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We'll know by the end of the week which side most of the remaining big labor unions will pick in the 7th SD special election (aka: "The political equivalent of the Super Bowl").
Representatives from CSEA, PEF, NYSUT and the AFL-CIO all told me their unions haven't yet made a decision because they're following a "process" by which the locals made recommendations.
SEIU/1199 has already decided to stick with Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick, and back Nassau County Clerk Maureen O'Connell.
The Working Families Party and CWA are going with Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his candidate, (the now-beardless) Nassau County Legislator Craig Johnson.
A source close to UFT President Randi Weingarten says she's inclined to remain neutral.
U.S. Rep. John Hall (19th CD) landed a spot on the House Veterans Committee.
Ben delves into the new governor's "crazy" (like a fox?) side.
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton and former U.S. Sen. John Edwards are 91 percent in sync, voting-wise, according to an analysis by CQPolitics.com. (Thanks, Glenn!)
Senate pork – in color!
Whatever could Republican Sen. John Bonacic (public enemy NO. 1 to a certain majority leader we know) be discussing with Eliot Spitzer?
Dan Gerstein, a political operative who worked for U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman successful re-election bid and Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi's failed gubernatorial campaign, has returned to the blogosphere. Â


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Protection from the neck up.
The Offshore Water Hat from Sunday Afternoons offers maximum sun, wind, and water protection when you're out on the water. A burly chinstrap holds the hat in place should the wind pick up. The Flip-Lock Brim design keeps water and sun out of your eyes. Two-side mesh panels release water and ventilate air to keep your head cool, and a 5in cape shields the back of your neck from the sun's rays.
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Rain or Shine, Offshore Water Hat Wins
In the rain, the water repellant brim keeps drops out of your face so your vision is clear. In the sun, the offshore water hat performs as described and keeps your head and neck in the shade.
Thanks for the reviews! The pictures are awesome. I absolutely love Sunday Afternoons!
Well Designed Water Hat in Any Weather
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We are an outdoors family, so we are always looking for serious sun protection. Sunday Afternoons delivers with so many cool options to choose from! Their hats are lightweight, flexible enough to fold up, water resistant, and dry fast if they get wet.
This is your hat for water adventures. The neoprene chin strap holds it solidly in place even in heavy winds, making the offshore water hat a fine choice for sailing, windsurfing, and boating. Generous mesh panels keep you cool when youâre working hard. The wide brim and cape offer excellent sun protection, and since the hat is water resistant it also keeps rain out of your face when the weather turns. Sunday Afternoons hats are built well and so thoughtfully made for the whole family.
The flip lock brim stays put even in heavy (15-20 knot) winds. Even so, the Offshore Water hat can easily be folded up and tucked into your bag for later. The brim pops open without creasing to its original shape every time.
I have a ton of hair and a somewhat bigger head, and am very comfortable with the large. It sits low, especially with the chin strap cinched down. P has chronic problems finding hats that fit her head and loves the generous fit of the large size for her weekend kayaking adventures. The size can be easily adjusted with the lightweight webbing and clip on the outside of the hat, as well as the slider on the chin strap.
The chin strap easily tightens and loosens, and fits around ears without trouble. It is super burly and looks a little funny, but rest assured that your hat isnât going anywhere no matter what conditions you find outside.
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The Offshore Water hat is built for wet adventures and it delivers on all fronts for your kayaking, sailing, and boating needs. I havenât seen a better made option!
Thanks for the reviews! The pictures are awesome. I absolutley love Sunday Afternoons!
Perfect For Paddling!
The Offshore Water hat is a big win for paddling with solid sun protection, a serious chin strap to hold your hat in place when your hands are busy, and mesh panels to keep you cool.
Thanks for the reviews! The pictures are awesome. I absolutley love Sunday Afternoons!
Offshore sailing perfection
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
The hat stays put in a stiff wind and the adjustable brim is great for keeping an eye on the sails.
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Using this for surfing, it does what it says it will do. It is comfortable and stays on nicely. It just went thru a few days of overhead surf in so cal and I am happy with the results. The tilt-up visor aspect works quickly & the hat dries out fast and is super light. Got another one for my GF and they are both going to Costa Rica with us!

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I think probably 95% of people on this site have seen that, fyi. Not bein rude, just lettin' you know.
Old Mike Barwis video for your workout later
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I think probably 95% of
January 6th, 2009 at 5:54 PM#303
Yep. Maybe you read where I
Yep. Maybe you read where I wrote the word "again"
Figured it was old enough to recycle. Sorry to waste your time.
January 6th, 2009 at 6:15 PM#304
my bad
my bad
January 6th, 2009 at 6:53 PM#305
You have to
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Are you in love with the Internet sensation, Tardar Sauce, aka Grumpy Cat? Then I've got great news for you. She has written a book on how to be grumpy, called A Grumpy Book. It's filled to the brim with ways to be grumpy, how to ruin anyone's day, and, of course, lots of pictures of the queen of grump herself.
Grumpy Cat takes you on a horrible journey of misery, explaining, among other things, how to get into a grumpy mood. "Having some trouble sustaining your grumpiness?" she asks politely. She gives you some great "facts and statistics to get in the right space," including my favorite: "Flowers are cesspools of bee urine and hummingbird spit."
But it's not all just advice and adorable pictures. It's also something of an activity book. You can play connect the dots, try to find "grumpy" in a word search, and draw a picture of something "for [her] to judge." And let's not forget the amazing crossword puzzle, with hints like "______ way, Jose" and "James Bond villain Dr. _____."
This book has everything, from a meditation on how to envision grumpiness, to an actual recipe for litter box cake (spoiler alert: it's amazing). There's even a picture of Grumpy Cat you can color yourself ("acceptable colors: gray, dark gray, black") as well as translations on how to say "no" in half a dozen languages.
A Grumpy Book is one that all fans of Tardar Sauce are sure to love. It's a short book, but one you can keep on your coffee table to impress your friends with all of your knowledge of memes. And really, who can resist that face?


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The Mathematics of Marriage
Divorce rates are at an all-time high. But without a theoretical understanding of the processes related to marital stability and dissolution, it is difficult to design and evaluate new marriage interventions. The Mathematics of Marriage provides the foundation for a scientific theory of marital relations. The book does not rely on metaphors, but develops and applies a mathematical model using difference equations. The work is the fulfillment of the goal to build a mathematical framework for the general system theory of families first suggested by Ludwig Von Bertalanffy in the 1960s.The book also presents a complete introduction to the mathematics involved in theory building and testing, and details the development of experiments and models. In one "marriage experiment," for example, the authors explored the effects of lowering or raising a couple's heart rates. Armed with their mathematical model, they were able to do real experiments to determine which processes were affected by their interventions.
Applying ideas such as phase space, null clines, influence functions, inertia, and uninfluenced and influenced stable steady states (attractors), the authors show how other researchers can use the methods to weigh their own data with positive and negative weights. While the focus is on modeling marriage, the techniques can be applied to other types of psychological phenomena as well.
About the Authors
John M. Gottman is Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington.
James D. Murray is Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington.
Catherine Swanson is a software engineer at the University of Washington.
Rebecca Tyson is Research Scientist at the University of Arizona.
Kristin R. Swanson is Senior Fellow in Pathology and Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington.
—Marc D. Lewis, Professor, University of Toronto, Co-editor of Emotion, Development, and Self-Organization: Dynamic Systems Approaches to Emotional Development
—Esther Thelen, Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Co-editor of A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action


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"Stick in in there girl": hamster devours pretzel stick [dlisted]
Gaynalysis: LGBT themed Oscar nominations [towleroad]
Russian military check for INKY JUNK [because of course genital tattoos are directly linked to homosexuality…no really it's a Russian fact!] [queerty]
2 BECOME 1: Kelly Osbourne & Matthew Mosshart engaged [celebitchy]
Mark Mackillop takes off his bobbly sweater [ohlala]
J.J. Abrams reportedly directing 'Star Wars: Episode VII' [celebcafe]
Betty Who 'Somebody Loves You' [arjan]
BELIEB! Why Selena really dumped Justin [popbytes]
Bette Midler gives you all a bit of perspective [jezebel]
Stephen Dorff squirts in a bush [socialitelife]
Kenneth's song of the day Amii Stewart 'Knock on Wood' [kenneth]
Saved by the Bell reunion? [evilbeet]
Which boy bands should reunite? [afterelton]
Kanye's balaclava palava [amy grindhouse]
HOUSE OF COMMON-LAW: Britain's same-sex marriage bill introduced in the House of Commons [joemygod]
Tony Bennett was Gaga's inaugural "handsome date" [tabloid prodigy]
Dinosaurs you never knew about [doubleviking]
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Another "analysis" gem. We'll just highlight one of the more idiotic portions. It's where the AP's Jennifer Loven struggles mightily to keep afloat her divisive, the-Clinton's-stole-the-convention theme. How did she know it was true? Well, because Hillary had the key speaking role Tuesday night. As for Biden's performance in the same time slot last night, here's Loven:
"As the evening's final speaker, Biden held the so-called prime-time slot. Yet, in Eastern and Central time zones, Biden wound up on TV after many folk's bedtimes and it was Bill Clinton people saw, being cheered so roundly that he had to plead "Please stop ... Please sit" to be heard."
For those keeping track, in the Central time zones Biden began speaking at approximately 9:20 last night. But according to the AP, that was "after many folks' bedtime."
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Land and Resources, Natural Resources
Freshwater fishes, lignite, Sardinia, sardine, bauxite
Italy is poor in natural resources, much of the land being unsuitable for agriculture due to mountainous terrain or unfavorable climate. Italy, moreover, is seriously deficient in basic natural resources such as coal. The most important mineral resources are natural gas, petroleum, lignite, sulfur, and pyrites. Other mineral deposits include lead, manganese, zinc, mercury, and bauxite. Many of these deposits are on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. However, they had been heavily depleted by the early 1990s. Italy is rich in various types of building stone, notably marble. The coastal waters of Italy teem with fishes, of which sardine, tuna, and anchovy have the greatest commercial importance. Freshwater fishes include eels and trout.
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Rostock Jellyfish Hostel
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Beginenberg 25 18055 Rostock
breakfast is not included in the room prices (4,00 per person extra)
bed linen 2,50 per person once extra!
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breakfast is not included in the room prices (4,00 per person extra)
bed linen 2,50 per person once extra!
The Jellyfish Hostel is very centrally located 2 min from New Market and close to main station (5 min by tram, 10 min by foot) in the old town of Rostock.
It is situated in a beautiful listed building which is more than hundred years old. The house has been carefully restored after the reunification without destroying its unique character. Three years ago it has been improved for opening the Jellyfish Hostel. Now you find modern bathrooms on each floor, an impressive common room for meeting people and a kitchen for preparing your own breakfast or snack and keep your drinks cool.
The reception is open in summer from 8.00am to 11.00pm and in winter from 8.00 to 10.00pm (a later checkin can maybe be arranged). The new young team consists of travellers themselves, so they will be receptive to listening to all of the problems a guest can have and will probably find a solution.
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If you step out of the hostel you can see the medievil 'Steintor' and the gorgeous 'Stndehaus'. The main tram stops 'Steintor' and 'Neuer Markt' are round the corner to reach everything easily, also the beautiful beach in Warnemnde (20 min). The shopping street 'Krpeliner Strae' is starting directly at the New Market. If you turn left it is just a short walk to the harbour. The Jellyfish Hostel is the ideal starting point to explore Rostock and the perfect place to relax afterwords!
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Do you have confidence in Dixon moving to FB?
Do you have confidence in Dixon moving to FB?
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:13 AM
- niners94510
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Miller was playing really good football and it will be hard for Dixon to take his place, but I do believe that he can step up and fill the role. His ability to run the ball on short yardage plays, fullback dive, is an upgrade and if catching a pass he has more speed and running ability. Main concern is run blocking assignment.
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:13 AM
- JerryRice1848
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Kevan Barlow 2.0 at FB
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:15 AM
- 49erphan
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If Roman tries to use Dixon exactly the same way they used Miller, that will probably not produce the best results of going with Dixon. If Roman looks at it as an opportunity to take advantage of Dixon's strengths, it could work fine.
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:15 AM
- sdaddy101269
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Originally posted by NeeJ49er:Originally posted by sdaddy101269:Am I the only person they would like to see a split- back look with gore and lmj with Crabs, Boldin and VD?? With Colin under center this would be HARD to defend!
I always wondered if Roman would use some split backfield sets with Gore and James or Hunter ? .....Gore and James in the backfield, send James out in motion and put him in the slot, all kinds of possibilities ...maybe we will see some looks like that on monday
This is an Old Air Coryell formation. It would free up VD, hold the LBs, and get lmj in space. It's also very hard to double team the TE.
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:15 AM
- 228niner
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Fullback dive FTW!
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:15 AM
- LasVegasWally
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yes, I'm confident. Not as good as Miller but Dix has been around long enough not to be overwhelmed when getting on the field.
I'd really like to see some 3 TE packages if they are all healthy.
I'd really like to see some 3 TE packages if they are all healthy.
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:17 AM
- 5timechamps
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Yes..let's do it.
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:17 AM
- TheChozen
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I have more faith in him than an outsider or even Wilhoite just cuz I think he knows the position and assignments.
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:18 AM
- NinerBuff
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Any news on McDonald? 2 TE sets seem to be the answer...
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:20 AM
- wailers15
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yes & no.
He won't be a better run blocker than miller. but will be faster
He won't be a better run blocker than miller. but will be faster
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:20 AM
- NCommand
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He hasn't really been a FB, per se...he's been more of a short yardage back than a true FB leading for a RB such as Gore. If we put him in to lead for Gore he is going to have to know all of his assignments in a very complex running game not to mention how he'll block, the timing, is different for Gore than it would be for Hunter/James. He "could" be solid in the passing game if he plays a similar role but we also lose Miller on ST and if they plan on playing Dixon the 60% of the snaps Miller took up, we may lose Dixon on ST as well (conditioning). It's a tremendous loss!. So overall, the answer for me is "no."
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:25 AM
- Wrathman
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He is hungry! Give him his shot.
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:25 AM
- 60sFan
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Boobie is hungry and ready. He has impressed me these last 2 seasons with his tenacity and will to make this team. Aside from that, he has improved as a runner. He may be the surprise of the playoffs.
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:28 AM
- OnTheClock
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Dixon could be another version of the hybrid RB/FB. I'm really interested in how he does and I think he'll be fine.
Dec 17, 2013 at 9:40 AM
- m_brockalexander
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I don't doubt his commitment or his effort. Looks like Derek Carrier, Macdonald, Celek and maybe Wilhoite or Marecic will all get their shot, too. Tough break for our boys. Next man up.
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Wildlife experts have long discouraged deer feeding, saying it makes the animals more vulnerable to disease, predators and fatal accidents. But their concerns have grown with the spread of chronic wasting disease
MILAN, N.H. As a group of white-tailed deer hesitates at the edge of the woods, logger Rick Gagne strides across his yard with a bucket of molasses-sweetened grain calling, "Come on! Come on and eat!"
Gagne tosses some feed onto the snow and, one by one, the does and fawns venture into the open to grab a few mouthfuls. Wary of strangers, they stay only a minute or two before running back into the woods, white tails flashing.
So many people feed deer in far northern New Hampshire during winter that wildlife biologists say all deer get some commercial feed in their diets.
"You'll get one person who starts feeding, another sees it, and it's like a chain reaction," said Will Staats, state wildlife biologist for Coos County.
Wildlife experts have long discouraged feeding, saying it makes the deer more vulnerable to disease, predators and fatal accidents with vehicles. But their concerns have grown with the spread of chronic wasting disease, a fatal illness similar to mad cow disease that strikes deer, elk and moose.
Scientists aren't sure exactly how the disease spreads, but saliva, urine, feces, and deer entrails left by hunters are top suspects.
When deer eat from a pile of grain or at a feeder, "one animal picks up a mouthful and half of it falls out of the side of its mouth, and the next deer picks up grain with saliva all over it," making it a prime way to spread infection, said Matt Tarr, a wildlife biologist and forester at the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.
As the deer disperse in spring, crossing paths with other groups returning to their summer territories, they can spread the disease further.
Chronic wasting disease, already a serious problem in several western states and two Canadian provinces, began moving east in 2002, when it was identified in Wisconsin. Since then it has been found in captive and wild deer in upstate New York, and both New York and Vermont have outlawed deer feeding.
Maine and New Hampshire haven't banned feeding, but they have followed the lead of states, including Texas, by banning shipments of deer and elk from other states to farming operations like the one Gagne runs with 14 red deer. Like most states, Vermont has a limited ban focused on states where the disease has been found.
Maine now is proposing to allow imports from states with strict screening programs.
Although there is no evidence chronic wasting disease can be transmitted to humans, sales of hunting licenses have dropped sharply in areas where it has been found, hurting tourism, Tarr said. In New Hampshire, where the Fish and Game Department is funded almost entirely through the sale of hunting and fishing licenses, the disease could wreak havoc on the agency's wildlife management and conservation programs.
"It would be an absolute shame to have that situation happen here in New Hampshire, and it's my opinion that supplemental feeding is the fastest way to get that disease here," Tarr said.
Deer feeding has been blamed for the rapid spread of other diseases as well, including demodectic mange -- in which mites cause deer to lose their protective winter coats -- and bovine tuberculosis.
On the other hand, a special deer feeder invented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and licensed to the American Lyme Disease Foundation reduces the population of disease-carrying deer ticks by forcing deer to rub their heads and necks against rollers saturated with pesticide as they eat.
Diseases aside, there are other reasons to discourage deer feeding, Staats and other biologists say. One is that deer sometimes spend more energy getting to feed sites than they get from the food, endangering the survival of those with the least body fat: fawns.
Another is loss of critical winter habitat.
Deer survive by building up their fat stores in fall, then conserving energy in winter. They need the shelter provided by mature spruce, balsam fir and hemlock forests, where the evergreen needles shelter them and keep the snow cover underneath shallow enough that they can move about and browse.
Once, hundreds of deer would spread out across 14,000 acres of softwood forest in the Androscoggin River valley each winter. Now they congregate at the forest's edge near feeding sites, said Staats, who works for Fish and Game.
Tarr did research several years ago that showed fawns traveling to feed sites lost just as much fat as those with no access to food provided by people.
Even though the food is high in nutrients, it lures deer to travel farther and gather in open areas where they are exposed to the cold and coyotes. Also, dominant deer often fight off the fawns until they've eaten their fill, so only the strongest animals in the herd get enough food to make the trip worthwhile.
Staats has even seen deer die of malnutrition at feeding sites because their intestinal microbes have not adjusted to a new food source. That's most likely to occur when people put out corn and hay, which have little nutritional value, or bread and other food intended for humans that can cause acidosis and fatal bleeding ulcers in deer.
If people want to help the deer, they should protect mature softwood forests and plant food plots with clover, alfalfa, borage or turnips, Tarr said.
That's a tough sell, especially to people like Gagne who have fed deer for years.
"They were eating my wife's flowers and her bushes, so we figured we'd start feeding them," said Gagne, who also keeps ostriches, peacocks, pygmy goats, roosters, geese, pigeons and a pot-bellied pig.
He said he's heard the arguments against deer feeding, but seeing the same deer return to his yard winter after winter makes him skeptical.
"I'm not the scientist or the biologist, but I don't see any detrimental effect on the deer I feed here," he said.
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From: Sergey Melnik <firstname.lastname@example.com> Subject: Re: more on a new way of thinking about RDF and RDF Schema Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 17:04:13 -0700 > Peter, > > I'm lost. Are you trying to provide a model theory for DOM trees (or > XQuery data model etc.)? As indicated below, my intent was to tie RDF into other W3C standards, in this case XML and XML Schema, as embodied in the XQuery Data Model. If you do this then you don't need an RDF parser. The core of a core RDF processor, including entailment, can be written in about 250 lines of ML code, using a separate processor for XML and XML Schema that produces an XQuery Data Model. > As to "dumbing down" triples to pairs (using EXT, CEXT), I think there > is no doubt that binary relationships is all you need, in theory. I > think the main benefit of a model theory is that is clarifies the > terminology and definitions. IMO, the "binary" approach is harder to > understand. To handle more of the XQuery Data Model, I had to move to interpretations without edge labels, which are more complex and admittedly harder to understand, but more general. Edge-labelled models cannot handle things like <foo> 7 <bar>5</bar> </foo> which are allowed in XML. > As to datatypes: as far as I understand, you suggest to map a lexical > token (element of L) to a set of data values (DV) using XTS. For > example, XTS("05") = { (int)5, (double)5.0 }. How useful is that? I > think for datatyping it is essential to decide what type a literal has > in each specific triple. Does the notation below provide this means? Sure, in the RDFS version, you can provide typing via ranges. I'm just allowing for untyped stuff, or stuff that is not typed within XML Schema. I'm not aware of any other model-theoretic way of handling untyped literals. Typed stuff works as you would expect. For example, in <foo xsi:type="xsd:integer">07</foo> the xsi:type="xsd:integer" will restrict the interpretation of 07 to the integer 7. > Sergey peter > "Peter F. Patel-Schneider" wrote: > > > > A Radical Reinterpretation of RDF and RDF Schema plus Datatypes > > > > Peter F. Patel-Schneider > > Bell Labs Research [...] > > Over the last little while I've been looking at XML Infoset, XML Schema, > > and the new RDF data model. I put together a different way of looking at > > RDF and RDF Schema that places all RDF and RDF Schema processing after the > > creation of the XQuery data model. It also moves interpretations closer to > > the XML way of looking at the world. > > > > Supppose we really believed that RDF should use other W3C standards. How > > could we do that? Well one way would be to have all initial processing of > > RDF documents be done by other tools, and only do the RDF processing after > > they are done. (Note that DAML+OIL actually does a version of this, as its > > input is a collection of RDF triples.) > > > > Just what sort of processing should be handled by other standards? There > > are several potential answers to this, but the standard that does the most, > > I think, is the XQuery Data Model. This data model results in a tree, with > > a considerable amount of processing having being done on the tree, > > including XML Schema processing. So the ``input'' to RDF will be (a slight > > generalization of) the XQuery Data Model. > > > > The next issue to be addressed is how differences between the XQuery Data > > Model and RDF are to be handled. There are several serious differences > > that need to be addressed here. First, the XQuery Data Model has an order > > on the children of a node. I propose that this be ignored. Second, the > > XQuery Data Model does not have edge labels. I propose to move closer to > > the XQuery Data Model by using two unlabeled edges with a ``label'' on the > > middle node instead of a labeled edge. This change means that there are > > some interpretations that do not correspond with RDF interpretations. > > Third, there is lots of information in the XQuery Data Model that is not in > > the RDF model, such as comments and processing instructions. I propose to > > ignore almost all of this information. Fourth, there are aspects of > > RDF that are not in the XQuery Data Model, such as node IDs. I propose to > > extract this information from the XQuery Data Model in much the same way as > > it is proposed to be encoded in XML by the RDF M&S.Received on Monday, 15 October 2001 22:15:28 UTC
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Read what others are saying about your local MMA gym. Be part of the MMA community and write some reviews (whether good or bad) about your local MMA gym as well. It's fun, resourceful, and easy to do.
Gracie Barra Knoxvillewas reviewed "Samuel Braga is a creep, simple as that. He is not a good person, and even though he is good at what he does, he doesn't care about his students... he's just in it for the money. He is rude and disrespectful to women... and make sure not to bring..." Oct 26, 10:56 AM
Combatzone Brazilian Jiu Jitsu- MMA- Muay Thaiwas reviewed "Looking to train at your gym to make it a possible career I would like to kno more info" Oct 09, 4:05 PM
Elite Assault Teamwas reviewed "I have an mma show in columbia, mo on nov 8. Would love to have some of ur fighters down. I will give ur gym 150 per fighter. that u can bring down. if interested pls call 5734245744" Oct 08, 10:51 PM
Blackman MMAwas reviewed "I currently have a mission to become a WWE dive. I am athletic, strong, and beautiful. I do not have any experience in wrestling so i am searching for a good company to train me to become the diva I want to be." Oct 07, 3:13 PM
Impact Zone Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuwas reviewed "I have no training at all.....but I am a quick learner and I would be interested in training.....anybody care to train a female fighter?!?" Oct 04, 5:20 PM
Brass Knuckle Fight Clubwas reviewed "BrassKnuckle has been out of business for years. Prescott MMA Academy is the only mixed martial arts gym in the quad city area." Oct 03, 6:41 PM
Dynamic Martial Artswas reviewed "i have some questions they are what if i want to get in to ring fighting and never have. is there a one on one trainer and how much is it going to cost me, what are the hours" Oct 03, 1:24 PM
MMA Masterswas reviewed "Love the gym! Great facility, world class coaches and super friendly staff. At MMA Masters, you are not just another number in the crowd. MMA Masters has changed my life, jiu jitsu for me is an amazing experience. Everyday there's nothing more I look forward to morning or night to..." Oct 02, 11:41 PM
Yakima MMAwas reviewed "How much?" Jun 03, 8:19 PM
Lincoln Mixed Martial Arts & Fitnesswas reviewed "I want to attend this mama gym but can't figure out how to become a member." Jun 01, 4:38 PM
Southeast Martial Arts Centerwas reviewed "Hello, my name is Christopher and I'm wanting to join your gym." May 31, 1:29 AM
Team Wally Brazilian Jiu Jitsuwas reviewed "Hey I'm interested in your club can you tell me the requirements and days for practice?" May 26, 6:57 PM
MMA Combat Academywas reviewed "hey i live in thomasville and love mma more than anything ive ever done or had id give my life to train every day if i could. I was just wandering where this gym is in thomasville because if the cost is right i would be honored to train there..." May 25, 10:47 PM
Art Of War MMAwas reviewed "Wow I'm sold! Jason's credentials are very impressive... I definitely wanna get into this gym as soon as move to Eugene." May 23, 3:39 AM
Scott Shield's Martial Arts Academy (SSMAA)was reviewed "Scott Shields Martial Arts is simply the best in the business. I have been training in Jeet Kune Do for about 5 years now. For the first few years I tried several different schools and took lots of seminars. I hated floating around but I just could not find a..." May 21, 11:53 PM
Bradley University Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuwas reviewed "Interested in training jus to do something productive in my life....and b a role model for my kids..dont wanna b famous jus want to acomplish something in my lifes to do list" May 21, 2:33 AM
Ryoma Academy of Martial Artswas reviewed "hi this is Austin Sheetz and I would like to join your gym I want to join because I think it would be a really good stress relief. Also I am a good wrestler and they say wrestlers make good fighters. I have a punching bag and a weight set..." May 20, 11:48 AM
Toe2Toe Fitness- Hiramwas reviewed "Me and my parents want me to do this and it will be a great honer to me." May 18, 8:43 PM
Carlson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Miamiwas reviewed "After going to this gym I will always love MMA, it has one of the best teachers of the Carlson Gracie Jim hits, and extremely humble. BUIU" May 18, 5:47 PM
Academy of Mixed Martial Arts (AMMA)was reviewed "I would like to stop by sometime and learn your ways" May 18, 1:11 AM »»


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Recently,I received the run around at a popular department store in Chicago (not Nordstrom's!).There has been a longstanding mix up on my store account which has not been easily resolved. In fact, I have attempted to get it fixed on several occasions over the past few months.
To make a long story short instead of being directed to a person in the store, I was put in the corner and put on a phone line. After being put on hold twice, the account was still not remedied.
I left the store feeling extremely frustrated and even emotional. I could not figure out what specifically about the situation that could almost make a grown woman cry. After all, I can do without their inventory of shiny trinkets.
I had received a "gift card" for my birthday from the store. But kicker was that I had to use my store credit card to get the discount. My account had been affected when the store switched over their cards to another system about a year ago. As a result the new card was not properly activated. Thus, I stood with coupons in hand, an account, but with a defunct card. It is pure torture to wave a hefty discount in front of a bargain hunter in the midst of additional storewide sales.
I now know why it is called "Customer Satisfaction." Because the real reason why I felt so terrible is that I did not receive satisfaction. The whole situation was not my fault. I wanted to be told that it was not my fault! I wanted empathy. I wanted fairness. But instead, I was directed to the corner and to speak to a voice on the phone, literally!
The feelings associated with this scenario made me think about relationships and situations in our lives where we receive the proverbial "run around". A lot of times what motivates unwillingness to forgive someone is that there has not been any form of remediation or sufficient satisfaction. Promises might have been made that had not been fulfilled, Things might not be according to our expectations, we might experience a sense of entitlement, or even a genuine wrong that might have been done to us.
I left the store saying that I would never shop there again.I had said this before. But, I always end up giving it one more try only to be disappointed over and over again. Some of us avoid certain persons in our lives for similar reasons. We want to avoid getting hurt. We feel that we are owed something.
Too bad life isn't one big shopping spree. At least with department stores we can get a discount and get account credits. While it is easy to blow off a department store, relationships are more delicate. After I went home and calmed down, I called the establishment once again. This time, someone took the time to listen to my concerns. I felt that I was finally being heard. In addition to that I ended up with a credit to my account for my time and "inconvenience." Suddenly I was satisfied. Suddenly I even considered going back again.
Some might think not to bother. But some things one can't put a price on. Some things have worth that can't be thrown away, no matter how disappointing. While no one should ever give another consent for abuse, especially if it is life threatening, we still have to learn how to forgive if even for our own wellbeing. Scriptures say to forgive 70×7. And most of us know at least one person or situation that has us on number 491 in our book of accounts.
The important thing to remember is that forgiveness is not about how we feel but rather it is an act of the will. Also forgiveness is not about condoning an action or attitude but about being accepting of the perpetrator as a person created in the image and likeness of God. The Lord's Prayer petitions "forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors."
In this life we are all overdrawn on our accounts in the spiritual life. But God has covered it all. We need only to follow in His example of Divine Mercy.


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Wow... it seems like in all her ultralight-thru-hiker mentality, she was wholly unprepared for anything bad to happen. Both, in terms of materials, but also mentally. It sounds, from her account, like she had a couple incidents of anxiety and panicked.
I'm tempted to take her blog and go sentence by sentence on how many mistakes a person can make. I'd lead with wearing sandals while hiking in snow. Alas, no time, though I think it might be instructive for others tempted by super-lightweight and not much experience. She seems to blame it all on her lighter not working... .
Well, as it turns out I did do a very long interview (along with a friend from YOSAR) with her to try to figure out where she & the SPOT went wrong. Hugely interesting and I'm still (along with Yosemite SAR) in the midst of analyzing and coming up with some recommendations. Katalina is her name and she was incredibly honest, articulate and helpful in the interview. I think she now recognizes she could have made some much better equipment choices for her level of experience.
Interestingly, she thinks the 911 feature is a mistake:
Is there anything in the SPOT literature or the "form factor" (design) of their device that you think could be done differently?
Yes, I would have the 911 feature removed completely. The genius of the device and the feature for which I brought the SPOT was the "OK" button. The "OK" Button automatically sends an email to 10 of my friends and family. The email plotted a spot on a map so they could see where I was every night.
However, both YOSAR and I believe she was in a true emergency and justified in using the 911 button, even though she did get herself out of the situation.
My main interest is in the SPOT. The initial response by Inyo SAR looked in the wrong area (by about 20 miles). It now appears that the coordinates were not correctly plotted or were transposed somewhere in the chain of information (SPOT/GEOS to California Office of Emergency Services to Inyo Sheriff). SPOT/GEOS emergency center gave me the initially recorded coordinates and they match where Kat said she was. There are definite software fixes & protocols that can be put in place to prevent this at the responder level. Not sure I have the influence, but I'll try.
Last summer (2009) Sequoia Kings had something like 6 SPOT or PLB activations. I think most all of them were bogus or not really a true emergency. I talked to a guy with San Bernardino Sheriff office who's been compiling activations for 2 years. He's only got 28 records but says that all but 4 or so seem legit (though not including Sequoia data from this year).
This may be an interim problem in that the next generation will have two way text capability so you can at least get an idea of the level of response needed as well as tell them to stay put or call their mother. It appears that Sequoia Kings will write up a hand out to be given to hikers carrying locator devices on what they're responsibilities are and what the capabilities and response are of the various buttons.
One initial recommendation I would make to people is to have a good understanding with your friend list on what is meant by the HELP button (not 911). Often there is no prior agreement and NPS gets calls from the friends. What should be the agency response without a direct call for help (ie, 911)?.
Kat did have such an agreement which said to her friends that if the "help" was activated, that just meant she was somehow incapacitated but it wasn't life threatening. If that signal came the next day from the same location, that a friend should try to come in to help (sprained ankle or something). At the same time, though, the friends should probably know how to navigate with a GPS.
The Google map, for instance, doesn't show the trail layer to navigate by. If you're not on the trail (as in Kat's case), friends should have the skill to find you by coordinates. As noted elsewhere, other map programs give you better maps (ArcGIS Explorer and TOPO have a regular USGS topo map). Also, your friends should be aware that location on a Google map is marked by a green arrow, NOT a lettered pin.
Another part of the agreement could/should be that if the HELP signal is progressing towards a trailhead, that a friend should head there for an unscheduled pickup.


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Meredith Sue Willis has a blog! (Found via South Orange Journal's list of links.) One without permalinks, which I haven't seen much of lately. But if you scroll down to December 12 you will see she is recommending José Saramago's Blindness. This is good timing because I had been looking for a book to read, Blindness was on my list but forgotten, I think now is a good time to find a copy and read it.
posted afternoon of December 20th, 2007: Respond➳ More posts about Blindness
At the pedestrian crossing the sign of a green man lit up. The people who were waiting began to cross the road, stepping on the white stripes painted on the black surface of the asphalt, there is nothing less like a zebra, however, that is what it is called.
This is a promising start to Blindness -- the descriptive language, the comic timing. Also the final line of the first chapter is very nice: "That night the blind man dreamt he was blind."
It will take a little while to really get into the rhythm of the dialogue -- I'm reminded of how it takes some time to get into the groove reading Gaddis.
posted afternoon of December 25th, 2007: Respond➳ More posts about Readings
I'm loving Saramago's style of writing dialogue without yet totally getting it -- it draws me in and hypnotizes me, but I sometimes find myself struggling in mid-paragraph to track who is saying what. The characters are always threatening to sound like automata, I think in part because of this clipped, almost dismissive rendering of their speech; but in small ways their humanity comes through.
posted evening of December 25th, 2007: Respond
From this point onward, apart from a few inevitable comments, the story of the old man with the black eyepatch will no longer be followed to the letter, being replaced by a reorganised version of his discourse, re-evaluated in the light of a correct and more appropriate vocabulary. The reason for this previously unforeseen change is the rather formal controlled language, used by the narrator, which almost disqualifies him as a complementary reporter, however important he may be, because without him we would have no way of knowing what happened in the outside world, as a complementary reporter, as we were saying, of these extraordinary events, when as we know the description of any facts can only gain with the rigour and suitability of the terms used.--José Saramago, Blindness
I'm struggling with this passage a little. It seems to me like it must be pretty important to the story, coming as it does near the center of the book and immediately after the scene in which the old man with the eyepatch, "the one person who was missing here", joins the inmates of the opthalmologist's ward. Some significant shift in the narration is occurring here -- this is the first time the narrator has referred to himself and to the job he is doing in this way. But it seems very strange for him to say "from this point onward", when throughout the story so far all dialog has been paraphrased to the point of dismissal -- nothing has been "followed to the letter".
posted evening of December 30th, 2007: Respond
Hm, a couple of things seem not quite right with continuity in Blindness. Like for instance, my tracking of the time the inmates have been quarantined suggests it's been not so long, maybe a week at most, at the point the old man with the eye patch joins them. But the events he narrates from the outside world sound like they take place over a month or more. (More specifically, he is talking about many quarantine centers already being full of blind people; but before the arrival of the group he was in, this center was not full, and it was the very first one to be opened.) Also the wife of the first blind man says she went blind at home, weeping into a handkerchief; but she was already in the quarantine when she went blind, and this is not something I would expect her to lie about. Not a huge thing though. The narration is growing perceptibly more reserved since those remarks about formal language -- like the narrator is using formal language and technical detail to distance himself from the events he's describing.
I want to find out who is the owner of the "unfamiliar voice" being referenced in the scene where they all describe what was the last thing they saw before going blind. (And come to think of it, why is the opthalmologist's wife not reacting and identifying the newcomer?)
posted afternoon of December 31st, 2007: 3 responses
Be quiet the doctor's wife said gently, let's all keep quiet, there are times when words serve no purpose, if only I, too, could weep, say everything with tears, not have to speak in order to be understood.
posted evening of January first, 2008: 1 response
I am finding it clumsy writing about the characters in Blindness without having names for them. I understand, sort of, why Saramago does not want to give them names; but if he had, it would make it easier to think about the book. I had this same reaction recently to another book, I am forgetting which one.*
I found the rape scene utterly devastating -- so even without names, I am apprehending the characters enough as individuals, to feel for them. This book is generally getting under my skin -- the descriptions of walking through the sewage on the hallway floors are viscerally revolting, as strongly as anything from any other book I can think of. (Specifically, the comparison that came to mind when I was reading the first such description, was to the coprophagy scene in Gravity's Rainbow.)
*Oh yeah, it was The New Life.
posted evening of January first, 2008: Respond
Every time I see this Saramago quote: "The gate is wide open, the madmen escape." at the top of my blog, I hear it sung to the tune of "Away in the Manger". Not that useful but there you have it.
posted morning of January 8th, 2008: 2 responses
I put Blindness aside a few weeks ago to read The White Castle -- I was getting frustrated by a stretch of plot which seemed monotonous and deadening. Picked it up again the other night and my strategy of backing off and doing something else has paid off well: the book is fresh and surprising again. The scene in which the doctor's wife and the other two women are washing themselves and their clothing in the rain was especially gripping, even climactic.
Perhaps in the building opposite , behind those closed windows some blind people, men, women, roused by the noise of the constant beating of the rain, with their head pressed against the cold window-panes covering with their breath on the glass the dullness of the night, remember the time when, like now, they last saw rain falling from the sky. They cannot imagine that there are moreover three naked women out there, as naked as when they came into the world, they seem to be mad, they must be mad, people in their right mind do not start washing on a balcony exposed to the view of the neighbourhood, even less looking like that, what does it matter that we are all blind, these are things one must not do, my God, how the rain is pouring down on them, how it trickles between their breasts, how it lingers and disappears into the darkness of the pubis, how it finally drenches and flows over the thighs, perhaps we have judged them wrongly or perhaps we are unable to see this the most beautiful and glorious thing that has happened in the history of the city, a sheet of foam flows from the floor of the balcony, if only I could go with it, falling interminably, clean, purified, naked. Only God sees us, said the wife of the first blind man, who, despite disappointments and setbacks, clings to the belief that God is not blind, to which the doctor's wife replied, Not even he, the sky is clouded over...
I also really liked this conversation between the doctor's wife and the writer who is squatting in the apartment of the first blind man and his wife:
...How have you managed since the outbreak of the epidemic, We came out of internment only three days ago, Ah, you were in quarantine, Yes, Was it hard, Worse than that, How horrible, You are a writer, you have, as you said a moment ago, an obligation to know words, therefore you know that adjectives are of no use to us, if a person kills another, for example, it would be better to state this fact openly, directly, and to trust that the horror of the act, in itself, is so shocking that there is no need for us to say it was horrible, Do you mean that we have more words than we need, I mean that we have too few feelings, Or that we have them but have ceased to use the words they express, And so we lose them,...
Saramago's practice of referring to his characters by their role in the story rather than by name (I express some skepticism here) pays off big time when he is able to name the stray dog the group adopts (whose first appearance in the story was on the street, licking the tears from the face of the doctor's wife) "The dog of tears" -- this is a beautiful handle for him.
posted evening of February 10th, 2008: Respond
The final pages of Blindness are very strong, I think everything that has been rough and disorganized in the novel is crystallizing here, coming into focus. (I have not gotten quite to the ending, though I think I will finish it tonight.) I opened the book to get some pull-quotes and realized that really everything starting from where I stopped yesterday shines with such clarity as to be difficult to exerpt. The scene in which they bury the neighbor of the girl with dark glasses; the wedding proposal of the one-eyed man; the church with the defaced artwork... Here: I have not yet quoted any passages featuring the dog of tears.
...It won't be long before we have outbreaks of epidemics, said the doctor again, nobody will escape, we have no defenses left, If it's not raining, it's blowing gales, said the woman, Not even that, the rain would at least quench our thirst, and the wind would blow away some of this stench. The dog of tears sniffs around restlessly, stops to investigate a particular heap of rubbish, perhaps there is a rare delicacy hidden underneath which it can no longer find, if it were alone it would not move an inch from this spot, but the woman who wept has already walked on, and it is his duty to follow her, one never knows when one might have to dry more tears.
Well ok, and also the church -- this really seems to me like a little masterpiece, a visual impression worthy of Buñuel:
She raised her head to the slender pillars, to the high vaults, to confirm the security and stability of her blood circulation, then she said, I am feeling fine, but at that very moment she thought she had gone mad or that the lifting of the vertigo had given her hallucinations, it could not be true what her eyes revealed, that man nailed to the cross with a white bandage covering his eyes, and next to him a woman, her heart pierced by seven swords and her eyes also covered with a white bandage, and it was not only that man and that woman who were in that condition, all the images in the church had their eyes covered, statues with a white cloth tied around the head, paintings with a thick brushstroke of white paint, and there was a woman teaching her daughter how to read and both had their eyes covered, and a man with an open book on which a little child was sitting, and both had their eyes covered, and another man, his body spiked with arrows, and he had his eyes covered, and a woman with a lit lamp, and she had her eyes covered, and a man with wounds on his hands and feet and his chest, and he had his eyes covered, and another man with a lion, and both had their eyes covered, and another man with an eagle, and both had their eyes covered, and another man with a spear standing over a fallen man with horns and cloven feet, and both had their eyes covered, and another man carrying a set of scales, and he had his eyes covered, and an old bald man holding a white lily, and he had his eyes covered, and another old man leaning on an unsheathed sword, and he had his eyes covered, and a woman with a dove, and both had their eyes covered, and a man with two ravens, and all three had their eyes covered, there was only one woman who did not have her eyes covered, because she carried her gouged-out eyes on a silver tray.
Update: the woman carrying her gouged-out eyes on a silver tray is Saint Lucy, the patron saint of the blind.
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Andrea Pininfarina (June 26, 1957 – August 7, 2008) with Ferrari P4/5.
Andrea Pininfarina (June 26, 1957 – August 7, 2008) with Ferrari P4/5.
who: Jump Studio
what: Red Bull Headquarters
A wind tunnel by Renzo Piano, assembly lines by Jean Nouvel, and a restaurant by MDN (Marco Visconti & Partners) – Ferrari has invested more than €200,000,000 since 1997 for the renovation of their facilities in Maranello, Italy.
In the early '80s, I took a job at Nissan's assembly line for the export model of Nissan Z-car in Hiratsuka, Japan. Day and night shifts alternated each week. My job was to grind off hundreds of rough edges created by spot welding on the body of Nissan 280ZX, wearing a protective full suit connected to an air hose. I had approximately 150 seconds to run around the body of a car, which was moving towards the next section of the line, removing all the rough edges using a relatively big air grinder and having two air hoses around myself, one attached to the hood covering my entire head and the other connected to the grinder. I would get yelled at by a supervisor once in a while for making a small scratch on the unpainted hood. If I had a day without making a scratch on any of the 170 car bodies that went through the line, the day was glorious. I'm sure things at Japanese car manufacturers have become safer and nicer since then.
I remember that my coworkers on the same assembly line were talking about retirement often. Everybody was trying to find a way to get out of there as early as possible since stamina and speed were the first things you needed to end each day safely. The chatting took place during the 10-minute break or lunch break, in a small booth next to the line or at a huge cafeteria without sufficient light. Everyday when I walked through the enormous dark facilities to get to my assembly line, I wondered how a company like Nissan, which was exporting nice cars to the United Arab Emirates and North America, could let their workers be in an overly depressing environment.
Looking at these images of the new facilities of Ferrari makes me want to work in their assembly line again. It's utterly glorious.
This is what we all need.
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The Brazilian shoemaker Melissa, known for their collaborations with some of the hottest designers from different fields, teamed up with Zaha Hadid this time. They built a massive sculpture of the shoe to show off the design (video below).
The video reminds me a lot of what I used to do when I was a more productive and constructive person. My old studios in DUMBO looked quite similar to what you see here. Those are the good old days.
Swarovski recently completed this spectacular veil that lines the street outside an indoor theme park called Swarovski Kristallwelten (Crystal Worlds) at the site of its original factory.
The Swarovski veil immediately remineded me of GINA, the BMW's new concept car, whose exterior was made of silver fabric.
Are we seeing a new trend here?
A collection of sofas designed by Enrico Buscemi and Piergiorgio Leone for Giovannetti collezioni.


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PS3 to arrive in gunmetal grey
by David Stellmack on14 April 2008
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Limited quantities, limited edition
Sony has not been one to do many special edition versions of their gaming consoles in the past. Sony, however, wants to make a big impact for the release of Metal Gear Solid 4; and part of this celebration will be the release a special edition gunmetal grey PlayStation 3.
From what we are hearing, this will be produced in very limited quantities and for North America. At least initially, Sony is claiming that once they are gone, they are gone. In Japan, Konami was selling the limited edition gunmetal edition of the PS3 in the Konami store in Japan.
Unlike the black finish of the standard version of the PS3, which is a fingerprint and dust magnet, the grey gunmetal special edition is finished in a matte finish, which should be more immune to picking up fingerprints and dust.
It is unclear what the configuration will be for this special edition unit, meaning that backwards compatibility with the PS2 and hard drive size are unknown. Sources suggest that the gunmetal special edition will include a limited edition Metal Gear Solid 4 DualShock 3 controller in the package.


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(Feb 2017) Retrospectivity and the Citizen Contract
There have been many instances during election campaigns of quick witted speakers making sharp responses to hecklers. Among the most often quoted is an example from the great orator Gough Whitlam who was labor Party Prime Minister 1972 to 1975. When a heckler repeatedly asked Whitlam what Labor was going to do about abortion, Whitlam finally tired of ignoring the interjector and replied: 'In your case, we will make it retrospective!'
When Australian governments are sworn in by the head of state, the Governor General, they make a vague commitment to serve the public good. On the other hand, when the few citizens who are forced to make a public declaration of loyalty to Australia take their oaths, they certainly do not make any commitment to blindly obey the government of the day. The relationship between governments and citizens is always changing and is modified by the behaviour of people and politicians.
At times the citizen-government contract comes under stress. In recent decades, alarm has been expressed particularly about the notion of trust. The actions of governments have caused a deal of cynicism in the community about the motives of politicians. Electors should be able to trust candidates for office for two reasons. First, members of parliaments and local government are directly answerable to voters and so should behave accountably because their tenure is brief. Secondly, all candidates should be mindful that their personal integrity is on public view. They usually claim that they recognise the honour with which they have been endowed.
In a democratic political culture both ministers and legislators face additional responsibilities. They need to behave with moderation and to show respect for the people who are in the final analysis their employers. Occasional aberrations such as the rorting of travel allowances strain the relationship but should not damage it beyond repair.
An important principle that has been recognised by true democrats on both sides of the partisan divide in Australia is that retrospectivity should be considered only as a desperate last resort. This applies equally to parliamentary legislation and to delegated regulations issued by ministers and bureaucrats. By all means where previous government actions have created disadvantage for some people, it is acceptable that compensation be backdated. This is a simple matter of natural justice which should not be denied by legsislative impediments such as a statute of limitations.
On the other hand, retrospective action can make past actions illegal and thereby create criminals. It is likely that an innate sense of unease about retrospectivity is part of the citizen outrage being expressed in the USA about President Trump's decision to block the entry of approved refugees. Here, it appears that the disgust with the way that Centrelink has turned on welfare recipients is partly attributable to the disdain the Turnbull government is showing for the principle that retrospectivity should not be used against vulnerable people.
Anyone who has had dealings with Centrelink must realise that the organisation's ways are mysterious. No-one could reasonably be expected to have such a thorough understanding of Centrelink's operations that they could be expected to point it out should they think they were being overpaid. Indeed, Centrelink sometimes corrects balances over two or more payments, and the welfare recipient has no option but to trust Centrelink's accounting practices. This trust has been repaid in very bitter manner by the bureaucracy then penalising people for accepting its methods.
Most Australians have been educated to accept that shopkeepers are human. Most of us think that if we are given the wrong change in a retail transaction, we should point this out to the shop attendant. Sometimes this works to our advantage, sometimes not but justice is served and the fragile bond of trust is maintained. On the other hand, if we walked out of a shop pocketing change we would not find it acceptable should the shopkeeper run after us to claim that they had made an error in giving us change. We expect that if the retailer makes a mistake, then they should accept the consequences and learn from the experience. This is what we all do in the daily course of our lives.
Neither the Turnbull Government generally nor any of its agencies such as Centrelink should be immune from accepting responsibility for its errors. By doing so, government provides a very poor example for the general community. A good deal has been written about leadership and at times its apparent lack has been criticised. But leadership is always there, subtly inviting people to follow.
Politicians and bureaucrats should accept that they have a tacit contract with the people whose lives they so profoundly affect. When they blame the people for their own shortcomings, retrospectively make people into criminals, pursue them for debt recovery and focus their attention on the most vulnerable members of society, they threaten the long term viability of political trust. They are defaulting on the most basic contract of democracy. This vandalism must stop.
A former academic, Tony Smith has written extensively on a wide range of subjects as diverse as folk music and foreign policy issues in the Australian Review of Public Affairs, the Journal of Australian Studies Review of Books, Overland, the Australian Quarterly, Eureka Street, Online Opinion and Unleashed.


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Dr. Blatt is one of only a handful of Tonal Chiropractors in Manhattan, and is the only doctor in NYC focusing solely on Tonal Correction. He has been practicing here in NYC since 2010, and earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life University, in Atlanta, GA.
In addition to his formal Chiropractic education, Dr. Blatt has and continues to receive extensive training in several Tonal, Structural, and neurologically focused techniques, and taught clinical technique to other students and doctors for 2 years while still a graduate student.
Prior to opening AXIS Chiropractic in 2010, Dr. Blatt was one of only five individuals selected to go to China to provide Chiropractic care in a hospital in the Sichuan province. While he works with many populations including children, pregnant women, and elite athletes/performers, he is often sought by those who have not been able to have their health issues solved through medical or other natural approaches, including other forms of Chiropractic.
When outside of the practice, you're likely to find Dr. Blatt playing his guitars in a studio, cycling through the 5 boroughs, or speaking to businesses and organizations about the importance of Tonal Correction, and a properly functioning neuro-spinal system.
Tonal Difference
Tonal Correction Vs. Conventional Chiropractic
Currently, most conventional chiropractors focus on goals like decreasing muscular spasm, increasing range of motion, and reducing pain, often with the help of various therapies. This type of care falls under the category of symptom reduction/management.
Tonal Correction
At AXIS Chiropractic, our unique approach is called Tonal Correction. Unlike conventional Chiropractic, Tonal Correction focuses on the TONE of the spinal cord/nervous system, specifically as it relates to the structure of the spine and its connective tissues.
In this context, TONE is the amount of tension in the spinal cord and nerves. To better understand this, consider a guitar string. A guitar string directly attaches to the very top and bottom of a guitar, and can only be tuned from these locations. Similarly, the spinal cord directly attaches to the very top and the very bottom of the spine, and the amount of tone, or tension in it is primarily affected by these spinal regions. (See Orange areas in Diagram A)
Just like an out of tune guitar string or a warped guitar creates abnormal and undesirable sounds, too much tension or tone in the spinal cord and nerves disrupts the ability of the brain and body to function normally, leading to many possible Secondary Conditions.
The goal of Tonal Correction is to address the underlying cause of abnormal tone and tension in the spinal cord and nerves, and to address specific structures of the spine. This adverse shift in tone and structure is known as Tonal Displacement.
Unlike most health providers who simply aim to remove symptoms and restore you to where you were just before you sought help, the purpose of Tonal Correction is to address the underlying issue(s) so your brain and body adapt and reorganize, so you can function at your best, and continue to do so.
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TPNC celebrates 30 years at Waveny with opening of Ludwig's comedy
Published 2:14 pm, Friday, February 22, 2013
Celebrating 30 years at Waveny Park, the Town Players of New Canaan will bring up the lights on Friday, Feb. 22, on its 147th subscription show at the Powerhouse Theatre with Ken Ludwig's wintertime blues chaser "The Fox on the Fairway," an antic and light-hearted comedy directed by Tim Cronin.
For the first 38 years of its existence, the TPNC were itinerant players, performing at Center School (now the farmer's market parking lot), the Congregational Church Lecture Room (now Smith Hall without a stage), at Saxe Junior High School (now the School House Apartments), at Saxe Junior High School (then New Canaan High School), and primarily at South School's 387 raked-seat auditorium (now a flat floor "cafetorium").
Everything changed on March 18, 1983, when the Town Players opened with the gala "Powerhouse Premier." After a mammoth two-year restoration project, the TPNC had just moved into its permanent home, the 115-seat Powerhouse Theatre, named for what had been the Power Plant, erected by Thomas Hall in 1896 east and north of Waveny House. According to the New Canaan Historical Society, "...here were the electric generators to light the houses and barns, the boilers that supplied steam for heating, and a pump to boost the water pressure ... Except on special occasions, Frank Pearson, the engineer, would momentarily dim the lights at 9:00 p.m., warning everyone that bedtime was half an hour away, and at 9:30 the power went off."
In his foreword to "The Fox on the Fairway," Ludwig concludes, "Finally, I've written this play not only as an homage to the earlier tradition [of English farces such as Charley's Aunt], but also as a reminder of the values that the tradition embodies, things like innocence, humor, good sportsmanship and honor. My hope is that it is still possible to come together in a darkened theater and embrace these values with a sense of joy. If so, there may be hope for us yet."
Sheri Dean, who co-directed the "Powerhouse Premier" with John Rogers, is "The Fox on the Fairway" producer.
"I like to produce," Dean said, "It's the challenge and joy of taking a bare stage and orchestrating all the pieces that pull together an environment that reflects a particular slice of the world which the playwright has created. With Ken Ludwig, it's always fun and a great way to spend the winter! Everyone who attends the opening night performance for `The Fox on the Fairway' is invited to stay for a party in the lobby."
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Performance dates are Feb. 22 and 23 and March 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 24 and March 3 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors (age 62). A party will follow the opening night performance. For tickets, call 203-966-7371.


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Two people familiar with the decision say LSU has fired head football coach Les Miles and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron and promoted defensive line coach Ed Orgeron to interim head coach.
The people spoke to the Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made.
Cameron served as Ravens offensive coordinator from 2008 to midway through the 2012 season. After his firing, the Ravens went on to win Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers.
Miles' firing, reported first by The Advocate of Baton Rouge, comes one day after No. 18 LSU (2-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) lost, 18-13, at...


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The Davidson County Election Commission voted on Thursday to hold Davidson County's 2011 runoff on Thursday, Sept. 15. Metro's general election is already set for Aug. 4, 42 days prior.
"We avoided Rosh Hashanah," a few commissioners joked following the vote.
Four years ago, the commission made the mistake of scheduling the runoff on the traditional Jewish holiday, leading to a lawsuit from Nashville attorney George Barrett. Eventually, the commission changed the runoff date.
In Metro, runoffs play a critical role in election bids for both council and mayoral candidates.
To win in August, a candidate must net 50 percent plus one of the total votes cast; otherwise, the two candidates who receive the most votes square off in a runoff. A candidate for one of five at-large council seats must receive 10 percent of the aggregate number of votes cast for that office in August to avoid a runoff.
Also on Thursday, the election commission established early voting dates for the City of Lakewood's referendum on whether to revoke its city charter.
Early voting for Lakewood citizens will take place from Feb. 28 to March 10 at the election commission's offices on Second Avenue.
The Lakewood referendum is scheduled for March 15.


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Neither Here Nor There: Running water
Published 6:00 am, Sunday, February 6, 2011
With the weather forecasts predicting temperatures below freezing, I went into water pipe protection mode Monday night. Having lived on a farm most of my adult life, I knew what to do to protect my pipes - turn up the heat, open cabinet doors and adjust the faucets to keep a small steam of water running. It worked for me on the farm and had worked for the 10 years I've lived in a century-old house in town with most of the plumbing pipes on the north side.
The only time I remember the water freezing was about 15 years ago when I was visiting my dad, who lived in the house at the time, and I closed the broom closet in the kitchen before leaving one cold night. While we were visiting, Daddy had opened the closet door and walked off, leaving the door wide open. I made sure I closed it before I left, thinking he had simply forgotten to close the door. I also made sure the wall heater in the upstairs bathroom was on high.
When I checked upstairs the next day, the bathroom was warm, but the water faucets spit out air, not water. When I mentioned it to Dad, he told me that was why he left the broom closet door open - to warm the water pipes going upstairs.
Since then I make sure the broom closet door is open on cold nights.
Last Tuesday morning the water in the sink and tub upstairs had frozen. On Wednesday morning, the water in the kitchen and downstairs bathroom was gone. Other than a nuisance and the dread of broken pipes and water leaks, I knew I could manage without running water for a few days. A couple of cases of bottled water, a microwave for heating water for what my grandmother called a "spit bath," a one-cup coffee maker and I was in business.
And, although I was secure in my ability to "make do," I knew in the back of my mind that I could rent a cozy room at one of our motels or borrow a shower at a number of friends' homes, not to mention my daughter's house in the country where the water didn't freeze.
Reading some pages in an old Evening Herald newspaper for our Back in Time column, I realized that what I considered a minor dip in the road was a life-threatening situation for early Hale County residents. When the temperature dropped, frozen water was a given. Staying alive was a priority. Desperate residents tried their best to keep warm by heating their homes with all manner of stoves and fuel, often causing devastating fires.
Farmers caught out in their fields by blue northers while trying to get their cattle to a barn suffered frostbite and sometimes were found days later, having become disoriented and confused and freezing to death. No cell phones to call for help, warm pick-ups to rest in or GPS devices to guide them home.
Pioneer women still had dirty clothes and diapers to deal with. No disposable diapers to seal in a plastic bread sack and place in a trash bag, they had to wash and dry soiled fabric baby diapers as best they could. Imagine the smell!
I was impatient when I backed out of my warm garage during the below-zero mornings then had to get out of the car to pull down the garage door that balked in the minus-15° weather. Back in my warm car, I remembered stories my grandmother told of dressing in layers of clothes and wrapping up in blankets to ride a mile or so in a buggy to school, then gathering around a pot belly stove to get her hands warm enough to write her lessons.
I hear people talk about the good old days, and I smile, thinking about the hardships our parents endured just 50-75 years ago.
Just think, it was before central air and heat, automatic washers and dryers, dishwashers, freezers full of convenience food, microwave ovens (and Pop Tarts), Keurig coffee makers, cars that start with the first twist of the ignition key . . . all the things we take for granted.
Our forefathers and mothers were tough people.
Me? I'm not so tough. I want my comforts, my television, cellphone, warm house and running water.
Who would have thought someone living in Plainview, Texas, in 2011 would consider running water a luxury?
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Winnipeg drivers got a big surprise on a section of Roblin Boulevard on Thursday.
A watermain break turned part of the street into a lake between Jaymorr Drive and Shenfield Road.
Roblin is not closed but was down to one lane.
A spokesperson for the city said 10 houses are affected by the break. an emergency water supply tank has been parked at 4455 Roblin Boulevard for those homeowners to use.
Repairs will begin as soon as possible today, the city said.


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Buying a tablet computer can be doubly confusing. Consumers must not only choose the right device, they must also choose a mobile operator to support it. And because tablets are so new to the market, corresponding data plans vary widely in terms and pricing.
Amid this jumble, research firm Current Analysis offers some guidance. Analyst Deepa Karthikeyan looked over the available plans and chose winners based on their variety of options, cost effectiveness and a miscellaneous "additional perks" category.
T-Mobile USA came out on top. In a Nov. 29 report that examined offerings from the five largest U.S. carriers—AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon Wireless—Karthikeyan concluded that T-Mobile offered the most "user-friendly initiatives", such as low-cost options for existing users, a variety of plans, and an absence of overages fees. AT&T and Verizon tied for second place in Karthikeyan's report, followed by Sprint and then U.S. Cellular.
Like cellphones, tablet plans fall into three main groups: prepaid, postpaid and contract-free. T-Mobile won points with Karthikeyan by offering plans in all three flavors. Other operators tend to focus on postpaid plans (Sprint, U.S. Cellular) or contract-free plans (AT&T, Verizon).
Payment type isn't the only way to differentiate between tablet plans. Some carriers, such as AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon include Wi-Fi access as a bonus. Karthikeyan also weighed factors such as fees for exceeding data guidelines and for reactivating or suspending service.
In addition, people who like bandwidth-heavy streaming applications may want to seek out deluxe plans. While most tablet plans include the same amount of data—generally 100 to 200 megabytes on the low end and one, two or five gigabytes on the high end—Verizon offers an extra-large plan that charges $80 for 10 gigabytes.
Each plan carries pros and cons. AT&T charges $50 more for Samsung's Galaxy Tab than T-Mobile or Verizon, but is giving users a $50 credit toward TV and video purchases in Samsung's media store, MediaHub. Since AT&T's plans are contract-free, users also have more flexibility than with other carriers. Sprint is selling the Galaxy Tab much more cheaply than its competitors, but requires a two-year commitment and does not build in unlimited Wi-Fi.


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If you follow me on Instagram you propably already know about my trip to the Baltic Sea. 🙂 Certainly I took some pictures for you, but for now I want to share an outfit from last week: a maxiskirt + a white top + flats = the perfect outfit for a nice sommer evening in …
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