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Ireland has a way of burying its way into your heart. Perhaps it's the affable nature of the Irish, who seem to engage you in a chat at any chance and wield their derisive humour in even the grimmest of situations. Or the truly magnificent scenery of castles on rugged coastlines, whitewashed stone cottages set amongst green hills and haphazard stone walls running the breadth of the land. Then there are the dynamic cities filled with Gothic, Georgian and Victorian architecture, stellar art scenes and an enviable nightlife, which are beautifully contrasted by enchanting villages where you can understand how faeries and elves came into being.
And sure, it rains ALL the time and the days are more grey than not, but the warmth of the pubs, the beauty of the scenery and the charm of the people make this more than bearable.
And most importantly, Guinness really does taste better in Ireland.
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Ireland trip reviews
Our Ireland trips score an average of 4.88 out of 5 based on 8 reviews in the last year.
Celtic Villages & Islands , August 2015
Shonet D'Sa
Dress in layers!
Review submitted 25 Sep 2015
Celtic Villages & Islands , August 2015
Julia Nickel
After doing peregrine tours in third world countries I really enjoyed going to UK and Ireland where they spoke English and travel was sooooo much easier. This tour gives you a taste so you have to go back one day.
Review submitted 18 Sep 2015
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About Ireland
At a glance
|Capital city:
|Dublin (population 500,000)
|4.7 million
|English, Gaelic
|Time zone:
|(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time : Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
|Type D (Old British 3-pin) Type G (Irish/British 3-pin) Type M (see D)
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Best time to visit Ireland
Don't forget your umbrella! Although the wettest time of year is from October to April, rain is pretty much a guarantee year round. Summer, June to August, promises better weather, and the long days are welcome even if the sun isn't shining. May, June and September are great months to travel to Ireland, as there are fewer tourists, more daylight and it's usually relatively warm for Irish standards). July and August are the country's busier months, but the festivals, events and good craic that take over the country more than make up for the increase in tourists.
History and government
Early History
Tumultuous is a good word to describe Ireland's often troubled and sorrowful history, which is filled with invasion, repression, deadly conflict, religious discrimination and emigration. Ireland's history dates back to 8000 BC, and progressed from a hunter-gatherer society to an agricultural one. Christianity came to the island in the 5th century, replacing the old tribal and Druid societies, though many of the Celtic traditions were preserved. In the 800s, the Vikings started invading and regularly raided and plundered the island for upwards of two centuries. They set up settlements (most notably Dublin), but were eventually pushed out of Ireland by the Irish king Muirecán. (Ireland was then made up of many small kingdoms, who fought each other for dominance of other counties and the entire island.) Then came the Normans. When an exiled Irish king sought help from (English) King Henry II, he sent Norman forces to (successfully) recapture the Irish King's counties. This event established Norman lords in Ireland, who soon ruled big tracts of Iand. This worried Henry II so much he invaded in person in 1172. Now it was not only Irish lords that were battling for control of the country, but Norman and English ones as well.
Fast forward to 1536 and Henry VIII, who tried to conquer Ireland and extend English law over the country. This was met with fierce resistance, especially when he tried to convert the Irish Catholics to Protestants. This opened up a brutal few centuries, where the endeavour for Protestant rule over Ireland led to many atrocities and battles. In the 1600s, land was confiscated from Catholics and given to Protestant settlers (known as the Plantations), triggering the first wave of mass Irish emigration. Remaining remaining Catholics were subject to persecution, with their rights becoming less and less as time went on.
The Irish Rebellion of 1798, led by the republican United Irishmen (who wanted to overthrow British rule and have a non-sectarian republic) was brutally quelled and Irish self-government was abolished. From 1845¬–49, Ireland suffered the Great Famine, which saw over a million people die from starvation and disease, and a million or more emigrate. Understandably, relations between the Irish people and the British got worse, as the government had many means to stop the severity of the famine. Another tragedy was that this period (along with other factors) contributed to English largely replacing the Irish language. From this time until 1912, there were many attempts at reinstating home rule (Irish self-government) and a number of rebellions were instigated but failed. It was also when two distinct groups emerged: the Irish nationalists (who wanted Ireland to be independent and governed by the Irish) and Irish unionists (who considered themselves British and wanted to remain in the union).
Recent History
In 1922, after the Irish War of Independence and many years of fighting, the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed and Ireland was divided into Northern Ireland (six counties) and Southern Ireland (26 counties), known as the Irish Free State. This lead to the Irish Civil War, fought between those who wanted a unified Ireland and those who wanted to keep Northern Ireland under British rule. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) lost, and Northern Ireland remained ruled by Britain.
The Irish Free State was a predominantly Catholic state and the Roman Catholic church had a massive impact on the formation of the country, as it had over much of Irish history. In 1949, the Republic of Ireland was established and left the British Commonwealth. Up until the late 1990s, the economy of Ireland struggled and emigration was an ongoing problem. Unfortunately the economic boom of the 90s and 2000s has faltered, and economic troubles have once again returned. That said, the conservatism of the Catholic church has lost its grip over society, with many social reforms that would have once been unthinkable being implemented in the 90s.
After the division of the counties in 1922, Northern Ireland became a predominantly Protestant state. Years of violence between pro-British Unionists and pro-Irish Republicans have marked its history, which is a complicated and bloody beast woven with political, ethnic and religious differences. It is as fascinating as it is heartbreaking, and worth reading about in a sphere that can do it justice. See our list of recommended books for books detailing this period.
Top Picks
Top 5 Irish Mythical Creatures
1. Leprechauns
They are Ireland's most well known mythical characters. They are male faeries who take the form of an old shoemaker and are depicted with mischief in their eyes. Leprechauns are the source of practical jokes, have the ability to grant wishes and have untold riches buried away.
2. Banshee
A banshee is a female faerie who is said to emit an other-worldly wail when someone is about to die. While usually heard rather than seen, reports of sightings range from the sight of a beautiful woman who utters a low, pleasant singing to a crone who emits a soul-chilling shriek.
3. Selkies
They are creatures that are seals in the water but are human once they shed their skin on land. They are often linked with tales of ill-fated romance, where either a human has stolen the selkie's skin so they can't return to the water (and must marry the human) or a human is taken to the depths of the ocean to be their spouse.
4. Dullahan
A dullahan carries its head under its arm and rides a black stallion – and sometimes drives a wagon made out of skeletons! Its mission is to claim souls, stopping only to call out the name of the person who will die. Those who try to watch him will endure a bucket of blood thrown at them or a whip made out of a spinal cord. Only gold can scare it.
5. Merrow
A merrow is the Gaelic version of a mermaid/merman – a half-human, half-fish creature with an amiable and benevolent nature. They are known to lure handsome men to live under the sea, but are also capable of living with humans and marrying them. They have a special hat called a cohuleen druith, and can't return to the water if they lose it.
FAQs on Ireland
City public transport ride = 2.5 Euro
Simple cafe lunch = 15 Euro
Nice meal in a restaurant = 40 Euro
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Mar 18 St Patrick's Day
Apr 21 Easter Monday
May 5 Bank Holiday
Jun 2 Bank Holiday
Aug 4 Bank Holiday
Oct 25 Bank Holiday
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 26 St Stephen's Day
Please note these dates are for 2014. For a current list of public holidays go to: www.worldtravelguide.net/ireland/public-holidays
Health and Safety
Intrepid takes the health and safety of its travellers seriously, and takes every measure to ensure that trips are safe, fun and enjoyable for everyone. We recommend that all travellers check with their government or national travel advisory organisation for the latest information before departure:
From Australia?
From New Zealand?
From Canada?
Go to: http://www.voyage.gc.ca/
From US?
Go to: http://travel.state.gov/
From UK?
Go to: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/
The World Health Organisation
also provides useful health information:
Go to: http://www.who.int/en/
Responsible Travel
Ireland Travel Tips
Intrepid is committed to travelling in a way that is respectful of local people, their culture, local economies and the environment. It's important to remember that what may be acceptable behaviour, dress and language in your own country, may not be appropriate in another. Please keep this in mind while travelling.
Top responsible travel tips for Ireland
1. Be considerate of Ireland's customs, traditions, religions and culture.
2. For environmental reasons, try to avoid buying bottled water. Fill a reusable water bottle or canteen with filtered water.
3. Always dispose of litter thoughtfully, including cigarette butts.
4. Shop for locally made products. Supporting local artisans helps keep traditional crafts alive and supports the local community.
5. Refrain from supporting businesses that exploit or abuse endangered animals.
6. Please ask and receive permission before taking photos of people, including children.
Further reading
Recommended reading
|Making Sense of the Troubles
|David McKittrick and David McVea
|Modern Ireland 1600-1972
|RF Foster
|The Van
|Roddy Doyle
|Journeyman Tailor
|Gerry Seymour
|McCarthy's Bar: A journey of discovery in Ireland
|Pete McCarthy


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The Deafness Before the Storm
The Bush administration was told, as early as May 2001, about the threat of an attack by Al Qaeda.
September 11, 2012, Tuesday
Effort to Combat Child Pornography Would Close Web Sites
An initiative has begun allowing for the shutdown or blocking of sites offering illicit images of minors, even where no criminal investigation is being conducted.
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Congress Identifies Pornography Purchasers
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Enron Founder, Awaiting Prison, Dies in Colorado
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July 6, 2006, Thursday
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6 Well Intentioned Ways You're Ruining Your Dog
Despite all their good traits, sometimes dogs can be frustrating as hell. If you don't own a dog, and simply wind up at a friend's house with one, well, that's even worse because you can't swat somebody else's pooch. So it just keeps gnawing on your shoe laces, and you're powerless to stop it. Why do so many dogs act like assholes?
Look in the mirror. It turns out, pretty much everything you do when interacting with dogs, is wrong in some way.
#6. Punishing it After You Discover Something it Destroyed/Pooped On
Most dog owners have walked into a room to find our favorite slippers chewed up. Or maybe it's a book, or a computer, depending on the dog. It's natural to take one look at the destroyed slippers/novel/Alienware workstation and start yelling over and over again that the guilty party is, in fact, a Bad Dog. Hopefully this makes you feel better, because that's all it does.
There are two problems here: First, dogs don't speak English (their biggest obstacle to U.S. citizenship) so the only way we can really communicate what we want is through associating behaviors with tangible rewards.
"It's simple LOGIC! Why ... won't ... you ... LISTEN?!"
The other problem is dogs have pretty much no memory at all. This is why they're smart enough to know to wait until you're gone to dig that half-eaten burger out of the trash, but not smart enough to clean up the evidence after the fact.
So if the rewards/punishments aren't immediate, don't bother. If they do a good thing (like sit on command) and you immediately give them a treat, they associate the sitting with the treat and are more inclined to do it next time around. If they do a bad thing (like try to fit a cat's head in their mouth) and you immediately give them a punishment (like playing an Insane Clown Posse song), they associate cat bullying with excruciating pain and are more likely to stop.
So how long is too long to wait to punish your dog? How about one second?
That's right; studies have shown that even half a second delay in punishing (or rewarding) a dog has a noticeable effect on how fast they learn. So when you get home two hours after he's butchered your finest gaming computer, that is as far gone from his mind as ancient Roman history. He thinks that you're yelling at him for running up to greet you when you get home.
"He knows what he did," you might say. "Just look at him, he looks guilty as hell!"
Dogs may or may not feel guilt, but when he's looking sad and bowed-over amongst the shreds of your favorite possessions, that's not what's going on. Dogs will do that when you yell at them whether they did anything wrong or not. All he knows is that you're angry for some mysterious reason, probably thinking you just fly into a rage for no reason like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas. All he's saying is, "I like you better when you're not flying into an insane fury that makes no sense to me. Please try to restrain your crazy irrational emotions."
#5. Yelling at an Aggressive/Barking Dog
Dogs bark at things a lot, sometimes to let you know that something's there, sometimes to let whatever it's barking at know that it's there and sometimes just because. Generally, unless there's a burglar, or you're trying to create some kind of dog choir, you don't want your dog to bark.
Naturally, you might just yell at him to shut the fuck up. After all, it works with babies, why not with dogs?
"There are NO burglars out there! That's a Peeping Tom you idiot!"
Well, the problem is that dogs barking excitedly or fearfully are kind of strung out, and getting them more stressed or excited will just make the barking worse. Whether he interprets your yelling as attention, or anger, or you joining in the barking, it won't encourage him to stop.
A couple of things that might work include ignoring him, distracting him with a game or teaching him to bark on command.
Or making him wear the lobster of shame.
That might seem counter-intuitive, but reward/punishment training, the only way to communicate with a dog about behavior (see first item), only works well when you're telling a dog to do something on cue. So if you train him to "speak" on command, you can then train him to stop when you say "no speak" (since he's got an idea of what behavior you're talking about), and so, in a roundabout way, you've also taught him "shut up."
#4. Comforting it When it's Scared
Sometimes dogs are scared of really stupid things, like vacuum cleaners, thunderstorms, people with hats or real estate signs. You've probably already guessed that the tough guy drill sergeant approach isn't the best, where you insult your dog's manhood and call him a momma's boy, especially when the dog is female. But the polar opposite isn't much better.
Coddling a nervous dog and comforting it like a baby is pretty counterproductive as well, and also makes you look like a fool.
"Just a nip of brandy for courage, little one."
Once more, the fact that your dog only understands like four words of the language (usually his name, "outside" and "car ride") means all he is picking up is the weird tone of your voice. As one advice site says:
"But when you try and pet him, and calm him by saying (oh so sweetly), 'It's okay,' 'There's nothing to be afraid of,' 'Calm down, Honey,' etc., this 'comforting voice' just confirms in his mind that he does have a reason to be nervous, and this will make your already scared dog even more afraid. You are giving him extra attention during this stressful time and he perceives that as praise for his behavior and will continue in that behavior."
So, the dog will think, "Thunderstorms are serious business, even my owner is worried!" and elevate the threat to priority one.
Instead of yelling at him or coddling him, most dog trainers suggest trying to create an atmosphere of normalcy by calmly playing a game you usually play together (like Call of Duty or something we guess).
Or poker.
If it's a person he's afraid of, give the person a friendly greeting or otherwise distract the dog. Also make sure that the dog isn't trying to warn you that the person is a Terminator.


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By anki on May 11, 2008
On Friday May 9th, JC3Bot contest was played in James Gosling's keynote. The two robots were played from two Java Card 3.0 Prototype cards. Winner was declared right there and he got the PS3 :). Laurent from Gemalto is there in the picture along with 2 final contestants, and, the other person is well known to every one :)
This was a great thing. Congratulations and Thanks to all Sun employees who worked on the Java Card 3.0 Reference Implementation, and preparing materials for Java One, and, all Gemalto team for making the prototype cards available for the attendees.


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Clint Bowyer Racing - Front Suspension SetupWritten by on March 1, 2013 Make It Stick
Generally, dirt track racers don't spend as much time working through every conceivable setting for the front end of their race cars compared to their asphalt-racing cousins. That doesn't mean that dirt racers aren't as advanced or don't care about handling as much-it just means that dirt track racing chassis have developed in a different manner.
Most successful Dirt Late Model racers currently turn to their spring and shock packages when it comes to tuning the setup at the racetrack. Many settings that are completely adjustable on an asphalt car are locked down by the chassis builder on a Dirt Late Model. That can actually be an advantage because while most racers prefer a dead smooth track with lots of grip that lets them go all-out, the truth of the matter is too often a dirt racetrack will develop holes and ruts that you can lose a small child in. To stand up that the abuse that comes from racing on such rough surfaces, the cars simply have to be built tougher.
Still, care must be taken to make sure the front end of your dirt race car is properly aligned and maintained so that the driver has a good feel for the track from the wheel, the car responds to driver inputs quickly and consistently and-most of all-maintains maximum traction with the track surface. We recently spent some time in the race shop of Clint Bowyer Racing, which fields two entries in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Drivers Jonathan Davenport and Jared Landers are doing well, and as this went to press were both in the top-10 in the championship point standings.
Professional dirt track racers have to walk a thin line between all-out aggression and survival. They can be out racing over 60 nights over the course of a season and unlike the big guys in NASCAR's Cup Series, they don't have a stable of spare cars sitting in the shop and an army of mechanics keeping everything prepared. Most professional dirt racing teams may have an extra car, or maybe two, and a couple crew members to keep all the equipment in racing condition.
Team mechanic Tommy Grecco says that members of the Clint Bowyer Racing team are willing to put in the hours and do whatever is necessary to win races, but because the schedule can be so hectic, a priority has to be put on working efficiently and putting your effort in places where you can get the best results. Sound familiar? Like the rest of us racing on a budget, the key to success is figuring out how to get the most bang for your buck.
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1. There are a few checks you can do whenever you bring the car back into the shop that will tell you if something on the front end is bent or broken. The crew at CBR also performs the same checks before rolling the race car onto the hauler just as a double-check to make sure everything is correct. Here, they are checking the toe on the front end.2. Checking toe on the front wheels is quick and easy with a pair of toe plates and two tape measures. Team mechanic Tommy Grecco says CBR cars leave the shop with 3/16-inch of toe out as a baseline setting.3. CBR races chassis from builder Barry Wright. Grecco showed us how Wright builds in the ability to change static camber by changing out the spacers that separate the upper control arms from their mounts. There are also slugs that allow you to slide the arms forward and aft.4. Another quick check is to measure the length of the steering tie-rods from center to center. Chassis builders often can provide a measurement that should work with your chassis depending on your steering rack manufacturer. In a pinch, this can be even quicker for toe than pulling out the toe plates.5. Grecco gets set up to check the camber and caster using a digital gauge from Intercomp. Before beginning, make sure the car is sitting at ride height on a level surface. The gauge simply attaches to the wheel hub.6. With the front wheel pointing straight ahead, checking camber is as easy as making sure the bubble level shows the gauge is level and checking the reading. Here we've got 6.4 degrees of negative camber. Odd camber readings can be the result of bent control arms, a damaged mount or even a twisted front clip.7. You should determine how much steering angle you need to produce 20 degrees of wheel angle that most instruments are calibrated to use. Jeremy Justice begins turning the steering wheel 90 degees to the right from straight ahead, which is correct for his car.
10. Dirt track racing can be rough on the front suspension. This tool from Allstar Performance provides a quick check to make sure your spindles haven't gotten bent from either a deep rut or contact with another car.11. The tool works by sliding the two fixtures into the upper and lower ball joint mounts. The round bar hits the shoulder of the right-side fixture on this spindle, so you know it is bent.12. Justice shows us on this new spindle how the round bar slides right into the two fixtures in the ball joint mounts. It's a quick go/no-go gauge to let you know if the spindle mounts are straight.13. You also should very carefully check your brakes after every race. Notice how this disc is cracked near one the middle ear. This could have led to a big impact with the wall if it wasn't caught.14. These black sleeves are another tool that can quickly show you if you have damage to your car. They are machined to fit over your ball joints very precisely. If everything is right, they should drop right on all the way down to the shoulder of the ball joint. If the ball joint pin is bent, the tool won't slide all the way down and you'll know you have a fix to make.15. CBR uses these rebuildable ball joints from Howe Racing Enterprises because a bent pin means you can replace just the ball and pin and not the entire joint. They are also easy to maintain. CBR tears theirs down after every 300 laps of racing. Here, Grecco loosens the two set screws that lock the cap in place.16. The set screws don't have to be completely removed to tear down the ball joint. Simply loosening them about so is enough to do the job.
20. Grecco says the ball can be cleaned and inspected simply by wiping off the old grease and possibly a squirt of brake cleaner.22. Make sure to check that the O-ring that helps seal out dust and contaminants is undamaged before screwing back on the cap.23. Grecco says it is important to get the ball joint tension correct. The easiest method is to use the socket wrench tighten the cap until it is snug and then back off a quarter of a turn. Then the cap is locked down with the two set screws.24. Justice rebuilds the front suspension (minus the shocks and springs) and finishes greasing the ball joints. While doing this he cycles the suspension up and down and also turns the spindle to the left and right. This not only ensures that the fresh grease completely cover the ball joints, but it also gives him a chance to make sure the suspension moves smoothly without binding.


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Wow thanks a lot guys. I'll try it tomorrow morning. I'll admit that this time when i saw that there are some header files "not found" i didn't even bother going through the all process as I did previously. Could have had it installed by today. Well i'll give it a try tomorrow and come back to you with a confirmation of whether it works or not. For the "virtual cluster", should I select check any of the checkboxes in the red window?
That red window is what you should see after the first Configure step in CMake. ĀYou need to do the next few steps in CMake and Visual Studio to get a Windows OpenMPI build done. ĀThat's how CMake works. ĀIt's complicated because CMake has to be able to build on multiple OSes so what you do on each OS is different. ĀHere's what to do:
As part of your original CMake setup, it will have asked you where to put the CMake binaries. ĀThat's in "Where to build the binaries" line in the main CMake window, at the top. ĀNote that these binaries aren't the OpenMPI binaries, they're the Visual Studio project files that Visual Studio uses to build the OpenMPI binaries.
See the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE line? ĀIt says Debug. ĀChange Debug to Release if you want a Release build (you probably do). ĀPress the Configure button again and let it run. ĀThat should be all clean. ĀNow press the Generate button. ĀThat will build the Visual Studio project files for you. ĀThey'll go to the "Where to build the binaries" directory. ĀFrom here you're done with CMake.
Next you have two options. ĀYou can build from a command line, or from within Visual Studio itself. ĀFor command-line instructions, read this:
Note that you need to execute the devenv commands in that post from within a Visual Studio command prompt: Start, All Programs, Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio Tools, Visual Studio 2008 Win64 x64 Command Prompt. ĀI'm assuming you want a 64-bit build. ĀYou need to be in that "Where to build the binaries" directory as well.
To use Visual Studio directly, start Visual Studio, and open the OpenMPI.sln project file that's in your "Where to build the binaries" directory. ĀIn the Solution Explorer you'll see a list of sub-projects. ĀRight-click the top heading: Solution 'Open MPI' and select Configuration Manager. ĀYou should get a window that says at the top Active Solution Configuration, with Release below it. ĀIf it says Debug, just change that to Release and it will flip all the sub-projects over as well. ĀNote on the the list of projects the INSTALL project will not be checked. ĀCheck that now and close the window. Ā Now right-click Solution 'Open MPI' again and hit Build Solution. ĀIt takes a while to compile everything. ĀIf you get errors about error code -31 and mt.exe at the end of the build, that's your virus scanner locking the new exe/dll files and the install project complains. ĀKeep right-clicking and Build Solution until it goes through. ĀThe final Open MPI include files and binaries are in the C:\Users\Alex's\Downloads......\installed directory.
PS OpenMPI 1.4.2 doesn't have Fortran support on Windows. ĀYou need the dev 1.5 series for that and a Fortran compiler.
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I installed a 90 day trial of Visual Studio 2008, and I am pretty sure I am getting the exact same thing. The log and the picture are attached just as last time. Any new ideas?
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The Griffin and the Minor Canon (Hardcover)
The first of Frank Stockton's original fairytales re-illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
When a griffin shows great fondness for the sculpture of himself above the great door of the church, and equal admiration for the Minor Canon, the townspeople fear that the terrifying creature will live among them forever.
About the Author
Frank R. Stockton (1834-1902) published his first book, Ting-a-Ling, a collection of fairy tales, in 1870. From 1873 to 1881, he was assistant editor of St. Nicholas magazine, working with Mary Mapes Dodge. His writing career flourished in the last two decades of the nineteenth century, when he produced story collections, novels, and works of history for young readers, as well as nonfiction and fiction for adults, notably his story The Lady or the Tiger?


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Definition of autocracy in English:
noun (plural autocracies)[mass noun]
1A system of government by one person with absolute power.
Example sentences
- It is generally customary to consider the doctrine largely in connection with those states which have been proponents of power, autocracy, and absolutism.
- Generations of people around the world have endured autocracy and dictatorship, totalitarianism, fascism, monarchy, oligarchy and even anarchy without knowing freedom.
- What they all had in common was that they weren't particularly democratic, being variations either on autocracy or on bureaucratic totalitarianism.
absolutism, absolute power, totalitarianism, dictatorship, despotism, tyranny, monocracy, autarchy;
1.1 [count noun] A state or society governed by one person with absolute power: the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an autocracy
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- As compelling as the development-first thesis sounds, the empirical evidence is clear: democracies consistently outperform autocracies in the developing world.
- Aid agencies subsidized the worst collectivist autocracies, underwriting the very policies responsible for Third World poverty.
- We are at risk of becoming an autocracy in three key respects.
1.2Domineering rule or control: a boss who shifts between autocracy and consultation
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- Economic liberalization and behind the scenes military autocracy combined with a localistic nationalism became an influential new model.
- The defining battle of our era is to reestablish citizen rule over our government, our economy, our environment, and our society - and this requires the defeat of today's corporate autocracy.
- We in the Western nations long ago recognized autocracy in the public sector as poison, no matter how well-meaning the autocrat might be.
Mid 17th century (in the sense 'autonomy'): from Greek autokrateia, from autokratēs (see autocrat).
Words that rhyme with autocracyadhocracy, aristocracy, bureaucracy, democracy, gerontocracy, gynaecocracy (US gynecocracy), hierocracy, hypocrisy, meritocracy, mobocracy, monocracy, plutocracy, technocracy, theocracy
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The 6 Most Ridiculous Things People Claimed to Legally Own
We don't want to get into some big debate about intellectual property rights -- it's full of legal gray areas, and we're no lawyers. But we are confident in saying that some trademark and copyright claims are downright fucking ridiculous. For example ...
#6. Haagen-Dazs Insists It Owns All Fake Scandinavian Words
It's a well-known fact that imported stuff is always better than domestic. With that in mind, is it any surprise that Haagen-Dazs ice cream remains one of the most successful brands in your grocer's frozen department? With its Danish sophistication, European subtlety, and totally-badass-metal umlaut, it runs caramel swirls around domestic swill like Ben & Jerry's. Wait, no, never mind. Not only has Haagen-Dazs always been an American brand, but it turns out that "Haagen" and "Dazs" aren't even real Danish words (or real words in any language).
"Holbaek" and "Koge," however, are real Danish cities and are delicious.
In fact, it's so not-Scandinavian that the company was founded in the Bronx in 1959 by Polish immigrants Reuben and Rose Mattus when they put some random letters together to make a name that sounded vaguely Scandinavian to their ears. That no one lodged any complaints about their deliberate deception is amazing; that they tried to sue someone else for doing the exact same thing is mind-blowing.
It happened in 1980, when Richard Smith had the same idea they did and began selling his own domestic ice cream under the name "Frusen Gladje" -- which, shockingly enough, are real words ("frusen gladje" means "frozen joy" in Swedish). Haagen-Dazs, no doubt filled with rage that someone had had the presence of mind to pick up an English-Swedish dictionary, took them to court over the right to pretend to be Scandinavian.
Ah yes, the 34th Amendment.
No, really. The lawsuit alleged that Frusen Gladje had stolen several of their ideas, including (a) pretending to be European, (b) using a map of Scandinavia in their advertising, and (c) including serving directions on the package (seriously).
The Fallout:
The court ruled against Haagen-Dazs on the grounds of "unclean hands" -- a bit of legalese that essentially means "Seriously? You're asking the government to protect your right to lie to consumers? You're not a bank." Frusen Gladje was later sold to Kraft, and then Unilever, before it disappeared. Fortunately, everyone learned a valuable lesson, and no American business has ever deceived the public ever again.
#5. Only Spike Lee Is Allowed to Call Things "Spike"
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The Nashville Network started out as a country-music cable channel you probably don't remember. Eventually, they gave up on country music, changed their name to TNN, and switched to more profitable programming about boobs and explosions. In a move to further distance themselves from the past, they eventually settled on the cartoonishly masculine name "Spike TV."
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A subtle shift.
Now, you may have recognized the name "Spike" as the name of sometimes-acclaimed film director Spike Lee. You may have also recognized it as the name of director Spike Jonze, or that vampire from Buffy, or millions of dogs, or those things they put railroads together with. Really, there are a lot of things called "Spike." But it was Spike Lee who, in a moment of vanity that would have impressed even Carly Simon, said to himself, "No, this has to be about me," and filed suit.
To be fair, he'd already won $120 billion from the World Volleyball Federation.
His reasoning was that he didn't want his name associated with lowbrow programming, because when you see "Spike TV" in your cable guide, what else would you assume but that it's 24 consecutive hours of Spike Lee movies?
The Fallout:
It's not terribly hard to understand why Spike Lee -- director of classy films like She Hate Me, in which a guy knocks up lesbians for money -- wanted to avoid sullying his name with the round-the-clock Baywatch reruns on Spike TV. And Lee did win a temporary injunction against the network shortly before everyone realized that it was frivolous -- it turns out you can't claim a trademark on a nickname as generic as "Spike." Lee and Spike TV settled out of court -- Spike TV got to keep their name, and Lee was not forced to change his back to "Shelton."
#4. Games Workshop Claims to Own the Concept of Space Marines
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Science fiction is a genre based almost entirely on the theme of people doing the things that people usually do, except in space. Given that people love space and love explosions, it took about 40 seconds after the invention of sci-fi for someone to type the words "space marines" on their steampunk typewriter. The term goes back at least to 1932, and the trope was made iconic by books like Starship Troopers and films like Aliens. We also have it on good authority that there's something called an "Xbox" that does nothing but play games starring space marines.
Games Workshop
In fairness, those space marines don't spit acid or wield chainswords, so screw 'em.
But in 1987 -- more than half a century after the sci-fi world had combined the chocolate of "space" with the peanut butter of "marines" -- Games Workshop published a science fiction strategy game called Warhammer 40,000. One of the character classes in it was called "space marine," which Games Workshop quickly trademarked. From that moment forward, anyone else publishing a sci-fi tabletop game had to fill it with space seamen instead. Or something.
Twenty years later, Games Workshop decided to enter the fiction market and were shocked to find that fiction about space marines already existed. The only reasonable thing to do was sue these bastards who stole their idea of marines in space. The biggest dick move on the thieves' part was that they apparently used time travel to do it.
The Fallout:
Unfortunately for Games Workshop, they apparently knew nothing at all about sci-fi literature. They could have sued any one of the hundreds of authors who used the words "space marine" in their books. They could have sued freaking Microsoft for publishing a line of Halo books. People love it when Microsoft gets sued.
Also, Microsoft has money.
Instead, they went after M.C.A. Hogarth, a stay-at-home mom making ends meet by self-publishing sci-fi novels. They contacted Amazon, demanding that they take down her hilariously titled novel Spots the Space Marine: Defense of the Fiddler.
As you might imagine, this sort of corporate bullying didn't sit well with the general public. The Interwebs lit up with nerdrage, several noted sci-fi authors jumped to Hogarth's defense, and Games Workshop quietly dropped the complaint. Meanwhile, Hogarth got all sorts of free publicity for her book. Admit it, the title alone has you curious.
Clearly, this book is about a gigantic interspecies military orgy with the ant-men from Planet X.


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6 Convicted of Plotting Attacks
A jury convicted six defendants on Monday of plotting attacks on public facilities. They were among 12 men accused of planning to attack major sites around Melbourne as part of a radical Islamist cell. Prosecutors said the targets included the...
September 16, 2008, Tuesday
6 Men Convicted of Terror Plot in Australia
A jury in Australia's largest terrorism trial has found six men guilty of plotting attacks on public facilities around Melbourne.
September 16, 2008, Tuesday
MORE ON: Australia , Terrorism , Decisions and Verdicts
Oxygen Cylinder Cited in Qantas Explosion
Australian investigators confirmed that an exploding oxygen cylinder blew a hole in the side of a Qantas airliner last month, but they are still unsure about why.
August 30, 2008, Saturday
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Australians to Investigate Qantas Safety
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority said Sunday that it would investigate safety standards at Qantas Airways after recent episodes involving the carrier's fleet.
August 4, 2008, Monday
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Pilot's Wife Enters Qantas Fray
An unexpected voice tries to quell rumors over a Qantas flight that was torn open.
July 30, 2008, Wednesday
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Australia Announces Changes on Asylum Seekers
Australia is ending its controversial policy of automatic detention for asylum seekers who arrive in the country without visas, the government announced Tuesday.
July 30, 2008, Wednesday
Qantas Defends Handling of Accident
The chief executive of Qantas, Geoff Dixon, said at a news conference Monday that he believed the airline had done all it could both before and during the incident on Friday.
July 29, 2008, Tuesday
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Officials Ask Qantas to Inspect Oxygen Canisters
Authorities asked for inspections of oxygen bottles after the fuselage of a Qantas Boeing 747 burst open in flight.
July 28, 2008, Monday
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Metal Fatigue or Explosion Suspected on Qantas Jet
An explosion in the cargo hold or metal fatigue were being explored as possible causes of a hole in the jet's fuselage.
July 27, 2008, Sunday
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Hole in Qantas Jet Is Investigated
Investigators sought Saturday to determine why a section of the fuselage of a Boeing jumbo jet burst open in fight, forcing an emergency landing.
July 27, 2008, Sunday
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Fernando Alonso dominated proceedings at Barcelona on Thursday, posting fastest times to continually edge his rivals
In action for the third successive day at the Spanish track, the Ferrari driver first hit the front with a 1:22.510 using the soft Pirelli tyres.
After just two flying laps he pitted before heading back out and lowering the benchmark to a 1:22.301. However, his next lap was a 1:24.129, highlighting the severe degradation of the Pirelli rubber.
Another qualifying-style run saw the Spaniard drop to a 1:22.192 before taking another 0.04s off his time. He finished his blitz on the timesheets with a 1:21.875 that he set just before the lunch break.
Nico Hulkenberg claimed second place with a 1:22.160 while Romain Grosjean was third, 0.028s further back. All three set their fastest times in the hour before lunch.
The field swapped over to longer runs in the afternoon with Grosjean leading the way in laps as the Lotus driver put in a marathon 119 laps in total. The Frenchman's tally included a race simulation of 66 laps during which he pitted four times.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg came home with the fourth best time, finishing ahead of the Williams duo of Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas. Having used their old car at the Jerez test, Williams are trying to make up time in the FW35 and therefore split the day between their drivers.
McLaren's Jenson Button was seventh fastest and the final driver to get within a second of Alonso's pace-setting time. Adrian Sutil missed out by 0.002s.
The German was back in action for the first time since losing his Force India drive at the end of the 2011 season. Sutil was testing for his old team in the hope of beating Jules Bianchi to Force India's second race seat. Sutil covered 78 laps with a best time of 1:22.877.
Meanwhile, the first - and only - red flag of the day came out late in the afternoon and belonged to Giedo van der Garde. Having just posted his fastest time of the day, a 1:26.177, the Caterham driver came to a halt at the exit of Turn Two.
01 Alonso Ferrari 1:21.875 97 laps
02 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:22.160 +0.285 91 laps
03 Grosjean Lotus 1:22.188 +0.313 119 laps
04 Rosberg Mercedes 1:22.611 +0.736 108 laps
05 Maldonado Williams 1:22.675 +0.800 79 laps
06 Bottas Williams 1:22.826 +0.951 68 laps
07 Button McLaren 1:22.840 +0.965 71 laps
08 Sutil Force India 1:22.877 +1.002 78 laps
09 Webber Red Bull 1:23.024 +1.149 108 laps
10 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.366 +1.491 106 laps
11 Chilton Marussia 1:25.690 +3.815 57 laps
12 van der Garde Caterham 1:26.177 +4.302 93 laps
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6 True Stories About Disneyland They Don't Want You to Know
You think you know the secrets of Disneyland
and since you got them from this article,
we guess that you're not wrong.
But still, it seems quite bold
to think the story told
and so we'll now correct you -- with a song.
We've said that Disney movies teach bad lessons
after spending the day chilling at their park
and like so many "[Noun]World"s that you've heard of
the real life is, sadly, just as dark.
Have you ever heard the story of the pubic lice?
Or that the park is laced with stray cat shit?
Did you know that in Splash Mountain, there are boobies?
This Cracked Classic's an old favorite, enjoy iiiiiiiiiit.
This summer, hundreds of thousands of happy children will beg, plead and, if resourceful enough, blackmail their parents into taking them to Disneyland. And it's little wonder why: To children, Disneyland is the combination of the only three things that matter: cartoons, rides and thinly concealed evil.
What's that? You don't typically associate the Happiest Place on Earth with crippling depression, rabies, discrimination and hate crimes?
We can fix that!
#6. Communal Employee Underwear
The Happiest Place on Earth!
Go to Disneyland and you're bound to encounter some of the cheerful be-suited Disney characters wandering around, embracing children, dancing for your amusement and generally setting a friendly, whimsical tone for the park. You can shake hands with Goofy, play fetch with Pluto, waltz with Donald Duck and take precious photos with Mickey and Minnie, photos that you'll cherish forever.
Cherish the memories.
Just like those pubic lice you just contracted.
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Up until 2001, Disneyland workers weren't allowed to bring their own underwear when they were in character, because normal underwear tended to bunch up and become visible under the costume. Kind of like how some models don't wear panties on the runway, except less "exotic and sexy" and more "destructive of your innocence and everything the concept of childhood represents."
Instead, cast members were issued company jock straps, cycling shorts or tights, which they had to hand in at the end of every day to be washed with their costumes. Of all the perks you can get pre-faced by the word "company," "jock strap" really falls short--way below "company car" or "company jet," and registering somewhere between "company grave site" and "company lube."
"And we want this back at the end of the week, John!"
The next day the workers would pick up a new set of briefs, silently curse the God that abandoned them long ago, slip on their shared underwear and spend the next eight hours humiliating themselves for the amusement of sunburnt children.
And in case you think we're embellishing the hellishness, just know that we weren't joking about the lice earlier: Over a period of two years, three different costumed actors caught scabies or pubic lice from their communist thongs.
Well, either that or Minnie was just a slut.
#5. Flash Mountain
The Happiest Place on Earth!
Splash Mountain! The thrilling, charming log flume ride where you can float past adorable little animals singing show tunes and playing the banjo... before permanently scarring your children by abruptly sending them hurtling off a cliff into filthy, decades-old standing water. But there is an upside (two really): The boobies. They're right there on the ride photo screen.
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Splash Mountain gained some notoriety a few years ago for being the premier place (outside of New Orleans and Chatroulette) for wasted people to flash their junk. It got so severe that, in order to combat the trend, Disney created a position solely to search through the ride photos for rogue genitalia before displaying them on the video screens. Don't believe us (or just want to observe boobies in reduced gravity scenarios... you know, for science)? Well, luckily some employees started posting the photos online.
So, what's the problem? It sounds like Disney took the Happiest Place on Earth moniker a bit overboard in creating literally the best job on the entire planet, what possible downside is there?
Well, they cancelled it. In 2009, the Splash Mountain boobie hunters were reassigned, with Disney claiming that "actual inappropriate behaviors by guests [were] rare." That's right: For several years, some lucky sons of bitches punched the clock at 9AM, watched bouncing titties for eight hours, then went home with a paycheck for it--and last year they lost it all. We can only presume they all promptly committed suicide afterward, knowing full-well that the existential hell of cleaning up sawdust and vomit outside Space Mountain would be made all the worse by their time spent in Topless Valhalla.
Why are we assuming they're still working crap jobs for Disney, and not succeeding in other fields? How good do you think "1989-2009: Professional Boob-watcher" looks on a resume?
#4. The Really Haunted Mansion
The Happiest Place on Earth!
The Haunted Mansion: Home to G-rated scares that provoke more delighted squeals than blood-curdling fear-shrieks. A happy, cartoony scare-fest that makes all the kids who were too pussy for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride feel slightly better about themselves. The Haunted Mansion has something for everybody: Children, adults, funerals...
And Eddie Murphy's career.
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Apparently it's somewhat common for a person's dying wish be to have their ashes dumped on Disney rides, most popularly the Haunted Mansion.
"I guess this is what your Nana would have wanted."
Nobody really knows when it started, or who values their eternal remains so little that they'd ask to have them scattered in a place that's probably more child-urine than it is drywall , but it happens so often that security and custodial crews actually had to institute a procedure for handling it. Guards closely monitor the ride through surveillance cameras and even walk the length of the track after-hours to look for suspicious piles of ash and bone fragments, presumably just further deepening their regret at signing up for that Disney Internship they learned about from their high school drama teacher.


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SUBWAY FRESHBUZZ® $2 July 6 inch sub deal YMMV for $2
Deal is with Coupob for a Cold cut combo or a meatball 6 inch. I do hope the mod keeps this one up. I am with in the rules since we are in July now.
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Where can I find the Coupob?
Click on the link Pinfar.
Call ahead and ask if they honor this special deal.
I already know which Subway restaurants around me honor promotions like this (because of how many times I've taken advantage of them), so maybe it's time to familiarize yourself with yours.
Thanks, OP.
@pinfar: OK Smartypants you should know, try looking next to the B
. If it is not there, look next to the A . if if is not there look next to the S and if it is still not there look at the S again. if you still can not find it put those 3 letters together and look up in your _. ;)
Awesome deal. Thanks
@curtisuxor: I have not been turned a way once with the Coupon. I know if I did not have it I would have been told no we never heard of that Promo.
@bigfrank: Some Subway locations simply won't honor them, even if it is a nationally advertised corporate promotion. Obviously the airport locations won't honor any, but even the ones attached to a gas station or a convenience store won't honor them (at least the ones I have went to). A lot of them will complain that the coupon is a photocopy, even though I explain to them it is an internet coupon.
I think your "YMMV" tag pretty much covers all that though :).
What state are you in?
California, LA area to be more precise.
Went to my normal Subway, She did not even look at the Coupon she knew it was $2 and changed the price no problem. BTW If you live in Queens NY this one is located on Metropolitan AVE and 74 st. Look for Maria she is the best!
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Cora A. (Vollmann) Griffee, 73, of Nebraska City died Nov. 1, 2012 at the Independence Autumn House in Lincoln. She was born on July 31, 1939 in Lynchburg, Va., to Cary and Patricia (Martin) Campbell. She married Herman Vollmann in May of 1958 and they later divorced, but remained friends through the years. She married William Griffee in September of 1988 in Rifle, Colo., and he preceded her in death.
Cora was a CNA. She worked at various nursing homes in California, Colorado and Nebraska City. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Nebraska City.
She is survived by her children Cathy Densberger and husband Ralph of Lincoln, Brenda Doty and husband Mark of Rifle, Colo., Herman Vollmann, Jr. of Omaha, Cindy Summers and husband Gary of Lincoln, and Tammy Wynia and husband John of Rifle; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; sisters Rebecca Cole of Nebraska City and Ruby Lowe of Evansville, Ind.; other family and friends.
In addition to her husband William Griffee, she was preceded by a sister, three brothers, son Ricky and two grandchildren.
Memorial services are at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Gude Mortuary in Nebraska City with Pastor Terry Duffy of the Nebraska City Church of Christ officiating.
Memorials may be given to the Independence Autumn House in Lincoln or Golden Living Care Center in Nebraska City.
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Extreme Sports: Vanuatu Land Divers
Join us Monday at 9:30 AM Pacific time (GMT-8) for a live discussion involving room 162 and a class from Greece as we discuss the extreme sport practiced by the "land divers" of Vanuatu.
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North Shore Fire Department to trim health benefit
Union decries decision as poor planning
In order to address its looming, unfunded retirement benefits, the North Shore Fire Department plans to cut its health insurance costs by about $175,000 in the coming year and beyond.
Under a recommendation by the NSFD Board of Directors on Tuesday, the savings would be diverted to a long-term retirement account.
A recent actuarial study pegs NSFD's 30-year, unfunded retirement liability at about $30.4 million. To fund that cost, the department would have to put away almost $3 million annually, the actuaries have found.
Setting aside $600,000 to retire
This year, NSFD began putting away $422,000 annually to contribute to retiree benefits.
The board's recommendation directs NSFD administrators to aim for a $175,000 reduction in overall health care costs when negotiating coverage with its health care insurer for the 2014 budget year. If that amount were then diverted into the department's retirement fund, the total annual amount set aside each year would be about $600,000.
"It's a budget neutral impact, because you're changing what the plan is, and moving those savings over to the account for retiree benefits," said Fire Chief Robert Whitaker.
Though $600,000 annual contribution still doesn't meet the actuarial projection to completely fund the benefit, Whitaker said it should be enough to cover year-to-year retirement costs and prevent the department from dipping into other budget areas.
"What this does from a long-term perspective is ensure the financial health of the organization," said Whitaker.
A precise estimate of how much the added contribution will lower the unfunded liability isn't currently available, Whitaker said.
Paying for fiscal mistake?
The firefighters union, however, is criticizing the move, saying that if the board had funded retiree benefits in the past, it wouldn't have to be cutting firefighters' health insurance now to foot the bill.
"The North Shore Board has mismanaged savings and made poor financial decisions that have put them in this situation and it is a direct result of poor planning," Local 1440 President Steve Tippel said in a statement. "The Board of Directors has been aware of its obligation since the inception of the North Shore Fire Department in 1995 and has done nothing to make sure it was funded."
Tippel added that the new reduction in benefits, if approved for 2014, would contribute to a roughly 20 percent reduction in overall pay and benefits for firefighters over the last two years.
In response to Tippel's comments, Whitaker said NSFD boards in the mid-1990s couldn't have foreseen the precipitous increase in health insurance costs which has occurred. In practice, he added, the board began long-range planning for retiree benefits about 21/2 years ago before instituting the retiree benefit fund this year.
"The benefits were paid on a pay-as-you-go basis. That was a decision made by prior boards, prior administrations," said Whitaker. "Could (the board) have averted some of it? Sure. But a large majority is still an issue that the board has been dealing with for two or three years, in an environment where taxpayers don't want to pay more, or can't due to levy limits."
Added Whitaker: "The bills are rising faster than we can gain taxpayer support for budgeting."
Whitaker said that when firefighter contracts are up for renegotiation in 2017, the board will likely look at changes to the overall NSFD retirement benefit to further reduce its long-term liability.
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What are the practical differences from a sysadmin point of view when deploying services on a unix based system?
What's the difference between running a program as a daemon and forking it into background with '&'?
The traditional way of daemonizing is:
This ensures that the process is no longer in the same process group as the terminal and thus won't be killed together with it. The IO redirection is to make output not appear on the terminal.
For a daemon, what you want is a process that has no tie to anything. At the very least, you want it to be in its own session, not be attached to a terminal, not have any file descriptor inherited from the parent open to anything, not have a parent caring for you (other than init) have the current directory in
To detach from a terminal, you create a new session, however, to create a session, you must not be a group (or session) leader, so best is to fork a new process. Assuming the parent exits, that also means that process will not have a parent anymore and will be adopted by init. Then, you
Because that process is a session leader, there's a risk that if it ever opens a terminal device, it becomes the controlling process of that terminal. Forking a second time ensures it doesn't happen.
On the other end, &, in interactive shells, forks and creates a new process group (so as not to be in the terminal's foreground process group), and in non-interactive shells, forks a process and ignores SIGINT in it. It doesn't detach from the terminal, doesn't close file descriptors (though some shells will reopen stdin to
Sysadmins have access to some workarounds, though.
On a bash system, you can use:
This opens a subshell, traps the
Output might still get redirected to the wrong
You might also have access, on most systems, to the
..and you're done. Output gets redirected, IIRC, to
The difference between running a program/process as a daemon and forking it to the background using the ampersand is basically related to ownership.
Most often, the parent process of a daemon is the init process (the very first process to be started on a Unix system), the daemon being a child of that process means that it is not under your direct control as an non-privileged user. While on the other hand, forking a program/process to the background means that you can at any time call it back to the foreground and/or kill it.


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I Love You Because
- When Multiple dates from Sep 2 - Sep 26, 2009 [days & times]
- Where North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Ste. D, Solana Beach, CA Map | Website
- Age limit All ages
- Categories Comedy
- Cost $32 - $44
Above: Left to Right: Heather Ann Paton, Geno Carr, Nick Gabriel, Kelsey Venter, Kristen Mengelkoch and Jason Maddy. Photo Credit: Aaron Rumley
A modern-day telling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, I LOVE YOU BECAUSE is a sweet and funny romantic comedy about contemporary dating in New York City.
The Wall Street Journal called it "everything an off-Broadway musical should be ... a charming piece of work that will send you home smiling," and The New York Times concurred, praising it as "terrific, refreshing fun – filled with wit and zest." And the acclaimed score by the new writing team of Ryan Cunningham & Joshua Salzman was hailed as "impressive, distinctive, tuneful and smart." This new musical comedy explores the 'rules' and nuances of dating and learning how to love someone, not in spite of their differences, but because of them.
Adult language and sexual content.
Season dates and times:
September 2, 3, 4, 5 - 8pm
September 6 - 2pm and 7pm
September 10, 11 - 8pm
September 12 - 2pm and 8pm
September 13 - 2pm and 7pm
September 16 - 7pm
September 17, 18 - 8pm
September 19 - 2pm and 8pm
September 20 - 2pm and 7pm
September 23, 24 - 8pm
September 25 - 2pm and 8pm
September 26 - 2pm and 7pm


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5 Iconic Songs Despised by the People Who Created Them
#2. Warrant -- "Cherry Pie"
If you've heard of Warrant (and we're not being judgmental, but we're guessing that's maybe only half of you), you know them for one song and one song alone: "Cherry Pie." Nothing so perfectly symbolizes late '80s/early '90s hair bands like this goofball song full of sexual innuendo meant to appeal to 13-year-old boys.
In the video, lead singer Jani Lane prances around with his feathered hair, making cartoon character faces and singing to his four shirtless friends about how much he loves female genitalia. The lyrics are interwoven with complex, subtle imagery, such as a titular piece of cherry pie falling into a woman's crotch before she is sprayed in the face with a fire hose. Due to its undeniable catchiness and the video's heavy rotation on MTV, "Cherry Pie" became the band's signature song and was eventually named by VH1 as the 56th greatest hard rock song of all time, because VH1 clearly doesn't understand what "hard rock" is.
"It's still not clear enough. Could we maybe spell the word 'vagina' in newborn babies on her crotch?"
It's easy to forget that Warrant had a total of nine Top 40 rock hits throughout that period, virtually all of them permed-mullet power ballads. And that if Jani Lane had gotten his way, "Cherry Pie" would never have existed.
The Hate:
Following the commercial success of their debut album, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, Warrant went in to record their anticipated sophomore effort. While everyone in the band was happy with the end result, the record label was worried that the disc didn't have a clear hit single. So, they told Lane to get his bug-eyed, Bret-Michaels-doppleganging ass back into the studio and write them a toe-tapping jam they could use to move units. He responded by writing "Cherry Pie" in 15 minutes on the back of a pizza box, which was meant as a thinly veiled "fuck you" to the label executives ("I Dare You to Play This Pussy Ballad on the Radio" was presumably the song's original title).
"Oh, and you know how you wanted me to be a pretty boy frontman? You might want to sit down."
To his woeful surprise, the executives loved it, and "Cherry Pie" became both the album's title and its lead single. Understandably, Lane held a bit of a grudge for being eternally associated with a song he was forced to write, despite the fact that its massive success undoubtedly led to a deluge of "research material" for future compositions:
"I hate that song. I had no intention of writing that song ... And my legacy is 'Cherry Pie,' everything about me is 'Cherry Pie,' I'm the 'Cherry Pie' guy. I could shoot myself in the fucking head for writing that song."
Other band members may have been a little more into it.
The intervening two decades evidently did not do enough to teach him to be grateful for every morsel of fame the universe chose to bestow upon his ridiculous band. However, his words proved to be eerily prophetic -- Lane died in 2011, and the upcoming biopic about his life is called Cherry Pie Guy.
#1. Led Zeppelin -- "Stairway to Heaven"
Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is widely considered by middle-aged white people everywhere to be the greatest song in the history of the world. Whether or not that is correct is debatable, but the song is undeniably one of the most iconic pieces of rock music ever composed.
After its debut on Led Zeppelin IV in 1971, "Stairway to Heaven" became so popular that it was the most requested song on FM radio throughout the rest of the decade, despite the fact that it was never actually released as a single in the United States. Rolling Stone put it at No. 31 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and VH1 continued to beg people to give a shit about them by ranking "Stairway to Heaven" as the third best rock song ever written. Lead guitarist Jimmy Page later referred to the song as being "the essence of the band," which seems to suggest that it somehow smelled like alcohol and vagina cocaine.
Calm down, Robert. It's over, man. It's aaallll over.
The Hate:
Robert Plant, lead singer and resident funslayer of Led Zeppelin, hated him some "Stairway to Heaven." And not just a little hate. We're talking a hate so epic, it rivaled the scope of the song itself. By the late '70s, Plant was thoroughly sick of singing the damned thing, later saying in an interview, "I'd break out in hives if I had to sing that song in every show."
That's code for "Fine, I'll sing the fucking thing. Bring me two Benadryl."
Plant referred to it as "that bloody wedding song" (for reasons that aren't entirely clear) and felt that it paled in comparison to the rest of their repertoire. He was doubly irritated that "Stairway" was the only thing interviewers seemed to want to talk about, and fans became borderline obsessed with it, cooking up bizarre theories surrounding the song's possible hidden meanings that persist to this day.
Plant's dislike of the song was so intense (and so contrary to Page's enthusiasm for it) that it impeded talks of a Led Zeppelin reunion for decades, simply because Plant didn't want to have to perform it every night and have Page turn it into a 38-minute guitar solo. When an Oregon public radio station announced that they would never play "Stairway to Heaven," Plant actually pledged a donation. That's right -- he gave money to a radio station that had literally vowed to never play his most famous work.
Dude, seriously, you have to relax.
So there's a new goal for all of you aspiring musicians and garage bands out there: May you someday make a song so iconic and universally loved that the sheer mention of it sends you into a fit of rage.
For more creations hated by their creators, check out 6 Classics Despised by the People Who Created Them. Or learn about The 5 Most Famous Musicians Who Are Thieving Bastards.
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text: Dolphin Point Press Release 6/12/2012 1:12:00 PM SEAWORLD REOPENS DOLPHIN INTERACTION AREA WITH A NEW NAME AND MORE WAYS TO CONNECT WITH DOLPHINS The dolphin interaction area at SeaWorld® San Diego has a new name, Dolphin Point, and now offers several interactive experiences that allow guests to get closer to dolphins than ever before. The new dolphin connection experience allows guests to interact with the dolphins and their trainers in a whole new way. At specified times throughout the day, trainers get in the water and play, swim and splash with the dolphins. Guests around the ledge of the pool can get in on the fun and become part of the action, while learning about these amazing marine mammals and SeaWorld's training techniques. Guests may even have the opportunity to rub down, feed, watch a medical checkup or give the dolphins training signals just like a SeaWorld dolphin trainer. The daily experience, which is free with park admission, replaces the paid feeding experience. "This new experience at Dolphin Point is a great opportunity for guests to interact with dolphins at no additional cost," says Dave Roberts, assistant curator of animal training. "Everyone is having a great time: the park guests, trainers and dolphins!" In addition to dolphin connection experiences, guests can come by and interact with the dolphins any time at Dolphin Point while trainers are on site. Dolphin Point is open to the public from when the park opens until the last Shamu show of the day. For animal lovers who want an even more immersive animal experience, SeaWorld's Dolphin Interaction Program (DIP) can be a dream come true. Up to 12 DIP participants per session (maximum of six per group) slip into SeaWorld wet suits and begin the adventure of a lifetime. Guests enter SeaWorld's dolphin interaction pool for approximately 20 minutes, where they feed, touch and interact with bottlenose dolphins. The wet suits and booties make dipping into the temperate water a comfortable experience and swimming skills are not required during these shallow-area interactions. Participants must be at least 10 years old and 48 inches tall. Guests who want to get close to bottlenose dolphins without getting in the water can participate in the Dolphin Encounter, a separate private experience. During the 10-minute, trainer-guided program, guests are guaranteed to touch, feed and train dolphins, while learning about the species' natural history, conservation and training. For current prices on SeaWorld's DIP and Dolphin Encounter, visit SeaWorld's website (www.seaworldsandiego.com) or call (800) 25-SHAMU and press option 3. SeaWorld's animal training and mammal teams care for the dolphins by using innovative behavioral and environmental enrichment techniques pioneered by SeaWorld marine animal experts. SeaWorld is an industry leader in best practices that enhance animals' health and well-being. The Dolphin Point pools consist of 620,000 gallons of salt water, which are maintained between 55 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit. An adult bottlenose dolphin weighs about 500 pounds and eats about four to five percent of its body weight per day. A SeaWorld dolphin diet consists of several types of fish, squid and shrimp prepared daily by animal care specialists. At any given time, there are more than a dozen bottlenose dolphins in the habitat. More than 70 dolphin calves have been born at SeaWorld since the early 1970s. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment inspires millions, through the power of entertainment, to celebrate, connect with and care for the natural world. The Company has been creating innovative entertainment experiences that blend imagination with nature for more than 50 years and is best known for its 11 U.S. theme parks, attractions that hosted more than 24 million guests in 2012 and include the beloved SeaWorld®, Busch Gardens® and Sesame Place® brands. The parks offer guests a variety of up-close experiences, from animal encounters that invite exploration and appreciation of the natural world, to thrilling rides and spectacular shows. In 2011, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment began expanding its popular brands into media and entertainment platforms to connect people to nature and animals through movies, television, and digital media; plus began developing new lines of licensed consumer products. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is one of the world's foremost zoological organizations and a global leader in animal welfare, training, husbandry and veterinary care. The Company maintains one of the largest animal collections in the world and has helped lead advances in the care of species in zoological facilities and in the conservation of wild populations. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment also operates one of the world's most respected programs to rescue and rehabilitate ocean marine animals that are ill, injured and orphaned, with the goal of returning them to the wild. The SeaWorld® rescue team has helped more than 22,000 animals in need over the last four decades. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment employs more than 21,000 people nationwide. --SeaWorld-- Sept. 2012


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How Bewitching! 13 Best Books About Autumn and Halloweenby Erin Dower
What better time to curl up with a good book than the cozy (and spooky) days of fall. Check out our favorite children's books about everything from apples, pumpkins, and autumn leaves to ghosts, goblins, and some not-too-scary Halloween friends for your young bookworm. Looking for more? Use our Book Finder tool to search for new books for kids of all ages!
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Where Is Baby's Pumpkin? by Karen Katz
Recommended age: 1 and up
Looking for baby's first Halloween book? This lift-the-flap book will take your little one on a colorful hunt for a baby's missing pumpkin. Along the way, your tot will learn colors, shapes, simple Halloween traditions, and even some prepositions!
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dodecahedron vs the world
Ah, my little dodecahedron star is ready to take on the world! We'll be using this as a tree topper in a few weeks in the Berroco newsletter, Knitbits. The instructions will be available free then too.
I've had such a blast knitting this. Basically, my star is 12 elongated pentagons knit onto each other. To make a flat pentagon I might dec one stitch each end on each segment every 2nd round. To make each pentagon into a cone I decreased every 5th round. I am dreaming of sock yarn stars, pointier stars, felted stars, stars for my geek friends, stars for my baby friends…
Carol #
A softie dodecahedron – perfect!December 1, 2007
I LOVE this! Yay for the free pattern (will keep a lookout)–our tree needs a new star this year!December 1, 2007
felting_maniac #
Lovely star!
And i thought of felted stars the moment i saw it :))December 1, 2007
Anita #
That is very very cool. I'm a relatively new knitter, so it would be a challenge for me – but one that I'm very excited about trying! And I love Becca's idea of using for a baby toy. I'm seeing it in all different colours – bright and happy and ready for chewing on!December 1, 2007
Trish #
Ooh! You could do each "point" in a different color, maybe put some rattly things inside, and it would be an awesome baby toy. It looks like the everlasting gobstopper from the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.December 2, 2007
Wow! That's awesome! It's even better than the wisdom tooth I guessed when you showed the first peek!December 2, 2007
kathy #
The star is incredible. Our tree has been naked on top for YEARS. While the boys were little, we used an oversized "Clifford the Big Red Dog" plush ornament for the topper. I could never find what I wanted. We wanted a star – a simple star, not one that lights up or blinks or has garland around it. I did find a star last year, but now, I don't know. . . . If I carried some Metallic FX or Lazer FX along, it would be all beautiful and sparkly. . .December 2, 2007
Mary Elmore #
I absolutely can't wait until this pattern is available. I would love to knit one for everyone I know. Great gift for my knitters in my groups.December 8, 2007
Stellar performance! I love it and would love to see it made with some mohair with metallic!December 19, 2007
Linda #
Love the star! Looks like a Moravian Star to me!!!January 4, 2008
Pippin67 #
Cool! How do you attach it to the tree?January 4, 2008
mahba #
Norah- I have one almost finished star but I kept thinking about toys and different forms that this could take-so before I finished the star I cast on with some sock yarn and have a figure with wavy arms instead of points its more like a sea creature than a star-I am contemplating i-cord worms for each of the arms with elastic inside so they can be pulled out but will snap back in also.
mahbaJanuary 4, 2008
Norah, you know I love your designs and this was FANTASTIC. My only complaint was the pattern was put out too late for me to finish by Christmas Eve! I finished 9 of the 12 points before company came and realized I had thrown out the bag of fiberfill which was hanging around my house for years waiting for a use…oh well. Had a blast knitting it and can't wait for it to don my tree next year!January 6, 2008
Sarah #
I must say, your designs really stand out in beauty, design and inspiration. They are the most interesting ones out there and make a knitter wanna pick up a set of needles and create one of them. This dodec. caught my eye immediately and I can't wait to make one, but there's about five or more of your designs elsewhere I am wanting to make first. Now the problem is to decide which one!
Thanks for your inspiring patterns!February 16, 2008