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FSFE and the antitrust case against Microsoft
Europe's most important antitrust action in the software field was the European Commission's case against Microsoft, running from 2004 to 2007. FSFE participated as a third party, providing expert input on Free Software, interoperability and competition. We worked closely with the Samba team, which develops a Free Software alternative to Microsoft's proprietary workgroup server.
The European Commission imposed a record fine of EUR 497 million on Microsoft. In 2012, the European Court of Justice ruled that Microsoft would have to pay another EUR 860 million for failing to comply with the Commission's decision.
FSFE represented developers' interests
FSFE played two key roles in this case. We represented the interests of Free Software developers. In our official role as Intervener, we persuaded the European Commission to reject any royalty requirements that would be incompatible with Free Software. We also argued constantly for the publication of useful technical documentation and against lock-out of Free Software based on arbitrary manipulations of formats and standards.
FSFE's most important achievement was to make sure that Free Software developers could actually use the interoperability information which Microsoft was forced to release to build competing products.
FSFE was one of only two public interest organisation which Microsoft could not buy off. The case began with many companies giving testimony of Microsoft's breaches of antitrust regulation, but one by one these companies made deals with Microsoft and withdrew from the case. FSFE and SIIA were the only two organisations that pursued this case from start to finish. We were later joined by ECIS, who did extraordinary work. Without this sustained support, the Commission would probably not pursued the case as decisively as it did.
Getting interoperability information
At the heart of this case was that the European Commission would require Microsoft to publish interoperability information. This type of information is necessary for non-Microsoft software, such as Samba running on GNU/Linux, to communicate and function fully within existing client-server Microsoft networks. The interoperability information was not secret because it was valuable. It was valuable only because it was secret.
Ruling confirmed at all levels
Supported by the persistent work by Carlo Piana, Andrew Tridgell, Jeremy Allison, Volker Lendecke, Georg Greve and other people acting on FSFE and Samba's behalf, the Commission's decision that Microsoft had breached competition rules was upheld at the highest level.
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Information has now been published and is being used by the developers of Samba and many other projects to improve network interoperability for Free Software applications. This facilitates migration to Free Software. The court rulings have also set important precedents as to what business practices are considered acceptable.Free Software Foundation Europe
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|Applicants to this School of Public Health program should apply through SOPHAS, a centralized application service for accredited schools and programs in public health. The application opens in mid-August each year.
The Ph.D. program in Epidemiology provides students with the training to become independent researchers in academia, government, and industry.
Using sophisticated study designs, statistical analyses, field investigations, and laboratory techniques, epidemiology students investigate the cause of a disease, its distribution (geographic, ecological, and social), method of transmission, and measures for control and prevention. The doctoral program is designed to provide students with the training to become independent researchers. The master's program is designed to provide advanced training in theory and practice and an opportunity for research synthesis in the form of a thesis.
Additional resources: Epidemiology faculty are members of the Department of Epidemiology and the School of Public Health, which are home to several world-class research centers, such as the Center for Population Health and Clinical Epidemiology, the Center for Gerontology and Health Services Research, the Centers for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, the International Health Institute, the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine and the Center for Statistical Sciences. Students in epidemiology have the opportunity to collaborate and conduct research with faculty at many of these centers.
Major areas of faculty activity include cardiovascular disease, nutritional epidemiology, cancer, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, international health, and others. Two particular strengths of the program in epidemiology are a high faculty to student ratio, providing excellent opportunities for supervised research, and the opportunity to pursue a minor concentration in health services research.
Completion Requirements
For all Ph.D. students, 24 credits are required of students matriculating in the program without a master's degree; 16 are required beyond the master's. For those with a related master's degree, up to eight units can be transferred. Both written and oral exams, plus a dissertation comprising an original contribution to the field, also are required.
Applicants to this School of Public Health program should apply through SOPHAS, a centralized application service for accredited schools and programs in public health. The application opens in mid-August each year. Brown University School of Public Health GRE reporting code: 7765.
Admission Information
GRE General: Required (within 5 years)
GRE Subject: Not required
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Mounds Wannabees
Chanukah is just around the corner. Luckily this year it falls later on in December (some years it hits mere days after Thanksgiving), which gives me a bit of time to start getting elbow-deep in chocolate.
Um ... isn't Chanukah food traditionally of the fried persuasion? Well, Dear Reader, it usually is. But I don't have the energy or equipment to mass-produce the amount of fried treats necessary to supply theHubby's bestest clients. Plus fried foods taste much better fresh; cold or reheated sufganiyot (fried dough balls filled with jelly or some other sugary substance) just don't quite make it. Unless you are in college and it's 2am. So I instead get elbow-deep in chocolate and other sugary confections over the course of several weeks. Then lovingly place the candy in boxes and on trays, carefully wrapping everything in ribbons and tying on bows. Then theHubby hand-delivers it all and gets all the compliments.
Over the next week or two I will be posting the recipes for this year's creations. I try not to make the same ones every year. Some get passed over (sorry, wrong holiday) so as not to bore
Others, such as Mounds Wannabees, are requested year after year. Because even non-coconut lovers like them. I used to follow a complex recipe with many ingredients, but last year I tripped over the one below over from Chow and embraced it with both (chocolate-covered) arms. It uses less ingredients and doesn't even need an electric mixer to whip up. It's really an Almond Joy clone, but I prefer them naked (of almonds, not clothes).
Since I can't seem to get the hang of tempering, the process of heating, cooling and heating the chocolate again to specific temperatures so that it will stay firm at room temperature, I cheat by using (chocolate snobs, now's the time to cover your eyes) melting candy, which solidifies all by itself, or plain ol' chocolate chips mixed with a little Crisco, depending upon the recipe and whether or not I run out of a particular type of chocolate.
You can use a standard fork to dip the bars into chocolate. I prefer to (TIP ALERT!) take a disposable fork and remove the inner 2 tines to create an easier-to-use dipping fork.
Mounds Wannabees
Based on chow.com
Yield: 50-60 mounds bars
1 (14 oz.) bag shredded sweetened coconut
8 1/2 Tbl. light corn syrup
1 (12-14 oz.) bag melting chocolate (dark or milk), divided
Line a large baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.
Add coconut and corn syrup to a food processor.
Pulse 8-10 times, or until corn syrup is evenly distributed and mixture clumps up.
Wet hands with cold water, then squeeze and shape a heaping teaspoon of coconut mixture into a compacted rounded-edge rectangle. You want it a little smaller than a normal-sized bar ... it will be larger after coating with chocolate. Continue to wet hands as necessary when coconut starts to stick to you instead of itself.
Set coconut bars on the baking sheet in a single layer (do not let them touch) and place in the fridge until firm, at least 10 minutes.
Pour 1/2 of the bag of chocolate into microwave-safe 1-quart bowl. Microwave at high power to 1 minute. Stir, then microcook again for 30 seconds. If necessary, microcook for an additional 30 seconds until chocolate is completely melted.
Remove coconut bars from fridge. With a dipping fork, dip a bar into chocolate, turning bar as necessary to make sure it is completely enrobed.
Lift bar up and tap fork several times on inner edge of bowl to allow excess chocolate to drip off.
Carefully slide bar off fork onto baking sheet. If chocolate starts to harden, reheat in microwave for 20 seconds, then stir and continue. After coating half the bars, return baking sheet to fridge to allow coating to harden. Eat or discard remaining chocolate (it probably has loose coconut mixed in and will not coat smoothly). Wash, then completely dry the bowl (moisture can possible ruin melted chocolate; it might be safer to have a second bowl handy). Repeat with remaining chocolate and coconut bars.
Store completely hardened bars in a tightly covered container or freezer bag at room temperature up to a day or two, in fridge up to a week or in freezer up to a month.
Allow bars to come to room temperature, still in container (to prevent moisture from forming on bars) before serving.


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With a pair of title fights topping the bill, Invicta's fifth show is official for April.
Invicta FC 5 takes place April 5 at Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Promotion officials on Monday made the announcement.
Invicta FC 5 will feature a 105-pound title fight between champion Jessica Penne (10-1) and Michelle Waterson (10-3), plus a flyweight title fight between Vanessa Porto (15-5) and Barb Honchak (7-2). Tickets for the event are expected to go on sale soon.
"We are excited about entering a new chapter in Invicta FC history that consists of a partnership with one of the finest and most impressive entertainment venues in the country, as well as our first world championship doubleheader card that is loaded with world-class women's fight talent," Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp stated.
Invicta FC 5 will feature a nine-fight main card following a five-fight preliminary card.
The main card also gets previously reported bouts between Zoila Frausto Gurgel (12-2) and Jennifer Maia (6-2); former Strikeforce champ Sarah Kaufman (15-2) makes her Invicta debut against Leslie Smith (5-2-1); Amanda Nunes (7-3) takes on Kaitlin Young (7-7-1); Ediane Gomes (10-2) meets Julia Budd (4-2); and Bec Hyatt (4-2) drops from flyweight to strawweight (115) to meet Jasminka Cive (5-0).
New fights for the main card include a 105-pound bout between Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc (8-6) and Cassie Rodish (4-3) and Katja Kankaanpaa (7-0-1) vs. Juliana Carnerio Lima (5-0) at strawweight.
The Invicta FC 5 preliminary card consists of a bantamweight bout between Jessamyn Duke (2-0) and Miriam Nakamoto (1-0); Alex Chambers (4-1) vs. Jodie Esquibel at atomweight; Rose Namajunas (1-0) vs. Kathina Catron (2-0) at strawweight; Veronica Rothenhausler (1-0) vs. Mollie Estes (1-1); and River Jones (0-0) vs. Lauren Barefoot (1-0) at bantamweight.
The complete Invicta FC 5 card now includes:
- Champ Jessica Penne vs. Michelle Waterson – for 105-pound title
- Barb Honchak vs. Vanessa Porto – for vacant 125-pound title
- Zoila Frausto Gurgel vs. Jennifer Maia
- Sarah Kaufman vs. Leslie Smith
- Amanda Nunes vs. Kaitlin Young
- Julia Budd vs. Ediane Gomes
- Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Cassie Rodish
- Jasminka Cive vs. Bec Hyatt
- Juliana Carnerio Lima vs. Katja Kankaanpaa
- Jessamyn Duke vs. Miriam Nakamoto
- Alex Chambers vs. Jodie Esquibel
- Kathina Catron vs. Rose Namajunas
- Mollie Estes vs. Veronica Rothenhausler
- Lauren Barefoot vs. River Jones
For more on Invicta FC 5, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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BISHOP HILL — The 41st annual Jordbruksdagarna, the Swedish autumn festival, will be held Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bishop Hill State Historic Site.
Jordbruksdagarna (Swedish for "earth work days") will feature demonstrations, performances, food, music, dance and games. The event is free and open to the public.
The Bishop Hill Heritage Association will host a variety of traditional craft demonstrations in the park and village both days, including antique tools, weaving, spinning and rope making. Children's games take place in the park at 2 p.m. both days.
Hands-on activities behind the Colony Hotel to 4 p.m. both days include sorghum pressing and cooking, corn shelling, brick making, corn husk doll making and apple cider pressing.
A new event this year, 14 and under girls fast pitch softball games, begin at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Performances in the park both days include Hammer and Pick at noon and 2 p.m., and the Nordic Dancers at 1 and 3 p.m. Neil and Jack will perform in the Bishop Hill Park at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Of course, traditional Swedish food will be in abundance. Traditional treats may be sampled by visitors in the park. The Bishop Hill Old Settlers' Association will serve colony stew and rice pudding. The Bishop Hill Heritage Association Swedish Sausage Dinner will be served by Colony Store beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday.
And the Bishop Hill Volunteer Fire Department Pulled Pork Meal will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday – this meal is a fundraiser for 2013's Jordbruksdagarna. Vendors will sell farm produce, pumpkins, pioneer popcorn and more items in the Bishop Hill Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Visitors can explore Henry County's agriculture with an Antique Tractor Show at the Henry County Historical Museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
All Bishop Hill restaurants, shops and lodging will be open. The Bishop Hill Museum, with original paintings by 19th century Bishop Hill resident Olof Krans, will be open both days of the event.
Jordbruksdagarna is sponsored by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency; the Bishop Hill Arts Council, which co-sponsors the music and dance performances; the Bishop Hill Heritage Association; and numerous local businesses.
Bishop Hill was founded by Swedish religious dissidents in 1846 as a "Utopia on the Prairie." Many of the original colony buildings remain today, and many of the residents are descendants of the original settlers. The Bjorklund Hotel, Old Colony Church and Bishop Hill Museum are administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (www.Illinois-History.gov).


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Re: Best Kahoona - don't recommend for beginners
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:11 pm
I suppose a number of things could have been happening. I have flown several versions of the Kahoonas over the past 4 years, and the first version was probably the most stable in respect to over-sheeting...the newer ones seem more sensitive to bad tuning...but the new ones also have considerabe improvements over the first Kahoonas...imo anyway.Jono 111 wrote:Yep, not trying to start a scrap here - and I take these comments as constructive. My first thought with the kite was, wow, either these line lengths are completely screwed with seriously short back lines, or this kite has been through the school ringer and somehow has become completely bent out of shape....
The bar type, I don't know. It had a red plastic push away release, similar in size to an iron heart.
The thing that confused me was that when I released it, nothing much seemed to happen. The centre lines and back lines all just seemed to be twisted around each other with the flag line not being able to get itself moving freely from the others. Which is why I took the self help route and grabbed a steering line myself.....which was also not so successful.
Who knows, maybe it was an old model. I'm not familiar with this bar at all. But I'm pretty experienced, which is why I was confused when I went to do something very routine, and was like wow, this doesn't work at all !
But it's good to discuss the potential problems and issues with all kites and bars...and in any case a well-tuned kite is SO much more fun to ride with...and making sure the safeties are set up correctly is smart too.


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April 2011, Volume 3, Issue 4
Check Your Calendars!!
School Library Month
April 1-30
National Poetry Month
April 1-30
School Library Survey
April 1- May 18
Money Smart Week
April 2-9
South Dakota Library Week
April 10-16
National Library Week
April 10-16
National Preservation Week
April 24-30
El día de los niños / El día de los libros
Children's Day/ Book Day
April 30
Children's Book Week
May 2-8
Featured e-Resources of the Month
Ancestry releases new interface and other genealogy news
Welcome to the Cornerstone Archives. Find the current newsletter at sdslcornertsone.blogspot.com.
Welcome to the Cornerstone Archives. Find the current newsletter at sdslcornertsone.blogspot.com.
In this month's issue
Library Headlines
Celebrate SD Library Week, April 10 – 16, 2011
Governor Daugaard has declared the week of April 10 – 16 as South Dakota Library Week, in recognition of the invaluable services provided to South Dakotans by their public and school libraries.
It begins with a book
During South Dakota Library Week 2011, First Lady Linda Daugaard will announce her campaign to promote libraries and literacy across South Dakota.
SD Dakota Titles to Go launches
Twenty-one public libraries are collaborating to make Titles to Go a reality.
One Book South Dakota mini-grants available
The South Dakota State Library, in collaboration with the South Dakota Humanities Council, has 20 mini-grants for free registrations for the One Book South Dakota program this year.
April Continuing Education Opportunities
Help job seekers at your library with Project Compass SD. How can you and other community agencies work together to meet patrons' employment needs?
Continue on to this and more CE Listings.
Children's and YA Services
Prairie Bud & Pasque final four—four days to vote, that is
The deadline for voting for the Prairie Bud and Prairie Pasque awards is Thursday, March 31.
Jump Start follow-up links are ready
We had another great round of Jump Start summer reading workshops this year!
A steady diet of YA books is professional development
Recently a shocking revelation has come to light: many South Dakota librarians do not read enough young adult literature.
The Internet IS a toaster for teens
A review of an article from YALSA's blog.
Featured e-Resources of the Month
Ancestry releases new interface and other genealogy news
Click into AncestryLibrary on April 13 and try its new interface!
Library Development
How accessible is your library?
Most of us are aware that our library needs to have an entrance and a bathroom that are accessible to someone in a wheelchair. But is that enough?
Danger: your reference collection could be outdated
An effective reference collection should follow one of Ranganathan's laws of library science, "save the time of the reader."
What They Don't Teach You at Library School
Reviewed by Jane Healy
Additional resources in the news
FDIC's top 10 list of Online Resources for Consumers, digital copyright guidance, and Children's Book Week poster by Peter Brown.
School Libraries
School Library Survey open April 1 to May 18
Are you ready for the School Library Survey?
High school Library Science course offers career exploration
As everyone is thinking about which high school courses will be offered for 2011-2012, several questions have come up about the Library Science course.
Teacher of the Year integrates library resources and technology
Feature by Sue Turnipseed, 2010 SD Teacher of the Year.
"A Jill of All Trades" or the true life of a school librarian
The label surely suits Jones County Elementary School's Tammy Van Dam who staffs the school library, and also is the school secretary.
Why Didn't I Think of That?
Lunch 'n' Learn serves up topics of interest in Huron
Huron started this program series at the end of January.
PAK program allows students to eat, sleep and play with reading
Primary students at St. Michael Elementary School Library in Sioux Falls are really excited about reading, especially when they get to take home a PAK.
Read Across America motivates readers by the minutes
It's a growing trend from one side of the state to the other. From Sioux Falls to Rapid City, students are amazing their parents, librarians and teachers by reading for thousands of minutes.
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April 23, 2006
IRVINE, Calif. -
The UC Irvine offense exploded for a season-high 14 runs and defeated UC Santa Barbara 14-4 Sunday at Anteater Ballpark to claim the series. UCI also pounded six doubles for a season high. The win lifted the Anteaters to 24-17 overall and 5-7 in the Big West while the Gauchos fell to 16-20 and 3-6 in league play.
UC Irvine started the scoring in the bottom of the third on an RBI single from Cody Cipriano to plate Chad Lundahl, who doubled to left center to leadoff the frame. After adding two runs in the fourth on a sacrifice fly from Brock Bardeen and an RBI single by Lundahl, the Anteaters brought nine batters to the plate in the fifth, scoring five runs. Outfielder Danny McCarthy drove in two with a single to right and Lundahl added his second double of the game, good for two more runs.
UCI All-American Blair Erickson (4-0) made his second start of the season and held the Gauchos scoreless until the sixth. Shortstop Chris Valaika singled to left to lead off the inning and outfielder Matt Emerick followed with a one-out single to right that put runners on first and third. A failed pickoff throw from Erickson put UCSB on the board as Valaika scored and Emerick took third on the play. Shane Carlson drew a two-out walk and catcher Chris McMurray singled through the left side to bring in Emerick.
The Gauchos scored again in the top of the seventh on Alden Carrithers' two-run shot over the right-field fence off reliever Gary Nakashima.
The Anteaters answered with a five-run eighth, highlighted by first baseman Jaime Martinez's three-run home run, his second of the series and team-high fifth.
Lundahl led the team, batting 3 for 4 with three RBI while Martinez was 3 for 5 with three RBI and three runs scored. Cipriano added two RBI on 2 for 4 hitting while Taylor Holiday hit 2 for 3 with an RBI. Outfielder Gary Dudrey also went 2 for 4 at the plate and shortstop Ben Orloff drove in a pair of runs.
Erickson improved to 4-0 on the season, striking out three and giving up two runs on seven hits in six innings of work for the longest outing of his career. Nakashima recorded his third save of the season, after pitching three innings of two-run ball.
Carrithers paced the Gauchos, going 3 for 5 with two RBI at the plate and Mario Lewis finished the day 2 for 2. Starter Bryan Fleming fell to 2-5, giving up six runs on six hits in 4.1 innings.
UCSB will continue action this Tuesday when it visits UCLA for a game starting at 6 p.m.


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VATICAN CITY — Papal Swiss Guard fans no longer have to hop on a plane to come to Rome to stock up on pontifical paraphernalia — some of it is now available online.
Starting yesterday, the Pontifical Swiss Guard launched a new Web site where fans can stock up on memorabilia, souvenirs, and assorted collectibles.
Ties, baseball caps, polo shirts, even elegant watches emblazoned with a colorful guard or the corps' jubilee logo can be purchased by credit card over the Web. Informative books and DVD's about their 500-year-old history are also available, too.
One interesting item on offer is a silver coin that is a modern day replica of the gold papal ducat Pope Julius II paid the very first Swiss battalion that marched from Switzerland to their new job in Rome more than half a millennium ago.


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Relive Bilbo's Blocky Quest this April in Lego The Hobbit
We have caught wind of a Sarumon-scale secret about the release of Lego The Hobbit.
According to Digital Spy, LEGO The Hobbit will come out on April 11 for Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC. Building off of the success in Lego Lord of the Rings, Lego The Hobbit tells the prequel tale of a then-young Bilbo Baggins as Gandalf the Grey, Thorin Oakenshield and their band of dwarves seek to take back the dwarf kingdom. Be prepared for fighting orcs, outsmarting trolls, escaping Gollum and using the ring's stealth abilities as you lead Frodo Baggins through the events of the first two Hobbit films.
Unfortunately, this Lego-based title does not include the contents of the third movie. This likely means that some form of sequel to Lego The Hobbit will be made once the third Hobbit film is released.


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Hello there, and welcome to the guide to entering the RSC's photography competition. I'll try to help you out by showing you how to enter, as well as some tips and tricks to helping your photography skills – and don't worry if you don't have an expensive camera. For this exercise, I'm going to be using my mobile phone – a Samsung Galaxy S, with a five megapixel camera.
If you don't have an expensive phone, any phone will do, as long as it has a camera. Seriously.
Now, you need to chose your quote. There's five available, and so I've chosen 'Did my heart love 'til now?' from Romeo & Juliet.
So I've got my camera, and I've got my quote, what next?
Well, now you need to work out what you think best symbolizes the quote. I had a long think about what I wanted, and in the end I decided that I wanted to show someone alone, but with the implication that someone else had been there – something along those lines.
I find the best way to work out what I want, is to write down a list of ideas that you think might work, then settle on one or two in particular…
So, for me, the quote invoked this idea of love, but at the same time loneliness. So, I chose the 'sitting alone' idea. Now, the next thing I wanted to check out was what shot I wanted – what did that picture look like in my head?
Again, the best way to work this out for me, is to draw out what ideas I have in my head (it doesn't matter if the pictures are rubbish – it's just a rough guide for you!)
The next thing I had to do was work out where I wanted to take the pictures, and with whom. Now, I knew there was park bench near my house, so I thought I would start there. I called up a friend of mine (who had never done modeling before!) and together we walked down to the park and sat on the bench.
Now, the best time of day to take your photographs (if you're shooting outside), is either early in the morning, or late in the afternoon. We decided that we wanted lie-ins, and chose the later option.
The sun was just going down when we arrived, and so we only had around fifteen minutes to take the photos we wanted. I started by just taking a few pictures of the bench in its own, to see what it looked like…
I liked it, and so I asked my friend to sit down and I snapped a few shots
I was quite happy with the ones I had taken, and so I thanked my friend, and headed home.
When I got in, I had a look on my phone at the ones I had taken, and I was pretty pleased, but I wanted to make them stand out a bit more. Now, don't worry if you have never edited a photo before – it's very straightforward!
If you are lucky enough to have a smart phone, there are a whole host of free apps available to download on both Android and from the App Store on the iPhone. The best one I could find was Adobe Photoshop Express, which can be found here: http://mobile.photoshop.com/. The app has a very simple to understand interface, and makes editing your shots easy! With just a little bit of contrast and saturation, I got the results I wanted:
If you don't have a smart phone, and don't want to shell out for Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, there is no shortage of free photo editing software online. The best include http://www.picnik.com/ and http://pixlr.com/editor/
Both are easy to use and easy to understand.
So, now I'm happy with my shot, what next?
Okay, so you've got your shot, now all you have to do is download an entry form here, fill it out, and you're on your way to becoming a winner! Simple!
Top 5: A few tips and tricks…
1. Try something different!
Where you might have submitted a picture in colour, why not try black and white?
As you can see, the black and white adds real drama to the shot, and makes it a lot more interesting!
2. Move it from the middle.
Moving your subject off centre really can help your photo!
3. Try vertical!
From pictures of the Eiffell Tower to pictures of your mates, try shifting the camera to a vertical position – it can really change a photo!
4. When you're taking pictures of people, try going for a plain background.
Try to choose a plain background so your subject is the centre of attention!
5. Don't be afraid!
If you're taking a picture of someone and they're not smiling enough, tell them!
Good luck!
Drew, Marketing Interm at RSC and Photographer


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What Frostwolves are saying about Patch 5.0.4
Execute (Fury Warrior):
I'm looking forward to the warrior changes and achievement changes. Don't know much else about it. New abilities like dragonroar I think - AOE stun.
Love it! The only thing I don't like is less gold from old instances. I don't play the AH, so it is the only way I've got gold really.
OMG I can't wait! I'm so excited! I GET CROWS!!!!!!! lol, What could be better than that! lol. There is only one thing I'm not happy with, and that's the loss of agility from them taking away my staff, they are buffing my bow, but I lose the enchant of 130 agi and I still lose about 100 agi on my bow. Oh and OMG dont' forget AOE looting! Yippie :)
Um Yay? Haven't read that much really, only played the beta for a short time. Yea, I'm winging it.
I'm looking forward to it mostly, it's a change, something different, could be fun for a while. I'm interested in trying the new abilities and seeing how they work with the existing raids. Will see how it goes.
LOL, I think I am going to avoid LFR like the plague :-)
Looks pretty good mostly. Only needing one dispel on spine will be good.
Haven't really read too much about it, I've only seen mage talents. I'll be trying out different PvP builds.
I'm looking forward to it I think.
And my thoughts as a restoration druid?
I love relearning my talents - probably because I only play one toon. The mana thing is going to be tough and I'm not sure how much spirit I'll need but I'll have to start with tons and then whittle it down I guess. AOE looting sounds fantastic but I bet I'll be out of bag space REAL QUICK! And everyone knows what I think of account wide achievements - my last few days clutching to my number one position in guild for achievements!
Come on Patch 5.0.4 - BRING IT ON! Frostwolves can't wait to meet you :)


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Simon Cowell Talks Fatherhood: "I'm Not Brilliant With Babies"
Simon Cowell is opening up about his impending fatherhood.
The 54-year-old X Factor judge says he's excited to welcome his first child, a baby boy, with girlfriend Lauren Silverman, but also admits he's not perfect when it comes to parenting.
"I'm not brilliant with babies," Cowell tells the latest issue of Para de. "I never know what to do. But [once he's older] I think I'll be a good dad in terms of advice. And then I'll get to do all the things I want to do, like go to Disneyland or Universal Studios, teach him how to drive—I love all that."
Cowell says that people might even be surprised to learn he's really just a big kid himself.
"I love animals and cartoons," he tells the mag. "I pretty much like everything I liked as a kid—the same foods and TV programs. I still watch Scooby-Doo. I never grew up."
And if his son is anything like his dad as a kid, it sounds like Cowell will have his hands full! "I was lippy as a kid. I couldn't keep my mouth shut," Cowell dished. "I was always getting into trouble with my parents and in school, finding things funny that shouldn't be. I couldn't go to weddings or church because I would just lose it."
As for what kind of music he thinks his son will get into, the record label mogul says, "He'll listen to whatever I listen to and make his own choices. It's funny—my mom played Frank Sinatra when I was a kid, and because he was her choice, I used to hate it; but I love Sinatra now. He always looked like he was having fun and he didn't conform. That's probably why I've got pictures of him all over my house!"


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RoofingOptions needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 16 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
Roofing Options Centre
Roofing Options Centre - Started as a family business some 20 years ago, mainly on-selling RHS steel and associated products. Our focus slowly turned towards steel roofing products as we continued to grow and expand our service and customer base.
3 years ago, we started to manufacture corrugated Aquaplate Steel rainwater tanks and haven't looked back since. Due to the government enforced water restrictions we have faced for the last 3-4 years, our water tank production line has been a great asset to our business.
To date we have done very little to promote ourselves and we now ready to take another step to increase our exposure. Can you help us do that??
We could describe our target audience to consist of the following:
- Existing home owners (most probably between 25-65 years of age)
- New home owners
- Small - Medium builders (water tanks help them achieve a 5 star energy rating as per building regulations)
- Architects
- Environmentalists - we are increasingly becoming a "greener" country and with water restrictions as there are at the moment, tanks will help people contribute towards a more sustainable future
- Anyone who has a "green thumb" and loves their garden
Our aim would be to promote our tanks while highlighting a greener future/garden etc. I'm picturing a family or kids playing in/watering a lush green garden.
Our logo will remain the same as it has been the face of this family business from day one. We would like to stick with the colour scheme of Yellow, Royal Blue and White (like the logo) as they have become our corporate colours over the past few years.
We would like a 4 page brochure:
Front page:
- to be as eye catching as possible (be as creative as possible) highlighting our brand (logo) obviously our tanks and saving water/catching water in a tank. We also have a catch phrase we like to use "because every drop counts"
Throughout the remaining 3 pages we need to:
- have a summary of our product and benefits etc
- summarize our product range and options for:
* Slimline Rainwater Tanks
* Round Rainwater Tanks
* Modular Rainwater Tanks
- inform customers of our delivery instructions and restrictions
- provide some useful installation instructions & requirements
- have a diagram to help consumers position fittings on their tanks
- promote our website and contact details on the bottom (footer) of each page
I have uploaded a word doc with required text etc for you to use as well as some pics.


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JOURNEY THROUGH SEA Painting
Medium: Mixed Media, Collage on Canvas
Painted in (year): 1997
Category: original abstract paintings
TAGS: • Mixed media • Large (over 39 inch) • Semi-abstract • Abstract
Journey Through Sea is an original, large one-of-a-kind abstract painting signed by artist Shivayogi Mogali. This piece of art was created in 1997 and the painter used mixed media, collage on canvas. It measures 58" x 70" inch (147 x 177 cm) and is available for sale online for 2800 USD.
Shivayogi Mogali is an artist who was born in India in the year 1958. Having had nine solo exhibitions and been a part of five other exhibitions in his time, this artist has begun making a name for himself in the art world. His work is generally abstract by design, and he uses a lot of earthy colors in his work as if to somehow tie in art to the real world. Shivayogi Mogali creates his work on an interesting number of mediums and sometimes creates collages out of jute fabric, but in his paintings, he sticks to a similar style that runs throughout all of them.


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Star Wars: The Old Republic is just days away from celebrating its one year anniversary. BioWare's first MMO has survived in the brutally competitive online role-playing market, but only barely. Electronic Arts invested unprecedented sums in the game it made to compete with World of Warcraft, but the world had already moved on to other gaming experiences by the time it released. Following myriad updates and a controversial re-launch as a free-to-play game, Star Wars: The Old Republic is ready to move into its first major expansion. Star Wars: The Old Republic—Rise of the Hutt Cartel will be out in Spring 2013.
"We know our fans want to keep experiencing the classic Star Wars storylines they love, and that's what we're delivering with the Rise of the Hutt Cartel," said BioWare Austin's Jeff Hickman, "The planet Makeb is shaping up o be one of our most breathtakingly beautiful settings and the clash with the Hutt Cartel is epic and exciting."
In addition to the new planet and storyline, BioWare has raised the level cap for Old Republic players to 55, opening up new skills to players amongst the hundreds of thousands that quit playing the game earlier this year. That's no exaggeration either. Between February and May of 2012, The Old Republic's player base declined from 1.7 million to 1.3 million, and that was before Electronic Arts made the decision to make the game free-to-play in the middle of summer.
The decline in members was just one of The Old Republic's troubles in 2012. Daniel Erickson, the game's creative director, abruptly left BioWare at the beginning of October. He left the company just two weeks after BioWare founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk resigned from Electronic Arts. Those two were instrumental in establishing BioWare's relationship with Star Wars license holders Lucasfilm and LucasArts, who experienced their own upheaval this fall when Lucasfilm was acquired by Disney.
To top things off, Star Wars: The Old Republic's debut as a free-to-play game was so widely reviled by the game's community that BioWare had to overhaul the new pay structure almost entirely within three weeks of the re-launch.
Rise of the Hutt Cartel is the first expansion for The Old Republic and it may also be the last. Since it's releasing so soon after his departure, the expansion likely represents the last of creative director Erickson's vision of the game. Since that vision didn't connect with players in the first place, it may be for the best that the MMO head in a new direction in the future, but it's up in the air whether anyone will be left to play by that time.


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Celtic host Barcelona in a glamor Champions League tie at Parkhead today with both sides carrying lengthy injury lists.
Barcelona could seal their spot in the last 16 of the competition if they can claim victory against the Hoops in the second part of their Group G doubleheader.
The Catalan giants arrive in Glasgow at the top of La Liga after a club-record start of nine wins and a draw in their first 10 matches and lead the pool by five points from Celtic with three wins out of three in Europe's elite club competition.
However, they are facing a defensive crisis with Adriano the latest to join an ever-growing injury list after he hobbled out of their 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo on Saturday.
The Brazilian defender hurt a muscle in his right leg after scoring the opening goal and will be sidelined for three weeks, dealing another blow to an already thin back-line.
Adriano joins Barca captain Carles Puyol, Eric Abidal and Thiago Alcantara on the club's list of injured defenders.
However, one player who may yet feature is Spanish international Gerard Pique who has not played since suffering a foot injury against Spartak Moscow in September.
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will monitor his progress in training and is hopeful he can play a part against the Scottish champions.
If not, he will have to again shuffle his squad to fill his rearguard with Javier Mascherano, Alex Song and 21-year-old Marc Bartra likely to feature, while holding midfielder Sergio Busquets is suspended.
Better news for Barca, however, was that Lionel Messi has been passed fit to play after an injury scare in the win over Celta Vigo.
The world player of the year sank to the turf clutching his knee during the game after earlier being given the all-clear to play after his girlfriend gave birth to his first child just before the match.
However, Vilanova was quick to calm any concerns after the match.
"Messi is fine. After speaking to our doctor, I can tell you he has only suffered a blow on his knee," the Barcelona coach said. "At first, we were concerned he had twisted his knee, but it was only a knock."
Hosts Celtic are also facing an injury crisis with several top stars struggling to regain fitness for the match.
The Hoops earned plaudits for their performance in a last-gasp 2-1 defeat to Barcelona at Camp Nou two weeks ago, when Jordi Alba grabbed a stoppage time winner.
Neil Lennon's side suffered a shock on Sunday when Dundee United came from 2-0 down to seal a 2-2 draw at Tannadice.
Emilio Izaguirre and Thomas Rogne limped out that match and join James Forrest, Gary Hooper and Georgios Samaras on the sidelines.
The Celtic manager hopes to have Hooper and Samaras back in contention for the Barca match.
However, teenage striker Tony Watt has tipped strike partner Miku to help Celtic gun down Barcelona.
Venezuelan hitman Miku, who netted 12 goals for Getafe in La Liga last season, scored his first for the Scottish champions in the 2-2 draw and Watt, who set up the first goal and scored the other, believes his new teammate can do a job against the Catalan giants.
"We have got a big squad at Celtic and everybody in it is a quality player. Hopefully, we can do as well as we can against Barcelona," Watt said. "Miku certainly showed everybody what he was all about [on Sunday]. He came on, was very lively and scored a great goal. I was happy for him when he got his goal."
"He is a quality player and he is going to show that with goals now," Watt said. "The best is still to come from him. He knows what playing against Barcelona is all about. Hopefully he does well against them if he plays."
"We can't afford to switch off against Barcelona. We need to work hard for the 90 minutes, or 94 minutes if there is added time, and see what happens," he said.


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Forget about The Finals, for now.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have to worry about getting out of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, now that we know they'll have to finish the Houston Rockets without one half of their superstar dynamic duo. Russell Westbrook needs surgery to repair cartilage in his right knee and could be out anywhere from four to six weeks, depending on how quickly he recovers.
The news hits the Thunder hard. They entered the playoffs as the Western Conference No. 1 seed and now, just two games in, they lead the Rockets 2-0 heading into Saturday night's crucial Game 3 (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) at the Toyota Center., they are forced to ponder the possibility of playing for the remainder of the postseason without one of the 10 best players in basketball.
"We hope [he comes back in the playoffs]," Kevin Durant said. "Our firs thing is to make sure he gets healthy and gets that knee back right. We're not trying to rush him or bring him back ahead of schedule. We want to make sure he's healthy and his knee is right. That's our only concern right now."
There is a time frame that would allow Westbrook to return later in the playoffs, perhaps late in the conference finals or the start of The Finals.
But again, the Thunder will have to make it that far without the league's resident iron man. Love him or hate him, no one can question Westbrook's durability, before now. He hadn't missed a game during his five-year career, having played in 394 consecutive regular season games and all 45 playoff games the Thunder have played during that same span.
But he won't be on the floor for Saturday night, joining a long list of game changers who are watching this NBA postseason from the bench of or beyond due to injury. Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, Amar'e Stoudemire, David Lee and Danny Granger are all watching their teams toil without them in this postseason. They all serve as human reminders for their peers that your next false step could be your last, of this season.
But none of those aforementioned stars plays on a team that had the supposed inside tack to get back to the conference finals and then The Finals, for that rematch with the Miami Heat. Westbrook's injury opens the door in the Western Conference for the San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers or Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver Nuggets or Golden State Warriors to start eyeballing the calendar in early June for a possible trip to The Finals of their own. Shoot, even the Los Angeles Lakers, down 2-0 to the Spurs in their first round series, can start dreaming about doing the unthinkable.
Simply put, the West is wide open now.
"Kevin Durant needs to take the Carmelo Anthony approach," said ESPN analyst Jalen Rose. "Take around 25-30 shots per game, his team already has a 2-0 lead. The one thing about professional sports, and life for that matter, when opportunity knocks, you have to seize it. So trust me, all of the teams in the Western Conference, their ears perked up today. They feel like they have chance to advance."
The Thunder earned the No. 1 seed in the West this season but entered the postseason with plenty of worthy challengers who did not plan on the fragile nature of things to swing in their favor with Westbrook's injury. No offense to Reggie Jackson, Kevin Martin, Derek Fisher or anyone else in a Thunder uniform, but it's Durant and Russell Westbrook who do the headlining. In fact, the Thunder have never had to work for an extended period of time without both of their stars in the lineup.
Trying to navigate these rough playoff waters with only one half of that devastating combination sounds more like mission impossible for a Thunder team that, truth be told, spent much of this season learning how to operate without the former third member of their superstar crew, Rockets All-Star guard James Harden.
Thunder GM Sam Presti, coach Scott Brooks and Durant all did their part to rally the troops today after the news spread of the severity of Westbrook's injury.
"Our team as a whole, we've got a resilient group of guys, a lot of character within that locker room and a group that enjoys playing together and has been through some adversities over the last several years that they've been together." Presti said. "We'd expect them to adjust, come together and have different guys step in and play well collectively. Once we were able to gather all of the necessary information and everything was accumulated, it was an easy decision for our medical team."
The decision on how to play in Westbrook's absence won't be nearly as easy. The Rockets' defensive strategy shifts now from worrying about picking between two lethal performers to focusing solely on Durant and daring that Thunder supporting cast to beat them. Westbrook averaged 24 points and seven assists through those first two games while also serving, as always, as the Thunder's primary facilitator.
Jackson's been solid in spurts of relief this season. Doing it daily, however, could be more than he's capable of handling. And even if does acquit himself well in the first round, either Chris Paul or Mike Conley and their teams, will be waiting on the Thunder's replacement for Westbrook in the next round.
Durant insists that the Thunder's "Next Man Step Up" mantra applies in this case, just as it does any other.
"We have good depth on our team," Durant said. "Reggie Jackson is ready for the moment. He has been working his tail off ever since he got here. So he's ready for this. We just have to rally behind him and know that we have to give him confidence, because he's going to make mistakes like everybody else. But we just have to keep encouraging him."
All the courage and encouragement in the world won't make Jackson into Westbrook. Their is certainly survival after losing a superstar. The Lakers (Kobe) and Celtics (Rondo) are proof of that much.
But we're talking about a team focused on competing for championships, not just surviving.
"It doesn't matter who we throw out there. We're a 15-man team and we still are, even with Russell being hurt," Brooks said. "We're a 15-man team and everybody believes in each other and that's what you have to do. You don't win in this league with one player. You don't win with five or six players, you win it with your team. We talk about that and we believe in the things that we talk about. We don't jus throw it out because it looks cool on a t-shirt or a billboard. We believe in each other, we believe in what we do and we take pride in it and we're proud about what we do."
We're all going to find out exactly what the Thunder do when they are forced to play a man down.
Forget about The Finals … for now!


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Now, since this is a momentous occasion, I've decided to have not one but TWO giveaways! Doubling the chances of you getting some really nice goodies. And what are these goodies, I hear you wondering?
Behind door #1...
1. A lovely cross-stitched cushion. This is a freebie from La-D-Da, one of my favorite designers, called "1-2-Buckle My Shoe" (you can find this and other freebies here, if you're interested). Stitched on a piece of mystery fabric using a variegated DMC (#4240), edged with lace, and backed with navy blue fabric.
2. A baggie of antique wooden spools.
3. Some CC and DMC floss.
4. A piece of 32 count Stoney Point linen.
5. A Janlynn small kit called "Balloon Ride Birth Announcement" (I was given so many birth announcement kits when my baby was born, and I only ever used one!)
6. Stitch with Sudberry leaflet #3.
7. A beautiful pink pendant from Yemen. Not sure what the stone is, but I know it's real silver!
And behind door #2...
1. A pretty little punch needle cushion. This is a design by Notforgotten Farm. Punched onto a piece of brown weaver's cloth using DMC colors, edged with twine, and backed with one of my favorite gray fabrics.
2. A baggie of antique wooden spools.
3. Some GAST and DMC floss.
4. A piece of 32 count Twilight Blue linen.
5. A Butternut Road birth sampler (Yep, another one!)
6. Stitch with Sudberry leaflet #62.
7. A lovely yellow pendant from Yemen. Again, not sure what the stone is, but it's real silver.
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The government presents three very loose criteria by which the bombing of Syria would be considered legal, but even these criteria cannot be considered met by any objective observer.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he UK government today published its position on the legality of a UK military intervention in Syria, including three requirements under which a "humanitarian intervention" would be legal without UN authorisation, which it claims are "clearly" met. However, any objective observer must conclude that even these loose criteria are absolutely not met in this case, and thus any bombing of Syria would, according to the UK government's own arguments, be manifestly illegal.
I shall now consider each of these criteria in turn.
(i) there is convincing evidence, generally accepted by the international community as a whole, of extreme humanitarian distress on a large scale, requiring immediate and urgent relief;
The government claims that this condition is "clearly" met, as "the Syrian regime has been killing its people for two years, with reported deaths now over 100,000 and refugees at nearly 2 million", and has now engaged in "large-scale use of chemical weapons". This rhetoric clearly flags the bias of the author(s). A civil war in which each side is "killing its people", i.e. other Syrians, is attributed solely to one side, the regime, as are, implicitly, the total number of casualties and refugees so far – although these figures include victims of all sides, including the rebels. For example, the tens of thousands of Kurds who have fled into northern Iraq in the past weeks, escaping from jihadist violence.
The paper, meanwhile, accepts as fact that the Syrian regime is behind the recent use of chemical weapons, although this is yet to be established and the rebels, too, have previously been implicated in chemical weapons use. Western states, of course, have quite a reputation for lying and manipulating information about WMD (Iraq) and atrocities (Kosovo), and so we would be wise to maintain a healthy skepticism towards any such claims, particularly when the accusing states show no desire for, and even hostility towards, UN investigation.
Most importantly, although there is general acceptance by the international community of humanitarian problems in Syria, there is widespread disagreement as to who is responsible for these problems, and what relief would be appropriate. Some states hold the rebels rather than the regime more responsible for the situation, while others see it as a civil war with blame on both sides. And only a handful of states support the idea of bombing Syria. So even in the highly loose manner in which the government frames this first criteria, it cannot seriously be considered met.
(ii) it must be objectively clear that there is no practicable alternative to the use of force if lives are to be saved;
There are very clear alternatives to bombing to improving the situation in Syria, a fact which is "objectively clear" to the majority of the world, and the majority of the British public.
Most obviously, the West could try to de-escalate rather than escalate the Syrian conflict, by promoting negotiations and compromise between the different factions, rather than directly and indirectly supporting the rebels and maintaining their hopes of full intervention on their side. So far, negotiations have not taken place because of the one-sided insistence that Assad must go, followed by difficulties forming a negotiating team on the rebel side. Assad's regime may be a reprehensible dictatorship but it clearly has popular support of some, particularly Alawites and Christians who fear the Sunni majority. The civil war has evident sectarian elements to it, and the rebels, too, have been accused of war crimes. The situation on the rebel side, meanwhile, is highly chaotic, and there are major jihadist elements among them.
This is not a black and white situation, and even if the regime's side is a darker shade of grey than the rebels, the course of action that is most likely to save lives is, undoubtedly, to try to de-escalate the conflict and promote negotiations between the warring sides. Given that the majority of the world holds the above opinion, this second criteria has clearly not been met.
(iii) the proposed use of force must be necessary and proportionate to the aim of relief of humanitarian need and must be strictly limited in time and scope to this aim (i.e. the minimum necessary to achieve that end and for no other purpose).
This very criteria presupposes that bombing can achieve an aim of reducing the loss of lives and preventing chemical weapons usage, whereas many in Britain and globally would argue that such bombing would most likely only escalate the fighting and the civilian suffering – as it did in, for example, Kosovo. It is, therefore, very contestable and debatable. In the light of NATO's misuse of the "limited" and "proportionate" UN authorisation for action in Libya, meanwhile, it is hard to see how anyone could take such assurances from Western governments serious again.
The government presents three very loose criteria by which the bombing of Syria would be considered legal, but even these criteria cannot be considered met by any objective observer. As the partisan rhetoric of the UK government's paper highlights, this amounts to a very weak attempt, made more with crude propaganda than any serious legal argument, to justify its highly unpopular and contested proposal to bomb Syria.
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Undefeated hockey team looks to beat last season's champion
Liberty University's undefeated women's hockey team (9-0) will face tough competition this weekend as it takes on national champion Michigan State (4-0) at the LaHaye Ice Center.
Michigan State won the ACHA National Championship last year and ended the 2010-11 season with a 14-7 conference record; Liberty finished with a 7-9 record.
"Our team is a lot stronger this year than it's been in the past. Everyone is excited we are able to play the first-place team in the nation," said Paul Bloomfield, women's head hockey coach.
The Flames have defeated the University of Colorado, Robert Morris University and Colorado State University this season.
The games will be held at the LaHaye Ice Center on Oct. 22 at 9:45 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Liberty University Ticket Office at the Vines Center and at the LaHaye Ice Center box office.
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OK…it's been almost a month.
It's time.
This is my post-election rant.
People who do not know me well will undoubtedly point out that it has in fact been a month since election night, and suggest that I should…well, let it go.
People who do know me, know that I don't "let things go" easily. Hell, I'm still pissed off at Jackie Smith for God's sake.
Pro Football Hall of Fame my ass.
A REAL Hall of Fame receiver would have caught that damned pass.
But I digress.
I've read nearly every article written (by people worth reading) on the election.
I read the rants and I read the inside stuff, and I read the apocalyptic posts.
I read everything, but I couldn't write anything. Or rather, every time I began to put my thoughts on the election down, the outcome looked something like this:
"You crazy $*&^%%$#, dumb ##)&^% jackasses! You just #*&^%#$# the whole a#@*^%#@# thing. What the #&^$=(&^ where you $##%** thinking?
Oh…EXCUSE ME!
Did I just #%#* insult you by $#(#%$ suggesting you @#*#&^%^ actually gave this whole #*&^%$# election thing some #*%#$% thought?"
Given the intellectual level that I normally maintain in this blog, those posts where never published.
I am a far bigger person than that.
I like to make sense out of things, to talk things out like civilized people, and look for common ground where none may be readily apparent.
So I decided to talk to some people who do not share my political ideology.
Holy cow, we are in trouble.
It's not that the people I spoke to lacked a brain, it's just that shared among so may, one brain falls way short of being efficient at anything, let alone critical thinking.
Take for example my co-worker. I'll call him Jerry primarily because that's his real name. Screw anonymity, and Jerry, if you're reading this get over it…just like you want me to get over the whole "election thing".
I asked Jerry why he voted for Obama.
(I know…some people claim that I have a rather strong affinity for masochism.)
Jerry's response was typical, and he spouted every single talking point promoted by MSNBC, falling short of suggesting that it was his own grandmother on the wheelchair being pushed over the cliff by Satan incarnate himself, Paul Ryan. The only reason he didn't do that was because I know his grandmother, and she's not on a wheelchair.
She's in one or another of the Boca West Country Club's restaurants three nights a week.
I drilled down on his talking points, and began systematically knocking them down one by one.
Jerry's eyes were glazing over.
"You know," he said. "I'm just not into politics like you. I'm a Democrat, so I voted for the Democrat."
OK…now we were getting somewhere.
"My grandfather was a Democrat, and so was my grandmother, and both my parents, so I'm a Democrat, and I vote Democrat."
"I get that Jerry, I do." I replied. "But you didn't vote for a Democrat, you voted for a Communist. Can't you see that?"
Jerry was actually offended.
"That's Republican nonsense," he was getting upset now. "The man is no Communist, and you have no reason to attack him like that. You Republicans are all the same."
"Jerry, his grandparents were Communists, his parents were Communists, every person that's had any measure of influence in his life is or was a Communist, INCLUDING his minister, so just like you naturally became a Democrat, he naturally became a Communist…get it?"
Jerry and I don't talk much any more. We sort of wave as our cars pass each other in the parking lot on those days when I go to the office, his "Obama 2012" bumper sticker still on display.
That was a worthless encounter if there was ever one such thing.
As an afterthought, and just in case any business owner faced with staff reduction decisions due to the impending cost increases associated with the implementation Obamacare is actually reading this, I suggest that the lay offs should begin in the parking lot.
Obama 2012 on the bumper, pink slip on the windshield.
Sadly, the conversation with Jerry was not atypical.
For some it was a racial identity thing, for others it was because they hated Bush. Some actually tried to engage me in how that whole "evil top 1%" (Jerry's grandmother came to mind there) should be brought to their knees, and yet every time that I agreed with them, and suggested that they should begin with the guy who owns the company we work for, they all looked at me like I was crazy.
Some people (obviously living in that alternate universe where Bizarro lives) thought things were getting better.
Most of them however, kept coming one to the one unifying theme…everyone wanted something for nothing.
People love Obama because they can get shit for free.
How in the world did we manage to go from "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" to Sandra Fluke in just two and a half decades for God's sake?
What in the HELL is wrong with us?
For the record, purchased in bulk, that $3,000 Ms. Fluke complained about spending in contraceptives during her years at Georgetown Law, translates into 15,000 lubricated condoms.
How do they find time to study?
Do they duct tape the textbooks to the dorms ceilings in Georgetown?
What is wrong?
I've kept asking myself that question over and over and over again these past few weeks.
How could the people of this country choose Communism freely?
And they did…they don't know it, but they did.
Check this out:
"Bye, bye Miss American Pie. The Communists have won in America—America continues to repeat the Soviet mistake.
Recently, Obama has been re-elected for a 2nd term by an illiterate society and he is ready to continue his lies of less taxes while he raises them."
That's not FOX News, or World Net Daily, or even Lew Rockwell, calling us an "illiterate society" and Obama a liar.
That's Pravda.
How did we get here for God's sake?
This country brought the world out of darkness, driving human growth faster and farther than any other civilization before.
We cooked with fire and rode horseback in 1776, and less than 200 years later we walked on the Moon.
Eons of servitude to the elements and fear of common diseases, and four hundred thousand years from that first spark of fire in a cave to "We the People."
One hundred and ninety-three years from Philadelphia to the Sea of Tranquility.
We built this, and now we are about to systematically destroy it, all in the name of getting shit for free.
The American Dream, once defined as an opportunity, is now an entitlement, and government of the people, by the people, for the people dies a slow death at the hands of the new ruling classes.
Patricians and Princes residing in DC.
Back in 1951, C.M. Kornbluth wrote what in retrospect could be the scariest SciFi story of all time. Included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two, "The Marching Morons" may hold a clue to both our future, and the path we took to get to where we are today.
In this story, a man wakes up after an unintended long-term period of suspended animation brought about by a freak accident.
The world he wakes up to is quite bizarre.
It it all starts to make sense when he finds out that the average IQ of the general population is about 45, and that one of the side effects of the lower IQ is a propensity for humans to give free rein to physical drives, with procreation being the strongest of all natural urges. As a result of that the human population stands at 5,003,000,000 people, made up of three million "elite" (people with average IQ of 100) and 5,000,000,000 morons. The elite, understanding that the population growth cannot be sustained, breed at a far slower rate than the morons, but because of that they have become veritable slaves, working feverishly trying to keep the morons from destroying the human race.
Asides from everything that they must do to keep things running, they must also spend every spare minute seeking a solution to what they call the Poprob".
Their problem is simple:
- The morons must be managed or they will literally cause billions of deaths, and the eventual destruction of the human race.
- Sterilizing all the morons is impossible since there aren't enough "elites" to accomplish that task.
- Propaganda encouraging responsible sexual behavior and small families doesn't work because the morons can't fight the higher biological drive that calls for them to procreate.
Sound familiar?
Amazingly enough, the resurrected man quickly finds a simple, yet somewhat harsh solution to the problem.
He offers the morons free trips to Venus, which is described as a tropical paradise with blanket trees, ham bushes, and soap roots. In a world-wide frenzy, every nation rushes to get as many of their people to Venus as soon as possible so that they can stake their claim to the free land.
Being built and piloted by morons, the spaceships all blow up en route.
Now, I'll leave it to you, kind reader to draw the similarities here. Go ahead and inject any time-worn adage pertaining to the odd similarities between science and fiction that you may wish to inject into this, my post-election rant.
Sadly, the way things are going, I see 40 Venusian acres and a M.U.L.E. in humanity's future.
All because those crazy $*&^%%$# dumb ##)&^% jackasses are #*&^%#$# the whole a#@*^%#@# thing. What the #&^$=(&^ are they $##%** thinking?
Oh…EXCUSE ME JERRY!
Did I just #%#* insult you? Was I #&^#^%# out of line by $#(#%$ suggesting you @#*#&^%^ actually gave this whole #*&^%$# election thing some #*%#$% thought?
Yeah well, eat $&^$ and #^%#$&^% die, you *E%^#$# marching moron!
I almost made it, didn't I?
Maybe they are right, maybe I need to figure out a way to start being better at "getting over" things.
I think I'll work on that now.
P.S. Why the French title?
If we're gonna BE Europe, we may as well start speaking the lingo.
P.S.S. @*U^%## you Jackie Smith!
OK..I'm done.
Back to getting over stuff.


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dmitry_vk wrote:Having a supported threading API would be a great improvement.
Doesn't Portable Threads work? Granted, I've never used it, but it looks nice, and hey, it's even documented! What more can one wish for?
dmitry_vk wrote:Having a supported threading API would be a great improvement.
Kompottkin wrote:Doesn't Portable Threads work? Granted, I've never used it, but it looks nice, and hey, it's even documented! What more can one wish for?
dmitry_vk wrote:I'd like to have standardized support for threads. Having threads is a must for many things: for web-apps, for GUI apps (actually, for almost everything except command-line apps). There is threading support in many implementations, but API and semantics differ. Having a supported threading API would be a great improvement.
Unne wrote:...Clojure hits most of the things on my list.
Unne wrote:It's a question of Clojure + JVM, or Common Lisp + Windows/Linux/OS X/others + a C compiler. Either way you're tied to and limited by your platform. How many Lisps have threading on Windows right now? How many even work cross-platform at all? How many libraries do? Look at ASDF for a good example of the bad side of using an operating system as your platform rather than a VM. The JVM has a very good compiler and garbage collector; how much time has been spent re-inventing those things for all the various Lisps? They're free in the JVM, and already mature and fast and stable and work on any OS.
There are tradeoffs though, yeah. Clojure is tied to a product that's largely under the control of a mega-corp. (Java is open source nowadays, but I would imagine forking Java just to run Clojure on it might be a bit impractical.) But the admittedly nasty loop/recur is a small price to pay for all the benefits of a nice VM, in my opinion. It's not much worse than throw/catch or labelled-block returns in many languages, and in Clojure you could hide loop/recur with macros if you wanted. The JVM may be getting tail-call optimization, in which case Clojure will get it too. Sun seems to be moving to make the JVM better for dynamic languages, so maybe your concerns are more valid in theory theory than in practice. For now.
Jython and JRuby are bolted on to the JVM as an afterthought, and yeah, they'll never be as popular as the canonical C versions of themselves. They have to go through contortions to get the JVM to work like the C versions. Clojure is designed for the JVM, so it's not competing with itself, and it can work more smoothly and integrate more fully with Java than Jython/JRuby ever could.
findinglisp wrote:Whether Lisps have threading on Windows right now is purely a function of their implementations and whether that's important to them. Remember that many of the Lisps out there are based on very old implementations that have literally been in existence for decades (CMUCL -> SBCL, KCL -> ECL, MCL -> ClojureCL, etc.). In many cases, the primary implementations were built for Unix which have had very scatter-shot threading support. Put all that together and you have a mess that's going to take a while to work out. Threading support is starting to happen in standard Lisps, but it's admittedly a mess. Nobody screams about this fact more than I do.
Actually, I think you have that backwards. The concerns are valid in practice now. There is no debate that Clojure had to compromise functionality and syntax in order to fit within the limitations of the JVM.
So, two things... First, it isn't competing with itself, but it is competing with other Lisps. It will have to distinguish itself to gain long term momentum.
Unne wrote:It also has potential to attract people like me who desperately want to use Lisp but who find Common Lisp to be showing its age and lacking in many areas.
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