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The Side Show! Gonna check out the new cd from Kyng...... I am hearing really good things about this band so i figured what the hell lets check them out! Let me know what you think! read more ≫ Bret Vesely -- 12/14/2011
Korn "The Path Of Totality" This morning for the sideshow I'll be throwing on the new Korn album "The Path Of Totality" Yeah I know I am a week late but Pantera week last week took priority over everything else! Anything U Guys wanna hear for the sideshow? Bret Vesely read more ≫ Bret Vesely -- 12/12/2011
Pantera week day #5 on the 3rd shift Well here we are the last day of Pantera week on the 3rd shift and i think its only right to go out with a bang and no better way then with some live Pantera so this morning I will be throwing on Pantera's Live 101, If I can get all the F-Bomb's out in time. read more ≫ Bret Vesely -- 12/09/2011 -- Pantera, Dime, Live
Pantera week day #4 on the 3rd shift..... R.I.P. Dime I will keep this short and sweet. We all know about the tragedy that happened on this day at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus Ohio. The metal world lost a true legend one of the greats of my generation. read more ≫ Bret Vesely -- 12/08/2011 -- Pantera, Dime
Pantera week day #3 on the 3rd shift Moving on..... Day #3 of Pantera week with Damage Plan's only cd "New Found Power" hear the whole album this morning at 3am.If you are up this early/late then you are just as sick as I am! Bret Vesely read more ≫ Bret Vesely -- 12/07/2011


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To: | Daniel Walker <dwalker@xxxxxxxxxx>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>, Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx> |
Subject: | Re: RT and XFS |
From: | Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxx> |
Date: | Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:22:46 +1000 |
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Hi there, On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 09:45:58AM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote: > On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 08:47 +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > > > downgrade_write() wasnt the main problem - the main problem was that for > > PREEMPT_RT i implemented 'strict' semaphores, which are not identical to > > vanilla kernel semaphores. The thing that seemed to impact XFS the most > > is the 'acquirer thread has to release the lock' rule of strict > > semaphores. Both the XFS logging code and the XFS IO completion code > > seems to release locks in a different context from where the acquire > > happened. It's of course valid upstream behavior, but without these > > extra rules it's hard to do sane priority inheritance. (who do you boost > > if you dont really know who 'owns' the lock?) It might make sense to > > introduce some sort of sem_pass_to(new_owner) interface? For now i > > introduced a compat type, which lets those semaphores fall back to the > > vanilla implementation. Hmm, I'm not aware of anywhere in XFS where we do that. From talking to some colleagues here, they're claiming that we can't be doing that since it'd trip an assert in the IRIX mrlock code. > There's a lot of code like this in there .. I've seen some that down() > in process contex, and up() in interrupt contex which is weird .. But > those aren't major features, just little drivers. XFS is pretty major > feature. > > Nathan, does XFS need this property or could we convert it to > synchronize the locking (with ease?)? I'm not yet sure in what situations we are doing this, so can't really say. It'd be interesting to see an implementation of the downgrade_write functionality and then a specific case where the above locking behaviour happens ... and I'd then be able to say how tricky that would be to resolve. Steve, are you aware of situations where we unlock in a different thread to where we acquired the lock? It'd surprise me, as we're holding these things for as short a time as possible - afaict the transactions always ilock, copy delta to iclog, pin, and unlock, no? (all in the same thread). I can't see the iolock being used in this way anywhere either... you? cheers. -- Nathan |
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Amid weak global economic growth, and fears of a prolonged recession in the eurozone, covered bonds offer favourable yields without a significant rise in risk.
The secured debt instrument, issued by a credit institution and backed by a pool of collateral, play a crucial role in wholesale funding for banks as they provide lenders with a cost-efficient instrument to raise long-term funding for mortgages or public-sector loans and offer investors quality exposure to lending institutions, through credit without a state guarantee.
Banks across Europe, as well as in Canada and Australia, have been large issuers, and the product is fast gaining popularity among US banks . Seizing on this demand, the Royal Bank of Canada this month offered a covered bond to US retail and secondary investors for the first time, via its landmark $12 billion cross-border issuance.
IFLR spoke with Goldman Sachs' head of covered bond origination, Eldar Mezbur, to hear his views on growth opportunities and obstacles in the market.
How would you explain the growth in covered bonds?Covered bonds are an old product with more than 240 years of history and no default. In reality the growth came with the unification of Europe and specifically with the introduction of the euro in 1999. This is when this essentially German product started to migrate into the rest of Europe and ultimately into US and Canada.
And now it's heading into Asia. As countries either created covered bond legislation or adopted/amended existing frameworks, we have seen issuers realise that there is a cheaper way of funding their assets.
In my view, all the legislative frameworks for covered bonds are strong. They are based on the German pfandbriefe that is essentially the 'mother' legislation. Other countries may have tweaked this framework but it is essentially a bond with a dual recourse. This is what investors are buying into. And unlike the asset-backed securitisation world, you don't live or die based on the assets in SPV. There is much more to it.
Lastly, the worldwide acceptance of covered bonds pre-crisis is due to a relatively good pick up over SSA. If you have a covered bond coming from a sound jurisdiction and a strong legislative format, investors may be buying them over national government bonds, with significant spread pick up.
If one looks at the number of new issuers that came out during the latest financial crisis there was an average of 18 every year. This underlines the fact that covered bonds are the funding tool of the future and are here to stay. Add to that the fact that covered bonds are to be exempt on bail-ins and you can see the reason for increase in investor base.
How has the product changed, if at all since the crisis, in terms of the quality of mortgages used or the ease of selling them?The way of selling covered bonds has changed dramatically. In 2003, when I started in covered bond space (prior to this I was in ABS) investors would view covered bonds as AAA-rated rates product. Now some covered bonds have migrated from rates to credit product, still maintaining rates status in stronger jurisdictions' to be clear.
One thing is for sure, when we have issuer-investor meetings these days, more and more often we have credit analyst supporting PM's, predominantly looking at the following three things: the jurisdiction the issuer is coming from, the credit of the issuing institution and ultimately what is in the cover pool.
Before 2007, there were perhaps 15 basis points between the best and worst issuers. There are now around 300 basis points. That gives some indication of how things have become so much more volatile and versatile. Also, rating spectrum of covered bonds has changed dramatically, where prior to the crisis, almost all covered bonds were AAA rated, now we have covered bonds with BBB rating.
Where are the opportunities, geographically for issuers?Stronger jurisdictions such as Nordics, Germany, France and UK will continue to see demand from investor base. Also issuers outside Europe such as Canadians and Australians will continue to see demand. One should not forget, Spain and Italy, where clearly windows of accessing markets are a bit more challenging in the current market environment.
When it comes to new jurisdictions we will see first true Asian covered bond in the near future from Singaporean issuers, this will pave the way for other Asian jurisdictions . The US have issued covered bonds in the past and there are big expectations for forthcoming legislative framework. There are talks about Brazilian, Chilean, Panama and Mexican covered bonds.
How big a move do you think the SEC's relaxing of restrictions and allowing registered covered bonds to retail investors is?I think one should remember that Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) had an unsecured programme SEC-registered, and it is filing under F3 documentation, which ultimately, after quite a lot of work enabled it to have its covered bond programme SEC-registered. (At the time of going to press the RBC had still not had it approved).
It's not clear how many other Canadian issuers will pursue this, but considering that most other Canadian issuers who have unsecured SEC-registration are filing under F9 which are not as detailed as the F3, may present challenges when it comes to having their covered bond programmes SEC-registered. Nevertheless, it's a good precedent and it should mean that the USD covered bond investor universe will get deeper.
Are there any other markets where covered bonds legislation is expected soon?In the US, Canada and New Zealand there is a significant progress. I don't think there will be legislation in Singapore or Japan. But in some ways it doesn't matter too much, as long as the structure is sound, as investors value a solid structure more than a weak legislative framework.
What obstacles or impediments to growth do you foresee?The encumbrance issue is potentially a big issue. Also, the origination of quality assets to be utilised in cover pools may restrain future issuance. Even looking at the UK, how many of new mortgages have been granted since the crisis started? And ultimately, what effect does that have on the volumes of covered bonds? This slow down of mortgage lending applies almost everywhere globally.
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Email from Randon: 7TH ANNUAL SNOW FARM MASTERS CUP PDGA C TIER SANCTIONED EVENT-SAT. MAY 12, 2012 ONE DAY, 2 ROUNDS OF 21 HOLES LIMITED TO 60 PLAYERS $300 ADDED TO BE SPLIT AMONG THE FOUR PRO MASTERS DIVISIONS SPONSOR - $50 TEE SIGN, $70 TEE SIGN & RECEIVE A TOURNAMENT DISC YOU GOTTA BE OVER 40 TO PLAY. FOR MEN AND WOMEN TURNING 40 SOMETIME IN 2012 COUNTS & THERE MUST BE 3 PLYERS TO MAKE A DIVISION. DIVISIONS OFFERED: NOV, REC, All INT, ADV & PRO MASTER, All ADV & PRO GRAND (50),All ADV & PRO SENIOR (60), and All ADV & PRO LEGEND (70) PRE-REG. RECOMMENDED $60 PRO DIVISION, PLUS $7 RANCH FEE., Camping $7 extra person per night $40 AM DIVISION, PLUS $7 RANCH FEE, Camping extra $7 person per night $5 LATE FEE SATURDAY (LATE OLD FART) 7:30 7:59AM $4 ACE POT (CTP IF NO ACE) ADDITIONAL FEES: ACTIVE MEMBER PDGA FEE $3, NON ACTIVE PDGA MEMBER FEE $10, PLAYERS MAY SIGN UP AT www.TeamJusticeDiscGolf.com ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS MAY 9, 2012 BY MAIL SEND: MONEY, NAME, DIVISION, ADDRESS, E-MAIL ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, PDGA # AND RATING TO: DILLOS LEAP PRODUCTIONS, P.O. BOX 92, ROUND TOP TX 78954-0092 LOOKING FOR YOUNG MEN & WOMEN TO STAFF, ASST. TD, SCORING, SPOTTING, SALES, ADMINISTER FIRST AID TO OLD FOLKS & STUFF LIKE THAT. SOON THERE WILL BE SOME LIMITED EDITION CFR ROC'S FOR SALE. FORMAT SNOW FARM REG & CHECK IN., FRIDAY MAY 11, 2 PM 9 PM DOUBLES 3PM - $10/TEAM 9 HOLES (#1, 5-9, 19-21) SATURDAY May 12, 2012 LATE OLD FART REG. 7:30AM 7:59AM- $5 EXTRA PLAYERS MEETING AT 8:31 AM 1ST ROUND TEES- (ALL NOV.-REC. RED), (ALL INT. TO ADV -WHITE), (ALL PRO. BLUE) TEE TIME 8:56 AM LUNCH BREAK TBA (12:37PM?) 2ND ROUND TEES (ALL NOV. TO ADV. RED), (ALL PRO WHITE) TEE TIME TBA - (2PM???) Round Top is half way between Austin and Houston. When you get to Round Top, turn at the blinking light (right from La Grange, left from Carmine). Turn left on 1457. Go about 3 miles then turn left onto 2714 to Winedale; (Sign says "Winedale Historical Center"). Go past the Stagecoach Inn and, turn right on Muske-Ullrich Rd. The road will make a "dog leg", drive (.7mile) or half way down the hill and turn left at #3405 the sign says The Snow Farm. Stop at the first house on the left: The Clubhouse. IF LOST CALL (979) 278-3536 or (979) 451-2069 cell. |
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Greetings Eric, I went to the site and only see HOTT events. can you help an over 40 guy out
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Sorry Richard, I don't know where it is. The info I posted was from Randon's e-mail. I let him know that I couldn't find the registration link either back on Apr 3....
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Randon has placed calls to the Justice folks to try and get to the bottom of this. I checked both HOTT and PDGA websites and could not find any way to register online right now. Randon is aware of the problem and is trying to get Team Justice to honor their written committment to provide the online registration services. I'll post something up when I know more. In the meantime, all I can suggest is that you continue to look for the event to come up on the TeamJustice.com under their Pro-Shop link. It is sounding a little like a lack of "team-work" on the part of the Justices. Larry
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Hey Larry et al,
I received a reply from Mitch at the Justice League site and they have it setup now. Check it out at: http://teamjusticediscgolf.com/zenca...e1b80ce05d9d0b |
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This story is simple. It's about me, being an idiot.
I did the following:
1) Bought a new car. First time ever. Still not sure it was a good idea, but we did it. Gets 50 mpg, because it's a diesel, which is interesting because
2) I filled it with regular gas, and that's interesting, becuase
3) That kinda destroys all the fuel lines and stuff, and that means
4) That'll be $7,000, which I don't have, so
5) I rode my bike, carrying extra stuff to work while going uphill and
6) Managed to injure my back, rendering me bedridden for several days, and in excruciating pain, and
7) I'm an idiot.
And so we come full circle.
I felt dumb. And guilty. And stupid. And like a failure. And some other stuff.
As I rode my bike in difficult weather, I thought, "I deserve this." As I lay on the couch, in pain from my bike injury, I thought, "This is what I get for what I did. I'm paying the price for my screwing this up." I was doing penance, and I deserved it.
...and then Volkswagen called, with the total cost, including towing, tax, everything: $0.
Nothing. The service guy said the parent company was paying for it. It wasn't a warranty thing. We couldn't make them do it. They just did it, in hopes of winning long-term customers, I guess.
I was happy about this, but here's where it gets weird: Something in me wasn't elated. There was a part of me - there's STILL a part of me - that wanted me to pay a price for it. Yes, on one level, this makes no sense. Maybe you've never felt that way. Simultaneously thankful, and... strangely helpless.
I blew it, my wife knew it, and she didn't begrudge it. I blew it, and the repair guys didn't make me feel stupid. I blew it, and did something harmful, and didn't pay a dime. What I got, for my idiocy, was free towing and fixing. And I got a free detailing of the car, and they changed the oil, too. That's what I got.
I had to figure out why this didn't sit entirely well with me: It turns out, I hadn't been "paying the price" at all. I had no control over this. I'm not being held responsible. Even feeling guilty didn't help. There's nothing about me in this, at all.
And that's the problem. It's not about me, not about Brant Hansen.
At. All.
In sports, there's the guy on deck in the bottom of the 9th. He's struck out four times, already, but he has - as they say, all the time, in sports - "a chance to redeem himself," if he gets to the plate. He can still be the hero, and win the game for his team.
A chance to "redeem himself."
But I'm the guy who struck out four times, waits on deck for his chance... and doesn't get to the plate. The guy in front of me hits the game-winning homer. We win! We're the champions! He did it, not me. I didn't redeem myself. Now, I'm sitting in the locker room, and I should be celebrating with everyone else.
Truth is, we find this very, very hard to accept, but we can't redeem ourselves. Oh, we like to think we can, deep down, so it's still about us. Carrying around guilt? Still about us. Feeling stupid? Still about us. Feeling like a failure? Still about us. Turning our guilt into seemingly productive energy, seemingly "right" things to do? Still about us. Seems so... so... so "righteous", and yet, when we can't take our eyes off ourselves to celebrate the win, it's just plain about us. That's pride.
And pride always hurts, but it's positively deadly when masked by our attempts to pay our own way with our religious activity.
The game is over. We're in the religious locker room, still trying to redeem ourselves.
And God is popping the cork.
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One thing we can be sure about with President Obama is that he can politicize anything!! Yes it is obnoxious. There is a time and a place for partisan politics, but there is also a time to stop assigning blame and just do your job.
That being said, I am not above giving a thumbs up to Obama for getting it right. I recently watched his speech at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service, and I was surprised and impressed that he did not mention Republicans once! Well done!


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You're invited to visit one of the White Mountain's most outstanding attractions featuring trained North American Black Bears, antique Americana, steam trains and a whole lot more.
The Clarks have been providing quality family entertainment for over 70 years. An admission ticket will provide fun for any age as you step back in time. Exhibits include a replica of a hook and ladder house, Tuttle's Rustic House and Merlin's Mystical Mansion, which will turn your whole world upside down. A ride on the White Mountain Central Railroad will take you across the Pemigewasset River and the bumper boats in Old Mill Pond are sure to cool you off!
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The White Mountain Central Railroad
The White Mountain Central Railroad is located within the grounds of Clark's Trading Post. While Clark's Trading Post is more a family theme park than a railroad museum, it is one of the few places in New England that consistently runs steam trains. In 2008, the railroad will celebrate its 50th Anniversary. The railroad is known for rescuing steam locomotives from being destroyed. Over the years it became home to the Climax, Heisler, Shay and Porter locomotives.
In 1963-65 a railroad covered bridge located in East Montpelier, Vt., was dismantled, transported, and reassembled spanning the Pemigewasset River on the White Mt. Central by Edward M. Clark, his two teenage sons, and a dedicated crew. This scenic extension of The White Mt. Central RR was a monumental accomplishment.
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- Marijuana: The Blunt Truth, Dr. Christian Thurstone, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
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On June 20, 2012, Ventura County's first crashed car trailer exhibit was unveiled at the Ventura County Government Center. The unveiling was presented by the Ventura Police Department and Ventura County Behavioral Health Department. The event included comments from leaders in local law enforcement, Supervisor Steve Bennett, and featured the first viewing of a shared county resource - a mobile DUI prevention exhibit to raise awareness about impaired driving, and to support good driving decisions.
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April 28, 2012
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place on Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications.Americans that participated in the DEA's third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 29, 2011, turned in more than 377,086 pounds (188.5 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,327 take-back sites that were available in all 50 states and U.S. territories. When the results of the three prior Take-Back Days are combined, the DEA, and its state, local, and tribal law-enforcement and community partners have removed 995,185 pounds (498.5 tons) of medication from circulation in the past 13 months.
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For evangelicals, one's "stance" determines one's standing. What does it mean that a stance is the all-important determinant of one's status and legitimacy in the community?
Part of what it shows, I think, is the way that stance trumps sub-stance. This is a reflection of the underlying theology, in which faith trumps works, words trump deeds, and intellectual assent to propositions trumps what the Bible calls "bearing fruit."
Every stance will, inevitably, produce some form of action, but when stance is paramount, those actions are an afterthought. In the stance-obsessed evangelical culture, such actions tend to be of a rather passive variety — demonstrations of verbal, financial or political support for a particular stance. (Or verbal and financial support for political action in accordance with that stance.) But when one's stance is what matters most, the consequences of such actions are viewed as inconsequential.
Thus if this offering of political support results in political acts that harm others, such consequent harm is not accounted against those who supported it because, to them, such harm was incidental and collateral to the primary intent of their action — which was to demonstrate the propriety and firmness of their stance. Any resultant harm should not matter in this view, because nothing outweighs the greater good — the greatest good — of maintaining the correct stance.
One result of all this is a mutual bafflement between stance-obsessed members of the evangelical tribe and outsiders who do not share this tribal preoccupation. Unlike the evangelicals, those outsiders are still laboring under the assumption that harmful consequences count for something.
Fred Clark goes on to look at the Chick-Fil-A stance, comments by the CEO on the "biblical definition of the family unit," and how a recent Christianity Today article chose to downplay the backlash as "controversy."
Dan Cathy and Chik-fil-A are exerting power against other people. They are using their financial power to leverage political power in order to deny others their rights.
Chik-fil-A's critics aren't concerned about Cathy's opinions, but about his actions — his actions against them.
For Christianity Today, opinions are what matters most. For them, the important thing is Cathy's "stance" and not the substance of his actions against others. They thus can't begin to hear, let alone to understand, the substance of those others' complaint against the fast-food giant. Evangelicals are obsessed with stances and words and opinions, so they assume this must all have something to do with stances and words and opinions.


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Sunday night, I grilled several chicken breasts. They were delicious. But I had a hankering for pizza. I'm trying to find a recipe for whole-wheat pizza crust. (I'm probably going to find a recipe on the Weight Watchers website.) I seasoned the chicken with a spice rub from Penzeys "Arizona Dreaming." It is an amazing spice blend with a smokey flavor and a hint of spice. I'm already planning to make a couple of salads with the chicken, but I can only eat so much rabbit food.
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RE: Toll Collectors on the George Washington Bridge
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. . . some toll collectors make more than $100,000 [annually with overtime]
This is the equivalent of more than two and one half times what the typical American worker earns. But toll collectors are not the only blue collar high income producers in America, not by a long shot. Based upon my research cited in my first book, Marketing to the Affluent:
One of my favorite blue collar [affluent occupations] is that of materials handler. [Materials handling-supervisors, handlers, including crane operators and laborers]. As a side note, captains/officers of fishing vessels and auctioneers also made my top 15 list.
I also cited a New York Times article that profiled a crane operator who worked on a skyscraper in Manhattan. He earned $308,651 in one year. But he wasn't the most highly compensated crane operator; he would have to earn over $400,000 to have that distinction. High income producing materials handlers/crane operators may be looked upon by some as low on the socioeconomic scale. This is especially true among many white collar workers who pass by construction sites on their lunch hour. But what if these workers knew that some of those crane operators probably earn more than 90% of the people who work in their office buildings?
Materials handlers and many skilled high altitude iron workers are a great market for high quality work suits. You will often find them, especially in the cold weather months, wearing the legendary Filson brand of tin cloth pants ($170) including leather binding; tin cloth parka (XL) ($330), and accompanying chaps ($160). Tin cloth is considered the toughest of the tough.
Many people misjudge both the income and wealth characteristics of others based on their occupational status and the clothes they wear to work! What is ironic, especially in large cities where these material handlers work, is that they are ignored as prospects by fund raisers for noble causes and for investment services marketed by financial consultants, asset managers, etc. I can imagine hundreds, possibly thousands, of these marketers leaving their offices every day totally frustrated because they spent yet another day prospecting highly compensated white collar workers who live way beyond their means. As a result, these prospects have little or nothing to invest or donate.
Conversely, the domestic overhead requirements of highly compensated materials handlers are only a fraction of those for people who have high occupational status.
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I've lived in TEXAS most of my life and work in the heavy construction division. Most people I work with including crane operators and Ironworkers make anywhere from 100k to 150k per year. And we work in a non-union site and company.
On July 11th, 2012, 12:03 PM, dwr said:This article tells me two things- 1) it's great to be in certain unions, and 2) those unions have to go.
On July 10th, 2012, 10:20 AM, Ben said:Even when one intellectually understands the concept that the correlation between outward appearances and real wealth is quite low, it can still be hard to overcome the instinct to judge others by appearances in our daily interactions. Thanks for sharing examples such as these to help keep a better perspective on others and life.
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When will this recession end? I'm not talking about the economic challenges facing our nation. I'm talking about the severe downturn in the world of political comedy.
By picking Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney may have energized the Republican Party. But is Ryan all that exciting? He's a middle-aged, conservative white guy from the Midwest. As NBC's Jimmy Fallon aptly joked earlier this week on his late night show: "Mitt Romney is hoping to energize conservatives with his choice of Paul Ryan as running mate. That's like trying to spice up a bowl of oatmeal with more oatmeal."
Don't get me wrong -- compared with Romney, Paul Ryan is Ashton Kutcher on crack. But even Rush Limbaugh labeled Ryan as "the last Boy Scout." Translation: Reliable but boring.
Let me give you a little background about the plight of political comedy. When the nation found itself in an economic recession as President Barack Obama was taking office, comedians headed into a comedic depression. George W. Bush was comedy gold for eight years. If we knew how little material Obama would be providing us, comedians would have joined forces to repeal the 22nd Amendment to enable Bush to be president for a third term. (I know that would've been bad for the country, but we, comedians, are a particularly selfish breed -- after all, we won't even share the stage with other performers.)
Sure, there have been glimmers of a comedic recovery over the last few years. We perked up when Sarah Palin explored the possibility of running for president. Her candidacy would have been the equivalent of a comedic stimulus package.
Who can forget Rep. Anthony Weiner, who famously posted photos of himself in his underwear on Twitter? This controversy harkened back to the comedy boom bestowed upon us by Bill Clinton's sex scandal.
And recently, the Republican presidential debates offered some good stuff. Most notably, Rick Perry forgetting the name of the third government agency that he wanted to eliminate.
To his credit, Obama has supplied some material, like when he said, "The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries." Or when Obama claimed he had traveled across the nation visiting our "57 States."
I know many on the right see Obama as providing much more comedic material than comedians do. They often send me "jokes" about Obama on issues like Obamacare or the "Fast and Furious" program.
While I appreciate the sentiment, here's the cold, hard truth: Conservatives are not funny. I'm being brutally objective here. There are some funny conservative comedians and pundits, but how many can you name? I have my theories why conservatives struggle so horribly when trying to be funny, but I'll keep them to myself because I'm not a mental health professional.


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Murder inquiry over Bloody Sunday
A murder investigation into the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings in Derry is to begin in the new year, following in the wake of the findings of the Saville public inquiry.
Senior PSNI commanders today briefed relatives of the 14 people who died after British paratroopers opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the city 40 years ago.
Earlier this year, police signalled an intent to investigate the incident after they and prosecutors reviewed the findings of the Saville inquiry into the controversial shootings.
Until today it had been unclear when such an investigation would start.
After the 12-year inquiry, Lord Saville found the killings had been unjustified and none of the dead had posed a threat when they were shot. That contradicted the long-standing official version of events, outlined in the contentious 1972 Widgery report, which had exonerated soldiers involved of any blame.
The Saville inquiry prompted British prime minister David Cameron to apologise to the relatives.
Thirteen people died on the day, with a 14th man dying of his injuries a number of months later.
PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Judith Gillespie and Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris outlined details of the murder investigation to the families of those who died in the city this morning.
They said the investigation will be "lengthy and complex". It is expected to last at least four years.
Statements given by witnesses to the Saville Inquiry cannot be used as evidence in criminal proceedings. Police have urged those people to come forward again to make official statements.
"Senior police met a delegation in Derry today representing some of the victims killed on Bloody Sunday," said a PSNI spokeswoman. "Following consultation earlier this year with the Public Prosecution Service, officers provided an outline of the processes involved and the challenges posed by a criminal investigation into the events of 30 January 1972.
"The delegation was informed about the appointment from Serious Crime Branch of a senior investigating officer and the allocation of resources to create an investigation team which will begin work in the new year.
"For the investigation to be as comprehensive and effective as possible, police will be asking for public support in the form of witnesses who gave evidence to the Saville Inquiry now making statements to detectives. This is because police are precluded from using Saville testimony in a criminal investigation. Details on how this process will be facilitated will be made available in the near future.
"Police have also undertaken to provide updates to surviving victims and all the families who lost relatives on Bloody Sunday through the course of the investigation which will be lengthy and complex."
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney welcomed the announcement that an investigation into the murders on Bloody Sunday has now begun.
"Sinn Féin has supported the call by the families for a proper investigation to be carried out into the events of Bloody Sunday," the Foyle MLA said. "The announcement today that a full time team of PSNI officers have begun an investigation has to be welcomed as a step forward. In the meeting today, the families have also been given a time line on how the PSNI expect the investigation to progress. This will give the families confidence in that they can monitor how that investigation is progressing."


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Freshwater Shrimp Farming is Feasible
Brackishwater tiger prawn(Penaeus monodon) farming is an established industry, while giant freshwater prawn(Macrobrachium rosenbergii) farming is still in the development stage in the country.
Aside from brackishwater tiger prawn or sugpo and giant freshwater prawn or ulang which require costly hatchery facilities and feeds to produce, we have indigenous freshwater shrimps like the Macrobrachium idella that does not grow as big as the prawns but is cheaper to farm.
M. idella is a medium-sized shrimp found in many of our lakes, rivers, and dams. Due to overfishing and destruction of its habitats, however, wild populations of the shrimp have dwindled.
In Lake Bato of Camarines Sur and Albay, the M idella is harvested in commercial quantities, according to researcher Edna Agasen of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute. The species breeds in the lake throughout the year but the peak months are March and April. Fresh shrimps are sold at P40-P60 per kilo depending on size (males are bigger than the females), while the dried shrimps are priced at P60-P80 per kilo.
The first report on the maturation and breeding of M idella in captivity was made by this writer and Eunice Villanueva at the Freshwater Aquaculture Center of the Central Luzon State University (FAC-CLSU) in 1978. Maturation and breeding of the shrimp in freshwater ponds were observed. Eggbearing females placed in aquaria with well-water(less than 1ppt salinity) produce juvenile shrimps in 21-31 days.
It was clearly shown that unlike bigger prawns, M. idella can reproduce itself entirely in freshwater without the need for expensive hatchery and nursery facilities requiring saline waters.
Being a plankton-feeder, M. idella can be cultured in freshwater ponds with organic and/or inorganic fertilization, although supplemental feeds can be given to hasten its growth.
A study done at the FAC-CLSU showed that stocking of 44 adult M. idella with average weight of 10 grams in a fertilized 0.1-hectare pond produced over 2,700 young shrimps with a total weight of 16.49 kilos after nine months of culture. In another pond stocked with 200 juvenile shrimps with an average weight of 2.7 grams, more than 400 young were produced with a total weight of 4.97 kilos (including the adult shrimps) after 136days of culture. These indicated that stocking of adult shrimps can produce more young than stocking of juveniles and that the maturation of the shrimps is achieved in less than four months.
The M. idella can also be polycultured or grown together in fertilized ponds with the Nile tilapia(Oreochromis niloticus), according to a study done Luzviminda Guerrero of Aquatic Bosystems in Bay, Laguna. She found that stocking of fingerlings at two per square meter and adult shrimps at four per square meter produce the equivalent of 600 kilo per hectare of tilapia and 45 kilos per hectare of the shrimp after four months of culture.
Supplemental feeding has been found to increase freshwater shrimp production in ponds. Feeding of tilapia with an artificial feed (20 percent crude protein) in a polyculture system increased the yield of the shrimp by 28 compared with no feeding. When the shrimp was fed with dried ayungin (Therapon plumbeus) and African nightcrawler (Eudrilus eugeniae), it was found that the earthworm gave a higher total gain, lower feed conversion. and a greater production of juveniles than the fish.
Here are tips for pond operators who would like to try freshwater shrimp farming.
1. Prepare the pond properly so that no predators like catfish and goby are present.
2. Fill the pond to a water depth of at least 0.6 meter.
3. Fertilize the pond with dried chicken manure in sacks suspended in the water at 500 kilos per hectare every two weeks to promote the growth of plankton.
4. Procure your initial M idella breeders (5-10 grams) from local sources and stock at the rate of 2-4 per square meter with a sex ratio of 1-2 females per male (bigger in size with longer arms).
5. Provide brush shelters (made of bamboo or tree twigs) or allow the growth of submersed aquatic weeds like digman to serve as refuge for the shrimp when molting (shedding of shell) and increase surface area for growth of food organisms.
6. Culture it for at least four months.


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Economic sanctions are not only shattering the lives of the Iranian people but also strangling Iran's social and cultural development. Mehrnaz Shahabi provides an in-depth analysis.
Fair Observer
10 December 2012
An Iranian woman walks past a mural painting of a revolver on the walls of the former US embassy in Tehran.
FOR 33 YEARS now, since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Iran has been the target of US economic sanctions, which have increased in scope and severity over time.
The impact of sanctions on populations is not always quantifiable and can be contradictory.
Despite their negative impact in isolating and hindering Iran's economic progress, and the tragic loss of life due to the boycott of spare parts for the aging Iranian airline, in so far as necessity is the mother of invention, sanctions in many instances have acted as an impetus for technological progress; and the experience of success and survival through adversity has infused a collective sense of empowerment and self-confidence.
When I was asked in July to talk about the impact of sanctions on Iranian society, the idea was to place some emphasis on the arts and artists. Since then, the reality of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding as a result of the economic warfare on Iran has shifted the emphasis, by necessity, from the artists to their audience, since it is inconceivable to think of arts separately from the audience at which it is directed.
The current sanctions by the US and the EU, under the pretext of a manufactured dispute over Iran's civilian nuclear programme, are comprehensive sanctions against Iran's economy for inflicting intentional collective punishment. The damage to the economy and the injury inflicted on the lives of the population in all respects is unambiguous and lethal.
Impact on Healthcare
These sanctions, which went into effect at the end of July 2012, target, amongst other things, Iran's banking and export of oil. Export of oil comprises 80 percent of Iran's foreign revenue which finances infrastructural work, social and welfare services, hospitals, schools, universities, state employees' salaries and pensions. The value of Iranian currency has declined by 80 percent in the past year. The prices of imported machinery, medicine, and many types of foodstuff have risen1 beyond the reach of ordinary people. Many factories and businesses have folded, and unemployment is mounting.
However, the most critical impact of sanctions is on the availability of drugs and the health of the population. Iran is making 97 percent2 of its needed drugs domestically, and pharmaceuticals are heavily subsidised3. The devalued currency means that raw materials imported for drug production are now a lot more expensive. In many cases, the raw material cannot even be paid for because of the banking sanctions, particularly as the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), in compliance with the EU sanctions has stopped its electronic communication services for Iranian financial institutions and transactions from Iran. As a result, even domestically-produced drugs are becoming unavailable. Two drug manufacturing companies closed4 this October, and pharmacies are experiencing widespread closures and bankruptcies5.
The most advanced life saving drugs cannot be made in generic form.These include drugs for heart disease, lung problems, kidney disease and dialysis, multiple sclerosis, thalassemia, haemophilia and many forms of cancer.
All of the surgeries for thousands of haemophilic patients have been cancelled6 because a shortage of coagulant drugs. A 15-year-old child died [15] at the end of October due to the absence of coagulant medication. The head of Iran's Haemophilia Society has said7, "This is a blatant hostage-taking of the most vulnerable people by countries which claim they care about human rights. Even a few days of delay can have serious consequences like haemorrhage and disability."
The drugs for many forms of cancer, particularly leukaemia, which is rife in Iran, cannot be imported, and this absence of drugs is happening in a context where the number of cancer patients in Iran has risen dramatically. It is predicted that by 2015 there will be a "cancer tsunami8" in Iran.
In Iraq, a UNICEF survey9 estimated that 500,000 children under five had died, as a result of sanctions on the country, between 1991 and 1998. One can presume that by the time of the 2003 invasion, and under deteriorating conditions of poor water sanitation, malnutrition, disease, and the near absence of medication, many more would have died in the entire population. With millions10 of lives currently at risk in Iran, it is predicted that the death rate there could dwarf the casualties in Iraq.
I was in Iran recently and returned last Tuesday. Whilst there, this dire humanitarian situation was confirmed by medics and chemists with whom I spoke. Also, some students in medical chemistry told me that they can no longer afford the ingredients to make the drugs required for their doctorate work.
The Effect on Culture and Arts
There is no doubt about the direct or indirect detrimental effects of these sanctions on Iranian society at economic, political, social, cultural and artistic levels. I attended the re-launch of the magazine Danesh va Mardom (Science and People). The writers, poets, translators, and scientists present there were unanimously concerned about the impact of sanctions. I was told how the price of paper had multiplied more than fivefold. In fact, the publishers syndicate has recently warned that publishing is no longer viable.
The double impact of the devalued currency and financial sanctions have made it very difficult to access scientific and other academic papers to keep abreast with the most recent developments and to have effective scientific and cultural exchanges with those outside of Iran. I heard repeatedly from very bright graduates that there was no prospect for jobs and no budget for research, and that there is an unprecedented flood of "brain drain" out of the country.
An example of a visible impact on the arts is the virtual winding up of the National Symphony Orchestra, which according11 to its young conductor, Barda Kiaros, has not practiced and whose musicians have not been paid for over two months. He says that the Tehran Symphony Orchestra too does not receive the recognition it deserves and has not performed the work of great composers in concert for two years.
Abdolhossein Mokhtabaad, a famous composer and traditional singer, commented on the effects of sanctions and expressed the belief that the economic situation is not conducive to arts. He said12 that artists are not supported and likened artistic work in Iran to the work of a tightrope artist — always walking on a thin line.
For an insecure, debilitated, and hand-to-mouth population, artistic appreciation and artistic expression become a rare luxury, even irrelevant on the hierarchy of their people's priorities. Not only do sanctions destroy the infrastructure for cultural and artistic development, they also create a state of economic and political siege directed at forced regime change, which is intensifying the securitization of Iranian society with dire consequences for civil and political rights, including artistic expression.
The strangulation of Iran's rights and silencing of its voice on the international scene then finds its parallel in the strangulation and silencing of Iranians' rights and voice, including artistic expression, at the domestic level. As in Iraq, sanctions are not only destroying the most vulnerable sections of the population but are devastating and weakening the middle class in Iran as the historical engine for creativity and scientific and cultural progress.
No one amongst the leaders or the grassroots of Iran's legitimate domestic opposition has called for sanctions on Iran. In fact, they have warned that sanctions and war will be the biggest blow to the civil society and democratic aspirations in Iran.
Artistic expressions may defy political repression and economic poverty and find channels and forms of expression, as exemplified by the proud achievements of Iranian cinema. However, there is a tipping point when hardship does not strengthen but destroys the cultural and artistic development, in the long-term and at a societal level.
The economic sanctions on Iran are illegal under the international law and meet the UN definition of genocide. Nonetheless, US Congressman Brad Sherman has said13 "Critics [of the sanctions] argued that these measures will hurt the Iranian people. Quite frankly, we need to do just that." Similarly, Congressman Gary Ackerman said14, "The goal…is to inflict crippling, unendurable economic pain over there." These sentiments to target the population to feel the pain of the sanctions are echoed by other Western statesmen.
The UN Convention on Genocide defines genocide15 as "acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such…[including] causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; [and] deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part." How else are we to interpret the sanctions affecting the import of baby milk and tetanus vaccine, and the announcement16 by Iran's Ministry of Health that Iran's medical drug reserves will run out within two months?
Denis Halliday, who resigned as the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq after 34 years of service for the UN in protest against the impact of economic sanctions on the people of Iraq, described the sanctions as genocidal. Another humanitarian catastrophe and another genocide is now unfolding in Iran. Iranian society and Iranian artists are being strangulated into silence and a collective silent death, unless we intervene boldly in true artistic spirit.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/07/iran-santions-suffering
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/sanctions-take-toll-on-irans-sick/2012/09/04/ce07ee2c-f6b2-11e1-8253-3f495ae70650_story.html?hpid=z3
- http://ijpr.sbmu.ac.ir/?_action=articleInfo&article=646
- http://rt.com/news/iranian-boy-dies-sanctions-880/
- http://www.atreyas.ir/view.php?action=weekly&id=1417
- http://original.antiwar.com/sahimi/2012/08/08/sanctions-will-kill-tens-of-thousands-of-iranians/
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/sanctions-take-toll-on-irans-sick/2012/09/04/ce07ee2c-f6b2-11e1-8253-3f495ae70650_story.html
- http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/11/30/new-flagpoles-in-iran-spark-rumors-clandestine-satellite-jamming-technology/
- http://www.unicef.org/newsline/99pr29.htm
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/17/iran-sanctions-lives-at-risk
- http://www.khabaronline.ir/Mobile/Detail.aspx?Id=254679
- http://musiceiranian.ir/24677-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA.html
- http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/113375-new-sanction-on-iran-must-be-enforced-rep-brad-sherman
- http://ackerman.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=254&itemid=1803
- http://www.hrweb.org/legal/genocide.html
- http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2012/11/24/iran-faces-possible-health-care-crisis/W5revbSwQL20iSP5bSrU0L/story.html


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Hi, I'm starting to get really angry with the activision service! at first, because since 3 months ago, when my clan was at level 14, they did the patch to get the new emblems and titles, and at that moment, i received them, but since then, i haven't received anything!!! Now we are at level 35 to 36! (The
So please activision answer me and fix my problem!
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The second thing is that 2 weeks ago i sent to the mw3/activision an email so that they could tell me what to do, and i was never answered, and that's why i'm really angry and i've been forced to make this post, cause i want my titles and my emblems!!!
Go to activision support web site https://support.activision.com/pkb_Home?clickedOn=Elite and fill out a form to unlock your emblems. It will take a long time because they are backed up. But that is the one way to do it.
Another option is kick your clan members and then bring them back in. You will get all the emblems your clan earned and the blank titles. This method sucks and can be time consuming if you have a large clan. After having to wait between 2-3 weeks per form I finally used this option my self. If you are a clan leader then I recommend you create a second account, make it leader and then kick your self and bring your self back in.


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Although it was a long wait, I found both doctor and staff to be really friendly and patient when it came to answering my questions.
He was so kind and attentive. The wait time was probably 5 minutes before I saw the nurses and then he walked in before they were finished. And with my condition, he was beyond sensitive and even went about finding me a referral himself and booking the appt himself. I am not some relative posting this. He was just very kind and deserves a good review. Thank you, again, Dr. Sagalovich
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Adidas Adizero Tour shoes 'radically light'
- By Global Golf Post
- Jan 22, 2013 1:42 PM ET
The staggering advances in golf shoes in recent years have been something to behold, and one of the latest examples of that move toward footwear that is as high tech as it is athletic is the new Adizero Tour from Adidas.
Consider, for example, that the lightest model in this line weighs only 10.6 ounces, making it 38 percent lighter than the Adidas Tour 360 ATV. That's a significant savings when you consider a walking golfer usually logs anywhere from four to six miles during an 18-hole round.
Available in five colorways, the Adizero Tour also utilizes an anatomical last and Sprintframe outsole that is the thinnest the company has ever produced. It is extremely light, yet strong and designed to reduce shoe weight significantly, while maintaining comfort and returning energy to each stride. A Springweb internal TPU layer is made to provide exceptional upper support during lateral movements, while a synthetic microfiber Sprintskin upper is intended to maintain a consistent fit without stretching. It is also waterproof. In addition, a 10-spike configuration with Adidas's Thintech low-profile technology is designed to provide better traction and stability.
"Adidas has set a company-wide mission to be radically light in every athletic category, and we feel we have delivered on that mission," says Bill Price, vice president of Adidas Golf footwear. "By using only what was absolutely essential, we are able to give golfers superior fit, super-lightweight comfort and natural stability that results in less fatigue and more energy savings at the end of each round."
According to David Mattucci, footwear product marketing manager for Adidas Golf, much of the technology incorporated into Adizero Tour came from best-selling shoes the company had made for running and soccer. "Golf was not always quick to realize the benefits of footwear as equipment," he explains. "But the introduction of Adizero is just one more example of how the sport is catching up."
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