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For their debut album, however, they seem to have reined in their abstract tendencies to deliver a more direct set of something approaching "songs." Songs in which their love of classic electro, R&B and hip-hop edge their fondness for techno. This is never less than fun. "Won't Quit" smartly re-treads New Jack Swing, just as the title track, despite its tired "hunter / prey" metaphor, is an effective slice of pulsating digital house.
At times, though, when they toggle between slick electro funk and smooth soul ("Nameless" and, to an extent, "Keep It Right" and "Card Game"), they begin to sound like a refined Chromeo. Which was never the point of No Regular Play. Or Chromeo. Likewise, the good-natured backpack-rap of "Kickback" or "Never Had Enough," which you could almost file as acid jazz, is too polite and ineffectual. There is a fine line between restraint, good taste and banality. Rather than kicking back, No Regular Play might have been better off struggling to conjure the dense atmospheres in which the album's best tracks are shrouded: wriggling dreamscape "The Answer" or "El Dorado," which is still sufficiently thick and heady. Overall, Endangered Species sounds a little coy, too eager to please. Perhaps something more radical was needed from the duo who helped the Minnesota Orchestra rework their track "Rain (All Day)" as a 25-minute improvisational piece? Whether or not these 11 tracks accurately represent what No Regular Play are about, we shall see.
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Fri / 9 Nov 2012
Words /
Tony Naylor
Tracklist /
01. Birdfeathers
02. Wont Quit
03. Endangered Species
04. Nameless
05. Never Had Enough
06. Kickback
07. El Dorado
08. The Answer
09. Card Game
10. Keep it Right
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Re: A photographic year with Boba
I get them from various sites that I have posted on. (Handbag, Damsels amongst others) I have got lots of smiley images saved on my computer
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I just thought I would add this picture today. I hope you like it
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everything is SO pretty, Tink! I really love the snowflakes hanging from your living room chandelier. I have to start putting my tree and decs up this week as I just found out we are going to my sister's for Thanksgiving, as well as later for Christmas and New Years. We won't be back from Thanksgiving until December 2nd, and since it takes me a long time, it wouldn't give us enough time to enjoy it before we leave for the Christmas trip. I had debated whether to put anything up, since we will be gone, but MCD had advised me I should and my son wants it up. (not that I don't. lol)
Tink - beautiful!!!!!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
It looks magical Tink and your big tree is beautiful. You have been very busy
The light is a standard 3 light thing, we made 3 rings connected them with fishing wire then put the glass on with what we had left over, but it does look like
a chandelier, doesn't it..
Merry Christmas to all...
Absolutely grand Tink everything looks lovely.
Give KP a pat on the back from Papa.
'I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!' Scrooge repeated, as he scrambled out of bed. 'The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Oh, Jacob Marley! Heaven, and the Christmas Time be praised for this! I say it on my knees, old Jacob, on my knees!' (Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol)
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Ecosystem Services
Note: this post is a translation of the original article in Portuguese by Ana Carolina Addario, which appeared on Ideia Socioambiental. It is posted here with permission.
Ecosystems are responsible for diverse products and services for humans, as well as the regulation of climate and water and preservation of biodiversity, among other services---whether on a local, national or global scale. Given the importance of environmental services for economic activities, businesses are beginning to develop specific strategies and tools to integrate them into management practices.
According to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, an evaluation that measures the state and trends of global ecosystems, environmental services have been degraded faster and more severely in the past 50 years than in any other period in human history. The evaluation predicts yet further decline in the next decades, especially in light of population growth, economic expansion and a changing global climate. Without action, this degradation could put future economic well-being at risk as well.
In order to demystify the relationship between ecosystems and business, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, in partnership with the Meridian Institute and the World Resources Institute (WRI), has released the Corporate Ecosystems Services Review. The methodology assists businesses in examining impacts, as well as dependencies, on environmental services as a way of understanding future risks and opportunities related to changes in the ecosystem.
According to Charles Iceland, associate member of WRI and author of the publication, we are entering an interdependent era in which business depends on environmental services to materialize production, and the environment also depends on the actions, such as conservation, of companies to continue providing natural services. "Businesses should begin to concern themselves more with their impacts on the ecosystem, as many of them depend on the availability of ecosystem services to carry out internal processes," says the researcher.
Regarding Brazil, Iceland asserts that the principal measure the country should take would be reducing deforestation on behalf of its water reserves and the ability of its trees to neutralize carbon. "This is something that the global community is encouraging Brazil to address, which could bring in new revenue to the country through foreign investment for reforestation. Thus, forests could sequester carbon and mitigate the problem of climate change," he says. However, Iceland points to possible obstacles to managing natural resources as a market strategy, such as changes in regulatory mechanisms as well as the lack of regulation in such sectors.
In legal terms, Werner Grau Neto of the Sub-Commission of Climate Change of the Environmental Commission of Brazil's Order of Lawyers, Sao Paulo branch, and a partner of Pinheiro Neto Advogados law firm, notes that the judicial system is making important transformations in the areas of development, conservation and ecosystem management. According to the specialist, two important vectors are guiding these changes: businesses, now considering how, and not if, they should take sustainable actions; and the public, responsible for expanding the dialogue between economic production and environmental production. "We should stop putting anthropocentrism ahead of environmental issues, in that if the damage is to the environment, the repair is made for the individual. We're entering a moment in which repairs are beginning to be made to correct damaging effects to and for the environment," states Werner Grau Neto in an event held by Fundio in partnership with Alcoa to discuss strategies in relation to environmental services.
Other Strategies
Because of the necessity to protect the environment and operate strategically, businesses have perceived that conserving resources can create new opportunities to improve performance and generate profits, as well as strengthening a company's reputation. As such, initiatives that reward companies or even agribusinesses that promote environmental conservation can be seen as effective incentives. As least that is what many companies find.
In the public sector, one such initiative was that of the Agência Nacional das Águas, or National Water Agency, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). In 2007 these organizations established the Water and Forest Products program, with the idea of incentivizing rural producers to restore and maintain the forest on and near their properties. The program paid the producers for looking after environmental services, such as protecting water systems and resources used by farmers in the region. "The idea of this concept is to recognize that environmental services have a value to society, and from there, we can begin to reward those who protect, maintain or restore these environmental services" says Fernando Veiga, Environmental Services Coordinator at TNC.
To participate in the program, the proprietors must meet the following conditions: an intention to conserve or restore; a specified quantity of areas prioritized for water production on one's property; conserved forests on one's property; and residence within the limits of the project. The initiative aims to establish a dialogue between ecology and the economy, finding ways to value the care of nature and provide ecologically correct alternatives to a society accustomed to excess. "From an economic point of view, paying a premium to the producer is much more efficient than having to pay later to remediate problems arising from poor system maintenance. When the forest and its services don't function well, the producer stops having to spend money to restore it," adds Veiga.
Another very successful example in the realm of conservation and environmental services, but in the private sector, is Coca-Cola Brazil's strategy to reduce the amount of water used in its beverage production. According to Marco Simões, Vice President of Communication and Sustainability for Coca-Cola Brazil, the plan to promote sustainable development for the company follows the 4 R system. The plan consists of reducing, recycling and reusing all of the water utilized in the beverage production process with the aim of not only guaranteeing the a water supply for the production plant, but for the local community that depends on the same resources for survival.


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ALLIANCE, Ohio -- No. 2 ranked Mount Union defeated No. 25 ranked Centre (Ky.) 30-10 in the second round of the NCAA Football Playoffs Saturday at Mount Union Stadium.
The Purple Raiders (12-0) make their 20th straight trip to the quarterfinal round where they will host No. 9 ranked Wabash (12-0) next Saturday, Dec. 3 at noon at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance.
Junior running back Blair Skilliter (Curtice/Genoa) came off the bench and rushed for a career-high 78 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown, junior fullback Jake Simon (Parma/Holy Name) also rushed for a score and junior quarterback Matt Piloto (Rotonda West, Fla./Lemon Bay) threw for two scores to lead the Mount Union offense.
Junior defensive end Charles Dieuseul (Winter Haven, Fla./Lake Region) had a season-best 12 tackles along with 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble to lead the Mount Union defense which held Centre to its lowest scoring and fewest yards this season.
Junior wide receiver Jasper Collins (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) returned after missing the last four game and went over a defender to catch an 11-yard touchdown pass that capped a 97-yard scoring drive and gave the Raiders a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Mount Union extended the lead to 14-0 on a Skilliter two-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter. On the very next drive, Centre pinned inside its own 10-yard line was called for a holding penalty in the end zone which resulted in a safety and made the score 16-0.
Centre (9-2) got on the board just before halftime as Jordan Gay kicked a 47-yard field goal as the score was 16-3 heading to the lockers.
The Colonols took the opening possesion of the second half 63 yards on seven plays and quarterback Tyler Osterman hit brother Jason Osterman on a 17-yard touchdown pass to get within six points, 16-10.
The Raiders then answered with an impressive seven-play, 80-yard drive that saw Piloto complete a 37 yard pass to senior A.J. Claycomb (Medina/Medina) and a 22-yarder for a score to senior Brandon Brown (Merrillville, Ind./Cincinnati Harmony Prep) that ended the third quarter with a 23-10 lead.
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Unofficial Opinion 95-16
State Senator
District 17
Resolution 70, 1986 Ga. Laws 529, adopting English as the official language of the State of Georgia has the force and effect of law.
You have requested an opinion concerning whether Resolution 70, 1986 Ga. Laws 529, which adopts English as the official language of the State of Georgia has the force and effect of law. Your question stems from the fact that this legislation was enacted in the form of a resolution rather than an act of the General Assembly and has not been incorporated into the Official Code of Georgia Annotated other than by mention in an editor's note. See O.C.G.A. Vol. 38, p. 289.
As I have opined in the past, there is a lack of judicial comment in Georgia concerning the effect of a joint resolution of the General Assembly. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. 81-53, p. 125 n.5; 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. 71-39, p. 52. At least one Georgia case does appear to recognize the binding effect of a resolution where it received the constitutional majority of votes necessary for passage and was duly approved by the Governor. Fair v. State, 220 Ga. 750, 752 (1965). The courts in other states have held that a joint resolution has the force and effect of law where formalities and procedures necessary to validate a legislative act are followed. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. 71-39, p. 52. Thus, an examination of this resolution is in order.
I have examined Resolution 70, 1986 Ga. Laws 529, which is on file with the Office of the Secretary of State, and the resolution bears the signatures of the necessary public officials including approval by the Governor, the dates of reading in both houses of the General Assembly, and the votes
showing passage in both houses. Compliance with these requirements for valid legislation is indicative of the General Assembly's intent that the resolution be treated as the law of this state. Given that the resolution has complied with all prerequisites necessary for passage of an act of the General Assembly, it is my unofficial opinion that the resolution adopting English as the official language of the State of Georgia has the force and effect of law. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. 71-39; compare 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. 81-53 in which the formalities were not satisfied.
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< Development | Tutorials Revision as of 15:34, 27 June 2011 (view source)Icwiener (talk | contribs)m (Fix syntax highlighting.)← Older edit Revision as of 10:46, 15 November 2011 (view source) Aseigo (talk | contribs) (→The plugin loading stuff)Newer edit → Line 116: Line 116: This macro simply unifies two KDE macros that allow us the exportation of the plugin. This macro simply unifies two KDE macros that allow us the exportation of the plugin. −== The plugin loading stuff ==+== Loading Plugins == Now let's get prepared to make our application find and load every compatible plugin. We'll make use of a simple helper that uses standard KDE methods in order to locate and load plugins. Here follows header and implementation Now let's get prepared to make our application find and load every compatible plugin. We'll make use of a simple helper that uses standard KDE methods in order to locate and load plugins. Here follows header and implementation Revision as of 10:46, 15 November 2011 Contents 1 Development/Tutorials/Services/Plugins 2 Abstract 3 The Text Editor Example 4 Creating a Plugin Interface Class 5 The Plugin Factory Macro 6 Loading Plugins 6.1 PLUGINLOADER.H 6.2 PLUGINLOADER.CPP 7 Handling plugins by the Main Application 8 A Simple Plugin Example Development/Tutorials/Services/Plugins Languages: عربي | Asturianu | Català | Česky | Kaszëbsczi | Dansk | Deutsch | English | Esperanto | Español | Eesti | فارسی | Suomi | Français | Galego | Italiano | 日本語 | 한국어 | Norwegian | Polski | Português Brasileiro | Română | Русский | Svenska | Slovenčina | Slovenščina | српски | Türkçe | Tiếng Việt | Українська | 简体中文 | 繁體中文 Creating and Loading Plugins Using KService Tutorial Series Services Previous Traders: Querying the System What's Next n/a Further Reading n/a Abstract Before starting with the code let's see which advantages we can undertake developing a plugin structured application. First of all an application capable of managing plugins can extend its features with apparently no limits. Anyway, rather than developing a plugin structured application because "it's so coool!!" the developer should think about the real advantages of this kind of development. For instance we can think about an archive manager application: the main program can delegate the creation/extraction/editing of each type of archive to specific plugins. This way we give modularity to the application so that supporting brand new archive types in the future will simply consist in writing the specific plugin and not rewriting the whole application. Ok, then let's stop talking.. and start coding =). The Text Editor Example So, even if an archiving application would be nicer to look at, here we will examine a simple text editing application capable of plugin loading. Each plugin will simply give a specific text editing feature. Creating a Plugin Interface Class The main step in order to create a plugin structure is to define its base class. This class will be inherited by every plugin and should give access to the key resources of the main application. In this example the main plugin class will inherit a KXMLGUIClient since every plugin will give access to its features through a gui element (a KAction in this case). #include <kdemacros.h> #include <kxmlguiclient.h> #include <QObject> class KTextEdit; class KDE_EXPORT Plugin : public QObject , public KXMLGUIClient { Q_OBJECT public: Plugin(QObject *parent); virtual ~Plugin(); /** * @return KTextEdit pointing to the main application editor widget */ KTextEdit* editorInterface(); /** * @internal Used by the main application to correctly set the editor. * Do not call from within the reimplementation. */ void setEditorInterface(KTextEdit *); private: class PluginPrivate; PluginPrivate *d; }; This base class will give the useful pointers needed by each plugin in order to manipulate the main application data. In this case we only give access to the main editor interface through editorInterface(). Here follows the implementation: #include "plugin.h" #include <KTextEdit> class Plugin::PluginPrivate { public: PluginPrivate(Plugin *q): q(q), m_editor(0){} Plugin *q; KTextEdit *m_editor; }; Plugin::Plugin(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent), d(new PluginPrivate(this)) {} Plugin::~Plugin() { delete d; } KTextEdit* Plugin::editorInterface() { return d->m_editor; } void Plugin::setEditorInterface(KTextEdit *editor) { d->m_editor = editor; } Where plugin.h is the header file seen before. The setEditorInterface allows the main application to set the pointer to the main KTextEditor. This way each programmer will be able to access the main text editing interface and interact with it as well. The Plugin Factory Macro Every plugin will be made "visible and available" through the use of a macro. So we better put this macro in our own myplugin_macros.h as follows. #include <kdemacros.h> #include <KPluginFactory> #include <KPluginLoader> #define TEXTEDITOR_PLUGIN_EXPORT( c ) \ K_PLUGIN_FACTORY( TextEditorFactory, registerPlugin< c >(); ) \ K_EXPORT_PLUGIN( TextEditorFactory("c") ) This macro simply unifies two KDE macros that allow us the exportation of the plugin. Loading Plugins Now let's get prepared to make our application find and load every compatible plugin. We'll make use of a simple helper that uses standard KDE methods in order to locate and load plugins. Here follows header and implementation PLUGINLOADER.H #include <QObject> #include "plugintest_macros.h" class Plugin; class PluginLoader : public QObject { Q_OBJECT public: PluginLoader(QObject * parent); virtual ~PluginLoader(); void loadAllPlugins(); signals: void pluginLoaded(Plugin * plugin); }; PLUGINLOADER.CPP #include "pluginloader.h" #include "plugin.h" #include <KServiceTypeTrader> #include <KDebug> PluginLoader::PluginLoader(QObject * parent) : QObject(parent) { } PluginLoader::~PluginLoader() { } void PluginLoader::loadAllPlugins() { kDebug() << "Load all plugins"; KService::List offers = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query("TextEditor/Plugin"); KService::List::const_iterator iter; for(iter = offers.begin(); iter < offers.end(); ++iter) { QString error; KService::Ptr service = *iter; KPluginFactory *factory = KPluginLoader(service->library()).factory(); if (!factory) { //KMessageBox::error(0, i18n("
KPluginFactory could not load the plugin:
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", // service->library())); kError(5001) << "KPluginFactory could not load the plugin:" << service->library(); continue; } Plugin *plugin = factory->create<Plugin>(this); if (plugin) { kDebug() << "Load plugin:" << service->name(); emit pluginLoaded(plugin); } else { kDebug() << error; } } } The code shown simply queries SyCoCa for a plugin for the TextEditor. When creating a plugin a .desktop file is provided with the Service Type the plugin is designed for. We'll see later how to set the proper Service Type for our custom plugin. We emit the pluginLoaded signal when the plugin is properly loaded so that the application will integrate it in the GUI. Handling plugins by the Main Application I'll just show pieces of code that handle plugin loading in the main window. Let's assume we have a pointer to our KTextEdit simply called editor. void MyMainWindow::loadPlugins() { PluginLoader *loader = new PluginLoader(this); connect(loader, SIGNAL(pluginLoaded(Plugin*)), this, SLOT(addPlugin(Plugin*))); loader->loadAllPlugins(); } So with this piece of code we ask PluginLoader to load all plugins and call the slot pluginLoaded we'll see now to implement the plugins in the interface. The loadPlugins method is supposed to be called at the beginning of the application in order to load everything before the user can start using it. Of course you can decide what to do with your plugins and ignore this suggestion :). void MyMainWindow::addPlugin(Plugin *plugin) { editor = plugin->editorInterface(); guiFactory()->addClient(plugin); } Since our plugin inherits KXMLGuiClient we can provide any kind of gui client supported and KDE will automagically load it into our application. So this code snippet simply integrates our plugin with the main window. A Simple Plugin Example Retrieved from "https://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Development/Tutorials/Services/Plugins&oldid=67449" Category: Tutorial Content is available under Creative Commons License SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted.


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According to today's Wall Street Journal, an ad-hoc panel of 12 tax law professors "mostly agreed" that Coach Bill Belichick will be able to deduct his fine from his income taxes. The primarily rationale: Technically, the NFL found that he was guilty of breaking a rule, not cheating.
This distinction might also explain why there was no talk of a forfeit: A forfeit might be an appropriate punishment for cheating, but not for breaking a rule. (more…)


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James Bond has met his toughest foe to date -- money problems.
MGM's studios financial woes have forced 007 to holster his sidearms "indefinitely," the studio announced on Monday. The franchise is on hold until further notice.
"Due to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of MGM and the failure to close a sale of the studio, we have suspended development on BOND 23 indefinitely," producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said in a joint statement to the BBC. "We do not know when development will resume and do not have a date for the release of BOND 23."
This is sad news indeed for the 23rd Bond which will bring the barely-bottled rage of Daniel Craig back to the screen. Previously it was due as soon as 2011. The added bonus of Sam Mendes supposedly directing was particularly alluring.
Craig is keeping his cool, as you might expect. The "Casino Royale" star said: "I have every confidence in Barbara and Michael's decision and look forward to production resuming as quickly as possible."
And no doubt if MGM doesn't get its act together, another studio will be happy to take the troublesome agent. "Casino Royale" was the most successful installment in the franchise's 48-year history, taking $594 million at the global box office.
MGM Problems Leave Bond Franchise Shaken
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Beef & stout stew with carrots
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- kcal562
- fat23g
- saturates8g
- carbs26g
- sugars20g
- fibre6g
- protein58g
- salt1.5g
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1kg stewing beef, cut into large chunks
The classic choice of meat for a British Sunday roast. Beef is full of flavour, as…
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 10 carrots, cut into large chunks
The carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 500ml can Guinness
- 1 beef stock cube
- pinch of sugar
Honey and syrups made from concentrated fruit juice were the earliest known sweeteners. Today,…
- 3 bay leaves
- big thyme sprig
This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint…
- Creamy parsnip mash, to serve (see recipe below)
The fact that the parsnip is a member of the carrot family comes as no surprise – it looks…
Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Heat the oil in large lidded casserole dish, brown the meat really well in batches, then set aside. Add the onion and carrots to the dish, give them a good browning, then scatter over the flour and stir. Tip the meat and any juices back into the dish and give it all a good stir. Pour over the Guinness and crumble in the stock cube. Season the stew with salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar. Tuck in the herbs and bring everything to a simmer.
Cover with a lid and place in the oven for about 2½ hrs until the meat is really tender. The stew can now be chilled and frozen for up to 3 months – defrost completely before reheating until piping hot. Leave the stew to settle a little, then serve with Creamy parsnip mash for a true celebration of winter vegetables.
Recipe Tip
Creamy parsnip mashBoil 900g potatoes with 3 peeled, chopped parsnips for 15 mins until tender. Drain well, then mash with a large knob of butter and 4 tbsp crème fraîche or double cream. Season with salt and pepper and serve piping hot.


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What a fantastic day! seriously, I lost my caffeine tolerance over the last week, so my single cup (ok it was rather strong, and the plunger went funny so there were a lot of grounds in it) of coffee yesterday resulted in me twitching and having profound thoughts until about 4am… the worst part? I had coffee at like midday! Seriously!
And when my ipod decided that pretending that it didn't need charging wasn't working anymore I got to twitch along in silence, while mumbling the words to the collected works of the Parlotones. It was a new low. Seriously.
But this morning decided not to be mean and nasty and bright and sunny, and instead was cloudy enough to allow me an extra hour and a half of sleep. As my traps have gone far beyond 'comfortably worn in' to the realm of 'gross and nasty and worn out' I changed them for shiny new traps, as well as finishing the leftover coffee from yesterday. Eventually at about 10 I decided that I had had enough waiting around, and I figured although it was cloudy it might just be warm enough for the odd lizard to be out, particularly since it was such a wet and miserable weekend.
And it was pretty good! the sun came out in short bursts, which let me find a few lizards, and they were cold enough to take full advantage of the sun (and generally let me catch them!). By about 2:30 the wind was really starting to get ridiculous and was blowing my traps everywhere, not to mention that the lizards were under their rocks in the 'bomb drill' position (I can imagine if I want to!), so I headed home for the day. Right now I'm over the halfway mark for my minimum number of lizards I need, and over a third for the number I really want, and exactly halfway to the number in the middle that I will probably settle for n the end!
As it was nice and cold again I decided to take the opportunity to go for a run. It's been too hot or too wet and I've been too lazy for the last few days, but I've also been watching my muscle tone vanish completely which is just depressing. So I walked up the driveway (when I say up, I mean UP, it's about 1.5 km of upness) and ten ran along the road to the next-farm neighbour's gate. By the time I'd got there I was totally finished (did I mention the driveway is really steep?) and then I realised the key difference between the treadmill and the real world: I had to walk back! And for some weird reason it was uphill the whole way. And it was far! I think it's about 5km in total, but it felt much much further! I ran little bits because I got bored, and I was hot and tired, and eventually I got home and collapsed in the chair on the veranda eating carrots.
Because I could.
After that I started measuring lizards, but I stopped to have a tea-break and check my email, and wound up chatting on messenger with CG for about 2 hours. Of course whenever I speak to people I seem to turn into a cross between Oprah and a fortune-cookie. Maybe that's why hermits always gave advice? There's something kind of zennishness about the isolation and the time I have to think about things. As she is one of the key players in my social circle I also got to ask her all about my boy-troubles (which are very non-dramatic) and she had a very different perspective, which means that tomorrow i get to find a rock and sit and think through everything all over again.
Oh, and the person who invented cherry-lollipop flavour yoghurt deserves some kind of Nobel prize or something. It's SO good!
And there's a frog on my window (on the glass) eating all the moths and Christmas beetles and stuff. I will call him Victor, because he kind of looks like a Victor.
I'm still twitching slightly, but I've managed to stop bouncing around in my chair, so there's even hope for some sleep tonight!


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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Monsoon rains reached India's southern coast of Kerala a few days later than usual on Friday, offering relief to farmers eagerly waiting for the start of the wet season that is crucial for their summer crops.
But the slight delay in the monsoon's onset is unlikely to have a major impact on sowing of rice, pulses and cotton that has started in many growing areas of northwest and southern India, taking advantage of pre-monsoon showers.
The formation of a possible El Nino weather phenomenon, which can cause drought in South Asia, is only expected to have an impact later in the four-month rainy season.
"We don't foresee any El Nino impact in the first month of the monsoon season," said B.P. Yadav, head of the National Weather Forecasting Centre at the India Meteorological Department in New Delhi.
Last month, the IMD forecast a patchy monsoon season with a high chance of El Nino.
Weather officials on Friday confirmed the monsoon's onset - a decision that takes into account rainfall measured at weather stations in Kerala and westerly wind speeds.
Rainfall was around 40 percent below average across India in the first week of the season. Progress northwards of the annual rains is expected to be slow and they are unlikely to cover half the nation by the first half of June.
Farmers have heeded the advice issued by the newly elected government to sow crops early this year to take advantage of pre-monsoon showers. They were also advised to use short duration seeds of cotton, pulses, corn and soybeans.
In 2013 the monsoon hit Kerala on June 1, two days ahead of the official forecast and in line with the long-term average. The season brought above-average rainfall across the country, resulting in a record grain harvest.
Rains are vital to rejuvenate an economy battling its longest economic slowdown since the 1980s and to cool inflation that has averaged nearly 10 percent for the past two years.
The farm sector accounts for 14 percent of India's nearly $2 trillion economy, with two-thirds of its 1.2 billion population living in rural areas. Half of India's farmland still lacks access to irrigation. The country plans to expand irrigation coverage by at least a tenth by 2017 to cut its dependence on the seasonal rains.
Poor rains could hit summer crops such as rice, soybean, corn and cotton, raising food prices and pressuring economic growth that has nearly halved to below 5 percent in the past two years.
India's weather office had forecast the monsoon would arrive over Kerala on June 5, give or take four days.
The chance of dry spells in this year's monsoon is 40-45 percent compared to the usual 33 percent, said Andrew Colman, senior climate scientist at the UK Met Office.
Southern India, mainly parts of rice-growing areas of Andhra Pradesh, and cane areas of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, received plenty of rains in May, providing a cushion against any delay in progress of the wind-borne monsoon rains towards the mainland.
Farm Commissioner J.S. Sandhu said contingency plans have been in place for around 500 drought-prone districts, if the monsoon fails to arrive on time.
The healthy showers prior to the monsoon season raised water levels in the country's reservoirs to nearly half-way above normal, he added.
Usually, the monsoon covers half of India by mid-June, and engulfs its entire landmass by mid-July.
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text: California's most famous Gold Rush dates back to the morning of January 24, 1848, when James Marshall was making his customary inspection of the sawmill he was building for John Sutter. He was more interested in finishing the sawmill than the "shining flecks of metal" found in the running water. His discovery though, set an immediate "rush to the mines" and by the Spring of 1849, the largest gold rush in American History was under way. The people who really benefited from the large influx of people were the shipyard and lumber yard owners, since the population grew from 14,000 in 1848 to 250,000 by 1852. Other gold rushes include the Georgia Rush of 1829, Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 and the Porcupine Gold Rush of 1909. Come in and check out information on this great adventure in our country's history.


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Hello all. I've been playing Marathon for several years now, and have been playing using the online game-finder service for a while as well, so I've had a chance to play pretty much all of the multiplayer maps that are in circulation. And, let me tell you -- they stink!
The most contrived, most repetitive, and probably the worst pack out of all of them is "Red Spectrum." I bet many of you have played it. It's gathered all the time on the game-finder, and it's pretty annoying, since the maps are so generic and cookie-cutter. I saw it on Fileball once, and it had like 4.8 with 20 votes or so. It had a lot, but why?
What's there to find in any of these maps? All of the map packs that are supposed to be "big names" are generic, repetitive, and don't bring anything new to my multiplayer experience -- and I've been playing Coriolis Loop on LAN for a while. Those are good maps, and a good pack overall. All of the maps aren't the same thing over and over.
But back to Red Spectrum, which is the King of Filth! It's the biggest, the oldest, and the most popular, due to the loudmouthed mapper that nobody really likes anyway but never shuts his trap about his crap. I've been playing several rounds lately, and they're all on these maps. Some that come to mind:
Happy Hour. More like, unhappy hour, because this is the blandest map ever. A circle with a ledge, huh? That's amazing...ly stupid. There's no guns anywhere, and everything is the same few textures. Was this map made in 1996? This is a reject.
Grave Danger. I've heard people tout this one as the best map in the pack, but why? Again, there's no guns anywhere, and the layout is so contrived. Did the mapper actually think when he planned this one out? Everything is in the same place as Happy Hour, only with more annoyance. Yeah, long hallways that end in elevators! Elevators that are protected! What was he thinking?! Getting around this map is a pain, and it's frustrating and stupid. Yet this is the best he can muster? Whatever.
Infinite Rhapsody. Don't get me started here. All he did was rip off Duality, but he missed the point of the original completely. I know that it's some kind of clever combination, but it fails because it looks and feels like Duality, only without the strategy. So it's just a giant, boring arena. Like Happy Hour. And the weapons are about as hard to find. Next.
Jerusalem's Lot. Come on, the architecture is almost identical to Grave Danger. I guess asking for 30 unique maps was a bit too much to ask, huh? More guns, but worse balance. Shotgun whoring is the real way to win this one! Again, what was he thinking? Were these maps tested at all? This isn't fun to play. There's no fairness in this map.
YYZ. Cute reference to Rush -- too much Guitar Hero? Maybe you should go back to that. This map is dumb. Who wants to use the Submachine Gun? There's a reason why it's a minor weapon in most good maps: it sucks! A prime dueling map, my arse. This is terrible. And the architecture is almost unique, until you realize he just rips it off of Age of Aquarius, which is almost a good map, except it actually is really bad.
The Wildfire. Remember the unfairness of Jerusalem's Lot? Yeah, same thing here. Stupid. There's no balance in this map.
X-24. BORING. Big, bland, and boring.
Morrolan's Castle. Also pretty boring. Oh, a castle, you are a creative mastermind, Mr. Mapper! I have never seen this implemented before! Except I did, in Marathon EVIL, which did a lot better than this piece of crap. No guns, no ammo, and way too many powerups! There's no flow in this one at all, either. Nothing works. It's the least intuitive multiplayer map that I've ever experienced, and it really doesn't work out at all.
There are lots more maps in this pack, but they're all the same. The flow is horrid, the architecture is contrived and generic, the weapons are unbalanced, and overall, there's nothing enjoyable or fun at all. Why does everyone put this map up so high? It's ridiculous how terrible it is. There's no consideration to weapon balance. Right, like, if you put every gun everywhere, the map will be balanced? No! That's not how it works! There needs to be strategy to weapon usage, and that's just completely out the window here, as the most powerful weapon will always always win. And infinite ammunition makes the whole concept of limited ammo meaningless. What was he thinking?
It's sad that the mapping style that Red Spectrum has is coming up in more maps nowadays, because it's so BAD. What happened to the good old days? Coriolis Loop had it perfectly. Every map was a fair and balanced one, and a unique experience.
In closing, please stop playing Red Spectrum.
PS: What kind of name is that, anyway? Red Spectrum? A spectrum of one color? Was the mapper high when he made that name?


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The barriers to reliable information sharing are numerous.
A crucial aspect of most management quality programs is standardization-an attempt to make sure processes produce optimal results every time. One reason standardization is easier said than done is because data systems have yet to allow us to enter data once and then let everyone who needs that information access it on-demand. Will technology eventually let us stop wasting our time searching for the information we need?
Major projects throughout government are seeking to produce more perfect information systems. The Army, for example, is developing the Future Combat Systems. FCS would create a way to capture key information about the battlefield and instantly make it available to soldiers on the ground, their front-line leaders and central commanders. Intelligence agencies have spent years working on systems that gather data from a variety of sources so analysts can identify potential national security threats. The Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey constantly are working on systems that capture information and disseminate it to the right people in order to predict natural disasters.
These efforts have run into numerous obstacles that have so far prevented them from developing perfect information systems-ones that capture all the right data and share it with all the right people at the right times.
For one, such efforts have tended to be expensive. FCS has been a target for budget hawks since its inception a decade ago as cost estimates have risen. Major systems take a long time to develop and run into hiccups along the way. It's hard to maintain funding support through the duration.
Developing such systems also can be politically controversial, as was the case with the Defense Department's Total Information Awareness program, one version of the intelligence agencies' data collection efforts. Lawmakers sought to kill the program because of concerns that it was developing into a big brother-type system that gathered too much personal data about Americans, violating their privacy.
Programs that try to connect people in different agencies with a common set of data face a huge set of challenges. Different agencies use different words to describe the same things, meaning they have to change the way they talk about key information in order to standardize data. The things they measure also can be slightly different-one might use inches and another centimeters, for example-requiring additional work to standardize information. Agencies also use different computer systems that have their own idiosyncrasies, making standardization even more difficult.
For example, the USASpending.gov site tries to offer users one place to look up information about government contractors and grantees. But the two primary systems that USASpending.gov draws information from do not have standard methods for identifying contractors and grantees. That has forced site administrators to try to standardize the names of the contractors and grantees. "There may exist some errors in these parent company assignments, so that transaction records that really apply to different contractors are grouped together," USASpending.gov explains.
Technology won't solve every problem that prevents information from being shared effectively. But if managers are committed to making better data available to people when they need it, their agencies will be able to at least reduce the errors caused by the lack of the right information.
Brian Friel covered management and human resources at Government Executive for six years and is now a National Journal staff correspondent.
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News Archives - 2005
BSW Mexico Consortium receives 2006 CSWE Award
26th Advent Vespers Celebration/Velkommen Jul to be held Dec. 2
Vocatio Chapel Series: Nathan Dungan
The 2004 25th Advent Vespers Celebration to be televised
- Jason Davis of 5 Eyewitness News to speak at
Augsburg November 4
Augsburg Theatre Arts Department presents The Seagull
Auggie women's soccer in MIAC playoffs
Tamara Aeschliman to speak on vocation November 11
Pan Afrikan Video Premiere
Vocatio Chapel Series: "Vocation and Money"
Augsburg Honors Program presents "Four Vignettes: Exploring the Minds of C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud"
Executive Management Lecture Series: "Change and Challenges: Issues Facing the American Labor Movement and the Nation in a Changing Global Workplace"
Special Reading by Heid Erdrich
Sheila Raye Charles, daughter of Ray Charles, at Augsburg Monday, Nov. 28
Concert Violinist, Oleg Pokhanovski, to perform
October 12 in Sateren
Convocation Series: Father Fernando Cardenal
Augsburg wrestling team met with President Bush at White House
Lucy Dalglish, director of the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, at Augsburg
Lori Arviso Alvord M.D., scheduled to read from autobiography
Janet Horvath, Minnesota Orchestra cellist and author, on campus
Chris Beckman to speak about addiction and
Augsburg's space research has a new connection to the "Old Country"
First-year students begin college in service to community
Augsburg Cares: Relief Effort for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
The 2005 Christensen Symposium
The Original Dr. Phil?
Inauguration of David Tiede as Bernhard M. Christensen Professor
New leadership for Campus Kitchen
Augsburg College ranked in U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2006"
Former Augsburg College President Oscar Anderson dies at 89
- Augsburg College hosts ACTC screenwriting
"Tina" Marie O'Brien awarded Leadership Fellowship from the Bush Foundation
Augsburg 2004 Homecoming event nominated for award
Tony Schaden receives Marina Christensen Justice
President Frame announces plans for 2006 retirement
Michael Steinberg, concert program annotator,
to lead class on Beethoven String Quartets
Bob Groven named Honors program director
New cooperative European Exchanges Announced
2005 All-Student Juried Art Exhibition
2005 Senior Art Exhibition
The Augsburg Native American Film Series 2005 in collaboration with Independent Indigenous Film Minneapolis
The 2005 Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Lecture
President of Science Museum to speak on campus
The Hope House: Discovering the World Together
Sophomore Jeanette Clark recognized as a 'Neighborhood Hero'
Busting Buckthorn: Students at the Dodge Nature Center
Jeanette Clark: Cooking up a recipe for success
Marianne Hirsti on campus March 4
Winona LaDuke on campus to present Thunderbird Woman: Winona LaDuke
Michael Jacobs to perform on campus
Augsburg College chosen for the Princeton Review's 'Colleges With a Conscience'
Internationally acclaimed soprano, Audrey Stottler, to perform benefit concert for Twin Cities Public Schools
Women of the World: Focus on Somalia
Augsburg expands pilot of online courses
- The 2005 Peace Prize Forum Convocation: "Finding
Security in an Unsecure World"
The Augsburg 2004-2005 Convocation Series: Jane Jeong Trenka, "Outsiders Within"
Parker Palmer is 2005 Commencement speaker
Windows on the World
Native American Indian Film Series
Motivational Speaker Juliet Funt on campus Feb. 22
Augsburg Speech Team Wins Sweepstakes Award at State Tournament


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?A captain for the Champions Trophy will also be named Tuesday. He will be the choice of the BCB president,? said BCB?s cricket committee chairman Mahbub Anam on Monday.
O Captain! My Captain!
by chinaman
Published: 25th August, 2004
According to media, former captain Khaled Mahmud is foremost in the running for the makeshift responsibility. Vice-captain Rajin Saleh and another ex-captain Khaled Mashud were also reportedly in contention.
Two interesting points here. Why the BCB has to rely solely on its president, can't the cricket operations committee make the call? If the decision is so hard, how one person could make it simple?
Anyway, lets try to analyze the situation.
First we need to set a target. To a minimum, we need to stage a respectable show in the Champion's Trophy as well as in the practice matches. Our mission would be fairly accomplished if we manage to win comfortably all of the practice matches and tight games in the trophy. A win against the West Indies is not out of the reach. Any win in the trophy would be a much welcome bonus.
Second point refers to how we could reach that target. Against Hong Kong in the recently concluded Asia Cup, we managed to score 221 runs. Even though we ended up winning by a huge margin of 116 runs, officials in the BCB, media and fans were not that satisfied. It went further downhill with the progressive dismal performance with the bat that were to follow in that tournament.
A closer look would reveal that all the dissatisfactions circled around our bating only. No one voiced a single word against our bowling except for a few raised eyebrows about the match against the Lankans.
At this point, it would be fair to say that we are not too unhappy with our current available bowling attack while the batting continues to give us missing heart beats.
It is prudent that we need improvements in the batting department more than the attacking one.
Now, lets try to define "respectable show" (winning is the best show, I wouldn't discuss it here). It is the kind of performance that has the potential to give us much relief even if we end up in the loosing side. Two hypothetical situation may help us visualize the scenario.
In the first example, we score 250+ and end up loosing by any margin. In the second, we score less than 150 and end up loosing by any margin.
Unless it is really close, like a one wicket or just few runs defeat, we can not take much positives from the second example. On the other hand, 250+ would provide much boast to our delight irrespective of the margin of loss.
Rajin Saleh
Here again we see that improved batting is the call of the time. Concomitant improvement in the bowling is desirable but not at the cost of a batting hope.
With the addition of Nazmul, our attack is even better. Too bad, we can't have the service of Razzak at the moment.
Tapash, Aziz, Nazmul, Mahmud, Mushfiq, Rafique and Rana comprise our attack. We need five from the seven in any match. Tapash seems to be a natural choice. One spinner is essential according to the pundits. Both Rafique and Rana are capable of doing their job well with the ball. Rana's remarkable consistency and flexibility with the bat make him an automatic choice in the final eleven. Isn't it time to spare him all those unsetling changes and to capitulate on his alround capabilities instead?
Only an expert could say if we need two SLAs in a match or not. The weather and pitch might also play a role in this regard.
Nazmul enjoyed some recent success in the English condition. Yes it was against the juniors, but managing the ball to swing and to deliver the ball to the right place are functions of ability more than the quality of the opponent. If he doesn't succumb to major disaster in the practice matches, I believe, he deserves a place in at least one of the two matches.
Mushfiq is a true work horse. He works real hard to make things happen. On his day he could give quite a scare to the batsmen. But after tying the knot he seems to have divided concentration. Of course we can't blame him. I don't consider him to be an alrounder though, not at least for now.
Mahmud. The master of deception in our cricket. He is by far the only pacer who uses his brain more than any of his compatriots while bowling. He also seems to have some tricky variations (deception?) in his bag. Careless batsmen will pay dearly to his magic. But the careful ones will have little mercy on Mahmud, as the history will testify. His batting is comparable to any other bowlers and at times may be just a little higher.
Aziz on the other hand is a decent pace bowler. He is dangerous if the pitch shows early movements. But his real worth lies in the slog overs where he proved remarkable talent and cool many a times. With the bat, he can spend quite some time at the crease collecting valuable singles and providing support. I wouldn't hesitate to put my faith on him at the moment.
Since Rana can justify his position as a batsman alone and Tapash is our best hope with Aziz a close second, that leaves us with two bowlers to choose from four. A rotation among the fours depending upon their performance in the practice matches is a good way to go. We can even include Aziz in the loop if we want to. So there is no automatic choice beyond Tapash and Rana. And none of the rest can justify his position as a batsman.
A captain must ensure his place in the playing eleven not only for just one match but also for all of them. With this analysis, Mahmud can not replace a batsman and must fight for his place as a bowler first before he can be considered to lead the tigers. His contention to the captaincy can not be justified at present.
Khaled Masud has his place written in stone for a while now. His performance is very good. But leadership qualities were absent not too long ago. Under Whatmore and with time, the former skipper had chances to reflect on his weaknesses. The coach, selectors and his close associates would have a better idea. He is a rightful contender of the captaincy.
Rajin Saleh had some bad patches. But towards the end of the Asia Cup, he again showed glimpses of hopes. We still can count on him big time as long as he is at the crease. With the absence of Bashar, his place in the eleven is firmer than ever. As the current vice captain, he had opportunities to experience closely the rigors of leadership and to prepare himself accordingly. He can genuinely claim the temporary skipper ship.
If we can manage to stay above all emotions and look with utmost professionalism for a captain, we can easily rule out Mahmud. With the remaining two, both has weaknesses. But the argument of age in case of Rajin is futile. He is young, true, but old enough to play Test cricket, good enough to justify his place in the squad and be a vice captain. But his inexperience as a captain is a negative point. Masud has experience, but a tainted one, with both bowling rotation and behavior.
Remember Bashar, our captain? He also didn't had experience as a captain either. In fact, unless given the opportunity, nobody will have experience. I personally believe and many would agree that, neither Masud nor Rajin will make serious blunder as a temporary captain for the coming few matches. Even if they do, that would be very unfortunate.
Now lets break the tie. With Masud being the skipper, we have nothing much to achieve for future captaincy in one hand and denying Rajin an opportunity to gather experience on the other. With Rajin being the skipper, denying Masud will not have any negative effect on him or on the team.
Finally, this will not be the only time we'd face such dilemma. If history is of any indication, we will have our regular captain not playing in a match or two for one reason or the other. Do the BCB guys have to scratch their heads and pull whatever hairs left every time that happens? We need to think twice before breaking an established protocol once it is made. If we break the protocol now, make no mistake, it will be broken many a times. But if we set a solid professional example now, it wouldn't be easy to break day after tomorrow.
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No matter your age, if you're single, you've probably thought about signing up for online dating.
"I couldn't get his ad, his profile out of my mind, so I finally decided i was just going to do it," says Ronda Grant, an Orlando woman who met her husband, Ed, through online dating 11 years ago.
"We started talking, and I knew there was something different there so we met," says Ed Grant.
That led to date after date, and eventually marriage. People like Ronda and Ed fuel this billion-dollar annual business.
But before you sign up and start searching, be cautious.
"You have thugs and predators that are patrolling the Internet every day, trying to find a victim of opportunity," says James Copenhaver, a private investigator.
He says crooks and con artists prey on people who are lonely, going after them for money, a quick hook-up, or worse -- sexual assault.
"He starts reeling her in to the point where he'll then bump it up to a phone call, and after a few phone calls, then that predator will want to meet this female," says Copenhaver.
But, if you pay attention, you can spot the predator. First, be on the lookout for lies.
"Literally come up with some questions to ask this person, and let it go for a couple days, or even a couple weeks, and go back and ask a couple of those questions over, and see if that person gives the same answer," says Copenhaver.
When you do meet, pick a public spot, like a restaurant. And watch out for the person who tries to take you back to their place too soon.
"I think it certainly provides a temptation," says Rick Brown, a relationship therapist.
He thinks online dating has given married men and women an easy way to have an affair.
"They're just feeling dissatisfied, unhappy, they're not ready to leave the relationship, but they are yearning for some kind of connection," says Brown.
If you're not careful, you could unknowingly be going out with the cheater. That's where sites like Google and Facebook may come in handy.
"Use that internet to do your homework, where you actually do an additional search on this person, see who their friends are," says Brown.
Bexar County also offers free searches of records of marriage certificates, among other papers.
But remember, not everyone is dishonest. Just look at Ronda and Ed Grant -- an online dating success story with their own advice to finding the winner.
"Pay attention to what you read, and then pay attention to what you hear when you're talking to them," says Ed Grant. "If there's inconsistencies, that's a sure sign that something's up."
"You just really gotta take the first plunge, the first jump and just contact the person and take it from there, but just do it carefully," says Ronda Grant.
She also says that, when you go on a date, make sure to check in with your friends and if they don't hear from you by a certain time, have them call the police.


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Television Indecency!
I wrote last night of internet obscenity. Today, the Second Circuit handed down its opinion in Fox v. FCC, declaring unconstitutional the FCC's indecency policy of fining network television stations for broadcasting fleeting expletives.
The Second Circuit heard this case on remand from the Supreme Court, which last term upheld the FCC's regulation as a matter of administrative law by a 5-4 vote. The Court refused to address the constitutional question of whether the policy violated the First Amendment – the issue the Second Circuit answered in the affirmative today.
Justice Thomas concurred in last year's conservative majority, expressing his willingness to strike down the regulation on constitutional grounds even though he did not believe it to be impermissibly arbitrary or capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. Thomas advocated for overturning precedents that gave less First Amendment protection to broadcast speech than otherwise given to utterances in printed media or cable television. "Red Lion and Pacifica," he wrote, "were unconvincing when they were issued, and the passage of time has only increased doubt regarding their continued validity."
Thomas has made a career out of similar separate opinions calling for breaks from incorrect precedents. While commentators may debate the long-term influence of Thomas's lone cry in McDonald this term to overturn over a century of precedent so to exhume the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, they may find more immediate satisfaction if FCC v. Fox (captioned Fox v. FCC in today's Second Circuit opinion) gets back to the Court on the constitutional issue.
Here's the money quote from Judge Pooler's opinion, which echoes Thomas's concurrence:
The Networks argue that the world has changed since Pacifica and the reasons underlying the decision are no longer valid. Indeed, we face a media landscape that would have been almost unrecognizable in 1978. Cable television was still in its infancy. The Internet was a project run out of the Department of Defense with several hundred users. Not only did Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter not exist, but their founders were either still in diapers or not yet conceived. In this environment, broadcast television undoubtedly possessed a "uniquely pervasive presence in the lives of all Americans." Pacifica, 438 U.S. at 748.
The same cannot be said today. The past thirty years has seen an explosion of media sources, and broadcast television has become only one voice in the chorus. Cable television is almost as pervasive as broadcast – almost 87 percent of households subscribe to a cable or satellite service – and most viewers can alternate between broadcast and non-broadcast channels with a click of their remote control. See In re Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming, 24 FCC Rcd. 542, at ¶ 8 (2009). The internet, too, has become omnipresent, offering access to everything from viral videos to feature films and, yes, even broadcast television programs. […]
Moreover, technological changes have given parents the ability to decide which programs they will permit their children to watch. […] In short, there now exists a way to block programs that contain indecent speech in a way that was not possible in 1978. In fact, the existence of technology that allowed for household-by-household blocking of "unwanted" cable channels was one of the principle distinctions between cable television and broadcast media drawn by the Supreme Court in Playboy. The Court explained:
The option to block reduces the likelihood, so concerning to the Court in Pacifica, that traditional First Amendment scrutiny would deprive the Government of all authority to address this sort of problem. The corollary, of course, is that targeted blocking enables the Government to support parental authority without affecting the First Amendment interests of speakers and willing listeners – listeners for whom, if the speech is unpopular or indecent, the privacy of their own homes may be the optimal place of receipt.
We can think of no reason why this rationale for applying strict scrutiny in the case of cable television would not apply with equal force to broadcast television in light of the V-chip technology that is now available.
Nevertheless, Pooler refused to defy Supreme Court precedent and instead struck down the regulation as an impermissibly vague restriction on speech:
We agree with the Networks that the indecency policy is impermissibly vague. The first problem arises in the FCC's determination as to which words or expressions are patently offensive. For instance, while the FCC concluded that "bullshit" in a "NYPD Blue" episode was patently offensive, it concluded that "dick" and "dickhead" were not. Omnibus Order, 21 F.C.C. Rcd 2664, at ¶¶ 127-128. Other expletives such as "pissed off," up yours," "kiss my ass," and "wiping his ass" were also not found to be patently offensive. Id. at ¶ 197. The Commission argues that its three-factor "patently offensive" test gives broadcasters fair notice of what it will find indecent. However, in each of these cases, the Commission's reasoning consisted of repetition of one or more of the factors without any discussion of how it applied them. Thus, the word "bullshit" is indecent because it is "vulgar, graphic and explicit" while the words "dickhead" was not indecent because it was "not sufficiently vulgar, explicit, or graphic." This hardly gives broadcasters notice of how the Commission will apply the factors in the future. […]
[T]he absence of reliable guidance in the FCC's standards chills a vast amount of protected speech dealing with some of the most important and universal themes in art and literature. Sex and the magnetic power of sexual attraction are surely among the most predominant themes in the study of humanity since the Trojan War. The digestive system and excretion are also important areas of human attention. By prohibiting all "patently offensive" references to sex, sexual organs, and excretion without giving adequate guidance as to what "patently offensive" means, the FCC effectively chills speech, because broadcasters have no way of knowing what the FCC will find offensive. To place any discussion of these vast topics at the broadcaster's peril has the effect of promoting wide self-censorship of valuable material which should be completely protected under the First Amendment.
What seems certain from last year's vote is that the Supreme Court, should it grant certiorari in this case, will affirm the Second Circuit's judgment. If the four liberals–Stevens, Souter, Breyer, and Ginsburg–would have invalidated the policy on administrative law grounds, they would likely strike it down on constitutional grounds as well. And Thomas would surely provide a fifth vote, given his concurrence. Because no other member of the Court's Fox majority joined Thomas's concurrence, I question whether Roberts, Scalia, or Alito will side with the dissenters on the constitutional question, though I fall back on conventional wisdom in thinking that Kennedy is up for grabs.
The question now is whether the Court would follow Thomas's suggestion and remove the constitutional distinctions between broadcast and other mediums, thereby submitting all speech restrictions to strict scrutiny. We don't know how Sotomayor or Kagan would look towards uprooting precedent, especially one of Kagan's (assuming she gets confirmed) predecessor's landmark rulings. Stevens himself intimated in his Fox dissent that "Justice Thomas and I disagree about the continued wisdom of Pacifica," implying that he would follow the Second Circuit's void-for-vagueness ruling rather than overturn himself.
Justice Ginsburg, however, signaled her openness to joining Thomas by citing Justice Brennan's Pacifica dissent:
The Pacifica decision, however it might fare on reassessment, see ante,at 6 (Thomas, J., concurring), was tightly cabined, and for good reason. In dissent, Justice Brennan observed that the Government should take care before enjoining the broadcast of words or expressions spoken by many "in our land of cultural pluralism." 438 U. S., at 775. That comment, fitting in the 1970's, is even more potent today. If the reserved constitutional question reaches this Court, see ante, at 26 (majority opinion), we should be mindful that words unpalatable to some may be "commonplace" for others, "the stuff of everyday conversations." 438 U. S., at 776 (Brennan, J., dissenting).
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Kennedy has been consistently libertarian on free speech issues, so should be a reasonably safe bet. As far as bets go.
[…] York Times, Constitutional Law Prof Blog, the Volokh Conspiracy, the Washington Post, PrawfsBlawg, First One @ One First, and the L.A. Times – note, the Supreme Court could become involved in the case again if the FCC […]
The first one is tricky — don't know how that would apply in this context — the second does show he isn't pure, but Stevens did join him there, so it very well could have been strategic in some fashion. Overall, however, he has been pretty consistent in cases involving sex related speech, including virtual child porn.
I won't quite say it's a done deal; but it seems more than a crapshoot, if that word is appropriate here.
[…] law, but he expressed a willingness to strike down the rule on First Amendment grounds. As Mike Sacks reports, Tuesday's Second Circuit opinion echoes Thomas' concurrence. The Second Circuit reached the […]


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The Vanguard Class frigate had been under way at Inter galactic speeds for the better part of a fortnight. travelling the vast void between galaxies, away from Nehellenium, out into the emptiness. Aboard, space lord Cromwell waited on the command deck. the ship had dropped out of Trans-tunnel and was making it's way to their destination under conventional warp. One of the crew at navigation station spoke "Were approaching the rendezvous point, picking up no thermal signatures." "You wouldn't Mr Alister" Cromwell replied. he reached for the control panel and flicked an oddly out of place mechanical switch. in front of the frigate, two large spotlights activated, sending out beams of light from the now near stationary ship. from the 2 by 6 meter window, not much could me made out as the ship drifted, just darkness, and then, out nowhere a large antenna came into view, "Bring us around 80 degrees mark 2-7-4" The ship swung around, bringing a giant tunnel like structure into view, the ships spotlight not reaching the end. "Take us in Alister". The feeling on the command deck was distinctly uneasy. Travelling into the maw of the structure, crew aboard could just about make out Platforms to either side of the vessel, and then a light in the immediate distance caught the gaze of Cromwell, it was a docking arm, protruding from a platform on the starboard side. It reached out and automatically grabbed the ships airlock, locking on firmly. Cromwell stood straight and cleared his voice "Welcome to the belly of the beast!" The whole crew jumped as a voice came over the Intercom. Cromwell spoke in reply "I trust everything is in order dock master Lark?" "Aye, but this 'aint no Dock". Cromwell made his way to the airlock, relieving the ship to Alister.
The door and there before him was dock master Lark, he was clutching a long halogen lamp, the sole bit of lighting in the whole corridor. "This way sir, the tram's a down, 'tis a bit of a trek". The pair walked down what seemed like endless unlit corridors, they were large, almost cave like, until they came to an open door, next to it was a sign "Deck 23 Sub-command 8". Inside was about a dozen, mechanics, working on wiring to the consoles. "My crews reported in sir, all three thousand of 'em", "Three thousand?, this place feels like a ghost ship". Cromwell hadn't seen a soul other than those in the room since boarding the vessel. "It's been 10 months sir, I'm gonna hate handing her over to ya", " If this works out you may be working on several more, if it works." Cromwell wasn't a fan of humanizing ships. "I 'm no sentimental sir, not since Spirit went down" "Spirit?!" The very name made a small tumor appear at the back of Cromwell's throat. "Aye I worked on her too... Shame aboot'er". The Spirit Of Ragnablok. Once the pride of not just a single empire, but a whole Alliance, now nothing more than a floating wreck above planet New York. "It's time" Cromwell commanded. "Computer: I am Third space lord Cromwell, I am formally taking command of... The Inexorable" The lights in the room slowly came up as a great mechanical sound grew louder, Then a click. Before Cromwell appeared a hologram, it was of an Elderly gentleman, looking late sixties, his skin pale, either by design or just because of the projection quality. "Starting computer boot sequence" The hologram spoke in an oddly Androgynous dispassionate voice. "Beginning generator startup". there were several great, booms, one after the other, as all 6 generators began, the lights rose fully, not just in this one room, but across the whole ship, the outside lit up like a city.
"Nominal power available". The hologram faded. "Sir, the trams will be working now, main bridge is but minutes away". "Thank you lark, I'll make my own way".
Alone Cromwell wandered the now lit corridors, fully appreciating the scale, he then stepped out into the open. His breath went. Across a chasm he saw the frigate that brought him here, it hung near motionless in the middle of a vast bay, at the front of which was two force fields, one on the floor, and one covering the chasm which his ship had entered. "Amazing...". Cromwell continued until he reached a station containing half a dozen trams, each leading into a vast pipe network. He glanced at a diagram of the system on a pillar, it made his head spin.
He left the tram and walked through a corridor, several blast doors opening and closing automatically for him, until he reached one final door, that opened revealing a vast command space, all perfectly gleaming. He looked out through the vast glass window, staring along the ships length, and ultimately into the void. Slowly the same hologram reappeared like a ghost, directly in front of his view. "Shall I lay a course?" Cromwell looked past him back at the view for a moment. "The Nehellenium staging post... and then... Planet. New. York."
Never again. seriously, I know you'll all want one now, but don't come bitching to me when you realize how fun making something this big in LDD is (un-fun to be sure). For those wondering:
Yes that is 8 Doubled up Exodus turrets
Yes it will kill all known things dead.
Yes that is a lot of turrets.
Yes the front was meant to look like that (Goatse much?).
Yes it can (just) fit some of my larger warships in.
No I don't have insecurities.
No I'm not ever going bigger.
And yes I am coming for New York, and for the Third Alliance, consider this a declaration of War. Or more a declaration of Vendetta, after all, true justice is Inexorable.


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But in spite of that, my overall experience over the last month or so has been decidedly negative. Part of that is that there is a moment where the elation that comes from having snagged an interview turns to dread that I will now have to convince these people to hire me. Another is that for every interview I've been granted, there are at least 15 I've missed. Getting one or two interviews and then seeing 15 or 30 jobs go down the drain has a way of taking the wind out of my sails. And then I start to think about how an interview isn't a job, it's a 1 in 4 chance of getting a campus visit. And a campus visit isn't a job, it's a 1 in 3 chance of getting an offer. And then I think, fuck.
To be clear, I am not trying to complain about my interviews. I am
Gotta love the job market.
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Get more out of your Squeezebox.
Introducing Squeezebox Apps.
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Oldsmobile lost market share in 1957 because it's design was considered to be dated in comparison with the new "Forwardlook" Chryslers, specifically Desoto (the company's direct competition). 54 years later, one look at this weathered Olds is enough for most car lovers to understand why GM's "dated" styling from 1957 is still so popular.
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There's a good chance you owned a Nokia phone at some point in your past—but even if not, the Nokia Sans typeface has become synonymous with the ubiquitous brand. Not anymore.
Hoping to distance itself from itself, Nokia's got a brand new bag—Nokia Pure, which looks sort of like the old Sans injected with Helvetica hormones. It's geared for easier small-screen readability and generally prettiness—sorely needed, as Nokia Sans was starting to look pretty fugly on smartphone displays. Will this be enough to turn Nokia's trajectory away from a black hole of design? On its own, no. But it's an okay start, if not one that makes us a briefly nostalgic for the phones we got our feet wet with. [Nokia via SlashGear]


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I know I did not scare Fran away with my passion to reunite people with their ancestors.
She wrote this beautiful message.
How wonderful for Lionel to share his album. It's a delight to follow your journey of discovery, which has been expanded so much by the people you have met and through the photos they have sent. How many have wished that they had been so enriched.
I have always been amazed by the generosity of genealogists; and your blog is a shining example. Looking forward to your next entry.
PS. I can see more family resemblance of the newly identified Amanda to my Grandmother Alice Alexandre, her niece. Thank you for the glimpse of how my great grandmother would have looked.
About all those pictures Lionel shared with us…, please contact me if you use them.
I don't mind sharing.
Enjoy our ancestors!
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Kelly Osbourne won't be settling down with Matthew Mosshart after all.
The pair have called off their engagement, a rep for Osbourne confirmed to E! News Wednesday.
"The split is amicable and the pair continue to have nothing but the utmost respect for one another," the rep said in a statement. "Kelly is looking forward to a new year full of fresh beginnings. No further comments will be provided by all parties and we request privacy, decorum and space from the press but don't expect it."
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Mosshart, a vegan chef, proposed last summer while they were vacationing in Anguilla and the pair announced their intention to tie the knot in July.
PHOTOS: Kelly & Matthew's romance rewind
Kelly was still wearing her engagement ring on the most recent episodes of "Fashion Police," but those taped before the winter holidays.
She and Mosshart were last photographed together in public Dec. 12 at the amFAR Inspiration Gala in Hollywood.
The 29-year-old star hinted at something being amiss earlier today, tweeting, "its all about perception sometimes the bad things that happen in life aren't really bad at all especially when you learn something from it!"
Us Weekly was first to report the breakup news.