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As Senior Product Development Manager for Adobe's Print and Publishing Business Unit, Mike Scrutton leads a team focused on developments in the 3D Printing space. Mike draws on his 20+ years in 2D printing, and extensive understanding of creative and production workflows. He routinely works with OEMs, vendors and end users both within Adobe and externally. Mike has been with Adobe since 1997 and has been responsible for many technologies in the field of PDF, color, and printing, including functionality in Acrobat. A native of the UK, Mike currently lives with his family in the Bay Area.
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Pete Falco is the Lead Engineer for 3D functionality in Photoshop. He received his Masters in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has over 20 years of experience in the fields of 3D and image processing. He has been on the Photoshop team for 9 years and prior to that was an engineer on QuickTime VR, RealSpace, and Live Picture and was a co-founder of Zoomify.
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- 24 January 2013 08:31
- Posted by @markbooth_mcfc
We begin today with news that City have surged up the Deloitte's Money League after increasing revenue by 51% last year.
"Manchester City's commercial and footballing success has driven its revenues into the top 10 in Europe, according to Deloittes annual Football Money League," reads the story on The Business Desk.
"Winning the Premier League last year, playing in the Champions League for the first time, and the enhanced sponsorship and naming rights deal with Etihad, saw City move from 12th to seventh in the Football Money League as revenues surged by 51% to £231.1m."
Elsewhere, news that Birmingham are in danger of entering administration has reportedly put City on red alert for hot young goalkeeping prospect Jack Butland.
Butland has been tipped as the long-term understudy to Joe Hart for England – and he could be heading for the same role at club level, with the midlands club willing to listen to offers for the 19-year old.
The Championship side could be willing to listen to offers as low as £3.5m for the man who has been capped once for England.
"The only official bid the club have had is the one that was turned down in the summer from Southampton (for £6m), just as I was taking the job," Birmingham manager Lee Clark said in today's Mirror.
"That's not to say we haven't had lots of interest in Jack and people asking the question.
"But, in terms of somebody actually putting down that they want to take him and what they're willing to pay, that hasn't materialised.
"With my football manager's head on, I don't want that to happen. But, in terms of the future of the club, it's been talked about already by the chairman that it probably needs to happen."
Sergio Aguero has issued a rallying cry to his teammates, declaring that the Blues can beat Manchester United to the title for the second successive year.
"We won the title off them last season and now we're in the fight again," Aguero said in the Sun.
"We can regain the leadership of the Premier League from them. City have everything to continue to grow and the best is yet to come."
...Sergio Aguero...
"I feel the ambition of my team-mates in the dressing room, in training and in the matches.
"I hope that the title we won last season was just the first step."
In other news, the Balotelli to AC Milan saga rumbles on, with Goal reporting that Zenit St Petersburg's move for Ignazio Abate could generate funds for the Rossoneri to take the City striker on a permanent deal.
"We thank Zenit and Spalletti for their interest, but the lad will remain in Italy with Milan," Abate's agent Claudio Pasqualin said.
"If Zenit raise their offer, then maybe something will change, considering Milan are looking for cash to take Mario Balotelli.
Finally, John Guidetti's agent has quashed any notion that the Swedish striker could be loaned out in January, insisting that the 20-year old wants to stay in Manchester and fight for his place.
"The player is now recovering from his injury and hopes to be back in about six weeks," said Anders Carlsson in the Manchester Evening News.
"He wants to stay at the club to try to convince Roberto Mancini."
Don't forget that it's just transfer conjecture until you read confirmed news here on mcfc.co.uk!

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Collected by Merlin Mitchell Reel 12
Transcribed by Kyle Perrin Item 2
Harvey Vaught
M ille r 's Chapel, Ark.
January 15, 1950
A Colorado Trip
D o n .....We never have heard Dave t e l l about th is g i r l from Newton County.
Vaught..Oh, I have.
Don Says th e re 's seven or eight in every house down there.
Vaught..He use to hope one of them would come over here with him. I lik e
to hear him t e l l th a t. Dave use to try to get me to go down
there with him but the l a s t eight or ten years he a in 't bothered
me much about going down there.
D o n .....N e ll, I'M going sometime.
V au gh t..I'v e been down there, though. Right where Dave was a t .
Dave....Yeah, he come over there and stayed with me fo r a wh i l e .
Vaught..Stayed with him and Ike up there. About fifte e n days with one
of 'em and about that long with the othern and I stayed—divided
the time up over there.
Don.....With him and Ike.
D o n .....T h a t's before you were back.
Dave....Huh. That's when he was on the dodge.
Vaught..In hiding.
Don.........Somebody was c e rta in ly hiding. I believe i t .
V aught..I'd hate to think about being a f e l l e r making a 150 mile hike
out of Colorado over Steamboat Springs coming across the mountains
there to the D & R G Railroad a t a l i t t l e old town called R ifle .
That's the nearest point Dave went to there.
Don.....Yeah, R ifle , Oklahoma.
V au gh t..R ifle , Colorado. Over there in them mountains. We 's e coming over
from Steamboat Springs over on the Yampa River over there. That's
pe rty close to where Steamboat Springs i s . That's a f t e r you cross
over the summit there from Denver. Cross plum over the high
knob there and go down on the other sid e toward Wyoming. And
we'se going to make i t back to the D & R G Railroad without
going by the way of Denver. I t was two or three hundred miles
to go back to Denver—going the way the ra ilro ad run then. But,
we could make i t across there by walking a hundred and f i f t y miles.
And so, we took right across them h i l l s there. T r a ils and waggon
t r a i l s part of the time—part of the time wasn't much of a waggon
t r a i l . And we come to a place down there—l e t ' s see—where
th e r e 's two roads, and we pitched up—I know we—we pitched up
a d o lla r to see—i t ' s e right la te one evening—and they said they'se
a house r igh t down a t the foot of the mountain. We hadn't seen
a house in a good while. And we pitched up a d o lla r to see
which on of them roads we tuck. We d idn 't know—hadn't had no
d ire c tio n s. We passed two roads a while back—two waggon t r a i l s .
And so, we went the way—one said heads we go th is way and t a i l s
we go that way. Ever what i t come, well, th a t 's what w e 'll make
i t . So, we went righ t—went down to that house.
A Colorado Trip (Cont.)
Don And then that did you find?
Vaught. .We found a house down there and I hollared "He llo". Dark—
Done got dark. I t was ju s t an old man in that shack—bout eighty,
I think, seventy-five or eighty. I fo rg e t now what his age was.
I know I asked him. I sa id , Could we get to stay inside tonight?
And I s a id , There's two of us out here and we'd lik e to get to
s ta y in sid e . I t ' s perty cold. And out in that canyon there, boy,
i t ' s cold of a n ight . I t was in August I think i t was. But
th e re 's ice down there, boy, I mean—
Don........Worse than here.
Vaught..Put your ice down there of a night—always kept. Cold as ' t i s
now down there a f t e r the sun's down a whil e . He s a id , Where
you from? I s a id , Arkansas. He s a id , Did you ever know old
Doc Davener(?). And we always knowed old Doc Davener. F i r s t
doctor I ever knowed in th is country that c a rried (? ) on the
S t . Paul branch(?).
Don. . . . .Small world.
Vaught..He sa id , well, I'm doctoring my sore le g . He s a id , As soon as
I get a few minutes I ' l l l e t you in. He le t us in and we sle p t
in one of his beds up there. Next morning we got ready to go and
he s a id , Now, I would get you f e l l a s some b re ak fa st, say s, I a in 't
got a thing in the world to eat but potatoes. Well, I had a
notion to t e l l him th a t'd do, but I s a id , No, we'd get a l ong.
We walked perty la t e the next day before we come to any place where
we could get anything to eat—way up in the evening.
Don........Ju s t had potatoes.
Vaught..That's a l l he had, he sa id . He's ju s t there by h i s s e l f . Said
he had a son that l e f t him several years back and he never did
know what become of him.
Dave....You'd l e f t him, too.
Vaught..Yeah, old Doc Davener. There's Tom Davener over here—a doctor
over there was one of his sons. Yes, i t was Tom was the doctor,
wasn't i t ? Or was i t Ed?
Dave....Tom, I think.
Vaught..Tom was the doctor. He had two s on s . Yeah, I sa id , I knowed
Tom and Ed both and th a t 's e evidence enough that he knowed that
I knowed what I 's e talking about.
D a v e ....I knowed he had them two boys.
Vaught..The old man d idn 't even have(?) a waggon. The waggon tracks was—
D o n .. .. .I f you hadn't known old Doc Davener, you wouldn't have gotten that
house, probably.
Vaught..Something e lse I ' s e going to t e l l but i t got away from me. I
forgot what i t was that I 's e going to t e l l about—on that t r ip —
that I 's e going to t e l l you about.
Don....Who was he?
Vaught. .F e lla by the name of Charleston. C a lled(?) him Sam(?). Sam(?)
Charleston. Yeah, me and him made that hunderd and f i f t y mile
hike right across them woods. Oh, yes, I was going to t e l l
about we(?) coming down in the hole. Down in the canyon—nother
canyon. There's a l i t t l e ir r ig a tin g garden and everything he had
down there. And he broke his le g—been coming down the mountain—
A Colorado Trip (Cont. 2)
I think on one of them s k is . You know how they go on them sk is .
Maybe seen 'em, I don't know. Seen p ictu res of 'em anyhow, I
gu ess, lik e I have. But I was . . . he had a couple of 'em hanging
up in the house there. But, anyhow, h e 'se coming o ff one of them
mountains and down on the side of one of them l i t t le creeks
th a t 's e down there—a l i t t l e branch—he broke his le g . And his
wife had gone to town to g i t some groceries or something another
in a l i t t l e old buggy—take the eggs o ff and everything. And
i t ' s e a good long ways she had to go but she hadn't been on
our road any. And, of course, h e 's ju s t lik e any other stranger
th a t had been o ff out in the woods by h i s s e lf a long time. But
he had two l i t t l e g i r l s there th a t 's e about—aw—they 'se about
nine and t en or eigh t and nine or something lik e th a t. And he
put them to cooking—to g ittin g dinner. The wife was gone and he
put them to g e ttin g dinner. And she got dinner served and, course,
he ju s t talked—you know—ju s t lik e I'm ta lkin g now. They'se
way o ff in the h o lle r lik e I'm liv in g here and nobody a round much
to ta lk to and when anybody did come along, why, he 'se ju s t
wound up. He had his crutches there where he could hobble around
there and got to where he could walk on that broken le g a
l i t t l e with crutches. And so, I'v e always wondered—he come from
Kentucky or Tennessee—in that country and told about when he
come there and everything—but i t ' s always been a wonder to my
mind what he done back there in Kentucky and come o ff over there—
That's the way with a lo t of these people that liv e down in here.
You know they done something, sometime or other. K illed somebody,
or done something, or they wouldn't a been here.
Don...........And a few of them w ill f in a lly t e l l you what they did and what
th e ir name used to be before they changed i t .
Vaught..Yeah. And what th e ir name was before they married.
Don No, before they committed the crime.
Vaught..You know, the old age pension was what made the old maids t e l l
th e ir names and t e l l how old they was—t e l l th e ir age.
Dave....Kinda lik e that song was the other night about the old maid.
D on .....B u t your name i s r e a lly Vaught. You're probably already a Vaught.
Vaught..Oh yes. Yeah, I guess I am.
Don You could hardly have thought that one up, I mean—
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Ice Age vs. Now.
Does the Earth rotate at the same rate when encased in ice during the height of an Ice Age as it does when the bulk of it's water is liquid and always in motion?
Yes, the growth of continental glaciers can change the earth's rotation.
The length of a day can vary by a measurable amounts (microseconds) over periods of days or weeks. The motion of ordinary weather systems in the atmosphere can change the length of a day. Because the growth of glaciers during an ice age would load the continents with ice and change sea level, they would effect even greater changes to the earth's angular inertia, and even larger changes to the length of day.


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Hot Rod Overdrive Conversion - Five-Speed Fever!Written by on March 11, 2008 An Overdrive Conversion Fit For A Hot Rod
Fuel economy and gas mileage are two terms that are impossible for hot rodders to ignore these days. With the current trends in the price of oil, those of us driving gas-guzzling or otherwise unfriendly fuel consumers are going to get hit the hardest. There are numerous ways to increase the fuel efficiency of your hot rod-from updating that old Quadrajet to a modern EFI system to changing the gears in your rearend-but one of the easiest and perhaps cheapest ways to go is to install an overdrive transmission. For those of you running a Muncie or similar manual trans behind a small-block Chevy, dropping in an overdrive manual trans such as a T5 or a Tremec TKO can't get any easier. And while a brand-new overdrive five- or six-speed gearbox may not be the cheapest way to reduce engine speed and gain fuel efficiency, there are junkyards full of a great alternative-the T5.
Originally manufactured by BorgWarner Automotive, the T5 transmission first appeared in the early '80s. These early T5s are classified as non-world class (NWC) and are rated for slightly less power than their later world class (WC) counterparts, which appeared by the end of the decade in the Mustang, Camaro, Firebird, and even some Jeep lines. The only American-made transmission to span more than 20 years, there is now a good supply of T5 transmissions, both WC and NWC, in salvage yards across the country. Given their relative abundance, they have become a very popular option within the hot rod crowd when it comes to an economic overdrive manual trans. With five fully synchronized forward gears, an overdrive, an internal shift-rail mechanism, and the ability to handle more than 300 lb-ft of torque, the T5 is also one of the most versatile manual transmissions available. Over the past 10 years or so, supported by a strong aftermarket industry supplying adapters to a vast number of vintage engines, the T5 has continued to increase in popularity. Add to that the compact size and light weight of the T5, and you have a transmission that seems almost tailored for use in a hot rod.
One of the problems with the later WC T5s, however, is shifter placement. While the Muncie, T10, and even the early Ford '39-style boxes placed the shifter relatively close to the bellhousing, the WC T5 places the shifter way back on the tailshaft, which is too far back for most hot rods and early trucks. This often causes interference with stock bench seats, among other things. The S-10 truck T5, however, has the shifter in a more appropriate location-about 10 inches closer to the bellhousing. While not as strong as the WC trans, the NWC S-10 transmission would be fine in a mild hot rod or truck with, say, a Flathead. But, you can have your cake and eat it too with the T5 trans. There are a few different variations of the original design because the T5 transmission has been produced in such large quantities and in such a wide variety of models, and, luckily for us, the parts needed to relocate the shifter position are interchangeable. This is great news, but unfortunately requires either finding the correct two transmissions or a good WC trans and the few parts it takes to make the conversion possible.
Recently, I became the proud owner of a '52 Ford F-1 pickup project I shouldn't have and began putting the drivetrain together for it. An old Chrysler Hemi engine from a previous project, along with a Camaro T5 transmission, was bolted together and slid between the framerails. Taking a few rough measurements, it quickly became clear that the shifter location on the Camaro trans was going to be located too far rearward for the truck cab. A call to Julian Nieto at 4C's Transmission in Whittier, California, located an S-10 tailshaft with the forward-mounted shifter location, along with the necessary shifter shaft. This swap will not only move the shifter forward about 10 inches, but will also center and level the transmission mount. Julian also installed a new rear seal in the tailshaft to ensure the final assembly would be leak-free.
With parts in hand, I headed back to my shop, where in a single evening I had the tailshafts swapped out, the internals of the transmission inspected, and the entire assembly back between the framerails of the F-1 in preparation for the crossmember and motor mounts to be installed. When the time comes for the trans to be installed permanently, it will be filled with Synthetic ATF and 12 ounces of Lucas Oil, but for now the shifter falls just under the dash and clears the stock seat assembly, enabling the use of a stock-looking early Ford shifter, all with the performance and reliability of a modern-day overdrive transmission.
Inspecting the Internals
Since the case cover is removed to install the shorter S-10 shifter shaft, it's as good a time as any to inspect the transmission internals. Visually inspect all parts except O-rings and oil seals, which should be replaced with new parts. Draining the oil out of the trans is of course necessary to thoroughly inspect the internals of the transmission and also makes the mess slightly more manageable. Be sure to inspect the trans oil for metal shavings or other indications of unnecessary contact or wear, and also inspect the internals and case as well. Check the gear tooth contact patterns and compare with the diagram shown. Parts with contact patterns shown in the accept column are good to go. Those in the reject column will wind up being wall art. The gear and spline teeth also need to be inspected for chipping and compared to the diagram shown. Small burrs, nicks, or chips that fall under the repair column can be blend-repaired using a high-speed, handheld grinding tool. The repair should be blended into the surrounding area, removing as little material as possible, and leaving a smooth contour, devoid of any sharp edges. The gear teeth also need to be inspected for contact patterns and replaced as needed. The spline teeth will not show such wear, but may show signs of step wear, which warrants replacement. Inspect the clutch teeth as well for rounding. Face rounding will cause the clutch to jump out of gear. Clutch teeth with rounding on the end are usable, but will result in hard shifting. Burrs, nicks, or chips can be repaired in the same manner as gear teeth.
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At this point, the transmission can be inspected for any wear to the gears, blocking rings, synchros, and the shift forks.All the contact surfaces look pretty good, so the trans is ready to be reassembled with the new tailshaft.Before the case cover can be installed, however, the Camaro shifter shaft needs to be replaced with the shorter S-10 unit. This requires driving a roll pin out of the selector arm assembly to free the shifter shaft.This is the selector arm assembly that attaches to the shifter shaft and actuates the shift forks. Notice the disassembled assembly in the foreground? That's not good.Here's the roll pin that secures the selector arm assembly to the shifter shaft. Make sure it drives through the shaft and is secure. Also note the relation between the selector arm assembly and the interlock plate and the two selector plates.One very costly mistake that is seen with some regularity is the removal of the Fifth-Reverse shift lever pivot pin mistaken for a filler plug.With the internals inspected and checking out, and the S-10 shift shaft installed in the case cover, it's time to reassemble the transmission. A bead of clear RTV silicone is applied to the transmission case after thoroughly cleaning the surface.
Before installing the case cover, the two synchros and the Fifth-Reverse shift lever must be in the neutral position. The case cover is then slid into position with care taken that the shift forks engage the synchros properly.Under the offset lever is a ball and spring that rides on the detent guide. This is what gives the shifter a positive feel when running through the gears and needs to be installed before the tailshaft is mated to the trans case.The offset lever is installed on the shifter shaft with the ball and spring between it and the detent guideplate. The last thing to do is install the roll pin, bolt the tailshaft securely to the transmission case, and torque the bolts to 23 lb-ft.Here's the assembled transmission installed behind the early Hemi in our '52 Ford F-1 pickup chassis.With the assembly finished, the shifter lever assembly can be installed before running the transmission through all the gears.


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Which of these two statements seems to be more appropriate?
- I am attending a meeting tomorrow.
- I am going to attend a meeting tomorrow.
I am quite not sure which one to use.
Which of these two statements seems to be more appropriate?
I am quite not sure which one to use.
English can use both the present progressive construction, as in your first sentence, and going to, as in your second sentence, to express the future. Both describe a future event, arrangement or intention. However, going to suggests a little more strongly than the present progressive that the event is fixed and cannot be changed. The choice between the two depends on the context, and the impression that the speaker wishes to convey.
EDIT: This view is based on the relevant entry in 'An A-Z of English Grammar and Usage' by Leech and others. Carter and McCarthy in their 'Cambridge Grammar of the English Language take a rather different view:
You will see that they are careful to hedge their claims with usually. In practice, the choice between the two forms depends on the context, the impression that the speaker wishes to convey, the speaker's purpose and the relationship between the participants in the conversation. For example, a speaker, asked to do someone else's work tomorrow, might reply, 'I'm sorry, I'm attending a meeting tomorrow' and not 'I'm sorry, I'm going to attend a meeting tomorrow.' The difference is slight, but can be used to fine tune a speaker's ideational and interpersonal meaning, depending on circumstances.
The first "I'm attending a meeting tomorrow" gives the listener/reader almost 100% certainty that you will attend. The second one "I am going to attend a meeting tomorrow" gives the reader/listener the idea that you have the intention. You plan on it, but something could come up.
The difference is very small in general, but sometimes important.
Both forms mean exactly the same thing. I think that a speaker may subconsciously feel that adding unnecessary verbiage like "going to" gives the listener time to prepare mentally to process the words most likely to follow.
The phrase "go ahead and..." is likely the most often used unnecessary phrase in English. For example, I've heard the following on a DIY show: "Go ahead and measure the board. Now go ahead and cut it. Then go ahead and sand it." Leave out that phrase and no information is lost.
Another possible subconscious purpose of using such "empty" phrases could be that speaking concisely may sound curt, or brusque, and thus unfriendly, while adding empty phrases makes the speech sound more relaxed and friendly.


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Pam Stone: Women, let's get rid of the cartoonish, bee-stung lips
Published: Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 4:04 p.m.
Enough with the lips. I can't take it anymore.
Look, I understand a little nip and tuck here and there. Why not tighten that jawline when the rest of your body has been kept fit and trim? And if your hooded eyelids are beginning to look like a built-in sun-visor, then what's wrong with a little lift?
But these lips — these collagen-stuffed, Halloween-inspired, cartoon wax lips!
It's not news that Hollywood has always lived a bit in its own, self-induced "bubble," and I think this is why we are seeing more and more actresses believing that having a filler-injected face and mouth is the new normal.
There is no need to call them out by name; we have all seen them and sadly, these enormous lips never seem to result in more work. Neither do the women look younger. They still appear to be middle-aged, only now as if they've stuck their head inside a wasp's nest.
It seems wholly an American thing and really, that's because Hollywood doesn't take kindly to women older than 40 when casting films. The Meg Ryans and Julia Robertses, who seemed to be in every film made throughout their 20s and 30s, suddenly became conspicuously absent once they hit 40 and one of them made a career-ending mistake by thinking that acquiring Flipper lips would revive industry interest.
But taking a look at "Downton Abbey," the enormously successful British television drama, we see a collection of familiar, wonderfully talented, veteran actresses, led by the formidable Maggie Smith, with nary a bloated mouth amongst them. It's why we love them. They look believable as fitting in the period in which the series is set. 78-year-old Dame Judi Dench reigns supreme at the top of any list of respected thespians, and you wouldn't catch her dead connecting a bicycle pump to her upper lip. Neither has she rid her face of its exquisite crow's feet or Botoxed away her sparkling expressions. And, to be fair, although I had to really think hard to come up with a couple from this side of the pond, neither has the marvelous Meryl Streep or Sally Field.
It's a sad thing to realize that if Judi Dench and Maggie Smith were American actresses, more than likely we would have never seen them in a film since 1978. Isn't that ridiculous? I have no doubt that if the rights to "Downton Abbey" are purchased to make an American version, we would see the roles filled with the likes of Cher. Still coiffed with jet-black hair at the age of 66.
This is why I am so very grateful to be a stand-up comic. We're not supposed to be beautiful, and it doesn't matter if we look old. Now, clearly, it matters very much to Joan Rivers and Kathy Griffin, but really, our job is just to bring the funny. If someone considers us attractive, that's icing on the cake. Once, while sitting backstage before going on "The Tonight Show," the makeup artist said to me, "Do you want me to go easy on the eyeliner?"
"Why?" I asked.
"Most comediennes tell me they don't want to look too pretty because they're afraid the audience won't think they're as funny," he replied genuinely.
"Yeah, well," I declared flatly, "I don't think I'm in too much danger of ever appearing too pretty, so slap that spackle on, Spanky. In fact, use a roller."
If I were still residing in Los Angeles, I believe I would have started a campaign. That's right, I'd be on the front line, doing everything I could to entice women to accept the fact that our lips recede with age and there's nothing wrong with looking normal. I'd be picketing outside dermatologists' and plastic surgeons' offices, holding high placards proclaiming: "Don't Give Me No Lip!" and "End the Trout Pout!"
But it's just a dream. No one will join my picket line because no one will admit they've had anything done. Besides, they'll all be too consumed with the next item on their list.
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HOTT '93: The Movies of 1993 - finally a thread where the popcorn is intentional!
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Is this what the two floppy disks are for in the woot logo? I was trying to figure it out all morning, until I read my woot daily digest. By the way, if you guys have been around for 20 years... what was your business model back then?
Awaiting the television recap, as Animaniacs premiered in 1993. September 13, to be exact.
I'm driving a 1994 Saturn (purchased in 1993). Does this make me a member of the "in" crowd?
In 1993 I was 15 and moved from NYC to the burbs of Philadelphia. I HATED IT! That was a bad year....fast forward 20 years and I couldn't imagine living in NYC now. Love to go back and visit, but I am happy in the Philly burbs.
In 1993 I was 12 and my Nike Pumps from 1992 were still cool as heck.
@coreyking: manufacturer mixup.
@pinchecat: In the early 90′s Nike responded to Reebok's Pump with their own series of basketball sneakers that featured Air Pump technology that gave the wearer a better fit about the ankle. David Robinson was the signature athlete to represent the high top Nike Pump series that included the Nike Air Pressure, Nike Air Command Force, and the Nike Air Force 180 Pump.
@coreyking: oh...those were never cool
@pinchecat: The Reeboks were pretty awesome but not David Robinson awesome. Go Spurs!
Other than "20 years in", why 1993?
Why is the derby "90s"? Tie in?
Targeted demographic?
That's all I have.
I was born in 1993 so yeah, it was a pretty awesome year for me.
In 1993, I lived at my high school for a few weeks because we were evacuated due to "The Flood of '93". My town is on the river, and there were about 4 weak spots in the levee. The main highlights of my stay were catching toads outside, playing bingo one night, and having a "Christmas in July". We could never play in the gyms because there were always National Guard members sleeping, and I got creepy vibes from the guy in charge of childcare. Turned out my creep-o-meter was properly calibrated as he is now on the sex offenders list for crimes against a child.
I also detasseled for 1 day (at least I didn't quit at lunch!) and went on a missions trip to Mexico that summer.
Frakken kidz ...
My "baby" graduated Hi School the following year.
I was a Banyan Admin at a large gov firm.
I still have the receipt for my Seagate ST-225, because I paid $225 for it. 20mb.
My oldest daughter was born in 1993. That's all I remember.
@coreyking: The Admiral!
@msklzannie: I detasseled for a full season. I distinctly remember riding my bike up to the local grocery store and getting on the bus at 6am to be hauled out to the fields. I had long sleeve shirts and jeans on (to protect against cuts) and had my cassette player in tow. It was downright slave labor I thought until I got that paycheck. It was damn hard work but man that money was good for the day. It was hot, grueling work, but it gave me a lot of drive to get an education and work indoors!
@jha1223: I was only going to be able to detassel for a week anyhow; I left on my mission trip that weekend. Some kids quit before lunch so I was quite proud that I finished the day. It was while we were living @ my high school so my brother (who worked the whole season) and I hopped the bus there. Mom made sure we wore jeans, long sleeve shirts (lightweight flannel IIRC), and leather gloves.


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What factors do you consider when deciding how much to pay a babysitter per hour? The time of day, meals, duration, travel, etc?
If the babysitter does it routinely, as a job, I would ask them first what their rate was. From there you can possibly negotiate if you feel there is room for it - your situation is less demanding than the norm may be, or there is some other perk for the sitter.
You may encounter sitters like I have though - they do it routinely, but have no fixed rate. They let the parent set the rate and (I would hope) begin negotiating if they feel they are being lowballed. In that case you're going to need to ask around some to get a ballpark rate. When making an offer based on rates you've heard from other parents, make sure to consider any differences between the situations, such as:
Age, experience, and enthusiasm are things to consider as well. I would be willing to pay a college student far more than I would someone in high school because of the difference in maturity and life skills. Also, the fact that a college student has bills to pay would yield a higher wage. Enthusiasm is the most important though. Is the sitter going to watch television with the kids or take them to the park and play with them? I would want the person watching my children to actually take an interest in them and make sure they had a good time.
Babysitters charge what they deem to be right, in my experience, and if you can afford it, you pay. In my experience, in London, a babysitter would cost us between £30 and £40 a night, or about £8 an hour. Now we're in a more rural part of the country, they seem to charge less.
As with all service companies/industries, they'll charge what they think they can get; it is simple economics
Some factors to consider are hours, time of day, and number of kids, but for me personally I like the parent to consider how their kids act. If the kid is a spoiled brat (not in anyway implying they your are) then I would expect the parents to pay a little more than if they have a relitively good child.


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Located in Lockport, IL, just 40 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop, Broken Arrow features 27 holes of Championship Golf, Driving Range, and Banquet Venue. Broken Arrow utilizes the "Prolink" GPS System by GPS Industries on its entire fleet of Club Car Golf Carts. These large and easy to use systems act as "virtual caddies" designed to give you all the information you need. At a glance, golfers can see the entire hole, hazards, bunkers, and rough areas. This system also allows the golf shop to issue weather warnings and other messages to golfers. The clubhouse features a full service golf shop, snack bar, locker rooms, restaurant, and banquet room. Accommodating up to 250 guest events, the Banquet Room is perfect for making your dream event a reality! With 27 holes of Championship Golf, Restaurant, and Banquet Venue, Broken Arrow has plenty to offer.
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Prairie Bluff is located on 237 acres of rolling terrain and is framed with prairie grass, which adds to the golf course's overall challenge and beauty for those who play here. With four sets of tees, 10 lakes and more than 40 bunkers, golfers of all skill levels will find a good challenge. At Prairie Bluff, you will enjoy our beautiful 10,000 square foot clubhouse that features a pro shop, banquet hall & bar. Beyond serving as a fabulous golf facility, Prairie Bluff is an ideal location for breakfast, lunch, dinner or cocktails. Prairie bluff's learning center offers a 10- acre driving range, short game area with bunker, putting green, private and group lessons. Let Prairie Bluff host your next golf outing!
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Inwood Park is located southwest of Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center. The park has tennis courts, fitness trails, a playground and picnic area. Horseshoes and bocce ball are also on the grounds.
A 143-acre extreme sports park featuring paintball, mountain bike trails, skate park and monthly airsoft games. Available for open or private play year round. Visit www.cpxsports.com or call 815/726-2800 for more info.
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Siegel's Cottonwood farm is a fourth generation working farm established in 1909. In the spring and early summer, the farm is open with a garden center featuring flowers, shrubs, and plants. From June 1st thru October, the farm is available for company picnics, group outings, corporate events and fundraisers. In the summer when the crop is ready its extra sweet corn. In the fall its Pumpkinfest time on the farm with playlands, cornfield mazes, new fun attractions, climbing wall, gem mining and much more. And then there is the award winning haunted prison, "Statesville."
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On historic Bluff Street along the waterway in downtown Joliet, this park features free summer concerts, lush grounds, outdoor bandshell and indoor theatre. Office hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm and Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 noon.
Dedicated on February 12, 2009, Lincoln Landing is Lockport's newest attraction. This park, located on the original Public Landing platted as a dock area by Canal Commissioners in 1836, features a unique bronze statue of a young Abraham Lincoln created by artist David Ostro. Interpretive signage through the park highlights the history of the I&M Canal, its impact on the Lockport community, and Lincoln's connections to both. This open-air museum is self-guiding, but is enhanced by a website with school lesson plans.
Siegel's Cottoonwood Farm is an over 100 years old 4th Generation working family farm established in 1909. We offer Spring and Fall Educational Farm Tours. In the Spring and Summer the farm is open with a Garden Center featuring Bedding Plants, Veggie Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Hanging Baskets, Fresh Baked Pies, Jams and Jellies & much more. Starting in July the farm has Fresh Picked Xtra Sweet, Sweet Corn and other Farm Fresh Produce. Sweet Corn & Produce are also available at the Joliet and Shorewood roadside stands. Starting June 1st thru October the farm is available for company picnics, group outings, corporate events and fundraisers. Starting the 3rd Weekend of September the Annual Pumpkin Fest opens with "Affordable Fun on the Farm" with over 20 different attractions; among them a Petting Zoo, 10 Acre Zombie Cornfield Maze, Grain Train, Gem Mining, Train Rides and new attractions added every year, like this years Zombie Farm Paintball Ride. For the adults don't miss out on the #1 Voted Haunted House, Statesville Haunted Prison, Open the first weekend of October.
Railroad-themed, outdoor water park featuring a 6 person racing slide, body slides, tube slides, lazy river and zero depth pool.
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Lord and Burnham designed this historic greenhouse featuring a tropical house, cacti room, show house and outdoor gardens.
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As far as I remember it is pronounced like ['vaɪəʁˌʃtræs] but not quite sure about it (specially whether it is a "ʁ", "ʀ" or "x" in the middle).
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Usually, the "r" in the middle is vocalic, that is, ['vaɪəɐ̯ˌʃtʁas] or ['vaɪɐ̯ˌʃtʁas]. Using [ʁ] instead of [ɐ̯] is also fine (some might claim that this is the "official" pronunciation). I would not use a trill here.
The second "r" may be a fricative [ʁ] or a trill [ʀ], [r], depending on your dialect. The last vowel is usually pronounced short by mathematicians, but a long vowel would also be possible. It's certainly not [æ].
It is pronounced ['vaɪ̯əʁˌʃtʀas], ['vaɪ̯ɐˌʃtʀas] or ['vaɪ̯əʀˌʃtʀas], depending on the dialect, under the assumption that the a is a short vowel. According to a lot of old orthographies, ß could be preceded by both, a short and a long vowel. This does not exclude ['vaɪ̯əʁˌʃtʀaːs] and similar, however, having studied Mathematics in Germany for some years, I have never heard anyone claiming that he would be pronounced like this.
I do not see any reason to assume the pronunciation ['vaɪ̯əʁˌʃtʀæs] or ['vaɪ̯əxˌʃtʀas].
Not being a mathematician, my inclination was to pronounce it
with the sound of the third syllable equivalent to the
A video recently added to Youtube confirms my intuition by showing the phonetic rendering –
Cross-checking with a teaching video also on Youtube, I find my confusion resolved in favor of my original intuition. The author, presumably a mathematician, pronounces the name exactly as I would expect:


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I am testing new NXJ release, I would like to create a general Class to manage communications between 2 nxt brick.
My first doubt is:
how to name my brick? In javadoc, I saw the method: setFriendlyName(byte[] name) but how to convert a string into byte.
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I would like to change the name of my brick, for example: "NXTBOT1" how to convert this string into a byte[] format?


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If I need to substitute 2tbsp of instant coffee for brewed black coffee, how much should I put in/ how much of the other liquids should I take out to compensate?
Why not just prepare it based on the instructions on the package (add water, mix), and then use it exactly like you would the normal coffee?
You mention in the comments that you actually need it the other way around (replace instant coffee with brewed). I was at the store recently so I took a look at instant coffee and all of them recommended between 1 and 2 teaspoons of instant coffee powder to 6 oz. of water (3/4 cup). So for 2 tbsp of instant coffee you'd need 4 1/2 to 9 cups of coffee to replace it (depending on how strong you want the coffee flavor to be).
If there's not that much water in the recipe already, it's probably why it uses the powdered version and I'm not sure there's anything you can do.
It is 2 tsp instant coffe for every 8 oz of water. To brew correctly you should use 1 tbs of ground coffee for every cup of water. All you need to do is brew the coffee directly into the liquid in the recipe( way easy with a French press, or put a funnel into a container, line funnel with coffee filter and pour hot liquid over) and use above numbers to figure out how much coffee you need to use.


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2 years ago, I bought a Nodal Ninja SPH2 model. I know ...you will tell me that it is now a vintage piece... but it works just perfect.
Attached is a spherical image (size reduced !) done with a 40D + sigma 18-50 2.8. 36 shots were necessary.
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Hello all,
This is my first post, and first video edited in kdenlive, so go easy lads. lol :D
Anyways, some background... I shot some HD video for a friend's wedding and am putting together something nice for them (wanted to get it done for Christmas, but apparently had to learn a hard lesson in appropriate intermediate formats first, hee hee). It was shot on a Canon HF-S100 at 1080 60i MXP. Transcoded to DNxHD 220 with
ffmpeg -i infile.MTS -vcodec dnxhd -b 220M -r ntsc -flags +ilme+ildct -threads 4 -mbd rd -acodec pcm_s16le outfile.mov
Started off using a 1080p 30fps project, but after the intermediate format fiasco I also learned that the blu-ray spec doesn't support 30p so I went to a 1080i 29.97fps project (which I read is the same as 60i, 59.94 fields per second, 29.97 frames per second). I'm trying to keep it as close to original quality as possible, and I will be burning it to a BD-R disc.
Right, so that's where I'm coming from. I'm just about finished editing and ready to render and realized I'm not really sure how best to render for blu-ray. There's no blu-ray render profile so I'll have to come up with something. Thought about starting from one of the h.264 profiles, then saw the render profile in the contrib section on here, but it's not approved so cannot view it. I sent the author a message asking to see the parameters. Looks like he's using an mts container, ac3 audio, and I'm assuming h.264 video... or maybe mpegts only supports mpeg2, I'm far from an expert on this stuff.
I'm leaning towards h.264 for the video and ac3 for the audio, but want to make sure I don't screw up some small detail or miss an important parameter. Running a test right now using an altered version of the H.264 25000k profile where I have changed the following f=mpegts acodec=ac3 ab=448k, everything else was left as-is.
Am I on the right track here, or way off base? Any suggestions from the folks "in-the-know" ?
Thanks! :)
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EDIT: I should point out that I'm planning on copying the rendered file onto my windows box and using multiAVCHD to create some sexy menu hotness, so I'm wondering if there's a render format that will prevent any need to re-render from that software... I'm hoping anything defined by the blu-ray spec simply copies the file into the menu structure.
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I just approved the Blu-ray render profile so you can try it out.
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Well, Dan's opinion would be welcome, but from what I understood of the avformat consumer, the "nal-hrd" option from your parameter command should instead be "nal-hrd=1"
Not sure it helps but just in case...
Sat, 01/14/2012 - 06:35
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
This looks like a useful resource as well: http://sites.google.com/site/x264bluray/home/1080i
I wish I could find more information about the "--bluray-compat" option.
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I want to drive from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas but I've heard of people being pulled over by corrupt cops and being hassled by people on the peninsula. I speak fluent Spanish and I'm pretty street smart. Should I be worried?
The mordida (nibble) is unfortunately deeply ingrained in Mexico, although mostly a feature of local police and not the federal police or the military, and there are various anti-corruption initiatives at work in the larger cities.
Generally, the interaction involves being pulled over for a traffic offense like speeding or not wearing a seat belt. The driver is warned of some exaggerated penalty for some exaggerated offense, then suggested to get the fine reduced for a consideration of a few hundred pesos. There are very few stories, however, of more serious harassment. A dirty cop is out for cash, not blood, so a play for time may encourage him to move on to another target.
There are plain vanilla ticket traps all over, as there are in Canada and the U.S., and legitimate checkpoints set up by the military and federal police, so it's good to be aware of local laws (e.g. tinted windows are illegal in Tijuana unless you have proof of manufacturer installation) and to follow the standard tips for dealing with law enforcement in any country:
On federal highways and in the larger cities (Tijuana, Ensenada, etc.) you will have written traffic tickets; elsewhere, however, the officer will take your license and escort you to the police station. Any solicitation for a bribe will take place before you get to the police station, of course, so if you can play for time, the dirty cop will get impatient and let you go. Knowing Spanish helps mainly in that the dirty cop would fear that you know of recourse to the Sindicata or other authority.
If you do go to the station, you will meet the juez calificador (a kind of municipal judge) who will review the charge. If you feel the charge is unfair, you can appeal to the judge. There is a discount on the ticket if you pay early.
If you have been solicited for a bribe, by all means report it to the authorities. The Sindicata (think: Internal Affairs), the local mayor, the governor, and the consul would be a good start.
Baja Insider magazine has an interesting 2010 article with some tips on avoiding or minimizing your mordida exposure: http://www.bajainsider.com/driving-baja/policecorruptionbaja.html
Above all, remember that the greatest risks of driving in Baja California come not from drug cartels, banditos, or corrupt police, but from the road itself. The roads are often narrow, isolated, in disrepair or under construction, or being crossed by cattle or horses, and likely some combination of the above. It is best to stick to the toll roads (which are better maintained and controlled), to drive during daylight hours only, to keep your fuel topped off, and to drive slowly.
These are some tips based on my own experience driving extensively in Mexico (although not so much specifically along the Baja peninsula)
*The only time I argued with an officer was when I was threatened with being arrested for having a torn vehicle registration (See #2 below). I knew I was in the right, and I read the rules directly to him, which said unregistered vehicles were subject to a fine and impounding, but not jail.
Following is a summary of my run-ins with the police (and in one case, psuedo-police) in Mexico.
My experiences in Baja and BCS have run directly contrary to the folklore about corruption in Mexico. I drove the peninsula, eschewing warnings against driving at night, with only a few regrets.
It is a much longer drive than it appears on a map. Infrastructure is uneven. You may assume that it's a very relaxed, two day trip if you're accustomed to the interstate highway system in the US. There are no straight shots and average speed may be only 35mph. Over 1100 miles, that's quite a journey.
My realistic fears at night would include fatigue on very narrow, elevated roads leading to a minor wreck, and the presence of cattle reclining on the warm road surfaces at night. A smaller car is better. Popular cars, even if they're completely stock, look like Baja Beetles. The VW Crossfox is practical, as are very small trucks with good suspension. Federales are present at checkpoints, polite, professional, and usually speak some English.
If you drive at night, you will see some of the most beautiful and tranquil landscapes, sunrises and sunsets, that your imagination could conjure. The people in the smaller towns do not anticipate tourists, they are usually kind and humble and excited to meet strangers, I didn't encounter much xenophobia.
It is my opinion that the worst parts of BCS are safer than the best parts of California. Crime is usually a story about poverty, and very annoying, but seldom violent.
There have been a number of measures in the last couple of years to reform law enforcement and the legal system, a national Gendarmerie (paramilitary police force after the model of France) has been established. BCS was already pretty good, some of this is symbolic but it does give Mexico cause to take pride.
Well-known tourist areas tend to be the areas of highest crime. If you are looking for it, you will find it.
I hitchhiked from northern Baja to La Paz. I had no problems.
Outside of Tijuana and the resorts in Cabo, Baja is mostly desolate and remote, and I would not expect any problems with the police. Instead, expect the desolate beauty of the desert, and hospitality and respect from the locals (assuming you show the same).
In Tijuana itself, I'd guess that anything could happen.
Your ability to speak Spanish fluently will help greatly should you get into trouble.
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Not worth it. Buy free weights. Had one of these, not this fancy of a version, but still definitely not worth it.
@trendkill7577: I disagree. I have the Sears version of it and love it. With the range of motion of exercises you can do you work your secondary muscles as well as your core that free weights just can't do - plus it is a lot more fun. I've had mine for 3 yrs and use it several times a week and feel great. You won't bulk up but you will tone up quickly.
The only draw backs is it folds up awkwardly and takes a lot of space when extended. Definitely worth owning tho.
@sbogden: I can get just as good range of motion by using only a wall, some rope, and an iron bar, or a sturdy beam. this is not worth more than 50$
Its too convenient to work out at home! I don't use my Perfect Pull Up enough. But I do want the Bow Flex Weights on a smokin deal..
I wish the Bowflex would 1/2 off their home gym.
the link seems to be broken?
$974.05 for some metal and piece of wood with 2 cables attached? Wow I'm in the wrong business.
Almost $1,000 for what is essentially an inclined rower?! Branding see, stick a celeb name on a piece of equipment and you can charge a fortune.
I just bought these dumbbells http://www.dumbbellsetguide.com/featured/bowflex-selecttech-552-dumbbells-reviewed/, no celebe endorsment and easily the best peiece of gym equioment I've ever bought.


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I was reading about Perushim and Tzedukim on Wikipedia and the articles seems to suggest that there is a difference between them.
Is there a difference between a rabbi and a (Temple) priest?
I was reading about Perushim and Tzedukim on Wikipedia and the articles seems to suggest that there is a difference between them.
Is there a difference between a rabbi and a (Temple) priest?
In the Torah, priests are called kohanim (singular: kohen), and are defined as the direct male descendants of Aharon HaKohen. There are many laws concerning kohanim specifically that do not apply to other Jews, such as not marrying a divorcee or not becoming ritually impure. The Kohanim conducted all the services that were required to be done in the Temple.
A Rabbi, historically speaking, is someone who was ordained as such, based on his demonstrating an expertise in Jewish law. There is definitely no requirement for a rabbi to be a kohen, nor for a kohen to be a rabbi. Nowadays, the title "Rabbi" is more ambiguous. It can refer to anyone who is in a position of teaching Torah to others.
A kohen serving in the Temple was expected to have [at least some of] the expertise in practical laws that is expected of a rabbi in modern times. In that sense, the two occupations overlap, although there are significant differences, covered in other answers.
The quotation below (with my English approximation) is one of the Torah's commands to kohanim to not only grasp the details of the law intellectually, but to teach those laws to the nation.
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cohen is simple the person that works at the temple. while restritions apply, to qualify to this job you basically need that your father worked there too. it's a kind of proteccionism. a rabbi is basically someone that studied the necessary to qualify, the qualification is based on merit. you could have a rabbi that is also a cohen and you could have a cohen one thing doesn't affect the other, it's like your father puts you to work on the family business, no matter if you have a diploma on administration. you could have the diploma or not. while someone even with a doctorate wouldn't get the job, because your father only puts you, your brothers and cousins to work there.


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Despite the fact that the game launched without paid downloadable content, and following the release of the second free DLC pack for the game, EA and Popcap Games will introduce microtransactions to Plants VS Zombies: Garden Warfare starting this week.
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I am seldom compelled to write in a retaliatory sense, but Robert H. Wright's Nov. 19 letter, "Wealthy Americans have the resources to revive economy," demands a response with a good dose of common sense. The letter is condescending at best and confusing at worst. A point-by-point response would take too much space, so I'll suffice with the "big picture" ideas.
The demand that the newly elected Congress "come together" behind an elected president with a hard left agenda is nothing more than an attempt to force those with different ideas to give up. Mr. Wright seems to forget that some of us (a rather large number, in fact) voted for our candidates precisely to put forth ideals we believe are in the best interest of our country. Just because it's the president's idea doesn't guarantee it's a good one. The framers of the Constitution designed the system so no one person or group could advance an agenda without checks and balances.
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conservative1 wrote on Dec 10, 2012 9:58 AM:
tcinco wrote on Dec 10, 2012 11:38 AM:
Give me a break! Let me repeat. Highest corporate earnings EVER in the 3rd qtr. Lowest tax rates for the richest among us EVER. Why aren't these people creating jobs? "
al.cap wrote on Dec 10, 2012 3:21 PM:
did you read the original letter that this one references? i did. it was one of the dumbest things i've ever seen, and i stated as much in the comments.
let me repeat... punitive taxation will not get you the results you want. do you have an alternative? "
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Dec 10, 2012 4:39 PM:
KITTY wrote on Dec 10, 2012 6:27 PM:
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Dec 10, 2012 8:09 PM:
KITTY wrote on Dec 10, 2012 8:18 PM:
christhered wrote on Dec 11, 2012 5:12 AM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 11, 2012 5:34 AM:
ok, would one of the enlightened crowd please explain something to this greedy conservative? i'll agree to all the tax hikes lefty wants. it will raise, according to him, 1.6t over the next ten years. with ANNUAL deficits of 1.6t, we will rack up another 14.4t in debt. combine that with the existing 6t, and you get 20.4t in debt. and that's before the aca ruins whats left of the economy. do you guys really think this plan works? please tell me how. and don't say spending cuts later. we all know that's not happening.
btw, nice job by the "main stream media" reporting how lefty gave billions to a battery manufacturer in michigan, only to have them sell everything they built with taxpayer money to the chinese, while leaving us on the hook for the stimulus money he borrowed from china. the ineptitude is staggering. "
tcinco wrote on Dec 11, 2012 11:12 AM:
Regarding the sale of a private company to a private company in China, regardless of any of the other factors, what are you looking for? Government regulation against companies selling out to large foreign companies? If you don't think we should be investing in alternative energy technologies, then we disagree. Not sure what we could do here. "
tcinco wrote on Dec 11, 2012 11:20 AM:
"The Department of Energy awarded the company a $249 million grant to establish battery manufacturing operations in Michigan, although A123 had received only about $132 million of the grant before its bankruptcy." "
tcinco wrote on Dec 11, 2012 11:46 AM:
Those pesky facts "
al.cap wrote on Dec 11, 2012 1:02 PM:
the reps made an offer. you don't negotiate by saying 'that's not what i wanted'. additionally, he hasn't given one specific example of any cut he'd be willing to make.
and how do the numbers work? even if he gets the increase without a penny in cuts, it still triples the debt in ten years. this is why i've been saying his plan is not about revenue. "
KITTY wrote on Dec 11, 2012 4:13 PM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 11, 2012 4:41 PM:
blue star wrote on Dec 11, 2012 6:38 PM:
KITTY wrote on Dec 11, 2012 7:48 PM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 12, 2012 5:21 AM:
there is no answer to my question. that's why we got five posts attacking a mistake. distract and insult, the lib way.
your man ran and won based on class envy and divisiveness. now he must deliver the pound of flesh that his supporters demand, regardless of it's effect on the economy. frankly, it won't have much of an effect either way. the rich will continue to buy the influence of the ruling class, because the ruling class will sell their souls in the name of re election. meanwhile, we the people will continue to haggle with each other about thing over which we have absolutely no control. if any of you thinks that any politician cares one iota about anything other than re election, i've got a nice bridge for sale.
until we remove incumbency, re election and career politicians from the political structure of the country, nothing will change. they should all do one term and go back to work, no pension, no benes, next person up. "
tcinco wrote on Dec 12, 2012 10:49 AM:
Yes the middle class is envious. Envious that big oil, the financial sector and the rest of corporate America get bailouts, subsidies and tax cuts on our backs and their response is to blame unions and attack the middle class and keep all the profits without hiring more.
Finally, you really have a HUGE problem with facts. I know it's sometimes insignificant, but it points toward questioning the accuracy of anything you post when you say, "...we got 5 posts attacking a mistake." Really Al, you can't even keep track up to 5, but you quote billions? C'mon man. You keep demonstrating how your exaggeration knows no bounds so it dampens your credibility overall.
Now let's have Blue call me a communist again and hear from con1 who'll call everyone a taker. OK, let's tax the poor more, hold the minimum wage and advocate for survival of the fittest. Anyone ever hear anything about being as strong as our weakest link? Aren't we in this together to make this nation great? When was it great? When we had a strong middle class or when the richest has most of the wealth in the country? "
al.cap wrote on Dec 12, 2012 12:55 PM:
i read today that the white house says that 1t in spending cuts over 10 yrs is already in the budget for 2013. if that's it, we are in serious trouble. by my figures that still adds 13t to the accumulated debt by 2023.
i also don't claim to have all the answers, but i think we need to start asking some serious questions. "
KITTY wrote on Dec 12, 2012 7:17 PM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 13, 2012 6:52 AM:
t- what i read is that the only particular you do have is, the rich must pay. even at the cost of more jobs a, and a possible recession. i can think of many areas to cut spending. wars? foreign aid? the u.n.? congressional pensions? corporate welfare? if we start looking at each other like enemies, we are in big trouble. "
tcinco wrote on Dec 13, 2012 10:22 AM:
Quite simply, the middle class can't afford a tax hike because our income hasn't risen like the most wealthy over the past 15 years. Look at any chart, they're everywhere. They kept more for themselves. They didn't work harder than the wealthy did 25 years ago, they just used different schemes, loopholes, and benefited from legislation that allowed them to acquire more wealth more easily. In fact you can argue that they didn't work as hard. Where are the modern American inventors? For every Steve Jobs (and he's not a great example), there are 10,000 Mitt Romneys who have created nothing, but taken advantage of the system to get richer. And as you have stated, the ruling class set themselves up to accumulate this vast wealth for generations to come. And we continue to allow them to do it.
Unless you have a line to bring our suggestions for cuts to the Congress, then our exchange here is fruitless. We can debate what each party has brought to the table. I'm supporting what the President has brought. I do not support cuts to social security or medicare. They're not in danger of running out of money anytime soon and they are proven successful programs. Cuts to defense, sure, let's look at that. It costs a lot of money to maintain our fleet of ships and wars are being fought very differently today than they were 40-70 years ago. I think our President is doing a good job of bringing an end to the wars we got ourselves into and avoiding major conflicts that cost money and most importantly, lives, like Iran. "
blue star wrote on Dec 13, 2012 11:43 AM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 13, 2012 12:04 PM:
blue star wrote on Dec 13, 2012 3:59 PM:
The founding Fathers would weep to see what these men have done. And they would encourage us try to save it. "
KITTY wrote on Dec 13, 2012 6:24 PM:
@al.....you are a very rude and vulgar man.....this forum is for the exchange and debate of ideas of our political system .....not vulgar comments......the only cuts your party is interested in is medicare and medicaid.... "
blue star wrote on Dec 13, 2012 6:34 PM:
BTW what in world did you do to poor to Kitty? "
KITTY wrote on Dec 13, 2012 6:42 PM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 13, 2012 7:13 PM:
i ask questions and engage people. sometimes my opinion changes. sometimes other people change theirs. that's the way it's supposed to work. not "i'm kitty, and this is a FACT" repeatedly, until one feels like he's pounding his head into a wall. "
KITTY wrote on Dec 13, 2012 7:20 PM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 13, 2012 7:28 PM:
KITTY wrote on Dec 13, 2012 7:40 PM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 13, 2012 7:54 PM:
KITTY wrote on Dec 13, 2012 8:02 PM:
KITTY wrote on Dec 13, 2012 8:03 PM:
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Dec 13, 2012 8:30 PM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 13, 2012 9:03 PM:
try answering my original question. i'm through with you now.
b.s., thanks for the kind words. should have done that sooner. "
KITTY wrote on Dec 13, 2012 10:57 PM:
@Citizen.......absolutely......well said......they are the sore losers..... "
al.cap wrote on Dec 14, 2012 5:03 AM:
sandy socks put it right, you people only make sense to each other. "
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The 6 Most Ridiculous Abuses of Diplomatic Immunity
#3. 150,000 Parking Tickets
While diplomatic immunity can get an embassy employee out of a swath of major crimes, many people forget that it also applies for smaller stuff. The diplomats themselves are well aware of this, and gleefully use it for fairly impressive everyday dickery.
"Look, I'm being diplomatic. I could have just had your car towed."
Take parking tickets. As long as the drivers have diplomatic plates, they can double and triple park to their hearts' desire. And unlike the average citizenry, when the cars do inevitably get ticketed, the country in question can (and usually does) totally claim "official duty" and refuse to pay a goddamn cent.
And, boy, do they enjoy ramming their dicks through this little loophole. Between 1997 and 2002, foreign diplomats from consulates and the UN racked up more than 150,000 parking tickets. Not $150,000 worth -- 150,000 separate tickets.
This is just code for "motorcycles and disabled vehicles only."
Wait, what? How is that even possible? That's freaking 70 parking tickets a day! You'd have to accidentally park in a legal space more often than that. The unpaid fines are now over $17 million. And what's scary is that behind each of those tickets is a separate act of parking assholery -- double parking and blocking someone else in, or obstructing traffic, or just generally being a piece of vehicular cholesterol in the arteries of the city.
Oh, and those figures are from New York alone.
Africa does not give a single fuck about street-sweeping days.
The biggest offender seems to be Russia, with their whopping 32,000 unpaid parking tickets, although Kuwait is doing its level best to keep up with an impressive average of 246 driving violations per diplomat. While most developed nations do try to pay them, most third world nations just don't care and don't even try.
Because of their countries' laissez faire attitude toward the occasional ticket or two hundred, many diplomats take shameless advantage by weaving violently in and out of traffic, speeding and just generally driving recklessly. Things have, in fact, gotten so bad that in Washington, D.C., the police actually warn drivers to avoid driving behind a car with diplomat plates.
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In October 2006, Benny Kusni was heading up the Senegal Consulate in Singapore, where he served as an honorary consul -- meaning that while he runs the consulate, he doesn't actually live in the country himself and therefore doesn't enjoy diplomatic immunity. Remember this, so you can better feel superior to several people we're going to discuss in a minute.
One day, Consul Kusni had suddenly come up with a great idea to generate some revenue: He had a big ass building in Singapore, and no scruples whatsoever. Why not combine the two and open up a goddamn casino right inside the consulate building?
"Um, can I put up one of my national parks as collateral?"
So that's what he did, and because apparently no Senegalese has any business in Singapore ever, the casino actually worked for an entire month. It was a huge success, too -- there were up to a hundred people playing there at any given time, and Kusni profited over half a million dollars ... every day.
Eventually, though, the police noticed the sudden increase of cocktail dresses and tuxedos flowing in and out of the building. Another thing they noticed was that unlike embassies, consulates are not considered foreign soil. So they raided the shit out of the place.
"Somehow raiding foreign soil feels more right, you know?"
Kusni immediately declared diplomatic immunity and started packing, leaving the police to impotently shake their fists and yell "We'll get you yet!" at him.
Or that was his plan, anyway. Someone soon remembered what the deal with honorary consuls and immunities actually was, i.e., there is none, at which point everyone burst into a wide grin and slowly approached Kusni while rhythmically tapping their nightsticks on their palms in perfect unison.
Somehow, Kusni still found the gall to plead innocence ("What casino? Oh, this casino! Never noticed it before"), but got thrown in jail with a hefty bail of $40,000 on him. At which point the police found out that Kusni had also been committing immigration fraud by falsifying information on immigration papers throughout his tenure.
At which point Kusni paid the shit out of his bail and walked out whistling.
"Oh yeah, well I bet you won't get as far as -- oh, he's gone. Shit."
At which point, if their bland, heavily Wikipedia-borrowing website is any indication, Senegal just said "Fuck it" to all things regarding their Singapore consulate and pretended nothing had ever happened.
#1. Yes, Even Murder
OK, so we mentioned Lethal Weapon 2 earlier, and no doubt some of you immediately were looking for examples of diplomats flat out committing murder and getting off due to their immunity. The answer is that yes, it has happened.
And not one of these guys was shot in the head by Danny Glover.
Take the Libyan embassy worker in London who, in April 1984, decided to open fire at a mob of anti-Gadhafi protesters outside his embassy, fatally wounding a police officer and injuring 10 others. The police laid siege to the embassy for 11 days, at which point the government stepped in, allowed the ambassador and his staff to leave the premises -- and promptly kicked them out of the country, with a nice long fuck you to take back to Gadhafi. The countries' diplomatic relations were torn apart, but no one was ever convicted of the shootings.
But the Abusing Diplomatic Immunity Cake goes to the batshit insane Burmese ambassador to Sri Lanka, who found out in 1979 that his wife was having an affair, so he shot her.
In a totally diplomatic way.
Then he built a fucking funeral pyre in his yard -- which was legally Burmese soil -- and burned his wife's body in full view of the press and the police, who were unable to do anything because of his immunity.
Not only was the man never convicted of the crime, but he actually remained the Burmese ambassador.
Getting Burma put in the international spotlight for, ooh, all of three months.
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