
San Antonio Mastersingers present "Sing for the Cure"
Monday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Antonio,
The Olmos Ensemble performs "Warren's Back, with Baritone Andrew Garland!"
Sunday, November 25 at 7 p.m.
San Fernando Cathedral
San Antonio Symphony performs "Christmas Baroque"
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor and Bonnie Terry, violin
November 23 to December 2
Majestic Theatre (8 performances)
Ballet San Antonio and the San Antonio Symphony offer The Nutcracker
December 1 and 2
San Antonio Symphony and the San Antonio Mastersingers perform the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah
Saturday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m. at University United Methodist Church
Sunday, December 2 at 2 p.m. at Coker United Methodist Church
Sunday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor
San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers, John Silantien, director
Kathryn Mueller, soprano | Cindy Sadler, Alto | Eric Schmidt, tenor | John Buffet, baritone
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Patents related to all things computing have been in the news lately, and today we've got a trifecta of hot patent action. First up is Friendster, the dating site currently getting a lot of love from investors. The founder of Friendster, Jonathan Abram, has big plans for it, including expanding it into both social and business networking. In a preemptive strike against such a move, owners of LinkedIn (a professional networking/headhunting site) and Tribe.net (personal classifieds and networking) have purchased a "six degrees" patent a "method and apparatus for constructing a networking database and system" recently sold at auction for US$700,000. Now, the owners of LinkedIn and Tribe.net are trying to leverage the patent to either force Friendster to license it or shift the focus of the site back towards strictly dating. Will Friendster go along? Right now, given the relative ease of filing for and even obtaining a patent, enforcement threats are now flung around like so much confetti.
"Everyone wants to protect themselves in whatever way they can, so when it comes time to start arguing, they have something," said one person familiar with the patent battle. "Even if your chips aren't that good, you've got to have something or you can't bluff. On the other hand, that's not how I would have spent $700,000."
The Six Degrees patent was the first covering networking "systems", but there has still been a blizzard of patent applications covering social networking from start-ups and other players lately, most of which are used as bargaining chips or even for outright intimidation.
Speaking of intimidation, Altnet, a company that uses Kazaa for legal file distrubtion is threatening several companies that spy on file-trading networks with legal action, stating that they have you guessed it violated their patent rights.
The cease-and-desist orders are the first legal use of a patent Altnet unveiled last June , under which it claims to hold rights to one of the most common means of identifying files on peer-to-peer networks. That technique, which uses a "hash," or a digital representation of all the information in a file, has even been used by the Recording Industry Association of America in its fight against online copyright infringers
Altnet's technology, called TrueNames, enables file sharers to easily identify files, but the market research firms targeted by the cease-and-desist letter are using it to compile and market download data from activity on P2P networks. The other companies which received the letters are heavily involved in monitoring the networks on behalf of the RIAA, trying to catch file traders in the act of sharing music. There exists other P2P software which uses the same technology, but Altnet is choosing to negotiate with those vendors rather than wave patents around. While they deny that they are trying to protect Kazaa users from being sued, the fact that they are in licensing talks with one group while engaging in saber rattling with another is causing many a raised eyebrow.
At least there could be some relief on the horizon from ill-conceived patents and patent enforcement. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to take another look at a patent awarded to Eolas. Eolas had won US$500 million judgment against Microsoft back in August of this year for infringing on browser plug-in patents. Concerned about the enormous impact that enforcing the patent would have on the Internet (as a patent-compliant IE would no longer be able to render many a site), the W3C fired off a letter to the Patent Office asking them to take another look at the patent:
The W3C's public call came as part of a larger campaign to identify prior art relevant to the Eolas case. The USPTO responded quickly to the W3C's request, and on Oct. 30 the office initiated an order for re-examination. On Monday that order was docketed to the patent examiner. "A substantial outcry from a widespread segment of the affected industry has essentially raised a question of patentability with respect to the 906 patent claims," Stephen Kunin, the USPTO's deputy commissioner for patent examination policy, wrote in his order for re-examination. "This creates an extraordinary situation for which a director-ordered examination is an appropriate remedy."
While the reexamination of the Eolas is only a single step, it is encouraging that the Patent Office has responded quickly to the concerns raised and the widespread interest in the case. If the patent is overturned, it may be the start of a move to reexamine the patent proces. Indeed, one common thread in all of these cases is the Patent Office's willingness to give out patents in developing fields (such as computer software). Instead of issuing a patent to the first guy to come up with a way to speed up on-line shopping *cough*one-click*cough*, create social networks, or uniquely identify a particular file, the Office needs to look long and hard at how issuing a patent could hinder future technological development and competition.


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With the more rigid formalities of Inauguration Day behind him, President Barack Obama took to the dance floor Monday night to share his first dance of his second term with the woman he said he was "lucky to have."
Wearing a white bow tie, a small American flag pin on his lapel, and a giant grin, President Obama spoke glowingly about his wife before introducing her at the Commander-In-Chief Ball—the first of two official balls the couple would attend for the night.
"She inspires me every day. She makes me a better man and a better president," Obama said to service members and their families in attendance. "The fact that she is so devoted to taking care of our troops and our military families is just one more sign of her extraordinary love and grace and strength. I'm just lucky to have her."
U.S. & World
And then there she was. Michelle Obama made her grand entrance in a custom Jason Wu ruby red chiffon and velvet gown. She grabbed his hand and the two headed for the dance floor to the sound of cheers.
Jennifer Hudson, in a long black gown, provided the soulful music—Al Green's "Let's Stay Together."
The first couple sang to each other, Michelle Obama snapped her fingers and the president leaned in and playfully smirked at his wife. And they shared a kiss before breaking off to dance with some of the luckiest guests in the room.
After the dance, Michelle Obama took to her new Twitter account and documented the moment: "Just danced to "Let's Stay Together" with the love of my life and the President of the United States. I'm so proud of Barack. –mo."
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The first Fallout 3 add-on, Broken Steel (previously released as third on Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live), is now available from the PSN Store in Europe and the US for PlayStation 3. The add-on costs $9.99/£7.99/€7.99.
In this add-on, the player joins the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel to rid the Capital Wasteland of the Enclave remnants once and for all.
In addition to amending the game to let players continue their adventures after the end of the main quest and raising the level cap to 30, Broken Steel includes a few hours of new quest line. In order to access the new story content from Broken Steel, the player has to have finished the main storyline from the base game. However, the level cap expansion will take effect upon installation of the add-on, so players previously stalled at level 20 will once again accumulate XP even if they haven't finished the main storyline.


text: News "Forbes 10 Fastest Dying Cities" Symposium In Dayton This Weekend By Emily McCord • Aug 6, 2009 This weekend, communities are coming together in Dayton to show there's still some life in economically depressed areas. For the past year, Dayton, Cleveland, Youngstown and Canton have been laboring under the title fastest dying cities in the country. It was last August that Forbes called them as the walking dead. Foreclosure Scams By Emily McCord • Jul 25, 2009 As home foreclosures rise, so do the number of people trying to take advantage of those in a bad situation. More and more, scams are popping up across Ohio. In May, the Attorney General's office launched a crackdown on the shady practices. WYSO's Emily McCord reports on the on-going effort. The Mortgage Crisis and Appraisers By Aileen LeBlanc • Jul 24, 2009 When a house is for sale, an evaluation is done to determine its value before a loan is made. Appraisers are trained to make judgments about the value of properties with "boot-on-the-ground" inspections. In the past, a few appraisers were influenced by over zealous brokers and lenders. Now there are new guidelines in place. But are they protecting the consumer or making money for the lender? Facing Foreclosure on Grange Hall Road By Aileen LeBlanc • Jul 23, 2009 For people in the Miami valley who are in trouble with their mortgage payments, a phone call to the lender is often the first step to some sort of a solution. Many major banks have agreed to work with the Home Affordable Modification Program which was designed to help homeowners stay in their homes. But sometimes when phone calls go unanswered and communication is delayed, foreclosure will proceed. A House No Longer a Home By Jerry Kenney • Jul 22, 2009 People facing foreclosure are obviously dealing with a very difficult situation. Though people are finding assistance through the 211 help line and other services, some people feel they have no choice but to leave their homes and sometimes, their possessions behind - before the foreclosure process is even complete. What's left is a neighborhood dealing with an empty house and a new set of new problems which affect everyone on the street. WYSO's Jerry Kenney discovered such a neighborhood near his home in Miami Township. Here's what he found... Financial Fitness By Juliet Fromholt • Jul 21, 2009 Community organizations around the Miami Valley are offering foreclosure counseling and financial literacy classes. In Clark County, the foreclosure rate continues to rise and experts say it is likely to for the foreseeable future, WYSO's Juliet Fromholt has the story of what one Springfield organization is doing to educate people about their mortgages, their homes and their Financial fitness. Foreclosures Affect Those Who Can Afford Mortgages By Emily McCord • Jul 20, 2009 The Dayton neighborhood in which Harriet Parker and her husband, Oscar, live has neatly trimmed lawns and block after block of ranch style houses. She's raised four children in this well kept home. Now, she watches her young grandchildren there during the week. She's not sure how long she'll be able to continue helping her kids with daycare, especially after she received a letter informing her that she owed nearly $92,000 in a balloon payment to her lender. Wilmington Adopts Green Economic Plan To Revitalize Town By Emily McCord • Jul 17, 2009 Thursday night, Wilmington officially became a "Green Enterprise Zone". It adopted the plan in response to DHL moving its operations and taking more than 9000 jobs elsewhere. That's where Mark Rembert and Taylor Stuckert come in. They're two recent college graduates who put aside their plans for the Peace Corps to help save their hometown by helping Wilmington go green. Salvation Army Community Center Construction on Schedule By Emily McCord • Jun 17, 2009 Joan Kroc was the widow of the founder of the McDonald's Corporation. When she died, she left money to the Salvation Army to build nearly 30 community centers across the country, including Dayton. More than five years later, though, many of them have yet to be built. This week, the New York Times reported that only four of the Salvation Army community centers are complete. Many others are unfinished or haven't yet started construction, and they're finding it difficult to complete their financing. Joan Kroc left 1.8 billion dollars to the Salvation, But the state of the U.S. Cedar Bog By Juliet Fromholt • Apr 22, 2009 On the mile long boardwalk in Cedar Bog Nature Preserve, it's hard to believe you're still in Ohio. Site manager Eric Doerzbacher says this ecosystem has been untouched since the end of the Ice Age. Pages« first ‹ previous … 1156 1157 1158 1159 next › last »


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Rubik's Cubes can be absolutely infuriating. If you've ever been bedeviled by one of these variegated frustration boxes, you'll get a kick out of this Rubik's-solving robot mercilessly destroying the puzzle in a scant 15 seconds.
This bot was built by Zachary Grady and Joe Ridgeway, engineers at Rowan University. The robot was inspired by Ridgeway's own aptitude at solving Rubik's Cubes (he can trump the Cube in 45 seconds), and the machine uses a camera in conjunction with a computer to determine its move set. Glean that cube, my mechanical friend.
[Via New Scientist]


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- 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup red wine or low-sodium beef broth
- 4 tablespoons Boursin cheese
- 4 slices (1-ounce) mozzarella cheese
- Arugula leaves or other lettuce
- 4 buns
- 4 slices tomato
- Balsamic vinegar
- Combine meat, basil, garlic, salt, pepper and wine. Shape into 4 burgers. Make an indentation in center of each burger. Grill, broil or pan-fry 5 minutes; flip. Top with Boursin and mozzarella cheeses. Cook until thoroughly done. Place arugula on bottom halves of buns. Top with burger, tomato slice, a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and bun top.
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Logcat is a command-line tool that dumps a log of system messages, including stack traces when the
device throws an error and messages that you have written from your app with the
Log class.
This page is about the command-line logcat tool, but you can also view log messages from the Logcat window in Android Studio. For information about viewing and filtering logs from Android Studio, see Write and View Logs with Logcat.
Command-line syntax
To run logcat through the adb shell, the general usage is:
[adb] logcat [<option>] ... [<filter-spec>] ...
You can run
logcat as an adb command or directly in a shell prompt
of your emulator or connected device. To view log output using adb, navigate to your SDK
platform-tools/ directory and execute:
adb logcat
logcat online help, start a device and then execute:
adb logcat --help
You can create a shell connection to a device and execute:
$ adb shell # logcat
The following table describes the command line options of
-b <buffer>
|Load an alternate log buffer for viewing, such as
events or
radio. The
system, and
crash buffer
set is used by default. See Viewing Alternative Log Buffers.
-c, --clear
|Clear (flush) the selected buffers and exit. The default buffer set is
system and
crash. To clear all of the buffers, use
-b all -c.
|Only print lines where the log message matches
<expr> is a regular expression.
|Quit after printing
<count> number of lines. This is meant to be
paired with
--regex, but will work on its own.
|Paired with
--regex and
to let content bypass the regex filter, but still stop at the
right number of matches.
|Dump the log to the screen and exits.
-f <filename>
|Write log message output to
<filename>. The default is
-g, --buffer-size
|Print the size of the specified log buffer and exits.
-n <count>
|Set the maximum number of rotated logs to
<count>. The default value
is 4. Requires the
-r option.
-r <kbytes>
|Rotate the log file every
<kbytes> of output. The default value is
16. Requires the
-f option.
|Equivalent to the filter expression
'*:S', which sets priority for all tags
to silent, and is used to precede a list of filter expressions that add content. To learn more,
go to the section about filtering log output.
-v <format>
|Set the output format for log messages. The default is
threadtime format. For a
list of supported formats, go to the section about the Control log
output format.
-D, --dividers
|Print dividers between each log buffer.
|Flush (clear) the entire log and exit.
-t <count>
|Print only the most recent number of lines. This option includes
-t '<time>'
|Print the most recent lines since the specified time. This option includes
-d functionality. See the -P option for
information about quoting parameters with embedded spaces.
adb logcat -t '01-26 20:52:41.820'
-T <count>
|Print the most recent number of lines since the specified time. This option does not
-d functionality
-T '<time>'
|Print the most recent lines since the specified time. This option does not include
-d functionality. See the -P option for
information about quoting parameters with embedded spaces.
adb logcat -t '01-26 20:52:41.820'
-L, -last
|Dump the logs prior to the last reboot.
-B, --binary
|Output the log in binary.
-S, --statistics
|Include statistics in the output to help you identify and target log spammers.
-G <size>
|Set the size of the log ring buffer. Can add
K or
M at the end to indicate
kilobytes or megabytes.
-p, --prune
Print (read) the current white and black lists and takes no arguments, as follows:
adb logcat -p
-P '<list> ...'
Write (set) the white and black lists to adjust the logging content for a
specific purpose. You provide a mixed content of
<white> and
~<black> list entries,
<white> or
<black> can be a UID, UID/PID or /PID.
With guidance from the logcat statistics (
logcat -S), one can consider
adjustments to the white and black lists for purposes such as:
By default the logging system automatically blacklists the worst offender in the log statistics dynamically to make space for new log messages. Once it has exhausted the heuristics, the system prunes the oldest entries to make space for the new messages.
Adding a whitelist protects your Android Identification number (AID), which becomes the processes' AID and GID from being declared an offender, and adding a blacklist helps free up space before the worst offenders are considered. You can choose how active the pruning is, and you can turn pruning off so it only removes content from the oldest entries in each log buffer.
$ adb logcat -P '"<white_and_blacklist>"' or adb shell $ logcat -P '<white_and_blacklist>'
The following example specifies a white list with PID 32676 and UID 675, and a black list with PID 32677 and UID 897. PID 32677 on the black list is weighted for faster pruning.
adb logcat -P '"/32676 675 ~/32677 897"'
Other black and white list command variations you can use are as follows:
~! worst uid blacklist ~1000/! worst pid in system (1000)
--pid=<pid> ...
|Only print logs from the given PID.
|Sleep for 2 hours or when the buffer is about to wrap whichever comes first. Improves efficiency of polling by providing an about-to-wrap wakeup.
Filtering log output
- The tag of a log message is a short string indicating the system component from which the message originates (for example, "View" for the view system).
- The priority is one of the following character values, ordered from lowest to highest priority:
V: Verbose (lowest priority)
D: Debug
I: Info
W: Warning
E: Error
F: Fatal
S: Silent (highest priority, on which nothing is ever printed)
You can obtain a list of tags used in the system, with priorities, by running
logcat and observing the first two columns of each message, given as
The following is an example of brief logcat output obtained with the
logcat -v brief output command. It shows that the message relates to priority
level "I" and tag "ActivityManager":
I/ActivityManager( 585): Starting activity: Intent { action=android.intent.action...}
To reduce the log output to a manageable level, you can restrict log output using filter expressions. Filter expressions let you indicate to the system the tags-priority combinations that you are interested in — the system suppresses other messages for the specified tags.
A filter expression follows this format
tag:priority ..., where
indicates the tag of interest and
priority indicates the minimum level of
priority to report for that tag. Messages for that tag at or above the specified priority are
written to the log. You can supply any number of
tag:priority specifications in a
single filter expression. The series of specifications is whitespace-delimited.
Here's an example of a filter expression that suppresses all log messages except those with the tag "ActivityManager", at priority "Info" or above, and all log messages with tag "MyApp", with priority "Debug" or above:
adb logcat ActivityManager:I MyApp:D *:S
The final element in the above expression,
*:S, sets the priority level for all
tags to "silent", thus ensuring only log messages with "ActivityManager" and "MyApp" are displayed. Using
*:S is an excellent way to ensure that log output is restricted to the filters that
you have explicitly specified — it lets your filters serve as a "whitelist" for log
The following filter expression displays all log messages with priority level "warning" and higher, on all tags:
adb logcat *:W
If you're running logcat from your development computer (versus running it on a
remote adb shell), you can also set a default filter expression by exporting a value for the
environment variable
export ANDROID_LOG_TAGS="ActivityManager:I MyApp:D *:S"
Note that
ANDROID_LOG_TAGS filter is not exported to the emulator/device
instance, if you are running logcat from a remote shell or using
adb shell
Control log output format
Log messages contain a number of metadata fields, in addition to the tag and priority. You can
modify the output format for messages so that they display a specific metadata field. To do so,
you use the
-v option and specify one of the supported output formats listed
brief: Display priority, tag, and PID of the process issuing the message.
long: Display all metadata fields and separate messages with blank lines.
process: Display PID only.
raw: Display the raw log message with no other metadata fields.
tag: Display the priority and tag only.
thread:A legacy format that shows priority, PID, and TID of the thread issuing the message.
threadtime(default): Display the date, invocation time, priority, tag, PID, and TID of the thread issuing the message.
time: Display the date, invocation time, priority, tag, and PID of the process issuing the message.
When starting logcat, you can specify the output format you want by using the
-v option:
[adb] logcat [-v <format>]
Here's an example that shows how to generate messages in
thread output
adb logcat -v thread
Note that you can only specify one output format with the
-v option, but you
can specify as many modifiers that make sense. Logcat ignores modifiers that do not make sense.
Format modifiers
Format modifiers change the logcat output in terms of any combination of one or more of
the following modifiers. To specify a format modifier, use the
-v option, as
adb logcat -b all -v color -d
Every Android log message has a tag and a priority associated with it.
You can combine any format modifier with any one of the following format options:
threadtime, and
You can get the format modifier details by typing
logcat -v --help at the command line.
color: Show each priority level with a different color.
descriptive: Show log buffer event descriptions. This modifier affects event log buffer messages only, and has no effect on the other non-binary buffers. The event descriptions come from the event-log-tags database.
epoch: Display time in seconds starting from Jan 1, 1970.
monotonic: Display time in CPU seconds starting from the last boot.
printable: Ensure that any binary logging content is escaped.
uid: If permitted by access controls, display the UID or Android ID of the logged process.
usec: Display the time with precision down to microseconds.
UTC: Display time as UTC.
year: Add the year to the displayed time.
zone: Add the local time zone to the displayed time.
Viewing alternative log buffers
The Android logging system keeps multiple circular buffers for log messages, and not all of
the log messages are sent to the default circular buffer. To see additional log messages, you can
run the
logcat command with the
-b option, to request viewing of an
alternate circular buffer. You can view any of these alternate buffers:
radio: View the buffer that contains radio/telephony related messages.
events: View the interpreted binary system event buffer messages.
main: View the main log buffer (default) does not contain system and crash log messages.
system: View the system log buffer (default).
crash: View the crash log buffer (default).
all: View all buffers.
default: Reports
system, and
The usage of the
-b option is:
[adb] logcat [-b <buffer>]
Here is an example of how to view a log buffer containing radio and telephony messages:
adb logcat -b radio
You can also specify multiple
-b flags for all of the buffers you want to print,
as follows:
logcat -b main -b radio -b events
You can specify a single
-b flag with a comma-separated list of buffers,
for example:
logcat -b main,radio,events
Logging from code
Log class allows you to create log entries in your code that display
in the logcat tool. Common logging methods include:
Log.v(String, String)(verbose)
Log.d(String, String)(debug)
Log.i(String, String)(information)
Log.w(String, String)(warning)
Log.e(String, String)(error)
For example, using the following call:
Log.i("MyActivity", "MyClass.getView() — get item number $position")
Log.i("MyActivity", "MyClass.getView() — get item number " + position);
The logcat outputs something like:
I/MyActivity( 1557): MyClass.getView() — get item number 1


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Did anyone notice a lack of fire this year?
It seemed like there were hardly any fire belching vehicles, fire cannons and quite a few less art pieces involving fire this year. Maybe the fire thing has been over done in the past few years and the artists/creators are taking a break. Or are there more restrictions placed on the fire arts, so therefore there was less fire?
Got Fire?
Exchange camp ideas, find places to perform, announce your events, etc.
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I did! (Notice a lack of fire this year.) Whass up with THAT? In past years flame belching vehicles terrorized even the fathest reaches of BRC. Only after the Burn when burn platforms sprang up on the Playa did it feel almost right. My only direct and personal experience with fire at this year's "burn" was warming my hands over the barrels at 9 o'clock plaza. (Oh, and though I could barely see anything of the Temple burn, I was graciously pelted by glowing embers!) And speaking of the Temple, what was that steel frame all about? Geeze, whatta farce. Bring back the Fire! Let's put the BURN back in Burning Man! Any one else care to comment..? ~POL
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The weather was part to blame for the lack of fire. I wished to run my fire art every night and it just wasn't possible. Well, I guess it was possible, just not safe. Several other fire artists felt the same and still other fire art will not function in high winds. I ran mine on Friday and Saturday only.
Those who think they can and those who think they can't are both right.
I totally agree about the lack of fire (and about the weather), but I didn't think that the restrictions had gotten any tighter, I could easily be wrong though. What I did notice was a lack of participation from what seemed to be "tourists". Maybe this, added to some poor weather conditions (I didn't think it was THAT bad, most nights were pretty decent) could have disheartened some of the fire artists. Maybe? Dunno, just throwing in my two cents. MORE FIRE NEXT YEAR!!!!!
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