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Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson announced that the students' new school, the former Chalk Hill Middle School in Monroe, has been renamed Sandy Hook Elementary School. She said the Sandy Hook staff made that decision.
"That's who they are. They're the Sandy Hook family," Ms Robinson said after a news conference at a park in Monroe a few miles from the school, which will open for classes on Thursday morning.
President Barack Obama with children in Newtown days after the massacre (WHITE HOUSE/PETE SOUZA)
Ms Robinson said that renaming the Chalk Hill school will allow staff and students to keep "their identity and a comfort level."
The school where the shootings occurred remains closed and guarded by police. Newtown officials haven't decided yet on the building's future.
Connecticut school shooting: Newtown's school buses sputter back to life (Photo: John Moore/GETTY)
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Police haven't released any details about a motive.
Numerous police officers guarded the outside of the Monroe school, which is about 7 miles from the old school, and told reporters to stay away.
Asked about the level of security at the new school, Monroe police Lt. Keith White said, "I think right now it has to be the safest school in America."
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Teams of workers, many of them volunteers, prepared the Chalk Hill school with fresh paint and new furniture and even raised bathroom floors so the smaller elementary school students can reach the toilets. The students' desks, backpacks and other belongings that were left behind following the shooting were taken to the new school to make them feel at home.
When classes start, Ms Robinson said teachers will try to make it as normal a school day as possible for the children.
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The reason why (or so was said before) is because they want to keep tabs on how many people click the link, and it was easier this way then some other way. If pegr isn't trustworthy of Techdirt giving the right url in the bit.ly link then they can always click at the link at the end of each topic which has the same url the bit.ly link goes to but isn't obfuscated.
Ignoring the horrible wall of text...
The link's description actually says "If the thought of eating insects isn't appealing, it's a lot more appetizing to eat meat from animals that feel no pain." That is they aren't talking about insects but animals, in this case cows that don't feel pain. Perhaps a reading lesson would help.
And off-topic: the site works perfectly for me and my connection, and other people have responded to you in the past with the same. Perhaps, just perhaps the issue is on your end? You know since you are the only one (that is known) that is having issues?
Actually you can just hover your mouse over any part of the comic as it is in the post. The alt-text is still there and pretty funny too.
$7.50 is cheap? Where I live its 5 dollars max for any new release in a nice theater with all the normal amenities. It used to be 4 dollars for a while too but last year they raised prices it might be $6.50 for regular adults (I'm a student) but that's still cheaper than the $7.50 for four people price.
I'd rather go to a theater and save $2.50 per person and see a new movie (ok maybe not now cause all the movies out now aren't ones that I'm interested in) than do that.
Actually they do put the dates in the urls, they are just in an odd manner. Take today's url: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100709/11531110156.shtml the first set of numbers are the date: 2010 07 09 (year month day). I do however agree with you in adding "word slugs" (I didnt know this was an actual term?) instead of the number counter (the second string of numbers) would be beneficial.
I believe he means links such as this: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100518/2341299481.shtml
That doesn't tell us anything about what the article is. Obviously it is relatively easy to make "our" links descriptive, but if you make the url of the post more descriptive (beyond just the date and some sort of counter which tells us nothing), then that would be helpful.
I'm kinda late to the discussion, but since I play WoW I do have some insider info regarding the celestial steed and blizzard's plans with the store.
First, as Rose and others have mentioned the mount doesn't give you any direct in game benefits (beyond having a interesting mount (though that is up to debate as some people make fun of purchasers of the mount)). It "scales" with your known riding speed, so if you have a 310% mount (currently the fastest speed, but only obtainable through certain "difficult" means (usually achievements but also being the top groups in arena play) then it can go 310%. Most people have 280% though and consequently they get a new 280% mount. The mount also scales on the ground as well (60-100%). If you buy the mount and start a new alt character once they hit level 20 they can buy the first mount training for a 60% speed increase. They can then use the CS instead of buying a different mount. Once they hit level 40 they can buy the 100% ground mount speed training (fastest ground speed currently) and the CS will auto-adjust its speed to be 100%.
Secondly, the code that you get from the store is theoretically transferable (I've seen many people selling codes for 10-15 thousand gold on my server), assuming of course you didn't use it already. Once it's used its useless to anyone else. Basically what happens is a person buys several of the codes, and sells them to people in game for whatever price in gold they agree to. I don't know for sure if it's legal (I don't remember their ToS exactly in this case, but they can probably just say it's like gold selling in which case it would be illegal), but people are (were) doing it. One person on my server supposedly sold 10 of those codes during the first few days of it being available. He/She spent $250 in cash but got back over 100k gold (supposedly is key they might have been scamming people by giving them used codes that were thus useless, but I hadn't heard anyone bashing them in chat)
Finally, Blizzard has made it very, very clear they have no intentions in adding stuff to the store that will somehow make people better in game if they buy it (i.e. armor, weapons). They seem to shy away from "forcing" people to buy armor/weapon upgrades through their store becasue then you create a disparity between people who can pay and people who can't. I would assume Blizzard would lose a large portion of their subscriber base becasue of that happening.
And from Damian himself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdyb_Ip_R8w
I would say that This is offical. I signed up for their newsletter and just received an email form them saying they left EMI and made "Paracadute"
Google to me is more like the librarian in the library than the library itself. It tells us what books (web pages) are on the shelves and where to find it.
As far as I know the state university that I go to (University of Illinois) holds all of my projects as their own when we are done with them (I'm an architecture student so I can only speak for that college). I could ask around if the CS department does the same, but I know we've always been told that any projects we do for our studio class become the ownership of the university.


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How to Knit a Cowl
This simple project, presented here as a master pattern, is the perfect starting point for knitting in the round. Choose the desired circumference of your cowl, make a gauge swatch to determine your cast-on number, and away you go!
You can knit this cowl in plain stockinette stitch and allow it to curl at the edges, or add a simple border of garter stitch to control the natural roll of stockinette stitch. You can also knit it in a variety of stitch patterns; it lends itself well to lacy, open designs.
Size: XS (S, M, L, XL)
Circumference: 20 (26, 32, 44, 50) inches
This cowl is circular in shape. You can make it any circumference and height you want. The circumference is determined by the number of stitches you cast on; the height is determined by how many rounds you knit before you bind off. The L and XL sizes are intended to be wrapped twice around your neck.
Needles: One 16-inch (or longer) circular needle in the size needed to get your desired gauge.
Stitch markers
Seaming needle
Yarn: You can use virtually any weight of yarn for this project. The number of yards you need will vary, depending on gauge, stitch pattern, and the size of the cowl. The table gives you a rough estimate of the yardage for a 20–50" cowl that is approximately 12" tall.
Gauge in stockinette Approximate yardage 3 sts/inch 120–450 yards 4 sts/inch 160–500 yards 5 sts/inch 200–650 yards 6 sts/inch 260–800 yards 7 sts/inch 325–950 yardsIf you plan to use this stitch patterm on your cowl, be sure to cast on a number of stitches that is a multiple of 14.If you plan to use this stitch pattern on your cowl, be sure to cast on a number of stitches that is a multiple of 17.
It is best to work this project using one circular needle in the traditional method. You can work smaller cowls on a 16-inch circular; larger cowls will fit better on a 32-inch circular. However, if you do not have the correct length of circular needle to fit all of your cast-on stitches, you can use two circulars or the magic loop method.
Drape a tape measure or a 50-inch piece of string around your neck and arrange it to find your desired cowl circumference.
This master pattern offers sizes ranging from 20 inches all the way up to 50 inches. The smaller cowls will fit once around your neck, and, if you knit it to a sufficient height, you can pull it up over the head as a snood.
The 32-inch cowl can drape gracefully around the neck as both a fashion accessory and a buffer against the cold winter winds. The two largest sizes are large enough that you can wrap them twice around the neck for added warmth, or once around the neck as a dramatic accent.
When choosing yarn for your cowl, consider the purpose you want your finished project to fulfill. If you are seeking a year-round accessory, choose a yarn that reflects that; cotton, rayon, or silk would be comfortable just about anywhere. If you want a cowl item that's suited for cool-weather wear, try wool or another animal fiber. Think about color as well; a simple stockinette cowl will show the colors of a variegated or self-patterning yarn to best advantage, while a solid or semi-solid color yarn is more appropriate for a complicated stitch pattern.
After choosing your yarn, consider a stitch pattern. You can work this cowl in stockinette stitch, one of the lacy patterns presented in Cowl B or C, a stitch pattern, or a pattern of your own. Once you've chosen a stitch pattern, make a swatch in that pattern to determine your gauge and your needle size. Your gauge will determine the number of stitches you cast on to achieve a given size. Bear in mind that your total number of cast-on stitches should be divisible by the number of stitches in your stitch pattern. For example, if your stitch pattern is 12 stitches wide, round the cast-on number from the table on the next page to a multiple of 12.
Using the long-tail cast-on, cast on the number of stitches specified in the table for your gauge and desired cowl size.
Gauge Number of Stitches to Cast On 3 sts/inch 60 (78, 96, 132, 150) 4 sts/inch 80 (104, 128, 176, 200) 5 sts/inch 100 (130, 160, 220, 250) 6 sts/inch 120 (156, 192, 264, 300) 7 sts/inch 140 (182, 224, 308, 350)
Arrange your stitches on the needle and join for working in the round, being careful not to twist the cast-on around the needles. Place a marker to indicate the end of the round.
If you want an edging, work a few rounds of garter stitch as follows: *Knit 1 round; purl 1 round. Repeat from * once.
Begin to work in stockinette or your chosen stitch pattern until the cowl measures the desired height from the cast-on edge.
Try 12–24 inches for a single-wrap cowl and 8–12 inches for a longer cowl. The cowl should be at least 18 inches tall if you want to wear it as a snood.
If you want an edging, work a few rounds of garter stitch as follows: *Knit 1 round; purl 1 round. Repeat from * once.
Bind off loosely. Weave in yarn ends.
Wash and block, if desired.
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Acting under heavy pressure from the Obama administration, BP Wednesday agreed to suspend its quarterly dividend immediately and establish a $20 billion escrow fund toward damages and claims arising from its disastrous Gulf oil spill.
The move helps remove some of the uncertainty that has been hammering at the company's stock price since the April 20 accident, although it remains unclear what the total cost will be for the nation's worst oil spill.
President Barack Obama, after meeting with top BP officials in the White House, stressed that the $20 billion was "not a cap" on BP's liability.
Under the agreement, BP will set up an independently operated fund to cover the costs of cleaning up the spill and paying damages to individuals and businesses hurt by the disaster. The fund will be managed by Washington attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who has gained fame as the Treasury's "pay czar" after Wall Street's near meltdown in 2008 and as the overseer of payments to families of victims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
BP also agreed to set aside $100 million to pay lost wages to oil rig workers idled by a temporary halt to new deep-sea oil drilling.
Oil industry experts say it remains to be seen whether any amount of money can fully compensate victims and restore the Gulf Coast to conditions that prevailed before the massive spill.
"We seem to be a bit intoxicated by this idea that BP will pay for everything," said Frank Glaviano, former vice president of Shell Exploration and Production. "Maybe they will, and maybe they won't. Even if they do we're doing so much destruction to the land, the environment and the culture and the jobs and the economy here, that money won't be able to repair all of this."
BP has deep financial resources to draw from. The company reported profits of $16.8 billion last year on revenue of nearly $250 billion. By suspending its $2.6 billion quarterly dividend, the company frees up additional cash flow for the escrow account, which will be funded gradually over the next several quarters.
BP will pay $3 billion into the fund in the third quarter of this year and another $2 billion in the fourth quarter. That will be followed by quarterly payments of $1.25 billion until the full $20 billion has been paid.
In New York trading the company's stock edged up slightly, although it has still lost about 50 percent of its value since the accident.
Since the idea of a separate fund was first floated last week, numerous questions have been raised about whether the White House had the legal grounds to force a private company to set up such an account. BP has apparently agreed to do so voluntarily. BP was reportedly looking for a cap on the upper limit of what it would be obligated to pay, but Obama said no such assurance was given.
More than 80 members of the House and Senate joined the White House in calling for the creation of the $20 billion fund. Estimates of the total cost of cleaning up the spill and paying damage claims have run as high as $70 billion. But until the flow of oil can be stopped, the final cost is unknowable.
Some members of Congress from the affected Gulf states say they are more concerned about how decisions are being made about how the cleanup operation is being conducted than about setting aside funds to cover the costs. Critics of the operation say the White House hasn't moved forcefully enough to take charge of the resources and equipment already being deployed.
"We need a clear, military-style chain of command that does not exist right now," said Sen. David Vitter, R-La. "For instance, each parish president in Louisiana has a coast guard officer assigned to him. The problem is that person doesn't have authority to make real time decisions on the coast and then when issues come up that person is asking BP for permission and not giving orders."
Company officials and government scientists are still unsure of just how much oil is flowing from the well, thought to be one of the ten biggest finds in the Gulf. On Tuesday, a team of U.S. scientists raised their high-end estimate by 50 percent to between 35,000 and 60,000 barrels per day. BP currently capturing rough 15,000 barrels a day from the runaway well.
After 58 days, the expanding oil slick continues to threaten a growing portion of fragile ecosystems along the Gulf coast and jeopardize the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people in the region. Fishing and tourism alone bring in more than $120 billion a year into the region.


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Matt Love '86 has written a new book on the 1970 Oregon rock festival that may have diffused a riot.
It was the summer of 1970 and Gov. Tom McCall had a problem.
Portland was to host the annual convention of the American Legion in August, and President Richard Nixon was expected to speak before 25,000 veterans rallying around the convention's theme, "Victory in Vietnam."
Portland antiwar groups had rally plans of their own. They organized what was to be called the People's Army Jamboree, which was to include a series of demonstrations that would draw as many as 50,000 protesters. This, at a time when the war was being expanded into Cambodia, and when the country was erupting from the aftermath of the Kent State shootings.
In May, in response to Kent State, Portland State students held a general strike with hundreds of antiwar protesters occupying the Park Blocks. On the seventh day of the demonstration, the Portland Police Bureau's riot squad swept through the area in an incident that left 32 protesters and bystanders injured.
McCall didn't want a repeat of May or, considering the numbers, something much worse.
His solution? A rock festival.
It was called Vortex I: A Biodegradable Festival of Life, and was held at Milo McIvor State Park in Estacada. Matt Love chronicles the event in his new self-published book, The Far Out Story of Vortex I (Nestucca Spit Press, Pacific City, Oregon, 2004). It's a 272-page treasure trove of first-hand accounts by people from all sides of the political spectrum and includes dozens of photographs of what Love swears is the only state-sponsored rock festival in American history.
|The road to McIvor State Park was embellished in honor of Vortex I: A Biodegradable Festival of Life.
The picture Love paints is like that of a father (in this case, McCall) bribing his hippie kids to stay away from an important dinner party he's throwing for his boss. He, in essence, sends them to the basement with a keg, a kick-ass stereo, and the promise to leave them alone as long as they don't come upstairs.
The mini-Woodstock was a high-stakes gamble for the governor, a diversionary tactic that could easily backfire. "I've just committed political suicide," McCall reportedly said after approving the event. But it could be worth it: the U.S. Department of Justice determined that Portland had the highest risk of violence of any city in the nation that summer.
Love cites a 3,000-page FBI report that read: "All current information indicates that thousands of dissidents, hippies, anti-Vietnam and anti-military protesters, and other individuals generally bent on bringing down society, the government, and all its representatives, will be gathering in Portland for the American Legion national convention, August 28-September 3."
Even before the Kent State shootings, Ed Westerdahl, executive assistant to McCall, said, "We were told by all the federal agencies that it was going to be worse than Chicago . . . the biggest disturbance the country had ever seen. "
McCall got the picture, and in July 1970 he wrote directly to the People's Army Jamboree trying to dissuade the group from going through with its plans. The amusing effect of the letter is less an effort to prevent a fiery confrontation than to communicate a simple scheduling conflict:
"I am flattered that so many people believe Oregon to be a beautiful state. Everyone is entitled to groove on its beauty. However, the City of Portland has limited facilities for the holding of conventions, and I am informed that these facilities cannot accommodate two major conventions being held simultaneously."
Not surprisingly, the People's Army Jamboree rejected McCall's request to reschedule. The group went ahead and busily planned a week's worth of rallies and workshops from Delta Park to southeast Portland to coincide with the American Legion convention. The activities were to cover a gamut of issues, from the war, to women's rights, to labor issues. Organizers cautioned participants to keep it cool:
"Please remember that the Jamboree does not wish to initiate violence. Those who do so in a potentially dangerous situation may bring down some heavy s--- on their brothers and sisters, and may be viewed as Pig provocateurs trying to cause an excuse for the Pigs to come down on us. So please use your head."
McCall went ahead with the plans for Vortex. City of Portland business leaders loved the idea. To many, it was a brilliant way to divert protesters away from Portland, and they backed it with cash.
"I remember going into the Arlington Club, explaining what the city faced, trying to raise money for Vortex, and the wallets coming out," says Portland venture capitalist Craig Berkman, who was 29 at the time.
Love estimates anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 people attended the six-day Vortex festival, noticeably reducing what the Oregon Journal called "the number of long-haired youth on Portland streets." The festival peaked on Saturday, Aug. 29, when traffic stretched from the front gate of McIvor Park to 82nd Avenue in southeast Portland, a distance of about 18 miles.
"Rumors of big-name performers guaranteed to play flew around the festival: the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Deep Purple, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Janis, Jimi and the ubiquitous apparition known as Santana," Love writes. But no superstar acts were actually scheduled. Organizers downplayed the lineup—which consisted primarily of local bands—because they didn't want anybody to be disappointed and leave.
Despite the lack of superstar performers, attendees looking for a Woodstock-like experience found it: rock 'n' roll, copious nudity, psychedelic drug use (including emergency tents to deal with overdoses), skinny-dipping, and an aura of free self-expression.
|Only local bands entertained Vortex festival goers.
Vortex by day is an unbelievable mass of people," wrote Leonard Bacon of The Oregonian. "By night, it is a fantasy that defies reality. Thousands of campfires break the blackness of the campground. The scene is tranquil, with small groups gathering low voices to the accompaniment of guitars. Long hairs and straights sing for the love of people. The night air is also split by sudden 'Cherokee' screams of a 'freak-out' in terror of his self-induced hallucinatory nightmares. Commune families gather in close circles, holding hands in the dark, singing their mysterious 'om' chant calling on an inner spirit. On roads and paths throughout the park, a flowing river of humanity moves continuously, seeming to never stop or to be going anywhere."
Vortex was doing such a good job of pulling attention away from the People's Army Jamboree that about 20 Jamboree members—accusing Vortex organizers of being tricked by the governor—tried to take the stage to make an appeal.
"As they got close to the bottom of the stage, all of a sudden, ladies all around them dropped their clothes," Westerdahl recalled. "Every one of these men had two ladies on him saying 'peace brother, love brother.' It was the most effective technique in non-violence I've ever seen in my life."
A mental health counselor who worked at the festival summed up Vortex this way in a letter to McCall: "A young man said to another, 'I think you did that on purpose, brother; but I'm here to love everyone, so I won't kick the s--- out of you.' And indeed there was a good spirit of love, of sharing, of friendliness, and of good times in the park."
In Portland, the convention went on (without Nixon, who reportedly cancelled at the last moment), the Legionnaires paraded through the streets, and the People's Army Jamboree went about its activities without triggering the riots that many had feared.
When it was all over, McCall received some letters of criticism, but mostly enjoyed widespread praise—a far cry from the political suicide he predicted. That November, he won a second term as governor, beating Bob Straub with 56 percent of the vote.
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London - A lawyer representing people allegedly flown on CIA flights to Libya and tortured has accused Britain of covering up details of its involvement. Britain says its records are incomplete because of water damage.
Cori Crider, a lawyer from charity Reprieve which is investigating CIA flights through the Britain-administered island of Diego Garcia, said on Thursday that the loss was strikingly convenient.
The US, which has a large military base on the Indian Ocean island, admitted using it in 2002 for its extraordinary rendition program.
Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds said logs of flights landing and taking off from the island in 2002 are "incomplete due to water damage".
Crider says "the government might as well have said the dog ate their homework".
"Britain says its records are incomplete because of water damage"
Sure......and my dog ate my homework.
Unfortunately the UK is starting to behave like the USA, wg


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Logo exploration for Hibana, a brand of sunglasses developed to "flash" reflected light in dark areas. I wanted to show three options with varying levels of 90's sportswear "attitude" since the frames are plastic wayfarers.
The ask was to create a bold mark reminiscent of warning labels that incorporated a lightning bolt in a closing shape. The icon must be able to be read at small sizes since it will have to still be legible on the side of sunglasses frames.
The client has selected the first option and future branding will based around it.
"Two Beers In with Cody and Kerry" is a Youtube series in which a guest is interviewed after they and the hosts drinks (chugs) two beers.
I was asked to create a bumper for the series and given total creative freedom. I chose to treat the title as a bottle cap and naturally I included two beers.
You can watch the series here
The initial branding and logo for the Woodstock Comedy Festival.
The ask was for a bold mark that could be used as an icon on devices but also versatile enough to use on t-shirts without being too boring. The client wanted to incorporate mountains the sun and a river, which worked into the creation of a "W" shape. A custom type treatment was created for a more organic feel.
In 2012 I took it upon myself to create a new Facebook timeline cover every month. I tried to have every design have something to do with certain features or events that take place in each month.
Initially the avatar picture was an afterthought, but eventually I incorporated an element of seamlessness between avatar and cover photo when it made sense. Fairly recently Facebook underwent another redesign that put names and buttons in the timeline area itself in addition to raising the avatar section higher, slowly encroaching on the artwork. Oh well.
I was given the opportunity to submit some potential designs for Dorkly.com, a videogame humor website that is now steering away from just video games and trying to incorporate all fandom and nerd culture. The final logo ended up being a revamp of their old logo (not pictured). These are a few of my sketches.
Sometimes I am asked to put together visuals for the talented editorial staff at CollegeHumor.com. Though the work is often irreverent, I am glad for the opportunity to work with some of the hilarious writers at CollegeHumor.
An assortment of "toplist" banners for a feature on Collegehumor.com that allows one to vote on their favorite (or least favorite) item.
The flowchart was created from the notes of Liz Murphy.
The manipulation of Amazon.com is for an article written by Will Stephen.
There are various clients that advertise with Collegehumor.com because of its high volume of traffic and the visibility of its diverse array of ad units they could potentially purchase. The most high impact of these units are the "skin" that wraps around the website and the "pushdown" which allows the skin to house more content, usually a video, and gets a user's attention by literally "pushing down" the other content on the page.
The majority of the time, a client will send leaderboard or billboard ad units or a couple of product shots for a designer to pull assets from in order to build a skin or another unfamiliar unit. These are a few examples of skins and pushdown units built in such a manner.
A goodbye card for a former co-worker
A design for t-shirt for purchase here
A series of modern products in an old west world
Flying Saucers
When a client buys an article or video or another piece of content on Collegehumor.com, they have the option of purchasing advertising around that content. Since the content is created by the CollegeHumor staff, there is an 80:20 ratio that is implied in terms of branding; 80% CollegeHumor, 20% Client. This feels less like advertising to users, and more like an informative graphic letting them now that there's a new item on the site for them to check out.
When there are Cobrand units, they usually come in multiple forms including Site Skins, Billboard Banners, Leaderboard Banners and even a couple of units that are exclusively run on CollegeHumor.
I designed, directed and photographed a catalogue that features toy cars and bicycles being sold as actual size products. It was a lot of fun getting the angles just right to shift the perspective so vastly
Concept for a brand that provides tools for anonymously and safely entering secure locations. Calling card was printed so that it could only be read at certain angles.
A variety of posters I've made:
CollegeHumor's 2013 "Offline" Show
CollegeHumor's October and November "Live" shows
Death is Not Justice
Weather Underground Shopping Guide
Yippie Election Poster


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Welcome to the local Charlottesville chapter homepage. The chapter leader is Dale Castle
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The TrustPilot Categories REST and HTTP API allows developers to access and integrate the functionality of TrustPilot with other applications. Some example API methods include searching categories, listing categories, and retrieving categories. TrustPilot is a review and recommendation platform for searching and reviewing companies by categories and function.


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A dynamic expressive space enriched by the striking reflections of the decorated brass: the tray Alice Extra Ordinary Metal brings a sought-after semplicity to the table.
The Extra Ordinary Metal collection combines Alessi's historic production experience with elements of Italian culture, to explore new possible definitions of metal surface. Brass was chosen to interpret, from an industrial point of view, a refined and ancient goldsmith's technique that is the Etruscan Granulation. Obtained through a cold drawing of the brass, it creates a rich interaction with light, a kind of luminous skin capable of exalting both complex shapes and pure, neutral lines. The 'grain' arrangement follows a geometric sequence generated by the succession of Fibonacci, an Italian mathematician who for first translated the golden logic of classical proportions into numbers. This principle, that regulates the balance of Nature, expresses timeless compositional harmony and becomes the extra-ordinary author of this project.
Odile Decq studied architecture at the Universities of Rennes and Paris. She is one of the few women architects to have received some of the most prestigious awards in her profession, from the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 1996 to the recent Designer of the Year at the Salon Maison & Objet 2013. She is internationally known for always having fought, in this world of men, to express her sensorial and protean vision that continue to redefine the boundaries of her profession and which she has called "hypertension", meaning the fact that a space should make us move, i.e. it should put us "in tension". www.odiledecq.com


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Buyer Advice
Mortgages and financing
Working out what you can afford, Sorting out your finances, Finding and choosing a mortgage, Understanding the different mortgage types, How a mortgage lender assesses you during your mortgage interview, Getting a mortgage agreement in principle, Submitting your mortgage application, What to do once you've got a decision, What to expect from the lender's valuation.
Buying a property
The advantages of buying, Different ways to buy property, Ways to own property, First-time buyer jargon buster, How to find a property to buy, Benefits of buying through an agent, Getting the most out of viewings, Making an offer on a property you like, Offer accepted, now what?
Ways to buy property
How to fund your property purchase, Help to Buy Equity Loan England, Help to Buy Scotland, Help to Buy Wales, Help to Buy ISA, Shared Ownership, Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee.
Once you've had an offer accepted
Introduction to conveyancing, Costs of conveyancing, Additional costs of buying,Property chains and why it all takes so long, Exchanging contracts, What happens at completion, Preparing to move, Moving day.
Seller Advice
Preparing to sell
Different ways to sell a property, Is now the right time to sell?, How much is your home worth?, Advantages of using an estate agent, How to choose the right agent, Preparing your property.
Once it's on the market
Marketing your property, Handling viewings, Negotiating offers, Ensuring the sale goes smoothly, Exchange of contracts, Preparing to move out.
Landlord Advice
Finding a tenant
Marketing & advertising the property, viewings & negotiations, deposits & tenancy agreements, tenant referencing, preparing for a new tenancy.
Managing your property
Your legal responsibilities, Assured Shorthold Tenancies, Ending & extending a tenancy, Additional costs, Tax considerations.
Renter Advice
Preparing to rent
Introduction to renting, The advantages of renting, Tenancy jargon buster, Knowing what you can afford, Preparing for reference checks.
Finding a property to rent
How to find a place to rent, Benefits of renting through an agent, What to look for on viewings, How to beat the crowd.
When you've found a property you like
Rental tenancy types, Making an offer, Putting down a deposit, The Right to Rent, Tenancy agreements and paying rent, Moving in day and the inventory.
Managing your tenancy
Understanding your tenant rights and responsibilities, Being safe in the property, Reporting problems and getting them fixed, Ending or extending your tenancy, Preparing to move out, Moving out day, Final rent payments and your deposit.


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Day 199 without playing golf
Recently I posted about Fred Couples and mentioned his amazing golf giftedness.
Today I think about JD as his new book, John Daly: My Life In and Out of the Rough, comes out. John, now 40, has more talent in his pinkie finger than most foursomes.
John Saraceno at USA Today related an anecdote from the book about a Daly encounter with Tiger:
"Indeed, Daly's book includes an anecdote about the time he was in the clubhouse enjoying a beer and Mr. Woods strolled past en route to one of his workout sessions.
"'Hey, man, don't you ever get tired of (exercising)?' Daly asked. 'Come and have a few beers.'
"'If I had your talent,' deadpanned Tiger, 'I wouldn't have to work out.'"
Tiger might have meant every word. John Sadie, Daly's former Arkansas teammate, was quoted as saying "Daly has more talent than Tiger and anyone else out there."
The Armchair Golfer
Tuesday, May 9
The Golf Gods Smiled on John Daly
3 comments:
- Jason said...
"'If I had your talent,' deadpanned Tiger, 'I wouldn't have to work out.'"
hahaha that's an awesome quote...especially coming from Tiger.
- mediaguru @ HookedOnGolfBlog.com said...
Tiger is more talented in one area...the space between his ears.
- Don said...
It amazes me that he's lost 50 to 60 million dollars gambling over the last 14 years. What a waste. I have an extended interview of JD on my blog if you're interested... http://tgontg.blogspot.com/2006/05/john-daly-looses-60-million-in.html.
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Posted by Olivia on Friday, April 19th, 2013
Spring has sprung and there's nothing better than fresh local asparagus embraced by a light citrus coat of The Olive Press Limonato Olive Oil. Top that with a crust of chopped walnuts, breadcrumbs, cheese, and a touch more Limonato and you have this wonderfully balanced springtime dish. Picture this alongside grilled fare for dinner, or just a glass of white wine on a sunny day!
Roasted Asparagus with Walnut-Parmesan Crust
Inspired by Mark Bittman's Roasted Asparagus With Crunchy Parmesan Topping in The New York Times


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MojoKid writes "PunkBuster, the anti-cheating service implemented in hundreds of online games, is down. As of the time of writing, the official PunkBuster website is up and down, after having been completely down for the past couple of hours. On Twitter, there are numerous reports of gamers who've been unable to play online in the most popular PunkBuster-backed title of the moment, Battlefield 3. EA has gone as far as to post an interim fix. Applying the fix is a simple matter of extracting an archive and then overwriting a couple of files inside of your Battlefield 3 install folder. While EA has little power over PunkBuster's ability to get things 100% functional again, this issue does highlight the fact that third-party solutions are not always the way to go."
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Doris Lessing reading list
Doris Lessing died in London Sunday at age 94.
LONDON (AP) — When Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy described her as "that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny." Here are some of her works:
• The Grass is Singing (1950): A tragic novel in which a white woman has an affair with a black man.
• The Golden Notebook (1962): A groundbreaking novel that was an early inspiration to feminists.
• The Memoirs of a Survivor (1975): A dark novel, set in a world falling apart, which Lessing described as an attempt at autobiography.
• Under My Skin (1994): The first volume of her autobiography describes herself as a young girl, watching her parents sitting side by side in front of their house in the Rhodesian countryside, their faces tense and full of anxiety.
• Mara and Dann (1999): A fable set in the distant future, thousands and thousands of years after a great ice age has destroyed civilization.
• On Cats (2002): A book on the subtleties of feline existence.
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June is Pride month, a chance to celebrate self respect, love and the assertion that, as a gay man or woman, you have the right to exist as you are without justifying your happiness to anyone else. It's a month, a weekend, a parade of freedom and celebration. These coming-out stories offer a glimpse at what it can mean to come out of the closet as an African American, before the nation elected its first black president, when Oval Office support for marriage equality was a mirage on the horizon. Here is 26-year-old Jamal Brown's story.
For the longest time, I knew I was gay but I didn't have a term for it, but I knew it was bad. I knew it wouldn't be socially acceptable, or so I thought. And because of that, the idea of hurting my mother, and seeing her experience pain — she had been raising me on her own with barely any help and I did not want to add one more layer of pain in her life.
I actually came out to some close friends and relatives before I even came out to her. I was out to the entire community at Dartmouth before I came out to my mother. I didn't come out to her until after a whole year of college. And I definitely intended to come out to her at some point that summer. I just didn't know when.
I had accepted myself, loved myself, but I was still so scared about coming out to my mom because I did not want to lose that. . . . At the same time, coming out is a very bold act of self-love. In that way, by coming out, you're also knowingly taking a risk that you may lose these other people in your life, so I was prepared for that. It just happened one night in July 2005. It spawned from an argument and I was so scared and she just asked me, "Are you gay?"
I paused for a second, and I said, "Yes." There was this palpable silence between us. And I remember leaving the room and the next morning, I woke up and she had prepared breakfast for me. It was Sunday morning. We really didn't talk about it afterward for the next few days, but her act of preparing that meal for me was her way of saying, "I love you."
That meant the world to me. She is my greatest supporter and champion. She is the third oldest of nine children. She is from Savannah, Ga. and she was born during the Jim Crow era of the South, and so she had experienced a great deal of racism and prejudice throughout her life, and I witnessed that. It was not just during her childhood and segregation. It was also well into her adult life. Seeing that, and seeing how she was mistreated because of the color of her skin and because of her gender -- in a way, added to my hiding my sexuality and silencing myself. While there was the internalized homophobia that I had and the fear of being ostracized by society, even more than that was the fear of not only alienating and ostracizing my mother, but causing her grief.
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Joined: 26 Feb 2007
Posts: 3367
Location: The Blue Marble
Posted: Thu 09 Aug 2012, 21:38
Post subject:
Hmmm ... 10 days passed and only one response?
Fatdog64, Slacko and Puppeee user. Puppy user since 2.13.
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Posts: 6730
Location: Earth
Posted: Fri 10 Aug 2012, 12:28
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Couple of items where I think I personally can help.
To begin, our world (like it or not) is moving to a "cloudy" one. We must understand this as we move forward.
Next, we must get out of the mode that small is somehow beneficial. The manufacturers, OS vendors (including LInux), and Telco/cable has already solved that problem for us. Small is and never was a good thing. Functionality is what the industry has always strived for. NOT SMALL!!!
And, we must get out of the mode of focusing on vendor or enterprise products are good or bad. Puppy has a unique set of strengths and all focus should be on that. And if a vendor or enterprise produces something useful in the public domain, we should evaluate it for its merits.
Lastly, we must understand the world (and stop being so stuck in times past) as we, too, must migrate as the signs of technology moves. Emotions have NO BASIS in a technical world. Technologies like JAVA (cross-platform application benefits!), HTML5, multimedia codecs, SAMBA, etc should be part-parcel to making the user experience a complete one, as much as is reasonable and possible. We are no longer in just a simple Internet experience where we ignore technology for small-emotional reasons.
JamesBond shares some very good pointers for us. It does take money. But, also, it takes resourcefulness (and this community has a handy helping of that and it takes money.)
For the community, I have done as best I could to let everyone know that their GoogleID provides them resources that does NOT require money. Further, I have made attempts to contact BarryK to extend an offer to help but no response.
I recently have seen 3 interviews of this industry's top executives. Each talks about the future in ways where it is now public...where 3 months ago, this was confidential information. The crystal ball has been opened for all to see.
Please, acknowledge the world around us, as we pursue the excellence we are very good at.
Should there be more, PM me. or post here.
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Posts: 633
Location: Kamloops BC Canada
Posted: Mon 27 Aug 2012, 04:50
Post subject: Top 10 Packages
Hi all,
I did some more searching... Did you know
there is
Puppy Linux community repo
... I found it at
right here
and it looks like this project was created about four years ago by either forum members
The Puppy Linux community repo currently aims to provide all the tools to build the base of a puppylinux release from community efforts. The base will then be expanded with further capabilities to replicate the features of past PuppyLinux releases
This project does not appear to be very active. I am wondering about the idea of e-mailing the contact person to find out more information about this project:
How much storage is available?
What is the cost, if any?
Would the developer(s) be receptive to expanding the purpose and mandate of the project to include our (Discussion Forum) community?
Would this setup suit our needs or do we need to look elsewhere?
Can there be two Puppy Linux community repos -- i.e. with the same name?
Those are just a few initial questions that come to mind. I know there are other important questions that will arise too. That said, I want some feedback on this please. While I'm interested in pursuing this further, I don't know the history of this project, and there might be some good reasons to look elsewhere instead. Apart from that, while there has been some positive response to the idea of setting up a Community Repository, I would still like to hear from others to try to get a sense of Community support. Do I need to hold a vote? No, not at this point, but I am interested in getting a sense of whether
as a
will not only
"talk the talk, but also walk the walk".
If I do look into this matter further, I want to do so under the umbrella of collaboration... which implies a teamwork approach, because I really believe this would be best given what we might accomplish here...
is pronounced: "mun-see". Derived from my surname, it was my nickname throughout high school.
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Ray MK
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Posts: 776
Location: UK
Posted: Mon 27 Aug 2012, 18:59
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Never seen this before - I've got 4yrs worth of Puppy ISO's and Apps - stored on a 1TB usb drive.
I would love to be able to upload and share them - but would that cause a usage problem?
Don't know how to upload anyway - but it would be nice to have a One Stop Shop - for all things Puppy.
701SD. 2gig ram. 8gb SSD.
IBM A21m
laptop. 192mb ram. PIII Coppermine proc.
T2400 1.8Ghz proc. 2gig ram. 80gb hdd.
Pentium M 1400Mhz. 512mb ram.
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Posts: 4443
Location: Sydney Australia
Posted: Mon 27 Aug 2012, 22:35
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Ray MK:
Upload some here.
I have some myself.
Just signup...answer your email ...and you are ready to go.
" Why do I need to sign up?
To use our service, we require you to create an account and
set up your virtual drive. This allows you access to your files
from any laptop or PC connected to the Internet, just by entering
your email and password.
Your files are kept safe within your account until you decide to
share them.
Registration is free, easy, and takes seconds to complete.
There's no need to enter your credit card details.
What is 4shared account verification?
Once you have signed up for a 4shared account, you
need to verify it prior to getting access to 4shared services
and features.
Why do I need to verify my 4shared account?
Account verification confirms that the particular e-mail address,
which you have entered while creating an account,
is your actual e-mail address and ensures that you have
access to it.
Only verified users can access their 4shared accounts,
share and download files and folders, preview files,
leave comments to files, or use other essential features
of the service.
" How long are my files stored?
Your free account and all your files will only be removed from
4shared if you don't log into your account for 180 days.
Are there any limitations on the number of files, or size limit on files
that can be uploaded per user?
You may upload as many files as you like, but they must fit within
your virtual drive space.
The space limit is 15 GB per account.
Currently 4shared sets a 2048 MB size limitation per file.
Your files must not exceed the limit, or they will be rejected.
If the size of a file is more than 2048 MB, you can split the file
into smaller parts and upload them separately using the
Multi-upload feature.
Are there any bandwidth limitations?
There are no restrictions on the amount of data that can be
transferred. You can upload and download files that don't
exceed the size of your account space.
Try it.
As a test upload some smaller, obscure but useful files.
Check your Internet provider is not hammering you
with any uploading fees etc...
and if everything is Hunky Dory
keep uploading a bit at a time.
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Posts: 6730
Location: Earth
Posted: Tue 28 Aug 2012, 17:32
Post subject: Totally private, totally free ... A drive for you PC(s)
Ray MK, your GoogleID give you the same thing, natively. And, you can share stuff you choose with as many/few/none should you choose. Its your private drive totally under your control.
01Micko has mada PET of a Google feature such that you can use your GoogleID "Drive" on your desktop as if it a HDD/USB.
Hope this helps
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Ray MK
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Posts: 776
Location: UK
Posted: Thu 30 Aug 2012, 03:29
Post subject:
Hi chris & gcm
Thanks for the info - have a little bit of learning to do - then bingo.
It all seems relatively easy - but if I need help - I'll shout.
Very best regards - Ray
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Posted: Fri 31 Aug 2012, 02:52
Post subject: Re: TOP 10 Packages
Subject description: TOP 10 Packages
gcmartin wrote:
Following are among top packages by someone at DistroWatch.com
VLC multimedia player
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i dont want to come off sounding too cheeky, but am i the only one that has noticed this top 10 list only contains 8 packages? Its 9 if you count openoffice and libreoffice as separate.
Also, does it mean that i am no longer relevant and i am out of touch with what young people are doing these days if i actually only know what 4 of these packages actually do?
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Holiday Inn Paris Opera - Grands Blvds
Holiday Inn Paris Opera - Grands Blvds
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Welcome to Holiday Inn Paris Opera - Grands Blvds
Contemporary hotel in central Paris, close to museums and main train stations
Holiday Inn® Paris Opéra Grands Boulevards stands next door to the Grands Boulevards Metro Station. From here, with metro lines M8 and M9 you can reach Les Invalides or Champs-Élysées in 15 minutes, or the Eiffel Tower in 25, as well as most major sights. The hotel is ten minutes by car or taxi from Gare Saint-Lazare, Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est train stations. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is a 35-minute direct train ride from Gare du Nord.
The Louvre, the iconic Centre Pompidou and the romantic River Seine are within 20 minutes' walk. The hotel is down the street from Grevin wax museum and 15 minutes from Palais Garnier opera house. Bohemian Montmartre is two km away. For fashion lovers, it's a short stroll to the famous Galeries Lafayette department store.
Business travellers can take advantage of the hotel's fully equipped meeting room for up to nine guests. Free WiFi is available throughout the hotel and there's a 24-hour Business Centre.
Modern rooms and suites have a fresh vibe, with work desks and a pillow menu. Kids stay and eat free. Breakfast is served in a room with panoramic view. After a busy day of sightseeing, unwind with room service or step outside to experience Paris nightlife at its best.
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Alternative forms[edit]
Likely based on a variant of smeddum, influenced by Scots "smitch" ("stain, speck") [1] [2]. Confer Northumbrian dialectal English smiddum ("small particle of lead ore; smitham"). Scots "smitch" may derive from an unattested synonym of Old English "smītan" ("to daub, smear, smudge; soil, defile, pollute"): *smōcgan ("to soil, stain, taint, blacken"). If so, then cognate with smudge.
Alternate etymology connects smidgeon with Scottish Gaelic "smidin" ("small syllable"), though this is highly improbable considering the implied semantic shift that would have to have occurred.
smidgen (plural smidgens)
- A very small quantity or amount.
- Synonyms: hair's breadth; see also Thesaurus:modicum
- Would you like some more cake? — I'll have a smidgen.
- Move it a smidgen to the right.
Usage notes[edit]
Some cookbooks and manufacturers of kitchen measurement sets have attempted to define a smidgen for recipes. Anything between 1/25 and 1/48 of a teaspoon may be found, 1/32 being perhaps the most commonly used. Other commonly used measures for small amounts include tad, dash, pinch, and drop. There seems to be some consensus of tad being the largest in this set and a smidgen being larger than a drop but smaller than a pinch.


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The Constitution establishes the country as an Islamic republic and decrees that Islam is the religion of its citizens and the State; the Government limits freedom of religion.
There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report. While the Constitution decrees that Islam is the religion of its citizens and the State, non-Muslim resident expatriates and a few non-Muslim citizens practice their religion openly and freely. However, proselytizing and distribution of religious materials are prohibited.
Relations between the Muslim community and the small non-Muslim community generally are amicable.
The U.S. Government discusses religious freedom issues with the Government in the context of its overall dialog and policy of promoting human rights.
Section I. Religious Demography
The country has a total area of 397,840 square miles, and its population is approximately 2.5 million. Virtually 100 percent of the population are practicing Sunni Muslims. There is a small number of non-Muslims, and non-denominational Christian or Roman Catholic churches have been established in Nouakchott, Atar, Zouerate, Nouadhibou, and Rosso.
There are several foreign faith-based nongovernmental organizations (NGO's) active in humanitarian and developmental work in the country. Although there are no synagogues, a very limited number of expatriates practice Judaism.
Section II. Status of Religious Freedom
Legal/Policy Framework
The Constitution establishes the country as an Islamic republic and decrees that Islam is the religion of its citizens and the State; accordingly, the Government limits freedom of religion. However, non-Muslim resident expatriates and the few non-Muslim citizens practice their religion openly and freely.
Both the Government and society generally consider Islam to be the essential cohesive element unifying the country's various ethnic groups and castes. There is a cabinet-level Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation and a High Council of Islam, consisting of six imams, which, at the Government's request, advises on the conformance of legislation to Islamic precepts.
Although the Government provides a small stipend to the imam of the Central Mosque in the capital city of Nouakchott, mosques and Koranic schools normally are supported by their members and other donors.
The Government does not register religious groups; however, secular NGO's must register with the Ministry of the Interior; this includes humanitarian and development NGO's affiliated with religious groups. Nonprofit organizations, including both religious groups and secular NGO's, generally are not subject to taxation.
The judiciary consists of a single system of courts with a modernized legal system that conforms with the principles of Shari'a (Islamic law).
The Government observes Muslim holidays as national holidays, but this practice does not impact negatively other religious groups. A magistrate of Shari'a, who heads a separate government commission, decides the dates for observing religious holidays and addresses the nation on these holidays.
Restrictions on Religious Freedom
Shari'a, proclaimed the law of the land under a previous government in 1983, includes the Koranic prohibition against apostasy or conversion to a religion other than Islam; however, it never has been codified in civil law or enforced. The small number of known converts from Islam have suffered no social ostracism, and there have been no reports of societal or governmental attempts to punish them.
Although there is no specific legal prohibition against proselytizing by non-Muslims, in practice the Government prohibits proselytizing by non-Muslims through the use of Article 11 of the Press Act, which bans the publication of any material that is against Islam or contradicts or otherwise threatens Islam; however, there were no reports of the Government punishing persons for violating Article 11 during the period covered by this report. The Government views any attempts by practitioners of other religions to convert Muslims as undermining society. Foreign faith-based NGO's limit their activities to humanitarian and development assistance.
Under Article 11 of the Press Law, the Government may restrict the importation, printing, or public distribution of Bibles or other non-Islamic religious literature, and in practice Bibles are neither printed nor publicly sold in the country. However, the possession of Bibles and other non-Islamic religious materials in private homes is not illegal, and Bibles and other religious publications are available among the small non-Islamic community.
There is no religious oath required of government employees or members of the ruling political party, except for the President and the members of the 5-person Constitutional Council and the 10-person High Council of Magistrates presided over by the President. The Constitutional Council and the High Council of Magistrates advise the President in matters of law and the Constitution. The oath of office includes a promise to God to uphold the law of the land in conformity with Islamic precepts.
Both privately run Koranic schools, which nearly all children attend, and public schools include classes on religion. These classes teach the history and principles of Islam and the classical Arabic of the Koran. Although attendance of these religion classes ostensibly is required, many students, the great majority of whom are Muslims, decline to attend these classes for diverse ethno-linguistic and religious reasons. Nevertheless these students are able to advance in school and graduate with diplomas, provided that they compensate for their failure to attend the required religion classes by their performance in other classes.
Shari'a Islamic law provides the legal principles upon which the law and legal procedure are based, and because of the manner in which Shari'a is implemented in the country, courts do not in all cases treat women as the equals of men. For example, the testimony of two women is necessary to equal that of one man. In addition, in awarding an indemnity to the family of a woman who has been killed, the courts grant only half the amount that they would award for a man's death. For commercial and other modern issues not addressed specifically by Shari'a, the law and courts treat women and men equally.
There were no reports of religious prisoners or detainees.
Forced Religious Conversion
There were no reports of forced religious conversion, including of minor U.S. citizens who had been abducted or illegally removed from the United States, or of the refusal to allow such citizens to be returned to the United States.
Section III. Societal Attitudes
Relations between the Muslim community and the small non-Muslim community generally are amicable.
Section IV. U.S. Government Policy
The U.S. Government monitors developments affecting religious freedom, maintains contact with clergy and other leaders of major religious groups, and discusses religious freedom issues with the Government, including the Minister of Culture and Islamic Orientation, in the context of its overall dialog and policy of promoting human rights.
On October 18, 2001, and June 23, 2002, the Ambassador discussed religious diversity and freedom of religious practices with the Minister of Culture and Islamic Orientation. Using a grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a local NGO held training sessions and released a booklet in June for imams in the national campaign against HIV/AIDS.
The Ambassador and the Deputy Chief of Mission have discussed issues of religious freedom with representatives of American faith-based NGO's working in country.


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Inside the AP: Fear, determination
Reporters across The Associated Press are outraged over the Justice Department's sweeping seizure of staff phone records — and they say such an intrusion could chill their relationships with confidential sources.
In conversations with POLITICO on Tuesday, several AP staffers in Washington, D.C., described feelings of anger and frustration with the DOJ and with the Obama administration in general.
Story Continued Below
"People are pretty mad — mad that government has not taken what we do seriously," one reporter said on Tuesday. "When the news broke yesterday … people were outraged and disgusted. No one was yelling and screaming, but it was like, 'Are you kidding me!?'"
( Also on POLITICO: Scandal politics sweep Capitol Hill)
"People are ticked," said another. "Everyone supports the reporters involved."
The behind-the-scenes anger — and heads-down determination of the AP staff members to keep doing their jobs amid the extraordinary public flap — comes as top executives from the wire service have mounted an aggressive public pushback against DOJ, calling its snooping a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" in a letter fired off to Attorney General Eric Holder. And yet something of a bunkerlike atmosphere has taken hold at the AP in Washington with no bureau-wide meetings or announcements about the DOJ's action, AP sources told POLITICO.
The AP employees interviewed by POLITICO did not want to be identified because, according to several sources, at least some journalists have been asked not to speak to the news media.
( Also on POLITICO: Journalists fume over DOJ raid on AP)
"It's a sensitive matter, our reporters aren't giving interviews," AP spokeswoman Erin Madigan White told POLITICO when asked about the order.
Early Tuesday afternoon, an individual at the AP Washington bureau who identified himself as the facilities manager told POLITICO to stop questioning reporters outside the office and address questions to corporate communications. "You have to understand our position," he said. "We have to have a clear and consistent message."
The chief concern about the government probe, according to many of those journalists, is that the DOJ's intrusion will compromise their relationships with confidential sources, some of whom now fear that their private correspondence could be obtained by the federal government.
"We all know that confidential sourcing is the lifeblood of what we do, and people can't come to us if they think they're going to be compromised," one reporter said. "It's hard enough getting sources, now we're afraid this is going to have a chilling effect."
( WATCH: AP exec editor: We're "distressed" DOJ seized records)
"I had a source today who contacted me and joked about meeting on a park bench, but he was half-serious," the reporter continued. "How bizarre would that be in 2013?"


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It takes only a third of effort to do something instinctively than to have to think about doing something thoughtfully. That's often why we stick to our instinctive traits and pick actions that require little or no thinking at all. And because our brains can't function without this principle of automaticity, much of our actions are indeed instinctive and habitual.
The best part of our instinctive actions is that they'll happen no matter what, as long as certain conditions are met. If someone throws a ball at us, we either duck it or catch it instinctively. If we have to turn left while driving, we do it instinctively without having to think about turning the steering wheel left.
The worst part of our instinctive actions is that they're hard to fight. Some of us instinctively reach out for a cigarette after a big meal. Some of us instinctively walk up to stand in the popcorn-queue before entering the cinema hall.
While some of us have tried to shape our instinctive actions, most often they end up as failed missions. The trouble is; the task of shaping instinctive actions is a tedious one that requires plenty of planning and practice – up to 365 days in many cases. And off course, they're hard to break off too. So, how can we think about shaping our instinctive actions in a less tedious and more effective way?
Our probing could start deep in the brain. If we can figure out a way solve the brain's puzzle that condition actions, we may get some answers. In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg explains the process in a three-step loop: cue, trigger and reward. It starts with the cue, which tells the brain to go into an automatic mode, followed by the routine, which is the physical, mental or emotional component, and finally the reward, which decides if the loop is actually worth remembering for the future. Things could look a whole lot different if we simply replace the reward without disrupting the routine. Let's consider the 11.00 am cue that shouts coffee time. A walk to the nearby cafe could be the routine. The reward is caffeine – something we want to avoid but can't seem to. By replacing the reward – from caffeine to fresh air – without disrupting the routine, we may be able to shape our instinctive actions desirably.
We can also consider psychologist Peter Gollwitzer's theory on 'Implementation Intentions', which suggests an 'if-then' plan to condition actions. Let's say we want to achieve a few goals: I'll eat healthy, I won't smoke, I'll hit the gym. Next, we need to find simple cues or contexts that match those goals: boredom, hour, time. By using the 'if-then' principle to link goals to their cues or contexts – If I'm bored then I'll eat healthy, If it's a weekday then I won't smoke, if it's 6 pm then I'll hit the gym – we may be able to shape our instinctive actions desirably.
Another way to think about it is by chaining desirable actions to instinctive actions that already exist. If we can try wearing our running shoes just after removing our work shoes, we may be prompted to go for a quick jog. If we keep a glass of water right next to our alarm clock, drinking it may become the second thing we do after waking up.
By trying just one of these simple ways, we may be able to shape our instinctive actions in a desirable way. And soon, they'll turn into positive habits that could benefit us.
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Last night I had burgers on the menu for dinner. I was feeling a little creative and decided to make "Inside Out" burgers with the toppings on the inside. I had seen Rachael Ray do this on her show and I looked up a few recipes, so I wasn't flying completely blind here. I combined a few different recipes that I found and went to work.
1 – 1.5 pounds ground beef (or half ground turkey)
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 1/2 tsps paprika
1 TBSP worchestershire (I use Lea & Perrins)
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
I mixed all ingredients, except the cheese, together in a bowl. I then formed thin patties and placed a bit of cheese on each patty, then another small patty on top. I sealed those patties around the cheese. I placed the burgers on my George Forman grill and let them cook. When I went to get the burgers, all of the cheese had been squeezed out! LOL! So, back to the drawing board I go. First, I think that I need to have crumbled bacon in the inside along with the cheese. Second, I think that these burgers would do much better cooked either on a grill that doesn't "smash" them or in a pan. I am now seeming to recall reading in RR's recipe that you shouldn't press the burgers down into the pan. I think that I am seeing the reason for this now. 😉
As for the flavor of the burgers, they were really good. Jon commented several times on how good they were. I put some cheese on top of his & Hannah's burger, so they weren't missing anything and didn't realize the faux pas. This is why Aaron doesn't like when I try new recipes on company. Thankfully we didn't have company last night, but his "lecture" about my making new dishes on Thanksgiving was in the back of my head. 🙂
So, now that I know, I will be making these again, with bacon and in a pan or outside on our grill, weather permitting.
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As I teen, I had to purchase Mario Badescu Drying Lotion after seeing it in an ad in the back of one of my teen magazines. I very rarely got pimples (very lucky in that department), but when I did get one, it was a HUGE throbbing red one with a very large white head. It would arrive on my chin and would last for what seemed like weeks. I remember begging my Mom to order it for me because it promised to dry up pimples fast. I had to have it. She ordered it and it worked! The combination of calamine lotion and salicylic acid was genius. I honestly probably only had one or two runs with it because, again I got maybe one or two pimples a year, but it made an impression on me.
Fast forward many, many years later to a rediscovery of Mario Badescu Skin Care. I love the simple, no non-sense packaging and real approach to skin care. Each product is tailored for a specific need, to work how you need it to.
I had a personal skin care analysis done and received a regimen of products to try. I answered some simple questions such as my age, skin tone, major skin concern (acne, aging, discoloration, dryness) and skin type and the products were selected personally for me.
Before I go into the products that were selected for me, I will tell you what I told them about me and my skin, so that you can understand why they were selected. "I am 45, medium-fair skin toned and worry about discoloration and aging. My skin is on the dry side." That is all they needed to put together my package. In short, they selected the right products typically for my skin and my concerns.
The products selected for me and how and when I am using them:
Orange Cleansing Soap
This citrus smelling soap is very gentle and nourishing feeling, to start my daytime routine.
Glycolic Acid Toner
This exfoliating toner is great for my dull skin. It gently refreshes my skin after cleansing. My pores are cleansed and seem to disappear after using.
Collagen Moisturizer SPF 15
This is probably my favorite product out of everything I tried. It was like it was made for me, especially in the winter. It is rich enough to hydrate my thirsty skin and give it a buttery soft finish as it moderately protects me from the sun. It absorbs super quick too. I use about the size of a nickel to cover my face, neck and chest.
Glycolic Foaming Cleanser
This cleanser is great for removing makeup and exfoliating away the day and all the dead skin cells.
Glycolic Acid Toner
Again, this refreshes and balances my skin after cleansing.
Glycolic Eye Cream
This very rich cream hydrates and soothes my eye area for overnight hydration. The addition of glycolic acid means it gently encourages cell turnover to make my eyes look their best.
Buttermilk Moisturizer
This super smooth and rich night cream is amazing. It nourishes my skin and renews it with lactic acid and allantoin, a great anti-inflammatory agent.
2-3 times a week
Almond and Honey Scrub
This is another favorite that I will keep around. This scrub contains real almonds and cornmeal for exfoliation. Even with the larger shells, it is not too harsh or irritating to my skin. It smells divine!
Whitening Mask
This mask has really helped to brighten up and even out my skin tone. I leave it on for about ten minutes and rinse away. Immediately my skin looks better. I have been not so great about using it more then once a week, but I need to as I do see great results.
Along with the package, I received a product application guide, "A regimen specially customized for Teri Cosenzi. I adore the personal touch and personalized advice. Inside, it told me which products to use in the morning and evening; a chart demonstrating how to apply the products, along with a few personal notes.
Overall, I am very impressed with all of the products. I will definitely be repurchasing the Collagen Moisturizer and Almond and Honey Scrub. I will easily fit them into my daily routine. If I didn't have to test new products on a weekly basis, I would definitely be using them all. Even more impressive is the cost of all the products. Again, the no-nonsense packaging really cuts down on the costs. I mean, I love the look of a heavy frosted glass etched jar, but I know that I am paying for that as much as I am for the little amount of product inside. The amount of product you get for the price from Mario Badescu cannot be beat. The total of all the products in my regimen was just $144! That is less than the price of one of my regular serums. Incredible, right? And these products would last a good three months.
The only thing lacking in my regimen is a serum, which I am a firm believer in. I use a different serum for day and night and sometimes even layer them. I am thinking that the Vitamin C Serum, Hyaluronic Emulsion with Vitamin C or Corrective Complex Emulsion would be great for me.
You can get your own free personalized skin analysis and product recommendations too. Just head over to mariobadescu.com for it all. The products are also available at retailers such as Ulta and Nordstrom. If you are ever in New York City, I think a visit to the Mario Badescu Spa would be a great treat. The services look very affordable as well. It is on my list of NYC to-do's.