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Online marketing network for small business owners MerchantCircle has acquired meeting scheduler TimeBridge, we've learned. We've confirmed the acquisition with MerchantCircle. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2005, TimeBridge provides a web app and an iPhone app that allows users to coordinate and schedule meetings easily. The company also offers a number of… Read More
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Syncing calendars and scheduling meetings over email can be an arduous and annoying task. I've often wished that I could send my calendar to contacts instead of going back and forth over email, so we could find a mutual time that works best for various schedules more quickly. Tungle, a scheduling and calendar sharing tool we wrote about during its launch last year, has made scheduling… Read More
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TimeBridge, the service that allows users to collaboratively determine when to schedule their meetings, has released a WAP mobile version of its site alongside a plugin adding iCal support. The iCal plugin is currently in private beta, and the first 500 TechCrunch readers to go here will be able to partipate (enter the password "techcrunch"). Read More
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TimeBridge is a San Francisco-based startup that wants to do one thing very well: help with scheduling meetings. They originally started out as a deeply integrated Outlook plug-in launched at the end of last year. While initially distinguishing them from other scheduling competitors, I have a feeling that the plug-in requirement added unnecessary friction to using the system. Now TimeBridge… Read More
The LaunchPad 13 at Web 2.0 Summit
The annual Web 2.0 Summit kicked off today at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The conference Summit, which has been sold out for months, is noticeably larger than last year and hundreds of people are milling about, seeing and being seen. The highlight of last year's conference for me was LaunchPad, where thirteen young startups showed their stuff to the audience. See our coverage… Read More


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I've had to really brighten this photo and enlarge it so you can see these things. They are holding gatherings on my crocosmia leaves.
They look and behave like tiny tiny very fast moving caterpillars, are black and the only thing I can compare them in size to are chocolate vermicelli that people sprinkle on cake icing. Each one is about 10mm in size. In this photo they are grouped on the leaf in about a one inch square.
Anyone know what they are? I brushed them off with my hand - but should more groups of them appear - are they considered foe or ought they to be left to go forth and prosper?


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During the Tila Tequila album launch party, Tila's outfits (or there lack of) definitely caught the attention of many. Wearing a black feathered cape strapped on with thin leather belts, barely covering her assets, the model definitely stood out in more ways than one.
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1. Louis CK
Age: 20
When: 1987
What: At the Catch A Rising Star comedy club in his hometown, Boston, CK was in his element; he joked that he knew everyone there. Good thing, seeing as he started off by toying with the audience.
2. Chris Rock
Age: 21
When: 1988
What: Chris Rock was great from a very early age, already unafraid of making blunt, unapologetic commentary on race and politics. Because he was 21 — and still lived at home — he added in a good dose of masturbation humor.
3. Sarah Silverman
Age: 22
When: 1992
What: Commence the self-deprecation, Jewish jokes and border-pushing punchlines tightly coiled in everyday anecdotes. Notice the star-laden audience at The Improv.
4. Dave Chappelle
Age: 19
When: 1993
What: He was the youngest comedian to ever be on Star Search, and already he had a finely-tuned act that blended pop culture, race and frenetic energy. His interaction with Ed McMahon alone had to have caught the attention off the talent scouts.
5. Wanda Sykes
Age: 31
When: 1995
What: First of all, yes, that's Louie Anderson hosting Comedy Showcase. Now, with that out of the way, enjoy Sykes riffing on timeless topics — New York City's homeless population — and then more dated subjects, like the JonBenét Ramsey murder case, in ways that still seem fresh.
6. Steve Martin
Age: 23
When: 1969
What: Martin worked as a writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, which provided his first big break (and an Emmy). Soon after he joined, he began to land time on camera, already armed with the off-beat jokes and conceptual humor that would ultimately earn him major fame.
7. Seth Rogen
Age: 14
When: 1996
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8. Richard Pryor
Age: 24
When: 1964
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9. Simon Pegg
Age: 25
When: 1995
What: An energetic set from the baby-faced Pegg, it was rather English in its particulars but universal in its laughs (the drug talk didn't hurt).
10. Ellen DeGeneres
Age: 27
When: 1986
What: Her first appearance on The Tonight Show displayed the quick wit, silliness, self-deprecation and charm that allowed her to push the envelope throughout her career. Her haircut is something to cherish.
11. Woody Allen
Age: 27
When: 1962
What: Though he'd been a working writer since 1950, Allen began making TV stand-up appearances in the early 60's. It was quite fitting that he'd been bumped from Jack Paar's show several times before getting this slot; being nervous and dismissed would become something he toyed with in his work, no?
12. Larry David
Age: 33
When: 1980
What: Not officially stand-up, but David went on a free association riff during this segment on the SNL-lite show Fridays that just screamed "George Costanza!"
13. Jerry Seinfeld
Age: 27
When: 1981
What: In this, his first appearance on HBO, Seinfeld displayed his trademark observational humor. Also, Richard Smothers looked alarmingly like Ron Burgundy in his funny twist introduction.
14. Mitch Hedberg
Age: 27
When: 1995
What: A few years before he broke out with a hit appearance on Letterman, Hedberg was already delighting and confusing his audience.
15. Janeane Garofalo
Age: 24
When: 1988
What: Two years before she met Ben Stiller and a few more before she joined the staff of The Larry Sanders Show, Garofolo was plying her trade as a big part of the alternative LA comedy scene.
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An old recording and a new one
Friday, September 27th, 2013
Two recordings of my music recently surfaced online! Thought they would be worth sharing here. The first is very old – from my first-ever appearance at Hugh's Room at one of their A Man Called Wrycraft shows when I was 17. At that show, I sang two songs by Otis Redding. At an interview with Points North on CKUA Radio this year my good friend Michael Wrycraft (who hosted the show at Hugh's Room that night) shared this recording that he's been hanging on to all these years! I wasn't able to find a recording of the broadcast online until a fan shared it with me on facebook recently. So, here it is! My song is about 30 mins in, but the whole interview is great! Link below…
The new recording I mentioned is actually a preview of a recording, hehe. But it's a nice one too! This summer I was honoured to be invited to record my version of the great Skydiggers song Feel You Closer for their new project She Comes into the Room – a album of Diggers covers sung by some of their favourite female vocalists. They've put together a preview video to give folks a sneak peak at what to expect from the project! Check it out below!
Tags: a man called wrycraft, Feel You Closer, points north, she comes into the room, Skydiggers, the happy song
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Feel Me Closer
Monday, October 24th, 2011
I'm five days from the end of my 3-week tour with Bruce Peninsula and Toronto is in sight! Be sure to greet us at our homecoming and CD release party at Lee's Palace.
We had an amazing time at the Halifax Pop Explosion this weekend. I played my first solo set in many months, and it felt so good! I must say that HPX fans are something else – the Bust Stop theatre was positively buzzing by the time I went up at the fashionable hour of 8:30PM!! It's not too often that you meet such a punctual audience, and one that actually listens no less! Halifax is the best place! I'm reminded a little more each time I go.
Toronto is now in my sights, and the first thing I've got to look forward to is a very special show at Hugh's Room on October 29th. The show features Latent Recordings' finest Cowboy Junkies, Finlayson/Maize (of Skydiggers fame), Cootes Leland, and myself. I'll play the show as a duo with Matt Bailey on electric guitar and mandolin. I'm so excited to share the stage with musicians who have been such an inspiration and source of guidance to me in this crazy creative business! A few months ago, I covered the Skydiggers song "Feel You Closer" for Mitch Fillion's website Southernsouls.ca. A tribute to my Latent family!
BRUCE PENINSULA - IVY MAIRI 'Feel You Closer' by The Skydiggers from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.
Tags: Bruce Peninsula, Bruce Trail Fire Sale, Feel You Closer, Halifax Pop Explosion, HPX, Ivy Mairi, Mitch Fillion, Skydiggers, Southernsouls.ca
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This summer, ten musicians and composers descended upon The College of Idaho campus to take part in Music from the Fringe 2. Set up by Langroise Trio cellist Sam Smith and his wife Nancy, Music from the Fringe combined a remote-viewing experience to produce a brand-new musical work that will premiere when the Boise Cello Collective takes the stage at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 in Jewett Auditorium.
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So if I understand it correctly, the fact that Tom did not respond to this email, sent the same day of Tom's original response - in which "let me know" was the only further recommended course of action - resulted in today's much longer email.

Honestly, it seems like Tom just glossed over this latest email and forgot to reply.

I think a better course of action would have been to follow up a day or so later and make a more concrete suggestion about where and when to meet up. Instead, you consider this lack of communication (both ways - it's been almost two months of bi-directional silence now) to be an attempt to actively obstruct debate and progress on Tom's part.

Getting the rest of the community involved in this doesn't seem like it's going to incite debate about the actual issue at hand; rather, it's probably just going to be a discussion about how you behaved in response to his ignoring you (regardless of whether it was intentional).

Jeffrey

On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Jake <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

because they were in person, in irc, and sent-mail which i had not bothered to paste in. ĀHere is the last email I had sent to Tom, which went unanswered:

 ĀDate: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:49:10 -0800 (PST)
 ĀFrom: Jake <firstname.lastname@example.com>
 ĀTo: Tom Lowenthal <firstname.lastname@example.com>
 ĀSubject: Re: solving problems

 ĀHi Tom,

 ĀThank you for writing back. ĀI will probably be hanging around the house
 Ātomorrow, i live in Oakland. ĀOr we could meet up at noisebridge or
 Āanywhere, just let me know what times you prefer.

 ĀIf there are other people you are aware of who should participate in this
 Ādiscussion we should invite them too.

 Ā-jake

 On Fri, 14 Mar 2014, Jeffrey Carl Faden wrote:

 Why didn't you include those repeated attempts?

 On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Jake <email@example.com> wrote:
 Ā Ā Ā Hannah,

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 do you understand why what you've said is inaccurate and misleading?

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Does anyone ever really say — with a serious face — "We'll do lunch"? I can't imagine saying it without 1) an accent, and 2) bursting into hysterical laughter because I'd feel like a pretentious phony. I also think saying, "We'll do lunch" is sometimes like saying, "I wish I didn't run into you and really have zero interest in seeing you again but don't want you to know that."
Anyway, lunch isn't my favorite meal of the day. I like breakfast (for dinner) the best. On weekends when I can sleep later into the morning, I prefer brunch…where I also order breakfast food. So, for me — lunch is a pretty rare meal on it's way to becoming extinct.
However, everyone needs a break during the workday, even if it's not for a real lunch. It's easier to say, "I'm going to lunch" even if you're not really going anywhere to eat. You could be running errands, throwing back a few at the nearest bar, perhaps — or just enjoying the fresh air outside. Whatever you choose to do, I think everyone needs that time during the day. Ever meet someone who says they never, ever take a lunch outside of the office? Yeah…they're loads of fun.
Oh — and aside from lunch and/or 'lunch' — especially when the weather gets nicer — it'll be patio happy hour season!


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|Ronald "Ronnie" Kasrils
Ronnie Kasrils (1938-) was born and educated in Johannesburg at King Edward VII School. He started off as a script writer for a film studio in Johannesburg and then for Lever Brothers. Kasrils spent a few years in Durban occupying various roles. He worked in an advertising agency in Durban's Victoria Embankment. He also worked at the Durban-branch (Grey Street) of the New Age newspaper. He was later arrested in Durban for anti-Apartheid activism.
Prompted by the Sharpeville massacre, Kasrils joined the ANC in 1960. He became a member of the armed wing of the ANC Umkhonto we Sizwe, the following year, and participated in many sabotage operations, some of which were with his wife, Eleanor.
Pursued by the police, the couple fled into exile in 1963 after Eleanor's brave escape from detention. Exiled for 27 years, Kasrils was based in London, Luanda, Maputo, and Lusaka. He worked underground for the ANC in South Africa during Operation Vula, a plan by the ANC to have a structure in place designed to overthrow the apartheid regime.
After the first democratic elections in South Africa, Kasrils was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence from 1994 to 1999. He then became Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry from 1999 to 2004, when he was appointed Minister of Intelligence Services until he submitted his resignation in September 2008.
Author of bestselling autobiography, Armed and Dangerous (1993), Kasrils emerged as the country's Sunday Times Alan Paton Award winner in 2011, for The Unlikely Secret Agent, a memoir based on the life of his late wife, a leading figure in the apartheid struggle, who died in 2009 at the age of 73. The Unlikely Secret Agent, Kasrils says, "[It] is a testament and tribute to Eleanor […] I wanted people to realise who she was and what she had done. I also wanted South Africans to realise what our people are like and how the ordinary, average person has within themselves the most amazing qualities [...]"
Selected Work
Excerpt from Armed and Dangerous: From Undercover Struggle to Freedom (2004:24):
That very morning thousands of people had begun marching into the city from Cato Manor – a sprawling shanty-town behind the Berea. Their aim was to reach the city prison and demand the release of their leaders. Like a river, they split up into various streams to avoid the police. A group of marchers were blocked by a hastily-erected police barricade right on our doorstep.
There were people of both sexes and all ages, poorly dressed and down at heel, unarmed save for a pitiful assortment of sticks carried by some of the men. Blocking their paths were lines of police with sten-guns pointed straight at them. There was silence from the people. They remained calm and dignified.
White suburbanites sheltered indoors, peering nervously from behind barred windows. A couple of white men, pistols in their belts, strutted out into the street and took up positions behind the police lines. A young black man with a beard, dressed in a ragged coat, parleyed with a police commander who towered over him. The police line gave the appearance of nonchalance but you could make out the nervous twitching of trigger-fingers. I debated whether to join the township people. Before I could decide, the crowd turned about and marched peacefully back to Cato Manor.
From: http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/tow-past-participants/45-tow-2012/226-ronnie-kasrils-south-africa
1993. Armed and dangerous: my undercover struggle against apartheid. Oxford: Heinemann.
2004. Armed and dangerous: from undercover struggle to freedom. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball.
2010. The Unlikely Secret Agent. Auckland Park: Jacana Media.
Academic Articles and Speeches:
1996. Defence and democracy. Durban: University of Natal
1997. Steckbrieflich gesucht undercover gegen Apartheid. Essen Neue-Impulse-Verl. Available at: Worldcat.
2002. (With M. Ozinsky). Declaration of Conscience on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by South Africans of Jewish Descent. Middle East Policy, v9 n1 (March 2002): 58-63. Available at: Wiley Online Library.
2003. 2003 budget votes National Assembly and National Council of Provinces. Pretoria, South Africa: Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry. Available at: WorldCat.
2005. South African Intelligence Services: meeting the challenges of the 21st century: spies, soothsayers, sangomas!: budget vote address. South Africa: Ministry for Intelligence Services, Republic of South Africa. Available at: WorldCat.
2006. Who will guard the guards? Budget vote address. Pretoria: Ministry for Intelligence Services. Available at: ArticleFirst.
2007. Speech to the South African Parliament on the 40TH Anniversary of the Israeli
Occupation. Middle East Policy, 14, no. 3: 45-48. Blackwell Publishing.
2007. David and Goliath: who is who in the Middle East. Marshalltown, South Africa: Umrabulo. Available at: Worldcat.
2008. To spy or not to spy? Budget vote address. Cape Town: Ministry, Intelligence Services, Republic of South Africa. Available at: Worldcat.
2008. Tribute - The Constant Communist -- Brian Percy Bunting (1920-2008). London, South African Communist Party. The African Communist. no. 176: 43. Available at: ArticleFirst.
2008. Tribute - A time for war and peace -- In memory of Cassius Maake. London: South African Communist Party, 1960-. The African Communist. no. 176: 51. Available at: ArticleFirst.
2008. Anniversary of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale - Turning point in the struggle against apartheid. London, South African Communist Party, 1960-.
The African Communist. no. 175: 54. Available at: ArticleFirst.
2010. Coming to terms with the legacy of cde Joe Slovo. London, South African Communist Party, 1960-. The African Communist. no. 183: 42. Available at: ArticleFirst.
2012. (With J. Jimenez). Armado y peligroso. Tafalla, Nafarroa Txalaparta. Available at: Worldcat.


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About Jung Tao School
Jung Tao School is a non profit educational institution located in Sugar Grove, North Carolina, USA, in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We offer:
- A graduate level Diploma of Acupuncture program
- Intern clinic with low cost health care for the public
- Postgraduate seminars
- Taijiquan classes
- Educational materials
The teachings at Jung Tao are firmly rooted in the classic Chinese medical texts of ancient China. For more information, please see the Classical Chinese Medicine section.
About the Logo and "Jung Tao"
The Jung Tao logo was originally painted in 1985 by the school's founder and president, Dr. Sean Marshall. It depicts a snake and a bird, two animals which, as story has it, gave birth to the principles of taijiquan. It is said that Chang San-Feng, the original "discoverer" of the art, was watching a snake and a crane fight. By a perfectly relaxed yielding, the snake exerted no energy of his own, yet the crane was unable to defeat him. The principles he observed in the yielding of the snake to the crane's attacks became the basis for taijiquan. (see the article, "The Myth of Chang San-Feng")
The snake and the bird also represent earth and heaven, the interplay of which creates life. This is the foundation of Chinese medicine, and the meaning of the words "jung tao": the middle way. Both yin and yang are necessary to a dynamic and vital life - heaven and earth in constant relationship and change. One or the other alone results in stagnancy, and that which ceases to change, ceases to exist.


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**Winners will receive a prize in addition to the "Winner Sign" for the front yard and a photo.
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All right, class, settle down. Everyone in their seats? Good. Let me begin this lesson with one remarkably bold statement:
Walter White could have been a romance writer.
I know, I know. Sounds ridiculous, right? But let's look at how Walter White viewed chemistry (better click on this, as there might be a quiz on it later):
"Technically, chemistry is the study of matter. But I prefer to see it as the study of change."
Change is exactly what my perspective is whenever I approach a new book. In the beginning, I have two separate people who've got their own problems, their own histories and families, their own lives. They're comfortable there, even if their lives make them insane. They know what to expect from day to day, month to month, year to year.
But then something extraordinary happens.
Their paths cross.
It's like magic. A glance that's captured by a pair of eyes already staring at you, or a velvety baritone you hear in a crowded room that sends a shiver down your spine. An incidental touch that inexplicably lingers, and suddenly your skin tingles as if you've been brushed with a live wire. I freaking love that moment. That's the moment when a humdrum life changes, and suddenly no one knows what's going to happen next. That's chemistry, baby.
Isn't it sexy?
I'm currently halfway through HOUSE OF PAYNE: STEELE, and my two main characters have been locked in separate, self-imposed prisons for years. They're both so used to their solitary confinement that at first they have a hard time even seeing each other. But their first meeting kicks off that beautiful chain reaction that simply can't be stopped:
Essie's heart did a giddy kind of double-bump against the wall of her chest. That disturbance woke her up to the fact that simply locking onto those spectacular eyes had made her forget she needed to breathe. That was odd, but she was too busy drinking him in to make note of it. Not only were the man's eyes a fascinating color, but they were thickly fringed and slightly tip-tilted, giving him an exotic air she found utterly irresistible. Just looking at him made the crazy side of her yearn to edge closer so she could bask in his dazzling presence.
And that was crazy, at least for her. Until that moment, she hadn't even been aware that she had a crazy side. Usually the thought of getting close to anyone—especially an overwhelmingly masculine man like this guy—made her blood run cold.
But this man was so beautiful, scars and all, cold was the last thing she felt.
Then she realized those eyes were trained on her.
Right. On. Her.
From this point on, Essie's life will never be the same. A chemical reaction has begun and no force in the world can stop it. When the going gets rough, there might be a time or two when she wishes her life had remained the uncomplicated, solitary wasteland it had been, but nothing can undo this change. The instantaneous reaction that occurs between Essie and Steele is so powerful it pulls two separate lives together, changing them forever to create one perfect whole.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is chemistry. Class dismissed.
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Before I began this blog, I was blessed to be cast in a very special production. Although our production is over, the story we told is a story that STILL needs to be heard. Fortunately, my friend made a documentary out of it. Please watch…
What Was RUINED? by Rob Jenkins
"What was Ruined?-The documentary based on the play Ruined by Lynn Nottage. Both the play and this documentary discuss rape, war and the conditions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ruined was performed at Marymount Manhattan College in the fall semester of 2012. This documentary was filmed during the preparation of the play.
The film contains clips from documentaries such as 'Women on the Frontline- Democratic Republic of Congo" , "Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth" and "The Greatest Silence:Rape in the Congo". It also contains footage of the play as well as actor interviews."


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So. Have you missed me as much as I've missed you? I had to take an unplanned travel sabbatical back to Texas for awhile to settle some business issues and I haven't had the time to write to you.
OK, I just lied. I likely could have found the time to write, I simply chose to do other shit. Like sleep.
Unplanned sabbaticals are difficult times for me, what with the ADHD and all, because planning and organization are the keys to my abilities to control my mental facilities, and faculties as well. Said another way, should I think of my brain as my computer facility and my thoughts as my program faculties, unplanned events are like that Trojan Horse Virus that invaded my Word Press bloggie control systems awhile back.
One minute I'm standing at the checkout counter at the Sprouts over to the Arboretum in Austin, Texas, with a basket full of ripe avocados, onions, jalapeños and cilantro, and the next minute I'm sitting in the back seat of Deputy Sheriff Delroy Armstrong's black-and-white 2009 Ford police cruiser.
Have you ever been held for further actions in the back of a four-year-old police car? Imagine the ambiance of the mens' room at Chuck's Chug-A-Lug—located three blocks off Bourbon Street down to New Orleans—the early Wednesday morning after Fat Tuesday. Take that sensory fodder and pack it into an institutional vinyl bag, toast the bag in hot Texas sun for two weeks, then open the bag. Let the opened bag sun-bake for another week and then clean it with institutional bathroom scrub, re-bake sunnyside up, and then use the vinyl to upholster the back seat of a Travis County Sheriff's car.
It was a good thing that I allowed for some extra ripening time for the avocados. Deputy Delroy "Can I Take the First Whack at 'Em" Armstrong is a badged member of law enforcement with whom I've numerously encountered previously. At our first meeting, Delroy wanted to, and here I'll give you my best quoted memory of Delroy's actual words, "Let me cuff this here Hippy an' take 'im out back, Sheriff Wozniak. Beat a little sense inta his thick skull."
Anyway, I'm back to La Casita Johnson de Santa Fe with no obvious damage other than the thick, black bruises on my wrists and the knot on my head just above the hairline where my skull "accidentally" banged the door frame of a 2009 Ford Crown Vicky.
When finally eaten by the crew ranch side there to Austin, it was a rich and creamy guacamole, and a perfect condiment for the slow-grilled goat I cooked while visiting. Gram patted-out fresh corn tortillas and Aunt Hilda made the beans and salad. The Squirt made me keep my window cracked on the drive home as Aunt Hilda's tasty frijoles give me the gas.
Eye-watering, gag reflex farts. Farts I love to loosen into the tight, sealed confines of an old GTO doing 75 MPH between Abilene and Lubbock, Texas, at 10 am the morning after.
For those minds inquiring, I didn't visit Mother while there, and nobody is sick—unless, of course you count the assholes who broke in and stole all of Sister and Anna the Amazon's stuff. That's the reason for my unplanned visit. The girls were on an anniversary trip down to Mexico when the robbery occurred, and they called to ask me to look into things for them.
If you'd buy my stupid fucking book, you might find the hidden reasons why these two lovebirds would choose Mexico for an anniversary trip, and I'd earn a couple bucks I could donate to the Food Bank. Then again, you can be a tightwad asshole and remain in the dark.
Maybe you're a right-wing Christian Republican Tea Party shithead, in which case you can kiss my rosey-red ass and then go fuck yourself.
Anyway, I'm still too busy to write, but I am back to Santa Fe. I'm re-pissed at the Holy Roman Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts, and Wal-Fucking-Mart.
OK, stop. Can you be re-pissed at something whereat your being pissed was a preexisting condition having been exacerbated upon receiving new pissing-off inputs?
Fuck Walmart, fuck the Pope, fuck the BSA, and I'll be back manana, y'all.


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started experiencing intermitent tumbler lock around sep. Of 08. Fathers day complete lock up must have key fiddled and wheel strained near 4 hrs. Key works with ease at doors and inorder to remove lock retaining ring the key must turn to specific possition. So question, do I shot gun repair the entire lock cyl. Grinding off dowl pins or is there a common failure with lock out pin or other. Please help an out of work tech. Thanks Barry Slater
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Maybe we could come up with an argument for pi/2. It is a "right" angle, so it must be right!
Shanks it seems was doing all that calculating for same reason we do it today. He wanted to know if there is some pattern in the digits of pi.]]>
Actually, the idea is several years old, at least 3 or 4 if not long. And it is not a bad idea, because some formulas to become just a little bit prettier, but in my opinion, it is not very useful...]]>
To be brief, the "tauists", as they call themselves, argue that the constant pi should be replaced with tau=2*pi, which is much more natural.
I have to say that, to me, the manifesto was really convincing; as i see it, the use of tau instead of pi brings clarity and coherence with other formulas (for example area of a circular sector).
What do you think about it?
thats so annoying because pi was made,like THOUSANDS OF YEARRRRRRRRSSSS AGO!This idea is 0 YEARS OLD!:mad:]]>


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Remember to Dial 10 Digits Starting Today
Posted: March 1, 2000 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
Effective March 1, all local phone calls made within Northern Virginia must include the area code along with the seven-digit telephone number. Local calls made within area codes 540 and 703 that could previously be dialed with just seven digits now require the full ten-digit number. There are no changes in rates for local calls dialed using the ten-digit dialing–the only change is the number of digits that must be dialed.
Remember to make the change on any equipment that uses pre-programmed telephone numbers, such as modems, fax machines, speed dial, and programmed numbers on office phones. If you have questions about this change in service, or how to re-program your modem or fax machine, contact the UCIS Support Center at x33543 or email@example.com.
In addition, effective April 1, Bell Atlantic will add the new 571 area code as an overlay to the same geographic area served by the 703 area code. As the 703 area code depletes, the 571 area code will be assigned to customers requesting new or additional lines. For more information, visit the Bell Atlantic area code website.


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Dissecting the underachieving Flyers
Call it underperforming, call it overrated – whatever you may call it, right now, the Philadelphia Flyers are pathetic.
The Flyers currently sit at 15-16-2 and have compiled 32 points in the East — only three teams in the league have fewer than 15 wins.
After their 6-1 waxing from the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night in Mellon Area and 3-2 overtime loss to the Pens on Thursday, the Flyers have fallen 17 points behind Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference standings.
But I thought this team was slated to win the East? Weren't they picked to win the Cup by so many? What happened?
I'll tell you why: locker room problems, childish relationships on and off the ice and heartless efforts night-in and night-out on the ice have turned this team into the Philthadelphia let down Flyers.
The facts: The NHL is and always has been about developing your talent. Development stops among teams when you sign the core of your team to long-term contracts, that's when the turnover of fresh, young players practically stops, and you're forced to make moves based on Salary Cap issues, not performance issues.
The Flyers top-six (forwards) are locked-in and aren't going anywhere. Meaning there is no competitiveness among the Flyers forwards – they know they will always have a job, no matter how they perform – they're all signed to long-term contracts with a hefty price tag. These facts show that the competitiveness level drops because they're not feeling pressured from the bottom-six forwards, or potential call-ups, on the team.
There aren't dynasties in the NHL and shouldn't be for this reason. There should always be roster turn-over. Once your talent is developed they want the big $ so they're easily traded or they opt for free-agency – it's what keeps the League in business.
In addition to the long-term deals, a friend of mine pointed out that most of the Flyers sign 'No-Trade-Clause' contracts, meaning a player is practically immovable, thus, losing their desire to play and excel.
It's a double-edged sword, when you sign someone to a NTC contract; you better know what you're doing, because come hell or high water, that player is yours. Lots of times, players will lose their motivation.
The Flyers can surely win with the players they have currently on their roster, but to run a dump-and-chase (a system that I hate) you need to have relentless puck pursuit and outstanding fore-checking throughout the team. Remember the Flyers motto coming into this season? Relentless. I haven't seen anything relentless out of this group.
Unless you have legit top-five picks signed for years, the window to win is small. It must be placed correctly between a hungry group of veteran players and young players who want that big paycheck. Once they get that money and are signed for a long time, they better deserve it.
Some players who deserve the contract off the top of my head are Malkin, Ovechkin, Crosby, Backstrom, Toews, Kane – those types of players. When you stop developing players and hand out a lot of big contracts at once – you're at the salary cap ceiling and start to rot from the inside.
The problem: Are Scott Hartnell, Danny Briere, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards and Simon Gagne the types of players that I previously mentioned?… They all have extended contracts, worth A LOT of money. They were handed contracts that were based on pure potential.
Did they deserve those contracts? I don't think so. Flyers' brass hands out contracts on potential and not factual information. These players have these big contracts and they're not game-changing offensive producers or consistent offensive threats. GM Paul Holmgren thought that they would be – but it's back-fired in his face.
Richards – second line center with great leadership abilities – lacks pure offensive talent and uncomfortable with the puck. Top-line players want the puck on their stick and know what to do with it – THEY CARRY THE PUCK and make things happen in the offensive zone, not get it and dump it.
Carter – second line winger with a great shot. Is purely one dimensional and has no play-making abilities.
The Flyers were overrated coming into this season. They are a team loaded with players who have already cashed in on their contracts and are glorified second-liners.
As far as the product on the ice and how they play…
The dump-and-chase system works if you get teams to buy into it. But why run a dump-and-chase style if you can carry the puck into the offensive zone and make things happen? Like more of a European style of offense. They Flyers don't do that and never have. When you're not hungry, you don't win the battles and the race for the pucks. The main reason why I don't think they are hungry enough – $$.
They already got their payday.
If you don't think the Flyers could become sellers sooner rather than later; you're dead wrong. Parent, Bartulis, Giroux, JVR, Maroon, Marshall, Matsumoto, Bourdon…The Flyers have some legit talent that can be brought up.
Does Homer write off the season and look to ship out some of the "bigger" names on this team? If I had a say, it would of happened already.
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Heads Up: Two FREE Alton Towers Tickets When You Collect Tokens In The Sun
Whoop! A little birdie has told us that one of our favourite promotions begins on Saturday 14th March, that's this Saturday coming. Two FREE tickets to Alton Towers! Whoop! How handy for the summer. It would normally cost you £37.80 (online price) a ticket, so two FREE tickets will save you a whopping £75.60. The Sun newspaper costs 40p Monday to Friday and 60p on a Saturday. This isn't set in stone but we are pretty sure it's going ahead from Saturday.
Click here to have a nosey at what Alton Towers has to offer.
Normally what happens is that you have to collect around nine different number tokens. You can get these by buying The Sun on nine different days. Once you have all nine you will in the form, also in The Sun newspaper. Fill it out and you will receive two tickets.
The tickets will be for a set date and will not be valid on any other day. There are numerous groups on Facebook where people swap tickets for the dates of their choice. Personally, I'd sign up with a friend and swap that way.
There's so much to do and I am a massive fan of Alton Towers. I am looking forward to visiting CBeebies Land with the kids as I know they will LOVE it!
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- DeidrieWhat if I will have those two free tickets, but would like to go with a child aged 6? Would I need to pay for him or could he go on this free adult ticket? Thanks for info
- nadacoladaI might be wrong but I think you will be able to use the adult ticket. Best thing to do is perhaps get in contact with Alton Towers and ask them. Then you will know for sure and avoid any costly surprises. Nada :DWhat if I will have those two free tickets, but would like to go with a child aged 6? Would I need to pay for him or could he go on this free adult ticket? Thanks for info


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As an artist I am inspired by places and people I have met. I turn ordinary moments and memories into the extraordinary. My love of bold color and simply strokes celebrate women in a very positive way. My images tell a story, my story some shy some bold. They express a universal rhythm that reminds others of their own stories, seen in a myriad of color. I also love giving life to old worn chairs. How fun is that! Working in acrylics and oil I also enjoy ink. Time flies so quickly and people and places reappear in my mind one after another. I feel totally free to paint what I feel which is possible because etched in my memory are so many amazing events . My story is many cultures and many backgrounds that inspire my mood painting. Long walks and my garden feed my creative spirit. Sights and sounds often ignite a passion to paint which I do daily. My paintings are in private collections in the United States, China, and Canada. Being creative, is a way of life. Affiliations include NorCal President, National League of American Pen Women San Jose Woman's Club. San Jose Musuem of Art Guild. ABBDJ Art Collective. www.dorothyatkinsartist.com
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Currently, the membership of Tabernacle Baptist Church has blossomed into a congregation of great diversity, but all members share a commitment to service and a love for God. At present, about one-third of the congregation is comprised of refugees from Burma, now Myanmar. These refugees come out of a violent political climate in Burma in which their people are being attacked and killed by the Burmese government. Refugees, seeking asylum from their authoritarian government, have been forced to travel to refugee camps on the border of Thailand and Burma before making their way to the U.S. The Karen, Chin, Kachin, Karenni, and Lisu ethnicities are all present in the congregation. Another third of the membership is made up of young adults, some single, some married, and some with children. The other third are long-time members of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Among the entire membership one can find every stop on the spectrum from conservative to liberal, but the Church is united in its love for God and its commitment to service.
In the new millennium, the Church has been blessed with an opportunity to re-embrace its original mission as an educator and nurturer of children. Homework tutoring on Wednesday afternoons precedes a fellowship dinner and educational evening in which everyone, from the smallest children to the adults, have the opportunity of Bible study and worship music. The Youth group and Family Group may participate in Sunday School and fellowship activities both in Church and in the community. On Thursdays and Fridays, Tabernacle Baptist Church hosts a variety of musical lessons for the community, highlighting its strong worship arts program. In the summer, children of the Church may participate in camps, and the adults and older youth participate in mission trips to camps both locally and at our sister church in New York City, all of which nurture children. The Tabernacle Baptist Church Child Care Center continues to serve God by fulfilling a community need to care for young children and their families. We seek to integrate our children and youth into everything that we do.
Tabernacle Baptist Church continues to serve those of all ages through its long-time and flourishing Food Pantry and Clothes Closet ministries. On Thursdays, those in need in the 23220 and 23221 zip codes are provided with food and clothing through our ministries. The Church also hosts an annual Fan Feast during the Thanksgiving season that serves as an opportunity for Fan neighbors to enjoy a warm meal while becoming better acquainted, and a Christmas basket ministry to provide a little extra food to families during the holiday season. Volunteers are always welcome!
The music ministry at Tabernacle Baptist Church continues to be very active. Its Choirs, Soloists, & Ensembles participate in the worship services and present several concerts and programs throughout the year. Our Sanctuary Choir sings various styles of music from classical to contemporary. We meet for rehearsals on Wednesday nights from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM in the Music Suite. Christmas In The Fan, the Bruton Parish Concert in Colonial Williamsburg, and the Tabernacle Baptist Church's hosting of community performing organizations continue our tradition of nurturing the arts as a manifestation of worship and praising God.
Please visit and consider becoming part of our story. All receive a warm welcome at Tabernacle Baptist Church.


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It's slightly better than World's Apart, not better than Koah Rong, nowhere's near better than Cambodia & San Juan del Sur. The constant labeling of Millennials & Gen-X is getting annoying. While players are likable, if Jay gets voted out, then I don't know if I'd be able to finish this season. At that point, it might seem worse than World's Apart.
Kaoh Rong was God Tier (thanks to Winchele Fitzwinner obliterating Aubrunner-up)If I were to rank the recent past seasons1. Kaoh Rong (Winchele Domination, tears of idiot Aubry stans)2. Cagayan3. SJDS4. Worlds Apart5. Cambodia (not last only thanks to Abi Maria Gomes)6. MvGX (not even Michaela, Figgy, Taylor, Jay and Michelle could save this season from being last)Reason why this season sucksAutracious boot order, two of the most entertaining people of the cast (Figgy and Michaela) left shortly before the mergeToo many extremely unlikable and vile creatures who deserve to DIAF (David, Zeke, Adam)Too many irrelevant and useless bores who made the game too far (SUNDAY, Chris, Jessica B, Will, Bret)Too little people to root for in the merge (Michelle/Taylor both out, so that leaves Jay/Hannah as rootable characters, and kinda Ken)Jeff being terribly misinformed about the milennial cultureGenX disgustingly dominating/Sausage Party with two worst and horrible females (Sunday/Jessica)Theme being extremely forced and shoved down our throatsZeke's trope being the self-hating milennial who tries WAY TOO FUCKING HARDAdam trying way too hard to be a SpencerLiterally once Jay/Hannah leaves, there will be no one to root for... Jay's edit has booted soon written all over it... So yeah this season will suck


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Dr. Mikhail Arkov is a scientist who is working with Renard. Arkov provides Renard with the Parahawks that attack Bond. However when Bond destroys the Parahawks Renard blames Elektra's henchman Sasha Davidov. Arkov provides Renard with the plane necessary to steal a nuclear weapon set to be dismantled in Kazakhstan, but attempts to talk Renard out of the operation as the incident would attract unwanted suspicion towards himself and Renard. Arkov insists that Davidov has jeopardized their scheme and so Renard, in apparent agreement, forces Davidov to hold a scalding hot rock before the Devil's Breath. As Arkov smiles smugly at Davidov, Renard orders his bodyguard to kill him and the bodyguard shoots Arkov dead. Renard explains that "he failed his test of devotion".
Davidov then assumes Arkov's identity before boarding the plane for Kazakhstan. However, Bond discovers Arkov's body in Davidov's car and kills him before assuming Arkov's identity in his place. His ruse is discovered by Dr. Christmas Jones at the nuclear site in Kazakhstan, forcing Bond to pursue Renard as he steals the weapon.


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Fresh off his sensational demolition of the IBF super middleweight king Lucian Bute, the newly crowned lord of the 168lbers, Carl Froch, traveled to London and took part in the draw of the upcoming Prizefighter international heavyweight boxing series. The show will be staged this coming Wednesday at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London. Froch managed to select the following quarterfinal pairs:
1. Albert Sosnowski (46-4-2, 28 KOs) – Maurice Harris (25-16-2, 11 KOs)
Sosnowski from Poland is 33. He is best known for his spirited but hopeless loss to Vitali Klitschko in 2010. In his latest fight Sosnowski was in a very poor shape and managed to get a draw with 23-61-4 cruiserweight Hastings Rasani. He should be better prepared well for dangerous 36-year old American journeyman Harris, who has lots of upset wins over quality staff.
2. Kevin Johnson (26-1-1, 12 KOs) – Noureddine Meddoune (4-1, 4 KOs)
Johnson, the huge favorite of the series, is just 32 and ranked #11 by the IBF. He is one of a few fighters to come out of the Klitschko collision on his feet. He represents the United States of America. Meddoune is 28 and represents Morocco. All of his wins came through the first-round TKOs.
3. Tor Hamer (15-1, 10 KOs) – Marcelo Luiz Nascimento (16-3, 14 KOs)
American Hamer is 29 and 2-0 this year after the 15-months long hiatus. Nascimento, 31, a potent Brazilian puncher, stopped Argentinean veteran Basile in just a round but was then finished off by Tyson Fury in a very straightforward manner within five rounds in 2011.
4. Tom Dallas (15-2, 11 KOs) – Tom Little (3-0)
This clash between two local fighters is easily the weakest cell in the chain. Little, 24, is way too inexperienced, while Dallas, 27, is coming off two back-to-back knockout losses to David Price and Matt Skelton respectively.


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Universal Aviation®, the ground handling division of Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. (exhibit #H325), announced at ABACE2015 that it will expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, with the addition of Universal Aviation Philippines, an FBO joint venture with Asian Aerospace Corporation. The FBO is headquartered at Manila International Airport (RPLL) and will begin operating as Universal Aviation Philippines in May.
"We are continuing to strategically expand our Universal Aviation ground support network in the Asia-Pacific region, at challenging locations our clients frequently request," said Charlie Mularski, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Universal®. "As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, the Philippines is also seeing rapid growth for business aviation. Partnering with an established FBO operator such as Asian Aerospace Corporation, with more than 18 years' experience in the country, fits our expansion model and will allow us to better support our clients' critical missions to this strategic country."
Under the agreement, Universal Aviation will partner with Asian Aerospace to operate the recently renovated FBO at Manila International Airport, which will have Universal's employees and will adhere to the same consistent procedures, standards, and training protocols as all Universal Aviation locations around the world. The 24/7 location is the only FBO in Manila with a private 31 meter by 29 meter hangar (capable of fitting one Gulfstream G550) with roadside and ramp-side access. Universal Aviation Philippines will also have facilities available at Clark International Airport and Cebu International Airport, as well as supervisory ground handling capabilities all across the country.
"We're excited to work with a great partner like Universal Aviation that shares our sense of urgency in providing business jets and customers with the best service possible," said Peter Angelo Rodriguez, Jr., EVP, Asian Aerospace Corporation. "We look forward to working with them to enhance service levels on the ground and leveraging the network's global resources."
In addition to the dedicated private hangars with roadside and ramp-side access, Universal Aviation Philippines - Manila features include: a highly-skilled ground support team of trained employees, immigration and customs clearance available onsite (on aircraft or in FBO), five VIP lounges with views of the airport, private showers and pantry, crew accommodations, and immediate maintenance capabilities for Gulfstream, Learjet, and Pilatus Aircraft.
Universal Aviation, the ground support division of Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc., has more than 40 locations in 20 countries, including seven in the Asia-Pacific region with the addition of Universal Aviation Philippines.
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Granny O'Grimm
Hello, and welcome to Granny O'Grimm's website. My website I mean. I'm Granny. And I have a website. While you're here, why not have a look at the short film 'Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty', starring me?
They all fall down. Except that list bit at the end.
Ediface Wrecks: A Greek Tragicomedy About the Fall of Man's Handiwork #1 (With Apologies to Sophocles.)
What part of 'execute my f*ing trade' don't you understand!?
"Uhh," he stuttered, "wait. Are you delivering… coal? To… uhh, us?" "Well, yeah! Twenty-eight thousand tons of the good ol' black gold!" The workman sarcastically furrowed his brow adding, "I mean, we did get the right address, har har. This is Æxecor? And this is Pier 53? And you are Brad, the fella who ordered it, right?" It was that moment that Brad's palm almost immediately made contact with his forehead. He realized that something must have really gone awry: instead of virtually trading 28,000 tons of coal, Brad had somehow ended up with 28,000 tons of real coal.
Tis The Season To Be Frugal
This Christmas: 6 ways you're not saving money (when you think you are) and 39 ways you could be (that you're not doing).
Former Blackwater CEO Claims He was a CIA Operative
Blackwater (now known as Xe) has had a rough few years. The company, and its former CEO Erik Prince, have been the subject of allegations including murder, arms smuggling, child prostitution and wholesale massacre. Erik Prince has told Vanity Fair that he was a CIA operative and that someone has turned against him and "thrown him under a bus" by leaking his CIA associations to the public. He even compared his public outing to that of Valerie Plame. Mr. Prince has also been an outspoken and generous contributor to mostly-Republican political candidates. Previously on MeFi: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and many more.
Window Dressing
Holidays on Display, currently on view at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, offers an image-rich online exhibit as well, detailing the way businesses learned to capitalize on one of the country's largest celebrations. Peer into the artistry of holiday window design as well. [more inside]
Extinked: tattoos of endangered species
Getting something permanently inked upon your body is not to be taken lightly, especially if it is a rare type of fungus. [more inside]
Follow the money
Secrecy Jurisdictions: Mapping the Faultlines highlights research on 'the jurisdictions and mechanisms used to facilitate illicit financial flows worldwide, including especially flows from developing countries. Those flows, from developing countries alone, are estimated at $850 billion - US$1 trillion per year. At the core of this project is the biggest survey of tax havens, or secrecy jurisdictions as we prefer to call them, that has probably ever been undertaken.' A project of the Tax Justice Network.
Sexual Assault on Campus
A nine-month investigation by the Center for Public Integrity reveals that student victims of sexual assaults "face a depressing litany of barriers that often either assure their silence or leave them feeling victimized a second time." [more inside]
Refendum 71 is certified
Today, the State of Washington becomes the first state in the history of the United States to pass a law supporting the equality of same-sex partners by popular vote. [more inside]
the network pretty much wanted to back away from the concept five minutes after they bought it
Why Dollhouse failed. Lengthy interview with Joss Whedon at the Chicago Tribune's TV blog. May contain light spoilers for the last few episodes of the show. [more inside]
XMRV A Retrovirus With Implications
People who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome may have an answer as to why Nobody knows what causes CFS and fibromyalgia, for many years doctors poo-poohed the patient and sent them home with anti-anxiety drugs, but studies now show that there is a link to this retrovirus and these disorders. It's not in your head. Some studies earlier showed a link between prostate cancer and this virus, but the jury is still out on this. It's thought to be sexually transmitted via the blood, and actually binds with human DNA.
Tokyo Blues by Do Projects
Tokyo Blues is a photography book about taking a closer look at the ordinary, in this case an omnipresent blue construction tarp which shows up just about everywhere in Tokyo. This is the first book in an apparently planned series by Do Projects. The book is available for sale or as a free PDF under the CC license.
They want capitalism back
First they wanted socialism. Now they want capitalism back. Rescued from bankruptcy by UK taxpayers, the directors of the Royal Bank of Scotland are threatening a mass resignation unless they are permitted to share £1.5 billion in bonuses. Some people have asked why we have to share the bad times but not the good.
You motherf$%&*#rs are all on notice
Facebook Profiles Capture True Personality Online social networks such as Facebook are being used to express and communicate real personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, according to new research from psychologist Sam Gosling at The University of Texas at Austin. [more inside]
group art = chaos?
Come on Metafilter! Have something prettier than the reddit version.
Optimizing Your Brain At Work
Optimizing Your Brain at Work is a pretty fascinating talk at Google by David Rock about managing your brain's internal states and attention, as well as threat responses with the goal of optimizing information processing. It is a Youtube link, and fairly long (~55min). He also mentions The Neuroscience of Mindfulness during the talk, so here is a convenient link to that.
Iran's captives
Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal have been detained by the Iranian government for more than four months now, despite numerous calls for their release.
All the advertorial fit to print!
The Dallas News has a bold new strategy for "becoming the most comprehensive and trusted partner for local businesses in attracting and retaining customers and continuing to generate important, relevant content for our consumers": Making it's editors report directly to advertising sales managers
Sorry, I was looking for the hot sauce.
Dutch artist Zeger Reyers has created some ponderous and messy installations in the past. However, his latest one, Eating the Universe, definitely needs to be cleaned up. [more inside]
The Story of Cap and Trade
Hey! It's a bunch of lists we can all agree on!
The A.V. Club's Best of the Decade: Films. Performances. Scenes. Bad Movies. Books. Short Story Collections. Comics. Video Games Music. Metal. Electronic Music. Comedy Albums. Television Series. Television Episodes. Reality Series/Competitions. Made-For-TV Movies/Miniseries. Late-Night Comedy/Talk Shows. One-Season Wonders. And the orphans.
Upload this to your alien spacecraft.
This man makes the user interfaces you see in films. (Video)
Bonus: Top 10 Worst Portrayals of Technology in Film
Bonus: Top 10 Worst Portrayals of Technology in Film
8 Million Reasons for Real Surveillance Oversight.
8 Million Reasons for Real Surveillance Oversight. "Sprint Nextel provided law enforcement agencies with its customers' (GPS) location information over 8 million times between September 2008 and October 2009. This massive disclosure of sensitive customer information was made possible due to the roll-out by Sprint of a new, special web portal for law enforcement officers."
Great Lakes to be filter-fed to carp
Asian Carp update: since 2003(previously), the inexorable advance of Asian Carp up the Mississippi delta has brought them to within 6 miles of Lake Michigan. These invasive "100-pound Zebra Mussels" suck rivers clean and starve native fish. Asian Carp are now 97% of the fish biomass in the Mississippi delta. The "electric fence" across the canal didn't stop them. The poisoning of the canal won't stop them. Closing the Chicago sewage canal locks is the only way to be sure. But the Army Corps of Engineers have the jurisdiction. Feel safe? [more inside]
"Ladder 2 to command we're done..."
Box 5-1438: Report of a structure fire at 266 Franklin St. 10 years ago this evening in Worcester, MA, the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Fire started when two people living in the abandoned building, Julie Barnes and Thomas Levesque, knocked over a candle during an argument and then fled. Upon arrival at the quickly growing fire, reports were received about two people living in the building, and firefighters entered the building to rescue them. During the primary search, Rescue 1 firefighters Paul Brotherton and Jeremiah Lucey were the first to report trouble. They were lost on the 4th floor and running out of air. Soon after, a four man rescue crew of Lt. Thomas Spencer (Ladder 2), firefighter Timothy Jackson (Ladder 2), Lt. James Lyons (Engine 3), and firefighter Joseph McGuirk (Engine 3) reports that they have also become disoriented while searching the 5th floor. All six men died that night, they are known as the Worcester Six or W6. [more inside]
The Murder of Meredith Kercher and the Trial of Amanda Knox
"In just a few days, a verdict is expected in the trial of Amanda Knox, the 22-year-old Seattle exchange student on trial in Italy for the throat-slashing murder of her British roommate two years ago. ... The trial in the Umbrian college town of Perugia has dragged on just short of a year. As this week's closing arguments showed once again, the case has very little to do with actual evidence and much to do with the ancient Italian code of saving face. ... What century is this? Didn't Joan of Arc, the Inquisition and our own American Salem witch trials teach civilized nations a thing or two about contrived sexual hysteria with a devil twist?" - Timothy Egan, New York Times. [previously] [more inside]
Blame Canada!
Want some apple juice? Haiku!
We'll just fart in your general direction
25 years on, the industrial disaster at Bhopal's Union Carbide insecticide plant is still poisoning, maiming and killing people [YT]. [more inside]
Yes, through the mail and everything.
Gmail wants you to send a holiday postcard for free. [more inside]
Orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it's reckoned...
Oh, so that's how that works. I never got the whole 'Mars in Retrograde' thing. This really helped. More than this description by Dr.Feynman of the elliptical orbit of the planets, and definitely more than this song-and-dance description of, well, the Universe.
Look skyward
Some 10,000 people descended on the Knock Shrine a few months ago to see a Marian Apparition, promised by "clairvoyant" Joe Coleman to appear in the sun. Mary Kenny of the Irish Independent asks "What harm if people derive comfort from what they believe to be a spiritual experience?" while an Irish opthalmic surgeon now reports that he has treated no fewer than five people already, claiming it "monstrous" to mislead people into thinking that altered vision and effects, such as seeing the sun dance, were a religious apparition when they were classic symptoms of solar retinopathy. [more inside]
My Mom Is Proud of HDR Photography
HDR photography seems to be polarizing. People either love it, or hate it, including here on MeFi. For those who enjoy exploring the possibilities HDR presents, a good place to start is Stuck In Customs. Trey Ratcliff has the first HDR photo ever to hang in the Smithsonian. He offers a comprehensive, six-step HDR tutorial if you want to try it yourself. A sampling of his HDR travel photography is here, and throughout the site, and he is also experimenting with HDR video technology. [more inside]
You guys think you're above the law. Well, you ain't above mine.
A&E presents the next incarnation of reality TV: Steven Seagal Lawman. No, seriously. [more inside]
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