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The Best Way to Win a Fight
All too often people—especially young men, and probably disproportionately Aspies—get into fights. Or worse still, someone attacks them by surprise and overwhelms them before they can respond.
George Orwell once said "The trouble with competition is that somebody has to win." That doesn't apply to physical fights, where both sides often lose. Maybe you get to walk away and go home while the other guy has to be carried to the hospital. But you still may have gotten hurt—and in ways that can pain or even cripple you for the rest of your life … physically and/or emotionally. (It's easy to think before the fact that you don't care about seriously hurting somebody as long as they "deserve" it.)
And that's not counting stuff like your girlfriend getting mad and leaving you. (Hint: If she actually likes it when you fight, dump her. She's going to want you to get into nasty situations indeed. It's never worth it.) Or being banned from the bar or nightclub. Or getting sued for damages to the furniture … not to mention the other guy's body. (Even if you "win" that case, do you want the publicity, time sink and stress, not to mention legal fees? Not to mention if the other side wins, it's on you for the rest of your life unless you pay it all off.)
Or maybe you get arrested and charged with assault and battery, or even worse. That means heavy legal fees, time and stress, likely fines and probation and the distinct possibility of clearing your schedule for months or even many years. And good luck getting a nice job or apartment after that!
Another possibility: The other guy, and/or his friends, gang brothers or family, may come after you personally. Just in case, you've now got to look over your shoulder and become paranoid for days, weeks, months … or even the rest of your life (but maybe not for too long!). A few guys with Louisville Sluggers and tire irons can give you a lesson you'll never forget. Or they may skip the lesson and just blast you from behind with a shotgun one night.
So much for winning, huh?
Now for the good news. As the great general Sun Tzu put it in his The Art of War more than 2,500 years ago: "[T]o gain a hundred victories in a hundred battles is not the highest excellence; to subjugate the enemy's army without doing battle is the highest of excellence." In other words, there's a great way to win most conflicts: Avoid them!
As self-defense expert (and former drug dealer, bouncer, security guard and correctional facility director, among other things) Marc "Animal" MacYoung points out, most violence happens between people who know each other. That means that a large majority of folks who got beaten up had ticked off the wrong person.
That's why MacYoung's Violence, Blunders and Fractured Jaws: Advanced Awareness Techniques and Street Etiquette can be the best self-defense book you ever read. It doesn't contain a single punch, kick or block. What it does give you is detailed knowledge, from someone who has been there, done that and buried more than a few of his buddies, about what makes people—including you and me—tick and how to avoid ticking others off. Also, you can learn how to avoid most muggers and other criminals, by staying out of places where they can ambush you, spotting them coming and signaling them that they should pick somebody else.
Finally, you'll be better able to navigate the complex social minefields at school, in your neighborhood, at work and elsewhere. Your professors, roommates and co-workers might never throw a punch at you anyway … wouldn't it be nice to get them on your side?


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Posted: Tue 10 Apr 2007, 20:24
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Hello setecio,
Give it a try and maybe create some swap on your Hard Drive say 128Mb's
I could only get Puppy 2.03 running on a Pentium 1 PC with 32mb's of ram when I created some swap. (sometimes creating an ext2 partition over a ext3 partition has worked for me) I had to wait 20 minutes for Puppy to boot up on the old PC with 32mb's of ram Live before I could use Gpart to setup the required partitions. It took a bit of time to get it to work, so keep experimenting, good luck.
Joshfan, I'd check the checksum to see if you have downloaded TEENpup without errors first. Also remember TEENpup 1.0.0 is based on Puppy 2.10
Have you tried Puppy 2.10 or 2.14
One thing I have learnt about Linux after trying over 50 different distro's is that one distro will work nicely on one PC and then not work well or at all on another PC. I've had great success with Mepis 3.4-3 where others on this forum could get it to boot at all.
With TEENpup all that has been added is more Apps and changes to the appearance of Icons, mime files etc.
I have not removed anything.
I hope you get it working. TEENpup 2.0.0 will be coming in a few weeks time and is based on Puppy 2.14 so hopefully you will have more luck then.
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Posted: Wed 11 Apr 2007, 20:36
Post subject: TeenPup bug (i think?)
Tried to use TeenPup at the office wherein I have Pentium 4, nvidia motherboard and video built in, ps/2 mouse and keyboard and LCD monitor. I was able to see the main screen but the mouse is nowhere to be found. Any suggestions to go around this problem?
I will test it later at home and report details later.
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Posted: Thu 12 Apr 2007, 02:02
Post subject: TeenPup bug (i think?) Rejoinder
Used an officemate's computer with a regular CRT monitor and almost the same specs, TeenPup works! The mouse works perfectly.
Does TeenPup have a bug on LCD monitors?
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john biles
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Posted: Thu 12 Apr 2007, 02:14
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Hello metre9dmt,
I test TEENpup where I work and they have an LCD screen, no problems.
Some times I have to re-run the xorgwizard and in there you will find the mouse wizard, which may allow you to get around the problem. Also at work I can only use xvesa as TEENpup 1.0.0 won't work correctly using xorg.
As I am working on TEENpup 2.0.0 at the moment, testing so far has both xvesa and xorg working fine on the PC at work.
asawa ko pilipina so good to hear someone from the Philippines is trying out TEENpup.
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Ah, I also discovered metre9dmt is just a neighbor! And you are, too, John. This is too good to be totoo (real), eh?
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Posted: Thu 12 Apr 2007, 20:55
Post subject: LCD problem & Neighbors
Tried to use several mouse (logitech, A4Tech and IBM) to eliminate problem. The problem still persist, I still cannot see the mouse at TeenPup main screen. Tried to play around with xorgwizard but I have only the courage to change the vertical screen refresh rate. There must be a glitch somewhere. The LCD monitor is a LG FLatron L1730S and with Nvidia video built in the motherboard (Correction with the CPU: it was an Athlon 64). I still have to read the more about the xorgwizard before tinkering with it. Anyway, it would have been nice to show off TeenPup to my officemates who are extensive CAD users. There is always a next time...
By the way, Raffy is the first Filipino I know who is actively involve with Puppy Linux. I just visited him at his workplace last April 10 and nice enough to have a short chat. He actually inspired me to use Puppy Linux extensively and spread the gospel.
Last year, I went to this Open Source Conference thinking of learning more about Linux. I was frustrated by most attendees since they speak too much hardcore computerese, showing off their high-end laptops/phones and all they can think off are those bigger Linux distribution such as Novell Suse, Red Hat and Ubuntu. I was further displease since there were not even an exchange of such Linux distributions. How can I know how good they are? Wasn't this the Open Source Conference?
That was time I search around the Internet and found Puppy Linux. I was pleased to know it was a live distribution so it was easy to play around using my Windows-based computer. I was also glad that Barry Kauler and Raffy were there and not some hardcore computer geeks for us, ordinary mortals (re: Windows slaves ;-)), that can use Puppy Linux and TeenPup (of course) in our daily lives and slowly get out of the Matrix-like world of Windows. Thank you for your efforts! That includes you and other makers of Puppy Linux derivatives.
Dominic M. Tolentino 8-)
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Posted: Mon 16 Apr 2007, 04:48
Post subject: Just reading 2.0 Notes...Nice
Just read the recent changes for version 2.0. Nice! I had my pamangkins (nephews and nieces) used TeenPup 1.0 in their computers after taught them how to use it. They are now using it more often rather than Windows 98 that came with their computers. They can even use the USB connectors (through a PCI card) which can't be done with Windows 98.
Through them I hope they can spread the beauty and power of Puppy Linux. Regards.
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Posted: Mon 16 Apr 2007, 06:34
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Hello metre9dmt,
I glad you like it salamat!
Here's a screenshot of TEENpup 2.0.0 Mini Edition (ISO aprox 140MB's in size)
Please be aware that this screenshot (XFce Desktop) is only to give an idea of what to expect, Icons etc may chance in the final version.
There will also be a bigger version of TEENpup 2.0.0
I've made the ISO 140mb's in size so that PC's with 128Mb's of Ram will run from the CD like other Live Distro's and PC's with 256Mb's of Ram or more will run in Ram mode while still having 100MB's Plus of spare Ram to run all Apps.
TEENpup 2.0.0 mini XFce Desktop.jpg
TEENpup 2.0.0 mini XFce Desktop.jpg
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Posted: Mon 16 Apr 2007, 06:58
Post subject: Comments on Screenshots of TeenPup 2.0
As my 8-year-old son would say, it rocks! I humbly suggest that the previous menu system should be available as an alternative. This is to minimize retraining and provides more familiarity, especially to previous TeenPup users.
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john biles
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Posted: Mon 16 Apr 2007, 07:38
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Hello metre9dmt,
While XFce is available as an option, JWM is still the default desktop.
Also the version of XFce included in TEENpup 2.0.0 Mini Edition doesn't include the option to have desktop icons, sorry and also it only works correctly with Xorg again sorry to those using Xvesa.
Here's a Screenshot of the JWM Desktop, again this may not be the final version.
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Posted: Mon 16 Apr 2007, 20:23
Post subject: TeenPup Apps
Since there would be two editions, Mini and Maxi, I hope in the Maxi edition the following apps are still included: JRE, QCad and VYM. Using QCad and VYM regularly. JRE would be useful since I'm testing several Java programs.
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Posted: Mon 16 Apr 2007, 21:37
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Hello metre9dmt,
As the screenshots are only to give current TEENpup user's an idea of what to expect in the next TEENpup, final Apps included in TEENpup mini isn't finalized.
I can tell you that JRE won't be included in the mini edition as it is a 25MB Dotpup or the online Printer Wizard as it's a 18MB Dotpup. Both will be in the full edition of TEENpup. Just remember you can copy the Dotpups from TEENpup 1.0.0 for JRE and the Printer Wizard and install them in TEENpup 2.0.0 mini.
I'm leaning toward TEENpup 2.0.0 being a mainly install to Hard Drive edition of TEENpup. It will be a larger ISO than TEENpup 1.0.0 so will require a bit more RAM or Swap to run on older PC's Live.
Now can I ask you a question about VYM, does you son or yourself use it alot.
If so has it worked correctly for you and your son, what are your thoughts about it.
TEENpup 2.0.0 mini edition will be released first, early May.
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Hi John,
i see you have K3B inside, how did you get it to run ? i thought it needs KDE environment, isn't it ? what libraries are needed to have it to run within JWM or XFCE but not KDE ?
It looks great, keep up the good work !
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Posted: Tue 17 Apr 2007, 05:29
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Hello lvds,
Some one created a version of Puppy based on 2.10 that Included K3B
I just went though that version and copied all the required files over into TEENpup 2.0.0 which did add aprox 30Mb's to the ISO.
I just believe TEENpup should have a CD Burner as good as Nero.
I'll be doing some more experimenting to see what other K Apps I can get running in TEENpup.
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This means TEENpup includes QT?! Yay! I won't have to look for it, phew.
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The bring your own device trend is creating a "be your own IT manager" mindset among small business owners -- and pushing device makers and carriers to be IT consultants, not just sell hardware and services.
That key theme emerged at the Android Solutions for Business event held at the Toronto Board of Trade on Wednesday and sponsored by Rogers Communications Inc. and Samsung Canada. Though the event focused on various Samsung Android smartphones and tablets targeting the Canadian enterprise market, it also explored how the mobile workforce is disrupting the way small businesses manage their IT. In turn, that's forcing carriers and device makers to change the services they offer to SMBs.
"It's not just about the devices anymore. It's about 'Tell me your needs and let's have a conversation about that.' It's needs-based," said Tisha Rattos, director of small business marketing at Rogers.
Under the old business model, hardware companies made devices, SMBs bought or leased them en masse for all their staff, and then carriers provided SMBs with the telecom services they needed to use them.
Now hardware firms are still making devices, but workers - not the SMBs who employ them - are choosing which ones to use at work. This means SMB owners are being directly confronted with IT conundrums: how to make sure devices of different brands and operating systems can all work together and be managed and secured properly. It's a tough new course to navigate for SMBs that typically don't have the resources to devote specifically to IT management.
"You know at the smaller end (of the SMB spectrum) they won't have a CIO (chief information officer)," said Rattos, whose Rogers unit caters to companies with less than 100 employees.
Since many SMB owners don't have in-house CIOs or even IT managers, they have to manage the new BYOD challenges themselves.
How are they doing that? Many are offloading their BYOD issues to service providers like Rogers. As a result, service providers like Rogers don't just sell mobile devices and carrier packages to SMBs anymore; they increasingly advise them on everything from how to manage and secure multiple BYOD devices to deciding which of the thousands of mobile apps on the market would help them run their businesses better.
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"They need help to get through all that complex decision making process," Rattos said. "There's so much (mobile technology) out there. How do you start to make them all work?"
The top queries Rogers fields from small business owners these days are how to keep in touch with their staff remotely in real time, how to make sure their staff's BYOD devices are secure at work, and what type of systems and features are available to wipe or recover employees' mobile devices if they're lost or stolen, Rattos said.
SMBs want the solutions to these fairly complex issues to be super easy, Rattos said.
"Ease of implementation is so huge. It has to be dead simple. Small businesses don't have time to fiddle around."
Rogers, Bell and Telus all have small business divisions specifically targeting Canadian small business customers. (Although Bell and Telus have both launched cloud-based services for business users, so far Rogers hasn't entered that particular space.)
Sensing that SMBs want to regain some control over workplace devices within the wild west BYOD landscape, mobile device makers are also tapping into the demand for mobile device management and security systems. They're either building those features directly into the smartphones, laptops and tablets they make, or partnering with providers who can supply those features as service add-ons.
To add extra security, configuration, application and management capabilities to its line of mobile business devices, Samsung has partnered with companies like Microsoft Corp., Sybase, Soti Inc., MobileIron , AirWatch and Trellia Networks Inc. (acquired last fall by Wyse Technology).
Although Apple Inc.'s iPad tablets sparked the BYOD movement when corporate managers started taking them to the office and on the road for work, Android devices are gaining ground in both the consumer and enterprise markets, said Matthew Ettrick, national B2B sales manager for Samsung Canada and the keynote presenter at Wednesday's event.
Recent studies predict the Android OS will be on 60 per cent of all smartphones by the end of this year and that it will be the top B2B smartphone operating system by 2015, Ettrick said. A key driver of Android's growing popularity is its open platform, he added. Unlike the closed Apple and BlackBerry operating systems, Android's open platform means thousands of apps (many of them free) have been developed and taken to market quickly for users. But there's also a downside, he said.
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That, of course, is irrelevant because what are you going to do if you get fed up with Google? Honestly, I'm sick to death with non-developers masquerading as computer geeks. You give yourselves away everytime by over emphasizing the hardware (which is largely irrelevant) and undervaluing the software (which is everything).
Frankly, I couldn't give a monkeys about the hardware - and not too much of a monkeys about the OS - as long as I can easily port my software from one platform (that means OS, newbies) to another.
"Frankly, I couldn't give a monkeys about the hardware - and not too much of a monkeys about the OS - as long as I can easily port my software from one platform (that means OS, newbies) to another."
So the fart apps are easy to port are they ?
Really balanced view of technology there - I am a developer, therefore software is EVERYTHING !
Grow up ! It is a symbiotic relationship software/hardware - either is useless without the other.
Of course it's symbiotic, but the hardware is the shiny shiny thing that all the newbs can cream themselves over. The software is just the intangible thing that the world and his wife seeks to rip off or pirate. Truth is though that it is software that turns a computer from being a paperweight into the ultimate Swiss Army knife. And it is the software that is the most expensive part of the set up (and therefore the part who's portability should be valued)
Taking my setup, the software cost is more many thousands of pounds more than the hardware - even ignoring the stuff that I wrote. So I'm more likely to be pissed off if I have to change software platform than hardware platform.
As to the ease of porting a fart app, yes - very easy. But I grew past the hello world phase about thirty years ago, so that's not really my bag anymore. Don't worry - if you work very hard, you might grow out of that too.
Still, I'm getting a clear sense of how many newbies are posting replies to this infantile article. I guess you fancy yourselves bofh, yes?
Wow Mr. Blowhard way to get off topic. You better accept jackwagon that your customers can switch phones and or OSs anytime they want. Don't like having to worry about hardware differences than write for IOS. You sounds like a real jack ass. Please post what your app is so I and everyone I know can avoid ever giving you damn dime.
No apps for iOS. I've never developed for iOS. And why would I want you to give me bad publicity? Not everyone is as stupid as you are. If you're really interested though, I've been working on network analysis software for Linux and Windows. No, I won't tell you what it's called.
My point was, and I'll try to keep the words short, that they should be able to switch easily - but that its the software that creates the lock in - not the hardware. Whether a user uses Samsung or HTC matters not a jot because, ultimately, they're on the same platform (Android). It's when they switch to iOS, Blackberry or Windows that they'll have the problem.
The intelligence delta between you and the rest of the world, including the other people who post on here, isn't as big as you think it is - it really isn't the case that you are as clever as you think you are.
You also seem quite stressed and that's bad for your health. You might want to think about coping strategies that will help you relax.
"My point was, and I'll try to keep the words short, that they should be able to switch easily - but that its the software that creates the lock in - not the hardware. Whether a user uses Samsung or HTC matters not a jot because, ultimately, they're on the same platform (Android). It's when they switch to iOS, Blackberry or Windows that they'll have the problem." - 45RPM
I read all of that just for you to state the obvious... what a let down. Maybe you are so hyper intelligent i am missing the point, doubtful though.
>what are you going to do if you get fed up with Google?
Umm fork the source code (its open after all for at least the galaxy nexus) and remove the annoying parts and make it do what you want. Isn't that what developers do? (of course I know its not trivial but this guy was such an ass had to point out the obvious).
Somewhat ot, but, on the angle of being fed up with google
When Koreans and sympathetic devs get pissed at googlen or renaming Dokdo with liancourt rocks on non-Korean web searches and non-Korean installs of google earth and google maps, Samsung and Hancom might fork android.
I think thenday could come that Samsung and Korea do to google what apple did to Samsung... It is as if google felt a need to retaliate against Korea for Korea hosting a privacy rights forum in which google was blasted for worsening privacy rights globally.
Down mod me all you want, but, it may be where things are headed for all involved.
I up-voted you.
I would be surprised if Samsung haven't already got their own version of Android in-house. They have Bada which is Linux, right? and they sell millions of phones with Bada. It's not a stretch to believe they will outgrow the usefulness of or need for Google in the mobile space.
As for Google's "worsening privacy rights globally", you are dead right. Their strategy is to eliminate privacy rights by breaching privacy laws on a scale so grand as to render privacy laws ineffective - and act accordingly. This, I posit, is EVIL in essence.
... forking being all well and good, there is however one aspect of Google lock-in that I am not happy with -- the Play Store. Too many apps are using DRM meaning Google Play Store is required to install them on another device. I think this is a serious issue when needs highlighted more often in the Android community.
The reason you got downvotes is not because what you said wasn't true, but because the typical register readers are aging sys admins and other such 'non-developers masquerading as computer geeks'.
A tool is a tool is a tool, but it is nice not having to spend a fortune in money or time getting all your apps on your next device. That goes for computers as well as phones.
Hasn't Samsung always been more successful than Apple? Per the Internet Samsung usurped HP to become the number one technology company when measuring by sales back in 2009.
I think the story is more interesting in terms of trends — Apple's numbers appear more or less stagnant (albeit quite healthy) while Samsung's are growing quickly.
I'm sorry, Apple's numbers are stagnant? Profits and revenue up by 25% from the same period last year is 'stagnant' now? Did the definition of the word change some time recently?
(Note: Samsung's numbers ARE better and well done to them for it but the idea Apple's profits are stagnant is noodle-doodle. Apple is still growing but Samsung is apparently growing faster, which speaks of just how big an achievement their results actually are).
Let's say in the next quarter, RIM leaps from 4 million to 25 million smartphones. That is still lower than Apple's 27 million smartphones. So who is winning? Obviously RIM, because what counts is the trend. RIM is now the guy to watch out for, even if it sold less than Apple in absolute numbers (25 million versus 27 million).
What about the REAL world? In the past 1.5 years, Apple went from 15 million to 27 million, and Samsung went from 8 million to 57 million. Do you see what is happening? Capiche?
Of the 57 million Samsung phones, perhaps 40% are quality smartphones, or about 23 million. That would still be short of Apple's 27 million, but again it's the trend that counts.
Of course he is. No British person complains about copying ideas because the UK sold off all its businesses and now only does banking or reality TV.
That's why the gov fights any sort of regulation or fees for banking. Everything including cadbury's has been sold off so we must let the bankers continue to act like crooks to keep the economy afloat. It's easier than making things and innovating.
But, but the still made the Raspberry Pi! That's innovation, right?
Or maybe just out of ease of setting up non-profit charities over here, which is much harder to do in the US.
Another UK business feature that gives us so much choice (over 185,000 in 2010) like proposing to saving some donkeys in India - but still allowing their staff to be paid millions in expenses. Tax free.
Technology and Innovation? Where?
Operating system: Made by Google, not Samsung
Form factor and UX: Depends on who you ask, but definitely not developed by Samsung
"Innovative" features like S Voice or the home button: Stolen from Apple
Larger screens are not innovations, we've had them for ages.
Where Samsung tries their own technology (Bada) it fails miserably, so the takeaway message is you can make a ton more money by not doing any R&D of your own and just take others's work.
Actually that reminds me of some people I knew at Uni....
"Tried Googling for it but couldn't find any, but it sounds like you have a very solid idea... so let's have them."
Funny, I tried googling it (took about 10 secs) and on Samsung's US page it details that each year Samsung Electronics invests ~9% of revenue back into R&D
Samsung have also invested 822 million USD in a new R&D centre in Seoul (that's the site development cost, not even including the actual "research").
And apple's R&D investment as percentage of sales is hitting new lows. (Just over 2% in 2011).
This appears to coincide with Apple's penchant for litigation against pretty much everyone.
So although we don't have figures, we can see who's more comitted to R&D - it's ironic that the company that puts the least percentage of sales back into R&D is the one trying to get away with suing everyone else.
Also, considering Samsung Electronics have (up until recently) made a large portion of the electronics that go into Apple's gadgets, I'd say trying to rubbish Sammy's R&D is a fairly good example of cutting off your nose to spite your face.
So Apple make their own OS, whilst Samsung make their own hardware like CPUs and displays.
Samsung use someone else for the OS, but then, Apple use someone else (Samsung) for their hardware like CPUs and display.
Sorry, it's ridiculous to say that Samsung don't innovate or make technology. And even for the OS, Apple bought OS X from NEXT, and IOS is built on Darwin. Meanwhile, Samsung do build their own highly successful TouchWiz OS on Android.
So both Apple and Samsung build an OS on top of other people's work, whilst Samsung make the hardware for both themselves and Apple.
Apple copied form factor and UX from others just as much as Samsung. Google and Nokia were doing voice recognition on phones years before Apple (and wasn't S Voice itself a 3rd party thing they bought out?)
You're right that larger screens aren't an innovation, which is why an ipad is nothing new. Bada still sold more than the iphone in the same timeframe since release, so I guess the iphone failed miserable too. Also don't forget Samsung's "feature" smartphones, which they sell tens of millions of, on *top* of the Android smartphones which outself Apple two to one.
I first heard of Samsung sometime around 1992, as maker of licensed copies of HP's RISC workstations (the 9000/715 IIRC). To date I can't think of a Samsung product that was particularly original. So what? They are a ,manufacturer of mainstream electronic products, and do a pretty good job of making reasonably durable electronics at attactive price points.
The endless arguments about copying are really pretty silly when it comes to mainstream products, which almost by definition incorporate the features that most consumers expect to have. A truly innovative company will keep on coming out with products based on new ideas (the definition of innovation) and stay ahead of the pack - so has nothing to fear from mainstream.
And if you compare Samsung's devices to the real iThing clones it's easy to see there is no intentional copying by Samsung, it's just that ideas that have made it into the mainstream customer's set of expectations are incorporated into their designs (just like any other mainstream manufacturer). If cloning the iThing was their goal they would have gone the whole hog and made their products indistinguishable.
Ultimately the relative market shares of Apple and Samsung reflect their chosen roles, luxury brand and mainstream. Long may Apple innovate (though the iPad mini is very 'meh') and long may Samsung (and others) popularise.
Disclaimer: I own neither Apple not Samsung kit (or shares). Appreciate Apple's design & attention to detail, detest the so-superior attitude, see no point gadgets that don't make the lights dip when you turn them on.
Indeed. Have you noticed how just about all modern cars look very similar except for a few barges at one end and a few quirk micro-cars at the other?
Aerodynamics, safety, road conditions and the need for a driver to move safely from one model to another force a great deal of similarity. All the innovation is in hidden things like the Toyota hybrid transmission, the Fiat hydraulic valve actuators, or dual clutch automated gearboxes.
The fact that Apple is litigating about things that car manufacturers ignore suggests a deficit of real R&D on their part. I don't remember Apple inventing capacitative touch screens, OLEDS, fractal antennae, lithium batteries, CNC mills, reinforced glasses or POSIX. The unique Apple contribution to the iPhone is probably no more than a couple of percent of what makes a mobile phone work.
That is why the court battles are so bitter, just as the American and English Civil Wars were fought between people who were very similar.
"look very similar" is not the same as (a) essentially indistinguishable or (b) identical.
The Chinese (the head of the "copyist" franchise) auto industry is busily making cars that are both (a) and (b) and there is a not so quiet storm brewing about.
Each can have his/her own view, but there are an enormous number of elements in the original Samsung Galaxy range compared to the Apple products - for obvious reasons fewer now. The court cases serve to define exactly where the line is drawn between "similar" and a copy. For the generally clueless IT crowd it looks like the end of the world, however this sort of thing is litigated constantly. The Apple-Samsung cases are just interesting for us in IT because we live in that world. The cases are by no means unique.


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Fix a Leak Week
March 01, 2019
Mark your calendars, folks: March 18-24 is the EPA's eleventh annual Fix a Leak Week. Household leaks can waste more than 1 TRILLION gallons of water each year. Yes, 1 TRILLION—That's a one with 12 zeros behind it (1,000,000,000,000). Those drippy faucets and leaking toilets are more than an annoyance; they cost you lots of money, and they waste LOTS of water. So, this March, hunt down those drips! Chase those leaks!
Winter Weather Woes
February 01, 2019
This winter has brought more winter weather woes than usual, as the polar vortex has hit North America, bringing with it record-breaking cold. The past week has seen the coldest weather in a generation. Schools have been called off, businesses are closed, flights are cancelled, the US Postal Service has suspended service in some states, and thousands of homes have been without power. Chicago has been colder than Mt. Everest base camp. The U.S. Midwest has had lower temperatures than the South Pole. This is dangerously cold.
A new dawn, a new day, a New Year
January 01, 2019
January. 2019.
A brand new year, a brand new day — clean and shiny, spotless and gleaming, hopeful and exciting. Untouched and unspoiled, like a present that has just been unwrapped. A time to look back on (and learn from) the mistakes of the previous year, and look forward with hope and resolution to the new days ahead. And as we celebrate, and hope, and resolve, and plan, we do so along with people all over the world, and down through the ages. In fact, people have been celebrating the beginning of the new year for over 4,000 years. So, who first celebrated New Year's Day? Why do we celebrate on Jan 1?
We make a life by what we GIVE.
December 01, 2018
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill
The holidays are fast approaching, with all that this joyful season brings: carols and eggnog, parties and mistletoe, glitter and tinsel and twinkly lights, hearth and home and friends and family. And GIVING. As we think about the good gifts we hope to give this holiday season, we are reminded to give of our time, our resources, our abilities. Not just this month, but every month. It can make such a difference in someone's life.
Here are some people who are making a difference . . .
Weather this Winter Well
November 01, 2018
The holidays are fast approaching, and with them, wintry weather. Snow, ice, and freezing temperatures can really take a toll on a home, causing expensive damages and high utility bills. Winterizing your home can help prevent unexpected surprises, such as busted pipes, and will help with energy costs. A few simple tips to winterizing your home can help make sure that your holiday feasts with friends and family are warm and cozy.
Here are some tips to help you weather this winter well . . .
Leaves are falling . . . Autumn is calling.
October 01, 2018
Autumn is heralded by the exhilaration of falling temperatures and the dazzling hues of falling leaves. The air is cool and the colors are warm. October glories in the grandeur of oranges, yellows, and reds. Nature puts on a theatrical extravaganza, and we have the privilege of watching the show every single day. This is an incredible time to grab a sweater and enjoy the majesty of the outdoors. Visit a pumpkin patch or an apple orchard and revel in the bounty of the season. Take a hike and bask in the beauty of the changing colors. Or simply go outside and savor the splendor that's right there in your front yard. Find a nice seat and enjoy the fresh, invigorating breeze, or get busy working on your garden and your lawn.
Plastic, plastic, everywhere
September 01, 2018
The production of plastic has grown 8 percent a year for decades, much more than any other manufactured material, because plastic is just so useful. We use it for packaging (43%) and construction (20%); we have plastic in our clothes, our cars, our computers.
Plastic really is everywhere.
"Roland Geyer, an industrial ecologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, says no one had tallied how much plastic people have manufactured since its invention. When he did it, he was shocked at what he found. 'Eight point three billion metric tons of plastics produced so far. That's just really a staggering amount.' He did some calculations to understand that number. 'And it turned out that it can cover an area the size of Argentina,' he says, 'which is the eighth-largest country in the world.'
'Ankle deep.'"NPR
In the Water, but Out of Harm's Way
August 01, 2018
Swimming pools and beach vacations, waterskiing at the lake and rafting on the river, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, boating, wake boarding, tubing, jet skiing, snorkeling, sailing, surfing, and swimming - when it's summertime and the mercury is on the rise, there is nowhere we'd rather be than in the water! North America's lakes, rivers, and seas are oases of beauty and respite from the summer sun, so it's no surprise that swimming is summer's number one pastime. But as you enjoy the season's final days, please make water safety your first priority. Swimming cools us off and keeps us fit, and it's one of the most enjoyable ways to spend a hot August day. But we cannot forget that it can also be dangerous. Drowning is the number one cause of unintentional death among children aged 1-4, and it's the number two cause of unintentional death among those aged 5-24. A moment of distraction can be fatal, so please take great care to keep yourself and your loved ones safe in the water.
It's a Heat Wave
July 01, 2018
How to Beat the Heat
Hopefully, you've all had a chance to cool off at the pool, beach, lake, or river this summer. But this July is shaping up to be seriously hot —we're talking about dangerously, oppressively, swelteringly hot— and we're all looking for some sweet relief to beat the heat.
Water Wisely
June 01, 2018
It is just as important to conserve water OUTSIDE your home as it is INSIDE your home. Lush green lawns, bright colorful flower gardens, bountiful vegetable harvests —these add beauty and enjoyment to your home. But grass and flowers and vegetables require water, and they can sometimes consume massive amounts of this precious natural resource. So how can you water wisely? How can you conserve water in your yard?
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Thursday, April 19
Chili Night with Tony Rosario, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www.skabrewing.com.
Lacey Black, piano, 5:30 p.m., Lost Dog Bar & Lounge, 1150 Main Ave., 259-0430.
Greg Ryder, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150.
Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2012, screening of 1989 Alpine Valley, Wisc. concert, 7 p.m., Durango Stadium 9, 900 Trans-Lux Drive, 247-9799, www.fathomevents.com.
Caitlin Cannon, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 375-7260.
Comedy Night with Durango DOT Comedy, 8 p.m. 49 Lounge/Sky Ute Casino Resort, 14324 Colorado Highway 172, Ignacio, 563-7777, www.skyutecasino.com.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
Karaoke Dance Party hosted by Steve Kahler, 8 p.m., Pongas, 121 W. Eighth St., 382-8554.
Salsa Night with DJ Soltron, 9 p.m., Moes, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Meltdown Kickoff Party with Kentucky Delux, 10 p.m., no cover, The Summit, 600 Main Ave., 247-2324, www.durangosummit.com.
Windows and Reflections of Durango, oils by Marie McCallum, through April, Karyn Gabaldon Fine Arts, 680 Main Ave., 247-9018, www.karyngabaldon.com.
Big Canyons, Big Skies, The Desert Southwest of Stanton Englehart, through April, Toh-Atin Gallery, 145 W. Ninth St., 247-8277, www.toh-atin.com.
Holy Men, photography by Joey L, through June 7, Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., 382-8355, www.openshuttergallery.com.
Lost Dog Art Spectacle presents Britt Gordon, through Thursday, Lost Dog Bar & Lounge, 1150 Main Ave., 259-0430.
Calico Collective group art show with Sarah Steppelman-Mason, Jeffry Haas, Joshua C. Williams, Chris Haas and Lou Martinelli, through April, Your Flesh Tattoo, 965 Main Ave., 259-2836.
Flow, works by Joyce Majiski, through April 21, Art Library, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606, www.durangoarts.org.
Joaquin Salazar, photography of the Southwest, through April, Fifth Corner Photo Gallery, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 903-8267, www.thefifthcornerphotogallery.com.
Mike Brieger, ikebana vases and vessels, through April, White Dragon Tea Room & Gallery, 820 Main Ave., 769-1022.
Win, Place, Show, artwork of Nicole Finger, through May 15, Rochester Hotel, 726 East Second Ave., 247-1242, www.fingerpaintingart.com.
Local Color, photography of Kit Frost, online exhibit, through May, www.durangoarts.org.
Autumn Cameron, whimsical art, ongoing, The Tuning Fork, 25 W. Mill St., Bayfield, 259-1831.
Far Out
Nature, San Juan Symphony with guest pianist Zhu Wang, April 21, $16-$50, Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 247-7657, www.durangoconcerts.com.
Recycled Robots Contest, Earth Day at the Durango Discovery Museum, April 22, $5, 884-9963/259-9234.
Spencers: Theatre of Illusion, magic, April 26, $22-$28, Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 247-7657, www.durangoconcerts.com.
Todd Snider with Eric Brace and Peter Cooper, April 28, $20/$23, Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave., 375-7160, www.henrystratertheatre.com.
Submit events at www.durangoherald.com/section/eventsubmit, or fax, mail or deliver a listing for your event to the Herald no later than noon Wednesday for the coming week.
Ted Holteen is compiling the calendar: Email him at email@example.com.


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Who they will get to score Hercules - Ratner's a crap director but he generally gets good scores!
Bruno Coulais: Amazonia, The Shadow King, Song of the Sea John Debney: SpongeBob SquarePants 2 Just kidding. Patrick Doyle: Cinderella, Jack Ryan, undisclosed mystery movie Randy Edelman: A Friggin Christmas Miracle George Fenton: Bears, The Spirit of '45, The Zero Theorem William Goldstein: OKI -- In the Middle of the Ocean Dave Grusin: Skating to New York Ron Jones: Fight for Space (documentary) Trevor Jones: To Tokyo Mark Knopfler: Dough (Director: John Goldschmidt) Michel Legrand: Butterfly Love Joel McNeely: A Million Ways to Die in the West Paul Leonard-Morgan: Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (IF he approaches it like his documentary series scoring) Ennio Morricone: The Best Offer, The Canterville Ghost David Newman: Tarzan 3D, Behaving Badly James Peterson: For Billy Rachel Portman: Belle, The Right Kind of Wrong, Still Life Mike Post: Behind the Gate (documentary) Mark Snow: Aimer, boire et chanter (again for Resnais) Fernando Velázquez: The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box, Crimson Peak Lucas Vidal: Tracers


text: Barbara Reinalda, who was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame in 2000, begins her 11th season at Yale and her fourth as a head coach. She was named the co-head coach of the Bulldogs prior to the start of the 2005 season after spending seven years as Yale's top assistant. In 2006, her first season solely in charge of the team, she guided the Bulldogs to 28 wins, only three shy of the school record. Reinalda has worked closely with the Yale pitching staffs during her tenure. In 2004, she helped Peggy Hunt lead the Ivy League in earned run average and the Yale staff tie the school record with 13 shutouts. The Bulldogs also have had a potent offense during her tenure. In 2006, the team set school records in home runs with 29 and total bases with 520 and tied the school record with 57 doubles. As a player, Reinalda was one of the most successful pitchers in fast pitch softball history. She spent 19 years with the world-renowned Raybestos Brakettes and is the winningest pitcher in team history with a 441-31 record. During her career, she pitched 19 perfect games, 31 no-hitters, 76 one-hitters and 312 shutouts. In 1994, her final season with the team, she compiled a 14-0 record and a 0.38 ERA, while opposing hitters batted only .145 against her. She ended her career with 77 consecutive victories, a streak that spanned more than four years. Reinalda also has a wealth of international experience. She was part of the 1986 Team USA squad that competed at the world championships and was a member of the 1983 team that represented the United States at the Pan American Games. A native of Bellflower, Calif., Reinalda is a 1980 graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, where she was a business management major.


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4x100 meter relay prelim results
DELAWARE, Ohio – On the first day of the 2014 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field championship the 4x100 meter relay team qualified for championship Saturday with their fastest time of the 2014 season Thursday afternoon at Selby Stadium on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University.
The team of Krista Ledin (Bridgewater, Mass.), Hulerie McGuffie (Lynn, Mass.), Renee O'Brien (Stoneham, Mass.), and Anisha Trappier (Taunton, Mass.) recorded a combined time of 47.15 seconds, which was the seventh fastest time in the preliminary round. The Beacons will compete for a national championship on Saturday at 1:40 p.m.
Also qualifying for the finals was the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (46.01), Mount Union (46.81), Wartburg College (46.84), Emory University (47.00), Wheaton College (Mass.) (47.02), University of St. Thomas (Minn.) (47.07), and MIT (47.44).
McGuffie was also in action in the 200 meter dash prelims and finished in 11th place with the second fastest of her career. The Lynn native posted a time of 24.68 seconds, falling just short of qualifying for the finals by a mere .12 seconds.
Tomorrow it will be the high jumpers Carl Joseph (Brockton, Mass.) and O'Brien in action. O'Brien will compete at 2 p.m., with Joseph set to compete at 5:30 p.m. McGuffie will take to the track in the 400 meter dash prelims at 7 p.m.


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What are Orange playing at?
their mainstream selection of phones has been weak (to put it mildly) since the RAZR's (remember them?) glory days, and shoving a gimmicky bauble at the top of the tree while still trying to pretend that a Blackberry is in some way going to sway the iPhone-hungry hordes isn't going to do a great deal to rectify this.
Still, I suppose they could think up some more stupid names for their price plans in lieu of actual deckchairs to rearrange.


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Afternoon game not exactly the best timing for Sox fans
Red Sox Nation's three-year wait for playoff baseball ended at Fenway Friday with the first pitch at 3:09 p.m., although the afternoon start time made it a little difficult for many diehard fans to watch the game.
Some turned on the TV at work or tracked the game against the Tampa Bay Rays on their computers. Others left work early to get in front of a TV at home or at the pub.
While local pubs would usually be jammed for a Red Sox playoff game, most were nearly empty during the early innings, though crowds grew larger as the game went on.
Mystic resident and Red Sox fan Erin O'Leary said she showed up at Hot Rod Café in New London to watch the game and celebrate her friend's passing the bar exam. She also wound up celebrating a 12-2 Red Sox victory in the opening game of the teams' divisional playoff series.
Raised in Massachusetts, O'Leary said she has always rooted for the Red Sox. She named her dog after Boston great Ted Williams and met former shortstop Nomar Garciaparra with co-worker Jay Berryman. Attorneys for Suisman Shapiro law firm in New London, they had met Garciaparra while providing legal insight to coaches at the World Baseball Coaches Clinic at Mohegan Sun in 2011.
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Although a New York Mets fan, Berryman said Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino and Koji Uehara have really made a difference for the Red Sox.
New London resident Bob Ronfeld was also at Hot Rod to watch the game. "I always like it when they beat the Yankees, and they did this year," he said.
After he and his friend Brian Wong, who works for ESPN in Bristol, finished their wings, Ronfeld said they would go back to his condo, where Ronfeld has a larger television screen.
Hot Rod had about 20 people in the bar at 4 p.m. and at least three televisions showing the game.
The Dutch Tavern in downtown New London is very much a regulars' bar. By 4 on any Friday afternoon, it starts to fill up with familiar faces - some of whom are sports fans and some of whom aren't.
But on this particular Friday afternoon, the street-side end of the bar, under the suspended television set, had attracted folks wanting to see the Sox game.
Bill Hanrahan, who works in media relations at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, sipped his Brooklyn lager and said he'd gotten off early to see the game.
A longtime Sox enthusiast, Hanrahan said there was no place he'd rather be. "Red Sox playoff baseball at happy hour in the Dutch on a beautiful October day? Where else would you go?"
Hanrahan explained he has a particularly strong vibe about this season's team. "I went to the 15-inning game at Fenway on July 31, another one of their walk-off wins," he said. "It was such a magical game and I'm confident it's going to be a magical season to the end."
James Stephenson, a professor at Mitchell College who'd just conducted a class in politics and government, walked into the bar and ordered a Budweiser. He was wearing a tie featuring architectural designs of old major league ballparks. A notorious Mets fan, he nonetheless made a beeline from campus to the Dutch to see the Sox game.
"I'm not just a Mets fan," he said. "I'm a baseball fan."
Bartender Dave Anderson was asked if any customers had expressed interest in changing the channel to the Pirates-Cardinals game. He grinned. "Oh, are they playing?"
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - the problem science has with God Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in the problem science has with God Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> The Strange and Mysterious View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message piROSEnkJoined: 13 Nov 2003Posts: 5Location: somewhere Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:37 pm Post subject: the problem science has with God INTERESTING CONVERSATION An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God , The Almighty. He asks one of his new Muslim students to stand and..... Professor: You are a Muslim, aren't you, son? Student : Yes, sir. Prof: So you believe in God? Student : Absolutely, sir. Prof: Is God good? Student : Sure. Prof: Is God all-powerful? Student : Yes. Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm? (Student is silent.) Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good? Student :Yes. Prof: Is Satan good? Student : No. Prof: Where does Satan come from? Student : From...God... Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world? Student : Yes. Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did! make ev erything. Correct? Student : Yes. Prof: So who created evil? (Student does not answer.) Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they? Student :Yes, sir. Prof: So, who created them? (Student has no answer.) Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God? Student: No, sir. Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God? Student : No , sir. Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter? Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't. Prof: Yet you still believe in Him? Student : Yes. Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son? Student : Nothing. I only have my faith. Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has. Student : Professor, is there such a! thing a s heat? Prof: Yes. Student : And is there such a thing as cold? Prof: Yes. Student : No sir. There isn't. (The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.) Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. 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Back to top coffeedecafeJoined: 02 Mar 2004Posts: 140Location: michigan,usa Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:17 am Post subject: good article. though i have imagined i smelt my brain smoking on a reallt hard exam some statements in the christian bible which talk about the neccesity of god for life to exist include: -in him we live and move and have our being -all things were made by him and for him, and in him all things are held together -i am the way, the truth, and the life. no man comes unto the father except by me. -then will death be swallowed up in victory -and there shall be no night there;and they need no candle neither light of the sun; for the lord god gives them light;and they shall reign forever and ever -and i saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away ...and god shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things shall be passed away. and he that sat on the throne said, "behold i make all things new." i like thinking about this._________________coffeedecafe Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> The Strange and Mysterious All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. 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How Obama lost his presidency in August 2009
When the history of Barack Obama's one-term presidency is written, August 2009 will be remembered as the turning point.
It was then that thousands of ordinary citizens began to rise up against a health care bill being forced through Congress. And it was then that the Obama administration declared war, through its union proxies, against the American people.
Obama had been elected to fix the economy. But Democrats had planned for years to use the first year of the next "progressive" presidency to push universal health care, according to the plan written in federal prison by convicted fraudster and Democrat strategist Robert Creamer. That plan declared: "To win we must not just generate understanding, but emotion — fear, revulsion, anger, disgust."
The Democrats followed that plan to the letter and vowed to pass ObamaCare — then known as H.R. 3200 — before that summer's end. But when they dispatched members of Congress to town hall meetings to sell Obama's policy, they met unprecedented outrage — not just protests, but the simple, searing questions of their constituents: "Why should we pay for abortions?" "Does the legislation cover illegal immigrants?" "Have you even read the bill?"
Some of the opposition was organized by Tea Party groups that had sprung up in the wake of President Obama's massive stimulus in February 2009. But much of it was spontaneous. Then-House Speaker (now Minority Leader) Nancy Pelosi called the protests "un-American" and falsely accused Tea Party members of carrying swastikas. That made the public even more indignant.
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That very evening, union thugs at a town hall meeting in Tampa assaulted a man who opposed ObamaCare, ripping the shirt off his back. And that same night in St. Louis, Ken Gladney allegedly was beaten up outside a town hall meeting as he tried to distribute Gadsden ("Don't Tread On Me") flags by union thugs yelling, "What kind of nigger are you?" The next day, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius thanked SEIU members for their efforts at town halls.
It didn't stop there. On Aug. 31, left-wing organizers outside a town hall meeting in suburban Chicago instructed activists to block residents' questions. The Gladney attack was a small part of a much larger campaign of intimidation, directed from the White House. The acquittals in the Gladney case cannot erase what happened, even though the high-flying lawyers brought in by the SEIU outmatched the rookie prosecutor. But the verdict has been seized upon by the left-wing propagandists at Media Matters, which received a hefty donation from the SEIU after the Gladney attack and which set about trying to destroy Gladney's credibility.
Local graduate student Adam Shriver has been a willing accomplice in Media Matters' revisionism. In an Aug. 25 oped column in the Post-Dispatch, he accuses me of 'smearing" unions — yet in this case and others, Shriver focuses obsessively on shreds that favor his ideological patrons, knowing and caring little about the facts as a whole.
Recently, when professors at the University of Missouri were caught indoctrinating their students in violent tactics in labor disputes, Shriver tried to dismiss the evidence by focusing on edits in a highlight reel created by an independent blogger. He refuses to join calls for the university to release video or transcripts of the course as a whole, thereby assisting the administration's cover-up. Both private and public unions continue to use those thuggish tactics — most recently in the Verizon strike, where union members staged a mock funeral outside an executive's home, and even put a little girl in front of a truck to scare replacement workers.
Ken Gladney was an innocent victim, singled out by thugs specifically because they thought he was a black conservative, for whom the Janeane Garolafos of the left reserve special contempt. Those who accuse the Tea Party of being "terrorists," and who blamed Sarah Palin for the Tucson massacre, have yet to be held accountable for the violence they unleashed in August 2009. They "won" the Gladney case, but they are losing the nation, thanks to the extraordinary courage of ordinary people who will not be silenced.
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(Actually, I started to think about 2014 last night. Stop me. It's a cry for help.)
Another offseason consideration that's already snuck its way onto the radar is the matter of Toronto's Triple-A affiliation for the coming years. Having spent four years in Las Vegas, it would seem as though another venue might be desirable for everyone involved.
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- Oklahoma RedHawks (Houston)
All of which leaves three PCL cities with a historical perception of being somewhat undesirable for a variety of reasons (Las Vegas, Nashville and New Orleans) and two IL teams, in Buffalo and Rochester.
Baseball America's Josh Leventhal reported back in May that while there shouldn't be much movement in affilations this offseason, Toronto's desire to move closer to home was clear. Beyond geography, the Jays should be amply motivated to pursue both of those IL alternatives, if only to return to some semblance of normalcy when it comes to the development path they set out for their prospects. As a team that is placing a greater emphasis on the minor league system, you have to imagine that they'd much rather see the Lansing Three pitching primarily in the Northeast as opposed to the high deserts of the Southwest.
I know fans are going to stampede towards the choice of Buffalo as the most natural fit, but given that we've already been down that road once and come away empty, it's worth taking a glance at what the other possibilities are. If the Bisons re-up with the Mets, Rochester is hardly a consolation prize. While not quite as close to the GTA, Rochester has multiple flights to Toronto daily, and sits just across Lake Ontario. If anyone ever had the notion to begin running that ferry service across the lake again, you could say that minor leaguers getting the call were "riding the ferry" to the big club.
Okay, maybe I'm a little to attached to a nice turn of phrase. Still, a large portion of the Jays' fanbase from Oshawa through Kingston to Ottawa would only be a few hours away from the top affiliate.
The forthcoming offseason will be fascinating for a number of reasons, but in an amongst the multitude of free agent and trade rumours that are certain to occupy the time of Jays fans, this affiliation agreement may be the most important deal that the team signs over the winter.