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I loved Malvern this year - its a lovely show with plenty to see, and the wallet got hit a bit too. The show gardens were largely beautiful, several spectacular but those and some others were not shown to their best advantage including the schools gardens on the GW programe which was a huge disappointment. Some of the school gardens merited mention - they are our gardening future, with Chris Beardshaw presenting an award to one school. Sadly not even a glance - sorry BBC you've really shot yourself in the foot there. I didn't realise the presenters chose not to go to see them. Are their boots too small now? The standard of plants as usual lovely despite the winds and weather around in the week before when setting up. I live fairly locally so it's a joy to be able to go - must now go and plant
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Outdated Technology in Movies
One of the joys of watching old movies is the thrill of seeing antiquated technology and laughing haughtily. "What fools," you can say to yourself, "have they never heard of cell phones? Thank God I live in an era in which the technology will last forever." If this sounds like a fun night to you, check out some of these examples of outdated technology in movies on your computer or iPad, which you will own for the rest of your life and will never seem silly in retrospect.
Giant recording devices You can see this in a ton of old movies involving wiretapping. "Touch of Evil" has a great scene at the end in which one character is wearing a wire, and Charlton Heston has to follow him around with this huge loudspeaker (that he has turned on for some reason). "Blow Out" even has a scene in which a guy's wire short-circuits and starts burning him. Thank God the authorities have better ways to spy on our conversations now!
Immovable telephones. One of the most obvious examples of outdated technology in movies is when people have to "get to a phone." The cell phone has basically completely eliminated this as a plot point, so it's interesting to relive a previous era in which a person could have a race-to-the-death to get to a pay phone. Also a thing of the past: calling a girl's house and hearing a guy answer the phone.
Giant computers. Before the days of the personal computer, movies could squeeze a few minutes out of the novelty of using a computer to solve a problem. Punch some data into a keyboard that's attached to a console as big as the wall, wait a few minutes, and the computer spits out a bit of tape with the name of the murderer on it-stuff like that. One example of this trope, albeit one that probably wasn't intended to be realistic, would be the Batcomputer in the 1966 "Batman" movie. Almost as good at solving riddles as Robin, that thing.
The old internet. The internet is always changing, so any movie that shows it being used becomes instantly dated (if that sort of thing bothers you, you might want to stick to movies made before the world wide web). The most obvious example of this would be "The Net", which features Sandra Bullock as a woman who spends all her time on the internet. Of course, when the movie came out in 1995, this was a bit more novel than it is now, don't you think?


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Here on the center-right, we believe that the best and most interesting stuff in life happens without government. Every day people marry, raise families, work, start businesses, trade, and support their communities with neither help nor inducement from the state (though often with its hindrance). Though I argue that we don't give the for-profit sector nearly enough credit for making our world as prosperous, happy, and moral as it is*, private charities can fill in the gaps where markets aren't functioning properly.
So, to whom to you give and why?
My charity of choice for the last few years has been Cure International. Cure is a Christian medical charity that builds hospitals in some of the worst places on Earth, and focuses on relatively simple and inexpensive corrective surgeries such as clubfoot and cleft palates. It's the sort of thing we take for granted in the West but that makes a tremendous difference in the developing world. They also have a very respectable rating from Charity Navigator.
I first heard about Cure through Dennis Prager — who runs an annual fundraiser for them — and you may recall that three of their doctors were murdered in Afghanistan earlier this year by a member of their security detail. It's brave, useful, and wonderful work that helps people directly and represents our values abroad very well.
What other organizations deserve our money? And please, no ice buckets.
* Subject of a forthcoming post!


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Sonics sank on Walker's watch
Updated 10:00 pm, Thursday, October 26, 2006
In a raucous 40-year history, the Sonics have offered up some doozies. I'm still not quite over the time Dale Ellis drilled the grill of Xavier McDaniel in the team's office lobby, then spun the brawl out the door and down the street.
In frequently asking us to grasp the ungraspable, the Sonics have provided wonderful mental exercise. Who imagined there was a human being loopy enough to swing on the X-Man?
Then again, who would have imagined, during halftime of a playoff game, that Ricky Pierce would vow to get his gun to shoot Gary Payton?
Where the latest Sonics news fits in, is hard to stay. It's not nearly as theatrical. Still, inviting into the franchise one's own career hit man qualifies as a doozy.
Especially with balloons and refreshments.
On that day in July when it was learned abruptly the franchise had been sold to out-of-towners, the Sonics' practice facility was decorated with green-and-gold balloons tied to sneakers. For the few staffers and media members whose stomachs were not queasy, snacks were provided. How the news that day qualified for party favors remains a mystery.
Perhaps Sonics president Wally Walker, who engineered the sale and expressed little regret that day, had the notion that there was a prospect of continuing on with the franchise. If so, perhaps the balloons obscured the view of his baggage.
There was no way Clay Bennett was going to keep Walker in charge. Not after overpaying for a team that was underappreciated.
Self-evident was the fact that the Sonics won one playoff series in the last eight seasons of Walker's 12 years as president and/or general manager. Less understood was how Walker's hand-picked group of 57 fellow investors, including some of Seattle's best, brightest, wealthiest people, could not get suites sold, high-priced seats filled, the roster upgraded and credibility sustained to make the community and its politicians passionate about keeping the team in Seattle.
Some of the alienation had to do with issues beyond any team executive's control, chiefly the spiraling cost of doing the NBA's business. Don't be fooled -- the NBA is failing Seattle more than Seattle is failing the NBA. Bennett may not realize that quite yet, but he and his partners paid $350 million for the privilege of finding out how a business can make economically obsolete its principal physical asset in less than 10 years.
Another part of the alienation has to do with assembling an awkward, nervous ownership group led by bean baron Howard Schultz, who publicly appeared not to understand that pro sports is an equity operation, not an annual cash operation.
Nor did they seem to grasp that sports ownership was an expensive hobby for dilettante wealth, not a mutual fund whose performance was a retirement lifeline.
It's true that KeyArena is relatively small and the lease relatively onerous, but the group knew that when they bought the team in 2001. If they didn't, the onus was on Walker, who, with two NBA championship rings as a player, degrees from the University of Virginia and Stanford and a license as a certified financial analyst, was uniquely qualified to explain sports and business.
Maybe Walker did explain it well. After all, the group's profit on the sale is more than $75 million.
Recent seasons were no match for the standard-setting level of excellence the club had from 1993-97. Debilitated by the ghastly hires of Jim McIlvaine, Vin Baker, Patrick Ewing and others, and compromised by the collapse of Shawn Kemp, the Sonics were a shadow of the glory years.
When Walker didn't rehire the popular but self-destructive George Karl in 1998, and when the NBA didn't re-hire players in the lockout of 1999, rot settled in among many adherents.
Instead of recognizing upon purchase that the post-lockout franchise needed some creative boldness, Walker hired as coach his longtime pal, Paul Westphal, and kept player payrolls in the bottom third of the league.
His next three coaching hires were the next guys on the bench, Nate McMillan, Bob Weiss and Bob Hill. So much for those expensive national searches. At least McMillan worked out for awhile.
By 2003, KeyArena had begun to be cited publicly by ownership as the villain, despite the fact that the campaign never made clear to the average fan what was so bad about a gym that eight years earlier was hailed around the NBA. Sure, it could use a few more restrooms, concession stands and parking, but whoever could afford tickets was treated to good sightlines and a boisterous atmosphere.
When Schultz's pity party last February demanded respect as well as "the same deals the Seahawks and Mariners had," trouble was apparent. The group looked upon the inevitable in-fighting in city government as a final straw instead of a predictable delay, then hired Walker's old employer, investment bank Goldman Sachs, to head-hunt a buyer.
So what we have now is an out-of-town ownership that, starting Tuesday, has nine weeks to propose, design, locate and present a world-class, 20,000-seat-plus arena/entertainment district on the Eastside in order to ask for public funding when the Legislature convenes in January.
It sounds impossible, and probably is. Early word from the business/political crowd Bennett has been working says he seems sincere and committed. Why not? He stands to make a lot more money here than in Oklahoma City.
But if the ditch proves too deep, the fingerprints on the shovel belong to Walker, Schultz, Stern & Co.


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World Cup 2010
For a variety of reasons, I ended up watching the World Cup Final on a TV tied to a tree at the soccer fields in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn
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Who 'We' Are When the Whistle Blows
Chelsea's Drogba and Kalou fly the Ivoirian flag. But Kalou was very nearly a Dutchman…
The fleet-footed Chelsea forward Solomon Kalou might permit himself a wry smile as he stands at attention for L'Abidjanaise, the national anthem of the Ivory Coast, when Les Elephantes face Portugal in their World Cup opener on June 15.
Were it not for the stubbornness of former Netherlands immigration minister Rita Verdonk, Kalou would have turned up at the World Cup in the other orange shirt – as a Dutchman. By turning down attempts by the Netherlands football authorities to fast-track citizenship for Kalou in time to pick him for the 2006 World Cup, the conservative Verdonk actually spared his parents a major headache: the Dutch that year played a group game against an Ivory Coast squad that included Solomon's older brother, Bonaventure.
But the episode is simply a reminder that international football often demonstrates just how fluid and fungible the notion of nationality can be. In the same 2006 World Cup, when Croatia played Australia, three players in the Croatian squad were actually Australian, while seven of the Socceroos were eligible to represent Croatia. Continue reading
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The World Cup as War by Other Means
'Just don't mention the war" was the cardinal rule when hosting German guests at Fawlty Towers, the eponymous hotel in the '70s British TV sitcom. But it has never applied to England football fans: whenever their team plays Germany, they taunt the opposition with a ditty (to the tune of The Camptown Races) with the lyrics: Two world wars and one world cup, dooh-dah, dooh-dah …
The English are hardly alone in linking football and war. When Holland beat Germany in a Euro '88 semifinal, literally 60% of the Dutch population took to the streets to celebrate, many of them chanting "Hurrah, we got our bikes back!" That was a far larger crowd than the one which celebrated Holland's victory over the Soviet Union in the final of the same tournament days later, but the bicycle reference said it all: Dutch people had had their bikes confiscated when the Nazis invaded the Netherlands 48 years earlier. Those who fell/rose cheering from their graves, wrote Dutch poet Jules Deelder, while a veteran of the underground resistance enthused: "It feels as though we've won the war at last."
Payback for wartime humiliation was also the Argentine narrative for Diego Maradona's notorious "hand of God" goal against England at the 1986 World Cup (and the "goal of the century" he added later in the game). Sure, Maradona used his fist to prod the ball over Peter Shilton for the opening goal, but for a country still smarting from the wounds of the Falklands/Malvinas War four years earlier, England had to be beaten by any means necessary. As Maradona said afterwards: "We knew they had killed a lot of Argentine boys (in the Malvinas), killed them like little birds. And this was revenge." Sure, Maradona had cheated, but so had the British, in Argentine minds, by sinking an Argentine warship outside the zone of exclusion around the islands, killing some 323 sailors. Jorge Valdano, who was on the field that day, knew Maradona had cheated, but said "at that moment we only felt joy, relief, perhaps a forced sense of justice. It was England, let's not forget, and the Malvinas were fresh in the memory." Continue reading
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The Shebab, the Shahids and the Champion's League Final
The Shebab gunman on the left appears to be a Gunner, i.e. an Arsenal fan…
In honor of today's Champion's League final, I republish my op ed that ran in the National a year ago.
What was most fascinating about the photograph of the Somali gunman who was part of the crowd dragging the body of an Ethiopian soldier through the streets of Mogadishu that appeared in newspapers last year was his shirt. It bore the number 13, beneath the legend "Ballack". This particular fighter was declaring his fealty not only to the Islamist Shebab movement, but also to Chelsea football club and its newly acquired German midfielder.
That image reminded me of a 2002 story in the London Sunday Times, in which Hala Jaber painted an extraordinary portrait of a group of young Palestinians training to be suicide bombers. Amid the tension of the boys steeling themselves to kill and be killed, one of the fighters ran in with "very important news": Manchester United had beaten West Ham 5-3. "David Beckham two score. Very good Manchester," Jaber quoted him as saying, adding: "The announcement was greeted with unanimous pleasure, amid further calls of 'Allahu akbar'." Continue reading
The Liverpool-Iraq Connection
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Will the Last One Out of La Liga Please Turn Out the Lights…
The future of the once might Spanish league, warns my mate John Carlin, is as a feeder league to the nouveau riche English clubs Continue reading
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Waxing Brazilian on Euro 2008
The lesson for South Africa is clear. Our talent pool is so piss-poor that Brazilian coaches won't help — we need to learn from the Europeans and import Brazilian players! Continue reading
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90 Minutes of World Peace
When Chelsea and Man. United contest the Champion's League final this week, gunmen from Mogadishu to Gaza will be glued to their TV sets… Continue reading
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Spare Us More 'Globalization & Football'
The claim that Egypt's Cup of Nations win "proves" that stronger domestic leagues make stronger international sides is not born out by football's bigger picture. In fact, the teams that do best internationally are those with weaker domestic leagues Continue reading
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My Dinner With Dalglish
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First Day Of School And Already One Suicide With Bullying As Possible Factor
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Authorities want to know if bullying was a factor.
Greenwich police say Bart Palosz died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound late Tuesday at his family's home in Byram. First Selectman Peter Tesei said he was told by people who knew the Greenwich High School sophomore that bullying might have contributed to his decision to take his own life.
The circumstances that led to Palosz's suicide are now being probed and detectives plan to interview students. A preliminary investigation into Palosz's death has revealed the shotgun used in the suicide was family-owned and had been stored in a gun locker inside the home, Greenwich Police said…
Lisa Johnson, whose 13-year-old son, Izzy, was a close friend of Palosz, said Palosz had been bullied since he moved to Greenwich from his native Poland when he was in elementary school.
"He always was kind of awkward in his body and kind of clumsy and how he carried himself," she told the Connecticut Post. "He didn't exude confidence but he was a total sweetheart of a guy. But kids never appreciated that."
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Subversion (SVN) with Eclipse
Subversion (SVN) is a version control system. It is used to keep track of all work and all changes in a set of files, and allows several developers (potentially widely separated in space and/or time) to collaborate. Its goal was to be a mostly-compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions System (CVS).
How to use Subversion with Eclipse
- Subclipse is a project to add Subversion support to the Eclipse IDE. We'll use Eclipse's update manager to add Subclipse to our Eclipse IDE.
- From the Help menu in Eclipse, choose Software Updates > Find and Install to open the update manager.
- Be sure that Search for new features to install is selected, then click Next to continue. Eclipse displays the next update manager panel.
- Since we install a specific feature, un-check the existing sites, then click New Remote Site to display the New Update Site dialog. We'll use this to add the Subclipse update site to the list.
- Enter whatever you want for the Name (Subclipse is a good choice) and enter the following for the URL: http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.0.x (Eclipse 3.0/3.1) or http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.2.x (Eclipse 3.2+). Click OK to add the Subclipse update site to the list in the update manager.
- Click Finish in the update manager window to begin searching for new features. In this case, the new feature we're after is Subclipse. After a few moments, the update manager's search is complete, and it displays the search results.
- Check Subclipse, then click Next to view the feature's license terms. Accept the terms, then click Next to review the features you've chosen to install. Click Finish to download and install Subclipse.
- The update manager downloads the Subversion components. Before installing anything, Eclipse will warn you that the features aren't digitally signed. This is your last chance to cancel the installation. Click Install All to continue the installation.
- Once Subversion has been installed, Eclipse warns you that you might need to restart the IDE to activate the new features. Restart Eclipse, just in case. When Eclipse comes back up, Subclipse is installed and ready to go.
Test Subeclipse
- It's always nice to test a new feature once you've finished the installation; we'll try checking out a copy of Subclipse from their Subversion repository to make sure it's been properly installed.
- From Eclipse's File menu, choose Import to display the import manager. Choose Checkout Projects from SVN, then click Next.
- On the Select/Create Location panel , we need to create a new location (since we don't have any configured yet), so click Next to continue.
- In the next section, add the repository URL (http://subclipse.tigris.org/svn/subclipse/) to the Url field, then click Next. After a moment, Eclipse prompts you for user ID and password. If you don't have an account on the Subclipse site, enter guest for the user ID and leave the password blank, check the Save Password box, and click OK.
- Eclipse displays the folders in the Subclipse repository. Expand the trunk and choose the subclipse folder, then click Next.
- Here you can determine how you are going to check out your own copy of the Subclipse project's source code. Select the "check out as a project in the workspace" option and leave the project name as subeclipse. Then, then click Finish to start checking out the project.


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Application for ESF kindergartens
Online applications have commenced for the four ESF international kindergartens (Abacus in Clear Water Bay, Hillside on Hong Kong Island, Tsing Yi, and Wu Ka Sha near Ma On Shan) for the 2012-13 academic year. Until Oct 31, HK$300 application fee. Inquiries: www.esf.org
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducts baritone Matthias Goerne and the Austrian orchestra performing Brahms' Tragic Overture, Schubert's Symphony No 8, Unfinished, and 11 songs from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn. 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$300-HK$2,000, Urbtix. Live relay: Oct 9, 8pm, Piazza, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2268 7321
The Snow Dragon
ABA Production and Tall Stories (UK) present a play with storytelling, comedy and musical elements based on Toby Mitchell and Anna Lewenhaupt's picture book about a child who encounters the legendary snow dragon. In English. Oct 14-15, 5pm, also Oct 15-16, 11am, 2pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, HK$195-HK$395, HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150
Jazz World Festival
The HK Big Band Jazz Federation presents 'Youth Big Band Fest', featuring performances by the Middle School Band and the High School Band of the International Christian School and the HK Youth Jazz Orchestra, Oct 14, 7.30pm, HK$200; and a performance by the Eddie Gomez Quintet, Oct 15, 8pm, HK$180-HK$380, HK Ticketing. Both concerts: Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom. Inquiries: 2523 8292 (Mon-Sat, 1pm-7pm)
Pipe organ recital
Helon Kwan, Ben Law and Wang Chun-yin play works by such as Guilmant, Langlais and Sweelinck. 5pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free with ticket. Inquiries: 2734 2009
Vocal auditions
The City Chamber Orchestra of HK invites boys and girls aged nine to 14 years to audition for soprano parts in its Dec 10-11 The Snowman and The Bear production. Auditions: first round, Oct 15, 7pm-10pm, GR2, 8/F HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; second round, Oct 29, 7pm-10pm, venue to be announced later. Inquiries: 2864 2156
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A recent decision striking down Part I of H.B. 2, North Carolina's controversial "bathroom law," will let transgender students and an employee of the University of North Carolina use restrooms that match their gender identities.
Part I of H.B. 2 blocks state agencies from permitting people to use bathrooms that match their gender identities.
While the ruling found a likely violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits educational institutions that receive federal funds from discriminating based on sex, it may signal the falling of the first domino against the legislation, said Todd Solomon, an attorney with McDermott Will & Emery in Chicago. "There will be appeals and other challenges brought," he said. "In addition, the legislature will likely get continued pressure to repeal H.B. 2."
Elizabeth Marvin, an attorney with Lewis Baach in Washington, D.C., agreed, saying, "A holding that the bill also violates Title VII [of the Civil Rights Act of 1964] is a logical extension of the Aug. 26 holding." However, she added, "It is far too early to predict an ultimate outcome."
Students' Dispute
The Aug. 26 ruling by a federal district court (Carcaño v. McCrory, 1:16cv236 (M.D.N.C. 2016)) involved two transgender students and one transgender employee of the University of North Carolina (UNC) system and did not address employment issues under Title VII, noted Elizabeth Gill, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in San Francisco.
The ACLU, along with Lambda Legal, represents the three plaintiffs in the lawsuit against North Carolina. The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people can live openly without discrimination. Lambda Legal strives to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT individuals.
In Carcaño, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina decided that it was bound by case law in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (G.G. ex Rel. Grimm v. Gloucester Cty. Sch. Bd., 822 F.3d 709 (4th Cir. 2016)). In G.G., the 4th Circuit ruled that the Education Department's opinion letter on bathrooms and gender identity must be followed. The department's opinion letter states that schools "generally must treat transgender students consistent with their gender identity."
The Supreme Court has put on hold the 4th Circuit's mandate, as well as the district court's order to a Gloucester County, Va., school board to let a transgender boy use the boys' bathrooms. The high court is waiting until it rules on the school board's petition for review. The board filed that petition Aug. 30.
"But, despite the stay and recall of the mandate, the Supreme Court did not vacate or reverse the 4th Circuit's decision," the North Carolina district court said. Consequently, the court was bound to follow the 4th Circuit's ruling.
"We have long said that the university has not and will not be taking steps to enforce H.B. 2," said Joni Worthington, vice president for communications with UNC. "As President [Margaret] Spellings has emphasized all along, the university has been caught in the middle of a conflict that we did not create between state law and federal guidance. We welcome resolution of these issues by the court so that we can focus all of our efforts on our primary mission—educating students. As reflected in long-standing university policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity."
However, North Carolina General Counsel Bob Stephens said, "The Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act is still in effect. The judge's limited injunction only applies to three individuals and is based on a 4th Circuit decision recently stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court. This is not a final resolution of this case, and the governor will continue to defend North Carolina law."
The federal district court said, "That UNC has not articulated plans for administering a specific punishment for transgender individuals who violate its policy does not undermine the existence of a justiciable case or controversy."
Joaquín Carcaño, HIV project coordinator at UNC-Chapel Hill and the transgender employee in the Carcaño case, reacted to the court's decision by saying, "Today is a great day and hopefully this is the start to chipping away at the injustice of H.B. 2 that is harming thousands of other transgender people who call North Carolina home."
Title VII Implications
The Justice Department's lawsuit against H.B. 2, unlike the ACLU's, includes Title VII as well as Title IX claims, Gill noted.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and the North Carolina legislature have countersued the federal government, and North Carolinians for Privacy filed a separate lawsuit in support of H.B. 2.
The Alliance Defending Freedom, which advocates for religious freedom and is based in Scottsdale, Ariz., called H.B. 2 "a common-sense law that protects people's privacy in restrooms and locker rooms in government buildings and public educational institutions in the state. It does this by ensuring that men do not access women's and girls' restrooms and locker rooms and vice versa, a privacy and safety norm that has long been recognized and protected in America."
And an Aug. 21 ruling by a federal district court judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction prohibiting the Obama administration from enforcing its bathroom directives against public schools across the country (Texas v. United States, No. 7:16-cv-00054-O (N.D. Texas)). "We are pleased that the court ruled against the Obama administration's latest illegal federal overreach," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said.
But the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina said in Carcaño that despite the decision in Texas, the North Carolina court had to follow the 4th Circuit's ruling in G.G.
Michelle Phillips, an attorney with Jackson Lewis in White Plains, N.Y., cautioned that even if H.B. 2 is ultimately upheld under Title IX or by a lower court under Title VII, "if employers deny a transgender employee access to a restroom that corresponds to the employee's gender identity, the EEOC [Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] has held that such an action constitutes sex discrimination in violation of Title VII."
Phillips recommended that employers:
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►Mobile Bidding ConsiderationsJuly 7, 2015 - Author: Jenelle Taylor, CAI BAS
Today a client asked me
"Quick question – mobile bidding. Does it enhance an auction? Have you seen increased participation (read larger bids) utilizing mobile bidding?"
and I replied:
Good question!
Typically mobile only makes sense when there are a lot of attendees, a lot of auction items (100+) and the silent auction revenue is $30,000+.
IF people use it, they can set max bids and not have to either log back in or walk to a table – most mobile bidding systems can just continue to bid for them up to a set maximum.
Auction displays can take less space
Everyone can see all the auction items if they wish (on a device) without walking around
You can close the bidding later
Typically costs $3000-$5000+
Either you have to pay for one of the mobile company's staff to be on site (could add $1000), or you're 100% responsible for any kinks or problems. Unless you have a savvy tech person, this could add significant stress.
It can be hard to get people to engage in mobile bidding for several reasons:
~Some require downloading an app, though some just have a web address people key in
~Some say mobile is less social, since people move around less and must spend time staring at their phones
~Requires either than people use their cell phone data plans (and battery life) or the club has a reliable wi-fi connection that's open to everyone; some mobile systems rely on wi-fi and can get bogged down or crash
Whether or not mobile adds revenue above and beyond the cost of using the technology is a source of heated debate! Just a few weeks ago auctioneers from around the country shared mixed reviews in an online forum. When the technology works as promised, is adopted by the attendees and gets used, certainly there are benefits to being able to shop from anywhere in the venue and not have to physically revisit a bid sheet.
On the other side, paper silent auctions have worked for decades by generating that person-to-person, last-minute competitive bidding atmosphere, especially when your professional auctioneer is making announcements and making the auction closings fun for everyone in the room.
What mobile definitely does is eliminate the need to clerk, record, tally or key in silent auction purchases once bidding closes, and for some groups, that fact alone makes the technology worth several thousand dollars, just to eliminate checkout!
There are 10-12 major mobile bidding companies nationwide, all scrambling for footing and market share. All have demos you can do or samples you can view.
Industry software leader Greater Giving has great educational info with just about everything you need to know about mobile here.
Because of the many pros and cons (and how those affect your overall revenue/schedule/logistics), it's something you should ask your professional auctioneer about as early as possible.
Like this great client of mine did! Thanks for the question, Sara 🙂
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Anyone else noticed that the ring enchants are kinda lackluster compaired to most other professions souldbount type moves?
like LWers +114 ap on bracers.
l2add please. both rings get 32AP = 64APOriginally Posted by ElementalFuryFire
best bracer enchant is 50 AP, so 114-50 = 64AP, omgnowai
highest AP ench on bracers (non-LW) is +50 AP, so LW gives +64 attackpower on bracers bonus
ring ench gives +32 AP, 2x is 64 AP
both give 64 AP bonus total
i don't see your point
Nope. If you're an enchanter you get the same AP buff from enchanting your rings as a leatherworker does.
The difference between 50ap to bracers and 114ap to bracers is 64ap.
The difference between no ring enchants and 32ap on each ring is 64ap.
Fail less.
Alchemy's the worst imo. Trinket isn't even better than most Wotlk trinkets, and you need it to get the bonus potions effect. Mixology is pretty lame, and negligible.
I know what you mean, i think the Ring enchants are lame... im elemental shaman with jc (450) /enchant (440)... The benefits of JC are just amazing, i get +96 spell power from Dragon's Eye Gems...
But the Enchanting only enchants providers +38 spell power (ring enchants,counting both) which is Too INFERIOR when compared to JC gems or Insciption... And Inscription's Get Shoulder enchants that are +61 spellpower (with some additional Crit) which is insane...
Its not worth leveling enchanting when compared to other professions...
well if u read the other posters u would realize that u ahve to first subtract the original amount that a regular character could get.. lets see 3x19= 57.. 96-57= 39.. u are only getting an additional 39 spell power from being a JC.. so its pretty equal if u ask meOriginally Posted by Darkakuma
inscription is jsut the same.. from sons of hodir exalted u get a 24 sp shoulder enchant.. 61-24= 37.. still pretty equal
I have both Encahanting and LW on my main toon . Chanting is really nice in general, the bonus just makes it nicer in general. It's nice to be able to enchant your own stuff and saves you a lot of money. Dropping skinning for enchanting was one of the best choices I have every made in wow and its worth getting the best enchants for your stuff w/out having to worry about mats.
This is true. The OP's post is... wrong at least in it's presentation.Originally Posted by Adamson
JC and BS still offer the best in terms of customization. I'd like to see +def or +dodge to rings.
the point that alchemy (mixology for exakt) is considered worth than others is...Originally Posted by Beaavis
no one really really uses pots/flasks except for some hard achievements, but in general, if you don't use them, there is no advantage from mixology, of course.
but if you would use them, there would be an avantage, too. dunno if this would be as strong as from enchanting, leatherworking, blacksmithing or whatever. but it would be there, definitely.
mixology is best if u raid with flask. the bonus is almost same with any other profession + u get double duration. there u save gold. if u dun use flask ya it's not worth it.
Mixology makes flasks stronger, which equates to the same sp or ap bonus from ring enchants, or jc only gems, etc...Originally Posted by Beaavis
The only two non-gathering professions that have no benefit are tailoring and engineering. Tailoring has cloak enchants that are much cheaper, and slightly better. Engineering has an epic helm, that is pretty easily replaced.
IMO, Engineering and Tailoring need a buff to equalize them in terms of an improvement. Something as simple as adding +36sp to the tailor only leg enchants, for example.


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|Reviews for Blurring Lines
| Kyla chapter 11 . 4/13/2016
I love this story hope you update soon
| Naguabo chapter 11 . 9/11/2015
I like this story and the way you've drawn Alan and Regina, but I would expect the way the Titans blended together to have somewhat of a positive impact - or maybe you're going to show the town changing more slowly and subtlely as the Titan effect grows? Or will the school gradually become more integrated? Also, I think I could see Alan wanting to learn more about Regina's world and culture.
| SweetXscape chapter 4 . 7/18/2015
Loved it so much! Please continue!
Ya can't leave us hangin' like this!
| FlowerChild23 chapter 11 . 5/16/2014
lol. that is funny. more please
| sweetypie15 chapter 11 . 2/23/2013
Love this story and I can't wait for more haha
| OneBookToRead chapter 11 . 1/5/2013
I was sad to see you haven't updated in a while, this was an amazing story.
| Qu33nL3fty chapter 3 . 7/16/2012
I love Edgar Alan Poe I'm glad you put that in there for Regina and Alan to talk about lol.
| ChaosOfAButterfly chapter 11 . 6/15/2012
I really like this story. There aren't enough Alan/Oc stories...
I think you should delve more into what Alan's father ha said before- like blaming him for his mothers death and all.
Love Regina, she's really cool- and so is her dad.
Please update soon!
| Myrle 16 chapter 11 . 7/6/2011
alan always was my favorite member of the titans team!
plkease update soon!
| Alex B. Goode chapter 11 . 8/30/2010
Keep it up. Your doing great.
| fulltimereviewer chapter 11 . 8/29/2010
That was just purely romantic. Alan is just too sweet. Maybe Regina will have to talk to Alan's father. Hope to see more soon.
Best Wishes,
| EdwardsBella4eva chapter 6 . 7/20/2010
Finally a story with Alan as the love interest, I swear there are not enough stories with him when he was clearly the hottest guy on the team. ( next to sunshine then there was gerry and julius and...) ok let me shut-up. Your story is great, please keep going!
| Sundiata chapter 10 . 7/13/2010
Awww, I love this story! I always thought Alan would make an excellent boyfriend. I really like your writing style, and I can't wait for an update!
| Alex B. Goode chapter 10 . 7/3/2010
Great job. Keep it up.
| fulltimereviewer chapter 9 . 6/3/2010
This is by far my favorite story on this fandom!
I admire how Alan and Regina can have a sweet relationship despite the adversity they face.
Great Job!
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Listed below are the most popular squash restrings I offer with their prices. You'll find everything from the strings of the world's top players to quality budget lines. The list is divided into two sections: Natural Gut Strings, and Synthetic Strings.
Use the 'Search' feature to find a particular make or type of string in each section. eg: type in Ashaway to see all Ashaway brand strings, and entering multifilament will show you all multifilament strings in my range.
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Squash Natural GutNatural Gut strings are made from the finest quality lamb and beef intestines, and offer unparalleled power, feel, touch, and control. They also offer unequalled shock absorption for players suffering from arm problems.
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|Titan G8
|Also an Australian made natural gut string, Titan G8 is a tough hard wearing string, suitable for players who base their game around power. A 1.30mm gauge gives Titan G8 touch and control to go along with its power potential.
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|Tecnifibre X-One Biphase
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|Ashaway Powernick 18 Red
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|Luxilon Adrenaline
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|Tecnifibre Multifeel
|Multifeel has a solid polyurethane core wrapped with over 900 individual fibres. A more durable string which still delivers multifilament touch and control. Available in 1.22mm and 1.25mm, gauges. Choose a thinner gauge for more resilience, a thicker gauge for more durability. Excellent performance.
|Wilson Sensation Strike
|A braided multifilament 1.24mm gauge string, Sensation Strike features a Xycro Micro fibres central core bound with a raised braided outer surface for added bite, and Duracoat exterior treatment for added durability.
|Head Intellstring
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|Head PerfectPower
|PerfectPower features a PA66 multifilament core with a multifilament wrap of extra soft fibres, and a specially formulated anti-abrasion coating for added durability.
|Tecnifibre Synthetic Gut
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|Prince Super Syn Gut 17
|Derived from Prince's established tennis Synthetic Gut, Super Syn Gut 17 was specifically developed for the squash court, and features a solid central core and two nylon overwraps for added durability. A thin 1.22mm gauge string which gives good bite on the ball.
|Wilson Enduro Tour
|A 1.25mm polyester string from Wilson. Polyester strings have taken the tennis world by storm, and this is one of the first squash polyesters to hit the market. Enormous power, and a softish feel provided by a blend of 28 polymers and additives.
|Toalson Asterisk
|A new string from Toalson of Japan, Asterisk features three Asterisk shape cores covered with a very thin multifilament layers providing outstanding softer playability. 1.20mm, and a great string for players seeking a softer feel and more control.
|Toalson 63
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|Apollo Synthetic Gut
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Coach Dave Tippett, as well as Rick Wilson and Mark Lamb received a one-year contract extension this morning, which will put them through the end of next season. Ulf Dahlen was offered the same, but he apparently wants to wait until the summer to assess next season.
The Stars are certainly pointed in the right direction right now, and Tip has been a strong influence on this team.
I know, the Stars still need to do something in the postseason. I agree. And this year is critical. But I still like this move.
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I have a collection of home videos. I can import them from the camera as .avi files. From there, I would like to encode them into mpeg4 videos, but I would like to use xvid - I heard it complied to the mpeg4 standards. I have been reading a lot of forums, but there is nothing that says what the command line is or something simple. I know several Arch users have used xvid. Is it possible to encode with xvid from the command line? If not, how can I do it?
Oh, I have also installed xvidcore via pacman, but there doesn't seem to be an exvidenc like I thought there would be.
Thanks for any help
I think mencoder is unbeatable, it's man page is quite lengthy but worth reading carefully as there's loads of good info there.
Basically, you can do something like this:
cat film.avi | mencoder -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=64 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=1000 -vf crop=720:544:24:16,pp=lb -o output.avi
That's a really rough guide and may not work how you want it to - there's tons of switches and options you can apply if you want.


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I want to go into the empty room
and occupy the nostalgic zip code.
permanent child, instinctively I wake and spread
five fingers on the wall that feeds the ceiling.
where have all the familiar confrontations
gone? supposedly I got the facts from you
touching finger pads with sophisticated
babysitters, someday she will take
me seriously and at that point I will
talk back to no fancy villain, hoist
myself into the top tier trades,
read the paper so I am informed
as fuck and ready for the disney cruise,
shaking the hand of some suffering asshole
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fries in the wave pool forever.
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my favorite cookie is the fig newton,
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I have a fire lit between my eyes,
bright like an animal in heat.
if I neglect to produce my own
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Register finds itself in a fine messe again
Systems 99Every year, one or other of the staffers here at La Registra find themselves on the familiar old stomp to CeBIT in Hangover, the biggest trade show in the known universe but not nearly so much fun since the organisers got rid of the Ferris Wheel. It's the only Messe we've been to but courtesy of the unlikely combination of Fujitsu and Siemens, (the anagram servers have fun with that conjunction), we tipped up early yesterday morning at the ICC Muenchen messe, much more manageable than Hangover's with only 12 enormous halles, but neatly lined up in a long corridor and with fake icebergs stacked up four high on vast iron shelves outside. This is the venue for Systems 99, a venerable show, this one is the 18th, overpopulated by computer companies and telecom companies of all shapes and sizes. CeBIT can be a nightmare for the UK press. When we arrived there this year, even though our Messe record was as long as our arms, we were told that entry to the press facilities was verboten for any online journalists. It took an interview with the boss of bosses before we got accreditation, rather than extradition. This was not a problem at Systems 99. The ladies in the spanking new press office had obviously never come across UK journalists before, so was happy to accept our NUJ press card as a representative accreditation from Blighty. She took a photocopy and added it to her book, which was fine for the next UK hack who tipped up, because he also had an NUJ card. The third, however, fell at the hurdle of precedence we had set. The authorities would not admit him because he didn't have the right credentials. The ladies warmed to us...one said she used to live in London. We said oh, where? She said Slough. She had obviously never read John Betjeman's poem. The show was interesting. You'd expect a vast hall to be full of SAP, Oracle, Baan and their coteries, and sure enough there it was. SAP was majoring on something called MYLITTLE.SAP, presumably a variant on the MYLITTLEPONY theme. But this hall, unlike many of the others, was practically deserted. The next hall down had a huge Microsoft presence, with stacks of bothies occupied by their partners. This hall was very, very busy. But there was an air of hostility about the place...of which more later. On the edge of this hall plucky little QNX had a presence. We picked up a copy of its 1.44Mb bootable OS and GUI with TCP/IP connectivity, but QNX was majoring on some embedded system, in cahoots with Motorola. Nevertheless, a fine young chap said that in early 2000, we will see the company striking a deal with some unnamed PC company (not Gateway), complete with applications. He wouldn't tell us much more, but seemed happy to get off the subject of Volkswagen and Motorola. In search of nicotine relief, we then struck off across the corridor which separates the twelve halls, to discover huge exhibits by IBM/Tivoli/Lotus and vastly populated by visitors of a certain type. The system integration and peripherals halls were buzzing too, although there were some omissions. CompaQ had a huge stand, but we couldn't track down Dell at all. Toshiba and the other usual suspects were showing off their notebooks but without the Pentium III mobile parts Intel will introduce Monday. What was very striking was the huge proliferation of both magazines and companies devoted to e-commerce, the Internet, jobs-on-the-net and the rest. CeBIT had better revise its opinion about this Internet stuff for its biggest ever show, CeBIT 2000. We avoided the Linux Park but paid a virtual visit there thanks to Chris Bidmead, a UK journalist who returned to the people carrier enthusing about the vitality of the exhibitors. He said it was full of penguins (was that what the icebergs were for?), and a large number of Linux and Linux-related companies, all of which showed a great amount of vitality and all, according to his report, apparently united in their hostility to Bill Gates and his work. Mr Bidmead also mentioned a very nice new HP workstation running Linux. So would we go there again? The ICC Systems show is certainly more manageable and easier to get to than CeBIT. But there's little in the way of announcements or new products to report. Munich in October is warmer than CeBIT in March and there are plenty of hotels so you don't have to stay in someone's attic forty miles away from the Messegelande. On the other hand, we seemed to be the only foreign journalists there, and one of the side-benefits of CeBIT used to be that you meet up with colleagues and contacts from vendors and can pick up news stories around the bar area. There isn't a bar at Systems 99, but the beer and the sausages in the press office are free. If you want to check the show out for yourself, it has an Internet presence here. ®
Das Bootnotes from Muenchen
One ZDNET journalist, without benefit of Weissebier, arrived at the Ratskeller on the Thursday night and thought the top Fujitsu-Siemens guy worked in the beer hall. So when the Fujiemens guy stretched out his hand to greet him, instead the ZD guy handed him his jacket... We had vast trouble connecting to the Internet from our Hilton hotel room on Thursday afternoon, whether we used our Pipex or our Psinet connection. After an hour and a half of this, we felt like we needed a beer from the minibar. Could we find a bottle opener? No. So we switched on the telly only to discover that it had a NatSemi Web Pad connected to it, and we could have just logged into the Reg site from there, for free. And type in our copy. The crunch time came the next morning at check out, when the staff told us we were being charged for a mineral water. Unlikely? You bet. We'd moved the mineral waters out of the way in our unsuccessful attempt to find a bottle opener for the beer and remote sensors interpreted our movements incorrectly... ®
Dabs Direct also jumps gun on Intel Coppermines
Online site Dabs Direct has pre-empted Intel's expected announcement of a raft of Coppermine microprocessors this coming Monday by offering them for sale two days early. That follows our story yesterday, when we revealed that UK PC company Mesh was offering systems using the .18 micron processors. Thanks to James Stormont, a reader who noticed that Dabs does not list every processor that Intel will introduce Monday, but instead lists seven or eight of the desktop products. Those include the Pentium III 500E, with 256K of cache and using socket 370, with the sexy Intel code BX80526F500256, for which Dabs is charging £165. It also lists the Pentium III 733EB 256KB S1 with a 133MHz front side bus, which will cost £525, and the 666EB chip, a slot one part, which also has a 133MHz front side bus, and costs £410. The Pentium III 700E with 256K costs £510. Value added tax (VAT) at 17.5 per cent, is added to these prices. You can find the full list by clicking on this tortuous URL. As revealed here earlier, Intel will also introduce mobile and Xeon parts, as well as the i840 chipset. The Register revealed prices and configurations of these parts some weeks ago. A number of links to our previous stories can be found by clicking on this Mesh story. Intel will not comment on unannounced products and prices to journalists, but it seems vendors just can't wait. ®
Taiwan faces further IT quake woes
Just a month after a serious earthquake hit IT powerhouse Taiwan, the country experienced a fresh quake yesterday. The earthquake, 6.4 on the Richter Scale, was centred near the city of Chiayi in the south of the island. According to the BBC, which reported the quake here there were some injuries but no mortalities. Electricity was cut to 90,000 people in the region. Chiayi is around 120 miles from Taipei, in the south west of the island. It was unclear at press time whether the sensitive fab equipment in the Hsinchu Science Park, halfway between Chiayi and the capital Taipei, was affected by the latest earthquake. At the same time, news has emerged of a tax imposed by mainland China which is set to affect Taiwanese manufacturing. The report says that a withholding tax on foreign materials is primarily aimed at Taiwanese firms manufacturing on the mainland and is intended to encourage the use of domestic components. The tax is repaid after six months. Further, the mainland Chinese government is alleged to be closely examining Taiwanese export documents so that local manufacturers can begin to manufacture parts to fit the bill. Meanwhile, the organisers of the Taiwanese Computex trade show, have posted details of possible shortages of components as a result of the earthquake on the 21st of September. Go here for details. ®


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Amazing spring-time storm. First take a look at this visible satellite picture of the storm. This is courtesy of NOAA.
You can make out the classic comma-shape to the storm. In addition, you can see a swirl of clouds into the center of the circulation — even an eye-like feature near the center. The system continues to undergo the "bombogenesis" process — that's where the central pressure drops at least 24mb in 24 hours. This storm has nearly doubled that! At 8am, the central pressure was nearly 965mb. In comparison, Hurricane Bob was 964mb when it blew through Newport, back in 1991!!!
Live Pinpoint Doppler 12: 7-Day Futurecast | Closings and Delays | WPRI.com Flight Tracker
Due to the very low pressure associated with this storm, we are seeing some very strong wind gusts. In Rhode Island, TF Green Airport had a gust to 51mph this morning. In Massachusetts, Nantucket had a gust of 83mph!
Even though the storm will be pulling away from Southern New England this afternoon, we will still see some very strong wind gusts into the evening.
A Wind Advisory is in effect until 8pm for our area. We could see gusts to 50mph from the north to northwest through the afternoon into mid-eveing. A High Wind Warning is in effect for eastern Massachusetts where north and northwest winds could gust to 75mph (some isolated gusts in excess of 80mph are certainly possible).
These winds are certainly powerful enough to cause property damage and power outages. In fact, hundreds were without power this morning on the Cape and Nantucket. Isolated outages were reported in Rhode Island.
Here is a computer model representation of wind gusts at noon.
According to this computer model (RPM), the winds could still be gusting to near hurricane force on Nantucket at noon!
The winds will diminish to about 10-15mph overnight….and should continue to be light tomorrow.
-Meteorologist T.J. Del Santo


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My name is Joshua Reynolds and I am two things: an addict that hasn't had a drink or drug in over three years and a vaper. Don't think the two have anything in common? Let me share my story.
I was hooked on pain meds and was an IV user. Not only were the drugs addicting, but the method of delivery was as well. It gave me something to do while I was looking for my next fix. In recovery, it's recommended to stay busy and acquire a network of sober friends. This is where vaping saved me and a few others that I personally know. It is not merely a way to quit smoking, but much more.
Vaping helps my addiction in a few ways, such as keeping my hands busy and allowing me to be social. Isolation is bad for a recovering addict and personally directs my mind in bad directions. Socializing helps me immensely.
About a year-and-a-half ago I started to become a recluse. I was two-and-a-half years clean, something that was an accomplishment and helpful to reflect on. My job was miserable and started to make me feel out of place; I wanted to change in my life. I have health issues that sprang from my former lifestyle and quitting smoking was suggested before it and other health factors gave me a heart attack at age 34. This is when I started using an e-cig. It was a little starter kit I bought off eBay, nothing special but pivotal to my life.
The standard e-cig wasn't doing it for me and I started trying other vape devices. After I found one that was satisfying, I started using it full-time. Personally, this was an accomplishment. It made two things disappear that would have taken me to an early grave: drug addiction and smoking cigarettes.
As I continued to vape, I began to explore the culture and industry. I became a connoisseur of flavors. The fact that it gave me something to do with my hands made me want to get into it even more.
My reclusiveness immediately began to decrease after going to local shops and meeting people that shared my interest. Then I learned that there was an entire vaping community. There was already a community of people like me in the recovery world, but I started loathing meetings. However, they were a social outlet for an hour at least.
The meetings were not keeping me clean. My sobriety stemmed from an internal desire to improve my life. Meetings are no doubt essential in early recovery and serve a wonderful purpose, definitely something that should be mandatory. They connect you with people that actually know what it feels like to have to admit complete defeat by alcohol and drugs. The meetings served their purpose, but recovery is different for each person. What works for one may not work for another.
While I was a miserable hermit that hated his job—and people in general—a change began to take place. I started trading vape gear and was introduced to new people. This is how it all began for me: I struggled to find a way to end my addiction, then bought a little e-cig pen and all of a sudden a community of people entered my life. I still wasn't a people-person at this point, but that started to change.
Instead of going to shops to buy things I may not like, I could trade things I didn't like for things I had never tried. This required me to meet and interact with new people. As it went along, I started to enjoy meeting people. It was turning into a hobby for me. Each new meet was an opportunity to learn from another person's experience. The local shops were a wealth of knowledge and places to see the new stuff. I loved going and trying the juice as well as talking to these "strangers." It began to resemble NA meetings for me. I now consider some of these "strangers" family.
The fact that vaping filled so many gaps in my life was a miracle. It was a trifecta, if you will: the urge to do something with my hands, nicotine cravings and being social were all fulfilled. My doctors were happy. They have repeatedly told me that they would rather have me vape than smoke. The only down side they saw was that nicotine is an addictive substance, but coffee contains an addictive substance as well.
I now direct my energy to something that's not going to lead me to jails, institutions or death. The social aspect pulled me out of a seriously depressing time in my life. The fact that I found friends that have something in common that wasn't drugs was amazing. Are there people that vape that don't live wholesome lives? I'm sure they are out there somewhere. I have met at least eight people that are in recovery and we agree that vaping and the vape community have had a very positive impact in our lives.
The benefits of vaping are large in number for this addict. My doctors approve of it, the studies show there are benefits, but yet they want to destroy our communities across the country. From this addict's perspective, it would be a detrimental blow not only to thousands of small businesses across the country but to all of us that vape. Vaping has saved my life not only in the way of smoking but has given me a life with meaning. If vaping can save one addict, then it will serve a great purpose.
My purpose of this letter was to show another side to vaping not only in our local community but nationwide. Not only can addicts find a meeting while they're in a new town, they can find a local vape shop and feel welcome. The fact that the vape community mirrors the recovery community is amazing. As an addict, I like to feel welcome in a new area and learn from people.
It's a great feeling for me to travel and have two places that I will always be welcomed.


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After a months-long book tour that took its author across the country, Sleep continues to captivate readers and stir debate with its unrelenting portrait of a character in free fall, unable to escape the grip of his own darker impulses. Reviewers at the Toronto Star put the novel in 2015's Top 5 for Fiction, along with such international bestsellers as The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins and Elena Ferrante's Story of the Lost Child.
Sleep hit the ground running when it was launched in the fall of 2015, already backed by a starred review from Quill & Quire and a rare rave from Phil Marchand in the National Post, who called it "one of the Ricci's most deeply felt novels, and one of his riskiest."
Emily Donaldson, writing in the Globe and Mail, described Sleep as "Ricci's Bad Lieutenant moment," though with Sleep's David Pace raising the ante on Harvey Keitel's bad lieutenant. "It's a novel likely to spur another insipid debate about whether characters need to be 'likeable,'" she writes, "which David is not. But let's hope that it doesn't, and that readers are willing to follow Ricci to the festeringly grim but undeniably compelling place he has travelled to."
Robert Collison took up that very debate in his Toronto Star review, finding "much to commend in this book, including long bouts of wonderful writing" but describing Pace as "one of the most thoroughly disagreeable characters I've encountered in recent fiction." Spoiler alert: Collison gives away a few crucial plot points, bemoaning, among Pace's other sins, his "systemic plagiarism," his "horrendous parenting skills" and his "shockingly disturbing sadomasochistic affair" with a friend's wife.
Buzz had been building over Sleep since the summer, when the Globe and Mail chose it as one of the 20 books to watch for in the fall season, along with heavy-hitters like Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman and Gloria Steinem's My Life on the Road. In August Sleep was one of four books excerpted by the Globe as among the fall's most anticipated. A feature profile of Ricci in the Quill & Quire was followed by their starred pre-publication review, which set the tone for the book's reception.
The book's launch was marked by wide media coverage, including profiles in the Globe and Mail and Quill & Quire and appearances on Canada AM and Global's Morning Show. After its first week in bookstores it came in at #2 on the Globe and Mail's Canadian Fiction Bestseller List and #6 on the overall Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List, ahead of Harper Lee and Danielle Steele. Ricci's touring has taken him across the country, with stops in Eden Mills, Inuvik, Toronto, Windsor, Montreal, Calgary, Whistler, Victoria, Vancouver, Parry Sound, Markham, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Waterloo, Grimsby, Port Colborne, and Hamilton and that included "Torn from the Pages" events in Toronto and Prince Edward County.
A timeline of Sleep's reception:
☛The Globe and Mail lists Sleep among "The 20 books you'll be reading and talking about for the rest of the year," alongside books by Camilla Gibb, John Irving, Salman Rushdie, Harper Lee and Gloria Steinem.
☛Quill & Quire's fall preview profiles "Nino Ricci and The Power of Sleep"
☛The Globe and Mail an exclusive excerpt from Sleep.
☛Quill & Quire, in a starred review, calls Sleep "a frightening and essential addition to the oeuvre of one of this country's best and most important writers."
☛Phil Marchand, writing in the National Post, calls Sleep "one of Ricci's most heartfelt novels, and one of his riskiest."
☛Emily Donaldson reviews Sleep in the Globe and Mail, calling it Ricci's "Bad Lieutenant moment" and hoping readers are willing to follow him "to the festeringly grim but undeniably compelling place he has travelled to."
☛The Toronto Star profiles 5 Good Reads from Word on the Street.
☛Sleep heads Chatelaine's list of "Buzzy Fall Books"
☛Toronto Star critic Robert Collison finds "much to commend in this book, including long bouts of wonderful writing," describing its protagonist as "one of the most thoroughly disagreeable characters I've encountered in recent fiction."
☛Sleep ends its first week of sales at No. 6 on the Hardcover Bestseller List and No. 2 on the Canadian Bestseller List.
☛Marc Montgomery interviews Ricci for Radio Canada International.
☛Nino tackles The Magic 8 at CBCBooks.
☛Nino talks about Sleep with the Calgary Herald's Erik Volmers.
☛Susan Schwartz profiles Ricci in the Montreal Gazette.
☛The London Free Press calls Sleep "a page-turner bound to please the award-winning writer's wide audience."
☛The Vancouver Sun asks Ricci what is keeping him up at night.
☛Nino Ricci, Marina Endicott, Deanna Young and Anne Enright headline author festival in Parry Sound.
☛The Winnipeg Free Press profiles Ricci in a feature Q&A.
☛Joanne Kelly describes Sleep as a "dark but gripping read" on CBC Manitoba.
☛"Torn from the Pages: Nino Ricci" debuts in Toronto and reprises at Picton's Books and Company
☛Sleep makes the Toronto Star's Top 5 for 2015
☛Sleep makes the Globe and Mail's Top 100 for 2015
☛Sleep wins the 2016 Canadian Authors Award for Fiction


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Save Money, Reduce Plastic Bottle Waste with Filtered Kitchen Faucet from American Standard
Nov 09, 2011, 15:07 ET from American Standard Brands
PISCATAWAY, N.J., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Homeowners in search of the best filtered drinking water should look no further than their kitchen sink, according to American Standard, which hopes that its new Streaming Filter Faucet will make great-tasting water easier to enjoy and better for the environment.
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The stylish kitchen faucet offers an easy means of enjoying healthy, filtered drinking water while saving money and reducing disposable plastic bottle waste.
The simplicity of the system is its secret. American Standard Brands, long a leader in water-conservation technologies, seamlessly integrated an innovative filter system with a contemporary styled single-control kitchen faucet to provide crystal clear, odor-free drinking water for approximately 10 cents per gallon, a savings of more than 90 percent over the cost of bottled water. The result is an eco-savvy faucet that doesn't burden homeowners with the bulky and unsightly aftermarket faucet attachments typically used to filter tap water.
"With so many alternatives available, it is unconscionable that we knowingly litter our streets, clog our landfills and endanger our ocean habitats in a determined quest for clean drinking water, which is readily available in the developed world," said Don Devine, American Standard president and chief executive officer. "Our drinking water is tested daily for safety, so it's a natural choice for health- and cost-conscious consumers who want to do more to help preserve the quality of our environment."
The company launched its new filtered drinking water faucet based on a growing concern over the mounting ecological issues associated with plastic water bottle waste. Nearly seven out of every 10 plastic water bottles – or roughly 70 percent of the estimated 28 billion plastic water bottles that Americans consume annually – are destined for the landfill, according to a 2008 study by the National Association of PET Container Resources.
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Some people think #TheDress is blue, others think it's gold, and they're completely freaking out over the disagreement. But some people with autism know all about what it's like to see, hear, and feel the world differently than everyone else.
Last night, the internet came alive to fight over that dress. Was it gold and white, as nearly three-quarters of BuzzFeed poll respondents believe, or black and blue, as Kanye West does?
While the Twittersphere carried on, Emily Willingham, a developmental biologist and mother of an autistic boy, made a profound point about the dress and autism:
Scientists have known for decades that autism is often characterized by sensory issues. The well-known autistic advocate Temple Grandin, for example, has often spoken out about her extraordinary vision and sensitivity to touch.
The range of autism-related sensory issues is large. Some people, such as Ari Ne'eman, president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, have trouble with certain textures. "Velvet, in particular, I find very difficult to touch," he told BuzzFeed News. Others cower at high-pitched noises, he added, or lights that emit low-level hums that most people don't notice. Yet others have issues with smells and tastes.
"I tend to see lots and lots of things but cannot distinguish those things without spending actual time building them actively in my brain," Karla Fisher, who runs a popular Facebook page about autism, told BuzzFeed News. "I have to focus on an area and wait until my eyes can actually make sense of that small area, and then I can move on. It isn't about colors or not colors. It is rather about dress or not dress."
Last night's dress incident, Ne'eman said, is "a really good way of acknowledging that people see things differently, perceive things differently, and one way is not necessarily superior to the other."
Despite the fact that sensory issues have long been recognized in scientific research on autism, it's only recently that they've received widespread attention. It wasn't until 2013 that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as the "bible" of psychiatric diagnoses, included sensory issues as part of the diagnostic criteria for the disorder.
This oversight has weighty consequences in the clinic, Ne'eman said. For example, many people with autism feel pain at different levels than people without autism, and have trouble communicating this difference to their doctor. "So the doctor may not diagnose you with certain conditions" — such as a bone fracture, say — "that for a member of the general population would mean much more or much less pain than you happen to be experiencing."
"When we look at where autism research funds are flowing," he said, "this is just another example of a missed opportunity."
Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/virginiahughes/thedress-reveals-something-pretty-profound-about-autism


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I love coconut macaroons, but I always bought them. This was my first attempt to make coconut macaroons. Turns out, they are fairly easy and very delicious. As they were not part of my family recipe collection or experience, they required some research. First, I went through many of my cookbooks, then I checked for […]
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Add a "not so bad" CSS custom properties support to your CSS, using PostCSS. This is not a polyfill. Native custom properties are way more powerful, due to cascade and inheritance.
Largely inspired by rework-vars.
npm install postcss-vars
Only variables defined in
:root (and not in media-queries) will be used. Let's take this css:
Fix variables, and you will get the following output:
This is the core function. Combine it with others PostCSS plugins, such as Autoprefixer:
var autoprefixer = postcssVars = postcss = ;var fixed = processcsscss;
This is the full process function. Pass the
css as the first argument and grab your fixed CSS.
var postcssVars = ;var fixed = postcssVarscss;


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Top 10 Shirtless Taylor Lautner Photos
Published by Kelly in: Film,Top Ten Lists -- Date: 20 Nov 2011 Comments: 10 so far
Less than 30 seconds into The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I (the newest movie adaptation from Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series) Taylor Lautner tears off his shirt releasing his insane abs of steel. We were wondering why it took so long. Forget Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and the other Twilight vampires we're supposed to care about.
We could get into the details of the story but we all know that Taylor Lautner's abs are the real draw here. His transformation from the young kid we saw in Shark Boy and Lava Girl to the man with Hollywood's best abs in The Twilight Saga and Abduction has been a joy to watch. In celebration, here are our top 10 shirtless Taylor Lautner photos. So without further ado, I present Taylor Lautner… without a shirt on. Enjoy!
Number 10 – Only complaint, the photo is a little dark and we can't see him as good we would like
Number 9 – Taylor Lautner poses in an unbuttoned stripe shirt for GQ magazine.
Number 8 – Don't worry there are plenty of complete shirtless photos below.
Number 7 -Taylor Lautner Shirtless and Drinking Water.
Number 6 – Taylor Lautner Shirtless in Twilight: New Moon movie poster.
Number 5 – With all this talk about his abs we've forgotten about his incredible back.
Number 4 – Taylor Lautner Shirtless Side Shot
Number 3 – Taylor Lautner walks the beach shirtless again.
Number 2 – Taylor Lautner in Wet Shirt on Beach. Okay, so Taylor has his shirt on in this one but can you blame us for adding it?
Number 1 -And the first time we saw Taylor Lautner's abs in Twilight: New Moon
Taylor Lautner and his abs can next be seen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 in 2012 followed by Incarceron, a story about a young imprisoned boy named Finn and the Warden's daughter, Claudia, who find a key that holds the way to freedom for both of them, out in 2013.