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After such a brutal winter, thoughts of a warm breeze and sunkissed skin might just make any cyclist giddy for the spring, but before rushing back in the saddle it's important to take a moment to consider a few bicycling safety tips.
Michael Morrow, founder and CEO of Nutcase Helmets, offers his safety advice to cyclists this month in recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month.
Nutcase Bicycling Safety Tips
- Wear a helmet - it's the best brain protection currently available. Finding a helmet you want to wear isn't always easy, but the latest collection from Nutcase, the Gen3 Street helmet, is designed to make wearing a helmet fun.
- According to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute, wearing a helmet that fits properly and is Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) certified could prevent up to 88 percent of cyclists' head injuries. Helmets absorb some of the energy that is generated when the helmeted part of your head hits another object, giving you a piece of protection. The chinstrap should be perfectly snug and the helmet shouldn't be able to rock in front of your eyes.
- Wearing your favorite bright colors gives you visibility all day long. The selection of reflective gear out there continues to get better and more stylish all the time.
- A bell can be a cyclist's best friend. Don't be afraid to signal that you're coming up on a car or to let pedestrians and other cyclists know you're there. The fun Nutcase bells even match the helmet designs!
- To find your best bike route, there are a number of great aps and maps. Google maps recently added bike routes, and a quick search will give you a selection of other great resources localized to your region.
- Make sure your bike is roadworthy after its winter hibernation. Check the tire pressure and brakes, and lube the chain. Most local bike shops offer affordable tune-ups if you'd rather a pro checked it out for you.
- Adjust the seat and handlebars to get the right fit and make you more comfortable. Your knee should be fully extended when the pedal is all the way down, but if you feel a slight rock in your hips then your seat is too high. The handlebars should be a comfortable distance away, allowing a slight bend in the elbows. Getting the correct fit for kids is critical in the spring; you'd be surprised at how much they grow over the winter.
"Nutcase was built on the foundation of making safety fun," adds Morrow. "The back of every Nutcase helmet reads 'I love my brain' because we're constantly inspired by the amazing things people do, and want to make sure they get to keep doing them. We design helmets that people actually want to wear, by tapping into self-expression and celebrating bold personalities."
Nutcase is gearing up for this long awaited spring season with the Gen3 Street helmet, the much-anticipated third evolution of the brand's iconic street helmet for bike nuts. The Gen3 Street helmet combines all the tongue-in-cheek graphics, pop color and cool design features of previous lines, and adds a redesigned fit, clever details and smart tweaks to increase safety and comfort.
About the Gen3 Street Helmet
Extra grooves in the upper, non-visible part of the EPS insert create a crumple zone that helps disperse energy upon impact. The Gen3 helmet offers 360-degree reflectivity thanks to reflective straps, spin dial and logos on the front and back of every helmet. Each helmet also comes with a snap-in, removable visor for year round sun and rain protection on the road, the signature Nutcase anti-pinch, magnetic buckle for easy, one-handed operation and a removable spin-dial fit system for an exact, individual and comfy fit. An evolved ABS shell offers a more head-hugging, contoured fit, and the EPS insert provides improved comfort on even the warmest days with additional ventilation channels.
The 2014 Gen3 Street line includes six new graphics - Americana, Lumberjack, Trucker Orange, Daisy Dream, Atomic Boomerang and Turtle – and two new solids - Cream and Electric Olive. Each helmet also arrives in a fully redesigned box featuring a fun, pop-out cardboard origami squirrel just because.
Gen3 Street helmets including new 2014 designs are available worldwide this spring in sizes, Small (52cm – 56cm) and Medium (56cm –60cm) and Large (60cm-64cm) for Nutcase fans and lifestyle sports nuts everywhere.
About Nutcase, Inc. (http://www.nutcasehelmets.com)
Founded by Michael Morrow, a former Nike creative director, Nutcase Helmets is the original designer and innovator of the lifestyle bike, snow and water helmet. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the company designs, creates and sells high-quality, high-aesthetic, multi-purpose sport helmets for recreational use in snowboarding, skiing, cycling, inline skating, skateboarding and a variety of water sports. The company has more than 500 specialty retailers nationwide in the United States plus retailers in Canada, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina. Nutcase introduces new helmet designs every year.


text: drbubb 0 Report post Posted November 24, 2011 Shaking the Banking Cartel - in World courts Is the legal system independent enough to stop it? =============================================== Civil Action CV#8500 : Court Documents : Google search at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York / concerning: NOTES with a total face value of $124.5 Billion Dollars, and bearing an interest coupon of 4% per annum since 1934... with accrued interest having an aggregate value in excess of $1 Trillion (that's roughly 10-12% of the value of the 5 Billion oz. of Gold officially known.) Should this topic be a fringe subject as I find in very fascinating. Going through the courts to seek justice? Is this the way. is there justice in the American Courts? Okay - I wanted people to be aware of this potentially "revolutionary" action. THE GLOBAL BANKING CARTEL could be shaken by this... If this shocking lawsuit is handled well. A supposed root cause of the problem: "The U.S. is a corporation, not a nation"; and it has been manipulated by an elite, principally through a privately-owned Central bank. Here's how Ben Fulford explained it in his own words: Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction and that certainly fits the situation now seen at the highest levels of power in Western civilization. In essence, the story is that the true source of power in the West, control of the financial system, fell into the hands of fanatical religious cultists who wanted to artificially make the prophecies in an ancient religious text (the Torah or Old Testament), come true. This fraud-based is enterprise is now falling apart. The result is unprecedented chaos at the highest levels of power in the sect-controlled governments of the United States, England, France, Italy, Germany and their slave states. One of the immediate triggers is a lawsuit that was filed in New York on November 23rd, claiming the assets of the global financial system belong to the people of the planet and not a powerful religious cult that uses the United Nations as a façade. The immediate story behind this lawsuit is the hidden history of the 20th and early 21st centuries. It goes back the 1930's when the world's gold was confiscated from private citizens and placed into centralized storage areas by the families that controlled the Western financial system. The United States is a private corporation owned by the British Crown (Rothchilds), the Bank of England (Rothchilds) and the Vatican (Rothchilds again). It was previously called the Virginia Company until 3/9/33 when it was dissolved by Roosevelt under the Emergency Banking Act. On 5/5/33 Congress elected to dissolve the Gold Standard and Sovereign Authority of the U.S. and all of its official capacities including government offices, departments and officers. The U.S. is a corporation, not a nation. The Federal Reserve is neither Federal, nor a Reserve. It is a private counterfeiting organization run by Jewish bankers who lend the money they print out of thin air at interest while we keep on paying these criminals to fleece the People. That technology of theft and deception that has been exported from the United States through their promotion of this fraud as the paradigm of global finance is an obscenity that has set the seeds of its own destruction. This has been compounded by the refusal of ordinary people to realize, know and understand that it is the duplicity of Governments and the deceit and endless greed of bankers that combined to simply fleece them like the apathetic sheep they are. Apathy and ignorance of the truth, creates belief in the lie. The truth is self-evident, but most people choose to neither hear it nor understand it. The debts of the Federal Reserve are the debts of a private corporation that is robbing the people of the United States. /More - Post #181 - Ben Fulford thread: http://www.greenenergyinvestors.com/index.php?showtopic=11307&st=180 /Ben's site--: http://benjaminfulford.typepad.com/benjaminfulford/2011/11/the-lawsuit-that-could-end-the-gangster-rule-of-western-civilization.html /ProjA thread: http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?35419-The-lawsuit-that-could-end-the-gangster-rule-of-Western-civilization Share this post Link to post Share on other sites

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The Ubuntu development community has announced that the fifth Ubuntu 8.04 prerelease is now available for testing. Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 5 adds additional polish and reliability as well as a few intriguing new features. The official release of Ubuntu 8.04, codenamed Hardy Heron, is scheduled for late April and feature freeze is already in effect.
We tested alpha 5 to get a first look at the new features in action and to see how it compares to alpha 4, which we reviewed earlier this month. Ubuntu 8.04 includes a new sound server called PulseAudio, the new GIO and GVFS I/O abstraction layer and virtual filesystem mechanisms, the PolicyKit secure privilege escalation framework, improved support for virtualization, and a new VNC client. Integration of these features is moving forward steadily and GVFS has become a bit more robust.
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Mounting evidence for link between playing injuries and brain damage stirs debate
SUPERBOWL XLVII COUNTDOWN:President Obama and Baltimore safety Pollard create stir over comments
It has become a staple of Super Bowl week, as much a part of the pregame to the NFL's biggest event as the annual media day: a discussion of how football is being affected by head injuries and the mounting evidence that long-term brain damage can be linked to injuries sustained on the field.
This week, Bernard Pollard, a hard-hitting safety for the Baltimore Ravens, created a stir by saying the NFL would not exist in 30 years because of the rules changes designed with safety in mind, but that he also believed there would be a death on the field at some point.
At a Super Bowl media day recently, players reacted to the comments made by Pollard and President Obama, who recently said the way football is played would have to change, with some agreeing with Pollard that recent rules changes would change the sport to such an extent it would be less entertaining and less popular.
Pollard stood by his comments. He added, however, that while he was comfortable with the physical risk he was taking by playing football, he was not sure he would want future generations, including his four-year-old son, to follow his example.
"My whole stance right now is that I don't want him to play football," Pollard said. "Football has been good to me. It has been my outlet. God has blessed me with a tremendous talent to be able to play this game. But we want our kids to have things better than us."
No one is exempt
"You keep playing football, you're going to have your injuries, no one is exempt from that," he said. "You're going to have concussions. You're going to have broken bones. That's going to happen. But I think for the most part, we know what we signed up for."
The sentiment was echoed by Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco.
"I play the game and I understand that I'm going to get hit," Flacco said. "Just because they fine the guys is not going to stop them from hitting me. I find it tough to fine people who are doing their job."
In a recent interview with The New Republic, Obama expressed concern about on-field injuries, though he added that NFL players were grown men who are "well-compensated for the violence they do to their bodies".
The president added: "I think that those of us who love the sport are going to have to wrestle with the fact it will probably change gradually to try to reduce some of the violence. In some cases, that may make it a little bit less exciting, but it will be a whole lot better for the players, and those of us who are fans maybe won't have to examine our consciences quite as much."
Lawsuit against the league
While many current players seem focused on rules changes and how they will affect the nature of the game, more than 4,000 former NFL players have filed a lawsuit against the league, contending it knew hits to the head could lead to long-term brain damage but did not share that information with players. The judge in the case said on Tuesday she would hear oral arguments on April 9th regarding the league's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
The family of Junior Seau, a former star linebacker who shot and killed himself last year, has also sued the NFL, for failing to inform players about the risks of brain injury.
Pollard's counterparts on the San Francisco 49ers, safeties Dashon Goldson and Donte Whitner, considered one of the hardest-hitting tandems in the NFL, thought the key was not removing big hits, but making sure the hits are legal.
"You can be vicious and you can hit people hard, but do it the right way," Whitner said. "For the most part, you know what you can and cannot do. Do you want to go out there and do the right things or do you want to make that big hit to gain a big name? That's what it comes down to."
Ravens guard Marshal Yanda said the topic was so personal for Pollard because he is a defensive back, one of the positions most affected by the efforts to increase player safety.
Tough position
"I think Bernard is frustrated because he plays a tough position where it's a bang-bang play and he's getting fined," Yanda said. "That's a tough deal as far as him playing football his whole life knowing how to play one way and then all of a sudden you have to change."
One of the few people to disagree with Pollard's view that skewing the rules to protect offensive players would harm the league was Warren Sapp, a retired defensive tackle who oncewent by the Twitter handle (AT)QBKilla. He said a desire for points would always result in defences being limited.
"They like points," Sapp said. "I like it too. You're going to have to make some key stops here and there but it's an offensive game, no doubt about it."
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Now that my MLB TV subscription has been renewed for 2017, I find that there are going to be two voids in my baseball viewing habits. Watching David Ortiz hit some sweet homeruns, and listening to Vin Scully call Dodgers games, right before I call it the night and head to sleep.
Being in Chicago, you can watch, or listen to, about 10 – 12 hours worth of baseball in a single day, as long as the Cubs play a day game. My normal schedule would be listening to Pat Hughes calling the Cubs afternoon game while at work, getting home to watch a Red Sox game around 6pm, and sometime before bed, catch a Dodgers game with Vin Scully to end the night.
While catching Vin in the twilight of his broadcasting career, he was one of the last broadcasters to call a game alone. While calling the play by play of all his games, he would also include a story from the past or some off the wall quip about a certain player in the game. I actually didn't mind any of these stories. To me, it was listening to my adopted "baseball" grandfather telling me bedtime stories, and I would fall asleep without a care in the world. Whether it was about Sandy Koufax, Fernando Venezuela, or a member of my ginger brigade, Justin Turner, you had to like each Dodger player just a little bit, after the odd facts you would learn about them. Otherwise, if there was a Clayton Kershaw vs. Madison Bumgarner pitching duel on, there were no time for stories, but we stayed awake a little longer that night to see which of these pitching studs would outlast the other.
In light of all that, now that Vin Scully has retired, it's time to make a call to the bullpen, to see who takes over my late night baseball viewing needs. I can watch Quick Pitch on MLB Network with Heidi Watney. It's only an hour, and Heidi has some great baseball knowledge. I can watch the San Diego Padres games with Don Orsillo, as he was part of a great broadcast them with Jerry Remy, when he was with the Red Sox. Or, the best thing to do, wait it out, watch some West Coast baseball and learn from Ray Fosse, the Kuiper brothers, Mike Krukow, and Victor Rojas.
Maybe to slightly fill the void, I'll have to get a bobblehead of Vin, and place him on my desk, while we watch games together. Late night games without Vin won't be the same, and they will also never be forgotten.
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THE TAXPAYER-owned insurance giant AIG wants to pay out $165 million in executive bonuses. The Obama administration should force the company to hold back the money - and dare the executives to sue.
Despite the complexity of the federal bailouts of the financial industry, the basic question is simple: how to allocate a huge amount of financial pain. During the real estate bubble, financial firms bet big on ill-advised mortgages. When those assets went sour, taxpayers committed vast amounts of money to save the industry.
And yet bailed-out firms seem to think they should be made whole no matter what.
AIG, which has received more than $170 billion from the public, is planning to pay huge bonuses to executives in its financial products unit - the unit responsible for the credit-default swaps that proved so lethal. AIG officials say the bonuses are an unbreakable obligation. Really? Why would the company agree to terms so ironclad that not even the implosion of the company would alter them?
Meanwhile, the company disclosed over the weekend that much of the bailout money it received has been dispersed to other big banks, both domestic and foreign. While the payments may reduce some uncertainty in the markets, it's not clear that AIG's trading partners paid any price for their role in risky credit-default swaps. Taxpayer dollars have been used to insulate firms from downside risk. But the main problem in the credit markets - how to get toxic mortgage-related assets off of banks' balance sheets - has yet to be solved.
The public was already furious, and AIG's conduct only fuels more resentment. So far, the Obama administration has been gentle with Wall Street. Wall Street has not returned the favor. Time to take a harder line.


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Fiona Shaw Lands Major Role on True BloodMatt Richenthal at . Comments
Familiar with the world of wizardry via her big screen role as Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter franchise, Fiona Shaw will soon take part in another type of supernatural experience.
The Irish actress has landed a key role on season four of True Blood: she'll portray Marnie, a shy, self-loathing pretend psychic, who gets taken over by the spirit of a witch and develops actual powers.
Marnie is one of several new characters coming on board season four of the HBO hit. Get a look at the others NOW and discuss this casting selection in our True Blood forum.
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With the addition of Baader's Fine Tuning Rings, your Hyperion eyepiece can now function as not one, but four eyepieces with the addition of the Baader 14mm Fine Tuning Ring. Both the 28mm Fine Tuning Ring and the 14mm Fine Tuning Ring have an outside diameter (OD) of 2" and are threaded with a M48 (filter thread) on each end, so they can be installed in between the removable front negative element and the main body of the Baader Hyperion eyepiece. The added spacing decreases the focal lengths (increases magnification), according to the table below. The Baader Fine Tuning Rings are made to match the Hyperion finish, and are fully internally sharp v-threaded and blackened to eliminate stray light reflections from the internal surfaces.
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Shaw & Clark
Graham Forsdyke
ISMACS News
Issue No. 32
FOR YEARS, in the 1860s, Shaw & Clark got away with murder.
Of all the unlicensed pirate operators who produced machines without succumbing to paying license fees to the big patent holders, the Biddeford, Maine, company was probably the most successful, with its Monitor machine proving the mainstay of its business.
But it could not hope to get away with it forever and, in early 1864, a massive law suit instigated by the Sewing-Machine Combination forced it to go legitimate.
And in an attempt to make the best of a bad job, Shaw & Clark went overboard in its advertising.
Now that the company was paying license fees of $7 per machine, it wanted to make sure that no other pirate manufacturers could get away with the scam that it had enjoyed in the previous years.
It pointed out time and again that it was the only maker of cheap machines which could legally be used in America.
So were the Shaw & Clark directors, happy to sail close to the wind until forced into a license agreement, a collection of get-rich-quick operators who today would probably be running a bomb-site car lot? Not a bit of it.
The honourable Charles A Shaw was, in fact, a former mayor of the city of Biddeford. James R Clark was a member of the legislature of Maine and his son, Timothy Clark, was a registrar of deeds for York County.
Like all other companies, they believed in the power of the testimonial, and when the company went legitimate in 1864, they found a worthy band of individuals to endorse their products.
But the names and testimonials chosen did seem a little bit close to home. For example, the John Q Adams who vouched for the company's honest trading policy, happened to be the assistant mayor of Biddeford.
C F Cohen, who attested to the meticulous book-keeping and dealings of the Shaw & Clark empire was, in fact, the Biddeford postmaster and F A Small, who assured the public that the machines never dropped stitches and would work on anything, had an address in, you guessed it ..... Biddeford.
In a further attempt to capitalize on money paid in license fees, Shaw & Clark went so far as to suggest that anyone using an unlicensed machine could well be sent to jail.
One advertisement of late 1864 reads thus: "Many persons who have sold or used the bogus, infringing, cheap machines that flood the market have done so innocently not knowing their danger until their property was taken or they were imprisoned by the United States marshal".
And just to drive the point home, Shaw & Clark issued the public with a list of machines, the mere ownership of which they claimed could lead to imprisonment. The list includes such illustrious names as Bartlett, Franklin, Common Sense, Atwater, Wilson, Folson, Globe, Star, etc, etc.
Each Shaw & Clark made after the date which the company began to pay license fees was sold with a brass plate listing the patents for which licenses had been bought.
Two basic models were produced, one with a circular-section fire-hydrant top and skirted bottom, and the other with a square pagoda-topped hydrant which could come in open or closed form.
Today these later "paid-paid" models are far rarer than the pirate Monitors.
But of the two later designs, the circular tower is by far the less common, quite a few examples of the square tower having turned up in the past few years.
The company produced these machines for around three years before moving its operation to Chicopee Falls, Mass, where it produced a third model, again with the brass patent seal. But the company folded very shortly after.


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Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI) Ended July Higher on Late Rally
July PGPI Closed up $27/mt from June, But Month-on-Month Daily Average Fell 2%
Aug 11, 2010, 12:35 ET from Platts
LONDON, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts -- Prices in the $3 trillion global petrochemicals business firmed in the second half of July, causing the Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI), a basket of petrochemicals prices expressed in dollars per metric ton ($/mt), to close the month slightly higher at $1,042/mt. Petrochemicals are used to make plastic, rubber, nylon, other consumer products and are utilized in manufacturing, construction, pharmaceuticals, aviation, electronics and nearly every commercial industry.
The PGPI at the close on July 30 was up $27/mt from the June 30 close of $1,015/mt, according to data just released by Platts, a leading global energy and metals information provider and publisher of the index. The PGPI had been trending lower since mid-April.
Despite a higher closing value for July, the average price of the PGPI on a daily basis during the month was $1,009/mt, or a 2% decline from June's daily average of $1,029/mt. Also, the one-day July 30 rise of $9.5/mt, while note worthy, was much less in magnitude than the $15.72/mt decline seen on June 4.
"The current debate is whether the price uptick is a harbinger of a return to the early-year uptrend or whether it's a temporary hiccup," said Shahrin Ismaiyatim, Platts global editorial director of petrochemicals. "Petrochemical bears attribute the July rise to little more than a relief rally after three months of declines, fueled by short-term restocking, inventory building and seasonal adjustment. Others are more optimistic, encouraged by indications of increased demand."
The PGPI reflects a compilation of the daily price assessments of physical spot market ethylene, propylene, benzene, toluene, paraxylene, low density polyethylene (LDPE) and polypropylene as published by Platts and is weighted by the three regions of Asia, Europe and the United States.
"Taiwan grabbed most of the spotlight in July as industry players fixated on regular status updates on Formosa Petrochemical's high-profile plant fires," said Quintella Koh, Platts managing editor of petrochemicals, Asia. On July 7, Formosa Petrochemical was forced to shut its 700,000 mt/year naphtha-fed steam cracker after a fire broke out at the plant. The company later said that losses incurred due to the fire are estimated at NT$500 million ($15.61 million). While the industry initially treated the fire news as a "wait-and-see" situation, the supply delays quickly infiltrated the market's thinking and kept regional prices higher in than they might otherwise have been, according to sources.
For China and Asia as a whole, petrochemical demand continued its rise, driven by key consumer segments, such as automobiles. Prices in Asia of styrene monomer -- a key feedstock that goes into the making of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) used in automobile components -- surged seven percent in July, or $71/mt. According to Platts' price assessments, the July 30 closing price of styrene (including freight costs) was $1,093.50/mt.
While demand and prices were higher in Asia, European petrochemicals prices were lower, pressed by trans-regional supply inflow. Prices of European olefins such as ethylene and propylene, used in the making of plastics, fell by 8% and 7%, respectively. A similar price decline occurred in European benzene prices. Benzene, toluene and paraxylene -- collectively known as aromatics -- are used to make consumer products such as plastic packaging, casings for electronic goods, polyester fibers and as a blend stock for gasoline.
Historically, European petrochemical prices tend to drop in the summer months. However, this year's downturn is less pronounced than normal and inventory in the production pipelines are low amid steady product demand. Many European packaging companies have already reported full order books into September, citing healthy consumer confidence.
In the United States, petrochemical producers seeking to recover the costs of production continued to try to push forward price increases despite a weak consumer market. "Price increases may be the latest industry mantra, but it's not yet clear that underlying demand for plastics-related products will be sustained," said Ihsan Rahim, Platts managing editor for petrochemicals, Americas. He cited downside pressures such as a floundering U.S. housing sales, low consumer confidence and a feeble equity market, each of which provide an unstable base for economic rebound or up-trending petrochemical prices.
The PGPI is utilized as price reference, a gauge of sector activity, and a measure of comparison for determining the profitability of selling a crude barrel intact or refining it into products. First published by Platts in August 2007, the PGPI peaked at $1,679/mt on July 14, 2008 before plummeting to a low of $491/mt on December 5, 2008, on the heels of the global financial meltdown.
Published daily in Platts Petrochemical Alert, a real-time news service, and other Platts publications, the PGPI is anchored by Platts' robust and long-established price assessment methodology and the firm's 100-year history of energy price reporting. For more information on petrochemicals, visit the Platts website at www.platts.com. For Chinese-language information on petrochemicals and the energy and metals markets, visit http://www.platts.cn. Platts petrochemicals experts are available for media interviews, consult Platts Media Center.
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Syria to Enact Kofi Annan's 6-Point Peace Plan
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Wisconsin Focused on Possible Recall of Governor Scott Walker
Monday, April 02, 2012
Community College Re-thinks Payment System
Thursday, March 29, 2012
One Month Anniversary of Trayvon Martin's Death Marked by Protests and New Facts in the Case
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
President Embraces "ObamaCare"
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Santorum Focuses on Pennsylvania After Romney Takes Illinois Delegates
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The day after Mitt Romney took 54 delegates in Illinois, Rick Santorum has set his sights on Pennsylvania, where he served two terms as Senator. His speech last night from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, sought to define himself as the anti-businessman and the anti-Romney. But even if Santorum wins Pennsylvania on April 24th, would it be enough to win the delegate war?
Albert Einstein's Documents Going Online
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Albert Einstein's entire archive of manuscripts, letters, theoretical musings, and personal correspondences are going online. More than 80,000 pages of material, owned by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will now be digitized and shared on the web. To date, only 900 pages of the brilliant scientist's legacy have ever been available to the public. The digital archive will offer the world an entirely new look at one of the 20th century's most important figures, scientific or otherwise.
Will Parent Trigger Laws Improve Schools?
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
In some states, parents frustrated with the public school system may have a new tool to fix their child's education. Parent trigger laws, passed in some form in four states already, give dissatisfied parents the power to fire teachers, convert a public school to a charter, or even shut down the school altogether. As one can imagine, such a dramatic solution to the problem of public education has created quite a controversy. Parents and educators alike are asking: should parents have their fingers on the trigger of public education?
Are Hate Crime Laws Necessary?
Monday, March 19, 2012
As the webcam-spying trial of Rutgers student Dharun Ravi comes to an end, some people have questioned whether hate crime laws are necessary at all. On the one hand, they dole out harsher punishments for crimes motivated by discrimination and bigotry. On the other, is the same crime worse depending on the identity of the victim? In the Rutgers case, the jury must decide if Ravi's actions constituted a hate crime or just a tasteless prank.
Homeschooling on the Rise Among African-Americans
Monday, March 19, 2012
According to the National Home Education Research Institute (NHEI), about two million American children (about 4 percent of all American students) receive their education at home. The NHEI claims that those families are usually white Christians in rural areas who disagree with the public school system on religious grounds.
Friday Follow: Santorum Takes Primaries, HBO Show Runs out of Luck, March Madness Sweeps the Country
Friday, March 16, 2012
Every Friday, The Takeaway convenes a panel to look back at the week's big stories. This week Rick Santorum wins Alabama and Mississippi, March Madness sweeps the country, and liquid detergent becomes a black market commodity.
New Details About the Psychological State of Alleged Shooter in Afghanistan
Friday, March 16, 2012
Comments by the lawyer for the U.S. soldier who allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday has shed new light on the psychological state of the soldier in question. The lawyer, John Henry Browne, says the soldier was reluctant about going on another tour of duty, and was having tensions with his wife about the deployments on the night of the shooting. In addition, a senior U.S. official tells our partner The New York Times that the soldier had been drinking alcohol, a violation of military rules in combat zones. "When it all comes out, it will be a combination of stress, alcohol and domestic issues — he just snapped," the unnamed senior official said.
Goldman Sachs Employee's Public Letter of Resignation
Thursday, March 15, 2012
When Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith handed in his letter of resignation, he did so in the most public manner possible — by posting it in the pages of The New York Times. In his letter, the former derivatives trader described the firm's working environment as "toxic and destructive" and accused their culture of placing company profits over client interest whenever possible.
Human Rights Abuses Across Syrian Borders
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
According to new reports from Human Rights Watch, Syria is laying landmines across its borders with Lebanon and Turkey. Steve Goose, arms division director for Human Rights Watch, called the use of these weapons "unconscionable," going on to say that "there is absolutely no justification for the use of these indiscriminate weapons by any country, anywhere, for any purpose." What implications will these weapons have on the estimated 200,000 refugees still within Syrian borders?
GOP Candidates Recalibrate Strategies After Primaries in Alabama and Mississippi
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Rick Santorum won both GOP primaries in the South yesterday. He took 35 percent of the vote in Alabama and 33 percent in Mississippi. Do these results spell the end of the road for Newt Gingrich? And what does this mean for Tuesday's third-place winner, delegate leader Mitt Romney?
Primary Election Wrap-up: What's Next for the GOP after Alabama and Mississippi?
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
More than halfway through the Republican primaries, there is still no clear frontrunner. It's a three-way race with four men running, and the guy that no one paid any attention to last year keeps walking away with primary victories. Our expert political panel examines last night's Republican primary election results and discuss what Mississippi and Alabama's wins may mean for the GOP race ahead.
2012 Primary: A Less Predictable Deep South
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
For Republican presidential candidates, capturing the Deep South means capturing the base of American conservatism. But southern voters have yet to decide on any one candidate, and southern sensibilities are broadening. Our partner, the New York Times, reported that the southern conservative electorate may be far more diverse than it once was. Are the Southern Republican voters going to gravitate towards Rick Santorum's conservative social agenda, or are voters more about Newt Gingrich, the only one on the ballots with actual ties to the south? And what about Mitt Romney — are Southern evangelicals ready for a Mormon president?
Rethinking Afghanistan After Civilian Killings
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Information continues to trickle out about the American Army Staff Sergeant who allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians over the weekend. Who is he? What were his motives? For some, the killings have prompted very different questions about the longest war in American history. Perhaps most importantly, how much longer should America be engaged in the region at all?
Does the South Still Influence the GOP?
Friday, March 09, 2012
The South has played a crucial role to the Republican Party for decades. Since 1996 every Republican presidential nominee has had some personal connection to the South. Furthermore, each of those nominees achieved their position by aggressively courting the Southern vote by reflecting their ethics and policy positions. Not so with Mitt Romney. Does that reflect more on the former Massachusetts governor's strategy, or a realization that the south may be experiencing a waning influence over the GOP?
Cincinnati Engineer Sued for Tweet: Do You Fact Check your Tweets?
Thursday, March 08, 2012
It was a case of crime and punishment in the digital age when Cincinnati-based mechanical engineer Mark Miller took to Twitter with a series of politically heated missives about a local municipal project. Upset that the city of Cincinnati, Ohio would be spending money on a new streetcar, Miller sent tweet after tweet about how those efforts were browning out large percentages of fire departments in the city limits. Miller's tweets didn't just incite local debate, they got Miller slapped with a lawsuit, because under an Ohio law, it's illegal to make false statements in political campaigns. There are 17 states with similar laws -- but do those laws still reflect the reality we are living in?


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Paul McCartney is releasing a documentary on the eve of the tenth anniversary on the attacks of the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Entitled The Love We Make the film features his experiences in New York City right after the attacks and his efforts to plan and perform at the "Concert For New York".
Filmed in black and white, this documentary features live footage of the concert as well as interviews with McCartney's friends, including Pete Townshend, Jay-Z, Leonardo DiCaprio, Steve Buscemi, Harrison Ford, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Elton John, Keith Richards, New York Governor George Pataki and President Bill Clinton.
McCartney had this to say about the film: "It was an honor to be able to help New York and America at that time in its history. There was a feeling of shock and fear in the air that I thought we could help alleviate with music. And the fact that so many people stepped up to join us made for a very uplifting evening for us all."
Director Albert Maysles said in a statement: "There was so much suffering as a result of 9/11 it's hard to imagine how one might bring relief to those who were impacted by the attacks, and honor those firefighters, police officers and rescue workers who lost their lives in their heroic attempt to help others. But Paul had the answer: music and a film that would tell the full story."
Showtime will broadcast The Love We Make on September 10th.


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Warning! long post ahead. But worth reading
On January 17, 2010 Jupiter entered the sign of compassionate and artistic Pisces where it stayed until June 6, 2010. Jupiter forayed into Aries, from June 6 through September 9, 2010. Now, it is moving back to Pisces from September 9, 2010 through January 22, 2011.
Jupiter in Pisces
What does Jupiter transiting through Pisces mean for you?
Jupiter brings order into chaos. You may notice your life becoming more orderly, more calm.
In the world around us, here are some manifestations of Jupiter in Pisces:
1) The spontaneous and generous support to the victims of the Earthquake in Haiti.
2) The passage of health care reform. We might want to criticize its shortcomings and loopholes, but it has been the first real healthcare reform in decades.
What strikes me from these manifestations is our efforts to bring order to situations gone out of control. Bringing order is one of the primary functions of Jupiter.
The Story of Marduk
According to a Babylonian myth, Marduk, who Mesopotamian astrologers specifically associated with the planet Jupiter, created an ordered world out of the original state of chaos. His exploits are described in the Babylonian creation epic known as the Enuma Elish.
Before the birth of Marduk, there were two primeval gods: Apsu, god of the sweet waters; and his wife, Tiamat, goddess of the salt waters. The pair produced children, who in turn gave birth to Marduk and other deities. In time, a great conflict arose between the young gods and the primeval, original, gods. Tiamat created an army of demons to attack and destroy the young gods, and gave her son, Kingu, the tablets of destiny, thus allowing him to command the army in her service. The young gods chose Marduk as their champion to do battle with Tiamat. He accepted on the condition that he be named the leader of all the gods.
Armed with a net, a bow, a mace, and the four winds, Marduk went out to face Tiamat. She appeared in the form of a dragon. Marduk caught Tiamat in his net, but she opened her mouth to swallow him. Marduk drove fierce winds into her mouth, causing her body to blow up like a balloon. He then shot an arrow at Tiamat's heart and killed her. After splitting her body in two pieces, he set one piece in the sky to create the heavens and the other at his feet to form the earth.
Marduk took the tablets of destiny from Kingu and placed them on his own chest to proclaim his power over the gods.
As the story says, from Tiamat's body, Marduk fashioned the sky and the sea. Then he organized the sky, apportioning it among the other gods, symbolized in the constellations overhead. He created time by establishing the first calendar. Marduk decided how long the year would be and subdivided it into months, their passage regulated by the stars he chose.
Finally, he killed Kingu and used his blood to create humans as servants of the gods. In recognition of his power, the other gods built a great temple to Marduk in the city of Babylon.
With this story, the Babylonians credited Marduk with the world's creation, with bringing order out of chaos.
Bringing Order out of Chaos
But what is this new order emerging? In the story of Marduk and Tiamat, Marduk was a young god, not yet proven by life and experiences. He is the figure of potentiality, aspiration, growth, expansion and search of spiritual meaning. This explains why, at its best, Jupiter is the the planet of humanistic and high spiritual values.
In the ancient mythology, Jupiter was also a conquering god. As Zeus, (or Jupiter-Marduk) the story revolves around the conquering of chaos.
High Ideals and Principles
However, Jupiter is not the soldier who conquers by war like Mars — Mars leaves only destruction behind. But rather, Jupiter is like the minister, the politician, or the priest who is concerned with moral and philosophical ideals and principles, who has long-range and broad perspectives representing the common thought and natural law. Jupiter acts as a translator of the higher will. In Enuma Elish, after the initial chaos caused by war, Marduk morphs into a benevolent god guiding his people into a golden age.
The influence exerted by Jupiter is one of constant pressing force, not the Martian consolidation of conquest. In traditional astrology, Jupiter and Mars both rule water and fire signs: Jupiter rules Pisces and Sagittarius; Mars rules Aries and Scorpio. The fact that these two planets both rule fire and water signs attunes us to fire and water being expressions of the spirit and soul, and shows the intimate connection that exists between our faculties of imagination (spirit) and reflection (soul). Jupiter in Pisces requires us to dream of a better future. As Jupiter moves into Aries, we can then spring into action in order to achieve the dream conceived when Jupiter was in the previous sign. The 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King delivered his "I had a Dream" speech is a good example of how water and fire energies work together. The Civil Rights March was conceived during a Jupiter in Pisces stay while the speech itself was delivered when Jupiter had already moved onto Aries. Historians agreed that the August 1963 demonstration spurred the civil rights movement and helped the American society to become a more racially integrated society.
What to expect from this last passage of Jupiter in Pisces
So if we keep in mind the qualities of Marduk-Jupiter of bringing order into chaos and mix it with the rulerships of Jupiter, what can we expect of Jupiter in Pisces? Can we expect a vision of our highest potential coming through the gateway of dreams and hope? In fact, Pisces in Jupiter is super compassionate, seeks to fully understand how we are all interconnected and aims for more spiritual connections. Pisces in Jupiter is intuitively in sync with a collective consciousness. As a society, this transit encourages us to be more compassionate in the face of suffering and adversity. We come to understand that the effort of each, collectively, benefits more people and, possibly, benefits us all on a global scale.
Considering the actual economic situation and the need for financial, immigration, and energy reform, the idea of bringing order out of chaos in a compassionate way of integration seems like an attractive idea.
I am both optimistic and pessimistic. The amount of problems needed to be resolved seems overwhelming and in true Piscean mode seem to be too much to deal with. With Jupiter in Pisces, we long for a resolution of all the problems that keep us from going back on the road of prosperity. But there is also a resistance to the necessary reforms that need to be done. It is a paradox.
As I see it, you almost have to give up the "American Dream" in its actual form in order to re-invent a new one that would be more egalitarian, compassionate, and inclusive. The underlying theme of Jupiter in Pisces might be to let go of the old dreams born out of capitalism, and usher people into a golden age of partnership between mankind and the planet we inhabit.
With the upcoming cardinal T-Square of 2012, Jupiter's passage through Pisces is to gift us with a sense of urgency of what needs to be done, a sense of meaning that will urge us to work on the necessary reforms needed to achieve some balance.
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Residents and travelers in the Sierra Nevada
endure some of the most severe winter weather in the world. Snowfall measured in feet, wind gusts in excess of 180 mph, destructive avalanches and wind chills far below zero. For more than 150 years, brave men and
women have battled the Sierra Storm King for control of his wintry domain. Most winters the Storm King lashes California with torrential rain, which translates into incredibly deep snow depths in the rugged High
The annals of Sierra Weather History are replete with ferocious storms that have impacted humans
Mark McLaughlin,Owner of Mic Mac Publishing
Relentless storms during the winter of 1951-52 dumped 65 feet of snow
on Donner Summit. The City of San Francisco luxury streamliner train crowded with 226 passengers and crew members became mired in deep snow drifts and was trapped for three days and nights. Although all 226 people survived, two rescuers
gave their lives in selfless and heroic efforts to save them. On March 31, 1982, in the midst of one of the biggest snowstorms in Sierra history, a massive avalanche roared down the
slopes at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort. Seven were killed but rescuers never gave up searching for Anna Conrad, buried by snow and debris. She was dug out five days later,
and today she skis the Sierra with her children.
Weather Historian, Mark McLaughlin, has written more than 200 articles, many of them dramatic stories based on California, Nevada, and Sierra Weather
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Old Man Winter. Be sure to check out this website for award-winning books and audiotapes dramatizing some of these historic western weather events.
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Northern Sierra Nevada snowfall and precipitation data have been gathered for 130 years, a relatively lengthy weather record for this western mountain
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The weather record of the Sierra Nevada is a window into a climate of phenomenal snowfall and major episodic storm events. Check out the updated
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"The Heart of the Splatter"
Today's Words of Wisdom:
"When I was four years old they tried to test my I.Q. They showed me a picture of three oranges and a pear. They said, 'Which one is different, it does not belong?' They taught me different is wrong."
~Ani DiFranco, "My IQ"
The Foda's Take: This powerful song by Ani DiFranco has stuck with me since the first time I heard it back in college. It reminds me that sometimes what we take for granted as universal "truths" are actually in the eye of the majority beholder. So then what happens if you're not the majority?
Howdy, everybody! I'm going to start off right away by getting to the heart of today's topic. (Which, in point of fact, is all about the human heart. Yay, play on words!) Today, I have to admit, I'm perplexed. Why, do you ask? So sweet of you! I'm perplexed because rewiring your brain to think a different way is a very difficult, repetitive process. But having that process in turn affect the way you feel is even more challenging than shooting womp rats from your T-16 back home. There have been many adjustments I've had to make to not only accept my current condition, but also to enable myself to grow and thrive through adversity, instead of waiting stagnantly for "life as usual" to make a U-turn and pick me up from this proverbial banged up X-wing with no fuel I'm floating around in hyperspace in. But there is one issue in particular I'm struggling with. And it is a doozy. And I suspect I'm not the only one out there who has been grappling with this particular beast.
Control. Or, more accurately, the lack thereof. I have been cognizant for a long time about what is and is not within my realm of control. Can I control when I will get better? No. Do I have control over what I can do on my end medicinally, nutritionally, and holistically to give myself the best chance I can? Yes! But can I control when all that hard work will pay off? Again, no. Now, this logic is sound, and makes perfect sense in my brain. However, to my impatient, driven, reach-for-the-stars heart? This seems horribly, horribly wrong. After all, if you work as hard as you possibly can, it doesn't seem quite fair that the end result may still be out of your hands, right? And this disillusioned Foda has been trying for a long time. So it's not just about accepting the logical limitations of control- it's about finding peace in throwing away a burden that isn't yours to manage. And that's where this Foda fumbles. Because, well, if I can't control it, I can't fix it. And that is not something I feel too swell about.
In this world, we're initially taught using concrete problem solving methods. One plus one is two, Star Wars is synonymous with awesome… you know, things like that! They're the easiest to grasp, and have a "right" answer. Like the oranges and pear problem in my quote of the day! So it makes total sense that in life, we want our answers to be concrete. But life isn't concrete. It's abstract, and variable, and ever-changing. And this is a fact we accept easily in our minds- so why is it so hard to connect that fact with acceptance in our hearts? Perhaps because we learn, as Ani said, that "different is wrong." Things that are concrete- black and white- have clear answers that will always be the same, and we can feel safe and secure in them. But things that are obscure, like the splattered paint drops of abstract artist Jackson Pollock, have no right answer. Therein lies the beauty- but also the controversy. Since there is no "right" answer, a sense of certainty is harder to obtain.
I, like most people who deal with a chronic illness, am searching for peace throughout this journey. And to accept peace, I'm going to first have to let go of things I can't control. As a woman- oh, okay, fine, as a human being, this won't be easy. We don't like things we can't control, because it makes us feel helpless. But clinging to them is also a lot like holding onto a plane seat during turbulence. It's not going to make the cabin steady out any faster- and if the turbulence lasts for a loooooong time (making an analogy to having chronic illness here, folks) then all you get out of the deal is swollen knuckles and some fancy indents on your palms.
So this week, I'm going to try and stop searching for the "right" answer as to how I can get better faster, or find (and by find, I really mean feel) peace. Instead, I'm going to channel my inner yogi and use my brain for one thing only when that old restless feeling creeps over me- to remind myself to breathe, and that the rest is out of my hands. Thankfully, they say it only takes 28 days for something to become a habit. (Which, ironically, is a super black and white statistic concerning a very abstract concept.) But we shall see!
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Last Saturday night was clear and warm, and the concert at Roseland Theater--featuring an all-star lineup of hiphop artists--was, by all accounts, a high-voltage affair. As the show ended around midnight, about 300 excited teens spilled onto Burnside, waiting for rides and trying to hook up with friends. And as one witness assured the Mercury, the crowd's excitement was just that: non-violent excitement.
Even so, only minutes after the concert ended, a squad car rolled down Burnside and, with lights flashing, tried to push past the crowd. Once through, the squad car moved up the street and vanished. Then, a few minutes later, several police returned, dressed head-to-toe in riot gear. According to several witnesses, police then began wading through the crowd and pepper-spraying the teens.
"It was totally unprovoked and totally unnecessary," said one witness. Even the security guards reportedly attempted to corral concert-goers back into the Roseland, in order to protect them from the police.
"I went out after the show to get some air," said Cory Sunfly Jones, a member of Living Legends, who performed earlier that night. "I noticed a police man with a big gun, and these bullet-looking things on the side. I didn't even believe it was a real gun at first. So I went up to the cop and I was like, 'What the hell do you have that gun for?' And he was all like, 'Step back!' Basically, we almost got into a fight."
Jones then saw a couple of teens sitting on the curb nearby. At first he thought that they were crying, but they later explained they had been pepper sprayed.
"I was overwhelmed to see these guys walking around with guns, when there was all these kids... I mean, they tried to say the kids were throwing rocks and shit, but I didn't see anything. We've been to Portland a bunch of times, and we ain't never seen anything like this. I thought I was in the WTO," he said.
Then, as quickly as they had arrived, the police vanished.
To bring even more concern to Saturday night's event, the police bureau has no record of the incident. This raises the troubling question: Were the officers simply acting as freelance vigilantes? PHIL BUSSE


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Xtreme Everest is a dedicated research team of intensive care doctors, nurses and scientists based at the ISEH.
In the UK one in five of us will end up in intensive care at some point in our life. Of those 20% will die. Hypoxia, lack of oxygen reaching the body's vital organs, is a common problem for patients in an intensive care unit. It is very difficult to carry out research on these patients, not least because they are so ill.
The team conduct experiments on both themselves and other volunteers at high altitude and in chambers, exploiting the oxygen-thin air, to provide critical insights into how intensive care patients might be helped in the future to improve their survival rates.
In order to simulate the critical conditions of intensive care, the team went to Everest, the world's highest mountain, in 2007. The oxygen levels on the summit are a third of those at sea level - similar to those experienced by patients in intensive care. The team even performed tests on themselves in the "Death Zone" above 8000 metres on Everest, a height where there is barely enough oxygen to support life. Here the team measured the lowest levels of oxygen ever reported in human blood in a healthy human volunteer. In addition, 208 volunteer subjects joined the 2007 expedition, trekking to Everest Base Camp so that they could provide invaluable data about how they adapted to the low levels of oxygen found at this altitude.
In 2013 the team and more volunteers returned to Nepal and Everest to be studied. This time the volunteer groups joining the Xtreme Everest scientists included identical twins, children, and Sherpas, as well as some of the volunteers who took part in the 2007 expedition.
Xtreme Everest is a not for profit organisation, led by doctors and scientists from UCL, University of Southampton and Duke University in the United States, conducting this innovative, cutting edge research.
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Final Report Essen Spiel 2015
- Details
- Category: Events/ Cons
- Published: Friday, 16 October 2015 20:16
- Written by Helena Tzioti
More visitors, more exhibitors, more exhibition halls, more new games and a CATAN world record to boot!
Inspired by the motto: "The whole world's playing - and its playing in Essen", 162.000 games fans, licensees and buyers came to the world's biggest fair for board games thus breaking last year's record of 160.000 visitors. Contrary to every on-line trend, board and card games are more popular than ever before.
This year's SPIEL provided an impressive picture of that fact.
Spread over an exhibition space of 63,000 sq. meters, an increase of 9% in area, 910 exhibitors from 41 different countries - that's more than ever before, even more than last year's 832, all presented their companies and products at this year's international games event SPIEL '15. Over four days it was possible to put thousands of board and card games to the test, among them more than 1,000 new releases (850 last year) which were being presented to the public for the very first time just ahead of the Christmas sales period that is so vital for the sector.
Early in the mornings the crowds at the box office and in the exhibition foyer were so large that the hall doors had to be opened 20 minutes before the official fair opening time every single day.
On Saturday 10 October 2015, 1,040 players set a new CATAN world record at SPIEL '15 in Essen. To achieve this, CATAN Fans from 25 different countries played together at a game board of almost 500 meters in length, smashing the previous record of 922 players. Alongside CATAN inventor Klaus Teuber, former German national football star and board game fan Jens Nowotny, among others, took part in this very special game. This event was designed to mark the 20th anniversary of CATAN's release.Even ahead of SPIEL '15 the German board games industry had reported a buoyant increase in sales of 8.4% across all product sectors in the first two-thirds of the year
2015. This roused hopes of strong Christmas business sales.
Hermann Hutter, chairman of the interest group "Die Spieleverlage e.V." (Association of Games Publishers) in which all of the leading German board games publishers without exception are members, was highly delighted with the way the games event had gone. "SPIEL '15 has been a great success. The wideranging activities staged by all of the games publishers have been enthusiastically received by the visitors and the queues at the booths were indicative of the massive interest in the exciting new releases being presented by the publishers. Lively buying and ordering gave the exhibitors reason to be cheerful. Games are becoming ever more popular and sought-after.
In the weeks to come, the new games on show here are certain to become a major talking point among gamers and in the shops and they are sure to bring exciting evenings to many, many people. The prototypes being exhibited during the event by the hundreds of games writers in attendance are a sign of how creative the sector continues to be and even today, 2016's range of games promises to be a very successful one indeed!"
The COMIC ACTION event, which is incorporated as part of SPIEL, was also extremely successful. Steffen Volkmer of Panini Comics reported, "The event went wonderfully and again was better than the previous year. We were delighted to be able to welcome thousands of enthusiastic fans at our booth. There were long queues for the signing sessions by our comic artists and the artists themselves were more than happy."
The next SPIEL with COMIC ACTION will take place from 13–16 October, 2016 at the Messe Essen.


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Jarden, marketer of housewares under a variety of brands including Mr. Coffee and Oster, has named Richard Heckmann to the company's board of directors.
Heckman is the former chairman and CEO of outdoor products company K2. Jarden acquired K2 in August, and the company said Heckman's appointment was one provision of the deal.
Martin Franklin, chairman and CEO of Jarden, said he expected Heckman to help in the company's goal of building "strong niche brands."
"We look forward to Dick's assistance in continuing to grow our business," Franklin said.
Heckman was named executive chairman of K2 in February 2007, and he served as CEO of K2 starting in October 2002. He has served on the boards of directors for MPS Group, Philadelphia Suburban Corporation, United Rentals, Waste Management Inc. and Station Casinos.
The company also announced that Charles Kaye has resigned as a director. Kaye is co-president of the global private equity firm Warburg Pincus and had been a director since February 2005.
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WASHINGTON - A growing number of states are passing civil union and domestic partnership laws, but many gay activists persist in pushing for legalized same-sex marriage. The New Hampshire legislature recently approved civil unions even though few gays supported the measure, Stateline.org reported. A proposed bill legalizing gay marriages died, while Gov. John Lynch is expected to sign the civil union bill. Five states have sanctioned domestic partnerships, while Vermont, Connecticut and New Jersey have ... [full story]
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WASHINGTON - Telephone solicitors say the U.S. Republican National Committee shut down its phone bank because potential givers are angry about immigration policy. One staffer told The Washington Times that many people they talked to said they would not give money to the party as long as President George W. Bush supports a compromise immigration policy. The staffer said most potential donors are angry "and for 99 percent the No. 1 issue is immigration." Republican ... [full story]
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TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Republicans sued Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine Thursday for the release of e-mails between the governor and his former girlfriend. Carla Katz heads Local 1034, Communication Workers of America, which represents state employees. State GOP Chairman Tom Wilson said the suit was filed under the Open Public Records Act. "Jon Corzine should stop acting like he's above the law," Wilson said. "The people have a right to know whether or not ... [full story]
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- An ambush on the road from Kandahar to Kabul killed 16 Afghan police officers Thursday. Six more were wounded, The New York Times reported. The Ministry of the Interior said the officers killed at least 10 of their attackers. The officers were in a convoy from Zabul Province northeast of Kandahar that was heading to the capital. The attack took place about 9 a.m. in Shah Joy, a district with a reputation ... [full story]
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WASHINGTON - The United States and other countries responsible for most greenhouse gas emissions must develop a strategy for reduction, U.S. President George Bush said. Fast-developing countries such as India and China must be included in this group, the president said Thursday. By the end of 2008, the group would set a global goal for reducing greenhouse emissions. "In addition to this long-term global goal, each country would establish midterm national targets and programs that ... [full story]
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Tony Blair enjoyed a friendly meeting Thursday with former South African President Nelson Mandela on his last trip to Africa as British prime minister. Mandela, 88, and his wife, Graca Machel, greeted Blair and his wife, Cherie, at his Johannesburg foundation, The Times of London reported. "I look forward to welcoming a young man to the club of retired presidents," Mandela said. "I need to warn you, however, that some of ... [full story]
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Deputies have released the names of the two young men who drowned in the Topsy Reservoir near Keno in Klamath County Tuesday evening, and now say they believe the pair had not been drinking, nor had one of them pushed the other into the water -- but instead drowned after jumping in to save his friend who was not a strong swimmer. Details are still sketchy about the altercation, the drownings, and the stabbing of ... [full story]
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The Humane Society of Central Oregon will showcase some of their "live art masterpieces" during the June 1 First Friday Gallery Walk in downtown Bend, at the Birkenstock of Bend location, 836 NW Wall Street. The featured 'live art' (adoptable dogs and cats) will be anxiously waiting to captivate your imagination from 5-9 p.m. The 'live art' will include dogs and cats in a variety of colors and sizes to fit any home. Art lovers will ... [full story]
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Was pointed toward a case of the 'disarm the peasants' people
And if they get that, within a few years it'll be revolvers and rifles above 'necessary' calibers or some such bullshit, and on and on until it's another (fG)Britain.
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Lets's hope the Finnish shooters manage to get their organisations to stand together.
There should be enough international evidence by now to show that:
bans do not reduce violence or homicide rates (they appear to make us peasants much less safe).
The evidence from the US shows the roll out of ccw permitting (or complete de-restriction of concealed and open carry) reduces crime and homicide.
The recent US gun buying spree was accompanied by a reduction in homicide rate.
But then, politicians aren't interested in sound evidence, only power and getting more of it.
So educate the peasants to vote the bastard politicians who are behind this shit out at the next available oportunity.
Let me add,
this proposal is as good as saying the present polititions have abolished democracy and handed Finland to Putin.
shame Finland had to fight a war of independance, the winter war, the continuation war, the war in Lapland and have the allied disarmament comission boss them about...
all to get here.


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You may see above error while creating a new datalab group in viewpoint.
You will see this error because the user with which you are creating data labs group do not have required permission on the underlying database where you are creating this data lab group.
Grant below permissions to the user (sysdba in my example) and try creating the data lab group again.
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If you want to build a nice arbor bench for your backyard, we recommend you to read the tips and instructions described in the article with great attention. Invest in quality materials before starting the woodworking project, as to build a durable arbor with a pleasant appearance. Cedar, pine or redwood are excellent choices, as they combine their beautiful finish with a great durability.
Choose the most appropriate design for your needs and don't be afraid to adjust the dimensions of the components until they match the size of your backyard. If you don't have a large expertise in the field, we recommend you to gather all the tools and materials before assembling the arbor together. Use professional tools and techniques to get the job done in a professional manner, from the very beginning.
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The first step of the project is to build the seat of the arbor bench. As you can see in the image, we recommend you to build the components from 2×4 lumber and to assemble them as in the image. Cut the components at the right dimension and lock them together with galvanized screws. Make sure the corners are right-angled before assembling the frame. Attach the 1×4 slats over the frame and lock them into place with galvanized screws.
Continue the project by attaching the legs to the bench, as in the image. Plumb the legs with a spirit level and make sure the bench is horizontal before drilling pilot holes and inserting the screws. Ask a friend to give you a hand when attaching the legs to the seat, otherwise the process would be a lot more difficult.
It is essential to cut the top of the legs as in the plans, otherwise you won't be able to fit the rafters into place. Drill pilot holes through the top of the legs before inserting the carriage bolts into the rafters.
Fit the supports between the legs and lock them into place with pocket screws. Pre-drill pocket holes at both ends of the supports before locking them to the legs with 2 1/2″ galvanized screws.
Build the frame of the back rest out of 2×4 lumber and the slats out of 1×4 lumber. Work with attention and Drill pocket holes using a jig, before inserting the screws. Add waterproof glue to the joints, in order to create a rigid structure.
It is essential to lean the back rest several degrees, otherwise it will not be as comfortable as you might imagine.
The next step of the project is to attach the rafters to the top of the posts, as it can be shown in the plans. Cut the ends of the 2×4 lumber in a decorative manner, before attaching them into place and inserting the carriage bolts. Place a spirit level on top of the rafters to check if they are perfectly horizontal.
One of the steps of the project is to attach the pieces of 2×2 lumber to the supports. Drill pilot holes at both ends of the components before locking them to the supports with 2 1/2″ galvanized screws. Make sure you place the supports equally spaced, if you want to get even gaps between the them and a symmetrical look.
Last but not least, we recommend you to pay attention to the finishing touches. Therefore, check if all the screws are inserted properly and fill the holes with wood putty. Smooth the surfaces with 120-grit sandpaper along the wood grain. In addition, apply several coats of paint over the components in order to protect them from decay and to enhance the look of the bench with back support.
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Kobe Bryant is symptom-free after All-Star concussion, cleared to play in Lakers' next game
LOS ANGELES (AP) ' Kobe Bryant has been cleared to play for the Los Angeles Lakers after breaking his nose and getting a concussion in the All-Star game.
Bryant was declared symptom-free Wednesday night by his neurologist, who cleared Bryant about an hour before the Lakers hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves in their first game back from the All-Star break.
Bryant met all the clinical guidelines for returning to action, Dr. Vern Williams said. Bryant had headaches and nausea shortly after getting hurt Sunday on a hard foul from Dwyane Wade, but Bryant improved markedly after an exam Tuesday.
Bryant was tested on a stationary bike, a treadmill and the court earlier Wednesday, participating in a 2-on-2 game under supervision. Lakers coach Mike Brown said Bryant looked normal.


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Shelton beats ND-West Haven to improve to 4-0
Updated 11:42 pm, Friday, October 2, 2015
WEST HAVEN — No Christian Lupoli, big problem.
There's no telling how much longer Notre Dame-West Haven will be without its all-everything quarterback, who departed a Week 3 loss to North Haven after one half with an undisclosed injury, but the early returns on the state of the Green Knights' offense without the senior aren't promising.
The Green Knights' high-powered attack was nowhere to be seen with Lupoli sidelined on Friday, as Shelton rolled into Veterans Field and came away with a 17-7 win during a driving rainstorm.
"I didn't think the weather was a factor. Shelton's very good," said Notre Dame coach Tom Marcucci, whose team dropped to 2-2 overall after a second straight loss.
Shelton (4-0) forced four turnovers in the first half, including an interception that Chris Kanios returned 62 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 lead. Kevin Robinson and Keith Prior added interceptions of their own, as sophomore Chris Elias completed only 4-of-16 attempts for 39 yards in his first start at quarterback for the Green Knights.
"Tremendous job by our defense," Shelton coach Jeff Roy said. "We challenged them this week. We told them we've got to play better defense if we want to continue to win. They stepped up to the occasion tonight."
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With winds swirling and rain soaking the field, the Gaels featured a heavy dose of Peter Hoff on the ground. The senior tailback registered 26 carries for 90 yards and a touchdown early in the second quarter, a 1-yard run.
"He ran hard," Roy said. "He hit the holes. Our offensive line did a great job up front of giving him some holes up there."
Shelton quarterback Zach Tuskowski lost a pair of fumbles in the first half, neither of which the Green Knights took advantage of. They drove into Shelton territory following the second giveaway, but Kanios, who shadowed star receiver Nico Ragaini (one catch for two yards) for much of the night, jumped a route and immediately changed the attitude on each sideline.
"I thought (Ragaini) was the only kid who could beat us with the quarterback being out," Kanios said. "I said, 'I want this kid.' We were in zone, and I just jumped the route. After that, I thought we really got up."
Added Marcucci: "It was 7-0, an even game really. Now we're down 14-0 and we're behind the eight ball as far as running the ball and doing some things. We just couldn't generate enough. They outplayed us, I thought, at the line of scrimmage."
Notre Dame featured Ragaini as a Wildcat quarterback to open the third quarter, but success was limited. A six-play drive resulted in a punt, one of four on the night for the Green Knights.
Trailing 17-0, the Green Knights finally broke through with 6:36 remaining on Jonathan Aceto's 39-yard touchdown grab from Elias. The deficit, however, was still too steep to climb.
"I'm proud of our kids," Roy said. "They played hard. We did what we had to do."
While Shelton will visit West Haven on Friday, Notre Dame's scheduled to play Xavier at Palmer Field next Saturday. Marcucci's hoping to have a significant part of his offense back for that key SCC showdown.
"I'm not saying what (Lupoli's) injury is," Marcucci said, "but he should be back."
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S — Peter Hoff 1 run (Joe Zoppi kick)
S — Chris Kanios 62 interception return (Zoppi kick)
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NDWH — Jonathan Aceto 39 pass Chris Elias (Christian Silvernale kick)
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LET ME IN trailer hits the internet
You can take a look at our review of the original, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, here. The remake is directed by Cloverfield director Matt Reeves. I'm still pretty sure it'll suck, even if the trailer doesn't seem all that bad… there's just something mesmerizing about the slow Scandinavian pace of the original which I don't think Hollywood can emulate. The special effects might be superior in this one, though. I dunno… again I find myself hoping against hope that it works. What do you think?
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