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I've assembled this list of Frequently Asked Questions to answer queries that visitors may have upon surfing this blog.
Nuts and Bolts
Is this blog geared towards Experienced Martial Artists or Beginners?
Its not targeted to any one group. I write about all aspects of Low Tech Combat and over time, topics will cover all areas equally. It is just me rambling about whatever is on my mind at the time.
Nuts and Bolts
Is this blog geared towards Experienced Martial Artists or Beginners?
Its not targeted to any one group. I write about all aspects of Low Tech Combat and over time, topics will cover all areas equally. It is just me rambling about whatever is on my mind at the time.
Do you think Traditional Martial Arts (TMA) are a waste of time?
No. It is not a waste of time. However, my view is that the martial arts are under an accelerated process of evolution right now. For the first time in history, different styles from different countries from all over the world are getting together and in essence, 'going up against each other'.
This is a world first. This has never happened before. It is a true renaissance and the styles that are closed minded and don't implement improvements and methods from styles and systems that have great strengths in certain areas will be left behind.
There is a real danger of this happening in some TMA as they hold on to what they call tradition at the expense of effectiveness and practicality. I personally think this is gross negligence as they are giving their students a false sense of security as they are practising outdated methods of defending themselves and are at great risk of being seriously hurt should they need to use these skills in a real encounter.
There are new and highly effective systems for teaching practical, real world tactics and techniques for countering and defending against today's threat. This is partly why I write this blog. I want to spread and cheer lead these new, modern systems and it is my hope that more and more TMA will evolve and embrace the benefits that come from this renaissance while at the same time keep a firm hold of values such as humility, honour and modesty.
I have written more about this in my post TMA v Modern systems.
So what styles and systems do you recommend?
There are no hard and fast rules. Only general principles. Sometimes, one of the systems listed below will have a poor instructor and this will affect the end product and likewise, a Karate school may have an excellent instructor and this will produce a high standard of product.
Some places worthy of a closer look include any of the various Reality Based Self Defence (RBSD) systems and the various Combat Sports such as Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, kickboxing, Judo and the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) amongst others.
On top of these systems it is definitely worthwhile doing some reading about the pre attack stage of a conflict which generally involves various subjects under the umbrella term of Awareness.
More information on these areas can be found in my post titled the Full Spectrum of Conflict.
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I did actually. It has been a gradual process but I learnt by tracking down some truly fantastic blogs about blogging. The main influence for the layout and structure has come from Amanda at Blogger Buster. If you would like to know more about these sites just drop me a quick email by clicking on the link four paragraphs up, the 'Contact' button up in the header or the 'email' link down in the footer. I'm only too happy to pass them on to you.
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Billie Joe Armstrong's stint in rehab is 'killing everyone' in Green Day
Following his admission to rehab in September, Billie Joe Armstrong has been struggling to get clean so he can get back on the road for Green Day's upcoming fall tour. But apparently his meltdown has been as hard on his band as it has been on him.
"Billie doesn't take things lightly and he wouldn't take rehab lightly, either," Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt tells MTV News. "He's in the middle of some really big things, but we're going to pull through. It's killing everyone. Green Day has never been a band that sits still, but sometimes you have to step back and let life go on rather than try to control everything."
The band cancelled their headlining performance at the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans on Oct. 27, though they still plan to release their next album, "Dos!," on Nov. 13. However, their upcoming tour, which is supposed to start Nov. 26, could be put on hold for a while as Armstrong might not be released from rehab until the new year.
"He's under medical supervision for a while to get him clean. His doctors are still evaluating," Warner Bros. Records Chairman Rob Cavallo tells Rolling Stone. "All I can say is I don't know if we'll see him before or after Christmas. It's basically undetermined when he'll be back."

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Vote approaching on Lewis & Clark construction budget
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WORTHINGTON â Eleven of the 20 Lewis & Clark Regional Water System members are currently receiving water.
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I'm sure we've all had to face some bomb sites for DJ booths in our time, but what has been your biggest DJ disaster, and how did you deal with it?
DJ disasters — when has it all gone Pete Tong for you?
Technics Tracks — like Beatport but for audiophiles
Technics is back, but definitely in the high end digital realm. So while many pray for the return of the analogue 1200 turntable, Technics has decided that delivering high quality digital music is a smart move. So teaming up with 7Digital, Technics Tracks is their new FLAC download service.
Technics Reborn — new site and new products
With a time line that reads of closure, grief, rumours, petitions, and finally news reports, it would appear that Panasonic chose IFA 2014 in Berlin to announce the return of Technics as a pro audio brand. There's a website and everthing, but it lacks the only element that DJs care about — a turntable.
Technics brand to return? No mention of 1200s
When Panasonic essentially killed off the most iconic DJ brand and product when they pulled the plug on the Technics 1200, the world wept, especially at a time when vinyl seemed to be on the up again. And while other turntables have become available, for a good number of people, only Technics will do. And breaking news out of Japan may indicate that the Technics brand (not necessarily the 1200) could be coming back.
POLL: Future turntables – basic or with bells on?
Turntables are back, but do they do what you want? Do you want the basics or do you want every bell and whistles in the world? Tell us.
Revisiting the Technics petition and poll one last time
before we draw a line under the topic of the Technics petition, let's take a look at the poll results and see how they possibly translate to reality.
Technics 1200 revival: Facts, figures, and a realist's view
A call for a Technics 1200 revival has been made. But just how realistic is it? Craig Reeves gathers together industry intelligence to find out.
All about Technics — a poll and a petition
Missing Technics? There's a petition for that. And we ask some questions to see just how much you really do miss the iconic turntable brand.
Homebrew mod actually makes Technics SL-DZ1200 good [VIDEO]
The Technics SL-DZ1200 was pants. But thanks to a radical homebrew hack, it's actually been made to perform as it always should.
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> > Can anyone tell me how to apply my existing .procmailrc to my existing
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One way is to use the "-m" option for procmail.
I tried it and it works. I suggest reading the man page first and
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iPhone OS 3.0 Unlock Warning
Tomorrow is the start of WWDC and there are some people out there who truly believe Apple will official release the iPhone OS 3.0 software very soon. Whether or not it is released this week or within the next month, don't be so quick to pull the trigger on the upgrade button within iTunes if you are planning on unlocking your device. If you choose to update there is a high possibility that you will lose your option to unlock in the future. Don't want to listen to us, ok, will you take the Dev-Teams word for it?
blockquote>you all paid lots of money for your iPhones, and so we know that if you are depending on a software unlock, this is a sensitive issue. It's a very sensitive issue to us too, which is why we can't say or release anything prematurely that could potentially compromise any 3.0 software unlock.
In other words, don't do anything until the Dev-Team releases any official unlock for the 3.0 software. Also something to keep in mind, which we've warned you about in the past, don't be fooled these fake wanna be Dev-Team websites that are out there.
blockquote>We're used to (though still aren't happy about) less predatory websites, like quickpwn.com. That site (1) is not us. We don't consult with them in any way (2) makes money from their Google hits (they're usually near the top) (3) sometimes gives very very bad advice (like tweeting yellowsn0w users to use QuickPwn on 3.0 betas. Bad suggestion). (4) also owns yellowsn0w.net, another money making website.
For more information, be sure to check out the official Dev-Team blog. So there you have it folks, be careful out there.
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iPhone OS 3.0 Unlock Warning
I read their message as we aren't going to release details of 3.0 unlock so apple don't find out andclose the hole.
What can Tell you with os 3.0 . you wont have to Jailbreak it or download a unlocking tool. Why i say that is T-mobile just update the network to 3g. i am a Tech support at T-mobile and word in the Tech room is we be supporting iphone on the website in 1day or so only tell you that have see the new iphone this week.
Is this for jailbreakers only OR those who had once jailbreaked before but not now OR didn't jailbreak before OR everyone?
look on http://www.t-mobile.nl The iphone show up on the main page for T-Mobile Netherland
Tech is right on it
the main link to the iphone on the sitehttp://www.t-mobile.nl/persoonlijk/htdocs/page/actiepagina/iphone.aspx?W...iphone01
putative reports states that this site is soon gonna launch codes for i phone mobile unlock guide
To Mike (commment #22),
You just need to turn on airplane mode and then connect the Iphone to you computer and open iTunes. It will then recognize it and you can sync normally. Just be sure to remain on airplane mode while connected. And, to everyone using Turbo Sim and wants to update to 3.0... it's not official and I haven't try it myself but, according to some blogs and it sounds logic to me, you just need to remove the Turbo Sim, insert the original AT&T sim (which iTunes recognizes and syncs normally), updte to 3.0, turn off, remove AT&T sim, put Turbo Sim w/ sim you want to use, turn it on and it should work perfectly fine.
Good info on cell phone unlocking. I like cell phones and work at a little cell phone shop where we unlock phones and mod them for people. Add http://free-cell-phone-unlock.com to your list of free cell phone unlock sites, I use the downloads there a lot to help me unlock phones for customers, don't be mad but hey I have to make a living some kinda way!! lol.
Anyways, I figured you could use that in your bag of tricks too :-)
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[Update re Edinburgh Airport below] The timetable for the new Scottish Citylink express coach service between Glasgow's Buchanan Street bus station and Edinburgh Airport is now published here on the Citylink website, under Timetables on the list of routes served. The full timetable information is now visible linked from that listing.
There is also a direct link from the citylink air banner at the top of the Scottish Citylink home page to a page with details on the service here.
This is the business.
The service is delivered by Argyll's West Coast Motors in a fleet of new Scania 14.2 metre coaches in the brightly recognisable livery seen above.
This initiative is a seriously convenient addition to public transport, with its direct express service between Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow. It takes an hour and runs half hourly for most of the day and evening in each direction. Fares are £10 single, £16 return and £13 Apex.
Buchanan Street bus station is a major transport hub in Glasgow with Citylink coaches coming in from all parts of the west coast and Highlands. Now a simple change of stance delivers an express direct shuttle service to Edinburgh Airport. For those coming in from the west coast and flying out on an Edinburgh route, this will mean a much quicker transit and far less bother with luggage handling.
The existing airport shuttle out to Glasgow Airport also leaves from here, making for a fast transfer for passengers flying in to Edinburgh and then on from Glasgow to Campbeltown, Islay, Tiree, and the Western Isles.
The major arterial route coaches also leave from Buchanan, like:
- Service 926 running along Loch Lomond and through Argyll to Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre
- Service 976 to Oban in north Argyll, following the same route as 926 as far as Inveraray and then running up Loch Awe.
- Services to Fort William and Skye – like the epic Service 916 which runs right from Buchanan Street to Skye – and then goes on from Portree out to Uig to link with the ferries to Lochmaddy and Tarbert in the Western Isles.
Each one of these routes is a scenic stunner. Timetables for each of them are on the Scottish Citylink page linked above.
Update 13.55: Edinburgh Airport facilities
Edinburgh Airport is excited by this new service, which they too see as a serious contribution to ease of travel.
They have assured us that arriving air passengers using this express coach service to Glasgow may indeed take their luggage trollies right to the coach stance at the end of the taxi-rank.
They say that there may be a signage issue that has confused some early users of the service and have guaranteed that any such confusion will be speedily resolved.


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a bit about meFirst of all, Jessamyn is my real name (pronounced "Jess-uh-min"). It's a night-blooming jasmine flower that grows in the south. Way back when, my mom read a scene in "Gone With The Wind" with Scarlett O'Hara sitting under a jessamine vine, and that was that.
Despite my Southern-inspired name, I am a 6th generation San Francisco-born Californian, and I've lived in beautiful Sonoma County my whole life. I studied fine and performing arts at Bennington College in Vermont. I learned the art and techniques of photography in college, as well as on my own, with friends, and through work at professional photo stores and labs.
I live with my husband, Devon; our 2 year old daughter, Symphony; and our silly cats in Santa Rosa, California, in the heart of Sonoma County. The North Bay is my family's favorite place in the world, and Devon and I delight in showing Symphony all of the places we grew up enjoying, as well as finding new ones to explore together.
In addition to adventuring, laughing and cuddling with my little family, my favorite things are sunshine, books, food, swimming, summertime, travel, colors, people, and photographing all of those things as often and as creatively as I can.
I have a goofy, sarcastic sense of humor, as well as a sensitivity for beauty, sweetness, and love. I work hard at my amazing job, and I thrive on doing a great job for each and every one of my clients. I believe you can see my personality in my work – not just in the weddings and portraits here, but also at www.jessamynharrisphoto.com and on my blog.
I love meeting new people, and I am always happy to set up a time to talk on the phone or in person. I look forward to getting to know you.


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This Women Divorced Her Husband Because He Wanted Her To Be More Like Kim Kardashian
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Julie Is In Trouble With Her Husband For Her Alex Pettyfer Picture
Julie is in a bit of hot water for the picture she took with Alex Pettyfer yesterday!


text: Hi, > That would be great! I'm trying to move away from GUI's and to ChucK and maybe SuperCollider or CSound for the future, but AMS gets some great sounds and I'll continue to use it. > > Is Fons or someone setting up a GNA/Savannah/something public repository so people can submit patches and/or track SVN on it as it rises from its sleep? > Actually I dont have a feedback from Fons yet, or maybe my spamfilters killed it. Speed optimization is my first thing because I believe to see some obvious stuff to improve but time will tell. Second is an annoying dependency to something depricated QTLists or so which at least made me necessary to google 10 minutes but I could imagine that this turns off some newbies who dare to 'make' it and than bang, no AMS for you. Autotools would be great too, its so simple to use it but I have to look up how to do it, maybe its simple. Than some improvements on the gui can be started. Thanks for the points people mentionend already. An additional annoying thing is the right click in the empty patch which brings up the color menue. And some controls on objects are positionend suboptimal. For example the scope has the trigger settings on another tab so you cant adjust while looking on the screen and the results. Either I missed something or its just suboptimal. These things cant be a big deal, but I would start the optimizations first and if they really improve it I would declare it as version 1.8.8, just to make it clear, AMS is back (although it never was gone), wouldnt it be great to have a 1.8.8 for LAC? Cheers, Malte -- Malte Steiner media art + development -www.block4.com-


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Funghi Fritti
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Funghi Fritti
- Prep Time : 5 min
- Cook Time : 10 min
- Ready Time : 15 min
- 12 pounds assorted mushrooms (such as white, crimini, portobello, shiitake)
- 4 1/2 cups Water
- 1 1/2 cups white wine
- 6 cups rice flour
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh rosemary
- Truffle oil, as needed
- Canola oil, as needed
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
1 Stem and cut the mushrooms into bite-sized pieces.
2 In a large bowl, add the water and wine, then slowly whisk in the rice flour until the batter is the consistency of a thick gravy.
3 Add the rosemary and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the mushrooms and toss until the mushrooms are lightly and evenly coated.
4 For each serving to order: Fry 8 ounces of the mushrooms at 350 degrees F, using a metal spoon to keep them from clumping, 3 to 4 minutes, or until the batter is crisp.
5 Drain the mushrooms on a paper towel, then drizzle very lightly with truffle oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
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NOT unreasonable. Not unlawful. That's the conclusion of Kent County Council's auditors about various six-figure payouts to some of its top officers – including the infamous £200,000 paid to former chief executive Peter Gilroy.
But while KCC can take some consolation from these conclusions, it can be less sanguine about some of the auditor's other critical comments about how various deals and compromise payments were negotiated.
Read how Gilroy's £200k cost £408k>>>
And many people will be shocked that the £200,000 payment offered to Mr Gilroy to ensure his pension was not adversely affected after he agreed to extend his contract actually cost the taxpayer a staggering £408,000.
KCC chose not to disclose this information at the time and even in February this year, when The KM Group broke the story about the payment to Mr Gilroy, no-one mentioned that the cost to the public purse was twice the actual sum.
Auditors have a reputation of measuring any criticisms they may have rather carefully but there's no disguising that they regard the county council's arrangements for negotiating severance deals as having considerable shortcomings.
Their report talks about "recurring weaknesses" in the authority's arrangements.
The consideration of value for money "was not adequately documented." There was a "lack of effective performance management of staff." There was "little evidence" to show that the council "assessed the relative strength of individual legal claims against it" or that "payments made achieved the best/lowest settlement for council taxpayers."
Perhaps most damaging is that "reports to members did not always provide a full, balanced view of the circumstances of individual cases."
In the case of the controversial £200k that came Mr Gilroy's way "the report to [KCC's] personnel committee "fell short" of the standards; was "very brief" and "did not set out the full cost to the council - £408k. Neither did it "explore alternative options or evaluate value for money" and "it was not shared in advance with the Director of Finance."
A pretty serious rap on the knuckles, then, on a subject that has done more to anger council taxpayers' than probably anything else in the last year.
A pretty serious rap on the knuckles, then, on a subject that has done more to anger council taxpayers' than probably anything else in the last year.
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We've reported more on how County Hall has spent public money through its corporate credit cards today, along with some other interesting details about how the taxpayer has picked up the tab for a £4.50 taxi ride made by former chief executive Peter Gilroy.
The County Hall Spending Files>>>
There are some who think we have been wrong to present our disclosures in the way we have; some who think we are being too critical and sensationalising the subject and some who think (wrongly) that there is some other reason for our coverage - which has been based purely on our judgement that it is very much in the public interest and a subject our readers will find interesting to read about - whatever their views.
Others believe that if a public body is embracing transparency, then it cannot pick and choose which transactions it would prefer to be transparent about. One point worth making here is that many of the transactions that we have detailed fall below the £500 threshold set by the government at which all councils will be required to put into the public domain data on all invoices above that sum.
So, had the information not been gathered by a concerned resident and passed to us, a considerable amount of it would never have seen the light of day. KCC has rightly come round to the view that being open is a virtue and one that ultimately will be good for it and the residents it is there to serve.
As its own report unveiling its plans for a new transparency regime says, it is important that residents are able to make judgements about not just the costs they, as taxpayers, are bearing but that they can also make judgments about the value of what is being done with their money.
Interestingly, the new Labour group leader on the Local Government Association has hit out at the government's transparency plans, asserting that they are a waste of time and councils have better things to do. You can read about it here Some of the comments are illuminating.
I've blogged a couple of times about how Ed Miliband might play with the voters of Kent - especially the 80,000+ that deserted the party between 2005 and 2010. I've suggested he might become the Iain Duncan Smith of the party. But I was talking to a colleague who suggested a better comparison might be with William Hague, who had an ill-fated attempt to lead the party out of the wilderness after its nightmare of a defeat in 1997. Just steer clear of the baseball cap, Ed.
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Stucco/stone & water damage
I plan to put stucco on the upper walls (over hardiebacker) and stone veneer on the lower walls (over cement block) of my enclosure. I've read about all the flashing, weep screeds, etc. needed for installing stucco & stone on a house (especially here in the North), but are they necessary if the underlying walls are made entirely of metal and masonry products? I realize water vapor can pass through masonry, but does it matter for a WFO? Could freeze/thaw affect the bond between the mortar and block/hardiebacker? And do I need flashing at the stone/stucco junction for any reason, or will the mortar seal it well enough?
I'm thinking I can mortar the stone directly to the block and put stucco directly on the hardiebacker above that with no flashing, weep holes, etc. I will paint the stucco to seal it. Thoughts?
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| Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il sent a letter "On Developing the Movement of Koreans in Japan onto a New Higher Stage" to the officials of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) and Korean residents in Japan on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of its formation 14 years ago.
The letter comprehensively dealt with the immortal leadership feats performed by President Kim Il Sung in the history of the movement of Koreans in Japan and clarified the issues of protecting the democratic national rights and interests of Koreans, defending the socialist homeland and struggling for the prosperity and development of the country and reunification, etc.
Rodong Sinmun Sunday says in a signed article dedicated to the anniversary:
Kim Jong Il's historic letter serves as an immortal great programme which helped bring about a landmark turn in the movement of Koreans in Japan and provided a sure guarantee for its rosy future by indicating the orientation and ways for Chongryon to creditably perform its sacred mission and duty it assumed before the country and the nation as required by the changed situation and the law-governed requirements of its development.
The past more than decade since the publication of the letter was the most difficult period for Chongryon but neither trial nor difficulties could deter the officials of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan from dynamically advancing, convinced of the justice of their cause, tightly holding the treasured sword of patriotism given by Kim Jong Il.
Unshakable is the faith of the officials of Chongryon and Korean residents in Japan to advance, taking his historic letter as an immortal banner of the patriotic cause no matter how much water may flow under the bridge.
The stirring reality of the homeland where the might of Songun Korea is growing stronger as the days go by and a fresh great revolutionary surge is being effected in the building of a thriving nation greatly inspire the officials of Chongryon and Korean residents in Japan and reinforces their will to bring about a fresh upswing in the movement of Koreans in Japan, keeping pace with the grandiose march of the people in the homeland, and thus fully demonstrate the dignity and might of Chongryon.
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The controversial fee decision by U.S. copyright judges earlier this year has prompted opponents--including large and small Webcasters, independent artists and record labels, public radio stations and listeners--to lobby for relief from Congress. So far, they've had some success, with nearly identical bills introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate that would overturn the fee hikes.
But after hearing from both fans and foes of the new rules at a morning hearing here, leaders of the House's Small Business Committee admitted they were struggling with the best way to balance Webcaster concerns about bankruptcy with the need for fair artist compensation. They concluded that crafting a legislative fix isn't necessarily the best idea.
"I really don't think that Congress would be the best vehicle to resolve this type of issue," said committee chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.). She pointed to a similar rift that arose about five years ago, which prompted Congress to codify a settlement among Webcasters and the music industry, as evidence that legislative fixes can hold for only so long.
Through a quirk of history and politics, Webcasting rates and many other music-related licensing fees are set by a tribunal with members chosen by the Library of Congress, part of the legislative branch. That makes this area unusual among types of intellectual property: licensing rates for photographs, videos, movies, novels, and news articles are set by the free market, not the federal government.
Co-chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) said it would be better for the parties to try to find common ground on their own because government intervention "often times (messes) things up even more than they already are."
Should Congress meddle?
Not all of their colleagues, however, feel quite the same way. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) said in an appearance at Thursday's hearing that he firmly believes the government's Copyright Royalty Board has made a mistake that Congress may need to fix. He gave a pitch for his bill, called the Internet Radio Equality Act, which would level the royalty rates for Webcasters, satellite and cable radio broadcasters at 7.5 percent of their revenues. He did, however, say that he wouldn't object to the parties' working out their differences without Congress's help.
But many believe there's no way the bill will make its way through both chambers and to the president's desk before the fees kick in. Congress has been focusing on other hot-button topics of late, a weeklong July 4 recess looms, and no votes or debate are currently scheduled on the bill.
Inslee, for his part, said the "effort in Congress will continue and swell dramatically, because when those decisions are made to shut off Internet radio, whatever congressmen and women have heard to date, you're going to hear five to 10 times as much after July 15."
Outside of reaching a compromise on their own, another potential lifeline for the Webcasters fearing shutdown is a federal appeals court, which has been asked to delay the onset of the fees, but action there is also uncertain.
Thursday's hearing highlighted again the pronounced split over the need for the increased fees.
On one side are Webcasters, public radio operators and primarily independent, emerging artists and record labels, who argue that the changes will raise large Webcasters' costs by as much as 300 percent and small entities' costs by as much as 1,200 percent, effectively shutting them down. On the other side are arguably more established record labels and artists and SoundExchange, the nonprofit entity that collects the fees on their behalf, which argue the changes were the result of a fair, impartial 18-month proceeding and are necessary to compensate artists adequately in a digital age.
Some music industry representatives on Thursday urged politicians not to get lost in the Webcasters' rhetoric and protests like Tuesday's highly publicized "day of silence," in which a number of Webcasters shut off their normal music streams. After all, it is the 20 largest Internet radio operators, such as Yahoo Music, RealNetworks and Pandora, that are responsible for 95 percent of the royalty payments, they said.
"These are businesses totally dependent on our work product--the creativity and investment of the record label and the creativity, passion and hard work of recording artists," said Thomas Silverman, the founder of Tommy Boy Entertainment, which began in Silverman's New York City apartment and has since grown to produce famed hip-hop artists like Queen Latifah and Naughty By Nature.
Besides, SoundExchange has not been insensitive to the needs of small Webcasters, they argued. They were referring to an offer to cap the fees for those that fit into the "small" category--a move that the Internet radio industry rejected, saying it would effectively stunt its growth.
Opponents argued before the politicians that it's not just small Webcasters who will be crippled by the new fees. The three largest Webcasters alone are expected to have to pay more than a billion dollars per year, thanks to a requirement that they pay a minimum of $500 per "channel"--of which those services have thousands. A SoundExchange representative said Thursday that the group has offered to cap that fee at $2,500 per year, although it was not immediately clear whether that would satisfy the Webcasters.
Opponents who spoke at the hearing further argued that preserving as many Internet radio options as possible is in the interest not only of listeners, but artists, because it has given a voice to smaller names--like Joey Allcorn, a Georgia-based "classic country" singer who testified before the committee--who can't make the playlists of traditional radio stations. They also noted that Webcasters often provide listeners with links to e-commerce sites where they can purchase the albums they play, further generating publicity and revenue for the artists they play.
All Webcasters are asking Congress to do, said Bryan Miller, general manager of the indie rock Internet radio station WOXY.com, is to equalize the royalty rates required of comparable digital services. "We're not talking about (giving away) anything for free," he said.
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- I am a big fan of net radio. It allows me, when I am out of town to listen to my local radio stations. As far as for the musicans, artists, and performers that arent making "nuff" money. Sorry to hear that. They will still be able to listen to internet radio over seas. Where does the control stop?
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- The record companies and SoundExchange OBVIOUSLY have no interest in being fair to, and conversing with, webcasters, or they wouldn't have proposed these new rates in the first place! Their aim is to kill internet radio, and ONLY Congressional intervention will solve the problem!
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- Vote for your right to listen to the music YOU like
- As a webcaster, most of the music played on my station can not be heard ANYPALCE else, 80% of our artists are independant and mainstream radio will not play their music. Mainstream Broadcast radio wants to feed you what they want you to hear so they can make big money, they don't want to give you freedom to choose. Contact your rep's and tell them to support freedom and internet radio, or be stuck listening to the garbage big business wants you to hear!
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- This stinks!
- No wonder congress has a lower approval rating than President Cowboy Bush!
Those idiots are bowing to the record labels once again! All the small time webcasters are going to shutdown and the listeners will be the ones to suffer. The deal that was offered was an attempt to split up the solidarity of the webcasters by enticing the smaller casters to settle and continuing to stick it to the large ones.
Everyone should call their contressperson and loudly complain about the lack of support! Go to savenetradio.org and find out how.
Don't let the Internet go silent! Speak up and complain!
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- Good point
- but you know what, people will sit back and agree that it stinks and say WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING, but never follow through.
This is a country founded on WE THE PEOPLE and the government should answer to us, but we are too lazy or too cowardly to actually stand up and allow ourselves to be heard.
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- The fact that some Congress reps think it best they abstain from getting involved and let both sides come to a "peaceful" resolution only underscores how little they understand about this issue. The time window for "peacful resolution" has long expired and may never even have really existed at all. By wanting to hammer smaller webcasters with as much as a 1200% retroactive royalty increase and slam aggregators like Pandora and Live365 with a minimum $500 per channel "administration fee" it's quite obvious that the record companies and their "false front" SoundExtortion (sorry ...SoundExchange) have a solid agenda in place to simply wipe them out. They want US Internet radio to be solely controlled by their corporate friends who do not act independantly and can be counted on to push whatever the recording industry wants pushed. This mess was the result of laws passed by Congress being incorrectly interperted and applied. Therefore Only Congress can and should fix this.
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FORT WAYNE — A 33-year-old Fort Wayne woman was sentenced Tuesday to two years of home detention for neglecting her grandmother.
During the hearing, both Allen Superior Court Judge John Surbeck and Prosecutor Karen Richards expressed concern for Melanie McKinley's soon-to-be-born child, given her past behavior.
And throughout the hearing, McKinley offered excuse after excuse for whatever issue was brought up by Richards or the judge.
Substance abuse? McKinley said she had witnessed something traumatic and didn't handle it well.
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The neighbors who called the police about the grandmother's injuries? McKinley said they were mad at her for some other reason.
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In October 2011, police and paramedics responded to a report of an older woman who seemed confused and looked as if she'd been battered.
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In Russia and Central Asia a similar landform type is known as syrt.
These older uplifts have been eroded by creeks and rivers to develop steep relief not immediately distinguishable from mountains. Many areas of the Allegheny Plateau and the Cumberland Plateau, which are at the western edge of the Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, are called "mountains" but are actually dissected plateaus. One can stand on a high "mountain" and note that all the other tops are at the same height, which represents the original plain before uplift.
A dissected plateau may also be formed, or created, usually on a comparatively small scale, by the levelling of terrain by planing and deposition beneath an ice sheet or perhaps, an ice cap. Subsequently, during the same or a later glacial, the margins of the glacial till plain are removed by glaciers, leaving the plateau into which erosion by water incises valleys. Such a plateau may be level or gently sloping but may be distinguished by the till caps on its hills. Glacial till is still widely known in Britain by the older name of boulder clay.


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My journey started at the early age of 40 in late September of 2013 when I was sitting in what I call, ironically, my "happy place". My happy place is a small chair in my bedroom next to a large window where I look out at the mountains, decompress and think of my day, my family, what I am doing the next day or maybe what I am making for dinner. I remember standing up to go downstairs and feeling that something felt strange and cold. I checked under my shirt and saw that I had a small amount of discharge from one breast that had stained my shirt, and when I say small, I mean tiny – it was hardly visible. I changed my shirt and didn't think twice about it and went on with my day which was having lunch with one of my best friends. We usually talk about our kids, school or maybe something our husbands did wrong the night before. That day, however, was different, for some reason we discussed what its like to get older, our aches and our pains. We laughed, and I remember the words I said to her exactly "at least you don't have liquid coming out of your breast! A few more laughs and as always, I left, picked up my kiddos from school and went on with my daily routine.
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When my husband and I skied Park City Mountain Resort last season, we were amused by our chairlift conversations.
"Wait. You're from Colorado and you're skiing here?"
"Did you take a wrong turn and accidentally pass by 10 of your state's ski hills?"
I love the resorts in my own backyard but let's face it: sometimes the snow is whiter on the other side. My first job out of college was extolling the virtues of Utah skiing. Park City Mountain Resort will always be one of my family's favorite ski destinations for the following reasons:
The Snow—Some call it champagne powder, others the lightest, driest power playground on the planet. Either way, Park City averages 360 inches of snow annually and it ain't called The Great Snow on Earth for nothin'.
Proximity—Park City Mountain Resort is located just 36 miles from Salt Lake International Airport. The best thing about the direct route is you don't have to worry about precipitous mountain passages; it's all interstate driving. As an added bonus, PCMR is the only resort with ski-in/ski-out access to Park City's historic Main Street.
The Town— Park City is two-faced in the best way possible. On one side, it has the appearance of a picturesque, nineteenth-century mining town. The other is a modern alpine resort. Whether you're looking to splurge or save, party it up or kick back, this fun town has something for everyone.
The Resort & Beyond—If the 3,300 skiable acres, nine powder-filled bowls, eight epic peaks, up to 50 immaculately groomed runs and four award-winning terrain parks don't keep your family busy, try tubing at nearby Gorgoza Park, careening down PCMR's Alpine Coaster or bobsledding at Utah Olympic Park.
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Comment posted by mike on October 23, 2009 8:32 AM MDT
Vail Resorts passes aside, Colorado typically has the most competitively priced season passes. If someone is skiing more than 6 days per year, people should definitely consider a season pass instead of lift tickets.
I will say for my friends that prefer lower altitude skiing, Utah is their choice. They also like easy access from Salt Lake City.
Comment posted by Krista on October 22, 2009 12:09 AM MDT
Thanks for the tip Mike, especially coming from someone who works for Vail Resorts ;)
As a Colorado native, I agree that there is good skiing in both states. Utah may just be a little easier to get to.
Comment posted by mike on October 21, 2009 10:11 PM MDT
What about value? I think most families are looking for a great experience at a great price.
I agree that Utah has some good skiing, but I think there are better deals to be found in Colorado and California. Take for example the Epic Pass- You can ski Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone, Breckenridge, Heavenly, and Arapahoe Basin unrestricted and unlimited for $599.
A Park City adult pass is $1450 for 1 mountain. Heck, a 10 day pass to Park City cost more than the Epic Pass.
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HOUSTON --- Former Georgia men's tennis standout and seven-time All-America John Isner on Sunday won his sixth professional tournament as he captured the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship crown at the River Oaks Country Club in Houston.
It was Isner's first win this year as he defeated world No. 12 Nicolas Almagro in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5. The UGA letterwinner served up seven aces in the final and a record 64 in the tournament, breaking Pete Sampras' mark of 60 set in 2002.
Isner is the first American to appear in an ATP tour final in 2013, advancing with wins over Americans Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock, Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania, and the defending champion Juan Monaco of Argentina.
The Greensboro, N.C., native was a star at Georgia from 2004-07 and still holds the school's all-time singles and doubles wins records. He led the Bulldogs to the 2007 national championship as well as the 2006 and 2007 SEC regular-season titles.
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Drama and suspensions in South Cumbria RL cup quarters
Last updated at 17:52, Sunday, 26 August 2012
REFEREES were at the centre of the drama as two Barton Townley Cup quarter-finals ended in controversy.
Millom and Walney Central went through to the last four after one game was abandoned by a referee fearing for his safety and the other was won on a golden-point ruling that went against official guidelines.
The game between Ulverston and Millom at Dragley Beck was called off on 74 minutes by referee Rob McAloone, after he alleged he was threatened by a Millom player.
The Woollybacks were leading 24-14 at the time and the result stands.
At Central Drive, the tie between the Cents and Barrow Island ended 12-12, with the game going into extra-time and the golden-point ruling.
However, official Mark Laing (pictured right) applied a different set of rules than those set down by a league meeting only a day previously, denying Island a chance to advance with what could have been a match-winning drop-goal.
Walney eventually emerged winners 24-13, with both games attracting in the region of 300 spectators. The third game of the round, between Roose and Dalton, ended 30-10 to Pioneers, with no controversy.
The Ulverston-Millom tie was at a crucial point with 10 minutes remaining when the home side's Tom Spedding was dismissed for an alleged punch.
Four minutes later, Millom skipper Tom Sibley was dispatched for an early bath for allegedly hitting an Ulverston player with a raised elbow.
The visitors' former BARLA international Wayne Ruddy followed, initially for a sin-bin, but then for the rest of the game for what McAloone cited as threatening behaviour towards a match official as he left the field. The referee immediately called time, fearing for his own safety.
Ulverston vice-chairman Andy Steele was not happy with the abandonment.
He said: "At 24-14 and with Millom down to 10 men (they also had a player in the sin-bin), we were pressing on their line.
"I feel we could have scored with the extra players and then scored again – which could have meant us winning.
"The penalty count was very high throughout, 30 against Ulverston and nine against Millom. I am not happy and we feel very disgruntled."
At Central Drive, Barrow Island were dismayed as they went out of the competition despite an 89th-minute drop goal from Ian Irvine they felt enough to send them into the next round.
However, the game continued with Walney securing victory with two late tries.
A ruling sent out to all referees and clubs involved following a match officials meeting the previous night confirmed the full ruling when games finish tied.
It says: "Rule 15.2 states that if a game ends level after 80 minutes, 10 minutes extra-time will be played with the golden point rule (first team to score) applying.
"If, after extra-time, the scores are still level, the team with the most tries (if this is equal, then goals) goes through. If still the teams are still equal, the away team goes through."
However, referee Laing had told both teams he would play 10 minutes each way before the golden point rule came into operation.
A Barrow Island official spoke to him regarding his decision prior to extra-time starting, but was told there would be no change to his decision.
When the Evening Mail went to press, Island had not put in an official complaint.
League secretary Terry Barker said: "I have been informed by events at Central Drive and I will be calling a meeting to discuss the issue.
"I have spoken to BARLA for advice."
First published at 16:08, Friday, 24 August 2012
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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re-draw the cup, play all the ties at Craven Park on 1 day and get officials from out of the area.(tongue in cheek)
But seriously why not use the cup as a 'Magic' type event and generate some real interest.
The Barrow and District want all clubs to come back to the area an play in a good league, well show the clubs that you can make the league a success by putting on something like this.
There must have been approx 1000 people watching the cup games last week, put them all in 1 place and create something special.
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BV350 -- early thoughts!
first off, pics, because that's all you jerks care about. 2013 piaggio bv350, SHINY BLACK. i was torn between it and silver, but i didn't want to be mistaken for a bmw :evil
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ass shot, don't mind the messy garage
with the ol' mana
anyway! impressions. i'm a n00b motorcyclist overall, and only put about 10K miles down on scoots (although i was a dirt rat in my YOOF), but, hey, i'm as qualified to remark as, well, maybe your average amazon reviewer. i traded in my aprilia sportcity 250 because i found i was riding it at 60+ an awful lot on the slab going in and out of seattle, and wanted a commuter/get-around scoot with a it more heft, comfort, and amenity. reviews of the bv350 indicated it would fit the bill.
no, i did not want a majesty/burgman/silverwing/c650. i have the WORLD'S BIGGEST SCOOTER already: the aprilia mana 850 gt! (also i am only 39.) 33ish hp in a 390 lb. frame seemed like a good middleweight compromise between urban slumbike and slab crawler, and after a test ride: SHO NUFF.
i've put about 300 miles on it, and have tried to be gentle breaking it in, but, uh, while it may not be the mana, it punches hard when i need it to. here's my plusses and minuses:
- really comfortable upright position with a decently cushy suspension.
- AMAZINGLY low center of gravity lets me treat a nearly 400 lb. scoot like a 300 lb. one. brakes may not be abs, but they glide me to perfect stops even on nasty busted-ass seattle hill streets and grip well in the rain. (so far. i will test this one further. ;-))
- AWESOME midband throttle experience. as noted earlier, it destroys cages at middle speeds, and makes passing smooth and secure-feeling.
- good amenties. lighter socket for my gerbing gloves, large large LARGE underseat space (i also added a 40L shad topcase).
- good fit/finish. gorgeous display. (awful display graphics have kept me away from great kymco scoots, which is lame, but there you go.) throttle grips are great, and both brake levers have perfect tension for me.
- engine makes a nice, burry sound that says MANSCOOT. (is that an oxymoron?)
- REALLY uneven and aggressive engine braking at low speeds, which took a little adjusting to. it's kinda motorcyclish, kinda not. it's not terrible, but it gets a little lurchy-draggy when pulsing/releasing the throttle in low-speed stop-and-go. (maybe there's some ducati in its blood? naaah.)
- i still kinda miss the sportcity 250 :cry
so far, the honeymoon holds. the lurchy low-speed engine braking is the really only rough spot, but it doesn't throw me off and is eminently tolerable. this might be due to the new wet clutch?
any other owners have longer term experience with the bv350? anything i should look out for? i think i'll want a bigger windscreen at some point. any preferred saddlebags for it?
ugh, those pics came out awful. i'll take some with a real camera laterz.
YES, great scooter
I'm loving my BV-350, and have (had) only one gripe. The windshield. Now its gone and so is my gripe:
Regarding cornering....I also have a Vespa GTS 250 and don't find my BV any less capable of aggressive cornering than my Vespa...maybe adjust the preload on your rear shocks a notch or two to keep the c-stand off the tarmac? Worth a try.
I've actually come to like the aggressive e-braking...especially in the tight stuff where I prefer riding. I could see NOT liking it in city/stop-and-go traffic but then it IS marketed as a tourer. I wholeheartedly believe the GTS is a better urban commuter, and having never ridden a Sportcity figure its about the same. And since "city" is part of it's name....maybe thats it's sweet spot too.
I rode my GTS yesterday in the hills locally and commented to my wife (also a GT/BV owner and relatively seasoned rider of 10+ years now) that I missed the heartier e-braking of the BV up in the hills of DeLuz.
Enjoy it, it's a different animal but in my estimation one of Piaggio's best product offerings right now.
i'm pretty sure i'll come to appreciate the aggressive engine braking; i was just really used to the sc250's smooooooth falloff.
i'll muck about with the preload. thanks for the tip!
it was an ipad. i'd just pulled in and mailed myself the shots.
You have 2 very nice machines in that garage.:wink:
haha, allstate is insisting that i can't get a collision/comp policy on it because their database insists this is a moped! wtf.
"ma'm, this 'moped' costs more, and has more weight and engine displacement than so-called 'motorcycles' i've owned and insured with y'all"
jesus h.
Try GEICO.
I had full coverage on my Yamaha Zuma 125 with Geico.
went with geico. it's a motorcycle to them. :clap
the scoot seems to need a few minute with the engine running when i start or it's kinda rough out of the driveway. i'm assuming that this is just a break-in period thing.
the grippy engine braking is still a bit weird, but i'm accustomed it and have a good throttle technique with it now. also, sorta related: i rolled through a downhill corner in an intersection in the cvt equivalent of neutral (no throttle input) and when i rolled back on the throttle, it hitched and burped before kicking in. that was a little weird.
lastly, the turn signal switch is obnoxiously bad! i think i have the requisite pressure on it figured out, but OI, there was some in-town navigation where i was constantly checking the instruments when i should have been watching traffic. i think i got the feel for it now.
other than those nitpicks, it is AWESOME. did a commute into seattle with 12-20 mph gusts on the slab and it was smooth as butter regardless. backroads and city streets were like gliding on a little throaty cloud. turning and stability are a++ would ride again, and cornering is as fun as it was on the sportcity. man, this ride LOVES 35-60. despite some rain and gusts, it was a champ to ride and made mild inclement weather really pleasant. very happy overall!
NIce new ride! I got to sit on a 2013 BV 350 last weekend. But not for very long, because I didn't want to get too attached to it, and have it follow me home. :)
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