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Cobalt, the action game of "running, jumping, rolling, shooting, throwing, dancing, hacking, rolling, flying, sliding, climbing, looting, deflecting, racing, piñata-ing, passing, scoring… and even more rolling!" is now playable as a discounted Alpha version, developers Mojang and Oxeye tell Kotaku.
The game is still under heavy development, but as with Minecraft, willing gamers can pick the game up now at a discounted price and be guaranteed the final version at no additional charge. The full game is expected to sell for about $26. The current price is about $13.
Cobalt is Mojang's second game published and the first third-party developed game they're behind. In releasing this game, the company is also creating a unified Mojang account.
The alpha version of the game includes hot seat multiplayer, a look at both single player and cooperative campaign and a level editor.
The beta will include a more robust level editor, more work on the single a cooperative campaign, new in-game level sharing, more editors and support for Mac OS X and Linux.
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text: Politics 7 December 2012 Is tax just a question of ethics? In the wake of Starbucks' tax U-turn, we need to acknowledge that multinationals already choose whether to pay tax or not - and make them pay their fair share. Sign UpGet the New Statesman's Morning Call email. Sign-up So Starbucks is paying up. Whether or not they will ever pay back all the tax they've allegedly avoided is still unclear. But the company's announcement yesterday that they will "pay or pre-pay" around £20m to the Exchequer in the next two years is hugely significant for all sorts of other reasons. It proves the power of consumer democracy, showing that damage to a brand can reverse a company's behaviour in a matter of weeks. It moves tax from the backroom of a tax negotiation to the heart of a corporation's public responsibility to the countries and communities where it does business. And it throws the gauntlet down to other multinationals which use exactly the same kind of intra-company payments to shrink their tax bills, not just in the UK but around the world. But some are already raising concerns that Starbuck's back-down heralds a worrying new age of voluntary tax: at best, companies claiming that paying tax is philanthropy rather than legal duty, at worst a sort of 'tax by mob rule'. The New Statesman's Martha Gill argues that we're approaching "a tax system which relies on public pressure to a few high profile firms" rather than changing the rules themselves. Of course we need to change the rules, and we can't rely simply on companies behaving themselves. Nor should we be replacing clear, certain tax laws with judicial or media activism. But the unappetising truth is that we are already living in an age of voluntary corporate tax for large multinationals, and have been for some time. If this is true in the UK, where online businesses can effectively choose whether to book their profits from UK sales in the UK itself or in a tax haven, then this is even more the case across Africa, Asia and Latin America, where countries lack our armour of anti-avoidance legislation, and whose tax inspectors are far more overstretched than even cuts-threatened HMRC. In this environment, it's gone largely unremarked that a few multinationals are already taking a different tack in complying with the "letter of the law". Financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown, for example, has no tax haven subsidiaries, despite operating within a sector no stranger to "offshore". Legal and General explicitly aims to be categorised within the "low risk" category of HMRC's risk rating. This is not to endorse these companies' business practices, or even their tax affairs, but to point out that companies already make active choices, all the time, about their tax structuring. 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Consumers beware! Contract Attorney Near Me in Boksburg did you know that anybody who is interested in being a general contractor in Washington State and has the petty cash of $109.70 for a license and a bond fee of only $12,000.00, is able to work at this professional trade? A specialty contractor's bond is only $6,000.00. No knowledge or testing required. Rip-offs are welcome.
This means Joe Blow, without any experience–or at best, minimal knowledge, may be hired to build your house. Then Mr. Blow will turn around and hire incompetent sub-contractor's or specialty sub-contractors, breach the contract, file bankruptcy, be forgiven in court for the debts they owe at the homeowner's expense and cause numerous liens on their property.
Then these wannabe contractors are able to recycle their crime and start another business under another name, over and over again. Divorce Law Firms Near Me guess what? It's all legal in Washington State and they know this. This careless practice and fraudulent crime against homeowners and taxpayers are not tolerable in such states as California and Florida. This is another reason that there is so much construction going on in the State of Washington. It's easy-pickings for contractor criminals.
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The property owner has the burden of proof. They are the victims. Fraud has a different meaning in Washington State. In bankruptcy court, fraud is very hard to prove. If proven against the contractor, the homeowner has a slight chance of seeking a judgment, but collecting that is another challenge. All these crooks have to explain is they went over their heads in expense. The fact is they underestimate the job, usually on purpose. In their trade, the terminology is called "low-balling." They take draws of money from what the property owner has paid, then fund other projects and don't pay their supplier's bills they have in the victim's name. This results with liens on the property owner.
The sub-contractor are protected under the responsibilities of the general contractor, whatever that is worth. Be acquainted with everybody who sets their foot on your property. Write down company names and vehicle license numbers. And if you file a lawsuit and hire an attorney, make double sure the lawyer is competent. Call your state Bar Association to check the status regarding disciplinary actions or complaints against the attorney you choose.
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There are reliable, capable and honest people who work as contractors and lawyers, Consumer Protection Act Lawyers but the crooked and incompetent ones have put them few and far between, and that truly is a shame.
My chalet-style house has been completed now for three years, but it stood in limbo for seven months in a tangled web of failed inspections and citations. I use to pride myself in the decisions I made in business and investments, but now I am so skeptical of the system and how it works against victims, like myself. My experience was a devastating blow to my confidence and trust.
Perhaps readers will join my cause for justice. The rules and laws are too slack and unjust. Just remember wherever you live, in whatever state, please protect yourself and your investment. Be cautious, alert and informative about your decisions when hiring a general contractor or specialty contractor. And it also goes for the attorney you hire. Pass this information and advice to your family and friends, "consumers beware of unscrupulous contractors and attorneys."
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In each field of law, any attorney who wishes to be successful must possess certain skills and character traits which will enable him or her to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack of attorneys. These skills vary with the fields of law. Organizational and transaction skills are most advantageous for the business planning attorney, whereas technical and scientific knowledge will enable the patent attorney to succeed. Civil litigation attorneys should also aim to achieve or posses certain skills which will assist them in attracting and retaining clients, winning cases and potentially making new law. Following is a list of the 10 most important qualities that a civil litigation attorney should possess in descending order.
10. Knowledge of the Rules of Evidence:
Many civil cases often turn on the admissibility or inadmissibility of a certain piece of evidence. Many practicing attorneys fail to have a proper understanding of the rules of evidence, and lack the knowledge of how and when to object and how to answer an objection. Often times, failure to object or preserve an issue for appeal can cost the client significantly more in legal fees, or even worse, cause the client to lose the case. In addition, an attorney with a mastery over the rules of evidence can use them as either a shield or a sword in admitting or barring important evidence.
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An essential element of attracting business is the manner in which an attorney projects him or herself. Confidence is more than mere hollow bravado or misplaced self-assurance . Confidence conveys to the client, judge and opposing counsel that you have a complete handle of the case and can control how and where it flows. As part of projecting an air of confidence it is first necessary to read your audience and adjust your behavior accordingly. A client does not want an attorney who simply offers them options for them to choose. A client wants an attorney as a true advocate, one who can give them an answer and a firm and confident recommendation. Without confidence in their attorney, a client's trust for that attorney will decrease, and the potential of repeat business is small.
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Any litigator must possess the skills to persuade a judge, jury, client or opposing counsel regarding any particular issue. In any context, the power of persuasion is crucial. Whether it is trying to persuade opposing counsel that your case is stronger than it is, or persuading a client that a settlement offer is the best that they will get, the quality is of primary importance. If a case goes to trial, the side that wins is generally the most persuasive, absent a clear finding of law. Underlying the idea of persuasiveness is the ability to understand and relate to people. If you can identify and relate to your audience, persuading them simply consists of addressing their concerns and highlighting the advantages to your point of view. A mastery of the power of persuasion will result in success in the civil litigation field.
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So you have a great case, or a case that is winnable as long as people can understand your theory of law. What distinguishes successful from unsuccessful attorneys and cases is the attorney's ability to communicate to the decision maker, be it the judge or the jury, the premise of the theory and the reason for selecting your proposed outcome. Communication is more important than persuasion or interpersonal skills or any other factor combined. The reason being is that communication underlies every important attribute that a successful civil litigation attorney must obtain. Understand who are communicating to and what the purpose of your communication is and you will be on your way to becoming a successful and much improved civil litigator.
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If you are thinking about filing bankruptcy, then perhaps you should think twice and reread the laws first before doing such a drastic measure. Bankruptcy laws have changed and you will notice that it is harder to file bankruptcy these days than before. To give you an overview of the changes in the bankruptcy laws, here are some of the most important points you should consider.
Before, bankruptcy filers can choose between two types of bankruptcy that will work for them - chapter 7 bankruptcy for liquidation and chapter 13 bankruptcy for repayment. Most people choose chapter 7 bankruptcy plan over chapter 13. While you can still choose between these two types under the new law, there is now restricted eligibility for those opting for chapter 7 bankruptcy. Those people with higher incomes are not eligible for chapter 7 bankruptcy anymore.
As for chapter 13 bankruptcy, it also has become complicated since those who fall under this plan should not only hand over all their disposable income, but also calculate their allowed expense amounts. This further depletes the money of the chapter 13 bankruptcy filer. It's a whole lot more complicated than the old laws governing bankruptcy.


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Adobe has released its Photoshop Touch app for the Apple iPad 2 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) exhibition in Barcelona.
Photoshop Touch is the second of Adobe's Touch Apps to be released for the iPad as well as Android devices, after Adobe Ideas. The other four Touch Apps – Collage, Debut, Kuler and Proto – are currently available for Android-only, but are expected to be available for the iPad in time for the launch of Creative Suite 6 and Creative Cloud in the first half of this year.
Photoshop Touch gives users the ability to combine multiple photos into layered images, make edits and apply effects to create artwork, touch up photos, paint, lay out ideas and more. The Scribble Selection Tool allows users to extract objects in an image by scribbling on what to keep and, then, what to remove.
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I don't want to be able to turn my house lights on and off from a restaurant.
At what point is enough — enough? Whatever it is, I think I am there.
I don't have a mobile device. Never have, and never will, and I seem to be subsisting.
That was the last piece of my technology puzzle, and I solved it years ago. Don't want one, don't need one.
I do own and operate many of the usual suspects: a television with a remote, a garage door opener, and a dishwasher.
I am able to send a column like this to my editor without seeing my editor. Clark Kent couldn't do that, and neither could Walter Winchell.
I can book flights at home, and ask not to be seated next to crying babies.
It used to take me half a day to make a tape of my favorite songs. Now I can create a CD with a few finger touches.
I can "watch now" films and other programs that are upcoming.
I have something called a "microwave" in the kitchen. I use it primarily to heat up my coffee. It does a splendid job.
I don't want a Rolex. I don't want a Timex. I haven't worn a watch in 30 years, and I am never late.
I don't want a girlfriend who wants a Hermes bag.
I have something called "Amazon Prime." I can shop at home, and miss out on traffic, parking and rabble. Mall rabble, like nothing else, gets to a curmudgeon in amounts that exceed the recommended maximum daily intake of human interaction by, oh, 100 percent.
It means, however, that I miss out on running into someone I haven't seen in 25 years, who wants to talk about her granddaughter. Who is special.
There are things that do things that I didn't even know needed to be done.
Automobile manufacturers keep coming up with stuff, but they haven't been able to come up with better drivers.
There is no new technology to abate rudeness either.
When they develop a product that allows me to impose my will on others like Elizabeth Montgomery could, sign me up. All she had to do was twitch her upturned nose ("Bewitched," 1964-72), and either Dick York or Dick Sargent would turn into a lizard.
I would like to turn a few bad drivers into lizards (after they parked, of course).
I looked at the new gadgets that are already being promoted for — hold on to your cringle — Christmas.
Snapchat is not new, but Snapchat Spectacles are. I need Snapchat like I need someone to remind what Tuesday Weld's first name is.
I juried a national personal robotic art exhibition in 1980, and was asked at the time what I wanted a robot to do for me someday.
I said, "Nothing."
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This is more of an aircraft than a robot, there's no need for it to be MM...happy hopping wrote:I never quite get this one. The first ver. is AF. The second ver. is AF and the shield looks different, that's all.
But back then, Volks release an AF in 97 when MM are all available. That was already a surprise. Now re-issue AF? I can't imagine what's next.
BUt this is great, it brings down the price of those who hold on to the older kits. As they got to be some that concern Volks will release other older kits, as such, sell their ones at a lower price.
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ST. PAUL (AP) - A group of Minnesota restaurants is pushing the Legislature to factor tips into their proposal to boost the state's minimum wage.
The Minnesota Restaurant Association says most employees who collect tips make much more than the state's current minimum wage of $6.15 an hour. State lawmakers are considering a bill that would hike the state's minimum wage to $9.95 an hour by 2015, after which it would increase annually based on inflation.
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Sophia Loren is an Italian beauty and the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English speaking movie role. Since then, Loren has won fifty international awards, including two Oscars, seven Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award. In 2009, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized her as "Italy's Most Awarded Actress."
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- 1. Rinse the turkey completely inside and out and pat it completely dry with paper towels. We mean really, really dry. (The turkey must be dry beyond a doubt, inside and out. If you're using a frozen hen, it must be defrosted with no trace of ice and again patted dry. Any droplets of water or chips of ice will cause spattering—or worse, much worse–during frying.) Discard the bag of giblets as well as any pop-up timers or other plastic paraphernalia found in your turkey.
- 2. Trim the excess fat from the turkey neck and remove the tail. Fold the wings beneath the turkey as if it were lying on its back with its arms, er, wings tucked beneath its head. Truss the turkey if you like, though it's not at all necessary. Season the turkey all over, inside and out, with salt and black pepper to taste. Rub the butter, if using all over the turkey to coat evenly and sprinkle evenly with the cayenne, again, if using. Do not even consider stuffing a turkey that you're about to plunge into burbling hot oil.
- 3. Pour enough peanut oil in the turkey fryer to reach the fill line, which is usually found somewhere inside the fryer, about halfway between the bottom and the top. Heat the oil to 350°F (176°C). (This could take an hour or more.)
- 4. Don your apron, goggles, and gloves. Seriously. Have the fire extinguisher within reach. Place the turkey in the fry basket and, holding the turkey away from you, slowly, slowly, slowly submerge it in the hot oil. The oil temperature will drop, but don't adjust the temperature just yet as it should bounce back relatively quickly. You want to fry the bird until the turkey is golden brown and an internal thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh reads between 170°F and 180°F (76°C and 82°C). This should take about 3 minutes per pound, or 36 minutes for a 12-pounder. Start timing the bird as soon as you plunge it into its oil bath. Maintain the temperature of the oil as best you can at 350°F (176°C) but do not cover the fryer at any point and do not allow the oil to go above 360°F (182°C). And for the love of all things good, do not leave the fryer unattended. Ever.
- 5. When the turkey is done, turn off the fryer. Line a rimmed baking sheet with brown paper bags and have someone hold it steady. Carefully, carefully, carefully lift the turkey from the fryer as if your life depended on it, because in a sense, it does. Pause with the turkey hovering above the fryer to allow any excess oil to drop back into the fryer, then gently transfer the bird to the baking sheet. Cover the turkey loosely with foil and let it rest for 15 to 20 minutes.
- 6. Behold! Carve and serve as soon as possible, before you snitch so many pieces of crisp, crackly skin that your guests become wise to you. Garnish, if you please, with sprigs of herbs and dried figs.
- 7. Let the oil cool completely. Pour or siphon it into empty resealable containers and dispose of it according to the rules in your city. (Don't know? Just ask Google.)
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In a Venn diagram whose circles are labeled "UCLA Anderson alumnus," "Olympic Gold medalist" and "general manager of a world champion sports franchise," Mitch Kupchak ('87) sits alone where the circles overlap.
Kupchak currently serves as general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, a position he's held since 2000, although he's been with the franchise since 1981. First as a player (he signed with the Lakers after a stint with the Washington Bullets the team that drafted him out of North Carolina and where he earned a title as a player), then as assistant GM under Jerry West, and finally becoming general manager when West left the organization.
When West moved on in 2000, the Lakers were peaking. West had brought players Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant to Los Angeles and he'd recruited Phil Jackson to coach the team. Though Kupchak was the titular general manager during the Shaq/Kobe/Phil championship run (2000 - 2002), it was West who got much of the credit, in absentia.
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After losing to the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 2003 NBA playoffs, Kupchak attempted to rebuild on the fly by adding aging stars like Karl Malone and Gary Payton to the Lakers roster. The 2003-04 team returned to the NBA Finals, only to lose to the Detroit Pistons in five games.
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The first Shaq-less team ('04-'05) missed the playoffs and the second ('05-'06) and third ('00-'07) lost in the first round. But the 2008 team - buoyed in part by Kupchak's trade for 7-0 Spanish center Pau Gasol - returned to the NBA Finals where they lost to the Boston Celtics.
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Kupchak was groomed for his current position by West and he actually enrolled in management school while still under a player's contract when a severe knee injury had already effectively ended his time on the court. West, he said, actually took a keen interest in what Kupchak was learning in the classroom. "Jerry always asked me what I was learning," Kupchak recalled. "I remember the PC had just been introduced and we were using word processors and data bases and that interested him."
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The Central Connecticut men's golf team finished fourth at the Lafayette Invitational with a team score of 607 over the two-day event. Today's round concluded the two-day, 36-hole tournament.
Lafayette hosted the tournament that was hosted at North Hampton Country Club in Easton, PA. The par-72 course played 6,393 through two rounds.
Lehigh (303/294/597) topped the team leader board winning the event with a 294 on Monday. Drexel (307/297/604) and Iona (312/293/605) were the only two teams that placed ahead of fourth place Central (303/304/607) finishing second and third. Army (305/305/610) and Hofstra (307/303/610) tied for fifth and rounded out the field's top-five.
Sophomore Monte Mullen (74/70/144) placed second in the individual competition with a two-day score of 144. Mullen posted an impressive 70 in Monday's second round to seal his third top-ten finish of the season. The sophomore climed the individual leader board from his fourth place standing on Sunday to second on Monday, placing just one stroke behind of the tournament's individual winner Christopher Crawford (72/71/143) from Drexel.
Senior Captain Dan Fanion (75/75/150) proved consistent on both days writing in back-to-back 75's. Fanion finished tied for 14th place at +6. Senior Matthew DeJohn (75/79/154) finished +10 to give him a share of 24th place individually. DeJohn showed his best round score of the tournament on Sunday registering a 75, followed by a 79 today.
Freshman Jack Ayers (79/80/159) tied for 50th place and ended his tournament at +15. Sophomore Kevin Jud (79/83/162) placed 70th individually.
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Memphis Catholic Bishop J. Terry Steib likens the coming changes in two well-known Catholic schools with long histories to a nova.
"Later this spring we will reshape Memphis Catholic High School and Bishop Byrne High School into one entity," Steib said in a recorded announcement Thursday, Jan. 24, as the closing of Bishop Byrne at the end of the current school year was announced. "Like the stars of the universe – a nova that implodes creates more stars – Memphis Catholic and Bishop Byrne have reached their peaks and will now help to build a model diocesan school. The best of Bishop Byrne and Memphis Catholic will be used to create the new star."
While Bishop Byrne closes, there also will be changes at Memphis Catholic, which in recent years stemmed a drop in enrollment with the "Education That Works" program.
The school has a fee for service contract with employers who provide jobs for the students. The employer agrees to put up $20,000 per job. Each job is held by four students and each student on the team works five days a month, one day a week, rotating on Fridays. The breakdown amounts to $5,000 toward each student's tuition, or approximately 66 percent of the amount.
Catholic Schools superintendent Janet Donato said the program will be expanded at Catholic High but that the school will also expand in terms of its college preparatory curriculum including dual enrollment that gives students college credit. The revamped Catholic High School plans include an upgrade in technology and its extracurricular activities including sports.
Steib said "Education That Works" will be "adjusted to give students on the job experience while maximizing academic experiences."
Catholic High and Bishop Byrne have about the same number of students across a grades 7-12 structure. Catholic High has 190, according to principal Nick Green while Bishop Byrne has 170, according to Donato.
But the Bishop Byrne facility had higher maintenance needs than Memphis Catholic.
Donato termed the changes at both schools "a strategic initiative" but also acknowledged closing a school is always a difficult decision. In her career as an educator, Donato taught at two local Catholic schools that were closed. The decision to close Bishop Byrne comes during her first full month on the job since she was selected as the permanent successor as superintendent to Dr. Mary McDonald.
Bishop Byrne opened as a grade 9-12 high school in 1965 when Whitehaven was still part of the unincorporated county. The high school grew to several hundred students as Whitehaven grew. The school also benefited from a 1970 consolidation of Catholic schools and racial integration efforts. So did Catholic High School, which went coeducational after being a boys' school.
Donato said in recent years attendance has declined at Bishop Byrne, which led to the closing of a middle school at nearby St. Paul Catholic Church to boost enrollment at Bishop Byrne.
As enrollment has dropped at Bishop Byrne, Whitehaven High School, a Memphis City School, just 1.3 miles away from Bishop Byrne, has thrived in recent years, adding advanced placement courses and an optional schools program focused on business and finance. Whitehaven High School has an enrollment of more than 2,000 students.
Bishop Byrne is the successor to the old St. Thomas High School and St. Thomas Academy in South Memphis. The 1965 blueprints for the school bear the name St. Thomas School, according to "Between The Rivers," a history of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis published by the diocese.
The school, named for Catholic Bishop Thomas Sebastian Byrne, still holds artifacts from the St. Thomas parish and school including.
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The first Melbourne Stencil Festival was held in North Melbourne in 2004. The 3-day exhibition attracted audience numbers far beyond expectation. Its sell-out show was soon talk of town amongst those who had visited the festival and those who had missed out.
The 2005 festival was a 10-day exhibition at the Meat Market art complex. The festival was supported by the City of Melbourne and saw more than 700 visitors on the opening night. In 2006 the festival moved to Fitzroy, the heart of street art in Melbourne, and was held at the Rose St Artists Market. For the first time the 4-day event was also held in Sydney. It received reviews in major mainstream media in Melbourne and Sydney.
In 2007 the festival featured a total of 75 artists from 12 countries with more than 300 works. More than 4000 visitors attended the Melbourne event. It also attracted media coverage including daily newspapers, community radio and street press. It toured regionally with the support of Arts Victoria, and on its own effort interstate to Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
In 2008 the festival again attracted large numbers, with over 5000 people attending. International artists joined Melbourne's best artist producing a diverse display of stencil art. The draw card of the festival was the live spraying events which generated stunning collaborative pieces that were strongly sought after in charity auction.
Festival goers, both those who have been to the Festival in preceding years and those who have not been before. The Festival's audience is diverse from an age and gender perspective, all festival goers share a love of street and urban art, street and urban culture.
The Festival's current website is at http://www.stencilfest.com - this will be updated this year for the new Festival, to be known as 'Sweet Streets'.
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The U.S. Episcopal Church became the biggest church in the United States to approve a provisional rite for blessing gay unions after its House of Deputies gave its final approval Tuesday.
The resolution passed with 78 percent approval in the lay order and 76 percent in the clergy order. The House of Deputies is made up of both clergy and lay people.
In the lay order, 86 deputations voted in favor, 19 against; five were divided. In the clergy order, 85 deputations voted in favor, 22 opposed the resolution and four were divided.
The proposed blessing liturgy was initially approved by the Church's House of Bishops Monday during the 77th General Convention in Indianapolis, with 111 votes in favor to 41 opposed and three abstentions.
Deputies of opposite views spoke in alternate succession Tuesday afternoon, with those against the proposal urging more time to consider a decision of such magnitude.
The Rev. Sharon Lewis, alternate deputy of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, said the liturgy is more than a "pastoral provision."
"Let us move together in the heart of Christ, not turn this great big old church that I love so much on a dime," Lewis said.
Speaking in favor of the blessings, Deputy Jenna Guy from Iowa said the resolution is important to the younger generation of Episcopalians, adding that passing the resolution would bring more people into the Church.
"It's always with great pride that I tell [people] of the inclusive nature of this Church," Guy said.
A deputy from Alaska added, "There is never anything wrong with celebrating love."
The new Episcopal same-sex liturgy is called "The Witnessing and Blessing of a Lifelong Covenant."
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Well, pardon me a second while I put my jaw back into my mouth! While anything that any church does regarding marriage has little to no direct impact on me, this move by the Episcopal Church must be a welcome turn of affairs for anyone of the GLBT community who wishes to be joined in their faith as well as in the eyes of the law. I can't help but note that a Lesbian friend of mine was recently married in an Episcopal church in upstate New York (after a civil marriage in Massachusetts, before New York State joined the Bay State in legalizing same-sex marriage). It would seem as though Episcopalians are ahead of the curve as it comes to the issue of gay marriage and I salute them for their progressive and empathetic attitude.
No doubt, there will be officials of the catholic church and evangelical representatives who will protest this business loudly and publicly. Bill Donohue will have a kitten and a cat about it, and Pat Robertson will decry it as one more step on the way to Armageddon or some such twaddle.
Yet even as an atheist, I can see this as a positive step, and I'm glad of it.
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This isn't too surprising. It may result in a split in the church, but I think they might already have split. I get confused about anglicans vs episcopalians.
Didn't the split already happen, as a result of that gay bishop being ordained?
The more I look, the more I see "love thy neighbor" being practiced ONLY so long as thy neighbor is no different from the other party to the relationship. Hypocrisy much?
One of my friends spoke up at this conference. I'm really proud of her :)
Though, at the same time, it's sad that it even needs to be done in the first place.
Indeed, it is a positive step for a major denomination to become more accepting!
And you're quite right about the opposition...
Bill Donohue will have a kitten and a cat about it....
As I was looking for the resolution and the liturgy themselves, I happened across this tweet:
#Episcopal Church approved an OPTIONAL rite to bless same-sex relationships. Reading some #gc77 tweets, you'd think we approved kittencide.
As apropos as ever: "Learn from History!" by "mystic atheist" James Huber:
In the late 1700s some people wanted democratic rule. Conservative elements of the church pointed to the Bible and said it proved that the king ruled by God's will.
In the mid 1800s some people wanted to end slavery. Conservative elements of the church pointed to the Bible and said it proved that God approved of slavery.[...]
When you look back at how your parents and grandparents dealt with these things, are you ashamed or proud?
Now some people want to allow gay marriage. Conservative elements of the church are pointing to the Bible and saying it proves God hates homosexuality.
When your children and grandchildren look back at how you deal with this, will they be ashamed or proud?
Doubtless the RC church will point to the bible and say that god hates homosexuality, even as Huber suggests. Whereupon I will point to the bible and say that god ALSO hates shrimp, crab, and lobster, and that the faithful should be out there, protesting at every Legal Sea Food, Red Lobster and Joe's Crab Shack in existence!
The bible is an absurd, antiquated, retrogressive document which only serves those who want to keep EVERYTHING the SAME and wants NOTHING to change, because it doesn't. Ask those who wish to subscribe to it which century they wish to live in: the 21st or the fourth?
If the bible were so great, it would contain knowledge more advanced than from the first few centuries C.E. It would have predicted democracy, or the internet.
Susan Blackmore wrote in The Meme Machine that one reason for the bible's longevity is that it's so self-contradictory it can support just about any point of view.
One of my favorite buttons: "If you find that God hates the same people you do, you may have created him in your own image."
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - The UC Santa Barbara women's swim team set its third relay record of the week on Friday at the Husky Invitational when the 200 medley relay team consisting of Naomi Javanifard, Sara Nicponski, Erin Yamamoto and Anne Marie May finished in 1:38.57 beating their previous record set last season by .07 seconds. The relay team picked up the lone Gaucho first-place finish on day two of the three-day meet being hosted by Washington at King County Aquatics Center.
In addition to the school record, the Gauchos' relay time meets the NCAA "B" qualifying standard for the national championships in the spring.
In the men's 200 medley relay, the Gaucho "A" team of Kevin Ferguson, Jeff Sudbury, Danny McClary and Bradley Matsumoto took third-place with a time of 1:30.00, their best mark this season.
Jessica Schwalb turned in the women's best 400 individual medley performance of the day, taking seventh in the event's final with a season-best mark of 4:25.08. On the men's end, Chris Good took second in the 400 IM with a mark of 3:55.54 while freshman Ryan Garcia took fifth, clocking in at 3:58.56.
Three UCSB women made the 100 fly final and Yamamoto led the squad with a fourth-place finish, touching the wall in 54.17. Javanifard (54.85) and Katie Ure (55.26) finished fifth and seventh, respectively. In the men's 100 fly, McClary took third with a time of 48.51, adding .45 seconds onto his prelims time. Chris Wiggin also swam in the event's final, posting a time of 49.44.
Nadia Dwidar posted the Gauchos' top finish in the 200 free, taking eighth with a mark of 1:51.10, though she posted a season-best time of 1:50.33 in the prelims. In the men's 200, Scott Vogelgesang turned in a third-place finish with a time of 1:37.40. Joe Wood (1:38.71) and Kevin Kuhn (1:41.67) finished fifth and eighth, respectively.
Both Katy Freeman and Nicponski made the NCAA "B" qualifying standard in the 100 breaststroke. Freeman took third, touching the wall in 1:00.98 while Nicponski finished fourth with a time of 1:01.08. May posted a time of 1:02.39 in the event's "B" final, missing the qualifying standard by .01 seconds. Sudbury placed fifth in the men's 100 breast; he posted a season-best time of 55.27 in the event's prelims.
In the 100 backstroke, Javanifard took fifth-place with a time of 56.68 and on the guy's end, Ferguson touched the wall in 50.66, placing seventh.
The day concluded with the 800 free relay. The women's "A" team of Dwidar, Yamamoto, Courtney Bauer and Kelsey Lewis placed fourth with a time of 7:33.81. The men's team consisting of Wood, Vogelgesang, Dan Morris and Chris Good finished fourth as well, touching the wall in 6:41.44.
After two days of action, the women and men are both in third-place. The men trail meet-leader Cal by 968-760.5 and the women trail first-place USC, 923-778.5.
The Gauchos will conclude action at the 2008 Husky Invitational on Saturday. The three-day event will conclude with the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 free relay.
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Remote Networking Saves the DayMy monitor gave up the ghost in the middle of the workday, naturally when I had deadlines and a half-dozens things to do right now. It turned out to be a fried video card, and I took the long way to figure it out, but I was able to keep working until I had time to troubleshoot and fix it, thanks to Linux's easy remote networking.
I came back from a break to find it in a hard lockup. Well OK, this is inconvenient, but at least with Linux a hard crash usually doesn't have bad side effects like mangled system files, unlike a certain other inexplicably popular but frail operating system.
It is true that my vision isn't getting any better with age, but it's not that bad. So I says to myself oh dear, I have a problem. I couldn't take time out of work to deal with it, so I moved to another computer-- my house is loaded with computers, as it should be-- and used ssh to log into the broken computer:
$ ssh -Y xena
This accomplished two things. Since I was able to log in and cruise the filesystem, it told me that whatever was broken was probably limited to the video subsystem, and the -Y switch let me use the remote PC as a graphical terminal to the sick computer. So I had easy access to all of my documents and email the easy way.
Pretty Colors! But UnhealthyMy video card is an EVGA Nvidia GeForce 7600, and I have a nice 22" Viewsonic LCD monitor. I would have cried if the monitor had failed because it is only a couple of years old, and I love it. It is crisp and easy to read, it has nice colors, and it has real contrast, brightness, and color controls, instead of those incredibly moronic profile presets that newer monitors have, like "Text" and "Images" and so on. I hate those and they must die.
I did take the time to swap out the digital video cable and try the analog cable. That made no difference, and a few minutes later the display was even worse:
TroubleshootingMy troubleshooting was rather hasty and disorganized, though it did finally lead to a solution. What can I say, there are good days and there are twitterpated days. As so many readers of my blog suggested, the first thing I should have done was boot up a live Linux CD. That is a fast way to determine if the problem is hardware or software; if the live CD boots normally then the hardware is OK. It would have saved me some time.
But no, I had to take the long way. After work I spent some quality time with it. I connected the monitor to a different PC and it worked fine. OK, so it's not the monitor. I put it back and rebooted one more time hoping it would magically heal itself, when something I should have noticed right away got my attention: the boot screen was just as mangled as when Kubuntu came up. So duh, that means the video card is at fault because no drivers are loaded yet, and I already know the monitor is fine.
So I fetched my trusty rechargeable 14.4-volt Ryobi flashlight and prepared for surgery. That is my second-favorite flashlight in the whole world. It is bright and it stands up, and it is perfect for illuminating computer innards. I poked around, trying to look wise even though I had only the dogs for company, and I noticed the case fan was not spinning. Oops. The Nvidia card faces downwards, so I reached underneath to feel its fan with my finger. Oops again. Both fans use the same power connector, so apparently it was dead. Tried a different power lead, and they fired right up. (Individual power leads can fail, though in my experience it's rare.)
I gave it some time to cool and connected the monitor again. Nope, Nvidia is fried.
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