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The Congress that just ended was dysfunctional and unpopular, and its successor promises to have as much trouble passing effective legislation.
Approval ratings for the 112th Congress dipped below 10 percent last year, meaning the institution was about as popular with the public as switching to a Communist regime, according to Gallup and Rasmussen polling data.
Maybe that was because lawmakers couldn't agree on much of anything - making them less productive, even, than the 80th Session that President Harry Truman famously dubbed the "do- nothing Congress." The 112th Congress deadlocked on a long- range plan to reduce the budget deficit. It couldn't pass an annual budget or figure out how to help the failing U.S. Postal Service. It didn't advance legislation on immigration, energy or tax policy.
"The types of fights that we saw in both houses, whether it was on the fiscal cliff or debt ceiling, are becoming more the norm than the exception," said Jessica Taylor, a senior analyst with the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report in Washington.
"That's not going to be ending" in the 113th Congress.
The historically unproductive 112th Congress is less popular than some odious insects, including head lice and cockroaches, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday.
Other things more popular than Congress, according to the survey, included root canals, Genghis Khan, used-car salesmen and Brussels sprouts. Congress, however, beat out telemarketers, North Korea and the Ebola virus.
The 2012 election didn't change the makeup of congressional leadership, with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats holding the Senate majority. The results only hardened the divides that thwarted deal-making, with moderates disappearing in both congressional chambers.
In the House, only 14 members align with the fiscally moderate Blue Dog Democratic coalition, down from 54 four years ago. Senate lawmakers known for working across the aisle on legislation, such as Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Democrat Ben Nelson of Nebraska, aren't members of the new Congress.
As lawmakers return to Capitol Hill later this month after convening the new session last week, they'll face a trio of deadlines that will crowd out most other issues. The need to raise the nation's borrowing limit will coincide with the start of automatic spending cuts that were delayed until late February, and a six-month extension of federal spending will expire in late March.
The spending cuts and stopgap funding bill are a direct result of the previous Congress's unsuccessful attempts to address the nation's most basic fiscal priorities.
The federal government is relying on temporary funding because of the congressional failure to adopt a budget.
Lawmakers designed the across-the-board spending cuts in 2011 as a way to force themselves into a broad debt-reduction agreement. That didn't happen, setting up more fights.
"It's going to dominate everything, quite frankly, spending is going to dominate the next two years," said Rep. James Lankford of Oklahoma, chairman of the Republican House Policy Committee. "When you're overspending a trillion dollars a year, it's tough to say a lot of other issues rise to the top." The departures of centrist lawmakers suggest that partisan divisions will prove a more serious obstacle to progress than a jammed calendar. Nelson, who retired, and Brown, who was defeated by Democrat Elizabeth Warren, were replaced by members expected to closely align with their party bases.
Other senators who worked on bipartisan measures and have exited include Republicans Olympia Snowe of Maine and Richard Lugar of Indiana, and Democrat Kent Conrad of North Dakota. While Democrats picked up two Senate seats for this session, their caucus is five short of the 60 votes needed to advance most major legislation.
In the Republican-led House, moderate Democrats from the South departed while many Republican Tea Party-backed members were re-elected, Taylor said.
"You have moderates leaving and both parties moving towards their extremes," he said, and "you'll see them try to push their parties toward those axes." This polarization is the main barrier to passing measures that would address a range of national priorities, said Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif.
Because of a system of closed party primaries, "we now have ideologically purified parties," he said. Sherman is the product of California's new primary system that allows members of the same party to compete against each other if they are the top two finishers in the first round of balloting.
Even some of Congress's newest lawmakers predict that the previous session's record is a script for the next two years.
In the final moments of the last session, House Republicans blocked a vote to provide Hurricane Sandy relief funds. A few days later, Republican leaders rushed a narrower flood insurance bill to the floor in the new session after Rep. Peter King, a New York Republican, and others protested the decision by House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, to cancel the vote on the broader measure.
It was a sobering display of the government's inability to respond to basic needs, said RRep. Mark Takano, a freshman Democrat from California who had just arrived in Washington. "I was shocked by the failure to pass aid for Sandy," he said.
The hurricane struck the Northeast Oct. 29. In 2005, Congress passed an aid measure 10 days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Still, some lawmakers say they see possible signs of bipartisanship. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said he's hopeful that Boehner could decide to bring to the floor bills supported by both Democrats and Republicans.
"My Republican friends have to decide how much more self- indulgence they want to engage in in terms of feel-good bills that are going nowhere," Connolly said. House Republicans have voted at least 33 times to repeal portions of the 2010 health- care law, for instance.
The expiration of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts and the series of automatic spending cuts set to take effect this month that the 112th Congress averted at the last moment risked a recession in the second half of this year. The stakes for the U.S. economy and financial markets are greater if talks break down over raising the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling, Takano said.
So far U.S. Treasury bond investors - who are most directly at risk in the event of a government default - are unfazed.
Yields on long-term U.S. debt are near record lows as investors appear convinced that Washington will manage to avoid defaulting on the nation's debt.
The practice of running the government's day-to-day operations through a series of temporary spending bills is expected to continue as Republicans and Democrats poise for a major fiscal clash in the next three months. Boehner is insisting spending cuts must accompany any increase in the debt limit or new federal funds needed to keep the government from shutting down.
President Barack Obama said efforts to cut the deficit must include new revenue, which Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and other Republicans reject. "I think Mr. McConnell is dead serious when he says 'We're done with taxes,'" said Steve Bell, a former Republican budget aide.
The divide may portend another government shutdown. In a Jan. 4 opinion editorial in the Houston Chronicle, Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas warned: "It may be necessary to partially shut down the government in order to secure the long- term fiscal well-being of our country." The White House has signaled that immigration will be a legislative priority, even with the difficulty of winning Republican votes for such a measure.
The president's most immediate priority is tougher gun restrictions following the Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, including renewing and strengthening the 1994 federal assault weapons ban. Vice President Joe Biden is leading a panel that will make recommendations later this month.
To pass gun control legislation, Democratic leaders will need the help of pro-gun rights Democrats and Republicans. So far, with the exception of Senator Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, few of these lawmakers have spoken in favor of measures such as toughening background checks and limiting high- capacity ammunition magazines.
Instead, some lawmakers are warning against an ambitious agenda backed by the White House. In a Jan. 6 interview on ABC News, Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, an incoming Democrat, expressed concern about "extreme" gun-related legislation that's "not going to pass." Meanwhile, the partisan divide over the budget that dominated the last session is likely to remain center stage this year.
"This war is going to dominate," said Bell. "All of the other things you want to do, whether it's infrastructure or immigration reform, is going to be swamped by this." — With assistance from Kathleen Hunter in Washington.


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Rodin, The light from antiquity
Fom 6 april to 1st september 2013
The General Council of Bouches-du-Rhône and its Musée Départemental Arles Antique, are participating in Marseille-Provence 2013, European Capital of Culture by offering two major events: The extension of the museum to receive the ancient barge Arles Rhône 3 and the exhibition "Rodin, The Light from Antiquity" co-organised with the Musée Rodin. This exhibition, through both the originality of its chosen perspective and the wealth of works proposed, fully reflects the determination of the department to make MP2013 a collective success, shared by as many as possible.
« At home, I have fragments of gods for my daily enjoyment. Their contemplation gives me the pleasure of these solemn hours from which thereafter Antiquity always speaks to us (…)(…) » Auguste Rodin, 1904
After three years of negotiations and research, this exhibition is a wealth of exceptional collaborations presenting the major works of Rodin under the gaze of celebrated antiquities, including his own collection. Some thirty public and private lenders are contributing to this project coproduced with the Musée Rodin, which will offer a condensed version of this manifestation in Paris, from November 19, 2013 to February 23, 2014. .
The 132 Rodin works selected, sculptures, assemblages and drawings, are evidence of this aesthetic fusion which occupied the sculptor throughout his career. In mirror image, 132 exceptional antiquities that had inhabited his life and his mind, will be reunited with The Thinker, The Age of Bronze, The Walking Man, The Great Shade, Monument to Victor Hugo, Eve, The Centauress...
The spectacular copy of the Laocoon from the Vatican, created for the collection of Louis XIV by Jean-Baptiste Tuby (1635 –1700), will vacate the gardens of Versailles to join the Monument to Victor Hugo, inspired by this Greek model. In the same vein, the Diadumenos from the British Museum will join The Age of Bronze. Through these sometimes surprising encounters, these reappropriations prove emblematic to a creative process inseparable from the complicity essential to Rodin's approach. The shadow of antiquity thus looms behind each of his sculptures, imperceptible and underlying, persistence of a Greek art, founding and transformed, that illuminates the course of the exhibition.
Pascale Picard, Curator of the Musée Départemental Arles Antique, General Commissioner.
Bénédicte Garnier, Director of the Rodin collection at the Musée Rodin, Associate Commissioner.

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If you're attending this year, and you might like to meet me and chat about Java, collections, Guice, working at Google, the smallwig or whatever, well gosh, I'd like that too. What you can do is stop by the Google booth in the pavilion at one of these times:
- Tuesday May 6, 2:00-3:00 pm
- Wednesday May 7, 12:30-1:30 pm
- Thursday May 8, 12:30-1:30 pm
Also, if you're a Guice user, please see if you can come to BOF-6400, The Future Of Guice, which is on Thursday at 7:30 pm. Bob, Jesse and I will all be there for an informal fireside chat about forthcoming Guice goodness.
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EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands – July 15, 2015 -- Adimec (www.adimec.com), a world leader in application-specific, leading-edge industrial camera solutions, announces they are exploring white light interferometry applications for their extreme high full, high speed camera, such as (non-destructive) interferometric optical microscopy, defraction based contrast imaging, 2D shot noise limited bright scene imaging, and more. Adimec developed this camera for non-invasive optical imaging for cancer assessment as part of the FP7 funded CAReIOCA consortium.
The new 2 Megapixel CoaXPress camera (Q-2A750-CXP) brings a 1440x1440 resolution at up to 720 fps based on 12 micron pixels. The design of the pixels in this global shutter CMOS image sensor is optimized for maximum full well performance. An industry unique full well capacity (FWC) of over 2 million electrons per pixel is between 100 to 200 times higher compared to commonly available high speed CMOS sensor technology today (typically 10-20 kel full well). 2 million electrons full well capacity per pixel results in extremely good shot noise performance of up to 63 dB SNR, making it possible to accurately detect very weak contrast variations in bright environments at high throughput. This camera is ideal for inline optical metrology systems and real-time applications.
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We've all gone through insane lengths to spite someone before, haven't we? And spite is a confusing feeling, mixed with pride, justice, power and… guilt. But don't feel too guilty. At least you didn't build an entire house to spite someone like these people did.
Mental Floss is highlighting nine houses that were built just to screw someone over by thwarting city planners or challenging city ordinances. Whether it's due to an odd shape, being built on a microscopic lot, or a mind-blowingly odd renovation, these homes are full of character--spiteful character.
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For example, the Hollensbury Spite House in Alexandria, Virginia, looks adorable from the outside. It's a sliver of a home painted in poppy, bright blue. But the seven-foot-wide home wasn't meant to be adorable, it was built by one of the next-door owners so nobody would loiter in his alley. It seems like a lot of trouble, but yet it's also incredibly effective.
The Skinny House in Boston is the result of an inheritance dispute between brothers. One brother built a large home on the land he shared with his brother, who was in the military. When his brother returned, he was so mad he built the skinny house so as to block the sunlight from the larger home. The four-story house is wider in the front than the back.
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Album Rating: 4.0They have the 3 parts on youtube.
Nice job. This is the only NOFX I can stomach, surprisingly.
Well, this, and "Theme Song from a NOFX Album."
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Album Rating: 4.0Only #3.
I had a friend in high school who was obsessed with this band, she basically lived and breathed every song these guys ever wrote. The only songs I've heard are Linoleum, Idiots are Taking over and My Vagina. Not really my thing though.
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Album Rating: 3.5This NOFX song was the song that made me realize that I didn't hate NOFX (though, I do dislike a lot of their work) - I simply hated NOFX fan boys. Good song, quite an accomplishment for a punk band to write an 18-minute long song.
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Album Rating: 4.5They opened with this the first time I saw them. It was a borderline religious experience.
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Timothy P. Carney is the guest on this edition of Radio Free Acton to talk about the threats to liberty posed by not only Big Government, but Big Business as well. We also talk to Michael Van Beek of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan, about the mission and work of Mackinac.
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Richard Baxter, the English Puritan churchman and theologian, was perhaps one of most prolific English language author in the seventeenth century.His writings were wide ranging from doctrinal theology to devotional classics.And his practical theology was a model of German sociologist Max Weber's understanding of the protestant work ethic.Baxter's worldly aestheticism was focused on service to others across sectarian divides. His book,How to Do Good to Many: The Public Good is the Christian's Life, offers practical guidance to lay people grounded in Christian faith.This classic, updated for modern readers by Jordan Ballor, remains a thought provoking and inspirational meditation on Paul's admonition to, "…do good to all people…" (Gal. 6:10)Acton's Dan Hugger talks with Jordan Ballor, senior research fellow and director of publishing at the Acton Institute, about Baxter's life and work, and the new updated edition ofHow to Do Good to Many.How to Do Good to Many: The Public Good Is the Christian's LifeHow to do Good to Many (1682)Selections fromHow to Do Good to Many(Part 1,Part 2,Part 3)Maslow, material needs, and the gospelThe Redemption and Restoration of Man in the Thought of Richard BaxterThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismHow Groundhog Day changed my life
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Since 2006, economist Russ Roberts – the John and Jean De Nault Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution – has hosted the podcast EconTalk, a weekly deep conversation with economists and thinkers from other disciplines on ideas related both directly and indirectly to economics and the economic way of thinking.Economics is a powerful analytic tool which can empower us to choose more wisely as both individuals and groups. Such tools, however, should not be confused as either ends in themselves or the measure of human values.Religion is, like economics, embedded in the fabric of life itself. Its neglect, and the neglect of other humanistic values in the face of unprecedented prosperity, poses new challenges to animate our lives of affluence with purpose.Acton's Dan Hugger talks with Russ Roberts about the intersection of faith and economics, and how Roberts' own Jewish faith has influenced his life and work.On Ronald Coase: Human Sacrifice and the Digital Business ModelPaul Heyne's 'Limitations of the Economic Way of ThinkingRuss Roberts' videosEconTalk podcastGambling with Other People's Money: How Perverse Incentives Caused the Financial CrisisDavid Foster Wallace 2005 Commencement Address at Kenyon College (transcript)David Foster Wallace 2005 Commencement Address at Kenyon College (audio)
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The latest term of the Supreme Court, which wrapped up on July 8th, saw the Court decide several cases with major implications for religious liberty. While the outcomes of Espinoza v. Montana, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania have been largely viewed as victories for advocates of expanding religious liberty in America, the court's decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch and holding that an employer who fires an individual for being gay or transgender violates Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, has been viewed as potentially having adverse consequences for the cause of religious liberty.What are we to make of these latest developments in the Supreme Court's religious liberty jurisprudence?David French – Senior Editor at The Dispatch and a former constitutional litigator with Alliance Defending Freedom and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education – joins us to discuss the current status of religious liberty, both in the courts and in the culture writ large.Espinoza v. Montana: A victory for school choice – but for how long? - Rev. Ben JohnsonLittle Sisters, big victories - Rev. Ben JohnsonThe Case for Religious Liberty Is More Compelling than the Case for Christian Power - David FrenchWhatever Happened to Baby Blaine? - David French & Sarah IsgurLittle Sisters 2: Vacated and Remanded - David French & Sarah IsgurThe Supreme Court Tries to Settle the Religious Liberty Culture War - David French


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Armed Aerial Scout: Will they or won't they? "What do we do with the Scout? Do we buy new or do we do a SLEP [service life extension program with the Kiowa Warrior]?" asked Maj. Gen. William "Tim" Crosby, PEO Army Aviation, during his address at the annual Quad-A convention, held this year in Fort Worth, Texas.
Addressing industry delegates in the audience, he continued: "I know you are poised and ready to execute [new helicopter deliveries] and you say 'Last year you said you were going to do this'… yes, but the truth changed!" Crosby was referring, of course, to the impact of U.S. government's sequestration or spending cuts in the defense budget, something his audience was only too aware of given the lack of military participants and delegates throughout the event.
"Look at what we are now facing," he said. "We are taking a step back and saying let's not make a rush to failure," Crosby continued (where memories of RAH-66 Comanche and Bell ARH-70A still reside). "Let's think about what is affordable across the portfolio and it is critical that we do that now. If we don't, then you could use some of your precious R&D on something we might not be able to pursue."
The AAS is needed, of that there is no doubt in the minds of the Army Aviation commanders who have said as much time and again. In fact the relatively late public unveiling on the exhibition floor of a contender from one of the bidders was the AgustaWestland AW169 AAS. This is a military version of the civil AW169 that has already flown, with certification expected during 2014. AgustaWestland states that more than 70 civil orders have been received. However, this would be a brand new type addition to the U.S. Army's fleet if selected. But the decision was no clearer, continued Crosby, even after the technology demonstrations of last year that most of the bidders participated in. "We are going to have to adjust—and slow a few things down," he said. There was short-term way ahead, Crosby added: "There are five or six programs that need to be put into the affordability category to keep the portfolio balanced... to limit the impact it has on the fleet."
But for those who can afford to take the longer-term view, it is the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) that has really captured the undercurrent of the rotorcraft manufacturers. The plan is for this to be the first stage of new and better designs that will eventually lead to the whole Future Vertical Lift (FVL) proposal, which will encompass light, medium, heavy and ultra types of helicopter.
"We talk about Future Vertical Lift and the systems that we need to invest in now," said Crosby. According to him the question Maj. Gen. James Barclay III, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G3/5/7, was looking at in detail was when a particular system was going to be needed and when the technology was going to be available to match the need. "Following that we need to look at the sustainment plan to keep our existing systems until they arrive," he added, and referenced further investment in solutions to cope with degraded visual environments (brownouts) and the ever increasing manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T).
There were potential further complications ahead he noted, particularly discussions "about putting a maneuver battalion back into every brigade—well that increases the scope of what the Combat Aviation Brigade has to do, so we have to look at the structure of that too."
Crosby admitted that while the AAS is the most pressing issue, the future of medium lift is the bigger issue over the long term: "We have made a conscious decision to look at the medium lift. The AAS is most pressing but 75 percent of the fleet is in the attack/utility sector, so if you are looking for a return on investment, then you go after that and you need an alternative path for the Scout."
Elsewhere at the show the impact of the U.S. Department of Defense's fiscal year 2014 proposal announced on April 10 saw EADS North America's Eurocopter subsidiary lose out with only 10 of the remaining 41 UH-72A Lakota helicopters slated for purchase. The organization's Chairman and CEO Sean O'Keefe expressed his regret that "an extremely successful program like the Lakota—with its demonstrated low cost and unbroken record of on-time and on-cost deliveries" was a casualty. With the majority of the 345 U.S. Army utility aircraft already delivered this was perhaps an easier cut for the DoD to make in the circumstances.
Boeing has been earmarked for 42 remanufactured Apache AH-64E attack helicopters as well as 22 remanufactured CH-47s and six new builds, all into the CH-47F model.
The following is an extract from FY14 Budget Overview, described as continuing to invest in the modernization of manned and unmanned aircraft, with aviation enablers, but at a slower pace:
• OH-58 Kiowa Warrior ($184M); upgrades supporting conversion from "D" to "F" model
• CH-47F Chinook helicopters ($1,050M); 6 new and 22 remanufactured aircraft
• UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters ($1,237M); 65 new aircraft—41 UH-60M (Utility) and 24 HH-60M (Medical) to modernize the fleet
• AH-64 Apache helicopters ($813M); 42 remanufactured Block III aircraft
• MQ-1 Gray Eagle Extended Range Multi-Purpose ($518M); 15 aircraft, supporting ground control stations and satellite communication terminals
• UH-72A Lakota Light Utility helicopters ($96M); all 10 aircraft are for the Army National Guard.
In a new move Gen. Barclay took to the public floor to outline some general thoughts and answer questions from exhibition attendees. He said that sequestration was resulting in more projects being pushed forward to the FY14-15 timeframe, but stated that in general, Army Aviation was better integrated than it had been as a result of great investment over the past decade.
He added that as the deployment to Afghanistan was wound down, he believed that the leaning on contractor support would lessen and that skills would be brought back into the "green" Army. The challenge there would be retaining the right mix and what could be afforded, but he added "we have got to get soldiers back to doing that workload" (Editor's Note: Contractors are valued for their high skill set in dedicated areas and this might be difficult to emulate and to ensure highly skilled personnel are retained by the Army).
When asked about the continuing role of the National Guard and the Reserve, he said it was critical. "Look at the gains we have made over the last 10 years—we cannot go back on the investment we have made in the Guard."
The expected lack of senior U.S. Army personnel meant that the organizers looked for alternative presentations during the forum sessions. Air Commodore William Westerbeek, commander of the Defence Helicopter Command for the Royal Netherlands Air Force, talked the Netherlands being "one of the bigger, smaller countries." He expects that the RNLAF future helicopter force that will comprise 29 Apache Block II helicopters, 17 Chinook D/Fs and 20 NH-90 TTLs, with the existing Cougar (eight), AB 412 (three) and Alouette III (four) all being phased out by 2017. "What is important is the effect you want to achieve... how much bang for the buck we can get." He said that the RNLAF had received good value out of basing eight Apaches and three Chinooks at Fort Hood for training and familiarization with the U.S. Army. But he too admitted that the force "did not have the money to fly all the hours they wanted." Options, he said, included looking at neighboring countries such as Germany and Belgium to see what 'joint' cooperation in capability might be achieved in budget-hit times.
Regarding the use of synthetic simulators for training, he said that reducing flight hours was not a problem: "I am convinced that the product at the end will be the same, if not better."
MG Olivier Gourlez de la Motte, CMDT with the French Army, said that French forces traditionally deploy overseas within a framed agreement with NATO, adding that the current preference is to deploy "in cooperation with other nations." He mentioned the forces commonality in aircraft with Germany and Spain regarding the Tiger attack helicopter and NH90 support helicopter.
Wing Commander Col. Kevin Whale, Tactical Aviation, 1 Wing, Canadian Forces, said that Canadian forces had been deployed internationally for 93 percent of the last 24 years. His force would comprise 67 CH146 Griffon helicopters as well as 15 newer CH-47Fs. He added that the force was based on meeting four requirements: it had to be joint, offer inter-agency specialization and have international capability, all while retaining the general trust of the public at home.


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2nd Annual HONEY TASTING
September 8, 2012 @ PARK BAKER & SONS
Thank you to all of the beekeepers who submitted their honey, and to all of our fabulous HoneyLovin' judges!!
1st Place: Backyard Bee Hive (Top bar hive after a linden flow)
TIE in 2nd Place: Harry's Raspberry Honey & White Himalayan Honey
3rd Place: Harry's Whipped Honey (last year's 1st place winner)
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Clean Edge, a leading clean-tech research firm, released its 2014 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index. The Index, which tracks the clean-tech activities of all 50 states and the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. – from EV and renewables adoption to patent and investment activity – is available to partners and subscribers. A 49-page public report, with supporting tables and charts, can be downloaded for free at www.cleanedge.com.Clean energy is becoming a popular energy choice for mainstream America. Eleven states now generate more than 10 percent of their electricity from non-hydro renewable energy sources, with two – Iowa and South Dakota – exceeding 25 percent. Solar installations climbed more than 40 percent year-over-year in the U.S., while registrations of all-electric vehicles doubled between the 2013 and 2014 indexes, to approximately 200,000 nationwide."Climate disruption and the growing availability of market-competitive clean-energy technologies are driving many states and cities to tackle climate issues head-on," says Clean Edge founder and managing director Ron Pernick. "More than ever, this year's Leadership Index highlights how some top regions are taking climate action seriously, with double-digit clean-energy adoption rates, new policies like California's energy-storage mandate, and the deployment of clean-energy investment vehicles such as New York's green bank."The top 10 overall states in the 2014 State Index are:
California leads the nation in clean tech for the fifth consecutive year, with Massachusetts and Oregon repeating their #2 and #3 rankings from the 2013 State Index. Vermont and Connecticut moved into the Top 10 this year, while Hawaii and Minnesota dropped out. In the Metro Index, San Francisco and San Jose repeated as #1 and #2, while San Diego jumped four places to #3, giving California the nation's top three metros and five of the top seven. Eight of the top 10 metro areas are located in the top four states; the exceptions are Washington D.C. (a city without a state), and Austin.
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This is old news but Rock, Paper Shotgun has released an article discussing the imminent open source release of id Tech 4. For those of you who are in the dark, id Tech 4 is the game engine that powered Doom 3, the first game to have specular highlighting and bump mapping, elevating PC gaming to a whole new level.
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Imagine: freeware PC first-person shooters with Doom 3 graphics. The engine may be ancient now but this release will surely open the creative floodgates of indie developers.
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More Texas Planned Parenthood Clinics Close
Planned Parenthood closed two rural Texas clinics last week. On top of providing cancer screenings, contraceptives, and preventive exams, the now-closed clinic in Midland provided surgical abortions, and the clinic in San Angelo provided medication abortions. Together, the clinics saw over 3,000 patients each year who will now have to travel elsewhere for reproductive health services.
According to Dallas News, "a major reason for shuttering the clinics is that their doctors are having trouble getting admitting privileges at local hospitals--a new legal requirement that goes into effect at the end of next month." Under the new law, abortion providers must have admitting privileges in hospitals within 30 miles from their clinic. The requirement is part of a bill passed by the GOP-run legislature and Governor Rick Perry that imposes restrictive laws on abortion clinics. Five Texas abortion clinics have closed in the past three years, and five others are expected to close soon, due to exclusion from state funding for women's health and an inability to comply with the new requirements.
Fortunately, the Perot Foundation, founded by Ross Perot, former conservative presidential candidate, announced last week that it was giving one million dollars to Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas. Margot Perot said, "Our family has supported this nonprofit for many years because we are impressed with the work they do--providing birth control; scientifically based education; breast health exams; and basic, life-saving healthcare for women who cannot afford services otherwise." She added, "We also recognize the need to further inform the public of the mission of this great organization and the need to support it at this critical time."
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New York-based sound artist Stephen Vitiello once rented a studio on the 91st floor of the World Trade Center. For his project World Trade Center Recordings: Winds After Hurricane Floyd, he taped contact mics to the studio windows, "picking up the sounds outside of passing planes, helicopters, storm clouds and traffic, the building itself swaying in the wind."
You can listen to a short NPR piece about the project (and find other sounds here); and Vitiello was recently interviewed in Artkrush, if you want a bit more information. [....]
I read once about seismic recordings taken by Columbia University during the World Trade Center attacks of September 11th - the bedrock of Manhattan was rumbling as the two towers collapsed, and this showed up on Columbia's seismometers. These recordings were then transformed into audio files, and you could listen to the wounded, melancholic howl of Manhattan as its two tallest buildings fell to the ground. (A vaguely related story, of course, is William Basinski).
(For more on urban soundscapes see Orchestra of Bridges, London Instrument, Sound Dunes, and - an old favorite - musicalized weather events).
This was an amazing sound piece, before 9/11, but now it's taken on this extra ghostly quality. Both before and after, I think it was one of the few audio recordings that I ever felt successfully captured a sense of what it was like to be somewhere. It was sort of awe-inspiring in the beginning--the mystery of hearing these sounds and being humbled by your sudden smallness. After 9/11, they inspire a sense of imaginary identification with the people who might have heard the same thing once, and with the space that was stirred on 9/11, despite the fact that the contact mics 'hear' quite differently than we do. Yet, it's still an opportunity for a point of 'contact.' ~marisa
PS I do actually believe that Stephen didn't rent the studio but was in there on a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council/Thundergulch residency..? If so, this would be the same residency held by Michael Richards when he passed away on 9/11...
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Whether it was a different song choice or style, all top 10 finalists on "The Voice" took risks Monday in an effort to prove they have what it takes to make it to the end.
Team Adam's resident rocker Kat Perkins started off the night by channeling her idol Stevie Nicks to perform "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac. Kat showed off her virtuosity, managing to sneak in her typical high notes at the end, but her emotional rendition also brought her to tears. The judges applauded her vulnerability. "It's important to start seeing those dimensions," said Usher.
Pop artist Tess Boyer, who was saved from the bottom threeand made it into the top 10 thanks to Twitter votes last week, showed off a more alternative side Monday, singing Paramore's "Ain't it Fun." Her coach Shakira loved the fact that, as she said, "we saw a side of you that we never saw before."
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Up next was Team Blake's Audra McLaughlin, who took on Reba McEntire's ballad "You Lie." Audra belted out the song to a cheering audience, in what Adam described as "a world-class vocal performance" and one Shakira predicted would land her in the top five.
Team Usher's soulful singer Josh Kaufman followed her, showing off his range on Kenny Loggins' "This Is It." The judges were uniformly blown away by the performance, and Adam again kicked himself for having let Josh go from his team. "I could have sworn I was listening to a record," Blake said. "It's that good, and it's that perfect."
Although everyone made an effort to show their versatility to the audience, the most striking departure from expectations may have come from 20-year-old powerhouse Christina Grimmie, who transformed Drake's hip-hop hit "Hold On, We're Going Home" into a moody piano-backed number. All of the judges had positive feedback for Grimmie. "There's no ceiling for how proud I am," her coach Adam said.
Jake Worthington was next to take the stage, and his performance of "Run" by George Strait brought his coach Blake to his feet. Blake told the 17-year-old country artist that he represents everyone from Los Angeles to New York City, along with all of the people in between. Shakira noted Jake's progress on the show, particularly after he'd failed to turn a chair at blind auditions last season.
Next, Team Usher's Bria Kelly sang Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You," in what she admitted was a step outside of her comfort zone. Bria was ready to show more emotion in her performance, but coaches Adam and Blake had more constructive than positive feedback, telling her that the performance was possibly too different for her.
Team Adam's powerful modern soul singer Delvin Choice came next, belting out "Bright Lights" by Gary Clark Jr. in a dynamic performance that the audience and coaches appeared to enjoy equally. "The soulful essence of who you are is all over every note you sing," Usher told him. The performance wasn't without a gaffe from host Carson Daly: When the music cut out toward the end so Delvin could sing a capella, Carson took it as his cue and was caught on camera walking onstage.
Team Shakira's country singer Kristen Merlin, though, didn't have any such problems Monday, a relief for the singer after her microphone had gone dead mid-performance last week. Monday, Kristen took on a different genre and sang "Let Her Go" by Passenger. Shakira praised her versatility and went metaphorical with her feedback, comparing Kristen to an onion. "We're starting to see what's inside."
Closing out the performances Monday was mother of three Sisaundra Lewis, who was performing Steve Perry's "Oh Sherry" in a departure from her usual style, and her comfort zone. "It's not something you would ever suspect from Sisaundra, and that's why we're doing it," explained her coach Blake before her performance. That performance "blew the roof of this place," Adam said, after Sisaundra closed out the show on a high note, the audience on its feet.
Whose risk-taking paid off and whose didn't will become clear Tuesday, when two members of the top 10 will be eliminated and another eight sent further along in the finals, on the strength of viewers' votes.
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|Credit: Dessault Aviation, nEUROn 2012
The a €405 million nEUROn was launched in 2005 with Dassault Aviation as prime contractor. The program was designed to pool the skills and know-how of Alenia Aermacchi (Italy), Saab (Sweden), EADS-CASA (Spain), HAI (Greece), RUAG (Switzerland) and Thales (France). It defines a future for the aeronautic excellence of Europe.
With a length of 10 meters, a wingspan of 12.5 meters and an empty weight of 5 tons, the aircraft is powered by a Rolls-Royce Turbomeca "Adour" engine. The nEUROn will continue to undergo testing in France until 2014, at which time it will be sent to Vidsel in Sweden for a series of operational trials. It will then go to the Perdadesfogu range (Italy) for further tests, in particular firing and stealth measurements.
The nEUROn programme is promoted as "a major opportunity for the European industry to develop its capabilities in the UAV field, to keep and maintain its competences in order to be ready for the design of the next generation of European combat aircraft, and to experience a new programme management process, optimized through an innovative international cooperation scheme."
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The word weak uses 4 letters:aekw.
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a. - Tending toward a lower price or lower prices; as, wheat is weak; a weak market. 2
a. - Lacking in good cards; deficient as to number or strength; as, a hand weak in trumps. 2
a. - Lacking contrast; as, a weak negative. 2
v. i. - Wanting physical strength. 2
v. i. - Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted. 2
v. i. - Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope. 2
v. i. - Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship. 2
v. i. - Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant. 2
v. i. - Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress. 2
v. i. - Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint. 2
v. i. - Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine. 2
v. i. - Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army. 2
v. i. - Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. 2
v. i. - Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate. 2
v. i. - Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish. 2
v. i. - Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering. 2
v. i. - Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue. 2
v. i. - Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty. 2
v. i. - Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case. 2
v. i. - Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style. 2
v. i. - Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble. 2
v. i. - Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state. 2
v. i. - Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market. 2
v. i. - Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See Strong, 19 (a). 2
v. i. - Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b). 2
a. - To make or become weak; to weaken. 2
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Army Corps: Sandy worsened Fire Island Inlet navigation
The Army Corps of Engineers has determined that Fire Island Inlet, already dangerously shallow, accumulated even more sand from superstorm Sandy.
An agency sonar survey conducted last month found that the depth of the navigation channel, which is supposed to be 14 feet at low tide, has dropped to as little as 3.7 feet. In some places in the inlet outside the marked channel, there are now sandbars above the water level where there previously was water.
The remedy proposed by the corps is to remove 2.5 million cubic yards of sand and deposit it along Robert Moses and Gilgo state parks to restore eroded beaches and buffer storm-damaged Ocean Parkway.
The corps has not determined the cost of the dredging project, said Randall Hintz, chief of the Operations Support Branch at the New York office, but the funding will come from the $50.5-billion Sandy relief bill passed by Congress last week.
Before last Monday's Senate vote, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) had reached agreement with the corps that Fire Island would be the first inlet in the region to be dredged with funds from the Sandy bill.
"The Army Corps has confirmed what we've known all along -- that Fire Island inlet is dangerously shallow and needs to be dredged," Schumer said. "Fortunately, in a win for both boaters and drivers, the Sandy relief bill provides the necessary funds to repair the inlet and make it passable, with the dredged sand being used to protect Ocean Parkway."
To expedite the project, Hintz said, "we're doing as much of the groundwork as we can do" before getting authorization from Congress and corps officials in Washington to proceed.
The corps will work with the state Department of Environmental Conservation to try to do the project this winter before endangered piping plovers begin to nest on the beaches in the spring.
Hintz said that after a week of surveying by a three-man crew on a 31-foot, sonar-equipped aluminum boat, his staff determined that about 170,000 cubic yards of sand had accumulated since a previous survey in March.
"It's hard to say" how much of that was deposited by Sandy, but some of it surely was, Hintz said.
Since March, the sand "moved around," he said. "There are some places that gained four feet of depth as sand was taken away and other parts of the channel where four feet of sand was accumulated."
The survey showed one area where there was 8.2 feet of water in March that now is only 3.7 feet deep at low tide.
Because of the additional shoaling and shifting of sand, Hintz said there is no way to transit the marked channel without running aground, so mariners now have to go outside the channel to get in and out of the inlet.
"If they were able to push up the date for dredging, that would be great news for everybody," said Coast Guard Lt. Ben Duarte, chief of the Sector Long Island Sound Waterways Management Division. His agency declared the inlet unsafe for boating traffic earlier in the year.
"The depth can be different at Fire Island from week to week, and we're out there monitoring it, sometimes daily," Duarte said. He added that unless the situation changes dramatically, the Coast Guard will wait for the dredging before deciding if the buoys marking the channel need to be realigned.
Nick Manzari, captain of the fishing boats Island Princess and Bay Princess, based at Captree State Park, said, "It seems like the inlet got quite a bit shallower after Sandy. If they can do some dredging, it would be a positive thing. It was pretty bad before the storm, and there were no plans for anybody to do anything to help us" until after Sandy.
The corps will survey the rest of Long Island South Shore inlets, beginning with Jones Inlet, in the next few months, Hintz said. That work is usually done in the spring, but because of Sandy it is being moved up.


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We share the sadness of other Americans over the Tucson, Arizona tragedy and extend our sympathy to the families of the six individuals who died. We pray for the recovery of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the 13 other persons who were wounded.
Representative Giffords is a NAMI friend who has served as co-chair of the NAMIWalk in Southeast Arizona and has supported our missions of education, support and advocacy.
When tragedies involving mental illness occur, it is essential to understand the nature of mental illness—and to find out what went wrong.
The U.S. Surgeon General has reported that the likelihood of violence from people with mental illness is low. In fact, "the overall contribution of mental disorders to the total level of violence in society is exceptionally small." Acts of violence are exceptional. They are a sign that something has gone terribly wrong, usually in the mental healthcare system.
Nationwide, the mental health care system is broken. Arizona, like other states, has deeply cut mental health services. Arizona has a broad civil commitment law to require treatment if it is needed; however, the law cannot work if an evaluation is never conducted or mental health services are not available.
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I am looking to get a 9 Pin D-Sub female that will plug into a USB to RS232(Male) cable. The USB end is connected to a PC. I will be looking to connect individual pins from the RS232 to circuit board that has a microcontroller (PIC). It will most likely be bare wires on the other end of the D-Sub. The idea will be to send a signal from a PC, via a USB to RS232, which then splits on the D-Sub onto various pins on the circuit board.
I have previously had a D-Sub which allows you to solder wires into the back of the D-Sub, and also has a casing to close the D-Sub up once you have finished soldering the wires. I can't find this now, can anyone recommend one? I have been looking through RS and Farnell and there is all sorts of different options such as filtering etc. I don't know which one will be best for the purpose I am using it for
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Robert B. Parker, whose best-selling series about a Boston detective spawned the TV show "Spenser: For Hire," died at the desk in his Massachusetts home at 77.
A spokeswoman for the Cambridge police department said an ambulance was sent to the prolific novelist's home at about 11 a.m. Monday on a report of a sudden death. The spokeswoman, Alexa Manocchio, said the death was of "natural causes."
A publicist for Parker's publisher confirmed the death but had no further details.
Parker wrote more than 50 novels, including 37 featuring Spenser, the memorable character played by Robert Urich in the 1980s TV series. He won two Edgar Awards, the prestigious prize given annually by the Mystery Writers of America for the best mystery novel of the year. His last book, "The Professional," came out last year.


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The journalist who interviewed Mia Farrow 20 years ago in the wake of the sexual abuse case involving Woody Allen and their adopted daughter, reconnected with the star to talk about her humanitarian work, her kids, and a bombshell revelation about her son's biological father.
Maureen Orth on Wednesday talked to Today show's Matt Lauer about the Vanity Fair exclusive and what she learned about Allen and Farrow's biological son Ronan Farrow: He may actually the son of Frank Sinatra, who Farrow was married to for two years when she was 21 and he was 50.
"I asked her point blank," Orth told Matt Lauer on the Today show. " I said 'Is Ronan Frank Sinatra's son?' and she said 'Possibly.'"
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There was no DNA test to prove the relationship, Orth said, but Farrow and Sinatra "never really broke up." Farrow called Sinatra the "love of her life," according to Orth.
Ronan Farrow works as a journalist, activist and lawyer. His response was delivered via Twitter on Wednesday: "Listen, we're all *possibly* Frank Sinatra's son"
Orth also talked about why she decided to interview Farrow again.
"There was so much out there at the time," Orth said, referring to the sex scandal and Allen's subsequent marriage to another one of Farrow's adopted daughters, Soon-Yi. "And I thought, a lot of time has passed, it's a good time to catch up."
After her divorce from pianist Andre Previn, Farrow and Allen started a relationship and adopted two children. Ronan was born in 1987.
The pair split after Farrow discovered that Allen was having an affair with her oldest adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn. A messy custody battle for Allen and Farrow's three children ensued, during which Farrow accused him of molesting Ronan's sister Dylan.
Allen continues to deny those allegations, according to Vanity Fair.
Dylan, who now goes by another name, spoke out for the first time since the scandal and told Orth that she never says her father's name.
"I'm scared of him, his image." Dylan tells Orth, "I have never been asked to testify. If I could talk to the seven-year-old Dylan, I would tell her to be brave, to testify."
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IDF Intel has given up on anything resembling restraint with its latest round of AMD bashing.
During the Intel Developer Forum, executives pounded away on AMD's new four-core Opteron (Barcelona) chip. Intel plans to beat Barcelona on every benchmark with the release of its four-core Xeon (Harpertown) in the fourth quarter. And by "every benchmark," Intel means every benchmark, including AMD's stronghold with floating point-heavy measurements.
Harpertown fits into the "Penryn" family of chips built with Intel's new 45nm process. The high-end Xeon with 820m transistors and 12MB of cache will replace today's four-core Clovertown chips with 582m transistors and 8MB of cache.
Intel compared a 3.20GHz Harpertown-based system with a 1600MHz front side bus against a 2.5GHz four-core Opteron-based system on the SPECfp benchmark and found – you guessed it – that the Harpertown box beat the Opteron system by 4 per cent. That's kinda brutal since floating point has been AMD's stronghold. (The four-core Opteron crushes Intel's current four-core chip by 35 per cent on the same benchmark.)
The really bad news for AMD is that Intel will ship Harpertown on Nov. 12.
Of course, Intel is running benchmarks with a pair of unreleased chips (the 2.5GHz Opteron isn't out yet), and we're talking about, er, benchmarks which often have little to do with reality.
That said, Gelsinger bragged that on other benchmarks Harpertown will beat out Barcelona by "10, 30 and 100 per cent."
Then, in 2009, Intel will refresh its architecture with the "Nehalem" family of chips, introduce integrated memory controllers and ship QuickPath – Intel's copy of AMD's Hypertransport. As Gelsinger tells it, Intel will obliterate any benchmark that dares face these chips.
"You will see enormous leaps (in performance)," Gelsinger said.
The Nehalem chips should have 3X the memory bandwidth of the top chips available today from both Intel and AMD.
The Nehalem chips will stretch up to eight cores with support for up to 16 software threads via Intel's implementation of simultaneous multi-threading. Intel also looks set to ship two and four-core versions of these chips, according to slides put up during IDF.
AMD tried to counter Intel's announcements via its new Twitter feed. For example, it mocked Intel's demonstration of a working Nehalem-based computer that spoke during an IDF session by Twittering, "It's fun that Nehalem ran XP & said 'hi.' Quad-Core AMD Opteron says 'Hi back, please stop mimicking me.'"
Earlier, AMD fired off another Twitter where the 140 character limit thwarted its marketing muscle. "Want to learn more about AMD's Triple Core? Hear it from the source, not to mention what industry analysts like Jim McGregor think: http."
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2009-10-28 - Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA have issued the following update:
"We're so excited about the footage we shot with Todd Bell for our new DVD release (due out in 2010) that we couldn't wait to share it. Here is 'The Disappearing Sun' live from Helsinki, Finland."
CHIMAIRA rhythm guitarist Matt DeVries sat out the last few weeks of the band's European tour so that he could be home in time for the birth of his son. Filling in for him for the European dates was Emil Werstler of DAATH.
DeVries will be back on stage with CHIMAIRA for the band's U.S. tour with TRIVIUM, which kicks off on October 29.
CHIMAIRA will play its tenth annual Christmas show on December 27 at the House of Blues in the band's hometown.
The band will embark on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in January 2010. Support on the trek will come from DOUBLE DRAGON. This will be CHIMAIRA's first headlining Australian tour, having previously played the country as a support act for IN FLAMES, BIOHAZARD and KORN
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Indian refiners may be forced to halt imports of Iranian crude oil after insurance firms said refineries processing oil from Iran will no longer be covered, a report said Saturday, according to the AFP news agency.
Western sanctions aimed at halting Iran's nuclear weapons program have been seeking to cripple Iranian finances by drying up buyers for its crude and last year banned insurance cover to ships carrying Iranian oil.
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRLP), India's second biggest buyer of Iranian oil after private sector Essar Oil, said it may have to halt crude imports from Iran in the absence of insurance cover.
"What options do I have?" MRPL Managing Director P.P. Upadhya told the Press Trust of India (PTI).
"Insurance companies have said my refinery does not have insurance cover so I am looking at options," he said.
Local media reported Indian refiners were seeking instructions from the Indian government on buying Iranian crude.
PTI quoted unnamed officials at public and private Indian refiners using Iranian oil who said insurers feared blacklisting by the United States and Europe and have indicated cover for refineries will not be available.
The US State Department has welcomed reports that Indian refineries may have to cut import of crude oil from Iran, PTI said.
Iran is a major oil supplier to energy-hungry India and it was not immediately clear how New Delhi might replace the Iranian crude.
Annual trade between India and Iran totals $15 billion, but is heavily skewed towards Tehran, which exports mainly oil, according to AFP.
India has been walking a diplomatic tightrope as it pursues good ties with Tehran, while deepening relations with the United States.
Under the sanctions, Iranian crude customers such as India have been restricted to using their own currencies for the purchases.
Importers are being compelled to keep the payments in escrow accounts that Iran can use only for locally sourced goods and services, in what amount to barter arrangements.


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Green Bay outshoots North Dakota State 74-59
Phoenix win thanks to hot shooting night
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Keifer Sykes was one of five Green Bay players in double figures, scoring 21 points to lead the Phoenix over North Dakota State 74-59 on Saturday night.
Sultan Muhammad had 13 points, Brennan Cougill and Kam Cerroni each had 12, and Alec Brown chipped in with 10.
The Phoenix started off hot, hitting seven of their first 10 shots from the field capped off by Muhammad's 3-pointer to give his team a 16-3 lead only 5:56 into the contest and Green Bay never looked back.
Green Bay (3-3) had an outstanding shooting night and were just shy of 50 percent from the floor, making 24 of 49, while sinking nine 3-pointers and going 17 of 23 from the free-throw line. The Phoenix shared the ball well with 20 assists.
Marshall Bjorklund and Lawrence Alexander each had 14 points and Kory Brown had 10 in the loss for the Bison (5-2).


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From then ,I started buying butter and clarifying them.The cost of 450 gm (1 pound) butter is just $ 2.98.From this 450 gm butter,I am able to get around 400 gm of ghee.This has cost me 2 times less than the store bought ghee.Home made ghee has more flavour than the store bought.My mom used to put drumstick leaves at last to add flavour.Since we dont get here,I have substitued with curry leaves.This ghee can be prepared in lots and refrigerated.It has more shelf life.So my buddy home makers,start preparing ghee at home and reduce ur cost of budget.
* Take a heavy bottomed pan and add the butter sticks to it.
* Place the pan in medium low and stir it in equal intervals.
* At first there will be heavy froth on the top.
* Let it boil well.
* The butter will change colours at every stage.
* Initially it will be light yellow,then dark yellow and at last light brown.
* Stir the butter in between.
* Watch carefully,as there are chances for the butter to get dark soon.
* Once it comes to the light brown colour stage,then turn off the stove and add curry leaves.
* Let it cool completely.Filter the ghee and transfer it to another container.
* Store it in a dry place.
* Since , I have used just 1 pound butter,I didnt get much froth on top.If u r using greater quantity then there is a need to remove the excess froth .
The prepared ghee will look like sesame oil in colour immediately after turning it off.
After transferring the ghee to the bottle,the residue can be mixed with ragi flour and sugar to be more delicious edible mix.
When refrigerated ,has a longer shelf life upto 6 months.
Heavy bottomed pan ensures ,that we get the right colour.if not it will blacken quickly.


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Even for Asian devotees, Yogyakarta — in the centre of Indonesia's island of Java — is hardly a household word. But it certainly deserves to be better known. Not only are its palaces and museums worth a serious look, but the city is also an easy ride from Borobudur, the world- class Buddhist monument, as well as the fascinating Hindu complex of Prambanan.
Yogyakarta's most famous sight is the 18th century Kraton, the royal palace of Javanese sultans that is still occupied today. Though the role of sultan now is largely symbolic within the Republic of Indonesia, the palace — with its many pavilions and courtyards — is still used for ceremonial and cultural functions.
Open for touring only in the mornings, visitors can see a complex baturana or heavily decorated gate, designed to block direct access by evil spirits who, it is believed, prefer to move in straight lines.
Beyond lay many open-air pavilions supported by ornately carved pillars. Don't miss the Bangsal Kencono or "golden throne pavilion" with its intricate patterned Hindu-style red roof, Buddhist lotus petals at the base, and pillars covered in verses from the Qur'an written in green and gold Arabic calligraphy.
Throughout the Kraton, presents given to earlier sultans — including porcelains, batiks and silver — are on display. Also shown are hundreds of photographs detailing Kraton life since the mid-1800s.
Unfortunately, maintenance appears to be perfunctory, and — given the sultry climate — the lack of air conditioning has lead to some deterioration.
One can easily spend several hours here. But, you should carefully remember your point of entry, and return there to exit. Otherwise, one can quickly become quite lost, and the target of local louts. They'll offer to "help" you find your way out, but only if you agree to first be led to — and inevitably be heavily pressured to buy — something in the shop of a cohort.
Another interesting site — not far from the Kraton — is the partly restored Taman Sari or Water Palace. This is an 18th-century retreat with multiple pools and waterways where the sultans visited and entertained their entourage. Not far from here is an intriguing former Dutch colonial fort that's now a museum.
However, for most travellers, Yogyakarta's prime appeal is its closeness — no more than an hour's ride away in different directions — from Borobudur and Prambanan, both UNESCO heritage sites.
Seven-tiered Borobudur, covered in masterful stone carvings, was erected during the eighth and ninth centuries. One of the world's largest Buddhist structures, its levels represent the stages of life Siddhartha passed through from a prosperous prince into the Buddha himself. Statues surrounding each level reflect the transition, and at the top there are manifestations of Nirvana, which Siddhartha was finally able to achieve.
It takes about an hour to ascend and view the sculptures. This is a fascinating experience that's not overly arduous. But, you can only visit with a guide assigned to you upon entering. Though it's open throughout the day, Borobudur is best scaled early in the morning before crowds, temperatures and — during the rainy season — chances for thunderstorms rise significantly.
Also near Borobudur you'll want to explore two other smaller but fascinating Buddhist monuments — Mendut and Candi Pawon. They are another reason for two or more travellers to hire a car and driver rather than taking a bus tour.
Prambanan, dating to the 10th century, is another massive temple complex, with the main site dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. There are also temples devoted to Brahma and Vishnu, and three more honouring the animals that serve each of these gods.
Here, access is restricted due to structural damage caused by recent volcanic eruptions. Indeed, climbers must wear hard hats, a good idea in any case since many of the moves one makes during the climb are in fairly tight spaces. All of the temples are covered with intricate stone carvings depicting scenes from the great Hindu Ramayana epic.
Personally guided tours to Borobudur and Prambanan should occupy a full day each. One reason is that Borobudur is 38 kilometres northwest of Yogyakarta while Prambanan is 18 km to the northeast.
Some 547 km northwest of Yogyakarta is Jakarta, Indonesia's traffic-clogged but intriguing capital. Mainly a business/government affairs destination, it does boast several fascinating attractions.
These include Kota, the city's poorly maintained old town, where Dutch colonial structures surround a bustling square; the National Museum of Indonesia with four centuries of stunning artifacts; and the city's bustling port.


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The Chakra
AKA the frisbee, aka the Prayer of Mending. There is a (somewhat) offensive use of it I'd like to pass on.
As we all are quite aware, when the PoM heals, the healed party gets the threat. No big news there. But have you considered the consequences?
Ponder just for a moment. The PoM uses about as much mana and does almost as much healing as Flash Heal (rank 8) even if it only heals one person. So you're looking at a fun multi-mob pull, and you KNOW the tank is going to take a beating. And experience tells you that about the time the first mob dies one of the extras is going to make someone besides the tank George. You, priest, can help prevent that.
Cast – as we usually do – PoM before the pull. Only ask the tank to delay the pull for the cooldown – a mere ten seconds. As SOON AS the frisbee pops, cast another one on the tank. And repeat every time the cooldown clears till you've cast at least four frisbees on the tank.
Yep, you just put all that healing aggro on the tank. You can make it better, of course. Don't use any other heals if you can avoid it – let the tank's health drop a bit. And if you MUST heal, use the Binding Heal – which generates LESS threat than a normal heal. Big deal, you 'wasted' healing on yourself. Your tank's healthier, your threat level is way lower, and your tank's threat level is way higher.
Now, after about 4 of these stop interrupting. In fact, consider stopping the use of the chakra for a while. See, there's another use. Yes, you've tried to cement the tank as the aggro leader, but sometimes something happens…
And you have to fade. I've discussed fading before. I still recommend running inside 20 yards range of your tank before fading so the "jump" in threat makes the return of threat to the tank more likely. But if you also happen to throw the chakra at the tank… every little bit helps, and you're still healing even while trying to escape. It's an instant, remember, so you can cast while moving.
Use the frisbee offensively. Use your Chakra.
Digression. The chakra (also Chakram, Chacra, Chakar) is a weapon of India – though in later development it became known as a weapon of the Sikh's of India. It's a ring of metal, highly sharpened on the outside. Unlike the chakra of both Krishna and Zena (or the PoM), it does not act like a boomerang, nor is it able to hit multiple targets. And that's your tidbit for the day.
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Yep, for multi-mob pulls in 5-man instances, I almost always start off with 2 PoMs.
I lurve my PoM something fierce.
That's a great idea! I'll be trying it out the next time I'm in an instance. Thanks for the tip!
[…] other classes without actually having to play them up to 70. I have to admit.. when I read this from Priestly Endeavors I started to feel a little smidge of jealousy. I mean.. wow.. they get an instant cast spell.. that […]
great tip! I'll definitely play with my Chakra today.
WRT warlocks.. (the frisbee sucking fiends). Hellfire (even rank 1) will pass it on.


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A VB6 self-instantiating Class to be used once (elevated) after application installation to:
- Pre-Vista: Create any necessary empty data subfolders under App.Path.
- Vista+: Relocate your App.Path data subfolders to the user R/W "Public" folder.
The purpose is to let your setup install your application into Program Files, yet let all users run your application and let it read and write files in the data subfolders without changing your application program logic!
This is one way to solve the "App.Path problem" for installed VB6 applications.
- Under Windows XP or earlier, nothing new is done except to create empty data subfolders under App.Path on the first run.
- Under Windows Vista or later, if the first run is done elevated your data subfolders under App.Path are relocated to "Public" and symlinks are dropped into App.Path so your program can automagically find them!
- Source form in-Project Class, no DLL need be created. The compiler instantiates a global instance of the Class so you don't have to.
Author Name
Bob Riemersma
System Requirements
Windows 95 with Desktop Update or later.
Under Windows Vista or later the "Public" special folder must not have been relocated off the "Program Files" drive!
License Info
Public domain.
Use at your own risk for any purpose: private, commercial, governmental, educational, or institutional. Absolutely no warranty or offer of support!
Misc. Notes
- Don't try to create an instance of PathLinks. A global instance named PathLinks is automatically created by the compiler.
- If your "Public" folder has been relocated to a different drive from where your App.Path is then any pre-existing data subfolders in the list passed to PathLinks.Publish() will fail on the move attempt!
- Do not "publish" subfolders under App.Path that contain DLLs, OCXs, etc. This is just for data and data folders you need read/write access to for any user running your program.
- Data files placed "naked" right under App.Path without a subfolder can not be helped by PathLinks. If necessary rewrite your program to use these from inside a subfolder.
- Create your setup package as you would on Windows 2000 or XP. Include any data files in the package, to be deployed to a subfolder under App.Path as always.
- The only extra step after installing is a user must run your program elevated one time before anyone uses it normally.
- Once again, pre-Vista PathLinks does nothing except create empty data subfolders for you as required. From there your program runs as always.
- Exception: If your program tries to MakeDir an empty work folder under App.Path it may fail under this scheme. Let PathLinks create your empty folder under App.Path or else add error checking around your MakeDir statements.
- You could also write a separate small program that just calls PathLinks.Publish() to be run elevated right after installing. Then your actual application program or programs will not need PathLinks in them at all!
Tested On
Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 RC.
The Demo
PathLinks is included here as a demonstration project. Note that there is a demojunk subfolder with one text file in it. This is used to demonstrate that data put into an App.Path data subfolder by your setup does indeed get moved to the "Public" folder when run elevated under Vista+ the first run.
To run the demo:
- Open the Project and compile it.
- Run the program under Vista or later, note that it prompts the user to run it as administrator for this first run.
- Run the program elevated. Close it.
- Run the program unelevated. Click the buttons to test its ability to write and read data in the defined data subfolders. Close it.
- Note that the data subfolders are no longer in the App.Path folder. Use Windows Explorer to look inside the "Public" special folder (try C:\Users\Public for most systems) to see where the app data folders have been moved to. Also note the symlinks pointing to these new folders that were created in the App.Path folder.
Also consider packaging the compiled program and installing it and running it on XP and Windows 7 test systems.
General usage
Add PathLinks.cls to your program's Project. Add initialization code similar to that you can see in the demo's Module1.bas module. Compile, test, create a setup package. Add instructions telling the user to run the program once elevated under Vista or later.
Closing Comments
This is not the "right way" to handle this issue. However a lot of programmers may find it an elegant alternative to "the right way." It only requires minimal changes to an existing program, which will seem to "see" App.Path as working as always.
The source code in PathLinks.cls contains a block of comments documenting its usage in more detail.


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Swing is an integral part of the Java API. It is also the most popular GUI framework for Java. I still wonder, should every Java programmer still know, or at least be pretty familiar with, Swing (possibly excluding web developers)? There are alternatives (e.g. SWT), but they are not very widely used (compared to Swing).
What do you think about requiring Swing knowledge from Java programmers? If such knowledge is important, to what degree? Are the basics enough or not?
The reason I wonder is because I really don't like Swing but wonder if I still should brush up my skills in it. I'm able to create simple GUIs in it, but I would definitely not say that I know Swing well.