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Until today I'd assumed "whitewashing" (the practice of bleaching one's skin to alter its color to a lighter and thus more appealing tone) had all but died in most parts of the modern world.
This year, British Vogue's November 2011 cover features none other than Rihanna (aka, the sexiest woman I've ever known) posing in one of her classic fierce stances in a blonde wig. When I first saw the cover I was a bit confused why Rihanna looked so different; but, knowing Rihanna's penchant for unconventional hairstyles, I was initially able to naively overlook her seemingly Marilyn Monroe-inspired do; but a doubletake of the whole ensemble made me realize something a little disconcerting. Rihanna doesn't just have Marilyn's hair, but also her eyes, her pose, even her skin. "But Vogue is a fashion magazine, that look is chic, sexy, couture." Vapid fashion vocabulary aside, it certainly sells, right? Now, I definitely don't want to deny or minimize the blatant and subliminal sexism the fashion industry is chronically rife with; given fashion magazine's long history of blatant sexism, it might not be immediately disconcerting to the average reader. But what is disconcerting to anyone who loves the Barbadoan babe like I do is how fucking white Rihanna looks.
As colorlines.com so eloquently put it:
It could be the actual lighting on set, it could be that we've gotten used to her wearing a fire engine-red wig, or it could be that someone forget to tell Vogue's retoucher that Rihanna is in fact black.
Now before you chime in with "what's so wrong about white skin?" I'd like to point out that there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. However, there's certainly nothing wrong with looking black, either. And call me cracked, but in my mind a few red flags go up when I see an international organization that claims to decide what's hot and what's not is photoshopping a world-famous superstar in the name of fashion sense.
Apparently Rihanna hasn't been the only one "touched-up" with the desaturation tool either. Back in January of this year, ELLE India went with a lighter-tinted version of Aishwarya Rai, the sensational Star of Bollywood making headlines all over the internet and the world, and named by 60 Minutes as the Most Beautiful Woman in the World.
So why does the supposed "Most Beautiful Woman in the World" need any photoshopping? Isn't she already the pinnacle of perfection? Thankfully, not everyone agrees. Especially Miss Rai, who stated to The Times of India that the former Miss World is "furious with the bleaching blotch-up" and is considering pursuing legal action against the magazine.
But unfortunately Miss Rai isn't the only celebrity ELLE's taken to the light room. Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe also miraculously changed colors on the cover of U.S. edition of ELLE back in October of 2010.
And judging from some more photo shoots taken in 2009, L'oréal isn't above whitewashing either. Just do a double-take of international stars Beyoncé and Freida Pinto. Any red flags yet?
As colorlines.com journalist Julianne Hing points out:
It's a common, tired practice, and the routine is well-practiced: beauty companies and fashion magazines regularly lighten women's skin (and darken the faces of black men), pissed off consumers shout back, and sometimes an apology is issued. But come the next fall collection or election season, photo retouchers are inevitably back to trying to make women of color more attractive by lightening them, and darkening the skin of men of color to make them seem more dangerous and suspect. Color, still, is everything.
At some point you have to stop and wonder just what the fuck is going on.
Fortunately, in the case of Aishwarya Rai at least, Change.org has begun a campaign asking the magazine to issue a public apology. However, in light of the situation (no pun intended), why should a campaign be necessary? Shouldn't ELLE make a statement free of coercion by activist groups, regretting the mistake they knowingly made? I mean they do regret their "mistake," right? Which brings me around to my point: Why the fuck is this still occurring?
In July in India, Vaseline launched a facebook app that allows the user to lighten their profile pictures to a more "appealing" tone. In 2005 Indian cosmetics mogul Emani began a new product campaign aimed at both men and women's insecurities, launching their new skin-whitening cream for men called "Fair and Handsome" (the women's version of course being called "Fair and Lovely").
Closer to home, a study conducted by Dr. S. Allen Counter of Harvard Medical School in 2003 showed some pretty frightening findings:
96% of over 300 patients in the Southwestern United States that have higher than normal mercury levels were female and all had used skin lightening products; likewise 90% of women tested in clinics in Arizona who were Mexican-American had been using the same products (2).
Women more often try to whiten their skin and as a consequence poison their bodies. These lightening creams such as 'Crema de Belleza-Manning', which is made in Mexico, contain mercurous chloride and is easily absorbed through the skin.
As you may or may not know, toxic levels of mercury lead to mercury poisoning, which causes neurological and kidney damage, as well as being a possible cause of psychiatric disorders. It can also cause birth defects. So it's some pretty serious shit.
Aside from the horrors that survey alone should instill, there's more where it came from:
Doctors in the UK were confused by symptoms presented by a woman when no reason for her weight gain, stretch or stripe marks and inability to conceive could be found. It was only after further questioning that she admitted to using a skin lightening product (1).
The product, which is illegal in the EU, was clobetasol. This is a cream containing high levels of the steroid corticosteroid. Typically this cream is prescribed for skin conditions including eczema and psoriasis, and is only to be used for up to two weeks at a time.
The UK doctors reported that the woman far exceeded the recommended usage, using two tubes of clobetasol a week for over seven years.
Such products are being increasingly used by people in a number of countries in an attempt to lighten the skin. Older people as well use skin lightening to remove age or liver spots and other skin darkening conditions.
However few people are warned of the dangers of the toxic ingredients which, as well as containing steroids, includes hydroquinone. While hydroquinone is allowed in the US by the FDA, it is banned in Europe because of the potential to cause cancer.
The list of side effects of the steroid corticosteroid is long. The most serious is Cushing's disease, a malfunction of the adrenal glands leading to an overproduction of cortisol. Other side effects include:
* increased appetite and weight gain
* deposits of fat in chest, face, upper back, and stomach
* swelling
* slowed healing of wounds
* osteoporosis
* cataracts
* acne
* muscle weakness
* thinning of the skin
Kind of ruins that old saying "beauty is only skin deep," doesn't it?
So yeah, there's that. If it wasn't already alarming that people are getting whiter on paper, in reality the lightening products themselves have some terrible, toxic side affects. If you're willing to lighten your skin color for the sake of appearing more attractive, you're also willing to risk a myriad of other much more devastating skin problems (if psoriasis, eczema, acne, and thin skinning weren't enough of an indication). In the end, the real cost of lighter skin is often paid in irreparable or even fatal damage to the user's health, mind, and body—and often the products themselves advertise much better than they actually perform. So why does the fashion industry support this? Why, despite not only obvious health risks and the even more obvious fact that dark skin is beautiful all by itself, is lighter skin encouraged? Maybe it happens because people don't really know all the serious risks behind skin whitening; maybe fashion companies are simply more concerned with a better quarterly statement than the health of their customers. Or maybe skin lightening is a symptom of the stigma that remains after hundreds of years of oppression, colonialism, and racism latent in our still very segregated and unequal world today. Maybe it's all true. Whatever way you choose to view it, it's a grim reality and a heavy price to pay, all for the 'right look.' But in our world, it's the price of beauty.
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89'ers INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting held at the Hotel Newhouse, Salt Lake City, Utah on October 24, 1955. MORNING SESSION The meeting, was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by President Stewart. Present were Ray V. Stewart, President; Bentley Mitchell, Vice-President; W. G. Bass, Secretary-Treasurer; Directors Burnett Hendryx, Frank W. Sorgatz and Richard C. Fergus; Martin H. Cantwell, Executive Secretary and Bernie Williams, Guest. Absent: Directors Dallas Clinker, excused; Guillermo Sedano; Vice President S. O. Morrow, excused. Secretary Bass read the minutes of the morning session, first meeting of the Association held at Flagstaff, Arizona on September 23, 1955. Approved as read. Mr. Cantwell read the minutes of the Afternoon session held on September 24, 1955 which were approved with one correction —- the name of County mentioned in Paragraph 2 therein was changed from "Mariposa" to Maricopa. The minutes of the Evening Session were also read by Mr. Cantwell. Mr. Cantwell pointed out that the two resolutions to have been drawn up by Mr. George Hall had not been received. Mr. Cantwell was instructed to contact Mr. Hall immediately regarding the resolutions. There being no other corrections, the minutes were approved as read. The minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting held Sunday morning, September 25, 1955 at Flagstaff, Arizona were read by Secretary Bass, Mr. Cantwell stated that he felt the paragraph referring to his appointment as Executive Secretary was not entirely correct. Mr. Cantwell requested that an amendment be added thereto and read the proposed amendment to the Board of Directors. Mr. Mitchell motioned that the amendment be made a part of the minutes, seconded by Mr. Hendryx. Motion carried. The amendment is appended hereto and becomes a part of the minutes. President Stewart stated that he had one addition which should be made to the last paragraph of the minutes, i.e., the part which reads "Ray Stewart was instructed to draw up By-Laws for 89'ers". Motion was made by Mr. Mitchell that this item be changed to read "The President was authorized by the Board to proceed through the Association Attorney to draw up By-Laws end a Charter under which to organize local 89'er Clubs". Seconded by Mr. Hendryx. Motion carried. The minutes were approved with corrections as shown. Treasurer's Report Amount of money collected to date for Membership, 451 members, is $6,765.00 plus $38.00 on partial paid memberships equals a total of $6,803.00. Disbursementsj Johnny Perkins, $3,322.50; Miscellaneous ikxpense, $1,064*27; Johnny Perkins, :>300.00. Balance on hand $2,116,23. It was made a matter of record that President Stewart and Executive Secretary Cantwell had made a joint audit of the membership roster on October 23rd, The audit disclosed! 451 paid-up members on record; 9 partially paid-up members totaling $38.00; an undetermined number of honorary members said to exist, the names of which ara not on record; 4 names on record as having received membership plaques, but no record of dues payment. Two of the four non-paid members were in Arizona
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December 22nd, 2009, 11:37 PM #212
Questions about Action Points:
1. How many do we have?
2. How do we recover/acquire them?
3. They can be used to add a d10 to a d20 roll? Are there other uses?
(Are you basically using the UA rules apart from the d10? Or do they have a narrative application?)
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December 23rd, 2009, 12:21 AM #213
1) Standard for your level, which I forget off hand how many that is (6?) To acquire more, ask me and do something cool.
2) Any usage of Action points in d20 Modern, Unearthed Arcana, or Eberron (all three have slight variations) plus any other "breaking" of the rules at a similar scale.
Also; I was chatting with Alenda earlier, and it occured to me that I've thrown so many clues at you lately that several of them are likely to slip through the cracks. I should probably come up with a list of them here in OOC. However, I'm kinda lazy on stuff like that, which sounds like real work, so don't hold your breath for it to show up any time really soon, especially as the holiday starts and extended family completely over runs our house. Although... it's my wife's family, so I might be on the lookout for chances to break away from them...
December 23rd, 2009, 12:24 AM #214
Hyp, how'd you get a +12 intimidate and a +14 bluff, and be able to take 10 on all social skills?
I took skill focus so Lash could be good at intimidate (it's his thing) so if there's a better option for that.....
December 23rd, 2009, 12:25 AM #215
Also, 4-8 is a really poor time for me to post. Just saying, for the next time something starts around then, I'm probably not gonna be timely.
December 23rd, 2009, 12:27 AM #216
It's not usually for me either.
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The racial writeup says "Changelings are inherently skilled in deception and intimidation, and though they cannot actually detect thoughts as doppelgangers can, they can intuitively read body language and attitude with surprising accuracy."
3E's always had that issue with Intimidate, though, where the elf bard tends to have a far higher Intimidate modifier than the half-orc barbarian, because even if they're both putting ranks in the skill, the barbarian's Cha mod sucks compared to the bard's...
December 23rd, 2009, 01:08 AM #220
Intimidate is wonky in 3e, yeah. I can't remember exactly how Trailblazer and Pathfinder addressed it, but I remember thinking that both of them were better.
In fact, I think the skill consolidations both rulesets did were a nifty minor little cleanup.
December 23rd, 2009, 01:17 AM #221
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Ah, good... I have to admit I was half hoping that if I suggested the idea someone else would do the work. Take an extra action point for Grey!
I also answered the questions in about the key and the Vault; yes and yes... you do have the key, and you know where the Vault is.
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Airport proponents provide more ammunition
Closing the Blaine municipal airport could cost as much as $4 million, city officials say.
On Monday, the Blaine City Council met in executive session with city attorney Jon Sitkin to review his report on the legal and financial issues associated with closing the airport. The report found that while the city has the authority to close the airport, doing so could cost somewhere between $1 million and $4 million, depending on a number of possibilities, city manager Gary Tomsic said.
Tomsic said since 1989, the city has received a number of grants from the State Department of Transportation's (DOT) aviation division, the conditions of which require repayment with interest if the airport ceases to operate.
added that although the amount would be negotiable, it
is possible the grant repayments could total as much
as $556,000.
The city could also find itself in legal disputes as it has two leases with private individuals for land occupying hangers. If the airport is closed, these leases would have to be terminated at a cost to the city, Tomsic said.
The city would also be forced to absorb the $700,000 in debt which has to be paid to the Carruther's family for the acquisition of a piece of their property which borders the airport, an amount that would be covered by grants from the Federal Aviation Administration if the proposed expansion is to occur.
master plan to be reviewed in more detail
The Blaine Airport Commission will present a detailed economic analysis of a possible airport expansion next week during a Blaine City Council work session.
The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., September 19 in the council chambers, the day after a scheduled presentation of the Alternative Land Use Committee's economic forecast of alternative uses for Blaine's municipal airport.
In an earlier meeting this month, the airport commission unveiled its master plan for a $20 million airport expansion to the council but commission chair Doug Fenton said its latest presentation will show a more detailed look at the project's economic benefits.
"The last meeting was simply to get the council to adopt the master plan," Fenton said. "This one is going to be an economic analysis of what the airport will be like in an expanded form and comparing that to the alternate use committee report."
Fenton said the council asked him to prepare a detailed report after the alternative committee failed to calculate in certain factors such as airport revenues and leaseholder taxes in their final report.
"It was a little short on specifics," Fenton said. "We're going to fill in some of those blanks and then give a comparison of the two."
The alternative land use committee will present their final report to the city council at 7 p.m. September 18, at the Blaine Community Center at 763 G Street. No action will be taken at the meeting.
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- Harro Penk
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Reduce the number of classes and refocus on fundamentals: Math, Science, and Language.
Modern students in America are bombarded with many class choices. It seems that we try, unsuccessfully, to turn our students into a swiss army knife of sorts, i.e. exposed to all kinds of various topics. Everything from basket weaving to ping-pong, with an equal sprinkle of math and science thrown in just so we can still call it a "school" instead of a playground.
I propose the following: Extend the time spent on Math, Science, and Language to 70-90 minutes. Get rid of classes that simply don't have a place in PRIMARY education (photography, art, music, etc). Focus our kids on the important subjects early on with a boatload of exposure to them, so by the time they enter High School they will have mastered Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Scientific Principles.
Now, let me also expand on this and say that I don't advocate cutting out music, art, etc completely. But they should not be given equal time to the fundamentals. They should be incorporated as learning tools - for example using music and sound in science class. Using art in math, performing plays in language classes, etc.
I don't know if things changed in the last 30 years, but I very much remember many of my peers choosing one class or another simply because the workload was easier or the expectation was that the class would provide ample "nap time".
This proposal would create a highly focused early education, which would provide kids with more time on the fundamentals, expose them to critical thinking as they would connect fundamentals with applications in the real world, reduce the variety of teachers and all the costs associated with that, (perhaps) reduce the school day, reduce the number of materials needed to support classes (books, presentations, technology, etc).
Any thoughts? Good/Bad idea?
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Jan 6 2012: An interesting suggestion but warrants more research. Studies suggest that the time learning should be of high quality not quantity. Kids do not retain more given more time. They retain given the quality of the input suggesting that more time is not the answer. From my perspective, I want to spend time on my strengths and interests. Success breeds success. The problem with current school system is that they are constrained to teach to a students weakness. Teaching to meet testing standards. If I am a poor reader and writer, I have to spend less time on my strong subjects and more on my weakness. Remedial work lowers interest and overall intelligence by focusing too much on what student are not good at. Think of a jeep on a race track or a ferarri off road. Not the right fit. Look into Harvard Professor Howard Gardeners multiple intelligences theories. Fascinating material suggesting that we are all capable of quality learning if the input is not in conflict with our inherent intelligence. For example, Michael Jordan was lousy at reading and writing but superior in kinesthetics. I.M Pi is gifted visually and spacially and with math but not the written word. Einstein as well. No gift for sitting at a desk learning to read and write. He flunked out of school. All the hours in the day spent on reading and writing would not make a difference. Let him spend time on his interests of math and science and the quality value shoots to the moon. Look at the contributions he made. Stephen King, self professed that he cannot balance a check book. Richard Branson cannot read or understand his many companies financial statements.
Just imagine what a tremendous impact schools would have on society if they were able to teach to a students individual abilities and strengths. much greater productivity and far less troubles, Kids would want to go to school.
Teach to a kids weakness and all falls, teach to their strengths and the weaknesses will rise, pride too.
Quality not quantity
Jan 6 2012: Good points Andrew, but fundamentally flawed. You point at a few focused studies. My perspective comes from my personal observations, having had the first few years of study in Germany before coming to the US, and from a multitude of data that seems to pour in from all over the world, i.e. how our kids are simply not competitive anymore.
Look at some college campuses. Ever notice that there are more and more foreign students enrolled in the US? Ever talk to a college professor about the quality (or lack thereof) of our High School Graduates? The average High School Graduate, after 7 hours * 5 days /week * 32 weeks / year * 12 years = 13,440 hours of schooling still sucks at basic arithmetic, can't do word math problems correctly, can't figure out basic science problems, and have trouble with basic grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Call me crazy, but I'm *pretty sure* that sports, music appreciation, painting, photography, wood shop, and all kinds of other niche "arts-and-crafts" type courses aren't going to resolve any of that. I've listened to too many silly studies that proclaim that listening to classic music will turn someone into a math genius, or that kids need to be exposed to every possible facet of our society.
Kids make up their mind about what they'll become sometime between age 16 and age 24, not between age 6 and 16. We are a sum total of our experiences. But...if those experiences are finger painting and etch-a-sketch until we're 16.... well, no wonder we still can't multiply 12x12 without the help of Siri...?!
Jan 9 2012: Haro,
You missed my point and you obviously have not researched this very deeply or you would find that there are hundreds if not thousands of studies that are inline with my thoughts. You assume that kids don't want to do anything but arts and crafts. Wrong. All kids inherently want to learn. We as a species are wired to direct our learning toward our curiosities. Observe any child at play, in the woods, at a beach, in their back yard or with a box of legos. Most will be focused on something of interest to them. I watched several children on the beach last summer completely focused on a tide pool. They spent several hours, until the tide rose, fully consumed in that square yard of life observing, experimenting and playing. I know that opportunity exists in those moments when their brains are most open to learning and believe that retention will be at its greatest.. People have a predisposition to excel where their interests lay. Haven't you been so engrossed in a book that you couldn't put it down? I will wager the book was not war and peace. Read up on the methods of the best private schools or simply their mission statements. The majority that their goal is to find where a childs interest lay and expand upon it. Look to experts like Dr Mel Levine, Dr Sally Shawitz,Dr Howard Gardener. Gardener has developed the multiple intelligences theory which explains this as fact after decades of observation. Evaluation of his theory is significant so much to the point that many private schools have developed highly successful curriculum based upon his theories.
I I believe that current methods in the public system are at fault. Teaching to standardized tests is where the greatest flaw resides. So much time is spent on rote memory rather than experiental learning. I look back on my education and the most prevelant memories are from my hands on classes like biology, chemistry, photography etc..
Experiential education takes time but has a far greater impact
Jan 9 2012: Lastly, you ignore the fact that in many countries students are distributed to schools that are more focused to their aptitudes. You use Germany as an good example. Students there are segregated at the age of 10 by their strengths. They are transfered to focus programs. (sound familiar?) Science. Language, Math, Tech and, yes, Art. Each year after, their education is further refined until college. I have German relatives who complain about that system too. Students may graduate with excellence in math and science but are dismal with language. In the US, kids have to succeed in all areas of study in order to graduate.
In conclusion, the current US public school system did work but is now a half century behind business. It is innefective in most cases. There are exceptions. However, we are falling farther behind the developed world. Attitudes of most students is terrible. Until we reach kids where their interests lay, we will continue this decline.s Change is on the horizon as more choices become available. There are amazing statistics appearing that suggest students continuing on from public focus/charter schools and home school are as successful in college as those hailing from private schools. Also suggested is that a greater percent of these kids persue higher education.
Maybe the specialization of the school system isn't such a bad idea. Privatization is a great model. Supply and demand, succesful systems will thrive and the bad will vanish.
What are your thoughts?
Have a great day
Jan 11 2012: Andrew, my experiences in Germany propelled me to the top of my classes here in the US. I'll never forget the first few times my American teachers called me to the blackboard for some math problems, specifically geometry and algebra. It's been 30 years, but I still can picture how flabbergasted their faces looked when they saw my scribbles on the blackboard. In retrospect, I believe that they may have tried to point out the superiority of the American education vs. what they probably thought of where I came from. Aside from making a "1" look like a "7", i.e. German script vs. American script, I think they didn't teach me a thing I didn't already know for the first 2 or 3 years. That's scary. I completed 7th Grade in Germany and began 8th Grade in the US. By 7th grade, I was years ahead of my American peers. That was Long Island, NY, and upstate NY, not some "hick-town" USA. Good teachers, good programs, good schools. And they sucked compared to my little Kreis-Gymnasium Heinsberg, which is located out in the deepest cow-infested corner of Germany near the Dutch/Belgian border. And, let me add this: I certainly wasn't the best student in Germany. Honestly, I believe this is a little more than anecdotal in quality. In fact, my opinion was confirmed a couple of years later when a foreign exchange student from Germany befriended me in one of my math classes near the end of High School (jr or sr year). He too didn't learn a thing here. He, again, was ahead of the class and ahead of me, as by then I had become fully integrated with the course work here in the US. He had been doing Calculus and high level Statistics when he came over. We were starting to learn Trigonomety. Think about that for second. He was going to enter university with several years of exposure to calculus! Calculus wasn't even offered in my (american) school! But hey... I had a huge choice of art and drawing classes, music, and home ed courses, which he didn't have.
Jan 11 2012: In Germany, there were two sets of choices. First, just like you pointed out, beginning with 5th grade students are classified into 3-4 groups: Gymnasium, Real Schule, Hauptschule, and Sonderschule, which, roughly, classify kids from University-bound down to special education, respectively. Secondly, at regular intervals, i.e. beginning with 5th grade and then again at 7th grade (for Gymnasium students), students are put on various foreign language tracks. I had 3 years of English and one year of French by the end of 7th grade. I believe Real- Sonderschule students may not even have that, i.e. only one foreign language. In terms of focus programs? I have no clue what you're talking about. There was a chess club. Most schools had chess clubs.Here, it was/is a little different. There are 20 or so art classes to choose from, including the prerequiste/corequisite courses. A lot of technology courses. A bunch of programming courses (my schools had close associations with IBM). A zillion gym classes to choose from. Social studies, health, etc. And don't get me started on afterschool sports/clubs/activities. It was a wonder I knew where to go half the time. You can't imagine my perplexed look the first time I had to deal with a "school locker". Little things. Here, we have so many classes that you end up with so many books (books on how to paint and take photos and turn clay pots), that you can't carry them all at the same time. I never had that problem in Germany. I had 7 periods and kept all my books in a "ranzen" which I carried around. Teachers came to our classroom, not the other way around. My notebooks were the size of a thin paperback magazine (Germany), not the size of of a phone book (US). I think just the savings in books could make a reduction in "extraneous" classes worthwhile. Think of the trees we'll save.
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Mallorca - Ride 3
Today was awesome in a very different way to previous days. The sun shone all day and despite tired legs, the promised rest day was resisted. Instead we headed out to Punta Christo and the longer the ride went on the better I felt. The ride was through rolling countryside and although we hit a few too many major roads was very pleasurable and on the way out we had chance to do one or two fastish descents that were a lot of fun.
We stopped for leisurely lunch in Punta Christo, a lovely place, as evidenced by this photo taken from the bar we stopped in.
After lunch we headed back, this time into a light headwind. My first turn on the front for the day was unfortunately uphill and into the wind and not wanting to be seen to be shirking my responsibilities I pushed too hard and split the group whilst nearly killing myself in the process. A lesson learned there, if it's hurting you then despite the wind it's probably hurting those following.
After lunch was digested and the legs warmed up again there was a feeling of playfulness about the ride back. We had a short try at running a train, with riders taking short turns on the front then falling back to the rear to rest. The potential was demonstrated but the inexperience showed and eventually we ran out of clear road to continue the experiment.
The remainder of the ride was quick and there were several sessions of sprinting and joining onto the back of quicker groups and even the slower riders managed to surprise the frontrunners at times to the enjoyment of all.
The playfulness, constant quick accelerations and changes of pace, combined with the sun and scenery meant that the ride was really enjoyabl, pure cycling for cycling's sake and a great day was had by all.
It being St Patrick's day a few of us headed out to the bars this evening and I write this after a good number of pints of Guinness. My apologies for the qualtity of writing :-) Highlights of the evening were being entertained by ex-pro Steve Joghin's tales of racing in Ireland in the 80's and the inventive and comic modifications to the Guinness hats we obtained at the bar.
All in all a fantastic day.
- 80 miles (furthest ride this year) in 4hs 57mins, 16.1mph, 2231kcal, 450m
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So, this will be a TV in which Steve controls what you see too? Pass.
unless they made a 55" LED, and it was thinner than a half an inch... i wouldnt buy one...
happy with my tv and apple TV...no need to cram it into an overpriced apple bundle...
and it doesn't look like you can mount it on a wall..
Wonder who would make the panels. If they were good sets ild be in but at that size you want plasma and alot of people may shun it for that reason.
I don't think this would actually happen. It's not revolutionary enough for Apple... I mean... Meh. I dunno. But I don't want one.
Munster has been wrong so many times I can't believe he still has a job. He couldn't predict hitting water if you told him you were gonna fall out of a boat.
Apple aren't revolutionist's they're evoloutionists. They didn't invent the smartphone just evolved it. Same as iPad. Apple are stopping they're business sector with xserv's being end of life and no more osx server. Why not push into the consumer range more. 1 set no wires, nice neat and simple home entertainment evolved...
I'd buy one
Now for you, Apple. I'm sure those figures are just made up trash by some dude on the internets, so I won't put too much stock in his wild fanboi induced fantasy. But $2k? Hahahaha. It'd better come with a check for $800. I don't care what web capabilities it has, $2000 is way outta control. That's the price of a 55 inch web enabled, MiFi enabled LED 3D TV. And big box retailers will probably bundle a bluray player or a PS3. I mean, has this guy been under a rock for the last 18 months?
I don't doubt Apple will release a severely under featured overpriced "elite" TV and fanbois will gobble em up, but as for them actually being a player in this arena, nope. And Idk why his figures have a console under the "other" TV, as if Apple's AppStore has ANYTHING that could come close to replacing XBOX and PS offerings. They don't today, and they won't next year. There's a difference between Angry Birds at the dentist, and an 8 hour Black Ops beastfest.
IMO, they have zero to offer the TV experience. Want in people's living rooms, selling a monthly subscription? Stick to your $100 Apple TV2. Apple'll do good to compete with Netflix with THAT. A $2000 iTunes enabled TV? Hahaha, no.
Everybody is already complaining that the TV would be overpriced. Ok look at the high end TVs right now. Samsung came out with a new high end series that look stunning and are incredibly thin, but very expensive. You know Apple uses the best materials and would compete with other high end brands. If you don't feel like paying more for a lot nicer TV with more features and better picture that's fine, but don't complain to those who do.
What's this itunes tv pass for $50-90 a month? That better allow me to download (and keep) any and all TV episodes I want under that one month time frame. Otherwise it is WAYYYYYYYYYYY overpriced. Or, an acceptable alternative would be to allow me to stream all the live TV I current pay for, thus enabling me to drop my current cable package. Even still, I am sure this package would be limited to the set itself and not be usable on non-Apple tvs.
Not gonna happen...
If it did, who would pay for an over priced TV that would only have content Apple allows? I wonder if it displays full HD, unlike their already revolutionary service.
($2000 for a 50" btw? Surely thats 3D too)
Also, why is the image comparing a setup with an audio receiver, games console, blu-ray player and dvr to a setup thats just a TV with Apple TV built in?
Will an all in one Apple TV play blu-ray? Probably not.
Will it play non-iOS games?No
Will it allow you to record regular non-Apple TV stuff? probably not
Will it be ready to hook up to you're surround sound speakers? Probably not.
Piper Jaffray should only be comparing $1,199 LCD TV + $85/month with $1,999 + $50-$90/month
I knew it Apple will make televioson in future...but I'm surprised to here'd this news this early, "may steve jobs don't like to watch tv in other branded" ?????
What "revolutionary" "premium" materials will Apple use? Bulletproof helicopter glass? Recycled aluminum case? Green guts? My guess? Nothing that will remotely affect viewing quality.
The only TVs busting the $2000 level today are FULL featured 3D sets. Having Apple's Netflix equivalent built in (like thats an awesome feature, seriously my toaster has Netflix) will not convince anyone but the most epic of fanbois to purchase.
My guess is Apple is smart. They stay in the peripherals market.
I could see this making sense, I've always thought the Apple TV should be a real tv
Cool... 1080-Retna... lol Only thing is TVs are not like computers. People will not want the traditional price of Apple. They will have to sell it at competitive prices.
This has the potential to go places where TV hasn't gone before. Its going to be interesting. Hope they get it right and affordable...
For how much? $5,000? Control what channel you see. God forbid a tv station mentions flash!
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Don't go there with him, he will not drop it. Same reason expitch used to get upset with him.... never drops it right or wrong, just goes on and on and on.
Back to baseball on the only pure baseball thread in the forum.
I know. I was here for the whole thing.
I was just answering your question. Not even going to get into it with him.


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She recruited a group of volunteers from her school's band and orchestra to help make the crafts and gift bags. The also performed a holiday concert, where they played traditional Christmas songs and tried to convey the Christmas spirit with each note. "Even the smallest act of kindness can brighten someone's day," said Rachel S.
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The Santa Cruz Public Library System seeks a new citizen member to sit upon the nine-member Library Joint Powers Authority Board. The citizen must live within Library District 2, which consists of the City of Scotts Valley and parts of the Santa Cruz, Capitola and Live Oak areas. The Library Joint Powers Authority Board is made up of six elected officials and three citizens and is responsible for strategy, finances and policy approval for the library.
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The NHL confirms the outdoor twin-bill will be discussed on June 25th at the competition committee meeting, however based on Healy's reaction; there is reason to believe the event may be in jeopardy.
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EVOLUTION: Pastors unconvinced, LifeWay survey shows, but they're split on earth's age
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This video was shot at the old Rhino Records in Westwood, CA in 1989. Rhino Records is long gone and in its place is a crappy butcher shop. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this crappy butcher shop is the most important butcher shop in the history of rock n' roll. That is, unless, someone tells me John met Paul while in line to purchase some mutton.
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MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Two unnamed parties have asked Federal Judge Rudolph Randa to keep their names secret if he releases any more documents related to the Walker John Doe probe.
Lawyers for the two parties also asked Randa to notify them in advance before any more records are unsealed.
The parties had objected to the release of about 250 pages of previous John Doe records -- but they were unsealed anyway. The parties cited news coverage of last week's releases, in which a prosecutor mentioned a "criminal scheme" that supposedly placed Governor Scott Walker at the center of an effort to have outside conservative groups coordinate election campaigns of GOP recall targets.
Thursday, a lawyer for the special prosecutor called that allegation a theory, and that Walker was not even a target of the probe. The unnamed parties who want to keep the case under wraps said many others named in last week's record release had their names bandied about as if were guilty of something -- by association if nothing else.
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